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If ORICGON CITY KNTKIirUISK, FRIDAY NOVKMHEIt 2, 1900, " BOCIAL DUTY. ' flu ilnlill rln, Th i"Hal twin!, Iff lal; i mux a ilili(, III talnl ilnawil, llrf tall I I'M lftaal TIM liilllial talk I appalll!. Tin tyl, II" ilar, Ikt i In'" a, ll '!r- WUll lh (III fall' It.) Tan mliiMli at Wit, "AIM, Tint flirtl" ikI ilt tli ilaiwit Nil fril wiifil Mill I rt'in l'til ' ht't, KU lll'Mlflll In l. In lauly II' I llil til llieika, Mini Mint' Hit unit Hlia'a ll'f l ilulr, li-U A. (will Hii In Wninan'i Hum Co. lul -ft. A DIPLOMATIC ADVENTURE. w llnw an fTi.ri Wa Mail In Ob. lain I'uMMilua ' an ttir toller ami Ilia I la- ul I Tlirrauf. a . - V I una w nnderlng through Km ground if a Miinloii I'ltillilllnii one evening ft fit-ti ft ahnrl, forclini looking innti, !.itln'i! In i-vcnliiir iln-aa, nironrhi-d f n n ml anlil In a low foiie: "Ilno I llm liiiimr of aildrraalti,; Mr, Ifrcy Value 7" Mo handed inv a lillir, Baying ! fnj.tl X : "III' K'hmI ellollk'll to read till 1 iii-r. It will m rvi tu Introduce iiim I 'I lio eoiiiiutiiilintliiti bi from Count ntiiiilu I'l'liirtMt'ft of Mllini, whom I nl nlili'il aiiiiia iiioiitha before by rur fHii off fur tiliu faiimiia Greek I ut 110 fruui mu Ktigllah country house, li uni i'ry lirlrf Bin! merely said: I Mr- TVa Ulln will Inlf-lur o jtm mt fA ni, lltrt till M k ilt. U anal'ma 1.4 1 la unl.i'aka I f him a diSViill tmauu I ft, luid Mia ti.ai ;imi aft l ut tnaa la l-if y I ! i.u b la aft -ul Mil ll . "I. iUiii4 yuu all ajuxl NIum, I . yiut, li-"0. Wo lift Ilia exhibition ground tl lu-f. Cuius In my aUxlu. "In llm Drat place, my good air," h rii loliiird. talking In an exclti-d under- t .11 -"III till' Oral place I lllllal It'll you t'.nl llila hualticas U difficult alinuat to I (Miliit f liiiiHiaailillitjr. I'rl'lrtj uiurO' ) lit In it alHitil 3 o'rlixk Count ItuUtk ) 'iltt Mill cnuw tu Vv Hitrl or Kal Villi til omii lininl at lliu illlnr loI I I' llik' lil Ikiiim III iVrrjr alrrvl. May j.ilr, a ii-riulii li'itrr allt'aa'l to IU .irllii fnfiifc'ii nitu-r, It la alalutiljr S ital to mi- anil to tliv catiav I ri'iirrM'tit V at Hint li lii-r almiilil imri-r rm li It ' at 1 1) 0 1 loll. Bll'l I Bill t'otlillilaalulii'il to l".i" lo t tif ilinii wli.i ulll liaiid 1 .at l) ttr tu Inv Inlnct-rinrlljf a li imla It.' la in uiir fii not S a. 111. railnr an uuuauai ,,r llm il:linti ti nf illliliilliallc j " - ( 'iiiiinuiilrntliiiia';" i "Muat (-rtuliily It la, I. nt Hie count it tint I'ka ot In r iik ii. Tor llio 't f iiir yrara III fart. bIih-o Iio flrat raum t i i In' iinl.nn)'-lif Ima nin In tlio l .ililt of imikiiiik I lila ilix iiim iil I m l w ti u ami 4 o'tlm k I'rlilay iiioriiUik'-" "I iri-iitiii' Hint llm iilivlmia and ol4 f lil iiii 'l iih'IImhI of olilnlnliig th li't-ti-r I'jr fiirro la. mil of tin quraHon. Uttn f t lf 111' uilk'lil wn)lny llm mt on 1'iiKilnir llm li-ttrr. oiTniwcr tint nii'l furl wltli llm llm iiinrul." "I 1. a, ijultc tiai'li'aa, for It wimlil a.miitr iMrnn Hint the otitrrik'i' would 1 1 il:i. nvrrri altnoat linitii'llntrly, ntnl t.'.ni tin- cniiti'iiia of llm lilii-r woiilil In li li'k'rdiitH to IUtIIii. ilrfi-ntllitf our I'lntia liniKl ctitlrilr. No; Hm raai-tiif i f tin- n Imli' nffnlr. iny 'hmI air. la Hint tin- I. Mi-r ahuiilil U ri'innvnl ami luinil ul I" lilt' Wllhollt till' l-mtilKiy Miiir h:ii!ii Hit' lli;lili al kllow liilk'i' of thf f i. t." Nt t riioniliitf I wi iit to 1'iTPjr aln-i't. Majfnlr. In auri-f tin' rliiliiiaaiulor' li'iiim'. Thirty mil' Ivroy atni't. th iiniiinloti In iiii'tioii, wn n 'lull liHik l"U. I'rnr nl'O'ti' i-xm-My (ilinllnr tu llu' Ihrr lioliara III till alfi l. I'lli'ltltf tin1 l.iitin' on tin' iillii'f khlc of Hit alni'l vmih n illlnr Imx-llm rwcpinrti', It Mi'tiii't. whrri' 1 In rotmt wnii In tin' I, a!. It of tmailiiK voiiiiiiuiiUntltiiia to l!i-rl!ti. ' Mini tlm p!llnr I'ox turn n rvii'iitnclo inniiy a,iiirtMl tin- tnniirr woiilil linvi l i'i'ii ni i'iiv 11 atnol.lni; n i-lKntvlti', for wo hi hi almply hnvi- liml to ill- veil tin' iiilli'i'iniiii on tlm I'oiit nwny r.-imi the dirn-i bv iiirnim of n llctllloim jili util;i n illHiiirliiuiii', mill Hh'H wp mil Imvi' ilrlvcn up In n vnn ntnl urti-tl tlm dux nwny. Hut I omit think ;f nuiiii ihliii; rim'. I Ami thru ..f n KinMrii Hhti' fl:is1i. 1 poti him 1111 hli'ii. oninlnu wIh-ik'h 1 Ini'W not, luit It Hi'i'ini'il tu me Hint A Voice Hjiiihc In in j fill", niul thin In Vlmt It Nnlil: I "SuliMilti ti' nnothiT pllliir liox on tlm epl'oKiti' n'iIi' of tin' Hiri'i't. I'lncnnl tin- (. 1 1 t 1 1 tt liox with n fnt Hiiyltiu liiil H N ti'inpornrllv iIIsiimii ntnl tlmt li'iii't-H urn 10 ln pnHti'il oppimltiv Clonr ..In' HiroctH of tln p'lllci' In itii'iitm of tow ntnl wnlt Willi n vnn nt t!:i- cor jin-r of tlm Hiri'i't till tin' iliwiinii'iit I Jiosicil, Swoop iIiiwii. collnr tin' l'n niul ilrlvr-off." I I Jmnpi'il Into n rnl tunl ilrnvo to n ri'i-liiln hiiHti'lry In ili" Kiixt Kml whon p kiifw I Hhmiiil lltnl ph'iity of hi pnh. j vim for n fi-w (lollni" wonhl throw "Hii'iiiHi'lvi'n Into tiny nilvontui'i of tin' klml. I In 11 few wonlM I ron vryi'il to thi'tr. wlint I wnnit'il clotii'. Two of tin- int'ii ;t'titly fi'llowH, known n Jim Tluirsilny mid Itlll Knst, wnro to devoto thi'lr Jinwcra to (pinrrcllnir nnd p'ltlnc "run In" nt tin1 corner of IVrcy Htroi't. while aiiothor two worn to keep wntch nt tho roniorn of tho ntroi't. The nmnliilii Juan. Tom IIoijcih. wnn to nnHlnt hip In dcpoHltlnit the pillar !ox nnd roiuovlnn It when the time ennie. ! Tlmn a new difficulty nroBP. How an tho plllnr box to bo obtnlned? H "WLat ' ,n bo dono About gUtlnjj n bij" I aaknd ih nu n. Titer wna . I'iir fur a iiiiiiiii-iit, and tlmu ICaat, aimtihliiK hlx liiiiil, an Id (jrullly: "'I'ry old Itiiiiiiitt, tlm Iron found. r In (JuikIbi. aimt, wot got flv yi-nra' atri'lih for pnaNlii flu ah roln, 'Kb out on tiiki't now ntnl la up to miiklii a fumy plllnr l.-x na noon aa wink at ypr." Ilnvlliu lilddi'li llii iii bold ttmiiiaidrp at my illapoai.l for n mil liiatrucilona, I wriit airnluhl to (looilifn aln-i'l, wlu-ra I found tlm worthy Iti-mii'il In a aurly loooil owIiik to aliu kiii'M of Irailu. II ainlh'il hIh-ii I ii'lii d lilm If hit could build for in" n plllnr box to tlm Kovcru iiK'iit (nitiirn In tho tlmu at our nia- ioan. Hi nnchltiK hoinii I wrote? briefly to Jli rr tluakovlix InforiuliiK him of my 1 hciini and midline Hint I Iiomi to bnui tlm plllnr box and li tter anfi ly nt my honaii bviwct'ii 4 nnd fi on tlm fob lowing Friday morning. naked him to bi wnliliig nt my rialdiiic to r rt'tvn tlm tliM iiini'iit nnd to bring Ilia iirouiliu'd rt-wnnl with hlin, na I would only pii rt with tlm li tter In ciilini for tlm an urn. All wwit wpII, ami on llm following I'rldny morning tlm ran with tlm pillar box, my aaalainoig an, 1 myai lf act tut fur Teny airi-ei, wIhtp w nrrlvi-d a 3 1 0. I not Iced with antUfnctloti thnt tlm nlifhl wna pry diirk, which fact wna of con ran advniifaKi'oua. at otirt dlapalcliid Thurailay and Itiat to do thi'lr "ijiinrri'lliig act." tlm other two mi n taking up their phii-v at tlm tor tier of tlm atrrct. At 3 o'clock I heard loud ahouta and riirae priKtH-itiug from our two flli ti'U, niul a lnoiiietit Inter two police Ineti with biialelilng In tlm dlrfrtloll of tlm liulai'. Tlm con at lliua rlear, W ilrovo up to tlm r-tiibnaandur'a liouae nnd In a twinkling di'jMialied the dum my boi, which waa an emi t dupllcnta ttt th" ifi'iinl'm arth-l on the oppoalte atdu of tlm alnt l. "Now fur th" nolle of tetnpornry dlauw." I aald with a laugh, and to nn Inatniit aflrrward Hip Inotith of the getiulim plllnr box Waa rlowtd with gummed paper nnd the following in lice (Hialcd III front of the time table of (Miatnl d' llrrrli a; M.,ii Tala pllitr Ui brln( la Umpurarf ' Ih iul,!ir alll al.llc tif frauiut mm 0uiii!tii,4ia at tat Uniwry U,i a.f'a lha ruaL Mr wWr. Thla work rompleled to our aatlafnc- ; (It'll, my pnl ami I llmlx d back Into our van and drove iiolat leaaly down a aide aireet. from wblch we could watch all thni hnpt-iifd oulalde of Count Itodi'holtx'a inntialun. I roiift-aa thnt, liardi tied and experl iiied na I wna, a tt-rrllili' thrill of iierr otioii'-aa went Ihroiiifli urn aa I atixnl In thnt van with iny companion wnlt. lug. Tlip return of Hie pollcciiieit from tlm atalloii In-fore the coticlualoii of the biiatiu-aa would ruin all; uny. If a chniic youth on the wny home from a iln in- were niirneietl by the iiotle on Hit' ttix and lldcerp'l to lotik nt It. we Siilk'tit It eiimily o t-rthrtiw n. It waa lliiri for" with a feeling of re lief Unit amounted to Hiltle joy that I beheld at abolll M l"' the door of the hmiae opt-ti and a young mnii. evidently tlm riubnawnlur'a at-cretnry, glide Into the atret't. lie held In bla hand the li t- ti-r. Miid I auw hi 111 run up to the genu- , Inv Imii and (for nt II for a moment In Blirptl'm. Then, with mime expreaaloti which of eiiurae we could imt cntch nt thnt illatnnce, he -r"aed Hie rond and. hnv lug ileMialtel the Irtler III our IhiX. re- ( liltlntl with all a 1 fed to the houto. Nut a aoiil wna In alk'ht - the atroot wna alletit aa the grave. We quickly tore down the notice which hnd dulli' ( II a audi good aorv Ice and reunited the 1 pnHr from the iimuth of the box. Three mliiiitoa Inter we were driving wny quickly In the itlrectluii of my bo.iae. We arrived nt 4 a. in. and fouint llorr Moakovltx awiiltlug un In luteiiae ! rxclii'iiii'iit. j "Wtll." ho cried, goatlcullltlllg wltll , both liumlit. "will, bnvo you aiioceed , rtir IVrfettly." I replied. "Horv In tlm box nnd bore U the key. We have tint touched or looted lit HlP letter, belh'V lug It to If prlvnte." "You have noted wi ll." he n-turned quickly. "And uow to obtiiln tho lot- tor." With lunula that trembled no violent j y thnt he could aenrce Itue.Tt nnd turn the key the excited liinn klielt dowu and drew forth the envelope. Aa he looked nt the Mippi-rii rlptlon a cry of dlHk'UHt eHinpeU hi ll". nnd be tore It open. Due gliiliie lit the letter neomed to eiitllce, uud It tlilUHformt d hliil utieily. Me Htrode nertmn the I'lNim nml Hhook bin grout IWt In my fnce. j 'Tool Siinpleloiil llulieclle!" he yelled, i nch won! Inn ing the mnllgnlty of n blow. "You hnve failed lifter nil nnd iimde 11 fool of yourself mid me." ! lie tluug the letter nt me nnd ilurtod from the house, uttering cui'soa aa he rolled (low n the Mail's. ( , I took up the lot tor nud read theso words: Di rt Utry Aiini" - Jlam-r ulltln up lata tonllil, at rr unial, wlili tut -! teller rltln anil ah tike. I 'ave a Irw mliiin l "te I" aagr at 'dW I 'nirt II1I1 !!! .mil t II liavet nia, la rilth an i'lrli, Hi"" JK llrnl. ami I'traaa to nii'ei mt at Hie Mtrl'le an h at I atmrp neat Bun dle, Iroin ymir In win (laimoa. I nnv IIii-oiibIi the whole business nt once. The man wim merely a valet 01 butler, nnd the letter was A nervaut'a coiniiiunlciitloii to IiIh sweetheart In ntead of 1111 embassador' letter to hln government. We bad coino away too noon.-l'llthburg I 'reus. I A Roelnl Kornialltr. "W'hnt do you propone to do with this liinn?" wild the stranger lu Crimson Gulch. "Wo ain't jroln to do nothln to him," snld Haillesiuike Fete, "only Je' show blm that we don't feel under no obliga tions whatsoever. We're goln to take him out tin stan hltn up In n wagon under n tree with a rope nfoiin hi neck, nn then we're goln to drive off nn not hnve nny more noclnbnity with hlm."-Waalngton Stnr. 1 CitAZY .JOURNALISM. MEWbl'APtrW PUULIBHED 0Y LUNA TICS FOR LUNATICS. 1I I'lilillealloiia That Are laaeed l aiaillimiaea and Aailain Are Al tiioal r.nllrelr t'rrm Kritm Oloom anil Melenrltolla, I lolled here nnd there over tho i-nrtb 1 are mile colonlea wIiono liihnbltniita 1 Ire cut oh from nil liilercourao with the everyday world by their own I Idloayiiciiialea. CikIi Individual Uvea In a woild of hla) or her own creation, which, In the majority of cnaea, only I wo oulalde Ititereala ever aucceed In reiichlng -nniuely, the aaylum dixtor and tlm aaylum mngiilife. In aome cuMi a tlm til oof aheela are Just glanced at by thu bead doctor lx- I fore the mngu.lne goea to prean, but j they are writ leu, printed and publlnbed , by tlm lumatea tln inai lvca. I Although America pnxluced the flrat 'two lunatic JoiirnnU, to Kcothind biv ' long tlm cntllt of having atarted tho flrat i'iiH-r of thla kind which Ima aur- vlved Ha liifuucy. In fact, the birth of Junntlr Journalism took place wheu tho first number of The New Moon wna la- kuud from the ('rlchtoii Koynl asylum, Jiuinfilia, on lire. 3. 1HI1. Hlnce thnt (Into the following hnve been aucceaa fully launched: The Moriilnirslde Mir ror, from the Wo) ni IMliihurglj nvy bun; The KxceUlnr. from Jumna Mur ray'a Itoyal asjhitu. I'erth; The Fort Knifland Mlrmr, Urahamatown, Koutti Africa: The Murthly MiiKnxliie, frorii tho IVrth County aaylum; t inter tho Iioine, the iirk'uu of llethlehi'iu Itoyal Ifixtpltfll, loiubitl. Bud The Coiik'luiuer ate, w hich Ix loiik'a to the MlddletoWD aaylum. New York. Tbeae innk'iulnea touch the Journal Utle lik-al. aa. Ixlng wrltleii by the i-adern for their nmuseineiit, they can I Hit full to hit the xipulnr liiate. We find Hint thou mentnlly derntiged llko alMiut four tilntlia of their reading to take the form of travel and henvy proa artlch a of a atrlctly theoretical nature. The rest of the rotilelito comeo In order of qunutity aa follow a: Hu mor, local tiotea. xx-lry. chiefly In light vein; aprcml artlclea on local tbo- atrlcnla and fiction. I The inoxt striking feature attout , tbeae Jotiriinla la the almost total al at tice of clixiiii aud uieluncholla. and we have It on the word of the dot-tor ' of one of the leading asylums that thl ' la not ow ing to such contributions be- Ing tnlxxxtl. Hut now and axnlu out itiini a on n ptM-m or tab drenched will) 1 uieluncholla and morbid Insnulty. Io one of theee JoiirnaU apM-arisl a story written In tjie flrat penuin atxiut a hero ! undoubtedly the writer w ho bad hit ! bend twlateil round the wrong way. The coiik'iieuce wna be Invnrlably 1 bad to wnlk In the opxmlto directloo i to w hich he wnntcd to walk. Thla tor ' rlble fate hnuut III tu right through the tory, raualiig hlin to lose frlouda, 1 iiioiny and everything else which juan . holds dear nud ends up by his. lu bJa owti mind, murderlnir the girl who waa to an ve him from himself. According to the story, the herolno waa ktuudliig on the ttlk'e of a gn-at precipice. The hero lo standing near. Huddclily the heroine Ix-comcs giddy and totters on the brink. The hero trh-a to tlatb forward and save her, but of course runs the other way. Here cornea a bri nk In the narrative, w bleb j la tlulxhod by the foliliwlug aenteiice: I "And the gate of mi ti!oui fur those j mentally do ranged shut the writer off from Ida friends In the outer world." Apart from such liak'odlea as the above, the whole of tin-no Journals are anturuled w 1th humor. In one we find tho following among "Qu'-atloiia Wo Want Answered:" "W'hi'll docs the qtlet-n of Sheba In tend to rei"ogtil7.i' Hie royal rank of the Trlnce of WnlesT 1I.I 'Marie Corelll' really tweak the iloctor's nose? Why did 'KniiJI' throw the bull nt 'W. O.'a' bead during practice nt the m-ts?" For- 1 Imps It should lx' explained thnt the j cclclirmes roiorroti 10 unove ure iioi thoao known to tho public, but other persons who claim their persutialltlca and nro detained In the asyluuia for thnt very reason. A wilier In The Fort England Mlrrvi gives the following renson for bla de tention: "I met n young widow w ith h grown Htcxhuightor. Ulid the widow ninrrlod me. Then my father, who was widower, met my atepdaughior nnd married her. Thnt ininle my wife the mother In law of her father-In law nml made my utepduiigliter my inulher nnd my father my stepson. Then my stop mother, the stepdaughter of my wife. bud 11 son. Thnt boy wns, of course, j tiy brother, because he waa my fa- j tber's sun. He wna nlso the sun of my 1 wife' stepdaughter aud therefore her grandson. That made 1110 grandfather to my stepbrother. T;icn my wife bad a aoii. My mother li law, the step ulster of my sou, Is also his grandmoth er, because be la her stepson's child My father I the brother-in-law of my child, because his Btepslster Is his wife. I mil the brother of my own son, who Is nlso tho child of my Btep-granilnioth or. 1 hid my mothers nroiner-tu-iaw, my wife la her own cbiM aunt, my son Is my father nephew, and I in my own grandfather. And after try ing to explain the relationship In our family some Noven time a day to our calling friends for a fortnight, I wn brought here no, came of my own will." Another declares that be never foil ml rest from bin mother-lii-liw before, nnd ho Intend to hoodwink the doctor as long n possible. And yet another points out that It has nlwnys been the fate of really great men to be Ignored or III treated by their contemporaries, nnd that Is why he Is now detained. "For tho thick skull and those of lit tle sense are Jealous of my belli the first to discover thnt we could nil live forever If we would only wnlk on our hends Instend of our feet" Loudon Mall. WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW. TVf rn,m art hnliel, lU lli,it art tiw. I tit ami lltlrn to Hit arlnil Tlitt Mm (Min Mil llm l tlanl hill. I', rump mil Tiiii In a-i iniilrt"tit til utm Mdniit ml ai.'l l,w. Of I'liatiirn M In a laml unliixiwn, Tin fi unit tw,f, ami all la till). 'Tit li'-'! In lliirn In llm ln4 Wlirn i'int art liualieij aii'l llglilt aa l"W. When Unite tri ot haen rv,rra an4 f'rif, Tit wnrf . U Ml IwIiiim Tu mlta rwt eyr trUrt III (her tluma, 111 I'l'll I'ff lil art 11 If li' ft flml, lii ehcrltheil f.mt lliat (until th mlnit, kilt . ii.at wtr iiw lo klixti To II tni nilaa Ihrm im j ottm U mrttf wurk. Wli'i'd Itf Mivl WbA (tiixtt ar lift liar eonxi anil a'ltief yiifa nM Hailed rrent UapH Towa, "One of the funiileat experleucea la my hotel llfu," auld an old clerk, "wna that In whl':b a man registered hla name without writing hla town After It, aa la the cuatoiu. Wheu 1 called hla aileiitlon to It, be auld; '1 hadn't forgot It. but I feel a little bit timid about It. The last time I waa Away from home I regis tend the name of my town and the clerk nuked 010 what kinto It wna In. I got mad lo ! a litloute nnd wouldn't atay In tho house. 1 went to another bouse and registered from ISrooklyu, and the next 1 day I upix-iired In the pnx-r crelltc3 to New York. I showed It tu the cl-r at. 1 and In- 1 1 he chanced my place ot rmldelicc on the look bectitlae nobody ever registered from llrooklyn.' "I told the man be need have do fear of having tho Incident repeated In our place provided he wanted to write the tin rue. He auld be would thfnk about It And asked to le shown hla room, so I saw no more of him un til lute lu the night lie then asked me If I had an atlas. He studied It infinitely for a few mlnutea. measured JlHtiim-es with hla two hauda, like a farmer, aud then he called toe and pointed out the name of a town. I asked him If that was his. " 'It la the name all right.' be replied but I don't know whether the towo la atlll there. It la the looUilues1 town you ever aee, and when I left H waa grow 10 no fust that fanner a Is the adjolnln atate were btimln their fenrea to keep the town lrom growln right over 'etn.' " Chicago Intel Ocean. Waa Qr fleaa Haadaoaaef Blr Horace Walpole'a description ot the maiden queen, drawn from her portraits and from contemporary ao counts, la not a very attracUve one. "A pule Human nose, a hoadof ball loaded with crowtiB and powdc'd wlti diamond, a vast ruff, a vaster farthin gale and a bushel of s-artt a'e." bo saya, "the feature by which every Ixxly knowa at a glance th plctureo tif Queen Elizabeth." Hut notwithstanding that he did no care fur art and that, knowing be lack of It. she affected to despise bodl y comelluek, atlll she loved 10 mult ply poriralu of herself. "In them h could api'a-aj' really handsome." Yet If he boa licen flattered In the exist ing llkouesito of her he must hav been not merely plain, but a remark ably ugly woman. Ferhaps the trutfc la that with the most courtly Inten tion the painter of the time did nut know bow to prevaricate. "The queen." saya a foreign observer, "la fair, but wrinkled. Her nose la a little hooked, her lip thin and her teeth black. She wore false hnlr and that red. Her Ikikoih was uncovered, a all the English ladles have It until they marry." Thnt the paluter flat tered her In some degree we must Infer from that fact that she was fond of Ittlug to them, though she could not bear the sight of a mirror, which ao enraged her that her atteudanU wer obliged to hide their when she wa preseut. Art Amateur. When Women Plaved Cricket. The following Is from an article In the IiOiidon liouernl Advertiser of 1747: "tin Mouday last In playing the Wo men Cricket Match the Company broke In, so that It was Impossible for the game to be play'd out; and some of them belug very much frightened, and other hurt. It could not Ik? finlsh'd till this Morning, when nt Nine o'GIoca they will finish the same, hoping th Company will be o klud a to Indulge them lu not walking within the King, which wtll not only be a great Flea tire to them, but a general Satisfaction to the W hole. All Gentlemen and L. die thnt have paid to see this Matcl 30 Monday shall have the Liberty of the Ground to see It flulsh'd, without any other charge. And In the After noon they will play a Second Match, In the same Flnce, several large Sumr being dotioudlng between the W'omei of the IIIH of Sussex, In Orange Col our'd Ribbons, and those of the Dales, lu lUue. The Ylckets to be pltch'd b One o'Clock, aud to begin Flay t Two." Tae For th Cobweb. The colouel of a certain reg'.raenv who wn very strict on hi young of ficers was continually Inspecting their ...unnuuiii to BP if pvorvthlnir waa c,.au nuj ai0 to see If he could nud fault with anything. Oue day he In spected the room of nn otllcer who waa noted for his wit. He had nearly fin ished his Inspection wheu he uotlced a cobweb In oue of the corners nnd thought to himself, "Now I have got him." "What does this mean?" asked tho colonel The young otllcer coolly replied, "Wo always keep oue In case a man cutt his fl'nger." . Mlanpprebenalon. Guest What have you got? Walter I've got liver, calf brains, ptg' feet" Guest I don't want a description 01 your physical peculiarities. What you hnve jot to eat Is what I want to know. London Tit-Bits. The latest atyle It trimmed hat and price the Wat. Mint Goldsmith. Wwldiiiif atutionery, the latest style and finest assortment over brought to Oregon City at the Kstckfhis I Have For Palo the wonderful Rich ards Magic Htainping Tavl, any child can do your stamping. Mis Goldsmith. Hchalz, the liarrmasmaker, opposite the Electric hotel, keep a full line of barimaa and saddle of the best nuke, and doe repairing promptly and in a workmanlike manner. Price reason able, tf 00,101' KN0VT. Con irnption i preventable? ricinnco ha proven that, and also that neglect ia tuicidal. The worst cold or cough can be cured with rdiiloh'i Cough and Con sumption Cure. Hold on positive gur ntee for over fifty year. C. G. Huntley, Duuggist. hivchj'g Opera jloajSe ONE NIGHT, Wed., Nov. 7 Whiting and Willis COMEDIANS. Presenting tho Modern Comedy Clansic A Hindoo Koodoo By John Fowler, author of "Dakota" With the original New York cast, including Geo. Largen. Mattie Lotkette, Harry Byers. Prices 75c, 50c. and 25c. 60 YEARS' XPERIENCE yt v el Trade Marks DCtlCNt Copyrights Ac AnToowni11n( h(rb and AtrTArm mmf Qnckf tvavertJitn our inxnMtn fnc whKher a lnntion it prthhly fLfitt)l. CofntuunU'iv tUmtrictlTCiMifldritiaU. Ilandbnok oo Htenu ftTit f r. is mtittcj for Marunrtf palculft. 'iMitJi tMn ihnutfb Mann A Cix rolT 9fri twfk4, without cUnr, lo Ui Scientific American. A hanilanmelT IIIattratM weekie. Ijirreat tie rulaOnn of ar lentlfli? tiuriiaj. Tertua. & m yr ; "ur month, L bultl bjaJI nawadeaiar. MUNN Co.36,B- New York 11 ranch Ortioe. CS F PU Waabui;luu. D. C E. I. SIAS DEALER IN Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Spectacles. All kinds of repairing neatly done and warranted. lolofli-e 1HIS 'anby, Oregou Oregon heft Line The Direct Route to Montana. Utah, Colorado and all Eastern Points. Give choice of two favorite routes, via the UNION TACIFIC Fast Mail Line, or the RIO GRANDE Scenic Line. No Change of Cars. on the Portland-Chicago Special, "the best in the Weet." Equipped with Elegant Standard Sleepers Fine New Ordinary (Tourist) Sleeper Superb Library-Buffet Cars Splendid Diners (meals a la carte) Free Reclining Chair Cars. Comfortable Coaches and Smokers Entire Train Completely Vestibuled For further information, apply to J. R. NAGAL W. E. COMAN, Trav. Pass. Agt. Gen'l Agent 142 Third St, Tortland. Or. PORTLAND TO THE DALLES By the fast and com modious steamer Regulator Leaves Portland daily except Sunday at 7 a. m. This is the Great Scenic Route. All tourist admit that the scenery on the Middle Columbia is not ex celled for beauty and grandeur in the United StateB. Full informa tion by addressing or calling on J. S. BOOTH, Agent, Tel. 914. Portland, Or., Office and wharf, foot of Oak St. a Pii IM1 - DCtlCNt - - tenliiiin Line. EAST AND SOUTH TJIE SHASTA KOUTfi SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. Traina leave Oreiron City for I'ortlar d ami way ala(ionaatS:'J A. il. and fl:0.'l !'. M. I.V Portlsrul :30aI 7 S) p to Lv Oregon City O.IIam T.!lr Ar Ashland lL'.'ll am II :.".') a) Haramento ft:oo r at i ,XS a m " Han r ranciaco 7 1.1 r k h:IA a h " Ou'len 6: UAH 11:4". v. " penver :U) a M ():') A at " Kan.aaCIly 7:2.ai 7:'ilAi " Cliit-BKo 7:15am 0;.7)a " la A npelr I :'.H r it 7 :0o at " Kl I'aao :'K f M fl:ij r " fort Worth ;.'!Da H:.Wm " City of Mexico :M A at K:M ' llomton 4 ") A at 4 'KI A t " New Orleani :2f r i :2'i r M " Waahlnifton :42 rit :l-'At " New Yor lJ;43m ll.lit I'ulltnan aro) Tourlat caraon both train. Chair cara riacraineiitu to OKden an'l F.1 I'ato, and Km rial ear to Chicago, St. lniw. Near Orleana and WaahlriKton. Connection at han Kranciaco with e'-veruK leaniahlp II f t lor Hoiioliilu, Japan, ('In na, rbilltii'lnea, Central and hoath Amer'ta. 8ee Mr. K. K. H'xirmrarner airiit at Orex'in City nation or adilreas K, KOKH I.KK, O. II. M AKK1IAM, UanaKer, i. K. A F. Ak-ent. Portland, Oregon FOR CLATSKANIE Steamer G. W. Sliaver, LEAVES Portland foot of Washineton treet Moo day and Thursday at 6 a. m. Return ing leaves Clatxkanie on Tuesday anil Friday at 4 o'clock a. ra. Tbii is tho nearest and moat direct route to the great Nehalem valley. Shaver Transportation Co aBajaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaam-a.. tirBT TIKE SCHEDULED Aaaivi Chicago a.n lj,e. Deuver. Ft. . Portland Worth.Omaha.Ka- Special aa oty. st. biun, 9:15 a. ni Coii-aso ami Ka-t. l.. tlt Uke. tVi vee. Ki. . Worth .Oinal.a .Kan "a.m. City. M. l-oiii bi,-m- Chicago ami KaM. Atlantic Walla VVbi. lis I Kxprvaa loo, iHikane. Mlti-!ajn- 9 p.m. neaiHilis. Patil.!8-"- ra- llulutli. Milaukee. Chicago and Knat. Otemn teamslili 8 p.m. All SailinK dutr tub- 4 p.m. ject to change. For -an Francitco , Sail every 5 da I Dailvr.x Sunday. Columbia Eiver 4 p. ni. g p. . Meamera Ex. Sun- Satnrday To A;oria a d Way- day. 10 p. m. Undma. Willamette River 6a. ni.Ex. Oregon Cl'.y, Newberp. T- m Sunday Salem, Indepen t. 'un lence aud Way dy Landing. 7 a.m. W illamette and Yauihli I MOp-m. Tuea,-Thur Bivera Moo. Wad. and ?a:. Oreon Cirr. Pajrtoo and I'ri. auJ Wny-Laimn n. 6a.m. Willamette River 4:30p.m. Tue .Ih -r. l'ori anil to CuituIIU Tuettlhnr, aniba:. anl Way-Landmaa aodSt. Leave 8nak Elver Learo Riparia Riparia to Lewittun Lewiston 3:3." a. ni Daily Daily. 8:30 a. m. W. II. ilURLBURT, Gen. Pass. Aent, Portland Or SCHEDULES OF TIME SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY 80 nil BOl'ND. Train No. 11 " " 13 " " 15 9 :22 a. m. 4 :5' p. r . :14 i i... K0RTU BOl'ND. Train No. 10 " " 14 " " 12 9 h. .. 5:4') p. in TOSTAL SCHEDULE. BV SOl'THFRN PACiriC BAlLKOAl", Mail closes wring: North fl :,Vi p ir.and 7 :4."a m Mail closes KoitiK Souths :5'.' a m and 7 :2-' p tu XV KA6TSIDK CLKCTKIC LINK. Mail closes for Portland uud distributing points, 12 in. TTl ' Mail closes for Milwaiikie anil Bellwoud 9 a in. Mail arrives from 1'ortlatut 1 :30 p m. SIDK BOTJTES. Oregon City to Ely, Cams, Mullnn, Liberal anil Mollaln leaves at 12 in, aiikl arrives at 1 :30 a ni dnily. Oregon City to Heaver Creek, Shubel, CUrk, Meadow Brook, Union Mills and Colton leaves at 8 a m Tuesday, Tluirsilny aud Saturday, and returns on following days at 4 :3o p ni. bC Oregon City to Viola, Logan and Redland leaves Oregon City Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 p ni, leaving Viola suine davsat7 a in. Oregon City to Willamette, Staflord. Wilson ville and Graeme arrives at 10 :30 a ni and leaves at 11 :30 a m daily. General delivery window is open on Bnav day from 10 to 11 a ni, All letters droppad Into the box at the door is promptly sun I oll'Sunday as on other days.