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( 4 'I ifi ti : ! -! ' -.1 If ti it I J 1 II'.M s I''. A V& in a Maine Forest. TELL the ttorr a mv frlniut tl.l l tv. ..... .. - i.. ttbk niMhtlliHl llltllllUMa In l... tarljr part of th civil war. I wa a youuK nvm tJuii, and relUhpil hunt work. (W wttlt iilia of adrctituiv thrown tu. Our tlnu wud nma bormi sent to ltcrutuda. They would hav to Im ahliUHHl frotu ono of th Cauadlan lxniw, tiiw tlw Atlnutlc aboard waa under an embargo. It wm determined that 1 aliould go to Bangor, whore th bwt Iiom1 wciv then kipikimhI to be found, purclm whait I wanted, drive tlifiu acrocw the atate, and ahip Uiem front Halifax to BorutUila, 1 bad uo trouhlo lu biijina (our good strong anluuiU, aim hnrtu - a and a wagon. 1 eitgnged 'iVni lluntor, a Uvory-auibU kivpcr, to go with me. He waa a iwvful, rllolile naa, and good conuxuiy, too. It wa bright and early oih iikot Ing In June wlun we act out on our long drlro, a drive that wjui ibtnln.d to be not wiUtout adveutunv Neither f ua know ' (he waj. 1 bougM a tntemurvey map, and ilrkiHi out the roada frotu that. They wre In a wreh'ltKd aHtlitlon. KtunuH atonti 4Np runt, reciMtt heavy mini ituhitl thetu ahiHt I11UWUWH.U1. 'i'wo of my koraoe wra unto ImmcMM for the Irat llnte, and tlKy achd very badly. It took all our patlvnce and akill to get them Into any kind of tduiiie. It waa only after tho boostci got tlml ut that they aottkd down to alow, atdy pulling. Tho flmt twenty mile were tlu-ough pen country, after which wo hud ttf toon to twenty ntlloa of detUM forest, In whk'h. inutevhere, we were told, stood aalun. It waa 4 o'clock in the af ternoon when we drove up to a tdutnty at tha. edtfw of the forvat A typical backwoodoiuan it on the fence, smoking a pipe. "Can I put up here for tho night?" I asked. : Tho naia aurreyed me, horsoa ai d all. a full uiluute without moving. Then he ejaculated with no upward drawl. "Xaw." "How far la it to tho next houy I asked. "A matter of eight mile," waa tho answer. "Can't I stop here? I'm pretty tired." "You can stop, but I can't accom modate ye." "Then thafa tho end of It," I mtld. driving on. I reflected tluit, now the homa bad got settled duwit to work, we ought to make eight miles In two hour. Anyhow we could gv there before dark. When wo entered the ferst tho road became intlultoly wor? Uwii It had been, and that In Miyla . :ihhI deal It grew dark mirprituugly ftuit, owing partly to h deuwnes of tit furort, but more to oiuIimhui cloud gatborlng in the oiitliwet, from which wuttorlngs of thitudcr were beard We walked the hi rwa every atep of tho way. It became m dark that I could not ee even the hind ono. It a only when the lightning flaahed that we could move a few atep forward. At last the atorm burst vpott u Getting out, Tom tlod tlio leaders to tree, 11 n I he and I squatted under tho wago for h-l-ter. "Tom." said I, "this beaH all." "It does Indeed, sir," anlii Tout. Tho horses stood fairly well during tho haJf-hour or no that the Kttrni shook tli.it farewt. I am l) t nfnild of thunder and llghtnluu, when 1 am properly situated, but I don't like at uch a tlmo to be aimwiit tre. llw ver, the fury of the dentin ta at lant gave way to gentle ndu, and by 10 o'clock, Just as we drove tip to the Inn, a bright moon wan ealiltig 11 mom; the cloud. "Hello!" I shouted. A man ap peared at Uie door. "We want to upend the n!;bt here, two men and four hon," 1 wild. "I don't see bow I can accommodate you," bo eald. "You must!" I cried. "Here, ''foiu, take the homes to the barn, and find some . fodder. You've got a barn, haven't you?" turning to mine host. "Well, yes, Just a cover for my sheep, and I kinder hate to turn them out, for there's wolves about. Hut I'll rink It, and your homes can go Inside." It was true. The rude shelter housed about a dozen sheep. These were put Into the pen, to make pnce for our horses. The poor creatures were glad enough to set ft dry place to stand upon, and so mo hay. They were fretted nearly to death. Then Tom and I went lnnldo the house. It contained one room for sleeping, eating and vWtlng, with a ladder In one corner leading to a loft. A bed was on one side, and a tire In an open fireplace upon anotiier. He sides the host were an old woman and would you believe lt?-os pretty a girl as one of ton sees, clean and bux om, and a real flirt, too. 1 coaxed her little that way myself, but Torn wn much more successful, and it kept nie In constant amusement to nee the eyes they made at each other. Tho old woman cooked corn meal in 11.1 li in a kettle over the lire. That, with a pitcher of good milk, made our supper, and lot me tell you, one Is a long way from starving on mush and milk. Having eejten, we wero given the only candle the house contained, with directions to hand It down when we ... . a ... i . . jt rni . were ready for bed. Then we were ready for bed. Then we were taken to the foot of the ladder and bidden to ascand and "bunk Into one of them beds.", The loft, or attic, wo filmply the space under the pointed roof, the only place where I could stand erect being the ridge-pole. Besides tho beds, there wero two chair, one going with each bed. There were no window, nnd had It not been for the storm wlilcit had Just wet and cooled the roof, It would have been Insufferably hot I did not quite like the looks of things. By pulling away the ladder we could easily be made prisoners. Tom suld he guessed It wa all right, and proceeded to make himself ready for bed In hort order. I had partly undressed when I folt a sharp prick on my leg. By the light of the candle, I saw an enormous ant certainly two Inches long, with Its Jaws fastened to me. I killed It, but the bite was painful 11 nd trouble some for days. After that, spiders and Insects of all sorts seemed to be running riot over the room, or hang ing from the rafters. I must have fallen asleep, when 1 beard the noise of new arrivals. I was therefore not much surprised lo see two men come up the ladder bear ing the same candle which we had handed down, now slightly sliorter. They appropriated tlio other tx!. Tom's loud brecthlng pr.iaifmed (that he was already asleep. With one eye and ear half-open I discovered that one of tho new-comer was a colonel, or at least that his companion called blm so. The other was a private: In the army. They handed down tho can dle to the old man as I had done, and for hailf-an-hour quiet reigned. It must have been midnight, when I wm thoroughly awakened by terrllic noises below, loud talking, swenrlng and the scuffling of fort, as If a crowd of rough men bad taken pmwesa'o'n. I sat up In bed, and by the dim light coming up through the hole in the floor saw the colonel partly dressed and with a revolver to hand, porting Into the room below. "What's up?" I said In a low tone. "There's a lot of skedaddle, in my opinion, m tlicir way lo Canada to 4 J il aaoiU draftiugf luto the army," an tweretl Uto eoitwiol. "LraVe them li me, " 1m, tulleL. "Coumj boro nt look." 1 ttttl look. H wa a regular itrole iinmluiu. Tho boy, RlHXlt ft doiru of tlutiu, wr timkititf tliltii! uvnrully lively. They wore hiUf-Miwy, ami wow quarreling with wait other, nil trylutf to imirkiito th ons bod. The old miui hud iu!ud bit wife mul daughter into a eorttor ntul utotnl tit (rout of them, keeping tlio tulweixniihi off by well -dlreetoJ blow bow and tltere. Ono fellow at length nwUM to the ladder mid titounuil with rather uiiatenity.tota toward m. 1 bad an liiipubm to altnko the liutilor Mid throw htm off, but the colonel pulled nte baek where w eotiM not b ,yu tu tho tkirktut. We, however, could m the limn who allowed )U head nlave our Hoor. "Hero you!" he called out "There1 follor Ihmv tut want them both, and mighty quick. You inn Jiwt turti out, and glvo 'tu lo your lanera, or " Th thnttt wm not Iltualu-d. for the colonel anning forwiutl, caught Ui man by tho collar, placed hi revolver ftgaltiat bin forehead, mul hotitod In torn that even woke Tom: "You In solent pup! You hound! (with plenty of ouili Interjected) I'll teach yti who' going to lerp lu tlue ImmU, ;ind U lun't you, nor any of your friend. Ouo word utoro of your liu purtitMnc. ttd you bjv a deixd iiihii. You dldtt t know yon hrnt a wnr cut oml to deal with Hut you have, nud one that's gidug to command tl.e whh orew of you." So saying, the colonel flung the titan to the floor below, where he Ml ttt a liiMp. Ho and 1 then inill.il up the ladder. Tho crowd had become very unlet The colonel used hi advaatag "Now, you follow. draiH wherever you are. right on the floor, Not one of you dare to touch tlmt lied, wide belong to tho ladles. TIioho of you that uutko any trouhlo will hear fnw me, for I shall alt hero and watch you nil night with till lx-hurrelled re volver, each ball of which la good for two. lKwn now, I never saw such a auddca and com plota dowulitg. They dropped, eviry 0110 of them, and uie noor waa cov erL "Now lot the ladle lie down on th bed, and you," addressing tho old until, "put on soiuu more UnswotMl, so that I can sea tho room and every twniy lu it" ' The colonel was obeyed In every tv IKvt The women luy down uioi tin bed: tho man reploiiWiod the tiro am seated h!mHilf lu an arm-chair, where he could doe and be comfortable, "Did you kill hliuf I aked the colonel, meaning the man whom lie bad thrown down the ladder. "Watch a few minute and see." wa tlie reply. It wa not loiig before aw sign of life, careful movement, such n reining tho hand to tho lnad but the mint did not peak uor at touiiit to rle. "Are you rwtlly goluc to l hew an kivn guard all night?" I Bnked Uie colonel. 'Not If I know myself," he replied laughing silently. "In a few minute they will bo asleep. Why, they're hnlf drunk. you know, and th-y are drowsv a well a cowardly, one mnu with a weapon could uutuagi twenty such." After tits the lutnty was quiet, Not a sound was beard except the stentorian breathing of the melt. "Do you think our heme are In danger of being stolen?" I asked the colonel once more, before settling my self to another imp. "Well, these fellow would ruth.' ride than walk, of coure," was the anwef. "I think you and I will do well to get an early start. Hut once asleep, most of the boy won't wake tin before t) o clock," Aftr that I had four hours of cap ital ilecp. It seemed a If uie cohsi was worth a whole reclineut of sl dier. and I felt a eay In my mind a If I had been at home. It was daylight wbcu the colonel awoka me, saylug, 'Tin going out for some fresh nlr. Ko iiiiiny In such liolo makes bad breathing. Il.-slde wo may as well look after Uie horses, I aroee and quickly dresm!, roused Tom. followed the colonel down the bidder which he had put In place and together we picked our way among tho sleeper, through the un locked door, until we were outside, Novor did Uie ojven nlr sem so fresh and clean. The rolond and I drew In long breaths. The barn was In good order, and our nnlninl had not ls-en disturbed. The old man was there, keening guard for 11. The Idea had ahto entered bis head tlmt hU In twit arrived guests might tenl our borne and ho snt quietly on tint ground with hi gun beHldo him, to keep Intruder away. I thanked him heartily, and addod an extra coin to the pnymen for our night's lodging. After that we had no more adventures. I gl the hordes through nil right, am shinned them.' Next siiiiiiiicr I went ngnln to Han go?, to purchase a pair of horses for our firm In Now York. While there I looked up Tom Hunter, my companion of tho year before. He whs mnrrlisi rtnd kepplng house very comfortably Ills wife was the pretty daughter of tha old man and woman who kept the Inn. Mho made Tom an excellent wife and ho said it was a lucky day for him when he spent tlio night with me In that terrible forest. ENO LA N 1 'H I1ATTLKHI II TS. ixiio Aevv (inn which in .Mounted on it. r ..t tf.. I.. tho Lwtest Vewl. Tho ship of the Mujesllc and Mag tiltlcetit class, England' latest buttle ships, are to be armed with a new type of weajsm In their main batteries. A now gun mounting 1m also been designed, and both piece and carriage are now undergoing severe tests. The gun I tt twelve-Inch breech-loading rllle. A service Journal suys that In It a compromise Iiiih been effected be tween tho ten-Inch gun of the On tario!! and the i:i.5-liuii gun of tin Royal Sovereign class. It can le fired quicker than tho lighter wetiism, and inflict greater damage than the heavier, says the New York Times. In the Royal Sovereigns and Admiral Urn gun have to be brought to 11 fixed loading station, and tho burbetti' locked before loading can Is; com menced, but here an nliem.ttive cen Iral loading system I provided, in nd- dltlon to tho fixed loading station, so that tlio guns can lie loaded at any position of training; and one can hi kept pointed at the enemy while the other is belr.g loaded. Every open- tlon, such as training, elevating, load ing, etc., can be performed by hand n well u by hydraulic power. The pun Is loaded In the run-out position which t takes up after filing, due to the ictlon of the jsiwerfiil springs wiilrh are compressed during recoil, end as tho gun runs out after recoil the breech Is automatically opened, being again Instantly closed after loading by moving a lever. Tho loading ur rangoment are also very novel, and are designed with a view to saving time, for, while In the Royal Sover eign It takes about two and a half minutes to liro a round, in the new gun a minute and a half I sulllclent. Mado of steel and wire, tho gun weighs about forty-seven tons, nnd, with the mounting, will be protected by a jKiwerful shield mounted on the turntable, ns In the Centurion. (Jordltc ammunition la to be used, tho weight of the charge blng about 150 pounds. Tho probable ""life" of the gun, has not vet been ascertained, but 11 is so constructed as to survive by man.vj round the 13.5-lnch weapon. ifflTOIilWAIVAy!S";SS ImmeitsoAmount Spent in New York By Wives ot American Millionaires. Pin Money Spent lu Sunn tu Make Tour Man Stand Aghast cap wittily lu the "Hard Time" Ncaaon. S01110 fsbulott Hum, under tho ficti tious tills of pin money,' are sNut yearly by the wealthy women of the metropolis. liu money to ttioNt person mean onto li'Klgnllleiint sum anywhere from a few dolliir up to live bundled a year. Tho average young girl or matron would cotnddcr herself richly bltwod wer she certain of MXI pin money is suiiuui, slid would wllllug- ly coiimmt to furnlult nil her wants with It, wardrolie Included. To the economically Inclined woman MHI a year would seem quite a fabulous amount for clothes and the trifles of evwry-diiy life. Hut pin money to the tune of sixty thoitauud s year-live thousand month, or twelve hundred a week hnroly supplies the ttmsla of some of the fashionable women of New 101k. i'liero are two mure women lu the meiropo'ls who have that much, and a grout dt-nl more, to spend upon port ly feminine want, nud they inud It m well that oftentimes they hnv miiixiihlug unpaid at the end of the year. Other get rid of their money more atlfaitorlly, These are the women who accomplish good In a charitable way. Httdlug liberally upst iho poor of tha tenement, and cheering Hut lek In the hospital with ditluUcs which only a wll-hiled purno can pro cure. Mr.i Theoilore Hsvemeyer, wife of olio of the sugar trust kings, poHHlbty upend more money than any other wouinu Irt New York, although tier husband Is not s winltliy tt a large mmil.r of other uieii. lu addition to having what I Keiiernlly emitted to Imi the prettiest house In town, Mr Haveuieyer maliituln It on a most olntMililto scale. Aside front these eis-UM., y u Intimate friend ot the lady, she ills- poe of tlfty-llve, and iK-rlmp sixty live, thousand dollar a ytttr on purely personal mutter. Th fhlinbte mmliido, furrier and milliner, ami nit cIiiam of tntdeHiHoplo xtho have dmiling wlih the swagger t, would rather m Mrs. Ilavwisycr entr their liliiewi of buslnes than a doKett ordl nitry rich women. Hint has tho reputation of having nuvnr lsen known to ask lite price of any article lit a tor. If she fancies It she ays "St-ml It home." Tlrnss are gc1IJ1.11 wiinbl tot bo Imp-keep-r. It I not only small thing that she buy lu the wy, She purchase! a It,.') fur opera chstk without knowing or ask ing the price and footed tho bill with out a qoosilon. N'otio of the trndis men Inline tqioit Mr, llavetueyer be- enuso of this peculiarity. Her custom Is too vitlunble lo Jcop. nrdikii tt by overcharging, Mrs. Haveme)er 1 fend of flowers. Sim buys lavishly, and has )ient a much ns $iui for a great basket of orchid. She also show great tngentt Ity In devising scheme fur spending money so Hint lir friends wilt iMtietlt by it Lost Christmas she had a Santa (,'la it party at which there were sev enty-llve guest There wa darning. mul a Christina tree hung with sev tiuty-llvo gifts, every one being trinket of gold. Some of theso were set with Jewels, and this Utile fnd did nut coht Mr, llavetueyer much less than t'ljm. Mr. Fred. VnnderhUt gis lc Into sminty tlmn any of tho wives of the Vnuderblli men. She enjoys pin money to tho ttmii of fifty thousand a year. Comparatively II it I of It Is spoilt uism herself or In frivolous thing. Mrs. Fred. nnderbllt Is a woman who doiw.n vast amount of good In tlm caumi of charity. I'nllke other rich women, she dis-s not conduct Iht philanthropy through ngiiits. She loos the work herself, ami she tin the healthy satisfaction of knowing that It I well done. Three afternoon in the week, when dio 1 In town, nud while her friend iint Milling from one fashionable func tlon to another, Mr. Vnnderbllt drives ilsnit tho tenement-house districts, with a companion, visiting tho homes f the isior nud giving Illsrnlly when 1 really deserving case has been en ountered. Mr. Willie K. Vnnderbllt, whose troublis with her husband have oeeupl til the attention of tho two continent for tho past six months, one of the heaviest sM'tider among the fiiHlilon- thln womi-ii of the day. It I belleviil tlmt Mrs. Willie K. spends fully HX),- mu a year on trltles. It was her ter rifle extravagance which widened tin brunch Is'tween herself nnd her hus band. Mr. Vnnderbllt hn a fortune if eighty millions and an Income of four millions a year. He smtuls more than any other millionaire In the country. As nn examslo of Mr. Vnnderbllt' nmlltles as a spender, the final straw that broke tho camel' back otherwise Mr. Vonderbllt's good nature the fol lowing Is a timely Illustration. It oc itrred when she nnd her husband were at tho Continental hotel, In Paris, lust before they separated. Mrs. Van- lerbllt did not like her apartments or tlm furnishings, so she engaged nu mtlro floor of tho big hotel, nnd then to the nurjirlse of nil l'nrls, had II xtmplntely refurnished at her own 'est. A she whs going to remain In Pari only six week, this wit regard- d a one of the greatest pieces of ex- travagniicii In tlio history of tin rreneh capital. The furnishing of tho HiKir cost In the nelglilMtrlussl of tv.VHWI franis, nnd tho weekly hotel hill of tho VnnderhUt party nuiotintcd to -,,(m francs. When the troubles of tho Willie K. VanderblMs wero being compmmlsed Mr. Vanilerbllt asked for an allow itnea of ff.?M,(X0 a year. Mr. John Jacob Astor spend about forty thousand a year In pin money. Mr. Astor ha a great fondnes for Ilamond Jewelry, and (die probably posMesses the greatest iiumbei' of dia mond trinkets of tiny woman la New ork siH'lety. She makes regular tours of nil the great Jewelry estab lishments of tho city In sennit of unique, designs In diamonds. She can spend ff2,000 In tin afternoon' shop ping with as little compunction n the mllnnry woman part with a fi! bill. Mrs. George uould has nn allowance f fifty thousnnd a year for her p?r- sonal expenses, nud sho spends every cent of It. Mr. Gould is Interested In many charltnblo projects, particu larly those for tho benollt of children. She I tiniiHunlly fond of fine gown nnd opera cloaks. Of Iho hitter she ha an extensive variety, snnto of thmn costing ns high ns 0.,000. Mrs. Uould 1 also fond of Jewelry, but uhe doe not buy a generously as Mr. Astor. Mr. Faran "Stevens' weakness He In tlm direction of gayly-colorod gowns, and Bite spend about twenty Mi. K. U. Morgan, Mr. Adolph l-iol-enlittrtf. Mrs. Harry I tirsnd t'nntioti, Mr. Anna Uould, and Mr, tirme Wilson. Foil FARMERS WITH lOY8. Whether or not a boy can be content to remain with bit father on tint farm, depends grostly usni tho elmnitter ot tho lsy. Many boy ore fond of excltemeiit, nud the aiiiuwiiSMif which a city lif affords are mors nttrsctlvo to them tlmn what tin y are phtoied to term tha humdrum and drudgiry of the farm, It I this mistaken Idea of what constitutes s "humdrum" life that take o many boys to the city. To some mlnils It would seem a far more free nud at tractive ruMtiloit to plow mid sow, rldu tho binder nnd even do the "cIumvs," tlmn to work Whim! a coun ter day after day. It I nearly nlwny to the farmer's advantage to k.- p til Isiy on the farm. They naturally toko muni Interest and will do better work limit hired help. Hut very few Imi nro content to work nt home without a visible cumis'nsalinii of some kind, While, ns said before, much iIi mmiiIs tipott the kind of boy, much also de pend tiMttt the kind of father. Hoy will 1st boy, and ths fuiher who re nlUiM this Is the 0110 whose sons nn content to slay un the farm. Many father expect too much of their sou, both as tu itheir work ami their Judg ment Thc4r failures too often call dowu quick nud sharp n-proof. No bright, iiigh-splrlted boy will Innr Is lug coust.iiitly found fault with, If fathers would more often make com panion of their Isiy It would 1st bet ter. It Is neither wise intr expedient for tho father who would keep hU boys at homo to keep hliusMf apart front them. I know of one Instance In particular where father and son are almost lnsoMirnllo. to ride to hwn or 011 bttslneos, side by side In th Held, or with guns and dogs, off f day's hunt, they are always togethi Tho fathers whom 1 leive known t be most invesful In kieilug their tons on the farm bnvo early given them soinetlilng to particularly Inter est them lu tho farm; a share of tit lucotmi in some way, either of stoc or of money, wa their own lo do wHh M they cbe. They were trunks! with the lt team, ami learned to take prldit In their work, to the mutual nil vantage of tsgit. ur nnt suiHtss fill farmer financially klay are the nc whiaMi sou wis'k at homo, it not to b much wondered nt that some Im) depart ns shui sm potwlhlo from their father's nof. Hoys will hav rivnttttou mul amusements, and if tlsMe are not pmvhhsl at Iumiio tin will wck them elsewhrre, Some boy snt not to 1m keit at home by any means, ami It ) Is'tter that these should git, lliey tuny ls tuor tieccss. fill In some other vocation nnd hou b given a cluince lo try. Tho iimjor Ky, howovtr, may Isssiine cmiteiihi and woII-IimIo fanners with pr 11 eiKHnimgement and finnmiiil aid. Kiln Riskwisst lu American Agrtcul turlst. - MAKING A FARM IIGTHED. L A. CarHuter In American Agrt ctilturist: The flmt spring work lit the farm garden Is making a hotbed. will furnish fmdi vegetables when they are a relUh and exstt compirntlve ly llitle, fur everything I nt hand rx eept the sash and that when once pro. cured will last for years, Tho ordl nary hotbed nnh Is six by thne feet a very convenient site, although an ili sash will answer U10 purport Ciiiistnii-t tlie frame ns wide n the sash Is long nnd it long as It Is ileslivi to uutke tho bed. Have 12 iuehi high at the front and 18 at the buck. Atsmi Iho tlrstof Mitn ti, haul out a few loads of fresh horse manure which has be gun to ferment and place lu a quim tint pile. Ill a few days when It lias iH'gutt to bent quite violently, fork vr, shake tt out well and thmw out alt frozen luiuiis. Mnko into a bed a hit t IWj feet thick and extending 11 couple of feet licyond the fnune nil rotind, trending It down firmly Mantint thrown hssw-ly together will heat rapidly for a short time nud tin 11 become cold, but when it Is mad comparatively firm, It will give forth a gentle heat fr six or eight week hen the lsI hit lioeit prepnml place the frame tioti It and bank it up well to the top with manure. It Is now ready for the soli. 1 c light loam which hits Itecn pnpnni the fall before. This had previously Ist'tl phu-ed In a heap and CUVeni with manure to keep It from freeing so that It can be hud wheu wanted Neglect of this tuny enuso Rome delay n making the hotbed, for the groum I usually frozcu March 1st nud It Is lltlicult to pris'iiro soil from the open ground, riace live or six Inches o en rill oil tho manure, leveling 11 ni lining with an Iron-toothed rake; tlnu put on the uh and leave the hi alone for a few day Is-fore planting the seeil. If tho seeds lire put In 11 oiico the manure may become so hot that the tender,, genus will ls de stroyed, Aismt the ihlril or fourth day, the heat will usually subside to about SO degrees, 4 hen It will be safi1 lo sow. Mark off In row alsiut four Inches apart, scatter the eed thinly lu the drills, cover with half an Inch if soil, and pal thu led down over tlie owi with it board or the back of a tine. Riullshiw nnd onions do not need irausplaullng, but transplant tomatoes and cabbage once or twice Is-forc set ting In the open ground, giving them tnoro riMim each time, AIko transplant lettuce when It gets Its sirouil or third pair of hnvoe. Set three Inches intuit each way and It will soon Ikvoiih largo enough for use. Always keep thu lied full. A soon ns one crop I taken out put lir something else. Open the bed and let In fresh n when tho weather will pormlt. A It becomes warmer tho sash may 1k re moved altogether during the middle of th day, but must nlwny be repiiiccd when It turns csd toward evening. When tho water ts'glns to put her on the Inside of the glass, It show that tho air Is getting damp and heavy and If not changed tlii plants will munlicr, or tho taiiiHirnturo will get too high, but always avoid letting In a (sild draught directly onto tho plant. Water sparingly In cold weather and never when tho sun I very bright, for the drops of water on tho leave under tho glass not ns a lens and burn the leave so that they will turn brown. For this reason In bright wenthiT the watering should lie done either lu the morning or evening, If too much water Is given the bed will become oggy and dead nnd the plant will turn yellow and ceaso to thrive. To avoid this I let tho bed become quite dry before watering and then give It a thorough soaking, On cold nights or in stormy weather tho glass should bo covered with marling or boards or even hay or straw to keep the tern- peraturo from falling too low. A well- managed hotls-d will more than pay any family for tho trouble. Onco en joyed it will bo mndd every spring. It will roqulro a Llltlo attention every day, but tho pleasure of having early vegetables will be nn ample reward. SMALLPOX ON THE COLUMBIA. The Dailies, Febt 23. S. Monahah a stonkmwn who arrived here from the I0at a day or two ago was found tn a lodging house this morr.tag slok with smallpox. He will be taken to the pwd houee, and the authorities are making preparations for a rigorous quomn- ii lii i'l I, lit .'M,i Li ti: AIIE FINDERS KEM'EUST Tlw Uw as to Finders and Keeper Is Simple and Fair. Ttw finding of concealed wcnlui vl now an event of rnro occurrence, ex cept in tales or rouiaiics and udvcti ture, It was not uncommon once; for Whi clvlllxatku was coiopanuire ly rudu, and Ui way of keeping val uable were imperfect, the earth w a favorite hiding place for treasure, ostHvlaJly In times of war or Invasion. The Uile to such valuables when discovered ha often Usii tlie subjit't of dispute. Mistey, gohl, sliver or plate found hidden In tlio forth or In a Mvrat plat 1 termed treasure-trov. fnuu tlw Fntm h trover, to find. Such treasure, according to the law of Eng land, was thu property of tho king. iswt unities of vuluo found Upon tho surface of ths earth or In the sett are, so fat s concern everyone but tha owner, the property of tint on who finds them. If thy am after wards taken from him by another tho fludor cau reclaim them as If ho Were tlw owmr. A chimney sweeper's !y, more tlmn a hundred year ago, had tho good fortune to. find a Jewel of unusual value. Ho ks.k It to a golilsmllh, who, nfk.r looking nt and Weighing It, tried to buy tt from the boy for a trltllng o ouy it 1 iwoi im 007 "r , " sitiit. Ths bid nfulng ths offer, tlw gohUnilth returned to him the sotting, 1 ,,,.,,, rm,ing the rsl nm but would not give back the gem. ,intt bml lsn isvupleil by Hie bglsht lpon tho trial of nu aetlou brought of u, ttiM ,, tmmli M.niird by the Isiy against the goldsmith, th value of the Jewel was ctmeoaled by the goblMiulth, and Iw wa directed by the court to pay tlw lsy the pri-e of tlw tlllttit Jewel which could bo fitted to tlw witling. This Incident nulud In svttllng forever the right of a Und er to tho (ssisesslou of his finding. In order to give tlut flutter such a claim, however, tho article must have boon truly lost If It had lu simply mislaid, or put lu a particular place by tlm owner mid afterward left there through his cnrelessless, It Is not legal ly lost A lady who leaves her purse on the counter of a shop where she has bern trading nin not be said to ttnv lost It; ami If tlw purse I afbrwanl jacked up by auotli.T tho pmprletor of the bop Is said to hnvo a bettor right to bold It tlmn tlw otw who f nmd K. Hut If tiw purse hod been accident ally dntppod on the tlisir of tlw prem ise, nud aftcrwan! found tlnfo by a customer, that would have lieett a recti ease of listing, nnd ttw customer-if If tlw owimr cannot ls found would have as much right to keep the pursu as If he had found It In tlw stmt. lit order to 1st a under, iu must l aware tlmt ho has I Im thing lu lit possession, nnd he must show hi In tention of keeping it. Tint punhitner of nu old secret my or chewt of drawers eotiirtluic tlm! put awny in a secret drawer money or Jewel, long fiH-gotlell, To whom no they belong? Tho seller did not know that they wife there, and showed no uteiitlon of claiming theiu when the .'tU'liUtUe Hill III Id p4Mi-oU. ihy I'linno:, theivfore, belong tu htm, b t ar rightly claimed by the Mnn who llrst iIImuvits theiu, wtMShrr he ! tho piiniinwr, n servant, or nnyoi e ebwt who is not a trtf punter. To kip what one tins found Is Hot an iiliilute, but n simcIhI right, which ths true owner limy dlspttfe by de manding hi roM-riy nud invlug hi claim to It to the reitsouutde satlsfnc tlon of iho person who holds It, When tlt owner ha offered n di;. ulte novnrd tlio Under may k-p the lust nriiiin until the n'Wnrd Is paid to him. Hut he can in ,t demand n n-wnrd where noun Is offered, nor rnn he hold the lout prost'iy n siviirlty for stiy cxn.imo Incnrriil In kivping It. tlmtuli Im would ls entltliHl to be paid by the owner for such outlay. tlnu who is so fortnnnto n to Hint what Isdnngti to ntiother must nlway net honestly, ami with what the luw cull "gisid faith," toward the owner. For If at Urn time of finding he know, or has the mentis of knowing, or lie lleves Im can find out who the owner U, and make no effort to discover him. but luii-iiitnmilly keeps or dls pimo of the lost irosrt,v, the law tv gnrd liliit as no better than a thief.--New YH-k Advertlwr, dkci.im-: of nn: horsi:. lit tho West. Tiki, the Bicycle I Driv lug Him to tho Wall, I have been making liiqulrh out here alsilil the contest between the horse and the bicycle and find that the latter Is fur abend. A liveryman In I lent or told me that tlietv are more than tl,isi bli-ydes lu that city nnd that tlw receipts of the livery stable have fallen off Isiweeu Jtt) nnd to per cent front what they were four or live years ago, Isfore tlie wheel wn generally used for business nnd pleas- n re rilling, In Cheyenne I wn told that there were mi bicycles, and the proprietor of the lurgint livery stable there said that ho had been coiiixile to sell off nearly half hi stock for tttttt reason. He said It was tho custom of the young people of that town to make t x cursloim Sunday afternoons, nnd nl- most all of them go to a pretty resort. seven or eight mile Into the country. or to Fort Russell, the United Stale military post, to hear the band play. He wn formerly In the hnbft of hir ing extra tennis front tho ranches around Cheyenne for hi class of pat ronago on Sunday, but now he says there Is' no demand for buggies nnd carriages, although Just ns ninny peo ple visit these resorts as before, b euusa they go on their own bicycle. It used to 1st the custom, too, for every boy in Cheyenne and many of t lie- young ladles to have their own ponies, nut tins fashion is olisoleto. and tJiev use bicycles Instead. Tho livery men of Grand Island. Neb., estimate Hint their IhikIiickh let fallen off $7,kki annually within the hist two years on account of bicycle. Iho same rondftinn of things I found nt Colorado Springs, Ma til ton and nil of the cities of tho plains nnd annp it the foothill of tho iiiountalns.-CI.l- ngo Iteeord. THU MAN WHO "NKVF.lt SI.Ol'PICD OVER." It has Iks'U more or lens the fashion during !thp last quarter of the century 10 Hiieor at George Washington, nud ;i iiuniiier of book hnvo Immui written lo piuve that ho was neither very great nor very gisid. Hut In sirfte of this the Son of the American Revolu tion propose a Washington revival. ttid are beginning It by iireKenUinr framed copies of his portrait to the puiilh! school. I'erhnii nothing could be dono more alculatcil to promote gisitl citlewhi. Not ft imllllciil seer like Jeft'ci-son nor great philosopher llko Franklin. Wnshlngtoii wa lire-emlnenllv the good cltl'eit, nlwny equal to the, tie- mums or ins uuiy ami nlwny remit- i mako tlm Hiiciiilccs It reuulivd nf him. lie represented Iho highest tvno of the character remtitlng from careful homo-breeding ns distinct from that produced by cilucntlon In letters or by travel. Tho education of the home mado him trie most thoroughly solf niiistnrod man among hi contemnor- alio and a patriot of pntrlots. It 1 well autlientlcntod fact that he was a sensitive, nervous orgnnlznfton- what wns called In nn old-fiwliloftcd way "high strung" but ho hud Ids naturally hot temper under such tlioiv ottglj control that tho Impression he produced wn one of extreme mlldnes. Iho American humorist who said of him thnit ho "never sloppwl over" condensed his character into a phrase not tho loss strikingly truo because, of th element of the lildlren lu It, Unless our system of education pro. duces the sum- trait of chnnMtiT It will lie wire than iisebw. Now litor than at any peru! of history wa are tiverywIm.Hi is.nfrotil.sl by imti who slop over. His etnt!e etiihimlnsni produced by wmimi Men to whli they nr ceinmltled deprive litem of 1 ability to wiitrol tlwir iiitud. Tby tsstotiwi oiis-l.M. Sish mmt on both slli-s forcisl civil wr on America. Whether they becomo liens or re main crank. tfiy nro nlwnya apt to tnieifers with isinvful imignsw. iney ttr (,lngerotis hern iim they slop '11.. 1 4 t.is tit lib Mi moitid will never do tlmt, lie will do hi duly, niiilninln hi ludgm.tit nnd kit Ids temiH-r.-New York World, IN Til K t'OUK 1 IH)IW OK Til E CA 1'ITOL A (irent Change l Hi" Apcaraiire of lite Interior of the IHg llulldliiff -Hill Apfirovcil. There was qiille a lining In the si-eue nt ths cnpltol yestertlay over those of the past foriy Uy. Wnere but a few hour before apis-sred a bust ling, biisillug mass of liumumiy wild with enthusiasm over lbs elwcllon ii,.iv I tilled State SetlMtor II II iwiw oulet, there bwliig only uie jiini- ... hh t,r,Hiom and during the closing moment of on in.u's clghPfntti hletiiilitl icgwuuuri! Ths corridor were fllnnwl deeerte Now mid then a person would climb tlw big roiicreto sici for tlie pun of taking a glum t the interior til. till! building, but thers WHS i,,it..rinrf In tho rotunda as Inn b'tt the en a short time previous. Governor IJrd niartmeuts were vlsltisl by -vernl pnrile lnt-restd In the measure that had bull suimt4U to him by h legislature, w bile utln-r railed to pass a few moments In Hi litten-sts of ihelr friend for wrtala LMiiiernutorliil smsilniiiieiit, irtiiii ably. During the early hours of Hie nfteriKMiii tlm governor was rompeM to 1st tshlnd rlowd dissi In "Til to devote soma attention t the many bills rispiliiiig hi pt.TUal and tllsHe S t oil. Private 'Secretary Willi Imnlwa has a desk ltdd down with buslites snd will be kid mi the Jump fr kv end week to collie. The secretary of state's and state tnnsiin-r' otthv are iuh tiitlte lively pinna a diirltitf the last week however, the depiiues nave mucn i do toward catching up with tho mu tllin liilsllleHS. Work lu the state printer' ofth-e bn liwti stisMndts for slsiut three ek nwaltlng the imMuiraiion or tne cop; fur th siimIoii law nud other tmas tires Hint will have to Is- ptintet. KtsTetnry of Shite Klinttld's chh ieterki Chauiicy M, ls-kwisst, tin moved hi ib-sk lute one of tlie coin mitten nsnns at the n":hcnt curtii of the senate chamber ami will tie ntiseonsett there lit the future. After the llruil adloiirumeiit of the igUhittirw Satuiilay night the rallruit commissioners, gayie warden, etc., tt linn,l In a state of perfect linqdu over lh fact that they were "hoi over"-the leglslliin failing to elet now oillciiiU: Put yesterday some doubt was expived reiative to their being ndittmsi a It was t Inflight the governor had isiwcr to tqsntt cns of ft lure to elect. If visit pnwe true, the siTitmblo for tiue im rntlv positions will he great. The following Mils tntvu Veen tin pnive-l by Governor l.onl .'luce 5.;i0 p. m. of the ZU -lst Sati. May: SlvNATK HH.I.S. No. 7. protecting trH t against s'itt lite of lluiilailoii. No. 'JM, fixing time of eteit!n. No. 11C. Oregun old!en home tiuiendineiits, No. M. amending strtlon 1 170, Hilt' oide. No. .'lt, Athena charter. No. ."ju, Wasco and Multnomah counties boundary. r association. No, 2 111. protect game, fowl. No, 1KI7, reliH-ate Cihi county ' No. ldl, changing coiiiM'UMittloit of enmity clerks, clerk of circuit court, etc. No, 2,'J.I, On-gon City charter amend inetil HOI SK HILLS. No. 2t:t, lndi'icndi nee chart amendment. No. J Hi, Canyon city charter amend incut. No. .Hi, Oakland chart-'r amend meiit. No. 02, fixing salaries county twis uivr. No. ,li.i, amending section 4220, IIIU'M ciele. No, :t2. niui tid Portland charter, No, 321, employment of convicts. No. :i2, general appropriation bill, No. 22H, creating .Multnomah county nuuitof. No, 1 12, amending Astoria charter. No. -to, protecting salmon. No, 2.M, prohibiting minors In evil resort. No. 2."t, ntuetid Ashland charter, No. Iisi, liicorHrntlng Riwcburg, No. 2i, prouvtlng fish lit Wallowa river. No, ns.1, amending Portland charter, No. 12d, Hen on horse for shoeing. No. ,'IIS, amend Ashland chnrter. No. 45, amend pliitrmncy, etc. No, ,'ist, validate city hull liond. No. 42, forming dyking districts. No. :tl2. amending sec. 2:128 inlsrel- lainiitiH laws. No, 122, amending Corvnllis charter, And 11. .1. M, 7 opening port of Cas cade forest reserve. HOrsF.IlOLD HINTS. unseed oil 1 hotter than anythlna else Tor removing rust from a stove pipe. Rub the iJpe thoroughly with the oil (a little goes a great way) and build a slow fire until It Is dry. Tho best way to keep a very nice and delicate dress Is to make a bag of mus lin large enough to hold the dices as It would hang In the closet. Shirr up the oag ami run a hasting or cord through It. Pas the string through the hang. or ut me helt ot the dress and hang It up in uie Closet, A pretty and useful receptacle for holding the dally papers can bo made from a common red splasher or a piece oi mraw malting, if nuittlng Is used nun uie selveged edges so ns to m.wt and sew brass rlnge to the corners; oi mo unumsncu end with ribbon bows.uml sew some grasses or artltlcliil flowers on the front. lUked hominy Is often a good dish to servo at dinner with meat In plm-e of potatoes. To Keep it from being dry or heavy it la improved by adding an e?g and milk. Vno that which Is al ready cookad, an.l to eacheupful add a teaspoonful of melted butter, a ten spoonful of salt, one or two eggs, and n iMipful of mine. Add tho beaten yolks to the ndlk, ad l tho salt, and mix with Iho hominy. ltou.t the whites of the egg stiff, Blr it lightly, and brown a oo or in a pudding dish that la well rubbed with butt jr. A f tmlly constating of a mother and iwo dauphtor hn eowt rived a plan by which they rob what Is known na "do ing ones own work" of much of it terror. They hn.ve arranged a sys tem of progressiva meala Ity this nr. rangomont one get broaikfatt ono day dinner the next and tea or lunch th; SS'L 0M h.ave to WUHhl " other two do. Thus each day one has one meai to prepare and two meals i0 help clear away. Tho other housework is divided up with correeimndina. ri nes. lliey say that It 1 a very nm. i.l and tomparatlvily wsy SiHhllMt. .MNU UTTLKH IN ! TBAIW. "Thoogh the M 1" '' dies has chsns'l m hundred tlrt I huiHtr) years" Said . young 14 of olrvsUoo. "tt h been a. et-.i T de'sll rather inn of styls, MU the change of itum. tht I. of dress wMoh cso be said Ui nwrk his torlsil t . there h " "" 'Sltollsrly la mn' olothln tnei i has teen but one rsoW tsii; f to.tume during th reHury-4lt frr- t the hrtwhtS to the tr sue, with to In trrresnum of the ptllosis. rrtis change In woftwo - ntllr which wits .ylh lw.Uy wlKwl t . b rstled a chsnse of estume ortsirr-1 1 1 1HI 2, whoti lbs cliowh'sl rs4 wi with Its imovsteaiy, its slmrls Kr-I . ami Us umler the stumldeis. wen, oo', an.1 wntiuut lsun th sol lUie.tl i-resturs the you krum her ulny. "Fr.m 17!5 to 1H19 or JM2 ws th era of th short wls "Frsn IW) t 1H23 wers the day of th middle wlst, sn-s ort-, n. ileeves bsdow the hisildrs, or el ow, st furthent. snd ruitursl sbouldn . "From 1H23 to Isitt there was i. dh Hiicily rrkl st-ll of Isosi t mUI er, Wg sleeve snd belt sklrw. In fsnt our preMt fasld'Si hsve tsen con ldentily tstl oil that derd. "lVsrt KVi to lW tbrs wcr slop ing olMnilders sod big full skirts, "Fnsn 1HI.I to 11.1 there wa Ih reign "f th rlnolln, Ut bsgt ruV of s fM! that ever prevailed, I think. "Frum 113 to 1HH2 was Pr d cf tvolulbm. The train grew Into uAni lh nUtin shrsnk Mule by liule, gn Ing sllromer slid sllnsnef until the out lines f tie figure were ow mors re- Vetted. MFrm 1HS2 u wt7 ws Urn period of the tj'4lle Jut that, "From 1h7 to IWi was ths fashion of the punier snl prtis- dr rrr. "With 1H!C eme ths r-esisbllsh-nenl f big slevjs, srel I'm sore that you'll stereo wlta me that there never was a, style so fetcWng tht with which we make owsetve besuilful fo: you tistav "Hut th.it's a peeollarlty of all fli loit. Iit which 1 worn Is the fact ion, snd I'ist ml.kh ts Uie fashion t ls-mtntr tttst w wondr whm w think how we ever could hv w-n inythtog e!e,"-New York Hun, WOUK AT OLYMPIA. Tlm First Appropriation for Bi-sslon Fxliaunted -Another NcediL filyinpln, Feb. i'l-Tls-re was 1 brief imumou of the legislature today. I ho Seattle chamber of ciititism n: ntuiluiloii favoring the appropriation for continuance of work cm the state cnpltol. Tlie Tamina tiii itilier of com menu 'Ut nolutlotif opjswlng It. ,ov rs of Clallaui pnsentl a js-tl. Ihn to have a portion of Clallam county set nitrt for tlm fonuation of a now county named tjulllayuie. The npproprlntlott of PMS made at tho oilug of the session Is eXhauiSted. A new bill wn pnwnt thl morning for f.",isst additlisinl m-jimprliulon for tho exiietise of tho session. A ItOY AUSTIN TlKH ItLK. An Kx-MIjt of Queen I41's Catdnet Is Charged with TnMmon. Ri.ni Fratiisc,rFeb, "H.-Wtn. II, Cornwall, a Hawaiian royalist srd e-nimtt-r of. ex-Queen LlllottakIini .ntiinet. who ha bepn cborgwl wt'h lr, .n.u atmiiwit the ntmbllc of 11 iwa.l, has dm-blml to rvtum to Honolulu ai ,t (u his act'UiM-r. Con. wail is sop posed to have come to Amerk-a to sid the rfVolulK.nUits In priK'urtng arm. l'.y returning he hojui to eetabildi h.s hmoftio and ave hi valuable u n from conflacfttlou. VTAH DKI.FtiATKS. Suit Ike. Felt. 23,-Tlio ftah cm- imaatcH iteto a Ulivling tut evening and In comiuianco with the ttocNou of the supreme court handed ilov.'n to itity. they certllltxl a deciinl as ilele- s:tt.-s to tho constitutional ctotv ntloii fottruwn more republican and -lg!t mor democrats, making a total f n- puhlicniM ciTtllliM llftyneven nnd dens- , L. Kslley, City Livery Stables. Stylish Turnouts Alwavs in Readiness. Having lately purchaftcd the entire interest in tho stahlea of Peter Cook, we are now bolter prepared than ever to meet ths demands oi the public as we are now making and are preparing to make many tnlwtantiiil, improvements. Teams boarded by the day or month. rraveitng men a sporialt y. yGIVE TJS Independence Tailor Shop T. LAYTON JENKS, Proprietor. Mlw's Clothing SATISFACTION II. M. Kstks. 3t INDEPENDENCE OREGON. Draying - and - Haulinsr. DONE TO Charges Lov a id Von will nod our to,,,,, lll0 or ,Ue unit rianoaenromily inoveit, The WEST SIDE c -f Ha t'i Mot in folk PRICES THE LqwE?!: V. W. Dooksteader, (Sueiiesor to -l uorRieron of- City Truck aad Transfer Do. Independence, Hauling don at ""nmfclo xutsa. crat forty-flvit, with t vs dclegau) no rnll,4l, Ot these ths npubtUia, claim two and th denwrata thre. MAHKKT ItBI'OKT, Nw York, !'. ' 21. Ibtp quy; sUte, cmtm'm tn h4i 3o f 7c; IKa .In Ut 11c; rrifta nmM, old 3c i 7 1!U 7o H 11c. MwtA, Feb. 23. Whost, stesytyl dfund pfff, No. 2 rd win. , in iiUjii; '. 2 rwl spring C 3d; 1 hard lUntbrfst &s W; .No. 1 Catirumta 5. M. H.wi Frswlseo, Feb. 23. hnu m. k "t siugrtsm 4 HJe for No. 1 shtptsnf aully; WsJU Walfa 7.e it 77' t Ur avrso utuilUy, 7sio ttl'4C t9 blu etwn nl y 72'ao for damp. TFlN IDAHO Ho , Feb. 23. There was no mm lit abwot In th "ft ion VAny and ths vote for I'm ted Huum mtut was! Sh'rtip 2H, Hwet, IH. Clait (Mr. Swii 1 a broUM-r-ln-iaw 4 Mw, W. H. CopekMtd of Klm.) . V, ENGINEEI13 CONTENT, San Fraoclaco, Feb. 23. A tUeinMit hi bett mail between ths Houthcr 1 .tclfiu Itallroad company and Ui ca ff Uer III IW employ. HeresfUT they sill 1st paid mileage Instead of by tot d.ty or trip a formerly. KAlLI'.OAlWi. TIMK TAULK. dwsSMr 4 Weawttalli Imm ! lsdepo4sea, MwnsMSii TflO ?( tlO : SSI lino 11:14 VI ISO IM Sl ; East and South via SHASTA Route The of the . Southern Pacific C allft.ro l n.n. trains run dally juepplnf at all iiurtn teiw pirtljiad sud AlUa. Huuih lo-a t . at. le u a. m. . Ionlnd At. I.. Attwiiy Ar. Ar. Has Pnmi-tseo L. S. a. a, :.ier. s. . RossburS Mall tatly. """" AfTtV. r.irU,.oii .... a a.m. I Rvswhura .. r. a. lUsnftiurt .... 1m A. m, I Portland ....iJU A. a. li'i:: fa a 0iu F,r. I ( ITLLMAN 1IUFFKTT KLEEPEIiS and rs-coiid1ass Kln-plng Cars attached to an through Irani. West Side Division. 8twn Portland and Cervallli. Mall tmln dally fsicrpt Hunds; J 7 tit I'll m l.l p m l. Ar. Ar. .. piirtlsiHl Ar I llile-lllrnee.. A t ... t ortallls l, p m l:Mp ffl At Alhaiiy and Omsllin, ronneet wlttttrala Oregon 1'wiflo raJliissd, Klrwi train asllj (except ttunday) p rnl'ISTIZriWrTlSttS ...A7Tr'i"am T.ai p iii I A r .... i-smti llle..LT 1 6i6up m Oregonian Railway Diviaien and Portland and Yamhill Ry. Airll mall TH-weekly. I H'srn I l.v fortland. .Ar's-es Bin I V J' ...,... i.T.;iam ttt.p m A r. -Airll 1. 1 70 am Thrmicb tleksls tn all points In the Kastera Hlsle". ( snails, ami Kurop, ran be obtained fmia T. M. tTI 'Lit, Agent, Independence. It, KOKH I.KR. R. 1. IKXlKltM, Mansaer. Asst. ii. K. A Pas, aft fitUTLAM). OKKUUN. W. H. Roy. CALL. BUR & M Proprietors. Made to order in any style, A perfect line of am plea always on hand select front. GUARANTEED. W B, Ei.kis ELKINS. ORDER. Prompt Service. . m Complete 4 Qountv. WORK THE BEST. (Jnnrlcs Htaats) Oregon. Slab WMd fer ult.