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THE COMITY HEWS The "East End as Reflected By Our Exchanges. TEACHERS EXAMINED. Eight Applicants Awarded Certificates., WB8T0H LSADKB. t.i . i . 11-1 i.- 1111.1 I. IN. einiiii, a larmer iiviukuu nuu Horse mountain bad a paralytic stroke List wffek. A little chili of F. Q. Naylore; Geer npriUK inruirr, utl nor Mjumt. ivuivku lndt week by Dr. Beet. tn. . A n 1 is making satisfactory prowess under .A. uu cuvvn uwi v arua the tutor ship of Prof Frank Henry. .There was , a reception i I'rosbstel's Monday evening . at ;.Mayo Id bouor o Muss Potwine, of fendleton. . f AaAnk ' r a a ? Vi V n at Kcatl mnt. ferine from hernia for several years has been entirely enred by Dr. Best, , Mrs. 8. JVt. Richardson, of Pendleton, was no from Pendleton Tuesday to at tend i he funeral ol her father, William 11. Hall. The" friends of Mrs. H. Piokerton will be glad to hear that that lady's health is much improved, she is now able to sit up and be dressed, after a long and tedious illness daring which she has been bedfast roost of -the time. , Norval; Bradley1 closed ft successful term of school at the Union school house, district No, 62, on Friday Jan.. 28th. Monday; February 14th this popular younit teacher will commence a six months term in school district No. 95 The ladies of the Episcopal church society of this place propose giving stereopttc&n exhibition here soon. The pictures will inctnde old world scenes castles and cathedrals of historical re- noun with Interesting views of the H jly Land. It promises to be interesting and instructive. Mr. Logan informs the Leader that couear is prowling around his place on PluecreeK which from ' the tracks it leaves in the snow' must be of fdrmid able dimensions. Now is the tfme for Some of our Weston nimrods to distin guish thetnsulves by begging his c Minor ship and putting an end to his nightly depredations. , , ... ' , , Late one evening after a danoe not long eince, four persons, two young men and two young women were seen to enter the Weston school house. Whether these are the parties that broke In the doo' at the main entrance U not known, For the sake of the rep utation of the two young women of the party, our informant would give no names, and it is likely that no more will be said of this e pi sod a if such nocturnal perambulations cease. 4IILTOH KAQLS 8evoral -of oU.- citiaens went over to Walla Walla Saturday evening to see Ole Ulsen. They report the play a very "snide" affair and now wish they had their money back. The penny social at the residence of Rev. and Mm. W. 0. Mitchell Monday evening was a very - pleasant affair and was greatly enjoyed by the members of the Epworth League and their friends. A Utile child of Noah Taylor of North Milton is a IH if ted with measles. The little one brought the disease from' Pen dleton. All precautions necessary nave . baen taken by the family and health officer to prevent the spread of con tagion. .-. A Waila Walla auctioneer -has been out this week selling " Ilni Crow" ar ticles to thosn silly enough to buy them. It's a singular taut that no matter how transparent way bo the fraud there are always plenty of people willing and eager to iiite. . ; ,, . r . , Milton is to have a first-class bowling alley. Baveral parties have been look ing over the field with a, view ol em barking in the business here but nothing came of it until Mr. Charles Uoggart, of Grants, concluded to embrace the opportunity offered, .-j. ; " Emmet Putnam will go into. fths mercantile business in Freewater. . lie will construct a frame building of suit able dimensions for his purpose and ex pects to occupy it with a new stock of goods in a short time. There have been during the past fall and winter, no lees than seven sets of double harness stolen within a radlm of six or eight miles of this city. In each instance ths losses have been reported to the ufthwa hut thus far their most vigilent efforts to recover the propeity aud apprehend the thief have been un successful. " , v . ... W. K. Putnam came home from Seat ' tie and Wenatohee country Friday where he went to adjust a number of A. 1), B. gold amalgamators that are .being operated at the latter place by a com- pany of Seattle capitalists. Mr. Putnam . . i. i maae inq neceasarj viibucis uu ich ira machines working entirely latigfactorily. "The city council is seriously consider ing the advisability of grading Milton's principal thoroughfare. Not only will they do this, if the plan - proposed is considered practicable, but a thick covering of gravel or crushed rock . will be put on the street an i the whole will .'.be Dacked with a bin Iron roller, welsh- -.impervious to water as possible. ; , ;. mt.. . t - . ' a lneuaieiur me nexi appearance oi the Hercules Dramatic Co. in this city has not yet been fixed but it will be ! within tlt next 30 days. The books for the new play have arrived and the company will soon be hard at work with -rehearsals. The title of the play la "The Dacca'a Tribulations," a companion piece to "The Deacon," which was pro duced with great success by this com ' pany three years ago. - . A suhool teacher in a rural district near Milton whipped a boy very severely. Every time a friend called to synv pnthiES with the mother, she sent her boy out in the yard to get a stick of the Biuueaise that was used in whipping him to show to the sympathiser. The boy brontiht In a larger stick every time, and - tliiaijy tan to carry in togs of such s;xa that be one day over exerted bis (strength, burnt a blood vessel and died Yard tjates are not made for tender young things to swing upon in the dark of U;e moon. They are eervicable to kp the orcious town cow from enter ing the premise and atinir the jar.t !.drant and garden h e. Tuts fti meot ia madti in a'l kinrloemi 1 th ln6t ol a certain jrounu latlv fripnH r,f the Kaula who met ' !ha rtire rlroit.r U'ely btflinw of tb Uul en knees of Hie yard Kate, hrjutit abxif, it in pr-fomed, ty an excttH-iv fridal(rence in the (irit 'liMll parimn by the aforesaid yonng Udy and her best joting man. . ' TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. Certificates Were Granted by th B jard ; to Eight Applicants. The teachers' examination has been completed by 4 the examining board,, which consisted of Huperintendent Now lio and Profs. L. F. Fortes and C. J Mcintosh - Compared to former ones. the examination was not very difficult, but seven oat of the 20 applicants failed "CHAPTER 1. A Close Call. The Nineteenth century was drawing to a close. Eighteen hundred and ninety- eight instead, of being an irridescent dream of the sweet subsequently, had be c uie a ttvrn reality staring us fully In the face. The past year had been an eventful one: a record. breaker in many respects. : Wars, -J famine, pestilence, measles snd the mumps bad threatened to exterminate the inhabitants of this terrestrial sphere, but thank to the riuid enforcement of the quarantine,' and the vigorous loreign policy of the repub lican adminintration, what seemed to be the inevitable was happily averted. Confidence was restored, 'causing atun-t dant crops, blither prices for products, wonderful gold discoveries in.. Alaska and various other beneficent ' favors, favorable to sufleriox humanity. ' Con sequently an irresistible wave of pros pertty is sweeping over this grand and glorious cinntry, which some profess to believe will bury into oblivion the pop but, before proceeding farther with this thrilling nairative of facta we desire to stale that we have a twofold object in view. First, we shall endeavor to dem ouBtrate to the thousands of readers of the who may intend to go there, that there is a more direct, shorter, quicker and better route to the Klondike than any that has yet been utilised. Second, as the political pot begios to simmer and the time approaches for the selection of stale, county and precinct. officials, we deem it but proper to present for the consideration of the public a brief sketch and bird's eye view of some of our most prominent citizens. Not that they have political aspiration or would accept office, but in order to place them on an equal footing with those who have and would. These sketches will appear as specialties and will not ma terially interfere with the development of the narrative. Ia this chapter we give a fuirly good view of Oitv Marshal Gtiolson, as he ap peared after having a scrap with a hi larious and festive siwash. You will observe that his hand is con siderably enlarged. For a, time Mr. Gholson thought eeriously of building an addition to bis residence in order to ac commodate his fist, but it soon regained its former graceful proportions and he is now congratulation himself on his abil ity to accompany it during its dally per ambulations without the necessity ot transporting it in a wheelbarrow.' But we must resume our story or we'll nover get to Klondike. CHAPTER II. The Mystery Deepens, Towards the close of a damp, cold, foggy day In February, 1898. there might have been seen it it hadn't been for the fog two weary travelers with packs on their backs and grips in their hands, trudging along the highway pot far from Helix. Each carried a load oi somo four or five hundred pounds, and were simi larly equipped. In order that tbe reader may form a correct idea of thsir appear ance, we here reproduce a snspshot of one of them loaded ready for the start. They bad been' all day coming from Athena, having purchased their outfits and etarted from there. They wore well supplied with everything necessary for a successful trip to the Klondike, that be ing their dedication. Judrfiug from appearances, one would take them to be near thirty years of age p 3 0t)gT5;j0 aTO-TrT I ", BY; SCRIBBLER. I -"jr"T I 1 tUttx i m i . j . v.. in i 4 tO pM. y.itt MnUev led thiirla'S w'tli a per c utnifH i f 03 2 Htid tire. Bn- ett t -n-! itl, 91 Tin r- ore app'i rnt f-r a tWf i!;('ti:,i, 11. Knrna, a Milron tt-ach-r. . , The following, teachete were granted wiftaatrs : , First grade Bnth Thotrpwn, Pilot R wkr Delia Mnlsev, Pilot Kck; Ko Downey, Pendleton ; Mrs. .! A. (U-ont-t , Pendleton. , grcond grade Mae Hoaard, Milton; Stella Gray, Pendleton ; A. W. Ro(ro. Mi'ton; Amy Allen, Att'ena. Third grade Anna Leach, Athena; Cordelia Gallagher, Weston A Tjm-ly Waraing UraiD saved is money made. To save the grain nse Fry' Concentrated Fquir til Poison. This preparation is the cheapest and most economical for the farmers One grain kills Gnaranteed. Price 25o. per ran or f 3 50 per case of two i!osn, For sale by all drairgists. which was in fact correct. Though their ages and weixht were about tbe same, their - general appearance was entirely dissimilar, one being extremely long while the other presented a sawed off ap pearance when c mtrasted with ids com panion, being quite short, but making up in girtu what he lacked in height. They were known as "tbe long end short of it." - . The loDg one answered t the name cf Smith, but was nsnaljy called Lengthy for short; and the "short of it" was named Jones, but for short was called t'horty. Lengthy, S) far as we know, ws no relation t i Jim 8mith, John Smith, Henry Smith or Juhe J. W. omuti; in laci we teei sure tnat he was not related to any of them in the ro motest degreeof coneangninity . Lengthy hi ln a gentleman, that alono shonld substantiate the above statement. Shorty also was short on relations. Although claiming Abe Jones as a forty Second cousin, he could produce no C"n clueive proof to sustain ouch claim with tnia briel introduction we tarn our attention to our travelers, trusting that we may ell become better acquainted as we proceed on our journey to the Klo dike. . . As before stated 1 tbe long and short of it" were nearing the city of Helix, their intentions being to take tbe evon lng train for Pasco. By the time they reached the city limits it was growing dark, and as it still continued fogey, they arrived at the station unobserved. It being about two hours till train time, and. not wishing to attract undue notice, they walked down tho track some dis tance . from the depot, removed- their packs and enjoyed a much needed reet Shorty, while in -Athena, had provided himself with a liberal supply of bologna of. which luxury he was particularly fond. They also were provided with crackers. After resting awhile they par took quite heartily of refreshments, con sisting principally of bologna and crack ers. " Shorty, although not an OJd Fel'ow, was not satisfied until be had gotten on tbe outside of three links of bologna, and crackers in proportion. Shortly after wards Shorty became desperately sick, and during an ineffectual effort to turn bimeelf inside out, he coughed - up a email brass plate or tag on which was en graved the following inscription : . FIDO NO. 27. j Feeling somewhat relieved Shorty pro posed they try their sleeping bags, not to sleep, but just to seo how they would fit and to pass away the time till the train would be due. No eooner said than done "How does it fit, Shorty," enquired Lengthy, who was a little slower in get ting bimself co-rtfortably adjusted. "Jnat the stuff; as snug hs a bug in a run," replied his sawed off companion. For aw-hile they talked ; soon, however, the conversation began to lag. A little , later everything was quiet, nothing could be beard except the regular breathing of "the long aod short of it." They had both fallen asleep ia their sleeping bags, lying on the railroad track 1 In a short time the Helix and Van sycle express would he due 1 Hark! the rumbling of the heavily laden incoming train is distinctly audi ble I and still tbe heavy breathing of the occupants of the bags attest their uncon sciousness of danger) Soon the gleaming headlight glares full upon them as the train rounds the curve lees than half a mile away I Will they never wake? K brief thirty seconds and the iron monster is within as many feet of them 1 and still they clumber, despite the grind ing, jarring, trembling, thunder of tho remorseless wheels. Sleep, sweetly sleep, And if forever then forever , Sweetly sleep, A nd not a wave of trouble ' Roll across your peaceful breast. ; (To be continued) Poor and Weak Catarrh ond Bronchial Trouble Had no Appetite- Now Better In 1 Every Way-A Delicate Child. Somo time alnce I took a sudden cold and could not get rid of it. Being subject to catarrh and bronchial t rou ble I coug bed terribly. I lost my appetite and grew poor and weak and I did not feci like work, I began taking Hood's Sarsapa rilla. In a short time the cough disap peared, I slept well, had a good appetite and I was better in cry way. Last spring-1 was not feeling well, I had no ap petite and no strength. I resorted td Hood's Sarsaparilla and soon felt more like work. My little nephew was a deli cate child and had ahu-.tior which trou bled him so ha could not rest at night. He has taken a few bottles of Hood's Sar saparilla and now ho has a good appetite and is able to sleep." Miss Aisaia J. Freeman, South Duxbnry, Mass. Sarsa- ' pariUa IsUw Ono True lllotxt Punflet. All druggists. $1. J Hnnd'-- 13H- ars tne oosi artcT-amner llUUa S t WIS jmis, uld digestion, sic Don't annoy others by roar coughing, and risk your life by neglecting a cold. Ooe Minute Uouru Cure cores cougha, colda, croup, grippe and all throat and lung trouble, l'alace Drug Store, Wm. McBride, I'rop. Hood s ileal Estate. 480 ACRES ten miles north of Athena 320 acres of good wheat land, 1G0 acres pasture. Good house, barn, out buildings, wind mill, etc. A bar gain at $5,500. 160 ACRES splendid wheat land, six and a half miles north of Athena well im proved. Yours for $4,250. 1120 ACRES 600 acres in cultivation, balanco pagtute; about 250 acres summer fallow. Well improved with house barn, two wells, wind mill cistern etc. Cheap at $12,000. 240 ACRES on Pine Creek. About 80 acrei in cultivation. Abundance of water for irrigation and plenty of wood for use on the place.' Nearly 600 fruit trees now bearing. $2,400. iSO ACRES V v good timber land. You can get it if taken now, for $900. 400 ACRES pasture land, one half suitable for cultivation." Good spring of water and is only two miles from railroad station. A snap at $1,000. 1 HOUSE one 7 roomed house and good barn with 3 lots in Railway Addition $650.' ' 160 ACRES 5 or 6 miles , from Athena, good wheatland. $3200. 320 ACRES 130 acres in cultivation, balance pasture, part in summer fallow A good place for $3,750. , . 80 ACRE fruit famC between Walla .Walla and Milton. 25 acres of bearing fruit trees, 4 acres in strawberries, 3 acres in blackberries, 2 acres in asparagus, balance in alfalfa. A good house, barn, etc., abundance of water for irrigating purposes, no rocks. A model home and a mon ey maker. Price, $12,000. . 1 FIVE ' room .hous9 on Jefferson Street, Athena, for $500. 2 LOTS on Washington Street, Athena, good house and barn, fine location and cheap at $500. 160 ACRES : ' , :;; on Weston mountain, part Fcrnr mer falow, good house and barn, growing orchard, all well improved $2800. ' 320 ACRES , in Sand Hollow, 135 acret sum mer fallow, good house and barn, plenty of ; water. An excellent wheat farm. $7500. ' J. W. 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