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Toilers of the Columbia By P2LUI. DEL71NEY author ot " Lord of the Desert;" " Ore&on Sketches." and other Pacific Const Stories CHAPTER XX. Sankala to the Wheel. Captain Budlong and the sheriff held conference with Sankala. The girl had mncb to tell them that was of in terest to their mission. She bad heard all of the plana of the Bout header s and had watched for the approach of the boat that sbe might intercept it and inform the officers of the treachery of the pilot and the pur poses of the law breaking gillnetters. fehe hid heard them, long before midnight, agree to postpone the attack upon the south iders until daylight on account of ille d;itay cf some of their reinforcements and had also heard them state that Gabe Jarvi, the pilot on the boat to bring the soldiers, would keep away from them until they had finish-d with the northeide fishermen. It had been agreed by Gabe that he would rnn about the river until day light, pretcndiDg to be hunting for the fishermen, when in fact he would be studiously avoiding them. In the rankniea of his treachery he had piorn isod to take the boat as near the bar as i. ,i,,, tn innmai'h where the sea no uciiv-vi w t r was rough and ould upset the stom achs of the citizen soldiers. Sankala had escaped from the old eback while the men were out on the beach arranging for the altack and had watched for the coming of the boat. She knew that it would go on the south side of the island in order to avoid an encounter with the fishermen who were lined ip on the north side, and when she saw the light of the vessel far up the river she launched a boat which whp some distance from the plotting fishermen and struck out to intercept the big craft that she n ight inform the officers. She had been successful, as 1m- knows, but a dilemma now confronted the officers that was difficult t.n nnlve. Neither of the officers knew anything oKnnt iha rivr and none of the men had the slightest idea about naviga linn. Sankala told them that the boat l, on, liner ntraicht for the ocean and tw thev had uassed all of the fisher man w lin were lined ud at the head of the island for the early morning attack "This fellow Jarvi is a very mean o " nnid Sankala. "He is now iinilnr bond for the murder of his aged father and is said to be the most brutal nf the ignorant Finlamters on the south Bide of the river. I do not believe he would stop at even running this boat out over the bai where it would surely nrish." "What shall we do?" inquired Cantftin Eudlona of the sheriff. "Arrest him and put him in irons,' rnnlind the COUntV official. "nt wiin would taae care of the boat?" inauired the captain. The two men went out on deck. San kala followed them. They could see ii.o hrenkorfl now leaning high in the air far awav to the front of the vessel and knew that this was where the river met the waves of the ocean. "The scoundrel seems to be carrying ub straight to our death," eaid the cap tain. "We will go to him and remonstrate, eaid the sheriff. "And compel him at the muzzie of gun to turn the course of the vessel,' lenlied the captain ot me muuia. The officers climbed the narrow stair wav acain and approached the pilot i,miv Jarvi disregarded their coming ; 0i!nr,.sa Hii hold onto the wheel n.l knt the nose of the vcsksI point 1 . . . . , i i ing toward the bi eaters. sanKaia nau ' followed the officers and stood behind the smokestack where she availed her self of its warmth and at the same time could listen to the interview with the pilot. , "You have brought ua past the nsn ermen and are taking us toward the ocean," said Captain Budlong. The pilot ignored him in the accus tnmml manner of steamboat men. VV want an explanation. " demand ed Rndlonsr. "Yes. and we want it at once," spoke the sheriff, who was a man of personal courage and accustomed to the nature f v, mnoh men at the mouth of the Vl V ri vtr. "I am running this boat," replied Jarvi . Rnfr vnu ATA lunninz her in the wrnnc direction." said the captain "You had better run her yourself then, since you know so much about it," retorted the pilot scornfully. "We understand nothing about Bteainboating, but we do know that you are going in the wrong direction," replied the sheriff. "Well, if you know nothing about running a boat you had better go down stairs," said Jarvi. vrA will In nnthine of the kind." said Budlong who was also a Bpirited I fellow. "I, as commander of the forces foi which this vessel was chartered, de mand that yon turn back and proceed to the head of the wland." "I can't do it," replied Jarvi. "Why" asked the captain. "I am in the south channel and will now be compelled to round the west point of the island and return on the north side," said the pilot. "Why did you come bo far out of the way?" asked the sheriff. "Swept into the old south channel by accident and couldn't get out," re plied Jarvi. doecedly. The boat continued to head for the bracers. Jarvi looked coolly out into dawn would bring the southsiders up on their enemy. The northsiders were counseling one anotner to stand firm to the end. If they couia oniy siy mo destruction of their traps until the ar rival of the soldiers they feared no further trouble. . . With the first flash of the red in tne east the southsiders moved out to the north. They did not apprehend any danger of interference from the sol diers. They lei; that to Gabe Jaivi. Their purpose as to make the fight final thia moiniiig. They knew that they possessed the numbers and should they 'succeed in destroying the north Bidera' traps and return to their homes on the southside the victory they had so long sought would be complete. When once at their homes the enormi ty of their crime would be lost Bight of in a measure and the future would find them masters of the river. When the traps Tere once destroyed it would be difficult to rebuild them, and through the prejudice they expect ed to create against the traps, they erest their own state and the Unitea States congress against the construction of fishtraps in the Colum bia river. They had already sent a long petition to their congressman, not onlv showing that the traps were de structive to the fish industry but were also detrimental and hazardous to nav i cation. Axes, drags, arms and dynamite nau been provided by the southsiders. to resort to bloodshed. They came, how ever, determined to win. They ex pected to do this through intimidation and overwhelming numDers. Knt there were those among them who are alwayB found in a mob organ NEW WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY. the dark ocean, now and then lit up by a dash of spray, while the officers look ed on in doubt. They did not believe the man. But Btill they did net be- i ; that h would take them into a death which would carry him with tham. n rnint of the island butting out toward the bar was now close at hand while the breakers from the ocean come nearly to its shores, the men be- hoped to interest their own state lieved that the island could De passea by the flat bottomed river boat. Rnt Jarvi headed straight on. iivi. J ...... fn.n rtthft rioht?" nsketl Captain Budlong. " We would run her into the eand," replied the pilot. "Rni von aTe rnnnine her into the hreakers." replied the sheriff. Tt is better for her there." coolly replied the treacherous man at the They did not wish upon the whole wheel . The boat began to rock and leap like a wild animal which found itsell sua denly in the clutches of an enemy. It was but a shell, on'.y intended for the ..month waters of the liver, and could not be expected to live on the ocean and ization, that preferred bloodshtd to any especially on the river bar, one of the other feature of the fight between the roughest places Known to Beameu. tw0 motions. A,. r. ofaira fell ahout the deck The nouthsidera moved along like bo llicu uvsnu i i:i, Jmntiniii and while some became manv shadows to the attaca. a. cou- vi - . I J . . . deathlv sick, others were alarmed Sankala could conceal ner ieara uu J i longer. "That man," sue saiu, taking us to our doom. The boat can not live in this Bea. He could have passed the point of the island without iarge forces and tormed a line ioi coming into the breakers. The water main encounter. r I A. tm t 1 3 V. I - J kin "" On is deep there. UJd oeaaog nau assemmcu mo She had come trom her piace oi uuu- near tne center oi tne largeai. giuuy ui cealment and spoke with all of the ta. and took active command at this mLtnoco of a woman, and the cool- noint. It meant more foi him than pie of launches used for towing in the fishing boats on other occasions had been secured, and sailboats had oeen converted into rowboats for the mom- ing attack. These were manned by tne ne38 of a man. . . .Tnriri looked around at her witn a ghostly smile of contempt, but did not hnilffn the wheel. " o . if :j 'f!ffipr voiirsell a prisoner, f!artin UndloPff. 1 .. .. ..... t i mLt "All rieht. replied tne piioi. ibu sed the wheel and walked out of the pilot house. The boat leaped and reeled. The propelling wheel al ternately rose above and sank deep into the water revolving as uselessly a o flnftar.mill. The vessel was left to the mercy of the breakers. The last extremity had been reacnea, The Hheriff drew his revolver, and, pointing it at Jarvi, said: . . . , i 1 J I "Go back to that wneei ana inne ua All t ff this or I shall bIi oo t you like a dog!" "All right," replied Jarvi in a con- for all the other northsiders combined and he interested himself accordingly. He possessed an iion nerve and this was wrought up to the highest tension. It was the critical point of the long struuele and should he lose, thousands of dollars worth of property would pass from hia hands. With his traps de atroyed hia cannrey would be useless ; with traps and cannery both out of use the men would be out ot employment and could not pay their bills at hia store; neither could they pay their rent. The traps were the life of the town and the town was owned by Sea- do2T. .... Hia dark flotilla rose and leu witn the swells of the bay like a school oi whales lving at rest, and old fceadog was as silent and watchful as the bull leader of such an agrgegation. He was as rugged as a water god and feared the Old nepiune, tnmntliona V01C6 t . . i u at i : Then the man started as ii ne woum waves no more man um thA nilofc house, but whn ruled them. CU ICl lUV v C I mm m k niuiv nnd leaped into tne Th suspense was nnaiiy reueveu helow. Tn the shadows of the slowly approcah '"""""t - . ., . . , , , iL I i.- ik Sankala, keenly alive to the impena- jng m0rn couio oe seen me uuaui lxic ine crisis, bare headed and bare armed southsiders stretching up and down Borana to the wheel. ene giauceu tbe river use a gri. down into the angry sea, and hurriedly iheir numbers looked It Government Owned Telegraplis, Short Letters Could be Sent Cheaply. In electricity there Is nothing more Interesting than its application to steam railways. Engineers of high standing believe that the day is near at hand when most of the larger rail ways will dispense with steam locomo tives and employ electrical motive power, either by motors fed from third rails or overhead conductors, or by electric locomotives. However this may be, electricity is already coming into use on steam railways. The New Tork Central is spending forty million dollars for electrification of its metro politan terminal, partly for the pur pose of dispensing with smoke and coal gas in the tunnels, and partly to obtain higher speed of trains. It is easy even for a layman to un derstand the superiority of electricity as a motive power in urban and sub urban transportation. With a locomo tive, traction is secured from the weight of the driving wheels. With the multiple-unit system the weight of every car in the train may, if desired. be put upon the drivers. In service with frequent stops, speed is secured by a high rate of acceleration, and a rapid acceleration requires power and weight. In New York's new subway a train of eight cars will carry motors which may, at any desired moment, exert a tractive force equal to that of a half dozen large steam locomotives. Of great promise is the motor which uses an alternating current without sub-station transformers. If It proves entirely successful, it will introduce a large economy in all electrical railway operation. The application of electri cal railway devices to all sorts of In dustrialism affords material for a book all by itself, ranging, as it does, from the great electrical locomotive and the huge overhead crane to the broiling of a beefsteak or curling of my lady s hair by means of the magic current. In almost every workshop electrical tools may be found. In these, and in compressed-air appliances, may be found the greatest advance in shop- mechanics during the decade, mere is a new automatic or mechanical tele graph sender, transmitting messages forty times as fast as a human opera tor. In fact, it is well Known tnai science and invention have, during the lat ten vears. made telegraphy so easy and cheap that, if we had in thia country a government or postal tele graph instead of semi-public compa nies, short letters could be sent by wire almost as cheaply as by post. Unless I read incorrectly the signs of the times, postal telegraphy is immi nent in America; it Is demanded by progress, and progress cannot be de nied. The automatic telephone is com ing rapidly into use, and promises to carry the convenience of telephonic communication to hundreds of thou sands who cannot now afford it. The rural telephone is growing at an amaz ing rate, too, and already scores of thousands of American farmers have the 'phone in their houses. Walter Wellman, in Success. THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME ' ! ' Are Nevar Without Pe-ru-na in the Hems for Ca- tarrhal Diseases. JCHWWT; Minn. m r m m m- v urn -. . . . .wvvi..h.mv.v. . . HMa ui ii at a uu utisaaavjo -...".- mxxsMjc. r.' a V JEW im MMl MR and MRS. Independence, Under date of January 10, 1897, Dr. Hartman received the following letter: "Mv wife has been a Eufferer from a "lhave been troubled with rheuma tism and catarrh for twenty-five years. Could not sleep day or night. After havinsr used Peruna 1 can sleep and complication ot diseases lor tne paui , nothinsr bothers me now. ff I ever am years, xier case iiao wium affected with anv kind ot sicKness re- of some of the most noted physic ans. One of her worst troubles was chronic constipation of several years' standing. She was also passing through that most critical period in the life of a woman change of life. "In June, 1895, 1 wrote to you about her case. You advised a course of Pe runa and Manalin, which we at once commenced, and have to Bay it com pletely cured her. "About the same time I wrote you about my own case of catarrh, which had been of 25 years' standing. At times I was almost past going. I commenced to use Peruna accord ing to your instructions and continued its use for about a year and it has com pletely cured me. Your remedies do all that you claim for them and even more." John U. Atkinson. In a letter dated January 1, 1900, Mr. Atkinson says, after five years' ex perience with Pel una: "I will ever continue to speak a good word for Peruna. 1 am still cured oi catarrh." John O. Atkinson, Inde pendence, Mo., Box 272. Mrs. Alia Kchwandt, fcanborn, Minn., writes: examined the shore line to the north; then with distended muscles Bhe bore n the lever that covemed the lsnu - -w . --j ..i,w anrl ranor the encineer to turn A uvav.. , - a c on the steam. CHAPTER XXI. CONVENIENT KITCHEN CABINET. Old Seadog Wounded. "Is that a boat or light on shore?" "It is a boat, you see she is to the ri"ht of Chinook Point and there is a wide channel of river there.' "She may bring the soldiers "I hope to God she will. Those fellows are reinforcing their strength and we can't hold out much longer aeainst them." Thus spoke Old seaaog. a nunu iu hand fight had just taken place on the water and while the encounter was a iraw the northsiders knew that their strength was being exhausted while that of their enemy was being in creased by force of numbers black wave. as ominous as did their dark line of advance. Men. to your arms and oars! hissed old Seadog. And this command was taken up and passed down the line. The arms consisted principally oi long poles. These had been cut lor the double purpose of " keeping back the boats of the enemy and at tne same time to be used as cudgels in case of lesistance and hand to hand conflict. While it was a justifiable case Ioi emplovinsr firearms, the fishermen .".. . i 1 l- found that they were not accwomeu iu i their use and they realized further that the less bloodshed on the occasion the better it would be for their cause in the long run. This was the sentiment on both sides though many bad brought along rifles and levolvera to use in the direst extremities. So many household articles have to be kept in the kitchen that it is often a problem where to put them where thev will be out of sisrht but at the same time In handy reach when want ed. A cupboard, though it may have mnnv ahelves. is seldom sufficient for the purpose for which it Is intended, as there are innumerable small art! cles of food, each of which has to be kept in its original package, that must be put on the lower shelves, so tnat they can be had with the least amount of trouble. A very useful and con venient cabinet to be placed in the runa will be the medicine I shall use. My son was cured of catarrh of the larynx by Peruna." Mrs. Alia Schwandt. Why Old People Are Especially Lia ble to Systemic Catarrh. When old age comes on, catarrhal diseases come also. Systemic catarrh is almost univeisal in old people. This explains why Peruna has be come so indispensable to old people. Peruna is their safeguard. Peruna is the only remedy yet devised that en tirely meets these cases. Nothing but an effective systemic remedy can cure them. A reward of flO.OOO has been de posited in the Market Exchange bank, njnmhni. Ohio, as a cuarantee that the above testimonials are genuine; that we hold in our possession authent ic letters certifying to the same. Dur iny many years' advertising we have never ueed, in part or in whole, a sin gle spurious testimonial. Every one of our testimonials are genuine and in the words of the one whose name is appended. Good Rules Tot All. A cap worn at a rakish angle is no sure sign or a riotous uisyuaiuuu, some persons think it is. The better way is to take no chances, and if one is willing to regulate his cap and oth er things by good authority, he may profitably heed these rules, which the President of a New England railroad company has issued to his trainmen: Don't wear your cap over your ear. Don't wear your cap down over your eyes. Don't wear your cap on tne oacn oi your head. Don't wear your cap askew. Wear it firm and square on the top of your head. Keep your shoes polished like a mir ror. Wear a linen collar, and keep it clean. Wear a dark necktie. Crease your trousers. Brush your clothes. Wear a glad smile, and live up to it (To te continued) Opal Fossil or a Shark. Since they were first discovered the The only hope of the northsiders was famous opal fields, at White Cliffs, N. the arrival of the state troops. ine militia was not ordered out for the pur sue of takinu part in the fight, if it could be avoided, but to patrol the river and prevent bloodshed. The state maintained the right of its citizens to fish to the middle of the stream wherever that might be determ ined to be, and claimed the right to protect their life and property north of that point.' It was a Question of boundary line and as is usual where there are disputes about such matters, each side constant ly encroached on the rights of the oth er. The first bloodshed had brought out the worst element of the southside and they determined to drive back or destroy, even to the line of the north shore. The boat came slowly down the river. The belligerent fishermen watched it with intense interest on both sides. "I hope to God she brings the sol- diserB," repeated Old Seadog as it came nearer and neaier. "Gabe Jarvi will take care of them," casually remarked a BouthBide leader to hia companion. It did contain the aoldiers, and the reader already knows of its movements, and the treachery of ita pilot. After the boat passed away to tne south ol the island, the northsidera re laxed into a feeling almost hopeless. The night waa cool and calm, but an unusual darkness settled down upon the waters. The Btara shown out and gave forth shadows that darkened the surface of the water. A black veil hung above it like a mantle. The rontendinc? fishermen lay upon their nan and RrmH- The first blush of S. W., have yielded many curious Ios sils, particularly those of prehistoric marine life. But the latest discovery is a most extraordinary one, and will prove of the deepest interest to the scientific world. It is that of a fossilized, or rather opalized, member of the shark family, which was found on block Na 6, at a depth of thirty-five feet from the sur face. The Sydney press says that the sneciment measures 3 feet 6 inches from the snout to the tip of the tail. The body is in seven sections, the cir cumference of the largest of which (the head and shoulder portion) is eighteen inches; each section is six inches in length. The deeply indented eye-sockets show plainly, "and thin veins of pur ple opal encircle the fish from tip to tip." At the mouth these veins make an oblong and clearly defined course, though the continuity is occasionally broken. No particulars as to weight are given, but as the fossil has been sent to London these ond other mat ters of Interest will soon be deter mined. It was purchased from the finders by an opal buyer. Worse and Worse. "Mi wi7e and I went to call on th Domleys last night. I can't imagine anything more tiresome than spending an evening with them." -, "You can't? Wait till they come to apend an evening with you." Philadel phia Press. It ia generally more profitable to reck on up our defects than to boast of our at tainments. Carlyla, COHPABTMENTB FOB EyEBYTHIKO. kitchen, the invention of a Missouri man, is shown in the illustration. It is made in two sections, the upper sec tion being divided into four principal compartments by means of three verti cal partitions. One of these compart ments is again divided in a series4of subcompartments by horizontal parti tions, while the two center sections are formed into very small drawers itor storinz spices, salt or cereals, etc. The lower section of the cabinet is also divided into drawers and compart ments of any suitable size and for any nnroose that may be desired. By an ingenious device of the inventor the drawers for the storage of cereals are fitted with an attachment for pouring out the quantity required. A slidable thl is also fitted between the sec tions. It ia obvious that this cabinet would be of great benefit to the house wife, as It would not take up very Mi rva pe while everything needed would be together. Another advant age would be the impossibility or bugs of any kind getting into tne looa. Toyell T. Brenzier, of Kansas City, Mo., is the patentee. After an undertaker gets through nHth a man there is never any likeli hood of bim coming to life again. Iiongest Fenue in the World. The longest fence in the world is probably that which has been erected by a well-known American cattle com pany along the Mexican border. It is seventy-five miles in length, and sep arates exactly for its entire distance the two republics of North. America. The fence was built to keep the cattle from running across the border and falling an easy prey to the Mexican cow punchers. Although it cost a great deal of money, it is estimated that cattle enough will be saved in one year to more than pay for it. Worse Than Traveling Alone. "You say that you came from Den ver alone?" "Yes, sir." "Now, isn't it the truth," roared the lawyer, "that your husband came with you?" 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