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MR EXPLAINED
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SEVERAL WAYS
,'.'o Dne . Seems Certain of the
Derivation of the Wordj Is One
- of Oldest. in History.1
Thh 4k Mia (Mrf at a. m4m of .rtieto. eo
Orwon and Itt history wrtttoo tor Tb. Bandar
Journal br J. B. Honiwv prof MOT of btatory,
(regm Afrfeultauml ooUeK. , 4
Bjr J. A. Horner i
.' So many are the questions asked
relative to the derivation and mean
ing: of the name "Oregon," and so
diverse are the ; answers, that the
hams will be briefly discussed In
this connection.
i Jonathan Carver applied the name
Oregon" to the "River of the West"
as early as 1778, two years after
the Declaration of Independence,
lie . said . he had : heard the .'river
called that name In 1706, by the
Indians living' in what is now Min
nesota. j At least six explanations have been
Offered regarding the meaning and deri
vation of the word '"Oregon." ;
priKiosrs vaet
: Various authors ascribe Oregon to
V O-rig-a-nmn," a wild plant said to have
been found growing in abundance along
what la now called the - Oregon coast.
This explanation was commonly "given
in school geographies a half century ago.
but botanists tell us that the origanum
was never found so abundant along the
Oregon coast as to attract attention.
Students of names have, therefore, more
recently sought a more satisfactory ex
planation of the meaning and deriva
tion of. the word.
i Hall X Kelley, who wrote pamphlets
concerning the Oregon country as early
as 1829, claimed to have traced "Ore
gon" the name of this river, to a large
river called "Or Jon" in Chinese Tartary.
f William O. ; Steel, who "published a
booklet on Oregon names, and who was
the first president of the Oregon geo
erraphlo board, says It is claimed that
"Oregon", came from "Oyerungon," a
Khoshone word, meaning "a place of
plenty." r' 't
Bishop Blanchet, connected with the
Catholic missionary movement in Wash-
Ingrton and Oregon, decided that "Ore
gon" is a form of "Orejon" (plural Ore
Jones), meaning "big ears" term ap
plied by the Spaniards .to Indian tribes
whose ears were enlarged with loads of
ornaments. '
- The poet, Joaquin Miller, who affec
tionately called Oregon ' the Emerald
state, referred t the derivation of its
name "from some Spanish words, 'aruga
aruga, meaning; falling waters, a poetic
, reference to the cascades and many wa
.terfalls of the "Oregon river,' that, ac
cording to the poet Bryant heard his
own dashing "
SAME IS OLD
' 'The Popular History of Oregon" tells
s that "Oregon" Is a form of the name
"Aragon," which In Spain is pronounced
much like "Oregon," with the accent
strongly . on the last syllable, as most
ORIGIN OF WORD "OREGON"
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Americans pronounced the word 60 years
ago. In support of this theory, it may
be suggested that the name might have
been given to -the new country by Span
ish missionaries as a mark of coutesy to
Ferdinand of Aragon, prince consort of
Queen Isabella, who offered t pledge
her jewels to make possible the voyage
which resulted in the discovery of Amer
ica. - ' 'V
Although "Oregon" probably came
from one or more of these words, it
could have other derivation. While we
are not certain as to the derivation, we
do know that It la a peculiar name In
troduced by Jonathan Carver and made
famous in literature by the poet Bryant
In his, poem !"Thanatopsls," written in
1818 and which. appeared in the North
American' Review, 1817 ; that it was ap
plied to the river now called the Colum
bia, then to the entire region drained
by that rtver,i then restricted to the ter
ritory which later became the thirty
third state of the .Union.
ORIGANUM '
Lodges1 of Baker ;
County Name New,
Official-Staffs
Baker, Pec. 20. Mrs. Eliza Galbralth
has been chosen worthy matron of the
Eastern Star lodge at Prairie City, ac
cording to word received in Baker. El
bert Belknap, worthy patron; WMla
Belknap, ' associate matron; Jennie
Tucker, treasurer ; Elisabeth Knight, sec
retary; Mary Drewltt, conductress, and
Laura Bradford, associate conductress.
Officers elected by the Haines Knights
of Pythias : lodge are : D. M. Cartmill,
chancellor commander; Norrls Poulson,
vice chancellor ; Earl. Hearing, prelate ;
Henry Dahl, master of works ; O. O.
Womack, roaster of exchequer; F. A.
Brickett,. keeper of records and seals ;
T. B. Lethlan, master at arms ; Walter
Pratt, inner ! guard : J. R. Spearman,
outer guard ; C. W. Davidson, trustee.
Bristow lodge No. 112, I. O. O. F also
at Haines, elected Ouy Smith, noble
grand; William Chambers, vice grand;
Henry Dahl, secretary ; Jesse McHanna,
finuiciai secretary, and John Hammond,
treasurer.
The Haines Rebek&hs elected AIary
McKanna, noble grand ; Nellls Christen-
sen, vice grand ; Marjorle Snook, secre
tary ; Ethel Smith, financial secretary,
and Nina Dahl, treasurer, -Z,
-PARTS 0NKM0WH
PARTS UNKNOWN '
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CA&VBB'S MAP Or7HBSXTB
CT THE WEST, 177
Top, left to : rightJonathan Carver,
who i first mentioned In print the
: name "Oregon"; Origanum, a plant,
the name of which may have been
the source of this state's name. Be-
low Map f Oregon country printed
in the eighteenth century.
Oldest Chauffeur Is ;
t Claimed by Jackson
Jackson, Mich., claims the oldest auto
mobile driver in' the United States, if
not In the Vhols world, in "Uncle" El
more Dennis, who has-driven, a car for
the past six years. . He is in his ninety
third year and is active in the manage
ment of his small farm, using the auto
mobile "to get over the place" every
day.-:- . .-- ,
lone llasons Elect
lone, Dec. to. lone lodge No. 120, A.
F. A. M., elected officers as follows:
J. W. Howk. W. M. ; Elmer Griffith, a
W.; Charles M. Howe, J. W.; CX W.
Bowers, - secretary, and C A- Lowe,
treasurer.
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HUMAN HISTORY
OF CHRISTIANITY
December 25 Not GenerallyiOb
r served as, Christ's. Birth Anni
V versary Prior to Chrysostom; ?
To trace the festivals nf the world
through all . their ' variations' would
be to . trace -the. entire history of
human religion and civilization. The
origin of Christmas Is lost in the
mists of the past. . While It has
evolved Into purely a Christmas fes
tival it was undoubtedly adapted, as
many : of our . feasts, : from pagan
times. In its Christian character It
celebrates the birth of -Christ, vf-
The institution of this festival as a
part of the Christian liturgy is attrib
uted to Tel esphorous, who flourished In
the reign of Anton lus Plus 138-181 A. T.
but this Is unhlstorlcaL , It Is unknown
Just when it ' originated, but December
25 was not generally observed as the an.
nlversary of the birth of Christ prior to
Chrysostom's . time, fourth , century, : in
the eastern church, although it was cel
ebrated much earlier in the western
church. - There was no uniformity in ob
serving the period of the nativity among
the early churches.!' Some held the fes
tival in April or May. Others in Janu
ary. , In the eastern church January 6
was the usual date for the feast of, the
nativity and,; still continues to be the
date - In the Armenian church. Some
modern scholars hold that January was
also the date in early times In Rome and
that : December 25 was, adopted t under
Pope Liberiua in 853 or 864. The cele
bration of December 25 spread . to most
parts of the east in the fourth 'and fifth
centuries. : r . ' ' -
EXACT BATE OF BIKTH UHKSTOWJr
It is impossible to establish .any date
as the exact time of the birth of Christ
It Is often objected that December 25
could nothave been the true date for it
is then the rainy season " in Palestine
when shepherds would hardly have been
watching their flocks by night in the
fields. - - . . r
The spirit of Christmas la, however, of
far more Importance than the historic
exactness of its time. ' The reasons for
the selection "of December 25 as the date
of the birth of the Messiah can not now
be determined. r. Calculations on some
what arbitragy: grounds may have In
fluenced it The desire to displace the
orgies of the Roman saturnalia is now
less often ascribed as a reason than
formerly. The wish to place a Christian
feast in opposition to the feast of the
sun at the winter solstice may have had
weight The early church was eager to
replace pagan festivities by Christian,
As Christianity spread,' the feast, of the
winter solstice, the time when the days
begin to increase and light to triumph
over darkness, was easily turned Into
the feast, or Christ, the iignj or lire.
GE&MAVS HELD YULE FEAST
' ' At the . winter . solstice the Germans
held their great Yule feast in commem
oration' of the return of the fiery sun
wheel and they believed that during the
u nights, reaching: from December 25
Mich
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'embodying; in every detaU Co
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Small and light; an Ideal port
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clear, resonant and full, make them a constant joy
to hear. The beauty of their cabinets makes, them
a joy to see. The great variety of Columbia Mod
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every purse and taste. - - " , '
There are small, portable sizes you can carry anywhere. Big,
handsome cabinets suitable for the most elaborate of interiors.:
All sorts of finishes, dull or lustrous. .
: $25 to. e$200
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, Open Evenhigi Until Christmas ,
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isfying Columbia Orafonola. The
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to January 6 they could trace the per
sonal movements and Interference on
earth of their great deities Odin,
Berchta, etci - Many ef the beliefs and
usages of the old Germans and also of
the Romans - relating , to this matter
passed ever from heathendom to Chris
tianity and" have partially ' survived ti
the present day. It was also the aim o-H
the early church to ourlfy the heathen
customs and feasts which it retained inj
its grandly devised liturgy and its dra
matic, representations of the birth of
Christ and the first evenU of .his itre.
Hence sprang the manger songs and a
multitude of Christmas carols.
Hence also originated at a later period
the ; Christ tree or Christmas trees
adorned l with ; lights and .gifts. ' Thus
Christmas became a universal social fes
tival as well as a religious one. ,
ST. BTICHOLAS PAST OF CHBI8TMA8
Inseparably connected with Christmas
is St. Nicholas, who was bishop of Mysa i
in the time of tho Emperor Diocletian.
He was persecuted - on account ot his
faith. . In art St. Nicholas is obmmonly
depicted with three children, standing in
a tub by his side. Of this there are vari
ous interpretations. -' One explanation- is
sought in the legend of St. Nicholas mir
aculously 'restoring to life three rich
youths who had been murdered. and con
cealed in a salting, tub by a thievish Inn
keeper or butcher In whose house they
had taken-refuge.'- '
A legend of St. Nicholas' surreptitious
bestowal of dowries upon three daugh
ters of a poor, man who was unable to
procure fit marriages for them is said
to have originated the old custom of
giving presents on the eve of 8tJ Nicho
las, December 8. Subsequently this cus
tom was deferred till Christmas eve.
Hence the association of St: Nicholas, or
Santa Ciaus, a corruption of the Dutch
for St. Nicholas, with Christmas. "
, St. Nicholas is the patron saint of Bus
sis,, the 'special protector of -children,
soldiers, merchants and sailors.
Officers Areilamed
By Culinary Alliance
-Centralis Wash ' PecTlOarl J.
Thorsen ; was elected v president"T)f th
newly formed Culinary alliaace No. tic
of Centralla and Chehalia. OUier offi
cers elected were ; Stella Shroads, , vie
president : Frank I Shroada. financial
secretary ; William Elsenhour. chaplain ;
Joe Randall, sergeant at arms I Mrs.
William Skinner, inspector. Members ot
the executive beard are John P. Stahi.
-halrmaa; Joe Randall. Forrest Nlcko
J,.s. Jack Bonter'and Jesse Howard. -
' ; Wood burn llasons Llect
Woodburn, Dec. 2 Woodbum lodiio
No. 106, A. F. St A. VL, elected the'foi- ;
lowing officers i Harold - M. Austin, V,
M.; Hiram Overton, S. W.; Blaine Mc
Cord, J. W.J Ji ilv Poorman. treasurer,
and Corry B. Richard, secretary. Charles
Wakefield, retiring worthy master, was
sleeted trustee. "
Gasoline Users to -
Lose $600,000 With
: Old Gravity ; Test
.. Salem, .Dec.. 20. detention of the
present specific gravity, test for gaso
line on the statute books' will cost Ore
gon i consumers ot, gasoline more than
8600,000s during the year 1920, if the re
cent Increase of 1V4 cents per gallon
on that commodity in this state is due
to this requirement alone, as is con
tended by representatives of the oil
companies. - -. '
This figure is based upon data filed
with the secretary of state's office
which Indicate a total consumption of
41.000,000 - gallons of gasoline in the
state during- the next IS months, based
upon a normal Increase over the- con
sumption of the past 18 months. A
total - of approximately 27,000,009 gal
lons of gasoline have been sold in Ore
gon in the eight months since the state
license law became effective. ; These
figures, it is estimated, will be increased
to approximately 34,000.000 gallons for
the 12-month period, - i
A normal increase of 20 per cent in
consumption for - the next year, based
upon a similar Increase In the number
of Consumers, is regarded as highly con-j
servatlve, giving a total of, 41,000.000 J
Bauwjuo AW,:. U10 WiUUIg J .Aim H3U-
alty of 1 ents per gallon which the
oil companies are imposing upon Ore
gon consumers because of the enforce
ment of the specific gravity test , re
quirement will therefore amount: to ap
proximately 1600,000, if not a great deal
more.
0. A. 0. Graduate Is
Named .as Aide in
Farm Crop Work
.
i Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis,
Dec. 20. C C Ruth, a graduate of the
college, for three years engaged in grain
investigation work with the : United
States bureau of markets, has been ap
pointed, assistant professor of ' farm
crops.
John Dubois, who was graduated from
Cornell - university in civil engineering,
and from another institution In classical
courses, Is . a new Instructor In the de
partment of irrigation engineering. He
has been employed for several years
by the state engineer.
Miss Gertrude Strickland., for several
years Instructor at Washington State
college, has been appointed instructor
in household arts at the college. She
will - succeed Miss Jessie BHes, who Is
being transferred to extension work.
Miss ' Lois Johnson Rankin ' of Mon
rovia. CaL, has been appointed Instructor
in the department of physical education
for women. She is a graduate ot West
ern College for Womeiv Oxford, Ohio,
and' took the teachers course for physi
cal training at Oberlin college. She was
in the. canteen service in France during
the war. Miss Agnes Houck of Port
land, student assistant has completed
her oollege. course and will not be avail
able for instructional work next quarter.
Masonic Secretary
Leaves Office Held
. For Nineteen Years
Albany, Dec. 20-For the first time
in 19 years a new secretary was elected
by the members of St. Johns lodge. No.
17, A. F. and A. M., to succeed Edward
Washburn. : WaBhburn declined'' re
election because of the work involved.
E. r. i Cusick was installed . for the
nineteenth time as treasurer of the lodge.
R. Kelly was elected worshipful master;
Fred H. Hough, senior warden; Earl A.
Boyle, t Junior warden : E.- D. Cusick,
treasurer; George Taylor, secretary; C
H. Cusick, trustee.
The following- are the officers of
Bay ley chapter. Net, R. A. M.: ; W. A.
Weaver. . high priest ; - W. L. Marks,
king t J; M. French, scribe : D. I. Craw
ford :: captain ot host ; C : H Cusick,
vreojurer , ju. .. wasnourn, secretary i w.
R. Bllyeu trustee.
- The following are officers of Temple
commandery. No. 8, Knights Templar:
C. H. Cusick.. eminent commander; C.
C. Bryant, generalissimo R. W. Davis,
captain' general ; D. P. Mason, prelate ;
D. lb- Crawford, senior warden ; O. T.
Fox. . junior, warden : H. ' B. . Cusick.
treasurer; E. .Washburn. secretary;
George Taylor, trustee. ,
Masonic Chapter . l:
: . Of Eugene Elects , ;
New High Priest
? I'",' - .".i ''-"
r Eugene, Dec 20. Dr. H. T. Burnett
was elected high priest of Eugene chap
ter No. 11, . Royal Arch Masons, Other
officers chosen were : R. 8. Bryson. king ;
C. H. Young; scribe ; C J. Fulton, cap
tain of host ; Darwin Bristow, treasurer;
S, M. Yoran, secretary
' W. O. Heckert, contractor, who dropped
dead December . 10, left 812,000 in real
estate and 86000 in personal property.
Did not come to an end
. so you, had better have
those teeth attended to
now.:
This head may seem a little far fetched, yet It is fact that
hundreds postponed sureical operations, dental operations and
DR. B. . WRIGHT , f business deals until .the dreaded December 17th had passed.
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3' Ot- cotsrse- nothing unusual happened. The old world jogs alqng at its usual gait and
- teeth will need treatment as they did before the scare. -
Sound teeth add more to the enjoyment of living than possibly arty other factor.
- 4 - - - - ', - . , - t ,-" ' '
- Don't allow diseased, decaying, discolored teeth to mar your appearance and' poison
your system. ' , . ' . - -' ; r '
j; .The' fear of pain keeps.many people away, for a time until they are compelled to come
... from necessity. - . . ' . .' - ? ,
The fear of oain todav is a mental attitude handed down from bygone days when the
practice of dentistry. was unskilled and crude.' The well-informed dentist of the present
'generation miiicis uui iiiuc pam. 1 v , ' . . . j,
In all kinds of dental work you will. at this office receive the, best and gentlest treat
ment. ' - . - -jv.,, '': ' . :. r".r.r : ';: - ,-.
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Service and moderate prices have made the name ''Wright" a household, word in Orefepn.
, - My fees are very reasonable.
DR. B. E. WRIGHT
Northwest ;
Corner - -Sixth
and . .
; j Washington
Streets ,:
. Raleigh Bldg.
Phono Main 2119
" PAINLESS EXTRACTION. OF TEETH
TWENTY YEARS IN ACTIVE SERVICE
, Office Hoars t
8 A. M. to 6 P. M
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WATER I . - '.WATER I
On December 17, . the, breaking of a water main on the second
floor of the three story building occupied by, iSunden, : Rudeen , &
Streibig damaged a large amount of stock. . All damaged goods,
"including a large, number of only slightly damaged articles, will
be placed, on sale Monday at reductions ranging from 25 to
'50. Store open at 8 A. M. Open evenings until Xmas.-
$165.00 Overstuffed Davenport
$112.50
$ 98.50 Overstuffed Davenport 65.00
$ 78.50 Bed Davenport: $ 55.00
$ 65.00 Genuine Leather Overstuffed Rockers. .$ 39.50
$ 45.00 Tapestry Overstuffed Rockers. . . . . . .$ 22.50
$ 35.00 Imitation Leather Overstuffed Rockers $ 19.50
$ 45.00 Kitchen Cabinet, White Enamel. . . .$ 29.50
$ 40.00 Kitchen Cabinet . . : . . 1 .$ 27.00
5 39.50 Floor Lamp : . . r $ 18.50
$ 25.00 Table Lamp ....... . . . . v'.v. .$14.75
$ 30.00 Sflk Floss Mattress (edge wet) . . . . . . $ 18.75
$ 45.00 Silk Flos Mattress (edge wet) . ?:$ 22.50
$ 21.50 40-lb. Felt Matties (edge wet) ... . . .$12.75
$ 15.00 Fancy Comforters (good as ever) . .$ 8.25
$ 25.00 lidy Writing Desk. . . . . ; . . . . . . . .$17.50
All Columbia; Grafonolas : (damaged) LibraryJ Tables
(damaged) and other articles too numerous to mention
: ; :at big reductions r : ;
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Strides,.; Heee tk if raMg, fee.
: S E; CORNER SECOND AND. YAT1HILL STREETS