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SILENCE. , AND SOLITUDE.
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Cods of Ihcrlcsertti V af Ihejr s.. ,
Whan Umta ckuldJKKaY!.aarUat breatbt
Our panning joys are but your prey;
Y wait the hoars from birth to death.
Ow aoft lawns .where .bluaaoRu sleep, ...
Under warm trees where love was born,
I aee your haugaty shadows creep, ,
And wait to meet ye there, forlorn.
Afar on ancient sands ye real,-1 . -Carven
in stone, where ancient thought
Wrapt ye in terrors shapes nnblest.
Dreadful, by might f ages wrought. -
Snt not alone on Egypt's shore
Sleeps the great desert: everywhere
"Where gladness lived and lives no more.
There is a desert of despair.
r ' - r .- r ' '
Strange messengers! Your brows of gloom
Haunt every creature born of earth: ,
Ye follow to the darkened room;
Ve watch the awful hour of birth.
Ye show the lovelj wayside rosej
IV hose antiao grace i born anew,,
Ta-eyw-ef gsief . Uricf bnly knows
How tender is the sunset's hue.
Gods of the deserU rBy hand .
Through the 4 watersmre we brought v.
Sato a high and peaceful land
Tv drink of fountains else unsought.
-Annie Fields in Harper's,
PAPA VE AND CYANE.
There was once a king'a daughter
-whose namajwa.Papave,a Thianame
adeen given jbc. bw ansa every day
he -wore a beautiful eilk dress, as red as
-the leaves of the,, ''.GaTtea.inohns" or,
toe garden poppy, which-in.' Latin is,
called "Papaver." And as the half open
Inada of the poppy r are infolded by a
green winglike mantle, bo also this king's
daughter, Papave, .wore about her shonl
"dereagreen winglike mantle of finest silk
pIoHb.. . . )
Bat though so richly clad and beauti
ful to see, Papave's heart was not good.'
She was very proud, because she was. the
daughter, of a king and queen. . " We are
"the richest in the land." she would say,
baughtily tossing her: head, with i Us
raven black tresses and golden, frown...
Often poor children caine and gazed
wistfully through the golden lattice, in--closing
the castle garden, at little Papave
as she walked there with a - maid of
bonor. But her heart was not moved to
pity by their pale faces and hollow eyes,
and never once did she offer them one of
the delicious fruit tarts which she always
carried in a little golden box.
The village school children carried a
tin box in which ' were slices., of black
bread and butter. But at ten o'clock
each morning Papave received from her
mother, the queen, three luscious : tarts,
filled sometimes with raspberry jelly,
sometimes with preserved cherries and
sometimes with slices of candied orange:
and these tarts were placed in a golden
box which was richly decorated with
precious stones. ......
Indeed, the spoiled princess possessed in
cither gold, silver or jewels everything
that other children had of tin, steel or
glass, Papave had gold buttons- on her
cloak. Every morning her hair was
combed with a gold comb, and at mid
day she ate. with a golden -fork., . Silver
covers inclosed her reading book, and
her ruler and pen case ; were also of sil
ver.. She had an inkstand , that was
made of a huge green stone of great
"value. In short, . all .her - possessions
were of the most costly sort. You will
hardly believe it- bnt she had even
a nightgown of purple velvet., All these
things only fed her vanity, and she be
came more and more haughty, and said
to her maid: "We are the richest in th6
land."
One day it was in summer, and the
Teapers were busy harvesting the corn
Papave thought it would be a fine thing
to extend her daily walk outside the
great gates of the garden, and watch
the reapers at their work. It did not
occur to the spoiled princess to ask her
mother's permission; Oh, no! She .was
too much self willed for that. -"Come,
she called to her maid, "today we will
walk in the field."
The maid's name was Cyane. and she
wore, a gown of blue muslin. Bowing
her. head obediently,, ehe walked meekly
' on the left of her young mistress.
The two set out from the palace,
passed through the courtyard, and en
tered a beautiful avenue shaded by
orange and fig trees. This avenue.- which
had been made by the king's order for
his daughter's pleasure, led directly to
The cornfields spread far and wide,
and upon a wealth of golden ears the
sun was brightly shining. . The reapers,
in loose white shirts and straw hats,
swung their glistening scythes, and be
fore, the . long, firm strokes the slender
- stalks fell to the ground. Other workers
bound the severed stalks into thick
sheaves, which were placed in stacks of
Papave was at opce recognized by her
scarlet silk gown, the green plush man
tle and the golden crown.- Doffing their
...
straw hats the reapers bent their heads
in respectful greeting. But the proud
Papave did not pay the slightest atten
tion. Mot a glance or ner.eye, not a
word from her lips, not a movement of
her head rewarded the friendly humble
people. ' '
Modest little Cyane, on the contrary.
nodded to all in the kindliest manner as
she passed.' This aroused "the princess
anger, and she began at onte to plan
how she could wound the kind heart of
this little maid.
, black clouds. Earlier in the day there
had been a thunder shower, but if had
passed over, and in the northeast there
. now appeared a rainbow, overarching
the fields and meadows like a many col
ored bridge, v -- . , . .
'Cyane?" said "the princess in sharp
tones, "call some of the reapers here at
once; at once, I tell you! A storm is ap
proaching and I must have shelter. .
Poor Cyane - could -only obey. She-
called the men, who came running to
learn the princess' wish. .
. 'Hey, .there, you people, build me a
bouse out Of your sheaves. " At once!
Why do you stand there gapingt I will
have a house to protect me from the
oomine storm. The floor - shall be of
sheaves, the roof of sheave? and tho
walls of sheaves. Be quick! I am the
fciag's daazuter, and we are tte -'ichost,
"The harvesters, 'whcfc- priiea '"'their
1 sheaves as a rich and x blessed "gift from
God, were amazed at this strange whim
pf their princess. Still, no one dared to
- - '. i : ' -, -
say a woru in remonsrrHnce. aiy ouu
very old . man. with.;thinr gray locks,
venturing TSteptearer. said at last:
"Your forgiveness gracious princess,
but there will '"be vtx more rain today.
The storm has passed. "See, in the north
east there," God's bow ' of promise, and
over our heads the sun shines from a
clear sky. f 'Therefore, I. think there is
no need of a house of -sheaves."
The princess ( becanw ;:i scarlet with
anger. She tossed; "hetf head, i and. said
mockingly: "You are indeed ja wonder
ful weather prophet! Tour" wisdom tills
me with admiratiqn. .But, wait! in the
solitude tf ifk dungeon .you shall, soon un
learn ajpropbyings.-1 'Think -you I
shall stand here to be drenched by rain
like a common peasanJLgirl? 1 am Pa-
Lpasewthokiag's daughter, and we are the
richest ta the land.
r-Ttea; spokB-thertimid Cyane: "Most
gracious princess, though imprisonment
and death await mel'I must speak fc One
most not thus trnrpleuade vfopt, God's
blessing. A floor pf. sheaves walls and
a roof of sheaves were surely never
before heard of. It, is , a gin.a grievous
sin, thus to use the ripe grain. The
stalks are-brittle, -the ears very dry, and
much must be destroyed and trodden
in, the earth by. the men in building a
house, .- - ' 4 ''
"Miserable - beggars!"-cried-Papave.
"do you dare hesitate for J$y?r paltry
grains of corn? - For; what purpose are
your rakes and brooms? v Rake together,
again the straw and the corn after I am
gone, and if that is not enough I will
give you a word of advice. Go to my
father, . the .king, and make complaint.
Doubtless he.wil pay you We are the
richest; in. the land! And, now, not a
word more.' To work! at once! I com
mand you, I,. Papave!"
' With anxious looks and many a shake
of the head, with repressed murmurs
and with silent prayers that God would
forgive the sacrilege, the poor reapers
built the ho.use. . i 5 '
The floor of sheaves, the roof of
sheaves and the walls of sheaves. Many
full ears were trodden under foot. Oh.
if, only the poor could have received even
a part of what wa here so wantonly
wasted!- It was a shame! this 'sheaf
house!" Cyane's blue eyes glistened with
tears. Only Papave remained unmovedi
When, the task was finished Papave,
in her scarlet silk, quickly entered. Oy
ane, in her blue muslin, had no choice
but to follow.
The .floor, crackled under their feet,
.and still more of the precious kernels of
corn were shattered out on the wet
earth. ' ' . '
"Well .done," said Papave proudly.
"We are the richest in the land."
Outside the sun threw its brightest
beams over , mountain and valley., Sud
denly a frightful flash of lightning dart
ed from the clear heavens and struck the
sheaf house.. A. terrible peal of thunder
filled the air." Instantly the little house
was in flames. The corn crackled iu the
heat. , Countless sparks .from, the dry
stalks sprang into the air: ' Soon the
whole house was one glowing pillar of
fire. It was a fearful sight.
From the midst of the flames came the
sound of shrieks and of prayers. The
prayers from the lips of the gentle Cy
ane: the shrieks ah, these certainly
came from th. haughty Papave. But to
such fearful : punishment might pride
well succumb. '-
- The good reapers were not harmed by
so much a the singeing of a hair. . Iu
awestruck silence and almost paralyzed
with fear they stood around- the burning
house. To extinguish- the flames was
out of the question. : Far' or-near no
water could be obtained. To rescue the
two unfortunate victims was equally im
possible, for the whole structure was one
mass of flame.
So the reapers stood motionless, with
toil hardened hands fast clasped, before
this column of fire. Gradually the flames
subsided, burning lower and lower, dy
ing away in a dull red glow, until at last
a little heap of ashes was all that re
mained of the house of sheaves, the Prin
cess Papave and the maid Cyane.
i Deeply impressed the men returned , to
their work. Only the aged reaper, who
had had the courage to warn Papave, be
took himself to the palace, there to re
late to the king and queen the terrible
fate of the princess and her companion.
The broken hearted parents realized
too late that their; own teaching had en
couraged and fostered the pride and self
will which had led their daughter to her
death.
The following summer, when the corn
stood golden in the field, from out the
heap of ashes left lying on the ground
sprung a beautiful blue flower, the corn
flower,-most modest of all field blos
soms, a fitting type of the gentle, inno
cent Cyane. And near by bloomed the
klatchrose, a field poppy, a true repre
sentative of the king's daughter, Papave,
in her red silk" gown.- Yes, -even the
raven black hair and ,ther crown of the
princess one may see perpetuated in the
flower, while the buds are infolded in a
green mantle.
. And as .the ,wind. scattered the ashes
over all the field soon there gew every
where, among the stalks of corn the blue
corn flower and red field poppy, the type
of guilt and innocence, of loving kind
ness and of haughty pride. And so to
..this day may ... they be seen. Boston
Herald. Translated from the German
by Jessie Benjamin Hayes. -
t Fame Wait. . : '
fidi tor Young mani'your poem is ex.
cellent in many respects, bat as we hava
enough such material to last us for the
next .ten years, we. feel obliged to de
clineit.! ,.r '
Poet (hopefully) Well, sir, you wiD
have to have something for the eleventh
year. Harper's Bazar.
The original Magna Cbarta is pre
served in a case in a shapeless form like
a handful of torn scraps of paper. What
hands could put it together? It is six
centuries old, ...
FORTUNE FOR A MISSING HEIR.
A Selon of" a Southern- Family WIm Was
Cast Off Tor Wedding a Poor Girl.
A romantic, story of the disinherited I
scion of -one of . the most aristocratic of
South Carolina families, which contains
the elements of the popular tale of fiction,
with the thread lost in San Francisco, has
just come to light.
The Ueea of South (jaroiina trace tneir
ancestry back for a couple of centuries.
One of their irreat-crandrathers planted' his
cotton seed and tobacco with the pioneers
of the Carolinas. Each, generation added
to the family possessions, until thirty years
ago the possessions of the Lee estate ex
tended tor i miles on either side ot the old
family manor bouse and the planter count
ed his slaves with three ciphers.. . Then the
war came. The Lee gold was contributed
generously and the Lee blood flowed freely
in the cause of the Confederacy.. -
When the end eame the Lees, though
their magnificent estate: had been sadly di
minished, found themselves still rich, but,
crushed by the failure of the cause, for
which .they bad sacrificed so much, they
retired to their 'country home and lived in
the exclusiveness of the little world en
compassed by the boundaries of ; their
plaDtatkn.: The years went on, and D.
McCord Lee, the eldest son , and the hope
of tne family, grew to manhood. There
was a great future intended for the hand
some boy, and money was spent lavishly in
his education.' .-' - ' ;
All went well 'until he inet and loved
pretty Gretchen Flemming, a young Ger
man maiden of the neighborhood who had
.nothing but her ; beauty and a warm heart
to exchange for the patrician name: and
wealth .of her KUitor.. Young McCord told
his. father of. ,Ui attach meat for. the lowly
child of the people, and there was a scene.
The elder Lee stormed, but to no purpose.
The son was oltinate and refused to yield
to family prejudice. There were- stolen
meetings and delicious rambles for months
nntil MoCord, finding he could - never gain
bis father's consent,- boldly married the
girl in the little village church. The mes
alliance whs the last straw to the family
pride of the Lees. . The son was-disinherited
by his father, and the doors of his
childhood home were closed upon him for
ever. . , '
Young Lee determined to make a start
in the. world for himself, and, with his
young wife, came to San Francisco. That
was twelve years ago. Finely educated,
but totally unsuited to the ordinary ways
of gaining a livelihood, the struggle forex
istence, was hard.' Then domestic troubles
began, and the home of the young couple
was far from happy. Four years ago a
separation was agreed upon, Mrs. Lee re
turning to Germany, where she soon after
died.
. During all of these years not a word had
passed between the estranged son and any
member of his family. The father kept
well his word, and the son was too proud
to seek a reconciliation.
After the separation from his wife Lee
disappeared, leaving no clew by which his
future could be traced. A few days ago a
lady of this city, who has been intimate
with the family since her childhood, re
ceived a letter from the missing man's
brother in South Carolina stating that the
father and mother had died, leaving the
estate to the children, and asking that the
lady should make every effort to ascertain
the wlierabouts of D. McCord Lee. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Tailor Made Novelties.
Plain skirts and.iNevRmarket bodices are
characteristics of some of the newest tailor
dresses.. . In the.cut of these bodices there
is variety. Some of them button at the
backt aud yet show a necktie rand a.waist-
cont.. borne have double, lappels,. others
fasten with three buttons at the waist.
Drill waistcoats continue-to be worn: A
new make of, cheviot tweed, with a rough
surface, but cool and light, has the long
bodice cut with deep tabs, and ornamented
with shaded bone buttons. - The plain
skirt, cut without a wrinkle in front and
at the. sides, has a narrow hem, while the
necessary amount of fulness hangs in small
plait at the back, peeping out from two
overlapping flat plaits. ....-
Fancy brocade silk, vesttngs. are being
adapted to many of the summer tweed
costumes. A costume intended for wear
at the races and other day entertainments
is composed of a fine cloth, which is stone
shade, with a very original design of pur
ple orchids in purple velvet, outlined with
braid in a paler shade, shot with gold. The
design is carried round the skirt, where
the orchids rise up from the hem, and on
the cuffs and up the front of the bodice.
The bodice front is quite plain, fastening
up the middle, the orchid design being
skillfully ' divided, and then completely
joined when the hooks are fastened.' The
basque is cut just over the hips, and edged
with gold and purple braid.
Varieties in Pronunciation.
A bevy of pretty girls stood at the corner
of Ninth and Walnut streets waiting for a
car while they shivered in their new sum
mer suits and chattered as like groups
have chattered since long ages ago. The
pretty printing on the theater walls, of
course, did not escape their eyes. . "Have
you seen 'Ny-oab' yetf " asked one. The
other three looked pityingly upon-the
questioner. "Why, Lillie, it isn't 'Ny-oab,'
it's 'Nee-oab, " said another of the group.
" 'Nee-oab,' " sarcastically chimed ,in a
third; "why don't you say 'Ni-obee?' that's
the way it's prononnced." "Girls, you're
all wrong,'' said the fourth section of the
quadrangle; "it's 'Nee-obee.' " , And four
parasols, raised simultaneously aloft noti
fied the gripman that the Traction com-
, pany would soon be richer by twenty cents.
.Philadelphia Inquirer. "'
Her Great llesire.
The prevailing tone of a family is some
times reflected in the conceptions of the
children. A lady, hearing a little girl re
peating the form of prayer she had learned,
told her to ask, as she would of a father,
and in- her own words, for what -he needed
most.. The child knelt, and after a few
moments' , reflection , implored earnestly:
"O Lord, plea.se make us all very stylish!"
Kate Field's Washington. "
x .Abnormal Weather.
Patient Doctor, I've got a. sore throat
and a pain in my chest, and my head aches
as if it would split.
Doctor You needn't pay any' attention
to those symptoms, as they indicate a nor
mal condition. If during the present abom
inable weather a man. feels perfectly well
be is not- healthy but I can cure him.
Texas Sittings. - ' - --
' The City Man-Abroad. -Newsdealer
(suburban railway depot)
I'll bet that man has just rented a summer
cottage, with a smalt grass plot in: front
and ten or twenty square . feeb of garden
behind. " ; i; -.
Lounger How d'ye know?- .-
.! Newsdealer He jast stopped .an' ; ordered
'bout seventeen agricultural papers. Good
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' Db. Vanderpool: Your 8. B. Headache and
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it comes for the second bottle. People are com
ing ten to twelve miles to get a bottle to try it
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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 x me oui'LLy uiijf xkjx ctxx cjs. iciisi v v cL-uu. nun agri
cultural arj 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. t
The Dalles is the largest, original wool . shipping
point , in America, about 5,000,000 pounds being
shipped last 'year.
. ITS PRODUCTS. . J , ; ; '.
, The salmon! 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 'iiear future.
; i The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here and thecountry south and east has thjs
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, an4 fts
money, is scattered oyer andis beingrvUsedtQ develop,
more farming country than is tributary to any other
city in Eastern Oregon. 4
, Its situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
ful! vt Its possibilities incalpplabl! .; Jts rcspiirqes un
limited! And : bn these corner stones she stands.
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outside parties.
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