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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1898)
E M VKAU H roK CONnKKSS. KuM-buric rUiu.ln.li-r Kp: "II It M V tc ' City lia i-n .... . r. i i honored by the iioininaion fir congressman f.r th first district, - . 1 t tint Ut" UillH I fOilVfclt'l'Mi. ' r 1 Y,,.li I... .,j -ei A reo -it iilln Oregon ari'l n knuti, jfi tally by lb" iH-ople of esiern ' gon. lie n n , n I fir nm (- t four vr In4 i a rec'I'-m ' U.wbur,i, ul'ih i'gii he ht NtiiniJ Ins mtu-i ulii in Iwe county, where he lived prior to bin appointment nuv c ! the Uoseburg land oilio ii'ci position hi now hold. Hi- t -rn Of Oniee Will expire unoUl April l-VcoiMniitly In the habit of lln-llng scrap .1 ,.r. ..,. MliH l.!!':-! f piP''rcaUnrodi.bnutth0 llonr, for the ce-sor in HHiri'..il and ipi.ilfiid intHii'l-t t return t' Lutie county. "Mr Y.tt':h, wo nIieve, Ins t. u tnnrtt o Ii.h lift) fiial in f-trui ii', allliiiuli wj bav n-vn mfor ii il tbiiton lii- retirmueiit from tli" Imi1 ulli b expwL't t- nivo bi- attuniion to lb banl4ar) buim:.. at Cot'a'J Uw wbro Im b in an intitre'.l in a lunlwre bu-inr'. "In politic, Mr Vcatcli bai ul way, w IjfiinVB, been a ili ino r.it, ami I ir tbe punt t o or tbr your at li'it, bin be-in a onHi-.tt-nt a 1 vucii'e of t'iM fr' ooimiD of mlf.-r, and tbii ii'dtrubntuii'liiig tint ( i-:t lb it bo ii:ia been during I'i't time hoMin a fxleral olli'v umlur tli. Clt vtla.iil ailriiihiHtrdii'in. Ah a viliz-n ninl ueif litxr, Mr 'c4ti:b i a I'rinfft among mm. IIis icrupu loiixly limift Mitb in publio ami privHle lifo. If a ninjori y of tbn iMxiple -.f ttnH corwreiiiiiml district aro (Iciiiocratn and bi lu-vu in the doctrini'M of tbo dtiiKHTatii' pirty including frcu ciinaK" of nilver, nnd tbal a democrat Ciiu bo of moro bi-in lit to tb.'in in con ri MS tbau cun republican of like bonti'.ty and integrity, and grcittT fxperience, tbini tlicy gi-t in K M Veatub an good a miliar t.'icy could have noininaU'd." WII.I.UM k mn. Kant Ort'oniun: Tlicra in no', t inn n in the Ponulitit party in Ore gon, wll:) CUUld bo IlOIIlilliiti' 1, will) id more conn iiuiitioun, iitnru unx ioiiH to be of ocrvice (o llio people, than Willi'ttn U Kin, nominated Ut govurnor by tlm "union of forces" at Portland. Mr King U a young man, in sincere, bonent, am bitiouH, and lias mudu tlm most of bia opportunities nilli credit t bimwelt. Tbe l'ucifio Nortbwent Iiowh a remarkable beallby financial state ofnlViirs according to b ink clear nncca. Tbe figurei Irom laxi week are: Seattlo l,C01,:i03, a gtiu of 2119.5 per cent over a year cince. Tortlind follow with 1 1 , 1 7,.S0, a gain of 70.2 per cent, while Tacoina has $878,25)1, a ngai . U5ru cent. Tho llillaboro lndependeui, Con gri'SHiimn Tongue'a home organ nays: "Henry 1) nlinger, Jr, of Lincoln county has been noiuinat ed by tho union silver forced lor dinlnct attorney in ths Second Ju dicial dintrict. Mr Peulinger in a young man better known inl'ortlaod than in bis ditttrict, having resided tliero only itlHiut four yearn, though his interests and that of bis father have been there for thirty ysars. The candidate is a young man ( ability, foice, and strict integrity, add he is a native Orcgonian which is not to his discredit. The only objection to Mr Penlintser is hii pontics tnougli lie no iloubl lio;x8 that with a majority of tbe elector lu bis district that objection vil! really be to hi advantage." 1H3 famine nwi-inieiugeneer, a Ktauuch Republican pajHT, has this about II U Kincaid: "His uiicomiromiing silver views in ado his re-nomination by Republicans out of tlm question. The unionists nave, taken notice of his constancy to his mistakun views, and they have re-nominated him for tbe same oilier. Mr Kin caid has made an excellent record, and is an efficient and upright officer. Ik' stands as good a chance of re-election a anv other on his ticket." Spain continues her dilatory waiting policv. Inexorable fate crowds the Cuban matter t i a final settlement, and tho days of Spanish uominauonin me lair island are I numbered. 1IKJI I'JItST LOVE. Adll.-ld Klchnslt wa. a young ana iu i j i i - -n - - ,,llri4jui:(.d l)jttlH (;0,lllt do Hurler, fr.ni hmmi of family and diminution. "h-; f'rTT,! nnil simplicity. The o!Ter of hi nana was grai lfuly ucoopu.-d, iiinl ho brought her irluri.iih to IjU hot.-I in tn rauuourg fit. O, -riiiutii, wlior", iioiwimsuiiiuing mo lltili- dlm-eiislon tlmt a dlffurenoa of ria lloi.nl tt'i and prejudice Im apt to occa sion, they lived In the very tjlcriltude and Jji-r.'n Hull of conjugal concord. Tiny had licon mnrrli-d about a your nnd n half whim J)n Morlur fiinch-d ho ob w rud an ilt.Tnt Inn In hlswlfo's hublts nnd innnniTs. It appeared to him that hi adomd Ad'lhold wa becoming leu frunlc Mid confiding Inward Mm; sho was re mtvimI, tllitrnlt. Tin rii wim un nlr (if mys tery In h'T proo-cdlng. In fact, It wa ildniit that sho liiid some secret with v l.n h she wn Kiliiloiixly desirous ha .. . i - i... .i ir.. ...... s.liilll'l rcillllll) mil" ' Jiu T itm oi'xnraii'-c in wiiiui mu ihtohiiimi in vnrioii UMi.itlffii't'iry wiiyn. I In mum tlian unci' Niirpriwd Iht in lil-j i ri.d con fin in v if li Kiirl, a (jiTinnn ilumi Htlc, wim, hv.lnii liM 'l In hi r fut Iht'k wrvlto klni'ii the jji-rloduf Ad' lhi ld Inf.incy, had on tlm i -i iit of hi-r miirrlii'M r- 'iur-urd to llll IllloWl'd tu llf.r,l,., lliy liU J'MIIIK Illlk- Ui to I'arU. On hi" un. nun-li tin y would kinlili i.!y p iniii', nnil, ih It m hiihI to lilin, In niM'thlnK 111." i:onlnlon. Id-h, id nl-o on otii'i i i-ion h i n cuk-iI-llnrly 1 tj.Ii d nnd mort iliiil l y ovi rlii nr lii tv.o l.i'ii.i In km-li ty, rti r extolling the iind' iiliili!i) 1 1 iiuty nnd Kr.ic) nnd nffa Mllly of Mm". M irii r, miiko i.n execj, Hun t.i h. r jr jii'Ih-m (tlm "ii.rtlciiliiM" did Lot ! i' !i .'. i .u ), which wim Inline-ll:it'-ly full'. '.vi d t y ntl cn liilinitl'in of "Moll I ;-1 j ! o li 'it :n jio'iiililu uno Ik tc, tin lie n 1' nr n:?n-iiM, il. otilimt". " lin i.i not ' i 1 1 1 ; nip) that tlm i'iithrta wi n' it ; p 1 i' . 1 lo lil-i uif", luit tin inoru than nn-pii trd thi y were Itwim not Ioiik nftcr that, on itDitiiik In r tipari tin lit iinc.iiict I'dly, l:ii ;. lu-r ru-li loivard the o." n window mi I d i h mm "ihlnn lo th" (irnund. "Hah, l.nii ! Aih lhi ld, why, mir. ly I hae c titi ri d llonhlj-at. I n fain I ii" In mlMitke f.ir my own hotel! ImiIh-iiiIh Inillulleurs! Attar ill) ro-i ! What nru nil lhe Heentu thai )"H nrii "atterl:i; itlmnt tin) room? You v.111 hiMoi 1'" mo with your ninny nvecH. I Ii.imi t ild you of my aversion to ktrolix perfuiiie-. " Thimu.-pleloiM lin land. liavir-,oliserviid liiadiiiim In on" of la r Ntn iny- tlc incot ln with tlm old ktc.winl ii in li lo ii l.irk'u jinr-ii of until to liU pu-i-es-liin. Inintlly limi ted tlm roniii full i f Mi'iiii njiprehen- I ,i t nnd ninnle nnd fully r"Mlved to ta'." nn n-.rly i,p.ortunlty of Kiillfyln himself liiMh.it manm r hN wlfo wtw In Ihu halill "f i inph.yliiK the Intertill of hi nlmenio fr mi hoiim. hl.'h, owing to n HiiillnK law Milt, had lieeimnt of lain very fn'iiieiit mid protrii ted Vet ho loved nnd re.pei'tid her ton much to illxtro her with open mid illnet I ri ut rlis on tho Hillijii't of her vIkHiIv eiinf iiMuti. Aecord Inly on tie day following tl;U little lirii-'iiii tl" he tiHik iHcii-inn ilurlni; lirenk fa'l to flunlly that Im v .m etiitaired nut on hu-iii-i I t tlm hni.i of the day nnd khniild tn.'.aMy Im ihtalni'd until the eveiiliiK of tlm iiMTr.iv.-. .Nut lo!i after t!m u-ual himri f ihnner he ma lo hi up i'.iraiiiL'. 'J im 1 1 hteward njiened tho door. "Whiit, K'arl! Am I I. !t J"ti In tho morn liiK I llii'l J ''i In I' ' ". nlm; toujoiira la plpel Ahv.ivs Mm 1, iiikI Jrt niailamu tit inline?" ".on, timtirsli-iir, lion. " "No! I think yuil nr" inixtal.en, Karl. I am near ly loxithii that 1 kiw In reloM) tho jnloulu of her liniidiilr thi moinent Inn white ilri'snlnt; niiwn. Ih hint nhlnel',, "Yea, sir iilnlie. nlr! To In' Mire bhe' nluiio at )mt llmt l I will tell her Jon itro ronie, nnd" "I thunk you, I emi Infnrin heruijwlf." "Why, no; that Is Just If y till iia-e, klr, tu nlhnv urn may Im khe lnl,'ht heeii(;ii)'ed, or" Kiik"X"'I ' How what with whom)'" "Uli-h, with no hotly, kir!" ' I t me I'li-B. old man! What doc Ihl mean!'" "Nulliliiu, nlr, I 'lit If you would only now do, k'r, only just wnll a moment, thai I may tell my lady, klr. Hie will I io frightened yuil will he ko iitiKry." "Ati(.-ry! Yes I am imry lit y uir uniieeoiintnlilu detention of me." Tho count liruln instantly took llro. niiiKlii:itloti lun-tcrcd ieaun. Yet ho lidupted n reaMiuulilo courso In resolutely khaUni; tho old mini from hU hold mid ktrldim; knKlly nnd kllently nlutiK tho rann of rtmin that li d to hi Adelhoid lipnrtuietit. In n ktato of eoiihlili rnldo ei clteiuetit ho 1 uhed open tho liolidulr door with vcheiiieneo, hut stood tranIU d on the threshold at tho j-pei tai lo tli.il present ed Itself to his view. lliyoun nnd lovely wife was reclining l!htlik!y tu tho I.ii'k" nniii hair, her foot reiMisltig en n low footstool, In r ell'ow restiin.' on a small talilo at tier itlo, whils her ilelii alo hand su-'aiiu d mi enormous rhllioiopio, lioin w hit It she pu'.Tcd clolidu nf filler. Hit tueeliso! Ill nstonlliuient s on lolaxod Into lui lnoderato laughter. "So, hi, my lair Mils sulinan, I hao eauj;hl you at last now tho h.vrtt nut, nnd tlio mystery, HUo most other mvsti rii s. i mis In smoke. That ruuiiliiK old Karl. t.", to ei iiplro against mo! Truth, Ailelhi hi. 1 don't know that I ever kaw you h oU nioro Krneofully ehnrinliiK lnor feiulninoly lovely. Nnv, don 'I pout mid I'lus'i and cry mid throw down tho most liinnnilkvnt ehll. . e pie so illmlalntully. I 11 I ,;y it of you, million. Will you kell It mo, i h: " And throw ing lit anus nnnind her ho hid her tears of niorttlleatlon In his hosotu. "Ami now, liiyswivt wife," resunud IV Morler as Adelheld released herself from his length ened enihraiv, "wo w 111 put nway this toy, If Jou please, nnlil wo no lok' k lo iVrllu. I'lislom here H loerythin;. Now, tho l'a rilan Imlie are not yet neo'ist'inn d that I, It 1 not yet the fashion In r In short, ny love, the Parisian ladies don't smoke!" Mii'hungo. fr'rtl Into tile lllvr nuil Wvut tit Sler). Chnrlo Mnlloy, ah-, d I! I vears. resldlnn in Ashland plaic. I'luhulelphia, hud iml'liiu eHrleneo nveutly. llown In toxicated, It Is said, nnd, while attempting to lit Null a h.iws.r toatnli.it at tho Callow hill unet wharf. .Shuylkill. fell civcrtioiml. -Ml atienii ts to discover Mnl loy I t the tugboat hunds and men on tho wharf were futile, 'llnv ilra;ed the liver nnd kt-arvlicd under the I .wit, l ot found tin traeoef tho missing man. l'luiilly they ltiivo It nil. cotu'linitiii; Hint Mnlloy. too ilruuk to miiko any ctlort to save himself had sunk to the I otlom and dtvw ned. Hut they wem In rrror An hour nnd a half lifter he had l.. i into the river Mnlloy wn ou '.il 1 l'oii GaUi'.uitk'h, tho well know n i o i an, w hn w ,u row ini; up tho tlvor In h;i I . .it. Mnllor was Iviiik iiihui a 1' ,; llontn; iu ti e water, wtih his arm tlk?htly el.isiHsl nhout It. llown asltp .,d n wn with dimouhv th..t iiaiunaunh roliMHl tlui. rhlladulj hi Lwlger. A TEXAS JIOMANCK. A few year, A to there Ilv d In th '-t. rn part i f MH.Kforrta r- u; ty adarli i '''. kprlKhtly younn woinan l an.rd l.'ullins. hhe wn hrlubt of mind nnd pretty M look uiKin. Hho wont to Colorado to vli.il koniH friend, and thero im-t a lmtll" young imwdpapur man. Tho ni wip il" r man fell In lova with tho pretty 'U' girl, hut U'fnr hi cott'thlp Lad pro-irrt-i-d very far MIm Collins returned to Tela. Tho young now;jip"r man m-anl o havo thnt girl for hi wlfn, n' matter how far ho had to travel, o 1"-' h ft I o.o rado nnd followed her to Tela-. In thowi dny tbo eotiiity w-at "f Mat gnrda win at tho town of Mntauordi., In thn southern part of the county. Tln ro wa no railroad then nnd thoro Is no rail road now In the county. Matnurda was the only town of nny cunnipiem o In th tounty. Onc it wn the iiietrupoll of Tun, tho wcnlth and fashion of the sm'o tx lnif ccntiirod there. Hut coniin'Mi liml rohU-d It of Its laurels. Nc-w ciflc had grow n along tho cont and In lh liitcrlor, and llttlo wa left for Mnt'iK'-rd i hut tho memories of tho pant. It wa liuei'siary for Miss Collins, when klio wished to do uny khopplng or wle n sho a 'coinimnlud onoof her relatives to tho county m at, to drlvo to the ('nl'.ni.l'i riv. T and thero oinhnrk In a snmll h".it nii'l ho rowed down the river to tho on (?r"it town. It wn a long, tedious trip 'lh rotiirn Journey wn even lnoro tr.vlng. for then tho lioiitmi ii had to scull ua.nst tho current of the dig ktnani. Tlm p'-'iplo w ho livi d In tho dlt.,nt partsof tho c un ty had long Ix-oii iniitterliig nhout tbo in convenl' iK ,) of having the county H'.'it la sm h an out of tho way place. It wouldn't iiignlfy, they said, If Matagorda w in hii f II iix nnd attractive, hut It was moribund. Tho gn-at M'hool that had heon tiiero bad closed their doors. Tho big emporium wen- moved nway, and nothing remained hut tho courthou-o to attract th" iiut.-hlo pulill -. Hut nlth'iU','li they inuttiT.d nnd grumlli (I th y luuld iral.o no kugjtctfioii for relief. No town of uny toiiscpuin e niT'Ti d a bett -r sit.'. Tho young n.-w-paja-r man wh i loved tho bright i-ycd 'J'eja ultl lu -t nniij; i r tunlty to pns his suit. It was but nat ural that boili'iiill l.ei.r of tbo burning Injustleeof having tbo county -at way dow n In Matagorda town. One day when t ho newspaper man was courting tho pret ty Texas girl she abruptly Ni!d: "Why don't you move th" county nat ': ' "What that'" Im oiclainnd inu.ton lshmcnt. "I say why dot) I you inuvo the county eat nway froui that pesl.y ol.l town of Matagorda:" tho girl repcalc.l. "Mls Collins," replied tlio newspaper writer laughingly, "a man will iiovo heaven and i art h for the woman l,"lo. .. .lust tell me w hero Jul! w i-h lli.il county bt at moved to. " "Move It nnyv.hi ro you wish out on tho prnirioir any phi 'e so person a: get to It without sp'cndin.;a I lot lino in journeying tu and fruiu lt,"v... i her un- kwer. "And if I inuvo tlio county cent will you" " Yes, I will," was the reply. Tho young man w as of buovai.t ill-pn-d-Hon, and, ktimubiti d w it!i the r nni.-e of reward, ho ut to work. In tho north ho had known anuthir hustling, hustling young man n. me d Ma-I!b To Magjl bo cxplainid the project. Malll know a man with enterprise and muney. 1 In ;o tl.no men determined t build u city Until" bald irairio between tho Caiiey nnd the Culiiradii rivers they choso a site. It was near the geographical centerof the entity. Iruni Meiising llro. of Halvc.-ton tiny purchased 'ii'i uercof tho bind they want ed, l'roni a stix-kmnil iia-ned Mis re t In y gut another H-0 m-iva. Tiny paid $) tin tiero for tho Mousing land nnd fl an acre fur tho Monro tract. They could bi.e bought (ill) ncros from Moore for $1 per aero, hut n creek marked the boundary be tween tho Monro nnd Meiising Helps, an 1 they wanted this creek for drainage- pur poses. They had tho town kilo st iked out, nnd they designated w hich should be lm-1 -lies blocks mid which should be ri'-iiliii property. While tho surveyors were at work laying out the tow n and while there was little to mark the site of th- propes d city hut tho stakes In tho ground they can vassed tlm county from end In end i n the prniosltloii to inuvo the county scat to the town that wa to bo out tln u on the prairie. They were strangers In the ciintry, and their scheme was well km... -i, but tiny cared nothing fnrtliut. Th 1 1 o odtown was christened Hay City, nnd ;' e young newspaper man started aap.r, which he called tho Hay City Hriv-e. An election was approaching, and I hoy mad.- the .pi, s tloii of moving l he county scat the ! tie of tho campaign. Tho young man wrote pungent paragraphs tin the,;:ia! ipiestj.m; Ills trleiiil and lieutenant s tr.iv i im-1 the county to stir up the vol. r-t mid point out nil rho ndvnnlages of nioiing ticioonv scat to Hay City. '1 hero was a hot i i ri .o In old Matagorda in that i au, a u Noth ing so stirring hail been six n in a olit ieal way slneu tho war. When the o'c were counted. It w as found that li.o l';ty l,.l triumphed bya baiuNotuo maj r:: .-. Mm h bad blood was shown over the r .'.;H, and for a titno lluio were fi.,i. t: ,: th re Would bo trouble over tho 1 1, : bin but that was three year ago. 1 was In Hay City a lew da muc . It Is more like a small Kan-., t-wnlhnnn south Texas countykc.it. T.nic is bitlc evhlonco now of therein- n( t i ai .p.i. , r vlivti'.n. Matagorda town mourns, that is all. Hay City Is kt lived I a in w excitement. A railroad, the lo'-t t uiii.r tho county, 1 building nil!. The route I almost dinst fr, ui i:.i!,-s; n to Hay City. Tho rcsldonis c; , , t gvi.i: things to happen w hen the r .i'.r u c. : s Now they aro almost cut oil from the v. -t of the world, t he nearest raiboad si.c ; a being nearly 'M miles nuay Tho man who moved tho c;.:i;y ,; live In the handsomest house iu ! .y i'.-. He Is still tho edit r of liioliri. Is tho big mini of tlio town, ii black eyed Texas g;rl i-i no Ion lie 1 ' Collins Now she is tho w lie of t io n ...it who moved i he louuv rut lbr r.ai.n' Is Mr. Nicholas Vogelsang. ."t. 1.. i.ij Cilobo-Ui'iiks rat A Miaiio Ht licnln. The Kngli-h ixeup nn y of Heiilu has re sulted In so c. mplcto a change that the Held of execution where slaiijihl. r pus and crucifixion lives abounded, end some times tho bodies i f thousands if victims lay In heaps, pdlutlng the air has Urn laid out lu polo utuls and olf links. Jutlgrtl by Api',r.uic,-i. M.igi-tr.-ite (who 1 ,, p.t.-lv t.'.'.n :i to himself aw!glI think I've sin ya bctv Ivfore on a similar i Large. Drunk and Hi,o!, riv l eiiiali- No, vcr washup. iVlj io. : The 1 is t teak I wa"i:p aforo wa a LaldlieuJed old cove. London Tsksgraph. , MAliEL'S MISTAKE Liu!" Mai. 1 Campbell tras watrffta tot M. ,.rrlval i f tho carriu;,'" wiiica -- ... .1... 1.1. oil ii iii nes t her old buoUidlo nnd lo r father ward, Mis Marlowe. It wasGrnc. Marluwc-.nr.tvl.lt to b guard!,,.., Major CampUll. She was will ful, and then for-'. Iau her lat. father K-l tho major had hoped and arranged V.th U-Ing willing) tho daughter of the lorn., r fhould marry the son of il.c bad taken It into her bead that she wo'.ild have nothing to do with (.eoffrey Cariills.ll. .-be would not . v. n biro and culd never I o p. r-ua.hsl to visit Crano Court, the beautiful home of tho Campbell. Hut Mala I si cut many happy weeks with her, and c.n every ix enslun wa oud In tho praise of her haridsotno brother, Captain Campbell of tho tb lancers. ' fter her father's death she elecU-d to lho entirely with In r maiden aunt. Miss Hi atrlce Marlowe, nnd Aunt Hco, without iij ..curing to do so, managed her better than any f.no e lse. Wb.n Captain Campbell called upon th in, Crace iibsolutdy refused to sec him, ami afn r scolding and entreating in vain our Aunt Hi, almost In tear, had to go down to tho drawing room nlnno and make tlm best txcu sho could for bcr : ui. rudi m s. i livlih-ntlyshe found tho young man very : eiitertalnliig, for tlm pair remained shut upfgitherforovcr un hour and parW ; on the Is'st f term. j Hut tudrwe nnnoyanceGeoilny never r. "eated his visit or mado any further ! attemi't to wo her. Tho willful girl bad i h. r v.av, but, with tho lnconltcney of In r m t', didn't like It when sho got it. And that was huw It wa sho camo to bo i xpeet' d on a visit to the CumpbelU I while ih-olTri-v was nt home on have. I ' I should 'have thought," said Ornco ! pri s ntiv, "th.it since it I my first vl.lt h. re my guardian might have tald nt ' h- nn- f ir oin e to recelvo me." j ' Ye-." mill Mali. "lie said so himself. Hut. vo i I n .iv. he I master of the hounds ind ou'.'ht to Ih- pn-ellt If possible. Ho I -I ! -s us liecf t"!d lilin, it was ten to ono you would change your mind at tho last I 'minute and decide not to cnino at nil." "Then it was very impertinent of Mm, ' Ura'o rctoiteil. "Mab, I inn certain i .-hall think him ugly and disagreeable. " "Yi.ii can t really think him so," ro ttirnod Mih. "You might say you did. ii. of I. considered the handsomest man In I.I ; n ,:ii;it nt, nnd well, women don't n.-:i:ii!v lin.l him disagreeable" "Is iiea liirt':" "No. I don't think ho ever gave any girl In tho world a second thought until l.iti lv," with quiet significance. "What do you mi an, Mab?" Grace ask' d sharply, "wlih just a pang of could It bo jcaloUsy? "( h. I don't know-nny of tho particu lars." Mali said. "I couldn't expect him to tell me. Only I u 111 suro there 1 souio gi: i he Is awfully fond of." "lluvvclo you know-" There was al-inii-t a tone of anility In Grace' voice. "I!o wears her photo in his breast pocket, for cue thing." "That Is very niiv." Graro said, con trolling her.-i .' with nn cllort. "And ho is su; ;io.-. d to le half engaged to mo!" "uh, no, Grace! It is nut compulsory on t Ither kiilf. an,i ynu'vo always said you wouldn't l.avo him," Mat) returned. "You wouldn't even foo him when ho called on you In London, so I supioc ho coiislih retl blin.-elf ut liberty to go n-woo- lug I IscWh'Te." oh, certainly," replied Graco, biting her lip, "especially us my heart Is also given to another." In tend of being Indignant, as Graco Imped nnil expected, Mab only looked up qulcklv, with a faeo full of Interest, and said: "Henlly? Oh, bow lovely! Are you cn-gau-i d to him?" "N o-ti," hesitatingly. "In fact, wo haven't even spoken hardly yet, but but I thought, Mat), you wero so anxious for me to marry your brother," iu a hurt and aggrieved tone. "Yes, dear," said Mali, "so I was onco. Hut ns you always seemed sooversotoit I have given lip the Idea now." Graco pave a lit t lo exclamation of impa tience, but said nothing. "Tell me nhout him," Mab said. "I meet him everywhere," her friend told her, wanning ut oneo "riding in the row, nt tho opera and theaters, In tho park. Hut he Is always alone, so I hnvo no mean of llnding out who ho is or of getting Introduced to him in a proper manner. Yet ho knows mo quite well by sight." "How romantic!" Mab remarked. "I wonder who he can be:" "Onco on the staircase nt tho Lyceum I dropped my fan tpiito accidentally, of course and ho picked it up and banded it to me, with a bow. I am qulto suro I felt a pressure of my lingers." "Ami do you still fnncy you aro In lovs with him, Grace-" Mab asked her. "Fancy!" cried the girl. "It Is nothing of tho kind, Mab. How can you? lam certain, if there Is such n thing as love at Ut sight, thut I lovohlm, and I think it is mutual. Ho Is my fate, and If If ho ever a-ks inc. I will never marry any ono el-o." "What fun If be should turnout to bo married already!" laughed saucy Mab. Then, hearing the clatter of horses' hoof on the gravel outside, sho sprung upaud ran to the window. "Here nro the men back from hunting!" she cried. "Como here, Oracle, nnd I'll tell you which is which." "Thero is my guardian patting tho dogs," Oracle said. "Which Is yourUauco, Mali:" "There, jnt dismounting, nearest papa ti e ono with the lovely cavalrv mus tache." replied Mab, with a vivid blush us 1 cr lover looked up. M;o was. start UhI by a scream from Graco. " "lis he, 'tis he! I am certain of It!" lho ctled, trembling. "W hoi" inquired Mabel. "Aro you ill, Grace:-" "No, n. Oh, Mab, look! There is mv handsome, stranger my fate. Oh, do teil lue who be is quickly!" "W hich one do you menu:" asked Ma bel. "That tall, soldierly man w ith tho long, fair mustache, the ono with hi foot on the steps and sec! Ho looks this way. He is lifting his hat now. Mab, if yju love me tcil me who ho I " Mabel laughed softly. "Why, you goose that is my brother GcvlTrev."' ' "Men were deceivers ever." said Cm smiling happily a she stood In tlvo window a wool; later with Geoffrey, her j ,u ad on hi. shoulder nnd his arm around her waist. "And to think that naughty Aunt Bee snowing u nil uietime:" Grucocontinued. i win never lurgtve her." I But she did. Exchange. THE FATAL HUUlt. The fir-t faint n.-li of .lawn was slain, "thil ti ri. shy '- tb bird wen, .w,.giiM.r.-'r:b,:" !,. .tcppcdout. n - , nub, farmhouse. Ho gareu ir urn rolit, and then nn...u.t- wobcsi, his old carpet sllrper. dragging r,1ho hcU..b.went There w . look I anxiety and apprehension on the o d ..,,'. face and he sighed as ho stooicd to ;,b..S.wl.bthefMh,y;S.HcU "I hope to goodness she's f got It, bo muttered as bo glanced furtively toward rho houi "Vet Maria ain't the kind to r10 .,..., ..binir like that. F.f she -a ns a thing three time, runnln, ih U STmcutUT It tiU doom-lay." ho saying, be straightened laboriously up nnd carries! bl armful of wood Into the bouse. "Breakfast's 'iuot ready, Maria, sam th old man at length softly. "I thought I'd git It, eueln a you didn't seem to feel ''.onui'nturnedapulo.se.tface to- K-nrd her buslmnd. . , , Jonathan Martin." .ho eiun hollow voice, "no you so '"'""" uibcr tho day of your )... t-.ni ran t rcitic ..., . ,i...,i,, limi t talk to mo uuoui i I I..., ..k nnv other worldly thing. I ;u "f;; h. bourof uro. and It '.rapidly drawlniilgh.' .She turned her face to tho wall again, limj her husband tlptixd disconsolately back to tbe kitchen. , "I knowed it. 1 knowed It," be gMamd. "Maria never f'glta sign. Ibis U the day fur thut tarnal dreaiu to coino true, and she's cxiicctln It." ... Tho Martin' house was In a lonely spot onie distance from tho nearest neighbor and six mile from tho nearest town of nny slzo. To thi town Jonathan had de termined to drive that morning and sec uro tho service of a doctor. Tho poor man himself wa at hi U' " lu h"1 learned ly loiut exiicrleiice how uwless It was to arguo with hi wlfo on tlm subject of sign ami omen, In whi. h slio was a most devout believer. Not even the sound of rapidly departing wheel roused the old woman from her half lethargic condition. II r mind was fixed on the approach of tbo fatal hour foretold in her dream, and "bo bad no mnro doubt that sho should dlo at tho ex act moinent than that tho sun would set that evening after her eyes had been closed forever to It kindly light. Sho luy mo tionless, except when ut long interval she turned her bead to gazo Ukiii the hand of tho faithful old cluck. Then sho would drop back uioii the pillow and closing her eyes resign her whole being to a kind of ccstiuy of wailing. on., o'clock. 2 o'clock, rassed. At 4 tho spirit of Marlu Murtln was to tako its Might, uccordillg lo me omen, ainwij tho old woman could detes t death creep ing Icily In her vein nnd benumbing ber limb, ishofilt the hand of fato fraying tbe silver cord, in two hours It would bo ouly a straining thread, and suddenly It would break. The world would vanish with a roaring sound, nnd would sink, sink- Hut hark! Wheel crunch through tbo gravel at tho gate and tho soft thud of horse' hoofs 1 heard on tho turf. Jonathan left hi borso unhitched anil camo helplessly nnd hopelessly Into tho houso. Tho doctor ot K Ininro had gnno to attend n dangerous case and wa not ex pected homo until tho next day. There wa no other doctor who couiu no rvacneu in time. With science unavailable to light superstition, what could lie dono for the fanatical old woman Jonathan s nenri wa llko lead, for full well be knew that no man 1 without nuthorlty savo In bis own household. IIo noiselessly changed his boot for tho ennwt slippers and stole Into tbo chamber where his wife lay. lho stupor or np proachlng dissolution seemed to bo uixin her. the neither spoko to him nor seemed conscious of bl presence Tho old man sat down at tho foot of tho bed and waited. A strange paralysis seemed to bo creeping over htm too. At a quarter to 4 Mrs. Martin turned feebly upon her pillow, looked at tho clock with half own, dimming eye, and sank back with a long trembling sigh. Her faeo became drawn and nshon pale. Jon nthun spuko to her, but sho answered not, nor stirred an eyelid. - Tho Bilver cord was almost frayed through Then tho old man slowly and softly picked up bis chair and crept toward tho cluck. Ills slippered feet mado no sound on tho carjict, and hi every nervo was alert with caution, lie gently opened the door of tho clock case, mounted tho chair. slid bl hand up to tho boll on tho top of tlio wooden works and removed It. Ono swift, apprehensive look over bis shoulder and the old man seized tho nun uto hand and whirled it suddenly around till It passed the hour mark aud stopped at full tlvo minute beyond. Then ho stopped down off his chair a softly a he had stepped upon It, cloned tho clock case, slipped tho bell Into hi coat pocket nnd onco inoro resumed hi sent at tho foot of the bed. Tho old clock ticked on. Tho minutes glided away, istill tho gray haired woman on tho bed drew tho breath of life, but her lnco was growing mnro and more pinched nnd ashen. It would nut do to postpone mo crisis too long. Marin! 'lho old man's voleo wa snarp, strong, imperative, und a quiver swept ncrossmo eyelid or tho half con scions woman. "Maria! Tho hour bus tnssedl" Tho old won. an started up with a con vulslvo movement nnd looked wildly nt tho clock. For CO years tho old heirloom had stood to her for tho very cosnel of ro. liability, tho regulator of tho nlnneta. Sim would sooner hnvo disbelieved the testi mony of tho sun than that of her mother's Iietrioom. And yet to her starinc eve thn venerable dial proclaimed 10 minute past 4, and tho omen had nut been fulfilled. ine ulood slowly stole back into the blanched and withered cheek. The numb ness melted out of her limbs llko April frost. Sho thrust her feet out of IxhI und snt bolt upright. Then with a deep, won dering, grateful sigh sho caught tho loose strand of hair In her hands, wound them up deftly Into a coll and said: "Jonathan, biing me a cotiplo of hair pins out of that tray un tho bureau, and then go and start up the kitchen llro and fetch a panful of initatoos nnd tho cold meat out of the suller. I bilevo I'll get you and mo a bite of supper." Princess. High Authority. so h-Ird'"1'' 5 U "1USt n0t s,'ueozo '"yhuud " Mabel, have you never read In the bock of Lcclesiastes. 'Whatsoever thy hand And eth to do, do it with thy might.' Don't Im trnV ,!t0P "10 nK"ln' -vu" ln'Plu 51 , 1 n.0; , 'rtptures aro dead against you !"-Chlcago Tribune. THE TRUE REASON- lie I'uklie 1'ip fafs Iht Rejisi,, e.lt TIIK .ltH.ei..tlt. We take the following edition from jeHterday'e Cottage Grov. Messenger: "Tbo editor of the Eueene R.;. ter, parrot like, chirDi in th train an the Oregonion, Tennow,,. dictated the nominees oa the Union ticker.' A the editor of that nan... never expresses ta honest opinion without denying it in the next i8u. m;h rot in to beextieeb,,! lylv.stiT l'ennoyer bad just about as much to do with making tU platform and nominating the Union ticket as did the editor pardon tho nane of the Register, 1 ho reason for sui-h foolish utter- an-es emenating frorr the Register is this: "Should tha Union ticket h. elected-whlch all honert re formers expect-tho Register and thoso papers of its Ilk, will no linger h .ve the publlteatto suck, and when their nan la they will be unable to exist upon heir own merits; tms is why they are so vociferous." In Audrew Jackson's farewell uddrcs may hi found the follow ing paragraph: "This organized money power, from its secret conclave- would dictate the choice of your highest officers, and compel you to make war or peace as best suit tboir own wishes, The forms of your government might for i time remain, but its living spirit would depart from it." We are hiving practical demonstration of Jackson's prophetic words. California crops have failed. This is at la4 conceded by that state. This means low rates for shipping and a higher price for grain. Our feed produce, fruits and vegetables will share in tbs butter prices that the failure will insure. Of course there will be no failure in Oregon. This state oc casional! v has short crops, but do failure. Seattlo Post-Intelligencer, Re publican: The Union candidate for govern. r of Oregon, Will R Kinj, is a lawyer, a state senator, a resi lient ot Raker county, and a man of excellent character. He was I Democrat before ho was a Populist, and his election to thi senate in ISO i was largely due to the strong silver ssntiment in Baker. An Oklahoma paper contains tbe following society item: "One of the la lies of the Montezuma Hotel pasted an old gentleman in tbe eye yesterday for eassing her. He bad tier pulled and she was fined H and costs, or about $7 in all." Spanish domination in Cuba is rapidly drawing to an end. To juve our credit as a humane nation it hae came none too soon. Tbe revolting barbarities practiced ny 'h Spiuiards long since called for intervention. Kenutor Mason of Illinois says President McKinley and his Wall -iriet conferes are so intently watch ing the eagle on the dollar that ibey cannot see the eagle on the ll-g. JUNCTION SEHftf. Clipped From The Junction Tiuitl ApillS. Arbor day will be appropriately ob served by the publio schools next Fri day. H W Hall will leave Sunday for Everett, Washington, where be will eugage in business. Bid for digging eight city vrell were opensd Mouday. The bids considered too high and no action taken toward accepting tbe same. Will Merrlnian, the new agent t this place, has assumed charge, cnnie here well recommended, n0 ouly as a thorough railroad roan, but as a gentleman of real worth. Mrs Randall of Idaho, wbo has been the guest of Frank Wilkinson and fam ily for several weks, returned bom Tuesday. Mr Wilkinson's Htt daughter Frnia accompanied bsr. 0 lb O