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THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALES, OREGON TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1926 Si 1 1 i ti Q V THE GOOD IiOSKR "31ary Zook ; Everyone admires a good loser. his Is particularly true of the merican public When Carpentier ailed back to France a few years . . . it. . . ago, HO IOOK wim aim iue esteem and good-will of the American people, because he accepted his defeat no gracefnlly. Converse ly a certain excellent tennis player ia not weJCUonght of because she is suspbiPiof being a poor sport. The iyIlng of a child to be a good loser is extremely important as the attitude he takes with re gard to his losses will make or mar his disposition and will de termine whether or not he can keep his friends. No one likes a whining, complaining person abdut. This training cannot be started too early as the older a child grows, the harder the lesson becomes. My mother commenced with me 1 hen I was six year's old. It ap pears that I attempted to play jiroquet for the first time. Not Kleins able to drive the ball 'through the wicket after one of the attempt, I burst into tears, threw my mallet on the "grass in a rage and screamed that I wouldn't play any more. My moth er gently put the mallet back into my hands and told me to try again. Of course the ball went wilder than ever and I screamed loudly and wept, but it did not change my mother's decision. She kept at me until I had been through the wicket. The fact that 1 was blinded by tears which con tinued to -flow during the entire game made no difference. My nnthMr nttrnmprf in malrA 7n a good loser and did not hesitate to : sacrifice her own afternoon's plea f sure, f Her. experiment worked to I I my advantage as will be seen. . ' Tho rrvlnr hahit T harl Inherited I jto some extent. Every time 1 tried to do something new and failed the first time, 1 wept and became so thoroughly discouraged that I gave up trying- This fault is abso lutely fatal to the progress and advancement of any child or adult. It is impossible to get ahead such an attitude of mind is per itted. My mother was fully alive yy tn ffcct and strove to reason y with me and to encourage me never to cry, but to bite my lips and hold back the tears at all costs. She showed me what a hindrance this fault would be lat er on if I did not control it then. I gradually formed the habit of whistling when I felt myself on the verge of tears. 1 still find this helpful; It took time and patience on my mother's part to break, me of the crying habit. The tears gradually became less frequent. .Y.4rthe time I had finished high scbbSvChe results of this training weroovearly Keen. I could -Ipse a game'and smile with the best of them. Tears were a thing of the past. Under very trying circum stances, I competed for a scholar ship. The fact that the odds might be against me and the fact that I had not yet recovered from a case of "pink- eye" did not deter me from straining every nerve to suc ceed. Success crowned my efforts. Tlad it not. T " had already made Lomplete arrangements to under- Vtake a similar series of examina tions the very next week at a dif f J ferent university. Who Bhall say ; f that I had not leaned to perse- vere! A HI XT TO MOTHERS Mary Mead Eaglcston Well, It happened that I arriv ed early at Dora's card party that evening, and she ushered me stealthily into the presence of Great Expectations, who. , all wrapped around with blankets and pillows lay fast asleep. We were ever so careful not to evoke any change of expression in the slumbering infant, while at the same time, I made a few contor tions with my mouth, acclaiming some charming childish character istic, which act my guilty consci ence otherwise called flattery. The mother satisfied, however, we left the cradle in the quiet of the house, to welcome the - coming guests. Our friends arrived with little delay and soon all were nlavinc i-'fl cards, rfreetin plural t the high pitched voices of gs subdued to the more na- tones of conversation.- The me, due to the majority of i youn g parents present, centered on child life. Each mother enlarg ed upon the gifts of her baby and Dora was by no means backward in expressiug herself: "XJttle Junijor has the sweetest disposition- too cute when awakened in the middle of the night. He never ho much as whimpers." Late in the evening during the bustle of leaving, Dora proved her claims by bringing the warm bundle of blankets from the serenity of dusk and dreams to the glare of elec tricity and reality. He was ialhe bK: of moods and smiled most generously at all who managed VC)118 a ft "PPt-onder the cov eiSiFnn there,. came the exclama T "The dear little fellow! iiuw good he is! "What a sweet smile" accompanied Ty the appro- priate gesticulations and the peek -Imm nolicv that ' the habit "115 grown people.-Finally the y was taken back to his crib J - ft lumber, building materials, paints snd varnishes, roofing paver. Get prices here and make af big sav- ng. Office, 178 8. Coml. ( Buster Brown shoe Btora. - Hirh class, stylish looklar. comfort glv lag. Ions wearing shoes for the least money. Come and b coaTtae- I 1 .Dal) BUDDIE AND HIS FRIENDS wovw Vrti.uNvi ! ; you wo manT-v s'J-&" arcn'tTthey IDewfut dog: wm vigley owcftwHfl Iloous t suchM MR KSLLY, 0iSXAfjMMy j COURAGE Z . UNDER OV2 "TWICE, AS fTO If BUT TH& IS S ', . . 2 I 'WE EU.BUCKV, after all THZRE'S Ife ITAPJTY? NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD POOL . KMM HtROS HAVE. TO ye've Onlv Succeeded in mak-n mMm'WM B so common?! A SOMAN. HOLIDAY FOR A FLAPPER (.- - -r- rrrr : yr- ' illfllst II and the guests departed. The following night, arriving home late from a daice, I did what Dora called "a mean Jrick." "Was it mean?" I asked. "The idea of phoning me this hour in the morning just to see how I liked being awakened. I was sound asleep. Besides, ester day the baby was peevish all day; I couldn't do a thing with him, add I'm all In " I was- surprised to hear Dora admit her error in her child's be havior but I knew this slip was due to her own ill humor. Telephone 1G6. Capital City Laundry. The laundry of pure materials. We give special atten tion to all home laundry work. Telephone and we- will call. () Cobbs & Mitchell Co., lumber and building materials for every purpose. Get estimates, look at quality of material, then -you will order. 349 S. 12th St. () The Midget Meat Market never fails to give you the finest meats and fish. There is bnt one place In Salem to get the finest fish. The Midget Market has it for yon. () HOME EDUCATION' Rule the Tongue Jack Wooten As Sammie White passed the Reed home there came from his mouth phrases that would make even the most persistent swearer flinch. And, Sammie was only 12 ears old. His mother, together with Mrs. Turner, was visiting Mrs. Reed. They had called to knit and talk the summer afternoon away. The 'damns' and their even stronger accompaniments which Sammie threw to the wind were'blown dis cordantly to the front porch so that the three women could plain ly hear. Mrs. White hung her head but said nothing. The others, were silent, too. They discontinued knitting. - Sammie pased on down the street, tugging and cursing the old brindle cow that was his charge twice daily. His mother slumped down in her chair, her eyes fast ened upon her needles. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Turner were both con scious of the fact that the mother was condemning nerseir tor tne unbecoming outbursts of her boy. As the silence hovered about the front porcch, Jimmie, Mrs. Reed's four-year-old son, romped out on the portico. Behind him came Don, an old collie dog. Tired of playing with the Jour- year-old. the canine dropped his bushy tail, spoke to the visitors with a slight switching of the same flexible appendage, and then flopped down by the side of Mrs. Reed's chair. Jimmie called to the animal &o come on out in the front yard and play," but Don lay still. The boy gave a grunt of disgust and presently had the dog, by the col lar. "Come on. Don." he entreated. Vut Don refused to badge. "Come on. Don." Jimmie tugged at the animai s necspiece, out to no avail. "Darn old fool!" cried the child. "Come on!" "Jimmie!" Mrs. Reed's clear voice temporarily startled the boy, but. Dot for long. Insistently he reached down again and caught Don by the ; collar. ''Darn old fool!" he shouted. "Come on out and play!' ; Mrs. Turner stopped her knit ting and smiled intentionally. Mrs. White kept her eyes on her need les. Mrs. Reed was. looking mean ingly at -her in.i ' "Darn, old tool, come on!" 4 Mrs. Reed excused herself and taking her Utile son by the hand led him into .the house. Mrs. White ad Mrs. Tarner ' listened Jattnt ly bnt attsr ths fading footsteps no sound was heard from them mother and child returned calm and serene. Mrs. Reed began to talk about the Chautauqua, and Jimmie after gazing tboughfully at Don said: "Want to play now, Don?" Don winked without interest. Jimmie gazed a moment longer at him and said, I'll play by myself then." He gave Don a parting pat and went out into the yard. After a minute, Don got up and followed him. The visitors were interested. "How did you do it?" asked Mrs. Turner. Mrs. White looked more than ever self-condemned. "I had a little quiet talk with him," answered The mother. "He is very fond of automobiles and he saw what happened once when a man tried to run a machine be fore he knew how. I showed him that it was quite as necessary to be able to rule the tongue. He said, 'If you don't, does it make you bump into things?' and I proved to him that it did." Mrs. Turner was voluminous in her commendations. Mrs. White said nothing but in her fceart was a ray of hope. "I could do some thing like that," she thought. First National Hank, the bank of friendship and helpfulness in time of need. Interest paid on time deposits. Open an account and watch your money grow. () At Shipley's the ladles of Salem have satisfied themselves that tbey can get the finest fall and win ter frocks, coats and dresses ever shown in this city. () Condon district will market about' 600,000 bushels of wheat. CONGRATULATION ALEM SUPER SERVICE gTATION Tang St Eckcrlen S S linw4t'h"t'fiii'""llLa''''aM"iiil'l'l"llM M'"HiiiliiaitiiiluiMMli,iihih..MiHili(im,L Congratulations f. FLEENER ELECTRIC CO. I jcnarSs? BY ROBERT L. DICKEY A northern guest at Pinehurst happened upon an old negro, who was beating- down dried cotton stalks. "Uncle, what did the boll weevil do to you this past year?" he inquired. The oli darkey looked up, saw "one o' dem nawthern folks," and answered him in this manner: "Lawd, boss, dey was de wust here dat dey has ever been. Why, one night I was awoke f'om my res' by such a noise dat I ain't never heared de lak of befo'. I takes my lantern and goes out in dat patch over dere, and what do you 'spose I foun'?" "I have no idea, Uncle. What was it?" the northerner replied. "Lawd, Cap, de old pappy boll weevil had a big stik beating all de lyittle boll weevils 'cause dey wouldn't take two rows at a time." ' When Lincoln and Douglas were canvassing Illinois together as rivals for a vacancy in the United States Senate, Douglas on a cer tainoccasion, itt-the-mirse of his speech, complacently remarked: "Twenty-five years ago, when we were young men, Mr. Lincoln and I resided in the same town. I taught school for a living. Mr. Lincoln sold whisky for a living." He referred to Lincoln's clerkship in a store where there was a bar. In his reply, Mr. Lincoln took up each point in its order and re sponded to it fully. When he came to the above charge, he deliber ately repeated it. and added. "This ia true, but." turning to Douglas, "I leave it to the Judge, himself, if he wasn't one of my very best customers!' . S S I Sigh and Ferry Street BEIIG10DS WORK BEII INCREASED University of Oregon Taking Additional Care of Stud ent Needs UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu gene. Ore.. Oct. 2. (Special.) . Religious work on the University of Oregon campus this year is showing a marked increase ac cording to a statement made today by Rev. Bruce J. Giffen, univer sity paster for the Presbyterian church. One-fifth of the student body attend one church alone, while other churches also draw a large quota. Each church in this city makes some effort to reach the students and encourage church at tendance. An organization known as the United Christian work, carried on by Eugene churches, includes all religious activities on the campus Including the YMCA. United work j is supervised by Rev. H. W. Davis and is supported by the boards of education of various churches. Growing work in the religious line has demanded the services of an additional staff member, a posi tion which is being, filled by the Methodist church which has em ployed a trained religious worker who is to arrive soon. The Pres byterian church on the campus is a branch of the Westminster Foundation and is the only or ganization with a building on the campus. The Westminster house, jnst opposite the campus, is a cen ter of religious activities for stu dents of that belief and others who wish to attend. A workers' council, composed of all persons doing religious work in connection with the university, meets regularly to discuss plans. On coming to the University the student's first contact with the religious work is the "get-acquainted" party, usually held in the YMCA hut on the campus. This year more than 500 new stu dents attended. Individual church young people's societies hold a "church night" to which Capital Bargain House, Capital Tire Mfg. Co., Mike's Auto Wreck ing. Three to one. Bargain cen ter of Salem. Thousands of bar gains. V. Steinbock, 215 Center. C) Ulrich & Roberts, realtors, 122 N. Commercial St., know property values and make for you profit able investments. Will' both save and make you money. () all new students are Invited. Later in the term m luncheon Is held at which about 100 representatives of the endeavor and league socie ties meet to plan a visitation cam paign. Each new student is in vited to affiliate. "A plan to directly encourage regular church attendance Is our main object at this time. says Rev. Giffen. "Classes in the Sun day schools of the city for univer sity students draw satisfactory numbers, but we are not satisfied with the church attendance. The students themselves have recently suggested the need for some plan for interesting students in regular attendance at church services. We hold the hope that in the future a United School of Religion may be erected which will serve as a center for all student religious work." Tabulation of cards filed by students at registration showing their church preference has not been completed, but Rev. Mr. Gif fen said indications are that the number reached by religious or ganizations this year will exceed past years considerably. Vibbert & Todd Electric Store, High at Ferry Sts. Everything electrical. Good service and low prices are bringing an increasing trade to this store. () Capital City Cooperative Cream ery. Milk, cream, buttermilk. The Buttercup butter has no equal. Gold standard of perfection. 137 S. Com'l. Phone 299. () Cook County Collects Alimony for Dependants CHICAGO (AP) To ease the destitution which so often follows divorce among Chicago's poor, Cook county is collecting alimony as a feature of its charitable work. A division of the county social service bureau, created in mid July, already is gathering $350 to $500 a week in small alimony checks for wives and children de pendent for support upon the- few dollars of the husband's earnings which the decree has awarded the family. Many of these checks .are for but $5 a week, and none is for more than $15. The Pontiac Six is outselling- because it is Built to Outlast. It displays unfailing sturdiness and dependability. See it on display at Vick Bros. () W. G. Krueger, realtor, progres 6ive, fair, equitable. Growing city and country make possible buys that will make you good money Complete listings. 147 N. Com'l. () Cottage Grove Contract let, to built new Baptist church for $17,- 827. Now Open in Our New Location in BLIGH BUILDING 130 South High Street You will find a display of musical instruments including Steinway, Weber and other pianos; Aeolian pipe organs; Duo Art and Pianola pianos; player rolls and cabinets; Gilfillan and Kelogg radios and accessories; King and other band instruments; String instruments; sheet music; Orthophonic Victrolas and Victrola records. Shermans NEW BLIGH BUILDING SALEM'S iNeweSt Theater: ed by the : . 1 U OH ; : : f ID 1 " ' ! 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