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Flowers Were
for Jim
By JANE OSBORN
() by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Ever since Jim had arrived at the
hospital, weather-beaten, tanned and
much in need of a shave, and inci
dentally with a wrenched knee that
had to go in plaster cast and a dis
located shoulder, he had been the fav
orite of the men's ward. If he had
been a little boy Instead of six foot
of rugged, honest manhood he would
have gone in the children's ward and
been known as "nurse's pet."
No one knew much about "Jim."
Obviously a man who earned his liv
ftig with his muscle, he had been
brought in one night in forlorn con
dition by Dr. Robinson, who had said
that the man had no friends In town
and might not be able to pay his bills
for several weeks. He showed no
more than a professional Interest in
the case.
He had been duly scrubbed and
brushed and shaved and was quite a
different looking individual as he lay
there In his plaster casts, but much of
the tan lingered and a sort of hardy
roughness that made him look de
cidedly out of place In a hospital bed.
Right from the first "Jim" had be
come a favorite, and the men's ward
seemed to be a brighter place because
of his presence.
"It will seem queer when he's all
better and up and dressed," said a
nurse to one of her companions sit
ting at the desk where she had been
making up charts. "We've all treated
him like a nice big boy and that's
just what he seems to be. Perhaps
we've petted him a bit too much, bring
ing him funny papers and puzzles just
as if he was a child "
"One often does get a jolt when a
patient recovers, and stands up all
dressed," said the second nurse. "It's
funny about Jim. It isn't that he
makes an effort to be jolly. It just
seems to he his personality."
"Everybody likes him," said the
other. "Even Pr. Martha Yates, who
Is usually so dreadfully professional
In the men's ward, stops and Jollies
him. She treats him as if he was one
of the youngsters In the children's
ward brings him little games and
things, pats him on the shoulder when
she passes anil calls him 'Jim' Just
the way we all do."
It was true that Dr. Martha Yates'
tisnal attitude when she made her
rounds save in the children's ward
was exaggeratedly professional. Per
haps this formality was necessary to
offset a little too much youth and a
little too much prettiness. Martha had
taken her enreer as a sort of legacy
from her father. At his death his
work seemed so far from completion
that Martha felt It was her duty to
turn from dances and country club
activities, from thought of an early
marriage perhaps any marriage at all
to take her medical training.
Every day In her work, however, she
had little reminders of her father's
skill and large-heartedness that made
it all seem worth while. His old
patients were forever telling her of
incidents In his career showing a gen
erosity and fortitude that she had per
haps never fully appreciated during
his lifetime.
And today It was the florist. She
had stopped at his shop to buy a half
dozen Jonquils for her office desk, and
the proprietor of the florist shop had
stopped his work in his greenhouse to
tell of the devotion her father bad
shown during the Illness of his chil
dren, many years ago, when he was
struggling along hardly making both
ends meet In his nursery business. And
Dr. Yntes had refused to send any
hill, and even when the florist had
prospered, the doctor had never ac
cepted any back payment for the
years of service that he had donK
"Perhaps I ought to have Insisted
more," said the florist. "But now I
am going to Insist on this one thing:
Whenever you want any flowers you
come In here and pick out Just what
you want and they will be yours. Get
them as often as you like. You Just
know people who want them. Now,
for. Instance, we are having an extra
nig yield of roses don't know why.
but they seem to be coming to flower
a little sooner than we expected. Sup
pose you let me send you Ave or six
dozen. I could sell them cheap, but
I'd rather you'd take them. If you
don't want them yourself perhaps you
know some one that does."
Dr. Martha Yates thought for a
moment. She ld h would take
them with her to the hospital. She'd
leave two dozen in the children's and
two dozen In the women's ward and
another dozen she would give to Jim.
She remembered that Jim hnd been
especially delighted with a single rose
that she had left at his bedside the
day before and had been fondling It
that very morning faded and dried as
It was. Surely, he must be very fond
of roses, and probably In all his life
he had never been able to buy a doz
en of them out of season.
"I've brought some roses for Jim."
Dr. Martha Yates told the nurse In
charge of the ward when she returned.
"Is he awake?"
"Yes," said the nurse, "and I'm so
glad you have. He's been very un
comfortable, though you couldn't get
him to admit It. You know Dr. Rob
inson had to change the cast today
and wei, any one but Sunny Jim
would have made a fuss about It. And
the poor thing having no friends or
anything. I'm so glad you brought the
rosea today."
So Dr. Martha Yates went to Jim's
narrow cot and no one in the ward
seemed to feet the least bit jealous or
slighted when she put the whole glori
ous dozen on his table. For Jim was
as popular with the other patients as
with the nurses and doctors.
Jim looked up quickly straight into
the eyes of Martha Yates and for just
one moment she felt a little uncom
fortable wondered if after all she
ought to have brought him the flowers.
His eyes had never looked that way
before they seemed so bright and
clear, from beneath lids that betrayed
the recent suffering that be would have
been loath to admit. He stretched out
one large hand, still strong and show
ing a peculiar pallor overlying the sun
burn that had not yet disappeared, and
with this hand he took Dr. Martha's
small hand in his.
"Thank you, doctor," he said. "You
don't know how I shall treasure them."
Dr. Martha Yates had gone away in
confusion that she had with difficulty
concealed. Suddenly It seemed as if
Jim, who had seemed only a fine over
grown boy, had been transformed Into
a man, strong and virile in spite of his
present prostration. She was half
sorry that she had taken him the
flowers perhaps it had been very un
professional. But the nurses had not
seemed to think it Inappropriate, To
them Jim was still plain Jim. Per
haps they had not seen the look, so
strong and clear, beneath those tired
eyelids.
Jim was quick to recover and within
the week he was allowed to get up
and sit In a chair for a few hours.
And the next day Dr. Robinson
whisked him off, stopping with him at
the ofllce just long enough to pay In
new banknotes the fee for board In the
ward. The nurses were vexed with
Dr. Robinson for he had not told
them of his intention of taking Jim
away, and only the little nurse who
happened to be In the ward at the
time had an opportunity to say good-by
to him, and she had been so surprised
at his sudden departure, In a baggy,
Ill-fitting suit and ulster that the doc
tor brought for him, that she had not
asked hi in where he was going or In
vited him to revisit the hospital and
his many friends there.
"Jim's gone," the nurses told Dr.
Martha Yates when she came that
day.
For a moment Marthn started. She,
too, seemed to regret not having had
an opportunity to say good-by or to
have found out a little more about
this mysterious optimist who had so
brightened the atmosphere of the hos
pital during his brief stay.
But when she reached her ofllce that
night she found a man waiting for
her In the waiting room, though it was
an hour before office hours. It was,
In fact, her customary dinner hour.
The man was indeed Jim, though he
now wore clothes that fitted perfectly,
and It was not until Martha had stood
looking at him for n full minute that
she was quite sure of his Identity. And
In that minute Jim stood holding the
hand she had offered to him.
"Who In the world are you?" she
asked when they had sat down In the
dim light of the waiting room. "You're
not the simple workingman we all took
you to be. You "
"I'm James Bradley, Jr.," said Jim
simply. "You know my father. I be
lieve he's president of the hoard of
trustees of the hospital." Of course
Martha knew him. It was James Brad
lev who had contributed more than
half of the funds that had supported
the hospital for many years past.
"I've been away from home a good
ninny years. No one remembers me.
This summer, you know, there was
some criticism of the hospital. It was
said that a poor man didn't get a show
that the ward patients were neg
lected. You know, of course. My
father was annoyed and grieved. He
felt sure It wasn't true. Still he want
ed to prove the falseness of It nil. I
was off roughing It with him In the
mountains. Father and I always
spend a month together every summer.
Ami one day I lost my footing in the
mountains up there and took n Jolly
header. I wasn't so very badly hurt.
Father suggested that since I had to
come down to civilization to get mend
ed I should come to this hospital and
that I should do a little spying on the
side. So we got In touch with Dr.
Robinson, who let It he understood
that I was Just any one. And you
know what I learned I learned that
the men In that ward are as decently
and as well treated as they would he
in private rooms, and I lenrned to ad
mire ttu nurses and It's all coming
out In a report my father will have
readv for the next meeting of the
hoard of trustees.
"In the meantime," James Rrad
ley drew his stiff ofllce chair close
to that of Dr. Martha. "In the mean
time I learned to love you. I know
your heart Is In your work but It's
such a big heart! Can't you let me
share a little of It, too?"
Dr. Martha Yates looked Into Jim's
even find she knew she was not desert
ing the Ideals of her father when she
told Jim she would put her whole
heart Into his keeping.
Art Acord
It I
Among the prominent "movie" stars
of the six-footer type is Art Acord,
rvho in his socks is three inches over six
feet. He weighs 185 pounds, has light
hair, blue eyes, and a fair complexion.
He is a graduate of the Brigham
Young university at Provo, Utah. He
is married. He spends his leisure
hours in the saddle, with his gun and
in his auto. He Is holder of the Pa
cific coast championship in broncho
riding, won at Klamath Falls, Ore.
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fiTI How to Read Your
YOUR
O A MH 3) Characteristic
and Tendencies - the
Capabilities or Weak-
That Make (or Success or
lure a Shown in Your Palm
t nesses
THE HAND OF A SOLDIER
A S MIGHT almost be expected, the
hand of a successful soldier must
be square and firm. The top phalanx
of the thumb must be strong, to Indi
cate will power and ability to com
mand. As the soldier that is, the
officer must frequently use tact and
diplomacy, the second phalanx of the
thumb must be well curved.
Ambition is indicated by a line run
ning from the line of life to the mount
of Jupiter, under the forefinger. A
star on the mount of Jupiter reveals
distinction gained in the Held or else
where. If there is present in the hand what
Is called a second mount of Mars
that is, a mount lying between the line
of life and the mount of Jupiter It
indicates unusual bravery and daring.
A short line running from the line of
fate, which runs vertically up the palm
of the hand to Saturn, shows a gov
ernment appointment. The mount of
Mars about the middle of the palm,
on the outside should be strong, to
express endurance.
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ROMANCE OF WORDS
"SYBARITE"
npHH present meaning of the
word "Sybarite" Is a per
son who Is devoted to luxury
and pleasure, who makes a
fetish of them and who thinks
far more of his comfort than
he does of the larger things of
life.
The word Is taken from the
city of Sybaris, situated In
southern Italy, near the west
shore of the Gulf of Taranto.
Sybaris was founded by the
Greeks about T3i B. 0, and be
came a very powerful province,
commanding four neighboring
nations and being capable of
placing an army of some 300,
000 men in the field. In time,
however, the Sybarites, or in
habitants of Sybaris, became
proud and domineering, noted
for their effeminacy and self
indulgence. It la reported that
no trade which entailed the mak
ing of u noise was permitted to
be carried on in the cltv. and
S'enoca tells the story of Syb
arite who complained that he
had slept badly and that, upon
examining his bed In the morn
ing, "he found a rose leaf dou
bled under him which had
caused him extreme pain."
Sybaris, Incidentally, was
overthrown about 500 B. C. and
never recovered its former
glory, though its name persists
to this day through the medium
of the word "sybarite."
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Ten Great Books.
The ten most Important books In the
world, according to H. G. Wells, are:
Isaiah. St. Mark, 'The Great Beam
ing." the Koran. Plato's "Republic,"
Aristotle's "Natural History," Marco
Polo'a "Travels," Copernicus' "The
Revolutions of the Heavens," Bacon'i
"The New Atlantis." Darwin's "Origin
of Species."
"The Great Learning" Is a product
of one or more of the disciples of Con
fucius. Wells Includes It as repre
senting the literature of a people and
an epoch. This Is his method In com
piling the list. He does not urge lit
erary value or any other quality.
r pr.PTT amh offers a market
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Salem The Southern Pacific com
pany Friday reported a shortage of
20S cars. Of this number 1G5 are
closed cars and 43 are open cars. The
report was filed with the public serv
ice commission.
Salem. Establishment of a beet
sugar factory at Prinoville at a cost of
approximately fl, 000, 000 was the pro
posal discussed here Friday at a con
terence held in the offices of W. ED.
Crews, state corporation commissioner.
Portland, Oregon
VAUDEVILLE PHOTOPLAYS
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day Matinee, 20c: Evenings, 806, Continu
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Northwestern School of Commerce Has a Good Position for You
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Hood River. Y. Kegayama, Deo flat
Japanese rancher, arrested by State
Fire Warden Barnes, was fined $15
and costs Friday by Jnstice of the
Peace Out hank on a charge of care
lessly setting a brush fire in a danger
ous place.
Salem. Hop picking in the Inde
pendence district will start this week.
according to reports received hero. It
was said today that the demand for
hops and the improved market con
ditions had had the effect of encourag
ing the growers.
Salem. . The Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation company has
a surplus of more than 4000 cars, ac
cording to a report filed witlt the pub
lic service commission here Saturday.
The Southern Pacific company report
ed a shortage of 25S cars.
Salem. William Pray of the
Sprague River Lumber company has
sent a letter to the public service com
mission protesting against the service
afforded by the Klamath Telephone &
Telegraph company, with headquar
ters in Klamath Falls.
Salem. William M. Foaro of La
Qrande has been removed as a mem
ber of the state board of optometry
by flovernor Pierce. He will be suc
ceeded by George S. Pirney, also of
La Grande. The governor said that
the services of Mr. Pearo bad been
very satisfactory.
Gold Hill. Gold mining in southern'
Oregon during the first half of 1923
has been fairly active, with develop
ment and prospecting in progress at
a number of properties. The Gold Hill
district is the most active with the
Bylvanlte, Millionaire, and Gold Ridge
mines in operation.
Salem. Members of the public serv
ice commission have been invited by
Franklin Griffith, president of the
I'm ! land Railway, Light It Power com
pany, to visit the corporation's prop
erties in the vicinity of Oak Grove.
The company is now expending more
than $5,000,000 on a power project at
this point.
Kugene. The Eugene chamber of
commerce has taken steps to have the
name "Natron cut-off," which is the
designation of the new railway soon
to be built between Oakridge, in Lane
county, to Kirk, in Klamath county,
changed to "Eugene-Klamath cut-off."
The Klamath Falls chamber will be
asked to co-operate.
Salem. Remarks dropped by tourists
hero during the past few weeks In
dicate that the law enacted at the last
session of the legislature compelling
non-resident automobiles to register
in this state is unpopular and has
caused travelers much inconvenience.
California is the only other state, in
the union having such a law in opera
tion. Salem. The state highway commis
sion announced Friday that the bridge
over the Willamette river at Spring
field will be closed for repairs for a
period of 30 days, starting Monday,
August 20. All traffic for Springfield
and points on the McKenzie river will
he routed over the Willamotto river
bridge at Eugene. This detour is
macadamized and in good condition.
Salem. The Oregon public service
commission, in a statement Issued
here Saturday night, has taken all
iredit for the recent order which
makes possible the construction of
the Natron cutoff, by the Southern
Pacific company. The statement Is
lengthy and sets out much of the testi
mony Introduced at the hearing before
the Interstate commerce commission.
Salem The Oregon public service
commission has fixed a tentative val
uation of $701,401 on the Great South
ern railroad. Which operates between
The Dalles and Dufur. A tentative
valuation of $507,032 has been placed
on the Mount Hood railroad, which
i perates between Hood River and Dee.
Protests against the valuations must
be filed with the interstate commerce
CO m m I ss ion before September 10.
Gold Hill The local cement plant,
which has been closed the past three
weeks, will resume this week. Only
minor repairs are being made, while
:nnual repairs usually require six
weeks. The new quarry opened at
Marble Mountain will supply the plant
with limestone on resumption, while
the clay and shale will bo quarried
; Ijolning the plant at Gold Mill. The
Viarry two miles below the plant at
' old Hill will be closed and the equip
meat moved to the Marble Mountain
quarry.
A Good Job With Steady Work
Paper, making offers a good opportunity to
strong, intelligent, sober men between the ages of
21 ami 50 sure pay and steady work.
Meals 35c each. Plenty to eat ami excellent
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Supply beds 25c, :10c and 40c.
Free hot and cold baths tubs and showers.
Worthy, faithful employees have good chance
for advancement.
Positions given free on application you pay
no fee for your job. Employment Office at Camas,
Washington and 209 Commonwealth Bldg., Port
land, Oregon.
Crown Willamette Paper Co.
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We arc one of tho largest buyers of
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In nil styloH. Borises duplicated from
broken pieces. Mull in your broken
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Patent. Others have made fortunes out of
Patents. Why not yon? Thomas BUyeu, 202
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MONUMENTS E. .'id and Pino St.
Olio Schumann tirunile & Marhlo Works.
'1' I M H l: It- One half section tjraiit County,
Oregon, cruised, yellow pine, $Jl per acre,
cash, ler immediate sale. Must have the
tn y. Worth $;J5 on tho market today.
I Address, Box MO, Ilillshoro, uiokhu.
Tribute to Civil Enfjineer.
From (ho standpoint, of tho artist,
the civil engineer type represent the
highest, typo of masculine perfection.
Ho has the imagination to conceive
and the practicality ami Intellect to
execute his concept ions. Kmily Nich
ols Hatch.
Explaining Ancient Lamps.
The wicks In tho lamps of tho Ves
tal virgins aro now thought to havo
been made of asbestos, the mineral
from which 1,HU0 asbestos theater cur
tains are manufactured every year In
England and the rjnltad states.
Speaking of Fruit.
Sometimes ti fellow makes a dalo
With a peach he believes will turnout!
to be the apple of liis eye, but even
tually sho proves a lemon that no
sensible chap could tare a fig for.
Kami Life.
Often He Wouldn't Want To.
I (reams go by contraries, but this Is
something a fellow never seems to
remember when he's asleep. Boston
Transcript.
When You Climb a Hill.
i: climbing a hill 1,000 feet high,
the total work done by a pedeslrian
would be equal to raising 166,000
pounds one loot in one minule. What
the figures would be in calculating a
climb of ti high mountain would be
amazing.
The Old Stage Coach.
The first stage coach was run in
England in the latter part of the Six
teentfa century, in this country tho
flral COBCD was run between New York
and Bolton in 17:!L'. In 1730 one be
tween New York and Philadelphia.
Extending Deep-Sea Fishery.
The Quebec government plana the
establishment of a number of cold
storage and distributing plants as a
step toward the more aclive develop
ment of the provincial Hen fisheries.
Origin of Goldfish.
Coldflsh an- the result of the elim
ination of the somber colon in a vari
ety of carp by selective breeding be
gun by the Chinese and Japuneso In
the Sixteenth century.
Voices Louder in a Tunnel,
Voices appear louder in a tunnel be
cause tho sounds are reflected Inunfl
dlately. Just, as a gas reflector in
creases the Intensity of light, so a
sound reflector will Increase (be ap
parent strength of the voice.
The Platonic Philosophy.
Of all the ancient systems the Pla
tonic was the most popular. Plato,
bom in 400 II. C- died in 347. Ho
was distinguished by tho comprehen-j
liven eM of his teuohings. He was a1
disciple of Socrates. I
Happy Time of Life.
I'erhaps the best definition of mid
dle age Is the period at which one is
most anxious to be assured that ono Is
not yet old. Westminster Gazette.
The Little Tyrant.
Let every sound be dead; baby
sleeps. The emperor's soft tread;
Haby sleeps. Let Mozart's music stop!
Let Phldiai' chisel drop! Ilaby sb eps.
Demosthenes be dumb! Our tyrants
hour has come! Iluby sleeps.
Courts of Justice.
Court! of Justice were established In
Athene In 1507 B. C. and by Moses in
it'Ji B, C. The courts wen- common
in Kuropo. our own Supreme court
was founded In 1789, with one chief
Justice and five associates.
Nothing Gained by Hurry.
Whoever is In a hurry shows that
l he thing ho is about is too big for
him. Haete and hurry are very dif
ferent things. Chesterfield.
it nfeded in every department cf li
keeplns. Equally if'ioj for tow
linrll, sheets and pillow cases.
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Are iou aaiiiiiea.' hummus ton.ta
la th Mgneti most perfectly equipped
liuslncss Tiuinlnif Hchool In the North
west. Kit yourself for a higher poHltlon
with more money. Permanent positions
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No. 34, 1923