THE
NEW ROQUE CHAMPION
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For the first time In the history of
the annual national roque tourneys, a
woman led the field In one division of
the championships at Norwich, Conn.
Mrs. Annie L. Whitney, a native of
Portland, Me., was proclaimed cham
pion of the second division after win
ning 11 matches and losing but one
to 11 male competitors.
MOUNTAINS AFFECT BIRD LIFE
Andes Said to Be Responsible for Num-
ber of Species Found In
South America.
The richness of South American
bird-life is due to the presence of the
Andes more than to any other one
thing. It Is tlie absence of great
mountain chains In Africa, which ac
counts for the comparatively small
numbers of species of birds In that
continent. From base to summit, four
distinct zones of life-tropical, sub
tropical. temperate and alpine—nre
found In the higher Andes, and each
zone has species which are confined
to It.
It Is not only the height of the An
des which affects bird life. In places,
for hundreds of miles, this gigantic
range may appear as two or three
chains, each not less than 10,000 or
11.000 feet In height, and these cli
matic walls are as Impassable to the
species living In the tropical or sub-
tronico! vailevs they inclose as though
HERMISTON
HERALD,
they extended to the zenith, isola
tion la, therefore, added to the fac FEW ESCAPED TAX GATHERER
tors of climate and sedentariness In
the making of the species, and the in Old "Merrie England” His Net Was
Wide and Ita Meshes Set
three combined have produced a great
Especially Close.
er variety of bird life than Is found
in any area of similar extent In the
The Bulgarian bachelor who now
world. The American museum of nat
ural history inaugurated In 1911 a bi gr oans under an annual tax. equiv-
ological survey of the Andean region aient to 8s 4d a year, has less cause
with particular reference to Its bird to grumble than many a British cell
life. Aa a result of the collections bate who shied at the altar a couple
and field studies made, the museum of centuries or more ago.
During the 13 years from 1695 to
la now In possession of large collec-
tions and data from the more north- 1708 the man over twenty-five who
shirked his matrimonial duty was
ern part of the chain.
called on to pay £12 10s *($62.50) for
a duke, a tax which yielded to the
revenue about £1.000 ($5.000) a week.
RYAN, HAMMER THROWER
More than this. In those good old
times the Briton had to pay a tax
when he took himself a wife, and an
other every time he qualified as fa-
ther. Thus, a duke's nuptials cost
him £50 4s ($252) ; his heir, £30 2s
($152), and for each later male add!
don to the family his Joy was discount
ed by a payment of £25 2s ($127).
The benedict whose income was less
than £50 ($250) a year had to pay 2s
öd (60 cents) for his bride and 2s (48)
cents) every time he became a father
HERMISTON,
OREGON
The High School, Mirror
Vol. 1
Devoted to the Interest and Development of the Hermiston Schools
The Sophomores were hosts at the
first party of this season, given at the
Auditorium, Friday evening. There
werq about sixty present. The first
part of the evening was devoted to
playing lively games directed by Mr.
Bensel. About ten o’clock a dainty
luncheon was served with hot choco
late which was made by Mrs. Rubner.
The rest of the evening was past in
dancing. The music being furnish
ed by Virginia Lock, Phyllis Dyer,
and Norman Rubner, with Clarice
Watson as an assistant. Everyone
reported a very good time.
Mrs. E.J.Kingsley, the girls basket
ball coach, is very much encouraged
over the fine progress the girls are
making, and if the interest and en
thusiasm is continued by the girls
Musical Street Criers.
they will no doubt have a fine team
In Charleston, even the chimney when the season opens.
sweeps are musical, and as their tiny
faces appear at the top of the chim
Miss Martha Winslow, Class of '21,
ney they are sweeping, you bear:
gave
a talk Tuesday afternoon on the
"Roo roo” sung out over the sounds
of the street below. Also to this tribe single tax amendment to the State
the charcoal boy belongs. He drives Constitution, both the affirmative
Into town a tiny donkey hitched to a and the negative arguments.
tiny two-wheeled cart The cart and
load are black, the donkey is black,
Miss Jane Gunn, Senior Class Pres
the boy Is black and the only other ident, who came down with the
color that you can see In the whole
mumps last Saturday was absent
outfit is the whites of the boy's eyes
as be rolls them around and calls the from school this week.
long-drawn-out “Char-coal I”
eerie.
A number of the boys are planning
You wonder which Is the sadder and
blackest, the driver, the driven, cart to attend the Older Boys Y. M. C. A.
or contents, as they wend their soli Conference to be held at Pendleton,
tary way onward, crying ever that sad, October 5-6-7.
minor wall of char-coal 1—Charleston
News and Courier.
The Seniors are planning a big
suprise so keep your eyes open.
Oldest Confection In the World.
“Watchful Waiting” is a good motto.
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The greater part of the black stick
"ooodewe Uaderwsod (h
fweeporo cssyclsceryyar licorice consumed Is derived from
Mark Anthony said—up to date.
Spain, where It Is made from the Juice
"If you have any profiteers to shed,
of
the
plant
and
mixed
with
starch
to
Pat Ryan, the powerful New York
er, winning 'the hammer throw In the prevent It from melting In hot weather. prepare to shed them now.”
The licorice plant is a shrub that at
Olympic games at Antwerp.
Irene Castle
tains a height of three feet and it
Sophie Kerr’s popular novel, “The
grows wild where Its roots reach the
A Home Run.
.
George Ade, the Incorrigible bache water, It flourishes especially on the See-Saw,” which ran serially in a
lor scored a home run off marriage at ba nks of, the Tigris and Euphrates prominent magazine and was later
rivers.
Rince the valley of the Eu- published in book form, has been a-
a wedding breakfast In Chicago.
"The emblem of pence Is the olive phrates container one of the earliest dapted for the screen under the title
civilizations In the world, the prob- of “The Invisible Bond” and is Irene
branch. The emblem of
ability Is flint licorice Is about the
Castle’s latest picture. It will be
Here the paterfamilias hesitated, oldest confection in the world, and the
shown
at The Play House Wednes-
and from his place at the top of the taste which the hoys and girls of
day like so well was enjoyed by the lay. October 27 th.
table Mr. Ade spoke up:
The story is about a, husband and
"The emblem of war,” he said, “is youngsters of 3.000 years ago.
of course, the ornnge blossom.”
wife who are still in love after four
P.
POEM
Tell Mother That I Love Her Still
A boy in Khaki was lying still; his
comrad stood close by.
When slowly the dying soldier boy
opened his bright blue eyes
"Come close Jack,” he said to his pal,
“I've a message you may take
And this is the last I ask, Old Boy, so
please make no mistake.
“Tell Mother that I lover her still,
tell Dad I love him too,
Give Sis my little wrist watch, Jack,
my purse I’ll give to you.
Give Nell the little diamond ring
that I bought for her to-day
Tell her I kissed her photograph be
fore I went away."
He took his wrist watch from his arm
the ring and purse from his belt.
And gave them to his old pal. Jack,
who close beside him knelt.
Those bright blue eyes then slowly
closed, his color faded away.
Jack saw his pale lips slowly move,
he listened and heard him say.
“Tell Mather that I lover her still,
tell Dad I love him too •
Give Sis my little wrist watch. Jack,
my purse I give to you.
Give Nell the diamond ring that I
bought for her to-day
Tell her I kissed her photograph be
fore I went away.”
DEWEY PAYNE
Class of *22.
Clinton Hagueberg has been abben?
from school on account of an abscess
on his arm.
The third grade is going to have a
new sand table to be used in teaching
geography.
Mrs.Miller’s room, the fourth grad
won the penant for having the most
number of parents at the Parent-
Teacher’s meeting.
Two new girls, Neta and Nora
Walker from Walla Walla have en.
tered the fifth grade.
The Adams twins celebrated their
tenth birthday Friday of last week
Their- mother made two cakes with
candles on them, and they entertain-
ed their school mates at school.
The sixth grade girls have organ
ized both volly ball and base ball
teams.
County Superintendant Green and
the members of the school board
visited the grades last week.
Grade News
The first grades are still doing
double work, for they have done 12
weeks in the first 6 weeks.
School, both grade and high school,
were dismissed last week at 2:30, on
account of the meeting of the Parent-
Teachers Association. Mr. Bense!
discussed the amendment and mea
sures to be voted oh at the election,
November 2.
Mrs. Van Duesen disscussed the
value of a hot lunch and letters are
being sent out to the parents to ascer
tain the number of students who will
patronize the lunch counter.
Mr. Green discussed the teachers,
salaries.
years of married life. The husband,
however, believes that marriage
should not curtail his personal lib
erty and prevent him from carrying
on an affair with a dashing young
coquette. After the wife has endur
ed much humiliation through her
husband's actions, she divorces him
and he speedily - marries the other
woman. The second wife holds the
same theories about marriage as her
husband, and the tables are turned
on him when she soon begins court
ing the company of other men. A
rich New Yorker becomes infatuated
with her and, furious because she
wil not respond to his attentions,
plunges them both over a high cltff
in a motor car and kills himself and
her. The husband, getting the re-
port of her death, thinks it is his
first wife who has been killed and
rushes to her home, where they are
reconciled.
There will be an open season on
school ma’ms in Pendleton this week.
Hermiston people should go to Stanfield next Tuesday night to hear—
Hon. N. J. SINNOTT
Umatilla county’s famous Congresrman discourse upon the conduct of governmental affairs under the present Wilsonic regime and the result
ing blessing to the entire nation when Oregon helps elect Harding November 2 and finally wakes up to the fact that her 140,000 Republican
plurality should be directed toward sending
TWO U. S. SENATORS
to Washington, D. C., who represent the people of this great state and who will not kill one another’s vote in Congressional affairs.
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Mr. Sinnott wiU spe^ at the PIMPLES THEATER, STANFIELD,
Tuesday Evening, October 26, at 7:30
Eastern Oregon is prostrate in the hands of a country almost ruined by the Underwood Tariff Law.
and prosperity hangs in the balance November 2.
Vote for Harding!
Hear Sinnott!
Wheat and wool men are ie 1
8 8
Vote for Stanfield!