OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY JUNE; 21, ; 1912.
LOGAN
A force of men are pulling in
ih ciinnreLe niers for Iho Clear
r.pi.pk hi'idce at Stone and mater
ini a iimr assembled for the stee
bridge. It is claimed the old
bridge with concrete piers would
be good for many years yet.
iipv. k. A. Smith and others
ai'd to move the church
building to the corner of the lot
and put it on. a good foundation.
The work will be commenced this
week. The move will leave room
r.,- hivnuo aiioila nn the lot and is
a nuorloH imnrnvciiient.
Klovd Kirchem is visiting his
sister in Crook county and writes
that there was a cloud Dursi uem
Mmli-na l'Rc.ell 1.1 V.
That came near being a cloud
burst here on the 14th and the
Hmmlni' sounded like something
had bursted when there was such
quantity of hail scattered around.
Every Hash of lightning rang the
telephone bells.
Til a mih i which have been
working on the vetch have disaap
peared and some of it may now
make a good crop, though some
was badly damaged and Arnold
NmsIm1 renorts a full Held of
vetch as ruined.
We hear that Mrs. James Hat
tan is dangerously sick at their
home near Astoria. .
. Preparations are being made
for the big fourth of July celebra
tion at the Grange park. Do not
forget to be on hand next Satur
day, the 22d, and to help get
things ready.
Ellle Kirchem is working in
Oregon City again.
Uob White must be very proud
of his name, we hear it so often
now.
The Logan boys were defeated
at Kstacada 4 to 0, but it is said
they played a . good game and
fought hard against odds.
Gerber & Anderson are put
ting their engine and equipment
in training for the season's hay
bailing.
Last Sunday Logan defeated
Clackamas in a twelve inning
game, 6 to 7, and tno boys are
proud of the victory, as Clacka
mas rs considered a good team.
SPRINGWATER.
On June 12, 1912, Earl Shibley
nf Snrinewater and Miss Lena
Smedley of 202 East Sixteenth St
Portland, were joined m main
mmiv at the home of Miss Smed
ley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nor
man Smedley. The ceremony was
pronounced by Rev. J. V. Milligan
The wedding was a quiet home ai.
fair, with just the near relatives
in attendance.
One day last week James Mill
erd had the misfortune to have
his house and contents burn to
the ground. Cause, a defective
flue.
At the annual school meeting
the following officers were elect
ed: Robert Gutridge, director to
serve three years; Henry Comer to
serve two years, in place of John
Reed resigned, and James Cut-
ridge clerk.
A one and a half mill tax was
voted at the school meeting.
UNION MILLS.
Messrs. Bart and J. Trulintfcr
of Hillsborough, were visaing
their brother, Dell Turlinger, the
nast week.
MissE. Husbands returned home
last week from the Oregon City
hospital. She speaks very highly
of the institution, and says ev
erybody connected with it was 'j
ry kind to her, as well as to the
other patients and that she can
highly recommend thn place to the
general public.
Mrs. Charles Ken's biotlirr, J.
A. Kerns, has come to keep bat
chelor's hall with him.
Dell Turlinger is sotting out
ties for the Canby & Molalla rail
road. Everybody you meet has a
bright smile on his face. Why?
Because we are to have two new
railroads. Hurry up, if you want
to get a home before real estate
gets up so high you will have to
get a ladder to see what the price
of it is.
O. F. Johnson is putting op- a
new house and Mr. Carlson is get
ting ready to put up a barn, and
so the good work goes on.
Mr. Fletcher has hoen away for
a while, looking after business in
terests. Special sale of granite ware at
Fermann's , Molalla, Saturday,
June 22.
The Peevish Child
Needs a Laxative
It is natural for a child to
laugh and play and when it sulks
drowsily or cries you may depend
on it something physical is the
matter. If you see no evidence of
a serious ailiment you will not go
wrong if you quietly give a dose
of mild laxative that evening on
putting it to bed.
The remedy most generally re
commended for mis purpose is
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin,
which mothers thrgughout the
country have been giving to their
children for a quarter of a cen
tury. Today thousands ot fami
lies are using it where Hundreds
used it then, and there must be
good reason for this word of
mouth recommendation.
It is admittedly the perfect
laxative for women, children and
old people, and all others who
need a gentle bowel stimulant and
not a vidlent salt, cathaartic pill
or doctored water. Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin will act gently and
CLACKAMAS
During the severe thunder storm
on Friday, June 14, the telephone
wires between this place and Ore
gon City was burned putting the
line out of commission for several
days. Several large trees in the
vicinity were split cy the lighten
ing. The duration of the elec
trical farce was short, but in ac
tion it broke the record for Ore
gon. , Monday evening the regular
school meeting' for the year was
held. J. II. Johnson was elected to
serve on the school board. Teach
firs have been secured as follows:
Professor Ashton, principal; Miss
Pauline Heacock, intermediate;
Miss Purse, primary.
A number of citizens met at the
home of llaskins Trabue Monday
evening and organized a socialist
eague. Sixteen names were en
rolled as members. The league is
pledged to stand for socialism in
relation to humanity and govern
ment.
The Christian Endeavor Society
and the Ladies Aid of the Congre
gational church of this place are
financing quite extensive repairs
on the church building.
The political situation is too
unique and disgraceful to cause
much enthusiasm or comment.
A hard times dance was held
Saturday night in Marquam at
Olson's hall, the roughest, poor
est dressed man and woman to re
ceive $2.50 each.
Thomn. Drake appears busy
those days delivering strawber
ries, ol which ne nas a large crop
his season.
C. V. Carpenter will re-shingle
his house and make other needed
inprovements in the near future.
Weasles niaae a raid of .1. L.
Wooster's young- chickens, killing
bout 150
Mrs. Sarah Craigmiles is at.
present visiting with her sister,
Mrs. J. E. Naylor. Her home is in
Pleasant Hill, 111. She is a woman
of rare attainments and pleasing
personality.
Our beef peddler, youngSlubbs
of Molalla, has failed to put in an
appearance for the past two weeks
and we arc wondering what ia the
matter.
See J. E. Tavlor drivina his
span of erev colts. When a liltlr
older and properly broken tliey
will make a valuable team.
Warm sunshine will mow (a'lSe
the disappearance of hop lice.lhey
having becone numerous during
the late rains.
No doubt many people in this
vicinity will Visit Mt. Angel on
.Tune 30 to witness the dedication
of the new Catholic church, rec
ently completed. Then a few days
later the celebration at Silverton,
where everybody always enjoy
themselves.
EAGLE CREEK.
Mrs. H. G. Huntington was a
carnival visitor last week.
Mrs. Viola Douglass and Mrs.
R. B. Gibsonspent last Thursday
with Mrs. Cora Udell.
Fred Hoffmeister was hauling
lumber from the Affolter saw mill
Monday.
Miss Myrth Woodle is staying
with her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. HoWlett.
Mrs. M. S. Horsman of Cen-
tralia, Wash., was the guest of
Mrs. R. B. Gibson the latter part
of last week. Mrs. Horseman is
the lalter's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass
made a trip to Lowan Sunday,
where Roy played ball with the
Logan team, and helping the Lo-
ganites to win the game.
There will be a meeting of the
county division adherants in E. E.
Elliott's new hall Saturday even
ing, June 22. Everybody come and
hear what the speakers have to
say on the subject.
Mrs. Chester is the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Ed. Douglass.
Mrs. Viola Douglas, Mrs. Ches
ter, Miss Bina Douglas. Mrs. Kat
ie Douglass went over to Garlield
Wednesday to pick strawberries
on Mrs. CaliiT s farm.
The annual school meeting of
this district was held at the school
house Monday evening. H. S.Gib
son was re-elected clerk and Rob
ert Strahl was elected director.
aiox nakcr going out of office.
Ladles.
You are especially invited to
Fermann's Saturday to get your
share of the three hundred pieces
of kitchen granite ware, which ill
be sold at the special pride of ten
cents each. Sale will start at 12
o'clock, to give our out of town
customers an equal chance with
those living near by.
when taken before retiring will
bring complete satisfaction in the
morning.. After a short use -of
this remedy all forms of outside
aid can be dispensed with and na.
lure will act alone. "
All classes of good American
people keep it in the home for ills
of the stomach, liver and bowels,
and among the thousands who
have written' the doctor that they
will never be without are Mr?. G.
A. Bates, 248 E. Sixth slreet.Salt
Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. T. E.
incKman, jeninau, i;oio. a ao.-'e
of it has saved many a per, n
from a serious illness.
Anyone wishing to make a trial
of this remedy before buying it in
the regular way of a druggist, al
fifty cents or one dollar a larac
bottle (family size) can have a
sample bottle sent to the home,
free of charge by simply address
ing Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 405 Wash ington
street. Monticelio, III Your
name and acftlress on a postal
card will do.
$
COLTON
Hay making has Iiegun in ou
neighborhood.
Alfred Berglund has gone to
Hood River to worn.
Mrs. Ed Ball ai d children of
Molalla, were visiting with retail
ves here last Sunday.
Misses Freeda and -Esther Hull
have come I110113 to spend Liu n va
cation.
Quite a number of the neigh-
bc' S out in teleph i last week
'I ne switch board haj arrived and
iV'i-s Olsen will be operator.
Alfred Dainelson is having a
large store house built to his
store.
Miss rroeua llult, who was h me
from Idaho visiting her parents
left again last week for Port'and
wnere sne will take a course as
nurse at the Sweedisn Hospital
Peter Weslburg has been busy
building E. Lindstrom's house
lately. ,
Dix Bros of Schubel, were home
visiting their mother last Sundav
They came in their auto.
Glen Henlhorn
who has Duen
enjoying a visit with Mr. Bonney,
left for his home at Estacada last
week.
Tom Grace of Timber Grove,
was a business caller at Colton
the fore part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stormgreen
and daughters left Monday of last
week to attend the Rose Carnival
in Portland, returning home Wed
nesday.
Gust Gottburg is hauling lum-
her for a new barn.
Mi-, niul Mrs. P Schiewe and
daughter of Clarkes, were guests
m Mr. anr Mrs. J. Putz's Sunday.
Quite a number of young folks
of Colton and Elwood gave a sur
prise at Mr. Freeman's Monday
evening in honor of Miss Jessie
Phillips' of Promise, Oregon, who
is here visiting friends and rela
tives. Freeman Bros, of Schubel spent
Sunday in Elwood at the home of
their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Dahlstorm and
daughters, Misses Ellen and Elsie,
of Bee Hills, were guests at Mr.
and Mrs Stormgreens last bunuay.
Mr. Vicksburg, Jr., and sister
from Portland are visiting with
their parents at Colton.
Lee Livingston left Sunday to
work at SchalTer's Mill at Mead
owbrook. ,
Adolph Freeman took a trip to
Molalla Thursday.
Mrs. Jessie Wiuslow, who has
been staying with her nephew at
James for some time, left for her
home at Oregon City last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Powers and
Children. Mrs. L. Rider of Port
land, were visitors at Colton Sun
llilV.
h'red Baurer purchased a horso
nt. Redland some time ago.
Donald Clark is home from
Idaho where he has been attend
inir school.
The Axene place has been sold
to Mr. Peterson of Portland.
Frank Countryman, A. N. Swan
son and A. Erickson assisted W.
S. Garbelt in planting potatoes
Monday and Tuesday.
W. E. Bonney called on his
brother, Frank, at James last Sun
day.
FIRWOOD.
Among those who attended the
rose carnival from this district
were Mr. and Mrs. Clark Corey,
Miss Ida Slucki, Mrs. R. A. Choun
Mrs. E. D. Hart and Fred Howe.
Mr. and Mis. Eachoilner raid
Mrs. Kerl of Portland visited the
Stucki family last Friday.
Miss Muir of Sandy spent sev
eral days last week with Mrs.
W. F. Fischer.
Godfried Stucki returned from
eastern Oregon last week and is
now visiting at Woodburn.
Raymond Howe came out from
Portland Saturday and spentSun
day with his mother.
Mrs. G. M. Howejs granddaugh
ter from St. Johns is spending the
summer with her.
Ju"iss Ida Stucki spent several
days with the Updagrave family
of Dover last week.
School closed last week Friday,
and the teacher, Mrs. A. Malar
went to Oregon City Tuesday to
lake the examinations.
Mrs. A. Malar, Sr. was called to
Portland Tuesday to the ber'side
of his son John, who is very low.
Mrs. R. A.. Choun and daughter,
Caroline, spent several days at
McMinnville last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Koessel of
Portland spent the first part vl
last week at their summer homo,
"Camp-Idlo-a-Wh-ile. "
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fischer ar.d
Miss Miur, Mr', and Mrs. R. A.
Choun and Mr. and Mrs. E. D.IIarl
spent Sunday of last week at
Bi ighlwi-ud.
Miss hu!h Hart, who has been
visiting her father in Portland for
several weeks, returned last Sat
urday. .
Miss Ethel Hart spent a few days
at the ranch the 'Irst of the week.
J. O. Shaw of Portland was in
the neighborhood the (lest of the
week tunning pianos. Jia is an
expert tuner.
i.eo Mci.aDe lias gone to work
as sawyer for the Taka Mill Coin
pay at Bull Run.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wilkin s-
and daughter Mrs KIM Harper
of Sioux City. Ia are visiting W.
L. ilkins, Jr.
Three hndred pieces of fine,
grey, mot tled granite ware on sale
at ten cents each at- Fermann's
Molalla, Saturday of this week.
CASTOR I A
For Itfanti and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of I
Meet Their First Defeat.
The Molalla Stars met their
n !! ilefent aat the hands of the
Canbv team, Saturday last, at Mc
fadden'B P'k wi.l. the f li iwing
p,nre :
Stars 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 02
r.nnhv 00310000 2-
Sunday at McFadden's park the
Stars defealed the Clarkes team
for the second tune this season
H.itteries: Stars Vick and Adams
Clarkes: " Dolbon, Baker and
Haag. . Following was the score
by innings:
Clarkes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34.
Stars 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 10
Sundav on the Mollala Greys
grounds the Greys played a fast
game with Timins Crest team of
Portland, with the following
score:
Molalla Greys 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Timms Crests 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0-4
Next Sunday the 23d Greek will
meet Greek at Mollala, when the
Molalla Greys will play the Mola
lla Stars for the championship
of the Molalla country, playing on
the Grey's home grounds. This
will be a ball game well wor
going to.
HIGHLAND.
Mr. H. Fellows was visiting his
broher in Portland last week.
Frank Nichols killed a bear and
hree cubs last week.
The men of this disttrict vol
unteered the work and graded :
quarter of mile of road recently.
Jack allace was working the
Klinger lull road recently.
Miss Hildaa Reese was visiting
Mrs. Madison at Milwaukee laast
week. (
Nat Scribner and family were
m town Saturday last.
Richard Miller was in Portland
ast week on the grand jury.
Mr. Holland and son were in
Carus Saturday.
Miss Scribner's sister is visit-
ng her this week.
Miss Ellen Mclntyre is visit intr
her sister in Portland.
Specify Acme Quality.
Paints and finishes and insures a
lasting and pleasing job. Jones
Drug Co., the Acme quality naint
store;
SHOOTING. A SALMON.
It Was Mighty Exciting Ev.n If th.
Fiih Did Escape.
Uncle Ben Brown was one of the
earliest settlers In Oregon. He was an
Intelligent man with a keen sense of
bamor, and his tales of pioneer days
always drew an Interested audience.
This story Is one of the most popular:
"There used to be lots of Indians on
the Rogue river wben I came here.
And they sometimes did mighty queer
things. There Is a place above Gold
Hill called the Dardanelles, where the
river rushes between steep rocks, with
a big, quiet pool below.
"I was camped at the Dardanelles In
'63, and one evening a packer came
along, going south. An Indian was
there with bis cnuoe. He'd been sitting
on a stone for un hour or more with
out moving, watching the big salmon
that kept shooting out of the pool, un
ending like n stick of cord wood mid
then plunging back Into the water. No
doubt be was thinking how Rood
steak off one of those salmon would
tastp The pucker soon made a bar
gain with the Indian to lake lilm over
"The Indian piled most of the park
In the trout nt the canoe and took his
seat in the middle The white mini sat
behind mid lowed his horse at the end
of a In i-l ii t The packet had un old. fill
barreled snwed off musket, culled a
'yuiiuer. that the Indian laid across
the puck in front of him. Halfway
across he stopped puddling and squint
td down into the water. He suw a
monster salmon right undei the ennoe.
Grunting 'Skookum salmon!' he drop
ped tbe paddle und. grubbing up the
yauger. rammed It Into the water up
to tbe locks, took aim and discharged It.
"1 guess he didn't know that he
conldn't blow a hole In the Rogue river
with a gun without startling results.
Tbe canoe turned over tike a flash
Pieces of the old yauger went twenty
feet into tbe air. Tbe Indian and tbe
white man both disappeared. Present
ly tbe packer came up and began to
swim around, trying to collect bis
goods, sputtering and making severely
critical remarks about Indians In gen
eral.
"The Indian didn't come up for some
time. Wben be did It was near the
foot of tbe pool. His face was covered
with blood. In two plunges be made
shore on the other side of tbe foot of
tbe rapids, rushed up the bank and
stopped a moment to brush tbe wet
hair hurriedly out of bis eyes. Then,
with one dazed look In my direction, be
exclaimed, 'Hoosb. boosbr and dived
Into tbe brush. He must brve thought
that tbe salmon or tbe gun or the liver
was bewitched, for I never saw blm
again on Rogue river. So far as I
know, the salmon was uninjured."
Youth's Companion.
Force of Habit
In New York, during tbe old Co
bemlan days of Ada Clare. Harry
Clnpp, Qeorge Arnold, William Winter
and tbe rest, Nat Drner, tbe novelist
knew every bohemlan and had got so
osed to pathetic tales of personal dis
tress that whenever he met a man be
unconsciously assumed that man to be
In hard luck. Meeting Frank . Patton
one day, be said to blm. "Well, bow
are you. my dear boyT "First rate."
said Patton: "got an editorial position,
got s good wife, got a bank account
and everything Is lovely " "Well,"
snld Arnold, "never mind, old fellow.
Cheer up. cheer up."
Makes the Nation Gasp.
The awful list of injuries on a
Fourth of July staggers human
ity. Set over against it, however,
is the wondsrful healing by Buck.
Ien's Arnica Salve, of thousands
who suffered fro mburns, cuts,
bruises, bullet wounds or explo
sions. Its the quick healer of
boils, ulcers, eczeina, sore lips or
piles. 25 cents at Huntley Bros.
Co.
WOMEN HOLD A
BUDGET EXHIBIT
Suffragists' Good Woric In
New York Stata Town.
HELPED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
A Set of Questions Pertaining to Mu
nicipal Betterment Was Also Sent to
Candidates For Public 0'ric Other
Towns Could Make Use ot tne Kun
While women In England are smash
Ing windows and breaking lends whip
eo In America with the same ultimate
aim are engaged not lu 'destructive
militancy, but In active constructive
participation in government. The drst
step In this direction was tnkeu re
cently by members ot the Hudson
River Equal Franchise society when
they started a campulgn for the social
and economic rehabilitation ot a New
York state town.
As a starting point the society held a
budget exhibit At, this exhibit was
shown bow much the village bus ex
pended for various kinds of services
during tbe past several years and what
has been obtained for the amounts so
spent Unununl Increases in appropri
ations were analyzed with a view to
ascertaining whether such increases
have been due to need for increased
services or whether they have been due
to wrong methods.
The significance of this method lies
not in Its application to this particular
town, but to the fact that It applies al
most without exception to almost all
American communities. With the co
operation of the New York bureau of
municipal research and the Westches
ter county research bureau the mem
THH BODOEt EXHIBIT WILL EVENTUALLY
MEAN SUCH THOHOUGHFAKK8 tND UOIIHKS
AS rHEHB IN AMY TOWN
bers of the Equal Franchise society
have begun a movement which may
well become nation wide. The mem
bers, however, did not Btop at holding
this budget exhibit. They wanted to
be sure that tbe village trustees would
full lu with their plans. Accordingly
Just before tbe recent election each of
the candidates was asked whether If
elected be would do his part to bring
about such progressive steps us these:
First. To formulate an annual budget
showing all Incomes and outgoes for the
coming year, each budget to be based on
a clearly defined community program.
Second. To bold public hearings on the
program and on the budget.
Third. To provide In advance for all
annual expenses In order that unpaid bills
might not run Into succeeding years
Fourth. To revise and equalize the as
sessment rolls.
Fifth. To Install an effective system of
accounts and records.
Sixth. To draw up definite specifications
and award contracts to the lowest re
sponsible bidder.
Seventh. To require prompt and full
publication of village reports
Eighth. To maintain a bureau of Infor
mation for inquiries, complaints and sug
gestions of citizens.
Ninth. To call a conference at least
once a year with officials of neighboring
communities which affect or are affected
by the town's policies.
Tenth, To accept the advlre nf Inform
ed citizens and experts In nil village mat
ters.
Eleventh. To adopt vigorous measures
lo eradicate preventable ranges of dis
ease.
To these eleven questions all the can
dldat.es answered In the nlhrinottve.
some of the replies jdiovvlm; unlocked
for enthusiasm. As n result, the mem
bers of tbe society are In the unique
position of having a public mlmmlsira.
tlve body waiting for their Hiiggesi Ions.
For the little town tbe carrying out
of the Ides will mean rehabilitation.
For tbe cause of those espousing It
tbe results will reach even farther.
Through the Idea municipalities will
ee their potentialities.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,
m iwrniry win itinHr dentrojr ti i of melt
wid cumiileteljr dwuiee tin whole wyMrm mimt
otertn It tlirouKli the muroui irlM. Buch
arttciM iiKmKi never lie iwi ureiit m prewrip-
will do la ten fold lo tlw Rood you can (xiwuniy de.
rive (ruin them. H'tll'f Catarrh Cure, manudictured
hy P. I. Cheney k Co.. Toledo, O., contain no mer
cury, afid Ii uken fntrm:i!ty, aeMwe rhrwtly ui"i
the blood and mucona vtirtacea of the ayitem. In
buylm Hall Catarrh Cure be eure you f the
genuine. It la taken tnbroally, and made in Toledo.
Ohio, by F. i. Cheney A Co. Textimonlati (ree.
Sold by Drutdau. Price. 7IK. per bottle.
Take Haln Family Pill tor otnitlpatlon.
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LADIES' FINE SERGE
SUITS
The Kind you Paid
go for only
LADIES'
in Serges, French Voiles, regularly
sold for $5 to $ 10, go for
Another Lot of Cheaper Skirts
Reduced to
Come in
H ToilUi
tj LKVill
Phone 1121 Office In Favorite Cigar Store
Res. 1833 Opposite Masonic Building
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
Safes; Pianos and Furniture Moving a Specialty
Freight aud Parcels Delivered Prices reasonable and
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Miss MetforcTs
Blunder
By SARAH C bRDWAY
"Hetgbol" said Miss Metford lu per
plexity. !'l wish that grandfather
mine bad not desired to make so sure
Of his fortune beluir handed down
through me by stipulating Id bis will
that 1 must marry before coming ot
age or forfeit It In one month from
today I'll come to that terrible twenty-first
anniversary of my birth, and
I'm not even engaged. There are
suitors enough, but tbe trouble Is to
decide between them. But 1 must de
cide between them. I must be mar
ried within thirty days, and my en-
gagement should be announced at
once. ICven so short an engagement
Is barely respectable"
Miss Metford sat down before her
escritoire and wrote 11 note to Edwin
Clarke accepting tils iiniiHsitlon of
marriage. Then xhe xpent ten mill
utes In deep thought mid. laying the
note aside, wrote another to Stephen
Douglus accepting iiIh proposition
This, too after reflection xhe 111 Id
aside und wrote to Alfred Downing
stating Unit she regretted having lieen
so tin inti with him and lljnt If be was
so minded nlie would he pleased that
their former pleumint relntloushlp
should be renewed. Then she vowed
that when the clock struck 0 she
would mull one of tbe, three letters
That they might be ready she ad
drened an envelope for each.
During the Interval she thought ovei .
the mutter of suing for pence with her
old lover, Downing, and vowed that
she could not, would not em bumble
pie. She would accept one of the oth
er two men. and since both were well
enough In their way hIi would take the
one with the lurgesf Income, Douglas
She wus much agltuted wben she took
up one of the notes and threw the oth
er two In the wastebasket Then, ring
lng for ber maid, she gave her the let
ter to post and directed ber to say to
any one who might ask for ber that
she bad gone to bed indisposed.
It was midnight when she disrobed,
and before doing so she thought she
had better destroy tbe two letters she
had not mailed. Taking op one, she
glanced at the address, Stephen Clark,
and tore It Into bits. Then, taking up
the other, she started.
"My goodness gracious!"
The note was addressed to Douglas.
Hastily removing tbe contents from
the envelope, she rend ber acceptance
of bis proposition.
"Ob, heavens! Instead of mailing this
I bare mailed my crnwllsh letter to
Fred! I must have mistaken Douglas
for Downing How careless ot me
when the names are so nenr alike: I
shall write Pred at once recalling my
letter But I enn't post It tonight, and
If I could ft wouldn't bend hi in off
ne'll get If on the early morning de
livery. And what good would a re
cnntntlun do anyway? I have shown
how I feel und-ob. dear, what shall
i dor
Miss Mltford was at the breakfast
table the next morning when there
came a shnrp ring at the doorbell. She
gave a convulsive Htart, casting quick
glances at the doors and windows as If
looking for some avenue for escape. A
maid entered bearing a card. Miss
Mltford looked at It as one nt hay, then
directed tbe maid to say that she would
' iniufl. nrnuanilv
MIg. Mltford did not have to keen
the caller waiting, for she had put on
ner most becoming morning costume
prrthefess Shu dirt not enter tbe
pl rI "1L1CT"" ",r
drawing room for a quarter ot sn hour
Downing, who was Htandln imiklns
out through a window, hearing a riiHtle
of Hklrfn, turned and seeing ber ad
vanced eagerly.
"Eleanor!"
K-.Jr Downing was Pot .ware
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SKIRTS
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thut the hiily lino; sent lilm the fetter
unlnteBtlnmilly. but sue had written It
and I'ouhl nut very well tin write It
His only fenr was thut he should make
some blunder whlrh might occasion Its
recall lie knew her for a high spir
ited woman who bad dismissed blm
In a pique, and be bad no mind to tie
dismissed again.
"Eleanor." be said Dumbly, "you
have mnde me see the enormity of tbe
offense for which you punished me.
you have shown me tbe miignutilmlty
of your nature by granting me your
forgiveness, and you have made me
; PPi man in me world
This was very foxy of the gentle
man, and It had its effect "Accept
my apology for the ungenerous, ungal-lant"-"Rude."
"Yes, rude treatment of you. If you
will restore me to the position I occu
pied before"
"You forfeited It"
"Showed myself unworthy of the
preference of the noblest, loveliest of
women. I promise to devote my life
to doing peiiauce for my fnulL" (
She magnanimously extended ber
hand He seized It and covered It
with ktsxes. Then he said:
"1 leave ou a ship nailing in an hour
for Japan, to be gone a couple ot
months On my returu"-
Notlclng u blank look on ber face.be
pau"d
What is It, darling? Does It really
10 pain you to pnrt with meV"
Miss Mltford showed decision at last
She Informed Mr Downing that ber
objections to his going were (bat she
must be married within a month and
tf he was to be the man sbe married
be must give up his trip It is needless
to say be remained nt home.
But tor a mistake Miss Mltford
would have married another man.
A Prttumptuom T.ach.r.
A public school teacher ou the down
town, east sldo, In New York city, bad
a pupil so persistently unruly thot It
became necessary to write to the child's
father. This the teacher did in tbe
ANdBILT FLOCBISUINO A Pi. PUB.
most polite Uiuuner, beginning ber let
ter, "My Dear Mr. Blank "
Nest duy a very stout and very irate
woman appeared In the classroom an
grily flourishing a paper
"I'll teach you to call my husband
my dear.' " sbe cried. "Why, my hus
band, be ain't never saw you In bis
life, and I believe blm, you piece of
Impudence !"-UppIncott'8.
Fermann's Large Hitching Shed la
Now Ready.
Wo have just, r.oniplrilml . nur
large shed and invite our farmer
friends to make use of it whilo at
Molalla. Each stall 10x12 with
feed rack and hitching ropes.