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About The enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 188?-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 6, 1890)
it; j -J, CQlQllB Duaritcli At Mill tvldeiio of th handiwork of tnari bit IWra aliuoat vanished. Kvtt In that nmpany h could not help remembering that It Hi Mivtlv to l supposed that twit- Ual tkeiehtnt curry about wir with blob to it on thr-lr eltulla. With nt-h of relief h held Hp th lan tern and faulted around. II u ataudtnit In good sited vault or rhainlwr built of ruhbl Moil. Bmu of tltia rubltl had fnllen Into hi loft; but otherwise, though Ui workman ililp thowed thitt It must 1st of eatrenwi anti quity, th aton lining wat Kill urontfand food. II looked uiwu th Boory Mid thou tor th Unit Urn peroeived that th nodding atwietua twfor him m not th only on, AU round lay retiinanti of tli mighty dead. Ther they www, ttrvtobed out In th form uf a circle, of which th toii list wat tlw center. Un lo In th circle wm vaoantt rKlMiUy It hud one Iwva omupted by th giant mini wbion now Ml within th kin. Next h kovktd t th kwt IMI. tt had all to appearatio of on of tlioee rud atott cheat la whlrh tlx Tory auoiant tututbitauti of tula lalaud burled th athet of their cr tuated dead, tint if tola wm to, whuc cams th uiioreuiated akeletouit lM-ua.pt tubeaquviil ro or trlb bad rouud Uie chamber ready preratrad, aud uwl tt to bury torn among theiu who hail fallen to battle, It wm lutpoatibl to aay niur es pecially , with oa ic.ptlou, thai wm aothliif buriail with th eiwletoui which wvakl tvti to Ideutlfy their rao or at. That uoPto nn a dog. A doc bad been . pltosd by on of th bodice. EvtdwnUy trow ' uit pcaiuoa or th bom of It master arm, ha had been Ml to hla but tlesp.wlia hi baud ' resting on bia hound noauL ' .- Betiding down, Uarold etainloed th am tod klton mora closely. It was, h discovered. accurately jimcd together with etroug wir. Clary thie wm th work of band which war born into th world long after lb Saab on the mighty bona bad oruiublad luto dual But wbar wm th treasurwl II taw nona. Hia hart tunk m th Idea mrk him that b had niad an interesting arciiaokylcal dis covery, and thai wat all ttofore undertaking dueer search, b returned to th hot and hallooed to Ueorg to com down, a ttier wm nothing but torn bone to trlghtea) him. Thli th worthy Ueorg wu at length, wun mucn aitncuicy, persuaded to OA Wbn at but b ttood beside him la th Tault, Uarold xplalud to him what tht plac wm and how ridioulout war bit faara, without, howarar, tuocwadinf In Uayln( um w any conaiaaraDi xtauv And rvally wban on coaudori th Mtitloa. thut up m thay war ta th bowalt of plac wuicn oaa lor cwturla ownad th rHita Uon of baing bauntod, faoad by a Mddint akltoa c( aliuoat auparhumao aiae, and aur ronndad ly variout otbar akaMoo. all HTry fln and larK, with th moat riolanl Urn ra that bad viatud th eountry fur yan Hghlng away ontaida, it I Mt wowiartul tnat Uorg wm tcarad. "Wall, b told, hit tta ebattarlaf, "if thla ain't th maataraal on that irar 1 did !" But hr h ttoppadi languag WMDot quai to in iiraaion of hit fnling. alaaawhil Uarold, with a haart full of aniMty, wm turning tb lantern thia way and that. In th bo( of diacoTarlng toiut tract of Bir Jam traaaurt, but naught could b tea. Thr to tb loft lb auuonry wm fallen In. Ua want to It, and pulled Mid torn of tb alotia. Tbar wuacai ity bthlud, apparently a paaaa laading, no doubt, to tbefaacrat ratranot to to vault, but ha could ta nothing in Ik One mor bt taarchad round. Tbar wm nothing. I'nlaai to traaaur wm burlad tuOMwbar, or bidden away la tb paaug, it wm ooa-woateut, that wm a And yet what wm to meaning of that Jointed tkeletoo aittmg in th aton blht It raurt bare been put tbar fur torn purpoaa, probably to frigbtau would to plundenrt away. Could be beaming on lb turner! lie nuhed to tb cheat, and kxikad through tb bony lega, ot hit palvlt reated aa Ibe ttou bottom of th kitl "Well, Oeurja, It aaema wr done,' aald Harold, with a ghastly attempt at a laugh. There no traaaur here.' Uay be it underneath that tbar itont corn bin, eujgaatad Ueorge, wbua teMb war atlU chattertug. "It tbould bt bar of bareabouta, turely, Ton wm an idea. Helping hlmeelf to tbt tbooldar bladaof euro daoaaeed baro, Harold, salng tt m a trowel, began to aeoop away Uta oft aand upon which I atone cheat atood. tie tcoopad and tcoo) t manfnUy, but a ouui not come to tb t aaoiof th kitt. Ua tupped back and oked 'j It mual be on of two thuiga ei'ir tb kvllow at , .the top wm bot aha! low aatcfng la a gnat , moci oc ttooa, inkitbad a fait boa. . torn. . ,jt ; H literally tprung at It, and talxlag tb giant tkeleton by the tplna, jerked It out of th klat and dropped It iu a bristling, bony neap on one ai.le. Just m bedidaotber cam a gust of wind to furious that, burled M they war in th earth, they literally felt tba mound rock beneath II luttanUy It wm followed by a frightful crash overhead. Oorg ooUapaad In terror, and for a mo ment Harold could not for tb life of him think what bad happened. He rao to tb hole and looked up, Biraighl abov him be could an the iky, in which tba Brtt cold tlgbtt of dawn war quivering. Jdn. Ua ey't lummar bout hail bona blown bodily away, and tb "anrw-i Critiah dwelling piaor- wm one nm it had bn for oanturiea, opto to tli - "Tb summer boo laid. "Thank (Jul or we tbould bavt i :une, Otorgt, ' war not In A' "Oh, Lord, tirl' ...nod th. anhappy 0fl0K "tbit U an awful busiueav It't bk a Judgment." "It might bsv been If w had ben op abov Instead of safe down here," h ao- twrd. "Com, bring that other lantern. Uorg rouwd hlnuelf, and together they bent over tb now empty kist, and examined it ciotaiy. Tb tton bottom wm not of quit tb tarn color m th walls of th kist, and ther wm a crack acroet Ik Harold fait in hit pocket and draw out bit knife, which had at th back of It on of thoat ttrong Iron hooka that ar used to extract Monet from tb booh of bone. Tb it book bt worked luto th crack, and managed, before It broke, to puu np a tragmeut of tton. Tbtn. looklnc round, he found among th rubbish, wher to wan naa fallen In, a long sharp flint Tblt bt Inaartod In tb hole, and thay both levered away at Ik Half of th cracked tton cam op a firw Incbat, far enough to allow them to get their Bngan underneath Ik Bo It wm a fait boa torn. "Catch hold, gasped thtoolonat, "and poll for your Ufa," Oeorge did M at wm bid; and letting their kneet against tbt hollowed ttou, thay tugged till their muacln cracked. 'Us amoving," aeldUaorgi. "Row, tbtn, eolontll" Next teoond tbny both found tbematlvai on tbt flat of their backs, Tb tton had given with a run. Up sprung to colonel Ilk a kitten. Tb broken atone wat standing edgeways In tilt kist. There wm eometblng toft btnaath Ik "Th light, Oeorgol" be tald boaraaly. Beneatb tb atone war torn layeri of rob tun llnun. Wm it a tbroud, or what! Tboy pulled th liutn out by handult, Oiwl twol threel Oh, grunt heaven I There, under the linen, wm row on row of llilnlng gold oolut tet tdgewaya For a momeut everything iwam bofor Harold's eyea, and hit heart stopped beating. At for Ueorgn, be muttered something lu audlbl about itt being a "muter one," aud oollapaad. With trembling finger, Hiirold managed to pick out two placet of gold which had bean disturbed by tbt Ufaaral of tbt tton, and btld tbtm to tb light. H wu a tUlllad numltmntologltt, aud had no difficulty in recognizing thorn. Out wm beautiful three pound pleot of Cbarlat I, and tht other a tpur royal of Jamet L That proved Ik There wm no doubt that tblt wm th treasure bidden by Bir Jamet dt la Holla, and be it mutt have bean alto who bad oonoolved th Idea of putting a tola bottom to tbt kist, and totting up the skele ton to frighten niaraudurt from tbt treasure, If by any chanc on tbould inter. For a minute or two th men itood itarlng at each other over tli great treasure which they bad uneartbed In that dread plac, thuklug wllb tb reaction of tboir first ax- I wMMMttua ami ataviy uoiu to apouti. "How drtu ilu it tof Niul Uwiruo. Harold got Ilia kliliti Mlivl UkaivHl hiiiui of tlld bip ooiiit, which wora very lllitly pnokitl, m ua couui tiiovtbia baud in thorn fiwlv. l'liou b pullwl out bauilful altor handful of very tort or gnui cum. mor wm a roao Bobl of lutward IV 1 dmiblo tovorelgiit of Henry Villi tilpl tovervlgii and pild orowutoi VKtwaru vii duubl rial, rial mid tngali Of Wary i nia myala, iptir rtiynla, uiil. larg aowrelgna and Uui-ala of Jimi It double nail aud rialtof KUaabathi Uirve ?und pleoea, broailt aud half broadt of harlot 1, amua In g renter quantity anil aoiu Iu laaa, but all war rpivonUl Handful after handful did h pull out, and yet Ui bottom wat not reached, At but be osuia to It. Th layer of gold plena wm alwut thirty tuchei thick by ture fiwt n king, "W mutt get Uilt luto lb houaa, Owiiips befvir any on It about," gasped tb 4oul, "Vt,trlyt but bow btw a-gvung to carry UP Harold tbMigtit for a minute, and then acted thuii Bidding Ueorgeauy Iu tb vault with th treasure, which be wm with dull' oulty pemiaded to do, be climbed the InipiM viaed rop ladder, and got In anfuty tlnviii;b th bole. Iu bia eiclleuieut be bad forKofr ten about tb iu miner boua having being carried away by the gal, which wat atlU blowing, though with not to much fury as before, aud th wlud iwwnt duaolaUun that met bt view a b (merged Uito th dawuiug tight brok Bjwn him with a shuck. Tlw euuuuer boun wat lau son) Bothliig but a few upright ramaiued of It; aud flftjr yard away b thought b could mak out tli oruiupled tip ahap of tb root or wu ttiut all. guit a quarter of lb great oak which were th glory af tb lilac war down, or pltutarad and ruined. But what did be car (or Um auuimer boua or ibe oass uuwl Kur gatUng bit aabauation, h rau down tli slo and reached lb boua, which be en lered M tofUy at h could by tb aid door, hubody wat about yet, or would be for au othar hour. It wm CkriaUiuu day aud not a phauaul morning to get up on, ao in wr vauu would b aui to II abed, Ou hit way to bit bedroom be peeid luto th dining room, wher b bad fallen Mleep ou tlw pro vloas vnlng. When b bad wok u, It may b ruaembrH, he lighted a candk ThuoandlWM now daring itself to death, for h had forgotten to xuuguub It, aud by It lid by lb paper from which be had made tb (real diecovery. Ther wm notti tug in It, of eoure, but tomebow tb tight luipreeaed him very much. It teemed months aiuo be awok to 8ud th lamp gun out How Biuob nury bapiwa between Um lighting of a caudle aud Iu burning ewer I Hunllng at tblt trite reOectiou, b blew that light out and taking another want to bis room, tier be found a tloul hand bair , w ub which b mad bast to return to lb niouuL "Ar you all right, CJeoivel" be abouled down th bole. "Wall, oulooel, yat but not torry to te yoa back. It" kniaeom down bar with thee deader." "Vary wall Look eull Tbora a bag. fut m much gold In It u you can lift com fortably, and then mak It fut to lb r-ip, bom tkre ailnute passed, aud then Otorge aaBCd that tba bagful of gold wu ready Uat:d hauled away, aud wun a tootldtiabl after breugbt it to Ibe turfeoa. Thea, gaetiat eke big ou I bit tboubWr, bt Uggared 0 Nh It w the heme, la hit roa aaaed -a Maaiv tsa gelag ekatt, th ompanloe. of bit many wandering, VM about half full of anilormt and eld elotb which be bundled nnceremonloualy on to lha Boor. Thla dona, be shot the bagful of ihia Ing gold, u bright and aanorrupted aow u when It wm packed awajf two and a ball centuries ago, luto tb ene.1, and returned for another load. Twenty bum did a mak thla journey At Ui tenth something happened, "Hare a wnung, air. with tblt lot, ahouted Ueorga, "Uw packed a way In Ibe money." He took th "writing," or rather parch men I, out of tb mouth of tb bag and pal It la bia pocket unread, At but tb tura, normotn a It waa. wu exhausted, That th lot, ilr," ahouted Oeorn, u he tent np th twentieth bagful "If you'll kindly let down that there rope, I'll come up, too. AU right," eald tb colooeii "put tbt tkeleton back flrek ... , "Wall, air." answered OtMrem, "k I - k. wonderful ouoifortahl wwere b lav. o If you're agroeeb 1 think fU fc uisn be. Uarold aback If. t, and J Uv Oaoraw tr rived, overl w,ui tilth and (maw ration. "Well, tar b eald. "1 never did think true) I tbould get daad tired of handling gold enint; aut it a rum world, and that a fact Wall, I Btvir, and th summer bouae gnoe, aad jitt look at thlm there oakil Weil, If that beant a muter onr "Yon nver taw a muterar, that what yon war going to tay, wasn't III Well, and take one thing with another, nor did L Oeorge, If that a any comfort to yoa Kow look here. Just cover over this hoi with tome board and earth, and thea oom In and get tome breakfast Itt 8 o'clock and past, and ue gai it blowing Itself ook A nierry ChrtatniM to yoa, Ueorger and be held out hit band, covered with cut and grim and DIOOQ. 0org shook Ik "Bam to you. colonel I m tur. And a marry Chrittmu It la. Ood bleat you, ttr, for what you've don to-nlgbtl You've taved to old plan from that banker chap, that' what ym've don and you'll have iliM Ida, and Tm durned glad on It, that I am, Lordl won't this make Ui fcpilrv open bit eyes!" and the booest fellow bruahed away a tear and fairly capered with joy, nil red night cap waving on the breeaa. It wm a strange and beautiful tight to let the solemn Oeorge ceuing thut In th mldel of that windy desolation. Harold wm too moved to an war, to bt aoouiaerea tile last load of treasure and limped on with It to th bout. Sir. John- ton and her talkatlv nleo were up now, but they did not happen to ta him, and bt reached hit room In aafaty. Ha poured lha last bagful of gold Into tb cheat, and tmoothed II down, It filled It to the brim. He thut tht chat and locked It, and tbtn, u b waa, covered with filth and grim, brulaed and bleeding, and bit hair Dying wildly about bit face, be aat down upon it, and from hit heart thanked heaven for tb wonderful linng that bad happened to him. Bo exhausted wu b that he nearly fell uletp M he tat; but remembering blmaolf, b rota, and taking tb parchment from hit pocket, be out th faded tllk with which It wm tied, and opened Ik On It wm a abort Inacrlptloo In th taint crabbed writing which be bad teen In the old liibl that Ida had found. It ran u followei "Boeing that th timet b to troublous thai no man can bt tur of hi own, I, Blr Jaiiua d la Moll, hav brought together all my eubetanot in money from wheresoever It lay at Interest, and bar bid the tarn In thli lepulcner, to which 1 found tbt entry by chance, till tuch time u peso com back to tblt unhappy England, Thli bavt I don ou Chrtatnuu day, In th year of our Lord IM.1, bariug completed th billing of th gold whll ib great gal wm blowing, "Jamr di iji Mot. Li," Thui on a long gun Clirlatmni day, In tbi hour of a great wind, wm the gold bid, and now, on tint Chriatmiu dty, when anothei great wind raged overhead, wm It fouud ic mora, juit Iu time to tavi a daughter ol a bout of Ot la Mollt from a fate m bad ai uuatli. i , CnAPTER XLL IDA OOM TO MKT UES riTT. ' Moat people of a certain aiit and a nertaln dogre of wuiltiveneaa of dlaxIUon, In look ing uaci oown the viata or tbelr lives, wliereou Inuinory'i melancholy lljrbt nlavi In fitful Ouibut Ilk tb alternate slow of a ocnwi itvuiig In tb twilight of a tomb, can recnll aom on night of peculiar mental agony. On way or another It hot bean with most n ui, that long night of utter wo, and all will own that It it a i;hustly thing to (ace. And so Ida do Iu Moll bad found Ik Tba thrlok of tbt great gala milling on thai Chiintmuf tvt round th ttout Noriimu towtiri wm not more itronn than thal,i, of the despair that thook her Ufa. Blit could not tlee who could tleep on tuch a nttit, the litruld of tuch a morrow f Tb wail ami (our of tb wind, th crnib of fulllns tniu uml tli rattl of dying ttoiioi teemed to form a in accompaniment to th turmoil of hoi mind. Bli roao, aud putting on htr drawl in gown, went to th window, and In tli dim n.iut wntcued the trot KlRunUcally toMIng in a groat itruggls for tliuir lifo. An .mi nd a birch were within bur view. Th. imu ttood tht gait out-for awhile. ProamiHv tbero cam an awful runt and lieet mnn in I It would not bond, mid Uiu toUi;U root would Mot give, ao bvinwtu the u,;lil of Ilia brtHith of lisduaiiny tb blit iii'i' bi nku in I wo ilka a alraw, and llatiuvading lop nua w hirled Into tlitiiumk Hut the bncli gttva ami twutt it bent till It dolicat lllniiiautt In v uhh lha wlud Ilka a womau'iitraatiilhg bull', and tlia Bei'vwieaa of theguat wore itavlf away and apaitd Ik "Bee what lmpvin to tlioae who atuml up and defy tlieir l.iio," tald Ida to hvrwir, wliu a bitter laiiulk "The birch hiw Ihelwlof It. Ida rose and rloaed the aliulUtrat tli Hiiht of th itnriu altvcUnl her already itruiunl nerve almost beyoud Iwarlng. Hli hogim to walk up and down the big room, Olttiiij like a giuwt tiiiin euii to end and back ai'a. audngala bark, VV bat could tlit dol What alnmld Hi dot Her fut wat upvu beri h could no longer ruelat lb uievitable- mutt marry bun. And yet her nliula anul revolted (nun th act llh au Overwbaluiln (lerveneet which aatoulalivd evwn heinulf, Hli bad kuowu two un it who bail uiarrivd iwopltt whom tlioy did not ilko, Wlnj tt the tune, or preteiidlug to be, attached totnnitiboily elm and the bad uheervud tliut tbey aiHMinim UiiUhI IhaiiHwIrre to their (at with conld rablewuai, llut It wu nut an with ber, li wu feaiitoued of ainilhar clny, mid it inii.lv her faint to lliluk of what waa before bar Aud yet tb pniec( waa on ou wbicb abe could xiwt littles) nipttlliy, llcrowii father, allhoujh i-viaoitally he dlaliLvd Hie nmu wbomauii muat worry, wuclvarly uIIhI with ai us at mailt that aha ebould peeler Col, Jur licit, uiiiiuie avd, poor ami plain, to ii,wi Ueaey bandaoluo, yountf, and llcb Crceaua lie wuld not oomprehvud or mo ture tba titrauiliiiary gull wblcb her ivit- slou dug between lb two, If, therefore, tbia waa an with her uwu father, how would It b with the reel of tlw wot Idl Hb twk-ed her belrHun till she was tiro! tnd thcu, In au iv of deaiir whu-b wua lutllilontly diatiwiiig III a r'U of hvr r terveil and stately iiwiim-r, Hung horwlf, ilng and aobblng, an her kne, tnd reeling her aching head upon tb bed, prayed as the had never prayed before that thla cup atignt pan rrom bar. Bhedld not know how tbould ehal-lhal at that very moment her prarer was Iwlug auawered, and that her lover waa Uimi, even M tht prevail, lifting the broken Uxia and revealing the hoard of rud-ly gold. Hut an it wu, alia prated Indmpalr and agony i mind, and lb prayer, carried on tne wild wing of the night, brought a fnllllliiwu witb Ik Not In vain were bar Intra and top plications, for vo now tbe deliverer delved among The duet and awful treamuwa of tbe dead. and vn now th light of her coming ban. plueaa wm limiting oa her birtured night M lit tint cold glmms of tb Cbrtatmu mom- lug were breaking or ih ttormy fury of me void wiinout And then, chilled and numb In hodv and nilua, alia crept Into bar bad agalu, aliJ a last lint berwir In tleep. uy nan ui v ofiovK, when Ida cam down to breakfast, the gale bad utterly vautthed, though us rootiiriula were visible enough In tballered trrea, untbatchad atacka, an-l Ivy turn in knotty alieeta from tle oi l walla I clothed. It would have (wen difficult to recog alaa In th culd and atately lady who atood at th dining room window, noting tb baioo and waiting for her father to come In, ih. lovely, iiaaanuuila, disheveled woman who torn few hour before had throw heraeif 0O bar kneet lira ring to Uod for lb aucvuf eh could not win from man. Woman, like nature, hav many mouU, and many counts- nance to inwe ttiem. Th hot Ul h.l passed, and tbe cold (It wuou her aow. liar face, except for the dark hollow round tbe evet, wu obit u winter' enow, and bet oeart wm cold M winter toe. lYeeenlly bar father cam In, "What a galel" be aai.1. "what a ral Upon my word, I began to think thai tbe old plac wu coming down about our aare and tb wreck among the tree It dreadful dout thluk there can have been eucb a wind ttno tbe lime of King Chariot I, when the Wip of tb lower wu blown rleau off Ibe church yoa remember I wm shoeing yu th entry about II Iu tbe retetera the other day, tbe one algned by tbe parson and old ir Jamet a bt atoll Tb boy who ha Juet com up tell m that ha heart that poor M air, tiuweyi summer boua oa lb to.i of UMd ilaua Mount bai Uwa blowi awav which It a good nddeiiot ( CoL OuertU-h. ty, wnart taa maRar wllb Vuul Uow ile Jl Ui kept at kl I gut very little "And no wonder. Weft, my dear, you aavent wianea m a merry Cbrlatmu yet. uooanea Xliowa w wai t oue badly enough There has not been much murniueul at Hoa bam of late years " "A marry ChrtatniM to you, father." tald. ' "Thank you, my love; tb aam to yon. You bavt got nioel of your Cbriatmase to- fur you, which Is more tlisu I bara. Uod blea me. It only awuia Ilk yaeterday aim in nig tiuucn of bolly tied to the hook to tbt ceiling Uwra fell dowu on lb breakfast Ulil aud ainaabed all lb cu, and yet It la mure man titty yean ago, Dear me, bow angry my pour dear mother wul Bbe never could bear tb crockery to to broken II wm a littl failiug of your graudiuotW'a," and be laughed more heartily tuau Ida bad beard blm do for Burnt wavka. Bb mad no anawer, but busied benelf about tb tea, I'reeeully glancing up, tin aaw oer lauier tac cbauga, ITie worn et praeaiua cam buck uuo it, and b lost bit buoyant bearing, kvidently a new thought bad Mruck blm, and lb wu In no great uouoa m ao wnai it waa. "tt a bad belter get on with break fut," be mid. "You know that Coeeey It oonilug up at iu ociocs. "Ten o'clock f ah eald. falutlr. "Yet, 1 told him lu, to Uiat wt could go to cuurcn afterward If w wished to. Of course, Ida, 1 am Hill In tht dark u to what you hav mad up your mind to do; but whatever II la. I thought that he bad better one and for all brar your final drclaion (rum your own Ilia. If, however, you fuel vour- aolf al liberty to tell It to m m your father, I shall to glad to bear Ik" Bht lifted her bead and looked blm full In Ui fac and then paused. He bad a cup of tea In bit band, aud II wm held In the air half way to bit mouth, whll hit who I fac snowa4 ui overmutering aiixlety with wnicn a wu awaiting bar replv. "Mak your mind easy, father," th laid. "I am going to niarrf ilr. Coaaer ." 11 put down tli cup lu iucb a fuhlon that lit spilled bare of tb tea, most of It over bli own clothes, without tven noticing It, awl then turned away bit face, - "Well," b laid, "of court It bout my affair, or at least only indirectly to, but 1 must lay, my lor, 1 congratulate vou ou tba dvclaion which you hav oom to. 1 qui umieraiauu inat yon have been In aoma littl ditUculty about tb matter) young women often bar beau before you aud will be again but to be frank. Ida. thnt Ouariu-h buaiiieaa wu not at all luitabli, either In age or fortUM, or lu anythlug tlao, Yes, al though Coaaey la not tvarythlng that ou nugni wun, on th whole I oougralulate you "Oh, pray don't," brok In Ida, a! moat In aery. "Whatever you do, pray don't con gratulate mil" liar father turned round icnln and looted at htr. But lda'l foot bad alraadv roonveriut lu calm, aud b oould Disks uotbms of It "1 don't quite understand you," bt enld; "these tiling! are geuernlly considered mat ten for congratulations," But for all bt might lay and all that ha might urg In hit tuiud to tb contrary, b did, more or lest, understand what her out- buret meant, U oould nut but know that th eiolamatloo wm tb hut outcry of a broken tplrlk In hit heart hi readied then, If be had never clearly realised It befura, tbul tblt proposed niarriuge wat a tblnir hateful to hit daughter, aud bit couicleuc pricked him tartly. And ytt-aud yet it wut but a woman fancy a pusaiug fouoyl Bht would become reconciled to Hit Inevltabl u woman do, and whoa her children cam th would grow ao ouitomed to her sorrow, and her trouble would bt forgotten In their laughter. And If not well, wu but out wo iiiuu'i lift which would to tiruolud, and thvryxittonoof bli rao, and lha vary crudlt that bad uureod them from century to century, war uow at itok. Waa all tblt to to at tb mercy of a glrl't fuuoyf Not Let tbt Individual mffur, , Uo hi argued. And to at bit tg ami lu bit olrouuutanoet most of ui would argu alaoi aud, perbupt coutlderlug all things, wt tbould to right, For In tblt world ieraotial deilrn mutt ooutlnuully glvt way to tho welfare of other Did they not do to, our tyateiu of toclaty oould uol tudur. itO UIOI Wilt kOlll UH.U 111 AlllJB", lua uiude pi uteua of anting a plac of l ut; the tbe aiiuu luoieit up the ti liwu ln c!otlii, uml Uii'ii drank eume uionv , atvniiwhlla lb remurwlcM incvin'la ivil ou. It wuiilcd but Ova minutes to th bow, ami thu hour would, ah wall bint, bring U: nmu with Ik ; H 'i'lio llvo imnutoa Wim, njonly and III it Iciou, Iluth lnr (nt her and hem lf roalld the imtureof tli liti::uling aiiB.iU.iitt, but uviiiiurof Uwu tiiukvuf lu Ah, i In i u. tli eonihl of whavltupoa tliagrulall Boll bad ciimj, s e I1 Ml like lb-nth lt.f, IW pnb.o tiiii nniwiTHu nar vital foroea tvnil to their work. .' Annlliortwo inliiiitu pnncd, and t). n ih d.K'r 'tnMl and the uirlor lunld enni t In, "Mr Ciwy. If you pluaw, air," "till." aald the atitljK. "Wbar la lnr "In the vaaiilnil. air," "Very good Toll hliu I will to Umre In a mlinite The nm Id wrnk "Now, Mit," aaid her fallinr, "I iii.oswt mi, 1 1 an fir gut una nuiniwa uver "Ye,"ili auawerwt. riaiiig, "I Bin ret.lv And l lii-rlng up bar wierglea, eti iaaad out vo mewl uvr lata, , , t: i iiti i I'.u xi,a , , i , i OHOIIUi in tkKH TO I.SUUH, I , Id and her (alitor reached III vmt limb) to dud Edward CWy aUmllug with 11 1 f to the muiitnlpiinv and burvoualy toying wiui eoiiM curnMititw umi It. Itea,u usual, dreewl with gi-e.n care, ami hW: face, lUiiugh iaia and worn from the etfa tauf agiunioii of miii, I, haikotl, if an) Hung, '.sr.d oner than ever A a.m aa ha heard tnem coming, wlilob, owing to bia partial denfueet be did not do till tin y wet quit ufi) tu mill, n iiirnva round wtib atari, a,-d linldon Hiuli of color rvmio Uain bia fa. 'I'b npiire abiMk hands with aha In auleinn rt of way, like wpe do Wbua the meal at a funeral, and Ida torelv tuucUat hit oMi.tr.u no.1 nngma wllb bar own." f A few raiulotn remarks follow. alioot tU weaiber, which really for one In a way waa equal mine coiirrrvitiunai atmln B it upon It, hut at length lbw ifled away, a.ul there came au awful pan. It wot br,ku at length by thetquire, who, atamllng with bia imm i lo me lire, bit eyes tiled npou Hi wall oiuaite, after much luiiiiiiiing and hawing. ueiirervii uiinwii luua "I understaml, Mr C.-y, ibat Vou hav come ui near my dau.nter a mul ih dsloii on th matter of Hi proposal of marrb ! Inch you nave mada and reiwwwl to kr s how, of euuraa, tbia la a very luinan! uoaliou, very buporteiit Indued, and It I one with wuica I oaiuiot pruetiuie ereu toaj to In terfere. Therefor I aliall. witir-ut Vm ntvnl, leav my daughter to tpaat fur bar aslf." j 71 "On moment hefiw b dn an," L'eey iu-,i, uiwwiog imiouti ihii a pwa- r; oi euuowa irom iiia a iry koka, "I bar com to renew my offer aui to uka Bit Oiial anawvr, and I beg kliaa de U Moll u oonaiiler bow deep ami siiicnr mual be ibat aireiitlou whl, b buenduml Ihr-airh rebulTa I know, ur at tbe least 1 1 it, ba do not occupy lb plo.- in her f-elii p that I aiXHiia wub to, but t look to lltn U t'liaiige lotai aiany raie, i am wining t tke my cnauvv, Aa regarvla muuey, I rvpsat tbe suer inai l naveaireailf awnlu" , i net, i aiHKild iet aay l.xi marl about liial,- brke In the eiiulra, Iniimttenllr. "Oh, wby mr aaid bia. In bitter antm "Mr. liawey kuow it U one of th beat arcu moot with our ox. I preau aa thai, u a preliminary to the renewal of the encane ment, tbe iwaecuiion of my (alber which It ueiiig carried ou by your lawyer will "Abaoluteiy. -Anu If lb engagement la not renewed, tbe money will, of course, to oalle.1 Inl" "My lawyers advise thai It tbould ba." be anawered. enllwily; "but, M here, Ida, you may make your own termt alnul motiey. aiernaga, aiisr ail, I practloallv a Die tlw of baigaiulug, aud I am not going to Maud out aiHWI lb price." i-nj nna generuia, weul on to, a UM aame bitter uwe, lb Irony of Wblvo made h-r (alher wince, for be umlar at.iul her iikkI better than did her lover "l only regret that I cannot appreciate th gviioroaiiy more tlian I do. Uul II ta at least in tuy power to glv vou Um return whu-h yoa dveerve. Bo I can no longer hesilaui butoni) aud for all" And tbe atopiwil dm.1. and ttared al the giasa door as though eh aaw a gbak Both Her lather and fcdward Coaaer followed the motion of her eyea, and thla wuwhat ther aaw i I p the at cam Col. (Juariteb and ueurg. ifcilb were la and weary luuking, bul tlw former wu al least clean. Aa for Ueorge, thla could uot be aaid. till wu 11111 adurutd with tb rail ulchl can. hla banda were cut and dirty, and on hi clothes wm an uullmitel supply uf Incruated 11 1 lb. "What tht dlckriia" Inan Ilia aoior. and al Uiat moment Oeorge, who wm I red lug, knocked at the dwr. You can't come In now." roared tlu ulra. "Doui you to that w are an gaged!" llut we mini com In, euiilra, brgglne your pardon," anawered Oeoige, witb d termination, u be 0-nwl ibe door. "We've got Ibat to aay u won't kevp." "1 tell you that It muat keen, ilr." asld the old gentleman, working himself Into a rag -Am i uot to ot allowed a moment privacy In my own beuaal 1 wonder at your ouuduck CoL (Juarltch. In forcing your preannot Uuo ni whan I tell you that It la not wanted." '1 am ture that I anoUuiaa. Ur. da U Molle," began tb colonel, utterlr token aback, "but what I hav to aay la" I Ut beat any that you can aiwloffla la bv withdrawing" answered th sou ire. with majeaiy, "I shall to moat happy to bear what you have lo aay on another occasion." Oh, eqiilre, enuii. don't to inch a fnU orgglng your wnion for th word," aaid Oeorge, in eiaswratiou. "Dou t go a knock Ing of your head agin a brick well" "Will you to off. eirf" roared bit muter In a vole that mad th walls hake. uy thli time Ma bad recovered herself Bb teemed to feci that her lover hid torn thing to any that concerned berdeei.lv ably tbt read It lu bli eyre. "rather,- eh laid, raltlug her volot, "I ou't hav CoL Uuarltch turned awav from the door bk tbak If you will not admit him, 1 will go outald and hear what It li that b hu to aay." lu bit heart th tnulr bald Ida In torn aw Ua looked at her, and aaw that her yea were fliulflng and her breait heaving, and h gar way. "Oh, very well, line my daughter liialata on It, pray coin In," and bt bowed, "II tuch au lutrualou falls lu with Vour liloss ul deoency, It It uot for m to complain." "I accept your Invitation," antwored llurold, looking very angry, "becauat I bavt something to any which you must hear, and nruraionco. no, thank you, will tund Now, Ur. de la JJollu, It Is thla, wonderful u It may teem. It baa been my furtunt to dit cover the trimauru bhlilcu by Blr Junius dt la smut iu tne year 10 W " Ibtr wut a uiuvti-tal gup of utoulih monk " Whatr aiilil tin en u I r. "Whv. 1 thouahl uiui in wnoio uiintr wm a mvib " TO II CORTINPRI), "A Dry Cough" I tlangnrom at well aa trntililetnmn. It rnndiira tlm patient llnbla to tbt rup ture ot a blnod vcwiiil or to oilier aurlmii Injury of throat and lung. To nllny broiii lilul Irritation and glv liiimr-tlliitn Mllnf, Um beat nimllcliia la Ayer't Cherry 1'ootornl. " I wot rm-ioitlv trinililiiil u-lili a ,lr enti(,h which ainiiim to lie rnnm-il hv all Irrltiitlon In tlm tlirnnt. My ili.vili'liiu jiniaiTllMiil for mn, lint no rnllnf waa uli tnlnml, A lltllfl over a wtmk ago, my attention Ix-lng riillr.il to Ayor'a Cherry I'ectonil, I uonuliiiliid to try It, null pur cliuaml a iMittlu. After taking tlila ined. lelnn (inly one ilny. I oottlil nee n clningii for -the hutt.nr. and. Iiv Um n llltl I llU.ll used It a week, my cougli Inul entirely disappeared." II, w, Donny, Fruiikllu tqiinro, Worcester, Monk, "Ayor't Clinrry 1'iiotoml leadt all other ineillelnea at a turn. no, an, I tpeedy curnuf throat anil lung Irotililea," 1 - W.1I. Urall & (Jo.. DriiuuUlt. (.'union. XOWIfc. . jt Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, Dr. J. 0. Ayar & Co., Lowall, Mail, Iklil by all Urugglata. l'rloo 1 ; alt tott im, tt. Tronepcrtotlon Lines THE YAQUINA ROUTE. Orogon Pacific Railroad. ORL'QON DEVCLoFllSf Ml STL'AMCIiS. NIK) KT LI li TO CA I J FO U M A . K II i ; I ( ) 1 IT A M ) K A 1 1 1; K T 1 1 K 1 ,0 V K H'l Mcimcr Nulling liulm. rrom Vaniiliia - nienmer Wlllanwiie Vl h-y- Ina..fy, tlci alui.y del, la, nednetrtay, iHMuher W, f rom Han rranel.en kleamer Wlllnmitiie Valley - tlniiiWr, tiel, 7i KrlUay, (M. Is 1llelV, Uiu, VU, til eomf any ream Ibe rlglil to Dliantt Ulna .'to. , a llh, ml null,., Tralna eonnect with ln o 4 c, II. tint Hlvei RneUaltloivalllaaiid Albany, Tim Oivgun I'mnlli! a'tminlioHla 1111 lln Willaniniiti river illv'iiin will leave IVtlaiiil, aunt Imtiiul, uinluy, Wmluna dV, anl I'rnlay It U A ,M, Arrlv at l iirvailla Titfinlay, lliiiiaday ami riilnr iliival 3;ao I". M, I.csvm I urvgllia, niirlli-huiiiiit, Moinliiy, Wcilneaday nml Kildavat HA M. Airiva at I'oiilutnl 1 llcailny, Tlitliailny anil Haltinlav al 8 :S0 I'. M, 1111 .Muniliiy, Woilucailiiy ami r rl iluv, liotli north nm! Noiitli-liiMind !! ll over night Nt hillmil. leavlnu A,M. ' frelthl and 1 1rkel time, Malmon Ureal wharl liillUud. C II, lUNH KUi .Ueneral t a P Ait Miiuigi.mety ni . H.n rraiielacit, U C" IKjllI K. ao 1 II, CACAO H It,. I'otvallla, ur. Northern Pacific R. R. Great Overland Route. TWO FAST TIUINHIiAII.YI MK IIANtiK OFCARH1 Shortest Line to Chicago And til pulult Kaat, via T. Pat'l. AMI UIMNtAPOU. Th Morlhrrn I'arllle It. It. , la lb ou Hue ruuulng I'aaacngcr Tralna, KkcoihM laaa Klm-jn-ta (frcaol iliarge) Luminous Pay l om ln-a, I'tilniMli I'lilm e Sleeping Cart, J'alaiD Dliiing ( are (mcult "(tc) f'rcia I'urlluiid ta the tail rice that your tliki-ta read via I lie Nortlicrn I'm lilc It K and avoid change uf car. I.ate FitrllaitJ ! I IV 1 W ki.,L la I. u dally arrive el Mliiiir...4u 01 NI raolill.uk Pi in. llvl.ii.-Tll..i Irate rroiil n,t II ttreu ilallr al II 4 A M and 10 p U : arrive al 1 aroma al 1 lu IV M and a it A. at ., trrlra He III. I i'. A M ai,, v, r M. tlir.,ii.li Pullman l alare alaer.lna t'ara eta anl day earl,a., tnrM paiare dlaini caia be leaea rlll.ud, laronia and H.-auTe Ulreel wnyeirtire l I II AUI.InN. t..l i.eii I !. Aaenl. IJI first KU.oir. i.h i-H'i-u ruriiaini. orraoa Iyl'l- coru.r rir.i and U Htreela. STEA3IE11 IATONA Oregon City it Portland. UAVK-Oregonl'iijr ., 7MAU dlnrn Portland, Taylor Ireeldich lOoOAUalOCr. l'MAT THIH. l,KAVK-irrn (Ilr ... IMA M air " -Purllaud 10 A. H. a 4 30P. LANDINGS. JtniiiiiK, Stitulm. Hifloyg, ()n winn, Milwaukm, LiiiiIhtU, UNION PACIFIC RY. OVER LAM) 1I0UTE Tialna lor Ihfl Fast li avn I'lirtlanil ? IV) a . ai. ami v ui r, ,M. TICKETS In ami from prlucl4l pnlnti lu Ilia t iuikI aieiee, Cauada no siliui legtnt Mew Dining NIoci Cars, I'mman I'aUr Nlrrprra, FltFK CliI.liNI.sT Sl.KKI'INd CAHK run Through on Kiprcat Train -T0- OMAIIA, COUN'CIL liLUFl'S, KANSAS CITY, CHICAOO, it St. LOUIS WITIIOIT CIIANIII. Cloia Cnliufi'tloln t Portlsnd lor Han Fra. cli-jo tnd Piigel touud points For liirther parllculari Inquire ol tur nam ui tut company or a.. I. A T. A. roi l lu nd, Orrgoii Uaat'l. Itliiaaifior. )verlaihi to California. IA Southern ruciflcCoiiiimiiy'Hllne. The Mount Shasta Eoute. line between Oregon Clir tnd Van rranclioe as uinirs cauroKKiA tii aa.i raaiNatuM nsav. WT P(lHTI.ANI) AND BAN NIANCIHCO u.h ' Horlli, our. m. Lv l.r Ar Porilaml Ar t)ri'.iiit;it l.r 8. Krani'l.i'o I.v 10 it, a. m lut.t titio r. a im r. u. r A. M, laical I'sMenger Train, Pally, (Kieept Hunday) TmiA. M. I j.v I'ortiaTi.rnir 1:11 A.M. I.v Ureaouilllv I.v i;iV r. n. Ar hugi-ne Uv IUir.li 9;iur, a IK)A Pullman Buffet Sleepers. TOURIST SLEEPING CARS, for accoin medal len of eer-mid Cl Paaaeniart, allaubed tu Kpreaa Trului, The I. P, Cn't Ferry niakaa pnnnentlon with all the regular train, on the Kaal Bide IHvlalun, ruin loot el F tlraet, Purllniid. Weil Unit Ilivuliit. BKTWKKN hOUTLANI) AND CUHVAU18, Mall Train, lially (Kucept iiitidav.) 7:3" A.M. I.v Ar Portland Onrvallli Ar Lv t.wru I M r.a I'J.'iM-. M. At Albany and t'orvallla oonnuni will, inlm ol tiregou Paclrlo Itallroad, KiprcM Train Dally (K inept Ruuday) l:M)r. a. a.uur, M. bv Ar Horlland Ar MeMlunvllli I.v THROUCH TICKETS TO ALf, l'OINTS SOUTH AND EAST, VIA CALIFORNIA. For full Information rnvar.lln . .. ... etc, oall on llumpaiiy't agent at Oregon City,' annul, nil, K. r, KtKIKHI, MHiuigar. Aaa't U, V. aud fast, Agent. -roi:- Tur. faLL--rH hum G. A. HARDING. II mtvu euToroRpcw. IU- itiihtI At1 111. -1,m--Ta Bi lflTl .WWwk-atfcJ E. 8. WAIUiEX, Oregon City, Or. Moihrrt! Caal.irla la rnouiinctiiltJ I.v phval,--Ian lor rliil.ln-n Infilling. It , a piiraly vcgr-lalila iin-parattoh. ila ingrixliriita ar pulilieliedaro'indeai hlKitlli.. lua plra aanl to tlm ta!e an.l al.a..ulv liarm- '. U r'"'VMr"r'",il'",i""'r','r.,lted .li Iwwnl, quicu pain, cure diarrhea ami uul coin-, allaya feverithncet. de ttroya a.irma, ami prrvriita lotiviiliioni iKithca th t hihl and give it n-Irvabing ami natural sleep. Caaloria i tli rliil Urrn a imnaina the n-utliar'a fricmt 35 ilues-a, ai i-enta. IAV Sidic la hi-n-hy ll'l K'vcn mat all r- ton owing F. 8 N a i ron muat l oin aim aritia l.y Jan 1st l.S'sJ. Aftor lhal lata all lulls wall be plm-cj j ,,e l,.n,i of an attorney fur collet tiun. K. S. Wahmkn. -5 r tKnaa iui Hp by D. IH. FERRY I CO. ao are ihe Largeet Baedama is Ut raui, ON taaavaCo'a ' Baeltallv IUu.tr.wd. Oaacripdet SEEti-AMrftfAL lo. I Sua wUIhe maiUul MtEK It. all M'li.aal., an lo leu aaaaaa'a cue. auar.ra. Il la baiw ih.a evat. v. arv eatwui a.in( Oertfaa, Flower Plaid BKatlS'lu-uldariullorav, 0. M.rgNRV4C0. DtTaOIT, MICH. Takn Notlrr. Arrangcmniila liava Im-n r-nlori'il Into bolwi'oti tho unili-migiifil hv whirb K glc Crifk and vu-initv will have a phy aii'Un iK-riiiaiiiMilly loi atcil them, of tia alliT'ialii'n M.k elwo.i .1 Kaglu Crwk uml Kuat t'urllaml. t . M. Smith, M. I)., Tium ta IUki.inu, M. I), Slirrir Mnlr. HTATK tlP OHKllON, I t'oi NTV ort.'l.i a. mas j " Notice la hcrrbr ilv.n that 111 llllf'aiMatii.a aI o and under tbe -eal ol UiaClmii, t ll,lr( , ' Mlateol oi-gini lor ( lai kaiiiaa loiintv dali-.l Ihe 171b day ol Hecemhcr, laay. and to me dl- u ',7 ' B"rlir In lavorofW P. ahellry i.liilnutT and aaaln.t William Jen liliia. and M I II. ui II J...1..I.,.. .i..i. coiiimaudliii nie lu Ibe name oi the nut,, of ...-...., ..,, .M-raonai proiierly ol the aaid de eii.lauta and If auiln lent raniiol Ih ; "I e reai iroieny lu-loualii to aaid deli-lldaula In the founly uf tMackaiiia ... eae Hie .11111 111 vm IK) III l ll,., Hlnltw ..... ,,. aam juugnieul wlia lu- lereai at Ibe rale of elulu ...'.,... T.7.. " luce the lilh day ol Novi-mlM-r, U, ali i: the fiirlbrraiim ol;Mniaa allnrnry a li.ia.an.l or ma iiirtner .um nl l...i, aionied ro.i. Ihervlore, lu order tn make lha an.,. .. ......... iiiii. and lor want ol peraoual .ro.eriv, 1 .11.1 on lha Wt I, ,y ,,( i,(.,mhr, ,i,U( ',, . ',,,,,, the followtlltf real iiri,i,.,riw l,.l,-....i,... 1.. J.., , .i.r..iu..i. ..... ....'. '..'. .','."'"? : " --"--r- "" iii.-o a. lounu a. lo w 1 i"a u , .. . Ti." .' "onneaai in NecUou 1 5 H, It I K uf Ilia u illain.,11. 1. 1, Hated In l.'lai'keniaa coiiiit)., iiri-toii. will Malurday, the ili dav nf Jaimarv laiai J ollrt llollae dour In Driiinin i'iiv ..u,.'lu Joiinly, Oregon, at tba hour of one u'rlm'k P li. ol aaid lny, nroi-.-ed lo aeli i ,,,i,h ..... lion til tilt lllltlir.t hlililur (,,r ., .i.. alHive- deai-rlbi-d tironerlv: loai-ther win. .n and !nol,ir the t, II l-lll .11 1 1 a I. ., ....III., ....... and aiiiirli'iiaiii-eaiii.n-io heloniiluK or In anv- e a i pv rt a t n I n ii A I of whlnh will i. ...i.i ake the .tuna iliixra.,,1 in r...... ... plalnllir lognlber with the exnen .1 au.-h W. W, 1I.HAMHON, , , Hherlrrof Clarkaintivlik, Or Haled thla lsth day ol Ihxi, inhj. JAS. LEFFEL WATER WHEEL Guaranteeing More Power, Water than any other Wheel, and the only Tur bine that will work successfully under High Heads, Guaranteeing ECONOMY AND DURABILITY under Heads from 3 TO 300 FEET. WTfAV Xrt X SCROFULA It It that Impurity In th Wood, whkh, omulatlng In lh gland of tb Baca. pf duee unilghtly lunHI or lelllngt Wblcb aause Mlnfnl runnlnr; h "" kga, or feeti wbuih develop ulrerl la Ui yet, earl, or note, often causing blliwlnett tfeafiMWtl which It Ui origin ot ptniplet, tin erwut gnmtlia, or th many other manltesta tlont ututJIy nfll4 K "buwortt" which, fastening uii Oi lung, cause eonaiunptioa and death. Using Ui Bioal ancleul, It It lb moal general ot til disease or alteotloni, M vary few peravnt tre ullrly Ire from U. Ho,rBc.n CURED Jly taking nood'l Barsaparllla, which, bf th ranisrkalil curat It bat aeaomplUhtd. ofura whea other medlelnet bar failed, ba provao Itself lo U potool and peculiar Biedleln for Hill disc. Bom of Iboa ' ure ar really wonderful. If you tuOvr from crofula, pe Hire lo Uy Mood Btrtaparllla. " My daughter Mar)' was afflltttd with lrof. tlUius aorenwk Irom jbe tlm alia wsM nvonlht old till tli beeaae lit y" of i"P formed III her BM-k, and on of tbsin att growing to tb lit of a plgoa't egg, becsm a running tore lot over three years. Wtgare fear tlood'l Barsaparllla, whea Uit lump and all tndlcttluol of aeroful ntlrly appeared, and now th ancm too healthy child." J. 8. Cajiuui, Kaurlgiii, V. . Ii. & He ture lo get only Hood's Sarsaporllla aU kr ill arasflria. fltdttavg. rveeaiedealr ay a t, HOOP VOH aseaaeaanet, Uw.U. Maes. 100 Doo On Dollar ot Ire All wrmiiia knoaltig thrum'! a in- ilohU-d lu in art) rciiutslel lo rnttlc tin' aaiuti on or Wor Jan. 1st. Altur that data all standing awuiinla will b -tu e-l ill tho hnmla uf a ml lector. . Loot a j. t.ntiitiii lildt Manlrd For ht-wllig ahont Wkkl linr-al fift hiuilicr For tjicoiflraliuiii and partn u lata, call n II K-.t'Mos'a, Alanauur tlalatui Ural palate As Oioguu t Ity, Iki:. U'lli, Irwn TIM It Kit I.AM1, Ai'T JUNK S, IH7. I'KlTto HriTia l.tNn Orrit I. Oregon t'ltr, Oregon. l-lober S. NirTlt'K la hrrvbr tlrea lhal In i-mnnllaiir allh lite imirl.toii. td tl.e mrl ol Imnwe in oa I. Ia7enlltle,l "An ae( for Ibe eel -4 urn her lamia III lha xl.lr. ul atlli.rnla. (rra,,e KeiaOe, a nl Wa.huig..u lerrlwiy," fauj M..t,n, l Poriliu,!. I i.o hit ul Unllrnesah. eiaie id ranu fca tula dr gird la Oil. unire hie urn aun-nieut ha. Kan, lor IU r rl,..e ol IheNg I, i, r. un So la T-ll-tblp Ho Haonih. Range Ha. sK.l..utl wlllsf. ler pr.a.f b,,e llat iia laud auo(hl I aauee valuable lor In tlinlier or aton than bar rlouliural pit rooM-a, aud to-.in:i.h hla rlalaa l aaid land t-elor the K.al.trr aurf knl. Inn. elbre at (irntun t'liy. orefoa. or, Inure "ay the I an .l.r K.lirn.rr wu. He aesnee aa nur.. j ..r,l. w. atnl.b and it. rial r la ,. I nrllalol. Mullliomah I .. . Iireaoo: and Auatin ol Molalla. la. tauiaa Co. or. AttV aUd all MIUJl. 1-l.lH.ln. a.l. .... m atmte l. -ril.l Uu.l. ere re-iiie.ird k. Ihelr rlaiiu. la Ihl. ..aire on i-r Ulore aa 1,1 day n Krt,rii.fr. law. J. 1. AI'I'Hc - Ale um u.N. ai-IUI-ll-l M. Krglf. 1 latllHl l.A.NIl. Al V Jl NUi, IWv .ollro lor I'eibllt-nllotb I'BiTat. Htaraa l aan tirrtra Orvf.in litv. liretoa, K-vemW I. Iwv hOltl KI. Iiarvl.v li.M tl,a. lu ....., .!!... tlh Ihe 1 rovl.li b. nl !.. ..1 al June . emiia.1 -An an lr tho .... ..I iim- tr lamia 111 in. euira ol l alilornia, Orrg-u. aralla. an, II a.btiiati.n T.-.riir " J i l... raa i. 1'orliai.d, I ounty of Mohaoraab, Hlale nl Orean. ha. Hit. ,i.t ,! ,hl. ott,M , ."T'J ''n,"'i K. trm. for ih pun-haw ol the NK ol aeriion N.. ju, m T.eu.hi N.t s ".Huh, Kaiif. sy 1 K.rt. and will offer -r. lo allow lhal lha laud ..li . ,,, valuable Ut li. llintr ,ir aiimrihau lr agrtriiltural iur e.r.. and 1.1 ..l.bll.h hi. rlaiiu lo aal.l lai.d iii.re ihe regi.ier and ra-i-elver ol Un. utbrw ai oreton fur. Orvf-m nn Vhurailay. Hie tfih .lav n Krlirn.ry. kvii , nam... a. ll-E-.T" a'J1"1"' ' "brhard! alio J Ml Urn, I rortlaiol. aluliimmah 1 ..umy, ;iri.n; a. Au. ten. ol Molalla, ( larlainaa I our-ty. nr-ajon. Any an. I . irui. rlalnilng kdvrre.-i Ihe aiK.vede.cii l .,,. . r.um(rJ ,., a,, their elalma In ,l. ullire on l.r before aa d T.lh uay .., reuniarv, laau J T Al ti-lot-u-ue. l-KUSiiN. ilet later. TIMBKII LAM II. ACT Jl'Mg A, IS7H. Notice for Publication. I'Hittn Mrsvsa 1..SD Ottira MtvPuT? ""?' N"vcinlH-r IS. lit Wilkin, T1. " """ ,0 "miniaur V.. T r'v,,', I a. l ot Cuema uf June S. I.K .mi, -All ,(1 ,r ,.v.ni...iTiIn her lauila lull., ai.i ... .-.i.. .. ' Nera.la. end ..hlni.,i, Territory - uliM. K. Hor,',""l """1 Miillii..m. h u'!'. ""'"" ha. ll.l. day file-l In iki.nrlic S Ih. KK I Pfrrhaei i a .01. u 4 "' No " Tiiwiuhlp N... jaoillh, KanteNo 7 Kaat, and will ,.it.-r nrwil or' ..".iV1:' "',",h, " - r alfSd. lor Ila UiolH-r or nm u,aa l.w a.rlr.iluiral pur.,..., ...J , ,.,.!,. hl. '"J" laud before the Kr.i.t,r.u4 Hcl,, ro Ih,. C",'1, ''n "". n Friday th" AHIh day of March, lawi Me name a. wit. an l'f ril'a r".r"r,,l"' M'"'"-.h coiii.iv. . Ori'u "' """' '"'"'"'h touilVl Aur and all prriH.ii. claimhur adv,rwly the above -dee.-rii.ed landa ate re.,...t,.. i,' i,I Ihelr claim, in Ik a.oli.. .... ... ,L, " ! . day of M.r, h. lava - j. T XXm'TX" vioi n--sa. Kt-gl.ter TIMIIFK LANli. ACT JINKS. lm. -O l l i; I OK lll..'ATIo "'"""TATaaLAnoOrnia Xonl-i i V! ""I""' X"'''''"r, IWI. MM II h la lii-n-bv mvtin ih.i i,. n amw Willi tliei.n.Maioaa.ifil,,. a.it oft il. '.'in':' rrvu,ulr "I' i :ou.i.yofNl,ll,n.,n,.i; ,H ; ;: Ilia .lay lip In Ulit ollii. bia ,w,.rVi aUt aj.'. v,r "vV . h, tow,,.";; sir " "" "Por --o. ai r.at. and uiU uU.r-i V"".' " " iiiiiii-r or atom- t l.uii fWsa. riiul.tirul jjunaa. ..id , c". Mill . in . land Mor, , ii"" Iti-n-tvornl tluaolllif ut (Iminii o, ;. Thursday ,!, ,y W uJ'Zi ata ve-li Hi-nlH-d luiul. an, n-.nu-ai.., tu iu. l''!'.,r!'l""''. thiaotllo ,, , " itli day of Muivh lo, l-0tU 2H ml. J- T. API'KKHo.N, Itcgiatcr, Tiuiir-K land, ai t ji nk !; Notice for Publication I riiTKO araTta Laku orni'g. t'K' I 'I"' (,,ri'" .K""hcr LI, is.,. .Ml I 11 l, Ik here bv u i i.. t.. win, the liMviiio, a of , ,,, i"t ol t i n T,ni,ory""wiiii;,; : ;;!;;;!' oun lv of Mitltm.inah, ntn, t Ihlailuy Uh in ,i, ,i. hi. .ll. iiieiit Nn. Kui, for Ihe iiiiivIiiihv, f t, 'a ni Seel ui, Nn. -ii .. ,-.. . I " I Ins. Vi ... . Ilu miim.'ua wilm-awa- Jauici xu using Less r i ilti ml punioai-a, n,l (0 i-a,i,, WB . .II...HIIITIII iin-goi, t' tv. K"ll, OH .Minn nv. t in Mil, IWl, ,' I- "T"1 " It T " " '",l- I lnawai-CT. l f 7- -.:riiri!j -v- i ii. r'l. I'aul Ma.., I h"'l'mi..( o.,iis:.;r A..v.,d,l t,.,4' , I), i- lKiir.,..M-fi,( I lilr lliolrr!.,!,,,,,,,; winl 'in I. -!i.y of ! Iia'ii tu m. f. I Notlc for pui; floiil Ire. mire alii, ,P Htm of Jin ! j, ' me aiiie i. liini.i f ) '! in ii-.r..ii., ..r.-ifon, ;.,..; lerrn.irv. Jil-i I.'. I .mill,- l, k,U hit. l!ii lt(,v I1!p.'i, ,,. aiKt.-tm-nt to, i i fwi: W ..fH.t S,, ' " r..:llr, ti,i,o X, p ' r..f In l, , , inlntiliii- .,r It. i!i..U,, Mi iilinciil i in i.,. m. ' r!lm In .mil lui "i . r Hiivlicr ul il,i..,i,, mi i iron, mi Wnliit Mluv j ( j I i an ... M Wrli.lvr ot Ku-,1-, , w l i'"ii: tt', riii.ifi, ,.., . I I'mliaiid, Molii.o.iiii, (1 I Hi im id fi (,rti.-( n,, ' a ov nnd un MTM;; j wr.v ilu- i.i., . tU.,), ,lll -I"! .i 11,1 l,i , ( or le-n.rrr .ul, llllnh, l(f , .'ut- I:' $i m, '' T' TIMbUt l.HII,ACnt Notice for Publi- Latin, m, in ifoii i tv or,,,., , .MiTH'K I. Inri'li, 1,ll', Mur i!li II. i- rou.ioi,,, , gri s n( Join-.-, t:, i-nili,, tor .alt- of tnnl,.,r iui.., , ,. ll.ifiiiii, lir.yi.li, Si-ia,., ru..ry,' llinrj t'liiiiili of Kn.it.' hial ej lias Ihia dav lilnl in (J .Id li nn-lit So. Ik-i; (,,r n4, S tt' l4 of f lion X. u , Nriilli, Kiingi' o. ima-flo alu.e ll.at liu u,Ji ,. valiuilil b.r It. mnL r or , rxulliirul .iirM,,, ,,, , lulin I.i ai l.il,. l. .inr ,! K.-i l. i r id Ihia t.flural Im tr-ni, on W-dia-dy, ilat lit No. II." i.uin.-a aiii,. t. ol I ulyrr id KjhmIi , lir. i-nii r-aui.-. nn.. i .rtiiitv. w. II. llai-g.-lt, and Ja, II. EJ-lm, jp.ii. Anvaiiilall raima i bjf; Ilu bIkhc iliairilaal liiiul, , lile tli.-ir iluin,. in (, ,, aaid lltli day of Mar, n. X!-.a - ij.ji. hi. of TIMHK.lt I.AM, AI7JI - , .wllr lar Pakllral t'xiiilitirittj. Un goii ( ity. Ore., lawi iiiTU 'K i hi-riliv giiHiil, aiK'c with the l-rou.i.iii, nf ii gr r id J a or I rntitM tli,. air id liiola-r luii-l in ti Um l, la. Un fiiii, Nrra-la. sia Territory" ilurry loiidni-tii I uiiiitv iif I'ii rie, Miitr ol W. Ibis dnv tiled In tbi ol!i.e U niriit So. Kl. ..r lb, puirtu t,' of lion N't. . in In I rv.ntll, Hai.gr No. t Ymx, i irftH.f tu abov. that II i la Iiiorv1 valuable for it. Ik. .(iriw- than for atirn lilt lira! jrs l-Mal.llall Iiia l lullll lo aa:,l a. lU gi-i. r and i:...ni r ol tin, gun I'iiv, 1'rt-goii, on r'rviaf. f Anl, He him i-aiatatU, tt. A. I 'alairti. Kl and John 1 1 tartr-it til of fur n.nnali I'aHttilv Orri;oii. ..I Any aielalt rvn,rl,iiiii: s aiam-.i.w-nia-.l latio.anrm,' llicir rtairit in I Lie nflu ouer iilli day uf A.ri), K'i. J. T. Al 27-3U-li--W. TIXIIIKIt I.AM), Al TJIN .lli dfor Pwbllra I'iitTto Srnit in-gim g 'it v. t'n-iroti, Xim TIi'K i licn-liv giirn tl. iih the I'M, kioii. of Ui k.rca, if June .1. ciilitlclsi aahreaf tiuila r lend-, hi thcSiii nia, larviroii, Neva-la. ami Wu, rilory," Win. T. llumrv uf' i t'.niiitv rf i'ltu kainaa, htatrnf 1 Ihia day lilcl in tin. olthv Im i tnciit Sax lH. for the nun lis i fK .l lot.1 and 4. ofani: Tnwu.lup Nn. Smtli, Kanitt S su.l wUladVr proof to alio U oaiu'lit ie iikjiv valnanle kit r toiB-tlian Var airri. nlninil isirpi cital.liali ll,aatllll lo a.ll'l lal Iteiri.e; ami Ln viicr ol 'tin. g.-ii t'ilv. Oreiv, on Monday t of January. l.t. II, Hume. a t'haa. fuJlincniJ K. II. t'liii.f City, ,ir. : K. J. N-ii. rv tnd f t'licrn'viW.. ,'ru,olL Anv and axil pa-rmna i-luinirl ll.c alie .W-..rila.. land arvn Vic llicir rlaiute iu till ntlii-ri aid :'7tli dav uf Jalinarr. !"'. J.T.AIT T1MI1KU I.AN1, AlTJI'NE .aTC4 i-: i'ok im iJi.it ' t'.1ITKiSTTl.l Oregi -nrity, .rn. h Nnrti la here by given lhal la r lib Ihe nmviatiMia ol Hie act .ft June X lh. entitled "An am for le- bvr landa lu the Htatea ol ( alifari. Nevada, aud Ma.hlnaU'n TrrTll.c, Newra.lle.nl Portia ml. County el s Xlateol (Ireann, ba. UiI.l'.v tlrt U In. .worn .lalein. nl No. t.H, 'l tal i, iwr. fm in 1 5 t tlmi Siv Hit nl the NW I. ill sc. hip Nm 4 South. Kange J and will orler or.aif In ahe t land miii (lit a more valuablr uo ' j ion, than lor agricultural niru.iuj M l.lill.h hla claim lo .awl lalnl la lu" fL l.ler aud Uen-ivrrol ihia .ithreai ir I Oregon, o Monday. Hie '.'lit, day J ivai lie a, oca aa wllueaaea: a. A I'. IV. Corneltiia. V, i). WiNMiiaa-k, as I'uler, all of Portland. Mulluoualil ton. Any and all person, rlalmltif aiMivcd.a. rllt laud, are re.n" their elalma In till, onu-e on or Ih-Kk day of rebruary. Iaj. J. T. Al fl-.Ki-IJ.a-i.a, TIMIIKR LA.NU At'T. Jt'SKH' t Stirif'K ' lM'llg.K'A I'mvcn Hravta U Oregon fllv. tlngon, Nov. I' NOTIVK la lai-rchv given lliut ii an win, Um? itroviVUiiia iif tlu-aii g reat ul juim-.I ISTfl. onlitlrtl "Ai II i sale of timtarrlniiil in the Stair Ih-riiin. linwiiL Xcrada. and Vt Ti rritorv," lAjiiit4'. Iletirva, of I t unly iiI'Midluonuih, Male ofOrft til ia ilnv lilcl in liilK oitUt) hla ' nn -nl No. mni i'nr the pim lin - L i 'i nrm-ii 1. in N i. -t Saititlt, Jtanajr No. T K' will ollor pnad to eiiiiw Hint tin no ugh! la - inure viihiublo I' tir iila-r or guar than for agin pil rpoaea, and tu atailiali iii lo Hiiii I IiiiiiI l loi. " tho tel and Keit'ivvr of this aijllm t i I'll y, OrcLtni. on Fri.lav. liio l'mIi Mi reli, l.-.m. He iminii ar witnev K Wilson, j. Met iirniu'k, K L. llerr; I'o rtliiiul, Miilliioiiiiili t o.; aud T, ul' Alliinn, Al ull , tin mi It t'oiuni; all, go n. .Any nml all Tuiia eliiiiulng .h III hIkivo-lewnlieil lnmla .a, r.,,,.u- til l' their I'liiiiiia in ihia i,. said Hull day of.Mnrt'h, Intnl. J. T. AITKll jii-.hi-U'-l 811. 1. l!.'f WRIT! FOR CATALOG U 'ALSO IVAVB . . I Head of Water and Fower Require: JAS. LEFFEL & CO. C1,0liBSRTY.T, SPRINGflELE IW YORK, I OHIO. V Tvlwi-rt-"r . ' yrx. -..' r vptf ( (rttrWMf 0WW'1 ID t i M ""waj'' .....