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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

At meeting of the American Girls
Minerva club. her paper on The Mi
crohes in MY Powder Rag" won the
prize because Of its literary merit and
the authors deep discernment of hui
man nature AS her powder rag always
looks like the rag used to wipe the dust
off the piano legs, her paper was vital
bly, interesting.
At a recent session Of her Timely
Topics club it was left to Daysev May
me to define a rebate When she ex-
planned in perfectly lucid manner that
| it was Wild animal on railroad trains
that eats people UP her fellow students
accepted her explanation without ques-
ton, and marveled at her Intellectual
ity
But Dsysey Mayme is not satisfied.
She wants to master the French Ian
guage. and this ambition is born out Of
her interest in her Best Beloved
French the Language Of Love.
Since meeting him, she has taken a
deeper interest in all love stories.
AT the most interesting passages in
the book" she explained to her friends,
the lover or his adored drops into
French. and I miss what is said It
seems to be the language of love. and.
therefore, I must acquire it.
When woman wishes to take UP a
study. she doesn't go off into a corner
with text book She beats a tomtom
and calls all the women she knows to-
gether
I'VE are wasting our time" she will
say. after spending three weeks in get
ting the desired number together. and
three hours in calling them to order
after they have assembled. we are
frivoling our days in fashion and folly
when We should devote them to inn
| proving our brains
This was the procedure followed by
Daysey Mayme She beat the tom tom
| by inviting ten girls to lunch. Some
where between the salad and the ice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
Is A GOOD lime ALL

Dear Miss Fairfax
am eighteen and a short time sgo
met q Young girl Of the same age
whom | love very much
! have taken this girl 10 several
places Of amusement. and have also
tolc her that ! love her THIS Young
lady IS afraid / am not able 10 keen
company Vet because ] have no trade.
am salesman making a pretty
fair SALARY and have a good future
% YOU think il ought so make any
difference whether ] have trade or
not as long as ! can give her a good
time? SAM G
The girl is to he commended because
Of her good sense. and deserves for a
lover man who thinks "a good time
isn't all there is to life.
II you are an expert salesman. and
make good in that line. you should in
time command very good income. 4
trade, While an effective weapon for
life's battles. is not essential.
But YOU are not making enough of
Your opportunity to be worth any girls
love il good time is the height Of
Your ambition You should save = W.
rle alva1s and thank kind Frovi
dence that he girl HON sou loye is so
ssnsihlv inclined
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN
BY sEArRIcE EAlREAX
YOU ARE TOO TRAGIC.
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.


Dear Miss Fairfax
I am seventeen and a senior In the
high school For the last two years |
have been very friendly with a fellow
OF the same school Who has confessed
his love for me Whenever ! see him
he tells me about other girls and the
enjoyment he fnds in their presence /
am not Jealous OF him but whenever
he tells me about these girls. ! feel as
though he were treating me as ? fool
Yet he declares every time l complain
that l am the only girl he loves.
blonde.
When he tells YOU this. YOU let him
see you don't like it, and that en-
courages him to continue.
Did YOU ever play the game Of tit
for tat2
Try it, Nothing makes a man 50
quickly lose interest in other girls as
the discovery that The Girl is finding
an interest in other boys Above an
don't be tragic You are So young that
in a verg short tne YOU elll 20 laugh
ing at what d stresses YOU nov con-
ouer the situation by laughing now
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

larger by going without corsets.
Naturally, if YOU have been soueez-
ing yourself. YOU viii fall in at the
waist line and all the loose flesh
and Hsbby muscles viii bulge there
But with systematic exercise You
can soon strengthen yourself so
that your chest will be held up by
the natural support Of the muscles
and the waist will appear smaller
and more flexible than before
Ten minutes exercise daily Won't
counteract years of tight lacing
You will have TO think about it rs
often as You can, holding yourself
correctly, and getting away from
long. tight corsets gradually by
getting shorter ones, then simply
girdles or waists as YOU get your
figure into real shape again
No one needs to be fat Give up
one meal day and cut meat out
Of your bill Of fare and YOU will
grow thin rapidly and healthily.
Try it and see
EXERCISE NO, 3.
| forgot to put down the last ex-
efcise. which is rather difficult. You
see that il consists Of bending far
back until the head touches the
floor
Begin slowly. bending only as far
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARstDE.

cream. she told them of her desire to
acquire knowledge. and with the cof-
fee preached the subject of meeting
once a week to study French.
After much discussion over the Sc
rious problem of doing the harris
Hair Going out or Coming ln?" and
What viii we Do With Our Hair If
II Is Going Out?"-it was decided to
meet again in week to decide aboBt
a French teacher.
Tom Tom Again Beats.
A week later, another girl beat the
tom-ton. and. when all had assembled
to acquire knowledge. the cards we're
brought out. and. between deals and
slams and disputes over tricks and
scores, it was decided that it would be
perfectly lovely to know how to speak
French
"And when we learn TO write it
said one girl, shufling the cards like a
professional" I intend to write a
French novel
Such notable ambition Such a
lofty aspiration. Who is there who
can gaze upon the modern American
girl without his heart swelling with
pride?
Different girls have been beating the
tom tom regularly once a week ever
since, and regularly these ambitious
young women respond. When they
meet they talk of what 1t means to
have worthy ambition. and decry the
foolish but fashionable waste of time
Of other women
And always they play bridge. or
make fudge. or exchange recipes for
chatting dish connections. or patterns
for stamping sofa cushions and al
ways they discuss hiring a teacher to
teach French, and always decide that
it will be so romantic. and such an in
cenhve to learning If the teacher is a
young man.
Since this agitation began Daysey
Mayme has won seven prizes at bridge.
four at high FIVE. learned three new
ways for making fudge acquired five
new methods for making her hair stay
cured. and has had seven converse :
tions with handsome Young clerk in
book store regarding the best French
text book
And regularly that being the way of
women these girls beat the tom tom
and call themselves together
For no woman ever goes quietly in 4
corner in her pursuit of knowledge
these days.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
Nr%TE

w nke7
Have YOU an exact pic
ture in your mind OF your physical
ideal OF vourself7
Don't you want to look thin one
day and rather plump the next. and
have dropping shoulders in your
evening gowns and square ones for
tailor suits?
Most women don't quite know
how they want to look they have
never had an exact ideal to follow.
THAT holds good of everything
else. too.
You have got to have an exact
picture or image in your mind to
hold to. and all your development
must be focused in that direction
in the direction of your ideal
My ideal is that OF perfect health
and usefulness
Physically. It IS nearly the ideal
OF the Greeks. modifed slightly by
the centuries OF civilization, which
demands brains as we'll as beauty
in a woman.
have always known how
wanted 20 look. and ! work stead
lily to retain the right physical
measurements which I gained by
systematic work
As to my face-well gentle read
er, Nature made that. and she alone
is responsible for It. All l do is to
see that no lines denoting III temp
er, peevishness. arrogance and
other unpleasant qualities creep
into H.
am mostly concerned with body
building and health giving exer-
cises. of which several are illus
trated today.
These particular exercises are
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

THEN Tom Minor died his wife.
w Beatrice. looked forward TO
ra1r, rather uueyeufflu semi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

timed Joke, or lack Of consideration. Or
small rudeness on his part. She does
not love him. but she wants him 10 be
her ideal And he isn't
Thus it came about that Beatrice
Minor being woman. determined 10
he satisfied with nothing less than the
best, and begaa TO look about for IT..
As she looked she found that there we're
many attractive men still unmarried.
many. stiil more attractive, who were
married, and some pidowers vho. hav-
ing vowed eternal fidelity to the mem
ory Of the dear departed had learned
at last that devotion to . blessed ghost
or a sweet and fading memory was not
as soul satisfying as was companions
ship with bright and living feminine
personality.
Her First suitor
To the widower class belonged Robert
Marcy. He had been desperately crush
ed and much beresved when his wife
died Now his friends were secretly
asking about him the old conundrum-
why Is 2 widower like \ baby7" and
chuckling over Its veracious answer
Because he cries all the hrst six
months begins to take notice during
the second six months. and It is hard to
pull him through the second summer"
When Marcy met Mrs Minor. It var
the beginning of the second summer
after his wifes death A friend at
whose house the widow and widower
CHANGED TO be calling introduced the
pair TO each other, speaking Of Beatrice
as "one OF my sweetest friends" and Of
Marcy as "one OF my very good ac-
quaintances Of whom I have seen too
little of late"
This last sentence was uttered with
regretful sigh. to which the widower
responded with one that was supposed
TO be a delicate tribute to the oompan-
ion Of his happier days Then, gazing
into the eyes of the woman to whom he
had Just been presented, he found their
owner pleasant TO look at While Bea-
trice, noting his bright smile. told her
self that here was a good looking man
whom It might he pleasant to know bet
ter
(The second article Of this highly in
teresting series will appear lster.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

TT is Daysey Mayme Appleton's proud
boast that she is such an accom-
plished scholar she can spell every
word in the English language at least
three ways
She can sing in Italian. Her German
sounds so much like scolding it proves
she knows the language well. And no
other girl in her literary club has such
a quantity of ink stains on her fingers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
THE RIGHT ROAD TO HEALTH
TIE Dk FIGURE IND How TO AILML By NNEIzE kELLERMNN

Exercise No. For strength
ening all the muscles and reduc-
ing the hips. This exercise must
be pursued with considerable Wig
or to gain the desired effect.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

for strengthening the muscles Of
the abdomen and waist They are
especially good 10 quicken the
sluggish organs of the body, liver
and intestines. which in the aver
age woman are seldom strong and
active.
EXERCISE NO, I.
The first exercise shown in the
picture is for strengthening these
muscles and organs, as well as for
exercising the thighs The subject
is shown kneeling, with arms ex-
tended head stretched back First
60 through the following srm eN-
ercises, doing them with all the
vigor YOU can put into them
Swing the arms back until the
hands meet behind YOU; now swing
them forward again quickly Leave
them extended a the sides and
bend the body forward, keeping the
feet firmly on the ground Recover
YOUR position again, place the hands
on the hips and bend the body first
TO one side, then to the other BEND
down lust as far as YOU can until
you feel the strain in the muscles
OF the thighs
EXERCISE NO. 2.
In the same Sneehng position
place the hands on the hips and be
gin to twist the body Use a great
deal OF force IN doing the exercise
and try and make the muscles Of
the waist respond Usually these
muscles are quite f1abby because
women insist on wearing corsets
which hold them up and take away
the natural vigor and strength Of
the organs and muscles
MANY people have the mistaken
idea that YOU make YOUR waist
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08

as YOU can comfortably Increase
the distance every day until you
finally arrive at doing It entirely.
When recovering that is. bringing
the body hack to straight posi-
ton above the knees-be very
careful not to strain yourself and
Pgo easy" as the children say.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
Hunting a Husband

suitor Since Her Husband
Tors0 Demise, and Is Attracted to Him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-08
An Exaetina Creature.

A woman. unless she Is in love, is an
exacting creature, and she has often de-
cided against some man for as slight a
reason as an unfortunate trick Of man
ner. lack of some small courtesy, or
some tactless speech. A man can
scarcely understand this and II Is this
trait in women that makes him find her
incomprehensible.
When she loves a man she shuts her
ewes TO his imperfections and will mar
nv a boor if he has been clever enough
or has possessed enough personal mag
netism to keep her ignorant Of his true
nature until she has fallen IN love with
him But, lacking love, she Is a keen
and sometimes an unmerciful critic "
him whom she considers as a possible
usband-especially if she has had one
bitter matrimonial experience.
The truth. summed UP in a nutshell,
is that she wishes perfection in the man
,lpon whom she bestows her hand and.
presumably, her heart, and. as no man
is perfect. she is often disappointed.
No. woman is not complex. as men be-
Iieve her to be. Woman is SO simple
that she seems complex. She wants
perfection. shat is all and will accept
nothing less when she once demands y.
So man can not understand that she Is
repeued and disillusioned by some ILL
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10
MONMOUTH

Mrs. W. Nj. O'Kelley, of LaCreole,
was the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Robertson Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Robertson
Of Salem, were visiting relatives in
town Saturday
Mrs. George Shearer of Portland,
was the guest of her daughter, one of
the critic teachers in the training
school, over Sunday.
j. Hannem, of Airlie r. +. D., was
in town Saturday on business.
J. Goodman and George Sullivan
started for Eastern oregon Saturday
Via Grants Pass. They are in quest
OF "a ranch.
George Ebbert went to Eugene last
week to visit his old home and old
time friends
Spring has come and everybody is
busy making garden and everything
is growing nicely.
The Normal. the High and the dis
trict schools held their May Day ex-
orcises Tuesday, and they were good.
There was a good turnout The pro-
gram showed that the managers had
done some good training. The farmer
boys and milk maids did well. also
the Indian scalp dance" put one in
mind of the time the Indians induIg-
ed i'm the real scalp dance: in fact.
every one on the program did well.
President Ackerman gave the Juniors
cup i'm honor of being the best
Grillcd team on the program. Every
one was dressed for the occasion and
the May Day of 1912 will long he
remembered 10y all and we will look
forward TO next May when We expect
go have another good time. Ions
',c tho Nor-.al and tho prcs dent or
the same.
Charley Newman is building a cot
tase for lady here. There is CON
siderable talk Of building here this
summer.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10
McNARY

r. ]. and Orlie Brown made p'S-
mess trip to Salem Monday
Mr., LoweIl's brother and ianlu''
of Independence, visited him suiua'
The families of Sol Brown anu
John Robbins visited at the nome ."
A. j. Brown Sunday.
+. b. Gwin went to Salem MoiiU'.
f. NJ. Young and wife went "
Portland Monday.
John Robbins is hauling
from near Independence.
Orlie Brown made a business uT
to Independence Thursday.
Sol Brown and Harry Heth WIN
to independence Wednesday
Mrs. Lewis Robbins. Of Eola. ~. ~
tied at the home Of John ho''-
Saturday.
A. o. Brown and wife went 10 =
lem Saturday. .
A. J. Brown made a business
to Salem saturday
A. o. Brown made business '
to Salsm Thursday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10
cola

Mr.. Magee has been, painting his
house.
Mrs. Carleson is very i'll.
T. Holman sold his driving horse
to S. Crook, of Salt Creek.
Clifford and Byron Brunk made a
business trip to Portland Friday and
returned Sunday. Clifford went to
take the civil service examination for
railway mail clerk which was held
there Saturday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Holman. daughter on May 5.
Mrs. T. W. Brunk and family spent
the week end on the farm.
VIII Gherke is having a well drilled
on his place.
Roy Ferguson is plowing the Max
well cherry orchard.
Hopyard work will be again resum-
ed in Mr. Yoakum's hopyard Mon
day.
Frank Clements team wandered
from this neighborhood Wednesday
night and were found Saturday seven
miles east OF Salem.
Mr.. Begun's two children are stay
ing with their grandparents at Nc
Minnville where they are attending
school.
Win Antrican is grubbing on the
place he recently bought from AIr.
Patterson.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10

Good Samaritan hospital, Portland
has located in Falls City for the prac-
| tice of medicine. He has rented Of
flee rooms in the Toller building over
the postoliicc
W. E, Gilbert made trip to Dal-
las Friday
Ruth Black. of Dallas, was Il caller
Thursday.
Mr., and Mrs W. r. Gricr and son
We're passengers to Portland Thurs
day.
G. .. Johnson made business trip
to Independence Friday
Ted Cochran is OFF duty on account
of an injury to one of his eyes.
4 basket social was given at the
Christian church Friday evening. 1t
was well attended.
Marion Corbn built an electric sign
for the Tavern.
Grandma Courier returned to New
berg Monday accompanied 10y Mrs.
Sargent
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Junkin of the
Siletz. came TO Falls City Monday.
The pupils of Miss Mary Hammond
gave a recital at the home of AIr.
and Mrs. Jack Wagner last week
n. 4. Arnold. of Bismark. North
Dakota. is in Fails City visiting his
cousin, W. q. AcEowu.
George Davis is here from Centra-
lia. Wash, visiting his brother w.
IT,. Davis.
Ross Flower who had his collar
bone broken last week is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Hatch OF Lafayette. visited her
mother, Airs. W. A. Cobb on wednes-
DAY.
The following teachers took i'm the
Institute al Monmouth Saturday.
Messrs- Duuton and Barnhart Misses
Huseby Waters. Nunn. Lynch. Gra-
ham, Wheelock. and White.
\ very pleasant dance was held al
the farm home of AR and Airs. Joe
Case saturday evening. May 4. Those
present were Mr.. and Airs. Jim Teal.
NIr. and Mrs. Ciaud stanton. Mr.. and
AIRS Harry Krebbs. AR. and Mrs
Netter. Misses Pearl Teal. Leila and
Marie Reese. Alta Hoisington. Edna
smith. Ethel Lee. Meta Martin. Dor
othy Boic. Ivie Matson. Osa and Oma
Brown. Messrs Eugene and Willie
Burns. Charlie Trueax. Willie Ford.
George McCormick. Davie Merritt. A.
Dee Chamberlain. WIN Mer-
ritt Ed Morris. Johnnie Teal. Oscar
smith. Oscar Groves. Glen Ferguson. /
Dick Case. Harry and Alton Yetter. .
otho Bell n. Guthrie. Bud Harris. T.
Merrill Potter. ". Bancroft and Ran .
iolph Butler. A very pleasant tine
ras en3oyed by an present A nice
unch vas served AZ midnight
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10
AIRLIE

Loren Cooper made business trir
TO Dallas Saturday.
Mr- and Mrs. Guy Metcalfe made
Dallas a business visit "wednesday.
Two new houses have been built in
town already this spring. and the
lumber is on the ground for another.
Airlie is certainly on the boom.
our school viii close May l..
The w. c. T. L. will hold its next
meeting on Wednesday. MAY Is. with
Mrs. ollie Aicorn. There win h. a
special program OF interest 10 moth
ers. A general invitation is extended.
Pete Pittman. Of Albany. was call
.ng on his relatives here Saturday.
J. l. Condron. from the Pedee saw
milL made a business can in Afriie
saturday.
good many from this vicinity az
tended a meeting OF the boundary
school board in Dallas last THURSDAY
Fred Crowley. OF Independence. is
here visiting his uncle. II. G. CrowIer
o. e. McGee. Of Pedee. was a. husi-
ness visitor in town rsaturdav.
Airlie has been weu suuplied -rftb
sewing and washing machine agents
this week
Ernest Staats made a business rrfn
10 Monmouth Saturday.
There Is much interest being tatar
in cur sunday school nov. and the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10

Sunshine" flour, to be shipped to
Oakland, Cal. This with their large
local trade means a steady daylight
run until August /.
Miss Chrystal Forester, of Sheri-
dan, visited Saturday and Sunday at
the home of Mrs. VIM. Kurtz.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. c. Taylor, of Nc
Coy, We're visitors here Tuesday.
Lee Saddler of Eugene, will give
an elocution recital in the Christian
church Friday night, May 10. Ev-
erybody is invited.
Mr.. Koser, of RickreaII, who re-
Gently purchased a small piece of
land from II. G. Keyt, has begun his
new residence.
The young ladies circle meeting
was held at the home of John Ding
nan Thursday evening.
The ladies auxiliary met at the
home Of d. L. Keyt Friday. A very
interesting lesson was enjoyed The
subject for discussion was. the
schools of Argentina"
County Superintendent II. c. Sey-
mour visited the school here Tuesday.
Commencement exercises for the
Perrydale school will be held in the
Christian church on Saturday night.
May is. Following the program. ice
cream will bc served at the school
house.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-05-10
FALLS CITY

Dora Hail. of Monmouth, was Wis
tng friends here during the week
Mrs. Cal Kramer returned from
Tillamook city Wednesday where she
has been spending the winter
ID. Wurtzenbarger made business
trip to Portland Saturday.
Leslie Tooze of Salem, was a Wis
itor Friday and Saturday
Anan Myers was passenger to
Salem Thursday.
Sheriff Grant made business trip
to Falls city Friday
4. T.. Sayers spent the week i'm
Portland attending the +. NJ camp
ing meeting
Mr and Mrs. w r. Nichols spent
Sunday In Salem.
Helen Hopkins Is very IN.
Miss Ethel Tooze. OF Eugene. has
been "a visitor the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Brown. Of Port
land were in town Thursday.
chris Nashaw and Warren Ward
have finished the new Vashaw road
and wood hauling over IL viii begin
iu a few days
4. y. Robinson. of shields. is "a
visitor for few days.
Mrs o. singleton visited her moth
,r, Mrs o. e.. Dewitt. AT Monmouth
sunday
Word reached here Wednesday that
Warren Graham who has "a homestead
in Lake county. has been appointed
postmaster of town named Cornell
d. Its limits Join his homestead
Mr. and Mrs. A. G.. Stewart return
ed from McMinnvnlc Monday.
Mr. Titus and Anan Myers went to
the SHetz basin Monday 20 move the
s. y camps out.
WNrick Bancroft came Co Falls City
Monday from Newport
Josh Talbot is clerkinr in the Falls
city Mercantile store.
Lambert shepard was taken Sc
vcrely 300 at Am I Monday evening
with acute Kidney trouble and was
removed 10 the Dallas hospital
G.. T. Barnhart made a business
trip % Dallas Friday.
Cleve Powell was a Dallas visitor
saturday
Florence Erickson. 90 Black Rock.
visited at the home OF Mrs W II.
lIinshaw WEDNESDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs ,. ITinshaw are vis-
sting ln the Sletz.
AR. Nansant and his father %
Portland. came up wednesday. % so
out 90 their orchard tracts
Father Moisant is holding services +
at Mar MaEiaiene church this week. /
Perm Myers Vas a salem visitor l
Dr. Albert Mont recently o. the