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The coroner was seated at his (leak.
Before which on supports rested a cof
fin containing the dead body of a
young girl of the poorer class. She had
Beeu found murdered the uight before
on a road leading into the town. No
one knew her, and the l»ody had been
held as long us seemed best for iden
tllhation. The only person to whom
the slightest suspicion attached was a
man who had been seen walking on
the road near where the body had been
found. The police of the neighboring
towns had been notified, and the man
bad been arrested and identified by tlie
person who had seen him. The prisoner
wus undergoing his examination.
“ Did you ever see the deceased be
fore?” asked the coroner.
“ Never.’*
“ W hat were you doing on the road?*’
“ 1 am a commercial traveler and o f
ten walk from one towu to another In
stead o f w aiting for a train. It was so
In this ease.”
“ Did you see anything o f this girl on
the road?**
“ I have told you that I never saw
her before.**
The coroner conferred with a police
official, then turned again to the pris
oner.
“ There Is no evidence against you,
and 1 .suppose you are entitled to a
discharge, but you will have to re
main In the care o f the police for a
short time.**
A t that moment several persons en
tered. leading a blind man.
“ This mah, your honor.** said one of
them, “ has come to town looking for
his daughter, who, he says, has been
recently V i away from her home. W e
have tol* him o f this dead girl, and
he desire* to know If It Is she he Is
seeking.”
The moment the old man appeared
the prisoner started. Then he looked
about him to see if Ids agitation had
been noflced and. feeling ussured that
all eyes were and had been on the
blind ahii). resumed the cureless air
that he had shown during his examina
Hon. The blind man. who was old and
on who^e face were file lines of suffer
ing, wtf.8 led up and stood trembling
before the coroner. A fter some pre
liminary questions he was asked to toll
his stflry.
“ My little girl,’’ he said, “ Is a good
girl.
She Is all I hAve to love and
the only person In the world who loves
me. Bhe cannot lx» <lea<l. She Is not
dead
She must not tie dead.
She
worked in u factory, and when she
went to work In the morning she gave
me ft loving kiss. A ll the long day I
wnited for her to <*ome home, and then
there was another loving kiss, and,
though tired, she talked brightly to
me, cheering me f Ue the 11ame o f a
fire on the hearth ft» you who can see.
She never went g» (Ming about in the
evening, but stayed at home with me.
though I encouraged her to bring her
young companions to our home.
“ But o f late she F ed seemed troubled,
gbe could not cheer me as she had
been used to doing, or. If she did, I
knew it was with an effort.
And I
noticed that the More troubled she
was the more affection she showed me
T w o weeks ago she embraced me more
tenderly than ever before, hanging
about my neck as though she would
never let go.”
“ From that day I have not seen her.
M y neighbors have told me that she
had been seen several times with a
man, but 1 could got no description of
him. I feel sure the man they saw her
with has been the cause of her leaving
me. 1 have visited a number o f towns
In hopes of finding her. without sue
cess. Those people have told me that
you have a dead girl In here who Is
not known, but I do not think it enn
be my girl. Still. T w ill satisfy myself
that Hhe is not.’*
“ H ow can you do that?” asked the
coroner. “ You cafi’ t see.”
“ I can tell my Maggie,” said the w it
uess.
“ Your honor” - said the prisoner,
then checked hi a-self.
“ Well, what is It?” asked the cor
oner.
“ Nothing; only that an Identification
by a blind man is a travesty on Jus
tice.”
“ H o w does that concern you?” asked
the coroner, looking at the prisoner
with a uew interest.
“ Only g e n e ra IV v re p lie d the prison
er. endeavoring to resume his care
less manner.
“ By what menus,“ said the coroner
to the witness. 'Van you kuow your
daughter?”
“ Let me put my hands on her face,
and l w ill know her at once.”
Au ashlness spread itself over the
features of the prisoner.
“ Ixuul him to the body.” said the
coroner, “ and place bis hands on it.”
The old man’ s hand was placed on
the waist. He rturted. H e ran his fin
gors up the bufiy till he came to the
neck, when he uttered a uioan. Quick
ly he pussed bis hand over the face
from chin to forehead and staggered.
“ Oh. Maggie, M aggie!” he moaned
“ Your daughter?” asked the cor
oner quickly.
“ My daughter.” walled the old man.
There was n silence broken only by
the btlud m an'i sobs, then he was led
•way. The cofoner turned to the wit-
Deu.
“ You mill be held till you can show
that you are rM the man described as
having led the girl a w a y ”
The prisoner staggered, put his hand
to his head and would have fallen had
h# not been supported hv a policeman,
who led him away. He was Indicted
and tried for the murder, p-oved guilty
and confessed on the scaffold.
TUKNKH C H O Y L E
G etting Back at Some On*.
” !Ie has three
sons, and he Is
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must h a re It It»
for the human
Humor **? Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
INDEPENDENCE.
W . J. Steele, of Buena Vista, has
gone to visit his sons in W ashington.
T h e man w ith o u t a d o lla r
H a s som e Ideas quaint.
H e thin ks I f he had m oney
T h e c ity he w ould pain t;
T h a t he w ou ld feed the h un gry
On ch icken and roast lamb.
But when h*- finds a fo rtu n e
H e closes like a clam.
Attorney Jones has returned from a
trip over into W ashington on business.
W h en on his uppers w a lk in g .
T o o poor to raise a row.
H e thinks o f Institutions
H e su rely w ou ld endow
T o raise the meek and lo w ly
A n d g iv e the poor a chance,
But when he ge ts the m oney
H e keeps it In his pants.
A la s, poor human nature,
C a u gh t In the g r ip o f p e lf;
W h » n poor so generou s minded,
W hen rich good to h im self;
8 o kind and open hearted
W h en he h as nought to blow ,
But. oh, so v e r y d ifferen t
W h en loaded w ith the dough.
Plugging For Her.
GROCERIES
A. J. Richardson came in from Buena
Vista Wednesday and went to Portland.
CHANGES HIS DREAM.
W h en fo ld ed In the clutches
O f p o v e rty he finds
T h e rich u nsym path etic.
W ith n arrow , g r a sp in g minds.
Bu t w hen his luck g r o w s b rig h te r
A nd d o lla rs roll In view
H e ch a n ges his opinion
A bou t the w ell to do.
M iies Porterfield recently sold his
hops and they were shipped yesterday.
Homer lodge, Knights of Pythias, ;
held a special meeting Wednesday ev
ening at which in addition to initiatory
work done the grand officers of the or
der were entertained. The grand offi
cers present, were Grand (b an celor,
John M. Wall, of H illsboro; (fraud K.
of R. S., L. K. Stinson, of Silverton;
supreme representative, Judge W . M.
Cake, of Portland. In addition to these
numerous visiting members were pres- j
ent. Following the adjournment of the
meeting a smoker was indulged in and
a general good time bad. The local ,
lodge is figuring on a junket to Falls
City at their anniversary meet on Jan
uary 23r<l. The Falls C ity lodge will
initiate twelve new memliers on that j
evening and is planning for a big blow- j
out.
The main portion of the Asa Taylor
barn is now under cover and a big force
of carpenters is busily engaged in re
constructing the entire building. The
barn when completed w ill afford more
room and will be in every way better
adapted for Mr. T aylor’s business than
it was before the fire.
At the first annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First State Bank,
held in the banking rooms Tuesday,
January 14th, the following officers and
directors were elected for the ensuing
year: President, W. A. Messner; vice
president, E. H o ie r ; cashier, C. C. Pat-
trick; directors, W. A. Messner, Win.
Kiddell, J. P. Rogers, F. N. Stump, C.
C. Pattrick. The directors with the e x
ception of J. P. Rogers, who is presi
dent o f the National Bank at Salem,
are all directly interested in business
and farming industries in Independence
and Polk county and are among our
most prominent and substantial citizens.
The affairs of the bank were found to be
in excellent condition with an excep
tionally heavy cash reserve and a con
servative safe li-t of loans. The bank
has been open only nine months, but
the business transacted and the show
ing made was highly gratifying to the
stockholders as well as the officers.
“ Do you thluk it will raiu?”
G. A. H urley, form erly of Indepen
dence, but now associated with his
“ I know it will.”
brother in publishing the Vale Oriana,
“ W here is your sure sign?”
“ My w ife told me to take my um was here Thursday. Mr. Hurley is also
practicing law and is meeting with suc
brella, and 1 didn’t.”
cess in his new field. He came down
from Vale to attend the press associa
Knew a Case.
tion at Portland which meets today and
“ A part can never be greater than tomorrow, and ran up here for a visit
the whole.” said the professor learned with old friends and to look after busi
ly as though he were stating a new dis ness matters.
co very
“ Are there no cases where that isn’ t
true?’’ asked the irrepressible youth.
“ N ever!” replied the professor firmly.
“ I think I know a case.”
In buying a cough remedy for child
“ Then suppose you give us an Illus ren. never he afraid to buy Chamber-
tration.”
iain’ s Cough
Remedy. There is no
“ Take the hair on the head o f a bald- danger from it, and relief is always sure
headed man.”
to follow. It is intended especially for
coughs, colds, croup and
whooping
“ W ell, what of It?”
“ Isn’t the purt greater than the cough, and there is no better medicine
in the world for these diseases. It is
whole?”
not only a certain cure for croup, but,
when given as soon as the croupy cough
appears, will
prevent
the
attack.
Whooping
cough
is not dangerous
when
this
remedy
is
given
as
directed.
Otherwise Em
It contains no opium or other harmful
ployed.
drugs, and may given as confidently to
“ II a v e you a baby as to an adult. For sale by
read ‘The Cafi Belt <k Cherrington.
of the W ild ?’
“ No; am too
Don’ t miss seeing Mr W illard and
busy.”
his company in The Country I’ qtL.u* at
“ D olngwhat?” Woodman b allo n Saturday night. Seats
“ Listening for
io w on sale.
‘the call o f the
dollar.’ ”
M. Hayter, dentist, Wilson building.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy a
Safe Medicine for Children.
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Some Evidence.
“ H o w is his livery stable paying?”
“ It is a gold mine.”
“ I thought 1 saw a few shafts In his
back yard.”
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
There Is no sure test for greatness,
but every man thinks he can tell ap
proximately. and It Is not fa r from
borne.
SIMONTON & SCOTT
Mr. W . O’ R eilly Fogarty, who is a
member of the city council at Kington,
Jamaica, W est Indies, writes as follows;
“ One bottle of Cham berlain’s Cough
Remedy had good effect on a cough that
was giving me trouble and I think I
should have been more quickly reelived
if I had continued the remedy. That it
was beneficial and quick in'relieving me
there is no doubt, and it is my inten
tion to obtain another l>ottle. For sale
by Belt à Cherrington.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
I 'v e met w ith m any selcn tlsts
A m i men w ho kn ew a lot
A bout m oat e v e ry th in g In sigh t
A nd som e thin gs that w ere not.
But I re ca ll a m odest one
W h o sim ply kn ocked them c o ld —
T h e hired man w e used to h ave
W h en I w a s ten y e a rs old.
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P O R T L A N D O R C O O N
60 YEARS’
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Anyone sending a sketch and description may
tynlokiy ascertain our opinion free w hether an
Invention Is probably rstentahle. Comniunlca.
lionsMrtctlyeonOdetitlal. HANO00OK on Patents
sent free. Oldest agency fo r securing patents.
Patents taken through Mutin A Co. receive
spo hii notics, without charge, in the
Scientific American.
A handsomely Ulnstreted weekly.
T.srsest elr-
cn 1st Ion o f any scientific Journal. Term s. #3 a
year: fo u r months, 9L Sold by all newsdealer*.
MUNN & Co.se,B~*,'~» New York
Brsuch Office, <S96 F 81« W ashington, D. C-
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Nevada’s Maintains are filled with the
Yellow Stuff.
Stock
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Co
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phones
Knights of Pythias Install Officers.
“ All sorts o f things, sir.” —Bystander.
A Foregone Conclusion.
“ And then, mind you.” exclaimed
Miss Passay indignantly, “ she asked
me If 1 wouldn’ t marry the first man
that came along.”
“ The Idea!” exclaimed Miss Cutting.
“ Don’t these obviously unnecessary
questions make you tired?” —Philadel
phia Press.
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One 80 acre farm, finely located,
good buildings. 45 acres plow la n d ;
all stock, implements, seed, feed, in
fact everything goes except house
hold effects.
Only
$ 3,000
W heat, a bushel, $1.
Bran, a ton, $22 50.
Shorts, a to n , $25.
Oats, a bushel, 45 cents.
Flour, a barrel, $4.75.
Flour, a sack, $1 25.
Corn meal, $2 50 a cvvt.
Potatoes, a bushel, 60.
Butter, a pound, 30 cents.
Lard, a pound, 14 cents.
Bacon, sides, a pound, 18 cents.
Ham s, a pound, 18 cents.
Shoulders, a pound, 14 cents.
Eggs, a dozen, 35 cents.
Chickens, a dozen, $3 @ $5.
Dried fruits, a pound, 6 @ 15 cents.
Beets, a pound, 2 cents.
Turnips, a ]>ound, 2 cents,
Cabbage, a pound, 2 cents.
Onions, a pound, 4 cents.
Beans, a pound, 5 @ 8 cents.
Corn meal, a pound, 3 cents
n a y , a ton, $10 @ $15.
H. C. CAMPBELL
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ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING IS ONLY EXPENSIVE TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE WASTEUl AND CAREIESS. TO YOU, WHO ARE
NATURALLY CAREFUL. IT DOTS NOT COMT HIGH.
It is economical because it can be quickly turned off when not needed. With
gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light burn when not needed to
save bother of lighting and adjusting,
In some homes the electric light bill
amounts to only about ¿2 per month. Y o u can probably get some kind of artifi
cial light for less money than electric light, but does it save you anything when it
limits opportunities for work and recreation, ruins your eyesight, smokes your
walls, mars decora.ions and increases household work
Y o u can proartifi-
save a dollar to-morrow by going without your meals, but it w ou ldn ’t be econ
omy. It is not so much what you save, but, how you save, that counts. We
are always ready to explain the “ ins and outs” of the lighting proposition to
you, Call ou us or phone to us. W e are never too busy to talk business.
Manager, Dallas, Oregon.
Office on M ill street, just north of the court house.
Phones:
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E. W. KEARNES,
H IC K S -C H A T T E N
Send
still have a chance to get it easy
It comes in handy
any old time
Willamette Valley Company
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MONEY
WHEREWITHAL
Preaching Sunday morning and even
ing. Sunday school at 9:45. Epworth
league at 6:30. Prayer meeting Thurs
Every property holder and every citi
day evening.— M. P. Dixon, pastor.
zen o f the state of Oregon is indebted to
the newspapers, the commercial bodies,
the schools and the 'business men for
BAPTIST CHURCH.
conducting an advertising campaign
Preaching Sunday morning and even through 1907 which brought 27,215 peo
ing. Sunday school at 10. 1». Y . P. U. ple to this state as a result of the colo
at 6:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday nist rate in March and A p ril, Septem
evening.— F. 11. Baugh ton, pastor.
JOIN A RELIABLE C O M P A N Y
ber and October.
No greater
return has ever been
by paying a nominal sum
achieved as a resuli of • community or
PR E SB YTE R IAN CHURCH.
ganization, and co-operative advertis A N D M A K E Y O U R F O R T U N E
Preaching Sunday morning and ev ing. 'l’his record of 227 people for every
ening. Sunday school at 10. Christian day for 120 days is almost without a par
Endeavor at 6:30. Prayer
m eeting allel in the history of immigration ef
Thursday evening.— D. J. Becker, pastor. fort anywhere in this country. During
the same months of 1900 the colonist
rates brought 18,21, showing the un
C H R IS T IA N CHURCH
Buy before the price (toea
precedented increase of 9,001, or in round
Preaching Sunday morning and even figures 50 per cent. The colonist rates
up and you w ill win
ing. Bible
school at
10.
Senior go into effect again on March 1st and
Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Bible class continue until April 30th, and if the
Send in your order at once
and prayer meeting Thursday evening. same energetic campaign can be carried
A . C. Corbin, pastor.
on in 1908 even this huge influx of new
people can be increased, and it is cer
tainly worth while. The colonist rates
EVAN G E LIC AL CHURCH.
were the central feature around which
Preaching Sunday morning and even the seventy six bodies, composing the
Box 258
ing. Sunday school at 10. Christian Oregon Developement League, carried
Endeavor at 6:30. Prayer
m eeting on their campaign, and the chief credit
R H Y O L IT E , N E V A D A
Thursday evening.— N. W. Sager, past- for this result is given to the newspa
pers to whom it belongs.
The direct benefit of the colonist rate
is that it brings people to every section,
S w eet K evenge.
and builds up the country around all
A little boy came into a dentist’s o f the towns rather than increasing the I
fice a short time ago and had a trou population of the larger cities. And it
blesome tooth removed. A fte r the den has been conclusively proven that im
migration conies to communities in di-
tist had finished with him the boy
rent proportion to the effort expended j
asked for the tooth. The dentist gave by them.
It to him and inquired as to his rea
sons for wanting it.
“ I ’m agoiu’ to take the old thing
The first important function that the
home an' stuff it with sugar an’ watch
Knights of Pythias have given since they
I have for sale some very desirable
It ache!” the boy replied.
secured and furnished their new lodge
bargains in farm property.
home in the Brown Building, was the
A fine home of 45 acres, fine creek
T h e A n s w e r Unfortunate.
installation o f officers Wednesday night.
bottom s o il; good buildings, water
The officers installed for the ensuing
and orchard. Close to school, church,
rear w e ie : C. C. Coad, C, C . ; Dr. L. A.
R. R. On R. F. D. route, rural phone.
Boll man, V. C . ; Ed Bricker, prelate;
A snap at only
$ 2,500
Frank Riggs, M. W . ; C. D. Chorpening,
K. R. of S . ; G. N. Cherrington, M. of E . ;
One 100 acre, well improved farm ;
Dr. S. T. Donohoe, I. G .; J. A . Lynch,
35 acres plow land, 20 acres stump-
O. G. Deputy Grand Chancellor J. C.
age, pnsture, balance fine fir tim ber;
H aver was the installing officer. The
good eight room new house, fine liv
evening’s session was closed with a fine
ing water, fine orchard. Price
banquet.
Only
$ 3,000
¿¿VE RSAñDlLLÚcST^TIOhS).
H e k n ew the h istory o f F ra n ce :
H e k n ew how snakes w ere ta m ed ;
H e k n ew the w a y th e y m ade a plow.
H o w slee p in g t a r s w ere n am ed;
H e kn ew a man w ho knew a man
W h o slep t w ith H en ry C la y :
H e k n ew the w a y to break a co lt
A n d how to m ake h ens lay.
O f that same hired man
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LET US POPULATE OREGON
M. B. CHURCH
“ The »
D. SWIFT & GO.
1501 Seventh St., Washington, 0. C.J
Preaching hours at 11 and 8.
NEWSPAPER' lltUS-TRU K
I f th ere w ere m on sters In the deep
O r m a rv e ls In the nlr
O r hidden th in gs beneath the ground
O r w on d ers a n yw h ere.
H e hail th em c le a rly classified.
A rr a n g e d and on disp lay.
A n d w hen h e clea red his th roa t and spoke
T h a t's all th ere w a s to say
On p o litics o r m ix in g paint
O r a n y th in g like that
H e knew the sm allest Ins and outs
And had them a ll dow n pat.
A m o n g the people 1 have met
In all the fo x y clan
There ne’ e r w as o r e the equal quits
DDiptly obtained In all eoor.tries, or NO FKC.
IADE-MARKS, Caveat« and Copyrights regia- I
_ — eJ. Semi Sketch, Model or Photo, tor free I
■ r e p o r t on patentability. ALL BUSINESS I
I S TRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Patent practice I
I exclusively. Surpassing references.
P
I Wideawake inventors should have our hand- L
I book onilow to obtainand Sell patents, Whuttn- I
I ventions will pay.IIow to get a partner.andother I
I valuable information. Sent free to any address. I
That »m all trai t« o f fruit pay a* well
! as larger ones is the testimony of H. (4.
| Campbell, the real estate agent of Dal
las. About eight years ago Mr. Camp*
| hell began gathering fruit from ten
acres consisting o f Italian prunes and
125 Royal Arm cherry trees.
Mr
Campbell lives in Dallas and hires all
the work done on the ten acres.
In
1907 he received over $600 net from the
ten acres, the cost of cultivating and
harvesting the fruit being about $200.
He sold the prunes green to the drier
Had he dried the prunes himself Ire
would have made considerably more.
This ten acres has averaged Mr Camp
bell over $500 net each year since the
trees began bearing.
MAGAZINE A^DBOOHEE t J
Ideals are not necessarily expensive
because they are high
Had Them All Beat.
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TEN ACRES PAY WELL.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Ben H. G. Campbell Receive* Over $600
Net From Small Prune and
efits a City Councilman at King
Cherry Orchard*.
ston, Jamaica.
STATIONERY W IN ÎIN G
W e all like the state o f being power
ful much lietter thau we do the process
of l>ecoming so.
It is a detriment to one’s sense of
humor to he required to apply it to
one’s own case.
T h e C o u r t St.
Crocers
FROM THE ANTILLES.
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Many n man gains the power to re*
pose by goin g to ehureh.
W e are thankful that the dreams
that come true aren’ t those that are
preceded by a heavy supper.
FRANK GLOVER
REPORTED W E E K L Y BY U. 8. LO U G H A R Y.
COMIC ANÍ>ó*X .VENierçPOST
OREGON
N O N E OF T H E M A R E IN I T W I T H
M o h «r*o 1 W IW n M G p L A T E k 'fJ ;!
W h en you see that deep d ejection
S its en thron ed upon h er brow
Q u estion not but h er com plexion
S te rn ly tells her. “ D o it n ow .”
DALLAS.
A ll kinds of meats, inclu din g
fish and poultry.
Hatiefao-
tinn guaranteed.
MARKET REPORT.
Wasn’t Throwing It Away.
“ Buying any mining stocks?”
“ No; 1 am playing the races. I like
to get part o f It back.”
Diet.
C old Storage
Meat M arket
When it comes to
Courtesy West Hide.
Bell. *21, Mutnal, 1297.
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Fi
On
buitdin
rink,
and ge
to see
them
that
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