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4 T he F au x HUMAN A MEMORY, T h e o r y T h a t th a S o u l, N o t B r a in , la Ita A b id in g P la c o . th a In (he American Magazine H. Ar lington Bruce writes an article en titled “ The Soul’s Winning Fight With Scieuce,” in which he shows that science is no longer at war with man’s belief in the immortality of the soul. In the course of the article appears the following inter esting passage which tells of the memory: “ It is one of the fundamental teuets of modern physiology that every thought, every sensation, is accompanied by some change in the substance of the brain, and not only this, but that the brain stuff is con stantly passing away and being re placed in such fashion that it has lieen estimated there is an entire renovation on an average of every seven years. TIow, then, no matter how much we strain the hypotheses of ‘ memory cells,’ ‘neural paths’ and other material adjuncts to the memory process, can the new brain of the amnesic revive the memories belonging to the brain of fourteen years before? “ For that matter, and quite apart from the ‘ poser’ presented by am nesias of this prolonged character, the proved fact of brain stuff al teration is warrantably stressed bv not a few animists as affording of itself sufficient evidence that the something which remembers is a something other than the brain. ‘The old man of seventy,’ observes one able critic of the materialistic doctrine— I had almost written dog ma—‘has usually many clear mem ories of his sayings and doings, of his thoughts and feelings when a little lad of ten. He has only to make an effort of the will and the past of long, long ago stands up ghostlike before him. “ ‘In what compartment of his present brain had these images lain sleeping? In which bemispliare ? In both or neither ? And how came the images imprinted on the child ish brain of ten to be passed on, in innumerable transmissions, through many successive brains, till they reached their last edition on the aged brain of seventy, or, rather, on the new brain of the ag*ed man of seventy ? “ Tinally, and mos£ important question of all, where is that inex plicable entity which ccmciously and deliberately wills to resee, rehear and refeel its memories of long ago? “ ‘Is it not the same entity— so far as any entity in the universe can be regarded as constant— that, with a different brain, first saw, heard and felt the actualities of which the memories have been transmitted to the brain with winch it sees, bears and feels other actualities today? While the material brain changes, it—the seeing, hearing, feeling, thinking soul— remains.’ ” C r u s h in g th e P R E S E N C E Oh MINU. "rr- A M a d h o u a a D o c to r'* E . p o r ia n c o W it h H i* C r a i y C o o k i. A celebrated Scotch physician tells a story of a madhouse doctor whose presence of mind alone saved his life: “ A groat friend of mine was for a considerable time the medical su perintendent of a lunatic asylum ucar Glasgow. “ One night in making his custom ary rounds he had occasion to visit the patients in the kitchen, who were preparing the dinner. There were seven of them, all big. sturdy fellows, who were believed to be harmless. The keeper only looked in upon them now and again, feel ing that his constant presence was unnecessary. “ The doctor unlocked the iron barred door of the kitchen and went in among the lunatics. “ There were five large boilers containing scalding water ready for making the day's dinner for the pa tients. “ One of the lunatic« pointed at. the boilers full of hot water and, laying his hand upon the doctor’s shoulder, said, ‘ Doctor, you'll make a fine pot of broth.’ And the words had no sooner been uttered than the other six madmen shouted in a voice of delight,‘Just the thing,’ and, seizing the doctor, were in the very act of putting him into one of the large boilers of scalding water when the doctor had the presence of mind to say: “ ‘Capital broth! But it would taste better if 1 took my clothes off.’ “ The madmen, with a veil of de light, said ‘ Yes,’ and the doctor ask ed them to wait a moment while he went and took his clothes off. But as soon as he got out of the kitchen he turned the key in the door and ordered the keeper to see to the lunatics being put under restraint. “ The doctor’s presence of mind saved him, it is true, from a terrible death, but he died shortly after rav ing mad. The experience had de stroyed his reason.” G u a te m a la n C u a to m i. It is curious to learn from Dom- ville-Fife’s book on Guatemala that the Guatemalan peasants do not know how to make coffee— at least, not according to European ideas. Yet 190,000 acres of their land are planted with coffee trees. Some of the natives instead of roasting the coffee pulverize it, boil it for some hours, bottle the result and call it essencia de cafe. They serve this concoction with boiling water. The dolls the little Guatemalan children play with are babies of stone— ancient images hundreds of years old. For these they have a fervent affection. Mr. Domville-Fife observes that the Guatemalan word for a kiss is tetennamiquiliztli. We prefer our own. B a rb e r. “ No sooner was I seated in ‘ the chair,” began Jozies, “ than the bar ber commented on the weather^and directed a current o f discourserfinto my ears.” “ ‘Je ne comprends pas,' said I, with an inward chuckle, (thinking liis volubility was checked. “ In very good French he started in afresh. 1 looked at him as if be wildered and then interrupted him by asking: “ ‘ Was eagen Sie?” “ He began to repeatfin German all that he had been «hying, when I shut him off'with: “ ‘Oh, talk to m^fwith your fin gers. I ’m deaf a ji& f dumb!’ ” — St. Louis Post-Diapufcb. A l l P e r k in * H a d . There is a charming Washington lady of most charitable sentiments whose thoughts are greatly occupied with the betterment of a home for children situated not far from the national capital. One evening her hhsband, who loves to tease her about her attach ment to this home, said: “ By the way, I read in the paper this morning that a Mr. Perkins had died and left all he possessed to the Blank Horne For Children.” “ Oh, how lovely!” exclaimed the w ife, delighted. “ How much was it ?” And that shameless man respond ed impressively: “ Ten children.” — Lippincott's. T h e W iadom Z of Quiet. A b t s n t m in d e d . More than.half a»century*of exist ence lias tanght meSthat nrnjet of the wrong and folly which darlien earth is due to those wbo cannot,*“ possess their eouls in quiet; that most of the good which savos man'rtmd from destruction comes of life.lliat is led in thoughtful stillness. Efcery day the world grows noisier. I for one will have no part in that increasing clamor, and, were it only "by my silence, I confer a bocn on all.— From the Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, by Oeorge Gissing. ^ Sir John Burden Sanderson was notoriously absentminded. Of the cycle of anecdote that gathered around him much was fabricated. The story of his boiling his watch while holding an egg in his hand, often related also of Newton, is in La Bruyere’s “ Caracteres.” But there seems to be some foundation for the suspicion that in his lab oratory he once lunched on a frog and was afterward found deeply contemplating a sandwich. ■ ,w * rV w C it y N ew s , Registration If yon have not yet registered ns a voter this year, please call on me at The New* office during w eek days and evenings. Registration closes April 15. F. K. Hubbard, Registrai Armi. 18. 1914 rro,CM‘“ P H y a .c m n a n d S u r g e o n OWIfS «vri Tlioui|»otr» drug store. Mu Phot»» Night ( a ll 441 PHYSICIAN F. M. HELLWARTH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Kall» CUy. Origoii ATTORNEY ‘Lend a Hand' Oregon Jo urn al=Falls City News Journal, Reg. Ye«r Kate. NMlh The N*. w ** Daily. Sun. $7.50 $5.75 Daily, 5.00 4.50 Sunday, 2.50 2.25 Semi-weekly, 1.50 1.50 Subscriptions taken any time. T o o C a re le s » F o r H im . He was not what one inigjit call "manly,” and she had suspected it, so she tried it on : “ If there were a war I presume you would go to arms for yorar country?” “ No,” he said, “ I "shouldn't.like to do that.” “ Whv not?” she asked. “ Well,” he said, “ they are s o care less in their shooting.” . H o tte n to t W om en. Among the Hottentots women hold a better position than they do The Janitor — Mr. Beanbrougb, the train announcer, just sent word anywhere else in Africa. "The mar ried woman,” says one traveler, he will not he able to work today. Ticket Agent— la that so? What’a "reigns supreme mistres*. Her hus band cannot without her permis wrong with him ? Janitor— His wife bought some sion take a bit of meat or a drop of glue in a tube like tooth paste, end milk.” Generally “ thev rank much now he can’t open his mouth.— above the average of the negro Youngstown Telegram. * races.” — London Spectator. O u t o f C o m m is s io n . Manufacturers and Honuneekera who want to know the farts con cerning Kails City and ita possihilitcs for future development are requested to read the information given in these two columns. For further and more particular information, address The News. The Name S alam . O re g o n The city derive» it» name from the tails ol the Little Luckia- mute River, which tlows through the city from the West. DENTIST The first »ale of town Iota occurred in IH89, though donation land-claim seillurs rim e here many year» before ttiat date. In 1900 the population was 269; in 1910, 960; 1914, about 1,360. Dr. A. G. Atwood D E N T IS T P h o n e 1031 T h e Lo ca ti on F a l l a C it y , O r . Or Suetncw darte _______ HOTEL jf alls City Ibotcl Full» City is situated in tin* south central part of Polk County, Oregon, in section 21, township 8, « ., raugc 6.W.. WillametU mer idian, 27 rail miles southwest of Salem, ami 73 rail miles south west ol Portland, in the narrow western end of the Little Lucki- •mute River valley, surrounded on the north, south, ami west by the foothill« ol the Coast Rang- mountain«. Klovation, 8*6.38 ft above sea level. Transportation— Salem, Falls City A* Western Railroad, which extends from Salem to Black Rock, a rail distance of 30 miles, with £. P. main line connections at Dallas, Gerlinger, and Salem, uud with the Oregon Electric at Salem Falls City is incorporated an a city, coutaina about 800 acre«, valuation for taxation $252,000. The city administration in com posed of mayor, seven councilman, auditor ond police judge, mar shal, treasurer, engineer, health officer. Salarir«: Marshal and water superintendent, $60, auditor. $25; attorney, $25. S a m p la R o o m s B a i t A c c o m m o d a t io n * F . D ro og o . P r o p r ie t o r R A R H E R SHO PS Bohle’s Barber Shops W a t e r an d W o o d The city <*l Falla City owns the gravity water system. Its first coat was $30,000. I’ ure mountain w ater is piped from springs on Judge Teal’s ranch, 3 miles away, at an elevation ol about 300 feet above city level. Oak and fir fire wood is plentiful and cheap. F a lla C it y , O r s g o n Whtrc you c m <rl a Shave. Hair Cui. Balh •r ‘Shine B l 11 .PINO CONTRACTOR Saul Ouderkirk B u ild in g C o n t r a c t o r . R e p a ir s M ads. L u m b e r , Fruit, V e g e t a b l e s an d B e r r i e s Electric-power planing and saw mill, log pond, dry kiln and lumber yard in the city, luml>er ilium*, logging roads and logging outfits, all owned and operated by the Falla City Lumber Co. The surrounding bench and hill Innds are as well adapted to the production of fruits and herrtea as any other section of tha i’ucific Northwest, und development on these lines is going on. CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Vegetables and berries of many kitills grow to perfection in and adjoining Falls City, and ninny acres are planted to straw berries and loganberries. Market conditions are improving stead ily, as production is iuoreased. Falls City, Ore. Phone 194 Eile & Eiie S c h o o l s , C h u r c h e s , S o ci et ie s, C l u b s S to p a t E l l i s ’ Contractors and Builders Confectionery See us before you build. We may save you money. Phone 1411 FalliiCity has a 12-grade school with a four-year high school course, with principal, assistant, and eight grade teacheis. Its diplomas are accepted by the higher schools in lieu of examina- ationa. The entire community is justly proud of the school, MONUMENTS 1 he Religious organizations are: Adventist, Catholic, Christian, Free Methodist, Methodist Episcopal, German Lutheran. G . L. H A W K I N S M A R B LE AN D G R A N IT E MONUMENTS D a lla s , O re g o n The Fraternal societies: Ind. Order of Oddfellows, Rebokahs, Masons, Knights o f Pythias, Pythian Sisters, Modern Woodmen of Ameriza, Royal Neighbors o f Amtrica, Woodmen of the World, Women of Woodcraft. Free reading room. and get a dish o f the famous M T . H O O D ICE C R E A M Stop! Look! Listen! Zhc © te g o n C. W M a tt h e w s , P r o p r ie t o r Hold th e Train for I must have some of H A R R I N G T O N ’S Zhc O V E R 68 Y E A R S ' E X P E R IE N C E P atents T rade M ark « D e s ig n « ... - C o e v R io H T * A c . Anyone tending a nketrh and description may ilckly «certain otir opinion free whether an entton la probably patentable C ommunlca- ..on«ftrlctlyconfidential, Identlal. „ HANDBOOK n n » » » on Patent« «ent ____ free. _________*«ency Oldest nuency for for « aecurii c u r in g patent«. Patent* atentt taken tBrough through Munn Mu mi A k Co. _________ receive rfiargt, in the tpfcUU notice, without charge. In tha Scientific American. A handsomely lllnatratgd weekly. I.ergeet cir culation o f any nrlentlflc Journal. Term«, $3 a ; four months, 91- Sold by all newsdealer«. ‘ Co.38' 8™ *.,. New York Gem theatre, photoplay. Hydro-electric light generated by the power of the falls: ow ned by the Falls City Electric Co , W. B. Stevous president, II. C. Brown vice-president and manager, A. W. Stevens secretary and treasurer. H O M E -M A D E CANDY No one who has attempted to estimate the age of the earth by «cientific methods has arrived at a result smaller than 50,000,000 years. Above this the figures run up to 1,000,000,000, so every one is free to take his choice, for when Mother Earth has once owned up to 50,000,- 000 she can scarcely object to being credited with a few hundred mil lions more.—Exchange. * - ..... —— Co-Operative Cannery Co-Operative Creamery Wood-working Factories Fruit and Berry Orchards TravtU*« tu all (tu- Sial» t'ourla A g e o f th e E a r t h . u - Sultr II Kuril Uroyuian Hl.ly . phone r u Funeral Director Office hours Daily, except Sun day, 8 a.nr. to 6.30 p.m. Mail arrives, from Salem-Dallas, 9.35 a.m., 3:45 p.iu. Blm k Red.. 1 00 p m Mail closes, for Salem, 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. Dallas, 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. Black Rock, 11.00 a.m. Office hours: Sunday only, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m: Mail arrives from Salem 9.85a.m. Mail closes lor Salem 9:00 a.m. Kit* ■ rive D m . 1. 1913. I ka C. M eiihlinu , Postmaster. Falls City, Polk Co., Or. ------------ ----------- or J A S . G. H C L T Z C L , A ttorney at L a w Citizens who wish to help the FUNERAL DIRECTOR News give the news of the town can render a good service by sending or | R. L C H A P M A N pluming auv information they may have o f local doings, especially of j W s attend It all w ork prom ptly. matters that are not likely to come Dallas and Falla C ity , under the personal observation of the editor. Rost Office Time Card — ■ Ortica lu Toller Bldg.. O f lli, ami ...„ Rnildfnir t flOUe , 1(10 Send The News to Vour Triends Extra copies of The News are print'd each week, and will lie sent ! to any address desired, postpaid, lor 2 cents per copy. This offer is made with tin* hope that our citizen« will send these ex tra copies to people w ho may I k *, ' or who may become interested m Falls City. F A L L S C IT Y , O R E G O N Offers exceptionally tine opportunities for the establishment W . B. O ff ic er , M . D. tual photte ¿vi Everybody writes letters Many letters go astiay in the mails be cause the postottiee people cannot locate the receiver nqr the sender. Printed envelopes would help in handling mail. We will print '260 note head« (5^x8J) and 260 envel opes, for $3 00, any wording you w'sh. rt,e„ PHVU’UN lite bo CHAI. MIX, P ropribtor Notice to News Subscribers A b lu e - p e n c il c ro a a m a rk o n th lp n o t ic e m e a n s t h a t y o u r s u b s c r i p tio n to T h a N e w t h a e e x p ir e d a n d n e e d e f ix in g Do It n o w . ice, *526 F Bt„ Washington, I). C. „ \ Telephone system, with long-distance connections. C. J. Pugh local manager. B u s in e9 9 E n t e r p r is e s Falls C'ty is well provided with the usual business enterprises. The News contains the announcements of the following business and professional men of the city : Bakery, D. Toller, Bank of Falls City, W. F. Nichols cashier. Barber shops, Wm. Bohle. Carpenters and Builders, File Ar File, S. Ouderkirk. Clothier, Tailor and gents’ furnisher, Chas. Harlung. Confectionery stores: B. L. Kllis, R. B. Harrington. Drug store, M. L. Thompson. Dentist, Dr. A. G. Atwood. Department store, N. Selig. Funeral director, R. L. Chapman. Furniture, J. C. Talbott A Co. General stores. N, Selig, F\ C. Lumber Co., F. C. Merc. Co. Hardware store. J. C. T allott A Co, Hotels: Falls City Hotel, Fritz Droege, owner and manager; The Madena, Mrs. Mae Nichols, Mrs. Dennis, managers Jewelry store. W. A. Persey. Land company, Falls City Orchards Co. Laundry, N. W. Crandell. Newspaper, the Falls City News, C. W. Lee. Photoplay theatre, the Gem, C. J. Pugh. Physicians, Dr. W. B. Officer; Dr F. M. Hellwarth. Pressing and cleaning parlor, I, A. Johnson. Railroads, Halem, Falls City A Western, Southern Pacific. Real estate agent, F. K. Hubbard Realty Co, Restaurant, The Madena; Wm. Finley, owner. Saloon«: Tno Oregon, C, W. Matthews; The Idaho, Cba*. Mix.