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THt WHITI DOVt. Yk rM a full f t-hltdr rtiin ih trt and ixM mvl alutiwt dltn. Tit ikium of the Uwd. 0 Ihetr rlsiln tut" VVrnl U lu Ike r at Iter's , Anil Ikrotuts t Kartrr anuria ltt a 'a It. their un hear. Hoi hi IUMi Jy; Wil twavwtlr mil sad Una, Th atutrl am Ilia (HolM I ! Uw fmtl t hum ataite; And kb-adms tta Ihvrethleaa, Ttwlt fcaalrr auihwtta raw, Vnlll Ik rapttiraaa bartnuotaa tUtll Ottl bn4 Um alklMk Ha ha and earth wet bWdd, In tlKiaa Mm juhtleea, Th Mnhaa.nl ntira IhtuliWat Thranth lb wtttll, Yl with ihrhlhtr Hurl- Wh lul far. far ab Tli iMMtlna KnnTonilo Th lh a fair hii dr, taiwa na lb air II (htated, I la winn all silver brltfM, liow Ib Uia aiiedoiral rbsm-al, Nuw oat Ha fXllarwi hlhl. A r ml ttr. front lw II atlrred Ik IMaainc air. Lit tahiaiwr aflr aihmr. U atntflmt tl praj-. 0 rbrhtt, Ihott Kuril Srlr, Thin auulm e li Writ A muni awl round II irt-l4, Hy Ik ad rboral tlrmt. Eat h heart iwrllnl kteh Uk worship, w Ilk Joy and ! urftrlaa, Ad faradla to tank drr near, A ixl Kank to farad ia. trj A. tfealra la Voulh Cumpaakxt. THE CRYSTAL j would not dcirir Mim 1'iutiio of hr Mm? rrn kt.ni I wan boardimr in j . nl would wwl um kt htr moth wll known bumw at tlw Wwur end (!"' .,n lU 9Yrln tu" h,mr Broadway, krt by k Jilly, Uyht yu, h(fat hainnl, fat IK-nn.m lady, Ui wid ow of a "tirolniMir." Mm. HUinbrrg, At for myarlf, I wm quWt, old fkuli kiord W'hr of UiiKtMiras knd til W initMt van. AtuunR my pupil wm tb (Uuichtur of rich widow lady, 11 v- Idr in Wnnhinifton winnt, wbU-h wm tbt hiht of fanhlonablk a-jiratiun In tbo ilay. My dpkrtt wm iiwtmrtum in th Uran Uiufnair", knd in Elht Cameron I ftund pupil M coutlvtly and naturally iinbtMd with tn uiyati- oiara iWtned pwtiliar l th iWrniank and th urhMtak that I found ahu gracped the instinct of that (rraudly m- preaBT Un)tiuiK M an infant lamiiu : n brr, but without th alightrat kppar ita motW tuniruit. Tht-r wm (rrrtnan mt rffii t blood ftanewhfr in th long podifrn j Pyiutintt tba 1 rjtal at br Htolurg j vf EUa aaomhin. f drew aiWutlv backward toward th door. . Ella Cameron had iulifriteJ kufflcietit U th natural Hcotrh intellectual force to ffiv her balance without bluuung U ubtle aenibililin of her mind. One day there came to our bouae a fnmn jrentleiuan to board. So one knew hi nationality, and to thia day I am ignorant of it, Ho upoke EnnlUU fluently and Momatically corretrt, but with inch an accent m ha miicht hare learned by Deinf euueated abroaj; yet be wm not an Englianman, for be aald n. HU Uerman wm pertectlon, hit j French PaHiuan, hi Italian and Smh j a marvel. A for hi age, be mihl have! been thirty or he might have been fifty, j Naturally enough, with our anumil ting taatee, education and pnntuiu. and through Uie kma lnterreutiou of Now. Steinberg, Paul Stollierg and 1 became? aoon acituainteil and then intimate, j "Great men," he would aar, "are but j the embodiment of an abstraction, audi m purely accidental m anything within j the mean in;? of th word." j These and kimilur enunciation tej would give utterance to, not in any dog- j tuatio or wlf iraffkfent njiirit, but timply I at rtating the reeult of hit ttudy and rx- perience. Mot cultivated and educated pernont I have met have tuaweaaed hobble of! tnme eort, and Stalberg't hobby wm the collection of cryntaU. Um collection, however, wm certainly the fluent 1 ever aw, containing specimen uf qturtt, apar and other mineral, and even the diamond in variou fonn. They were arranged in bit cabinet under glam, and nnmbered several hundred. Hntidrt tbeae, he bail in another cane a collection of magnet, roupriiiing aliout fifty, and aim of all aize. Much a enriou con catenation of tact torphied me, and I remarked upon it, Mking why he had fleeted two nch diverse object for col lection. "Not to li verw m you think, my dear friend," Mid lie. "for I, at leant, think that where two power, apparently dif ferent in form and character, produce the tame reaulta, if exercued in the same manner, there in tut be consanguinity omewhere," "The magnet attract," auid I. "and the crystal, excited by friction, will do the tame, but o will a gbua bottle or a ttick of sealing wax." Bn tmiled, and going to hi crystal cabinet selected from it one of the larger one; then be said, m he returned to my tide, "Sit easily in your chair while I thow you something else the cryntul will do, and mark your enuition." I took an eMy position, renting my hands on the arm of the chair, and waited. Heating himaelf directly in front of me, be raised the uryntal with both band and at about a distance of six Inches from my person, drew it slowly, perpen dicularly before me, from my bend to my feet A be did so I noticed a sensation m of a light breeze blowing upon me. The operation wm repeated, and thin time I felt a plcanant drowning creep over me, the cool wind still blew upon me, and I seemed to see nothing but th crystal, which assumed a lurger appear ance and became luminoni at the augli. A third pom, and it ocenrred to roe that I wonld mention thit luminous appear ance, which was increasing; but 011 try ing to do so I found I could not speak or move, and with a dim fancy that I was rude to fall asleep under such circum- tttnees I became insensible. When I became conscious the window was open, and the cool October wind blowing upon me; my forehead wm wot, and my chair had been wheeled in front of the window. HtoJberg sat oy me, Hnd I observed that he looked paler than usual and anxious. "What Is the matter?" said I. "Nothing," be replied. "I do not care to wait until you should come naturally oat of your coma, so I used physical means to awaken you. What do you think of the power of the crystal now'i" I replied that I had never heard of it liefore, and descrilied my sensation to him; but he did not pay much attention, knd his mind seemed distraught. "But how is it about the magnet?" laid I, "you have not yet proved to me any identity between these two forces," "One experiment of this sort is enough for an evening," be replied; "on another occasion 1 will convince you that the magnet possesses precisely the same power; but tell me yon have a pupil whom I should much like to meet Miss Cameron." I was surprised that he should liuve beard of her, and said so. "You mentioned her name when yon were under theVifluence of the crystal," be replied. "80, then," said I, "this power is allied to that of animal magnetisim' "It produced a kindred result by a dif ferent means But this Miss Cameron, m I Judge from your remarks, must be a peculiar character what I should call sublimated!" "You are right, though I had no idea of talking in ray sleep, or telling tales out of school; but really I would like you to tee her and converse with her." Htolberg expressed the pleasure it would give him to meet her. and I prom- tMl U mnk n arrangmrnt to mat unit whn t tv hr my ln on th fol lowing day. My dmrtptiwi of my frlwid, and my ' asstttsuii ul hi scholarly attainment, j fotna-d sunVient furiosity III my ll U : rndr lr wr tu him. So mi an ; pointtunt wan tnad, with Uw comwut f her Mother, fur lb following day, ! mul, punctual lu th hour, w Wilfred j Mrs, Cameron' drawia room. Tim lvlnjaml luimdiaUdy after, , mitl. prtwuttujt my friend, what wa uiy aitriirtNt to Mim Catm-ron uddenly : patt, tivml'ltnij vKiliMitlv, whila tier ' tw Uxam Yivlilly U. I h'inr4 tn WrU to tiirt bvf, but HUOIhtk hud al j tvW Uh n hr IimhI tul, M lt ifnut 1 fully rupiwaiwl hk tfnitltUaiUm kt inwt t liitf hr. m tax'aiu iiuimitly calm, urn), ' lgtiiif hrrwlf. III nioliirtit h WM jili-rtiMiuily vugMhtil in couviTMittiin. i rVmirhow ir (lnr w drifUsl iutu th tuljvt ut iii'wuiiTtMii, ami I tnvtilimiml t thi alTalr of tht( erralttl. Kiln wm Iii tcnxtnl. and Ix-hkI tlmt Mr. HUilWrK ! woiiKI li-r m muMmmUy of wit-Iii-mui IU pfTivt. Hi- ani wiUlnnly, km) futiira utvaaiiui wa (inmiUwd whru tli rJiTtim'Ut ahotiKI I uikde on Ilia ; yunujt ldy Iwraflf, ; A few dy ljitT. ou rvai'liinjj our i tumrliiiK tioiiM.I wa iufiiruietl by Mm. f Hti inbtTK that Mr. HtulU-rn ItaJ u krj : lt hia iiroiaTty, Willi urdcra U K'lid It ' ' on Uianl k l k't, liu h wm tu anil on j Um following iky fur Hamburg. A uutw j hi uk, U-ft by htiuwlf, InfiKrraml m tltkt bi had rv'ivd Wttirrn which rpquird . hU iuiiuvdiahi dKtikrtiiriK, but that b wuicb una : nainm. At that time and tiki- I found him, ' I kptKirt'iitly tuakuiK hluiavlf jnit kt hoiuoi knd prtwiuly onin ktiiall box which hti had broui;ht with hini ho dmw from it tli aauiB cryntal with which h had oiTtcd upon m. Kmtlnit himwlf in fMiit of lur m 1i m'tinnl raiiily in ln-r arm chair he ini : uoiifd th myntcrioiu Mam with hin f eryauil. I wati hml hr cJoly, and M ! h wovrd it klowly in front of her I j could l rv that h gradually grew j jlii tht-n hi r eyelid dripwl, and ah j wm atrnlly in a mund 1 ,.(, Her uiolhrr rall.il to lu r, touched br, and ! trva ud aom gi-ntio Udmo t awak- when, to our aumihmrnt. Ih kltwoinif 8sr ne,or mt her glided after him, ' out of th dr. into thn halt, down the t Mair. and a b opened the front door j StolberK called to Mr, Cameron, who ' itood with mo at the head of the ktair j i watchlua th reault of thl wonderful 1 influence: "You , madaine, ilie would follow m anywhere," an ml. 11a though to trov ut of the door, which 11. ! iwwet out j Stolberif ahut. and, to my horror, I beard him luck It after buu. 1 (lew down the two fllithta of ttair into the liawment, my brain turning mail, it .med to me." and reached the ! Bdewalk by the biwer door jot in time j to ee a carriage turning at fnll m the next comer. Returning to Mm. Cameron I found her in a awixm, out of which, aa alio awakened to nerntilnltty, klie paeaed into convuliiionaandatmiduiKlitWMacoriiae. Meanwhile th xdice liad been informed, meaaairea aent iu all direction, but of tudlTg or hia unhappy victim I bave never nrard him-e. Iluff.ilo Newt. Illn.irUua Wa f Italy. Italy lux a great orxanization of il- luatriont women, of which ynecn Mar- gueritewth honorary preaident. It i one of the moat remarkable aaaociation of the day, composed of the most emi nent women in Itome, and before it twice each week the tiiMt celebrated ora tors of the day lecture ou sulj"cta of th education and advancement of women, Among it memlier are the Couut.w Uiglincci, for whom Ibtwini wrote hit "Stabat Mater; the Counte Lovatelli, the moat diMtingmahed literary woman In Rome and the only woman memlier of the German Institute of Arcmiology (at the celebration of the society this tall, slight and refined lady sat down among her gray hatred colleague, a radiant vision in white tilk embroidered with sparkling beads): Hignnra Mancini, who has translated "The Cricket on the Hearth" into Italian and written many romance, and Louisa Sarardo, who i devoted to Historical rrsearche. Lon don Letter. leader kaanlffia. ".Houielsidy luw picked my KX'ket," cried the Fat Woman. "Whom do you snnpectr aoked th Midget 'That Sneaking Armless Wonder over there hu a conscious look on hi face, I believe it s him." Puck. Kb r'oaad H.r Lor Uad. A few day ago Mr, John C. Uore, a highly respectable and prominent citizen of Ualnesboro, being informed of his ap proaching dissolution, at hit request a messenger was sent after hi affianced bride, Mis Etta Dyctu, who reside with her father uud mother seveu mile be yond Ouinesboro. 'Hie bravery and de votion of this young lady is a matter of admiration and universal commendation where the fact are known. Hhe crossed Cumberland river, which wm very high, in a canoe, after dark and rode on horse back to Ualnesboro, mnch of the way through wood surrounding the waters, at one place swimming her horse across a channel of backwater. When she and her guide arrived death had al reaily claimed his own, and thit noble and devoted young woman was given up to the most Kignaut grief. iney were to nave iieen marneu in a very short time. At the funeral in the presence of a crowded honsn, in accord ance with his dying request, his Masonic pin was presented to the young lady by the acting master of the lodge In are proprittti) language with the lienedictiimt of the Musnnio fraternity. There were nodryeyesin the vast assembly. Cooks' villeiTenn.li'ros. Goad fur Mini 1'arolhi llaatlntut At a recent meeting of the school board Miss Caroline Hustings offered an order thnt In all documents, records, etc., of the school board giving the names of teach ers, their boptiHinal names shall be given without abbreviation or diminutive. In supjiort of her order Miss Hustings mid it was a shiiine to tine such names as Nellie, Busie, Currie, Hattie nd Mamie in the official records of the bourd. Teachers should nssunie the dignity which the places thut they are called upon to fill demand. They should ut least give a name thut is in accordance with the calling they have chosen. If they were so nnfortnnate ns to have been baptized Busie, Nellie, etc., Miss Hast ings hoped the next goneratlon would be more fortunate. When Miss Hastings was a girl herself her family and intimate friends called her Carrie. At one time the was about to have some cards printed with the name "Carrie," bnt a wise brother saved ber. The order was passed. Boston Record. Heat It Mdad In Ilia Spring. The warning not to turn off heat too early and not to make haste to put away stove In the spring needs to be spoken often. Many serious cases of illness havt 1 NIGHT. Oam iiti Ulna nnrllH Worlita, 0 (ruth kt lhl, (torn lth tkf raim. A duo a IM hlkw dar. 'kw ila.li hM lb alf arid aar, I aa4mt iw ll)U lllll tM uf IMtnl, k dmuwr aiaon rimiuvra. VwW ur litlalil, blbr Ik gold akuar Mittad at or lb far. I mw aud ffttltal alllfr" frlk lr, Aad dmuncti uulll lb draia amutnl lallulta. Hut no- lh (altwar ' " arl lb MaikHM awl lit ram tlial bat mi thrill, Tba tiaiila of lltU ll)r worl.1, dUbaiuli Iht lh ra.il Ibraalmld uf th u Ik III t la4, ()m Mrv a ami wlf Foonlwutl and nil, ABUHUJ lh blii) wullllud of MM. - ArrbllwM lAmiuuau Ut Ik rlbiwr'a. WHICH TOOK MM? Mr. ViiMftit, widowsil ki,d wnillliy, lookml bniihty mid lion, It wm 3 uYU k in Hi afu-moon, nd thu mm took th lilwrty In intrtid" throiuih thn window Into llio library, fii-iiUltl in niril h atlipr knd Wkllwl with Uadta. whii h luhl hud a irelty com idcto mt fur thn Un ywra that tl Ut Vim-eat hud Uu In hit grny. Mr. Vlitwnt aat knd glkml, Hit dnrk, pMinliirnt nd wratlifully Mtottlahml yr Imd for thflr Urxrt yonnit inwi, In win braring kiipnarwl k iittular roitnr" of difiin knd lin dane, tin, on hi rt, mw ticfum him k lady undor fifty, but nut fkr. Th li wrn yt full knd rwl, and hur flifun, though auiplo, stilt rvtkillfd kmrahl Hunk If h-T hair wm while, Dm black r-yohmw hld th4r ndur Mid uiililrl thn kir of iHimmknd to which thn Koiniui con tour uf th mw njit wmtribuUHl. "Well. I UVrP hn criil, alapliiliK j dow k ik of Ckrla on th Ublk. Th man amilml altKhtly, A you n x iiimu, with rurly brown hair, clwrful bliiM i-ym, uitwtil muatai'b ami k Ann t-hlii-a fnh. klcrt, compai't, himltby young man, whonn looati, vliant eoatuiiM provrd that h nndnrattiod how to achit'Va that rarvlnM gram which W rhanua womxn. An intelligent young man, with cynical confident In hi ami), 11 total unfrtKhtened, junt th aort of yomiK man who ahould not b wbkt h WM-ecretary to a unit ore California trert widow of llr repntaUon and Urn meaita, "Well, I wverP th only txclalined. Th yoant n"n l'k rwulatelyt "No, Mr. Vincvuti 1 thall play lqae 1 with yun no more. IHuuet U a itwod tiU,'h game, and 1 tun not aver to It. i reawiui but 1 object t Ituet In the forenoon, in the afternoon and in tba ewniug, Ms daya In the week. Iconfeaj I'm "red of wnuet," "In 'it caae. and Ui-auae of your In- j koleiice." naid Mm. Viiuvut. with cold deliberation, "yott may oonaidt yourwlf i diaclmrged, Mr. Middle ! "Very well, ma'am." And be turned ' toward the dr. j r. Mumiea: ! He halted, but band on the portiere, I d faceit aliont. Mie placed ber glaaww on her modified Koman none, viewea hlra Meaaily and. toying with Ui rani, iuqutred "Would an Increase of aabiry b any Inducement, sirr ' "No." "Then Bid" lie bowed and disappeared. Her baud sought the bell. Jeamea, In livery, both Imported from London, re- tponded. "Uoggiut, Mr. Middle ia In the hall. Stiy to lnui that 1 wih to ee him." The aecretary returned, .otenxtat on arm, hat lu hand. Mrs, Vincent threw bemdf back in ber chair and, clasping ber plump, white hkml above her brail, Mid In the con ciliatory tone of the negotiator: ".Mr. Middle, k t n not act hastily. 1 acknowledge that 1 cannot well spar you. Next to myself you are th best piquet player thla side of New York." "I know it, Mrs. Yiucent Indeed 1 play better thsn you." "You do no! !" "I do." His froten culumex cowed her. There wm fwliug In her word ttitt followed: "You loved my husband, did you notr "1 did. He wm a father to me, I owe my education to him, aud and" "AH that you are." "Which it not much, Mr. Vincent." "He wm your benefactor and you loved him, yet you refuse so little a tiling m to play piquet with your bene factor's widow." "Ido. Onttitudti hit it limits." "Evidently. You will not humor an old woman weakues and lighten the bunlen of her lonelineasr "I will not. Beside it U not weak ness, but a disease, this insanity for piquet. Moreover, you are not old, On the contrary, Mrs, Vincent, you are still a charming woman, and by withdraw ing yourself from the world and giving yourself over to card yon wrong yonr self. Worse than that, you fail In your duty tu your daughter, who hua the life of a nun." "That is nothing to you, airP "True." Again he moved toward the door. "Will nothing," asked the lady in alarm, "induce you to sit down io a game with me just oue'r" "Nothing that you would give, Mrs. Vincent." "Pooh! You know very well that 111 give anything you ask, I can't do with out yon. What is it you want!" "Yourself." "Eh? Yon mean" "That neither 11s secretary, protege. nor friend shall I play piquet with you again. As yonr husband I will," "llod bless my soul!" To no womuii uiiburied can an offer be either long surprising or disagree able. It was with warmed cheeks and softened eyes thut the widow said: "Do I understand that that you you love me, Ernst?" Mr. Middles bowed, but averted hi gliiuce. Hhe sighed and murmured: "Ah, 1 11m rich." "Precisely, Mrs, Vincent. Y.w nre rich, you love to piny piquet, uud I mil the best pluyer ou the i'udfb coast If you will marry me, I will play; if not, not." "Well?" "Under the circumstances, 1 do not ice that more can rationally lie said." "Cut the cards." t ' Eighteen, golden haired, slim, supple, kdorable Allele Vincent flashed her scornful eyes on the visage of Mr. Mid dles, who, undisturbed, nt at ease In the conservatory. Mrs, Vincent played solitaire in the adjoining library, awaiting her afllanced and piquet. "Why, mamma is old enough to be your mother, Ernst Middles." "I know it." "Yonr motive in making this inon ttrons engagement must be purely mer cenary." "Strictly." "And you feel no shame in making the admission?" ' "None." "Faugh!" "Thanks." "For what?" "For so well expressing my feelings." Hhe sank upon a lonnge, ber pretty feet crossed, covered her5 face with her little hands, and her lovely, vo;inif bodv wm tbkM wittt son. "Doniwy." tftbl Mr. Middle. "I rant fclp It Oh, it U infamous!" Ye. Will I congratulaUi myf." tmgttlkt youranlf I" "Knthuitktttcally. I have neither th brain m ttergy to conquer k fortune, therefor I rry one," "Yon can 4nd to thatT "I rejoice toAtid that I can. I am not the fool thut I might be. Many men quarrel with tWr luck, 1 discover that 1 am tun wImi r m:h folly. Compos youraelf. my "r Adul t'U Ik a father to you." "A father! km but eight year older than I. Ok. Ernst, consider. Yon have lieen a son tamatnma and a brother to tu. Ww Im v frown from childhood together. Paint ed you. Ikmt, I beg of you, don't mnk 11 all ridicu lous!" "My won! is glva, Adelu. A a gen tleman, I must ki-eplt." "A gentleman, tidiwdl 1 tlmitght you a man, with man' courage, a man' honor. Oh!" "Calm youmclf." "Calm yonrelf! V put me to hu miliation aud a) youiwlf and your tab eut for" "Hie prise that taW give year of conflict to win, t get ttprixe without th conflict" "The brave young nut who wm to face the world aud achiewT "1 hav outgrown tut illusion of youth, Allele." "And you will marry t woman in wbat cniod sight your rtief merit la your skill al piquet!1" "Yon have said It" s "At least you have the deewry nut to pretend that you lot mamma" Uvia luxury, ami Inittry la not fur tlie poor. N05 1 do not bvt your mother. I lov yon." "Met" "I hav for year. "Yoii-you never "Never tdd yon, Why should I? Would yon share poverty witk me, Adele? Would I, loving you, tertllU you? You aieak of my talent. 1 hav tried to uw them. They tin not exitt "And you"- "Yea, with my whole heart aud tuL Love you! Ood! It is not in lu ts ex press how much!" "I'm very glad to hear It," naid Mi. Vincent, wholly opening th library door. Maunuar On w,.nl. Ernst JildJIea. W.a ! yon as Ad. W', hualwnd. and prvvidi4lli,,1,!rt ,h w enoiiier of the fur, play piquet with mr Ifutiire, and we ara very glad to have With pleasure." libeir early trad "You'd better marry blm. Adele, my "The comer gruryuien, who amour child. "Oh. mammal after what ItM hap- penetli'' "Couie, Mr, Middle, the card am waiting." "But I'm neither your husband nor your kon-in law, Mr. Vincent" "So. Adel make up your mind; y or no. Kvj leiitly it must b one or th Other of US. Now, Mr. Middle: piquet If you please. "Not until after the ceremony, mad am." Arthur McEwett in Argouaut Charity AtrlalMl. A be ui'Vuleut old My who lin In a fasliiotmbW Loiidou suburb started a oup kitchen on a small wale, with th object of alleviating tUdi.tntt of which tlw hail rel mi much. Only eight per out applied for relief. One, a crippled womau, foiiiimitd as a constant visitor. Four of tlw applicant did not like soup. Two others did not return with the jug lent to them. The eighth wm a small boy who wm punctual in hi attend ance, and evidently, m aim believed, p- I......I 1 1... n U,.. thing iu his MMinrr that ar.m-1 ,),, tymptthyof the old la-ly. so she liiWr-! nakltiiiu He was a 'cnawiug ttret twem-r in a trra.,.1 ....tart el. I, II t,,f-,l square that his eumliig amounted to sixteen I ahillinirs (four dollars) a week, while hi ' mother could earn two shilbne aud tu pence a day by charing. The old lady, who was taken aback, asked, "And do yon think you ought 'o come here for konpr With that frankness which I so charming lu the small boy, h replied: "Well, no, I don't, and that' a fact, ma'am, but if you'll only give me a penny every time you walk over my crossing you can eat your toup yourself." Toronto Ulobe. Palmyra leaf I supposed to last five centuries, and likala, a specimen of this palm, greatly grown on tlie Ceylon coast, can lie pnwerved for upwan! of seven cetituriit. But a document on copper, according to the Imiuense number which modern n-nearcb hM brought to light, and which have been lithographed in the "Iudtau Artiquary," can last even for twenty centtirie without tha least injury being made by time. Mb Kiiaw Mil lloat. A poKly woman, with a fat valla at her feet and a bundle at each elbow, waa labor ing away to Indite a te li-Kram lu the wait lug nana of the (irand Out nil depot .She blotted two or I lire blnnka, stuck out ber toimun m ah started In on th (late, anil her mental distress wm so evident that a tfentlemsn who wm waiting for th pen , ! who use the devi.-e, but the Wou1b who "Perhaps It a very rssir 111, ni'uii,Lai,i, ,1, irii- " , , and. if you will permit in. I will write the "" ''- Fully ,3 per Cut of dispatch for ynu." itne depositors are children, ami, of "Oh, thank you, sir; bill-hut" 1 course, their nccotiuU are imall, but "It won't lie the tightest trouble, I v,?ry fnipiently their father coin to ma'am." 1 the bank where tho children are doing 1 snow; inn 1111s 1 10 my nusuaiiii, you 1 tee, and lie's very peculiar nmu. tin koI cheated out of iw Knit) byapMlenl right man, and now lie's stmplvlous of every Issly, iind has ot to Iw Uilkwl to just to. There that will rover the case, I (pies. nn 11 know nils is from mi," And she showed him a telegram, to ht delivered lii a town ihlxnide of Albany. 1 which read: "If you don't send me ten dollars to Har riet's I'll burn 1 lie ham Ihe day I get hiimel" New York Sun. An Hi Ira fur tb (llrl. "lsik a liere!" he began, ns he enten-il a grocery the oilier day, "What sort of bookkeeping do you do here?" "Dotthlu entry, Imng up, sir," was the reply. "I kui'ns not! Ill til's hill you have clinrued me with a dollar for an Kdam cheese!" ' "And you didn't have Itf" "No, slrl I haven't tMted cheese of any sort lu twenty years," "Sure, are you?" "Of coiirmi I'm sure." "Well, then, It must have Iieen nn etrn for the Kirl. rMi must entertiiln her friends, you know." Detnilt Free Pn'ss. Th Wambia:. You say Dial you lovo me, John, dear, Ami twvar that your luve la I run, Hut nil, will yuu not prove falthleaa, A other mm often dot Uive often inls unci wlthura Anil warm hearts tirowstraiiittily cold WI11111 the friMhiKwi of youth has departed And thn kiss uf the wife It old. Ctunnly, wrliap, I tinw am HmmiUi It my hi-ow ami fair. Hut oh, there will come a day, dear, When time will phte wrluklut there: Over niy brow the rlnxluta Now Hleam In the tllv'ry Hirht ' Ilutthosiiuimer that followt the xprlnif time May chaiitfu thuin from bhu k to while. I am not rich In gold, John, Aud if I become your brlile We uiiint slriiKKle with thousands and I lion tsndn Now nuhtitiR KKslnit tlie tlile "Twill then be too late for repining," Klin altthed, as the raited hnr best), Put the chair of her John was vacant; lie had swiftly and noiselessly tied. -Fred K. I'almur in I'bllailelphla I'rest. STAMP SAYINGS BANKS. A IVSTtM Of SMALL SAVINGS THAT IS POPULAR IN DETROIT. It AppaU F,aplMy In VuMHg tiillitrn, at Men asd Wonts Ara Ala Amn( lb law Umh leMltur-llnir tba Maihnd la CiiMdiieledA lltxta In My. "Tlie 'Mviug sJaiuiV have let u Into an klinoat new and pntfltabl field of busiue," aay Eilwln f. Muck, CMhler of the Cttiaeu' Having bank, "It hM lucreoaml our Imnlnea mor in eight month than we went able to do by other method In five year. The lieaiity uf the arrangement I that It reach a class of people who ordinarily have no busi ue w with any bank. When It I cotuud rreil that we get this nw butinea at th rate of lew limn nue-linlf cent nn the dollar, arid that thi expense Is more than covered by the actual ojiersllou of the System, Wm aitl pri'tty Well pleased. "The cost of the statu)) I only one cent fur fifty, the Ctt of the Issiks 1 Very imiill, and the expense of getting the stamps to the hiiniU of depositor It also very slight. To oiTxet this we hav th ut of the money fnnu the time It I re ceived for Klaitip until the stamp are turned Into u a record of dfKtlt, The person buying the stump let them ac cuiuiilitt'i fur week and even tuontha Worn having the amount entered on their regular bank books. We get In ti rest o:i thut money for that time with out charge, aud n this amount tu sev eral thousand dollar thepmllt I quit an Item. How it woim. "Of conn w are not phibnthmpista, hut we take much mttiafacUon in know lug that 1 he svstem is inducing a large number of peoplm to mvv money wlio never did before. We have agent In limliy of the large factories, and the voung eiupl.iye after getting their ay imy a few ttamps, while otherwise they would spend every dollar of their wage. They would not come down to the bank and tqien up an account with the small amount But after they have a little Mart with the tiiip pnsiess they very frequently come In lh bank with a five dollar or ti n dollar deposit. We have kail deawitor with hundreds to their credit who made fifteen and twenty 1 lie ar lb ime that am nts, tell how the ayuiu work. For Ifctaui, k womun gis-a in with l to twy gnswies, and h:i five, ten or jsr ka twenty flv it-ut left, which she Uwinta tit Uunia. Hhe leavrs her book wiih the gns-er and he care fur the keipa. Thn rliildren, If they have no I wit of their own, am instructed to In ynt xtrt of the small change in stam, llrt Im.luuid. I;;3led of ajS'ndillg hi iiia cliniiti for cigars, luml a helping band by placing a few stamp in his Wifs'tlastk. "With the children tlw tauiai are like tat merit rani which you and 1 nd to get at school. Each Humlay we got k tmlecnnl and when we got a dor.-n of tho we got a large card, and to many of tho (!. n i-'l a still larger aud more brightly Mloml card. The delight of ai'Ctim.iUiiu i these cards you can well remewlwf. It i Die Mine with the chil dren ami thin stamp. They hustle around utul iliey get twenty stanit to llll a page-and are mnch tickelwl when they cau make the first entry in their luttikbtsik ; . We hkiy niiirty-live agiMita in this ! - ''' giaw. IVrt llunu "" "m" V ' deptstititr a Wge t"r cent, of them are ')''"' li,,t !"'"')' f '"' g'' lMt tit W it II them W am Well I'l f-l IIIOMi n UfcNoMISsTIONa. "The staiup vlnir system has iirnvtal to Iw a very gistl thing for lis," said E. C. IJowmaii, ia-Wr of the Detroit sav ings lnk. "CnUi; any other sump tysiitui of savings, tir atampt am of dif ferent denomlnatinii and dilfirent class of euatoiiictt are amiiumiKliiteU For instance, we hats 3 cent, 10 cent, SI cent and V) cent stauim, and $1, Q. fl and IU card. That is to say. wheu a card la filled It tin tWwu reH-tlve val ues. Our customers ksve learned this, and those who make tuongh money to thut they freqne i!ly can desaitt 23 cent at a time du not botbr with S cent stamps, which ntpiire i much 'licking' and 'iMuUiiig,' We were somewhat ur prised otirselve to sw ttw popularity of the larger denominations. "Of course the working of the system it pretty well understood. We have 123 agents at prmeni, and th ttamp am plai-ed in their hands. It tequin any. erul thousand atanips a day to tupply their demands. The deHiturt place the ttamps on a card, and whtm this curd It full they get cnslit on their bank book. We make the feature Incidental to our liaiikiiig business, and think It ad mirable because il enable u to reach every el" of aopl who may belndtioed to save money. It boa largely im-reaseil 0r bntiunsn. not only by the debitors unsllinss. WI1II0 the reporter and Mr. Bowumti were in the basement of the lianklhg building looking over the record of the stump btisiufKH, the cashier called atten tion to several wooden cuplsianlt which e said contained all the saving bank l)k Issued by the hunk from ItMO to the present date. They wore numbered from 1 up to 7;l.(H)0. Then he showed No. 1.1, which was iHsiied to a young mini who was then employed on a railroad. The man is still a depositor in the bank, I mill there has never been a tlmi since when he did not have a small balance. Ho still has the same number, 1 still in the employ of the same comjiany and might to huve a sung bit of property by this time. Detroit New Worst Than Leprosy Is cntiirrn, nun them one tint tmn pre par.iilon tlmt duet cure (hut u incline, and tlmt is the California Positive nml Nega tive Electric Liniment Hold by nil druggists. It also 0 11 res neuralgia, rheumatism, bunilnnhe, sprtims, burnt nml nil piin. Try it mid tell yon tiegilibor where to get it. "The Jersey Lily," Anolkska Oottaiik, U It., July 'i, (leiiMi'iniiii! AMI10' It In very uiiuhiiiiI ftir me 10 tisHiiuy lotions or wnalies, si III. In nn iwer to your ri'iiiel, I have tried Wltdom' loletrreatn anil Hoberllne. Tlie former 1 eoiitlder epeilally ellicaelnuii In easns of roiiulintwKofths skin, iind 1 have been uhiiiii It every day for the hint ftirtnlght, 1 hav found the Robortlne an exiwllent prepm stlon In rimes of Ian, sunburn, u chiiNi'd by exHiHiira to Miireli wlnibi and. July tun. Yours faithfully, 1.1 1,1.1 K I.ANOTHY. To MflHHm, WI(lom a Co, Tak It Before Breakfast The jreat siinotlser, tonic and liver rcirulntnr. In ime lor more than 60 year In KiiKhind. I'oHlllve speellln for liver eoiuplnlnu Hnd IiikIh In the tnoiitli on iirimnii ly t he morning", dull pnl n In the bend and back of the eyes, tired ftitillmr, diislnnss, lniiKour sytnitonis of liver eoinpfalnt, Honiedy Ur. lliiulny's Kns HhIi Dandelion Ton In, Knlleve oniittlpatlon, iharpetii the appetite and tonea up the entire ayttein. Get tba genuine from your drug-gltl for 1, and lake aeoordluf tq direction!, . , 17 - - Dm Aataag Many "Do Ton belle !n ftr hk "I dunno," Mid the lawyer. "Woy? "Well, 1 do, ICoii before yon and I wem born Homebody, aomewhere, carved out our live and fortune," "Pshkwt" exclaimed tha lawyer. "Don't yon believe It." "That right Yon hear what Tm telling you. We're the creature of des tiny. At least I ant. I don't know about you." "What make yott think to?" "I'v lawn looking back over my life, and thnmicli it warn and woof 1 can ktw the tame thread running fnmi the beginning to the present time, t can tee It plainly. I know It" "llow't that?" "My mission In life i to olway be the lost man. There' always a long row of men before mo every time. Hometimea It't longer and sometime It'tsliorUir, but I'm alway the mat of the lot "What do yon mean?" "Take dog. When a dog la born omelssly wants him and get him. Then somebody else wan Is him and get him. Then somebody elan and ao on through th chain until it cornea to rue, Of course I want blm, knd get him. Now, you'd naturally tuppone that om- body else would want hi in ana get him, just m all Ui rest of ns did. Bnt no, I'm the last man. H' the tarn dog be wm More, exactly m good and all that. and every time ha changed hand hit prick got bigger. But I ran t give him away. I'm tho end of the chain. I'm Dm last man. Nobody want blm any more." "Hard luck." Mid th lawyer ymj tlmtlcklly, "It't the same way with everything. I buy real estate, for ins lance. Hun dreds of men have wauted that identical piece of ground before me, and every one of them luw got It That' tba trou ble. Every one of tbein. I'm the last man again. I'm the only man left In all tlw world who wanted that real es tuttt, I'm the end of the chain. I'm tlie but man. It's tough, but 1 hav to stand It The fate hail a grudge against omelssly when they were measuring up uiy string, and they tisik It ont on ma. I know It "-Chicago Post kUfttlmd f Track rtrstlaf. Truck farming I distinct from mar ket gardening. It ia carried on kt k dis tance from market, water aud rail trans portation being necessary. Upwan! or f lutl.OOO.OuU Is invested in this Industry, the products reaching value of tk,3U7,133on farm after pay ing freights and dWimMons, and real lard nsui 3IH.440 ken of land. There re emiloyetl la till Industry 218,70.1 men. 9.2.ei women and 14,(174 children, aided by "i.WMl horse and mule, and H,W7t,20.0 worth of implement. The Norfolk district, embracing 43,873 acre, khipped pnstucta valued at t,U2,83: kouth Atlantic district, 111.741 k-re. product lit.lH3.316: Mississippi valley. itt.lHU acres, producu 4,W7.7Hi). Nearly "3 per cent of the truck pro duced in the United Hlatesconie from a belt of country along tlie Atlantic coast lying east of a line drawn from Augusta, Me., to Macon. Oa.s from kouthcrn Ueorgia, Alabama aud Florida; along the north and kouth liue of railroad in the Mississippi valley from the Golf to Chicago. Kt Louis and Kansas (lly. and from the celery dUtrict of Michigan knd Ohio. More or lew of the truck, however, i produced In all the state. Th follow ing figures show the total aenage of the leading vegetable grown upon truck farmt of the United States: Asparagus, 87.t;i); iM-una (string or snap). 12,(107: LcabbaK, 77,m4; kale. 8.1W2: piuwrb. $1,13; Irish sdutoes, 2,040; beets. SAM: celery, I3.3MI: cucumlsrrs, 4,721; wau-r-melons. 1I4.3MI; other melon, 2,47T; peas, 311,1112; sweet pulalis-. 8H.621; to uisbs'S, 82.W2; miscellaneous vegetable, H2,001.-WMliingtou Cut. Athinta Con stitution, Tllea for ltmralla. There is urtthiug more satisfactory than tile, either from ait aesthetic 01 nttlltariiin view. Every one is familiar nowaduyn with tile us facing to fire place and as hearths. The greatt-st ob jection to tiling i iu cost. It is not at all a dilllcnlt matter to set tiles. One ol the first nsseiitiali is that they be pen fictly matched in tile. There is often considerable difference In the dimen sions and thickness of tlnste of the satnr size and make, A facing of tiles the depth of an onlimiry wainscot U very pn-tty aud easily ' kept clean. When purchased by the quantity the average price of a plain white tile six incht tquure is only ten cent each. A decorated or shaded tile may be pur chased from twenty-five cent upward. A decorated tile alternating with a plain tile give a very pretty effect. A medley of colors Is not effective. Blueand white tiling i always pretty for a room facing. A piece of this work above the kitchen sink seem to brighten np a very dark km! unattractive room. Nowhere is til ing pettier or more useful than in the bathroom, where it may form the facing of the wall and even the flooring. American manufacturers are making very attractive tiles In relief and in plain shaded effects. New York Trib une. A llUhup Whllus Ba.tw A story is told of Canon Creighton din ing his residence lu Worcester. Otis day, passing down a street in one of tbs poorer quarters of the town, he saw an old woman endeavoring to wheel a heavy barrow Oiled with coal up an alley. The wheel of the burrow would not, in Bpitk of all her feeble efforts, lie forced over the edge of the parapet between the 6js.'iiing and the street Canon Creigb ton saw the situation, deposited his um brella iu a doorway and took the old creature out of the sliafU of the barrow. Then he addressed himself to the took, and in a moment more the load of fuel was trundling briskly down the alley In trout of the future bishop. Exchange. Why They Could Not 111. ' Amy (at the football grounds) Why don't they begin to play? Dolley The surgeons haven't arrived yet, Judge. How's This? V oiler One Hundred Dollars 1U wniil for nny case of ('nlnrrli tlmt can not li cured by Inking Hull's Cnturrh Cure. V. J C1IKKN KY & CO.. Proim., To ledo, O. 1 We, th tnulcralxnotl, have known F. ,1. ( linney for the last lirtien years, aud believe I1I111 iH'tfiDtlv liononible in nil linslnnss tmn suet linn, and NiinnciaUy able to earry out any nlillKiitlnnsniHil by their tlrm. Wiwl I'miix.Wholenaln liruimlnts, Toledo, o. WiiltlliiB. Klniiim A Uurvln.Wliolesaloliruif giKts,Tolejo,t), , Hull's Cklttrili Cure Is taken Inter nally, acting directly upon tho IiIishI nml iniiooiu Mirfiicos of tlie system. Price, 7oc bottle. Bold by nil drug, gists. - . -.. .i... , Cxoltkmsnt Runs high at the drug stores in this plnce over Hystum Builder as everybody is using it for cMnrrh, of stomach, dys pepsia, constipation and impure blood, nnd to build up the system it certainly possesses wonderful merit when ell speak so well of it, A Bargain, For thirty dnvs imlv wo nra 11 niii, ,1 Ized to oiler twenty-two feet front on Main street Indcpndenco for the mm of 8500 Location valuable. Terms ensy. Apply to Independence National Bank. 21 I' Prescott & Vepess, riorftinoM or- (ndependciK " ' MAlltrrACTVata w ... SAtfSS B FIR AND HARD WOOD, ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMP.Ei: I A. Wniiun, llangr. THE Liyery, Feed and Sale Stables, 0 o o YOUNG HORSES. DOUBLE AND : 6INGLE TEAMS. 0 0 u o vir-iu TurnouU far Commerclk! Trkvtler. Prte nHOubto tad Satisfao t lion guarkntesd. UivsMkCaU. KOBTn END MAIN 8THEET, f JOOT3, Piorf, -THE CHURCHILL- Sasli, Door ananufacturing Co. Havlag In full operation a lurlraa Ury Kiln and several thotiaai4 Jlara wort tnelilnry,wrnowpipadl8ll any and all order kir mill work. Order ollrlnd from any part of lit valley, which will rawlv prompt atumtlon. To oor local eoalomert . wish 10 aay that w will hav ntantly on band all Ui lalnrt dsalgnt In our trad. Prompt altanUon well b given and price at k a aonatMnt with giaid work. -im, corner Trade and High slreel. Haleui: P. 0. box w t. Pioneer Meat Market ! W. W. PERCIVAL, Prop. DEALER IN c hoice Highest mivrket price puiil for Ctt Stock, Beef; Mutton, Pork, Veal, Etc.. AH bills iwyable monthly. MAIN RTlUvET, Wagon Making AND Carriage Repairing f. I WEKGENROTH 4Strt WaxMt alien lu Hie moi buildiug Wllb X. K K vnftil'a biaektinllh ahoa. H it ao eiperi emd workman hailnr learned hi traO la Kuni. He mllrlu than ol Ut asuouag 3d guarMtM. Mlillactiutt. -:TIIE:- Willamette teal Estate Co. Independence, - Oregon. TraiiHacts a genera! Ileal IXulc Itusl- tuns, liuys and wdls Property, eflvcta Insurance and does a general Conveyance liiislnom. Purtiw having Ijmtlafor sale will find It to Uiclr advantage to List Their Property With thla Company, as they are daily wilding lists of hind east, thus plac ing desirable proHrty before the resi dents of the East. JAMES GIBSON, J.AV. KIRKLAXD. Pivsident. Sccrelarj'. -pJinrO Contfii, Colds. Influtsti, DrescsHIt, V Jfl'.O Noartenttt, Whooping Cough.Creut, fjrs I.I-.0I, AMhiei, il evrnr allecoon of Hi. tiret, I " ! tl Cl.tit. incladlns Contumptlos, iwrujr aii(,om.wtU Ccuuina aigoea "I. gum,'' HI Csvestt. and Trtdt-Mtrkt ohttlned. and til Fat col buainest condncted for Moderate Feet, Oar OSIet It Opposite U. 8. Patent OSIet, and weranternre patent In lest time than tliote remote from Wanhinston. Send model, (lr Init er photo., with df Mrlp tinn. We tdvlte, If tiatentahle or not, free of chtrge. Onr fee not due till patent It lernred. A Pisiphlel, "How to Obtain I'atentt," with namet of trtutl client InyourHtst, countj, or town, tent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. Oppotll Pttmt Offie. Wathlnstos, 0. C. . DAMON & HUBBARD Succtttors to HLKINS & Co., PKOrRIETORS OF CityTruck and Transfer Co. Hauling of all Kinds Done nt K 0 a a 0 11 a b 1 0 Kates. Mill Feed, Oak, and Ash Wood FOR SALE. Collection Mndo , Montlilyij58 INDEPENDENCE, OREGON , MRS. A. M. HURLEY, HillinerysFancj Goods Nxt to Independent! National Bank. IUDBMKDIMOk, . . OaXOOH. G. W. SHINN, HOUSE, SIGN and ORNAMENTAL Paper Hanging, Frescoing, Etc, Taint roorat i.l.ri.iiEluiiti nuioivs, inanpcnaenee. Saul mill. Indcpendtnrr, Oregon NEW !. NEW BUGGIES GOOD RIDINO HORSES. ISDEPEXDEXCIi AnaankMof ktferauUa aadak-' wat ol la laws, iSM. 111 Mo toff OMala 1-aiaBta, Ctnut, Trad. .Maria. atrMdlva BEAD And be Convinced. 72 Steel tooth iron harrow, $20.. 5 ami 7 tooth cultivators. The best horse shoeing. The best in Iron Steel or Wood -AT E.EJrsirfi, Best price paid fci 4 Old Iron and Castings. Main St,. Independence. The Racket Store We are not Belling at cost, but we are selling cheaper thau those who are gelling at cost. , v e quote some of our prices : LadiBs,liois:'SS 2.40,2.60, and 3.75 Misses' lose: 10, 12, J8, 20 and 2-5 cents. ladies' Hose: Everything else proportionately cheap. B. F. ANDREWS, Prop. TIME TABUS. Inilependene and Monmouth Motor Lin leaves , Independence. 8:60 , ' 8:10 B:.S0 . 11:15 : S pleats leaves Monmouth. T:40 8:-M . llMU J'i:ll) il5 5:, 6 ttlJO l:W 4:.10 t;15 J