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THE HEBM1STOK HERALD, HZRMlBTOJr, OBTOOX.
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Costly P unerots
History shows the lavish expendi I
G ift o f Clairooyancy ture o f pirtUIc funds when royal funer
als were held In European countries.
s
W h en you h ave a
Mary Sprouse was on* of the most
When a fox la cornered by a dog
remarkable characters and was known The most expensive funeral In mod
and knows It cannot escape. It will
often feign playfulness, gamboling and throughout the United States during ern times was that of old Emperor
prancing about, before It cloees with the early part of the Nineteenth cen W illiam. I t cost the city of Berlin
ERtsrod aa aecond class matter, Its enemy In a light to the finish. tury. She was born In Albermarle *430,000, and the Imperial treasury
December 110* a t the poetofflce at Bight In this line a well known nat county, Virginia, In 1730, and at a very expended In Addition, tbs sum of
uralist relates the following.
Aa early ago developed the gift of clalr- *550,000.
Hermiston, Oregon.
The most expensive funeral In ths
eagle was seen to be repeatedly voyancy.
history of England was given the duke
8ub*chptioii Katei
H e r gift first attracted attention
swooping at something till It finally
Ehe O^e Tear ----------------------- * * . * • alighted on a bowlder. As fleldglasses when the “guessing games" of her of Wellington, the cpst being one half
For Six Months ---------------------- * l . f l * were brought to bear. It was seen that fellow pupils in the little country million dollars, while the funeral of
Queen Victoria cost »175.000 and that
Payable in Adranee.
a large fox was the object of the schoolhouse were set to naught. As
of King Edward cost England *200,000
eagle's attentions, and the animal was she grew Into young maidenhood this
In comparison with these heavy costs
now walking round and round the gift developed without any special
Queer Mock Marriage
the recent funeral for President Ebert
bowlder close up against It with Its effort on her part, nnd soon her fame
Ceremonies in India tall brushed out and extending ver spread throughout the surrounding of Germany gives a picture of thrift,
territory and then throughout the the total cost being slightly less than
There Is a wonderful variety In the tically In the air.
*50,000.—Ohio State Journal.
marriage customs In different parts of
The eagle was seen to peck again country. It Is greatly to her credit
India.
and again at the tall as It came with that she never accepted any fees for
In addition to the Important cere in reach, at which the fox wonld In performing her feats of dalrvoyancy
Odd British Industry
and she never went Into the business
monies which are binding there are stantly drop It, then raise It again.
“ Drudging" Is a recognized Industry
When this had gone on for some of forecasting the future.
mock ceremonies. One of the most
In English ports. The professional
On the contrary, she raised veg "drudger" with the aid of long and
Interesting is a custom prevailing Io little time, the eagle flew off and
etables
and
poultry
and
sold
these
at
the south, which takes place on the alighted In the heather some distance
specially constructed poles
called
off, at which the fox began to ap the market in Charlottesville, making “hltehers," salves coal during the proc
first of the ceremonial days.
the
trip
on
foot
dully.
In
fact,
she
Before the day all arrangements for proach with the most playful antics,
ess of coaling ship. The "drudging"
the couple have, of course, been made, circling round the great bird until the continued her marketing until the day fleet, a collection of queer tittle broad-
bnt there Is a mock ceremony of send la tte r eventually made off In disgust. before she died, May 7. 1838, at the beamed boats. Is to be seen at work nt
Usually when an eagle attacks a age of ninety-nine years.—Chicago all waterside places where ships take
ing out the young man to find a suit
able bride. Before marriage he Is sup fox there Is little hope for Beynard Journal.
In coal or discharge It. A certain
posed to make a Journey to Kusl, the unless suitable cover is at hand, but
amount of coal falls overboard into the
t
modern Benares, and buvlng armed this fox, knowing that It was In deadly j Eros Small Planet,
river or harbor mnd, from which It Is
himself with the-books of the student, peril, managed by feigning playful
retrieved by the "drudgers," who wash
but of Importance It. take It ashore, and sell It to house
etc., he sets out on his long Journey. ness to deceive the enemy, and thereby
But on bis way he comes across a save his own skin.
Eros Is knowD to astronomers as holders at a low price. Coal “drudg
man who, a fter entering Into conver
ing" la a skilled occupation, and one
' the name of a very tiny planet, but
satloo with him. Informs him that he
| one of the highest Importance, be- I that la banded down from father to
has a lovely daughter who would muke Time Spent in Sleep
| cause It bas enabled them to meas- son.
a suitable wife.
Pays Big Dividends i ure with the greatest accuracy the
A fte r various discussions on the sub
Origin of Slang
Spanish siesta at midday never distance of the sun. Not only th a t;
ject the arrangements ure made and
Originally, slang stood for the Jar
gained
a foothold north of the Rio ' it has helped them to And the dis
the youth returns to Inform Ills parents
tances
o
f
the
stars,
and
even
to
gon deliberately adopted as a kind of
of the proposals, after which the final Urande; nor has going to sleep St 10 measure the dimensions of the uni- i
secret language by certain classes.
decision Is taken. This ceremony !s p. ng been as thorough In Its practice verse Itself.
The word, for Instance, has been
still carried out, and It provides a as It needs to be.
Eros, discovered not many years ago. ! traced back to the “slang" or letters
True “early to bed and early to rise,
splendid opportunity for teuslng the
Worn by convicts, nnd the words
and you meet very few prominent peo was a great surprise to astronomers,
young man.
as no one had an idea that un> j which they nsed to mislead their war
There Is an Instruction In the laws ple,*' 4>ut thia only makes apparent I planet Came so near the earth.
dens became known as slang.
of Manu which he Is supposed to keep that any effective propaganda must be ! It Is only a few miles across. If
directed toward the prominent people. 1
I
Whether this is the real explanation
In mind In selecting his bride: “Let
anyone
could
reach
it
from
the
earth
They w ill have to aet the fashion, If tt j
or not Is uncertain— various other
him not marry a girl with reddish
he
would
be
able
to
Jump
a
mile
ou
P h o n e 331
origins of the term have also been
hair, nor any deformed limb, nor one Is ever set, a w riter In ths St. Louis It with the same effort as he would
suggested— hut the fact remains that
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Vk
troubled with habitual alchneas, nor Olobe-Democrat remarks.
Jump a few feet on the earth. I f he slang started as a secret jargon known
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“ The Yard of Best Quality”
Bleep, enough of It, Is superior to
one either with no hair or with too
had been accustomed to carry, say, a only to a certain number of people.
H. M. STRAW. MGR.
much, nor one Immoderately talkative, the work of beauty parlors; It knits hundredweight of coals on the earth,
Today the meaning has considerably
nor one with Inflamed eyes. Let him up the raveled sleeve of care and un- he could easily carry sixty or more
broadened,
and
we
speak
of
slang
as
Why not have ,
choose for a w ife n girl whose form knlts the wrinkles.
tons on Eros. Supposing he were a all words and expressions which are
Exclusive Representative* of National Builders Bureau
has no defect, who has an agreeable the balls and parties at five o'clock In ■ man nt average weight, he would he
outside the ‘‘oftlclal" language of our
the
morning,
when
everybody
looks
I
name, who walks gracefully, like a
a remarkably light creature on Eros— own times.
phenlcopteros, or like a young ele pretty 7
eight of him would go to the pound.
In
mythological
history,
we
learn
phant, whose hair and teeth are mod
erate lr. size, whose body has exquis that the festivities on Olympus and
Sitka Spruce
in Valhallu's hulls were not markedly
Famous English Prison
ite softness.”
The Sitka or tideland spruce Is a
reserved for the night hours. What
The "Fleet” was a fatuous prison
large tree occurring abundantly from
the gods did at night Is not made In London, built over the Fleta, or
northern California to Alaska, follow
entirely clear, hut we have every rea Fleet, a once small creek, now n sew
Famous Landmark in
son to believe that darkness wag the er. It was founded In 1180, and be ing the coast as far ns the island of
A n cien t English C ity revelling time only for the evil gods. came a debtors' prison in 1040. It | Kodiak. It Is one of the largest trees
Come in anc
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The town of Boston In Lincolnshire, The well-behaved ones preferred the was burned In the great fire of 1000, of North America, attaining In low
regions a height of more than 300
renew U next
from which Boston, M ass, tnkes Its sunshine.
and again In the Gordon riots of 1780;
feet and a diameter of 7 or 8 feet at
name. Is remarkable for Its Imposing
was rebuilt In 1781-82, and finally de
time you an
100 feet from the base. Specimens
church tower which, rising to n height
molished in 1845. Many distinguished
World-Famous Chapel
upon the Islands In southeastern
in town.
of two hundred and seventy feet,
men were eonfined there, and Pope
Alaska measured more than 200 feel
The Slstlne Chapel Is a famous
forms a landmark discernible for many
called It the “ Haunt of the Muses,”
In height and 25 feet In circumfer
miles around. The tower 1 b locally chapel In the palace of the Vatican at from the number of poets Imprisoned
known as “Boston Stump,” and was Home, erected by Pope Sixtus In 1473, within Its walls. Fleet prison was ence 4 feet from the ground. The
timber Is very valuable, entering Into
undoubtedly Intended ns a guide for and designed for religious services dur also notorious for the so-culled Fleet
travelers both by land and sea. Il ing Holy week. The celling Is covered marriages performed there by clergy all kinds of building operations.
with frescoes by Michelangelo and
Is surmounted by a beautiful oc\ag
men Imprisoned for d eb t They were
onal lantern tower, completed In 1400. the great Florentine masters, repre the occasion of Innumerable scandals,
History tells us that In 034 Saint senting scenes from the Old Testa and were finally declared Illegal by an
Botolph, from whose name the word ment ; while the walls are adorned act of parlament In 1753.— Kansas
Boston Is derived, built a monastery with paintings, depicting events In the City Star.
In “a wilderness unfrequented by lives of. Moses and C h ris t The wall
men,” named Icunhoe, nnd that out above the a ltar hears Michelangelo’s
H erm isto n (next d o o r to p o s to ffic e )
Caught on a Technicality
of this wilderness urose St. Botolph's sublime fresco of the Last Judgment,
filling
a
space
sixty
feet
high
and
Judge Blank haa a six-year-old niece
town, or Boston.
Boston Is sur
rounded by fen country, nnd Is situ thirty feet broad. This work was de o f whom be Is very proud. The other
ated five miles from the sen, to which signed by Michelangelo when In his day she came to him with a serious
It Is connected by a wuterway known sixtieth year, and required eight years a ir and said: “Uncle Robert, If a man
A trial order is respectfully solicited, and all work
for its completion. The colors, how had * peacock and tt went Into an
as the Haven.
guaranteed.
Parcel Post paid one way.
ever, have been so much Impaired by other man's yard and laid an egg,
time that little of the original beauty whom would the egg belong to?” The
Judge smiled Indulgently and replied:
remains.— Kansas C ity Star.
M anufacturing Crayons
“W hy the egg would belong to the
Crayons ure made chiefly from
A ll I W a n t Is a Trial.
man who owned the peacoek, bnt he
chalk. The coloring m ailer Is mixed
W yre Drawing Ancient A rt
could be prosecuted for trespassing If
In with the aid of water and Is pulver
T he Gold and Sliver W yre Drawers'
he went on the other's property to
ised by means of triple rollers. This
company recently gave a big banquet
get It.” The child seemed very much
Is dried to a certain consistency and
in London, England. It la of Interest
Interested In the explanation, then she
fqjl Into a machine which expels It
to note that the craft had Its origin In
observed with an innocent expression:
In the form of a rod through a circular
India, and the first mention of It is
"Uncle, did It ever occur to you thnt
opening, the diameter of which equals
made so long since as B. 0 . 1401. Holy
that of a pastel or crayon. Cut to the W rit runs: "And they did hent the gold a peacock couldn’t lay an egg?”— Bos
requisite length, the crayons are set Into thin plates, and cat It Into wires ton Transcript.
to dry on trays which are stacked In to work It In the blue, and In the pur
racks on steam-healed shelves.
The ple, and In the scarlet, and In the fine
Exactly
process of making colors In the "cake" linen with cunning work." Homer and
Clerk of Court— Well, gentlemen of
n d le to n
form differs from that employed for Herodotus also make mention of the
the Jury, have you agreed upon a ver
crayons.
A fte r being mixed and art. Specimens of gold and sliver wire
O regon
dict?
ground, the mass of color Is carried drawing dating back to the Scandi
Foreman— We have.
to the drying rooms In pans. It Is navian period were found some years
C lerk—W hat any yon? Do yon find
left In chambers of varying degrees ago nt W areham ; nnd the body of
the prisoner at the bar guilty or not
o f hent nntll the w ater has been evap W illiam Rufus when disinterred In the
guilty?
orated. when the resulting dough Is days of Chnries I wns found to be
Foreman— We do.
ready for kneading. The mixture Is wrapped In cloth of gold.
Clerk— You do. Do whnt?
then fed through a machine, emerging
Foreman— W e find the prisoner al
In the form of a atrip, pressed to
the bar guilty or not guilty.
"Mad as a H atter”
ebout on eighth of an Inch thick, which
Note.—This is the original New York east coming direct
Clerk— But, gentlemen, you must ex
la cut into “cukes."— Fam ily Herald.
Originally
this expression meant
plain.
from its phenomenal record run of 12 weeks in San Francisc.
very angry or furious. Now It Is more
Foreman—O f course. You see, six
often used In the sense of violently In- of
find him guilty, nnd six of us
Flowery Advertising
sane. Lexicographers have been un
And him not guilty, so we've agreed to
From an aulo ad: It Is not a mech
able to trace Its origin. Some think
let tt go at thnt.
anlarn; Il Is an Inspiration. Von enter
"hatter" In this phrase Is a corruption
an enchanted world, carried steadily of "atter," which Is the Saxon way of
onward hy a force as Irresistible as I w riting adder. In German It Is “nat
Anne de Marquets
time. There Is no semblance of harsh ter."
Since this Is an old English
Anne de Marquets wns horn o f rich !
ness— only the gentle undulations of phrase, and since ninny people In Eng
C T d T H Y be a slave to your
and noble parents nnd very carefully '
Its springs to stimulate n wayward land have a trick of omitting "h's"
tutored In belles leltres nnd her rellg
J f ' y ' kitchen? Your dealer will
fancy.
It suggests a Venetian gon
where they are needed and supplying lotts duties. She became a nun of the
be glad to demonstrate how the
dots, languidly drifting on halcyon them where they are unnecessary, this Order o f St. Dominie at Polssy, where
seas, or a placid s in a iu winding Its!
modernized oil cookstove with
seems to he a plausible theory- II she devoted the poetic talents for
silvery way through sylvan glens. The ! would he very easy fo r "msd se an
its high-speed burner, heat re
which she wns distinguished to the ser
symphony of It all lulls one Into se a lte r” to become corrupted Into "mad vice of religion. Itonsard and oilier .
henry duffy production
taining ovens, broilers, etc., make*
rene forgetfulness. L ife acquires new ns a hatter." However, this Is only celebrated contemporary poets have
rural cooking a perfect “ snap” —noise
phases and there ensues n clearer eon
a theory without any concrete evidence spoken very highly of her talents. She
less— simple— safe!
caption of the anhllmlty of nature. to support It.— I'alhflnder Magaxlne.
reached an advanced age. tint Inst her i
Verily It was designed for the Ituuior- I
sight some time before her denth, i
And to keep your kitchen air clean
tala.— Boston Transcript.
which took place In 1558.
and pure— use only the highest grade
Temperature Variation
She bequeathed to Sister M arla de
kerosene—Pearl O il. That's the clean-
As a rule the temperature Is the Fortla, s nun In the snnie convent, I
Did Seem Hard Job
loweet Just about sunrise. This Is 380 sonnets of a religious nuture.— i
burning kerosene that is refined and
I l was all oo account of the labels. due to the fart that on account of
re-refined by the Standard O il Com
Chicago Journal.
Doctor Glass had to send a box of radiation. Iienl la being given off dur
pany for use in the oil cookstove and
pills to a patient, while there were half ing the night more rapidly than re
A Scrapbook
a dozen live chickens to he delivered ceived from external sources. As this
heater. Its dear, intense flame bums
"ABd 1 suppose." remarked the fa ir
to one o f his friends.
continues until the beat from the snn
with positively no odor or smoke.
T he labels got mixed and the mes overcomes thia disparity. It la the nat visitor I d the courtroom, “that they
G eo
C ohans international laugh R iot
A-
See your dealer today, and remem
have
a
record
of
all
the
divorce
eases
senger delivered the pills to the doc ural consequence thst the loweet tern
HEAT
peralure should occur Just preceding j
¡ierle ’
tor's friend.
ber, when ordering your cookstove
nJ
aid her companion
So fa r not much harm had been the moment when added heat from I
“Gh, yes'
also trJ tr Pearl O il—by M asr/
L IG H T
done; but the pullent was pained on the sun overcomes the lose occasioned "They no doubt have a scrapbook.“—
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Cornell Widow.
receiving a hamper of live fowls nnd hy radialluu during ttw night.
an envelope containing the following
Including war tax
Instructions: "Two of these to be swul
lowed every liulf hour In water."
The Christian Science services are
Entire lower floor. 11.65. Loges, $1.65. First Balcony,
Kayi&ond Crowdar, Rdltor and Man-
FIGHT THE
FLY
iob in our line g iv e
it to the hom e prin
ter. T he salesm an
from
an out-of-
tow n concern m ay
In w a g in g your b attle w ith the
house fly start early and m ak e
line o f ‘ bunk” but
it successful b y using th e screen
the hom e priat r s
doors and w indow screens o f
e n titk d to your job
w ork. The
give you
Inland Empire Lumber Co.
you
w ill
W e have ju st received our n ew
an
spend
som e
to y
stock in and w ould b e pleased
oily
.
dollar yo 4 se
a w a y is gone
ever. O u- l
to show them to you.
are standar
is ob** J
Inland Empire Lumber Company
can
o
figure
o
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W hy He Chose Singing
"1 want my daughter to enjoy some
kind of artistic education," said the fa
ther »ho had recently mails his for
tune. " I think I'll lei her study sing
Ing."
"W hy not art or literature?" eug
tested a friend.
"No. Art spoils canvas end liters :
ture wastes reams of paper. Singing
merely produces a temporary disturb 1
Mice of the atmosphere,"
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