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On Inland Highway VERNONIA EAGLE - F SEE THE VERNONIA TRADING CO I FOR (s£). 1^24, Wwtiro Newspaper Union.) 1124, Western Newspaper Union.) EN SAWYER always came down the back stairs the same way. New Year's morning was no ex- ceptlon. There was a rush, a clatter and a general tumbling noise—and Ben emerged into the kitchen. His mother was just putting the last things on the table for breakfast. "Happy New Year, mother!” called Ben. disappearing Into the dining room. His mother, strange to say, did not reply. Polly Sawyer, the youngest of the family, and Harry were standing around the dining room waiting for breakfast to be served. "Mother’s sort of queer this morn ing,” whispered Polly to Ben. "She looks just the same, but there's a kind of difference about her. She hasn’t said 'Happy New Year' to one of us.” Ben frowned and looked at his boots. "Oh, well. I guess she's a little tired after the party last night Shouldn’t l lame her.” Ben really began to feel uncomfort able and he attempted a timid ques tion. "Mother, don’t you feel well this morning?" he asked. Mrs. Sawyer looked up, surprised, "Why, yes. Ben. What made you ask?" “You seem so— so sort of, well” -he floundered— sort of quiet.” "Quiet?" asked Mrs. Sawyer. Harry and Pol !y looked at each other uneasily i What was the i matter with break I fast, anyhow? I "Yes,” said Ben. I “and you haven't I wished one of us a Happy New Year." m e, “D ear, smiled Mrs. Sawyer, "I’m sorry. . I for I now. got all about it Well, I’ll do It Happy New Year, Ben and Harry and Polly?' - But this was not at all what they wanted. She did not say it that way when she meant it. She shouted It up the stairs the first thing In the morn Ing, to get ahead of everybody else. The children felt strange and out of tune. Mother was always so jolly. It took all the fun out of things to have her this way. "We had a fine party last night, didn't we?" asked Polly. “Every one •aid they never had a better time.” Ben looked hard at his mother. H< was the oldest and, though careless and noisy, loved her very much. "It was because mother worked so hard to give It to us," he smiled. "Those little cakes were just the ticket, and the Ice cream—oh, boy!" The other children nodded. “Sure thing,” mumbled HarrA looking as solemn us an owl. Mrs Sawyer glanced from one to another. "Children," she said, "Tve gut something to say to you New Year s morning. I think this Is the beet time, for It Is the very beglnnlr of the New Year.” "Yes, mother," they all agreed. “It Is the custom to say that wo make new reso lutions, but I wish we could make new faces.” “New faces!” exclaimed the children together. "Yes—just that. But new faces are not made from the outside; the molding has to come from with in. Faces are mads by thoughts, and thoughts are our only tools. I worked for two days to make It a happy one for you and your friends. I grew very tired, but I did not mind that. If It gave you pleasure'. You say you had a good time, but this morning is the first I have beard about it." “Oh, mother!" they walled, con science-stricken. "You take too much for granted, children. And If you don't begin to think a little about other people and what they are doing and feeling, you trill grow up having very disagreeable faces I want you all to try to have •new faces' this year. Make your eyes see nice things about others; make your mouths say kind words when •ver you can. Next New Year’s morn ing I'd like to shout a ‘Happy New Tear,’ and mean it I want to use happy faces not because you have a good time, but because yon have helped to ‘shine up’ the world for others. ■’ "Yes, mother,” replied all the chil dren. and then they got up with one accord and ran around the table and Dupont Explosiv es and Blasting Accessnries A T WAS New Year's Day and the snow began to fall In blustery fashion about the street corners of Milltown. At the Simmons Corner Lime, Brick, Plaster, Cement Grocery the morning business wus rather dull and It was now ten o'clock, when Isaac, or "Ike" as he was famili arly called, sat in his dingy, dusty of fice, shut off by himself, looking over his past year's accounts. The young At the Warehouse South of clerk, “Bill" Wilkins, was a little more the Depot idle than usual and he sat quietly on a cracker box. Interested In the story VERNONIA TRADING CO of “Huck Finn,” having a broad grin Wholesale and Retail tí upon his round, mischievous face. “Ike" Simmons, it was true, had a sour disposition, even to a sense of meanness, and sometimes if his friends greeted him kindly, to be obstinate SUMMONS and hateful he would think of some act of meanness to counteract good la the Circuit Court of the State of ness and generosity. If it were not Oregon for Columbia County. for bargains “Ike's" trade would go on Bank of Vernonia, a corporation. FEED, GRAIN AND HAY Plaintiff, vs. J. J. Edwards and Mary Edwards, his wife, Defendants. tlie decline, but he possessed a keen Insight for business and often marked his goods some pennies below the selling price of his competitors. So, on New Year’s morning, “Ike" Sim mons was in no pleasant mood, and who would dare to wish him a "Happy- New Year," and especially in a snow storm and business dull? All was quiet within the little grocery office and a great stack of papers was eagerly examined, when “Ike,’ with his specs laid up high on his brow, leaned over quietly onto his desk in a thinking way. In a few min utes lie saw the trapdoor open and un arm with a revolver appeared. Then a face, with a handkerchief covering It, showed to the horror-stricken “Ike" Simmons. A real burglar sprang out! He took a heavy rope und bound “Ike” to the stool. “Now, old Sourhead,” the burglar sqid, “I’m not here only f<>* Fs"r inuneg, but to flog you—you. who cares not for the pleasant things of life. You are ugly to your friends. Now I am going to beat you.” And he thrashed “Ike" with a heavy rope, and the pain was awful. He knocked "Ike" from his stool. There wns a «lull thud. The clerk ran into the office and found "Ike" Simmons struggling on the floor, sur rounded by his Itooks and papers. About the same time Lemuel Haskins came into the store and exclaimed: “A Happy New Year, Ike I” “Ike" scrambled up and looked amazedly about him. “Happy New Year, Lem. and many more." Both persons stood aghast! "Ike" Simmons was a trans formed being. He had I a med, in a brief dream, the lesson of the cost of being unkindly, when the real cost of being kind wa* noth'::. an 1 lx kept the New Yea' appy, ... I other New Years fol! wing, with :i increased business t< less bls efforts. KI PL IN« W esstcr ' s N ew I nternational D ictionary ’ oupo mo Ij A ithority” in all S I offers service, it.-.: mediate, constant, lasting, trust worthy. Answer-J all kinds of ques tions. A century of developing, enlarging, and pc. facting under •*- acting care end high jtrt sctcJarahip injures accuracy, completeness, compactness, authority. WrM= far* s iawh p*a< of the Mnv Wordk, O.4C MERRIAM CO. •peieuficld, MS. U.S. A. £«*. IggJ ---- - ------------ —in PICK FROM »- s K » % , OUR COMPLETE STOCK OF QUALITY HEADWEAR. ALL STYLES, SHAPES THE AND NEW ( i COLORS .4 FROM WHICH TO SELECT. PETERSEN’S POPULAR PRICES A. W. PETERSEN I HARE, McAlear & Peters Attorneys for Plaintiff Resident Attorneys, State of Oregon Poat Office Address, Shute Savings Bank Bldg. Hillsboro, Oregon. by the assessment for the payment of suit! improvement, may file his objections to the acceptance of said work, and such objections will then be considered by the Council. Dated this 2flth day of December, NOTICE OF COMPLETION 1924. Notice is hereby given that the Ben S. Owens, Recorder. City Engineer has filed with the Re corder a Certificate of Completion maMrnritf nemr nrif of the work in Improvement District Number One in the City of Vernonia, Oregon. Notice is hereby further given that the acceptance of said improvement Piano Tuning, Repairing, Rebuilding will be considered by the Council on All work guaranteed to give sails« the 5th day of January, 1925, at the faction or your money back. meeting of the Council to be held at H. R. Brown, 8 o’clock p. m. on said dnte, and that Piano Tuner an« ‘¡me prior to asid date fixed VornoAia, Oregon ' for the hearing of the snme, any own-' P. O. Bos 11« er of any interest in, or the agent of I any property owner to be affected NOTICE “from the Northwest’s finest bakery” the bread supreme . WHAT was the Declaration of London? WHY does the date for Easter vary? WHEN was th*s great pyramid of Cheep« built ? HOW can you distinguish a malarial mosquito ? WHERE is Canberra ? Zoebrugge? WHO was the Millboy of the Slashes? Are these ' six men” serving you too? Give them an opportunity by placing TAKE YOUR Illi 0 N-«:..» M ■ --------- I ■ The O.-A. c ipany is constructing a dozen r -w Immes to be occupied by fam'lies of mill workers. The “Mill v” addition to Vernoina is one of the prettiest arranged and neatest appearing resident districts to be claimed by any town of the northwest. And building never stops. (They tau/fhf me All I Knewjt Their nrmri ere WHAT and WHY and WHEN. and HOW and WHERE and WHO" ■'M The Time to Buy a Hat To J. J. Edwards and Mary Edwards, his wife, the above named DEFEND r. ANTS: j IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby re-! quired to appear in the above entitl ed court, and answer the complaint' •ng to claim, asserting or attempt- filed against you in the above entitl- ’ ing to assert any right, title or inter ed cause, on or before the 31st day est in or to said property, adverse to of January, 1925, said date being the interest and ownership of the after the expivation of six weeks Plaintiff therein and thereto; that from the date of the first publication the title of the Plaintiff in and to of this summons; and in the event against all of your claims and de- you fail so to do, the Plaintiff will' mands. apply to the court for the relief THIS SUMMONS is served upon prayed for in its complaint, to-wit: you by order of the Honorable J. A. that the Plaintiff be decreed and de Eaking, Judge of the above entitled clared to be the owner in fee simple, court, made, rendered and dated on I and in the actual possession of the I the 12th day of December, 1924, following described parcel if real which said order directs that said property situated in Columbia Coun summons be published in the Vernon ia Eagle for six constcutive and suc ty, Oregon, to-wit: All of Lot numbered One, in Block cessive weeks, the date of the 1st Six, in the town (now City) of Ver publication thereof being Dec. 19, 1924, and the date of the last pub nonia, in said County and State; And that you and each of you and lication thereof being January 30th all persons claiming by, through « 1906, aad that you appear and ans »Wider you, be forever barred and wer said complaint on or before precluded from claiming or attempt- January 31st, 1925. A DOZEN f;EW HOMES / keep wx hone at, aermg men; i Your Winter Clothing Needs IT IS NOT NATURAL for superior work to be done with 1 inferior tools. You have a right to expect superior bread from a superior bakery. Indeed, there is just one natural reason for the existence of a superior bakery anywhere—and that is a dominating determination to make supei ior bread. Visitors are always welcome at the U. S. Bakery. East I I th to 12th and East Everett to flanders streets. We are glad to have people see our plant and see how Bulter-Nut bread is made-—and it is really interest ing to go through this bakery equipped to make ”75,000 quality loaves a day.”