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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07
BURST scoRNFuL STRAND

Gladly will I do this" said Gram.
only tell me how I shall build the
altars'
So King Ingvar stood on the strand
and gave command to Gram to place
two tall stones upright spears length
apart and to lay across them both one
huge fat stone. And when the giant
had done this the king called Hermod,
one of his followers. and babe him
write in runes upon the stone these
words:
1, Ingvar. made this Altar to the
Glory of Baldur.
And Hermod did as the king com
manded. And Ingvar told Gram to
take three other stones and to make
Of them another altar even as the
first. And when Cram had done this
the king bade Hermod write upon the
second altar:
/, Ingvar, made this Altar to the
Glory of Heimdall.
When Hermod had obeyed the word
Of the king, Ingvar spoke again and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

not, King Ingvar. for I come to beg
service of thee"
And the king answered boldly, What
service can Gram, the great giant, ask
of Ingvar, his enemy?"
At these words Gram bowed his head
and said, Nine days agone a bat
flying through the air struck my right
eye and took away my sight, and now
also the sight of my left eye faileth
To the witch, Angurboda, who lives in
the Iron Wood, 1 went and she told
me that to be cured I must hold in
my arms the son of a king, yea, the
little child Of great king Therefore
come I to thee, great Ingvar. to beg
that may hold for one moment thy
boy in my arms"
Then was King Ingvar much per
picked, for he knew not why he should
help Gram who had ever been his
enemy, and yet he dared not refuse
the giants request. At last he spoke
and said:
II will grant what thou askest,
Gram, but in return thou must do a
service for me- Before the door OF
my palace 1 am about to raise three
altars-one to Baldur, one to Heimdall
and one to Niord, the great god who
rules over the mighty sea. If thou
wilt lift into place the stones for me
then shalt thou hold in thy arms fol-
moment, my son, the prince Alflng.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

commanded Gram to make a third
altar. and upon this one he had writ
ten:
I, Ingvar, made this Altar to the
Glory of Niord.
And when all was finished Ingvar
knelt and worshipped before the three
affairs. and especially before the altar
of Niord. And he prayed:
''Great Niord, Lord of the mighty
ocean, watch over me and mine and
let no angry wave roll upon my shore
and bring destruction upon my palace
that I have built Be gracious and
hear me, Oh, Niord, and I shall praise
thee forever
While he spoke the child Alhng
came out of the palace and stood by
his father and listened to his prayer.
1 Now the boy had light curling hair
and blue eyes, and he was beautiful
and fair to look upon.
Then Ingvar rose and said to the
giant, Thou hast done me good serv-
ice. Now mayst thou take the boy in
thy arms
So Gram stopped down and took ur
Alf1ng in his great arms, and straight.
way ne burst into scornful laughter
and fed away UP the strand, and with
his first ster he overturned the altar
of Niord so that the stones fell apart
to the ground.
! Halt, robber! Bring back my SOM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

Then Gram began to tremble, for he
knew not what was to come. And he
fell on his knees crying. Have mercy,
oh, mighty monster! Spare me and
win do whatever service thou shalt
commando
At these words the serpent writhed
with fury and churned the sea into
surf and roared, What service canst
thou do the great World serpent?"
Hast thou no enemy that I may
slay for thee?" implored Gram.
"Ha! Wilt thou avenge on. one who
hath defed my power? There is a
king beyond the ninth ford; Ingvar the
Valiant, men cali him. If in seven days
thou deliver to me his son, the boy
prince, SO shalt thy life be redeemed
"spare me and I swear to bring the
child?' cried Gram.
Away, thenl But If thou bring not
the boy, thou shalt not escape my
vengeance! There shall be no safety
for thee on land or water! For my
brother, the great wolf Fenrir, shall
hunt thee down on plain or mountain,
and I shall follow thee forever on the
sea! With these terrible words the
Midgard Serpent twisted his huge
body, and with fearful ehurning and
splashing of the waters, disappeared
into the depths.
Now it seemed for time as If the
ship would surely sink on account of
the great commotion of the waves, but
at last the sea became quiet and Gram
turned and sailed quickly back to the
shore. That night he spent under the
shelter Of his oak-tree and at morn he
set out to seek King Ingvar.
1t was not long before Gram reached
the palace beyond the ninth ford, for
his legs were so long that he stepped
over mountains and rivers as though
they were pebbles in his path.
Now the palace of King Ingvar was
on the edge OF the ford. so that the
water came almost up to its door
And Gram saw before the door crowd
of men working with might and MAR
to raise some huge blocks of stone, and
when the giant approached them they
fed away, for they were terrified.
Then walked Gram to the palace and
knocked like thunder upon the oaker
door. And Ingyar, the King, came
forth and with him his strong men. And
when he saw the giant King Ingval
did not trembie. but stood his ground
bravely, although he reached not a.
high as the knee Of Gram.
why hast thou come to my door?'
asked the king.
Gram spoke humbly and said, "Fea,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

commanded Ingvar. and set out in -pur-
suit with his men, but Gram was
swift as the north wind, and had run
league ere they had run a hundred
PAGES And as he ran the boy Alfing
cried and screamed and begged the
giant to let him go. But Gram heed
ed him not, but ran on until he
reached the place where his ship lay
upon the beach. Then he entered into
the ship and pushed out from the
shore.
And when they had sailed far out
on the blue ocean there was a great
heaving Of the waters and the foam
dashed up around the ship, and out
of the midst of the boiling surf ap-
peared the head of the great Midgard
Serpent with CLASSY eyes and fangs
long and quivering.
When Alfing saw the terrible head he
cried out in terror, then suddenly
wriggIing out of the grasp of the giant
he ran forward to the PROV of the
ship and stretched out his little hands
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

to the water. And he called:
Great Niord. King OF the mighty
set. have pity upon me and save
me.y'
Straightway there was a sound Of
rushing winds and the whole place
grew dark around them, and on the
crest of a giant wave, all white with
foam, appeared the figure of a man
with a cleaning sceptre in his hand.
And a mighty voice Ike d trumpet
spoke and said: who is it calls upon
Niord. Lord of all seas and waters?''
And little Alfng cried: "oh. Niord,
save me. for am the son OF Ingvar.
the Valiant, and this wicked giant
hath carried me away"
Then said Niord: mo man shall
hurt a hair of thy head for the sake
of Ingvar. thy father, who ever doth
honor me. wretched giant, thou shalt
pay for thisl" and he raised his
sceptre high in the air.
Mercy, mercyl'' shrieked Gram, try
ing to hide himself behind the mast
of the ship. Twas the fault of the
Midgard Serpent"
Creature of Evil" cried Niord
shaking his sceptre at the huge snake.
THY time has not yet come: but
thou, Gram. giant of the great oak
tree, thou hast reached the end of
thine evil course! Never again shalt
thou trample upon my atari
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

gave NADIA the material for two more
dresses, as well as a small gold piece
to pay for the green one. NADIA bought
rice and fruit and milk with her money
and the good food seemed to revive her
mother Immediately. The next day and
the next the scissors and the needle
worked hard NADIA was paid for the
sewing as fast as she took it home,
and she bought the best of provisions,
as well as medicine for her mother.
who improved rapidly and was soon
able to sit up in bed and watch the
busy scissors cut and the shining
needle sew.
On the fourth day heavy step was
heard, and the door was opened with
out even a knock. It was their land
lord.
Where is my rent?" he shouted.
NADIA had put by two silver pieces
for him. but alas. she owed him three.
So she gave him what she had saved.
and said she would bring him the rest
in a few days.
"Humph! I've heard that story be-
FORE" sneered the Landlord. Perhaps
there is something here which 1 can
take now" There was no furniture
except the bed, broken stool, a few
old dishes and riekety table, on
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07
The EnChdRt6d Scissors
and the Wonderful
N66dI6.
BY EMILY WILLIAMS

u AR away and long ago a poor
woman lived in single room
with her only child, a little
daughter. NADIA They were
very poor. The mother sewed to
earn their living. but often she
was i'll for days together and
then they did not have enough to eat
One morning, when her mother had
been sick for more than a week. MAZDA
looked on the shelf and found only a
hard chunk OF bread. She had no
money to buy more. There was plenty
of sewing waiting to be finished and
that would mean enough to keep them
comfortable for some time. but MAZDA
was too small to do it, and her mother
was too weak. She soaked mart Of
the bread in water and tried to per-
suade her mother to swallow a few
mouthfuls Of this unappetizing break
fast, then, taking the rest in her hand
and eating as she went, she FASTENED
out TO the street, resolved to ask the
first kind-looking person she met to
help them. NADIA hated to beg. but
anything was better than letting her
mother starve to death. It was too
early for rich people to be abroad, and
NADIA walked for some distance with
out seeing anyone who seemed able
to assist her, Just as she was finish
ing the last of her bread queer old
woman approached her.
''Pve had no breakfast, dearie; give
me a bite Of yours"
NADIA looked at her in surprise. she
was bent nearly double and her clothes
were rags. She had white hair, sharp
black eyes and a long hooked nose.
and her voice was harsh and disagree
able. NADIA was still hungry. and she
would have liked to eat all the bread
herself, but she was a generous little
girl, and so she gave the beggar all
the rest of the loaf. The old woman
held it without really looking at it,
for she was watching NADIA intently.
Thank you. little one. and here is
present for you in return. She
fumbled among her tattered garments
and produced, a pair Of scissors and
bright needle stuck into scarlet silk.
THANK you" said NADIA. politely,
although she did not see that such a
gift would do her mother much good
when she was too i'll to use it. She
would have gone on without waiting.
but the old woman laid her hand on
her arm.
Listen to me, child, said she. Her
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

With these words Niord g1ided TO
the prov of the ship, snatched little
Alfing to him and then pointed his
sceptre toward the heavens over the
giant ship. Instantly the sun was
darkened and a nightly wind swept
the face of the sea. and there was a
dreadful sound among the waves, the
sound of a ship being sucked down,
down, swallowed in the gurgling
waters. And above the sound of the
waves came terrible cry as the giant
Gram disappeared into the wide-open
jaws of the awful Midgard serpentl
When the light broke forth again
the ocean lay calm and quiet as a
miIl-pond, with no sign Of ship upon
its placid surface.
So persisted the great giant Gram.
But Niord bore the child Alfng In
his arms to the ninth ford and set
him down beside the shattered altar
on the strand in front OF his fathers
palace.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07
By poNN1E a. NEDw1LL

wove limbs of dead trees and reeds and
coarse grasses between the branches,
and made himself house and lived
within it. Likewise did Gerrod do with
the elm-tree and his brother Gorth
with the ash
So the three wicked giants lived I'M
der the shelter of the monstrous trees
and went forth every day to hunt and
to fish and to carry terror to the hearts
of men, for they robbed and murdered
without mercy.
1.-The Giant Of the Great oak-Tree.
Gram. the great giant. went one day
to the sea to fish. Far out beyond
the breakers he waded waist-deep in
the water, dragging his huge net be-
hind him. Now and again he drew 1t
out on the shining sands and counted
the fish caught in its meshes.
What ill-fortune is thism he cried,
when he had FIVE times drawn it out.
Twelve small fishes! 'Tis not enough
to feed one miserable man, and I, the
great giant. hunger!"
Again he waded out and threw the
net into the heaving waters. This time
was his luck worse. The net caught
around a piece of driftwood and was
torn. There was not single fish in
it when Gram had dragged it out upon
the beach.
by the great oak-tree that shelters
met he screamed in a rage, Il shall
stand no longer in yon icy water for
such small reward! spall build me a
ship that shall go far out beyond the
great waves to the deep Of ocean,"
So Gram built ship there on the
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voice was like music now, and her
eyes were the kindest NADIA had ever
seen; she felt that she would be quite
happy to stand there and look into
them forever. THAT is not an ordi-
nary pair of scissors. II yon wish any
think cut out, just lay them on the
cloth and say, Cut, pretty scissors,
and they will cut you whatever you
want. Then thread the magic needle
and say, Sew, pretty needle, and it
will put the garment together far more
quickly and neatly than the most skill
full seamstress."
NADIA thought Of all the sewing to be
done at home, and laughed with joy
at this easy way of doing it. But when
she tried to thank the old woman she
stood alone. The beggar. who was
really a fairy in disguise, had disap-
peared. NADIA hurried home. She took
from the bundle in the corner a roll
Of green silk. laid the scissors on it.
saying ,"Cut me dress, pretty scis-
sors,'' and in a minute they were hard
at work. When they had done their
share. NADIA threaded the needle, say
ing. Sew, pretty needle" and by noon
the dress was done.
NADIA took it to its owner, who
praised the ineness of the stitches and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

which the busy scissors were cutting
out long blue cloak. while the needle
was embroidering bands of red and
gold to trim it with.
Smart pair of scissors you've got
there. I'll take them and the needle,
too and he picked them up, put the
scissors into a fold Of his tunic and
quilted the needle into the collar Of
his cloak. At once, with a vicious
snip, snap" the scissors cut through
the costly cloth and hopping back to
the table, while the needle. after CIV
ing him several painful digs, followed
the scissors as fast as 1t could.
"Ow-o-o-Ow! Witches. witchesi"
screamed the landlord, as he slammed
the door and ran down the hall.
But he never disturbed them again.
When Nada's mother got weIlS they
were soon able to buy a little house
of their own, where they lived very
happily, for the scissors and the
needle enabled them to earn a comfort
able living for themselves. Beside
that, Nada's mother brought home a
great deal Of sewing for poor neigh
bors, which the Industrious scissors
and needle attended to at odd min
utes; and there is no pleasure as real
as that Of helping someone else.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07

strand, giant ship with keel eight
sky. Six days he worked to make it
ready and on the seventh he launched
out on the great sea.
Out he sailed until the land was lost
to view. Then he took his net and cast
it overheard that he might fill it with
fish. AS he did 50, the keel of the
ship struck against something hard and
the whole vessel was raised UP in the
water. Gram was so much amazed
that the net dropped from his hands
and a dreadful fright came upon him,
for the ship did not stand still as Il
it had struck a rock, but swayed to
and fro and up and down in the most
violent manner. Suddenly there ap-
peared out OF the water in front of
the prov monstrous head covered
with bright green scales, the head Of
a giant snake with long uplifted fangs.
Grams huge ship was but a pigmy
before 1t. And the snake spoke and
said: who is this who dares to invade
the deeps of the great sea and disturb
my rest?"
Now the voice was loud and terrible
but indistinct, and Gram saw that
there was something in the mouth Of
the creature, and suddenly he perceived
that it was the tail Of a snake, all
green and scaly. Then the truth came
to him. This hideous monster was the
dread Nidgard Serpent. that great ser-
pent whose body lies in the depths Of
ocean and encircles the whole world,
and who forever holds his own tail
within his mouth to keep the circle un-
broken
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-07
THE DEATH OF GIANT GRAM

a RACE Of giants once lived in the
~ far North and their home was
place called Utgard or Jotun-
helm. Now there was at one
time q giant called Grsngel who ruled
In Utgard. and he was so cruel and
wicked that at last the other giants
rose up and killed him and set up an
other ruler in his place. And they
took Gringel's three sons, who were as
wicked as their father. and thrust them
out Of Utgard into the world of men.
And the three giants were called Gram,
Gerrod and Gorth.
Now Odin, the great and good ALI
Father whom all men worshipped, look
ed down from his great hall in As
gard and saw the three giants and
knew that they were evil, SO he spoke
and commanded every cave and every
mountain cavern to close together, so
that there should be no dwelling place
FOR the giants. And at this command
every cave made small its mouth, so
that In no wise could the giants enter,
for they were Of tremendous size.
Then said they one to another: Since
we cannot nnd homes in the mountains,
let US make for ourselves houses out
OF trees
So they wandered over the land until
they found on the side of a high noun
tain three trees of enormous size, so
tall that their tops reached almost up
to the sky, and one tree was an oak
ahd one an elm. and the third an ASH
tree. And Gram cut of the lower
ooughs Of the oak-tree and bent down
he long upper branches to the ground
Ind fastened them there. And he
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-07
MOSIER.
l6O Tons Of PruneS Shipped to Dryer

The entire prune crop has now been
harvested and the association sent to
the dryer Of the Mason -Ehrmsn COM
psny in Vancouver, l60 tons. On sc-
count Of the condition of the green
fruit market the prunes were shipped
in bulk this year and sent to the dryer
instead of being put up in crates. This
is the first year that the local prunes
have not been put up in crates and they
will be packed next year, stated Man
sger Chatfeld, unless the market is
again demoralized.
On account of not being irrigated the
MOsier pruues hold up better than
those of other districts, stated Mana
ger ChatfeId. The fruit was packed
loose in orchard boxes, and after being
weighed at the Tum-A-Lumber COM
pany's office was loaded on the steam
ers Tahoma aud Dslles City. The
prunes from the orchards of W. H..
Weber and Mark A. Mayer were
weighed and sent out from the upper
landings.
The heaviest shippers this year were
as follows: +. F. Reeves, 36 tons
Mark A. Mayer, 35 tons; Lee Evans,
324 TONS r. d. Chatfeld, Is tons; W.
II. Weber, u tons, and c. A. McCar-
gar, II tons.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-07
Entire Crop of Red Cheeks Sold

The entire crop of Red Cheek Pip
pins has been sold by the Moser Fruit
Growers association at a very sstisfac-
tory price. The picking and packing
of this variety will commence at once.
The association has also sold two
cars of small sized Spitaenburgs for
export
A carload of cider apples will be sent
to Portland on Monday and will be
shipped in bulk.
The growers throughout the Mosier
district are now busy picking and
packing apples. The fruit is of good
quality and with the recent rains and
cool weather is coloring nicely.
The association is planning to enter
the competition in the l5-bOx contest
at the Panama Pacific exposition, and
will be contenders for the sweepstakes
prize. The entries will be secured
from various growers and will com
prise five boxes of Spitzenburgs, five
boxes of Red Cheeks and five boxes of
Delicious.
The driveway and approach to the
association warehouse is being I'M
proved. Chas. Bennett has been busy
hauling and spreading crushed rock on
the roadway.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-07
Barrett PIT. Assn Meets Tomorrow

The Parent Teacher Association of
Barrett district will hold ITS first regu-
lar meeting of the season at the school
house Tomorrow evening. The meet.
ingiis to be primarily of a social nature
with a reception for the teachers.
Mrs. J. J. Gibbons is chairman Of the
reception and refreshment committee.
Delegates will be elected TO attend the
state convention of the Oregon Con
eress Of Mothers and Parent teachers
Associations which meets at Corvallis
October 1923. and for which a fine pro-
gram is being arranged. Barrett is
entitled to two delegates. Delegates
get one and One-third fare and break
fast and room free during the conven-
ton
Barrett is fortunate in having an Op-
portunity at Friday nights meeting of
listening TO two very interesting speak
ers, Miss Anna NJ. Turley, the o. A.
c. specialist in home economics, and
Rev. J. b. Lister. In writing Of Miss
Turley u. A. Vickers, of the extension
division of o. A. c., says. 81 am sure
YOU will find her talk very interesting
and she deserves to have a good attend
ance at the meeting, and ! hope you
will be able to get out good crowd.
Her'subiect will be along the line of
home economics work. The second
speaker Of the'evening is too well and
favorably known to require any intro
duction. He will address the meeting
on the subject, "Jhe Progress of the
European War.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-07
Hike Over New SURVEY

Mark A. Mayer. F. A. Shogren, j.
K. McGregor, J. N. Mosier and the
writer hiked over the new survey for
the Columbia river highway on Mon
day. The stakes were followed from
the place of Mr.. Shogren, through the
Weber place, crossing the Morton place
and then following over the bills and
around the bluffs in front of the Mid
dleswart ranch Here a halt was
called for lunch, after which the party
proceeded coming out on the bench
overlooking the orchards of R. d. Chat
field and G. G. lsom. The survey
strikes the old Lake road this side of
Hog canyon and after crossing this
canyon it follows across the gulch in
the vicinity of Rowena. A five per
cent grade has been maintained all the
way, the stakes being placed around
the mountain near Rowena and finally
connecting with the old railroad grade
about mile above that town.
Another route has been surveyed
along the river. This lower route nee
essitates tunnel alongside Tunnel No.
8 belonging to the railroad. and for the
most part keeps close to the railroad
tracks. 1t is not as scenic as the up
per route. The engineers will turn in
reports soon on the probable cost of
highway according to the two surveys.
Either route could be made into good
highway. and it will be well worth any
ones time to make the trip over the
two proposed lines.