mt. Scott hera!d
Publiaheti Every Friday at Lenta
Station. Portland. Oregon.
J. 2. UPDIKE -
C. W. SMITH -
Proprietor
Manager
Eutered a» second-class mail mat
ter February 14. 1*14, at the pvst-
OJtflca at Louts. Oregon, under act of
Ceuaross. March *. 1*7».
ll.Dv a year
Bubecrìplloii price
Phenes. Tuber <»2«.
EGYPTIANS WATCHED FOR
RIDING OF THE SUN
If a group -of people were ship
wrecked or otherwise cast upon their
own resources, and were to lose track
of the date, they would have no easy
means of finding it again. Our year Is
an artificial one. and so must be made
by careful study hi well-equipped ob
servatories. Without precise instru
ments It would be difficult to fix the
day when the new year begins.
The ancient Egyptians experienced
no such difficulty. Their year, from
which ours is derived, had a perfect
ly natural beginning. It always com
menced on the day when Sirius and
the sun rose together.
The temples of Egypt were really
observatories, built to face this or
that star as it rose. They were more
or less elaborate, but all had as their
fundamental plan a long, narrow pass
age down which the star’s rays came,
and a dark chamber at the far end
where the priest made the observation.
The beginning of the new year was
an importAnt event. We can picture
The New Tear Motto
I asked the New Year for some
motto sweet.
Some rule of life by which to
guide my feet ;
I asked and paused ; it answered,
soft and low :
“God’s will to know.
“Will knowledge, then, suffice,
New Year?" I cried;
But ere the questlou Into sileuce
died.
The answer came: “Nay; this
remember, too,
God's will to do."
Tb. rail «ay« »1 I ba I'ailaO Stalaa «ra aaara thaS naa tblrd,
orari? oar bait al all lb- railway« uf lb. war 1.1 I ba,
carry a yearly traili «O sewfe graatar tbaa ibal al
aav’albrr .•..unir, Ilka« ibarv <• really no baaU Im o.mpao-
aoa In.leeU. the Iralti. at aay Iwv Mi'll stay be .am
bi x.l. au-l -till I’ Ina« not *|>|'>-wacb ibe eammerv» al
Amen.«bara. u,wm Aman. ... r ..Iwaya
—I aorT Star., I,.««»’ C.wwlw,.
“To know ; to do; can this be all
we give
To Him in Whom we ura, and
move and live!
No more. New Year?" “This, too,
must be your care:
God’s will to bear.”
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Ask Any Doughboy Who
as Over There”
Once more I asked: “Is there
»till more to tell?"
Aud once again the answer
sweetly fell:
“Yea, this one thing, all other
things above,
God’s will to love."
—J. M C. Bouchard. S. J.
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and he will tell von that American rui|roa<ls are
the best in the world.
He saw the foreign roads - in England and
France, the best in Euro|>c and in other Con
tinental countries anti he knows.
The part railroads have (Javed in the develop
ment of the United States is beyond measure.
American railroads have achieved high stand
ards of public service by far-sighted and courage
ous investment of capital, and by the constant
striving of managers and men for rewards for work
well done.
We have the liest railroads in the world — we
must continue to have the best.
But they must grow.
To the $*0,000,000,000 now invested in our
railroads, there will have to be added in the next
few years, to keep pace with the nation's business,
billions more for additional tracks, stations and
terminals, cars and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals, safety devices, the
elimination of grade crossings and for recon
struction and engineering economies that will re
duce the cost of transportation.
To attract to the railroads in the future the in
vestment funds of many thrifty citizens, the direct
ing genius of the most capable builders and man
agers, and the skill and loyalty of the best work
men — in competition with other industries bid
ding for capital, managers and men
the railroad
industry must hold out fair rewards to capital, to
managers and to the men.
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nation’s needs
if they continue to be built and operated on the
American principle of rewards for work well done.
New Year Suggestions
quit chewin’ gum at th* the*
Temple in Ancient Egypt, Built So the
Rising of Sirius, at the Beginning of
the Year, Sent a Ray of Light to
the Inner Chamber.
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the scene as the priests. followed by
the scribes, lawyers, merchants, and
the curious crowd, wind their way up
to the temple In the first streaks of
dawn, and take their appointed places.
As daylight comes on the Interest of
everyone is centered on two groups.
Let’s quit lyin’ fer one year an’ eec
The priests on the roof are straining
ow
it works out.
their eyes for the first glimpse of the
coming sun, while those down In the
dark chamber are watching for Sir
ius. Soldiers are stationed around the
temple to keep the crowd silent and
to prevent strugglers from crossing the
path of the star’s rays in front of the
temple door at the critical moment.
A shout bursts from those on the
roof aa the sun tops the horlson. The
observers below watch their water
clocks carefully now as the minutes
are told off, and strain their eyes at
quit complainin' t’ th' butcher.
the narrow opening where Sirius Itself
flashes into view, and the new year
has begun.
The Egyptians discovered that the
year has an extra quarter of a day
to IL They did it by noting that on
some years Sirius and the sun rose al
most together, while on others there
was an appreciable difference to time,
and that these changes repeated them
selves every five years. They found
the length of the year to within 11
Let’s coax our gentlemen friends V
minutes of Its true value, which was
a remarkable thing to do with the go back V real mustaches now that th'
primitive appliances they had at hand. war’s over.
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Japanese New Year's Day.
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JUST A LITTL'i PEEVED.
Lers resolve t’ quit stallin'
Martin In Indianapolis News.
New Year's Then and Now.
A b long as people can remember,
there have been New Year parties.
The old Romans gave theirs in honor
of Janus, the two-faced god. One face
looked back at the old, spent year,
and one face looked forward to the
new, fresh year. They gave prevents
to him and to each other with the
hope that the new year would be
good to them. Some of the people who
lived long ago waited until the end of
March to celebrate the New Year,
since that was the time that the trees
and grass began new life. The Per
•dans still exchange presents of eggs
at New Year’s, Just as we do at Eas
ter. But the rest of us now do our
giving of presents at Christmas. Par
ties, though, we may give to each oth
er on January 1.
In Scotland and
England everybody calls on everybody
else New Year’s day, and drinks
punch. Here In America calling has
gone out of style, but If we do noth
ing more, we at least shout “happy
New Year" to everybody wc meet on
NV*« Y cbv ’ x morning.
A bandful of common sense is worth
■ bushel of learning.
The charitable give out at the door,
and God puts in at the window.
Well doing is the best capital.
To be of use in the world Is the
only way to be happy.
Space commands me to stop. But
read through these proverbs once more,
and ponder their helpfulness as coun
sel for the coming year.—II. Adding The Herald One Dollar a year.
ton Bruce In Chicago Daily New».
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
Eflus adeertisenieni ¿ í published by Ih
cdhóociatiofi of ¿fondu ut/ ^Cixeeulivcx
Nowhere is New Year’s day made
more of than in Japan. All food for
the day must be cooked the day be-
fore; for the first 24 hours of the year
are holy, and only a sinner would labfir
on that day. Early in the morning the
streets and windows begin to glow
with beautifully tinted Jnpanese lan
terns; everybody, even the very old,
appears in gayly colored dress; the
children are decorated with flowers.
Let's resolve t’ remain In our seats
Early in the day all the Shinto priests till a vaudeville show's over.
begin the most strenuous day of their
year’s ministry; for they must visit
every house in their parishes, recite
portions of the Shinto ritual, and drink
a litUe wine in each house.
No, this respectable man Is not
crazy, He’s merely written it "1919”
again !
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Ln the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon, for the County of Mult-
tiomah, Department of Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of II.
M. Wing, deceused.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appointed
i iiiiinistrator of‘the estate of II. M.
Wing, deceased, by the Circuit Court
of the State of Oregon, for the Coun
ty of Multnomuh, Department of
Probate, and has qualified. All per
sona having claims against the said
estate are hereby nidified and re
quired to present tlu* same, duly
verified anil with proper vouchers, to
the said adminiatialor ut his place
of husines.i, 8929 Foster Hoad, Lents
Station, I’oilland. Multnomuh County,
Oregon, within six months from the
date of the first publication hereof,
Dale of first publication, Dewin-
her 5, 1919.
Date of last publication, Junuury
2, 1920.
JAY F. WING,
Administrator.
II. P. Ament, Attorney.
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as regards where it grows, how it is blended,
and how it is handled after it reaches us
We carry a large variety of teas and
coffees to satisfy all tastes. Merely tell us
whnt brand you have been buying and
we ll give you something well worth trying.
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