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r THE MONMOUTH II Ell A LD, MONMOUTH, OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1925 Pig. 8 Read your own Herald TALES OF THE OLD FRONTIER Br ELMO SCOTT WATSON : - si Mi ..Jl MAS. W GOOD FUHNITUnE is YOUR DUTY TO YOUR HOME, HMWn.ll TrilIJIhV Mor the Cozy Home Life In the home revolves about the living room, It Is the meeting place and resting place of the family. It Is the heart of the home. For furniture In keeping with this duty of the living room we have chosen carefully from the best work of the best manufacturers. Call and see our Furniture for Comfort The easiest of easy chairs Morris chairs of generous size all await your Inspection. There are rockers here for mother when she sews and larger rockers for mother whnn'rhe ruts. We have also a full line of the many piectf, come d-corative and some useful, that help to glva the homelike Individual touches. Be among the first to select from this collection. Good Furniture Is Our Pledge to You MONMOUTH HARDWARE J. E. Winegar, Proprietor fciiuncK-f BupUHi Oiurrh Rev. J. W. CmIiccii, pnstor Phono r.70 "A SntiMllfit Soul" will he tin- nub. jcrt of the morning sermon. Evening service of Praise ami Song, with Watch word for 1925. Sunday School at 10 o'clock. Classes for Normal and High School students. ' We are well organized with classes and teachers. Like nil other schools, we need teachers who are always "oa the Job." Senior and Intermediate Young Photo Through Air People's Unions meet at 6:30 p. m. Choir practice, Wednesday even In? at 6:45. Prayer meeting at 7:30 Ladies Aid meets on Thursday afternoon in the parlor of the church. christian Science Wednesday evening meeting at o'clock. Sunday School at 9:45 A. M. Sunday morning service at I o'clock. Subject for Sunday, January "God". I fevto.'"-Vv5-'i'v i - . t I 9 I if Christian Church Victor P. Morris, Minister SUNDAY'S SERVICES 10 a. m. Bible School. Classes for all ages. A apecia class for Normal students. Morning service at 11 o'clock. 6:30 p. m. Senior, Intermediate and Tunior Christian Endeavor. Evening service at 7:30 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Choir practice on Thursday evening. You are cordially invited to all of Ihese services. Evangelical Chnrcli Louis C. Kirby, Minister Levi Oleman, Supt. Sabbath School at 10 a. m. Classes for all ages. Morning worship 11 a. m. "The Place of Holiness In the Bible" Christian Endeavors, 6:30 p. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. "Beginning the Year with God" Homelike Society meets in the par lor of the church every Tuesday af ternoon. Mid-week service Wednesday, 7:Ii0 p. m.. Choir rehearsal,, Thursday, 7 p. m We extend to you a welcome to all of our services. r 1 U M Above is a photograph of PresI dent Coolidgc sent by radio from London to New York, time I7j4i minutes. Below shows photo hi ;ngp taken from radio cylinder in New VrK offices. ELKINS Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson wen- Independence visitors Tuesday. Mr. J. R. Galbreath of Jefferson spent several days the first of the ,week, visiting his cousin, Mrs. C. C. Marks. I Mr. Fred Scholl was a business visitor in Salem Tuesday. Miss Leota Wolverton of Portland visited a few days the first of the week at the home of her uncle, Mr. Frank Loughary. Mrs. U. G. Heffley of Monmouth, and two daughters, Florence and Jo sephine, teachers in the Portland schools, visited Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Marks. Mr. and Mrs. H. W, Hannum were Salem visitors Tuesday. Mr; and Mrs. Roy Pitzer and son, Luroy were dinnor guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrsl J. V. John son. Mrs. J. Jl. Tedrow went to Port land Monday and returned Tuesday. Miss Florence Henry visited friends in Monmouth over Sunday. life) fit, Wuun wwapnr buluu.; A FRONTIER ULYSSES EVIOIY reader of Greek mythology I fuuililar with the story of Ulysses' escupe from the den of the one-eyed giant, Polyphemus, und In the history of (he American frontier once occurred the deliverance of a settler from the hands of the Indians which Is a close parallel to that of the hero of ancient times. In this case, how ever, a herd of cattle Instead of a dock of sheep was the vehicle of (light. One evening a wandering band of Indians approached Hill s fort ou the Vandal lu-Ureenvllle road In southern Illinois and stealthily crept up to the side of one of the comer blockhouses. After picking the mud from the crev ices In the chimney, they peered into the room and saw a settler sitting Dear the Ore. One of the savages pushed bis rifle through the bole and shot the itiau aud at the report the other settlers Immediately sprang to defend the Stockade. At this moment a settler named Llndley was outside the stockade feeding the cattle which were being herded close to the walls of the fort. The Indians made a rush for the big gates which had carelessly been left open. The men Inside barely had ilme to slam them shut before the isvages arrived but they also shut out l.lndley, leaving blm to the mercy of the redskins. Llndley tried to bide among the cat tle but the Indians saw him and with ilood-curdlUig yells rushed forward. The herd, taking fright, turned and, neltowlng , loudly, tied toward the vood. Llndley saw a chance to scape. He was a long-armed, pow erful frontiersman and, as one of the ueers rushed past him, he leaped iion Its back, colled his arms around the animal's neck, and heedless of the tanger from Its thrashlug hoofs, slipped under Its body. The Indians uttered a howl of dls ippolntiuent as they saw their Intended victim escaping and loosed a shower of irrows at him. But these missiles nily quickened the flight of the fren ll herd and Llnriley's mount soon airletl him out of range. The savages kept up the chase, owever, and It was not until the set ter was deep In the woods and safe nder the protection of the friendly 'arkness that he dared attempt to dls iiount from his plunging steed. By his time the steer was so exhausted rom Its wild dash and the weight of is burden that Llndley had no dlffl ultv In bringing It to a halt. He re nnlned In the woods until lute that Ight and then, making sure that the ettlers had beaten off their enemies, returned to the fort In sufety. I Dr. Syntax Was Stern Student, butMillyWon By ELMER PHILLIPS (tt, 1111, Wulira Ncwipaptr Union.) T)OCTOR SYNTAX was not more than forty, though he seemed bowed beneath the weight of his recondite investigations. When Aloyslus Benton, his friend and colleague, died, ten years before, leaving his twelve-year-old daughter to Doctor Syntax, It was the most nat ural Utlng In the world that the kind ly old doctor should take the child Into hie household. After old Janet died, Milly quite naturally became the doctor's housekeeper. And now certain persons had whis pered that It was not proper for an unmarried man, even professor, to live alone In the house with the girl. Doctor Syntax had been In love when he was a young man. The ob ject of his devotion had married an other; but, though he had long ceased to think of her, the memory of that first love had clung around him like a radiant cloud, softening his spirit and fitting It for high Idealism. Some times the thought of Mllly had. of late, revived that memory. But when the ultimatum went forth that society considered MUly ought to be relegated to another sphere, the professor had a ridiculous dream. It was absurd, to hope that MUly, the belle of the little town . . , and be an old fogy of forty I At any rate, he must tell Mllly. And he did so, when he met her In the library after dinner, which the professor always took alone. "My dear." he said. "I have an un pleasant thing to say to you. It Is a problem " "Can't you solve It by algebra V In quired Mllly, looking at him with a twinkle In her eyes. "You know, you always say everything can be solved by algebra." 'And so It can, my dear," said Doc tor Syntax. 'You remember how you found your spectacles," pursued Mllly mischievously. 'But this Is serious, Mllly," said Doctor Syntax. "Some people in this town have apparently been putting their heads together and have come to the conclusion that It la not right for a single girl, even an adopted daugh ter, to keep bouse for an old bachelor like me. It s a preposterous Idea, hut tfta foxefi q aubUc o.nlnlna la like the symbol X, always handed" when It Is not wanted and never translatable Into precise terms until the final solu tion." "Well, I have come to the same con clusion myself," said Mllly calmly. "What I" eiclalmed Doctor Syntax. He bad expected a scene, strife, war and here wus Mllly calmly acquiescing In his decision. "But what are you go ing to do, my dear?" he continued. "I can't beur the thought of losing you." "You ' needn't lose me," suld Mllly. with preternatural gravity, studying her plate. But even then there was a mischievous twinkle In her eyes. "Tills Is very strange, my dear," said Doctor Syntax. "You have ac cepted the public opinion as to the Inadvlsalilltty of your remaining here as my housekeeper, and yet you say that I need not lose you. Logically, that Implies that you could propose to remain here In some other cupaclty; and yet I full to see what that could be, or how It could affect public opin ion " "Which we have designated X," said Mllly, raising her eyes to the profes sor's for one fleeting moment. And In that moment the professor felt strungely disconcerted. and yet strangely glad. Unconsciously be threw hack his shoulders. "Well, my dear, Huppoue the vari ants are Y and Z," he sold. "Now we have an Indeterminate etpititlon. X equals Y or 7. multiplied hy the un known factor, which shall he N." "Why not inalip It 1,7' asked MUly. "Muke It U. Mllly? The letter U Is never used In mutheiiiutlcs except when the other letters of the alphabet have been almost exhausted. "I should really prefer you to make It U," persisted Mllly. "Very well. U It shall be, then," said the professor. "Oh, I'm afruld that would never do," said Mllly. But, seeing that the professor was only staring at her In perplexity, she resigned herself. "Very well I Go on," she said. "It is obvious, then, that X equals YU or ZU," said Doctor Syntax, warming to his task. "YU." I think," said Mllly gravely. "In that case," said the professor, X, the unknown factor, equals Y di vided by U. Now, algebra helps us no more unless we can state U In posi tive terms. Now let E be the possi bility of your remaining here In the capacity of secretary, let us say, and F the possibility of becoming let us us say my stenographer. Then C equuls " "YF," said Mllly, triumphantly. "Ehr asked Doctor Syntax. "No, my dear, it couldn't equal YF, be cause " "Then I shall go," said Mllly, rising from her chair, and the professor was amazed to hear a strangled sob. "Now, Mllly," he said gravely, "real ly you women are very Illogical. YF Is Impossible. Stop I Listen to me, Mllly, before you go out of that door. I er " Doctor Syntax sprang toward ner and clasped her In his arms. "Mllly I" be cried. "I've I've I've found my spectacles I" Tongue Twister That Have Become Classics Some time ago there appeared In the British comic journal Punch, a particu larly effective tongue twister, which ran something to this effect : A lady was walking down a country lane when she met a tinker. "Ah," she said. "I see you are copper-bottoming your pots." "Oh, no," he replied, "I'm alumlniumlng 'em, mum." As a tongue twister this is pretty hard to get, though perhaps the American form of the words Is just a trifle more difficult to wrap one's tongue around: "I'm alumlnumlng 'em, mum." There are, of course, many thou sands of these traps for the unwary floating about Here are a few. The test Is, not merely to say them, but to manage to repeat them quickly, say a half a dozen times without getting one's tongue tied up In a knot. The sea ceaseth and It sufflceth us. A growing gleam growing green. The bleak breeze blighted the bright bloom blossoms. She took a switch at Smith's fish sauce shop. Flesh of fresh-frying fish. High roller, low roller, lower roller. A box of mixed biscuits, a mixed biscuit box. She stood at the gate welcoming him In. She sells sea shells on the sea shore. Which switch Is the switch, miss, for Ipswich Kansas City Star. Music of the Orient Harsh and Strident The Idea as to what real music really Is varies according to race and en vironment. Music of the Orient Is apt to Jar upon sensitive occidental ears. Take the question of drunls us an In stance. The playing of drums tu Euro pean orchestras has reached a high standard of art, though It Is rare that more than three or four are used. In a Burmese orchestra, however, the two principal instruments are one made of a series of drums called the seing welng and a similar series df gongs called the kyee or gongs graduated In size, the drums being played with the fingers and hands and the gongs with knobsticks. Besides these there are cymbals,., tom-toms and castanets, the last-named being much larger than the European Instruments and made of bamboo. Of wind instruments there are only a number of clarinets and one flute played by the leader or conduc tor. String Instruments; are not used, j and there are also no brass Instru- ' tnents. - . . . - i i i i i i 'cmtinfff mmrmmirrrrrtwtmmimtmiriirflmiiiiiiiiiiHimfniiniiiti 11 1 when you want that next job of Printing You will get first-class work, and you will get it when promised, for having work done when promised is one of the rules of this office. If you prefer, send the order by mail or bring it to the office in person. 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