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COliLEGE AND BRAIN GROWTH. !
When ' the .American Psychological
society meets in Chicago at the end
of this month, Dr. Karl T. Waugh will
place before it some interesting ; in
formation' on colleges. Dr. 'Waugh,
who U at the head of the Beloit col
lege department of psychology, hus'
been collecting statistics over a per
iod of years, and these go to show
that: ,' ; ' " v:
..'.-'' The student who thinks the quickest
is highest in general class standing.
: The student who is least "nervous"
- is lowest in class standing.
The student who has a great
amount of ingenuity (in solving puz-
. ales,) etc ranks high in learning.''
lr The student who has the best mem
ory ranks among the highest in gen
era! class standing. '
And more than that, Dr. Waugh
claims that college training for three
years will make these changes: '
-.-,' In crease amount of V information
44.7 per cent "..
' - Increase general mental standing
. of the classes 19 per cent'
fi Increase speed in learning 11 per
ability to; learn , ;';4.2 per
Increase
i .' Increase ability to associate ideas
per cent.-'risA'iS li'.iV'
Thi la the .best and '-strongest- ar
guroent advanced for the-eoUege in
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many uys, ana n wiu oe interesting
; ; to watch what the American Psycho
logical society does with the facts
and figures when Dr.. Waugh presents
tfcam. '
rBB-MAKING ? OURi MERCHANT
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While plans ftha revival of t$e
'Anrtean merchant marine are wid
discussed, -report collected froin
'.v country's '; shipbuilding plani
show that the revival J already tin
. j'der way..,; ; ..' -. v-;
' ; These reports reveal . that at the
, present time there are under
etructlon in American ship yards
more than one hundred and fifty
ocean going merchants vessels,-with
a total tonnage exceeding one-fourth
of i the entire American built ocean
tonnage which existed at the begin
ning of the war in Europe.
Every yard ship is jammed with
construction woiyk and it is estimated
that it will take eighteen months . to
fill th orders already oft -hand. It
was stated by the heads of two of thn
largest ship 'building concerns ' that
all their work was for Americans, ami
thut none of the merchant ships was
being built for foreign ..countries for
use after the war. 'The only marine
work being done in America for fdr
eign powers is the construction oi
motor boat' patrol's' for England and
Russia and submarines. At the pres
ent time the tonnage of American
built, ocean going ships is about !,
760,000. There are under construe-'
tion now more than 500,000 tons, in
ships which is more than was ever be
fore in: process of ' being built at any
time in the history of the country,
and the ships are better and larger
than have ever been ordered In the
past : K .."'
..A train wreck in Europe these, days
gets about three lines back amonqf the
medicine ads. . ' ' )
' The ' successful advertiser ignores
his rival. For the suffragists to con
tinuously introduce "man" into every
argument may be funny but it may
also be fatal. If they would dwell
more on their claims of their fitness
for the vote and their need of it as
human beings', and Jess on the mascu
line vote, they might travel consid
erably faster. ,- .
The very modest candidate for office
tells the public that the people re
quire his services, not that he is af
ter the salary.
The telegraph companies will have
Henry Ford to thank if they declare
an. extra dividend. .;v-:-.v.,.v' '"
Most of us get what. "we deserve,
but few of us are able to recognize it
"'J ;:rf r,.:Yf-;-XJ:1-::i: ,"
A , woman ;js ;alway8- .perlecyy .sure
she ts -in the right .until it tomes to
backing . her : ' opinion ' with , real
money. ;,') ;rV.:.-.,:.
The only gun that Col. Bryan knows
how to Use is located below hls -noAe.
It is no'.toininariesa,:e)a.,l':'''
i.-j.-v f "--i .'. . ' '."r-cy .
-Germany reports a . serious decliiie
in tJie birth rate, f Among? the. other
sme this war has to answer Mor ris tak-i
trig; 'the ;$op but of; popu&tioA'' ' ' '
' - ' . ' -l-.l.!L...li.' .7'' ;.
f.itoft:fyk
matism, but it, has ev eeijown
to .brinig prosperity unless ..accom
panied by the balance of the animal.
Italy admits that she' went into the
war fof what there was; in it for her.
She . is finding out and may. pay. dearly
cqn-,or a" "be gets when it is over.
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More trouble in 'sight' Speaker
Champ Clark' says congress wJH soofi
sit all the time. ' :
.. By way of paradox, the livest laws
are the ones that are ' executed oi
tenest ,
STRIFE IN THE CABINET, j 1
Washington Had Troubles of His Owrt1
In His Official Family.
To represent the factions , fairly t
Washington chose for his cabinet four :
men who could not have differed moe
in character bad be summoned them '
from the ends of the earth. ' js
- Fok secretary of state be chose Jef
ferson, the ardent theorist who bad .
done bis country the service of formu
lating the Declaration of Independence
and was perhaps better known abroad '
than any American . save the aged
Franklin. For secretary of the trcas-. 1
ury be called, to him the .phenomenal
Hamilton, with the frame of a lad and
tbo Intellect of a giant, to-whom It:
was given to perform miracles with an
empty exchequer. The secretary of
war was General Knox, large and
showy, but, despite his pompous speech
and grandly flourishing cane, a man of
experience not only In battle, but in
administering tbls same office under
the Continental congress. T!ie attor
ney general was Edmund Randolph,
who proved of weaker moral fiber than
the others. .;';
Jefferson was (be strong opposing
personality of tbe administration. He
had little patience with General Knox,
whom be called "a man of parade,"
and be and Hamilton quarreled almost
uauy upon every couceivauie wyiv, lor
Hamilton, Federalist to tbe core by
instinct add conviction, became as in
Bvltnhlv BDokesmnn for the' Dart v In
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power. ". . , ';': 4
Even Washington could not preserve
harmony in such a cabinet, and before
the end of bis first term both Hamilton J
and Jefferson resigned. Afterward the
president bad still greater difficulty
with his council. His critics taunted
him with being able to get only second
rate men to fill their places; and Vice
President Adams asserted that 'it was
this, not high devotion to- prjnclplfc
that caused him to refuse a third terra;
But Adams was neither generous, aor
always just in nis estimate or outers.
Helen Nfcolay to Century Magarnna.-'-
The Inn rm. Which ,We;.f.n'at
Wlnttrgreen Flevaf t" t!
' Chewing '- gum and candy- .etyn.
would miss tbls tree If it evee tiappen-:
ed to disappear. 'It furnishes "that
wlntergreen flayor.fr ..Beside aktvor.
Ing for candy, It-is used by chemists i
to -bide certain .nasty taste in; medk.
clnes they give to chlldrenM.. n,l',, ,:,; .
From the' sap of tbe tree la brewed'
the drink called birch beer; so, you see,
this tree Is a confection shop In itself
and deserves a place In that fairyland
forest with the sugar plum tree- and
, (UV . la UUU1U U IIIHVK
I, It, has another, name, cherry, birch.
I named tbns because tbe smooth bark
looks like the bark of tbe cherry; tree:
It I dark-brown ,in-. color and ;Oomes
off In layers. Beneath this layer' Is
tbe Inner bark, which contains'1 the
flavor- " ''.-,:.:' -, . :'..;:'' .;t,r'j
' An old black birch tree has a rough'
bark covering its trunk, but the smooth
bark always covers the limbs. ' If you
want to be sure of its identity break
pft a twig and cbew It You'll never
mistake the flavor.
Even the leaves, which are ovate
and have prominent veins, bear a
spicy flavor. Early in tbe spring; be
fore tbe leaves appear, the tree Is cov
ered witb yellowish catkins. About
June the fruit appears In the shape
of cones. When these cones are ripe
they separate into tiny nuts with nar
row wings and scatter to the four
winds. : : ' '. , .
Birch distilleries are still more or
less common In mountain regions
where tbo tree is plentiful. The win
tergrcen oil obtained from the bark is
valuable. The wood Is hnrd and Is
sometimes used for furniture. Phila
delphia North American.
Incomparable Our Boy's Suits
Sold before at regular $5.00. Only the best make of boys' clothing
at West's. "Best Ever" brand, and every suit reduced. .
Boys' $5.00 Suits, now . ; . . . .$3.75
Boys' $5.50 Suite, now ...,.$4.15
Boya' $0.50 Suits, Row. . . .. .$4.90 i
i Boys' $7.50 Suith, now ....$5".70
Boys' $8.00 Suits, now . . . . . , .$6.00
Boys $0.00 Suits, now i:.U,$6,75
Buy the! Lad a Fine, New, JWarm
Overcoat at a Very Small Price,
Entire New : Stock Selling at V2 Price
Boys' $4.00 Overcoats, now . ; ;$2.00
Boys' $5.00 Overcoats; now. , ,$2.50 '
Boys' $6.00 Overcoats, now . .$3.00
, Boys' $6.50 Overcoats, now . $3.25
Boy's Furnishings at a Big Saving
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Boys' 60c Caps with fur ear flaps
.......,(-.,.,...... 40c
.Boys' 25c Blouses ......20c
-Boys' 50c Blouse the new kind) at
.'. wivr
40c
Boys' two-piece fleece underwear
iper ganmervt ..; 19c
Small boys' Buster Brown Suits,:
values to $5.00, choice ; . .$M9
Boys' $1.25 Felt Hats, choice. .69c
Boys' $1.25 Wool Sweaters at. . . 95c
Every Article iii the Store Reduced
7 WESTS 18th ANNUAL
January Clearance Sale
BLACK BIRCH TREE
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8iIb' Art ;'' :!'
Bowls Yes. 1 know I'm ugly, bat
'there Is one great consolation. Biggs-
What Is that? ' Bowls-If ever I should
become great and. tbe people sbonld re
solve to erect a sutue to my. memory
they won't be able to make, me' out
any uglier than I am. London. Tele-
Taph... :., -,sl,.;
PrvparcdnM1 .ifi the .Paras. Vj
To my way . of .thinking, that'f Jhe
.beat - thing about farm work-you've
got to be prepaved for all. manber,.-vf
amergencies that you can't DossWy
prepare for... Maybe that sounds like an
absurdity, . but ", ft IshWUlUm B.,
IJghton In "Happi HoUowFann."
.i '- .. Oirls In Kerea. -, i
. Girls In Korea nave no names er.
what -would be considered names . In'
the western . world. There- are- no;
Marys or Mabels or Huths. The little
ones are given pet names at their
birth, and these they bear until they
are ten years old, after which they are;
no longer used. ' After her tenth birth
day the young woman. Is .known, as
"Mr. Kim's daughter" or "Mr. Kim's
girl baby." Tbe latter title la consid
ered the more honorable,
If there are several daughters In. the
family they are distinguished by such
words as "big" (for the eldest),, '.'sec
ond," "third," , "fourth," etc. r After
marriage they are known by their hus-.
band's name and title,. with the word
"house" affixed. Tbey may-also be
distinguished by the name of tbe place
from which they came when marry
ing, as "Mrs. of the "HouBe of Kim
the young lady who came from Koni
JO." -. V.
they left behind them. For Sunny
Italy has the coldest interiors and the
locorest heatina facilities in all the
world. In the Frenches however i' up.
wirere tne snow u neavy ana tne rams
are. freezing fn.the ni,ountains; the
steam, heated trenches " are - driving
a way the terrors of. a winter cam
paign. H '' " '
The sending jof .gifts to' soldiers at
the front waa- one of the most touch
ing of all Christmas activities. Every
one, wanted t.siid (?rot'ng. " A poor
ly clad woman entered one of the sta
tions where special boxes of sweets,
ready for sending to soldiers, were on
sale. She had .only eirteen soldi. The
boxes weire oneJTrn fy,, ., t,.., .
"I'll buybiiaething' , she , .said.
Pl've no one? aft. the. front now,. My
bey's fallen nt;ol di.Lana but I want
to send some flfttle. comfort, to osme
other mother's lboy,'?, She bought- a
smau pacJosgeoior, sweets for sixteen
cents and "some -mother's boy must
ers at the front cansed :8ttch a 'wail
that parliament decided to change the
order.c The order had been given be
cause of the fear that poisoned sweets
from suspicious and, concealed quar
ters might rqch the soldiara. Enppgh
evidence had come' to th eats of the
'anthorities'tb- warrant thia iactidai":It
was diis 'same fear' tlttt'resirbsd' ;in
the public cigar and einret collee-
ttart i-statiorts betog''abandoaedi 'irThe
'ODoreaorSy time aaMMsvfmcnng
(poisoned cigars br dgareta fiered4o
string a temptation to evil minds. -
The. discovery of poisoned tobaccc
btrntghlb the ' tteciBive'order.r Thoua
arlds of eiMii wre rffMtWiWl
MtVtar W4 that thehcefdrl by-Wnejr
wouia De accepted to buy e.gars -fromi
government supply stores. -
,Aji;'vQririsiVas time the 'bars wre
(ritym '. for chocolate and ' sweets. --tn
KTie face"' of ' 'Chrlulmas'' s(ntimirt
Voiced by mothers and sweethearts
wiyes and children, law and precau
have felt a different quality in that tion 'stepped aside. And "the rush of
aeany purcnasea remembrance- bundles of candy and chocolate, of
'-: The order, that chocolate and sweets tobacco and all sorts of presents, has-
conld not be sent privately to soldi- 'appalled 'pbslclerlts. ; '. .-"
Pirot Famous For Carpet.
Plrot Is tbe center of an important
Servian industry. . rirot carpets, blue
and red, are to be found In every Ser
vian home and have gained fame be
yond the Balkans. Tbey nearly all
are mado in private houses, entirely
by hand, often without even a shuttle,
the workers uslug no patterns, but ar
tistic inBtlnct producing harmonious
results. Tbe art has been acquired
no doubt from the Turks, who learned
It from the Persians, bnt Plrot carpets
have qualities of their own. Colors
and materials are so strong that it Is
almost impossible to wear them out
London Chronicle.
Ultra Practical. . :-fr
"I notice," said a husband who was
reading a lengthy letter which his wife
bad written and bad banded to him
for perusal, "that you have made a
stupid mistake. You have written
"mirage' , instead of 'marriage.' ". ' ' , ; ;
Either will. do,", replied tbe lady.
"Ibey botb signify an illusion." -
Expressive,,- ... :. t
Little Klsle"enterod the parlor one
morning, and ber quick eye discovered
that the- slip coverings : had been f
Horad fromi th- fumltare. : i '
iMx.,:lLsai!mtnar' she ' eicWlftwif.
"Sann ne bis taken the nighties off
dMjriTJew totk" QM'- "'l
LA GRANDE NOT SO WILD.
Chivalric Act at Sleigh-Ride Party
Interests Eastern Lady.
La Grande, Jan. 7. (To the Editor)
I am a stranger in your city, hav
ing stopped off for the day on our
trip to Portland, thence to California.
I have always lived in Boston and
with most Easterners, thought of the
west as being: a wild country with
timber and prairie and large herds of
cattle; then, too, with Indians and
cowboys.
After dinner my companion and I
left our hotel on a sight-seeing trip.
When a few squares from our hotel
we heard the jingles of bells. It was
a large sleigh drawn by four horses
and there were perhaps 20 or more
ladies in the sleigh. They stopped for
two ladies to join the party. One of
these, after several attempts, failed
to get in the box as the sides were too
high. There were several others
standing on the walk besides my
companion and myself. A gentleman !
went to the lady s assistance, and
with one knee on the snow bade the
lady step on the other knee, thus mak
ing a step by which to get over the
sleigh box.- .
. I am now convinced that there are
other than Indians and cowboys in tbe
great west. . -' '
k ' -'-, MISS M.C.L.
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Rome, Dec. 26.-i(By MailJi-lWy's;
boys in the- trenches had a royaw
i;nrrsTrnai" ctesr oi airxnetr unrtst
mas gifts1 was ChristrtiDS dinnw in
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