THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, URSDAY, SEPT. 17, 192o
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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
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Heppner, Oregon
SEPTEMBER
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Bucking Content -:- Steer Roping
FasT; Racing of All Kinds
Many Special Entertainment and
Amusement Features'
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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
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