THE H3EBM1STO» T T K ÎtA iy HEBAgSTOK, ORBO (HT.
01p 9 rr aitatati 0rralò
P u b liât <.4 (T»ry Thursday at Her
tnlaton. U m atilla County, Oregon by
J. M. Biggs, editor and manager.
Bntered as second elaae mattaJ
December, 190«, at the postofflce at
Hermiston, U m atilla County, Oregon
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They ail came hurrying along, look-
' lug very much alike, the six children.
“You see," explained Father Week,
“Friday Is busy. It’s Friday’s turn
now, so 1 couldn’t call Friday to come
along with us.
“Well, my children, my lovely days,
i how are you all?”
“ W 're well, father, we're happy.
We’re looking forward to a story.”
! “I will tell a story of our family and
; its history,” said Father Week, “ for
this visitor of ours, Effie Elf, baa nev
er heard very much about our family,
or she has forgotten If she has.
“Years and years and years ago «nr
great, great, great, great, great, great
PORKER AGAINST POKER
The editor of the Blue Mountain
Eagle, who lives close to "W hiskcj
Gulch" in Canyon City, mixes plgi
and poker into a very interesting
item as follows:
“ For quick, easy
and fast money the pig business hat
a poker game beut. George Moore
who lives near Dayville, raised 31
pigs this year from one sow. Tht
first litte r of the year was seven
then caine 12 and then 13 and that
makes 32 pigs. Now let's do a lit
tie figu rin g: 30 pigs at 300 poundr
each is 9,000 pounds, or 4 1-2 tone
of pork. T hat would be 60 nice blj
hams, and some butchers can get
four hams out of a hog, or 120, and
you know what a ham is worth. Fig
uring this pork at 25 cents a pounc
it would make about >2,200.00 reve
nue per annum from one sow liki
George Moore has. Figuring off 6<
per cent for optimism it would leavi
us 31,100 per hog per annum. Now
100 hogs would produce 3110,00«
per year, and if tiiat hasn’t got i
poker game beat then we w ill neve1
touch another card."
THIRTEEN BILLION FOR CRIME
Crime, according ^o Wade Elltp o'
the American
Bar
Association'
Crime commission, costs the Unite
States 313,000,000,000 a year.
W e have 12.000 murders annually
50 times the number recorded in
Great B ritain . Since 1900 our murder
rate has increased 350 per cent.
The causes of crime are many and
foremost among them Mr. Ellis placet
our m u ltip licity of laws which, by
pimple mathematics, has increased
the total of crime. Every new law-
breeds new criminals, decreases res
pect for society and places new bur
dens on our courts of justice.
I t is a disheartening fact that th-
great m ajority of our citizens tnk
crime more or less as a m atter o,
course. W hat Is needed is an active
public consciousness that w ill force
a simplification snd reform of our
laws and legal system, and opposi
the tendency to pile more enactment
on the already bulging statute books
Too many laws touch the good cltl
sen and fall to discomfort the crim
"Tou kfiow them—you’ve baara'a?
them!
“They
are
January,
February.
March, April, May, June, July, August,
September, October, November, De
cember.
"Now I ’m the son of months! I'm
''’ather Week, and you, my precious
lays, arc my children, my little so n !”
“But,” said Effie Elf, “aren't there
my daughters in your family?”
“Yes,” smiled Father Week. “The
daughters are the happy momenta that
go hand in hand with the days and
tlie months.
“We couldn't get along without the
daughters.”
And Effie E lf smiled, for she hud
liked Father Week's story.
HAS ALWAYS LCD IN
SAFETY
30x31 -
29x4.40
30x4.50
33x6.00
A G u essing G am e
Coma Monday and Tuesday.
great grandfather started our enor
mous family,
“lie was the first year.
“There were all his sons, fine sons,
he had.
“They’ve always been a credit to
him.
"There were twelve sons—you’ve
heard of them all—and thnt certainly
Is a credit to him, to have all Ills sons
heard of by so many people.
“So strong mid splendid were they
tliut every single new year (for our
grandfather, our first, first grandCa-
liter lived a long time ago) there have
been many who have followed aflei
dm, hut the sons are certainty very
mpprtan t.
Blindfold games are always enter-
talnlng. Mark off two large circles,
one about a yard within the other,
and then mark even spaces off accord
ing to the number of players, much
In the same way ns the hours Hi-e
marked off on to the face of a clock.
One player Is blindfolded, and he
(or she) takes up his position In the
center, all the others occupying one
ench of the spaces In the circles. When
all are ready, the player In tlie center
calls out for the others to trot round
the ring, and then suddenly he will
call out “Stop," and the players holt
on the spaces they are occupying..The
blindfolded player then nnmes'a num
ber, and the player standing in that
space falls out.
The game proceeds again, and an
other player Is out—except when a
space number Is called on which no
plnyei Is standing, and then the play
ers run round again.
The one left at th*e finish wing the
game.
F a th e r ’. W i.h
Sister—What does your card aay,
Freddie?
Brother (reading postcard)—"Thia
is the mountain from which the.'an-
clents used to throw their defective
children. Wish you were botii here.
Dad.”
The Mire of Debt
There Is one certain way to get out of the mire of debt, to rid
yourself of a handicap that will, sooner or later, overcome your
hardest struggles to get on in the world. You must start to save a
part of your earnings. Then as youaccumulate a balance, clear
up your debts and continue to save.— W E W IL L H ELP YOU.
First National Bank
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Special food and preparations may be all right for the boys as
a fill in, but the real food to build them strong and healthy la
good bread and plenty of it. Our Hermiston bread contains Just
the right ingredients.
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HERMISTON BAKERY
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
W ill arrive in Hermiston Boon pre
paratory to taking over the office
and practice of Dr. Janies Scars, who
is leaving July 25.
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inal.
The sole test for any law Is wheth
et It protects society and punlshrv
or reforms the underworld. W e must
return to first principles in our wai
against crime.
There was a lime when you had
to read the fashion magazines to find
out what women were wearing, In
stead of Just sitting across from then-
in the street car.
KILLS insects by
the roomful
Anyway, a man ran still lake i
chew without feeling that he shnuli
first offer one to the lady.
STANDARD OIL GOMMNY O f CALIFORNIA
¡■4 M Iwrroto.
Modern version:
Rarln to g>
places— see things— and do people.
WEBBER’S CLEANERS
Daddy’s
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Fairy Tale
THE D A L L E S. OREGON
WE CALL FOR AND DELIVER
July 24 and 25
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LINE EXTENS
A long-legged sheep in the Hlmal
ayas Is able to run forty miles at,
hour— that Is whnt we would call n
modern lamb for Mary.
' “Have yon seen my children I" asked
Father Week.
“Never," said Effie Elf. “It Is tire
first time I ever saw you, you know.’*
“Now It It Indeed?” asked Father
Week. “And yet I have been urouud
for a very, very, very long time."
“Sometimes." said Elite Elf, “1 think
we miss things that are around all the
Ufne.
"We don't notice them enough or
think enough of them because they are
usual.
“But I don't sea how I could havs
missed you."
"Wall, I'm a busy old soul, always
looking after the children, seeing that
they aren't late, but always right on
lime.
“Ona thing I do Insist npon, end that
•» that my children are on lime.
“They are never, never, late."
“i d like to see your children,” said
Ellis Elf.
"((.me. children.” called rather
Week.
Monday and Tuesday, come
day and Thursday. C,
Sat-
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X. Alexander, Vioe-Praaideat
A. H. Norton, Cashier
CHAS. G. BURK, Inc.
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M Y U T filO T . H
BXTUBM U N IT OCT. * » , a«a«
Redueed fares all parts of sett; Hbetal stup-
Fhw train., asudura equipment;
Field work has been completed
and cost estimates are now being
made of the requested extensions
of our lines to serve additional
areas.
Definite figures will be avail- '
able in a few weeks time.
It is hoped that many farms
now without electricity will be
able to procure service before win
ter.
svsrs.
OMAN D CANTON NATIONAL?ANN
■ a r r a canton national pabk
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KT MOONTAIN NAT*L P A M
F. C WOUGHTCK, A ..n t
Hermiston, Oregon ,.«*
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