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eml. tr. Mattt and C HU.
sTumrlM yaihtnal Ban.
. BILLIARD HALU
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kr.Olrwt. .
DOKS A STATER
tor, oormr 1) lrwt.
NTERS 4 CONTRACTORS
BRICK.
Fhwinvtt, office H Jfwl. , .
CITV OFFICIALS.
py. Hyr.
Jlwd. UwxrteX.
ppper, MarMwI.
iuRCHtS 4 PASTORS.
krlaii.J. A.TownsMld.
iiloual. U. V. IVUIttg.
A.C"IW.
t.T.W. I'nMT.
, (la rldeitt P""-
DENTISTS.
im.in,Cor. UmIIkwA Monmouth, sis
DOCTORS.
rSWuTTna.' Nal'l Hank, l "
ntler, opera naae, up tl,
6 RAY COMPANIES-
rd A Bliwt. Itallrmtd U
felkln. "ve order at It-Hot,
DRESSMAKERS
.lilk 0.itt,"l nldewMUHrod
"Only the Dears
Remain,"
Says IIkniiy Hctww, of th Jame
Mn it U n onion
Machinery Co.,
l'hlludelphla,
1., who cwrtU
flea as follows:
Amonit tl
many tMinoul
lt which I
In r8iur4 U tHr
ttln tttedtalut)
patlormlug
Ut blood, to.,
DOtt llliWM w
mora tlmn my
own
Twenty yti
tgo, t tlw IP
of 18 yer, I hint
on my iri
whlob broke nd
bout run
nlttff iori.
Our Iwnlly ilty
lolnn ooukl do
me no gKKl, ml U in lred tlm h
bn would be ffootod. At Ut, my
good old '
Mother Urged We -
lo try Ayr"i Surnaparllla. I tMk tlir
bol, the ior heled, iwd I here not
been troubled elnoe. Only the or
remitlu, ul th ' memory of th
pMt, to remind me of the good
Ayer't SrtpiurlU hiu don me.
1 now weigh two hundwt nd twenty
pound, nnd m In the boat of health.
I bare been on the road lor the t
twtlrt year, have noiloed Ayer't 8r
eaparlKa alvertied In alt art of the
Cnlhnl 8WU. and alwaye take pla
nre In tolling what good it did for me."
Ayer's Sarsaparllla
ynfmi Dr. J-0. Ayr Co., low.lt, M
Cures othert, will cure you
CHAS. STAATS,
(HuctvMor to HOBBARO A STAATO.I
PBOl'RIKTOH or
mm
I IM I SI
fag w
OUR CONTINUED STORY.
A RtroRTER'rt ROSIASCE.
A ThrtlllttRT Tl WhU U IllnHtmtt'H
I'ale tf YUllttny.
lite
' (PutilUhed only In Hie Wt mw j
CHAPTKH V.foNristtKi.
"loo oo not tuiDK mm guilty, oo
yoof"
"Cortatitly out, but your tmclo U to
itubliorn autl vlmllvtlve that If be one
Hot Luareucv b'k lu Worweter bo
would uot ri'Wnt, but would iir tbo
cbr to conviction. The evldmc of
the bookkwtwr wouW be lufllrhmtto
eoml your brother to tnle jiriaon, wtd
your nmle te eovere euougli to do It
a punlithmwit foi whnt bo coildvr
inirrtttllttde. My oitlnlon U that the
tHKkktH,'HT la the wul thluf, who aaw
lu the dliwiiiN'Mrunt'e of Lmir.tme
ph'iidld ojiHjrtuulty to evade the con
tiuinoHi of bla own twculutlona. I
ugUtwUHl this to my lawyer friend, but
be aava that Mr. Maimnn your unnle,
will not lUtn to tho theory."
"Oh, what aball w do to lareblm?"
orlnd iaabitl.
: "Kay nothing to hlw at all attout
It, " &rnww ad viawl. " If be had the
allghtwt inkllnil of It, b i Uw manly
ta remain hiro for day. Ik would
I m to Worevator ttuiuedlatoly, and h
! 4nu nodefunao prt-jwrwl, nothinK toraly
Hin btit th cutiaclouaiiMa) of hla own
i tiiiiiK-fiiieo. hla'tiniMituoaity would lad
to the M-nalty of Unjirlaonmunt. Uae
h earn to mo to waling, and In due
time vou will find the weulte fnorbl,
provldwd yon do not allow your aialty
i to betrav voo ami make known to him
I the altuHtion. My friimd confided
mo akme, Iwauao
linprvaitlon that I
to
he waa nndttr the
doalred Laurunca'i
tAlexanilor A Co., Mala 8lr.
W Bk-. oper home.
FLOUR MILLS.
(Ill Co., (. 8ktnr A I'o.
1U, P. W. H.mM A CV).
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FURNITURE.
rf, eof. C and Main "et.
t;k. WblteakMr nr.
GEN'L MDSE-
. - . ... Main BlrM'L
fia.iria iiincuwia
Vanduyo. Cot Main and CitreeU.
M ill. -Wlillwlcer brtr.
GROCERIES.
rr . u, .iiin fi utreet.
nuitiurtn a ij,.. w.".." . -
... ..... Uuln
la hnran A tnderooc,
A padJnek, West aide Mala etwrt,
lrvliie-WhlUuaer dtk. .
IARDWARE & fGL-JMPiaj.
fi-iv.nnVii. Cur. Main a Moninoum ma.
t. Wade A U.. Main and Monimnuu
J0BPR"1IE
rfTnOlllce. Mainatroel.
LAWYERS.
JBJiurley.MBlnatreel.
Hmllli. Id. Xafl Bank.upwain'-
City Truck and Transfer Co
Hauling of all Kind V
Agents for the O. P. Boats.
All bllla uiuat be acltlfd by the 10th oi
each intuitu.
Independence, Oregon.
at . . jts35SP
Steamer Altona !
Independence
:em
aJVERYSTjABLES
kprCiml.,Maln!'i. . .
Jolinwm. Miln lret.
LUMBER.
UA VeiiffW, saw m"'.
TO PORTLAND
I-avt InilepemlBiiw and Hulom
Monday, We-lm-wluy ami Friday, louv
lug IudrH!iuliK!e at tt:4". Halem at
7:) a. in., and arriving nt Fort lu ml t
2:15 p. in. . .
Iave I'ortlinul Tm-adny, Tlmrwlay
and rtaturrtny nt 6:45 a in.., Hulom br
Iudi'pondeiico at 4 p, in.
Kxcelient iiiphI' nerved on bout. at
2!i cent" pr niffti.
I'afwetiKvrs av time and .money by
taking thU Ha to rorlliitiu.
Hleaiiier will carry mat tiirotiKii
freU'bt and oiler apevlal rnU-a on lurxo
Ms.
Unexpelled pwcniriir ncooiririioda.
tlona. Mitchell, Vrliit A Va , Oeinr.
al agents, Holinuii block, Hulein, Or.
MARBLE. WORKS.
'L HaKW"r. IUUlPmdandEtreU.
JWIEAT rJR K EJT.
K., ,4 Utltdi r .JuaL
Lerlhlg Br.t.,MKlniitrJt.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
(TrthHrinan. C tr(t.
t -
Mad
by th.a
PHOTOGRAPHER
It. Craven, C tr-t, nrti ld
SECRET SOCIETIES.
1. Uie N't A. O V. W.
alley fodge No. , I. O. O. f, ,
ivnn iM No. ai, A. F. a A. M. I
lomor Ixtdge No. 42, ICofF, ,
Kdinn
Iw'oodHmen.
JlteboaaU ix-giee I00F. Clover Uftf Nit, M.)
GREATLY
REDUCED
RATES
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
FOR THE
CALIFORNIA, '
MIDWINTER FAIR
SALOONS.
The ae'n-J. H. Cooper, prop.
The CaHtle-S. E. Owen., prop-
SASH & DOORS.
MltftheB A Bohannon, Main utreet,
H, T, ow, nar depot.
,E0. E. BREY,
DKALKE IN
Gtiffl, ij!, at
Indeperidence,
Oregon.. 43
G. L. HAWKINS
Pronrlutor of
....1 Marbln Work, eatlmatw
ine ' ,,rk Krt-c an woramw
ROUND TRIP TICKETS
GOOD FOR 30 DAYS
Portland to San Francisco
, AND RETURN.
$27.50
Including FIVE' Gate
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets
Btr boAu ilou'li 'ld row the chair
lioiulllation, and that bla action in the
..... r m.ahlt to me. might be
VMV, WR""- ' , .
nnth(,r iton o to tho iaat of a JuatloO'
.t,in n uiMAi ho aauitt'd, Buch i the
ui). ------- -- -
vi of the world."
'Iwill oliev your wlahe,' ho an
.warAil flllnflV.
Tha LnuUm on bi-r uurvt relaxed,
jind ihe iwotmed. Her liody alowly
.11,1 fr.nn the chair to tho floor, the
Tontling of her drta and the deadened
sound of tha soft fall attracting wm ai
ii.ntinn of lnea. who waa pHKHing.
"The heat of tho room haa own too
,.! far lr.,, aaid Rnyniood. "Even
4h flnwnm are f 11(1 illtf."
"Tlit ud the MCltemoiii, aam
fnni.
laabel waa carried to the boudoir ae
..urf fnr h.r. Bhe reated llttia tnai
nlntit. but aoao la tho morning at her
.-,imiil hour, bonrinu hentelf brave-
tv. j&owtiiK no algn that would reveal
., f the irrent trouble that waa
darkening her life, with few rifta in the
.iwu iHironu-b which she could look to
.jutinn in the brtahtneat bo-
tr IKKoviani"" '
' Ttnnomt la irood," aho aaid.
He meana well, t"t can I repay bim
u be wiHhear'
.CHAPTER VL
n ttHAJKIW Or PABT1S0
f nn,uiii-A Manean anent noniednya in
looking over tho territory in which the
principal park waa w oe louawu, -cording
to tho information he bad re
ceived from sources ne anew io
liable. There are many men in poiiwui
who are ao anxious to make frieuda
with newspaper mn that they occasion
ally abtiHO tho confidence of others and
disclose state aecrots, bo to speak, well
knowing that their own are safe.
Have you ever thought how those big
stories, not coining through regular
i,i.n,iii1a have beun drnwn Into
print, startling the public and the par
ties interested with the' preclHlon of
statement and accuracy of detail? Ibis
may enlighten you. It was one of
n..,.,,mUi'a iinntonanta. an assembly-
man, who told Mangan that Raymond
bad explained, when asked wny do u.
not leave tho appointment of the com
missioners to the supremo conn, inaieau
of miming them In the bill, that one of
the justices could not be depended on.
JuHt think ot hi uno ""
the political system of this freecquntry
can mlt only have laws passed to suit
bis purposes, if he is a snrowu poiuioai
leader, but can uciuuny
luws interpreted as ne piea uy
. .. ' a.. I. ..!, tt ha haVB
own nominees on uiu uu.u,
with Uiem we anuuuui
corruption, beoauaatln feeling of equr.
Ity It create baa wttrt atrength than
wisdom. It teuiporlaea. -
l am-mtra Msiinan had all tha facta of
hla assignment in mind, w far a they
minted to tha coinmteaioa and probabla
Ilea. Ha would aoon oe bdio w iu
in bla article, U baa compwieanu
hla nrrangementa for starting w iwnyer
and had msdo op hla mind that ha
would call again npon Mower ni. utw
truda and Isatiel and make hla adieu.
That afternoon be started rortnaoon-
rent. w two Oaya aner "rr
tion irm y I"1" MurtlaaM. m naa
amn Isabel s nam In the newspaper
aoconnt of tha rocotwn, oui
there waa no special slgnlflcsnce in that,
for ho knew that Isabel's presence waa
l.aikedtor by the peopleWHoee namen
fliniretl in the report of tha event. Bha
was often In oemana n enwnainniwnw
and other affalin where ber tasta and
executive ability contributed totheauo
ctwa. If she waa called npon whew
bard tasks were IwposMd, it was oni
natural tlmt fbo should share ia tha
sudal plensurea of those whom slie aid
ed at other times. ....
What a surprise waa lu store ror ni wi
labl came to recelva hint, not play
fully as ou tho last occasion, with tha
rati lry that had lightened his heart,
butdimdimtly, demurely, blnsblng.ont
atretehlng ber band mechanically, bow
lug her hosd In a yain attempt to mua
her confusion. ! ' ,
Bha would hava given woriaa w o
relieved of her secret, aud yet sh oo
tleved his honor depended npon her rel
ic,. tire with respect to it.
He was nonplused. Was her action
due to the fact that this was me nrsi
time be had met ber since Uieir trovn
bad leen plighted and plighted nnd
conditions that implied, on ber own
understanding, a sense of her unwonn-
tuesa? Or did she, with woman s in
tuition, diviue that this meeting, sole-
cistlo though " thought, was to otona
of parting?
Loverlike, beeongiil in mi own mow
consciousness for some reason inai
would account for tier conduct. Borae
wbere and somehow, wbera and when
he could not then discover, ha waa re-
sKuiaible, not she. How quica tua
mind works nnoer socn circawsianvm
No hesitation waa apparent In htm from
the moment the heavy doors of the con-
veut closed until bo bad bis arm aronna
her, awakening her faith In bi own
inmizth. while ber bead, leaning
uainst his breast, ber golden loca
waving on his left shoulder, was press
ed gontty back by a kiss upon her brow,
and bi r fac e upturned to ins.
You didn't look for me, aid yoar
he asked, assuming a gnyneaa that ha
did not feel.
"No."
With bis arm arlU arownd btr waist.
they walked Into the" reception room.
"Didn't vou expect me to come to say
gxMlby before I went to Denver?" be
began. Yon musi nave suowu
wouldn't delay? When did you think
I was going to put my proiulmj into ax
ecutlon?"
"1 didn't know."
"Supmaw it waa tha day after tomor
row?"
"Why so soon?
"Don't you know?" ,
-"1 can't think."
"Wull. the sooner I nnvell tha raya-
tcry, the wxiuer yon are mine."
Her brother talking to ner as a Hirer.
Itr heart and soul revolted, lie nan
expected her to prcsa closer to him, not
to start back, as sue mo. ymimj
saw her mistake. His strsngo iook ap
prised her of it. tbe must suffer and
... . I ... .nil
bear, ller resolution scemuu w ;
trying to soothe her.
"I can t, Laurca, I can't. "
Bha was bordering oil the hysterical.
1 "Then something is wrongl" ba ax.
ulalinad. holdlnu her from hi in and
tearing madly Into ber eyes, as if to
Mad therein tha working of her mind
and draw out, with mesmeric lores, tha
taeanlug of tha Incomprehensible sor
row that preyed npon ber. ;
i "Vou will alwars bo dear to me."
aha aaid. "Alwaya dear to me, Lau
ra no. Aaother day you will know alL
Ba iMtianL Laureuoe. be patient, but 1
lova, yon, Indeed 1 do, and In a few
days yon will ba sorry that you doubted
HtyiMtof all In UzvcnlnsVowttUttttV.SXtKe
, . m . ii Oi.HbtWi't Mil i ll. ''..
'f. i ." in-"! ', ,!-. - ,,,Hf"
ft H 111 I k Al I
i
v Pi rani I rTrTll
"'1
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Bba showered kisses pon him, tha
kisses she felt as a sUter aha could giva,
tha Brat warm effusion 'of ber love
kiastts wboas ecstasy ha had never felt
before, and which awakened mora
ttroagly wltbln blui the one grand
passion of bla Ufa,
Leva him she did I Again beheld
'bar from blm, seeking to explore ber
thought to searching glauces, A light
footstep broke tha spell that Isabel
might not bava been able to reslat.
Mother fit," Uertrnda entered. - Her
abarp sya detected tha altuatlon. Her
keen mind suatteoted tba causa. Isabel
bad told ber tba story j never once had
this fair young girl reserved even a
thought from tba mother superior.
"Laurence," said Mother Bt. Oer
trude, "this should not bava occurred."
. "Is It a nightmare?" ha asked wild
ly, advancing toward tho nun. "Am I
craxy or wbatr
You're simply foolish," wai ber
hasty response. Vou'va excited Isa
bel and yourself. Let we tell, you some
thing. Com hero."
He followed ber into the ball where
ab turned and faced blm, saying i
"It Is better tbat yon should go now.
All will b right. Mother Bt. Ger
trude says so. Bha la your friend.
Have no feat. lav Isabel with ma."
"Msy Jaay goodby?"
"No." , J
Us spok and acted like one in a stn
nor. tie knew Mother 8L Oertrude
too well to argne the point. He waved
adtea to Isabel. Hbo came forward to
ipeak to bim, but the great door bad
closed. To the iron barred window she
ran and looked after bim as be walked
EXCURSION TRIPS
FrotnfianFrandtooWier anJA
trie rates:
To Htatlons nnderlBO me fm nn Fran
clsooOue and One-tGlrd one-way lare.
t Htclions 180 mlles.or more froman
irmn, moo. one andone-flltti ono-WBy iurD.
.(. rauw and full Information, Inquire
of j. B. KIRKLAND, Il.rlt
AianlTliM KlratHt.,rortland.Or.,or address
the undesigned- ' T. H. ooooa".
MCIUUD GRAY, Oen. Passenger Agt.
Gen TialBo Manager, San, Francl'oo, im.
I Aug, 94
when we-read of the tyrannies of the
czar, whether all of us, or only boiub ot
us, may palliate
the nihilism engen
dered by tho excesses of Russian autoo-
racv. Hero we have a poiincni
u. . am avi rtla
ii,m wn clean out ouo u
brancbos of the city government, where
wrong has become so potent as to be
tnTina. but the other departments to
which the ramiflcations of fruiul have
extended are loft untouched year after
year. The politicians have been taught
. wm. end the taxpayers take a rest.
auu,.,t cur nolitical reforms are
transitory, and that the uprising at the
polls we Imagine to be the pallngenesy
of our liberties, not to say palladium,
becomes the genesis of greater official
I ...... . .1 It,, n.ln
tip power superitu""'",
that worked ujiou ber teatnrea, dlaap-
jwared, much as docs the sun cnasoa
shadow.
I had not thought you were going
away so suddenly."
"Then you uo noi wnn io pun
now, even for a little while?"
"You know 1 don't."
'You mustn't worry, darling. When
1 comeback, we will never part again.
"Are yon going to Worcester first?
" Worcester? Worcester? Did I ever
tell you anything about Worcester? I
did not remember it. But there ie no
on In Worcester I enra to see."
"Then It Is true?"
"What Is true?"
Bha must he more guarded, she warn
ed herself, else ho would get a clue to
the knowledge she had gained from
Raymond.
"Thatthat you are goinn "y 1
but her mind was
thnn on Denver. . (
' Of course, denr. Now be reasonable
If I stay bore, 1 cuu't find out what you
want to know, aud what 1 want to
know too. Isn't it better to seuie
things at oncef It . . oon i unug mo
story back, It ia the first time I have
failed in an assignment.
He spoko In a strain to cueor ner,
and he tenderly added: '
How many days uftor i come c-aca
will it be before you are minemy own
forever?" .. . ... .
"Oh, Laurence, it can't Dei ' ana
horror durkenod ber face and made her
frame tremble for a moment as If a
strong current of electricity had been
sent through every nerve.
"Whnt can't bo?" , :. , '
1 can't can't be yonr wife,"
slowly, as If every word punctured hor
heart like a stiletto point. ;
' Isabel, are yon wandering?'
- 'Oh, maybe 1 am. Laurences maybe
lam," she suld pathetically, despair
ingly, as sho threw hor arms around
his neck. "Don't mind mo, Laurence,
don't mind mo, but don't be angry with
me. I love you so." J
Her eyes suttused with tears, i He
n,a mvatitind. tiho loved him, was
(iHtn.mHtrative In her devotion
ihnn she had ever been before, and yet
gave less encouragement to the prospects
he had builded on tho foundation of bis
own adoration for her. Had the cer
tainty of temporary separation unnerveu
h..r
"Isabel," he said, "what is wrongl
Tell me. love," and he smoothed back
tha curia from her moiat fOTebeadi
1 thi iron barred window ih ran and
looked aUrr him,
down the big coortyard. At the gate
ha pansed and glanced back. There
was mutnsl recognition. He waved
bla band and passed on. Two face
looked as If two hearts were breaking.
Isabel was awakened from a reverie
by Mother Bt. Oertrude.
"Oh, mother, " cried Isaliel, what
ball I do? He ii going west after all."
i - It Is tha best thing, my child. It
will keep his hand out of troublo and
his Blind occupied. You had bettei
take a rest. Coma with mo to youi
t ' ttn if' v'f-t i'1 w. -'(" i Mil's
governtnont to fissu a proclamation
placing sheep on th aaitie plane a in
fected cattle, and they will ba kept out
by subjecting them to quarantine.
It la possible that an important con
solidation of packing interest will
shortly take place at the Union Block,
yards In Chicago.- It Is expected tba
consolidation of certain houses under
the uamo of the Winter National Pack
ing and Provision company, which haa
had an exlhtnoe, at Unst In name, for
pust two years, will be an actual fwt.
Buwiff Ilurchlnell has sent a letter to
Governor Waite of Colorado telling him
that he has a sufficient force of good
men to nreserve the peace and to pro
tect life and proju-rty lu Denver without
the aid of the police. He says if the
polh department la rendered powerless
by the courts it Is entirely unnecessary
to declare martial' law pending tha set
tlement of the controversy,
'fiheriff Fahrenback and Police Ser
geaut Qiiaekonho stopped a prise fight
in the Methodist cimrcn at wenters
vllln. I'm. Thev found the ring pitched
in the corner of the church and the
benche and pews occupied by a motley
erowd. who were prcitared to see the
fight in comfort. The principals were
Mike Butler of Wilmington and Henry
Kramnr of Reading. ' The fight hod
progressed for five minute when th
fifth arrived and stopped It. No ar-
feat w madA, .
i The census statistics show that thera
are 8M l white convict in the peniten
tiarieeof the United States who know
where they were born. Of these 1,815
are natives of this country and 14,275
. . . - 1 Ul 11... ,.,u.lAa
were born aoroau. dhuuiu ,
ahow that 51 Jer cent of the inmates of 1
the poorhonsea In the UnlUd State ar
foreign-ltorn, and 24 per cent of the In
mate of benevolent institutions, such 8
Insane, deaf and dumb and idlotio asy
lums. The statistics are used to ju
tify and suuiiu the rigorous inattcction
that la now being made of ail immi
grants. ' "'" f
I The Delaware tribe of Indiana in tha
northern part 01 uaianoum wnrwnj
liave themselves Mtlved a problem that
the government has been vainly trying
to solve at mi enormous expenditure for
t century namely, how to keep tha In
Aiana from drinking whisky. Borne of
the Delaware Indians recently took the
Keeley cure at Kansas City, and tho
leader of the tribe, seeing that they
were fully relieved of their desire for
strong drink, have Just Issued an edict
that a member of the tribe canght un
der the influence or liquor wm oe sent;
to a Keeley Institute at once at the ex
pense of the tribe, and la the case of a
constant inebrlato his rations will be en
tirely cut off until be succumbs.
The jury In the suit of Laidlaw against
Russell Bnge, the multi-millionaire, for
damages, was decided against -Sage, the
jury giving plaintiff $83,000. It will be
remembered that Laidlaw was a clerk In
tha office of Bage In New York at the
time tbat gentleman was visited by a
.rank. who. demanding money and
being refused, expioaeo, a aynnmiie
bomb he carried, killing himself and
.,..iimff the office. Hugo himself was
nnhnrt. having seixed Laidlaw and used
him as a buffer against tho force of the
detonation. LaidlBW was senoUMiy m
rvunnar Mi-MxinrKiW tobk 1ft ktantt
In hi own defease lit tha suit brought t
by Madeline Pollard for breach of prop"
M t Washington - H detailed th -.
meeting of Mia Pollard and told of tha
manner in wblcn an nenavea, sayin
she was a matnre woman when ha met
her. Breckinridg did not deny that ha
bad cohabited with the plaintiff, but
cwlmed that there was no love talk on
his part. Ha said Jftiaa Poiura motives
were mercenary and that ha paid her
expenses for a long time.
' Vobraskaarrain mon andlaraeraar
no longer concerned over tba condition
of whiter wheats The general com
mittee appointed by grain Jmna over,
various sections of the state to examine
tha fields and ascertain positively tba
damage resulting from th recent storm
have reported favorably. Contrary to
general opinion few field hava been
affected by the oold snap. . The Held of
wheat tbat were killed have been, plan ted
in corn. Many oat fields, however, were
destroyed. In many regions farmer ar
resOwlng their oat. The acreag of all
grains will U 20 per cent heavier thia
year than last' c:'i ' ,VT, ,--.r -.
1 The Nigger Ben mine in Arizona,
which was tocovered thirty year ago
by a colored man was rediscovered re
eeoentlv forty mile north of the Bonan-
ta mine, In the Haxqn Hals, t. When
first found $500 was taken out with a
pick, shovel and hammer by Ben, after "
which he waa killed during an Indian
war and the location was lost. Several
fortunes hav been spent in looking for
the property. George Nevina recently
found the claim within ten feet of where
old man Peeplee expended many thou
sands sinking a ahart. lb mine wa
for years conslaerea mytnicm. . , , ,
1 Secretary Oresham has submitted to
the senate committee on foreign rela
tions a draft of a bill intended to carry
out the decision ot the Behring sea ar
bltrators. It shows aubatantial change
from the McCrearybill introdnoed in
the house some time ago change that
have been made necessary by tha devel
opment of event since that tin. . .Tha
bill prohibit sealing within a tone of
40 mile around Pribylor island, and
prohibit sealing thia sida of thia tone
and including Behring sea north of th
85th degree of north latitude and east of
the 116th meridian between May and
July 81. The use of steam vessels in
sealing Is forbidden, and master or
vessels are required to render an omcm
statement of seals taken, with penalties
for false statement. Wets, nreanna,
airguns or torpedo shall not be used,
but shotguns are allowed. . United
State Indian not employed byotner
persons, and who do not contract with
other persons to deliver skins are ex
empted from tho provision of th ad
Fines of not lea man or wuprutuar
ment for not lea than six months, or
both, and the confiscation of Teasel,
cargo, tackle, etc, art prescribed aa th
jienalties for violations or tnjsjtos.
room." , .
Isabel went with tha sister, but not
hornm she neered strain out of the win
dow, through' the bars, seemingly ex- iurea IMUi was laid np for Beveral months
uu-tani thai L.auroncti wuuiu ic.uiu. i in a nnnmiai. ctik in "
,i,e or reward him and the suit fol
lowed.
Twnntv-one dead In the streets of Dnr-
Ungton, S. C, twice as many wounded
and furious mobs of citisens expecting
mind conflict with the state militia,
described the awful condition of affair
i flnnth Carolina the other day. It was
the culmination of the long battle be
tween Governor Tillman and the people
Anfnrclmr the liouor dispensary law
T..-.t..m,imirthtliirlln(rtonfor riih odious svstem of spies. The
v.h.nar. ififil 1? t74.S08. a decreasa flht Wrt8 the result of an attempt of the
niiirt in n uiuooiioi i ux apt i . ie ,iuiu mu o'"v : , w,...v,. .
Bhe wished he would, and just at mat
time she felt that ber secret would ba his.
" He has gone forever nowl" she cried.
"I know he has," and the mother su
perior deemed It best not to contradict
her or to dwell npon the Incident of th
afternoon.
' (To be continued.)
iiiBTnrTiViKP
At tha m,tlnir of the Medical asso
ciation at New York there were present
7661 members, including physicians
from all parts of the world.
The Iowa legislature has passed the
woman suffrage bill, giving the women
the right to vote for city, town and
school ordinanoea and on the question of,
issuing bonds,
.Anew railroad system haa been or
ganlzed to comprise the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton and the Cincin
nati, New Orleans and Texas PacWo and
their traffio connections. ' ',
Two sisters, Sarah and Linda Billings,
aged 85 and 40 respectively, committed
s.iino , toiri.iir nnisnn at Winchester,
.. 1 .. . ij Tt Vioi
ii.. rather than ne aoimrttiou.
been the intention of one to marry.
A committee from the Salt Law
amnitam ha imne to Denver on the in.
vttatlon of the owners of the Colorado
and Nebraska amelters, with a view or
making a combination of smelting interests.'
Th Governor of South Carolina.
ndlnii It difficult to nrevent the smug'
gling of oontrabana, liauor "
hniiaea of nUteens. The lotter are in
onen rebellion at Darlington against
bavina tluir houses soarcoeu.
B, a Fsurot, t lte president of th
t.im IC). National bunk, has issued a
circular letter to stockholders, with a
tntmlatnd atatemont showing that he is
unable to got an accounting from the
government sor nearly 100,000.
ti. rwnraito state veterinary board
Va nnifli,d that if Utah sheep In Delta
oountv l found djseMetjl tQ MK tt
Tiita waa the obiect of the calling to
gether the entire state force of whisky
ntna and the niilitin from Sumner to
back them np in their attempt to fight
the people, who were armou ami aewr
mined. For two days the citizens had
followed the spies and prevented an at
tempt to eutor a dwelling, though sev
eral stores were searched for liquor.
Governor Tillmnn ordered out the mi
litia at Columbia and Charleston, out
the men threw down their guns when
the situation was explained to uiem.
The officers tore up their commissions
and the companies disbanded. -
Worklngmen do not want cnanty.
They want work. The friends of protec
tion will practice whnt they preach by
purchasing American goods only. Many
fuflnrina will be Starteu, Hliu many wuu-
sand hands will be given immediate em
ployment,
Maori Women.
The Maori women are a potent factor
in island life and must not oe iorgo
ten. Liquid dark eye, soft voice, af
fectionate and merry diBpositlona, ugnx
brown skins of ivory smoothness and
gracefulness In every movement ar
their most strltlng characteristic. Sel
dom ar they to be aoen in a passion,
and not a single "cuss word' ror man -or
woman la to be found In the vocabu
lary of this charming people.' in u
most furious rage they can only call
each other cat, bullock, dog, goat, sheep
or pig. The most deadly la wua aucx,
Implying a child whom nobody will
own. Fortnightly Review. :
Chewing Gum and Mai de Met.
An English woman ha mad a dis
covery which she communicatee to a
magaxine aa followa: ,"1 wonder how
It is we know nothing of the wonderful
America chewing gum as a remedy
against seasickness. The other day,
when crossing the teirible silver streak,
an American lady kindly offered me a
niece which aho bad obtained In New
r: . -. . . i.-i-i
York. It waa or a watery iookiuk wu-
ststency, flavored with pepsin, ana u
carried me safely over from Dover to
Calais with perfeot comfort.'
V i
Cumulative PToot
A I tell you, a year ago, w had 1
degrees of frost In Berlin.
B Why, that isn't worth talking
about! here in Dresden we have had aa
much as 80 degrees. . . ; i i
A Thirty degrees? Nonsensel .
B It's perfectly correct 15 in tha
New Town and 15 in the Old Town.
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