THE GATE CTTT JOURNAC
tS Ë
C a t'» "N in e Live»”
Why ■ cat la said to have "nine
llTaa” la really — save that nine whs on*
o f the aacred numbers— notNInii but u
tribute to Its body. Its spine 1» very
tough ; Ita paws are thickly p u d ed;
and Ita body la extraordinary flexible.
Upheld Monroe Doctrine
Germany, In 1874, was about to buy
the Island of Porto Klcu from Spain,
but was dissuaded by a warning from
the United States, declaring that It
was ready to stand behind the Monroe
doctrine.
R eliab le M erchandise Since 1855
LEVI
STRAUSS
Melkers of Two Horse
A new Pair FREE if They Bip
Couldn't Be Tenanted
A man pliuned a Minneapolis ab
stract company the other day ami
naked who the owner was of Lot 14
Block 1 Blank addition, according to
u story floating Into the National As
social Jon of Beal Kstate Boards from
its member board in Minneapolis
He was informed that 1» was owned
hy John Jones and Jane Jone* as
Joint tenants. “ Oh, no, that cannot
be,” he A rotested. “ That's Just a va
cant lot.”
Discovery of Brazil
P L A Y IN G SAFE
Business Done by Checks
“ I am going to speak over the radio '
tomorrow night."
'
“I shall listen In with great Inter
est." said Miss Cayenne.
"I shall talk about the Ideals of our
modern culture."
"Simply wonderful I"
“ Would you like to hear It before
hand?"
".No. Save It. so that If I don't hap
pen to like It I cun tune out for my
favorite hotel orchestra."— Washing
ton Star.
The term "bunk clearings" relates
fn the aggregate amount of check* and
drafts exchanged between members of
a clearing house association and car
ried there daily for an adjustment of
the differences. In large cities more
than HO per cent of the commercial
business Is done hy means of checks
and drafts and less than 10 per cent
Is done with cash.
The Ideal Homeless
Men go out Into the world with
stronger home-ties than women, and
struggle back to them with fumbling
hands that do not know how to build
for themselves.
It is women who
must make a home. If the wife will
not do it, fhe man is homeless.— From
“The Second Establishment” by Duif
Wy il arde.
SPORTS IN PROPER PLACE
Brazil, t lie largest of the South
American countries, was discovered on
Traeeling Libraries
January 28, 15<X). by Vincent Pinson.
The traveling library we know today
A Portuguese named Pedro Alvarez de
was begun In 1803 In the State of New
Cobrae, driven upon its coast by a
York under the leadership of the treat
Book o f stars, Herself and ths hosse- i *torin in April, 1500, called the region
librarian. MuJvtl Dewey. New York
the Land of the Holy Cross, but It was
ful Nomads of the north, Pierrot, tk g
sect books hLrsaly to stgipleojactt or
subsequently nnmed Brazil, on account
o f Belgium, New book o f etiquette,
strengthen libraries already In ealat-
of its red wood.
Glasgow an O ld City
ence.
Published every Friday et Nyssa, vol 1; New book o f etiqutte, vol.
According to tradition. Hi« city o '
Nina,
Pratt
portraits.
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Oregon, by
Glasgow, Scotia id. was founded an
Joyous trouble maker. Roads o f des
Early Canadian Vessel
early as 3(50 A D. I! owes Its Indus
tiny, Be creations. North o f 36, An.
The first vessel built on the ( ’ana
(rial snd cntnm*rclal Importance to It)
H. F. BROW N
situation In a district abounding lit
drey, M ystery in the Ritsm oie, Sud dian coast was launched in 1788 hy
Capt. John Meares, a noted navigator
coal am) Iron, to Its location near tho
-------------------------------------------------- den Jim, Under fire. Pride o f Palo
and fur trader. It was a vessel of 40
mouth of the t’ ivde and to Its wonder
tn U red at tha Poatofflee at N * i u . mar. Maid o f France. Postmaster,
tons. During that year several coun
ful linrhor of 206 acres.
> « » 011 . as second-elt - 7 _ a ll matter Tale o f Triona, Old Ir.dtan trails. Come ties were established in New Bruns
_______________________________________ out o f the kitchen, Our president«.
wick and on October 23 the seat of the
Hard Work to Suite Dog
Certain pei pie o f importance, Car
provincial government was moved
SU B SC R IPTIO N R ATE S:
A valitnl'lc fox terrier wits rescurtsl
nac’ s folly, W alker o f the secret set
from st. John to St. Anne's l'oint, now
One year, in advance------------ 11.66 vise Invisible woman, Letters to his
after being Imprisoned among the huge
Fredericton.
■V months, in advance....... ..
.76
College Head— And spons have their bowlders on the mountainside between
children, Hardlrys, the magnificent,
proper place iu our curriculum, of I.ltinfachreth and Triiwsf.vnydd, Wales.
So„ramuuche, Daughter of a magnate
Few Tired Feet Now
course.
Experienced miners were engaged
Aunt P oily’a story o f mankind, Let
“ What’s become of old George Had-
Student’s Dud— Glad to hear it—glad three days blasting the rock, and a f
tecs o f a woman homesteader, Bucca aloft?” asked the visitor to the old to know my boy will have some chance ter that It took nine men to remove
neers and pirates o f our cosst, Cueen borne town, “ oh, his business failed to study, you know.
the hlg bowlders. Food had been low-
The P T. A met at the home o f Victoria, Penrod, Old ladies, Jersy an<l he’s iu the poorhouse now,” re
ertd to the dog by means of a rope.
plied
tlie
native.
“Too
bad,
sorry
to
Mr. snd Mrs. Ben K err Thursday junior. Mystery girl. Three o f clubs,
Had No Honker
hear it. What business was lie in?”
H e r e he sleeps,
night and elected Mrs. Ore Schweizer, C* »tine and the radd'e, Guns of Europe,
“ He manufactured a powder to shake
One J o h n n y F o n k e r ;
Holes in Cactus
Mrs Wm. Peutx and Miss Pauline Rock o f Chicamauga. i asket woman
In the shoes to ease tired feet. He
H e rou nd ed a turn
The forest service s h . v s that authori
Sbewart as delegates to the Counly Surprise stories, Sprite, American did pretty well. too. until the automo
W i t h o u t a h onk er .
ties do not agree as to why holes are
Counril all day meeting that was held boy-’ book o f bug«, butterflies sr«i bile ruined his business.”— Cincinnati
found In cactus wood; however, a sci
In Every Home
Saturday at Valley View. Mrs Tbos. beetles, David Blaise of K n g s, Sto Enquirer.
entist gives the following explanation
‘‘Are you going anywhere tonight?"
Lowe and Mrs. Hen Kerr also attend ries ' t Mother Gcose village, T w i
which Is generally ncrepted: Cactus
asked the maid.
Deadly Bowie Knife
ed and thoroughly enjoyed the fine lig h t town. Joan o f Arc, A t the but
cannot afford to have solid wood be
“ No. We are planning to stay at cause there Is not enough fertility and
The bowie knife is nnmed for Col
program and the extra fine dinner terfly house. Folk lore from foreign
James Bowie, who introduced it l„ home.”
ruin nttler In the soil to provide for It.
and incidentally visited with their old lands. Cruise o f the Cachalot, Pi
“ Anybody going to call on you?"
Therefore, it is an economy of nature.
neighbor, Mrs. F. L. DeBotd, who tures taken from the Russian, Track’s Texas. According to one accoun*. Col
"I think not.”
onel Bowie had occasion to fight with a
now lives at Payette, who still tries to *od, Handbook o f nature study. Ad
‘‘Then It’ll he perfectly safe for me
broken sword und found It so effective
Matter and Energy
attend occasions where old friends ventures of a brownie, John Halifax,
that he equipped his men with long to order onions for the dinner table."
The naval observatory says that un
gentlemen, Merry lips. Lass o f the
meet
dugger-sbaped knives. They were, how
til recently it was considered firmly es
box social si*ver • word this earth o f cues, Lulla
ever, sharp on one edge only. Since
Our P. T A. will hold
Looking Ahead
tablished that matter cannot be de
by land Goody Two Shoes, Jim Ma
knives
quite
similar
In
design
were
In
and entertainment at the a> ho«l house
“ Have you any last request to stroyed, hut. according to recent
son,
back
woousman.
W
olf
hunters,
use In Mexico it Is probable that tfce make?"
Fciday, December 1*. in the eveniag,
theory, matter can be changed Into
Idea was gained from them.
fu r t h e p .r p .s e o f raising fo ld s to Charley and hie poppy Bingo, Sun
“ Yes. Ask the minister who preaches energy. Matter does not leave a star
my funeral sermon not to say I am as matter, but It is changed Into
furnish hot lanches durit g the cold bonnet babies book, Bartley, fresh
man pitcher, little boy lost, First
better off.”
energy nnd the energy leaves the stur.
muntiiis to the school children«
Laying Up Gladness
days o f k.iowiedge, Masters of the
“ But you will be better off."
| The 0. K. K. will meet this Vhurs
All men are glad to have pleasant
“
I
know
It,
but
my
wife
will
think
guild. Book o f bravery. Children o f
memories, hut not all are providing I told him to say it.”
| day with Mrs. Lynn Kygar
Deep Mines
the new foiest. Waiting in the wilder
the material for such memories. If yon
In the Michigan copper district there
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Evans and Viva nr<g> Cucco clock, American heroes
would look hack by anil by to some
Is a mine with a 8,700-foot shaft, one-
: Cay wood and Loia Garrison motored ai>d heroigra> Hollow tree and deep thing that you will he glad you said or
Bashful
to Weiser Sunday and visited with woods book. Heroes of today, trees did. now Is the time to do or say some
"The office should seek the man, third of a mile longer than the shaft
of the liruzlllan mine situated near
Mr. and Mrs- E. L Hennis.
England and France, smoking
that every child should know, Sahtaki thing which will give you food for you know."
“ Yes, that’s all right," replied the Minas Gerties. This Is 6.720 feet deep.
ready made Cigarettes fought two
Mr and Mr». Jim Bigelow o f Blsh a d I,
elisaa aoross the fence, Work- gladness.—Henry Clay Trumbull.
candidate, "but I gave it plenty of The Michigan mine shaft Is Inclined
and a half years and couldn’t make
op, Oslahoma, who have been visiting a-day doings, Fall o f the year. In
time, and It seemed bashful."— Deni at an angle of approximately 38 de
at the Peutz home with their brother, de.-ert and wikiernera, Birch and the
the first down on Germany. G er
grees, which makes the mine shallower
son Flamingo
Wanted a Change
John Bigolow, le ft Monday for Bell stair. Three colonial boys, History of
than the Brazilian shaft which lias a
many smoking old tow lines off
Dorothy yawned and announced: *31
j vertical depth of 6,72(5 feet.
ingham, Wash , to visit their sister. the robbrns, Real story o f the whaler,
Ships, Sawdust, Cabbage leaves,
PERFECT G ENTLEM AN
do wish that school was over. and
Mas, Alice Gummings, John Bigelow Troop one o f the Labrador, Peggy in summer was over, and I had a new
Horse Blankets, and second hand
went with them and will visit Caii her blue frock, Happy prince.
Goats Table Companions
teacher." Her mother looked 05 » ami
G un Powder couldn’ t make the
Schweizer awhile in Portland on his
A Newry (Ireland) man keeps 16
smiled. "Why do you wish all t'hatY
grade. But when Am ericans arrived
goats In his house, and eats ills meals
she asked. Dorothy yawned again
way home.
with no equipment and no training,
with them.
‘‘Well,” satd she. “ I’m so tired of de
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Peuts autoed to
but plenty “ Bull” Durham, and
spising the same teacher 1“
New Plymouth Tuesday on business.
The Nyssa school* will be closed
N erve to burn it with, in T w o
Mrs. Flora B. Lowe attended the next week November 23 to 27 in order
weeks the French w ere trading
Book Club in Kingman Kolony Wed that the teachers may , attend the
Swimmingest Per poise
L e gio n o f Honor M edals for a
The world’s "swlmrulngeat" i«>rpot*e
neaday
county
institute
at
vale.
The
institute
sack o f “ Bull.” O n e sack was
died recently In an aquarium at Loa-
Wm Glenn has bean quite sick with will be held Monday anu Tuesday, No
worth tw o quarts o f Iron Crosses.
don. During the three years he waa
; vember 23 and 24. The latter part of
the shingles, but is better now.
Englishmen have even been known
In rhe tank no one ever saw the Itafe
Mis Rica is helping Mrs. Ada H>e week will be given over to the «hen It was not swimming. It al
to sacrifice their afternoon tea for
Thanksgiving
vacation.
ways took Its meals of small dsh while
Schweizer.
a puff o f “ Bull” Durham. Even
The High Jinks, which was to be moving through the water snd official«
Mr. and Mra. Fred Kllnghack’s lit
after the war an Am erican private,
held Friday, November 20, haa been of the zoo estimated that it
tie girls have all been real sick.
occupying the Ruhr, went into a
¡■bOOO miles in three res rs.
and
Mra.
Wm
Snyder
spant
K °«‘ puned until F.¡day. December 4.
Mr.
“ He’s a perfect gentleman, you
German Restaurant and asked for
Mrs,
T
h
t
football
game
with
Homcdale
Sunday evening with Mr. and
think?"
a glass o f M ilk. H e couldn’t make
Appropriate
j on Wednesday, November 18, was a
"1 do— he always rises and gives a
Kerr.
Phone 87
the W a iter understand so he drew
" I can never understand," ash I lady Ills seat In the barber shop.”
Miss Eva E verett spent the week c0®P*ele BbeceBfi, the score beii g 21
i 4~ > + + + + + + + + H-W 4 4 4 4 H 4 - H 4 4
the Picture o f a C ow , and a M ilk
to 6, ulthou gh it resulted in otie in Thompson to his friend, “ why you In
end with her parents in Ontario.
Pail. T h e W aiter im m ed iately
jury.
George
N tw by
received a slst on calling your new house s bun
Health Again
galow.”
“ Well, It’s very easily ex
Miss Gladys McGinnis and Vernon
returned with a Bucket o f Beer
b. cktn collar bone, which w-ili prove
T o g e t his w e a l t h he sp e nt his he a lth .
plained," was the reply. “ Bn the first
McGinnis
ai
d
Perry
Cantrall
are
home
A
n
d
then
w i t h m i g h t and mai n
and a Sack of “ Bull” Durham
very unfortunate for tha ccm irg game
place the Job was a hungj* and in th j H e tu rn ed a r o u n d and sp e n t his w e a l t h
again fn m A turas, i a l„ and Gladys
with Ontario this F iide#,
This wilt second I still owe for It.”
Tobacco. T h a t Private was a better
T o g e t his h e a lt h a g a in .
is helping Mrs J N. Kygar, who has
be the last borne game o f the season
Artist than he thought he was,
tha enailage men to cook for,
A t Last
Judge D illo n Biggs o f Ontario gave
Misa Paulina Stewart spent Sunday
Queer Fishing Apparatus
SH A V IN G , H A IR C U T TIN G
Auto Demonstrator (who has tried
a talk before the high school Tuesday
with Mrs. Qhas Bradley.
HOT A f.D COLD B A TH S
Two small boys at Sydney, Australia, for three hours to sell the car)— Now
!» iternoon.
recently cuught 15 fish at' once by I'll throw In the clutch.
Harry Evens so u part of hie herd of
PAUL HOWK, Pi-cp.
Hot lunches will ba served at the lowering a large bottle containing
Uncle Eben— I'll take her then. I
Holstaius to Geo Kay lor thia week.
' school house by tha Dona■.••tic Science bread Into the water. The fish were knew If I held off long enough I would
Nyssa
Oregon 1 •
Mtsdsmea Glasoock and Fenn called , department Monday, November 80. so hungry for bread that they slipped
get something free.
P. S. — T h e r e will be another piece
at tha Ptulz home Taeaday.
and will continue throughout the win* through the neck of the bottle and then
here tw o weeks from now. Look
couldn't get out.
Wanda ai d Lila Hite visited our tar.
His Mistake
foi
school Friday.
"Marry me, I can't' live without t
I •
you !
scr ar.u cars. cats. risber la some
Cats as Human Food
A
Definition
of
Middle
Age
“ But I refused you only a week
what I s t u r after a severe aiek spell.
Cats' r — eaten by the Chinese and
Middle age may perhaps be defined
o r
Mr. and Mrs, Tommy Rust and as that period In life when you're go In the Island of Savare preferred to
“ Oh, was that you?"
C. KLII.KENBERG
theix daughter Mary have moved back ing to feel Just as well as you ever sheep and goats. A .voting one. well
to aheir heme, a fte r a summ-w apant did In a day or two.—Ohio Slate- cooked. Is considered better than hare
Alleviation
cr ntbbO. .1 Is said tn taste suite
Journal.
on tha Upper Kltngback farm.
tiling Ilk- the American gray squirrel,
R .‘ asorsbls Rotes
Boss— What! Another ral’dN'Nnt six
Mieses Myrtle Peiute snd Georgia
bat is even tenderer and sweeter.
months ago I gave you a raise to get
Rust and Clarence Kippey mutated to
married on.
Marriage Rings Ancient
Apple Valley Tuesday evening and
Employee— Yes, sir, but I want this
It Is probable that a marriage rlas
Nothing New in That
one for a divorce.
spent tha evening with the hippey encircled the Auger o f the wife of the
I
4-t- -M
Paris la boasting of the circumstance
family.
first pharaoh. It was In use in Itun# that a beat-.v parlor for dogs and cats
Boston Outing
ATTO RNEYS L I LAW
The topgraphical surveyors who at tbe beginning of the Christian era. has been opened In the French capital.
“ We must pans«,” remarked the pro
They have w»d them In this country for
have been atatioaad at the Evans
several seasons and some of our gay fessor, climbing out of the auto.
home for 2} months are now st
Need for Relaxation
tí. M. B L O IJ E T T
“ Yes. dear,” agreed his wife. “ I
dogs are r^Tularly groomed and mant
Ho mad ale.
Some relaxation Is necessary to peo
Attorney and Coo- t >w at Law
cured.—Lo* Angeles Times.
heard the tire puncture.” — American
Audrey CaywooJ, who spent last ple of every degree. The head that
Legion Weekly.
Practice in ali courts
summer on the Owyhee, was married thinks and the hand that labors must
Nyssa, On gon
have some little time to recruit their
Was'.l.tgton Anecdotes
Saturday to Gofdan Dyas at Nampa.
Unthinkable
diminished powers.
The
nation
Is
Indebted
for
the
pres-
Mr. Dyes (a foreman o f tha N an gx
Mrs. Scales— Scientists say that we
C H IR O PR ACTO R S
ervstloc Y many of the popular anec really laugh and grow fat.
Uttar milt.
Drs R P. and Pearl M. Bradford,
dotes concarnln* Washington, among
Mrs.
Diete—O
f
course
I
No
one
Origin of Posters
licenstd in Oregon and Idaho.
them t l ” of the cherry tree and the
would grow fat and laugh!
Poster* are so called because In for
Carver Graduates
hatchet
Mason Locke Weems,
mey time* the footpaths and roadways Washington's biographer snd pastor.
Consultation
and Examination Free
of London were separated by lines of
Depreciated Value
Tbe following books bsve been rs
Nyssa, Oregon
posts, on which It was the custom t*
Mistress— Jane, that's a $200 vase
ssirsd st tbe local libtsvy (ru n the paste auBouacetuents
R^'.ed at Early Age
you've Just smashed.
aueolry libissy and ors new rca d f to
W. B. ri J X IE
Lorens» IJt* Medici, suraamed T h e
Maid—T s ln ’t worth that now, mum
be loaned ooi lo reaaere:
Magnifiées*” on account of Ms tree
INSUR/. NCE
First
Women
Jurorn
■oily
Moke believe.
Trump« te l
use of we-'th In maintaining his paw
Mind-Reader
swan. First person stigalsr, Tratnsrg
The first Jury containing women wn-
Office
at
Residence, Third and
er. tieni me sole ruler of Florenos St
• N IM N M T U
tot’d animals, Home makar, Man who
f?e— Enow anything ahont India?
rawn in Laramie, Wyoming territory
Ehrgoed Avenue.
the a
.wenty-nine pears oa Ms
, b p «w to « unco. Sundry see. eats, March, 1870.
Him— Delhi is the word you want. 1
él T
Avwuii,
tec*
Mvtu
— A IB 174E
Rysee, Ovtgse
_
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