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'Under two Flags" a Success.
"Under two Fl^s,"' as given
by home talent at the opera house
Thin:d iv ni^lit was a great success
.(sis usual with anything under*
taken l>y Pullman people. The
p'.i\ was given under the auspices
of the Bastern Star and was present
ed by W. B. Graham, who very
creditably played the role of Bertie
Cecil. Special mention might be
made of Miss Khna MeCann as Cig
arette, who displayed exceptional
ability, and also oi Miss Hazel Sar
gent. P. W. Kimball made a typ
ical Irish knight and was found in
many an amusing situation.
The specialties were particularly
good. The solos by Mrs. Driver
were greatly appreciated and the
Strong sifters charmed the audience
as was proved by their numerous
encores.
The cast of characters was as fol
ows :
Bertie Cecil, of the guard, afterward
known as Louis Victor Win. Graham
Berkley Cecil, hii brother...S. W. Harris
Lord Rockinghata D. 81. McCracken
Rake, an Irish Knight P. W. Kimball
Col. Chateauroy J. W. Burgan
Baroni Elmer Smith
Capt, Leroux I«. C. Richardson
Petit Picpon Roy Morse
Pierre Maton J. W. Kitchen
Leon Rayinon F, C. Grimes
Chanterouse Court Sargent
Cigarette Elma McCann
Veuitia Louise Pratt
Princess Corona Hazel Sargent
Lady Guenevere Mis. Roy Morse
Nora McShane Ethel Murdock
Diejlma Blanche Baum
Soldiers, Picknickers, etc Calla
Moiilux, Lilly .Madison, Maud lientoii,
J. VV. Kitchen, P. C. Grimes, Court
Sargent.
These May Teach
Twenty-nine of the sixty appli
cants who took the August teacher's
examination passed and will re
ceive certificates allowing them to
teach in this county. The fortunate
ones were: First grade—Peter O.
Arten, Franklin R. Harrison, Orien
V. Purnell, Joseph C. Staley. Sec
ond grade—Chas. H, JBoxd. v J^gte
Jl^Haeder^Ely^gT Krausse, Ellis
Laird7AddieM. Pel ton, Orlando
1,. Ross, Newton V. Rowe. S. F.
Shinkle, Clara Straub, Sayde E.
Thompson, Lena L,. West. Third
grade—Belle Bishop, Nina A.
Carey, Gussie Clark, Belle Fonger,
May B. Hale, Essie Jackson, Eldora
L,. Keuoyer, W. M. Kollock, Jessie
Lukins, Ona E. Morgan, Nellie, C.
Stone, Annie L. Webster, Mrs. Z.
Wells, Mrs. Sophia W. Wright.
Remarkable Crop of Wheat.
Colfax, Wash., Aug. 28.— A..
K. Adelberg, local agent for the
New York Life Insurance company,
has returned from a business trip to
Hay station, and tells an interesting
story of a remarkable crop of "vol
unteer" wheat on the farm of John
Splater. Mr. Splater had a field of
90 acres, which was in wheat last
year, and which he intended to
summer fallow this year. A fine
crop of "volunteer" wheat came up
from seed wasted last year, although
the ground had never been plowed.
Air. Splater concluded to let it grow
and see what kind of a crop it would
make. He has threshed it and had
a yield of 186 sacks more of grain
than he got from the same field last
year, when the land had been care
fully cultivated and the crop plant
ed under favorable methods.
Will Develop the Spring.
After investigating the possibili
ties ot Spring Flat for a city water
supply, Engineer Miller favors the
ElbcrtOO spring project, and with a
force of six or eight men will begin
work there this morning in an en
deavor to develop a larger flow. If
a sufficient quantity of water cannot
be secured by this means, the pro
ject of pumping into the pipe line
from a large spring at dleuwood
will be considered. The two springs
would furnish an atuple supply, and
pumping would be necessary only
during the irrigating season. —Col-
fax Gazette.
NATURE'S KEMEDiES.
Yarrow for Cnnirha nn«l Hone Rad
ish I <'in <■» for >c<irnlK>n in
the Adirondack*.
When the Adirondack native becomes
afflicted with and of the numerous
trifling ills which make mankind
wretchtd, said the returned visitor, ac
cording to the New York Herald, he
tioes not waits much time on doctors,
tun goes Straight to the woods or the
attic lor nature's own remedies.
There is one old man whom I have
met with packbuktt on his shoulder and
in aad a rough board stool in his
mittened hands going after yarrow,
Which, dried, is a standby for coughs
when it has been made into a wicked
looking brew.
Fir balsam, coaxed, drop by drop,
from the blisters which swell on the
balsam fir at full moon, is a sovereign
remedy for chest and lung complaints.
Gravel weed, by which name they in
sult trailing arbutus, is excellent for
the complaint which gives it its name,
and bladder root has a desirable effect
on the kidneys. Sage tea, containing a
little summer savory, Is efficacious for
worms in children, for which belmonia
is also used. Sunflower seeds, Steeped,
strained and sweetened with molasses,
will cure whooping cough.
Horseradish leaves, wilted and bound
on the face and back of the neck, will
drive away neuralgia, and a nutmfg.
bored and tied around the neck, will
keep it away. The nutmeg must be re
newed about once every six weeks.
onions Bliced, pounded and placed ir
a doth and laid over the affected i ■ ■■
will draw out inflammation. A red
onion, halved and with one part Blight
ly scooped out and the cup placed ov< r
a carbuncle or a boil, will speedily re
move the pus.
RANK POISON IN THE BODY.
Rtßinn for Troulile» That Gpnernlly
Result from i)\ er-ICn t Ihk—llmly
I* I'iiUiin Factory.
The body is a factory of poisons. If
these poisons, which are constantly be
ing produced in large quantities in the
body, are imperfectly removed cr are
produced in too great quantity as th(
suit of overfeeding, the fluids which
surround the brain cells and all the
living tissues are contaminated with
poisonous substances which asphyxiate
and paralyze the cells and so Interfere
with their activity. This fact explains,
in part at least, says the London Fam
ily Doctor, the stupidity which is a
common after-dinner experience with
many persons.
When food 1b retaLn*4.« ri the stom
n£p_i)eyf^» * norma ] time, either
because of Its lndigestlbility, the tak
ing of too large a quantity of It or a
crippled state of the stomach, these
changes are certain to take place. This
fact explains a very large share of the
myriad symptoms which afflict the
chronic dyspeptic. The giddiness, the
tingling sensations, the confusion of
thought and even partial insensibility,
which are not infrequently observed a
few hours after meals in chronic dys
peptics, are due to this cause. ; Here i?
the explanation of the irascibility, the
despondency, the pessimism, the In
decision and various otheT forms oi
mental perversity and even moral de
pravity which are not infrequently as
sociated with certain forms of gastro
intestinal disturbances.
CAUSE OF WRECKS.
■aartn**r Sara Public Dtmsadi Too
High a Rate of Speed to Die
llnnaUh Sltcnnla.
"Yes," said the engineer of a famous
fast train, in talking over a recent big
railroad wreck the other day. "there have
been a good many bad wreckslateiy, but
there's nothing surprising about them.
When a smash-up happens people get all
sorts of reasons for it, but they rarely
hear the right one. The real cause lies
with th« public, that wants to travel at
a rate of speed that can't be kept up with
safety.
"I have been in the business a good
many years, and I am firmly convinced
that 40 miles an hour is about as fast
as a train ought to go. When you have
to run at 50, 60, or 70 miles an hour, the
engineer is simply taking chances. The
other night I was running into a smal!
city up the state. It seemed to me that
more than a thousand green, red and
white lights were dancing before my
eyes, and I couldn't tell one from the
other. How much worse it is coming
into Chicago you can imagine. We will
never have anything like safety in rail
road travel as long as the public de
mands such high speed."
The Maori Kicrntloner.
In a collection of weapons gathered
by the prince of Wales among the Mao
ris, of New Zealand, and recently pre
sented to the British museum, are many
■pectm< at of the "mere pomaniu,"aihort
sword, made of abroad blade of jade
stone, with sharp edges. This wan used
mainly for the execution of prisoners,
this office being considered an honor
able privilege of the chiefs. One blood
thirsty of Maoris is known to have killed
150 men by his own hand after a vic
tory with one of these old weapons.
The epearliko point of the blade was
used to pierce the victim's brain just
above the right cheek, and with a dex
terous turn of the wrist the tf>p of the
•kull was lifted completely oC.
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CHILDREN'S SCHOOLjUIIS
MASON FRUIT JARS
Pints, 60 cents per doz.
Quarts, 80 cents per doz. */
Half-Gals^ $LlO per doz.
ECONOMY FRUITJARS
Pints, $1.00 per doz.
Quarts, $1.25 per doz.
Half-Gals., $1.50 per doz.
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This is the Vacuum Jar, and once used you will never go back to other kinds.
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For Poultry and Eggs
we pay the highest market price. Eggs are
now 20 cents. Chickens, ioc per
pound, live weight.
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