THE HKBMISTOB HBOAX.D, HEKMIBTOK, OHEGOH.
Fealty to Her “Folk.”
Old “Mammy'»" Passion
Cuties
T h e itra m s s w « c a n n o t e n jo y .
W it h lin e s o f lll- r s p u t s ,
K e n t iiid as o f som e n a u g h ty boy
W h o th in k s th a t ba Is c u te .
Cnswervtng faulty to her “white
folks” whs uo uutstMniling elminetee-
Istic of the old time "niamuiy.” The
Rubbing It In
Instnnres ere ninny where even after
Mr. Fordson- Yea, I cun give you
her euiHucIpulion she remulned with a job. 1 need’a chauffeur to run my
the family to which she hud holoueed lllvver.
to succeeding generations. She not
The Applicant—A flivver. Is It?
only waited on “Old Miss" during life Sorry.-hut I'll have to pass It up. I
and closed her eyes when she fell ain't got a stationary engineer's li
asleep In death, hut she was present cense.
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at the birth of all the children and
helped to rear them, and mayhap to
Helped Swell the Total
perforin the same ottlce for the grand
Knuti - Look,
there’s
something
children
and
great-grandchildren
about m e In the paper. It says that
When “Young Miss” was married In June there were 15,738.520 pnssen
“mammy'" usually exercised her pre
iters carried on the street cars.
Mrs. Knott— ell. whnt of It? I
rogative of being the first to kiss the
bride and “mammy’s" nsculatnry evi d o n 't gee where vou come In.
“I was one of those passengers.”
dence not only was sincere and genu
ine, but It was regarded as good luck
Often “mammy's” own "white folks”
Useful
became financially embarrassed und j
Visitor—What became of the life
lost everything, hut “mammy" did not saver who won so many medals for
desert them. On the other hand, she Id s daring work?
Invariably stuck to them through
Reach Mtimigcc—Oh, he had them
thick and thin and was willing to all melted nnd made Into an anchor
share any reverses Io which they for Ills yacht.
might be subjected. Hers was a de
votion that was strong and lasting.
A LOSING PROPOSITION
Her “while folks" might forgive an
enemy, but “mammy” never forgot or
forgave one who wronged any of her
people. Often she took the fumlly
name with which she was so long
Identified ami In death many of the
old time “black mammies” sleep In
the family burial plot In a grave re
served for them. In many graveyards
the epitaph on her tombstone bears
witness to the fidelity of some negro
“mammy." — Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
Fall Into Hot Water
Causes Boy’s Death
Changes la Moon
The dark of the moon Is the Inter
val of a few days of Invisibility when
It Is near conjunction with the sun.
The moon st that time Is between
the sun and earth, and nearly In a
line with them, the unlllumtnntcd face
o f the moon being presented to the
earth.
In relation to the moon’s
phases, this period comes between the
•*a* quarter and the new moon.
R e c ip e f o r B o n n ty
Kindness cun become a habit
yon, Just as gmuchlness can become
• habit
li pays sometime* to stop
to think a mlnnte and rh>-<-k up 00
your habits and see if »hey are whet
you renlly Intend them to he Kind
ness is a habit thnt will make you
happier, yes. and prettier, for It will
soften the tine* o f r .q „ fire».«
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Chlcngo.—Mux Itiihln ten years old.
a school boy. died of scalds suffered
when be slipped on s moist floor nnd
Refrigerated Bloom
fell Into a huthtub of hot water In Ids
S t i l l b e a u ty ttn d s p r o t e c t in g c are
A , f lo a t v da y » u n fo ld
Imine. The boy screamed as he fell
A a n o w H a k e 's lik e a flo w e i f a ir
and his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Rubin,
P re s e rv i d bv w in t e r cold.
rushed to Ids aid. Her hands were
severely scalded before she could pull i
L a n g L e n g th o f W e b
him from the water. Both were taken
A spltler bus been known to spin n
to Garfield Park hospital, where the
thread almost 20 miles long.
boy died.
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€4 different classes to take care o f. we could well be excused for thlnk-
everv variety.
. lng th at every man In Scotland was
I Imbibed my first canary lore from 'a bird fancier, and I ’ll tell yon a sec-
aq old Yorkshire canary breeder. He ret, you can’t be stingy w ith show
was a h and loon, weaver by trade and birds, and you would not If you could,
a Yorkshire ranerv breeder by profes- Can you'im agine a Scotsman paying
«ion. I loved es a bov to go up Into »100 for a canary* Scores of Scotch
bis chamber as he celled It, and watch Fancies have changed hands at this
him and his birds. T h .re was a cer- price, and I largely blame the de
tain fascination in watching hla ry th - cllne of the breed to the high prices
mlc precision of his actions as he push , raked for god specimens. As soon as
ed over the beam with one h a n d /w e commercialize a hobby we sign
raised the web w ith one foot, then its death w arrant. It has proven so In
threw the Hhuttle w ith
the other every case. Today fa irly good stock
le n d . lie would look at his birds, birds can be purchaser for »25.00 per
h.'s face wreathed in smiles and ask pair, but bigger prices w ill be in
me “ Did ts ivver see two s i ’ansum I ’ vogue in this country before long,
thl lie ." I used to admit "Ah n lw e r
W hen we In America go In for a
d'd."
I t Is meh nun as this that hobby, we do not study the cost, and
we must thank for producing the canary breeding for exhibition Is In-
I f ulsome specinen of canaries we see creasing by leaps and bounds all over
cn »he show bench today. It takes i the United Ktates and Canada. Every
It ,—!, and a high degree of skill to big elty In the east and central states
it nl.e a firs t class bird fancier.
The , and also on the Pacific coast, has
wr ntejTul bl.ds we a e today were n o t ' now Its cage bird society, havlnj one
TRACHOM
MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE
U r t i M w - T W i ear kan to I m M the m A
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L Aa» M m v »t»a
baili lato a Mr*.
^ H o m e M erciiaiit
WHO IS HE?
He ia the chap who gives you credit when you are financilly broke
and carries your account unutil you are able to pay.
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He ia the chap wl(o give» you back your money or make* ex
change* when you are not satisfied with what you have bought.
He is the chap who meet* you at the door with a handshake, and
let* you out with a message to the “kids” and a real “Come
again, goodbye.”
He is the chap whose clerk* live in the home town and spend their
money with you and other local people.
He is the chap who help* support your churches and charitable or
ganization* and talks for the home town and boost* for it every
day in the year
He is the chap who visit* you when you are sick, send* flowers to
your family when you die, and follow* your body out among
the tree* a* far a* human feet may travel.
He is the home merchant — your neighbor — your friend—your
helper in time of need.
Don’t you think you ought to trade with him, and be hi* friend and
hi* helper too?
Don’t you know that the growth and prosperity of your town
depend* very largely upon the success and prosperity of the
home merchant? Out-of-town people judge your city by the ap-
pearance of the »tore» and the degree of enterpri»e fehown by
the home merchant*.
Home Merchant* Succeed When
Home Folk* Give Them Loyal Support
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Every beauty In something elBe other than
m a y ta . or is o .
n i c y . . i e or tuore exhicitions yearly.
dollars.
the product of generations of bird exhibition makes more enthusiasts,
Next week I w ill discuss more ol
and
It
w
ill
not
be
long
now
before
lovers like the old weaver.
The Scotch fancy canary depicted cageblrd enthusiasts w ill be as num the exhibition breeds. I f any reader
To those of us who love beauty as
has anything special they would like
well as song In our cage birds, the last week is another trium ph of love erous hero as they are in the older
me to discuss, kin dly w rite In care of
exhibition varieties w ill be the most and patience. I t used to be called the countries. I t is a sign of a higher
pleasing, Many there are that prater “ B lr-r-d o' circle” and the "Glasgow civilization when we begin to see the editor.
the lusty song of the exhibition can don" but the Scotch are great stick
aries to the subdued 3ong of the ro ll lers for their rights, and as the breed
ers. W e are not all musical critics. was the national bird, they objected
The song of the exhibition breeds to Glasgow getting all the credit,
might w ell be compared to the Jaz? hence the change from Glasgow Don
music, w hilst the Roller revels ir to Scotch Fancy.
I sometimes think th at the man
Beethoven's sonatrs. T ell It not In
L ath , or if you do, only whisper it, who first conceived the type must
but It 13 true, I never did care for have taken a wee drap too much
FREEWATER.,OREGON.
sonatas. I suppose I got sick of hear cream in his parrltch. Be th at as it
ing them when I was a youngster, my may. as a teat of breeding it has few
Big vigorou» Collins Chidki from high producing
pure-bred
equals. It w ill not be the fancy of all
sister pounded the life out of him.
For sheer tcav.ty of outline and or us, to some It w ill seem more
flocks. Selected for rapid growth and high vitality. Co’lina chick»
silkiness of plumage, the Roller sim grotesque than handsome, but the
grow faster, mature quicker and develop into better layer» than the
ply Is not in It w ith the British bred breed has many followers In Canada.
ordinary chicks. Production i» what count». We guarantee 100
canaries.
Take the Yorkshire
for In Scotland the breed has lost its
per cent of live, vigorous ehicks tent prepaid by parcel poet or ex
instance, they are rig h t up to the hold to a large extent. When I was
press. S. C. White Leghorns, 15c each; Rock» and Rods and all
young
many
of
the
big
bird
shows
did
i
minute In both form and dress. Their
he.ivy breeds, 18c. We also do custom hatching. Send or bring ua
sylphlike flg u r.s would make some of not give classification for any other
your chicken or turkey egg».
our young women green wlh envy; breed aside from an A. O. V. class.
they are so slim that they can be pass- That means any other variety, I might
C. F. COLLINS, Proprietor, Freewator, Oregon.
ed through a signet ring and t h e ir , pay for the benefit of the uninitiated,
skirts are draped barely to the knees Today there are as many, If not more.
and they wear silk dresses every Border Fancies, Norwich and York
shires exhibited In Scotland than
day.
Color is a specialty in the Y o rk there are Scotch Fancies.
It bas become the fashion this last
shires too, they are found In beauti
fu l yellows and buffss. always color few years to poke tun at the natural
fed for exhibition, m aking them a th rift of the Scotsman; we call ft an
delightful orange yellow. Then there other name In this country, but if we
ere cinnamon and greens and combi could Just attend the great bird shows
nations of these two colors w ith yel- held In Edinburgh nd Glasgow, and
low and buff.. Altogether at a big see the thousands of handsome birds
ebow Yorkshires w ill be divided Into ¡staged there, competing for prizes.
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(Illu stratio n s by N. E. R Carter.)
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