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MEDIWRD MAIL TRIBUNE; MEDEORU, OREDOy, ERTU AY, DECEMBER, 2(V1920.
Medpord Mar. Tribune
Dilj, SumUjr, WatUf
I Publiihl by
I IIKWORD i'UINTINQ CO.
M-8T-J0 N. Kir St.
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Ao liMtrpcndent Newpipaf
Kntered u ioml claw natter it Ma-ford,
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lull)-, lltttoui Huixlay, ear , 6.50
paily, fttlltuut Birnday, bmiiUi 05
Wrril tlall Tribune, dim year 3 00
HuiHliy, vim year 2.00
' hv tarrlrr. In Ativan In Mnlfrrd. Aihland,
JacttomUla, I'fiiUal Point, rtMKQli, Talent, Oulil
Mill and on lilglmavi: i
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lially, without Huinlay, nwiilh OS
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All terms, tun in adtarw. i
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Itwcivlnti Pull Uimtil Wire Hmica
' The AsuorUlfil Preiw U eicluslrrly entitled to
trta us for iiulillrallon uf all rwf dlijiaiehea
erwlkwl to It or oiiifrwlse rrnlltrd In tliii mr,
iim also to (be lora) iirtn uli)lslietl herein.
; All riiiliU fur puhllratlon of ifwciii dlspaWw
herein lie alao roened.
1
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llftlrlil par of llie Cllr or Meili'onL
official tuixr of Jatttun Count,.
' A. B. C. irtriKO rlreulatino for all BooUtf
axilla IMohrr 1, 1 U. 4 174.
Hilly amaae dliliibulluo fur 111 nonUM- to
Orlnlirr lit. 11129, 41111.
i rreient presa run, 4825,
1 1 MEMHKH (IK AUDIT IIIIIISAU
I UK CIKIUI.ATIUN
I Adirrtlslnx llfprwmtallTfa
, M. C M0OKN8KN CIIMI'ANT
, firrire, In New York, Chicago, Palrnlt,
Franciaco, Loa AnfHea, Braille, Portland.
i
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Prry '
' A five day week Ih now the goal
of Oregon barbers. I(y using the
other two duys for sharpening
their razors, tliey can tiittko u hu
itmno move uut uf It.
y There Ih a treat civic ndu about
young persons under 1 5 years of
age running loose after 9 o'clock
at night. The fly In the ointment
Is hoys of this age "storming" the
boxing shows. After tho boxing
show, tho average kid knows
enough to go homo. As much can
not be said for 17 year old girls,
who "storm" tho dances. A 17
year old girl Is saturated with dis
cretion, as all well know.
Tho Indiana man who was shot
for a Jacknibhlt, don't feel as bud
about It as tho Utah citizen who
whs shot for a skunk.
Despite the avalanche of praise
ful "applesauce" dispensed In his
behalf by the Portland sporting
editors, tho late football couch at
tho UofO. will not bo lato any
moro. The problem now confronts
tho university of picking a succes
sor, who will meet tho approval of
the legislature, the whej growers
of Umutllla county, llio AVIIlnmette
Valley Dental socloty, and the class
of "40. Tho Ideu Is to find a coach
who can make all tho factions in
tho stato happy, If lio never wins
a came of conscquenco. It is
doubtful It the best man has suf
ficient political Influenco to make
the riffle, llo would have more
than ono scoring play. This dis
qualifies him for serious qualifica
tion by tho campus politicians.
Furthermore, he would seo to It
Unit tho alumnus kept their ath
letic promises. An athlete can not
eat enough during his last meal at
llo mo to lust him until the Thuuks
glvlng vacation, or enough nl
Thanksgiving to suffice his Inner
wants until the glad Yuletldo, As
I bo bright lawyer said when under
flro for tho largeness of his foe:
"Alan must eat." Ono of the chief
candidates presented by tho metro
politan press, is notorious for his
bum officiating. A poor referee
ought to luuko n stctmvindlng
roach. The stato at large, suspects
Hint "Mighty Oregon" should find
it gridiron mentor who nt least
bus enough system to cause his
squad to put up a respectable
struRglo for a touchdown once
thoy hud tho ball within the 10.
yard line. Last season Oregon had
one scoring play. Uutsldo of being
well nnd widely known, It pos
sCKsed no merit.
.NOW KKIJNQI'ISII IT
Hm I'luta, Sln I'rcss)
The funniest error that has
thus far crept Into tho typo
; grnphy of tho Home l'ress was
found In the very nice card of
j 1 Hunks iHsued by Klliiitt &
,. HnchpaUKh to the firefighters
whom we caused to "distin
guish" the flie.
$"IH(11-: -HKDAN IN OOOD
1IM)lTION" (Ad This I'ap.l).
You bettor be.
'A trial in Arkansas reveals that
there are mothers In that state
who can not count tho number of
their own children, llovo you
mode your 15S0 contribution fur
the ulleged benighted heathen?
Horticultural prosperity in llil
nock of tho woods honked at us
this Htn.
Neil Vilas, the bouncing father
of n proud pair of tw ins will return
to earth late Mntuiday afternoon.
The weather balloon send up yes
terday morning reports seeing him
In the upper realms. The balloon
did not get close enough to ex
change greetings of the season.
Tho June bride wss In tears this
morning. It seems Wilbur set tho
coffee pot down on one of her
waffles., thinking It was an asbes
tos pad. (Detroit News.) Hus
bandry gets Its edge dulled with
something besides Isirrowlng.
MEXICO CITY Ml So that Im
poverished, expectant mothers may
have proper nourishment, the Na
tional Association for Infant Pro
tection has planned free "mater
nal restaurants" throughout the
capital. The society Is headed by
Kr. Carmen l. de fortes, wife
of President Tories Oil.
DATTON. The eight,-riiym.
twn-slory farm home of Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Wright was destroy
ed by fire.
A GREAT CHKISTMA6
TIIH uiinmiiH't'iiu'iit Hint .M I'tl lord Iiiik been clioscu by the
Standard Oil Company us a main Kacs a'iicy in Oregon is
nut only of importance in itself, lint even more important as out
standing recognition nl' this eily, as the strategic- eoinmereial
eeuter of this seelion of Ihe l'aeifie Coast. .
Heretofore sales activities of the Standard Oil have been
administered principally from Portland. Hereafter Mcdfnrd
will not only be the administrative eeuter for Southern Oregon,
but for Northern California, iiieludinj; the vast territory from
the l'licific Oeean to Nevada.
The Standard Oil Comiianv does not take a step like this
without the most exhaustive ami careful investigation, and for
some time the Miiil-Tribuue has known that officials of the com
pany were making a local survey, with this end in view. Need
less to say the investigation was satisfactory, and if any doubt
existed regai'dintr Bedford's importance in the future develop
ment of this eoasl, that doubt has now been removed for all
time.
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FOIl years Med ford has done everything possible to secure
new industries and new payrolls, hut heru is what, amounts
virtually tu 11 new industry and a new payroll given to it with
out strings as a Christmas present. That is the way the Stand
ard Oil does things. They ask no favors and expect none. All
they ask is the chance to do business where business promises to
be nuist favorable.
They found by experience that San Francisco, Sacramento,
Portland, and Helio, Nevada, were too far away to serve as main
distributing stations for the vast area bounded by Kiigene on
the north, Chico on the south, the Nevada line on the east, and
the l'aeifie Ocean on the west.
So they surveyed this entire territory to find the best place
for a new distributing center. And Medford proved to be their
unanimous choice.
INCIDKNTAIiLY it is appropriate that this news should break
at. this time, with Christinas at hand, and a New Year about
to dawn. For certainly few gifts to the city could be more ap
preciated, and no better augury for a happy and prosperous
New Year could be imagined, than is contained in this decision.
For it means that MedTord has ARRIVED Nothing now,
can prevent this city from being one of the most, if not TIIH
most important commercial center, between Portland and San
Francisco, an area nearly as great in extent as that included
between New York City anil Chicago.
So it is an occasion for congratulations on all sides. What
Standard Oil has done, other big industries will do, and as this
region develops, so will Medrord develop, to that bright destiny
which its natural resources, and its strategic position, so amply
justify.
AS CALIFORNIA SEES US
T T is interesting in reading over our "Do You Remember" eol
! umii to compare Medford today with what it was 120 years
The contrast might be expressed by saying that 20 years ago
Medford was standing on its head ; today it is standing on its
reef.
The boom was in full sway, two decades ago. A population
of 7'iOt) was claimed, LTi.OOO was predicted bv I!U0, ami rH,(!(IO
by 1 !).).
Well, 1!l;i0 is here. There is no 00,00(1 or 2.",000. The most
it present-day booster would claim would be ."i,000, while a
conservative estimale would be between ten and twelve.
Hut how much better to have your feet on the ground, rather
than in the air and hot air at that. Those were the "good old
days." Aye, verily. Liquid fruit was being picked at the Nash
bar, the P. and K. was building to Chicago, street car franchises
were being granted every few days, the new water supply was
nearly hooked up.
Land was selling at ir-'OOO an acre, and (,'uthrie and Tronson
put Medford on the map of the world bv winning the sweep
stakes at Ihe Spokane apple show
to dim Hill and the rrowned heads of Kurope.
The good old days! A ureal delirium while it lasted, lint
the next morning what a head ache!
TT OW the scene has changed, not only in general but in par
H ticnlar, not only in atmosphere, but in fuels, and espe
cially in the attitude toward those fads.
We doubt if it is an exaggeration to maintain that, whereas
ilford's importance and future were overestimated then. Ihev
are underestimated today. At least this is our immediate re
action from this Standard Oil announcement.
Moreover, we talked to a
day. lie recently purchased a
have boon over most of this country, mid n Rood slice of the
world, nnd do you know I regard lingua Hlvor ns absolutely unique
in what it Is and what II offers. There Is no trout mid lecreatlonul
stream left ill this country that can compare with It, Tho moro I
seo that placo or mine tho crazier 1 nm about it."
Athird member of t,he party answered:
MUTT AND JEFF
HU0 GUCRVBobVi: MUTT SPCAklNG; i THIS IS TH FiRST MArO-eTIN)6 SOLO I I
THE FCATufctc o "TONIGHT'S LION) eueR Bt?0tCr3Tl TH VCVCtS. 6F TM I
TAMCR'S'' HOUI. WILL B TH "ROARING k IWlNG OF TH tS AWit-lNSPlRlMG I
I A Lw a 1-?r A I I I All 11 11 t I s . - . - . . - I
I w n It CML L.IUN - f- I r I I t- L- I Ml fZ ' I
& iSm i Tm
, -at
PRESENT FOR MEDFORD,
and selling their prize Spitz
California .sportsman the other
tract on Rogue River, ami said:
The Monarch Sounds
"Yes, but It takes someone from California to appreciate It.
The people In Oregon don't. For 20 years a few sportsmen have "
been trying to protect Kogue River from destruction, as a great
recreational asset, and are no nearer to success today than they
were when they started. The people here simply don't appre
ciate what tl ey liave, and apparently won't wake up until they
find that Southern Oregon is owned by California."
Somewhat exaggerated. And yet we believe there is cssen:
tial truth in it.'
If we had to choose between the spirit of 1909 and the spirit
of l!)lifl, we would choose the latter. It is more conservative,
but it is substantial, and while .some values may not be cashed in
as quickly as I hey might be, n slow but sure speed is better than
a reckless one that leads to a smushup and explosion.
Metier than cither one would he a rational combination of
the two. Perhaps that is something that will be achieved in the
coming year. ' , . " 1 .
Personal Health Service
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
. Signed lettrn pertaining to penonal health ami hyitltM, not to disease dlainoili or treatment
will be amuvred by Dr. Brariy If stamped, seir-addreued emrelop Is enclosed. Letters should bt
brief and written In Ink. (Ittlng to the large nurnbrr of lettm reeelred, only a few can be answered
here. No rrjtly ran ie made to uttrle not, conforming to InttrucUons. Addrm Dr. William Brady
tn care of this newspaper.
ij.utijm. with
rcui.ic
Th HUporlntendt'iit of aehoolu
wrltcH from u town in a nearby
Ntiite: ,
A few years experience in
buying janitor
supplies for
schools bus
con vinced mo
that there is a
vf'.dt field for
raft and that
the opportunity
has not been
wasted. In the
matter of dis
infectants and'
(h odontntH, for example, we
havo aromatic blocks, pino
oil disinfectants and, finally,
th sidesman who would have
you pay $2 to $4 a Kiillon for
a formaldehyde solution whoso
water content ho does not
profess to know. I have paid
exorbitant prices for clean
ers with calehy , trade names
only to learn that I might
have bought the same thing
at a reasonable price under
its common commercial name.
Can you tell me what may bo
used as a clean, cheap, effec
tive deodorant in school toi
lets. What Is your opinion
of tho use of sprays In school
rooms as a prcvcntutlvo of
disease?
If disinfectants, deodorants
cleansers must be purchased for
use In the srhools, why should
imt the chemistry ami physics u
ptirtment of the schools advise
what should be used 7 Are our
public schools so poorly manned
that the head of tho chemistry
department can't give expert ad
vice about such a thing? Is the
teaching of physics in the school
system so obstrusp and unprac
tical that the head of the physics
depart men t Is unable to tell the
purchasing agent what materials
are best for cleansers? Whht
earthly use Is It to require a boy
or girl to take a course In physics
and a course in chemistry, ns
every school should retiuire, and
carefully avoid leaching tho pupil
anything about the physics and
chemtslry In his or her dally life?
The great weakness in these
science courses in our public
schools Is that tho science teach
ers are too darned interested In
mathematics. A reasonable amount
of mathematics may be good for
a pupil, but when the mathematics
department gets thru with him it
Is regrettable that the physics or
chemistry departments should feel
In duty bound to rub some more
mathematics Into the luckless pu
pil. I'ndoubtedly this obsession
of pedagogues turns many a prom
ising youth away from science, to
the world's loss. I
The graft Ihe superintendent :
litis the temerity to Imply is I here,
all right, Miiyhe Ihe grnfters who
make a fat thing out of It wout-l
call II Icnitintato graft. Uke the
famous Tammany politician who
boasted of his grafting exploits,
but always Insisted it whs legiti
mate graft.
Hokum, bunkum and graft. The
hokum Is the very idea that dls
I n feet a n t s a re n ecessa ry in the
schools: the bunkum Is that when
a disinfectant is to be used It must
be a proprietary article, not a
plain chemical compound or mix
ture. There Is no more need for dis
infectants or deodorants In school
than there is in the home.
Ordinary cleanliness and ordi
nary cleaning with ordinary clean
sers will meet every possible re
quirement in school ns it floes In
the home.
Heaven Hy the children so un-
His "A"
Tin - : oim)u or Ol'H
schools.
i furtunuto an to uttend a school
whero a spray Is used or the air
impregnated with Home mysterious
odor or a stink-pot from the al
leged health department is touched
off now and then to "prevent
disease."
WKKTIONS AXI) AXSWUKS
Oh, If We Could Only Crow
In reply to an extraordinarily
heavy demand for remedies, treat
ments, exercises or incantations
whereby to increase one's height,
let me say that if such a remedy
ever does appear I'll try it first on
tho conductor of this column. If
I gain an inch or two on It I'll
tell tho world. Meanwhile let us
try to be content with the assur
ance that a lot of the world's
great men have been kinda short
and a lot of the greatest goofs In
the country are quite tall. A tall
guy who Isn't affected is all right,
but nothing makes me so mad as
a big cheese who fairly imposes
his stature on anybody who hap
pens to come up to his shoulder.
Coffee Grounds in Sink.
Our drain pipes wero constantly
giving trouble from obstruction
by accumulations of greasy mat
ter. Finally a plumber suggested
that we throw our coffeo grounds
in the sink Instead of putting
them in tho garbage pull. They
havo gone down tho sink drain
ever since, and our sink drains
give us no moro trouble. Mrs.
C. A. 8.
Answer At this writing the
slnlt appears to be the proper
place to dispose of the coffeo
grounds. Plumbers are barred
from direct voting.
Kvery Stove should Have a
8tovcpic.
I fixed our gas stove so It
burns a pale blue flame 1 !,i
inches high and no yellow at all.
I maintain that as the gas is all
burn up no stovepipe connection
with flue or chimney is neces
sary. Am I right or wrong?
C. S.
Ans we r Wrong, 1 1 ro t h e r. Ko r
health nnd safety every fuel burn
er should be equipped with a
stovepipe or chimney to carry pro-;
duels of combustion out of thej
house. Natural ventilation thru j
cracks or crevices about windows'
and doors may be sufficient in '
Oil;
stoves are used for cooking, but
even there a stoveplpo connection
with flue Is always preferable.
Pesptto perfect regulation of tho
flame, there are many accidental
chances of dangerous pollution of
the nlr with carbon monoxide gas.
Would you be willing to accept
the air of a room If you were as
sured that It had nil been brenthed
by a nmiiltor of people In the
room? Well, one small gas flame
produces as much carbon dioxide
as se vera I people do. bis st ove
dealers who assure you that no
pipe is necessary with this or that
kind of gas stove are either igno
rant or dishonest. Any health
authority will tell you that a stove
pipe Is always advisable: in some
cities. Indeed, the use of n pipe
less, gas stove is prohibited by
law.
(Copyright John F. Ditle Co.f
Brisbane's Today
fConttnnaiil from Pa.. Own
Htirke to ask him about mur
ders.
Mr. Murke is snid to have
taught (."minsters to use ma-
muNTj
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name
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of vn known
meaning t,
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ionwd, iiicfl'ieicnt pixtols.
One of these ' (tuii ' "cho'p
pei's,'; whs. found in his sud
denly abandoned residence.
Chicago police believe, that Burke
directed the massacre of tho seven
Moran gangsters, mowed down as
they stod side by side, faces to the
wall.
An expert will take bullets from
the bodies of the Moran men and
see If they came from Burke's gun.
Six hundred years ago Burke
might have been a great condot
tlere, renting 'himself out to rival
armies,' with great artists making
statues'of him, another Colleoni.
f
How many times do you breathe
In one minute? Guess offhand.
.Many that know about the revo-1
billons of an ulrphiiie propeller, or
a steamship screw, take little In
terest in their own machinery.
Tho breathing question is sug
gested by the case of Miss Mar
garet Mclntyre. Plnlnfleld. N. J..
school teacher, who breathes only
five times a minute, 12 seconds to
a breath. Scientists call her a
physiological miracle." You, proh-!
amy ureaihe 15 to 18 times a min
ute, the average for adults.
Moreover, Miss Mclntyre has one
advantage.. - She breathes very
deeply. Experiments show that she
takes in three pints of air at a
breath. The average adult taken
in oniy one pint, we all Inhale too i
little oxygen. That Is why we need '
exorcise, making us breathe more;
rapidly and deeply.
, ,
llio rule that public officials may
ooi increase tnelr own pay does
not apply to New York. By prac
tically unanimous consent the al
dermen give the five borough pres-
iiienis zu.ouu each. Instead of $15,
000. and the mayor $10,000 Instead
of $25,000.
Now the aldermen ask hither nr.
flclals to raise them from $5000 to
$75000, and that probably will be
I done.
f-
At $10,000 a year New York pavs
Mayor Walker $15,000 more per
year than Lincoln was paid In the
White House.
However. New York spends live
hundred million dollars a vear and
more; $in.nno is not murh for man-
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7. Knlght'e title ,
I. Shrill cry
9. Uondtmaa
II. Uitcnnny
19. Walk heavily
14. lioja
17. it ad I en I
SO. Mature
99 Spring flower
24. J.srge tub
ti Split pulie of
the Hail In (Ilea
S7. Congressman
9ft. The blackthorn
89. Perceive!
through the
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50. Acquired by
labor
51. Free
89. Sepurnted Into
grammatical ,
elements
93. Fine driving
1 lev particle.
84. Urnrdi
38. Flexible slen
der twig
HO. Former roler
40. Smooth
41. Gnldo's highest
note
ii. peer Oynt'l .
mother
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DOWN
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impertinently
9. S.uuu peundi
S. Kiln
4. Itend
ft. Out of data
iiRlnR that Kpendlng, if it is well
munnseil.
The public should get thu riglit
men, then pay them well.
An Important combination of
steel companies makes the new
4iierger the third largest steel com
pany in America. It comcB next
to Bethlehem Steel. The colossus
Is United States Steel, making 40
per cent of all the steel made in
America.
.
V. S. Steel has recently reached
out to the Pacific coast, absorbing
a great steel concern there.
The late Judge Gary, discussing
different steel stocks, said, "Re
member always that our company
can sell steel at a profit for less
I linn it costs others to make it.
That would not lie good for other
companies inn price 'war."
Judge Gary, who understood pub
lic opinion, and welcomed compe
tition, in reason, always- avoided
war or any kind.
llo knew there was plenty of
money for all, if they knew how to
get it. Ho knew how. His success
ors know, also.
And et. you could he one of ihe
world's great men If people would
only let you run things your way.
Iled may mean freedom to Ku
rope, but II'm just a symbol of of
ficial impudence to America's fliv
vering proletariat,
1 V1 'r costs I'hina a lot. but
while she keeps at it she avoids a
government stable enough to pen
slon all tho veterans.
That rnink who adilrtwsnl
night club mi nuns ns "broth-rt-n
anil titfrns" mils! have
lieoti tviitcliliig the Rolil-tflggvrs
litaorh liquid.
With the magazines clamoring
for cooy. those who Intend to be
ex-presidents should plan it large
famlyl.
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TEN YEAKS AGO TODAY
(From files of the-Mall Tribune.
Dtf. 20, 11
Steamer Chnnslor lnkn near
.MurthCielU. 147 liven lost. Frances
Jackson, elilor n"in of C. 8. Jucknon
of I'oitlMiul Juurnul, reported
among mlKHlng;
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Sun Francisco Hotels advised
ly Internal revenue department,
pre-wur lliiuor may bo served freo
ly on New Year's Eve.
Victor Denser, socialist, ro-elcct-cd
In Wisconsin. . -
No services Sunday at Episcopal
church; broken pipes make .warm
ing of church Impossible.
Chinook wind cleurs up Bnow on
Medford streets.
Seat on New York stock ex
chungo sells for JIOO.OOO.
TWENTY YEAHS AGO TODAY
(From flies of tho Mall Tribune.)
Dec-. 20, 1900
Kesidents of Butte Falls ask
county court for shorter highway
from the l'eppert place to Pros
pect, cutting off seven miles to
Crater Lake. . '
Art Geary will bring- the Univer
sity of Oregon glee club to Med
ford during the holidays. Art is
manager and Vernon Vawtor is the
chief "stuntster."
Born yesterday to Attornoy and
Mrs. O. C. Hoggs, a son..,' '
Residence of Knan Pierce on.
Foots Creek destroyed by flro.
C. 1-3. True has leg broken work
ing on excavation for new hotel
at Central avenue and Eighth.
Harry Thaw refused freedom by
U. S. supreme court.
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THE GIANT
Ily Alary Graham llonncr
"I've only turned the time back
a Utile way," the Little Black
Clock told John and Peggy,
"but we have to
go quite a . dls-.
lance. I'm going
to .use that sleigh
once more .that
took us on our
visit to Santa
Ciaus.
"It went so
quickly, and the
ride was such a
Jolly one! I sup
pose I'm a- bit .
old fash 1 o n e d.
but I do like a
v.,nH nM ulolrrt, "
mSSM! I The Little
Black Clock grinned.. . ,
! . "We IIHe.it, 'too,".. the children ,
told him.. . . .
So, onco more, they got into tho
sleigh, but this time they went off
into the woods, and there, in .tho
center, was a large cave, with a
man sitting Just inside.
He was a tall man. Ho looked
something like a giant, though ho
didn't net like one. .
"Hello, Little Bluck Clock," tho
man said. "So you've brought me
some visitors. Well, I'll give them
some weak tea 'or some warm milk
or something.", y
John and Peggy didn't think ho
sounded very exciting.
"Hello, children," he said, a
tired nolo In his voice,
"Hello," they answered.
"You see, I'm a giant."
"We thought so, but weren't
quite sure," John said.
"Thai s Just the trouble. In the
old days no one would havo mis
taken a member of the family, but
limes have changed. Alas, times
have changed!
"Now my great, great, great
grandfather would have suggested
roasted boys or fried girls for a
meal. All 1 offer Is weuk ten or
warm milk.
"Boys and girls nren't afrnld of
giants nny more. It has made us
shrink. We were never so very
terrible, but they thought so, and
wo let the terrible stories get
around nbout us. Ah, times havo
changed."
(TomiiiTim- "The Giant's Story")
that ho won't need tho sorvlces of
the dove ir ho can keep tho storK
busy enough. . '
Brief description of the tvnlejl
American nt a dance: Morry ac
one end nnd solemn nt tho other.
By BUD FISHER
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