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THE DAILY ASTOKIAX. SIXDAY MOKXIXd AUlilST 1. 18U7. JAAAtVA A Jb A '. A.V A .' , A Wu! A '. '- '. ' A , A A A ., A A A A A A A A A A AA A A A A A A A A A A A A A AAV THE PIONEER tfOMEfl OF OREGON By Mrs. Oonns-Adsir, 11. D. f: (Sketch of Sarah Damron Owens, plon. tr of im.) Mrs. Owens wu born In Kentucky January , ISIS. She was the first daugh ter of Mow and Jennie Pamron. Her father wa of pure English blood and emigrated from England with two broth era, Lascrous and Richard, and nettled on the Rig Sandy river. Mr. Damron M a irreat Indian fighter and waa em- home to our people and I must obey." went ahead nnd hl.ticd out our route. Micr uwy reooneei mime they were divided among their relative. Sarah went to live with her maternal grand mother, who waa then W year of age. After her grandmother- death, Sarah went to live with an uncTo and aunt, who were very kind to her and taught her to spin nnd weave and to do all kind of work. Her only sorrow ana her separation from her brothers and sisters. ployed by the government a scout and spy during the war with the Shawn.- j The neorwit was jo miles away. When Mid Delaware. He performed great i"1 would got homesick to see them, deed of daring and bravery, which were her aunt would take her to visit them, pecognlled by the government: among j Then she would take her shoos an,! stock them and worthy of record, waa that of igs and a change of clothing !n a hand rescuing a woman and Ave children. The j kerchief and shirt early In the- mom Bhawnor had scalped her husband nnd 'mr. She would walk and run SO miles, carried off hersWf and six children. Th easily In one day; wadlryr a creek, called Indians soon tired of the baby nnd tear- Stvlhy. time. I hone often heard Ing It from Its mother's arms beat It to , mother say that when she started on death against a tree, they hushed the mother's screams by rubbing her face with her husband's scalp. Mr. Damron volunteered to go In pursuit of these In- We proceeded on until we reached Chim ney Keck (J rocks) when- o canixl and sent out the hunters. They found the buffalo very wild. There our tlrst serious accident occurred. While the hunters were approaching the buffalo through the tall grass, a gun In the hands of one of them was tccldently discharged and shot a Mr. Cloodmnn through the hand, whS'h crippled him for life. Tly hunters were successful and coming In with their game we proceeded on our Journey. The next owning after camping w,. had quite a scare, from a band of at least 500 buffalo that were apparently coming town on us: but fortunately they swerv ed from their course sufficiently to pass us. while had they continued straight on we would have been trampled to death. The next crossing of the Tlatte" we found wry deep and swift, detaining u three days, preparing to cross this turbu- . these trips she felt ns though she could j My, and she did run for miles at & time. Thus passed her young life until she ; lent stream To do this we lacked buffalo ; rvaohed the og of lit. when w n.v u.t ' m.i., ,. i..., ........ e i ......... dian. and with 11 men he followed SO married u Mr. Thomas Owens, then shor- i Ms. In these novel he,,,- was .dacd miles, coming up with them Just after of Pike county. Kentucky. Mr. Owns i our portable goods, ro,- w.r- ,),. .. twL" arUn,S " "r-WM th0 of Planter and ' fanned and good swimmers carried eating theJr supper. There were war- , . hajids.,.. si ....... ...... ...., ..... , . jVMllft ...... ,,...( ',.'ei .11.- CH.-.-. ,, llll' sianoing oerore man and for siv ta.n i .v,i ...v.... ..... . ...... ... . i " . .-.-., ...ii. vi Mitn. iii.ii onani ,.i..ik .111. Mora. The leader was the fire. When the men saw the war- ttora, 10 turned and fled. Mr. Pamron i rr. They setUe.1 to stradv , Ms county. He knew neither dancer or .them and keep them from upsetting. In all th, n On A. fn.m In th. . i Hi, ,.-,, .... .... .. I . ... 1 ....it; u . ...Li j . . . i - .-- . .in., uiram .t. . t ' . ' ' "'" , " an.ij-. atxwit seven miles saf. lv l.md.sl. The v;.J ZI. -. from Itke.on. Here their first child, j taken apart and ferrl... ov, r l the same tte Imlllns 7 "'' -nive-l on-y a 'way. After which .V w.n d ?he eS T Z ir"Br.Wwt ttP0" f'W A,5 tMr 0.,ghter.'ln and mad, to swim across I, r,,,,,P.. XZui SLi e rnTln". t Z " W e fcr nward WTd lM- , JTtw mlKra,M MtaW,rt Fr "" ;"ri "- "' "or. Hall we a .TroTTm'nrn r, ' Mr" bUlIt fl ! "W " ""'Hv me-,, and uu uul reiurnea to tne , bo.ii In w-hleh h trail, wv.ll k-. T.i.. . . . ----- - el:ei r...i.e. ,ne ,.,ia,o navtng i-otr ' " "Hit Ul7 llltllfUlO baskets, small children nnd one or two eld.rly pivpio, lly u o'clock wc w.ro nt our destination, and an Ideal place for an occntn of this kind It The A.lali- r.l.l. noe Is on a level p,.(e of ground Ju. t I.K!, ,.,oiigh to ovcrl.Hik the stndcli of meadow 'n-achhig out tu wards Young's l.,,y Mx, (. Columbia ,'ler, with Penrborough hill In the back around. I)y this time the weather Was simply perrect- warm, but not opprese, and continued so iluilng the rest of the day. Colonel and Mrs. Adair made their gitcets f.el at home, nnd all amused themselves In various w ay.)ooMi.g owr the place, with Its abundance of fruit nnd flowers. Several old famllv horses were nut Into s.rvli. nt,, I ulil. two or three of the young oople mount- 'd on h. by taking turn about. ge all a ohnnee for a b.hsI rid... Th ulso Nvit-rldlng In the creek for those w ho desired. A great deal of nmiwm.nl was nf. fotvl.sl by a family of a doaett shepherd put ahsxit two wwks old. Kvrry on of the young folks was going to bring one or two of the small d.gs home sure, and some of the older one seemed to tako much Interest It, them. Our hosts, assisted by mww of the iters, spread tables on the lawn near the bot.se, and nt no 'n the company sat down to as line a repast as ever a hungry lot of plcnl.vx were f.non.! with. Where' so many good things came from so suddenly Is a mystery. One lady complained, however, that they were a little short on Hutch cheese, 1 don't want to mention any names, but state :N fa -t, so that It ne,-d not occur on any future occasion. My friend. Mr. Max Young, did good servtc us waiter at the second tal, -and surprised all by his activity nnd efficiency In tr-at line. I n.k-ht mention here that the In. dies were In a lnrv-e majority on this occasion, which account for Its King so quiet and onlerly, with very little eon versatlon g.Hng on at any one time. One of the hull was found to have In her sld.' isvket a "hysterical" novel, which OUR BOYS AND GIRLS It 111, "IM A Chtij.tc r fimii the Hilor t.f Dutj Thllt (lot l llst. Nero wa a dog, quite young, nn.l un used to the way of the world. In spile of his youth, however, he was blii and strong; nnd in spite of his being the bet llatuivd diw ou ever saw he look, d Very tierce. Ho did not know that he loohi-d fierce, for, Nlng gintle, he ualui' ally supptw.sl that he rtsilly was. N.rWs home wn in the cl'y, and his only plavmat,, wa the l.'-year-ol.l son of bis master, a bright hoy mimed Ned. One day Ned ns-elml a visit from some cousin from the country, and, of course, ho had to show them the clt. They were all very anxious to take N'ero nlcng with them, nnd Dually rccilvcd permls ston to do so. The U.y wmi.ler.-d alsMil the streei a while, stopping now and then to I, ok .1 .-n. thing of nprcinl liit. r.H.t. rin.illy a brass Imnd came down the avenue, and they Immediately fell In with the crowd and follow,-.! the music. I'n for tunately, they forgot Nero, and he was I. ft to do -IS he chose, For i time he followed the . row.,, too but he s,Hn U-camo atieorls.! In i-lo.-' I that niM'eal.sl to his curtonlty, nn I for got to ki-.p his friends in view , .. he bread an.l meat, which he slmre.l wlm Neiis nn.l i hey tumi.sl their j.nuney, Just; as U was heulimfug to grow dark, the tramp mopped at a fiu-m-houao and askisl for fmsl. The gmsl won van of Die housti kindly nskc.1 hint to ihuiu. In, and s.-t a nliHi lunch upon the table and In vited him to partake of It, ' Your poor dug must w hungry, loo," d e said; so she gavn Nero some finsl, iil-o When lln.y had llulslusl tln.ir meal, the itamp and Nero icutiinl their li,iv,l N. io felt sorry to go, when lie saw what a kind old woman It wu that r,.l .)i,.in, and he thought how nice It woullt la. If I.- could stay there always: but he had not not liecii Imped to tjn l. de, nie.l It best to go on wilt, ttir ,tnimp When It hnennte uullo dnrk. the Iraiup went to n haystack that stood Nick from ! heme mi n kitten. What win ! the matter with him?" "He's Just ml big and fall" waited th llllli. moili-M'. 'I'e Mini thin mu. I liitl Ilka Mlmi'i's l.uhy, what you can roll Ju' n cu.v. An.l he gd fattor and winner eieiy il iy, I'm so ll.sl ' rollln hliu I done st.vppe.l loin' Mm, Tlu.rI Jus' look at li I in ' lie stanils iii In th carriage that way soiiiel lilies, Mini whon I have to ketch hint I most fall nvrf If ha was only n Ihlu, Utile baby Ilk Mima's, wouldn't mind Mllln' hliu bill I lus' hales a big. fa.1 baby Ilk ,l k Ami ivin big tear began , riia .liiwn the brown cli.vks. su.l Willi a del. Hi. Ill tie shake she msilo llolypnly open Ills round .).' and .ieal uguln Willi delight, 111.. lei I be lllirso thai she was going to play Willi hlill. The poor. III. d. disunited "little niollicr" shttvr.l the Iniivy lUy down, mi tlio enrrl.igo khI and rollist slowlji away, sobbing softly. 'Thi-ic was allonge limn here tu v.. ii lislav, papa.'' s.il'1 Utile Kllud, who in.-l h. r father In the hall ns he rame ii... riKi.i, nn.l togettier they curled up In : the hay nnd wvro ohmi f:wt asleep A Utile after midnight Nero wa nwak- rii.sl by Iho truiiH1. who waa lesiving his ,b.d III the haystack Nr woudere.) at ' bis si.irtlug out In ih middle of the night, but he. said nothing nnd followed 'la s,v what was nlsuit to hapiwii They letraov-l their stew until iUry canio to tlie him., where thoy m, taken snp(h-r th" evening Is.fore. The trump i-r.pi tuietly to th Uick of the house, and. . l iking from Id Inside pueket a small irv.ii levvr, ho U-gnn to ry at a window, Irving to force It opn, I N.r did not like this, and he Is-gnn to whln.i and .ret.t, tail the tramp wulHis.nsI savi.g.-ly, "Knii still, yon ! f.s.l." and coiiilnuisl hi work. 'The window ms.ti gave way an.l tho tr imp r.ils.1 It. and begun to clumls-r In This excited Nero Very much. What to I ... .... .,, . ..... . ..... i 1 ........ ...ii nmiiiy, roiiiftn- mm., near prxsluclng serious eff.vts. but ! -""" ,""n'' ''lmelf alone In a strain tvriMr Uw j,,,,,, hn. . part or tne city llavo a bill'" plain nose " ..Inemlny night "I Mil h "No, s.p,'i. he had Just s. A IMIle gill .biny In making a pair of worsted slipper, said to a oompanlun iu-.h- h. r: "You are lucky, )uu nru, Your .i.si has onl one leg " . l,-tn n V, . T-1 , . . """ ,us "a no secreted , Ohio to nncinnati hlm-lf i,dn. . ... I. .. . u' ne soia ( cemivniy wno nn.l income utmost d,.s- ove- .th. sL hT.i . nM tTaVM 1V Mmr lo Van jtltute of provisions pnvurnsl some. ,,. over growth. Soon two Indians grouts nuren n. . - . ., , nnv inetr cere .nr. inens sold nis nurralo gun for M'cond iliuarht-r, Rnhenla. (the writer) ' .. was born In 15W. Here mv fath.-s- hour I A t.ve ,tnv i..,.,.i... l-.,-. .., rame along, striking their flints and light ing their punks. They stopped close by the stump, so near that Damron might v. . , ... ... , " """ ami renceei in wo n;ui anottier ' scare. nave tou,-ed them with his hand. H MB id tk , . ' J .v.,..iiiK firing ne wamors or tre iis-iirc son, trils- . some land TK often sAid tbst Ks ihA.hi .... .w- 1 . . .court, mw have to heart beat ! and bike ? " ' r !' ' 0n"e S"",'"M an'1 They did discover the tracks of the 10 t He lf 7, i . ' " ' ""h retreaung white men and on they rsh- 1 " J T B ,m"W ed.whlslUf t their comra.les to follow. , m 17 1 2 t ,? h, ' ' " As so as thrr s,l s n-, Hobson. would ride, while .next to It. In this corral the stock was notirinrnmg to; T' T?" ' " - -- charge and wlth his comrade took the "!Twt J the - moles, us. woman and children to a settlement In 7 ZTJI f "'"l, " " bk another direction. For this feat of brav- i mJ! ,r' m" "''""'' Appl-g:,.... ry our govnment presentd Mr. n.,,-! i TI, " """ 'f f,K,r w "" -"j .unuer aiu ntion. e u-n. m on'.er that each pl ito-n ram- an.i motner llve.1 here only nbnut i might ron with a splendid riffle, richly mounted with silver and valued In those days at COO. Mr. Damron killed the noted Indian terror "Bur Pont." shooting him in a pass of the Cumberland mountains. During these dreadful times of Indian wars Mr. Damron. In 112. married Miss Jennln Mullns. To them were born six children, Moses .Sarah. Louisa, Elizabeth. William and Solomon. In 1S26 they moved to Illinois, where they lived two years, but not being satisfied there. Mr. Damron started to rrtum to th. !r old home In Kentucky. They reached Pos. y county. III., on the Ohio river, where thev ion- tako turns for one a.lv -i yenr and a half and move, to 'Tlatte :'ln th,. lead breaking .1 road through th purchase." Missouri. This move was due j high sage brush. I would have h. en m. to the continuous affliction of the ngue. !posIh,. to have pr.v.,,-,1 oth.-rwis.- a. On Pcbniitrr 2. - a son was bom. the !th s.-irc brush was from 2 to f.-. t Mah. lite Un. W. K. Owens, of Douglass ' Aft.-r vs.-ins- tlmwigh this section we v ' " 'Pons or imj my r-a.-h,-l Snake river and found f porents move.1 to Independence. Missouri, w'v.-li we all cross, d siif,-y. , i -s and thw Joined the emmigration that Kvvrs. Our wagons were hit. h.s t... ford Mr. year for Oregon. MT MOTHER'S STORY. Tho first day .v. rything went nn.l for sewr.il days th. r. ' n-l ; ill ! I. i man w -nt a h .-a th fir-most t.nm. ! with roj s t,, Mr. Ky.-r's f.im- n.l was dlsiwered In time. Another put III tier spare moments knlttlnr ..ks far Klondyke gold-eekerw, but for the most part all attend.sl strictly to the duties of the hour and the occasion. There wa a business meeting held on the lawn. I shall not nt tempt to dlscl.me what was transacted. Rut I'pon this point every one ngrml To have the next picnic at fair Sunny, m Mi.l. The afternoon paswed quickly nn.l pleasantly away, nn.l about I o'chnk we made a start for the station, where we arrived In due time for the train and were hack to town shortly after 3 o'clock. every one feeling autistic) with the dav's outing. Mr. l'axton, the- photographer, took some views .luring the day, which will n.ible thoeo not fortunate enough to c there to get an id.-n of the scene. M. Astoria. July 3n, 15:17. t hem Ih. lr si.pisT. he could remain quiet n. longer, so springing iisn the trmp. who wan now half way through the ,. do, lie fa.-lellcl lis. one of Ids I. gs mi.) Isg.iii to bit., and iilt with all his might. Tie trnnil", sunrls.-. at the un.-xiK-etcl el In. k. and n-arlv wild with iwiln -for hi home wa. and be approached 1 N. ro w .is very strong In hi Jaw -y.llr.l little girl, who ..it u. a d..rte,. pl.y. j ,,.., hcl, akn , f,mnr, wlm ... ..... .. ....ii, ...... ...... ... , ,,, .juickly upon the- sinr lln t.s.k In Pieas.inu, in- sai.i .,,, .innti,,,, , gllllr., ttl lf,- n,e -I.lt girl, can you tell n.e wher- I ,. ,, ,mH, ,.,,, yriu)k immm f(im ve" . ,.ro's irrlo. Ilie farm.- lt.i.1 ,ll.t.....l m-ly l.i.uut him. T!ien he wondered wh.tl had l.c-otne of bis eoniviiilons. and began to seir-h for th-. in: but pis i. ml of Minding th. m. ho w in. I. red farther and farther awsy. Ulull at last be Imhuh,. hipbslv lot ' II then occurred to blin that It would U- i a g.ssl plan to Inquire of some one where ) An I.'iibIIsIi I--, r withoiii Mliak. 'h are Oold, n I'i. vs The Whole Trouble. ' .- . ... ' I :J 'i- 1 tl peer MII.KST' "NKS UN T1IK HKAt.TH. lt.Ai TO !ut the little girl wa frlght.-iicl and begin to scream, and n woman came running out of tho hous., crying' "!. iiway. you ugly .1.H!'" This a.ontshr.t Nero v.-ry much "What did I do?" ho lu-kd himself "She must have nil.iii,l.-r...SKt mc I will try some one else." II.. soon m. t it cnrlv h.-n l, d little urchin, dragging a toy wagon He went Aft. Hie tramp had lvn wuml and an ortl.TT had Iwrn nt for. Uw farmer and l.ls wife turn. -I Ih.lr attention lo N t-o "in.t never did a dog receive so mil. h totting and praise n lu, got, for, said they, "II.. Im saved u from lodiig rol-lMsl and pertuiM munlercl " Mo I hey ..SennIn..1 to keep Nero, and .ft.-r the ottbvr hti.t remove! th. tramp, ::n. !v along , '.v-n- afpiid to with him -I 'o to with oni'.-ii'v. a".l vv. r I in s-if.-'v. Mr. Ey-r w-iuld not ped to rest. Here Mr. and Mrs. Damron an were lon.ien with provisions ,n" p-Ma:ions .,f th mi.-.ny. were attacked by what was then known i nni VfTh waji happy until we eame j '" TS'W'1 his rm,. ., as ' milk riekness" and within six dayl' a crwk rniM ,h Here w- '"'" lr ,,v ' im-If. Th. mul.-s uon f-e- oth were dead and burled. During their ! ' lxt midnight a fwful 1 '"nm" unmanageable t.nd t.im..l down th- Illness, the father called their oldest eon 'lni "t0rm h,ew n our tents and the l"lr"'"n lin'1 soon Mr. Ey.-rs .IK,,.;s .ir. d and daughter. iTow-s anj S-irah. (the sub- J raln fcU upon " ln torrents. The next j,ron' '" ''' h,s ;":'1 ' v.-ryti-.l.u-Ject of this sketch) 15 and 1.) years old, to mornlnf w found that about haIfh"K"'' The conn .iy bf oicht his fi.mily his bed side and told them many times, 'our corn mcal va" Then my hu- !hro' ?h- dlscrlhlng In the minutest detail every han'! !"M 10 th" company."At least half! Comlnf to the f.jw.ler river our inut.ls turn and cross road on their long Journey our mpal WPt Ml1 and unless it Is con- I he-can ln e-irnest: for owing to car--lea-)0tie. He marked out their whp. route ! Vcrtwl lnt0 l,r"ad it will be lost and my j an'' w.nst.-ftiln.s by many in the 'afld made tftem promise that, they would ja'lvlcc ls that ? make fires and at lmpany stanatlon Is can to stiir t!,m continue steadily oil Until they retched t6nc nulkp il a" lnto hr0fl'1 Th"' ni,-! 'n the ,aw' C!""ain N"'"nlth lth their relaUves ln Kentucky. In those v,re wa unfortunately only followsd by, ,r- r -I" company w r.. a f,-w day In 18'S children without parents were often myfelt an'1 a oth"r women. Tfcous- 'dvance. We found many dead and dls '"bound out," To provide afain?t this : ,n',, of Pun,ls t m-al were left by the lal'''-"' CI-t,le n,on3 ron-l which w. re Mr. Damrtm call4 In hi Masonic bretti- Had Mr' - a,," ' ' ' i ",! for ,,y "" Thus J-en and exacted a pledge from them that '!r'w', an'' nmr pmrtid as it s..v.;d w" IT's-.l-.i to s-ilmon river, where We Would x to It that his children , havo ln- r' iat emmlgra- J 'um" 'Jrl' "on and dried should not be "bound out." H tVni"0n tfl have ""ferd from In. k of h.-n.-s from the Indians. In the Snake made all arranment. for their Journey, wa Principally devoted lv-r "ur.trj- we m.-t th vja h.ount.iin- After the burial of their parents these!10 tlln out' tor a new ,'-"' ' !-B ' Sml-h ;,nd did considerable six children started on their sad Jour- '"tart- From hre vt mwwl on without j tra,lln an''' ds ..i..-,w. who ney, In a light one horse wagon, or",pw'!al oeeurance 011 we reached the I w, r" v-ry fn.-n.lly and r,.pr.-s. nt. d .ult Carriage. They reached home In on riatle riv"r- I!fre we mped while the,a tnU- 'r here we went on to the month. Including all stops; never once men found a good ford, which iol!l"" mountains wh.-r., T-r. Whitman I, ft losing their way or having to retrace " about a mlle ross. Then the wagon , .wording I on., ward to nd ,m their steps, so well had this wise father - tK ,,s raJwHl ahout ' Ight , 'rovlsion-- ttv : ' until wa, r-ael.. Impressed his accurate knowledge upon "'he', and from 40 tf :" wagons and 'n'1 r th. summit of the nine monn- anus were Tautened tog.-S.er with long , ' r:ll-'u wr w' r'- ovr-r rel'il' .-d The r- cov. ry of dig. sumption of actlvliv ! Is an.l kidn. ys are mark ...tr i-r.vi'.ss h. alth. -.tlon, an I he I, y th- ll-.-.r, bnv- m.lest 111. s V l.l.'.l .'I! the toad t i They speedllv I cntli" ere. ptlMc w hen Hostett. r's S'oui o d I'.ltt, r- Is u-..el by the invalid. Nothing o sur- lv md exillt!.i.s'y .-oiisum- the .11. t in -, t. the c.''l, As II.) b.sllly f.iurtin.i ,-,n sulT.-r Int. nuptlon wltho.it Impairlnr: th general h.silth of tin- syst.-m s0 ,j,e syst. m can never neipilre p. r.'.-. t vlror. health's synonym, until that fun -II. n ts ft.-tlvely nsum.sl. Take, for In stance, lltf.stlon, a suiensl'iii nf - hi, h Is Invariably r-c-t l:U-l h- itu- !tt rs. If the organs upon which It devolve grow weak, tll!'uns, cmstlptitl-in, ,, m. ache, poverty of the Wood, nnd hun drl other symptoms uperv-nc, w-hl h Indicate unmistakably the ham f ul ii fluence of dyspspsla. The disappearance of all thwe symptoms, throne', tho use of th,. Hitters, show with whn: thor oughness It removes their cause. The little lov Hought he sald'-bow, WOW. Wow!" 1UI.1 he dr..pid his cart and rut 'TVltlg down the Street. "Well, this Is siring.-'" thought V. r" up to mm nn.l wagging nis mil asK.-cr . ,, th ,..,,,, ,,,, ,,,,,.,, 0wJ "Can you tell m- little I-y wh. r.. my ,H(. U1 , ,,, ,,,, ,,M1, ,,,,', lioni" IS?" t'.lt of I'Ol.rs., he waa .,,,..1.1.. ... i "I will call him by the nam.- usually giv.tt to .log," sold tbr. farmer, "nn.l jlf I lKStk II:.. rlgtit ..no be will answer It." .. h,. Isgmi to.-iill over nil the name b. .-..uld rineitilr. iuid N. ro pnld care ful attention "I'iwiM-r. I' o. rid.., Itovrr." calle. Hi., farm. r. b.U m, rm:Ntis. fn. 111 V.-n, , vv .it. i,. S-.rt. Tray. Ja. k," 1... c.ntln- .tied, and a do, n oilier tiaine bn trlod I am grici to lllllr Viai' do matter. Jttnmlef Ain't ile cigar K'""l einniglj fT you? Jlmtiilo V. s. I iiiiiM II won, but I didn't kti.'W rtii.tigl: lo l.-t g sl enough alone. I'l' tu Hate. A rl Xml, th. v ar will . rv !.. nn I too vouug to uud. ntan.1 me ) ..on.- old. r js rs..n." so he tn.iii'd . 'r! until ho met a young i.f h.-r me A CRITICISM. the minds of his young son and daughter, I but sad to say this trip was the means of rendering this 12-year-old lad a cripple for life. While ascending stet-p hills he often had to put his foot under the. wagon whel to keep It from sliding and thereby bruised hi foot and ankle, which chains. Horses were attached to the first ( f'5' receiving supplies of wh. at, corn wagon and oxen ln the rear. The m(-nr" 'w from "r Whl-man. Th. n panning of wheat ! mi"'!- m-nt an- Owe am h. Mv intf Sh. went a head horseinck. with rop-v tld to the front team. T,pon reaching fhe other shorn the men would pull In the ropes, in tills way keeping the front tam brought on a disease of the Joint, making on the rlTlt course, while each man sat him a cripple and finally causing Ms ( !n nis wagon and directed his own team, death. The children were overwhelmed ln M way we all crossed In safety, with kindness throughout their trip. One ! ThlIfi Journeyed until we came to night they stopped at the house of an SwM--t Water, In the buffalo .r,-;.,trv. old bachelor, who upon reading their , where Mr. Owens wa mae captain 'tt letter from the Masons made up his mind . 'h'' hunters. I ihn toe.k charge of the to adopt the children. He kept them for ox'n !1"d drove them throughout : iie nearly a week. He seemeel to have been '"iffalo section. While the hunt, rs w -r a good but very eccentric sort of a per- j killing game other mm with pack horses son, for he had provided himself with a w''r ni ,jt to trlng In the meat. As coffin ln which he kv.pt hisTug of whisky. I soon aii " reached us the women set to The sight of the coffin thoroughly fright- , work cutting It In thin sllcr-is and string ened them, esp-ciaJly Sarah who ran "n ropes, which w-re fastened to the down italrs screLmlnir. Tli- old mnn ns tototnii of the wagon beds. within very kind to the children and loa l.-d 'hrw- d:iys this meat would be Well cured them with good thine- to eat. One day .and r-ady to pack away In saiks. he went to town leaving them with an I This was a Jolly triln, we find mttslo, old negro and his wife, telling the child- sinjring and dancing neirly every night, ren he would not Is? gone long, As soon 'in the evening while the men were at as he was out of sight the children hitch-' t n. ling to the cattle and horse th"? ed up their horse and slipped away: the old colored people pretending not to !:uT;,!o Vhiie." It (heir aprons, making j which fact waa discouraging, particularly notice them. Tbxy travelled with alt j fires and preparing suppor, which was i there wds to be a pdonlc that d-.v haste for fear the old man would follow J eaten and relished with appe.tites that Nfw, a picnic Is a great Institution, and twain, joniy outdoors life can give, rhiring all 'with weather and everything favorable this time we never saw an Indian to 1 'here In nothlngbeats It for goesl, whole annoy or molest us and not until we I some enjoyment. Ifut the ladles of the reached Independenoe Rock, where Dr. j w- C. T. U. of Astoria had arranged to Whitman met us and when we got our jhave. their annual picnic on the 2Sth, and first, sear-. Our hunters here avv n they never back down when they under. TUB .Y. C. T. U. PICNIC. Tho morning of Thursday, July jftth wives and daughters would be earning broke cloudy, chilly and threatening md th" nd corn nnd th ii' tf .e.fr.-.- ml'ls m.-ide sw-.et for our .-.ir-, bringing i-nci.nrai,"--ind happini-s.s to us ail. In th.- midst of this pleasure and f. -stating, I was call'sl 'o the lsl si.!,, of Mrs. f lit tr.-r. And wjn was ush.-r--.l lno the world a girl baby, the find child u,rn to ,n,. emlgntion of I'll (The writ -r Is .lly;H-,u.-d to add that eight years ago she rn-t a tall hand s' mi- lady of .-'I'j. a'i'.ri : w h . said I).,e.r,r you any relative of Mrs. Thornns ns of tin- .-rnlgraiioii of );::? '-y.. j nn.l !.!':.. l: r. th.- .,!.. now said I would rather mi- h.-r. your mother, 'han any woman .n e.-irfh for sh- attended my m.dh.-r at my hlnh on the lipie mountain.. Her name is un fortunately forgotten.) Confirm. .1 n xt Sunday.) "Hut," sal.l the argumentative friend, "there is some re.-ison for s-f.pe'H eoni plalnlng at the IncreifV- of price for sugar." "Not n.-cosMirlly," r)de.l R, nator Sor ghum blandly. "Sugar Is unhealthy as i diet, unywny. Where they made their mistake wits in not lotting sugar al.me ar.l saving; no iliclr money to buy1 stuck." Who does not know women nnd yourg ulrl.s who lire continually In tears? Who alwavs s.e the dark side? Who have fnquont fits of melancholy without tiny np.nr-nt cause-? Thf Inblligi-nt phy sii-:.-jn will know that It Is some der.ingo- mnt of the er.nipllraled and feminine organs. The young girl suffers, bodily and mentally, In fib no-. There Is tin dm. w'-iiknc, unexpected pain, unrea sonable tear and li's of temp. r. Dr. I'brce's Favorite Prescription exerts a wonderful power over woman's delicate organism. It ls an Invigorating tonic and Is specific for th" pes-hilar weak- ie- sen, Irregularities nnd painful dc rarigenv ills of woman. ( lan-lcss, i tisy going doetors frequently treat their women patients for Wlllousness, m r vousness, dyHpex.Hla, liver or klilrn y troubles, when the real slekness Is In the organs distinctly feminine, and no help can corni till they are made per f.etly strong by tho use of Iir. I'lercc's Favorite Prescription. Send 21 cents In one-cent stamps to World's Dispensary Medical Association, litiffalo, New York, and receive Ir, Pierce's Common Sense M.-dlcal Adviser, Illustrated. them, but they never saw him Sarah and Eliza had the ague and shook fevery other day. After several days travel they they came to the Widow Hopkln's, a wealthy wemnn who was known for and wide. She klDdly took mem in ana cured tne gins ague, j hand of Indians and notified the train. 1 take to do a thing. Accordingly, they Widow Hopkins had a larg-e plantation j This brought the only non Fecial member , and their friends, to the number of' about and a hundred slaves. Her two widowed (of our company into close relationship, 'fifty, took the train for Bunnymead at daughters lived with her. The hearts of .This Englishman, by name Eyers. was a l0 o'clock a m., and In about twenty WHY THEY DON'T. these wealthy and good women were very non social and disagreeable mat warmed toward these orphaned children, j he usually camped a quarter of a mile and they begged them to stay with them, away from the company; but the Indian offering to rals and educate them, scare brought him into line. After this But Moses, that honeot and faithful boy guards were stationed every night said, "No. I promised my father on his I Dr. Whitman traveled with us until the death bed that I would take the children j Blue mountains were reached and then minutes were at Eunnymead station. The weather had begun to improve, by this time, and everybody being in good pic nic humor, we started on the walk of about half a mile to the residence of Colonel and Mrs. Dr. Adair In the best of spirits. There was a wagon for the Kansas Populist Orator I tell you, my friends, the sturdy farmers of Kansas aro standing face to face with hunger and want; Voice Why don't they make a kick? Kansas Populist Orator Well i;r they ar.- so busy harvewtlng tli-lr enormous wlieat crop that they haven't time Just now. "They are dandles" said Thos. Bow rs, of the Crocket, Texas, Enterprise, while writing about DeWltt'stittle Ear ly Hitters, the famous little pills for sick headache and disorders of the stomach and liver. Charles Rogers. ladv with a b.t.-k.-t on h.-r nn lb- t c in to wag Ills tall again which tie ins In .!..; language. "i" and st-s t.ing tu from poht. lv -..id: ' V.cii g I.i.l v. will v.ci kln.tlv t. ll ivliet u.y ;n.i"t- r lives'' l am h st " Put sh. .Tied out: 'h. d"ir' Oh. dear' What shall 1 do" and luni'd and ran ii'Tfss the street and Into a store on the corner. W.ll, now, t''! I v.ry r..m rk ible," thought N.ro. 'I would really like to kn w what l the matter with nil the l.t..-. I'.Thi.t it ls my vol.-e that frtght. ns th. m I will uppr.su h th tho next one quietly, and If that make a difference." He ron tinned on Ids way down the street, nnd soon overt.s.k a lady who was going In the same direction that he was He eame up very qnl-tlr. so as not to frighten her, and stuck bis now iigulnst her bund, to attract her attention. My. how she did wr.fl.ni! Then she crl.-d out; "fib. yon ugly, horrid Wast, you'" nnd hurried up the step of the near--! house and vlob-nlly rung the N il. N.ro .lr.ipl-l hi head and trotted on down the street; In l.pnlr. He made up his mind that It wa useless to nsk questions of such people, nnd .1- I' nnlti.d to k.s-p nn going until he found hi old fn.-ft. r or a n'-w one. r:y and by he left the . lly. Slid came to the o-n country, ll.re he saw big farms, with h.-r.. nn.l then- a f.-.rm-!'0us and a tsirn standing by the road side. Af'.-r a while he' noticed, ahead of him, a rugged, dl ar.tpntnble-looklng man, who was turning Into the path thnt !! up to a house that stood a little back from the road. "I will watch him," snld Nero, "nnd see what he Is about to. do;" se lie waited by tho gate nnd saw the man mp on th.. door. A woman answerisl the kn.sk, and wh n stie saw the tnnn she crb d. "Co away from here we don't vutit any tramp nlwnit!" Then nhe slammed the door In l.ls face, and the mnn enme shuttling out to the road again. Ni ro followed nt a r.fpcctf u distance, nnd saw the man turn In nt the gate of tho next house. This time a mnn enme to the door, nnd he talked very loud nnd harsh to the tramp, nnd thrnntened to thrash him If lie did not leave, so the tramp walked away. This Is, Indeed, a strnnge country," thought Nero. "Th- mnn fares no letter than I did. The people must lie very hard-hearted," nnd he felt sorry for the man, and wished to make his ncfinalnt- nnce. They soon carno to a spring by the side but still im r n . 'tin from Nero "W.-ll." suld ttu, farmer. "I id ml I hava to give up and gtve him a new nama. What shall We call hliu? ' ls-i u .nil him Hero, f.sr bo hi sucly act.st the part of one," all ro- pll.sl. "All right then, lloro It Is, " snld tho farmer, and th. n Nor.1 tsvnn to frolic, I t lie thought that hi right name, had Ih.-d calUsl. "I verily Is llrve we have hit upon hi real name." said Iho farmer; "csi how h" act. Ilore, ll.ro," herald, and again N.-ro answered to tho nam. "Ye. It I tin. right name," mild tha wife; "how strange that It should Is. sol" And I am sure you will ugr. with them that, though tho niimn wu wrong, It w,u r.silly right, (illANI'I'A'rt l-WIIM nil, you don't know the fun on grnnd- isi's farm, Kor grandpa says "l-t '.-m. It nln't no hnrm," An 'cousin Hob starts us, an' crl.-s "Here ''" An' mamma she only Just says S'ueh cloth.-'" We've a OriimM' Island an' rol.i. r's cai.-, A ri ' Tower of London, an' don't yon know. VI en one ..f u wants to let nn be bravo He criiwht nnd.r the sawmill, scared an' slow .ih. you don't know half the fun nut th'-re, For grandpa ho never tells 'Take care " An' f'ousln Hob laughs nn' says lo "Cn rouso!" An' mamma, you sc., I. off In Iho house i W. llnli In the br.siks nn' play In th sands, An' try to enfeh ladpol.-s out of l.h springs; W hide 111 the bushes like IllgUII blinds An' light with the hornets tin' g.-l their stings. Oh, there's no -nd of fun on grandpa's place. I-'or grandiMi, ho any, "Now c,t on a race!" f'ousln Itoh grins nn' snys, "There she blows!" mamma she only Just snys "Such cloth.- I' ll, Rwet In Orange Judd Eni-mnr. I'lndSlilpw cl... Otii I'm htitt-.TT. ! then, ntivti 1 ic1 H.md Shi; r. . ke 1 ihi.v Nctl-lpg bnt afnw tnere foMs. N'.-w Yi"k Worl.L AjMrtb g..r.gs tMttss THAIIIM. t p l; A V!l Uil .VI rt.At,. New York JotirniU. A yue.llnn of Itu. Hour. An' An' A brown-faced, chubby "little mother" of ton was slowly whenllng an unusually fat, big baby along a shady Brooklyn street. The baby erowisl and squcnlml of the rotid, whero the ragged mnn stop- and loked supremely hui.y; tho "little pel to drink nnd rest himself: then Nero mother" had a straight, deep lino of ventured to approach him. The tramp, : discontent l-t.w.-n hT lirows, and aha nt first, soenifd Incllnrd to be afraid, I did not r.K.nd lo any nf Holypoly's but Nero wagged his tall nnd looked a J playful advances pleasant ft pol''l, and then the tramp "What Is tho matter?" I Oek.sl of the patted him on tho hen1 nnd enlled him soowllng little nurse; "are you sick?' good dog," and they soon became Wluit nrn tiiesi. .tan. I up, turn down, orjilitTN ctiiniiig to? .Ituly. A faniilU)' Term lllnatmtod. friends. Tne tramp opened a small bun dle that he carried, and took out some "Ntfm; alnt nothln' the matter with me It tho baby." "Why, he looks as round and fat Mi "JIK HAD A IIAXGIXKJ IJCHIS.." Now Vorlt Kamlay World.