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(Copyright, 1902.)
CHAPTER I.
THE OREGON "DESERT."
From the north boundary line to
the south boundary line of the state,
there Ilea in Eastern Oregon a strip
of territory about 400 miles long and
. about 200 miles wide, which was
once known as the Great Oregon Des
- ert, and through which ran the old
Oregon trait
t This desert, unlike roost deserts,
contains many oases. There are run-
n!ng' streams of pure water, and uu-
meroug springs boil from the side of
the mountains and rise even from des-
' rt sands; and wherever this water
touched the fertile soil, beautiful mead
ows of native grass greeted the eye
of the occasional adventurer.
! ' Bat these seemed few and far bo
tween tn early days; and for lack: of
knowledge of their location .many
weary traveler lost his way between
them, and his bleached bones for
many years afterward marked the
last .place where he laid himself down
to rest "
Even In these dava when much
ot the ground, access! Die to water, is
occupied by the pioneer homesteader,
- one may travel a hundred miles or
,x : more without encountering a single
-s j. human habitation, or living thing.
' vThe Oregon desert Is practically a
, succession of mountain plateaus. It
la at a high altitude at every point
Io reach it from most any direction
one must climb a great mountain
range,'' and meander at intervals
among snow-capped peaks and through
rock-bound canyons and gulches; and
to cross it. one must traverse wide
stretches of barren plains that never
taste of water, except from the melt
ing snowg of winter, and must also
. .encounter lava beds and walls of rock
'seemingly Insurmountable. These
ii:fJans remind one of a huge extinct
Nofcanic crater, although they cover
.thousands ot acres In area, and It
takes days of travel to cross many of
them. . They vary In stxe, however.
'rcW'bm!iil plateaus of a few acres to
the Illimitable outstretched plains. But
V , Mhey'H bear the same characteristics.
The traveler, whether passing through
'4' small basin or a great plateau. Is
rtnrcfc with .same impression. A wall
J - 1. . thAsA la.
jt ..... . .
i, isins.v or'.." plateaus and sepa
.rates one from another. These
walls consist of rocks piled upon one
riothec with masonic care, the joints
being broken as perfectly and smooth
ly as. if done by skilled human hands,
and thev rise neroendlcularly from ten
to two thousand feet into th air. and
to. make .them the more difficult of
; aeeem1, a thick' layer of flat rocks lie
.flJonx the top of the wall extendlog
'J?uf rfn either aide Into wide eaves and
. .EheUacisg them like the rim of a hat,
v ' or the eaves of a flat roof, and these
areVM n rimrocks.
While they appear to .be. a succes
sion-of plateaus. Independent of one
ar-other, and In nowise connected
whereby one might scale the walls
. which separate them, yet, with sel
f's orf Jn' exception, rtatuTe has come
to the .cascne, and by the same pro
cess through which the great upneav-
. .eU were caused and these mountains
1 6f fava rocks and plains of volcanic
. a.-hes . .were formed, serpentine
"6rpe8 "canyons and gulches had rent
4 "the walls, and through these the trav
elejvnay.fln(t.h.is way from one basin
to another.
The smaller plains were the scenes
of many conflicts, and were often
.,; place of great slaughter in early
days. Bands of deer and antelope
ofteji. wandered into them, and the
watchful Indians came upon them,
ind guarding the onlv places of out
ictf would charge down upon the en
i caged animals and slaughter a whole
bend. And theBe animals were not
. the, only . victims to Indian cunning
and bloodthirstinejs. Many an im
migrant train whose members had
be&ome exhausted and careless from
want of proper food and water, to
'' ' . rcihei. .with, the care of their Jaded
tn'mals, reduced to mere skeletons
from plodding through the burning
. sands -and drawing heavy loads over
. the flirfty rocks, , without feed or
"rater, while passing through . these
canyons and beneath the rimrocks,
j. came under a shower of poisoned ar--rows-that
left death along the trail.
- " The- Jieaps of rocks in the gulche
.;and" canyons,' and tht little mounds
scattered over the plains, are yet In
dexes to many of these sad stories.
, Captain Jack had his territory, and
bad some principle, although he died
or the, gallows, but the marauding
' chiefs,' Egah and ' Paulina, knew no
bounds of territory and knew no
limifc-for crime and bloodshed. The
peaks, buttes, streams and canyons
still bear their name? from one end
of the, desert, to the. other, and there
'js ho 'landmark that guides the trav
eler through the plains that does not
' TecMl sdme memory of the terrible
, ' ri Hurra nx:or; , vj luicis uuu men
bloodthirsty ' warriors, and many of
these were committed even after the
arrival' t)f the bold and determined
GVmerali Crook. -
Biitjfl, earjy, days wherever there
Vas water and natural meadows, ani
mals of all kinds flocked. Horses and
cat-wew plentiful, and wild game,
' YiVm the monarch grlzaly to the com-jupnjiatkrabWt--
Uckidlng elk, deer,
Antelope, mountain sheep, mountain
. Hons, cougar, coyote, -'wildcat and
marten roamed at will, and were sel-
" ' " demf-eeer- disturbed b the hand of
man. The flesh of the game animals
was the' tenderest and best, while
" the furs "produced in this section
were considered the best In the mar-
. Vet. ... ,, . .
it was the paradise of the hunter
V CHAPTER n.
tStU&XOKD OF THE DESERT.
r j.- center of one of these
ptateaBsv ' comainlng hundreds of
thousands of acres of land, is a low
round mountain. . t rom the distance
It looks like a mountain peak, and is
ct41e-lQnnt Juniper, but. from its
base to Its summit it, is only about
one thousand feet Its south side Is
covered with runty evergreen of the
Juftjsfei apeflies, from hlch the moun-
. taiQ takes itsiiame, while the summit
an!l iiv and "north and west sides
ere. barren, and huge boulders lie
plied Tipon one another, and deep can
yaaui4heiivway down its sides.
la the canyons on the south Bide
' numerous springs boll forth and Bend
their, waters dashing over the rocks
t the plains below, the molet from
v -" which produces ft meadow at the foot
of the mountain of several hundred
t.40k-,A Umrn M wuBso wuw at-
t-rhed to Juniper posts, protects this
meadow from the stock for which It
is not intended.
At the foot of the mountain, and
sui rounded by tall casters of Juni
pers, is a large sinsie-story ho-ie,
liiilt of the rocks that from time to
time have rolled down the mountain.
To the east are stables, corrals, hay
racks, watering troughs, and all the
arpurtenances of an o'.d-tlme western
rrnch. To the west Is ft garden spot
lirigated from pljvs that run from ft
reservoir fed by spriigs higher up
the hill, and tn the rear Is a young
orchard where every indication points
to the fact that the t:ees ftre being
nurtured and cultivated for experi
mental purposes. In front of the great
stone building beautiful walks are laid
out along which shrubbery, roses and
flowers of many varieties grow, with
a beautiful green lawn for a back
ground. Fountains play in the sun
light through the beat ot the day.
and the Ice-cold spring water is thus
ttmpered for the tender roots ot the
young vegetation.
The grounds about the house. In
cluding orchard, garden, stables and
cowsheds, are inclosed with rock
wall several feet high, with loopholes
here and there In the wall, which
show that the place was constructed
with ft view of being able to defend
itself in case an attxek was made
from the outside.
But it Is the interior ot the house
that the reader should see. In th
front room there are easy chairs,
lounges, tables, books and writing
materials. On the walls there are
pictures. To stop hore one would
imagine himself in ft cultivated home
In a thickly settled country, but tn
glancing further one sees reminders
of the fact that one Is tn reality In
a frontier place of abode. By the side
ot the outer doors stand tho latest
n.anufacture of rifles, and guns of
all makes hang In the racks over the
doors and about the walls. Large
revolvers swing from points here and
tliere like ornaments, while numerous
varieties of this deadly weapon adorn
tho tables in the room.
In the main bedroom this same
p.bundance ot firearms exist, and in
this room, as In the front room, s
large table stands in cne corner and
upon it is fastened all of the latest
lu'proved apparatus for loading and
reloading cartridge shells, and an
pbundant fupply of ammunition Is at
hand to withstand an ordinary" siege.
The other rooms of the building are
only ordinary bedrooms, showing the
luck of care and attention usually
found in batchelor's quarters, while
the dining-room and kitchen are large
and spacious, and a. large supply of
provisions are stored away to keep
a large number for an Indefinite p
riod. The front bedroom, like the
kitchen and dining-room, is kept ' In
perfect order. .These and the front
room are frequently visited and occu
pied by the owner, and they must be
kept intact, or the derelict may- suf
fer more than a storm of words. But
the other rooms of the house present
a different aspect; tha beds are un
made, and men's wearing apparel are
scattered about the . floor; broken
matches, half consumed candles, and,
in fact ft general miscellany of un
important things make up the debris
of the rooms. But there is ft deserted
appearance about the place. Save a
slight noise from the cooking apart
ments, occasioned by the work of a
stout, round-faced Englishman, who
might be taken for almost any age,
and who does the work of chef, cook,
dishwasher, housekeeper and man-of-all-work,
in performing his routine
labors, no other sound is heard.
But there are two occupants of the
place at this time. In the front room
a man sits in a peculiarly-constructed
chair tn deep meditation. An anxious
look occupies his countenance, and
now and then ft cloud seems to ob
scure his whole face. It lights up
with a beam of pleasure for a moment,
as if the way looked clear to the
thinker, then the clouds again, fol
lowed by gleams of light and grimaces
caused by a tortured conscience. The
chair upon which he sits Is a home
made affair. It has huge posts and
high back, with Jong, awkwardly-constructed
rockers that give it the ap
pearance or Having been made for a
giant The front post extend tip
almost even with the arm-pits, and
support wide arms so broad that
they look like tables. In the left
hand of the man occupying the chair
Is a book, but the thumb only marks
the place to where he has read and
his arm lies carelessly on the table
like arm of the chair. On the right
table, or arm of the chair, sits ft gob
let half-filled with old Scotch whiskey,
the right hand clasping It gently. Al
though the glass ts conveyed to his
lips occasionally It Is never permitted
to become empty, ft demijohn within
easy reach being drawn upon ftt In
tervals when the fluid runs low In the
glass
The chair does not only look as If
II had been made for ft giant, but ft
modern giant does occupy It, Six
feet three, when standing, large
limbs and spare hands, the man shows
wonderful strength, though his con
stitution has been battling with
Scotch whisky and a remorseful con
science for many years. A broad
mouth, long nose, deep set eyes, large
ears and high cheek bones show as
plainly as does his brogue that be Is
a Scotchman. Like his servant of the
kitchen, he might also be taken for al
most any age. His smooth-shaven face,
reddish complexion and close clipped
nair, give the casual observer the titt
presslon that he Is not more than
forty, but the wrinkles In his face
and neck, the Inevitable markers of
time, and the solid grey that Inter
mingles the light red hair, tell the
close observer that he ts at least
sixty. If not more.
"Will she make It here without ft
fir
lie sat In high-bached home-made
chair.
mlsshap he mx.ttered, with an nv
tous look upon his face, and thn tn
almost inaudible tones, "What will be
the result If she reaches this place
: saMy? But she will never do it!"
nad he took quaff from the goblet
to relieve the terrors ot his soul,
which were depicted tn his face.
CHAPTER III,
A Midnight Surprise.
"And how did you leave dear un
cle?" Inquired ft young woman la ft
oice of innocence.
"Oh. tn the very best of spirits re
plied ft rugged frontiersman, covered
with the dust of the plains.
"And how long shall it be before
we reach his placet" Inquired the
same female voice.
Within about two days that Is tt
nothing happens to prevent It re
plied the man.
"But nothing can happen to prevent
it except an extraordinary event, can
it inquired the girl assurlngly, and
continuing as If to remove all doubt.
you look fresh, your men are all
fresh and your horses look as If they
were anxious to start on the return
Journey."
'That is all true. Madam, but in this
country we never count on anything
until It's accomplished, and the 'ex
traordinary Is likely to happen any
time."
"Oh, then ftre we to bas through ft
dangerous section?' Inquired the
maiden with some alarm.
"No, not particularly, but when the
Snakes are skulking among the rocks
they are likely to strike at any time,"
replied the frontiersman.
"What kind of snakes ftre they," In
quired the young woman . "I have
read of your American snakes," she
continued, "and know that there must
be very many varieties, and that they
must be dangerous but never read of
them biting people on horseback."
"But these Snakes bite at any time
and at any place." replied the man
v,1th smile. "They prefer the dark
however, and more often strike from
ambush. To be plain with you. Mad
am, and you must bo nervy girl to
have crossed the ocean and come this
far alone, the Snakes I speak ot are
Indians, belonging to the tribe of
Piutes called Snakes for the very rea
son that they strike from ambush."
"Then are we In Imminent perll7
Inquired the girl with self-possession.
"No, no, not that, Miss, we might
make this trip a doten times without
being molested, but the Snakes ftre on
the warpath now, and while cattle
stealing and horse stealing Is their
principle object they are-not averse
to bigger prey, especially when the
odds are In their favor. They go In
small bands, though, and our boys are
capable of holding their own with
most of them. As tt Is getting late
and we wish an early start la the
morning. I would advise you to retire
and get a good rest, for ft couple of
hundred miles on the back of a cayuse
will prove task for.ft tender young
lady like you." and as the young wo
man walked away to her tent, Dan
Follett muttered to himself: "A
pretty fair flower to be plucked by the
Flutes!"
(To be Conttnoad.) .
Egyptian Girls at Play.
In her "Recollections of an Egyptian
Princess" the author describes a little
game at romps In the garden of the
palace which discloses a , very cloas
touch of nature. The princess was
seated near a little lake, which had
been constructed In a serpentine shape.
winding about under rustic bridges.
8be was laughingly scolding one of
her attendants, when the -girl broke
away, crying out "My mistress ts an
gry with me! I'll drown myself J" and
rushed into the water.
The princess called out "Oh, stop
her! Stop her! and three or four fol
lowed Immediacy. But the flint knew
well enough that the water was not
more three three feet deep, so she bad
done It for a Joke, and she turned
round and threw water In the faces of
her pursuers. . ,
The princess bad seen the Joke di
rectly after the cry bad escaped her,
and now Joined heartily In the fun,
and 'urged others to help In the cap
ture. . The general harem dress when
warm weather set lb was wbite Indian
grass cloth, mo-e or less fine, jnade
loose, and confined at the waist by a
colored sash, a ribbon (o match being
usually worn round the throat end to
tie back the balr.
The dress could not be hurt by the
Immersion, but the ribbons might be
spoiled. Borne were seen to cast a
glance on their pretty ties, which was
a signal to those who saw the look to
rush upon them at once and push them
In. -
There was nothing but screaming
and laughing, several disporting them
selves In the water, others pursued all
over the garden, met at the cross
paths, turning and doubling on their
pursuers. The princess clapped her
bands with delight and laughed unre
strainedly, and the girls themselves
were Immensily pleased with the Joke.
RADIUM 18 DANGEROUS.
Is a Bonre of Powerful and Scorch
ins Roentgen Bars,
The rare substance radium has been
brought Into much prominence of late
oy me investigations of Becquerel,
Curie and others. A constant umirca
of Roeutgeu rays so powerful that It
snouia be carried In a lead tube to
avoid danger of burns, Is a bit start
ling to say the least snd while Its vis
ible radiation is not strong, Its extra
ordinary properties are enough to set
one thinking strenuously. The real na
ture of the radiations is, of course, In
volved In the same mystery that sur
rounds the Roentgen ray.
In spite of the very large and val
uable body of work that has been done
upon this subject, the ultimate nature
of the phenomena Is still very far from
a satisfactory explanation, since sev
eral hypotheses meet the facts fairly
well, and no one of tbem cao be vert
fled without Involving still further hy
potheses as part of the argument. But
the behavior of radium opens a beau
tiful vista of possibilities,
What would happen In the art of 11
lumlnatlon if some one should bit up
on ft luminous paint fifty times as bril
liant and permanent as the ordinary
calcium sulphide variety? If one bad
only to expose the llgbt-glvlng body to
sunlight or bright daylight for a few
hours to obtain, storage or energy for
the evening, how the electrical arts
would get shaken up? And yet such
a discovery Is tar less Improbable, says
the Electrical World, than some that
have actually been made-like Mols
ssn's diamonds, let us say. But dia
monds are no cheaper yet and do not
narkle galore on every fair bosom.
RANQE OF THi RAMAP03.
A Will Klo L)le CIom to New
, iork City.
j Who would believe that within thirty
two miles of New York city there are
mountain dwellings In a district so wild
'and rough that tboy are Inaccessible
J even to the feet of pontes; that no prod
uce cnu be taken out to m supplies
brought lu from those farms save on the
tacks of tnou; tlml the people gain their
I living by Witting baskets, wooden
spoons and such lljsht articles ss tbey
cuu trausiwt on their shoulders; that
, even the bodies ot the dead cannot be
taken out, but must I burled lu the
forest or In the yards of the mountain
cabins? A region where the people re
as primitive In their ways, though not
so lawless lu their tendencies, as the
Tennessee uiountnlueers? lt Is hnrd to
believe, but It Is true.
When, In the middle of August, I
pitched my tent on the easterly side ot
the easterly range of the Itauiapos, lu
ltocklaud County, close to a mountain
stream, I did uot kuow that Just over
the range of these wild mountains de
scendants of the Tory rangers of 1770
were yet to be fouud. I did uot kuow
that the higher reaches ot the moun
tains were tolerably full ot rattlesuakes
ot great stse ami beauty. I did not
kuow that the wild dogs lived up there,
I only perceived that the hills were
beautiful, the air pure and Invigorat
ing, the woods practically uubrokeu
and the streams clear and cold, t per-1
celved that tliere were no swells' places
ay where tn the hills, and that tho wood
ranger's pasturage was unbroken. The
people whom I met were cordial, smil
ing, unsuspicious. I liked Katunpos as
the result of only a glance, and liked
them still better after a camping ac
quaintance of a couple of weeks.
It certainly did not decrease my In
terest to kuow that, beginning some
twenty or more years ago. sundry do
mestic dogs ot large slxe, finding In the
Ramapo woods no one to say them nay,
bad fled from the lowland farms to the
hills, snd had. after going quite wild,
started a breed of creatures which has
now taken on quite s type of Its own,
New Vork Mall and Express.
Mrs, Tlumphrey Ward enjoys the dis
tinction of bolrg paid more for her lit
erary work than any other woman uow
living or who tver lived.
Mnrln CnrAllI ( ermttffxl tefth aavlnff!
i eanrt m h nnner. tut Kintin. h..
gone up Into ScotlancMo And material
for new stories. The Idea of anybody
trvlrnr to wrlt of Scotch life after Sir
-iiii wif
Rest In Hs ordinary acceptation. Is a
comparatively unknown quantity lu
Edward Everett Ilule's busy lite. Few
are the days In the total 3ti5 but what
are more or less tntersliot with work
of some sort or other. True It Is not of
the laborious order, rather tt Is of the
kind that makes deeper, more Insidious
Inroads mental. Intellectual, spiritual.
Miss Sarah Orne Jewett dearly loves
flowers, spending some of the happiest
of summer's hours working among
them In an old fnaliloned garden back
ot her home. This Inherent love of ev
erything wholesome, combined with
her sympathy and devotion to the peo
ple of whom . he writes, are what make
ber stories so r-al o pungent with the
breezlness and odor of the sweet-small-tng
pines of the Mulue woods.
Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth's first
story, Itetributlon, published In 18-10
In the National Era, and which Is said
to have been the first novel published
serially In tlii-i country, was not writ
ten for pure financial gain, but simply
to Inflict upon the public the fact that
another author was born unheralded
by the usual story of hunger and the
"garret." It ts a fact that her novels
In the Bostou public library are re
bound oftener than any other works of
fiction.
Some one quoted Robert Louts Stev
enson In bearing of Marts Corelll hav
ing said that no one with a family to
support ever ought to attempt to write
unless he has an assured Income from
some other source. Miss Corelll blazed
with Indignation, "It makes me so
angry to bear writers who have promi
nence talk lu that manner," she said.
"1 have made a success, I have sup-
ported my family, but I don't think'
you can do It . You'd better not try It
It Is like a man who has climbed to
the top of a tree, saying to those be
low: 'It is true I have reached the top,
but It Is very doubtful if you can dt it
and the limb might break If you old.
Don't attempt It; stay down there
where you are.' I have no patience!
with such conceit If men and women
think tlfty have talent for writing,
let them try and keep on trying for
bow else can they ever find out the
tn,tn' '
Poorly Eqnlpped.
There are some pleas so moving that
lt would take a heart of stone to resist
them. Squire Patterson is the only rep
resentative of the law in a New Eng-,
1nA I- 1 M A. ,.
latratton of Justice not only from bis
neighbors, but from many of the dwell
ers on outlying farms.
One dav a widow, known tn htm am a
shiftless and complaining person, way -
laid him in the postofflce.
"See here, square," she said, queru
lously, "I want you should say some
thing to Nathan Boggs that's got the
farm next mine. He's told It round that
I don't keep my bens at borne, and that
he'll have the law on me If I don't, on
account of bis corn. And I want you' to
put lt plain to him how that he ought
to have more patience, considering he's
got sons to help him and money laid by
and what's all; and everything I've got
In this earthly world Is one cow and
those bens and six bead o' gal children
that can't throw a stone straight!"
: When we hear of a man performing
a brave action we wonder if the story
is true; we know of so many cowardly
tricks being done every day,
ACIRLSS DIISE'S
!-vw , - N-v-..Ji? ' " 1 'l 1 111 mwi
L -
Slgnnrs F.U.'Rnora Inse, the great Italian sctresa, dilTwrt from many of lirr -flstrs
in t leant one nnpot h does nut swk publicity. To b sunt, her man
agers, iMvUlly when ah la on au American tour, u frvrjr Icgltlmat effort tn
keep hr tx-furt the pnhlic, snd D'Auuimtto's book, which rollectwl so Utile crwllt
tiMin lt author, brought her minis Into prominence In s wmittthnt regretful r,
but this ww not tha fault of tlx setrena. 8I Mimg, In s setiM, to the piihlla
whn she la on the ntnite. Iter bonis life Is hrr own. It ts not tha "boiua" llf
of hotels that SInora luwt la happy in, but rather la tha turnip llfo of tier uucl'-t
palace, on the ISraud Canal lu Veulcw. Her palace, whleh'ls 'the. renter tmll'lins
of th three building shown In th picture, is one of thoa quaint old structure
which hav made Venice an architectural dellsht. It I not sa pretnitu a
some of Its neighbors, but, nvrthelmui, thriuiti It (rent age and It arctaiwetural
beauties it Is on of the how place of Venice, Vha It was built no on ae-mil
to know. Certaiu It I that It goe back S century or more, and that It
occupied by oue of the uobl families of Venice la taltUhcd. Here, stirruunded
by all the comfort of a practical age, Bltfuors Duns spend the tinpWt tnnuth
of her life, A quiet life It la, span from th liar of Hit foot!liht ! tho
tlnaal ot th stage. Kb sntertalna, but on s made! Kale, Privileged, uulevd,
are the few who lure scve to her drllfhtful home.
AH IGNOMINIOUS RETREAT.
Th Determined Woman Uel tier Hat cW
In Ur !rniakr.
Most persou who attempt to emanci
pate themselves from eatahltahed cus
tom have periods of falling back luto
the old way again, ba tiled reformers.
The reel reformers are those who per
sist The New York Tribune tells ft
story In which a woman who thought
she had conquered was, after all, de
feated. She coualdi-red herself a ttroug
nilmled woman, snd had determined
; he would have no more trailing
klrtL UB ,oll her dressmaker of her
decision In a tone which seemed to her
I no rtu' ' question or protest;
hut she did not know that the dress-
maker, too, was a strong minded worn
au, though la a different way.
"Oh!" said the dressmaker, In ft tone
of mild preplexlty. There was so much
behind that "Ob!" that the woman felt
moved to assert hersulf. r ' , .
"I will uot" she exclaimed, "bring
borne ft choice assortment of microbes."
"But you needn't get a long skirt
soiled," said the dressmaker, "lou
hold It up, you know,"
"It tires Din to hold It up. 1 wsnt to
step out freely." .
"Oh!'; said ths dressmaker again. ' It
was ber favorite argument and It was
apt to make her bppoueut wilt without
knowing why. She bad worked fur
that, particular wopian for several
years, and had exorcised over bur a
mild but Invincible deposition),
"They are all mnde long," vehtured
the dressmaker, "except tho heavy
stitched wslklng-sklrts." - ;
"I don't care!" said the woman. "I
will defy fashion." '
This time the dressmaker's "Oh!" Im
plied that to defy .fashion was to In
voke death or disgrace. The "woman
felt herself weakening before the Inex
orable Judgment of the "one , who
knows."
"You're very tail," sold the dressmak
er, softly. "And slender," she added,
after an effective pause. Her power
lay In the fact that she neyer became
excited and never gave way. A vision
rose before the woman of nor long,
thin, lanky self, clad girlishly In a skirt
that escaped the ground, with a pair
of very substantial feet peeping In and
out Uke anything rather than "little
mice." But pride came to her aid.
"Cut tt short!" she ordered, sternly
..j meaB(" she added, "cut It about halt
in,.h hov the srotind." -
The edge will cut out and collect
dirt" said the dressmaker, sadly,
. "Let It!" said the desperate woman, . .
'"It's a light material, easily held up."
The tone grew more melancholy, ss If
the dressmaker were fighting with ad
verse fate. '
The woman was at bay. "I'll have It
',,.,.i.. .nl,nnaii .,i ,t,. h...,,.!,.
gr relapsed Into silence and depression
when tne ,klrt wai nearly flnllinea in.
trled lt on wlth , look of mut, deipll,r,
"The circular flounce Is only basted on,"
the dressmaker wld, finally. "It-It
'"I If ? . . ,
' . "tat a" thl! ,e,nb f ltnff "Jf
skirt ,'
wv- AMnli MMA Is, .
W tjii. A U1UU I UUl It VU JUU IUVWi
"It looks very straignt up ana down."
"Yes; lt you have it long It will flare
out better. You're so tall and slen-
1 dfT
Let It down!" suddenly exclaimed
the WQman, In the tone of a general
who orders ft retreat
"Very well," said the dressmaker, as
meekly as If she were assenting to an
act of self-sacrlflce. ,
A Persian Parable.
There was a certain man who thought
the world was growing worse. He was
always barking back to "the good old
times," and was sure that the human
race was degenerating. Men, be said,
were all trying to cheat one another;
the strong were crushing the weak.
One day when he was airing bis pessim
istic views, the calif said to blm:
"I eharge you beresfter to' look care
fully about you, and whenever you see
any man do t worthy deed go to Dim
NINE I UN PALACE.
and give hltu pralsoor w"e to him
about tt Whenever you meet a man
whom you regard ss worthy to hsv Ood l Ilia grac to tlks sue whs' U.teus
lived la the 'good old tluy tdl hltu uf , , , nu lu u,
yout esteem sud of the pleasure you Thai ' may gang lu gladness to our
have had lu Qudlug one so exalted, sud I 1 'sin couutre.
I desire yist you write out an account Mary Ie temivt.
of these good deeda lor me tlwt I may ' ' V '
share your Joy lu knowing of It" ' Un Ao,
Bo the man was dismissed; but M'rstTe,n m ,U,i u1' f m" " w
many days h. returned and L' ....
uiuwvu miiure uiui-aui. nuru oriiereu
to explain his pretence, he welled:
Have pity on thy servant and re
lease hltu from' the um wwliy of cotupll
uufutlng uu u upon their, worthy dowl.
0 my master. And 0 Sou of.Muliaui"
med, 1 pray thee absolve thy servant
from the duty of reporting to tin all
the good that Is going on lu the world."
"Aud why, O Slavs, dyt thou come fi
to me with this prayer r ths calif
asked. '.'.'.'' ' '
"Since 1 have boot, looking for what
Is good," the mini replied, " have had
no time to do aught but 'compliment
men for their splendid work. Ho
much that Is glorious la all around me
that 1 may nut bop to be able to tell
thee half of It ; My tasks lie neglected
because I have no Units "
"Go back to thy work," said tits calif,
"I perceive thnt thou hast, learned." .
' , ' '
Tom Ileetl "Make" a Iteporter,
"Who made your '"Tom Ilced."
Such would be the reply of , a
clever newspaper mnu who got himself
eslnbllaliod Iq Washington by a unique
process. Tom Ueed, when at the height
of his eitirshlp, llved'nt tbe Bborehnui,
where he held nearly as grent court as
In t,lle House. Among newspaper men
existed Intense rivalry In the pursuit
ot his favors. One morning he was
huffy. It was "Not a word!" to every
reporter or correspondent and the
group knew he uiennt It A uewi-oincr,
hdwever, made 'play for a big stnke
and won. While his fellows waited on
the stoop to see the speaker' enter Vila
carriage, - this1 youth nestled under
Tom's big wing; whispering at the
door of the vehlttle: "Mr.- Speaker, for
OoU's sake let me get In and ride
around the corner with you! -1 sycar I
won't open my mouth. You baVunt
got to notice me st all. If you turn
me down" be became tragic "It
would ruin me forever In tho estima
tion of- my colleagues and rivals, but
If they see me riding with you my fu
ture Is safe.? "Oct In," suld the canr,
appreciating . the situation, and "the
gasp of astonishment from, the boys
on the stoop as the' desperate reporter
took his scat Indicated that a new und
Important factor in' Washington Jour
nalism bad arrived. Now York Press.
. Bird-Mad. . - ,
Many persons not "to the, manner,
born" are embarking on natgre study,
to the weariness of their friends. They
sit In parks and fields with opera;
glasses, and see birds that never were
"on sea or land." And sometimes their
borod friends rebel, .. . .
In ft town where untrained observa
tion rages, lays the New York Sun, an
elderly lady met an acquaintance In a
shady aveuue, and asked ben '
"Do you know anything about birds?"
"No," said the other. "I'm sorry, but
I dop't." , .... . ...
''Sorry t Ob, you're such a relief I I
Just met Mrs. C and she grasped my
hand, gaxed upward, and said, 'Oh, did
you bear that perfectly lovely spike
beaked, purple-eyed tlckle-blrd V '
"I hadn't gone ft. block before I met
Mrs. K. 'Hush!' said she, ecstatically,
'Don't move a muscle! Right up there
on that branch Is one of those rare, ex
quisite, speckle-winged, ring-tailed
screamers.'
"You and I seem to be the only sane
people, Let us rejoice In chorus."
' Paradoxical.
Clara 1 am thinking seriously of
bleach Ins mv hair. Would vdn?
Maude-Well, If I did, I'd Certainly
try to keep it dark. ,,,,
,
A man's good intentions would be
worth more If he could get "them
cashed. ,' ' . ' ' '
Don't lessen your chanpes of luccesi
by brooding over the past ' ,
:: r-:---.-0LD:ia :
ji FAVORITES
Mr AU Cuantrs. .
I But far free my bum, au' I'm wenry
afteiiwlitlm.
For tb langed for ham bringing, an' my
r'atht-r' welcome uill
I'll ne'er be fu' content until luln .a
do e
Tli o licit gates o' heateu, sa' my sis
count rv.
Th earth t flecked wl' Bowers, moiiy.
tinted, frwh, an' gsy,
Th tilrdlvs, earbls blithely, for my
Father mad them ssej
But the slchts an' the souu's will U
savtbllig to ni ,
When I hear th angels singing In my sis
cuantre.
I'v III and wurd of pmnil, that om
gladsome day th King
To hi ln royal pa lac his bsnUhed ham
will brtug
T Vn an' wl hearts runnlu' o'tr,
hall
Th Kins lu hi beauty, au' ear sin
count re.
My sin ha' been many sa' my sorrow
hs' been salr.
Hut there they'll ne'er nialr eel tn, river
renieuiiiervd nialr.
Ml bin ill hath mad ui white, III hand
hall dry uilas e.
When II bring m how st lsl to my
sla countree.
I.Ik s blro to It Blither, a we blrdl
to Its neat!
, I wad fi b ganging noo to my ft-
vluur bret;
For he gather In Ills lm wHIkm,
. t worlbks lamb Ilk me,'
And II rsrrtee them bliul' to bl ln
couutre. ,
He's faithful, that hath promised; He'll
surety com g4n;
He'll keep tils tryet wl' uie, st tta hour
I dliiua keni . 1
But He lUI m etlll to watch, sa' ready
' sjr to b
To tang st sny moment to my sin conn
tres. t
So I'm watching aye, an' slngln' a' tny
ham a 1 wait
For th souu'ln' e' His footfs' this side
the gnwdea gats.
In lotis asu. king uas ago.
Now yno r com all my grief Is r
, , , mov'd, . i.
; t nn forget that so long you hsv roe'd.
! Let in bvllev that toe luv as
ss yog lov'd,,
Lous' loiig o, long ago.
Do eon rnwnilr th path where met,
Iotis long aso. Ions lung ego? i
Ah. j.-, yuit tuld fti you ne'er would
forget.
Ions ig son, long long ago, '
riieu tu all other ny smile o preferrmt.
Iaiv beu,yoa puk gave a chana to
each word, , .
Still niy heart treasures the praises I
'heard, . t
Long long sgo, long ago. '
Though by kludiies my fund hopes wr
e , , rais d, ,.,-.(. .
Ixms Ions ago, lung tons sgo,
You hy mors eloquent Hps bsvs
. ,' ; prala'd, ' l !' '
1.0ns lung ago, lung long ago;
Itut by long abwiitc your truth has I
tried, . , , .
Still to your accents I listen with pride,
Illeet si I was when I sstby your side,
v Lung haul ago, long sgo. i .
..The "Lowujre ;m." . - '
.The "lounge gntue" has been played
at least once In HrooUyn sud twice In
New l(irk; perhsp oftener, but these
are tits only1 ruses the police have,
heard of, The biode of tipcritUm la
like this: A wagon drives up to ft
house, rand' one of 'the two men In
charge lings the door bell sud ssys: '
; "YVt have a sofa here bought by Mr.
A,wuo ocdurcd it sent up." , ;
, "Hut Mr, A has ordered no sofa."
Uie lady of the house responds. "There
ts some mistake." (
"Not a hit ot It; be bought It and
paid for It, and all we can do Is to
leafe .,' ' .
Tho lady Is not convinced, but she Is
asked to ifs? nothing, can make no
reasonable dHnur, so In comes the
lounge, that Is usually taken to a sec
ond floor, la a couple ot hours, back
come the men. All a mistake;' was
meant, M another man of the same
name, fit the. .other, end of the town,'
The furniture Is placed sgnlu Id the
wagon, and carried away. Some time
later the ludy or the bouse misses her
Jewelry and other small valuables, She
cannot Imagine where they have gone
to,, The men with the wagon know...
There was a hollow place in the
lounge, large enough to hold a smalk
man, and store awqy a lot of clothing,,
kulok-knacks and Jewelry,. The good
bad gone away with the louuge.
, . . Overreached. ,
"Yea, Merchant's scheme was to dis
play his goods In his window with i lot
ot mirrors back of them, so that alt
the women passing would be sure t
stop and look hi," . '
'Pretty 'foxy idea, eh?"s '
"Yes, but tt failed. ' None of the
women, looked st anything but the
mlrror,s.":tLoPdon (Out.) Advertiser.
, ' Fruit Trees in Oermany. J, . ,
A census haf recentle' been taken of
Germany's fruit- trees. .There are 800
fruit tree to'ivery square mile of terrl.
tory In the German Empire, In the fol.
lowlpg. proportions:: Ptura, 832; apple,
251; pear, 1 10 f and Cherry, . KM. There
are about three trees to every Inbah.
Itant .r . ,, . , .. -i .... I-
";'.. Grass Hon.es tn Oklahoma.
'Among the most Interesting features
of Southern Oklahoma are the remains
of tho grass houses formerly built by
the .Wichita Indians, who, to a certain
extent, keep up their novel mode of ar-1
chltecturo to the present day,
i Oosstp' hevor dloSf people are itillt
gossiping about Lord Byron and Lis.
wife, although they never fiVed lu this.
country, end have been dead a greik
many years. 1