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C ourier C l o v e r d a l e VOL. j 2 . CLOVERDALE. TILLAMOOK COUNTY. OREGON, JULY 27, 1916 “The ETHICS of FIG” B y O. H E N R Y [C o p y rig h t, th e F r a n k A. M u n e e y Co.] an enstbound tra in I w ont into the sm oker nml found Jefferson P eters, th e only m an w ith a brain w est of tlie Wa- bash riv er who can use ills cere- brum ,cerebellum a n d m edulla ob longata a t th e sam e time. Jeff is in th e line o f unillegal g ra ft, lie is not to be dread ed by widows a n d o rp h an s; he is a red u cer o f su r plusage. H is fa v o rite disguise is th a t of th e ta rg e t bird a t w hich the spend- th rift o r th e reckless in v esto r may shy a few inconse<iuen!iul dollars. He is read ily vocalized by tobacco; so. w ith th e aid o f tw o thick a n d 'e a s y burning b revas, I got th e sto ry of his latest A u to ly can ad v en tu re. “ In m y line o f business," said Jeff, “th e h a rd e s t th in g is to find an up " ‘111 f a r e s th e la n d , to h a s t e n in g Ills a p re y ; right, tru s tw o rth y , stric tly honorable a n d r iv e it s c h a r m s a w a y ? p a rtn e r to w ork a g ra ft w ith. Some T h W e h a ju t d a g r e t c ro d e slo w ly d o w n th e la n e , of th e b est m en I ever w orked with In m o th e r, F o r I 'm to b e q u e e n o f t h e M a y .’ " a sw in d le w ould reso rt to t r k k e i j a t tim es. “ ‘W hy, yes. Mr. T eters,’ say s the “So la st su m m er I th in k s I will go sto rek eep er. ‘I reckon w e a ir ab o u t as o v er in to th is section of country w here m oral a n d to rp id a com m unity as th ere I h ea r th e serp en t has not yet en tered be on tlie m ounting, according to cen- --- ------ 1......... ....................■ —....... - a n d see if I can find a p a rtn e r n atu ra l- j ly g ifte d w ith a talen t for crim e, but j F tr 1 c i r s will b's i >1 l by Ackley ct n o t y et co n tam in ated by success. R osenberg, T illam ook, till J u ly 1st. on “ I found a village th a t seem ed to easy p ay m en ts, T o u rin g ca r $493.26. E-B3SPIS^^S£2£S£S£ES££SEBSEE£S£S N show th e right kind o f a layout. T he In h a b ita n ts h ad n ’t found out th a t A dam had been dispossessed a n d w ere going rig h t along n am in g th e an im als an d killing sn ak e s ju s t as if they w ere In tlie garden of Eden. T hey call this tow n M ount Nebo. a n d it’s up n e a r tlie ( spot w here K entucky a n d W est V ir ginia an d N orth C arolina co rn er to i gether. T hem s ta te s d o n ’t m eet? Well, ' It w as in th a t neighborhood, an y w ay . j " A fte r p u ttin g in a w eek proving I | w a sn 't a rev en u e officer I w e n t o v e r to ] th e sto re w here th e ru d e fo urtiushers ! of the ham let lied, to see if I could get a line on th e kind of m an 1 w anted. j “ 'G entlem en,’ says I a f te r w e ru b b ed noses a n d g a th e re d 'ro u n d th e dried apple b arrel. ‘I d o n ’t suppose th e re 's an o th e r com m unity in th e w hole w orld ! into w hich sin an d ch ican ery has less ! extensively p erm e ated th a n this. L ife ! here, w h ere all th e w om en a re brave and propitious a n d all th e m en honest an d expedient, m ust, indeed, be an idol. It rem in d s m e,’ sa y s I. ‘of G old ste in ’s b ea u tifu l b allad en title d "T he D eserted Village,’’ w hich says: INestucoa Valley B a n k GLOVGROALE, OREGON Several of our customers are people we do not know by sight though we have done business by mail with them for years. an y other can give you. You need th e Bank t w e need your business. MUTUALITY, That’s all j i P Bank w ith your hom e bank and enlarge j th e B u s in e s s scope of the N estu cca Valley. n]E£S2.3S2232333333<3a333S33:3-3S23SG We believe we have given them satisfactory banking service and can give you the same satisfaction. Mail us Your Next Check or Checks It saves you time, and I I MIC IS MONEY, especially at this season of the year. No need to come to the bank in person. SECURITY AND SERVICE Our Motto W'cSSi suses o f opinion, b u t I reckon you a in ’t ev e r m et Itu fe Tatum .* “ ‘W h y, no,’ sa y s th e tow n c o n s t able, ‘he can ’t hardly h av e ever. T h a t a ir R u le Is shore tlie m o n stro u sest sc a la w a g t h a t h a s escaped Im agin’ on th e galluses. A nd th a t p u ts m o In even if yo u ’d seen him on tlie vuuuf vllle sta g e w ith one cotton su spender a n d a s tra w o v er his ear. “ I told him w h a t I w a n ted an d found him read y to Jum p at tlie Job. ‘“ O verlooking such a triv ial little peccadillo as th e h ab it of m a n sla u g h te r,’ says 1, ‘w h a t h ave you ac com plished in tlie w ay of in d irec t b rig an d a g e or nonactlonnble th rlftl- ucss th a t you could point to, w ith o r w ith o u t pride, as an evidence of y o u r qualifications for tlie position?’ “ ‘W hy,’ say s lie In ills kind o f so u th ern system o f p ro c ra stin a te d accents, m t a d t h a t I ‘b a in 't you h ea rd tell? T h ere a in ’t a n y o u g h t to h av e m an, black or w hite, in tlie b lu e Itldge tu rn e d Itu fe out th a t can to te off a shout as easy as I of th e l o c k u p cun w ithout lielif h eard, seen o r cotch- day befo re yes- ed. 1 can lift a sh o u t,’ ho goes on, ‘o u t t o r d a y. T h e o f a pen, from u n d er a piazza, a t tho th irty d ay s he trough, in tlie woods, d ay or n ig h t, a n y got fo r k illin ’ w here or anyhow , a n d I g u a ra n te e no body won’t h ea r a squeal. I t’s all in “ W o r s e ," s a y s t h e Yance Goodloe tlie way yon g ra b bold of ’em and c a r sto rek e ep e r. “ He w as up th en . A • s t e a l s h o g s .’’ ' day o r tw o m ore ry ’em a fte rw a rd . Som e d a y ,’ goes on th is gentle d espoiler of pigpens, T hopo w on’t h u rt Itu fe any. th o u g h .’ to become rcekernlzed ns th e cham pion " ‘Shucks, now ,’ say s I in th e m o u n sh o u t steale r o f tlie w orld.’ tain idiom , ‘don’t tell m e th e re ’s a m an “ ‘I t’s proper to be am b itio u s,’ sa y s in M ount Nebo as bad as th a t.’ “ ‘W orse,’ say s tlie storekeeiier. ‘l i e I, ‘and hog stealin g will do v ery w ell for Mount Nebo, blit in tlie outsid e ste a ls hogs.’ world, Mr. T atu m , it w ould bo consid “ I th in k s I will look up tills Mr. T atu m . So n d ay o r tw o a f te r th e co n ered as crude a piece of b u siness ns a sta b le tu rn e d him o u t I g o t a c q u ain ted b ear raid on B ay S ta te G as. H ow ever, w ith him an d in v ited him out o n th e It will do os a g u a ra n te e of good fa ith . edge o f tow n to s it on a log and ta lk W e’ll go into p a rtn e rsh ip . I ’v e got $1,000 cash cap ital, a n d w ith th a t business. “ W h a t I w a n te d w as a p a rtn e r w ith hom ew ard plods atm o sp h ere of y o u rs a n a tu ra l ru ra l m ak eu p to play n p a rt w e ought to be nble to win o u t a fe w in som e little one aot o u trag e s th a t I sh ares of Soon P a rte d p re fe rre d In tlie w as going to book w ith tlie P lttfa ll & m oney m ark et.’ “S<> I attac h es R ufe, an d w e go a w ay Gin circ u it in som e of tlie w este rn tow ns, a n d tills R. T a tu m w as born for from M ount Nebo d ow n in to th e low- tlie role as su re ns n a tu re c a s t F a ir i lands. And all tlie w ay I coach him b an k s fo r th e stu ff th a t kept E liza for ids p art in tlie g ra fts I had In m ind. I had idled aw ay tw o m onths on tho from sin k in g into th e river. “ H e w as ab o u t th e size of a first F lo rid a coast and w as feeling all to basem an, a n d lie had am biguous blue th e Ponce d e Loon, besides h av in g so eyes like th e ch in a dog on th e m a n te l m any new schem es up m y sleeve th a t piece th a t A unt H a rrie t used to play I had to w ear kim onos to hold ’em. w ith w hen sh e w as a child, n i s h a ir “ I Intended to assu m e a fu nnel sh ap e w aved a little bit. like tlie s ta tu e of th e nm l mow a p a th nine m iles wldo d ln k u s th ro w e r in tlie V acation a t th ro u g h th e fa rm in g belt o f th e m id Rome, b u t tlie color of it rem in d ed you d le w est, so w e headed in th a t d irec of tiie ’S unset In th e G ran d C anyon.’ tion. But w hen w e got ns fa r ns L ex by an A m erican a rtis t, th a t th ey h an g ington we found B inkley Bros.’ circu s o v er th e sto v ep i|ie holes in th e snlongs. th e re an d tlie blue c ra s s p ea san try H e w as th e Reub. w ith o u t need in g n C oncluded on last page.) touch, You’d have know n him for one. We Want Your Banking j| Business j And can give you all the advantages th a t j NO. 3