THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND. JANUARY 21, 1912.
or oppoRMir I Fourth
KATHARINE, MAYNARD
Week our Aomiiuial
Oesursnnice Sale
felililiiwi
BIS LOELT MEALS BE COOKED OVER IMS CAMP FIRE,
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Te l-abste ef Darl4.
AVID'S letters Immediately became
the moat fascinating of literature.
He told Hi all that he wu doing and
of the Interest that th scattered
neighbors evinced In hla undertaking
On week days ha worked at old
I'nrla. Terry's behest: en Sunders ha
shouldered hla as and walked four
mllaa to our property and pat In a few
hoars work there, by way of racra
ation.
When thta naif-way stage of poe
aaaaloa had bean passed he carae to
tha proud day when, the papera signed
and our flrat payment made, ha took
actual poaaeaaton as owner of 40 acrea
of timber land. We all felt the un
wonted dlatlnrtlon. Then David took
hla camp outfit and. acorn In a tent,
built hlmaelf a temporary ahelter of fir
boughs and began hewing trees. In
deciding upon tha location of tha
houae. he took Into confederation
amall hlllalda which promlaed ahelter
from the Winter atorma. Tha apace In
front of tha hill comparatively
lerel and contained the picnic grove
need by tha neighbors when they gath
ered for the annual festivity.
When David began hewing down tha
trees that bad been considered public
property ha waa met by eurceaalve pro
tea la Tha foreet road, with ambltlona
to become a highway, ran through our
acreage. Different onea passing by
hailed him with friendly Injunction.
"HI. there, what y' doln' to tha picnic
grounder-
aerd Praelaxf la vase.
Than ha would have to atop work
and explain that ha waa preparing to
build a home and cultivate tha land.
"Wail, y" jest wait till your woman
geta up here. The women folka la
goln to tell her what they think of
ya for apollln' tha prettleat grove this
side o' Bald-Peak." It waa aald Jo
cosely, without Intent of lta being
taken too aertoualy. yet In reality It
but faintly masked the old spirit of
protest at Innovation. Those who had
lived In thta region all their lives,
who had hunted and played under tha
big trees, had flahed the streams,
robbed tha birds' nests and killed the
squirrels without restriction. In their
hearts objected to the Intrusion of a
stranger with his petty rights to be
respected.
They could not sea that all the long;
gone by forest sges with their succes
sion of growth and decay had been In
preparation for our potato patch. In
fact, they lacked that overpowering; In
terest In our potato patch which we
felt was Its due.
Pitting beside Ms campflre at tha
base of a great fir. David wrote me
long letters thst breathed the very
scent of the fragrant woods. In one
he told of clearing a way to the creek
which runa along the ravine where
tha cedar grows, '.he trail, aa he made
It. wound around the base of tha big
firs, ever or through fallen loga where
ha had to saw out a section to give
passage and over clumps of dogwood
and hasel that stood thick between the
firs. It waa bordered thickly with
sword ferns, salal and Oregon grape
and overhead In tha Tighter spacea the
delicate new green of vine maple with
ruby red blossoms swayed.
Lar Haaae Ideal Fades.
I had wanted to have a log houae.
It seemed the proper kind of structure
for pioneers to begin their experiences i
in. so inat arterward. when one la
really old. you know, and sits at ease
among all tha comforts of life, one can
point with pride to the early begin
nings and say: "Mr child, your father
and I began ear married Ufa In this
simple way: here Is 15090: take It and
go and do likewise."" or words to that
effect.
But David said he couldn't build a
log house alone, as he had no team to
haul tha logs after they were cut. and
they were too heavy to lift Into place.
It waa too bad. for a log house would.
I am sure, have been the right thing.
However, he found there was a saw
mill a few miles away where he could
get rough lumber. Windows and doors
he had to buy at the nearest town an
watch for a chance to bave aome on
of the neighbors bring; them up the
mountain.
Then David wrote of a great piece
of luck. He had a chance to work
the aawtntll to help pay for the lum
ber. It wasn't Just what Bretherton,
of the offloe force, for example,
would have called good luck, for
it meant tha hardest kind of rough la
bor. While I waa proud of hla spirit.
I was glad It lasted no longer than I
did. In spite of the fact that It con
served our email capital.
However, he arranged for time on
the remainder of the bill for lumber,
had It delivered at our home Kite and
then aet to work felling the big trees
and rutting them Into sections for the
foundation blocks. Rough-hewn .tim
bers were laid on these and. with
neighbor to help him. David began tha
construction of our house.
Whenever he could he worked for
one or another of the neighbors, so that
sometimes there were lapaea In the con
struction. He plied and burned brush
when It was too dark to go on with
the carpentry work and he soon had a
little patch grubbed and dug with the
spade, where he planted those long-
talked-of potatoes for our Winter use.
Clearing; Made far Gardea.
Aa fast aa the clearing could be done,
In addition to the other work, he plant
ed our flrat garden seeds and hla let
ters reported faithfully the progress of
our little garden.
Aa be cleared the land he used the
smaller tree trunks for rails, building
snake fence. In good old pioneer
style, to which the squirrels took kind
ly. considering It an Improved highway
irora nasemut atation to fir cone atore
room.
An unintentional Impression of mvs
ticism wss given the neighbors who
saw David working by lantern light
watering nia lime garden patch or
who paased by on bright, moonlight
nignts ana saw mm working on at hla
varied labors. There waa a report
current that he dug and planted at Just
such stagea of tha moon and all the
early faith In such supernatural gar
dening received a stimulus.
Say. HI; d'ye aee what that new
feller doneT Te alntT Why, he planted
his spuds right In the full of the moon.
Some new notion, likely. My old dsd
used to say ya mustn t plant anything
at grows in the ground except when
the moon waa dark. Rome o" these
here book farm In' notions, I guess."
Aa soon ss David had the framework
of the house In place he finished the
kitchen, which waa a tiny lean-to.
tacked onto the rear, and moved in.
He wrote: "It didn't take me long to
move: I wore my overcoat and carried
my aultcaae." He made hla bed of fir
tlpa In the corner of the new kitchen
and here he spent auch brief Intervals
as were allotted to sleep. Through the
unnniinra portion ox tne nouse the
cooling breeses of early Spring Mew
at will. As he had opportunity, when
It ralred too bard for outdoor work,
he put on hla overcoat and wrote a
series of articles for a city paper, and
thla waa hla sola source of revenue
save for the odd Jobs that the neigh
bors proffered.
Work, ef Leavfaar Beams).
The days were all too short for his
multiplicity of labora and. In defiance
of all union rules, he put In II to 10
houra out of every IS at hla self-imposed
labors.
Hla lonely meala, when be waa not
too busy to prepare them, he cooked
over Ms campflre at the base of a big
fir only a few feet from tha kitchen
door. He tells roe that he lived for
the moat part upon damper, which is of
all foode the moat excellent- Yet,
though I have often urged him to do
so, I bave never since then bssn able
to persuade him to make damper, ao
that I may try It.
This Is the book of the labors of
David. I would not have you over
look It. for I have an Idea that this
chapter has more than a superficial
bearing upon the history of this whole
enterprise.
During all this time I was busy pre
paring to leave the city. The prep
aratlona for the most part consisted In
gttlng rid of things, an every house
keeper and mother will understand.
David's sole directions for my guidance
were to "get rid of all thla Junk."
It was curious, but at auch tlmea aa
he would utter these words his glance
would sweep, comprehensively, all my
especial treaaures. It la odd how we
cling to things. Not all things, of
course. I trust I am sufficiently
emancipated so thst I can willingly
part with stuffed furniture, dressing
mirrors, gss stoves and a multiplicity
of sofa pillows. These things that
make for ease of the body can be dis
carded for good and sufficient reaaon.
But my plcturea and my books the
few little trinkets that have been given
me by friends of many years these
thlnga belong to the spirit and cannot
be cast aside.
Besides, there were the practical n
ceasltlea, such aa Victor's outgrown
suits, which would do for Tad. and my
old. gowns, which could be made over
for Midget. All these must go with
us. for I knew that we should be
poor and should need them all. Many
boxea of such uninteresting con
tents were shipped to David, and I used
to smile to think how he would turn
them upside down looking for the lit
tie dellcsrle to accompany the hamper
hlch I always Included.
All Fears Grostadlesa.
There la nothing pleasant to be said
about good-byes; they were said or left
unsaid. The old ties that nave stooo
the test of many years were stretched
to cover the Intervening miles between
the old residence and the new home,
those that were merely caaual were
broken as we left the city behind and
sped off to an unknown future.
The railway Journey waa quickly
made; the. second was a matter of
more difficulty, for we had come out
of the city and to the borderland
where one's desire waits on tha other
man's Inclination. If we could persuade
man to take us "up the mountain.
aa the local term goes, we might reach
the new home by nightfall. It had
been raining, however, and every man
consulted In the little town which was
our halfway station waa of tha opin
ion that the roada were "too greasy."
David spent aome hours in the search
for a team and wagon for hire or for
man to drive who was bold enough
to make the attempt. Finally a gar
rulous person was aecured who could
be persuaded to try the ascent. We
made a funny-looking wagonfull. with
trunk and cooking-stove perched pre
cariously behind, but up the mountain
we aafely went. In spite of grease.
I was all eagerness to see the house
of dreams the house that David had
bullded with hla own hands, and the
piece of this great earth that waa
really ours.
David, however, fell silent aa we
left the well-tilled valley tends and
began the ascent. We could not talk
freely nor. Indeed, at all. for the team
ster was attending to all that. We
could converse only with our eyes. I
saw David's trouble deepen; In It I
rend a growing distrust of his own
achievement and the question whether
understood all that was ahead of us.
flashed back by wireless that I had
no tear ana tnai i waa preparea to
Uke It as it was.
Ha grew even more grave as the
Journey progressed and the time came
even nearer when an his plans and
ccomplishments must be seen; he was
so afraid I was expecting too much.
When at last we left the crest of the
mountain behind and came down hill
again and around the last turn of the
retty, woodsy road that wound among
Before buying: Opera or
Field Glasses, see our line.
Largest in the city. Lowest
in prices.
Opera Glasses, gold, pearl
or black case, the pair
$3.00 to $15.00
Tourists Glasses, the pair
. . . $3.00 to $20.00
Binoculars, pair. .$35 to $75
Our 46th annual effort to clean up odds and
ends of holiday and staple goods is drawing to a
close. Never have we offered greater bargains than
during this sale.
Beginning tomorrow . morning we offer Jewelry,
Parisian Ivory and Perfumes at attractive pricesnot
to mention the hundred and one bargains that you
will find in each of our 25 departments. -
We Sell Them---stKSf e
. PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT .
Grab's Automatic
Foot Scraper
Practical and useful. Something
needed in every home. Prac
tically indestructible. Lowest
price good Scraper on the market.
Price $1.00
The "Kneuper"
Mountain Spring Filter, purifies
about 25 gallons of water instan
taneously without pressure, at a
cost of 1 cent. Fits any faucet.
Small, simple and rapid. Price. $1.50
Jewelry
A peep into our wonderful Jewelry
Department will be a surprise to you
filled with novelty creations from all
parts of the world. Pretty necklaces,
brooches, pins and a hundred other
dainty and stylish pieces priced to
suit every purse.
THREE DAYS' SALE. .
$5.00 beautiful Oriental Necklaces.
Large assortment, three days at $2.98
$10.00 string, genuine White Cor
als, at .$5.98
25c Ladies' Brooch, at 9c
50c Ladies' Brooch, at.. 19c
75c Ladies' Brooch, at 29c
50c black velvet Neckbands 29c
75 Shirtwaist Rings, at 49c
35c-50 gold and silver Hat Pins.. 19c
50c Tie Pins, fine selection at. . . .29c.
Large and handsome assortment of
ladies' Combs and Barrettes. Values tot
$7.00. AH reduced one-half.
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II
For the
Invalid
Get a Bedside
Table, new style,
useful and indis
pensable. Priced
from. .$6 to $10
Bedside Trays.
Priced. $4, $5, $6
Back Rests $4-$5
We Take Canadian
Money at Par
"Cross"
London Gloves
- These frosty days you will need a
protection for your hands might as
well get satisfaction at the same time
by insisting on Cross Gloves.
"Cross" hand and machine stitched
Gloves, heavy leather, one and
two button, at the pair, up $1.50
"Cross" gray mocha Gloves, for
men and women for street wear
at $1.50 and $1.75
Dilators Will Cure
Constipation and Piles
If you are a suf- a
ferer, try the di- 5t
lator way. TT
Young's Dilator, II
hard rubber.. $3 Vjr
"Woodlark" Di
lator, glass. ..$1
Clearance Sale of
Varnish Stains
In cherry, blue, green, ebony and ox
blood colors only. Use it now or later
you effect a considerable saving at
these prices.
20c can Varnish Stain 9c
40c can Varnish Stain ....17c
70c can Varnish Stain 33c
Gold and Silver Enamel, 25c can
now, only 17c
Parisian Ivory
Here is the much-desired
opportunity to own one of
our handsome sets of Paris
ian Ivory, . consisting of six
and a half inch round plate
mirror, eight-inch coarse or
coarse and fine comb, fine
hair brush with 1 1 rows stiff
bristles. You'll admit our
price is reasonable.
Three days, value $6.50.
A limited number at. $4.98
Engraving
Ours is engraving that is different,
the sort of "quality" you want when
you pay for engraving.
Announcements, - Invitations, At
Homes, Wedding and Society Station
ery. We sell satisfaction. Let us prove
it.
Open Sundays From
10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Telephonine
The antiseptic telephone mouth
piece. You should have one. Fits .
any phone used by thousands
the world over. In our surgical
department. Price $1.50
Gold Fish Aquaria
BEAUTIFUL TABLE ORNAMENTS
PLATE GLASS AQUARIUM
$5.00 size, 18x12x10 inches $3.78
$4.00 size, 14x9x7 inches $2.98
$3.00 size, 12x8x6 inches $2.33
$1.50 Gold Fish, 4 years old $ .98
$2.00 Gold Fish, 5 years old $1.33
Perfumes
We have a number of beautiful
boxed Perfumes, packages consisting
of sachet, face powder, toilet water,
soap and perfume. . These are very
elaborate packages coming from such
well-known makes as Violet, Roger &
Gallet, Le Grand, Rickserkers and
Houbigant; former prices of $5.00 and
$30.00, all reduced one-half. Very ap
propriate as birthday gifts.
THREE-DAY PERFUME SALE.
Roger & Gallet, Fleurs d'Amour,
an exquisite odor. Regular $2.00
per ounce $1.59
Roger & Gallet popular odors such
as Jasmin d'Espagne, Indian Hay,
Splendor, New Mown Hay, Chev
refeuille and Pervenche de Chin.
Regular 75c, the ounce 59c
Fountain Pens
We are headquarters for Water
man's "Ideal" and Conklin's
"S e 1 f-Fi 1 1 i n g" Fountain Pens.
Priced at $2.50 to $15
We sell no inferior Pens. Every one
carries our guarantee 10 days' free
trial.
The "Woodlark," our guaranteed
self-filling Fountain Pen. Regu
lar $1.50 at 98c
Valentines
We have about 50 gross pretty and
appropriate cards, which you can
make up into tasty and original
Valentines. Better get your sup
ply now. Priced at the dozen. ... 10c
OPEN A MONTHLY ACCOUNT WITH US
WoodarcL Clarke
Co
the fir trees, the roof of the little
csbln csme Into view amons; Its shel
tering; trees. Divld let me go In alone
while he pretended to be very busy
unloading- the wag-on.
Hosae Tlay Bat Dear.
I took It all In at a glance; the
rough board walla and ceiling, the little
bedroom and living-room with the
half-story above. I liked the fresh
wood smell of it. Its exterior was
Just the kind we used to draw on
our slates when we were children.
But built Into It all was the love and
forethought, the months of self-deny
ing labor, the aspirations tor a nome
that we conld call our own. Then I
opened the front door and stood look
ing out upon the scene of David's
moonlight labors, where, between the
house and the snake fence, the pota
toes were pushing greenly through the
earth. About It stood the tall lira.
dwarfing the little house. Then David,
unable any longer to pretend preoc
cupation, came and put his arm about
me and looked to see what he, reared
he might see. But I assured him it
was a dear little home and I loved it.
After we had made our way somehow
amid the boxes and packing-cases that
obstructed every movement for the
first meal in the new home and had
disentangled sleeping places for the
little people, David and I went out
into the darkness and looked at the
little house of many dreams shedding
s friendly, yellow glow upon the tiny
clearing. Cuddled down among the
tall firs It looked like a toy house
and there waa no distant view except
straight up.
The deep alienee of night In the
woods enveloped us. The birds had all
twittered themselves to sleep and only
the soft breathing, the deep, ceaseless
stirring of the woods came to our ears.
But in that first deep hush of the
night and before sleep had come to me
I heard suddenly a distinct jangle of
cowbells. Before I had time to won
der at the haste thst the cow owner
of the bell must be In to produce as
frantic a noise there was the strident
toot of a horn, then. In a moment,
shouts and calls and more noise.
I was thoroughly frelghtened. It
sounded so terrifying In the deep quiet
of the night.
David rose to the occasion literally.
'While he hastily dressed, completing
his costume with the Indispensable
sombrero which all good farmers must
wear. I cowered behind our one-inch
thick board wall and wondered what
would happen next.
It was soon evident that It was meant
for a friendly call, but there was no
chance then for me to get up and re
celve our guests, who had already
crowded into the little 4ivlng-room and
found a footing somehow among boxes
and packing crates. There was no door
between the living-room and the bed
room and when I heard our guests de
mandlng to see "the woman" I
trembled.
Kelsrhbors Make Night' Call.
All at once perhaps It waa due to
my best French nightie that I was
wearing I had an Inspiration.
I had always desired to shine as one
of a brilliant circle, had Imagined how
easily I should carry the honors as a
Madame de Stael holding a levee to
which distinguished guests would
throng. X remembered then the
bright days of the French empire and
Napoleon's statement that no woman
under 30 should hold a boudoir recep
tion. On that score I was ssfe and here was
evidently my chance. I would myself
hold a boudoir reception. In my taste
ful but simple costume I sat up In.
bed and entreated Darld to ask the la
dies to come In, but to keep the men
out there one must take even one's
social gaieties with discretion.
In the darkness I received and sol
emnly shook hands with my guests,
many of whom had walked long dis
tances to be present. . Some one acting 1
as spokeswoman presented each one by
name.
I could see none of the faces and had
but an Indistinct idea, when all was
done, of the personalities of my guests.
But then I suppose that is usually the
case after those large social functions.
David passed around a box of choco
lates that he had cleverly unearthed
from somewhere.
"If you had only let us know you
were coming " I said, but I was met
with ready response. "Oh, we didn't
want to make you any trouble, so we
just came this way." Any trouble!
When they had gone, setting off
parting salute of dynamite that shook
the earth with Its useless roar, and
we had prepared to take up our Inter
rupted slumbers, I asked David, "What
do you call such a performance?"
"It was a 'shivaree.' " said David. It's
well named." I rejoined, as I ducked
down again under the sheltering bed
clothes.
But by this token we were assured of
a cordial and friendly Interest in our
new undertaking, and were now recog
nized as belonging to the community.
Really farmers we were now, and at
home on our own acres.
Fruit Expert Takes Office Zoom.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Jan. 20. (Spe
cial.) Homer C. Atwell, of this city,
who has just been appointed Fruit In
spector of Washington County, will assume-
office February 1. The office of
Fruit Inspector is a new county crea
tion and bids fair to be an important
means in the advancement of scientific
agricultural methods. Mr. Atwell is
well known in horticultural circles
throughout the state, having been pres
ident of the state society for two terms.
He was also one of the organizers of
the Washington County society, which
will soon develop Into a shipping or
ganization similar to that of the Hood
River district. Washington County is
expected to become one of the largest
apple-growing sections in the Wlllam- j
ette -Valley,' !
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