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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1907)
ON WITH THE SONO. Off wllll til«* «llililuw Mll«l 1*11 ultll tl|M M»ng, 'I In* w ny th«« <lny Io Hi«* miiiim I i I iim l»«*l<nitf ; Tioubh«» u ill vuii I n I i hih | iM>rr«»WM w ill tb*«« Willi it Mung «»ii tli«« |I¡ n » Mild n Inuit full of gloa * < iff with th«* »lulling mid od w ith th«« »nilh», I'll«* long bin«» will turn ut tin« end of th«« mila. And «»v««r th«« t'l<lg«*M tin* valli’)» will gU-nni With v««lv»«t of vlolriM unii purple of < Irra ml <>IT with the worry nml on with th«« prayer; Life linn II* thorn a, hilt Hit* n»M«M nre th«*re! 'lolling mid »pinning. O true lirart Mini t»tr< ng. l»CT with I lie Mliudow and oil with (he temg! I Baltimore Nun. I .* ZDS ' Concerning the Deadj lie eat down at Emily's de«k to go «!«H*ldMl that you had ronalder«»! your through her paper» Now that the »elf entitled to read my diary ” huuae wna aol«l. (I m * servants dl»mlB»ed "Alison!” and he hlin»elf l>tvk In lm<*helor quar "And to hr offended by Its <<ontents trra. there wna no rxfiiar for ¡Hitting Hut that. )oo say, was a wrong the thing <>ff And If Emily had known gm*» a." a month ago. he <«ould not help thinking "Yoe.” aa he <»|M»n<«<l the drawer» that ahe wna ’Tlieti w to t»e klll««d In a railway aecldent. »lie "Alison, did you never treat me to could hardly have made hla tank malar my fact as though you like«! me when Neat little bundl«««. tied up wit|i pink we Were atom* an«! behind my bark ta|M« and « learly lal»««led, proclaim«*! her make fun «»f me. caricature ms. criticise vnrloua activities " Mother»' Inion.'' my «lothr», my walk, my wny of ajtrak "Roup Kitchen/* "Sunday N«*h«»>l.” Ing and laughing?" lie spoke with "Book Club" how th«« namra recall»««! quiet hllternrse. Emily heraelf A »wift pang of com Hhe mxlded emphatically. "Often puuctlon arlaed him Was It ¡»«oalblr Most of It's In the diary.’• then, that only after a month her Image "Must I rr|M*at that I know nothing was failing from hla mind? lie con "of the diary I heard " tlnueil abeently to empty drawer» and "You heard?" Iler look was quee pigeon holu» Mor»* neat package», half (lotting "| think you ought to tell me a «!> /«*ii unanswered letters, an«! a few • «methlng. If only one thing, that you note |MM»ks that was al! • • • Ye» heard.” Uiid"Ubtedly I jiiiiin was already be««om lie was silent Ing Io him Mimethlug shadowy and "It's only fair,” she urged. vague I l«»w was II? Bather guiltily lie look«*! up d«»»|M«rntrly. "Well, ho trie«! tn avoid the unetplore«! d«w«ps didn’t you. for Instance, My that I re of his mlml. but the moment of »elf minded y«»u of Matthew Arnold's defl revelation was no longer to l»e ¡»oat nit Ion of the Athananlnn creed ¡»med lie had !»»«rn ah •< k*«d. unnerve«!, lx>arne«! »«•Imre, with a strong dash of horrified by that suddati tmgisly . but tenner? ” undr month all that, could he deny th«« Nhe laugh«*! a little ”1’«! forgotten, r»lut«*h'V «»f a Mliamrful uml«»r'-urrent but I do l»el!««vr I did." Nhe turn«»! the of feeling a per-¡»tent, evergrowing rave» of the diary rapidly. "Yea, here joy In fr««edoin regained? An«! yet. It 1» ’March | h Emily resumed what a *T”*M! wife »he had been; how < ro»» examination Wanted to know If practical. • .ireful of hl» Itifervats, tin 1 didn't <«unsl«lrr Ills »Hrntlflc learning exacting In a lbou».ti|d way», large < v >I o * m »I, un|»arnlleled. etc. yuotr«! Ar Rliil »mall h«» w ••uh! l*e the loser A g«»«a! wife, but >rs. that was surely It »he had neicr inpirrr«!, nw«*r even entered the kingdom of hl» mln«! Am! w h««re »hr had ih - i er enter«1 ! «• til l she ever be inl-M-d? oticr In that king d«»m there had dwelt lm|r«*d a woman, but she was not Emily It«« turn«*»! with an Impntlrnt «Igh ¡n the doorway stood \ll»«»n • • • Of course. It was a «lr«*am. hut he wna cv»n»rk»us «»f a <-ertnlti n«!mlrnt Ion of himself a» a dreamer He had r«* mem tiered to make her l«»»k older «»h, quit«« flve year» older. "Poor Mark!" »In* said, softly. Ils startr«!. Then It was not n dream ? "I have only just heard." she rx plain«**!. g««ntly "We’ve lw*««fi In town for a «lay or two, an I Mrs ll««r!!*m lias just tol<! m«* nl»»ut Emily 1 a*k«*d her for your addre»«. and «•am«» straight on.” Nh«« hr!«! out her hand« In eager ■ympathx II«« felt her flngrr« <>»l«l be- li««ath her gloves Quite naturally hr unbutton««»! am! drew them off. as though th«*) had never part«««! In bitter sllrm’e mor«« than five years ago. "Y«»u must get warm." he «aid, gently, and l«*| her t«> the Are "I m y«»u think." Alison a»krd. trem ulously, "that »In« suffer«»«! much?” Hr »h«»»k his lira«!. "N«»t at all; th«« doctor» said It must have I m - vu I tint an tam«ou*< ” "ITS MY «»W AliSo* MAin. t»»l«l on tin« Athanaslnn creed to h«*r Nh««rk Mnti»fn«*t«»ry.’" Hr wh » looking at her with startled ryes "The «Infr." be breath«*!. "w hat date did you say?" Nh«« r«*ferre<! t«> th«» diary. "March is "But that was ls«forr we were rn gage«!.’* "Oh, ye«." "But Emily " "Ah. I Noinrtlmm thought Their ryes met. "Hout!” she said. Alison t»iundrd It) swift relief "Ah. br«»Hthh*ssly. "I set», I ««*•." II«» began t«» s«s«, t«m," I’m glad. But oh. It's hard to r«*il!z«*' We wen* Just th«» sami* age, a ml twen "I hav«» always wondered." ah«* ty four 1» so young (*• «!!«*, nml we u»««d mus««d. "wliy you didn't understand, to I m » to orr ««» much of r ich «»th««r ••ven if you l) id r«*.id every word «»f the Why hail she stopped ah rt «»f the dlnry. I felt sure you wouhl s»«e It wor<! "frlrmls?" h«« wondrr««d wns nil In self «Irfrn»e. Could h gir' "Ami t«> «lie Ilk«» that!” she mur l»«*ar t«» let p«*<«pl«« th nk she <*nrrd for mured. n man lefor«« In« had sp>\««*)? There Il«« thought hr could guess what ah«» I wrr«* g rls Who did It" her mome'itnr) meant " Thrr«« was nothing noth | hesitation revealed to him ns clrarly n- Ing " hr ln-gan II«» want«««! to explain ! words that Emily I nd bcrti «me o that death had sparril Emily th * last . them, nml he r«s|den«*d "Im: Im* th i Indignity «»f bring revolting In Its form, «»nly s««nt m«* flying to th« «»?!i««r e.\ but hr ««mid find no words. tl*t*iiM*. \Vh • ii |«4*.»|»: • fri •It» to lll|l¡> Nhe nodd««<| In swift rotnprrh«*ns|oi) in*» nlMiut y«»u. 1 <: »1.1 ri.tr 4 "Y««s, yes. I know what you m«*an II ':i HC’■«««!. I) MM k«»«l. mill )h-kt*l * .irl *i woul«l hnve ls»rn awful that." :ur«««l In ah«*»r frrr •r !«•>«( anviHit* lie l«M»k«««l up with a grateful thrill n I i «» ii I i I «II««*« •v«»r li mu •h 1 «*an»«l.” Emily ha*l n«*ver undrrsbsMl u half fin Hr iMMlde 1. ’’! nrv««r know." h.» cild lsh«»«l srntrn■•«». »lowly. "I WHS toll 1 thought all tin* "You w«•»«• going through her pa thin*» that <*:iin«* t<> my «•Hrs w«•;•«• sahl l«rrs?" Alison naked, glancing nt th«» by y<«n a Th r w «• w« r«» «» ii*4 :*:•••! ’’ open desk. "Mark!" sh«* said, and her vol««r "Yrs.” j qulvensl. Nb«« lran««d forward with su<l«l««n Il«« was walking re*tie«sly up mid rngrrnr*««. "What Is that?" down. "Our ln« inr p-l I««!" h«« groatasl "Which?" "If only we h i I »p kr.) aakr«l «pies Nln« i «• iml pl« k«* I up one <»f the Hons!” n< t«*i•►«*!,*» \h. I-!’ ah«» sal«!, and "Yes." she ngr«s« I. ii*i»«.nnl«Hisly. nnd L« .'.. hi to tn: .i the pages. through l»»th their ml i Is puss«««! n "AII mhi !” hash of w *ud< r Unit Emily shoiihl hiv«« Nhr looked u • in <|iLi«k dctlnucr. "It’* my own," sin* said. "Your ow ii ?" "Y««s. my dlnry that I lost flv«« and n half years ago." I'll«* l»«*w iltlcrmrnt In Ills face w as not to he mistaken. "You didn't Ink«» It?" sin» asked, »lowly. "I? \ll»«»n, you can’t arrioualy think I did that?" NI h * was silent, but they r««a«l th»* anm«» though! In each other's eyes. "Thru it must h iv«» been " H«« st««pp«*d W by say w hat was obvious? Ainl Alison’s g«**ture was eloquent. Em lly wns d«»ad. Nhe frowned thoughtfully. "Then you haven’t known, Mark, nil these yean*, what was In my dlnry. lie sh«M»k his h««a«l. Nln» looked nt him In grave wonder. •’Then whnt made you change to me?" II«* bit his lip hill Mh«> think that five year» could hen I such wound»? "Ilnvr you forg««tten?" he asked. "I never knew,” »he said. ntea«!lly. *1 MW that y«m grew cold; I knew you had «•ease«! to love me. <\>uld the rea son why hava comforted m»Y’ "I thought you must have gueeaed,” be murmured. "Oh. I gueeeed aad gueaoad. AM I | "Oh, no” Mu<l«h»nly she »wayed toward rHANKa FOB BARTH'S ROUST!KB him. "Ih*lp m««, Murk,” »Im breath«*!, ¡Through th» gr»y «lawn In th» oiesiow» w» plltsuisly. heard the rasperà «inflng Tbs aong of io»h who ron<j ***r and who II«« brrit tm«1 klsstsl h«»r h a mis. "My know their triumph a worth dear! My sweet!” II«* »topp«*d with •Jb» th* liar» biada» of an »rmr «ba k**n. swift acythas went awlnglng. h hoarse cry. "Allaon, you »iild you And go¡*lan In thalr waits lay pilad Iba II«« pointed to on«« of her ham!». goodly »polls of earth. "It wasn't five yeura ago," »he And I »»Id "fllva thank». •* heart of mina, gn»l«ed. "oh. Mark, If It had been, I aa rompiarors may do 1 With aound of »«-«dsmatlon whan tha b»t think I rouhl have forgive ) her." la through, , Illa ey«*» <|ueslloned b«*r pns»lonately. To Him lllng wt»«, gave ua »frrngth and »kill to With a little <«ry she released her for« a tha atubi*orn eoli, gor glory <»f th« gaining and tha triumphing hand* nml Mliimbhsl to the door. of toll." "I>on't go, Allaon," he lmplor«*d. Nhe »b«M«k her h««ad. "I must. Don't you understand?" Nhe turned for an At full noon Is tha or* hard we beard tha maiden»* laughtar Instant. "Dbin't I tell you It wasn't a liara armed among tha laden tra»» they ¡ml lad th» bra naba» low visit?” Iler vole» broke. "Mark! Horne at twilight want th» wain», with ua Mark! J>on’t look at me. There are to follow after, Light «»f »tap and gay of volca, a» merry iw miracles! It's a honeymoon.”-— children go Pennsylvania Orlt. prov«««l so go«Ml a Ju lg«» «»f character, ««houhl hgv«« «nl«*ula:«*t) ou Just that proud sllrm’e with which they had met <*:ifastropli»« And yet she must hav«« b«s«n In Mum* «loubt, or w hy had sh«« re moved Alison's only pr«»»f, th«« diary?" Nml«l<*iily All««u) nrosr. "I must go, Mark. I art«»d on a sudden Impulse in coming, nml my Impulse» nr«» nlwnys wrong." Iler sinih* was very sad. "Not tills <»m».” h«» tirgr«l. eagerly. "Albon. not this one! You ar«» In town? I shnll are you ngnln?" Sh«» answer«*! Ills unaisiken thought. "Ah. Mark. Ims lif«» l«««| you to expv«*t such mlni«*l«*s?" "Alls«»n!" h«» Implortxl, "you’ll forgive me some «lay?" "Forgive?” Nhe turn«*! away with a nlgli. "It woul«! have been hard, wouldn't It." she ninssl, "if I had mar r!«M five yearn ago?" lie caught hla breath. "Allaon! You didn't?” Nh«» »hook her bend. "No; I didn’t; that would have been only hard." Rhe turn«*! toward» the door, "Really, I must g«>, or I »hall mln» the train.” Ills vol«’* wa» heavy with disappoint ment. "Then you aren't on a visit tn towuF Rhe stood still. "A visit In town?” •ha achoad, and bar lipa war» white. DO CLEVER GIRLS MARRY? Tblaba Kdur*«loa and !>•- anaallallr Do Niot <*o Touotber. "Khali we not I m * Justlflis) soon In naklng women to produ<*e «•ertlfb’atea of «xmqwtency aa to domesticity? 1» not ttie time at hand when women ahould «enae their unreasonable cumpe tit Ion with men?” These «¡urstlons, pr<jpoun«!«*l by Prof Arm»trong nt the meeting of the Brit ish aaMM iation recently, were taken up by several well known people, aays the Ijjndon Dally Mall. Mr». Huth lloman, a leuder of the movement for the leach ing of houaewlfery to the girls of Eng land, gate the following answer to tba professor <*f chemistry •*rt»e mor» edwsted a woman la the mor» kw«n »he Is to learn. Many uni versity women after marriage coma to ma U> learn all they <*an about the care of a house and of children. ’ For this reawm I think the educated girl makes the be«t housewife and the l*eat mother They also reallia bow ue«'e«wiary It is that other girls and women should l»e trained In domestic know ledge and ao you find that all new organlxatluna for training the working woman In the management of a house am! the enre of children are started oy «elucat«*! ladles and carrlt^l on by them.” "I would not eend my four daughters to collrg«*." said Mr». Luther Gulick of New York. "1 think girls ought to go slowly through a high school and then «¡.«»•lalire in *«me branch of domestic training or In something whereby they «•an earn their living. I am unllkw many American women In thinking so, but 1 believe a r«*i« tl«»n will net In against the college or university train Ing of girls. Only shout 50 or 52 ¡»er ent of them marry after taking the higher <x»urm«.” Dr. Luis Nlmarro, professor of ex ¡»«•rlmrntal ¡a»ychok<y at the Vnlv«»r- ally of Madrid, »aid the quwtlon had not arl»«*n In Spain. He almost wish«««! It would "A woman In N|»ain Is a woman In the true sense <»f the word," said the professor; "rather too much ao. Nh«» ha» but one l«!ea and that Is to I h * d«M*llr and «»bedlent to her huw band. The principal prestige upon which n woman dcpetMla In Spain 1» whether »hr 1» pretty and whether th«» man considers her so.” And ! »aid ’’Give thank». O Heart of mine, with vary mirth for mead To Hirn who gara u» knowledge of the running of th» Bead. For beauty of tha growing and th» Joy of blossoming And granting of the harvest from th» prom la» of th» Spring ** Th» prat»« of word« for things of earth. O toUASf Has rt of Dl r.e. But never yet gave mouth of man meet thanks for gift» divine Nor mirth nor arrtarnation but to Him who granted love Tha great glad teara of gratitud» and at lance» thereof. - Theodosia Garrison, tn Harp»r a Weekly Thanksgiving at Lonesome Hollow "Hee ma awfully forlorn to rat a Thanksgiving dinner all alonr," Mt<d M.l ly aol>erly, looking over at tbe young fel low who aat mending a harn«^a strap aid» th» biasing hearth. "I haven't tbe heart to get up a big dinner for just us two.” "1 don’t are what elae we ran do. No •eighbora to invite except old Pete Sprat, and be wouldn't «xane. We might *rn<i Unn aomething by way of being nrign borly." "And bo turned away for our pains." tbe woman laughed. "You can't even ro out on tbe ‘high waya and hedge«’ and gather in atrag <1 era lik» tbe ancient host of Bible fame. Maybe it ia juat aa well uot to h .r a., the work of getting up a ’I’hanka-iv n. dinner, for It seems to me that you look tired. Mill/. What's the matter?” "Nothing, Jlrn ; 1 gurws 1 need a I ‘th outing I’ll take a run scrotoi the 1! »..ow and be back before aupper.” Milly put on her cioak and went out into the criep autumn afternoon Th«* wooda were Imre except for a few torch like liames of red which marked :!> • pre* en«-e of an occasional gum tr«*e. Th- dt) wa« clear, cold and pallid, tinged with a greenish glow where the dark tore»!» rim med the far horizon. Not a aign of hu man halsitation wa« visible, and not sound broke the vast atillnc»*'» nave th« atrwdy tap-tap of a woodj*«« k«*r. Th* loneline«« oppresNed Milly stran^-ly. Io two years »he had endured it in cbeerfw ailenca, working patiently at whatever her hand found to do in the ro ? ; lilt!* shack which had gradually a**umed a coxy, homelike appearance. They I a left the busy, grinding East m q « *» health for her young husband, who * slowly regajning his lost i*treng:h an vigor in the bracing climate of ( »>»r l> which alone kept Milly’*« heart I.g'.t aa- hopeful, but in spite of that joyful ft«* she could not d.spel a -b.\«*r of !<>•*. ’ r.e* when she thought of the long, dreary w •> in a small lowu In the Midlands ter before them. "Era felting morbid simply for th 1 tli««rv 1» a rich congr«*gatk>n which is uot rharaetcrix«*! by lavish liberality, want of a littl** company,” «hr «.-« I. a- ahe walk«*! down ¡hr untravelcd ro«d in *»nys a lxjiulon pnj>er. th* face of the crisp north w nd "Ths Tim«» after time the mlulster bad will never «io wou you. Milly Bennrt. For vainly «¡»¡»«ah*! to hla ¡H«ople to con Jim’s sake you mustn’t give way to »uch tribute more grm«n>uUy to the fund!« foolishness.” of th«» eburvb. The members would, Suddenly M Uy’s ear caught the so-«n ’ in<l««t»d, gite aomvtlilng, hut It whs of chopp.ng which seemed to come fro n nearly always the suiullvst silver coin the Hollow beyond the divide. Nhe turn • «f tin» realm that was placed on the ed an«! made her way easily through th»« I leefleaa thicket, walking briskly over th»* plate. hill and down the op;>.wite descent until A shrewd Rcotchman, who had re- she distinctly h**ar«i vo.ee«. Further on. • vutly cxime to tbe ¡»lace and Joined at the edge of a natural clearing, shr th«* cliurcb, wns m»t long in noticing came upon a party of travelers camp*! this stat«» of affairs, and a remedy I beir.de a newly kindled fire, where a lean, mmhi auggest«*! Itself to his pra«*tical gaunt app«*ir ng fellow busied himself tulnd. | with preparntiona for the evening meal. I tell you whnt." he wild, to one They were eight in all. n rough, unkempt •f th«* officials, "If y«*u nuik’ me treas lot in bathem jackets and lusty boots. urer I II «*ng.tg«» to double th«« collec Beside the «'«■»ok lay a bag of flour, a rasher of bacon an«! two jugs stopped with tions In three months.” corncobs. Ilia offer wns pmmply accepted, Milly stopped abruptly when she found iml. •* in* Pii««ugli. the collections t»e- herself observed by the curious eyes of ¿HD t«« lucre.i*<«, until by tbe time he right strangers, then chang«*! her min«l < i«l shitc.l tncjk were nearly twice as and crossed the icy little br«H»k and made mi« Ii .1« ft rnirrly. her way toward the fire. A big. black-whiskered man dropped lion have you managed It, Mr. n i.;.» man?" nah] the paator to him his armful of horse feed and look«*! at her piercingly. "I jon I?" he asked brusquely. me day. "No. I live two mil«*» up the divide. I * I. h great N«**rct," return«*! tin* hapj»rn»*! to hear you chopping, and stop auuy Scot, "but I’ll tell y«»u in con- ¡»rd out of curiosity." de i «• Th«« f»«lk. I saw, malstly gave The man’s insistant gaze annoyed her. ur» pc.my bits. Well, when, I got but the forlorn, gaunt ajiprarance of the .1«« ic.u-lev every Sabbath evening, 1 littl«» group incited a little throb of pity •.ir«*fully pi« k«*l *»«»( (he sma’ coins and made her think gratefully of her own .tn«l put them by. N«»o’ ns there's only cozy, «’hcerful little shack, with Jim wait « limited numtier of thr«*»-|)eniiy ing for her beside the glowing hearth. "I supp«*e you are simply camping here P «•< rs in ii littl«» pla«** Ilk«» this, and for the night." she ventured, looking about .is I h.iv«« mai.**t o’ them at present at the meager comforts of th«* camp. uu«l«»r I«» k ami k«*y, th«« folk maun "Well, no," answered the black-browed give six pern e*«. nt le.ist, InsteH«!. That’s man. who impressed her at once as being th*» w.iy th«« <x>ll«'«*tioiiN are «loubled.” spokesman of the ¡»arty. "We came down to prospect a bit. There’s talk of gobi llrrtiiltig it Native. in this claim, and if It’s worth our while Wlill«* visiting th«* South recently a we may set up for a week or two." "Oh. then you’ll br her«» over Thanks traveler «liam*«*l iqani a resident of a !«h»ep) hamlet In Alabama. "Are you giving. won’t you? I’d like to have you all take dinner with us tomorrow.” ;i u.itlv«« of this t«»wn?" asked the trav The man l«x»ked at his fellows with a eler. "Am I what?" hinguhlly asked curious smile, half questioning, half cred tin» on«» a«!dre*is«»d. "Are you a native ulous. "It’s rather unexpected,” he ro <»f th«» town?” "What’s that?" "I mark«*! humorously. nsk««<l you wheth««r you were a natlv«» "Oh. we’re al! neighbors out here, you "My of the place?" At tills juncture there know." Milly explained cordially. a|>|N»nred nt th«» ojh « ii door of the cabin husband won!«! be very glad to have you with ua. We ar«» from the East, and the iiinn’s wlf«». tall, anllow* and gaunt we’re used to having company for Th auks- \ft««r a careful survey of the «¡nestlon« glMUg ” «•r sh«» said: "Ain’t you got no sense. "Your husband is a prospector, too, I Bill? II«» means was yo’ livin’ heah tuk.* h • when y«»’ was l»»rn, or was yo’ born "Oh, no. Ho came out here for his befvr«» yo’ b««gun livin’ heah. Now an health two years ago. when ho was all run down with overwork. We expect to swer him.” stay here until he's quite well." < nrrfully < owcrslrd. "We didn't notice any houses as wo The McNwats had returned front ¡»ass*! along. Where do you live?" "Two miles below here, on the Sunrfs«' tlielr vacation. "Now, Bllllger,” said Mrs. McRwnt, road, not on the trail. Will you come over to-morrow?” "when» «Ibi you hide the Jewelry that "Well, being as you’re so kind a» to •re didn’t take along with us?” take the trouble to invite ua we’ll be glad "You hurried me so. Lobelia,” he an to accept your hospitality, and thank swered, "that I’ve forgotten Just where, you.” hut I know It’s either stuck behind "Very well. I shall expect you prompt some of the rafters In the top attic or ly at 12. There ar«» eight of you, aren’t burin! In the coal pile In the base there? I want you all, remember. Now, I’ll go, for the walk is rather long. You ment.” cross the hill and go straight south till Ro many people are unreliable that you reach the Sunrise wagon road, which lately we are beginning to suspect our will take you directly to our shack, going £ra«t- Good night.” own statements. Milly returned In great good spirits. After a man marries, be makes tbe Jhn l«»oked dubious st first, but he was startling discovery that his wife aleo loth to damp the ardor of hla good little *Tovee” a cat balpnoat by voicing his doubts aa to Ua wlad*»rn of Inviting sight strangers to their h««ne. "You don’t mind, do you, Jim?" Milly askml, ■ lit iously. "Not ■ bit. If It pl-«»* you lot*, bo», thorn by all m^on«.’1 "You should have ...n th-m! flroot. ,«ont. hungry l.rgcin, follows who prob< ■ bly b.v.n't htid a ,<..1 dinn.r for a y*or I do holirvo I'ro.idrur« ^>nt mo arrooo th.lr path eipmely to giro th.tn a troot." "I bopo wo ho», .no igh .tuff on hand." Mid eautlouo Jim. "It will toko hoop, to Mtlafy right hutgry m.n, you know." "Of rouroo w. hav. plonty. W.’ll kill both turkryo and 1'11 took, tour pim in- stood of on», and two boil-d pudding, h*- oidoo. W.’ll hart potato», and turnip, and tbo canned corn I put up myaelf, and touch rider a, they con drink. For deonort we’ll hav, real g<rxi coffee and iced cuke. Oh. we'll have enough, you may Im auro. Jim, muat rig op a table big enough to Mat thern all." They worked till leoltiroe that night, ¡.cling apple., .reding retain, and picking the turkey. The nett morn ng Milly roe long before dawn end art about her bak mg and brewing, while Jim put up a big deal table that atretrbod almoat the length '»f th» room, and by noon it waa aet with all tb* luscioua viand, of an eaatern Thank ago vi ng dinner, art with homely platter, and diahew to aure, but not rougher in appearance than the men who finally aealed thernaelve, about tbe at ram- itig board. Jim bramed hoapitably from hia place at the head of the table and tried dutifully to "act aa if tbe company belonged there." aa Milly had aaid. The big black wh.*ker»d fellow whom the oth er. ad'lreeoed aa Itlaiaedile had the place of honor lirca ur he aernied to be the lead er of the gang by natural aelertion. aa the reat all deferred to him He watched Milly with a curious inlentn*.. which brought a flu.b to her cheek and made her alight- !y uncomfortable. "You're mighty comfortably filed for ■hew digging,." Mid he preeently, look ng about the wall, with their homely print, au>l ornament,. "Ye*, we are ra h*r ro-nfortahle. thank, to Milly'a ing»n i ty.” J m answered, with i gl'rw of affectionate pride. "You're I'icky to f<r able to afford auch of finely mt celery. Put la tha frying pan and creak till slightly brown. Oysters, If added, muat be waah*d. coarsely cut, and browned with the crumbs. A cup ut broken Kngliah walnut meats which have ■tr>od one minute in boiling water la a good addition to the first rule. '¡'he first thing done to the turkey after It la stuffed is to rub It well with melted butter, then duet It generously with salt and pwpper, and dredge with flour. Put about two Inches of water In tbe dripping pan. lay the fowl breast down in thia. There m a wire frame that fits io tbe pan and bold, tbe bird Io place. Haste fre<|ueotly; every fifteen minute, at least. Keep a gvtod, even beat, and allow fifteen minute, to the pound for a young turk and twenty for ao old ooe. Half an hour before tbe bird la done turn over, ao that the breast may brown. Put him on your target platter, fring ed first with blanched celery leaves, ,ur- roitnd him with the aweet potato made Into balls, and lay an olive between each ball. Then you may send him to table with conerioua pride In hi, good looks. Aa a matter of fact, however, a ben turkey la supposed to be tbe tenderest and best flavored. Thaskasl a leg i . swm . An Interesting contest Is for earffi per son at tbe Thanksgiving feast to tell tbo story of some historical personage or event connected with New England colo nial history, and require the otbera to name the jiersrm or place. A prise may be given for the largest number of cor rect answers. There is no end of mate rial for such stories. Tbe names of Mas- aaooit. Roger Williams. Miles Standish, King Philip. John Winthrop, Judge Sew ell and others are at once In mind. The hostess should warn her guests that they may rend up a little on colonial history, and thua be prepared to contrib ute tbeir quota. Or. she may write a little story of the early coming of the Pilgrims, leaving Mank, for tbe guests to supply tbe names. Thus : "A colony of (pilgrims) ronslating of (101) persons arrived from (England) and landed i Itecemtier 21) at a place we now call (Forefathers' Itock). They bo HIS FORTUNE. uiur c*. (or all tl o<e fancy hung, are usur r- n i ’■ ,ra ,o." BlaiM-dale remark 'd aignifii'sntly. "Yc*. I count myself one of the luckiest rri ia tv- e 1 owe everything to Miily. etca toy l.fe. 1 was a poor law 1 ! ’ wi n we acre flurried, and when i.> h al’h br 'kr down -he simply took all be r—i o la bility into h*r own band,. It <as her money tbrvt enabled me to rotnr ere. It's her bit of money that we're lie ns on now. All that she has in the vorld ia in th* little bank at Sunrise, where she goes on.-e a month to draw the necessary sum for our provisions. But ■ ow that I’ve got to work we’re mak.ng >ur w.iy along without much help from the bank. 1 tell you I hated to use that noney bad enough, but if it hadn't been for that the leird only knows wbat would have become of me." Milly blushed deeply and becomingly. “Whv. it doesn't amount to that." aaid she. with a snap of her brown fingers. "All the money in the world would be worthless to me if I didn't have Jim." "I've heard a savins about a 'good wife being a treasure,'" Blaiaedale re- marked. "Your wife proves the truth of it.” The dinner was a great success. Rlaiae- dale. who seemed to esert a mysterloua influence over hia fellows, grew very talk ative and entertaining. He told storiea of queer places and queerer people which savored of familiarity with lawlessness and lawbreakers, but which kept Jim breathlessly Interested until the eight strange guests made their adieus. YY hen the company hnd filed out of the littl* cabin door Hlaisedale. who was last to go. turned at the threshold and held out bis hand to Milly. "You remind tne of some one I once knew." he said, simply, "and for her sake I’d like to shake hands with you. Thank you for yuur hospitality. You won’t re gret your kindtiess. by the way.” "Queer fellow, that one.” Jim remark ed. as he watched the gang recede down the wintry road. "You may be sure he has a strange history behind him." That night when Jim and Milly aat talking beside their cheerful hearth, a scrap of white paper crept mysteriously under the door. Jim rose hurriedly and threw back th* door, but no one wa* in sight, and not a sound broke the deep stillness of the icy night. ' Milly read the note over his shoulder, and this is what it said: "Some curious whim prompts me to tell you that It waa our Intention to break into and rifle the little eggshell bank at Sunrise before quitting these diggings, but for the sake of Milly’s “bit of money” it shall go unharmed. Thanking you for a pleasant hour. BLAISEPA1-E." —New York Times. gan tbe first settlement in (New Eng land!. calling it (Plymouth) ; and so on. These may be mimeographed, leaving the part in parentheses blank, and the guests be asked to fill them in. A little prise for the moat correctly filled paper may be given. YY'hatever games are played should in clude th* whole family and should be sig nificant of the day. Nuts, apples, popcorn and elder ehould be served in the evening. The Gamln'e Thaskaxlvlsg Dlasrr. The gamin Mt there at tbe board That grtvaned with things to eat, Arwand him was a goodly hoard Of bread and cakes and meat. And aa be viewed It all with grins He said : "I wtabt dat I wua twins." He ate with growing appetite And fed upon that store. He put much food away from sight. Then looked tbe table o'er. And then with sundry sighs end grins He said : "1 wisbt dat I wus twins." The viands vanished like a dream. The turkey soon was gone. But then came cake and rich lee cream And he ate on and on. And still be wore those greedy grins And said : “I wlabt dat I wus twins." On nuts and fruit he also fed. And pie and candy, too. He gloated on the sumptuous spread That loomed before hts vtew. And fumed and sighed between fit, grins I "Gee whls, I wlabt dat I wus twins." But by and by be had to stop. For he could bold no more, nis knife and fork be had to drop And then began to roar, For all at one« be lost bls grins And groaned: “I’m glad I ain't x. twins.- —Chicago Chronicle. Aa< Tkoa, Brutus! mixed with a cut onion—and half • cup Oompariaon Made With O d Mnthed of Harvesting A Spoken* man wrote to the Wash ington Hint« Exprrnilent station staff, Pollman, recently, inquiring relative to tbe growing and cutting of wheat, the an<l flour-meking content of the berry as affected by toil, climate and meth de of nutting. Profeeeor K. W. Thatcher, director of the station, answered tbo Inquiries as follows: 1. lines the wheat lose any of tie essential elements for good flour l>» ■tending until ripe enough to cut and thresh at one operation. “Wheat done not loan any of its con stituents by standing until It it thor oughly ripe. It does, however, n»nu- feoture and store up a somewhat larger Ciportion of starch than if cut when the dough, resulting In a slightly softer wheat with a larger proportion of starch and a smaller proportion o( gluten Tbe difference In thia respect is rather small, however.” 2. Are tbo berries ae plump when cut by a combined machine as wheu tbo grain Io harvested by a binder or bender, and threshed after otam'.ing in tbe shock, or having bren stacked? We are Informed that the wheat bujeie and millera make a difference ta*t«e< n grain harveeted with the combined ma chine and that cut with tbe binder or header. “The berries are plumper than when out by the binder and left (landing in the ahock, for the ramo reason; that is, a greater production of atatcb filla the berriee plumper.” 3. Do tbe berriee loot their color when left growing until ripe enough to cut with a combined machine? “The color of the berry io no' chang ed materially until after the grain ia dead ripe, after which it mny be bleach ed oat to a varying extent, depending upon the length of time and the cli matic conditions. ” 4. Ia all tbe wheat in one sack of an oven grade when barveatod with the combined machine? “The wheat in a aingle sack o« grain harveeted by a combined machine ia no* necessarily of an even grade. Since the machine ia run up or down bill, it may cut and run into the sack wheat growing under quite different conditions. This, however, la equally true of any other method of harvesting. It io «ell known that grain from tbe top of a clay point is different from that of a north hill (lope, and both of these are differ ent from that of a south bill slope, or upon a flat. I do not think any meth od of harvesting will secure absolutely the uniformity you suggest.” 6. Ii there more wheat lost during the operation of tbe combined machine than through harvesting and threshing by the old method? If so, how much? “We have no information which would make it possible for ua to sta'a definitely whether there is more or leee wheat loot duriDg the operation of a combined machine, than by harvesting and threshing by the old method. We are aware of the objection that has been raised in California to theuae of a com bined machine, but do not think it ia a ‘great’ objection, as ha« been stated. “There is no question but that the grain ent with a combined machine is ■ lightly lower in proportion of gluten which it will «how. Th« yield per acrw i» certainly a little later, if the itraio io allowed to become ripe. I am person ally of the opinion that the mo-t seri ous objection to the combined machine ia in the distribution over the field of tbe three bed out weed eeeds.'' DEVELOP NEW WATER POWER Elma Electric Compmy Will Utilise Cloquallum Creak Chehalis county, Wash., abotibds in* some of the finest water power in the state. The Upper Satsop river, tha Wiehkah river, and numerous other streams flowing into Grays hart»r afford magnificent eportunitiee for tbe development of water power for com mercial purposes. Scarcely a move has yet been msde to aecure any of these water power sites. The Elma Light A Power company is among tbo first to take advantage of the opportu- ntitiee afforded and now has a large force of men at work on the Cloqual- lum creek, three miles northeast of Elma, constructing a large dam to store water and will install one of the latest model water wheels. Tbe water can be tacked up for sev eral miles without doing any damage and power enough can be derived to give light and power to the town of Elma for years to come. The Company has a franchise from the town of Elm* for furnishing light to tbe town Ita present plant has been in operation for three years. The power has been obtained from stream, but the cost of wood and cal has become so high that tbe company decided to install a water power plant. The saving in fuel and operating ex penses will be about 1200 a month. Cklll Saae«. Mother Gobbler—YY'hat are you swear ing for. Rrtitus? Brutus—YY'ell. I just heard a man say he wanted a good turkey, and I want him to understand that I'm as tough as they make 'em. Tkaukiatvlux Time. Peel and chop together two doren to rn a roes and six small onions with two •ceded red jieppera. Btlr tn four tnh'.o- apoonfula of aait, a cup of granulated sugar, three teaspoonfuls each of ground cloves, cinnamon and allaplc* and a teaspoonful of ground ginger. Put Into s kettle with two quart* of vinegar and toll for threw hours. Set aside until cool before bottling. Teat for Bwwo. To know If an egg Is frewh. place It In a basin of cold water. If It remain* at th* bottom. It Is all right; If It float* at all. it is of rather doubtful freeb- neoa; If It floats gayly on the surfaces rou mar be certain It Is au'.te b.id. Motel Teapot* Kept Sweat. Metal teapots. If disused for onme time, give a musty flavor to the tea when next used. This may be prevent ed by placing a lump of sugar In th* teapot before putting away. I'reparlwK the turkey. At eight pounds a turkey begins to put on fat. therefore get a fowl that weighs ten or twelve pounds. A twelve-pounder should be sufficient for a family of six who are turkey hungry. Select a clean looking, plump, whole some bird, with no scales on Its legs and with tender akin. Avoid a bird that looks blue and disconsolate. A turkey should be killed and dressed at least two days before cooking. A good recipe for the stuffing requires two cups of soft breed crumbs with two large tableepooafuls of melted butter i mix thoroughly and season with Mlt, pep per, a little chopped parsley and a droq> or two nt onion juice—it la a good plan to rub the dish in which the dressing Is MIRIT» OF TH» COMBIN». Toetlo Colonel Kalmuck—Rastus, you old rascal, how did you come by that tur key» Vncle Rastue—Pat am jes’ de trubblej couldn't git by dnt turkey nohow, Cun- nel. The Newatlvu Blessing, Now. on this day of gratitude And thanks expressed, let's surely Forget, with others, to Include, not •erne thanks for things we haven t got Soap. Chop the coarse partgof tbe cleaned tnrtle meat with tue bones, cover with tour quarta of cola water, add a bunch of sweet herbs, two sliced onion», pep per and mlt to taste. Stpw very slowly tor four hour* strain and stir In tb* other parts of th* turtl* meat with tbe fat—both of which should have been covered with two quarts of water and allowed to simmer for an hour Thick en nil with browned flour, after putting thorn together, and etnuner for an boor. Add forcement balls and tbe juice of * tamo* SUr well and eerv*