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About Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1905)
THE MIRROR OF FATE A VENETIAN LEGEND OF THE DAYS THE GRANGE OF THE DOGES. Conducted by ■torjr o f t h e B r u n t ) W h o W e e I n t o i U ¡ ‘reus Cnrrt«uundcnt New York State Grange i. c o te d W i t h t h e V l a l o i a o f H e r O w e L o v e lln e a a a n d t h e S t a t u e In t h e C h u r c h o f San t .l o r a la N a v v l o r e . W. DAKKOW. Chatham, N. Y.. H O N . W. F. H IL L . The Keeper's Daughter By F R A N K H . SWEET C opyright, 1905, b y F ra n k H. Sw eet good many folks out there waiting for help. I'm only one.“ “ Oh, Mr. Bowman!” The call was clear and peremptory. Jack Bowman paused, with one foot in the scooter, his face growing set. The owner of the voice was the keeper's daughter, and only the day before she had closed the door Into a future which he had begun to believe would be his. The sentence, “ I shall never marry a man whose future is hounded by his clam hoe nnd fish trawl; the world has use for brave deeds,” still rang In his ears. “ What Is It, Miaa Blanche?” he ask ed, trying to keep bis voice calm. “ I am lu a hurry.” “ Father says, for no one to answer that call Just yet. He thinks this wind will soon break up the Ice so the life boat can go out. He says It will be suicide to attempt scooting through this fog. Mr. Bowman!” her voice ris ing in sudden displeusure, for the scoot- erlst had stepped Into his craft and thrown out his pike to shove her Into the wind. •'I’m sorry. Miss Blanche,” over his shoulder, “ but the keeper’s orders are for his own men and not for a poor out side fishermnn like me. Besides, the boat may be lu sore need, and, though a little scooter cannot do much. It may at least carry Intelligence and perhaps save one or two—provided I can reach them.” The girl’s face underwent a sudden change, and she took an impetuous step forward, but already the scooter had slipped away Into the fog. As they waited there, listening, peer ing. while the hours drugged by, the faces of the men showed something of what they knew to be taking place within the fearsome shifting pall of m'.st. The scooter was rushing on, drop ping Into open spaces of water, slip- I ping up again upon patches of rotten j Ice, )w:ftly, with scarcely any cheeking of speed, its owner knowing time was of more Importance than caution. Any moment its nose was liable to strike ! some obstruction and throw out Its oc- 1 cupant. the wind at that speed might i overturn the scooter or a sudden Jibing wreck It without an Instant's warning, either of which on the waste of rotten Ice hold but one possible fate for the owner. Two hours and there came another signal of distress close Inshore. The i ■waiting life suvors dropped into their , scooters nnd slid out Into the fog. The girl was still there, watching, her face | white. Ten minutes more au.l a scoot- j er's nose suddenly slipped from the , darkness almost at her feet, nnd Jack ; Bowman sprang out. Bending over, he lifted a roi'Uinbent figure from the ; scooter to the sand. “ Will yeu call some one from the j station to carry this man up, Miss Blanche?” he said hurriedly ns he swung his craft back into the wind. “ I haven’t time. There are others waiting for me.” The girl moved forwnrd swiftly, plac- ! lug a hand upon his shoui 'or. ” 1 shall be waiting, too, Jack,” she said in a low voice. “ You must come back to me.” A tremor went through the man’s j frame, but he did not pnuse an Instant in his work. As the craft disappeared j In the f >g Ins voice rose strong and res- ; ohite n!>ove the wind: “ Yes, Blanche, I will come buck to yon.” And he did. Here Is a legend which I heard In C rn n ge ll e p r e M c n t a t l ve ut I n t e r n a Venice. I offer It to all among you tio n a l C o n fe r e n c e . For six days the thermometer had who are fond of solitude and silence. [Special Correspondence.] be«>n soaring at almost midsummer I offer It to you as I would offer a The International agricultural confer flower which has blossomed amid som ence called by the king of Italy was heat, softening the Ice o f the Great ber shadows on a sleeping lagoon: recognized by forty-two governments South hay until nearly all Its cohesive Ghlta Gherardlni was the niece of the in the sending of 120 delegates. This power was gone. Now the Ice was a doge. Poets whose names we have for government was represented by Its thick, spongy mass, so rotten that even gotten, but who were renowned at that ambassador to Italy, Hon. Henry V. the foot o f a life saver pressing upon time, had composed innumerable songs White; I’ rofessor A. F. Woods, depart It firmly would break through ut mauy In her honor. They praised In them the ment of agriculture, Washington, and places. It was impossible either for tresses of the young girl, black as night. W. I’. Hill, muster of Pennsylvania foot passage or for a boat to be forced In which pearls gleamed like milk | state grange. white stars. They ulso sang about the In addition to his appointment by through. And to increase the serious radiance of her dark violet eyes and President Koosevelt, Mr. Hill was com ness of the case the lust two days had about tho two roses which formed her missioned by the executive committee brought a fog so gray and dense as to lips. In truth, Ghlta Gherardlni was to si>enk for the state grange of Penn shut Fire Island from every object u dozen yards away. very beautiful. She had, however, lis tened too earnestly to the passionate \ j Out In midchannel toward the Long words of the singers, and an immense j I Island shore uud on the ocean side cur pride took possession of her young soul. ■ rents had kept the Ice from freezing One night she heard beneath her win- j thickly and had hastened the decom dow the yearning sob of a lute. Stand- | position. Already the delayed shipping lug In a motionless gondola, a lovesick j was seeking passage toward New Y’ork page was singing to her. Tender was or the open seu uud In the fog and the the music, and the water and the dark I narrow channels thnt were free from ness added something to the sweetness | Ice wus meeting with disaster. From of the strains and to the passion In the time to time signals o f distress came voice of the singer. The young page from one direction or anolher, and so was glorifying her as the most radiant far as they were able the life saving among nil women. stations of Fire Island responded. Ghlta heard him, nnd a delightful Perhaps ut no other pluce In the tremor ran through her. Without wait world could assistance have been ren ing to light the torches, which had gone dered across that barrier of slush lee, out, she took her mirror and ran to the In which spaces of open water were window, through which the moonlight beginning to appear; but, then, at no shone Into her room. Thereupon in this other place In the world perhaps were mysterious light she saw that she was there umphlbious scooters. strangely beautiful; that her beauty Several of these unique distinctions was Indeed almost supernatural. The o f Fire Island were lying on the edge moonlight revealed her pale and trans of the Ice, with pike and scooterlug parent, like the princess of u poem. iron and onrs Hcross the thwarts reudy Intoxicated with her charms, she let for Instant use, while their owners the seductive mirror slip from her loaned forward, listening, peering nnd hand, and a sigh of admiration and of HON. W. F. H IL L . for the most part shaking tlielr heads. ecstasy escaped her ns she cried: sylvnnla. In this respect he had plenty The wind was rising, blowing straight “ I am beautiful! I am beautiful!" Thenceforth Ghlta Gherardlni spent of company, as the lending agricultural from the sea. In another hour It was all her time marveling at her own beau societies of the world were represent j likely to freshen Into a gulp. Hefore ty. She did not desire to fall in love, ed. One delegate In addressing the | it the gray fog was being swirled and for she fnucled that there was no man congress stated that he was commis I tossisl and eddied, but still eneompass- living who was worthy of her. Those sioned to speak for the more than songs which had no words of praise for 1.0UO.OOO members of organ!;; d farm her eyes and her hulr she treated with ers in his country. Agricultural orgm- contempt, and to the mysteries of reli Izutlon Is highly developed In some countries o f the old world. glou she never gave n thought. This class of delegates se ured from She went to high mass solely for the purpose of being seen by the people the congress thut recognition which and of being fluttered by them ns they may be accorded to the various farm whispered to one another about her. organizations In the future. It Is grati The restless eyes were never turned fying to know that the conference made provision for a permanent Inter toward the altar. She thought of nothing save her own national agricultural Institute. Out of trlumphnnt beauty nnd of the Jewels courtesy to the Initiating government Its seat will he at Rome. While the ex which set It off In sumptuous fashion. One day Ghlta Gherardlni slipped a pense to each government adhering little mirror beside the first pag> of will 1 m > In proportion to the choice of her mass book, which had been ddl the government, yet It cannot bo heavy cately Illuminated by a pious artist. for any one. It Is proposed that In the Add while her attitude of devotion edi future International agricultural con fied the multitude she studied her face ferences shall be held at stated Inter vals. They are given power to direct enshrined In the book o f prayer. The doge's niece had forgotten that nnd control the working force of tho In tho Creator alone Is worthy o f wor stitute, which remains at work all the ship and not any o f his creatures. She year round. It Is not Intended that this Institute had also forgotten that pride Is an ubominnble sin—aye, perhaps tho most shall In atiy way concern itself with perilous of all sins—since It was the the Internal relations of any country, cause of the rebellion of the archan nor with tariff or any other regula tions which might he construed as gels and tho downfall of Lucifer. MiflMlonn W o r t h W h i l e . One day Ghlta Gherardlni was In trespassing upon governmental func I I j w to live comfortably with one's tions. It will, however, collect, collate tently studying her face In the little neighbor—that is the problem: to avoid mirror between the holy leaves of her and disseminate Information upon tho knocks and frictions which draw production, contagious plant diseases, mass book, and suddenly she uttered a Hues In men's faces uml too often con- loud cry of terror. Through the large the markets of the world, agricultural “ I SHALL MU W A IT IN G , TOO, J A C K ,” SH E tract their souls. It Is paradoxical, but SAIL). building It rang, drowning the solemn Inhor, etc. true, that the larger the soul becomes Problems that affect agriculture lu Ing and dense, a huge wet blanket that voice o f tho priest, the responses o f the the more room it creates for itself, a Its International relations will be treat seemed writhing In the agonies o f pain. margin of quietness In which It remains congregation nnd the sonorous mur ed, anil In a broad sense It Is believed On all sides were the sounds of fog untouched by petty Jealousies and | mur of the organ. And straightway the doge’s niece fell to the ground In that the establishment o f this agency and danger bell buoys, bout whistles, hurts. By the practice of charity and a faint. She had seen reflected In the and its consequent bringing nbout o f a occasional fog horns, the pounding nnd unselfishness a life builds for itself better understanding between govern crushing of ice where some vessel was guilty mlrfor, tho sacrilegious mirror, “ more stately mansions” wherein it ments Is a great achievement lu be forcing its way through and now nnd not her own countenance, but that of may dwell lu peace. A song In one's , half of universal iK>aee. then the ominous signal of distress uud heart, a smile upon one's bps, a cheery, Death. Tills worldwide recognition of agri call for help. Among these came a wholesome message of giod will on There Is today In the Church of San culture Is placing tills foundation In sudden dull booming toward the sea one's tongue, are wonderful helps to all Glorgls Mngglore, where this miracle dustry upon a higher plane than It has and apparently at a considerable dis was accomplished, tho statue of a wo kinds of people. There are so mauy ever I«'fore occupied. Farmers have tance. The men who were lu looked burdens of sorrow and care and pover man, who Is seep'd nnd looking at her long realized that tho problems affect ut each other, tlielr faces paliug. ty and sin. so many doubting, discour- j self In a mirror. Very lieautlful is ing their Interests were no longer con “ A big ship,” one of them said, “ nnd aged, tempted hearts. To comfort and this woman, as beautiful ns Ghlta fined to state limits or even to national on the bar. Lord help 'em!” to make strong, to lift up and to bless— Gherardlni was formerly. The story iKHindarles. hut that they are Inter “ Yes,” assented the man uearcst him, are these not missions worth while? j goes that this statue Is the work of a national. Tlielr solution therefore Is to “ nothing can get to ’em thnt far out. Try It, friend, and prove how truly famous sculptor, but the people be tie accomplished only through interna not even scooters." your own heart nnd min i are cheered lieve—anil their legends contain a tional action. There was a peculiar grinding sound and made brave by your very endeavor | good deal of truth that It was once The foundation for this agricultural Ghlta Gherardlni herself and that her betterment has been laid at Rome. The near them. A scooter slid up the bench to carry sunshine Into dark places. body was turned Into stone by the ter three United Stat«*s delegates had the and n man sprang out. W o u ld F ollo w Her E xam p le. “The other fellows in yet?” he asked. rible vision. honor of signing the protocol on behalf “ Mary,” remarked Mr. Uerkins to the “ Only Carey. He brought a man To all those who love the silence of o f this government, and now the dead cities I offer this legend. I found granges of the United States nnd the nshorc nnd sent him up to the station lady who, by the way. was the second It ut Venice ns one occasionally finds a national grange can do a grand work uml then hurried back. He said It was one who had shared his Joys and sor flower which has blossomed amid som In carrying forward the movement. a coal barge, with two men and a boy rows. mostly the latter, ns he came ber shadows on a sleeping lagoon.— Tile opportunity of the am’ Is open to nnd a dog. and the other scooters will downstairs attired for church. "I notice Ilelene de Zuylen de Nyevelt In Euro the Order for co-operating with power bring them In. The keeper ordered us you did not lay out my Sunday clothes to watch here for other work. What | In readiness!” pean Edition New York Herald. ful International agencies for Improv "Too busy getting breakfast to think was yours'/” ing conditions nff«>ctlng agriculture "Just a sallbont with two young | about you or your clothes either!” re- T h e Onion. everywhere, nnd It Is believed that tho The value of the onion In the dietary friends o f the grange will yet have men. They called for help because pll«*d Mrs. Perkins promptly. “ And my shirt.” went on I’erkins; bns been made tho subject of much reason to feel proud o f what the they didn't know their surroundings. •doggerel verse. All agree that health grange will do In behalf of the farm When I explained they decided to re “ my first wife, poor thing, ustsl to al- | main on board until the ice let them ways make my white shirt nice and and beauty wait on the fragrant v g e - ers of the Unlt«nl States. out. They have plouty of provisions warm for me to put on!” tablu. W. F. HILL. "Did she, though?” retorted the dame. I nnd a snug little cabin. I heard the Eat onion. In Mav, Master Pennsylvania State Grange. No doctor you'll pay, ship’s call from outside and hurried “ Well, I have heard the neighbors say back. I couldn't quite make out the she used to make things warm for you. runs one old verse, while another K a v p r F o r F a r m K iu m ltM lK f. and 1 give you my word, Mr. Perkins, promises a good complexion to the The number o f city boys now attend- location In the fog. Anybody gone?” “ Gone?" derisively. “ Why. man I'll do my liest to follow her example." i union eater thus: | Ing agricultural colleges Is a good ert- —London Tlt-Blts. Fresh onion and lc«k. | terlon of the lnercas«sl Interest that Is allA ’ e , that’s on the bar three miles New akin In a weak. n way. No scooter could ever get there being taken In the “ new agriculture.” O n l y C t r l Bn H i e . C r o w I n C a r n n n C i t y This change of front Is to he accounted across the open channel. Besides, the Of fifty-five births recorded during Ice has been piled up by the waves, Hit 1«. for ns a result of a number of causes. Teacher—Robert, what does a volca One potent cause Is the tw'tter advertis bhe'll have to watt until the sen opens Inst year In Carson City. Nov., only one no do with Its lava? Robert (the dull ing of actual pres«>nt conditions which so we can use a lifeboat or the fog was a male, writes Barrington King est t>oy In tho class»—I—nm—ah—give uow obtain on a modern, well conduct lifts so we can siwiter out. No one— of Albany to the London I-nnoet. The caus*>s underlying the differences In It up! Teacher—Correct! Very good in- ed farm. The brightest nnd best men Where are you going?” sex (If, in fact, there are any causes For the man had swung the bow of dee«!. Robert. tally Imlnnccd city youth cannot now other than chance) are not only mat- ; fall but to perrelve that the day of the his craft hack Into the fog nnd was ters of great interest but o f Impor S a lte d H im . stock Joke which has long caricatured ngaln hoisting the sails. "Out to the vessel, o f courser’ quiet tance as well. Carson City, where this 8h«*—Oh, I detest sofa pillows and the farmer as a hayseed and out of extraordinary proportion of female tidies! If I ever keep house I’ll never touch with the foremost Interests of ly. “ But it’s sure death. Jack.” remon births occurred, has In Its population a have such things ar— He—Will yon be the times has pssatsl. never to return. strated the life saver sharply. “ Don't much greater proportion of males than my wife?—Chicago lUssird lleraUl. —Maine Farmer. he n fool. Y'ou eotildn’t pick your way almost any other city In the state. It being a western mining town. Can It O f 100,000 children ten years old 81,- The Gold Brook (Med grange reeelv- through the fog with that scooter and be that this Is an effort of nature to get back alive.” 243 will survive to the age o f seventy- ed fifty six applications for member “ Maybe not. but that signal sounds correct the ratio? If so. has this clr three. ship at one meeting held racently. like a big boat, and If s c there are a cnmstance been observed elsewhere? i Free! Free! PREM IU M S! Given With The WASHINGTON COUNTY NEVUS T h e News has made arrangements whereby it propc ises to give away, absolutely free, to all new and old subscrib srs, one of the largest lists of useful and ornamental premil ;ms ever attempted by a country newspaper. or every new yearly subscriber we will give any one of the premiums offered below, absolutely free. T o ev ery old subscriber paying One Dollar on his or her subsc rip- tion, gets any prize offered below absolutely free. 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