Tillamook headlight., December 03, 1908, Image 4

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, DECEMBER
PROVED A POET.
Bvlrt««f Revenge.
“Once when I was a small lad on my
j father's farm tn Ohio." said a Judge.
' a peddler got me to help him make
I seme repairs to his wagon. 1 did so
without any thought of pay. but when
the vehicle was mended as he drove
off be told me the next time he came
by our bouse on bis rounds be won 11
bring me a gift In tbe shape of a copy
it ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ a book I bad
long coveted, flow I waited for him
t" come again and how my heart fell
when he failed to bring me the vol­
nme! Again and again he promised,
hut never made good his word. Years
passed, and I grew to manhood, but
the memory of that cruel disappoint­
ment never vanished from my mind.
I was made a school trustee of my
dlstrl t. and one day a man applied
frr a position as teacher. In him I
recognized tbe peddler who had blast
cd my youthful hopes. There was an­
other candidate for the Job. and mine
was the deciding vote. Nothing in life
ever gave me more pleasure than in
voting against the ex-peddler, who for
his deception on a boy lost a good
place. If was perhaps carrying the
spirit of revenge too far. but there are
not many who would hare done other-
wls;e.”—Baltimore American.
AN AMUSING CUSTOM.
3. 1908
vpuisnco in oignv.
"Well," demanded the man who was
having his fortune told, “what do you
Spaniards Trick Themselves Into see?”
A Ycjthful Experience of John Green­
Wanting a Glass of Water.
“You are married." «aid the lady
leaf Whittier.
I
Writing of experiences with Spanish who was examining hli palm.
John Greenleaf Whittier used to de
hospitality, Ellen Maury Slayden lu
“Yes. But I knew that before 1 came
Clare that at a very early age be knew
the Century says:
' here.”
himself to be a real poet aud would
The cafes were always crowded to I "You have always had to fight your
often relate, writes Mrs Abby J. Wood
suJocatlun. aud yet we lingered past way ahead—that Is. you hare pro­
man lu her Tiemluls« eu< es of Whit
the small hours, tbe men smoking doz­ gressed by bard work. You have never
tiers Life at Oak Knoll." an amusing
ens of cigarettes and tbe women dip­ been favored much by luck.”
»r.perience wbeu be was a student at
ping bits of wafer into chocolate us | "Very true. Still, that isn't exactly
the Haverhill academy. Mrs. Wood
leisurely as if they bad the uight in­ ’ what 1 came here to find out. Can't
man gives it in Mr. Whittier’s own
stead of the day before them. A fa­ 1 yon tell me something about the fu­
words:
vorite drink was a thin almond milk ture?"
There is but little doubt that nt the
“Yes. You are going to live long.
which looked like something for tbe
are of twenty I felt myself to ue u
complexion and which, after tasting. I Your life line is very strong. And here
,«41 poet, somewhat unknown to fame
would have much preferred applying I see something very Important—some­
but » :ftl lently acknowledged as such
externally. There was a refreshing ab­ thing that will encourage you. Your
I, the lominlttee directing the de II. a
sence of tbe highball and cocktail ele­ salary is going to be increased."
th n of the new a-adetuy for them t<
ment. and no one ever seemed to take
"Good. Tiiat's the kind of new» I
Invite me to read an original poem on
want. You're sure about It. are you?"
too much to drink.
II. it «xiaslon.
“Yes. You wlil get It before long."
It is always amusing to see these
Robert Dins’-iore. an old S otcli
"And Is there anything to Indicate
most temperate people tricking them­
farmer In Windham ard a writer of
selves into wanting a glass of water l about h w mu h It is to be Increased?"
rhyme and doggerel verse, was also in
They recommend certain dishes and I "It will be much larger than It is
cited to do the same The honor o!
enjoy their eternal chocolate chiefly • now Let me see. Yes. It will be as
I' idlng the procession which marcbe'
because “It makes one so thirsty.” ' large as your wife trie» to make her
t'.ir« tub the streets of Haverhill to th
Visiting a country house once, we were | friends think It Is at present.”
new academy was given to the two
Invited into the dining room and 1 i He icu'd ask no mere. With a feel
p: ets
Now let us all
hoped for tea Tbe table was elabo­ , Ing ef «curare In his breast he banded
I often Hugh when 1 recall the seen
to nu :nory. The b ile > Id S ot«htmi
rately spread. We were seated and ent $2 nod went away to the triumph
and boost for Tin
each helped to a delicious conserved that awaited him. — Chicago Record
short n"d pl“t!iori«- his nn ertalu ate
A comtnUDity ,
peach and tenderly urged to ent ft to Herald
nn I lienrlng sllylitly er.hllirated hr
A Skater’s Daring.
by
working anij
ge’icr^o« draft of eld Shot« b whisk,
Few feats of skating have ever ex­ make us want some water. When we
gether, not talkiag,
Menacing Small Sailboats.
l •f« rc we s> irted. was somewhat o' celled the exploit of one of Napoleon’s had eaten the peach and drunk the
It i <|Ul.e n trick to lower a main­
ing.
n «<>t ’rn"t to me, n rather toll and slen officers performed shortly after the water the ceremony was complete.
lu tbe first place, tbe
sail properly
<!er Quaker la«l In Quaker bit and fight at Jena In 1806. The emperor dis­
hoops should be Just large enough
«•oat and half frightened out of my patched an officer to Marshal Mortler
SENIORITY IN CONGRESS.
—not so large, however, that the sail
w!ts by the honor heaped upon me.
requiring him to seize certain Impor­
However, we delivered our poema s' tant towns without delay. When the Experience Carries Influence — Old does not set close to the mast. Lower
We desire to ma
th;' throat first and follow It with the
rlrht a^d ' am thinking that must officer arrived at the mouth of the
our
friends personal!
Members Relied on For Work.
peak. If tbe peak is dropped first,
have been the time when I wasdubbe«' Elbe, where the river Is seven and one-
A
man's
standing
In
congress
Is
store,
and showyog
says a wrlier in Country Life In Amer
“tbe Quaker poet "
half miles wide, he was threatened gained by seniority. ills Influence
and
prices,
and pn
lea.
the
sail
will
not
come
down.
It
— t------ .—,-----
with serious loss of time. The river there comes from length of service,
that our regular a
was Just covered with Ice; therefore to provided, of course, that It Is the right goes without saying that the sail must
be shaken wbeu you want to lower
lower then prie««
row over was out of the question. He kind of service.
It, To lower a centerboard when un­
Sulphur leland's Acid Water» Will could not cross by the nearest bridge
repeated sales at oti
New men. no matter how ambitious der way put the helm up and keep the
without going twenty miles out of his and zealous, have very little Influence
Eat Up Baals.
We carry the best
boat off A small boat can be stop­
way
on
roads
heavy
with
snow,
and
A strange lake exists lu the rente,
They do not and cannot begin their ped by putting tbe helm up and down
all
lines.
of Sulphur Isl.iuJ. off New Zealauc. he grudged the time that would thus work where their predecessors left off across the boat quickly. This is use­
It Is fifty a- les iu ex.cut, about twelve be wasted. So he resolved to skate Spec-hmaklng does not briug them In­ ful In «omlng up to a dock or moor­
feet lu ucpili aud Ulteeu feet aoove tin across the thin, freshly formed ice. fluence. Work brings it—committee ing. A lxiat < an be got out of stays
Had he tried walking he would have work.
level of the sea.
by dropping her peak and then hoist­
Tbe most remarkable characterlstl. sunk at once, but by skimming along
Members rank tn their committees ing It when she is under way. An­
of this lake 13 that the water contains on his skates at the top of his speed he by seniority. Besides, new members other way Is to put the helm down,
vast quantities of hydrochloric mid sul got over the river both dry and un­ do not get and cannot get In the usual
slack tbe main sheet and let her drift
phr.rlc n Ids biasing and bubbling at u harmed. By this daring If dangerous course of things appointments to tbe back: then trim her quickly and she
deed he saved six hours, did what Na­ 1 more Important committees. These I
temperature of llj degrees F
poleon bade him do and won great appointments go to the trk-d men. who will sail away Always go to the lee
The dark green colored water look
i side ef a «leek. When a boat Is towed
credit for his bold and clever exploit.
particularly uninviting Deuse clou J
by length of service coupled with abil­ I make sure that It has a good painter.
of sulpbuilc fumes constantly roll o..
ity are chosen In the house for tbe va­ I especially a» night.
London Bakers In 1310.
this bolllug caldron. utid care has to lu
cant places.
I
Tn 1310 we find the following Bow
e.xer Ised lu approaching tills lake t
Some constituencies know this and
Candor.
b.nkeresses accused of selling halfpen­ act accordingly. Some constituencies
nvol I the risk of suffocation. Ou th
The colonel had remonstrated vigor
opposite side of the lake may be seei ny loaves deficient in weight: Sarra Ignore the fact and gain nothing by
ously will) L'ucle Eph about the old
the tremendous blowholes, whl. b who. Fol Ing, Christina Terrfee. Godlyeva ignoring It. In fact, they lose weight
In full blast present au awe inspirln; Fotlng. Matilda de Bollngtone. Chris­ in the councils of congress by fre- ! darky's perT;tent excursions into the
state of Inebriation.
Uncle Eph.
tian Prfchet. Isabella Sperling. Alice
sight.
quently changing their representatives though lie promised faithfully to re
Pegges, Johanna de Countebrlgge and
T’ae roar of tbe steam ai It runite
simply to gratify the ambitions of lo- fr.iln from frequent dips Into the flow
forth Into the air Is deafening, am Isabella Pouveste. One wonders why cal politicians.—Boston Herald.
Ing bowl, felled to live up to the colo-
the husbands were not summoned. In
often huge bowlders aud stones ar
nel's expectations. On numerous oc­
a
similar
case
In
1316,
when
Agnes
hurled out to a height of several him
A Story About Redin.
casions the colonel saw Eph under the
dred feet by tbe various internal force: Fotlng's bread was seized, ft was "ad­
The Crl de Taris tells a most amus­ Influence of liquor, but tbe darky when
judged that her bread should be for­
of nature.
feited and glveu to the prisoners In ing story If true about Rodin and some taken to task stoutly denied the ac­
A boat can be I lunched <»> the I II.
Neugate because her busband did not unnamed rich American woman who cusation. affirming emphatically that
ard If proper care be observed the ver
come to avow (own) the bread." Are had selected him to make a statue of he did not drink. One evening the
edges of the blowholes may be safe’
Used on the family table it turns a dry lua
we to assume that In the absence of herself, full length and so far as pos­ colonel met Uncle Eph In a condition
explored.
the husbands the bread was merely sible a portrait, She had posed ten which made it plainly evident that
into an enjoyable sustaining meal, makes ha
Sonii* Id«.» of tbe strength of the ml
times in antique costume when Rodin the darky was "caught with the goods
saturated water of this l ike inn y h- forfeited without the Infliction of a
cheerful, keep the men at home and oil
told her that he did not need her any on.”
fine?
An
indication
of
the
Importance
gathered from the fact that a bolt al
more
and
that
he
would
finish
tbe
"Eph."
began
the
colonel
seriously.
of
the
breadmaking
business
is
also
effective aid to real temperance.
most dropped to pices after all tl
passengers had been landed n< th- found In an enactment of the reign of work at his leisure. When the Ameri­ "1 thought you told me that you had
rivets had corroded under the Infiueu«« Iieury III. to the effect that “every can came again she found to her given up drink?"
"Ah sho' did. Massa Kern'l; Ah sho'
cart of Bremble (Brombley-by-Bow) or amazement that the heed of the statue
of the acids.
Stevenhethe (Stepney) that comes Into bore no resemblance whatever to her. did." replied Eph. "But lately Ah dun
the city with bread shall pay each She complained bitterly that no one took up drinkin' an’ gib up lyin'.”—
Strange R'.ce of Ancient Briton«.
day
a halfpenny."—St. James' Gazette would even recognize her. "It is true." Harper's Weekly.
Amon? the races of humankln«
said the great sculptor dreamily. “Your
which rnvny hack of bb’torv’» recon!
head did not inspire me nt all. At first
The Crab In the Oyster.
A Tardy Act of Justice.
I»as*-od like clouds over various part
“The little crab found In the oyster."
Marriages between English actresses I thought I would not put any head on
«»f the earth one of tbe most puzzlin
the statue, as I have been accustomed s.-ild a dealer. "Is not. as supposed
to ethnoloelHts Is that of the ettrl; and men of a high social position be­
to do of late, but after 1 had thought by two-thirds of the oyster eaters
Agents for the H. Weinhard Brewing Manufacture!!
bronze age men who dwelt In Aber gan In tbe eighteenth century, If no
dcenshlre. S» « tlHnd. and are KUppoMM earlier. There was Lavinla Fenton, It over carefully In order not to offend the young of the blue crab, but ts a
vou
I
put
In
place
of
your
face
that
of
Tillamook Rock Brand Carbonated Beverages.
distinct spe les. It Is a messmate of
to have constru< ted the Rpeclnl form1 tbe Polly Peachum of Gay's "Beggar’»
of stone < lr leg whose remains are nov Opera," who became Duchess of Bol­ Mme. de R. She had ordered hers of and caterer to the wants of the oyster
ton; there was Miss Farren, who mar­ me. but never paid for It. At any rate, being, therefore a benefit Instead’ of a
found there These men dlTer d st-
detriment to the latter In return for
n I flea nt Iv. says ,J. Cray, fr m all th« ried laird Derby; also Miss Brunton you will gain much by this change!”
the oyster's kindness In protecting It
prohb torl racial types prvvloivly de became Lady Craven not long before
The Earth's Visibility.
against Its enemies the little crab
termlned In Britain They were re Lord Thurlow married Miss Bolton.
As we look up tbrouib the trans­ catches and mushes food which In Its
ruirkahly broad headed, and their nr Earliest of the list, though, comes the
rrn-o Nlatwrv wan only five foot tbre» Earl of Peterborough, who married parent atmosphere on a clear night entire state could not be taken by the
l’v lies, hr shown by skeletons. The Anastasia Roblusou, the singer, ard and see the moon beaming brilliantly oyster A singular thing In connection
British neolithic race was markedly kept the marriage secret until a few down upon us we may think. "What with them Ls that all found Inside of
Ion? headed, and the bronze age nre days before his death in St. James' a wonderful sight the continents and the oyster are females. The male of
t
whl: h Imllt ’he round tumuli, was also palace, when he assembled his relatives oceans of the earth would present If the same variety has a hard shell."
and friends and publicly acknowledged we could view tbeat from the moon!"
long bended and tall
A Story For Papa.
the woman "to whom he owed the But. according to the conclusions of
best and happiest hours of his life,” a the director of the astrophysical ob­
There Is a moral In this little story W. E.- CatterUn.
M>a and V.’orcn
Either Vin-hin of London. preach tardy act of Justice that caused the servatory of the Smithsonian Institu­ of < hUd life.
tion. a man on the moon would catch
"Mamma." asked little three-year-old
Int on marris e. remarked that a wo lady to swoon away.
but fleeting glimpses of the outlines of Freddie, "are we going to heaven some
n. in s.-tlil to hlnr "When you hare
our continents. "The true radiating day?"
seen one mail you have seen them all
Hew Ledgers Got Their Name.
"Yes. dear; 1 hope so." was the reply
In ihelr mords and tenses They are
r* the authority of the best lexi­ surface of the earth as a planet."
"1 wish papa could go. too," contin
all alike" H im reply was: "It may be cographers ledger" la an adaptation says the scientist. “Is chiefly the wa­
so. tint woman Is like an Irregular of a once common word, “lfgger," sig­ ter vapor at an elevation of 4.000 ued the little fellow.
"Well, and don’t you think he will?"
French verb. a"d unless a man studies nifying any large book suited better meters (13.000 feeti or more above the
her In all her peculiar moods and for lying on a desk than for carrying sen level.” In consequence the man asked his mother.
"Oh. no." replied Freddie; “he could
tenses he will misconstrue and misIn about Sometimes this was applied to In the moon would see the features of
terpret her. much to bis diandra a a large account book, cartulary, or the the earth dimly outlined In the glare not leave his business!”
tage.”
like, frequently a great breviary for of light reflected from the atmosphere
—Youth's Companion.
use in church, as distinct from a "por
Not of That Nationality.
An Ov»rdre.„d Drama.
fas." or small one. carried by a "book
A gentleman was much annoyed by
It Is only In the last fifty years that bosom priest." "Coucher” fa another
having bW head pinched during the op
Camels »nd Campbells.
the true purpo e of the theater, the rid synonym for "llgger." tbe foregoer
An Irishman and a Scotchman were eration of hair cutting. The barber
decent Interpretation of the drama, of the now general "ledger."
discussing tbe horrors of living In a apologized and explained that there
has been utterly obscured
Today
prohibition state, when the Irishman was an unusual bump there.
remarked:
carpenters, matnmers and wigmakers
"Are you a phrenologist?” asked tbe
Old Theory Confirmed.
throw the humble plavwrlght Into the
"Sure, an' ye might get used to It patient
Tommy, whose nose was out of Joint
shade. National Review
had been permitted to see the new after awhile. Ye know they say a
"No. sir." answered tbe barber. 'Tn
from the
baby In Its bath.
camel can go eight days without R Swede."—London Globe.
Painful Memories
' Where'» bls other leg?” he asked, drinkin'.”
Nature.
Mr. Jerkins I wish he wouldn't sing •ylng the infant with strong disfavor.
"Hoot, mon!" retorted the other. “It'»
that song about "Falling Dew " Mr»
Nature Is Just toward men. It rec
"It'» doubled up under him," ex­ little ye know about the Campbells
Jerkins Why not? Mr Jorklns-It re­ plained the nurse
When ye »ay that There 1» nn one o' ompenses them for their sufferings; It
minds me (<s> mu, h of the bouse rent
"Ye«"' he snorted
"Jes‘ like de them could go eight hour» wl'out » renders them laborious, because to the
drap o' somethin'I”
—Baltimore American.
blamed »fork what brung 'lmf—Puck
greatest toils It attaches tbe greatest
Which ended tbe discussion.-New rewards.—Montesquieu.
York Times.
Saved Her Life.
Reprieve
Charge«,
Rl«g«-Hear about Mr». Tltewadd?
"What, divorced already? Why. my
Your lawyer made some pretty se­
dear fellow I supposed you were up Told her husband she would kill her­
Gotfthalmia.
against It tor life"
self If he didn't buy her a new hat.
Golfthalmla Is a poisonous and In vere charges against tbe other fellow
"No; I got time allowance for bad Jig«« What did Tltewadd do? Riggs •Idlous bacterium which, tn my dreams didn't be?”
Splendid Quality of
-Got estimates on funerals, found be under the powerful lens of my heated
“Y e-e-s. but you ought to see bow hs
b.<aviog,"-Tuck.
charged
ma!
”
could save »2 by buying the bat and Imagination. assumes the shape of
saved her life — Baltimore American.
something between a niblick, a golfer's
Careless.
A Busy Time.
'«•th and a caddie's smile—mv caddie's
Mrs Heupeck-You were talking In
On a windy day It la quite trying for
A strange, unsightly, grewsome. twist
your Sleep last night. Henry. Mr
Stage Paint.
Henpeck I be» your pardon, my dear,
Tainting the face on the ata«« la • •d. creeping, muttering thing-Throne s woman to attempt to bold up her
skirt, bold on her hat and bold her
for having Interrupted you-Stray barbarous custom coma down to ns and Country.
Star Brand Barl«y
Stories.
tongue all at once.—Philadelphia Rec­
from the age of oli lampe and candle*.
ord.
The difference between a man's hand I
With gas and electric light ,nd opera
CURTISS,
What la everybody's butines» la no glasses for tbe remote seats In tbe shake and the wag of a dog's tall Is I
WIUÜIAM
All's to be feared where all's to be
bedv'a business. Walton.
that the wag is always slncers.-Mar
house It Is not needed -London Mask.
gained. — Byron.
Ion (Ga.j Patriot
I
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Clothiers and Fumisi
The Store Th
Makes Good.
the Elf
IS OVER aj
has been i
by the peoj
President.
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Men's Clothing, Hats, Shot
Furnishing Goods,
And at the Right Prices
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Orders should be Sent to the
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Now is the time to invest in Tillamook
Values will double in a few years
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Real Estate Agents.
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