OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1905.
Our Correspondents' Corner
J Brief I 'its of Oossip from
44
Correspondents re requested to re-
aew their work. We will furnish all
necessary stationery. The news from
your neighborhood should appear In
these columns every week.
CARUS.
I 1 Nov. 14. Potato digging and fall
plowing and seeding have been the
order of the day for the past three
weeks. The potato yield was variable.
This neighborhood can boast of po
tatoes weighing four and a half to
five pounds and get 75 to 85 cents a
hundred.
Mr. Prescott and Sam Kalbfleisch
vhave gone to Idaho to clear up their
farm there. Now Jacob, you must
find a cook.
'Those attending the dance at Maple
Lane Saturday night report a good
time.
Mrs. White and daughter are spend
ing a few days with her brother-in-law
Mr. White.
A few from this vicinity took in the
social at Mulino Friday night.
: Will Smith is up-to-date with a new
telephone.
Mr. Howard has been quite sick
with pneumonia.
BEST LINIMENT ON EARTH.
Henry D. Baldwin, Supt. City Water
Works, Shullsburg, Wis., writes,
: "I have tried many kinds of lini
ment, but I have never received much
benefit until I used Ballard's Snow
Liniment for rheumatism and pains,
I think it the best liniment on earth."
25c. 50c and 1.00. Sold by Huntley
Bros. Co.
. UNION HALL.
Nov. 14. Mr. Lewis Cloinger, who
lives in Canby, has sold his property
there and he and his family are going
to move to Marysville, California.
Otto Striker is getting his new
house well under way, he is painting
and putting in the windows ' and doors.
Mr. B. J. Helvey and sons have
rented Charles Spangler's place.
Mr. T. J. Grimes is burning slash
ing and clearing land.
Mr. Joseph Perringer is also clear
ing land.
Charles Thomas has purchased prop
erty in Canby.
Calvin Parker is making some im
provements on his place this fall.
Miss Lilian Gans who is teaching
school at Aurora, passed through
these partsjast Sunday.
Mr. Grimes went to Oregon City last
Saturday on business.
Mrs. B. J. Helvy has returned home
from Silverton where she has been
visiting relatives and friends. ,
Mr. John Robins has rented Chas.
Pembroke's place.
The roads are as good now as it is
possible for them to be no mud and
no dust, that leaves them about per
fect. NEURALGIA PAINS.
Rheumatism, lumbago and sciatic
pains yield to the penetrating influ
ence of Ballard's Snow Liniment.
It penetrates to the nerves and
bone and being absorbed into the
blood, its healing properties are con
veyed to every part of the body, and
effect some wonderful cures. 25c,
50c and $1.00. Sold by Huntley Bros.
Co.
MARQUAM. .
The weather still continues cold and
foggy.
Rev. Spiers, our minister, is holding
protracted meeting at Glad Tidings
this wg1c
Miss Lilly Bently has returned home
from Missouri, where she has been
visiting relatives. We are all glad to
see her return, and also one young
man in the neighborhood.
Mrs. Eisenhart and Mrs. Hubbard
visited in Salem last Sunday and Mon
day. 4S
The exercises held at the M. E.
church was a perfect success. The
children did very well under their
teachers. Mrs. Speirs and Berta Gray.
Mrs. H. Hubbard started for Bel
lingham, Washington last Friday, to
visit her daughter. We were all sorry
to see her leave.
Mrs. Nettie Albright and husband
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Marquam
last Sunday.
Last Saturday night the Maccabees
of this place gave a basket social Jn
the pavilion. A large crowd attended
and gave their attention to the speak
ers, Grant Dimick, Mr. Sherwood and
Mr. Morcum. Also Rev. Spiers, on
fraternalism, which was highly apprec
iated by the people. Afterwards the
baskets were sold and a large cake.
The cake was sold for $14.70. The
proceeds were near $40.
If you have any cakes or baskets
to sell, call on Grant Dimick, Oregon
City.
A DISASTROUS CALAMITY.
It is a disastrous calamity, when
you lose your health, because indi
gestion and constipation have sapped
it away. Prompt relief can be had in
Dr. King's New Life' Pills. They
build up your digestive organs, and
cure headache, dizziness, colic, consti
pation, etc. Guaranteed at Howell &
Jones drug store; 25c.
TWILIGHT.
Mr. Miller and family moved to
Canemah Friday.
Miss Anna Wilehart spent Sunday
with her sister. Miss Emma Wilehart.
Attorney Meindl and family of Ore
gon City visited at the home of Mr.
George Lazelle, Sunday.
Mr. Adolph Yoenk is attending the
Portland Business College.
Mr. Dick' Kelland is spending the
winter at the home of his brother Tom.
Miss Ray McCord is in Miss
Cheney's Art Gallery.
Miss Grace Davis, of Woodburn, vis
ited Miss Reta Joseph a few days.
Mrs. Thompson is receiving an ex
tended visit from her father, who is
lately from the east.
Mr. Wallace McCord spent Sunday
"'ith his sister, Mrs. Mautz, at Maple
Lane.
All farts 01 ine wuniy.
Th brirrfyen by our Grange last
airs. Bwicit nan utrcu
many inenus ie bumx ij i
improving.
The Basket Social given at Twilight
Hall for the benefit of the Twilight
Han ior me oenem oi iub a wuibui
School, was a success, both financially
and sociallv
MrSrtin and Miss Laura Hylton
made a friendly call on Mrs. Myers,
Mrs. Waldo, the State Lecturer, will
meet with the Warner Grange at New
Era at their next m g. Der
25.. In the afternoon mere win dc sn
open meeting, A cordial invitation is
extended to the public.
CONSTIPATION.
Health is absolutely impossible, if
constipation be present. Many se
rious case's of liver and kidney com
plaint have sprung from neglected
constipation. Such a deplorable con
dition is unnecessary. There is a
cure for it. Herbine will speedily
remedy matters. C. A. Lindsay, P.
M., Bronson, Fla., writes, Feb. 17,
1902: "Having used Herbine, I find
it a fine medicine for constipation."
50c a bottle. For sale by Huntley
Bros. Co.
NEEDY.
Clarence and Phil Miller and Ray
Fish will leave this week to attend
business college in Portland.
R. L. Stewart is looking up a loca
tion at Butteville.
Mrs. Davern Rowen and sister Ave
Noblett, spent Friday with relatives
Miss Myrtle Smith visited Mrs. C.
Noblett and Edith Jackson Sunday.
Herbert Johnson and family will
soon move into their new residence.
CURED CONSUMPTION.
Mrs. B. W. Evans, Clearwater,
Kans., writes: "My husband lay sick
for three months. The doctors said
that he had quick consumption.
"We procured a bottle -ot Ballard's
Horehound Syrup, and it cured him.
"That was six years ago. Since
then we have always kept a bottle in
the house. We. cannot do without it.
For coughs and colds it has no equal."
25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by Huntley
Bros. Co.
BARTON.
Nov. 7. Twenty-three days before
Thanksgiving.
taken a beautiful raise.
We are getting 80c and $1 now.
Our woods are as run or surveyors
as they used to be of Indians.
Perhaps some company is not sat
isfied with power indications above
and want to create some lightning
down this way.
A local capitalist was looking for
a saw mill site near here last week.
A bad washout in the dam at the
head works sets a certain company to
wondering if there isn't good power
plant sites farther down the river.
- Mrs. Jno. Gibbons received word
last week of the death of her mother in
California.
Fred Ganlenbien will move to Ore
gon's metropolis to engage in the ex
press business.
" H. L. Ward is painting 20 road signs
for a certain road district. At $5.00
for 20 signs more districts might com
ply with the law.
At Barton Hall November 18, 1905,
in the evening, a dance Will be pre
ceded by a theatrical production. All
temperance people invited.
Lectures, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Every
s
Two Minutes
Physicians tell us that all
the blood in a healthy
humanbody passes through
the heart once in every two
minutes. If this action be
comes irregular the whole
body suffers. Poor i health
follows poor blood ; Scott's
Emulsion makes the blood
pure. One reason why
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
is such a great aid is because
it passes so quickly into
the blood. It is partly di
gested before it enters the.
stomach ; a double advan
tage in this. Less work
for the stomach; quicker
and more direct benefits.
To get the greatest amount
of good with the least pos
sible effort is the desire of
everyone in poor health.
Scott's Emulsion does just
that A change for the
better takes place even be
" fore you expect t.
We will send you a
sample free.
' Be (ure that this
picture in the form of
a label is on the wrap
per of every bottle of
Emulsion yon buy.
Scott & Bowne
Chemists
409 Pearl St., N. Y.
50 cents and fI. CO
Ail druggists
about your"
ready .riooseven. is imuijr
from injuries sustained at Cazadero.
a-.. rv T-ot nT-TKirl . hnme five days
after halloween to find his castle had
janer uaiiuwrou
i Saturday evening was quite success
j uj an(j a good crowQ present
MAN'S UNREASONABLENESS
. , .
is often as great as Roman s. But
ThOS. S. Austin, Mgr. oi me wspuu-
Hcan," of Leavenworth In L was not
unreasonable when refused to al-
low the doctors to ojereXe onhis
wife 'or female trouble Instead L he
Xr, Mv wi feww thei so sick.
b'""- -- - - . . i
she could I hard y leave her bed and
five (5) physicians had failed to re
lieve her. After taKing n.iecin in
te s, she was perfectly cured, and can
nows perform all her household du
ties" Guaranteed by Howell & Jones
druggists, price 50c.
PARKPLACE.
Nov. 14. -Abernethy Grange No. 346
met in their hall on Saturday evening,
November 11, after the regular rou
tine of business had been disposed of,
the question of time to be allowed at
each meeting for the contest was de
cided to be one hour. This Literary
contest was inaugurated at a previ
ous meeting with Mrs. M. A. Brayton
otih -Mrs m A. Ingram as captains,
those to participate being all the mem
bers. 01 tne urange equuny uiviucu
and to run a period of six months, a
nurtoin mimhcr nf noints to be allow
ed for attendance and the various ef
forts of each side, and at tne close, tne
Judges will decide which side is win
ner in points, the party having the
fewest points to supply a dinner. Ab
ernethy has a membership of 114, and
is steadily growing. Our regular
meeting days are 2d Saturday at 7:50
p. m., all day meeting last ssaturaay
of each month, at 10:u o ciock a. m.
THE ORIGINAL.
Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as. a, throat and lung
aiAir . tA rm wrmiiTit tit the srreat
orlt o'nri TvrTiilaritv of FolV's Honey
and Tar many imitations are offered
for the genuine. These wortniess im
itations have similar houuuius
names. Beware of them. iae genu
ine Foley's Honey and Tar is m a
yellow package. Ask for it and re
f,.ao sni substitute. It is the best
remedy for coughs and colds. Hunt
ly Bros.
CLACKAMAS.
The house of Mickay Davon caught
fire Sunday night by the overturning
of a lamp in the hands of Mrs. Davon.
By timely effort the Foster brothers
put out the flames before much dam
age was done.
tt-a Tsrooa onA Alov RohinSOU have
hone to a small town on the Columbia
river in Eastern Oregon, wnere mej
will engage in carpenter work.
The Misses Foster, who have lived
in Clackamas a good many years, have
given up their farm and rented a place
near Sunnyside. They started to move
thither a short time ago, but were
obliged to give it up for the present,
on account of the serious illness of
the invalid sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rauch, of Park
place, were guests of Irving Wilson
and family over Sunday.
Mrs. Brayton and a brother-in-law,
from the East, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Blood last Thursday. The weather
was so fine they walked from Park
place and home again.
Rev. Myers of Hillsdale, Michigan,
occupied the pulpit of the First Con
gregational Church last Sabbath. His
theme was, "The Better Hope." After
the service, a meeting of the members
and those interested in the welfare
of the church was held, resulting in a
call being extended to Rev. Myers to
become pastor of the church for one
year, beginning November 19. Mr.
and Mrs. Myers are expected to re
side at Clackamas, if the call is ac
cepted. PARKPLACE.
Nov.. 15. The Athletic Club social
has been changed from Saturday night
to Friday night, November 17.
Fred Aune received a severe wound
on the head Monday, while at school.
Lisle Gault. accidentally struck him
with an old paint brush which cut a
deep gash in his head.
Dr. and Mrs. White from Portland,
were guests of Mrs. Apperson last
Sunday.
Mrs. Gault, of Gladstone, spent Tues
day with Mrs. G. Hamilton.
Captain Smith is just finishing up
his long job of wood-hauling of over
1 200 cords. mne weatner ior sucn
! work.
The Sunday School teachers are
preparing for another cantata at Xmas
time.
Mrs. Harvey Cross and daughter,
Frances are both improving after
their recent illness. Frances will sbon
be able to return to school.
Mr. and Mrs. Guild, from Califor-
' nia. were callers at school Monday,
i Mrs. Guild used to be a former teach
j er in the school when she was Miss
Holden. The pupils were pleased to
I see her agafn.
SPRI NGWATER.
! On the 10th inst. Mr. George Cun
! ningham died very suddenly of heart
' failure. The funeral sermon was
i preached by Rev. Blair on Sunday
at the Springwater Church. Mr. Cun
ningham was born in Canada, 63 years
ago. When 23 years old he emigrated
to the United States and had lived in
Oregon 20 years. He is survived by a
wife and four children, 3 boys and one
girl, all grown. Mr. Cunningham was
favorably known and respected by all
of his neighbors. Twenty-eight vehi
cles followed the remains to the ceme-
jtery.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of-Miss May
j Warner, of Estacada.
J Our Grange met last Saturday. There
was one applicant for membership.
Had quite a contest for a chicken din
ner. Program follows :
' Essay, A. Lacy; Instrumental music.
Emma Shibley; Song, Mary Shibley;
Essay," A. M. Shibley; Song Clyde
Shibley; Dialogue. Carrie Comer, Wm.
Closner and Avine Lacy; Music,
Graphophone, Abe Stormer; Recita
tion, Everet Shibley; Instrumental
music, Anna Stormer; Essay, Anna
Lacy; Music, Carrie Comer; Dialogue,
Esma Shibley and Clyde Combs.
Will have ' another contest second
Saturday in December.
Robert Gutridge is getting his new
house pretty well on the way towards
completion, under the auspices of P.
P. Hall. '
Earl Shibley is building a house fpr
his uncle Jack Morris in ML Pleasant.
A Lacy has rented his farm to Mr.
Wilcox of Currinsville. Mr. Lacy pro
poses to move to Portland to give his
children a higher education.
The writer has heard of an engage
ment; do not know how soon the wed
ding will come off. Let us boys be
ready to give them a good loud sere
nade. The Y. P. S. C. E. had a very nice
social last week. Every body was
happy.
About everybody has their potatoes
well housed.
. Mr. Kigenes, has sold a part of his
farm to a Mr. Cooper, so we will have
some new neighbors.
Willis Yance has rented the White
head place and has moved on the
same.
CANBY.
A son was born to ' the wife of Rev.
Ames Nov. 8th, 1905. Mother and son
are doing well.
Look out for a grand Thanksgiving
dinner to be served by the Ladies Aid
of the M. E. Church on Thanksgiving
Day In Roscoe Mark's new office build
ing. Grandma Shank was visiting her
son, A. R. Shank, on Wednesday of
The concert given by the M. E.
Sunday School last Sunday evening,
for the benefit of the Sunday School
endowment fund of Willamette Uni
versity, was a success.
Rev. F. S. Clemo was making calls
in Macksburg last week.
Ellis Ridings of Glad Tidings, was
a vistor in our city this week. "..
' - The" Xlommercfal Club of Portland
stopped for a few minutes in our city
on their excursion through the Val
ley, visiting the business houses.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin are in McMinn
ville, visiting their son.
Quite a number of persons suffering
from severe colds. They attribute it
to the cold, dense fogs ot the past few
days.
LOGAN.
Potato buyers are as plentiful as
portrait agents. Agents of three dif
ferent firms have been here looking
for "spuds".
Everybody seems to have a bad cold.
Farmers are making use of the fine
weather these days.
Mr. Bob Wilson was out this way
Monday, setting up a separator for
Mr. J. Young.
During the past month, October, the
C. C. Creamery paid off its patrons at
30 cents per pound for butter fat. But
ter seems to be more plentiful now
than in former seasons at this time of
the year.
In response to "Barton Cor." ques
tion will say. No, not to my knowledge
is there any such vegetable grown
here. In regard to telephones, address
Mr. Bonney of Redland, he can an
swer your question as I cannot.
The members of the Harding Grange
choir, will meet for practice Saturday
evening, 18th inst, at W. Kirchem's.
Members be sure and be on hand.
"They say" a R. R. Co., is re-surveying
on the Huntington route
through here. Success to them; 'tis
a good route and will tap some fine
country.
J. Babler and family "visited rela
tives here last week.
MOUNTAIN VIEW.
The heavy fogs of the past few days
seem to be oppressive on those afflict
ed with throat trouble. Among the
sick are Mrs. Burley and Mrs. Jeffer
son, Mr. Fred Eby continues to im
prove slowly.
Mr. Selby and his two sons Pearl
and Curtis have gone back to the log
ging camp in Washington.
Mr. Darlipg is building a green house
and getting ready for the winter.
Some of tour young people attended
the masque social of the Artisans and
report a good time.
Mr. Rosin has-his new house about
completed.
Mrs. Matchett and her sister Miss
Jennie Wisher visited in Portland last
Sunday.
Wm. Dixon has purchased 15 acres
near the city, and expects to put it
in fruit, principally strawberries.
Everhart & Co., have added more
to the neatness of their store by put
ting the meat market in a room near
the front and have an up-to-date place.
Mr. Lewellyn has finished his side
walk and has his potatoes all in and
now smokes his pipe peacefully and
contented.
Mr. Gillet has the church fence pait
ed and the Gribbs boys have the yard
cleaned so that much is done toward
the little church property.
Several from here attended Mr.
Partlow's funeral.
CLARKES.
No rain, no splitem rails. Isn't that
right fellers?
The Cummings saw mill that was
shut down on account of a defective
boiler, is now running under the man
agement of Cummings & Jones.
Sullivan, our road supervisor, is out
with a crew widening the road east of
the store.
Grosemiller and family were' out
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hoag last Sun
day. ,
Albert Larkins and Ferris Mayfield
were polishing up the grange hall
floor for the mask ball for the 29th.
Four prizes will be given for the best
lady and gentleman waltzers, one for
the best dressed lady and one for the
most comical dressed man.
Mr. North moved on the old Buchner
farm last week.'
Scarletine is- raging in this vicinity
at present. Most likely the schools,
will close down for a while. '
" Marquart, our leading farmer was
seen hauling rence posts last ween.
- Good for him, he is going to work now.
W. Kleinsmith is splitting shakes to
finish " roof ing his new barn.
We can hear the boats and trains
whistle near Oregon City. Well, that
always means rain.
BEAVER CREEK.
Mrs. H. Parry .Is improving every
day.
Josephine Fisher and Miss Norma
White were mayied at Henricl House
last Saturday.
Bob Batty built a fine new house.
Wm. Jones is building a fine new
barn.
Mr. Praterts reft D. W. Thomas last
Sunday night for Portland where he
will work on the boats.
A Thomas left Beaver Creek for
Silverton to buy some cattle and sheep.
Mr. John M. Jones was driving a
big band of sheep with Abel Thomas to
Portland the last few days.
WILHOIT.
Everybody is driving their cattle
from the mountains in this vicinity.
Mr. Z. Bowman has returned from
Piling camp with a strained wrist.
Mrs. Abbie Johnson has returned
from Oregon City, where she has been
working for the past six weeks in the
woolen mills and returned on account
of ill health.
Mr. C. Austin is helping his brother
Dick with his plowing.
Mr. Frank Sawtel is hauling lumber.
Mr. O. Paulson is plowing for Mr.
John Trullinger.
A dance was given 'at the home of
Miss Hattie Voorhes last Friday ev
ening and all report a good time.
A butcher from Canby was in thi3
vicinity last Monday buying calves.
MT. PLEASANT.
Mrs. W. B. Stafford entertained the
ladies of St. Paul's Guild at her home
last Thursday afternoon. Those pres
ent were, Mrs. P. K. Hammond, Mrs.
H. L. Kelly, Mrs. C. Burnes, Mrs.
Wheatley Mrs. U'Ren, Mrs. Goodfel
low, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. O'Neil, Mrs.
W. B. Stafford and Miss Mary Holmes.
Miss Lowenberg and Mrs. Clinten
Brown of Portland, were guests at
Rose Farm last Wednesday.
" Miss Mona King is visiting her aunt
Mrs. W. B. Lawton.
Mrs. Henrietta Seley, of Portland,
spent Sunday at Rose Farm.
Mrs. C. C, Williams, and daughter,
Miss Ella, left last Tuesday for North
Yakima, Washington,. They go to
Seattle for a short stay, then to North
Yakima, where they will spend the
winter with Mrs. Williams son, Wal
lace B. Williams. This change is
brought about by their desire to be
with relatives during the winter as
Mrs. Williams is in poor health.
- Mr. William B. Partlow died at his
home Tuesday morning after a three
weeks' illness. Mr. Partlow was a
pioneer of 1852, and has been a resi
dent of Mt. Pleasant for the past forty
years..
The funeral of Mrs. Katherine Kel
logg was held at her old home in ML
Pleasant last Sunday, interment was
had In the family lot at Mountain View
cemetery.
NEEDY.
vThe foggy weather is very bad in
this vicinity. We all hope there will
be a change.
Miss May Price spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Miss Freeda Gahler and mother
drove to Monitor Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ritter visited at Mar
ion Samson's Sunday.
Mr. Carothers and family visited rel
atives at Aurora Sunday.
Mr. Ray Fish is talking of leaving
for Portland soon where he intaends
to go to school.
Mr. Percy Ritter, as usual, spent
Sunday at Wilhoit.
Is It or Is It Not?
Is your teeth loose?
Does your gums bleed when wash
ing? Is your teeth decayed?
Does your teeth need cleaning?
Is your teeth crowded and stand
crooked in your mouth?
If you are troubled with any one or
more of the above conditions call on
Dr. Seal and he will gladly advise you.
Grand Island (Neb.) Democrat.
Poor Old Grandpa.
"Say, pa."
"Yes?"
"Did grandpa usta lick you?"
"I should say he did nearly every
day."
A silence ensues, presently to be
broken by sobbing.
"What's the matter? What are you
crying about?"
"I'm so s-s-orry for poor old grandpa,
'cause I s'pose it m-m-must 'a' always
hurt him worsen it did you."
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"HERE IS THE TRAIL."
Slarna Used by Indisue Tribea satd)
-. . - wtitc Hunter. '.. ;
First among the trail signs that are
used by Indians and white hunters
and most likely to be of use to the
traveler, says a writer in Country Life
In America, are ax blazes on tree
trunks. These may vary greatly with
locality, but there is one everywhere in
use with scarcely any . variation. This
Is simply the white spot nicked off by
knife or ax and meaning, "Here la the
trail."
The Ojibways and other woodland
tribes use twigs for a great many
signs. The hanging broken twig, like
the simple blaze, means, This Is the
trail." The twig clean broken off ana
laid on the ground across the line
ef march means, "Break from your
straight course and go in the line of the
butt end," and when an especial warn
ing Is meant the butt is pointed toward
the one following the trail and raised
somewhat in a forked twig. If the butt
of the twig were raised and pointing to
the left it would mean, "Look out,
camp," or "Ourselves or the enemy or
the game we have killed la out that
way."
The old buffalo hunters had an estab
lished signal that is yet used by moun
tain guides. It is as follows:
Two shots in rapid succession, an in
terval of five seconds by the -watch,
then one shot, means, "Where are you?")
The answer, given at once and exactly1
the same, means: "Here I am. What
do you want?" The reply to this may
be one shot, which means, "All right; 1
only wanted to know where you were."
But if the reply repeats the first It
means: "I am in serious trouble. Corns
as fast as you can." '
PROUD OF HIS WORK.
Jofca McCnllouKn BIsute 3b.ai.rs Be
fore He Beeasoe mm Aeter.
Of the thousands who admired the
acting of John McCnllough feva. wer
aware that at sixteen he could read,
but could not write, and that at eight
een he knew absolutely nothing of lit
erature, perhaps not even the name
of the great poet of Avon, whose in
terpreter he afterward became.
In after life McCullough used to
speak gratefully of an old chairmaker,
under whom he worked, for teaching
him two things "chairmaking and
Shakespeare." In his periods of con
viviality the old chairmaker was ac
customed to spout Shakespeare to
young McCullough, giving a somewhat
Imperfect Imitation of Forrest's acting.
It was this that turned McCullough's
thought from chairmaking to the stage.
Yet in all his after years McCullough
waa proudest of his early craft. On
one occasion, at the height of his popu
larity, he was the guest of a wealthy
Phifadelphlan. In the midst of the
talk after dinner the tragedian glanced
at a chair in the room, went over to it
and, turning it bottom up, said to hia
amazed host:
"I thought sol That's one of my
chairs r '
And he seemed prouder of the fact
that the chair had lasted so long, be
cause it was so well made, than he was
of his histrionic success. Saturday
Evening Post.
Castoms Red Tape.
Several tins of paint were found
among the luggage of an Englishman
who was traveling to Monaco. He
was in charge of a racing craft and
intended to use the pigment to touch
up the vessel after its long railway
journey. The French customs officials,
however, took exception to the paint on
the ground that it contained dutiable
spirit, whereupon the traveler argued
that he intended bringing it back on
leaving the country. Asked how he
was going to bring it back, he replied,
"On the sides of the boat." Even this
plea did not suffice, the authorities ar
guing that the spirit would have evap
orated. The Gresit Aissm Karthqnake.
After the great Assam earthquake
which occurred on June 12, 1897, the
earth tremor went on continuously for
several days. It was . estimated that
there were 200 shocks a day for a few
days after June 12, and, though these
had diminished to twenty or thirty a
day by the middle of July, the people
were accustomed for at least two years
after the earthquake to a daily shock.
These after shocks were the residual
effects of the first big disturbance and
had nothing dangerous in their charac
ter. ;
Left the World.
The beautiful Mme. X. was greatly
distress!! a short while since. Her
husband had forsaken her, leaving be
hind him a note as follows: "Farewell,
dear Adelaide. I am quitting this
world." Two days later the lamented
husband returned to the wife of his
bosom in the best of spirits He had
been up in a balloon.
Baring, Not Shopping.
Caller Is your mother In, Ethel?
Ethel No, ma'am; she's downtown.
Caller Shopping? Ethel Oh, no; I
don't think she had time for that. She
just said she was going to get some
things she needed. Philadelphia Press.
Shocking?.
Mrs. Gramercy You look awfully
worried, my dear girl. Mrs. Park It's
all on account of my stupid maid. She
let me go out with Fido when I was
wearing the gown that harmonizes)
with Babette! Puck.
An Amatear,
Ethel Are you sure he has never
loved before? Edith Tes. He told me
to go round to the' jeweler's and pick
out any ring I wanted. Judge.
Every wise man has a parachute sjf
prudence attached to his balloon eat
' thnsiasm.