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About The Polk County post. (Independence, Or.) 1918-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1920)
r FIGHTING THE HABIT OF USING BAD ENGLISH BILLIE BURKE R O B I N ’S I; EVENUE REDD! AST was not a R OBIN bad fellow in.«! never thought of being revengeful until one day when Jimmy Crow trea'cd him badly. Itobtn had found a nice iree of cherries near a cornfield and was planning for a feast when along canij Jimmy Crow. “Get right out of my tree!” he cawed. “This is where I sit and watch out for the farmer with his gun. What right have you to come here, I should like to know, bobbing about and at tracting the farmer's attention? Get out, I tell you! I want this tree to hide In.” As Jimmy spread his wings and looked very angry as well as cawed, and every minute- It seemed to Itobin he might get pecked with Jimmy’s sharp bill, he obeyed and flew away, TP X X The teachers ami pupils of one of the hi« schools of Portland. Ore., have adopted this novel method of warring on had English with banners and demonstrations. It Is especially effective with the children. PORTLAND READY FOR TRAFFIC TO AND FROM ORIENT VK’J Miss Billie Burke, the pretty blonde actress, Is one of the most popular Idols of the American “movie” stage. Some time ago she gained much fame because of a “siege” of twenty weeks In which she faced a battery of “movie” cameras. ■O ir/~ \ f in | • /-\ 1 " (P fro o T ; / aw T T F tC Y O U S / M ' / v ? _ 7 /jr /x ______________* pffiLANP WGILLlLAtJj (C o p y rig h t.) ERRANT At a cost of $11,000,000 Portland, Ore., Is building great docks for the handling of traille to and from the ■Orient, and is carrying out other extensive port improvements. This Is one of the units of the dock system. STATE TAKES BUNKER HILL MONUMENT HERBERT HOOVER DECORATED FA N C Y . T h is Is a b o u t th e tim e o i y e a r w h en F a n c y ( fa tu o u s fool!) G oes s tr a y in g ’ro u n d th e ed g es of som e m in n o w -m u d d ied pool; O n e h e a rs th e fro g s go " G u lliw u m p !” ot tell y ou It’s “ k n e e d e e p ” — T h is visio n will g ro w s tr o n g e r a s th e s e a so n s o n w a rd creep . B u t w h en ’tis s p rin g a n d w e h a v e h a d a h e a te d d a y o r tw o , T h a t sa m e fool F a n c y w ill b rin g b a c k a sn o w y d a y to view ! I love th e su m m e r, w h en ’tls co ld ; In s p rin g I lik e th e fall; T h e su m m e r, In th e w in te r tim e, I lov« th e m o st o f all. I love to sn o w b a ll fo lk s In Ju n e , a n d co ast th ro u g h w a rm Ju ly . In J a n u a r y , o ’e r th e s tr e a m I ’d c a s t the te m p tin g fly. In ’m id D ece m b e r I ’d go f o rth a n d pluck th e d a isie d dell— I s tro n g ly h o p e t h a t h e a v e n w o n ’t giv e m« a y e a r n fo r th e o th e r place! * * * 4,000 Y E A R S A G O T O D A Y G r a n d p a A b i e B a n d a r is la i d u p w ith a bad ly sp r a in e d tail, th e re su lt o f a n a r r o w e s c a p e f r o m a f a ll f r o m th e fam ily (c o c o n u t) tree. M rs. Jo c k o H o w le r it visitin g frien d s at M onkton. She re p o rts th e b re a d -fru it crop a b u m p er.— From t h e S i m ia n v i ll e R e v ie w . * * * Consolation. N. Peck—Here I am, with my nose to the grindstone, as I have been for years and years! Mrs. N. Peck—Huh! You ought to be glad that the grindstone don’t bust on you. as grindstones do, sometimes. • • • T re a t It as **i ' < i - but from that day Robin watched for a chance to pay Jimmy back for his unkindness. It was so long before he got a chance that Jimmy had forgotten all about It, and one day when having stayed too long In the cornfield Jimmy had a lame wing and was sitting sor- L By EDNA KENT FORBES III G H - A R C II E D FEET the course of the past D URING summer dozens of girls wrote to me on the advisnbility of spending the time barefoot at summer or seashore resorts, where there was enough seclusion to permit this freedom of dressing. Most wanted to know whether or not It would Improve their feet, “Barefoot Lassie” being especially anxious as her feet were white and pink tinted, smooth and shapely. Undoubtedly, so long as none of these girls ran nails into their feet, the weeks spent running about so would improve their health. But it would not Improve their feet, for no matter how healthy our savage an cestors were, in their “close to Nature” life, no one could accuse them of possessing really beautiful feet. The mere fact of going barefoot would not break down the arch of the foot and make it flat, as some of O re. T H E P R O V O K IN G A N S W E R E R . VIEWING NATION’S PRECIOUS DOCUMENTS MISS BETTY BAKER DANCES " W h o d a r e s .” th e r a n tin g s p e a k e r cried, “ d is p u te th e th in g s I sa y to n ig h t? ” A q u ie t voice a t once re p lied ; "W e ll, tell u s w ho It Is—I 'll b ite ! ” • • • DAY OF KNOW LEDGE NEAR I t is o n l y a b o u t a m o n t h , n o w , till th a h opeful c an d id ate w ith a book c o n t a i n i n g t h e lis t o f n a m e s o f t h o s e w h o h a v e p ro m ised to v o te f o r him c a n l o o k o v e r t h e s a m e l is t a n d c o u n t h o w m a n y l i a r s t h e r e a r e i n his t o w n ship, c o u n ty o r w ard . * • » Flnnlgin Flloeofy. A public shpeaker Is like a turr- key. Th' longer ut takes 'm P git done th’ more thoroughly he’s roasted. ------- O-------- CROSBY’S KIDS Scene In the state department library. Washington, showing some of the thousands that have viewed the nation’s most precious documents since they were opened to public Inspection. The originals were shown of the Consti tution of the United States, the treaty between the colonies and England, (1783) by which the United Statea gained Its Independence; the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, the Spanish American war treaty, mlnutea of the continental congress, and the treaty between Wash ington and the Northwest Indian tribes. Miss Betty Baker, daughter of Sec retary of War and Mrs. Newton D. Baker, In the “dance of flower»,* a part of the carnival and ball given by Washington society for the benefit of a local charity. (C o p y rig h t.) Beauty Chats We’ll not belief«' what we are told By any man upon the stump. Smelt what lie says, save all truth’s gold, Then throw the tailings on the dump. • • e After an Inspection of the Hunker 11111 monument by the stute engineers, the commonwealth of Massachusetts has formally tukeu over the care of the monument from the Bunker Hill association. It was found that the monu ment was badly in need of repairs. The photograph shows the Massachusetts Charles Evans Hughes, presenting state flag being hoisted over the entrance to the monument. to Herbert C. Hoover, at a meeting In Carnegie hall, New York, the Civic Forum medal of honor for distinguish ed public service. rowfully on the limb of a tree along came Robin. “What is the matter with you?” he asked. “1 have met with an accident,” re plied Jimmy; “my wing Is so lame I cannot use It and 1 dare not leave this tree for fear I cannot fly back. I am very hungry and I am afraid I may starve, for there is nothing to eat in this tree.” First, Robin thought of how he had been treated by Jimmy and was about to tell him It served him right for driv ing him away from the cherry tree and then nnother thought popped Into his little head and he decided to try It Away he flew to the very tree Jimmy had driven him from and, picking the biggest cherry he could find, away he flew and gave It to Jimmy. Again and again he made the trip back and forth until Jimmy Crow had to say he could eat no more. “Those cherries are the very best I ever ate,” he said. "Yes, they grew on the tree you had near the cornfield and drove me out of,” replied Robin. Jimmy Crow hung his head, for he remembered then how unkind he had been to Robin and here it was Robin who had fed him when he was hungry and friendless. He was very much ashamed. Robin watched him with his bright eyes and he felt sure this revenge was far better than treating Jimmy badly, as he first had thought of doing. “I guess I was pretty cross to you,” said Jimmy; “I am sorry and when I get well I will keep my eye open al ways as I fly around the country for the biggest cherries and tell you where they grow.” day I almosta gotta steady O THER job een da jail. One guy come veesit me before I am up other day and say he gonna taka me to court for testimony. I say I dunno how test da money—I Jusa maka heem deesa week and spenda heem nexa week. He say longa time ago I heara fight weeth one my neighbor and hees wife. He say da court gotta trial for dee- vorce now and he wanta me tella somating. 1 aska how mooeha getta for wage. He say two dolla every day. I tlnk dat was preety cheap so I say dunna ver mooeha for two bucks, but for tree dolla I know plenta for steady job. But dot guy no standa for foola weeth heem. He sny I gotta go eef I like or no like. So I go een da court and one guy tella me taka da stand. I aska where wanta me take eet and he getta sore and say no wanta me take eet any place. “Leave eet alone and seet down,” he say. You know I am leetle mad for dot guy getta fresh weeth me. He aska me eef I swear for tella straight goods or somating like dat. I say alia time I tella straighta goods, but no can swear only when losa da collar button, walta for streeta car or tink of da kaiser. You know dat guy aska me question for longa time and den one other guy startn aska me sama ting. I no standa for dat bunch maka fool weeth me for two dolla day. So I speaka right up and say I queets my Job—go on da strike for more money. But dat judge tella me I go een da Jail eef I trow up my Job. I no say somating een da court how I feel, but I tlnk gooda, stronga union for da weetness would be greata stuff. Wot you tlnk? --------O-------- What the Sphinx Says Wear Well Fitted Shoes— F oot Makes Will Break the Arch of the Foot. my correspondents feared, but It would brown and toughen the skin and It would certainly spread the foot Itself. Flat feet, when not the result of a Jar or overly high heels, are usually a sign of lack of culture. Peasants and primitive folk are flat footed—but then, the children of women who have hurt their feet by wearing Injuriously high heels are apt to be flat footed also. Instead of going barefoot, I advised my correspondents to wear open san dals, which would allow the foot free dom of action and plenty of air, at the same time preventing It from spread ing or growing coarse In appearance. For flat feet I never advise false arches or braces; these hold up the foot, it Is true, but weaken the honea and muscles that should be taught to do this for themselves. An exercise of standing first on the flat of the foot, then on the toe, practised ten minutes a day. Is quite beneficial. Shoes with broad heels an Inch or so high are best to wear. ( C o o v T ls h t) By Newton Newkirk. “H e w ho k n o ws how much he does not know is q wise man.” -O- H E K N E W H IS T R E E S H is m o t h e r h a d b e e n r e a d i n g t o h im a b o u t M o s es a n d t h e b u r n i n g bush. " I g u e s s , m o t h e r , it m u s t h a v e been a black gum bush, ju st a b o u t t h is t i m e o f t h e y e a r —- d o n 't y o u th in k so7” ------- O-------- HARD LUCK. B ejlnks lnveats some now and then, but th in k s he will desist. W henever he buys quoted stocks, they tak a 'em off tb e list. ------- O-------- Black Crook Probably Came From. For Sale—Four-room house, crooked street. Good colored neighborhood.—Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal and Tribuna. Where