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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1921)
TIIE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE THREE ' Window Shopping as an Occupation Br R. RAY BAKER it 11, 1111, by MuClure Newipcpar MyBdlccie.) "I-et's go lioino 'now," iiggcted Bull. I'ulgc, "und frop corn, or muke fudge, ur noniethlng. I've bul enough walk, huvcu't you)" ".Some wulk," growled John Gregory, a they turned u corner which took tli-iii olT Mulu street Into a residential thoroughfure. "We've been at It umru thuu uu hour ami a liulf, lut how fur have wo gone, I ask you? By the time we cot to your home It will be exuetly klx block ntiu to Kit dowu tuwu, four to cover both aide of the street tu the rt'tull vectlon and one to return. Ami It waau't really a walk; It wan jiiMt a ioke, with you drugging me to every window to mure In at the finery displayed." Ituth' iiiouih became firm and her dimple disappeared, und fire fluhed from her eye. "Thut's too bud," she Maid sarcas tically. ".Si range you wouldu't want me to enjoy myself a little. I cun t have all those hundxomo gown and thing, but you shouldn't want to de prive me the 1'lcoHijre of looking at them. Just because I'm going to lie your wife maybe In no rcuson you can start In right now trying to take all the Joy out of my life. I've en Joyed myself thin afternoon, only now you hud to go and spoil everything. 1 dearly love to look In the window, especially when the spring sty lea are on dlxpluy. The trouble with you la you don't aiireclute urU and those dl plays are art, and the men thut trim thu window a are artlata. You're too (roHiili', with your dirty old Job la a muhty trlntlng shop, uud you haven't the liner sensibilities to be affected by the more refined efforta of men who dres well and keen their handa and fuce free from printer's Ink." "Window shopping la a great occu pation," John returned Just us aureus ticully. "I'm ahut up ull duy la a print shop, and when 1 auggeat a lit tle frcbh air and aome exercise on a Kuuduy ofteruon you drug me down to the atore and make me gape Into the windows like a country Itube. Well, you got fooled at one place Ileckstecth' because they hud the window covered with a curtain." "Junt the mime I'd get a look Into that window If I could," Ituth de clared, soincwhut Nuvugely, "und you und ull the printers lit towu couldu't stop me. If you're au fond of exer cine and fresh ulr, you cuu keep on wulklng right past my home, und you needn't ever walk buck this wuy." "Of course," John returned, his own eyes spitting fire, "If that's the way you feel ubout It. I'll do Just that." 1' ron i which It mlht seem thut Ituth 1'ulgo und her tin me w ere mated ubout us well us two positive poles of u inugui't. On the contrary, this wus their first quarrel during the year they had been nciniulnted. They were both posM'KM-d of stubborn disposi tions, with tlcry tempers, but they were genuinely In love with euch other und hud co-operuted to prevent dash erf. It Just huppvned, however, that John was peevish this Sunday after noon, und bis peevishness happened to strike Ituth when she wus Ju un excep tionally Irritable mood. After each hud expressed himself and herself, they wulkcd In silence the remainder of the dlstunce to her home. At thu entrance to the house they puiised. "Surely you uren't coming In when there I so much fresh ulr outdoors," she tu Id cuttingly, unable to resist the temptation for u Umil lllng. "Of course not," he responded, und lifted his hat, us be moved off dowu the street, "Good-by," he culled, und dlil not once look buck. Ituth Hood looking ufter her de parted fiance for a moment, then wulk ed briskly Into the house. Instead of pupping corn or mukliig fudge she llounced to her room und held a pri vate session with herself, In which a few teurdropH Uowed. It looked like au trreparuble breuk, for with their obstinate dispositions neither Ituth nor Johu would take the llrst Men to effect u reconciliation ltulh's makeup was such thut she would permit her heurt to bo wrung dry by misery before she would yieiu one Jot, und John's teinperuinent wub constructed of the suine kind of niu terlul. They were both wrong, but they couldn't help It. Whut wag needed was a clever mediator who could bring Ihem together apparently by chance. However, thero wus little likelihood of this, becuuso Ituth kept her own counsel and John was ttictl lurn ubout his afl'ulrs. As un example of Ibis bo bad been culling on Kiitn for ubout two months before she even hud an Inkling ua to hi meuns of muklng a living. With John out of her life, Ituth took tip with Suslo Attersoii, who worked In the ktcuogiuphle department with tier at Miller Brothers' wholesale pa lter house, Kvery evening at the close of the day's work they walked to gether, for their homes were not far apart, and they window-shopped to their heart's content. Susie suspected something was wrong with Ituth and John, because the latter no longer railed for the former and escorted her home, but rather adroit questioning fulled to bring enlightenment. IleckNleeth'a department store prov ed a mystery to both the girls. The big display window continued screened from view, with curtains, and their love for finery and natural sense of curios ity kept them busy apfculutlng as to wlia t new product of the trimmer'! skillful hands was tv be revealed to the public. The mystery grew on them till It obsessed them, and It helped to ussuage the pain Ituth was Buffer ing becuuse of John's exit from her life. For two weeka Ituth saw nothing of John, and It was a long two weeka. By this time she had abandoned all hope of a reconciliation ever being reuched, and ou Saturday afternoon she wrapped his diamond ring and set out for the post olllce to mall It. Every Saturday afternoon was a hulf-hollduy for Miller Brothers' employees. The route to the post olllco took her past Ilcckstccth'a atore, and with In quisitive eyea ahe surveyed the big curtuln covered window. "Oh, for Just a peek!" ahe said softly, ond then paused, almost star tled by whut she saw. It wua a rruck In the screen where two of the shield ing curtains met. "Here's my chance for a big victory over Susie," ahe said gleefully, and sidled up to the crack, keeping her fuce turned toward the street as though she was In wult for aome one, When ahe waa In the light position ahe stooped some what and cruned .her neck so ahe could glunce Into the aper ture which so opportunely offered It self. To her surprise, a pair of eyea looked out at her. At first she was Inclined to think It waa a rellectlon of her own, but gradually a fuce took form before her, and It was not hers. She was astounded almost to the point of being In a puulc. It was actuully weird. "That 'a John's fuce," ahe thought, "Surely It must be a hullucluutlon, I've been thinking uu much about him thut I've started having visions of him." But no, there could be no vision about this fuce. It waa humun, flesh and blood, even to a tiny mole that belonged to Johu. The situation was so ludicrous thut she could not help smiting, when once her astonishment wore off, and the fuce on the other vide of the glass smiled lu response. Of a sudden the fuce vanished, there wus a noise at the door of the store. and John came out. "Window shopping?" he asked picus- antly. "Yes," she replied, iVry meekly, and quickly tucked the smull puckuge Into u pocket. "Whu whut are you doing here?" "I work here," he returned quietly. "I'm tho window trimmer. I neglected to tell you thut I chunged Jobs a month ago. You sec, window trimming Is my regulur profession, but 1 get tired of It now uud then and try printing. I wus offered special Inducements to take this Job ond tlx up this surprise window, uud I've beeu working so Iiuru ui u i can oeur to uiiun oi window trimming when off duty. I feel llko tuklng a walk right now; whut do you suy?" And Ituth did not demur. Animal' Need of Salt. Person who huve the suit-taking hublt Insist thut they require It. Some Insist that they need more pepper, mustard, vinegur und sugar than oth er persons do. Perhaps this is true and perhaps these persons confuse the meunlng of tho words "need und "desire." Many wild animals seem to have taken nuturully to suit. The "sult-llcks" of this country were the places where herds of buffalo, which roamed the hind east of tho Alio ghenlcs as well as tho region west of the Mississippi, traveled In order to lick the ground thut was coated with the mineral. The aborigines of the land which came to be -lie United States knew tho uses of salt und It was a common practice with some of the tribes to eat hickory ashes with their food, those ashes containing quite a high per cent of sullne mat ter. Little-Known Spot. A few miles west from the east branch of the Itosebud is the West Rosebud canyon. A good trull con nects the two and a visit of any time to this urea will be In the nature of a camp trip, says the American For estry Muguzlue lu on article on "The Land of the Bctirtooth." A passable wagon road roaches Emerald luke on West Itosebud. It Is a luke which do serves to be popular for here nature in ad e a place which Is naturally nt tractive. The scenic values are excel lent, the fishing Is good, and around the luke luscious mountain huckleber ries grow lu profusion. hold rujiriuN' vine ONCE there lived In a big field a vine among a great ninny other vines, all of them some day expecting to grow big yellow pumpkins. tnvlnff In v I I fWV III v nj v - - wm this field day after day," said this vine as it twisted and straineu irom the ground trying to aee what was going on. "Kk.ii niilo l,Ff,ll,r " rnllpd the ' m " , ' " other vine, "you will break awsy from the rest of us and then no one cau say what will become of you." - . . . . - ft "mat Is just what I plan to oo, nlrl tha nuitlitii vln. Hlipr I haVS been growing for a long time and not a thing has happened. Ihls oun piace Is not to my liking. I am going to crawl out." "Better stay here," warned Its brothers, "the golden pumpkins will yewre- 'f"y7es cwyS 0 TVS GOtAso," soon be growing and think how beau tiful we all shall be." But the restless vine would not listen, and day after day he crept farther away from the field and bis mates. "What's in a Name?' Br MILDRED MARSHALL Fco about tout nunc; lu hbtom noa Idi whenc u dertvedi tlni&canc rout lucky day luckr kwcL LOIS LOIS Is really a masculine name. It means "famous war" and comes from the Teutonic nomenclature through the Karl log romunces. Lois or Loir, as It Is sometimes spelled. Is really Louis. The French king whom the French knew as Louis de De bonnalre was orlglnully called Lludul- cus. The Provencal promptly soft ened the name to Aloys, but so popu lar did Louis become that no member of the French royal family was christ ened without It. Finally the soft Aloys gained favor throughout Frunce, nnd the "a" was dropped, pro ducing the musical Loys. The Bre tons were already using the name of Lolz, so tho "Y" In Loys disappeared and Lois appeared and remained per manent. ' Ixys was the only form of the Innumerable verslont of Louis that be came applied as a feminine name. Spain's Lois has never wavered from its masculine Interpretation, nor has the Luis of I'ortugul. France formed an Ilelolse from Lois and Louise might possibly be called an equivalent for Lois If It were not for that strain of I'rovencal. Lois has been given In baptism gen erally as n nnme of sentiment. It Is a trifle difficult to pronounce but Is undoubtedly beautiful and extraordi narily popular In this country. The tulismnnlc gem assigned to Lois Is the onyx. It should be worn with care ns It Is Inclined to cool affection, provoke discord and separate lovers, but worn by Lois It prevents these very misfortunes. Monday Is her lucky day and 4 her lucky number. (Copyright.) . 1 1 I ti ill h hO-. . . h I, I When It reached the cornfield tie com wanted It to stop. "You are safe here," they said. "Once outside the wall and no one can tell what will happen to you." "That Is Just what I want to know," said the restless vine. "What Is out side and what will happen when I get out" 8o on It crawled through the corn field. In and out, and by and by It reached the stone walL But It was not discouraged. It be gan to grow up the wall and finally It reached the top. "Ah, at last I am seeing the world outside a field," said the restless vine. "All my days I might have rested on the ground and never have seen a thing but vines." One morning a big blossom grew on the vine, showing plainly from the road, and then the vine began to feel very proud, for as they passed many people turned to look at it growing all along on the stone wall. "How foolish my brothers are to live all their days on the ground," thought the vine. "Here I am seeing the world and being admired and If I stayed In. the field no one would have noticed me." One day a pumpkin came In place of the blossom and the vine grew prouder than ever. But as the pump kin grew larger It reached the side of the stone wall and one day It grew too heavy and off It tumbled and broke from the vine. It was still green and no one bothered to pick It up and now the restless vine began to think of Its brothers growing in the field on the ground, for It knew that soon their golden fruit would be ready for the farmer to gather. How It wished It had stayed at home and not roamed to a strange place to grow. By and by the nights grew cold and the vine began to wither, and one morning as It lay shriveled upon the top of the wall a wagon full of golden pumpkins passed by and the restless vine knew when It was too late that Its brothers in the field, were wise, while it had been a restless and fool ish vine. It bad seen the world outside of the field, but it had nothing to show for the time It had lived in the world, while Its brothers bad grown big yel low pumpkins of which any vine might well be proud. (Copyright.) The Right Thing at the Right Time By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE WEDDING ETIQUETTE Etiquette with all Its littlenesses and niceties 1 founded on a central Idea of right and wrong. Dr. J. Brown. GOOD form 6tarts many a couple smoothly sailing on the sea of matrimony. Family dissensions and misunderstandings, which have their origin at the very wedding feast, often end In serious trouble between the bride and groom or. their newly ac quired relutlves. Remember then that invitations should be sent out two weeks before the date of the wedding. They should be eugruved and mailed in sealed en velopes with two-cent stomps. The plainest dead white paper Is used, ab solutely void of any decorations save the necessary lettering. As soon os the Invitations have been sent out the prospective bride should Joy In a store of nice note paper on which to acknowledge her gifts. She should not w rite lengthy newsy letters to each friend who sends a gift, but a brief cordial note of thanks. Each day notes should be sent out In thanks for the presents received, thus saving that rush that Is apt to come if It is put off from time to time. Gifts are sent to the girl while she is Miss Smith and should, If possible, be ac knowledged under that name. At a church wedding the groom with his best man awaits the bride at the altur. The bridal party on enter ing the church usually Is made up as follows: The ushers, two abreast, come first, followed by the brides maids, also two abreast, then the maid of honor and fiually the bride on the arm of her father or some male rela tive. On leaving the church after the ceremony, the bride and groom come first, the maid of honor with the best man, then the bridesmaids and lastly the ushers. The father joins the family In leaving the church nfter the bridal party. One side of the church near the altar Is reserved for the bride's Catherine Calvert : ' - I 1 A noted star of the speaking stage and one who has mad a brilliant suc cess on the screen because of her charm, emotional and dramatic work, la Catherine Calvert. She Is regard ed as one of the most handsome of the many "movie" stars. O THE CENSUS. WFJILE the "counting of the people" la mentioned In the records of the Hebrews and the Romans, this counting was for military or fiduciary purposes only. The first count of population for the sole object of de termining the number was made In the United States In 1790. England and other European countries followed suit a little later. (Copyrlcht.) , O He Knew of One. Fresh (after attending a hygiene lecture) "Some terrible things can be caught from kissing." Second Fresh "Right ton ought to see the poof fish my sister caught." Cornell Widow. family and the other for friends and family of the groom. Guests follow the bridal party to the house where the reception is held. They greet the bride first, wishing her mufh happiness. Do not congratulate a bride, but the groom. The bride Introduces to her hus band any persons whom he does not know, and he performs a like service for her. If a buffet supper Is served, guests drop into the ' dining room as they would for an afternoon tea. If a for mal supper is served at tables, the bride and groom, with their attend ants, are seated at one table in the center of the room. The guests are seated about them at small tables. When a bride and groom return from their trip, friends and relatives call upon them as soon as they are settled, or as soon as the couple announce their first day at home. (Copyright) O Quite So. They met by chance In the wait ing room et a railway station. "My friend," began the man with the bag full of tracts, persuasively, "have you ever reflected on the shortness of Ufa and the fact that death Is inevitable?" "Have I?" replied the man in the big overcoat, cheerfully. "Well, I; should say so. I'm an Insurance, agent." O A LINE 0' CHEER By John Kendrick Bangs. ECONOMIC. IF YOU would have dnanclal doubt ro, Watch both your Income and your Outgo. Enhance the one. and curb the other. And you'll know eaie and peace, my Brother. (Copyright.) How H 5fciried