T IH R S D A Y , J l l.T » , ISSO
The cuckoo mother lay» Its e u
la ths has. of Boms other bird and
fllse away without another though i
for the cares of motherhood. The
fledgling, newly hftclied, rewards
the hospitality of Its host* by
shoring their eggs out of the ntut
and wolfing all of the food the
devoted pair continue to bring to
Fresh proof of the unsocial hah
Its of ths cuckoo was brought for
ward at a meeting of tbs Unnesn
society In London by an Rngllth
•dentist.
Last summer ha phot-v
graphed the young birds in the very
M t of ousting their bedfellows
Ths pletnrea taken show that the
bird slips om wing under the egg.
rolls It up on his back and then
Slowly shoves it up to the edge of
the nest end over, "like a human
workman walking backward and
rolling a heavy barrel up a steep
Iodine with hta shoulders."
T hs scientist reports that one
cuckoo, only a day and a half old.
threw ont the same egg 15 time«
within the hoar. It being caught
and replaced eech time.
Latin and G re ek Names
P o p u la r W ith Learned
In medieval times a custom pre
vailed among learned men of chacg
Ing their names Into Latin or Greek
appelattons. says a w riter In the
New York Times Magazine.
Iv
elder! us Erasmus was formed out
o f ths fam ily name Gerard, which
In Dutch signifies amiable—Gar.
“all." and Aerd. “nature.*'
This
was first changed to the Latin
name Deslderiua, of much the
same significance, and later Into the
Greek Era sinus.
An amiable re
former. originally named Hertz
Schwarts (black heart), elegantly
turned thia Into the Greek name
Mslancthon.
The celebrated Renchlln. whose
name In German means “smoke,"
considered It more dignified to
smoke In Greek, by the name of
Oapnlo. The vulgar name of a
great Italian poet was Trapasso;
but when the learned Grsvtna re
solved to devote the youth to the
Mutes, be gave him a melliflous
-Metastasio.
•t
L ittle Billy, aged five, had been
pestering his father all evening as
to the age of his parent Finally,
growing a trifle weary of asking
questions he said: “Daddy see you
onefbundretl and fifty years old?”
His father, greatly annoyed by
the endless Inquiries, absent-mind
edly said: "Why. sure. O f course."
The next day Billy related his
newly acquired bit of Information
to a neighbor, across the street
“My gracious!" exclaimed the
woman In mock surprise, “he hasn't
much more time to live, has he?”
“Guess n o t" Billy admitted, “hot
I hope he Uvea a coupla* more
Christmases"
a new rirtuw—euencs. .vewenraera
Into the professions are outdoing
the men In their desire for probes
slonal etiquette and refuse to ad
vertlss. Many people have declared
that succexsful professional women
are less “human** than successful
professional men.
It Is claimed
that they suffer from a “superiority
complex" and a sort of "dlrlna right
of queeua." hemming themselves In
Impenetrable harriers of silence and
self-importance.
Layng-Aubrry.
The marriage of Miss Mary A.
Aubrey, daughter of M r. and Mrs.
O. R Aubrey, and Milton George
Layng. eon of M r and Mrs Ge.wge
Layng. was solemnised at 8 o'clock
Saturday night at ths Christian
church parsonage. Rev I. G Shaw
performed the ceremony. The par
ent* of the bride and groom and
other members of their families
wars present. The newlyweds left
at once for Portland
Poises A rro w » e f Ind ia»»
Miss Thelma Kstn entertained
Saturday afternoon with a bridge
party, honoring a group of friends
who are attending ths University
of Oregon summer session. Those
present wars Grace McKeown of
Marshfield; Mildred Conklin of Ku-
gene, Celia Gallagher. Bonita Tlch
nor and M yrtle McDaniel of Port-
land. Virginia Rock of Longview,
Wash.. Dorothy Brigham and Alice
C arter of Eugene, Helen Clarke of
Tacoma, Wash . Mtse Kathleen Kem
of Portland and Irene Griggs of
this city. At cards Miss McKeown
held high score. A dainty bridge
supper was served Baskets of sum
mer flowers were attractive room
decora tlona
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The children of Mrs. Amanda
H ull spent the Fourth a mile above
the Wiese mill. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Plaster. M r.
and Mrs Ruins Arne and daughter
Ethel. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Year-
ous and children Hasel. Lester.
Jean Gilbert and Everett. M r and
M r * Clarence Stoneburg and daugh-
ter Lola Mae, Albert Hull and chll-
dren Lillian and Homer, all from
near Cottage Grove: Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Hull and children Lawton
and Arlle Dale, and Waldo Hull,
all of Portland. Additional guests
were Fran k Laurttaon. Miss F lor
ence Johnson, Ed Arne and Leon
Arne.
A family' reunion was held ths
Fourth of July at the home of M r
and Mrs. W. A W itcher In Delight
valley. This was the first tim e In
IS years that the entire fam ily had
been together. Those present were
Mrs. J. W. Rates and sons Clarence.
Ernest and Raymond of Oakridge;
M r. and Mrs. F. E W itcher and
sons Raplh and Gens and daughter
Dorothy of Delight valley; Mr». W.
E. Stevens and sons Clyde and
Howard and daughter
Dora of
Foss: Mr. and Mrs. Louts Allen and
daughters Helen and Juanita and
son Julian of Sutherlin: M r. and
Mrs. C. W . W itcher and sons Mel
Perfect Proportio»»
vin and Charles and daughter Ruth
The Society of Directors of Physi of Tillam ook; Mrs. Fran k Stanley
cal Education set forth the follow and daughter Lois of Oakland, Cal.;
Miss Maxine Lemley entertained
ing standard for the perfect man: Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith, daughter Monday afternoon with a party for
Billie
and
son
Jimm
y
of
Doris.Chi.;
Height. 6344 Inches: breadth of
her sister Gladys, honoring her on
neck. AB; girth of neck. 12.1 Inches; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan W itcher. daugh her ninth birthday anniversary.
ter
Opal
and
son
Billy
of
Delight
breadth of shoulders. 14.7 Inches;
Guests were Eileen Anderson. Vel
breadth of waist. 8 06 Inches; girth valley, and M r. and M rs Richard ma Bennett. M ary Ann Newton.
M
iller
of
Eugene.
A
fam
ily
dinner
of waist, 24.6 laehss; breadth of
Johnny Coyle. Steerart and Helen
hips, 13.1 Inches; girth of hips, 35.4 was held and a social time was en Roberts. Darrel Sarff. Fay Nixon.
joyed.
Inches; girth of calf, 13.3 Inches;
M arie Dutton and Frank W ard
girth of upper arm. 10.1 Inches;
Games were played and delicious
Mrs.
B.
R.
Job
entertained
Tues
girth of thigh. *21.4 Inches, and
refreshments were served. The
day afternoon w ith a "vanishing" guest of honor received many gifts.
fnrearut, 9.2 Inches.
luncheon as part of a program of
the Presbyterian ladles' aid society
The W. C. T. U. w ill meet Friday
to raise money. Those present were afternoon at the borne of Mrs. C.
F ob ' s Nick earns Old
Mrs. C. S. Roberts. Mrs. W . M Mac N. Land. 319 Jefferson avenue. A
“Reyunrd" designating the fox, Gibbon. Mrs. M ary VanDenburg. m arket day w ill be a feature and
as “Tenant," the modem French Mrs. F. E. Mendenhall, Mrs. Cleoi members have been asked to bring
word for a flax, are taken from a Mo re lock. Mrs. Adrian Merryman. ' articles for the sale.
celehrated medieval animal a lls Mrs. Elbert Smith. Miss Naomi :
gory called the Roman de Renard Hoskins, Mrs. John T. Coyle o f 1 Mrs. Bert Trask la this afternoon
Herbert entertaining eight women at one of
or Reynanl. In which proper names Hollywood. Cal.. Mrs.
Eakin. Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. O sc ar; a series of vanishing luncheons be
were given to each Least.
Woodson and Mrs. W. J. W hite.! ing given by members of the Pres
W ild flowers were colorful table ! byterian ladles' aid.
O m e r M oore Ie In ju re d .
Omer Moore of this city, who is decorations and attractive place- >
employed in a m ill in Coquille, suf cards were used. Mrs. Coyle played
A joint installation of the Odd
fered a painful injury to a leg W ed several violin selections. Sbe w a s ' Fellows. Encampment and Rebek
nesday when he was cut by an adze. accompanied by her sister. M iss! ahs w ill be held at 8 o'clock Satur
He is In a hospital and w ill be un Hoskins.
day evening in I. O. O. F. hall.
able to work for six weeks. Mrs. j
The women's foreign missionary
Moore w ill go to Coquille to be with
The Mothers* club Is holding an
society of the Methodist church all-day session today at the home
him.
was entertained Wednesday afte r of Mrs. Jeff Turner on Lorane
noon at the home of Mrs. J. H.
M r. and Mrs. H. L. Colby of Los Chambers. Mrs. N. E. Compton led road.
Angeles, who had been visiting a tI devotional». Mrs. H a rry H a rt had
Telephone Pole Is Removed.
the home of Mrs. Colby's uncle. E. the lesson and Mrs. S. L. M ackin
A telephone pole owned by the
C. Lockwood, left today for British was in charge of the mystery box.
Columbia. The E. C
Lockwood Mrs. Crow read an article on mis- Foetal Telegraph * Telephone com
fam ily, the Stanley Lockwood fam alonery work. Plans were made to pany, which had stood out In the
ily and M r. and Mrs. Colby pic-I send a Christmas box to Miss Hav- traveled portion of Ninth street
since the widening of that street,
nicked Wednesday a t the Captain j erstract in China.
has been removed by the telegraph
John O'Brien home at Lorane.
company, which had been warned
The M. P. G. club held its annual by the city that It svould be respon
Although the average tong dis
tance connection is completed in picnic Tuesday afternoon and eve-1 sible for any damage resulting
less than 90 seconds, 18 days were ning a t Blue Mountain. Families of , from the pole remaining In the
required recently to complete a call members were guests. Club mem- ' street. The pole has been placed on
between a New Orleans mother and bers and children went out in the the O. E. Woodson property.
her daughter. Telephone operators afternoon and the men joined them
Pyram id Pins, Clips. Sentinel.
traced the girl through 28 cities in in the evening. A picnic dinner was
different states before she was fin served and a social tim e was en-
Pyram id Pins, Clips. Sentinel.
ally located in Los Angeles.
joyed-
The bureau of ethnology says that
the arrow poison used by the In
dians was of vegetal and animal
origin. Among the vegetal poisons
there was sap of the yucca angua
tl foils. a preparation of aconite and
a plant called Mago. ths milk of
which was poison.
Some tribes,
such as the Shoshoni and Bannock
Indiana obtained a deer and canted
It to be bitten by a rattlesnake. The
deer was then killed and allowed
to pntrify. Then the arrows were
dipped Into the matter.—Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
Roger Williams* Home
Providence, R. L, was founded In
1638 by Roger Williams, who
bought a tract of land from the
Narragansett sachems and built a
house at the confluence of the
Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket
rivers, and with a few followers
set up a town government In 1637.
after a few more settlers had ar
rived, the plantation covenant was
adopted embodying a complete sep
aratlon of religious and civil a f
fairs. I t was Incorporated as a
town by the colonial assembly In
1MB.
The name of Providence
was chosen by Roger W illiams In
recognition of “God's merciful prov
idence unto me In my distress."
In
Tussle F.wperts Solve "M ystery“.
Emerging trium phant from a
long struggle with crossword pua-
ties, college questionnaires and tn-
telllgence tests, the advanced class
of pusale-solvere has juet scored an-
other victory
This became known today with
announcement that the mystery of
the enigmatic combination of let*
tere and numerals painted on the
sides of Southern Pacific looomo-
tlve cabs has been cleared up at
lest Take for example:
»
187
A81 — ----- 8 F
88 B-84
O f course, any one could figure
It out. But to eave time, here's the
answer:
The prefix “A" Indicates that the
locomotive la of the company s so-
called Atlantic or 4-4-1 type
The figure 81 shows the diameter
o* the drivers In Inches.
The fraction 83 over 28 Indicates
,h»t the cylinders are 38 Inches In
diameter and the stroke Is 88
Inches.
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public.
Ajax Hispeed
Tires and Tubes
Are an uncommon grade
sold at s modest price. No
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Shell Gas
Gives uncommon mileage
N ational1
Batteries
Have uncommon longevi
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Don’t forget us for tire
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M o t o r In n
S e r v ic e S t a t io n
(F a t and B ert)
The next fraction, 1ST over B 64,
indicates that there are 187,000
pounds on the driving wheels, and
the 11-tH tells that ths engine has
a "booster" and that there are <M,
000 pounds on ths trailing truck
wheels to which ths booster Is
geared
Ths suffix Isttsre, 8 .F . Indicate
that the locomotive has a super
heater and feed water heater«-
"8" designating ths former and
“F" the latter.
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duced last night, and they didn't
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C red ite d
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N ovelist
The phrase, “a verdant green,"
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who la easily deceived, who may be
a plain simpleton. In fa c t
Actually, however, this expres
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mised.
Indeed, It Is only three-
quarters of a century since It was
Introduced Into the English lan
guage, It being taken after a char
acter In Cuthbert Bede's novel of
that very name, published In 1853.
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