I His Correspondent? . " COrlctnaL Id the olden time, when things wr not all read; mnde by million, Joseph 8anger stepieI lto rtore where a va riety of thing were kept on There were embroidered article for women, fancy article for houeebold nee and lounging article for men. The latter consisted of dressing gowna, mokliif Jackets, slipper and soch oth er paraphernalia. "I'm a bachelor," said the young man "a lone, lorn bachelor. I am obliged to spend a great deal of time la my room, and I may as well be comfort able. What hare yon In the On of wearing apparel for inch user The shopkeeper squared himself and aurreyed bis customer with calcula tion to his eye. Tee; I think they will fit yon," be said at last "The rery thing a smoking Jacket, cap and Upper, brand new, beautifully em broidered. I got them to only yesterday, bat I will sell the lot Tery cheap." n produced the article. The yoong man tried them on, and they fitted him fair ly welL "Ton say they are newt" ho asked. "They took shop worn." "finch things are made by fine ladles In Indigent circumstance, who usual ly spend a great deal of time on them. I dare say they were a year or more to making. That accounts for their ap pearance." Banger bought the things for a song, took them home and the same orenlng put them on. As he saw himself tn a . mirror he thought them Tery becom ing and a great bargain. Lighting a . cigar, he sat down tn his easy chair, feeling rery comfortable. But notwith standing that he was to fine apparel he was miserable. Who can be happy with nothing but wall to talk tot Thrusting his bands Into the pockets of the Jacket, be ran one of them against a bit of paper. Withdrawing It he read: The maker of this Jacket woald like to eorreepond with the purchaser wtth a lew to matrimony. "Well, now, I like thatr mused San ger. "That woman has a long head. Ehe knew there were even chance the things would fall Into the hand of a bachelor, that the bachelor would wear them to a room all alone and want a wife. My dear, HI go you." He wrote a note and mailed It It came back with postmen's notes scrib bled all over It: "Try here. Try there. Try everywhere." Sanger, disappoint ed, threw It on his dressing case. But the next evening on returning from business it was missing. The maid told him that the postman had asked for It, having found a party to whom tt might belong. A few days later a note written on fine paper and bearing a crest was laid on a table In his room. He opened it and read: Since placing the note tn the article yon . describe prosperity has come to me. ! Nevertheless I shall be delighted to find a man who has In him the elements of a , good husband. j There was no mention of the writ er's age. When Sanger replied, which ; he did at once, he said that his age ' was twenty-six. Before going any fur ther to the matter he would like to know the lady's age. There was no reply to this, and, fearing that she might be sensitive about her nge, he ' wrote again, giving the old quotation j "with loving hearts age makes no dlf- ; ference." j Then came an epistle stating that the age of the lady who had placed the j paper to the smoking Jacket was forty- ; two. Sanger was much disappointed i and forthwith committed the note to , the wastebasket He was not In need l of marrying a fortune and did not pro- : pose on any account to marry a worn- j an sixteen years his senior. i Meanwhile a lady acquaintance told : him that she wished to introduce him ! to a young friend of hers. Sanger con- Bented and met an attractive girl of i eighteen, with whom he proceeded j straightway to fall In love. His pas- j elon being reciprocated, an engagement ensued. When he was feeling the hap- j plest a note came from his correspond- j ent stating that she had looked up his record, was satisfied with It and was ; ready to make his acquaintance. San- I ger paid no attention to the note. Tres ently he received another, stating that ' If he thought he could trifle In that way with unprotected women be was mistaken. The courts would do her Justice. Sanger was troubled. It appeared that be bad been drawn into a trap by a woman for blackmail. She had hi letters, though there was no offer of marriage In them, so he might as won write one or two more, trying to fix the matter up. The replies he got puzzled him. They 6eemed to have been written rather by a young girl than a middle aged woman. Indeed, there was something very unsophisti cated In them. He finally determined to meet her and find out Just what kind of an enemy he was fencing with. He made an appointment to meet at certain spot In the park. As he was about to keep it along came a letter from his fiancee asking him to come to her at that very hour. This was unfor tunate, but he resolved to ignore the request He went to the park. As he approached the rendezvous whom should he see but his fiancee her self. He halted, but, baring been seen by her, he approached. She stood laughing at him. When she had driven him to the verge of anger she ex plained. Twenty years agone her mother wrote the note he had found In his dressing gown. His reply had fallen into her hands, and she had been his correspondent She had secured the Introduction and had since been amus ing herself by continuing tile corm tpondanos. EOS A LIE WHITUWL Sale of Delinquent Stock In accordance with the law and by order of the board of directors of the Central Oregon Livestock & Agricultural Association, one hundred and forty-one (141) shares of delinquent stock of this association will be sold at public auction, at the office of Hotel Prineville, in the ! City of Prineville, on Friday May 15, ' 1908, at 11 o'clock a. m. j DCNCAN MACLEOD, i 4-23-3t Secretary I t AAA A ITTff T ; The Ghost Spy Original.) "General, we bring you a spy. While at work on the breech the enemy mad yesterday we discovered this man or boy, whichever he may be, at time working with us, at time looking about him at the approaches, the mote, the walls, as If searching for a weak point He did not remove his armor, as we did. for freedom to work and kept his visor cloeed. Suspecting him. we sclied him." "Ah, hal" exclaimed the general. "Take him to the parapet and hang buu In view of the prluce who sent htm." A gibbet was erected, a ladder placed In position and the prisoner taken on to the parapet for hanging. He begged that he might offer his last adoration to his God In his own way, and when permission was given him, facing to the west, where the sun was sinking, he bowed low three time. "He's worse than a heathen," cried the captain of the execution party. "He worships tire. Send him to bell, where he belongs." The youth was forced to climb the ladder, the noose was put about his neck, nd the ladder was kicked away. There were a few Jerks and all was quiet The night was dark. The sentry who guarded that part of the parapet where the spy hung was obliged to pas and repass the grewsome object on hi beat At first he would not look at it Then to passing he turned his eyes toward It as though compelled by a dread fas cination. There was nothing of the body to be seen within the armor ex cept a lock of hair that hung below tn helmet "It doth amaze me," muttered the sentry, "bow long these cavaliers wear their locks. Mayhap It serves for a rope whereby Satan lower them Into the burning lake." Encouraged by the thought, he gave the corpse a poke with his pike. As tt swung back toward him be thought he heard a low moan. Darting to the end of his beat, he hid behind a stoo projection and could not Induce him self to again walk past the body. While he stood shivering to his corner a wind sprang up, swaying the dread ed object and occasionally knocking the steel armor against the gibbet To shut out the sound he put his fingers to his ears. When he heard the relief coming he took up his pike and resumed his beat There was the ghostly thing still sway ing to the wind. The sentry was re lieved, and hla successor, a braver man, marched to and fro on his beat without fear. Once when passing It occurred to him to strike It with his pike. What was his surprise to hear It emit a hollow sound. He struck It again, with the same result Then he put a hand under one foot and lifted It without any more exertion than would be required to lift an empty suit of armor. "Captain of the guard," he cried, "the devil ha flown away with the spy's body! The captain came, examined the armor and stood aghast Then he re ported the fact to the general The general came, saw and was conquered. They were superstitious to those days, and he believed that the spy was a supernatural being who bad come to find out how best the stronghold could be taken. The ghost had seen that but a handful of men defended It Be sides, It had seen a circuitous path that led to the rear, over which a force might come and fire Into the works from a greater height The general went trembling back to his quarters. The next morning he saw the forces of the enemy drawn up prepared to climb the heights and a detachment moving toward the path leading to his rear. He ordered a white flag display ed on the battlements. Later a party carrying a litter came up the declivity. In the litter was a girl, pale and languid. A yonng knight who accompanied her stated that she had been sent to receive the surren der. The general gave It, saying: "I can fight men, but not spirits. Yesterday a mysterious stranger was observed spying on our works. He had neither the face of man nor woman, but a creature betwixt the two. We hanged him on the parapet that the prince might be deterred from sending others. In the night that which seem ed to be a body vanished. A smile came upon the girl's wan face. "General," she said, "I was this supernatural creature. I volunteered to come and get the Information re quired for your defeat Before the ex ecution I bowed thrice to the west, which, by a code agreed upon, told the prince your weakness and the best route of procedure. When I was hang ed my hair was loose under my hel met and protected my throat from the noose, which, too, caught In a projec tion of my armor. I remained uncon scious till" She looked at her com panion. He said: "Seeing the body of my affianced bride hanging on the parapet, I resolv ed to secure it or die. A party brought ladders, by which I crossed the moat and by another climbed the battle ment As I was about to cut the body down I heard a moan. I loosened the noose, took the burden to the other side of the mont and sent a man back with the armor to hang it up, thinking to conceal the theft till we could take eounsel. Our brave girl was brought back to consciousness, and the prince gave her the right to receive your sur render." The girl who had achieved this great work and nerved herself to complete It as soon as .the story was told faint ed. It Is one thing to do the work of a spy, another to be hanged. NELLIE EDNA CTJRTIfl. 14 Seed Oats for Sale. A few hundred bushels of good Seed Oats for Bale. Apply to Ward well Cram, Prineville, Oregon. 4tp If you care to make a saving in your grocery purchases it will pay you to watch the, specials adver tised by J. E. Stewart & Co., for Saturday of each week. An Artist's Search. I OriKlnsU.) Mark Hammond. A morion ti iirtlst lu Paris, was Kuinglug one morning after breakfast in hla studio before Win ning his day's work, lie had txwlvol a newspaper from home and, us wss usual with him on the receipt of home papers, he read every word, Inrludltv? advertisement. Suddenly he started His eye had lighted on the following advertisement: If Mureelltne nianrhe Cutter will ev-m-munloat wtth ?rttttn, Hastings A Hum. Temple court. New York city, l will hw avmethtitg to her dvamuce. Now, there was an esjwi.il rwion why Mr. Hammond should lx 110..0I by this advertisement. Sor.io unci:'' before be hud needed n t:iMe f r lu (tudlo and had purchase.! one of artistic pattern In ; wvotuliiati "1 . ntture shop. There was n ihv.nr: :t It but no key. For awhile t!.o ::; chaser was vnnteut lo let t'io !. ' remain cloned; but. finally ix-eHs: ::. he fitted a key mid oic:ied It :i -tallied a few old aors so e.i , ' . mice that he vouU nmke n;'.i..: ; .' them. Thciv was an enve!n; -- tvr to It Mrtly i1Um; e I An r. '. was on It or the rvamlns of i,,., .. follows: Marcolltn. B. U Ru du C Par nammond threw the content of tlK drawer Into a wastebasket, but th. same evening, needing a bookmark, be took out the envelope for tht punio.; and used It till he tia.l tiulslnvl t'io book, leaving the. envelope tu the Init place marked. Tbe name Marvciilne Is an unusual one, and Hammond hud had It before him for a mutter of ten day, lie dropped tbe paper he bad been reading 11 ud reached for the book. There was the envelop with the In complete name and address. What was left of the address was plalu ex cept the first, a sole remaining letter giving the name of the street It Is printed here as a C, but there was that on Its lower end to suggest that It nitght be something else. Hammond was Interested. Neterthe less it was the hour when, fresh after a night's sleep, he did his best work, and he took up his palette and brushes. In ten minutes he threw t!m down, took his hat and went out to find a city directory. There were doxeus of In Paris whose names begin with C, and doaens that began with every oth er letter thatiight begin with C and a tail to lt.i Q or a G. for In stance, Hammond muttered some thing about the fool killer taking him and went back to his work. This time be succeeded In remaining at bis easel till bis breakfast (luncheon In Amer ica), after which be began a hun,t that took up all his leisure time for weeks. Having made a list of all t!u streets in Paris whose names begin with C Q and G, he gave several hours a df.y to hunting for Marcelllue Cutter. He Judged that she was a lady and con fined himself to tbe best streets till be had exhausted them, then with but little hope began ou the poorer ones, lighting at Inst on 43 Kue du Ueindre. a dingy street near the Church of St Sulplee. A girl of twenty responded to his knock. She was shabbily dress ed, but comely. "I am looking for Marceillua Cutter," said Hammond. "My mother U Marcolllne Cutter, and I am Mabel Cutter." Hammond knew his search was end ed. Mother and daughter had lived where he found them for years. The daughter worked In a bookblndery near by. It was r.n old story of a marriage for love, Including a run away, and without forgiveness. Mar celline Seymour married Kdgar Cut ter, nn Englishman. There were no means In either family, but Cutter se cured a position In an American bank ing house In Paris, die 1 r.n 1 left his widow and daughter liiiiless Mrs. Cutter was nt a loss to know why she was Inquired for. It could not be for an inheritance, for she knew of no relative who bed means to bequeath her. The ndvertb-oment emanating from America Indicated that she was sought fo:- by the Seymours rather than the ("utters. nammond loft the two to send their address to New York nnl settled down agr.in to hla work. A month passed, when there was n n;p i n his studio door, and two ladies entered. Beneath their altered dress lie recognized the Cutters. Then they gave him the se quel to bl:i wareh. Edgar Cutter had a brother nugh, who had worked his way from Engl-md to Colorado. There he prospected, mined, struck a bonan za and became very rich. ITe hunted for his brother, but could pain no trace of him except that he had married Marcelllne Seymour. Dying childless, Hugh Cutter left Ids property to his brother and tifs brother's wife and children. If any, on condition that they were found within a year after his own demise. If not the property was to go to his cousin, a resident of the place In England where the family had long lived. The year would have expired within six weeks after the date on which Hammond in'gnn his ijcnrch. Mrs. Cutter begged Hammond to name some, way by which she might recompense h'm for lib tronble and re ward him for saving her and her daughter a Fplendld Inheritance. Ham mond, tliough but a poor artli-t strug gling to paint pictures worthy to be hung in the Salon, declined to accept nny compensation. lie. however, de cided to return to America with the Cutters and on arrival there was per suaded to go with them to Colorado and become active In securing their In heritance. He finally accepted a con siderable reward in the person bf Mabel Cutter, whom he married. CBACE ADA HOW! For orangen, lemons and banau as, call on Mrs. Cyrus. Horses and Cattle for Sale. 100 head of cattle and 10 work horses for sale. For further particulars ad dress John Dkvin, 4-23-lm Paulina, Ore. Two Timber Claims for Sale Two timber claims for sale at a bar gain in 14-18 and 14-19. For further particulars aadress P. O. Box 205. 6-1 Professional Cards, . 3 rink C. &rix 3?t Citat OdW Willi lieo. W, Itaincs 7. Cltiott, Ciuj Anwh. I'm.nrriY rut on Niaur vrrn 1 on Sixth or ivm.h'i I'msi mob. Bath tirti u roj. tU'iica h'lt'iluu-. 0rf I Ctmmty pAf,,, ) Belknap d d wards Ct IW Gms M4 C milt Mwtr fmjitj dmjf r mryAt 4 mm Hfmtm SHmuM. I S 4 VI VJ 1 M kr A Mr4 4 1.'.? '1 3 For Irrigated Farms 2 W IT? $ J r .... f l ' ana rruu Lanas $ In the Dechute Valley write ' S H. F, JONES, 2 Redmond, Oregon. s ewnmsr mmm jr.- . in r -nii in n mmmmmmmm IN ONI OR MANY COLORS LARGEST FACILITIES IN THE WEST FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH GRADE WORK Jfcenderson Wines and Liquors fit 1 lilll at llff at lUTtll ROIIttl J Couniry Orders Solcited First Door South of elling St At Cost tm As we are arranging to manufacture at home this line of housefurnishings, in ordtr to close out the stock now on hand we are selling all the goods made by the Pacific Coast Manufacturing Company AT ACTUAL COST This gives you a chance to make a big saving in the purchase of any of the following articles Iron Beds, Springs, Mattresses Pillows, Dressers, Chiffoniers Washstands, Commodes ' Sofas, Couches and Lounges A. H. LIPPMAN & CO PRINEVILLE, OREGON Spring Millinery ljttinl slv'es in Hpiing Hals fur Indies, Nllmea ami Children, lioodt elivtil by tin xpoileiie vl buyer and arv strtelly up to date. ' Mrs. Esies' USES' Corner Second and Main St. Oasollno Engine brifitioa, Sprtyiat Napi! lUcluMry KnlrhMnkH.MorM UawoIIimi Kniclne Mr tniHim, iiiiytitg, miwlns, gritiutti. lUit flia fimiiwif. KHtrlMOika Ht'nltMi for wvlnhluil. r'nttttunltM-Morno liytmimM 1011! Motor (Vr powrrmiU tlitlit. Kulflmlik" Moiiw WlmllnllU niut ToWor. r itlrluukMorM' llrluilem r''it rhoHra, All nmt qtiMiiiy gooa nt low prut. Alwuy In ttH'k. o!.trnl loilita. t'rtiuit rf llr tu liwulrlt nmt qtilok MWi'ittvnu W rti for oalnUmut mt ihUh'i W. F. KING. AimI. PnW U. Or.. Fairbanks Morse & Co tlTI.ANl. OHKUON. wi mm mi ornokut: W. A. Booth, Prtldnl D. C. Stiwakt, Vict Prldnt O. M. lkin, 0hlr OIRIOTOR8: W. A. Booth, O. M. Ukin, O. F. Btiwant Transacts a O'Heral Hanking Husincrw KxohaiiK HoiiKht ami Sokl Collections will ru enve prompt atten tion Deep Well DRILLING All kituls of oil ami water well drilling tlono. Any hpth ami any size hole. For tonus write to G. N. RUDY, liri Overton Street Portland, Oregon fJEW YORK CLIPPER IB THC ORCATK8T THEATRICAL H SHOW PAPER IN THE WORLD. J4.00 Per Year. Single Copy, 10 CIs. iH.si-K vi;k.kly. Sawiplz Copy Free. FRANK QUEtN PIB. CO. (Lid), AtBKK.'J IIOHIK, I'l lll.tMIK'tM, XLXiUl. 47 IV. t 1 J i T., ,liW Yok( & Pollard Finest Cigars CIT In Stock the Poindcxter Hotel C9 14 14 1 an I 9 cm 4 a S I' & & World Record Captured By "Reo" Touring Car W luiveJiiKfcnveivtil n ii l. ttrum frroiu In T. Mlieltler, ol I.hi AiiuvU'h: 1 A. lir.NM'. I'l . Av.-ut. I,.. Angil.. Cnl.. A.rll 17, 1WW. I'ol'l III Mil . I I1iiII, lteoenitiuvc! mi UU nvodl iumi 8tni-eimllie run, -llltj mlliti untile In t vi Ive lii,v, I ii Imiii r. tliti-t.v-tlve iiiIiiiiIi m; nvenitP'tl wvelileeii iiiilcM tn'uiilluii "1 I- mulllie. mill over ne rlit'Vll IlllleM H-r Iwiiii-; wttvii U'ill'i ( w ni l' ii''l I' eimliH'CMiler. x i.i:on t. siii;r ri,i:ii. Tin iilmve In rtelf i inii it.ii.v, vx'-'-pt tl"'t !t will lx' invewmiry fur .vim tn lni niul 1 1, In); wlmt a wninl.-rfiil iM-rfiiriimuee till Ik, ennv lully lili it i wu-v.i llii'li-r enf. Tlil eiiultie run votii luuoimly (or thrive iIiiv'm, tun l. ill 4 illl'l tlilrl.V llv IllllUIti' wlllliillt I'i'iiiliii! ton nlii' niul the iiveruue iiiIIchk" of tliU rnr witu over four hiiiiile i niiu-n mt ilny. TliU dl-ilnnre of f.WO mllim In im fitr nn fi'oia Nov York t'ily to Sun l-'niin lwo ami from giiii Kntiu'lM'o lni I, i.i the Mi-.hM.I Itlver, niul U n f.iriiM the nverntci' fiimlly ear woiihl Ih' i nn In two mi'iihoiim. Thin I iiiily niiotlicr roof of tin- wiuulii ml rvlliilillltv of tlit (too fur. Thin liroki' tin' iifvl"iin riH'oi'l liy t lu'ilv-'K tulli'n, tin' r'Vlolin rtvord Im-Iiih: hrltl by tlio I'n'iul' i' t' t which wi tm- ulno jiroml lo r'tm-nciit, the Ifnt pi'cvloiH I' i'.'mI having Iho:i 1:IiM) lullcn Icmkn. Aililliiir tlil to the (Met I!' it tiic Kt'o nml th I'ri'inlcr were I lit only two cMrn cohIIum; niul i :!.' '0 cunicxtln (or Ihc illlicti trophy In llu tilldilcii tour of :., w hich imc l through nt-ven ntntc Ht n ilUtnmc of nliii. -i (UK) mllcn, over iiioiinlntim niul nil IiIikU of miiilily rotiiW, w li Ii u iH'rdH'l , uml tlmt IiiiiihmIIiiIi Iv after iUiImIiIhk thin xtt -uuoim lrli the Itco nimh' n iioii.o run from New York Clly lo tln Jiimceto't li ciolllon, i llntitnct of MX) inllin, lu twcnly-thrti' hour niul Jwwily-fotir mluiiicn. W certainly U'llevo that thin i (iiwltlvc 'ioof thnt t hi' Hon ami Pn-uiler cum nro tho very li l In their elunn for ntn'iiKth inn! n'llal.lllty. E. G. I .odson, Agent PRINEVILLE, OREGON bcr 0. 7ossc 7otary P Sscrs, Oregon tftaal Cstalo, fflrokcrago and Snsuranco Choice Smprovod Srrtgatod Smarms for Sae j 3otu Sood jYomoatead jCocatons ! ENGLISH STALLION Blaisdon Standard 8623 Will be kept at the Hamilton Stables in Prineville for service until about May 15. For terms see groom in charge. IUhikiIoii Stttml'i nl in four cure olil niul weilm 1K80 ouiuU. He vun iu;torlcil lv im from llie eetute of the ttiluoUH tttr .Siul'h of tiloc, Knglund, niul wi n liluo tililuni winm r in tlie !ivt Ihu-o f hows' in Kn(j:lnnl. 'I'liere U no bollor Hhire Mood in tin- world limn thai of Iho lihimlon ilij;rrf. Baldwin Sheep & Land Company OWNERS Haycreek, - Oregon Buying a Cream Separator J A little thought before buying a crcarn separator will ave you a lot of hard work later on. Ihm't be talked Into buying a machine i Report of tha condition of The First National Bank Of Prineville, Oregon At the close of buslnoi February 14, 1908 ItKHOUIMIKH MAIIII.ITlKg Iinn anil niMexmntH Vtmflii B(l chpIIiiI Hljiek...., '..1 (0,000 00 (Inllfd HlnlffN Bfinrtii 115(10 00' Hiii phm unci undivided profit fiT,'mw 92 Hunk xrrmimn.A 12,2(1(112 circulation J2,6(0 00 Due from ImnkN mih tt vk M,lH4 il Indlvtduiil DtipoHlta 26'1,'iWI M . OiiKh on limid 8,270 W Dlvldi'iimin paid nlV0 00 IlidHinpllon fund 62A 00 B. F. Allen, Pr..ld.nt T. M. Baldwin, Cathl.r Will Wuw.il.r, Vlc.-Pr.ild.nt H. Baldwin. A..'l C..KI.. E. C.PARK Importer and brooder of pure-bral !Poland China JVofS and SSaoA jCangshan Chickens Young stock for nale. Address Itedraond, Oregon. Subscribe for the Si m m SHIRE with a hlh milk nupjil v can it' like pitching hay to pour milk into one. llumilci it doe n't cunt any more to get an easy running U.S. Cream, Separator with a low milk tank that a child can reach, a simple bowl that's easily washed, and a net of entirely enclosed gearn, protected from dirt and danger. The U. S. holds the World's Record for clean skimming it lit the mont profitable machine for you to buy, and will taut a life time. You'll be interested to look over a U.S. For sale by vi i u ctztwt a dt x rr. t Royal Insurance Co. Not Welchen. Paid dollar for dollar in the I Frisco conflagration. g J. E. STEWART. At I Journal. $1.50 Year