I l l i « pity UM « i l m i M i m ter sopjrtsg OM World visas, m m mm (NM, w» Mould ooi bo willing *> odo«« m m ai tkrir virtù« M troll In «ho M i l u al drtnkioi tovd «Mw Mo noti«« « n i r t m Il o « M U » marrai «o «ho Ku repasa. AI h m o I Mo botola oorawi Up «rotor daolgood lo oolor «o our citta*o* »brood «ho notte» te broadly publUnod on mono corda, tenu loi» oud »von In no wap» por sottesa, "lcc water corvad ter drinking porpaccc,** Tbc ovorogo Uortnoo landlord baa only lately begun ta und»retend Uto» bln Amerite» ■uvate want water to drink, and be ha» by no maona reuororad from bla »atoo la bod horror al «be quantity ooaanmed aa a bar arana A woman who apea! a winter la Muateb al a boardlUK houa* tolla o t camina down one «old morning to brrakteat and aaklaf term glam of water. Tbo »orvaal bronchi It. round ovad with woudor, but doolie Aa It waa 'placed botera the cu*»t the pro- aldine frail Irin caught alcbt of tbo glaae "Ohl" che »ahi quickly, "don't drink that; It la fleah from tbo faucet, fiend It to me aod I will warm It," and »he reached ter the hot water kattie It waa wllh dlfflculty that »be Muhl be rna.1* to believe that per aona over here drank load water winter I." “ rite CM» 4 it watehlng i or m i , muu h « w u « tfriiiif pgaia. Thla time it waa hte old oomrade Waldron, »b o honored him. Probably Motion with thsoaasof Kr. Hayna. Why it waa another dinner. Little by little, at tbte rate, the time would noon com« it had grown abouid the Ctencya”----- “ Yon have no right to think any euob whom Mr. Haymo would he naked everr- for the yetir thine," anawarad her atetar, angrily where and bo and hia oorreMoadtnglj house e l ell “Wo have Buffered too much a t hia pat her an the labia and let study, where ho chut himself up o gong her step MB teas He film Bvr in hie arms dead or tele, and thither lin t Rgyner fob pat* bar aa tha ta b lt baste hia haad, re ovlvm th* «lap which ah* givre with her lowed him end cloned t. adoor after her might sad then replace» ber on the floor Throwing a clonk over her ahouWov* with respectful terror. Tbla vulgnr parody Hia* Tracers stepped out on the pinaaa of the Samson and Delilah story would be and gaaed in delight upon the moonlit eallad by Courbet a real allegory.—Mew panorama—the «now covered summits York Times 11 to the south' and west, the roiling ex­ pense of upland prairie between, the A SI|MlU Cherry Tree. rough outlines of tbo foothills softened There Is an Ohio Beauty cherry tree la the old Bamford orchard In Brown’» Val in the silvery light, the dart shadows of ley. Cal., which hr«r» from II.UOO to IMO# . . , .... ... ' the barracks across the parade, the pounds of fruit per year. The tree la ah' m T U i n d W h ® r 6 H f l f l l t h , W f l ánd H ap pin ess' twinkling lights of the sergeants as they large that each year a big scaffolding has took their stations, the soldierly forms lo b * built around It *othat th* eksrritt Easily O btained. 4 * . * • of the officers hastening to their com­ sen be picked.—Fruit Grower . panies far across the f rose a level • * Suddenly the became aware of two American freight care carry about thirty V terms coming down the walk. They In tons' weight, the care srvtgblug about alas tana They are gradually superseding tbe sued from Maj. Waldron'* quartan, and English care lu that country, which weigh the door closed behind them. One waa , fAe jp w t tier iraj five toas and can carry ouly aevya toas of a young officer; the oilier, she speedily made out, a Chinese »errant, who’Yrqs i (hat he had heard in Marnartiii»»tt» there are more than guiding hie master She knew the pair ' < him she waa doing mo.ODO.UOO d»|HMiltad In savings banks; in an instant, and tier first impulse was I good. and. if any and.all of It Is In »mall sums, (or th* law to retire. Then she reflected that he l to (he turn of the doss not allow any parson to draw Interest This Stands at the Head oF the Many Valleys That Hava could net see, and she wanted to look, to l •'» favor Then she fell out an more than ll.ouo In any hank. she stayed. They had almost reached i misjudged It was a Made Western Oregon Famous as the Country Where her gate when a wild blast whirled the < lirfp for her. and if deprived of officer's cape about his ears and cent I the Ota ol her main weapon of often*« the Denizens "Lay Upon Their Oars” and come sheets of music flying aero« the t and detf p ike battle was sure to go roail Leaving his master at the fence, t sasteta B mty against her inclination Live Upon the Fat of the Land. the Chinaman sped in pursuit, and the i •he sheyt I her lord, for. as lias been •Uva tly fumi.tod. sod laM* mpnUsd with Ih» test lb* market U M * next thing she noted was that Mr. t i aim - w a loyal- wife, and for the Haynes fur cap waa blown fronfhi» t . . brini the baby became the recip H. W. PARKER, Proprietor, head, and that he waa groping for i| I h u t of kqjyaodlvided attention helplessly. (teeterslion, she behaved W a te r !* * . O r, There waa no one to call, no one to • Wlah such marked distance assist. She hesitated one minute, looked < to the cuiouel and bis wife QK0. W. CASFELL, anxiously around, then sprang to the Immediately gate, picked up the cap. pulled 1» well « the colonel quietly Blaoksmithing of AU Kinds, down over the bandaged eyes, seised the j need not give either S t e f t * a , O v. Tbi« val Ivy is tributary to the great W illam ette, and poeaeaaingall young officer firmly by the arm. drew • In honor of Mm Kay him within the gate and ted him to thb I like to bate be* tbe natural advantages o f tha latter and because o f its higher altitude, fc— HteStng • specialty. shelter of the piassa Once out of the * 1» Travers Iwing Car more h ealthy, i t ia no wonder that the tide o f enterprise and fury of the gale, she could hear hte qne» 4 much of her tion, “ Did you get It all, 8am T .. 3 him wril in the em igration is being turned toward this Nile o f Oregon, the Eldorado*oF war, and A Section of Wondrous Resolfifees of Progress is Jyst beginning Bring lat .0 Requisition. dining room. Him Travel», hesitating but a second, opened the door. U waa the soldier telegraph operator with a dispatch envelopa in hia hand. “ It te for Mrs Rayner. mis», and an answer te expected. Shall I wait?" Mrs Rayner came hastily forward from her place of refuge within the din­ ing room, took the envelope without a word and passed into the parlor, where, — — m - £ beneath the lamp, aha taro it open, gianoed anxiously at its contents, then throw it with an exclamation Of peevish indignation upon the table. ■ “ You’ll have to answer for yourself. Nellie. I cannot straighten your affaire and mine too." And with that she was going, but Him Travers called her back. The message simply read: “ Mo letter of her younger sister. Miss Travers bir ber Ups and oosnpreaaed them hard There waa an evident struggle in bei mind between a desire to make an im puteivs and »weeping reply and aa effort to control herself. “W ill you answer a quiet question or l e e T she Anally aalmd. “ You know perfectly well Twill." waa the sisterly rejoinder. “How kink doe» it take a letter to go frem here to New YorkT “F ire or six days, I suppose." MimTraversateppcfl to thedoor. briefly told the soldier there waa no answer. thanked him for waiting, and returned s s r, ««FAIR VIEW HOTELS HALSTEAD V HOTEL « * MgmMSB&r* the West. * « * * * » * » g r a i n ,t a w * “B at I don’t like you to be oat a ft« sunset That cough of yours”----- “ Disappeared the dsy after I got here, Kate, and there hasn’t been a vestige of k rinoa This high, dry climate put an cad tote. No. I’ll ha ready M ooe min­ ute more. Do wait.’ Mrs. Rayner'» hand was turning the knob white her ateter was hurrying to the front door and drawing on her heavy jacket as the did au The former faced her impatiently: “1 don’t think you are at all oourteous to your visitors You know just as well aa I do that Mr. Foster or Mr. Royoe or •omfl dtber of those young officers are •ore to be in fust at this hour. You really m e very thoughtle«. Nellie." He apohe’nn shore te r W ffignstK* Bbr stood gating at all that Waa visible of tbr pate faoa below the darkened eyea It waaso clear cut, so refined in feature and the Upa under the sweeping blondr mustache, thoogh set and compressed, were delicate and pink. He turned bis head eagerly towards tbe parade; but atlf hare bean proamt to declare that 1 ftem was «till far away. The music had •ay what I mean. Very probably it may scattered and sraa leading him it lively hare bean tour days from the time that dance. tetter from the transfer reached Wall “ Isn't my servant coming?“ be asked street to the time tbe next ooe could get constrainedly. “I fear I’m keeping you to Mm from here, even had I written the please do not wait. He will find me here night wS arrived. Possibly you forget Yon were going somewhere.” thaT you forbad* my doing so, and tent “ No—untem it was' here." She waa me to bed early. Mr. Van Antwerp ha» trembling now. “ Please be patient, Mr afanpiy failed to remember that 1 had gone Hayne. Sam may be a minute or two several hundred miles farther west; and yet, and here you are oat of the wind.’ even had 1 written on the train twice a Again she looked in hte face: He was day, tbe totter» would not have reached listening eagerly to her words, as though Mm uninterruptedly By this time he is striving to “ piace" her voice. Could she beginning to get them fast enough And be mistaken? Was be. too, not trembling? as for you. Kate, you are quite as unjust Beyond all doubt bis Ups were quivering ae h a It augurs badly for my future now. “ May I not know who it is that led me here?" be asked, gently. “W hat two, pray?" She hesitated, hardly knowing bow to “That be can be foolishly unreliable tell him. “Try and guess," she laughed, nerv oualy. “ But you couldn’t. You do not “That you may ha persistently unreli­ know my name. It te my good fortune. able )n your judgment of a man. ” Hr. Hayne. You—you saved my kittoo Verily, for a young woman with a I—your cap." • sweet, girlish face, whom we mw but a There was no mistaking his start. Be­ week ifO M twitching a kitten’s ears and yond doubt he had winced aa though saying little or nothing, Him Travel* stung, and was now striving to ¿rope hia was displaying unexpected fighting qual way to the railing She divined his pur­ (ties. For a moment, Mrs Rayner g Ip red pose in an Instant, and her slender hand at ber in’ tmmnkme Jadigdatioo and dis- was laid pleadingly yet firmly on his arm. “ Hr. Hayne. don’t go. Don’t think of "Y oo—you ought to be ashamed of going. Stay here until Sam comes. He’s yourselfl" was her eventual outbreak. coming now,” she faltered. But to this there was no reply. . Mist. “la this Capt. Rayner’s bourn?" he Travers moved quietly to the doorwiy asked, hoarse and low. “No matter whoee K 1st 1 welcome the ere, and said: o here. You - hall not go," ah* cried “ I shall give up tbe walk and will gc | pulsively. and Both little hand» were to my room. Excuse me to any visitor* i tugging at litfjin tiiW i bad'TnUifid iLv this evening." * J raiNgg, wild was pulling himself toward “ You are not going to write to biin ! the gate, but ber words, ber clinging now, when you are angry, I hope?" i tan da, were too persuasive. “I shall not write to him until to-mor - “I cannot r*aUs» this." he saiA M row. but when I do 1 shall tell him t hi«.. do not understand *— , *> Kate: that if he desire my confidence he “ Do not try to understand it, Mr will address hte complaints and inquiries Hayne. If 1 am only a girl, 1 have a to me. If 1 am old enough to be engaged right to think for myself. My father to him, in your opinion, I am equally old was a soldier—I aid Ne"lh T rarer«—and enough to attend to such details * e these in my own." Mrs Rayner stood one moment as though astounded; than she fltfw to the doer and relieved her surcharged bosom as follows: "W ell, 1 pity tbe man ypa m any, whether you are tacky enough to keep this one or notr and flounced in­ dignantly out of tbe bouse. When Cape Rayner came in, half aq hour afterwards, the parlor was d e l Sifted. He was looking worn artd r«e»hmiax a s »poclalljr. Hhop on to the men and his but rather as though ■ I x h « t r e a t . S t a r t * * Or general way to eooqtil- noi-MF Hayne. and so thy uioe wtidM exiatr a trial to her Wtigt said,,wbat aba would J she known of Mm and bar guarded Os to describe; t e t she Nellis, of such a tiling, and M tesTrerta never dreamed of telling her—for I p present, at least Fortu nately, or iofoftunately, for th* tetter, Ice C old B e e r on D ra u g h t. it was n ot: > mech of her relation* with Mr. Hay to is of her relation* with half JOMBS, Proprietor. a doden yo ng bachelor» that Mr*. Ray spsetll r felt herself comp? complain It wa» a l/lcssod relief to tbe elder stetel Her surcharged spirit was in sore m d Sf an escape valve. 8bs wa* ready to lx>il over In the mental ebullition ^«sequent upon Mr. Hayne’* .-and with all the which that episode not have con tit W . S. WATTERS Shoemaker I Repairer. _ ^ . th e fWrrre is flruJft-growing. dbfftined to p re d o m in io in The bottom land h « i^ is pit aa producing the finest strawberries grown in ^ efllebrated State', while the quality o f prunes and pears are unexcelled, and tV O rv g o n Big Red Apples and G lory Mundys grown hare a re prodigibus in site and superb in flavor. Tim ber ia within easy reach o f any part of the valley. THE BLACKSMITH, fine Wines and Liquors Always on Hand. W . E. THOMAS, is level, rolling or hilly, a n d .la n d can now be purchased very reaaoa*1 ably. Since the advent o f the Oregon Pacific railroad into this ssc tk n and the prospect o f a line being extended serpas from Salem , which •urely will be done in a very short time, the value o f real estate is grad* daily enhancing, and aa surely as reaping follows sowing he th a t ju d i­ ciously invests here now will reap a rich reward in the near future. The clim ate ia mild and equable, the atmosphere wholesome and invigorating, m any people seeking this locality in the summer season as a place o f recreation and a health resort. Taken ail in all, wi (hoot fear o f suoceeaful contradiction, the assertion is made th a t no section oi Oregon offers greater inducements to the seeker o f home and fortune. H. MANN & CO., REAL ESTATE RUSTLERS TH n a v e isnu, improved ana unimprovea, lor saie at p 910 to 9 8 5 par sère. Don’t hesitate to write or call nuine bargains, W ill ■ell you (m all tract or eadqusrters s t ranging from us. We h a s t whole section. oTA YTO N , O r eg o n . V id and beat accommodation* of any in Marion county. >1 ratea to rcaidaota of the county. Give us a call. A. I. W AGNER, SALEM, OR. UNDERTAKING.St. d i a r i e s Rasps a f*es unirhir * af tariti C am », Cubit, Clitl-Cmrtf Cuktti toc si« a *»iapi»««ii** oi ' H o te l Cor, orrlfibn Street«, r. and M lorrUbn Streets, Portland, Portland, O Or. O pt . Front Front and ------------------ g p f W . KNOW LES, Proprietor. (▼•tor, electric Tw Vi? I •«Ste.'ttj The surface CITY'.' MEAT V MARKET, « to llst 7 JwVfJ» IP tfi amé th s eultarg pf hups is heouoiibg a j« f t in g industry, - p - f . V