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“Look this fellow up until poHee BATTLE OFCHAPULTEPEC.
come from the city, he ordered.
But Hargraves and I interposed.
H W ti tho Last Sarlous Conti lot of Our
War With Maxioo.
“What’s the troqble, Jim r ’ l «ail­
ed to (yUorke.
Chapultepti- Is the name of a hill
The prefect tried to keep him tlwes miles southwest of the City of
from
replying, but Jim cried: “He Mexico, rising about I f t/ feet above
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stole the senora’s necklace. I f j in the surrounding plain. On It the Astei-
monarch* are said to have mads their
Story of a Stolen Necklace hia pocket.”
summer home, and here In 1780 Cal­
At this the prefect turned on him ves. then viceroy of Mexico, began to
In Valparaiso.
with a string of oaths. "Villain!” erect an Imposing fortified castle,
he hiaaed. “You took the neck­ which, though never completed, was
lace, and if it had not been for me used eftsr 1822 as s military school.
By GEORGE CATHERW OOD the señora might have fared worse. In the war . between Mexico and the
It was on board the steamer At­ Thank heaven 1 arrived in time to United States the bill waa strongly
fortified by tbe Mexicans and waa the
lantic, sailing from New York to save her from your atiletto.”
seen«,
on Sept 12 and 18. 1847. of the
The retainers wrenched the knife Inst ssrious
South America, that we first be­
conflict of tha war.
After tbe battle of Moltno del Bey.
came acquainted with Jim O’Rorke, from O’Rorke’s hand, and the crowd
surged up hiaeing, for nothing ex­
a young fellow of twenty-five, who cite« the Latin mind like the sight Sept A General Scott planned a move­
« •ep your cendran ta d
ment against Cbapnltepec and on the.
bad just enough blarney and brogue of naked weapons. The affair was 12tb opened a heavy bombardment un­
v o u r w h o le fa m ily h e a lth y
in hit talk to be true to bis name. becoming desperate for O’Rorke, der cover of which, on the following
li to giro them w n w ti
However, be was an expert in hia bat luckily at this moment Mr. day, Generals Pillow and Qnltmnn.
«ad FRESH AOL
line and at the time was on hia way Cuthbert pushed through the crowd, supported respectively by Cenemls
Worth and Smith, made gallant as-
Health can’t brood fto
to Brasil to buy diamonds for a which fell beck sullenly as they saefts, the former carrying tha fortlfl-
•taffy ro o m s ; d isoaso
recognized
the
consul.
New York firm*
cetfons on the west and tha latter so
ItbeyDOl Avoid
“Hold on there 1“ he called as the the southeast The Mexicans, after
Tom Hargraves and I had plan­
ned to spend the winter months in waiters tried to drag Jim away. am king « stubborn defense, were
the tropics, so when tha steamer “There must be some mistake, pre­ driven In confusion back toward the
reached Panama we said goodby to fect. I know Mr. O’Rorke quite city. On tha 14th tha Americans en­
our friend O’Rorke end 'went ashore, well, and no doubt we can settle tered the City of Mexico, and tha war
was virtually ended.
but the torrid heat of the day and this affair in a moment.”
Dating tbe three days (Sept 12. 18
An sfBdent warm air
The prefect interrupted angrily, and
the cold nights made the climate
14) the Americana lest 888 In
disagreeable, to we soon went on but the consul turned his back on killed and wounded. Oeneral Pillow
southward, and ttiffiollowing month him and asked Jim to explain what being among the latter, while tha M al­
U rn
had happened.'
we reached Chile.
teses are known to hsvs lost s much
Hargreaves and f p at on cool
“I had gone up to my room for larger number. On tha aide of tha
white suits, such as are worn in this stiletto, a curio which I wished 4 merle»ns about 7.500 men were en­
hmmttkt O
South American countries, and to show my friends on the porch,” gaged and about 4.000 on tho Mexican
went down to the late evening meal, Jim explained, “and on my return
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the fashionable one of the day at from the head of the stairs I saw the
INSECT INVENTORS.
señora in the hands of a man who
Chilean hotels.
and get the S o f t Y e l l o w F i r land that is
As a waiter bowed us to a tabla held her bv the throat. I shouted ,£lever Things Done by Spider«, Base,
N EWBERG. ORE.
manufactured right
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we unexpectedly came on our old to him to let go and was surprised
Waspa and Ante
friend O’Rorke, who was dining to see it was the prefect, who by
‘T b e best commentary perhaps on
with another American. When he that time had wrenched loose her
a sentence as T b e Inventor la
caught sight of us bis good natured necklace and slipped it into
fre ts lrvoysirr who -translate
Irish face broadened into a smile. pocket Then, realizing that he was' forecast in pa to caatlngs* is that among
“ Hello, fellows!” he cried, shak­ caught, he rushed at me as though onr greatest inventors are the Insects-"
writes James A. Ford In America. “Aa
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ing hands cordially. “I ’m certainly l was the culprit.”
a
warning reflection on human clever­
BUILDING MATERIALS
glad to find you. here.”
The prefect stamped his foot and
ness
Insect Inventors should
“I thought you were in the wilda shouted “ L iar!” But the consul held not be these
forgotten. Tbe wasp mads ex­
of Brazil/* I said, laughing.
the floor, and Jim in proof of his cellent waterproof paper ages before
“I was for awhile,” he answered, honesty turned hia pockets inside man aver thought of doing no, and
“but I’m going home now. I came out. As he emptied his right hand aaado It from Boafl pulp. We have
over to Valparaiso to see my friend pocket a glimmering gold chain fell been using that material only for n / 5 -
here, the consul.” Ahd, turning to from it, at the sight of which he ceopie of generations.
T h e bee and the wasp used hypo­
his companion at the table, who
staggered as though he had been
riaen, he introduced us.
•track. I t waa'the diamond neck­ dermic needles Itag before man aver
“Mr. Cuthbert, two friends of lace. But entangled in the meshes thought of them, and tha bee uses
formic* acid as an antiseptic to D e­
mine from thé 8tates, * Mr. Har­ of the chain was the prefect’s police serve
its honey from fermentation.
graves and Mr. Moore ”
whistle engraved with his own
T b e spider made tbs first suspen­
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The consul greeted us heartily name, “Pedro Menendos.” Un­ sion bridge according to all tbs rules
when a messenger appeared and known to him, it had clung to the o f the c ra ft and soma spiders make
T look* u if it belongs
to a substantial citizen.
necklace daring the scuffle when, excellent airships. One of them even
handed him a note.
P u re M ilk and C ream is conducive to good health-
“I have little time of my o w a £ ljn order to throw tha blame on makes a diving beD.
It ( m I* that war, toot
T
his is th e kind w e supply our custom er*.
it’s smooth and solid and
said the consol, and, excusing him­ O’Borke, he had transferred it. Jto__ ^ T h e baa makes a wax that wo eea-
thin. It1 slips into jroor /
O ur D airy is freq u e n tly inspected by th e S ta te
self, he left the room.
the latter’s pocket. .
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pocket like a silver dollar
T h e silkworm la still tbs unrlralsd
Through
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nearby
window
the
The
face
of
the
prefect
blanched,
D airy a n d Food C om m issioner an d has been highly com­
and lies there «rag and ftat.
manufacturer of silk.
evening air came in with delightful but he fell back on the dignity of
m ended by th a t official G ive u s a tr ia l
T o these wo might add tbs s a t
I t keeps food time. It’s
coolness after the heat of the day, hia office. “This proves nothing,” which makes tunnels and subways;
the kind of watch tout
and in the gay surroundings the he mid haughtily.
tha mason has. with Its cement work,
Mends clock their time by
meal passed happily. JThe majority
“I t prove« the necklace waa in and the grant peecoek moth, which
—that always rets too to
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of the tables were surrounded by your pocket!” Hargraves called out, calls its kind from a distance by wire­
ram train while it la still
less
telegraphy-
B
at
to
complete
tha
a the station.
wealthy native«, and the chatter of and what might have been a general
the Spanish language sounded in­ riot was a t that moment prevented story we "Should have to reprint H ead
I ’ve been looking for this
by Señora Garcias regaining con­ Fsbre’s books.”
cessantly.
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* watch for year*. I know
Many of the women wore jewels, sciousness.
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mjr customers auurf ajjufcaft
Dys Before Yen Patch.
tAjMf
4*J§wcl watch t
and as we passed out onr attention
For
an
instant
she
swept
the
“Never patch a garment Just before it
but until now the price of
waa attracted especially to a corner crowd with a bewildered glance; goes to the dyers,” was tha advice of a
such a watch has been more
table near the door, where a man then as her eyes fell on the pre­ young woman In a dyeing establish­
then many of them cared to
pey. That's why this new
in uniform sat with one of the most fect she realised the situation and, ment. “Unless the patch and the thread
Box Candy Fountain Pena
one ie such a fad. It is
beautiful Spanish women I had ever with a cry of anger snatched her It Is sewed on with are exactly the same
Camaras
Stationery
the “ Waterbunr Watch” ,
kind
of
material
as
tha
garment
they
seen.
I
think
her
beauty
first
at­
necklace from hia hands.
Perfum
es
Bulk
Candy
a new Ifn/atf, and the
tracted me, though ail noted the
“Oh, yon ingrate!” «he exclaim­ will come out of the dye pot different
I f you buy it from Hodie it’s correct.
price is put about a third
vhat you think it would
I f Hodie keeps it it ’s correct.
We
elegant necklace that encircled her ed. “ You pretended to love me, ■hades. Hera is a blue skirt that was
to us cream colored. The cloth
be. It's thru dtllart.
never sleep.
throat and the large diamond that but it was only for my jewels. I owe brought
had worn through In several places,
formed its central ornament. In a my life no doubt to this young and the owner had patched the tiny
moment we had passed on, and a man.” And she turned to O’ fiorke. boles so painstakingly that tha patches
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screen separated ns from the couple “He arrived jnst in time to save could not be detected In the original
H ARDW ARE
at the table.
me.” Then as her hands caught color, but after the dyeing they show­
“Did you see that woman?“ ex­ the police whistle .she disentangled ed up a darker blue. Tbe amount of
COM PANY
claimed Hargraves.
it from the chain and hurled it in dye any material win take depends
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upon how mneb cotton, wool or silk it
«Yes,” I replied, “and her dia­ the prefect’s face.
contains. It Is so hard to determlns
mond necklace.”
“i t is a lie!” he reiterated, and, that exactly that any garment that has
“I got only a glimpse of it,” said drawing thè dresa sword that hung to be mended can be matched much
O’Borke, “but it was a beauty.”
st his side, he brandished it in a better after dyeing.”—New York Sun.
We stopped in the doorway, and circle at arm’s length. In this man­
as a waiter approached O’Rorke mo­ ner he fought his way through the
Old Leather Bottles.
tioned toward the screen and asked, Vrowd and made his escape by a
Leather bottles, or blackjacks, were
common In Europe two centuries ago.
“Who is the lady at the first table?” rear door.
The servant replied in broken
Later Hargraves and I laughingly Tha bottles were often made of one
English, “Señora Garcias, the own­ suggested that Jim might supplant akin doubled up and closely stitched
together, leaving an aperture for the
er of the Pasaje.”
the prefect in the senora’s affec­ neck. The stopper was made of wood,
“And the gentleman?” O’Rorke tions, but he declared he had had horn or old leather. A good deal of
pursued.
enough of South American dealings, care was required In the preparation
X m as shopping is easy in our
The waiter looked surprised at and we left the next morning on a of tbe leather, which had to be oiled
atom—
there are so many things
the question. ‘T h e prefect of po­ Pacific steamer.
and worked with hammers to make It
•et a
lice,” he said in an awed whisper.
supple and then washed with a lye ao
to interest you.
Luxurious gifts,
that aU the Impurity was entirely re­
We sat on thé veranda smoking
Tsugh Look.
gifts distinctive, or gifts pracricaL
until it was late. Then Jim remem­
“I always was an unlucky beg­ moved, leaving the leather clean and
O n e of our best practical gifts is
bered a stiletto he had bought as a gar,” mid the pessimistic person. dry. No moisture or air had any effect
on
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t
souvenir and went up to his room to ‘T h e one great opportunity of my
get it.
life was lost this way:
Moth Killer.
A few minutes later a disturb­
“Some years ago I was a member
If moths get Into a closet saturate a
ance came from within. A woman of a band, and one night among the cloth twelve Inches square with for­
Self-Filling
screamed, and a man’s voice called audience were three men who had maldehyde; place cloth In tha closet
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Fountain Pen
out in Spanish.
struck it rich and become million­ and cions np tightly for twelve hours.
Hargraves and I rushted. in with aires. They were in a happy state Tbs same plan may be used In cbeats,
NON-LEA KABLE
the other guests that had heard the •&d just in the humor to do what trunks or boxes where clothing la
stored. Tbe fumes will kill moths ns
noise, and at the foot of the stairs a they did.
wall aa their eggs.—Naw York Ameri­
strange sight met our eyes. Lying
“After we concluded the concert, can.
m i Safes « Specialty
irostrate bn the floor was the beau- what do you think ? I am a sinner
iful Señora Garcias, with eyes clos­ if those fellows didn’t invite the
P. S. Timberlake, Prop.
An Obstinate Family.
ed and hair disheveled, while around whole band across the street and
Cbolmondeley—
I thought you Intend­
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her neck was a red band, almost after a treat in the clubhouse filled ed to marry Miss Wealthlngton? Dol-
Residence phono Red 79
bleeding, as though the necklace ill our instruments with money, mondley—1 thought so, too. but bar
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family objected. Choi mond ley—What
had been snatched off with violence. .knd there was I with a piccolo!”
did Mias Wealthlngton say? Dolmond-
Up on the stairs the prefect grap­
lay—Ob. she » one of tha family, you
pled with O’Rorke, and as they
Neighborhood Amenities.
know.
Don ’ t pay w er prices fo r y our
swayed back and forth with uncer­
The black haired boy had a
tain footing the light gleamed from mighty contempt for the towhead­
Making It Easy Far Her.
Overcoat or Rain Coat a stiletto in the latter’s hand.
ed boy.
"Yea’m, I’m going to leave. I’m tired
Get them a t the right prices from
It was the prefect that had call­
“Huh,” he mid; “your mother hearing this family quarrel."
ed for help, and before we could takes in washing!”
don't leave, Julia. Promise
M U ELLER , the Ta le r's reach them to assist O’Rorke a half “Of course she does,” the tow­ me “Please
you'll stay and HI get you a pair
dozen of the hotel servante appear­ headed satirist retorted. r “You of ear muff«.” -Browning's Magazine
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ed, and Jim was overpowered. The iidn’t think she would leave it
oooooooom
Hie Disappointment.
prefect disengaged himself with dif­ tanging out at night unless your fa­
YMtor—Poor man! Have you bean
ficulty
from
Jim
’s
embrace
end
ther was in jail, did you?"—Naw disappointed In low? Hermit — No.
The Graphic and Weekly Orego-
stood panting.
York Time«.
Indy; only In matrimony.-Bseban«e.
Un. one year, 92.00.
T he Prefect
O f Police
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Warm Air Furnace
Don’t Be Dissatisfied—Send Y our'
LUMBER ORDERS to
Spaulding
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