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Oregon Wins Honors
TIHE way Oregon livestock breeders went up into Wash-
Vb:"" au. caPtur,eP Pnzes at the state fair at Yakima,
o ' :r . ou??c t0 042 one abou pass a law or
-w cwpier or nauve sons, or do something to keep the
x premiums from leaving the state. Perhaps the pessimists
6 W'tte valley who carefully cultivate the
compl?xes !! run out ttf. alibis when they see what
welk m iS State and valley did P there last
a Percherons owned by P. F. Burge of Albany head-
!l? iiVe St? arad? on Thfsday. One was Nellie, three
w JPind c,?P10n and Napoleon, grand champion,
the attendants contest. Burge got $225 out of the $496 of
2! ln. Pre,miun? the Percheron class. A. C. Ruby of
Sne. Semr mare chamPionshiP with his mare? Fon-
I1 "fe H Chandler of Baker was high premium win
Sr Li i1! Hertford class drawing down $375. His Lady
Hartland took junior and grand championships for females:
hia i Chandler a .Belmont took the junior bull championship;
and his Lady Hartland 20th took senior female champion
ship. In Jersey cattle, B. H. Bull & Sons of Portland won $329
out of $854 up. Their Brampton Pioneer; Beauty won the
senior and crand chamnionshini fVr
iirampton Koyal Olwen won junior female championship In
the Brown Swiss class John Boeckli of Linnton won the
grand and senior championships for bulls on S. H. Com
mander. Cass Nichols of Salem won senior and grand champion
ships for Chester White sows with his Brookside Irene
Second. In Berkshires E. W. Gribble of Clackamas won jun
ior championships for boars and sows.
cm S1 rib5nM floated over the pens of Oregon si eep also.
.h, JTSlIverton won first on ram and ewe in Ram
bouillets; in Hampshires, J. G. S. Hubbard & Son of Corval-
iis won nrst on ewe, while on Komneys all the awards went
T?.r?,gon,:am' McColeb Bros, of Monmouth; ewe, William
Kiddell of Monmouth. In Cottswolds, Eiddell won first on
ewe and Roy Harms of Aurora first on ram. Riddell & Sons
won first on ram and ewe in Lincoln
Few Oregon poultrymen took their fancy birds to the
xttiuma snow; out J. is. UiKieXX of Canby won first on pen of
xamim xveus; ana a. a. uaives of Portland on An
conas.
. . Quite a formidable array of winnings, is it not? Most of
mesa exniDiiors ana many, many more will be showing here
next week at the Oregon state fair. It will be worth a day's
time to wander through the stock sheds and see the marcelled
bulla and the mammoth Percherons and the square-butted
uampsmie eiieep.
We note also that the Washington Otflfp -fait he A so n
stellar attraction, "Whistling Rufus and his one-man band "
yv ore sure director ueninar will have no trouble duplicat
Jng this attraction at his big show.
Celebrating an Anniversary
NEXT month will be the 50th anniversary of the founding
of the Benedictine ordir in
V Father Adelhelm. Odrmaff
-uucjr t nervals, wmcn was the foundation out of which
grew the large institution now located at Mount Angel The
suggestion comes that this event should be properly celebrated
in October on the completion of half a century of sen-ice;
and no doubt the Benedictine fathers will do appropriate
honor to the occasion Certainly: the buildings and the activ
ities at Mount Angel bear testimony to the performance of
the foundation that was laid five decades ago.
It was in 1881 that Fathe Adelhem toured the Pacific
coast seeking a location for a monastery. He became pastor
of the parishes of Fillmore and Gervai3 and decided that
Gervais was the place for his institution. So he returned to
bwitzerland, secured necessary aid and then founded his
monastery at Gervais. A few (years later however he de
cided to remove the monastic group to Mt. Angel, selecting for
Its site Tamalampho, the mount of the Pathfinder The col-
01 V"CU1W U.W1 huouj, iz students in 1887, the first
Catholic college m the far northwest, and increased to 125
-ilS-TiS fire a new college on the hill was
v erected m 1903. In 1926 a second fire destroyed the abbey
and college and seminary buildings; but thevhave been re
placed wim line stone structures.
The Benedictine sisters nrtonoA thoii. or.Vi..i
in December, 1882 and movedl to Mt. Angel when St. Ben
edict s Abbey was transferred there.
Mt. Angel has remained the center of the Benedictine
order on the coast, and is regarded with general affection by
bathouc communicants over the northwest. The substantial
city and the proserous community which have grown up
fmrl?iemo,St crowned with Allege buildings have become
important in the social and commercial life of Marion coun
iy. And those outside the faith icannot but recognize the sig
nocietnCe of the nedictine institutions to the church and to
In Arkansas th liics ,v,i t,.i, ... ...
t'u.'.m.0tt;y'' Mt iter h. th. Umt
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CHXTTEX iajJCTrSJLf EJH
Pta fawl wifUr. frnnU Um
dnm Um bMk ataixs.
hmrimg m fair Uti f why
ate ladat m iawa U dinmer,
mt U 4maem, talked rally as tktj
tttrtt tha travada U avoid beinc
Boi t noiic bar
Y
esterdavs
. . Of Old Salem
Town Talks from The States
man of EarUer Days
September 18, 1007
NEW YORK. Delving Into the
financial worklngi of tha Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey, the
oil trust, Frank B. Kellog, who is
conducting the federal suit for tha
dissolution of the company, today
brought to public view tha enor
mous profits made by tha com
pany. Betw&en 1899 and 1906, tha
company earned profits at a rata
of over 161,000,000 a year, dis
tributed 1303,359.40 to its shareholders.
OERVAI3. As a result of tha
work of safecrackers, tha mercan
tile establishment of Nibler &
Nathman in this city was totally
destroyed by fira early this morn- ' father (Archibald MacDonald)
BITS for BREAKFAST
-By R, J. FIENDRICKS-
Ohiaf Concomly
less than half saraget
S
(Continuing from yesterday:)
Despite tha alleged repulslveness
or the lower Columbia, natives.
tha young women of tha Chlnooks
and neighboring tribes appear to
nave naa a measure of success in
attracting men of our race. Some
of tha attachments thus formed
wr epaemerai, out otners were
real marriages. One of Comcom-
lya grandsons, Ranald McDonald,
WTltes concerning the celebrated
chieftain's daughters:
'Cfilef Comcomly had several
aaugnters; tha eldest 'tha Prin
cess tha daughter of Comcomly's
Scappoose wife, married the As-
tor partner, Duncan McDougal;
me second married our mthnr'a
mg. Tha Bare contained $90. Loss
to tha building and stock Is esti
mated at $25,000, with $14,000 In
insurance.
Gala S. Hill, Linn county dep
uty district attorney, haa advised
tha cltliena of Sweet Home that
their Tillage la an incorporated
community. They had requested
this information. Hill said all that
was needed to raise corporation to
tha level of other embryo cities
was to hold an election.
September 18, 1022
Marlon county Pomona grange
wants no income tax bill this fall,
if the grange's own bill la Invali
dated by tha court or otherwise
fails to become a law, members
declered at their meeting yester
day presided over by Master K. B.
Shields of Gervais.
Only about a quarter of a mile
of macadamized road remains to
be paved between here and Port
land at Aurora where tha road
crosses tha Pudding river, and
where soma bridge work has pre
vented the finishing of the pave
ment it3eir.
Captain "Fat" Zeller. track man
and leader of the Willamette Bear
cat eleven, arrived at the campus
last night. As well as Zeller, Coach
Bohler haa Max Jones, who made
a name for himself on th Rniam
high school team, as a prospect
for tha grid squad.
Says
tha editorial
ld.tes: "Don't depand upoTTh. A-'Ji ti !."
ganaa of editorial columns " 4r ' n poisonea prop-
New Views
The question asked here and
there yesterday by Statesman re
porters was: "How does Roosevelt
appeal to you as a candidate for
president?"
Mrs. Iary Watson, War Moth
er: "Do you suppose a life-long
icyuBucau la entertaining any
thought of a democrat? I don't
noid any tender feelings for
them."
Mrs. Victor Jones, homemaker:
"I am being Interviewed now, I
feel It. Not if my vote will keep
him from It."
Mrs. Carl T. Tope, housewife!
"I don't know how I would answer
that question. I'm not la favor of
him, however."
can-
yarn. Sort at
I V . . MA. m m ' m
loasn't enrrr Orao fr Ior President. If that
; - " " "w UIIU
to say what would.
it ,Vti $5toewatWa had tha right click
II It didn't with tha prohl administrator.
with tha rainmaker
"Iknnk". "polecat", wall say that polities vmiif
p.
B. A. MeAdams, bicycle dealer:
"I dont know. I'U wait until I
get lata tha booth and then I'll
make up my mind."
1-Ua Barr, accoontant: "I can
not favor Mr. Roosevelt; I doubt
hU personal ability and the prin
ciples ha advocates."
SEEK FORECLOSURE
DALLAS, Sept 17. Tha Fed
eral Land hank of Spokane filed
faredonr action Friday against
f- L. Walker, Mary H. Walker
and others.
jwo-wa-sa was a daughter of
comcomly by a WUlapa woman
sna marriea into tha tribe and
aiea in 1561 at Ilwaco, a thriving
vmage namea for her. Tha 'Prln
cess Margaret,' Kah-at-lau, Com
comly'a daughter by his ChehalU
wiia, married Locls Rondeau, &
Hudson's Bay company's trapBer.
In 1821. Another daughter of tha
old Chief married a Scotchman
named McKay, also a Hudson's
Bay Company's employee."
v :
i Tha "Scotchman named McKay"
was Thomas McKay, tha son of
Alexander McKay, one of tha a a.
tor partners, and his Chippewa
wife. After Alexander McKay per
lahed In the Tonquin disaster, off
tha shores of Vancouver Island,
his widow married Dr. John Mo
Loughlin. Thus, Thomas McKay
became McLoughlin'a stepson.
Thomas McKay's aoa by Comocm
ly's daughter was Dr. William
Cameron McKay of Pendleton.
Comcomly's sons, howerer. AA
not intermarry with tha white
race, uniu tne appearance at As
toria of Jane Barnei, an English
woman or somewhat easy moral
ity, wnite women were not to be
rouna m the Pacific northwest.
une or comcomly's sons. Cassak
as, called "Prince of Wales," paid
strenuous court to this selfsame
Jane. Cassakas promised Jane
that if she would become his wife
ne would send 100 sea otter skins
to her relatives and that ha Mill!
make her miatrass over his other
wives, or which ha already had
four. Notwithstanding these and
otner ratner alluring promises,
Jane Barnes relected h Tnrifa
suitor.
m
Comcomly was a polygamist and
slaveholder. A similar atatement
mignt te made about King Da
via, nowever. in the days "before
the covered wagon." Comcomly
uvea ana ruled according to the
customs of his people. That this
Chinook chieftain had strict no
tions concerning" propriety, tha
louovnng quotation Indicates:
"Before the founding of Astoria,
tha Chlnooks, under tb)e stern
governance of Comcomly, wera
sober Indians. It is even recorded
that tha old chief ones stronyly
reprimanded his son-in-law, L.c
Dougal, for giving rum to Com
comly's son, causing him to re
turn drunken to tha Chinook vU
laga and to make a shameful spec
tacle of himself before his trlbea
men." Comcomly expressed dis
pleasure, also, with McDougal
when Astoria was surrendered ta
tha British during our second war
with England. Tha Chlnooks were
m iavor or resistance to the
"King George men," but McDou
gal thought otherwise. Comcomly
nnauy eaia "that hie daughter
uaa maae a mistake, and Instead
of getting a great warrior for a
husband, had married herself to
a squaw,- according to Washing
ton irvmg. The Chinook Jargon,
in which Comcomly harangued his
son-in-iaw and generally express
es nimseir to the whites, should
be carefully distinguished from
me cmnook (Ts'lnu'k) language.
"l ia iormer, Theodore Win- j
tarop writes: "A grotesque Jar
gon called Chinook la th it,...
franca of the whltea and Indians
vi id nortnweet ... It Is a Jar-
.ngusn, franca, Spanish,
Chinook. Kallapooya. Halda and
uiner tongues, civilised and
age.
.
Comcomly died in 1810, having
L.tru Ticum o an epidemic whloh
swept off many of his people. His
aw at me time of his death Is
uypw-ea to nave been 15. The
our or tne rrea.t Mr ...
placed in a canoe near Astoria, or
Fort George, as it waa then eaU-
eu. later. tne bod w
in some remote spot. Comcomly's
uoasi, oowever. is said ti h...
gone into the possession of some
rmiuent paysician in Edinburgh.
Coracomly'g successor was not one
VI U1S OWn S0ns. but a lAn.ln.1..
Caienova, who had married Dun
can McDougal'e former wife. Me-
"""5". n seems, deserted "the
rnncess" in 1817.
They came te the beach. Ha lift
ed her tnte the beat and poshed eat.
Wtten they were past the breakers
and ground swells, ha shot off the
motor and let the boat drift, rock
log en um tide.
Ha talked about the night and
hotel events, but aha waa toe full
of her trouble to keep it to herself.
Presently between aoba and rare
aha had recounted the whole amaz
ing conversation with her father.
Not even sparing herself her fath
er s last vile words.
Jack pot his arm rentiv around
her. He marveled at the wisdom of
the eld man who had made no ob
jection to her living her life as she
chose; put up no ararnments had
farther removed pressure by taking
care ox her financial sltasiion: then
left her with the ngfy troth to face.
Left her unable to fortify herself
witn rebellion and daring. Nothing
to rebel against. Nothing to dare.
Nobody to persuade but herself.
The whole burden of decision had
been laid on her shoulders. On the
one side her father, Paris, an hon
orable career. Independence. ... On
the other . . . Jack's face grew
savage.
"Pat," he said, -will you be leav
big eoooT"
"Tomorrow. 1 can't atand this
place any longer."
"What time?"
im um anernoon train, I sup-
poaa. Dedans needs a rest. Tea, the
lata afternoon train. If he wants to
wa can stop over in Jacksonville.
But I cas?t stay here another
alght." .
Til be back to aee you off."
-Be back?"
Tea. I hate to miss ear ride In
the morning especially as we
may not ride together again. Bat
I have to eairh that early morninr
train."
"You're going to Miami?"
He didnt answer. She didnt
press him. She understood why ha
must go. . . . Why he couldn't even
wait over to be with her that last
day. And she felt that there was
justice in the aavaee demand of
him. Jimmia had had the best of
life in every way still had it.
The strength Jack had so nain-
rnuy, so unjustly acquired would
bring its first gratification.
She had an impulse to beg him not
to go. Bat shame forbade. She
eooldnt plead with a man who
loved her not to hurt the man she
loved. Moreover, though she hated
Bar-
to think of Jimmie being hurt, it
gave her an odd sense of satisfac
tion to know that he would pay for
some of the suffering that was
hers.
"Wen, I suppose 111 have to take
you back, Pat. It's very hard to
think I may never listen to the aea
with you again; may never aee yoa
after tomorrow. We've had rood
urnes together, haven't wl?"
"Tea. Bat youU be cominr
new iorx someame. won t yoa.
Jack 7
"If I do, of course I shan't stoa
long-
"But no matter if it'a only a few
days yow can look me op, cant
you?"
"Ne"
Why not?"
He didat answer.
Tor the reason yoa said tha
other day?"
Yes."
But If I'm working."
Yon wont be. You'll find on-
trained girls aren't wanted In stores
or telephone exchanges or restan
ranta. And you wouldn't know how
to lire on what they earn. If you
owl take the money from rear
Preeeatly, between sobs sad rage, ahe had recrs-ated the
aamajHag converaauoa wiLfe ner fairer.
father youH have to take it from
Warren. And I eooldnt bear to
see you if you were doing that.
Pat, if you most go to New York,
take the money from your father,
dear. It w3I break bis heart to
think you're taking it from War
ren. Sorely from what you've told
me about him he doesnt deserve
that blow from yoa."
"No," she said dully, "he doesnt
deserve any of the blows I'm nv.
in him. Ha didnt fly up or rage
at me or threaten to throw ma out
without a cent He gave me all he
had without a minute to think it
over, told me I could always come
to him if I needed him and began
planning ta go to work In his old
days, instead of browsing around
the historic places of Paris as he
longed to do. That's the kind of a
father I've got. Jack. . . . How do
yon suppose he ever had a daughter
like me 7
1 donl see how he ceold hava
had any other kind " ha tdHmI
soiuy.
She looked up In surprise. "Yoa
say that when you know I'm go
ing to break his heart because
ean't break mine ? Take Europe and
comforts, and ease away from him
in his old days ? Because if I don't
take the moner he won't naa it1
lou haven't done au this vet
Pat I doubt if you win."
"It seems as if I've rot to. JmTr.
iou never loved like this, or von'd
understand."
Ha smiled rrimlr and startAd
the motor.
When they reached the hotel the
mosia bad atopped; the llghta were
beginning to go out. Tha lounras
.
were almost deserted.
Jack left her at the elevator.
T. jf . ...
um nuuer tray naa been re.
moved from her room. She peeped
through her father's keyhole. Dark.
. . us didnt even wait srp for me.
. . He'a given me op. . . ,
Childish aa her first ootbamt
had been, her bain was now fa
from childish. She tossed all night
in the agony of a woman who most
not merely choose between father
and lover: bat in whose hands t
ed all that made life worth living
far a father who gave it all op at
her behest without a mnrmar. ask.
log only that ahe torn him oat to
work. ...
Warren was at the station. Jack?
found him sitting at the wheel of
a big car. He offered ne greeting
Jack climbed in beside him with-
out a word. This "courtesy," ee'
hateful to Jack, waa. he reailaedV
ecoally hateful to Warren, bat a
necessary measure to avoid the
publicity of an open fight.
Driving through town. Warren
beaded across the causeway. And
se leisurely was his paoe that aa
onlooker knowing the mission of
the twe men might have thought
him reluctant to reach his destine.'
tion. He was. in fact, driving hie'
neoal gait, as collected aa if he'
were going to meet a legal antag-'
onist, and aa confident. He neves
made the mistake of anderestiinaiJ
ing a foe; nor did he now undeiJ
estimate Jack. Appraisingly he
noted out of the corner of his eyV
the bulging muscles under Jack's"
coat; powerful muscles produced
by hard labor, but not necessarily'
muscles with the hitting power be-'
hind them. Jack had. be acknowi.'
edged, the advantage of youth, bat1
to off-set that waa his own superior'
weight. Also, he boxed well, having'
worked hard in tha rrm te kara
himself in trim. Thus coolly he'
measured himself against Jack, let
ting the outline of the battle shape
itself in his mind. He would keep
his opponent on his feet and box.'
This would off-set the advantage of
both youth and brute strength. He
skimmed across the Bay with the
calm of a man who never lost Us'
bead in battle, and who was well
satisfied with bis own ability. I
lack posed vigorously on a eiav.
areC His face was flushed, his mind
a turmoil of battle nrocedara. TT
also, was confident. Se confides
that he most now and again remind
himself that he mast reeolleeft ft
stop short of killing. That pleasure
most be reserved. When Patricia
was well out of scandal's way The
thought of that dar when ha U
kill the man beside him filled htsa
wiS such eavsxe ecstasy that W
had moments of fear that be would
not, once started, be able to hold
hia hand. He did not estimate War
ren's ability. He simply knew the
sleeping power in his own fcardwaJ
body.
B? CtsatisjMf)
Daily Thought
With every rising of the sun
Think of your life as just begun.
The Past has cancelled and bur
led deep
AH yesterdays. There let them
sleep." Ana.
The chanres
- . . . . . I " ' " "
wuur ua aig DeoDla war. h
prophetic of greater ihiTi. .
to coma. The snrvlvina- Ha.
ants of the lower Columbia abor-
'""' n taken tne white man'a
way, and the red man's cultural
uiia5 i no longer theirs. In
-.cAnt ears th "thropologlst.
r.au, 0, wat at)i discover
only one or two Individuals who
r,.i.. wu"u,lM w,ta Chinook
T- n . .
i w"co,T boyhood, white
men In the Pacific northwest were
"tlehonnipts" (castaways), like
me ironworker, who. In
iP 0UI nertion, had been
1X1 near Tillamook Head
r-V. u . "laved by the
v..-up., K,uured or the Chlnooks.
.t "llon n ciear summer
wWUr tne youthful eyes of
Comcomly and his brother, Tha
Bw. ast hare
:rr ," Wu, awe toward
M wuYa fiorI". they
I t ,u " sacred moun
tain. Swallallochast (Saddle
mountain), from whose aummit
J.., "nadr bird on
. u.ny quest or a whale
s
Today the grandchildren and
rreat-grandehlldroa of Comcom
.7i daurhters. ani ri.,
Kobaiway, (Comowoof ,) Tgh-
1 w r9 inu heed to leg-
b?rd'.TKh. U "thu
bird' beyond th viMa. tM...
to the American Indiana, on. nf
our historians orfr
bit Of Nletzschaan nhlln.nnv..
. ... - . r..VtUBJ,
Aside from the aamewhat anti
quated sentiments of eternal Jua
tice and the rlghta of man, as
apart from man'a power te en
force hie rights, the quick exter
mination of the aborigines may
be regarded aa a blessing both to
the red race and the white. The
two seldom profitably intermix . ,
Avarice, war, injustice, and In
humanity are often tarth
other nawladom, the most impor
tant aids to ctrUlxatlan."
V S
This la a harsh appraisal .r th.
race which produced Mi.m
ftnd Montesuaa. The desceedaau
of Pocahontas, as wall as tbo.a
ginal American blood, might well
be moved to righteons lndlgna
tion. The life-careers of Comcom
ly and his descendants constitute
a atriking refutation of such 'ill
considered statements. Promln
ent among these descendants of
Comcomly may be mentioned
Ranald MacDonald (1824-1894).
traveler, philosopher, and Chris
tian gentleman. Apparently. Mac
Donald, the half breed grandson of
Comcomly. was less the barbarian
tnan the eminent historian. Let
MacDonald speak for himself, for
his race, and for all humanity:
"As to self, for self. In all truth
i can sincerely say it was not
there: no more so than In the
ease of many . . . who In thous
ands of ways, in peace as in war,
voluntarily breast danger for
something good la Itself, and
without hope of reward other
man tne consciousness of having
done wen . . . standing now on
the verge of my grave, I solemnly
say so."
"a
(Every one acquainted with
Oregon history knows of the use
ful career of Cant. Thomas te-
Kay, whose first wife waa a
daughter of Comcomly. Saatee
mentions Cellalst. daurhter nf
Koblaway, ClatsoD chief th.
Chief Comowool of Lewis and
Clark. She was the wife of Solo
mon Smith, and they were both
converted and worked at the Ja
son Lee mission, and afterward
at the Clatsop Plains mission.
Smith, writer of Oregon hia tow.
was their son. The wife of Jn.
seph Gervais waa also daughter
of Chief Comowool. as was
the wife of Louis LaBonte. The
three fa mill se for a time farmed
together just below tha ait. t
the old mission that is the fam
ilies of Smith, LaBonte and Gar
Taia. Smith was Oregon's first
school teacher.)
XEW BONDS VOTED
PARIS. Sept. IT rfiatarda!
(AP) The French chamber
arly this morning adopted tha
fOTernmenfs bill for convertlmr
ffOTernment bond Issues tntaiitna
about $2,400,800 to a saw Issue
nf im per cent interest.
Flappers Not Really That Bad But
Congregation Must be Kept Awake
By D. H. Talmadge. Sage of Salem
Uti. . . . . -
uaiciu Biroeis at nignt are a
veritable blaze of colored lights
wmcn is another thing for the
old-timer to blink at. Nor does hp
nave to oe sucn an old-timer.
euuer
nat do you reckon would be
the result if all the newspapers in
me country would cease to pub-
usur t-ureiy a matter for Idle
speculation, bat the possible re-
suit gives one a shudder to con
template.
Gone or going Is the man
Who brought us tee of rore.
And drip sounds from the Ice box
Are now beard not no more.
ST. - . ...
iik was my intention to maka a
simple and prosy atatement of fact
nere. but the confounded thins-
burst into verse before I was able
to throttle it.)
A milk truck switched 1U tall
en a Salem street corner oh. day
this week, and an onsnanertinr
bystander was quite severely win
ed. Nature la nature.
I have read somewhere Bill Sun
day's definition of a flapper. The
flapper is not and never was half
so dreadful a creature as Mr. Sun
day deflnea her. He knows this
wall enough, but he doesn't pro
pose to hare any congregation go
to sleep while he is preaching to
it merely for lack of a bit of exag-
Beraieo. eitort on his part.
I am not eeoeeially takaa -nt
the "bull fight" feature announced
for the coming- state fair, bat I
muk uo local pastor who pro
tests the feature ao fervently Is
unduly concerned. It seems to me
that were I the owner of a bnii
(which, thank heaven. I am nntl
m hundreds of Oregoulans are I
anouia w oleoma a humane dem
onstration of ball-dodging by ex
ports. And the bell, being what he
Is by nature, would Mad thfroU
mot unwelcome. The bnH and his
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D. IL TALMADGE
little brother the buhet bear quite
a marked family reaemblanr
each other.
Kisg David. 1 stem to recall
sang with some frequency of bulls
as something to be fought against.
But I reckon he used the term in
a figurative sense as meaning en
emies of any kfad, powerful, fierce
and violent. We may aa well bo
reasonable la the matter. I am
not disposed to erea so much as
suggest that the psalmist was the
original boll fighter.
An eminent Santiam nhiima.
Pber has said, bulls is bulls and
must be taken as they be. An .
-night hare added that before you
with 'em lump a fence ar
cllmh a tree, thug matin what
tao poetry society ealla a couplet.
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