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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 27, 1923
A,BIBLE THOUGHT
1PT—FOR TODAY—
Bible Thoughts memorised, will prove a
priceless heritage in after years.
PAY THE PREACHER:—Even
so hath the Lord ordained that they
which preach the gospel should live
of the gospel.—1 Corinthians 0:14.
LEFT TOWN’S NAME TO LUCK
Men Who Had Decision Agreed to Do
cide Argument by the Flipping
of a Coin.
The death of Francis W. Pettygrove,
a former Portland (Me.) resident,
which occurred recently In Portland,
Ore., has brought to light the story of
how the city on the Pacific coast al
most was named Boston Instead of
Portland.
A flip of a coin fixed the name of
Portland, Ore., on what was then but
a tiny settlement.
The coin was flipped in the autumn
of 1843. A man named A. L. .Love joy
of Boston, and a second named F. W_
Pettygrove of Portland, Me., were new
settlers In Oregon and were joinf
owners of a small store, one of a few
buildings In a settlement on the Wil
lamette river.
The settlement was called every
thing from “the village" to "Stump
town," and the partners determined
to dignify it with a real name. Love
joy wanted to call It Boston; Petty
grove preferred Portland.
Finally they agreed to toss a coin.
The Portland man called the turn over
the Boston man, and the village forth
with was named Portland, Ore.
The Size of Pygmies.
There are certain popular errors
concerning the race of under-sized men
and women known as pygmies. Usual
ly travelers have measured the most
diminutive specimens and thus an ex
aggerated idea of their smallness lias
been produced. The average stature
of the pygmies that have been meas
ured is about four feet eight inches,
but the best authorities In anthropol
ogy say that the real average limit of
stature is five feet. Some are taller
than that.
Tile pygmies have been found in
eight or ten different places in cen
tral Africa, but wherever. found they
possess certain striking resemblances.
The plant furnishing the covering for
their huts is the' same in the widely
separated regions visited by Stanley
and others, and the shape of the huts,
a rough hemisphere, is the same. All
the pygmies are alike characterized
by neglect of agriculture, by the use
of poisoned arrows and by the ab
sence of any centralized tribal organ
ization.
An Old Nickel.
“Say, cap, have you got an old
nickel you can spare? I need a cup
of coffee mighty bad.”
A panhandler In the Bock Island
station made tills request and he put
a slight emphasis on the adjective.
It was the same he would have used
If he ha^ asked for an old hat or an
old pair of shoes. He merely wanted
an old nickel that had served its pur
pose and was no longer of use to the
owner.
“It may have been unintentional, a
mere slip of the tongne,” said the men
who was approached. "I save him
the coin he asked tor and I have been
wondering ever since what was go*
lag ttwwgh hit mind/'-" Chicago
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Coititidr important Staid/
Colorado ranks Seventh in ftfzd
Among the 48 States, it has 0 land
area ot 6fe,3il,120 art-es, Or iO&850
square miles. It fs more than twelve
times the size Of Massachusetts, ap
proximately twice as largO as tows ’
and about' the same size as New tforfe,
Ohio, donnectlcut and New Hampshire
combined. The extreme length of the
state is 387 miles east and west,
or 4S7 miles more than from ffew,
York to Portland, Me. Its widMtla
about 276 miles, or the distance fftpt
Chicago to St Louis. There are con*
ties larger than several of the lmpor*'
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HOLT ORPHAN SOCIETY
The Holt Orphan Sewing Circle
held its monthly meeting with Mrs.
Claude Jones last Thursday after
noon. This being the first Anniver
sary of the Circle.
A pplendid program was given.
The president rebd letters from the
Orphanage saying that the Christ.,
mas gifts were highly appreciated
At this meeting clothing was distri
buted to the members to be re urn
ed at the next meeting. Every month
this Circle sends clothing to the or
phanage.
There were 12 members present
and $7.00 collection.
The hostess,, assisted by Miss Lilly
Gilley served a delicious salad
course.
The Circle meets with Mrs. John
Glasgow °n March 28th.
INTERESTING REVIEW
OF NATIONAL CLUBS
(By Al. Munro Elias)
The-Pittsburg Pirates properly
deserve third place in the lifetime
standing of the National League, as
Pittsburgh has earned the decision
over every club in the league over a
span of thirty-six years tVith the
exception of New York and Chicago
New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh
are the only clubs which ave won
more games t^an they have list.
The Pirates captured 2428 games
from their present opponents and
lost 2157, for a percentage of .530.
Ease in defeating the St. Louis
club is largely responsible for Pit
tsburgh’s splendid showing. St.
Louis.won the series from the Pir
ates last year, but it was only tir
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general crops. Apply early to Insure
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CROUP
SpasmodlcCroup is
relieved by on* »]
Over 17 MiUkmfm LhJtYemriv
fourth time that the Cardinals had
done so. In thirty.one yearq’s com
petition between these clubs, Pit
tsburgh has won 24 annual series,
lost 4 and tied 3. Pittsburgh has
son 381 games from St. Louis and
lost only 205, for a percentage of
.650. This is the highest percentage
enjoyWd by one National League
club over another.
Misses Mattie and Troy Dillon
who are attending school at the
Southern Seminary, Buena Vista,
Vn., are spending a few days yith
their parents.
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