PAGE FOUR COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL, MONDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1925 Had Oral Proof That Law’» Blunder Almost "De Clips” Had Arrived Justified by Facts When I was a boy, living with my confession by a waiter parents near Waterloo, Iowa, n A a dying garret revealed a writes a Companion reader, we bad tragic London blunder which the law bad some Scandinavian neighbors liv­ ing across the road from us. They made. years before this confession, were excellent neighbors, kind- the Five of the Klng’B head ho- hearted and obliging, honest ami el, landlord had been hanged for hard-working, but with very little the Banbury, of one of his guests. education. There was to be au This murder landlord was heavily In debt, eclipse of the sun on a certain day •ne night a rich gentleman stopped one summer. Natually, people were at his hotel, and over drinks fool­ discussing It In advance, and neigh- ishly mentioned he had the Itor I^trs and bls good wife had turn of $2,500 with that htm, and hoped heard It talked about, though they hut it would be safe. had not much comprehension of In the middle of the night Brad- what it was all about. the landlord, with a long knife During the forenoon of the day 'ord, n bls hand, crept Into the man’s of the eclipse the wife rushed •oom, on gtdtlng the money, across the road and excitedly in­ »ven If Intent ha«l to kill the man for form«*! my mother that “de clips is L As he he flashed his lantern on comln’; I heard It clippin' I” he bed he was amazed and horror- Curious to learn wlmt had caused «trlcken to And the man with his the good woman’s excitement, moth­ er stepped out of the house to look throat cut from ear to ear. In hts terror Bradford shouted an«l listen. "Don't you h« ar It cllppln’?” earn­ for help. Attracted by his cries, tuests and servants dashed Into the estly exclalme«] our neighbor. and found the landlord ly- Then It dawned on mother’s com­ room, ng across th«» victim's bed with the prehension what she meant. In a tnlfe in his hand. field a half mile nwuy, but out of With such evidence no Jury would sight of either house, mother heard icquit, and Bradford was hanged. the click of a mower where some Then came the confession, five neighbor wns mowing hny. The tears which showed that a “clip” of the knives was “de «erlous later, error had been made. The cllppln'" that our good neighbor -onfessor was employed as a walt- had connected In her mind with the >r nt the King's Head. He had over- mysterious eclipse of which she had ■ . '-'I th«» story th* rl«-h man had heard so much and understood so ■old Vie landlord and had antlel- little.—Youth’s Companion. aited his master In the grim deed. Model Realized That Hope to Get Light Work Had Drawbacks on Aztec History The late John S. Sargent, the Umphrey & Mackin’s Are Prepared for the Last Rush Selection of Gift Things—Come to the Store Early in the Mornings for Best Service—The Store Is Filled With Practical Gift Merchandise —Do It Now! MEN’S QUALITY FURNISHINGS HERE AT REASONABLE PRICES Ahn’s night gowns and pajamas ar«» here in muslin, outing flannel, broadcloth, poplin, etc., gowns priced from....... $1.25 to $2.50 4’ajamas priced from . $2.50 to $4.95 Heavy blanket robes for men, priced from............ $7.95 to $11.00 Wool Blazer shirts__ $3.95 to $7.50 Dress shirts with and without col­ lars.............................. $1.25 to $6.50 Belts from......................... 35c to 90c Garters from................... 25c to 50c Suspenders from*......... 50c to $1.00 Bordered handkerchiefs 10c to $1.25 Purses from 35c to $1.00 I i WHAT MORE PRACTICAL I GIFT THAN ONE THESE NEW UMBRELLAS All made with new short bandits and colored tips. We have them in silk at each............ $3.95 to $11.00 Silk and cotton tops, at ■aeh................... $2.50 to $3.95 Cotton umbrellas 98c to $2.95 Children.’» silk umbrellas at each.................. $2.95 to $3.95 Children’s cotton umbrellas, •aeh .............................. $1.25 GIVE HER A ROBE AND A PAIR OF COMFORT SLIPPERS We still show a good selection of robes in a range of colors in corduroy and also the more heavy blanket robes. The sizes are 36 to 46, colors are cherry red, flame, turquois, bright green, pansy, brown, etc. Prices range from $4.95 to $10 9 Aztec scrolls were destroyed by Spanish soldiers. The picture wrlt- ng on cotton cloth and prepared CLOSING OUT ALL TOYLAND AT GREATLY «kins, resembling somewhat Egyp- REDUCED PRICES Inn hieroglyphics, disappeared ’rom the laml where the Aztecs had •uled for more than two centuries. The ruins of their pillared palaces remain, as did their feather mo- iiilcs, their turquoise Inlaid shields, SALE OF COATS FOR heir dlsk-llke calendar so similar ■o that of the Mayas and forming CHRISTMAS t link now being used by scholars 'o connect up the prehistoric civ­ SELECTION ilizations of South America and Mexico. But these scholars are still See Them Today ■Hinting for scrolls with figurative Dolls, doll dishes, toys, •harncters which will disclose Just •»hat part the Aztec kings played In fames, books, horns, he drama that unfolded Its tragic trains, doll furniture, plsodes before Spanish Influence stoves, etc. became so strong In Mexico. documents bearing the Should writings of these kings or their subjects be unearthed ntnong the uirs of gold and emeralds In that hidden cave near Texpoxtlan, now Prehistory of Man being explored, they will furnish Since the opening of the present material for a new and Important ALL HOSIERY $1.00 AND UP PACKED rffeRE century a scries of significant. In •hnpter In the history of culture on many cases wholly unexpected, dis­ 'Ills continent. IN SPECIAL HOLIDAY BOXES coveries have been made In western Europe, ....lolly in France and Birth of Tides Spain, which reveal human occupa­ SELECT HIM A TIE HERE Silk stockings and A gigantic "tidal wave,” which tion nod Industry at ii period mod­ TODAY erately estimated by geologists nt ■s born In the vasty wastes of mid wool and silk as well THESE CHAMISETTE GLOVES FOR WOMEN ARE liOO.OOO years. In fact some nntliro Atlantic, travels at the rate of hun­ as all-wool stockings FASHIONABLE AND PRACTICAL Bow Ties, priced...........35c and 50c pologlsts believe Hint Europe may dreds of miles an hour, but Its are shown in all the hove been the orlglnnl «enter Iti very speed makes It Imperceptible A large selection of exclusive pat­ popular shades to New styles just arrived for Christinas selection, new which man passed from the sub­ if height, for It Is more than 1,000 terns in four-in-hand styles, all silk, match dress and foot­ embroidered turn-back cuff's, wanted shades of taupe, human to the human stage. Mean­ idles wide, from front to back. It silk and wool, silk and cotton, priced wear. Prices for above while dlstlnguheu'd geologists and Irst lilts th«» west coast of Ireland, sand, brown, black, etc., priced a pair................... $1.25 at...........25c, 50c, 75c, $1 00 to $1.95 range....... $1.00 to $3.50 anatomists, as well as anthropolo­ in which It splits, then sweeps gists anil archeologists, have united around the mainland of Britain by to throw n flood of light from dif­ th«» channel between the Orkneys ferent angles of their special train­ ind Scotland to the north and by ing upon this most Interesting and the English channel to the south. BEAUTIFUL GIFTS HERE TOWELS, FANCY WORK, LINEN DAMASK, fascinating of biological problems— There Is a most curious “deep­ FOR BABY the ancestry and prehistory of man. water area" out In the North sea, LUNCH CLOTHS, ARE PRIZED BY Henry Falrlleld In Yule Review, half-way betw«»«»n Holland and Eng­ WOMEN FOR THE HOME land, where th«» tide thrusts from north and south happen to neu­ Loathsome Affiliation tralize each other, and no tide oc- "Comprucld« os” was the name •urs In consequence. -London Daily All linen towels priced from adopted by n noinadle atllllutIon, fa­ Chronicle. mous In the Seventeenth century In ......... .....75c to $2.25 AU-w o o 1 and Europe This bund of persona New fancy bath towels priced Awake for Six Days silk ami wool made ii practice of buying and sell­ from ...................... 35c to $1.25 ing children. These children were A captain of SO years' sea ex­ jackets ......... by means of surgical operations de­ perience writes: “It was stated in $1.25 to $3.25 Tabl«» damask priced from.... formisi and disfigured so that Tit-Bits recently that a world’s rec- 75c to $3.50 they assumed certain p«>< uliuritles, «rd for continued wakefulness had Felt Shoes and slippers 50c to 95c which provided the humor demand­ been put up by two experimenters, Fancy work priced 25c to $7.50 Baby record books, illustrated $1.25 ed nt the tline. Thp organization who had remained awnke for 115 Lunch cloths priced from.... hud Its own laws, «mlhs nnd formu­ hours. On on«» occasion I exceed Silk hoods and wool hoods........... las, nnd wns found principally In ed this period by 21 hours. I was $1.25 to $3.50 $1.25 to $2.50 England, Spain, France mid tier In charge of cargo-loading opera­ Silk socks and stockings. 50c up ninny. Th«» mime Is a compound tions which began on a Monday Spanish word meaning “buyers of morning and ended at 8 p. m. the little ones." following Saturday. During this time I dl and a half hours’ sleep 1 Food Transport Costly a as « ailed up for further duty. On Malay kinds of food are shipped many occasions since 1 have from th«» I’m III«- to th«» Atlantic In over one hundred hours of coast In specially mad« express llnue«i wakefulness." mrs. which nre uttnclu»«! to pu.ssen ger trains nifcl run on fust time No Chance schedules. Th«» cost of building «me of the "passenger express refrigera­ The street car was crowded, tor" ears Is <>fih tally slated to be m old gentleman with a kindly not fur from .«I.-oo. The» Call- winkle tn his ey«> took flve-year-old forala shipper win > tilla one of Siberia. 1» one of the Where the stores charge freight on i That is include«! with th«» price. United States Senate: blue; master general, Mason; Hubert Protestants ___ the N<> rxemen had unusanll V fill) northernmost settlements on the goods made here, .... 89 skins t 1 ione »lenti»»ta expiai n that lobe, and beyond a doubt one of Ask them why. they think you’re They weigh the saek ami then the If the Boosters Club ever gets this Work, secretary of the Interior, Roman Catholics .... 5 this Is parti, nlitrl;¡r true o f red- the loneliest. A Russian exile who hack Mason; Harry C. Wallace, secre- Mormons .—___ fruit. o queer. linlretl persons, «ml they bn «i«> lhelt lived In the province refers to his They will chang«» my eyes from Italy of agriculture, Mason; Herbert Ions on the resulta of eros» fe in tlie settlement of six houses They serve you climate with all They weigh them again ami then blue to black. ; C. Hoover, secretary of commerce, their fingers to boot. Total membership.... ....... your meals, »3 Ing the usands of II tiwera, th
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