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i i I L. N. WOODS, M. D. f. V B EM 3 REE, M X " G irls DALLAS, - OREGON K. SlULKV, rested A j « i w . We have th e only wit of *l»str .-:t Iwiok* in l‘«'lk ounl y. Ilelhtblo alw tract» fu rn ish ed , «ml nn*ney t*. oun. No comnimai >n char*»*! oil loans. Room» ’id 4 vVilutin’» hlm’k . Dallas J. L. COLLINS. \ttr.rney and Counselor at Law, S o lic ito r in V p i ’i* U Va t .'U a i ic c r y . C a s to r ia is a h a rm le s s s u b s t itu te f o r C a s to r O il, P a r e g o r ic , D r o p s a n d S o o th in g ijy ru p s . I t is P le a s a n t. I t c o n ta in s n c itlie r O p iu m , JT o rp 'ih io n o r o th e r N a rc o tic s u b s ta n c e . I t s a g e is it s g u a r a n t e e . I t d e s tr o y s W o rm s a n d a lla y s F e v e r is h n e s s . I t c u r e s D ia rr h o e a a n d W in d C ò lie . I t r e lie v e s T e e t h in g 'T ro u b le s, c u r e s C o n s tip a tio n a n d F la t u le n c y . I t a s s im ila te s tiio F o o d , r e g u la t e s t h e S to m a c h a n il B o w e ls , g iv in g h e a lt h y a n d n a t u r a l sle e p . T h e C h ild r e n ’ s P a n a ce a ,— T h ; E lo th e r ’ s F r ie n d . tins been in prac tic e of hie pro fessio n in th is place oi ab m t th irty years, and will a tte n d to all uUdinea* iitrusted to his care, Oltice, c o rn e r Alain a n d C ourt ts Dallas, I’olu Go, Or J. H . T ow nsend J N. H art TO W N SEN D & HART, . A T T O R N E Y S -A T -L A W . O llice ip s ta ir s in 0<UI F e llo w s' n e « block. L .A .L X .A .S , “ - Sem a|»horea*-H er D e v e lo p m e n t — An C A S T O R IA GENUINE O B E O O N . A n E n g l i s h W o m a n 's Opinion. a ll The th e th e e x h a u stio n . du go about w ith a g r e a t veight resting upon you. You can’t throw >fr this feeling. Y ou are a slave to your work. You know about It. ru sh , worry, A r E n glish O p i n i o n - — K e r z t h r . r d t ' s In- V i c t o r ia 's tVealth . T h e little to w n o f T u n is, Ttx., haa a heroine, a n d th e B ayou S arah , on w h ich |h e villag e is located, is m lm a tw o d a n gerous s a u ria n In h ab itan ts. M iss S a v a n n a h W alsto n Is th e b rav e girl. H e r m o th e r an d b ab y sis te r a re sa fe b ecau se sh e could an d (lid u se h er b ro th e r’s title In th e rig h t May a t th e rig h t tim e. W h en sh e w as th ro u g h firing, the d ead bodies o f tw o big allig ato rs lay on th e p arlo r floor, to th e am azem en t of neig h b o rs w ho g a th e re d for w h a t th ey took to be a b a ttle w ith burg lars. T h e a llig a to rs u n d o u b ted ly cam e from an Irrig atio n d itch w h ich ru n s n e a r th e T h e H in d Y o u I lo vo A tc v n y s B o u g h t , a n d w h ic h lia s b e e n In u ie f o r o v e r - ' O , <>; r , , T.ti» b o r u o t h o slR itn tn rn o f y / f - a >d U -S b o o n la u d e u n d e r Id s p»;r- f y ' -4— - - glm a l ! u p ei-vltlo n gia co Its in fa n c y . / Bov/ 10 o n e t o d e c e iv e y o u l u t h is . A ll C o u n t e r fe it s , I m i t a i .oils :.n d “ J n s t ^ j s - j o a d ” a r e b u t E x p e r im e n ts t h a t t r illo w l t i a rid e n d a n g e r i lio h e a lth o f I n fa n ts a n d C h ild r e n — lix p c , ie u ce u g a in s t E x p e r im e n t. E A K I N , tto r n e > s - i» t- 1 the fluenee— Q u e e n ’* C. E akim . S IB L E Y at W o m a n ’s ü llio « o v er W iU oi.’a «lruj» atore. J a n a lenas, ro r ne is so rry fo r th em lo th e ir a rre ste d d ev elo p m en t.—N ew Y ork H erald . SHE KILLED TWO ALLIGATORS AND SAVED TH E FAMILV. Dallan, Oregon. Sleep fails, and you are on the verge of nervous exhaustion. What is to be done? »-■ Take &J vm For fifty years it has been lifting up the dis couraged, giving rest to the overworked, a n d bringing refreshing sleep to the depressed. No other Sarsaparilla approaches it. In age and in cures, “ Ayer’s ” is “ the leader of them all.” It was old before other sarsaparillas were born. ALW AYS ,A.ttorney»t*Law. OIBee u p s t a i r s in C am p i) II’ r build- in g . N. L - tl.M ■ Mt!«. AU traiftiu. E E. COAD In Use F o r O v e r 3 0 Years. B liT L E R & CO AD D A LLA S, OREOON. W ill p r a c tic e ill a ll c o u r ts . o v er b a n k . . 1. M M ^ S SAVANNAH WALSTON. O llice, J . PER R Y A U T L N , VEHICLES ISO ¿GRIGÜLTÜR1L IMPLEMENTS. H o u s e , sig n an ti o r n a m e n t il, g r a in i n g , k a la o m in g a n d p a p e r h in g in g . * * CALDWELL — D E A I.K R IN — P A I N T E R , D a i . c a r . D A L L A S , O R E G O N . O regon le a v e s Independence for M onm outh and Virlie — 7:30 a in 3:30 p in Leaves Independnce for M onm outh and Dallas 1:10 a in 7:15 p m Leaves M onm outh for A irlie — 60 a in 3.60 p m Leaves M onmouth for Dallas— 1:90 a m 7:30 p m Leaves Airlie for M onmouth a n d Independence— M;00 a m 5 p in Leaves Dallas for M niinout h an * Inoe .endem e — U00 p m 8.30 p m . MOLINE, I LI.» U. K. WILLIAMS. 1*1 **«!«»,lit. f ’n » h l e r . W. C. V A S S A L L , a s s i s t a n t C a s h i e r DALLAS OK C IT Y DALLAS, HANK OREGON, T ra n s a c ts a g e n e ra l h a n k in g nusi- b rss in all its b r a n c h e s ; b u y s a n d sells e x c h a n g e o n p rin c ip a l p o in ts in th e U n ite d S ta te s ; m a k e s c o lle c tio n s on all p o in ts in th e P acific N o r th w e s t; loans m o n ey a n d d is c o u n ts p a p e r a t th e best ra te s ; allow in te r e s t on tim e deposits. | 1 visit D R . J O R D A N ’ S G scaTf Upper S a lt Creek Lum bering Co • MUSEUM OF ANATOMY« 1011 11MET0T., I l l FIIKHCO.CU. The Larjre«t Anatomical Museum In the World. %V eakne* e* or any c -mracted ditease y o .U H .-ly m r . J liy the oldest SpecialLt on the Coast. Lit. 36 years. # ^ j \ j | . ON. JORDAN —DISEASES OF MEN I # M r r i l l l . l , thoroughly fradlrated 1 from .ysttnt without the u->e o f * » re « r y . I T r a w n fitted hy an FXpert. i . c a l c a r . (or « a p t o r . . A quick and \ 1 radical core for »* 11 « . F la n n r* and , F l a t n l » . !>y Dr Jordan’s special pain Ice« method«. C o n s u l ta t io n free and stri' tly p r iv a t e . T r o a tm e n t p«r- ••n aH v or b y le t t e r . A /W o re C u r t in e v e r y c a s e undoruVen. Write for Book P B I I - O I O M I f mt 1 | * M A R R IA G E , mailed FkHB. (A valuah’ > b o o k f for men ) Call of onto I 1 OR. IORDAN S CO . 10S1 M.rt.t St. i. F. a-% ^ - MARTIN BROS., PROPRIETORS. All kinds of rough and dressed lumber on hands or cut! to order. We can fill anv order for lumber of any length ! promptly. Slab wood for cook stoves or harvest engines at 50 cents ■a load. I A TRUCKMAN. D a lla s : O re g o n Wall paper is all in. It is by far the finest line we have ever offered to the public. A (sir share of patronage solicited •nd *11 o-ders prom ptly Riled. Dallas Foundry! Send for samples of paper from 5 cents to 60 cents a double roll. We pay the freight on #10 orders. CENTER TABLES PARLOR FURNITURE AST ! XTENSION TABLES OAK BEDROOM SETS Other Recent - SIDEBOARDS LACE CERTAINS Arrivals PORTIERES, CARPETS BABY CARRIAGES LINOLEUM — A L L K IR D 8 o f — IRON WORK TO ORDER Repairing Promptly Done. ED. BIDDLE, - * SAM PLES FREE.-« Our Immense Stock of F. H.M USCOTT, PROP. A* W ash in g to n m an com plained b it te rly to th e D istric t com m issioner* of th e p a s tin g o f a d v e rtisin g labels on lo av es o f l$reed an d w an ted them to Stop th e practice. hut th e com m ission e rs a ssu re d H u th at th e official eliem* fct’s opinion w as flint th e use of th ese latiel* on bread la in no way d e trim e n ta l to health . BUREN & HAMILTON T I h f . Wnls+on fro n t y a rd . T hey w ere o u t on a m oonlight fo rag e fo r food an d pu sh ed th e ir w a y th ro u g h th e gate a n d u p to the house. A w ak en ed by an alarm from h er m other. M iss S a v a n n a h , who h ad been sleep in g on a cot on th e fro n t porch, p u t h e r h an d d irectly upon one o f th e m o n sters. H e r pet dog ju st th en d is ap p eared betw een th e ja w s of th e o th e r g ato r. W ith a leap th e girl gained h er m o th I e r ’s b ed sid e in th e p arlo r. T he sau- ria n s follow ed, an d one of them o v er tu rn e d th e b a b y ’s crad le. S av an n ah ju m p ed a n d g rab b ed th e child. T hen, w hile th e a n g ry a llig a to rs tossed th e fu rn itu r e aro u n d , th e th re e trem b lin g W alsto n s occupied th e fa rth e r side of the bed stead . E v e ry few seconds one of th e g a to rs would m ak e a n a tta c k on the bed. and S a v a n n a h k n ew th e siege m u st soon prove su ccessfu l. T a k in g ad v an tag e of a b rief o p p o rtu n ity , sh e jum ped down an d got h e r b ro th e r’s m agazine rifle fro m th e w all. S electin g the la rg e r of the tw o enem ies, sh e fired sev eral b u l lets a t his eyes, a n d a t last he rolled over dead. T h e re m a in in g c r e a tu r e m ade a wild (lash fo r th e bed. S av an n ah th r u s t tlie rifle Into his w id e open m outh, pull ed th e trig g e r, an d a fo rtu n a te bullet end ed th e co m b at rig h t there. A te rrib le in c id e n t o f th e n ig h t stru g gle, b efo re th e b ra v e g irl got h e r w eap on. w a s th e ch ew in g u p of a little ne gro boy w ho h ad been sleeping u n d er a tree a n d w ho ra n Into th e ho u se de sp ite th e ala rm . M iss W alsto n h a s been m ade queen o f th e local h u n tin g clu b an d m ascot o f th e T u n is m ilita ry com pany, and th e y o ung m en of th e place g av e a g ra n d b all in reco g n itio n of h e r bravo act. Wrttm th a D o c to r . I f yon have a ny c o m p la in t w h a te v er a n d cie»ire th e bt*»t m ed ical advice you can noM lbly receive, w rite th e doctor fre e ly . You will receive a p rom pt re ply, w ithout coat A ddress. L> k . J . C. AYEK, Lowell, Maaa. | MOTOR TIME T A B LE . R. C. C R A V E N •' I hftve u s e d A y e r ’s m e d ic in e s f o r m o re t h a n 40 y e a rs a n d liav e s a id f ro m t h e v e ry s t a r t t h a t you m a d e t h e b e s t m e d ic in e s in t h e w o rld . I a m s u re y o u r S a r s a p a r illa s a v e d m y lif e w h e n I fir s t to o k i t 40 y e a rs ago. I a m now p a s t 70 a n d a m n e v e r w i t h o u t y o u r m e d ic in e s .’’ F k a n k T h o m a s , P . M ., J a n . 24,1899._______ E n o n , K a n s a s . T H Ï C E N T A U R C O M R S N V , T T N U 1 R A Y S T R I C T , N E W V O R « PIT Y . Attorneys-at-Law A . Ayer’s Pills aid the ac tion of Ayer’s Sarsapa rilla. They cure bitious- ness. 25 eta. a box. OREGON. BU TLK K r $ sarsaparilla OSCAR HAYTER. DALLAS Low Price Furniture House > N O 22. W O M A N 'S W O R L D . Physician and Surgeon, / r r w i cT MAY J7, 1901. DALLAS, VOL. XXVII. ' A.* m any ad v a n ta g e s. A Dove all. tn ey in a g reat d eg ree th e ir ow n su p er- n d eu ts. and th e re is no one a t h an d >oss.” 7e a re alone an d co m p arativ ely In- n d e n t in o u r ow n little offices,” M iss G aines, w ho has been a biock. o p erato r” fo r o v er e ig h t y e a rs, ‘♦Uus being ab le to find a g re a t m an y sp a re m o m en ts fo r read in g , w ritin g , and even fan cy w o rk . W e also h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity o f m ak in g o u r s u r ro u n d in g s a s n e a t a n d hom elike a s w e plciise.” T h e re a re m u sical in s tru m e n ts an d piles o f m usic In se v e ra l of th e “block to w e rs” o v er w hich girl o p e ra to rs reign. G row ing p la n ts flourish in th e w in d o w s of n early all. T h e g irl o p erato rs, in die in te rv a ls of k eep in g a record o f all tra in s p assin g In e ith e r d irectio n , w atch in g and ch an g in g th e sig n als, m ak in g notes of th e n u m b e rs of a ll en- irines, “c le a rin g ” tlie lr p a rtic u la r sec tion o f tra c k an d p erfo rm in g all th e at h e r lig h t b u t Im p o rta n t a n d m u lti fa rio u s d u ties w h ich fall to th e ir sh a re , la k e g ro a t p rid e in k eep in g th e ir q u a r ters n eat. T h e N o rth w e ste rn ra ilro a d a t one tim e em ployed w om en In a sim ila r ca p acity . b u t th e six w om en on th e A u ro ra b ran ch o f th e C hicago, B u rlin g to n and Q u in sy ra ilw a y a r e th e only ones now d o in g th is w ork in or a b o u t C h i cago. Iter A r r e s t e d G irin a t t h e S em ap h o red . M rs. A lec T w eed ie, a p ro m in e n t E n g lish w’oum n of letters, w ho lia s been v isitin g th e U n ited S tates, h a s been w ritin g hom e h e r Im p ressio n s o f th e co u n try . E v ery one, she say s, does n o t ch ew gum In th e S ta te s, a s is com m only su p posed. b u t a g re a t c u m b e r o f people do, an d It Is re a lly re m a rk a b le to a n onlooker to w a tc h a crow d o f p erso n s w hose ja w s a re lab o rio u sly w o rk lu g up an d dow n, j u s t a s a cow c b e w a h e r cud. W h at a fu n n y custom It Is an d one w hich m ak es it n ecessa ry to lift on e's « k irts on hig h w hen w a lk in g in th e stre e ts! I f th e gum h a b it an d Its re su lts a r e objectiooarble, how d e lig h t ful a re th e A m erican w om en! T h ey a re b rig h t, cle v e r an d am u sin g , well dressed, “ too w ell d ressed .” M ax O’R ell say s, b u t a lw a y s s m a rt an d e n te r ta in ing. T h e A m erican m an w o rk s fro m early m orn to d ew y ev e m ak in g m oney “dow n to w n ,” a n d his w ife sp e n d s it fo r him “ up to w n .” T h e m en en co u r age th e ir w ives to d ress w ell, a n d cer tain ly th e re su lt is ch arm in g , ad d ed to w hich th ey a re In tellectu ally a s s m a rt aud w ell groom ed a s th e y a re in th e ir gowns. T h ey d re ss plain ly In th e streets, th e ex ig en cy o f n ecessity . C ab s cost a fo rtu n e an d th e only m ode o f tra n s p o rt Is th e c ar. It is high to Ju m p up o r dow n. It b arely w a its a second, th e p assen g er o ften lias to sta n d , an d th e only kin d of g a rm e n t su ita b le Is a plain ta ilo r m ade. T he A m erican h as realized th e fa c t an d ad o p ted th e h ab it. More th a n th a t, long s k irts a re In th e w ay, an d on w et d a y s o r in th e m o rn ing sh e sen sib ly w ears q u ite a sh o rt one. like a sh o rt bicycle s k i r t even in th e city. T h e s k irt Is m ost p ra c tic a l aud n eat, b ut. a las, h er boots a r e n o t in keeping. T h in shoes, w ith L ouis Q uinze heels, o ften a p p e a r below th e b u sin e ss like sk irt. B e r n h a r d t ’» I n f lu e n c e . * W hen co n sid erin g th e w o n d erfu l things w hich tlie d y in g c e n tu ry be queathed to th e new , it m ig h t be well lo b e a r In m ind S u rah B e rn h a rd t. T h e lady is 53 y e a rs old. She 1ms a son w ho Is o v er 30. She looks upon tlie sta g e th e slen d er girl w hose p a r t sh e p o rtra y s, th e boy w hose g a rb sh e assu m es. Not M aude A dam s h e rse lf in “ L ’AI- glon” looks m ore th e boy o f 20 th an did S a ra h B e rn h a rd t, g ra n d m o th e r a s she Is. w hen sh e produced th e play lu Baris. She is th e g re a te s t influence to d ay over all th e fa sh io n a b le w om en of th e world. E v ery w om an who d re ss e s In th e mode a n y w h e re on th is o b la te sph ero id follow s s ty le s w hich S a ra h B e rn h a rd t has set. not th o se set by a n y younger w om an, by a n y p rin cess o r g re a t w om en of th e aristo c ra c y . In “ L’A lglou” B e rn h a rd t h as con vinced wo inert th a t g racefu l, sin u o u s c u rv e s a re m ore b e a u tifu l th a n th e b u lg in g rolls o f f a t w h ich escap e above an d below a “s h o rt” w a is t laced ten inches too sm all. By a p p e a rin g a s a w o n d erfu lly g race ful boy sh e h a s convinced w om en th a t a figure so m e w h a t like th a t desig n ed by th e A lm ig h ty fo r w o m an k in d is m ore b e a u tifu l th a n th e a rtific ia l Idea o f th e co rsetiere. F a sh io n fo llo w s h e r b y p lacin g one sla v e ry on to p o f an o th er. T h e sh o rt co rset d o esn ’t give place to freedom , b u t to th e lo n g co rset, b ig a t th e w aist and ru n n in g from th e tip o f tin» b u st n early s tr a ig h t to th e p o in t o f th e a b dom en. T h e fash io n m ig h t be a g re a t gain fo r h ealth a s well n s b e a u ty . I f It is not. th a ! ’s not th e f a u lt of H arab B e rn h a rd t, 55, a c tre ss , g ra n d m o th e r, w o n d e rfu l w o m an .—E x ch an g e. D evelop m en t. M an is a p e rfe c te d m arsu p ial. H e Is n c re a tu re o f pockets. W ith him th e n ecessity o f a pouch sim ply develops one. T h is is th e low o f evolution. T h e first we read o f him a s a p ocket Is doubtless th e h ighest hum an good. It is especially so to wom en, to whom it b e a rin g a n im al lie w as on a level w ith th e k angaroo. H e th en had one pouch m eans th e preservation of beauty, h ap piness in th e hom e, and th e enjoym ent faste n e d to his belt. of social d uties. T here can be no good N ow look a t him a n d co m p are him to health f o r a n y w om an, for w hom . In his c h iv a lry , he woman who suf Is tru ly so rry . She. In h e r help lessn ess, fers from w om an H er Is u su a lly beh in d th e k an g aro o an d a t ly d ise a se . h e r b est only eq u als film w ith th e one com plexion fails. H er flesh loses pouch faste n e d a t h e r w aist. She h as its firmness. H er not evolved th ro u g h th e law s o f na eyes are dull. She h ire, b u t u n d er th e ste rn e r d ecrees of has no hom e h a p th e d ressm ak er. piness, no social W h a t a differen ce b etw een no p o ck enjoym ent. ets an d a score o f pockets! T h e first D octor P ierce’s Is w om an, th e o th e r m an. W om an Is Favorite Prescrip tion cures th e dis lite ra lly fettered fo r w an t o f pockets. She m u st c arry In h er h an d s w h a te v e r eases w hich d e Is ndt a p a rt of h er cloth in g , w hile stroy th e health. It establishes reg- m an ’s arm «, p alm s an d fingers a r e | ularity, dries dis- fre e — free to help his u n fo rtu n a te s is ; agreeable drains, ter. i heals inflam m a T h in k of five p o ckets In tro u sers, tion and ulceration, and cures female It gives good h ealth to five it) vest, five In ja c k e t an d five in weakness. ov erco at an ex a c t sco«e In all! Som e wom en, w hich m eans tran q u il nerves, a i good ap p etite and sound sleep. m en have m ore th a n this. su ffe rer tw o y e a r* ajjo w ith W hen m an took up th e h a n d k e rc h ie f fe " m I a le * m tro a u h prr«»t le a n d I w ro te to y o u for a d v ic e ,” it. he m ade a p ocket fo r th a t con- soy» Mr«. M a ttie H ay», eff T rib u la tio n , M cD onald Mi»flouri. "Y o u o u tlin e d a c o u rs e o f tre a t- lent article. H e d oesn’t h av e to be | 1 Co.. m e n t fo r m e . I follow ed y o u r d ire c tio n » , nnd p ick in g t h e » up—ex cep t fo r th e w o m n o w feel lik e a d iffe re n t p e rs o n . I n e v e r 1 e x p e c te d to h e a r from y o u w h e n I w ro te to you. en. ! In t h r e e day » n fte r I c o m m e n c e d t a k i n g y o u r ITe m ade a pocket fo r his k n ife an d a j m ed ic in e » I b e g a n to fee! b e tte r. I to o k tw e n ty ’ w o rth o f th e F a v o rite P re sc rip tio n ’ pocket for his w atch , a pocket fo r his ! d a n o d lla r» ( lo ld e n M edical D is c o v e ry .’ I tiougtit it k ey s an d a p ocket fo r h is le tte rs, a five dollar» w o r th a t a tim e , a n d al*o four viala f D r. P ierce » Pellet« I >vouM n o t ta k e o ne p o ck et for his tob acco an d a little pock o thouM tnd d o lla r» for th e g o o d th e m ed ic in e ha» et fo r his c a r tick ets, and he k ep t on d o n e m e I c a n t pm i»e it e n o u g h . I w iah all w h o suffer w ith *uch tro u b le » w ould give Dr. m ak in g pockets a s f a s t a s he needed P ie rc e ’» m ed ic in e » a fair tria l. I c a n w o rk all th em . d a y —d o in g a n y th in g , w a lk w h e r e I plea se , a n d feel good. M any t h a n k » to you fo r y o u r k in d W om en In th e ir help lessn ess envy a d v ice." him . T h ey reach o u t to him to borrow Dr. P ierce’s Medical Adviser, in paper bfs knife, to Im rm w his pencil, to b o r covers, is sent fr e e on receipt of 21 one- ro w a bit o f strin g and to l*>rrow a cent stam ps to pay expense o f m ailing dozen a rtic le s th a t he usu ally h a s sto w only. Address Dr. R. V. F b w s , Bu£ ed a w a y a b o u t bis cloth in g , f ie Is k in d . falo, N. Y. • coon Health W hen th e su b u rb a n , th ro u g h and fre ig h t tra in s w h ich ru n out of th e U n ion s ta tio n on tlie Chicago. B urlin g to n aud Q uincy ra ilw a y fl.v past c e rta in of th e w a tc h to w e rs o f “signal blocks” sc a tte re d alo n g th e w ay. th e le v e rs con tro llin g th e se m ap h o res w hich d ire c t the tr a in en g in eers how to proceed a re o p erated by w om en. Miss A ngie B G ain es is th e d ay an d Miss T eresa D rew th e n ig h t o p erato r a t B erw yn. Ills., w ith M iss Lizzie Alien a s a lte r n ate. o r “ e x tr a .” Miss Alice F u rn is s Is ’ block o p e ra to r” a t G rossdale, being ou d u ty a t night. M iss H elen M cKir- hau looks a f te r th e teleg rap h key an d th e sig n a ls a t W estern S p rin g s, an d Miss A dele W u rz k eeps g u ard a t th e “ X ” block, w h ich is n ear A urora. T h e “ hliM-k o p e ra to r,” w h e th e r m an o r w om an, m u st be. above all. an e x p ert teleg rap h o p erato r. T h en a r a th e r sev ere an d se arc h in g m edical e x a m in atio n m u st be und erg o n e b efo re th e new a p p lic a n t for railw ay em p lo y m en t is allow ed to “ post up” for th e “e x tra list.” W om en a re em ployed by th e railro ad w h en ev e r th is seem s possible b ecau se th e sa la rie s they co m m an d o re n little sm a lle r th an those paid to m en for th e sa m e serv ices. T h e new oper- ntor a lw a y s beg in s w ith n ig h t d u ty . The d ay Jobs, n s n e x t d esirab le, fallin g by rig h t to th e o ld er em ployees. E ach of th e .voting wom en m en tio n ed has passed m any a long night in th e lonely sig n a l box high above th e tra c k s and trie w orld o f sleeping men an d wom en. None will ad m it having been a t ail sc are d , n erv o u s or tim id w b eu in th a t situ a tio n . A lthough each g irl o p e ra to r w o rk s 12 fiours a «lay and sev en ('ay s lo th e week th e y e a r round, w ith th e excep tio n of a tw o w eeks’ v acatio n , th e block o p e ra to rs like tb e lr w ork. T h e re is little to fear, th ey contend, sin ce th ey can an d do lock th em se lv e s sa fe ly In th e ir tow er* a t will, a n d th e re t i Tribune Bicycles^ “ T H E V A B Y R U N N IN G N O IS E U 5 S 8 W H E E L R o a d s te r ,, $35 a n d $40. L ig h t ro a d ste rs a n d r s c e r s $50. C h sin * less $60 . n d $76. T rib u n e c u s li. io n fra m e s $ 50 a n d u p w a rd . T r i b u n e e o s s te r b r a k e m o d e ls $6 tru . I «m h a v in g th e b e s t T r i b u n e tra d e I h a v e ev e r k n o w n , d u e to th e fa c t t h a t t h e w h eels h a v e p ro v en th e m s e lv e s lo be a ll H in t w as c la im e d fo r th e m . C o m e a n d see th e lin e . F . A. W IG G IN S, Opposite postoffice, Salem SEEING A SHOT 4 My regim ent w as attach ed to Smith*« j brigade, B lair’s division of G ra n t's army^ ; a t Vicksburg. W e had made our assau lt , of May 19 and were now reform ing our; lines aud preparing for another assault, on th eir works. T w o days had lapsed, and we were, ready for our task. On th e 22d w« were* ordered to occupy one of those w aves of' hills th a t offered such excellent opportu nities for th e defense of Vicksburg. T he crest w as about 500 y ard s in a d vance of our artillery' lino and about an equal distance from th e C onfederate in- | trenchm ents. W e advanced in good o r der aud reached the crest w ith slight loss ! nnd lay down to u w ait orders for the final assault. As we lay upon our backs gazing up- | w ard we looked iqlo an Ita lia n sky, cloud less and serene. I t w as a typical “sunny , south” day, warm w ithout discomfort, the air balmy and fra g ra n t; not a leaf stirred ; all n atu re seemed to be peace-' fully resting, in strong co n trast to th e i ro ar of w ar th a t now w as rending thi.i peaceful vale, only to be equaled by heav- ' eii’s thundering guns when th e storm* ' king Is abroad in his power. Being located m idw ay betw een our a r tillery and th a t of th e enemy, w ith th e ro ar of the guns on either side and hiss ing, scream ing shot and shells h u rtliug • over our heads, made our position a hell | of dem oniucal sounds, b u t so protected th a t we carefully* listened to the ro ar and philosophically contem plated th e chances ! of victory or defeat. O ur reverie, however, w as soon rudely | aroused by a th u d and a little cloud of ! du st b u t a few feet down th e hill from ! w here we lay. C om paratively safe from th e enem y’s ! fire, our blue lines in plain sig h t of our j gunners, we confided in th e correctness i of th eir aim. B ut here comes a shot from our guns— j W aterh o u se’s b attery —plunging into j our line. Colonel H oge sent an orderly, acquainting th e gunners w ith th eir care lessness. A s th e shot had stru ck b u t a few feet | below where I lay it is needless to say I I Matched the fu rth e r firing of th a t gun | w ith interest. T en m inutes elapsed, and shots passed safely over. I w as lying I resting ou my left elbow. Corporal Bird, a m anly soldier, lay upon his back close to m y side. I w as M atching th a t gun. A M h i t e puff of smoke, and in stan tly i the top of a tree stan d in g in a hollow about 100 yards In advance of th e gun 1 toppled over. T h e activity of th e hum an m ind is phe nom enal. In th e nex t few seconds I lived aa experience seldom given to m ortals. T he gun, tree and m yself w ere in direct line. T he shot, before o bstructed by th* tree, had been sufficiently elevated to go over. B u t w h at now? W ould th e obstruction low er its eleva tion and plunge It into our line? W h a t Is th a t I see? I t is coming stra ig h t a t roc! L ike a bee in Its flight I see It. W h a t will it do—ta k e off an arm or a leg? Will I go home to w ife and b a bies on crutches, or Mill they bury me on I yonder slope? T h ere w as a M'hlrl of Ifs and possibilities about this life and th e next rushing through my brain. W hy not tu rn over, dodge it, ju m p up, any- I th in g to get out of range of coming d e a th ? W as I doomed to be a w itness of 1 every detail of my own d eath ? T he mind ou tran the speed of th e cannon ball a thousand times, but th ere M'as not tim e to telegraph the danger to th e dull m us cles for actiou. In the m idst of th is m ental confusion th ere came a heavy sp at, a trem or of tho ground, a sprinkling of som ething w arm in my face, and 1 jum ped to my feet un harm ed, to look down on th e m angled 1 form and face stru ck w ith death o f the young com rade a t my side, whose left sido had been carried aw ay by a six pound shot. Observing th a t his lips moved, I knelt • down and heard th e fain t words tw ice re- i pea ted, “ M other—w ater.” And th e soul of Corporal Bird, a good soldier, a clean h earted boy M ith whom for nearly a y ear I had touched elbows In line and on the m a r c h , took its flight. W e buried him n ear th e fa ta l tree th a t caused the accident, and a y ear later I furnished a d etail to exhum e his body, th a t it m ight be laid beside his kin a t his northern home on the banks of th e beau tifu l K ankakee. T he death of th is young soldier ever has a weird Interest for me. W hy shonld it: strike him and leave m e? Did tho fates decree it, or w as it fo r some wise purpose of him who num bers th e h airs of our head und notes the fall of a sp a r row ? I have seen th e smile of incredulity on th e faces of friends while relating th is incident of seeing a eannon ball In Its flight. I reply I know It is true, but I deem it possible only to close observers, a strong eye and favorable atm ospheric conditions. I doubt if it Is possible in th e hazy atm osphere of the coast. A t M o bile I w atched for nine days, but saw none. At A rk an sas post I saw several. T h e flight of honeybees far above the tops of trees has been frequently ob served. Hherm an’s corps on th e m arch to join G ran t a t F o rt Glbsoa witnessed a bright s ta r a t noonday. In 1800, in going down Into th e P la tto valley from O’Fallon bluffs, th e w riter, w ith th e n atu ral eye, plainly saw th e g ar rison flag a t F o rt K earney. T h e dis tan ce Is said to be alx mile«.—Exchange.