Sherman County observer., February 27, 1920, Image 4

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' MORO.
TO AROUSE HEAVY SLEEPER
O R E G O N , •»’
F R ID A Y . . .1. February 27, 1920
W riter Recommend» That It Be Done
W ith an Odor, Preferably Not
. Too Powerful.
Rice Terraces Are World’s Masterpieces DEATH LAID TO EVIL SPIRITS
Bangalas T ribe In A frica Refuse« to
Believe T h a t M ortal Di»*o-
— ~ A
lutlon Is Certain.
DAY OF fORTY-EIGHT HOURS
Pity for the Poor Poet.
Many poets have coihplain«sl to us
> m is e new spapers do not pay for
P <>try.
w e’allv. we do not think that poets
»b-.ind ask pay any more than some­
one should ask-pay fpr sunshine, rain,
The «lew of the morning, starlight or
th e meOfi.
-
l-'or. »11 th a t those things are to the
b..dy. p s t . y Is to the soul. Poetry,
like vl tue. should he Its own rew ard.
M oieoxer, there Is an old maxim which
seys “ Peers ure horn, not paid."—Los
Angciea fill»«.
ing th e tray from my hunris and spill­
ing th e en tire contents on th e floor. I
thought as I looked a t th e u n fo rtu ­
nate mess th a t I failed to see the steak
which had been on the tray , but sup­
posed th a t It had fallen u nder < ch air
out of sight. A w aitress stepped up to
me and told ine to select my dinner
over again, which I <11(1, w ith every
one In the place w atching me. I bolt­
ed th e food as quickly us I could and
went out Into the rain once more,
when upon opening nfy um brella the
piece of steak which I hnd failed to see
in the re sta u ra n t fell from Itf—Chicago
T ribune.
n J i’ii
Caixying a Ion a Mile
for less than a Cent
Freight rates have played a very small part
in the rising cost of living.
Other causes—the waste of war, under-pro­
duction, credit inflation — have added dollars
to the cost of the necessities of life, while
freight charges have added only cents.
The average charge for hauling a ton
of freight a mile is less than a cent.
A suit of clothing that sold for $30
before the war was carried 2,265
miles by rail from Chicago to I xjs
Angeles for 16& cents.
Now the freight charge is 22 cents
and the suit sells for $50.
T t » cost of the suit has increased 3 0 dollar*.
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T h e freight on 1« has increased only S j oeaafe.
It.
Other tranuportetion chargee enter Into the
cost of the finished article—carrying the wool
to the m ills end the cloth to the tailors— but
these other chargee am ount to but a few cen ts
more.
H
i
The $10 pair of shoes thrft used to
s?!l for $r* roc3 from the New Eng­
land factory to the Florida dealer for
a freight charge of 5& cent»—only „ . ,
one cent more than the pre-war rate.
Beef pays only two-thirds of a cent
a pound freight from Chicago to
New York.
,
American freight rates are the low­
est in the world.
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<77izs advertisement is published by the
dissociation o f ¿Railway Executives
Tb**
in/orm ati'tt ww w n ^nahag tK* r a ilr v d afhaw/vm may
*U<un liU r a tw t by w riting to Tki A —ociation o f R a ilw a y
t l H ro o iw a y, N tw York.
(
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
I —
T h e price of T he O bserver ta $1.50 P«*
. e * . 7b cent» for six m o ith a , 50 e c u . foJ
tour month»—but if naid in -dvnoce we
accept $2.50 in full ‘or 2 year«.
Shorter
term» than one year 1 2 ’ i cent* per month
A Blue M ark here w ill .»newer an in-
query, when entered upon our calendar,
f ir in g the date ol the paper a> the date at
which your current aubacription expiree.
“W hat Is th e best m ethod of w aklhg
a soundly sleeping person T* la a ques­
tion q u ite a few m illions of persons
would like to have answ ered, th e re be­
ing few who have n ot or do not con­
tinue to exhaust every schem e and
method known to them to rouse some
heavy-headed m em bers of th e ir fam ­
ilies in tim e to ea t b rea k fa st and get
to th e office o r school pn tim e.
• “W ith an o d o r ^ undoubtedly," a
Fact About Meaaurement o f' Tim a
well-known physician replied to th e
W ith Which Some May Not Bo
question. “T he sense of smell Is the
‘’’horcijflhly F am iliar.
most easily aroused of any’ of the five.
We have trained ourselves to disregard
|>
Jvlinson. ¿0. his work ;
deal G«*«»grnphy.” shows | noises—or else we would get no sleep
at all In a city. In th e country the
.¿ - th re e day» tna.V e x - . •nine sounds which we u tterly d isre­
..a tim e between 11 -10 , gard In town would aw aken us In­
o’clock a. nt. and 12:38 o’clock p. in.. stantly," says the K ansas City S tar.
L ondon time. When It Is Monday noon “To shake a person Is m ore or less suc­
nt London T uesday has begun nt Cape cessful. ns a rule, but often It serves
periinef, hut Monday morning has not to only h alf m use th e sleeper, and he
vet dawned a t A ttn Island.
Nearly tu rn s over and goes to sleep lyxnln, or.
'
sii h rw of Sunday still rem ains If he does wake, he Is apt to he In a
What Is known as the “ In- find humor. Any really unusual noise
•¡onal H ate Line" divides the is effective, but one can ’t think of a
i. ;>s iron) oue afiblher—this being sit­ new noise-m aking m ethod every m orn­
u ated on the one hundred and eighti­
ing.
eth m eridian. T his runs due north
“W hen an odor Is used, how ever, the
mid south, but there are two slight sleeper w akes at once— Is wide aw ake.
changes which have been made In It, Almost any odor will answ er, If not too
for the sake of convenience.
faint.
Perfum e of any kind Is espe­
While a day nt any p articu lar place cially g o o d .A m in d n la , cam phor— In
Is 24 hours long, each day lasts on fact anything with a decided odor, will
earth at least 48 hours. Any given do, but It should not he too powerful,
d y, sny Christm as. Is first counted, as or the aw akening will be v io le n t’’
th.it day Just west--of "the date line.
The people just west of the date line,
W hat You M ake It.
who first hailed C hristm as have en-
“A fter all." a man ^writes, “life Is
Joyial 12 hours of It when It reaches
E n g l y n d 18 hours of 'I t when It merly the net of going to one’s grave.”
conches central United S tates, and 24 No? much in th a t; It Is hardly w orth
hours of It, or a whole day, when It printing. Life is long and full of In­
begins In w estern Alaska, Just east terest, opportunity tml pleasure. Life
abused U njustly and u n tru th fu lly .—
of th e date line. C hristm as, then, has
existed 24 hoyrs on the globe, but G. W. H ow e’s M onthly.
having just begun In w estern Alaska,
I, will ta rry 24 hours longer among
W here the 8teak W ent.
mankind. Owing, however, to the Ir­
One rainy day I wulked Into a cafe­
regularity of the date line, days last teria. selected my dinner, and Just as
more than 40 hours; In fact, 40 hours, I stood nt the checker’s desk th e p arty
12 minutes.
In front of me took a step back, knock­
ÎM
W-
8 tran g e rites aud cerem onies still
abound in Africa. Most of th ese huve
their origin In sup erstitio u s lnstlgatetT"
by th e medicine men o r'm a g ic ia n s of
a tribe for th eir own betterm eat, while
many a re udopted as custom s o f «a
tribe.
Forem ost of the funeral "celeb ra­
tions’* In Afi’l«*n\ls th a t of a trib e
called Baugaias, n ear the Quango river.
H ere the deceased Is asked to sta te
the copse of his deuth, and Is often
prosecuted before being burled.
The d eath of an A frican In these
sections Is never announced, and, only
on luqulry Is anyone told of th e death
of a trib e member. When the death
is generally known the relative« come
and full Into a sta te of in c ite m en t and
wallings, w ith freq u en t Interruptions
of u hllurlous nature. D rum s anil m us­
ical Instrum ents are assem bled and
the revelry Is continued until a fte r
sunrise. T his ceremony occupies two
days. T he body Is brought out during
these cerem onies an I Listened In a
sittin g posture In a chair and placed
a t the door of bis hut. T he Idea of the
natives Is th a t,th e deceased shall sh a re
In th e festivities.
Only th e m other and wife of the de­
ceased show signs of grief. A fter the
’celebration«" the deceased Is put un­
der rigid exam ination as to w hat or
who caused his death. N uturolly, he
Is unable to answ er, and the crowd
ubuRes lilm, jlemaucfing an answ er.
At last It Is agreed th at lie was killed
through the aid of evil spirits. T he
body is then taken to the cem etery.
The Inhabitants do not believe th at
everyone m ust die. th at evil sp irits
alone In terfere with lives.
V X
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor­
mation of Our Readers.
Mare than $1,500,000 was spent la
ABtoria in building construction during
1919.
.
A gift of $12,100 from Mrs. Jacol
Kamm of Portland was received by
Albany college.
T he M ethodist church of Bend hai
decided, to erect a $40,000 building
w ith a cap acity of 600 o r 700.
Owing to the large number of caaea
of ifttluenza at ML Pleasant the public
school at that place has been closed.
A fund for th e estab lish m en t of a
of Interest tor a period of five years.
For eevoral years ooyotee have aea-
aced the sheep business In Curry oeua-
ty. Petitions are being circulated te
Induoe the county court te offer $10d
bounty for ooyotee and $10 for wild
A t a meeting of the Dallas city
ell tentative plana ware made I
number of Im portant lm |
during the summer, chief among which
Is the oonstruotlon of nt leant 10 blecha
Of pavement • •
Chargee against proprietors of anil
drink establishments at Astoria no-
cuaed of aelllng elder and other bever­
ages containing more aloobol than the
law permits, w ill he referred to the
federal authorities.
Indian missionaries and district su­
perintendents of the Methodist church
from many sections of Oregon, Idaho.
Washington. Oregon, California, Mon­
tana and Nevada gathered a t Salem
In annual conference.
Influenza la raging In Klamath Falls,
according to a telegram received by
State Health Officer Roberg from City
Health Officer Soule. More than $00
caaea have been reported In Klamath
Falls, w ith 10 deaths In on« day.
Thousands of visitors are expeoted
te view the beauties of the prune
orchards surrounding. Salem during
blossom time, If plana made reoently
materialize. Unde^r these plana It la
proposed to run special tourist trains
from Portland and other pointe te
Salem during the prune blossom
W asco county Young W om en’s associa­
tion a t T h e Dalles will be initiated.
Miss Faye S teinm etz was elected
p resid en t of the S ta te C hristian En­
deavor a t the P endleton convention.
Inspection of the several companlea
o f th e Oregon N ational guard has com­
menced w ith an Inspection a t Ashland.
Salem ’s an n u al autom obile show was
held a t th e arm ory w ith m ore than
40 p leasure cars and tru ck s on exhibi­
tion.
T his Is a photograph of the Ifugao 5got rot rice terrace«, which are among
T he w estern Oregon convention ol
The most rem arkable ftf th eir kind In the world. They are one of th e many
th e S tate C h ristian E ndeavor society
m arvelous sights for th e to u rist to see Ip the Philippine Islands and are tu be
found In the Ifugao d istrict oh th e M ountain province, N orthern Luzon.
was in session for th ree days a t Al­ period.
Mrs. Toby Riddle, descendant of a
* The height of these terraces, which are held up by stone walls, Is from 4
bany.
to 18 feet, a v e ra g in g 8 feet. high. It Is estim ated there are 12 121 miles of
long
line of Modoc chieftains, la dead
The S paulding m ill a t Salem la p lan­
e'ght-foot stone w alls In the Ifugao terraces, which Is approxim ately half
n in g to enlarge Its box factory and at the Klamath reservation. She waa
ibe distance ground the world.
m ake o th e r Im provem ents at a coat ol official Interpreter for the government
♦ -These terraces ure skillfully Irrigated by w ater brought In troughs along
during the Modoc rebellion and waa at y
$300,000. "
the precipitous m ountain sides over long distance«.
the conference on A pril 11, 117$, when.
A
new
bank
has
been
organized
at
of disapproval.
General
E. R. 8. Canby and Dr. Thom­
ISLAND OF MANY MEMORIES The D alles w ith a capitalization of as were treacherously
It was the day when Philip drove the
slain by Captain
$200,000,
subscribed
exclusively
by
lo-
.
girl up the steep and narrow wuy, that
Jack, the Modoc leader.
cal cap italists.
he decided to broach to her the sub­ V isitor to St. Helena Almost Sure to
The Oregon State Retail Merchants*
F>nd Something to Remind Him .
A m odern hospital to cost $150,000
ject of love and m arriage. So Intent
association la the name selfeted ah the
of
Home.
and
w
ith
accom
m
odations
for
100
was
Philip
upon
his
coining
message,
By JACK L A W T O N ..
that he failed to give th e w attling sig-
p atien ts, Is to be erected by. the Salem name of the consolidated body to suc­
St. Helena, the Island w here Napo­
ceed the Oregon State Retailers’ aa-
unl of his coming. T hen, as abruptly
H ospital asHociatlnn.
leon B onaparte sp«‘rtf some six y ears
Mrs. F ran ces Chapm an of Hood aoclatlon hnd the Oregon Retail M er­
*Tlie girl walked slowly down the vil­ lie m ade the uirn. For one breathless of exile ami w here he died In 1821, has
R iver was fatally burned follow ing an chants* association, which hold their
lage street. She walked doubtfully, moment both man and girl saw' a not her one of th ecin o st’ peculiar landscapes
hesitating upon her way. But as the cur directly In the narrow path before
explosion of coal gas In the cook stove. consolidated convention at Astoria.
In th e world,, and by reason of the
Marshfield was selected by unanimous
mill path came to view, her steps quick-, them.
She was 69 years old.
great*
variety
of
lree
s
and
p
lan
ts
th
a
t
Before th e f t was tim e to le tri.ee, be­
vote as the next convention city.
enml InvdluulnrUy, until her .slight
T
he
Oregon
P
etroleum
company,
grow
there.
figure "w ¡is lost to view In the wooded fore, indeed, they barely realized their
Bids for the construction of . M
which
Is
boring
a
well
near
L
acom
b,’
For
many
jmnrs
thv
Islam
l
Was
a
danger, th e ,o th e r car, Dnn.tld iignde’«
bend of the road.
bridges,
two of which are designated
sort
of
ocean
cro
ssro
ad
s.
Where
all
claim s to have stru ck oil bearing sand
car. dashed recklessly over tin- »,'.ge of
High up in the sunshine stretchCtl
as overhead railroad structures on the
the road, to the. sloping h ru ri below. Tshlps plying between Europe and the • at a depth of 150 feet.
a low stone wall. W ith a smile of a n ­
E ast stopped for supplies. It was un-
Before the o th er two could realize It.
- E states aggregating more than $15,. route of the Columbia river highway
ticipation, she sealed herself upon this
Jnhnblted when discovered and most
the small car overturned.
000.000,
mostly In M ultnomah county, In eastern Oregon, and for the Im­
wall, • and w aited.
H er eager eyes
“ It was nothing." Donald Burnle of Its population Is mad«“ up of the «1«*- are being investigated by the sta te In­ provement of approximately 38 miles
«pled the man before he had reached
said lazily, as he la ter lay sw athed In scendants #of persons who «(eserted
of road, w ill he opened at the next
th e bend, and was also hidden behind
from passing ^vessels. E uropean, A fri­ h eritan ce tax d e p a rtm e n t
bandages. "No use In ull of us "being
meeting of the state highway eommla-
N«*wspaper
men
from
all
p
arts
of
the
It.
can nnd Asiatic peoples are all rep re­
smusbed up.”
state met at Eugene F rid ay and S a t­ alon to he held in Portland on March
He greeted "her lazily, In his easy ap ­
sented.
"But you m ight have killed y o u r s e lf
proach, and touched her h a n d 'c o n fi­
urday to atten d the second annual O re­ 23.
N early nil Of these settlers of many
sobbed Bose.
A letter received by the tax depart­
dently. as he lounged dy-wn nt her side. < "In which cose,” wild Donald Burnle.
gon new spaper conference.
races and nationalities t ri**d to I n tro
ment
of Douglas county from the aet-
«luce Into the Island pliints aud trues
“ Well, Wild Rose.”"h e asked, “how “the best man would huve been left."
A pplications for certification of Irri­
lng auditor of tha United States treas­
from
th
eir
home
countrb-s,
ns
p«*ople
goes It today."
gation
and
drainage
bonds
to
the
Pin not so su re of th at," the fnilier
T he girl looked at him as h e d lsc a rd -
spoke unexpectedly. “You’ve are wont to do the world ov(*r. Some
am ount of $680,000 are before the state ury stated that Douglas county’s claim
for hack taxes on the Coea Bay wagma
*»d Ids cap that the wind m ight lift saved my »laughter’s life. Surely you of these failed to survive, but a su r­ irrig atio n securities commission.
prising variety of crops nnd trt«es
his dark hair.
•
will be welcome to see her now.’
The city council of M arshfield has road grant lands in the sum of $85,-
throve 1n the st'ml-troptcal cllninte an d
“It grows worse every day, Don,”
079.27 had been allowed and that a
“ I have alw ays had th at "welcome,
rich soil of the little Island. As a re­ called a special election to vote on the treasury warrant for the amount had
she replied,* “th e home opposition 1 thank you." and Don smiled happily at
question
of
donating
a
five
acre
trac
t
sult the English oak tree today grows
m e a n / Really, today I hardly dared Bose.
been forwarded to the county treas­
to th e S isters of Mercy hospital site.
beside bananas nnd palms.
Raising
t come to meet you. F ath er Is furious» t c o p y r l a h t . 1910. W » » te r B -N » w « p a p » r U n io n )
urer.
The
Lum
berm
ens
T
ru
st
com
pany
ol
dates Is an Industry .of the valleys,
over what In* calls my ‘fool In fa tu a­
In order to encourage contractors to
while
Scotch
pipes
grow
on
the
up­
P
o
rtlan
d
has
purchased
$20,000
In
tion.’ Even Aunt M artha adds her In­
Gastronom ic Animals.
store
materials for state work during
lands,
and
some
of
the
level
land
Is
bonds of Mount Angel. Proceeds are
fluence to m other’s, to turn me against
One
occasionally
hears
the
q
u
e
stio
n
:
the
year
1920 and thereby guard
covered
with
English
gorse.
Lemon
to
be*
used
on
a
w
ater
works
system
.
you. Why are th e y so unreasonable
nnd orange trees are to be foOnd not
T he sum m er session of the Oregon against delays of operation due te
Don? So utterly IbJInd to your good “ Is It Welsh rareb it or Welsh rab b it?”
far from patches of bram ble nnd
It 1« Welsh rabbit. "R areb it" 1« only
N orm al school at Monmouth will open the car shortage, the highway com­
qualities? T here Is only one reason
grovos of willow. A visitor from a l­
an ultcred form of the “rabbit,” an
of course,” she hastily answ ered her
Ju
n e 21 for purposes of entran ce and mission at Its last meeting authorised
afterth o u g h t Intended to s im u la te jm
most any pnrt of the world may look
the state engineer to estimate mate­
pwn question, th eir anxiety to have-
about and find a bit of landscape to re­ enrollm ent and will organize Ju n e 22.
absurd derivation from “rare" and
me m arry. Philip Barton. . As If they
r ia l up to 75 per cent of Its aetnal
The
Teel
Irrigation
d
istric
t
In
Uma­
“ bit," ns the C entury dictionary ch ar­ mind him of home.—“ Nlksnh," In Chi­
could ekpect me to love Philip, afte r
tilla county, com prising about 16,600 cost and Include the same In the con­
acterizes It. "W elsh rab b it” Itself Is cago News.
having known him nil my life.
acres has asked a state guarantee of tractor's monthly estimate.
“genuine slang” and belongs to the
“T h e re Is nothing they can tell me
Prosecutions for violating the live­
class of names of Jocular origin. T here
Interest Art bonds aggregating $930,000.
Electric
Lamp
Best
for
Mines.
about him which I «Io not already
stock quarantine regulations are fore­
a re many o th ers; an Essex lion |s a
W
illiam
rititchle
of
Corvallis,
head
of
Nowadays
the
up-to-date
m
iner
car­
know—Ids Integrity, stability and all
c a lf; a Fleldlnne duck Is n baked
ries a package of electricity about with the W estern Oregon Land Development cast by Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veter­
that. Why—’’ she laughed softly, “one
sheep’s bead ; Glasgow m ag istrates or him while underground. It Is n small company, was found dead In his office. inarian, In case reports received at his
can’t be reason«“«! into love Don.”
Norfolk capons are red h errin g s* Irish
storage b attery attached to the -back
Death was due to a stroke of apoplexy. office from Klamath county are found
H er companion snill^l.
apricots or M unster plum« a re
po­ of his belt, and Is connected by a cord
Mount Angel cream ery assisted by to be true. It la reported, according
“Nor reasoned out of It," he «aid.
ta to e s ; nn«l Gravesend sw eetm eats arc
with a lamp fastened to the front of Mount Angel business men, will be to Dr. Lytle, that a number of stock­
“H ere Is Pldlip. held up to you as shrim ps, to name over a few exam ples
a paragon. lit r e Is my unw orthy self, taken from English usage. At the mo­ his cap. The lamp, provided with a hosts M arch 2 to the farm ers of the men have Imported sheep Into Oregon
reflector, throw s a flood of lig h t, In
showed mercilessly In all my unw ort Il­ m ent the only American sam ples th a t
vicinity at a dairym en’s m eeting and from California without first comply­
lness, y e t—” His eyes met hers hu­ can be offered nre the Albany beef front of the miner. But Its chief ad ­ luncheon.
ing with the federal quarantine regula­
morously. “ You do love me, Wild (sturgeon) and Cape Cod turkey (cod­ vantage Is nbsehite safety. In olden
tions.
Between
40
and
60
p
atien
ts
a
t
the
days m iners (who must, of course, have
Rose?”
Action w ill be brought at once by
sta te hospital at Salem have contracted
fish).
light)
carried
about
with
them
open-
I love you," th e girl repented and
some
of the settlers on the Central
Influenza
and
a
stric
t
quaran
tin
e
has
tlnme lamps. T hese caused Innum er­
slutted. ‘‘But you are not to be allow­
Senae of Taate.
Oregon Irrigation project to oust the
able
disastrous
accidents
through
Ig­
been
established
by
the
officials
of
the
ed to call any more, Don. It hum ili­ . The sensation of taste, while of
project, according to H. H. DeArmond,
ates me to tell you so. , Aunt M artha common and constant ex,>erlence, 1« nition of coal «lust or gases. Sir H um­ In stitution.
a
Bend attorney representing the dis­
phry
D
avy’s
lnventlofi
of
a
safoty
lamp
Theodore
Roth,
a
Salem
m
erchant,
Insists that playing with h ea rts wgs highly com plicated In Its nnture.
whose flam«* was protected by a wire has been elected president of an or­ satisfied portion of the settlers. The
your pastim e. . F q th er says—”
W hat Is commonly colled ta ste Is
S pare me w hat fath«*r says,” the not a simple sensation at all, hut r a th ­ gauze saved an bnuu'iise num ber of ganization composed of Salem, Sublim ­ settlers w ill attempt, through legal
lives. It Is In common use today, .but
man Interrupted good naturedly.
er a complex. In addition to the a c t­
ity, M ehama and Stayton, for coopera­ procedure, to ent off the company’s
“T h is Philip person is to tak e my ual functioning of flie a p p a ra tu s prop­ fpp electric min«* lamp is b e tte r and tive buying.
revenues from the sale of water to
more convenient.
place as visitor and escort. Is that erly pertaining to the sense of taste,
In itia tiv e petitions for a co n stitu ­ the settlers and to determine whether
the Idea? Not n bad Idea either, the tongue receives Im pressions of va­
tional am endm ent extending the term s the settlers own the water rights they
L arg e s t In la n d Sea.
w here ytmr Interest Is concerned,” he rious other sorts, all of which go to
of
sheriffs, clerks, srfrveyors, etc.,- to hold under contracts.
T he Caspian sea is the largest In­
n<l«lt*d. "T he Uliilip person Is estab lish ­ make up this complex. A« finally re­
Snow reserves In the watersheds ef
four
years are being circulated In sev­
ed, I believe, and what your au n t would corded In the consciousness, the taste
land sen In the world. It has an nrea
the Deechutee and other central Ore­
»
«all ‘ h go«»l provider.’ I—” he drew of any substance has to do w ith It« exceeding 170.(M)0 square miles, and It eral com m unities.
Simon Benson of P ortland will be re­ gon streams are lower than a t any
the girt closer.—“ I am not so fo rtu ­ heat or coolness, perh ap s with a mild
Is situated between Europe and Asin
nate. Rose.
However, w hat do you am ount of pain, certainly w ith' nstrln-
to the southeast of Russia. It lies appointed a m em ber of the sta te h igh­ time In the memory of tha oldest Bot­
propose to d«i about It?"
gency or acidity—which are In them­ tn a deep d ep re ssio n ,'a n d in a past way com mission March 31, 1920, to tlers and unless heavy precipitation
"W lint Is there th at I can do,” she selves fu rth e r com plexes of therm ic
age, geologists tell us. probably formed, serve a term of th ree years, Governor comes by early spring, ranchers are
threatened with an insufficient supply
and tactile sensutlons—and above all
asked piteously.
with th e Black nnd Aral seas, an Inland Olcott announced.
sea of vast extent. Salmon and s tu r­
T h ^ man sa tee re ct, his eyes n a r­ w ith smell. The read er will probably
Canby schools have reopened w ith a of water for irrigation. Men return­
agree th a t Ice cream and coffee a re en­ geon nre abundant and the seal fish­ large attendance. Several weeks ago ing from trips info the mountains re­
row ed.
ery Is Im portant.
"Luck of confidence In your Judgment tirely different from th e ir tru e selve«
th ere were over 200 cases of influenxa port that la places in the Cascades
The rivers AJrnl and Volga flow Into
should be paid with lack of confi­ when served at Inopportune tem pera­
which necessltatell th e closing of the where snow la ordinarily I I feet deep
It. Astrnbnd Baku nnd A strakhan nre
dence." lie nnsw ered • tersely.
“Of tu res ; and It Is n m a tte r of record th a t
or better, there la now none at all, and
schools
for two weeks.
a
person
of
the
keenest
ta
ste
may
Its chief ports. W aterw ays, consisting
course It Is with you to decide what
In other spots where a still greater
A
stock
grow
ers’
association
has
been
you will do. In your place, I should make th e most ludicrous erro rs If of rivers nnd enfllfls, connect It with
amount is regarded as usual, there Is
organized
a
t
Gold
Beach,
C
urry
¿ounty,
asked,
blindfolded
and
w
ith
his
nose
the
Black
and
Baltic
sens.
Of
Its
area*.
take the deal red Interest In this p er­
Sfif. squ are miles belong to the islands. for th e protection of farm anim als now only a moderate blanket.
fect Philip. Accept his escort or treat stopped, to Identify su b stan ces placM
At the present tim e Its surface lies from predatory anim als and to secure
him obediently Well when be calls. In his mouth.
Hd feet below the level of the ocean.— b etter prices for stock.
B ut—" he b c tlt.to look tenderly into
‘ National Anthems.
Wisdom of Betty.
the girl’s («<•«. *’Au' you love me,
D etroit News.
Because of Increased business In the
"The Star-Spangled Banner” 1« now
d e a r ,'" he quoted, "continue to meet
We hnd a fanfily picnic. When we
In h eritan ce tax d epartm ent of the sta te regarded as our national anthem; that
me here, or there, or w herever I may had eaten our supper we sauntered
Sensible Deciaion.
tre a su re rs’ office, an additional au d i­ ' of England, “God Save the K ing;"
slowly out of the park tow ard the
bid you."
"W asn’t your new Fren< h maid com
to r has been added In the person of France, “The Marseillaise.” The other
Philip desired n Inane and Rose was car line. Suddenly, H etty turned nnd
! allies apparently have no dlstlngulsh-
p d e n t? ’’ asked Mrs. Gnwker.
R. A. Reid of P ortland.
his Idea of a homeiuukgr. But if Rose ran quickly back tow ard the spot
' log title for their national airs. T h a
“Ob. TPS.” rbpllcd M rt. Bounderhy.
The m ark et outlook for all kinds of
was serious, she was at least gracious, w here we had eaten.
“Then, why did you <lls« harge her?" com m ercial berries in Marlon county national air of Ita ly la known to ua
“Betty, come quick,” ««Id mother.
i simply as the "Italian National Hymn"
and In that In* found iu*w courage.
“T he first time Mr. Bounderhy saw
Is quite satisfacto ry from th e sta n d ­ and that of Portugal as the “National
B etty ran faster, w ithout any ex­
Philip cam e again.
H opefully, he
her I caught him glnncjng nt bhnself
suggested driving, ami Rose accepted cuse for her conduct«
tn a m irror nnd readjusting his tie? I point of th e grow er, and It Is p red ic t­ Air of Portugal," etc.
“W hst sre you going, back fpr?
- •
I
So visits and drives liecnme n habit.
nay have lost my girlish beauty, but, ed th a t the dem and for these products
A gratified family cautiously re Why don’t you co m e’ when I call?”
Left Out, gomehew.
thank heaven, I haven’t lost my d uring the year 1920 will greatly ex­
strain ed th eir sutlsfacilon. lest Rose cried m other to B etty’s retreatin g
brain s.”—Birmingham Age H erald. *
Margaret likes C edi’« popples and
ceed th e supply.
should rebel In defense of her d e back.
always refers to them as her father
A
fter
41
years’
continuous
service
"Ju st a minute, m other," replied
throned lover. -
w ith the S outhern Pacific railroad, does, as a “Utter of jftipples.” A day
Rich Silver Celna.
“ W hat bus beedmo- of this Donald Betty. "I w ant to get my gum. I
or two ago another playmate called
Tft the republic of H onduras, (lie sli­ Ambrose Bowers of Albany has retired
her In tp see twin baby slaters. M ar­
B unile?" th e fa th e r secretly ques­ parked It on one of th e benches."—
ver currency was for years minted on a pension. He was forem an of a
Chicago Tribune.
garet was thoughtful for a moment at
tio n ed
from Soc’orro bulll«»b. T his nearly nl- bridge construction crew.-
the dinner table that day, and then,
His wife shook h«*r head.
wn.vs contains a certain proportion of
H arry T urner, who IJves at 4004 Six­ turning reproachfully to her mother,
“ Rose “has censed* to m ention 111«
8peed of X r d s .
gold. which used not to he separate«!
nam e," she said.
T he speed of birds Is often over­ before It went to th e m in t; so the Hon­ ty-second street, P ortland, waa killed said: “We never have a litter of any­
. «."Better «o.^lTii* Hither replied, “for rated.
when an autom obile which he waa driv ­ thing at our bouse."_____
The swift, fo r Instance, has
duras silver coins prior to 1011 gen­
while we know no bad of th e . limn, l»cen credited with a speed of 150
Pigeons have been known to fly WO
erally contain a certain proportion of ing along the Coburg road tw o m iles
n either «Io we know Htiy good."
miles In continuous flight, according
n o rth of Eugene, turned over.
miles an hour, and th e popular Imng- gold.
The disfavored «me Idly driving his luntlfin eompnres the flight of a spar-
Tke Silver Lake Irrigation d istrict. to a sclentlat, but we have an Idea
own snu,lt car. occaaiotmfly passed Ills rew haw k with th at of a cannon twill.
When Inviting gu«*w to d in n er It Including m ore th an 8000 acres, has this was the record until the time
sw eetheart am i h er su ito r. A lw ays, he The homing pigeon can be relied on un­
to bring asked fpr the certification of bonds In the peace dove hopped oC
amlle«l pleasantly, and always Philip der fairly ussy conditions to m ake 00 might be well tn aak
Ute «a«$
itate paymeat
j
■ ■ u ___ g y
........ I
I bestowed « iimiii him the family glance adlM an hour, or considerably more.
along thalr own sugar.
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