TfA/NS MUST HAVE LIBRARY
,i Czechoslovakia Every City and VII-
lags Should Possess Public
Reading Rooms.
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It would be a fine thing for the
United States if In the next seven
years we could boast that every city,
town and village in the country pos
sessed a public library—with a reading
room opea daily where local residents
and strangers could consult reference
books and read current periodicals
But do not grow excited. We find
no Indication at all that this will ever
come to pass in the United States.
To witness such a system of libraries
it possibly would be necessary seven
years hence to make a trip to Czecho
slovakia, which has a law making es
tablishment of such institutions com
pulsory. The act was passed in 1919,
and we are told that its provisions are
being obediently and even enthusiasti
cally carried out by the people. Many
of the towns have exceeded the legal
requirements.
Larger places that were without li
braries when the new law was passed
were ordered to give the matter atten
tion almost Immediately. Communi
ties having at least 300 inhabitants are
given until December 31, 1924, while
those still smaller have until Decern-
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GRANTS PASS DAH.Y COURIER
MffKMT. MARITI R, 1924.
her 31, 1929. By January, llKk». uniter
this arrangement.
Czechoslovakia
plans to have a public library within
reach of every person in the land.
This Is what you might call a form
of compulsory progressiveness, but
name it what you will. It is a loug
step ahead from the standpoint of na
tional education. It would be Interest
ing to know how many towns of 5.000
and less in the United States have
no public libraries. We venture a
count would show more without them
than thus provided. Chechoslovakia's
library system doubtless will be a
great force In furthering national en
lightenment.—New Orleans Times-
Picayune.
Turf-Cutting Tool.
A single-bladed chopping knife can
be made into a turf cutter for edging
lawns around walks and flower beds.
It is only necessary to remove the
wooden handle with which the chopper
Is provided, and to drive the tang into
a longer handle, which may be the
handle from an old spade or similar
Implement.
To Supply Table
With Vegetables
ALFALFA
RED CLOVER
Coldframe Is Advocated aa
Means of Providing the
Crispy Greens.
TIMOTHY
GRASSES
GRIMM ALFALFA
Kitchen gardens were a necessary
adjunct to the home in the earlier days
but at present a kitchen coldframe it
advocated as a means of supplylnf tlx
family table with fresh lettuce, purs
ley. radishes, cress, und other vegeta
All kinds <>l Veiretable Nurds
City Without Taxation.
bles at periods of the year when It 1»
The city of Long Beach. Cal., Is the
in bulk and packngos
too cold to grow these things In th«
only city In the country without
open gruuud. While It Is true that th«
taxes. The municipality owns 290 oil
coldframe may not give very good re
wells on Signal Hill, at the edge of
suits during the winter months, esj>e
the city, and they are gushers, so the
dully lit the northern part of the conn
city Is so rich the citizens do not have
try. yet In the early spring excellent
to pay taxes, or will not after 1924.
Northrupt, King & Co. 5c Package»
results may be had from its use, no
cording to the United Stutes Depart
Wrong Color.
inent of Agriculture.
“Ton look blue, old man.”
The construction of a coldframe li
“Yes, I’ve just been done out of $500
comparatively simple, as the side wnlli
In a curb stock."
may be made of boards, brick, hollow
“Then I must be color blind,
tile or concrete. Where the construe
green you are."— Boston Transcript.
SPRAYS and FERTILIZERS
tlon Is of boards, cypress lumber shoul«
Sales books—Courier office.
be used, und It Is a good plun to huxt
the wulls made double and some dry
straw or planing mill shavings packet
in the space between them. Lf tin
walls are of brick, they should b«
plastered, both Inside and out, to inakt
them air-tight.
Hollow-tile wall»
should also be plastered the same at
Pitsonan Yfrau, Chief of the Abysiniai Imperial Guards,
(Prepared by th* National Geographic So
because if a slave hapjwns to be given brick.
ciety, Washington« D. C.)
one of the best types of constmctlor
Abyssinia’s application for member to a resident of the country, there Is Is simply to put tn a little foundation i
no
known
method
by
which
he
may
be
ship in the League of Nations has been
then set up frames and tamp In well
tabled by that body because slavery emancipated. If he is set free he is mixed concrete consisting of about
with all Its horrors Is practiced as fla subject to capture and enslavement by three parts clean, broken stone oi
grantly today In this native, independ someone else.
gravel, two parts sharp sand und one
Slavery Is Flourishing.
ent, Christian state as It was 100 y irs
part cement. The Ingredients slmutt
If you have ever grown or bought
In fact, so many of the people of the lie placed on a mixing board or In «
ago on the west coast of Africa.
some of those rough, scrawny par
• Slavery Is only one phase of the gar outlying districts have been captured, box and thoroughly mixed white dry
snips with a heart tough enough
ish life of this topsy-turvy nation of chained together and taken in droves then water added gradually and th«
to use for a whin, you will appre
ciate the smooth skin, the rich,
11,000,000 black-skinned people, who into the great slave market at Jimma. mass turned three or four times unit
sweet flavor and the tender heart of
¡are as obtuse and unusual as those In that It Is possible to march for mile It Is thoroughly mixed and Is of a con
Gill’» Tender Heart Parsnip
Alice’s Wonderland In Abyssinia cus after mile, day after day, through a •latency that can reudlly be tumped ut
toms Identical with those of the pre once flourishing agricultural district It Is put into the forms.
which has been developed by 30
historic Mke-dw-cJlera, a Christian without seeing a man, woman or child.
years of careful selection.
The size of coldframe to build wll
Unlike «(her paranlpi the heart la tender
Slaves are mainly captured from depend upon circumstances. Standart
faith established before the German
id e«r ("inch
th«- i <»t* ar«- »month, hol
and British barbarians were converted among the subject rares in territory coldframe or hotbed sash are 3 by <
low crown, thick nnd heavy at tU« top.
tapering abruptly, muklnK It raiiy to «11«.
by missionaries, and a feudal govern bordering on Egypt which wns con feet In size and the frame inuy be con
We have the »’«cluwive »< ■ <! of thin cham
ment exist side by side, though not quered by the fumous King Menellk strueted to accommodate one, two, oi
pion trarden or market uurwnlp which !■
unexcelled anywhere
l’ackrt. 10o; ox.,
always in peace, while a European and his predecessor. Hundreds of vil even as high ns live or six of the*«
ivc; '< lb..
lb.. SI 60. postpaid.
traveler reports that upon entering lages of Shangallas, lyi this strongly •ash. The front or south wall of tlx
a iikgi I. a it m< hi : tm io ?
the thatched-roof paluce in Adis negroid type is called, have been emp- coldframe should be ubout 12 inches lr
krf lt«f lielnw.
Al»»« with trlnl r«»llrrfl«»n er «rntl y«*u
Abeba he found the hard-working tlod by the slave traders. So com height, while the rear or north wal
rafaloK e»»ti rvupon
fur lOr utt urdrr
Abyssinian “Prince of Wales,” Rus Ta- plete has been the reduction of this should be 24 to 30 Inches high, ant
fur »1.00 t»r more.
fari, eagerly studying a recent work territory that certain traders, accord the ends sloping to «rorrespond wltl
Rrtul far
ing to information emanating from the front und rear walls. Woodet
< niftier'
on bolshevism.
the
dark
contiacet.
went
Into
British
plates, preferably of 2 by 0 cypres»
Liberia, Egypt and Abyssinia are the
Only three independent native states In territory on their man hunts.
material, should be bedded on top ol
Although practically every map to the wall and held In place by bolt»
Africa. Liberia owes its Independence
to the protection of the United States, be found will show the name Abyssinia
Egypt to an agreement with England, In strong black-faced type across a
while Abyssinia owes Its freedom from large section of northeast Africa, ofll-
control to Its own fighting men, and daily there is no such district and no
such nation. The word Abyssinia
geography.
| The two continents In the sou’hern means “mixed,” and was applied
hemisphere are twins by virtue of their to the heterogeneous population
general outline. If Abyssinia were of this plateau by the Ara-
lifted out of the Dark Continent and bians. In all state documents Abys-
droj.p--d In relatively the same posi sinia Is called Ethiopia and the natives
tion in South America, it would form Ethiopians. The estimate of the Ara
a great cape jutting off the northeast bians is relatively true, some authori
extremity of Brazil. Although the ties estimating that the true Abys
southern limits of this African state sinian Christmas number only 3,000,-
are within 300 miles of the equator 000, less than one-third of the total
and Its capital Is in the sane latitude population. There are a largo number
people to understand that she Is nn
Butterflies A re Bred
as the Canal zone. Its climate Is not of tribesmen called Somals and Gallas,
tropical but similar to the American most of whom are Moslems. There
in Soztlhern France unusual person wlm has headaches ut
une\|iected times mid places when an
are also many Falashas. said to be
or English summer season. .
What must surety be one of the ordinary individual would not.
Jews. The Shnngallas, most negroid
Knighthood in Abyssinia.
most
fascinating
industries
In
the
It Is by no means uncommon to find
Cervantes poked fun at tlie dying of all the tribes, are pagans. The
world Is carried on In southern France, a woman who tiles into u turn rum nnd
feudal system with all Its trappings of Abyssfnlans compose the office-holding
where special butterfly farms hnve goes to bed with n sick hendache when
anighthood in his great work “Don and dominant population, They sub-
been established. Here, under scien ever anything happens that doesn't suit
to
the
Coptic
Christian
church,
scribe
Quixote.” Abyssinia today awaits a
tific guidance, hundreds of beautiful her. Such headaches begun ns nn ex
whose
Rome
is
ancient
Cairo
on
the
¡Cervantes to write a story of Its feu
specimen» are bred.
A Well-Constructed Coldframe.
periment soini-tlines become a habit
Take advantage of good weather to build
dal customs, that may easily possess Nile.
Cross-breeding bus been tried, nnd Most of us are willing to suffer a little
Raw Meat a Delicacy.
all
the
humor
of
“
Don
Quixote.
”
that
extend
down
Into
the
concrete
numerous experiments are conducted to attract uttention.
your home. By building now, the house
Old-time circuses were never com Rafters upon which the sash rest nr« to obtnln brillhint und original mark
| Let us sit by the side of the road
will be ready for occupancy before late fall
[while an Abyssinian knight marches plete without a side show barker who fitted to these plates. At the upper I ings on the wings of these Insects,
Power Line of 400 Miles
on to battle. Here he comes, a big, shouted out an Introduction to “Bosco, aide of the bed a sort of overhung which are afterwards sold to collectors
and better work is assured.
broad-shouldered black native, whose the dog-faced boy—he cats raw-w-w board should be put on In such man or tor thu adornment of women's hilts
There Is In operation In southern
features are more Semitic than ne meat—Just Inside the tent I” To the ner that the end of the sash will slid« and dresses.
California nn electrlcnl power line ap
groid. He struts down the trull, and Anglo-Saxon mind eating raw meat Is up beneath It, making the bed tight
The farms nro provided with special proximately 490 miles long. It has Its
After deciding upon your plans and the
well he may, for he carries nothing. only worse than eating horse flesh or The lower end of the sash should ex leafy trees mid plants on which the source high up In the mountains near
A scant piece of dirty calico about his cat-flesh. Not so to the Abyssinian. tend slightly over the edge of the bed eggs ure hatched. Directly the young the town of Bishop, mid extends to El
builder, see us for materials. We have all
¡waist and thighs Is his campaign coat. Raw meat Is a treat to him—a delicacy to carry off the water.
appear the branches are cut off and Centro, In the Imperial valley. The
the best grades of everything needed in the
In addition to the sash covering, taken to a specially ventilated room, line Is capable of carrying 10,000
His wolly hair shines like that of a to be indulged on feast days.
freshly barbered beau of an American
Other customs of the country are straw mats, Idunkets or even old car- where they are placed In vases of wa horse-power of energy, und n year wuto
erection of your home—and will be especial
required to built It. For 11 long time
town, but his tonsorial aids are not so equally strange ahd some equally un j et mny be used to keep out cold. ter. *
ly pleased to show you our handsome line
attractive to the nose, for the Ethi lovely from the point of view of civ Where the coldframe can be located
As soon as the tiny caterpillars have engineers thought that 2m miles was
opian fighting man rubs rancid butter ilized nations. In one section It Is on the south side of the garage, thia eaten up this first supply of leaves the maximum distance that electricity
of doors and window sash in attractive
on bis head to make his hair glisten fashionable fot women to pierce their will give it extra protection. A well- fresh branches are provided. Having could lie conveyed over n power line,
period designs.
'and protect him from the sun. Behind ear lobes and Insert blocks, gradually constructed bed <>f this character wll) been In nn even temperature for about nnd therefore the completion of thia
[him comes his Sancho Panza, a black enlarging the opening to as great u di provide lettuce and other salad crops two weeks the young cnterjilllnrs are 400-mlle line and Its success huvo
negro squire who does not even gain ameter as the lobe can be stretched. without the application of urtltlclul taken out Into She open, where they elicited considerable Interest. The
the state of Don Quixote’s able assist They do the wine thing to their lower heal. Plants may be started In tha are placed on plunts that are protect power Is employed to supply several
small towns nnd many ranches In this
ant because he is a slave. But this lip. Ahysslnlans pay but little attention living room during February and plant ed from birds by long nets.
slave Is more than a squire; he Is a to New Testament Injunctions. Instead ed In tin- bed In March, giving a sup-
When they hnve become fully grown fertile vtillcy, but tile largest part of
walking arsenal. In submissive silence they follow the old Mosaic law of nn ply of salad for the table during the this protective not Is removed, and It Is utilized for pumping water on the
he carries the heavy matchlock rifle of eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth sjirlng months or until outdoor let soon they retire Into cocoons or roll desert. It Is distributed from four sub-
his lord and knight. And around his It Is not uncommon to nmpufate a tuce, radishes und spinach can be themselves up Into leaves. These are stations -Banning. Conehella, Calipa
South Sixth St
grown.
waist ammunition belts, fortunately hand or a foot of u detected thief.
collected nnd stored In specially ven tria nnd El Centro, The valley pos
without many cartridges. He also
tilated boxes, when», In a very short sesses local power plants, but the rnjild
Airplanes and epidemics are regard
ORNAMENTAL BARBERRY
bends under a load of knives, a spear, ed as evils of the same magnitude by
time, butttertlles of wonderful hues are development of the country necessi
tated an Increase of t1»o supply from
a shield, perhaps a primitive sling, the native minister of war. Smoking
evolved.
Thunberg's barberry, one of the Jap
some Idg plant outside.
and a pack containing native bread is practically nonexistent, one king
and other food for the noble knight. having rather successfully enforced anese barberries, Is a handsome orna Tantrum Headache May
They pass and disappear down the the prohibition law by cutting off the mentili and defensive hedge plant. It
Oldest Christian Church
Easily Become a Habit
trail behind a wild coffee bush. Thus lips of those caught using the weed. will grow four or five feet high nnd ns
I*
O. Murray, formerly comptroller
many
broad.
It
may
be
left
without
the black Don Quixote and his trusted Bars of salt and cartridges are the
There Is nn explanation that applies
squire enter the lists of battle, for currency of the Abyssinian*, salt be trimming or be trained Into a compact to mnny Individuals, men, women nnd of the currency In the United Htates
We llave the Best.
knighthood of a fashion still flourishes ing regarded ns very precious, The formal hedge. It bears an abundance children, who complain of mysterious Treasury department, who, during nnd
of bright red berries that hold on the aches or pains, says Fred C. Kelly In since the war Ims been In almost every
In Abyssinia.
natives Hay of the spendthrift, "He
Let us show you our stock
land where relief was needed, has re
I One traveler through the country eats salt” Curiously enough, they plant all winter, but does not harbor McNaught's Monthly.
cently
returned from work In Pales
the
wheat-rust
fungus.
said that he believed there were more have a practice that is modern with
If a woman finds that by referring tine nnd Greece for the lied Cross and
slaves In Its capital, Adis Abeba, than civilization, the taking of Anger prints.
to n sick hendache she enn excite sym Knights of Columbus, and lie says that
LIKE RICH SOIL
there were freemen. Servants of Eu-1 Very few natives can read or write, ho
pathy, even momentarily, she Is almost the Church of the Nativity, the oldest
rojieans living In the country have a shipper will have the bill of goods
to try the experiment again. < hrlstlan church In the world. Is still
Annual flowers especially responding certain
West F St.
their own slaves, and sometimes it b for a caravan prepared for hlrn and
She has not only the satisfaction of ob In a Un-- state of preservation, it la
to
rich
soli
:
Castor-bean,
scarlet
sage,
Impossible for Americans or other’for sign it, not with an X but with hla
taining sympathy, but also of giving the chief center of Interest In all
balsam and china bean.
I eigners to keep from owning slave«, finger print
Bethlehem.
iuild Now
P >rland Lumber Co
Building Material
Valley Lumber Co.
Cramer
Bros.