MOBNING ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 1913.
1
NEWS FROffl THE COUNTRY
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY
WILSONV1LLE.
Mrs. Jake Peters went to Junction
City oa Saturday, for a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Mallory.
' Mr. and Mrs. Wall spent Saturday
and Sunday in Portland with friends.
Miss S. M. Graham spent the week
end at her ranch home.
.) H. MacFeeters, of Forest Grove,
who travels for one of the biggest
novelty companies on the coast, was
in Wilsonville on Friday.
Harry Say won the handsome large
doll, wiiich was raffled off at Aden's
,slore recently.
Mr. Murray, the genial clerk at the
hardware store, won the elegant sil
ver set, which was raffled off at Ad
en's store during Christmas week.
Jake Peters, our obliging and cour
teous hardware and house furnishing
merchant, has taken the agency for
Hollingsworth & Son, undertakers at
Newberg. This will prove a great
benefit to residents here, as
heretofore we have been compelled to
send so far over muddy roads, when
an undertaker was needed.
We are indeed glad to note that the
salary of our county superintendent
of public instruction is to be increas
ed a little as there has been no offic
ial in the county who has been so
poorly paid for his faithful service.
The Students' LiteraryL.eague, of
Corral Creek school, held it regular
meeting on Friday, Jan. 17th. The
program consisted of a recitation by
Edna Baker, followed by a spelling
match. The president of the league,
having moved away, the vice-president
John Say, was elected president and
Roy Baker vice-president.
The Wilsonville basket ball team
played a game at the A. O. U. W.
hall on Tuesday evening with the
Fernwopd team, which resulted in an
other triumph for our home boys, th&
score being 21 to 11 in their favor.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Turner, of Port
land, a newly wedded couple, spent
Saturday at Mr. Ed Baker's, and were
treated to a loud noise upon tin cans,
about ten o'clock Saturday evening.
H. D. Aden, our enterprising mer
chant, attended the Retail Merchants'
Association at Albany, on Wednesday
and Thursday and reports a very en
joyable and profitable time spent. The
merchants were trated royally by the
Albany brethren. A banquet with
splendid toasts being part of the
pleasures accorded them.
The lecture given at the M. E.
' church on Friday evening by Dr. Ben
jamin Young, of Portland, was much
enjoyed by all who attended.
The Onion Growers' Association is
shipping several car loads of onions
this week and have taken orders for
more.
CLARKES.
Rev. Cupp closed his revival meet
ings on Sundav.
Charlie Harrington and Charlie
Ralph are taking out trees for Sam
Elmer.
The Clarkes debate team went to
Alberta to debate last Friday night.
Ed Buol has purchased a sleigh
from Mr. Hayner.
Jerome Parmenter met with an ac
cident. He shot his fingers iff with
a dynamite cap.
Elmer and Willie Kleinsmith sawed
wood for W. Wettlaufer last week.
Miss Esther Stout came home from
Portland to spend two weeks' vaca
tion. Miss Elise Elmer is attending
school in Portland.
Mr. Bottemiller repaired his tele
phone line last week after the snow
storm.
Tom Grace of Portland, visited his
sons, Ed and Lawrence Grace; last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf son were in town
last week.
MEADOW BROOK.
The people are busy fixing up the
telephone wires, which were broken
.by the late snow.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Chase and son,
Harry, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Orem and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Snod
grass and. family were visiting at A.
L. Larkins Sunday.
Miss Inez Snodgrass visited at her
sisters Mrs. Wm. Bohlender Thurs
day and Friday.
School commences Monday, Feb. 3,
with Miss May Yoder as teacher. We
wish her much success.
Myrtle, Hazel and Glenn Larkins,
Robert, Orem and Arthur Johnson,
took dinner at Mrs. Hofstetter's Sun
day. Hult Brothers have a crew of men
running logs down Milk Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bohlender visit
ed at Beaver Creek Sunday.
Miss Emilie Hofstetter has return
ed home after spending a pleasant
time visiting friends and relatives at
Portland.
I. D. Larkins, of Marquam, has rent
ed his place here to Mr. Shepherd.
MACKSBURG.
Those certain forerun nam et Gnmnw
V Wp,lUg
tne robins, have returned from the
South in incredible numbers. They
are feasting on the worms in which
the water-soaked soil abounds. The
meadowlarks, too, are here. Indeed,
the atmosphere may truly be said to
be weal with the song of birds. Win
ter has never been known to contin
ue her reign long after the feathered
songster have returned in such force.
The great snow fall of Jan. 18th
bad entirely disappeared ''before a
week had passed, notwithstanding
that the melting of the snow was so
gradual not a sign of a wash-out ap
peared. The sawdust sidewalks have stood
the test of the heaviest snow storm
that has been known here for years.
Will Roth and Chris. Nofziger may
be sure they have on this account the
unfeigned gratitude of every pedes
trian who passes their premises.
The Walsh-Heppler sawmill, after
a few days silence, opened on Mon
day, the 27th.
Julius Gansky is entertaining
friends who have come from Canada
with the intention of settling in this
part of the country.
Mrs. Ness, who was intending to
return to New Orleans for the rest
of the Winter, has changed her
plans and decided to remain in
Macksburg.
The three small children of Her
mann Harms are ill of colds that
threaten to develop into that very
prevalent malady, the whooping
cough.
The infant daughter of Harvey Hil
ton, who has been very ill of pneu-
monia, is thought to be out of dan
ger now.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hilton were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Heppler.
The children of Mr. Geo. Walsh, "al
so those of Mr. Boesche, and of Mr.
Radolph Klaus, are all ill of whoop
ing cough.
The Marshburger "children,- who
have had scarlatina, do not recover
as rapidly as it was. at first thought
they might. The disease has left one
boy in such a condition that it is
thought best, if possible, to remove
him to a hospital. Another one of
the children, who it was hoped might
escape the fever, has been taken down
with it. Owing to this, and because
some of the neighboring children,
who have been exposed to the con
tagion, are not quite well. It was not
though best to open the Eby school
on Monday, the 27th, as had been in
tended. '
Miss Margaret Zenger, of Macks
burg is very ill in Portland.
Sol. Struhbar, though gradually re
covering from the grippe, is not yet
able to leave the house. Mrs. Struh
bar and Miss Pearl Struhbar are get
ting well.
Mrs. Steir, who has been ill for a
long time of typhoid fever, is consid
ered out of danger now.
Mr. aud Mrs. A. A. Baldwin drove
to their ranch home last Sunday.
Following are the names of the
Macksburg Grammar School pupils,
who were neither absent nor tardy in
the school month of January: Hilda
Barth, Nora Kraxberger, Myrtle Lor
enz, Rudy Harms, Adam Kalb, Inice
Keesling, Walburga Kraxberger,
Frank Gribble, Alvin Lorenz. Those
of the Primary, who were neither ab
sent nor tardy in January were: Vas
tia Keesling, Mildred Keesling, Sophia
Etzel, Minnie Etzel, Ester Gribble, El
sie Kalb, Emma Gansky, Henry
Ganske.
GLAD TIDINGS.
Men have been busy lately repair
ing the telephone line leading from
Marquam to Molalla. Many new poles
were needed.
C. A. Bengli has given bonds as to
the faithful performance of duties re
quired of him as Road Supervisor of
this district the coming year. We are
satisfied that all work under his su
pervision will be done in a workman
like manner.
A barn belonging to Schuyler Usher
gave way under the great weight of
snow upon the roof, that fell during
the recent storm, leaving exposed to
the elements quite an amout of hay.
A son-in-law of Wm. Allen about a
week ago ran a rusty pitchfork tong
into his foot. Since then infiamma
tion has set in, causing his foot to
swell m a frightful manner, necessi
tating his removal at once to a hos
pital in Portland.
Geo. H. Newsome visited Thomas
Hammond, late of Oregon City, now
acting foreman or manager of C. S.
Herman's large ranch situated near
Molalla. Mr. Hammond owns resi
dence property in Oregon City. He
speaks in the highest terms of the city
of today, and predicts for it a grand
and wonderful future.
Progress and Anniversarv edition of
Enterprise received and contents
careiuny noted. We find Tiothing
misrepresented. It is neat and tastv
in appearance and will do a ereat
gooa in a general way.
Sam Lowe lost a valuable mare a
few days ago. without Drevioua ail
ments known, and ns far na annnsr.
ance indicated, in good health. She
dropped dead m the harness.
Mary Gipson, who for the past three
weeks has been visiting her father
and sister, Lillie, has returned to her
home in Portland.
A basket social was held in Mar
quam on Saturday night, Jan. 25. The
proceeds to be turned over to the
Marquam Band boys.
Ethel Allen has taken a position to
assist in the lunch counter at Molal
la. Virgil Dart is doing some grubbing
and clearing this winter. He is also
doing considerable blasting of
stumps. Be careful; Virgil, remem
bering that there is ever danger at
tached to that line of work. -
Keethly Quinn and wife, of Ore
gon City, are now at the bedside of
Mrs. Katie Jones of Marquam, moth
er of Mrs. Quinn, who is very sick at
this writing.
BARLOW.
Wayne Bauer, who had diptheria.
is quite well again but the house is
still quarantined as Donald, who has
typhoid fever is not able to have fu
migating done. The little fellow is
not getting along well as his tem
perature is up and down and the fev
er has not entirely left him since the
relapse. It was eight weeks ago last
Friday since Donald became ill.
Will Tull went to Portland Satur
day to see his aunt. Miss Barlow, who
is in the hospital with an operation
for appendicitis.
Fredy Rodby and wife of Portland,
were visiting at R. E. Irwin's Sun
day. Manuel King's little daughter, who
was burned with hot coffee is getting
along nicely under the care of Drs.
Dedman and Mason.
Mrs. Wurfel returned home from
Portland Sunday evening. Irene is
much improved and has left the hos
pital and is staying with her aunt in
Portland.
Henry Gilbertson and Elmer Irwin
rode out to Monitor Sunday to look
at a horse.
The young people at Mr. Burdick's
gave a party Saturday evening to
their many friends here. All enjoyed
the evening.
Mrs. May Wallace, who has been ill
for some time is slowly recovering.
AURORA.
The Friendship Circle pleasantly
surprised Mrs. Phil Tucker, Monday
afternoon, on the occasion of her 29th
birthday.
Mrs. Tucker was the recipient of
many cards and best wishes.
The afternoon was spent in discuss
ing many topics of interest. The ob
ject of this circle is not alone for so
ciability, but to "progress,'' hence the
name chosen for the community.
"Progressive Center."
Delicious refreshments were served
by the members. Those present were
Mrs. Dave Yoder, Mrs. Chas. Wolfer,
Mrs. Lofgren, Mrs. G. Stoller, Mrs. J.
Faulk, Mrs. N. Cameron, Mrs. H.
Jackson, Mrs. D. Compton, Mrs. Ed
Graves, Miss Spencer, Miss Yoder,
Leona Graves, Mrs. John Sheperd
and Mr3. Tucker. -
The next meeting will be held at
the honie of Mrs. John Sheperd.
SANDY.
The Progress edition of the En
terprise which reached us last week,
is surely a winner.
Albert Jones is packing .up his
goods preparatory to moving to Cott-
rell.
The M. E. Sunday School is grow
ing rapjdly under the efficient super-
intendeccy of Mr. Boring, of Boring.
Billy Childs, our rural carrier, Mon
day made his first complete, trip since
the bigBow.
Henry Koch is repairing his farm
buildings.
Oscar Dahlgreen, a former Sandy
ite, but now manager of a dairy ranch
in Washington, called on friends in
town Saturday.
C. W. Howard has returned from a
three weeks' visit in Michigan.
Parcel Post is becoming somewhat
popular in these parts.
Rev. Ernest Smith of Salem, was
unable to fill the pulpit at the M. E.
church here Sunday on account of the
illness of Mrs. Smith. A student from
the Willamette University came in
his place.
F. W. Canning, of Kelso, spent Sat
urday in Sandy.
EAGLE CREEK.
Some of the people who were on
the sick list are well, and the others
are improving.
Mrs. J. P. Woodle was over to see
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howlett
last week.
Mrs. Rice, who is doing the work
for Mrs. Howlett, went to her home
in Estacada last weekto be gone for
a few days. Miss Meda Murphy filled
her place while she was gone.
Charley Clester, who has been over
at Molalla for some little time was
visiting with his sister, Mrs. Ed
Douglass the first of the week.
Mrs. R. B. Gibson called on Mr. and
Mrs. Howlett Sunday afternoon.
Miss Alice Driscott, of Spokane, is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. H. Q.
Huntington.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Udell took din
ner with James Gibson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Woodle went to
Estacada the first of the week, spend
ing a night there the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Woodle.
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Strahl at dinner Sun
day. Will Douglas made a business visit
to Portland one day last week.
Mrs. Viola Douglas and son, Carl,
attended the basket ball game and
dance at Eagle Creek Saturday even
ing. Carl played on the Portland
team s side in the game of basket ball,
defeating Eagle Creek.
Russell Jones was seen in Eagle
Creek Saturday night."
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Douglass, Orpha
Clester and Florice Douglass spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs,
R. B. Gibson.
The Douglass Mutual Telephone
Company held a meeting Monday eve
ning and Tuesday some of the men
were out repairing the line, so per
haps soon the parties on the line will
be able to use the phones again, aft
er doing without them since the big
storm.
ALSPAUGH.
Edgar Heiple was an Oregon City
visitor Saturday.
Misses Hazel Githens and Deasel
O'Leary were Estacada visitors Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sparks attended
the show at Estacada Saturday eve
ning.
John Githens killed a coyote last
Sunday.
O. E. Tull has been sick for the
past week. ,
Albert Kitching was the guest of
John Githens Saturday afternoon.
A number of young people from this
vicinity attended the dance at Eagle
Creek Saturday night and reported a
fine time.
Ed Gray, of Highland, purchased a
wagon load of valuable hogs from Ed
gar Heiple last week.
GREENWOOD.
We are glad to see mother earth
once more, ater the disappearance of
eleven inches of snow which did a
considerable damage in our vicinity
by breaking down fruit trees, putting
the telephones all out of repairs and
worse than all, the heavy weight of
snow smashed down Mr. Bancroft's
barn, destroying and smashing his
buggy and several other implements.
The stock escaped injury with the ex
ception of one horse that was badly
bruised up, but it is to be hoped that
this loss and damage will be a gain
to Mr. Bancroft by bringing the
landlord out to build him a new barn
which he is sadly in need of.
We are sorry to hear that Geo.
Hamilton has lost another valuable
horse. This is three" horses he has
lost in less than a year. This is dis
couraging for a newcomer but we
hope the tide will turn for better luck
this year.
Mrs. Curran, the new supervisor of
schools, visited our school this week
and reported good work with Mr.
Knowles at the helm. The children
are anxious for an entertainment.
Mrs. Curran is also interested and is
going to come out soon with some of
her friends to assist with the pro
gram.
JENNINGS LODGE.
About twenty-five patrons gathered
at the school house on Friday even
ing, Jan. 24th, for the purpose of or
ganizing a permanent parent-teacher
association at this place. Mrs. W. J,
Hawkins, President of Portland Coun
cil of Oregon Congress of Mothers.
spoke on the Aims and Purposes of
Parent-Teachers Association in
most entertaining way. A parent
teacher association was then organ
ized and the following officers were
elected: Mrs. Harry J. Robinson, for
President; Mrs. Carl L. Smith, for
Vice-President; Mrs. A. C. McFarlane
for Secretary; Mrs. Howard N.
Smith for Treasurer; Mrs. Will Ja
cobs for Librarian. The association
will meet at the school house on the
second Thursday of each . month,
Among those attending this meeting
were Mrs. Margaret Curran, district
supervisor and Mrs. Noble of Port
land. Twenty-two became members.
Its next meeting will be held the sec
ond Thursday in February.
T. J. Spooner has recovered so much
from his recent injury he was able.
to make the trip from Portland to his
home by launch on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Robinson enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, of Ver
non on Sunday, -
Mrs. Cal P. Morse entertained with
a prettily appointed luncheon at 1
o'clock on Saturday in honor of her
sisters, the Misses Eileen and Flora
Dill, of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. James Welch, of
Portland, are rejojAng over the arri
val of a son. The Welch family have
a summer home at this place and
their many friends here are sending
notes pf congratulations
Raymond Earl has been the name
chosen for the infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Seeley.
John Jennings has sold his horn.
here and on Sunday he will leave for
Los Angeles where he will join his
wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Near have
disposed of their property interests
here to Mr. Crocker. Mr. Near and
family have purchased property in
the Mt. Scott district and expect to
move to their new home about Febru
ary 1st
Mrs. Earl Seeley is enjoying a
month's visit from her mother from
LeGrande.
Miss Virginia Short, of Philadelphia
who is making a tour of the United
States, will spend this week with
Mrs. Wm. Gregan.
S. F: Scripture, of Oregon City, was
calling cn friends at the Lodge Sun
day. Mesdames Royan, of Portland and
Jarbo, spent several days at the Eu
gene Sanders home and are getting
nicely acquainted with "little Miss
Helen.
Miss Esther Campbell resumed her
duties, in the primary room on Mon
day. A number from here have purchas
ed tickets for Ben Hur, some attend
ing on Wednesday night and others
at the matinee on Wednesday.
A number of little folks were en
tertained at the Painton home on Fri
day evening when a surprise party
was tendered Miss Doris Elizabeth,
Wilma, Mary Bruechert, LeClaire Os-
strom, Ruth Cook, Mary Pierce, Bes
sie Roberts and Mary Jane and Doris
Painten and Arthur Roberts; Clyde
and Frank Jones, Clyde Curtin, Eldon
Batdorf, Lloyd Near, Donald McFar
lane, David Downing were the guests
who enjoyed the games and dainty
refreshments which were served.
Jan. 26th a Union Sunday School
was organized at Grace Chapel, which
will be called the Grace Union
School. L. Wilcox is superintendent
and A. F. Russell assistant. All are
cordially invited to attend.
The last of the series of illustrated
lectures will be given at the Chapel
on Thursday, Jan. 30th at 8 P. M.
The subject of White Slavery will be
given. Rev. Bergstresser has given
these in Portland ana were met with
favor. Those who attended the pic
tures shown at Chapel last week on
The Creation and Fall of Man were
delightfully pleased.
Mrs. G. W. Card is visiting a few
days with her parents at Vancouver,
Wash. . ..
Messrs. Harry and Frank Thomas,
of Tillamook are visiting their par
ents at this place.
Mesdames Wm. , Cook and Jennie
Jones spent Monday at the home of
Mrs. Turney, of Roethe. A little
daughter arrived at the above home a
fortnight ago.
OAK GROVE.
Owing to the increase 'in business
the box rents at the Oak Grove Post
office will be raised for the year
1913.
Geo. Hedley has purchased a build
ing for the purpose of remodeling it
into a dwelling house. When finish
ed it will make a very neat and com
fortable home. V . .
The boys' brigade gave an entertain
ment at the church Tuesday evening.
The boys are very good entertainers.
It is reported that the scarlet fever
is in our neighborhood. Precautions
will be taken to keep the disease
from spreading.
Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Gillespie were
visitors in Portland Tuesday.
Mrs. J. B. Evans attended the
Swedenbourg lecture in Portland at
the K. P. hall Sunday evening and re
port it as being a very instructive
lecture, it being the 225th anniver
sary of Emanuel Swedenbourg, the
great prophet, philosopher and seer
of that period.
There are a number on the sick
list in Oak Grove for the past ten
days.
A number of the Oak- Grove ladies
met at the home of Mrs. Wm. Rice
Thursday, Jan. 23rd, for the purpose
of organizing a Dorcas Club. Mrs. J.
B. Evans was elected president, Mrs.
Wm. Rice, Secretary and Treasurer.
The initiation was quite amusing to
those present. After the meeting a
dainty luncheon was served and Miss
Mary Rice gave several very fine pi
ano selections. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. Gill
espie Feb. 6th.
Marvel of1 Mechanism.
"I want to congratulate you," said
the man with whiskers, "on that mu
sic machine you sold me."
"Thanks." answered the music deal
er. "It plays remarkably well."
"Why, it plays with human intelli
gence. Its selections are so appropri
ate! We had a cyclone out our way.
and the first thing I knew your ma
chine was tearing along through, the
treetops. But it never lost its presence
of mind. It started right in playing
There's Music In the Air.' Wash
ington Star. '
Miss, Mr? and Mistress.
"Miss" is an abbreviation of "mis
tress," which, as an English law dic
tionary explains, is the proper style of
the wife of an esquire or a gentleman,
By Dr. Johnson's time it had become
"the term of honor to a young girl."
In the earliest part of the eighteenth
century, however, it was used respect
fully of girls below the age of ten
alone. After that age "miss" was
rude, implying giddiness of behavior.
In Smollett's writings an unmarried
woman of mature years and her maid
are both "Mrs."- It is certain that
"miss" has grown older, so to speak,
while "master" has become confined to
boys. ' "
Monte Carlo's Profits.
At the casino, Monte Carlo, an aver
age profit of about $1,000,000 a year Is
made.
The Portland
Railway Light
and Power
Company
Beaver
Building
Main Street
Head of the
Family
By GROVER J. GRIFFIN
"As soon as I go into a family," said
my bachelor uncle, "I can tell which
is the head of the house, the husband
or the wife."
I sat up and took notice of this. I
was to be married within a few weeks
to a young lady who thus far had giv
en way before my slightest Wish.
"Can you tell that with an engaged
couple, Uncle George?"
"Only on general principles."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Nine women in ten are sharp
enough before marriage to make their
husbands think they're dying to be
mastered. As soon as the ceremony
has been performed they begin to get
him under."
" Phew! I felt myself turning -pale at
the prospect before me. "What would
you do," I asked, "if you had been
married and your wife commenced the
get-hlm-under racket?"
"I wouldn't be married in the first
place. Ask your father. He knows."
"How Is it, father?"
"All husbands must give in to their
wives sooner or later, my boy."
Here were two men of experience of
whom I should have learned. But the
experience of age Is of no consequence
to youth. It occurred to me that I
would bring on a trial as soon as I
had returned from the honeymoon to
determine which had the stronger will,
my wife or I.
I tried in various ways to get up a
wrangle between my wife and myself,
but In everything I required she gave
up so cheerfully that I began to think .
If my father was right my case was an
exception. If my wife announced that
we would have lamb for dinner and I
insisted on beef, beef it was. If I
wished to go to the theater and she
wished to stay at home we went to the
theater, and If the wishes were re
versed I still had my way. I Invited
my uncle to dinner Just to show him
that it was I who was head of the
house. He came. I undertook to do a
bit of training by way of illustration,
and it succeeded beyond my expecta
tions till a matter came up of very lit
tle consequence, but upon which my
wife seemed to have set her heart upon
having her own way. She wore a dress I
with a trimming which I did not like,
and during the dinner chat I suggested
that she change it She made no reply,
and I said nothing more at the time.
When my uncle departed while help
ing him on with his overcoat I said,
"Well, Uncle George, who's boss In my
house, my wife or I?"
"Tour wife."
"What makes you think so?" I asked
in surprise. -
'"Oh. I know their tricks and their
manners!"
I followed him out to the stoop, try
ing to get him to tell me why he had
set me down as second in the family,
especially after I had furnished such
excellent proof that I was playing the
first violin. He would not satisfy me,
but finally said, "Let me know whettw
er .your wife changes the trimming you
spoke of at dinner."
A week after that I was at my fa
ther's home, when Uncle George came
It answers the puzzling question, of "What
will I get her"
We have a display of Electric conveniences
that will gladden the heart of any woman
Only those who have some labor saving elec
tric utensils can appreciate their work;below we
give just a suggestive list: Electric Chafing Dish,
Electric Discs, Electric Toasters,. Electric Irons,
Electric Percolator, Electric Table Lamps.
ELECTRIC TABLE STOVES
We give the same low prices as our
Main Store in Portland, and the same
courteous service.
in. "Hello, Bob!" was his cheery greet
ing. "What are you doing here? One
would suppose so soon after marriage
you would be billing and cooing in
your own domicile."
If I had known I was to meet him
there 1 would never have gone my
self. If I had had . warning of his
coming I would have slipped out the
back door. As it was he caught me in
a trap. I suppose I looked embarrass
ed. At any rate he continued:
"How are you getting on at home,
my boy? Everything serene? No tiffs
yet?"
"Nothing serious?"
"How abdut that trimming? Has she
changed it?"
"No, but she will, or by the"
"Oh! Has it become necessary for
you to put your foot down?"-
What was the use of keeping up any
pretense of deception? He had me in a
corner, and 1 might as well out with it
"That trimming," I Bald, "has become
the test as to which is head of the
house, my wife or L We're fighting it
out now."
"You don't mean it! But you're not
fighting it out here, are you?"
"I am."
"And Belie?"
"Oh. Belle: she's at her mother's."
"That's too bad."
"We've been having a monkey and
a parrot time of it By the bye, uncle,
how did you know that there was like
ly to be trouble on the score of that
triuiinins V
"Happened to be looking at Belle
and saw a small storm in her eye."
"She didn't say anything?"
"That's just It When a -woman
rages, fear nothing. When she doesn't
K:iy anything, look out"
"flaw-do you know all this? You've
never been married."
My uncle made uo reply to this. He
changed his tone to one of fatherly ad
vice. "(So heme, my boy, and give in.
Though a bachelor and called a woman
huter. I am not the latter. I've watched
husbands and wives forftwenty years,
and my observations have taught me
that the man is head o. the family in
certain thiinw. the woman in other
thinsrs. It's piggish in a man to wish
to have hfs way in everything. What's
a bit of trimming to you?" . ,
That was the end of my trying to be
be the head of the family in anything
except that for which nature intended
me to be head.
Authors as Talkers.
Among authors Disraeli and Mere
dith appear to have talked very much
in the same style as they wrote. Grant
Duff notes In bis diary a remark made
by Mr. Balfour to a lady who said she
would like to hear Disraeli's conversa
tion: "You needn't do that You have
only to imagine a brazen mask talking
his own novels.". When Henry Mur
ray visited Meredith at Boxbill in 1880
he discovered his host talking Just like
Dr. Shrapnel In "Beauchamp's Career."
"He had also Shrapnel's way of diva
gating suddenly from dialogue into
monologue and of adding cryptic asides,
often accompanied by grins, brief
chuckles, to an interlocutor Invisible to
ms companions." London Graphical
Risky.
Brlggs I see the English women
who are health faddists are wearing
their hair unconflned.
Griggs Mine wore hers that way
one night and it fell out of the win
dow. Exc-ba nge. -
Heart to Heart
Talks.
By EDWIN A.NYE.
FOR.GET IT.
Do not nurse your grievance.
If some one has slighted you or
wounded you let it go at that Do not
let your complaint of the Injury grcv
chronic. And. above all else, do not
put your groue-h on exhibition.
Hide your sore toe.
Because half the slights you com
plain of are Imaginary; half the injus
tices for which you suffer self martyr- '
dom were not intended.
You fed those troubles until they
got ripe.
Some people put themselves into ou
attitude of continued suspicion of neg
lect or Injury. They find what they
are looking for, whereat they make ev
erybody miserable by continual chew
ing of the cud of resentment
How treat your grievance?
Forget It!
The more you dwell upon a thing of
that sort the bigger it gets. The long
er you drag it through your mind the
deeper you cut the channel until by '
and by it becomes a well worn rut
Get out of the rut
Force yourself to think of something
else. Make new channels for your
thoughts. Change the subject
Get busy trying to make others hap
py and thus make yourself happy. You
will then have no time to bother with
" That Is one way.
Another way which has high sanc
tion is to heap coals of fire upon the
head of the one who has Injured you.
Speak some pleasant word or do some
gracious thing to him who has tried to
hurt you. and If he Is guilty and bus a
heart in him be will be sorry.
.You see
By this treatment of the other fel
low you will do this: Instead of the
other fellow getting you Into his pow
er by making you miserable you will
have evaded bis shaft and turned bia
malice back upon himself.
In any event forget
Do not permit your mind to rub a
slight wound Into a festering sore. Life
Is too short for such abnormal cul
tures. Treat the skinned surface with
an antiseptic and let It go.
Forget it!
Back to the Apes.
A man who suddenly became very
rich went to live In New York and be
gan to spend money with a lavish
hand. He decided that his name need
ed advertising, so be visited a genealo
gist "1 suppose." he said, "if ! pay you'
r enough money you can trace my family
back to Adam."
"My dear sir," replied the genealo
gist "If you're willing to put up the
money we cn'n prove by evolution that
your family existed before Adam."
Llppincott'a Magazine
None of That For Him.
Doctor Nobody can accuse me of
partiality. I tre'at all my patients alike.
Patient (rising) Then excuse me If 1
try some one else. I see crape on the
door of -your patient opposite. Boston
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