IN THE NIGHT.
As 1 nter the shadowy portals of night,
Tte stray In her solitude vast,
TrnAe rawmiry whispers a vanished delight
Aad summons arnhade from the past.
11 any Marguerite plays: the sweet passion
and skill
That we loved speak again in her art.
Sew the strains of her violin sound, at her will.
Like the chords of a human heart
' 3t is only a dream, such as travelers say
Thirst gives in the lands of the sun;
the sad. sweet face and the farm pass
way
music and glory are donel
Jstll on my love in griefs passionate words.
If only one moment to stay;
3a all that I hear is the twitter of birds
That wake in the morning gray.
the far distant Alps seem a cloud land
of snow.
Am a lake, and a valley so fair.
a sculptured stone, with its record of woe,
tell she is sleeping there.
W. Gow Oregor in Once a Week.
WAYLAID.
Qiip, you'd better start at once.
Sont be on the road after dark with so
onch money abont you."
The window was high from the ground,
aad the disreputable looking tramp who
had entered the garden heard Mr. Stock
wbITb remark and came to a stop on the
. graveled walk.
Neither Mr. Stockwcll nor his trusted
.clerk. Chip Ferris, saw him as he half
crouched beneath the open window, frosn
"which place their tones were plainly
' jmdible.
Mr. Stock well had the largest grocery
am Lebanon, and Chip Fen-is, though only
.17 years old, was bis right hand man.
He owned another grocery in Milldale,
.a thriving little village eight miles away,
and Chip had just been directed by him
to go over and collect the month's re
ceipts' from the man in charge.
"Tell Hanley 111 be in Milldale to see
aim just as soon as I can get out of the
koose," said Mr. Stockwell, who had been
overcome by his old remedy, the rhen
Mtatism. "I've instructed him in the note
to tarn over the collections to you, and
if any stock is needed he can let you
know."
The man at the window did not wait
to hear more, but went noiselessly to the
gate, all thought of begging removed
Jrma his mind.
A companion, as ragged and vicious
looking as himself, stood waiting for
mwn some distance down the street.
"What kept yon so long?" he growled.
'"Any luck?"
"I should say so," was the response.
Tou. didn't get any money, did you?"
"No, but well soon have plenty if we
manage things right."
And he proceeded to confide what he
laadoverheard, whereat the other worthy's
jres glistened.
"Well, that is luck, and no mistake,"
h said. "If he's only a boy it will be as
as rolling off a log. There be comes
At that moment Chip Ferris was clos
img Mr. Stockwell's gate.
He walked down the street in the di
rection of the two men, giving them no
more than a casual glance as he passed
aijr, for tramps were no rarity in Lebanon.
"Those fellows are pretty rough look
ing customers," he thought. "It'sawon
tar the constable hasn't got them." -
It was 3 o'clock then, and he went to
'the stable in the rear of the shop and
Jkaraeesed the horse to a light vehicle.
The drive to Milldale was a pleasant
-fte, and Chip enjoyed the prospect of it
exceedingly.
About a mile from town, resting un
Aer a leafy tree, by the roadside, were
the two tramps he had seen some time
lkefore. 1 "
"Hellor he said to himself. "There
are those fellows again. I wonder what
they're up to now."
': He passed by in a cloud of dust, and,
. looking back, saw that an animated con
Tecoation had suddenly, sprung up be
tween the two.
Somehow Chip got it into his head that
they were talking about him.
"They can't know about the money,
' f course," he said, uneasily. . "Such
oaten look evil enough to do anything."
When he reached Milldale he was dis
appointed to learn that Mr. Hanley had
gone into the country to look at a colt
that he thought of purchasing.
The money was locked up in the safe
and he had the key. with him, so that
there was nothing for Chip to do but to
wait for his return, which he did with a
good deal of impatience.
It was nearly 6 o'clock and the sun
'was far down in the west when Mr.
Harney came DacK, ana urup lost no
time in transacting with him the busi-
jesB on which p had come.
"Better stay with me to supper, Chip,
sua jar. Hanley. "There 11 be a moon
'at 8 to light you back."
"No, thank you," said Chip. "I dont
want to be cut late with this money.
Til just take some bread and cheese with
He bade Mr. Hanley good-by, and.
giving his horse the reins, was soon
going at a smart pace through MilMala
"am til the last of the straggling houses at
3ts outskirts was left far behind. , .
The sun sank behind the distant blue
."lulls and twilight came on.
"It won't be long now before it's dark,"
aid Chip. "I hope I won't meet those
tramps again. They'd stop me in a min
ute if they thought I had so mach money
about me."
As the light faded he grew more nerv
ous, and, with an idea in his head, he
reined in the horse to carry it out, first
looking around to satisfy him if that
, so one was in Bight.
In his pocket was a copy of the village
paper, which he carefully tore into strips
the sue of bank notes.
He selected from the roll of notes Mr.
Ttanley had given him four of the least
"valuable and wranned them around the
strips, placing them in his pocketbook.
The money he hid in one of his shoes.
"Perhaps I'm over cautious," he told
himself, with a smile. - "Those men
3save likely enough taken ' another road,
but if they should try to rob me this bo-
jrufl roll may fool them."
He was half way home when he came
to a large tract of woods, through which
the road passed for some distance.
The thick foliage of the over arching
trees shut out the light, and the road
was so bad that Chip was obliged to let
the horse walk.
There was an absurd story which had
long been current of a headless horse
man who appeared in these very woods,
and Chip could not help recalling it with
a shudder in spite of its utter improba
bility.
Suddenly the horse shied, and the
startled boy caught sight of two dark
figures lying in wait at the side of the
road.
The horse gave a leap forward, but a
hand seized, the bridle and swerved the
animal to one side, so that the vehicle
was nearly overturned in the deep rut.
"No, you' don't, youngster," a gruff
voice said. "Just you give up that
money you got at Milldale or it will go
hard with you."
"How do you know I got any money?"
asked Chip, with a fast beating heart,
for he saw the gleam of a revolver that
was in the man's hand.
"None of that," replied the rascal an
grily. "You just give it up, that's all.
If you don't youll never drive this wagon
again."
Chip took his pocketbook out with
trembling fingers, and the man greedily
snatched it from him.
"Youll let me go-now, won't you?" the
boy pleaded.
"Not much, said the robber coolly.
"Get out of that vehicle, and don't waste
any time about it. Do you hear me?"
With shaking limbs Chip obeyed and
submitted to a thorough search of his
pockets, after which he was bound, with
his arms behind him, to a tree.
"There, I fancy that'll do," said the
man, with a chuckle. '"Turn the vehi
cle round. Bill, and let's be off."
"Are you sure you've got all?" his com
panion asked.
"Yes," was the reply. "If we hadn t
used up all the matches trying to get a
light for our pipes I'd count what was in
the pocketbook."
The two rogues jumped into the vehi
cle and drove off in the direction of Mill-
dale, leaving Chip straining and tugging
at the rope that bound him.
His fear that the robbers would return
when they discovered the deception that
had been practiced upon them made him
almost frantic, but all his efforts to free
himself were in vain.
Helpless and exhausted he awaited the
outcome, turning paleat every noise that
he heard in the woods.
He was as brave as any ordinary boy,
but beads of perspiration were on his
brow and his hair almost stood up on
end when at length he heard the omin
oui? sound of wheels drawing near.
"Good gracious!" he said in terror.
"Ifs they; and they'll kill me."
Nearer and nearer came the sound,
and then, as the vehicle passed by, there
was a sudden transition from despair to
hope.
- "Stop!" cried Chip wildly. "Help,
helpr
"Who is it?" a startled voice called
back. "What are you doing there?"
"It's I Chipman Ferris," said the boy.
"Two men, who tried to rob me, have
bed me to a tree.
He heard some one alight, and the
next moment footsteps came crashing to
ward him.
Chip was overjoyed to recognize Mr.
Bolton, a farmer well known to him.
"How did you come to get in such a
fix, Chip?" he asked, as with a few cuts
of his knife he released him from his nn
comfortable position.
Chip explained to Mr. Bolton how he
had been waylaid, and the farmer said
indignantly:
"The villains! They must have taken
the road to Maiden, for I didn't pass
them." , . , i
, Just as they were getting into the far
mer's vehicle they heard the sound of
angry voices from behind. ' - ' ' ' - -.
"Quick,'Mr. Bolton!" cried Chip, ex
citedly. "They are armed, and they art
coming back."
The farmer needed no urging, but
gave his horse the whip.
As they flew on they still heard the
desperate men venting their rage in
angry threats, and they knew they were
in hot pursuit. .
They emerged into the open, and look
ing back in the light of the moon that
had risen, Chip could see the men us
they beat their jaded horse in their ef
fort to overtake them.
The rascals shouted out for them to
stop, and discharged their revolvers ij
intimidate them, but Mr. Bolton's horse
was the fresher of the two, and they
Boon gave up the chase.
Chip was glad when, he saw at length
the lights of Lebanon shining out from
ahead, and it was not long before every
one in the village knew of the attempted
robbery.
The constable and several men at
once started out to arrest the tramps
and found the horse 'and vehicle abau
doned by the roadside, the men having
feared capture and taken to the woods.
But the telegraph is effective, and the
very next day the robbers were arrested
in another county and got the punish
ment thev so richly deserved. New
York World. .
He Didn't Ponshaw the Misss,
It was nearly 6 o'clock one evening
when a gentleman, apparently 60 years
of age, entered one of our leading shoe
stores. He wanted a pair of shoes, he
said, and the clerk proceeded to supply
his wants. The customer -selected a
pair of $3 shoes, and while the clerk,
who was in a hurry to get home, was
hastily doing them up the man hunted
his pockets over and after much exer
tion palled out thirty coupons in pay
ment for the shoes. The clerk protested
that the coupons were of no use, and the
man insisted that they were. The clerk
explained that the firm had published
coupons in an evening paper .with the
announcement that they would deduct
ten cents from each dollar purchased.
The man had cut the 'coupons from
thirty papers and saved them to secure a
pair of shoes, and was deeply disgusted
that Be couldn't get them. Springfield
(Mass.) Homestead.
ODDS AND ENDS.
Mias Nellie Gould is said to have made
np her mind never to marry.
Pails and tubs saturated with glycerine
will not shrink.
To be well shod and better eloved are
peculiarities of the French and American
women.
The man who makes loud claims to eood
character ought to be careful and have it
always with him.
Gen. Miles, the Indian fighter and pacifi
cator, is an expert rider of the bicycle.
The people of the United States will eat
$50,000,000 worth of candy this year. .
Don't carry your umbrella with utter
disregard of the people behind you or on
either side.
Don't fret. Fretting and fault finding
make more women thin and wrinkled than
anything else in the world.
A piano should never be allowed to re
main unopened for a period of several
months or longer.
When merely eating an ice or other slight
refreshment between dances it is not neces
sary to take off your gloves.
The emperor of Germany, while enter
taining mach more freely than his grand
father did, has a keen eye to economy.
Cowper was over fifty when he published
"John Gilpin" and "The Task," and Defoe
58 when he published '"Robinson Crusoe."
The first London directory was printed in
1667, and contained but 64 pages, with the
names of 1,790 persons and firms.
If paint has been scattered on window
panes wet the spots with water and rub
thoroughly with a new silver dollar, or
they may be washed with hot, sharp vin
egur. The actual expenditure of the British
government in 889 was 88,683,890, or, if
we consider $5 to be the equivalent to 1,
$443,419,150.
A dealer in old sermons in London ad
vertises 400 manuscript sermons in job lots
at a very low price per 100. Those that are
written "in a large, bold, clear hand" bring
a higher price.
Not Quite Bald.
"I gave ray mother such a fright the
other day," said a pretty girl. "You know
that although she has a grown up daugh
ter her hair is the same shade of brown as
mine, and there is not the slightest tinge
of gray to be seen in it. I am very fond of
doing mamma's hair, and as I can arrange
it in a more becoming manner than she
can she generally allows me to fix it ex
actly as I choose, and goes out afterward
feeling that she looks as well as she possi
bly can. Lately my task has been more
difficult, as mamma's beautiful hair has
been falling out and getting thinner and
thinner. We have both worried a little
over this, and have tried every hair re
newer we could think of, but without suc
cess. "One day when I was pondering how I
could make my mother's coiffeur especially
beautiful for a reception that she was to
attend in a few days, an idea came into my
head, and collecting all my combings I had
a switch made up which matched mamma's
hair perfectly. . On the eventful evening I
dressed her hair as usual, and without
saying anything to her used my new
switch. She paid no attention to what I
was doing, and only praised my efforts
when I got through, saying that her hair
had never looked so well. I was nearly
asleep when she returned from the recep
tion, bnt was suddenly startled by a loud
scream. Rushing to my mother's . room, I
found her with the switch in her hand and
a look of horror on ber face. 'What shall
I do, Alice!' she exclaimed; ''look at this
enormous piece of hair that has-just come
off. - I must be perfectly bald.? Of - course
I immediately explained, but she has hard
ly forgiven me yet for giving her such a
fright." New York Telegram.
Island Lakes Increased sod Utilized.
It is not generally realized that there are
in this country literally millions upon mill
ions of lakes available for water farming.
in size all the way from mere ponds to the
great inland seas of fresh water. " In Illinois
alone there are tens of thousands of lakes,
and hundreds of thousands more can be
readily created. There are ' in that state
.hundreds of thousands of extinct lakes
which can easily be transformed into sheets
of water by the simplest means. All the
enormous "Lake Plain," as it is known to
geologists, comprising Wisconsin, Minne
sota and Michigan, north of the Ohio river,
is dotted with countless sheets of water,
conditions being abundant for creating a
million more by such inexpensive artifices
as the damming of streams.
By damming at intervals every creek
and rivulet can be made to form artificial
lakes. Everywhere in the United States it
is pretty much the same, and every acre oi
this water can be made to produce several
times as much food as can be obtained
from the most fertile acre of land.
Even the vast arid region, the "Great
Desert" of the west, is specked all over
with multitudes of extinct lakes which
can be filled once more and made to teem
again with fish life as they once did.
Washington Star.
Arran&TlnftT .for a Speedy Trip.
Lecturer (to hackman) Now you're sure
your horses are in good condition f
Hackman Oh, yes, sir. Trust me for
that.
"It's only proper for you to know that
when I get through my lecture I like to
leave the ball in a hurry."
"What time shall I expect you, sir?"
"Urn: ah well that will depend a good
deal on theaudience." Texas Sittings.
Reconciled.
A boy under six years of age was bemoan
ing to his mother the escape of one of his
white mice, which had disappeared through
a hole in the floor of the nursery; but a
happy thought struck him, and he seemed
reconciled to the loss as he remarked quite
cheerfully to her, "Oh, mamma, won't it
go among the black, mice, just tike a mis
sionary to black men?" London Tit-Bits.
Neclectinc His Business ,
In one of Addiaons plays the undertaker
reproves one of his mourners for laughing
at a funeral, and says to him:
"You rascal, youl I have been raising
your wages lor these two years, upon con
dition that you should appear more sor
rowful, and the higher wages you receive
the happier you look." . - -
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A Heavy Smoker.
De Mascus Did you say Wings was a
heavy smoker t - I find that he rarely
smokes more than one cigar a day.
St. Agedore I know. But he weighs
200 pounds. St. Joseph Mews, .
Works Bath Ways.
Old Parrott My boy, you ought to be
like a postage stamp stick to one place.
Young Flyaway Humph! What is there
that goes around more than postage stamps
no? Judge. , .
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THE DALLES.
The Grate City of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head of navigation on the Middle Columbia, and
is a thriving, prosperous city.
ITS TERRITORY.
It is the supply city for an extensive and rich agri
cultural an i. grazing country, its trade reaching as
far south as Summer Lake, a distance of over twe
hundred miles.
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET.
The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
of the the Cascades furnishes pasture for thousands
of sheep, the -wool from -which finds market here.
The Dalles is the largest original -wool shipping
point in America, about 5,000,000 pounds t ing
shipped this year. J
ITS PRODUCTS.
Theysalmon fisheries are the finest on the Columbia,
yielding this year a revenue of $1,500,000 -which can
and -will be more than doubled in the near future.
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here, and,the country south and east has this
year filled the -warehouses, and all available storage
places to overflowing -with their products.
ITS WEALTH
It is the richest city of its size on the coast, and its
money is scattere.d over and is being used to develop,
more farming country than is tributary to any other
city in Eastern Oregon.
Its situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
ful! Its possibilities incalculable! Its resources un
limited! And on these corner stones she stands.
course a generous
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