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Kxwllonoo of
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m a Family miii tloiiernl News
paper. 1
AHE INDEPENDENCE
3TH!S PAPERS
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iu Polk county, ami constantly
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VOL Vlll.
$2.00 Per Year.
THE WEVr SIDE.
imi'Kit iiv
Polk County Fulishit Company.
UtMd II Hi Ptwloiniv I lnd4,
Ovtfuu, ximuiI cl aiaiter,
UHSCNIH'ION KATKS.
' rASAHI.K IN AllVANC.
On Year . li.ao
ml ...
on mo unt
Thrre Month
WUeu uut aid In a.lvinee ;
INDEPENPENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, MARCH
13, I'i'H.
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BAN KB. I ,f VICTORS. 7 i i. " T 1 1 - - : -
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
so
a (rVarni flanking JSuihm.
TO DVERTISER3.
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nllou (In iiml ( th yrar), on lb WUlMMtW
Hrar, ud u Hi n On Itu l Hi Orva mt
Oallforul lUliroad; contain. on utaMa d
nw prn; u ih priu-iil ainppiai ante
"f wmioiy, wmm w un ui in 11
ut I a tm wpaa Ui bauiwlxlit
to saltta f kury Ink,, j
woaiy laUern((narUi lu. aua
" tnM tad tana uuM Mi i,mr ywid.
Uw uula that, auurl k.u.led, wirul
Tb balUmu aliiM Uw kiwi uf wrung.
Unknown, uiiautwl in nr.'. rn'blnu Uin,,
A tly In liod' cUy 1.1 uaud rvlml.
Horn away i-ti. la pallriil, liumlil (nun.
Mill n walk their hrtaf pomtml wr
HtMj tniilTWf. wnrtiilna Ui alilli
Bl Un la rm. MorwU iim:
Far Ih, li Uila, I mvnrmllx lay
Ot tUHr ilw dint llil. Ilul. kW ,rf ,(
-OtrUiul Munuiljr
THE CAKLYON TUAOKOY.
Mllhud Ikicklt mviiUkhI lllkriUai.
MM tl).y,
THldll lnrulii elMilUllo Ik Waal
ret I ul.iymi ubi. It iu b on ul tat kal
I A4JJu Mdiuau.
JOB PRINTING I
Latest and Best Styles,
mo tr rat .
LOWEST UYING i RATES. '
Imlepmkner, (hrtjim.
illl. llIJ'IM);i;i;
Vational Bank
Cajiltal Mock, $50,000.00.
JUST COMER !
PUYSICIANS-OENTISTRY.
LEE & BUTLER,
Physicians & Surgeons.
-aiuo-
U. S. Examining Sittgcuu.
Offlr. taut .Id ol aWlu tt,
IHDIPINDKNCI, . ORIOON
ini J. K. LO( KK,
Physician and Surgeon, ,
Buini Vista, Orgon.
DR. J. B. JOHNSON.
Resident Dentist
Alt work wirrviilnl lnlvt llir bnl
of Kllriu'lliii.
Indrprndrnrf, . Orrgim.
llltH II IICIK I,
AM St-.lJUIN.
I. I'n.NS VW'AV
I'rr.ldPUl.
VU l',!.li'nl. I
(1t.lilir.
( ..hii-ih! Iu lii nil'l 'liaiid liu III.
Irun.lh'lrft, nB ..Htll', bill dl,.ulllmt,l'.iMI
Mirn ial . Trail, imnird: dwlu mwtd un
rurrrnl a,v..uul .uigavl tm-h k, InlviMI paid I
in llm dxiIUk
ninr, nut-:
IJmtiim Mvlianl!, II, II. Janwrmin. A. J.I
(louduiaa, II. Ulrm-hlwri, A. Nluu,
T.J. 1m, I. A. Alln.
(KaUbllilitil by Nullo ul Autliurlty.)
TUB
GE
Will Soon be
Capital U Bank I A RAILROAD CENTER
SIX'liKT WK'IKTII-X
A.
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O. I'. W.-lNUKPK.MiK.Nl K LliimE
MO. li. lnrlM rvprv Mnntluv nlvlil In
Maaonlr hall. All uOoiiruliiK hnllin Hivllril
waurna. - J A.MI-J (iiiiHii.n, M, w.
E. V. llAl.TXI.N, HwiinliT.
VAI.I.KV UHKIK Nll.fJ,
. I. li. o V., miwia In Ma-
, imiiiIc hull evui jr Tliurnriaj
Baw i. rvrniiiK. nn .miu rrtuiw
tr.y winlliiilv Invlint to at.
Und. T. l. Kit Yl.lt, N.U.
F. A. IKIl'TY', Orrrtary.
LYON I.OIKIK, Nn. W, A, F
, A. M. KiHird rtiiiiinunlra
hind on or iM'fnri. full imMin
arh iminih and lw wk
hrrranrr. J. W. Hulr, W. M.
K, I.. Ki'lclium, H.
OF SAICM OREGON.
(hpital paid up, (60,000.00,
Surplut, $18,000.
K. WALLACE, W.W.MAKT1S,
frwtldml. Vic rnwIdruL
J. II. AI.BKHT, ( a.tilr.
' LOANS MADE
To Farmer 9a wlial and olhar marrbauubl
pruduc. manl((d or In Mora, !tnr In prl
al graaartaa or paUle irarBtMma,
Urarudrawa direct on Kw York.Chloato,
Kaa Franelxn, Purtlatd, Londuo, Harn, liar
Un, Uof Kong aud IMculla,
ATTUUNfiYH.
THE POLK COUNTY BANK,
MOHMOIITI, ORKJOII.
Tho 8tMl ruiU ad tint are now on Uud fur th Ei tension
oftlm Southern Put'ifle from
Corvallis to Junction City.
A. M. HUHI.KY.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
OfTc: Nt to Indrpfudi'm Nal'l Itank.
Indcpenilnut!, (Ir.
A. B. GRIGGS,
Chou'C .Meats Cnstiit1y
OX JUXD.
Mitchell & Boha'nnon
8A8II iiiid DOOK'H, rtlH HCUOLL
-8 AW INO-
- aintr't - - - Indeiwnd.ioor.
G. W. SHINN,
House. Sisrn and Ornamental
1Pj&. I nTTEIES-
PoDfir Ilnntinit. Kn-wnlnir, Klc l'alnt
roomi oppnaltt Jiinr'nHlalilc", Inilfprndi niv.
fraal lMt, (?trll4(l)
w r
...la. mni'v
rrwidaal P. L CAMI'HKI I
V-tit .U.I0ltUi
rut op,
S0,0"1
25,0u0
DIRBOTORSi
MaRDkl.
tTl'MF
m. nun I
The ALBANY & ASTORIA
ItiillrtMMl, rawing through IndfH)ndeDce, in reaHy to com
menco active work In the Spring.
CAHI'BKUa
F. . POWITT.I..
ISAAC M HIVI'i
A. n. OHIOtiH,
A (nrml kanklnt builn tranaarMd. n
rd nh)H tn ihrk, or on rcnlKrai
.. iiioh. uu ni. Bill nimantd
;' r bought and told, Intorxt paid as Un I
rirannnf ranltand burflar proof al. Mciir
1 ai lima HMia-
Jiut thutwo men eompciam thefmntly
t Cwlyon Hull, mi1 t gay, wll.l llf,,
Lt t. k.... ...
wj hki. not mat ti.y wern mnrh t.i
tthr, or that jpkkI will iiH-linml Himiii
to th aamt count. Truth to toll, turn
Wat llttlt tyuipathi'tlo filing hmi lit
tweou the two tWIyotu.
Tbt elder man gtrt hit wlw-t dliumri
Mil chiunpaynt up-r to hit clique,
Whlla Halph, bit ton, aoonreil tho (witui
try for m wore of mil. tlwui with rholit
tpiriutof bit own.
Tilt Hall llwlf wat iU-1m1 up pile
of ruluout iimtiiury. Tbt 'Cnrlyout fur
urn gnuenitiont bm i hut proved
-I-1... 1. 11 11 1 rw-p, ami tiiPir OUi Htli .
Iiniui)py nao uwimiiiHl down ton (,.v
btm'n ti rn., with a village t.f mlatirublf
hontra, which ) IMh1 the wiln income of
the prnteiit pmiirinUir. Htlll he cmihl
Hottt 1 limjr thitfiit, ami we nil know
how fur au illuatriutit rmllinve will mi
towarj pnippiiiR np a railing nuute.
Thlt wiia tlm mnUi of alTiiim when Mm.
Moniiuviii,. cainedowu fmin town with
hlf iliiwn mTfitnl at hr hack, ami
pn'tty u-rtim Muudevule, mr very re
lui-uuii iHjiuiMiiion,
Bi'rtUA wat the lauly'a T-otittir'stt dituirh-
tr, nd, brtiilvt the (uncrotw jxirtiim of
Momleville pMjairty dittiutnl to fll to
Imr thre, htil rui)d protpecU of an in
hfriUnce fmm a wrtaln witvnwl. ecceu-
Uric old wotimn who bad ttiwd gmliuothor
to bur at ht-r ehrlntuinK, MKhUvn year
uoiure.
With tut h tiprcUtloiM, and lwwi,nl
ui natural atirai Uiiu wUicU drew
of aitihluK loron to her fiwt. it wat cer
talnly nprlmuible in her to (five pref
ernr to one far lictieath hor in the no
dal tcale. At UwX to ivaanunil her buly
motner. lint mrtlia wat wilful, ami
uiaU-nuU reatrit tlout went for iuiukIiI
Bbt had given br bi-art and promised
her hand to Iluury Ik-ruard, the atni
fling artUt. who at yet wat quite mi
known to both fame and fortune. IU
wat aanguine, though, aud Bertha ni
leta to Khe renewed Oie utmuet wmfl
denoe in bit geulna and ultimate bumum,
while be tailed with renewed energy fur
uu inumpuai wreath, knowing that hei
happineet Wat involved in the rwiult ol
bit effort
But hen Mm. Mondeville inUrpod,
Her wrath full harmleaaly upon her
daughU'r t perverts head, until angered
wyoml bonmlt, the had rncourte to ei
twme mtMuturot to break off the protamed
tueaailianoe, Henry Bernard wat for
bidden the bouae, and Bertha wat placed
under ttrict etpionBge for the time
The Carlyorti were tlltUtit relatives of
the family, aud Mrt, WonderUlo fUw)
Uon the hall m a tecure and rutired
wrlum for bor wayward child. 80
hither they had come, faat upon the
track of the oourtaoua littlo note of
warning that announced them.
The hall had been pot in hurriod order
for the reception of the ladle. The rem
nant or plate wen duly poliabed; the
frayed datuatk and (Sue linen (evidences
of decaying guutillty) tjiken from the
drawer. C'rlyon cleared hit domicile
of bachelor guetU, and met thorn with
the courtly eae which dittinguuihei
gentle blood, no matter how tnnch
weighed upon by adverse circumstanced.
Ralph, who wat in the habit of being
abtent for dayt together, know nothing
of the proposed advent, and anrprlaed
hlmtelf pot a little by coming homo to
aim worn, nun provo myxclt a la-tte
uiiiii than I Inivu ynt t.u. Only t u
111111, inert) la a clwnce of winning you
lantl"
"It never can be, Itnlphl
u'iiH 1 lovo another!
iiie ttui, whito rugi) which tettled
down upon hu two frighU'imd bur miirt
tlimi if ho hmi broken out in
worila.
1 tiutii nut giva you up, nevwtbe-
H'lW, Illl Wild, With ouift IllUllJaitV,
"(iive mo a liitlo hope and an equal
ensure, aim i win try ror your lovt
fitir lueuns; Imt by inetMurea foul or fair
Becnuae
angry
no other uiiiii abiiH ever ever take yoo
from mi'!"
at
iu
f J"-Offlo bwn I a, av le 4 1. av
flflflfiiduu and
I CHhAI
FALLS CITY
Ih crying for a Ituilroud from this City.
aaati'A ;taBP CMJalM
MIm. Ada Jndnon.
lira, William.
JUDSON & YI IMAMS,
DRESSMAKERS.
Cutting and Fitting
A SPECIALTY.
MUS. A. M. HURLEY,
Milliasrys Fancy Goods
Next to Independent Nstlontl hank
InDkPKKDtKC't, OhCOOK
Durham
CITY FISH
Bros.
MARKET.
Wf Imvri Hie Imgeht ami BR'f
Alot k of BuriirtiH ever brought
to thin Station.
Ill Our Oorn Manufacture.
Our Whir nra direct from the
Fat loo uud are the lxt
ontoflBO Sfylef.
Trimlng at tTHMonale Priccn.
Beamertl Craven.
TAYLOR'S
lash Grocery & Bakery
ON 0 STREET.
".h Rraad. PI, and rakw on hand tvery day
owaaay. I
.ti. and rraab tUMk of aanaed food, Inar.
-a, eofna, niar, etadt, elfart aud tobaoeot,
0. I. TAYLOR, Fraprltwr.
SALEM
Ik crying for a IUilroad from Independence.
H. H, Fattiwkiic.
V. P.Patthhon. I
Fish of all Kinds in Season.
Main 8t Inilnpendence,
DR. JORDAN'S & CO'S.
MUSEUM OF ANATOMT.
751 Market Ht Hun Franolnco.
AdinlKHlnn WuccnUi,
Go and leurn how to avoid
diMfRM. OinNtillHllon and
treutrnent penwiniilly or by lei
uir 011 Hperiiittiorni-ii or genitAi
weitkniwN and HlldlHnftHnHof men.
Hend for ImoU. I'riviile oftlee
i i unary Ht. ConHultatlon free.
CITY HOTEL,
C St., Independence.
I III ftWf I. 11
Firat-clatt in
PATTERSON Bros,.
DRUGGIST
ft
BlALWt
WATCHES,
CLOCKS jJWD
JEWELRY.
If is in tice Center.
find such an unprecedented party estjih
lialind there,
Mrt. Mondtrville endured a week iu
the dreitry, tolitary place, and then went
away, leaving Bertha and a lynx eyed
maid to the hospitable charge of tho
Carl) on.
It wat not a pleasant duty for the lat
ter to assume, and for a time tho re
gretted the necessary suspension of their
reckless pleasure.- Not that either re
formed, even temporarily, but the hall
could no longer be thrown opn to boom
A comrade and nightly orgies. They
. I cluug to their customary habits, but un
used to the trouble of concealment,
chafed against the bondage which com
mon courtesy Imposed upon them.
This state of things did not continue
long, however, Bertha's cheery young
presence brought a flood of tuufibineinto
tho dreary old house, such as it had not
kno'vu for years. The grim, dark rooms
held attraction for their inmates which
they had not hitherto possessed.
Certainly, In removing ber daughter
from the lufluence of ono lover, Mrs,
Moudovllle had not meant to tubject
her to the importunities of two, Carl
yon, drawn perhaps by visions of the
amplo dowry destined for, and Balph
blasn as he was actually touched with
an approximation to noble sentiment.
wore ootu toon numbered among her dev-
otoos.
Bcrthu'a position was becoming ex
tremely unpleasant A note smuggled
out despite tho watchfuluess of the maid
brought no response from llenrv Ber
nard. Hor mother remained unmoved
by her urgent entreaties for a speedy
return, and meantime the two Carlyons
nrged their individual suite with per
sistent ardor.
Bolp, impulsive and liassiotiHte, could
wait to take no politic moves In Drone-
outing his wooiug. His very oarnestness
wtuild liuvu pleaded powerfully for him
had not tho girl's heart and mind been
filled with other love and other thoughts.
He came in upon her suddenly one aft
ernoon when he knew her to bo alone,
With tlmt ho returned, leaving her ab
ruptly as no iijmI come, mid hit uuio!
itew gave back a sharp ring from the
paved walk without. At a little dis
tance he encountered the elder Carlyon
who accoated bliu, timing hit leisurely
yiu-r hi tun ihiiit t liaaiy strides.
"Easy, my tout I have some informa
tion which It limy lie liest to iuioart
once. J huppem-d to overhear your con
vernation of a moment ago by the way,
annum never uuike love near 0u
winnow ana umgratihed to know thai
Btrtha hold such an imtortaut place in
your eatiiiiHtion.
Ah! Kalph waili-d, knowing that
toini.thing more lay In-hind that ttaav
atlilresa.
"Yet, but t must warn you tgaiiuttyour
own iuiiftuoiis nature, which may leail
you to extremes. At she said, it is quite
uiipoiwiiiie ror nr to regard your suit
wuu lavor.
"May I ttek why?"
"Himply Iw-shm, intend to marrv her
myself!"
"Ily heaven, you sluill not!"
The elder Cnrlyoii (lroojietl his eyelids,
a trick of his whfii nngeiiL
"Did you ever know me to n-linquish
a purjiom.?"
"Or me to fuil in making good iuy
kiiiiiiw 1 wouni kiii any man ere hi
ihonld thwart moor brave mn by flaunt
lug her preference,"
Each ri'ad iinlomitnUo rotoluttou
... - . . - n..
mo owier s nice, i lie Kaunt et Was caat
oetweeu thetn, and hereafter only blU.
enmity could mark their mutual rla.
Hull.
A wwlt woro hcavi v awav. Then
Ralph disapiitmreil, weiit uo one knew
vvhllher, and lii-rUia awoke to a con
tcioiiimens tlmt she was no better than a
prisoner tn tho old hall. The maid hail
been brilied to co-o(rat with the elder
Carlyon, and be himself announced his
purpose with a quiet tkdineti of nun
ner which would admit of uoirainsavinir
With bis ruthless will crushing down
an ousiacie in lilt way, aud no com
munication with her friends uertnitted.
save such as he dictated, Bertha felt that
Her opposition mint givo way before the
cruel forces he brought to bear upon her.
At Hint he gained his purpose. How
he accomplished it himself and the maid
1...... t.. r...
aiiriv. me. clergyman wat
waiting at the church, and Bertha.
worn to a shadow of her former cheery
sen, wun ner lace scarce less whito than
the bniliil robe she wore, went trem
unngiy oown tne worm eaten stairs to
go and be wedded to the man she both
hated arid fi'itred, Carlyou met her
with a triumphant smile upou his face,
but the wonls of gratulation he wa
tlKiut to offer never left his lips.
A man, with haggard fce, bloodlot
llpa drawn away from his glittering
teeth, and dishevelled hair streaming
alxmt bis neck, rushed up the length of
tho puasiigii and grappled with him. It
was Uiilpli, who bad been couflned all
thlt tinio in one of the vault like cellar
beneath llm obi hall, and had escaped
now to wreak insane fury tqion hit jeal-,
ous jailer. There was an inherent mad
ness in tho Carlyon blood, and these
weeks of solil ndo and mental tortur had
brought tlie curse upon the younger
uiun,
A struggle ensued that was fearful to
witness, uoriba crouched upon the
ttiurs, with rigid, blanched face, and
eyet never wavering from the horrible
HUMAN NATURE.
IT If mr au to ad a Ikln.
Who kata aould Iktak of baa.
V Otd't wit vuoM aaar aaalac
Mai plaaa mm aboual aut try to ary
W w mat rna from aala aad oar,
W Mralfkt wouM mtk om arm to kmrl
af upua tmaaaal mrat,
How uawy aaal wovld laaa b bnjka I
It KoU apaack arra kart lo rC
How many klad word would a puka! -If
lma war am oaokai m aU.
Bow w ahvuld Urn to haTa sail!
-ary A. Mtaoa at Tost 'a fit
THE BARBEK'S MANIA.
"Well, itMiry," he ud, lightly a
he could, "hrpen np your raeor well
befon yon tart, for I don't want any
bungling Job." For be thought when
th barber turnod to do this be could
leap from the chair and get away.
"if tharp enough for yoo, Mr.
Bbett," and the mailman grew madder
at he tpoke; "it tharp enough for yoo,
Ir." .
He had already finished thaving.
Bhett't heart almost ttood rtilL
"Now well tee if it need to be sharp
er," ail Casey with a demoniac Ungh,
and Shett felt tharp tting at th keen
bUde cnt the tkin on hi throat.
"But, Henry." he raoidlv M.n!r,l
"I want you to make a tncces of tbit.
iobn ltbett, ta haodaomrM romu
inan In th countv. he of the ami lock
and with the beautiful Black mtittache I 'or will be a blewnng to toe world
inar im women adored-John Rhett wt ir you go on now I tell von It will
walked into the barbtr tfaop in York- failure."
vilJe for a hav. The racor ttopped.
It wat a cold day and there "Whyr asked (Wr.
or four of hi friend, betide aeveral Th" BUU,iMC win interested. Bbett
tontorial artitt, ttaoduir aronnd the that be had gained a Dotst aad he
ttoveat tbe timt, tmt tb mau who' al- knew hi life depended upon how he
wayt did hi work being idle he walked "" He touched upon the nun'
directly over and threw bimaelf into the Pt mania. It aeemed ttraoee to him
comfortable chair. now that he had not thought of it before.
The barber wat a tall, well boilt nn. I "Yon will make a failure "
fellow by the name of Hen it f! . tinned, "because too have told mat all
whom Rhett had kaown for a lour tlm. I about it, and I have alreadr anffaitMl
Tlie usual preparatory prweeat wa gone at much suspense at the cnminAl on the
through with aad then h thaxpeocd hi f11""- Bmidea, when I feel the razor
razor and went to work, but hat ataftl riving me the fatal wound I win ahriadr
off In a manner that made tfbett nnoom- " w ?. and th people will ear
forable from the Ant Thi wa due to 1 tuffered a terrible death. They
uw unusual ana tetminflv MukJaawi , wui urn oeneve ron men that it won Li
in wnicti he handled the rax.-. There " niost painless mode of execution.
80 yoo tee, Henry, yon would defeat the
rery object you are trying to aooom
pluh." The barber withdrew the mar mnA
held it tnotionlos in hi hand. Rhett
wa entirely too much flourrrtIrint it
to make one feel ty. He would whirl
it round in one or two dries before it
touched the face, and then take it off
again in the same artitttc atrle. Thl.
may have looktd very pretty to a nam- breathed easier and became elooomc on
tator, bnt to the perauo who formed the the tubject of the experiment.
oenUsr of these concentric circle, Rbtnt "Now, the next man you ahave,
thought it wa anything but pleaaant. H"ry, don't say a word to him on the
At first he wa inclined to thrak the fel- "ibject, but all at once, in the twinkling
low vmM drinlri.. B.11 j: of an eye, put him out Aud I helieva
thi idea, for th work wa being doae 7 become a greater man than the
well and aktllfully and a bo drunken hiventor of the guillotine."
man could do H. : Fra-Jly he told Cauey "wu. Mr. Rhett, I believe yon are
that be didn't lik any tuch lemriahc "d he began to close
around hit bead, and to atop it th rator.
But th only reply h received wa the numia wa wearing off, and in its
press 01 tne rjarher'i finger agauast hia I "Ma lnere CAm playful and miachiev-
inroat, ana a snort uuauaaT "kaan still " " uumor.
Tbi made Rhett mad, aad ha started
to exDreat mmanir vaa-r rKi v. i aar, fturu, n aaio. "vm
when he looked np at th man' who 10011 mnch better without your mus-
itood drawing th barp raaor over ai rlow. oon t yon want me to take
Patting his customer under th chin.
Ah, Mr. Rhett," he aaid, "you would
pectncii). Worvanta ran screAming, all
was clntos for a nioiuent, nud theu awful
quictiule fi ll upon the hull.
1'liero wits a cruslied, bleeding, sense
less mass ukiii tho fliKir; and the mad-
uinu, bis rago appiwd, unresistingly
Buuiiintcu 10 me iKiiuis winch were
placed upon him, The elder Carlyon
went to answer lor his sins before an
eternal tribunal; his sou drags out a liv
ing dentil in a lunatic asylum.
11... T. -.,... ,...
uut, AMTiiia, soreiy ineii, loutid rwaoa
at last. Shocked beyond measure hv tha
frightful tragedy which had been eu-
actml, and appalled by the peril her
daughter hud passed, Mrs. Mondeville
recalled titoiry Btrnard from the fruit
less quest bo was pursuing. It is need-
less to fay that Bertha's letter never
reached him, and tlmt Mrs. Mondeville
had sent him us far as iKissible from the
actual truck. But the young people
coiim irwiy iorgive all past injuries in
me Happiness wiilcli was theirs at last.
New York. World.
race bit anger gave war is a far mora
fearful feeling. Th word dind m hi.
lip and a sadden chill crept over hi
body.
Ha had looked into th wild, aictt.!
eye of a maniac.
'Don't yon move or tav a word- it
do I'U oat yoor throat," cam again in a
anprrased whisper, a that aham
ning face bent' near to his.
"Do yon know " aaid the barn a ha
kept en with th work; "do too know
that this will be your last tlunw tkai 1
intend to kill yon with thi same raaor
the moment I bar flnisaod'
1 bar ton WMtMtoaasa tk
perimeat," a cooUnoed aa ha want nap.
idly on, "just to let bow trucklr it rni.i
be done. Perhaps you think lam erary.
but yon are wrong. I only want to do
this work in the intorett of sciano. I
believe it will pro to be the matt Bain.
lens and quickest of all deaths. IfTanr.
oeed today, a I expect to do, my tmrthod
may become th publio mod of execu
tion in thlt country, supplanting th gal
lows. Yon ee what an honor it will k
w nave started such a reform in capital
punishment My name will become im.
mortal. Thar will be aon of the tas
pente attending xeoationa now; mom of
the terrible scenes at the gallows. You
simply take the condemned man in for
a thave and before be know it he it it
eternity."
He kept on talking in thi rapid, ex
cited way, and kept on shaving.
Rhett heard hia friend coorerring on
th other tide of the room, aad b turned
nit head to see if he could tell
it off for you?" a
Afraid to cross him in hia
Bhrett replied, though it almost broke
nearttosayit:
Why, certainlv. Henrv. if Vim think-
wui looa neoer. '
On went tho lather, and in another
minnte the beautiful silken strands were
no more than tho withered leave of the
forest
"Now, Mr. Rhett, if you had your hair
dipped you would look splendid. Don't
yon want me to take it off?"
"Of course, Henry, clip it," came from
those anguighed lip. He wa willing to
tay or do anything to get that racer back
into itt case. v . .
So the clipper were brought oat and
In less than two minute he wa slicker
than a new born rat
But if hia head was light hit heart wa
too, when he arose from the chair, and
never in all his life did he feel so willing
and happy to pay for a shave and haircut.
Of course everybody huurhed at htm
when be went out on the street, and the
wind blew cold about hi bead.' To his
friend, when they gathered around him,
h told his harrowing experience, and be
wa still as pale as a ghost
A committee forthwith waited on the
barber, but they did not And anything
in hi word or action to denote insan
ity. 80 some believed the story and
tome didn't and the barber kept on
thaving.
Bnt new again did he put his razor
pon the face of John Rhett. W. M
Hobby in Atlanta Constitution.
then ol I
hi danger. But lt wat quickly jerked A r,M for idirw..
back in position, and the barber told A littlo indifferenoe to oneVaelf to
him If he did that again or tried to get ' food, one's personal appearance
out of the chair it would be the signal clothes, and even one s mental and morai
for hie death. And the wicked gleam of condition, ia a wonderful aid in life
his eye more than hit word showed that When I refer to indifference' to ones
he wa in terrible saroett. Under the moral condition I do not of m
circumstance the intended -victim wish to be an advocate of license; bnt I
thought it beat not to more agaia, and do protest that it is well, having done
to he laid there as still at death. one' duty to the best of one' ability to
'. ..." wiaui n mm uu, itue, , Wat I
working with the rapidity of liirhtauiur
aim wru it mignt.
await the issue with tranquility. All
ww 1 ear jtonna.
Rhett had always been ncarded at a
cool and brave young man; he had proved
iv on more wan oae trying occasion.
, Tho Barlieat lam.
The earliest known lens is one made
of rock crystal, unearthed by Layard at
And he determined in this last extremit Nineveh. This lens, the am hi..h i.
to be himself and to meet the sharn enn- be measured by thousands of vaar
ning of the raaniao with aa equal oun- ow H h the British Museom, with it
Well to Know.
Not all may know that a hot iron-
poker, if nothing better run arouud
window glass will loosen the putty, when
It may be easily scraped and the broken
pane removed. The new pane may be
nisei-ieu, puiry neatly and carefully laid
on, and the work it done. This may be
convenient to know when one become
the family "handy mau," or one's own,
is is sometimes tlie case. ood House
keeping.
nmg.
Then coramediced a fierce aud hidden
game between thoee two a game-iu
Which one knew the prise for him was
life, and, if he lott, the profit death, .
"Henry," said the young man. and h
smiled, though hi heart wa beating
taut,, -you unonian i ' irv to rrtehten a
good customer in that way. Yon know
you wouldn't kill an old friend like me."
ill snow you, Mr. Rhett." half
urface a bright a when it left the
maker's hands. By the side of it are
rery recent specimens of leas which
have been ruined by exposure to Lou
don fogs and tmoke. St. Louis Republic.
Cream of tartar is the tartaric acid of
grapes, and may be used in water with
tugar as a substitute for grape juice. It
it the substitution of mineral acid far
shrieked the barber, and the eleamini? those of fruit and Vegetables that is ao
eye grew mixer ana me voice trembled injurious w neait; tor instance, ul-
with passion.
Rhett saw that this had only added
fuel to the flame, and be betran to desoair
of conciliating the madman.
Yes," said Casey, and hi wild hand
phuric acid in wine and vinegar for the
natural fruit acid.
After fifty-nine years of labor Barthel-
emy Saint Hilar has finished hia trans-
INDEPENDBNCl,
OREGON.
every respect RDecial
attention given transient customer. A
sample room for commercial travelers.
Buy yonr ticket F.a of
K. (J I'rtlltlntwl I --a.
tV.atSld.otn,.. " """
! ,W. 0. BHARMAN,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Outran-
DO YOU "CATCH ON."
8nltt Mad to Order and fit
tted.
Outtom Oooda lor Merobtntt and other Ke
cut and PrrnMd. I will open monthly ao
eoutt with Merchant at Independence and
Monmouth for Remitting.
C. fitrett Oppotlt P,0,
What th Bailor Mu Kat.
Times are chaneed now on
grew wildor and theraxor pressed harder Intion of "Aristotle," a work in thirty
upon hit victim's face; "yes, you must BV volume.
die this very hour for the take of science
board Why, it will be a noble death, Yon
ships. W hen I was a boy before the ought to feel honored to perish in such a
lllllMt I hint f, . J,J , 1 r
v - ...... ,u mna ,,m JIUUillKin BnO CllHO.
pot to the galley, get a lump of tough
salt horse, a pot of weak tea aud mo
lasses and eat wherever I had a show.
Nowadays the sailors have a boy to wait
on mum, get canned roast beef mid
spuds every other day and the beet of
suit beef and pork. If th coffee ain't
ttrong enougJi- or sweet enough they
The young inan was now thimmahlv
frightened, aad he watched for an op
portunity to apring from the chair and
escape. But he looked in vain. Though
the barber occasionally relaxed the stern
grip upon hi throat, yet he still held
him with lilt ghttoring eye.
"You tee, the criminal will not know
that hia hour it at hand. Tlie barber
will be taken into the jail to irive him a
thave, and without a fear or tremor,
without a single thought of death, he
will be hurled into another world. Talk
about executing by electricity, bnt my
method will not only be auieker, but
more painless."
Just a stroke like thit, and it's all
over," aud Rhett heart gave a wild
leap, for he thought hi end had come.
Casey, however, had only drawn the
back of the razor across his throat, but
with such force and rapidity that it
burned like fire. '
The situation was growing desperate.
In a minute the barber would be through
with his work, With one hand he had
Rhett by the hair and with- the other
was finishing up th job. while his lips
kept mutterine and his body awaveit
You enn buy tickets East to any Doliil with excitement Rhett knew with the
direct from Independence to destination next 8weP Infuriated arm he
at lowest rates of E, 0. Pkntlan n, I would- W6 doom Whatever he did
must be done inttanUr. .
'It's tho old. old story, Bertha, that 1 8Iwl,ft.t the cool--I"tniew with Capt
want to bill you," he said. "I suppose " .
1 am not worthy of you, for I've been a
wild blade in my time, bnt I will make
myself better when you give me tht
dear assurance 1 am waiting for. Bertha,
love, come to ma."
His dark face, handsome despite the
lines dissipation had left upon it, grew
tender. His eyes looked down iu horn
With eager, impassioned Hirht. Bertha's
heart throblied pityingly as she realised
the pain her words miiHt inflict 11 linn
U1U1.
"Oh, Ralph, I had hopod vou lnlirlit
not subject me to this test! It would he
cruel to givo you false hope, for I can
never be more than vonr earnest frleml
Forget that you have ever cared for me,
and bestow yoor love on some one who
will make yon happier than I ever
could."
"Bertha! Bertha! You can't mean
to leave me In ntter despair? J vfiH wait
afwii 111 g? ...... 1 11 .. ,.P 1 bi
Caveata, an(( ''rndo-Mark obtained, and sllpat-
Our Ufflr. I. nni.A.11. II D.,..l tim
ana we can aoenre patrol, in Im tiaie than those
remote from WsnhliiHton.
Hend model, drawliij, or photo., with deserlp
tlon. We advise, If pttentahle or not, free of
S V' " mo nui. one tin imient in aomrod.
Pamphlet, "How to Obtain l'atenti," with
pnmci of actual cllonti Inyour State, county.or
town, sent free. Address, . , ' ,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
Otpotitt Patent Offlce, Waihlngtot, D. C.
What I and I Not Pm-awtval Kotioa.
As is generally known, a perpetual
motion machine is on to be moved by a
power furnished by the machine itself
and not from any source outside of it
A mill or a clock run .by the incessant
rise and fall of the tide is not perpetual
motion. Neither is a machine that runs
by the power of terrestrial or other mag
netism, or of the wind, or of variation
in th weight of the atmosphore, or by
electricity coming from outaide of the
machine, or by the force of heat coming
from the sun. A wheel that could al
ways of itself keep more weight at one
tide than the other and thus turn so
long as it materials lasted would be
perpetual motion, and such has been the
form of most of the machines invantwl u
for the purpose. Chicago Herald.
Contempt of Court,
A stranger once walked into a Massa
chusetts court and spent some time
watching the proceedings. By and by a
man was brought up for contempt of
court and fined; whereupon the stranger
rose and said: v
"How much was the fine?,'
"Five dollars," replied the clerk.
"Well," said the stranger, laying down
th money, "if that's all, Td like to jine
in. Tve had a few hours' exrjerienca-of
this court, and no one can feel a greater '
contempt for it than I do, and I am will
tag to pay for it." Green Bag.