. ....1. Hi.
..ii v v uiiii i ii uii'vuiN
M 1 1 Warner was ut KWmuth Fulls
thin fi-I.
S' W Co hiau returned to Collage
i;,Ve tUU ttft.TUOOIl.
Tin' thermometer stood at I'Jat .':3U
o'clock tlil afternoon.
I ton A J( I' '1! 1)f Crook county
spent tttt night In Eugene.
Tliu Misses lluut have returned
fioma visit ut l'leasant Hill.
Charles Holeubeck Is now employed
by the Eugene Mill & Elevator Co.
T S llandsuker has returned to Ku-gcm-
from a visit ut Pleasant Hill.
Miii Miitllo Kress returned yi-Hter-lay
from a visit with friend at Dead
wood. Miss Kflle dimming, w ho ho bctu
vir-i 1 1 lit; at Ashland has returned
home.
M Ilrown, a Crook county stock
111. I II , WU4 lU EugeOe t' duy Oil llUnlllCtH
matters.
Couiruissiouer W T llailey returned
fmni tho Uohemla country on this
Hi,. I nine's local.
Mr llillegns, of Missouri, n visiting
vi. h hia brother, llou M J llillega, of
SpiiughVId precinct.
Col S r Sladden went to I'ortland
today on liu-ti nef a connected with his
huge fruit interests.
Mi-H Agnc J funis went to Halrm
this morning nud will bo the guest of
Mi-s Cii'cy Martin for a time.
licnrge Keegau lelt for I'ortland on
tin- morning local to take the flyer ft r
San Francisco bis future home,
Mr and Mrs L (1 Adair were jiassen-
gers for Itoswell .Springs tliisiifieruoou
where tliey will take au outing
Miss Ktta and Foua Davis are lioine
from i'oint terrace, wiiero they were
tin' guests of Miss Mac Btetibiux
Mi.-s Willa Itullou, of Salem, who
Iki- lieen visiting her cousin, T D Mu
ton, left for homo on today's Jtoseburg
local.
MisM-s Kmiiia and Jessie Withurs
arrivi'dliouie on this morning's local
from a visit with friends iu Douglas
county.
Mr and Mrs FA Iloid of .Spokane
Wash., arrived In this city this after
noon to visit relatives, Mr and Mrs
J P. Hopkins.
Assistant Cie-hicr V W Drown of
the Eugene Loan & Saving bank,
leaves on tonight's 11:28 overland for
Si:i Francisco.
The wire rope holding tho arc light
ut the comer of Fifth and Willamette
broke today precipitating the light to
tin ground, breaking the globe.
The Corvallis (la.ette mentions Col
Alley, of Daker City, as a candidate
for secretary of state on the republican
ticket, to succeed Secretary Kiucaid.
Charles Lauor wife and daughter,
Miss Henrietta, will not start to Foley
Spring tomorrow, as Intended, ow
ing to tho indisposition of Mr Lauer.
Miss Etta Owen, of The Dalles, who
has been the guest of friends iu this
city for a month, was a passenger
homeward-bound on today's 10;
local.
Misses Ilertha aud Imogen Stuart,
I'ortland, who have been the guests of
their undo aud aunt, Rev and Mrs
Hubert Leslie, returned homo on the
1U:oO local.
Mrs J U Ford, of Titusville, Tentr
ui rived hero this morning from I'asa
deua, California, and Is the guest of
her neiecs. Mrs Minnie Washburne
and Walter Eakin.
I'lioio aro 20,000 acres planted in
prunes in Oregon l.i.OOO of them in
the Willamette valley. G.oOO iu tho
I mp'iua valley, and 1,500 in the Rogue
river valley, The coast counties and
Eastern. Oregon have 2,000 acres.
itosiburg Plaindealer: Attorney VV
W Card well left Friday night for I'ort
land to sail from that city on tho
steamship Elder, on the 14th iu.st. Mis
Card well and children have gone to Ft
"'dwell, Calif., to remain with her
parents until her husband's return
from t lie gold fields.
Monroe V Lauer, ol New York, who
has been a guest at the home of his
uncle, Charles Lauer, In this city, for
some time, started to Portland this
morning, and will go from there to San
Francisco for a short visit, and then
bme. Miss 8 Carrie Lauer accotn
1'atiied him as far as I'ortland.
A A Jessup, of Salem, student ol
dentistry in the Northwestern univer
sity, Chicago, who has been visiting
bis former preceptor, Dr FTnley, and
other friends In this city, left for Sa
li'iu on this morning's local. He will
return to Chicago to resume his stud
ies about September 7, and will com
pl' tu his course next spring.
Ere.1 Wall, who lost his position as
S V
passenger conductor through a
fatal accident this side of Rcseburg last
ytar, U now conductor on the Coos
bay railroad. Engl neer James Torter,
ho met the same fate, is now running
8 traction engine in Douglas county.
When Porter first took charge of his
tiew engine he attempted to manage it
w ith the air brake, but before he could
M it through his head that there was
n" brake on his new machine the en
gine had ran
nd fields.
through several fencs
A BACK HAY TALE."
Tho Dlglow and iu Drown.
Wealthy Dustoniaus, living m, I y
w.ru
....munuLie street Iu the D.iek Day XU
Ulgluwa lm.l lvl in their UiHl,ini hnm
ev.-r since their -mly daughter, (j,,, wh
wan now a wry charming young lady, ,,
a wee, lltilo girl, but tho Drown w.tv
oolnpatatlvcly "new people" In the tnigh
t-'U ofatr.mipn,Iouifrrtm,u. l.aafnuiul
trnim ni nr.lt. f1a....i....- t n . . . .
- .' '"hiii.t, im'iib, nnn neiMiui'
juung limy uint they mint move. 1 he
piler, rcHprctiililo hoinw In tho miliarlm
which hail alwiiyn Invn go.Kl eiiough f,,r
him wm not gooil enoiiKh fur l,U Ouugii.
tr. S they journeyed Hek HiiVHiiril,
mid thin It hiippened thai the llhrlo'w i, ml
brown llviil hIiIh hy hi,., 'j'lielr h,m.,
wen' nmeli nllke, hut ii mux ! cunf. .i
llielr iliuufhter wero very unlike.
llraeo llllow wim n n'wi-vt mill lovely a
Rlrl an one would winli to .. she liml
not the least trneeof aiT.rliitl.iti In her tiuiii
hit, hut lnntead a mv.ilr faint whMi wn
retnarkalilo In una mi yoiinu, and whleh
Delhi Drown trlnl In vain to Imitate.
It I wild tlinl In l, "it'itl one !nllt n. il
f.-uii. uinu in in enur iceiety, and If
Delhi, In her ardent delri' to enter orl. tr,
had tnlHtakell tho letter for a D, rertalli'lv
tho Drowns Were well r.iilpe. fr..elal
function, wheni Die hoiten icsue "Will1
caril"to the elite "400 jusiple." j
Delhi hated iriin Dlglow, and hhr eotild
not help It. They had liolli attend. d the
Kiitno fiiihlon.ihlu wliool. and, a it haii-
pfiieil, tho pn vlom June holh girl had
gone over to lliirwiril "ela day" to at-.
tend a fjiread given hy Jaek IIolllter, a
very handsome, popular senior, and Ixith i
ulrlH hail fallen iles . rat. ly In lovowlthl
him. Since then he had l,een a fr. .pa-ut ;
visitor lit hoth him. . I nr In. t..,.llv t.-.....ui
to pn'fer Graee, In ltiif nil II, ila eoiild
uo or say. In vain -lu wore h. r hand
Boniest gown und drove the "smartest
turnout" on tho boulevard. It waster
rlhly aggravating to her. And she knew
It was tira.-o'a fault. If tho lllgl.ov would
only move away, or fall! How llelhiilld!
wish that they might full! Mr. lilgluw
was a hanker, and Delia knew that even
banking was not io sure as drewlng. So
sho waited.
Ono bright morning In February Delhi
(lushed Into her mother' Mom, almost
brent hlt-M with excitement, and there wn
a ring of joyful nitiKfaetl.ni In her voice
a rho cried: "Oh, ma, tho Dlglow have
really failed! I have Just seen their house
maid, nn.l ehe said all tho servants would
have to go, aud Mr. and Mr. Dlglow
havo already left theclty. And Mn Drown,
what do rnu think liraco I going to do?
Go out to Iloxbury and do housework and
learn to conk! 1 gue alio won't expert tn
marry Jaek Holllster now! learning to
r.ookl" si), i nil Delia, ami then sho N'gar.
to laugh. "1 am glad," alio continued,
"that I did not mail those Invitation to
my party Inst nilit, for I had one n.Mres
cd to her. I guess tho only daughter of a
millionaire need not Invito pauper to her
party. I novcr did like her anyway, even
a little hit I It I a wonder they have kept
tip so long. Learning to cook! Well. 1
guess sho Is n well lifted for that as any
thing." Then Delia liegan to plan for her
party. Finally sho had completed her ll-t.
and sho said to l.er mother: "Mamma,
dear, you will let me wear your diamond
necklace to the party, won't your I ilc so
want Jack Holllster to know wo hats
tiling worth having!"
In two or three (lavs it was all over the
town that tho Dlglow hail failed, anil, of
course, as It was lircmlcd It should, 11
reached tho car of the young man who
was really In luvowith sweet Grace Dig
low. When he heard that Grace had g.mo out
to Uoxbiiry to do housework, ho said:
"Sho I a bravo, llttlo girl, and I lvo her
moro than over! Tho housework wilt not
hurt her. My mother can do housework
and cook, and what a grand, noble worn
an iny denr mother la. 1 will hunt tho lit
tlo cook lip!"
Thoevenlng of the parly came, and Delia
wbs very happy, a sho st.sid with her
mothor in the large drawing room against
a background of beautiful potted plant
and stately ferns, gorgeously dressed and
radiant with her mother's diamond. Her
heart rosa and fell as each different black
coat canio Into her presence, and yet the
ono for whom she had gono to nil this ex
pcnso and trouhlo did not come. Where
was he?
Ho had gone out to lioxbury and found
the llttlo cottage where llraeo Dlglow was
stsylng with her aunt. He found liraco In
the kitchen getting supper, and a prettier
sight ho had never seen. There was tho
aristocrat In Mis Dlglow, with the sleeve
of her pretty gown tucked up. showing he
round, liiaiitlful arms and her hands In a
pan of fluiir. making biscuits for tea, "all
alone," whilo boldo her sat the dearest
old lady, wl i she introduced to him as
"mv aunt."
"How do you do, Mr. Holllster'-" On
said, with a roguish twinkle In her lovely
eyes. "A you aro kind enough to coma
out hero to see me, I am going to as yen
to remain to tea that is, sho contlnu.o,
if you will sit In re und talk to mo wlillo
I finish the supper. Mio eoneiiuieU ny
saying, "You see, auntie's kitchen I not
like tho om in the big. fashionable houses,
und wo really enjoy sitting out here."
At laKt tea was ready, and Jack Holllsfer
K.-it down with Grace and her aunt ami en-
Joyed tho best coolo.1 suppir ho had had
for a long time. He divided right then
nndthero that this was tl.o girl for him.
So, after supiht wa over and auntie ban
gono up stairs anil juargarei, mu um
servant, was washing tho dishes, Jack and
Graco went. Into tho parlor, and the young
man went straight to tho point and tac
kled the business he had on his mlnu aim
asked her to marry him. As It did not
tnko Rebecca long to maku up her minu
In tho ancient, primitive lime to consent
to bo the wife of Isaac because she loved
Mm, so ft was here.
When Jack said, "1 lovo you an me ''
f..r mv darling, now you oro poor, ,
smiled and answered him thus: "Ah, you, j
too, havo heard that ridiculous story, ,
which I am suro orlglnnt.! with Delia
Brown. Papa has not failed. Ho has taken i
mnnima to St. Augustine, and a I did not
caro to qo outh again I cam." out tun' n
atay with auntie, who ha kindly roluti-
te rtl to teacli mo now io . oo, .i - j
b lloves a girl's education is sadly neglect-
ed If sho cannot c, ,l: for r,. r own o. ,
How w.il I am progressing you o" i
a chance to sis-. ,
UcIU Drown win gpatiy sn'K heu
April came to fit- tl-. Ditflow house opeiioi
nn.l the faintly return ""'r' ' .
than ct.t.
In mrlvjuno sue r-.-. iv.hi ..-ii.i i.....
. . " I .,.,,l I,, r in, UiV
luailo C r vi m iioK,. -- -
tears,
at rsh
It wa a" invitation ' a
nism. y-lii- ilid-il Matt. ml It,
however,
for. a she t.,1.1 h. r inon.ur. ii ,
ihosn swell uffnlm thntone
not 6fford to iui "-Boitn Pufit
waa ono
MSI'ATt'IIIXfi.
"Ii'- .. i.Mt
tr.i:m i i. i.
t'i It ..r (i - i, ,:,
I. MIL - I ll.l'.lllcl
.11., ,, I,.., k
.,i h. , t . s : y ii,,
ei ii iji.di. .M!i.
lii. rs, hut it ttrts ks
" r or lut, r
1 1
U'-.t of Ii w . , ,,
Hand It I . iter I!, ui
every one's n, ri s.
: In ii I win i pointed i,!,.!,t ,!4.Wit,. r
j en tit rvul. I th.,iu-it I i!. ri.t
w-ll ,.. f -w,ll henlar.l
. i
rumra h ii i i oi r me. A f. nn'iit
ex
Irrlen.ii with f.iltdl,.. .,,T:,.,r.. ir. kv
tr ilnnu n im.i tinvxunt n , rl.ir. h iwe. r,
to-ik thiiiMinvit .nit of mo. mill 1 U-gnn to
r allo Jut how hlrf n J.,h It w.i to Imn.Pi
I a heavy train wire and give wiii.f aeilmi.
I T!n fn.'t U, th.i man w ho i nn ,.vi,. nil
h.'imW I, in jot to I. Imrti. h. re an' tlim-4
when .ii.i train mii-t U il. Iav.il ami It
' i fl.'tl a eao of 11,1 . in icIimI,,;. llielnim
men who wait ear., tho ill.Mt. h. r into
tl;o mlihlle ..f itirgat.iry aiul I ji, k iv on.
nud thoM who get iul. intake Itii nl. M,t
'ho run they made.
"One night the Mad was fairly hot with
train when I cum,, ,,n ,i,lty. I w,,.,i,.re,
I how In thunder I nhouM eer g, t Hie ,i
nenger train through wlth.ni oVWv '1 In te
Keineil t,i Imi train ! e. ry m .. tr.i, V.
i out the who,, l.ngili .f the road aid
inom l etw. i ti Mate, in. I worked 111.,, a
In aver. It wa In the .,1.1 dav of w liai n
known m Vingl,.' order, wIh m neh train
reeeived a eparaie order, v liili i ;.t I .
lit to e.ulionn imihitiiiiI nuglv N . m
will .a-ily iw n t. ru.li , f i ii.ln, .
a fingle onh r might to ln,-.,rr,vtlv u.ii
milted and train leave staiion an,;, r
coiillletlng orders, whleh would ivrtainiy
hring them togeilur unle- e.,rr.e.tl
Nowada) s the nio-t i rogns.ivo roinlsall
lii-o or., r i"o w.rd.tl that two trains ,r
inoro nv. iv." tt.' tn at tlio name tune, nml
thutht risk i f error U l.s-ene.1. T ti.it
i Fystem was hardly known In my time, and
wo worked on th jH-rilou singl.. nrd. r
plan.
"A double head, r left tho f.sit of the
mountain alsiut midnight, holding an or
l. r giving It the right to Summit. Al,ut
115 minute ahead of It was a fast freight.
Tho latter had an englmi liumher.il l.'T.
and the doubln train hail engine HI.' and
8C7. You must renicinb. r 1 was working
every minute trying to keep tint freight
out of the way of tho night passing
train.
"Along toward morning a train wa
ready to go down the mountain, and I
gave the order to Tun wild' and wait for
ptigino 4J7 nt Summit. In mio war or
other the double train following sllpd
my memory completely. I havo thought
since I must havo got inli.il on the two
number, 4'.'7 and H.'T. At any rate, when
tho op mtor at Summit reMirt.sl the two
train having, It eauio over mo with the
suddenness and pain of a galvanic shock
tbat I had given what wo call a lap' order.
"Tho horrible f.vllng that seleil me of
ten make me shudder when I think of It
now. My hand fell from the key, limp
and nerveless. Something s.em.sl to cas'
a blur before my eyes so I could not) read
the orders beforo me. Tho bl.ssl rushed
to my head, and my temple Is at like trip
hammers. Hut only for a second. I.ILo a
Hash I seized tho key and asked theoT
ator to stop tlio down train. It wa t.si
lale. It had gone. Then 1 ti lit! to roach
tho d'.uLl" train, I, at It, too, had passed
the last tilegraph ollleiv and I knew no
earthly power could prevent those trains
from striking hard, for the grade Is nearly
2n fivt to tho mile up there.
"I sent for the chief dispatcher Immiill
ately and told him the situation. He wa
an old hand at tint business, and nil alTalr
of this kind frvtt.il his nerves almost to
tho jHilnt of Insanity. He added nearly lou
per cent to my agony of mind. Ho would
sit down and l.s.k tho train sheet over nnd
aocui to devour the fatal unlets with Ilia
ryes, then Jump up with a gesture of de
spair and say, 'lly gosh, that's too bad!'
Then ho would pace up and down thcll.sir,
repenting to himself: 'That's too had, too
bad. They'll strike a sum n the world,'
returning always to poro over the train
sheet and order hook. I could havo
screamed with tho awful strain of nervoua
suspense. I conlldeiitly lielievo that noth
ing but lack of courngo nnd thoourluu
fascination kept mo from rushing out nnd
Jumping Into the river, "" f.vt below.
"I folt absolutely certain that Homo of
thoso men would bo killed. Had Imth
trains been single tho drivers might possi
bly aeo each other's headlights III time to
jump, but I was sure the nu n on the sec
ond eliglno of the double header would go
Into tho wreck nil over and dlo as sure as
fate. It has his-onie fashionable nowadays
to illsliellevo In a physical hereafter. I
don't know anything alsiul that, but I do
know that If mental tort um Isitho lot of
thoso who sin In this life. aft. r our ac
count are audited, I should prefer to hike
my chance with the old f.istii nud stylo of
punishment.
"Suddenly both relay opened with a
snai. The 'chief lmikcd at me with a per
fectly Indescribable expression and went
to tho HWltchlsiard without a word. Wo
lsitli knew without telling what It meant.
Tho train had struck, and the piled up
wreckage had broken the wires down. Wo
tested for the break and soon located It
half wnv up the mountain. I avo up the
last particle of hopo at this, nnd only wait
ed In a kind of dull won.l. r to learn tho
rxtent of tho casualty.
"Tho 3'or I'l minutes that elapsed aft. r
tho wire failed until we got the otlleiiil re
port of the accident seem to now a
misty inn dream. I worked away at tho
wlnt mechanically, guided only by tho
forco of habit and using the circuits aa
they went made up by the chief. Hu kept
fussing at tho switchboard In a p. rf.ot
misery of nervousness.
"At length tho .Summit operator culled,
and my heart Is'at almost audibly as I au
sw. red him. for I knew from his tremu
lous scndlnrj that he had received tho re
port. I think ho must havo und. rstoi-d
my f.rling. for the first word ho tele
graphed almost crazed mo with gratifica
tion. Jiefore sending a lino of the formal
report ho t.,1.1 me, ''1 here's nolxxly hurt!'
I gavo up right th"ti and tln ro and said,
'Mr. H., you'll bate to ttkn tho rest of
this n port; I can t, 'and got upnndwuit
homo."
"It seems tl.o engineer had fun tha
headlight and Jump-d, nnd the men on the
first engine of the double le ad.T, nft.-r giv
ing a sharp whi-tlefor brakes, shrl. k"d to
the following r n-w to jump Biel Io pt on
shrieking after they -tru, k the ground and
until th" engine p.- I them. '1 he warn
ing w is heard in t ' 'ii''. am I all hands got
utt with n r I . i - -r r-e than a few broU-S'
I tit that hi.l-! "I my train i!l- . -itching."
KX.-I :l!.3"
Ira.
-I lii. l.-;
WlM s
., Hit 1 r,lnr,;.
' .!
1,,,.1'er V. 1th the brutel
I li.t Mill t" set up a
- k and I !..'. ps rig! ta' It
!:t are out. I-tr.iit Kr o
0
Hi-
She l'..;s I
howl at I'J " ' '
till all the 1 ,
iTwa.
the sriNTiTrn:.
"ir.. Ketehum i. ne i
".V.i W. ru ag.oti t
tl... j' i.tLo liU 1 1... , ,
' II nh: What "in i -
n j. i
',.. . I i.lt'l o;ii- . t
. I (. W iI.IVp.1"
i!i d,i ng.ili-st i he
Iran. .si f.,rv of TI... l.,n,ei , '' roiuro.d
' Mr. Sharp sharply.
' Jut then tho nuti r d.s.r open, tl. also
Mr. hnrp's eye. A j outig tvoni.ui came
i In n.-.itly clad In n gray I'.ann. 1 suit, nut
tlly trimmed with fur.
"Mr. Sharp, I ! ll. te." s! said, after
h. r brown eye had token an Inventory of
the forco present. "My p imo I M my
' Ketehum, sir, and. a fall,,')' Is p,,i,ly
Utiabl.i to Ut out, I Cain.. , i. f yell
' would allow toe to do his work."
I "Ui hi work?" ropivii.vi Mr. Sharp me
I ehnnienly.
! "Yin. sir. I lnhet.i I cm, and father
j worries aNiut It ii.imuelitl-.it It n fards
h! nssivery. I'len-o ! t me try. "
Mr. Sharp felt tho sharp p., Oils of the
ati.wer ho wa als'iit to m ike this prop,.
I t. rous young -ron sm. hingnnd round
lug . IT tn hi mind a I e I - U .tl at In r.
His grim face minted "If yon rmllv
think you Clin do It, Mus Ketehuin," he
r iH.il. with thawing resolution.
; "1 am sum I can." -he replied.
A (, li.oiuents 1 it. r M! Mary le
1 1 rt, il.it pir.vl of bill iu her handl ag
I witaali.t.f silbl.. piitisms. "Then'
I no In 1 like au old foul," he grumbled to
liiin.lt as he took hi place at liis.otn
I d.-k again. "Mic'll I o In crying prc-i m ly.
I with in,t a n.l or an ad. to show for my
s. ft heart, dn. ss. "
i lhe m. 1m. it vision of the trim y..un-j
lady rcinotiil, lie wa himself again, sharp
Mr. s!iurp.
No t.aii g l.i,!y In tear appear.il, though
Mr. Miarp Iiirntely vsatehul tho door un
til In ll.-li' line.
"lioiie liome to cry," ho said then, as he
kli k.il t!e ell.,-, . nit mi the way out, sliu e
he could ii -t eouteiilelitly kick hlinsi'lf.
He was in ti,.. pressroom giving some
pointed a.ltle. when shllil npKiir.
"Iji.I.v tos.i you. sir," said thoofliiv boy
at a safe ih-taiii-c, for Mr. Shnri was ii..t
above en, .i-iiiig hi remark on day
when thing went awry with him, as th. v
did today.
"Well, lr," said MU Mary, diving Into
her bug with bli-lllessllke pMinptnes as
hedmpisd Into hi oilh-o chair. "We'll
UIhio . f bill ml.l and rtwlpt.il llrst."
."!io t.s.k a g,nlly roll of inoiu-y from
fur Isig Is fiih' the astonished proprietor
i-y.si, and I., still checking oil tho name
and am. units from h. r list of debtor.
"Mirs. G,hI it I'lillcr were not pre
lwr.il to settle today, hut gavo me a prom
ise for tomorrow. Dr. Grumbler i l.ilins an
error In I, Is 1,111. tho rest am all right, I
think. Count tho money It you will "
He did so. hi st.t-ly gray eye II I led with
wonder aud satisfaction. There were some
names on that H-t that ho had long ela-i
aa doubtful debtor, but Mis Mary
charm had In n uumi potent than their
fctirnf Mr. Sharp's lawyer. "It'sall right
Miss Miss Ketehiim." Mr. Shurji smll, d
br.iadly as he shi1,o the name. Mi had
caught 'em sure enough. '1 hi smile w Id
iii.il still over hi list of ads. engaged.
"What, Gruff .V Grimm? How In bla.s
did you manage to get t!ietn Your fat In r
hu boon aft. r them for a year past." "Has
lier" The big brown ey.-s opened In Inno
cunt wonder. "Why, I'm sure they were
very civil. Mr. llltint went Iu just, as I
passed out." "Did hey 'Hint's rich !'' Mr.
Sharp slaptssl hi kneo and actually
laughiil nloiiil. Mr. llliint was uilv, rtl nig
solicitor for Tho Ijine.-t, and It tl.-l.l. d
him to Imagine hlsehagrln at Is Ing clin k
niat.il, for Gruff .V Grimm were Hot be
lievers l-i advertising and would patronize
but lino of tlio two olllee. he well knew.
IIo smiled again a lie n. ar.il the end of
tho list. "If hero Isn't Growler! How oil
earth did you manage him"
Mr. Sharp wn growing diilidi tit hilly
tinbiisliicslll:o In hi snrjTls.il delight.
"Oh, I had to gossip "hh him. Il really
aei'ineil a waste of time In getting one cus
tomer, hut perhaps it will pay."
"I should say It would. A half column
ad. for six months. I don't mind saying,
Miss Ketehum, that you've done well, very
well. Havo a" his hand going m.s-han-lonlly
toward his cigar case. "Oh, i xcnso
loo, mlsM. I forgot that ladle don't smoko.
Hem, you, Ullly."
IIo darted out and ma. In some commu
nication to tho ofllco boy, who at oncu dls
apsred, a clatter and rush of heel on
tho stairway following the illsapvcnrnnco.
I.lko tho llttlo girl In tho rhyme who had
a curl on hor forehead, w h. n Mr. Sharp
was g.ssl, ho wn v.-ry, very g.!, and
when ho was bad ho wa horrid.
Ho had Isfti horrid all day until now.
Ho wit taking hi turn at tho opposite ex
treme. "Tell your father not to worry
hluiclf alsiut tho olll.ii work," ho wild
blandly a ho came No k to hi chair,
"that Is, If you are willing to tako his
plum."
"Why, yes, sir, If my work I satlsfan
tory. Inil'ecd, I rather ill;.' It," Mis Mary
confessed modestly.
"He'd better li careful almt striking
out t.si sunn," Mr. Sharp continued. "A
rust will do him g.sul. Il.i"le make waste
sometimes, csi-lally In the matter of
hfalth."
Mis Mary wa tying a v ll over her
M.HiuiIng clnvks when tlm olli.n Isiy canio
Ijrk, Iiantlng with hit haste.
"Slnco you don't smoke. iornilt mo to
offer you a llttlo treat Instead, Mis Keteh
um," Mr. Sharp said a hu gallantly
f icniil the d.sir aud 1 1 1 I" I" r band a
basket of choice, assorted fruit.
Miss Mary Ketehum l-'nuno a familiar
figure In The Clip olh.-e, and when at
length Tom Ketehum came lawk to hi
work Mr. Sharp sal. I to him: "That girl
of your, Ketehum, I a brick. I Isdlevo
ahu'd make an A I reporter. At lont Tin
going to try her, If she swilling ." Cincin
nati I'ost.
Tra.-I.itlis nil Itolllr.
It 1 rather a pity that fashion ha
frowned ui"" color In cloths and dollied
us.il on the jo'cl.Hfc tea table. '1 his III
formal mTvleo sts-mod ipiito tho , roper
onltet for g-iy and diinrailvo i lT.i t, but
that stern arbiter who rule us all dune
they are no longer tho thing. Dure w hite,
with, again, white emhroldi ry, or prefer
ably hi-mstit. h and drawn work with no
falnt.-st ton1 h of color, I ilemande.l not
only f. r t'a- i,i table, but the dining Ismnl
UB well. I Io color fff.i-tii of tho feast, Is
It simple or ela'sirate, must mule from
tho floinn nnd shades ami favor. 'I here
must I." I'" hint of them In the lire n.
Thin I iin.!."ilito)ly tho Inevitable reac
tion from th.) riot of color that ha latterly
surrounded all t-il h. s rvlc.-, and If It a 1
ue from I .hu k gaoze over ri satin or l,il
low of pink eriii or other nillemry
sele-m. on" will I' tout, nt topmaway
forawhll" tlm "i-nt.-ra and ilolll. e yli.g
tin) world of I Lissom In tl,, ir natural
hues. 1 1, i' in-sl. mio use f these w ill on
ipiestionably return. M.-niiwhil-. the table
linen show liaiiful lb-sign of flower
ghosts In eolorhs vvutve. New York
1 '(!'.
an twt.ir.tr LKSS0N
Neatly 100 H-rnms aro at work
in Kugeue jacking green fruit for
r!.iinen' cist. Mot ol these pco
K' -ire women, hoys and girls
who could not lin.l remunerative
c njiloynicnt in an other avenue of
I.ihnr. Then too, a considerable
amount of lab ir was cmiiloycd in
cultivating; and caring fur the
orchard") that irotluco this fruit,
und other 1 ib r is cmjiloycd picking
the same.
This industry has been built U
in a few yearn and in only in it
iulaiicv, considcrinj;! the oajiauil
itics o i iir noil nnd climate for
I'Milncing certain varictim of fruit
that caiuiut be excelled, nnd have
un uiili:i'ited market. Orchardintii
should n.rivc to jroduoe only first
class fruits and f sucli aro jdaccilon
the market in good condition, Ore
gon will noon gain a rcput ition in
the cast that will ttell our fruits at
the highest jiriccs to an eager
market.
Tho Junction Times comes to the
front as an apologist lor Dr Chap
man, und says he did not resign on
iic -ouut of poor health. On that
j i it, it is simply a question
of v raoity between Chapman and
Mr Moorhead. We know Mr Moor
head to bo au honorable gentleman
and vivo him the benefit ot the
doubt.
Hop l'lckfr News.
Saaeu SlatcHiuan. i.'i-ii' 12: Con
tracts for hop jdckci oiv u nady be-
ing um. le at Oregon City, the picking
to begin lietween the Ut aud the ISth
of S'plemlier. Tho price offered for
pl.-klng .".() cents a Un Is tietter than
lust year, aud better aecoinnuHlatlona
are also promised. There aeenis likely
to Ui no dear h of pickers, but the
growers are selecting their hands with
more care than has been irnctlced
heretofore.
BOY VERSUS TIME.
tt Wa m Krverti Test, tint tbe YoanEtf
Won tlttt Italtln.
You can nearly always lst your iiioim-v
on a Is.y. II, .ys know souitt thing U tter
than even the angel. In an lius)rtaul
lawsuit at Clay Center a I i) year-old Uiy
was on tho stand and tmtlll.il thai ho had
s'iit just ton minutes In getting a bucket
of water for his mother. Tho question of
time wa a vital one, and tho opposing
attorneys tried to ratlin tho lsy. l lnally
ono of them ,ull.sl out hi watch and pro
himiI to t.-Kt whether or not tho hoy knew
when ten minute had uliipsot. Tho op
posing attorneys on tho Isiy's aldo of tho
enso strenuously o,JeeU-d Ut this U'st, for
It Is well known that nothing Is harder
than to sit still and gaugo tho passing of
time, 'llio Ju.lg.i ordeMl tho tost to lw
made, however, and after tho courtroom
cl.K-k had Imsjii st.ipiHsl and ovury ehanoe
Minoviil for tho boy to play a anoak, the
trial common, il. Tho stlllnos In tha
room Uiiiiiio oppnuslvo. Every watoh was
drawn nnd thesyea of tho multltuilB rested
uptin tho youngster, who chowod gum,
swung hi f.Hit against tho round of hla
chair and garni placidly out over lb
Unchis as though tho proceeding had
mighty llttlo Intcrost for hlin.
Two, four, six minute nss.sl, and atlll
bo matin no sign. Then tho attorney com
mnnocd to worry him. "Isii't timo alsiut
opt" nkisl one of theni. .N'o)," aenta
tlously npoiidnl tho hoy as ha changed
tho cms In hla kms-a. Hoven and eight
minute siss.il. "Haven't you got that
water iuiniil yotr" said tha attorney In a
tono which wn Intended to convey tha lm
II. .f that ton minute had moro thuu pnastsl.
"Heckou not," again replied tho Uiy, and
hi own attorney Is gon to chuckle. Nina
minute pnsMsl anil tick, tick, tlok went
tlio second toward tho ten minute mark,
and up tn exactly threo aeconda befora tha
limit when tho Isiy drawl.sl out, "I think
I've got that water drawod." Tho peopls
burst Into npplauae, and afUT tho trial,
when thn Isiy was aakod to explain how
ho hit off tho tliuo au oorreotly, ho replied,
"Oh, I just sorter knowed, that's all."
Kansis City Tlinea.
A a t'ntold Story.
filio la a maiden aunt who has coaaod to
Lido her spertuclca when a gentleman calla
and llkea to knit rather than be Idle.
"Ot course there's a romance In your
life, auntie, " declared her dashing niece
tho other day. "Thero'saromanoelnaTery
wuman'a life. Now be good and toll rot
your."
"It's nothing," and tho kindly faoe
blushed almost Into youthfuliiina. "There
was a very attractive young mou with
whom I had grown up. We had U-on
thrown together a groat deal, and before he
atart.-d abroad to pursue hla etudlne aa an
artist ho came to and the evening with
mo and take leave. 1 recall that we Ulkod
of everything that offerod an exeuao for
talking until ho roao to go.
"Then ho tcaik mo by the band. He
faltered, turning nil and then turning
white. It sas-med ho could not apeak then,
u ml ho Usik a nervou turn alsiut the
room. A hn caino back to me there was
a steadier and more del. rmln.-d look In his
gravo blue eyes. Again ho took my trem
bling hand In hi strong grasp and pro
noun, id my iiiimo"
"Yes, untitle."
"Ibi,; fat!, r and your uncle entered
uiieeremoiilously, dln ussltig oome earthy
matter of busli.es. Manlike, they spn-i d
theuiM he out In front of tho grate, talked
to Hugh alsiut hi lrlpai4 reniBln.il then,
tlil ho was gono."
"Oh, thu horrid bruuatl"
Thank you, denr. Now you can share
tho curiosity I have Indulged so many
tear. If ho had spilon, what would he
have aaldf" lA-troli Fruo l'rese.
(i0i.li I'KOIH ( MOM.
The reported rich dis.overies of
gold in the Yukon country makes u
review of gold productions interest
ing. Tue greatest j.rodu 't uf t'alif.irnia
in any ono year was that (.f 1."):',.
It was estimated at $('i.ri,(llHI,(l(Ml.
Thooutputof lot) w.n I'stiiniited
at loO.OOO.OOO, and it never fill
below that figure ontil 1 SO t . T in
great discovery of gold in Austnlia
came later than that of California
but tho product soon be.'anio even
greater. It, however, fell oil" mur.
rapitlly. The great year of Aus
tralia was l$"i2, when the product
w not much below tUW,(H)U,IXH).
Tho world's product of gold for that
jicriod re.iciicd its highest point m
1S53. Statisticiar.s estimate the
total for that year at 7,.')19,(X)0
ounces. It never was njuallcd
again till 189;!, or till 10 years
afterward, when the total rot-o
to 7,C05,O()O ounces. It wis in 1S91
that the great increase began, and
il has stculily continued. The
jiroduct was S,737,000 miners in
189-1, and 9,820,000 ounces in 1S9.".
Figures for lSi'G are not yc fully
collated, but it is knon that the
total output of that year did not
fall much if any, below 11, 000,000
ounces, aud there is every jiroba
bility that the output will reach
12,000,000 ounces this year. No
part of the world produces the
stupe ndoui amounts that were
coming- from California and Aus
tralia 45 years ago, but the jiroduo
tion in all quarters is uniform, and
the total, now nearly double that of
the days of greatest production in
the "golden age," promises increase
to an unknown limit.
ADVKUTISKl) AltUO.Wl, .NOP AT
IIOilK.
The Junction Times haijiiHt
came for comjilaint when it scores
the regents for not advertising in
the Lane county paers, ut juit
ronizo ill other juiuers of the state.
Our attention has been called to
this lack ot business jiolicy on tiie
art of the rogo-.its many times in
thu oast. II trdly a week ms,es
during the summer and lull mouths
th it the (ji'Aitii doos not receive
letters asking for oojiies of the pajier
havinj announcement of thu Uni
versity iro;ratu for thu next school
year. Tin general jiublii expwti
Io find the announcement of tho
University in the liugene jnjiers
but owing to a short sighted jio!i y
must look any jilace else lor tho
information. The Eugene papers
send hundreds of (iiers abroad
daily and -weekly, and it is in their
columns that information regarding
the University would do the most
god.
Il is n small matter, so far as the
Kugeoe .:iers are concerned, but
i-oiHider the jiublicity given to
Univer-i yn ews by our Ixni'i pa
lters iio'l the information they
woU'd disseminate abr nul, it would
certainly lie correct business jolicy
for the regents 1 1 advertise in thorn.
IMC tlUPMA.N.
Welnveno desire to add one
pnrti.'.e to the humiliation that
full- -.. l)t ChajunanV lot. Yet it
is wt II that the jitiblio should not
be uiieled and deceived in the
least as to the causes that were
responsible for hi resignation.
Dr Chapman was incompetent
and entirely unfitted to fulfill tho
duties that devolve on the high and
honorable jiosilion. Arrogant and
dictatorial by nature he hut the
respect of stu tents and the esteem
and confidence of his co-workers;
that is the vry few who did not
worship at his shrine in abpet
slavery for fear of losing the loaves
and fishes in sliajie of sal ir es pro
vided by the state. Ho was rude
and incapable o meeting men on
t tat t'lane whioh he could not
reacli by reason of his narrow con
ceiled nature that of a gentleman.
The University of Oregon is well
rid of him and note tixi soon. The
Hoard uf Regent should try no
iu re expcrimci.ts, bu exercise
.aie in curii.g a man fir presi
dent who can sh w uudoub ed rec
ommendations as to executive
k'apucily and ami ty. I he Unt
wssity cinnot allord another mil
take of IsViat kind.
o