Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 1904)
Ayer's Your doctor will tell you that thin, pale, weak, nervous chil dren become strong and well by taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Small doses, for a few days. Sarsaparilla The change is very prompt and very marked. Ask your doctor why it is. He has our formula and will explain. " Whan 11 year old, for many month! no one thought I con Id live became of thin blood. But, In a few week, Aver't Saraaparllla com pletely restored me to health." Mrs. E. Buukmikstkh, VlneUnd, N. J. 91. M a bottle. All dntererl.ta. for J. O. ATM CO., T,nwll. Mm.. The Children Biliousness, constipation prevent re covery. Cure these with Ayer's Pills. Steel Used lit Making Pent. The latest figures show that more steel Is used In the manufacture of pens than In all the sword and gun factories In the world. The first steel pen was made just 100 years ago. A single firm to-day manufactures 200, 000,000 annually, using seven and one bait tons of the finest sheet steel each week, or 78,000,000 pounds In a year. The Planter's Daughter 25 FATE'S REVENGE By MRS. AUCE P. CARRIST0N Author of "A Waif from the Sea," "Her Brightest Hope," 'Wayward Winnefred," etc. How to Keep House. With all the luxuries and pleasures of this life, its big enjoyments and its smaller comforts, there is an offset or antithesis which we have to contend with in the form of aches and pains. In some way and by some means every one has a touch of them in some form at some time. Trifling as some of them may be, the risk is that they will grow to something greater and rack the sys tem with constant torture. There is nothing, therefore, of this kind that we have a right to trifle with. Taken in time, the worst forniB of aches and pains are easily subdued and cured by the free use of St. Jacobs Oil. No well regulated household ought to be without a bottle of this great remedy for pain. It ia the specific virtue of penetration in Bt. Jacobs Oil that car- cuunuuea mire; "ior instance, I am ries it ritrht in f.hn nain annt. onH offonfa likely to meet with the DoisonouH lvv. a prompt cure even in the most painful ; 1)0 y0", know of m antidote against its cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciat- j PT,',", A , . . . ... t ica, Lumbago. You want it also in I me nouse at all times for hurts, cuts drew fortn a case, and from It took a and wounds, and the house that always mnii nhi.i ,i.i.. has it keeps up a sort of insurance "There is a substance," he' said, plac agamst pain. ing the phial In Claire's hand a afha rose to receive It, "which la not exactly an antidote, but which will serve to amuse you by detecting inherent poison CHAPTER XV. (Continued.) "Oh, I must know!" she murmured desperately; "why do I suffer so each time I take that potion; why does a con suming fire leap up within me every time the beverage passes my lips? What does It mean? Can it be poison? Alas, poor Claire, It is poison. My life is an ob stacle in the path of Lucian'a happiness. Liiless I die, I shall upiet tlifir project, their plane for the future. And It is he Lucian oh, no, no, not I will not Is he capable of soiling his soul with a believe it! He no longer loves me; he hates me, longs for my death and yet, crime? Impossible! still, the fact re mains; there is poteon In that potion!" Her lips compressed into a rigid line as she concluded. Gresham strode into the shadow of the beeches and paused be side her cbair. "Did you send for me?" he asked in his breezy way. "Yes," she answered, compelling her- seit to glimce up at him with her accus tomed calmness. "Doctor, how do you find me this morning?" "Stronger and better than you were yestenjay; altogether a different woman to what you were a week ago." "Perhaps it Is my Imagination," she murmured; then added, quickly, looking up with a forced smile, "if I am trou bled by vaporlngs, it Is your duty as my physician to divert my mind. You prom ised to teach me something of botany when we got into the country have you forgotten C "Not I!" returned Greaham, good-naturedly. "Then, too, it would be useful to me to know something of chemistry. Natur ally in our study of botany we shall' meet with poisons " "And you should know how to combat with them," rejoined the doctor, falling innocently into the clever trap while he sought only to humor her. "Yes, and how to decomnose them." continued (jiaire; "for instance, Beir-Rightcona Man's .Last Word Dr. Charles II. Parknurst was talk- Ing about the self-righteous. "They are , plant we may dve a llT a strange class," he said. "Whenever I blossom or decoction of the same should tnink or them I am reminded of a man be noxious, a single drop of this fluid who died in Leipsic while I was study- j will produce a startling change." Ing there, some thirty years ago. This I Standing erect beside the little table, man was so abominably self -righteous Clnire watched him as he crossed the that they say he murmured as he lay e,l"ny -Iawn' "w hlm pass tween the dying: 'And If I owe any man anv.;!,el ' Vne .that eed the piazza; I phial in her hand. , i. .. i 1 1 .. .y . ' thins I freely fonrlva him th. amj , .,".D ' uPn Buttering $25.00 Reward. fc. 8. Jackson, alias G. E. Morgan,! ere., laaing suDscriptions for Munsey'g aud Seattle Star is a faker. Subscribe through authorized Star agent. Above reward for causing his arrest. If the wife isn't boss during the honeymoon she doesn't amount to much as a ruler. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of i- Facsimile Wrapper Below. T small and 9tmf to Uke as aigaia. IpADTrrfol IflVER FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR TNECOMPLEXIOR Ptto I auvia wnwiuuwt. CURE SICK HEADACHE. "At last I shall know!" she hroarhwl and straightway fell to trembling until she was forced to catch at the back of her chair to prevent her from falling. "Oh, how my heart beats," she panted; "I scarcely dare subject myself to the test, nnd yet I must must know the truth!" With these words she uncorked the phial and held It above the potion which was destined for her. "If there is poison here," she faltered, "a fdngle drop of this liquid will alter the appearance of the contents of the glass. How my hand tremblest ah, sense less fluid, it is upon thee that all my happiness, my life depends." An Involuntary spasm rent her frame, dislodging a single drop of the fluid; it fell. iiietii.(r the surfac of the potb.i and slowly ennk, sank, sank to the bot tom of the glass drawing hi its wake a milky trail that told the baleful story. Out of the nerveless fingers, down upon the grasses fell the Dhial. while frm her blanched Hps escaped the words with ntrldcnt horror. "Yes, It is poison, poison! Oh, he seeks my ueain: She tottered faintly to the chair and sank Into ka depths, covering her eyes from the llglit of day with her hands. She failed to note the approach of hur rying footsteps, she scarcely heeded the voice of Lucian Courtlandt when he reacnou ncr siae, exclaiming: "Claire In tears! what is the mat ter? You do not answer!" cried Court Vand; "Claire, apeak! are you 111?" "No, I am not 111. Do you not know." she faltered, "that invalida tint a tnA. menu of weaknosi that they are power- III... . t Claire?" yU thinkIn I I was thinking of the epoch of our i marrlnge, of the time when I was chos en to countenance your child. I was ""w u'uoruinaw It Is that my ! "I conjure you," he supplicated, "ban mi una norriu e thnntr ,H nil , . brooches you to live! Claire, think on y of your welfare 1" 0 lJ doctor s directions, must I not?" she ask- "Of courts you mtwrf" k. ha. Wn1 W which .! "Prepared for me?" rif'i I m m"?U n' darling." Ik Zl no ""-Judged "Then hand me it with your own hauds," she said firmly; and as he rose and passed her the deadly draught, 'she murmured brokenly, 'I am so young, Lu cian and oh! I should so liked to have lived a little longer!" And then, with her eyes fixed upon his face, She drained the potion to the dregs, and flung the glass from her. She sank upon her knees, gasping: "Now it is done!" As the lightning's shaft falls out of a clear heaven an inkling of the fearful truth dawned upon Lucian Courtlandt. He paled to the Hps and cried wildly: "Claire, what does this mean?" He bent above her, striving to raise her, but she shrank away with horror at his touch, as a cry of anguish burst from his lips. "Oh, heavenly Father, have pity upon my suffering and let me depart in peace!" Then unconsciousness seized upon her, and she fell forward prostrate at his feet. - Within an hour a telegram winged its flight to Sylphlde Couramont in New York. The message, cleverly veiled, ran as follows; "Your commands have been executed. Expect me shortly to consult as to the location of he farm. CAMILLE." CHAPTER JLVl. Whlla V hnvA hoAn aham-lwiil In tho events recorded in the preceding chapters, the rate of our deplorable Civil War has been decided, and the glorious day of sal vation for the slaves has dawned; the martyr President has. Issued his immor tal proclamation declaring freedom in the States and parts of States then in rebellion, and there is not a foot that presses the soil of our great republic whose owner need ever again hide his head as he frames that humiliating query: "Am I not a man and a brother?" The glad newa had found Sylphlde Couramont out in her seclusion in the great ditv: ahe rwptvpr! It uraphantly; indeed, the tidings of the death of her cousin. Oscar finn rnmnnt shot down while sklrmtahinir na a cmi or Il ia, apparently afforded her more Joy; but rue receipt oi ner Hireling s telegram up on the same memorable day filled her with a wild, savage delight that she was powerless 10 control. She naced her room, trnnt-tlnir ha fin. gers In her long black tresses, emitting sharp cries and brief laughs that would have lmnresFed an observer with th ho. lief that she had taken leave of her senses. i Then ahe ahrnnHv amvf-o Hi. hall nnnn her table a ringing peal. To the faithful Diana, who promptly answered the sum mons In person, she said: Pack UD two or thren nt mv honH. homeft costumes, lay out my traveling uress, ana order a cao to be at the door at nve o ciock this afternoon." Are you going away?" "Yes, for a few days." "Where, Miss Sylph?" "To Newport." . , , In the foccrv dawn nf thn fnllantr.n day, Camilla, the serving man, flitted Ke a anaaow aown Bellevue avenue and skulked in at the gates of the Courtlandt villa. With a swift, fearful glance at the closed blinds of the house, he plung ed in amongst some shrubbery and so made his way to the stables, cautiously .u.tro. au umuL-Kca winaow at the back of the building aud vanished. ills unnecessary display of stealth was ample evidence of the guilty frame of mind under which he Inh that early hour no one was astir, and had ..o puMeaseu tne rortituue to glance about him he would have perceived that his path was clear of any prying eye Rut the wicked flee when no man pursu eth, and Camilla was flying before the scourge of a craven conscience. WUh Lucian Courtlandt's frantic cri for help ringing In his ears, he had left the villa on the preceding day, unpercelved in the general excitement attendant upon poor Claire's fall. v Once safely in the stable, he quietly c osed the wlndo and heaving i deep sish of relief, flung himself into the hay, hoping to secure the advantage of an hour's sleep. Vain hope! If he closed his lids over hi. burning eyes they would fly wide, s taring open as If worked by irresi.tl- ti"PrvKYVW,whlch he had w eon trol. No sleep for him, and he could only lie there-Hstenlng 'and waiting for he knew not what Presently the voice the sleeping groom, sent every drop of h cowardly blood to his heart, leaving his limbs frozen and Inert. IIoaur Pl: lance of the risen 'Y a Nebbed window above him, and rested warmly pon the dead clover top, and sere timothy heaSs which formed his couch. At last a bell rang arid th. coachman and groom fe fast Bvh7 to breS tast. By this means Camilla was made aware that It must be ten o'clock oT a f! he'V'ih?' befaine unbeab!e: the heat of the hay stilled him, and with I bu.hn.V:rled J th8 ed of hT. am. bush and sprang lightly down upon the m.t?hi bruhe er served to fflake him presentable, snd then he tip! toed to the open stable door and wen! ot upoa th. .unlit seen.. TgUmS, was reassuring; no living ueiug ... sight. Now was his cnance to team w consequences of his deed. - He crossed the driveway, skirted tn lawn and was about to direct his steps In the direction of an unusued entrance to the villa, when in the shadowy path he suddenly found himself confronted by Martha Dunn. "Oh!" exclaimed the faithful serving woman, recoiling a step, "how you scar ed me!" . "Excuse me, Mrs. Dunn; I didn't mean to," was the unsteady reply. "After what happened yesterday, you know," he said, insinuatingly, "I went away. I wasn't asked for, was I?" "Not as I know of. Where did you go?" "To look for a new place." "Humph! You seem in a dreadful hurry." "Well, my job is up here, and I've got to look out for myself. You dont seem to believe me." "You're a fool! Aud a lunatic into the bargain," she added, as she saw the man's face change to a gray, unearthly pallor, his haggard eyes dilate and his mouth drop open; after which inexplica ble performance, he turned with a stifled cry of dismay and fled away from her into the shrubbery as though pursued by ten thousand furies. Good Martha Dunn might have ceased to wonder as to the cause of the panic which had assailed the man had she re membered that he had but just returned to the villa, and had she turned to see the apparition which Camilla had seen standing at an uncurtained window an apparition well calculated to put to flight the remnant of his courage! But Martha Dunn had something bet ter to do in life than to study the Vnga tiira j a iiiuii whom she had instinctive ly despised from the first moment that she set eyes upon him; besides, a car riage had at that moment driven rapidly up to the entrance, from which alighted Philip Burgess in a state of no slight ex citement. Step as fast as she would, Martha did not succeed in reaching the steps ere Dr. Gresham came forth to meet the new arrival. "Speak, doctor!" cried Claire's father, in. anguished accents,""my daughter my child " "Calm yourself, Mr. Burgess." "Calm myself after the message you sent me last night? Oh, tell me, is Claire dead?" "No." "Heaven be praised!" The grateful words were uttered with touching fervor, as the old gentleman sank upon a bench and clasped his hands in fervent thanksgiving. Seizing his -opportunity, Gresham turned to Martha: "Go and prepare your mistress to see her father," he said, and Martha quickly vanished into the house. "Gresham," the old man said when they were alone, "tell me the worst; what is likely to happen?" "Nothing. I have saved her, but ah has been poisoned." "Poisoned! How?" "By the administration of arsenic." "By whom?" "I do not know. Silence! Here comes your daughter." It was true. Upon the threshold Claire already stood with outstretched hands, her exquisite, flowcr-like face as pallid s the snowy gown that flowed about her. At sight of her, Philip Burgess struggled to his feet with a cry, and Claire tottered into his embrace, and lay there as weakly as a fitricken lily. Nod ding to Gresham to leave them togeth er, the old man murmured, "Claire, darl ing child, let us- thank heaven that you are safe! Never again while I live will I leave you." "My own dear father!" "Oh, let me look at you and hold you close, my darling! To think that they wanted to kill you! Oh, I know all; Gresham has told me. But I am hero now, and I will unearth the villain!" "Father!" "Or better, I will take you away from here. We will go at once. Do you fancy I will leave you longer the prey of peo ple who hate you? to whom your life is a burden? No, no; we will go today. When I have placed you in safety, then I will undertake to discover the wretch to force him to expiate his crime!" ' She was trembling pitifully now, and her great eyes were fixed distractedly upon his livid face. "But I ought not I do not waritvto go, she wailed, "without the consent of my husband." "Your husband!" cried Philip Burgess with withering contempt, "your husband who has failed to defend you!" "Oh, in heaven's name, hush, hush! wiStodler U W" '-e who He recoiled from her In horror, and stood looking at her Incredulously for a moment ere he panted: . . "To die you, you!" hnlYe8;VClRlre replled wlth 'ortltude born of her unreasoning woman's love, "I sought death by my own hand, i tried to commit suicide, but they would not let me die. Would they had!" And you did not think of your mother and me, who would have expired of grief, had we found you dead?" he cried with a trenchant reproach ' waKdn father' pardonI" And then came the terrible, the inevit- (Te he contlnncd.) Sentiment. Mald-Of course, one must be Inspired before he can write poetry. Practical Poet-Sure thing. He must be inspired by a realization of the fact that he needs the money. - . Aa Inclination. . II ft0rDo you believe onr new neighbor Is a man of character? Noctor-Well, he ha. a character all nght auch aa It ia. IRflOom I . "Is It tmedalrS de lung trouble, Ilk t v1" Rastus was a valued L' True! I reckon if, . gfTl Stasia, with a sort ' De trouble's been ch.Hauseal fo'th among two or , C . fordesetwoSmi' ing de doctor said It Siache P' er one was gwlne to b,ll"ympt01 could find some more doK is neS Tat jj A Chance to Du2i Tess-Mlss Schalp tell going to learn to play th,L W-r Jess-What noni!,ISta; any talent for music. ttrengtl Jess Oh, she knowj tint1161 d' has lovely arms. Phlladeiperforn "I bai dif Perrin'sPaeStie" Th. INTERNAL lav. Wo Case Exists It Will , nd " wail, na HOWARD E. BURTnw bnrnlns HOOC Bpeol ver, M.iii;:n::r...ii-is tlon. Control and limp '"Jn CMrO C vllle. Colo. KeferCTCul, - I AOBNTS WAWeTI Tt is For our New Gasolene Drw Su ' glne only onca for each V V ted move saw. We handle th m GruhWnir Manhln. Tii.i,..ml'UOn8 01 " . w . t ika 111 nx tne niftCQlnery line. ' 'at ft a c BU ply at 00,0(X prepai I dealer I consul cost. Y I 11 i 1 I vay lo J I Bamed I k 4 I i"""0 Vy you ha PROM YOUR DEAesaso! not be uirculi W. L. DOUCL 5SSS 84.00, $3.50, 83.00, t union ounce tw a MADI WllWhO THIM. W.L. Douglas shoes are worn by more men than any other , make. The reason ! is, they hold their Bhape,fltbetter,wear longer, and have i greater intrinsic value than any other shoes. Sold Evrywhtn. .; J Jook Cur mm and price m kM i Dou(la naea Corona Coltikli.nij everywhere conceded tobetluflW Lenther yet produced. Fait CoWfr'-COlT SIMM by mall, W cents fitm. Wnttluli W. 1" DOUGLAS, Broekla "101 to ( jmajo: Cfor C f the i xv-; ...... M -W. IBUOU W W f Dr. C. Gee Wo WONDERFUL HOME TREATMENT Th1 wondfrfnl Chi aw doctor la called treat becauaa ha curea people without opera tion that ara (Ivan op to die. Ha curea with Ihoaa wonderful C'hl- I peae herba. roou. huda. barka and vegetable. I that are entirely un-1 known to mMllcal sci ence In tbla country. Throufb " ' Dim. h.rmlf.i MmrilM thll (knoaV knowa the action of over WO til"1' rdlna, which ha aucceufullv um k dlaeaaea. Ha guarantee to cart eu' ma, lung, throat, rheumatlim, avn atomach, liver, kldnera, etc; bat leatlniODlala, Chargea moderata U 3 tea him. Fatlenta out of the W 7 1 blank and circular. Send ima, l' i The C Gee Wo Chinese Hcdftf 2S J Alder St.. Portland, Orip j er Vlieutloa paper. T 13not If ny In ir ECONOMICAL IRRIGAT8 Phillips Hydraulic n r av RamH (A w TMl III I Writs today for fres rinititteaf COLUMBIA ENGINEERING , Tenth and Johnson Strew J pnnTimn ik, M aafinef P. N. U. "ITTIIKN wrttlna; to advartl f 1 ananuoa tbia pap" .