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.
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