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FROM EGG TO AX. “No one but Hogan, the janitor.” “Was he in the room?" "No, I ¡1111 sure he was not.” "Did you see hint at all between twelve ami one?" “Yes," said Frank, "he came to the rear door ami called me to go back and look at team ot tine horses in the alley." "How long were you out of the room?” asked. "Not more than two minutes.” “Could a person '’ome from the front hall duriug that time without your know ing it?” "No, indeed,” said young Orr, earnestly; "1 locked the door before 1 ran out to look at the horses.” ’Then if the jewelry was taken while you were in charge it could have been taken by no one but yourself,” I said somewhat severely to see what effect the conclusion would have on the prisoner. "It looks bad for me, sir, especially as one of the rings was found in my overcoat pocket.” “That last fact counts for nothing.” I remarked, and add«): "Tell me candidly, Orr, have you no theory upon which the thing can he explained?” “No. sir. I have not; it seems very strange; I can’t understand it,” he said, his voice trembling perceptibly, and his eyes again tilling with tears. It was now noon of the day before Thanksgiving day—the day toward which Frauk Orr hail been looking forward joy fully for uiauy weeks. But since his un just arrest he had abandoned ail hope of going, and a message hud been wired to his mother, announcing that unexpected circumstances would prevent his being there. "Now, off for Vermont,” I said us we came out of the court room together. "You will not have much time to lose, but you can make your train ami reach home in time for dinner yet. Come back as soou as you can,” I said, when we parted, "and come straight to my office. No more work in a jewelry shop for you, Orr.” Iu this little sketch 1 have told you of the remarkable circumstances under which 1 became acquainted with my prom ent law partner, The neat sign over our office door now reads* « * * * * * « « LAWSON & OR It, ATTORNEYS. * * « • • Frank Orr has spent many pleasant Thanksgiving days since lie came to New York, but he still declares that none have been half so delightful as the day he runi- I FIRST THANKSGIVING DINNER. Iudian Chiefs Were Hospitably Enter tained by Pilgrim Fathers. The first Thanksgiving was appointed by Gov. Bradford, at Plymouth, Mass., in 1(121, the year following the landing of the Pilgrims, in order that the Colonists in a more special way could rejoice to gether at having all thing* in good and plenty, writes Clifford Howard in the Ladies’ Home Journal. In preparation for the feast “gunners were sent into the woods for wild turkeys, which abounded there in great numbers; kitchens were made ready for preparing the feast—espe cially the large one in Dame Brewster’s house, which warn under the immediate direction and charge of Priscilla Moline», she who afterward became the wife of John Alden—while a messenger was dis- patched to invite Massasoit, the chief of the frieudly tribe, to attend the celebra- tion. “Early on the morning of the appointed Thursday—al>out the first of November— Massasoit and ninety of his warriors ar rived on the outskirts of the village, and with wild yells announced their readiness to enjoy the hospitality of their white brethren. The little settlement, w hich now consisted of seven dwellings and four WOMEN IN BUS'NESS. ARROLL D. WRIGHT. In an ar ticle in the Cbautauquan on. "Are Women Hurting the Chances of Men in Business?" makes the following assertions: “The fact is absolutely demonstrated that the proportion of females in all oc cupations followed is gradually in creasing, and that women are to some Janet ‘cott’n Long Journey, extent entering into places at the ex Journeying tor a month across two pense ot the males. A closer study of all the facts, however, shows that oceans and one continent, a distance of while the statement just made is true, nearly 10,000 miles, is a big task for women are more generally taking tlie a seasoned traveler, yet this is what a places of children. Through the influ ence of a higher intelligence and the action of law, the number of children employed iu manufactures is constant ly decreasing. In 1870 the percentage of children of the whole number of per- j sons employed in manufacturing was 5.58, while in 1890 the percentage was only 2.68. In very many classes, as children have been excluded through law and other influences, adult women j have to some extent taken their places. [ There need not be any alarm, there fore. as to the encroach in« tits of women upon the occupations held by men.” C SONG OF THE THANKFUL TIME. Bibs for tlie Baby. We think of Thanksgiving at seeding time; )a the swelling, unfolding, budding time. Wls'n the heart of nature anil hearts of uieu Itejol«- in the earth grown young again. We dream of the harvest, of Held ami vine. And granaries full, at Thanksgiving time. ; ; I We think of Thanksgiving In growing time; I a the time of flowers, and the vintage prime; . When the pulms ot the year’s strong hands are tilled , ... With fruitage, with grain, and with sweets <11» t i 1 led. . ... When the dream of hope Is a truth sublime. Then niir hearts make room for tue tlianktul time. We think of Thanksgiving In harvest time: In the yielding, gathering, golden lluie; Whim the sky Is fringed with a b>I> "llsf- And the blushing maples by frost lips kissed. When the barns are full with the harvest And the .'¿owning, thankful day draws near. j It is claimed that the children of what Is known as the "400" wear cheaper and more serviceable articles of dress than those who are less able to afford expensive ones. Be that as it may. it is certain that the little chil- dren of the rich are noted for their tasteful dress, which is at the same time not in the least extravagant. In Central 1‘ark the other day, says an exchange, there appeared a nurse with the three little children of a New York millionaire. They hail their lunch bas- kets with them, and they wore little bibs that would attract your attention We think of Thanksgiving at resting time: The . lr<de i ollipli ted Is but a chime lu the song of life, in the Ilves of men. We harvest the toll of our years, and then We wait at i lie gate of tne King s highway For the dawn of our souls 1 uauksglvlug liny —Bose Hartwick Thorpe. JUST IN TIME FOR DINNER SIDE from some noted criminal prosecutions which I conducted several years ago, the incident which I tun about to relate was one of the most interesting chapters in my pro fessional life. It had been a stormy No vember day. During ..........mining the ruin had come down in torrents, inward noon the water began to crystallize as it de scended, and all afternoon the snow had blowing mid drifting in a very un comfortable way. It grew dark early. Perhaps it was because of this that I de cided to go home an hour earlier than usual. 1 say perhaps, because I have al ways thought that providence bail some thing to do with my going out on to the street at that moment. Passing up Broad way 1 turned into Fourteenth street to cross to the elevated railroad station. Near the corner 1 eiieuuiitered it crowd of men and boys, in the center of which stood n bluecont with a prisoner. Stand ing on tip toe I saw that the prisoner was a young Ind with a remarkably hand some face and gentlemanly manner. A call had been sent in for a patrol wagon, and the policeman was waiting the re sponse. Tlie boy looked thoroughly fright It is a trine mysterious, young bled over the snow-clad hills of Vermont, ened. As I reached the spot he was pro friend." I said, rising. "But I somehow ran up the old lane under the apple trees, testing his innocence ami begging to be believe you are not ¡he guilty party. 1 greettsl old Nero with a shout that woke released. will ask the sergeant to give you a more the echoes, ami burst into the dear old "I tell you honestly, sir, it is a mistake. comfortable place than this for the night. home just in time for dinner.—Lawrence I know nothing of the jewelry. I am In In the morning I will see you again.” Lawson. nocent, sir; I am, truly.” When :he case came up at the Jefferson line' Ephraim Gives Thanks. "That's all right, you young rascal,” Market puli«1 court next day I secured an the policeman replied. "Nobody that's nr adjournment. Then I went to work vigor I t'nnksde Lawil fo’ de crispy air An’ de spahklin' crus’ on de snow, rest is I ever steals anything. But when ously to hunt down the thief. 1 started ’ de life dnt t’robs in o) dahkey’s veins, we get our clutches on 'em they don't out on the theory of Frank's innocence. Fo Ez Novembah breezes blow. generally turn out such innocents as they Then, it was il«ir that the janitor could Fo’ Ilf«' an’ tub I t anks de l.awd *N’ shall w’lle 'e gibs me href— claim." not himself have stolen the goods. He ’N” las’ night, fo’ sho’, Just then tile patrol wagon dashed up. might have had an accomplice, however, Et de hen house do’, two officers alighted, ami the boy was who may have been concealed somewhere Ez I stepped in Fo' ter do my mahketln', quickly hustled up the steps of the wagon in the room, and carried off the jewelry Er-tremblin' like and driven off, Fo' feah my Ike while Frank was taking his two-minute "What itntion?" I asked ns they drove view of the horses in the alley. Thia rttief An’ ol’ Deakln Green Hed swep’ de roostses dean— off toward the south. There was no re might have dropjs-d the ring into Frank's Finn er «wellin’ brews’ I t’anked de Lawd ply. b nt by milking rapidly in the direc pocket so as to point suspicion toward Ter tin’ dey was sebberal lef’! tion taken by the officers I soon brought Its owner. up at the Mercer street station, where, ns The Ivory God. My theory proved correct. A guardtsl an attorney, I soon obtain«! mi interview talk with some people living near the The ivory god has taken the |dnce of with the I ik I whose face had so greatly home of Hogan, the janitor, made me ac the Dresden statuette and the dainty Interested mo. When I was shown to his quainted with his character and habits. and fragile filigree toy. A few years «■ell he was weeping bitterly, mid appear- What I learned was not to his credit. I ago every man’s ambition was to have *d to be in absolute dsepair. also came into poswsaion of the filet that “I saw you «» the patrol box," I »aid by he had lieen s«m the previous night at a a sufficient number of silver trinkets to way of introduction, “and thought I would Bowery snlism in company with a fellow till a "silver table,” and this piece of like to find out a little more about your named Tingle, who had done time at Sing ostentation held a place In the affec tions and the drawing-room of every case. 1 am a lawyer; and it you are in Sing, and who was now under stirveil nocent. as I think von must be, I will see ance by the police. I went to the saloon whimsical woman of fashionable pre wluit can be done to get you out of thia. nameii, but learned that the men had tensions. Some of these toys were use My name is l.awson, what is yonrs?" only been there a tew minutes earlier in ful, such as the wee boxes and trays “Frank Orr," he said promptly, as a the evening. for desk or dressing table, the minia wave of gratitude and hope swept over his "They had no money and were sober," face. Then he add«!; "This is very kind the bartender explained, “so guess they ture candlesticks ami the dainty calen of you. sir. The whole miserable biiainei« ain’t been into no crooked work of late." ' dars and photograph frames, but most is a mistake. I never took a bit of the The fact that they were not spending i of them were wholly frivolous and as jewelry; not a bit." money made me believe that if these men | Impractical as they were diminutive. Then I sat down on the cot beside were really the thieves they had not yet Oue woman whose soul delights In Frank anil naked him to tell me all about sold their plunder. So I decided upon a I tiny things from lap dog to well-nigh his trouble. bold movement. Securing the aid of a ' Invisible timepieces xlrajMsl her piano His h< >me was in Western Vermont, lie trusty detective who had once served me •aid, and he had been in New York about in somewhat similar case, 1 went to Ho- , with a scarf of thin silk. It was arrang ed in soft folds, each fold held in place m year. He had come here to get a »tart gnu’s house. A red-faced woman admit- j in the world. While hi» Micce*» had not ted us. "Mr. Tjngle left some rings and j by a little piece of Dutch silver. The tn'en all that hi« fancy used to paint it, other jewelry with you for safe-keeping. ” I collection, which was strewn all over yet, considering the hard times, he had 1 said in confident tone, purposely refrain- j the top of the piano, included a violin, done very well. Once a month hr had ing from giving any hint that suspicion ! a cradle, chairs, a clock and other arti been aWe to »end a little money to his also testeil upon her husbiuid. cles of "bigotry and virtue." Each mother, who needed his help sorely. For "The property is not Mr. Tingle's, and • ix months past he had been employed in if you wish to save yourself from trouble I was beautifully chased and carved. the shop of a manufacturing jeweler. That you will deliver it up to thia officer at Thanksgiving. day twenty valuable rings ami some oth once," 1 adilixl. The of night were falling fast er articles had disappeared from a show- A, turkey, fat went flying past The woman turned pale and hesitated. ca»r. They were missed just after the A threat to place her under arrest brought To find the trees w here they «»uld stay I'ntll the night had grown to day. tioon hour. During that hour the work« her to a decision, and a parcel containing They rang«! along the lower limbs, men were a I way« out at lunch. and Frank the plunder was pla.-ed in my hand. A<xx>rdlng to their various whim*. Except one old one. "Ah." said he. • nd another ycung man named Lerch At the police court next day Hogan a.nd "I guess 1 11 also clltnb a tree. were usually in charge. But to-day Lerch Tingle were confronted with the evidence For since Thanksgiving's «'me unloosed. was sick at home, and Frank was in the of their crime, and Frank Orr’s eyes da ne You bet your life I'm golug to roost Excelsior!" _________ •Imp alone. ts! with joy when the judge expressed re “Did you see no one about the premises gret that so serious a mistake had been A graceful and honorable old age Is during that hour?” 1 asked. made, and told him he was at liberty. the childhood of Immortality.—Pindar. i ehisin, embroidery and lace-making, and usually could read. But even in tlie eighteenth century men as culti vated as Rousseau denied the neces sity of education for women, while Na poleon shared the same Idea. Even to-day Tolstoi thinks if a woman un derstands the Bible she has sufficient education, but happily Tolstoi is uot an absolute dictator. JANET SCOTT. bonnle Scotch lassie, who has seldom been many miles from her home be fore, has been doing to meet her sweet heart. Her name is Janet Scott, ami she is from Edinburgh. Seven years ago John S. Muirhead left this bonnle lass in Scotland and crossed the seas to make his fortune. He settled in Honolulu, and his sweetheart in Edin burgh waited year after year for hint to make a sufficient sum to warrant their marriage The time often seem ed long, but love was strong in the heart of Janet, and patiently she look ed forward to the time when their sep aration should end. A few weeks ago she received word from her betrothed that the time for their union had come, and he asked her to hasten to the home he had in readiness for her on the island in the Pacific. Miss Scott waited for no sec ond bidding. She crossed the Atlantic, came over the continent and in San Francisco boarded the steamer Mari posa to take her to the man she loves. Benefit from a Good Cry, CHILD’S HANDKERCHIEF BIB. right away because they were so pret ty. They were made of linen handker chiefs, and their pattern has been ob tained for the benefit of the woman's department. Overcoming the Stoop. Many growing girls, especially those tall for their age, are inclined to stoop, and well-meaning persons often advo cate the use of braces or shoulder- straps as a means of correcting this. The braces may force an upright car riage. but they do not give the wearer any means of maintaining it. since they Bewitching Bows, prevent the exercise of those muscles 1.—Restoration collar in batiste, edg which should be trained to produce an erect figure. Any exercise which ed with a narrow double ruche. Cra strengthens the muscles of back and vat of black satin. 2.—Linen collar shoulders will aid in correcting this defect. Tennis, handball, shuttlecock and battledore, or even a vigorous game of bean bags are excellent for this purpose. Old-fashioned mothers used to drill their stooping daughters in walking with a plate carried on their head, and tills is really a good practice. High pillows and very soft mattresses are blamed as an aid in producing this defect, and without doubt, a flat, rather hard bed, with low pillow is preferable for growing children. A stooping. . wk ward walk detracts so mueii from the appearance that there Is every reason to avoid it, apart from the bad effect it exercises on the physical condition. public buildings, was soon astir with men, women and children, who gave the In dians a hearty welcome as they filed into the large square in front of the Governor’s house. Soon the roll of a drum announc ed the hour of prayer, for no day was be gun without this religious service. Then followed a holiday of feasting and recrea tion, which continued not only’ that day but during the two succeeding days. The usual routine of duties was suspended; the children romped about in merry play; the young men indulged in athletic sports and game« in friendly rivalry with the Indians; the little American army of twenty men, under the leadership of Miles Standish, went through its drill and man ual of arms, to the great delight and as tonishment of the natives, while the wom en busied themselves in the careful pre paration of the excellent meals, which were eaten in the open air.” A Thanksgiving Hymn. We thank Tliee, Lord, for dally food, For all received of daily good; For sunshine and the songs of birds And melody of loving words. We thank Thee for the books we read. And for the books of books we need; For hopes of earth so sweetly given. And for the higher hopes of heaven. To Whiten the Teeth. A homely set ot teeth will spoil the prettiest mouth ever fashioned after Cupid’s bow string. On the other hand, a common plain face becomes positive ly attractive when the lips open and disclose two rows of clean, well-kept Ivories. They need not be like denti frice ailvertisinents, and the "pearls" of the old-fashioned heroine are iu this l>raetleal age but lightly esteemed. But there must be alwut the well-broomed mouth a wholesome, cleanly look. Pre cipitated chalk will keep the teeth in fine condition. Have a box of it al ways on your toilet stand an ! see what It will do toward freshening up a dingy mouthful of teetli. For children’s voices full of love: For the bright clouds that float above; And for the tears we’ve sometimes known For sorrows other than our own. For loved ones here and loved ones gone. Who still, with Thee, keep loving on; For spirit tones that softly call, or the cross that’s over all. .lust the Season. For the Itescontented Woman. ‘•Where are you going, my Turkey maid?” “I am going a walking, sir!” she said. •‘You had better be careful, my Turkey maid. Or some one will ax you, miss.” he said. (’anted Salmon, It Is computed that 20,000 tons of canned salmon are consumed annually in thia country. A well-known physician says that women derive a good deal of benefit from a good cry, and asserts that if many who are always complaining of feeling unwell would shed a few more tears than they do they would not feel so poorly. He says the benefit derived is partly due to the increased depth of respiration and the improvement in the often languid circulation thereby in duced, but to a large extent it is the; re sult of the muscular exercise involv ed. by which the general vascular ten- sin. and especially tlie blood pressure in the brain, is much reduced. Tlie profuse How of tears no doubt also acts strongly on the cerebral circulation in still further reducing tension. The sob bing movements, again, have a good influence upon the venous circulation in the abdominal and pelvic viscera, which the exhaustion produced tends to cause sleep, and thus to give the nervous system its best chance of re cuperation. I In the middle ages women were taught to "pray and obey." In Rus sia. where one of the proverbs is that "a hen is not a bird and woman is not a human being.” the woman of the middle ages was Instructed in all things by her husband, who Is recom mended in a book of the time to im press his orders upon her with the aid of a whip, A big religious congress gravely discussed the question wheth er or not women had souls. Four hun dred years ago. when woman's posi tion had somewhat Improved, she was couvent-bred and taught the cate- with velvet stock and mousseline de sole bow. 3.—Collar with double round ed points, ornamented with tine em broidery; 1830 cravat in silk plaid. A Good Thing to Remember. An unmarried woman, In writing fo the New York Herald, in answer to the question, “Why don't men marry?” remarks that neither sex lielongs ex clusively to the “angel nor devil fam ily." If married folk always bore that in mind perhaps wives would receive more reward for good deeds and hus bands more mercy for bad ones, and there would be fewer unhappy mar riages. Grays in Fashion. Of all the colors that the season seems likely to make famous none stands a better chance than gray. It promises to tie popular not only on its own account, but as an aider and abet tor to other colors; in other words, in combinations. Byron says that novelists who al ways give a full length picture of courtship seldom show more than the bust of matrimony. Flatterers are often dangerous; a bee always buzzes loudest when be is stealing a flower's honey.