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About The Boardman mirror. (Boardman, Or.) 1921-1925 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1925)
Margaret Livingston Winsome Margaret Livingston, the clever little "movie" star, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is five feet, three inches tall, and weighs 118 pounds. Miss Livingston is proud of her pretty auburn hair as well as of her soft brown eyes. O 9 YOU.r ANDREW , ., F. CURRIER, Health y ECZEMA IN INFANTS 'THUS disease lms different degrees of severity nnd tatty even be asso ciated with conditions which end fatally, but that is not the usual re sult. Any kind of n baby, fiit or lean, plump or emaciated, may have it, but it seems to have a preference to those who have catarrhal troubles, who are scrofulous, as It used to be called, or who have rickets, Indiges tion, anemia or fever of various kinds. The disease may occur at any perioil of Infancy, before or after weaning, and the pain and soreness of teething doubtless aggravates it in many cases. There is probably a germ which causes it, at least in some cases, and it may be associated with the itch and with vermin of different species. It also has a relation to tllthlness and neglect of the nose, ears and eyes and with the Irritating sullva of a dirty mouth. Other causes are constipation, Indi gestion, prolonged exposure to the sun's rays or to the heat of a badly ventilated room. Then an eruption appears on the en tire body, on the face and scalp, or on the scalp alone. At tlrst this eruption Is composed f red dots or points ; in a few days they contain a fluid; nnd a little later the fluid becomes purulent, the points of the eruption run together, and we soon have a number of crusts or scabs, or perhaps a sheet of scabs covering the entire scalp. The itching Is continuous night and day, and there Is constant scratching or rubbing the scalp. Infectious material Is carried by the nails and lingers and before long the eyes, nose, mouth and ears and other parts of the body ure sore as a result of this transmission. In treating such a case, select, If possible, a doctor who is familiar with the diseases of Infants and children. These few suggestions may also prove serviceable: Cut the baby's nnllg to prevent scratching ; out the hair; wash out the rectum dall.t ; and protect the head and face with a thin muslin cap or bonnet. Apply neither hot or cold water to the scalp, and keep the eruption cov ered with a dotting powder of boric acid, zinc, or starch. When the scabs loosen. iiove them cautiously and apply a mildly astrin gent ointment, removing It and re-applying dally. Kind, hy experiment and your doc tor's help, the kind of food which will suit the child, and give a mild tonic to brace up the general condi tion. (Copyright by Ooorir Mat hew Admi o SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT By F. A. WALK E R CLIMBING THE HILLS O LOWLY over the hills on the wlnd WJ Ing roads, toward a loftier crest and a higher life, noble men and wom en wend their weary way, forgetful of time, forgetful of everything but the goal that lies waiting for them at the end of their Journey. Some of these humans as they move along weave the scattered threads of gold which they gather Into shining garments; others content themselves with humility, from which they get their greatest reward. All are governed by Ambition. The censors enumerate, catalogue and classify the good and the bad. They leave the result of their labors to the travelers Who are yet to come, and who like those of the present must learn from the climbers who have gone before. If we of this day and generation have within us the proper energy and Interest, we shall go a little higher, but we must tight every Inch of the way for foothold and keep our honor as bright as burnished silver. We must pay the price In constant work. We must lift our eyes to the skies and march on and on undaunted. We must pack our hearts with faith. Faith Is for the hour when defeat threatens, to carry us over the crisis, up to a higher altitude where the ground Is firm, where hope becomes doubly sure, and we know and feel within our souls that we have at last reached the coveted turning point of our career. From the hot-headed, the obdurate and the foolhardy, Ambition turns away sorrowfully ; but to the earnest, the courageous and the unwavering she stretches out her strong arm and lifts them up to distinction. If you have been tempted to with draw from the chase, but have over come the Impulse, be assured that you are climbing on solid ground. You may have smarted awhile un der the stroke of the lash, but be cause of the stripes you have become a better climber, a better man or woman. For you have learned how to shut your mouth and say nothing when ongry; how to put forth the last ounce of your own strength, and how, when almost overcome, to rely on faith, which sustained you and en abled you to reach the goal, which Is possible for any one who has the simple trust of a little child In the promise of his father. ( by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) What People Are Interested In DIFFERENCE IN MEN AT THE THIRD HOUR By CRETE WARREN ( by Short Story Pub. Co.) r S by MiX'lura Neaepayer SindUate.) THE degree of a man's Intelligence may be Judged by the worth of the things he considers Important, always supposing that the Judges know what things really are Important. Bill Is an average man and sells bonds to get a living. He plays golf, reads the sport page and cusses con gress. But the thing uppermost In his mind, the burden of his conversa tion and the goal of his labors la an extension of the car track from Its present terminal to a point eight blocks farther east. Jack Is an average man. He lays brick and worries about the cost of meat and takes an Interest In box scores and politics ; but his chief con cern Is to persuade boys to Join the Y. M. C. A. Bob Is average also. He clerks In a store and reads outdoor magazines and Invests his spare money in fishing tackle. He thinks the most Important task this generation has to face Is the preservation of standing timber. Henry Is a planter, tie is tnieresieu In radio development and religion, and enjoys his children and his flivver; but his spare time Is devoted to earnest correspondence designed to promote Interest In a high tariff on peanuts. George Is ordinary- a" ways. He writes Insurance and keeps a cage of pigeons; reads the magazines that tell how great and wealthy men get that way ; delights In helping the chil dren with their lessons, reads aloud from Shakespeare. He will tell you that the great need Of the times is purification of the drama. Pete Isn't unusual. He Is a tailor and enjoys the study of ancient fash Ions. He has a good collection of old coins; thinks everybody should sleep out of doors; teaches a class In Sun day school. Whenever opportunity appears he tells people that the great need of the present Is universal study of Esperanto. Clyde Is a traveling man and reads Emerson. He thinks the breeding of live stock should be encouraged, nnd he Is working on an automatic shoe lace; but his soul Is disturbed by the urgent need of laws to suppress idle pleasure seekers. "Ah, well ; perhaps you can Judge a man's Intelligence by the worth of the things he considers Important I One small head seldom affords room for more than one enthusiasm, and the average man Just keeps on going In the direction that something or some body directed hlra. Baltimore Sun. O An egotist U a man who Is always talking about himself when you want to talk about yourself. T WAS a cold, disagreeable day, late in November, and the cutting wind blew In fierce little gusts around the corners of the tall city buildings. The streets were almost deserted, save for a few men nnd women who, muffled almost beyond recognition, hurried with heads bent in face of the wind, which seemed to come from every direction. The thermometer registered several de grees below zero, and the sky was heavy, with every indication of snow. No one noticed that the great clock In the courthouse had stopped, and at three o'clock no one missed the strik ing of the hour. At Just one minute before three the power which ran the clock was turned off, and, for the first time since It was started, several years before, the great hands were still. The nut which held the hands In place had become loosened, and a man skilled In the mechanism of clocks had been called to tighten the screw. It was a perilous undertaking. The clock was three hundred and eighty feet above the street, and his only way to get at It was by lowering him self from a lookout thirty feet nbove. The face measured twenty-four feet, the minute hand was nearly twelve feet long, the hour hand nine. These hands were very heavy and solid, of wood covered with galvanized Iron, and were two feet thick. Th man stood for a minute, gazing out over the city, after fastening the rope which was to let him down to the clock. He planned to gain a foot ing on the hour hand, which was nl most horizontal at this hour, and work his way across to the center, where It would take hlin but a moment to tighten the screw, get back to the rope and pull himself up. He drew a deep breath and carefully let him self over the stone railing of the look out. The snow was now falling line nnd fast, driven hard by the wind. The man was nlmost blinded by It, when he felt his foot firm upon the hour hand. The rope was barely long enough, nnd he wished lie had taken a longer one, but he thought It would not pay to go hack, as long as this one would rench, though he realized that It would be harder for him to get back with the short one. Sitting down, be slid over to the center and commenced his work. Every moment the snow became more blinding, and as he glanced downwards he noticed that he could not see the streets below He had finished and was Just about to start back for the rope, when he heard a grent whirr Inside the clock and almost at the same time felt a Jerk of the hand upon which he was seated. He made one mad, hurried move towards the end of the hand, when all at once his every sense seemed to be paralyzed by the deaf ening sound of the chimes. The sound seemed to vibrate through every part of him, and It wns Impossible to at tempt to move until the last of the three deep tones striking the hour died away, and he felt another Jerk of the hand beneath him. It was but an in stant, and he bad gained the end of the hand and was cautiously getting to his feet. He reached for the rope. The wind was blowing It and he could barely touch It with the ends of his fingers! He groaned aloud and strained every ligament In an effort to get a hold on the rope, but It seemed Impossible. At last It was almost within his grasp, hut with a Jerk which nearly unbalanced him, the hand again slipped, nnd the rope was hopelessly out of reach i It teei 1 to the desperate man that his reason must go In that awful Instant ! He reseated himself, for the shock had weakened his knees and his strength seemed gone. The cold was Intense nnd there was no way of making anyone hear a cry for help. Nor was there any chance of anyone discovering his danger. With every minute the hour hand slipped down ward over an Inch, and merciful heaven: As he looked up at the great minute hand he realized what an aw ful fate would overcome him In a few minutes If some help did not come to him. With every minute the descend ing hand brought certain death so much the nearer: Good God! Must he sit there calmly and count the minutes until he should be gradually crushed to death? For at a quarter past the hour, the minute hand must pass the hour hand on which he was seated, and the distance between the two was only a little over two Inches ! Ills brain seemed dead. He couldn't think. His gaze was fascinated by the rapidly descending hand which was either to crush him to death or hurl him off on to the steeply slanting roofs of the building two hundred feet below. He glanced down. Would It not be better to Jump then and end the horrible suspense? No, he loved his life, and then some help might come. And so he waited. The min utes, which had seemed to come so rapidly uwn each other at first, now seemed slower, until he wondered If the clock might not be stopping. But no. It caroe on and on, this dreadful thing which was to kill him. He found himself calculating whether It would crush him or knock him off. He wished the bund moved steadily Instead of In those terrible J.rka. One more jerk, or minute, and the rhnnd would touch his head. He crouched over and waited. The ham) descended and he could not sit up without touching it. He must He flat It would be easier that way. he thought, and he was quite calm now. All this time he had been sitting with Ids face toward the clock, his feet hanging down between the hour hand and the dial. As he raised his feet to lie on the hand he suddenly stopped, and In a moment was getting over the side of the hand next to the clock. Yes, there was room for his body If he could hold his weight until the minute hand had passed the hour, and then he could raise himself again to his former position. His muscles were strong, and at flrst his weight seemed as nothing. The minutes seemed longer now than ever and the biting cold was benumbing his Angers in spite of the heavy gloves he wore. At last, just as it seemed that he must let go, It passed, and he raised hlni- self once more. But what would this avail him? he thought. Just another hour of lifei. He could not endure this for twelve. nours, even If he could manage to keep his hold, and this seemed un likely, for the slant of the hand was making It more difficult each minute to keep his position. In a few hours it would be dark, and with the night, the cold was certain to become more intense, and he would freeze. Death seemed Inevitable, hut he determined to hold out as long as a ray of hope came to him. And so on through the lengthening hour. Then he found, with the In creasing slant of the hand, that he must devise some other method of hanging on, so he laid himself tint upon the beam, and, with his arms around It, braced his feet against the jut which formed the point. In this way he could keep his position, even though the hands were perpendicular. At each quarter the great chimes rang out, their vibration almost sickening him, so loud and close were they. Quarter past four and he must soon hang on to the hand again While the other passed. He lowered himself. and this time it was harder than bt fore, for his joints wee- stiff with the cold, and the altered position of the hour hand made It more difficult to get a good hold. Just as the long hand was passing over the short one, a des perate Idea entered the frenzied mind of the man who was making such a fight for his life. Quickly, though with great danger of slipping and fall lng, he reached one leg and then the other around on to the minute hand, and, Just as It passed the hour hand, swung himself upon It. The horrors of that dizzy Journey around the clock on the minute hand, the terrible danger he underwent In Changing his position on the hand so as to escape having his head down wards, cannot be expressed in words, but he was saved from death, for at a little after ten minutes past five o'clock, his half-frozen hands reached the rope that meant life to him. And when he had gained the upper built of the building to take the elevator to the ground floor, the elevator boy stared at him In horror. The man lie had taken up less than three hours before was young and his hair had been a rich, dark brown. This was surely the same man. but his hair was as white as the snow falling outside: PHPTI A1MH OFFERS A MARKET Vl JL JLafLl 1L FOR YOUR PRODI ICR iHij Portland, Oregon. VAUDEVILLE PHOTO-PLAYS Complete Change Saturday Adults, Week dav Matinee 20c; Evenings, 35c. Continous 1 to 11 p. m. Children 1U cents all times IMallory Select Residential & Transient 16th and Yamhill. Portland. Oregon. Modern Fireproof American Plan ' RATES MODERATE CASH FOR CREAM MUTUAL CREAMERY CO., Portland. Better Franklin Service Storage and General Repairing ANDERSON & RICE, 'JiltltVt,, Portland, Ore LACKING IN FAITH The prisoner came before the court on a charge of murder. Mauy distin guished lepal lights bad assembled to hear the ease. The charge wis read out, and the Judge, as Is urmtl, asked the man In the dock it he would like to be de fended by an attorney. "No, my lord," came the reply, "this Is too serious a matter." Good as a Scarecrow Said a woman to her neighbor over the suburban garden wall, "I hope my daughter's singing does not annoy you." "On the contrary," came the sweet reply, "my husband and I appreciate It very much. It keeps the birds away from our berry bushes." INFORMATION DEPARTMENT rR& CHAN LAM C7ITNESK MEDICINE CO., LICENSED PHYSICIAN. Remedies foi stomrteh disorders, kidney, bludder troubles, gull itonea, constipation, appendicitis sml all fenuilt complaints. You can take treatments st home if lre ferred. 14 9 1 Second St., cor tier Al.lfr, Portland, Ore CUT FLOWERS & FLORAL DESIGNS Clark Bros., Florists, 1ST Morrison Bt. Folt sale Country wtuiv handling general lint'. Will sell property and fixture, IncludlnB; all or any part of stock. Writ' for complete inform ation, No trades will he i'oiisiilore.1. l.inilley and Johnson. Appleton, Washington. Rather Curious One of those pests known to every one met Florence I'llnn hastening from rehearsal. "You didn't know who I was when 1 called you up yesterday, did you 7" he Inquired. "No," Miss I'llnn answered, absent ly. "Who were you?" Fond of Fishes A negro was offered a Job feeding sharks. "Now, sah, boss, me and sharks ain't friends." "Why, boy, sharks don't eat black meat." "Ah know, but It's Just mah luck to meet wld one dat's blind." Ancient Water Clock. The Tower of the Winds is the wa ter clock erected at Athens, Greece, in the Second or First century before Christ. It 18 octagonal in plan, I- feel high and 2(i feel in diameter. Toward the top of each side It is BCUlptured with various symbols id' the wind. Originally the structure was surmount ed witli a bronse Triton, which serv ed as a weather vane. Water Called Soup "Another helping of soup, please." Walter You appear to like our soup, sir. "Well, you see, my doctor ordered me to take the hot water cure for In digestion, so I'm obeying his orders." Guelph livening Mercury. TOO REALISTIC Real Log Once Used to Determine Ship's Speed The nautical "knot" was originally an actual knot on a ship's "log line.' This In turn took Its name from th log of wood which wns used by the old time mariner In measuring distance 'resuming the sea to be without cur rent, a log thrown Into the water will remain stationary. Obviously, there fore, If It Is thrown overboard from the bows of the ship, by the time tlx stern passes It, the ship must have traveled Its own length In such-and such a time. The log, then, was really the first way of determining a ship's Speed. The next step was t attach a line to the log, the line he lng knotted at regular Intervals of so many feet. The log, by this thm of a fixed type, was thrown overboard and the line allowed to run free from a reel. At the end of so many sec onds the whole apparatus was hauled In and the knots that had been payed out counted. The ship was then said to he traveling ut so many knots. Tin distance between the knots, as wtell as the number of seconds durlnx which the log was overbi.ard wtti regulated, so as to make it easy to work out bow many nautical mllCI (which, by the way, ure divisions ol degrees of latitude, and are rathe! longer than land miles), the ship wal traveling an hour. Ami though to day the modern log Is a complicated clockwork apparatus, the old term I stlll used. Fresh Air and Sunshine. No matter how well fed the child may be, it will never bring roses and a healthy color to his Cheek 8 it' ho is not given plenty of fresh air and sun light. Mothers, let somo of the work go and get out these lovely days with your kiddies. It will benefit the wholo family and prove more important in Ihc long run than "a spotless house at all times." Exchange, Pillows Not of Pine. The forest servlco snya that pine needles an I generally used in mak ing pillows. While the pillows aro called "pine pillows," the needles are generally those of the balsam fir, or spruce either red, white or black spruce. No special time of the year Is specified for gal herlng t ttese needles, since they are evergreens. "Old you enjoy the amateur drama tic show last nlghO" "Well, I thought It was too real istic." "Really?" "Yes, It suld on the program, 'One hour Is supposed to elapse between the first and second acta,' and It actually did." Windsor Magazine. Language on the Loose Good diction Is of little use In work, however skilled; But wbm profanity turns loos. The audience Is. thrilled. The Perfume Bearers. And because the breath of flowers Is far sweeter In the air (where it comes and goes, like the warbling of music) than in the hand, therefore nothing is more fit for that delight than to know what he I he flowers and plant! that do best pciTumo (he air. Francis Bacon, Find Relief in Books. To divert at any time a troublesome fancy, run to thy books; they present ly fix thee to tbem, and drive the other out of thy thoughts. They always rr ceive thee with the same kindness. -Fuller. Racing Items. It's u sad thing to Ihc lover of I ho horse to see the passing of thai noble animal, particularly If the one he has Staked his wail upon is the lust in the bunch. Arkansas Thomas Cat, Sorrow's Consecration. Great grief makes those sacred upon whom Its hand is laid. Joy may ele vate, ambition glorify, but sorrow alone can consecrate. Horace Qree ley. Baffled Cross-W order "The other day in u public library," writes a correspondent, "I picked up a copy of a periodical in which some reader had been attempting to solve the cross-word puzzle. One clue wns 'a bird which never tiles,' ami the word had to consist of seven letters. The solver hud triumphantly writ tD down 'Ostruge,' and then abandoned the puzzle as a bud Job." London Morning I'ost. Sun Bath, While You Walk A new fabric bus been Invented that allows the ultra violet rays of the sun to puss through ll easily. This has made It possible for those In need of sun baths as a health precaution, to take their constitutional bath while promenading the boulevards and mi' nues. The new fabric looks and facta like silk. Keep Watch on Tongue. If your foot slip you may recover your balance, but If your tongue slip you cannot recall your words. Telugil Proverb, Advancement. To cure is the voice of the past; prevent is tho dlvliw whisper of day, Kale Douglus Wiggln. And It's a Good One. Looking pleasant can become a habit as well as anything else. St. Louis Olobo Democrat. Croesus First Gold Coiner Croesus was the first sovereign to coin gold and .lullus Caesar first set tin' example of engraving his own Imago on coinage. y y f With fi pries solos up t Must be Gilded. Petitions not sweetened with gold ure but unsavory nnd oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read. 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