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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1923)
t COTTAGE PROVE SENTINEL,. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1923 PAGE SIX gottose tërore Sentinel A Weekly Newspaœr With Plenty of Backbone Bede & Smith. Elbert Bede— Publishers ____Editor A firstclasc pubbeation entered at Cottage Grove as second-class matter Business Office_____ 55 North Sixth SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year__ 62.25 I Three mouths Me Six months- 1.15 I Single copy— 5« Member of National Editorial Association Oregon State Editorial Association Oregon Newspaper Conference Lane County Publishers * Association THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1923 WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH OUR NOODLES? A discussion of tho subject as headlined was suggested by reading a statement from a regular army of ficer and from reading a story, ‘‘The Boys and Girls Who Can Not Go to College,” by Gene Stratton- Porter. A part of the army officer’s statement was as follows: ‘‘We have enlisted about 1000 men at these headquarters in the last two or three months and we have taken no man who was not a graduate of the eighth grade or who had not the equivalent education. Each man was given a brief exam ination to test his education and mentality and 75 per cent of these men did not know: How our coun try started; how it got its inde pendence; never heard of the Revo lutionary war, the war of 1S12, the Mexican war or the Spanish-Amari- can war. This was not confined to school graduates only but to some men who had had two years in high American history that the eighth ' thing that may some day be put to graders and high school students use—who can not read a story with out absorbing something that may can not answer. The percentage of those who can later be used in directing erring not answer will be surprising. The feet from dangerous paths, or added percentage probably will be as great to the storehouse of information for the delectation of friends at the as among the younger ones. Well may it be asked, ‘‘What are opportune moment; who absorb something from almost every worth we doing with our noodles!” Only a small percentage are really while conversation; whose minds doing what the Creator intended are so trained that every ineiden’ suggests something that is retained they should do with them. , How many persons are there in ir. memory ’a storehouse. .Study these two classes and you your own community, or in your neighbrohood, who are each day will not have to ask why one young charging the memory with some ad person rises in the world, seemingly without effort, while another with ditlonal piece of knowledge! Isn’t the number far greater of those who perform their daily tasks without thought of doing them in n better way and at eventide cease from labor of both miud and body I The number who do little or no reading at all will be found sur prising—yes, astonishing—but we will be surprised at the number who lead a daily paper without retaining in the memory u single thing to im prove the mind, a single thing that may -it some future date bo put Io use. Columns of instructive, infor mative editorials in the gnat dailies, written by muster minds, are wasted upon all but the few. Stories are read for no better purpose thin to kill time. Even the n oral, if th«' story has one, is lost or, if seen, is not remembered. Nothing in absorbed. The movies may be responsible for much of our frivolity, for much of our h«i,->«”de toward improving mentally each golden hour, but they should be a great educator. The movie fan should be one of the best informed persons in the world. How many absorb the knowledg«- so pleasantly and ho entertainingly Bat why pick on the growing gen offered! There are the outstanding few eration 1 Try asking the grown generation who can not read a newspaper with some <>f tin1 simple quistjons. in out charging the mind with Homo school and who were no better in formed.” That the army officer’s statement was not exaggerated may be estab lished by asking similar questions of the eighth grade and high school graduates. The number who can not answer questions which to older persons who have kept themselves informed seem ridiculously simple will be found surprising. Perhaps we of mature years ex pect too much of the younger gen eration, but we have heard so much about its initiative—its indepen dence—its superiority over the gen eration that likes to believe that girls and boys should be subject to some of the restrictions that pre vailed for young people of 20 years ago, that we may expect too much. We know that education is mad-i easier—that the growing generation has advantages that the immediate ly preceding generation did not have—and yet we of the generation that is grown can’t help but feel that in actual working knowledge wo had more in our teens than has the generation now in its teens. Gene Stratton-Porter expresses lit tle sympathy for the girl or boy who, because an education is not offered upon a silver platter, does not attempt to get an education. Hho says that an education is with in the reach of every healthy, nor mal boy or girl—that it is merely ii question of desire. If the growing generation is smarter than the preceding genera tion—anil th ore is every reason why it should be—of course every boy and girl can easily get an education if he or she wills, for many boys and girls of the grown generation were able to do so without aid. Kem’s for Drugs the same opportunities seems ever to remain in the position into which he dropped when thrown onto a cruel, cruel world. The office boy who rises to the presidency of a railroad is the one who absorbs the things he hears in his humble station; is the one who has observed how the person on the next round of the ladder does his work—and is fitted for that posi tion when it is offered to him. The one who rises highest in any position is the one who is ever alert to see how the successful one above BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS I MYRTLE WOOD NOVELTIES These are manufactured at Coquille and will be particularly pleasing to eastern friends and relatives because they are grown and made in your own immediate country; useful and attractive gifts that compel attention. AUTOMATIC PENCILS World famous Eversharp and Ingersoll Redipoint; gold, silver and aluminum, at .................. 50c, 75c, $1. $1.50, $2, $3 Pencil and pen guards 50c, $1 FOUNTAIN PENS Waterman, the world’s standard self-fill ing, plain or mounted; purse, pocket and regular sizes.... . .......................... $2.76 up Dunn Pens it’s a camel for ink; the pan with the little red pump handle- nt each........................................... $2.75 to $9 IVORY PYRALIN Puff and powder boxes, manicure instru ments, trays, combs, brushes, jewel boxes, picture frames, mirrors, buffers, clocks, etc. make durable gifts that are attrac tive and pleasing. CANDLES AND CANDLESTICKS in a pleasing variety. These will add a touch of beauty to any home and make inexpensive and appreciated gifts. LEATHER GOODS Purses, bill folds, letter pockets, tourist tablets, boston bags, brief caws, music folds and roils - big values in real leather and moderately priced. TOYS Gas-filled rubber balls, peeking hens, jumping monkeys, Tedily I test's, Moo cows, celluloid rattles, etc. Three ar«' the things that pleas«« the children. CHRISTMAS CARDS Tho most wonderful assortment we have ever offered you better values than ever an«l priced at 2 for 5o to $1 each These are from the Thompson-Smith A Hall Brothers creations, which nutans th«* “last word’’ in gr««eting cards. KODAKS AND BROWNIE CAMERAS for all ages. These will tell the story of your Christmas better than you can write it. See these now ready for selection; they are sure to please any recipient. Priced at....................................... $2 to $30 MANICURE ROLLS All high grade pieces in decorated leather rolls, silk and satin lined rich gifts that fill a want.................................... $3 to $25 THERMOS BOTTLES and Thermal .lars keep liquids and foods hot or cold. Lunch sets for anyone who must eat away from home. You’ll like them. STATIONERY IN GIFT BOXES Rich, dainty designs that please the eye and make a lasting impression of one’s ability to choose a worth-while gift—al ways acceptable—everyone likes good stationery. TO ALL OF THESE ADD HUNDREDS OF THINGS useful and pleasing items, a few of which we merely mention for lack of time and space to tell you more aboi^t them Brushes of all kinds, Combs, Ra zors, Flash Lights, Lather Bruahes, Knives, Toilet Sets, Clocks, Watches, Per fumes, Vases, 1 neons«« Burners, Japanese and Chines«- Novelties, Rubber and Alu minum Water Bottles, Bottle Covers, Pencil Boxes for th«« Kiddies, Toilet Waters, Shaving Mirrors, Ash Trays, Ci- gra and Cigarett«« Cases, Novel Coat llniigvrti, Loose ls*af Memo Books, Vanity Cases, Holly Boxes for Packing, Ribbon, Coixl, Tape, Stickers, Seals, Tags, Insert Cards, Tree Ornaments, Holly Paper, Deoorattxi Crepe Paper, Timme ,in Re«l. Green ami White. You have these at your very door----- you have our reputation back of everv article sold----- you are assured of splendid values in standard, high grade merehnadise. KEM’S for DRUGS Cotta«« Grove 6th and Main such liquid form that it will easily run out again. Education and success are for those who earnestly seek them. Our noodles were given us to use. What are we doing with them! The New York Herald recently said that girls who have red hair usually have. bow lege. The bow legs probably are natural but the fiery hair probably eame from lis tening to the remarks made during the time the girls had to expose their limbs to the male gaze. Rubber stamps. The Sentinel, Introductory and Removal Sale Directs your attention to the opportunity they offer for gift se lection. Three weeks remain before the holiday. Are you ready? Now is the time when we can save you time and trouble. Stocks are complete, assortments large, showings are varied and attractive. We can give you better service now than when the final rush comes, as it always does. Look these suggestions over; then let us show you the goods. for everybody. Children’s books, grown ups’ books, youths’ books. Fiction, copyright and reprints. 85c to $2 Youths' books, for boys ami girls....... 65c Children’s books.............................. 5c to $2 Gift books, fine binding, excellent paper at......................................... 50o to $3.50 Bibles and Testaments...................$1 to $5 caused the failure of those he passes on the way up. What we have in our noodles, at least what we have in there that is going to profit us as the years go by, that is going to enable us to help others we meet along the way, that is going to make our eompauy agreeable and our society and our services sought, is largely the jewels of wisdom which we ourselves piek from the places where others less successful fail to look. As Gene Stratton-Porter has indi cated, what we have in our noodles is largely up to us. Anything that s^um£ed into^hein must^e in E are new people in your city but, having made a heavy investment here in the purchase of the Knowles & Graber and W. L. Darby & Company furniture stocks, we feel that we are real citizens and we wish to become acquainted. In order to induce all citizens to give us the opportunity to meet them face to face we will, during the month of December, conduct an introductory and removal sale and will give Special Discounts on All Cash Purchases I We have as yet been unable to get our stocks in such shape that we can select the items upon which we wish to make special prices, but we assure you that you will find a saving (by paying cash) over prices which have heretofore been quoted you. As new citizens we want to make a good impression with those who will, we hope, soon or late be our customers and we will make it worth your while to come in and get acquainted. E are now moving the Knowles & Graber stock into the building which has been occupied hy W. L. Darby & Company, where the Darby stock will remain. Bressler & Son (Recently of Springfield) Complete Home Furnishers FORMER DARBY A CO LOCATION COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON tf