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■ANDON
OREGON
The social circle must oe square« oe-
♦ore one can get into It.
The mosquito Is the original back
biter, but It has some strong Imitators
Strangely enough, the bandit of the
Yellowstone Is not engaged In keeping
a hotel there.
The man who Just loafs around Is
never in any danger of being run down
by prosperity.
Even money that Abdul Ilamld, when
he mingles with his ¡»eople, will keep
his boiler-plate shirt on.
A Chicago rnilway section hand Is a
claimant for the Servian throne. Prob
ably his story will Peter out.
i
agency or the labor organizations to
which they belong or of the corpora-
tlops by which they are employed the
number of such workers is cons taut 1 y
increasing, and a grave social question
is a little nearer a settlement.
The
recent British legislation for old age
pensions does not api>eal to Americans.
Neither does the German compulsory
system. They recognize the iini»ortance
of a provision for superannuated work
ers, but they are Inclined to believe that
time will bring with it a solution more
satisfactory than any which has been
worked out elsewhere. There is as yet
no demand for legislation on the sub
ject. Powerful labor organizations can
establish pension systems of their own.
as the typographical union has done.
The great corporations will gradually
make provision for the pensioning of
aged employes. There will still be a
host of workers not Included in either
of these categories. To them the com
bined industrial Insurance and annuity
plan recently put In operation in Mas-
sachusetts ought to commend itself,
The State branch of the American Fed-
eratlon of Laitor has strongly advised
the workers to avail themselves of it,
and the indications are that they will
do so. A wage earner may make his
own provision for old age by setting
aside a small sum out of his weekly
wages. If he shall also get a pension
from an employer or a union, so much
the better.
THE MOVEMENT FOR GOOD Ä0AD3
THE WEEKLY
HISTORIAN
1435—Treaty of Arras concluded between
the King of France and the Duke of
Burgundy.
t580—Henry IV. defeated th« Leaguers
Maybe the railroads would find their
at Arques.
business more profitable if they would
1600—Hudson, the explorer, reached the
do more newspaper advertising—at reg
present site of the city of Albany.
ular cash rates.
1655—Fort Casimir, the Swedish settle
ment on the Delaware, surrendered
Chicago may have a fourteen-story
to the Dutch forces under Gov. Stuy-
school building. Perhaps it will be
v esant.
superfluous to add that the intention
An Improved and Finished Road in New York State, Showing the Concrete Retaining Wall, Ditch
1675- -Duchesneau appointed Intendant
is to make it a high school.
of New France.
ing and Guard Rail.
A bill which at first excited only
amusement and derision, but has since 1692—Two men and seven women ex
A Wisconsin man has by fasting received serious consideration, has lieen
ecuted at Salem for witchcraft.
A HOME SONG.
brought only restless snatches of fever ¡•ointment, and for several days nothing
cured himself of appendicitis. It Is not passed upon favorably by a standing 1705—Jacques Francois de Brouillon,
ish
sleep. Her mother became anxious was said on the subject. Before Mr.
likely that this treatment will be gen committee of the British House of Com
governor of Acadia, died at sea.
I turned an ancient poet’s book,
and spoke several times of consulting a Harper left town, he sent word by Mr.
erally recommended by the doctors.
mons, although it Is not likely to be 1759—Tlie French surrendered Quebec
And found upon the page :
physician.
Gillman that he would give five hun
to the English.
‘‘Stone walls do not a prison make,
come law. It Is known as the “day
This
state
of
things
could
not
last
dred dollars, but this offer was also re
A hotel for the accommodation of light-saving bill.” The purpose of it is 1772—First dismemberment of Poland.
Nor iron bars a cage.”
very long, however, and one Friday fused.
chorus girls only is to be built In New to make it easier for the general public 1776— British made an unsuccessful at Yes, that is true, and something more;
morning Idaho Allan's seat in the
Three months passed away before hs
York. It is perhaps but fair to suspect to get up early in the morning, and
You’ll find, where'er you ropm,
tack on the Americans on Harlem
school room was vacant, a most unusual came to town again, and the invention
That
marble
floors
anil
gilded
walls
that Pittsburg capital Is behind It.
Heights.
therefore to finish its day's work in
occurrence, and Idaho Allan herself slept quietly in Idaho's room. Every
Can never make a home.
time to enjoy a reasonable amount of 1777— American force under Gen. But every house where Love abides
was locked up in her own room with night she lifted the cover and took a
A dressmaking expert asserts that a outdoor recreation by daylight. The
Wayne defeated by the British under
the
key on the inside. When it was
And
Friendship
is
a
guest,
“good figure is a mighty flue asset.” bill as amended provides that at two
Gen. Grey.... Washington and his Is surely home, and home, sweet home, discovered that the girl had no Inten peep at her treasure.
One day, In response to the ringing
Any figure less than $1,000,000 probably o’clock the morning of the second Sun
army crossed the Schuylkill, deter-
For there the heart can rest.
tion of coming down to breakfast her of the bell, during her mother's absence,
would be considered too petite these day in April, standard time shall be
mined to give liattle to Gen. Howe’s —Country Life.
mother’s voice was heard, with quiet Ida opened the door to And Mr. Har
troops.
days.
advanced one hour, and set back an
authority,
demanding the reason.
per smiling genially into her face.
1788—The Oneida Indians ceded all their
“
Oh,
mother,
do
let
me
tight
it
out
No, Ferdinand, the fact that you rode hour on the second Sunday In Septem
“I have concluded to accept your
lands
to
the
State
of
New
York
(7
—Ù alone!”
tn a horseless carriage in your extreme ber. It is an attempt by legislation to 1792—France declared a republic... .The
terms.
Where Is the burner?”
induce or compel a new recognition of
"What Is It, Ida? I must know what
Infancy does not necessarily mean that the
A few moments later the deed was
President issued a proclamation or
old adage:
the trouble is.”
you will have an automobile when you
done, and Mr. Harper was gone, but
dering all persons to submit to the
Early to bed and early to rise.
Reluctantly, yet submissively, Ida Ida was sitting with a bit of paper in
excise
law.
are old.
Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
opened the door.
her hands, which represented one
London office hours are late, ten 1800— The Concordat between Bona
Some scientist has found that there
“I have been thinking, mamma,” she thousand dollars.
ratified.
parte
and
the
Pope
o'clock
being
the
usual
time
of
begin
are 5,200 ways In which death may
began hesitatingly, “and I really must
1801— The rice crop of South Carolina
Mrs. Allan and Clarence could hardly
They were brother nnd sister, the get it out of my head. I can't go to
come. We wonder whether ho has in ning business, instead of half-past eight
completely destroyed by a great hur-
believe
It possible.
or
nine,
ns
in
American
cities.
The
new
cluded being mistaken for deer by reck
ricane.... Mr. Dearborn, son of the children of an inventor, whose life story school—don't make me go, mamma, un
One
thousand
dollars! They did not
plan would therefore fix the beginning
less hunters?
Secretary of War, left for Algiers had been the old one of an inventor’s til I hnve tried to work out my Ideas, know until long afterwards that the lit
of office hours at nine o'clock, which
with presents for the ruler of that woes, the lack of appreciation, the fail It won’t amount to anything, I I know, tle invention netted Mr. Harper many
ure of practical acknowledgment of his but I can't stand it any longer.”
country.
A St. Louis woman the other day re dot's not seem unreasonable. Since it
thousands of dollars.
Is not proposed to change the length of
powers, and the struggle with poverty,
fused to spend $5 for the purpose of
ship
Forth
destroyed
1814
—
The
British
Mrs. Allan was a wise woman, nils
But with that little slip of paper Ida
tho
working
day,
closing
time
would
which
was
ended
by
his
early
death.
the American brig Regent.... United
locating her missing husband. Some
girl of 15 was not to be treated as a educated herself, leaving her mother
come
an
hour
earlier
during
the
months
States troops defeated the English io
The wife, brave little woman, who child any longer, so she said:
women would be willing to spend twice
which are best adapted to outdoor
free to help Clarence in his study of
battle at Fort Bowyer.
had eaten uncomplainingly the unbut
that amount to lose theirs.
“You may have your own way, dear, civil engineering.
sport. It has been urg«>d on behalf of 1822—Moses Rogers, captain of the first tered bread that her husband's efforts
and fight your battle in your own fash-
One day a schoolmate inquired why,"
steam vessel to cross the Atlantic, had provided, now set forth, as many
John D. has had his family traced the bill that this would have a consid
erable
moral
effect,
since
it
would
tempt
died at Cheraw, S. C. Born in New another earnest mother has done, and ion. Lock your door, if you choose. I having been successful once, she did not
back to 950 A. I»., when the Rockefell
will not come in again until you want
London, Conn., in 1780.
ers were barons in southern France. It young men away from theaters and
earned, not only bread enough to satis me. but on one thing, no. two—I insist. try again.
other
modern
evening
amusements,
and
“I shall never do any more invent
1829—Slavery abolished in Mexico,
Is rather strange that he did not, while
fy their hunger, but butter with which You must eat the meals I bring you,
send
them
to
the
golf
links,
the
cricket
ing,
” laughed Ida. ‘‘I proved tho capa-
New
1833—The boundary line bet ween
he was having the tracing done, dis
to make it palatable.
and go to bed at your usual hour.”
bllity of the feminine mind, and that
York and New Jersey settled,
cover some connection between the field and the river. Interesting as the
By
the
time
that
Ida
—
short
for
plan Is. there are serious objections to
Ida promised readily and the mother is all I set out to do.”—Chicago Daily
Rockefeller and Montmerency families. it which will occur to every one. Chief 1845—Americans defeated the Mexicans Idaho—was old enough to study United
went
away.
News.
at battle of Monterey.
States History lu the public school,
among
them
are
International
obliga
Soon
after
she
returned,
bringing
to
It Is no organ of monopolists but an
1802— United States troops defeated th« Mrs. Allan could look with satisfac
the door a tray containing Idaho's VIEWING WEDDING PRESENTS.
agricultural paper which declares that tions in regard to malls, and the diffi
Indians at battle of Wood Lake.
tion around their pleasant home, and
culty of keeping domestic railway
the high price of meat Is due, not to schedules In accord with the changing 1803— President Lincoln suspended the rejoice in the fact that she had much
KemnrkN by tho Guests Which Are
any trust, but to the demands of young standard of time.
habeas corpus act.
Nuaeeptibio of Minrepreaeiitatton.
to live for.
married women, who, dreading the
“Women viewing another woman's
1804— John C. Fremont .withdrew ns
But about this time she had vague i
hackneyed jokes about the culinary at
candidate for President of the United misgivings, for both Clarence and
wedding presents say things which are
Adjusting III« fane.
States... .The Federal forces were Idaho had evidently Inherited their
tempts of novices, have taken to serv
liable to be misinterpreted,” said the
A man stood before a shop window
victorious in the battle at Opequan, father's inventive genius, and all at
ing their husbands with steaks, “which with his cane sticking out from under
bachelor who declares he hates wed
Va....A McClellan meeting in the
anybody can cook.”
dings but always goes when Invited, to
his arm. A stout, blond gentleman in
Lindell hotel. St. Louis, broken up by once it seemed to develop.
a New York Sun man.
Clarence,
who
was
approaching
the
passing struck the sane smartly with
a party of Union soldiers.
“Away with all tills superfluous Ills own, restoring it from its obstruc-
“Now, why is it that the most com
final
year
of
ills
high
school
course,
»
scribble,” wrote the Crown Prince of five horizontal position to tho proper 1868—Outbreak of the Spanish revolu could scarcely give sufficient time and '
mon
remark of the women who are
tion... .Lient. Beecher and Dr.
Germany on a bundle of government re vertical one.
Inspecting the lay-out of silver and cut
Moore
killed in battle with Indians attention to his studies to pass Ills ex
ports submitted by the minister of the
glass and other gifts more or less u»*-
"Say, what’s the matter with you?
aminations creditably, while Ida, who
near the Republican river.
interior. Tills Idea if enforced in the You're the freshest guy I ever saw.
fill is: ‘What a lot of presents she
1871—Lincoln's body was removed to its had not yet entered the academic de “MAY I ASK WIIAT YOI B TERMS ARE?'
United States would lie equivalent to Are you looking for trouble?"
got!' They don't mean anything un
final resting place at Springfield, Ill. partment, found the passion contagious.
saying “Off with their heads” to a lot
Tims said the man whose cane had 1881— Body of President Garfield lay in Clarence laughed in his boyish fashion breakfast. Alter the girl had eaten It kind. but the Inference an uninitiated
of government employes, and a good been tapped. But he who had tapped
at bls quaint, quiet little sister, and she sat for a long time In Intense eavesdropper would draw is that they
state In the capltol at Washington.
part of the business of government as it. speaking with a German accent, an-
1882— Arabi Pasha, the leader of th« more than once hurt her feelings by his thought. She forgot everything; she wonder why she got so many.
practiced is to provide patronage for swered gently:
was ak last an inventor!
"Of course, they vary the remark.
military Insurrection In Egypt, s’ir- frankness.
the politicians.
“Why, sir, I did nothlng but restore
Her
books
and
her
fancy
work,
the
'What
a lucky girl!’ says one, as If she
rendered after his defeat at Tel-el-
"Girls are beginning to think they
your cane to its right Inclination, Ab-
Kebir.
can do anything that boys can. They dainty belongings that girls delight In, would like to add, ‘Some persons have
To fill orders promptly, as do Ameri sently you were holding it under your 1884—A party of several hundred Cana are a type of the ‘new woman,’ ’’ he were recklessly pushed aside.
She too much luck.’ And another says, ‘I
cans by sudden and sensational in arm; it was jabbing people in the
dian boatmen left Quebec to take part would say. "Discovery and invention needed her table for sterner occupation. wonder where they nil came from,' im
creases in tile number of employes in breast, the back, even tho eye; and yet
In the Nile expedition for the relief are only for masculine intellects. Isn't
Shortly before tea time on Saturday plying almost that the bride couldn’t
times of rushing business, is not the you meant no harm.
of Gen. Gordon. . .Earthquake shocks that so, Jim?” turning to his friend.
evening, the key turned in the lock, and have enough friends to make so many
were felt in Michigan, Ohio and In
European habit. Experience there leads
"Well, I stopped that nuisance which
“Well, I don’t know,” answered Jim, a slender, ¡»ale-faced girl descended the gifts and must have sent some of them
diana.
the newly arrived immigrant to expect, you were unconsciously committing. In
to herself just to make a showing.
who privately admired Idaho Allan im stairs wearily but unfalteringly.
on finding a job in tills country, that it Berlin It is the custom always to stop it 1887—The centenary of the constitution
“Is the battle fought, little daugh
"Now, these women don’t mean any
mensely.
of the United States was celebrated
will be his so long as he performs his so. And no one takes offense. On the
barm. It's just their way of express
Whether her presence biased Jim's ter?”
in
Philadelphia.
part properly. When he is suddenly contrary, in Berlin, the correction is re
"Fought and won, mother; you shall ing admiration usually. But there are
judgment on this topic, or whether he
dropped from ft, often in poverty and ceived with a smile nnd a word of 1893—The Earl of Aberdeen assumed was, from principle, champion of worn see my invention to-morrow.”
others who surely evince an unchar
office ns governor general of Canada.
destitution, he promptly becomes an en thanks. Isn't ft so here?”
It was not of intricate mechanism, itable, petty spirit.
an's
rights,
I
do
not
dare
to
say,
but
he
"No, It Isn't," said the other; “but it 1897— Five men accused of burglary proceeded to expatiate upon woman's but underneath Its simplicity lay a
emy of all government and authority.
“They ¡»lek up and examine every
lynched at Versailles, Ind.
The borderland between such state of should be. I thank you, sir, myself,
thought. Mrs. Allan saw that It was article and appraise It in loud whis
powers
and
the
recognition
that
the
1898— Statue of Samuel de Champlain
mind and criminality is exceedingly nnd I apologize."
of practical value, but she did not say pers. They express voluble wonder as
unveiled at Quebec by lord Aberdeen. world was beginning to give them.
vague.
so Just then.
to whether the silver Is solid and doubt
“
Do
you
mean
to
say,"
said
Clarence
minks.
1900— Much 'destruction caused by
A few days later, Mr. Glllman, him the genuineness of the cut glass, Even
scornfully,
"that
you
really
think
a
girl,
Blinks, after inviting his friend Jinks,
How many Americans enunciate dis
heavy rains in Texas.
self a mechanic, and a tried and trusted if they do like a thing, they will do-
tlnctly tile name of the town in which who has just returned from abroad, to 1901— The Duke and Duchess of Corn say Ida, for instance, is capable of In friend of the family's, came lu, and the
cfde that it won't wear well, Tretty
venting
anything
equal
to
tills?
”
they live or of any other town? The dinner. Is telling him what a fine
wall and York welcomed in Montreal.
Invention was shown to him.
silver, but bow It will scratch,’ says
And
he
held
up
for
inspection
his
memory
his
little
son
Bobby
has.
...
.The
funeral
of
President
McKin
heroine of a recent linguistic accident
“
That
’
s
a
first-class
Idea.
I'll
send
one,
while another knows the china is
work
for
the
time
being,
a
wonderful
ley was held at Canton, Ohio.
“And do you suppose he will remem
had the excuse, nt least, of being
Harper around to see it. the next time lovely, but Is to break easily.
construction
of
perforated
tin,
which
ber
me?"
said
Jinks.
strange to the English language. Rhe
1902— Marie Henriette. Queen of the Bel
“And so the tongues wag. while the
was to be fastened on the stovepipe to he Is In town.”
"Remember you? Why, he remem
gians, died, aged 06 years.
was German, and lived In Pittsburg.
Bj- the time Mr. Harper made his ap quiet man In the corner keeps a watch
save
fuel.
bers
every
face
that
he
ever
saw.
”
Pa. She wished to go to Norwalk, Ohio.
1906— Fatal race riots in Atlanta. Ga....
Ida answered before Jim could find pearance, Ida was ready to talk freely ful eye. He is a detective, nnd dis
An hour Inter they enter the house
The agent gave her a ticket to Norfolk,
Rock Island train plunged into ths words, thereby saving him much em about her improved lamp-burner.
trusts everyone."
Va., and she was taken there, Site re- and after Jinks has shaken hands with
Cimarron river in Oklahoma and a
"I will give you one hundred dollars
barrassment.
Mrs.
Blinks
he
calls
Bobby
over
to
number of lives were lost.... Secre
turned to Plttsburg and tried again,
1'lin Wrontc Question.
“I doubt whether I am capable of for the right to get It patented, and the
tary of War Taft and Acting Sec
Tills time she got a ticket to Newark, him.
An
interviewer
having obtained ao-
use
of
the
patent,"
said
Mr.
Harper.
"And do you remember me, my little
retary of State Bacon left Washing anything equal to that, but if you would
N. J., and had to go back home agnin.
cess to the presence of a famous actor
Idaho
refused
the
offer.
lessen
the
angle
of
the
upper
wing,
you
ton
for
Cuba.
With her money gone and no friends, man?"
"Two hundred then," said Mr. Har asked the great man if he would be
’’ ’Course I do. You're the same fellet 1907— Explosion on a Japanese battle would find that you had Improved your
she would have had a hard time but
kind enough to describe some of hla
per.
device.
”
ship killed thirty-four officers and
for the kindness of a German painter, that pa brought home last summer and
early
failures.
Mrs.
Allan
was
n
silent
figure
In
the
Clarence saw that the girl's sugges
men....The new treaty between
When she Anally reached Norwalk she ma was so wild about It that she didn't
“Sir,” snapped the tragedian, “I never
conference,
being,
as
I
have
said
before,
tion
was
n
good
one,
nnd
he
lapsed
into
France and Canada was signed at
had spent sixty dollars In railway tick speak to pa for a whole week "—'Human
a wise woman, but she could not keep had any! James—the door!”—Human
silence, while Jim laughed.
Paris.
ets, when but for indistinct enuncia Life.
from sending Ida a look, which entreat Life.
For
a
long
time
afterwards,
this
mat
A Berliner.
tion she would have had to spend only
Make One Friend n Day?.
An Eiplimtlnn,
ter weighed on Idaho Allan's mind. She ed her to accept the offer.
On the theory that might goes before
•even dollars.
"I must refuse that also," was
One of the busiest men In a busy city
“How long has this restaurant been had only slight faith in Clnrence's in
right the Berliner fights his way past
says "I try to make at least one friend
’ open?” asked the would-be diner.
genuity, ami that she was Just as capa Idaho’s response.
The 30.000 employes of a great Chi old ladies and tired women into crowd
"May
I
ask
what
your
terms
are?"
"Two
years,
”
said
the
proprietor.
a
day.” That seems more than most of
ble
of
inventing
something
practical
cago manufacturing company are given ed tram cars and ruthlessly jostles
“
I
am
sorry
I
did
not
know
it,
”
said
naked
Mr.
Har|**r.
looking,
ns
he
felt,
us
can manage ami yet the waysldt
as
he
was,
became
her
Arm
conviction,
i
an opportunity to retire ou a ¡tension from his path the passerby in the ths guest. “I should t>e better off If which she longed to prove.
a
trifle
nettled.
spring
of a country road makes a friend
i
after they shall have been twenty years streets with an obstinate insolence ' t had come here then.”
“I will take one thousand dollars for of every passerby.—Woman's Hom«
Her mind dwelt «¡»on the subject, nnd
that
goads
the
visitor
accustomed
to
In Its employ and have reached the age
“Yes?” smiled the proprietor, very she found that she could not attend to nil my rights to the use of It,” was Companion.
of 65. Herein is an assuranca that a the higher civilisation of other capitals ' much pleased. "How Is that?"
her work, as she had heretofore done. Ida's response.
to
Impotent
fury
—
Berlin
Cof.
|>widos
A im I the la<-k of money makes ths
.considerable number of workers wtl]
"I
shon.ld
probably
have
been
served
Every day she lost grades In her
‘Then you will have to look else mare go—hungry.
Outlook.
have something to depend rm after their
fty thia time If 1 Iwtd.” said the guest, studies, and the teachers expressed ■ where for n customer,” nml Air. Harper
Ama# piano enters would t*
days of. productive labor shall have
• and the entente cordiale vanished.— their wonder.
• I tiw>k his departure.
An humble lover often makes g ver/
cogie- to aq «nd. Uftfier through the udmlre«! if beruMrticaty saaled.
harper's Weekly.
Her appetite failed and the nights
Mrs. Allan plainly showed her disup- domineering husbgnd.
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