THE OREGOX STATESMAN SATURDAY, JUXE 8, IOIR.
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ECLIPSES TERRORIZED ANCIENTS
Today's Rolar eclipse, which will be visible' in many parts of
the United Stated is not likely to arouse any such feeling of fear
as similar phenomena aroused among the ancients.
Before the dawn of astronomical science eclipses of the sun and
moon aroused superstitious alarm and inspired all the primal races
with awe.
Among the ignorant an eclipse excited the same apprehension
and dread experienced on the occasion of an earthquake, a volcanic
eruption or a thunderstorm or a cyclone.
. ; The earliest record of an eclipse was that of the sun, observed
by the Chinese, B. C. 2158. The record is meagre and merely says:
'In .the last month of the autumn, the first day of the moon,-the
heavenly bodies were not in agreement in Fang." ;.;.";. .
. t The first record of an eclipse approaching any deTinitencss of
account was the Ninevah eclipse B. C.'763. The records of these
ancient eclipses are valuable chiefly on account of the data supplied
by. the dates and for the religious significance of such occurences.
. The most notable eclipse recorded in history and the one most
frequently mentioned in literature and among scholars was that of
the sun at the time of the battle between the Lydians and Medes,
May 28, B. C. 585. The battle was suspended and peace was made
. mi
, f Columbus made 'good use of
the savacres--' . -iiJ. v;
through the gooa oinces oi maies.
The most important eclipse, however, in the history of man
kind occurred in A. D., 840, and which caused, the death of Emperor
Louis. The three sons promptly engaged in a war among themselves,
which tore the country to pieces. The war lasted three years and
ended with the treaty of Verdun, whereby France, Italy and Ger
many were carved out of Charlemagne's vast empire. This was the
beginning of the three countries named, . .
The; first' eclipse observed in England occurred -February 15,
A.Qd. 538. and is mentioned in "The Saxon. Chronicals:"
In the infancy of the human race the earth was supposed to be
the center of the universe, with the sun, moon and stars revolving
around our globe at a certain fixed distance,' . Not even the seers
and philosophers of ancient times understood the mechanism of the
cetestial wprld. Little lehough is linowtiabdut'celestial subjects at
tfiis day, but an eclipse is the simplest phenomenon of all that occurs
among the.beavenly j bodies. , . ,.7 . ,t , ;
The early 4Vaces of men worshipped the sun and regarded its
extinction byn edipse.as the work of a demon ;or the wrath of an
unknown and superior god or of a gigantic monster.
$ In India the dragons Bahu and Ketu were held responsible for
tlie suffering endured by the sun and moon at the time of an
eclipse. '. '.:: '- "". . . t .;; -
Sun worship was prevalent among the ancient Egyptians, Pho
enicians, Assyrians, Persians and Hittitea. .
-k All of these nations used the winged disk as their emblem of the
sun god.
The Egyptians worshipped animals for the most part, but the
Semitic religions wefe based upon reverence for astronomical objects.
, - Superstition and ignorance went hand in hand on the occasion
of' an eclipse and so created the most' appalling apprehensions.
The eclipse of the sun is occasioned by the movement of the
moon. The sun stands still, virtually, while the moon sweeps over
its face. That is, the sun moves only about a minute and a half
along his path during an hour, which is about the average duration of
an eclipse. Hence, it is clearly apparent that both the eclipse of
the moon and of the sun are brought about by the 'moon's motion,
with virtually no reference whatever to the motions of either the
sun or. the earth. i' ,
M In' olden times great calamities were associated in the minds
of the 'people with an eclipse, but as a scientific and well , known
(act, an eclipse has no effect on the physical condition of the uni
verse. The ancient alarm was the most groundless of all fears.
Yet the most intelligent can hardly look upon such an event without
a eeling of solemnity. .
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There may be a President in the ranks of the American soldiers
in France. Let us remember that Washington, Monroe, Jackson,
William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Buchanan. Lincoln, Pierce,
urani, Jiaycs, uariieia, Annur, uenjamin uarrison, aiciviniey ami
Roosevelt were soldiers before they weje Presidents. When the
boys get back from France, they will have a lot to say in the politi
cal affairs of the United States.
Buy W. S. S.
The W. S. 8. drive is on.
No, the drives are not over. The
"W 8. S. drive is on, and Oregon
-must go "over the top" again, by
June 28.
'- "Nach Paris." said Ludendorf.
but what be really meant was "nit
Paris." . j '
It is enough for the allies to win
the last battle,
counts.
That is the one that
The quota of Oreogn on the War
. .J- ; !. v ruiuna dates
June 1 to Order your Fuel early
week:
June S. Saturdays-Total eclipse of
tin.
June 12. Wednesday Commencement
day at Willamette university.
June 14. Friday Public band con
cert begin.
June 11. Friday Hlffh School grad
uation. .
June 14. Friday -Flair dy.
June 14. Friday High School com
mencement exercises.
- June 17, Monday Annual school
election.
- Jun 20. Thursday. Reunion of Ore
foa Plne anaoeiaUAft. Portland.
An rust 2. 27 and 2ft Western Wal
tint Grower Association to tour nut
S rove of Willamette valley.
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his knowledge of eclipses 1 among
V". - .'A- ' a .v.''
Savings Stamps drive. 317,500,000.
to be completed by June 23. is a stiff
one. But Oregon has not failed to
"go over the top" yet, and will finish
the present task assigned to her
within the time limit given.
The neutrality of Switzerland. It
Is reported, has been violated almost
fiOO times. Whereat soneone arts?s
to inquire, "Wonder what the quoti
of Switzerland is?"
"If wishes had wings every man
In khaki in the United States would
be In France this morning." Ex
change. And about half the young
women of America, too.
A Hrooklyn boy aviator shot down
an enemy plane from a height or 13.
0 feet, proving that there is no
obt motion to our aircraft program
where there are no United States sen
ators. New York World.
The power of the American dollar
Is Tanishlng. There Is not mnah rf
a pull for a bit of money not large
enoupgh to buy two pounds of bacon.
Two regiments of Ilawaiians have
been accepted for service overseas
by President Wilson. Some one sug
gests to arm them with ukuleles and
grass skirts, and they will be irresistible.
Up at San Quentln many or the
inmates are asking that they be al
lowed to enlist. It it no unusual
thing for a convict to desire to "go
over the top." But they are gener
ally, caught. Los Angeles Times.
There are men in the Oregon peni
tentiary, too, who would like to en
list, and some of them wou!d mak3
good soldiers. But these men will
all be needed soon in taking care of
the flax crop. And that is war work,
and Important war work, because the
fiber is needed to make wings for ai
planes and the airplanes are going
to be a big help in getting our boys
to Berlin.
ENGLAND ALSO HAS 11KK WAR
MYTHS.
There must be as many millions
possessing a sense of rumor as a
sense or humor. Otherwise, how is
one to account for the prevalence or
the most extraordinary war myths
and hoaxes that are continually crop
ping up?
. One that had a great vogue recent
ly told how SL Quentln had been
ruined and blown up on the eve of
the great German offensive, and an
entire enemy division destroyed.
Then there was the great "bombing
of Berlin" hoax, started about the
same time. Another popular myth
that attained to world-wide publi
city In the early days of the war
was the legend of the angels of Mods.
About the same time, too, there crop
ped np the extraordinary story, heard
by everybody and by most people be
lieved, of the 100.000 Russian sol
diers, supposed to have been trans
ported by way of Archangel to the
north of Scotland, and thence by rail
to Southampton, whence they were
embarked to the continent.
f Legends, once rootedt die hard.
Quite a number of otherwise sane
and sensible people still believe that
Lord Kitchener survived the sinking
of the cruiser Hampshire, and is liv
ing somewhere in anonymous retire
ment, whence he will emerge in his
own good time. Simllarly,there are
still many timid Londoners who will
not travel by the underground rail
ways because of 'a story, jonce widely
prevalent, that ' they are all to be
blown up simultaneously by German
secret service agents. .
ENFORCING THK LAW.
A saloon keeper, who once was a
political power, in SanFrancisco. has
been sentenced to serve a year in
the county Jail for serving Intoxicat
ing liquors to soldiers!
4 Because of the repeated violations
or the law in this respect this mrn
was driven out of business and his
place was closed. A bartender of the
establishment is in jail and now the
proprietor himself will spend twelve
months behind the bars. "It Is be
ginning to dawn on the saloon men
that it is dangerous to fool with
Uncle 'Sam's laws, particularly in
time of war. Sacramento Union.
' RESTITUTION.
There has been a demand In this
country and abroad that restitution
b made by Germany for the ruth
less devastation or Belgium and for
its similar treatment of Northern
France. Russia and other countries
The argument is well meant, but
there are things for which no resti
tution can be made. Germany can
not make restitution for the women
it violated, for the children it mur
dered or for helpless old men and
women wantonly slaughtered'. Res
titution is hardly possibble for de
stroying fruit trees, befouling wells,
deporting con-combatants, shelling
hospitals, disregarding the Red Oro&3
flag, sinking unarmed ships and oth
er similar outrages. . Germany may
acknowledge that it is sorry for what
ALADDIN'S MAGIC
HAS NOTHING ON
L THIS OHIO WIZARD
Discovers drug which loosens
; sore, touchy corns so
they lift out
You reckless men and women who
are pestered w ith corns and who have
at least once a week invited an awful
death from lockjaw or blood poison
are now told to use a drug called
freezone. which the moment a rew
drops are applied to any corn, the
soreness is relieved and soon the
entire corn, root and all. lifts out
with the fingers.
This new ether drug Is the recent
discovery of a ' noted Cincinnati
chemist. It Is a sticky substance
which dries .the moment It is applied
and is said to simply shrivel the corn
without inflaming or even irritating
the surrounding tissue or skin. It
is claimed that a quarter of an ounce
of freezone will cost very little at
any of the drug stores, but is suffici
ent to lid one's feet of every hrad or
soft corn or callus.
You are further warned that cut
ting at a corn ia a auicidal habit.
it thought "was necessary In war
time," but an apology cannot join
to maimed arms the bands that fc.l
under the sword blow of a savage.
Nothing that Germany can do will be
able to wipe from the page of history
the blot on its record. By our mod
ern methods we do not leave the
garbage to rot in the sun. We send
it to a reduction plant and refine it.
Some of it Is past redemption, but
there arc by-products that become
useful, when properly treated chem
ically. Germany must be put through
this process. Something will be
saved as a by-product of the old Ger
man civilization, but the thing w
now know . as Prussian ism must be
eliminated.- Indianapolis News.
LOS COYOTES.
(By J. C Knoliin).
When the pipes are smoked and tha
stories told, ,
And the ashes growing white ani
cold.
Stir at the wind's caress
When the blanket-wrapped slumber,
ers drowsily sigh.
And the moon, deep-set in a blue
black sky.
Gleams cold in Its loneliness
There comes, far off yonder, from
out of the dark.
A quivering-chorus; a quick, sharp
bark.
And the prairie owl flutters In
fright.
There's a yip-yip-yip, then a sor
rowful wail;
It's tha voice of a thief with a bushy
tall.
Coyotes are running tonight!
Follows silence, a teap from a ledge
of rock;
And a stealthy 'marauder encircles
the flock." .
(Yet dogs and herder sleep).
Slyly he skulks through the boulders
; and. brush .
On velvety paws. Then a sudden rush
And he's in among the sheep!
Too late the alarm! Though the rifls
bangs,
The warm blood" drips froi his mur
derous fangs.
Silent, uncanny his flight.
Then his yip-yip-yip sounds far away
For he's made bis kill and fears the
And.hidea under cover of night
..... , .
i
Poisons and traps and guns we've
" ' : tried; " t, ' ' . , '
A price bangs over each mangey hide.
We butcher "em by the score. 1
But as long as there's Innocent lambs
; lokul. 1.' . ,
They'll suck the blood till they've
had their fill
And then come back for more.
Better sleep with the "sheep up there
on the hill, . '
Load your gun. and load it to kill.
Then build your fire np bright. -
For Its yip-yip-yip and a mournful
yowl, ,
And Jie 4g join In with a long-
drawn howl."
Coyotes are running tonight!
I BITS FOR BREAKFAST I
Free show; all Invited.
The eclipse, this afternoon.
From a little before 3 till a little
after 5.
Told yon the American marines
would do business with the Germans
If they got a chance.
They took all they were ordered
to take yesterday, and then, still
spoiling for more fighting, they vio
lated the rules of the game and went
on and took the village of Torcy.
And. If they had been told to go
on to Berlin, they would be going
yet. .
Twenty-five of them drove 200
Germans out of Torcy.
The American marines are being
recruited. up to several times their
present strength. Why not give them
all the men who will volunteer to go
with them, and let them go right on
to Berlin?
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Japan and China are likely to be
drawn into active participation In the
war at any time. They can not allow
the Germans to vet Into their back
rd. to say nothing to getting into
Manchuria.
S
What did we d l the country
when we had n efficiency experts?
Yet we managd g n somehow.
Kansas wants SO.Oftn farm hands
and will pay fl a dav for eight
hours with board and lodging. Hey.
there, you I. fW. W.!
S
It looks a if the American "aces"
on the western front are a whole
pack of cards.
I What ia all this talk about a col
lapse of passenger traffic across the
Atlantic? There are more American
roing to Europe this year than ever
before. Exchange.
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It Is estimated that there are r0.
000 wjtomen In this country subject
o Internment as a result of the new
legislation amending the alien enemy
lawal It Is hoped that the gnern
ment will act with Intelligence and
with consideration of all the ele
ments involved when it comes to
ndin women In large nnmbern to
the internment ramps. The ponslM
wandala In big Internment -amps
for women can be imagined.
If starts next Monday
NEW PERFECTION
011LdOILMOWEEK
The Bit Blue Discs which you will see displayed inewin
dows of your dealer point the way to a cool, dean kitchen
a New Perfection Oil Cook Stove ia your home.
f?Irt. Economical. And
f look
TOR THE
(BLUE 1
Vdi$cs J
r ' E. H. CAMPBELL, Special Agent, Standard Oil Co, Salem.
THESE STOVEH FOR RALE BY FO LLOWIXG SALEM DEALERS:
Spencer Hardware Company, Salem, Oregon Imperial Furniture Company, Salem, Oregon
W. W. Moore Furniture Co, . . Salem, Oregon E. L. Stiff & Son Salem, Oregon
Bay L. Farmer Hardware Co, Salem, Oregon Max O. Buren Salem, Oregon
. C. S. Hamilton .Salem, Oregon
Wide Range of Bargains
. (Continued, from page 1)
movement. Others will be added
from day to day:
The following is a list of .the busi
ness houses that have already Join
ed the Bargain Day movement and
have pledged their work to offer
special inducements to purchasers on
Saturday, Jnne IS. -1 ,
Price Shoe Company, ladles' and
men's shoes. ..
Kafonry . Brothers, ladies' furnish
ings. A. W. Scfamnk, groceries sift dry
goods. V
Rofttin St Greenbanm, ladies'
furnishing goods.
Kay .L. Fanner Hardware Cow
hardware, cutlery, silverware, etc. .
F. W. Woolworth Co, Sc. 10c and
15e goods.
Ykk Brothers, automobiles, tract
ors, auto supplies, etc.
Valley Motor Co, automobiles and
tractors.
E. T. Barnes, men's and ladies'
furnishings, dry goods, etc.
J. L. Dosick A Son, groceries and
produce.
Kalem Hardware Co, hardware
cutlery and silverware.
Salem Woolen Mills Store- men's
furnishing goods.
W. W. Moore, funitnre and house
furnishings.
Hartman Brothers Co, Jewelers A
opticians.
The Bootery. men's and ladles'
shoes.
J. C. Penny Co, men's and ladles,
furnishings, dry foods, etc.
Roth Grocery Co, fancy and staple
groceries.
The French Shop, millinery and
millinery supplies.
Imperial Funitnre Co, funltures.
The
A Wonderful Romance
WHAT SHALL SHE DO?
The theatre was almost filled by
this time. A large man wiCh a full,
riorld face, comiux down our aisle,
halted Just in front of our seats t.i
greet an acquaintance. Dicky nudged
nie. and I looked at the man closely,
especially noticing his lavish duplay
of jewelry.
"You've seen one of the first night
sights." whispered Dicky as the man
passed on. "That's Diamond Jim
Brady. His specialties are diamonds
and first nights, and nobody knows
which he likes the oetter.
Dicky appeared tn ktow a number
of people in the audience. A half
dosen men and two or three women
bowed to him. He told nie alout
each one. Two were dramatic cri
tics, others artist and actor friend.
Each one's name was familiar to me
through the newspapers.
"Youil know them all later.
Madge." he said, and I folt a kIow or
pleasure in the anticipation of meet
Ing such Interesting people.
Dicky returned to his sketching,
and I sat idly watching the peopie
between m and the stage, a few
seals In front of us to the left I
caught sight or the woman who had
claimed Dick's acquaintance In the
lobby. She was signalling greeting
In. a flamboyant fashion. She would
bow elaborately, then lift her hand
above h-r head and shake them to
gether as if shaking hands with the
all the convenience of gas. lights at thcouch of a
' match and beats in a jiffy.
Mora convenient than coal or wood.
Bakes, broils, roasts, toasts. Perfect cookin because of the
steady, evenly-distributed heat.
Remember next week to call on your dealer and find oat
about oil cook-stoTe comfort and convenience
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Califoraia) ' i '
,
stoves, house furnishings, etc
K. I . Stiff Son, funitnre, pianos,
talking machines.
. C. S. Hamilton, funitnre, house
furnishings, stoves and ranges.
Bnrcn's Funitnre Store, funiture,
carpets, etc
V J. ScheL men's furnishing?,
clothing, shoes.
' P..E. Fallerton, millinery and la
dles shoes.
Geo. C. Will,, the pioneer music
house of Salem.
. W, Johirson St Co, ' men's
clothing, hats, shoes, etc..
A. i. Paris shoes, shoe supplies,
shoe repairing. " ' '''.
Ctale A Co, general' merchandise.'
Hauaer Brothers, sporting ' goods,
guns, ammunition, etc.
The Spa, candies. Ice cream, light
lunches. - '
The Gray Belle, candies. Ice cream,
light lunches. . "
The Scotch Wtoolen 31111a, made to
measure suits and overcoats.
. Sarapnoa Jt Ciideon, notions, dry
goods, kitchen ware.
Watt Shipp Co, sporting goods,
tires, etc.
Bligh Theatre, motion pictures and
vaudeville. .
Ye liberty, motion pictures.
Brewer Drug Co, drugs, station
ery, etc
FItta 3Iarket, fish, oysters, etc
Oregon Theatre, photoplay and
vaudeville house.
U. G. Shipley Co, Ladles' furnish
ings. - Win. GahlMlorf, The Store of
Housewares.
Falls tity-Salem Lumber Co,
lumber, builders narsmre, paints,
oils, "everything In building mater
ial." Myrtle Knowlano Sonora phono
graphs and music
it
mm
Story of a Honeymoon
of Married Life Wonderful!, Told by ADELE GARRISON
person she greeted.
She raw me almost as soon as I
discovered her. and raited herseir In
her scat and craned her neck, to s"
what Dicky was doing. e raised
nls head at that moment and saw
her. and she went through'th elab
orate pantomime for h benefit, rais
ing up her program and looking
through it as if through a field gUss
pretending to sketch on hcr own pro
gram, and finally shakins her head
at Dicky in mimic disapproval.
"Confound that woman, she'll spoil
the whole game. growKd Dl-ky. As
he poke he laid his finger on his
lips and shook his head. With a
last merry glance she turned her at
tention to another aeqnaintance.
while Dick gave a sigh of rHiof.
"Who is he. Dicky?- tried to
make my voice rarclesa. did not
catch her name bn you introduced
IIS-
"You'll probahlr jo, enough Vf
her so you won't Target lt."syctiirn.l
Dicky, grinning. "She", on- of th
busiest little members nf the 'Wel
come to our city' comnmte0 In tho
set I train most with, she won't rest
till you re met all the bors and girl,
and been p-op.rv llon!nd. Shes
ann. If she d rut nut ik.
-- w-r rami-
.....i...a,e mat romanehe yell
she calls her voice there would b-J
or looks.' " Uai rr rr bralns
. --
Aphis Doesn't Uke to
Work in Heat of Stat
PRATl'M, Of.. June 7. The, hot
weather or the past few days has"'
checked the-aphis batthoe we-rkrng?
on the north aide of the heads or .
below the leaves where they are; not
exposed to the rays of the sun seesx
to be as spry as ever.
Rev. S. S. Baumgartner. Henry
Powell and Mclvln' Lien attended a
Boy Scout meeting , In Salem Sun
day. Rev. John Ovall will, preach here ,
next Sunday. " ' V
Miss Iva Wilson of La Grando was t
a visitor at the home of Mr. and
Mrs- William de Vries several days
last veek. , ' -
Mr. and Mrs. F. Penner of Salem ,"
were visitors at the home of Rev and '
Mrs. S. S. Baumgartner last Sunday. '
The bulk of potato planting' Is
finished and clover haying Is In full
swing. The crop Is light but excel
lent in quality. , .
S. S. naumgartner and E. Welty '
are building a barn. on part of the
Oscar Eoff farm. . .
. Mrs. F. Penner of Salem was lead-
er of the Christian Endeavor meet
ing here last Sunday night.
HOW RUE BAXISIIE1) BACKACHE
Mrs. Efrie K. Kleppe. Averill. Mian,
writes: "I was at a sanitarium three
weeks at one time, tFOreeks anoth
er time, for rheumatism and kidney
trouble and got no relief.- On ray
return 'began aslag Foley Kidney
Pills; found. Immediate 'relief-; hair j
bottle completed the cure. Always'
ise when I fell pala Ia at back.
J. C. Perrr. l
a Wi
"But jroa haven't told me ;yet'
what her name Is." I persisted.
"Well, la private life she's Mrs.
Ilarry Underwood that's Harry with
her hut she's better known all over
the country as the rlAverest prodncar
of illustrated Jingles for advertising
we have. Remember that Simple
Simon parody for the mincemeat ad
vertisement we. laughed over some
time ago, and I told yon I knw ths
woman vio did it? There the U
before you." and Dicky waved his
hand grandiloquently.
a -Lillian Gale! " I almoet gasped
the name .
"The same. rejoined Dicky, anl
returned again to hu fetching,
while I sat In amazed horror, with
all my old-time theories cmnit-iin?
around nie.
For I had read of Uilian Hale and
her married troubles. I knew that
Harry Underwood was her ee-n4
husband and that she bad lcn di
vorced rroni her firnt spouse aTter a
scandal which had been aired quite
fully In the- newspapers. She had not
been proved guilty, hut hcr skirt
certainly had been smirched hr rum
or. According to the ideas which ha4
been mine. Dicky should have shrunk
from having me even meet such a
woman. let alone planning to have
men on terms of Intimacy with br.
What should I do?
Tn be continued).
Jt