THE
SEA FURNISHES MUCH FOOD EXPLAINS ORIGIN OF “JAZZ
United States Haa Perhaps the Moat
Valuable Fishery in Which All
Coast States Share.
At Last the Secret (?) Is Given to the
World, and by an English-
The United States has what Is said
tu be the must valuable fishery in the
world, but probably not one person
In ten can name it. It Is conducted in
every seacoast state from Cape Cod
to the Rio Grande, and from Puget
sound up to San Francisco, and it
yields annually about 115,000 tons of
food as prepared for consumption, an
equivalent of 400,00 dressed steers,
It employs about 67,000 persons, and
ite annual product, as it comes from
the water. is valued at over $15,000-
000. There are other fisheries that
possibly exceed it in the ultimate
value of their products, but In such
cases much labor and material and a
heavy investment of capital have been
concerned In manufacturing operations
to prepare the product for the con
sumer; as, for example, the canned-
salmon industry of the Pacific coast.
The American fishery for codfish on
the Atlantic coast, which has been the
cause of much diplomatic discussion
and of grave international negotia-
tions, appears almost Insignificant in
comparison, its value in normal times
before the great war being about $3,-
000,000 yearly; and the shad fishery,
the prospects of which each spring
call forth much comment In the public
press, produces not one-tenth as much
food. The most valuable fishery is
that which furnishes us with oysters.
The bureau of fisheries has more than
once called attention to this vast food
resource and the possibilities for in
creasing It and using It to better ad
vantage.
Writing about the jazz reminds me
that the subject is of such importance
that a long cablegram was recently
sent from London concerning the ori
gin of the word. According to the
cablegram, the secret is out, and It is
an Englishman who gives us the valu
able Information.
He tells us that, while Englishmen
should not be held responsible for the
vernacular of their brethren In the
Western continent, the word jazz, he
admits. Is now as much a household
word In England as tn America. And
then he goes on to say that the word
came from the South and from the ne-
Now In the South, he tells us.
groes.
there is a germ known as the hook-
worm. which affects all true southern
ers. Some unkind employers call It
“leafer-Itis.” The white employer, ac
cording to the erudite Englishman, In
the South has many thousands of ne-
groes working for him, and conse
quently many overseers. So. not being
able to remember the names of all his
foremen, he generally names each man
Jasper, which, according to this Eng-
lishman. Is a term of the highest es
teem. Through the very human love
of abbreviation, Jasper became “Jas,”
and as the overseer’s principal means
of getting work out of his underlings
Is through harsh and abusive tongue,
he was often requested to “Jass up”
the work. The Southern drawl makes
“Jass" sound like "Jazz.” And there
we have the word itself. And jazz
music, no matter what classic-loving
critics may say about It, st least In
spires energy. Hence the derivation.
—Musical America.
CHINESE TURNING TO SPORTS
Necessity for Physical Culture Is Be-
ginning to Be Recognized ia the
New Republic.
Physical culture and all types of
athletics were, until very recently.
held in contempt by the Chinese, and
consequently the Shanghai boys did
not know what the joy of indulging in
baseball and other sports meant, says
Hoys’ Life. Ages ago chariot driving,
archery and the other classic sports
played an important part in Chinese
education.
With the dawning oi
China's literary golden age. however,
the scholars could not see how mental
perfection could be attained If there
was any thought of athletic prowess.
Muscles and bráwn, they said, be
longed to the peasant, and the gentle-
i.ian of culture should show his good
breeding by a scholary pallor, stooped
shoulders and a general unhealthy ap
pearance.
This attitude toward physical devel
opment persisted for centuries, and It
has been only within the last few de
cades that interest has been vouch-
safed in sports. With the introduc
tion of new educational methods and
the entrance of occidental theories
into the orient, athletics once more
came into their own and the Chinese
student tucked up his cue and his
dignity and went ’n for pole vaulting
and hurdling.
China has now the Idea that a na
tion’s economic progress depends large
ly on the healthy bodies and minds
of Its citizens, and missionaries find
little difficulty In winning subscrip
tions for athletic fields for the school«.
Description of Journey Made In Early
‘50s Recalls the Hardehipe of
the Pioneers.
The hardshins of pioneer life In
Wisconsin during the early ‘50s are
vividly portrayed by Dr. John C.
Reeve, in an article entitled, “A Phy
sician in Pioneer Wisconsin,” In the
Wisconsin Magazine of History, pub
lished by the State Historical society.
The difficulties involved in the prac
tice of medicine In a country almost
devoid of ronds, and with only the
necessaries of life, and with practical
ly no money, are related by Doctor
Reeve, who practiced in a small vil
lage in Dodge county. Of a Journey
made In January, 1852, he writes:
“Called to Cleveland by the critical
illness of a sister, I left home on a
Sunday morning In a sleigh, a pri
vate conveyance, and reached Milwau
kee, about 50 miles away, that night.
From there on runners to Chicago.
Thence some 30 miles by Michigan
Central railroad, and then by vehicle
across to, the Southern Michigan, at
thnt time building from Toledo to Chi
cago. The appointments of the road
were not yet made, so several times
the train stopped, the passengers
alighted and chopped fence rails to
make fuel for the locomotives. From
Toledo, on wheels, to a point on the
railroad from Sandusky to Cincinnati ;
I think the place was Galion. I reached
my destination Just at dark on Satur
day night, i had traveled during the
whole week, passing but two nights In
bed.” _
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PROPERTIES
HERMISTON LODGE NO. 138, A. F. A A. M .
Masonic Hall on First Tuesday
FOR
■A meets in
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
That
OFFICE HOURS:
10 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5 p. m., and by appointment
VETERINARY SURGEON
House Phone 283
Hermiston. Ore.
DR. R. G. GALE
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Hotel Oregon
Office Hours:
10 to 12; 2 to 4; 7 to 8.
Fall Business Activities
in Real Estate Commencing
20 Acres mile from town, all in
alfalfa, good fence, land well lev
eled for easy irrigation and good
stand.
25 Acres mile and half from cen
ter of town, all improved, build
ings, stocked, terms.
80 Acres unimproved two miles
from Hermiston, good soil, easy
terms, well located, cheap.
Phone 551
DR. FRANCIS P. ADAMS
Every Shoe in the House
REDUCED
Nearly every pair as good as new
60 Acres, nearly all in alfalfa,
close in, buildings, terms.
OFFICE PHONE. 92
RESIDENCE PHONE. 596
Office Hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 2 to 5:80 p. m.
80 Acres, good locality, some
cleared, some pasture, good stock
or dairy ranch can be made, price
right and terms.
Day or night calls answered promptly
DR. W* W. ILLSLEY .
Osteopathy
Medicine
Surgery
35 Acres, 20 alfalfa, good build
ings, some terms,* stocked, worth
the money.
PHONE 711
Office at Residence all Hours
80 Acres, about 60 in alfalfa,
near town, buildings, stock,
DENTISTRY
Hermiston. Oregon
Office, Bank Bldg.
Office Hours
Office Phone, 93
8 a. m. to 5 o. i
Residence Phone 32
40 Acres, 30 in alfalfa, balance in
crop, good buildings, good land.
Some Portland houses to trade for
land here.
D r . T hos . C. O hmart
MODERN
Shoes for the whole family at
almost your own price.
640 Acres wheat and stock ranch
with buildings and year round
water, to trade for land in this
locality.
*
DENTISTRY
Office Hours: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
743 Main St.
Phone 507
Pendleton
A few unimproved tracts with
small cash payment and easy
terms if land is improved.
Do you want a house in town ? We
have a few.
TOMETRISTANDOPTICIAN
GLASSES GROUND to FIT YOUR E yes
lenses D uplicated on S hort N otice
If you want to sell, trade or buy,
come and see us
AMERICAN NATL.BANK BUILDING,
Phone 609
PENDLETON
E. P. DODD
For Men, Women and Children
Work Shoes
For Men and Children
Good School Shoes
For Children
GET THEM NOW WHILE THE
STOCK IS COMPLETE
Oak Tan Shoe Store
SAM ROGERS, Prop.
HERMISTON, OREGON
Morrison & Son
WEST
SIDE
WEST
SIDE
The Haywood Tire Shop
Has taken over the
business of the
TILDEN TIRE SHOP
Opened up and
ready for business
Guarantee Work
Quick Service
Reasonable
Charges
Old tini made new. All work guaranteed
M. N. Headley
White Star
Phone Your Orders
for all kinds of
Transfer Work
Bus Line
Stand at Siscel’s. Phone 262
From UMATILLA to PENDLETON
Stopping at all Way Points
Will start running at
opening of the Highway.
REGLAR.!
“RED-I-FIT”
FORD ACCELERATORS
The pressure of the foot goes direct by
rod to the patented crank lever which
operates the carburetor sensitively and
accurately, independently from hand
throttle; closes automatically. Durable
and different. Will outlast the car. We
install while you wait.
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We are ready at any time to go any
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where or haul anything
The City Transfer
W. B, BEASLEY
EELECTRIC FIXTURES
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Phone 139
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BARBER SHOP
Clean and Sanitary
Hot and Cold
LONG
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SHORT HAULS
SHOWER BATHS
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FOR a a a m?
PHONE 192
ELLIOTT’S TIRE SHOP
AUDITORIUM, HERMISTON
UNIVERSITY
OREGON
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DANCE
Wednesday, Sept. 1
Shubert s Original Jazz
DIRECT FROM
CHICAGO
education
The University includes the College of
Unconscious Cerebration.
Apropos of the popular Interest In
the ouija board, a correspondent says:
“An experiment In unconscious cere-
bration may be made In this way.
Take a 5-cent piece and to It attach a
fine silk thread with a bit of sealing
wax. Then take an empty tumbler and.
suspend the nickel In the center of the
glass, holding the thread tightly be
tween tbe thumb and finger and rest-
Ing the elbow on the Tunny bone.'
Then, without conscious volition of the
muscles, think of its movement east,
west, north or south, or returning to
the center. You will find that the coin
will obey the thought, although you
give consciously no direction for tbe
movement."—From tbe Outlook.
Graduate School, the School of Phys-
teal Education, and the professional
Schools of Law. Medicina al Portland ,
Architecture, Commerce, Journalism,
Education and Music.
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RH.I.I H XH
Singing Novelties.
hted Mortala.
Dose Shoi d Be Effective.
“What are you treating me for. doc-
Buy-Sell-Trade-
DR.C.O. WAINSCOTT
Office over First National Bank
Fire Sale!
SALE
VINEYARD LODGE NO. 206, I. O.O. F.
» meets each Monday evening in Odd Fellows
hall. Visiting members cordially invited.
W. R. Longhorn, Se.
W. S. Casady. N. G.
HE, BOSS ?
Simple Logic.
The earl of Portarlington, who was
Season of Peril.
At this season of the year It Is folly
to enter your bedroom without turn
ing on the light. Also do not attempt to
sit on the edge of the bed unless you
are sure the bed is there, for this Is
house-cleaning time and the women
folks may have decided to put the bed
on the other side of the room this
year, so It Is well to* be careful, for
you never can tell.- Knox Messenger.
OREGON.
ESTHER CHAPTER No. 101, o. E. S.,
Q ueen
meets second Tuesday evening of each month
THE
one of the first to volunteer for serv
ice during the railway strike in Eng
land. relates the following story: A
boy scout on duty at one of the Lon
don termini, feeling the pangs of hun
ger about eleven o'clock one morning,
began a vigorous attack on a substan
tial lunch he bad brought with him.
Á gentleman passing by was moved
to remark : “My boy. If you eat much
now you won't have any appetite for
your dinner.” To which the smart
little fellow replied : “Well, I guess
If I haven't any appetite I shan't want
any dinner.” The gentleman had no
more to say.
HERMISTON,
MICKIE SAYS
The first Japanese woman to edit a
Kohashi, is studying Journalism at Co
lumbia university in preparation for
teaching Journalism in the Tokyo
Union college next year. A decade ago
women Journalists were unheard of
nnd unthought of In Japan.
Now
many women are growing interested In
the profession, but very few of them
bave had special training for the work.
That Is why Miss Kohashi Is preparing
to teach the subject. "Women In
Japan are liking the newspaper pro
fession,” says Miss Kohashi, “and al
ready In Tokyo we have a club of
twenty women Journalists.” Miss Ko
hashi is the Japanese representative
of an Interesting group of women stu
dents of 33 nationalities who form the
International Foyer of the Y. W. C. A.
at Columbia university.
HERALD,
LODGE DIRECTORY
TRAVEL IN "GOOD OLD DAYS”
First Jap Woman Journalist.
woman’s page In her country, Miyo
HERMISTON
The golden
Ing hut said
angel
came to visit
DAIRY AND HOG SHOW envelopes
at IM Herald office.
Melody jazz. Dancing 9:30 p. m. to 1 a. m. Thia positively is the first
Eastern dance orchestra of the season.