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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. II iy t'P'p Slior. Fail nod Winlei drain Excel ; ent. Sr ji ing Grab a liuod Itrpori tram Irull l'olt'l I.ANI), Oregon, Ju'lf 14, 1W'7. WK.Vli;RN OKKIION. Weather. Hlllilly lower tempera tun-, with more. cIou.Ih am a few ijr likli-n of ruin, huve bet n (In we-ilbcr cliaructeriHtic for tlio ween Front were trcneral tlio inorniiiK of 1Mb, wlilrh, In i-xpcl l(H'iillli-D, In Jun-il tender vegetation lo mime ex tint. Win ut, Out itnil 1 lay. -More ruin Ih badly ncede.l The ilrv weather ha mnte. tally Directed th hay crop, m eclally clover hihI timothy, ami the corrcKiiiiiili'iitH art of the opinion Hint riot over one-half crop will In -cu e.l H i llif ban cniiureliccil, IhoiiL'll t'.' hIiowith In tliu nortlit-rii portion ol tlit ill-tricl have retarded lint work. I' ciin Mtifcly In- t-H 1 1 1 1 : I 1 that tin Iin. crop will le nIioiI. It litis Mich an in nfci'Hiiiiy lo Improve (lie late hay, Hi' not prolnililf, hence no material Im provement i'hii ! expected In tin- er. p Hit) area of killi.iH fmit In very final I Fail iiinl Inter down ouIh ami wIiim urn vi-ry proiniidiii; without more rail tiny will make vci y coo'l cropH, inn wnli ruin (In- crop will liu excellent HriiiK Kruiii of all kiinU in Innlly in need of ruin. The tdinwcin were ol lii'iii'Mt, liut tiny were nut licnv oiioukIi. HpritiK uhcut, in n favoru liln )car, yield from 'Jt to So Im-ln I prr acre; I. ill I !i im year, uiilr iiio-i Uiiuminl cliuiiK'K occur, it will nut it-Id over Iroiu 10 in I'd hiislieln. Spring omIh hlioulil J ichl 41) ImidIivIn to the neu hut if they givo ill) ttiiMliwlH tnl ytai tliu prenciil expectation will lit) re alized. Hinall anil Orchard Fruiln. Struw .irrii n am about over. llliickticrrio ami rimphcrncn me ripeninc; rapidly, mill Imlli art full cropi. Ol' rln i r ii Ilia May I hike I ripe; tliu Knynl Anne ami itluck lie puhlicati tue rlpcu I'lK rapidly, ami licfore ti.u current week clontiit tint nnijnr portion w ill In picked anil aliippol. Homu lives are lllleil with clicrricH, whilu nthi-i arc niily paillally mi. Tliu cherry crop, a a w hole U khhI; hi a yearn lielici ylvld liuvu I ate 1 1 Inn), ami in ulhcia liiucli wot tic. Tli prune crop now proiuiitt tn be btdter tliuii A'ns tiulicipalcil n f . w Week ittfn; I he (olul prune prnduct Will he, front prewlit nppcarullCeh, larger tliuii ever before, hut tliu yield per treat In hoiiiii orchardx will lv len. The dropping which him been reported, appaaiit to have ceiincd. Tin peach crop now piomlhv In lie Very heavy; hand pruning I In purree. The apple crop prniiiivn to lie fair; pun.- i in itrues nave nil me tree can hear; w bile huiiiu arc light. Pi lira are almost the mime an apple. Hop and (iardeii. Hup are glow lu rapidly llitt hop Inline Iiiih ap pt !iied and uprising had commenced. The hop pn Hj.ectH are excellent, (lur dei are doing reinuikalily wi ll. 'o latoe, ptai, heaim, ciiulill.iw er, and tilhel jtanlcu pioduce, am pleutllui. Coi n I niakliiK a inucli I titer grow th than tiHinil. (irupt a!ao promle a heavy yluld. KAN I l ll.V OKI. (ION. WdHther.-Miiihtly Wiiriner Wealhci IIHH plevalled dlllllii; the pert Uitk The lil!hel ivinpeial uie iik M tlcgri e ou r rid iy and ra.iiida ; the lowest I.' Ue.i'ee, on Tin rwlay, in the t'ohiinl'iM Kivcr Valley, and ;U deiet n over the l'luteau lienlnii. In the latter urcllon IiiJuiioiih I'roHt wire iMieral. Scat teied hliouel cecuind lilnlav aim today, hut they were liht (iiiilii, liny and Slock -The lack ol lain U helint Dial kedly show n Fall and w 1 1 1 let hi i w ii raiu me lu adii i, hut the c rit I it cmi not he plump wii li mit li ore inolKtuie. Spthi w heat mm mi l are itlimm at a taud vtill, ami will no) inakeevi'ii kimuI hay withoui rul it . Tue cloudy weather has hen of henctlt, and rsln w nuld make an en tirely new pliane upon the condition. Iiiilii w I ' 1 1 1 1 1 t wn wick w 111 cave Ihe epi lug ow n crops. The prosp-fcls are Mill Kind fur all uraius, hut they are lnvomliij; rapidly pooler, K,e is do I iiC well and w ill make n lair crop; the nine lor hurley. ()iiiiiI'c'vi and npiirrels ar dnlnn Injury In Morrow county, ami the fanners there me well lilijh discouiai d. j The hav crop w ill he ro.hI on Ini (; nl I'd liiml, hut elsewhere It Is poor ' Stork Is In good condition. l.sre' The lily. I dM'imi-J tlit after wnmliTiti-j long I i im To li-.rk K&rit'n ulih frail for flowers An.t wiur ti.u Kuntlii lii'ljr w ejill death I'iiii to and fro. itf h hhnjio nlu- tient , 1if.-ri iiiri-d. A nlii;n!iroiisltj'uUivi..h"rrolk-. Cloud upon cloud, and from tlioao liauiao ftoifm A trnifl': vlor ltlrn einotlon rtm. I fo)lowi-d In tior ati-;m, and now ah ton Konm jioMif tluit likd l-n ilriuiir frail, ttr rosi th'il wa a iirnwionate -uahtern iUfs n. liut on a nuddi-n I Implon-d Iit liand Ami ahould liiivu full'-n. From a Illy nar Muit awis't ami .:iltiinif oilor to rny brain Imrted, wlih tlidti-nte, unlii ijr aimdl f troulilo old and KlrKlin-na far avrujrl I kiievr nior' nurely tliuii from any twit, Mom rirlalnly ri'iiii-mlTi-d tlian at wurds And, nlowly TO,nin, wild: " 'Ti alir! "J"li nil!" Thi n, I'n InK to that ln.ly rold, whono fus No urernrii s-i mid no )iiy Imd, I miiil : "Liuly, tliN flovror l.ut a lllllii w lillo fih, but a hub' whili tuts rl-M'n Ihti. Ilnve ft di-i enre of It. A small n-rKleet, A hrl'-f ol.livion oviTliurdens It. l"or ahe Ihnt l-.tln lloi-r, and mfrely Mow Hi atranifi'ly .;i-nt nnd no winln, wfi ti To lif inii'-h lovmi and ifunrdi-d w-Utfully. di, from tliN llowi-r U ni-vi-r far aw-nr!' hut hho to whom ! tnlki-d moved nlowl7 on, nd as I wHlkwl U'-iidc lir-r I awokii. -MH'1-hi n I'lillllpa In KfHi-tator. NOT UNUSUAL "Arc you K'Jiik out tonight, I'lilU" "Yes." "A ml you will lie laUi coming In, I imp powf" "A wImi mippiiHltliiri, that I Yin, I ahull Im rutlnT late. Wlmt tin you wunt to know forf" I'liil (iri'vlllii Klaneeal ai nms the dinner till .In 11 1 Ids 011 n k w Ifu aomewiiat eiirh oimly, u ml khe, liii elliiK his p:M Bhruuril lier -shoulders Itlioul answering his ijiii s tlon. " You jH-edn't sit, up for me," In r hus- lind ri'iiiiirked on li Iy. '"J'linnk .vmi. I niiiiosi I can phasn iiiywlfl'" "You i 111 rally tlo that, and you know well etiniiKh that I never lay down any mm rial laws fur you Him looked at liini, with n little Kinilu ciirvlnu' her lls. "And were you to tin m, do you think kIiiiiiIiI oln'V tlieiiiV" hlie ankisl. "My dear child, I hao never given tho Klllljl'ft II tlllltlKllt. "Jlut do your" (.lie ernl-nd. "D ni t hothi r!" "How very like a man to avoid mintrer liitf a iueHtlnn I y i-ayliiK 'don't holln r! f-ho ret limed, lani:ldnir. "And how emenllnuly like n wnniaii In tiliiKUe "'Hi' with Krlltrli'K ipiestlonal' "You called me 11 child just now," Ills wife n marked, ricliiK from her elialr and reaelilni,' aernns tliu tahlu for a hox (if eig 'irilles. "May 1 a-.k wluil ymi aru -yoln- to do nowl'" tire tilt le-keil. "You may n-k certainly, tint I can plivim myself nliinil answerliii;," hlie i-lid and im 11 1 did lo II rid a rl.'irettu with her tiai k turned toward him. "Kiciim" my h'nokln In fore ynu'o fin Isheil your ih --. : t," she Kiid its i-lie hletv n w liill of sinol.e from hi -tween her n il 1 1 1 x mid tin ned and hieeil him. lln looked at la r w illi a puz.ded cxpres slnll In his eyes "Sineu wIkII have yon learned tluit very rliarinlnn 111 eoini liihineiitv" hu lniiilred mi mistical!)'. r-'lie drew her m I'.y hrnws toiilier or pleleilly. "I'm reallv surrv 1 rini't tell yoii, hut 1'vo fnrpith'ii how lung aio It l. " Ho pan1 a slioi'l I iii,.'Ii and w.il. hnl her li hlie daintily llirlod t In- n-li olf herein are! to, mid he wmiili n .1 why it did imt linger 1 1 1 til In si e In r smoke, simn usu.illv ho nlilinrred to see a wotn.-iu do It hlruek him also thai had siieilnne ihe Kittuo tiling a fi w iiini.t h In fore it would have ciilli d down iipmi In r head his wrath fill Indignation, hut now Im Ml totally Indifferent as to w lmt she might clnmso to do. It mailer, il In hlui li s than liotlilmr, allien he was ulterlv and liulesi ril aldv tlnil of her. "You don't ul'Ject to my smoking Mill?" his wife iniiilreil. watehlug his fare keenly. "It can't really iiialti r miieli W hat 1 do at least tnyuu." " What a Hciisthlc reiuark !" "The truth Is nfleti that." She threw the elgan'tte lulu the lire and till in-il and lui'keil at his haiiilsnine (aee half w il fully " What a pity It is we ever get mai rli il !" slieerlnl, willi a lllllo 1 11,1k ill In r volee. "What an aw f ul, aw fill pity !" '1 hull she ran ipilekly nut of the rnnm In nil exi'ieih Ingly uiiiligullled manner. l'hll (in vlllo liHikeil rather nstonUlicd. "1 wonder If sho meant It?" he soldo Hidill. "She Raid It as though she did. And how Jolly pretty she lucked smoking that cigarette! I wnnili r why s!m 1I11! 11' 1( flie thought It would aiie.oy me shu was mistaken. All ttie same, I hate to see any woman sineke It's vulgar aid low, though I'm hanged If she duln t make ihe thing look downright will. 1 1st .llm Taunton would think so. l'o.Ttis i: He's desperately In love with her. What a thousand plileshe didn't marry her! 1 hcllem I wish he had. Still. If she wasn't so eonfouiiiliilly soli hearted she wouldn't Ui half kid. and site's uncommonly reily nt times, ,11m Taunton I' M me lie thought he looked 111. hut, then, he's so far gene that there's no account lug for what he iloea or nays. I'oor de II! It must lie rather hard lines tvlng In loo Willi an ether man's wife not that It matter much nowadays, for It seems a faxhlona hlu complaint." Hen- his nilcetions ceased, ntul ho nse ami left the room. The sound of his wife's voice, singing an old fashioned song, notched him as hu crossed the hall, and he paused fur a few seconds at the drawing room ihmr and lis tened. He hardly knew what prompted him in enter the amiu, hut when tho slinihr. white gow ned figure at the piano turned hit. ly sure of liw f.iltWalm-", hut n't i.medld tha tho isfct 'r!ke Mm '1 cm. I m gh-ct, whh li kl!" f;"r Im.hisi. l'pjll,lr l.iei 1: r.a ...... would have put the t!ioi.ght away a 1 I tng too trivial for 1,N "1' "' u ' " 1 mind. I Ha did not notieo that nt he encoun- r-d his gaze all the glsdn'-s died out of her face, and hekm wnot that tl.o ran.- ! los Indlili n nisj s.i' In It filtered Into hur soul with Int'ih ri.'.Ie ntiguMi. "I am not going to 1 ' r yrm wi'h i.: I enmp-my for long." he wild, hnnii.4 i against tho niann li ( "You know vmi il .n't 1 e." 1111 . rhll. I Why don't you the 'ruth ami say you I don't intend Is iiig h.r.d Iy me?" .hoaii- wcrcd qulcklv. "Ono doesn't alwins like to say what ena thinks," hi r.ll"l, shruggiriB his ahilllldeM. "I do bore you, tl.i'tiV sheaki.sl. "You ls,M me wlim you a.k ii'-h a nt lipid lot of (pii-'i'.n-." His wife's llis tr.Mi.M-d ai d ipllM-r.s'. "1)0 Jim know what eo.l lire IngV she went on slowly. 'T ln-i.r It wherover I go, though, course, I'm trnt upisiscd to. Shall I Ml you what it ls" "l'hase yotir-elf. " "All right, I'll tell you then. It's only that you are tln d to death of iiioandre. sdit your ninrriago from the l.otnuii of your In-art. Tor one.) soilo 1. 11 the truth Don't theyf" .She iulnsl her hair lun k from her for.' head with a weary llttlu gesture, mid Inr husluiiid hurst into a holsti mil laugh. "Yes, for oiks? people have hit ti.u mark nearly In tho right place," he said, with an angry Hash. "Have you any more In tenstlng news Ut tell me before I go?" "Ih that Intenstlngf I should have thought It dreadfully (dale to yen who Iiiimi known It so long, nnd l . siihs It In Mich an everyday thing. I heard soiiui one whlsi er today that it was 'ipilto a coin lnon occurrence not at nil unusual.' " She laughed softly and rnlsisl a pair of shining eves to his. "Ijt mu have a gisid look at you, I'hil, " s.l.11 wild, tilting her head slightly to 01111 side mid regarding his fair. hniidsoine face with a smile lurking round her inoiilh. "What a good looking boy you are!' alio w hispered, "even whun you are an gry." (iret lllu inaihi her a mocking Imw, ! 1 it she only smlli-d that strange little smih again and stissl on tiptoe and plieiil lar small hands on his great, bmad sln ulilers. "Iniod night, she said. "I know you lira longing to go, nnd I woiihln t kn i you against your will for worlds. Hood night. And, oh, l'hll, I'm awfully sorry I smoked." Shu raised her pale little face to his, hut with 11 liiilttend gr.wl In pushed her roughly aivay from him. "No, I'm lunged If I will khs you nfu r your remarks," he criiil soHini:lv, and strode out of the nsun with otilek, angry strides, hanging the dour hchlnil him w ith considerable gusto. J liougli i'hll Un-villu cniiseleiii a was a very minute ono, It gave him hnle rest that evening, and 11s he wended his way homeward a few hours later he had the good grace to feel rather nshaini d of hlui self. "What 11 brute shi must think im '." he luutteri'd 111 ho let himself into the house, and Indeed, to do him justice, hu thought himself one also. "Ifu a pity she's so tender heart 1 il," lie conttnii.il, hanging up his coat, "luratisc l'ni n-ally awfully fond cf her, though 1 was tiH had tempered to n II her so whin she told me what pinpln were Raying." He crossed the hall and noticed aiireak of light shilling underneath the drawing Wont ihsir, and, somewhat surprised, hi turned the handle and entered the rinuii lie. paused en the threshold, and an CI elamatlon broke from his lips, fur on inn of tho lounges lay his w ife, apparently in a deep alecp. "'iiHM.1 heavens' What I rings her here at this unearthly hour:''' he murmured and walked ncrosi the Mom softly and stood looking down at her with a new nnd liniiiviiiintahle tenderness stirring w ithin Ids heart. How fair she seemed to him In her childish white gow n, with one arm thmwn lightly ov.r her head 11 nil tin other lying can lessly on the crimson cl Vet cushions how fair and fragile! Her beauty struck him more forcibly than It had ever before, lil.il he luetitallv companM the pure, high bn-d face, which looked unnaturally l ain in the dim liu-lit. with tho coarse, painted anil b. Minn d faces ho had sci n at the music hall t ti.,t night. A gMat Wave of ngrct swent over his soul with overw helming fon-e. It sn nn d to strike him how 1. rril lv ho had neudeet ed her, how cruelly he lud trial. d the frail, clinging little creature, and he bent down and gently pushed the soft scented hair fnuii her fori head nnd tnvss.il a n v erent kins on hi r smooth, roiind.il cheek, hut he drew back with a cry ef terror. Her face was cold ley cold and ihe blued seemed to fnve In his vi Ins. llo plaivd a trembling luud oer her heart. It was niilie still deaillv. horribly till nd with a groan of agony he re membered that her mother hail died of hivirt disease. Ho fell on his knees beside her silent form and took her huh. cold hands In his warm ones, calling in h.r In wild aeccnu of despair to speak to 1:1 In. Hut the soltlv parted lips did net answer, thoimh a smile si-emed to hover round them such as one sivs on a child's face when ashvii. and tin- darkly frlugeil ivclids did not quiver at nis fiasKiiiuaio caresses. 1 hrough the casement a faint light ahone pale and yellow, showl'iir that a new day had daw ned for the lhlng ntul tor tho divul. Oinvn. T J IK ('ONMLJIKK. Ho was oi.lyaloor little iMi-Mimn, cLhf , .,,,.1 ,.,!yM'..tMitf!'.!' jr. '"'''i'r ,,,! ,M,,l..,.fhiMl ..rti-'afMimuiMfii-.... ...i..,it w..r!d r howtifl c.pii-. LI I KASI DKlYIMi TO Ht CniibCiind!) Gray hIioh lis level hciJuJut'iH when he objticti lo tjkinii ho.se carta to fires behind i..,u at breakneck uec(J. The 11 Ulna 1 ..f I On. A ;,i!ow h"h u.an 1 f .v.. t.. f..n I" very ha.te wa.v J-feat !. purpo ir'ec'.i n 1 if id hl-n It e ra .1 was Ih'' I I s , 1 aiiiNomc It-.ve.-aft, . lie ll'lll c di.rfer to !. r 1 v. ry I.;.. 1, it 4 in k'h iiv some ho l)t niHt.ll v ' ----- ciilmt, which i v-ry liable to occur t tlm ;ii,ui.uiH'.h"Ma team drove in a run over mug't atrettB and liili iT.'sit walk. Anotlit-r oeriou4 ohjection to thi fast driving is 'lie danger to lit and limb. Corners art turned o i;: ;:,;'.: ,tiU-that any chance pasw by, t - '.im ..it i r iifoot or in a vuniuie. i nauic to he run down. Fur better let the lire burn a fiw minutt b longer than kill or crippl-' aouje person. (lis not only in tuking appara tus to tires that undue and danger i.ui rdcd is exercised. have eeen cevcral teams at one lime drivi.:t through the hu-iness etreete 11 run in the effort to first reach fo 1 1 .1 I r. t-r Nellie W.-.t !ng, t U'k'rid.r. I'.'rN.r.! not I.e. "It. sidi.'.'' si.e sil.'d. know." Jark '1! trapcn art.d. ihiro w.i .'! man n-iu.' . who rame r nlarly 1 ry n -h' ... I. i.v,. l i s 1 1 i 1 at 1 Ni Ule nnd H.r. v- I night. .Nellie r -'c- 1 tlte of this at Hr I 1.1 the boll. im t 1 .n'aii.i d a I r.-u ,.arls and a ii"i" nn fii.Tiolntid I he Jack coti.nl'.. - ' '- !' 'jinnriimi.s to whut lie should d". .n.'l I '"! i.J' cehisl tl nlv ndi. ill-' r lltih' u VI c.uld think .f gi.i.i.'-t.Mhalhi.L'e ten fellow to 11 ilu-l. TI.U. .Iin-b cxi laired, was lmpos-ib!.- In I-xglatnl. l.ut MidMat the next Is st thing would be a thrashing, Mid askul l.islriet.d to nerotnj any I1I11I to the I lace next .l .y ai d "wateli the 'T- fi irmn lift ' ' Jack at tr-iachid to w hen' Hayeraft wus .....ll.. ,.,l ...lad hllll "If the I. etc, Oil was his wr:i:i.g." lie nsvlvrd tho d. li-nt , fife a,,paratu9 anil therely Be- "C,!: '::!';:','?:,:;: uJ curethe reward that is paid. This, up nnd llingiiu the pieces in liHa.n.r Kiry's f.i. e. 1 in 11 he told him to "put Ills hai'iils up. If I were a man." Jlayeraft was no coward, I lit ho knew he wi'h no mat. h for .lack, 10 ho Mi ul Isi. k a pace or two and dr. w 11 rcoh'cr. Jack sprang nt Mm with his fM eluliehi.il and gra-id the n.'lcr. 'lln re was a short struggle during which liny Ml to gi tin r on the ground. '1 1" ti then' win n report, mid then Jack r. e, bnnthlcr", limiting his opi oiieiit lyingstlll nnd mo tionless, with the roMilur clulehul In his band. tiio, when streets were crowd, d, and there was real danger of Bouie one being run down, esjiecially when corners were turned. Jiipitu prottBtd against the an nex .1 ion of the Sandwich Islands. A f.eblo voice. A far mightier twiver (ireut Britain several A very ugly rumor l gan to gain ground ,m)nll4 ,, recognizml the inevi .oiig the ioiu .i!iy, and all nilviscil .i n k .1 , 1 t 1 to clearnutof tlw iicighliorliood for a tin It was to the liTect that llayeraft h-iil kworn that .hick 'l'hnriihill had shot hmi and I hat a warrant was out f..r his nrr. -t for iitteiupti d murder. .lack's aieaniiice on the trapi.e was j 11-t lefonMhe ranjain!rmn's show, nnd It was while the former was taking place that the littl" nam noticed among the au dience one iii,'ht, with his i yes lixid In tently on .lack, a burly t n- dor, whom ho had seen scleral times in the town. llo lit encewonr t 1 MonMuonnel nnd told him that he intended making seme small cham-'c In his tricks for that night. lie stepped hit ithean na and was greet ed with the eii.ioiu.iry iiiil.,u-o, for he was a grenl lamrite with theaudiene. "Ijnli. s anil g.'iiileuii 11. tmilglit I haie e hoin.r to I re-i nt to y. ur notice a 11 h;ue which Is new. all entirely. I was make it omelet cook III ye sc. 1 k 'at. .if liny gen tleman shall t o so g.y d as to lend hint li e. Ah, 70 gentleman zere," and walking up to tho inspi . tor and leading him, not un willingly, inbiiha 1111 11 k niuld a rear . if Ulllghti r, "he will be s 1 good lis to as.it of me. "1 Isirrow yiehr - e!k 'at, sare," the lit tle man went on, taking tho hut from the ln-1 1 iter's In ad with a f.ourMi, "and 1 I n nks 7oso two egt;s In 1. 1 1:1 as you s. 0. " llo produced the two eggs, up; arently fnuil the victim's brca-t . cUi 1. His.yes sparkled strangely us he Wild on, t.i ; imt the !- ; ecter knowingly two or tl.no times .:. the I rcast, win re lie heard ihe rustling of p.ier. '1 hen he proceeded in break tho sla lis and lathe olk fail inio the h:.' r- ' I r -.-s ,-.! !.h:,-ui r at its own er s i:.w :i !a' ' "Now y ...1 mu.t cook 'em, but I le t hurt ze it. I lake ree two pieces of pa-isiin-," which he 1 reiluenl v. rv onicklv and apparently from ii..vh. re, 'and 1 light zem so. Now you inut hoid em unih r zo at till they are quite buriit out. " The Inspector took the puncr asiiln cinl, and held It at sonic i'.::.ii,. c umh r tie hat till the lust j ortioii was coikiiii.hI, when Ihe l'ali laiulnila, nftrr a few causes and suine eal alistie v.-onl-i, ri din cd the omelet In 11 ilcxtereu.smaiiiieraiiilsh.lv id tho hat uninjured. while the audience was 1 1. ariier u;,t of tho theater, the in-poetor d 111:1 1 m il s aid ing In the arena, when he turiud round to JIoMiiiumiicI and Mid : "Now, look here, I ihm'i wi-h to be un plcasjint at nil, but I'm got my duty to perform, ami it mn-t bed 'J'l'u r. s'otu- of you peo ln watiied for atiempti d innr ilernnd I want to lake him away now. .nick iiiornlilll table, an J crawled into her hole. This acquisition will render the iio-iiio 1 of t ie United States im . regnal-) in l'auillc ocean naval all'tirs. These i-lands are ihe key t . 'he onlr ! of Pacific couiujerce. 1 1 .v. Hi'nl have been inexcusable to have allowed tl.etn to slip from our grasp. Tim attention of fruit growers i ! called to the fact that in Xe York I market evaporated apples which j htvi I e 11 il.i' I on wo nl-lut traye B'.Miat nhc-eigl.ln ol a cent pei p niml higher than apples evapor ate I mi wire trays. Fruit which has been evaporated on galvanized wire travs i not available for ex port ns the slighti Bt trace of zino on the fru;t condeinns it in Uer many. The wiiiher is nut of the most en -. tiraging vur.ety for the Bweel girl graiLiute ami her friends of thf female persuiisiuii. Kai.i and mud do hartuoni.e with the white ami liglil. textures usually worn i n ruch o.'casiofs. liut this country is grateful fur the rain and th girl- will heroically bless the cause of their discomfort and disappoiut 11. cut. Tho I'liivmsity of Oregon again sends f it ih a c!a-s to represent her 111 the bur-y walks t f life. May they il.) honor to their aluia n it- r and worthily lake their places with llm iilumtii that are filling posiiim ol responsiml.U m all jortion of the Northwest. tOLLEGE 8F0UT Tho following from tle .. County Reporur nay h,Ve! 1 den ) 10 ret people tbinkin. .i some.! tbe no-culled culU.. "There is a urev.U, that our Btate schools n(1 T areerowins wil.l ;.. .1. ''1 Dhvsical CUlti.ra in... m.ltltr i , , , , ..., , uero i. dancer of the glinrliua .... I ""WBl ffu I lie rock crusher h dm 11 1 a 11 A '1 he riiiijamlruni, imw niiieilv smokliie I .. ,.! i I - . . . .... ugarette, st, TI c,i i,o, in. ,i,idie f xt Wo'k '"' La' 1 ounty roads. When Kuinil.d the Ijiw, When It was first nrrangtsj for postums Uts ti si'inl In liarterly nports, mai v .piivr d.vumeiils wero furnMuxl. Hueef iiue gow u.ii ugun' in ine iiauo inriit-ii -o" ..hiiiom. miv iiiri.i.iuxi. iineol muinl ho was suiinllng by the tin-, looking ' ,lu' fmmlest Mine fnnn Wnti rfurd, Fuller down at the glowing ciiiIhts, and his . rounty, nis., nnd Is a ni.Hlel of iiiiiiiIhts of cattle oontinue to be sold and driven out of the slate. I'ruit prospects continue to he uo.nl Strnwbvrrlf ale about over ill the ('oliiiiihla Klver valley, nil. I are ripen ing over the riites.il lieglon. ('lur ries art ripening in the valley. The isinditions can be sumiiiiirie.l, bri.lly, a: tlrain neciliin; ralu; fruit BikkI; bay a fair crop. it. s r.ui k, riection Director, Portluml, Or. wife's face Hushed with pleasure ns came tow aril hlui. It was something new for hlui to join her alter dinner, ami her heart gave a glad leap, and hope nvtucd horn wlthlu her afresh. As she enwsixl the long room, w ith the soft, sulxlinxl light of candles shining on her fair face and dusky hair, she made a picture Ivauttful enough to gladden any man's heart, I lit the time had gone hv when her Isauty bad held l'hll lire life sjulltvuinl and faselnatisl hlui as no other woman s loM llnes had power to do. He h'kil nt her now w ith even pulses and cod, critical eyes and rather Wotuh-rwl why he had Uvn so mad alsmt her. After nil she was not any Is iter lin king than dereii of ether women, he nrgii.il, nnd a how Jim Ttiurion rin.il about h.r! Hut, th. ii, Jim is is In loe wtili h, r, and he well, ho wn not. , mniphi cent smtlo stole eer his face lis he pon th ml thus, for be knew how utterly and wholly ho wursliipiil hliu md w-4 dbao conn r. . . mill ins, u nou in grainmailciil pnvi sleu. It Is on a tlio at the postoitl,,. lvirtmeiit nnd rends as follows: Walorfont. fultoii e d, July the 11 Kl muster Jini.-i buekiinlii, i.resnli ni ,,f biu:,.i Hiatus -m-.ir Sur IVsn iwjmml i: ,. u, tructiotw of ismt-oitUv to n-svt ,,.:.::, r Iy, 1 new fivlfi.l iii.it )d..in i!nt 1 v ;V.r,.-, im fellcws: The luu iestm has 'isva k-,' u, ,'n I'li'lt) . 11 ami liw.. of 111.. ii:i!s.r h.ne ,,, thiir euttin nlmnt dun, whnit ts !i.i.,;iy n:, verse en'p. en rolltn Inns ii.m is , 11, , .ndoiit cut iuon tlian ten or lifiivn UKhii tothvaker tho heslih of the commune.!.', i. only tolerably huvmIs and i.lerT have t.A, ., out la stsauht i' and a half mil'.-s fromh,..,' :hir an. a is werful awaken on Ihe.u!;.. ivlvim in th iMtia na!irli,sl an.l or.,'. are U'ink- made lnWnow llielrsuis fornv. n i. linnet Kiiuihan.i-r nals.r ha.1 t iiii.iI.it ! ton- yuienLiv and one ef them is a jsuir r:i uy Oiiiiis and wont live half ni.i,. i;.,,", ulss.i ail I know and have lo n-;s.n i lie . cut charter cive my nwjsvls to Mrs. t'l. kii:..; and u'j.-rib myself yuur TnmleT AbUfai Jenkins, group and said: "Perhaps the gentleman, before h.. tal.e. our friend away, w iil tell us his autlior'nv for doing so. " "l ertaiiily. I h,ie a warrant signed 1 v a magistrate. " lie jut his hand into his hn'nst jjoek. t; then ho turned pile inn) hastily fell in the ether ones, and, oblivious of the presi Pee ef the lady artistes, he used a bad word "I've lo.t it," h,. burst out. llcforo a in w warrant could I o ol tai uajeraii li.nl reli tited and con:Vs.c.l h,.., he had shot himself by accident. NcTh;, tuff to spend for this broken rock in haultd on the I : ... : 1 1 ...... i . i.M'i u mu Bitty wucre placed in stead i Trhifiiug about and making deprsMon. a is the casa with gravrl. I. ; . i.i . . o laiiiuiueu mm me uifir I taiiff I gislution will net n,e trts : j f 12,000,OOJ. No wonder ihai U.ev went in p into their pockets aud M cKinley Spanish ln vtnakers are showing "igns ol u desire to etubarraes Wey average .I...I .,i .... .... I . . ...... ... . in n, nun enierrainiiieiit came to llari'hister again and the Inspector came to spend a friendly evening with the com pany. in t he course of .oiit .,.i.... i i . , , ........ .n ,.. ii m. usKCll li..,. he I'aiijandruiii If he could Imagine w hat ! k'r h.V klllg hlui why he wautr ' , ",l "arranis ontlmt nbjht, ' T1W .JUO til 0 ,,uif . i when-upon the httle Freml.man, with ,i i , U 10 l)ael' H peopl shrug of his shoulders and a wink at hi , alre'u' pacified, friends, 'tnswrred: I o'tid 't" v '1 ' iv"k "10 ""ul,,t "-: f growing crops have - : ", l'u grt';llly be nefited by the rains Ttie r..krr as Tt. llul cloudy weathor. Au There was a little old woman in the city I Crop is a-uied of lilasgow who much, admired Dr (.'b il'J lnersiiiul diligently attended all I is sir' ' i . ions on .-uiuniys ami week .lavs, whether they were doctrinal or practical, theolo-i. ; cal or iistninoinleal. B ,, I One day she went home in gTt-M ..... , ; I'lcxlty. Dr. maimers had dwelt much on a ' Moral Uner. " with which he wish,,! i to uplift human nat ure. What a "mural lever" was the little old "viiiiiii hit imiiia t i -i . . ' . J ' .bo ,Mker and , In,,,, h on thV,,n of Z ! 7L r , , 7 tUtVU " . grate, trying to the Bm, ( wander, ts ami Uwy Uvm quite u col, . f komitery balpable. ".v. , ... t tl.tir ,,eu, ,,, , R hlnd..r...tMo make ,u , , J.vt :. the d.vu,r ntul hers, if i y h..Use vIm-. for donatloui. Hctween ...... ...... laumi tni. - I,,,,- i , . .. , lei.llig loHuiie. mii.i , Tni liYi'sv HvND.-Porilainl Tiib- "7 "e land of gyp.les that liave llllllitti! IheuiselTeJ upon li city for the jm,tt.ti days are now tainned M j'ar.oi, Heigh!,, 8t outMde the city boundary line, ear Jtivervlew eeine- i nil rijlit l.i.i it.. o . mere li I tine UDDormist n,i .l. ' - 'uer, it comei eounething else-brut, "The editor of the Dalla.obj(r(e was an eye witness t0 th9 fied exercines at dalem, and tliii i, J he says: "The wooli uf teach that the first requisite to J cess in life is to be a good We attended 'field day' m s -Saturday, at which all th, ,(,,, institutions of learning parli,.j ed. It wasapportiveday,,, iven to drunkenner and gllV ling as it was to an t-shibtOotf physical culture. That boiL , and mind must be carej fur. to tain the bast results, h a, tioned. Our young men fe H indocile, and the state mhonii ft fast teaching thetn to knotr hur, unwisely lo-e time." One bright gem of MeKit, adminirtratiou will be tie mi tion of the Hawaiian island!. . well that we have a staieemfts g the head of the government iiiisj of an obtuse accident like t.e w tbit last occup-'ed the WhiteHow I M Kinley's name will be rem be red by reason of the acquitiiiMtl these islands when all bis public acts shall have beta gotten. The Northwest Pacific filv says in all the struggles inwnpl for a high protective tariff one r I two ot the representatives t:tu stopped fawning after the rich w poratiotiB long enough to nleitl an export bounty on Maple ir- cultural produce. These rejireK tatives had best be careful; lit' might accidently help ipricu!;: along a little. Perhaps you have noticed w. the paper, that Imwl lou lesi ii torel'ji tl iscri ml i ution ago I American products are the (upl that are 'uot emphatic in lheiri-1 mand9 fur tariff discrlmiiar." against foreign goods. In if' case that which is uce for f ponao I fonnn a oumiiie and i'I o I lor th g.mdcr. Several years ago Corvallu ij lone o saloon? iiu (hru churches. In fact the town M nuita a bad renulation. This b r been reversed. Then tlieto nine saloms and six church bn tug. N'..r reulur urn held in eleven church eilifw. there am but live sulooin Coniiress is "till engageJ fijarf I out how a present of several - . .- I-II ...nn.l i- cm i ions tn uouurs '"'". ma.lu i . ihu muT.r trust. Mck. prosperity promises spi1 " have li.id reference to the w 1 lht. aire sugar men. as u""ai - r pie will ay for it. Presi.ie.it McKinlfJ ii iJl have decided to count from 0 date of appointment lnf'1 from the date .f embrown reckoning the four yea wri district attorneyK, tnar"'- collectors of internal revenuf. Senator Cannon of l''ah n" duced a ,i 11 the other day P"' ing topayaneyport bounty i farm products. IN c0 jAt. proposition would be a ' sixty million dollar a ywr- Oregon wool growers WV'" tired of waiting for l,rJ -v vances of wool. A sa'e 000 pounds fas :nade "l w Eastern O.-egon i st week. As usual Albany I'M'- very little to do. " . employed ountei .. .n ..M , ne ui"- ano ursfcr. v.. . .Ijr nesa building the other i. ..li,., rtverMl " - lu, iiiuinntlnn. she a. kid- r."niid. ""'"k io,iuii. (ana a glXH frlul,t IX' you mean to tell me'th , , n ,-k, ' "h" rp'"aole uiu of inr an Wwkly. r. C ... i .W Ih for an hour .1, , r .' I u " H,,J ''"Ung, the hand w . v pocwr --prioB's Wckly. I niy are uiaklnn a vere n,.,r.,' A' natural nr. ler of thm uuwu. . ....... - ....-it: i I.MlIt' I suaar teeme nine m " t.i thina it corner incont-'1 tUII IVLUIH . turutr of age ludaj. IOtiiaMttiitt bleKvlug. O o