C E N T R A L P O IN T H E R A LD DEC. 21. 1916
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PUSHBALLS ARE COSTLY.
No Combination
T E L E G R A M
If T h e y ^fere C h e a p e r the G a m e M ig h t
Be M o r e P o p u la r.
W m . R. B r o w k k . Publisher
I f some one could Invent a pushball
that could be made at a reasonable
cost the game would be more popular.
A n I n d e p e n d e n t local new spaper devoted to
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W
ireless
t tie interests o f C entral Poin t and the Koffue
The enormous cost of pushballs has
It iv e r V alley.
Inude It possible for only a very feu
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on file at the D a k e A d
to own them, and they have been rent­
IMIS PAITK ia vfc.it kept
t im in g A g e n c y , I n c ., 427
ed out at a high price to those wanting
Bouth Main .Street, I. oh A n g e le », and 779 Market
To
W.
A.
Cowley
8tre. t. Sun Francisco, w here contracts fo r a d ver­
to use them. The pushball Is six feet
tis in g can be made fo r it
Mayor Central Point.
In diameter and costs $300.
The outride covering of a pushball
P u b lish e d E v e k y T h u r s d a y ,
Dear
Sir:
Subscription price, $1.50 per ye ar, in advanc e
is rnude of cowhide leather. This cov­
Will be in Central Point, Sunday Evening at ering Is composed of twenty strips,
which are sewed together by band.
7:30 p. m. Will be on time so please have all the children Each
of these strips Is between nine
MAKE QUICK DECISIONS.
in the community in front o f the Y. M. C. A. building to and ten feet long, or half the circum­
ference o f the ball. The strips are
Wrong to Waste Valuable Time Over greet me, I will have something for every child.
widest In the middle, tapering uni­
Trifling Problem*.
formly to points at either end, the
Santa Claus.
There are some folks lu this world
poles of the ball, w here they are fur­
who never appear to he able to come
ther secured by leather cups sewed
to u ih vision on any Issue, either big or
13. Santa Comes.
over them.
little. They are constantly harassed
To get the leather needed for a push­
14. America Conerejration and
I doubt and the fear that they will
ball It Is necessary to cut up five or
Orchestra
nial;c the mistake o f picking up some­
six hides, which makes the cost o f the
thin« by the wrong handle. They
15. Orchestra.
cover very high. It lakes two men the
s] eml their lives slttln« astride the
better part of a week, moreover, to
fen' e because they lack the courage to
sew this material together.
vet down on either side of It. They
The bladder for tbe ball Is made of
The treat from Santa Claus to
s'live to propitiate everybody and
the children will he by ticket. the best rubber, which Is cut Into
please nobody.
Every scholar in school will be strips and cemented together in such
What more pathetic spectacle than to
shape that when in dated It will form
given a ticket which they will j a globe fitting tbe leather covering.
see a strapping Mg man chasing back
present
at
the
Christmas
Tree
ami forth between the hat counter and
I which Is practically Indestructible. The
and get their treat. All children j very best rubber bladders may give
t: . mirror on the wall In the agony of
Arrangements are about com­ from 0 age up to school age will out In two of three years, and a new
i uht und despair over Hie momentous
c ’listlou ns to whether lie ought to plete for our Community Tree. go to Cowley’s store and get | bladder costs $150. A large cylinder
j foot pump suitable for Inflating this
] ii'liase n straw lid with a red hand The committees are all working their ticket.
mighty ball costs $10.
on It or blue!
hard to make this one of the
The game originated In America.
i mputliv roes out to the woman most successful Christmas sea­
The first pushball was made in New­
who for weeks perplexes her pretty sons in the history o f Central
ton. Mass., In 1804. Tills ball bad a
I end over the problems as to whether
After an Electrio Shock.
Point.
she will have her new gown cut ob­
An effective means o f resuscitation covering of leather shaped on a wood­
after an electric shock is said to be a en form built for the purpose. Four
liquely or on the bias. In the eud she
Proqram
lit, ; it. cut seiillopcd. and every time she
sharp blow on the soles of the feet big hides were required. These were
cut to form six zones, which were put
wisirs It her regret Is that she didn't 1. Christmas Bells.
without removing the shoes. In all
together with belting hooks. The blad­
have It made severely plain.
cases, however. It Is necessary to pull
2. March o f school children sing­ the tongue from the throat, as the ac­ der was made of rubber cloth cut In
If your processes of decision nre go-
sections und cemented together. The
ing “ Silent N igh t” .
tion of the current Is to cause a con­
lug to halt, and buck nnd slull over the
for this ball cost about $175.
color of a linthniel or the eut of a 3.
‘ ‘Joy to the World. Song by traction of the muscles, and the tongue materials
The game Is played on a field with
Is drawn hack into the throat, com­ a goal at each end, each team trying
gown how can you hope to decide the
Congregation.
really serious problems of life? Bloss- 4. Scripture Reading Rev. Reed
pletely sealing the air passage. Part to push the ball through the oppo­
■ d is lie who cun marshal his wits In
of many first aid equipments consist nents' goal. It is sometimes used to
Rev. Bandy
mini Jinlgin at. then decide whether he 5. Invocation
of u device which will grasp the tongue yet baseball teams lu condition during
“ TisHeavens Reply” Anth­ and hold It In a distended position so the early days. The game Is played in
will stay mi this side or cross over Hnd 6.
burn the bridge behind him.
em Chorus.
that the throat Is open to permit of Europe, both In England and on the
Jlatlier than dllly dally and shilly­ 7.
continent.
“ The Sabbath Morn” Instru­ artificial respiration.
shally through life, you hnd better, in
One of the most spectacular and
mental Duet Misses Cosette
the Interests of strengthening your
Rhode Island and Textiles.
thrilling variants o f the game Is that
Tetherow
and
June
Dunlap.
moral fiber, ninken mistake by n quick I
The first cotton mill in the United played by horsemen in the west. It
derision now nnd then. Focus the best j 8. Solo Mrs. Stanley
States was built in Pawtucket in Wash­ requires two teams of mounted play­
ington's tlrst administration. The mak­ ers, whose object also Is to drive tbe
Judgment of which you are capable on 9. Address Mayor Cowley
of textiles has become Rhode Is­ ball through the goal of the opposing
the question ill Issue, then take your 10 “ The Strange Star”
High ing
land's first industry. Some CO,000 per­ side. It Is pushed by the horses, which
stuiid and hold your ground.—Boston
Shcool Chorus.
sons work in It, and Its output is about must be as well trained as polo ponies
1’ost
11. Listen is Santa Claus Coining no per cent of the manufactured prod­ to maneuver It dexterously, and the
ucts o f the state, which, little as It Is, game calls for great expertness In the
Exercise Second Grade.
A glad heart seldom sighs, but a sor­
Is fourth In the making of cotton goods riders. Cowboy saddles und dress are
12.
“
Santas
Ride”
Song
by
rowful mouth often laughs. DflnWi
and third in the making of woolens the correct outfit for this game.—St
Fourth and Fifth Grades
Provorb.
and worsteds.
Nicholas.
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Y O U T H 'S C O M PAN IO N. St. Paul S t . BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS f
Notice for Publication
WOOL CLEANING IN ALEPPO.
Department o f the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, De-
cember,13th, 1916.
Notice Is hereby given that Thomas
T. Vestal o f Eagle Point, Oregon, who
on November 19,1913, made Homestead
Entry, Serial No. 09194, for the N j of
NW1, SE1 o f N W i and SWJ o f NEJ
o f Section 18, Township 35 S., Range
1 E., Willamette Meridian has filed
notice o f intention to make Final
Three-Year Proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before F.
Roy Davis, U. S. Commissioner, at his
office, at Medford, Oregon, on the ?3rd
day o f January, 1917.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Marshall M interof Eagle Point, Oregon
Jaffereon Conover o f Eagle Point,
Oregon
Philip McCabe of Eagle Point, Oregon
Robert A. Vestal of Eagle Point, Oregon
W. H. Cannon
Register.
Much Lika a Conjuring Trick Is This
Old Eastern Process.
Many of the old eastern processes
may still be seen In tbe bazaars o f
Aleppo. A contributor to Blackwood's
In a recent article describes a man
whom he saw at work cleaning wool
In exactly the same way as has been
the custom lu Syria since Biblical
duys:
"In the shelter of one of the arches
perhaps you come upon some curious
process In full swing. It may he the
cleaning o f hair or wool or even the
making of woolen felt. The cleaning
of wool and hair seems to have some­
thing of conjuring about it, so imme­
diate are the results and so unexpect­
ed, compared with the rude implement
used.
"A man seated cross legged on the
paving Is the conjurer.
His instru­
ment Is a wooden bow, about four feet
long, In shape like the bow o f a violin,
but with the back two feet away from
several stout catgut strings. On the
floor ho places a small heap of wool
clotted with mud nnd dirt, and above
ABOUT EXTRAVAGANCE.
It stands bis bow, Its back in the air.
its two projecting horns resting on Nature S^ta an Example, aad Many
the floor ami its strings touching the
Poor Mortals Follow It.
wool. With a wooden mallet he strikes
Extravagance Is a relative term
the strings lightly and sets them twang­ usually misapplied. I f u man is worth
ing harmoniously and then rocks the a hundred million It would not bo con­
bow and lets Its bad; strike the Door sidered extravagant for him to spend
or wall. Between the top o f the bow a hundred thousand dollars on goldfish
or floor or wall comes a tap of tbe if he wanted to. I f u family o f ten
strings with the mallet, nnd what with people living on $1,000 a year should
the time he keeps and the twanging get ihelr pictures taken that would be
strings there Is a semblance to the dis­ extravagance.
tant sound of a drum and harps. Hav­
Extravagance, however, is not exact­
ing got into time with bow and tap­ ly buying something you cannot afford.
ping, perhaps he begins to hum a song. What you cannot afford now you may
" I t is ull a matter of a few seconds later, and the very fact that you have
only before the wool begins to rise In bought It may have been the cause of
a soft white cloud around the bow. It your future prosperity. Extravagance
goes on rising, and he slightly stirs It, is an exceeding of the speed limit. But
pulls the lower part more under the who shull say what this Is?
One o f the chief dinicultles in defln-
strings, changes the position of the
bow n little, but keeps up the rocking i
extravagance Is the general us-
and tap-tapping nnd never breaks the j sumption that It Is something wicked,
rhythm with which he began. Under ' ot extravagance Is often necessary,
the vibrating strings the wool grows 1 T,le sun ls oxtruvagnnt—the greatest
into a heap in size like a table, but still heat prodigal. So Is nature. So is a
ho goes on, while a cloud of fine dust river. Rain clouds are horrible exam­
rises to the roof of the vault. When ho ples o f extravagance. They pour out
stops he has produced a great mound all their possessions without regard to
o f soft white, fleecy wool am! beneath what they get In return nnd then fade
It Is n heap of sand nnd dirt. So he away. Ilow like some people that Is,
goes on. in tlie cool shade o f Ills clois­ and what a glorious time they have
ter. twanging and tap tapping nnd sing­ doing It! Think of spending a million
ing nnd half filling Ids vault with clean raindrops a minute, knowing It will
break you. and not caring!
wool as the result of a day's work with
The chief fault of extravagance,
this primitive instrument.
whatever It may lie, ls not so much
'One may see these wool cleaners
in the results It brings about, which
often, for they nre in every town and
may be good or bad. ns In tbe time It
bazaar. But Just ns often one stops be­
wastes. It Is Immoral because It takes
side them to hear the sounding strings,
away from our capacity for indulging
the rhythmical tapping, the raonoto- In the real Joys of life.
notts song and to see the magical re­
It isn't the money you spend; It Is
sults which follow. It ail Is a scene
the time you take to spend It that
as eastern In spirit and as ancient us
causes the damage.—Life.
can be found."
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