NEWSY GASTON ITEMS
SCHOOL N O TES
NOTES FROM BUXTON
Gathered by the Special Rep By the Special Correspond
ent of the Press
resentative of the Press
Spring, with all its beauties' Miss May Peterson is in Port
land.
has arrived.
Fred Everest and family were
Mrs. Hugh Rogers is on
visiting at McMinnville Sunday, sick list.
Last Saturday was opening day
Mr. Vowker o f Hillboro is in
for the new millinery store. An Buxton today.
excellent start was the report.
Miss Riley Thomas went to
Hillsboro Tuesday.
Mrs. Barnes, who has been
R T. Simpson and w ife made a
sick for some time, is reported
trip
to Portland, Tuesday.
convalescent at present writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Pate o f Hillsboro
Mrs. Fred Porter and little
daughter, Florence, were visit- are visiting their daughter who
ing Mr. Porter’ s father in Forest is ill.
Grove Monday.
j ess Haggard and Mr. Fair left
Farmers are rushing their for Franks, Monday, to work in
spring plowing and planting with a sawmill.
their utmost ability. Work o f
Geo. L. Davis, engineer for the
every nature is progressing with p R_ & N> left for Portland the
the beautiful weather we are
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enjoying at present.
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R. Viegler, who worked for T.
E. H. Harding has been ap- g Perkins last winter left for
pointed to take the census enu New berg Monday.
meration o f this district. This
Mrs. C. N. Schoefield and Miss
is not tne first time for Mr. Har
Nettie Thomas returned from
ding to take the census, having
Hillsboro, Saturday.
served the U. S. in that capacity
Mrs. B. ,F. Simpson and chil
at previous enumerations.
dren
are
The boys o f Gaston are getting
, . back from a visit to
the base ball spirit these fine
days. There is talk o f organiz
ing a good ball team for Gaston
this spring. Gaston has plenty
o f ball timber and an excellent
place to play, therefore every
thing seems favorable for sup
port o f a good strong team.
The basket social held by the
ladies o f the Evangelical church
Saturday night was quite a suc
cess in every respect. A very
elaborate program o f recitations,
dialogues, songs and instrument
al music was rendered, after
which the baskets were sold.
The proceeds from the sale o f
baskets amounted to about forty-
five dollars, which will be used
to buy an organ for the church.
The ladies are to be commended
for the success o f the affair.
P r a c t ic e a n d P r e a c h in g .
When the late Bishop Hare was pre-
siding over a Methodist Episcopal
church In New York city a large re-
caption was given In his honor to
which a brother o f hls. a lawyer, who
closely resembled the bishop, was In
vited.
During the evening a member o f the
conference who had never met the
bishop's brother approached him and,
shaking him warmly by the hand,
said:
“ Good evening. Bishop Hare. I great
ly enjoyed the sermon you gave us to
day.
It is just wbat this church
tid'd s.”
"You are mistaken In the person,”
said the brother, smiling, as he polnt-
ed to the bishop on the opposite side
o f the room, "that is the man who
preaches. I practice.”
A
L o n g Job.
"W here have you been for so long?”
asked the head man o f the menagerie.
“ Been watching oue o f the animals
clear hls throat, sir." replied the at
tendant.
"But does It tnke half au hour fo r nn
animal to clear Its throat?”
“ Yes, sir; It was the giraffe, air."—
Yonkers Statesman.
T h * C h ie f R e q u ir e m e n t .
“ My boy seems to be the champion
o f the block.”
“ Wood tighter, eh?"
"Oh. no; merely a good Judge of
whom to mix It uo with.” —Washing
ton Star.
Columbia River points.
J. W. Sweeney, contractor on
the P. R. & N., was out looking
over the work last week.
Elmer Pease o f the firm o f
Hanman & Pease was an over
Sunday visitor in Portland.
Wm. Schneider from head
quarters is visiting his family at
Buxton a few days this week.
Mr. Fritz expects to put in a
four thousand dollar hotel and
establish a summer resort at the
springs.
Fred Fritz and w ife o f Port-
land were up to their soda springs
about two miles from Buxton,
last week.
Louis Holt, manager o f the
Buxton base ball team, made a
business trip to Banks this week
in the interest o f the nine.
The debate Friday night re-
suited in a victory for the nega
tive. Question: Resolved, that
women should have the right to
vote.
A r t o f P a p e r m a k in g .
In the matter of making and using
paper we are not tu line with the Chi
nese and other Asiatics, who not only
make the tinest paper In the world, but
apply It to all sorts o f uses, making
window panes, fuus, umbrellas, san
dals and even cloaks and other gar
ments o f It The art o f making paper
from mulberry bast Is said to have
bin'll Invented In China In the sec
ond century B. C. Afterward bamboo
shoots, straw, grass and other materi
als were also used. The manufacture
spread to the adjacent countries. The
Arabs learned It In Snmerkand. and
their learned men carefully kept se
cret the process by which they made
paper for their own use. The crusades
made Europe acquainted with the art.
aud the first paper mill In Germany
dates from the twelfth century.
OU would not think of
attending a social funct
ion clad in a bath robe, nor,
therefore, do you want to
send forth your business let
ters written upon wrapping
paper or poorly printed and
unsightly stationery.
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especially suitable for business and social stationery,
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Leslie Webb is absent this
week doing farm work.
Elida Loynes is again in school
after a few days absence.
Frank Knox is detained from
school on account o f work.
The botany class is getting
and more interested.
J more
The eighth grade classes are
rounding up for May examina-
| tions.
The High School has started to
learn a cantata for the close o f
school.
There have been several tardy
marks lately caused by careless
parents.
The course o f study for the
Forest Grove High Scool will be
completed in a few days.
Our Superintendent, Mr. Gard
ner is scarcely able to work this
i week on account o f a severe cold.
The tenth grade history class
completed the work and passed
with grades ranging from S5 to
ICO.
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not only please you personally, but excite favorable
criticism from your friends and business associates.
The bookkeeping class finishes
their years work this week and
the final grades will be given out
in a few days.
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After All Hi* Trouble.
Tw o men were hurrying along Park
row when the wind seemed to be blow
ing from all directions to the peril o f
umbrellas and anything not firmly an-
chored. Oue of them noticed the han
dle of a wrecked umbrella which had
been thrown Into the street along with
many others and. slopping in pica it
up. remarked to Ills companion ihat It
was too good to pass. As lie stooped
a gust ot wind captured his Hat. and
it went spinning along toward St.
Paul's chapel. Ue after it.
He rau
Into a man. slipped, tell In the mud
and arose in time to see his tint run
over by a truck. At a nearby restau
rant. where he was drying hls clothes,
he said: “ I lost a five dollar Uat and
spoiled a suit of clothes for the handle
of a thirty cent umbrella. That would
not lie so bad. but I see the Handle Is
broken.” —New York Tribune.
H is G ood W o rk .
Fre e H anded.
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The physical geography class
had a test this week.
Money is being collected from
several sources and a payment
was made on the school piano
this week.
C k r io u a R e m e d ie s.
For Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats,
Fish and Vegetables of All Kinds
Only ten more weeks o f school.
and is in charge of an acknowledged authority upon
things typographical.
In « o n » parts o f England one o f the
best cares for a swollen neck Is to
draw a snake nltie times across the
throat o f the suffering one. after
which the suake Is killed and Its Rkln
sewed In a silken bag and tightly
sewed around the neck. Another way.
almost as good. Is to put the live snake
In a bottle, which Is tightly corked
and burled near the roots o f a rose
bush. aud as the helpless snake de
cays the swelling lu the neck of the
patient will disappear.
Schultz Market & Grocery
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HE quality of your stat
ionery is an important
part of your business not to
be lightly considered.
The director ot a prtsou received an
order after many years' service. He
had all the prisoners called together
uud made the following speech to
them:
"A s you see. I have been decorated,
by royal grace, with an order. Hut 1
willingly acknowledge that this has
S t a g g e r in g .
been attnlned not aloue by my own
Suffragette—What Is a party with merits, but by the ro-operatlou of all
out women? Mere Man (flippantly!— of us. 1 can also declare, with pleas
A stag party. Suffragette — Exactly. ure, that since I have occupied this
And what, sir, would this nation be office the number of prisoners has In
without women but stagnation?—Chris creased from 400 to Ton—a fact of
tian Register.
which both you and I may be Justly
proud.” —London Tit-Bits.
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Club w aiter tfish ln gi-l dreamed last
nlgbu sir. that you gave me a sover
eign. Stingy Member-Indeed. James!
T h s fs a little high fo r a Up. b u t - e r -
J.*« may keep it-L o n d o n Telegraph.
T w o S t r a n g e C o in c id e n c e s.
A structure known us Stoodley Pike,
which stands ninety yards high and Is
situated near Hcbden bridge. England,
has a remarkable history.
It was
built iu 1H14 to commemorate the peace
o f Ghent. Singular to relate, however.
It fell on the very day that the Rus
sian ambassador left England prior to
the Crimean war. Rebuilt by public
subscription. It withstood storm and
rain for half a century, but on the
same day that the British government
issued Its ultimatum to the Boers it
was struck by lightning and badly
damaged. These unique coincidences
have strangely perplexed local people.
—Strand Magazine.
P o is o n of th e C e n tip e d .
Several loads o f dirt and fer
tilizer have been delivered at the
Central Building for use in beau
tifyin g the lawn.
The school yard at the Lincoln
ochool is to be plowed and graded
soon so that the children may
I have their flower gardens.
Several pupils in the seventh
and eighth grades are carelessly
dropping out o f school. Some
day they will see the mistake.
The boy’s manual training de
partment is full and doing very
good work. A ll boys down to
the fifth grade are taking work.
An exhibit o f school work will
be given at the close o f the year's
work. This will be so arranged
that it will be worth while for
parents to spend time to attend.
FLASHES FROM DIXIE
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resentative of the Press
The centiped Is popularly supposed
to carry a sting on each foot, but I
have several times handled one after
Its head was removed without the
claws producing any result It Is the
first pair o f claws only that are ven
omous. being hollow and provided with
poison bags like a snake's fang. The
largest I ever saw was eleven Inches
tn length, a grewsome creature. A bite
from one o f this size would most like
ly have been fatal to a man In weak
health. The tarantula, though his
powers of offense are nothing like
those o f the scorpion or centiped. Is.
however, a more unpopular character
than either. The horror o f these large
spiders entertained by many people is
curious and unaccountable.
I have
seen Australian hushmen. who In
everyday life scarcely seemed to un
derstand danger, turn white as a sheet
at the sight o f a small "triantelope,”
as they called it.-Chambers' Journal.
The appearance o f a big black
bear near the school house last
Friday, created quite ad excite
ment among the young bloods.
During the noon recess the ad
mirers o f “ Teddy” went bear
hunting armed with an axe in
the lead and two trusty jack-
knives in the rear. Nothing bu*
tracks were found, however.
Dispatch Is the life o f business, and
method is the soul o f dispatch.—I'enu
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W alter Nelson was in Scap-
poose Saturday on business.
Gunner Berggren made a bus
iness trip to Glenco Wednesday.
C. A. Brick is on the sick list
this week.
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