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' A. local dealer remarked 're cently: "Lumber la just high enough to bring the dealer a neat profit, and un less something arises to force the price up again, this year -will witness one of the liveliest building booms that has ever struck this section." '; This declaration is backed by a later .conversation with a well-known contrac tor, who declared that "never had there been as many jobs in sight at this sea son of the year and that aa soon as the weather settles, evry carpenter In Cor vallls will have all the work he can manage, and probably more.'' Flrst class lumber that sold hore last year at $25 to $30 per 1,000 feet is now $18 to $20; rough and slsed last year brought $10 to $13 per 1,000, and is now selling for $7.60 to $9. :;v. -i-v "" OorvallUi , Hews' Botes.': '. There is great rejoicing among local rural free delivery carriers since the raise of salaries has been granted -to the fraternity in general. The $10 more per month will, they claim, feed their team, leaving them their former salary for other expenses. v : .-, n Many compliments are bestowed on the handsome three-seated hack that makes the new mail route daily between Corvallia and . Albany. The vehicle is Covered in black leather, end ln-front there is a high, curved dashboard - be hind which the driver sits, safely pro tected from mud and the elements. The rig was fitted up by Vldlto Bros., espe daily for the mall service. Dow Walker, the widely-known O. A. C. football center, , has returned to his home In Portland. He will . not return to college this term, though he is sched uled to (ill his old position, on the Ag gies' team next autumn. , ' Lewis' Howe of O. A. C. has gone to Coburg, where he has a position. KOTICI. Th CorTmlll agency of The Ore son Dally Journal U located t Graham. Wort ham's drug ature, where eabeerlptiona to The lallr. Semi-Weekly snd Weekly Journal wiU M taaen. . . LLEWKLTK D. PBITCBABO, Agent. MARION PRIMARIES PASS OF QUIETLY (Special Dispatch to The Josrnal.) Salem, Or.,"1 March 29. The Republi can primaries passed off quietly In Marlon county yesterday, with only a little dissension in two or three pre cincts. For several -days past rumors have been freely circulated that a gen eral factional fight would occur, but when the time for the primaries ar rived the threatened storm clouds dis appeared and everything was serene. The county convention will be held on Thursday, and, promises, to.be. quite exciting, j Owing to the general com promise throughout the county, it is impossible to predict with any accuracy hs to the nominees, .but the general sen timent seems to be that the Hermann forces have the best of the congressional fight. While the issue was more on local affairs, enough is known, from the personnel of the delegates elected, to safely say that a majority favor his return to the lower house.' ROSEBURG PROTESTS AGAINST AN ADVANCE - (Special Ditpatch to Toe JoeraaL) Roseburg. March 19. At aa lndlgna tlon meeting held last night on ac count of the exorbitant light and water rates to be put into use on April 1 compared to what has been in vogue. considerable excitement was caused by speeches of cltlsens showing in some esses a proposed advance of 400 per cent. 1 1 , was alio shown that Roseburg will get lights and water under the proposed advance cheaper than any other town or city In Oregon. Reso lutions were adopted to let residents have water for $1 a month for one faucet. 60 cents for bath tub, B0 cents for toilet and 60 cents for each faucet in . the yard during May and August inclusive. The resolutions asked for five II candle power lamps tor $1, and 20 cents for each additional It candle power lamp. JOHN CARTHY IS GIVEN FOUR YEARS (Special Dlapatch to The. Journal.) wnf.hnrn. Or.. March 29. John Car they, who was tried last .week in the circuit court of Washington county for burglary and convicted as charged, has been sentenced by Judge T. A. McBride to serve four years In the penitentiary District Attorney H. Allen filed not true bill against John Hurley, who nas been confined in jail here charged with criminal assault. Immediately upon the return of the district attorney, the v court ordered said Hurley discharged from the sheriff's custody. SILYERTON HOLDS LIVELY PRIMARIES SnaeU1 Diana tch to Tha Journal. V SUvertorvOr., March 29. The Repub lican nrlmin was held in thla fltv Yes terday and was the most exciting and hsra-iougnt in me owiory or xno cuj, The Issue was whether or not the dele gation would support ex-Senator L. J. & in ma in his local fls-ht. - The - anti- Adams faction was . successful by a large majority. v The following delegates were elected to the county convention which wtll be held In Salem March ill Q. M. Opsund, 8. A. Sanderson, F, M. Brooks, June,l)raK, a. a. jock, u. w. L.iarx, w C. Mount ana J. a. ickb. '. BEOXTLABS WW OVT. an.lnl m.n.rrh to The Journal. V V Woodburn, Or., March 29. At the Re ' publican primary election held here yes- hniinfa were cast. The Rearu- lor Republicans, headed by Walter L. Tooxe. won Dy SO majority. jc onn- son will receive the support of the dele gation On the first oauoi tor snerui, . ' (Special Dlapateb to The Jonrnal.) ' -' Albany. Or., March 29. County Judge Palmer yesterday afternoon approved the bond - of the executors of the last will of the late Judge L. Fllnn, and ap pointed appraisers of the estate. The executors of the will are Governor Chamberlain, E. W. Langdon, president of the First National bank, and Mrs. Fllnn. The bond furnished by the ex ecutors was for $160,000, and was that of a surety company. Judge Palmer ap pointed Strauder F.roman, J. M. Ral ston, and S. A, Dawson as appraisers. ', Slnrle Against Married Men. The single mn of the Alco club have issued a challenge to the married, mem bers of the organisation for a bowling contest, the- losers to banquet the win ners. The two .teams are now being formed and it is expected that they will consist of 10 men on a side. The bowl ing contest will take place some time this week, probably Friday evening. Engine Hostlers Cans Trouble, In the railroad yards at Junction City, last Saturday ' evening, two hostlers, while having engines on a siding for the purpose of tilling the tenders with wood, caused a serious . injury to the two locomotives. The engines collided, causing serious Injury and a: force of boilermakers . from : the car-shops .at Portland was sent up to repair the damage done. It is said the hostler on one of the engines, who was backing his machirie up the track, closely followed by the other locomotive, received a 'come ahead' signal, and promptly re versed and went "ahead (forward) crashing Into the engine following him, seriously damaging both of the ma chines. It- was a ml&take In judgment on his part that happily was not at tended with fatalities. Becomes Hotel Kan. T. C. Bloomer, proprietor of the Revere house, one of the teaalng hotels In this clty who recently purchased the McClellan 'house st Roseburg, has se cured Bert Westbrook, for some years collector for the Magnolia laundry In una city, for . day clerk and assistant manager of the house, and the young man leaves . for Roseburg next Thurs day to assume his new position. He will be In charge of-the house during Mr. Bloomer s presence at his Albany house. Mr. Westbrook is a popular young man in this CJ.ty,t where he has always been an active worker, for the interests of the community, snd especially was he popular In the Albany band, is which he held a prominent position. His leaving Albany -at thla time is 'universally re gretted. Be Drank Beer. A German minister, who a few days ago stopped In Albany, somewhat shocked the people here, when, known as a minister of the Gospel, he walked into the barroom of the hotel at. which he stopped arul drank a couple of beers. later sitting down to smoke an after dinner cigar. Before retiring he called for. and drank, a horn of brandy. The old gentleman acted in a very natural manner and did not appear to think It wrong to tie apeq la . a. publlo , bar- rvuiu. Albany Bewm Botes. Templa Commandery. . No. x. Knlrhta Templar, will attend the Easter serv ices at St. Peter's Episcopal church in this city next Sunday evening, and Rev. William Coney, rector of the church. wui Denver me, sermon on this occa sion. Rev. Q. L. Rurbank. who has been In charge of the Methodist church st Oak vllle near here for some time, has been assigned to the charge at Junction City, and has gone to that place to begin his worn. Mrs. Burba nk, who has been visiting relatives here for some little time, leaves for Junction City tonight to join her husband. Mrs. J. R. Rirkpatrlck of Los Anseles. Cel., left last evening ' for her home. after spending the past few months In Loanon, visiting her son. H. T. Kirk- pstrlck, editor of the Express-Advance. ana omer relatives. gOnCl Tha Alban ageney ef Tha Orefos vwm as u araaj I Lot as Frae OREGON CITY NEWS IN BRIEF FORM Oreron City. Or.. March to Francis Oallowav. ion nt Jnrivatwii iam Oallowav nf thla nit it i hn. n the Easter vacation from Eugene. He was lately selected by the athletic coun cil of the University of Oregon to fill the position of assistant manager of the varsity football team. Galloway is a member of the 190? ! mj popular with his fellow-students. He is of tha ODinlon that tha 'var.ltir m be represented by a strong eleven next uui, aumougn it win lose a xew men by graduation and other causes. A lot of husky freshman material ta airnactaA tn enter In September, and with the veter an mi art in wiu xorm a last team. The aa) art inn nf a ,iwih h,i ns.fr . been made, but there is an effort to ret the famous "Locomotive" Smith back to ieaa them in the plays. ' Benefit llano a. Saturdav nla-ht tha hfrwlarn VCnnAmr "i mnca gav a Dene in aance in Wil lamette halL The benefit was for Frank Cross, who was hurt s short time aro In the mill, across the river. The dance was well attended and a good sum was taken In at the door. Turner's orches tra furnished tha miltll! for itini-lnir wmcn laaiea until a late hour. - XVaad Offioe Votes. Yesterday was a quiet day in the land office,' there being but one timber proof ana one Homestead entry. Edward D. Kingsley of Portland made proof on 40 acres of timber land In section $3. town ship 7 north, range 4 west James H. Wanskill of Eddyvllle made homestead entry on 160 acres in section S, township ii south, range 9 west HOTlCB.-JTha afeocy and eon-Mpftndenee work of The Journal la now belna dona b B. W. Kelly, who has his baadqaartara la the Postal Telearaph offloe, wher naws Itama will ua Mil ana subscriptions, paysaants tad com piainis raeetvea. Can't Use Their Legs. ' It takes Barke Tonlo to make people use their legs when they have been crip pled by rheumatism. There Is no other remedy that acts like Barke Tonic. In plain words, it knocks the demon down. and pitches him. out while he is down, Barke Tonlo cures liver and bowel troubles, cleanses the kidneys, and is one of the greatest spring blood purifiers. It is sold at 75o per bottle by all druggist. If your druggist does dot carry It you can get It from Clem enson, druggist. Second .and Yamhill streets, v ',;;.,,::.".' ; v r V' ' ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) . i Dallas Or . Mawh 29. As the time for the Republican . convention draws nigh trier la nMorvM a btmi atir in me ranks of that party. The Democrats, on the other hand, are Keeping very quiei and their candidates are not asserting themselves. Democratic leaders say tnat they will lei me itepuDiicans nonn nata their tlrkt and then only , the ho mpn . from tr Democratic ranks will be selected to lead that party on to tHoti-irv - Hrtma rtrnmlnAnt T)emorrii.tfl are mentioned as : the possible -nominees of their party ana- tneir names wiu proo ably come before the convention. Tha Ttenuhlliran Polk countv delesa tlon to the state convention will prob. amy go instructed ior J. i. xiarx as thalr nnminee for district attorney of the third judicial district, ine aeiega ttnn tn tha r-nnarreastonal convention will probably go unlnstructed. Hermann has a strong following in Pour, county, hut if Ranatnr Muikava name : snouia hsfnra th rnnvantlnn for conrres- sional honors, It Is thought the Polk county delegation wiu ds ior mm. ' The Senatorial Question. On tha aenatorial ouestlon the Re publicans are still divided. B. C. Kirk- Patrick and U. B. Loughary are ootn out for the nlace. and each has developed a strong following. Loughary depends for his strength principally on the coun trv nrnnlncta. wftllft KlrkDatrlck claims to have the. city precincts corranea. Tf althar - Klrknatrlck or- LoUKhary is able to secure control of the three Dallas precincts and the two ,from inaepena snA na win m in line lur Liiv uuiiu nation. The Democratic nominee for thla nfflpa mav noaalblv he M. Li. Fen- ton nf thla citv. Mr. Fenton Is making no effort to secure the nomination, out mav ha a recirtrocatlve candidate. tinth tha Rerjubllcane and Democrats will make a hot fight on the offices of sheriff, clerk, assessor ana county judge, consequently each party will niaoa in nomination for these places only their best men. . Marie Hcranora of Independence will no doubt make the run on the Republican ticket for the of fice of sheriff, with, tne present incum bent, J. T. Ford, as his Democratic op ponent Worklnr for County Clerk. va M Smith of Monmouth la work- ln. tha Rnnhl Iran nomination for county clerk. VAhlle E. V. Dalton Is the man roost mentioned on the Democratic side. For assessor, Carl Graves of Mc rvw win aak fnr the Rerjublican nomi nation, and wiU probably be opposed by F. E. Myer, tne present imocruc iu Minihsnt nf that important office. For tha nfflca of county ludse. the Repub licans have a number of aspirants. Wes Hodson of Eoia, waray nosman ana v. W. McBee of Dallas, are willing to make tha nm nn that ticket. COUntT JUOKS J. E. Blblev will probably be nominated by the Democrats. The remainder or the county omces are of minor importance, and no very hanf flaht will be made on either side for them. This county has always been a stamping ground for botn Tactions, .. win aurt thamaelvoa Klllt HVH " - this year to place Polk In either the Damocratic or Republican column, and from present Indications tne coming po litical battle will be one of the fiercest ever fought In old Polk. Councilman nominated. Tha thraa hold-over councilmen whose terms expire on April 1, were yesterday nnmtnatad bv netltlon to fill their posi tion fnr another year. The men nomi nated are C E. 8haw,.Ward No. 2; C. F. Belt Ward No. 3, ana w. . eoais, Wsrd Na 1. These men have given r.n.ni aatiafaction as councilmen, and It is thought they will have no opposi tion for reelection. WAirfr Sv- Tmmm.1 a aatiaW I SI fJla1W tnafsw1 Jl W1.VI A iMW asvwase.1 -B'"V a. M.. T D Vf a, aaaVa MnfaafUaarw tnTsl M Malm trt. -wher ub-cription- to tb Dally. Beml- Lott O. Brown, agent VANCOUVER MAN IS ' ARRESTED FOR THEFT (Special Dispatch 'to The Journal.) Vancouver. Wash.. March 29. Thomas GUI, who is supposed to be one of the persons who broke into Mattchlas shoe store some time ago, was captured last evening at the foot of Eighth street , It is now believed that Gill was not the guilty party. The accusation against him was due partly to the fact that Just prior to the rob bery Gill resigned or was relieved from nm poaiuun aa maui wtivu w.i..i The burglar who broke into the shoe store left an old pair or snoes ruiea with coal grit and gravel. When he was arrested, however, he had an old pair of shoes. He is, however, thought to be guilty of the theft of an overcoat which was taken from tne ttauroaa hotel about the same time the other robbery was committed. The police have been watching for QUI for some time, and yesterday when they learned he was in town, started out to apprehend him. When he saw one of the officers bs enoeavorea to make his escape, but was brought .to a standstill at the point of a gun. He denied any knowledge of he robbery Imputed to him, and as to the overcoat he claimed he borrowed It He is still In jail awaiting further investigation. A Crowded Boose. The lecture delivered by Rev. Glass last night at the Christian church was well attended. The house was crowded to almost suffocation, snd many left because of Inability to gain admittance. The expectations of the auditors were fully resllsed as to Rev. Glass' ora torical powers. A card party was given last evening by A J. Statnaker and wife at Orch ards to a few Invited guests. In honor of Miss Gertrude Miller of Oregon City who Is visiting her slstar, Mrs. Stat naker. Light refreshments were served after ths games and dancing. Koves to'Bverett. Mrs. F. Haney ef Orchards ts moving to Everett Wash., where she will Join her husband who Is em ployed in the Great Northern Railway company s snops.at mat piaca. Bert &owe la Town. Bert Lowe, a prosperous young far mer near Lewisvllle. this county, in company with his family, is visiting his mother and Mr. and Mrs. Carter of Vancouver. Old RoldieT Betams Bom. John Robinson, an old soldier who has been visiting friends in Vancouver, re turned to the state soldiers home at Orting, Wash. Mr. Robinson expressed himself as having. Very much enjoyed his visit and being much Interested tn the improvements that have lately taken place in Vancouver. KOTTC!. The Tanenavar aftrwy nf The Ore- son Pally Jonrnal la Mcatae at ova aula siren. (Special Dispatch to The JoornaL) SumDter. Or.. March 28. At a meet ing of Bourne Miners union. No. 4J, held last night the E. & E. strike was declared off. A . message from Presi dent McCormlck is as follows: "Our men are well pleased with the out come; and for myself,' I am sorry that there was any occasion for the step In the first place. .1 presume that work at the mine will be resumed tomorrow morning. At least this is the Informa tion I now have." In bringing about tne results much credit is due to the arbiters and to the fair spirit which pervaded tne commit tee of the union and the mine manage ment, and the news of the settlement is received by the business interests of the community with a genuine sigh of relief. The strike occurred because the men were compelled to eat at com pany boarding houses. . , Compressor tor the Midway Milne. U Van Hecke of Sioux Falls, 8. D., director and one of the largest stock holders In the Midway company, spent Sunday at the mine with Manager Gelser. He is more than pleased Wltn the way things are going there, and expects soon to see the Midway among the list of Cracker Creek producers. The company is steadily operating and adding imprpvements as work pro gresses. It is the intention or the man aarement to Install a fine drill com pressor as soon as the snow leaves. There -are cross-cuts now from the 60 and 1 0-foot levels, and it is the pur pose to go 260 and 380 feet deeper be fore cross-cutting again. Mr. Van Hecke wtlV leave this after noon for Portland to spend a few days with Harry Hendryx, who la now there on business, and will then return east PhoBolite Discovered. A report fro'm Austin Is to the effect that phonollte, some of which runs as high as 162.21 per ton. has Deen a is covered near that place.- The phonollte- vein, which carries an , arjunoance of tellurium and sylvanite,' Is on. the Oro Fino phonollte ledge, and is parallel to the Wisconsin ledge. The Oro Flno and Wisconsin ledges dip toward" each other, with the phonollte dike between the two. Gold Hill and Baven Plaoers. CoL James A; Panting of Baker City, a prominent mining man, is in town to day. Mr. Panting Is general manager of the Gold Hill quarts property and the Raven placers operating in the Burnt river country, and former owner of the Virginia, in the Greenhorns. Mr. Panting says that operations are now going on at the placers, and that work at the Gold Hill is to he resumed this season. At present the ranches adjoining the property and owned by the company are being fixed up for spring and summer work. Progress at ths Badger. Superintendent Kennedy, of the Bad srer mine, in ihe Susanville district, re turned to the property yesteraay after spending several days In town. j He says .that things at the Badger are . moving along- as usual. Ore is being shipped right along and the con centrators are in full operation. The machinery is driven by both water and steam power, but recently the water had to be cut out on account of frees lng, and steam Is now being used ex clusively, and will be until a thaw comes. Bootwall at Blatts Group. Bert Rusk, who has charge of the development work at the Platts group. In the Rock creek district operated by the Gelser-Hendryx company of this city, wss in town this week. He says that work is progressing satisfactorily, and that good progress Is being made. The cross-cut is now in over 100 feet and, has encountered the footwalL VOTICaV The "Eastara Oracoa Mlnlna Coantry" agency ef The Oregon Dally Journal la located at Sumpter, H. W. Donahna agent and correspondent, by whom subscriptions by mall or carrier will be received, aa wall as orders for advertising. NAVAL CODE BOOKS ARE WELL GUARDED (Journal Special Serrice.) Washington, March 29. The sensation created in British naval and government circles by the recent loss of the signal book of the cruiser Prince George while that vessel was lying In the River Tagus, called attention to the aupreme Impor tance of such books and ths necessity of their being well guarded. Investiga tion shows that on vessels of the United States navy special precautions are taken to prevent the code books getting lost The books are kept in the chart room in a specially constructed metal case bored with holes. The books themselves have lead attached to them, the idea be ing that If a ship was in danger of being captured or lost the officer In com mand, bv throwing: the signal box of books overboard, would insure their not falling into Improper hands. When the watch Is changed on board ship at tention la always called to the signal books, so that with all these precautions it would seem impossible for them to be lost very long without being missed. Hurry Up t They will last "pretty ulck." A few second-hand Racycles. good as new, and guaranteed. A lot of second-hand bi cycles at any old price. Recycle Store, 309, Oak street CATAEBT MTXSTZB. (Jonrnal Special Serrica.) Lebanon, Or., March 29. At the regu lar quarterly muster of troop A, Oregen National Guard, Saturday night the men made a very creditable showing. There were 45 men present the troop having on its rolls 61 men. This Is very near the required maximum of 65 and in the next few weeks the troop will be re cruited up to the limit Mounted drill will soon commence, slso target prac tice, thereby adding additional Interest in the organisation. The only one of Schilling's Best six tee . eoffae baainf-powdw Barorlsf extracts spieas eo4a in which you have no advan tage is soda; no loss in that At yew trocar's; aw Barbies, 1 TO 01 nn ji is a Household Favorite Everywhere for Gbughs, Colds, Group, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Grippo and ail othor Throat and Lung Troubles H 35 It quickly stops coughing, tickling in throat, difficult breathing and pain in the chest and lungs. , . :" "t" It immediately relieves the spasms of-Croup arid Whooping Cough and effects a speedy cure. It contains no opiates or other poisons and -can be given with safety to children and delicate persons. It contains no harsh expectorants to strain the lungs or astrin gents to dry the secretions and cause constipation. It prevents Pneumonia and Consumption, strengthens the lungs and cures LaGrippe and its after effects. - It will cure Consumption and Asthma in the early stages and give comfort and relief in the most hopeless cases. It is pleasant , to take and at once produces 'a soothing and strengthening effect on the lungs. A Siviri Cold For Thru Months. The following letter from A. J. Nusbaum, of Bates Title, Ind., tells its own story: "I suffered for three months with s severe cold. A druggist prepared tne some medicine, snd a physician prescribed for me, yet I did not improve. I then tried FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, snd eight doses cured me." V For Sale by W00DARD BULLETIN ISSUES COTEXSJ XCOrSBAXi kXSOXTXOZI AMD uonsMAi, nmvmt or obeoox wzxxi nor? or obzat azra txt to xrjrxxs Tnovaiovr BTAT22 WZLXJLXI TTM XS'XUmrQ. (Special Dlapatch to The Journal.) Eugene, Or., March 23. The Univer sity of Oregon Bulletin No. 4 has just been given to the press. It Is the work of Prof. O. F. Stafford and Is entitled, "The Mineral Resources and Mineral In dustry of Oregon for 1903." The scope of the bulletin will Include everything of economic value In min erals from asbestos to sine. It will show where the minerals . In ths state occur. In what quantities and where It la possible to gain Information concern ing them, since many of the resources are not developed. The ownership of property and the extent to which de velopment has been carried on will be set fortll. Professor Stafford spent the whole of last summer In personal Investigations of mines and mining condition In Ore gon. He has had the co-operation of a number of people who are in the field and know the conditions. The bulletin will contain over 100 pages and will be Illustrated with half-tone cuts and a map showing the gold and silver Indus tries and districts of the state. All the mines are described and where anything significant of , metallurgical practice is evident It has received attention. Willamette Klver Sis log. The Willamette river at this place has risen several feet during the past 24 hours, the rise being caused by the rapid melting of snow on the foothills. A large amount of driftwood and loose logs are being brought down by the current rsuralshed Cash Baa. William Jennings, the young man who was brought back from Fremont, Neb.. Saturday by Sheriff Fisk on the charge of seduction, today furnished a cash bond in the sum of 11.000 and was released from the county Jail. Jennings' father tn Fremont provided the amount necessary for his son's release. Observe Arbor Bay. County School Superintendent W. M. Miller Is sending out to the various school districts in the county a pam phlet published by State Superintendent Ackerman, entiUed "Arbor Day." The manual Is designed to furnish suggestive material for the proper observance of the day and to call attention to the need of awakening an Interest on the part of parents and pupils tn the Im portance , of beautifying the surround ings of schools and homes. Friday, April IB. Is tha day set aside thla year as Arbor, day. A totio axmiva toxoids. From ths Pendleton East Oregonlan. ' It is a sad text but It IS worth talk ing abouC Its very sadness may be some girl's salvation. If it is, the .men tion of it will be Justified. A com panion of perhaps one hundred Pendle ton girls is cold In death tonight and such a death r The mental anguish that preceded It and the physical agony that IV UNIVERSITY A Chattanooga Druggist's Statsmsnt. Robert J. Miller, proprietor of the Read House brag Store, of Chattanooga, Tenn., writes: "There is more merit in FOLEY'S HONEY. AND TAR than in 1 any other cough syrup. The calls for it multiply won derfully snd we sell more of it thin' all other cough syrups combined." SOLD USD RECOHUEIIDED BY - CLARKE & CO. and LAUE - DAVIS DRUQ CO Copywrlted, 1904, by W. IV Hearst It was a stormy winter day. -the sky wss covered with . threatening bluish black clouds, and the snow, which cov ered the ground many feet deep, squeaked under my feet as I, deeply In thought, .walked across tne field, gun In hand. Far away In the distance a little vil lage was dimly visible. Its little snow covered cottages clustered around the parish church. ' Suddenly I stopped at the sight of tracks . in the snow crossing my path. I was surprised at this, for It was very early snd the tracks were evidently fresh. But there they were, tracks of a dainty woman's feet which evidently had hard work In keeping up with those of an unusually large man. - Hardly knowing why I followed them, and. studying them closely, I came to the conclusion that ths woman had tried to run away from her companion sev eral times. The tracks made by the woman were so faint that where the snow was frosen hard her feet had left no Impression whatever, while those of the man. from the way in which he had dug his heels through even the hardest crust, seemed to show that ho strongly determined to carry out a set purpose, and in one or two places he had struck the snow hard with a heavy cane. Prob ably the two lovers had nad a quarrel. Why I thought they were lovers I do not know, though in one place they had stopped, facing one another, probably to exchange a kiss or two. I could plainly see how the woman had been standing on tiptoe aa If to reach up to her taller companion, and his heels were dug down deeped than ever. Then they had continued their walk for some distance, then suddenly the tracks made by the dainty shoes disap peared and from that place only those of the man were visible. Had the poor little thing become tired, and had hs taken her Into his arms and earrled nerT If so she had soon recovered, for a few hundred yards further .on the little tracks appeared once morm, From this place the tracks ran very close together, as If the man had had his srm around the girl's waist and al most carried her. A few minutes after they muatfrhave stopped. He had leaned accompanied It. no tongue can tell. She was young and buoyant and easily In fluenced. She listened to her arch enemy Instead of her mother's pleading. She knew not what she was. doing. She was only a girL Think of If and turn back today. If you have been tempted to keep bad company, -shun it. - If you have been approached by soma destroyer in the guise of a friend, spurn him, and think of the end of this young Hie. There are dosens of young girls in Pen dleton .-, too young to be In , places of which- their ? parents are ignorant. strolling the streets, flirting and carous ing late at night, who are going wrong by degrees. Vlcloiisness ereeps - over H Uli heavily on his cane which, had made a deep hole In the enow. .The girt had stood two paces away, and the tracks of the little shoes looked hesitating, ner vous, nnhappy. . What could he have said to herT Sev eral times she had approached htm, but he had not moved, only digging his cane deeper in the snow. Once she had fled hurriedly a little distance only to turn back. Then they had walked on. but no longer close together, the girl evidently following the man. Z could see how, furious hs must have been, his cane had struck deep furrows in the snow. .Then she must have fallen down on her knees before htm. only to be thrown aside, and suddenly he nad struck out toward the village while she had walked on slowly and hesitating-, but not long. Suddenly she must have made up her mind and rushed onward toward tn dark woods. I followed them, deter mined to unravel the mystery, through the heavy blackberry brambles which in one place had torn her skirt. A small blue rag was still clinging to , thorny branch. . . ' Among the tall trees she had once mora hesitated, only to rush on to the very edge of a deep precipice. Far. far down below I could see the deep moun tain torrent rushing among Immense rocks. Here she had stopped, hut never turned back, and from beiow I could hear the roar of the Icy, rushing waters, which kept their secret to themselves. I ran back to the place wnere the two had parted and foUowed the deep tracks of the man to the village. It was hard to track him there: many other feet had left their Imprint In the snow, but Z fol-, lowed him to. a small cottage. . Suddenly the Tloor was opened and a young, plump peasant woman peei'ed out. her eyes scanning the street la the direction from which I had com. "It la not her," I heard her say. Hey young., sensuous face was flushed as If it wss painted and somebody's hand was clutching her plump arm. A young, handsome peasant pushed her aside, discovered my eyes looking at him with suspicion and hatred and without a word he caught her around the waist and almost csrried her Inside, slamming the door behind him. And suddenly the whole drama of the tracks tn the snow was clear to me. . tha soul like an eclipse slowly dimming the noonday sun. Ere yott know It, tM happy, buoyant girl Is the dark--ouled wretch, ready for any fata Think of it." Turn hack, while this memory is t resft. T Oeaeral Election Tear. "Why don't you git out an workT'' demanded Mrs. Towpain, "M'dear, responded Mr. Towpxr't, fdldn't I earn a doiu four years come nex November T' "Yep." "An' nes November ain't X t '. ' earn anotherf "Yep." , "Wall, the. whoTre y-u i ' about fV ' human life by Inches. It grows ever ,''' V- '': '.4; jsl1 ''',''",''. ': - "''' ;. ausa r. juuMwerg,. sgaait