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OREGON CITY COURIER, -FRIDAY,, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908
SOCIAL DOINGS OF
THE
Portland Lady Wtds Here
A very pretty and elaborate wed
ding took place at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Adams, Wednesday
evening, when Mr. Adams' sister,
Miss Oharlotte Adams was united in
marriage to Mr. Stephen Benton Oou
tare, ot Condon, Oregon. Over three
hundred invitatibns were issued and
very largo number or guests were
present. The home was beautifully
uoooratea with ivy and white ole
mutis, the ceremony being performed
in a protosoly; dooorated bay win
dow, the bride and groom standing
minor an immense showor bouquet,
marohing to this place to the beantl
ful strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march, Mrs. Kobort Palmer, cf Fort
land, presiding at the piano. Th
ring ceremony was used and was per
formed by Right Rov. Father Abbot
Thomas, of Mt. Angel Monastery, and
oocnrrea at 8 o clock.
The bride's dross, a beautiful lin
eerie cut en-princess, was trimmed
with baby Irish laco and real Duchess
laoe, the latter being an heirloom and
greatly prized. The brido's mother.
Mrs. A H. Adams, who was proson
trora banta Kosa, uaiitoriiia, w.is
dressed in a beautiful lavender clotl
gown, Mrs. John Adams, who gave
the wedding, wore a most exquisite
iann-colored broadcloth with .Persian
trimmings. Miss Adams carried a
beautiful bridal bouquet of brides
roses. A very olahorate buffet lunch
eon was served the guests in the dm
ing room, the tables being presided
over by Mrs. Linwoort Jones and Mrs,
William Shewnmt), Jr., assisted by
the members of the same nurse's class
that Miss Adams was a member of in
Portland. A substantial piece of the
bride's cake daintily wrapped in tis
sue, tied with a pretty ribbon and
adorned with a roal four-leaf clover,
was given to oach guest. Following
tho lunoheon the bride showered hor
beautiful bouquet from the front
stops. The bouquet was divided into
three parts, one bearing a lookot, an
other a thimble and the third a ring
the tliree parts were caught by Miss
Stumphor, Miss McKay and Miss
Oilman, Portland class friends of the
bride.
The presents wore beautiful and
costly and have been arriving at the
Adams home for noarly two weoks
from all Darts of the country and con
sisted of rich pieces of out glass, solid
silver and other costly gifts. Tho
gift from the groom to his bride was
a beautiful diamond sunburst, and
Mr. and Mrs. Adams presented a rich
ly decorated Havilaud china set.
Mr. and Mrs. Couture loft at a lute
hour last night for a Paoifin coast
bridal tour, and will be at homo at
Condon, Oregon," after September
Both.
me hnuo is quito won known 111
tliiB oity and has been one of Port
lnud's most popular and boloved
nurses. Mr. Couture is a capitalist
at Condon, and has prepared a brand
new nneiy iurnishea Home ror ins
bride. The wishes of their friouds
here follow thorn for n long and happy
wedded life.
Will Give Cantata.
A cantata "The Furies of the Sea
sons," is being arranged by tho young
folks ofthe First Presbyterian church
to be given alter hop picking time
and is under tho direction Of Mrs.
Geo. 0. Brownell and Mrs. Leon Dos
Larzos, whioh insuies its success.
Much Pains is being takon in drilling
and instructing the children in the
various parts, and Oregon City may
expect something nioo when this can
tata is ready to be given.
OLD TIME ZOOLOGY.
Tht Queer Insects Lwon Discovered
t In North Carolina.
In the Italelgh Btnto library is an
Interesting old voluiuo presented by
President Madison hi 1831. This quaint
book Is the first history of North Caro
lina, written lu 1741 by "John Lawson,
Gent," n surveyor general of tho lords
proprietors. The history Is well worth
readlug, but perhaps the most enter
taining portion of Us many pages Is
that In which Mr. Lawson describes
tho flora uml fauna of tho new coun
try, lie Is evidently the ancestor of
tho railway conductor who decided
thnt, according to the rules of the road,
"dogs Is dogs and cats Is dogs, but
turtles Is Insects."
"We will next treat of Beasts," savs
the historian. "The chief are the Buffo-
lo, or Wild Beef; the Tygor; the Bever;
and tho Bearmouse. Tho Buffelo Is n
Wild Beast of America which has a
Bunch on his Back. These monsters
are found to weigh (as I am informed
by n Traveller of Credit) from 1100 to
2400 weight
"The But or Bearmouso Is tho same
as in England. I hiivo put this among
the Boasts as partaking of both tho
Nature of tho Bird and tho Mouse.
Now I shall proceed to tho known In
soots of the Place.
"Insects of North Carolina: Aliena
tors, Rattlesnakes, Frogs, Vipers, Tor
tols, Tereblu, Rottenwood Worms (etc.).
"The Allegator Is tho same as the
Crocodile. After the Tall of tho Alie
nator Js romoved from tho Body It will
move freely for several Days. I have
named theso- among (ho Insects be
causo they lay Eggs, ond I did not
know well where else to put them."
FERN LEAVES.
They Are Valuable For Preserving Ar
ticles of Food.
The fern plant, which grows ahnoRt
everywhere, la an excellent preserva
tive for packing articles of food, fruit,
etc. Teoplo who have lived In Ens
land know that the F.ngllsh have used
It successfully for many years. Val
uable fruit, fresh butler, etc., are no
longor seen lu the English markets
packed In grapevine leaves, but almost
always In fresh fern leaves, which
keep the articles excellently. This Is
done where grapevine leaves are to bo
had In abundance. Every one posted
well In botany knows the high preserv
ative power of fern loaves with reft
ence to vegetable and animal sub
atances. On the Isle of Man fresh herrings
are packed lu ferns and arrive on the
market In as fresh a condition as when
they were shipped, Potatoes packed I
PAST WEEK
Quiet Home Wedding
A very pretty quiet homo weddin
occurred Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
at the home or Mr. and Mrs. A. Hoi
dnn, Jackson and Seventh streets, thi
city, when their daughter, Miss Es
ther Ulunobe Holdon,, was married to
Mr. David Haniack, of Mount Ver
non, Washington, the ceremony being
performed by ltov. It. J. Moutgom
ery, of Portland.
It was a very quiet affair and only
immediate members of the family
were present. The bride was dressed
in very pretty white iDnnsveiling,
and the ring ceremony was used. The
bridal couple, after congratulations,
took the evening train for their future
home at Mount Vernon, Washington,
the groom being a prominent young
attorney at that place.
Weil-Known Couple Wed.
Two well-known young people of
this city had their engagement dis
olosud Sunday last by Father Hille
brand, ot tit John s church, aim the
young couple wero narriod September
2nd, in the above named chnrcn
linth Miss Cor Ilia Iiene Chambers and
Mr. Theodore Buruette Davenport are
well known in tins city, whore they
huv lived for some tm,e. A rscep.
tion was hold'ut the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Chambers, West Side, following
the wedding. The young couple will
make their home on the West suio
whore Mr. Davenport has purchased
property and has already built a
homo. v
Coming Nuptials
Invitations are out announcing the
coming wedding ol Mrs. Matilda Ua-
uong Miller and Dr. Hugh S. Mount,
to take place Wednesday, Sept. 'Jtb.
at the home of Mrs. Miller's brother.
J. W. Ganoug, who is managor of the
fortJiind flouring Mills Co. . of Port-
laud, and who resides at 020 E. Bum-
side St. Mrs. Miller is the daughter
of tho late William Gauong a long
time resident of this oity and one who
was well and favorably known
throughout the county.
Mr. Mount is one of Oreeon Oitv's
leading physioians, and is associated
with Dr. Sominor. Following the
marriago, Dr. Mount will go on a trip
eaHt with his bride, to New York
City, whero he is planning to take a
prolongod post-graduate course at Co
lumbia College, Mornmgsido Park.
Pleasant Party at Mount Pleasant.
A very ploasant home party was
given by MrB. O. C. Warner at her
homo at Mount Pleasant Friday even
ing in honor of MiBS Roma Stafford,
who loaves this week for Monmouth
whero she has a position as instruc
tor. The evening was dovotod to
whist, the prizes being won by Miss
Homo Caullold and Mr. Ward Law-
ton. Light refreshments were servod
and all enjoyed tho evening immense
ly, i ne iiomo was profusolv decor
ated with pink and white astors, and
conuudrums was the game that occu-
nod the attention of the clients.
Those prosent were Mr. and Mrs.
Ward B. Lawton, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Warner, Mrs. W. B. Stafford.. Mrs.
Dan O'Niol, Miss M. L. Holmes. Miss
Clumoutine Bradford, Miss Ella Wil-
liuns, Miss Martha Koernor. Porcv
Oaufiuld, Charles Holmes.
II. L. Hull and familv moved from
their old rosidence on Main stroot
and lHth to Gladstone Wednesday
morning.
William Andresen is at the Coast
wliero he will remain a few davs aud
return aooonipaniod by his family.
In ferns' keep " many months longer
than others packed only In straw. Ex
periments mado with both straw aud
fern leaves In the snmo cellar showed
surprising results lu favor of ferns.
While the potatoes packed in straw
mostly showed signs of rotting in tho
spring, thoso In ferns were as fresh as
If they had just been dug.
Fresh meat Is also well preserved by
fern leaves. It would seem as If tho
UigMy preservative qualities of fern
leaves are duo to their high percentage
of salt. No larvae, maggols, etc., ap
proach ferns, as tho strong odor keeps
them away. New York Times.
IMPROVED BUCKET.
'For
Use In Feeding Stock and
Han-
dling Fluid 8ubstances.
A bucket of peculiar construction,
designed especially to bo used by farm
ers aud dairymen lu feeding slop to
slock and in handling of fluid sub
stances, has recently been Invented. It
serves In a sense as a dipper.
Tho arrangement Is such that It can
be filled by forcing It bottom down
ward Into r receptacle of fluid sub
stance, the hinged portion of the bot
tom being opened to permit the bucket
NKW BUCKET FOR FEKDING) STOCK.
to be (11 led and closed to hold tho con
tents until carried to tho place of feed,
lug. The contents can thus bo dis
charged Into a trough without wasting
It and without the liability of spiling
It upon the clothes of the operator.
The hinged portion of the bottom of
tho can Is operated by a roil extending
above the tip. which terminates In
a handle.
As the bucket Is carried by tho lat
ter, pressure la always maintained
upon the bottom to keep It closed.
When It Is desired to dlschargo the
contents the handle is pushed-down-ward.
m
X
HE ATE THE SOAP.
Garland Would Have Swallowed It If
It Had Killed Him.
Augustus II. Garland, who was at
torney general under President Cleve
land, was very fond of practleul Jokes
and during his term of service lu the
senate frequently turned the laugh on
his colleagues. Senators Voorhees and
Vest, with whom be was very friendly,
finally determined to turn tho tables.
Mr. Garland bad a habtt, like Voor
hees, of munching candy, and Vest and
Voorhees made it up between them to
take advantage of his fondness for
sweets to play their trick. They had
some tempting looking chocolate cara
mels prepared, with the interior filled
with brown soap. These they took to
the senate chamber, and Voorhees
placed them on his desk. The lid being
off, when Mr. Garland sauntered down
the aisle be noticed them at once.
"What have you tlfere, Dun ?" ho In
quired.
Voorhees looked up carelessly from
his writing and respouded: "Caramels.
Help yourself."
Garland ueeded no second luvltatlon
and, picking up two or three, placed
one In his mouth. Steadily he chewed
away, bis face betraying no sign of the
coufllct within him. This alarmed
Voorhees, who went to Vest's desk and
said:
"He's eating them, Vest! What shall
we do? The stuff will kill him sure!"
Senator Vest replied that It could do
no more than make him sick. Garland
swallowed the stuff, although ho was
foaming at the mouth from the soap
suds. He related the incident after
ward with great gusto aud said ho
would have swallowed it if it had
killed him.
FLY FOGS IN INDIA.
Plague That at Times Makes Life
Unbearable In Calcutta.
One of the evils of Calcutta Is tho
plague of green tiles, from which the
whole city suffers at certain times in
the year. Tho happy hunting time of
these minute Insects Is during tho late
autumn and early winter. They are a
serious nuisance both lu mid out of
doors. They wing their wny through
all the open doors Into the houses and
Into every room, making life unbear
able. Like most Insects, th6 Htllo green
flies have a great nffcctlon for the
flame. On occasion the Inhabitants
have found It necessary to put out all
the gaslights, even at a public dlnuer,
aud to take their meals practically In
deep gloom, Illuminated only by flick
ering candles.
Naturally It Is not at all pleasant to
go on eating with dense clouds of in
sects swarming overhead or, roasted
to death, falling about ouo in pattering
showers.
They seem to spring Into existence
from nowhere. Perhaps It is. almost
dusk when the lights of the street
lamps are becoming visible. Then
suddenly the air, which a moment be
fore was quite clenr, Is full of myriads
of green flies, drifting In misty patches
and obscuring the street lamps.
Often the number of Insects which
have been scorched to death Is so great
that little heaps of them collect insldo
the lamps, while bucket loads have to
be swept up from tho roads next morn
ing. London Answers.
Judging a Melon.
Is there any way for a purchaser to
tell a good melon without cutting aud
testing it? That Is exactly what an
export melon grader Is expected to do,
to Judge the flavor of tho melon as
well as the size. Tho best external In
dication lu a netted Gem and melons
of similar typo is a golden greenish
color, tho melon being deeply ribbed
aud thickly overlaid with rather coarse
gray netting, tho edges of which rise
perpendicularly from tho surface. Tho
melon should bo heavy. There should
be no ragged or broken stem to Indi
cate that the melon was torn from the
vine before It was ripe enough to part
freely. If one follows these points he
Is pretty sure to, get the perfection of
melon produced by the quality of the
seed planted. If tho seed 1ms come
from a tasteless melon the result will
be disappointing even with thorough
culture nnd tho best care in picking
and shipping. Baltimore American.
Bore and Critio Both.
Midnight came and still tho bore re
mained. "Do you llko music?" asked tho beau
tiful girl just to break the monotony.
'Tassloutttely fond of It," replied the
bore. "In fact, music will always
carry 1110 away."
She rushed over to the piano and
played several popular airs.
"You aro still hero," she said, turn
ing on tho stool.
"Yes," yawned tho bore.
"Hut I thought you s.ild music al
ways carried you away?"
"So I did music!" Dundee Adver
tiser.
The Value of a Good Memory.
If men only realized how great an
asset lu life Is a retentive memory
they would take care to see that their
children's wero properly (ruined. The
simplest method consists In learning
every day a few lines by heart. None
of our faculties can bo trained so easi
ly as that of memory. Stuttgart
Famlllenblatt.
The Pantomime.
'Top, what Is a pantomime?"
"A pnntonilmo Is a piece In which
no 0110 speaks."
"1 shouldn't think a piece with no
women In It would be Interesting."
Yonkers Statesman.
if you want to know
man is, Just ask her
Atchison Globe.
how old a wo-slstcr-ln-hiw.-
Ilow 10 Gel Strong.
J. J. Daly, of 1217 W. Congress St.,
Chicago, tolls of a way to Income
strong: Ho says: "My mother, who
is old and was very feeble, is deriving
so nioch benetit from Met-trie Bitters,
that I tool it's my duty to toll those
who need a tonio and strengthening
medicine about, it. In my mother's
case a marked gain in hVsh lias re
sulted, msiimnia lias I con ov rcoiuo.
and she ii steadily growing stronger. "
Electric Bitters qnickly remedy
stomach, liver and kidney complaints.
Sold under guarantee at Jones Drug
Oj.'i drug store. 60c.
IPENING
a fine line of goods as we have ready
cutting a fine, big melon; everything
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Copyright 1908 by
Hart Schaffner ic Mux
H
art Schaffner
Main Street
CONDITIONS
BRIGHTER
Farm Produce Coming Freely
Fruit Taking the
Lead.
EGGS NOT PLENTIFUL
Oregon City's Markets Offer
Better Inducements Than
Neighboring Cities.
The, market conditions in Clackamas
county are very interesting to the
careful observer. If one will note the
price which tho Oregon Citv mer
chant pays for eggs, which is 28o in
trade, as compared with tho price in
Portland, which is 25c, the farmers
throughout the county can readily see
the advantage of bringing ogas aud
produce to Oregon City merchants,
and also fruit, and hotter, for which
tho grocers are paying 25c to !i0o a
pound, while the wholesale prioo in
Fort land is 20o.
Early Crawford pouciies are coming
111 very rreely ana are soma tine,
The quality is superior to t lie crop of
last year, bnf is bringing a price nt
least 40 per cent lower than last
year's nice.
All vegetables, summer squash,
melons, corn, oto. , coming in very
treoly and the quality is "Al".
me generous supply ot iruit is very
noticeiiblo. Plums, peaches, pears,
grapes, prunes, apples, aud various
fruits aro brought iuto the city mar
kets in gro.it quantities, prices re
maining fairly good, considering the
quantity pat on the market.
Very little change in live stock is
noticeable, with a slight tendency
downward.
WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS.
Vegetables, Fruits, Etc.
Potatoes 90c per 100.
Oregon Cabbage, per lb lc
Oregon Onions per 100 $1.10
Fresh onions, 40c per doz.; horserad
ish, 7VjC 11).
GREEN PEAS 2c lb.
TOMATOES 40c box of 20 lbs.
SW EET POTATOES 2 c lb.
CASAVA $2.25 doz.
CANT ALU PES $1.50 crate.
WATERMELON $1.65 per 100 lbs.
GREEN P.EANS 3o lb.
YELLOW WAX DEANS 3c lb
Butter and Eggs.
HITTER Runch, 50Q 00c;
cream-
ery, (.(.'.jc roll.
EGGS 23c doz.
HONEY 12 Vic frame.
UONEY Strained, 7c to
9c lb.
Fresh Fruits.
APPLES 30c (jf 50c box.
FEARS at box.
PEACHES 40c to 05c box.
CU APES SOccu $l.n crate of four
baskets.
Dried fruits.
DRIED APPLES Quartered, sun
dried, tic; evaporated, (c; prunes, 7c.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
WHEAT 90c.
OATS No. 1, white $25.00; $1.25
per hundred. Grap Oats $24.00.
Fl.Ol'R Pat. hard wheat $5.00; val
ley Hour, $4.40; graham, $4.40; whoin
wheat, $4.40.
MILLSTUFFS Bran, $27.00; a id-
the good clothes season for fall, with such
' and there's enough for all of us. )
Hart Schaffner & Marx
have made for us this season the best lot of clothes we
ever offered our friends. There's a lot of new fabrics; and
the new colors are as varied and as attractive as ever.
Browns are again a notable feature; tans and grays are
very prominent; they're woven in stripes and plaids and
other attractive patterns, in an almost endless variety.
New models and new kinks in styles; new ideas in
patch pockets, buttoned flaps and . that sort of thing;
you'll find just what suits you. .In dark goods also;
blue serges and black thibets and the like, we'll show
you the right thing.
OREGON CITY'S BUSY STORE
ASK FOR RED TRADING STAMPS
dlings, $30;
shorts, $28.00; hay, $i
?lu.
HAY Valley timothy, No,
per ton; cheat, $8.00.
Live Stock.
STEERS $4.00$4.25.
HEIFERS $3,750 $4.00.
COWS $3.50.
LAMBS $3.75$4.50.
HOGS $5.50.
Poultry.
1, $150
OLD HENS 10 cents per pound,
young roosters 14 cents; old roosters,
8c; mixed chickens 11c; spring chick
ens (frys) 15lCc pound.
DUCKS 8c.
Dressed Meats,
FRESH MEATS Hogs 8c8 l-4c
per lb; veal 88c; mutton, 77Mc;
lamb, spring, 8Qc lb
HAMS Bacon. '15c,
Letter List
List of unclaimed letters at the Ore
gon City postollice for week ending
September 4, 1908:
Men's list Helsey, Milt ; Kuehu,
Wm.
Women's list Miller, Miss Tillie;
Patterson, Miss Mollie ; Stocker, Miss
Emma; Waldron, Mrs. Samuel.
NOTIOE OF APPLICATION FOR A
Liquor License. Notice is hereby
given that we will, at the next reR-
, ular meetiiw of the city council, ap
ply for a license to sell liquor at onr
place of business, 722 Main street,
for n poriod of tliree months.
ASTMAN & KNIGHTLY.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR A
Liquor license. Notice is hereby
given that I will, at the next regu
lar moeting of the city conuoil, ap
ply for a licenso to "sell liquor at
my place of business, Andresen
lildg., Main street, for a period of
six months. L. RUCONICH.
One of the chief witnesses called by
the senate naval affairs committee In
Its Investigation of the criticisms re
cently made as to battleship construc
tion was Rear Admiral Washington
Lee Cnpps, chief constructor of the
navy. Despite the assertions of Henry
Renterdahl and other critics of the
present plan of bat
tleship construction
Admiral Capps de
clared before the
senate committee
that American war
ships are the equul
of any In the world.
He said that during
five hours' firing In
the battle of the Sea
of Japan the rapidi
ty of fire maintain-
cu u me Japanese Washington LK
ships was only one- capps.
.l I.- 4. - t
fourth that maintained by the Ameri
can uavy during recent practice. The
admiral replied to many of the state
ments of Mr. Reuterdahl in the maga
ilue article which has attracted so
much attention and defended the poli
cy pursued by the navy.
Admiral Capps was appointed to the
navy from Virginia In 1SSO, and his
grade Is that of captain, but he ranks
as a rear admiral while holding his
present post
POLK'S GAZETTEER
Business nirectory of each Cliy.
rown and Villaira in Oregon nnd
Waahinglan, Klvmg- ft LVxoHjm tve
Sketch of each place. Location.
Shipping Facilities and Classi
fied Directory of each Business
and Profession.
K. L. vol K ft CO., Inc.
Senttle. Vh.
Drop in and look at some of them. Let us show you what
a fine suit jou can get for the price; and prove to you how
well it will pay you to have it. Every Hart Schaffner
& Marx garment is all-wool; and this store is the. home of
& Marx
Indian Blood
eg
Big Chiefs Dwcn and Curtis and
Their Recent War of Words Over
the Red Kan In the Washington
Council House of the Great White
Father. A A
llbj Indian war In the senate
which furnished Washington a
day's sensation, did not lead to
rue spilling or blood oa
floor of the legislative chamber,
the
nor
were any scalps taken except In a met
aphoriciil sense. But the way In which
the two Indians who wear the to;
Robert Latham Owen of Oklahoma and
Charles Curtis of Kansas, conducted
their battle of words was suggestive 0;
the kind of duel they might hav
fought in days gone by with toma
hawks as arguments and the scene of
the struggle the forest primeval. Too
BKXATOR OWRV, THB CUF.nOKEE, AS HI
MIGHT HAVB BEEN.
comb.it between the two senatorial In
dians was a reminder of the historic
quarrel -between the noted Iroquois
chiefs Cornplanter, or Gy-Aut-Wa-Ka.
and Red Jacket, or Sa-Go-Ye-l'at-IIa.
which means he keeps them awake.
So far as there Is a parallel between
the two Incidents, Cornplanter, the
friend of the white man. Is represented
in the recent altercation by Senator
Owen, who stands for putting the In
dians on a complete equality with'the
whites before the law, while Senator
Curtis. like Red Jacket of old, is sus
picious of the white maiu at least bf
the type represented In many living
near the reservations, who scheme to
get control of Indian lands. Old Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha
was keen and unrelent
ing in his efforts to match the cunning
of the white meu who sought to take
for you is like
in it is good,
Clothes
Woodmen BIdg
niui tu fcpie lueir iailds and toeir
birthright. That Is the role Charles
Curtis, the first Indian senator, would
play at Washington. He says it Is best
to go slow about placing the red man
on an exact equality with the pale face,
because experience has shown that he
gets worsted in a contest requiring
knowledge of civilization, so called
He opposes removal of all restrictions
upon the Indian regarding the way he
may dispose of his rights in land.
Senator Owen, on the other hand,
went to congress as an avowed advo
cate of removal of such restrictions.
In the clash between the two men of
SENATOR CURTIS, THB KAW. IN INDIAN
COSTUME.
Indian blood in the senate the other
day It was Insinuated by Senator Mc-
Cumber of North Dakota that the Okla
homa member had a special reason
for desiring such, legislation In view of
the fact that he has a ranch of about
8,000 acres, valued at about $500,000,
to which he cannot obtain clear title
until such restrictions as now exist are
removed.
Senator Curtis, who has Kaw blood
Postmaster Not to Be Hurried. I
A nobleman's new laud ngent and
steward, who went to live on the es-l
tates about fifteen miles from Grana-j
da, sent letters to the village nostofflce
every day for three weeks, but got nol
replies, 'llilnklng this verv stranee I
he rode over to the village and Inter-'
viewed the postmaster.
Oh," exclaimed the nostmaster.
you are the new agrot on the ducal
estates! Well, your letters are nil safe.
The villagers rarely write letters, and
as I have to ride on my donkey four
miles to the railway station to catch
the mail train you don't suppose for
one moment, do you, that I am going
to undertake this pilgrimage everyday
witu your stupiu letters? I have them
all here In a broken jug, and when the
Jug gets full I shall take a ride to the
station and post the whole lot at once."