it
IMMmmi jMm
liKlitlmnd laid on Ms MM, I wm
the point hor the Impostor od ou
to bo allowed to go to his hotel I.w
reneo turned, and with joyfully Wt
lna heart uw tho companion of ni
venture la tho park. Ho wm never m
Kld to oo Anybody before, and forgot
tinir his situation he cried:
I am porfootly UoUhtod to yo
again."
T bs continued.
II is strange thtit so many Intel
ligent neonle opiHw iy clinngo in
tho text books from an economic.
standpoint, when we can contract
for n w hook for the next six yours
UtO per cent better H" tlnue that
Iiiivm wiihout any extra
V It"" .... .
cost in exchange.
F. Lono.
i i r
moment holding his chin In hia har.s'.,
while rofliM-Unsr upon tho krl course U
.pursue. The action reminded him that
ho needed a btinvo very mooh. and r.3
" tho barber shops of tho balls wero so
situated that he could keep aa e.vo on
tho slumbering1 thief, ho went l:nnd
had tho last evidence of misfortune re
moved, and tho unsuspecting wretch on
tho' divan still slumbered.
-As Drano emerged from tho building
tho first thin ho saw was tho bluo coat
of which ho was in search. A burly
' member of tho forco stood en tho cdjjo
of tho sidewalk, aa if placed thcro by
tho hand of justice, .
"How wonderful are tho workings of
chance," thought Prano, as he tool: in
at a planco tho advantages of tho situa
tion. "My look changed from tho in
stant my cyos rested on that ticket."
He decided not to call tbo ollleer into
tho bath co long as ho showed no Kins
' of ffoias away, but to wait till tho thief
catno out, clothed in his rasr-v to meet a
fate still worse. Ho chuckled with a
mean satisfaction at tho t'jou.bt. His
g,., -. -.re - -. :i
"TAKti IKM IX."
experience should liaVe taught hhn to
pity, .tho poor fellow, but it didn't.
Tficro can be no seal sympathy between
costly apparel and tho habiliments of
poverty. -Tho brotherhood of man can
never Jo accomplished except by put
ting all tho world in ono unvarying uni-
, form , .... , . .
So Drane stood there waiting for his
reVcajre. Suddenly there was a hubbub
at tbo door. An attendant rushed out
, hurriedly and looked about. Behind
bin Drano could sco tho thief expostu
lating with tho man at tho desk. Then
the attendant's eyes fell upon Drano.
' "Arrest that man," said ho to tho po-
- llceman; "ho has stolen a man's clothes
in our bath!" .
"too frith me, sir," said the officer,
lavinjf his hand upon Drane's shoulder.
Tho blunderbuss of -vengeance had j
, shot both ways again, as is the habit of
that antiquated weapon.
CHAPTER VL
rr rrzzixo the judge.
TVhile th" littlo party was on its way
to tbo abodo of justice, Drano had time
to bring his mind to ono definite and
valuablo conclusion. His misfortunes
on a similar occasion had been aggra
vated by. his own injudicious utterances.
Ho rqsolvcd to keep still this tine, even
if ho had to biro somebody to gag him.
It was little that ho know about Kew
; 1 . . .7. . , l would bo necessary to get some direct
distanccs.and both these ho was prepared . ' ... , ,
uuUvtmw.u , y evl(icnc0 as to tjjo jdcntity of each
to condemn, as emphatically a won id l , . ,
, ti t. i claimant to the name of Drane.
anv reformer. Ho had not supposed , , , .v ,
""J. ,. , , , t. "1 think, your honor," said the im-
that his second arrest took place in the . . ., J. , . u.i
can uaiibiy you. i bu'juiu ii.tu mj
! there to gc-t ray RTip and a decent suit of
poise during tho snort journey to tbo j ' ' "J ,., , J
k .i. ., story would sound wore likely.
, .i i.s .1 Lawrence urjilod grimly at this,
groaned under the temptation of men
dacity. Uo was immorally certain that
a good l'e would bo moro efiicacious in
tho emergency than a guardian angel;
but his gentlemanly Instincts revolted
ul King, especially when ho know he
; wai'.i the right Moreover tho angel
i was rresii-nt the court-room, though
! Lawrence di'.ln't know it and she had
j not us yet discovered him. Perhaps her
j influence had something to dt with in
! discing hiv.i to fuller an af.lrmativo to
1 1 j judge's question. Tho reply stlinn
llatcdtao judge'3 memory wonderfully,
i "You tried to pass yourself under two
m.r.os then, didn't you?" ho conuuuru.
"M:.y I explain, your honor"
'Did you or didn't you? Speak up!"
"I did, vour honor, but there were eir-
cumsunccs thrn that justUieu me. l
v.-.s in trouble and hardly knew what I
v.-as.Vout."
"V.'h.-.l possiblo clreuuu-.tances could
have justified you in lying about your
larm-V
U instantly occurred to Lawrenco
that hero was an opportunity to raauo
a f;;l! explanation of bis situation, but
co muih trouble had come to iir.n irom
such r.ttei:ipt3 that ho renewal his de
tor;:iia.i::on to say absolutely nothing.
So l.o responded:
I decline to say."
This surprised and angereu tho judge
and ho ordered tho o'Jeer to search
Lawrence. They tvo'.: from hlr.i all lm
pajwrs. his money and his watch. They
considerately loft Mm his handkerchief,
t'psct by the indignity of this proceed
in;:, he exclaimed:
"I will say and maintain that I am
Lawrenco Dranc! I livo in Kansas City
and am in JCew Yovk simply on my way
ta Boston, v. hero I propose to negotiato
capital for a railroad.''
"Very v. ell," said the judge, dryly,
and turning to tho impostor: "Wbat
have you to say to this?'
"V-'W:" was tho reply, "that I am
Lawrence Drano and that this fellow is
tilling my story. Those papers and
l.tters which you havo will probably
make tho matter clear. Doubtless ho
j glancrd at them at tho bath and 80 got
his points."
Tho judf;o looked at the papers, but
they failed to satufy him. Ho asked
for witnesses, and tho attendants at tho
bath wero sworn.
"Which of theso men?" asked tho
judge, ' came to tbe bath in goodclothes,
and which one in rags?"
"I romombor," said tho witness, hes-
i itating, "that I took a fellow in those
i rairs to a room, and 1 think it was that
' one," pointing to Lawrence. "When he
i was in tho sweating room." ho con-
, tinned, "ho looked just about liko any
! body else."
Tliero i3 an individuality in logs, but
I few ticn recognize it, not even at
I tondanto at baths who have unrestricted
i opportunities for observation. Tho tes
timony of these witnesses made it pret
ty clear that Lawrence had left the bath
with better clothes than he woro when
ho entered, but they could do nothing
to clear up the question of identity.
Then Lawrenco requested the privi
lege of examining tho plaintiff. This
crraaled, ho confused tho fellow in short
order by putting a sories of question
dcsig ied to bring out his knovvledgo of
Kansas City and his familiarity with
tbe business mission in which ho pro
tended to bo cngagod. Ibo scalo ap
peared to bo turning in Mr. Drane's
favor. Justice was still in doubt, how
ever, and tho court declared that it
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
i i.v IN, Ik futility Tiiwlior'a A
.,,. .. , .v amlit'votrd o " Hilvmrnviiiciit
ol Ui Public School.
KIITKi Y PHilK. T. A. IIAYKH,
lutti'lH-nJolic. Oi'K.
. .. ' ..i .i..... i, UiU work
,u"i ."ulud to U.e v.l.tor ol (hi. 0-
purtmcitt.
Pedagogue or DomagoKues?
The OUt rvcr lust ti k, in on
article on tho teachers' institute,
aocust's tho teaelera of Iving dema-go-jues
intcn.l of jHHlagognes. The
article won!.! not have Keen no
ticed wrre it not fr the fact that
jome who no not uiiuusiuuv v...
position inijiht think thcro were
some truth in it. U e lo not bo-
iit-vo fair nuiule-1 jieoplo will fee
anything partis-an in having school
rcnorts ami other hc1rk1 news col-
ectcd and all printed in one paper,
so that pupils, patrons and teach
ers in all 'arid of the county may,
know what is beins; done in all the
sehjols.-
We selected tins KsTErtrmss not
because of its politics but because
the terms offered by it wero more
suitable '.han those offered by the
other papers. The Observer was
not consulted in the matter, and
Unit is the probable cause of its
bitter attack. We shall go right
,.n notwithstanding this spirited
attack, and when th-j OUmver sees
anything political or partisan in
our work it will be time to raise a
howl. However, killing enow birds
wiih cannon is a usclt-ss waste of
powder. The Observer should train
a smaller gun on the teachers.
rtAi.us rr iii.ic bchooi.h.
Alleii.lniieo dilVH .tt.Wl
Aloenoo day.
Times Urdy ...
Number enrolled
Average number t'loiilng. . .
.Vvemgo daily attendance. . . .
Percent of atleudaiu'w
Ncit!i rub.-vut nor lardy
'M by school Kianl
Viits ty pnlroiis
Yihils to pulroiH by leuchers.
lorioMl iHUilsliineut,
W. I. liKYNOl.US,
I'rim iptil.
"Whut nrrt tbo last toctll that
.... ,' , . I .. 1....
coiner hskou ii icaener i uvr v
in physiology. "False treth, mum."
replied a lny who had just waked
np onJthe back seat. Kxchange.
tuvi
k;:i
'.m
i."i;i
.wtt
170
3
(4
41
EEFOETS-
samo judicial district in which his
came to pass. By reason of his rcha
tatioa his nerves had maintained a fair I
then realized that ho was lw.'.nd to ap
pear before tho same justice v. ho had
lectured him but a day or two previous
ly, they fell to quivering ominously.
Keverthcless ho kept up appearances
and entered tho court room with an air
of dignified self-possession.
Tho bulk of tho day's business had
been cleared away, so he and his com
panion in distrCbS were summoned at
t . ,'V;once to tho bar.
' ' .'"What is this case?" demanded the
ledge.
"This man," responded the police
man, jerking his thumb towards tho
Tagged tramp, "accuses this gentleman
of stealing his clothes."
" The judgo glanced in surprise from
one to tbo other of tho parties, and
he looked sharply at Lawrenco as if the
faco reminded him of somebody. Then
ho ordered tho complainant to step up
and asked him his name.
"Lawrenco Drane," w as the cool reply.
Again the judgo seemed to bo trying
to recall something out of the dim re
cesses of his memory, but the effort
; failed, and he composed himself to lis
ten to tho complainant's story. Tho
false Drane told exactly what had hap
pened at tho batb-house, not deviating
in tbe slightest particular from the
truth, except as bis story implied his
claim to ownership In tho clothes which
tbe real Drane had on.
"Did you ever see the prisoner be
fore?" asked tho judge,
"I think I saw him not more than
throe days ago," replied tho impostor;
- "It was late in the afternoon and ho had
askato on. I remember him because
of these rags which bo wore at the
time." .
The judgo turned to Mr. Drane, who
had been listening .'ntently, anil began
the examination in the usual way, by
asking his name. Lawrence was vehe
mently moved to denounce his accuser,
but bo recalled his determination to
control his tongue in this episode; there
fore ho responded simply
"Lawrence Drane." j
- A big scowl tangled the judge's eye- I
. brows and puckered np his lips. Judicial
memory was again in process of castiga
tion. This time the mental prodding
tumej up a clew.
"Haven't you been liereLTefore!" he
demanded sternly.
Hi. Drane's conscience wriggled and
for
ho knew too well how truo it wa3.
Things had changed. The clothes wero
on another man's back and ho in turn
was victimised by them.
"I'll send an officer with you to the
hotel," said tho judge.
Just then the angel appeared. It was
tho young widow whom Lawrenco had
met in the park up-town. She was in
court with Mrs. liowers, assisting that
cbaritahlj lady in her work and at tho
samo time kocping an eye open for her
thieving maid, who might bo expected
to turn up at any time among tho pris-
K1
II
J X E E T EN D K. f E Pt III.IC SCHOOLS.
For the month ending Dec. 21,
I89J:
Xunilier of days taught l-s
Number of holidays '-'
Number of davs iitteiidanco .4.S57
Number of days absence 'Mi
Excuses for absences. . . .sickness or
work.
Number of tardies
Kxi-uses
Numlier enrolled, boys lo-.'; girls Hi
total
Average number belonging
Average daily attendance
l'ercent of attendance on average
number Iwlonijiiig
Xum'uer of new pupils udmitted,
bovs 7 : girls 4 ; total
Number of cases of corporal pun
ishment (
Number of visitors, directors 5 ; pa
trons 17; teachers d; total "7
Number ot rhetorical exercises dur
ing tiie mouth 2
Number of pupils participating. . . .
about half encli term.
Mrs. Tuck's room is entitled to
the credit of having the best per
cent of attendance and the fewest
number of tardies for the number
enrolled, the per cent of attendance
being 9-"
tardies was made in the eighth a
grade. However, we shall make a
strenuous effort at the begiiining of
the new year to diminish the num
ber of tardies in nil the grades.
Sickness was the cause of most of
the absences. T. A. Hayes,
Principal
(Transcript.)
Mrs. I. Levins has been very ill
the past week.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of I'rof. J.
N'll.irl. Falls City correspondent.
The jxxir, abused suyar trust has
justiered its quarterly dividend if
o per cent, thanks to ti e prcs n
congress.
It's a con fun nd pity that an Am
erican can't sit down tj his dinner
table witlio.it having a P.ritish lion
on the bottom of his plate staring
him in the face.
An expert remarks: "Football
players should never loso their
heads." Of course nn eye, or a
broken m se. or a couple of ribs
amount to nothing. "Keep, your
head."
Grand Master L. C. l'arker
reached home Sunday, via Salem.
from Iiis trip throughout various
tortious of Oregon i:i the i itercst
of Odd Fellowship, lie was gone
nigh onto six weeks, and reportsan
excellent time duiii g the entire
trip, and it is usless for hi in to tell
i', fur he returns the perfect picture
of health being several jmunds
heavier than he has ever weighed
befure.
TAILORING.
samples
always on hs"'1
lo M'loot frtttn.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
T. UYTON JENK3,
Independent, Or.
ARE YOU A TENDERFOOT?
irvuu nr. c wittil to V""' "t"'
1,1 l.,.l ltf fit- l...tll !.
Ilin'll liiMHiliotililc. H.'lllny
BOOTS & SHOES
but aim nt ii ice Hint n tlir il.-alt-r 111 I no
stale will nu ll cli,tn'f ll'tn ' X
We are closing out our line of
Gents' Furnishing Goods
At Arlu il 't.
H. S. Poilwood,
Montuouth, Ore ton.
CREDIT PAYS
If tho nuTi'liant tnki'H nii'onf a Inio nyHU'nj
of tTount and clmrgcH a HvillU-U'iit price
his gmnln to pay any 1hh fnnu luul t'mlitti :
iii.I iiifiTi'st mi tmtflandint aenmntx.
IT IS BETTER
0-
f i
I I ii It ' i .
and lil
DRESS MAKING
Miss Sophia Goff.
Hits lately returned frmu Sun
Frunclseo ami I prepared to
pivo hrr patron the belielU
of a new sylein of
tres Cnttliifr nod rittlna:.
Cur. Itallrtmtl mid I) St.
in';ki'i:mi:nj)i:, ouKtuix.
For tli" fiiftonu'i' if jiH'itliant condm
hirt ImsincHH on a ftiiclly hikIi lanin.
no need for a foreo of liookktrj't'iH
eollectoi'M; lie fiui'crt tn no Iohh Trout lm?
del.tx, and he Iuh no inteieKt to pay on our
utanding nmney. l'eeanmt W(. eontluct ou
luijdiuKsi williont niv in: eretlit w aro aide t:
j;ivt yon the lowest yrivv for piodn that ym
i
can ohtaiu anvwhere. (Vnteand tent our olhri
I The II
loiimoulli
Mercantile
i
A :
I
MONMOUTH
OREGON.
Co.
FfRAZER & SON.-
You can't
live without
Eating
BREAD
And you i-an.t cat
without lin.Mil.
If you want the
tctf
:-: STAGE ::
J. II. TllOMl'SON rro).
Leaves Independence every morn
ing (except Sunday) at !S:."l) a. in.
Leaves Salem at '- p. in.
f.eiive orilemnl Little l'la(H Hotel or
nt I'oHtofflev.
Freight itml piuwciifcera earrieil nu rea
Hon tenu".
I?
A
Z
E
R
&
Estes & Elkins,
s I
o
N
olandji for (jmtitn, (Quality ntul (juimtily. Tho
lirtt tiiti"H, i a lo -re inn yon iny tne im-ki
Stoves, Iliad arc, t tilhry, I rnkery, Me,; the n-coml
iiicstion is, w lu re can you I uy the most for the leant
money?
A Mauds for Answer. The niiMvcr to tho first qucii
tion d, ul Kriuer A Son's The answer to the
snund tincstion is, nt Fmzer A Sen's.
stands for proof. The proof of the pudding U In
the fitting. The eioof (if the hIh.vd ni.i rtion is
in the fact that our trade this yenr considerably e-end-t
last year's.
PRAZER & SON,
MiiNMOt'TII, OltK.
P
-Lend! g-
ilcliveiedat your
diKir tvery morn-
Injr buy it at Ihu
NEW BAKERY.
GEO. G. STRONG, Po.
X
a Marble Granite
The greatest number of i ' , r ,.,,,,.,.,,
O re
HI" KAMK WAS JOKKS. , .
MONMOUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Report of the Monmouth public
school for a term of three months,
ending Dec. 21, 1891:
Xunilier of dara tanirht 58
Xumber of holidays 2
Nurnlet.enrolled ,177
Average daily attendance Ho
Per cent of attendance of average
numoer belonging
Those neither absent nor tardy
during the term: Uosa Smith.
Ralph Fisher, Herbert VanDuyne,
Nellie Stockman, Delia Kramer,
Lillia Wolf, Clide Hale, Truman
Banghinan, Claude Wainsley, Wal
ter Crosby, Harry Smith, Robbie
Bruce, Oliver Rexford.
There are thirteen pupils in the
eighth grade, all enrolled the first
day. The following is the number
j of days absent:
First month 8
Second month 2'j
Third month V,
i
Independence,
Monuments,
Headstones,
Curbingt
Etc.
Correspondence solicited.
City Draymen
All kinds of
Hauling'
in or out of the city
rroniptly attended to.
Ch a ryvH rvason a bl e.
FOR
CITY LIVERY
SALIC and FKKD STAI'.LKS.
KKLLKY & HOY, Vn.
Mu'Hirii In A. W. ISirkHliuiler.
JL"A all
SALKiM, PORTLAND w-avusiun;.-'
Steamer Altona
Leave Portland Tin sdays. Thursday and Saturdays, (i:lK)a. m.
l avc Iii lepcndeiice Mondays, ednesduvs ami l' ridavs -:.5l " r
Leave Sale. n " " " " Tl-ll "
Fast Time. Cheap Rates.
..k m&wd-h .i
..... ?v
1rl
outs fciii
((Mid turnouts for Commercial men
Horses boarded by the Wfek or month.
1 N I K I ' K N I KN ( K, Olt.
The Iniependence Meat Market,
JOHAX MIILLER, Prop.
Is now ready to supply the people of Independence w ith all
kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats, Hams, liacon, Sausages,
Lard, etc., at lowest pot-sible rates.
13
can
oiiers. During tho examination of Law
rence and tho impostor sho had boon
busy with Mrs. liowers in another part
of tho room, and so had not heard a
word of tho case. It takes an acute ear
to dctoct any thing that irocb on in a
XcAf York court, even when one stands
beside tho iudjro himself. Tho vounr
Jady had chanced to see Mr. Drane's ! those who fail to complete the grade,
Z Jt ?p V TT TV0 The teachers here all wished
ment citocted on it by the barber and
tho radical chaDge in his parb, sho rcc- j their pupils a merry Christmas in
onized him. It was not immediate, i a substantial war,
duu nan iiui. ai tcri;, Lllur Dure auo
Total
What clas3 in the county
show a better record?
There is a general determination
among the pupils not to be among
OITB DOOR WEST OF POST OFFICE,
Independence, Okkoon.
EHAFi
44v1VV m IwrJt H The ilrsr littlo chaii that inotlifr likrt
The Kri-iit big clmp that slstsr l
The Irritating chap that nobody lik
All nureu w llh the lusdli al eh
w lio say I hat v
-DRUG' ST0RE:
PATTERSON BROS,
is the proper plat e to get your f
DRUGS and MEDICINES.
Tho Btoro .8 open vrry Sunday. JfIjFJew dry store in connection. I
f 111 l8iP
IS STILL OPEN
New Goods! New Prices!
L00K HERE-
-Wc lire
right lifter you!
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Etc., at
Ij. JvliISO, Ii,oij,iotor.
ait
Read this and smile while se weep.
We have about
whispered excitedly to Mrs. liowers:
"f-'e! is not that the pentlcman who
assisted mo the other morning?"
Mrs. Bowers, had recourse to her
glasses.
."I nhjvd think so," she replied.
"Xronj b clothes,
to forgca them."
"So, no; I mean the other one. I
The teachers of Polk countv
should have full sympathy for the
Observer until he recovers his men-
j tal equilibrium. It seems that he
is trying to do the thing that he
j pretends to oppose.
Since we have a political organ
must ro up and see." I iiation (?) we Bhould immediately
Mrs. liower-disapprovedof this heart- j v ' ... ,
Uy, but the young widow took her own j decide who 1 most suitable for
way, and presently Mr. Drane felt a I president of the United States.
I shouldn't be likely I
60 Ladies' and Children's Jackets
Which we must ell at once regard
lees of codt. Hee these prices and
come running, for they will not
last long :
Men's long Rubber Hoots (Woon socket) :.7fV
Men's ebort Rubber Hoots H.tl'i
Children's A I School Shoes
l.OO
Clothing and Dress Goods any
way to suit you, for cash.
A short time only.
STOCKTON & HENKLE.
Alexander-Cooper Drug Co;
Perfumes,
Stationery,
Paints,
Oils,
YarnitdieK,
Jirushes,
Combs,
Soaps,
Syringes,
Always aim to please and keep on hand
fjw Hubher Goods,
3&
t
Sulphur, r
Patent Medi.infi
Cigars,
r
Thermomstori
Hooks,
Pens, I
Penci!,
Etc., Ktc I
Prescriptions :-: Carefully Compounded
Day or Niht. '
I '"Tic- i'-' -C "" 3
IllirllliT III louul li.in ui a I A1 lUflldl I
Iife a record should be preserved f
jx-rson's hkeneMi, as follows:
Infiinth.MHl, lUhyliiMMl, Childbootl, Boy
hood, ManluMMl, Middle ag, Old gi
and 1. H. C'HAVEN the photogrei'lifr, ;
will supply you with these llkenesw
Hie very lowest rates. Oive lilul '' I