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About Cloverdale courier. (Cloverdale, Tillamook County, Or.) 190?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1915)
waaï'itig ^ . FOR ANYTHING IN GENERAL [eel St ËsFor The well-kuown “Star” on the heel means that it is a pure shoe—a b er slioe for the price you pay. It means just as much as does the word “Sterling” on silverware. You have pn. i ly bought shoes that looked good, but found that they had “paper” insoles, heels and counters. These adulter ations are cleverly hidden by the outer finish. But the m aker, of “Star Brand” shoes have made a consist ent fight against adulterated shoes. They are fighting for state and national laws compelling makers of adulterated shoes to stamp them as containing substitutes for leather. Nothing yet known can take the place of leather for making shoes that wear long and protect the feet. “Star Brand” shoes are made of good, honest leather. N o substitutes for leather are ever used. This policy of producing only “pure shoes” has made “Star Brand” the largest selling shoes in existence. The sales of “Star Brand” shoes last year amounted to $ 13 , 671 , 186.19 No other concern ever made or shipped as many shoes in one year. \ ou should be just as careful to buy pure shoes as you are to buy pure foods. Ask for shoes with the “Star” on the heel. You can get them for every age, station and occasion of life. *Star Brand Shoes A re Better” For Sale by CLOVERDALE MERCANTILE CO. SEE US MERCHANDISE G lo v e r d a le M e rc a n tile S Go. ..... .........m THE STGRE OF QUALITY w How a Dowry W as Procured Bv MARGARET C. DEVEREAUX Between Switzerland and France there Is a elnin of mountains running m a northeasterly direction to Basel. Within tin* Swiss border there lived a watchmaker named Cremleux. Ills daughter. Cloohetto, was n very pret ty girl, se* enteen years old, with black hair and eyes and an olive complexion, through which on each cheek shone a roseate color like that on a ripe peach. Alphonse Boyer, a young woodcutter, met 1 ’ loehette at a dance and there upon came one o f those quirk love a f fairs that spring up like mushrooms between young persons o f opposite sex. For awhile Clochctte concealed the affair from her father, for woodcutting Ins never been a profitable occupation, and Al| house w as |*oor ns a church moils«* Sh*> did not think, therefore, F it her father would permit her to marry tier lover, especially since them was no dowry for her But those who love and are kept apart soon are worn- out. and at last Cloohefte told her fa ther her «isn 't, adding that i i she could tint m ain Alphonse she *11*1 not cur** to live Cremleux, fearing that Ids daughter would destroy herself, after much thought said to her: “ 1 will consent to your marSylng A l phonse on condition that you. or he can make enough money for your dow ry. You w 111 need ’J.tXX) franca with which to begin housekeeping and have a nest egg. 1 will help you. 1 know a manufacturer In Geneva who will furnish me ou credit with watch springs. There Is a heavy duty on them wiu'n transported to another country. W e are near the border of France. I f you or Alphonse can smug glo enough watch springs into that country to produce a profit o f 4,000 francs I will consent to the marriage. The duty Is 40 per cen t Therefore to produce 4.ooo francs you must got 10,- (XX) francs’ worth o f watch springs Into France fro** o f duty. But If you arc caught smuggling the goods will be confiscated Therefore you must not risk doing all at one time. Risk only 2.000 francs’ worth at each attem pt" Flochette conveyed this Information to her lover, and they agreed to accept the conditions, making alternate trips with each other across the mountains Into France. The customs officers were alert, and Ingenious devices were ne**ded to deceive them Clochette agreed to make the first trip, and Al phonse made for tier a pair o f wooden shoes iu such fashion that when the 1 outside and inside, which were se|v •irate, were placed together the whole would look like one shoe. But between them he left a space, which would con tain the watch springs. Fsing tills levtce. Gloebette passed the customs officers successfully, and the first In stallment o f tin* dowry was won. Alphonse next started with an equal number o f spring« Since It was the hunting season. In* took his gun and game bag and. going up Into the moun tains. began to shoot sqnirrels ami oth **r game A customs officer, hearing tin* reports. approached and. seeing a huntsman, made the necessary exami nation, then lot him go where he liked. Alphonse’s gun had two barrels, and one was full o f watch springs. Clochette’» turn coming next, she carried tier consignment through in a bandbox with a false bottom. An offl- eer took everything out o f the box, but di*l not discover the trick. This left one more trip for each, A l phonse's turn coming n ext He as cended tin* mountains with an ax ou his shoulder and on reaching the sum mit began to chop A customs officer joined him, and unluckily he was the same man who had seen him as a huntsman. This made him suspicious. “ I thought you hunted7” he said to Alphonse. "Oh. that was only for a day's sport. 1 am a woodcliopper. I am to cut twenty cords o f wood and must do It at ouce." “ Nevertheless 1 must search you,” said the other. He made a careful investigation, but found nothing on Alphonse that was dutiable. H aring satisfied himself, he went away, and the woodcliopper soon slipped down the mountain side to the westward His ax handle was hollow and full o f watch spring« There was now but one more trip to bo made by Clochctte, but. having made two and met a different customs officer each time, she feared that she might meet one o f the two. in which case his suspicions would be excited. When she went up the mountain i with her watch springs «lie carried a large bouquet o f flowers. She *11*1 not attempt to go through l>y any nnfre quentod mute, but by n paved road W inn she eame to the .«nmmit there | stood a man who was exjKvted to look out for smugglers As soon as Clo- 1 ehette saw him she winced He was aa & Bj | liu* man s!n* b id passed v.itb the baud box “ You come Ibis way very often,” he f dd. eying her suspiciously. | "Only once before.” •’Tw ice before. The first time I saw you. but you did not see me. Come In j here ’ rie took her Into a customs station, when* lie turned her over to a woman to be searched Nothing was found on her. and. picking up her bouquet, she held It under their noses, then walked away, saying: •'Yoi customs people are very bus Idclons “ Thi*- time the last consignment of watch springs was In the bouquet Alph -nso end Glm-hette were married and lived Happily. Josephine’s Many Names. Josephine, empress o f the French, was Yeyette to her Intimate friends Her name In reality was Marie Josephe Rose Napoleon after the marriage ex acted that she should he known as Jo sephine lie had a mania for rebaptlz- ing the women o f his eutotirnge. He mad** his sister Marianne an Elise, of Annonolade a Caroline, of Paulette a Pauline. Among her numerous friends Joseph ine remained Yeyette Barras never called her otherwise. In IS i4. <*n the departure Tor Elba, the D e b i t s designated Josephine under the paraphrase "the mother o f Prince Eugene” At Buell her tomb (»ears this simple inscription: ” A Josephine. Eugene et Uortense. 1S25.” The restoration did uot permit her recognition as empress -C ri de Paris.