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elation.)
It was I who, after the assassins-
tloo of th Grand Duke Scrglua, waa
out lo catch Vera Treperhoff, a youuf
girl whom tbe police knew to bare
concocted tbe murder. I will omit bow
I tracked bor to th border an J take
op the story after she bad aasHl It.
She. made directly for Austria and
them fur Venice, This Indicated tbat
abe would go to America rather tbao
England nrthnt he would probably
aall from one of the two principal Ital
ian 'ports Uenoa and Naples. Genoa
being the shorter dlatanre, I took I be
tralu fur that city, hoping to bead bor
off before abe left the port
Th reason for my being chosen for
tbla work waa ttiat I had seen the girl
quite often durlug tier trial on a charge
of having been Implicated In another
pollllcal crime, flaring boarded the
train at Venice aoon afier Its depar
ture, thinking there might be one
chance in a doxen tbat Vera Treperhoff
would be aboard, I walked through
the aide aisle, looking Into every com
partment. In the middle compartment
of the third car I noticed a youth with
the light bnlr and eyea of the north,
and lu a twinkling spotted my quarry.
Not wishing to muke myself kuown,
I passed on.
I concluded not to make any attempt
t arrest tilt the girl left the train.
This would necessitate my watching
t be ' departures at every station and
the risk that she might elude me. Itut
1 knew the stops and kept my eye on
ber as aoon as wo slowed up until we
were again well on tbe way. My In
tention was to hnve ber arrested at
Genoa or wherever she alighted, since
I could better fulfill the legal condi
tions at 1 definite point. Besides, I
did not believe she knew her danger.
The lust time I saw Vera Treperholt
was In leaving Alessandria. Tbe com
partment In which she sat bad been
emptied eiccpt by herself. I kept my
eye on ber till the train had reached
pace of some forty miles an hour.
There would Ins no further stop till
we arrived at Genoa, nnd I felt confi
dent that 1 should tnke the girl back
to Moscow and gnln the commenda
tion of tbe government, also a baud
some reward.
Just before reaching Genoa I took
my hand baggage to the compartment
where Vera Treperhoff sat, with tbe
Intention of remaining there tilt tbe
train pulled up at tbo station. Bhe
was not In the compartment. Sbe waa
not In the cor. I went through tbe
train from front to rear, opening every
closet, but nothing could 1 find of tbo
girl I wanted. I scrutltilwd every pas
senger, man and woman, boy and girl,
but Vera was not among thera. Short
ly before we slowed up for Genoa I
made up my mind that she bad, after
all, recognized me nnd preferred death
by Jumping from the train to the hor
rors of Siberia.
At Genoa I engaged a special loco
motive to go over the route to And tbe
body or any trace of the culprit. I In
vestigated every kilometer of tbe track
between tbe terminus and Alessandria.
but found nothing to give me tne
lightest clew. I was Informed that
tbe rate of travel over the section i
where I bud missed the girl waa fifty j
miles an hour. No one could have I
Jumped from the train and retained
sufficient life to crawl away. I offered
reward of 10,000 rubles to any one
In tbe vicinity wbo would give me any
Information whatever leading to a
clew. Tbe offer brought many re
ports of a girl limping through the
country, but they alt proved to have
been made up.
Never In all my official experience
have I been so utterly Incapable of
forming a theory as to any escape
from my clutches. Familiar with every
device tbat could have been adopted,
I went over tbem carerully and elim
inated all of tbem. Tbat a young girl
not over twenty years old could have
left a train going at a rate of fifty
miles an hour seemed Incredible. To
assume tbat she could have passed
from It later In disguise would be an
Insult to my professional skill.
I feared to return to Russia and tell
the truth lest I should be accused of
conniving at Vera Trcpcrhoff's escape,
and If I Hcd I would be detected. I
cbose the alternative of going to Amer
ica to make a new borne. I sailed
from Genoa, and, going on deck one
morning, there In a steamer cbalr In
excellent health was Vera Treperhoff.
Approaching her, I Informed ber that
abe bad nothing to fear from me and
asked her bow abe bad left tbe train.
This was her reply:
"I recognized you the moment I saw
yon and knew your errand. Between
Alessandria and Genoa Is a Y In the
-railroad connecting It with the road
to Placenza. I knew from my time
table that there was no further stop
till Genoa and you would arrest me
there. While on this Y a train going
In tbe same direction and nearly at the
same speed occupied the next track.
In a twinkling I was out through" the
window on tbe footboard and stepped
lo the footboard of tbe other train,
ranting over It till I ram to a vacant
compartment, 1 climbed In. Tbe train
1 was on toon stopped. I alighted and
took a later one to Genoa."
Tbla may all aeein very strange, but
there la one thing stranger still. Vera
Treperhoff converted me to tbe revolu
tionary cause, and wltbln a few weeks
of our landing tbe girl whom I bad
so nearly taken to Itoasla to endure
tbe torture of Siberia became my
wife. I never awake In tbe morning
and look at ber and our little one
slurping peacefully without groan at
what might have been.
German Gleanings.
The kaiser's palace In Berlin stands
on an Island In the center of the city.
In Germany there dto every year, as
a result of wrong feeding or wrong
care, 200,000 healthy Infants.
In 1870 tbe average life of a native
of Berlin waa twenty nine years. At
the present time It Is Iblrtyelgbt
years, tbe Increase being duo to sani
tary improvements.
Germany baa a peculiar taw lo re
gard to life Insurance. If a man
wnoee life Is Insured looso both hands
be can at once claim tbo fall a moan t
of Insurance on tbe ground that he
baa been deprived of tbe moans of
support
The Indian Empire.
Nearly tbrve-quartcr of tbo eoUre
popolaUou of India are Hindoos.
Less tbao six people out of every
hundred lo India have over learned
to read or write.
Tbe Indian empire, extends over a
territory larger than tbo continent of
Europe without Russia.
There are nearly ICO languages, de
rived from nearly twenty linguistic
sources, spoken to India.
In 1001 India's population was 2M.
801.0M, or about on fifth of ths total
population of tbe world.
Short Stories.
Sewage screenings are pressed Into
blocks and burned under tbo boilers of
a Uostoo sewage pumping station.
A miner In British Columbia trav
eled 0.000 mllea to Cornwall, England,
to marry a girl whose likeness on a
pli tue post card bad charmed him.
Tbe crew of tbs United State bat
tlcabip Louisiana baa mors trophies
than any other ship In tbo navy. Bit
teeo of tbe trophies are of silver, and
tbs Bstteoburg cup. which standi
about twenty-six Inches high. Is of sol
id gold.
Tales of Cities.
The first stone of St. Petersburg was
laid lu 1708.
When It la carried to tbt northern
limits of Manhattan. Riverside drive
will be seven miles long. Flvs years
ago tbe drive extended only a little
beyond Grant's tomb. ,
Chicago, says a Journal of that city,
ranka fourth (possibly third) among
tbt cltlea of tbt world, tbt others bar
Ing been founded from 280 to 1,000
years ago. while Chicago, as city, is
only seventy-one years or ago.
' Linen Teat
In selecting a purs linen tablecloth,
if yon art no Judge of linen, moisten
tbt goods with tbt tongue, and if a
damp spot Instantly appears on ths
opposite side you may rest assured tbs
linen Is good. If not good linen tbt
moisture would bs long In penetrating
tbs weave.
The Horse laerffle.
In early times In Germany great na
tional disasters might require tbt Im
molation of tbt king's children or even
of tbt king himself. It to Interesting
to observe tbat tbt borss waa then
regarded as, next to man, tbe most val
uable animal for sscrlflce. We art at
onco reminded of tbt same fact In In
dia, where tbt horse sacrifice and tbs
largest specimen obtainable was offer
ed op celebrated a hundred
made tbt sacrlflca equal to Indra.
Unter Den Linden.
Dnter den Linden la the center of
Berlin and the bub of . tbt German
empire. This magnificent boulevard
Is 108 feet In wldtb, and under ths
abade of Its lime- trees ths Berllners
have a meeting place wblcb is equal
In architectural beauty to any In En
rope. It is lined on either side with
magnificent hotels, restaurant
palaces.
fellow
Jewels Understood.
Hewltt-1 like to boar tbat
talk. ..
Jewett-tle la always asking some
body to have a drink, thafs a fact.
Sanslble.
The perfume manufacturer
On saving was Intent.
Be made a million dollars, and'
He made It scent by scent.
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mmwm
By ALMA SWARTZ.
(Copyright, n by American ITm Asso-
elation
If I were thinking of mnrrlnge,M I
said to Kdlth, "1 would uot trust to
my own Judgment of the girt of my
t'bok-e. 1 wobld discover If she stood
Well with members of her own sex "
"If I were thluklug of marriage,"
replied Edith, ,-I would go to tbe
mother of the man I thought of mar
rylng and ask Jier If she could recom
mend him."
I could not say whether Edllb waa
speaking Ironically or Uot. 1 dropped
tbe subject.
1 had gone to Florida, where Edith
was sueudliig the winter, to ask ber
to bo my wife. Hlnct we did not re
side in tbo same place when at bom
I bad bad no opportunity of kuowlng
how she stood with any one except
myself. Therefor before making ber
aware of my tuteotlona I Mwlved to
covertly draw forth the opinion of
certain member of ber own sex.
There were a number of glrla at the
same hotel wttb ber, and I thought I
might gather evidence from tbem. But
after a couple of days' stay among
them It seemed to roe that Kdlth ei
ther kept herself voluntarily aloof
from tbem or bad been left out of
their HtU coterie. I soon became good
friends with tbem and proceeded to
elucidate lb matter. What waa my
surprise to discover tbat not one of
them would aieak well of ber, and
many of tbem spoke III of ber.
Tbts whs a shock. I bad supposed
thst good opinion of on who eemed
to me to be o deserving of them
would come merely for the asking.
But no. If I were to uiu up her
character upon tbo evidence of thoa
wbo moat know ber. rather than mar
ry ber It would b better for me tbat
1 bad never been born. One declared
tbat she wss vain, another selflsb, an
other untruthful. Indeed, every one
attributed to her so nut fault. Not
Wing to condemn ber without a
hearing, 1 asked ber why she did not
make companions of lb other young
ladle lu the hotel.
"Oh," she replied disdainfully,
they've got up a mutual admiration
society and bava no ue for any girl
xcept themselves.
Tbt reply was not satisfactory. I
was bitterly dlMppoluted. . The only
thing for m to do was to go back
north and drop Kdlth from my mind.
But she wss attractive to me very at
tractive. She was pretty and rtigag
lug. 1 didn't wish to give ber up. I
made up my mind, however, to be true
to tbe principle L bad euuuclated to
Edith herself at tbe beginning of this
story. I parked my trunk and paid my
bill at tbe hotel. Tbeo I did wbat men
art coostsotly doing when they apply
principle to Ibelr lor affair. I sub
ordinated my Judgment to my Inclina
tion. Here were six girls, some of
whom refused to apeak well of Edith,
while tbe rest condemned ber. Urr
own testimony in ner own wuair
would on principle of evidence be
worthies. Nevertheless, on tbe even
ing before my departure I walked with
ber Into an orange grove and asked
ber bow she bad come to antagonise
so many girls of ber own sge.
Her reply was tbat If I declined to
consider ber superior to every on of
tbem she bad no further nss for my
acquaintance.
I confess I was taken aback by this
Illogical method of handling the sub
ject. Take the evidence of one against
six! If 1 were to make the moat im
portant decision of my life on such evi
dence, heaven help met I called ber
attention to the fact tbat all these
youug ladle were her peers and their
concurrence In condemning ber wss
not to bo put said by ber bar asser
tion. She replied tbat if our ac
qualntance were to continue It must be
upon tbe condition sbe bad stated.
We walked back to the hotel in si
lence. and at parting Edith didn't
even look at me. I went to my room
and wrestled with myself. Tbat night
I slept but Itttte and tbe next morning
awoke with a languid feeling, not only
of body, but of mind. All day I strug
gled to prevent myself from marrying
a girl condemned by her associates,
went to tbe railroad ststlon, but saw
tbe train leave without me. Kdlth
when I met ber on the tennis court
took no notice of me. Sbe seemed to
have forgotten rot over the net. In
tbt afternoon when sbe sppesred,
beautifully appareled and with a rose
In her hair, I raised tbe white Dug.
aaked ber to walk with me In tbe
orance grove. Once there I tola her
that If all the saints In heaven con
demned ber 1 would feel houored to
kiss ths betn of her garment.
"You told me," she replied, "that if
you meditated marriage you would
discover If the girl of your choice
stood well with ber own sex. You
know what tbe glrla bore think of me.
"Tbey are unworthy to express an
opinion of you."
Sbe laighed.
"I admit." I stammered, "that I have
gone back on my principle. Perhaps
I have been a fool, but I can't help it."
"Yea. you bavt been very stupid
In the first place, I knsw what you
came dixwn here for. Any girl would
hart known that. In tbe second place,
yon should not bavt told me tbat you
were going to ask my friends their
opinion of me."
"Your friends!"
"Yes. . AU these girls are my friends,
I told them If you asked their opinion
of me to- condemn me."
"What In ths name of conscience
did you do tbat forr
"Do you suppose I would marry
man who would go to some other wo
man for an opinion of met"
Geo. T Ltdford, of Son h Second
Street, baa a red Aetrahkan appl
tree that ii fc-ettipg pretty gay for
this time of year It ii in almost
fall bloom tod if tbe weather doei
not get Inn cheat? in a lew days it
will be ae full of bloesomi aa in the
Boring. There's no nlaae like Ore
(ton, and Q. T. it thinking about
blanketing tbe branobei and mat
Ing a try for a eeoond orop of ap
pies, long about January.
Argue and Journal, $2.25.
WO TOJ)AlliYMKN
Thinks Loss of (uiidcuacr
Would he bad HusIucbh
staKES COMPARISON VUH PAST
Vclcraa Dalijuue Ktfiiws lsulr
ssd Uikrs fslots
Fred 8boiiilurg, the veteran dairy-
man, and who was one oi ins ursi
to embark in I h condenser busineri
ill Washington County, sends the
Argus the following oitnment on
tbt condenser siluaiion In Ilillaho
ro, and touch ujjou many point
hat are of interest.-
Ilillslioro, lire., 8 pi. jo, lysj.
To the I lty turn of Washington County:
I noticed In rtcvDt issue of the Argus
the statement thst the Condenser t
llitlahoro lisil closed down, and thst this
was caused by I lis demand (or milk lu
the Portland market.
In regard to this tieruilt m to take up
some of your vslust 1 lime in presenting
to you few fact which It would be
well to know.
The Columbia river dairies having been
declared unsanitary, dor ihH necessar
ily mean the destroying of ths dairy In
dustry in that community, but It dor
mean that It will tie mighty good open
ing for new blood, who will lake the
proper care of their dailies, and brfoi
ong place a large amount or milk lu
I'oitland. At the present time Portland
I forced to come to Washington County
for Its milk supply simply on account o
the aforesaid comlltlous of the Columbia
River dairies, hut ilou't Imagine (or one
minute, fellow dslrymco, that as soon as
comhtlous clisnge on tbe Columbia, the
(kmaiid will keep up in this comity, II
la very tti'ich cheaper to ship their milk
to Portland thiu our anilk, and sccutd
lugly the demand from here will (all U(,
Under th circumstances it is neces
sary when we gr a good pric for our
milk, to patronize home Industry.
The farmer who Is selling oil Ins ccms
In this county Is killing the goose that
laid the golden rig.
Several yrais sko land lu this count v
produced so to 34 bushels of oats and 1 I
117 bushels o( wheal to the acr. At
present It produces from 30 to 60 bushels
of Mia and 30 bushels of wheat lo the
sire. What baa caused this Th cows.
Sell off your cows slid you revert back to
lb old order of thing.
I have beard many a dairyman remark
"oh, there's nothing lu coas at ores-
ant; leed 1 too high." Penult m to
prove lo yu that there la more In cows
right Now than there ever wss. Sis
years sgo the Individual profit in a cow
war from Ijo to Ino a year now the
same cowl worth fioui tyj to 1 100 a
year.
May la 5 per ton, and rhop f to per
ton drarer now. A row's raltou fur
for months of the year Is two toes ol
bsy and one Ion of ch p, or an outlay of
to, Tbe balance of the year the cow
pastilles This would leave a balance I
favor of prevailing conditions uf to lo
the cow.
There is too much al stake, eviillt men.
In the tulure of this county to alluw the
picsent Hurry la the I'ortland milk mar
ket to diiv away sn Industry, such as
tbe Ilillslioro romlraser, which distrib
ute nearly fki.ooo per month in this
community. What we need it mure cows
and belter dairying. Many of you iuote
your land as licing worth lo you fioo to
$joo an acre. What makes It worth that
to you? Is It the K'"' you produce on
It? If so. what produce the grain? The
cow. If )ou are a dairyman, it's still
the cows. In other words, this couuty
of ours Is sn Ideal one, but It takes cows
to make 11 produce what It doea today.
Gentlemen, it would lie a crvlue shame
to Irt thia condenser ect away from ua.
nd I am liiforimd on good authority
that such will be the case unless wc gel
busy aud patrouie It
Back I'.snt in Ohio. VsnCsmn's con
denser waa so much thought of that the
people gave a large bonus, a graut of
laud, and put up th buildings to get
them to come there, Tbey also guaran
teed to produce a stated amount of milk
for as yeara.
Are we gi Ing lo be behlml our IXsterii
cousins? Most of you kuow what condi
tions were prior to the advent of this
condenser when milk was aold for Hoc
per cwt. The present price Is tt 63. Re
uiemlier the Condenser put it there.
Another thing Portland does not want
the patronage of the small dairyman.
They will not accept anything lower than
7J pounds In a can, so if the condenser
closes down It simply puts the small dai
ryman out or business, or else forces him
to buy a high-priced separator lu order
lo make bis butter. II, a is the case,
many of the farmers are selling small
tracta of laud to populate this county,
how can you command a high price for
your laud unless you have the cows and
the sale of their milk to keep It up? And,
wiiniui ine daiiy, bow can you simtsiu
the fertility of your soil?
in conclusion, I licg of vnu to think
well before you let this Industry get
away from you for practically alt the
money received for the aale of your milk
here fa foreign money. Some of It comes
from Japan, some fioni Siberia (rum aa
far south as Chili, and as fur southwest
aa Brisbane, Australia, so I am iuformed.
Thia is not only making you richer, but
is aiao mailing tne amount in circulation
In tbla stat larger by nearly a million
dollars every year. (Jet bmv. erntletneii.
increase your herd and lets kern un the
gooa unics in mis county.
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Urabrellftt Crnels''liisir Underwear
Ra.ln Coats llrtivy'Flcececl Underwear
Rubber Boot 1 lea vyRibbed Union Suits
Over.Shoe Children Union Suits
Aquepell Goods Dear Shin Coats
Rain Hats Infants' Coats
School Shoes for Boys and Girls that are Neat and Dressy
AND BUILT TO WEAR
Everything In Shoes from Infanta' Moccasins to Men's High Top
. , Loggers.
Between the Drug Stores
Advelrtaed Letters
Mrs KUa Ashoff, Miss Francl Anderson,
Geo Austen, Walter Hrakbush, W C Ho
tern, Robert Buheuson, A II Hock, Theo
dore Hang, A V Chalivat, W A Conna
hay, Thomas Davis, Miss Kittle Kills,
Stella Kntz, A II Fowler, Fred Fcogue,
Miss Hazel F Fanes, T C Gillmorea,
Mlaa Xella Hook (3), Mra h Hendris,
Mlsa Myrtle Henry (O. H Iliinsniilh. il
A Hinahaw, h C Henderson, Miaa Ina
Johnson, Samuel Joss, Miaa Rose Kopert,
O Kneraly, Mra Hell Lore, Miss Ktbel
Laldlaw, Kddie Meresa, Claude Make,
Newton McConnahay, Miss Fearl Mur
phy, Frank Miller, Mrs Wm Martink
la). Mra F Miller. Pastor Presbvterlan
Church, Miss Lucy Primrose, Miss Lena
Robertson, Mrs S Riser, D I) Rimier. Mra
C O Sandstone, Mrs Chaa Btevena, F
Sexton (care Mr. Hartnett); Mrs F 0
ouiiu, vnii ovuu, vsinuy luompson,
Miss Jennie Watson, Misa Kthel Watson,
Hazel Webster, Mrs Msry Wood, R C
ward, Mlsa August,
B. P, Cornel lua, P.M.
Mrs. Frank Wallace went to
Hammond, below Astoria, Tuee
day, to join her husband, who ig
working on the government jetty,
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Ours is the PLACE to Get Them.
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A Beauty
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An Office Oil Heater
Fine for Bedroom.
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Neat aud Nobby.
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for $1.25 up to $15.00. W deliver
and set pfreer of extra charge.
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you buy elsewhere.
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