FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
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CHRISTOBAL COLOMBO, or, as we
know him, Christopher Columbus,
.the man who discovered America for
the second time, was born in Genoa
some time between 144? and 1451. He
was the eldest son of Iomenico Colom
bo, a simple woolcomber. Hia mother
wits Suzanna Fontanarosst. We do
not know very much about his earliest
years. We do not have -any informa
tion about his family. The name Co
lombo, meaning "pigeon," is quite com
mon in Italy. There are so many Co
lombo in the heavy old parchment
books, which contain the registers of
those who were bomi or died, that we
cannot tell which is our particular
pig-eon. Some people have claimed that
Columbus was French or Irish or a
Jew. It does not matter so very much,
hut we should like to have more def
inite information 'about a man of such
ftrong convictions and such great cour
age. Such men are rare. It is a sim
ple matter to stay at home and do
what everybody else does. But it is
very difficult to set out to discover a
new continent or ven a new trade
route when the whole world sits down
to laugh at you and when even the
wise"st of men call you all sorts of a
fool and an imposter.
The life of Columbus was written by
his own son Ferdinand. According to
Chapter 23
HEY danced. Mr. Dowling should
hav f found other forma of , exer
cise and pastime. Nature has not
designed everyone for dancing, though
sometimes those shee has denied are the
; last to discover tier niggardliness.
-But the round young man was at least
vigorous enough too much so, when
his knees collided with Alice's and he
was too sturdy to be thrown off his
feet himself, or to allow his partner
to fall when he tripped her. He held
her up valiantly and continued to beat
a path through the crowd of other
dancers by main force.
He paid no attention to anything
suggested by the efforts of the musi
cians, and-: appeared to be unaware
that there should have been some con
nection between what they were doing
and what he was doing, but h.e may
have listened to other music of his
own. for his expression was of high
content ; he seemed to feel no doubt
whatever that he was dancing. Alice
kept as far away from him as under
the circumstances sh. could ; and when
they stopped she glanced down, and
found the execution of unseen maneu
vers, within the protection of her
skirt, helpful to one of her insteps
and to the toes of both of her slip
pet's. '
- Her cheery partner was paddling, his
rosy brows with a fine handkerchief.
" That was great ! he said. "Let's
go out and sit in the corridor; they've
got some comfortable chairs out
there."
"Well let's not," she returned. "I
believe I'd rather stay in here and
look at the crowd."
"No : that isn't it." he said, chiding
her with a waggish forefinger. "You
think if you go out there you'll miss
a chance of someone else asking you
for the next dance, and so you'll have
to give It to me."
"How absurd" Then, after a look
about her that revealed nothing en
couraging, she added graciously. "You
- can have the next if you want it."
"Great" he exclaimed, mechanically.
"Now let's get out of here out of this
room, anyhow."
"Why? What's the matt'- with "
"My mother." Mr. . Dowling ex
plained. "But don't look at her. She
keeps motioning me .to come and Bee
after Ella, and I'm simply not going
to do it, you see?"
Alice laughed. "I don't believe It's
so much that," she said, and consented
to walk with him to a point in the
next room from which Mrs. Cowling's
continuous signaling could not be seen.
"Your mother hates me."
"Oh, no ; I wouldn't say that. Ns,
she don't.' he protested, innocently.
"She don't know you more than Just
to speak to, you see. So ho wcould
she?"
"Well, ahe doe. I can tell."
A frown appeared upon his rounded
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22, .1922.
this story (which is not entirely trust
worthy), Columbus, as a small boy,
was sent to the famous university of
Pavia. There he studied mathematics
and astronomy and cosmography. This
word means the description of the Cos
mos, or . science which teaches the
constitution of (he whole system of
worlds.
It may seem strange to you that eo
small a boy should go to a university.
But in the olden days, boys were
obliged to work hard when very young.
And Columbus was no exception. When
be went to sea, he knew the mathe
matical side of his profession thor
oughly. He could read the stars at night and
he could find his way on any map. He
could draw maps himself and he knew
all about currents and winds and the
influence of the moon upon the tide.
AH this proved to be very useful after
ward. Columbus was no chance ex
plorer who hit upon his discoveries by
luck. He was a hard-working scien
tist, who first sat down before a
sheet of paper and puzzled out his
problems. Then when he had come to
a theoretical conclusion, he had the
courage of his convictions and began
to make preparations for the practical
application of his investigations.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow)
b,ow. "No ; I'll tell you the way she
feels. It's like this : Ella isn't too
popular, you 'know' it's hard to see
why. because she's a right nice girl
in her way and mother thinks I ought
to look after her, you see. She thinks
I ought to dance a whole lot with her
myself and stir up other fellows to
dance with her it's simply impossible
to mke mother understand you can't
do that, you see. And then about me,
you see. if she had her way I wouldn't
get to dance with anybody at all ex
cept girls like Mildred Falmer and
Henrietta Lamb. Mother wants to run
my whole program for me, you under
stand, but the trouble of it is about
girls like that, you see well. I couldn't
do .what she wants, even If I wanted
to myself, because you take those
girls, and by the time I get Ella off
my hands for a minute, why, their
dances are always every last one
takn, and where do I come in?"
Alice nonned, her amiability undam
aged. "I see. So that's why you
dance with me."
"No, I like to." he protested. "I
rather dance with you than I do with
those girls." And he added with a
retrospective determination which
showed that he had been through quite
an experience with Mrs. Dowling in
this matter. "I told mother I would,
too"
"Did it take all
Frank?"
your courage.
He looked at her shrewdly. "Now
you're trying to tease me," he eaid.
"I don't care; I would rather dance
with you. In the first place, you're
a perfectly beauUful dancer, you see,
and in the second, a man feels a lot
more comfortable with you than he
does with them. Of course I know
almost all the other fellows get along
with those girls ail ri-ht. Kiit T
waste any time on 'em I don't have
io. x use people that are always cor
dial to everybody, you see the way
you are."
"Thank you," she eaid, thoughtfully.
"O, I mean it." he insisted. "There
goes the band -again. Shall we V
"Suppose we sit it out'-'she sug
gested. "I believe I'd like to go out
in the corridor after all It's pretty
warm in here."
(To Be Continued Tomorrow).
BRAIN TEST
By Sam Lojd
t Mlsstes to Answer This,
While the musician is studying his
score, let His see who can . guess the
name of a fish suggested by the sketch.
Asswer to Yesterday's Paxil.
BOA plus. BEER minus BEE leaves
BOAR.
Class Selections
Are Announced by
Pacific University
Pacific. University. Forest Grove,
Sept.. 22. Class elections here resulted
as follows :.
Seniors: James Benoit, Portland,
president'. Nellie Walker, vice-president:
Ernestine Brown, secretary, and
Carolina Kunkle, treasurer, all of For
est Grove. ; .
Juniors: President. Wett Long,
Rainier: vice-president. Ardelle Bog
gess. Boise. Idaho; secretary. Maxine
Schannepp, Pendleton ; treasurer. Ellis
Stebbins. Camas, Wash.
Sophomores: President. Joseph Mc
Credle ; vice-president. Ruth Burling
tarn; treasurer, Lester Talbot, all of
Forest 'Grove, and secretary, Maxjorie
Wilson, PrinevIHe.
Freshmen : Elmer Littlehalea. presi
dent ; Arthur McCoy, vice-president ;
Don Watrous, treasurer, and Florence
Lamb, secretary.
Crew Works on
Eugene-Florence
Highway Project
The United States bureau of public
roads la starting a crew of men clear
ing on the Eugene-Florence road
project, according to C H. Purcell,
chief engineer. The bureau plans to
carry on clearing this - fal so that
much of it will be out of the way be
fore the fire season next year. The
grading contract will be let on this
work early next spring.
Clearing wilt also be started on the
Mount Hood-Wapanitia road so that
grading contract . can be let In the
spring. This. road is important to resi
dents of Central Oregon, as it will
give them a short route into Portland
during the summer and iall montns.
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ttWTELli of all things alive ! , Ma
VV gasped in astonishment,, as she
dropped the paper in her lap, "what
do you think of that? (,
"I don't know," T. Paer sa!d shortly,
"I might if I could get a look at that
paper, but I ain't no mind reader.
"I'm going to bring it before the
Circle." Ma declared indignantly. "nd
we'll pass some resolutions that'll make
them Bishops squirm."
"I w ouldn'r be too hard on 'em. Ma,.
T. Paer counselled. -"Maybe they
couldn't help it, whatever they done."
"It's no. use telling met they couldn t
of helped it." Ma retorted. "It ain't
setting a good example to th young."
"That'3 goin' pretty far," T. Paer
warned her. "1 never saw a Bishop do
anything like that except wear a boiled j
collar 'nd keep his coat buttoned up
on the Fourth of July.".
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"Well, it ain't right," Ma contended
stubbornly, " 'specially -when the Cir
cle's been fighting the Demon Rum so
bard as it has."
"What's the matter?" T. Paer, asked
curiously, "has the Bishops voted for
light wines nd. beer or some thin?"
"They ain't voted for beer." Ma an
swered, "but they've done it for wine
nd "
"You don't tell me," T. Paer inter
rupted. "Some of them Bishops must
be almost human, ain't they?"
"It ain't no joke." Ma said Impa
tiently. "The idea of them Insisting
they've got to have alcohol in com
munion." "Oh, if that's ail you're raisin' a
rumpus about I ain't interested." said
T. Paer unconcernedly. "All the kick
anybody'd get that way never'd give
him a red nose"
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of it." ,M contended. -"What's the
us of having: alcohol in that wine for
anyway tV
""Maybe," " Paer auggested, "the
Bishops thick it wouldn't be : wins If
it didn't hive."! J
"I don't care what they think, Ma
asserted. "It ain't right for 'em to
insist on it when lots of us don't want
to -take it with the kick la it."
That's Just the way you look at it,"
T. Paer grinned. "Don't you 'spose
maybe they's a lot of the congregation
wouldn't want to take it if the kick
was utr '
"You aint got no religion," Ma said
sadly. "Sometimes I think you're
plumb hopeless nd depraved."
"I ain't goin to admit I'm plumb
depraved. T. Paer asswered, "but
sometimes I do get sort of hopeless."
" Kd that ain't all," Ma continued,
heedless of the subtle distinction drawn
by her-spouse. "They voted down let
ting everybody bring their own cups."
"Well." T. Paer said meditatively, "I
-ruess they had to do that .or put. a
limit on the size of 'em, 'nd that
wouldn't of looked good."
"What do you mean by limiting the
size of 'emr Ma asked doubtfully. "I
don't see why they'd have to do any
such thing as that"
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o)ma x u)as ovecz.
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fashionable to let anybody; pour their
own when they's a kick in it like they
used to" : i ' - y.,-T
"I ain't going. to listen to no such
sacrilege-.-Ma said crisply ; "you talk
like a hesthen.
"I didn't start this argument, T.
Paer retorted. nd besides I ain't
meanin any sacrilege 'nd you know I
wouldn't." . ;
3'd like to know what you call it,
then." Ma said sarcastically "You
sure ain't talking very respectful. -
"Maybe it ; dont sound respectfu!.
T. Paer argued in defense, "but I'll
bet it's about the - way a lot Of the
congregation's thlnktn'. -
"Just the same.'-' Ma snnounced
firmly, "I'm going to fix up some reso
lutions . for the Circle 'nd we'll scorch
'em." '
"They's no use of startin" s row.
Ma." T. Paer pleaded. "Why dont
j;ou get the Circle to compromise with
'em."
"Compromiser' Ma flared. "How'd
ou compromise about that. J'd like
you to tell me?" , :
"You might get the Bishops to put
the Circle in a pew by themselves." T.
Paer suggested, " 'nd let "em have their
grape juice." ,
"Xd let everybody else hav that
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Operation Causes
Pastor to Resign
Jennings Lodge, Sept. S2. Because
months must elapse before he recovers
from an. operation for; removal of a
portion of bis - jaw, the Rev. A, B.
Snider has, tenderedbis resignation a
pastor of . the; Grace Congregational
church here. He is at present on s
vacation.' -:
Crew of Men Fight
Imbler Forest Firo
Imbler, Sept. 22. County Fire War
den .Russell has a force of 50 mn a t
work "fighting a forest Xlre a few nuiet
southeast of Imbler, a short distance
from the national forest reserve.
By A. rosen
W&fS 1$
By George McManua
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