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FALLS CITY. OREGON, SATURDAY. MAY 2. 1914
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Hut ha. w ith a chuckle, rapllad
T hai "roa yb a II c o u ld n 't," but he
w ould l>a ona
W h o w ou lda't M r ao till ha triad
Bo ha bucklad right In. with a t r a c t o l a
Irin
On hla l a c a II ha worrlad ha hid It
Ha atartad to alna aa ha tack lad tha thlna
T hat cou ld n ’ t ba dona—an d ha did It
bom a b o d y aoofTad. "O h, y o u ’ ll navar do
th a t—
At laaat no ona avar haa dona III’*
But ha took o ff hla coat and ha took off
hla hat.
A nd tha drat thlna wa knew ba’d ba
aun It
W ith tha lilt o f hla chin and a bit o l a
artn.
W ith ou t any d ou btln a or qulddlt,
Ha atartad to alna M ba tack lad tha
thlna
T h at aou lda 't ba d o n a —an d ha did It
Thara ara thouaanda to tall y ou It cannot
ba dona.
Thara ara thouM nda to prophMy failure,
Thara ara thouaanda to point out to yod.
ona by ona.
T ha d an *»ra that w ait to aaMlI you.
But luat buckla In with a bit o f a arln.
Than taka o ff your coat and g o to It
Juot atari In to elng ag you ta ck lo tha
thing
T h a t "ca n n o t b a d a n « " —wad y o u ’ ll do It.
—Anon.
T H K SIM P LE N EED S.
T^IAME |g but a floating th in g;
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M oney o ft la qu ickly apont;
C onducala d o n ot «Iw a y a bring
HappInaM and real contant
H aroaa dia and ara fo r g o t.
G reat man i gravaa ara thick with woada.
H a II v m longaat w ho haa not
goorn ed to d o tha elm ple daada
X O A t e o fte n gather dual.
Man hava reached tha hlghaal g M le
A nd h ave boon afra id to truat
U nto O od at laaat thatr aoula
C hiara ara heard, than heard no mora.
■orna new you th each day auoceada
T o tha re boa an oth er w ore
I .acting, though , a re almpia daada.
-D a t r o lt F ree 1 ' raee
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TH K
O LD E R SISTKR.
A L L tha daya o’ m y llfa I'v a aat by
w hllo tha othara
L A
W aa havin’ thalr fun.
A
• I waa eldaaL you aaa, o f tha ala-
taro and brothvra
T e a t me that looked on
WhUa I helped w ith tha waahln and Iron
in' and bakin'.
T ha m endin’ ma ybe.
Or I’d have to run up cauH tha baby
waa wakln'
A nd erytn' fo r ma
W han tha glrla and tha lada w ould ba
atrollln’ com a M ay tim e
In the m oonlight.
W ith a Joke how th e y ’d ba a aad eight
la r the d ay tim e
T halr leva locka turned white
W ith tha fall o ’ the bloaaoma tha orchard
waa ahaddln’.
I w aited Inatda
Oh. tha naaraat I'v a aver com a near to a
w addin’
W m dreealn' the bride
A nd the n M io st to hom o waa tha hob
and tha oven -
T ha d a y ’a bite and eup—
And tha naaraat I'va com a to tha ch il
dren waa lovln
A nd takln' 'am up
— Anne W Y oung
W O U L D nol ba. I freely own.
Tha trom bon e by your fath er b low n ;
N or d o 1 long to be the drum
On w hich your brothar goea turn-turn;
N either w ould I that banlo ba
And hava y ou r m oth er pick on ma.
And aa fo r en v y in g the flule
Y our g ra n 'p a I n o la -th a r o ’a nothin g to’ L
Rut, oh, to bo the violin
T hat anugglM underneath your chin I
-K a c h o n g n
SATURDAY NIGHT
'BpSEEHONS
" C # ev S amuel
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ORION.
O
UT o f th o ancient M e t ha
rom an
Tha radiant hunter, clad
In atare.
Nor nntea o f war. nor beat
o f druma
Tha deep eupernal allllneea m art.
A b o v e tha ahadow o f hla eyaa
A etarry helmet circlin g II m
Infinite eune about him g lea m —
Hrtght lle lla trli. with w arlike ray.
And Itatelgueaa, whoaa aullan beam
W aa rrtm eoned In aeonlan fray.
And Itlgal. flashing at hla feat
In fierce, w h ile lightning, youn g
and fleet
S tars gam the bright aw ord at hla
aide.
F orged In tba Sra o f BMthlng
suns.
And round hla stron g loins, olrcllng
wide,
A starry girdle flam ing runs.
And, leM hed In alienoe. star with
atar,
Thara fo llo w him bta d og s o f war.
- M E. B uhler
TH E
W IL L O W
HE
W H IS T L E .
city s tr M ts ara drab and
dry.
N o m atter w here I look.
And m em ory travels back along
A brow n and babbling brook
W h ere c a lk in s on the banding boughs
W ars fuasy, green and new
A nd In the sprin gtim e Ion« ag o
Tha w illow w h istle« grew.
An ancient k n ife with h a lf a blade.
Dull, too, and nlckad and b a n t
W a s all I nasdsd whan I w rought
M y alm pia Instrum ent
I eh oM a straight and eturdy tw ig
And slipped tha bark aw ay
TUI sm ooth and w h its aa Ivory
U pon m y palm It lay
I clM n e d It o f the p M rly pith
And cut the notch with ca rs
And playsd upon my sylvan flute
A wild Im prom ptu a ir—
So piercing awsat tha allver strain.
S o long and loud and shrill.
T he dulcet pipes o f Pan rapllad
F rom every rock and hill.
I hear the op eretlr stars
In all thalr gl*>ry now
T heir m usic lacks the w itchery
W ithin the w illow hough
And whan the purple lilac ehakea
Ita fast hart In the rain
T ha w illow whlatla call» to ma
A cross tha yaars auxin
-t .e a lt e 's W eekly
TH E
C YN IC .
LO T o f toll, a little play.
A heap o f gloom , a m om ent g a y :
An oun ce o f pasca, a ton o f strife.
And thara you hava tha 4iah called llfa
—C levelan d Plain Dealer
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Oregon weather is now the best
in the west.
w .P l b v i s DD
THE BINDS
T a it, "Mehold tha
Matt vl. »
or THE AIR.
birds of tha air."—
There must be n gospel o f thing«.
Christ seemed to ba forever finding le#-
soiin In objects about him. The impli
cation la that we, too, ought to draw
laaaona from all we aee and hear. Like
the hee that can gather honey from any
flower, we ought to gather wladom
from every aource. Aa a mirror gives
hack otir Image, ao all material tliluga,
cloud, leaf, tree, floating atom of duat
In aunablne, flying worlda glowing In
•venlng aky, give bark to ua meaning«
■ nil apeak to ua In parable«-the aim
an emblem of the Hun o f Itlghteoua-
neaa, rock o f (lod'a eternity; withered
leuf emblem o f human life aa It fudea
Christ aays, " H e b o id the birds of the
air." And o f all living creotitrea they
seem more like spiritual belnga. crea
tures of earth and heaven, hovering be
tween the two. There is a fascination
In study of tbelr habits and bodily
structure. They are to the animal
world what flowers are to the vege
table, precious atones to the mineral,
what brilliant rainbow la to the dark
cned aky. Flower, perfume, aluglng
birds, arched bow, are added touche«
of uature from the flngera of (Jod'a
love. I like the bird«' freedom from
care. Whether migrating north or
south, It Is with happy voices of pil
grims. Two homes have they, nue here,
another there. Born Into one, when
winter comes something calls them to a
sunnier clime. Get that, Christian—
child o f two worlda?
A Lesson In Faith.
Notice their brilliant robes. All the
artists in the world couldn't equal In
delicacy of color peacock's feather or
silvery light about dove'a neck
Will
God not provide garments o f Immortal
splendor for the soul |<ol»ied. for eternal
flight? Sometime« food is plentiful,
sometimes scarce, for the little song
sters. They chirp content on empty
stomach or full one. Recently, while
the «now was yet on the ground, I saw
my first robin of the season. He bow
ed and chirruped with a grace and au
daclty and courage that acemed to say,
"You may think lt’a winter, but I know
better ” I looked all around and there
wasn't one living thing besides him
self that gave evidence that spring
would ever come. The trees looked as
lifeless as dead sticks. Not a bud was
swollen With lujpe qr promise!opt even
a crocus hud dared to thrust Its nose
through the cold earth. As I walked
down the street my heart waa lighter.
I said: "That robin redbreast knows
tietter than I If It la true that spring
la near lie has the faith to sing be
fore there la anything vlalble to sing
about. He sees the spring and summer
while It la yet cold and dark." Thank
you, Mr Robin Redbreast, for your
lesson of faith I know that faith la
the evidence of things not yet seen.
Tha Wings ef tha Almighty.
Itavld prayed to be kept under the
shadow of God's wings O yearning
heart o f God, whatever la meant by
wing o f mother bird—warmth, shelter,
nearness o f love—all la realized for the
human soul under the shadow of the
wings of the Almighty. Are we fleeing
from the Justice of broken law? Get
to the mercy seat. Cowering before
threatened storm o f augulsb? Make
for the secret place of the tabernacle
of the Moat High. Are we surrounded
by strife o f tongues? From that hell
blast flee as a bird to your mountain,
to the hiding place under the ahadow
of God's wing. That wing la slow to
anger-slow as flight o f crow, quick
to help aa flight o f swallow. That
wing la broad aa eagle'a, strong aa con
dor’s. "Not a sparrow falleth," says
the word. That means care. Hee that
mother bird leave Its neat? Deserting
Ita young? It !» off to the berry buah,
the barn door, the plowed field. Soon
she la back. The fluttering feathers
are stilled as the mother spreads out
her wings. Ood aeems to leave you
for a time. He'll return. "Weeping
may endure the night; Joy cometb In
the morning."
“Behold tha Birds of tha Heaven."
Rehold them! They are up with the
flush of dawn, busy with tbelr tasks,
nest making or food gathering. They
do not turn day Into night and night
Into day. There are no drones among
them. Every grown bird must pick hla
own living. All they ask la to be let
alone I pity the “ society folks” among
ua. Make me think of the little cans
rtett In tbelr gilded cages. Men despise
the bat, half bird, half mouse—crea
ture neither o f earth nor t,ky, like
the I'hrlstlan holding on to earth and
heaven. I dislike the vulture, carrion
bird; fattens on the carcasses of the
dead. One thinks of gossipy folks who
prey on character and feelings of otb
ers. A few weeks ago a bat crept Into
my soul, morose, melancholy bird of
the night, doleful and hideous. It was
aome time before I could drive him out,
and a lark came In and sang, "There's
aunshlne In my soul today.” The dove
la a sacrificial bird, like the one which
vulture and hawk swooped down upon
at Golgotha It la emblem o f the Holy
Spirit. The dove flies home. Beside
!>ed of dying child yesterday I saw soul
take Its flight, the little girlie spirit
poised like bird on sunset tipped tree-
top. spirit wing fluttered as she beard
call of angel mother bird In far distant
land- and she was gone.
Prosperity For One Is
Prosperity For AU
By H O LLA N D .
K you are a farmer th« val
ue of your farm depends
on tha value of the adjoining
farm, and the value of both
de|>euds on the value o f prop
erty In the nearest village or
town. Karma uear prosper
ous towns are always more
valuable than those near
dead or dying settlements
And this la true without re
gard to the fertility of the
soil.
The farmer depends on the
town Just as the town de
pends for prosperity on the
fnrrner Their destinies are
Interlinked; tbelr Interests are
common
What hurts one
hurts the other Poor crops
will affect the city resident
who does not even rslse rad
ishes, and depressed business
affairs affect the fnrrner who
depends on soil, wenther and
muscle for his living.
Money sent to mall order
houses helps to turn thriving
towns Into dead hamlets. It
thereby depreciates the value
o f farm land. It decreases
the population of the towns
that moat directly use the
products o f the farm. It low
ers the price for butter and
eggs, for chickens and for
fruits and vegetables.
Ho, Mr. Farmer, If you deal
with a mall order bouee In a
distant city you are taking a
course that takes from the
value o f your farm, that ren
ders It leas desirable aa a
place o f residence and less
productive of profit Tou can't
follow a system that Injure«
your neighbors without being
compelled to shoulder some of
the expense yourself. Take
the safer course and
8PEND YOUR MONEY
WHERE YOU MAKE IT
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Try a Sack of
HIC ¡H FLIGHT FLOUR
and watch results
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merchants and help to
make Falls City greater
No. 35
May 3 In American History.
1782 Washington threatened to retal
iate for the murder of American
subjects by Rrltisu xoIdler*
1804- The Federal Army o f the Poto
mac began to cross the Kapldan
river on Its inarch toward Rich
mond. It numbered 122,000 men of
all arms. The opposing army, com
manded by General H E. L«e, num
bered 02,000
UNIQUE DOUGH THIEVES.
Thay Sprung a Surprise an tba Straw-
gars In Csntral America.
More than one insect tribe haa
solved the problems of communal
discipline and scientific efficiency aa
mankind has never been able to
solve them. The following story in
illustration o f the workmanlike
method* o f the tropical ant ia told
A S TR O N O M IC A L E V E N T S .
by a cook employed by the conetruc-
Evening stars: Mara, Venua, Saturn tion corps of a Central American
Morning stars: Mercury, Jupiter. Con railway:
stellation Cassiopeia Is due north In
We made camp abont thirty miles
the early evening, forming the outline
from the Caribbean sea and 100
of W at the center of the Milky way.
miles from Guatemala. The firat
thing I did waa to aet a sponge, and
May 4 In American History.
before I went to bed I mixed it and
1775—Washington started on horse set it to rise in four ten-gallon
back from Mount Vernon to Attend
pans. At daybreak I waa up, in
the Continental congress In Phila
tending to work my dough into
delphia.
1864—The United Htales congress vot fifty loaves o f bread for my family
ed against recognition of the em of 100. T o my astonishment my
pire o f Mexico. General R. E. Lee pans were as empty and as bright
marched bis army Into the Virginia as when they came from the shop.
Wildern tag to confront the Fed We thought that possibly the bux-
eral Army o f the Potomac. Gen zards were the tnievea, for they
eral W. T. Hbermnn’s army, 100,000 i had swooped down on our kettles
strong, began Ita march toward At
the night before and snatchad large
lanta
pieces of meat from the boiling liq
uor right under our noses. But how
A S T R O N O M IC A L E V E N T S .
Evening stars: Mara, Venns, Saturn. could buzzards come into the mess-
Morning star«: Mercury, Jupiter. Con room without our knowledge?
stellation Perseus, Including the noted
The next night I took every pre
variable star Algol, approaches the caution, covered the pans, fastened
northwestern horizon In the early
the openings and moved the tables
evening.
away from the outside walls, hut iu
the morning the pans were empty
May 5 In American History.
and polished, aa before. Outside
1814—British force, 1,750 strong, at
tacked Fort Oswego and waa re the mesa tent we found a flour dust
pulsed by the American garrison ed path that looked as if people had
used it for weeks in going to and
under Colonel Mitchell.
1864—A day of battles. The Army of coming from a flour mill. We fo l
the Potomac opened the attack on lowed the path, and every few yards
General R, E. Lee's forces in the we found tiny scraps of dough. We
Wilderness The army under Gen walked a quarter of a mile, a half
eral W. T. Sherman fought General mile, three-quarters of a mile, when
J. E. Johnston at Rocky Face
suddenly the path ended at a queer
Ridge, Ga.; General P. H. Sheri
dan's troopers encountered General looking round black object that pro
J. E. B. Stuart's Confederates at jected a few inches above the
Round it were creeping
Craig's Church, Va.; the Confeder ground.
ate ironclad ram Albemarle waa big ants— good big ones, at that.
repulsed by Federal wooden ships They were apparently
keeping
in Roanoke river, and Admiral D. guard.
D. Porter's Red river squadron
Still we had no idea what the ob
fought Confederates on shore at ject waa. The men took pick* and
Dunn’s bayou, Louisiana.
1904—The Panama canal zone formal shovels and began to dig it out. A
few more ants appeared, but not a
ly ceded to the United States.
great many. A moment later, how
ever, when the round object rolled
A 8 T R O N O M IC A L E V E N T S .
Evening stars; Mars, Venus, Saturn. out on the ground, literally tens of
Morning stars: Mercury, Jupiter. The thousands o f ants came out with it.
Pleiades, setting, due northwest about The nest was fully eighteen inches
9 p. m.
in diameter and riddled with holes
as large as a lead pencil. One of
May 6 In American History.
the natives told us that if we burn
1783—Washington and Sir Gny Carle- ed the neat near the camp we should
ton, the British commander, ar have no more trouble from ants or
ranged for the evacuation o f New
mosquitoes. For a long time the
York and other places by British
black mass smoldered, and we slept
soldiers.
1864—In the battle of the Wilderness in peace.— Y outh’s Companion.
the Federal army was decisively
beaten in an attack on the works
held by General R. E. Lee's army
Losses In two days' contest 15,000
Foderala and 11,000 Confederates
(estimate).
A S T R O N O M IC A L E V E N T S .
Evening stars: Mars. Venus, Saturn.
Morning stars: Mercury, Jupiter. The
dull red star Betedguese, setting about
9 p. m . belongs to constellation Orion
May 7 In American History.
1789—First Inaugural ball held at the
DeLancv house. New York.
1864—The Federal Army of the Poto
mac marched off the Wilderness
battlefield by the left flank and aet
out for Spottsylvanla Court House.
General R. E, Lee's army retreated
to the same point.
A S T R O N O M IC A L E V E N T S .
Evening stars: Mars. Venus, Saturn.
Morning stars: Mercury, Jupiter. Cas
tor and Pollux, the twin stars, due
west, midway between xenith and the
horizon, about 9 p m.. are in constel
lation Gemini.
May 8 In American History.
Scorned the Spectacles.
Here is an excerpt from the Gen
tleman’s Magazine o f 1732:
"N obody doubt* but that the nat
ural Guide given to Man by God ia
Reason; if this be duly attended to,
we shall act agreeably to Order and
good Sense, and do nothing odd or
extravagant. Wherefore it may not
be amiss to expose the Oddness o f a
Custom among the Portugueze of
wearing Spectacles for no other End
but an Affectation of Gravity; so
that if a person had a mind to he
respectable, he must not appear in
any Assembly without a pair on hia
Nose. And this is even affected by
young Persons and Ladies.’’
Tha Flew of Rivoro.
The flow of rivers, as might ba
supposed, is the slowest at the bot
tom o f the water and swifteat at
the top
The average velocity of
the entire stream is found, aa a
rule, at about six-tenths o f the
depth. The friction o f the bottom
which retards the movement of the
deepest water is much greater, rel
atively to the whole volume of the
stream, in a shallow river than in a
deep one.
1814—The first steam ferryboat serv
ice between New York and Brook
lyn waa Installed.
1864—The advance column of General
R. E. Lee’s army seized the heights
Nothing to Eat at Homo.
at Spottsylvanla, driving off Gen
“ I’ d invite yon up to dinner, old
eral Sheridan's Federal cavalry. man, but I know you’re hungry, and
Lee's army began intrenching.
you’d better stay downtown and go
1902—Volcanic disasters In the Islands
o f Martinique and St. Vincent The to a cafe where you can get some
eruption o f Mont Pelee destroyed thing solid to eat.”
“ What’a the matter— without a
30,000 lives at St. Fierre.
A S T R O N O M IC A L E V E N T S .
Evening stars: Mars, Venus, Saturn
Morning stars: Mercury. Jupiter. The
first magnitude white star, Procyon, of
constellation Canls Minor (the Lesser
Dogl, seen near the southern extremity
o f the Milky way about 9 p. ra.
They Navar Saw Rain.
The driest place in the world is
that part of Egypt between the two
L. C. Eastman has sued theS., lower falls of the Nile. Ram has
F. C. & W. railway company for never been known to fall there, and
$1770 f o r damages because a the inhabitants do not believe trav
freight train ran into his motor elers when told that water can fall
cycle, at Falls City, not long since. from the sky.
cook?”
"N o, but somebody gave my wife
a chafing dish a few weeka ago, and
she hasn’t got through experiment
ing with it yet.” — Detroit Free
Press.
Broken With Caro.
Mistreat— Now, Sarah, I want you
to he careful about breaking this
vase. It coat a great deal o f money,
and I should hate to have it care
lessly broken the first thing.
Sarah (three daya later)— There’s
your vaae, ma’am, and I couldn’ t
have broke it more carefnlly if I’d
tried for a month.— Cleveland PlaiD
Dealer.