Hillsboro independent., August 21, 1903, Image 4

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THE SOUND
OF THE SEA
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Dy Zue Anderson Norrls
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k f KISil.l, standing at tbe window
I VI of tlx room, lield a aeashcll to
1 N '"'r mr' 0n " 0lfl
table wax a vim, a aea cull
with wing curved curiously under for
tliH holding of llowcrs. Her W-ft hand
rested oil till' glill.
' In I Ik- rear or the room among a
laughing crowd ant Ernest 'He waa
busily engaged lu drawing caricatures.
A yoiniK girl drew near to Nelsha.
"Why do you hold the shell to your
car mi long?" alio asked.
"I am listening," she explained, "to
the Hound of the aea. No matter how
fur Inland yon tnk It, a htll like thla.
It sing of tlie sea. It la like the aoul
singing of eternity."
"Xelsha, Nelsha!" voices came calling
from the other end of the room. "Cornel
Huve your enrlcatur drawn. Look!
"A LITTI.B THIS WAtT HI COMMAHDEU.
Such ears, such noses, aacb mouths!
Htiind Btlll for youra. There, Erncat,
she ixwes. Commence."'
Ernest took a fresh sheet of paper.
Ho sharpened his encll to a point.
"A little thla way!" be commanded.
"Now." And he acratched It swiftly
over the paer, drawing.
The others gathered around him.
some kneeling hy hla aide, othera lean
iug over.
"isplendid!" tlicy cried. "Ob, Nelsha,
If you could only ace! It la worse thnn
ours. Those eyes!"
They laughed convulsively, one girl
ontll she coughed.
l!y and by Krnest, rising, presented
the picture to Nelsha, wltb an elab
orate, how in which tho allin white of
Lin fingers groteiuely awept the floor.
Bhe Ics.Wed at the akctcb a moment,
frowned almost Imperceptibly and laid
it back on the table.
Krucst reached out hla band for It.
"Shall I tetir It up?" he asked.
"No," replied Nelsha. "Ieare It
there. I want It for future reference."
. The chill of her manner fell npoo tbe
rest. Tlicy dispersed In twoa and
threes, some going to the tnuslc room,
where they played duets and sang
snatches of song; othera to tbe little
Turkish parlor glimmering through the
width of open doors crlmaonly distant,
end the two were left alone.
,"I have offended yon," aald Ernest,
adding, "It aeeme to me that here
lately I am alwaya offending yon."
"It la hardly your fanlt," she re
turned gently. "It la the fault of cur
natures; that la all. They clash."
"Sit hero," he begged, pushing for
ward chair, "and let tia talk about
It."
She sat down and Idly took tip tbe
caricature. He, opposite, watched ber
face as she atudled It.
"And thla la how yon aee me," ahe
mused. "There is something abnormal
about It. The artist nature ia perforce
peculiar, else It would not be artist. It
la almost impossible,,' The nature cf
tbe caricaturist Is impossible. To see
people and thlnga so distorted snggesta
distortion In the one who sees. It Is
as If your mind were twisted X ray
which fantastically reveals the skele
ton." Leaning back In tbe armchair he had
taken, he regarded her cut of amused
eyes.
"Go on," he Insisted. "Don't spar
niy feelings."
lie said ! laughingly, but there waa
a cynical lock about bis mouth that
ahe had got to know.
"The picture Is aa I shall look ten
years hence." she went on. "If you are
ahraya to see me ten years older than
I am, all the saints and angela protect
me! Such foresight la rife for the
breeding of Unhnpplnesa.
You cross bridges before you get to
them, Nelsha. You borrow trouble."
"Sometimes It is Just as well. Er
nest." "Yes."
"We shall never be happy together."
"If It was the drawing of the picture.
Nelsha. that was a little thing. Let nie
tear It np and let It be aa if It had
never Nen drawn. Will you?"
"Life Is made up of little thlnga.
They are tlx- straws that show the way
the wind Is Mowing. No; don't tear
it up. I want It for future reference,
as I said. I want to be reminded by It
that if I should be married to yon not
only my face, hut niy every action,
would lK distorted thus."
"No, no!"
Yes. And that Is not all. We are
too alike fur happiness -both sensitive
as flower, Utth Jealous. We quarrel
now; we would quarrel then. After
pianlage the waking up la nut so sweet'
8fig
HIS
ill SVVjt
as before, 'it grows luouotonous, auJ
then come the sleepless ulgbta and tbe
tears tbe tears. Alrvudy wltb me they
bare comuienced. The night you kissed
Mabel I waked at 4 o'clock and never
closed niy eyea aguln. I lay still, hulf
heartbroken, watching the pattern of
Uie paper on the wall grow out of diui
bum and tuke to Itself Its old fantastic
shape lu the light of the dawn."
"Mabel la hardly seventeen. She la
only a child."
"t'hlldreu grow to be women, and
soon. Kuppoao we were married and
two year from uow she came to our
house aud you kissed her again."
Klie tapped trembling tlugers on the
ann of her chair.
"I should Uie of It," ahe faltered.
He drew up his chair nearer, and,
taking the trembling fingers In his own,
he caressed tliem. ..
Somewhere or other In Orliuui'a
fairy tales," be said, "there la Just this
sort of story. Isn't there a girl who
goes down In the cellar and sit there
weeping because some day she might
marry and tlu storks might tiring her
little child and the little child might
fall down tlie steps to that cellar way
and break Its legr"
"It Is only when you love a man,"
ahe continued to muse, following kj
ber own train of thought, "that yoj.
lose the blessed sleep that knits up the
raveled sleeve of care."
"Iddu't I come to you early the nest
morning and comfort you. Nelsha?"
"Her kiss waa on your lip."'sho inl
aw erod. -With
a shrug of hla shoulders he
laughed.
"You are ridiculous." he affirmed.
"Once you were mine," she resumed,
ns If be had not gKken. "I should
want yon to lie all mine. So far us I
hare been able to Judge, no man ever
belonged solely to one woman. There
fore, since the thing Is lmitossinle, It Is
best to tear ourselves apart liefore it Is
too late."
Tie dropped her fingers.
"You speak very coldly of tearing
ourselves apart, Nelsha," be com-
plained.
"I am not cold, but I scent nnhnp.
plness. Living alone la a negntlve tin
happiness. Living together would be
positive."
After a time:
"Besides, I am a rover," ehe sighed
"Already I have stayed In this one
place too long. I begin to grow rest'
less again."
- "If yon put your head on my showl
der a little while wouldn't that take
away your restlessness?"
"For a little while, perhaps; but it
would return, and then I should have
to go back again to my Mother Nature
for comfort She comforts with flow
ers, with dew, with soft, sweet breezes,
but most of all with tbe sea. The moan
of It, the Bob, the sometime sigh; Its
lights rose lights, white lights, soft
mellow lights of the setting sun drift
ring while yon look Into the silver shim
mer of a crescent moon. I long for tho
aea."
"Nelsha. you mnke me sad, ns sad
sitting there, as If you were alone,
longing for the sea. You are not ulone,
my sweetheart. I am here."
She regarded htm with a gar.e that
seemed not to see htm.
"For months I have studied you," she
began. "You have given me much hap-
WI SHALL NXVXH BE HAPPT TOUKTHKU."
plness, but more unhapplness. If yon
ad not overbalanced the happiness
with the unhapplness, yon would not
have been a man."
There come n look about his moutii
which was like that of a hurt child.
Phe had grown to know that also.
'Y'on have many lovable qualities,"
aho soothed, "but with the exaggera
tion of the artistic temperament you
possess nti exaggerated power to hurt.
This you make use of frequently. My
life with you would be part ecstatic
tttpplness and part acute despair. And
tie despair, I inn afraid, would far
outweigh the happiness."
The snatehes of song drifted from
the music room in uon the .alienee
which had fallen between them.
'Alone we come Into the world," she
said slowly, "ur.d nlono we go out of
it. Put I, It seems, nin one of those
creatures born only to live alone from
,n fTa,u, to the crave. I wish to he
the only or.e. Few women In this
Old world -have that happiness. I ran
hardly dare to hope that It will he
Heted out to me."
"You are the only one with me now,
Nelsha."
"Now!" she repeated. The 'now' I
eharseteristlc.
"I are your snmmer girl, bnt there
are wlntera to come and other juiminer
times. How will it be then? others
came before me. Others will follow.1!
He shook his head In dissent.
"I know your nature," she averred.
"It la summed up In one word -'artist'
There are many aynonyms for the
word -volatile, ephemeral, vacillating.
Irresolute, weak. But the one word
.Burners. To turn it Into an anjeeuie,
you arc artist, and that ueseniv jon.
He rose.
I will go," he aid, "ana come oai
by this way again whaJOUar
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"I UKAIt IT! ABHKKTEU SHB.
better humor."
"If you are whte," said ahe, rising
also, "you will never como buck."
He stopped short.
"lo you mean that, Nelsha?" he
questioned, the words coming distinct
ly clear, with a touch of Infinite aud'
ncss.
"I mean It," asserted she.
Ho made a step forward.
"Will yon kiss me good by, then?" he
asked.'
"If- I kissed you I should want to
keep you, and I am very sure that It Is
best for you to go."
Ho walked through the room, out
Into the hall to the door. He put his
hand on the knob and looked back at
her. Though her face had paled to the
wlilteni'HH of her gown, she made no ef
fort to recall him. Ho turned the knoii
and went out. The door shut on him
She started forward with a shun''
quick cry as If she would have opened
the door. Then, clasping one hand to
her heart, she caught up the sanhcll
and held It close to her ear, listening.
The group at the piano, rushing
laughingly in, found her standing mo
tionless ns the statue of a woman with
the shell to her ear. s-
"Are yo'.i still listening to the sound
of tho sen, Nelsha?" they asked.
"Still listening," she auswered, "to
the sound of the sea."
"Jint why. tney queried, "aro your
eyes so sad?"
"They look on life," she auswered.
"and life Is sad."
Wbf "Httuiro and Juliet" Is popalar,
' It Is natural that "Koiueo and Juliet"
should always huve been a favorite
with actors. It is full of pictures; It
appeals to the most popular of the emo
tions; Its poetry Is only too well fitted
for recitation. There never wae an
actress under fifty who did not feel
herself a Juliet or an actor under aixty
who did not see himself as Itomeo,
For once Shakespeare wrote great ioct-
ry which the mob could not but kve,
could not but find Itself at home with.
Juliet is tlie Knglishninn'a symbol for
Helen, and Shakespeare has inado her
the name for virtue In love, fatal in
deed to herself and to Itomeo, but in
nocently fatal. Wo are fur from "tho
couple of unfortunate lovers," of
Ilrooke's "Traglcnll History of Itomcus
and Juliet," "written first In Italian by
Itandell and nowe In Engllshe hy Ar.
Br.," one of Shakespeare' sources,
whom Brooke hastily shows us "finally,
hy nil mcaiij of unlionest life, hhstius
to most unhappy death." "The two
hoiirs' trallic of our stage" was to
Shakespeare concerned with "tho in in
adventured piteous overthrows" of "a
pnlr of star crossed lovers." He lays
Uie blame on no one, not even on fate.
giving us the story aa It happened:
For newr as a story of mors woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
Arthur Symons lu Harper's Magazine.
MaklRS It Plata.
"I am told, sir, that you said yete
day I ought to bo placed in a lunatl
asylum."
A base blander, my dear sir, 1 ks-
uro you. What I did say, and I like to
be exact, was that the keeper should
never have allowed you to escane,"
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I E ADVENTURE I
1 OE A HOODOO !
By .Howard fielding
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It. WKSTCOTTS while hair
had the effect of a wig that
has not licen put on straight.
Tlie parting was twlnt.il
around over his left ear; then was a
taugicd mass amiss his forehead, nud
In tlie region of the right ear tlie hair
cmne down smoothly, ns It Usually diee
en the back of a man's head.
He was tall, thin and angular; his
facr wni long and narrow, but ho had a
way of shutting It up like nn accordion
when lie compressed bu Hp. Yet he
waa a kindly man, and most people in
the little city of Millbrldgo did him
Justice In this particular. He was pres
ident of the Westeott Manufacturing
company, which made all sorts of
thtniis out of aluminium.
To him In his office entered Frank
Mllir. Just off tho train from New
York. He was twenty eight years old.
of good height and figure and handsome
n a somewhat niclmeholy. light blond
fahinn. II" had been a boT In Mill-
rlde. and his futhiT had liecn a long
lime friend of old Sam Westeott.
The Instant that Miller nim-areri xt
Westeott Ix-i-an to get out of his chair
awkwardly, like a figure made of alrlpe
f wood Jointed with 'gs.
lie made quite a business of taking
he young ni iu's overcoat and banging
It up o:i one of a line of ners, reuinrk-
ing aa he did so" that the strap whicli
waa upon tho garueat for thut purpose
iooke.1 as ir It might break at uay mo
mint.
"It will hold aald Miller with a
quif-K downward glamv. "The floor's
clean."
Westeott hail turned aud was about
to sit down. Ho stopped suddenly u If
tlie pegs In hi wooden Joint -hud
altii-k, and thus be remained for some
seconds suspended over tlie chair in a
aecujliiuly InjHMMlhie attitude. Then
he gently subsidisi. laughing silently.
"That's your father all over ag.iln,"
aald he. "Th strap U walling until It
find a dlrfy plare to drop the cont;
then It will break. Well, he was rllit;
ho was right. His luck was Just us
bud as he said it was. I knew him fifty
years."
"It passed ou to me," rejoined Miller.
"I wish I might have inherited Ills vir
tues ulso."
There was a long silence, during
which the lean old mun stared steadily,
though dreamily, at his vIhIut.
"Well, well." said he ut hist. "Irf t's
get down to husiiicsa. You have looked
Into this patent? You've seen tho tiling
work, eh? You've Investigated the
men?"
"Yes, sir." replied Miller firmly, "nntl
I'm prepared to say that it's a good
thing."
"I think so myself." said Westeott.
with his elliows on tin' arms of bis big
chair and the tips of 1. tinkers pressed
UK BKMAINKII run KOMI SECONDS UVH
1'ENUEO OVE11 TUB CHAlli.
together. "I think Bo myself. By the
way, they've proudsed you a stock In
terest, I BUpiMlHe?''
Miller Hushed, but ho answered with
out hesitation that such was the case.
"Contingent upon my putting up the
money, of course," said Westeott.
"Jo you believe," said Miller ear
nestly, "that I-thattuy father's sou-
would be led by such a consideration or
by uuy consideration whatever to rec
ommend an Investment to you unless It
seemed absolutely sound?"
"No, sir; I don't," responded West
eott. bringing his lips together so fii-nily
that his countenance was shortened by
at least 4U per cent "If I had, yo-i
never would huve beard about tlii-
thiug."
Tho thing referred to waa a pnten'M'
process for the extraction of tilumi :
lam from clsy. It hud been brought '
Mr. Wcstcott's attention by his casii'e
John Tower, whoso brother lu N. v
York had secured the control of It.
the process was worth anything at r
It was worth a good deal of money, a
Mr. Westeott had Immediately beg:;
on investigation which waa ucccsMar:
hasty bocau.se Reginald Tower, t!r
brother referred to. had only an opthvi
on the patent, which must be mau'
good by the payment of tbe purchn.-t
price In full lfore a certain date.
"I knew that you'd atudled chemis
try, continued Westeott. "You were
connected with a chemical concern In
New York, and, moreover, my son, I
heard that you were honest, thoroughly
honctit and reliable, like your father.
When thla thing came up and hud to be
decided In a hurry I couldn' think of
a Is-tter man than yourself. That's why
I wrote to ask you to look Into It"
I m not an exiicrt, and, aa for my
connection with a chemical company
I'm only the office cashier at twenty
bones a week. I might as well lie In a
dry goods store for all the chemistry I
sec. However," he added, "I got a
leave of iihscm-e for a few days and
looked Into this luminous for you as
well as I could. I've got a careful writ
ten reKrt on It."
"If this gties through," snld Westeott
onu proves to In- a good thing you
ought to be fixed for life. I'll ceo that
yon get tlie stock that has been prom
ised you. nud It ought to Ik n nice bis
block. It's no small tiling to get 1.",0.
000 capital into a business proposition
at twenty days' notlis."
I'm glad yon look at It that way,'
returni-d Miller. "It's time the luck
turned In my favor.' I've had a hard
struggle so far. The golden apples turn
to dnst us soon ns I touch them."
Westeott shook his head very slowly.
"The longer I look at yon," he said
reflectively, "the more clearly I Mr
celve your resemblance to your father.
But that's neither here nor there," he
added. "I'm glad you've got a report
In writing. Leave It with me. like a
good fellow, and come In again this
afternoon. You're staying at the hotel.
eh? Well, well; you ought to have
gone right to my house."
"I'm nt a boarding house," replied
Miller. "Tower recommended It to me.
He met me at the station."
"So you've seen Tower?" aald the old
man. "I wasn't aware that you knew
him."'
"I didn't He Introduced himself."
"What did you say to him alsmt your
Investigation?"
"Nolhing." replied Miller shortly.
"My business was with yon."
"That's right; that'a right," said
WcHtcott "That'a like your father.
He bail a very clear head In audi mat
ters. But It never did hlin any good
He died a psir man."
These repeated reference to his fa
ther made Miller somewhat uneasy.
He d(d not like to aee Mr. Wesb-ntra
mini! "turning upon misfortunes, fill
urea and the great mystery of bad luck
"If he takes me for a hoodoo." said
the j -junj' ui.m W himself, "he woi 1 1
go Into this thing. And It's my only
chance. I ll never get another."
He reproached himself for his foolish
remark ulxuit lii-i coat, which had start
rd this train of thought lu Mr. West-
eotfa brain.
Whi n he reached his boarding bouse
ho found fcever::! jicoplu seated on tho
doorsteps, probably waiting for the
dinner bell. Ar.iong them was a dark
eyed, pretty young woman, an alert
and vital itch aire of a most fascinat
ing presence. Tower had introdtiifd
him to her that morning, for she had
chanced to lie standing by the gate
when tlicy camo up. Her name was
Estdio Wright, aud she waa a widow,
Having n great need of cheer, Miller
entered at unco Into a sprightly con
versation with Mrs. Wright. The ex
periment Vi'aa a notable success. He
presently forgot that hla only chance
lu life hung upon the decision of
cranky old Sam West"ott and remem
bered only that It is the first duty of
niau to please a pretty woman. Thla
particular' woman was witty and well
bred. She seemed to have an original
view of everything. She waked the
young man's mind to the most agree
ublo exercise, and when the dinner bell
rang there was no gloom anywhere in
his vicinity.
About 3 o'clock he went down to the
olllce of the Westeott Manufacturing
company.
"I've chewed your report," said Mr.
Westeott, "and I want a day or two
for digestion. Ainuso yourself mean
while. You're living nt my expense,
you know. That'a understood, and I'll
Btiind a liberal bill."
Miller suiiled and Went away. In the
outer otlli-c he stopped for a minute to
sjienk with John Tower, aguinst whom
ho had taken an unreasonable preju
dice. "Well, what luck?" said Tower.
"I don't know," rescinded Miller.
"I hope you gave tho thing n gooi
send off."
"I told tho truth as uearlyvas 1 could
learn it." aald Miller, walking away.
A chance mifting with Mr. Wright
lir-on the street put him in a good hit
nior, nud after a lou- walk with her
he felt that life still held a few Joys
worth tho trouble of striving for. lie
was tit i 1 J more convinced of this truth
after uu evening In' tho charming
young woman's company, and when ho
was aloir.' hi his room, smoking by tho
open window, he asked himself a very
important question, "Is it my fate to
fall In Inyo with Stella Wright?"
The next day be had many troubles.
Mr. Westeott was still digesting tho
report. John Toivor was importunate;
he, strove to urge Mill-r to more stren
uous nction.
'There's n big stako In this matter
for you," ho insisti-d. "This thing Is
going to ho n gold mine, i'on're let
ting the chance of your llfo slip by. I
had a talk with the old man thla morn-Ing"-
Miller Interrupted Mm with a groan.
"Don't have another," said he. "Let
him alone. You don't seem to under
stand the mau thut you are dealing
with."
Ills mind was greatly perturbed ns
ho left the oRlce, nnd he sought relief
In the society of Stella Wright Her
beauty and vivacity were utterly
charnilnjj.
He swore u deep vow that ho would
provo himself a man of power by com
pleting the depl with Westeott, and In
I'Ursuaneo cf this resolution be wrota
a supplementary report during the
evening, which contained some forgot
ten facts In favor of the scheme In con
templation. When he took it to the of
fice next day he met Tower, to whom
by way of encouragement ho mention
ed the report.
" hy do you waste time with rr
ports'" deinan led Tower. "Why don't
you go nnd talk it Into him?"
Miller's opinion was somewhnt slink
en, and, to be brief-lioit it, ho waa
led to lay the matter before Stella
Wright, who strongly urged action. A
rapid and exciting conversation occur-
risl between tliem, nnd It left a very
confused impression on Miller's mind,
but after a long .period of meditation
late nt night ho decided that the love
of his life depended upon old Samuel
Wcstcott's deelHlou; that Stella would
marry him if he carried the day.
Thus urged to nction, ho went down to
the cilice next morning nud had a long
and earnest talk with Westeott, who
in reply said only this: "I didn't know
you were so Icsperato about It. I'll
look Into th" matter n hit deeper, I
guess."
Miller went nway with fear In hlB
heart. When he returned to the oflk-e
ivJJ V I -.-. -ft tf f I 1,1
WAIT l'UJl 11E.
late In tin; aitcrnisin and inquired for
Tower I ho assistant cashier, n round
faced, round eyisl youth, drew blin
Into n corner.
"Tower's gone," he whispered.
"There's been an awful row of some
kind. I ibin't know what It is."
"Ail's over." sold Miller to hlliiKelf.
I return to New York n l-aten man."
He bad not the courage to face West
eott then. Instead ha weut in search
of Stella Wright. He had a wild Idea
of olTeriug his hand to her In tlie midst
of thrs great wreck of his hopes. If aho
should eak one kind wonl to him,
then he would fi-el that he could face
tho worid.
He met Stella In the ball of tho
boarding house. She hod a little black
bag in her band.
'Wait for me," she said, pointing to
( wm teg
M Mm
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tbe parlor. "I'll be back la Jiffy.
Impulsively he raised ber hand to hla
lips. Then be went into tho parlor and
waited, but Stella s "Jiffy" was a long
time. The supper bell rang and still
ahe had not come.
"I wonder what baa happened to
Mrs. Wright?" ho asked of the land
lady, who rume sailing through the
parlor lu ber supiier time gowu.
"Mrs. Wright's goue," said that lady.
' "tJolie!" echoed Miller.
"Her trunk waa tuken this after
noon," waa the reply. "She bud a tele
gram from the east"
"She has left town? It can't be pos
sible!" exclaimed Miller.
"I guess It la, though,", said the hind
lady as ahe bustled away towurd the
dining room. ,
"Mr. Westeott wanta to aee you,"
auld a voice.
Miller turned and aaw a boy em
ployed lu tho olllce of the manufactur
ing company. Dazed, he followed thla
boy to Wcstcott's bouse.
"My young friend," said tbe old gu
tlcmau, "I owe you a deep debt of grat
itude." "I don't understand!" gasped Miller.
"I wua going luto this thing," aald
Westeott. "I'd made up my mind to It.
Then you came out here, and I aald to
myself: 'if this waa a good thing would
Frank Miller be lu it? Would his fa
ther's son ever strike anything that
had money in it? And I took a new
streak of cautiou all ou your account
I communicated with a man lu New
York, and today I got my answer.. The
wholo thing is a fake. I'd have been
skinned alive; I'd have dropped at least
ltxi.iKMi. It was neat game. But I
don't blaino you; Indeed, I praise you.
You were perfectly honest; you merely
laid the facts before uie as you under
stood them... So I'm going to reward
you. I m going to put you In Tower'a
pluco"
"Tower has gone, then?"
"Gone!" echoed Westeott. "Well, I
should say he has. He's run away with
that woman, Stella Wright, that bo'a
bceu bo Infatuated with. She's lu the
gume, too, I guess."
"Stella gone!" cried .Miller. "Gone
with him!"
Westeott looked at him long and
closely.
"Your luck ain't so bad, after all,"
he said. "You want to thnnk the Lord;
that'a what you want to do. This man
Tower has gone and left a Job that you
can have for life, and I'll pay you well.
He's gone and talceu thut woman, go
much the liotter, as I clearly perceive.
If there'd been any way In which he
could take tho Job with hlin aud leave
tho woman behind you'd have been in
hard luck on both aides. Y'es, sir; In
that case you'd have shown a touch of
Uie real old Miller hoodoo. As It Is, I
Segln to have hopes of you."
Mosquitoes In Other Lands.
If ono has A desire to Increase Jila
knowledgo of the mosquito beyond tho
point attained by that busy Insect In
hla own evening object lessons, the
I'nlted States f.orniuent will help
hlin out. A It: if lir; 'trcled sci
entists in the employ c' .:. agricul
tural department at Washington have
worked for many months studying the
methods of tho mosquito, tho peculiar
ities of its character. Its hauiits, habits
and history, nud now the life story of
the pest has been compiled and made
ready for distribution.
The pamphlet says tho mosquito here
Is not ao bud as It might be. It men
tions tho steel bills of the Lapland
variety, which force the natives to tar
and feather themselves, nnd the Cri
mean kind, from which the Kusslna
soldiers have to protect themselves by
heavy sacks. There are recorded In
stances where Russian soldiers have
been killed by the poisonous bites, in
South America natives bury, them
selves In sand, and In Corpus Chrlsti,
Tex., when tho wind blows from certain
directions billions of mosciuitoes swarm
on tbe town, forcing even tbe horses
to run before them. Alaskan travelers
aay that tho mosquitoes there hart
driven men to suicide. Chicago Even
ing Font
A Poor Demoeratle Leader.
That glorious old Democratic wheel
torse, Henry M. Teller of Colorado,
who never supported a straight out
Democrat In his life, says there la no
use of talking about nominating any
body for president who did not sup
port the I'opullstlc platforms of 1800
and 1000. Mr. Teller named the so
called Democratic candidates In the
years mentioned, nnd perhaps he ex
pects to do the same thing in 1004.
Chicago Chronicle.
A Moses Keeded la New Jersey.
The Ieiucxmtlc newspapers are go
ing to a whole lot of unnecessary trou
ble In their endeavor to locate a leader
for tho Itepublican party In New Jer
sey. The Itepubllcans aro competent to
tuko care of themselves, a truth to
which election figures of the past etght
years attest
Our Democratic friends should give
all their time to the search for a Moses
for their own party, which Just now
appears to bo without head or tall.
Trenton (N. J.) Oaxette.
. W.r Bhe (lave te Her Job.
A West Philadelphia girl who recent
ly started to teach a Sunday school
class has given It up as a bad Job. "I
am not built that way," she wild lu
explaining to several friends why aho
had thrown up the sponge and retired
from the ring. "It's all due to my tem
per, which Is by no menus angelic, aud
It requires an angelic disposition to
lead a Ptinduy school class of small
boys In the way they should go. There
was one young Imp named l'aul, who
was tho limit. If I ever get to heaven
and meet Paul, ono or the other of us
will have to quit He had annoyed me
from the first, but the end came thut
Knnday when the lesson waa about
turning your other check If your ene
my smites you. Just In what I thought
waa the nicmt Interesting part of the
lesson and when I could ahuosf smell
the halo singeing my bair Matter Paul
surreptitiously pulled out all my hair
pins, and down It came all about my
shoulders. Forgetting all about the les
son, I t timed and slappttl him In tbe
face. Then I threw np tbe Job."
Philadelphia Record.
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Pullman falaca Sleeping and ti.air Cur
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Flour heat grsdrs, $'l tin ;1 85 per
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Oats No.l white, fl U7r.i$l It) ; yray
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Barley- Feed, $20 er ton ; lirewingf'Jl
rolled, i.M, "I ,rsl per ton.
Mills! ulfi llriin, i-X ton ; iiieldlingi
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Hay Timothy, old $20; new $14 (t 16;
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Kgga Oregon ranch, 1'i.f.Mc.
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Young American, 'te per pound ; factory
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1 logs dross, heavy $, o0(ii) "5;
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Veal Small, He iiei iHinnd : lame. ClcS
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Ileel tiross tor steers, $:l.7.'i w 4 2 ;
Hops 17(ii lHc r pon ml.
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'Till II in. I In K'Misevcl ! Awiitimn
of Michigan who is "atitlioritv on
child rtud)" Is ci)no I In li:rgo
la ni lies Isvcau-c of the c I, inter of clu
generscy ! Hit-children. Comment -In.;
on the case of the 11 jMr obi
chilcl at L i Angeles ulm Irinl to
kill her guardians, f Nicr parents hihI
Ave guess's hy pulling sh-mhi hi their
lissl In order that she might l i j iy
their sgiiuies, she cays: The fail'
that the child Was one' of a family of
1A children ma have I pen tho ex
planation of her state. The mother's
vitality must have l-icti mi haunted
I hat the girl bicknl Hiiiiielhliif in
mind or Isxly. When more, thin
seven children rn It rn in n family,
all hut tho first hIx are apt to bo
stupid or fiail." (YrtAiii scietili-ti
support this view. If there is physl.
cal lack in Uie latter births Uicm
will, of course, I hi menial or mornl
lack. The moral acnao of I lie f .inily
may have "run out." Himc'imoi',
aay these scientists, the spiritual ami
mental (mIIm of a large family urn
exhausted, and the result Is a cle.
gom-ratf an idiot or a cumin. I.
I igcniciin theory, tl ily ft isn't Iru.
A largo iMTivtilagct of 1 tints arc flrat
born. M.uneof tli- Is i-l ami grl-st
men history have Iwcn Tie young-
est sons of largH f iiiiilies llsllcle-
Mtus on llio breed. If Him breed Is
bad, lhe le-s chiblreii tho IwtCcr.
If III, i btciil Is good, tin re laniiot l.n
loo ninny.
Te I are a ( eld In Due Hay.
Tak Irtxatlve Itronni (jninino
Tablets All druggists leluml tho
money If it fl (,, ,ur,., .;
drove's aiifiil' ro Is on cucli li '2 'a:
W I VI K.I.
W Irani ft rMM4l.lalllat l rrat altw
lwn In ihi Miati m itt-rni niir lttni. (Mir
ln.isifiiilirn i an irri.titiiki one ami f.iir. .
Kt, rehftM. bon-1 priv, with rfirtvinw doi
lhaft linn, prr mnili. No rnainv or
PIKHUiluff irf m-di. ifrna K ir. I. itmrn.'w
buaioet. ArMrr lib Im ui , I : ( r'ni-lft-f fe
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