Tuesday, January I, 1924
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I'PNER HF.RA! I) HKPPNER, OREGON
PAGE THREE
MOISE
Herbert hiiclc
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Coyf6V THE OQatjS'AmXtjilA. ZWHWiAV
SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER I Jennie Woodruff con
temptuously refuses to marry Jim Ir
win, young farm hand, because of his
financial condition and poor prospects.
He Is Intellectually above his station,
and has advanced ideas concerning the
possibilities of expert school teaching,
for which he la ridiculed by many.
CHAPTER II. More as a joke than
otherwise Jim Is selected as teacher of
the Woodruff district school.
CHAPTER TrF.jim, Tn "his new posi
tion, sets out t make stanch friends
of his pupils, especially two boys, New
ton Bronson and "Buddy" Siinms, th
latter the son of a shiftless farmer.
Colonel Woodruff, Jennie's father, has
little faith in Jim's ideas of improving
rural educational methods. He nick
names him the "Brown Mouse," in Il
lustration of an anecdote,
CHAPTER IV Jim's conduct of the
school, where he endeavors to teach
the children the wonders of nature
and some of the sclentinc methods of
farming, as well as "book learning,"
is condemned.
CHAPTER V. Jennie Woodruff Is
nominted for the position of county
superintendent of schools. The school
board grows bitter in its opposition
to Jim and his innovations.
CHAPTER VI
Jim Talks the Weather Cold.
"Going to the rally, James'"
Jim had finished Ills supper, -anil
yearned for a long evening in his attic
den with his cheap literature. But as
the district schoolmaster he was to
some extent responsible for the pro
tection of the school property, and
felt some sense of duty as to exhibit
ing an Interest in public affairs.
"I guess I'll have to go, mother," he
replied regretfully. "I want to see Mr.
Woodruff about borrowing his Bab
cock milk tester, and I'll go that way.
I guess I'll go on to the meeting."
He kissed his mother when lie went
. a habit from which he never devi
ated, and another of those personal
peculiarities -which had marked him as
different from the other boys of the
neighborhood, ills mother urged his
Overcoat upon him in vain fur Jim's
overcoat was distinctly a ha-1 one.
while his best suit, now worn every
day as a concession to his scholastic
position, still looked passably well
after several weeks of schoolroom
duty. It seemed more logical to as
sume that the weather was milder
than It really was, on that sharp Octo
ber evening, and appear at Ills best,
albeit rather aware of the cold. Jen
die was at home, and be was likely
to see and be seen of her.
"You can borrow that tester," said
the colonel, "and the o'.rg that gt
with it, If you can use 'em. They
ain't earning their keep here. But
how does the milk tester fit Into the
curriculum of the school? A decora
tion?" "We want to make a few tests of
the cows in the neighborhood," an
Bwered Jiin. "Just another of my fool
notions,"
"All right," said the colonel. "Take
It along. Going to the speakin'?"
"Certainly, he's going," said Jennie,
entering, "This is my meeting, Jim."
"Surely, I'm going," assented Jim.
"And I think I'll run along."
"I wish we had room for you in the
car," said the colonel. "Hut I'm going
around by Branson's to pick up the
speaker, and I'll have a chuck-up
load."
"Not so much of a load as you
think," said Jennie. 'Tin going with
Jim. The walk wiil do me good."
Any candidate warms to her voting
population Just before election; but
Jennie had a special kindness for Jim.
lie was no longer a farm hand. The
fact that he was coming to be a center
of disturbance in the district, and that
she quite failed to understand how his
eccentric behavior could be harmo
nized with those principles of teach
ing which she had imbibed at the state
normal school In Itself lifted him
nearer to equality with her. A public
nuisance Is really more respectable
than a nonentity.
She gave Jim a thrill as she passed
through the gate that he opened for
her. White moonlight on her white
furs suggested purify, exaltation, the
essence of womanhood things far
finer In the woman of twenty-seven
than the glamour thrown over hiui by
the school girl of sixteen.
Jim gave her no thrill; for jtj
looked gaunt and angular In tils
skimpy, ready-made suit, too short In
legs and sleeves, and too thin for the
season. Yet, as they walked alowj,
Jim grew upon her. He strode on with
immense strides, made slow to acooi
oiodate her shorter steps, and embar
rassing her by his entire absence of
effort to keep step. For all that, he
lifted his face to the stars, and he
pointed out the great open space la
the Milky Way, wonderin? at tlir
emptiness and at the fact (but ai
telescope can find star? in tlieui.
They stopped and looked. Jim laid
his hard hands on the shoulders of ur
white fur collarette.
"What's the use of political meet
lugs," said Jim, "when you and I tan
stand here and think our way out,
even beyond the limits of oar universe'"
"A wonderful journey," said she, not
quite understanding his mood, "but
while we roam beyond the Milky Way,
we aren't getting any votes for me for
county superintendent."
Jim said nothing. He was quite
re-estnblished on the earth.
"Don't you want me to be elected,
Jim?"
Jiin seemed to ponder this for some
time a period of taking the matter
under advisement which caused Jennie
to drop his arm and busy herself with
her skirts.
"Yes," said Jim, at last; "of course
I do."
Nothing more was said until they
reached the schoolhouse door.
"Well," said Jennie rather indig
nantly, "I'm glad there are plenty of
voters who are more enthusiastic
about me than you seem to be!"
More interesting to a keen observer
than the speeches were the unusual
things in the room Itself. On the
blackboards, with problems In arith
metic, were calculations as to the feed
ing value of various rations for live
stock, records of laying hens and com
putation as to the excess of value in
eggs produced over the cost of feed.
Tinned to the wall were market re
ports on all sorts of farm products,
and especially numerous were the sta
tistics on the prices of Cream and but
ter. There were files of farm papers
piled about, and racks of agricultural
bulletins. In one corner of the room
was a typewriting machine, and In
another a sewing machine. I'arts of
an old telephone were scattered about
on the teacher's desk. A model of a
piggery stood on a shelf, done in card
board. Instead of the usual collection of
text-hooks In the desk, there were hec
tograph copies of exercises, reading
lessons, arithmetical tables and essays
on various matters relating to agricul
ture, all of which were accounted for
by two or three band-mde hecto
graphsa very fair sort of printing
plant lying on a table.
The members of the school board
were there, looking on these evidences
of innovation with wonder and more
or less disfavor. Things were disor
derly. The text-hooks recently adopt
ed by the board against some popular
protest had evidently been pitched,
neck and crop, out of the school by
the man whom Bonner had termed a
dub. It was a sort of contempt for
the powers that be.
Colonel Woodruff was In the chair.
After the speechifying was over, and
the stereotyped, though rather illog
ical, appeal had been made for voters
of the one party to cast the straight
ticket, and for those of the other fac
tion to scratch, the colonel rose to
adjourn the meeting.
Newton Bronson, safely concealed
oehind taller people, called out, "Jim
Irwin 1 speech 1"
There was a giggle, a slight sensa
tion, and many voices joined In the
all for the new schoolmaster.
Colonel Woodruff felt the unwisdom
if ignoring the demand, l'roljably he
relied upon Jim's discretion and ex
pected a declination.
Jim arose, se?dy x lank, and the
voices ceased, save for another sup
pressed tiller.
"1 don't know," said Jim, "whether
this call ut'.in me is a joke or not. If
It Is, it isn't a practical one, for I can't
talk. I don't care much about parlies
ur politics. I don't know whether I'm
a Democrat,' a Republican or a Top
ulist." This caused a real sensation. The
nerve of the fellow! Iteally, it must
in Justice be said, Jim was losing
himself In a desire to tell his true
feelings. He forgot all about Jennie
and her candidacy about everything
except his real, true feelings. This
proves that he was no politician.
"I don't see much tn this county
campaign that Interests me," he went
on and Jennie Woodruff reddened,
while her seasoned father covered bis
moutb with bis band to conceal a
smile. "1st politicians come out Into
the farming districts every campaign
and get, pj hayseeds for anything they
rant They always have got nt.
They've got us again! They give us
clodhoppers the glad band, a cheap
cigar, and cheaper smile after elec
tion; ted that's all. I know It, you
all know it, they know It I don't
blame them so very much. The trouble
is we don't ask them to do anything
better.
"I want new kind of rural school ;
but I don't see any prospect, no matter
how this election goes, for any change
in them. We in the Woodruff dis
trict will have to ork out our own
salvation. Our political ring never'll
do anything buUthe old things. They
don't want to, and they haven't sense
enough to do It If they did. That's
all and I don't suppose 1 should have
said as much as I have!"
There was stark silence for a mo
ment when he sat down, and then as
TO HIT eh"' for Jim tnr th nln-
cipai speaker of tne evening, ciieers
mingled with titters and catcalls. Jim
felt as If he had made on ass of him
self. And as he walked out of the
door, the future county superintend
ent passed by him in high displeasure,
and walked home with someone else.
Jim found the weather much colder
than It had been while coming. He
really needed an Kskiino's fur suit.
(To be continued)
Frock in Blue Twill
for Business Women
" I
The "Jiffy" frock in blue twill, de
signed for business women, was dis
played at a recent fashion show held
In New York.
Simple and Smart Togs
for Little Children
In days gone by every child was
supposed to go through a period called
the awkward age. - In reality it was
not an awkward age at all, but In
those days mothers had not got be
yond a certain stereotyped style of
youthful dressing and did "not under
stand the possibilities of that age be
tween babyhood and subdeb.
Few things Indicate more decidedly
the progress of designing than the
charming clothes created for the mod
ern child They are colorful and ex
quisite, simple and smart, and, above
everything else, appropriate. Perhaps
the most distinctive feature of these
frocks and coats Is their Individuality.
It does not take long for a mother
to decide just what particular color is
becoming to her small daughter and
whether her type calls for frills and
ruffles or for an almost exaggerated
slimness and lack of ornamentation.
As always, certnin phases of grown
up fashions are repeated in miniature.
There Is, for Instance, the sleeveless
frock with its wide frill about the
neck and the tight-waisted, full-skirted
dress which delights the soul of its
small owner because it Is so like
mother's.
Outdoor garments arc made of soft,
light-weight weols In tones which set
off (lie lovely coloring of childhood.
They have trimmings of fur that are
suitable to the years of these small
persons.
LETTERS THAT WRECK LIVES
Rich Fabrics Are Used
in New Evening Gowns
Gorgeous is the word that best d
serihes the evening modes of the win
ter. It seems as if the creators of
fabrics had surpassed their previous
efforts and have given to us smh
stuffs "as dreams arc made of." I ta re
ly litis color been handled with such
consummate skill and the texture is
something to marvel at. On the sheer
est of chiffon backgrounds are woven
marvelous patterns of metal threads
or raised brocaded designs of velvet
and chenille. Both Chinese and Per
sian colors and designs have been re
produced aud for those of more con
servative tastes there are conventional
patterns of wonderful allure.
Metal fabrics, both plain and bro
caded, are the medium through which
many of the most exclusive houses
have Interpreted the iffode for evening
wear. Because of the extreme rich
ness of the fabrics the lines are no
ticeably simple.
In fact, there Is more than a sugges
tion of the medieval In the straight,
unbroken line of scue of the new
frocks of metal brocade.
Feathers are to be especially popu
lar on hats. Stiff quills give perkl
ness to felt and velours sports hats,
with the new shaving-brush feather
as an attractive alternative. The lat
ter type of pompon Is of glycerlned
ostrich, and Is most often seen on
hats with melon crowns and rolling
brims turned up In front.
No Jewels With Sports Clothes.
Jewels for sports clothes are not
done, really. The two things do not go
together, that Is all. And yet so many
of the girls one meets upon the street
show earrings or Jeweled hat pins or
diamond bracelets or some other In
congruous ornament along with their
heavy tweed.
How Pests of the Pen Are Tracked
by Various Methods and Some
times Caught.
More anonymous letters are being
written today than ever before. This
Is the alarming verdict of a well-known
handwriting and forgery expert.
Seventy per cent of the writers go
undiscovered, the remaining 30 per
cent being traced by various methods,
says London Tit-Bits.
The investigator ascertains, In the
first place, whether the recipient of
the letter suspects any particular per
son. If he does, the Inquiry natural
ly Is confined to one direction, steps
being taken to secure an example of
the suspected person's handwriting.
With tills to guide him, the investi
gator compares the handwriting in the
example with that In the anonymous
letter.
He uses the microscope to enable
him to detect minute similarities and
differences, and the camera to record
and enlarge these details.
Usually the anonymous letter is
photographed and enlarged bodily,
each Individual character In the en
largement being cut out afterward
and pasted In a reference album.
All the A's are pasted in one' row,
all the B's In another and so on. This
makes the work of comparing the let
ters considerably easier.
Frequently it happens that the
writer of the anonymous letter Is
given away by a trifling detail. An
uncrossed "t" repeated three times In
the same letter sufficed to convict one
of these criminals, while joins In the
middle of strokes have often led to
their downfall.
On the Great Divide.
The Great Divide Is a high ridge
of land in the United States where
occurs the parting of the waters which
flow to the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans. The name, "The Great Di
vide," is now commonly applied to a
greater extent of country than the
"Continental Divide," or watershed
proper, says the Detroit News.
It comprises that region In Montana
and Wyoming wherein so many of the
large rivers of the United States have
their source and which possesses with
in Itself all the characteristics of a
continent. The arrangement of the
elevated land masses In relation to the
valleys and plateaus is continental. Its
waters flow to the Gulf, the Atlantic
and the Pacific oceans and streams
rise on Its eastern borderland whose
waters flow to the Arctic ocean. It is
the natural geographical center of
North America.
Translated into food, at the prices
the farmer gets It takes dozen,
or 702, eggs to pay a plasterer for one
day of eight hours' work In New York
city. It takes bushels of corn,
or a year's receipts from half an acre,
to pay a bricklayer one day. It takes
23 chickens weighing three pounds
each to pay a painter for one day's
work In New York. It requires 42
pounds of butter, or the output from
14 cows, fed and milked for twenty-four
hours, to pay a plumber $14
a day. To pay a carpenter for one
day's' work, It takes a hog weighing
175 pounds, representing eight months'
feeding and care. Dearborn Inde-nendent.
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Larger scale production,
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forehanded
People
Inside of the vault of the bank are located
the individvual Safe Deposit Boxes main
tained for those forehanded people who want
the BEST OF PROTECTION for their
valuables. Bonds, stocks, insurance policies,
mortgages, records, receipts, jewelry, trink
ets, etc, deserve better protection than they
receive when kept in an office safe, tin box
or hidden away somewhere.
This bank has these Safe Deposit Boxes
for rent at the rate of two dollars a year and
up, according to the size of the box., It offers
you the opportunity to keep your valuables
where it) keeps its own. Rent a Safe Deposit
Box today, for the number now vacant is
limited.
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