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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1910)
Local and Personal. Everybody is glad that the weather has moderated. Persons interested in poultry might find it beneficial to read L C. Hoover's advertisment. D. E. Williams of Missouri was married to Miss Clara Clapp yes terday Rev. L. C. Hoover officia ting. The Odd Fellows will have a banquet in their hall here next Friday night for the membership of the fraternity. Ilalley's Comet can be seen in the West of evenings and in the East of mornings when the w eather is clear. J. L. Montgomery, A. D. John son and Frank Taylor, commer cial men from Portland, were looking after business here, Tues day. L. G. North and C. W. Ladd, real estate dealers from Portland were in town Tuesday, on their way to look after some business at Yaquina. Luther Ground, is visiting in Portland this week having gone there Sunday. He was accom panied by his daughter, Mrs. Ford. Literary Society Organized On Dec. 23, a meeting of the students of the High School was called to make preliminary ar rangements for organizing a lit erary society. Ray Chute was chosen chair man protcm and Ruby Laurence secretary protem. Little could be done further than to appoint a committee to draft a constitution. Loraine Johnson, Irvin Sprin ger and Agnes Clark were chosen for this purpose, and the meeting adjourned to be called again on Dec. 21. On the date named the com mittee presented a constitution which, with the exception of a few clauses was accepted by a majority vote. Officers were then elected as follows: Ijorena Daniels, President; Wilbur Pow ell, Vice President;. Ruby Laur ence, Secretary; Mildred Force, Assistant Secretary; Olea Shore, Treasurer; Principal A. L. Clark, Anna L. Godburson and Henry Hathaway, Critics; Naomi R. Stengel, Editor; Grace Fugale, Agnes Clark and Ervin Springer, Program committee. The constitution was voted to go into effect at once and thus the old year gave birth to an or ganization which we hope will prove vigorous and beneficial. Early in the week following the holidays a program appeared on the bulletin board. Its bright heading of holly and flying bells attracted passers and announced to certain students that they would be required to participate in the exercises on Friday, Jan uary 14. On the afternoon of the day appii.ited the students again assembled in Anna Godburson's l oom. After the house was called to order business matters were promptly and satisfactorily dis patched. Among other events of importance on that day the society received its name, "Cice ronian." The opening address, by the pi esident should receive special mention as in it was set forth the purpose of the society. Miss Daniels called the attention of the ' students to the great need every individual has for a knowledge of parliamentary laws and proeeed . ings, emphasizing the stress that all schools from the grammer to ! the university place on this phase of their work. The ability to Eppear in public whether to ex press opinions on matters of present issue or by some form of entertainment to give pleasure or information to an audience was another point brought out in Miss Daniels address. The remainder of the program was rendered, and though short gave evidence that excellent work may be done in the future. A program for January 28 has been placed on the bulletin board by the committee who should be commended for their promptness. Patrons and friends of the school are cordially invited to attend. Is Entitled to Good Roada. If good roads will lessen the cost of hauling the products of the farm to marke half, they are worth far "more than they cost; but there is more difference than that. Between a very bad road and a first-class road there is said to be a difference of ten to one in favor of the good road. With such figures staring one in the face it is business in an em phatic manner to see that the country gets the best roads pos sible. Already the Linn County roads are pretty good. Our soil is such that with fair attention a . road can be kept in splendid condition, a fact demonstrated by the Tan gent road, over which in the wettest weather of the winter farmers experience no trouble in getting into Albany with heavy loads. The entire county should be gradually covered, good roads being made an issue. The farm er is entitled to the improvement at the expense of the people, and it is time an issue was made of the fact Albany Democrat. BE AT RAD T ON CAME A CERTAINTY By DONALD CHAMBERLIN. (Copyright,, l!HVj. by Americun Tress Asso ciation. When nUiul 1KJ0 In Virginia u little fclrl baby came to Colonel and Mrs. St. Leger tlic coli'tipl, whose ancestors had cinit' to Virginia from tieotulu, ln mImi on uamliiK his (laughter after the latter state. Little Ueorglu was assigned a nurse, a slave named Hose. There are certain children who seem to have been transplanted from heav en, and (ieorgia was one of them. From the time she could toddle she was adored by her father's slaves, first of all by her "mammy." She was an only child ami lieir to one of the finest estates In the Old Dominion. When (ieorgia became of a marriage able age she had many suitors, front among w hom she chose lldgar Itedell, u young attorney. I'.edell's ancestors had lived In the north from the time they had lauded in America in ItiiKl. Aftet beiug graduated at college he bad gone south to tutor the sons of a wealthy planter, meanwhile studying law at the University of Virginia. C I nel St. I.eger made It a condition of his marriage with tieorgia that he should remain In the south In a year a child was bom to them It lived only two days, but the brief stay of the little stranger In Its pas sage from the known to the un known made a great change for the young couple that Is, a great change occurred at that time, for before the mother appeared again to the world the father had left Virginia for Ills former home In the north, never to re turn. No one outside the manor bouse saw Mrs. Itedell for many mouths aft er her couliueuicnt. and when she re sumed her position as a well noniau she neither vlslied nor received any except the slaves on the plantation. Among these she went as before, but with a blighted look on her face. No cause was given for the change In her or the departure and continued ab sence of tier husband. Whether. ber father and mother were cogul.aut of It no oAe kuew, but It was evldeut that the blight, whatever It was, had fallen on them as well as ou the young cou ple. Ten years passed, and a new gen eration was growing up. Those bear ing of the Hodcll ease, as It was called, naturally assumed that soiuettilug to the discredit ot one or the other bad occasioned the separation of the wed ded pair. Hut If such were the rase nothing that gave color to tbls sus picion ever leaked out. Besides, those who had known Mrs. Itedell as (ieorgia St. Leger would not admit that any thing discreditable could ever be at tributed to ber, aud. as for ber bus baud, a planter returning from tbe north reported hiro as a prominent and much esteemed member of the bar of New York. Bedell bad sM)ken In tbe highest terms of bis wife, but did not even refer to tbe cause that bad separated them. Mrs. Itedell never mentioned her husband, but did not give out tbe slightest bint that she had any cause to be dissatisfied with him. Colonel St. Leger died and was soon followed by his wife, leaving Mrs. Bedell a large estate. She left its management to an overseer wbo bad long enjoyed ber father's confidence. This was noted by many who were hungry for her secret, they baring been curious after ber father's death to know if Bedell would not return and manage the estate for ber. Mrs. Bedell died at tbe opening of the civil war. tier husband was pres ent at her funeral. Many hoped that be would at last drop some hlut as to the cause of his having left his wife, but be spoke never a word and as soon as the burial had taken place left for his home. He was followed the next day by a letter from an attorney stat ing that his wife bad left him ber en tire estate. Bedell never took possession of the property till four or five years later, when it was nearly worthless. He be came a prominent Federal officer In the civil war and on one occasion en camped his troops on his own planta tion. When he did take his Inher itance be cut it up Into small homes for those former slaves who remained upon it. giving each negro a title to his laud. Bedell died ten years after the close of tbe war. It seemed that with the death of the Inst persou Interested In the curious affair the secret would be buried for ever. The very reverse of this oc curred. Martha. Mrs. Bedell's "mam my." knew all nnd bad been enjoiued by ber mistress to make It known after the death of all concerned should she live so long. Martha gave the ex planation immediately after Bedell's death. When the child of Mr. and Mrs. Be dell was born Itose was astonished to note certain marks upon it Indicating that there was a trace In It of negro blood. She had endenvored to conceal these marks from the mother, but fail ed. Mrs. Bedell discovered them, and the effect upon her may be readily un derstood. The ancestry of the child's father was above reproach, but far back In the St. Leger family was a tradition that was made a cettaiuty In the birth of this little Innocent. Be dell had been willing and anxious to remain with his wife, but the effect upon her. taught by environment as well as by heredity to consider the black blond In her veins a taint, was far too serious to permit the sacrifice. Shp Insisted on his never seeing her again, offering to assist him In secur ing a divorce, an offer he declined to accept. Th Fraction. 'Thimble ns I am," snl.l a loud voiced orator at n meeting. "1 still remem ber that I am a fraction of this mag nificent empire." "You are. Indeed," said a bystander, "and a vulgar one at that." London Express. Curlcui. If a mail is bettered his condition la Improved: If he Is "bested" he Is really 'worsted." - THE PACIFIC MONTHLY i Of Portland, Oregon ' J Jj a beautiful illustrated monthly magazine. 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