Tho m ajor was a m an who felt (h at It
was » heaper to lie frost b itte n th a n to
B U SIN E SS M A X I M .
buy a q u a rte r of a ton of coal.
lie m ade no o b jections to ttie rem o v
al of the fu rn itu re , bu t follow ed dow n
Here is a m i g h t y go o d b u s i
I stairs an d calm ly took a seat a t Ills
n e s s ru le th at w a s laid d o w n by
B y M. Q U A D
! desk and began w ritin g out a p ro test.
R u s k i n : “ If y o u c a n ’t p a y fo r a
The landlord an d tlie m en w ent aw ay ,
C o p y r i g h t , 191G, b y th o M c C lu r e
t
h i n g d o n ’t b u y it.
If y o u «..n't
Newspaper Syndicate.
hut a crow d g a th e re d a n d th e re w as a
get paid f o r it d o n ’t sell it. S o
block of th e sidew alk. P re tty soou a
you w ill h a v e c a lm d a y s , d r o w s y
M ajo r C rofoot stood looking ou t of policem an cam e tip a n d ask ed :
“ is th is a n eviction for u o u p ay m en t
n i g h t s a n d all the g o o d b u s i n e s s
one o f his office w indow s w ith his
of ren t?"
you
h a v e n o w a n d n o n e of th e
h an d s th ru s t deep in his pockets an d a
“ It has th a t a p p e a ra n c e ,” w as th e
bad.”
look of m ed itatio n on his face. H e reply, “ hut. It being a w arm , balm y
w as m e d ita tin g n I Hint his landlord, day, I shall co n tin u e to do b u sin ess as
lie w as now $70 in a r re a rs for his , usual."
“ B ut you c a u 't.” w as p ro tested ,
room an d board, a n d w hen lie cam e
i
“T
his crow d has got to be dispersed.
hom e to d in n e r he m ight find his tru n k
T h re e Fears.
if you don't And a room so m ew h ere to
in tiie hall
F o r m ost m en life Is a modified
! move your tliiugs into 1 sh all have to
T hen. too. h ere a t his office he e x i call the patrol wagon a n d Lave them reign of terro r. T h re e fe a rs g et up
pected every day to be hounded for i carried to the statio n house.”
w ith them in th e m o rn in g a n d go to
oflice re n t long in a r re a rs
“ I will look for a room, sir,” sa id bed w ith them a t ntgiit. T hey do not
In th e m idst o f his m ed itatio n s the
the m ajor, w ith proper d iguity. “ I f I j confess to one a n o th e r th a t th ey a re
m a jo r felt a touch on his elbow , and ! find one I shall hope t h a t you w ill
he tu rn e d aro u n d to behold his land- come around soon and let me show afraid, but th e ir w ives know .
At night, a f te r th e ch ild re n h ave
U.rd w ith hand o u tstre tc h e d an d to you m v 1!st of in v estm en ts. T h e re Is
been sen t to bed, th ey sit by th e fire,
h ear him say :
som e th a t I sell to policem en only.”
the av e rag e m an a n d his w ife, a n d face
-Major C rofoot, y o u r back re n t o f! T he m ajo r rose up a n d w alked h alf th eir th ree fears:
th is office now a m o u n ts to $00. Come a Block and then to th e shop w here his
F irst.—T h e fe a r of th e loss o f th e job.
j clothes c lea n er did business. lie w e n t
Second.—The fear of had health.
Only $00: sm iled the m ajo r a fte r |U mid told th e m en how he w as fixed,
T h ird .—T h e fe a r o f a d ep e n d en t old
sw allo w in g h ard for h a lf a m inute. He w as n G erm an. and, hav in g heard age.—A m erican M agazine.
“ W hy. I th o u g h t it w as n e a r a Inin- his story, he said:
d red : It w on't ta k e me o v er five min- [ “ Hut you vbas ow ing m e a bill of $4
u tes to fill out a bond in your nam e. 1 and I c a n 't get her."
I shall m ake one for $ 7 * 0 *i "
“ W e will call it $N," said the m ajor.
“ No b o nds—no checks- im prom ises— w ith a liberal sm ile, “a n d I will pay
th e cash In b a n d ”' w arn ed th e land ! you next w eek."
lord.
| “ You alw a y s say next week vlien I
“ H a v e you hist couildeucc in m e?” cotnes ab o u t my bill.”
ask ed th e m ajor, w ith a wo.Tied look
“ But n ext week I sh all probably sell
on his face.
,$10.000 w orth of stock.”
In its Six Schools and F o rty -eig h t D e
“ 1 lost It long ago. sir ’’
' “ Yhell. m aype you vhill.” said th e
“ 1 am s o rry —very sorry
I w as go- cleaner, a f te r ta k in g tw o m in u te s to partm ents is engaged in th e great work
of uniting Learning and Labor.
lug to fill you o u t a bond of my Egg think It over. “ If you v h as In my
F orty-eigh th School Y ear Opens
F orcing com pany, an d th e bonds sta n d shop I d o n 't have to clim b y o u r s ta irs
a t a p rem ium , an d you can ta k e one ,n,d you c a n 't go out by d e r roof vtaen
SEPTEMBER 18, 1916.
over to th e bank a n d sell It a t p a r aud J'ou expect me to call."
Degree C ourses req u irin g a four-year
c a rry th e gold borne in y o u r pocket." '
so M ajor C rofoot. g ra n d pro- high school preparation, are offered in
"N o bonds.” rep eated th e landlord.
| am ter and w ith m illious of m oney in the following:
"W ell. Mr. B lake. I h av e jp s t sen t a lh e l)ank o r elsew here, m oved Into th e
AG RICU LTU RE,
16 D ep artm en ts;
th o u san d d o llar bill over to th e bank hum ble shop an d am id han g in g su its COMMHRCE, 4 D epartm ents; E N G IN
to get ch an g ed
If you will sit dow n nni^ * smel l of benzine Is co n tin u in g E E R IN G , (> D ep artm en ts; M IN E S, 8
D epartm ents; FO R E ST R Y , 2 D epart
for five m in u te s th e boy will be back."
Joyous career.
m
en ts; H O M E ECONOM ICS, 4 D epart
Mr. B lake s a t dow n. T h e re w ere sev
m ents; and PHARMACY.
O n e S i d e d A d v ic e .
eral looks of d o u b t on his face. A fter
V o c a t i o n a l C o u r s e s requiring an
one m in u te he w as uneasy and shuffled i A w itty young doctor, being called to
E ig h th Grade preparation for en tran ce
his f e e t A fte r tw o m in u te s he w as a tte n d a v ery p re tty lady a n d finding are offered in A griculture, D airying,
m ore uneasy an d got up aud w alked to little th e m a tte r w ith her. hum orously Com m erce, Forestry, Hom e M akers, anil
th e door aud back. A fter five m inutes su g g ested m a rria g e a s th e ouly curt*,
M echanic Arts. Pharm acy w ith a two
he looked o u t o f th e w indow to see If j «You a re single, a re you n o t?” she year hig h school en trance req uirem ent.
th e m a jo r’s boy w as com ing on th e asked.
SCHOOL O F M USIC.—Piano, S trin g ,
run w ith th e h an d fu l o f m oney.
j “ Yes, m adam , b u t d o cto rs only pre- Band and Voice C ulture.
C atalogue and beautiful illu strated
M r B lake w a ite d fo r tw elv e m inutes scrib e rem edies; they do no t ta k e
booklet
free.
a n d th en rose au d suid:
-I th em ,” w as th e rep ly .— P ittsb u rg h
A d d r e s s T hk R h o i s t r a r ,
“M ajo r C rofoot. I believe you have C hrouiele-T eiegraph.
1 w-7- IS IB t o 9-7-16)
C O R V A L L IS , O R R G O N
lied to me.1"
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“ I am g e ttiu g uneasy m yself." w as .
th e reply. “ Do you th in k it possible.
|THE g o o d j u d g e t a k e s a s n a p s h o t o f t h e p o l it ic ia n !
Mr. Blake, th a t th e boy cribbed the
m oney a n d hits ru n aw ay w ith it?"
(" lo o k f l s a s a n t )
“ I th in k it possible th a t th is office
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will be v ac an t w ith in an hour.” And
iM A LL OUT OF M Y
Mr. B lake sta lk e d ou t o f th e room an d
5P E A L T O B A C C O C H E W
d o w n stairs, w hile th e m a jo r s a t dow n
to his desk a n d said to him self w ith a
g re a t sigh of relief:
“ Well, th a t is otT my m ind for a n
o th er th re e m ouths. Mr. B lake is not j
th e m an to clim b fo u r flights o f s ta irs
for a few d o llars back re n t.”
F o rty m in u te s had passed aw ay and
then th e la n d lo rd , a d ep u ty sheriff an d
tw o h u sk y m en e n te re d th e room, au d
a legal p ap e r w as served on th e m ajor,
who read it a n d replied:
“G en tlem en , h av e you called to see !
ab o u t In v e stm e n ts? I h av e a large Mat
of th em a n d none th a t pay less th a n
5 p er c e n t ”
T h e landlord a n d th e o th e rs paid no
a tte n tio n to th is s ta te m e n t, bu t seized |
OU would rather lake a clean, small chew, of
th e fu rn itu re an d c a rried it dow n
course,
and get real tobacco satisfaction from less
s ta irs to th e sid ew alk . T he ta sk was
than
a
quarter
your old size chew.
quickly over. T h e re w as only th e old
T h a t's W-B C U T Chewing — the Real Tobacco Chew, new ctil, tong
desk, an old sw iv eled c h a ir and tw o
shred— and men are passing t h e g la d new t along t o their friend*.
com m on c h a irs w ith lam e legs. T here
" Notice how the salt brine* out the rich tobacco taste ”
w as also a sm all coal stove w hich had
been d ea th ly « I d nearly all w inter.
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