The Port Orford tribune., June 28, 1916, Image 1

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V o lu m e X X V
HE
“ BLUE CH tISTMAS.”
U t t U Inetdant That Occurred la
th a C hildho od o f K ia a Franosa
W illa r d .
•to r y That S u ggests tho Fhlloeophy
o f the B agatlv« aa • F iu -
- motar of Happlnooo.
Am ong th e beautiful aad tender
m em o riae o f the happy childhood
w hich Frances W illa r d «J way a oouatad
on« of th e rleheat poaaaaaiona o f bar
life was th a t o l tba "bine U h rla ta a a '
Tim es had been h e ro th a t year, aud
although actual w a n t had n o t H alted
the p ra irie home, there was no money
loir g ll.s ; and to the la th e r. 111 w ith
ague, th li.g a loosed dark and gloomy.
B u t the children were not alch and
A m ong the members o f a certain
fa m ily Is a m uch-beloved little woman
whose phi wophy of life furnishes nc
sm all u n u e a e t i to bar friends.
“ i f you ever feel rea lly fo rlo rn and
poverty-stricken." cne of her nieces
was o ie rh is x d saying to a schoolmate
cne day, "you Just ought to go down*
town w ith m y A u n t M a ry .”
“T h e other day 1 went shopping w ith
her. end 1 '.bought I ’d keep c o u n t
C hristm as had alw eya brought ita gifts
before, why abould' It fa ll now? ho
tbe tw o girls buug up th e ir stockings,
and tba brother put bis book-atrap on
the fro n t door-knob.
Of courae the gift« came. W h en la
a ll th e ir lives bad th e ir m oth er ever
fa iled them ? T h e next m orning the
book-atrap held P o llo k’s "Courae of
T im e ." end each stocking contained a
few little sea shells long treasured by
tbe m otber, an artlttcla l bower end a
false curl, relics of a fashion o f Mrs.
W illa rd s youslger days.
Poor, pathetic g ifts they sound to
us, but to th e happy, healthy-hearted
lit tle trio they were a ll th a t could be
DIGESTION OF A COYOTE. desired, says the Y outh's Companion.
O strich K e y B e Deposed from Its As fo r en tertain m en t, w h at could be
m ore fu ll of w in te r delight than going
Frond Em inence—Foasenoee
to th e woods sod dragging home great
. . .
O ther Q ualities.
’
branches fo r th e Chriattfles fire? T o
Frances W illa rd the wom en, looking
F or m any year» tbp n»trlch hu back th ro ug h th e years, those kin dlin g
enjoyed world w ide renow n iron flames s till shone w lu t th e ir old ra ­
th e poanennion o f a digenlive ap>w diance.
" W e th ou ght I t wee g re a t fu n ," ehe
ratua w oaderfnl and unique. The
w rote, "b u t fa th e r sailed I t his blue
fa c t th a t a fn ll grown ostrich ir. C hristm as."
the prime o f pity«leal and m ental
T h e re ere alw ays, end alw ays m ust
vigor can exceed th e »peed of a be, those who dw elt upon the shadow
m odera race tw in e w ith o u t haW side of the C hrist men Joy; not only
trying, and that the snme ungain th e re ry poor— to th»m m ore end m ore
each year « a r m
hearts and eager
fy bird curries with him a ready- hands are sending' the. glsJneea— ou t
foi'-uae kick calculated tom u ke tbe th e men and women c f narrow m e n u
'noblest effort o f the famed whose hard toll wins them no m argin
G eorgia m ule look like the fo r luxnrid«, onpteasures. One's h e a rt
scra tch in g of a spring chicken; ha? m ust alw ays be tender fo r the women
w ho have noth ing to give a t Christm an
n»
/
not d etracted from the oat rich’v
fam e a s a gou. mand.
B at now, according to official
announcem ent by the departm ent
o f agriculture, there is a rival in
tb e field, and the ostrich’» diet of
S w iss w atches, -htnip chim neys,
^Italian m arble and other ee.sily
a aiin iiiated a rticles of food has
" paled in to IncitfiuAu tiu-e teaislw
the perform ,tot* of ids la le s t com­
p e tito r ^ » h e riv a l or th e ostrich
I» th e hum ble American coyote of
th e w estern
weird of voice,
fleet o f fodt, impjsli of act, the
bated o f bin brethren and the
acourge o f the ranchm an.
A ccording to a bulletin issued
by tbe agricultural departm ent,
th e author b ein g Havtd E. Lahte.
M. 8., assist ant in the division of
b iological survey, coyote« feed
chiefly upon an Lin a I matter^ but
w hea auch food is scarce they
freely ea t peaches, ajwicota.
horse«, melon«, pear«, ca ttle, juni
per berrfep, fish, mnnwtnita her
rie», bird», prickly pear», reptile«,
horned load», ¡n«eets*tnrtle eggs,
prairie dog«, crustacean«, lizards
and crabs.
The above would seem to be a
aom ewlm t com prehensive Hit, but
th e de|iartm ont has already re
ceived a number o f letter» from
ranchm en of the w estern coyote
country, su gg estin g addition« Io
th e an im al’« already exten sive
menu. A m ong the things m<n
tinned by the d e |» r ln ie » t’« went
ern correspondents a« living freely
and frequently enjoyed by hungry
coyote« are old »hoes, flannel
•hirtn, canned good», underwear,
barne««, axle grease, fifth hook»,
ch ocolate caram els and tar roof
Ing.
INCUBATOR ON DESERT.
la Vont Waaten Oool Their
In stead o f G ivin g Them
W arm th.
M any a pereon who has watched a
m oth er robin Beetling p a tien tly on bar
agga In a hlossomlug spple tree hne
wondered how tho lltfle creature or her
ancestor« ever learned th a t the long
process would cause the eggn to batch.
A greater pustle Is set to r ih rm , says
the au tho r o f "T h e Land <jf L lttl? Ils ln ,
In the great deeart. w here the eame bird«
have learned to cool th e ir e r n instead
o f w arm ing them . Ik th e u n th tttcrad
naala of th e am d y plxlna It becomes nec­
essary to keep the tags :rr.m cool t a x
Oue hot, stiflin g « p rir g In the L ittle A n­
telope, a travel«? bad occsaion lo pass
and repeat the neet of a pat? ol meadow­
la rk s located unbaTpny in the a h tfit of a
very slender weed Tbe birds were never
s ittin g except a t r.l»h t. but at midday
they .stood or d ro w fle« ,sp o 's the nest,
h a lf- fa in tin g , w ith p l|lfu lly parted bills,
spreading th a lr w in gs b e t" en th» sun
and tha egg«. 8o rr.e'!»ec both of them
together, w ith w in*a'»prea<l a n d ha lt-
lifted . m aintained a spot of Mtade In a
terrtfle tem p erature.
T h * ir patience
was la th is erse rewarded, fn r the coas-
pssalonsts tra v e le r a t toot spared them
a M t o f canvas, which she mounted over
th e neet aa a perm aaent shelter.
THINGS SHE DID NOT WANT
time.
Does not Miss W illa rd 's m em ory of
her happy C hristm as b rin g a message
a t hope to those whose purses a m
em pty? C h lld itn a m tbe happy pos­
sessors o f tw o m agic powers w hich
th orn of older years to r often lo s e -*
freshness df Im agination and n keen
sest fo r life. A Ur.y hom e-m ade pres­
e n t and a holiday atmosphere, it i t ba
created by
nothing » o r e
tlm n a
C b rts tu ia s .p l« , w ill m ake th e day a
REJECT NAVAL APPLICANTS.
M om Are D ism issed Because of Bad
Teeth Than for A n y Oth««
W ash ing ton .— Reports to th e navy
departm ent fro m recruiting parties a t
various points In tbs U nited Btnten-
show th a t o f a ll th e applicants fo r en­
lis tm e n t tw o -th lrJ s are rejected be­
cause o f physical deficiencies.
Th e
n a val re a u lrtm e n is arc for soiind and
h e alth y young men. More are reject­
ed because of bad teeth th an fo r any
o ther reason.
N a v a l sorgeons hold th a t a m an who
has lost a m ajo rity of hla m olars can­
not properly m w tlc x ts his food. H e
Is, th erefore, susceptible to stomach
tr o u t lo and the d iaordtrs o f the diges­
tiv e organs. Ills tfflclvncy as a w o rk ­
ing m achine Is thus Im paired. T h e sur­
geons consider n man w it h one upper
aniTur.e low er m olar on oue side much
b e lter off fo r the naval service than
a m an who has text a ll his upper m olara
bu t Vnose lower m olars rem ain sound.
T h e food q u tttlo n aboard ship Iso n «
o f g n a t Im portance.
I f It doe« to t
agree w ith the bluejacket they sfe
quick to com plain. There are no dental
surgeon« rtg u la rly rated In the U nited
States navy, although some hospital
stewards do dental work.
There la a
regu lar dentist on the recetvlag ship
Hancock.
T h e authorised lim it o f the enlisted
personnel of the nsvy Is now MXOfl.
I t is hoped at the bureau of n a vig a­
tio n th a t th e fu ll num ber w ill be re­
cruited by Ju ly 1.
ed m tr’l l y
nt tningo, end then walked
on declaring th a t «be didn’t want
thepi. TJke silver non Id need to much
cleaning, and t ’j e glass would be such
a constant an xiety; the line clothes
would be too flue to have pood times
n, end the handsome fu rn itu re would
ihow every speck of dust. Even books
could out m ake bar waver, although
she Is an In satiable reader.
“ “rhere's so m any you doa’k-want
to read ' ehe says
"Once I caught he r,
when
she
stopped before some 'A m erican beau­
ties' Io e florist's window.
" 'W ouldn’t you lik e to 'have money
enough to buy those, auntleT* I naked.
But she wasn’t to be caught.
" ' I ’d so hats to «as them feds.’ she
sold-
"T h e only th in g fo r which live ever
heard her wish was m ore m oney w ith
vhlch to ‘do things’ fo r other people,
vnd « ten th a t was only s h a lf wish,
fo r I f you haven’t money you have to
h lnk of something else. and.»be tom e-
hlng else Is often so much better.’ she
■•vys. 1 really th in k A u n t M a ry la h a r ­
der In discovering things she doesn't
vent than most people In gettin g w het
hey do w ent,“
T h e preitty s*wry, eeye tho Totrth’d
’’ompanlon, s i...e s ts a query: P o we
- t h e m ajo rity of us— m ake enough of
he philosophy of the negative aa e
irom oler of happiness? W e a lth , w h eth­
er of spirit o r estale, mual be reckoned
lo t alone bv the rood poevesoed. b u t.
is o by the undcslrab'e avoided
M any
». qnlet flower o f happiness grows ba­
lds tbe paths o f those whose tr e e am
wise to see th e thlnge thdy do not
want.
I
a r e a c c o m p lis h e d fro m th e k e y -
b o a r d of th e lig h t ru n n in g , e a s y
a d i o n M o d e l 10 ( V is ib le )
Blcfeoase R M w -
Uniform Touch
Bod Ete.riug Type Bor
Coturni f nidrr »nJ Paiw— ?hm
D ra in a i Tabulai«
V.rib!a Wriung
A Key lor Error Ckoroctee
Pe.-fad E r a w j Fac-uM»
THE COUNTRY NEGRO.
bcewhaxgnatlu t
R¡¿'.« aol LsfcConugr itelwue
Sunning Marginal I ’wli
Frowned Ribbou
Gear D ftie« Carcasas
Write Isr iofarwtiiae te
The Smith Premier Typewriter C o ,
Syracuse, N .Y . BnnAas avwywiw»
Th e average city negro g ro w n up
In th e »hade. 11« la co m p lete ly ovar-
shadtiwad b y bia o v e rto w e rin g en vi­
ro n m e n t. Aa one w alk« a lo n g th e
s tre e ts g f o u r g re a t ctyiea and visiva
th e mnaylvv buildings and aky-aaak-
In g « tro viu ro » , h» fio rir no «tatu a fo r
t h r n-grro shove the r e lln r floor. Tb e
c ity nr g io o f education nnd e n lln re la
forced h ilo m e n iti em plo ym ent lac­
c a n te k f th e r forrha o f occupation a re
preem p -e.l by tb a m n r«
f t ic r o d
claaa. Th ere are a dozen eo m p efttnrs
fo r every di lia r in »Igbt, and In tb e
g re a t m a jo r ity o f ease», tb e negro is
handicapped liy his color, says th e
fio u tb e ru W orkftfhn.
■
T h e c o u n try i egro, on th e con­
tr a r y . la on terra« o f « q u a lity w ith
M a en viron m en t.
He la n o t eon-
fro u te d by s u g g n tfo n a o f In e q u a lity
a t every ta n s . N a tu re 1« n m o tb er
w h o is e q u a lly kind and benefleen;
to a ll o f h e r c h ild ren . An s e re o f
g rou nd w ill yie ld as mueh fo r th e
b laek ns fo r th e w h ite tille r . Th e
m a rk e ts a rr co lo rb lin d . No one in-.
q u ires in to tho co lo r o f th e producer
o f th e best produce In the m s rk e t,
except as S m a tte r o f Idle c u rio sity.
N o la b o r oegaafaatlosi has yet placed
n b o y c o tt upon negro fa rm lab o r.
T b e fa rm offers fo r th e negro the
o n ly re a lly unham pered Held which
» open to hiss on an u n lim ite d acala
Perfect Duet C u W *
0x1 Space I.ever
Carriage Retarder
lutpnwad Mayna!
fitep
FarW1 marr*. Sperrfaal Ever Dtviaad
These ere features which make the
Smith Premier the choice cf die
man who invefiigtles comparative
advantages.
Out.
i«r
Ith y n »
yr hours; A
» u. M or seV
mug imMMtea ah
unhealthy condi­
tion of the kid­
neys; if It staina
your linen it In
evidence of kid-
IF YOU
TOUCH
frequent desire»,
pass It or pain » .
your tongue to
ALUM
dev am out of order.
W b » l to
You can't help puck erin g— it make» you pucker
R
do sa blood M a n s a olein A h ,
N-
M u ty wdbout i t Cowuret«. C»n<ly tSstbsi
tie ite.ui , our Mood o.id tocii it r l s . ^ b;
•»i-rit.e «p tha laxv ¡ivgir uad Jiisiag ail In
urttjaa iiosn t b i l«x»y Mvgiu t<sd< *•
v i» ,
piuii. is , bet'«, Ijascbaa, blavkbaada
.y b a w l» vam pivssas
manty for ien -enta.
to think o f tasting i t
B y th e use o f s o called
cheap
Dé.
There Is oomfort in tha knnwladys am
often axp.-eaaod. t'vat Dr. Kllmor's Swamp-
Root, tha great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pein in thia
'book, kldnays, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects insbilltv
; *0 hold water and scalding pain In passing
H, or bad affacis allowing use of liquor,
1 wine or beer, and ovarcomea that unplaaaant
i nacesslty cf being compelled to go oftaa
i lu rin r 4 « day, sod to get up many times
: di--:.,g the night. Tha mild and tha axtrac
I ordinary effect ot S w a m p -R o o t is soon
raa'lrec
It stands the highest for Its worn
dertnl euros of tho most distressing cossa.
If you neou * msdielue j'<u JlouM have tho
beat. Sold by druggists Ir 60c. and $1. sizes.
You may hav« a aompto bottle of thto
-vonderfu.'
discovery -
FT rT M -
aud a boon that leliv
m ore about It. both s e n t
abeolutoly free by mall, ~
sddrosa D r. Kilmer &
Co.. Binghamton. N . Y . Whan writing moo-
lion reading this generous offer to this pspos.
anti look in the g la ss— y ou w ill se e the effect—
T h e exten t to w hich th e a g ric u ltu ra l
p o rtio n s o f th e m iddle west are now
supplied w ith modern conveniences
m ay he in fe rre d fro m th e s to ry which
fo llo w « ! T h era came a rin g a t the te l­
ephone In a farm houee in n o rth e rn In ­
NEW OCCUPATION FOR A DOG. diana one day tont sum m er, and th a
fa rm e r hlm aeif
responded, relates
Y o u th 's Com panion.
••H e llo !" he s<M.
" H e llo l” eaid th r vclee a t th e o th e r
end o t th e w ire. “Can yon fu rn ish m e
• baas singer fo r to -m o rro w n ig h t? "
“ A be«« «Inger? W h y. yes, I reckon
no,” answered th r fa rm e r, laughing.
“ W h a t do you wnnt one fo r? "
"Because the one we’ve had up to
so w 1« olek.
W h a t w o u ld he y o u r
te rm «? "
" W e ll, I usually fu rn is h 'am by th e
doses.
I Won’t charge you a n y th in g
fre q u e n tly lh a t one o f th em , bolder
fo r one. H o w do you w a n ) him sent?"
th an the rest, d ism o u n tril to In vesti­
“W hat a re you ta lk in g ab ou t?"
gate. H e found In the c e n tr q o f « new ­
"W h o do y a th in k yo u 're ta lk in '
ly plaitted field a sm al shade tb h tc h . and
to r
near by a stake, to w h ich was attach ed
a rope, at th e o th e r end o f which a col­
lie dog was p ra n c in g and b a rk in g .
T h ere was no t a hum an b r in e In sig ht,
and th e dog could c e rta in ly uot bave
C te u t a te » T u u w e e a .
been confined th ere w ith th e idea o f
A m an In C ln.-lanutl applied to tbe
scaring aw s y trum ps, fo r "his antics
showed th a t he was overjoyed to behold co arto fo r as m jun ctio n to rvetratn
tb e tongues o t th e gosslps o f th e
th e stran ger.
As th e tu n was very h o t in the field, n flfb b o rh n o d .,- I » le e ru rd fro m indt-
th e W eyetW t concluded t o rc«t a w h ile clal aourcea ih s t ib era a r e saíne I h i n i i
under the tl-stc h , s till m arv elin g At th e beyoud tha co ntrol o f th e hígnesi hu­
m an power.
situ atio n o f his canine ««quaintsnee
A few m om ents la te r « loncscme “Law ,
caw, ca w ," was hgard In th e s ir. Th e
dog a t once becam e a tte n tiv e ; he lay
close to tb e gro u n d , w ith bis head
cocked to cne tid e. A fn t: l ’y o f crows
prexentlyr a lig h te d in th e fie ld , bu t be­
fo re th r y could begin tb c’ r m eal tb e
d o g w rs un and a t th em . T h e m yste ry
wus then explained. T h e tc llle was need
a t a srurecrow , and n m ost effective otto
he proved lo be.
n e c e s s a ry o p e ra tio n s in
w ritin g , billing o r Statistical w o r k
A ll
B ak in g
Pow ders you ta k e th is puckering, injurious Alum
right in to your system — you injure digestion,
and ruin your stomach.
AVOID ALVM
KsBamERuftN
p la in ly -
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R o y a l is m ade from pure, refined G rap e Cream o f T artar—C o sts m ore
than A lum but you have the profit o f quality, th e profit o f g o o d health.
For 1'artridgp, Wood­
cock, S-iuirrel or Rabbit
Shooting the
, Ns M l
r - A WONDER
N othing has ever equalled it.
Nothing can ever surpass It.
GUARÀïfttEQ,
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