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$2.00 Per Year INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY W, 1l'93. Five Cents Per Copy. V36 VOL. X. 8KCKKT tHH'IKHhX AO. U. W.-INDF-PENDKNOB , Lodge, Nik 33. meet ewry Mon day night lu Masome bull. All ojoiru hi brother r luvtted to attend. V, I WUhlos, M. W. W. 0. Cook. Htvordw. "I FALLEY LOlXliTNo lroTo V F.-Meeulu V.duu lillnry Thnrtdav vulnir. All Odd fellow cor dially invitee) hi met wilhti IWr Cook N. U. J. D Irvine, rt4ryt LYON LODGE, NO. 39, A. F. A A. M. tttated DMnwnuKMtKUtt Malnr day evening uu ur before full moon ah month end lint we ihereaner. u, w 8bioD, W. M. W. P. Omibwy, (key. HOMER LODGR. NO. 45 K. of P. Meet vry Wednesday evening All kuighla are cordially invited. W. H Htwley, 0.0. C K, Clodfelter, K. U 8 ril YSICI ANS DENTISTRY- r U HUTLEK. PHYSICIAN AND V nrgoa, Secy. U. 8. Hoard ol Medio! Riannuer. Oftlo in Otr Hon block. EL XETCHOM. M. IX OFFICE . aud rhltoe, corner Railroad and jfoaouiutb (., Itidepeudeuoe, Or. DR. J. B. JOHSSOS, UESIDF.N1 Denial. All work warranted to tiv th tact )f alltfolion. Iodepen daaoe, Or. Dr. a. n. oilhs,hprcialist Eye, Ear, Nm, and Throat Of ne over Hush' batik, Salem, Or. ft-iti D'lWLEE A BABHirr, VHYSl Ciatlt lld SlirgVOlia, HMHlHl at tention paid to disease of women. Of fice over Independence National Itattk. T. J. I, M. II. W. Babbitt, M I) C. M., Fellow Trinity Medical (Wlcge. DU. WM TATOM, nENTlST, IN-depe-ulence, Oregon. Office in Wbttekr building on "("" tiet (up ttair. Odd work eapeeialty. ATTORNEYS. GEO. A. SMITH. ATTORNEY AT Law. Will practice in all title end federal eonrla Abelraol of till formatted. Office over Independents J( at local Bsak, DALY, rJlBLEY A EAKIN, AT toroy at La. W have tba tuitj tet of bttract book lu l'olk oouuty. ReliaMe abatraeta farntebed. Money li loau; no oommlaaioD churned on buna. OOce. loom aud 8 Witoon' block, Dal las Oragoa. AM. UCBLEY, ATTORNEY AND , Counselor at Law. Ollice. neil In Independence National Bank, Inde pendence, Or. BON II AM A HOLM KS, ATTOIt neya at Law. Office in limb' block, between Stale and Court, on Coni ;nareiaJ atrel, Snlem, Or. 8A8II AND DOORS. MITCHELL A BOH ANNON, MAN nfaetnrera of b and doora Alan, Mroll aawing. Main itreel, Iode pendenee, Or. VETERINARY SUROEON. DR. E. O. YODNO, lata of Netber?, Veterinary Burgfloo anil Danttat baa moved to Independence, and opened an office over tbe Independence Nation al bank. TAILORS. WO. SHARMAN, MERCHANT . Tailor, 0 atrret, near poatofllce 8uit in any atyle made to order at rea sonable rHtet. -Learn Telegraphy- A. TBA.DI5 It Pays : : : Success Sure. Addrenn-J. C. HEYMOUK, OrrKOnlan Untitling. Portland, Oregon, HOME BUILDERS Wilr consult their beat m tereata by pnrebnaing their SASH AND DOORS of the reliable manufacturer, M. T. CROW, Independence, Or., aiicoea aor to Fergnaon A Van Moer, Bngar pine and cedar doori, alli, on band. SCREEN DOORS. FARIVI FOR SALE. -0-0- Wi'11 Improved rami of 23! aerea, more cr t,.u in ...(.. n..pth it rniijnAnrlmrp. on the Holt'ni miKl. lor xalfl liap. rrnix parti i n linn, to milt purliaHr. For riirlluir panuiii jtn enqutr or M, A. Dlee, Indepeadenoa,Or 1t HANKS. Till; INnLPENDENCH National Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000,00. II. HllWl HIIKRit, . ItwtilMit. HHAH NKtiMINt Vtee IWMvHt. , r. CONN A WAY - tMlnr, A teneral banktnf and ailtaii buolneu tntUMcKfei; ItHkut madw, bltl dlMvniitil,in ntervlal eraittta ranlls ttMiitita rwxlved on unwut aeemint tulwH hi ebHk, Interwl pant m tlina tiutta, R. r.Hmtih, A. Nolxui. I. A. Allen. H. II lr'ii', K J.UtKKiumu, It. W, (tvant, H llirw'litH'r, Commnnced Busines March 4, tS89 folablUhiH by NatHmal Auihiiriiy, -Till- FIRST NATIONAL BANK. of luUaiwndvaoa, Orvfim. Capital BlMk $80,000.00 Soeytlna, .... U,000.00 I. H. aHll'KIl, U W. KOI1KHTMON, fiwldont, Vina l'nlll W. it HAWI.KY, l-aabter. DintCTOHS. I.H. fwpr, U , K"brt"U.tullliuk- tt. W. Whlteakar.W. W, Citlllut. A ftnmral banklni bunlntaa trauMtd Huyt aud !! ilim un all linportiuil Ifolnia. ImiimmIiii Mlr ttitwl U eliwk or on (ini-aiennteioio'l. I'oltn'ttuna wail, orttce hour; f a. m. ki 4 a. nu I. J.HAKKIMX. TII. FKNNKI.I. Horkins & Fennell BLACKSMITHIIIG Multiatrwt, lmlt')wmk'nre At Iho old ataiid ul lv K. KrviiKtd, vrlivrf you ran K''t your Wagon or Plow Repaired or other Iron work done, HORSESHOEING done in the n toe t approved manner. As a Horscshoer, Mr. Harkins Is Well Known Througout Polk County. A. I'll KHLXJTT. 1. A. VKNKH8. PERSGOTT X VENE8S, Proprietor of I W 1L Manufaolunirii of and IValern in FIR and HARDWOOD, Rough and Dressed LUMBER. J. A. WHEELER, Manager MONMOUTH DAIRY it, v. cnuncii, Prop. Will deliver milk In Monmouth and IruU''iiili'tii'f every monilug for 5 Cents a Qiaart Twenty llitketa f-r one dollar, Leave orilcm lit Wiilker Brim., Inh pen(lemw,or Mulkcy A Hulc,Motiiiintith Sperling Brothers Meat Market IICII.BK IK Choice Meats Hi y I lent market price pnld for ftitatock, l'ef, mutton, veal, pork, etc, All bills nttiHt lie settled monthly. OPEN 8UNDAYH FROM 8 to Oa, m. Ftrce Delivery to aU ports of the City. Mulnntrpet Tndopondi'tine Shoemaker P. H. Mttrphy, Prnctlcul Klioiv maker, Mnln Htriwt, linleimi deuce, oppiwlte the oiera lnniBe. The flnuNiof JPxoncld. Calf UHed In nil the better Krudcs 1 1 ihoes, Every pair wnrrunted. Attention In ttmo to any Irrctfulurlty of the Stomach, Livar, or Bowmla may jtrwvwit terloua rntiiuencea. liidiKatlnn, hi'mlm'lte, tttttw , blllouao news mitt vf- tlgo Iml lento rrrtaln (unit tloiittl d'-'rni'.frrw nii'itttt, the beet remedy (or which lit Ayar'e inila. Ittrfly vrgttittilr., aitKitr. cmtlfil, tHy to tuke ttml quick to KHlttiilntt, thia la llif Ittonl fmiilly tui'dti ttitv tlm moat porulMr, aaia, nttd uaalul ttK'fint, In ilutrnim',y. Mr. M. A. HiitH httKt.t, ll.ttrla, Ttnn., wia: " Ayor t'tiitmnip fill riirrd rh f nick heitlie att.it oijr buntwnil t nvurntiia. W tbtiik there M No Better Medicine, . and have induced mtiiir to uw it." "Thlny B ynm turn tliln (ttirtnt, I wu run ituwu t) limit walk and a niHwvuiun ul eulUi whirli twl we fwbln that It a a au rtl.'it lor me to walk, I eniuiiltid tba d'lmn, bid krtd iukiiig lower until I bad (ivwi up nil bope ul ever ImIiih belter, iliiwiitii( lu be bt a lute.aneda)', tthere ntedlcbie vre until, tbe prultrtr tintlmd nijr aenk and tlrklgr 't-mii, and after a lew qtwokuu m tu my braith. rmoat. niniilml nw tu try Ayr'e Plllt, I hud Utile fmth in tbr ur any ntber nmllriue, bm vMiiltuled, at Imt, to bike In adt ire aud tiy a hot. before I had ! them all, I a erf nt'e h t ttr, ami tu " eurrd Me. 1 am no at Jrenr uldi t-ul I Ik-Iivi that If It bad lint Writ l"f A jr" t':l!, I tliniild kae bren In my uraie V ia nitn, I buy I bomr ererj )i'i, wlnrh nmki tie be up la thn time, nwt I aniild more be ilb, out them I linn wtlhoiit bread," H. It. InyraJiam, Kwklaud, Uo. AYER'S PILLS rnpuedbyl 4.C AyxAlo. Uwl,aiti Every Doee Effeotlve -THE- INDEPENDENCE TILE CO. IIitM now inntock HinI In coin iininll.v iititnitf.tflitriinr tiling of all Hi,-s for tlniittM mill tlraltiiii'. C. G. Elfl, (.! IlltlCK. BRICK YARD. J. R. COOPER Of lll(l('lt'tt(ll'll('C, llHVillg It Ktcttlll "itis'iiic, h bt it'k timcliiiiw nitit wvcrnl M'nn tif flncNt cltty, In now jircojimttl o ke'i on liitmi u lino (itiiiliiy ol Rrittk, whit'! w ill Iw wiltl hi wtrtoti tblo pritm I Won Is Sate a'i 1M -ON THE ELEGANT STR. Fare $1. Meals 25c. Stcumi'r KIvvimm nrrtvea lit Indepen dence every Hiiinluy evening anil leuveH ul U u'eloek Mottihiy niort'lny. All other Iripa inivu bii'ii iliHeonlinuci1 for the prenelit, HUmiAIII) AHTAATH, Independence Freight KoliultorH, A l H 1:11 iti :n, Jl, V. Hm.MA.v, Hiiletn Aent, I'orthittd Agent. D. H. Craven -THE- PHOTOGRAPHER ( hii he found nt Whlteuker'aOlil Mlund itnd MollcilM your uitronimc lie tunic nit only the Best of Work. Give linn a trial ami you will bo con vlnra'd tluit IiIh work iHliret-cltiw. lib I'rlct'H are very reuHonnblu. Whiteaker's Old Stand, Independence Qreo 0 7T BEYONDTHE CITY. By L OOBAH DOTLE, lOoprrutbti IM. r A""'""' AUbvaoa. All rbtbta reeervad, aimEuvL . AM 0I4 tmWY. Out thl wa not to be the only erent rot oouveraallon which Mr, Weatiuaoott held that day, nor waa Uta atlnilntl the only peraon In The Wlldernuaa who waa deatltted to Itnd blaopinlontoonalderably chatiKwL Twonetlibtirluifttiillea, the Wltialuwe. from A tier ley Mid lite Cum twrbatehe front Ojly Hill, had been Invited to tentiia by Mr. Weatiuacott, and the lawn was ry In tlut evening with the blaaera of the young- men and the brtyht dreaatw of tbe Kirla. To the older people ittlnK nmnd In their wicker work garden chair tit darling, atoop inti, aprtnglnif whit Airurva, the tweep of aktrta and twltikt of cunvaa ahona, Uw click of the racket and harp whli of tli ball, with the oontinmtl "lifteen love, rtftnu allTof lh marker, made op a merry and exhllaratlntf awn. To e their eon and dntighkirs ao flualietl and healthy and happy gttv them lo a re flected glow, and it wa bard toaay who bal ntoet lwnr from the game, tltoa wbo played or thoa who watched. Mr. Weetntacott had J out nnWied a aet when ah caught a gliuiM of Clara Walker alttitigalon at the farther nd of the gnmniL Kite ran down th court, cleared lira net to the atiuuMMiient of lb vUttor and aeatiHi herantf bveld bor. Clara raaerved and reflned ttatttr hrank totuewbat from tit bubttarutu frank uen and ttrang manner of th widow, and yet her feminine tnntluct Md her that beneath all her peculiar! tie there bty niuch that wa ginid and noble, till atmled np at hr, therefor, and nwlded a greettiig, "Why aren't you phiying then! Don't, for giKHlneea aake, begin to It languid and youug ladyUhl When you giv up actite iorta, you give tip youth." "I have ptayad a t, Mr. Wwtina oott." "That's right, my dear. 8h tapped her npou the arm with her teuttl racket. "I lik you, uiy dr, and I am going to call you Clara. You are not a aggre 1v a I ahould wih, Clara, but etill 1 til you very much. Hlf awrifle fat all very well, you know, but w hav bad rather too much ol It on our id and ahould like to mm a tittle on lh other. What do you think of my ucphew CharleaT Tb question wa o cuddea and unex pected ttiat tiara gave quit a jump In bet chair. "I 1-1 hardly ever hv thought of your nephew Char lea," "Nof Ob. you muat think him well over, for l.waal to cpaak tu you about biw." "Tomaf Rut whyr "It ewsuied to m tuot delicate. YflQ ee, Clara, th matter atonda in thi w... (t la quite puaaible tliat I may oun find mynslf In completely new iplier of Ufa, which will Involve freab duUe and tnak it tmpuaiilhlB for tu to keep np a bouanhold which Charle can aliar." CUra alared. Did thl mean that ah wa about to marry againf Wliat la oould It point tuf "Therefore Charle muat haveabou hold of hi own. That ta obviotta Now, I don't approv of bachelor wtabllab BMitta. Do your "Really, Mr. Weatmaoott, I hat never thought of th matter." "Oh, you little) aly puaal Wu there ever a girl who never thought of the matter? I think that a young man of U and twenty ought to be married." CUra felt very nuooinforUhle. The awful thought Itnd coin njxm ber that thia euibaaaadreat had coin to her a a proxy with a proposal of marriagn. Uut how could that bof Bh had not vpoken more thu thro or four time with her nephew and knew nothing mur of biiu than he bad told her on the evening be fore. It wa impoaaible then. And yet what could hia anut mean by till dia cuairion of hi private affair? "Do you not think yourself," th pr dated, "that a young maa of ix aud twenty la better marriedr" "I ahould think that b I old enough to decid for himaelf." "Yea, yea. lie ha don wx But Chnrln is Jtut a little hy, juat a little alow In expretwlng hiitiaclf, I thought tbnt 1 would pure tbe way for him. Two women can arrange the thing ao much better. Men omtitime httve a difficulty Ul making thuniaatve clear." "1 really hardly follow yon, Mr. Weat macott," cried Clara In denpnir. "II ha no profiwaion, but he hit nlc taste. II read Drowning every night. And ho ia moat amazingly Ntrong. When be waa younger, we uaod to put on the glove together, but I cannot persuade him to now, for he y he cannot play light enough, 1 ahould allow him 300, which ahould be enough at first." "My dear Mr. Wentmacott," cried Clara, "1 aeaure you that 1 have not the leant Idea what It I that you are talk ing of." "Do you think your ilnter Ida would bav my nephew CluurloaT Her (inter Idal Quito a llttl thrill of relief and of pleiuturo ran through her at the thought, Ida and Chnrlv Woatiua oottl Bhe hod never thought of it. And yet they had been a good dotvl tognthw. They had played tenni. Thoy had tliared the tuiidetn tricycle. Again came the thrill of joy, and close at it bool th cold questioning of conscience. Why thi joy? What wa the real source of it? Wu It that deep down, tome where pushed buck In the bluck recesse Of the soul, there wa the thought lurk htg that if Charle prospered In hi woo ing then Harold Denver would still bt freof Mow mean, how nninaldenly, how iWBistorly the thoughtl She crushed It down and throat it aside, but itlll it would push up it wicked llttl head, bh crimioned with sham at her. own juhoiiokh it lb turned once morn to lui loinpiinion, "I really do not know," ah anid. "Bho I not engagod?" "Not that I know of." "You sjieak hivaHutlTtKly.' "Bocanso I am not suro. Cut ho tnny tk. tihe cannot but be flattered.'' "Quite ao. I tell him that it is th most practicul compliment which a man nan pay to a woman, lie 1 a little ahy, but when he sots himself to do it he will Jo It, ' He is very much in hive with her, I assure you. These little lively people llway do attract the slow and: heavy ones, which ia nature' device for the neutralizing of born. But thsy art) all going lu. I think if you will allow roe t-lmt I will just take the opportunity to tell hint that, as far a yon know, there I no positive obstacle in the way," "As far a I know," Clara repeated a th widow moved away to when th player were grouped round th net or auuUirltig slowly toward th bouse, Hbe ruae to follow her, but her head wt In a whirl with new thought, and die tat down again. Which would b beat fur lila Harold or Cltarbatf .She thought It over with a much oliultud a a mother wbo plana fur her only child. Harold had teemed to ber to b ua many wayttb nobleat and beat young man whom all had known. If ver b wa to love man, It would l uc a man thai. But ill must not think of hereelf. Hha had reaaon to believ that both of the men loved her aiUr. W blch would b th beat for hurt Hut prhpt tit matter wa already decided. Mi could not forgi't tli tcrap of oonveraatlon which h had heard the night before, nor th terret which her alitor had r fuatxl to oonflil to her. If Ma would not tell her, there wa but on peraon wlio could. Hit raiaetl her yea, and thor wa Harold Denver (tainting be fore bar. "You wr lout In your thought," nald h. nulling. "I nop that they war pleaaant tniea" "Oh, I wa planning," ald h, rUing, "It evnt rwther a wat of time, a a rub), for thing hav a way of working tAeuiMilveeaut jnrt a you leant eipfc't" "What wr yon puiaulug, Uwur "Th fulw, Whoar "Oh, uiy own and Ida'." "And wa I Included in your joint fu-tun-aT "I bop all our frieiul were Included. "Don't go in," atd ho aaahe began to mov (lowly toward tb boua. "I want to hav a word. Let n atroll np and down th lawn. Perh) yon ar cold. If you are, t oould bring yoa out aliawt." "Oh, no. 1 m not w-U." "I wa (leaking to your aitter Ida lost night" bh noticed that there wa a (light quiver lu hi voice, aud glancing npat hi dark, clear cnt face ah aw that he u very grave, Bhe felt that It wa antlled that b had couia to ak hr for her (later' baud. "Hit U a clianulng girl." aatd h after apauan.,. "Indeed ah la," criwl (.lata Warmly. "And uo on who haa not iived with her and known her intimately can tell hew charming and good ab ia Hh I like a (uulteaui lu the bona." "No one who waa not gnod could be absolutely buppy, aa li eem to be. Heaven' laat gift, I think, la a mind u par and a spirit to high that It la un able even to tee what I impure and evil in th world around ua, For a long a we cu tee it, bow cau we be truly bap pyr "She haa a deeper aide alao. Bhe due not turn it to th world, and It ia not natural that th ahould. for li l very young, (hit alio tbhik and ha aaplra lion of her own," "You cannot udmir bar more than 1 do. (ttileed, Mia Walker, 1 only ak to be brooght Into near relationship with her and to feel that Utor la a permanent bond between ua." It hail onine at but. For a moment ber heart wa numbed within her, and then a flood of aUterly love carried ll before It Down with that dark thought which would still try to rata it unhal lowed head I Kb turned to Humid with aparkllug eye and word of pleasure ujHin bet lti, "I should wish to be near aad dear to both of you," mid b aa h took her hand. "1 thoitld wiah Ida to lie my tie Ur and yott my wife," Hh taitl nothing. Bha only aloud looking at lilin with iartel liaiand great, dark, questioning eye. Tb lawn bad vanished awny.tho sloping garden, the brick villas, ihttdarkeniugaky, with half a pule moon begluning to hnw ovr tlie cbltnney Hta. All w gone, and lie waa only conaclou of a dark earnest pteaditig face, ntul of a voice fur away, disconnected from herself, the voice of a man telling a w oman bow he loved ber. He wna unhappy, said the voicu, hi life Wiia a void; there wa but one thing that onnhl wive him; be had come to the part ing of the ways; here lay happiness and honor and all that wa high and noble; there lay th oul killing round, the lonely life, the hbae pursuit of money, the onlld, tcllUh aim. Ilu needed but Die hand of thtwumau that he loved to lend him into the better path. And how he loved httr hi life would bow, He loved ber for her (wnelneas, tor her wonuinlinc, for her strength, lie had need of her. Would ah not com to him? And then of a udilen ta alio listened it came home to her that the until wu Harold IVnvnr, and that the wna the woman, and that all Utxl't work won very beautiful the greensward be neath her feet, the rustling leave, the long orange slashes in the western sky. Shit MtMikv. Shi. scarce knew what Die broken words were, but she taw the Aght of joy shine out on his face, and her bund was still in hia oa they wan Jervd iiinlil the twilight. They said no more now, but only wandered and felt ttacli other' presence. All waa fresh around theiii, familiar and yet new, tinged with I lie beauty of their own new found hniitties, "Did you not know it before?" he asked. "I did not (litre to think it." "What a ma: k of ice I mutt wear! How could a man feel ns I have done without allowing it? Your aiator at least know." "Idal" "It wa last night. She began to praise yon, 1 said what I felt, and then in an Instant It was all out." "Hut what could youwhat could you see In me? Oh, I do pray that you may not repent it!" The gentle heart wa rufllml amid it joy by the thought of its own unwortliltmiw. "Itepent it. I feel that I am a taved man, You do not know how degrading tliis city life It, how debasing, and yot how absorbing, Money forever clinks in your ear, You can think of nothing else. From the bottom of my heart I bate it, and yet how can I draw bock without bringing grief to my dear old father? There wo but one way in which t could defy the taint, and that waa by having a home influence ao pure and to high that it may brace me np ngainHt all that draws mo down. I have felt that Influence already. I know that when I am talking to you I am a better man. It I you who must go with me through life, or I must wulk forever alono." "Oh, Harold, I am o happyl" Btill they wandered amid tho darkening shad ows, wliilo one by one the atari peeped out in tho blue-black tky above them. At lust a chill night wind blew np from the east and brought them back to the nullities of life. -T- Krausu's Heailnolio Capmilet-War ranted. For S:ile My Shelley, Alexin dor & Co, d Ob 411? "Oh, UnralA, t am e hamy!" "You mutt go In. You will b cold. "My father will wonder whet I am. Shall 1 auy anything to him?" "If you Ilk, my darling. Or 1 will In Ut morning, I muat tell uiy mother to night I kuow how delighted th will bo," "I do hop ao." "Let me take yott np tb garden path. It ia to dark. Your lamp U not lit yet. Ther I the window. Till tomorrow, then, doamt" "Till tomorrow, Harold. "My own darling!" He toped, and their Up met for th first tim. Then aa ah puahed open tb folding window li heard hi quick firm tep a it paaaed down th graveled paUt A lamp wa lit a ah entered thn room, and ther waa Ma, dancing about lik a mlachlevou Uttl fairy, in front of her, "And bv you anything to tell me?" all aaked, with a tolemn face. Then and dmly throwing ber arm round her! tT't neck; "Oh, yon dear, dear old Clara) I aid 0 pleated, I am to pleated." CHAPTER YU "vrwT TAjttr.i rKiJcms." It was Just tlirro day fu-r th doctor aad the admiral had congralulated each other n; on th rioter tie which wa to entte their two fomllie, and to turn their friendship into ouintliiug vn dearer and mora Intimate, that Mia Ida Walker received a letter which canned her tome eorprie and considerabl amum'tiient It Vat dated from next door and waa handed In by tli red headed page after breakfast. "Dear Ml Ma," began thi curinu document and then reluil tuddenly Into Hi tliird ieroti. "Mr. Charle Westmacott luta that he my hav th extreme pleuiur of a ride with Mis Ida Walker !on hi tuudetu tricycle. Mr. Cliarli Weetuimxitt will bring it round In half an hour. You In front. Your very truly, Charle Wealmacott" Tb whole wo written In a large, kwa Joint"), achoolboytsh hand, very thin on the np stroke and thick on the down, a though car and pain luwl gon to th fashioning of it Mlrange at waa the form the meaning wa clear euongh, ao Ida hastened to her room and had hardly tlippod on her light gray cycling dreet when tit taw the tan dem with !l large occupant at the door. He handed her up to her taddle with a more tolemn and thoughtful face than waa usual with him, and a few momenta later they were flying along the beauti ful (month (tibnrbau road iu th direc tion of Forest hill, Tho great lliulsi of the athlete made the heavy machin spring and quiver with every stroke, while the mlgnon gray figure, with th laughing face and the golden curia blow ing from muter tli little pink banded itraw hat, simply held firmly to her perch and let th treadle whir) round beneath her feet Mile after mile they flew, the wind benting in her face, tho tree dancing ptutt in two long ranks on either tide, until they had pasted round Croydon and were approaching Kur Wood otic more from the further tide, "Arent yon tired?" he asked, glanc ing over her shoulder and turning to ward him a little pink ear, fluffy golden curl, aud on blue eye twinkling from the very corner of it lid. "Not a bit. 1 am Just getting my wing." "Isn't it wonderful to he so strong? Yon always remind me of a steam en gine." "Why a team engine?" "Well, lcau it 1 0 powerful and reliable and unreasoning. Well, I didn't mean that last, you know, lmtlmt you know what I inuaii. Whut i th matter with you?" "Whyr "Ucoautc yon have something on your mind. You hav not. laughed once," He broke Into a drew tome laugh. "I tin quite jolly," anid be, "Oh, no, you are not. And why did you write m such a dreadfully still let ter?" "There, now," he cried, "I was sure it waa itiif, 1 taut it was absurdly stiil," "Then why write it?" "It wasn't my own composition. "Whoao then! Your aunt's?"- "Oh, no. It wo a person of th nam of Klut.tcry." "Goodness! Who i he!" "I knew it would com out. . I felt that it would. You've heard of Bluttery, the author?" "Never," "He i wonderful at expressing him lelf. He wrote a book called 'The Se cret Solved! or, Letter Writing Made Bony.' It give you models of all tort of letter. " Ida burst out laughing. "So you ac tually copied one." "It wa to Invite a young lady to a picnio, but I set to work and noon got it changed to that It would do very well. Bluttery teem never to have asked any one to ride a tandem. But when I had written it, it teemed o dreadfully still that I had to put a little lieginniug and end of my own, which teeniod to bright en it up a good deal." "I thought there wa something funny about the beginning and cud." "Did you? Fancy your noticing the difference in stylo. How quick you are! I am very slow at things like that. I ought to have been a woodman or game keeper or something. I wa mado on those lines, but I have touud tomothiug now." "What is that, then?" "Ranching, I have a ohnm in Texas, and he says it is a rare life, I am to buy a share in hia business, It is all In the open air shooting and riding and sport. Would it would it inconvenience you much, Ida, to come out there with me?" Ida nearly fell off her perch in her amazement. The only words of which sheuonld think were, "My goodness niel" so she said them, "If it would not upset your plans or change your arrangements in any 'way." IB had sjowei) down and let go of th Highest of aU in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. CtVt Rc;st RlriStex IMS 11 k3 11 inhering handle, no that th great mac-bine crawled aiiultwaly about from on hl of tli road to tli other. "1 know very well that I am not clover or any thing of Unit tort, but itlll i would do all I run to make you very happy. Don't yon think that In timo you might com to like in little bit?" Ida guv a cry of fright, "I won't tike you if you run m against a brick wall," tuiil tli a tbe machine rasped up against th curb. "Do attend to tb teerbig." "Yet, I wllL But toll me, Ida, wheth er you will come with me." "Oh, I don't know. It' too abturd! How cn we talk about Mich thing when I cannot tee you? Yoa speak to tb nap of my neck, and then I hav to twist my head round to answer." "1 know, That wa why I put 'Yon In front' upon my letter. I thought that it would make it coaler. But if you would prefer it I will atop the machine, and then yon can ait round and talk about it." "Uood graciour cried Ma. "Fancy onr fitting face to face on a motion trirycl ia the middle of the rood and all the people looking out of their wiuduwt at ua." "It would look rather funny, wouldn't it? Well, then aiippowi that we both get off and push the tandem along iu front of ua." "Oh, no; till t bettor than that" "Or I mold carry the thing." Ida bunt out laughing. "That would be more absurd ttll." "Then wa will go quietly, and I will look out for the teeritig. I won't talk about it at all if you would rather not. But I really do love you very much, and you would make me happy if yoa came to Tex with me, and I think that per hap after a Urn I could make you happy too." "But yourannt?" "Oh, tbe would lik it verv much. I caa understand that your fattier might not lik to lose you. I'm sure I wouldn't either if I were he. Hut, after all, Amer ica it not very far off nowaday, and it I not to very wild. We would take a grand piano, and and a copy of frowning, And Denver and hi wife wouid come over to tee ua We thould be quit a family party. It would be Jolly." ".Vny f hat if," taid ht, "or lt.fi f" Ida at listening to the (tumbling Words ud awkward phrases wliich were whispered from the back of her, but there wa something in Charle West macott'S chtmslneeof speech which waa more moving than tho words of the most eloquent of pleaders. He paused, he stammered, be caught hi breath be tween the wonls, aud he blurted out is little blunt phrases all the hopes of hi heart. If love had not come to her yet, there wa at least pity and sympathy, which are nenrly akin to it Wonder ther was also that one so weak and frail as th should sluike this strong man so, iliould have the whole course of his life waiting for her decision. Her left hand wo on tho cushion at her tide. He leaned forward and took it gently in Ids own. She did not try to draw it back from him. -"May I hv It," said he, "for life?" "Oh, do attend to your steering," laid (he, imiling around at him, "and dont my any more about this today. Please don't!" "When shall I know, then?" "Oh, tonight, tomorrow I don't know. I must ask Clara. Talk about something else." . And they did talk about something else, but her left hand wo still inclosed in his, and ha knew, without asking again, that all wo well Continued next week. Where Do Lead Pencil Out "Wou't you lot ine take your pen cil, Uucle John?" little Billy and Jenny pipe, climbing upon Undo John's knees. He hud lot thorn tuko a pencil yesterday and the day be fore and every day buck for a week, but he jhiIIh out Urn nice long pencil now, knowing perfectly that he will never boo it again. There are, to be sure, generally two or three pencils with chewed ends lying about Billy's and Jenny's house you are likely to ait on one when you settle down iu an entry chair, or to roll one under the sole of your shoe as you come down stairs, but these appearances bear no sort of relation to the disappearance. Where do they got Boston Iran script. Freciuui mta of Puetry. In a recent address Professor Eliot of Harvard dwelt on the idea that the unnoticed influences in the edu cation of the young often do much to mold character. "There are," he suid, "bits of poetry in my mind I loomed in'iufnncy which have stood by me in keeping me true to my ideas of duty and life. Bather than lose these I would have missed all the ser mons I ever heard.' New York Tribune Tka Fatnr f tba Brslav . We doubt, rtjgarding the equllibrl nm of tbe bead and tho harmony of It parte, whethor Die brain will gain jrrctttly in volutna. IU anterior lobee may perhapt) increase till the axil of gravity pmuHat tbe middle of tba base of the skull. Dolichoctqihaly will to replaced by a universal bntuhyoepb aly. The quality of tba cells ia aura to improve. On that aula no limit nan be diaoeroed, and in that direc tion man may hope to reach tbe Bud dhiat'a ideal. When man shall have thus been xaltod by hia intellectual faculties, the lower types nenmt to him will . have dutftpiM9tral, and those animals which are now moat closely related to him will bo no more, and the In terval between him and the other typea will bare widened toan ttn faUiwnaUe giuX Paul Topinardin Popular Sdeuco Monthly. Abera en Mm fluid Co, In IKfj7tboUaniBhipTregwiowetit aahore on the Florida coast about S3 miles north of Cape Florida. Fif teen small veewfls and a force of 100 men worked ti days to get her afloat, when she was taken to Key Wast, where the admiralty court awarded tbe salvors (50,000. New York Even ing Sun. wpwww ' .'W-'"..:' ' Altwcutber Tea Bl(h. Jinks Don't you think that the in tentions of French dueluits are more honorable than is generally con- Ceded t Filkins Oh, yea. As a rule they aim high. --Brooklyn Life. " SarU and HI Caaulle. Sard, a writer of musio, could com pose only in a dark room, lit by a single candle. This pcccliaritj showed itself in his work, for most of it indicates that be was a man of gloomy imagination. Harper's Bay car. Among Uv Beala Meat. , Geo. A. Smith, the attorney, has his office in the Independence National Bank building Daly 81bley A Eakln, at Dallas, have a complete set of abstract J. It. Cooper has plenty of brick on hand at low prices The Little Palace Hotel la recognised by business men to be the proper place to Hay Mitchell a Bohanuon have a very complete planing mill on Main street Dr. J. B. Johnson, the den list, has biiofilce on the corner of Railroad and Monmouth streets Dr. . O. Young, veterinary sur geon, attends to the diseases of horses and cattle Dr. T. J. Lee has his office op stair In the Independence National Bank building Dr. K. L. Ketebum has bis office In hi own building, on Monmouth street near llailmad. Subscriber wantiug help or any persons desiring employment can use tb "Waut" column of this . paper r Ithb oue Insertion, not to exceed ten words. Faeu additional word one cent W. H. Craven A (V are turoine out some fine sets of harness which are warranted to give satisfaction . The Independence Tile Co. has faculties fur turning out, on short uotloe all sizes of tiling, from the smallest to tho largest, L, V. McAdains is preuared to furnish you aa eleguut monument with which to mark the last resting place of your relaUves 0. A. Kramer still keeps the watches ticking, aud has new ones for sale Lumber of best quality and from mouuUlu log is sold by Presoott A Veuess. D. H. Craven still turns out those beautiful photographs, rain or shine Hubbard A Btaats are busy doing all the draytug here Five cents is all it costs to travel on the motor to Monmouth and visit the Normal school P.H. Mutpby keeps pegging away, and turns out boots aud Shoes for his M. T. Crow when you waut anything in the sash and door 1b no place In Oregon where a better meal Is served than at the res Uuraut of Westaoott a Irwin, 271 Com mercial street, Bulcui. Courteous at teutlou, a fine meal, aud the popular price of 25 ceuta, have mode this house the headquarters of everyone who has occasion to dine in Salem. Dr. Wm. Talom, dentist, haa neatly fitted oillcei in the Whiteaker building on C street, up stairs A. M. Hurley, the attorney, has hia office adjoining the Independence National Bauk building Shelley Alexander A Co, the drugg sts, ha ve a complete stock of drugs, paints, oils aud glass; also a full line of school books and stationary J, F. O'Donucll carries a large slock of agricultural machinery, and his shelves are ludeu with the belt grades of hardware; a Uu store and tinning department adds to the advantages t ( bestoOlwhHWJ