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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1932)
Paße 2 TIMES. WILLAMINA. OREGON HILDREN’S C ST O R Y Thursday, July 21, 1932 Americans on Old Caravan Kouie —« y -------------------- -------------- THORNTON W. BURGESS By DOUGLAS MALLOCH LL an old man's tusks are doue, One by one All tls race* have been run. T h e rack leas tongua la quite th e worst O f * *11 the things I know. So w atch your tongue and guard your tongue. And le t yo u r tongue be slow. QUICK tongue Is apt to be a reckless tongue, and a reckless tongue Is one that says things w ith out stopping to think If they be true or of what harm they may do by be ing repeated. The tongues of some people seem to be reckless all the time. Gossipy tongues almost alwuys are reckless. Other tongues become reckless when their owners lose their tempers. It was this way with the tongue of Longlegs the Keron that beautiful summer day. Ix>nglegs lost his temper and then he said things which he wouldn't have said If he had stopped to think. You see Longlegs was very hungry and he waited patiently for a long, long time for his breakfast. You know Longlegs is a fisherman, and ne is one of those who wait for their meals to »me to them instead of going after them. L ittle Joe Otter is a fisherman, but he is the other kind. He is such a famous swimmer that he caD chuse and catch fish. Longlegs isn't a swim mer at all, so he has to wait for the fish to swim near enough to where he Is standing for him to catch one by darting his long neck downward like lightning and snapping up the fish In his great spear-like bill. So on this particular morning when Longlegs had waited and waited so patiently and at last a school of min nows had come swimming in almost within reach it had been more than he could stand to have Rattles the Kingfisher suddenly dart down and seize the biggest minnow Longlegs had counted as surely his, at the same time frightening away all the other minnows. “You're c thief!” he screamed at Battles. “You're a robber! That was my fish!” Rattles the Kingfisher chuckled. It wasn’t a pleasant chuckle to hear because Rattles hasn't a pleasant voice. In fact It is a very unpleasant voice. He didn’t reply at once be cause he was too busy swallowing that big. fat minnow. It was so big that it stuck in his throat, and he had to twist and squirm and wriggle and gulp and gasp to get it down. But at last It was down. Then he looked across at longlegs and chuckled again “I f it was yours why didn’t you catch it?” he asked. “I didn't even know yon were over there. Not that it would have made any difference, he added with another harsh chuckle. A Now he alts beside the fire, Old Grundslre, Little now his lliubs to tire. A All of youth’s tusk lie ahead. Roads to trend, Things to master, and to dread. Age la like an ancient mill, Gruy und still. All the grist ground thnt it wllL Youth can never quiet sit. Smoke a lilt. With all life abend of It. A A. l.E E of New York (center,, formerly of Pittsburgh and Cleveland, and * * • A. F. Kane of Milwaukee, as they appeared with their small native at tendant and pack mule, en route from China to India via an old Chinese cara- van route. The party Journeyed overland from Saigon. French Indo-China, to Calcutta, and Is shown halting for a swim In western Yunnan. China. Setting N ew Record Youth must up and sow the grain. Shift the crane— And I hear youth's voice compluln. All an old man’s tasks are done. And his fun— Let me tell you thia, my son: BCNEJRS Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers. T H E M AR K ETS Portland Wheat — Rig Bend blueatem. bnrd winter, B7^c; soft white and western white, 47Lfcc; hard winter, northern spring and western red, 46c. H ay— Buying prices, f. o. b. Port land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $13.00. B uiterfat— Pound 11© 13c. Eggs—Ranch, IS O 16c. Hogs—Good to choice, 1506. Cattle— Choice steers, $6.3507.00. Lambs—Spring. $404.60. Seattle Wheat—Soft white, western white, hard winter, western red and north* era spring 47c; bluestem, 57c. Eggs— Ranch. 16016c. Ilu ttertat—Pound 15c. Hogs—Good to choice. $506. Cattle— Choice steers, $5.5005.76. Sheep— Spring lambs. $4.0004.75. Spokane Cattle— Steers, good, $6 00 0 6 60. Hogs—Good to choice. $6.40 0 5.60. Lambs—Good to choice, $3.3603.50. (©. 1(11. H o u a lu M a llo ch .)— W NU S < -rv l« JUST A FEW SAUCES A W ELL made and appropriate * * sauce will tuke an ordinary meat dish out of Its class, making It a real creation. The following are a few that are different: Brat on Beef Sauce. Take one tablespoonful each of su gar, horseradish and made mustard, mix with four tablespoonfuls of vin egar. Abrahum Lincoln wrote the Gettys burg address while traveling from Washington to Gettysburg on the back of an envelope. Evelyn Flrrara, of the Illinois Worn en's Athletic club, setting a new Amer lean record In the discus throw grlth a heave of 111 feet, i l Inches, at the recent Central A. A. U. meet in Chi cago. here by the Smiling Pool, and you ought to know. If you don’t, that 1 can beat you fishing every time. If you’ll take my advice you’ll go over to the Big river. You’ll fill your stomach sooner there, and then you’ll feel better.” Longlegs opened his mouth for an angry retort, then closed it without saying a word. He knew that what Rattles said was true, and to tell the truth he was a wee bit ashamed. Finally he spread his big wings and flapped away In the direction of the Big river. Rattles the Kingfisher chuckled noisily. Then he fixed his bright eyes on the Smiling Pool to watch for minnows. London “for fish belong to whoever can catch them, and that fat minnow didn't be long to you because you hadn't caught I t ” “It did too!” retorted Ix»nglegs, and his voice was as harsh as Rattles' voice. “I was ’ust going to catch it when you stole IL You're a thief, 1 tell you. I ’m going to tel’ everybody that you're a thief. You stole my breakfast!” Rattles chuckled again. You see, having that big fat minnow In his stomach he simply couldn’t lose his temper. You know, temper is very largely a matter of an empty stomach. The stomach of Longlegs was empty and so his temper was very, very bad, while the stomach ot Rattles was full, and so his temper was very, very good, “Go, ahead! Go ahead. Longlegs!” said he. "You tell everybody that I ’m a thief, and I'll tell everybody that you are a long-legged, long-necked, cross-grained, bad-tempered, lazy do nothing, who waits for his meals to come to him Instead of going after them. Everybody knows that 1 never stole anything in my life, and every body knows that you are Just what I have said you are. It Is true .’ haven't many friends, but it is be cause I don't want them. But It is just as true that you haven’t either I t is easy enough to call names, and I guess I can do that as well as you can. So go ahead. Calling me a thief (Toesn’t make me one, and you know as well as I do that that minnow didn’t belong to anybody until it was caught. Just to pay you for losing your temper. I ’m going to stay right 1 Youth m ust/up and on Its way, While the gray Sit und think nnd smoke all day. Nothing would seem hard to do I f yqu knew How an old man envies you. <©. 1*11. by T. W. B u rgea«.)— W NU S e r v ic e Rattles the Kingfisher Chuckled. OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERALINTEREST AN OLD MAN’S ENVY The city of Loudon is said to have been originally Llyndln, a Celtic Dame signifying “town on the lake.” The Romans called the place Ixmdinlum, adapting the native name to a Latin form, and the modern name Is sub sequent corruption. B O N E R S are actual humorous tidbits found in examination pa pers, essays, etc, by teachers. A metaphor is a thing you shout through. • • • Queen Elizabeth was a virgin queen, and she was never married. She was so fond of dresses that she was never seen without one on. She was beau tiful and clever «1th a red head and freckles. • • • False doctrine means giving people the wrong medicine. • • • Blockheads were the part cause of the W ar of 1812. • • • A democracy believes in God and a republic doesn'L • • • Everybody needs a holiday from one’s year end to another. • • • The press today Is the mouth-organ of the people. • • • A planet is a body of earth sur rounded by sky. <®. 1(3». Bel' S y n d ic a te .)— W XU Service. Him A soft answer may turn away wrath, but never an insurance agent.—Chi cago Evening PosL N o Good fo r Lamb Sauce. Pour one-fourth cupful of boiling wa ter over four tables|>ooiiful8 of chopped mint leaves, let stand until cold, then add two tnblesiMMinfuts of vinegar and enough orange marmalade to make a thick sauce. Unuaual Meat Sauce. Mix together two tables|>oonfula of brown sugar, one tenspoonful of grant ed chocolate, one-half cupful of pre served currants, one tahlespoonfu! of shredded orange peel and the same amount of capers. Pour over these In gredlents a cupful of vinegar and let stand for several hours. Before serv ing strain off the extra vinegar. Oliva Sauce. Mix together one tablespoonful each of melted butter and flour, add one cupful of good stock. Stir and cook until smooth nnd thick. Add a scant teaspoonful of Worcestershire sauce and one dozen finely chopped olives. Sea son with a little salt and pepper. Let the mixture simmer gently for three minutes. • ““ Egg Sauce for Fish. Mash the yolks of three hard cooked eggs with two tables|»oonruls of but ter. one tnblespoonful of rich cream and two tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice. Another Is prepared with a white sauce, two hard cooked eggs chopped fine and salt and pepper to taste. AI low two eggs to each pint of white sauce. This is good served with caul 1 flower. <©. 1(11. W estern N ew epaper Union.« Old Cutter Bear Fitted for Another Byrd Trip The first frost of the season visited gardens in the Lake Labish area last week. The Taft Chamber of Commerce has selected August 14 for the second annual red head round-up. Gilbert I*ooney of Jefferson was bruised and shaken up recently when he was attacked by a Jersey bull. Mrs. Esther Moore of near Lafay ette has sold over $30 worth of blooms from a very small patch of sweet peas. A greater demand than ever before for summer homesitea in the Cascade national forests Is reported by forest officials at Eugene. A party of Medford men have o r ganlzed the Crater Flying club und made arrangements for the purchase of a new training ship. To fix routes for busses to take high school students to and from achooi, the district boundary hoard met in the county court house at Hillsboro last week. Purchase of a power mower to be used in keeping city parkways and the Boulevard park in condition haa been authorized by the city council of Ashland. More fish arc being planted In lakes and streams of Lake county. They are being trucked from the Klamath hatchery in loads of between 3500 and 4000 a trip. Cash and securities totaling $50,000 were found among the possessions of F. M. Davis, aged and apparently pov erty-stricken recluse who died at W al lowa recently. Port Orford has received assurance from Washington that the coast guard appropriation will continue and the station will be built during the year ending June 30, 1933. Ellia Dixon, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon of the Webfoot vicinity near Dayton, was electrocuted when a pump he and others were raising from a well contacted a power wire. A new wooden bridge, at a cost of about $12,000, is to he built across the south fork of the Coquille river two miles north ot Powers, replacing the present narrow covered structure. Pouring of pavement in widening of the Pacific highway south of Wood burn towards Salem was begun last week. Contractors have a large crew working along the entire eight miles. A revival of the “horse and buggy” days Is taking place In the John Day valley. Because of the cost of auto mobile licenses many farmers are us ing teams to take their produce to the towns. All Lane county will be Invited to the old-fashioned picnic planned by the W estfir Community club for July 24 In celebration of the opening ot Hel- gate bridge on the new W illam ette highway. V f IE W of the old coast guard cut- ’ ter Bear taken nt Oakland, Calif., Just before she stilled for Boston via the Panama canal, to take on stores nnd crew f< r a trip to the Antarctic under command of Admiral Richard E. Byrd. The Bear was completely overhauled and refitted at the Cali fornia port and renamed Boar nt Oakland. Barking of his dog, which Jumped on his bed and wakened him, saved the .ife of Thomas Curran and family of Sunnyvale, near North Bend, In an ear.'y-morning fire. The home was destroyed. The presence of flying squirrels near Mount Scott, near the east boundary - of the Crater Lake national park, was reported last week. Capable of soar ing through the air, the squirrels ars a rare novelty. *
