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About The news=record. (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1907-1910 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1910)
HAPPENINGS FROM PENDLETON PLANS BIRD SHOW. I Eastern Oregon Poultrymen Will Make Splendid Exhibition. . 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 the show. The association has secured the ser vices of Elmer Dixon, of Oregon City, who will be present all during the show and will personally pass 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 class varie ties of birds in the two counties, the cure 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 poultry show, the committee has in view the holding of a cat and dog how during part of the time, and ap propriate prizes will be offered in this line to cause a large exhibit of this class of animals to be shown. Lowland 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, county fruit inspector of Mar ion county, in speaking of the effect of unusual winter. "Upland grain has been protested by snow to some extent, while lowland grain, has been frozen out, so that in some instance?, I would say, leas than one-third of a crop remains. How ever, it will be found upon investiga tion, I think, that the farmers this year planted less fall grain than they ordinarily would, becauBb of persist ency of early rains last fall. "A large proportion of potatoes not yet dug have suffered, I am 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 also 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. Holt, manager of the Eugene Fruit Growers' association and County Fruit Inspector J. Beebe. They think the trees did not Buffer 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 kinda are expect ed to be abundant. Extend Phone Lines Near Medford. Medford The Medford & Butte Falls Telephone company has purchas ed the Eagle Point-Central Point line and haa made arrangements with the Pacific Telephone company to build to Central Point for direct connection with Medford. The stations on the line are Butte Falls, Derby, Vestal and Eagle Point The line will also -be extended to Brownsboro at once aa well aa 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 the meet ing of the board of directors of the Linn County Fair association at Scio, when the following office ra were unan imously elected: Dr. A. Q. Prill, president; R. She! ton, secretary; E. D. Myers, treasurer. Beautify Streets with Trees. Medford Eleven hundred trees or dered by the Greater Medford club for the purpose of beautifying the treats have arrived and are now heel ed in and will be planted aa soon aa the condition of the soil warrants. AROUND OREGON CHALLENGES ORCHARD OWNERS Captain Reimers, of Chehalem Moun 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, challenging any orchard land operator in the state to show a better 4-year old orchard in 1914 than he can. Aa 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 trust as security of the following challenge, to-wit: "Paul H. 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 spurs indicates the best of condition. County Fruit Inspector G. R. Castner has made a careful inspec tion of bis district, and reports . the very best of conditions in both the lower and upper valley. 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 year. Klamath Falls Gets Fire Protection. Klamath Falls The city council has ordered 60 new hydrants, which will make a total of 70 in - the city. The mains on Klamath and Main streets 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 the system is to be installed and ready for service by July 1, 1910. Dakotana See Hood Orchards. Hood River Dr. Henry Waldo Coe of Portland, arrived in Hood 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- the lands under the Coe-Furnish irri gation ditch. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Track prices : Bluestem, $1.18(3)1.19; club, $1.08(5)1.09; red Russian, $1.06; Valley, $1.06; 40-fold, $1.101.12. Barley Feed and brewing. $3030.- 60 per ton. Oats No. 1 white, $32.50 per ton. Hay Track prices: Timothy: Wil lamette Valley, $18(ff20 per ton; East em Oregon, $21fi.23; alfalfa, $17((18; clover, $16; grain hay, $17(il8. Fresh Fruits Apples, $Ui!3 box; pears, $1.50 per box; cranberries, $9 per barrel. Potatoes Carload buying prices : Oregon, 6585c per sack ; aweet pota toes, 2ic per pound. Vegetables Artichokes, $l((i1.25 per dozen ; cabbage, $2 per hundred; cauliflower, $1.75 per dozen; celery. $3.75 per crate; horseradish, 12Xe per pound; pumpkins, liiQvliic: sprouts. 6((i)7c per pound ; squash, l(lc; to matoes, $1.60(t 2.25 per box; turnips. $1.60 per sack; rarrota, $1; beets, $1.50; parsnips, $1.50. Onions Oregon, $1.60 per sack. Butter City creamery extras, 39c ; fancy outaide creamery, 34(t)39c per pound ; store, 20Ci25e. Butter fat prices average 1Q per pound under regular batter prices. Poultry Hens, 15 J Ml 6c; ducks. 20C22; geese, 18c; turkeys, live, 19 (a 20c; dressed, 22(i;23c. Eggs Fresh Oregon extras, 8035c per dozen ; Eastern, 2527c per dog en. Pork Fancy, ll(illc per pound. Veal Extras, 12(i)12Hc per pound. Ckttle Best steers, ;$5(i 5.85; fair to good steers, $4.50(4.75; strictly good cows, $4.85 ; fair to good cows. $3.60(n3.75; light calves, $55.60; bulls, J2.50(t3.76; stags, $3(ii4. Hogs Top, $9. 10(i9.20 ;f air to good hogs. $8.60((i)9. Sheep Best wethers, $5.606; fair to good wethers, $4.60ri5; good ewes, J5( 5,60; lambs, $&((( 6.60. Hops 1909 crop, prime and choice, 20(i21e; 1908a, 17Xc; 1907a, llSe; per pound. Wool Eastern Oregon, 16(ff23c pound ; olds, nominal ; mohair, choice, 26c pound. Cascara bark 4 We per pound. Hides Dry hides. 18(ij!l8Kc per pound; dry kip. 18(il8He pound; dry calfskin, 19(ii21c pound; salted bides. 10((10)tc; salted calfskin, 1 Be pound; green, le lees,. ENUMERATORS' RATES OF PAY. Census Director Establishes Compen sation for Census Takers Washington, D. C, Januray, 24 The varying wage scales in different parts of the country and the differences in the nature and extent of the local diffi culties confronting the enumerators in the larger geographical divisions o'the United States have influenced and guid ed United States Census Dire tor Dur and ia 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 rates of pay will be paid to the census enumerators in the sparsely settled rural districts of An ion a, 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, $4.60, $5, $6.60, 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, 8) 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, 80 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 80 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, $1.60; I, $1.75; and J, $2. For each inhab itant the pay is: Class F, 2 cents; G, 2 cents; H, 2 cents; I, 2 cents and J, 8 cents. For each farm: Class F, 15 cents; G, 17 cents; H, 17K 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 none 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. The word was quickly passed around and soon the whole city was out viewing the beautiful spectacle. At first it waa supposed as a matter of course it was Halley 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 Halley a. 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 peen in this Bection, Honolulu, Jan. 24. Captains of in ter island vessels arriving here report having seen Halley'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 the apportionment of the roadway between the financial groups interested, the construction material and similar ques tions. According to a "statement in well-infomred quarters, the French group, headed by the Indo-China bank. held out because they 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 ia subject to the United States bank ruptcy laws ii held by Referee Wil liana 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 bta 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 Lacom 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 the government in the weighing of su gar on the docks in Brooklyn to be re leased on bail pending the hearing of the motion of an appeal. k French scientist has advanced the theory that there ia no such metal as radium, but that radio-activity ia the result of certain now unknown chemi cal combination! of which barium forma the chief part "he ffcdemptioto t f)cVid forsoti By CHARLE3 FREDERIO Q03S a Copjrirht, 1900, br The Bowmu-MarrUJ Company. CHAPTER XVI. (Continued.) With a swift, Instinctive movement both of them turned away. Each read In the other's face consciousness of the Impossibility of discussing those experiences through which they had come to be what they were. Suoh men guard the real history of their lives and the real emotions of their hearts as Jealously as the combinations of their cards. The old, ironical smile lighted up Mantel's features, and he said: "We seem to have a violent antipa thy to thin Ice, Davy, and skate away from it as soon as It begins to crack a little beneath our feet" Tea," said his friend, shrugging his shoulders, "It is not pleasant to fall through the crust of friendship. There Is a sub-element in every life a too sudden plunge into which might result in a fatal chill. We had all better keep on the surface. I am frank enough to say that the less any one knows about my past, the better I shall be satisfied." 'I wish that I could keep my own self from Invading that realm as eas ily as I can keep others! Why Is It that no man has ever yet been able to 'let the dead past bury Its dead'? It seems a reasonable demand." 'He is a poor sexton this old man. the Past I have watched him at his work, and he is powerless to dig his own grave, however many others he may have excavated I" 'The Present seems aa helpless at the Past I wonder If the future wlU heap enough new events over old ones to hide them from view?" "Let a shadow bury the sunt Let a wave bury the sea," answered David, bitterly. Mandel dropped his eyes In stlenoe. For the first time since David had known him, his fine face gave some genuine revelation of the emotions of his soul. Great tears gathered In his eyes, and his lips trembled. In a mo ment, he arose, took his hat, laid his hand gently upon the arm of his friend, and said, "David, my dear fel low, we are skating on that thin Ice again. We shall fall through If - are not careful, and get that chill you were talking about Let's go out and take a walk. Life is too deep for either you or me to fathom. I gave it up as a bad lob long ago. Come, let us go. We need the air." They went down into the streets and lost themselves In the busy crowd of care-encumbered men. Suddenly Man tel waa startled by an abrupt change tn the manner of his companion, who paused and stood as If rooted to the pavement, while his great blue eyes opened beyond their natural width with a fixed stare. Following the direction of their gaze. Mantel saw that they were fixed on a blind beggar who sat on a stool at the edge .of the sidewalk, silent and motionless like an old snag on the bank of a river the perpetual stream of human Ufa forever flowing by. His head was bare) In his outstretched hand he held a tin eup which Jingled now and then as some compassionate traveler dropped him a coin; by his side, looking up occasionally into his unresponsive eyes, was a little terrier, his solitary companion and guide In a world of perpetual night The face of the man was a remark able one, Judged by almost any stand ard. It waa large tn else, strong In outline, and although he was a beg gar, It wore an expression of power. of Independence and resolution like that of another Bellsarlua. But the feature which first arrested and long' st held attention, waa an enormous moustache. It could not have been less than fourteen inches from tip to tip. waa carefully trimmed and train ed, and although the man himself was still comparatively young, waa white as snow. Occasionally he set his cup on his knee and with both hands twist d the ends into heavy ropes. It was a striking face and exacted from every observer more than a pass Ing look: but remarkable as it was. Mantel could not discover nny reason for the strained and terrible interest of his companion, who stood staring so long and In such a noticeable way. tnat ne was in danger of himself at tractlng the attention of the curious crowd. Seeing this. Mantel took htm by the arm. "What la the matter 1" he asked. "It la he!" cried David, drawing his hand over his eyes like a man awak ening from a dream; "it la hat" "It ts whoT Are you mad! Come away! People are observing you. if there Is anything wrong, we must move or get Into trouble." "Let me alone!" David replied, shak lng off hla hand. "I would rather die than lose sight of that man." "Then come Into this doorway where you can watch Mm unobserved, for you are making a spectacle of yourself. Come, or I snail drag you." With his eyes still riveted on that strange countenance. David yielded to the pressure of his friend's hand and they retired to a hallway whence he could watch the beggar unobserved. His whole frame was quivering with excitement and he kept murmuring to himself: "It la he. It Is he! I cannot be mistaken!' Nature never made his doublet But how he haa changed How old and white he la! It cannot be hla ghost can It T If It were night I anight think so, but It le broad day tight! This man Is living flesh and blood and my hand Is not after all. the hand of a mur " -Hush!" cried Mantel; "you are talking aloud!" "Tea, t am talking aloud." he an ewered, "and I mean to talk louder jret! I want you to hear that I ani not a murderer, a murderer) Do you un- teratandT I am going to rush i-t In AU Rlrhu RMrad to the streets to cry out at the top of my voloe I am not a murderer!" Terrified at his violence. Mantel pushed him farther back into the door- waly; but he sprang out again as If his very life depended upon the sight of the great white face. 'Be quiet!" Mantel cried, seizing his arm with an iron grip. 'Look at this hand. Mantel! I have not looked at It myself for more than three years without seeing spots of blood on it! And now it looks as white as snow to me!" ' 'You are in danger of being over heard, and if you are not careful. In a moment more we shall be In the hands of the police!" 'No matter If I am," cried David, almost beside himself, and rapturously embracing his friend. "Nothing could give me more pleasure than a trial for my crime, for my victim would be my witness! - He is not dead. He Is out there In the street Mantel, you don't know what happiness It! You don't know how sweet it Is to be alive! A mountain has been taken . from my shoulders. I no longer have any se cret! I will tell you the whole story of my life, now." "Not now; but later on, when we are alone." David had now grown more quiet and they stood patiently waiting for the time to come when the old beggar should leave his post and retire to his home, If home he hail. At last he re ceived his signal for departure. A shadow fell from the roof of the tall building opposite, upon the pupil of an eye, which perhaps felt the darkness 11 could not see. The building was his dial. Like millions of his fellow crea tures, he measured life by advancing shadows. He arose, and in his mien and move ments there was a certain majesty. Placing his hat upon his storm-beaten head, he folded the camp-chair under his arm, took the leading string In his hand and followed the little dog, who began picking his way with fine care through the surging crowd. . Behind him at a little distance walk ed the two gamblers, pursuing him like a double shadow. A bloodhound could not have been more eager than David was. He trembled if an omni bus cut off his view for a single in stant, and shuddered if the beggar turned a corner. Unconscious of all this, the dog and his master wended their way home ward. They crawled slowly and quiet ly across a street over which thunder ed an endless procession of vehicles; they moved like snails through the surf of the ocean of life. Arriving at length at the door of a wretched tene ment house, the blind man and his dog entered. . . As he noted the squalor of the place, David murmured to himself, "Poor old man! How low he has fallen!" Several minutes passed In silence, while he stood reflecting on the doc tor's misery, his own new happiness and the opportunities and duties which the adventure had opened and im posed. - At last he said to his friend. "Do you know where we are? I was so absorbed that I didn't notice our route at all." "Yes," Mantel answered. "I have marked every turn of the way." "Could you find the place again T" "Without the slightest difficulty." "Be sure, for if you wish to help me, as I think you do, you will have to come often. I have made my plana tn the few moments In which I have been standing here, and am determined to devote my life, if need be, to this poor creature whom I have so wronged. I miiBt get him out of this filthy hole In to some cheerful place. I will atone for the past If I can! Atone! What a word that Is! With what stunning force its meaning dawns upon met How many times I have heard and ut tered it without comprehension. But somehow I now see in it a revelation of the sweetest possibility of life. Ohl I am a changed man; I will make atonement I Come, let us go. I am anxious to begin. - But no, I must di-o- ceed with caution. How do I know that this Is his permanent hornet He may be only lodging for the night and when you come to-morrow, he may be gonel Oo In, Mantel, and make sure that we snail nnd him here to-mor row. Go, and while you And out all you can about him, I will begin to search for such a place aa I want to put him In. We will part for the present; but when we meet to-night we shall have much to talk about I wui tell you the whole of this long and bitter story. I am so happy. Mantel. You can't understand! I have some thing to live for now. I will work, oh, you do not know how I will work to make thle atonement What a word It Is! It la muslo to my ears. Atone mentl" And so In the lexicon of human ex perlenee he had at last discovered the meaning of one of the great words of our language. After all, experience la the only exhaustive dictionary, and the definitions it contains are the only ones wnicn really burn themselves In to the mind or fully Interpret the slg- mncancea or lire. CHAPTER XVIL The next few weeks were passed In devoted effort to make the blind man comfortable and happy. David sought and found a place to work, and after reserving enough of hla wages to sun ply the few necessities of hla dally life, dedicated the rest to the purchase of comforts for the poor Invalid. Mantel acted aa bis almoner, and by hla delicate tact and gentle man Here persuaded the proud and rtrenn ful old man to accept the mysterious charity. The moment the strain of perpetual beggary waa taken tram him, the physical ruin which the ter rlbte blow of the stone, the subsequent Illness, and the ensuing poverty and wretchedness had wrought, became manifest He experienced a sudden relapse, and began to alnk Into an ominous decline. Even had he not known the aeoret of his sorrow. It would have soon be come plain to hla acute and watchful nurse that some hidden trouble waa gnawing at his heart, for he waa taci turn, abstracted and sometimes mo rose. He manifested no curiosity as to the benefactor upon whose charity he was living, but received the alms be stowed by that unknown hand unsollo- ited, uncomprehended and unobserved. His mind, aroused by the conversa tion of his untiring nurse to the reali ties of the present existence, would sink back by a sort of Irresistible gravity Into the realm of memory. There, In the Impenetrable privacy of his soul, he brooded over his wrongs and counted his prospects of righting them, aa a miser reckons his coin. The blow struck by David had stun ned the doctor, but had not killed him. He lay In the road until a slave, pass ing that way, picked him up and car-. rled him to a neighboring plantation. where he fell into the hands of people who In the truest sense of the word were good Samaritans. Their hospital ity was tested to the utmost for he lay for weeks in a stupor, and when he recovered consciousness his reason had undergone a strange eclipse. For a long time he could not recall a single event In his history and when at last some of the most prominent began to re-present themselves to his view It was vaguely and slowly, as mountain peaks and hill-tops break through a morning mist This was not the only result of the blow which his rival had struck him ;lt had left him totally blind. Not until many weeks had passed did Mantel succeed in really engaging his patient In anything like a conver sation, and even after he had begun to thaw a little under those tactful Istratlons of love,whenever the past was even hinted at the old recluse re lapsed instantly Into silence. Mantel might have been discouraged had he not determined at all hazards to enter Into the secret of this life. and to pave the way for the forgive ness of bis friend. He therefore per sisted In his efforts, and one bright, day when the Invalid was feeling un usually strong ventured to press home ' his Inquiries. "I cannot help thinking," he said,, "that you - could soon' be reasonably well again if you did not brood so . much. I fear there is some trouble gnawing at your heart" "There ts," he was answered, icily. "Have you wronged some one, then. and are these thoughts which vex you feelings of remorse and guilt?" "Wronged some one!" the sick man fairly roared, gripping the arms of hie chair and gasping for breath in the excitement which the question brought on. "Not I! I have been wronged! No one has ever b-b-been wronged as I have. I have nourished vipers In my b-b-bosom and been stung by them. I have sown love and reaped hate. I have been robbed, deceived and betray ed! My wife Is gone!- My health la gone! My sight la gone! He haa skinned me like a sheep! My heart has turned to a hammer which knocks at my ribs and cries revenge) It ch ch -chokes me!" He gasped, grew purple in the face and clutched at his collar aa if about to strangle. After a while the par oxysm passed away, and Mantel deter mined once more to try and assuage this. Implacable hatred. (To be continued.) He Wasted Equal Chaae. The. "sporting parson," once a fa miliar figure in English society, has all but disappeared, in consequence of the religious revivals and reforms of the last century and a halt. A hun dred years ago, however, he still ex isted, says a writer in Tit-Bits, and one of the type presided over a little seaside parish In Lincolnshire. ' The place was a fovorlte landing place for woodcock at the time of their annual immigration, and the par son used to tell off a native to let him know as soon as the birds began to ar rive. On Sunday he was preaching to hla congregation, and had Just reached the second head of his discourse, when the church door was cautiously opened and a head appeared followed by a beckoning finger... The parson either did not see, or he would not heed the intruder, who then gave a loud cough. The preacher stopped In his preach ing in the middle of a sentence and excitedly asked: "What Is it John!" "Cocks Is coom," replied John. The parson hurriedly closed hla ser mon case. "Shut the door and lock It!" he cried to the clerk. "Keep the people in church till I've got my sur plice off. Let's all have a fair chance." Method. "What makes you keep on asking me If the razor hurts?" asked the man who was being shaved. "J've said 'yea' three times and It haant mad any difference." ... "No," answered the barber. "I waa merely trying my razors ont to sea which of 'em wants honing." Wash, tngton Star. ItU Won. "Died In poverty!" cried the ph osopher scornfully. "Died In poverty, did he, and yoa. expect me to sympathizer What la there In dying In poverty? lva got to live in It" Tha Sporting Times. Tfce Cms a, Pa. "Do you know her welir "To the contrary, I've never known her well a single day since she learned it was fashionable to be operated no." fit Louis Star. The Mmm ! the Rms, i "What is a food expertr "Any man who can make his wi. buy enough for tha family . table."- Philadelphia Ledger.
