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ELEVENTH YEAR
HEPPNER, MORROW COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1893.
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Nve Or , H.iy. Wright
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' u, " leaves " lp.. . .,
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West " " " leavea " 2 p. m.
Night trains are running on same time SB before.
OSTICI-A-X. MKEOTOBT.
United Btates Officials.
PiMudent Groyer Cleveland
V i oe-l'resident Ad. ai Stevenson
becretary of State Walter Q O res ham
Secretary of Treasury .lohn U. Carlisle
Secretary of Interior Hoke Smith
becretary of War Daniel S.Lamont
u ........ ... Hi uv A. Herbert
p.wiuaster.aenerai'.., , Wilson S. bisseUi
Kcreljfcoi AgrioJture J. Sterling Mortou
State of Oregon.
Governor P"'?r
Secretary of Stat tt,LW?lu'H!ae
Treasurer Phil- Metsohan
Bupt. Public instruction ..K. g. MoElroy
Senators J J. N. bolph
j Dinger Hermann
Congressmen J W. B. Ellis
Printer Ea.I
tkiprnino Judges..
P. Lord
k.i
S. Beau
Seventh Judicial District.
Circuit Judge ifwdH
Prosecuting Attorney . U. Wilaun
Murruu County Officials.
iuimSeaator...' Henry Blackmail
Kepreeentative if- "v1",0,
(lounty Judge JuhuB ' Keithly
Commissioners Peter Brenner
J. M. Baker.
Clerk J-,W'MMrrKr
Sheriff.... Noble;
Treasurer W- J. Lfezer
Assessor 11. L. shaw
Surveyor Y.;1!a2r?WI1
School Bup't w 1". Baling
" Coroner T.W.Ayers.Jr
HEPPNER TOWN OFFICERS.
Hayor J.R.Simons
Councilman O. E. Farnsworth, M,
Lichtenthal, Otis Patterson, Julius Keitlily,
W. A. Johnston, J. L.Yeager.
Kecorder l SbBrt
rreaaurer E- - Slocnm
&aT.'...... .... J. W. Kasmus.
Precinct Otttserc
J ustice of the Peace . . F.J . Hallock
Couatable C. W. Kychard
United States Land Officers.
THE DALLES, OB.
J. W. Lewis Register
T. S.Lang Receiver
t.a nnANnie. OR.
A Cleaver Register
A. J. flWKJieuana "Dl"""
SZCBSI BOCIETIB6.
Doric Lodge No. 20 K. of P. meete ev
ery Tuesday evening at 1. SO o'clock in
their Castle Hall, National Bank build
ing. Bojonrning brothers oordially in
vited to Bttend. W. L. Baling, C. C.
W. B Potter, K. of It. & 8. tf
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ach month. All veterans are invited to Join.
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FBOFEeSIOlTJLIi.
A A. ROBERTS, Real Estate, Insnr-
anee and Collections. Office in
Counoil Chambers, Heppner, Or. wtf.
Wheref
At Abrabamsick's. In addition to his
tailoring business, he has added a 6ne
line of underwear of b11 kinds, negligee
Bhirts, hosiery, etc. Also has on band
some elegant patterns for suits. A.
Abrahamsiok. May street, Heppner, Or.
Coffin & MoFarland have just received
a car load of Mitobell Wagons, Hacks,
etc., and have also a largesupply of farm
ing implements of all kinds. a
1. N. BKOWlT J AS. D. HAMILTON
Attorney at taw.
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Tor full information apply to your nearest
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Wn linabrmged
Any
Time
istheriehttime
for everybody to
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1 in
Beer
A temperance drink.
A home-made drink.
A health-giving drink.
A thirst-quenching drink.
A drink that is popular everywhere.
Delicious, Sparkling;, Effervescent.
A ?$ cent package makes gallons ftf this
delicious beverage. Don't be deceived if a dealer,
for the sake ol'iarger profit, tells you some other
kind is ''just as good" 'lis false. No imitation
is as good as the genuine HIRES
Can be procured at the drug gture of
I. If. lyers, Jr.
Next door to City Hotel,
HEPPNER, : : OREGON
Equal to lime and sulphur, nnd much
better for the wool, as it promotes the
growth rather than damages it.
fit. FENLANI). ED. K BISHOP.
President. Cashier.
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
COLLECTIONS
Made on Favorable Terms.
EXCHANGE BOUGHT & SOLD
HEPPNER.
OREGON
TO
iSfin Pranoisoo
And all points in California, via the Ut. Shasta
route of the
Southern Pacific Co.
L'he great hishway through California to all
points East and South. Grand Weenie Route
of the Pacific Coast. Pullman Buffet
Hleepera. Second-class Sleepers
Attachedto express trains, affording superior
accommodations for second-class passengers.
For rates, tickets, sleeping car reservations,
etc.. call upon or address
R. KOEHLER, Manager, E. P. ROGERS, Asst.
Gen. F. A P. Agt.. Portland, Oregon.
ARE YOU ANY GOOD AT PUZZLES ?
The genius who invented the "Fifteen" puz
zle, "Pigs in Clover," and many others, has in
vented a brand new one, which is going to be
the greatest on record. There is fun, instruc
tion and entertainment in it. The old and
learned will find as much mystery in it as the
young and unsophisticated. This great puzzle
Ib the property of the New York Press Club, for
whom it was invented by Samuel Loyd, the
great puzzleist, to be sold for the benefit of the
movement to erect a great home for newspaper
workers in New York. Generous friends have
given $25,000 in prizes for the successful puzzle
solvers. TEN CENTS Bent to the "Press Club
Building and Chrrity Fund," Temple Court,
New York City, will get you the mystery by
return mail.
Every Header OF THIB
journal is invited to aid in the erection
of & great home for newspaper work
ers by sending one dime to "Press Club
Building and Charity Fund," Temple Court,
New York. You will aid a great work and re
ceive by return mail a wonderful puzzle-game
which amuses the young and old, baffles the
mathematicians and interests everybody. Public
spirited merchants have contributed 92.3,000
worth of premiums for such as can solve the
mystery. Everything from a "Knox" hat to
"Steinway" piano.
DID YOU TRY
"PIGS IN CLOVER"
or the "FIFTEEN PUZZLE."
Well, the man who inyented them has just
completed another little playful mystery for
young and old, which is selling for ThN CENTS
for the benefit of the fund to erect a home for
newspaper workers In New York. This puzzle
is the property of the New York Press Club,
and generous friends of the club have donated
over 125,000 to provide prizes for lucky people,
young or old, who solve the mystery. There is
a lot of entertainment and instruction in it,
Bend a dime and get the souvenir puzzle by
return mail. Address "Press Club Souvenir,
Temple Court, New York City.
FOR AL,K
T TARNES8-8HOP, stock and fixtures. Good
r1 business; established in the midst of a
eood farming and stock-raising country,
Also for sale a good house and two lots with or
without the business property. For further in
formation address Gazette, Heppner, Or. 483 tf
Shoemaker, Ed. Birbeoic, a shoemak
er and repairer of many years' experi
enoe. hag just located in the Abraham
aict' building, on May street, where be
ia prepared to do e vet y thing-in hit line.
Birbeck is strictly a first-class work
man and warrants all work. Give him a
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
HEDGED IN BY KTJLES.'
., !
Borne of the Tribulations of Sleep
tog-Oaf Porters.
Queer Mandates and Regulations Issued
by the Pallman and Wagner Com.
panlea Questions Asked or Mea
Seeking Employment.
' 1 .
The life of a porter on a sleeping-car
la usually pictured aa one full of trials
and tribulations, and his work aa lack
ing sufficient remuneration. All this is
in a great measure true.
Most men who enter into the duties
of a "car-service man," as the portors
are called, recognne that they are work
ing for a vast corporation, and there
muat exist a strict system of discipline.
It has been said tbjst among the orders
issued to the porters are those to wear
clean, white linen, "stand-up" collars
and bright and clean uniforms. Ihey
are furthermore forbidden to speak to
the lady passengers, unless first spoken
to. In other words, as one of them put
it: "We are expected to dress like
dudes, but not to adt like them."
A Chicago News reporter spent some
time the other day talking to a few Pull
man and Wagner porters. The men
were not at all disposed to enumerate
their little grievances. A railroad
official remarked that it was because
they did not have confidence in the in
terrogator's identity. "They may think
you arc a special agent,'.' he said. "Yes,
wo find lota of things that we are
ordered to do unnecessary and not very
pleasant," said one porter on a vesti
buled St. Paul train, "but it would not
do for me to complain. The officials
would find me out and tell me if I did
not like the work to get out and make
room for a willing man."
Superintendent Lincoln, of the oper
ating department of the Wagner Sleep-
ing-Car Company, was interviewed. He
showed the reporter the printed instruc
tions issued to porters and conductors.
They are almosi Idenvwsal, section after
section, with thoae (, - Pullman com
pany. "A porter or (conductor travels a
rough road to seournliis position," said
Mr. Lincoln. "The number and nature
of the questions asked the applicant
very often stanle the man. xle must
be able to read and write, to state his
antecedents, education, physical condi
tion, names, addresses and businesses ot
each of his employers within five years
at least, stating his position with each
employer, and when and why he left the
employ of each man. The applicant is
also asked: 'Are you willing to go
wherever sent?' 'Are you in debt?' 'Do
you use intoxicating liquors?1 'Do you
ever play games of chance for money or
gamble in any way?' These are sample
questions. A porter, when he is ac
cepted, is told his duties and supplied
with badges, buttons and white jack
ets. The uniforms, summer and winter
weights, ho must purchase. The porter
is not asked to wear a white yest That
is a portion of the conductor's summer
uniform. The vest in cold weather is
oovered up by the coat, which is but
toned clear to the top. A white standing-collar
and flat scarf are demanded of
the porters for the sake of having uni
formity and preventing gaudy or
'sporty' neckwear. The shoes or boota
must be kept polished, and our company
prohibits the use of slippers at any
time while on duty. The Pullman
company allows its porters' to wear
slippers, after all passengers have re
tired, or when lying at a waiting point.
The summer or light-weight uniforms
are worn from June 1 until October 1.
Porters are requested to remove their
capB when making up or putt g away
berths or attending to other sii .ilar du
ties. They are provided with wh
duck jackets by the company to be worn
over the uniform while doing this work
only, and the porters must see that
they secure enough to have a clean one
for each night. At no time while on
duty is a porter allowed to play cards or
gamble. This seems like a startling
array of rules, but if the men are will
ing to do the work they are employed to
perform they can not consistently com
plain." "Have Jffli any system of rewarding
old and effloient men?"
"Yes; they get the best 'runs,' like
those to New York on the limited. We
have porters who commenced working
for us fifteen years ago. They like the
work, and, as I said, they get the pref
erence of the best runs. These portors
earn much more than the conductors."
There is one thing which very often
disgusts a Pullman porter. His berth
is supposed to be that in tbo smoking
room, but should the smoking-room be
"sold," he must take "upper 1." If
that also is occupied, the porter must
either remain awake or crawl up on the
roof and sleep. Between the hours of
ten p. m. and three a. m. the porter is
monarch of the car. He can lie with
one eye open and watch any number of
passengers enter the car at a main
station, but, though they call loudly
for their berths, he never moves. It is
his sleeping time, and the conductor
must then make up berths.
THE WESTERN PKDA(iO;PK.
We are in receipt of the May number
of onr state school paper. It exceeds
any of the former numbers it Tains.
Tba paper this month contains many
new and raliiable features. Tbe illus
trated series on the schools of tbe state
it introdneed by a paper on tbe Friends
. Polytechnic Institute at Salem, Oregon.
These paper cannot fail to be of great
Baking
Powder
value both to the schools aud to the
public ,
There are also severnl fine articles
by onr best writers and tbe departmeuts.
Current EventB,""Saturday Thoughts."
"Educational NewB" -'The Oracle
Answers, Correspondents," etc , enou
coutiiin much valuable reading for
teachers or purents. The inagnziue
lu.s about 50 pages nf matter, well'
printed and arranged. We pronounce'
the Western Pedagogue the best educa
tional monthly on the cunsl.
Everyone of our readers should have
the paper it they are at all interested
ii education. No teacher school direo
ir or student can get iilmig well witli
n t. it. We will rece'vo subscriptions
l this offioe. Price only SI .00 a ear.
A'heu desired we will send the Western
I Vd.igogue aud Ouzel I e nun year to one
address for $3 00. ('.ill ami i xamine
pain pie oopies. Teuchers, direulors aud
1 urentB, now is the time to mbsenbe. tf
INDIAM AND HCBREW.
a cmpnriso:i i
,'o -iU'.-ir Customs
Early ti-i.vi-U-ni nra r; Hie Indians
claim to Ikivo found rite?; mid cere
monies strikingly similar to those of
fhe Jews, says the St. Louis (flobe
Democrat. (leorge Catlin. the artist,
who spent a considerable portion of his
life among tho tribes, said he believed
that they had Jewish blood in their
veins, although he could not go so far
as to identify thorn with the lost tribes
of Israel. Tbe Indians worshiped a
a great Spirit or a Jehovah. Idolaters
were never found on the North Amer
ican continent. The tribes had their
council or medicine houses, which they
held most sacred. They had their high
priests and their prophets. They fol
lowed the Hebrew custom in not allow
ing the women to worship with the men.
Fifty years ago the Sioux exploited the
same belief thut they are dancing them
selves crazy about now. They main
tained that the Indians were the chosen
people of the Great Spirit, and that in
time they were to triumph over the rest
of the world through a Messiah.
In marriage the Indians had customs
which savored of Palestine. They
gave presents for their wives. In their
bathing and in their family relations
they followed with remarkable precis
ion many of the requirements of the
Mosaic law. They observed certain
laws of purification which the Old Tes
tament teaches. Fifty years ago trav
elers found no difficulty in discovering
the practice of these rites and cere
monies by the Indians. But as the line
of white settlement advanced the In
dians gave up their old customs. Their
forms were laughed at by white men
and many of them were abandoned.
The ghost dance, which the Sioux have
been scaring the frontier with, is the
old sun dance under a new name. It
used to be practiced frequently as an
atonement ceremony.
There was once an Indian feast which
was very like the aiiini;:! feast of the
passover. Some, of the tribes kept a
feast with branches of willow and pre
liminary fastiii;.7. which Ijorc striking
rescmbhmee to the i'eisst of Taber
nacles. The practice , i ujiVriug to the
(it-eat Spirit t;e lin t j iv.-n corn, anil
the first fruit ; i f i.'l l.i.i ls. was almost
universal emci, ; 1'ic li:i:i,ins before
they became foataiiiin.ile.l with whits
men.
Buckltu's Arnica Hnlve.
The beet siilve in the world for outs
bruises, sores, uloers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, obilblains
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively ouree piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price '25 cents per
box. For eale by Slooum-Jobnson Drug
Company.
(i. A. It. NOTII-K.
We take this opportunity of iutotmiug
our subscribers that the new commis
sioner of peneions has been appointed
He is an old soldier, and we believe
that soldiers and their heirs will re
ceive justice at bis bauds. We do not
anticipate that there will be any rudicnl
changes in the nilminiHtration of pension
ntluirs under the new regime.
We would advise, however, that U. ft
eoldiere. sailors and their heire, take
leH to make applioatioo at once, if
they have not already none so, in oruei
to secure the benefit of the early filing
of their claims in esse there should be
anv future pension legislation. Much
legislation is seldom retroactive. There,
fore it is of ureal importance that ap
plioatioue be filed in the department at
iIm mrlient DoBxihle date.
If the U. H soldiers, BUilors, or meir
widows, children or parents desire in
formation iu regard to pension matters
they shonld write to the Press Claims
Company, at wasnmgion, u. vj., ami
thev will nreoare and send the neoesearj
anuliaation.it they find them entitled
nuder the numerous laws enacted fur
their benefit. Address
PKEHS CLAIMS COMPANY,
.Iohv W'EiiLKUiHH.N. Managing Attnn
ney, Washington, 1. C, P. O. Hex 3S5
If.
How Murh Is II WorthT
Of all current questions, this is the
one most frequently asked. It is, in
fact, the great question of the day. No
body to speak of inquries: "Is ho hon
est?" "Is ho patriotic?" F.very body
puts tbe query: "What is he worth?"
Money Is not merely tho commercial
standard of value, bat too often the cri
terion of social position and tbe touch
Itone of character.
MEN WHO NEVER SLEEP.
Thrilling- Incidents in the Tilfa of
an American Detoctlva.
Row French, Rtiglish and American Thipf
Takers Bunt Their Game Shadowing
Dishonest Clerks A Few Cases
Illustrating the Methods.
One of the best-known detectives in the
United Btates, after repeated solicitations
by a reporter for the Denver (CoL) Times,
consented to talk about the business.
"There is all the difference in the world,1
he said, "between the methods used by the
secret sen-ice ngeuts of different countries.
Poople who read French novels havoan idea
that thodisguises spoken of in them as be
ing worn by the Lecoqs of the different
stories as something utterly' untrue.
Strange as it may seem, however, it iB true.
A French doteotive who can not so dis
guise himself that his superior can not
recognize him could not find employment
in any detective bureau. The disguises are
wonderful, too, and even the strong light of
day shows no imperfection in them.
"Ihei-e are two sorts of detectives in
France State detectives and the municipal
or city force. Among the former no one
knows who his fellow detectives are, and
as they never work in pairs, the necessity
for knowing each other is not so great. The
workings of the French bureau is very
thorough and more like the American
method than the English.
"The latter never think of disguising
themselves, and go to work openly. If a
bank is robbed in France a nfcw assistant
teller or clerk appears in the bank a day or
so afterward. He is a detective, of course,
and where in England the doteotive would
be called in m front of all the employes and
ask them all manner of questions, the French
would say nothing, and nothing more woi
probably be heard of the robbery until the
thief was caught
"The English have a great system of
stool-pigeons. Among the vicious of all
classes, male and female, are always those
to be fouud who, for the sake ot being pro
tected in a certain way, carry all the news
of M orooked work done among the swell
mobsmen, as high class thieves are called.
to Scotland Yard, where is situated the
Criminal Investigation Bureau. If 'Hurry,
the Swell,' is flashing a great doal of money
about the fact is at once reported to the
police, and if any large forgery or robbery
has recently occurred, 'Harry, the swell,'
is liable to pr.ive an alibi. Inside tbe great
portico of Scotland Yard is a large case
containing the photographs of all the detect
ives employed by the bureau, and the
crooks or thieves can have free access at
any time to study the faces of those who
are liable to be after them at some f utura
time. This stool-pigeon system is not used
much in America, as the police do not put
much faith in it.
"In France or England, If the employe ot
abigbanlTing house is suspected of irregu
larities his habits are watched and the
facts ascertained, while in America a man
will be set on the track of the supposed
thief, make his acquaintance and I.-M'i ii'.iat
hhnself Into the suspected man's confidence.
He will spend as much or more money thai,
the suspect, and will go into auydisslpntion
Withbim. In the event of irregularities in
any large concern, the American detective
becomes an employe of the corporation
whether as a porter or a director of a bank.
Theolew and the working up of ltlsmudc
much more of by an American than by any
ono else. Ho will jump at conclusions rrom
a faint something, and frequently hit the
mark; where the stolid Britisher would
hpi Rf.iiTnhlinir In t.hn riurk.
"To be a good detective a man must b
possessed of courage, bruins and cooluesa
There is no mystery, howevur impenetrable
.t may appear, but what can bo solved if
the right methods are employed. There
was a case 1 remember in Chicago.
"A well-known business man was found
murdered one morning in bis office. The
orime had evidontly been committed tho
Bight before, for the body bad beon cold a
,ong time, and the man's family hud watted
for bim to come to his home the evening
previous. His. valuables had been taken,
tho safe had been rifled, aud beyond the
ghastly bullet-hole in tho man's head, there
was nothing to Indicate with what the crime
had been committed. No pistol was found.
"I was put on the case and masoned that
as the robbery was evidently committed for
gain tho murderer must be in poor circum
stances. I visited all the pawn shops in tbo
city, and found that five revolvers had been
pawned between Bix o'clock the previous
evening and the morning.a Throowcro45
caliber, the size evidently 'used to kill the
man. Two of the men were well-dressed
and the other wasn't. Tho latter was
described to me, and I took the
pawnbroker down to the different rail
way dopots where trains were leaving. Wo
went through three trains, and linaily
located the man in a smoking-car. I ar
rested him, and much of the dead man's
property was found in his possession. It's
not much of a story if the man hadn't
pawned the pistol be would certainly have
got off, but it shows bow much little things
amount to, and will give you an idea of how
a detective will go to work.
"The life of a detective is startling
enough, but It gets tiresome and monoto
nous, and I expect soon to rutire. I remem
ber one case that happened in New York.
A very swell reception was given by one of
the leaders of society. Oue of the guests
had laid a valuable solitaire in the ludlus'
dressing-room on the wash-stund, aud for
getting It, had left it. On her return tc
find It, it had, of course, disappeared. N
body knew wbere It was. Tho trunks of all
the servants were searched, but no tract
could be found of tho jewel, winch was
worth H,0U0. I finally found it where
had been pawned for &VI0 iu a pawnshop
a French woman. 1 took the visiting list
the hostoss, and finally, after a week's
search, found that one of the guestB, a rich
woman, had a French maid, and that she
bad gone to Europe shortly after the re
ception. "I had to wait for her return, nude tho
acquaintance of the maid und took her to
too puwnoi'oker's, where lie identified her.
She cone!-HOd ami her inisirens r'-ilcemou"
Itiodiiiumint Htui paid all the exiiensea. J
never toht m: lice.
"Voa -e u.to itiat niiwnhrnliM-s are Irn
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Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard.
portuat tac-.ors in our Dustiness, ana thai
they are frequently of service in delecting
crime. Still, pawnbrokers encourage rob
hers, for if there were no shops the tempta
tion to steal would not be so great.
"It's a singular business in every way,"
concluded tbe thief-taker. "Fascinatim in
many ways, but like every thing else, out
gets tired ot it."
GYP'S NARROW ESCAPE.
How Mrs. Greenrront's Pet Came Near
Losing Ills I'reclons Existence.
She came bustling into the doctor's
office with something carefully wrapped
in a fleecy shawl, says tho Chicago Her
ald. "Doctor," she said hurriedly, "he
isn't at all well, and I would rather you
would prescribe for him than any other
physician in tho city. I haven't for
gotten how you brought the children of
my neighbor. Mrs. Wallup, through the
measles safely, and I am afraid it is
something of the aame kind that is
troubling the dear little fellow."
"Who ia stck, Mrs. Oreenfront?"
asked tho physician, solicitously.
"My little Uyp," she answered, un
rolling tho bundle with tho utmost care
and exposing to viow a measly little
red-eyed poodle.
"But, madam," began the doctor,
"I know you are busy, doctor, and tho
servant said you in usn't be interrupted
but it's a serious caso. I don't know
what is the matter with him, you see."
"But-"
"I hope no surgical oporation will be
necessary. I could not bear it, doctor,
to see any thing of tbe kind performed
jn tho dear little fellow."
"Will you allow mo, madam, to"
"Of course, doctor, I put him entirely
in your hands. Do whatever you think
is best for bim. It an operation is
nooessary use your utmost skill."
"Mrs. Oreenfront, you must permit
me to Bay that I am not in the habit of
prescribing for dogs."
"What! Don't you know any thing
bout their diseases?"
"I do not."
"Never had any practice whatever in
attending upon them?"
"Never!" exclaimed the disgusted
doctor.
"Then I couldn't think of lotting you
prescribe for him," she said, decidedly
and emphatically, as she wrapped the
animal up in the shawl with the utmost
care. "Dear little Uyp," she murmured,
caressingly, "what a narrow escape you
have had!"
And taking the bundle up in her arms
she bustled out of tbo office, leaving the
fashionable doctor of the aristocratic
avenue petrified with astonishment.
A ,MIEBlS REVENGE. .
Haw a i?li!cugo Man Got Ahead of a
: Haughty Hank President.
The cashier ot a South Water street
fruit house and the president of one of
r.lie biggest bunks in town had a finan
cial disagreement Saturday afternoon
and, according to the Chicago Tribune,
tho cashier came off victorious. The
bank is noted for Its unbending business
methods. A draft for 91,500 on tho
South Water street firm came to the
bank. The officers demanded payment
with a certified chock before they would
turn over the bill of lading accompany
ing tbo draft. Tho cashier of tho fruit
house and tho president of tho bank
bad a lively conversation through tho
telophono.
"Our check is good at any bank In
town," said the young man. "We can't
keep a stock of certified checks on
hand."
"Wo won't accopt any thing but a
certified check," said tho president.
Tho young man returned to his desk,
and thought. Then he hired a horse
and buggy and drove over to another
bank, w here be drow out $1,500 in big
silver dollars. lie placed them in a bag
and drove back to the storo, whore two
laborers carried the heavy load Into the
olllco. At four o'clock tho notary of the
bank appeared.
"There's your money," said the young
man, triumphantly pointing to the bag.
Tho notary tried to lift the bag, but ho
was not strong, and l,r00 of those cart
wheel dollars weigh over Hft pounds.
The bag never budged, The notary
pleaded to be allowed to have the bag
carried over to the bank. The young
man Insisted that ho must havo bis
draft ami his bill of lading at onco and
that the necessary counting must bo
done In the store. The notary was pro
fane, but profunity didn't do any good,
and hn was diplomatic, and diplomacy
failed to work. In the end he was
forced to send fur three clerks to count
the money uud hire an express wagon
to curry the bag to the hank. Then be
tinned over the paper and the young
man locked the wife and went home to
pie. an- for the peaceful Sabbath day.
Found In the Smoker.
"The most troublesome of travelers," suld
me of the oldest and best conductors on the
r'orl Wayne the other day, "arealwaysto be
found in tho smoker. It generally u.kc
oie twice as long to got through the smokci
as the other cart. That's where the tieku:
sre hardest to find. I'm sneaking of t'to
train before it gets noar town. Mont of inn
countrymen who tit in the smoker seem to
always manage to conceal then- ticlic in
some out-of-the-way pocket or lose ii u.icir
the papers of a big pocket-book. I
ways assurt they have a ticktM. soiu -
ami ItconsumoH time tofiiid it or in u i
pay up. I'm afraid most of the routes v .
attempt to beat tlioir way are in 1 lie mo '
too "
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