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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 11, 1919)
THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11' 191D j.: HERE BIRDS FIND SANCTUARY Area In Delta of Yukon River, Value less for Other Purpose, Is Now Profitably Employed. Tlio most Important, and by for the largest In extent, of our nntloiinl "refuses" for tlio preservation of wild birds Is n vast nren In the del In of tlio Yukon rher, proclaimed nn such by an edict from tlio Whllo House Just tun oar ago. It Is an area approximately espial to Massachusetts, and the most valu able feather species concerned are wild geese and wild ducks, which breed there. In countless numbers. There Is found tlio proper homo of tlio "emperor" Koose, the "white fronted" koosc, and many specie of ducks which are sottifht as gumo In other latitudes. 'J'ho region Is known as "tundra counlrj" devoid of trees, swampy, with many hikes, nnd of no possible usefulness for iiRilciilluro or nny oili er purpose1. If, however, the wildfowl tiro there safeguarded on their breed ing ground, It will bo n permanent source of gnmo nnd food supply for .yuNliii and the entire Pacific coast. In order that this tuny romo to pass, It Is necessary that tlio birds shall be protected during tlio Hinting season against tlio uholesnlo slaughter which foriuorly was conducted by pot-hunters' and alleged sportsmen from cnr to iitr ti method commonly adopted being to drive tlio helpless creatures Into pens built for the purpose, whero they w'ero ruthlessly murdered. "Imka." "Imkn" Is tlio name by which tlio y. M. 0. A. Is known In Crecho-Slo-akla, for "Imka" Is the reasonable pronunciation of thoo four letters In tlio lniigunge of tlio mld-Kuropcnn land. The Imkn Is cry popular. When tlio republic of Crccho-Slnuikla was established, Its citizens who bad re turned from lighting with tlio nllles urged that the Imka, with Its canteens, hut service, nthlctlcs and rrci cation, he Invited to come with them. Tlio Invi tation was given and now the Imka has been developed on an army basis with centers In ten towns nnd Is con templating establishing a center In the famous coal mine region of Teschen, which Is the bono of contention be tween the new republic nnd the Poles. As this new republic Is said to hold tho world's record for lltciocy, only 1 per cent being unable to read or write, tho American "i'" secretin les find splendid co-operation In their activities. SIMPLE MATTER TO EXPLAIN LAUGHED AT TIME'S PASSAGE Dlue Delft (Saucer, Long Sunk In Ocean, Benefited by Century Immersion In Ocean. Tho net of n fishing smack off Kyc mouth, Ilerwlckshlre, Kngland, brought to the top of tho sen recently n long dead memory. A blue Delft saucer, deeply Incrusted wllh barnacles, lay among the Hopping llsh In tho net, and It bore n picture of one of tho old Ilrltlsh coasting nnd sailing vessels, with tho word "Kcllpsc, I.dn. and Itdlnboro, .Shipping Coy." Now. tlit Kcllnso wntf In4i at sen 10l jears ago. No nno survived, no bodies vvoie thrown up, no wreckage dellnltely Ideiitllled with tho lost nchooiier was ever washed against known shores. Vet, over n century Inter, a rhlnn saucer Is recovered! Its blue, accord ing to reports, bnd taken on n won derfully deep shade, tinged with green, and was very beautiful. The London nnd Hdlnhurgli Ship ping company bought the relic for about $flO of our money mid gavo that sum to the llrltlsb lied Cross. Tho mucer was sent tu tho llrltUli museum, Shark Meat Is Tatty. Shark ment Is delicate In llnvnr and texture, and sharks arc plentiful In certain parts of I'lorldn, but the llih ermen do not catch them because they aro not salable. Tho homo demonstration agent of Monroe county, I'lorldn, decided last winter on an effort to cstnhllsh In fnvor this fish now under the bun. At her request n flsherinnn caught one, hut warned her that tin one would eat It. Undismayed, she Invited a large compnny of women to n home econom ics luncheon, at which was served a fish salad. When all had tatctl tho salad, she asked for a vote as to how many liked and wanted tho recipe. Without ex ception the women voted their hearty approval, and thus proved to them selves that tho prejudice was without foundation. Cleveland Plain Dealer. flea for Dogs. The first week that Iteprescntntlvo Vcnablc of Mississippi was In congress n couplo of years ago ha inndc n hull-dred-iiud-flfly-word speech about a dog ho used to own, and ho still Is getting letters telling him what a line speech It was. Tho speech was u plea for. pre paredness, In which ho pointed out that llttlo dogs nlwnjs atu In hot water, hut that mastiffs have only a minimum of dinicultlcs nnd can enjoy afternoon siestas and such. As It Happened, However, It Was Rather Embarrassing to One Idle Student. Professor Ourney wns one of tho most genial hint motors nnd tho mo it skillful of disciplinarians. As a teach er Gurney was tilwajs kind and courteous, but neveitheless a terror to drones and evildoers. I'or example, take the ease of a student who was afterward a distin guished professor In the medlcnl school. We were reading Cicero' Kplstles. In the lesson for the day he was describing ti scene In court, when It wns evident thnt In the morn ing before the witnesses cntne In they had been suborned and Instructed what to testify. I will call tho stu dent Drake. He had not looked at his lesson, and when culled upon be gun to translate until he cntne to this passage. He could make nothing of It, but looked up with n helpless air and said, "I don't think I understand this pas sage." Ourney bowed, and with the utmost Htiavlly said: "It means, Mr. Drake, that they had learned tliclr lesson before they came In In tho morning." As that was exactly what It did mean, tho fellows set up u shout and Drake dropped Into his scut. Har vard Oraduates' Magazine. 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