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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, M vY 29, 190 QUEEN MARY ANN Jo 7Sy Mabel FotUp Smith $ CopiHflM, HO!, Bit Mabel FoOtn 9mOh T J ART ANN was Ironing vlgor ftfjl ouslr when I entered. jJ "Miss CUre," kbe Mid, "which name do yon like ke;t for a girl, Irene or Maud T T really don't know," I said. Tby Ire both pretty." "I like fine names," Mid Mary Ann. They don't cos' no mo' than common eoea. All my chlllen bas splendid names the best 1 could find. An' I was thtnklu' If I bad another baby what would I name It If It's a boy, 111 name him RoaiBey. I like Rom y; It sounds fine. But If It's a girl I fcasn't decided between Maud an' Irene." "Yes, your children have fine names, Mary Ann. Where did you find them 7" "Found 'em all In novels. Miss Clare. When I was a girl down there on the "' HAD A REAL NIC! ORU'lfUS TRBB." old jlantatlon lu Virginia, my missus Miss Clayton she had ill the novels I giiess that ever was printed, an' I read II of m that had purty paper covers printed lu red an' blue an' yaller. Hasn't you noticed that a novel ain't real good unions It has a heap of color oil ttn cover? Them plain covered novels deals too much with po' folks, laws, I don't have no occasion to read bout po' folks. I sees enough of them. .What's the name of this here English novel writer the white folks talk so much about?" "George Eliot?" I ventured. "No, not him. It's somethln' like Dickson or Diekerson." "Dickens?" I said. "Yes, that's the name. Now, I tried to read one of Mr. Dickons' novels, an' he started off with a po' boy Hviu' with n blacksmith. That was enough for me. I don't want to read about paupers an' blacksmiths. Why, I can ec a blacksmith right down the street liere In this village, an' the po'house back of Tnrrytowu Is Jes' filled with paupers. "1 wants to read about rich folks an' lords on' ladles an' princes, llvln' In Style; about how the Trlnee Mortimer rides up to the castle on his gayly com pardoned horse an' carries off the Lady CSraiiiillne, an' how the ole lord follers 'em with a hunderd men in armor, an' how riinee Mortimer gets away an' has the laugh on his father-in-law; about (ho grand balls an' maskerades; bout people who uses line words an' men that's always bowln' an' scrapln' befo" the ladies an' lighlln' over 'em an' iWorslilpIn' 'em; about tine ladies In line clothes, with nolliln' to bother 'em but a vp k lot of men niaklu' love to 'em. "Yes, 1 learned a heap from them novels, rrom 'em I named my oldest boy Koland, an' the next Rupert, an' the last one Aubrey. An' then 1 named the jjirls Claudia an' Lucille an' Rosa llnd an' Ueraldinc. Them names do eouiKl grand, don't they? "To tell you the truth, Miss Clare, 1 Ui) like things line an' grand 1 ain't fot ho patience with common things. If I was white an' rich, I'd put on mo' tyle tliun 'most any white woman In Kew York, I reckon. I wouldn't be afraid to wear di'monds In the day time, an' lots of 'em, an' feathers an' lace an" furs. An' I'd carry my head high an' throw out my chest an' try to lwl. .i.slingulshed. 1 tell you." Aid Mary Ann did draw her (all tig re "to Its full height." as they say in the novels, as she walked from the tove to the Ironing table with spar Ming eyes nnd a distinguished air, laughing merrily nnd thereby showing month full of fine teeth. ' 1 hud known that Mary Ann, a mil flatto with a nice figure and comely fea tures, was good looking, but I had not realized her possibilities In the way of tyle before. "My lovln' grand things don't come fo much from the novels I've read as from my 'maglnatlon. I don't suppose If i was white 1 eould have mo' 'magt nation thau I 1ms. "I ee. In my 'vtfijattan I caa be Jes as rich an' fin an walte why, I can be jes' as white as whit folks. Miss Clara, an' pretty an' yotmg. "An' then all tht (H times I hare In my 'maglnatlon! I don't have the trou ble that goes With really bavin' things. I build great, bic, splendid booses, pal aces an' castles, an' then I J?s' let 'em go an' don't bother about repafrin' 'em or payln' taxes. When I wants anoth er house, I Jes" build it out of my mind. That's a good deal easier an' cheaper than takln' care of the old ones." And Mary Ann laughed as she mois tened her finger and tried the heat of the Iron. "None of my horse ever has the eUe or goes lame," she continued, "as.' no body has any finer e-aes. Too Jes ought to see me sallln' In ray 'magination through Fifth avenoo behind my pranc lu' steeds, while people ittp to look at me an' say, 'I wonder Who that gor goous an' lovely creachnre la.' "An' then the travertn'! While I'm washln' an' ironin' hero ha this oi laundry I Jes soar est to Saratogy an' Newport an' Bnglaad an Faris an' Asia an Afriky. WelL do, I don't go uoeh to Afrtky. It ain't stylish enough for me. But I go to the north pole hot days Jes' to cool off. I dent find no difficulty In roachin' the pole. I've climbed that pole many a time lu my 'magi nation." And Mary Ann again laughed mcrrl ly over the pleasant pictures which she had drawn. "Did I ever tell you ahoat the fun wo bad las' Chris'mus, Miss Clare? I didn't? Well, I must tell you about that. "You see, we was kind of po' last Chris'mus. Your folks had done gone to the city, an' I hadn't no extra work, an' the chlllen all needed winter clothes, an' we had only 45 cents left for Chris'mus, an' Peter he said thai we couldn't affo'd no Chris'mus tree, but I said; 'Go 'way, Feter. I'm goln' to have a Chris'mus tree.' Bo I went out In the village the night before pbrls'mus an' found a po' little runty tree that nobody wouldn't buy, an' 1 got it for 3 cents, an' I fixed it up with a lot of little baubles that your mom mcr had given me, an' we had a real nice Chris'mus tree. "An' then I said: Now, chillen, we ain't got very much for Chris'mus that is, not much occJMtalty an' so we must draw on our minds for what we noed. Now, Just foller my lead, an' we'll have the greatest Chris'mus that ever any family over ho4 with only 45 ceats.' , "I'd bought some stick eandy aa' a little cheap present for oach eae, an' thou I brought oct a pafcae of oM letters my sister k4 writ to me from home in Virginia. "Now, chlllen,' I taM, 1 wait you to understand that all through this Chris'mus I'm a quaes, aa' poyay he's a king, an' you're all prlMM an' prin coasea, an' that we'ro to have every thing to eat an' drink an wear an' look at that the mlad oan thltk of.' "They all seat up a whoop an' soenv ed mightily tickled, an' Roland, he says: 'Moramer, you're to be QueeD Mary Ann, an' poppy he's to be King Peter no,' says he, 'poppy's to be Pe ter the Great. I've Just been readiu' about Feter the Great at school.' "Then I takes up the bundle of let ters, an' I says, 'We must first read the congratulations of the season from our friends.' The first letter I read wn from Queen Victoria that was before the queen died, you know to Queen Mary Ann, callln' me her dear cousii. an' honored friend an' telllu' me that she had sent me a diamond necklace worth $700,000 as a testimonial of he uudylif love an' affection. "An' then the Trince of Wales wroti to King refer the Great, semlln' hi;; valuable presents, includln' seme clc phuuts au' tigers. An' then all the roy altles from nil over Europe sent Chris' unis gifts im' lovln' messages to Fruici wmsm mm .... t,. S, MM V Lt-ll "SHE KAU SENT lit A PTAMOND NKCKLAOl WOKTH 7W1,000." Roland an' Trliice Rupert an' Prlnca Aubrey an' tlie Prinoetises Claudia an' Lucille an' Iiosalind au' Geraldluo. "Tlien after awhile we got' down to the presents an' letters from our hum ble subjects at liome In America that sent their kve to the lovely on' noble Quern Mary Ann, to the brave nn' au gust King Peter the Great an' to all the noble, Imperial an' royal princes an' princesses. "Ar' then wo urd the Chris'mua laaat I ordered up all the royal por tors an' waiters an' butlers to set the royal tablo, an' the royal buglers to : bufflo, an' the royal tervln' bob to serve all the temp tin' dlshea an' drinks , to tfckto all our royal an' noble appe tites. An' we oat an' we drunk an' feasted on all of the finest thlags wo eould think about, an' none of us was sick from overeatin' afterward. That s one of the good p'ints about feastln In : your 'maglnatlon, Miss Clare. There ain't no injurious consequences aftor- , Ward to your Indigestion. "Oh, we had a great time! We spoke to each other nice an' polite. 'Will our royal immer, the noble Queen Mary Ann, deign to do this or to look at that? "THEN VB HAD THE CHRIS'MDS FTAST." MT111 his Imperious highness King Pe ter the Great grant this favor?" an' so on. "Whatever we wanted wo Just had ln our minds. I never had so much fan before, an' the chillen all said that if we't had 5 to spend it wouldn't have keen bettor." A SLEEP FANTASY. ffce ComfwH a4 AbarMt That Om to I Ik Dims. If jeu wewM know what sesrf ofeeanM ore sss4 of, reed the fWie m sag eVo ttrtgtUm of a sieep fantasy firom V. ktaftDn Crawford's novel, "Osoorhtr iosnotlmos In nieanddortnc throngh a mm of absurdlttaa in which Wo tool m BMn mutt, believing ourserroa to ho ethers than ourselves. Conceiving the laws of natne to he reversed for our advantage or our rnln, leelng right as wrong and wrong as right In the pathetic Innocence of the Idiot or the senseless rage of the nta niae, eonvinoed beyond all argument that the absolutely Impossible is hap pening before our eyes, yet never in the least astonished by any wonders, though subject to terrors we never feci when we sr awake. Has no one even understood that confused dreaming must be exactly like the nwmtal state of the Insane? Inanimate thlnss..turn Into living creatures, the chair. we sit on becomes a horse, the armchair is turned into a wild beast, a;id we ride a-hunting through endless drawing rooms, which are full of trees and un dergrowth, till the trees are suddenly turned Into people, who dance and laugh at us because we have come to the hall in attire so exceedingly scanty that we wonder how the servants could have let us In. The Xan'H IIcndtlrcNft. Very few persons, says a French pa per, know the origin of the headdress which so many 'inns wear nnd which hides so much of their faces. It was formerly the custom for convents to send nuns to the various cities and towns for the purpose of collecting alms, nnd, as a rule, two nuns, one old and the other young, Went to each place. They wore small caps nnd were popularly known as "Swallows of Lent." On a certain Ash Wednesday two of them succeeded in obtaining admission to the king's palace in Paris, nnd, though the monarch and his courtiers were at dinner, they did not hfc 'tate to solicit alms from them. Ono of the nuns was very pretty, and the young nobles who were feasting cast such bold glances at her that she b'ushed with shame, whereupon the kit g rose from the table and, taking his ;iapkln, folded it iu two and placed it on her head In such a manner that it con cealed her blushes. Ever since that day, It is said, this kind of headdress has been worn by nuns. A Shallow Suhirrrnue. "Why is that i)ii!.'ivssman so op posed to beautifying the city of Wnsh inftou?" "Well, he's constantly posing a a servant of the people, and he' afraid his constituents will get an Me.i tlt the servants' ijuarters are too luxu rious." Washington Star. Patient. "Well, Jones Is certainly a patient man, with a temper hard to ruffle." 'Tatient is no name for him. Why, that man has 'been known to go tut With his wife to select wall pair and ICO through the ordeal without losing his temper." Baltimore Herald. Man, like everything else that lives, changes with the air that sustains him. HAVE YflDU TRIED Thomson's Bargain Store 9 Dry Goods Read carefully a Money-Saving, Abridged Catalogue HATS Men SOX Good wearers in cotton, per pair, 5c UNDERWEAR Light weight for men, NOTE-Makc no mistake. This is indeed the "Bar gain Store" of Oregon City, located on Main Street, half block south of the Court House. The Fine Draft Stallion Will make the season of 1903 at my stable ! near Currlnsville, and dose to Eagle Creek, ! in Clackamas county at J6.oo to insure a i mare in fold. Description and Pedigree: ! Bob is a fine draft stallion, chestnut, good build, fine form and action and a sure foal I getter. He is by Imported Cubidon, who I weighed 2,16o pounds. He is twelve years o'd and in the very prime of life. He h-is maJe the season in this county fo many years, :id has as fine a lot of coalts and draft hoes as can be seen In this part of the world. If you want to raise the best draft and farm horses to be found I breed your mares to Boo. More.' is due .vhon mare is known to te in fo.;IJ or waited with. J. W. DQWTY, x Cur tins v I'le, Ore. Wanted. We would 1 Ue to itsk, throuu'h the columns of your p iper, if there is any person who lias used Green's August Flower for the cure of indigestion, Uy. pepuit and Liver Troubles that has not been cured and we also mean their re. suits, such as sonr stomach, fermenta tion of food, habitual costivenesa, ner vous dyspepsia, headaches, despondent feelings, sleeplessness in fact, aty trouble connected with the ptomvhor liver? This fhe'licine h:ts been sold for many years in all civilized countries, and we wish to correspond with you and send you one of our boks free of cost . If vou never tried August Flower, try a LlS cent bottle first. We have nev r km wn -jf its failing. If bo, something more serious is the matter with you. The ?.) cent fine has just ben intro duced this year. Regular size 75 cents At all drugL'fst. G. G. Ghken, Woodbury, N. J. Cures When Doctors Fail. Mm Vrmik Chl.usnn. Ft'rfOn, I. , wntei June Sth. MU: "I hud mnUrlft fever in vry b.1 foim wa under tvirunent bj doctor, but M "on us I lopiwl tnkinn Uielr moitieine the ft vtr woulb rt'lurn 1 uwd Minpl boltle of Horbine, fiiuiiil It Ii.1m1 m. Tlwii bouht two bnillM, which oomilt'ly cured int. I tel grat.ful to vou lor furnmlimi ueh plrudld im-dlrineai.il can honestly nvouimeiid II to llo sn(frl"i! from malaiia, wn' itiely cure llinu." Her bite, JOo botil at Charman A Co. EXECUTRIX'S NO I ICE. Notice 1 hereby given that the undersigned ha beeiUuly aon.niued by the Hod. Thomas t, Kvan. County Jud f fW.-kn w -omity "re gcin, tuvturii of the will aud estate ot Au !rtw P. Andereon deceased. All persons having claims aainst am estate are ri"iilied to present the same with vouchers at Hie olttee of w .nt.irtleys. l 1. and P. C. l.atollr. etie In Or City, Oregon, wilbiu tx uiouiUs from this ute ... , Puled tins May loth I'M UiSNi E. ANDR0!. Kxecutrix aforesaid. Tor Close Prices on Shoes AND Clothing? VESTS-Slcvelcss summer for ladies at 10c HOSE Ladies' and children's good cotton, JOc BELTS For ladies, black mercerized 25c HANDK'S--White and col'd, ladies, childr'n, Jc CORSETS -Sky. pink and gray, latest style 50c T. BLETS Fine values in writing tablets at 3c SKIRTSGood mercerized satine, special,' $1.00 SHOES See our ladies Vice kid at LACES-Wide, narrow, Val., Torehon, yd 2c RIBBONS Fancy silk neck ribbons, JOc T0WLTNG Good values in crash, 4c SHEETS Ready hemmed; fifty ct pillow cases and boys' crash or straw, 15c 7ic SHIRTS Soft bossom, fancy stripes. 50c CLOTHING See the men's suits at $5.50 TRUNKS and Telescopes at very close prices. Daily River Excursions OF OREGON CITY BOATS TIME CARD DAILY and SUNDAY Leaves Portland 8 30 A. M. 11 30 " 3 00 P. M. 6 15 " Leaves Oregon 7 oo A. M. io oo " i 20 P. M 4 30 " No Way Landings ROUND TRIP 25 Cents Oregon City Transportation Co. OFFICE AND DOCK TOUT OF TAYLOR ST. rhone40 r-ORTLAKD Su'iji'tlo uhinne wiMnm notice We are still in business at the same old place TRIBUNE, IVER JOHNSON AND DAY BICYCLES See our Truss Frame before buying: "IT'S A DAISY" Guns and Ammunition Blcvcle, Gurt and GENERAL REPAIRING A SPECIALTY OREGON CITY EICYCLE AND GUN STORE LAMB & SAWYER Main SUeet, Between 6th and 7tl Reduced Sit miner Hates . Excursion TheDonver 3t Rio Grumle, popularlv knofn the "Senile Line of tln V',ii,t," haa auuouuced greatly itMlurtM round-trip rilca from Pafilic Coast poinis for the benefit of teachers who will annul their vacation In the Khsi, and ileleitatea to all prominent Conventions N. K. U., Boston' A O. U W. at St faul: B. 1-. O. K., at Baltimore"; WooilmHi of America at In liainipol.s; Eaules at New York, Mystic Shrine, at Saratoga Seringa- K of P.. at Lonisvillf, and T. P- A., at Indi.impoln Tickets at the reduce,: rate will be bne I upon one fare for the round irip. but will be lol.l oulr eeriam (lays. Three ticki te will carrv stoporer privilege, on the goinp trip, KiviiiU'pajeaere an opiHiituiiity to vi.it Sail I.ate Cliv, utenwo.d Sirius. 1'olor.ido Sprinua aud Heuve'r; tnd will tie good to return any time within nliny W dara Passengers soiiiK via the IVnver Jl Rio tir'an.ie are given the privilege of .eturulug via a diffr- tii route. For the rate to the p 'int Tin wish to go, and lor 'ales of sale and other p-irlicuiars, as well aa u-r Uiisii'HK'd pamphlets, write, W.C, M IIi.ipe. lienernl Agnt, 1U Third St., Fctlaud Or. 3? of Extra Values in 12 k 12c 35c 2c 75c 5c $1.25 $1.50 5c 2z 5c 11c 25c 10c 25c 75c S650 15c 15c 50c 4-5c $1.00 6c $1.50 $2.10 10c 16c 8Kc m 50c I2c 50c $1.00 $7.50 Oregon am Union Pacific TO THE EAST Lie 0. R. & N. Co. gives the choice of T,S DAILY tIPli H TWO VIA ONE VIA THE OREGON THE GREAT SHwRT LINE NORTHERN 9 a. m. f, p. m 9 p. in. TO TO cAiTiAk-B SPOKANE nhNVPP MINMEAPOLIS CHICAGO and Vnd KANSAS CITY CHICAGO Ocean Steamers Leave Portland Every 5 Days For SAN FRANCISCO Boats Leave Portland Daily for Willam ette and Columbia River Point. Monthly Steamers to China and Japan For full information call on or address nearest O. R. & N'. Co. ticket agent or address A. L. CRAIG, O. p. A., Portland, Oregon Best Place on Earth. For wagons, buggies, har ness and all lines of farm implements. L. F. HOLMES CANBY, OREGON