The Jacksonville Miner
The Jacksonville Miner
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JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
By JOHN BYRNE
Entered as teeondeliu matter February 19, 1932
at the post office at Jacksonville. Oregon, under
the act of March 3. 1879.
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MAUDE
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and
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VIEWS
of OTHER PEOPLE
LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE
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In the rocky bed of a water-shed
That slopes to the western sea,
A tiny stream, of mud, is seen
Wandering lazily.
In and out, it is led about.
Through sluice and box and screen.
Inventions of man. since time began.
And some that were never seen.
And here on a bar. by the side of their car.
A car that used to be,
Are a man and his wife, in the battle of life.
Along with their children, three.
Hundreds of others, partners and brothers,
Are camped above and below.
Searching for gold, the young and the old.
With nothing—and no place to go.
And I spoke to the man. and extended tny hand,
.And I sez, how much do you make?
Thirty cents yesterday, ten today.
Yet he gave me a heartv shake.
Then he straightened and too a long, pensive look
At his family, their shoes and such.
It would not be so bad. but the children, inv lad,
And I promised my wife so much.
The ghost of a smile, on his lips the while.
And his eyes were hard to meet.
We sure do need some clothes and feed;
We will soon be on our feet.
And so I wondered then where it all would end.
And if Pan were really dead.
When strong men weep, while their children sleep.
Or waking, cry for bread.
I often think that we might make
our lives more enjoyable if we
would try to effect one small im-
provident each week.
Too many of us concentrate on
the realization of big improve-
ments. We want a big house, a new
car, a trip to Europe, a 50-per cent
increase in our income. These aims
are excellent but usually the post
ponement of their enjoyment makes
us unhappy Meanwhile we are un
necessarily dissatisfied because we
do not attend to little discomforts. |
Suppose we asked ourselves the
following questions:
Are my shoes comfortable? If
not, why not search the town for
A quiet broods and broods, and < creeps.
a last that really fits?
Presaging ill to him who sleeps
Am I smoking tobacco that suits
my taste? A study might reveal a
Upon a golden sea
\
mixture that would double the
W here the millionaires float, in a palace boat.
pleasure from your'pipe.
In self complacency.
Is my bed equipped with a good
spring and mattress? Are the cov
erings warm and light? So much
of our lives is spent in sleep that
it is poor economy to forego the
best in accessories.
Do I own a watch and clock that
keep correct time? Not to know
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the exact time is an hourly handi
cap.
fort and no small amount of money on the op
Does my living room contain a
comfortable chair and a good read portunity to move Jacksonville forward and to
ing lamp? It would be folly to ne
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glect such important conveniences. help it keep its rightful place in the
Do I own a good hair brush, though mining has its faults, it also has a host
clothes brush, tooth brush, nail
brush, razor, and nail file? Believe of virtues, and it is these good qualities which
it or not, thousands don’t.
as
Do I subscribe for enough maga officials are attempting to develop.
zines and buy enough books so that
my evenings are not wasted be- most of us will agree that success of the ven-
cause there’s nothing to read in ture will be a hard task, for the sake of our
the house?
either aid the public-
Do I own an i atlas, dictionary and self respect we
small encyclopedia so that I may
have interests of the town
settle arguments and obtain infor spirited citizens,
mation quickly?
as a whole at heart, or at least not throw ob-
Do I own an adequate supply of
sock«, handkerchiefs, collars, ties? stadeS in their path.
It’s amazing that so many people
The celebration itself, planned as a strictly
will put up with the inconvenience
WE WILL HAVE CAUSE FOR
CELEBRATION
county.
And,
should
who
itemSd by a 8hortage of such 8ma11
These are crude suggestions for
working hours. Dozens of others
^teiig^nVypeofieeSFeie“rLVseSaie
iyVas weCcou?dtaf1 weniouMSpay
attention
to
little,
inexpensive
Most of us could make little im-
law-abiding, orderly recognition of past history
anJ festive evening of entertainment, will of
necessity cause some inconvenience to towns-
people for a day, but when ultimate good of
tbe work is considered Jacksonvillians should
welcome the opportunity to sacrifice for a few
hours the peace and quietness of the town in
exchange for such an opportunity-
opportunity—especially
when no other relief presents itself
8PhoprthaiSwouidXtributeSgenerd
ously to the pleasure of our work,
and we might be pleasantly sur
prised to learn that they added ap
Every man succeeds in finding
preciably to our profits.—William stage Friday night at 9 oclcok,
while Saturday evening at the a satisfactory reason for his follies.
Feather.
same time pioneer costumes, adorn
ing pretty feminine contestants,
will vie for prizes. A lobby display,
made up of entries by various
groups, inclunidg the local museum,
will be shown for the two days and
Business and pleasure is com awards will also be given on the
bined for a group of about 200 Hol adjudged winner.
lywood extras.
Through the cooperation of Ray
They’re the fellows who ride Toft and Frank Zell, owner and
horses in mass formation in plc- operator of the local antique shop,
tures such as "The Vanishing the first bar in Jackson county will
Frontier," a story of the Old West, be set up in the theater lobby, over
which comes to the Fox Craterian which near beer and free lunch
theater Friday and Saturday of this will be presented crowds Friday
week.
and Saturday of this week.
Their skill" on horses brings them
returns in cash. But it also brings
them returns in pleasure, for mo°t QUIT MUNICIPAL POWER AS
AN ECONOMY MEASURE
of them are graduates of the range
in the southwest, and would rather
A special to the Wall Street Jour
spend their time in the saddle than
nal from St. Petersburg, Fla., says:
anywhere else they can think of.
All are experts—and have to be. "Suspension of the municipal pow
For they’re called upon for ex er plant and purchase of electric
tremely hazardous work. In “The current from the Florida Power
Vanishing Frontier,” for example, corporation have been recommend
they ride in formation at terrific ed to the city council by City Man
speed through precipitous canyons, ager Cotton. He estimates a saving
across rock-studded valleys, up and of approximately J600 a month
could be effected by the suspenslo i.
down hills.
In connection with the showing He has been authorized to nego
of "The Vanishing Frontier,” fea tiate with the power company for
turing Johnny Mack Brown, davk a contract.”
and handsome hero of that his
How we do appreciate good
toric epic, "Billy the Kid,” will be
held three interesting contests health—when we’re sick.
Women lie about their age and
which will bring southern Oregon’s
early history in close contact with men lie about their income.
Some of our hunches turn out
the theater-going public for the
two days. Old-time music will com to be true—too late for us to profit
pete for awards on the Craterian by them.
lhap big in influence and power,
the Indian, true American and par
tlripant in the picture, "The Van
ishing Frontier," has made his
mark on t|$<- r.ilted States, having
been originator of the names for
27 of the 4S states in the union.
Alabama was named for a tribe
of Indiana; Arizona is from the
Papago Indian words "are," mean
ing small, and "zonae," meaning
spring; Arkansas, for an Indian
tribe; Connecticut, after the In
dian word for "long river”; Idaho
for the Indian words "edah hoe,"
meaning “light oti the mountains”*
Illinois, for an Indian tribe; Indi-
ana, for all India is. regardless;
Iowa, for another tribe; Kansas,
for a tribe of Sioux; Kentucky,
from the Indian word for "land of
tomorrow”; Massachusetts, for In
dian words indicating large foot
hills;
Michigan for the words
"michi"
and
"game,”
meaning
“great
water’
Minnesota,
for
Sioux words for “sky-colored wat
er”; Mississippi, for Indian words
meaning “fish river”; Nebraska,
for Indian word« for “wide river”;
New Mexico, for "Mexitle," name
of the Aztec war god; the Dakota»,
for the Indian
word "dakola,’’
meaning "alliance of
friends***
Ohio, for the Indian words for
“beautiful waters"; Oklahoma, for
the Choctaw word for "rod people”;
Oregon, for the Algonquin Indian
word for "beautiful water”; Tg—
nesHce, for a Cherokee vlllai
r< a . from the Indian for "allieH*^
,v». “
Ctah, for the t’te tribe, and Wy
oming. for the Iridian word for al
ternating mountain» nnd valley«.
Every idealist Is looking for a
materialist to back him.
Most of us can fool ourselves
«•asier than we can fool others.
Tho more clocks and watches
tin-r»- aro in a house the ofteneq
somebody asks somebody
time It is.
Nothing gives us quite the same
thrill as being offered a 50-cent
cigar without comment.
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