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HER RIVAL !N MARBLE CUNTON DANOERriELD CopyricKl, 1KB, by T. C. McCluro "I know Til oughtn't to mind It," VliNpcrt.il Lucituln repentantly to her h, us sliu pushed nnothor pie Into the oven. "John nit mo done been mar ried fix months now, on' 'eept for nun thing 1 ain't pot n sorrer." She Phut th? door resolutely on the pie, us though to Inclose her secret euro In the oven also, and then went deftly tironnd th Mtttny kitchen putting house Vilely touches hero nttd there. No piettler girl than Luclndn wai or horn In quiet little Greenville. Bhe wns ko pretty Indeed that when John Logan, n widower of thlrty-olplit. married her and bore her away to hla homo In a Georgia village there were many to predict that Luclndn would spend most of her time "primping." Cut no girl was ever more anxious to win her husband's praise, and It was the qualifications attending that praise that troubled "her Borely. . out hi the daisied Lafayette ceme tery slept all that was left of Martha "I IUTE TOUT BHE OUED. YOU!" "i am IiOgnn, his first wife, ner tombstone was almost a monument Clearly cut on Its chnsto surfaco was tho follow ing epitaph: To the Memory of MARTHA LOGAN. In Remembrance- of Her Unexam pled Virtues as a "Wife. Merely tho word "virtues" was a crown of praise Indeed. But "uuex nmplcd" before it gave crushing weight to John Logan's constant re cital of his dead partner's perfections. No matter how flaky Luclnda's pies and biscuit, tho utmost she could win from John wns n gentle "Nearly as good as Martha's, dear. Jest keep on you'll get there." Once when Luclnda, provoked over, fiomo little thing, raised her sweet rolco a trifle shrilly John said slowly: j "Martha used to get fretted some times, I guess, but sho had a motto oho kept pasted up on the wall. Tool; It from n play actor's book, but 'twas good. Kan about like this: 'Her voice ivas low and soft alters an excellent thing In woman.' " ' And Luclnda had blushed scarlet and lowered hers. A hatred which she felt to bo Inexpressibly wicked swelled at last iu tho girl's heart. Often when she passed the cemetery on her way from tho village store sho felt an urgent de Hire to go in and defy tho sleeper with scornful words. 8ho put away the thought agalu and again, but nt last It overcamo her. One musky summer evening, John not being duo till late, she found herself stundlug beside Martha's stately tomb In the cold moonlight. "I hato you!" she cried. "I ha to you you detestable woraaul" The sound of her volco echoed througlvjho palo little congregation of the dead and terrified her, but she wi lled. "Yos; I mean itl I want you to hear! I don't bollevo you are iu heaven, il'ou'ro under that stone, putting Ideas in John's head every day I" "Ahem," sold n volco dryly. "Why, TJuclo Lemuell" gasped Lucln da, recognizing a villago patriarch uni versally called by that name. "Va you listening?" "Don't Jmvo to do much llstenln' jvhon folks is Bhoutin' llko you wns," Returned Undo Lemuel, still more dryly. Luclnda hung her protty head, then burst into a flood of tears. "Sho takes It nil-all!" she walled. No matter how patient I am, I hain't to as patient as sho was nor so low. voiced nor oucn a c-c-c-cook." Uucld- Lemuel 'Bcated himself on a conveniont corner of tho tombstone, '"S -thtftBo?,',liB. remarked, with n curioutlnflcctionjin, Ida volco. "Waal. t Ida tell you sotnothln' of her cook ft i .... - Jr TSJm!' i W y it1'' ' Luclnda &nt upright, with blazing "lie quiet," sho said, beside herself. Was site -to hear Martha's praises oven now? "Her cakes," wont on Unolc Lemuel, untroubled; "would have made ex'lent military fort'ilcntlons: her pie crust nuz a cross between Injor rubber nn Clue, an' Vr nor biscuits"- Ho paused And shuddered. Tn-clo Mm-uvl," stammered Luclu Jo, "d'you know what you're sayln'?" "Hivkou so." returned Lemuel enltu r. "I boarded Wltf Marthy an John a uwntli. Took m.rself off urtcr thuL Sho scolded from moniln' to night. Sue pecked on John till ef ho hadn't jioon the kindest hearted feller iu tho world he'd 'a' beat her. 'I'ucxninpled virtues,' Indeed!" chuckled the old man. "Hut why. then-why," gasped Lu anda, now ou her feet and pointing tragically to tho elegant iiiserlptlon why did he have that dedication wrote then??" The old man chuckled nguln. "He done tho whole thing on your iccount." )n mine-on mine" "Jest so. He come to me nn ho snys, Tm-Ie.' he Miys. Tin goln' to marry the prettiest girl In the world, nn' ef o be sh don't make n good wlfo 'twill break my heart. 1 laid nwako for weeks God knows.' he says, 'thlnkln how to guide her right. I Ualn't hec tor n woman. An' so he says, 'I'm gu.if to Kt Marthy do me one nood turn I'm goln' to let her be a shlnlu' ens.unple of the way Luclnda shall wnlk!'" "And she really" "Was the orfulest cross n mnn ever H-.ii'. Sonet' you kept his house you'vo nintU- it lil.e heaven to him. He tells me so every day. Hut It's time you hhould know the truth, Luclndn. I fee you're gettln' kinder angry nt the trick. Luclndn. specially ns you never did need no such guidance. Hut ef jou'd 'a' known his former sporlencos, Lord-Lord" Uncle Lemuel bfoko luto a fit of laughter that rang wandalously clear through the graveyard. After a short pause Luclnda, among whoso rare gifts wns n sense of humor, Joined him. It was 9 o'clock before John Logan came home. As he sat down to the daintiest of suppers and fell to, Luclu dy, sitting opposite with dancing eyes and roo pink cheeks, nsked smilingly: "IIov'k your coffee, John?" "Ik-M I" he began. Then, true to his formula, he said kindly, "Nigh ns good as Mnrthy's used to be." "John," said Luclnda, with n sudden gravity, yet belled by her still dancing eyes, "Johu, I've sad news for you." Then, as he held his cup In midair, sho added mournfully, "Martha Is dead!" Tho coffee cup went crashing on the floor ns Johu sprang up. "Dead! What do you mean, Lucln da? You know she's been dead flvo years!' Luclndn smiled serenely. "No, sho hasn't, John, but she died tills evening thero la tho churchyard at 7 o'clock!" Tho Hero. He was a thoughtful citizen and kindly withal. The building upon which his eyes' were fastened was in flames. From n third story window protrud ed a head. It was a disheveled head bearing a child's golden curls. At linmn n llttlo enlrlon lialrvl rHrl wns nwniting him. J What If that wero his own? I The impulse to tear his coat from his manly form and rush up tho ladder to seize the child and bear her to safety , was strong upon him. I How strong nobody but himself know. I For another feeling had come over him. lie thought: "Suppose I Miould rush up to that window and save that child. The papers would bo full of It. I should become a hero, h'ome llrcmau would thus bo cheated cut of his Just meed of praise. Whatever I am I nm not selfish nnd greedy. Let the other man liavo the glory. I shall sacrlflco my personal Interests nnd remain a humble citizen," Saying which wise nnd courageous things within himself, he stood with out moving a muscle while n largo and brawny llrcman carried tho llttlo girl down u ladder nnd placed her In the rrms of her frantic mother. Moral. True heroism often exists Jn loon ubo are too modest to lot tho pub lic even suspect It. IJalthnoro Ameri can. Two Wny of Sct-IuK it I'Jclnrc-. An in tlst had sold u picture for an exorbitant pike, nnd tho purchaser sued to recover. Tho barrister for the purchaser was making tho artist un comfortable by his questions. "Now, sir," he unld In that plcasnot, Ingratiating manner of lawyers with u witness, "do you think anybody could seo beauty In thnt picture?" "Some penons certainly could," re plied the nrll-it. "You think tho initiated In technical matters might have no dliliculty in un derstanding your work?" "I am sure they would not." "Do you think you could make rac see any beauty In thut picture?" this most superciliously, , "I'robubly not ,uow, lr," and tbo art M mA Mi NMsMh Mk mm 1 could hnvo done no easily. "Now, sir, how Is that? 1 don't un derstand you. Hxplnlu If you plen.e." "That's quite easy, sir, 1 could have done It simply by employing you as my counsel in this case." Loudon Tn lilts. A Mnnli-n Inlnml Colony, On n small Island In tho Greek nr chlpelngo there Is n colony which is composed ontlrol of women. It Is n sort of religious older which considers It a dNgrnce for one of Its members to even look nt n mnn. So when n usher man approaches tho Island the women (Hill the gray cowls of their cassocks over their hendi nnd turn their backs. Provisions nro never Imported, ns the women raise their own products, being strict vegetarians. Only tho matron, who Is annually elected head of the col ony, Is ever allowed to leave the Island. Tho others remain on the Island nil their lives, taking their turn nt tilling ! tho soil, washing, housekeeping and flshtng. DAMPER REGULATOR. Mcreurr Uttlltrd In Antmiuitlrnllr OitrnliiK mid Cloaln Drnfta. Shoveling coal into a furnace, open ing the drafts and allowing the coal to consume Itself rapidly Is one thing, nnd regulating the dnmpors so ns to bum tho cual economically nnd produce a healthful temperature In the rooms Hi another thing. 1'robnbly the former, proposition, Is the easier to handle, ns It ' requires little or no brain work, but lt litis the disadvantage that It nlso neces sitates n good supply of cold cash. iiowever, tne ncuer way neeti noi ne nny more dltllcult than the other, pro vided the automatic damper regulator EXPANDING. JIEJtCUnV CL0SIH I'Ll'E. which we present In the accompanying illustration Is utilized to control the! combustion In the lire box. On tho ordinary damper thero Is a small hnndlo by which It can bo rotat ed In either direction to open or cUmoi the passago leading from the Arc Ihx to tho chimney. To handle this tlic lu-j vontor proposes to attach n bar having j n number or perforations nrrangcu at Intervals for the insertion of the con necting loIt of tho regulating devlco The latter consists of n bulb coiitnlnlns an expansible substance, such as mer cury. Tho damper vi supposed to be nl most equally balanced with this at tachment In position, and it only re quires tho raising of the temperature to tho proper point, which may bo prede termined nnd the gnugo adjusted nc cordlngJy, to expand tho mercury to such n height in the obliquely mounted tube that the displaced weight will tilt the damper into a closed position and maintain it there until tho temperature again falls below tho degrco for which the gaugo Is sot Auotlier Noiiin For It, Tho veterinary made u critical ex amination of the ailing steer. Hero and there, wherever the demar cation of n bono was visible, ho at tempted to pinch the skin. IJut It would not work. "What Is the matter with It?" nsked tho owner of Uio Btecr. "Ho has what would bo called 'con M.TvntlHin' in a mnn. Hut ns ho Is only a dumb brute we sny liu Is hidebound." Hnltimor.i American. nxpurl Tciil I in (iny. "To settle n bet," said tho visitor, "how long can n man go without food?" "Ask tho man over there," said tho enakc editor. "Is ho tho editor who answers ques tions?" "No; hoV a poet." Philadelphia Press. (Jrlm Collection of I'i.-iin, As tho prison of St. Paul, nt Lyons, Franco, thero Is a curious collection of pens. They nro tho pens with which , tho executioners hnvo signed tho regu-i latlon receipts for the prisoners handed ' over to them to be guillotined. At each execution n fresh pen is used for tho nurnose. and the ink Is left to dry nr-' on it. CliluoMo Junk Sullx, Thero nro tens of thousand1 of Junks In China which use sails mado of Amer ican cotton uoods. THE DEATH CUP. ThU Dentlly Kuiikiim Ilenotnlilm Sev eral ICillhlo aiuNlirooniM, Perhaps tho most deadly of tho poi sonous fungi of our woods nnd Acids Is tho fairly, well known death cup (Amanita phalloldcs), particularly dan gerous from Its resemblance to Bc'reral of iH WW. to.uhp)mA JuhjgiitJU- i crlng fungi for tho table idmuli! be undertaken by none save thnso thor oughly acquainted with tho different species, as It Is altogether too easy for the Ignorant enthusiast to make an er ror which may prove fatal to his friends. Tho denth cup inferred to has a round cap, white, yellowish or green ish In color, and tho stem has a itwollen base, surrounded by an envelope, or veil, of a white ill my substance, which parts as the stalk extends upward. This stalk Is pithy when young, but hollow at maturity, nnd the gills of the cap, which In tho meadow mushrooms nro pink or brown, nro white Iu the deadly variety, as nro also tho spores, which can bo plainly seen If tho cap Is laid, gills downward, ou u piece of colored paper for a few hours. The swollen, or bulboim, base Is n distin guishing characteristic, mill no fungus of that appearance should be gathered for cooking. One of tho liabilities Is that these cups may bo broken off without duo observance of Us huso, which Is often covered with earth or dead grasses, hence not distinguished from some of the loplntns, which, how ever, nro never tuirrounded with the filmy veil of the death cup. The poisonous property of this fungus is largely tiiu sumo as that found In the veuom of u rattlesnake and nlso In cholera and diphtheria, nnd no fur sci ence Is uuuhlo to produce nny satisfac tory antidote, atropine, tho stomach pump and oil purgatives being about tho only resources. Washington 1'ost. A KOREAN CINDERELLA. The lluuliil Story of l'riich llloanoiu, Uio l'niullj- Druilui'. In Korea tho people toll a I'imlorollii story thnt Is much more ancient than1 that familiar to wostorn people. The key of the latter story Is the slipper, hut not so ilic-lr. 1'cach IIIo-hoiii, the' Korean Cinderella's name, was the family drudge. One day as the moth er was starting off with the favorite daughter to n picnic sho snld to Pouch Illossom, "Von must not I-nvo until you have hulled a bagful of rlco and tilled tho broken crock with water." j line sitting tliero liemonulng her luinl lot she heard a twittering and n flut tering of wings. Looking up, she saw a flock of sparrows pecking the hulls off the rice, llefore recovering from her surprise n little Imp Jumped nut of tho tlreplnco nnd so skillfully re paired the crock that hut n fiw min utes of work wns required to All It with water. Then she went to the pic nic and had a royal time. On another occasion the mother said, "You must stay until you have pulhd up all the weeds In the Held." This" time u cow came out of tho forest nnd uto up tho woods In ten mouthful. 1'cach Illo-tHoui followed the cow luto the woods and was led to where thero was nu nbundnnco of ripe, luscious fruit. Gntlierlng u large quantity, sho went to tho fete nnd was tho most wel come guest. Her Jealous sister nsked about it nnd, on being told, determined sho would got some of this fruit for herself. When tho next gnln day came the sister stayed nt home nnd let I'ench nioshom go. Tho cow enmo out of tho woods as before, and the slHter follow ed It through tangled brier and thorn bushes, with tho result thnt her face was much scratched and her skill deep beauty all gone. Exchange. A Lur Mnn. On a hot Bummer's day a gentleman who was waiting for his train at one of our country stations asked n porter who wns lying ou one of tho seats whero tho station master lived, and tho porter, not moving, lazily pointed to the house with ids foot. Tho gentleman, very much struck nt tho man's laziness, suid, "If you cuu show mo a lazier action than thut, my good man, I'll glvo you two nnd six Ionco." 'I1in TinHep. lint innvlni? nn liinli. rw .. ,. .,., ..., . piled, "Put it lu my pocket, guv'nor." London hows. Dcftnlln Infurinullon, "How much nro these Scotch flan licls, please?" asked a woman Iu ono of tho largo department stores ono day last week. "This lady will show them to you," nlrlly replied the clerk, Indicating with an indifferent nod n girl about threo feet distant. "Hut," persisted tho woman, "I don't want to buy now. I simply want to know how much they are." "Oh, different prices nnd up, was tho nonchalant answer. Now York Times. A .ImlKO of Ilnninn Nnturr. "Doctor, tell mo honestly whether my l.ilth Is Improving or not." "My dear sir, you're getting on fa mously fumously." "You are not spcnklng tho truth, doc tor, but I can tell without your usslst nnco whether I am getting bettor or not." "How can you Judgo?" "Hy tho behavior of my heirs." Pnrls Onulols. - nula natter, . Itussla hns moro than doubled Its but ter production wltlilnjtbo Inst ten years. Siberia alone how baa over COO dairies. 'THE DESIRE FOR 8TORIE8. From llti "Onoo Upon n Tlnm" Htnirtt In "Thnt llt-ntlmU Mr." Our onrllertt Instinct Is to nsk for n rtory, our latest to tell otto uimnkod, Human life Is hounded nt either end by u phrases "onco upon a tlmo" at no end, "that reminds, mo" nt tho other. Above tho llrst Instinct wu rise gradti' nlly, gradually declining to tho second. Not that tho narrative houso over dlei In us; only that In tho plenitude of out powers we nro not sntlsllcd with n story that Is nothing more than u story, r narrative fur narration's sake. The mind of a child Is nil agapo for facts, for It Is empty, and nothing Ih so quickly lilting, ho easily assimilable, ns u dish of fuels. Knots of Action are preferred by tho child to nctual fiirti because they satlHfy also Its strong Im iigluatlvu sense. Its moral and Intel lectual Houses are still In nboyuneo. De duce from any story "a moral" or an Idea, anil the child runs nwny rudely. Thero lies, tho difference Iwlweon u and It. Our moral v ml Intellectual senses nro flourishing, nnd by their strength our imagination 1 ptvpor tlountely weakened. (Irlmiii Is not enough for us. Our moral seuno crh-s aloud for Hnus Andersen. Dumas leaves us cold. Our nittid needs Itnlzac. It is not enough for us thnt onco upon u tlmo thero wero threo princesses or throo musketeers who suffered or did somn queer things. We want those triads to Illustrate, to symbolUe, to moan something, to corrobornto or up set Homo theory thnt wo have formed, to quicken our mind nnd affect our conduct Such nro the prlmo needs of our inn turlty. Comes Time, mowing nwny with his scythe our Intellectual and moral curiosity; nor does he restore to tin our old imagination. Ho crops ui bare of nil but c&crlciuv. Things that have happened especially, old egoists that we are, tho things thnt hnvo hap pened to ourselves are the only things thnt route us from nnr lethargy. "Anecdotage" Is nn ugly jdirnse. ".See ond childhood." loss harsh, Is not lose exactly descriptive, l'or our Inst state, the state whore narrative N absolute tfcupot, was our llrst stato too. Max Heerbohm lu Saturday Itevlew. Tho Nolillrr'a lilln Time, Military life Is necessarily made up largely of touting. You cannot keep n mnn continuously nt drilling, marching or nny other brunch of military train ing for eight hours a day and Ave or six days a week. You hnvo to Invent a great many other Jf lis for him, even to make n pretense of keeping him occu pied. Hut theso Jobs nro nearly all "loallng" Jobs, and when It Is nil done tho soldier has n great many moro Idle hours on his hands per diem than any other man In the same rank of life. I do not know whether it is possible to nrrlvo nt nny remedy for this, but, If It Is, the direction In which I should took for the remedy would ho to make every soldier work at some other trade for n certain number of hours each day. Tho number of hours might bo shorter In tho summer, when there Is more opportunity for training nnd mill tnry exercise, nnd longer lu tho winter. If this woro practicable, no doubt It would moke nn enormous difference to tho vnluo of tho soldier ns u citizen when ho leaves tho ranks. Loudon Truth. Cntblrda nd Illnck Snnbr, A writer In tho Bclcutlfic American enyss "I witnessed n pair of catbirds making n bold defenso against n blnek snuke bent on devouring tho contents of their nosts. At llrst tho snnko wni inclined to disregard tho distressed birds ns they fought to drive It nwny, but tho blows of their wings nnd bllli beenmo so annoying thnt tho thief had to seek refuge in flight. On reaching tho roots of tho tree, from which tho liver hnd washed tho dirt, tho snake started to climb, only to bo driven bo ncath them nnd then out to nu old stump, under which tho bullied nnd benten reptile ttrok refuge." The I'at'fui IJniutmi, Immcnso fortunes hnvo been mndo out of tho banana business. Hovenues do not uccruu ulouo from tho sale of tho fruit, for tho leaves uru used for pack ing, tho wax found on tho uudorsldo of tho leaves is a valuable nrtlclo of commerce, Manila hemp is mudo from tho stems, niuT of this hemp nro mndo mats, plaited Work nnd lnco handker chiefs of (tio flnest texture. Moreover, tho banana Is ground Into banana flour. Tho .island of Jamaica nnd tho West Indies generally yield great crops of this useful fruit Never Weary of tho Ilcnrlnir. "I overheard him telling her n story Inst night which I know sho has heard fifty times before, but sho didn't stop Mm." "Sho Is long suffering, surely' "Oh, I don't know. IIo told her sho was tho prettiest girl ho hud over eccu." Cincinnati Times-Star. Muklnv ChllU lai-ful. Mrs. Nowwed My husband has tho chills ond fever, but they conio In handy, Mm. Oldwcd How so? Mrs. Now wed Whenever lie hns n chill I put a rnttlotln,hla ho'nd.'nnd It tottilrinrta tiifcir inkwrn 'Ininwl KrlfcWMMIMfi Flanagan & Bennett Bank MUKUTOKS: T. It.Hlioti- iinii, j. w. itoiiiiKti j runs s nnil. H. riuimKiih, VIUK rKHS.; It. K. Willlitmi, CASUIKH. Capital, $50,000. MARHUKIKLI), OKKGO! R-I-P-A-N-s Tabuloa Doctors find A good prescription For mankind The ft coot packet in cnouuh (or uitu ocenxlotif. Tim fnmilv bottln 0U)cinli eontiutm n nupply lor a yctr, All tru glitr till them, n awMEDKannainQH 55Ui FES-, t.WW-Wta B JiKAI Lit IN UltnCKHIIJH 5 i u I-" n rnuirs, VKOK TA g lil.rs 1 HO VI HI ON K, n i mi' u ki:i:h, nv., of NIK HKST Wl'M.ri'Y. ii O I'HH'LS ItUASDNAHI.K. 3 B a U a n H I'ltiiZKS OYbTKim i:Vi:iCY DAY. : : 13 1 gA Street, Matslifidd, Ore Ei MCsanjKantvjaai.'aHWifjcmg THE STEAMER ARCATA. 11 t . yiSI,SO.t Mittitn. Will .ItuUr) Jlr-culitr Trip -IIKTWKRN- COOS J3A.Y -AND- SAN FltANCISCO UAP.UYINU- PA8SENGER8 AND FREIGHT AT- -LOWEST RATES. Orcmn Coal A NftYluatlou Co., ProprletoM, P.S.DOW, AKont, Msrehllold, Orison B.O. CO. Aicont, Empire City, QrojjQQ CENTRAL HOTEL Comer of front and A itreeli, MAIIHIIFIKLI), OREGON, JOIJH SNYDER. : t : sProprlttoi rnhl.S Wl'.l lKNOWN -NIKAVOUI I h J I IOTHI. h.a inn Iwcn rnllirly rnfiiipil at i rcfiimtilinl ilifuiigfiout nnil it ni;.iliio;cn o m public for iMUtonacc. New U-iH nnd iprlni; in.illrctse Imvo bee n placed In nlruoit every lc-pliii: room of tlil liouto nnd nnilicr iroulile nor rxpinv: h.ic b:en pared to put everything hi firsl-Ui order, TKHUS. , lloanUn dt'lng, per week .J5o 'oaid,pa cel; , ft.oi SnglcMf r-. ,,,,, ,, j STATE NORMAL SCHOOL Monmouth, Orocon, Tialnlngfrliool for leacliers ronrsei nrrnnc rd especially for training tciclieiaforalllir.incli. ti 71 (lie piofesslon. Mot approved iiietliodi for graded nnd ungraded work taught in uctu.it dhlricl school. The demand for graduates of thit siliout ns teacl er far exceed Hie supply, The Training Department which consists of u nine grade public school of about aso pupils Is well equipped in all Its bratichei, Including Lloyd Music Drawing and Physical Training, The Normal course, the best and quicken war to Slate Certificate, I-'nll term pens Sept, sad For catalogue or information address or J . U. Uutte K, D. HessUr, SKMbUft riMMMV