The Oregon daily journal., September 29, 1907, Page 44, Image 44

: ::X THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNINO, SEPTEMBER 29, 1007.
' ' n t. fl Woharlv. th. arata with rLnslnr of bolts una gentleman Is the secretary the German violently flung open over my head made eould .uch a thing be possible T An
TOUNU ENGLISH chain, that reminded me of a prison, secretary." ? lnce upwards, to I o P?i JPi"! 1 , '".fJ8".,-;,,,.., " T.?iJ -.5.. i... w.. t
, a .companion to lady in Hun- The huge gate slowly creaked, and "Then the count " I began, but broke "p " UTJ inVTS ataAd that it i. nn vn ,r r ..t to woo went to Y.d .van n; i fo. nd ihZ
w. thJo?2t-1. tl feiSZ? rv.rTr?;v.,n .oth. a-."t. iwuVi "rtled by the white terror on the J faitened themielm eagerlv upon in such haste, but-" her voice shook following note pinned to my pillow:
essential. Salary. T urt-''d d, '.fA'VX m5 mald 8 pt'kln untenanc my fioe. 1 saw an expression of relief with excitement "1 long for my eon'. ' This come. a a warning If my
, l, ' "The count lire al way. In hi. own nh Jver the apeakln countenance, happlne-..1'. wishes are not carried out, beVarel
ne&rt into m v boors. . i i i.. . " ; . . . i i ? . 1 . ixi Mtviituj rm ,-vi-r--w
- winir r r mi ruHiii. mum hiu uurLii uiu Than etx m a at iinir - r rtoai i va ii iimi ii wkh inn Bin uti i inti .ii LiiinB. cinari v. Jiiir. i . i n 1.1111.1 i rv.rn.ri rt nra i in k. i
1
WANTETV A
lady,
rary
good
1100
I
BEAD the advertisement as far aa
this, three time, ever, then I
Jumped tip from my chair, and stood
before the looklng-glass,-
"Good looks absolutely essential,1
only reallied that, for some reason
I felt myself shaking as I got out of not another word did ah. utter during i n.rt i heard a voice aav:
the carriage and stiffly climbed the the rest of the time she spent in my "Tea .he will do .he will certainly Impossible to understand, she actually me .uch a sick recoil of horor, but I
steps Into the great hall where 1 was room. do- and at the same moment the face wished that I, a penniless dependent, found myself trembling from head to
met by a servant who had appeared as "The count is evidently unpopular," hurriedly withdrawn and the win- should marry her son! foot, and I trembled still as I lay In
we drove up. He ushered me at once j mused. When left to myself I began Ao wa, .jammed down again with a "But," I stammered, "the count In bed. I suppose 1 fell Into a fitful.
Into a comfortable room with a big Are, to prepare for bed, having first locked re,OUndln- banir position could marry anyone tho restless slumber, but In the middle of
me to Coventry, and treated me with the tiny perpapet below me which over
hung the sneer grey rock came me sec
retary, something alung over his arm.
hi. hands gripping at whatever hold
was afforded by the stones. When he
was Immediately underneath my win
dow he lifted his eyes to me. 'Take
thla." he said and raised his arm. Then
1 do not know why these words gave I saw that, slung on his arm., he carried
a rope wun grappling irons.
"Fasten the Irons to your sill,' he
went on. "and climb down,"
"I can't," I cried. "Climb wheref
The length of the ladder," he an-
v uti -n T ,imiM from which a tall woman anvannad to th, int.. tha .orMnr and loolrad B . . hlffheiit horn ludv. the t h a nlvht inmathtn rmxmA m intn
think--- greet me. very carefully 1a every cranny and cor- . The etrange similar Yes, of course he could." she an- .udden'and acute wakefulness. I iat wered, "do as I tell you-aU will be
lHS ?T&zps':sr& xrrw wunA tt. de. J. -rv'tfecS
'ln- , - leaning against t standing Inside my room. I could with . 'rllnf JSvhfimrll,tnan that" . . . ' could almost hear my heart myself out on the frail swaying thing,
All tha same I laughed nnder my "Suagp h that he started he gre.Uest east have flung a stone Into hl Z&m She then proceeded to tell me of all beating In quick, heavy beat.; when, "d letmy.e f got
breath, and kissed my hand to my own vf,," "expeMl I o1"d not tho M deP,h bluw- I 'brink o k nl!u vol MwhSsMra if the advantages I should reap by becom- with uVpaUing suddenness th? sll.no. tJ!a.0A HIJAm- hlrS
reflection, saying in a whisper: fiS'iwp omKw Wilt- back ,ro,n h wlndow. trembling ail B" "dw 22 nottake my advlceT ing her daughter-ln-Ikw She mentioned was broken. An awful shriek rose on !&1,iL"r. , SiJSSfi th r(?t
"Never mind, Vlss Vanity, you'll da Lltv? DismavT FearT What was it? I,ver- tho words the -ecretary had whis- WhL Vat now H?s voice wm ettlements which positively made my the air. and I sprang from my bed in ?al .r,.c?:3 fJn. tni. . -low
After mil. " 1 added, "It's no use pre- pnIJ. rifeaa Pfnkl matarf l ma V"T echoing in my ears: "For heav- to. ' ai?,' mn iwfc. Lc,t J!S hair stand on end. She talked of Jewels terror that amounted to frensy, and ior mthZT,'- ,nd Kyinf.,' rA,L.T"
tendlngMt to know I am paasably thlrm& ough aVl thftlme ! en . sake get out of this place." Z ?naUr.ret ? iccei? that I tu?ned" that set my heart beating. She spread rushed to th. door A faint light m"? .hTl.I JiS!Lm StSl
arood looking," and at thla I Uughed 5.,, t Jireei ey?s were . archTng 1 hle dly- the morning sunlight ?uklv to Inswer but h. had van- an a,lurin P'O'Peot befor. my eyes- gleamed In the passage, and as I stood 1?. tni L dceVded1u
Sloud, for tSu see the glass showed me l nothing cJu'd ha v. beSn "Pelled my fears and the normal av lJj-ta'T?! Throbs and I saw the and 1 wa" a poor g rl. remember. The Tn It 1 heard the shriek repeated, fol- ill1 ', 'entf ' descended the
stfs&ra SSSS 'lXt.. JSt- bbZffferaoesadt.onI- Hu? ,fy SJfeWSSS
'Tomorrow we w.,1 discus, duties and Did?yilrtU"iu?.VoPf'Vht: SS"? ?? Slz-K KL f'u",' iffiT, h,m' " 1 re,USe th" WZ iSAH
- - - - . ,.v ivuuina aami i ar am nnniiirmsi hit irpl iuui iibu
wns ja.r. i pusnra 11 ODn. t.rM flt-m I fnund mvM f on ft led
.h,t. arrangements." she said. In fluent Enr- meal mv eves met those of the. secre- strong, ana inereiurw
horteV Vwy day. ": 'tonight rest. I will show you fo tary, Herr Schmidt, and something in w"w-p. mtiS";
Of cours. I knew tne louy or accept
Jnr: but 1 had no training, and
dot want to starve. Therefore,
your room, Miss Tremayne." So saying their earnest scrutiny
sn. swept across to a aoor near tne me his strange wor
did fireplace, and I followed her. Just as I night. But he looked
I Ing a foreign post of which I knew noth
termlnad to sdoIv for this situation at who had all this time been standing m
da- was passing the fireplace the gentleman once, and his apparent
to
tawil t meeklv fol- gleam came Into her eyes; she leaned and tor.
Drpugiu oacic 10 . ""r across the rrsat hall and over me, and again wmng my hands locating t
of the previous lowed her across tne gToai naii ana . actual torture, and Th. h.
away again at own i . ; 'J In a whlsnee.closelv resemblina a Ma. -JTh
a ii.. winor wntra us. 1 1 1 ifiinii sa, uiiui uiu iru r-- nn a, i
r An
ice. ra mm i'K- " . ? lo.urlouslv furnished anart- n murmu
y presence convincea mo i nu iwu ci ii... ni "av ,.,. .h.n vi
th. address gU.n-that of a hotel off there In silence, stooped a little toward mistaken. In the one or two glanoe. I nJ"t rho "I shall not marry hlm "'l an.Wered
the Strand. . . - e and saa m a low i.w wwaw. stole at n.m i pou "J"'""1" windows were barred with Iron, exactly firmly, and then she laughed softly,
I wa. receivea oy an oia genueman or """.Lr i . - ""': 1- ,,inti.ii aTn I as though the room wa. a pruoni
.o benevolent aa anpearanc. and such get out of this place." 15a ".l VViiw On Sr entrance a young ma:
najmtn manner, tnai in. qoudis i nma Ba.,nB mwi ,u our- vw ------ i
had of my wisdom vanished, mor. s- ment. but he was already back in his set at rest.
young man rose
uwi ui ui r WUVUUUI T1HuM, luwtw - - - - . - --- ---- . . . v . , t L. .4 1 V.
reclally when he seemed to think me original position, looking indifferently oo not Kno i u wro""V into fulV wake- saw him I nearly .creamed aloud,
minentlv suitable. across the room, and apparently un- I was suddenly roused : Into full wake nandeome faci and dart
He informed me that the lady who aware or my existence, louio i nav. - Were the verv same that only a few
fell aslw Quickly and f a big armchair and held out hi;
Th. handsome face and dark eyes
a laugh that mad. ray blood run cold.
I was a prisoner at the castle! T
knew it I felt It, though no one had
told me so. For where In the first
week I was free to wander on the
needed a companion was a Countess been mistaken T Had he not spoken? I
J'ravsnoaai. who, with her son, lived in cast another hurried glance in his dlrec- I think sn. wji
a remot. corner of Hungary. He told tlon. then hastened after th. countess, voice 0
me of th. duties required of me. and Th. chill of doubt descended on me ."V,1.14,"0.? ,n 1
I WBIB tllQ ,WI , oa.v r J n.inTB In a MB I WAHId I " " fcvuil.n J " Ran, w 1.11V ,1111JV.
my auyr. . ... K.fnr. hajl naered down at ma V. "'"J rT ""r'.A 7. " "flnl" aha hl1 .t.H h.w.r.
T hiiii- mfsm will fwriBiniw nil. l n u.ii.i, - - ---- Tivnr tuiowen in i r n iiHinci in, par- -' ' - - - -
" 7 i i m w ndrt in anornpr nan or ma .
well, to make a long story snort, i ao- "'i'11 rcmcmuranc im Tam not sur." there was heslta-
cepted th. post The old gentleman- I could not take adjutage of his warn- tMiJH;4vim
who said he was steward of th. Count- ing if it had been a warning for I " f ind that she may not agree to "
ss' estate- gave me a substantial sum had not the wherewithal to travel back . mTyner,rn voices "nd footsteps "led away.
in,.,ra2v .ith ail inatmetlon. aa across Eurore aeraln. even if I wished . f n5lr 7 ."-1T-Z 2- tiZl
. -;"" --":.- . h Vt. k. out l remainea swinug wu7
me agree
the oountess said graciously
"I hope you will be very happy here,
w wera rtHvlna- un - un ud for ever my dear: we shall do our best to make
tip a long, winding road; and, tired you so." Then leaving me in the care
to atfi otitaMa ti trr.
. i . . wmAW In innthar no rt of tha " . . . 7 n
tne countess, a ring "
It "Don't you think oasuei
lth i
nanasome laca, r.p..u r.u.cr t0 mak(
CliimVVU HJfJ. 1U U1B "7 vq -TSo c awsv "- -q..-
haunted me long sjier i n. unaccountable but Intense dis-
look, whether of fear or some hidden ... " th T)0,.lbll.tv of
ing grew upon me. Every
L. . . . . fin i pi i Tin ii n n 1 1 1 1 inurB iikh k rnffni
5WJ.''.S,,.4 1 "iZTSZZ munuTteVYbl. amarement anl.. Another fact was borne upon
meanT i nwi dod u Mu v.; m Uin. in m nnndnlr aft-r rne. i was not aiiowea to do ror a
Each day had Its small round of duties, when, on i my ltojnjJrre900Iia w)th the ,
but nothing again happened to rouse my ?'n"'r .VtMmh Si voler Whether the count had become aware
fears. Tne countess wu cnwming, iu .1 v - v7 JT-T..-I
Bhould do admirably for all that the however, when I saw the two beautiful 00 ,t r who wouid "certainly dor know that I instinctively shrank wheji Zy Vt mo
uiunwiw wamou ui m, " uquo m r.r . - - what a
- Iha AnunlMB id M art-onintiel v - ttiioi
1 T -aM , Vi aa Tamvi, an Ttr,A,f1ln,,
- - .....jr lo lupm whb lr, I PUnTO II OD.n. i l,rx. I fminil nvu r on a 1 .(,. I
ose Iwful, agonising screams, foothold, and, still clinging frantically
of his study wa. also ajar, to tha ron. 1 leaned back against th.f.
within the terrifying sound. . .it
proceeded. Nearly wild with fear. I Again centuries seamed to go by, then '
yntiyou in iu ana a apouiauj-i ina i irose voice came to me mrougn ine oara-
the blood in my vein.. and faintness that were clouding
The awful sounds I had heard em- my 0ul.
anated from th. count's Hps, and he 1 opened my eyes to see the seore-
was mad, raving mad that could be tarys face, and his hands outheld.
seen at a glanoe. 'Come," he said, and I suffered him
In the ever-growing horror. I shrank to lead me along that path of peril
back against the wall, when a heavy down into a valley hundreds of feet be-
hand fell on my shoulder, and the low.
When we wer. out of danger he told
For me from what a far greater peril I had
those who see too much there are esoaped. It appeared that the count
ungeons." was subject to periodical attacks of
fllalr n nil ilinnil M I r A r t K l,n, T a In aaa anrl thla waa wall Irnnvn to
staggered away, a vision of the awful his fellow-countrymen and women. For
rnn r V tha uuubwiih - mu . 1 1 lani 11 aw lili lauillf itbvi mo iiiaaiimno " i'ii-
vk nun I K tha i-aatlA raiurrlnor to m mlnil lunllv mnA tha iotintaaa nnnrelveil tha
As I went I stumbled, and a hand helped truly diabolical plan of entrapping an
me up. Through the mist before my ignorant girl from a distant country
eyes I saw the secretary's face; before Into marrying her .on during one of his
the oountess could reach my side again periods of sanity.. A girl from Eng-
I heard his voice in my ear. "B. at land has been selected, because, coming
your window at dawn," then he hurried from so far away she would be unlikely
away and I fled up to my room. A to know anything of the count and his
second later I heard the key turn in peculiarities. The steward had ap-
the lock, whilst a low malicious laugh proved of the scheme and had chosen
Tha rountess was charming, in. i - ,.;,.,.,.... - ,,. -,. w. ,(
: : . ... . mi j.nn , , i h a 'I'.q m avra t n a, jrnnv v aa v m - - - b"vii iuhi vi m,nar, miwai.ia iinninn m aa t p. , inn a-..i ma
XhOUglt I was alter my journey nan ui aiii.jijr-iw"inB man, n"" aecretarv civil but distant, tnougn 1 naa "ij - what T cannot aav All T know la that - " ... "" .... . , ,
t t i-t rm.rA to viw Katinka tha maid, did her best for 8ecr."rarZ...:. ' rJ" .!,.' i,. ..U.,i est thm has hanoened. My boy. ray wn 5"". "V"0" ' tnat door and a revengeful woman, before "I tried to warn you." he .aid.
rti i.-.;r,o th. window, my comfort: she brought me mv suooer. a" !T""nVi'- t wn-i" tS ont i had dear and only son. who till now has J??. J' "?nan5.a me a window that opened upon a precl- In vain, and I knew that if the
After a drive of nearly ten hours we helped me unpack, and chatted to me 'r... .n. The win. in which never looked twice at ay woman, haa " . "Vn ' ti,Lii" e., 5k"; VZ Plc.9-.. T.ru,Jr 1 wa ween the devil suspected me of Influencing you u
i,.K,aw. ,n a hmt in the flesolata allv in the oueerest tosslble mixture wl ,i..-j ..n.,.i.ii from Tha rent of fallen paasionateiy in iov. witn you.;- "." . - .VJ ' ' "V tna oeep worse migiu Derail you. t couia
road-ardiwfmar..v of-dern Eng.l.h. t;a 7J wd he1 d' dire JJfflr?!5 "inVnd MW",
".T.-?: . rT-:;7,in.Ki. M;.a.T; VnU neye "uf.'"BJ?.. i"":;" , 7V..n "f know. I know." she answered; -but ?'."" "nola be so I could streaks of dawn. Then I dressed and thought out plan after plan, un
SEE "rrZXZZZxX 'XtZZZZ: t mi,. n lu .r:'; ua. n he ha. one of tho.. natureswhlch are "Zal'n.. , wnt to.the window. Far below In th. last in one of my walks I
-"" - - doubt u was tha rount I aaw 1 i ,;; .hvii ovev which thev and earnest "I beseech you to consider ""''" aner- snowea coia ana ciear against tne graa- I possessed, he helped me DacK to
e?e. . ..:0.w- -ia.i;.'" v 5"n.!...i.aw !n,te of T..iCni!?; lh.. w von could not make my dear noon I had to spend half an hour, never ually lightening sky. 1 opened my win- illation and England, and so ended
-XAa!?lS?XZmX;S,ZZ "T, 7 at ma a look f Z'l' TlsaSeTi boy happy by becoming W.wlf.r nore, never less, in the count', slttins flow ami peered out. and ... th. light story of my strange experience, w
wn.i;n my ."" ".. v." ..V. ": V,I V.T-.;. 1- 1. .,.r-t J '"."V: " " rf Ka.f. -t rasned. and with fliiriouity re- room, m. inoiner Bluing wnu us. rjvery grew stronger i saw a signt wnion made tell nere as a warning to all young
?X-lrim!iJ,Z.?ZZZ nh.". XT ".Vt't:7n th'.' .nrbk Plied: . . ?ven? "?r lu. ml.h"JA r ???!'.5Jh P. '"! ttractlve-wundln.
SutT This man nexT beg to unfaste graclou. frauielr.-. iirdon, but "that in hand: when the sound o? a window "But I-I am only a companion; now couniess w,.nw,. arm praoucauy sent i-reep.ng, creeping, creeping aiong post, or wnicn tney Know notningl
"but
countess
nduly.
not
ry to
na 1
til at
discovered
money
otv-the
hlchl
peo-
foreign
advised such action. Tet no such gen- use of it until It shall be remedied. Re- "My second look took in th. object of thousands, and cottontails and Jacks,
eral legislation has ever Deen enacieu. v maai iw t " nuuiv vr m per- ana i eaw a mountain lion masmg reaay too. i nave arranged a coyoi. nunt on
Curious standards have arisen from m,t ' punishable by a fin. of to spring on the doe when th. chance horseback for tomorrow."
. - a . . -, w-i. -. f m -t tin,- t time Vnr Instance. In the vear w imereo. no naa sen tn. ducks ana
TiliX? A liWl I LI H I .4- -J M M.A. Dl I kia i47 th minuter of the United States " knew his finish should h. make the at
w . ii. immmm t imii i i 11 urn r ir! nr. 1 i n hi Liiyii - r . . w ia t . i
XW X XU. -aVK WAA V a. A am aft am WW - -a W W ' &t
THE SIN OF SHORT WEIGHT AND SCANT
London procured from the British T,TlYW "HT'P'R AATTI
government a brass troy pound weight -"-"-vj-m j'
tack.
'This meant an awful graft upon the ure. an active campaign ha. been in- scales, the use of which a consumer made to agree with the ancient one kept
rteODle who purchased the content. 01 auguratea in cieveiana to compel manu- may ciemmia . um uma m buiui-, Jn me Briuii irowui, aim mm w
fw- c nnn finn hmiki lined every vear. facturers to make their croods of stand- coal teamster may b required to drive nlaced in the United States Mint at
"Well, of course. It was one of those
AT,TTPT4rV TTTTXTTPT? breathless moments to a huntsman!
JLiUUIYX IlU-i rjll wanted a buck and I wanted that 1
and I had to think quickly.
Polar Bear's Revenge.
Peary, the big Polar bear, who ha. a
suite of two rooms and a bath dug into
lion. tne B,de of the hl11 at tne Bronx Zoo,
"" is like most 'human animals a little
TTp from Esnenada, Lower California,
fond of nrflla ava tha Man, Vnrlr
In the meantime the doe had almost World. Tell him he is a clever bear
a comes a hunting tale of the kind that la,i hf,rself ,own the water and the and toss him a .weetmeat and he will
i. come a nunung iaio oi in aina inai rawn wafj ttnpr0achlng the spring. I act his head off. His favorite tricks are
i. maRes the sportsman tingle. It is was favored by the wind, being to wind- balancing a bone on his nose, standing
raka thU number of baskets and reckon ard slzo. The ordinance gives the sealer his load and his empty wagon upon any Philadelphia,
a loss of 2 cents each per basket, and It the right to call in basket makers, scale one of tho publlo scales in tne city n And no troy poUnd weight in the
.hows the astonishing total of $100,000 makers, milk bottle manufacturers and the presence of the purchaser; milk Tjnltt,a gutes today is legal, from tho
there alone. n "mere ana require inein i una ma inn u sum umj '"K, strictly ethical view or tne government,
... a i I a 11 X .la U . ..I t ar nnl ar-n V. I n.l ct T7. ink nt II n II. tdnla.' tVlA CMO I AS Q n i TT1 AO. fltl FAII flT All . . A. lata
are .Vd in Cleveland everV 'yVar about ffiuw ust put Si i bond of $Tooo hucksters; grocer, and provision dealer. .hTipiVlnt: elmPla lnc,lont of tha old Ward' and they dld not BC6nt m' ?,..hi" 1,hU15?5n tli? Te ?' t!s
4 000 000 quart boxes. Previous to the that his goods shall be of required size, are frequently te.ted. v Tha fea.ral law provides that if In of march from the ocean back 200 miles One of the bucks turned and looked lat ana J?CL T . y t .
passage of our ordinance this produce If he violates his pledge and an under- An1 evcn wIth such protection, Mas- dealing with the customs officials ono to the mountains, marked years ago by at m and 1 hlm have The1uI usually too tired I to tTt iSi.
wa. sold mostly in what we called sized receptacle is found the bond may .achusetts is being outlandlshly robbed, knowingly uses false weights or meas- ' jV " , tJL turned as quickly as possible to the 'i-la lntiL
Minky boxes, holding two thli.ls of a be forfeited. And so from other pants of the coun- ures he shall be fined not less than 500 tho horlginals, who picked out the non but my hora, wai then restless. a .Unr,ye"tarJ?5jr
nimrt. No wall boxes are or staniiarn Mnaaaehuaatta' nawlv created deDart- trv come statlsticial evidences or the nor mora than 11.000. and be lmorlsoned highest places for their voyaging. ana or course l snot wua. rne duck Zz -.v.r "",
m
.lie.1 Take the loss to the people tuy
tn. berries and It also amounts Uii to
fl00,0e0 or over.
There are sold in Cleveland an aver
, na of 126.000 crints of butter a day.
' Jn great many instances we find that
this
of
of
ounces,
cents
or $s
"What
Butter
. to wh;
could afford to pay the salary or a
t dosen men to look after bread alone.
"I have tested the milk bottles used
In Cleveland from about 100 mllj deal
ers and found the shortage was as
tounding, io some Dot ties tnere was a
shortage pr as high as Is drams.
nent of weights and measures, under great extent of the short weight thefts, not less than one year nor more than it was a fish trail That la to sav. ffl'1 (only 35 of 40 yarls range), and
-olonel Henry 13. Covering, has been Practically every state In the union three years. ,.;,, ,, 7' ,Vl,. 1 ,,,, It', a fact that if I had been off my
working wonderful reform. In Boston has Its laws regarding weights and n almost every stat. provision Is tn inai&n went rrom xneir mountain horse probably I could have got another
abcut 100 men are kept busy inspecting measures. All but a half dosen or so made for state and county sealers, who heights to the ocean to gather sea food. deer.
scales and measures. are patterned arter tne taws or ine na- are required to have full sets or weight. Tha little atorv onmaa In a letter, which "However, thev s.-illert out of
that
ine insneciurs nnu uiai in . joi ij i iiuiH,u. ti i. ... ana measures, scaiea . ana ueama. in vi. . , n . ,. nlace and In a few momenta on the hlll-
1. irom one rouun io inree lourtns stores where tea, coffee, cocoa, baking The national laws were aaoptea Dy some states the county commissioners J "" w""' " r(nA t hearrt thtn flrina- ft aaama na
an ounce light. laKing a anortage powder, spices, bottled condiments, eta, congress solely for use in the customs are made county sealers. "While my outfit were riding along I nf the hncka m atratirht on for Rillv
half an ounce. It amounts to. 12.60O are sold in sealed cans and glass the service, and were not Intended to super- Queer provisions crop up in the laws th t with th . t h.i .n. i .7.? b K .ilS f
a, or 781 pounas a day wnicn at so public has been systematically robbed sede state laws; yet most of the states of torn) states. For Instance, the Illi- imd on thi aHtaklrta of a owtfc of he T'reailv thonaht it W hTw
pound, amounts to $234.80 a day. for years. have solicited the standards which con- nola legislature provides for "heaped" Caiff (ihiaT a iain Lnl hfm anJ f ther an went? th. lfon
S.618.60 a year. A samole can of mustard, said, to con- gress has furnished wherever desired. measure atlbulatlna- that "all com mod- Kl ln aeeP pan.y0.na.,, him, and then we all went for the lion
-th. people lose In milk and tain one half pound, was found to be la case, of difference in standards be- ltles sold by heaped measure shall be ,"l,,erinle.n 11 l5.fno-.l"e! "..it".?" r.T.S0" "a? nImi.
in a year is not a circumstance two and one half ounces short, and tween the states, confusion in Interstate duly heaped up in the form of a cone, 7i",,K it 'u. -hi,.. to . VlV ..r iTl . ii
at thav ioa on hrind Tha rit .in t a.. i. -ruat i. ...t, ,u. ..-Vlr ,T w- ... v. i. through the oaks, where ran a lovely or xt feet apart on the otner side of
formance. His audiences were ltharal
and appreciative until about 4:80 o'clock, "
rnen a party or io or 13 men and wo
men got close to the cage and began to
have some fun.
The hoarse laughter with which he
was greeted penetrated even his soul.
It is acknowledged that he realised that
he had received the tequlval. of
"stung," and it .hocked him. A. if his
heart were touched he left the bar. and
started for his home, with tha crowd .
still chuckling merrily. But when h.
reached, the pool lie suddenly arose on -him
hind legs and threw himself full
i i . i i .. . i , . .. . i i,..i j.jii.i . ,-, . . ... . . , mountain stream. I hart arot In nearrv tha onkft whera I linil aent them ann it lenmn in ine waier.
wviffiii unu measure in tx a ' tii iiumiwr iiet'il ior aumuriiciiiva ueiiiiiiiun uy limit or ine Dase or sucn cone, ana .ucn l , ' : --- -- , , . : ----- ..., ... mj.-.. v..-.a m ....
of cases. weight Is evidenced by the fact that con. to be as high as th. article to b. "way when my horse pricked up his seems the lion had made detour and -JilfaWa.,waPr tV.Vb
All the manufacturers of reputation, congress ha. found It necessary to spec- measu red will admit." ?ar "d commenoed scenting and I had come between .them, going .like "1"ali a"Iward t1 w.u,d-tas.
It should be said, gave full value, but lfy the number of pounds of certain In almost all .tates people are being knew BOm. wild animal was there. blazes. They were lther too frightened J-o""?"
the, n.n L..nn m i. i . V....U.I ii . a a. - , "I had a VTaiimai nlatol on a atoik or too ineynarlencail to ahoot nuirk mor. waier man i-"eary Ola When hi. S08
1 dw inwij DiinLii aim 1. 1 ' oiii- vui'iuiuuiic, in a uubuci. ruuuetl 1 u iue purcnasa ui cuinniuutliisa . ' - - - , . . nnnnrta hit tha wotai- T 1. ... , 1 I
sible manufacturers, whose wares are For instance, in barley the govern- repeatedly, whereas they could easily "-? I made ready My horse had enough (they were only men I had P""""! . f io .t., JJ.hV J
sold at cut prices, that the net losses ment recognizes 48 pounds to the bush- remedy the theft if they knew the law. stopped, but I urged him on and a little taken to do the heavy work), but my hat most of It hit thai df-fJa -ffiSStZ S
barley malt, 84 pounds; huckwheat. For Instance. In the matters of milk iur" "nowea me a sign snail never guiue inoi one qy proression; was ine - Tha Tnok.i .a iV
noiinrl- r-orn or ml K nmmH.. v... . v.. u.,t , 1,. . for.eL heat man on tha tra.il I aver saw. and !Ven .women. 1 ney looked. II fM'.,
ales ( ch amounts to 300 quarts a Under the law there wa. no war to corn meal. 48 nounds: tieas. An nounda! niaint to tha nii alr whoaa Antv "At a pool drinking was a doe and not. between his horse and himself he finallv iPlYL e".,JP "wimming wltn their
tlay, a total of 182,000 quart.. Place prosecute these offenders, most of whom potatoes,. 60 pounds: castor beans or ft is to test the measure or weight, and 'our feei away was a very large fawn located the cat, and if. needless to say , ,'iothii T .1 r?,w-n.p ; I
- annw vnu ni. -fnafti a a . . t . -"- .
As
there am 40 milk peddlers here, this to the public were estimated to run up el
.mount, to a big item. The average into a huge sum annually.
tne average shortage at four drams to are outside the state, but the exposure seeds. SO nounds: flaxseed or llnaaed.
m'u Huart, aua im auiyuuia w io,vvu .c, lae roixery lea rne last ieKiiaiure tn pounas. .
to act, and m tne ruture manuractory section 8 or the constitution
canned, bottled and sealed gooas must united States authorizes congress
oe or ruu weignt ana measure. -rix tne stanoard or weignts ana n
The welaht of bread is regulated by tires." and Waahlnrtnn. Jaffaraoh
Ice wagons dust carry tndar4 Adam, ln messages l congrnu gtrongly th. weight or measure, and forbid the fcnlmaL
frams, or 200 quarts a day, a loss of
imj iisny or (6,7U0 jn a rear."
- In addition to maintaining an lnspecr
ion department eoveHng all the points
tuTolvlua: tit us. of weigbis aod meas-
i r . i- a.a.j r i.n, ..... ii ui, ti iii 1 1 a inn iinr TV . . . t n nu nnjiira rnar ann nnu miv
,m. iv. .,. u.,u tiauuuic.iw iv "cB.u yiwm- ---- .... ....... r. - r' ror oonnets and Hats, thav wara ha. I
ecutlons. v ana two more sua rartner on, wnicn i . "tniiy is too .proua ror woras. ho dmeelcd and hatelessV - "
of the a common rtethod of redress Is Indl- could not determine at once. I had not has gon. thi. morning for the tlay only ' p.,rv than rWttrxt tn.ivt.
e to cated by the Maine law. It provides time, because when I glanced first t with my man for anything ha can find, All lafft night It is said buhblv rum
neas- that when a complaint Is made, the the do. I saw on a ledge above what I Yesterday afternoon coming In h. shot blaa ramo from Ma den PaarV waV 'i
anil . aaalar .Kali mn to tha. maiuthan mil taat took tA a a alf nr atnma livht -.,.11. ntlall nnu 1 1 nn tUa. l. an mn- (":-. .'".. i.. . ' -alJ WB T . I
"r - t -ww.w .-0-. M 'V;, .i,, r, . 'Vi? v 1m '""tomg in ms sieep, tne sow Keeper.
' ' ' a , a