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BEAVERT ON TIMES BRAVEBTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 11)22. NO. It As a Modem Filipino Actually Looks ? Til 'i ? (TO Thcrt ar hundred f thousands of tm They are to be the future rulers The Filipino has been touch misrep resented In the United States. This it largely because the Sunday supple ments have made a specialty of por traying the semi-naked non-Christian . bill tribes a "typical" Filipinos, which is far from the truth. The total population of the Philip pines Is 10,350,640, Which 8,495,272 are Christians and dvHlBed, and have been so for 300 yean, possessing a cul ture and refinement that will, compare favorably with that of other countries. The number of non-Christiana Is 855.- Remerfcrbl Cotnoldene. Two women nf St. Johnebury, Vt, who were strangers nntll recently, hnve the same name and their birth days are on the same day of the month. Both have little girls of the same ere, whose names both begin with the same Initial. Tribute and Tax, Tribute I money, commodity of nine or service rendered by one rule? or state to another in token of sub mission, while taxes are financial bur dens imposed by a state upon its own subjects. Id early times there was not this distinction, for. under the feudal system especially, taxation, tribute and tent were often identical. Every Voter in Washington County Should Support EARL E. FISHER for Congress He will work for the interests of the farmers. Washington County is a farming community. MICKIE, THE PRINTER'S DEVIL Sgp J 1 1 iv A' I --' '.- type of young men in the Philippine. of the deetinice of the lei and. 368, and only a small percentage of them are uncivilized. They are fast becoming educated, and will ultimate ly make good citizens. Seventy per cent of the Inhabitants of the Philippines over ten years of age, according to the last census, are literate. This Is a higher percentage of literacy than that of any South American country, higher than that of Spain, and higher than that of any of the New Republics of Europe whose Independence is being guaranteed by the Allies. Properly t Fit tto Crime, When BerMrt and Fenton ci strolling In a half hour after dinner was over, their father decreed they should each have a sandwich, and l glass of water and be put straight to bed, a Just punishment for bad boys. A week later papa -came home long after dinner was over. As their moth er was hastily preparing a second din ner she heard Herbert mutter to bis brother: "He ought to have a sand wich and a glass of water and go straight to bed." Fogs Cause Lubb in England. City fogs are said to cause England more loss In a year than dues unem- j ployment Dr. E. L. House of Hood River says: "As we breathe the atmos phere without being aware of the fact; at w walk in the light of the day without thinking of the sun, so we breath the atmosphere of the Lord's presence and walk In the light of His countenance without thinking of Him. "Thr art certain places that stand for resitting God. If you wish to enlist in the army or navy you seek the enlistment office. Tou do not go to the theater or to the race track to enlist or make InQulrtea con cerning the service. These places are not consecrated to the realising of God. Churches art. Use set Seek the house of God for God. Ton do not drop your letter Into the fire alarm bos, nor pull the post office box for the engine. "Be frank and sane. If you want the Spirit, seek the spirit In the place aautified to Him. Seek trade winds where they blow, "The Christians of the past who have Influenced the world knew In tuitively that only as they met to gether could tbey realtte God In their hearts. They dared kings and em perors in order to realize God." The Unitd States produces over half the entire lumber cut of the world, and uses 85 per cent of that amount right here at home. Causes if Insomnia. When a person la asleep far less blood flows through the brain than while be I awake. Anything that makes a large quantity of blood flow through the brain will make the mind active and prevent sleep. For tbia reason working or playing hard Just before going to bed la ofteu the cause of wakefulness, Some persons do not sleep well because tbelr muscles are tired, others because they eat Just be fore retiring, and then again some be cause they sleep In rooms not properly ventilated. Coma ta Think of It, A man was describing to a weawi the compensation! of nature how hi the blind the feeling of touch wa scute; bow those who were deaf la one ear often heard clearly with the other, and bow a person blinded In m eye often sees extra well wttb th sound eye. "Yes," said she, "It's re markable. And. come to think of hi I have always noticed that If a person has on short leg the other Is always longer." Lacking Human Sympathy. Mori of us have come aeroas people, otherwise good, hut lucking entirely In the softer human qualities. They are austere. feHlngless, hard, utterly devoid of sympathy. And, all been use they have been denied thai gift 5f affection when they were In the intuit ing. Slut iKtlrs prove that children from Institutions are sadly lacking in affection. It Is one of the greatest, Dr'tilpma social workers mum deal with. Exchange. Isolation Sometimes Good. Let the incommunicable objects of nature and the metaphysical Isolation j of man teacb us Independence. Let us not get too much acquainted. . . . i we ahould meet each morning, a from foreign countries, and spending the day together, shoal d depart at night, as into foreign countries; . . . No degree of affection need invade this religion. This is myrrh and rose- mar t kMn the nfhr hvmi Kman. son Novelty for Jerusalem. j Jerusalem has passed through j siege and war without being damaged ; by the invaders or the besieged, for the first time in the history of the ! city. The British airplanes (lew over p the Holy city frequently to observe the movements of the Turkish force, j but no bombs were dropped on Its historical buildings by order of Gen- I eral Allenby, the commander-in -chief. ! H , tha uifrhtumiti, iD i),u i had been am tired .in. th. el., wm I hlllit - by Charles Sughro Is No National Holiday. Christmas is not a national holiday New War's day is uot a national holi day. Thanksgiving day is not a na tional holiday. The fourth of July Is not a national holiday. Neither Is Me morial day. Neither Is Washington's birthday. Neither Is any other day. There Is no such day as a national holiday in the United States. A United States statute would be re quired to constitute a particular day a national holiday, and congress has stopped short of this action, nu merous constitutional lawyers insist ing that such an act belongs to the powers of the several states and not to the general government, The Fourth of July Is not strictly a national holiday, though It Is a nation-wide holiday, having been made a holiday by acta of all the states and by the common consent and usage x the people. Totally Obscured, A certain callow Chicago swain had an amazingly large mouth which he contorted into an all-pervading smile when he wished to make a good im pression. His sweetie had persuaded him to "ask father" and the youth was determined to show himself to good advantage. "Mister Jones," he began, stretching his principal feature to the utmost of geniality. "I have come to ask for th hand of your daughter. I " "Just a moment, young man," Inter rupted the old gentleman mildly, "would you mind closing your mouth for a moment till 1 see who you are," Anituicau .Leidon Waokl Solssons, Prance Qets Canadian Money Paris. Canadian money to the value of $6,000,000 will be used tor the rebuilding of fioissona, according to the Journal Indus trlelle, which says that the Soissons municipal council has approved the terms of an agree ment with Canadian banking interests for a loan to that amount. Native of India Hold Aloof, Calcutta. A hartal boycott of an entirely passive character, lasting for 24 hours, wa declared for December 24. The occasion will be the visit of th prlsce of Wales to th city. Ugly Man the lest Wooer? Ugly men make the moat successful woers because, forced to be artful to overcome the natural beauty of the matinee Idol type, tbey attain a charm of iminner thai leaves the beautiful man lengths behind, Dr. Bernard Hol lander, London psychologist, said In a recent lecture. Women naturally dls trust the pretty man, he argued, and think therp can he no harm In the ugly one. Off to a flying start, the Cyrano applies the oil. with happy or disastrous results, according to whether Cyrano Is honest or dishon est. New York Sun. Safety First. Johnny, only three years old, was be ing entertained with some music on the phonograph. He was told hy his aunty that he would soon hear a bear growl. Johnny looked very much frightened, ind then whispered : "Oh, Aunty, don't open dose doors on de Wlcktowla or bear might turn out." Chicago Herald sod Examiner. Sensitive Tobacco. Havana tobacco Is the most dell- "e and sensitive of any tobacco grown. You can test this by subject ing s box of Havana cigars to ex tremes of beat or cold, moisture or dryness. Tve best temperature for Havana daars la 00 dem-eei tfahren. neit. xou may gel a box of a good brand and find It a failure. But be- fore you condemn the brand be sure that It Is not the fault of the dealer. eays a tobacco expert , , , . "wn v.nB My. ,n, Aa ,he fl" and T f T f."Ur le"" ha"k 5ol"la',, in E"K,uud- ' w thl" " ' 1 "" presents, especially of money. to fhelr servant and dependents Tne,ie Presents came to b known as Christmas boxes. WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS YOUR MAIL IS DELAYED AT OFFICE OF DELIVERY The Dead Letter Office baa he existence aver sine Ben Franklin Started our postal service. Riven then people addressed mall to Mr. Rseklel 8ml t hers, "Atlantic Coast," and ex pected Be to know hist where Keke Hved I Perhaps they had Ceke's address In letters up In the garret, maybe a cheat full of 'era, but then It was eaaler to i let Ben hunt Zeke, Today people are 1 addressing letter to John Rmtfh, New York, N Y or Chicago, ID-, thinking I Unci Bam can locate him, which I ' joat as incomplete as was Beke's ad dress of yore. The Postofflo Depart, ment asks you t put the number ana street In th address. It helps you. How do you expect the Postal Clerk t know whether you mean Trinidad, California, or Trinidad, Colorado? , ALWAYS SPHLL OUT THB NAMB OF THB RTATB IN FULL IN TUB ADDRESS. "MORE BUSINESS IN GOVERNMENT This apt phrase was used In Presi dent Harding's first message to Con gress and applies particularly In post) management where postmasters are being Impressed with the feet that they are managers of local branches of -the biggest business In the world, HERE COMES A STRANGER1 . Let's make our post office look neat, Mr. Postmaster, Straighten op th rural letter box, Mr. Farmer. Tidy P some, Mr. Rural Carrier, First Imprwalens ire lasting. Mayb Mr, Btraager, taking notice of th lav proven en ts, wlQ com back, brlaglnf yon bmelti. Start these with "POS TAL IMPROVBMBNT WHJBK" May m HUMANIZING THE POSTAL SERVICE "Thar Is no unimportant proa r part of r service. It I total f bum units and their oo-eperatlea 1 th key to It success. In It last ana ly els, postal duties ar accomsto dation performed for our neighbor and friends and ahould b an regarded, rather than a hired service par formed for an absentee employer.'1 Postmasler General Hubert Work. WHITE for GOVERNOR He has made good for us on one job. Give him a a bigger one now. VOTE Lucky GIVE AUTO TIRE i GOOD ATTENTION Very Few Owners Give a Though! to Its Care, With Exception of Inflating It. COTTON FABRIC FOUNDATION Elimination of Internal Frlotlan Wuld' Oreatly Increase Life sf Cover Big Difference Between Card and Fabric. To the average owner, an automo bile tire Is good only when It travels many thousands of mile without breaking down or blowing out. Very few give a thought to Its car, with the exception of Inflating It from time to time, and a still smaller number know what it Is made of. A big tire concern has prepared treatise on the foundation of one which ahmtld he remembered by every motorist. It Is as follow: "Cotton fabric is th foundation up on which an automobile tire la built It la used to glv stability and strength. There are two well-known clasaes of lire -th square-woven fabric and the cord tire. Cords and Fabric Differ. "In the square-woven fabric tire th threads In each ply run In both direc tions, alternating over and under as In piece of ordinary cloth. In th cord tire, the threads or cords In each ply run parallel, with the eiceptlon of few small cross threads, used simply to hold the cords together while they are being Impregnated with th rubber compound. "The life of tire would be greatly Increased If Internal friction could b eliminated. The Internal frlctloal caused by Intermittent distortion of the tire In us I the result of th frle tloo of th threads upon each other! and the strains and stresses set up Is th rubber compound. Naturally th fabric which glv th least room for Internal friction will glv th longest life to th tire. "Bine square-woven fabric cannotl b thoroughly impregnated with rubber) at th points where th thread eroaa,i flexing at the point will caua sawing action and the generating oil Internal beat. It ha hew dnonatrii ed very dearly by perl swat .tht when th temperature resulting from Internal heat reaches 280 degrees, ul canlzed rubber ceases to function a an adhesive compound, crumbles Into minute particles which fall to renunw their original condition, causing th compound to lose Its function lu UiSi Mr. X 21 "Nobody Came oAlong!