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I 1 he Effects of a Club Breakfast You Can’t Do Better SHIP YOUR CREAM TO Ily E D W A K D T . S T E W A R T The Old Reliable SUNSET CREAMERY Oldest in Portland We pay the E x p re s s and the W eh est P O R T L A N D H U TTE. R /» R IC E S L IC E N S E D T E S T E R Jo in o u r a rm y of S a tisfied C u sto m ers Not In A ny Combination C o rrect W eights and Tests (iuuranteed Get Shipping Tags at Mail Office Yours For a Deal square Sunset Creamery Co. 281 First St. Portland, Oregon Ji Poor 8#rvic#. "Fr# u # n lo b ." "Somehow I can never think of u Tli«- I It; lit ctu I hit I'raut-nloli nun on» o f tin* most < m l< 11v Darned warships bright thing to say until the occasion ■ noni. An eurl.i nieUteraliiKer. Henry has gone by.” of NelMMen. mi 11 u ( lit* rliurnm of nom “ Koine here! My trulns of thought Riiliootl no assiduously Unit tie eninu to are ulwuyu Into too.” —Torouto Tele tw known h » l ’niuenlob, noil on lit» gram. delitti lu Kiln til» body was carried In No N#w# “ Scoop#’’ In Japan. atute by women to III* grave In May What 1» known as a ‘‘»coop" In enee in t lieti tu I When flril It wna de America does Iiot exist 111 Japan. If rldeil to lull d a Herman fleet tlio wo nien of Ucriniiii.v ralaed a large con ono newapa|>er has a particularly trlliutlon toward Ila coat by »intelai j choice Item of news It conuniiulcatea collection» among themselves. To i It to other paper*. What Is tho tiae of couimeniorate llielr effort» a crul»er ladug selfish? After all. It I# tho edl- latini lied lu IH.VI wan railed Frauen torlnl opinion that counts, but even In lob. Mill tile Dinne Ima alme lieeu borne I hi» there 1» au exchange of "courte by Uro other »a ra tili*.- txiudon Citron sy.'' beenuae It 1» a common thing for Irle i ono papur to remark that th# othoi The mlHilon fathers brought the | "ct lamented editorially ua follows yea olive and the date from the Mediter terday.” — Archie Hell In World's Out ranean region» nod gave California on* look. of It» moat lmi>nrtant crop». Much Wood F lo u r U##d. Magnate In N##d!# Factor!#». In fnctorle» where needle» are made More than ÜOJXK) ton» of w o o d flour, the grludatone» throw off great quail- valued at $. 100 , 000 , are used annually title* of minute ateel particle», al In the United Mtnlea In two widely though the dust 1» 1 1 mi flue to lie per different Industries, tho manufacture reptlble to tlie eye. Itrenthlng tlie iluat \ of dynamite and the manufacture of allow» no Immedliite effect, blit gi lid 1 Inlaid linoleum. Wood flour 1» ulso tin I Iv »et» u|> Irritation, UKUally ending In pulmonary ronanmptlon. and for u cd In making composition flooring. merly almont nil the workmen died be 1 oatmeal paper and In several other in fore the age of forty. Ineffective at ! dustrles. It forma one of the means tempt» were made to acreeu the air by which the huge waste product of by gnuze or ¡’pen guard» for iio»e and our lumber mill» I» beginning to And mouth. At Itje.rlli the use of t ■ mag gome better means <>f disposal than the net wii » eURgc»t:*d. ntul now musks of burner—Tree Talk. magnetized * leel wire are worn by Good Point# of tha Arab#. workmen and effectually remove the Travelers ascribe to the Arabs many metal dual before the ulr 1* breathed virtues, says n bulletin of the National -London Telegraph. Geographic society. They ore n proud D is c a rd e d th# C ato n . slid csrueat people, sharp wltted, con At a concert In Moacow a number of rugeous, temperate and hospitable, but year» ugn Safonoff, the fuiuoua Uua- when wronged are bloodthirsty and alan conductor, found u» lie mounted vengeful. One of their most striking the conductor’» rontrum that he kud characteristics 1» their great love for forgotten hi» baton Tw o hour» later poetry. The children of the nomads hi» servant ran brenthle»» Into the hall as well a» the offspring of the fellahs with the ml:edir: baton; but. u» 5nfo- are early tuiight to read, write and tioff afterward explained, ’ a great re calculate, ns might ho expected of the form had by then lieeu accouipi'.»hed ” descendants o f that race which gave Ho had managed an well with hla us our Arabic numerals. hand» a» n »llbatltille flint he deter E p h am a ral. mined never to o-e an un|dl»blo bit #f "Pop?" wood again, "I discovered." he »aid. "tlint I had ten »tick» Instead of one. “ Well, Bertram?" and the players discovered it was Itu “ Whnt ii«»'» ephemeral mean?" possible for them to lie laxy. so care "Ephemeral, my son, means some fully had they to watch those ten thing that comes and stays hut u short »tick».” time, then passes from the memory o. man. " Th# Lit# of Trad#. "Oh, I know—Just like a hired g'rl!" The proprietors of two rival livery »table», situated alongside each other — Youngstown Telegram. In a busy street, have been having a lively advertising duel lately The othei wei ¡> one of them »tuck up on 111 » o!lliv window ii long »trip of |Hi|ier bearing the word«; "Our horses need no whip to make them go.” This bit of »nicnsni nut orally enusisl aomo amusement at the expense of the rivnl proprietor, but in les< than an hour he neatly turned the table» by parting the following retort on his own window: "True. The wind blows them along I" —London Tlt-Illts. S w ay e d by a Bell'# Tone#. Tho Church o f St. Nlcnlse, In the city of Ithclius, 1» surrounded with pillars. When a certain boll in tho tower is rung tho top o f one pillar always sways to the extent of sown Inches on each side, although the base 1» Itnmov able, ntul the stones are so firmly ce mented as lo seem like a solid piece of masonry. Notwithstanding that each of the four bells Is about the same dis tance from the trembling pillar none of tho others has the slightest effect on lb -tl H- PRO M PT D E C IS IO N S . L# a rn to act prom ptly. In tha a ffa irs of th is lit# a prom pt de- eiaion i# often more im portant th an a rig h t daem on. On# man m aker up hi# mind and act#, it may L-e w ro n g ly, but if #o h# findr out hi# m itta k a , correct# and >#tri#v#a it bafor# anothar man t as acted at a ll. It it pos sible < 3 w aste a great am ount of tim e by th in kin g and s till more by t alkin g o ver actio n s. L e a rn to act pro m p tly. T H E B E S T G IF T S . You can g lv s, no m atter bow poor you m ay be. The a are m any g ift» th a t ara in tha po w er of all to beatow. T h a beat thing to give your enem y, if you have ono. ia forgiven«*», to an opponent to lerance, to a friend yo u r h e a rt, to your child a good exam ple, to a fath er deference to a m other conduct th at w dl m ake her proud of you, to y o u ra jlt re spect, to a ll men c h a rity H o w a D ebt W a s I Is Going Collected By W IIU A M C H A N D L E R Dow llug left hi» sleeping room ut bis Am ong the strange people In the club ami went downstair» to breakfast. world the strangest to me are those Kcnnnhig the menu, lie saw, what he who consider It their duty to give had seen every morning, that If he or urgely, but who In transactions o f a dered a lireakfu t uiadu up of different business nature uro Inordinately mean. dl»liea lie would have enough for half Min h cliuructcrs are common among a dozen person» and ut u great cost, so rich men, whose motive usually is to he gave his usual order, “ Outrneul and coffee.” lie ale a ijuurler of tha oat make something, even out of their do meal und left the table unsatlslled, nations men who don't hide their light muttering uinillicinus ugulust the man under a bushel. Hut Miss Kuphemlu agetnent for not serving u different Baxter was not at all such u person. Few knew of her charities. She sup kind of breakfast. "I'm going Into bachelor quarters*” ported an old woman for years who lie »aid to lihn elf, "and keep a cook." had been un Intimate friend of her Going to bis office by a different mother's. At the Kama time she beat ii^nte from the usuul one, he passed a her laundress down to starvation house on which was u sign, "To I/et." prices. Mho lived In a hall bedroom It was a dainty edifice and would herself and spent a lot of money fix- furnish him with Just about the room ng up a home for an Invalid aunt It lie needed. Dualling the bell button, the furniture to go Into this home tho summon» was answered by a wo that 1 sold Miss Baxter. man Just a» dainty us the bouse. Mbc Falling In sending out my regular was iu mourning. Howling told her he olleetor, I thought 1 would try a wo hud thinking of taking u house and man. She came away after a tongue was Invited Inside. A fter lie hud been skirmish that decided her never to un Informed ut to the number of rooms, dertake such a tusk again. rental, etc., ho remarked; I hud a salesman, Frank Emery, in "1 wonder that you cuu bear to part my employ, a good looking young fel with such a pleii-aiit little home." low with orte of the pleasantest »miles Teats stood in Hie lady's eyes us she 1 ever saw on a man's face. Where replied that she hml been married a other persons would scowl be would year before and her husband had died smile. He was Invaluable as a sales soon ufler the expiration of the honey man, especially since most of my cus moon. Mho had not been able to tear tomers were women. One of the oth herself away from the borne in which er clerks used to say of him, "One of she hud been so happy und would nut Frank's smiles sells a washstand, an do bo now, but she bud found living other sells a bureau, and when be alone unprofitable. show» Ills side grinders it means a “ The rental would be satisfactory tv whole bedroom set.” me," suld Howling. "M ay I look One day Frank said to me, "Mr. Rug- through the premises?" glc*. what'll you give me If I collect The widow- k»l him from the living your debt from Miss Baxter?” room to the dining room. On tbo table "I don’t think any one can collect It, was a breakfast that made his mouth Frank," 1 replied. " I fancy the lady water—a dish of fruit, a silver of ba went In debt for It and has never been con, an omelet, with a Utile parsley to uble to stop giving long enough to ac garnish It, and slice# of tou-t. The cof cumulate the amount of the bllL You fee urn was of artistic sliupe, und the can t squeeze blood out o f a turnip.” cup» were Hresdcn china. " I ’ll tell you what I ’ll do, Mr. Rug- "I wus Just sitting down to hrcukfnst gles. I didn't have any vacation iast when you culled," said the lady. summer. The dull season U on now, "Isn't it an elaborate breakfast for and you can best spure me. Give me a one jierson?" asked Howling. few- weeks' vacation and I ’ll see If I ) "1 eat little or nothing between can get your money.” breakfast and dinner,” wus the reply. I acceded to his terms and, giving Howling looked longingly at the vi him a statement of the account—$142— ands. »ent him off to collect the debt In any “ Madam," he said, "X liave Just break w ay he might be able. The boys said fasted at uiy club. I have had my tliut he'd get It In Installments, giving llrst course of oatmeal und urn ready a smile for each Installment for the rest. I f you will permit me to Three weeks passed before I heard a lluish Die meal here of these viands 1 word from my collector. Then one day w ill rent your bouse at the price you he came into the store, smiled and ask, with a libera! bonus." handed me the amount o f Miss Bax Tbo widow, seeing the hungry look ter's Indebtedness. I asked him bow on Dowling’s face, assented and, set lie had managed It, but he did not ting a plate for him, seated herself lie- seem inclined to tell me. Indeed, he fore the coffee urn. There was no looked rather serious about it. This bountiful supply for a healthy man of surprised me, for I had never known thirty, but everything was so delicious him to look serious about anything. that the quality made up for the luck But I got the story out o f him piece of quuntlty. meal. " I supposed,” she said, "that a club He bad gone to Miss Baxter and table comprised every delicacy, no mat told her be had beard that she was ter how costly." a tender hearted person. Wou'.d she ’’ ‘No matter how costly' is correct," kindly Interest herself to get him em replied Howling. “ As to delicacy, you ployment? He was hungry and shab have been misinformed." by (he wore n castoff suit), and he was Dowling spent nil hour nt the table, not very strong. He could not do man- but the principal part of It was In uul labor. chatting with the widow. When he tjuite likely it wns the smile that did aroso to go he said that he would call the business. Miss Baxter gave him again In the evening with n lease and the wherewithal to get something to the transaction would he completed. eat while she was hunting a Job for "Hut you have not seen the upper him. He put away the money, nnd she l»nrt of the house,” said the lady. found plenty o f Jobs. But cither they "I've seen the breakfast room und required too much strength or Frank eaten in it," replied Dowling. ' With was especially unfitted for them. He such a delightful lower story those kept accepting donations from day to above cannot need an exainlnnt'ou.” day, the lady having hard work to In “ When will you require possession?" duce him to do so and only under "That dei<ends." promise that he should he permitted The widow would have asked "On to return them as soon as she found a what?" Imd not Dowling’* look be position for him. He very soon clean trayed what was in his mind. She dared ed her out of all the ready money she not go further, for hi* expression said possessed, after which she began to sac- plainly, "Just as soon ns you will con riflee whnt few valuables she owned, sent to remain with me here iu wed tlnally pawning her winter coat which lock." she greatly needed. Dowling called In tho evening with a I declined to take money achieved In blank lease, which !■«> lilted in ntul this way, which appeared to bo a great signed, and the widow signed it, und relief to Frank. Having started out then he handed hi" u check for the to collect the debt in his own peculiar flrst month's rent, with an additional way, lie wns hound to follow the mat »10. ter to the bitter end. He managed to preserve Ids equanimity till the lady "W hat’s the $10 for?" Dowling didn't like to say that it gave up her winter coat for his bene was for the breakfast, so he said that fit. That broke 1dm up. 1 told him It was to himl the bargain to return the money to Miss Baxter. “ I suppose." sni.l the lady ruefully, He said that could only be done In "that I must move out rt once." some roundabout manner, but It would "Hcninln a» long as y ,u like.” l>o done. The terms did not *uit the widow nt Before the next season opened one all. She had no Idea of remaining In of my competitors offered Frank better her house while receiving rent for It. pay than I was giving him, and I wns ho she Ijandt 1 back the check. Dowl obliged to double his salary. Instead ing persuaded her to let the lease of giving tno a single smile when I stand, payment of rent to begin when I told him of the raise, smiles seemed , possession was given. to bubble out nil over him. MentiWhi'e he spent most of Ids even "It's not on my own account alone. ings callin'; on Ills landlady and within Mr. Buggies,” he said, "that I l»- a for'id lit proposed to her. She spent Joloe. I nm engaged, nnd this raise a Wee , looking tip his credentials, then 'enables tno to marry." threw off her mourning for her flrst "W ho 1* the Indy, Frank?” I naked. husband and began work on n trous “ Miss Kuphcnda Baxter." seau for the second. The lease that “ Great Scott!” I exclaimed. “ Yen had been drawn up between them wus don't mean It!” tom up. nnd a document was drawn by “ I do. The truth Is that while I was nr> attorney to take its place. In mar getting money out of her to pay her rying tho widow relinquished a por debt to you I wns getting sweet on tion of the property left her by her htjj'. At Inst, instead o f trying to col husband. Put Dowling wns wealthy, lect tho debt, I was testing her to see nnd bis wife retained the house In how far she would sacrifice herself for which ho lmd found her. me." “ Have you confessed that you were When the Invitation list for the wed ding was prepared It was found that i deceiving her?" "You hot I haven’t, nnd I never will. tho pair had many mutual friends. After the wedding Dowling was In I've got the money she gave me yet. vited t" breakfast with a friend at the I’m trying to find a way to give It to her to help her with the trousseau." club. "ITopo you’ll succeed. Make out a "Thank you very mm h," said Dowl ing. "I enn get a hotter breakfast nt list of articles you’ll need to furnish a home. 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