THE TELEPHONE-REGISTER
M c M lnsviile ,
November
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O regon .
6, 1890
OK BENEFICENT PRAISE
A THOUGHTFUL, HELPFUL ARTICLE
FROM MRS. HELEN S. CONANT.
How a Timid, Shrinking Ctrl May Bo
Encouraged—Effects of a Harsh Word
on a Sensitive Child—Never Mortify a
Child In Company.
•
(Copyright by American Press Association.]
said the lady when relating the inci
dent, “but I soon saw that the children
stood in greater awe of me than I of
them, and my courage rose to help me
bravely throngh the awful ordeal.”
Recognition of her capacity, kind, en
couraging words, andtheexp-rience and
self reliance gained in the performance
of light duties, which from time to time
were thrown upon her, soon developed
all the latent strength of this girl’s char
acter, and when after four years she left
school she had acquired a sweet repose
of manner which made her at ease in
any company, and her awkwardness had
given way to modesty, which is always
lovely and charmifig in woman.
How much smoother would he the path
of childhood if mothers and teachers
would not so often mistake bashfulness
and its accompanying defects for stu
pidity and awkwardness. The frailest
flower is not so easily hurt by rough
handling as a sensitive child. Give
smiles and sympathy and kindly words
of advice, and the sweet development of
these little ones will bring rich reward.
H elen S. C onant .
There is nothing so helpful to a sensi
tive child as kind words of praise and
encouragement. There are children
who are born with an undue amount of
conceit and confidence. They will stand
up boldly and sing a song or speak a
piece in a company to whom their per
formance is rarely edifying, and they
accept the flattery bestowed upon them
as a matter of course. They do not WOMAN'S WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
need encouragement; they liare a full
stock of self assurance and supreme con Lack of Thoroughness in Instruction
fidence in the fact that they are wonder
Given to Working Women.
ful children, with the world at their
A late numter of The Chicago Tribune
feet. And yet it is to these that parents contains sketches and portraits of sev
and teachers are most inclined to give eral successful business women of that
praise and assistance.
city. Among them are seven publish
The little blushing maid who shrinks ers, three insurance agents, two lawyers,
into a corner, who spills water ou the one pension claim agent, two dentists,
tablecloth, and who stumbles painfully two inventors, a real estate agent, a
throngh her spelling lesson is the one baker, a job printer and a firm of illus
who receives all the blame. Even the trative and decorative artists. Marrying
mother, too, often locks upon her as hope for a home has no significance to these
lessly awkward, and does not hesitate to women.
say so repeatedly in the child's hearing.
When you are tired all over don’t col
Now it is neither stupidity nor awk lapse and drink tea. That is how too
wardness which causes many a child to many women ruin their complexions,
stumble and blunder and become hope nerves, tempers and digestion. Take a
lessly confused at important moments. glass or two of milk, and stop work
In nine cases out of ten tho nnfortnnate awhile and lie down if you can. If yon
little one is capable of quite as much as cannot, then go on the best you can, but
the brother or sister who is brought for don't learn to depend on tea for inspira
ward to te admired while the awkward tion. It will make your depression,
child is sent from the room; only in one nervousness and exhaustion continually
nature has implanted an excess of bash worse. Tea topers are always irritable
fulness and a delicate, sensitive soul of temper. It is doubtful whether an
which can live only in tho sunshine of alcohol drunkard is much worse than a
encouragement and gentle words.
woman tea drunkard.
A wise mother feels this need of her
Edwin Checkley, in his admirable
child,and pours out a wealth of tender little work on physical training, has a
ness over the little sensitive plant which chapter on bodily exercise for women.
God lias placed in her hands, but there He says he believes no longer in either
are many mothers who are not wise the physical or intellectual weakness of
enough to see that under the shrinking women. They have proved what they
exterior lives a beautiful soul that needs can do intellectually, and he has seen
only tender nurture and sympathy to in China, England and VJcrmany types
make it expand into a lovely flower.
of women that make him doubt very
It is pitiful to note the effect of a care much whether the long accepted phys
less harsh word upon a sensitive chjjd. ical inferiority of women is a fact.
For hours it carries grief in its little Checkley, here’s my hand!
heart, and creeps about the house silent
In most of the large cities now there
and dejected. Too often it happens that
the daily reprimands administered for are classes and institutes where, in day
awkward behavior or for failure in and evening classes, free instruction is
recitations crush a child’s struggling given to women and girls in drawing,
ambition and make it dull and sullen photographic retouching, stenography,
and hopeless. Constant condemnation typewriting, etc. As benevolent enter
will dampen the ardor and check the prises of course these places are praise
growth of even a person of mature years worthy, but the bald headed fact re
when that person is of a sensitive nature, mains that they are of rather slight
and how much more disastrous is such practical benefit to those whom they try
to help. The reason is the instruction
treatment to a little child.
There is a false idea that praise nour is not thorough. These places are un
ishes vanity. Flattery may do this, for fortunately cramped for means usually,
flattery is never the truth, never genu and generally have to put up with gra
ine, and weakens the character of the tuitous teaching, or such as can be ob
man, woman or child who accepts it and tained at the lowest prices. In either
feeds on it; but praise is a tribute to case the girl is apt to learn little that
what is good. It is helpful and inspir will be of real practical use to her in the
ing, and stimulates the one who receives matter of making her living. This ig to
it to do better work than heretofore. be greatly regretted. There is only one
It is only another form of sympa- apparent remedy. That is for the be
thy and encouragement, and for this nevolent associations to attempt fewer
reason is especially valuable to the branches in the way of instruction, and
young. It is often a good plan to have those few taught the roughly.
throw some trifling responsibility upon
Concordia Loefving is vice president
the shoulders of a bashful child—set of a beautiful society ill Sweden. It is
it to watch the steps of a younger brother called simply tlie Society for the Promo
or sister, or to see that the father’s slip tion of Good, a noble name. Its main
pers and dressing gown are always ready object is the formation of agricultural
for liim in the evening, or to intrust to colonies for the intellectual, moral and
its care any of the small household mat physical development of tho children of
ters, for the very fact that yon show the slums in Sweden. Tho best instruc
confidence in the chilli’s capacity to per tion on physical education perhaps now
form the task givc3 the little one a sense comes from Sweden, and Miss Loefving
of being useful which is beneficial and has published a volume of lectures on
strengthening.
this subject, to which the French min
There is nothing a sensitive child ister of education lias awarded a medal.
watches so closely as tho mother's face. When the lady herself visited France
The shadow of disapproval is detected she received an honor never before be
before a word can be spoken, and the lit stowed on a private individual—the
tle heart begins to flutter with anxiety. privilege of lecturing in the great am
The little child world is so limited that phitheatre of the French University of
its horizon is easily clouded, but the Sorbonne. In her lecture at the Sor
mother's smilo of encouragement and bonne Miss Loefving explained to a large
sympathy is tho sun which makes the audience how the Society for the Pro
youthful heart grow and expand into motion of Good took outcast children
sweet life. Parents cannot be too care and made them clean, healthy and moral
ful in their treatment of their tender lit members of the community. Thus thia
tle ones.
society believes in diminishing crime
There are some who think the quick by catching the boys and girls early, and
est way to break up bad habits in a child rescuing them tefore they become hard
is to mortify it tefore company. Tliis is ened.
a great mistake. It will fix the repri
The trades union congress at Liver
mand in the child's mind undoubtedly,
but it will also create a nervousness that pool witnessed something new for Great
will fix the habit as well. A lady told Britain. Among the delegates were ten
me once that when a child she walked women, excellent and effective speakers,
with her toes turned in. Her father, a those of them who took the floor. They
strict disciplinarian, always took occa were dignified and refined in appearance,
sion when strangers were present to too, all except one giddy creature, who
look at her sternly and say, “Toes out.” wore a gold bracelet,an unpardonable sin
She felt at that moment as if the ey«s in a working woman in England. Except
of all the world were upon her, and soe the bracelet wearing offender the women
would slink away to • corner in abject made an excellent impression, and un
terror. “It fixed my mind upon tny doubtedly feminine delegates will be
toes, and to this day I walk awkward sent again next year. The example was
' borrowed from America and the Knights
ly,” she said. •
The beneficent influence of judicious i 'it Later, who boldly ¡»nt working wom-
praise is well illustrated by the youthfnl j en into their organization from the be-
experience of a lady who ia now admired | ginning, finding them among their
by all her friends for her brilliant con test laborers, and in one case at least,
versation and graceful, easy manner*. that of Leonora Barry, among their
Her childhood was one prolonged agony. moat eioqnent speakers, Master Work
Her mother died when she was an in man Powderly himself can scarcely
fant, and she was taken care of by an move an audience ns this simple hearted
aunt, a kind woman, but evidently not a enthusiast cam
wise one.
The business manager of The Engineer
“I was a shrinking, sensitive little ing and Mining Journal isnowawoman,
creature,” said this lady, “and iny aunt Mrs. Sophie Brunlich. She first entered
sought to strengthen my character with the office of that journal as a stenogra
precept upon precept, which served to pher. Mrs. Brunlich superintended the
frighten away what little courage I had. preparation of the census statistics of
I could never enter a room where th< re gold and silver.
were older people without tripping over
Mrs. Ida Hall Roby has a pretty little
a rug or footstool, or sit at table without
dropping my knife or fork with a clat drug store of her own in South Chicago,
ter which sent the blood surging to my and runs it herself. It is said to be as
cheeks and made my head swim. At neat as wax. We are not told whether
such times my aunt was sure to exclaim, gentlemen go there for their morning
“What an awkward child!” and threat bitters or not. Mrs. Roby’s clerk is a
en to send me from the room. I learned woman, too, Miss Jessie Carter.
iny lessons well enough, but I could never
Dr. Henry Muirhead, of Glasgow, Scot
recite them. The moment a question land, has left a sum of money to build
was put to me I was lost in confusion, and endow a college for the instruction
and iu consequence I was pronouncod of women in medicine, surgery, dentistry,
dull and stupid. I wont about in those chemistry and electricity. Thus the
days with a very heavy heart, and my woman idea travels and wakes the world
pillow at night was wet with childish up as it goes.
tears.”
Tho claim of Anna Ella Carroll for the
When this girl was about 15 she was planning of the successful campaign
sent to boarding school, and fortunately that began with the ascending of the
fell into the hands of a wise and kind Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and
hearted teacher, who soon discovered
the capture of the Confederate forts is
that her very silent and awkward pupil now tefore congress. It seems likely to
had by nature a bright and sweet char remain there. Secretary Stanton said of
acter. It was not easy to break dowu Miss Carroll: “Her course was the most
the walls of sullen reserve within which
remarkable in the whole war. She got
this sensitive girl had entrenched her no pay, found herself and did the great
self, but the teacher began the siege work that rendered others famous.”
with success. Taking no apparent heed But, being a woman, what does Anna
of her pupil’s confusion, she would al Ella Carroll expect?
ways turn to her when some other mem
ber of the class failed to give a correct
answer, saying pleasantly, “I am sure
you know, my dear,” a method which
Boiled 'lomatoes.
rarely failed to bring out the wished for
Choose firm, rifte tomatoes without a
response.
break in the skins, put them into salted
By degrees the young girl grew more boiling water, boil them steadily un
confident in her own power, until at last til one skin begins to crack, then in
recitation ceased to be a horror. Then stantly take them up with a skimmer,
one day her teacher asked her as a favor I put them in a hot dish, add plenty of
to hear the lesson of one of the younger | salt, pepper and good butter, and serve
classes. This was terrifying. “When I j them immediately. The skins will sepa
stood tefore that class and saw all those | rate easily from the pulp, which thus
eyes bent upon me I gasped for breath,” , cooked acqnires a delicious flavor.
The Fashions of Paris.
<
Richer than ever in texture are the
autumn silks, and a robe made of them
needs very little garniture. A magnifi
cent reception toilet was made of scar
let and black brocade in stripes, the ma
terial being so heavy and firm as to al I
most stand alone. The skirt was cut in
fourreau style, with fan plaits of black
faille at the back. The basque was of
black faille, with hussar sleeves lined
with scarlet silk, and the sleeves, vest
and collar are also of plain silk. Around
the neck and on the Bhonlders are
rouleaux of the striped brocade rolled
over cotton.
Many afternoon and evening dresses
are made with a skirt drapery of un
bleached thread guipure, leaving only
the back breadth
uncover e d.
Sleeves are often’
made of this un
bleached guipure
which is very
fashionable. Old
Mechlin lace
with a straight
edge is very
much used as flat,
trimming. Floun
ces of tulle, net
and various kinds
of lace are seen
on many dresses
of silk, and even
on some fine
woolen ones. Rib
bons are worn
like bretelles
over the shoul
ders, with points
in front, and
bows on the RECEPTION TOILET.
shoulders, and long loops and ends in
the back. They are uvery dressy, par
ticularly for slim figures.
Large collarettes and fichus made of
lace, crepe lisse, or embroidery or gui-
{>ure are very much worn for home toi-
ets.
Almost every new gown has some sort
of trimmings around the foot. Skirts
are much shorter for the street, and
ruches of different styles are used as
trimmings, not only on the bottom, but
as cuffs, collarettes and diagonal trim
ming down the front.
The Pierrot collar in many instances
reaches nearly to the waist line.
Bine and yellow and green have been
the favorites in
colors this sea
son, but now
lilac, mauve and
gray are oftener
seen.
The Louis XV
coat is a very
elegant new
walking coat,
and is made of
velvet or corded
velutina, with
rich metallic em
broidery on the
cuffs, pocket lids,
etc., and with a
full frill of lace
at the throat.
A most elegant
cloak or wrap is
of stone gray
cloth, with black
passemen terie
trimming up the
NEW FALL WRAP,
back and over the
shoulders bretelle fashion. The sleeves
consist of falls of plaited cloth, and a
rolling Medici collar finishes it most ele
gantly. It reaches quite to the foot of
the skirt.
SERMONS TILL YOU
CAN’T REST. !
Unique Fad of a New York Mun Who
Has Collected 16,000 Sermons.
A CINCINNATI
SUNDAY.
The Commercial Gazette Describes the
Way Ohio Worships.
Mr. William H. Treadway, of the firin' A brief description of the state of af
of R. G. Dun & Co., has a most unique fairs in lower Cincinnati on Sunday
collection of sermons. It would in all nights, when the beer gardens and sa
probability be safe to say that there is not loons are in full running order, was re
another like it on the continent. He be cently given as follows in The Cincin
gan collecting sermons in 1856. and has
now 16,000 by actual count. They are by nati Commercial Gazette:
“The theatres were all open last even
ministers of all religious denominations.
He is ever}’ Jay adding to his sermonic ing, and this had much to do with the
treasures. He has bound the sermons gayety of the crowds aud the fullness
himself so skillfully as to win the approval thereof. Vine street was a blaze af light .
of a trained bookbinder. His index is from Fourth to Fifteenth. The side
comprehensive, accurate and exquisitely walks were so crowded that slow walk
neat, and when one thinks that this fine ing was impossible. One had to keep
pen work, binding and assorting was done
at night after a day of close confinement pace of the crowd or te jostled out into
at an office desk, it is easy to realize that the street, where every cable car that
there must be a fascinating pleasure in passed was as full of people as a cane
the work that can only be thoroughly ap seat chair is full of holes. All the thea
preciated by those who ride hobby horses tres were crowded, and the brilliant beer
themselves. The index has a frontispiece halls over the Rhine swarmed with
in illuminated text telling the nature and young men and women. There was no
purport of the work. On the next pages
is the “preface,” written in chirography so disorder. The men and women who
fine that it is hard to distinguish it from make up Sunday night crowds in the j
town are rarely disorderly. Occasionally
copperplate.
a young man who has overestimated his I
In the preface Mr. Treadway says:
“I wish to say a few words as a proper capacity for beer may try to start a row, |
introduction to this general index to my but he is quickly squelched, and the half j
collection of sermons. It is often asked pint young woman who fancies her ca
why I have such a strange fancy, and I am pacity is half a gallon and wants to sing
told these sermons are of no use and will aloud is readily quieted by the police. 1
never benefit the world. I am aware that
it is a peculiar fancy which has prompted It is a curious crowd, this Sunday night ■
me to work, but there are many other over-the-Rhine one, and it is typical of
things quite as useless, and even more so, Cincinnati, for there is no other city in
that men have put forth greater exertion America where it is to be seen or heard.”
to accumulate. Take, for instance, auto
It should be remembered that all this
graphs; of what value are they to the world ? was made legal by a Republican legis
and yet fortunes have been spent in gath lature.
ering them.
*******
A Wig for Every Day.
“When I first commenced gathering ser
“So you do not believe that Mr. H----
mons it was not with the intention—indeed, wears a wig?” he asked.
it was furthest from my thought—to con
“Certainly not.”
tinue it to any extent. In the fall and win “Where’s your proof?”
ter of 1856, having been for some time very
"Look at his hair—smooth, glossy and
much exercised on the subject of religion, natural.”
and being in considerable doubt and per “ Very good wigs are made nowaday».”
plexity as to which of all the many con
“Well, did you ever see a wig grow?”
flicting sects of religionists held the true
“Not exactly.”
faith, I purchased a few books containing
“His does, if it’s a wig.”
for the most part sermons of doctrinal
“Are you sure of it?”
character. I read them carefully and think
“Of course I am—that is, sure that his
I was benefited, as my own faith became hair is his own, for I have Been him on the
more clearly defined and was strengthened, day when he has had his hair cut. I have
yet I wished to know more concerning the seen it grow day by day until it needed
different phases of the Christian faith as it cutting. In fact his hair is wonderfully
came to the world through the creeds of vigorous. Hardly a day passes that I do
the various sects which surround me, and not see II---- , and once I remarked to him
preferring a sermon having a text of Scrip how rapidly his hair grew.”
ture as its motto to any other religious
“ ‘Do you think it’s too long?’ he said.
reading I continued to purchase and to
“ ‘Well, yes, I do, a little,’ 1 answered.
read (for then I accumulated no faster than
“ ‘I’ll get it cut this afternoon,’ he said.
I could read), until finding myself getting
“The next morning I met him, and his
weary of controversial sermons I began to hair was cut and trimmed almost too close
read those of a more practical character
ly. Where in the world did you get the
“During the war I devoted myself more idea that he wore a wig?”
exclusively to the collection of those ser
“My dear young innocent,” was the re
mons which were called forth by the state ply, “wigs are so skillfully made now that
of affairs in our country. The general col one can’t detect them. H---- has a wig for
lection is not confined to any particular every day in the month. When he wants
class of sermons or sect of preachers, but to have his hair cut he puts on his shortest
embraces everything that could be called wig. The next day he puts on a longer
a sermon with a text of Scripture at its one, and so on step by step as his hair
head.
grows. Finally his hair gets too long, and
“There are sermons in the collection that he has it cut—that is, he goes back to the
will suit almost every shade of theological short wig and begins all over again. See
belief. Here the Roman Catholic may ing is not believing.”—New York Tribune.
come and find food for his soul in produc
tions of his own cardinals, bishops and
Huudling Scoundrels Gingerly.
priests; here high or low churchmen may
This is too much the fashion nowadays.
find that be has not been neglected; here Few are bold enough to present a looking
the rigid Calvinist may find his peculiar glass to Sin plated with gold or clothed
doctrines set forth, and all the five points with authority. Pettifogging criminals
sharpened or blunted to suit his taste; are sent to durance vile for long terms of
here the Armenian stands out in striking years; gigantic rascals either go unwhipped
contrast to the Calvinistic theology; here of justice or are but lightly tickled with
the liberal Christian may find just the her lash. The public censors, with a few
food he is hungering after, from the most exceptions, deal gently with wholesale
conservative to the most radical school of peculators, and most of us seem to be get
sects, and the collection has goue so far ting out of the way of calling thieves and
outside of Christianity as to embrace the plunder mongers by their right names.
Jew.”
This is a very bad state of things. We
Mr. Treadway was an Episcopalian in have been the most moral people of Chris
his early youth, but is and has been for a tendom. We have had a right to point to
number of years a stanch Unitarian, al the vicious courses of the privileged orders
though he liberally receives the doctrinal of Europe, and claim for the better class of
opinions of all other sects.
society in this country a far higher moral
He has numberless woodcuts of churches standing. Can we do so now?
ODDS AND ENDS.
and ministers, all neatly bound. The new
There is no prospect of a moral reform
A method of rendering tobacco smoke picturesque Unitarian church, of San while we continue to treat our big villains
Francisco,
contrasts
with
the
old
church
as tenderly as we do now. Until severe
harmless to mouth, heart and nerves with
out detriment to its aroma is claimed to at Tarrytown in whose grave yard is the examples shall be made of scoundrelism in
tomb
of
Irving.
The
old
church
at
Tarry
high places there is no hope of a better
have been discovered at Vichy.
town, built in 1609 by Katrina Van Cort-
It haa been computed that the late Jus landt, has a pleasing old legend that suits day. Strike down colossal rascals and
tice Miller received fully a quarter of a the quaint church and Its old time environ there will be less trouble in managing the
crowds of ordinary scamps that walk be
million dollars from the government as a ments.
tween their legs.—Npw York Ledger.
salary during his occupancy of the bench.
Mr. Treadway has many ancient churches
The Kurfurstlichpriviligirten Herzolich- of the Old World in his collection, and he
Shanty Boats as Men-o’-War.
Bergischen Provinzial-Zeitung is the name has two sermons over 200 years old. He has
A fight occurred between two rival
of a German newspaper. Think of that, 450 sermons, discourses and newspaper ar
boat families yesterday, who are
newsboys:
ticles on Garfield, a great number on Lin shanty
known as the Cook and the Jones factions,
Since the introduction of electric light coln, the war, and on Beecher and on and the former were severely beaten. Both
ing into large manufacturing establish Washington and the Centennial. He has families, it seems, reside on the edge of
ments the record shows a marked improve forty pages on the Centennial from one Towhead Island, and for some time past
newspaper. Most of his sermonic treas an enmity has existed between them. Sun
ment in the health of the employes.
Two hundred young Hindoo women are ures are in pamphlet form, but many are day the Joneses armed their boat and
the manuscript of the authors.—New pulled it near the Cook boat. The Jones
said to be studying medicine in the medi in
York Herald.
men, consisting of the father and two sons,
cal schools in India.
then boarded the home of the rival family
A tailor at Bellaire, Mich., recently fin
Changes in a Year.
and fired nine shots. The shots passed
ished a pair of pants which were made of
A New Yorker who went abroad in Oc through the windows and two of the balls
scraps of over 300 different kinds of cloth.
tober, 1889, and turned up again here this hit two members of the Cook family.
In general, lopped ears result from ages week sat on a lounge in the Lucifer club. Neither was dangerously wounded.— Louis
of disuse of the muscles which move the “I’ve got the whole year’s news within the ville Courier-Journal.
ears, and which in wild animals are incon past few days,” he said, “and am daily sur
stant activity, and it appears that ears prised at things I hear or see in visiting
To prevent rust of iron or steel immerse
which have become pendulous tend to in my old haunts in New York, and at the or wash the article for a few minutes with
crease in length.
changes that have taken place during the a solution of carbonate of potash or soda.
Mary Irene Hoyt, the contestant in the short time I was away from the city. I It is said that it will not rust for years af
Hoyt will case, has a fondness for corner hear of nearly a score of my old time com ter this operation.
lots. It has lieen her habit for years to rades who have been buried within the
buy a corner lot in any town that she year. I hear of bachelors among my ac
might visit, and in New York she has a quaintances who have got married and are DRINK ENNESS—LIQUOR HABIT —In
sires, and of hoydens who have wedded
all the World there is but one cure,
handsome collection.
Dr. Haines’ Golden Specific.
The log cabin in Washington count}', and are mammas. I see gray hairs in the
It can be given in a cup of tea or coffee without
locks
and
beards
of
friends
who
were
not
the
knowledge
of tho person taking it, effecting»
Ky.. in which, it is said, Abraham Lincoln
and permanent cure, whether the patient is a
lived as a boy, and where his father was thus decorated a year ago. I hear of an speedy
moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck. Thousands
married, has l>een bought by a committee adversary formerly hard up who has made of drunkards have been cured who have taken the
Golden Specific in their coffee without their knowl-
from Chicago. The structure will be taken money, and of a chum who was a bond eilxe,
and today believe they quit drinking of their
down and removed to the World’s fair holder last year, but is now deep in the own free will. No harmful effect results from its
mire.
administration, (hires guaranteed. Send for cir
grounds, where it will be re-erected.
cular and full particulars. Address in confidence,
“I 5ee that blooming youths who wore
He who realizes and upholds the hal jackets when I went away arc in long G ulden S pecific Co., 1S5 Race Street, Cincinnati. O.
lowed character of love in all its forms tailed coats this autumn. I hear that my
will never slight it in its highest and well wisher, the widow, has now a new
holiest; and be who holds loosely the love spouse. I am told that our old chamber
t. Charles lit ieh McMinnville.)
of a friend or a brother is unworthy to maid has at last got a place that suits her.
take upon himself any obligation more I have learned that my barber has made a
Special Agent
sacred or binding.
paying investment outside of his lather
A large and handsome Episcopal cathe brush. I can’t help noticing that our
dral is being completed at Melbourne, ladies have discarded last year’s fashion^.
Australia. Although the city is only half I hear that my former neighbor who lived
the size of Philadelphia, it is proud of the in a flat is now dwelling in his mansion.
distinction of possessing an ecclesiastical Thus it goes in New York year after year,
building larger than any belonging to the changing all the time. All over the city
Episcopal church in the United States, and in every street of it I see that there
with a slight exception in favor of All have been changes j ince last year. I tell
Saints cathedral at Albany. The organ you that when a man picks up a whole
has been bnilt in England at a cost of $20,- twelvemonth’s news within a week, as I
000
have just done, there are several items that
THE YAQUINA ROUTE.
surprise him. Now give us a rest.”—New
His Logic.
York Sun.
Nothing is more amusing or more per
Collapsed Eloquence.
plexing in tho case of children than the
queer turns which their logic takes. It
A new* England pastor tells this story at
not infrequently happens that they seem the expense of a brother preacher. A well
to be impertinent when they are simply known and eloquent Boston preacher was
working upon some train of t hought which invited by a country pastor, who always
rX'. Zs. Sïcg-g-, ZEteceiT’-e
the hearer does not follow.
read his sermons, to occupy his pulpit.
The other »lay, for instance, little Percy, The visitor did so, and delivered a fine ex
—AND—
who is one of the most respectful of chil temporaneous sermon that attracted wide
dren. asked his father how the letters, attention. Some of the remarks "were borne
which he was just learning, happened to to the village pastor, and he determined to
have the names they do.
preach an extemporaneous sermon, and
“Oh, that is only the way men decided show his critics that he could do it, al
to name them,” his father answered. though he had never attempted it before.
225 Miles Shorter—20 hours less
"They had to be called something so that
On the following Sunday he had a large
time than by any other route.
we could tell which one we were speak congregation. After the usual services he
ing of.”
arose, announced his text and for about
<2* First class llirongh passenger and freight
Nothing more was said about the matter ten minutes spoke fluently and well. Then line from Portland and all points in the Wil
at the time, but a day or two later the gov he forgot his words in the midst of one of lamette valley to and from San Fiancixco.
erness complained that Master Percy per his most eloquent flights. With one hand
sisted in calling the letter o, which he upraised he paused, tried in vain to collect
Time Schedule (excej.t Sundays).
knew perfectly well, q, and could not be his thoughts, and finally, as he dropped Leave Albany 12:20 pm Leave Yaquina 7 am
persuaded that he was wrong.
his hand, said: “Brethren, let us pray.”—
“ Jorvalls 1 :(>3 j»m “ Corvallsl0:35 am
“Why, Percy,” his father said, “I thought Boston Traveler.
Arr’vYaquina4:35 pin. A rrivAlbanyll :13am
you were learning your letters very fast,
O. &. (’. trains canned at Albany and Cor-
vallir.
and here you are stuck on ‘round o’ that
The Ouce Palatial Bristol.
The above trains connect at Y aquina with
every baby knows.”
Of as much human interest perhaps as tho Oregon Developement Co’s. Line of Steam
“But it isn’t o any more, papa,” the any of the war ships is the big Sound ship- between Yaqnina and San Francisco.
small boy answered. “I ’tided to call it q.” steamer Bristol that carried thousands of
N. 11.—Passengers from Portland and all Wil-
“Decided to call it q? What for?”
passengers, bent on pleasure, up and down aniette Valley Points run make close connec
“Well, I can’t remember q very well, the inland sea. When built she was al tion with the* trains of the Y aquina R oute at
and the round letter is easy to tell, so I most one of the wonders of the world on Albany or Corvallis, and if destined to San
’cided to call it q so that I should know it.” account of her great size, rich decorations Francisco, should arrange to arrive at Yaquina
“But you can’t change the names of the and luxurious conveniences. What re the evening before date of sailing.
Sailing Dates.
letters, my boy.”
mains of her shows the ravages of fire.
“Why, papa,” returned Percy, apparent Her immense cylinder, condenser, boilers
The Steamer Willamette Valley will sail
ly much aggrieved, “I asked you how the and walking beam were, of course, little
FROM YAQUINA.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
letters got their names, and you said folks damaged. Dynamite is used to separate November 1st.
just ’cided what to call ’em, and I have them. It is touched off by means of a bat Nove mber 9th.
November 5th.
November 15th.
cided to call that q.”
tery attached to a long wire, running from November 20th,
Novemltcr 24th.
His father saw that the boy was really in amidships to the bow. The operator stands November 30tn.
earnest and not in tho least inclined to be outside and close up to the hull, seeking
Passenger
and
freight
rate« always the low
either rebellious or impertinent, so he what protection he can. He has already est. For infoimaiinn. anplv
to
laughed and sat himself down to explain had two or three narrow escapes while en
C.’C. HOGUE,
why Percy’s decision was not as good as gaged in the battery work. Only a few Gejj’l. Fi t. & Pass. Agt.. Oregon Pacific R. p
anybody's in fixing the names of the let days ago a piece of iron weighing four or
Co , Coival’is, Oregon.
ters, an undertaking, it may be added, five pounds struck the edge of the gap in
W B WEBSTER
which he found none of the easiest — the hull near which he had taken his Gen‘I. Frt. A Pass. Agt., Oregon Developraem
(
’
»
Montgomery
street, San Francisco. Cal.
Youth’s Companion.
Itand —New York Commercial Advertiser.
East and South
OLIVER CHILLED
VIA-
Southern Pacific Route
AND
ARRIVE.
LEAVE
Portland
6.60 p m SanFrancisco 7.45 am
San Fran. 9:00 p m Portland
9.35ara
Above trains stop only at following sta
tions north of Roseburg: East Portland.
Oregon City. Womlhurm. Salem. Albany,
Tangent, bhodds, Halsey. Harrisburg. Jun
ction city, Irving, Eugene
TEEL BLOWS I
TEEL "LOWS!
S
Doth Wood and Steel Beams.
lloRebuig Mall Daily.
LEAVE.
ARRIVX
Portia id .
Roaebnrg.
8:00 a m Roseburg. . 5:40 p iu
6:20 a m Portland . 4:00 p m
Albany Local, Dally. Excapt SunOay.
LEAVE
ARRIVE
Portland
5: p m Albany..
Albany. ...5; a m Portland
.9:
9:
pm
am
Mliiian Buffet Sleepers.
Tourist Sleeping Cars,
For accommodation of second class pas ion
gers attached to express trains
WEST SIOE DIVISION
PLOWS !
Between Portland and Corvallis.
Mail Train Daily, except Sunday.
LEAVE
ARRIVE
1
Portland . 7:3l> a in McMinn’ 10:10 a m
McMinn’. 10:10 a 111 Corvalli* . 12 10pm
Corvallis 12:.V> p m McMinn'
2:50 p Ba
McMinn’
2:56 p tn Portland . 5 30 pm
At Albany and Corvallis connect with
trains of Oregon Pacific
Express Train Daily, except Sunday
Largest Stock in the County to Select from.
ARRIVC
LEAVE.
MONITOR GRAIN DRILLS
AND SEEDERS
Portland. 4:40 p niMcMnn
. 7.Kpm
. .. a ml Portland.
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8:J0aiu
i McMinn’. .. 5:45
Through Tickets to all Points
EAST
SOUTH.
AND
For tickets and full information regard
ing rates, maim, etc., cull on tlieCompany'a
agent at McMinnville.
R KOEHLER,
E. P. ROGERS,
Manager.
Asst. G F. <t P Agt
From Terminal or Interior Points th»
Simplest Gear,
Lightest Draft, Northern PariOc
Railroad
Best Force Feed on. Earth.
is the Line to Take
To all Points East & South
It It the DINING CAR ROUTE: It runs
Through VESTIBULED TRAINS
Every Day in Ihe Year to
GOLDEN AGE DISC HARROWS
c ut
AND CHICAGO
out More of Center Ridge than any ST. PAUL
(No Change of Cart)
biniiHised of DIMAG CARS
other Harrow made.
(unsurpassed)
P1I1MAM liKIWIMiROIdlSLEEPm
(Of Latest Equipment,)
T01K1ST SLEEPIW CAIS
THE STEEL KING
Best that can lie constructed and in
which aecommodations are for hol
ders of First or Seeond-cpiss Tick
ets, and
ELKMKT IHY CHCHEK.
A Continuous Line connecting with all
lines, affordiug direct ano unin
terrupted service.
Spring Tooth Harrow
Pullman Slee|>er reservations can lie secur
ed in advance through auv agent of the road
Our sales on these harrows are very large, Through
and Euro lie can te purchased at any ticket
of this conniany.
Full information concerning rates, tiiur
and increasing every day. It is the finest office
of trains, routes and other details furnished
on application to anv agent, or
Tooth for Summer Fallow made.
A D CHARLTON.
Asst General Passenger Ageut
General Office Of the Company, No, 1S1
First St., Cor. Wahlngton, Fori and. Or.
I. G. BALLINGER
CO..
o : r .
ARE YOU GOING EAST?
If so te sure »nd call for your tickata
via the
Chicago & tówta fcy,
—THE—
ARE SELLING FAST!
It
Is
SxiilcLin.g'
Up
Soon Lots will be scarce and Command a Higher Price,
B’ciy
UBefore Too I_iat©,
Price Ranges $50 up. For full particulars apply to
J. I. KNIGHT A CO.,
Real Estate Agents, McMinnville.
THE INVESTMENT CO..
49 Starl: St., Portland, Or.
F. BAKNEKOFF <t CO..
McMinnville Flouring Mill».
It i« positively the shorten and flnin
line to Chicago and the eait and sooth an<!
the only aleeping and dining car through
Ine to
Omaha, Kaauu City, and all Ml«io»tl
Hirer Point.
Its magnificent steel track, unaurpasaoJ
(rain service and elegant dining and
llaoplng cars has honestlv earned foT it the
Ude of
The Royal Route
Others may imitate,but none c»n surpass it
Out taotto is “always on lime ”
B< lure »nd ask ticket »gent« for tkkeu
rtl
celebrated ^ron|e
non<
k
W. H MEAD.Q
IWMhU^WCitreet, Portland
a,. , iiw<Ww. ........
HEADACHE
While You Wait,"
BUT CURES
NOTHING ELSE.
E. L. C. WARD,
OREGON DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY’S STEAMSHIP LINE.
•
SHASTA LINE.
Express Tyains Leave Toriland Daily
ON SALE
DR. ABORN
FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT POSSIBLT CALL FEB
EONALLT, HONE TREATMENT PLACED WITH
IN THE REACH OF ALL THAT WILL HIVE
INSTANTANEOUS BELIEF AND A
PERMANENT CURE.
The most speedy, positive and penna
lient cure for Catarrh of the Head, Asthma
aud all Throat, Bronchial, Lung, Heart.
Stomach, Liver and Kidney Affections,
Nervous Debility, etc. Consumption, in
its various stages, permanently cured.
D r . A born ’ s O riginal M ode of T reat
ment and his M edicated I nhalation !
gives instantaneous relief, builds up and
revitalizes the whole constitution and
system, thereby prolonging life. Weak,
nervous, debilitated and broken-down
constitutions, old and young, invariably
gain from ten to thirty pounds in from
thirty to ninety days.
D r . A born ’ s phenomenal skillandmar-
velous cures have created the greatest
astonishment on the Pacific Coast and
throughout the American continent, dur
ing the past twenty-five years. Asthma,
Catarrh of the Head, and all Throat, Bron
chial and Lung trouble instantly relieved,
also Ear Diseases and Deafness often cured
permanently at first consultation. D r .
A born ’ s essay on the “ Curability of Con
sumption,” and a treatise on “Catarrh of
the Head,” with evidences of some ex
traordinary cures, mailed free. Call or
address
OR. ABORN>
Fourth anil Morrison Sts^ Portland, Oregon.
N oth .— Home
treatment, securely packed, sent by
Bxpress to all parts of the Pacific Coast, for those who
canact possibly call in person.
ILL INVITED TO CALL FOR FREE CONSUi TATION
Notice of Final Settlement.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed Executors of the estate of Mary
Elizabeth Murry, deceased, have filed then
final account of their administration of
said Estate, in the County Court of Yam
hill county, Oregon, and said court has
fixed December 2.18110, at 10 a m. o’clock of
said day at the County Court room at Mc
Minnville, Oregon, as the time and place
for bearing the same.
Therefore, all persons interested in *aid
Estate are hereby notified and required to
appear at said time and place and show
cause, if any there be why said account be
not allowed and said Estate finally «cttUd
and said Executors discharged
Dated this 15th day of October. A. 1). 1K90.
It R MIRRY.
L W. MI RRY.
Executors of said Estate,
F, W. Fenton, Att’v for estate.
(10-1«- II)
I
Guardian's Sale of Real
----- TO—
DENVER,
Omaha, Kansas City, Chicago,
ST PAUL.
East, North
|UonfllelnPhll*4elt»bU
I at the Newspaper Advrr-
, tlslixx Agency of Mewn.
our author tied agcuU
South.
AT----
OIS-,
GEO. S. TAYLOR' Ticket Agt.
Corner First and Oak Sts.
Estate.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed Sarah A. Skelton, Guardian of the
Estate of t’lara O, Skelton, a minor, bv vir
tue of a license ami order of «ale of the
County Court of Yamhill County, Oregon,
duly made and entered of rocord in -aid
Estate, in said Court, on the 7th day of Oc
tober, A. I»., 1M9O. will, on Saturday, the
15th dar of November. A !>.. IsSti. at one
o'clock in the afternoon ol| said day. duly
sell at public auction, for cash in hand, to
the highest bidder, in front of the court
house door at McMinnville, in said County
all tl.e right, title and interest of said Clnri
O. Skelton, said minor, in, of and to the fol
lowing real estate, t- wit:
Tract No. 1. The North East quarter, of
the South West quarter, and the West half
of the South West qua ter of section thirty-
one 131) in T. 2, S. R 2. W.. of Willamette
Meridian in Yamhill t uuntv, Oregon, con
taining rju iw iofi.
Tract No. 2 —The North West quarter of
the North West quarter of section 31. T. 2.
S. It, 3, W , in Yamhill County, Oregon,
containing 45 14-190 acres.
Tract No, 3.—The East half of the North
West quarter of section 31. T. 2. S, It. 2. W.
in Yamhill County, Oregon, containing W
acres.
Trait No. 4.—One third intereet in of slid
to Lot No. 141. in the town of Dayton, in
the county of Yamhill and the state of Ore
gon .
Deed nt expense of purchaser.
SARAH A SKELTON.
Guardian Aforesaid.
F, W. Fenton. Att’v for Eatate,
10-1*41)
ST. LOUIS.
AND ALL POINTS
EY
AYE
Executor's Notice.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the under-
eigned has Iteen by ihe f’ounty Court of
Yarnhill County. Oregon. apj>oi»Xrd Exec
utor of the estate of William Pierce, do
ceasefl
Therefore, all persons having
claim* against said estate will present them
to me. duly verified, at my residence in
Yambill County Oregon, within six months
from the date hereof.
Dated this 15th day of October. lWMi
JAMES M. PIERCE.
Executor of said Estate.
F. W. Fenton, Attorney for Estate.
(10-16-41
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