The Gate city journal., March 21, 1919, Image 3

THE GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA. OREGON
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TURKS’ “ FEAST OF BAIRAM”
Day That la Observed by Moslem Cor.
responds With the Christmas
of the Christians.
The Turk takes h(s pleasures pretty
uadly; about the only time he publicly
relaxes Is during the feat of Bnlraru,
which In the way of gift giving, feast­
ing and good will to man corresponds
to our Christmas. Go that day every
good Moslem kills a lamb, its fleece
dyed a bright orange with gold or sil­
ver leaf, says the Christian Science
Monitor.
When the lumb has been sacrificed
-on the m orning of the festival. Its
flesh Is divided Into three portions, one
being given to the poor, another to rel­
atives, the third being kept for the
household. On that day the sultan
goes to the mosque which Is nearest
the Ylldlz Kiosk—the vast assemblage
-of buildings which go to make up the
Imperial residence— thousands collect
to watch the bent, frock coated, yel­
low faced, blaekeyed, red fezzed little
man driven sadly by, In a plain black
barouche; followed by regiments of
cavalry, Infantry and marines; also— a
quaint custom— by a half-dozen led
horses— beautiful, graceful Arabians.
The month-long fast of Kamazun
is held by the Moslem to be a divine
Institution, its observance Is strictly
enjoined on all true believers over the
age of fourteen, Invalids and travelers
only excepted. Ramazan Is held In the
ninth month o f the Mohammedan year.
The Moslem year being lunar. Rama­
zan makes In the course of time the
round of the seasons. But through
the winter days, from sunrise to sun­
set, the pious Mohammedan does not
take a bit of-food or sup of drink;
he also abstains entirely from coffee,
tobacco and sweets. But the moment
the echoes of the sunset gun have
tiled he Is at liberty to break his fa st
Gautier and His Cats.
One of Gautier’s peculiarities was
love for eats. As soon as he could
■conveniently do so he afforded him­
self the luxury of twelve of the hand­
somest felines that money could pur­
chase. It was an Interesting sight to
behold this Hercules in his writing
room playing with his regiment of
cats, whom he had taught t8 love one
another as they did himself. When
some of them broke a valuable object
o f art— his study, by the way, was a
curiosity shop— he seriously deliberat­
ed upon getting rid o f them; but when
the man he had engaged came to re­
move the- obnoxious pets, he relented
and sent him away.- He named each
one of them after some well-knowa
person to whom he fancied It bore re­
semblance. physical or otherwise. He
seldom wrote anything without a cat
or two In his lap.— Maurice Maurle.
Arctic Circle Flower Garden.
A (lower garden In Spltzbergea
sounds like an anomaly. Spitsbergen
being within the arctic circle.
A
party of British travelers, struck with
the beauty of a plateau, celled It the
Flower Garden ever after. It was In
the nineties of last century snd the
party that o f Sir Martin Conway.
Landing In midsummer on one of the
headlands by Dickinson hay, they
were Impressed with the deep water,
clear as crystal, the marvelous wealth
o f seaweed, the splendor of a great
glacier and the sharp blue peaks of
the mountains separating glacier from
glacier; while in another direction,
over Advent point, colled wreaths of
ragged clouds. Added to It all was a
carpet of (lowers— andromeda. saxa
frages and dryas; ao the Flower Gar
den was actual after all.
French In South America.
Throughout South America French
ta almost universally read; edltloas of
the classics are In most homes, snd
book stores are (Hied with modern
French writers o f prose or verse, both
In translation and In the original.
Wholesome Don't.
Don’t lose your temper. It »a o f far
more Importance to keep good temper­
ed and undisturbed even If things do
go a llttla wrong than to aet the
nerves o f the whole family oo edga
because o f soma omission.
Kindergarten
Helps for Parents
A r t i c l e Issued by the D e p a rtm e n t
o t the In te r io r . Bu reau o f E d u ca tion
and the
National Kindergarten Association
sembltng Red Riding Hood. »Inch
they also cut out and inouuted. Thus,
with the wolf and the (lowers and the
little girl, they were able to picture
out the whole story, all from ma­
terials which would otherwise have
been destroyed. 1 think It Is their
kindergurten training which has de­
veloped such Ingenuity in the chil­
dren.
'
CONTROLLING CHILDREN
OLDEST
BELGIO
TEACHING OBEDIENCE
By MRS. ISABEL S. W ALLACE.
How many things can be made by
By MRS. LOUISE GULDLIN SIMEN-
folding ordinary wrapping puper! Sol­
SON.
A garden Is a place where a plant dier caps for small boys kept them
receives the nurture It uee3s for Its umused a long time. A house and fur-
development, the proper amount of nlture with a few cut-out dollies make
heut, light and moisture. So a kinder such busy little girls. A fter all it Is
garten may be thought o f as an In­ the simplest thing that makes children
closure where each child Is supplied happiest.
When at my mother's home one
with the right conditions for Its de­
velopment— no forcing nor pushing. time my little girl folded and cut a
house, windows, doors and all.
Her
Just a natural unfolding of life.
Considering how much a child grandmother was delighted and the
learns during Ills tlrst six years, how little one said: "W e ’ll keep It to ahow
Important It becomes that he should grandpa and I guess he’ll say I am a
he supplied with just the right ma­ smart Tottie.” With a little thought
terial and the most Intelligent super mothers can learn how to fold and
tench their children to fold a number
vision!
of things. It Is excellent practice In
All the virtues are developed In
The Grand Place and Cathedral.
kindergarten. The first and most Im­ accuracy and neatness, besides afford­
ing the Joy of making something.
portant one Is obedience. We mothers
OUltNAI, the oldest city In
The golden bees had been discovered
In a regular kindergarten all the
know how difficult It Is to establish
Belgium, once the capital of In considerable numbers, and were
this habit. Now the kindergarten be­ sets of blocks, which are of different
the Merovingian kings, is thought to have decorated the royal
lieves thnt a child may be led Into sizes, are kept In boxes with covers,
truly a city of romunce, robes, and It Is Interesting to recall
and
each
child
puts
his
away
carefully
obedience without being forced Into
whether we think o f the tomb of Chil- that Napoleon, ever entering into the
and
correctly
or
else
the
cover
It and It uses many devices to
deric, the father of Clovis, with Its spirit of historical display, chose this
Then all tho sets are wonderful treasures, discovered after
strengthen the habit of obedience dur­ will not fit.
deeorallon for his coronation robes.
collected and packed In a closet by a being lost to sight for nearly 1,200
ing the early years.
Has Beautiful Buildings.
few
of
the
children.
Children
love
to
years, or of the poor, deluded youth,
One of the ways In which kindness
Tournal claims to be the oldest of
help
keep
things
In
order
and
enjoy
Perkin Warheck, the tool of the York­ the cities o f Belgium, and Is certulnly
Is taught In the kindergarten Is to
doing It.
ists, and through them hrought to an one of the most Interesting und most
have the children prepare and give
At home, also, a child should have ignominious death, says a writer In picturesque, and contains a large num­
gifts at Easter, Valentine's day and
a place for his toys. A playroom Is Sphere. For us in England perhups ber of beautiful buildings. There has
Muy day.
Courtesy
Is
developed
through Ideal, but If this cnnnot be provided, its primary interest centers In Its be­ always been great sympathy between
some place surely can be found, even ing the birthplace of Perkin, whose the people o f Tournal and the French,
games and stories.
In a small flat, which a child may real name was Pierce Osbeck. This and much intercourse between the
The habit of orderliness Is started
have for his very own to keep his strange impostor was the son of a town and Lille, Just across the fron­
by requiring the children to put their
toys In.
From the age of sixteen simple Flemish weaver. Made a pup­ tier.
playthings away neatly when they are
months I insisted that my little girl pet of by some of the Yorkist party, in­
In the Grande place stands a statue
through with them, and they Instinct­
put her toys away neatly. W e began cluding Margaret of York, dowager of the Princess d'Epinoy, who distin­
ively acquire a sense of order from
it as play, and now It Is a habit. Of duchess o f Burgundy, to personate guished herself In the defense of
the orderly procedure followed In the
course, sometimes she Is in very much Richard Duke of York, whom they de­ Tournal against Alexandro Farne.se In
plays and games and work.
of a hurry to do something else, but clared had not been murdered in the 1581. She fought In full armor and
Kiddies Love Stories.
the toys are put away In the end. We Tower with his brother, but had es­ saved the town by her energy and
The stories used In kindergarten made her a large drygoods box, stand­ caped and been concealed, only await­ courage. The beautiful cathedral Is
are such as all children love to hear. ing up on end. My husband put cheap ing an opportunity to declare his royal one of the finest examples of the Ro­
They are written by experts In child castors on It and two shelves across birth, he succeeded for a time In ex­ manesque type of architecture, and
study, and prepared and told In an In­ It. There all the small toys are kept. citing a formidable revolt against the challenges comparison with the splen­
teresting manner. While they are al­ The blocks have their own boxes; the king, Henry VII.
did churches of northern France.
ways amusing and delightful, they small things have baskets; and cray­
After many strange adventures and
ons,
pictures
and
papers
go
Into
a
also contain a vital truth which sinks
much 111 success, In spite of the recog­
deep Into the subconscious mind, Im­ box with a cover. All of them fit Into nition o f his claims by the kings of CANNOT RANK AS DIPLOMAT
perceptibly
teaching the children the shelves; also the animals, dolls' Scotland and France, Perkin, finding
some Important moral or ethical les­ trunks, washtubs and many other such himself insufficiently supported In his General Smuts Disqualified Himself
son.
We mothers little know how things.
b> His Unseemly Employment
sorry fraud and realizing that he "had
much of the courtesy, cheerfulness
Teaching Good Order.
of Plain Language.
not the heart of a king,” but only “ the
and gentleness which our little ones
One day when my child was not at heart of a weaver's son,” made confes­
seem naturally to possess may be home, a Httle girl came in for a visit. sion of his Imposture and was im­
The language of the law Is the most
traced back to some Impressions made I took her Into the playroom and left prisoned In the Tower. Soon after, on formal In the world and the most pre­
upon their plastic minds through these her there very happy. After a short attempting to escape, he was hanged cise, It seeks the definite so ardently
stories.
time she went home.
When I re­ at Tyburn, finishing with a rope round thnt, with its repetitions and where­
Tho music and songs of the kinder­ turned to the playroom I found every­ his neck Instead of the promised crown ases, It confuses Its own message and
garten appeal strongly to the child. thing so scattered over the floor that upon his head.
only that rather perverted form of In­
All that the child feels within he there was hardly room to walk. The
tellect, the legal mind, can wind
Tomb of Chllderlc.
must be given frequent opportunity next time the little girl came, I had a
An Interest wholly different from through Its Inbyrinthine verbinge. The
to express without, for, as Froebel talk with her. I have made It a rule, this passing futile deception, however language o f diplomacy, borrowing
says, even affection may die In a child and It Is a hard rule to keep, for some romantic some o f its circumstances something of formality from the law.
If not properly nourished. The fol­ mothers are offended, that If a child may have been, attaches to Tournal Is nevertheless far more dignified. The
lowing song Is part of a game In which will not help put away the toys care­ when we think of It as the seat of the law deals merely with estates und pri­
the children play they are gathering fully when he Is ready to go home, Merovingian kings. In 1653 some vate contracts. It decrees the fate of
flowers for father’s birthday:
then he cannot come back to play workmen, whilst digging foundations the Individual.
But the fate o f na­
with that toy again until he Is ready for a hospital, came upon a collection tions may hang on the phraseology of
The Flower Basket.
to do what I ask. My little girl was of gold ornaments, a sword mounted diplomacy. Its greater importance has
Weave the little basket, fill It up with playing at a neighbor’s a few days
posies,
Roses from the garden, blossoms from later. When It was time to come home
I went for her.
The children were
the wood.
With our birthday wishes, with our songs cutting out pictures and had made a
and kisses.
dreadful muss on the table, chairs
Give It to the father, dear and kind
and floor. I told my little girl to help
and good.
pick them up before putting on her
W ith smiles and with singing.
Our gift we are bringing;
things. The mother said: “ Oh, that's
But love Is the treasure
all right, Sadie never picks up scraps;
W e give without measure.
I do that. So don’t make your little
—Emily Huntington Miller.
girl do It.” And my child smiled and
A child’ feels a great deal which he calmly said: “ It’s all right, mother.
cannot expresa In words.
Froebel I don't have to pick up here.”
Then
noted the restlessness o f the little I told the mother about ray rule and
child and his constant use o f his explained thnt It wasn’t mere cranki­
hands. He therefore devised a series ness on my part, bnt a desire to form
of occupations appropriate to this good habits In the children.
mental stage. Ella Flagg Young said
All children are naughty at times
that the child-mind to be trained effi­ and It Is so hard to know how to deal
ciently must have much emotional as Justly with them. One day when I
well as purely academic or Intellectual was very busy my little girl came In
experience. She spoke of the Indus­ from playing In the garden. I suppose
trial work of the school as giving this she was tired and hungry, but she did
In Its most wholesome form and said not herself know what was the mat­
The Pont des Trous Over the Escaut
that every time the child's hand grasp­ ter. She began to try a new kind of
ed a tool with which he might work naughtlnesa, lying down on the floor, with gold, some remains o f human Imparted to Its diction greater dignity.
out an Idea he had an emotional im­ kicking and screaming and saying hones and a- gold signet ring bearing And the purpose of words In diplomat­
pulse that benefited him. Now the naughty things to me. I was amazed, the inscription, “ Chlldlricl.” Here was ic exchanges being to conceal thought,
child In kindergarten Is given ma­ and quite puzzled as to how to treat the key to discovery, for the presence as Talleyrand said, the language of
terial and tools and allowed to work such a proceeding. At first I Ignored of tlje ring led experts to consider that chancelleries Is far more liquid. It
out his own Ideas. Thus the powers her, but she kept It up. I asked s few this was the burial place of Chllderlc, must fit the cast of the particular die
of Imagination and creativeneaa are questions In a kindly way. but that king o f the Salian Franks, whose capi­ Into which It Is poured.
{5o we must conclude that General
kept alive Instead of being allowed to seemed to fan the flame. I was busy. tal was at Tournai, and who died In
Smuts Is not a diplomat. He has not
die out, perhaps never to appear In a harry, warm and tired and began 481.
again, as Is the case with so many to gat very angry.
This conjecture was further strength­ the diplomatic method o f expression.
people.
ened hy an examlnatlnn o f the differ­ When the general met a diplomat,
Controlling Temper.
trained In the school of Mettemlch, to
Want to Make Things
Nevertheless I realized that If I could ent objects, which were of such fine
Such construction work has helped not control my temper. I could not ex­ workmanship that they could only discuss Informally a separate peace
my children greatly, for, after they pect a flve-year-old child to do so. So have been wrought for some great with Austria, he put the question of
come home from kindergarten, they I pondered over what to do. Finally I chief or royal personage. The hilt and such a peace squarely th the he-
bestarred
representative.
always want to make things, and If I went and picked her up and carried scabbard of the sword were mounted rihboned,
supply material, appreciation and In­ her to a chair where we hot If sat, or with gold, enriched with a mosaic of There was hesitation and equivoca­
terest In what they are doing, they flopped down, as It was no easy task garnets and other precious stones held tion. “ Good-night I” was the general's
pass many busy happy hours daring carrying a kicking, crying mass of hu­ In gold cloisons. Gold ornaments In exclamation as he left the confused
the afternoons In severe winter manity.
I never aald a word, but the form o f bees, and having the wings diplomat.
General .Smuts may not wear shlit
weather when It la too cold to play rocked her quietly. A fter a little while outlined with an Inlay of garnets set
outdoors. It has developed their In­ ■he stopped, and I began to sing soft­ In gold, and also a small votive object sleeves In diplomatic councils, but
genuity to a remarkable extent, until ly. She almost went to sleep. Then I 'In the form o f a boll’s heart, with (he this use of the vernacular shows that
now they see poesibllltlea In almost knew she was «* oply over-tired and solar disk on the forehead, recalling his verbiage at least takes Its coat
everything.
I waa so thankfa! that I bad not In­ Mvreneaa examples, formed part of off. The acid touch of a bit of slang
For Instance, from the cards found dulged my own temper In any way. the treasure, and on the ring hearing put an end to the prolonged amhigul-
In milk chocolate packages they cat After a short time we had lunch and the king's name was engraved the head fles and deceits of which diplomacy
oat the pretty houses end barns, then she went to bed for her after­ of a man with the long, straight hair la so fond.
mount them on stands and make vil­ noon nap. She slept hours, repairing worn by the Merovingians, and with
His Retort.
lages.
the wasted energy and her nerves In the gold torque or collar round his
“ You should work for something he-
They cat away one end o f a gelatin bleaaed steep.
She has never tried neck. Perhaps this was meant for a
representation, as near as might be, of «d e s money."
box. put gables on the other end. and that trick again.
“ I f you mention something besides
cat doors and windows In the tides.
I find a word of praise goee so much Chllderlc.
This rare treasure, after changing money that my grocer and coal man
From oatmeal boxes they cut out farther than blame, end the bright
the figure of the man. and also cat oat eyes give hack each a grateful look. hands two or three times, eventually will take. I'll be glad to work for I t ”
the letters for making little words or
Last antumn my little girl began to found Its wny to the Cabinet des Mé­
Mutual Help.
learning the alphabet.
go to kindergarten.
She loves the daillés, Paris. Ia 1831 thieves, la an
“ I understand from what your wife
In a picture book which they had work and ta always so prond to show evil hoar, broke In and stole almost
themselves colored and become tired what she has made. I was very anx- the whole o f It, leaving behind them says you help each other with tho
o f they found pictures o f a wolf and lona for her to go, as she was shy only the mounting o f (he sword, two house bills.”
“ Sore we do. 8be hands me th*
some flowers. These they cat oat and and needed to learn “ team work" and golden bees, ■ fibula and a few stray
. bills and I foot them.”
mounted. On ' an old calendar they to rub np against other children In or­ fragments.
found a picture o f s little girl r e -1 der to polish the corners.
T
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ive the weakened
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When a fool opens his mouth, you
•an see right through him.
Heartache«, Billons Attack,. Indignólos, ,r*
eurnl l-v taking Mar Appi«, Aloe, Jalap mad.
Into Pleaaaut feilet« (Dr. Pierce',). AdT.
It is willingness to pay a good rent-
tl thnt gives Ills Satanic majesty tho
•huice of apartments In some homes.
Important to Mothera
Examine carefully every bottle o f
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
(or infants and children, and see that it
Bears the
Signature o f(
In Use for Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher’s CastoriB
You have probably observed that
when some persons speak their minds
they don’t say much.
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.
To half p'nt of water add 1 oz: Bay Rum,
s small box of Barbo Compound, and <4
oz, of glycerine. Any druggist can put this
up or you can mix it at home at yery lit­
tle cost. Full directions for making snd
use come in each box of Barbo Compound.
It will gradually darken streaked, faded
gray hair, and make it soft and glossy. It
will not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, snd does not rub off.—Adv.
Evidently.
“This Is a clear case o f blackmail.”
“ What? That letter?”
“ Yes; It’s my coal bill.”
An Advance Copy.
While Morton T. Hidden was a mem­
ber of the staff o f a recent Hoosler
governor, he made friends with one of
the porters of a train thnt runs Into
Indianapolis. The other dny he was
on the trnln and was recognized hy
the porter. "Hutn’t you In Europe?"
he nsked. “ I done would think they
would u took you on thnt peuce
party.”
Mr. Hidden smiled. “ Not me,” he re­
turned. “ I’m a Republican.”
The porter sighed and then looked
disappointedly at Mr. Hidden. “ You
would have mnde such a handsome edi­
tion,” he deplored.— Indianapolis Star.
Couldn't Do Without That.
Attached to the office of the attend­
ing surgeon, headquarters, S. O. S., Is
a French doctor who treats the French
civilian employees. One/if his patients
has been suffering from a severe ab­
scess on her leg. and the other day he
had one of the nriny ambulances take
her to the hospital.
The next dny he called again, gave
the same name and address, and snld
he wanted the patient taken to the
hospital.
“ But,” he was told, “ we took thnt
won an to the hospital Inst evening.”
“ I know." he said, "but she forget
to take her bread ticket and had to
walk hack home and get It.”
W hy...
P0STUM
instead
of coffee
T ry the change
fo r te n d a y s
if h e a lth o r
other reasons
appeal t o y o u
Y o u ’ll l i k e t h i s
e x c e lle n t t a b le
beverage w ith i t s
rich m ild c o f f e e -
lik e f l a v o r ¿ t h e
r e n u lts o f t h e
change w ill appeal
to y o u Th a fs why
s o m u c h P O S tu m
is s o ld n o w a d a y s