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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1899)
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MARCH 2, 1899 COME TO TILLAMOOK COUNTY Timber, etc The Soil Surprisingly Productive. Fine Schools and Churches. The Land is Cheap. Crop Failure Never Known Good Class of People. Stock Alway Fat, GRASS IS KING I lie Acre of Land in Tillamook County will raise three times the amount of Grass to that raised in any other secton of Oregon It grows and keeps green the year round, and is the ideal pasture for dairying. TILLAMOOK BUTTER AND CHEESE Owing to its fine quality, is at a premium, bringing the Highest Cash Price in the San Francisco and Portland markets. Xo county in Oregon offers better advantages than Tillamook, where the industrious Home Seeker is bound to be successful. PROVED MORE POTENT A Case Where Tar Was More Effi cacious Than Prayer. DON’T GROWL. Us Farmers in the country, as the seasons go and come, I Ispuaty much like other folks—we’re apt to grumble some! The spring’s too back'ard fer us, er too for'ard—ary one— We’ll jaw about it anyhow, and hev our way er none! The thaws sets in too suddent; er the frosts stayed in the soil Too long to give the wheat a chance, and crops is bound to spoil! The weatherseithermost toomild.er too outrageous rough, And altogether too much rain, er not half enough! Now what I'd like and what you’d like is plane enough to see; It’s jest to have old Providence drop round on you and me And ast us what our views is first, re gardin' shine or rain, And post 'em when to shet her off, er let her on again ! And vit I'd rather after all, considerin’ other chores I’ got on hands, a'tendin' both to my af fairs and yours— I'd ruther miss the blame I'd get a-rulin' things us thar, And spend my extra time in praise and gratitude and prayer. MY MA, SHE KNOWS ■What a queer thing is our soldier hat! ■Who ever dreamed of a title like that ■To deck the head of a soldier boy— ■The battle’s hero and artist’s joy ? ■Where are the feathers, buttons and braid ■Wherein our forces were once arrayed— ■The gay kepi, the bearskin cap, ■The fancy helmet and jingling strap? ■ »one where the woodbine used to twine— ■ »one like a trout that broke the line— ■Like the Spanish fleet—or last year’s J snows— ■ »one where all the rubbish goes! ■For the Yankee today isapractical man, ■Who goes to war on a practical plan. ■The militant Yankee’s plain felt hat ■Looks odd ; but it doesn’t roof a flat. [Do you remember, in sixty-one ■When the late unpleasantness begun, [The togs that were worn? What a I masquerade! [A target excursion on parade— [Big zouave breeches, gilt tasseled boots, ■Silk-fogged jackets, rainbow suits! ■But those lads saw fighting—bled and | J died, ■And learned to put fuss and feathers aside. ■There’s something rather businesslike |ln that dull gray slouch within a spike; [its warm against the winter’s snows; [It keeps the sun from eyes and noes; [And, wet or dry, it is devil-may-care, p\ith a very taking bulldog air. pou may poke it up or flatten in out, [Roll it, streatcfi it, or throw it about; |In fact, it’s a rough-and-ready hat, [T he Yankee himself, for the matter of that |ls much the same, when it comes to style, [As his simple, useful, capable tile— pie marches and fights in a “git-thar ’ way, [And where he lights he’s safe to stay. P<>fle shooting’s his national game— K’n land or sea it’s all the same. [Anri a German helmet or Russian cap, f’r French contraption with fancy »trap. Fany other foreign fakir pill find, if it runs against this Quaker. P bat the slouch hat’s built to stand a I r nicely back of a rifle-sight, “On one occasion,’’said a clergyman from Kentucky to a Washington star re porter, “I was makings circuit of some preaching places in the mountains and at one of these appointments I stayed at the house of Sister Runnels—Reynolds, as you might call her name—who was a most exemplary Christian woman. Her greatest earthly burden was an utterly worthless husoum1 who had tried her patience sorely for many years and whom she had not yet been ¡wrsuaded to turn out of her heart and home. He was not visible when 1 arrived and when he did not appear for a day I casually aBked her where John was. “ ‘He’s been off fer three days now, down at the grocery, and goodness knows what he’s up to,’ she said, half in sorrow and half In anger. "‘Has he ever been away as long as this ?’ I asked, sympathizingly. “ 'No. He generally gets back before night.’ “ 'Perhaps this is a turning point for him, and when becomes back he will see the errors of his ways and tnrn from them.’ “ 'Hardly, 1 reckon,’she said, with a hopeless shake of ner head. “ Oh, dont. be despondent,’ I insisted, encouragingly. ‘He may be saved yet. Let us pray for him. ’ “Her face flushed and she arose and walked angrily to the door. •' 'Pra’r wont phase him,'she blazed out. 'Nothin’ll letch him but tar an' feathers, and when he gits back here that’s what he’ll git, and when I'm done with him and got him turned out in the road fer him to go his way and me mine you wont want *o waste na pra’r on him, shore. I'm done with him and he ain't gain'to forgitit very soon, neitb, er. ’” She went into another book shop,! this time for some pens. A stupid, half grown boy trundled himself forward to wait on her, “I’d like some pens. ’ she said briskly. “What—kind—uv—pens?” with half shut eyes and heavy jaw. “Pigpens!' flashed the girl, and, whirl ing around, she was out of the store in a second. Rooms 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, Up Stairs, She says she didn't mean to do it, but N.E. Corner Third and Stark Streets. the temptation was too strong, and Bhe has been chuckling ever since at the ex pression which came over the lioy’s face. She is always bringing home some choice bit of humor from the various praying meetings, aid societies and Ep. worth League meetings which she attends One which she gathered in at a mission ary meeting is of especial interest to per sons of the Episcopalian persuasion. It was a home missionary meetings and a women from a small town was given her experience. “We ain’t done much durin' of the past year,” site said, “but we're a-hopin’ for success to crown our labors in the end. They s lots of Episcopalians in our town, and by the grace o’God we mean to put our bands to the plow an’ see ’em all brought to Christ before another y«ar rolls ’round Civil and Military Tailor, Entrance 88V2 Third Street. STURGEON’S Drug Store PATENT MEDICINES DRUGGIST’S NOTIONS Prattle Of The Youngsters A Fine Line of Jewelry STATIONERY, BOOKS Freddie’s mamma had a caller one day, who several times during her stay said: “Now I must go,” always resuming her seat, nevertheless. Upon another rep etition of the remark Freddie said, sol emnly: “Don't you believe it until she’s gone, mamma." A Baltimore women took her little girl to Sunday school last Sunday. When An eloquent Detroit prencher tells this all the childen inarched up the aisle sing- among his early experience in a rural ; ing a processional the 4-year-old follow- parish: One of his parishioners was very | ed and sang with much unction, altho’ ill and finally sent for the mirister, who i the mother was sure the child had never found the man rather reticent, and fin j heard the hymn before. After service ally asked if there was anything he could , the mother asked her how she enjoyed it. do. “Oh, 1 liked it ever so much,” the child “Person,” was the answer, “sleep , said. would make me well, bnt the doctor can’t “What were you singing? Yrou didn’t niake me sleep. I wonder if you'd preach know the hymn, did you?’’ me that long sermon I heard last July.” •’Oh, no, ma’am, I diden’t know the I one they were singing, but I wanted to sing, too, so I sang ‘A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight!’” A bright girl in one of the New York public schools applied to her teacher for leave to be absent half a day, on the plea that her mother had received a telegram ' which stated that company was on the way, says the Youth's (Join pan ion. ‘It’s my father’s half-sister and three boys,’* said the pupil, anxiously, “and 1 mother duan't aye how she can do with : out me, those boys al ways act so.” The teacher referred her to the printed list of reasons which justify absence and , asked if her case came under any of them. •‘I think it might come under Ids head, The daughter of a Methodist minister i Miss Potter, said the girl, pointing as created consternation the other day, re she spoke to the works, “Domestic atll _____________ lates the New York Sun, by walking into iction. ” a book shop and saying meekly: “Do yon give clergyman's discount on playing cards?” ‘On what?” demanded the salesman. “On playing cards.” “Clergyman's discount, did you say?” “Yes." "Well, we’ve never been asked for It,” with peculiar emphasis, “but I suppose-” “Because I’m a clergyman’s daughter,” said the young women, “and I always get a discount.” “Oh, very well,’’ said the salesman, i trying to keen a sober face. The young women bought tlw card«, \ paid the price, minus the clergyman’s , discount, and went out of the store. ' The joke was considered the b -st of the I season among the book salesineri. But the Methodist girl tells it rather apolog Regardless of the merits of the Roberts etically, and says site has done better. Washington Society w quire a bit She has a fondness, it seems for having cise, fl.n with herself The other day shs had j given to glaring at the gnat and winking some wilhout any previous intention. at the camel. PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED St. Alphonsus ACADEMY, TILLAMOOK, OREGON. CLASSES WERE RESUMED ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. GRADED COURSE OF INSTRUC TION ST. AI.PIIONSUH ACACKMY I n divided into four department*, viz : Primary, Intermediate Grammar, and Senior. The year is divided into four terms of eleven weeks each. PETERSON and Cold ßaths EVERYTHING STRICTLY FIRST CLASS.
