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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, URSDAY, SEPT. 17, 192o PAGE THREE E- I Nation-Wide Publicity Is Given Oregon Penal . Institution. Stat Market Agent. The flux industry in Oregon's state penitentiary has been given nation wide publicity during the past year, and the periodicals of the east are yet printing stories. The Toronto, Ontario, Sun of September 3, states that the prison has the largest flax scutching milt in the world, 24 ma chines, its nearest competitor being in Ireland, where there is a mill of 23 machines. The Sun states that more than 60 convicts are given em ployment on these machines, and as an inducement for faithful work they are paid 60 cents per day, altto that this compensation is given to other convicts in other departments of the flax industry. "Flax is being received at the rate of 100 to 150 tons daily," states the Sun, "and every available inmate who can be extended trusty privileges in the penitentiary is en gaged in the industry." The article is headed "Enlightened Dealing with Prison Problem." Going After Law Violators. C. E. Spence, State Market Agent, is giving public notice that the State Inspection Department is going to enforce the potato grading and sten ciling law henceforth, and growers and dealers are warned of the pen alties of (100 fine, 80 days in jail or both. The law provides that the po tatoes shall be graded and both the grade and the grower's name shall be stenciled on the sack. No stock of more than 60 pounds can be legal ly sold otherwise. Wheat Smut Greatly Reduced. In the month of August, last sum mer, 2423 cars of wheat were received at the Portland terminals, of which 1434 cars graded various percentages of smut, or 69. In the same month this summer 1606 ears were received of which but 410 cars showed smut 25. This remarkable decrease Js due largely to the fact that much winter wheat was winter killed and spring wheat sown in its place. Smut thrives on the winter crop. Result of Honeat Pack. State Market Agent Spence cites that in'the month of August last year 66 carloads of potatoes were shipped into the state, to compete with Ore rgon farmers. In August of this year but 30 cars were received. "I do not attribute all of this to grading and standardization of our own stock," says the market agent, "yet much of the decrease is because buyers and retailers do not now have to buy Yakima stock to get an honest pack. The grading and inspection law is making friends of honest growers and dealers." Making Great Progress. Amazing progress is being made all over the country in farmer unity and it would seem that a moreeven foot ing is certain to result from the work of the thousands of co-opcratlves. Farming hag long been out of bal ance with the rest of the business of the country. When farmers are as strongly organized as other industries and trades, and when they will worfc together as the corporations do, re sults will be that returns from farm products will be increased) and costs of farm operations reduced. Organ izations built from the bottom, then merging, pooling and co-operating generally for mutual benefit will pull farming up to a level with other bus iness. Thousands of farmers' boys and girls are now leaving the farms to better themselves in the factories and shops of the cities. When School Begins. State Board of Health. September is an anxious time, not only for the students but also for the teacher. In addition to her regular work, the latter is worried by the va rious epidemics of children's dis eases which make the beginning of school exciting. -Each fall sees a new lot of children who have never had these diseases coming to school, ao that a fertile field is offered. Anything which keeps children in school saves their time and the tax payers' money. A good deal can be done to hold down the spread of catching diseases, if certain precau tions are observed. First of all, it docs no good to allow a child to re main In school until its disease Is well developed. Almost all of the common contagious diseases are at least as catching in the early stages, before they are recognised, as they are later on. It therefore is neces sary to keep on guard, and pick up suspicious symptoms. Whenever measles exists In com munity, children must be watched for signs of "cold in the head." Any child appoaring with a cold, unless it has already had measles, should be sent home at onco, before it has ji chance to spread the disease. This means that the children should be quickly looked over nt the beginning of the day. Similarly, if scarlet fe ver or diphtheria are prevalent, every child which has a sore throat should be Immediately excused from school, unless it has had these diseases. If the trouble Is simply a cold or sore throat, the condition will clear up in a day or two, and the child can re turn. If It should develop into some thing more serious, many additional csaes will have been stopped by quick action, If whooping cough is sus peeled, all children with a bad cough should be excluded. At any time, a child with a suspicious skin rash should at once be sent to a doctor. It is better to keep one or two chil dren out of school unnccosaarlly for a day or two than to have half the . school away for weeks while they go through a aeige of measles or whoop ing cough. Usually, by employing prompt measures, closing school will be made unnecessary. Keeping chil dren with suspicious symptoms out of school will do more to provent the spread of diseases than all fumiga tion and quarantining of children who have already developed the dis ease. Burroughs Sees Real Happiness on Farm ft la common complaint that the farm and fans life are not appre ciated by our people. We tony for more elegant pursuit!, or the ways and fashions of the tona. But the fanner baa the moat sane and nat ural occupation and ought to find Ufa aweeter, If leas highly seasoned, than any other. He alone, strictly peaking, baa a home. How can a oian take root and thrive without landl He writes bla history upon hla field. How many ties, bow many resources, he has hit friendships with hla rat tle, hla team, hla dog, bis trees, In hla Improved fields; hla intimacy with nature, with bird and beast, and with the quickening elemental forces; hla co-operation with the clouds, the sun, the seasons, heat, wind, rnln, frost 1 Nothing will take the various so cial distempers which the city and artificial life breed out of a man like farming, like direct and loving contact with the soil. It draws out the poison. It humbles lilrn, teaches him patience and reverence, and restores the proper tone to his system. John Burroughs. Users of Ink Seemed to Possets Advantage A magazine editor told at the Al gonquin In New York on anecdote about the late Anatole France. "A youth," said the editor, "onca persuaded Anatole France to read the manuscript of a novel that he had written. The master read the novel and then he pronounced his verdict "'Tour novel Is rot,' be aald. "'But,' the youth protested In dignantly, 'I wrote that novel with my heart's blood.' "Anatole France smiled and shrugged his shoulders. " 'You youngsters,' he said, 'write with your heart's blood, and we old fellows write with Ink ; but our Ink burns with a redder flame than your heart's blood.' " Old Crown of Lombardy It Is a famous crown composed chiefly of gold and precious stones, so-called on account of a thin cir cular band of Iron that forms part of It, says the Kansas City Times. This Iron bnnd Is said to have been forged from a nail on the true cross, given by the Empress Helena to her son. Constanrine the Great. It .was first used at the coronation of Agrllulf, king of the Longobards, In Mil. Charlemagne was crowned with it In 774, and so were all the later emperors of Oermnny that were also kliufs of Lombardy. When Napoleon I was crowned king of Italy at Mllnn In 11.5, he himself placed this Iron, crown upon his head, saying: "God has given It to me; woe to him that touches It." This ancient crown remained In the cathedral at Monsa nntll 1859, when It was removed to Mnntua. After the peace of Vienna In lWfl the crown was presented by the em peror of Austria to the king of Italy, and was restored to the church at Moma for safe keeping. I,ot Lady's' small closed caas El- oln irnlrt urtti.h. wlt.h rrark in dial: shield engraved on back of case. Val uable as keepsake, f 10 reward. In quire at this office, Wanted Woman or girl for gon ernl housework. Good wages. Write or phone Pat Ward, Slxprong, Wash To Make War on Ants As an effective polRonlng bait for ants, moisten a sponge or a piece of bread with a sirup made by dissolving an ounce of sugar and ten grains of arsenate of soda In two ounces of hot water. Some ants may even carry the poison liquid hack to the nest, re sulting eventually In the destruc tion of the entire colony. The employment of this effective halt, If used with care, mny replace the application of the many Insect! cldal preparations, which, princi pally on account of the odor they Impart, cannot be conveniently em ployed. Ilygela. Ancient Gate and Weirs On the Exeter (England) ship canal gates were recently removed which had been In continuous duty for 400 years. Even this, how ever, was not the oldest waterway contrivance In existence In Great Britain. An ancient stone' weir, dating from 1100, was adapted a year or two since to drive ma chinery for supplying Chester with electricity, and part of the canal connecting the Trent and Wllllnm navigations Is the Forb dyke, which the Romans cut during their occu pation of Britain. Lafayette's Kiss Hero worship was as prevalent In the days of Lafayette as It Is now. The following anecdote Is taken from Paul Revere Frothlnghnm s "Life of Edward Everett"; When Lafayette, the hero of two conti nents, arrived In America In the year 1824 and attended the Phi Beta Knppa meeting nt TInrviyd for which Edward Everett had been chosen orator, one enthusiastic lady declared: "If Lafayette had kissed me, depend upon It, I would never have washed my face again as long as I lived." Curiosity of Hair Some curious anomollcs regard ing the hair and skin have been noted by I'rof. Joseph Bancroft. He tells us Hint hnlr Is merely skin which has grown In a particu lar way, hardened, and Instead of being rubbed, away, as happens with the ordinary surface of the skin, sticks out In tubular form. The pigment which colors Hie hnlr Is not the same lis that which colors the skin, for the skin of nn Anglo Saxon, however black Ills heard, Is t negroid. Southern City Keeps Old Funeral Custom The custom of having a funeral announcement on a silver salver carried through the streets by an Ked negro of Chesterneldian de portment, an old Spanish custom, mill exists In Tallahassee, Fla, and nowhere else In the Uulted Stale, according to the historical commit lea of the Florida Centennial cteJe liration. "This means of announcing the death of a member of a leading family long antedated the newspa per," said Col. Fred T. Myers of Tallahassee, whose family baa re sided there continuously for more than a century. "It was common in the days when the Aug of Spain waved over Florida, and haa per sisted la the face of modern means of communication. ' "A carefully engrossed announce ment of the place and dute of fu neral and burial is attached to a broad silver tray by bauds of black silk ribbon. A dlgnliled negro then hears It through the business sec tion with a mien in keeping with the solemnity of his duty. He pre sents It ceremoniously to all who care to read. Later, he carries Uie tray to the homes of friends of the deceased. "Primus, the impressive colored coachman owned by M. L). Papy, a lawyer of the Civil war period, was the official bearer of these aad lldlngs for years both before and after the war of secession. Citizens of Tullahussee ure so accustomed to this rite that they do not recognize it as a relic of a bygone era." Vast Wealth Easily Carried in Pocket Gema represent a value so high ly concentrated that It Is possible to carry a million dollars worth of precious stones in a waistcoat pock et. Though the diamonds of the world probably have a value of $5,rj00,000,000, the African yield since 1880, according to Dr. George F. Kunze, In the Engineering und Mining Journal-Press, has been only about 14 metric tons, and with the diamonds from all other sources, the world's production In the last 85 years may have been 25 tons an average of only about 30 pound! a wees. j The profltable sapphire mine of i Montana bare produced since their i discovery In 1900 not more than I one or two tons. The total yield of Burma rubles has been not more than ton or so. In extreme j value natural precious stone have I ranged up to 120,400 per carat, or ' 180,000,150 per troy ounce, for an exceptional 20-grain pearl; 18.500 per carat for a red diamond; $8,- 500 per carat for a white diamond ; ; $6,000 per carat for an emerald; $4,500 per carat for ruby, and $2,000 per carat for a sapphire. Why Henry Went Out It was pouring rain and dread fully cold. He came In, kicked off hla wet shoes, slid his tired feet into a pair of comfortable carpet slippers, sat down In an easy chair, drew forth hi pipe, lit up and de clared that nothing would make him stir from the house until next morning. "Henry, my dear," said hla wife, "did you mail my letter?". "Of course I did, -my love," be answered. "I asked mother to postpone her visit for a while," the wife went on; "you see " , Apparently Henry did Bee, for with a single bound he sprang from his chair, grabbed hla shoes slipped them on and tore out Into the murky street. A little later he returned and remarked : "Do you know, my dear, I couldn't resist the temptation of popping round to see the new mo tion picture." He had carried the letter to the branch post office. Fame and Glory Fame Is the favorable celebrity that Is handed to a man who has made folks think he has done some thing better than the ordinary; Glory la the wide-spread praise and honor accorded to any oae by com mon consent. They are two of the most widely advertised articles ever put on the market If, in a general way of speaking. Fame Is the red seal of merit pasted on a man's brow, then Glory Is three coats of scarlet paint, rubbed down and var nished and touched up with gold leaf. Ellis Parker Butler In Hearst's International-Cosmopolitan. Bargains In Drills I have VAN BRUNT and KEN TUCKY DRILLS, slightly dam aged by flood water at BARGAIN PRICES. KARL L. BEACH LEXINGTON, ORE. Ut Theoretical Line The one hundred nnd eightieth meridian In the t'aclllc ocean was selected ns the International dale line largely for the purpose of con venlenee. It Is theoretically the opposite hnlf nf the circle of the meridian of Greenwich, which by common consent of the navigators of the world Is the earth's prime or first meridian nnd Is used ns the common standard for reckoning time nnd measuring longitude. An Irish Quibble Put On phwat grounds Is Mur phy tryln' t' get a pardon? Mike He wor slnllncod for th' rlst nv his natural lolfe, au' sure thot came to nn lnd phwln ho wlnt t' prison. Boston Transcript. The Foreman's Joke Vlsllor What small girls you em ploy In your dairy I Foremnn Yes, thoRs are our con densed milkmaids, The Progressive Grocer, , School Days Are Here NOW . is the time to get your boy fitted up with one of our Oregon City Woolen Mills All Wool, Two Pants Suits; they look well after one year of wear. Thomson Brothers Fourth Annual HEPPNER nnnnn 0j n nn id n u Heppner, Oregon SEPTEMBER 245-6 Bucking Content -:- Steer Roping FasT; Racing of All Kinds Many Special Entertainment and Amusement Features' - Good Prizes for All Events All School Children Admitted to Grounds Free on Friday, the 25th Morrow County Grain Show Cash Prizes for Threshed Samples of Commer cially Grown Grain and Variety Specials. The Rodeo Grounds Will Be In Better Condition Than Ever Be forehand Plans Are Made to In sure the Comfort of the Spectators Dance-Each Night Big as