I jjlt UIM'IM FAD. . hi Hi? u!r Sow. a Night iii 11 V Alewu.lrr' IMiirlHtf 1 m Scliuol. t V II. Alexander's duii-lng r"i ver" popular resort Jul M' i-iicf.dof lu'iciti Um struck .. ,urli"'l '""if-" ''" h".'fro.i. present Indications I going fill" i" People who alx month 1 ,,..v.r dtenined of (titllfiliK. now .. ii,.i.t fantastic will' th iiir ,ri,l .1 , Vi !' Iivnm.l It a f'v .r:.en.v. They ar-tl.o must iiiil arriving Hint lb nint '"'"iV in leaving Ue dancing school, "!' .. utwliti each week ttiitl lire 0 I , Hl.'1'tt'" pulillo nl private 2 ce-"dev. ry social and entertain i which terminates with a dunce; """, lf llllL,,t lie wt-ll l wiy tiutt a SS -rln which doe. not ad a. lance at some lime or oilier .li.niiif Hi .r..rrtiinii- is mighty sure menu . n dance tt,1 Cr'V'1 ' Z "!.' fn. t you will lik ly have to V.,. ii.x.rs U'fore half of thininre in or Vim will i""' ,)le I" accn-i mo late 'H. A Mvt """1"ir' u ,lla, this- lunrlug school twloceach v.fk, tno.-lal " meingcii bs.caoh of ilcli live ti ilniiiw every l wo weeks, a t I oc ca.loi nli.V a P ulil! or student's "in, which iti:kt-M nil Hrno of a mil" three dance i ach wi k, all of w ilch re l trif. lv attended 'iil very pop iliir illitirn 'Hcidcs the above eiitiii rn tln time Ik thu Brown nrcli -tra hicli give 11 dane,.- I" '"ill gverv lo weeks, and llie euuiiie.uble sUblcs and private pal-lien, many of which end illi 8 dauco. I" fart, the bill or ilai.ee cows the entire ocial lUld ci fur an the avenge pleusure tetk.r i concerned. I'mf. Alexander's dancing school mtttiH in Armory hall every Tuo day tail Friday night, night's mm ,(,, w in iio except ion to Hie rule. S-H'iitv-live or eighty of F.ugono's Kn'ieiy yoimu people were present ami formt-ti ii" aggregation of a attractive jiiil graceful dancer as might lie wen iu anv city. The music in the early part iiV the evening l furnished on the ptaim hv Mr. I. T. Nlrklill, who idays with a Vl.ill and life that unities danc ing ev, even for the "awkward imii," 'a the latest hfniliner are (lui.ld l.y tlielr more learned coin un l iim who have suddenly found llit-iii-elvi I'Xiilied into the realms ol iliiiu-i h'....l. At U o'clork Link's or-clit-it:i ei'iiiim-iK-cft play and then daiicinir Infill! ui ha new lii'e which iaii; only helween plere" lililll tlie tir.-tii l r:i ri-iiwH to play at 11 o'r lin k Mr. Alexiiiidereiiiplo.VH 10' helper." It i In- ililly nf these perwiiiN, all ol Khi.iu ire exiellelil danrerM, to wlecl tlm-e Id are heim; tnlroililit-d Into tlieinv-i.ii.it ol the din ice hall and in-irii'rt tin in in thu dlllt rent move- UII'lllK. AriiKuy hull fiirnlwhes ample pp'iee mill mi iil.Mil Moor fur diint-inK- The tl.r i- "mhiioiIi," and II im no nn ciiihin.iii tiling (o luiir a hluhl coin lii.ilii.ii in Kuine part of the hull. A Klsii.e in thiil direction will reveal Niiin- knii;iit nflhe dunce xpriisvlint! Ht full l.li III on hi litick. He re Kiin Hie t i ii l u i ti t position and retard lfnf:t I. ink. II lnii'k or H j.ril' lll'll M ll- kli- aj-iin "II. r hi hliwli'liu pnrtiiri lii hhii iitnl tiit l her t hy llde HWlfl- Iv ar.iiind the rooni kii-ping mct-fiil tfi m tin! nnisio. Lull rum .Niiti-K. At the meeiluK of the Lttlireail fit eifiy last ii i l; 1 1 1 tlie olllrers fur the eii mil hit teiii, were elected and IneUgil ruled. The new ollUvr are: Prrkidctit. Ku k'riie f ; -; Vice I'r.'siilelit, B It liiehanls; Secretary, Frank Wilkin; Assistnui Secretary', Leon F.ilmmimin; Tr.a-un r. I) V Kuy Kendall; Cen-or, elms Kas'land; Hcrseant at Ann, I' X MoArdiur. There wn no debate a no mitect Lalheen HNsiKiieil, there having b. en in. iiieelim; for tin' laat two v.eek llie ml j. ,-t ailopted for the ino t to raeeiin no on the nll-llili r uline, ui.j.ei of home rule. Next w e t It l home rule forlrel.ind: UiewKk "fir 'mine lull' for (.! till.. On the tin.slion Mr Jtichii'd will be Iri-h litted Hituhist r Van I)i yne. Mr i"l Mr Kiivkend i I will d. h i lkiiif the lulmn (juestion the week after. Hefore ui joining reolutioii were adopted a follown: WltKltKAS, It ha pleased tl " SU. preitie Itule- of thu Universe u. re- innve from us our hit beloved brother, Elmer f Hal ley, mid Whkukas, the Intimate r.-liitlon neai ny our (leii'tised fellow Luireali with imr siM-lety render It proper that we should place on record our appreci ation of hU servl -e and fellowslnp a a ineiniier of the liaurean society, tlierefure he it nesolved. I.v the Laurean ancletv ol 'lie FniNersi'v of Oreiion that, while we hiuv viiih humble (.iihuiimioii to " will (,f the Most Hluh. we do tint the le mourn for our broilier, who ons i.een cull,.,! Ir,w l.m Iiil.or to rent Unsolved, that ill the death of Fltnei ' Haili'V Mild i.tLluiu l.tuus niMiiiher no a aiway active ami zeiitou u. "i work, ever ready ami prompt t" a.li'aiice tlie InlvruMid f iIih Horlrtv. th-votMl t its welfare and proHperit.v I, solved, that this sorlety lender '" Heartfelt sympathy to the family and relative of our deceased member 'UMnirsiiilMiniclloii. li.-solvfd, that a copy of these rcao '"""ii he spread upon the minutes ol me society, t,,lt a c()riV 0f thfin he ''"I to (In. fmnlly f our deceased "lui er, mid tlml a conv be handed t ilnor of the Laureau society fr i"."iii.aiiiit. riu'ly Gimrd, Febimry 20, .. '"M.I'M SlMTtKMlM pL'UUVVAt.q ii..- i lirismun, a capitalist of Kunelie is in 1 1 ,u . - r . ny mi a snort visn ....a v- 'Voriilcock, nn attorney from Kimene """ prominent repuiilican of Lane eoliiiie ; i.. ., ,.' , , , ... t v in ine ci I V on letfMi hum V!" .... (i. ort-e T Hall a hop dealer o C.lleene. nrrlvu.l 1.. 11,1, ..1... , ami I Vlew inir Mib l..islut ivo muddle ?! "'"Capitol on E O Potter, of ue, county J lid ire of Lane count v. ''i.e down ftoni F.iiin-ne ye-terday af- "n iii-t iiHH-. lTore the su "ti.peour, J M William, one n I'HiliiiK attorneys of Ktigene is it "e city on business U-fnre the eu P'eaie court. HWM TDK Klilluu. He WrltMofa I'I.'hmhii'. Trip Ut puri ! Txa. ' I.. 1 tt:. I'aiiu Ti v i w i- i. i . Dkah CiL'aku: Our trip a.-ro, the pluiim wim uneventful, exi-epiiiiir that fur two whole iluy. and niht, we wi v theinileiTUaiiHof u,u ,.,.,,lllkr ,.ur xceplllll! th.' employ, of II,. . uo f. It hiul.ly honor. d l.y hnviiur ii 1 lllllll'lll llllHil' III i J p lll-.;il or coiir wo met (inndpa Miinni ut Mi-ai-hani and purtmik .f un. ,,f n most ex.-ell. nt meiil. The w.-mhrr al; the way to St Loui. WK, , and drlitflitfiil, hii.I u f.iini v, rv in. tie Mimw almii; the mule. Theniiplnytgol the OK X Co. i.imI U V K K Co. were uh timiiil coin tfoun and ohliuiiii; in the exii e. We rod.' from On. alia to St I.nuiB over thu Wa .anh. Thr ear In many plucemn.ule froui .ID to .VI mill p.'r hour mid our apartnien' wa iitrri eahle. e Mopped in St l,oii thr-e dav. It in ru-hinif, pu!ilin- city, and I niiuiufiiit.il ii- are loin f.iuud mi even hand and n anv utw ..ne :ne liclni; inatiKuratt . I'lie n ii erice portion of the city n r Fo-eiti fit v ! (-mud and many r.-i leuce eo-unif fiilnilotm 'uii are l- ii)f eri'Ctwd. We u'mo vN lied Shan i Iloianloi! uar.l"ii. do II ited to he oily I v Mr Sharr, d. -ceased. I h 'y kxccI a ivthl- g of the kind In lie Unit Kin'm. The Kieuteiit hre ery In tli- world i located in tliis oi:, and U vn tcd iluily .v many. Tli- weatlur m that env wa' Jum dellu'ipful. A viwt fr.'in Mr K lv. in Sci.it, f,.r merly of th' Portland i )reoiiliiu will ulwaya be plek'Stilly ri'iiu-nilH-ted. He i now drau Iiik a l'.hmI salary in plm liilf Dr. Swemey'ii ijirirk ad vert Ue nientH In ChU-ao, S LouU utul otlu r ppeni. We left St Loui Silunhiy iilahl over llie St Loui and San Franric railroad for (Jalvt-ion. The party tllla ten l'ullmiii ileepinif car mid In drawn hy two hllije ei ine. The trip throii)h'MiKfioiiri, ArUauxH and In dian Territory wn quite pleHnnt and entertalnl i.f. MinHotnl In a rnnd late. Arkanala very fine fruit tale and I growing. At Fort Smith We met Jcmc Miller, formerly of Ku Keue. He rettlile at that place, and haa einploymeiit a HUperlntendeiit i t the water tankH and phiiiihini! aim)! thl rallrnud Hue. Ft. Sinlili I a proitrenHlve city of 1'i.lWO Kipulut i"ii. with tine litiilditiK and well paved -tr.-et. We mi M-all'iild n( thi plnce ii on w hich 1 0'l men had paid the n w fill hut Jimt penalty fur miirdi r inir their fellow men. 1'cnplc are ei.uiphiin'ng nf Iimh lime every where and wo indi v- Hi. pvd)l of Kti)(i'iie are hotter olf than anv nlaii' we nave yet vmum. , 4troiir Nilver Neiitluieut l prevalent all almiir the line. Well thl i all at present, w H write furl he" from Galveston, which lilace we will reach tomorrow I ilo.nl .... ) it no hi. I. I.- ' - in iiin.it i' r t ii Ain.Ksi . crrlarv I'ur III! nc' m Vlli l Admiral fiq unit roil. ('11 AKI.KSTOX, S V., Feb IS -Secre tary Herbert and party arrived from WnshiUK'nil this liioriilni;. in me parly were Kwir-Adiniral (iheranli, ex-Senator Itutler and Colonel T S Farrow, second auditor of the treas ury. I lu-y were mei ny .vii.jorpm.v.iir and a coiiiinittee on reception. A de tachment of tlie navel reserv. s saluted llie party with "7 kiiiis. At 1I:."0 the party was taken niniarii a revenue me l. r for a visit to tlie squadron at the it outh of tlie haibor. The covernor, lii'tlteiuilil-covernor, state o'llcer and member of i lie 'neutral assembly of South Cumlina arrived rr.nn i.num- Inis at noon. The blm-kude maneuvers are over. The line of the blockade I broken and the ship are all bunched at aticlionine without rentilar foima tlon. lll-M H HMUMII lie Will 9t t"i nn'ibrr ol 7li Kill ! lab - el. Cl.EVKI. ixn. O., Fib. 18 It I defi nitely se'l ed Hiinna nil m-t ro Into McKiiiley cabinet. Hi.tma an nounced t Is niornlnir that lie la de ermlneil ' i remain ii Olilo. Ht will onteit th legislature ' ext winter for .'till term i i the L'liit'.' Stales senate. I. fuKi. 1' inna' sunti Tier have nl- rcHdv on nlzed his cu'iipaiirll. Hope I, ..i fjovi.. nor Ihisbii 'H mav appoii.t Hannah '111 the unexpired term of siherman has pmcticnlly 'wen aian doned. KI.K H DI KCTKI). Flirt l Ihf Umainrlal C'oiilrt l siniilli IMknln Pichuk H. D.. Feb. lS.-On the senatorial ballot today, the republlrana in thn bouse voted almost solliliy ior Kyle. The republicans of the senate tvtian at once to chanpo to Kyie. ne r..ro ih iwtnlt wss atinnunced etmuu'h changes had U-en made to plve Kyle i votes, three more Mian were neres arv With the solid republican vote and a few nopulis'f. who stayed ty him Kyle secured enougn voice pull hi iti through. to tllaon Arri-Pi ! Washington. Feb. lS.-Postnmster fionor,.l Wilson this afternoon an- notinced that he had acivpted the nresl lencvof the Wa-hinirton and Lee university, at Lexington. . i' . . .-v n vr Mr slid Mrs J O UMoMlis'rt'of thlscilv. received Son ...i.... n.a iJii. i.f Fehtimrv, a I1H V llio. II I I'H. . ........ ..i... u-i.ixh In beautv and ahie far exceeds any ever sent from one prson to ano'.her. It wa no h n n ore or less than a preity lit le three "ear-old baby which they had con eluded to adopt and which arrived on the overland train that morn.ijir n chariteofltsiiurse from the orpha . home at San Jose. Ca Mr " ? lll.inel.art have named the '' Valeta KhlncliHrt. the middle mm IH-Imtin honor of :he day"" which U arrived. Daily i.uol. Ki-r.ru-Dol.l. Kl-X KI'TION -T'b .i nl the M I- loll r p- 1 1 1 1 r-1 1 t:l-t nun - , , evening- was largely attend" on nssorinient of dol's r. 0" - . (. eoneelVftble N1H lltl" r w A v.in .n'.'l in r- on ex hibitiot). A splerdirt pn vra'.i alo retiih ri-d. Dni TO A H0(J. !,v 'I !..'ie joti wl'.l thi.Miirflily enJnT ronr M iy. i.ur-..," M tl,e m.'itr.ni, KKiklnn 'i Kl.ifully ut tl.o ilotiJer lliruro lvf..r, I..r. v.. . i M.r. I!!it turniMliiwny with a unit;.. ' l In.k'.-r.iu o!. ut li.r wp.t Him. a little ' "I ami tir.sl alu- I,.r,ko.l. fnr ' 12 m , iuilfl Mini lal r. m il.c Ihul-IiIiiuIt ,..ri,.,l "li-:ii' l: ni'ii k mi the f:ilret face," hut llio tlir.ii wwk' tent would mun r!ne away the 1! in- i.f euro mid hrliiR hm k tlie lino nf liwilth Into thu thin cli..-li. "I mil lucky," ilie t)niiilit, ti hnvo il.ar nlil Hetty to full lm-k upon. When pl.pil llll'll llllll left IIIIMI hoilltles c.rpfiim In thtfi'ld vlenraKK, I Utile, ilreuineit that In llttl.i mire than a year I ch"u! l he ..i thankful to piiy a visit t . tuy nurse' old farm. I wotiji r If 1 ohiill meet my fate nl Hrainllctotir Fnlry tal.-i are ..ut', f f,.,. Inn." "Yon, Ml." Kvn, the iv.i. d nrn fn. tn penplo tiiyltn; lit the I inn. V,i li.,i n mrt .f rlKlit .if Wiiy tlir .un!i tin in, iiml H imluilm our vlsltnr. II. . y all UdoiiK t i the owner i.f tho l urk. ho U he W.-'.l, we haven't wen him yet. I'.iar'.o. I hue liinrd he was a dni't. r in I.ei.ibn, who caiiie quite unexpectedly Into the property, lie wn a di.sKmt rnusln i f old Ceneral rpton'd, and tiny nay he was very pour. Hcyi.nil that we know imthlnn of htm, Half an hour lat-r a pretty i h-turo met , the eyuof a wanderhiK K iiirn-1. who look- ed down from tho I ranchof a n, lul.lior!nK tr,v In mrprlso at thought if a vl-ltor. Xurso VlllleMW-a seated en a mossy hank, Willi tier lieaUnKiilnit tho trunk cf a fallen oak, eagerly ilevuurlng tho last chapter of her novel. Her rye filled with tears nn ho read. "Poor Trilby," she stild half nloud, "and oor llttlo IJIllle!" Then, wmnanllke, she turned to tun earlier chapters and read ntfaln tho description of those wondorful wlilto feet. Asa sciuenco her rju traveled downward to her own daintily shod pedal extremities. "Now, I h.ivo a pretty foot," ho thought, "hut I could never lie a Tril by. I am not had looking, but I cannot InsT. Still, my f.x.t Is nilly presentable." blie luoked cautiously roiind, and, nctliift Ml Impulse, slipped off thu little l.ron.o shoe and silken stocklntr mill ize.l witli no small dettren of s.itlsfaetloii at the hit of luarl.lelll.o llcsh lylii so white against the green moss. 1 hen sho slowly drew on the stocking, leaving tlie dainty bit of Lronzo hut her on thu ground at a llttlo dis tance. Her head drooped iigalnft tho trunk cT the tree, and In a few moments sho was fast nslwp. She did not hearthe crackling of the underwood as a large n trlever d ig pushed his way through tho bushes. She. (lid not see lihn as. with a knowing look at tho slecior, hn seized tho llttlo shoe be tween Ids truth and made oil with It, to dMp It some ten minute later nt the feet of Ills astonished muster, Dr. (illbert Fan- hnw-e, tho owner of the park. lint It was with a rueful face, lifter much fruitless search, that flu. limped her way back to the farm, rating herself sound ly for the vanity that had caused Iter tlls, comllturo and her unlucky 40 wink. "Fiinshaw-o, old hoy, I'm awfully glad to see you; hut I'm In nn awful 111. Here's my uncle taken suddenly ill and has sent fur mo In a hurry. The Junior bouse sur geon Is off fiTii holiday, anil 1 can't goat a moment's notice without a substitute! What nm I to do? Would you do? Hatlicr! Hut you wouldn't stay. You would, you miyf You always wen' ii brick. They nil know you by repute, so thorn won't bo uny bother about that. Your treatise on tuber cuhisla In children has niado your nanio fur you hero a In London." And tho house surgeon at St, 1'hlllp's, Ilurdsley, wrung Ids friend's bands lu au excoss of gratitude. The two friends wout oil together, Fan huwo's dark. Intellectual faco and tall form In strong oontrast with his compan ion's rubicund chocks, cheery manner and uimnwlmt stunted proportion. That ulgbt as Dr. Fiiiishiiwe wont bis midnight round ho csino upon a vision. In tho spot uf light thrown by thoretlector lamp sat a girl with a child In her urms. Her fair liulr was llko an nuroolo round t . i .,.i ,). i.uik of lovo imil " ,. n, i, ,s -re. ... sho I out over tho llttlo ono stamped Itself upon bis memory ror ever. Sho locked up, and tholr eyes met In that ono glanco somoof Dr. Fanshawe'a heart slipped out of bis keeping, ond Lva Vllllors was tho happy possessor. "I never thought ono odd shoo would be ot anv use," said Nurs,. Vllllors, holdii It up for Inspection, "but llttlo .lenny Sd llauis will bo glad of It, since her foot was amputated. " Sba placed It ou her tablo, to bo ready for ths morning. Theslstor laughed and went down stoirs. A shadow darkened tho doorway, and Dr. tr I, n ,...' a v.tlrn Hiiltl: "Nurse, bow ore vour patients tonight?" i Thon, advancing Into tho little room, ho caught sight of the shoo on tho table. "Whoso Is this?" bo said eagerly. And where Is tho otherf ..,,, "It wns mine," answered I.va. Hut i s to tho other 1 cannot tell you that, f.xu mysteriously disappeared six weeks ago. His heart began to beat rapidly. "Nurso," said bo, "In tl.o story of C I n derello, tho prince, when ho found wearerof thosllpper, bsik her for his bride. I'"Ves,'?Uwas tl.o reply. "Hut I cannot see what this has to do with my shoo. Ho drew from tho pocket of bis shooting coat-worn for tho flrst time sl.ico I, da walk In the wood six weeks beforo-tho counterpart of tho llttlo bronze shoo and , placed It on tho tablo liesldo Its fellow "History repeat Itself, wo aro told, said be. "Shall tho old fairy talo have a modern cqulvalontr" ,' After all. .Tenny Williams did n ot have tho shoe. To her great grief, sho had a . .hi ,,,irs Instead. And at tho wild ing evcrv one was surprised by seeing a laruo retriever dog receiving a great iimount.f attention. His new mistress a ... -i.... r4 ht rmiiiH rrniii ivm ' ..Kor "sald she,"ltw- In. who brought , togdher and converted me Into A Modern Cinderello. '"-Forget Mo Not. Th lllgbt Mn. Vlsltor-1'd like to get you to take tU agonry for our antlUibaccu I r. parailon. It warranted U, euro tho ta-to for tol-cco In every f. no. Dealer JS.:t my business Is to II tul.ac to in every form. an t you S.0 tli.s is a cigar !."! You conn. In contact wlih tlie M. who need our slBo I'oursoti s NVc kll. Tin ui.n.t t nier.itr. ..,(,,,. -ihe - I. I.rll.l. ' i. ni Kl A bar. i f.1 ", . "' .: ,!.; Jre.-,t.'.M-b.- si'.:. . U t:.e iin i v. r - n y ui a ! Iceland 1 dear rxord, d.nw.g h, TRIPLK l'OHTKATT. ll.o Utile vlHiii,v uf Jowcukl, In t!io until of the Flowery Kingdom, U fur re- lunvfrl (Mm eiitlil.' luflueiu't'ii. 1,J...I'1 ll.'lll I'llll.l" , 1... Ml'lll .'. tlllX'll tin' ntri-iin nnu iieipinareii or riviuaiinn ' ... ,. ,., I M 11 1 1 It 1 1 1 Y IIIIKIKM II 111 ftlUl-IINhl I'll III- ... ... ..,i , .i count of It all forlorn nit nation, which 1 otinl l.' tin. t ennh. to tin. in ln.nllv ninoiiir lilt i i ' , i tliemih'he, U the looklnit trlas. One day i ' several year iiW n party of Knttllsli tour- i ltn pui.eil llirnuitn .ihwcumKI 111 llieir ! UMiiii nurrieu siyie, i ui muni in any rate loin; i noiii;li for one of the ladle to loo u humlnlaix. In the jinrlklh.'i In which sho hail rUlden. Whi n Klkl-Tsum. the owt.er of tho ve hicle, kiiv hi find, he looked It over In tently and with the in. 't astonished face In the world. "A I llvn, " he irleil. "thl I tho por trait nf my dear father, .had these four i vears! Them I his (jooil hrown face, which alwiiy t.viiied to wonder at Homo tiling or other; tlurc indeed arc hi plere 1 1 : U eves, only ho appears ho much younger ami sturdier than he was when lust I knew him. Hut what th is It li.enii? l'erhapt ll s a warnlliK from the k' sIh; irhnp II I a jr. sent from noine Kalnt. " Ki'.l Nuiii wrapi ed the inyNtcrlou arti cle in I. is silk hanilkerchief and ilneed it ear. fully In the p... ki t of hi wide Hhlrt. When in the evening ho nrrived homo, lie locked for a hiding place for his treasure, ,,,i iiimiir i r.,,,iv..,i mun, n ,1,1 i,t ,,f ,.rthciiware, which wim not In actual ukii aml therefore never iroiihled. '1 hen. wuh ,, ,, socuro spot In hi household, he tliotiht. Kikl-'l sum Raid nothlnit to hlJ toiiiii: wife ahoiit Id adveuture. for. ho calculated, " women are too curious mid ton talkative, ami I do not want all tlie neighbors' nd ice of my good or bad luck, whatever It may be. " During the next few days Klkl-Tsiim Inhered under great excitement. Day ntid night he thought iilsuit tho portrait ho bad found, and fre.iuontly l;o left his bod or his Work to go and see If his treasure, win still in bis possession. 1,111 lsce, thu young man's lovely bride, could not ninUa out what brought her hushnnd so frequent ly to tin ir but when engaged outside. She never knew about Ids leaving her bed. That would have iiindo her unhappy. First sho was content with Klkl-Taum'a explanation that ho bad coma homo Just to see her lovely faco, but when bo kopt It up day after day sho grow suspicions. "Why should ho nppoar with an nnxlooa faco and leave with one stooped In Impor tance?" sho mused. Still Inter she discov ered that Klkl-Tsum before going out niiulo It a point always to remain In the llttlo back room for a mlnuto or two. The kevtohls secret behavior must ho some where In that room. l.lll-Tsro mado It bet business to Investigate, and there was not aplccuuf furniture or Uocoratlon In tin room sho did not turn Insldo out, but her work was nil In vain. Finally alio mouse triq ed her husband nt the moment he was hiding tho pot In whlrh alio kept her roso leaves. Klkl-Tsum, llko all guilt; men. uulekly Invented un excuse or cx rlaiiatlon of Ids carrying on. Ho lied. T ho put bad stood on one t-ud only, and hi bad been obliged to correct tho negligence of others. "All, yes, poor man!" said 1,111, kissing the deceiver gisidby, but ho bad scarcely got across the street when sho clnmtwred upon a chair and discovered whatf A utvsterlous something. Sho lifted tt with caro and brought It up to her faco to ox amino It Oh, cruel truth, tho portrait ot n woman, and LIU bad considered Klkl T'siim a model husband I Tho poor girl sat down upon tho llnor and cried bitterly. That, then, wus tho reason why ho came homo so often. Tho feeling of Injury gave wav to that of Indignation, of wrath, Again she looked fnr tho portrait and now wondered that Klkt-lsum couiu lovo woman with such a faco eyes swollen, cheeki pnlo and dirty, and now the eyes expressed rngo ond contempt. Lill-Tsee tiecanio frlghtenod. No; sho would novur look nt tho tiling again. Then alio grow despondent Llfo Indeed was not worth livlnu. and as to conking dinner she ronld not think of It. When Klkl-Tsum arrived homo In tho evening, liowasnston lshed to find neither meal nor wife await- lug him, Searching for both, ho made till wuv to the back room. "Hu that Is tho way yon treat your wlf. aftor only a few months of marriage? Where Is your ildellty, you who aro always tiilkliiu about your manlinesh? "Tho woman Is rruy," said Kikl Tsum t,i himself, and then bo added uluud "What alls vou. Llll-Tsen? Toll mo tlm ' iiiimnlmr of this nonseiisu, "NonsoiiHiil" cried I.IIITseo. "You bide tho portrait of your paramour In my ros pot and daro dispute It sinful purport? Toko It: watch over It; carry It on your ! b..nrt. I don't want to boo It. lhomon ' ter tho uulv face!'' "liut I don't understand," gasped ths I 1 , t.ullfLt.ll. "Vou don't, don't you." cried tho little 1 w.,i.,n. "Ah. but 1 understand It all Yon love that woman In tl.o frame." Now It became Klkl T sum's turn to crow angry That picture, no said, "r.. on, uc.it mv Into father. I round It some time ago in my carriage, thinking the gods bad sent It to me. To nave It and keep it secure I placed it In the roso pot." You must think mo an Idiot," cried the wife. "Hnvo 1 not known your father, ami nm I unable to distinguish between tho faco of a man and that of a woman?" 'llio two continued tin !r wordy battle, which became more flcr. e every mlnuto, until tho neighbors wore aroused. They sent for tho village priest to restore order. Tho bonze came. "My children," he said, "what are you quurrellng for? Tell mo ut on, so I may try to docldo who Is the Biillty parti?" "Father," exclaimed Llll-Tnee, "my husband secreted the picture of a woman In my ruse put. Thut caused nil this trouble-" "1 swear I never emesed another rir trait but that of my saluted sire!" And the hnsl.and raised his band to lira vou. "C'hililrrn, children," said tho holy fa oh ii.uoh dignity, "before I decide ,I10 ml t,o portrait." i. I. :.r.i . .I to nun, nnu mo uonzu Pinked Into tl. band gla tuidily for n milium orbing' r. Then he shook hlswhlUi bead iitnl dc'i'l'-d In n voice ringing with nuthorltv: " Vou am Isitb In tho wrong. Tins picture represents a venerable and holy man. H Is a wonder to mo you did , r gnle tho saint In It. I will tuko It with mo Mild ph.ro It among tho holy ...n,... ,,( our . hiin h " Then U." I bh sscd the young couple aft. T Kiki I ti.m anil l.lll 1st", nnu mora ; up ui J kl-sMl and went awuy praising tho j Kods fT tl. g'eat discovery bo bud been rn.l;: J t.j ii, ake. hxelmngc. . nlli-.J ths Order. rinltl.y! I t ild J .u "lily to put il. (, .re '. u. tie i"- I'lS'S- tl.U hor-f." y. o eau 11 i.d i,t jo.ir l.lll. in. in. titan four Ietroit ni I UK SKNACK I'KU HI KM. Tiie i-oimiiitlce on wu) ami niciiis tnaile tlie fillo iiij; report mi the per diem ami mileage of the memhri id' tlie frlliltc: Mile Total. tir io hiii mi i..l :v IJ'.I IHI jt.7 :i i. in im Ul nu i'4 tHI I'Jtl Oil 11 n W Kiile . 104 I 11 IS till . ISJ li Ml . otill ',xil , TtiO . Il4 :i . fiti . in.) . S7 . htl , 104 . Ill . I'sn . .'id !... n-.... l. " , l I .' I IV. I . ............. iP 4. it. (i i-Hi i. . . , i i , t rii r j4 )u!v j M I l Hiivir K H Ihiltir Alolii. (leriu r A W tiowan C K llaiui.ui .1 F. MH.eltini- W 11 Hot.- 'ii Sll licit S lluuhiK A J Join. noli dl Ii Kii'K It. i.al.l Ma. kav . J II A'lt'luia'. John Mi. ii. II It F Mi.ik.y I 1. I', .U. Is.-II ti VV I'hIIiIsi.i. .. A U I'n.e AW U.e.l Hen Selling Joseph Simon ;jjo so j:it imi l.n I. , li'i 40 LM4 ;io 144 :in iu; 4o "i;t ti l.i. mi 141 till KfJ tn 1.4 .r.u I'.'u Ml 14 on jii in Din a l.v till UTo till 111. tin aii a ' nyi i n l.'sl IRltl :t:s ll'4 104 ;ini .'.(IS 740 I.'lui ll Smith.... 1' C Tailor ui ice Wade I'licre is every indication,'' says t'li t' lilu.crri.il ltcview, "lliat wheal r. list rs w ill jjet good price for llie coming crop. llie Wlieni lulls will he empty i.efore hurvest. Tin) iMi.;iiii'i rrilio wim riiin- .,i!iis that the rtpccl.il I-ilu- tllrc, nl l.v.li, Uercasrd last lllht nl mi.lntglit. did nn cool, can lie insivrre.l hv Having it di l iv Imnii. 1 .1 elrvi n vears tlm sugar trust m idc a . mi'it of $3011,000,1)011. 1 it aiv surprise ih.it the peopln an Iisrctiti-iit. d anil (letilHinl that n curli bo put.. n trusts an.l tuoiiop- olics? Tlie legislature i. lth to tcrnii lute ti ollirinl cxitcnce. It ru li.e tl.U Ho- things thai should 1 1 iv" li. cn .loi.e, luivo hreti left tin- iluni. an I there I no help for the tineas Miiiicr. Nevada 1 net a slow going! Hate I'lie oilier d.y when pugilist Cor h.'lt pas-c.l through the capitol nl tho tiiv r statu llio governor was on hand tu welcome him. crilv, the pugilist outranks tho sluti'Himin The h.-xt errrctiiry of agrirul- ttiH' i a prariical farmer, a pro fi'ssi.r in an Iowa agricultural col leue, and lias served three terms in congress. He may he pronounce o.ju-lly !' ppi-il for thu forum and the plow handles. If Hi" captain ol a liritiHli war vessel in rinits liia shiti to run unround lie Iohcs his oilirial licai Here we do things (I i (lore nt I v. i cntinnitk'K of experts look into the mutter and filially dctermino that no one is to blame. In asking that the t.rn,000 ue ii'ii!.. to defriiy tho extionst's of hi iiuiutrnrnti in bo uscil to allevial. the Htill'- tinja of the no r and tin needy, President-elect McKinley bus struck it rrsiiotisivo chord n the liuiii'in breast, Priiicc ilc ('bitniiy of Frnnco hi cine a divorce Iroin his wile on lire grounds of immorality, but it will he noticed tnat he chetrluMy arr'.ls !f 'JO.Ol.'O a year from the immoral woman. The prince is no heller than the eourco of bis in coino. Lark Hi hen got flown to goo. strai -lit business in the ho'i-' yi lerdnv when be sotiifbt t ascertiiin if tho Hcninn bouse, sickint; to d. 'lar( their sen Is vacant minle tin ir railr-'iul pusses tincnsiiiiiliotia Tliut, i. h grave quest ion ind.ei Hid oil..' t'r ;i tr I ) ' with tnoineiitnus poss bilities lur the aver if. b tfislu tor. II" might ho compelled walk In. me. to 'I'lie nation mourns another do- iii.ihini! ('..tiuretis, cava thn Oregon City Kiitcrprisr. The sission that will ( lose on March -llli bad ns well novt r tiul for the good it has done. In this respect, however, Oregon can j .in butids with the tuition iu shedding tears. Our lamented b't; Nlntnr" is enough to melt the hardest heart or make the jolliest joker weep. A so called ! spiking tie b'.iidngo Crrlii : island. Christian nation to perpetuate of the fair British diplomacy i. flr.i nut mr nesn nun muni, i no lie seiititiinit in the Cbrislian w rhl 'i.siv f rce the barbaiou Turk to i i. Id at lust to tho advanrn if V li..ii..n. The presence of a hum ui bu'cbi-r in the family of na- ii. n- sboiild not much longer be tol erated. The people of Oregon bavo paid n pre'ly sum for a legislative meet inir l ti tcht over the j.ers. nal . r . . 1 .1 11 . . I 1... I. ., irri ls of () .litical factions, John , 1 1 Mitchell, and the un-'oiiiaii. I'w. vara hence the people will ii t a whirk nt the political Iri. k , ier win. (Sleetn llieir personal i iiiOii' .i' nd pettv spiles nbove . . . . . I i l.i ilii- troiiil. .lust think mi. i-l rni'il, supposed to be N-pro -I'S.t i'iv-. (junrreliiif and eonapir .Senalofabip for u g over a u n (..rtv dvs! THKV NhKII I'HO V.K. The Miniclcritil Aa.iciation of Silnii jiassfil tl.o follcwiiip r.-olu-tion: 'Hi Holvcil, That we, llie tneinbcr nf the iniiilslcri.il ii-s.iii.il'..i of Salem, Or, refuse tn pr.iy in tin Hcniilr nr !i.m-e cli.nnh -r "intil th" !'jiil it'iri' i unitedly it', nurk The niiiiist.-rH rxerci-c l'.'ixI j nI n- mtii t in aHoning llie lripl at lire to kto pra crl. ( to work. A well - . . . i i t' Xpert in enliven llie ucvii n n n- form ami purify an avenue lirreoii ,.,.m ,tnre. It ncei the uravcr h.i.lrnitii;li, hut tli"ir clli.-.iry in stirti a cano woul I he ti iiuhlo . Oreoniaii: I'lie-.- are tin' d.iv when newspaper olli -es are tl nidrd a 1 1 1 1 tn irked copies of the 1 1 -ii. 1 d - papers containing i1iimii..ii .1 the various phase of the II t w .tint n ilic-ttun. I'hr roiului't of Ihi intrrestinit and iinporlaiil part of ihe iiniiex ilimi ciinipaign,nshon in arti.-lc in the Star, t.az.-tte and V.lvcrti-er, i ( X'-eedingly well uiceivi.l and ninniii'cd with skill. It 9 pros. -he an episode 111 World urnali:ii, like the nnpn-.er light an linst Tweed, and tl e coil- erled but unsu.'c sslul cam p iinn in V. hl.-iiejii against i arn-r n irri .... .- i i. :. son. l licst. rilrl. 'ire wn. nru- ten. Thev are rhii lli and ostcii il.lv iirL'.imentitive. nod Ml Ih'.v nlfTilil present. iti.'ll nf st .tlslir evidently ncertaincl with care, and thrnv linht on the mult form and nui iirol.l bearing of lliweiiV lilur." upon the poliliral and cnin- nu rriil history of Ihe world. Kar- ely h s a dulv of the kind lcn more fnithfullv and luteH g"llll lisrhi rpcil. Th" showinir is one in which American journalism innv feel justifiiible prid.'. Next Monilav will be the an- , t;.. niversary ol ssliington s ninn- lav. a day that every true An.ericnn reveres and a until" that awakens a responsive thrill in every patriot c hr. nst. There have been nianv changes on the scene of Washing ton s achievement since the hero laid himself down to sleep wi'h his kindred; many vieisilu h s have been met by those who revere bis inline, but the Father of his Count rv stand alone, the greatest of nil who have aclul a part in life's drama upon the slage founded by Columbus in the new world and perpetuated hv the follower of our Puritan and Piler'un fathers who made America its first Mecca. Mivor PemiDVer of Piriluid i credited with tho discovery that nickel-in-the-slot machines eo.ne within the proviions of the law prohibiting gambling. Tho-e who have experimented with the elui ve machines generally testify it. is not a gambling proposition. In fid it is a sure loser There is no chance about it except to l"e. (iiimhliug pre-sui..osis a possibil ity of winning n portion of the time. The machines am not eniMrucled on tlml. principle. ' C W. Kimball was ilisrhained n choir master of the Centenary M K church of P. rthind, becnuse be sang too mnnv g ilo", that is, be wanted to do all ti e singing biniHelf, slid 'he reil of tbecboirgot lired i-f that kind of choir singing. Sneli men is a ruin need "setlint' down on." and it is v"-rv .b'lib'ful if njnrv will give him the $'2'20 il.niuiges ho wants for being ilitniss"d. For venrs past nbiilever trouble oi'.'iirr.'d at the W-fi-ln t i ve round up of our lii lov.'i! state was furtive ly or openlv charred to the innch nutions of cx f!ov Pennover. I-'v.-n . i'b Svlves'er at the po-t .t duty in hi iw mill, probably ..fT-besring lumber like a true wnrk'n-'nin n bo i h"ld pinial.lv responsible for tho present imbroglio. Mrs !letirv War I ffeerbei, when sho wis first Hurried, na.le, wash"d. ironed and sold sl irl .) neighbor's sliiblrtnen in nr.'er that he n ii'bt earn i.nic moi ev to en. terla-n cert'.iu deb giti s ins man ner b"fi'ting her rising young husband. Kn iourag'ng rep 't e tine frirn 'ho east that the iron and steel trade is improving. The i,-i ti Iriule i a very Beisilive t.ne and never fails to respond liko a thermometer, to financial and industrial condi tions. The absent' legislator will soon be in the mid-t of their admiring constituents. When aske.l the re sult of ihe session t t ry will answer, "Forty days." George III grunted these United S'ates some excellent reforms. Curia needs some nf tlm sumo ar ticles at the band of Spain. Wages of lnborrr are inereaings in Japan. That country is looking abroad for an extension of her I markets. Th" legislature of California 1 ... i f - ... nf imv ten iloiiar a uay mrpriyira by their chaplain. The lcriltis can no ri i n.s and tell tb" is ople what they hart I not ber doinp ( O o o o o