MORNING ENTERPRISE THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1912
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Mothers
Comfort For Stay at Home Mothora.
"We are staying home this summer,"
said the young mother, "as we do not
think the baby old enough to be taken
out of its usual environment, and we
would not go without him." There
are no doubt thousands of young moth
ers and fathers doing the same thing.
They realize that there are a certain
number of years of their lives that
they must give to the children and
that they must put aside their own
comfort in order to do It Mothers
don't break down when they are doing
this sort of work as a general thing
and should try to live as calmly and
comfortably as possible under the cir
cumstances. It Is always with relief
that one hears the young mother Say
"we" are staying at home, for the
father owes it to his child as much as
the mother to be near It during the
critical months of babyhood. Together
they can most certainly do better for
the child than either one could alone,
and along with the cares of mother
hood should go hand in hand the re
sponsibilities of fatherhood. The child
who is only mothered loses much in
its life, for the father's influence is
often sane where motherhood is only
sweet The well brought up child
must have the father's help as well as
the mother's through every step of his
life, and he generally gets-it in Ameri
ca, whatever may be said of the better
training for parenthood in other coun
tries. The father has a double duty
to perform, for while he looks out for
his child he must also see that the
mother keeps herself In condition. An
irritable mother will very likely have
the same kind of child. She may not
be at all at fault, having been render
ed physically incapable of caring prop
erly for her child by worries of one
kind or another. So the young hus
band must see that she is amused" if
necessary, that she has nourishing food
and that she is not unduly worried by
all the business troubles of the family.
That precious baby does not realize all
the sacrifices that are made for him,
and he never will be aware of them
until he, too, stands with a child of
his own in his arms and the pride of
fatherhood in his eyes.
Educating the Children.
The bishop of London once said: "I
am convinced that the uplifting of the
morality of our people lies above all
and everything else in educating our
children rationally and morally. I be
lieve that more evil has been done by
the squeamishness of parents who are
afraid to instruct their children in the
vital facts of life than by all the other
agencies of vice put together."
Of this same phase of education Dr.
Rosalie Slaughter Morton of New York
says:
"The classes in social settlements are
doing a tremendous work in giving
both boys and girls many impersonal,
wholesome interests, and in each of
these settlements there should be class
es for fathers and mothers, where the
sex question is taken up frankly."
Week End Gifts.
The house party guest who cannot
think of a suitable gift for a family of
children should look over an assort
ment of boxes fitted with all sorts of
indoor and outdoor games for boys
and girls and selling at the smallest
prices. A box, for example, contain
ing two little tennis rackets with balls
anda jumping rope is 25 cents, and
for a larger child a box with two
rackets and balls is 50 cents or $1. A
box of battledore and shuttlecock is
50 cents or in larger size $1. A special
outfit for little girls includes a .battle
dore set, a catchaball and a jumping
rope, all with white and gold handles.
It is 75 cents. A catchaball with a
trumpet end that issues a startling
blast is 15 cents.
"Seeing Things at Night."
If mothers notice that the brains of
their little ones conjure up uncanny
sights and thoughts from the shadows
of a room more or less dark let the
light burn brightly. To force a child
to become accustomed to the darkness
is a grave error if its nervous system
is so organized that this forcing is
productive of a fright.
The nervous system of a child is a
very susceptible organization, and the
deleterious impressions made upon it
will often make their influence felt
throughout its whole after life. If the
child asks for a light under such cir
cumstances do not refuse it
A Birthday Ring From Germany.
A newly imported novelty from Ger
many is a wooden birthday cake ring
brightly painted in a manner to appeal
to children and pierced with holes, in
which the birthday candles are to be
set. As the holes are many, it is possi
ble to have as many candles as are
necessary, even when the children of a
family are grown up. The ring of
wood is only about an inch thick, and
it is intended that the cake be set in
side this rim.
Castor Oil.
To the mothers who find it hard to
give the little ones castor oil make
ginger cookies and add a little more
sugar than the recipe calls for. and to
a common sized batch add two table
spoonfuls of castor oil and keep the
secret to yourself. Frost the top and
let the ones who are ailing eat of them
and see how well this remedy works.
Treating the Hair After Sea Bathing.
While salt and water very weak is a
good tonic for the hair and scalp, sea
bathing with the salt left In the hair is
about the worst possible thing, and
this is the month when women go
down to the seashore and stay around
in the surf hours at a time.
As a daily shampoo with clear soft
water would soon take out all the lus
ter and leave an almost dry scalp, the
best way to manage is to keep the head
covered, and the best thing for a cap is
silk rubber cloth. This can be bad
now in so many tints as well as pat
terns, checks, stripes, etc, that there is
no excuse for such a cap being unbe
coming. , But the cap jthould cover the
hair, and a narrow rubber run through
a hem will keep it In place.
After the surf riding or the swim the
hair should be let hang as long as pos
sible before being dressed, and if there
seems any dampness use a little brush
a toothbrush is good with a few
drops of cologne, parting the locks at
inch intervals and rubbing the scalp
until it glows. But if there is any salt
in the hair it will have to be sprayed
out. This does not mean a thorough
shampoo, but a good spray with per
fectly fresh, clean water, first warm,
then cold, and a good rubbing after.
The idea is to get the hair dry without
the real washing entailed by a regular
shampoo.
.HIS
OPPORTUNITY
By ANDREW C EW1NG
When I was a young man that's
more than fifty years ago now I con
cluded to go south. I had a romantic
idea of plantation life and thought I
should like to be one of the southern
fire eaters of that period.
I found the planters more peaceable
than I had expected, at least the best
of them, though when they did fight
they fought -to kill. Those who had
come of good stock, fathers of fami
lies, had no bloodthirstiness whatever.
But there were a number of ugly men
in the south, who always went about
armed and of whom every one was
more or less afraid.
Notwithstanding that shooting was
rare I found when I got where it ex
isted that I didn't like it so well as I
had thought I would. Indeed, no one
took me for a shooter. I was small
and youthful looking. The long limb
ed stms of the south did not seem to
consider me of much importance. The
only person who fancied me was the
planter's daughter, a girl about my
own age. She had a number of ad
mirers among those gentlemen, but
she said they didn't know anything
except about horses, and that wouldn't
suit her at all. I could write verses
to her, and. having a fine tenor voice
and she a guitar, I cou'.d sing love
songs to her accompaniment.
Her father, Randolph Hunter, had
no idea that a love affair was in
progress between me and his daughter
until it had gone so far that it was
scarcely controllable. Then when he
found it out he said to me:
"Pe'mit me to remark, suh, that yo'
attentions to my dawter must stop at
once. If I eve' catch yo' communicat
ing with her in any way whateve' I
shall give yo' fifty lashes, the same as
I would give one of my se'vants.
Hea' is a check fo' yo' salary, suh,
made out to the end of the yea'."
According to my ideas before com
ing to the country, I should have
thrown the check in his face and shot
him dead. Instead, I put the check in
my pocket, bade him good morning
and took my departure. But I did
not I could not leave the country
where dwelt my love. I secured a po
sition as tutor In the home of another
planter, who had no daughter of a
marriageable age.
One day soon after this I heard that
Mr. Hunter had had a difficulty with
a slave dealer. The trader had offer
ed to buy a slave husband without his
wife. Hunter had replied that he nev
er parted families. The trader after
this information offered him a special
ly high price for the man, whereupon
Mr. Hunter broke his cane over the
man's head. Neither of them was
armed, and the affair at the time went
no further, though a feeling seemed to
exist that there would be and very soon.
Before going south I had bought a
revolver, expecting to have many fra
cases with it. Though the southern
ers seemed to consider me too deli
cate perhaps insignificant better ex
presses it to have any trouble with, I
didn't think it prudent to part with
my weapon. I carried it at my hip
under my coat, where it would not be
seen, as the southerners did. One day
I had occasion for its use, bui not as
I had intended.'
Taking an afternoon horseback ride,
I suddenly heard shots, that seemed to
come from a point just ahead of me
and around a turn in the road. My
first inclination was to turn about to
escape stray bullets, but this was so
little in keeping with my previous
chivalrous ideas that I kept on and,
turning the bend, saw Mr. Hunter and
another man, both on horseback,
pumping lead at each other from re
volvers. But they were too far apart to do
much damage. Mr. Hunter was near
est to me. A moment after I came in
sight of him he threw his revolver In
the road. I inferred he had emptied
it. A moment later his opponent drew
a second weapon and rode forward.
Spurring my horse beside Mr. Hun
ter, I handed him my revolver. The
matter being one of life and death to
him, he paid no attention to me, but
clutched my pistol. His opponent, who
had now come very near, fired a shot
at him and missed him. ' Hunter -returned
it with no better effect. Then
the two pistols exploded at once. Hun
ter's opponent fell off his horse in the
road and died in a few minutes. Hun
ter's left arm was shattered.
For a few moments the conditions
were singular. A man lay dead in the
road. His slayer contemplated him
momentarily then turned and looked
at me.
"Well, suh," he said, "I suppose I am
indebted to yo' fo my life."
"I am pleased to have saved it for
your family," I replied.
He turned again to his enemy.
"Who was he?" I asked.
"A nigger trader, suh."
When we parted Mr. Hunter asked
me to call upon him during the even
ing. I met my love on the veranda,
and she jumped for me. throwing her
arms around my neck. I found her
father within, his arm in a sling.
"I presume, suh," he said, "that if
yo' hadn't handed me that weapon I
should not be here to fo'bid yo'r mar
riage with my dawter. Therefo' I'm
conside'd out of the game."
"No, sir," I responded, "I will marry
no man's daughter without his con
sent." He reached out his hand, grasped
mine and said, with the same formali
ty, with no show of emotion: '
-Yo' have it. suh."
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CLARKE TELLS OF YOUNG
STER'S EXPERIENCE WITH
FICKLE FANS.
Fred Clarke, manager of the
Pittsburgh Nationals, tells a sto
ry of the time Bill Hastmer, the
first baseman, was handed his
release by the Louisville club.
Bill was very popular, and when
he was turned loose he com-eiv
ed the idea of strutting across
the lot v;ith his baggage. Ac
cordingly he took up his big
valise and walked from the field
in front of the crowd. The fans
cheered their departing favorite,
sang out goodbys, wished him
good luck and all that sort of
thing. Hastmer had made such
a hit that he decided to repeat
the stunt the next day. This
time, however,' he was accorded
one of the liveliest roastings
imaginable.. He made it bis fare
well appearance in earnest.
BILLINGTON SOME SWIMMER.
World's Champion Won Distance Race
In Fast Time Recently.
David Billington, the world's cham
pion swimmer, accomplished one of the
greatest performances of his career the
other day, when he won the seven and
one-half . mile swim through Paris in
2 hours 15 minutes, conceding one hour
to four Frenchwomen swimmers and
time varying from thirty seconds to
nine minutes to the other male en
trants. The champion began to overhaul his
rivals two miles from the start He
took the lead soon after passing Eiffel
tower and won easily by about (500
yards. A feature of the race was the
splendid performance of Mme. Gamier,
one of the women competitors, who
led until Billington passed her.
DAVIS CUP MATCHES.
England Will Send Team to Australia.
Winner or Loser In Ties.
Negotiations which it is expected,
will again lead to the deciding of the
international matches between the
British isles team and the American
being played in this country are now
under way.
The English Lawn Tennis associa
tion has already decided to send a
team to Australia whether or not it is
to stand as the challenging nation for
the Davis cup. Gordon Inglis. who
has officially represented the Australa
sian association in London, was suc
cessful in having this action taken
the latter part of last month. The suc
cess of the British isles against the
Frenchmen has sealed the matter.
QUEAL AFTER FOREIGNERS.
American Long Distance Champion
Ready to Tackle Invaders.
Billy Queal, the American profession
al long distance champion, is the first
of the professional runners to enthuse
over the announcement that the Fin
lander, Hannes Kohlemainen and the
French champion, Jean Bouin, would
BILLY QUEAL, LONG DISTANCE HUNNING
CHAMPION.
join the professional ranks and come
to this country seeking matches. Queal
has already issued a defi that he can
defeat either one of them over the
same distances as those run at Sweden.
Besides Queal, Tom Longboat. Alfred
Shrubb and Abbie Wd aTe only a
few of the money chasers who will be
ready for match races. .
Gobert Has One Ambition.
Andre Gobert, the wonderful Frenen
tennis player, has one ambition. It is
to win the single championship at Wim
bledon, which decides the English title,
and the American championship at
Newport. These competitions are
played on grass courts, a surface not
yet completely mastered by French
men. Dad Has a Word to Say.
The daughters of an east end house
hold, ardent suffragists, were talking
politics.
"Taft will sweep the country," de
clared Mabel.
"Wilson will sweep the country," as
serted Maud.
"Roosevelt wiH- sweep the country,"
averred Mehitable.
At this point dad took a hand.
"Never mind about who's going to
sweep the country," said he. "Who's
going , to sweep this here kitchen?
That's the question now." Pittsburgh
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MIDSUMMER FROCK.
The Dolly Varden
Garden Party Costume.
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.FOTLARD DRESS IN PINK AND WHITE.
Charming are the midsummer frocks
in Dolly Varden style. This one of
figured foulard in pink and white pat
tern opens over a chiffon petticoat on
which are pink satin buttons.
The skirt flounce and trimming
touches are also of pink satin.
For the Tailor Made Hat.
The hat of tailor made persuasion
which is so useful an adjunct of the
tailor made suit may be altered in va
rious ways by being provided with
several changes of trimming. A novel
notion that has occurred to a girl with
good ideas can be turned to account.
When a new crown band, ribbon or
bow is added to the hat a necktie to
match it in color should be chosen. In
this way a dark suit may be given a
touch of brilliance which will add
greatly to its appearance.
Supposing a band of cord and beads
be added to the hat, then the soft
white collar may be fixed together in
front by an ornament, made on a safety
pin, of beads and cord to match the
band.
Another day a band of colored velvet
ribbon with donkey ear bows at the
sides will diversify the appearance of
the hat, and "then the collar will be
finished with a large bow to match,
fastened upon the blouse with fancy
pins.
One of the prettiest trimmings for
the tailor made hat on a fine day is a
closely plaited frill of cream colored
lace, with a frill to match worn upon
the blouse. Strictly speaking, such a
hat is not, pf course, entitled to the
it-
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Grand Ensemble of Athletes at
Opening of the Olympic Games
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Pnotos Dy American Press Association.
STOCKHOLM'S mammoth stadium presented a festive appearance on
the occasion of the formal opening of the Olympic games, in which the
American athletes won the highest honors. The king of Sweden and
the crown prince were present, and the assembled athletes of all na
tions paraded before them. A big choir of men sang hymns, and several bands
played. The court pastor preached a sermon in Swedish. While everybody
stood uncovered the whole assemblage sang the well known Lutheran hymn,
"A Mighty Fortress Is Our God." King Gustave V. expressed the hope that
the noble idea of the games would be a great benefit to the physical health
of the nations Crown Prince Gustave Adolphe eulogized physical culture,
saying that the richer a country was in earnest devoted sportsmanship the
more it was to be cougni tula ted.
name of tailor maae. Tt is the Ie
twixt and between" hat that is partic
ularly useful at this season of the
year. Neither too severe nor too dressy,
made of honey colored straw with
posy rings at the sides, from which
spring taffeta "wings." such a hat is
extremely becoming.
Women as Inventors.
The Scientific American proves that
most of the, articles invented by wo
men have to do with farming and
farming apparatus.
The first patent granted to a woman
was for a process of straw and silk
weaving, invented by Mary Kies.
The second was to Mary Brush for a
corset and the third to Sophie Usher for
a toilet lotion made of cream of tartar
and violet water.
Then came Phoebe Collier with an
invention for sawing wheel fellies, aud
Unqualifiedly the Best
LEDGER
The De Luxe Steel Back
New improved CURVED HINGE
allows the covers to drop back on the desk
without throwing the leaves into a curved
position. .
Sizes 8 14 to 20 inches
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Headquarters for .
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Miss Buckley invented a new way to
make a sheet irofl shovel.
Recently a combined toaster and
warming pan was invented by Agnes
Phelps of Chicago, with Florence King
as her attorney and two women wit
nesses. Altogether only a little more than
S,000 patents have been granted to
women, while men have nearly 1,000,
000 to their credit.
Buttonholes of Wool.
A good deal of time and labor can
be saved by doing all the buttonholes
on men's flannel shirts and on chil
dren's woolen frocks that have to be
washed with wool thread the color of
the material.
Buttonholes worked in cotton often
stretch and fray out in the washing,
but wooton ones keep their sihape and
even if they shrink can easily bf
stretched enough to fit the button.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. Dr. J. F. Cal
breath of Portland, has refused to ac
cept the position of superintendent of
the eastern Oregon asylum. He noti
fied State Treasurer Kay to this ef
fect last night. This reopens the
knotty problem the present state
board has to solve in trying to launch
it institution on a successful course.
Following the resignation of Dr. M.
K. Hall, of La Grande, and his sensa
tional letter giving alleged reasons
why the new asylum is doomed to fail
ure, the position was offered to Dr.
Calbreath who practically acepted it
last Friday, although he said he would
not say positively until he had further
considered.
As it is planned to open the institu
tion about October 1, it is imperative
that a superintendent be appointed
immediately, but members of the
state board say today the whole mat
ter is so unsettled thaj; they have no
one competent to take charge of such
an institution in sight.
It is not unlikely the position will
be offered to Dr. Frank Griffith, first
assistant at the asylum here, but
doubt is expressed as to his accepting
it should it be offered.
SLAYER OF GIRL
BAFFLES POLICE
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 21. Officers
who are working on the Mildred
Green murder case seem to be as com
pletely baffled as they were at first.
They are working day and night fol
lowing every possible clue, but each
time their work has come to naught.
The brakeman who saw a negro run
ning in the depot yards the morning
after the murder to catch a train is
here from Roseburg to assist the of
ficers in locating the man, but the ne
gro has not yet been found.
A young man who left the morning
after the crime with the local Coast
artillerymen for the camp at Fort
Stevens was suspected, as there were
numbers of little circumstances at
tached to his actions that appeared
suspicious. The officers at Fort Stev
ens were telephoned to last night and
this morning they replied that the man
had been given a thorough examina
tion and he had proved an alibi. His
landlady here reported to the officers
that he had a blood-soaked sheet in
his room and that, he had tried to
wash it, but that was explained by
him in a satisfactory manner.
Every other clue has been followed
by the officers, but without result.
The camps of negroes and Greeks on
the railway construction work have
been searched and many workmen
questioned, without result. A meet
ing of citizens of Eugene will be held
tonight to raise money for a reward
for the capture of the murderer. The
city has no authority to appropriate
money for such a purpose, but the
county officials have agreed to offer
$1000.
A small classified ad will rent that
vacant room. ' ,