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About Central Point American. (Central Point, Or.) 1925-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1926)
k t* T ' THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1926 Birdt and Mankind of Long Aaeociation Thu association between certain bird* and man la Imnienaely ancient, •ays the London Time*. A* with sheep and oxen and horaea, and even more with the 2 . the attempt to aa sign a date to the origin of our farm yard hlrda la foiled by the mlata of antiquity. The acanty company o f farmyard apeclea haa been recruited In eery dlf ferent ages. The turkey could not jolo ua until we discovered America, and probably far the oldeat 1* th* rock pigeon. When man learned how to grow grain, th* dove found a new attraction In hla company. When man became a builder In atone, he built alao for the awallowa aqd dove*. The awallow tlnda a home today In the cowaheda that mimic hla ancient cavea, while the house pigeon, like lb«, houae-martln. cling« to the outalde of man'* mimic rock face* and bullda Ita neata on hla triumphal archea and agulnat hla ca- tbedrala. Grigorian Calendar for re* atruetlng an arch wmen would atand. relate* a writer In Pathfinder Mxgaaln*. A atructure waa built ac- cording to the plan thu* evolved. The arch waa almost flat and made of ordi nary brick. Kverybody In Panama— with one exception—expected to ace thla arch fall aa the other* had done, But the old monk who had conceived It had faith In hla dream. When th* support» were removed he atood un der the arch with folded arm*. It did not fall, and It never haa fallen, for to thla day It atanda there amid the rulna of the church In a wonderful •tat* of preservation. CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN NEW YORK SLUMS ARE TRANSFORMED I j j i j j j W ork Wonder* for Betterment of Broome Street. New York.— Broome street. New York, has lost most of Its old brooms. Its unkempt children and Its general air of squalor. A new broom has been at work with startling results. Few homeless and tormented animals are to be found now. The old and blind are solicit ously helped over the streets by chil dren. Many unkempt urchins of a few Surely Can “ Stretchn ago now are tidy and decorous. in the Adirondacka years The explanation o f this transforma A reader who llvea In the Adiron tion Is given by some persons In two dack region of New York comes to the words— humane education. rescue of that part of the country, It began In school thirty eight In one leat Its reputation for producing “ tall o f the dirtiest and most congested stories" should suffer from neglect. parts o f the city, where the principal, 8h* write« that a certain Mr. M------ with what approached clairvoyance, once lived on the shores of an Adiron foresaw the results. A humane society dack lake. He waa the fortunate was started within the school and the owner of a waterproof boat of rubber, children taught to regard the rights of which he was very proud. One o f household pets. The children were night Just as he was going to bed a encouraged to bring lost and unwanted neighbor rushed In and said one of hla animals to the school. family waa very alck. He begged Mr. As soon as this started an Immedi M------ to take him to the village doc ate psychological change was noted. tor. Mr. M------ consented, and he and Many lost dogs and cats were sdopted hla friend hurried down to the dock, by the children. stepped Into the boat and began to There grew In the children a spirit row. They had not gone far before o f civic pride, chlvulry and the desire both men found they had to bend to appear at their best. every effort to force the boat ahead. I’urents came to the school to tell At last, pretty well exhausted, they o f their children once so thoughtless reached the village, and both men and selfish, but now anxious to smarten stepped out. Immediately the boat their appearance, assist with the petty snapped back to the home dock three details o f the household and listen to miles away. Mr. M------ had forgotten their grandparents. to unt'e the boat before starting out.— The work has spread and humane Youth's Companion. education has been projected Into the curriculum of almost every public school In New York city. Dining in Middle Agee The present calendar was adopted In the Sixteenth century, the Julian or old Roman calendar having become greatly erroneous. I.ulgl Lllaa Ohlraldl. frequently called Aloyauls Llluea, a physician, ef Verone, projected a plan for amending the Julian calendar, which, after hla death was presented by hla brother to Pope (¡regory XIII. To carry It Into execution, the Pope asaembled a number of prelates and learned men. In 1.177 the proposed change waa adopted by all the Catholic princes, and In 1582 Gregory Issued a brief abolishing the Julian calendar In all Catholic countries, and Introducing In Its stead the one now In uae, under the name of the Gregorian or reformed calendar, or the “new style," aa the Before the use o f table forks the other waa now called the “ old style." eating of meals was Impossible with Tha Gregorian calendar waa not out rendering the hands In a condition adopted In England until 1752. the reverse of cleanly. We find It therefore was customary, when the table In the hall was spread ready African Chief Gave for a meal, for attendants to wait Name to Zulu Tribe upon the assembled guests with basins, The name “ Zulu," which mean* ewers of wnter and napkins, so that “ sky,” waa, not further hack than a their hands could be washed before hundred years, confined to a small and they sat down, and again when the Insignificant tribe, occupying that part meal was over. o f the White Umfnlozl valley wljch One servant held the bowl while falls between the Mnhlabatlna mag the other poured the water. The istracy on the north and that of Mel- guest, before the meal, washed hla moth on the south, according to Ad hands and after the meal alao. After venture Magazine. Zulu, son of a cer the meal he also wiped the grease tain Malandela, flourished In Zululand from hla knife and spoon, for the peo probably during the Sixteenth centnry. ple ate with their fingers and there This son Is snld to have quarreled fore the washing of the hands before with his elder brother Qwube, who and after each meal was not only took exception to the former being necessary but desirable. Spoons were presented by his mother with a cer placed on the table, but forks were tain whit* ox, with the result that unknown. Knives were not aa a rule Zulu left with Ids followers to oc provided for the guests. cupy the White Umfoloal valley, while Qwabe went to lire nearer the coast on the south side of the I’mhlatuxe Latent Meaninga river and In what Is known as Eshowe A meditative man cannot refrain district from wonder when he digs down to It was with the help of the chief the deep thought lying at the root of the Mtetwa tribe that Tshaka, who , of , mrtBphy„ c„ t, rm , lnploy, d waa not the proper heir, became thief for th, designation of splrltt-l things Leaaon to Humanity r . . r> U> r o un d in tiee Hives It la more than sweets and fruits and many a lovely flower that would fall ua. larking beea. We would lack hooks—a few hooka. In fact, more boo!.» have been written about twee than about any other domestic ani mal. We should also lark something of sympathy and h'itory. Beekeeping Is the oldest craft In the world. As a beekeeper I am continuing an an cient line; Joining the oldest o f hu man guilds; speaking a language known o f all lands; supporting and practicing an art beloved o f all peo plea; subscribing to a simple faith, wider than any creed or color or the fold* of any flag The bee* are a good first step In an all-world broth erhood. and could well be Included In any world peace plans. The symbol of that plan might be the hive for Its universality. Its nnbrokeu continuity as a peaceful occupation, no less than for Ita social slgntflcance—Its practice o f »«critic* for th* common good.— Pallas lo r e Sharp. In "The Spirit of the Hive." Famous “ Flat Arch” in Church of St. Domingo helnw th, iM r|lw.tnal horlxon had d. wnw) ,lpon llnillftnatlon „ WM look| , th. y who Z to teach and enlighten their countrymen should deem It an Important part of their I d,,tJ *° dr,w 0,,t of the store* of thought which are already latent in their native language . . . and to endeavor to give distinctness and pre cision to whatever In It I* confused, obscure or dimly seen.—Archbishop Trench. In “ Study of Words." W E CONSIDER IT A PLEASU RE TO SERVE Y O U IN A N Y C A P A C IT Y W H E R E IN W E C AN BE OF ASSIST ANCE. Central Point State Bank HAY — GRAI N — SEED — WOOD —Local and Long Distance Hauling— Phone 41 Store Phone 54 Residence MOVING WE BUY POULTRY Central Point Feed Store JESSE L. RICHARDSON Central Point - - - Oregon “ YOUR FACE IS GOOD, BUT IT W O N ’T GO IN THE CASH REGISTER W e Are M anufacturers of DOORS, SCREENS, WINDOWS AND SASH, WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES, MOULD INGS, CABINETS OF ALL KINDS Our Constant Aim is to Keep Our Quality and Prices Absolutely Right. Do Not Order From Out-of-Town Concerns Before Letting Us Figure on Your Bill. TROWBRIDGE CABINET WORKS A MODERN MILL M edford Oregon Gold Hill Dance Pavilion RAY MILLARD -Team Work o f All Kinds— Every Saturday Nite PROMPT SERVICE Music by Phone 541 Central Point ARTISANS’ 7-PIECE MELODY MAKERS A GOOD TIME FOR ALL GRADUATION TIME APPROACHES! FERTILIZERS SULPHUR — LAND PLASTER — SULPHATE OF AMMONIA - SUPERPHOSPHATE (Mixed Fertilixers for All Special Crops) M ILKM AKE — ECONOMY EGG MASH — H O GEATS (All Pure— No Fillers Used— Best for Less) Old-Time Hosiery One of the objects which attracts J Hose Is really th* old term for what the visitor In Panama la th* “ flat ! amounted to our modern trousers and arch" In the ruins of the church of stockings combined, our ancestors at San Domingo The edifice Itself was one period wearing a garment aome built by Ibimlnlcsn monks In t*>» thine Mb* the "legg'nette" now so pop alar for small children. palmy days of Spain's power. Accord Th* centuries passed and the fash Ing to tradition, when the supports Plrst breeches and were removed from on* of the chief Iona changed. then troueera cam* In. and th* old archways It tumbled to th* ground Another waa built la Its place, but It one-piece garment disappeared. We too fell. The experiment was repeal still kept Its name however, but only applied It to th* tight-OttIng covering ed the third time with a similar re o f th* lower limbs and * en thla In suit. At 'aat an old monk, who was not sup time we took to «-ailing by another posed to know anything about archl- name—the stocking Thla name la a torture or engineering, had a dream ft»™ of th* word stock, which means la which was presented to him a plan | ir tkli P«r« o f th* trunk. TH E ADVICE FROM AN OFFICER OF TH IS B A N K CONCERNING Y O U R FIN AN C IA L PROBLEM S W IL L COST Y O U NOTHING AN D M A Y SA V E Y O U M A K IN G C O STLY M ISTAK ES. Open Air Dance Old Language Revived Creditable and hopeful though It may be for a revival of Hebrew cul ture, the establishment of a Hebrew university In Jerusalem does not be gin to compare In Importance with the fact that little children are again talking, playing their game* and call ing each other names In that lan guage of the prophets, which had once been classed as one o f the world's I dead tongues. Zangwtll said that the Index of Ilf* Is speech. Thl* Is true A people that specks Is not dead. And In order that world Jewry might shar» , In thla renaissance, which Sophie Irene I-oeb called “ the greatest expert , ment of the century." there must be somewhere la thla world a place where th* Jew will hare at least cultural predominance. And that place Is Pal estlne.—Pierre Van Paassen. In the Atlanta Constitution. Federalized Service Famoue Bank’s Nickname The origin of "The Old Lady of Threadneedle street," the nickname of the Bank of England, never has been definitely established, according to the Kansas City Star, but the I.ondon Economist traces the appellation hack as far as May 22. 1707, when William Pitt Induced parliament to suspend cash payments at the bank. This moved Gllray to draw his famous car toon. which shows an old lady, seated on a chest labeled "Bank of England,” being savagely attacked by Pitt. But, It Is argued. Ollray may have made use o f an old Idea. As early as 1005, a medallion appeared, and still appears, on the bank’s notes. It con sists o f a seated, draped figure, with the head uncovered, holding a sprig In one hand and a spear In the oilier, and throughout more than two hundred years It has remained substantially the same. hLlh* N° > began T 'n" to T build t £ , , h, • • r, JS ' *n<1 tr)Ith ° rt*n “ whlch become chief than K he up an extraordinary military organlxa Mon, and to attempt what had never been attempted before, namely, to fuse the various tribe. Into a nation. PAGE THREE It will not come again to these young friends of ours, so let us make the most of the occasion— 8eleet that gift N O W ! PEERLESS—That exceptional baby chick Math— Baby chick Scratch—Purest for less—Every feed for the Poultryman. (W e do Grinding. Steam Rolling, Cleaning) ASK US ABOUT YOUR FEEDING PROBLEMS Farm Bureau F. M. Jones, Prop. Watchmaker A Jeweler (A t Paxaon's) Co-Operative Exchange Medford . . . . Oregon
