Washington County news. (Forest Grove, Washington County, Or.) 1903-1911, September 26, 1907, Image 7

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    few yards from ths mansion belonging te ’
PRESERVE TH E FO R EST.
| “ The picking season Is usually on#
General Don Sebastian Guerrero.
] of pleasure, for several reasons, to both
The hunter, therefore, would only have
C o u n try Wilt Loo k to N o rth w e s t fo r picker and prorietor. The weather is
had a few steps to go to reach home >
generally fine—September and October
Supply B e fo re Long,
after leaving the general. But suspect­
—w hen men, wemen and children come
ing that the latter might have given
“ The Northwest etctioD, comprising for an outing in the cranbherry fields.
orders to have his carriage followed, he
° rp 8 on' W ashington, aud Idaho, will They come with a camping outfit, pre­
ordered big coachman to drive to the A l a ­ KnrkPfPllPr Has 247 flUII Sharps n
u u ic ic n e r naa
ou aica witneM
fullest
development
of its
pared to ti,e
enjoy
the pleasures
of outdoor
meda.
lumber industry w ithin the next ten life, the health giving ocean breezes
As the night was far advanced, ths
years,’’ said Professor E . O. Siecke, and a rest from the city and home toil.
promenaders bad abandoned the shady
head cf the newly established school of
“ In picking, lines ate strecthed
walks of the Alameda, which was now
forestry at the W ashington State col­ across a plat of ground three feet ap art
completely deserted. This doubtless was
lege, in a recent conversation. “ Just and each picker works between the
what the hunter desired, for, on reach­
now, about one fourth of the m er­ lines, the vines making a carpet upon
ing about the center of the drive, he or­
CHAPTEIt XIX.
chantable tim ber of the U nited States which to work.
They hang on up­
CHAPTER XX.
dered the ccachman to stop, and got out
The newcomer walked gracefully up to
is in W ashington and Oregon. The rights about six indies high and are
“Now, Senor Don Jaime,” said the gen­ with his companions.
Pun Sebastian, still holding his hat in eral, "let us speak frankly, if you please.”
Valentine, like all men accustomed to Big O il C o m b ine H a t M ad e P ro fits ‘Lake State region,’ including Michi­ truly beautiful to look upon. The bei-
his right hand, bowed to him with exqul-
“I wish for nothing better,” the colouel desert life, had an instinctive distrust of
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, Is lum­ ries are a bright red color, and, in
o f O v e r Eight Hundred M il­
alte grace, and thrusting his hand into his replied.
bered and logged; so is the Southern many cases three and four Jeep, touch­
stone walls, behind which, in hts fancy,
aide, he said with an accent of cutting
“And to begin,” Don Sebastian con­ a spy was continually listening. Ilencs,
belt, including northern Alabama and ing each other, completely hide the
lions Since 1882.
sarcasm, In a harsh, metallic voice:
tinued, "tell me who this man is from when he had an Important affair to dis­
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, the vinrs and ground beneath.
“Do you recognize me, Don Sebastian, whom you hinted that I could derive some cuss, or a serious matter to communicate
western parts of West Virginia and
“ The pickers are given a six-quart
and do you believe I am really alive?”
benefit.”
to his friends, be preferred going to the
New York, Sept. 21.—Records of the V irginia; the eastern part of Texas, measure, and are required to pick the
At the same moment Relhumeur's
“Tbls man Is a villain of the worst Alameda, or somewhere in the environs
knowing face could be seen peering sort, as I already have the honor of tell­ of Mexico, where after posing Curcu- stockholders of the Standard Oil com­ Arkansas, and the southern part of berries clean as they go. When the
Missouri. In a very few years, more measure is full it is emptied in to -a
through the doorway. With his eyes ob­ ing you ; his antecedents are, I suppose, milla as sentry, he believed that be could
stinately fixed on the General, he seemed rather dark, and that is all I have been safely confide his closest secrets to the pany of New Jersey, laid bare yester­ than at present, the people of the bushel box, and when the box Is full
day at the hearing of the government’s United States will be looking to the ^ e y are given a check which is good
to be Impatiently expecting an answer, able to discover.”
friends he conveyed to the strange open-
which the latter evidently hesitated to
”1 think I remember. Was not this air councils. On reaching a thick clump suit for th e dissolution of the alleged Pacific Northwest for much of their for 75 cents. Yard men are in a t­
tendance to oversee the pickers and
five.
villain known by the sobriquet of the of trees the hunter stopped.
oil combine, disclosed th e fact that lumber.
“ What we must do is to learn to carry away the boxes. My best pickers
“Who are you, senor?" said the Gen- Za rugate?”
“We shall be comfortable here,” h* John D. Rockefeller owns 247,690
handle our forests with regard to the
erul. “and by what right do you ques­
picked about three bushels per day.
"He was, general; furious at what hap­ said.
tion me?”
W ith a scoop a picker can gather 20
pened to him, and attributing It to Don
"The trees have eyes, and the leaves shares, or nearly live times as much
“ Well played,” said Valentine. “Ca­ \ ulentlne, he took an oath to kill him ears," Belhumeur answered sententiously stock, as any other individual share­
bushels a day.
ballero, you are a rude adversary.”
whenever he met him.”
“ In the East the vines are often In­
“Yes,” Valentine remarked with a holder, and th a t he and his associates
“Do you think so?” Don Sebastian
”1 must not and will not see him ; but smile, “if you do not take the precaution
fested w ith insect pests, and If the
who
signed
the
trust
agreement
in
1882
asked, with a hoarse laugh.
do you deal with him as you think proper. to frighten away spies;” at the same
growers have not control of the water
. “Certainly,” the hunter continued, “and You understand that It Is of the utmost moment he imitated the soft cadenced hiss still control a m ajority of the stock.
the whole crop is in danger. I under­
I am delighted to bear my testimony to Importance that I should be Ignorant of of the coral snake.
Measured by the present market price
stand the pests have been imported
the fact; hence you had better yield at the arrangements you may make with
A similar hiss was heard from the cen­ of »440 a share, th e holdings of Mr.
here at different times in shipping In
Once, for you are in a dilemma from him, and be able to prove, if necessary, ter of the clump and seemed like an echo.
plants, but they soon disappear, us they
that I had no knowledge of this. More­
which you cannot escape.”
“That Is the chief’s signal,” the Cana­ Rockefeller in the Standard Oil com­
cannot live in this climate.
There was a silence lasting some min­ over, as you are aware, I am not one dian said. “He has been watching for us pany have a value of »109,000,000.
“ There is money in the cranberry
utes. At length the general seemed to for extreme mensures; the sight of such there for nearly an hour. Do you now The stockholders’ record of August 17,
business and the many bogs of Tilla­
1907, shows th a t the University of Chi­
make up his mind, for he turned to Bel- a villain w-ould be repulsive to me, for I believe that we are in safety?”
mook county are waiting for men of
bumeur, who was still listening, and bow­ have such a horror of bloodshed."
“Certainly; when Curumllla watches cago is th e owner of 5,000 sliares of
means and energy to develop them ,”
"I understand you only too well,”
ed to him with Ironical politeness.
over us we have no surprise to appre­ Standard Oil stock.
“What mean you?"
“ Why stand h alf hidden by that door?”
The depreciation in the price of the
hend.”
O R L A N D O R IC H IN O R E .
be said to him. “Pray enter, Caballero.”
“That, if we succeed, you will be pres­
“Let us talk then,” said Don Martial. stock withiD the past 10 years, about
. The Canadian at once entered, and af­ ident of the republic.”
“One moment,” Valentine remarked, the tim e the agitation began, has been
ter giving the general a respectful bow
"Remember, you will be a general and “we must first hear the report of a more than »400 a share. Since legal
Strike ia Made 287 Feet From th*
be leaned over the back of Valentine’s military governor of our richest State, friend.”
proceedings against the Standard Oil
Portal ofT uhnel.
chair. The latter eagerly followed all the Sonora,” the other answered.
"Whom are you alluding to?”
company were instituted, the stock has
D.
M.
Adams,
mining engineer, who
Incidents of the strange scene that was
"It is useless to remind me of your
“You shall see,” Valentine answered, steadily declined, until it is now around
has been investigating recent strikes at
being played before him, and In which promises, general; you are well aware and clapped bis hands thrice softly.
»440. This represents a loss of over
be appeared to be a disinterested specta­ that I am devoted to you.”
the Orlando mine, in Northern Idaho,
Immdliately a slight sound and a gen­
“I kuow it, of course, and on that ac­ tle rustling of leaves was heard In a »100,000,000 on the holdings of John
tor rather than an actor.
has submitted Ids report to the board
PROFESSOR
E.
O.
SIECKE
“I am waiting,” the general said, as count leave you. Good night, and come neighboring thicket, aud a man emerged, D. Rockefeller.
Mr. Adams expresses
Head of th e N ew lv E s ta b lis h e d School of F o r­ of directors.
The
shrinkage
in
the
market
value
and
breakfast
with
me
to-morrow.”
be fell back in his chair with an air of
about four paces from the hunters. It
e stry a t th e W a s h in g to n Stato C ollege
himseif as well pleased with the ap ­
of
the
stock
cost
the
University
of
Chi­
"I
will
not
fail,
general.”
The
gen­
j 0 t weariness.
was Carnero, the capataz.
He says in
future crop; th a t is, cutting to a diam­ pearance of the mines.
“We will bring mntters to an end,” eral pulled his hat over his eyes, wrap­
“Good evening, Benores,” he said, with cago about » 2 , 000 , 000 .
part:
eter
lim
it,
and
not
leaving
the
land
to
Accountants
for
the
government
are
Vnlentlne said, drawing himself up with ped himself In his cloak and went off a polite bow. "I have been awaiting
“ The lead was encountered 287 feet
still engaged on the records of th e li­ revert back to the state for taxes, as
an air of resolution. “General, you will hastily. On being left alone, the colonel your coming for nearly an hour.”
from the portal of the tunnel, and was
has
been
the
policy
of
many
of
th
e
lum­
at once leave Mexico and give up Dona remained plunged in deep thought: the
“We were detained longer than we ex­ quidating trustees and ledgers obtained
crosscut 10 feet on the dip of the lead,
from the Standard Oil company, and, ber companies in the lake region. The which varies from 12 inches to two feet
Anita, to whom you will not only restore office with which he was Intrusted, for he pected by General Guerrero."
ber liberty, but also the right of giving perfectly caught the meaning of the gen­
while the examination has not been high prices for lumber will make it in width. The tunnel a t the intersec­
“Do you come from him?”
her hand and fortune to whomsoever she eral’s hints, was serious.
“Did I not tell you I would call on fully completed, it is said th a t the possible to leave trees having a diam et­
tion of the loud is about four feet wide,
At the moment when the colonel me­ him?”
pleases. You will sell your estates and
books show th at from 1882 to the pres­ er of from twelve to twenty-lour inches
retire to the United States, promising on chanically raised his head and looked de­
"Yes; but I hardly thought that you ent tim e the oil combine has earned for the future crop. Then these devel­ and in cross cutting tire lead more tlian
oath never to return. On my side, I spairingly up to heaven, he fancied he would have the temerity to venture into between »800,000,000 and »900,000,- oping tracts of forest land should be a ton of high grade shipping ore was
taken out. This ore will average 60
pledge myself to restore to you your saw several suspicious shadows prowling the lion’s den.”
000. It is expected th a t next week the well cared for. Fires should be kept
about him in a suggestive manner. But
"Nonsense,” Valentine said with a dis­ exact figures will be produced in court. out, and laws should he rigorously en­ per cent antimony, and as antimony
daughter’s body.”
“Have you anything more to add?” the colonel was brave, and the more so dainful smile, "the lion, as you call him,
forced preventing the cutting down of ore is worth »2 per unit, the ore ia
because he had literally nothing to lose, I assure you, was remarkably tam e; he
the general coolly asked.
the trees until they have grown to the therefore worth »120 per ton, on the
“Nothing; but take care, senor. I, too, hence he quietly loosened his sword, open­ drew his claw, completely aud received
E IG H T E E N M IN E R 3 K IL L E D .
rig h t size. All th is means, of course, cars a t Burke, Idaho. This it the main
have taken an oath, and from what I ed his cloak, and at the Instant when us with the most exquisite politeness."
a great need for skilled foresters, and lead we have been driving for for more
“In that case take care,” the capataz
told you you mrst have seen how far I four or five fellows attacked him at once
than 12 months.
The strike shows
have detected your secrets. Accept or with machetes and long navajas, he was replied, with a shake of the head; “if he C age D ro p s 7 6 0 Feet to B o ttom o f considerable expense, but it will he to tiiat we have a well defined, strong and
perpetuate the rich forests of the Paci­
S h a ft.
refuse, but come to a decision, for this on guard according to all the rules of received you in that way, he is, be assur­
fic Northwest, and every dollar of such persistent lead, carrying a high per­
is the last time we shall meet face to face the art, with his left foot supported by a ed, preparing a terrible plot.”
Negannnee, Mich., Sept. 21.— By a expenditure will return to the people centage of first clars shipping ore, prov­
pillar
nnd
his
cloak
wrapped
like
a
buck­
“I
am
of
the
same
opinion;
the
ques­
nnder the like conditions. The game we
cage plunging 760 feet down the shaft
ed for more than 200 feet in depth and
tion Is, whether we shall allow him time of the Jones A I.auglilin iron mine, 11 doubled and trebled.’’
are playing Is a terrible one, and must ler round his arm.
for about 100 feet on the strike of the
The
attack
was
a
rude
one,
but
the
end In the death of one of us, and I shall
to act."
men w erA killsd and seven fatally in
same.
colonel
withstood
It
manfully;
besides,
“He is very clever, my dear Valentine,”
•how you no pity, as, doubtless, you will
C R A N B E R R IE S IN O R E G O N .
jured.
The cage w ith its human
“ The tunnel la no 302 feet under
•how me none. Reflect seriously before all went on In the Mexican way, without the capataz continued, "and seems to
possess an Intuition of evil. In spite of freight was being lowered on its first N e w V e n tu re Proving a Success in cover.”
answering yes or no, and I give you half shout or call for help.
Still the assailants, who were armed the oath I took to you when, on your trip of the day, when the brake sudden­
an hour to decide."
T illa m o o k County.
Two other men
The General rang the bell and the foot­ with short and heavy weapons, had the entreaty, I consented to remain In his ly failed to hold.
E n g ln u tl'a N a t io n a l C o lo r.
“
Cranberries
raised In Oregon”
sprang
to
th
e
assistance
of
the
one
at
disadvantage
against
the
colonel's
long
service, there are days when, although I
man came in.
Why red should have been selected
th
e
new
slogan
for
the
commercial
the
brake,
but
their
efforts
did
not
and thin sword, which twisted like a possess ,a thorough knowledge of his
v«?' “Order the carriage,” he said to him.
s the nutlonal color becomes lntelllgl-
“Then,” Valentine said as he rose, “It snake, writhed round their weapons, and character, he terrifies me, and I feel on avail and the wire cable continued to I bodies to Ciy out to the world a t large de when we look at the cross of 8L
now
th
at
the
Helds
of
Tillamook
county
had already pricked two of the men sharp­ the point of giving up the rude task unreel from the drum like thread from
is war to the death between us.”
are producing large quantities of the leorge. Sir W alter Scott, when he
ly enough to make the others reflect nnd which, through devotion to you, I have a spindle.
“War to the death 1 be it so.”
The cage shot down a couple of h u n ­ berries th a t round out the Thanksgiv­ vrote of how "their own sea hath
S “We shall only meet once again, Gen­ display greater prudence In their attack. imposed on myself.”
“Courage, my friend; persevere but a dred feet before a kink in the too rap­ ing dinner. B. O. Snuffer, of Tilla­ vhelmed those red cross powers,” was
era!,” the hunter remarked; “and that The colonel felt that they were giving
few days longer, and, believe me, we idly paying out cable caused it to part mook, recently exhibited a box of ber­ .Merely anticipating the phrase of to-
Will be on the eve of your death, when ground.
“Come on, villains,” he exclaimed, as shall all be avenged."
pou are In Capilla."
and from tiiat point the cage had a ries in Portland which were picked Iny. But Oliver Cromwell, when for
"May heaven grant I t !” the capataz sheer drop to the bottom of the shaft. from the marsh in Tillamook county. lie first time he put the English soldier
“I accept the meeting, and will bow he gave a terrific lunge and ran one of
Uncomplainingly before you If you are the bandita right through the body, who said with a sigh; "but I confess that I The safety catches w ith which it was Mr. Snuffer, in telling about the new it n red coat, probably did as much as
powerful enough to obtain that result; rolled on the pavement with a yell of dare not believe it, even though It is equipped failed to operate. The surg­ Industry, said:
-t. George to mouo|K>llze red as th# na-
pain.
you who assure me of the fact.”
but, believe me, I a.~ not there yet.”
“ The vines from which these berries lonnl color. The aggressive color has,
ing of the cable anil its mad flight tore
(To be continued.)
“Stop, stop!” the man who seemed the
; “You are nearer your fall than you
out part of the side of the engine house were picked have not been touched for towever, many meanings and has lent
leader of the bandita exclaimed; “we
perhaps suppose.”
and ripped out several of the sheaves eight years except to pick the berries. tself to many uses. In the daye of
K is s in g D a y s a t H n n g e r to r d .
“That is possible; but enough of this. are mistaken.”
As the bandits asked for nothing better
Yesterday was "kissing day” at Hun- in and about the shaft house. W ork­ Because the berries require so little he Romans when it flared on the head
Light these gentlemen down,” he said to
the servant, who at this moment entered than to stop, they retreated a few steps gerford, a quiet community on the men at th e bottom of the mine imme­ care and attention, the profits are very >f a slave it stood for freedom; In the
large. Not an acre from the patch lays of the French revolution it stood
without hesitation.
the room.
western borders of Berkshire, renowned diately set about the task of removing
these berries came Irom has ever pro­
"Can it possibly be you,” the flrst for Its trout fishery and Its faithful the dead.
When the general entered his box at
'or freedom backed by blows, while in
the theater, which was in the first circle, speaker continued, "Senor Colonel Don adherence to the ancient customs of
The bodies lay in one pile, a mass of duced less than 825 bushels and witli lie streets of the city to-day the red
care
would
yield
800
bushels.
The
Jaime
Lupo?"
*nd almost facing the stage, the house
lifeless flesh and blood. The bones of
“Ilalloh!" the colonel said, falling back Hocktlde, which have been observed the bodies were so shattered tiiat th s berries eell for »3 a bushel. W. C. rose stands for succor. So fur back as
presented a truly falry-like appearance.
he reign of Henry II. there was a rod
since
the
days
of
John
of
Gaunt,
Duke
The president’s box was occupied by the a step In surprise, "who mentioned my
men, when they struck, were piled on King picked 1,000 bushels un acre from
Kiok of the enchequer, a record of the
of Lancaster, who granted the rights top of each other like so many pelts of a tract he owned.
flrst magistrate of the republic and some name?”
"I, excellency; a friend.”
of his alde-de-caraps. Several times Don
and privileges to the commoners.
“ I commenced the culture of cran­ names of all who held lands ’’per bar-
leather. Seven men were found still
“A friend? A strange friend who has
Sebastian fancied that the president's
At daybreak the town crier, arrayed alive.
berries in the spring of 1893, and find inlam," and a t th is moment persons
•yes were fixed on him with a strange been trying to assassinate ms for the In new Uvery, took his stand on the
When all the miners came from un­ th a t the vines are well adapted to this >f consequence in the service of the
expression, after which Nhe bent over and last ten minutes.”
They grow vigorously and fate find their names entered In a red
town hall balcony and blew his lusty der the ground and many anxious wives climate.
“Believe me, colonel, that had we
whispered some remarks to the gentle­
where the bogs are properly prepared hook.—liondon Chronicle.
blasts
on
the
historic
horn,
which
Is
and
others
failed
to
find
members
of
men who accompanied him. Perhaps this known whom we had to deal with, we
they are enormously productive. While
was not real, and the general's pricked should never have attacked yon. All this the symbol of Hungerfordlan liberty. the families who worked in the mine, picking my crop one year I measured
U n d is c o v e r e d C r im e ,
Conscience suggested to him suspicions is the result of a deplorable misunder­ T hen the “tuttlm en” went forth bear­ the scene was pitiful. Priests and m in­
Can you point out a man who st
far from the thoughts of those against standing, which you will, however, ex­ ing staves garlanded with flowers and isters moved among the people consol­ off some ground Htul picked them care­
whom he had so many reasons to be on cuse.”
made a perambulation of the town, ing them and begging them to be calm . fully, and found tiiat they produced at the ago of thirty has not committed at
the rate of 1,000 bushels to the acre. one time in his life a crime th at would
"But who are you?”
his guard ; but real or not, these suspi­
kissing every lady whom they met and
Allowing »1 per bushel as net profit, I have sent him to the penitentiary?” re­
“What, excellency, do you not recognize dmandlng a penny from every male
cions tortured his heart and proved to
Japanese A re P o u rirg In.
do not know of an agricultural product marked a trusty at the penitentiary
blm the necessity of coming to an end the Znragate?"
householder.
Victoria,
B.
C,
Sept.
«1.—The
steam-
tiiat will compare with it, and p'acing the other day. "I do not believe that
"The Zaragate!” the colonel exclaimed
at all risks.
The sum thus obtained served to pur­ j er Indiana arrived a t quarantine with figures at a m inimum.
Still the performance went o n ; the with glad surprise. “Well, scoundrel,
there Is a man living, excluding, for
curtain had just fallen after the last act, are you aware that yours is a singular chase oranges for scrambling among 275 Japanese destined for Vancouver,
“ I t costs about »200 to prepare the the looks of the thing, tlie clergy, who
the crowd of children who followed In anil remained at quarantine until some ground and p lan t the vines, including
and the general, devoured by anxiety, trade?”
"A las! excellency, a man must do what their footsteps. The ladies took the tim e last evening in order to reach the cost of the plants. The bog must has not done something to bring him
and persuaded that he had remained long
he
can,” the bandit replied. In a sor­ kissing In good p art and the males paid Vancouver about 3 o’clock this morn­ be so situated th a t it can bo drained off here had be received his Just deserts.
•nough In the theater to testify his pres­
ing. The Japanese had heard of riots by means of ditches to the deptli of at It Is not always a great crime that
rowful
voice.
ence, was preparing to retire, when the
up smilingly.
sends a man to the penitentiary. There
The colonel looked at him anxiously.
door of his box opened, and Col. Lupo
Meanwhile the Hocktlde Jury was in Vancouver, and were anxious to land least 15 inches, and one m ust also have are men in here for stealing chickens
“I understand the cause of your
walked in.
here.
The
Shinatio
Maru
also
brought
control
of
plenty
of
water
for
irrigation
transacting more serious business In
or clover seed or nothing at all. It Is
“Ah, Is It you, colonel?” Don Sebastian grief," he said; “and It Is the worse, the town hall, electing a constable, who 312 Japanese, 193 being for Victoria and flooding purposes.
Although
because there is no remedy for it.”
l said to him as he offered him his hand.
!
anc*
Vancouver
and
119
for
Seattle.
Ac-
have seen some marshes th a t were a easy to get behind the walls. There are
Is both , a coroner
and
"Do you think so?”
“Pray do not let me stop you, general.
,
’ K |cording to advices by the Shinano •uccees w ithout any water supply, I do many men on the outside who should
"Capital 1 I am certain of it.”
appointing keepers of the keys of the Mafu chol(,ra jg epdiemic in many
1 have only a few words to say to you."
not consider it safe, in view of the large be In here. I am personally acquainted
"You may be mistaken, excellency.”
common coffer, bailiff, portreeve and
^ Qf Jap an .
“Our business?”
with a few myself. But the difference
outlay.
“Nonsense. You who so graciously other ancient officers whose duties are j ^
___ 1 ____________
“Goes on famously.”
“ A l>og once set in the proper shape between those people nnd myself is
place yourself at the service of those rather
"No suspicion?"
-London
Evening
obscure.
L a rg e Fleet Is G a th e rin g .
will last indefinitely.
The first cost, th a t I hnve been caught and they hare
who have an Insult to avenge, are forced
“Not the shadow.”
Standard.
Sen
Francieco,
Sept.
21.—
The
grow­
to
renounce
your
own
vengeance.”
although
quite
large,
cuts
little figure noL”—Columbus Dispatch.
The general breathed like a man from
ing fleet of warships in the hay was in the long run.
"Oh, no, excellency, what Is that you
whose chest a crushing weight has been
K n e w N eith er N urse Nor B zh f.
It llle w .
are saying?”
added to today by the arrival from
“ I find that the cranberries grown
removed.
"W
hat a bright little th in g ”’ ex- ( Bremeiton navy yard of the armored here are of a darker color than those
When a British battleship was lying
“I
am
speaking
the
truth.
You
hats
"Can I be of any service to you?” be
the Frenchman whom you mentioned to claimed the society woman, patronls- crniser Charleston. The cruiser pro- grown In the E ast; those here are much In New York harbor a lieutenant ef
■aid. absently.
Ingly cooing a t a baby out for an air- reeded a t once to Mare island, where superior in flavor, and also weigh more the visiting vessel was discussing
“For the present, I have only come me to-day, but you are afraid of him.”
“Afraid 1” he exclaimed, angrily.
Ing In the park. "Whose little one li B|,e joined the cruisers Albany, Cin- to the bushel. The size of Ibe berry is rough weather with a group of Ameri
for your sake."
“I bet you that you will not dare thls?”
can naval officers, one of w bora repeat­
"How so?”
1 cinnati, Raleigh and a number of tcr- about the same.
avenge
yourself
on
your
enemy
within
"Well, I was accosted to-day by a
"Yours, ma'am,” replied the nurse, pedo boat destroyers. In all probnbil-
“ According to my experience, the ed the tnle of the day that was so
the
next
four-and-twenty
hours,
not
even
Wpero. a villain of the worst so rt who
‘T m the new nurse th at kem yisther- ity all of the vessels will remain at the McFarland cranberry is the best vari- windy that the crows had to walk
sa y s he wishes to avenge himself on a with the help of your twelvs compan­
navy yard nntil the coming of the ety for th e Pacific coast. It is the larg­ home.
d’y."—New
York Presa.
ions.”
certain Frenchman, whom he declares
"Still, th at wind was nothing to one
cruiser squadron from Honolulu.
est and most prolific, a splenrWl keep­
“And what will you bet, excellency?”
you know, and he desires to place him­
er, and by all odds the best seller. In we encountered In the bay of Biscay,
T h a t's W h a t H urt.
"Well, I am so gsrtain of running no
self under your protection, in the event
th e East th is sort is considered a poor laughed the lieutenant "Why, It blew
D ate F o r Pettibone T ria l.
“I don’t like th at there Mrs. Swell-
•f the blade of his navaja accidentally risk that I will bet you one hundred
ounces. Does that suit you?”
man at all,” said M rs Nurltch.
Boise, Sept. 21.— By agreement of keeper, b ut it appears to be better so hard that It took four men to hold
•lipping Into his enemy's body.”
"One hundred ounces!” ths bandit sx-
"Did this worthy gentleman tell you
"Well, you ain ’t got to take no no­ attorneys and the conrt, the tria l of adapted to th is climate, and grow lo Prince Louis’ hat on. and even then
It blew the anchors off the button, on
clalmed, his eyes sparkling with greed. tice of her,” replied Mr. Nurltch.
Georgs A. Pettibone is fixed for O cto-! perfection here,
his name, my dear colonel?”
ith the bis c o a t" — Woman’s Homs Companion.
" I have hail good success
"Yes; but I believe that it would be ”1 would kill my own brother for such a
"B ut the trouble Is she don’t taka ber 4. Judge Hawley expects to w ith-!
better to mention It in the open air,
no notice o' me.”—Philadelphia Press. draw from the Borah case in order to Cherry and Bell variety, They yield
In order to put s stop to the sr e r t* »
rather than In this place."
give all his tim e to preparation for the , well and sell well, and are of good
CHAPTER XXL
Their flavor is excelled by none of binding women’s feet, tbs Chinese
They left the theater and proceeded to­
Pettibone
trial.
Pettibons
is
charged
,
color-
In
1906
'.wo
cats
Inherited
»20,000
The house taken for Valentine by M.
though not Board o f Education has issued an ardef
ward the Portalee de Mercadores, which
each from B. F. Dtlley, an eccentric with complicity in the murder of gov* i • n<! ,hey
h r rl*
prohibiting tbs sa ls of sm ell shoe»
were entirely deserted at this advanced Rallier was, as we hare already stated.
ernor
Htcunenberg.
large
m
th
.
McFarland
berry.
1 situated la tbs Calls de Tacuba, only a millionaire.
hour of the night.
í
JOHN D'S BIG SHARE 1
I
THE RED *
of Standard Oil.
;
VALUE HAS DECREASED GREATLY
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