Wallowa County chieftain., February 03, 1910, Image 2

HAPPENINGS FROM
SPEND $400,000 ON PROJECT. I
New Concern Will Build Big Reser
voir to Store Flood Water.
Laidlaw Oregon's pioneer irriga
tion project, begun in 1893 just as the
panic swept over the country, stands in
a fair way to be completed, and the
settlers who have been waiting and
watching for the water that never
came, may have their hopes realized.
For the state of Oregon, represented
by the land board, is making an effort
to secure the completion of the project
with the moU flattering prospects of
success.
Laidlaw came into being during the
days when settlers expected water and
as a matter of fact when water was
delivered in the ditches. But the sup
ply was not sufficient for the lands at
tempted to be reclaimed, the acreage
reduced and other supplies of water
sought. Financial troubles followed,
and the company was reorganized. In
the meantime it was fully demonstrat
ed that a gravity system of irrigation
was not feasible and that reservoirs
would have to be built to store the
flood waters of Tumalo creek during
the spring and allow water to be car
ried over the parching land in July and
August, when the stream carries
scarcely any water. The whole
scheme resolved itself into bad en
gineering, but the engineer was not
the mar. to suffer for his mistake.
Three Sisters Irrigation company to
wster 27,000 acres of land lying on the
west side of the Deschutes river, about
six to 15 miles from Bend, taking wa
ter from a mountain stream known as
Tumolo creek. The nearest railroad
point is Shaniko, about 90 miles dis
tant The altitude ranges from 3,100
feet to 3,700 feet.
Convention to Carve New State.
Medford The Southern leaders in
the movement to carve a new state out
of Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia, to be known as Siskiyou, are
active with arrangements to call a con
vention to devise ways and means.
According to present olans the con
vention will gather in Yreka, Siskijou
county, California, not later than
March 15, and remain in session three
days. Prominent men from all over
the territory affected have signified
their willingness to attend and aid in
the movement.
As planned, the new state will em
brace seven California counties and
five Oregon counties. The movement
grew out of widespread dissatisfaction
with the treatment, alleged to have
been accorded the territory by the two
states. California, it is said by those
advocating the formation of the new
state, has long neglected its northern
portion, while Southern Oregon has
suffered in a like manner, it is claimed,
at the hands of Portland and the Wil
lamette valley. The move to create the
new state is popular through the affect
ed tern troy.
Florence Sees Bright Future.
Eugene Florence, at the mouth of
the Siuslaw river, has been petitioned
by T. J. Monroe of Coos Bay for a
franchise for an electric light plant.
The petition will probabply be submit
ted to a vote of the people. Florence
is growing rapidly as a result of the
beginning of jetty work at the mouth
of the river. The citizens are working
for a railroad to the Willamette valley
via Eugene. It has been rumored that
the Southern Pacific company would
build a line from Eugene to Florence
to reach Coos Bay, but the citizens
place more faith in the premise of the
promoters of the Eugene & Weptern
company, which has made prelimi
nary surveys and expects to begin con
struction work soon.
Electric Clocks at Klamath Falls.
Klamath Falls -O. B. Gates, agent
for the Western Union Telegraph com
pany, has secured 12 contracts for in
stalling clocks with telegraph service
in business houses in the city. The
company only sent Mr. Gates 12 con
tracts. This is a most creditable (show
ing for a city of this size. It was not
expected that over three of four clocks
could be installed, as that is usually
the number used in towns even larger
than this.
Clean Up Club at Eugene.
Eugene A movement has been start
ed in Eugene to form a clean-up club
among the pupils of the city schools
The object will be the cleaning up of
the streets, alleys and yards of the
city. City Superintendent of Schools
G. S. Stockton and Manager Freeman
of the commercial club, have agreed to
work together for the organization of
the pupils' elub and the commercial
club will give prizes for the best
work.
Stayton Votes Down Bond Issue.
' Stayton The proposition to vote at
$10,000 bond issue for the new high
school building was defeated at a spe
cial school election today "-by a vote of
76 to 27. Bonds of $850 were voted
for the purchase of six more lots for
school purposes.
Land Board Affirms Loans.
Salem First mortgage loans from
the school fund drawing 6 pr cent
interest were approved by the land
board to the amount of $59,200. There
remained $305,000 of the school fund
yet uninvested January 1.
$1,000 for Lane County's Fair.
Eugene The Lane County Fair as
sociation has decided to ask the county
court for an appropriation of $1,000
annually for the fair and appointed a
committee to interview the court at its
next meeting.
AROUND OREGON
DAIRY EXHIBIT AT STOCK SHOW
Opportunity Given Model Dairymen
to Show Farms in Miniature.
A unique exhibition of proper dairy
methods is being arranged by the state
board of health in connection with the
Oregon livestock show at the fair
grounds next fall. One of the leading
promoters of the plan is E. L. Thomp
son, whoce model dairy at Clover Hill
farm, near Deer island, has won atten
tion throughout the Northwest. Mr.
Thompson said :
"The fair next fall will give us the
biggest educational opportunity we
have ever had. We want to show cat
tle that are best adapted for dairy pur
poses by reason of breeding, care and
the tuberculin test. We will have a
model dairy in all its parts ready for
operation. This will, of course, be in
miniature, but effective, nevertheless.
We will show how feed should be
raised and how it should be mixed for
the health of cows, the largest produc
tion of the best possible milk.
"Correct barn construction, the way
the stalls should be arranged, sufficient
ventilation, adequate gutter drainage,
the proximity of feed, milk rooms and
manure heaps, will be gone into thor
oughly. We will also show how milk
ers should be dressed, and how they
should be clean in person and in hab
its, to prevent contamination, and
keep dirt from getting into the milk,
will all be practically illustrated.
New Brick School for Klamath Falls
Klimath Falls Plans for the new
public school building, which is to be
erected on tue west side of the river,
have been approved by the school
board. The building will be two story
with basement and large attic, and
covers a ground space 82x92 feet.
It will contain eight class rooms, with
two rooms in the basement, and one
large room 25x80 feet in the attic,
which will be used as an assembly and
music room.
The Oregon Library commission has
for distribution fifty copies of a circa
lar Forestry in Nature study re
cently issued by the department of ag
riculture. This is a plan for elemen
tary instruction in the subject, ar
ranged by grades, 1st to 8th, and with
the work outlined for fall, winter, and
spring terms. The appendix gives ref
erences - to government publications
which can be obtained free of charge
and used as text books. Any teacher
Bending the commission two cents for
postage may obtain a copy.
Slow Progress on Well.
Dallas Serious difficulties are be
ing encountered at the oil well. The
formation is very hard and the supply
of water increases with depth. It is
possible for the drillers to make less
than 10 feet daily. Oil Bands are num
erous and it is still the conviction of
all concerned that the drill is slowly
nearing an immense deposit of the
precious fluid.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices : Bluestem,
$l.lfl1.17; club, $1.06; red Russian,
$1.04: valley, $1.06; 40-fold, $1.10.
Barley Feed and brewing, $29
29. 50 per ton.
Corn Whole, $25; cracked, $36;
per ton.
Oats No.l white, $32(i3Z.oU per
ton.
Hay Track prices: Timothy: Wil
lamette valley, $18rt;20 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $21(ii22; alfalfa, $17)18;
clover, $16.; grain hay, $16(W:17.
Butter City creamery extras, 39c ;
fancy outside creamery, 34(?;:39c per
pound; store, 20ri25c. Butter fat
prices average ic per pound under
regular butter prices.
Poultry Hens, 15f)162C;springs,
15J6-?4 16c; ducks, 20(it23c; geese,
120lUc; turkeys, live, 22(?t24c;
dressed, 25(27sc; sqiabs, $3 dozen,
Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, 31(3!
3Z$c per dozen; eastern, ZJbiltc per
dozen.
Pork Fancy, lltf&ll c per pound.
Veal Extras, 12(i;,12c per pound
Fresh Fruits Apples, $l(fi)3 box;
pears, $l(iCl.50 per box; cranberries,
$8(39 per barrel.
Potatoes Carload buying prices
Oregon, 70C" 90c per sack ; sweet pota
toes. 2(ff 2c per pound.
Vegetables Artichokes, $ 1 1 . 25
per dozen; cabbage, $2(ii2. 25 per hun
dred; cauliflower, $1.75 per dozen;
celery, $3(r3.50 per crate; garlic, 12 K
per pouna; norseraaisn. y(;iuc per
pound; pumpkins, ljfljic; sprouts,
78c per pound ; squash, 2c ; tomatoes,
$1.50fii2.25 per box; turnips, $1.50
per sack; carrots, $1.25; beets, $1.50;
parsnips, $1.50
Onions Oregon, $1.50 per sack.
Cattle Best steers. $6(W 5.50; fair
to good, $4.50(3)4.75; strictly good
cowp, $4,25614.50,; fair to good cows,
$3.504; light calves, IS'ff S.SO; heavy
calves, $4fo)4 60; bulla, $2.503.75;
stags, $3()4.
Sheep Best wethers, $5.60(35.50 & ;
fair to good, wethers, $4.50(35; good
ewes, $55.50; lambs, J5W'6.50.
Hogs Top, $9.10(59.25; fair to
good hogs, $8.60(rf 9.
Hop9 1909 crop, prime and choice,
20fti22c; 1908s, 17c; 1907s, ll&c
per pound.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1623c
pound ; mohair, choice, 25c pound.
Hides Dry hides, lsfttlSc per
pound; dry kip, 18(V18c pound; dry
calfskin, 19(3)21c pound; salted hides,
1010c salted calfskin, 15c pound
green, lc less.
ASKS COOLER CRITICISM.
President Taft Asks Magazine Pub
lishers to be Moderate.
Washington, Jan. 31. President
Taft told the periodical publishers of
the Untied States tonight, that, if
they overloaded their criticism of men
in the administrative authority with
unparliamentary expressions and inti
mations as to lack of honorable mo
tives, nobody is going to pay any atten
tion to them.
Although he made no direct allusion
to "muckraking." it was plainly evi
dent at what he was directing his at
tack.
The president, "addressing the period
ical publishers association of America
as their guest at dinner, did not give
this advice to the editors assembled
from all parts of the nation until he
had prefaced his remarks with good
humored treatment of his relative po
rtion to the wielders of public opin
ion.
'This is a formidable gathering to
address," said President Taft, after
he had been presented by C. H. Smith,
the toastmaster. "Gentlemen who act
as fates as to what is or is not current
literature, would under any circum
stances, be formidable tcoaddress, and
under conditions prevailing in Wash-
ngton and in legislative halls, it re
quires a brave man, standing in my po
sition, to face them.
'As to controversies, let me say
that all evidence questions of facts
must be weighed broadly to reach an
ultimate conclusion. It is the case
with every trust, as much as we con
demn them for their iniquities. The
evidence must be weighed. It does no
good to denounce a person on the wit
ness stand, if he testifies agains t you.
"You controllers of public opinion
and controllers of the rulers of the
country may hammer a man into indif
ference as to what you say, but at that
he will come nearer to doing right than
if he tried to fight.
'But, seriously speaking, I would
like to say that when you criticise a
poor'devil exercising a responsible po
sition, first give him the benefit en
joyed by every criminal, that of rea
nonable doubt.
WILL, PRESS MERGER SUIT.
Pacific Roads Must Face Trial by
Next April.
Washington, Jan; 31. The president
has determined to press to a conclusion
the pending suit against the Union and
Southern Pacific Railroad companies,
looking to a dissolution of the merger,
and today concluded to deny the appli
cation of Mr. Lovett, Harriman's suc
cessor, for a dismissal of the suit.
boon atter judge tiovett and a num
ber of influential railroad people ap
pealed to tne president to squash pro
ceedings before Judge Vandeventer's
court in Salt Lake City., Mr. Taft,
following the course that had been-
adopted in the case of the famous New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
company, when a similar appeal was
made, referred the matter to the at
torney general for examination. In
the New England case, it was found
that, because of action taken by the
state of Massachusetts and the insig
nificance of the government's interests,
it would De DeBt to aDandon the prose
cution of the railroad, and this was
done.
But Attorney General Wickersham
reached a different conclusion in the
Pacific railroad merger case, and today
he handed to President Taft a volumin
ous report, conclusions of which justi
fied the president in the announcement
that there was a good case against the
railroads, following the decision in the
Northern Securities litigation. There
fore, proceedings at Salt Lake City
will be pressed.
The Btatus of the case at present is
this : The government has put in its
testimony. The defense must begin in
April and the usual evidence in rebut
tal must be submitted thereafter.
Then the case will go to that novel tri
bunal of four judges provided by the
anti-trust act, known as the expediting
court, and doubtless in the end it will
come before the Supreme court of the
United States.
Panama Libel Suit Dismissed.
New York, Jan. 31. The indict
ment against the Press Publishing com
pany, publishers of the New York
World, charging Joseph Pulitzer and
others with criminal libel against
Theodore Roosevelt, President Taft
and others, was quashed today in the
United States District court. Judge
Hough ruled that the statute upon
which the indictment rested was not
sufficient in authority, in other words.
that the court bad no jurisdiction.
Children Forced to Work.
Chicago, Jan. 31. High prices for
food in Chicago are driving children to
work. In the last three months 1,000
more permits have been asked of the
state factory inspector's office than in
the corresponding three months a year
ago. This ib an increase of more Khan
33 per cent It is attributed not to
any sudden demand of employes for the
services of minors, but to the necessi
ties ofjWorkingmen 8 families, which
have compelled children to work to
buy food.
New Cabinet Rebuffed.
Budapest, Jan. 31. An early rebuff
was met by the recently formed Hed
ervary cabinet, when the chamber to
day with a large majority voted a
want of confidence in the ministry.
The premier told the deputies be was
unable to decide immediately whether
to resign or to dissolve parliament
He then drew from his pocket an im
perial rescript adjourning the hoase to
March 4.
What Gold
Cannot Buy
Hy MUS. A. LEJTjK fDE H
Author of "A Crack Path." "Maid. Wlfo or Widow," "By
Woman's Wit." "Booton'a Dm fain." "A Llfo Interoat."
"Mona'a Choioo." "A Weanan'a Heart."
CHAPTER XVII. (Continued.)
That evening, as Hope was playing
some Scotch airs, with great taste and
a delicate touch, while Mrs. Bavllle sat
thinking In her chair and stroking
Prince,- a note waa brought for Miss
Desmond. Hope finished what she
was playing, then, asking, "Will you
allow me?" opened the missive.
'It Is from Miss Dacre,' she added,
In a minute or two "a moat extraor
dinary epistle. She says she writes
with your knowledge and approval.
She asks me to leave you and live with
her, and offers me one hundred pounds
a year. Will you look at it?"
Mrs. Bavllle stretched out her hand.
and, after reading the letter, deliber
ately returned it
"How do you mean to replyT"
"Can you ask?" cried Hope "unless,
indeed, your knowledge of Miss Da-
cre's intention indicates a wish that I
should leave you." .
"No, it does not. I thought it right
that you should have the option of re
fusing an advantageous offer. You
would have more gayety, a larger sal
ary, an easier life, with Mary Dacre,
than with a cantankerous old woman
like myself."
"If I had the money I should be
willing to pay a hundred a year to
stay away from Miss Dacre," said
Hope. "You are severe, and rather
formidable, but I feel sure of your
justice and loyalty, and the restfulness
of life with you Is infinitely preferable
to the fevered gayety of Miss Dacre's
xlstence."
"I am glad you think so. Write to
her at once."
Hope obeyed, and, after writing with
deliberation for some minutes, gavo
the result to Mrs. Bavllle for perusal.
"Good," said that lady. "It is firm
and courteous. Let it be posted at
once. Now play me the march from
Tannhauser,' "
When that was finished, Mrs. Ba
vllle said, "Come and sit down."
Hope obeyed. There was a short
pause, and she went on: "As you have
ohoaen to stay with me, my dear Miss
Desmond, I shall increase your salary
to what Miss Dacre offered."
"You are very good, Mrs. Savlllo,
but I would rather you did not. I
have quite enough for all I want A
year hence, wh- you have proved
me, if we are atlll together and you
like to offer It -But, oh. It Is unwise
to look ahead so far."
"I am not a very Imaginative rer
son,' said Mrs. Savllle, slowly, "but It
strikes me you have a history. Miss
Desmond."
"I suppose every one has," said
Hope, smiling. "I too, have my little
tory; and some day, if you ever care
to hear it, I will tell you but not Just
yet"
"I suppose It centers round some
love-affair, which you silly young peo
ple always think of the last import
ance." "It does," said Hope, with grave
feeling; "and I am sure the import
ance cannot be exaggerated. If men
and women only allowed themselves to
think what a suci-m and solemn thing
love and its usual ending marriage Is,
(ewer unhappy ones would take place."
"Ah, with the vast majority, love Is
an unknown quantity and an Insignifi
cant ingredient Just think what hu
man nature Is, the conditions in which
It lives, moves, and has its being: how
Is love as you exalted people accept
It, to exlstt There we shall never
agree. Pray get me the Figaro."
Miss Dacre was reproachful, and
sven tearful, when Hope next saw her,
but the "much desired one" was im
movable. "Is It not extraordinary," cried the
llsappolnted heiress, "that George
Lumley went off in that unaccountable
y? There is some hidden baneful
luJuence at work. It la always the
same: as soon as we are growing con
fidential he flies off. It is a hideous
thought, but it has occurred to me
that he Is secretly married to some
lreadf.1 woman. What do you think T"
"I think there Is nothing more un
likely." "Well, good-by. We return to Lon
lon on Wednesday. Perhaps Richard
Bavllle will be able to tell me some
thing of George. Oh, I forget; we shall
lust miss him. Well. If you can find
out anything you will be sure to write?
You have treated me very badly; but
( do not bear malice. You will find
you have made a great mistake. So
lood-by."
Mrs. Bavllle seemed more cheerful
and In a better temper after Lord
Castleton and his daughter left Paris,
though the presenoe of her eldest son
was always more or less a triaL
She endured an occasional visit from
Lord Everton, who waa quietly pert!
aacious in cultivating friendly rela
tions with her.
He was the only member of the fam
ily who dared to mention her offend
ing son, but he only ventured to do so
when they were alone.
"I really believe you are softening
lira. Barilla's stony heart," be said
one day as he met Hope coming from
tne galleries. "Not, I am sure, by Are
and Vinegar, but rather with tho milk
of human kindness. She allows me to
mention Hugh, and Just now endured
hearing; that I had a lot tar from him
He writes In good spirits. I believe
the Vortlgern will be home in August
or September, and then we shall see
what we shall see oh, allow me," for
Hope had dropped her sunshade and
stooped to pick It us. "Getting quite
too hot to stay here. I am off for
Switzerland; and I hear Richard Is
going to cruise In somebody's yacht to
the coast of Norway. He has scent of
some burled treasures of Runic In
scriptions, and heaven knows what
else, near Bkarstad. You had better
get Mrs. Savllle away, and yourself,
too. You are looking pale and seedy
excuse a privileged old fellow. You
have by best wishes, my dear girl my
very best. Accept a prophecy: I think
we 11 turn a corner before long."
And before Hope could ask the mean
ing of his enigmatical words he had
raised his hat, bowed, and departed.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The little fishing village of Salnte
Croix, lying at the mouth of a valley
or gorge which opens from the sea
between high cliffs on the coast of Nor
mandy, has of late been revealed to
Parisians, especially artlstlo and liter
ally Parisians. One giant of the latter
order has even built himself a villa
well up on the steep side of the val
ley. Artists encamp in the fisher cot
tages, turning the kitchens, with their
carved oak dressers and settles, into
living-rooms, and cooking in outhouB
es, or getting their food from a ram
bling hotel and restaurant lately insti
tuted by joining several cottages to
gether, with additions and improve
ments, where a few yards of level
ground Intervene between the sands
and the cliff.
A straggling growth of fine beech
trees stretches down from a large
wood which crowns the gradual ascent
of the valley where it merges into the
flat table-land above, well cultivated
and rich with fields of corn and colza.
At the date of this story It was known
to lew, dui, oDscure tnougn it was,
Mrs. Bavllle chose it for a resting
place before she returned to London.
It was a fine glowing August evening
when, with Miss Desmond, her Ger
man courier, and her English maid.
Mrs. Savllle arrived and startled the
sleepy little village Into lively curi
osity, as she drove through it in an
old-fashioned traveling-carriage drawn
by four scraggy post-horses, the whole
equipage secured with some difficulty
by the careful courier at the nearest
railway-station. The dogs barked, the
hens cackled, the ducks and geese flew
out of the roadside pond with prodig
ious noise and flutterlnga, as the scare
crow team rattled down the hill to tho
shore of the rock-encircled bay along
the edge of which the "Hotel de l'Eu
rope" stretched Its low, Irregular front.
The landlord and one male and two
female waiters were drawn up to re
ceive the distinguished guests and
usher them to their apartments.
"Madame has a flue view of the bay
and cliffs. The sunsets are superb, nay.
exquisite, in gooa weatner; and it is
generally good at Salnte-Crolx. I do
not remember having had the honor of
receiving Madame before."
"I dare say not You were not old
enough to be the head of such an es
tablishment when I was here last"
returned Mrs. Savllle, more graciously
than she would have spoken to an En
glishman.
' impossioie, maaamei" cried the
host with polite Incredulity. "Wuen
will madame dine?"
"At 6. Meantime, we want tea; but
my courier will see to the preparation
He understands It Pray, Is Madame
d'Albevllle at the chateau?"
o, maaame. Unfortunately, the
second son of Madame la Marquise was
wounded a week ago In a duel, and
she has gone to nurse him at Greno
ble, I think. Her arrival is quite un
certain.
"Indeed! I am sorry to hear It,
And she bowed dismissal to her polite
host
"This is a disappointment" said
Mrs. Savllle to Hope. "I quite count'
ed on Madame d'Albevllle's society
She Is an agreeable, sensible woman
and rather pleasantly associated with
my former visit to this little hamlet
Come, let us look at our rooms."
They were small, but more comfort
able than the guests had anticipated
Hope was greatly pleased with the pic
turesque surroundings, and was ami
lous to survey the village.
"Then take Jessop with you for a
ramble. I have letters to writs, and
do not feel Inclined to move. Tell
them to light a fire In the salon.
like a fire and open windows. The air
is very fresh and dellciously salt but
I can quite bear a fire.
Hops willingly accepted the sueaes-
tlon, and as soon as they had a cup or
tea she set out with the prosaic U4's
exercise afta
the long cramping journey by rail . ana
road. It was Indeed a primitive m-u.
place. A narrow stony roaa ieu
tween two Irregular lines of detached
cottages, each with a little garden,
many of them overgrown with Ivy and
roses. Frequent steep pains u"1" ,n
.u. n hutu norrhed on the hill-
uieui ioi w .vw
sides above them. Gradually the road
climbed up clear of these surrounding,
to where on the higher ground thi
ruins of a mediaeval abbey peeped oul
from the shelter of the surrounuiue
beech woods. Hope and her compan
i aa nni voiitiiro nulte SO faT, but
even from the height they had attahv
ed they looked out over tne oius
f tho Phatinel. now glittering.
and laughing In the strong light of th
westering sun.
"We must return now, Jessop,
Hope. "Mrs. Bavllle win nave wu .
long time alone by the time we gei
back. ...
RhA will Indeed, miss; and wnai
made Mrs. Savllle come to this savags
io nact mv roiiinrehenslon," re-
turned uo abigail. In an aggrieved
tone. "There seems to be notning dui
ommnn neonle vlthout shoes to the'.l
feet going about. I am Bure Mrs. Ba
vllle would have got nor nealtn newei
. incriafiaiH with the comforts and
decencies as become her station around
her."
"Perhaps so; but this Is a eweel
place. I think I could enjoy it in
tensely, If It She paused, ana
her rich red Hps parted In an uncon
scious smile.
"If your young gentleman was here,
miss?" said Jessop, with a confidential
smirk. Jessop had grown friendly and
patronizing to her lady's young com
panion. Hope laughed, and the yearning ol
her heart prompted her to reply, "Yea,
that would make It a heavenly place,
Jessop; but I must not allow myself
to think of such Joy."
"That's a pity, miss. So there is a
young gentleman? Indeed, I'd be sur
prised if there was not I hope ha
Isn't far away, miss?"
"Yes, there is many a weary mill
between us."
"That's bad, miss. Men are an In
constant lot; It's out of sight out ol
mind with most of them. I was en
gaged onoe myself, to a young gentle
man In the grocery line, but he be
haved most treacherous, and married
a butcher's daughter. She was freckled
and cross-eyed, but she had a tidy bll
of money; and a man would marry
the Witch of Endor for that'
"I dare dare say the Witch of En
dor was a very attractive woman."
"Law, miss! an old witch?"
"Oh, no; a nice witch is never old."
Here this Intellectual conversation
was interrupted by the sound of ap
proaching wheels, and the pound,
pound, pound, crunch, crunch, of a pa
tient, heavy-footed horse tolling slowly
up-hill.
(To be continued.)
Goto and the Reporter.
When John W. Gates a few years
ago had the Chicago pit excited by hli
plunging in corn reporters camped in
vain on his trail for a week. A green
reporter on a Chicago dally volunteer
ed to "get him." The city edltoi
laughed, and told him to go ahead. Th
blissful . optimist did not wait to de
liver his card to the negro In livery
at the door. Instead he walked straight
Into Mr. Gates' office. "What's the
meaning of this?" asked Gates, rising
angrily.
"I'm a reporter and I want an inter
view," said the Intruder.
"If you don't get out of here I'll
have you thrown out," thundered John-Watch-Me.
"Well, you'll have to call your army
In, for I'm not going to move," retort
ed the reporter.
Gates went around the end of his
desk and approached threateningly.
"Ill throw you out myself!" he shout
ed. "Now, Mr. Gates, take It easy," said
the reporter, soothingly. "you don't
want a sne here, do your
Gates stopped, looked at the brazen
fellow In wonderment, then gave vent
to his bellow of a laugh, "if i had
half your nerve, young man. I'd be
boas of creation before a twelve
month," he said, -sit down." Gates
gave the inurvlew, and the following
day he hired the reporter at 150
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take it," said the a-nall boy
The grocer turned to his numerous
customers and remarked blandly
like particular customers, but I do.
ts m, delight to rve them what
th,y want I win atteluj to Wft
a moment little boy."
"B sure u get the same kind." said
the boy. "A lot of pa', relation, u
vlsUln, at our houseand m JaSaJ
wnt inn to come again." Tlt-Blts.
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