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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
A Good Name.

All great men have children named
after them. There was a time in
America when Washington and Jeffer-
son enjoyed, at the baptismal font, a
standing not less regular than that of
John, or Henry, or James. Now it ap-
pears that Frenchmen, instead of man,
ing their boys Philippe, Castor, An
tome, are calling them Joffre. Fig
ures gathered in one town show that
between August and December Is
no less than twenty-one fathers Of
families bestowed this name upon
their sons. A plumber in the same
town desired to have his little daugh.
ter called Joffrette. But the town clerk
declined to admit the name to the Off
cial register. "And yet" says a French
commentator, tits a pretty name
enough"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
What Vinegar VIII Do.

Vinegar works like magic in clean.
ing dirt and smoke from walls and
woodwork. Put some In basin, wet
flannel cloth In it and wipe the
article that needs cleaning. When the
cloth becomes soiled, wash 1t out in
clear water before putting 1t in the
vinegar again. 1t will remove fly
specks from woodwork, picture frames,
windows and so forth. 1t will soften
an old paintbrush on which paint has
been allowed to dry. Heat some vim.
egar to the boiling point end allow the
brush to simmer in 1t for a few min.
utes. Remove and wash we'll in
strong soapsuds and the brush will
be like new. If the hands become
chapped or roughened after having
them in water for long time, rinse
them well and apply little vinegar.
letting it dry on.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
PROVED CLEVER SPY
Baden-PoWeIl Tells of One of His
Experiences.
Equipped as Butterfly Hunter Eng.
Ish Officer Obtained Complete
Plans of the Forts That Com
manded City of cattaro.

In the British army we do not make
ice, though their partial use at
maneuvers has shown what they can
do. My own work has been largely
that of tactical or military agent,
whose business is to study details of
armament and equipment IN peace
time. Now that the war is in progress
and many of the methods of spies
have been disclosed, there is no harm
in going more fully into the subject.
1t was once my business to investi-
gate the forts commanding Cattaro,
capital of Dalmatia-their positions,
strength and ornaments The city lies
at the head of narrow loch some fif-
teen miles long, in deep trough be.
tween mountains. High above, the
mountainous are studded with bat.
teries-from which, during the pres.
ent war, Cattaro has been repeatedly
bombarded.
l went armed with most effective
weapons for the purpose, which have
served me well in many a similar cam
paign. They were sketch book, with
numerous pictures-some finished,
others only partly done-of butterflies
of every degree and rank, from RED
Admiral to Painted Lady" color
box, and a butterfly net l was hunt
ing butterflies" and thus equipped l
was ready to meet anyone on the lone.
ly mountainside, even in the neighbor-
hood of the forts.
Quite innocently, with my sketch
book in hand. l woul6 ask whether he
had seen such-and-such a butterfly in
the neighborhood, as / was anxious to
catch one. Ninety-nine out of hum
dred did not know one butterfly from
another-any more than do-so was
on fairly safe ground, and they thor
oughly sympathized with the mad Eng
lishman who was hunting these curl
GUS insects.
They did not look sufficiently closely
into the sketches to notice that the
delicately drawn veins of the butter
flies wings were exact representa-
tions, in plan, of their own fort, and
that the spots on the wings denoted
the number and position of the guns
and their different calibers.
These are usual enough tactics for
an English spy. Sometimes, instead
of butterfly, it is the veining of a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Sermons With "Polnts."

Canon Hannay maintains that now
adays the most dramatic sermons are
preached in Ireland. A friend of mis-
heard a preacher in a Connaught vii
lage expatiating on the terrors of hell.
1.-THE lion will roar at yez," he told
the congregation. THE owls will boot
at yez, the sarpints will hiss at yez,
and the hyenas will laugh yez to
scorn"
Another Irish preacher, having de-
scribcd how Jezebel painted her face,
decked her head, and looked out of the
window at Jehu, remarked:
"And would you believe 1t The hussy
was nigh on sixty years OF age?'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
The Fortunes of War.

Wasn't your daughter engaged to q
penniless duke?"
"She would have been, but he went
to the front very suddenly
"Well?"
"And he's made a hero OF himself
and saved flag, and been wounded,
and got medal-and now there isn't
a girl in the kingdom who wouldn't
be glad to marry him."
And that leaves Laura very little
chance?"
mo chance at ALL"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
A Limit to Friendship.

"Say, Brinson, you'll take Smith
ers home, won't you? You see he's
in no condition to get there alone. You
live just around the corner. Lear
him up against his door and ring the
bell"
Not me. You'll have to find some
body else"
Whats the matter with you? You
know Smithers.'
yes, know Smithers. And you
bet your life | know his wife!"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
DROVE AWAY THE T00THACHE
In His Thirst for Revenge the Colonel
Had No Time to Think of Physi-
cal Ailments.

bf his blankets with the jumping
.oothache, and, though he exhausted
all the remedies In camp. nothing had
any effect. 1t was 40 miles to the
nearest town, with the chances against
finding a dentist there, and 1t was
finally decided to appeal to one OF the
cowboys on his station, five miles
away. He came over In response to
a message, and, after taking look
at the tooth, which was double one
on the upper jaw, the cowboy said:
.'Kurnel, kin shoot that tooth out
as slick as grease IL you don't mind
the scar 1t will leave on your cheeks .
Shoot 1t outl" shouted the colonel
"Why, man, you must be crazy"
wall, mebbe l kin pick in enough
powder to blow 1t out"
'fNever!"
iron and a stone' continued the cow
boy.
"And you might go to Texas and be-
yondl" exclaimed the suffering and In
dignant man.
I'm only telling you how we do 1t
out here, and If you don't want that
tooth out you'll hev to stand the pain"
The cowboy started for his station,
but after a gallop of mile he re-
turned to beckon the rest of US aside
and said:
"He seems to be a purity squar' sort
of man though leetle techy and
I'm sorry fur him. Is he a good rider?"
"Only fair"
kin he shoot?"
mot very straight"
"Then | think can cure that tooth
ache"
He spent two minutes unfolding the
plot and then went over to the suf-
ferer and said:
"Kurnel, I've come back to say
you ar a BOBBY"
What" yelled the colonel, as he
sprang up from his seat before the
campfire.
"A BOBBY and a squaw, kurnel, and
likewise burned old liar"
The colonel jumped for him, but the
cowboy lodged and ran for his horse.
We had another ready saddled with
two loaded revolvers in the holsters,
and the bloody" sprang into the sad
die and gave chase. After getting out
ON the prairie half a mile the cowboy
began to circle and shoot and yell,
and the colonel followed him and shot
away the whole IL bullets without
sending one within five feet of him.
When the twelfth one had been fired
the kind-hearted cowboy rode off at
the top of his speed and the colonel
came into camp to dismount and
say:
Get me a hundred cartridges and
my own horse and I'll follow that man
to the end of the earth"
Flows the toothache, colonel?" was
asked.
"Toothache! Why, it's all gone, and
I'll have that fellows scalp If l have
to stay out here all ummer!"-Wash-
ington Herald.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Sensible View.

Il say, Pat, why don't you go on
a strike for more wages?" asked the
inquisitive man of an Irish laborer.
Faith" replied the son of Erin.
"an' eff liver Oh go on a stroik, twill
he whin Dim out ave 4 job an hove
nothin' ilse ter do"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Raw or Cooked?

Bacon-This paper says that the
German beet crop this year is expect.
ed to produce not less than 100000
tons of raw sugar.
Egbert-I should think it hot enough
over there this year to produce the
sugar cooked.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Cause of the Chill.

But, Captain Hawley," said the
handsome Miss Pluto coquettishly,
will you love me when l grow old
and ugly?"
My dear Miss Pluto answered the
captain calamity, you may grow
older, but you will never grow uglier."
And he wondered why their friend
ship ceased so suddenly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
The Opportunity.

Gabriel was just about to blow his
trumpet.
Hey, hold on therel" shouted a
newly arisen spirit. wait till l get
the movie men on the job"
Thus We see the continued need OF
photoplay censorship.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Old ENOUGH.

II understand Miss Whatyoumaycall
is going to have birthday party this
evening"" the fat plumber observed.
yep" answered the thin carpenter
1--WE been invited"
ibid she keep her last birthday"
eyes, and I'll tell you In confidence
don't believe she ever intends to lei
60 of It."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
OF Course.

"Wombat complains that people
don't keep the money in circulation"
Il don't see how he can substan-
tiate that claim. Doesn't every man,
as soon as he can raise sufficient
money, put 1t into an automobile?"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Expensive Cheese.

THAT is the way my economy
schemes turn out"
How now?"
Il wanted bit of cheese to bait a
mouse trap with. l thought I'd sneak
bit In yonder saloon"
"Well?"
THE gang caught me at it and
had to open bottle of champagne"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Some system.

Hes great man for system, isn't
he"
II should say so. He even carries
the ashes out OF his cellar three times
a week. instead of letting them accu
muiate."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10
Loudly Heard Just Now.

The most unpleasant thing about
the march of civilization Is the rattle
of artillery that accompanies it.-Bos'
ton Transcript.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-04-10

leaf in a botanist's notebook that
hides the important military details.
sometimes the convolutions of a
stained glass window. In any case,
the reputation of being mad Eng
lishman" is a genuine asset in spying
Sir Robert Baden-Powell in Every
body's Magazine.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
OAKDALE.

Thomas Butler has traded his home
here for farm near Eugene and will
move there in few days. They want
to be near the state university in or
der to school their boys. 1t is with
deep regret that their many friends
here and in Dallas learn of their de-
parture. For sixteen years they have
lived among us and their friends are
many and enemies none. Perhaps no
one will miss them more than little
Jay Green, as he and Emmett Butler
have been inseperable chums ever
since they could walk. Many neigh
Dor has been cheered by the pretty
sight of the two little lads playing
along the road and always in perfect
harmony with each other. Both start
ed to school the same day. Lonely
indeed will their little lives be for
awhile. May they all find friends in
Eugene, who will love and appreciate
them as they are here.
Last Sunday afternoon a few of the
neighbors gathered at the Butler home
for farewell visit. The time was
spent with music and visiting. The
visitors were Mr.. and Mrs. Helgerson
and children of Dallas, Mrs. Dennis
and little daughter Ruth, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. G.. Miller, Mrs. Thirk and
Mrs. Green and,son Jay.
Will and Joe Dennis have been
having an attack Of tonsilitis, which
has confined them to their beds for
several days. Both are convalescent.
Mrs. George Conley is staying with
her daughter, Mrs. Will Tillotson and
is picking hops at the Dennis yard.
The hops there are exceptionally
good. They commenced picking Mon
day.
Fred Hughes will commence pick
ing his first big yield of prunes Thurs
day. He has completed his dryer and
will have something over 5000 bush
els of prunes. Another big orchard
that will come into bearing next
year is that of M. d. Miller.
James Wilson and DR.. and Mrs.
Carey, all of Dallas, visited the Den
mis- hopyard Tuesday.
Charley Bird is the first one in the
hop yard of mornings, and the hop
pickers say he is probably the origi-
nal "early bird"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
PORTLAND STOCK MARKET.
No Weakness Shown in Cattle, But
Receipts Are Lighter.

Receipts for Monday are as fol-
lows: Cattle, 1893; hogs, 224S; sheep,
460.
Cattle-Receipts for Monday, HOO.
No weakness has been noticed in the
market at the beginning of the week.
Steer trade was steady at the old
price of seven cents for tops. Heif-
ers showed good strength and touch
ed the So spot the highest price level
in this line for several weeks. Cows
were generally steady at $3.50. Calves
as high at $7.75, bulls $4.00. Cattle
trade for the month just ended has
shown a good steadiness throughout,
receipts were practically the same as
for the corresponding month of last
year.
Hogs-The market opened on Mon
day with but 2300 head in sight; ow-
ing to the fact that Monday was La
Dor day. trade was not as brisk as
usual and weakness of five cents
was shown. Tops sold at 7c., bulk of
sales close to this figure.
Sheep-Sheep receipts continue on
meager basis. Buyers are not re-
ceivng anything like enough consign-
ments to meet the demand. All the
sheer and lambs arriving are going
on good strong price basis
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
BUILDING OUR BIG CANAL.
Tho Human Problem Overshadowsd
the Engineering Difficulties.

Tho Human Problem overshadowsd
the Engineering Difficulties.
The general impression prevailed from
the beginning that the building Of the
Panama canal comprised one of the
worlds greatest engineering feats, and
the tremendous scope Of the work as 1t
developed during the construction Pc
riod served to mold this impression
into a fixed belief, yet Mr.. Stevens,
who for nearly two years had control
on the isthmus not only Of all con-
struction, but of those various co-ordi-
nate branches which were essential ad-
1uncts to the building of the canal, ex.
pressed the opinion that the engineer
ing features were the least difficult,
describing them as ''of magnitude and
not Of intricacy." On the other hand,
his experience convinced him that the
administrative problems were the
greater, presenting as they did many
unusual features involving an i'm
mense amount Of detail and extending
into every branch of business. with
ramifcations touching many phases of
social and domestic economy.
In every undertaking of an engineer
ing character there must necessari-
ly be greater or less amount OF ad-
ministrative detail resulting from
problems of supply, labor. policy and
considerations arising out Of them. In
the case of the Panama canal not only
were these problems present. but as
compared with those of engineering
they made the latter appear relatively
small
The very magnitude of the work i'm
posed difficulties which would have
existed even had it been undertaken in
any portion of the United States, but
these difficulties were increased mate
rally by reason of having to carry on
the work in tropical country sparsely
populated, nonproductive, affording no
skilled and very little efficient common
labor, with customs and modes Of liv-
ing as different as the civilizations Of
North and Central America have been
since the settlement Of these portions
of the western hemisphere, with
heavy rainfall during the greater por-
ton of the year and with reputation
for unhealthfulness which placed Pan
anna in the category Of one of the worst
pest holes Of the earth.-General
George W. Goethals in Scribner's.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
Is There Violation of Law?

That there is blind-pigging carried
on in Dallas is the opinion of several
residents Of North Main street, in the
vicinity of which the illicit sale of Ii
quor is thought to be carried on. On
sundry and divers occasions during
the past month there has been cir
cumstantial evidence that the law is
being violated, but to get the goods
on the alleged violator is an altogeth-
er different matter. Common street
talk, however, is to the effect that
booze is being dispensed to a certain
class of citizens and to an out-of-town
trade.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10

Mrs. R. ]. Williamson and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Edgar motored to Salem
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce Riggs motored
up from Portland last week and call
ed on relatives here.
Mr.. Farmer was business caller
in the Mccoy vicinity the first Of the
week.
Mrs. Gay was quite i'll with neural
gia for few days last week.
Mr.. Wilson hauled lumber from
Dallas Saturday for Mr. Gath.
Henry White and Ed. Hodge spent
last week in Southern Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
CROWLEY.

Mr.. bennett was marketing some
nice tomatoes in Dallas this week.
Charley Knower has been hauling
lumber for Mr.. Gath for several days.
Miss Ruth bennett was in Dallas
the middle of last week, having den
tai work done.
R. J. Williamson and family went
to Salem the middle of last week,
where Miss Verla will remain to pick
hops in the Sperling yard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sherwood came
up from Candy last week. Mr.. Sher-
wood is working in the Burch hop
ward at Rickreall and Mrs. Sherwood
is staying with her mother, Mrs. F.
NJ. Edgar.
Mrs. Ed. Hodge has been having
some dental work done in Dallas.
The Valliere family and the Farmer
girls are picking hops for Geo. Car
rol at Greenwood and F. NJ. Edgar
and children are picking at the Bureh
yards at Rickreall.
Miss Stella Smith is picking hops
at Derry.
IL Gay and family and Mr.. and
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
To Observe School Opening.

To mark the opening Of the Dallas
public schools after the summer va
cation season, clergymen in this city
will preach special sermons and offer
special prayers for the good will of
God toward the public schools and the
children therein, next Sunday. This
movement, directed by the National
Reform association, will reach to
practically every church in the Uni
ted States, and is gaining the pro-
portions of an impressive national
ceremony. The Rev. W. T. Tapscott
is directing the advent of the custom
into Dallas churches.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
OAK GROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Seth White were
Rickreall callers the middle of last
week.
Frank Muno is working in the
Sperling hop yard near Salem.
J. L. Gay and family of Hebo visit
ed Monday with Mrs. Gays parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Edgar.
Mrs. Seth Fawk is cooking for the
clover hullers this week.
Otto Hansen came over from Salem
and spent Sunday at his hop yard
here.
]. W. Edgar was Dallas visitor
Saturday.
Mr.. Oliver was a Riekreall caller
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce Riggs of Port
land were in this neighborhood last
week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
PERJURY IN COURT.
Il Ie Quite Common and the Rules Of
Evidences Favor It.

Il Ie Quite Common and the Rules OF
Evidence Favor It.
1t is a conservative averment that in
two-thirds of the cases tried In court
there is positive contradiction Of facts.
There are few arguments made by ad-
vocates in which bias and prevarica-
ton on the part Of witnesses are not
charged. Deplorably immoral as well
as farcical is some Of the evidence ad-
duced in many cases where experts are
used on both sides to support diamet'
rically opposed propositions.
Any Judge or practicing attorney
knows that seldom does party to a
suit testify against his own interests
In the decisive matters affecting the
rights involved. Although perjury may
not necessarily and invariably be pred
icated on these facts, yet they must
lead to the conclusion of sworn mis-
statements in a large proportion Of
cases, especially when we recall that
the oath of the witness requires him
not only to tell the truth and nothing
but the truth, but all the truth.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
remember that the rules of evidence at
present and for centuries In the past,
enforced In our courts and English
courts, not only tend In spite of the
plain context Of the oath to prevent
the telling of all, but permit witness
rather to conceal much that has some
bearing In truth upon the matter at
issue.
We are forced to recognize. then,
that perjury prevails as common and
crying eyil-Charles J. Martell in Case
and Comment
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
DO|NGSIN POLK COUNTY
STORIES BY THE OBSERVER s
CORRESPONDENTS.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining to
Movements of People Whom
You All Know.
MONMOUTH.

S. M. Guilliams departed this life
after only about twenty-four hours OF
illness, September 4, 1915, age 73
years and months. He leaves two
daughters, Mrs. Nettie Boche Of Mon
mouth and Mrs. Bee Wallace of Port
land, and three sons, Warren Gull
liams of Reno, Navada, Mark Gull
liams of Nevada, and one in Idaho.
A large number of friends mourn his
death. He was friend to the needy
and they usually we're helped by him
in sorrow or adversely. The funeral
was held at his home in Monmouth,
and he was laid to rest in the Mon
mouth cemetery, south Of town. A
large number of sorrowing friends
and relatives attended the services,
which were conducted by the Rev. F.
M. Fisher of the Evangelical church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Serfin Of Eugene
were the guests of E. Pagenhoff and
wife last week. On Friday they left
for their home and will visit in Linn
county en- route.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. K. Boatman and
sister and Mrs. Lee Of Corvallis, vis-
tied in Monmouth Saturday.
Miss Rosa Smith, after spending
the summer with relatives and friends
in Monmouth and Heppner, Morrow
county, left for Portland Sunday.
Miss Smith is teacher in the Yer
non school, where she has been for a
number of years. She is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Smith.
Warren Guilliams of Reno, Nevada,
attended the funeral Of his father 5.
N. Guilliams.
Mrs. B. Wallace and husband of
Portland, attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Wallace 3 father, S. N. Gull
liams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Boche Of Port
land attended the funeral of their
grandfather, S. N. Guilliams. Mrs.
Boche will remain for a short time,
but Philip went home Tuesday. He is
one of the teachers in the Y. M. G. A.
school.
Clover hulling is about over with
and everyone should be thankful for
the good harvest. There has been no
rain and soon the hop picking will
be done. C. E. Herren will finish his
yards this week.
Monmouth is filling up preparatory
to the opening of school. With work
on the training school building going
on and the students in town, times
will be lively in Monmouth.
Born, to the wife of E. M. Ebbert,
a ten-pound girl, September 5. All
are doing well.
Charley Newman is building a new
house which, when done, will be a
fine building. Let the good work go
on.
Professor Gilmore has moved into
the house he bought some time ago.
Lawrence Kite and family have
moved to Monmouth to get the benefit
of the Normal school.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
WILDWOOD.

Ed. Hull visited at Fry's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Green, Mrs. E.
Mason and Mrs. L. d. Fry visited
with Inch on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Friend Riker went
to Kings Valley Monday.
Andy Ayers was up the Luckiamute
on business last week.
Pete and Emmett Mason, Elmer
and John Fry, who have been with a
threshing machine crew, returned
home Tuesday night.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-09-10
Connie Gets Divorce.

Mrs. Norah Aekerman obtained a
divorce from Reint II. Alderman in
a default case heard by Judge Belt
on Wednesday morning. The prinei-
pals live in Independence and have
no children. B. F. Swope of Indi-
pendence appeared as attorney for
the plaintiff