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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,
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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.
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(C o p y rig h t.)
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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!
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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 .
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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.
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T re a t
It
as
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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-
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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 ! ”
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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 .
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Flnnlgin Flloeofy.
A public shpeaker Is like a turr-
key. Th' longer ut takes 'm P
git done th’ more thoroughly he’s
roasted.
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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.
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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?
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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.”
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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”
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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.
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Black Crook Probably
Came From.
For Sale—Four-room house,
crooked street.
Good colored
neighborhood.—Knoxville (Tenn.)
Journal and Tribuna.
Where