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Hayward School Report C o u ld n ’t L ose H er. District No. 86; May 2 to 27; days taught 20; days absent, 4; times tardy, 2; average daily attendance, 14; total number days attendance, 276; visitors, 11 . Those neither absent nor tardy were; Hattie, Maggie and Lucy Kahler, Katie, Eva and George Kessler, Al bert and Johnnie Boos, Bertha and Anna Hunger and Leonard Laemmer- man. MAISIE O’DONNELL, teacher. | Death of Isaac Butler Ruth— W hither thou goest I will g°- Naomi (aside)—This is the hard est woman to shake I ever saw.— Comfort. ______________ Court K t lt| u r t t f ‘ Illustrated. Am bassador Choate, at a dinner giv en by an American resident in London, illustrated the intricacies of court etl quette with a little story about K ing Edward. "On the day of the birth of the pres ent king,” he Bald, “a certain marquis approached a lady in waiting anx iously. “ ‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ he wldspered. "The lady in w aiting, with a re proachful look, wldspered buck: 1 " ‘It's n prince.’ N ew York Trib une. Isaac Butler, one of the old pioneers of Oregon, died at the family residence at Hillsboro, on Wednesday, June 1st, at the age of eighty four years. Mr. Butler was born in Alabama, June 13, 1820. He came to Oregon : an 1845 and took up a donation claim four miles east of Hillsboro, where he resided for forty-one years. Mr. But ler took part in the early Indian wars in Oregon, and was at the time of his | death drawing a pension for such ser- ' vice. He was twice married and raised sixteen children. His present wife survives him. “ P a ttin i* on a B o ld At Our Expense F ron t.*' H ARNESS B . . . . A N D • ••• LEATHER — LIuivurd Lampoon. Saddles E Whips Buggy V Harness E Work Harness R Oils Greases Fixtures Robes Nets V Collars T Pads H Gloves 1 IN O f C o u r u e Sin* W m Ü You can’t beat my prices. I IN Finest Stock to select from. H I L I The Largest Shop in the County. IN E Daniel Parsons M iin u fa u tu rcr Main St. Jen litn n . Tens (ìeorge told me how much lie paid for inv ring. IIow much «lo you think It was? J e s s —I don’t know, but It doesn’t look to be worth it. T crh Worth what? Jess What he told you ho paid for It.—Philadelphia Press. V YItn t W o u l d Y o n T If you want the best at the lowest cost come in and see for your self. J u v e n ile R ev e re n c e. Tw o little children of R ochester were sittin g in u room one even in g after dark, w ith their faces pressed to the window and their eyes fixed on tin* stars. For som e tim e they contem plated the firmament in sih .ice. then suddenly one o f the little fellow s turn ed to the other and said, "W asn’t (tod a nice man to give us stars for a light?” Oh, Teddy, how can you say such a thing!” said the other boy. much shocked. "You shouldn't call Cod a man. If ever there w as a gentlem an, he’s one." Forest Grove, Or. We have secured the Famous Buffum Orchestra of six or more pieces and will give Lhe Public one of the best Musical Entertainments o f the year. Oof W h a t w o u ld y o u d o If n girl y o u kno w s h o u l d look In y o u r e y e s a n d s a y , “ I t m u s t be a w f u l l y h a r d to p r o p o s e ? " l>o y o u t h i n k y o u w o u ld t u r n a w a y A n d m a k e s o m e r e m a r k a b o u t t h e r a in . th e snow o r the price of te a ? P e r h a p s y o u w ould. A n d p e r h a p s you s h o u l d ; B u t , m y . w h a t a c h u m p y o u 'd be! W h a t w o u ld y o u d o If a m a n y ou k n e w s h o u l d s a y . " H e r e ’s a m illio n c a s h T o s p e n d a s y o u l ik e ? " W o u l d y o u s h a k e , y o u r h ea d or a n s w e r: "N o w . d o n 't be j rash. Y o u ’ll n e e d It y o u r s e l f s o m e d a y . p e r h a p s . P r a y , d o n ’t Rive It a ll to m e . " P e r h a p s y o u w o u ld , A nd p e r h a p s you should: B u t , m y . w h a t a c h u m p y o u ’d be! W h a t w o u ld y o u d o If t h e w o r l d y o u k n e w s h o u l d s a y lo y o u : " N o w , m y boy. You w e r e n ' t p u t h e r e to g r o w l a n d co n i- j p la in . T h i s life w a s m a d e to e n jo y . Bo s m i l e w h e n y o u c a n a n d h u m a t u n e ! T h e n y o u ’ll be h a p p y w i t h m e ." W o u l d y o u s c o w l In r e p l y ? P e r h a p s you w ould; B u t , m y . w h a t a c h u m p y o u 'd be! —C i n c i n n a t i T t m c s - S t a r . We Invite you to come, bring your friends and enjoy an afternoon and evening............