Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], August 20, 1905, Page 8, Image 18

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EARN OWN WAY TO
PORTLAND FAIR
NINE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S BIG TASK
ODD JOBS SECURE THE FUNDS
Publish Their Own Cook Book and
Sell It— Wash Dlshei and
Clean the School
House
Special to The Herald.
PORTLAND, Augr. 19.— 1n Lookout,
Skaglt county, Wash., live four boys
and five girls who have quite the right
eplrlt, and a teacher who Is decidedly
the right sort. This combination re
sulted the other day In the visit of the
nine and their teacher to the Lewis
and Clark exposition, and ; the story
of how. they came to see the fair is in
teresting.
It Is a story of a seven months' strug
gle on the part of the plucky little band
to get together sufficient mony to pay
the expenses of the trip to the western
•world's fair and the story reads like
a romance.
,"I went to Belllngham last January
and while there I heard everybody talk-
Ing about the Lewis and Clark fair,"
explained Miss Clara Vlnup, the teach
er and captain of the plucky nine, "and
I- thought how nice it would be if the
children could go, and when I told
them what I had heard about the fair
they wanted to go and so we Just de
cided to go,' didn't we, children?"
-The nine grinned and said "Tes'm,"
respectfully, but contributed no details.
Later in the day Arthur Strofleld, aged
14, who has the distinction of being
president of his class, was corralled
on the upper balcony of the Washlng
tpn state building and he told more.
Arthur was the best student In the
eighth grade at Lookout.
.'"How did you earn this money? Tell
me about it."
I The president of the Lookout eighth
grade squirmed uneasily and seemed
loth to speak. Finally he said, lacon
ically. "Lots of ways."
"You gave a play, didn't you?"
I "Uh-huh."
• "Was it a good play?"
'» "Uh-huh;. pretty good. It was called
'Down by the Sea.'
. * "How many times did you give it?"
• "Five times. That is, five times for
money, and then once more .for"noth
ing, because first time we didn't get
It good."
' The play, according to the president
of the eighth rade and Miss Vinup,
netted fifteen to twenty dollars each
time it was presented. The whole nine
took part in it. Miss Vinup was rather
proud of the play, but Arthur did not
enthuse. Boys of - fourteen generally
Those Who Buy Now Choose Only From Bargains
What This Sale Means to Us What This Sale Means Jo You
It means that we must yet secure a large amount of space, Jf^l^P""* \*\ / \'\^ < '"T"y^™^^^EßsE^^^ ( i^lrT^/Totar->*^'7 I* means that you can select now from the most magnificent
within the next ten days, to accommodate the many carloads *JBs^Mr jL 1^ __/ \i^ — "—!-J/^\" — !-J/^\ N \ stock of furniture on the Pacific Coast, either a single piece or
of new goods bought for our fall trade, which are due to J&r \MF jffi®*3^]r f~& Jsjfcffl \ ' JF-fsfi^ _i<^3J*\j^^?rß an entire equipment for the most extensive home at a genu-
arrive before September Ist It means that we must move ra^x-^Pxiw^ SO\ —i^S^SiJ^^Jl^Jw^a^^^^W^^^M^^^J^^ * ne reduction of one-half to one-fifth. It means to you the
a large portion of our present stock within that time. It Sp**^ wr^pr/ffia*^ 7^s^T&LwP / Wffl£& fl^^EfflM^ll™^^ greatest opportunity ever presented by any firm in this line
means a sacrifice of profits until we attain that object. It >^ffl^^^\^^^B)4itTinJr**""^* N^-^ J^ ' \ —^V^ , *jy^ Wf^mr^^jg^ j in the West> j t means to you a saving now that you can-
means quick and decisive action on our part t^^ „ il^*^i 1^*^ not duplicate when this sale is over.
Every Piece of Furniture in Our Mammoth Stock Offered at a Cut of 20% to 50%, but You Must Not Delay, the End of Sale Draws Near
|^| Prices Sharply Green Tag Bargains " ■f^7m9\ ' :: '^<o^^^^ Extra Special Values Many Styles %*^tjg^M
iflifi V ° n - T- Marvelous Values Not to be Duplicated \ ''Jrjo £ '■ ' V i^E/^^^^»tt Tahe Ad vantage of These Unusual In- jj* KOCHerS jß^Hf
II H Line After the Green Tag Sale is Over fl f/P m \ \ ®^llliilllii& ducements before They're Withdrawn iLVery Une a j^^^^j/
p§iSSf zn&?~ * 3 - o ° c ° m " s *« ■•** $130 - 00 Settee and Arm chair z™: .rs^TiS
K^^wSj^^m bracing every style. A strong, substantial cobbler seat rocker, in . I^^^B^SL-Jl^^^''''- "^"T'" < 'JSI '' ' Massive Spanish leather upholstered settee and th rocker flft . s^^# s Z>'&Mfl ■
Jgllgfgf in every wood. Wo £££;«£* thT t^
f^SSSfI CaD f Batlßfy w ?3O y o. Pr SduceS ISrrteGreon $9 00 \M^^^^^^^^^^^^^l bargain in high-class furnitureSO/. 50 especlally at the 1
SI i Preference. We can Tag Sa]e to on]y t|7£> al/\/a l/\/ E^^^^^^^^^^ W%££^&2£&&^^ that is seldom duplicated, at. . f vr •• *^ vr prices we have es- Wp*|pl|3sl irlf ■
If o"tawe any Pattt ' ra $22.50 Upholstered Settee S^^^^^B ' $30.00 Quartered OaK Dresser [T^. *^ W
Mi^inn IHninP Chair An artistic piece, in mahogany, finely finished \0^ &^^^^ £ii m, i 1 ; SS *^*™»« Sb ' Pnlislied, quarter-sawed oak dresser, with | aro'o TTtifinl«tpr<»fl Rnrkftr
lllVklUll UIHHIg Vllttil and upholstered in pretty green tapestry. Good IT ' HfftP*©^!/ • ' • French bevel plate mirror; one that was orig- 1-ttrge UpnOlSiereO KOClier
Tho chair which we have selected for de- value at the former price of rf»«<-» *\r± • " , III" j .•■ . , U; . inally priced and good value at $30. Having Although It would be difficult to please every-
scriptlon he^ is like cut, and one of the ?2 2.50, and an exceptional bar- H|| *J I Jil . ■ , : ■■ 7.. : . broken the full set we /wl»<f»rt/\ fkf\ taste, where we have only epace to deecrlbe'-
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■.■**.**!** Chair I Fine Mahogany Bed Room Set tor $25 .00 Upholstered Couch ■ ; raX^SSKS
(&Stesf£z&sp&Bfo. n $17 flO Mnrric Chnir Dining tables at a decided "fgßlffl^siiyiLlHSX'J^SßSflESßftb^"" ' « . • '^*SfBJV
TsjT^wPlC ' saving. ... ■ '■_ :^^SOueT^^^EME%lrto^ $7.50 nisslon nat Kacit Artistic f\ /fe^W-h
wm Wmm Sawed $13 - 00 Enameled I ™ Crlb iii^,rs: : §a %W I $22.50 upholstered, RocKer and f r |af'
H» W&sl/\f(&*\\ ** . A Bub Btantial and well finished crib, with slid- table, heavy design, very , >vS V La) . g() oak rocker> upholstered in leather, with « \^M '
iSllLwl^ 1/ llnK lng fiWfia and Bood w °ven wire mattress; 2 strong; slx-fooi size; samn '! I \V tuftwi back and spring seat; solid comfort and PlfirK |w HB ' '
Ij vail. feet wide, 4 reel 6 inches long. — -^ as illustration, lteducod \nlV HIM) Biihstantiality in every inch /),«*. V»1UL11 J» ,Jffl» Mm > .
H«i^T A * Reduced from 113 and a upecial JkX »J|| from $20 to ? 15. .■•'•■ |g ',i .T' .' of it. Reduced from »22.50 rh|/ I ill : TO <WR* itBM •'
DUtlGt bargain at t|»V/««^\7 tv «p* •• W This is a handsomo iTO fffiffi »&lS
piece of furniture, in W fcspj|^^; '
KSS S^ptaH^^Suy*!!!!- ■■..♦!?- 00 Enameled. Iron Bed r|4 413-5.7 s?;ma^i I^?" I^?^ $47.50 Upholstered Davenport t S^u^ ■l^ K*^»-
ranged for linens and other table commod- We have decided to offer a few more of our fUHk ~NL "4tj{? ~W^L *\?" B^^*%^ "fl^H"tf7T llaB ottk f rume - an(l ts upholstered in rich removed from the
itiea; a first-class piece of furniture in every $18.00 beds, attractively finished in several CfT f| £A H% BH Si H^k. 13 It II ¥ *^M* Verona velour, in green and black combina- commonplace; has commodious cabinet, and
respect; same as illustra- a^/- r\*\ different color combinations, as rf,^ mm m, \\ li^J^4lw *V lL£ -ft'^V HM ♦ V Vv^r tion. A tine piece, regularly fre\f\ £\g\ '^cc with art glass front; Qm r» g\(\
tlon. Reduced from $35.00 JWyfl llf 1 a special Green Tag feature, at, SAM /*% fLd/ "^^ S^ S{JL priced at $47.50. Heduced for^kXll 111 l same as illustration. He-
to ....'....; «p<fc»V«W. each ........ ....;... .;.;..«P<» •** M^ 420-2-4 69iSPR N6^^ STR.EET.I the Green Tag Sale to ... ... t r CFy#VV ducad from $90.00. to. y"*«^«VV-.
PART • II
NINE WASHINGTON SCHOOL CHILDREN EARN THEIR OWN WAY TO PORTLAND EXPOSITION
MISS CLARA VINUP, AT THE LEFT AND HER PUPILS
do not go in very strong for dramat
ics. Arthur calls the play a show.
The Lookout nine have a yell, wihch
appears on the front of a cook book
published by them, and runs thus:
Who are we?
Sakea alive,
. Lookout! Lookout!
Nineteen-flve.
The cook book was Miss Vinup's
tdea and it was a profitable one. It is
dedicated to "Our Most Highly Es
teemed and Beloved County Superin
tendent, J. Guy . Lowman." Some
verses entitled "Going to Portland?"
explain the reason for its publication.
The first runs as follows:
Going to Portland? Well, I guess so!
Going to see the big, grand fair-
Raising; the money now to go on,
And we'll spend it while we're there,
Picking up Junk, and washing dishes.
Carrying mall, the pennies to earn,
Selling cook books and playing dramas;
But we're going to Portland to see and
learn.
The cook book sold for twenty-flve
cents a copy. The cost of publication
was paid by advertisements solicited by
the boys and girls from the merchants
of Belllngham, twelve miles from
Lookout, so that every sale meant 25
cents added to the fund. The recipes
contained in the book were furnished
by the boys and girls and their par
ents, and friends. Grover Walker, the
treasurer" of the class, contributed a
recipe for meat croquettes, and Edith
McLeod. added a rule for making
chicken salad, and another for lemon
custard pie, while a 'recipe entitled
"Dumplings, (will not fall,)" bears the
signature of Cressa Abbey, another
member of the class. The housewives
in and about Lookout are eloquent in
LOS ANGELfeS HERALD.' SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST ao, 190$.
their praiges of the cook book, because,
they say, everything In it Is practicable.
You will not find Lookout on most
maps, for the place is a mere handful
of houses grouped about a shingle mill,
and there is no railroad for twelve
miles In any direction. Most of the
people who live in Lookout work In
the shingle mill, and to the children of
Miss Vinup's eighth grade a dollar
looks as big as a cart wheel. When
the project of going to Portland on
money, earned by themselves was first
conceived, the scarcity of ready money
about Lookout made the outlook dis
couraging. Indeed, until the play and
the cook book added to the revenue the
thing looked impossible. But the chil
dren set to work to gather in the small
amounts.
Shortly, after the eighth grade in the
little country school had voted unani
mously that the trip to the exposition
must be taken, and adopted as its
motto "Portland or bust," there was a
vacancy in the position of Janitor for
the schoolhouse. The post paid $5 a
month, and the five girls in the eighth
class at once applied for it, and got
the job. The girls worked at cleaning
up the building after school hours, and
Lookout people say that the place
never looked so neat as after the girls
took hold. ■ .
A little later, the boys conceived the
idea of keeping the building supplied
with firewood, and they took the con
tract for sawing and splitting all neces
sary fuel. This work added $6.25 to the
fund. There is no mail delivery system
at Lookout, and the children; of Miss
Vinup's eighth grade decided that there
was need of one. For $4 a month they
agreed to deliver, mall to all the resi
dents of Lookout, and ' they got the
Job.
Besides the Jobs they did as a class,
the members of the eighth grade^ man
aged to earn money Individually in
many ways. They sold rags and Iron
to a local Junk dealer, ran errands, and
did sundry chores. All . of the girls
washed dishes, and some of the boys,
according to Miss Vinup, stooped to
this feminine task. The boys are reti
cent regarding the dish washing.
. When the nine with their captain
teacher finally reached Portland, they
probably had more fun than any other
crowd that has yet visited the fair.
Grover Walker,' important with, the
possession of much wealth, deposited
most of It In a local bank, and figured
the expenses with such frugality that
on one occasion the nine had to wait
outside the gates while the treasurer
made the trip to j the bank to get the
wherewithal to let them in.
King Edward's Wit
The king has a ready wit, which flashes
out spontaneously to the delight of any
company he may be In, says Scottish
American. One of his most brilliant re
partees was to a famous French actress,
who, struck by his charming good humor,
remarked:
"Sire, you should come to Paris to make
royalty popular."
"Madame." replied King Edward,- in
French, "they use up their kings too
quickly in your country."
On another occasion someone was quot
ing Arthur Robert's song, "We are a
happy family, -we are,- we are, we are."
when the king, without a woment's
thought, replied with the happy parody:
"We are a royal family, V. R., V. R ,
V. R." -,■■, . , ■ . .
GLASS AND CRONIN
CALL UPON MAYOR
CHIEF OF POLICE PUZZLE IS
UNSOLVED
AUBLE TO TAKE CHARGE
Mr. McAleer Too Busy to Bo Seen
When the Aspirants for W. A.
Hammel's Plaea Appear
at City Hall
"The police commission and Mayor
McAleer are absolutely at sea regard
ing the appointment of a chief of po
lice to succeed W. A. Hammel," de
clared one of the foremost politicians
lri Lob Angeles last night. "Of course
they are considering the candidacies of
the men who are after the position, but
no solution to the problem hAs yet been
found.
"Hammel Is a man of such standing
In the community that those In power
are not disposed to appoint a man
whose standing Is not so high. I. be
lieve that Captain Auble will be or
dered to act. as chief for some time to
come, as I do not look for a chief to
be appointed In the near future."
Former Chief of Police John Glass
is said to be out for the position again
and yesterday he called upon the
mayor. Clerk McKeag took hla card
into the Inner sanctum and presently
reappeared to ask, "What business?"
"Current issues," replied the former
chief. The. clerk's head disappeared
to reappear in a moment with the in
formation that there was "nothing do
ing.":
United States Secret Service Man
Jack Cronin, who is also mentioned as
a candidate, also called upon the ma
yor yesterday but Mr. McAleer "was
busy."
"We have not discussed the appoint
ment of a .new chief of police seriously
as yet," declared Mayor McAleer yes
terday and refused to say more. The
police commissioners all gave the same
answer, but when closely questioned
one i answered "has Detective Paul
Flammer a chance? Well,' I hate to say
it but he has not." . '
The commissioners appear to dis
cuss John Cline more freely and all
declared him a good man, but Cline
says he Is not after the Job. Accord-
Ing to the political gossips he could
have it if he wanted It but would re
fuse the office if It should be tendered
him.
COOKTWO WITH OATS
Tbcre ta no other such city
with gas at 90 cents a xooo;
perhaps there's no other such
city anyhow.
Stock In Our Present* Store
Will Be Sold Out,
"New Goods for the New Store"
como h?rn by train, electric cnr« or wngonl to net »om« °' t.h n f ■♦nrk
fiimmhtnjf Boorts. We ntntfl ponltlvely that every dollar b *" r 'M, f h ßt " r Jj
In this Rtor" will be «old out, nnd our big. new Btore will open with new
goods throughout.
One dollar will buy things that ordlnnrlly cost $2.00, «nd even $3.00 In
mmc rnsi-s. ..-,... „',,»•
It lun't CH«h we're lifter. You may bujr on credit If you " hf>o Jj;- But.
thlnw mu«t go, that'll ftH. Our attention will noon be given to tn« new
store (the largrßt More of (tny kind In the city).
We ahull make every effort to deliver goods promptly. We have In-
creased our delivery ayntem by the addition of twenty extra wngona.
No onn will buy n dollar's worth of furniture during the progresn of this
sale without coming first to Brent's. At the start of the sale J»? "inr? a
complete assortment of everything needed In the house, from saucepan to
piano. Those who delay may find themselves disappointed.
Every reduction Is true and genuine. It Is the first furniture sale that
was pver conducted NOT for profit. We expect to give our patrons many
things at half what It will cost to manufacture them.
We want all our old friends to be here before the best tilings «rs gone,
but, of course, we shall make no dlncrlmlnatlon, and even If you nay« never
visited the big store before you can be certain of getting the kindliest at-
tention.
Wo trust the people. Everyone is welcome to the privilege of our
credtl system.
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