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Capital
prrno
The Great Composite Novel.
NiO Joint Work or 1. T. HAIINCM,
JOHN U Hl'l.l.lVAN. HIM, NIK,
i:i,l,. V lli:i:i.i:il WIIA'OX, MaJ.
AIHU I) ('. t AI.IIOl N, HOW 10
III MMKU INHI'M-roil IIVHMvH,
I'Al l.INi: II ALU Mlaa KANTI.AHIC.
W. II. IIAI.MUI. NKI.I. NICI.HON
ml ALAN U.tt.li
avHoinia,
rilAitk'Ml- Hv W. II. II11II011.- llHiry Hen.
halt, a yoi.t.K artl.i. wl.llo iravvllua In a iur
..r .-ar, .....nlBllv akrlrhm Hi 'rw.uuil of
HI. I.loal wllo. To hia aaMiiLliinrnt hrap
hi. I.l.nl frllivt.-il III llir ll.l.ror, alio Ih'lni
11. ill a iwriv of tmir. laiti.latliik of an old
...mi, irvai.ahlv hi-r thiliiM-, a iira' and
a to nil Willi a vlllnluotia (M.uilximuiw. II"
ii.ak.iaa kt.'l..ltl.iwrly. Inirlua ltir iilaht
lli mrl lva eniiaiii'li.alv on lior Molin. Ilv
,l.l..iml..,'a to maka Iter a.-iii.titiifiiinv, but 11 w
on nri.ii.it In thu niornlna Im find. Ihal Ihr
litil.t haa Ihtii lu lh tlrai.d (Vulrnl driart
a-'.op It. .lira, and Hint III I -arty of lour haa
dl'wri'il.
i-HAirna 1 Ilv Kll Whwln Vllno.-Mr.
Craw lord, 1.1. da.mlii.'r K.tiia, Mlaa lln.wn, a
ivrtiMa, and I'r. Wala.ni MNHiy a Hat 011
u.. Tluri ..l.lllli atrrol. I l.i-lr i. a. in' are
nil n. .uiiii'. 1 In hull' a..... aM'trl Kdnt"ll
hrriulhiirll.atal.il halm I'r. wulaou andola.
iwta lo hi. nrtwn. til lh l.ouafl, hul sir.
I'M.hini .. ..I. t. that th diN-ir'a imiaen.v h
M-.aary to him. Walaoll J.iaana.r. I.viinollr
lnt1u...i'ovr K.lna, and la liuu.'.l Willi Mlaa
lln.wn In a m-M .hi...w. I. Aa .mll.'iHi uy
h.io. a:,ln ultva ou h.r violin al utahl. A
iiiii.iiIi lal.ir Mrnahall rwamnliM. Waia.ui at a
iy.iii.lh' inhibition. Ilv uimina of llir akntrh
toa.li' In the i-ar a dnintW ti-ala th diaior
at Hi liilrtyihih iwl Hat, but unon call-
loa nn, 1. 1 ln iui. tr haatnov.!. i nr i.i o.i
a .tiu'iili'. ""mini falla al Hi flat awking a
r. Ilr.i.h.i"', and l,avr l.iullr.ini IbiTi.la
aitalll.l ir, W alaon or ll.'li.l.aw,
I'H.iraal Ilv Mill. Alflwl I'. I'nll.in.ll-
Toui WoalV. a ili.lr.ilva. ol lUn.lmll
atu.llo ami aava inai n auw ,ir. naiam inia
t.irf lo a w.i.o.. tut I'nlon t.lar. Ili'aha.loW
.l ilia woman lo a hoarding houanon nron.
...una ll. n.hi.n llill.rr . nlla H.lit ti'lta III
voiiua arti.t Ihal no la in in a.wrm nanir
ll.irtinu.l. Who ill. rttlll 1. 1. u. II l...'lora
II. aunt., marry lh bankna itaualilrr and
im. ut. him. Il.'.irv i.ruila rrl.i.ianlly
do a... M.'anwhil in i rawtorua uav
n-nvml r.trllipr lit. town, r una a naimi o. tr.
Wataoii lu. r..i-a, and Anally narking up hr
.'...I... ami noma Ur't ah lnva III I.OUa
Whll wrlllng an adv.irll.oin.!! In Tn World
rU.a.i.a.i lull lltT to rrail n.aa.lvrii
in. ol l.ia. II II la aiwll. d n.rmnly. ThBil-
vi n l-i uiiiil la mr a Irmaln vb.llnl.l.
IV-OXE ITUPOKE AND TWO ENDS.
B ALAN DALE. Illutrafc4 by WAL
TER H. M'DOUQAU
lli!'rtg!it All rtUla nwrred.)
Lna Uartiimn. th bruikur'a dmiKhtor,
wiw on of tlioao niattor of fart tuaitlnui
who ihiii to lutvti bu croUl an a ttaa-
ftll foil to tlio a..itiinmitl guabf ulneaa
of tlt nmmtillo daiul.
Miw llartinan " wore than doll-
catoly plMiti", Ur aprauc autKat
el an intwwo rt'ititrd fur nimla. Like
tho tkruian fraiiWin, who la not at all
diaimllmHl to talk lova orr a atwiralng
dlah of 1'rankftirtor aauaa, ttipplo
mi.iit...l liv aatiKrkraut, Mlaa Hartinoa
wiw itniiioiitly lialthy.
A for her amiability, It waa aluiply
without limit. Mma Ilnrtiiiail Waa lu
iwrvlmia ti the pt?tty worrlna of Ufa.
Oiin .if hi-r frit'tula alwaya dnclarod that
nothiiiK tea than an earthunaka would
ovrr ran" hr thn lxt airUatton.
Htiry Hi'iialiall cullud ntain Uit portly
tiiiilili-n it) tliw time, and hr ivrpantnce
filltHt him with a vatiue alTriKht,
Hie artiatio inatinota told him at once
that h nw.l nnvr eipect from her eitlier
aymiutthy or evnn inUrit in hia plana
anil hia aKPirntiona.
Hut hi promlee to hia father dwelt In
hia mind luu'nxlly Intat't He would be a
iiiiu-tvr and he mtiat foul aoine coiuolatiim
In that Moat nnm do.
It U well to rfl"et that one la a martyr
even thotiKh too late to be Included in
Foi'a book.
Tlie fin e of hi unknown idnal blotted
from hia mind the lartfii. Immobile fat
nroa of Mine Hurt mini the Inataut be left
hiT, nnd ho f.'lt that aa a reward for bii
aaoritice he could at b-aat inlnl(e tn in
luxury of thinking of tbia itrangely met,
alranir.'lv lout woman.
Ln Hurtman waa niothorleaa.and had
nriitlvimraird aa companion a woman
whom ileiiKlmll mKarded with undefined
mietniHt. Hlie waa a ilKht haired, blue
eyel woman, who yani aifo muat hava
bt-en extremely haiidaume, but hnr feat
ure wnro now livid with care. Hur
tuuvemeiita were furtive and catlike, aud
ahe aeemed to regard the life he wua
livim: an uureaJ.
"What tnduced yon to eiiKage her,
Lonar aakwl Heualmll olieday,,wlth the
privilejra of a newly made fiancee, Ue
biul Kli'Ieu 1H" t11"' ixwition in aui-o an
otiutturably coinmoniilaco manner that
the chain no eauily forged wnre hanlly
BllllillU.
"Decanae alio Internet me," dixjlared
Mimh Ilartman, "I fool that ahe haa a
hiMtorv. Yon always toll me, Harry,
that I am tho moat nnromantlo bring on
earth. I know it. I can, however, ap
preciate rnmanco in othoni, though I am
aware that you tlilnK even mat impoaai.
bio."
Mr. Hi'iihIuiII elghed. He wondered
itnjildly if Ina would foul intereated in
hia own brief, lHiintloMa romance,
Hu dimly miw the joaloua demon rap
ping for admittance at the amooth doort
of MIbh Ilartman s pliuidity, ue saw
the battled retreat of thin demon. He
declined to admit even tho poHHibility of
Mine Hartman'i jealoiiHy.
Ilia aciiuaintance with women waa
very alight. Ho ininginod that the paa
aionleHs affliction evinced for him by hia
promiaed wife was one of thoee airy
trifles, the pre.sonoo or aiiaence or wnicn
waa but of Blight Bignillcance to the wel-
turn of llm wmlllin.
tine moniiiiK jvir. iienahnU called at
Mr. Ilartumn'e houeo, more with the oh
ject of "rKirting for duty," aa heetylod
it in mental irony, thim witn any won
defined object in view.
Mr. and Mian Ilartman wore out, he
wiw informed. Mm. Hmlth, tho chaperon.
wan at present the only member of the
familv now at home. She was In the
drawing room, ventured the domestic,
diHcroetlv.
Hennhull never knew afterward what
It wia that promoted him to enter !
stood of leaving the conventional card
to Indicate hie uimatinno(l vinij.
lie told the aervaut' ne wonnl stay for
a time and wuit the arrival of the father
and daughter, Then leaving hia hat and
cane in the hall he walked to the door
of tho drawing room, and with a alight,
premonitory knock entered,
The room waa unlighted save by a
full, red Blinded lamp that caBt a pink
effulgence on objects In its Immediate
neighborhood.
The young man saw seated on a low
chair close to the lamp the apathetic
form of Mrs. Hmith, the chaiieron. Bhe
had not heard his knock and remained
seated, her hands folded listlonsly In
front of her, her head bent slightly for
ward, until tho sound of his light foot
fall reached her ear. Then with a start
she rose and placed her hand upon tho
region of hir heart
Yon akrm.l mo. Mr. IIcu-UhII," alio
diH'Uivd, witli an attoini.t at a amllo !
.Mt . falluro. -I did not '
axiMH't anyUxty, jwauao Mr. lUrlitmii
and Ieua have iron ""t. lt ma we,
hwiutiiigly. "1 think they wmit to a
reception at Mrs, Van Auknn a house on
the avenue. Did yon wtnh"
Nothing," Interrupted the young man
with a reaMiirilig amlle. "I thought I
would come tn for a few inlnut. aud
mat niywlf."
Tho abaenceof Miaa Ilartman waa by
no mnmie regrettable. In fact Mr, Jinn
ahall felt a diatiuct reliuf at the reaplto
from bald platUuJne that her vli.it on
the avenue afforded him.
He looked at Mrs. Hmlth's face. Hhe
had evidently Uui weeping. Ha bad
undoubtedly Interrupted a painful modi-
latum.
Well, he reflected, abo ought to thank
him for that at any rate. That ahe waa not
Inclined to exprnaa any gratitude elthar
by worde or by look wai very apparent.
It waa clear that alio did not coualder
heretdf. txiund to entertain Mla Ilart
uiau'a guest
After a few niiintereetiug remarks, ut-
tored uninterestingly, aho roao and an-
nouueed her iuteution of rvtiring to her
room.
I leave you." alio aald, "provided
with a couple of readable buoka, aird am
sure that you will find them capital en-
tortatnera. Uf course you will wait w
one Lena and Mr, Ilartman. I know it
would lie a great disappointment to you
If you failed to maet them."
Hhe aotMimiHtuled thnae witn a raint,
algniflcant smile that waa trritatingly
viaible to Mr. HwuduUI. He colored
slightly, and bit tho end of hia mus
tache to restrain the rather lniuitlont
retort that mo to hia lijat.
Mra. Smith iiiuVihI nolaideaaly aU)ilt.
There was the same feline suggnetlona
about her walk that he had noticed be
fore.
"Uood ulght." she aald Indifferently.
Aa ahe tuviaed him something fell at
hia foot. He saw It there before him.
but made no effort to pick it up for a
fuw seconds. Theu he atoojied and raised
It from tho fl'Hir, It was an old faah
loned gold brooch, one of, those trinketa
tliat we huv wwu ourgrandiuothnraand
grvat-annta wnar, and have admired tn
the days of our rhildlnl.
V the back of the brooch was a por-
lr. batttifully colored, stau.ling out
conapicuoiialy from the dull gold frame.
A he butted at It Henry Uvnelutu waa
Conm-i.m of a mental shm k such aa be
had rarely received. The picture con
jured up a whole train of roiuiniatwnmw
Dial for the butt rw weeks he had hardly
vpiiturml to disturb: for in the startling
oyee aud nnranny exproaaion of Uie ili
togrnplie.1 face he had no difficulty in
tmogulKiiitf tlie man whom he had aeon
In the Wagner palace car, and whom b
had mentally dublwd the heavy villain
of the episode.
In an inataut h wua on his fnet; his
hand waa upon the bell: his intention
waa Instantly to send a servant to Mrs.
Smith, summoning her to his presence.
He was spared the trouble. The door
waa noiselessly opened aim tne iauy hit-
self etitorwl the Mom.
"I dropped my Irrouch, alio said apolo
getically, "No, do not trouble, she
added aa be made a movement. "1
think I know where to find It.
Tho young man's heart was beating
violently. He wanted to tell her that he
sad picked it np, but waa tillable to una
the worde.
H held It un and tried to speak. In
an Instant she haul suatched ll from his
band.
lie held It up and trtrd lo spruk.
"I would not lose it for the world,"
ahn said.
Hnnrr IleniOinU strnifuled with his
emotion for a moment and overcame it.
"You know that wauT he asked
harshly.
She looked at h(jn for a moment, then
burnt into a loud, ummieicul lniign.
"If I know that man? Ha! hal ha!
Do I know him? Ah, it Is too goodl nal
hal hal"
She sat down and lunghed hysterical
lv. h l.Kikiinr at her in mute amazement.
Suddenly aha seemed to secure control
nf herself. Her lauifhtor ceased. The
expression ou her face became one of un.
oiuiineHH. She advanced quietly to Hen-
shall and said, with an indifference
which waa unconvincing even to the
young man:
"Do von know him'"
II answered at once: "I do not know
him. I wish I did, for I believe he is
a-u"
He paused in embarrassment.
'ihi on." she said.
"I was going to say," he resumed,
"that I believe he Is a villain."
"You are right." she said deliberately,
fixing her blue oyes on Ilenshall'a white
face. "He is a villain, and it is his wife
that ravs so."
Henshall recoiled. Intense surprise
momentarily bewildered him; then came
Hi a rav of sunshine, the knowledge
that here was a clew to the recovery of
his idoal. Not a thought of Lena Hart'
man entered his mind to thwart his plans.
"Yon know his wife?" he asked.
Again she laughed mirthlessly. "I am
the woman unfortunate enough to bear
that relation to him," she said. Then in
alarm: "Mr. Henshall, I do not wish to
acquaint you with my past life. You
have come into possession of a secret
throngh no fault of mine. I beg of yon
not to betray my confidence."
Her evident sincerity overcame his an
imosity to the woman.
"Mrs. Smith," he said, "your secret is
safe. Tell me, I implore of yon, as much
about this man aa yon conscientiously
can. To show you how much in earnest
I am I will tell you my reasons for aeking
this." i .
Ho then related to her the story of his
journoy in tho Wagner palace car, omit
ting no detail likely to interest her.
He then told her (and stramra to sav.
he rrtliy Ut'llcvrd it hlitwlf) tlmt lila
I ... A... I ,1.-. ...
" , , i . " ' , ,L ... T 1 il
R' V V 1 it Z ,i " . 1 1 .T
XM.rfoa tly loyal to I.na. but ho hit thnt
he could not go through life without bav-1
lug met his Ideal, if only to imk with
her briefly, to atndy her lieatity for one
hour. j
He must see her. Ho would prhiim
forget her If hia curiosity were satisfied.
Ah! bow easy it la to "talk one's self
in," as the saying Is. What a delightful
thing an eased oonacleucel
Mr. Smith wasa woman of the world,
and ahe uudoetiKid the complexion of
tho case far more thoroughly lion did
young Henshall. Hut apparently It
served her pursie to gratify him,
"Do yon kuow the names of the peo
ple wlih whom you saw him'" she asked.
"Crawford," he answered,
"Did you learn that they stopped at
No. 8- West Thirty-eighth street"
"Yes," in lutetia) surprise, "I railed
ihere."
"Ho did I." aho said quietly, "but the
bird had flown."
"Have you any Idea who the Craw
fortU weref" It was bis turu to question.
"None at all," she replied bitterly. "1
need hardly say that Watson Is not my
husband's name. He has assumed many
aliases, but the uauio to which he was
born la Leopardl. He is an Italian by
birth. He has called himself Kiiual.ll,
Duval, rk'himumrlein, Henahaw and
Wataoii, as far aa I can rtmivuiW, 1
met him two years ago. 1 knew him as
Dr. Ilensh.iw, the mind reader.
"Hypnotism waa a subject In which 1
waa deeply interested. I attended all the
lecture on the subject that I could pos
sibly find. I met Dr. Henahaw at bis
house. I was rich. I had money aud
jewels.
"How it came alwnt I can never thor
oughly understand, but we were mar
ried. Two month later he left me jwn
nlleaa. I waited for his return, and wail
ed lu vaiu. A child waa born to me.
Tuack goodtioaa it died. I took this
position tolutKirartly. I livefor revenge.
and," fiercely, "I will have it."
Onte fears for the safety of his ideal
surged np forcefully in the bosom of
Henry Henshall aa he lieteued to this
story. That she waa in danger was
now very evident, II is mind was made
np.
'A man and a woman, both in earnest,
and working together In nnison, ought
to be able to accomplish a greet deal. I
waut to find this uiau for chivalry's
sake," ho said, again furnishing excuses
to himself. "You want to find him as a
wronged woman. Shall wo join force?"
Hhe hesitate! for one moment. I hen
br mind was mode up.
"Willingly, she luitd.
" iOmltniied nt week.)
MM YKAIt MilllMMII.
T pitrly In lh liiorullii;,
lit dark and th night bud lt-d,
Aud a New Year's aim waa duwiiing
On our darling' gulden head.
Th sus-kln gaining on the chamber wall,
With their t.ret'loua weight of toys,
Th dolln and ill.ln-a and bookn and l"l'
Krtaa brlltga (o glrla and boyt
When weaiiddenly heard iweel laughter,
A rhlldlali, ii.ualt-al ring,
And Hit annulled upon th iitornllig air.
A rurlouatlug-ala-llng,
And "llniuiy New Year" there nhouted out
In the wildest, nirrtt gh
"A happy Sew Y'esr," oh, happy new w-.irl.l
T you. aud all and m.
And we i.'H-d In III nursery soflly;
There our pet w aaahoultng I" all
Through the v.ili- of thenilglity telephone
A lluppy New Year call:
Th jrniingeal had seised the latent glfl
lly i lrni aud art to mini,
Ani over lb liiiik'H'i.l mystical wire",
The current of good w ill.
And we thought, "And a child ahull lead
them,'1
Ai w -li. icd Hi greeting nilr,
That rang through the wonderful new
voled toy
(ir.rtirwn(ur' new and raw,
And "Happy New Year, oh happy world,'
We, I'"', ah. nit on and all
Kmm North loHoiith, from K.n In Yi'l,
Our Happy New Year cull,
H'
Ihrovgliout the County.
Mrs. Jos. Huntings, of Airlie, is quite
II.
Fulls City now rejoices ill having a
cornet band.
Mrs, Kiiisrv, ir'nr lhilliw, died on the
lib lnt., i.;it.l HO years.
Hnpt. V. 1. Heynol.ts bus a new demo-
ortitio Ik y at his house.
II. Lackey, of Mill orcck, killed
panther the other day.
Mrs, Ducliimitii is lying very low ut the
homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Ltwens of Dallas.
Perry Smith and wife, of CoKnx, Wash.,
are visitintr friends nnd reiutives on the
Luckiumiite,
Kevs. X. Sliiint) mid W. V. U Ivelley
will conmiuiiernl it protracted incetiiig lit
Aiiiie h.Ht Snu.lny.
The diHcoiitiniiiitice of the mail route
between Airlto and Lewmville is not
popular in Unit region.
150 of the Sluto Normal school stu
.letits nre Hiieti.iinu the holidays with
friends nnd relatives nt homo.
The Oak Orove school docs' propose
to adjourn for the Christmas holmuvs,
This school bus a well orgniiiaed lycetini
Win, Miller has sold to J. 11. Niimi
recently from Mo., 1H acres of land just
southeast of Pullii. The price paid whs
$M der acre, end a good portion of it wil
at once be set out in fruit trees.
Jim Hong, au intelligent Chinaman
with his queue removed, aud a residen
of Cullow valley, Luke county, reputed
to bo worth between $."IHM) nnd 86000 of
the world's goods, lust week applied l
the county clerk for liceuse to mat n
Lucv Billiiiiis. of the siime viillev. The
pareutsof the young lady guve their writ
ten consent, but the clerk was not allowed,
says the Lakoview Examiner, nnder lh.
laws of Oregon, to issue the license.
.The Fossil Journal lias UiIh pitiful
story: "Died, nt Dutch Flat, Monday,
Deo. IB, 1800, Dolores Davis, wife of Clin
N. Davis. About two nmnllis ago sin
guve birth to a child, which lived only n
couple of days. The mother, who was
but little more limn a child herself in
years, (ngeil about 13) never fully recov
ered, nnd took onld after getting up. She
was the daughter of Elisha Swift. Her
untimely death is home grievously by
her husband end parents." '
FLEETING
Wh tor was rleh and young, my dnar,
And all Ilia world was 'lr,
WbAi unukt laantlfid and elear
Ma.1 aoiimier In Ui air.
Tit roaa i.iiali. anaiiid your donr,
Tb .ii.ahiiw lpn.bltal o'w your floor
Auil blnaml you ui.awar -rrotn
damn Ull ava, from fall tilt ijulnf
Uf STrd yai b n.yal tiling,
Ym, ymi, who did not car
Whn(i lova ww rW U aud yiaing, my dear,
And all Hi world waa fair,
Wlmn lv waa rk'h aud y.smg, my daw,
A nil all tl. w.ai'l waa fair,
U waa a havi.ly u.lug U baar
Y.air laugl.ler lileas lb air.
To not yvgif dnl'tty ways, and mark
Your ya nub aiarUgbl of tl.e dork.
To kuow that vry wbra
Mfl 'e hearts went wllh yiai, vry oos,
Lis Aiua-a fullowtnir Ut aim
Wb.a diuig left baavan bora -Wba
k was rt- b and youug, my dear,
And all llm world was fair
Now lov la and old, my dear,
And all Ui w.aid grows gray.
There Is no mu.lc Wt to ebunr
Tl.o curfw J Una of day.
About y.air lonely itoor 1 aa
Tin. sliailows falling silnuUy,
IJk" bruwa leaves from ih eia-ny;
Flown ar tin roaM and tl. light.
(Jay bnarts bav bidden yuu good algbl
Awl goo uiin Ihelr'way.
Kow kn is pHip,andol.t, n.y dar,
And all lb world grows gray.
Mow lov Is poor and old, my drar,
And all lb world groas gray,
tleart bresjillig Is ll but U hear
Tb boigbor our so gay ;
To mars y.air failed eharnis and know
Til rue has bad lu Umo to blow,
And Joy to iaua away.
On tiling, ou only, of lb (ut
Alil.leU. wllh you to Uie but.
Your it s ftuug sl.ll bulils you feat
And kei. y. fair alway
Now lov 1. ator and old, u.y d.sw,
And all in world grows gray,
Elvira a Miller In luuvllla Courur JounuL
THE MAD LOCOMOTIVE
"A story of railroad adventure, eh?"
"If you please," 1 answered the vet
eran engineer, as we sut In tne cool
shade to the east of a big Providence
roundhouse. I may say that Peter
Hank, the narrator of tide exciting liici
dent, is well Known by uie and esteemed
aa a mnu of truth by everybody who
knows him.
I never had but one sou. All my
boys were girls. Hut when little Uuro-
side was born t tell you we were happy.
Yet I never enpposed that chap would
save my own lilu and lute or other peo
ple's. That's just what ho did, how
ever. You know 1 always run the ex
press. We gut a big engine some years
ago on the road. She weigh more than
any machine we ever used before. 1
never liked her when 1 saw her in the
shop, that giantess, No. ClX She never
had any name. And tliat machiue never
liked nie. All because of this." The
etigiueer took his pipe from his mouth
to look mo simimdy lu the eye. "I was
in the shop one afternoon just to look
her over. That's when they were paint
ing her up. The painters and varnish
era were crawling all over her.
Of course she wasn't fired up. An
other engineer and I just were walking
round her huge Inidy. I said: 'Jake,
that critter will heat the first trip, and a
hot box on her will mean lota of work.
I hoie I may never lie asked to run her."
Well air, believe it or not, I know she
beard it and was mad. When I climbed
Into h.-r cab, just to look nt her there, 1
naturally enough took hold of her re
verse lever. She threw that lever over,
sir, nnicker'n lightning, and caught my
leg just under the knee, taking out a bite
as lug as a walnut. My! How she pained
me! It wua week before my stiff leg
was all right."
Then he resumed his pipe while that
soaked into me.
Now, you newspaper men do not
take any stock in such things, I know.
Hut no railroad mau would any I was a
fool if I thought hard of the machine.
And all railroad men have seen engines
act just as if they had spirits in them.
There ain't an engine on our road or any
other which will work as well for one
man as she will for another. Every en
gitie has her fuvorit., for whom she will
do anything, and her enemies, to whom
ahe acts like a she demon."
A fact, by the way, which the writer
has since verified on considerable inquiry
among locomotive engimwra.
Well, sir, if you believe me, that No.
013 hadn't liecu out o' shop a week be
fore the master mechanio sent for me
ono night to tako her. I remember 1
was eating supper. It was my two days
layoff. Little Bumsido was sitting in
his chair besido me. Ho was just 8 years
old tlie Thursday before. It was a very
hot August night. I was asked to put
the big engine through for a speciul.
There was a party of big fellows from
Washington who wore returning from
the White Mountains. 1 was to drive
'em down to Wickford Junction for
Newport
" '(Jhid help me, Susie!' I said to my
wife, pushing back my chair. 'I don't
kuow why, but I'd rather be killed by a
pistol sh.rt here at home than to go.
" 'You foolish follow I' she replied.
'What nils you?'
' 'I don't know,' I said. 'But that
machine hain't been run a dozen times.
Iliwides she hates mo. This is to be a
show off run, liko lightning, aud I kuow
she'll kill us nil.
"My wife she just rose up then. Be
ing a good Christian church member as
I ain't, she exploded on mo,
" 'Pete, I'm ashamed of you! You're
the lx'st runner on the road, and this is
an honor. Do yon want to get dis
charged and lose our daily bread? God
will tako care o' my husband. Here!
It's a hot night, nnd you'll be back by
11 o'clock. Take the boy. He's always
wjn.o.l a niirht ride.1
"Tliat got' me. I just rose up. She
put on the Ixiy's little cap and gave me
his coat, and 1 went oil, taUiug tne Doy.
I remember how ho laughed. I carriei
him over tho railB in the dark yard ou
my shoulder, and he kept patting my
cheek and kissing me till I boosted him
into the cab of No. 043. How proud he
eat up there ou my box between my legs!
"Well, again, continued i'ete, ruu.
bing a fresli match on his overalls,
"nothing oecnvred as we couplod on and
ran auile a while. We drew four run
mans besides the bnircase cor. It was
hot and dark. We had tho right of way,
but were to approach Wickford cautious,
for there we should find the regular New
York express, which we should overtake.
No. 613 worked stiff, as 1 knew she
would, but eho waa so big that when she
got started nothing could trouble her
much, aud she just tossed the load along
lis light as a feather.
"I noticed that the throttle valvo
worked hard when I had to shut off atoara
once or twico slowing through a station.
Still I could iork her in and out well
enough with one hand. An ugly throttle
y ft terrible thing, sir, though. For, you
; (ee, a man can't be sure. Suppose you
couldn't shut off, Snpi.ose your throttle
j got stuck, full.. head.. on, going at fifty
BONO
nine an nour,-na you a-coining into a
station, fur instance, even If there was
nothing standing there, I tell you, you'd
feel about aa the Mmigbty would if tho
earth got loose aud he couldn't atop bar."
Then Hank puilod smoke whiffs.
"Well, again," he resumed presently.
The exciUttnent of hi own memory had
brought the sweat drops to hia forehead;
bt pip had gone oat the third time.
"Tliat throttle valvo did (tick on me!
That's just what did happen. Wa were,
I calculated, about eight mile from
Wickford. Somehow, though, there
wasn't any station to slow me op, yet 1
bad a fooling, an awful feeling, too, that
I could not if 1 would shut her off.
'Pshawf I aald to myself, and I played
with the boy's curly bead wUh my right
hand. But my left hand kept pressing
and trying that throttle harder and
harder. I couldn't stir borl I reached
over and put my right hand on the
lever. I could not move her! 1 got off
my box. 1 aeemed to be in a perfect
frenzy. I sprang at the valvo with both
bauds and all my weight She didn't
move a h,air! And tlie way we were kit
lug! Probably we were flying over fifty
mill au hour. I yelled at th fireman:
" 'Give ua a hand, George!
"He knew it all in a second, and tum
bled In from the tender to put both hia
bamla besido mine.
"'Nowf I (hooted.
"We threw our weight against it But
that old beast just shook herself and
jumped and jumped, aa much aa to say,
'You can't shut off my wind!"
' 'Pole!' cried the fireman, there' the
Wickford on the switch! We've only
two milua more to livef
"Then we struggled like two mad
bulls. We pulled. Then we shoved.
We planted our feet and pulled and
shoved. We had no air brake la them
days. But if we had, I vow I bliev to
have put 'em on would have knocked
out the cyUnder heads or broke a driving
rod, and sent us all to eternity,
"AU tliis while there sat my pretty
boy, aa calm, aa laughing, because he
thought this was all play. But I knew
we'd all got to die, and I caught up the
boy. I held him, kissing him. It all
took but a moment There, leas'n a
mile ahead, stood the rear of the 'New
York' on onr track at the station. 1
could see her red light You better
b'lieve 1 forgot all about the big men
behind. I was thinking, should I throw
out my boy into the darkness?
" 'Papa,' aaid Burnxide, 'what makes
you look so?
" 'Because, bov, we can't atop the
engine. Were all going to be killed in
a minute, unless I toss you out there.'
" 'No, papa,' aaid be, reaching out his
pretty hand. 'Let me try it
"Well, 1 did. , I don't know why.
was holding him, yon understand. And
air, the moment that child's hand (truck
that throttle valve, she shut off aa easy
as drawing your breathr
The engin,eer said he actually tumbled
over on bis seat as if be had seen a mir
acle. The train slowed up in answer to
the brake whistle, and stopped just in
front of the station. The matter may
or may not have had any miraculous
element The good mother urged the
boy's going. The behavior of the metal.
one moment binding by heat or other
expansion, the next moment releasing
Iteelf helped by the tremendous steam
pressure in the dome, ia one of the many
well known curiosities of metal action.
"Would you really have thrown that
boy from the cab if she had not stopped?"
I asked.
"Certainly. It would have been the
only chance of saving hia life. I should
hare chosen a bunch of green, growing
brush and landed him safely up against
the bending branches. Then I should
have jumped myself. We always jump
when we can do no more good here.
My fireman has three time saved his
life so. I have once, of which TU tell
you some day. Good-by. Here' my
machine, just out of the yard." Rev.
Emory J. ILiynea In New York Ledger.
Onr the Dsrt.
Freddy (crefully rubbing tho pretty
bloom from hia bunch of grapes) Say,
Mr. Youngbeo, do these grape powder?
Mr. Youngbeo (fiance of Freddy's
auntie) Why, no, my boy. What made
you think of that?
FreddyCause this rub off just aa
the pink doea from auntie's cheeka,
Judge.
The president has signed the bill pro
viding for the maintenance of discipline
among the customs officers; also the
joint resolution for the printing of decis
ions of the land department of the inter
ior regarding publio lands and pensions.
Thomas Duffy, a newspaper carrier,
who shot at one of the Italian prisoners
charged wit h the murder of Chief of Po
lice Hennessey of New Orleans, has been
convicted of "wounding less than may
hem," the maximum penalty for which
is two years' imprisonment.
Political affairs in Ireland are in a oad
condition. In every city, town, village
and house there is a fight and Parnell is
the cause of it. During a fight between
the two factions someone threw lime in
ParncU's face. He narrowly escaped
being blinded for life. As it is his sight
may be permanently injured. The pope
has commended tlie action of the Irish
bishops, but will not issue a denuncia
tion of Parnell.
flM.iUo-.
Charles A. Bond, his wife and five,
children of aarksburg. W. Va., were
poisoned by the colored domestic, who
nut arsenic in their food. Bond ia dead
and the rest of the family are not ex
pected to recover.
Three wildcats attracted by blood
from a doer killed by two hunters in Mc
Lean county, N. D., attacked the hunt
ers and terribly lacerated them before,
the cats were killed. The men were un
able to move when found,
J. Q. Day, Esq., of Lane comity, Ore
gon, is spending the Christmas holidays
nt Mr. G. W. Whi'eaker's in this oity.
Mr. Day is an old pioneer, having emi
grated to this conntry in 1852. He lived
in the vioinity of Sow the first year of
his arrival in Oregon, and in the sum
mer of 1853 loeoted a farm near Eugene,
where be has sinoe lived, He was the
third person in Orestou to begin the out
lure of hops, having planted his first
crop in 1873, nnd lm engaged m the
business ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Day
sre the foster pareuts of Mrs. G. W.
Whitenker, having raised her from in
fimey to womanhood. Mra. W's, mother
died on the plains in 1852 while en-ronte
to this conntry.
Excitement
Runs high at the drug stores In this
place over System Builder as everybody
ia naino- it forontnrrh. of stomaoh, dys
pepsia, constipation and impure blood,
and to build up the system it certainly
possesses wonderful merit when all apeak
so well or it,
LOCALS.
Kheriff Wells was in town Inst Satur
day, i
Hnpt. W. I. lteynolds was in town Kat
urday, Wm. O. Kesmitb, of Derry, waa in
town, Mo:,dny.
Don't forget the Arlington Dramatic
company Jan Ctb.
Mr. L. Beotly, of Monmouth, ia in
very feeble health.
John 0. White, of Onk Grove, waa do
mg our city, Monday.
Fun in a Boarding School," at the
opera house Jan. Ctb. Secure an early
seat
Henry Hayden, Esq. of Eols, waa in
town Saturday looking after the sale of
bop.
Hon. J. I. Hswley and D. W. Hears,
of MoCoy, were in town Monday of this
week. - '.
Mr. Ezra ppletoo left here Friday
afternoon en route for his borne in Ta-
ooma.
The Arlington are away ahead of any.
thing that baa yet appeared in Indepen
dence,
Mrs. J. W. Neemith, of Derry, ia lying
very low and there is no bope of her re
covery. A brilliant combination of theatrical
talent at the opera boose, Monday night,
Jan. 6th.
Sparkling, bright and witty is the pub
lio vrrdiet in regard to the Arlington
dramatic troop.
Mrs Preston Holman and family spent
the Christmas holiday .among friends
aud relatives at Dallas.
Miss Manning, of this office, report a
pleasant visit to Corralln where b
Cbnstmased during the holidays.
Mr. Jay LVming, who has been spend
ing the Christmas holidays here, returned
u bis borne in St Helen last Saturday.
Jus. E. Davis, of Suver, has purchased
IM sores, including the buildings, of the
Kiddle and Ray farm. Consideration
$7280.
The Arlington Dramatic company is
the brightest combination now before
.be footlights. Come early and sec pre
,our seat
Acy Burbai.k was brought up before
Recorder Lines for drankeo and disorder
ly conduct on the 24tb instant, fined $5
aud costs.
Several young folk from bis place,and
Monmouth attended a party at W. H.
Hawley'a, near McCoy oo Friday, the
26lb instant.
Frank Blanchard was arrested on
Christmas day for drunken and indecent
oonduot, arraigned before Reoorder Lines
and fined 85 and costs.
Mr. G. W. Claggett and wife, and Mr.
Eli Young and wife, returned to their
respective homes in Portland and Albina
on Saturday afternoon's train.
Mr. Ezra Meeker, of Puyallup, Wash.
returned, borne on Saturday' train, Mr.
M. is the leading hop dealer of the Puy
allup valley, aud was here for the purpose
of buying hops.
Hon. W. M. HUleary, aeoretarv of the
State Grange, and Hon. R. P. Boiae ad
dressed tbe meettng held by the Patrooa
of Husbandry in this city last Friday, the
26th instant.
Mr. A. J. Wbiteaker tells us that South
Bend on Shoal Water Bay had only
about 300 inhabitants last spring, but
that its population is now 1200 or more.
That's '.he way towns grow over in Wash
ington. Mr. Beriah Deming, of Elmira, Lane
oounty, is visiting friends and relatives
in this city. Mr. Deming was a former
resident of Independence and haa many
friends in this community. He will re
main during the New Year Holiday.
Mrs. Amanda Eddy, wife of the late
Hiram Eddy, died at ber residenoe in
North Salem, Monday, Dec 15tb, aged
83 years. Mra. Eddy came to this oounty
in 1851, and was tor a number of year a
resident of Polk oounty. Thus the old
pioneers one by one are joining tbe Si
lent Majority.
Tbe installation of officers at the Ma-
souiu lodge, Saturday eveniug waa large
ly atteuded. Misa Aliee Williams, Rev.
D. V, Pohug and M. L. White and fami
ly entertained the company with some
excellent instrumental and vocal music.
Remarks appropriate to the occasion
were made by Rev, Quimby. The en
tertainmeut was a very pleasant affair.
Hon. D. H. Vanderpool aud wife, who
live near Wells, Benton oounty, spent
the Christmas holidays in this city aa
guests of Mr, and Mrs. F. A, Douty.'
The old people are Ihe grandparete of
Mrs. Douty's. Mr. Vaoderpool'otf an
old pioneer of Bouton comity, and has
represented that oounty in the state legis
lature. He is denioorntio in politics and
his personal worth is recognized by all
who have the pleasure of his acquaintance.
George Bonn, of Emigrant Springs,
says the Wasco Oiuerrer, has a sou, Teter,
11 years old, who began plowing at tbo
age or a, wnen ue pioweoj zw acres wuu
three horses. Between the ages of 8 and
10 be ran a gang plow with five horses,
and during his eleventh year be ran a
four-horse drill and drove a four-horse
header wagon all through harvest Few
boys of the same age can beat that record.
Holmes Bualnes College
Of Portland, Oreg-on will open Sept. 1st-
J. A.
Weseo. the leading penman of the coast, has
become a partner In this school and will make
It the lending Business College. Send for
Catalogue.
"The Jeresy Lily." ...
Anolkhka Cottage, L.B., July 1
Gentlemen: Altho' It Is very unusual for
me to use any lotions or washes, still. In an
swer to your request, I have tried Wisdom'
Violet Cream and Roberttne. The formur I
oonslder especially efficacious in eases of
roughness of the skin, and I have been using
It every dav for the last fortnight. I have
found tho Kobortlne an excellent prcpar.
atlon In cases of tan, sunburn, etc.
caused by exposure to March winds and a
duly sun. , Ypure faithfully,
LaLIEliANOTRY.
' To Messrs, Wisdom a Co,