OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
DEVELOPMENT OF LINN.
Objoct of Clul) That Mai Organized
flacnnlly nl Albany.
Allinny. Tom ltlchiirdnnn, of dm
I'ortliihil Coinmnrclnl Cluli, delivered
mi InturcHlliiit and Instructive mhl remit
hoforo Allmuy'H business men In tho
(Irnnil Uiiiiru housu. Mr. Illchnidsoii
displayed it lliorouuti hnowludgu of
methods of munlclpnl mnl statu dctvel
oiniiiint, mill kvu u liiclil uiilaiiiilliiii
of din onnoiitlnlH of miccoaa In n roup
inorclnl iirgiinlznilnn, mnl llio address
wns prnductlvo of results.
At llio L'lumi of lil n tulle Mr. Illclinrd
hoii took charge of tliu tiigniilziilloti of
n Inciil commercial liuily fur lliu ituvul
opulent of Allmuy mnl I. Inn county. A
iillinliur of proplo pledged ff per
liiiiutli for llio support of 11 push dull,
others Htmi Iter uiitiiM. mnl n committee
of IiunIiiohh men wim iiiiolnli'il liy
jimyor iiiivin to liiku riuirgo or llio or
uiiiilziitlnii work mnl secure n member-
nil I ( Hiiltlcli'iilly largo to n 1 11 Ij 1 1 nli Dm
clul! on a good Iliimiclal basin.
It Ih tliu purpono of tliu organization
In ailvnrtlHii tliu county ntul plum men
in llio Hold to wink for tlm develop.
incut or I. Inn county grout resources
II wiih iiiiiinlmnunly decided to Join tlm
Oregon Development Longuo ami -o
iiponitn with that doily In tlm develop
ment of Ori'Kon. Tlm orKiinliiitlon
ciinimlllco wiih authorized to llml r
iiiiinu for Hid uliili ami uiimliintii olll
ecrn, tliu iiomluatloim to liu ratified at
tlm nod meeting, when orgnnlzutlou
will lio perfected.
Mr. 1 1 1 c-li ii nl Moti wim given an In
formal reception at tlm Alio Cluli at
llio adjournment of llio mooting.
Oil Spoilt Watnr Supply.
Hnloin. Farmers from tlm Walilo
1 1 1 Mm report oil discoveries In tliu vl
clnlty of I'ratiiin, where oil wiih dlacov.
onil liy lllco llrotliutH last miring
Many wells liavo been abandoned Int
ernist) tlm water cannot 1m lined. No
effort Iihii ln'i'ii mucin to sink a deep
won ror tno purpose or determining
whclhi-r oil can lie fouml In iiayliiK
quimtltlo. I.oen capitalists arranged
last fall to Hlnk n well an deep tin
tnlKlit lio niTonsary, provided tlm farm
ora would bond their properly, ngreo
Iiik to Hull tliclr oil on a percentage
IiiihIh. Many farmers would not ngreo
to tills. preferlng lo profit by tlm tt
mill h of expcrlmcnta conducted by
tithem, and iih ii consequence tbo well
digging cntcrprlno wiih abandoned.
WHUniottn Fithvvay Completed,
Hnlom. Tbo new flabway over tlm
falU at Oregon City linn be-on com
pleled at a cot of t3'J73.C0. unit Kn
Klneor J. W. Moffntt reported tbat fact
lo the Statu I-1 h li Communion today.
Tbo engineer expresses bin confidence
Hint tlm llHbwny will inako It prnc
tlrabln for hiiIiiioii and oilier flab 10
ascend tlm Willamette tlvcr. In ro
porting tbo wurk at tbo several Hull
hntclicrlci. Master 1'lah Warden II. 0.
Van Dunen says tbnt O.r.60.000 Chinook
mnl 3,f. IC.Ouo nllversldo eggs have been
taken at tbo South Cotm river bntrb
vry, wbllo .007.000 CblniHik ami 1.
O00.000 Hllvcrslde i'KKH have been
taki'ii nt Vaiulna. Thono roHiilta nru
considered very Hallafni'tory.
Improvements nt Hood River.
Hood Hirer. It la eatlmnted Hint
tbo O. It. & N. Co. In expending 110.000
In Improvement to tlm depot grounds
ntul track ynnla nt tbla point. Tbo pas
nonger depot Ih being remodeled anil
enlarged, and n freight depot mid
wnreboiiHK linn been erected tlireo
blockH west of tb proaent Ineatlon.
Tbo fnrllltlim for bmidlliiK frelRbt at
HiIh point Imvn arfordiMl very poor ac
I'omiiHMlHtloiiH for tbo InBt Hirm yeara,
biiiI the IniprovemeniH now IipIiik mndo
rn a ainirco of Hatlafnctlon to tbo ablp-
pliiK lutoruata.
TO DEAL IN FINE HOn8E8
Now Indualry Opnnact In Pendlolon by
Formur EuRoim Man.
I'omllotou. A. O. Itiiby, formerly of
ICiiKoim, Oru., Iiiih purcbiiHod (bo Oru
(ion food yard of thin city, ami pr
POHCH to maintain n illHtrlbutltiK depot
for Imported liorxcn, Un Iiiih nt bla ca
labllHbtni'Ut 27 boraen nml nix jack
iihhi'h, Tliu boraca nro t'orclioronn,
Krencb draft, llnlnlnn ablro mid concli
ntiilllonn. Hvery Iioimo wiih aelected by
lilm In Kuropu and Hblppeil to tbla
country from (lermiiny nml l'"rancu.
Tbo auliiialH urn of tlio i;millent dlxpo
HltloiiH, Mr. Ituby not purcbiiHliiK any
Hint Hbowcil hIkiih of ill temper.
Tbo anlmnlH will bo kept at rondlo
ton, and, iih tbo uccahIoii reiiulreH, illfl
trlbiiled over OreKon and WiiHbliiKton.
Tbo Mcl.auKlilln llioa., of Cincinnati,
proponed to entnlillHli u Htnllou beru,
but filially ilecldeil upon OkiIoii, Ululi.
Mr. Ituby will either niirchiiHo real.
ni'iicn property or liiilld and remove
bin family to HiIh place, where bo will
have permanent beadiiiiartora,
Tbla Million ukiiuih much to cimtern
Ori'Kon and WimhliiKlon, not only for
tbo roiiveiilenci) of It, but for tliu
inalitrbil Improvement that will bu
made In tbo borHiiH. Until tbo l.mt few
yenrH llttlo attention to tlm lireejH of
biirHuH wiih Klven. Of latu yenra prlcea
navo increimed until It puyN liandaome
ly lo iiiIho a Krado of borHoH that com
uiiiiid tlm hlKlieat prlrna In enntern
inarketH. Tliu day of tliu cnyimu Ih
pant, and tbo farmem havu lournecl
now miicli more woik ran bo iixnnctml
from a borHii of kooiI alzu tban from u
Hinull rayiiHu.
Not only am tbo farmer ilomnndlnK
Komi Iioihoh, but nro ralalnK iiiuIob.
i no jiickh owned ny .Mr. lluliy nro
rrom .MlHwiurl, mid are much nought
ufler by brccdum.
To Doro for Artutlan Wntor.
linker City. MnnaKer Vlnaon, of
(ho Km m a mine. hIx iiiIIch en hi of the
city, Iiiih cloned n contract with C. A.
1'ruderlcka, of Hpokaue, to born for
water on IiIh property. Mr. Krederlcka
baa dm moat otlenalve borltiK lipnn-
riilun ever broiiKbt to Knitern Oregon.
it ImvliiK ii-capaelty ror liortiiK bOCO
feel. Tbo contract with Mr. Vlnaon
chIIh for I'OOO feet in Iran, boring to
Celine whenever n fltitnclcnt How of
water la encountered. He doen not ox-
poet water miller D00 feet. Tbo work
will bo commenced nt once. Mr. Krod-
erlckH alao baa a contract to bore for
Rrtmlnn hot water for the Hot SprlnRH
.Nntutnrliim Company of thla city. The
but HprliiKH of tbo company nro within
tbo city llmltfl.
Fewer Catlls Fed Than Uaual.
Hcliii. I'lvo hundred bead of cnlllo
are lielni! fed In the Immediate vicinity
of Helm. TIiIh la n amnll nuniber com
pared with what nro tiHimlty wintered
thla place ami Is oicaaloned by tbo
extreumly low priceH paid for beef.
Ah larxe herds aro herded upon annul
nlfnlfn !lc!da, tliu piiKturiiKe iifforded
Ih eaten clone, and liny feedliiK beKlna
nbout tbo Ht of Novomber. Cuttle
rnlKerH lire hoping for hlnher price
the cnuiliiK scnaon, bcllovlnR tbnt tbo
vlaltorn to tb l'.'Or. fair will conumo
Kieat amount nnd bring up nrlcca.
Hevornl Hmnll shipments have been
mado already tbla fall, and llio hlcbeat
price received la 3.2f per cwt., llvo
wolttbt.
FlltE IN MINNEAPOLIS.
Hlgli Wind Fnnt Flamet nnd Loia
Will flench $3,000,000.
Mlmumpollir, Dec. 1A. 1'lru which
hrokn out In tliu photographic mpply
boiiaa of the 0, II. 1'vck company on
Filth atrvul aouth, nt lOi.'IIJ o'clock
laat oIkIiI, aprrad to adjoining build
Iiikh and cnuaed a Iom roii((hly catimat
chI nt 13,0(10,000. Tbu I'eck biilldliiK
waa entirely nutted, while the alx-atory
ftiMiltuu holme ol lloutell Jlroa,, one of
(ho liirKeatenlnbliHlimenlanl Ita kind In
tlm finrthweat, wna ruined and n mini
Iter of amnllur hulldliiKa nUo destroyed
The cauau of tlm blaze la na yet mi
Known,
Hie rowera inerrantllo company, an
Immomiu departmefit atoru Jimt acrom
rlrat ateniio Hoiitli, wna threatened
with deatrui'tion, hut ' heroiaui iipon
llio part of tlm MitineapoliH and HI
l'nul llio dopRitmonlH prevenled the
deatructlon, nl hough ImmonHo damnKO
wna ilonn to the Block by wnter. Ht
I'iiiiI wna called upon for aid aoon niter
tlio llnmen were (Uncovered and aent all
her available lire apparatus.
l i.r a tluio Ih" bent part of the rc
(nil part of tlm city wna threatened
nnd the firemen deemed unable to atnv
Ihooniuah of the lluinen. which were
driven by n high wind from the north
ny uiion iiik mo mil iiiunta alrumiy on
tiro to burn thouinelvei oul ami confin
Iiik tlieli efforta to adjacent hiiildiliKH
tbu llieinui hail tbo conllii(ralion well
under control nt is o'clock thla morn
Iiik. On limn una reported killed by
coming into contact with a llvo wire,
nml two firemen are alao believed to
have been kll ed.
TO OPEN LAND.
Not Molalure Enough for All.
l'endlotoii. 1'nrmern from tbo
Hotitbern part of tbo county report tbnt
there baa been milUclent rain to In
tiuro the germination of Krnlti fnll
howii. With tbu warm weather mid
iiiIiih tbo fall bua been tbo lx'Bt In
yearn In tbat locality. l-'nrmcrB In tbo
iiorlhwoBtcrn part of tbo county nro
complaining nlmut tlio scarcity or rain.
Tbo light noil of that nectlon requires
n largo amount of rnln, and tbo failure
thla fall will necessitate n great deal of
i,prlnk' rnln to Inaurc n crop next yenr.
Ono fnrmer of that locnllty linn 800
ucrcH to bo seeded In the Hprlng.
Golden Chariot Dtiya Plant.
Bumpier. Oolden Cbnrlot Oold Min
ing Company has purchased of tlio
flolilen Wizard Its hoist, pumps nnd
milling plant. Tbo bitter plant lias
never been operated as tbo Oolden
AV'Iznrd, Blnco Its purcbnBcr has decid
ed on oilier plnns. Tbo two proportlea
nro about nlno in I lea apart, mid tbo
work of hauling tbo nincblnory to tlio
Oolden Chariot will commence an noon
na poanlblo. Two large boilers aro
also Included In tbo consignment.
Claim Jumpers Dusy.
Clranta 1'nsB. Claim Junipers con
tlnuo to do their work In tbo Sucker
Creek district. A claim owned by
Sheriff Ixiwls, of this city, has recently
been Jumped, nnd ns tbo claim Is
valued qulto highly by tbo Sheriff nnd
tins bad two yonra' nssossmont work
dono upon It, Mr. I.owla Is anything
but plensed over tbo usurpation of his
Tight nnd kns gono to discuss tbo mnt
tor nt closo rango with tlio Intrudar.
Anvloui for Good Roads.
OrnntH 1'naB. Tbo i;od roads movo-
ment bns struck Joscpblno county with
greater force this season than ever be
fore, nnd thorn Is n moro general do-
Hlru to liettcr tbo blghw-nys of tbo
county than this section baa ever be
fore known. During llio piiHt two
months nenrly fiiOOO bns been paid nut
y mining companies and Individual
mining men for tbo Improvement of
loads In Josephine county, nnd ns n
result ninny of the Camps that wero nl
nuiHt completely laolnted during tbo
winter will bo readily reached by wng'
on hereafter.
flush to Grow Hops.
Independence. Hop prlcoa tbo past
two yenra havo caused a groat demand
for any nnd nil land nilnpted to tbo
raising of that lucrative crop. Hop
land bns doubled nnd trebled In vnltio
In tlm past year, ltlvor bottom land In
this Immediate vicinity has long been
recognized ns tbo beat hop-producing
Innd In tlio vnlloy, but never In tbo his
tory of tlio town has tboro been such a
demand for It. Thoso nlrendy owning
ynrda nro putting out moro, and there
nro mnny who will put nil their efforts
In bop raising tbo next yenr who know
practically nothlnc about tbo work.
Will Not Enter Albany.
Albany. Tho Independent Tolo-
pbono Compnny will not put In n sys
tem nt Albnny, ns Intended. Tbo com
puny will opcrnto In only n few Oregon
towns tho coming year, nnd ns snino
oilier towns offor bettor opportunities
In tbo franchises than did Albany, tbo
company will nllow tbo frnnchlso
given them by this city to Inpso. Tbo
Pacific Stntcs Company Is preparing to
mnko n number of improvements: In
their Albany oxclmngo this winter.
COMING EVENTS.
Yakima Indians Will Glvo Up Aprox
imatoly 800,000 Acres.
Unahington, Dec. 16. Tho senate
today pawed without amendment Hep
reecntntlvo Jones' bill opening to set
Moment the unallotted lamia of (In
tHkiuia Indian reservation in Kastcrn
Washington, embodying appioxlmately
miu.uuu acrea. Tlm lull liavlnn nnv
vlously pnsneil (be bouse, requires only
tbu signature of the president to make
it a law. It provides that the lands
shall be classified ns glazing, timber
and nrbl lands, capable of irilgatlon,
then appraised and tlnown open to
entry nt not less than tbu appraised
value, llio exact manner of tho open
lug is to bu prescribed by the presi
dent. Mineral lands will be subfect
to location under mineral Innd laws.
To mnko it easy for settlers, it is rjro-
vnieil Hint payment shall tie made in
five annual Instalments, but entrymen
falling lo make pariiienla lose their
rights to lnncls entered. The receipts
iron) Hie pales ol lands will be deposit
ed in the treaiury to the credit of tlio
Indians on tbu axiom reservation and
expend! il for their benefit. The hill
recognizes the claim of the Indians
to n dirpuli-d tract of 2113,000 acres ml-
joining their reservation on tliu west,
but also recognizes the rights ol bona
lido settlers who now hold landa In this
area.
TO PASS MILLION.
Lewis and Clark Exposition Attend
anceWill Be Great.
Portland, Dec. 16. What tho prob
able attendance at tliu Lewis and Clark
exposition will bu is n subject' that has
nroused no end of interest, for upon
the attendance depends the success of
thu great enterprise. Tbcre is no one,
perhaps, better able to speak on this
question than (Secretary II. K. Keed,
who, willi tho co-operation of other
exposition ollirials, has spent much
time in compiling statistics and inves
tigating the factors that will contribute
to tbu attendance. In arrlvini: nt defi
nite conclusions, comparisons havu
been mado with such expositions as
thoso nt Omaha, San Francisco, Nnsh
villu and Atlanta, which were of much
the same magnitude and scope as tbo
Lewis nnd Clark exposition.
Secretary Heed has estimated that
thu total attendance during the entire
exposition period will lie somewhere
between 1,260,000 and 1,600,000.
"This estimate," said he, "compares
favorably with the attendance at Oma
ha, San Francisco, Nashville and At
lanta. At Omaha tho paid admissions
numbered l,77H,600j at San Francisco,
1,316,022; nt Nashville, 1,100,092;
at Atlanta, 770.600."
Toilers of the Columbia
liy P71UL DE L71NBY
Tlutlior or "Lord of the Dtnert," "Oreion Bkttchtt,"
ana olhtr t'aeltlo Ooatt Slorlet
CHAITKH XXI Continued. J tollers of tbo Colnmbla, The nortle
Thecbinh flnallr came. Tbo hmta "i(IPr wo" not " extend their trap.
tame Uwethei like no rn.nv l,i!.,i , building any farther south and the
rams. Curses aroso loud over the
cairn waters. The boats surged back
and forth like living animals. The
grim dark forms ol the fishermen
writhed and contested with each other
like serpents of the tea.
"Hack you gillnettersl You des
ttoyersof tho fish I" shouted tho north
biers.
"Away with yon, you trappers!
lou causo our lamiiics to starve!" re
piled tbu men from thu eoutlislile
with bitter oaths.
The resistance on tho pari of tho
nnrthslders was short lived. Tho over
whelming numbers against them soon
began to tell. Ily sheer force they
were driven toward their traps. The
prows of the soutbslders' boats were
against theirs, and they were swept
along liko driftwood before a huge
raft.
Tlio red In the east was makine
things more vls'ble on the water. It
was easy to see that the nortbslders
were losing ground at every point
Hut suddenly a volley of shots ran out
down tbo rlvor. Another followed.
The curses of the fishermen rose above
these.
"The soldiers!?" shouted tho north'
slders.
"Cursso upon (to head of Gabe
Jarvll" shouted the southslders
Then the steamer carrying tho
militia appeared dividing tbo contest
ing fishermen liko elm!!. They fired
volleya occasionally above the heads ol
the retreating belligerents in order to
hasten their departure.
"Hang!" rang out a riflo shot from
a retreating party to tbo south.
"lake that! exclaimed n murder
oos looking southslder as the smolto
cleared from the muzzle of his gun
uia beaoog led back Into the arms
of his sous. The bullet had found its
mark.
Take this!" said- another south
alder as he raised his rifle to his
shoulder. "You have betrayed ns,
Gobo Jarvl, and you shall pay the
penalty!"
Don t shoot, fool, it Is a woman!
exclaimed a man a he seized tho muz
zle of the would-lio assassin's gun.
It was Dan lapliain. He had been
overpowered and taKen a prisoner. As
lie grabbed the southslder s gun It dis
charged. Ijipham looked in the direc
tion tbu bullet had gone nnd saw tn
the pilot house of the steamboat which
had come to tbeir rescue the form of
Sankala!
Tho girl was pale as death, but she
clung to the wheel in a spirit ol des
peratton, and the boat continued upon
its course, ploughing through the craft
oi the contending usliermen, the south
Iders retreating with all possible
speed.
CHAPTER XXII.
Hazel Snubs Sankala.
-it is a barn
Phono Line for Farmers.
Chomawn. Chomnwn Is to bo tlio
center of a rural tolophono lino, to bo
-ostabltsliod nt onco. Flfteon farmers
In tlio vicinity of Chomnwa met laBt
ovonlng nt tho residence of Frank
lloatty and formed nn Indopondont
rural compnny. Mntorlnl bns boon or
ilored for tbo line, nnd will bo hero In
nbout tbrco wooks, Tbo central offlco
will bo ostnblltdied nt Chonmwn.
Selling Sugar Plant Stock.
Milton. ltobort 15. Frnzlor of this
plnr.o, la In Portland soiling stock of
tho Mexican Nntlonnl Sugnr itoflnlng
Compnny, or wiucn no is a .mum nor.
Tho compnny will dispose of $250,000
worth of preforred Btock In order to in
stall a sugnr rollnlng plant. Tho com
pany Is coniposod Inrgoly of Milton
and Wolln Wnlln capitalists'.
Mohair Show January 10-20,
Dallas. Tho commlttoo of arrange
montB for tho Polk County Mohnlr As
sociation nppolntod to arrange for tbo
fair, hnB nnmod January 10 and 20 as
tho tlmo for holding tbo fnlr at Daunt),
Tills Ib primarily a gont fair, but poul
try and Bhoop will also bo an Interest
ing foaturo of tho show. Entrios aro
open to all Orogon,
Inland Ilmplro Sunday School Inst!
tuto, Pcndloton, Ore., January 30,
Oregon Stnto Dalrymon'a ABsocIn
Hon, Portland, Dcccmbor 20-21.
Oregon Stato Horticultural Society,
Portland, January 10-11.
National American Woman Suftrngo
Association, Portland, Juno 22-28.
Lowls nnd Clark Contonnlnl Exposi
tion, Portland, J'uno 1-October 16.
Sell Land Near Helix,
rendloton. AVIlllnm Kupora and O.
C. Shioeder, formers residing near
Helix, have disposed of tlireo quarter
sectlbns of hind to Joseph Solvers of
that lo.-nllty for $8000 n qunrtor. Mr.
Kupora, who sold one of tbo scctloiiB,
and Shioeder, who Bold two, lmvo pur
chased Innd noiir Ncz Porco, paying
$1600 and $6000 a soctton.
Irrigation Work,
Milton. Workmen nro building
flunioa for tho FIhIb irrigation ditch,
which will wntor a body of land near
tho Hudson liny soctton. Mnny other
flunioa nro bolng built under tbo rail
road at different points, nnd nn 1m
monso territory hltborto bnro will bo
put under cultivation noxt Benson.
NORTHWEST WHEAT MARKET.
roitlnnd Walla Walla, 83o; blue
stem, 88c; valley, 87Ko,
Tacomn lllueetom, 80a; club, 80c.
Askold May Break Out.
London, Dec. 16. TheMorning Post's
Shanghai correspondent cables that
notwithstanding all denials, the pro-
lei ted cruiser Askold Is still coalimr
and has already shipped 1,000 tons of
lamm-coal. llio commander of the
vessel, the or respondent adds, is open
ly superintending tbo process, which
will probably be completed in the
coursu of it day. The correspondent
says urn tact that the Askold wan ills
armed dooi not mean that tho parts of
machinery winch wero removed could
not be duplicated mid replaced.
Pass Situation Alarming.
Chicago, Dec. 16 Kxocutivo officials
of Western rnllionds today docided that
something radical must he done to con
trol the rate and pass situation. To
this end, the oxecullvo cominitteo of
tbu Westorn Passenger association ar
ranged lor the appointment of nine tor
rltorial committees, whose duty it
shall bo to watch the situation closely
and repoit to the executive cominitteo.
Thus It Is expected that violations ol
the agreement and tariff rates will be
detected and instantly stopped, or
the offenders disciplined.
Health of Soldiers Good.
Washington, Dec. 16, llrisadier
Uenoral llnndall, commanding the De
partment ol I.uzou, Philippine islands,
In his annual leimit to thu War depart
ment, says that tlio general Health of
tlio troops Is excellent, tho disappear
ance of cholera hnvlng removed one of
tho greatest sources ot anxioty. It is
recommended that continuous service
in the Philippines be limited to two
years In order to avert nervous break
downs.
Snow Delays Street Cars.
New York, Deo. 16. Nearly seven
Inches of snow In tliie city gave the
street railway companies their first real
winter experience this year. Ab usual,
conditions wero bad In the outlying sec
tions, where tho snow drifted Into cuts,
making travel of nil kinds difficult.
It is simply a shami
ing shame!"
"That it is, but It It the way of the
Seadogs. They were always hard
hearted wretches. The girl takes after
her father and Is not to blame so much
after all."
"Rut slio ought to have enough
woman nbout her to show that she
has a heart. The Idea of going to the
ball ami her poor old father lying at
the point ol death.'1
"Hut she is In love, you know, and
nil people are fools who are in love
oinco trial niiiuia captain set loot on
shore she lost her head and has
thought of nothing else slnco. 1 don't
see anything In a state militiaman to
lose one s bead over. Why my bus
band was a United States regular. If
I had a daughter I would teach her a
lesson she would remember. A regu
lar wouldn't wipe Ills loot on a militia
man.
"Still Captain Iludlong is a nice fel
low and was kind to us. lie did his
duty and made the southslders go
homo. He Is not a bad looker either
and you know that counts, too. It
would be a feather in Hazel's cap If she
could capture the captain ot the
militia."
"The average stato militiaman is no
moro than a dude, a rich man's son
kept in idleness and is not worth any
woman s while, lie thinks all of th
women aro crazy over him and struts
around with uniform on like a peacock
ami more lit to look at than to use. 1
have no patience with militiamen
My husband waB a regular."
"They say, though, this young Cap.
tain Budlong is poor. The most ol his
men are rich but ho is only a clerk In a
store and was chosen by his men bo
cause of bla honesty and bravery. I
think Hazel would be a good catch for
i.i i,) ,j i , . .
u i in. iie couiu laxe cnarge oi uer
father'a business, and If all accounts
are true some one rosy be needed, for
the old man is threatened with blood.
poisoning from that wound the south,
slders gave him."
"es, and to think that Hazel would
go to the ball when her father Is ex
pected to die! - It Is simply a shame
a burning Bliamel"
The nbove conversation took plare
between two matrons ol the fishing vil
lage, oii the northside of the Columbia,
Ten days of peace bad relgnod on thu
river. Since tho arrival of tho militia
nnd dispersion of tlio fishermen there
had been no further trouble. Tho boat
carrying tho command ot Captain Hud-
long liail kept up n constant patrol of
the river day nnd night nnd no at
tempt had been mado on the part of
the Bouthslders to ronew hostilities.
In fact committees had boon ap
pointed consisting of fishermen from
oacli side of tho river to arranse dupli
cate bills governing the fishing indus
try ot the river which were to be
passed by the lespectlve legislatures of
the two states. Dan J.apliam was a
committeeman from the north side.
It was the night of the dav unon
which the agreement had been reached.
Peace was at last declared between tho
southslders agreed not tocross a certain
line wall their nets which was settled
upon as the center of the stream
through the fishing waters.
The active and exciting life of the
fishermen had ita influence upon their
manner of obtaining pleasure and rec
reation. They did not cultivate the
Intellect as a whole. In fact only a
few turned their attention to books.
Athletes by nature the men devoted
much time to athletics. They had
their ball grounds, tennis courts and
club rooms. Indoor sports were as
much in favor as their outdoor sports.
As hand-ball players the village team
stood ready to challenge any of the
cities. Foot-ball and baseball playing,
in their respective seasons, found these
fishermen in the field opposing the
best teams in the country.
Asiue irom athletics, dancing was
the magic meana of amusing both
young and old. No week ever passed
uuring trie season that the fishermen
did not engage in this pastime. It
was an occasion in which all took a
part nnd the largo hall provided for
the purpose was always crowded. A
fisherman is never too young or too old
to nance.
Dancing was the means of celebrat
ing all Important events. No higher
tribute could be paid an Individual or
event than by giving a ball. It was
the zenith point in bestowing honors.
The settlement of the dispute be
tween tho nortbslders and Bouthslders
occasioned the geratest ba'l in the his
tory of the nortiiside village. They
were weaker in numbers but had won
out in a measure and were determined
to celebrate the occasion in a fit and
proper manner.
mere wero honors duo to many and
the fishermen were not slow to bestow
these upon tho deserving ones. The
occasion of peace come on for Ita share.
In fact, It was called the great peace
ball. While there were Indvlduals
who shared the honors, Captain Hud
long and his men were the honored
guests. Dan Lapham bad dis
tinguished himself on the water and as
a commissioner in settling the trouble
and Sankala was tbo heroine of tho
hour. To Captain Budlong and his
men she was tne most conspicuous per
sonage at the mouth of the Columbia.
The fishermen so accustomed to the ex
citement of riicr life, the act of the girl
in saving the boatload ot soldiers was
not looked upon as a much out ot the
ordinary, though they all recognized
in bankala a remarkable young woman.
Tho hall waa decorated as it bad
never been decorated before. The floor
was waxed with greater care, and mu
slciana had been employed from tho
nearest town. The rude fisher-folk
were decked out in their best carmcnts,
The women took unusual care with
their toilets. When the ball room was
filled at an earlv hour, the people of
tne nslilng village presented a very
good appearance. The soldiers, many
oi tnem I r oiii the ctly, wero surprised
to see the presto change from the rug
ged men of the fish-traps, and the care
less girls of the beach to the gallant
and gay figuies of the ball-room.
Human nature is much the same
among nil classes, and it was not ma
terially diffeieot among the fisher-folk
Many ot them had gathered early
The women were seated in groups, and
commenting on those who entered tat
cr. Young girls and boys were skip
ping across the hall in a frolicsome.
aimless manner. Old men eat in the
corners and looked on in silence.
A faint cheer rose over the room
Captain Budlong entered accompanied
oy tiazet beauog. ihe applauso was
for the captain.
"Is Sankala coming?" asked one of
the women of another.
"She promised after long persuasion
to come. Hut she only agreed to re.
main a short time. Rlngwold is about
exhuasted from hia work with the
wounded and Sankala does not think it
right anyway, to celebrate while tho
wounded are so low. She thought It
wrong to give the ball while Old Seadog
is tying at the point ol death."
"It doesn't seem to worry Hazel,
his daughter," remarked another
woman who was watching the rich fish
erman's child, wreathed In smiles.
while she entertained the captain ol
tbo miiltia.
Tho crowd had gathered and the
grand march and quadrille that fol
lowed were over. All were seated
again when a slight sensation near the
door caaused tho pleasure seekers lo
look In the direction. The soldiers
commenced to applaud, and continued
until the houso fairly shook. Dan
Lapham and Sankala had just entered
oanxaia waa very pale, bhe was
dressed very plainly but neatly, and
carried her left arm in a strip of white
silk which pended from her neck. The
soldiers flocked about her and were
profuse with congratulations.
" .Excuse mo, there Is Sankala. our
brave little heroine!" said Captain
Budlong and left Hazel and rushed to
grasp the hand ol tho orphan.
llio men broke away at the ap
proach of the commander. Captain
Iludlong was full of praise for the girl,
inquired nbout her wounded arm and
was very attentive.
.May l have the next waltz alter
this one pardon me Mr. Laphaml"
said the captain turning to Sankala's
escort altor making the request of her.
"Uan doesn't waltz," replied San
kala.
"Then may I have this ono I will
be careful with the arm?" said tho
captain for the music was Just Barting
up and the dancers were beginning.
"Certainly," replied Sankala na Dan
nodded his approval.
When the waltz was over Captain
Budlong escorted Sankala to a seat
near Hazel Snadog. Sankala spoke to
Hazel but the latter took no notice of
her. Captain Budlong saw It but
thought Hazel did not hear Sankala
epeak.
"I have Just had a nice dance with
our Utile heroins," remalked tho cap
lain. "Don't you think llio la pretty
anu goour
"Hho Is only one of our employes
nn i uo noi recognize ner as a social
equal," replied Hazel with all (ho fW
dog venom expressed In her volco and
eyes.
Captain Iludlong looked sharply at
his companion. Ills first lieutenant
relieved Sankala's embarassment by
leading her to another portion of tho
room, uan I-nphsm was engaging i
number ol fishermen at another nor
Hon of the house by tolling them of
the result of the peace commission's
labors.
Tho dance continued nntll nearly
midnight without farther Incident when
a messenger rushed In, almost out of
breath, and announced that Old Sea.
dog was dying.
"Hlngwold, too, has collapsed and
la at the house of Seadog," said the
bearer of bad news.
Captain Iludlong hurried away with
tiazoi ana uan and Bankala followed
(To to continue!)
A LIVELY LITTLE BEAR.
Always Happy nml Onod-Nnturtd When
llavlns 111 Own War.
One. evening Ihe stage driver act
down on my lawn n wooden box, from
which proceeded curious noises. "Uhl
Uh! Uhl Wow! Wow! Scratch,
scratch, scratch! Wow! Uh-h-h-h-hr
Thcso were a few of the sounds which
were pouring out of the cracks In tbo
box, and as wo went up to Investigate
wo saw a largo card, on which was
written: "Please wnter mo and give
me something to ent, but do not glvo
me fruit or sweets, en It mnkes mo
nick. I like milk. I am for Ernest
Harold Ilayncs, Tbo Haven Cottage,
Newport, N. II." T-is wna nil very
Interesting ao far ns It went, but no
clew to tho contents of the box, so
with a hammer and chisel I pried off
the cover, and out popped the little
black head of a baby bear.
"Oh, the little dear" cried n lady
who was present, nt the same tlmo
springing forward and catching up tbo
cub In her arms.
The little dear," however, had been
penned up for more than forty-eight
hours, nnd moreover he was literally
ok hungry as a -bear and In no humor
for being petted. So be promptly bit
the lady, tore a long rent In her dress
with his hind paws, and she quickly
dropped blm, having learned one of
the most Important rules In tho study
of animals: "Never take liberties with
any creature until you know some
thing of Its habits." This rule applies
In the case of skunks. A bowl of
crackers nnd milk met with his In
stant approval, and without waiting
for it to be set before him, he stood
up on his hind legs, seized the rim
of the basin with his paws and hoist
ed himself Into it Then It was set
on the ground, whoreuion ho lay
down, Oirew his fore paws around It,
nnd fairly burled his little face In tbo
food.
Except when he Is hunirrr "Jimmy"
Is not cross; he simply wants to havo
nis own way, and then be is ns happy
nnd good-nntured ns can be. Hut
having his own way means getting
into all sorts of mischief, nnd while
his antics are often very amusing, they
nre sometimes very embnrrasslng. Ho
Is particularly fond of ladles and girls,
ana he seldom sees one without run
nlng up to her and clasping her about
tne skirts with his fore paws nnd bit
ing at uer In a playful manner.
she happens to be nervous, and runs
away, "Jimmy" Is after her at his
best pace, and never falls to catch
her unless she tnkes refuge Inside tho
house. Women's Ifonie Companion.
Chilian Miners Powerful.
Perhaps the greatest weights borne
tor any distance on men's backs nro
the loads of .ore brought up from tho
mines of the Andes by the miners of
ChllL Darwin visited a copper mine
In a ravine leading from the main
range of the Cordilleras, where the
work wns carried on by such priuilltvo
means that, though the mines had
been worked in the mountains for at
least two centuries, the water was re
moved In some by carrylug It up snaf ta
tn leather bags on men' backs.
Sir Francis Head, when visiting
similar mine, found that all the ore
was carried up to the surface, a ver-
teal climb of 4SO feet, by -the miners.
and that the average weight carried
was 260 pounds. This load was not
carried up a winding stair, but up
notched trunks of trees, set almost up
right, one touching another.
The food of the Chilian miner, ac
cording to Darwin, consisted of ra.
Hoiih of sixteen figs nnd two small
loaves of bread for breakfast; for din.
ner boiled beans, for supper wheat
crushed nnd roasted. They scarcely
ever tasted meat.
. H-hHt-l-t-c4Hfj.
! FAVORITES j;
ii i n ti 1 1 1 1 ,!,, 4
Mr Aln Countree.
t am far fraa my hams, an' I'm wary
aftcnwhllen, -For
tliejangpibfor hatne-brlnglfif, an' my
Father'a wslcoma smiles;
I'll ne'er be fu' content uutll mlna n
do see
The gowilcn gatea o' heaven, an' my aln
countret.
The earth Is flecked wt flowers, mony-
tinted, fresh, an' gay.
The blrdlca wnrbl. blithely, for my
Father mads them no
Ilut these slclits an' tbeao aoun'a will b
naethlng to ma
Whan I hear the angel singing In my
aln countree,
I've UN gm!e word of promise, that aoma
gladsome ilnv ths Kim
To his aln roral Dalacn his bantihctl
harne wilt hrlmrr
WT een an wP hearta runnln' o'er. w
shall see
The Klnir In his beauty, an our aln coun-
tree.
My aln ha' been mony, an my sorrow
ha' been nalr.
But there they'll ne'er malr vex me, ne'er
be remembered malr;
HI bluld hath mado me white, Ills hand
ahall drr minn pp.
When Ho bring ma home at last to my
am countree.
Like a bairn to Ita mlther, a wee birdie
to it nest;
wad fain be ganging noo to my Sa
viour's breait!
For ho gather In III bonom witless,
worthies lamh ll!in mp.
And He carries them hlmsel' to hi aln
countree.
ne' faithful, that hath promised; DVU
aurely come again;
nell keep his tryt wi me, at what hour
I dinna ken;
But He bid me (till to watch, an ready
aye to be
To gang at any moment to my aln coun
tree.
So I m watchln aye, an' slngla' o my
ha me as I wait.
For the aoun'In' o' HI footfa this aids
the srowden irate.
God gle HI grace to Ilka nne whn
listeria noo to mp.
That we a' may xane In aladnes to our
aln countree.
Mary Lee Demarest.
Two Missouri Town.
When the presidential struggle be
tween Clay and Jackson was at Its
height It la related that a band of emi
grants from Kentucky and tho then
other Western States commenced to
settle on the north side of the Missouri
Itlver and called their county Clay
and the county seat Liberty.
At the same time another lot of emi
grants from Virginia and other South'
ern Statea pitched their tents on the
south side of the Big Muddy and
called their county Jackson and the
capital Independence. And so It re
mains to this day. Clay stood for lib
erty and Jackson for Independence.
Oak Grove (Mo.) Banner,
Kentucky' lllic Mosquitoes.
Big galllnlpper mosquitoes that seem
to have can openers In place of sting-
ers aro attacking chickens In the Kast
End, nnd they aro said already to have
killed twenty-two fowls owned by Mrs.
Bridget Owens, of Fulton street. All
f tho chickens were attacked while
roosting. The mosquitoes seem to de
scend toward tlio earth from high In
the air early In tho evening or nftcr
darkness and attack animals ot all
kinds. It la thought that they breed
in low, marshy places, but fly high
most of tbo time. Louisville Herald.
Those Newspaper Hint.
Foreman We need a few lines to
block out a column,
Itural Editor (wearily) Well, say
King 13d ward has begun wearing old
clothe?, because they are moro comfort
nble. I'erhaps It will start a fashion
that you and I can follow.
The best theology
cent Ufa.
-a pure and benefi-
Boualua, Do a eta. Tender and Trne.
Could ye coma back to me. Douglas.
Douglas,
In the old likeness that I knew.
I would be so faithful, so loving, Doug
las,
Douglas, Douglas, tender and true.
Never a scornful word should grieve ye.
i a smile on ye sweet aa the angels
do-
Sweet aa your smile on me shone ever.
uougiaa, Douglas, tender and true.
, to call back the daya that are notl
My eyes were blinded, your worda were
lew;
Do you know the truth now, up in
heaven?
Douglas, Douglaa, tender and true?
I never waa worthy of you, Douglaa,
Not half worthy tho like of ron:
Now, all men beside seem to me Uk
shadows
I love you, Douglas, tender and true.
Stretch out your hand to me, Douglas,
Douglas,
Drop forgiveness from heaven Ilka
dew,
As I lay my heart on your dead heart.
Douglas,
Douglaa. Douglaa. tender and true.
Mis Unlock.
WORDS AND THEIR USES.
About 0,000 Onlr Are Used by Edu
cated People.
No one can say how many words
there are In the English language, be
cause there are so many words of.
douotful standing, aays tho Springfield
Republican. Tho Century dictionary
contains about 225,000 words, and tbo
new edition of the Standard dictionary
lays claim to over 300,000. Of these
many are obsolete, and many others
are rarely used. Science baa added
a vast vocabulary of polysyllables that
are scientific formula rather than real
words. They have no place In general
literature. The ordinary- English vo
cabulary may be said to contain from
80,000 to 60,000 words, tho latter esti
mate being large. No single writer of
literature has used so many as the
lower number named.
Shakespeare, whose vocabulary Is
larger than that of any other English
poet, unless It be Browning, used about
13,000 words, white Milton, whoso
rango wns narrower, employed only
about half that number. Tho vocabu
lary ot the Illiterate has been set as
low as SO words, but this must bo ex
ceptional. It's more likely that tho
ordinary worklngman" uses from 2,-
000 to 3,000 words, while, of course.
he Is familiar with several thousand
more, which he recognizes In print but
does not himself use. The common
estimate ot tho averago vocabulary
t educated people Is from S.0UU to
0,000, but In this case the number ot
words which are not used Is enormous
ly increased. A well-read college grad
uate should be familiar with perhaps
100,000 words, while In the course of
year be might not use S.OOO of them
In his writing or conversation. Short
hand reporters find about 2,500 word
signs and contractions ample for rep
resenting the words which aro com
monly used In public speaking. ,
Two Kinds of Actors.
Actors nowadays," said Mr. Storm-
Ington Barnes, "aro divided Into two
great classes."
"Tragedians ana comedians?" quer
ied tho friend.
No. Amachewers and scene-chow-
ers." Washington Star.
A. man Is away from home all dayt
ho wants to stay home In tho evening.
woman is at home all day; she
wants to go somewhere In tbo ovonlng.
This, In a nutshell, Is the causo of the
latest big quarrel.
A great many peoplo toll, not the
way a thing Is, but the way they
would like to have It
The woathor to-day I as cold and
raw as an old maid's second love.