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."
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