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MX CASTLE IN TUB A lit If I coutd so bailoontmr, And biui tha rhua U) afMUtit I'd Journey to discover My oasUa In tha air. It stmiUs, thwt stutoly butktUitr, . Beyond the yellow moon, Where ttuihwuieu' bill cau iover . omue, Not area by bftlkxm. Tna water-rate euUwtor Ha eye It door In yaln, t . l ,i run wuh s No water, but rluuiiWKtwK Its iwof. li.t been cou.nrwU! 80 very high and uvik No kve-iaru cat, cau cltuubor thoro - Vo frtghtvu goutta sleet, My neltrhbor' hM can uew Defy tha ifAnl wall, Bvue thoro ara no uelKUboc Or hen-coof uunr At all, 80 In th garden nodding, la rich profusion grow Tobacco trw and cauliflower, And ros-w all a-row. Ot could I muU my caatle, I'd never need to thtufc, Td never need to aerloMe, And olotho luy drewm to Ink. So when I'm not o busy, 111 blra a bl balloon, And tail away with I know wboiu- tioyoud taa yellow niouu. The Iron Assessor, T waa iu LubU'u that tt --JV i,u.iw.n.ul . lint vnu WiMI) ? never there; for 1 uo not uiiNUU tbo LiK-blHu (xuti which tinluy th trntn from the Uoerliti station whljwe, and which la visited by thousand of summer Idler In their outltuni In the Spreewald. I mean tha Lualthoa o twenty year ao, whera a atrauiMr seldom appeared, and whera tho o.ily connwtlon with tho city wa the post watron. Tbo social center of th place, at that time wa th Star, Willi Id Hebe, Ernestine, somewhat ld. 11 true, but fleet-footed atlll. Hero the younger generation drank their beer and, now and then, their puueh. In tha Star, 011a evening, sat together civilian ami soldier la their com fortable huutlti-jaeketa. An old or fleer bad Just tiuUhed so tucredlble a hunting story that no listener dared venture a Bret word, wneu anativiuy tha door opened, and th chief-Justice an tared. Now the chief Justice ap peared at tho Star only when some- th rur of unuuiu uuiMrtanc n an uni- penwl In LneblH-n. 80. after tho Unit Kreetluira anme on au mut: -vnni ta It Judge? Murderl Kuibexxl-tiietitl Elopcmentr" "All wronc. nentlemen. all wrong. returned the Judge. "WorJ much worn'! We aro to have au uunuirrkHl aawMr: and kIikv tho new m spread, the girls, under tho pretext of calling on my Uiuik litem, huvo uut Blven mo a moment' ieace. 1 he wlao, rich, hnndtomo. fat, thin, tall, short, blonde, brunette. nd what not? OverwhelmiHl with tho ava lancho of aucsUona, I have Jwt mini ml to encHDO with my life ami now. Ernestine, a ulatw of Imvt." In a few moments tho Judgo lmil recovered aniflclonUy to iwtb.fy tlw universal curiosity aliout tho now- comer. Ilerr von Koliltmuiii. tlij newly-appointed assesHor. had Wit Introduced to him as a hltfhly-Klfted Jurist and accomplished gentleman, whoso only w-akins lay Ut his bt-lug a sworn woumn-lmtir. It waa a chilly March evening wlin the long form of Assessor vou ham baum sprang from tho city stage. Hit was a man of about :. with closely cropped light hair, a long, curly, red dish beard, ruddy complexion, and merry blue eyes. Ills flue, well featured face awakened confidence, and Its owner would have bad some claim to positive beauty, bad ho not been so thin. II went directly to ward the 8tar, where ho hod nlremly ordered rooms. Ernestine, In hi freshly-starched, snow-white apron stood with beaming face In the door way to greet the new guest, who ti4- turned her welcome ' with a bnlf-s:ip pressed exclamation, and an ntnlil "These ofticlous olil women r A few hours later, around tho long, old-fashioned table of tho Star, wax gathered a laughing company. Not In the least wearied by his Journey, Kahlbaum was brimming over with wit and good-humor, lie related tory after story, and proved himself not only a clever speaker, but alo- what Is much more rare a charmuig listener. As the company aiimratcd, It was universally agreed that the as sessor was a valuable addition to their gatherings. The married members of the club knew not how to excuse themselves to their better halves for their late return, except by souinllnjt the praises of the new arrival. Anil so among the mothers of the little city curiosity waxed strong, and through the dreams or many a re spectable dame hovered the fuco of the woman-hater. But Fran von Kesselsohrciilr, the colonel's wife, could find no sleep, al . though her enthusiastic husband had long since yielded to the poppy god, No romantic fancies filled her head however. Was she not a daughter of practical England? Persistently her mind returned to tho new assessor, Berr von Kahlbaum, the woman hater, should be summoned before the wives and maidens of Luebhen. Maud, her dear sister, to whom she had been a second mother, wns near ly 25 years old. She ought to marry Perhaps the assessor might be the husband for Maud. And the little fran fell asleep with a murmured, "Yes, that will do." The next morning the colonel had scarcely scrambled on his tall brown Lisa to ride to his green lads on the parade grounds, when Btabillnsky, private, gardener, and erraml boy, re eelved orders from his nilstrewi to rm himself with the market bnsket Stabllinsky prepared woiidorlngly to execute so unwonted a commission He laid aflde his blue apron, and a? he squeezed himself Into the sotno what narrow livery of hU prciliw sor, he gave vent to his bewlldennein In the purest Idiom of his native field, Then he grasped hastily the brown market basket and his brond-brlmmed hat, and was ready to follow his nils tress. Frau von Kesselschmidt hastened fo the weekly market, Htablllnsky fol lowing at a reHiMK'tful distance. Strangely enough, tha little woman had no eyes for the display of fresh vegetables, or the fat woodcock; her looks were fixed on the last bouse on the main stroke, while Htablllnxky gazed at the pretty country girls from the Spreewald, and bashfully ex changed with one or another a silent greeting. Suddenly the Utile cloud vanished which had gathered on her forehead, almost hidden utuler the curly golden locks. A mischievous smile curved her rosy lips enough to show the gleam of da.ilng white teeth. From out tho carefully "watched house, with a bundle of papers under his arm, had Just appeared an elderly gentleman, whom we recognize as the chief-Justice. Frau von Kcssidschinidt walked toward him, and stretching out her hand, exclaimed cheerily, "Good morning, Judge. How bit Paula and Enm this morning?" These were the fvvo unmarried daughters of the Judge. SIlcb the death of his wife, many years Imforo, tho chief-Justice had led a very secluded life, Frau vou Kcsk elschmldt was the only lady upon whom ho called. He would gladly have .stopped to chat with her, but the case of Kaiser versus Meyer wiih called for 11 o'clock; It was already Jate, and uever In his whole life had -.in 4 j he kept a oc.so waiting. With a wo. umu a reily wlU rrnu vou ivcei. ncluiiMl had guessed the tltouunt or tin Jmlii She explained that her erisinl Iml her iu tho nolghborlhMtl of tlw omt'thoto, as she cotdd ttttd what slio wished at Ihe miirliet. Then, iu If by chance, aftr couip'ntulitg of hot huslmud'k latv hours, she mcii tlonvd tb new assessor. Hot btt biuul had sold so imn-h aUiut him that she tuvist kuow him, coM what it might. "That will Ik a haM task." ex claliued tha Jttdgts "for Kahlbaum Is a sworn woman-hater." "Not m harl as you think, my dear judgo, if ywu will ouly help And tlw little Frau lmked half. hesetvhlUKly, half sffetloimtely at the Judge, Ulllll ll WlslUHl IU HIS HUtKWt heart Kalor versus Meyer to the devil. Frau vol KesneliH'hinldt saw that hIi had wmi her oliit,. Vlw now bus tlly .explained- to tho Judge that be was b stlv the usual complimentary dlimiT ta his new H.wlstaut at his own houv, UtsttMut of at the War. and that ho whs to Invite ladles to he present. All olijivtluns wer ov ruled, oik after anthir, by the iwv Into llttl KiiBllxhwoiiHin, who offered to furnish menu, dishes, and servants; and flunlly tho Judge gave a nduetaot consent. At the very door of the urtdnm they agrsd vm a list of guests, eight ladles and eltiht sen tlemett. ad Frau vou KesiM-lscbiuldl arranged matters so skillfully that nil formldahK rivals to Maud werw omit teil. - "The prlniiml thing Is, however, my dear Judjio." 'and with mis tno cn versathut closed "that the nsser shall havc uo suspicion that ludks are to appear at this dinner. I win answer for their secrecy, If you will malortnk a similar, but oven more difficult; tank with tlw gentlemen. And now gool-by, my dear friend. With a rhsrmlns smile she offered lsth lunula to the judge-they suhh! Iu the Mitranco hall of tho court-nntiswwio raised. thtm with nmeU confusion to his Up, not noticing that tho parties to Kaiser versus Meyer, Who iwm hen waiting already a half hour for hi in, ww watching tlie oiraUw from over the Italustrado. That very evening, on his return homo, tlw Judge found that Frau von KcKsentchuildt had spent the after- ncHin with his daughter Etna and Paula, who presided him with ths menu tor the luimrtant event on ths next day the six ladles were In vited and tmund over to sllwiut. on tlm third day c.itne the dinner. Frau run Kesselschmidt hail orders! Iter Iswutiful china and cut gma car riml to the Judy's. Stablllnsky, with a ulnnl waiter, was to sene, aim on this ou anion U was to wesr the a.ilit livery f lite Kstdsehmldths. Hut alas! tbl was Altogether too small. In vain Ud the tiillor lt out to tuelr full extent the seaiu of tlw blue frock and the velvet bre-cho. They were still very siwdl. The faithful servant, however, squeezed and twist wl himself Into tho uncAinfortahl Kitr ments. Th black-nnd-yellow strlisd vest waa 110 lnrr than friwk mid hreechea. Tlw bhssl msh.xl to his broad faN. Ills head was bursting. Hut what mattered It to him? IUd be not feel so much the cooler fr hi long whit stockings and bis broad, patent leather shoes? Tho r nests were assembled, at the Jifilge's. bnt the huutm !)! not ap- tear. They Jokra anil lamruci ntHiui the iswr ft-lhr.v, but two pimple were uot ipiltei comfortable: th Judtje. w ho could not forest now Katiitmuin would tak the surprise; and Ktnbll Insky. who was In a condition border ing uiMtn apoplexy. Huddeuly a ring at the bell. All wns silent. "Herr Assessor von Kahihanin, urglcd Ktahllluskr, and at the same moment the long torn of th iswwr apsnret In the doorway. Thinner than ever bo looked Iu his closj-Mttlug evening , stilt. , Kahlbanms forehrad dnrkcnetl nt the slifbt ts'foro hi 111. lie took a Imlf otep bnckward, but immeillately bis jmd brwHllPg coniiU!ret. no greeteo formally the host and bis dnuKbters, showing himself a master of knlshtly wairtesy; and altlinugh I he pail fel lowship that made hint snch a ravor 'to among men Is forbidden among ladles, bo was soon acknowledged by ill to b exceedingly attractive. Dinner was served. The assessor wns oblltrrd to bike out the d.-tuvhter uf his bout, but Maud was seated at his left band. Maud could scarcely bo called re markably pretty. Hut her bright, round face, with Its halo of golden hair. It great, clear blue eyej, dear little Htuib nose, and fresh, rosy mouth, waa truth and franknona Itself. Htm was of medium height, with n round, graceful ticure. The nssts'ir 1ld not seem dlsideawd with his neighbor, aol as he spoke English fluently, before the oysters bad dls apismred a lively conversation had sprung up lietweon them, nlthouuh Krna waa-not neglecbsl. When MtabllliiHky, red as a cliciry, ipsar-l In tho dwrway with the mt-tu!tcn, was he careless ubout iho threahold of tho strange house, or did ho Htnmhle In his jjreat shoes? However this nuiy be, with a fearful jrash, followed by a second 0110 sug gestive of distant thunder, there lay liie five foot four Inches of Stahlllnsky unong the fragments of the shattered turts'ii. High over hint splashed the saves of soup, fhero wus a unlvtr al outi ry. "My best tureen!" rose, to tbo lips ;t Frau von , Kesselschmidt. lint a ivariilnir gluuco from her busbund liroiigbt her to hwself. Htablllnsky lid uot stir. "For heaven's sake, get up!" cried Colonel von Kesselschmidt Stubilinsky went so far as to raise his head with no appealing look, but remained as tint ns if nailed to the door. Tbo consternation of the com ;nny waa Indescribable. The tiswwsor done remained unmoved. He could hardly repress a sarcastic smile us ho murmured under his breath, "For unto every sin coineth its own pun ishment" The ladles lind atoned for their deceit Htlli Sla't'liiiMky did not move. Maud voiced the tlioiKfh ft ull when Fh' t,ti!!,!'1 to Miggest that the peer boy nlelit. hav" li 111-t liliim il'. S'i! wii: 'hi only one who had a word of pity ior tno rmttiriu w, i;nt wns soon relieved of oil anxiety; for as fha seivnnts ruhrd In with cloths to Iry the Ibsir. ftlahlllnsky, with one (rent Hiring, (llsapHui'ed His euhi .ivory wns never made for such a tfniiii tin be had given It In tils full, ind showed, in conseipieiici1, opculiiKH Mtilcb Stiilillliii'ky would not for his llfo havo exfiosed to tho gu. of the ompany. Like Moltke, bo.niid 'skll- rully made his retreat at. a moment ivhen th enemy alutitlon wus, ill- verted. Dinner was followed by dancing. Tho nswwHor shrugged his shoulders ind loolu-d for his hut. but Maud, who leiirly loved to dunce, kIiiiiccnI besetitrhliiKly nt lil 111. lie hoHltuhd a moiiieut, and then said: "If you are willing, Miss Carilngton. nnd if you ,vlll excuse my lack of skill, I will :hidly lniiee with you." Tho at ruins of a polka filled tlw room, ana tno whole company stood ipeflchlcHM as the niwessor, the wonian- hater, stepped out with Maud to lance. It was easily seen that be was imicquainted with the most approved forms, but with perfect cooliuns he lint Ida arm around his little friend, plucod her hand at his back a cus tom not permitted In the best society -and Blurted off. The lookers-on ould not refrain from smiling, and 1 wicked little snb-lleiitennut ex claimed as he let full his monocle: "Ton my word! It looks ns If a soda wafer were dancing with a maca roon." Kahlbaum scarcely noticed the at- J teiitlon which h hud excited. Ho was now fully occupied Willi the pretty youug girl, who waa muunuUig to make herself very ngrmibht to him. Where wera all his well gieuud oil principles ttk'Mhist women in gen eral and marring In particular ? Why wns this woman different from all others? He pressed tho sort, White hand more vlosely w hint. Maud tittered a cry, Th ator looked down at her, and seeing how pule hIm was, led lii-r to nit adolnlng room, placed hw III a chair, and hastened to bring a glass of water, Maud's sNter and tli bostins were issm at In side, overwbeliuliig her with quo, tlons. 8he nnsweitHl ouly that she wns not well, that alio would iiko to go homo. U11 their, way homo, Maori refused any explanation of her sudden fnlut nesw; but one In her chamber aloiio with hep slstr, great tears gatlitrel hi her blue eyes as she threw her arms around her sinter and stain nieitnl: "Now I kuow w hy ho hale us, -why he has sworn never in, marry. He Is n crlnMe.-he wenm a splint at I1U1 back." Fra't von Kesselschmidt liaiketl at her sister Iu stsHvhless aiuaKemeiit and tvniod automatically: "A splint -at his backf As Maud went moiv and mora bitterly, however, shs trbH to awaken another train of thought: "Why. my darling little sister, sure ly so sisin you cannot liavw " "Hut I felt It." sobtK-tl Maud. "He Is a cripple. He laid my hand nt his back as we danced, anil then 1 -1 rctt .-(lis splint It is frightful. Iw will never marry, and 1 I she hid her fne on her sister's shoulder. inning ttiln sceus, Kuhibauui lay iiihiu a sofa in his coiofortnuie ro.011, biowing thotiBhtfully Into the air blue linns from bis Havana. Huddctily lie exelalnioil with a somewhat forced lanifh: "What a fool to go back on all your theories! At though alt women-folk were not of tho mate hysterical, futtbless set. Miss Carllug toii sHms tvumuinble, yet she Is Jtud like the ret. Away with them alir Fran von Kesselschmidt, Maud, and the aswwsor passed a restless n la lit. The first fell asleep toward morulig with a satlstlisl smllo and her favor ib "That will do," on her Hps, Maud hail, Indeed, soon fallen asleep after the excitement of the evciilint, Imt she was toruieiiUHl with frightful dnants, Kahlbaum. after a wakeful nlkiit. left his hiHisA la th gray llirht of nrly dawn. Just as the long-drawn tonm of the reveille smmilet through the slumbering city. Ills head was heavy, he felt oppressed. He knew that. In spite of bis nliiht's strnggbs a chamtN w hich twenty four hours More ho would hav thought Imixm- slble, had taken place within htm. and ho sought Iu nature to regain Ida lost elf. In vain. Ha heard on all sides Iho tender love-song of tho wild dove, and shutting bis cars, ho found him self watching thoughtfully tho grace ful springs of two soulrrels cbnslng each other from branch to branch. "Why not dare auch a spring ami win that hnpptnoHM so dear to the poet? fan It bo wholly Imaginary? No, no, hr gon,l, true eyes" And with these word be ItKhted a cigar and walked thoughtfully back to bis rooms. A soldier's house I early nstlr. While Knhtbnum was wandering atsuit Iu the park, making gtod res olutions, Utile Frau von Kessclm-huihli was sitting tH'fore Iter dek writing to each of the Indies present at the din ner of the previous use, Thr was to uo a bail at the Cosmo 011 the fob lowing evening, but she Invited them to drink coffee with her Unit after mstn. Ileforo 10 vVhs'k, Stahlllnsky ruturueri with the accept. nice of all tho In .Ilea and the assurtuice from the baker that the hiovltahtn crenm-cako should 1st at baud punctually at 5 o'elisk. At 4 tho ladlea began to arrive. These goaslpbig little assoiubllea were, in truth, a arfct horror to our little KiitfllHh friend; but making a virtue of nicoshNy. she tried to entertain her guests as well as she could. .Maud iltd uid apisttr. Her presence . bad been forbidden, under tho pretext that site needed rest if she lutouricd to be present at tho Casino ball. The usual fai cy-work had Iss-n brought forth, tho scnant glrl ques tion had tMitti exhaimted, the sister of tlm mayor's wlf a hail been iiiiiiiiIiikmis ly condiinniMl foe tho capital crSuio of smoking a tigaiotto in her garden, grout lireuiii-M hud already appiHtml In the enko Imaket when Uie hostess took advantage of one of those rare pauses Iu tho conversation to remark carelessly: "Ijnlles, Wi need no loiiKer wonder why tlm asstv Is such a woman-hater, ami why bo has foresworn marriage." ily tlit'tr iirer and Instant attejtton, by their "ah'a" aud "oh'a" of astim Uliiiieiit, It was evident that the la dles, one and ail, had given limn and thought to the solution of this riddle. "Yes," continued Frau von Kesscl schmldt, "behind his hatred for us lim a sorrowful atory." "Probably an e.wly, unfrtuiinto lovcvalTalr," nmiarked tho iMisUoaa ter's wife, "Not at all, my dear friend," replied tho huxtes. ",No! Kalilbnuiu 1st cripple," "A cripple!" came iu unison from the circle, "Yea, and therefore lie cannot and will not marry." ' Erna and Paula, the elderly daugh ters of tho Judge, dropped their eye bashfully. A moment of painful slliwce fol lowed. And It was only when the little frau waa positive that Interest In her newa had reached the highest pitch that she continued: . To, Clio poor fellow ha something wrong with hi back. He wear a u lmil' splint You cao euslly aaaure yourselve of tho truth of my atato- iiinitt tomorrow at the ball, if you will ask Kahlbaum to duneo with you In tho cotillon. As ho guides his purtuorj tho support can easily bo felt" The ladicM protested Indignantly, but each to herself resolved to under fake a Journey of discovery uimn tho biwrk of the poor inaa at the very tlrst opiKirtunlty. , The next evening found r prctKmla tives from every house in town wend ing their way toward the Casino. Kvon Kahlbaum, yielding to his de sire to sisj Maud once moro, Johu-d inn merry tnnmg. Tho meeting bo twwsn tlio two wo sotnowhnt con. stiMlmed. However, Kolillnum thought uuu in Dan-urea and pink rosea, with her perfect shoulders and soft eyes, a thousand time prettier thuu before; and ho dovotod himself with such success to hor entertalnnumt that alio soon forgot tho iron apllnt and even tho danco which she dearly loved. A brilliant polka brought the thoughts of both hoc to tho ballroom. and offering hi hand without a word, he plunged with her boldly, yes, even wiih inspiration, into tho whirling ma,0. - Ah! tbero It wa oiraln. tho fatal Iron! Maud grew elkhtly nalo. but con trolled homelf by a Violent effort. After tho dance, Kiihlbainn left the ball-room, but lu the nauso before the cotillion, ho returned to seat himself in tho circle besldo Maud. He had dutormlnod to try bis fata during this vory aance; nut, in so aetorintnlng, ho had reckoned without tho coffoo- party of Frau von Kwetsehmldt It was during tho verv first fltrnre that tlio gmioral' wife, a thin, faded nuiy or uncertain, ae. , duoliled tb mako upon tho ossesMor the experi ment mrggmtcd by tlio clover little Bngllsh iwoviian. 'Beareely had they taken tho. first ships when Kahlbaum became suddenly awaro of a nervous hand scrabbling up and down bis back, amd beating a regular tattoo on his splual column. At first, ha paid little attention to It thinking that U10 . ... .. , .I...... 1 gisHl lauy luusi wti vacessneiy uerT mis. Hut the Investigating tnitoo be came more and more bitetiso, Now Kahllsiuui had the iiilsfortuue to bo so ticklish that the outstretched flnur of a signboard neurty Uinnv him Into convulsions, For soma time ha eon tivlled himself, but flually he begau to wriggle ami twist tinder the merci less hand of hi paifnior, lit face bomiu to twitch ciuivulslvcly. Frau voa Kowtclscluuldt had wauinM tho fliitt expisiiuont with evor-lucre.isflig"' lnlert and alarm, ami a slut realised tha outcome, even without the sinking hstk of the gen enil's wlfi slit iu tirnit red aloud, "Poor Maudle!" Meantlma tha osstwsir, wiping tha dniis of moisture from hi brow, had led hl,paruKr(JJier chair and was turning toward hi own place In the circle; but alas! between, , him , Mid Maud stood tho mayor's wife, who, wi'.h a gracious smile' bade him . re turn to tho diinet. thtly a few turns, and again commenced the same tor turing groping. Ily the most lucnslt bla turnings and twisting tha poor man tried .ta escape; but the mora he twisted, tlw more determined grew the search uf his portlier. Thu may. orVwIfa, abrlHl in her cotiscten tioiis examination, paid im ntioutlou to tha pMHilUtr iiiirt einonts of bef partnbr: tha whole company, on the I other hand, we-, remarking iuhiu tlm I extroordlnncf lsd,avlor of tha mrw assessor. Tny wtilsvend that he had taken too nioeu- wtua, Maud was In despair, And her Mister resetted tho cuiTou- part j- 'from the . bolumi of her Heart, . ,. No sooner Inul thl elty mother, overwhelmed with grief at her dU- covury, let the poor victim slip from hor arm thaa ha ww claUued by Ui iswunaster wle, woo, uudauuted by tha general Indignation at hi te havlor, offered hvr baud to put him again to th tost It was a try tug position for the uu fortuiuita man. llu felt that lw was Die object of universal attention, that a catastrophe awaltis) him. 8HII, be would not be ruilo 011 the very first evening of hi entrance l ito tha best siH'Urty of Luatibou; so he took with a shiver the proffered hand. The or chests struck up a noisy galop. Kahltiauui had but one rislro,lo git this frightful d uice Into the past and returu to Maud. Ho whirled inaily Into the crowd. Away went tha Uu gei at tho same uuuueut, up aud down, up ami down. Hwtlde himself, tha poor fellow excialuiwl, "please, please stop tlckttiig mo!" At that vory Instaut tha noisy music, which had been merely tho pMuda to the .liiueo. whs hushed, aud the winged words ihIiixhI through the ,hall. , A uioimail of omlnou lleiicH A burst of la ighter." Tin "issttmlistcr' wifo thought bent to faint. llpci confusion arose, In which Maud took reruifo with her sMer. who wrung lo r hands In despair. Th Innocent vic tim, as white ns a klui't, staggered Into a sldtvroom, whom he was alsmt to sink exhausted on a sofa, wheti ho heard the voht of the mayor: "Sir, your behavior of this voufng glvi you uo light to linger Iu Iteso room. I must earuisnly Kahlbaum tttrued: "Wlmt liupu ttonrel Who gave you a right to crtt hixe my behavior without knowing' my ulHlvlr, "For the personal Insult, J'ou will give mo aaUsfacilon later. Now, 1 command you to leave the house Im tiustlttteiy,' answered iho mayor hi exeitinl ban4. Tho assessor Iss'aiue still paler, nnd whir know what might have hap pened, f Colonel You Kesseistiiutidt inul not rushed into the room, "Hohir bo cried to the two angry men. "The nsm-ssor Is Inins-eMt A misunderstanding. A wiw r." "A wager?" demanded Iu utilsou the mayor and the assessor, "Yt a wager," repllinl tlje csdmicl. "Let me get my brth audi will tell you all nlwut It" With some hl taUon ho wmliuuisl: "ttonaHiian told the ladl tl'iit Kntilbuinii was a crip ple, aud they laid a wuger that they would find out thl very evening whether ho reully vera au Iron splint at his back, as wu pjHrtod. Prob ably our frioid iur U souiewiut ticklish, but he' uot to blutue for that." This account was lutorniptisl by the cry of tho mayor, "1011, too, iieu wigr and tho exclamation of Kahl bamii, "I, a splint at the back!" "Yes, dear sir, a spllnt-thiit Is, a Uttlu one, but tluit Is not your fault," ri'snnied tbo colonel. "True. fclghed tho mayor, "he can't help that" "Tho devil! I haven't any spliut ni my bock!" shouted the angry nss.ssor. "1 am as sound and strong as you ire. Who started this Infernal nonsense? Who " "Hut the mnycr' wife, pardon uie. dear madam," the mayor' wife pod ded sadly "the mayor' wife has ac tually felt It Just let me see!" and the colonel made a siidilcti''grnb al Kahlbaum' back. "Yes, but what I this than? Here Is the splint!" liotid mug the dear laugh of the assessor. He reached miller his cent and suddenly drewifortli-a' key of eidiMsal dliiieiiHloiis. ' ; ' "Hero Is tho t-pltut, geti.tIeiiieu.M , Bewildered ll.tlil Hpmi'ii'C.n, lllCV III gBsted at tlio assi"ssor'a house-key. which certainly, 11s far lis slao was coitcerneil, would havo done honor to the tertiary period. , ,J'. When Kablbaum had c watered his laughter, ho explaliKMl that it waa ap old student habit of his to have his servant fasten hi house-key Into bis vest girth, before ho loft homd; 'Ki-s-solschmtdt who had, more,, thnu -half bi'lloviHl tho tale of yho splint ww Joined heartily In the dnsesstr's laugh ter. Hut tho n-gyor sllppod quietly away .with his iKMlwig.- nfer' having' shakeu hands with Kalillituin, It was left with Kesselschmidt to ; make further explanations to the company. Those were received with tlm kixnit appreciation. Only those most closely coucot'tiod In 'the alTiilr did not feel (julto sallstied with thl unexpected solution of tho' mystery. , "' Tho next morning, the whole city knew of the enuiiu'eincnt of Maud and tho "Iron assessor." v, 1 whratToiT b iilo bp" p e kd! Our farmers are so out of conceit with both wheat and .shcip that they may not take kindly to Die suggestion of disposing of one to make moro of another. And yet It to clearly appear ing that wheitt Is an excellent feed for sheep, and If one can find a fair price for mutton, the wheat can be marketed with the wool on,, a H were. Tho linglleh have been experimenting with several grains ' to 'determine Which are boat for getting sheep Into condition, : 1 m ' Tho olllclal report aluwa, -that, though there waa small difference, be tween tho grains, t'io actually ulglu ost result wns got with' wheiut, .but both oats, and outs with linticy;' iif&r ly approached It whilst barley given alouo showed a less favorable result and wheat with oat the lowest of all. It would apiaur that between food a" so nearly approaching one another lu chemical composition as these, the difference In llvo weight obtained are llkuly to be small, but that tlio mix ture of oats and wheat' Is no)- so suit able; while to ' the ' rest barley given alone Is 'hardly so good' a food as the other. A regards whont, the experiment prove that this moy be both aafely and profitably used for fcoultig sheep. For tho third year In succession wheat has beerj tfled, and each time has shown Very good r ulf. S. F. rBfcraJ Proa. A Case That Startles a Scientific World. Covered in a (Jrave for Two Months. I lie HiHly tlicu Jhiir I i, Sch'iiiifii' (Skill ' - 'Applied.' Ul'turu to" ih Litud . of (ha Mvliig. v-il, . Nevailrt.'tMllo, U'iutar &lh. Some tlino diitlng thl curly summer tlw ipiestloit of being' buiind allvs and r; miilidug (u Unit t'oiiilltlon for a perhs) of two mouths, -according to tlm pi ou nce of , the India fakirs, wits dls cussed .with considerable force and t'nvor IU aud ubout thl little village, when It wns suggested that if sub Jm-t could b found who would sub mit to, a lest a gsid, round sum of money' could 1st rnlsd tp defray lb hxS.iw aud a a bonus to the sub ject, , " . , , ,,As an experiment, aud lu ths Inter st of st'U'uctv UN effort was iiiude and a sitbjis-t w fj'tmsl, mu, 1k the uiu of V-VHi, utitveri to, have tla test mails, he offui'iug 'himself for tha or deal , Ariiihgemmii were begun, and the subject, a' Ny, of (his place, got himself In readiness; but 'the authori ties, fearing that some Injury might bo doue him, tied a pulille otduloit waa I'tiUier against It, ordered tha pitshsHllugs loptd, , a Nothing iliuiiilcil. and believing that tt could Us succiHwfully accomplished, tho proiunters ehuimcil jihelll tactics, ml. after letting ili umttor die out of pulille pot hi, Went lilstill It' lu. a sysieuiiitlc mauuef, taking liito ilu lr ontlileui e only those - In wWim th y "ould place the ( imst ilmpllctt trust, .vim wero fsilevers hi and would as dst In this moMt cxtrnorillimry test. The only known people, who. ever at tAinptml it were, tha Inhabitant of India, a (Hirttou of whoa:, II Is mid. Intvo priMtleed It for n great many vwirs, and who do It for h mr pit tance as a menus of livelihood, ' ' v imrlng the World's fair Prof, t-y-rttonr prisse1 to the manager that 4s an attraction, nod for the sum of firi.tmn, he would submit to a test of this kind, rmalulttg In this mummi fied condition for frmii shir, tl nliKiy my' TlieniAnai-ers alsmt . to hrmnge with him fnrtniVxpcrlmeiit, whcii Uie nuthorttlo Mused to let It protHMMt, fearing a falluri, nnd, that thy might be held for premeditated murder. - A suitable place was secured where the utmost secrecy . could b main-lillti-xl, nud under the Immediate ,si' ivrvlon of Hr. C. A. Mills, lr. J, N". ChhII.ivioI. J, K. sISXWell. of tills plai-e, mid II. M. AlelJiutdilin, for merly of Denver, Cel., ,prepuratloiiH W4ra Is guu. " ' They culled Into their ronmii a few f their isrsoiinl frltiidV. O, Tut ie, tiarehc Knowiitui and Kdwnrl" IHner nnd, taklug the guide and rule 'aid down bvdhojw who had conduct ,d sm h.les's lu the mst, iiollug every Mirtlcuhir, Hint no mistake would !.. inadw, fnf thi'lf delerili'mitlou was o ii ake It a succv-ss, If stit b a thlifg Were posMitile. Mr, Nye, Meg a bachelor, and with no liuuitdlute relatives, and .who tins vn of a Mviug'dlsMMiltion, with no place ho could call hmv was a Vamt edriilile subject t In him tiny found cue whom they ould trust in their preparation, and dionld it, by any turn, prove not a iitceca, there. was V'l'.V Utile llktil Sooil that any ' ipjthma would be sked. br. tf st. no Ifirestlgallot s vmild ls ptpihed. The natural Infer li",. .would Ik that be bad gone mi mo of his wandering, and, should be Ver iiiiiiu. H' would Iw only w hat thio.saiidii of others had done, ami ,v,in I n cl'iw-i-d among "lite mix leg," Should It prove u smtiss, as iliey hostl and bi-lbA-e.1 It would, tlien they would accomplish what tlw IvIIIzM world bud said could not Is) done. Should It prove a smves, lolciico would Im advanced, and a complete revolmlou in I tie study of Im gniit iittcHtU.it of.- In and death would tak place, It, wpuld opeirn iew chiiiiiiel fdr the Investigation of he biiiiiutable laws of iniliue. It vnidij revolutloiilice the doctrines ntid inu'ilies of the past aces, and make 'or themselves a reputation secoud to touei lu , thi history of the know n .vml.1. Had thls'iest pnivinj ,1 failure, tills 'irtliie never would have Isvn wrlt ten, and otily a few 'could have an iwereil tlie 'iiiesllou al to' the whero ibonts of l-vl Nye. After. the preliminaries,, which con dsteil of a complete clcarisitig of the lystent by cutting off the' supply of iourlrhiiieiit In a systematic manner nch day for thirty days,, there was t diminution of mutter tiikcit into the ituui'tch until It wns red need to the minimum, after which he wns placed oil n slab, after having ' his buigue turned back lu his mouth and tilled ,vlt Is cot ton, nlso bis nontrlls niuffiirM, fter this to all appearance he, wns lend. Ills pulse ceased to beht. bis 'leiirf was still, bis eyes wcre'glassy, mil no sign of life was visible. At ihls time there was n feeling of.uu- est and uncertainty among the little unrty of experimenters, but It was no time to falter or turn buck. r There was one of two things that was sure o lielt wns either going to be a' fatlure-or a success. They' had gone too far to even hesltate. Ills face waw then cleanly shaved nnd ready to pe put tit lilt living tomb, or rather to be buWetl alive. , Tho pluco. of Interment was In a ellar. A , tw'o-tttid-n-hulf grave ,wn dug, Tho body was carefully wrapped mil encased in au alr-tlght box, when It was lowered and neatly covered with nil tho earth thrown out, nnd lliero left ,to rest, waiting for tlio res lrroetlon. which wus at that time set 'or January. 1st. or New Year's day following. The burial took place or Monday, October 1, 1801. A careful 1' watch was. conducted every even jug. The doors were nil lemii'ciy locked, nnd bolted, tho grave wiih marked carefully, so Hiero could lie no tampering with it without de tection.. Only uiiiong tlii'iiiHilves, and 'villi the greatest caution, was there any word spoken or sign given.' Klglit long ''week 'of .watching, tilled with kiipys and four, and then a council was held, to determine whether or not It was time, to . resuscitate hint, or, at least, "'to make 'the , effort. The strain on: their1 nerves Was such that it, was dortdoil not bWnlt any longer. Could It ' bo successfully performed In two mouths, there would be no question about their being able to accomplltdi tho same thing In three. ; . Monday evening, iK'ccuiber 3d, was tho time set for the reappearance of Mr.1 Nye, either In llfii or death. If the latter, then all would be forgot ten. If Iho former, then a gloiibus awakening' find a successful experi ment that would startle tha world. After removing the. earth mid lift ing the bo from lis position, It wus with trembling bauds and .boating hearts 'that the. -lid was removed, and, to tholr great .surprise and joy, they found the body remarkably Wo wheu two months before It was laid away, except a wonderful growth of hnlr and WiilskeTs," All doubt seemed re moved. 'All ' exclaimed with one breath, "A success!'" ' A bath, tub had ban brought la which wo now 111111 with wafer, nulla warm, The cotton from lit nis- trlls, imoihu sufl cur was removen. Ills toiitftta was laid out In Its natural position, ami the body placed lu the warm water. .Now cams the wah. There was but one sentiment and that was. "It must be a success;" each took turns In rubbing the Issly until It had relaxed its rigid condition color returning to the fc. The blissl bikini to circulate, and lu lest than an hour signs of life begun to apis-nr. Then hot Miulll'M were applied to Urn head and bowels. Air wa aril ticlnlly pumped Into hi lungs, and aftr a few sharp aud vigorous pump ing of the body a start and gasp wer noticed, then followed a twitch ing of the niuscli-s, nnd lu hs than two mliiuic more he wns silling up muisslstisl and' In' a wild, lialf scnnst iiuiPiier like one who had awakened from a bad dream, and all was wll. Very llsiit stimulant wsre given him. Ho wn dressed lu warm woohn ('.allies and laid lu a warm bod with hot lion at his feet. Th Is-st of at tention was .given him, and by morn iik lw' was aide to contcrse with tliose armmd' him. When It Iss-amo Kiimvu that lhi h-st had leon md 'hero .was aoiuo excitement In and ilmiit the town. Kveryiswly Is miw rndjr to eoliKi'ttluhita them on their uucesii, and few there are who hsik t It J11 ft skciticnl way. The doctor hare ths detail of the wind procedure nnbil down, and will mtbllsh them lo the world aud glv inimaully the lament of what must now be considered tho greatest dis covery lu this world's history, Mr. Nye will prepare a detailed ac Count of Ids experience while In the under world, of which he has a vivid recollection. ... A CHINKHE ri'ZXK. Difficulty of Igniting the Place , , Mentioned in War Dlspatchi "Perhaps soiuo who are trying to follow th so far. brilliant campaign of the Japanese lu tho war with their colossal enemy," said a naval otllcer, "have bwu pusthnl to flud Hie where abouts of many of th place men tioned iu dlsisuchs. It la no wonder, fot tho sHHtig of those names has been carried out under two distinct systems, tho continental 'tF.unuswii) and tha Km-ilsh, and a few have boon further wsiiglisl by tho telegraph af ter Iho cwrresoud(Jita have trans udtUsl then. Kor exiuupl, the old fal.!oiid ggr,iphlcul word sslt chow by Ih) KngU! utoy be written hhlau by the lYcneli, or chu by oth ers, and it wits reduced to Ju by the cabla tho other dujr in at least one caso-WelJu, which a'ay be found In some atlases as V-u beou. Ileferem l as also been made to the Imperlul paj.H'1 at Ja hoi, which has been marked on map Zbchol . Mid even fchohi'd, wliieli lust nnplensuatly ug xcwtlvu spelling U a inlsuniier for the feuutliig park, thoturh the name does ien hot rlvtr. When In doubt It may lie well to try all name by both the contlitcutnt aud . Hugllsli systems f pronouiicliitlou, aud to start h tuu uip, for tdllKT sisdllug "A few random note may add In bnt lo our lninion of the rather Indlfferertt map wtrntstaisM, ami may show tlmt In (iilim, as elwuiicre. niiinist havo mtulugs and lu some ciisos iMttertainiug oin. To begin with the cardinal mIius, north, aouth, cast ami wtt, are, respectively, Pb, Nan, .Tung and Kl; m that tlH lmmr taut city which we call Pckln is, in fact, Poh-Klng, and means northern capital. Nun King used to bj the soutliern co pi tol Itcfore th present Ta 'IVlag or sublimely pure dynasty inuiored to It existing quarter. The two proviuces Khan-Tung and Slum Kl are, Tessvt1ve1y, e. of the hills and wA of tm hills, the cbanicter ftlmu being a corrupt form of the orig inal pictorial r.preeiittttloii of three mountain peak. Hie province which con tab's Ilia capital Is fhlh-ll, ni-oii-lug ttimlt rule, Issituse JN'h-KIng, tho soun-e of supreme power, is In It. The province tf Llnu Tung, ali called Shbig King, between the Ya-lu river and tho 1rro.1t wall, has the appropri ate moaning, remote distance. "Tlio Northern dialect Is so differ ent from that of tho Month, that Uie native themselves are often com p,icd lo communicate, with euch ether throtigh tlio written chanaier, er still moro strangely, through plgeou Kndlsh. i ' . !'Auiotig the worls most commonly uwM . wiih tlio naipes of towns ar tlms descriptive terms: Foo, In old t!ini meaid a' city or district of the first elawt; t'how, one of the soeoiul ardor, and Tslen of the third. For merly a chow contained about 2,510 families; but as towns and lit lea grow in tho process of time, even In China, while the languages Is said to bo im mutable, these uiKs do iot now ex press a very exact nie iiilng a to the sine of tho places. It may assist also to note that keen or kow Is mouth or gate; geographically, ehun Is Island, aud Imu or hu, a lake. In the title ra-Meu-Wan, where the papers tell us the Japaucao have just lauded u force In the rear of Pert Arthus, wan means luirlHu-, nnd Just as our word linlk'atos a pliu-e of shelter, 0 this cluiritt'ter wan Is built up of cymbal for 'water' nnd 'to bond' denoting a place where the ahore curves around a txxly of w.iter, making a safo an chorage. " "New Chwong', which npiaws on siano' nwips ns Nleou-Tehuang, report ed to be captur(d, means Cowtown; Miauuhalkwgu must be Intend, -d for Minn llal-Kwun,' the plact where the gri-.it wall ends nt the shore. If It bo true tliiit'4o,(NK Japanese have lauded .near lt--they will bo less than 200 miles from lVkln. Takuar, where several Japatiew 'warship wvre re ported to have been sighted on the loth Inst, must bo a misprint for Ta Kit bar, off the mouth of the Poi-Ho. H that bo trms there l little wonder ot t.lc. reMrtMl consternation In Pe king, , for lfmcrina that the Chinese fleet Is powertesa at piTsnt It a .Tupatieiie stpiadrou liaa also Ikh-u seen otf Ntng-Po rrraniptll Waves), about 100 miles south of Shnnghal, the ves sels aro no drubt ready to Intercept tho Southern Chinese mciwif-war mid coal likely to bo brought from For mosa. ,, ."China Itsplf IsNir several native titles, "Which have bmni translated, the Celestial Kniplro and IletieutJi-tlie. Heaven, ' AU-lHtweeu-the-four-8itis and tho Middle , Kingdom, but per haps among Itiai -own lieU'rogBiioous people It Is best, known as the Iilght eon PiMiiui's,'''vh1cJi hist name, If KuropomJeiiiloiisy will keep Its hands off nnd let the Jupaiicso halve or quarter the' empire, will probably have to be changed, orovlded also ,Uiat no mhdake are m:t(lo bv tho niuekv .faiaileae. It is aornie comfort that ,tuo seat of '.war has lieen removed fiHim Coitvor',vo had tlhe most Im portant place there spelt In four dif ferent ways, and other name under guise which -'no fellow could find out.' Tlm recent eoriveted chart Issued by tho hydrogrnpliifo ofliee has, however, filled goiiio blank spots which we have boon accustomed to see marked 'Corea." ' . "Our atlases, -na has been noted, lira Imperfect, - and even In China thoro la dmu'tb of luformatum about Hh owii geography. More thau twwity jroam ago a party', of American navnj omcors at Tlon-Taln, wlslilmr to vlalt .the Kou-po-ivGW find Nan-Kow passes iijroiigii tuievgreat wall (or P),tHK)-mlle rainipart), also the Ming tombs and other point of Interest nnd the only guldo being absurdly extravagant In hi dijnniiuds, .Mluhrtcr Ijow pernundiHl us to go without .a guide, and after roughly tracing: a nilimwerlpt sketch map, of Mi roads, ate:, which waa bur- ..1 e.. Ih a J'lUh Watloll. W9 suocimdisl wnliMtitly, wwl the wrtW i...a .1.- ..l-f.-M,,ti nrii-ewfli Of help' hig to mako a more elaiwrate t"py j the map for tlw use or ur e a u s tliai." Waalilnghai Htiir. LA r A Y OTM IN A MYAl V ' A. Th Ureal Kreiiclimau'a Kxis-rl-''-' lu the Army of Washington. Ijtfayette was only Hi ycai of g wheu be took unto hlmsvlf w.f, who wns even younger, and -uu'y ft wiien hm blossoiiied out Into a Mb" Bmlged general of the American atuiy. Ho must have he-n tu young nun old, for wo find nowhere In th r,v ord of hi brilliant nebkveiiieiils iqsin tha field ths sdogles that might have been warranted for the freshness and cxulH.raiM of youth. lJtfuyette apisored In the awful day of the whiter Bt Valley Forge, when men luy, starving and unclad, sxisised to tho peril of an tmpre eedotttwlly severe winter, and horse were dying by hundred from exss urn aud famine. Tlw HoJIalh of IJrltnlu's might Ihctt is-rvaded the land. all-Kiwrful lu aiua-rlor num-b-rs, splendidly eiiilpsMl and mn IiikIv luvtilnerahle. It wns then this modern Ihivld who roplhtl to (ieiieral Is'' deprecatory Injuncibui ns it the UMlessiies of flsfhtlng th. enemy: "It may b so, general, but Mrltlsb mdrtlers have been beateit and they may bo again. Al any raie, i am dlsioMd to luiike the trial. lu alertiM'ss, strategic skill and r sIh) energy, Uifuyette was Indom liable. Ills love of America and the principles Involved In Its mementoes stniBKle was Utile short of Idolatry. When he returned to France, after his first term of service In the lb-v-oloiloii. It was to apis-ai to the French king for new sinew of war In the way uf men and money, "ml n ob tained them. It Is only within tht year, In the monument erected at Iold's Fnry. that anr slgiilfteaiit r'OKidfl of thn servh-e of the French allh In tha Revolution has ben made by the sou of thn early patriot. This, It I to be hoped, I but lh prelude to some grander memorial to the young luro. No more lnisrtunt feature of tha historic struggle Is chronicled than tho coining of tb lxjr-ildler lt his self-equlppiil expedition. Ikuorltig nit wmmiinil of his king and defy big tbo danBi'M of the long and haz ardous voyage and tho presence of hostile fleets. Ktrnilltely forget fill ns w have been of the obligation due to I-afuyette, Iho Itevolutlonary fathers and the generation that fid lowed them were prodlgul lu their recognition of Ills meumrable services. After year of public acrvke to Ids native country, and uf suffering aud Imprisonment in the cnus of liberty h sought for France, Ijtfiiyette was, tiMin his relesMo from the A urn Han prison, claimed as the nation's iiuct by hi American admirer. With all his old-time enthusiasm, be came nearly half a century after his tri umph at Yorktown to receive the hoti'iive of his old iHimrade and their aratef til children. His Journey through tbo twenty-five state of the Amer ican l'nlon was akin to oue nf the historic "trlumplm" nf mine Hainan emiH-ror. He had bait hi fortune lu the terrible vicissitude through w hich he bad passed, and contrress voted hlin what was then a munificent for tunethe sum of f2irt.ss In recog nition of Ids services during the Ib-v-otuilon. The - last lustrum of Ids eventful llfo was spent peacefully In his beloved France. Tho name of Lafayette stands In history's page unsullied by the breat. of slander, sn epitome of nil that was tha Ideal of loyalty and of that nobil ity of character that knew only the loftiest principle aud held them "un allotted Is-fore the world." The 1Kb of September marked the one hun dred and thirty-seventh anniversary of tlio birth of this hero, one of the Messiahs of human liberty In modern tlmeaNew York Mall nud Express. TWO WltO.VCiS IOXT MAKE A HlCillT. Because salwsis ow pcrnnttoil to to m,i on Kuiiday lu Condon or A11 telos (If they are, a 'rtiwrtcd) is no excuse for violating tin law in Fossil. ltnue gambling may lie permitted openly In other places, 1 no excuse for permitting gambling in a saloon r. L. Ksll.y. City Livery Stables. Stylish Turnouts Alwavs in Readiness. Having lately purchased the entire interest in the stables of Feter Cook, we are now better prepared than ever to meet tlie demand ot the public as we are now iinikiug and are preparing to make many ftiitmtontial, improtenienta. Teams boarded by the day or month. Traveling men a specialty. Independence Tailor Shop T. LAYTON JENKS, Proprietor. SATISFACTION a m. ktim. ESTES & ELKINS. ., INDEPENDENCE OREGON. Draying and - Hauling, DONE TO ORDER. Charges Low and Prompt Service. You will nnd our teams on Uie street, or else leave orders at the falsos Hotel. Fu mttur and rinuo onrefuily movoit. The WEST SIDtt Has th Most In Polk PRICES THE LOWEST. tJ0B- .1, A. W. I)ocksteader, (SiHwi'HHor to Ctiinies Stunts) , . , -l'HoruiEron OF- . Pity Met aai feasfsr Co. Independence, Oregon. Hauling Done at Keasouuble Rates. Sib wood for s In FumsIL Itocause minor ace not k.ajt out of saloon In ner places, Is no excuse for permittSng minors iu enUt a Mttloon lo FossM; ficiUier la It an excuse that the parent of mliiors give priiilion or go 1tb them omtb. IPs-aiiiM MUum keepers aHI lily to UabMual drunkard lu other Umtm, Is m reastrtt why Fount! saloon g.-ois-r should do It l)ecau one s. bxu kesns'T ells wiilsky to a pereoa at tlio tlino In drunkca or btoxb tAt.fJ ctmdltbai, ttie turt. excuse an. iUe-r pH-rson for diHog , AU thtssi ibmK ara fHdufsa by law, aaiixsi kwpoi give a lKvy bond to nut do rlswo (urtiiibli thlngn, and avsry bowl oualit to ba forfted every tbna any ot t eoiiittUisia ara broken. If tlio oflb-ar of Ineortsa-atwl towos would ac to It fliat tha bonds of wtr mm kMt mM'1' Hwt none ot tha cotnlltJou ot th Iwnd were vhated witlfut a il,) toss Ui Uut (MTwrn who bnsVo tlio Isaid or hi suroib, tlicra wiaihl b l oecashm for t3ia White Klbtsm woiumi to re iLonatrato against Ihxaiaing saloons, but boudamea would ba tuuderto g-t Chun they ara at present Fossil Jmlr uaL CUKFRVY WILL KI.NO, A curfew ordinance will b offered at Uia next Hahtn eouwU nasrtlug. Tha boy and girl ara gctUng very aauglHy on the strwts at ulgbL-Usl-la observer. BAILE0AD8. TIME TABLE. udeie aaalb MoU Lias leaves leaves Indeinanas. Uwtutwih. 10 a-M . . Umu , ..... tl:lt 12 l.-M 1 IU) : t:i East and South via The SHASTA Route of tha Southern Pacific Co.. Cslironila eiirM Intln run dally jaopptni nt sil iuu Ulu Portland and Umu jr. Staith . Kortta lii"f."l V. iwilsiid Ar. s-JsiTiT. iiyav.u. I.e. AHwny Ar. . new. a. Ar. Han rrsncisce L.v. 7.-ojr. a. Roburg Mail (lsoy.) lim. " ""arrive. Pnnland .... S:3B.S. Itoneborif ...1AIP. . Ui-Our.... 7, , s. Cortland a, M, t bs alljla Ml I'ULl.MAN BUFfETT SLEEPERS and H wtid-C lass FIecdng Car attached to all through train. it I, 1. West Side Division. Between Portland an) Corvallla. Mail train dally (except Bundoy.) , T 'Sis inil v Portland Ar a 111 1 Ar.lu(lriwnUfnee..Ar p m I Ar I ..nam. .... . l. 6J8p m ldt p at IM p m At Altaoy and Cnrvsllls, nonnect with trains onv-n l'acluc rsJlro4. Exprew train dnlljr (exoept Monday) 4 Sip m T:i p hi t..M.firUtid ., Arll:m I Ar Meamnvllle Mr I ip n Oragonian Railway Division an Portland and Yamhill Ry. Airlle mstl TrUweekly. IhSiam Sal pin OAp nt tv hirtlsnd . A r tv. UonmouUt i.e A r Alrli . L MS pm Throitsli tleket losll point In the Fira Klattw, ( a 11 nd h. unit Kiipm. can be obtained feimf. M.BTlVtlt, Agent, Independence. It KOKHLEB, K.P. RCH4KHM, MmiHKr. Ami. U. K. A I'sk. Aft ItllOlNP. OKKOON. W. H. Ray. KCUEY & RQT Proprietors. Made to order in any style. 4 A perfect line of sum pics always ou hand select from. GUARANTEED. W B. Elkim Complata "'0FFIGD Countv. WORK THE BEST.