Vfc* 7 tv I .< O D D S .A J S T D iE ïïïN ÏO S . I * X # # & I * ft>*>* n tM R1 t )* m » t * l d e e w ith m r r w h ••*!•> frc tto n th a t i «. u ut»r«rfuUy r e o - n m - t r i them . E « v « been »r , n W » i«.r eTxjut th re e y ears w ith r.'.a'. I a lle J blU'ti»« at» ^.k« co n d n * nn reg "larty o r co n w «ok. ’» ...; toul by rtitfrre e t p b y rk la a s ItJte It WM 8.U K I b j bud ten th . c f WlilctS I httut six w eek* Mince a rrie a d I n ­ duced m e to try thorn. H ave ta k en b u t tw o o f the •m a il S o e n t b o x es o f th e Tabu!»» tu»d h a w Lad co recu rre n ce o t th e atta c k s . H ave never given a teetini'>nial fo r a n y th in g before, b u t th e g n a t aj-io u n t o f ro o d vrhleo I t-e Have ba-* been d ead I B u t y e t T ho Bongs ho Bang no h e a rts f o r g 't. •»-George Tirdrit yu in I’oHtou G lobe. : A T F O L K O ’C L O C K . For moro th an a m onth tboro had been g row ing uniopg the men of Tow n­ send'« act a suspicion th a t ho w as go­ in g to tho bad. Cnee ho had been seen /.oniing out of a house w hich seemed to th o eyes of Chadwick, w ho m et him, to conceal possibilities of faro. To be sure, it w as found afterw ard th a t Townsend had been to v isit his “ goody’s” husband, Who w as laid up w ith a broken le g ; h u t tho im pression clan g , noverthoiess. Then Morton saw h im one day on tbo street in conversation w ith a young w om an of som ew hat flam boyant archi­ tectu re, an d although it w as proved beyond u perudventuro th a t she was th e very respectable person who did b is m ending, yet there w ere m any who believed th a t Townsend was "m ash ed ." U nexplained. how< ver, was his dis­ appearan ce from his usual hau n ts a t 4 10'clock every afternoon. T here were yam ors of Ids having been seen in d in ­ g y streets in tbo port by men who were w alkin g out from Boston and were ta k ­ in g a short c u t through th a t region. Huch being the state of public opin­ ion, no one was surprised to have T ow n­ sen d throw d o v n his hand ono duy as tiio clock stru ck 4. alth o u g h the last Jack pot had been uniisuully exciting. “ I'm n o t coming in ," ho «aid. “ In fact. I'm going out” —an a tte m p t at w it th a t was greeted w ith derision. W ith the sh u ttin g of tho door every h and was tossed upon tho tu b lo n s if by com m on consent. “ IIo ’s doing th is every dny to my jKHBomil know ledge,” said Chadwick, “ an d I ’m going to see i t o u t th is a fte r­ noon. ” “ 4'11 go w ith y o u !” cried Morton. T he rout had no theories, b u t went from .cu rio sity —all except Allen, who w as u senior and who knew Tcwnsend'* ynother »iul was in lovo w itli his sister, and hence fe lt it incum bent upon him to tak e tho Intor eat of on elder b iother in his wulfuro. For 20 m inutes bo led them nt a «mart pace thro u g h tho ho tter p a rt of Cam- bridge]K>rt. and then turn ed aside into ja short bystreet th a t extended tow urd tb o river. T here wAs no electric lig h t in th is jobnenro nlloy an d tho early dusk of tho w inter afternoon concealed tho group fit spies in Its fas,t deepening shadow s T ow nsend passeil tho tenem ents and w e n t tip tho steps of a cottage, the on ly detached house on tho street. I t was at tho end—beyond it a tin can strew n v a can t lot, extunding to tho nuirsh. Allen looked grave iih ho saw Town- Bond knock as if to w arn tho inm ates o f hi« com ing and then take a latchkey from his pocket and en ter before th e d o o r could ho opened from w ithin. W ith one accord tho eavesdroppers moved tow ard th e v a c a n t lot. w here a sh aft of lig h t stream ed from a side w indow Onco aro u n d tho corner they d id no t see a woman who left tho house alm ost as soon as Townsend liud entor- cd W lint thoy did soo ns they pressed to •tbo w indow , whoso p artly raised c u r­ tain allowed them a good view of the yoorn and its occupant*, w as of n n a ­ t u r e to surprise every one of them. b e f o r e tlie tiro sat an old woman w hom tho novels of SO years ago would have described ns a “ beldam .” W ild ey e s In d icativ e of a disordered m ind blared in a fnco crowned by a mass of u n k em p t w h ite liair. H er th in figure xiver sw ayed to th e prom ptings of an in ricr rcatlc.ssueae. and her nervous hands ¿clutched incessantly n t h er drew or at th e air. T he onlookers w ere in tim e to nee T ow naend g reet bar. She roaponded to Ills wilutatlon by n How of her enno, w hich tho young m an dodged w ith a .coolness horn of oxperienea. S eem ingly luirullh d by tills reception. Towpsend went to a closet in the riwini. and ta k in g from it a chafing dish and eggs an d m ilk nod h o tte r lie so t about th e p rep aratio n of an omelet. “ W ell. I ’ll —lie hanged 1” saidCJind- w ick. slow in his am azem ent “ Hy Jo v o l” exclaimed Morton. “ T h a t's th e silver dish hi« m o th er sent Aim on his b irth d ay I th o u g h t h e ’d jait it in hock. ” A lien said nothing, b u t lie felt a tw in g e of rem orse, f,u- ho hud th o u g h t so too It req u ired som e skill to serve tbo tueal onco it was cooked. Tow n-end placed a hioh II tab le lieforo the old lady. Sho pro m p tly kinked It over. W hen at loot »lie was Induced to hold the plate, »ho fir it th rew a h it of tho .omelet to th e cut ( “ A libation to Fells, ” yrhispered G rim ston. who had taken honors in «la*>ks and a n tiq u ities), and th e n Hung h er fork in to tho lire Town- Bend readied it « l i d s u b s t i t u t e d a »¡»>n. w hich stiemed mere to hi« p a tis n f » fancy . To air th'joverheated room Townsend giponod tho w indow d irectly ovfir their as they sq u atted on tho ground. H e lifted th e c u rta in h igher am i looked out blindly Into tlie darfences Alien ¿bought th a t ho heard liim sigh 8o did M orton. M orton wo» « Just little uiaa .whan onco be wo« oouviuced “I aay. follows. " bo w liispered e x c it­ ed ly wliep T ow nsend luid boon recalled ¿n his dntiee by a boiling over of tho gcpketUe ikut threatened to put out ths t I wanS to In fo rm 70«. In w u id a o f fcii'lte»« praise, o f th e b< u e a l ! h f» .j ea It. Zfti»r oue o f la y taaoa I fouud in* bolf oomplfctel/ ru n d o w n . Acting on tbtj ad v ice o f IX/. Qeo. Bow­ e r , i»b. O., 66H N ew ark A re., Jerao y C ity, I to o k liip an a Tahulc* w ith g ran d rnsuit*. ¿ilBM BiCMia W iedisax . n* r I h a re Lef t» a ; tc f ..r w e r f l e p « .e . >Iy t > r a;.d i-’l3 a I could a<-t w ear» dr©*3. I »aw a dally paper, buc«l f ed. H a re token t . • *u f - r e r fsor» constIpctlrw lug »»*•♦ v.e i^iy red*>. i L.-..0 ne»- w ere b le ated J ■ r r , tout an d only a luo»a , •» » 1« 1. .-ertlacd In o u r »r.v lo o k th em u»diracl* * . t tnrne w eeks a.id IkM k ' o’- y !:iore ★ Three IMI thirty- >nly nay g m y tic k h u ib an d . Ho b ss . j the ■ - f-7 and I a m try in g Rlpane T ahules fo r M m. Ho f ’ elu »onto l e tte r b u t it w ill ta k e som e tlm o, Lc L e ra • I 'k t o long. Yott n sy uaa m y U Uor and acm e m y u ilka. JCra. XUi-T U cm uw C labm . I h av e he.»n fuff-.’rtng fro m tcad ach e» ere» since 1 wnd a litu o *L*. i - »uid n ever rid e In a i «.-<«• g • 1uU* a crow ded p ’wee w ith o u t g ettin g a ***** h e a 'a c h e a u d a ie k a t my Ft'inme . X he«rdatx?ul r.ip ^ a i f a ,iiUs from an 1 id . of m ine w ho waa ta k in g th e m fo r ca ta rrh o f 1.10 stom ach, fine had font» I su ch relief from th e ir u»o shoadvised me to toko them too, au d I h av e bv tu doin g so u ln ce la t O ctober, and w ill suy they huvo com plete­ ly cu red ir y headaches. I am tw en ty uluo years o ld . You ure woloome to use thin testim onials lire . J. BaLOi'.UYBOa Desirable ★ -I-P -A N S firs in the g ra te —“ I say, fellows, I don't HE HAD A BAD HABIT. believe ho likes doing it after all. ” Townsend had lifted the k ettle from A n il I t M a lle l i i m a. 1‘o o r l o a u r a u c e The modern stand­ K t» k In K e n t u c k y , tlie lire and was m aking tea in a brown T he m anager of u life insurance com ­ tenjiot w ith a broken »pout. W hile it ard Family Medi­ was steeping he picked up the pieces of pany hall tlie floor. " L ife insnrancu com panies,’’ ho won the shattered plate from tho h earth cine : C u r e s the w here tlie old woman had tossed it Baying, “ are as p a rtic u la r about tho common every-day people tin y already have on th eir lists when oho hud finished her omelet. “ H ere's your te n .” camo distin ctly as they aro abont g e ttin g them on in ill of humanity. through the open window a few m in ­ tho in ginning. They aro rich, of course, M oth n r w as tro u b led w ith h e a r t b u r n co d ute« later. “ W h at w ill you stir it w ith | h u t they aro no more anxious to take My rav en year-old boy *lceple*»u«aa, cau sed by suffered w it a ¡u rn s In in a m an who w ill die of disease w ith in today 1" IndtK estlon, fo r a good Lis head, co n stip atio n m a a y •’car*. One d«y Ho turn ed to a motley collection of tho flist year or tw o th an they uro to an d coir.piulned of his etc » a \/ a teettm o u iu l G r.m ach. Ho could not articles on a shelf ut th e old w om an’s tak e in a perfectly healthy m an anil in th o p a p e r indork-'eg e a t like children o f hi» H IP a n s Tubule*, tilio side. She selected a toothbrush, at have him hazard his life by tak in g per­ ego >&'•$ Ò- * j A w ith LI ul Ho was th ia reliev ed by th e ir ut o ld age) h* ta k e n according to direo- ea ts h e a rty meal*, u a im poflaiblllty b efo re aho “ Well, I'll — bo — hanged!" said provocation. Ono day lie was in onr Gone. • Fnxck. A nton U. B laukkn . tvok Tabulea. office aud casually m entioned th e fa c t Chadwick. Tho tea and tho m usic seemed to , tiia t he was going to m ake u trip to A new style pack-1 containing tun iUPAXfl tabulm pack¿1, NE SW ’4 , see illu strate the rendering of a song, " ho tu ck y w e’ll have to advance th e ra te 29; T 19 S, it 11 W. H e n a m e s th e fo llo w in g w itnesses to prove | w ent on hastily, seeing th a t his p atien t u n til you come back. ’ “ ‘W ell, Svfcat i n ------, ’ began tho h is c o n tin u o u s resid en ce u p o n Mid c u ltiv a tio n was grow ing restless in her etfort to policy holder ho tly , w hen the m anager of snid la n d , viz: u n derstand his nonsense. E 15 M iller, of I.ukc P re c in c t, O regon, S J Ho was sin g in g "B en B o lt" in a in te rru p ted him. S hrnni, of Lake P rec in c t, O regon, C M Savery, highly sentim ental m anner mid tears j “ ‘D on’t fiy th e track, my dear fel­ of Lake P rec in c t, Oregon, F K F recm o n t, of B y ¡R a il, V a « :. n » o 1’a td , were ru n n in g down his h earer's w ith ­ low. ' ho said gently. ‘I t ’s all rig h t here Lake P rec in c t, Oregon. and the ra te is satisfactory to u s ; but, ered cheeks when a step in tho en try J. T. B ridges . caused n il in s ta n t change in her de­ by Jove, wo ca n ’t give you tho sam e C n lj $ 6 : 7 0 R egister. ra te and let yon go to K entucky and meanor. S pringing to her feet, she Hung her teacup straig h t a t the door. Town- ' call men liars like you do in th is sec­ send sprang from tho table and caught tion. N ot m uch I W e h a v e n 't got $10.- NOTICE FOR PUBLIOATiON. 000 policies to give aw ay like th a t, and it n eatly on tho fly. L a n d Ofllce a t R oseburg, Oregon. "Out!" cried G rim ston u n d er his you o u g h tn ’t to expect i t . ’ " —W ash­ F eb ru ary 21, 1900. ing to n Star. breath. N otice is h e re b y Riven th a t th e follow ing- Greatest Weeily in the Caaatry, "H o w lias she b een ?" tho nowconier nnm ed s e ttle r bus filed n o tic e of ills in te n tio n AN HONEST ARTIST. to m ake final proof in su p p o rt of h is c la im a n d asked, w ith no trace of surprise a t tho th a t said proof w ill he niado before C, II. Hoi w arm th of her reception. She w as a I H H e VV'onlil N o t P n l n t it L i e E v e n F o r den U. 8. C o m m issio n er a t Lake P rec in c t, woman of 40. tall and angular, an d her (IrurtudlnR pf tho U. 8. L and C om m issioner n t F lorence, O regon,, every day a t 5 o ’clock, so if 1 can stay Alum, w hich the em peror had ordered, o ii A pril 2H, 1900. viz: E dw ard II. A nderson, on w ith tho m other w hile sh e’s o u t she cun P rin ce Napoleon called nt the p a in te r’s h is II.E. No. 7179. for th e Lots 3, 4, ft, 6, & 7, Sec. i «STiiTii keep her ‘job, ’ you seo. Then it saves studio to m ake know n to liim the facts. 6 Ix»t 1 Sec 7 T. 19 8 it 11 W. T h e C H roni.-.c her some trouble if tlie old w om an has On leaving lie said lie wished the prom ­ He n a m e s the*follow ing w itnesses to prove THPI C H R O M ldsE ran k s w ith th e g re a te s t her supper w hile sho’s gone. It h muses in en t figure in tlie b attle to be him self h is c o n tin u o u s residence u p o n a n d c u ltiv a tio n ne'AF Ac-ers in th e U n ite d S ta te s . me. to o ," lie added ra th e r sham efacedly. n i e t i i i t e d e ll liis w h ite charger. H e sent of, said la n d , viz: T ilK i 'l l HON I 'I d : 1-a s n'> eq u a l on th e P s d flo G eorge G lover, of Lnkc P recin ct, O regon, Allen never told Tow nsend w ho had the horse to the a rtis t so th a t ho could C oast. I t le ad s a ll In a b ility , e n te rp ris e an d p ain t its exact, p ertrait. W hen the p ic­ H en ry G ates, of Acme, O regon, Sid W aite, of new«. been his com panions in the reconnoiter- .O N IC L R * B T e le g ra p h ic R e p o rts are ing expedition, lint it was n et hard to tu re w as linlshed and in v itatio n s w ere Acme, O regon, G. C. C u m p to n . of F lorence, th e T H la E te s rn t P a?!.l m. s t reliab le. I ts Ix x 'al N ew s tho sent o u t for a “ p riv ate v iew ,” tho Oregon. guess a t some of them. C hadw ick camo fu:le> t an d sp iciest, a n d It« E d ito ria ls fro m th e J. T. B ridges , w h ite clinrger was seen, a prom inent nblcnt p en s In th e c o u n try . to Tow nsend th e n e x t day w ith — Register* figure in the battle, b u t w ith o u t a rider. T H E C H R O N IC L E h a s n ltrr.y s been, and al* "1 say! I ’ve got some money here On h enring of th is terrib le omission »• ay« w ill I.», th e frie n d a n d ch am p io n of th s th n t 1 got the other n ig h t—no m u tter W A N T E D S E V E R A L P E R S O N S FO R DIS p n pie, a s ag .'iln st co m b in atio n s, cliques, ro r- the p rince siiit. an aid-de-cam p to ask o I r te tO f th e M anagers in th is state t«» how —Hiid I d o n ’t like to keep it. IX> o ! a tic r'. , o r o p p r ftr!‘ n s a n y kind. I t w ill be th e reason. The honest, a rtis t said the re p re sen t m e in th e ir ow n an d su rro u n d in g p Inue, -:uivnt In e v e ry !h ir;;, n e u tra l In n othing. yon know any poor pisiple th a t it would enm ities. illin g t«» pay yearly #•*'"». p ayable horse should rem ain if the prince w ish ­ w eekly. D W esirable e m p lo y m e n t w itli u n u s u a l h elp ?" ed, lint no rid er w ould 1*0 on it. “ Tell p p o rtu n ities. R eferences **xchnnged. I.n A nd Morton, w ho had c u t several the prince I have never yet painted a o close 03 Y-3U WAHI TIE C’iRDHICLE seif addressed stam p ed envelope. 8 A recitatio n s for tho p n rposeof going into lie .” T he h in t was taken. T he prince P ark BJiK’a x to n B uild in g , C hicago. Boston to m ake some purchases, brougtit ordi red tlie horse to be rubbed out. liim ii big bundle of silks, saying “ Old m a i l . Allen toils mo th a t yon T h e tInM ti.e»» «»< H T h e n t e r . (h«r own selection) to e*ery »ubcortt'*r. Beautiful col­ know a woman w ho makes neckties lltliographrd l'IflVw and M uri rat Iona O rlgtsal. A prosp roils tli.a le r in the city of ored Shewing tiia f in l'e i E fa’ss, D.unlnloo W ill yen get her to make mo up some New Y< rk may in n favorable seusi.n lau « t, arttetO, e*>jiu«lte and strictly a p -to d ats dv«lfm». of C aiafla n i flart'ior.i (H;xii)3 ou t of these! P retty , a re n ’t th e y ! ” lie do a biisilibss of m ere than »250,000 o x ow w addi il slvepislily mid keep in em ploym ent 150 persons. A nd O riuiston, w ho was fond of a n ­ Tin re are 57 theaters, in cluding the va­ tiq u ities, im plored him w henever they riety houses, in active epi ration in the O N T IIIC O T H F .n . S IIH C . H r t l « i i n n i ; pu r» ’ «ui’bUo £ great ad m iratio n for yonv gen iu s; sh« y n A Ii I II»; . Lv >t.e x. ’ Y A young law yer in one of the leading '»Mt, V»tt h^,»tt».r Only I . wi» i f- U -. . . . ,e., has too g reat un ad m iratio n for h er­ lake cities rcceutly p a s s e d a few days nt i»h«r !M: i 1 iu nMrt, .»«T . i l , u . â »’U t'JiL (or lh .n i. AM olut.ly vor, l«to»: u p t - d . » Wy.M. self. ” g \ ' L • • .n e t« ’ * ' >»« '»«AuL.i.od \ T i m M c C V l .V C O M P A N Y . tlie h u ciee f his ciiildbc d, a ru ra l luun- X ' \ "W ell, ” said Byrou. "n s yon please " let in an ad joining county. W l i i l e there M. tt< ».•* I««» ........................... Ttrl *“ r. "• *• ¿1 « 1.... « ,o 1 Cl r». And. sittin g down, he w r o t e a letter lie ran across oue of the characters of Y k r« on. nev < f < to t .» Y T o Snftoo C a b b A fi'. to th e lady rocommetided by Lady Mel- tlie plaeo, a q u a in t ’old m an whom he Rem em ber th a t cabbage, greens and bouruo. He reeeivisl a refusal. laid known eve r siuce ho could romoiu- savoys to be good roust be cook xi iu "N ow . you te e ," said he. "M ins 5111- bor. 5 pleuty of boiling w ater, w ith a table- hanke Is to 1»' th e person after all. I , " H o w ’s hixncSB ill toivu?” inquired f¡» in fill of salt to every half gallon. w ill w rite to her ” tho aged mr.u. Boil them w ith the lid ofl the pan and As s.HUi ns he had finished his friend, “ I’r. :ty .1," rep li '1 tin) law yer. very fx.-t, (•osistantly ¡.-.'S lag thunt • tin n loonstratin g . read tbo note aud "W b at ye doiii now?" down under the w ater. If lb.« w ater ts i oliservisl “ P racticing l» w .” s«i.l ir» bo»»k, ; Fjilil iu four*. ami. so «ayimf. h< scaled aud scut the in th e city. “ Thr* V’b ii o h o r tiv « t..‘ V arriiK e,’’ 1 fevs. I flat of his unhappy fata. “ Is J iul m arried yet?” m * 1 * M iry a -I'lter of C j | itrU'.i ▼WIT Mtt. M l “ No " » . ; « .t :j - I ’ •> !«irnx- I Slgibre* li 1« rix t uve«! n ctüoî.Trsb P Ils BpenklBR <><— Tiie old man rat-ed his bond w ith a thv A rt b iu it iii.' 1 y'/gUO (.f W.INÌ ing Homo ni ton» iinngitie tli.it the only CMumtscratiug glamxx T heu ho dryly t »ii, w tiw ti c u n t « U< r U r*io vi tiling neceiwnry to become an Irish observed: tn il.ou in tho Kt r York A rt ¿ tu t’. cxtiurdiM» 1» to put a hi»kcn» Minier thvir I " l i a s to (tee-pond on hired help, e b l" ly'Ogue. Sbo u 4» ( ûe s . . ’or»! iu Li« IOS! Vlyltt s-C 'U vdand P lain Dealer. cliin« -Atchimm Uli.lai druu iug. 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