I HAPPENINGS FROM AROUND OREGON
NOT BUILDING LOGGING ROAD
President of Pacific Railway Declares
Grade I First Class.
Portland "Who ever heard of a log
ging road constructed at a cost of f 40,
000 per mile?"
This the question E. E. Lytle, presi
dent of the Pacific Railway & Naviga
tion company, propounded when asked
in regard to a report emanating from
Astoria to the effct that the line being
built from Hillsboro to Tillamook will
be nothing more nor less than a log
ging road; that it is npt intended for
passenger and freight business.
"Why, it is absurd," Mr. Lytle con
tinued, and laughed heartily. "Of
course the report came from Astoria;
Astoria does not want the road built at
all. It never did.
"We are pushing the work as rapid
ly as possible, and expect to have
trains in operation by August 1. At
present 1,500 men are engaged on the
work, and they are certainly doing
something." "The report has it that
the road contains too many sharp
curves, and too steep a grade to make
it practical forjmssenger traffic," Mr.
Lytle was told.
"Curves and grades? We have no
steeper grade than the maximum of
the Southern Pacific to California,
which is 3 per cent, and as for curves,
there is not one exceeding 15 degrees.
You must not loee sight of the fact
that we have 18 tunnels on that stretch
of road from Hillsboro to Tillamook.
These tunnels shoudld do away with
ome of the grade that seems to fright
en those who might have started the
rumor.
"The road will cost in the neighbor
hood of $4,000,000, including the cost of
equipment, and passenger and freight
trains will be operated to supply every
demand.
"As far as losreinar goes, we do not
own a tract of timber in that district.
Of course, it taps a rich timber coun
try, and logs will, of course, be haul
ed if they are offered, but it will only
be part of the business."
Douglas Roads Improved.
Roseburg Douglas county made
greater progress in the year 1909 than
in any year in its history. Over
$106,000 was expended, during the
year on the improvement of the county
roads. It is said that in a fe years
Louglas county will become as fam
ous" For its good roads as it was for its
bad ones. Commercial clubs have been
organized in the smaller towns, such as
Oakland and Glendale, and the Rose
burg club occupies as fine club rooms
as can be found in the state, outside of
Portland. In Roseburg alone nearly
$500,000 was expended in improve
ments. Eighteen blocks of hard sur
face pavement were laid at a cost of
over $70,000, and it is expected that
about twice that amount Iwill be ex
pended for the same purpose during
1910. Water mains and telephone poles
were replaced over the entire business
sect'on at a great cost to the reepec
tive ompanles.
Many new buidings were erected, in
eluding the new four-story Masonic
temple, costing $25,000; a new Pres
byterian church, at a coat of nearly
$15,000, and Hon. J. H. Booth's new
residence, built at a cost of $17,000,
About two miles of new 12 foot ce
ment sidewalks were laid in the paved
district. .
Northern Umatilla Gets Telephone,
Pendleton After many years of
waiting the Holdman country ia to
have telephone communication with
the outside world. The work of dis
tributing the poles has been started
and the stringing of wires will follow
in a few1 days. It is said that the line
will be in operation by the first of Feb
ruary. This line is considered import
ant for the reason that it will cover
a vast expanse of country which has
hitherto been without wire communi
cation. The main line will be 20 rjiiles
long, will consist of four wires and
will be put up in a very substantial
manner. In addition to the main line
there will be numerous feeders added
from time to time until the whole
northwestern part of the country
covered. To begin with, IS ranches
will be supplied with the phones, but
It Is expected that this number will be
rapidly Increased.
Woodburn Asks SI 0,000 for Armory
Salem F. W. Settlemler, captain of
Company I, Oregon National guard, lo
cated at Woodburn, has asked the
county court for Marion county for an
appropriation of $10,000 for the pur
pose of erecting an armory in that
city. Captain Settlemier seta forth
In his petition that the state military
board will set aside a similar sum so
that a creditable building can be built
at Woodburn adequate for all pur
poses.
Wallowa Pottoffice Goes Up.
Wallowa Postmaster Tulley has re
ceived notice that the Wallowa post
office will be placed in the third class
list January 1, and that his salary will
be Increased to $1,200 per annum.
The advance is due to the rapid in
crease of business which this office has
shown. '
Orchards In Linn.
Albany The planting of thousands
of acres of orchards in Linn county,
through the organisation of orchard
companies, Is the real awakening spir
it created during the year, and which
will mean the dividing op of the pres
ent large tracts of land.
LAND READY FOB WATEE.
Owyhee Ditch Company, Too,
Will
Join in Larger Flan.
Ontario 'A plan to include all acre
age eovered by its ditches in the new
ublic irrigation district being formed
near Ontario, to water lands below the
Malheur river and along the Owyhee
river in Malheur county, through the
extension of the Boise-Owyhee project
being worked out here. The acre
age to be watered may reach 150,000
acres.
Not only do the directors of the
Owyhee Ditch company propose to ex
tend its canals to irrigate the arid
ands, but it is now proposed to work
into the general project a plan by
hich the so-called wet lands can De
included, providing the owners consent
to come into the project. Petitions for
the creation of the proposed district
were presented to the county court of
Malheur county at Vale December 5,
but a postponement was asked for (he
purpose of allowing wet land owners
to come into the Owyhee district and
also give the Trowbridge-Niver com
pany ample time in which to thorough
ly inspect the big project, for this con
cern is entitled to the handling of the
bonds December 19 a meeting was
held at which time it was decided to
consult with . the Owyhee Ditch com-
nanv to include all of its lands. If
an aereement can be reached practi
cally every acre of land lying below
the Malheur river will be included in
the one irrigation project.
Wallowa's Lumber Industry,
Wallowa In 1909 the chief advance
ment in the county was the lumber in
dustry. t the beginning of the sea
son there were only three small mills
in the immediate vicinity of Wallowa;
at the close of 1909 there were ten
mills, many of which have a capacity
of 20,000 feet per day. The largest
of these mills is the Nibley-Mimnaugb
Lumber company's mill, located in this
city. It is a modern band mill, with
capacity of 50,000 leet per day
These mills will market more than
80,000,000 feet of lumber annually, all
of which will be sent from Wallowa.
As the lumber industry increased
rapidly in the past year the population
of the county increased. Wallowa aa
vanced from a little hamlet to a mod'
era town with many magnificent resi
dences.
Wallowa county built a modern court
bouse within the past year, which is
located at Enterprise.
Pendleton Debates to Start.
Pendleton The preliminary debat
ing for the high school league will com
mence on the evening of January 14,
and on that evening Pendleton will
have two teams on the rostrum. One
will debate the Athena high school in
this city, while the other will meet
Weston. The subject for debate is,
'Resolved, That life imprisonment,
with restrictive power of pardon,
should be substituted for cap'tal pun
ishment in the state of Oregon.'
Potatoes on New Land.
Clatskanlo E. D. Tichenor is show
ing splendid Burbank potatoes grown
on new land and planted June 1. The
land had lust been cleared, and but one
plowing had been given. The crop was
marketed at good prices.
PORTLArtu MARKETS.
Wheat Track prices: Bluestem,
$1.20; club, $1.10; red Russian, $1.09
Valley. $1.10.
Barley Feed and brewing, 3Uj)
30.50 per ton.
Corn Whole, $35 ; cracked, IS6 ton,
Oats No. 1 white, $32.5033 ton,
Hsy Timothy: Willamette Valley,
$1820 per ton; Eastern Oregon, $18
($21.50; alfalfa, $1616.60; clover,
$15(316; cheat, $1516; grain bay,
$15(316.
Butter City creamery extras, aye
fancy outside creamery, S4(tf39c per
oonud: store. 22X6224C Butter fat
prices average lc per pound under
regular butter prices.
Poultry liens, i6J4(r$ie; springs,
15 W(316: ducks. 20c; geese, 12c; tur
keys, live, 22c ; dressed 26c.
Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, 41h)
42Xc per doien; Eastern, 2830c per
dozen.
Pork Fancy, lOtfilOJic per pound,
Veal Extras, lKdillc per pound
Fresh Fruits Apples, $1((;3 box
pears, $Ki;1.60 per box; cranberries,
$9 per barrel.
Potatoes Carload buying prices
Oregon, 66(i.85e per sack; sweet po
tatoes. 2c per bound.
Vegetables Artichokes, $l(iil.75
per doten; cabbage, $1.601)1.60 per
hundred; cauliflower, $1.75 per dosen
celery. $3.60 per crate; garlic, lOe
pound; horseiadish, 12Xc per pound
pumpkins, UiCiilKe; sprouts, 6(ii.7c
per pound; squash, ICile; turnips,
$1 per sack; carrots, $1; beets, $1.60
parsnips 11.50.
Onions Oregon, $1.50 per sack.
Hods 1909 crop, 206021c; olds,
nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, ' '16(23
pound; mohair, choice, 25c pound.
Cascara bark 4 Wc pound.
Hides Dry hides, 18(419 pr pound
dry kip, 17(C18c pound; dry calfskin,
19r21c pound; salted hides, lolie
salted calfskin, 1516e pound; green
lc less.
Cattle Best steers, $4.604.75
fair to good, $4((f4.26; medium and
feeders. $3.25(36.60; cows, top, $3.60
4; fair to good, $3(33.25; ommon to
medium,' $2.50(33.75; bulla, $S.25
5.60; heavy, $4t4.75.
Hogs Beet, $8.60(38.65; medium,
$7.608.25; atockers, $6.506.75;
Sheep Best wethers, $5. 60(8,6.75;
fair to good, $4.60615; ewes, J,e leas,
yearlings, best, $6(35.26; fair to good,
$4.60(34.76; lambs, $66.25.
WHERE MEN WILL FLY.
Aviation Field at Los Angeles Is Ideal
Place.
Los Angeles, Jan. 10. On a level and
broad field, where but a week ago a
herd of cows grazed in peace, a minia
ture city of tents and plain wooden
structures today marks the spot where
the first aviation meet in America is
begin, and above which the first
competitive trials of speed and endur
ance between heavier-than-air machines
will be seen on this continent.
Aviation .camp is 13 miles from this
ty on the lines of the Pacific Elec
tric extending to the. numerous beach
resorts along the Pacifie coast. On a
stretch of high ground at one side of
the field a high grandstand has been
erected, rising 40 feet in the air and
extending for 700 feet along the course
over which the trials of air craft and
speed contests will be held.
Stretching out across the aviation
field from a point in front of the
grandstand is a long row of tents that
now cover numerous flying machines
and will house many more during the
ten days or the aviation meet. Un an
other side of the broad field another
line of tents are placed and here the
United States army dirigible balloons
and many other dirigible airships are
being assembled, ready to be inflated.
Aviation camp is on ground made his
toric in the days of the Spanish Dons.
it is a part ol the famous Dominguez
ranch given to Lieutenant Juan Jose
Dominguez of the army of Spain in
the year 1784, and its extent was de
termined in the grant by a clause which
said that the gallant soldier, for valiant
services, was entitled to as large a
tract as he could ride around between
sunrise and sunset. The soldier waited
until one December 21 to ride the boun
daries of his land.
PEELIMTNAEY FLIGHT A SUCCESS
Three Men and Two Women Make
Short Balloon Veyage.
Los Angeles, Jan. 10. The big bal
loon "New York," carrying its owner,
Clifford B. Harmon; "Mrs. Alvin French
and her niece, Jean French, as passen
gers, and George B. Harrison and
George Duessler, balloon pilots, landed
at Casaverduga, in the Glendale val
ley, at 4:47 yesterday afternoon after
a flight of nearly two hours.
The landing was made with ease, and
no discomfort or danger attended any
portion of this, the initial flight of the
aeronauts who have gathered here for
the aviation meet events.
An altitude of 5000 feet was attained
and observations were taken by Mr.
Harrison and Mr. Duessler.
When the great gas-bag was cut
loose at Huntington park at 2:55 in
the afternoon, its flight was almost
straight up until it had attained
height of 1000 feet. Then a strong
current bore it to the northward until
it passed out of sight beyond the haze
that lay over the mountains.
Spectators of the night believed it
was the intention ef the aeronauts t
attempt to sail over the Sierra Madre
mountains, but. those on board say this
would nave been impossible. At
height of 5000 feet, another current
took the balloon to the westward, and
when they were over the Ulendale val
ley the aeronauts decided to come to
earth. A distance or about 25 miles
was covered.
BOSTON HAS FIERCE CAMPAIGN
No Party Lines, But $250,000 Is Spent
by Various Candidates.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 10. Boston Sat
urday night wonnd up, except for the
finishing touches, the fiercest municipal
campaign in its history. The election
Tuesday will be the first under the new
non-partisan plan and for a non-partisan
campaign this has certainly been a
revelation to the sponsors of the new
order of things.
One of the candidates for mayor con
fesses be has spent nearly $10,000, and
he accuses his chief opponent of having
spent more than $200,000. This charge
is not denied. The other two candi
dates, without a ghost of a chance of
election, have spent about $5000. The
various candidates for the city council
have probably spent $20,000, so that
the cost of the campaign to the various
aspirants figures up close to a quarter
or a million dollars.
The ballots on Tuesday will bear the
names of the candidates without party
or other designation, and the campaign
nas oaen non-partisan except so far as
the known Dolitical affiliations of the
candidates have influenced voters.
White Rhino Hunt Began.
Butiaba, Jan. 10. The Smithsonian
African scientific expedition arrived at
Rhino camp, the basis for the hunt for
the oargorly-sought white rhinoceros.
today. Rhino camp is on the Congej
side of the tfartl-Jabel river. The ex
pedition, as made up in the present
hunt, consists of Colonel Roosevelt,
Kermit, Mearns, Heller, Loring, Cun-
ntngname and 3U porters and boys.
They have 200 loads of supplies. The
party has temporarily left Uganda for
the territory remarkable for the pres
ence of the white rhinoceros.
Jury Justifies Lynching.,
Cslro, 111., Jan. 10. The grand jury
which investigated the murder of Miss
Anna Pelley and the lynehings of
uonry saizner and will James, the laV
ter a negro, adjourned today. The re
port stated that it was evident the so
callod lawless element was not con
cerned in1 the lynehings, and "we be
lieve no Innocent man met his death at
the hands of the mob." Baltner was
aceuaed of murdering his wife. James
was suspected of causing Miss Pelley 's
death.
Hookworm in College,
New Orleans, La., Jan. 10. Coaster
at ion prevails among the 100 or more
students of Tulare college following the
examination of every student for hook
worm. It is announced that more than
a third of the members of the
were found to be infected.
The Redemption
By CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS
CaayricM. not, ay Ta Boaaa-MarriB Coatptar.
CHAPTER Xta
After wandering aimlessly about the I
city for a while the half-crazed gam
bler turned his footsteps toward home.
He entered, both hoping and fearing
that Pepeeta would be asleep. He had
vague presentiment that he was on
the verge of some great event The
guilty secret so long hidden in th
depths of his soul seemed to have fes
tered Its way dangerously near to the
surface, and he felt that if anything
more should happen to Irritate him he
might do something desperate. '
So quiet had been his movements
that he stood at Pepeeta's door before
she knew that he had entered the
house, and when he saw her kneeling
by her bedside he stamped hla foot In
rage. The worshiper, startled by the
Interruption, although she was mo
mentarily expecting It, hastily arose.
She smiled him a welcome which re
vealed her love, but did not conceal
her sadness nor her suffering, and. ap
proaching him. extended her hands for
an embrace. He pushed her aside and
flung himself heavily into a chair.
'You are tired," she said soothingly.
and stroked his hair.
He did not answer, and her caress
both tranqulllsed and ' frenzied him.
She placed before him the little lunch
which she always prepared with bar
own hands and kept In readiness for
his returned.
Take It away. How often have I
told you never to let me And you on
your knees when I come nomer ne
asked, brutally.
"Oh! my beloved." she exclaimed,
"you will at least permit me to kneel
to youl See! I am here In an atti
tude of supplication! Listen to met
Answer me! What Is the matter T Do
you not love me any moreT Tell me!
Will you never love me again T"
With a violent and convulsive ef
fort he pushed her away and excltim-
sd fiercely, "Leave me! Do not touch
met I hate you!"
"Hate me?" she cried, "hate met Oh,
David. Tou cannot mean It You can
not mean that you hate me?"
"But I do!" he exclaimed, bitterly.
"I hate you. Tou have ruined me, and
now you confess its From the time
that I first saw you I have never had
a moment's peace. Why did you ever
cross my pathT Could you not have
left me alone In my happiness and In
nocenceT Look at me now. See what
you have brought me to. I am ruined!
But I am not alone. Tou have pulled
yourself down with me. What will
you say when I tell you that you are
Involved In a crime that must drag us
both down?"
"A crime?" she cried, clasping her
hands in terror.
Tee, a crime. Tou need not look
so Innocent Tou are aa guilty as I,
or at least you are aa deeply involved.
We are bound together In misery. We
are doomed."
"Doomed! Doomed! What do you
mean? Tell me, I Implore you do not
speak in riddles!"
"Tell you? Do you wish to know?
Are you in earnest? Then I will! Tou
are not my wife! There! It la out at
last!"
Pepeeta sprang to her feet and stood
staring at him in horror.
"1 deceived you. Tou were married
to your beast of a husband lawfully
enough; but as you would not leave
htm willingly, I determined that you
ahould leave him any way. And so :
bribed the Justice to deceive you."
"T ou-brlbed-the-Justlce-to deceive'
me?"
"Tea, bribed him. Do you under'
stand? Tou see now what your beauty
has brought you to?"
She stood before him white and si
lent He had risen, and they were
confronting each other with their sins
and sorrows between them.
"This, then." she said, "is the clue
to all this mystery. The tangled thread
has begun to unravel. Many times
this suspicion has forced Itself upon
my mind; but It was too terrible to
believe! And yet L who could not
endure the suspicion, must now sup.
port the reality." . , .
"wen, ne saia, -wnat are you go
ing to do about It?"
Dor she said, do? Must I do
something? Tes, you are right We
cannot go on as we are. Something
must be done. But what? Ia it poasl
ble that I must return to my husband?
How can I do that I who cannot think
ef him without loathing! What Is the
matter? Why do you tremble so?
It then as terrible to you as to me? I
see from your emotion that I am right
And yet I cannot see what good It will
do! How 'can it undo the wrong? It
will be a certain sort of reparation.
but It cannot bring him happiness, for
I cannot give him back my heart Oh!
David, why have you done this? And
yet I see my duty! If he is my hus
band, I must go back to him. A wife';
place la by her husband's side. I do
not see how I can do It but I must
How hard It la! I cannot realise It
The very thought of seeing him again
make me shudder! , And yet I must
go!"
"It Is Impossible,", gasped the trem
bllng creature to whom she looked for
confirmation.
"Why Impossible?"
"Because, because he Is dead,'
he whispered, through his dry lips.
"Dead? Did you say dead?" Pepee
ta cried. "When did he die?. How did
he die?"
"I killed htm," he shouted, springing
to his feet and waving hla hands wild
ly. There! It has told Itself. I knew
It would. It has been eating Ita way
out of my heart for months. I ahould
have died If I had kept It secret for
another moment I feel relieved al
ready. Tou do not know what It
means to guard a secret night and day
AU RlchU Rtsarrad
for years, do you? Oh. how sweet It Is
to tell It at last I killed him! I kUled
him! I struck? him with a stone. I
crushed his skull and turned him face
downward in the road and left him
there so that when they found him
they would think that he had fallen
from hla horse. It waa well done, for
one who had had no training in crime!
o one has suspected it I am in no
danger. And yet I could not keep the
secret any longer. And now that I
have told It I feel so much happier. I
am like myself again. I feel as If I
should never be unkind or irritable any
more. .The load has fallen from my
heart Come, now. and kiss me." ,
Extending hla hands, he approached
her. Aa he did so, the look of horror
with which she had regarded him in
tensified and she retreated before him
until she reached the wall, looking like
aeablrd hurled against a precipice
by a storm. Such dread was on her
face that he dared not touch her.
-What ia the matter?" he said. "Are
you afraid of me?"
Forgive me," she said, "for seeming
even for a moment to desDlae and ab
hor you. It was all so sudden. I do
not mean to condemn you. I do not
mean to act or feel aa if I were any
leas guilty than you are in all thla
wrong. But when one haa to 'face
something awful without preparation,
It la very hard. No wonder that we
do not know what to do. We are both
guilty, David. I think that It Is be
cause I have' had so large a share in
all the rest that has been wrong that
cannot now feel towards you aa I
think I ought It is true that you
have Injured me terribly and Irretriev
ably. It la true that your hands are
stained with blood, and yet I love you!
mjt heart yearns for you this moment
aa never before since we have known
each other. But there is a voice with
in my sou! that tells me that we must
part We could not respect and there
fore we could not truly love each oth
er. Into every moment of our lives
this guilty secret would Intrude. No,
It Is Impossible. I see It clearly. Ev
ery passing moment only makes It
more plain."
We shall not part!" he cried.
springing towards her and seizing her'
by the wrist "We are as firmly linked
by vice as by virtue. This secret will
draw us together! We cannot keep
away from each other. Let the dead
past bury Its dead! Let us be hap
py."
No," she answered, calmly. "It is
Impossible. Tou need not argue. Tou
cannot change my mind. I see it all
too clearly. We must part'
Oh! pity me," he cried, falling on
his knees. "What shall I do? I can
not bear this burden alone. It will
crush me. Have mercy, Pepeeta. Do
not drive me away. I cannot ire
to go forth with this brand of Ca' - up
on my forehead and realise that I
shall never hear from your lips an
other word of love or comfort Pity
me."
But my beloved, I am not acting
for myself. It is not my mind or heart
that speaks. It ia God speaking
through me. I feel myself to be acting
under an influence apart from myself.
We have resisted these voices and this
influence too long. Now we must obey
them."
But, Pepeeta," he continued, "you
do not really think that you have the
power to suppress the love you feel
for me?"
"I shall not try," she answered.
She smiled on htm with unutterable
tenderness, and with her eyes still
fixed upon his haggard face began to
move slowly toward the door. He did
not stir; he could not move, but re
mained upon his knees with his hands
extended towards her In supplication.
Like some exalted figure in a dream
he saw her vanish from his sight; the
world became empty and dark; his
powers of endurance had been over
taxed; he lost all consciousness, and
fell forward on the floor.
CHAPTER XIV.
A month of dangerous and almost
fatal sickness followed. When at last
through the care of a faithful negro
"mammy," the much-enduring man
crept out from the valley of the shad
ow of death, he learned that Pepeeta
had secured a little room in a tene
ment house and was supporting her
self witn ner needle, in the use of
which she had become an expert In
those glad hours when she made her
baby s clothes, and those sad ones
when she sat far Into the night await
ing David's return. On the morning of
the nrst day la which he was permit
ted to leave the house he made his way
to fepeeta s new quarters.
"And so this Is to be her home," he
said with a shudder as he looked up
to the attlo window. Every day thla
pale young man was seen, by the cu
rious neighbors, hovering about the
place. As for the object of his love
and solicitude, she began at once to
be a bread-winner. ' The delicate girl
who never in her life until now had
experienced a care about the neceasl
ties of existence began to struggle for
bread In company with the thousands
of poor and needy creatures by whom
she found herself surrounded. The
only hunger she experienced waa that
of the heart She soon became con
sclous of David s presence, and de
rived from it a pleasure which only
added to her pain. She avoided him
aa best she could, and her determlna
tlon and her sanctity prevented him
from approaching her.
He wrote her a letter In which, after
passionately pleading for her love, he
asked her to give him a sign of wll
Ungness to take him once more back
into her life. "If I may cherish hope
of yeur ultimate relenting;" he wrote.
"place your candle on the wtniw sin.
I will wait until midnight and If you
extinguish It then, I shall accept your
decision as final, and you will be re
sponsible for what follows. I am a
desperate man, and life without you
has become intolerable."
Having thrust the letter under the
door, David fled hastily down ' the
stairway and Into the street where he
began to pace back and forth like a
sentry on his beat .Never did a' con
demned felon In a cell watch for' the
coming of a messenger of pardon with
more wildly beating heart than his as
he gazed at that window up In the
wall of the gloomy tenement house.
Never did a mariner on a storm-tossed
vessel keep his eye more resolutely
fixed on beams from a distant Mgt
house. - ' -
Finally, and after what seem un
counted ages, the great cock struck:
the hour of midnight One, two, three
he stood like a man rooted to the
ground four, five, six his heart beat
louder than the bell seven, eight nine .
the blood seemed bursting through
Is temples ten, eleven, twelve! the
light went out! The universe seemed to
have been instantaneously swallowed
up in darkness. He could not see the
figure that crept to the window and
gazed down upon htm from behind the
drapery of the curtains. He did not
know that Pepeeta had fall" - her
knees In an agony deeper than his own,
and was gazing down at him through
streaming tears. In those few succeed
ing moments the sense of his personal
loss waa displaced by a sudden and
overpowering sense of his personal
guilt The full consciousness of his sin
burst upon him. He saw the selfish
ness of his love and his wickedness in
a light brighter than day.
"What next?" he said aloud, as If
speaking to some one else. . Receiving
no answer, he turned Instinctively to
ward his gambling house, and went
stumbling along through the deserted
streets. What Is a man, after all, but .
atumbllng machine? Progress ia
made by falling forward over obsta
ces! The poor stumbler tottered across
his own threshold into that brilliant
room where he had always received an
enthusiastic welcome, but which he had
not visited since his sickness. If ever
a man needed kindness and encourage
ment it was he; but his sensitive splr-
lnstantly discovered that all was
changed.
His superstitious companions had
not' forgotten the broken glass, and '
had heard of his subsequent calami
ties. With them the lucky alone were
the adorable! The gods of the templea
of fortunes are easily and quickly de
throned and the worshipers had al
ready prostrated themselves before
other shrines.
The coldness of his greeting sent a
chill to his already benumbed heart
and Increased his desperation. He was
nervous, excited, depressed, and feel
ing the need of something to distract
his thought from his troubles; he sat
down and began to play; but from the
first deal he lost lost steadily and
heavily. Within a few short hours
he had staked his entire fortune and
lost It It had gone as easily and aa
quickly as It had come.
"I guess that Is about all," he said.
pushing himself wearily back from the
table at which he had Just parted with
the title to hla desolated home.
The sun waa Just .rising. The first
faint stir of life was perceptible in the
city streets; the green-grocers were
coming In with their fresh vegetables;
the office boys were opening the doors
and putting away the shutters; there
was a bright morning look on the
faces which peered intd' the haggard
countenance of the gambler as he
crept aimlessly along, but the fresh,
sweet light gave him neither bright
ness nor Joy. His heart waa cold and
dead; he had not even formed a pur
pose.
And so he drifted aimlessly until the
current that was setting toward the
levee caught him and bore him on
with it The sight of a vessel Just
putting out to sea communicated to
his spirit Its first definite Impulse and
he ascended the gang-plank without
even Inquiring its destination.
In a few moments the boat swung;
loose and turned its prow down the
river. The bustle of the embarkation
distracted him. He watched the hur
rying sailors, gased at the piles of
merchandise, walked up and down the
deck, listened to the fresh breese that
began to play upon the great sonor
ous harp of the shrouds and the masts,
and when at last the vessel glided out
Into the waters of the gulf he lay down
In a hammock and fell lnte a long and
dreamless sleep.
(To be continued.)
Maadarin. -
Mandarin is not, as la generally sup
posed, a Chinese word, but one given,
by the Portuguese colonists at Macao
to the officials of the Flowery King
dom. It Is from the verb "mandar"
(to command). There are nine ranks
of the mandarins, distinguished by the
buttons in their ca'pa first, ruby; sec
ond, coral; third, sapphire; fourth, an
opaque blue stone; fifth, crystal,' sixth,
an opaque white shell; seventh,
wrought gold; eighth, plain gold;
ninth, silver. . '
Bees.
Bees were unknown to the Indiana,
but they were brought over from Eng
land only a few years after the land
ing of the Pilgrim fathers. It was
more than two centuries after the first
white invasion of New England, how
ever, before modern beekeeping began.
The Industry of the present day datea
from the invention of the movable
frame hive by Langs treth in issjj.
terka of Kmrt,
Were It not for the multitude e
storks that throng Egypt every win
ter there would be no Uvlng in soma
parts of the country, for after every
Inundation frogs appear la devastating
Took Bias at Bla Warm.
v Blobba What's the matter wltk.
Henpeckef He seems quite depressed.
Blobbs Oh, I made the mistake at
tailing him to make himself feel quit
at kootsv Philadelphia ReoorO.