Get Ready fo
r your Christmas Tree
Old SANTA CLAUS has been here and has left most
of our TOYS in assortments of
5c
10c
15c
You can wait on yourself and all the prices are plain.
We can save you nearly 50 cents on the Dollar.
Our Store is also replete with gifts of all kinds for older Folks as well
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T. M. FRENCH, Proprietor.
Monmouth,
Oregon
Local and Personal!
Land For Sale.
70 acres iroo-i land for sale: 4
J. A. Haines has completely miles south of .Monmouth, well
recovered from his late illness watered with sprin s, j.art in
and is around as usual. ci0Vt,r an un(jer felll.t. an, excej.
Brown & Sibley, attorneys and ' lent, fruit, farming or dairy land;
abstracters, 610 Mill Street, $100 per acre. Miht consider
Dallas, Oregon. some city proi;erty. P.nquire at
Miss Tena Brown returned 'this office. 12t4
home Monday from a few days
visit with relatives in Salem.
Subscription Offer.
The Herald needs Npw sub
scriptions, and renewals of old
ones, or in other words we need
money, and about 200 new and Qtmno(.
FOR SALE
One fine male Berkshire hog",
weight 350; one Stover feed
grinder, good as new; one Bane
wagon 2 1-2, with bed, almost
new; one black mare, weight
about 1200, sound and true, one
Mitchell hack, canopy too.
new.
S. H. JIinki.e, Monmouth.
old, paid up subscriptions, will
send us along rejoicing and help j
get the office in better shape to' What have you for sale, trade
serve our patrons, hence, for a or rent? We have calls for all
short time or commencing Nov. 1 kinds of deals. Write
29, we will offer a years sub
scription to the California
L. B.
McIntosh & Wiltse,
73 Independence, Ore.
He Wished tp
Know Too Much
Bv DOROTHEA HALE
Country Journal with each re-,
newal or new subscription, or to
those who prefer it, we will give
a handsome plaque with each re-;
newal or new subscription.
The California Country I
Journal is a farm paper, the1
price being SI per year, and we I
have 50 such offers to make.
The plaques we are offering asj Henderson wax alwayx straining to
premiums are of beautiful design ! know something that tin
and retail at from 75 cents to $1, ' "eti1 for 1)1111 to kw. if iu had bud
and will make handsome presents. a wi,f( , he "1,vt' "lwa-VH l",L'n
j wuuut-i oik u hiii weri- n-an.v ut'voteu
iu uiiu uooit- un oilier men or 11 ne
should die Nhe would forget liim and
love another eiUitll.v well. IleliderHoii
waN not unirried. tint lie wua engugt'd
to lie married to a ;irl u'ho gave every
evidence that she had singled him out
above all other men to love.
Both lived on the Atlantic coiiHt.
and shortly tiefore the wedding Hen
derson announced to hi fiancee. Mur
garet Stone, ttiat his presence In San
Francisco was required In the matter
of certain Interests he had there, for
he was well off and lived on his In
come. Miss Stone was ioor. When
he left her lie seemed uneasy ahoiit
something, and the lady begged him
not to go. averring that she had a
foreboding that something would hap-
mi i
inese oners are only lor a
short time so take advantage of
this opportunity and subscribe or
renew NOW as the offer is
made to get hold of ready cash.
It is cash that lubricates the
wheels of industry.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Three fine White Wyandotte
cockerels from the pens of J. E.
Pogue, Forest Grove, Ore,
J. K. P. Carson, Monmouth.
12t3
i jieti to hint. Henderson liesliated. H
thiamin he mlKht settle the matter In
the west by correspondence. I!ut lie
concluded to go, ti tid the lovers parti-l
with ( ) 1 1 r iiit t foreboding.
Two weeks later Margaret Stone re
ceived n telegram from her tlimce that
he was very III. but Instructed her not
to come to lilm. The next day she re
ceived a message from all Intimate
friend of tiis who had gone west with
flim stating that Henderson was dead.
The friend would bring the Imdy east
In due time a letter came from the
friend. Ian tlregorv. that Henderson
had rcipiested fs'fure his death that
his iMitly. be Interred without ceremony
and that she should not be present.
Mntuai-ei was much shocked, but
she i lore lip nobly under the tnlsfor-
1 tune She carried out Henderson H In
structions to I lie letter, omitting to be
piesnit during the interment, (ireg
! on when he arrived called upon her.
i and ll wit arranged that the two
'should go timet her to Henderson's
grave Margaret carried plains with
her and pui them In the ground so
that they would grow over the grave.
She found III tiregory a sympathetic
friend He was extremely deferential,
always maintaining a delicacy due to
one who has expej'leliced a great grief.
She round It ililliciiii to t-nt him lo
talk of I lender-inn's last Illness When
ever she mentioned the subject .be
turned the conversation in other chan
nels, intiuuiiiug that It was a mourn
fill topi" that they would both do well
to avoid
The two made several trips together
to the cemetery to note the growth of
the plants and put flowers nn Hender
son's grave, but tiregory seemed to
shrink from going there, ami (lie last
time I hey went together he acted so
strangely that Margaret did not sug
gest his going again lie grew moody
ami discontented. At times lie showed
signs ot taking the place made vacant
by her fiance: at other times he acted
us if he would consider such an act a
betrayal of friendship Margaret could
not understand him. Any mystery in
one with whom we. are thrown Inti
mately begets an Interest, and since
thai Interest with Margarel was In
llueiicetl by demonstrations of a grow
ing love for her she found herself
thinking a great deal of Gregory. One
who lias lost a love naturally craves
to replace thai love
lint the more closely they grew to
Kei her the more tiregory hung bade,
ami It became evident that something
was weighing on his mind Margaret
tried ueuily lo Induce him in confide
in her. but the bare mention of such n
thing seemed to weal upon him dread
fully lielievlngMhnt he was suffer
ing from minims at taking his friend's
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place In lid heart, she exercised a
frankness which would otherwise have
been unmaliteiiiy to convince Mini that
there was no reason to reproach hlm
Hell The misunderstanding between them
had readied a climax when one even
lug while they were together there
was a ring at the d lorbell and whu
should be ushered Into i he drawing
room hut Henderson hlut-i It
Now, It Is mil to be supposed that
an one of the three under the clr
ni n ist ji in cs maintained any steadiness
of demeanor Henderson and tiregory
both looked us It' ihev laid been caught
mealing Through Margaret there rati
a i it m ii It ol emotions. For u while
there was an oppressive silence Then
Margaret essayed to speak, hut her
voice failed her Henderson spoke ill
stead
"T owe you an explanation."
lint Margaret recovering herself In
terrupled him
"Vim owe me no explanation, for 1
understand this mystery which has so
long been puzzling me I have long
been aware ot your ruling passion that
the love of Hie woman who loves
you shall die with you Von have per
pelrated this deception In connection
with Mr. tiregory to learn whether I
would be true to your memory In the
way you would wish me to be true
lr tiregory consented to lend him
Helf to your experiment In one sense
It lias been successful, since It fins
brought a delinlte result. Had i not
been deceived 1 would have married
him both for love and to supply the
void in my heart made vacant by your
death. As It Is. yon have ruined your
selves and have ruined me. I doubt
If the blessings of married life shall
ever bp mine,"
She left the room The two men
stood for n liniment with bowed heads,
then departed In different directions,
AUCTIONEER
J. S. SMITH,
Aiilio, Oregon.
Farm Sales and Live Stock.
I Give me u trial.
! Satisfaction guaranteed
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B. F. SWOPE,
j Attorney at Law and Notary
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Residence, No. .S712.
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Independence, - Oregon
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