Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933, March 13, 1912, Image 4

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MORNING ENTERPRISE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1912.
P R I
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IN OUR
FACILITIES
GROWTH
BUSINESS
WE HAVE
.ALL THAT
Oar modern printing and
binding establishment would
interest yoj. We would be
glad to have you inspect it.
Oregon Git y
ENTERPRISE
Make of
BLANK BOOKS
LOOSE LEAF SYSTEMS
FASHION'S FORECAST.
Wider Skirts Not In Sight Rough
Crash Gowns.
There is Dot the . slightest hint of
wider skirts. Indeed, skirts are more
tapering than ever, and, though dra
peries re being introduced by most of
the couturiers, the fabrics are so soft
and clinging and the petticoats so few
that the skirt reveals -the lines of the
figure even more definitely than did
the straight bolster slip model of the
winter.
Velvet and silk are modishly combin
ed in good looking spring gowns. The
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WATCHED
LOVERS
By JOHN W. JONES
The Morning Enterprise is the best
breakfast food you can have.
Knew Her Mamma,
foliceman Well, my little dear. If
yon can't tell me your mother's name
or where she lives how are we to find
her? Little Girl (lost while-out shop
ping) Jes' put me In a shop window,
an' mamma 'II be sure to find me.
KIND WORDS.
The art of saying appropriate
words in a kindly way is one that
never goes out of fashion and is
within" the teach of the humblest.
Faber.
Life's Routine.
It is the continuity of life that tests
the continuity of character, "the same
dull round" and common task-each day
renewed, year after year, each nnro
mautic as the last. John W. Cba'l
wirk.
OOSTUMK OP SILK AND VELVET.
costume seen in the Illustration shows
bow attractive this combination may
be. JUDIC CHOLLET.
These May Manton patterns are cut in
sizes for tbe waist from 34 to 44 Inches
bust measure and for the skirt from 22 to
inches waist measure. Send 10 cents
eh tor these patterns to this office, giv
ing numbers, skirt 7273. and waist 7183. and
they will be promptly forwarded to you
by mail. If in baste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage, which
Insures more prompt delivery. When or
dering use coupon.
No.
Size.
Name ...
Address
Not Insured.
Iat McGuire is dead. Jim Dead?
Was he insured?- Pat No; he's a total
loss. Life.
The Dogwatch.
- At sea the first dogwatch is from
4 p. m. to 6 p. m.; the second from 6
p. m. to 8 p. m.
It is said that love laughs at lock
smiths. Verily love laughs at pretty"
much all efforts to separate those he
would bring together. He laughs at
distance, at poverty, at homeliness, at
pride. In my case he laughed at watch
fulness that is, I managed to commu
nicate with my love, who was watched
by her mother for the express purpose
of preventing my doing so.
' Helen my Helen there is only one
Helen for me in the world was an
heiress and was to be given only to a
husband who could match her fortune
with one of his own. Helen was at an
age where the feminine heart is easily
moved when I was thrown in her way.
I was young myse!f. too young to con
sider her fortune. I was altogether ab
sorbed in herself. It would not have
made any difference to me if she hadn't
a cent, and 1 don't suppose she stopped
to consider whether I was rich or poor.
The only spur for both of us was that
we were not expected to love each
other. ,
We were conscious of the fact that
Helen's mother did not leave us alone
together a moment. I suppose she real
ized that her daughter, like most girls
of her age. was ready' to fall in love
with the first young man with whom
she was brought into contact and the
mother did not propose to take any
chances. Circumstances placed me un
der the same roof with them for a
week's vacation, and during that time
I was to be given no time to work up
a love affair.
Helen was the most obedient, de
mure, retiring creature in the world.
fTo look at berwhen her mother was
present and she was always present
one wouldn't suppose butter would
melt in her month. The first evening
we were together the three of ns play
ed cards. The second evening- -I was
out most of the day the mother read
to us from not a love story. - Oh. no.
There was not a bit of love in the
story, nor was It In Helen's and my
glances that is, we were unconscious
that it was. What was -read to us
was a report of missionary work in
India.
By the time the third evening cauie
around the lady, not having not iced
any evidences of interest between heP
daughter and me. was content to oc
cupying herself with some sewing and
permitted us to talk to each other.
took up a book from the table, near
which we all sat. It was a. work call
ed "Letters to Young People." 1
glanced over a few pages and spoke
of how helpful such a book would be
to so many growing into manhood and
womanhood, entering upon the mo-it
critical period of their lives without
the valuable experience of their elders.
In a letter upon "Obedience" I left
the imprint of my thumbnail upon th
two words "sweet" and "heart" and,
handing the book to Helen, asked her
If she did not think the advice given
in. the letter very well expressed. She
took the book and presently returned
it to me open at a letter on "Filial He
sponsibility." I looked-for thumbnail
marks and found them. They read,
"Am I really that to you?"
The good mother sat quietly over hi?r
work, well content with the way she
was keeping two tender vines from
intertwining, while we were writing
our cipher love messages. They were
very short and very simple, nothing
like the . protestations of lovers in
books, but there was In them the very
honey of love for us. However, we
dared not work our scheme long lest
the watcher's attention be excited. At
10 o'clock sharp Helen was ordered
up to bed and I, having no way to
amuse myself below, went to my
room.
I sat up till midnight writing on the
backs of my visiting cards I had
with me. in letters large enough to be
ead across a room, love messages to
be used the next evening. When that
evening arrived and we assembled iu
the library I said I felt dull and would
amuse. myself with a book. 1 found
the best light behind the mother.
though I faced the daughter. We had
scarcely got comfortably settled be
fore I whipped out my cards and held
rne after another so that Helen could
see it Her blushes soon frightened
me off. however, but not before I hai
communicated the fact that I would
love her for ever and ever and if I lost
her I would perish.
I found seven days quite enough to
arrange an elopement. During this
time 1 had never been alone with the
girl a- minute and had never spoken
a word of love to her. True. I had
nee taken a fearful risk. When we
were passing out to dinner we drop
ped behind her mother, and I seized
the opportunity to take a kiss. That
kiss, though hasty, was nectar for the
gods, the first sip of wine, the acme
of bliss.
Well, the upshot of it all was that
'at the end of the week we were both
missing. We went to a clergyman,
were married and returned to my
wife's home. Her mother looked at us
In wonder. The first words she otter
ed were. "How in the world did yon do
the courting?"
She was obliged to make tbe best of
it The marriage turned out no worse
and no better than the majority. But
that was luck.
Years after our marriage we con
fessed to my mother-in-law how we
had begun our courtship by pressing
our thumb nails under the words to
make a message and continued it by
my exhibiting cards behind her back
with love Words written on them.
MORE RESIDENCES
ARE BEING PLANNED
Dr. C. A, Stuart
bungalow of six
house will be
Mr. and Mrs. Claire
is building a
rooms. The
occupied by
Evans,- who
recently arrived in Oregon City from
Portland. The building is being erec
ted by Flagler & Bagby, contractors,
and will be ready for occupancy by
the middle of April. -The building is
on Washington street between Third
and Fourth streets. . Dr. Stuart a few
days ago purchased another lot on
Second and Washington streets upon
which he will build.
William Andresen is contemplating
building a home on his lot on Jeffer
son street between Sixth and Seventh.
The house he is now occupying will
probably be removed so as to make
room for his new home. This will
be an eight room house, two story,
and probably a full cement basement.
The work on the Elk's home to
1 built on Water street will soon be
started. The building will have a full
cement basement and be of 2 stories.
The committee in charge of the build
ing is composed of Bruce Z. Zumwalt,
chairman, William Sheahan, J. P. Lov
ett, Theodore Osmund and Harry E.
Draper. The building will be one of
the finest structures in this city. The
Order although only two years old
has a membership of 258, many, of the
prominent and well known business
men being members.
Throughout the county and espec
ially along the Molalla road, many im
provements are being made in the way
of clearing land, and several homes
will he erected. Frank Jaggar, one
of the prominent residents of Carus,
nnnn 4-1n-4- 4-nawn let m ilaofiino' iliia
DO. j O uiai tuci t3 io uiui vicat tiiJ
year in that part of the county than
there has been for the past four years.
CJackams county is an ideal place for
a home, and there is no doubt that
many persons will locate here when
the colonists' rates are put into effect
FORMER OREGON CITY
FAMILY TO QUIT CANADA
An interesting letter has been re
ceived from Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stoet
zel, who formerly lived in Oregon City
but who are now living In Windthorst,
Canada, a part of which is as follows:
, "We are getting along quite well,
although we had the coldest weather
the first two weeks in January than
we have ever seen in Canada. We
had a very cool and wet summer,
consequently our harvest was very
late. We threshed" on the 14th and
15th of November, with four inches
of snow on the ground, and all of our
A Very Polite Letter.
The politest intimation ever address
ed was probably that of the governor
about to be hanged. The execution in standing in the , Wk : m the
was fixed for 1 o'clock, and the gov
ernor was to sail for England on leave
two hours later. But the time for the
boat's sailing was changed from 3
o'clock to midday. The governor was
equal to the occasion. He addressed
an official communication to the con
vict as follows: "The governor pre
sents his compliments to Mr. X. and
desires to know whether it would suit
bis convenience equally well to be
oanged at 10 a. ai. instead of 1 p. m.?"
-London Chronicle.
Lacerated.
Wigg Young Sillicus says his heart
is lacerated. Wagg Who's the lass?
Philadelphia Record.
I field. There were eleven teams haul
ing bundles to the machine using
sleds. We only threshed our oats and
wheat, a3 the flax did not ripen.
Threshing was being done this wint
er when the thermometer registered
60 degrees below zero, and it remained
40 dgrees below zero all day. We had
fine sleighing, just enough snow to
make it good.
"We are not certain about remaining
in Canada, as we have offered our
place for sale, and if we can sell it
we will leave here, but have not -decided
upon a location. You may feel
Qooiirail haf wo oninvod nnr1 stav In
Oreeon. and we often speak of the
Oregon people, and wish to be remem
bered by them. The ground is still
covered with snow."
Watch the automobile contest.
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Get Busy for Yourself
What can be won with a little
work a fine pie every JO days
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To what people are saying and
y.oa will see how popular you are
THEN GET IN AND WIN
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To stimulate interest in the voting and to give each one a chance to profit.by their
work we will give a prize every ten days. These prizes, will not affect the ..final
count in any way as all votes will count on
THE GRAND AUTOMOBILE'
These prizes will be given to the one that hands n the largest number of votes
every ten days. y :
The Second Special Prize for the best 1 0 days showing
will be an order on J. Levitt's Popular Store. This order
is good for anything in his store worth up to $ 1 5.00 or
can be applied on a larger account. This order had
ought to be worth every effort you can put forth.
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