They Still Practice “Few women are good speakers,” asserts a reader Put that does not deter th«1: i. Lon n Tlt-IRti. -nd - ts -J 1 I C. Y. Bowers of Tacoma, new owner of the Oregon Gas & formerly the Electric Co. the Columbia Utilities company will arrive in this city Tues- day to consult with his local manager, George W. Ford. H. E. McGsaw spent Tuesday in Portland on business. Ed. Holgate was rushed by ambulance to a Portland hospi­ tal last Tuesday night suffering with an attack of acute appen­ dicitis. Just a Suggestion A writer suggests that Inventors should produce n method of shaving In one minute. Instead of ten. One Idea Is to run quickly round tho face with a blowlamp.—Ixmdon Opinion. Something in Their Favor Love and honor nee old-fasbioned Ulinas, Imt they never bring you to the point where all depends on the testimony of an alienist. — San Francisco Chronicle. Ear'lest Clock» U h re Fri r How llu-.'Jle Originated Some of the earliest clocks had dug ex A clever yoi.t The foothill expert who Invent­ no dials. Only the hourly slril. lugs port, askeil wlu-t men she ed the huddle probably got the Idea told the time competi­ from observing four feminine heads met seemed to ><•: li: “It’s grouped over a bridge game.—Ar­ tion of women, Cross of Snow Protected largely a qiie.itlui kansas Gazette. A Presidential proclamation set you get less than : are n nice girl hik aside 1,320 acres of land In Holy Doesn’t Worry Them Gross national forest of Colorado them. Ent the inn Dumb nnlimils have ns much trou­ to protect the famous crosBOfsnow. goes above ?.">.*i Mt ble ns men. Theirs just seems less Iloly Cross mountain la u peak In where frlcm|.-.blp beenuse it doesn’t bother them un­ Colorado which takes Ils name from you stop being a til It happens.—Sun Francisco a gigantic Greek cross formed by come n coinpetltor. Chronicle. two snow-filled crevices on the side of the mountain. The cross Is vis­ There's No Arbitration ible for miles around und Is an o.r !’(K) yards long. thought of as a sport, rather than World’« Biggest Mon«ter So far It has been Impossible to find a hardship.—Toledo Blade. Its depth Plumb lines have been The hugest of nil the dinosaurs dropped from a raft, but none wore the sauropods, giant vegeta­ Not High Climber« have touched the bottom. rians walking heavily on all fours, The biological survey says with plllar-llke logs. long. snnke-Ilke chipmunks do not cllmh to the necks, far-reaching tails, and a of trees aa do squirrels, hut By No Mean« brain weighing ler ■ than a pound to do climb up 10 or 15 feat. When a man’s temper Is bad. sn.vs an eastern psychologist, lie should govern a body with an estimated banish the household gloom by tell weight of 40 tons.—American Mag First aad Last Ing a Joke. What usually happens azine. ' II Is mighty bird to mnite when a man’s temper Is bad Is that spendthrift umlwatand that Meaning of Carnival his wife fells him he is a Joke. But make money last he miwst nuika this doesn’t flood the home with Carnival renllv moans not a f'S- first.—Louisville Times. sunshine as much as might be ex tlval but the putting aside of meat, ported.— I >etrolt News. according to Good Health. It de­ Twenty Slates in Brazil rived Its present meaning from be­ The Republic of Brazil consists ing used to mime the last day be ­ Fresh Air Important fore the abstinence of Lent, that of twenty states, one territory find To Is Bad air Is narcotic poison the dry v.lr'ii meat was put uslde. the federal district.—Providence sleep In a room that hasn't it current of air moving nbout Is to Invite de­ pression, lll-benllh nnd gr vn s of complexion Proper ventilation In ti e house Is Important. Vents ago there existed an Idea to the ofTect that night air was poisonous. Thai was silly bunkum.— Exchange. Prolific Author Alexander Dumas the elder, au­ thor of “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Is supposed to have been the most prolific writer who ever lived. IT? told Napoleon III that he had written some 1,200 volumes. One set of his works, which pur­ ports to be “complete.” contains 277 volumes.—Pathfinder Magazine. La’ter in the Minority The human species, according th«» best theory I can form of it, composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend.—Charles Lamb (1775-1834). “The Two Races of Man. Twin Curses Covetonsnes. like jealousy when It 1ms taken root, never leaves a man but with Ills life. —Thomas Hughes. Ancient Pledge “Sub Rosa” is translated “under the rose.” In ancient times the rose was the symbol nf secrecy hung up at entertainments ns a token that nothing there said was to be divulged. You are tod a. thoughts have hr« will I m * tomoiTo' your thoughts take you. cape the result of your thoughts.— .James Allen. The Pastor Saysl There are faults at which It Is hotter to wink than to stare. . . Ethical culture asks music to come fortli from the soul, but religion touches the keys.—John Andrew Holmes. Natural Hothouses Pensimls on tin* Island of Isclila. near Naples, make me of numerous steam vents to warm their tomato plants and so make them sprout sooner. Remarkable Violin perfect violin recently pletcd by a Petershorough land) artist. Is four Inches weighs a quarter of an ounce has 91 separate parts. Some Learn Earlier Ono of flip trainilies of Ilf«' Is th if It Isn’t until you roach old yon realize that being good Isn’t ns foolish ns If seems.—Cin­ cinnati Enquirer. All Drc««ed Up An Atchison man has spent nil of Ills life priqmrlng to serve hu inanity. As yet he hasn't done any body any good—Atchison Globe. Real Talent The successful business man. re­ habilitating n run down business. Is one who can bring orders out of chaos.—Farm nnd Fireside. Duty of Faith Fnlth. though It hath sometimes n trembling hand. It must not have n withered hnnd. but must stretch — Watson. The Samen»«« of Victoria« All victories are al ke; defeat slone displays an Individual profile. —Huneker. Literal Meaning The Steppe regions tire so called from the lttislan word “gtep" or •glepi,’’ meaning waste or heath. Fin« Gold White gold can be made as fine ns iX) per cent gold or about 22 karat Thursday, January 9, 19.30 Vernonia Eagle, Vernonia, Oregon Thursday, January 9, 1930 here. and improvements. More cougar have been killed to Linn and Marion counties and station. Rotation of crops give Larry Marshall, Howard Lee Contruction of Rainier-Long­ the same results with field crops. planted under the direction of in Oregon during the past year and Abe Bennett, attended the view bridge will be completed Brownsville — Agitation under ­ sportsmen and others basketball game at Clatskanie than in any other period. This these two in improving fishing way for establishment of com­ February 15 th. interested Friday evening. is important as it has been found conditions in the Santiam and munity building. , Gold Beach—Bids will be re­ F. C. Schlegel was the guest to be a fact that a full grown tributaries, During the last two Survey underway on Oregon ceived January 16 for construc­ of his neices, Mrs. H. E. McGraw cougar will kill one deer a week. weeks the “Fish Pullman” has coast highway between Port Or- tion of bridge over Rogue River and Mrs. Frank Hartwick this It is now the ambition of the been at work in these counties i - ford and Denmark preparatory near here, on Roosevelt Coast past week. and it will continue for an highway. state game commission to place to widening, graveling and oiling. Miss Mildred Gordon of Port­ the Santiam river on a par with equally long period. Yamhill Electric company ex- Glennda—Survey underway for land is visiting Miss Collins at the McKenzie, Deschutes, Ump­ Oregon has 170 weekly news-1 pects to spend $100,000 during for $229,000 construction project the home of Mr. and Mrs.* C. qua and Rogue river as a fishing papers, 33 dailies and about 60 1930 for extensions, betterments on Roosevelt highway south from Knapn.________________________ stream. During the next two magazines, requiring the use “ weeks crews of the game com­ each week of probably four mil­ mission will be at work planting lion sheets of paper, 5 tons of rainbow trout from the Roaring ink and the efforts of several I River hatchery. Both Harold thouand persons in their publica- Clifford, state game warden and tion. Matt Ryckman, superintendent of Apple and pear scab and cher- hatcheries have conferred with ry leaf spot are some of the Dr. A. C. Prill of Scio, chairman many diseases that are carried of the Santiam Fish and Game over from year to year in fal- association and Dr. H. L. Idleman len leaves. Many Oregon or- of Salem, head of the sports­ chardists and berry growers de- man’s organization of Marionstroy ------ , these __ _ disease ______ spores by county. The fish from the Roar-plowing the leaves just as early “To offer you at all times the greatest possible values on all your hard­ ing river hatchery will be takenas possible, says the experiment 1930 liie Marshall-Wells Associate Resolution for the New Year 1930 ware and house furnishing needs—to have what you want when you want it at the lowest price consistent with dependable quality.” We appreciate your patronage. We intend to continue to deserve it by living up to our “associate resolution 100 per cent. ■i'. A Clothes Line & Feel Light Shades It’s a bargain. White Enamel finished. A well lighted room is a joy to everyone. 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