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'4 t'lt-i f si ' - . t.w iff "y INDEPENDENCE, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 25, 1693 Five Cents Per Copy, 10 VOL. X. $2.00 rer Year gtaCRBT BOCIKTIK8. AO. U. W.-INDEPENDENCE . Lodge, No. W, meets every Mon day night In I. ball All sojor !. Hrutham sr Inviled to attend. O. K, Kennedy. M.W. W.O. Ouok. Reordr, VALLEY LODGE, NO. 43. 1. 0. 0. F.-Mes' m odaya hll wry t homday eveolog.' all Odd felloa r dietly invited to meet with oik rJ. Hubbard, . 0. Mf. H. graven, 8y. LYON LODGE, NO. W, A. f. A A. M. Stated mmanieationHtar day evening 00 or before full BMOn h month and o week thereafter. O. W Bhmn, W. St. LeeO. Bell, Heey. HOMER LODGE. Na 45 K. of P. Meet mr; Wedneeday vning. All kuight are eor.liaily invited. W. H. H swley, 0. 0. M. 0. ltr, K.&4S. PIiydiaJLSS-DENTlSTRV- OIK UUTLElt I'HWICIAN AND , siir-s. Sy. U. tl. Board Medical Kiaroinera. Office in Opera IIoum bluok. EL. KETCH CM, M. D OFFICE and residence, eoruer llsilroad nil Monmouth ta., ludepeudeuoe, Or. DR J. B. JOUSSON, ltESlDEM'I Deutwt All work warranted to give tbe best f satlefeetRm. ludepeo daaoe, Or. DR. A. B. UILLlS,SPKCIALIsr Kvw Kar.N, end Throat. Of fice over Euan's bank, 8atm, Or. 6-i DBS. LEE A BABBITT, PHYBl clans aud Surgeons, Hpeelal at tention paid to disease of women. Of fice over Independence National Bank. T.J. Iee. M. I). W. Babbitt. M. D C. M , Fellow Trinity Medical Collide. ATTORNEYS. GEO. A. SMITH. ATTORN EI AT Ut. Will practice id all etate ad federal court. Abstracts of title famished. Offiee over Independence national Bssk., DALY, SIBLEY A EAKIN, AT loroeyaatLaw. Webafetbaonly at of abttraot booka In Polk oounly. Beliable alittraeU faraiabed. Money to loan; no eomcalaaioo charged on loaaa. Office, looma a and Wtlaon't block, Dal laa, Oreiea.' ' ' AM. HURLEY, ATTORNEY AND , Comnelur at La. -Offlce, nel to IodpDdeoce National Bank, lode paadence, Or. , , , BON AM A HOLMES. ATTOR neji at Law. Office in BoU bl.ok, leteo 8Ut and Court, on Com mercial ilrert, Salem, Or. ' SASH AND DOORS. MITCHELL A BOHANNON, MAN nficlurr of " & and doom A1j, acrnll aavinf . Main atreel, Iode pendeoce, Or. ' ', r ''" " VETj.HINAKY SUH()E0N. DR. E. 0. YOONO, late of Ne'berg, Veterinary Surgeon aad Deotwl hait m.cJ In Independence, and opened a otfloe orer tbe Independence NBtion al bank. ' ' ' TAILORS. WO. 8HARMAN, MERCHANT , Tailor, 0 atreet, near poitoffloe Hoita in any style made to order at rea sonable ritea, 1 -Learn Telegraphy It Pays : : : Success Sure. A4dre.iJ.C.BICtM0UK, OreionlM Bolldluf. ' Portland, Oregon HOME BUILDERS Will eouault their bent in UretU by'pnrobaiini' their 4 SASH MID -DOORS of the reliable maoafactarar, Independence, Or., anooea- v or toFergnaon Van Meer. Hnier pine and cedar eoori, all tiaea, on band. screen; DOORS, "" .'illU'WJ t!MK FABM,FOR.SVLE. W-ll Improved farm ot Ml acre., more ot i w , i Hi norm of Iiidcpendence, on th. li'l.irMH-l f..r !!). Teriim-part ol r,, " ,,.)( pur-'lianer. If l.irlher psrtle. liri enquire of M. A. Die., Indepd.nee, Of BANKS. THE INDEPENDENCE ''National Bank ! Capital Stock, $50,000.00. . MINeX'HBKKO, iflRAM hWtS. . ArttiiAWAT PlMldWlC Vine fWldnt . ! CMllW. A genarai banking aat eivhange biwlneaa UantsoUxti hian ade, bill, dlwuntl,eura- laarrtaU mdiw gru4i dplu rtwla4 oa Altrul aenbttnt utet to ebenk, InterMt paid naUwt Aapualta.' ;' ' WRaXJTRK R W. Hmlrh A. N!tun 1. A. Alien. M. II. jMwrin, K. J.Ouudiiittn, tl. W. (Mam, M. HirMiiMrtf, Commtnoed BusineM March 4, 1889 IbUbllthod by National AuUwfltjr, -THH-. IRST NATIONAL BANK. of lBd,udo0rt,. CaplUl Steek Surf la; $5Q,9QPU00 $14,000.00 J,.OHiPKIl, L. W. HOHKHTMO!, rrMk VMt'rwIdtnt. W. U HAWMCY.Cainler. OIRCCTOMt. . H, Ckpr, U , Robriun,lwU lltliulcb 0, W. Wbltakr, W. W, C'ulHn. A Hiunl lnkln bulnm lnuinH4 Huyt uid wthixhui(e on all Impurthe! iiilu relvd aiiblwi in eli.k or oa ear- liainieiildepiM'u loliwllontninl. J.IIAKK1NR. THIN). PKNNKU. Harkins & Fennell Main atreet, lndi'peiidimc At tbe old aUnd ot E. E. KreKel, ' where you can get your hm or Fto Repaired or other Iron work dotie. HORSESHOEING dnne In the nnwt approved manner. At a Horseshoer, Mr. Harkins It Well Known Througout Polk County. A. PRBHCOTT. J, A. VCNKHH. PERSGOTT S VENE8S, Pruprletort of Minufarturemor nd )-leiiito - f FIR and HARDWOOD, Rough tand Dressed ,; Tin ' '" " LUMBER. 4. J. A. WHEELER, . Manager. MONMOUTH DAIRY B. F. CHURCH, Prop. Will deliver milk In Monmouth anil Independence every morning for 5 Cent atQisvxt Twelity flukel for one dollar. Leave orders at Walker "Bros., Indo- cndenoe,or Mulkey Haie,Monmouu) HIT. -. ' l Sperling Brothers - at Market CliLIH I Choice Meats BiKl'Hit market price paid for fat stock, tieef, mutton.venl, pork, etc. All bllU niunt be settled ; ;V- monthly. ' )PKX SUNDAYS FROM 8 lo fl. m. fejelirjf is all ;orU of Uie City. Main street Independence. Shoemaker- P. H. Murphy, Practlcni Hiior nmker, Main Htreet, Indcpen rleuce, nppiwlte the opera houiti The fluent of F'xenclh. Calf UHed in all the better prAv , hoes. Every pair warranted Mrs. J. II. IIi)Hnvpkr, IMPacina Ave., 8wit Crui, CaJ., write : " When a girl at aehool, In Uemllnn, Ohio, I bad arr alai-k of brain fvt, Oa wy racevary, I found mwt prfily bald, and, for a long time, I fearwl I ahu'ild be pernuiiienlly us Prianil urged m to una Ayer'i lUtr Ylgot, anil, on doing ao, wy bair Began to Grow, and I mm bare aa Ina a bal of hair a obi eould w lb fur, being changed, bow. aver, from blonde to dark brw." ' ' " Att flt of alekneM, wy hair eanie oat la eoailifulla. I uned two botilea ot Ayer's Hair Vigor and sow my hair la over a yard long nd very full and heavy. I bava rerom. mended thl preralon to otliere with Ilk good afreet."-Mra. BUtuvy Can, um'tUglna at., HarrUuurg, Pa ' '"I have need Ayert Hair Vlgtw for several T"n and atwaya oblalnetl Mile faotory reeulta. I know It la the beet preparation for the hair thst la niada.n C, T. Arneit, Mmumolb Bprlng. Ark. a tor's Hair Vigor pKpend bf Dt.J.O. Ajrec OeUantll, Mew. THE- IMDEPEHBEH3E Tilt CO. Una now in stock and In continual!) manufiioluring tilitift of all nlzra for drniiiM ami drainnge. C.E. BRICK. BRICK YARD. J. R.COOPER OI'liKli'iM-iiilmKi!, having UHteuii. iiginn, a In ick iniu liine and wivenil tun-H of flmtt f lay, It now prvpttrt'd lo'kiM'pon hand a tine qtntlity ol lirick, wliiet will be Hold at reason nidi price. Df H. Craven THE- PHOTOGRAPHER Can be found at Whltvuker'sOld aland ,iml iiIIIIh your pntroiinge. He tunn out only the Best of Work. (live linn a trial and you will bo con vinced that IiIh work Mint-cluiM. lib .'rlctn are very reasonable. Wiiitsaker's Old Stand. I ldepondence OregO' y,. STOCK Those oithoiis who denim to have ......... t,.nt, in tl. If lii.ntu ore Invited o Iniper-t tin thorouirhhred hullowueri iV 1. H. II IJ IN I lir, I , iwo inm nwiuii .'f town, on Buenu VlHta road , V.UUI Of KICUVHIB TWO Dlir.l.AUl Willi I'rlvllcKe oi win, T B. HUNTLEY .dependence Oregon FINE JE;B"SE,Y BEYOND THE CITY. lOopr'rtfbt, ia. by Aatbar.' AUIaaa AH rnwiwwnw"t CHAPTER Xm IM ITMAMUa WATSM. Woea Dr. Walker had departed, tbe JdttMi racked ail hia liuaiaplom, sack IntobUaaaobeMwltAtia aacaptioa ol oue little bra bound daat. tusmbb- blue sheeta of paper all mottled over with atawpt ami seals, wttit very largt V. R.'e printed upon the beads of them, lis tied UiM oarvfujly Into a ama boq die, and placing them In th inner pock et of hla coat be aetied his tick aiui hat. "Oh, John, don't do this raah tlihig, cried lira. Denver, laying her bands op on hia aleeve, "I have seen so little ot yon, John. Only throe yean since yoo left the service. Don't leave me again. I know it is weak of me, but I cannot bear If "There' my own brave Uas," aald ha, niiootbing down tbe Tay shot hair. "We've lived in honor together, mother, and plrAoe Oo4 in honor well die, No matter how debts an wade, Uiay have got to be mot, and what the boy owe weowa. He has not the money, and bow is be to find Itf He east Bud tt What, Uieuf It becomes my bosineaa, and there's only on way fur it," "But It may not be so very bad, John, nail we not beet wait nntll after be mm these people totnorrowr "They may give him little time, lass, but III have a ear that I don't go ao far that I CAii't put back again. Now, moth er, there's no n holding me. It's got to be done, and there's no senaa In shirk ing it" Ha detached bar Angers from hie ), poshed her gently back Into an armchair and hurried from the house, . In lens than half an hour the admiral was wbirlea into victoria atation ana found himself sudd a denae bustling UtrtHiK. whoioatled and pushed in the crowded terminus. . His err and, which bad seemed feasible enough In his own room, began now to preaont dllueultlee in the carrying out. and he pusiled over bow he should take tbe first auipa. Amid the stream of boalneas men, each harry ing on his definite way, the old seaman in hla gray tweed anil aud black soft hal etrode slowly along, his bead sunk and his brow wrinkled In perplexity, Bud deney an idea occurred to blin. Us walked back to the railway stall ana bought a dally paper. This ha turned and turned nntll a certain column met his eve, when be smoothed it out, and carrying It over to a seal proceeded to read tt at hia Maura. And indued as a man read that col- nmn it seemed itrmnjfo to him that there ahoold still remain any one in this world of ours who should be In straits for want of money. Here were wbola lines of gentlemen who were burdened witha surplus In their Income, and who were loudly calling; to the poor and needy to some aad take It off their hands. Hers was the gullet trn pereoa who was not a nrofnaalonal money lender, bat who would be glad to correspond, etc. Here, too, was the accommodaung Indlvninai who advanced sums from 10 to 10,000 without xpenae, security or delay. "The money actually paid over within a few hours," ran this fascinating adver tisement, conjuring up a vision of swift messengers ronhlng with bags of gold to the aid of the poor atruggler. A third gentlemen did all boainesa by personal application, advanced money on any thing or nothing.. Tbe iiKbtrat and air iwt promie was enough to coutant hhn according to his circular, snd finally ha never aeked fur mora than 8 per sent This struck the admiral aa far the most promising, and bta wrinkles rslaied and hia frown softened away as be gased at it He folded np the paper, roap rrom the east and found himself face to face with Cbarlea Weatmacott. "Hullo, admiral!" "Hullo, WesUnaeottr Charles had al ways been a favorite of the seaman's. "What are you doing barer "Oh, I bavs been doing a little bnej. neas for my aunt. Bat I have never leva you in London or-fan," . ! "I hate the place. It smothers me. There's not a breath of clean air on this aids of Greenwich. But maybe yon know your way about pretty well in the clty" "Well, I know something about It Yon see, I've never lived Very far from it, aud I do a good deal of my aunt's busiueaa." , "Maybs you know Bread streetr "It la out of Chrarxiida." "Well, then, bow do you steer for It from hero? You make me out a course, and I'll keep to it" Why. admiral, I bave nothing to do. I'll take you there wjth pleasura." "Will vou. thouifW Wll, I'll take It very kindly if yon would. I have busi ness there. uiitb ft Hanbury, financial agents, Bread streot." Tbe pair made their way to tbe rivet ide, and ao down -ths Thames to 8t Paul's landing a mode or travel wblob was much more to the admiral's taste than bus or cab. On the wsy be told hia companion his mission and the oausus which had led to it Charles Wastma- oott knew little enough of city life and the ways of bualness, but at least he had more experience in both than the admi ral, and he made np his mind not to leave him until the matter was settled. "These are the peoplo, said , ths ad miral, twisting round his paper and pointing to the advertisement which bad Kieined to htm the most promising, "It wunde honost and above board, does it uot? The personal interview looks as if there were no trickery, and men no one aould object to 8 per cent," "No, it seems fair enough." , "It is not pleasant to have to go, hat n hand, borrowing money, but there are 1mA. as you may find before you are ny i'f:e. Westinaoott, when a man must utow away his pride. But neres tne lumber, and their plate is on th corner if the door. A narrow entrance was flanked on sithor side by a row of brasses, ranging upward from the shlpbrokors and the so licitors who occupied the ground floors, through a long succeiwion of Wont Jndian agents, architects, surveyors and brokers tothd firm of which they, woro iu quest. A winding stone sUilr, well carpeted aud railed at first, but growlngfiliabblcr with every landing, brought them post in numerable doors until at last, jnst tin dor the ground glass roofing, the names of Smith ft Hanbury were to ,19, seen painted in large" white letters across a panel, with a laoonio javiwnon w piuu beneath it. Following out the suggestion, the ad miral and his companion found them wives in j dingy apartment, Ul lit from a ouuple of glaand windows, An ink tsined table, littawed with peas, papers and alinauaoe, aa American cloth fofa, three chairs of varying patterns aad a much worn carpet constituted all th furniture, save only a nwy large and ob-y-ustve porcelain spitoou and a gaudily framed and very somber picture which bang abeve the nreptaoa, Hitting in front of this picture and (taring gloom ily at It as being the only thing which ha could stars at was a small, sallow faeed boy, wUbalaqrahaad, who la th Intervals of hi art etudlru matched ar ia tely at an apple "Is Mr, Smith or Mr. Hanbury tor taked the admiral. "There ain't ao mob people," said the mail boy, But you have the name on the door.", " "Ah, that is the uaraa of ths flno, too km, It's only a name. It' Mr. Reuben Metaia that you wants," -Well, then, l be inT "No, be' not, - 1 "When will ha be backr "Oaul toll, I'm aura, n'a gone to lunch. , Borne times ha takes una hour and sometimes two. It'll be two today, I pact, for he aald ha was hungry afore ha went." "Then I anppoaa that ws had better call again," aald the admiral "Sol a bit." orM Charles. t know bow, to managa these. iUUs Imps. Baa kera, yon young varmint, here' a shil ling for you. Bus off and fetch your master, tf yon dont bring him here In five minutea, I'll clump you on the aid of th head when you get back, Siaml Beat!" He charged at tba youth, who bolted from the room and clattered mad ly down stairs. "He'll fetch blra," said Charles. "Let aa make ourselves at home. This sofa doe not feel over and above safe. It was not meant for 18-atone men. But this doesnt look unite the sort of place where one would aspect to pick up Money," "Just what 1 was thinking," aald the admiral, luuktng nwfully about him. "Ah, well) I have beard that tbe beat furninhed offlcea generally bailing to th poomtt firm. Let as bop It' tbe op posite here. They cant apend much on the uiApagnmept anyhow. That, pump kin howled boy waa tba tff, I suppose. IU, by J ova, that' hi role, and he's got oar man, I think P As be spoke the youth appeared in the doorway with a email, brown, dried np little chip of a man at hi heel. He was clean shaven and blue chinned, with bristling black hair and keen brown eyes which ahum ou very brightly from between pouched nnderlids and droop ing upper one, He advanced, glancing keenly from on to the other of his visit ors, am) slowly rubbing together his thin blue veined hand. ", The tmall boy closed the door behind blm and dhwrtet ly vanished "1 am Mr. Reuben Metaia," eU .the monoy lender. "Was it about an ad vance you wished to see mT "Yaa." "For yoo, I presume," turning to Cbarlea Weetmaovtt. "No, for this gentleman." Th money lender looked surprised How much did you desireP "I thought of 9,poq," said, th admiral "And on what aecnrllyr 'I am a retired admiral of the British navy. Yoo will find my name In tit navy lint There Is my card. I have here my pension paper. I get fKV) a year. 1 thought that perhaps if you were to hold these paper it would be se curity enough that I should psy you You could draw my pension and repay yonrwdvr at the rate, say, of W0 s year, taking your 8 per cent interest a well. ' "" " "What intxreetr Fiv per cent per annum." Mr, iiotaxa laughed, 'i'er annumf ha said. "Five per ceut a month." - "Per annnml" ht sold, month) That would be CO per oetit a year. "Precisely. , 'But tlmt la monstrous." "I don't ask gentlemen to come to me, They, come of their own free will Tboa are my term, and. and tbey can . i. t a. " t 1 wse )i yr iimvb "Then I shall leava It" Tb admiral rose angrily from hi ohah, , 'Dot oue moment, air. just tt down, and we shall chat the matter over. Yours Is a rather nnutual case, and we may find tome other way of doing what vou wish. . Of oonrse the security which you offer Is no security at all, and no sane man would advance 5,000 peunle on it" "No eourity - Why not, irP "Yoo might die tomorrow. You are not a young num. What age are, your, "Blxty-Uiroe," ' , ' Jit, Motaxa turned over a long column of figure. "Here is an actuary table, aid he. , "At your time of life the aver-, age expectancy of life Is only a few j-oon even In a well preserved man "Do you nioun to insf ntnte that 1 am not a well preserved inanr "Well, admiral, It Is a trying life at sea. Bailor in thoir younger day. arr gay dogs and take it oiu of themsnive . Then when thev irrow older they arestl'l bard at it and have nocliauuo.of rest or peace.,, 1 do, not think,, t Bailur Uo,,8- good one. "I'll tell you what. lr," ald the ad miral hotly. "If you have, two pairs ( of gloves, TH uudertake to knock, you out, under three rounds, or I'll race you from here to 8t. Paul's, and . my friend hor will tee fair. I'll let you so whether J am an old man or not. "Thl it beside ths question," said the monev londer with a deprecatory shrug, "The point is that if you died tomorrow whor would be the security thnP "I oould insure my life ,and inaHth nollnv over to YOU, : ("Your premium for noh a sum. If any office, would hav you, which I very much doubt, would come to close on 800 a year. That would hardly ult your book." "Well, air, what do you intend to pro poser asked the e4uirl , ... . i . v ... T mighf, to aoootnmodaU you, work it In another way. 1 should sea for medical wan and have an opinion upea your Ufa. Then I might a what could be don." . "That l quite fair. I bava aa objao- tiontothat. "There ia a very clever doctor In th itreetber. Pruudio la bis name. John, go and fetch Ut. Proudla." The youth WMdlspawiMd upon hla atrand, wan Mr. Metaxa sat at bis desk, trtUMulftg Ida nail and sliooting out little oomumiit upon tba weather. Presently feet were beard noon the itaira. tba money lender hurried, out, there waa a sound of whin- wring, and be returned with a large, fut, Dy looking man clad in a much wm k coat and a very dilapidated top bat. Dr. rrondie, gwitumen," aald Mi Metaxa. Th doctor bowed, amlled, whipped off his hat and produced Ids itelUonooiiO from it interior with the air of a con juror upon tbe atage. "Which of the gentlemen am I to examiner lie asked, blinking front oue to Wis oUu of, Utcui, "Ah, It i yuul Only your waietooetl You need not undo your collar. Thank youl A Ml breath! Thank youl Hlna-ty-nlnel Thank youl Him hold your breath for a mouinut Oh, dear, dear, what ! thia I hearP "What I It, thenT aakd th admiral coolly. . "Tut, tut! Tbla la a great pity, itav yon had rheumatio feverP "Never." "You hav bad aotna aoriuu UlneesT "Kavex.!' - "Ah, you are an admiral. You hav been abroad, trtrptua, malaria, ague I know," "I hava never bad day' tlmeas. "Not to your knowledge, but you have Inhaled unhealthy air, and it has left its effect You hava an organ lo murmur alight, but distinct? "Is it dangerouaT "It might at any time become ao. You ahoold not take violent exercise." Oh. IwWl tt would hurt, ma to run a half mileP "It would be very dangerous." "Aad a mileP "Would be almost oertaluly fatal" "Then there ia nothing li th mat- torP No. But if ti heart ia weak than everything 1 weak, and th life is nut a sou ud one," "You see, admiral." remarked Mr. Me taxa aa tbe doctor secreted hi stetho scope one more la hi hat, "my remark were not entirely uncalled for. i am sorry that the doctors opinion is not more favorable, but this is a matter of busineas, and certain obvious precau tion must be taken." "Of course. Then the matter is at an and." "Well, we might even now do busi- I am most anxious to be or usa to you. uow long do you uun. nucmr. that tbla gentleman will in all proba bllitvUver "Well, well. it'aratherailillKiteqiiea- tion to apewer," aaid Mr. rnmilie, with a ahow of tmbarraasuiout "Not a bit. sir. Out with It I I luvc faced .death too of leu to mailt front It now, thuiigb I saw It aa near to me a you are." "Wtill.i won, wo must go uy averages of connm, Shall we say two yearaf I should think that you haves full two years before you.!" In two years your pension would bring you in 1.600. , Now I will do my very best for you. admiral I will ad vance you 11,000, and you can make over to ma your pension for your Ufa. It is pur i'uuitlon op my part U you die tomorrow, I loss my money. If the doctor' prophecy ia correct, I shall still be out of pocket. If you live a lit tle lunger, then I may as my money gain. It la th very best I can do for you." "Then yon wish to buy my pensionr "Ye, for 3.000 down." "And If I Hva for SQ yearri? "Oh. in that cane of oours my pecu lation would be more suoceasful But you have heard the doctor's opinion." "Would yoo advance in money in- tantlyP "You should nave ti.owttoaoa. , in other 1.000 I should expect you to tak hi furniture." "In furnitureP "Yea, admiral We shall do you a beautiful houseful at that sum. It is the custom of my clbnts to take half In furniture." Th admiral aat In dire perplexity. He had come out to get money, and to go back i without any, to be powerless to help when his boy needed every shilling to save him from dieaster, that would be verv bitter to htm. , On the other, hand, It was to much that he surrendered and so littls that he received. Little, and yet something. Would It not be bettor than going back empty nannear ne saw the yellow backed checkbook upon the table. The monoy lender opened It and dipped hi pen In th ink. "Noall 1 OH It upr "I tliink, admiral," remarked Weat macott, "that we had better have a little walk and,omo luncheon betor we et- tie tliis matter." "Oh, we may aa well do it at onoe. It would be absurd to postpone it now," Metnxa spoke with come heat, and ,hia eyes glinted angrily from between hi narrow lids at the Imperturbable cuarios. The admiral waa simple In money maV tors, hut he bad seen much of men and had learned to read them. He saw, that venomous glance, and saw, too, that in- bnse, eageruoae was peeping out from beneath the cureless air which th agent hud assumed. "You're outte riitht. Weatmacott," mid ha, "We'll have a little walk be fore we settle it.," "But I may not be here this after noon." . "Then, we must chocs another day,? "But why not sottle It nowP ', "Because I prefer not," said,-the ad. mlral shortly. "Verv well But remember that my ffe.r is only for today, It is -oft unless you tak it at. once.. "Let it be off, then"- "There's my fee,!! cried the doctor. "HowinuchP k- "A guinea.". ' Hi admiral 'threw 1 1. upon the tablo, "Come, Weatinacott," said he, and thoy walked together from the room. "I don't like it," said, Charles, when they found themselves in the street onoe more, "I don't profeai.itoibe a very harp dBP' but th' t a trifle too thin. What) did ho jwit to go oui and, apeak to 'the doctor fort , And how very oon vouiont thl tale of a weak heart was., , I believa they are a couple of rogue and in league with each other." " "A ahark and a pilot fish said th ad miral, "I'll toll . you what I propose, air. Were'jJJWiSSLfiMa MqApj, wh9 Highest of all In Leavening Powtx Latest U. S. Gcv't Lr;ort -A Aa Tl , AEZSIZfiuSI EOT eery honest teUow and llvat at ths otlier ide of Poaltrr. Well go over to blm to gether and hav hi opinion about th whole matter." "How far i it to hat placaP "Oh, a roll at loast We can hava oak." . "A aiiler Than w shall If there ia any truth ia what that wan of doc tor asid. Com, my boy, and clap on all etui and an who cairstay tb longest' Then the ruber drnsiu of the heart or boaineas London aaw a atngular sigbt aa they returned from their luncheon. Down tlie roadway, dodging among cab and carta, ran a weather atainad elderly man, with wide, flapuiag black bat and homely suit, of . tweeds. With si bow braced back, hands clinched near bit armplta and chest protruded b scudded along, while do at tda aeela lam bored a large Umlied, heavy, yellow mnitaohed young man, who seemed to feel tbe exer cise; , good deal mora than his Motor. On they daabed, heltar kU-, until they milled up panting at the office where th lawyer of the Westmacotta was to be found. "Tliaca, aowf cried, the admiral in triumph, "What d'ye think of that? Mottling wrong in the engine room, ehP "You eem fit enough, air," "IUeeaed if I believe tba awab waa a oertllloabid doctor at all. He was flying tales color or I am mistaken." "They keep th directories snd regis ter in this eating bouse," aald West ma cot t "Well go and look blm out" Tbey did so, bot tlie medical rolls con tained no such nam a that of Dr. Prvudls of Bread street, "Pretty villainy tblsP cried the admi ral, thuuiplug bischeet "A dummy doc tor and a vamped up diaeaae. Well, we've tried the rogues, Westmaoottl Let u see what wa can do with your honest man.", Continued mutt week. Mistake mi I Tba talu will. bear, minting of the little girl who went around the house chanting, "I hardly think I have any father; I hardly think l have any father, " aa a reauttot couacientioua drilling in a prayer bogmning. "I hardly Uiank thee, heavenly Father." But the following may be raiutea among the desirabid ciaae or uie 'hitherto unpublished:" A small col ored girl a veritable Tojiey in origi nality, abruptly paused one day in her ministrations, duat brush in band, and demanded of her atartlodmia- tnm "What did you say was de .Lord's Us' name!" The bewildered lady, who naa never presumed to aay anything on that subject, replied that ahe did not know, but waa aaaured, "Oh, yea, yoo taught it to me you'se'f; it's in the Bible," and waa further requested to "Jua' aay the Lord'g Prayer, and III ahow you." She accordingly began the obedient repetition of the Lord's Prayer, and upon reaching the peti tion, , " Hallowed be thy name," a dusky forouugur waa pointed at her in triumph i "Didn't I tolly out Dat's 'ia las' nwne-'HaUowed,' "-W'aah-UigtonNewa. The Old Ilea Weak Tea. The excuses which are given, by children in order toeaoape from aome distasteful duty are often exceeding ly ingenious and even witty. Johnny was afraid of tlie dark. Hia mother waa trying to induce him to go to bed without her aooomiamying him. Johnny wa averse to this. The boy was the owner of a little bantam hen uiijl 13 chickens, ao hia mother used those as a sort of argument to con vince him ot hia folly in being afraid of the dark. "Why, Johnny, just think of your chickens, how bravely they go off to bod every night without a thought of the dark, and you, a great big boy, are afraid to go up stairs alone." Johnny was silent for a moment and then snid: "But, mamma, don't you see the reason that tlie chickens are willing to go to bod in the dark ia becat.-e the old hon goes with 'em, and bo 1 tliink you ought to go with me." Boaton Journal riiuenlary Granulation. The groon color in certain oysters, localised In the gills and pulps and lost under . certain conditions, ia known to be due to an insoluble pig ment introduced by a diatom on which tlie oysters feed. It has been shown lately by M. Pehwneer of Ghent that a process of "phagocyto sis'' here occurs. Tlie pigmentary granulations are an Injurious prod uct in the blood, and they are de voured., by the blood corpuscles, which, thus charged, pass into the gills and palps, where the blood is separated fnn the outer water by a mere thin layer of epithelium. The jjorpusales penetrate between the eptthelia cells, where some are de stroyed and some pass right through and oscape. It is Urns explained how green oysters placed in water with out the diatom referred to lose their colon very quickly (in 36 hours at most), the charged corpuscles being rapidly eliminated, Philadelphia Ledger. ' - ' No IreJudlo Here. .The Fredoricton (N. B.) board f trade discourages the acceptance of American silver cxccpt.at a discount of 85iper cent, We desire to say to ntbsct ibers in arrears that we have not that prejudice against American Bilver that dictates the course of the Fredoricton board of trade. Eliza - I-..At. rTkT T ITT, 1.1 WELL PWCSErWEP OLD 6ENTUMCN. Mew Tturr K4tvar to Ceaeeal the Iteaely KaereeehseeatefTlaie, One of the most common conoriti of old gentlemen past 60 is to claim that they art) "justs young aa they ever were," "never felt ao well -lav my life," "just aa vigorous- as-evtr," "prima of life, air," "full of isUefe lootuai vigor." Borne of these aldasv ,, ly pemona will wink and look w4a and txjeuit of their unimpaired rigor, But they do not ride boiwbanir amr ' more,, "hava loat their tasto for asaoh ; viioniia exorxa1 " ; They do not go over tne iricatntHrai fur a,uail any inrjra they aboot duck . from a punt bid ia a tula blind s tbagr do mt uam, nor ride horseback, nor . go up two steps at a time, nor jump upon a oar while it is in motion. Juat aee one of these well preserved old- gentlemen, get out of a buggy or walk up hill; hear him pant and wheese; see him avoid a draft from a crack tn a door or window; aee him throw hi b&iidkorchiuf over hia bald head when he goes to sleep in churchj This elderly gentleman carries a substantial conn, wears thick under doUiaa, a buckskin over his chest, cornets if too fat and a liver pad. Hia hair gets thin, his legs get witk,' he got irritable, thinks this gener ation not so good as the last, thinks the world ia growing dishonest and the country is going to the deviL If he ia a lawyer, he has become an old fogy, and the boys worry him with sharp practice. If be ieadoc tor, he regards all young men as quacks aud all progrexs in medicine aa empiricism. If ha Is a banker, he -looks wise and continue to look ' wiser, till at the age of W th coun tenance ia rigid with froaen sagacity. Women never get to be 80 that to, not by the regular process of gradu ally growing old. The dentist, the hairdresser, the corset maker,' the milliner, tbe importer of French boa nets, form a bodyguard around tb advancing female, and when finally she cannot dodge old age any longer ahe just aki with a bound from 88 ' up to 70, throws up the sponge and turns pious. fian, iraaaac. Argo naut : A Cst Vestal rerOaee. 1 The doroestio cat has often- been ; quoted as one of the readiest aourcea whence frictional electricity may be derived, but in its latent connection with electricity it plays an entirely new part A building in a Ma chu (ctto town had been wired' for eleo trie lights, and it waa found necessary , to pass an electric wire from one aide of a room to the other under the' floor. That waa likely to entail a serious loan of time and labor la eg. cavabng, but an Ingenious rose got rid of the difficulty. One of the men hit upon the plan of making a hole at each end of the room. - Then taking a long piece of tin' twine he tied it around the body of a -live kitten, which was placed through one of the holes into the space under the floor. By a little coaxing the cat soon rouna ner way to ine ncue at the other end of the room, where the, light was shining in. Thus the fine twine waa passed through and Was attached to a stronger piece, whkk - waa in its turn drawn through and made the means of drawing the wire -right through th oponing. Elee-i trical Review. engagement aad Maniac BUags. ' When a maiden is betrothed- in' Germany, she is called "bride" by her sweetheart, who addresses, her thu. until it becomes time to call her "wife." Immediately upon betrothal the lovers exchange rings, which, if the course of true love runa smooth, -are to be worn ever afterward until death parts them. The woman wean her betrothal ring on the third finger of hor left hand until she is married, and then it is transferred to the third finger of the right hand. Tbe hus band continues to wear the ring just aa the wife wore hers when ahe was a "bride," so that one can tell easily at a glance if a man be or be not mort-' gaged as to his affections. A young German matron, on being told of the careless American custom of allowing a man to go unfettered, . exclaimed: "Oh, how dreadful! How"' unjust to the young wiveet How could I expose my Wilhelm( so young -only 85 to the temptations of the, world if he were not to wear a mar-, riago ring! The girls would make love to him. I would not live- in " America for the world." Philadel-i; phia Times. A Chlekea'l Intricate root. . "Tlie mechanism of the-leg and -; foot of a chicken or other bird that.' roosts is a marvel of design," said a well known taxidermist yesterday., "It often seems strange fiat a bird -will sit on a roost and sleep all night: without falling off, but the explan 1 -Uon is simple. , The tendon of the leg of a bird that roosts is so arranged ' that when the leg is bent at the knee ' tlie claws are bound to contract and thus hold, with a sort of. death grip the limb around, j which they tare placed. : Put a chicken's feet on your wrist and then moke the bird Bit down, and you will have a practical" illustration on your akin that you . : will remember for some, time, By this singular arrangement, seen only , in such birds as roost, they will rest comfortably and never think of hold-1- ing on, for it is impossible xor tnem 1 to let go until they stand up, V Kan- 1 -Ji TT1 1