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HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON
PENDLETON PLANS BIRO SHOW.
Eastern Oregon Poultrymen Will Make
Splendid Exhibit on.
Pendleton The first annual exhibit
of the Umatilla-Morrow County Poul
try association will be held in this city
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
January 25, 26 and 27. The show will
be held in the large store room in the
Smith-Crawford building formerly oc
cupied by Cook & Perry, and the com
mittee in charge has already started to
get the room in shape for tha show.
The association has seeurvd the ser
vices of Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City, j
who will be present all during the
how and will personal'y pais on each '
entry. Mr. Dixon is a member of the
American Poultry association and is
licensed by that organization to judge
all varieties of poultry, and is recog
nized authority in this line of work in
the Northwest, being a breeder of
poultry himself, and bis knowledge has
been gained by actual experience.
In order that each exhibitor may
have a full knowledge of what his ex
hibit is worth and in order to stimulate
the breeding of only' first classi-varie-ties
of birds in the two counties the '
scure card system will be used through
out the show and each bird will pass a
most rigid examination, and the result
of each examination will be contained
on the score card hung in front of the
pen containing the bird. '
In additonn to the other features of ;
the pod i try show, the committee has
in view the holding of a cat and dog
show during part of the time, and ap- j
propriate prizes will be offered in this
line to cause a large exhibit of this ;
class of animals to be Bhown.
Lowlard Grain Frozen.
Salem "It is difficult to estimate
the damage the average weather has
done, as it has varied in severity in
different localities," said A. C. Arm
strong, coui.ty fruit inspector of Mar
ion counts, in speaking of the effect
of unusual winter.
"Upland grain has been protested
by snovk to some extent, while lowland
grain, has been frozen out, so that in
some instance?, I would say, less than
one-third of a crop remains. Bow
ever, it will be found upon investiga
tion, I think, that the farmers this
year planted lees fall grain than tbey
ordinarily would, because of persist
6' cy of early rains last fall.
"A large proportion of potatoes not
yet dug have suffered, I sm told, but
other crops aside from potatoes and
grain have not suffered greatly. Cold
winter will be good for fruit trees.
It will keep them back, giving them
longer rest, making them hardier, be
sides decreasing liability of late frosts
doing damage. Cold weather will clso
lend flavor to next winter's apples."
Fruit in Good Shape.
Eugene While the recent continued
cold weather has injured the grain
crop of Lane county to some extent,
all fruit is in good shape and it is ex
pected that the usual crop will be gath
ered, according to the predictions of S.
J. Bolt, manager of the Eugene Fruit
Growers' association and County
Fruit Inspector J. Beebe. They think
the trees did not suffer from the cold
at all. The extent of the damage to
the grain cannot be ascertained, but
is not as great as first thought. Fol
lowing each hard freeze there came a
good rain which packed down the
ground that had been raised by the
freeze and uprooting the grain. Some
say there will not be more than half
crop of fall-sown wheat, while others
aver that no damage at all was done.
No reports on the condition of hops are
at hand, but it is generally thought
that very little, if any, damage has
been done by the freezing weather.
Crops In Josephine.
Grant's Pass Outlook for fruit,
hops and grain in Josephine county the
coming year is better than it has been
for years. County Fruit Inspector J.
F. Burke has recently visited some of
the larger orchards in this county and
reports the trees well set with buds.
The extremely cold weather we have
been experiencing is all that can be
desired for fruit raising and if the
present conditions hold until the first
of March, Josephine county will be
blessed with a bumper crop. This
does not apply to orchards exclusively,
as small fruits of all kinds are expect
ed to be abundant.
Extend Phone Lines Near Medford.
Medford The Medford & Butte
Falls Telephone company has purchas
ed tbe Eagle Point-Central Point line
and has made arrangements with the
Pacific Telephone company to build to
Central Point for direct connection
with Medford. Tbe stations on the
line are Butte Falls, Derby, Vestal
and Eagle Point. The line will also
be extended to Brownsboro at once as
well as to a number of other settle
ments in that section.
For Bigger and Better Fair.
Albany A better and bigger Linn
county fair was planned at tbe meet
ing of the board of directors of tbe
Linn County Fair association at Scio,
when tbe following officers were unan
imously elected: Dr. A. G. Prill,
president; R. Shelton, secretary; E.
D. Myers, treasurer.
Beautify Street with Trees.
Medford Eleven hundred trees or
dered by tbe Greater Medford club for
tbe purpose of beautifying tbe
streets have arrived and are now heel
ed in and will be planted as soun as the
condition of tbe soil warrants.
CHALLENGES ORCHARD OWNERS
Captain Reimers. of Chehalem Moun
I tain. Posts Cash for Contest.
Salem Believing that be has the
best orchard land in Oregon, in the
1,000-acre tract known as Chehalem
Mountain Orchards, Captain Paul H.
Reimers has posted a $1,000 check
with W. K. Newell, president of the
state board of horticulture, chal'erginp
any orchard land operator in the state
to show a better 4-year old orchard in
1914 than he can.
As evidence of good faith. Captain
Reimers has posted $1,000 with Presi
dent Newell, for which he has the fol
lowing receipt:
"Received from Paul H. Reimers.
certified check No. 651 of the amount
of one thousand dollars ($1,000). Said
check of $1,000 is to be kept by the
undersigned in truBt as security of the
following challenge, to-wit:
"Paul B. Reimers challenges here
with any person or company in the sum
of one thousand dollars to plant in
Oregon during the year 1910 and de
velop during the following four years,
a better and more desirable orchard,
from every standpoint, than his Che
halem Mountain orchards at Frank-and-Rex
station, Oregon. Signed,
W. K- Newell, President State Board
of Horticulture."
Any orchardist desiring to enter the
competition can get full information as
to the conditions of the contest from
Captain Reimers or President Newell.
Bumper for Apples.
Hood River Cold weather has not
injured the fruit trees. Examination
of fruit tpurs indicates the best of
condition. County Fruit Inspector G.
R. Castner has made a careful inspec
tion of his district, and reports the
very best of conditions in both the
lower and upper valiey.
Present indications point to a bum
per apple crop here this year. With a
heavy snowfall on the ground, straw
berry plants have been prevented from
heaving out of the ground by contin
ued frosts- One hundred and twenty
five cars of berries are predicted for
this vear.
Klamath Falls Gets Fire Protection.
Klamath Falls The city council has
ordered 60 new hydrants, which will
make a total of 70 in tbe city. The
mains on Klamath and Main street
will be connected with the six-inch
main down Second and Sixth streets,
which will also extend down Sixth
street to Oak. Fire hydrants will be
established on every corner on Main
street and Klamath avenue. This ad
dition to tbe system is to be installed
and ready for service by July 1, 1910.
Oakotans See Hood Orchards
Hood River Dr. Henry Waldo Coe
of Portland, arrived in flood River
with a special car of homeseekers from
North Dakota, They spent a day
viewing the Hood River orchards. The
trip was made by sleigh. Dr. Coe
left in the evening for Umatilla county,
where he will interest the parties in
tbe lands under the Coe-Furnish irri
gation ditch.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices : Bluestem,
$1.18rtil.l9; club, tl.08rtj 1.09; red
Russian, $1.06; Vallev, 81.06; 40-fold,
$1.10(51.12.
Barley Feed and brewing. $30(fl30.
50 per ton.
Oata No.'l white, $32.50 per ton.
Hay Track prices: Timothy: Wil
lamette Valley. $1820 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $21(T;23; alfalfa. $17ftil8;
clover, $16; grain hay, $17rt18.
Fresh Fruits Apples, $lrt3 box;
pears, $1.50 per box; cranberries, $9
per barrel.
Potatoes Carload buying prices:
Oregon, 65(3 85c per sack ; sweet pota
toes, 2J-4e per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes,- $lful.25
per dozen ; cabbage, $2 per hundred ;
cauliflower, $1.75 per dozen ; celery,
$3.75 per crate; horseradish, 12e per
pound; pumpkins, ljjffil&c; sprouts,
6(q 7c per pound; squash, 1(41 J-c; to
matoes, $1.50(12.25 per box ; turnips,
$1.50 per sack; carrots, $1; beets,
$1.50; parsnips, $1.50.
Onions Oregon, $1.50 per sack.
Butter City creamery extras, 39c;
fancy outside creamery, 347 39c per
pound; store, 20ft 25c Butter fat
prices average 1 &e per pound under
regular batter prices.
Poultry Hens, 15ia.l6c; ducks,
2022; geeee, 13e; turkeys, live, 19
&.20c; dressed, 22(23c.
Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, 3fX235c
per dozen ; Eastern, 25&27c per doz
en. Pork Fancy, llfall&c per pound.
Veal Extras, 12(6.12 )$e per pound.
Cattle Best Bteers, $5(u 5.35; fair
to good steers, $4.60ri4-75; strictly
good cows, $4.35; fair to good cows,
$3,6063.75; light calves, $5(5,5.50;
bulls, $2.50(53.75; stags, $3S4.
Hogs Top, $9.10(5 9.20;f air to good
bogs, $8.60(5:9.
Sheep Best wethers, $5.50ftl6 ; fair
to good wethers, $4.50(5:5; good ewes,
$5(56.50; lambs, $5(5:6.60.
Hops 1909 crop, prime and choice,
20tf21e; 1908a, 17e; 1907s, ll)ie;
per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(&;23c
pound ; olds, nominal ; mohair, choice,
25c pound.
Cascara bark 4c per pound.
Hides Dry hides, 1818c per
pound; dry kip.l80zl8Xe pound; dry
calfskin, 19(521c pound; salted hides,
10(103c; salted calfskin, 15c pound;
green, le leas.
ENUMERATORS' RATES OF PAY.
Census Director Establishes Compen
sation for Census Takers
Washington, D. C, Januray, 24 Tbe
varying wage scales in different parts
of the country and the differences in
the nature and extent of the local diffi
cutties confronting the enumerators in
the larger geographical divisions o the
United States have influenced and guid
ed United States Census Dire tor Dur-
and in the adoption of a classification of
enumerators rates of compensation.
within the limits presribed by the Uni
ted States Census law enacted by con
gress.
Per diem rites of pay will be paid
to the census enumerators in the
sparsely settled rural districts of Ari
sona. California, Texas, Colorado, Ida
ho, Montana, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
The rate will range from $5 to $6
per day for the enumeration of the rur
al areas outside of cities and towns.
Six dollars is the highest rate author
ized by law.
There are three general rates the
per capita, the mixed, and per diem.
The first and second general rates
have five subdivisions each.
The per diem rates range from $3 to
$3.50. $4, $4.50, $5, $5.50, and $6,
and are paid for a day of eight hours'
work.
For enumerators on the per capita
basis, which will be that . most widely
used, the pay for each inhabitant is
Class A, 2 cents ; class B, 2 cents;
class C. 3 cents; class D, 83 cents;
and class E, 4 cents. Such enumerators
will also be paid for each farm as fol
lows: Class A, 20 cents: class B, 22
cents; class C, 25 cents; class D,
27 cents; and class E, 30 cents. These
rates are in each case 5 cents or more
higher than those paid in 1900, when
the range was from 15 to 20 cents.
For each establishment of productive
industry the rate for each class is 30
cents. For each barn and inclosure
containing livestock, not on farms,
the pay is 10 cents for each class.
Under the mixed rate, which is a
combination of the per capita and the
per diem, there five sub-classes alpha
betically arranged, and the per diem
is: Class F, $1; G, $1.25; H, $1.50;
I, $1.75; and J, $2. For each inhab
itant the pay is : Class F, 2 cents ; G,
2 cents; H. 2S cents; I, 2J cents and
J, 3 cents. For each farm: Class F,
15 cents; G, 17 cents; H, 17Ji
cents ; I and J, 20 cents each. For
each establishment of productive in
dustry the rate is 20 cents for each
class.
ARIZONA STARTLED BY COMET.
Nebulous Body With Flowing Tail
Plainly Seen at Sunset.
Douglas, Arizona, Jan. 24. Without
being heralded, there appeared in the
western horizon just before dusk this
evening, a spectacle such as cone in
these parts had ever before witnessed.
It was nothing more nor less than a
magnificent comet, or a body having
all the appearances of one, with nu
cleus, coma and a great tail. Tbe
word was quickly passed around and
soon tbe whole city was out viewing
the beautiful spectacle. At first it
was supposed as a matter of course it
was Bailey's comet, though this is not
expected until April, but word from
Professor Douglas, astronomer at the
state university at Tucson, is that the
stranger is distinct from Bailey's.
The same word also comes to the Dis
patch here from Flagstaff university,
in Northern Arizona.
The wonder of the spectacle was its
completeness and its appearance with
out any warning just after sunset
Douglas is about 4,000 feet above
the tea and has a wonderfully clear at
mosphere. No comet like this one has
ever before been seen in this section.
Bonolulu, Jan. 24. Captains of in
ter island vessels arriving here report
having seen Bailey's comet.
Disputes Delay Settlement.
Paris, Jan. 24. It is rumored here
that the delay in the final settlement
of the terms of the Hankow-Szechun
railway loan was due chiefly to dis
putes over details connected with tbe
apportionment of tbe roadway between
the financial groups interested, the
construction material and similar ques
tions. According to a statement in
well-infomred quarters, the French
group, beaded by the Indo-China bank,
held out because tbey considered that
they had not been fairly treated in the
apportionment.
Thaw Declared Bankrupt.
Pittsburg, Jan. 24. That Harry K.
Thaw is a bankrupt and that his estate
is subject to tbe United States bank
ruptcy laws is held by Referee Wil
liam B. Blair, who today handed down
an opinion on the petition of Roger
O'Nara, trustee of Thaw's estate, for
leave to sell the bankrupt's real and
personal property to bis sister, Alice
Copley Thaw, at private sale. The
petition was opposed by New York
creditors.
Sugar Weighers Stay In Jail.
New York, Jan. 24. Judge Laco ro
be, in the United States Circuit court
here, denied today the application of
the four men now serving a sentence
of a year's imprisonment on Black
well's island for conspiracy to defraud
tbe government in tbe weighing of su
gar on tbe docks in Brooklyn to be re
leased on bail pending the hearing of
tbe motion of an appeal.
A French scientist has advanced the
theory that there is no such metal as
radium, but that radio-activity is the
result of certain now unknown chemi
cal combinations of which barium
forma the chief part.
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CHAPTER XV. (Continntd.)
"Who and what U hr cried Lum
ley, fiercely, starting forward from
where he bad been leaning against the
wlndom-frame.
I will tell you so much. He Is poor
like myself, and we have a long strug
gle oe'ore us, but There, will say
no more. Now that you understand
there la no hope, you will be able to
put me out of your thoughts. Do tell
your father he has nothing to fear, at
least from me. It is cruel to disap
point a father, a parent See what
suffering Hugh Sarille has caused his
mother."
"He was right He got what he
wanted. I am disappointed. I thought
when you knew what I really meant
you "
"It Is useless to argue about what Is
Inevitable," Interrupted Hope. "I deep
ly regret having caused you annoy
ance or disappointment, but neither
you nor I would have been happy If
we had become man and wife. Why,
oh, why did you not understand me?
Now I can hear no mora. Make haste
to relieve your father's mind, and
good-by. Captain Lum ley." She half
put out her hand, drew H back, and
left the room swiftly. The enraged
and disappointed lover took a turn to
and fro, uttering some half-art tculate
denunciations of his Infernal 111 lock,
then, snatching up hla hat rushed
away to pour his troubles Into the
sympathizing ear of Lord Everton, is
whom all Imprudent youngsters found
a congenial confidant
As soon as the Bound of his steps
was heard, the unclosed door of a
small Inner room from which there
was no other exit was pushed more
widely open, and Mrs. Sarille walked
In. She wore her out-door dress, and
held a note In her hand.
"I little thought what I should
hear," she said, almost aloud, "when I
determined to keep quiet till that
booby had gone. Listeners never hear
good of themselves. So I am a can
tankerous, dictatorial, tyrannical old
woman? Hope Desmond does not think
so; I know she does not"
CHAPTER XVI.
To Hope Mrs. Savllla made no sign,
and she remained In complete ignor
ance that her acute patroness had
been a hearer of Lumley'a avowal.
There was something Increasingly
kind and confidential, however. In her
tone and manner. Hope was greatly
relieved by having thus disposed of
her admirer. That worry was at an
end: another, however, still remained.
Miss Dacre's feelings and imagina
tion were greatly exercised by the
sudden disappearance of George Lum-
ley from the scene, and she grew quite
ravenous for Hope's society, that Bhe
might wonder and conjecture and
maunder about his mysterious con
duct, and cross-examine Hope as to
what she thought might, could, would,
or should have caused htm thus sud
denly to throw up the game which
Miss Dacre chose to think he was
playing so eagerly viz., the pursuit of
herself till she made her hearer's life
a burden to her.
"I don't know what you do to Miss
Desmond when you have her out by
herself," said Mrs. Saville to the
young heiress one afternoon, when
she had called to know If dear Mrs.
Saville would spare Hope Desmond to
take a drive with her and stay to af
ternoon tea, "but she always cornea
back looking whKe and tired, quite
exhausted; and I will not spare her.
Miss Dacre. I want her my salt If
you are always taking her away, you
had better keep her."
"I am sure I shall be delighted. I
want a nice lady-like companion a lit
tle older than myself, to go about with
me and "
'A little older than yourself!"
laughed Mrs. Saville. "I suspect she
Is two years your junior. Well, take
her. If she will go."
"Indeed, Mrs. Saville, I think "you
would do better with an older person,
tome one nearer your own age."
I am much obliged for your kind
consideration. Tes. of course Mix.
Desmond has rather a dull time with
me. Suppose you make her an offer
In writing."
"Tes, of course I could; that is. If
you would not be offended."
No, by no means. I would not
stand In her light"
Really. Mrs. Sarnie, you are the
most sensible woman I know. Pray,
bow much do you give her? what sal-'
ary I mean."
What Mr. Rawson asked for his
protege fifty pounds."
"M that all? Oh. I will give her a !
hundred."
"Then of course you will set her "
said Mrs. Saville, grimly. "That be
ing so. pray leave her to me for this
afternoon."
'Oh, yes, certainly. I can write to
her this evening." Her further ut
terance was arrested by the announce
ment in loud tones, of Lady Olivia
Luuiley, whereupon that personage en
tered, wearing a simple traveling-dress
and a most troubled expression of
countenance.
"Dear Miss Dacre, I had no Idea I
should find you here." said Lady Oil
via. when she had greeted Mrs. Sa
ville. "I am on my way to Contreve
vllle, to try and get rid of my gouty
rheumatism; so"
"How very unfortunate that Captain
Luruley should lust have left:" Inter
rupted Miss Dacre. "He started on
Wednesday something regimental, I
believe."
Most unfortunate," returned Lady
Olivia, emphatically.
Where are you staying?" asked
Miss Dacre.
"At the Hotel d'Albe."
"Well. I shall call late this after
noon. Now I am obliged to call on
the Comtesse de Suresnea. So good
by for the present Mrs. Saville. Good-
by, dear Lady Olivia."
As soon as she was gone, Mrs. Sa
vllle, looking very straight at her sls-ter-tn-law,
asked. "What Is the matter
with your
"Matter! Matter enough! If I had
not been en route for Contrexevllle I
should have come here on purpose to
to tell you what I think."
"And pray what may that be. Lady
Olivia?"
"That you have allowed my unfor
tunate boy George to fall Into the
same scrape as your own son, just to
make us suffer as you have done. It
is too bad, that while we were think
ing everything was on the point of be
ing settled between him and Mary
Dacre (such an excellent marriage),
there Is he falling Into the trap of
that low-born, designing adventuress,
your companion! Tou are not a wom
an to be blinded by anjthlng, and you
never took the trouble to warn us or
aave him, and I who always sympa
thized with you in your trouble about
Hugh! I expected better things from
you, Elizabeth. Tou. are Infatuated
about that woman, of whom you really
know nothing."
For a moment Mrs. Saville was si
lent too amazed to find words.
"I don't understand you. Pray ex
plain your meaning. If you have any,"
she said, at last a bitter little smile
curling up the corners of her mouth.
"Why, our unfortunate mad boy
wrote to his father a few days ago
that he was going to make an offer to
that dreadful girl, as she was the sort
of woman to whom he dared not pro
pose a private marriage; that we fear
ed we might be vexed at first, but If
we attempted to prevent it he would
go straight to the dogs. Oh, It Is too
too bad! I Utile thought when I was
so horrified at Hugh's conduct last
summer, that before a year was over
I Bhould be afflicted In the same way."
"When you gloated over my disap
pointment, you mean," cried Mrs. Sa
ville, her keen black eyes flashing. "1
have no doubt you thought to yourself
that your son would never 1 false to
the Instincts of his race, which Is arts
tocratlc on both sides, but that mine
was Impelled by the plebeian' vigor in
herited from his mother's people. I
know the amount of gratitude you all
feel towards me for conferring wealth
for which he never toiled, on your
brother and his sons. But the blood
In my veins has been strong enough to
keep you all In your places. Yes as
the world we live In chooses to attach
Importance to rank and to worship n
thle, I bought what was neressary 3f
the valuable article; but I know your
estimate of me and the veiled con
tempt of your commiseration when
the blow fell upon me. Now I am go
ing to return good for evil an
lleve your mind. Tour precious son Is
perfectly safe. That low-torn, design
lng adventuress, my companion has
defiantly and utterly rejected h!m "
iuimiuie: Are Von aura
May
mis not do some deep-laid
How do you know?"
scheme?
"It Is quite possible. I am oerfti.
ure; It Is no deep-laid scheme I
know, because I was in that room
there, unsuspected, and heard every
word of the proposal and of th Jt.
tlnct decided rejection
mond reproached your son with hi.
perseverance In spite of her discour
agement and Informed him she was
engaged to another evidently some
humble, struggling man, from whom
your charming, distinguished son was
powerless to attract her. Miss Des
mond acted like a young woman of
sense and honor, and in my opinion
she Is a great deal too aood
so high and mighty a gentleman
captain George Lumley."
"Thank Godl" cried Ladr nn,n.
much relieved to resent the nnii.n.i.
ed scorn and anger of her slster-in-
w. xiui ure von nn ia , .
- . w mure is
danger of this vonnn-
changing her mind?"
"Be under no apprehension v...
son Is safe enough so far as my youmr
friend Miss Desmond is concerned."
, "l?tmfur 1 am Terr laA' bot real
ly, Elizabeth, I am amazed at the vary
extraordinary attack yon hava vadi
upon me."
Or, rather, you are amaied that 1
know you so well. I saw ths aneel
that lurked under your assumed com
passion for my disappointment, and I
am amazed you ventured to speak la
the tone you did to me. Now you may
go, and write to your husband and as
sure him his son Is safs for ths pres
ent Before ws meet again, yon must
apologise to me for the liberty you
have taken."
"I think an apology la also dua ta
me," cried Lady Olivia.
While she spoke. Mrs. Savllla had
rung the bell, and, on the waiter's ap
pearance, said. In a commanding ton,
"Lady Olivia's carriage," whereupon
that lady confessed defeat by rattling
rapidly.
CHAPTER XVIL
Mrs. Saville walked to her special
arm-chair, and. taking Prince Into her
lap, stroked him mechanically, as was
tier wont when she was thinking.
"So that was the fool's attraction T"
she mused. "I ought to have suspect
ed it but I did not or I should have
sent him about his business. It la nat
ural enough that uie father and moth
er should be annoyed; but she Is too
good for him a great deal too good.
But she Is silly, too, with her high
flown notions. We cannot defy the
judgment and prejudices of the world
we live In; obscurity and Insignifi
cance are abhorrent to most sane peo
ple. Yet It Is Impossible to doubt her
sincerity; and sue Is common-sens leal
enough. Can It be that she Is wise
and I am unwise?" Here Mrs. Sa
ville put her little favorite on the car
pet and again rang the bell. This time
she desired that Hiss Desmond should
be sent to her.
"I think I shall go out and do soma
shopping." she said, when Hops ap
peared. "I do not walk enough. 1
have had a tiresome morning. First
Miss Dacre came begging that you
might be lent to her for the day. This
I refused. Then came Lady Olivia, la
a bad temper, and we quarreled, oha
Is going away to-morrow or next day.
At all events, she shall not trouble
me any more. I think we have had
enough of Paris. Richard is coming
over next week. As soon as he leaves,
I shall go away to a quaint little plaos
on the coast of Normandy, and recruit
It will be very dull; but you are used
to that"
"I rarely feel dull," returned Hope,
who secretly wondered why Mrs. Sa
ville had quarreled with her sister-in-law.
She was too decided, too peremp
tory a woman to be quarrelsome.
Could it be for any reason connected
with herself? Lumley said he had
communicated his intention to propose
for her (Hope) to his father. This, no
doubt would have enraged his fam
ily; but she could not ask any ques
tions. Indeed, she was thankful to
"let sleeping do3s 11a" She had many
anxieties pressing on her young heart
A very cloudy and uncertain future
lay before her. "It Is hard," shs
thought "that however good and true
and loving a woman may be. If not
rich she is thought unworthy to be ths
helpmate of a wealthy, well-placed
man; any poor, struggling nobody Is
good enough for her. Yet it Is among
the struggling nobodies that the finest
fellows are often found; so things
equalize themselves."
(To be contlnaed.)
A Womii'i War.
BellevlnK. it mar ha ..
j turn v. is UH
essary, now and then, to prove that
-wu me uui mienor to men In ths
manacement of nrocti
- - -- m. con
tributor to the New York Globe tells of
a young woman who recently bought
and retired to a urnnii ik.,A..
wuuui Ion iai ill,
and was busy all the spring peraonal-
j U..CWU8 me moaernizatlon of ths
The other An h , .....
phone Installed, and the company's
workmen started In. Presently tha
-w, uureu uer out to the lawn.
"We can't run tha n-i- .
- m wnnoui
damaging that tree." he said, pointing
to a fine old elm near the piazza. "It
"Very well." rcuUcA .
. ",c j"ung wom
an, smilingly. -Then you needn't put
: sua sne re-entered uie
bouse.
"Did the electrlfi
- k, ev owa i uil
the correspondent, who assuredly be
lieves that , ,. ... .
-- - lau B!luula tnmu twlc
before Insisting
w .,, iFuaausa men
tal superiority to the other sex
"No sir. They put In the ph'one
and without harming the tree.
"A man. now " ha ,nn.i..j u
wuuuues, would
have argued a half-hour over the mat.
Still Gnnalag,
"Say. paw." auerlcM nm. w.
Peck, "did you know ma long EK
you married her?" "ora
"No, my son." renliut v,
... ... ' - " mo man
with a sigh lona drawn .. .
a. a matter of fact I'm not thorough.
It n Of! 11 o I n r.rl .1.1. 1 ...
- ,.. im uer yet
Qalte Appropriate.
. uc-unie oi mat pretty youna
actress I saw last year?"
"She's starrlne "
to U aoTevoUd" Vw'
The EmnloTAi- v..
sea how. with v;; 8n' 1
afford to smoke such eTpensiviH
Ths EmnlnvA-v..."1?8 dra.
can't I ought to have ki
v Dir.mt.
Bhe DOSS ha mm. . .
aryl "U1B rood as
HeH. earns a good salary:
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