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The Man Who
Our Presidential Possibilities Series
LARGEST LINE OF FUR­
Made an Easter Bonnet
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IIERE was such
uu uuusually good
d i n n e r In the
Tbompklns f l a t
that nlgbt that
Mr. Tbompklns in­
stinctively became
suspicious. When
chocolate b 1 a n c
mange, of which
he was inordi­
nately foud, was
brought on for
dessert he knew
that his worst
fears were realized. lie looked across
the table at Mrs. Thompkins. who was
fluttering behind the tea urn. und said
resignedly:
“Weil, where is it? W hat did It
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“Where is what, dear?” asked Mrs.
Thompklns. “What did w hat cost?”
“Your new hat," said Thompkins.
“Oh. yes; of course!” smiled Mrs.
Thompklns, somewhat nervously. “1
had forgotten all about i t It’s so
pretty! I want to show It tb you.”
Mrs. Thompklns bustled out of the
room, and when she returned she
proudly bore the hat aloft.
Thompklns looked It over with a j
critical eye. “Where’s the most Im­
portant feature?” he finally asked.
“Well," said Mrs. Thompkins. “this
beautiful white plume, I suppose, al­
though that love of a buckle is no­
ticeable, and”—
“No, no! 1 mean the bill.”
“Oh, the bill!" echoed Mrs. Thomp­
klns. “Why, of course! 1 had quite
forgotten. Oh, well, you know they
don’t send the bill right out with the
hnt. That will come later. Have
some more of the blanc mange."
“Not any more. 1 seem to have lost
my appetite. 1 suppose you have some
general Impressions as to what this
creation cost?”
Mrs. Thompkins’ face assumed a
perplexed expression. “Let me see.”
she said. “It was cheap, I know.
Mrs. Kline got a hat much like mine,
but not near as pretty, and she had to
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you want. It is a shame, Mrs. Thomp-
kins, a crying shame, that a woman I
of your education and experience and
having hud. too, the advantage of ten
yeurs’ close relationship to me should
exhibit such a luck of common sense."
“Well," said Mrs. Tompkins, “1 '
haven’t paid for this bonnet yet. and.
of course. I could take it back. So if
you will make me a bonnet out of the
material you find around the house it
would be nice.”
“Well. I could.” declared Mr. Thomp­
kins stoutly. "Bring some of your old
bonnets and belt buckles and ribbons,
and things like that, and scissors and
needle and thread. I’ll make you n
bonnet you’ll be proud of."
Mrs. Thompklns disappeared and
finally came back with three or four
old hats, a yard of brown velvet, some
silk ribbons and the needle and thead.
“How do you know what the style is?" j
asked Mrs. Thompklns.
“Know.” repeated her lord. -"Don’t
I meet 150.000 women every day on the !
streets? Don’t you suppose I’ve got
eyes in my head? Do yon think I nev­
er notice anything? You bet I know
what the style Is.”
“Oh. very well.” said Mrs. Tbomp
kins meekly. "There are all the ma- i
terials, dear. Shall 1 help you?"
“No; you would only be a hindrance
Go Into the library and play the piano. •
Leave me alone. I don’t want you
bothering around when I’m at work.”
Mrs. Thompkins retired, und Thomp­
klns went manfully to. work. He snip
ped all the trimmings off of one old
hat and decided to use that frame. He
took u long curling feather from an­
other hat and decided to use that for
the principal adornment of the new
bonnet. He slyly peeked Into one of
his wife’s fashion magazines and dis­
covered that "pale green would be
much In evidence this spring.” That
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FOREST GROVE
settled ths question as to what color
the hat should be. Thompklns labori­ @ b y A m erican P re s s A ssociation.
ously cut and slushed and finally, aft­
er much labor, succeeded in basting
some velvet and a couple of ribbons on
the hat he was building. He found a
NE of the earliest of Republican advocates of tariff revision downward
buckle that looked pretty and tacked
was Albert Baird Cummins; in fact, the “Iowa Ideu” of protecting
that on one side of the hat and fasten­
American industries without fostering trusts owes Its name and much
ed a big black bow on the other. Then
he found a good place for the plume of Its popularity to him. His opposition to the renomination of President
Taft assumed definite form last fall when he took Issue with the president’s
he had taken off another old hat.
Somehow Thompkins was not satis­ position on the Payne tariff law. the Income tax proposed by the progressives,
fied with Ills work. Ills hat hud a but rejected by congress: the control and disposition of tbe public domain and
crude and dilapidated look. Thomp­ the Canadian reciprocity bill. Senator Cummins Is serving Ills second term,
kins decided that the trouble was that which will expire in 1915. He was governor of Iowa for three terms.
his hat hud been made of old materials
which needed freshening. Besides, he
William H. Yost 293x209 ft in
had uufortuuately put too many bines,
A J Masters DLC, $10.
greens, reds and blacks in his hut.
Orpha M Gardner et al to
The fashion book said that green wa
the thing. He decided that his hat I
James Mav, 3 acres in SWJ of
ought to he dyed green. That would
sec 15, 2 N 3 W, $225.
give it the fashionable shade and make j
M S Woodman et ux to W G
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it look ulce and fresh besides. He slip- j
Young, 110x150 ft in NW i sec
ped down the back stairs and weut
31, 2 N 3. $300.
over to the drugstore and procured a
E D Thomas et ux to W W
package of green dye. and. coming j
HAVE NO SUPERIOR
The following real estate trans­ McEldowney, SJ of NJ of lot 2,
back, put it in a kettle on the stove,
Iron-clad
guarantee.
N o waiting for factory adjustment« if a National should be de­
and when the green water was bub­ fers are furnished the Press by blk 10, Forest Grove, $1.
fective. T he adjustment is made here. A National rider never changes his mount.
C Jaspers to J II Kindel, 6.647
bling and boiling furiously plunged Ills
Second hand wheels bought, sold and rented. Full line of sundries. One price to
bat Into It. lie decided that it would the Wilkes Abstract Co., of Hills­ acres in N F f Sec 18 1 E 3 W,
all. A ll work guaranteed.
boro:
take three immersions to do any good. |
$664.70.
Agency for Reading Standard, Erie and Emblem wheels
but the last time he pulled It out the
Amy Jonson to W. B. Hains et
Frank L Beamis et ux to Ellen
bat was such a streaky looking mess
N Beamis Friday, 3.93 acres in
that he put It back and ullowed it to ux 25x100 ft. in blk.5. F. G. $1. sec 7. 1 N 3. $10.
CLYDE’S BICYCLE SHOP
II.‘Taylor
Hill
et
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to
Alice
boll five minutes.
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Hamer
et
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to
Joseph
Main
Street,
between Pacific and First Avenue South
It was a frightful object that Thomp­ Iler blk. 12 Hills Acres.
$10. W Marsh 87x201.75 ft in lot 3,
klns removed from the kettle and laid
James A Bamford et ux to D j blk 3, $1000
In the sink to drain off the water.
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Lilly 19 ft x 5 chs. in NWJ of _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thompklns felt some misgivings. Still
he knew that when the lint was dried N Ei of Sec 16, 1 N 4 W, $1.
out that it would be all right, so he put
E I Kuratli et al to W B Dolan i
it in the oven. lie looked in to see
how it was drying, and its appearance 80 ft x 3.015 chs in blk 22 Hills­
was such that he decided to give It un- boro, $10.
other bath. He tried to. but tbe r.g
Fremmie 0 Countryman et ux
grieved hat began to fall to pieces
Thompklns wildly began to fish the rib­ 1 to Thomas Wilson, 5 acres in sec
bons. feather, buckle and frame out of 26 1 S 1 W, $10.
(be pot.
Heirs of Eugene C Friday to
In his excitement he fell against the
Albert J and Ellen Beamis Fri­
kettle and turned It over.
Mrs. Tbompklns beard wild shouts day, § in 50 acres in- NW1 sec 26,
of misery coming from the kitchen and 2 N 4 W, $1800.
hurried out to see Thompkins dancing
Moore Investm ent Co to Kath-
on a chair, waving his hands through a
mist of steam and smoke.
. erine Huston, Lots 19, 20, 21, 35,
“Help!" yelled Thompklns.
“I’m Oak Park Subdvn.
scalded to death! Send for the police
Ernest Haberstroh et ux to
and fire department! Hurry np! Help!”
Mrs. Thompkins nnd the neighbors, Leon K Fiske, 100x100 ft in lots
who bad assembled on the spot, rush­ 4 and 5, blk 9, Cornelius, $900.
ed in and opened the window and got
Heirs of John B. Scott, deed,
the steam out of the room. Thomp­
kins was standing on a chair covered to Robert P Nixon 6 ins x 90 ft
with green dye and still clutching tight , in blk 2, Forest Grove, $.350.
In his dripping hands a bat frame and
Oscar F Larsen et al to John
a bedraggled ribbon.
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The neighbors examined him and Nyberg 14 acres in sec 24, 2 S 1
found he wnsn’t scalded, although he W, $9000.
find received some splashes of the boil­
Ruth Trust Co to C P Morse et
ing liquid on his clothes and hands.
They mopped him off and took him al, 39.48 acres in sec 5, 1 N 2 W,
A t my age and long time of selling Shoes there’s a reason for it,
Into bis room, and one particularly con­ $ 10 .
soling friend told him that the green
I believe in the goods that I am selling. I believe that honest
Oregon Nursery Co to A W
dye would wear off in two or three
Keehn, Lots 1 and 2, blk 7,
weeks.
goods can be sold to honest men and women. I know that a
“I’m afraid you have completefy min Orenco, $375.
ed your new suit, dear,” said Mrs.
W B Haines et al to J J and
Thompklns. “It’s too bad you had
customer get of me what he pays for. 1 treat everyone with
such an accident You ought to wear Robt Wirtz, 25x100 ft in blk 5,
xn old suit tomorrow when you go to Forest Grove, $2000.
courtesy. I believe in being cheerful, and I believe it will be to
work on the hut again."
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Boos
et
al
to
Charles
and
“Mrs. Tbompklns,” said th e ruler of
your interest when in need of Shoes to come to
the Thompkins household sternly, “do Dudley Knapp, 40 acres in Sec
you think a man of my capacity and 36, 1 N 4 w, $7000.
business ability h a s nothing to do but
W H Yost et ux to John A
make hat» for his wife? After this 1
w aD t yon to buy yonr h a ts downtown Kirkwood, .94 chs x 81i ft in
like other women do. I don’t want to A J Masters DLC 1 S 2 W , $10.
hear any more talk about sending back
C J and L S Birdsell to H E
that hat you bought today. You can
C. V. B. Russell
ju s t keep It. b e ca u se I’ve got no more and Eugene Denderling 42.30
time to fritter sway on these trifling acres in H H Hendrix DLC, 1 N
J
affairs."
3 W, $10.
Mr«. Thompklns meekly said, “Ail
John A Kirkwood et ux to I
right —Chicago Tribune.
INGTON COUNTY
Large Assortment of Rugs
and Carpets
Our W ALL PAPER assortment
is unexcelled. In this line we are
able to please the most fastidious.
Always see us before purchasing
elsewhere.
CHAS. O. ROE & CO.
AU3E1T ISAM) CUMMINS
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Indian Motocycle & National Bicycle
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ESTATE DEALS
LOOKED TO SHE BOW IT WAS UOIS'O.
pay $40 for it And Mrs. Martin paid
S!IS for that old frump of a thing that
ohe wore over here lust Sunday anil
was so proud of."
"And I can see from here with one
«■eye. Mrs. Thompklns, that you paid at
.least $30 for that hut.”
••Well, yes.” said Mrs. Thompkins.
' “or was It $33?"
"It was $33. that’s a cinch." replied
’.her liege lord.
"Yes, I believe that, now you speak
••of It. l be price was $35.”
"ill’s. Thompklns," said the head of
the house after a portentous pause
"why do you waste money so? Why
!dn the world did you throw away $3o
•on a thing like that? .lust like a wo
lijuu. though. She’ll go throw away
¡$35 on a hat that a man would no;
jllve $5 for. Why. .Mrs Thompklns. I
•could sit clown and make a better bat
ttban that myself.”
“ You couldu’t.” snapped Mrs. Thomp­
klns.
~Yes. I could.” sold Mr. Thompkins
“ 1 could buy a plume somewhere and
some velvet and a few gimmicks like
that and then I would get a hat frame
somewhere fora few pennies and make
u nut that would make that thing you
bought look like a bum dollar."
•Wo. you couldn’t do uuy such thing.”
said Mrs. Thompklns
f
"The trouble with you women.” said
Mi' Thompklns airily, “Is that you
«don’t know anything about the cost of
raw material These fool things on
this hat taken by themselves cost hard­
ly anything A smart milliner gets
them together, fixes ’em up to look
lik e and then sticks a curd on which
says. West and nobby. Was $00. Is
■435.50,’ and you women tumble over
yourself to get in and buy It.
• “The idea,” put In the indignant Mrs
Thom ptlns. "Think of such a silly
•lgn aa ’Nest and nobby.’ I don’t think
you were ever In a millinery store.’
“Why, you could work over the
things you havs on your old bats and
make a brand new hat that would be
right In style and that you would have
to pay $40 for in the «tore, and it
lirouid hardly cost a cent. But you
•women do not know bow to economise,
i o n rush down to the store end throw
away money when you could find right
around your own homes material
aoough to oafta aa pretty a bonnet «a
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At My Age and Long Time of Sellimg
Shoes There’s a Reason
THE FOREST GROVE SHOE STORE
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