TO AN OLD PLAYMATE.
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Your ll, dear girl, were me.
Your hair was ripened wheat,
The brook forcot hi song to hear
The mimic of your foot.
Your hands wore swift white butterflies,
Your eye were well of Who,
Oh, what n riot In my heart
Wai wrought by J) nnd i"ol
Ami now for year brnesth the grass
Your hcedleas hands have lain,
And recollection wakes In mo
A hurt that scarce Is pain.
Asleep with Nature, breast to breast,
How peacefully you Hot
Above your heart the care-froo flower,
And over them the sky,
ltoatou Transcript.
ij Naomi's Legacy. I
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I'RII. children! There's your
father comlngl"
Mr. Jolxon fell metaphorical
ly speaking, like a wet blanket on tho
bosom of his family. They all trem
bled as he came In. Chnrley dropped
the "Itoblnson Cruoe" that ho wan
rending, and deftly substituted an
nrlthmetlc In Its place. Juliet sewed
harder than ever at her patchwork.
Mm. Jobson made hnsto to fling an
other log upon the tire, nnd Uie old
grandmother In the comer drew her
knit woolen shawl closer around her
shoulders with a little shudder.
"Dear me!" said Sir. Jobson; "dear
me! It's Just as I said. There's an
other cold wnvo coming from tbo
northwest, and coal Is two shillings a
ton higher. Goodnes knows what's to
become of us all."
Presently he looked around Inquir
ingly. "KU7 How7 What's that I smell
Chickens? Actually chickens roasting!
Where' the cold pork that was left
from yesterday's dinner?"
"I thought," said Mrs, Jobson apolo
getically, "that as we bad so many
young chickens coming on "
"Every one of those chickens," said
Mr. Jobsou, speaking slowly and
counting off the syllables on his An
gers, "will be ns good as a crown
piece when the holidays come on. Poul
try Is going up up up, as steadily as
a rocket, and here you are roasting It
for an everyday dinner. I never saw
such an extravagant manager as you
are, Jane. Hereafter I shall count tho
fowls, and If one Is taken awny, I
hall take means to know tho reason
why. And those In tbls bouse who are
too dainty to cat cold pork may live on
bread and cheese."
Mrs. Jobson murmured something
about "trying to do what seemed right
' always," and a gloomy alienee fell over
the whole group.
"There's the wing of the old kitch
en," said he. "I'vo put Naomi Brush
out of It tbls morning."
Mrs. Jobson looked up In surprise.
"Put Naomi Brush out?" she repeat
ed; "and what Is the poor soul going
to dor
'That's her lookout,'- said Mr. Job
on; "she has preyed long enough on
me and mine. live got an offer of a
crown a month from Tom Dlggs for
the old room. And I may as well say,
now, that I don't at all approve of the
way you women have been going on
about old Naomi. I never could teach
you the necessity for being economical.
How am I oyer to pay Jones tho two
hundred pounds that I owo blm. If this
Is the way we are to go on? How"
But here the old grandmother spoke
out In a mild tone.
"Not by being economical at tho ex
pense of other people, Calvin," said she
gently.
"God has said. 'Give, and It shall be
given unto you.' Ho has not said,
'Hcrape and pinch, and grind the faces
of the poor, nnd yon wll get rich.'
Naomi Brush Is solitary and friendless,
and when yon turned her from tho sole
shelter she has, you did a cruel and un
generous thing."
And, taking up her knitting, the good
old woman went quietly out of tho
room.
The children all stared.
Mm. Jobson looked apprehensively
ut her husband, nnd Mr. Jobson him
xolf turned all manner of colors,
"Tlmt settles the matter," said Mr.
.TobKon hoarsely to hltnwlf, as lie walk
ed out of tho house wljh bis hands In
bis pockets, "It Isn't every son-in-law
who would have borne tho burden of
ti helpless old woman as cheerfully as I
have done. Hut when Mrs. Price un
dertakes to dictate to me, she assumes
n little too much. I'll tell Jane, this
afternoon, that she must find some
other homo for her mother. I supposo
Hbe'll cry and make a great fuss over
It, but I can't help that Grandmother
must go, I don't at nil doubt that It's
Hbe who has been putting Jano up to
all tbls senseless extravagunco In tho
matter of charity.
In bis Intent self-absorption he al
most stumbled over a portly little man
in a fur-trimmed overcoat, who had
ben coming In his direction with a res
olute step,
"Oh, It's you, Is It, Squlro Jones?"
Mild bo obsequiously.
"Yes, It's me," said the squire, rccov-
snMi"
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Masking Negatives,- Very effective results can be obtained by masking
negatives so that a narrow white line appears around the border. To do
this It Is necessary to have some masks cut to definite sixes, but as very
many are often required to suit the necessary size of picture required It Is n
somewhat troublesome business to cut out so ninnj of them. A very simple
plan Is to make two right angles of some opaque material, such ns the back
ing of roll film. If these two right angles are miule sutllclriitly long and
wide, they eau lx utilised for very many various nixes, wiy, from half-plate
downward. The method Is to place them over the tllm side of the negative,
so as to Inclose the requisite amount of view, and then to temporarily tack
the two llccvs together with stamp edging. The sensitive paper Is then
carefully adjusted over nil, and the printing proceeded with. Ex.
erlng his equilibrium with some dllll-
culty, "I was Just coming to see you,
Jobson, about that little note of yours.
1 think I told J on Inst week tlmt 1
wanted the money. And I wish you to
understand that I must have It. or I
shall find myself compelled to foreclose
on the mortgage."
Mr. Jobson grew pale.
"Isn't this rnther sudden?" said be
faintly.
The squire shrugged his shoulders.
"What would you have?" said he.
"The money Is overdue, and there's a
considerable amount of Interest still
unpaid. To tell you the truth. Jobson,
I don't like this way of doing business,
and I want my money oue week from
to-day."
Mr. Jobson tore his hair.
Two hundred pounds," he cried.
"And In n wcok. Why, who ever heard
of anything so ttniel?"
"Cruel!" echoed the squire. Is It
cruet of a business man to want his
own back agnln? You should have
thought of that beforo you borrowed
It"
And the squire walked on.
Mr. Jobson kept bis weary wny, rack
ing his brains to conjure up some es
cape out of the dilemma. Two hun
dred pounds! And In a weckl How
was tho thing to be dono?
lly the side of a miserable old shanty
by tho road there was assembled a. lit
tle knot of women. They whispered
and glanced at blm as be passed.
He stopped mechanically.
"What's the matter?" said he.
"It's old Naomi Brush," said they.
"She's dead.
"Dead, Is she?" said Mr. Jobson curt
ly. "She ought to have died half a
dozen years ago,"
When be came some In the clear win
ter twilight, he had fully resolved to
cut down all unnecessary excuses.
Grandmother must go.
"If there's no other place for her,"
he reasoned, "there are plenty of
Homes for Aged nnd Indigent Wom
en,' where I dare say we could get her
Jn. Her Influence over Jane Isn't good.
Hhe teaches her to give to every tramp
and beggar that comes along. Grand,
mother must go!"
Hut, as he came In, Mr, Jobson met
him at the door.
"Oh, Calvin," she cried breathlessly,
"what do you think has happened? Old
Naomi Ilrush, poor soul, Is dead. Khe
died suddenly of that heart dllltculty
which lias been hanging over her so
long!"
"Humph!" said Mr. Jobson. "And
what is nil that to me, I'd Ilko to
know?"
"More than you think," said Mrs.
Jobson eagerly. "They found two hun
dred pounds, Calvin yen, two buu
dred pounds hidden away In a bag of
rags which had formed her pillow for
more years than anybody could remem
ber. And there was a scrap of a will
In her dress pocket, which Lawyer
Hyde says Is perfectly legal and cor
rect nnd every penny of It Is left to
whom do you supiwsc? Why, to
grandmother. To grandmother, who
was so good to her for so many years,"
"Yes," said the old lady mildly, "And
I am goliu to give It to you, Calvin, to
help you out with that debt to Kqulro
Jones. Money Is of no use to me,
except as It may bo of aid to my
daughter and her husband and In tho
country which I am Hearing ho fast,
one of old Naomi Brush's prayers will
be of more vulue to mo than all tho
gold which was over minted,"
"Grandmother," said Calvin Jobson,
with a suffocating lump In his throat,
"I don't deserve this. No, I don't! I'm
a mean, grasping, avaricious "
"nush, my son," said the old lady,
"hush! Wo all have our fallings. Hut
we are none of us too old to leuru but
ter. So the nlifhtmaro of a debt was paid
and grandmother still sltfl by tho Job
fton Hreslde, And Calvin Is a wiser and
a better man for tho lesson ho has had.
Hearthstone,
A good housewife Is liko the ocean
-yery tidy.
m&fmr
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PROFIT FROM NICKEL&
It Ifaa Mails Till Man Pcvarnl Time a
Mllllouatra.
The goddess Success does not connno
her habitation to Wall street, to the
giant trusts, to gold mining, to the cat
tle ratichea of the
west, or to the
newly discovered
oil Molds of Texas.
Kho may bo found
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r. w. wooLwoimi.
d)
golden favors It Is not necessary to ' elnlmo.l "ntlor a Purchaso from tho
, . , state under tho swamp land laws, The
deal In railroads or to rivet and com- ',', hnWK ,)Ccncfcn,0(, kc,
blue giant manufacturing plants. Hhu itho Donn (0 ,,, t,,nm )n retaining tho
has smiled as encouragingly on the homes they had tnken. Tho board list
man dealing In live mid ten cent nrtl-' oned to argument nnd baa taken tho
cles as on the men who build locomo matter under ndvlseraont. In tho
Uvea for the trnim-Slberlan railroad, rncantlmo Oovornor 9,nm'" t''0,
Firtron. y ago there was lor
on a farm at Hodman, Jefferson Couu-
ty, a boy baby. The tmby grew to
manhood with no In-tler prospects than
has each of a thousand nnd oue farm-
er-s lK,ys. At 21 he went to Water-
town, tire nearest town of mportance.
nnd secured a clerkship tn n store.
I or a month he workwi for nothing.
lor the next threo months ho n- irvlngtnn track, Beptembor 21.2G.
celved f3.W per week. Then for six j Teachors Institutes nevlns, Bop.
months ho worked for I a week. At . tembor 7-9; Halom. Boptmnber -ll;
tho end of six years he wo receiving Vale. Soptcmbor 10-12; Oregon City,
fin a wMk aiut imii inarrii n September 15-17 Klamath Falls. Bop
110 a week and had married. He b 2830 twio. October 1-3,
seemed to bo at tho top of tho only am, jiU0rOi Octobor 28-30.
ladder In sight, Oregon National Guard encamp-
But be made up his mind there were menL September 3-12; Third Infantry,
other nnd higher ladders In the great 0orhnrt J1" ?opa,r?i I,nUMIon'
outside world. Fn.m his employer be ! XalregonCUy2; September
secured on credit n stock of goods to 6.8 '
tbo amount of fiMlO and came to Utlca, Labor Day, Portland, September 7.
N. Y, Here ho opened the first strictly State convention of mining men,
live-cent store. Only a partial success Portland, September 7.
followed. He removed to Lancaster.! Joint concatenation of Hoo Hoos,
Pa. secured a store l feet and did j ftgtaJ. September 0
his best. Success followed In a modest ' tcnJuor io-12.
wny. He opened a branch store In ! atnto yai"r flalem, September 14-19.
Harrlsburg, Pa., 1U feet by 20 In ill- Woolgrowers' Association, Baker
menslous; then another at York. He! City, Soptcmbor 14.18.
made a point of paying back bis first I Harnoy County Fair, Burns, Sep
loan as quickly ns posmble, saving ev- 'tembor H'2- .., 17 in
ery cent po-a.b.o and buying and sell. , K' elhlS!? 'nnif tcT StV'toVt-
iiik im mm. rrum una iiiniKiuucniii ,
beginning the business has branched
out until to-day the farmer's loy,
Frank W. Woolworth, conducts 7-1
five ami ten-cent stores In various
parts of the country, sells" goods to the
amount of $10,000,000 a year, Is worth
several millions In the clear, and lias
Just been elected President of tho
Gunrdlan Trust Company, of New
York. Ills ndvlco to young men Is:
"I.lve well within your mwinsj save
at least one-fourth your Income, no
matter how small; never run In debt;
select that business which will be a
pleasure to you." Utlcn (N. Y.) Globe.
MARRIED A TAMOUS LAWYER.
UIIH, CLAIIKNCE S. DAIIIIOW,
Sho was Ituby Hamerstrom, of St.
Louis, and a writer of omo note. Mr.
Darrow, a lawyer, of Chicago, repre
sented the United Mineworkors In tho
arbitration proceedings which settled
the great coal strike. Tho couple will
spend a year In Europe.
When a man has a new Iwby, and It
Is a boy, ho consoles himself with
thinking how much tho Czar would
Sire for blm If left at bis bousa,
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
m
IRRIOATION COW1RI1SS I'RIZllS.
Sliver Loving
Cups for
Itxhlblts.
Agricultural
Governor Chamberlain In In receipt
of n lottur from Chairman Fred J.
Kelsel, of tho executive committed of
tho National Irrigation congress, call
ing attention to tho four $G00 prizes
to bo nwnrded tit tho session of tho
congresH In Hoptombor. Tho prizes
nru silver loving cups, one for the
lest exhibit of hops, one for the best
allowing, of barley, ono for tho finest
dlMplny of varied fresh fruits, and
ono for (he best showing of sugar
beutn, with tho highest percentage of
migar. Tho cup to bo given for tho
best display of fruit Is described ns
being S3 Inches In height nnd weighs
270 ounces. It Is of silver nnd ropro
scntn the GoddcBH Pomona dlstrlhut
Ing the kindly fruits nf the earth.
Tho letter urges Governor Chamber.
Iain to bo present, If ponslhlo, nnd to
seo that Oregon la fittingly represent
ed, ns tho subjects discussed will bo of
great Importnnco to thin state. It wilt
prohohly not bo convenient for Gov
rnor Chnmberlnln to go to Ogden to
attend the Congress, which meets
Boptembor 18,
WARNER VALLUY CONTROVURSY.
Settlers Are Vtry Anxious Over the Out
come of It.
A number of residents of Warner
7nltnv T.nVn fnflv wnrrt In Hntnm
-H(, M....U W"..., nu.u ... ...-...
and wooed and I recently w inioryiow moinuors ni mo
wmi in vri walk "ttfl ,nnu hoard regarding the out
won in every walk comn or ,ho controvrliy ovcr tll0 poa.
of life, and always ,0on of y,ur omeB. Tho lltlgntlon
stands ready to, before the federal land department re-
rownrd Industry, suited In favor of tho Wnrnor Vnlloy
Integrity nnd abib ' Stock company. Tho settlers claimed
in- t.i win iiorins homesteaders while tho company
f "Vi". a patent 'con'veylng the
Inn.i lo .,.. ,.-. lint,i h- rpa,i0sted It
The land compnny cannot secure title
tn the land until n patent Issues lo mo
ntnte.
ComTnTuvents.
, , VotiUAlA, Bop-
omuoV ii.r.
Multnomah Fair Association races,
, flnntombor 21-20.
Valr Toledo. Bentembor 22-24.
Second Eastern Oregon District
Fair, Tho Dalles, 8optombor 22-20.
Carnival, Pendloton, Soptcmbor 28-,
October 1. ,
Carnival, Tho Dalles, Septombor 28.
Octobor 3.
Second Southern Oregon District
Fair, Eugono, Boptembor 29-October 3.
rtaco meet, Sumptor, Octobor 1-C,
Klamath County Fair, Klamath Fall,
Octobor 6-9. , .
Crook County Jockey Club moot,
Prlnovlllo, Octobor 27'20.
Scotch reunion, Fossil, Octobor 27.
Plve Contest Cases.
Fivn contest casos. Involving 800
acres of vnluablo timber land, located
, 2B miles oast of Albany, aro engaging
tho attention of tho Oregon City land
1 offtco. Tho rnscs aro of moro than or
dinary Intoroat, elnco tho lamia upon
! which a commuted proof and cash ro
colpta wcro Issued In January, 1902.
havo alnco boon Hold to disinterested
pnrtleH. Contestant!! now appear bo.
foro tbo land ofllco offlclaln and nllego
that tho porsons making proof on the
landB fallod to maintain n realilonco
on tho promlBCB nnd resorted to Ir
regular practices In making final
proof.
New Building for Ashland Normal.
1 Th Southern Oregon utnto normal
ochool will open for tho coming yonr
on Boptembor 14. Profildont Mulkoy,
who Iiob boon traveling extensively
ovor tho Btnto In tho Interest of tjio
Institution, Bnys tbo prospocta for at
tendance aro tho brightest In Its his
tory. Tho now academic and admlnlB
trntlon building, provided for by tho
Inst legislature, In being ruflhod to
completion. It will bo a lino atructuro
and will coat nbout $8000.
School District Bonds Bought,
Tho Htato land bonrd baa complotod
Its sixth purchnao of school district
bonds, tho laat purchnao being J8G00
of bonda of school district No, 1, Jack
eon county. Tho bonds boar G por
cent Interest.
Ilia PLANT AT COTTAOI (IRUVI1.
To Work the Largest Clunnhsr Deposit
In America.
A nOOton quicksilver plant Is going
up on tho Black Butto mluos near Cot
tugu Grove, In which G. 11, Dennis, or
Spoknuo, In Interested,
"Four yenra of iiulntorrupted dovel
opmont, said Mr. Donnls," has ex
posed the most nxpannlvu Imbedding
of eliinlbor oro on tho American eon.
tluent If not In the world. Tho work
represents an expendlturo of nenrly
ir.oo.ooo.
"Tho Black Butto quicksilver mine
are located In Lane county, some IK
mlleu from Cottage Grovo, During tint
four years 12,000 feet of work has burnt
dono, whloli Includes a vertical shaft
to tho 1000-foot lovel. At each 100 foot
station n drift running 011 thn foot wall
ban been driven either aldo of tho shaft
tho full length of tho pay shoot, 2271
feet, and at each lovel tho ledgo ban
been crosscut fur Its full width of 80
feet.
'Tho averngo of tho oro Is about 10
In quicksilver or $10 a ton, and there
Is now blocked out moro than $2,000,.
000 In quicksilver, Tho prosont 40
ton smelting or distilling plant In bo
Ing enlarged tn a 300-ton capacity and
thn mine equipped with n complete
electrical watorpowcr plant, furnish
Ing power nnd light, which places thn
property In position for working upon
a very largo scale,"
llrkk Supply (Iqusls Demand.
Tho forco of workmen has complet
ed tho burning of a kiln of 300.000
brlcks, nnd now tho supply of material
Is suulclent to keep construction work
In progress at tho penitentiary, reform
school and nslyum. At each nf thesn
places tho now buildings and addl
tlon are under construction. Super
intendent James says that nlthntiRli thn
contract for tho construction of an ex
ecution chamber at the prison does not
require Ita completion beforo January
1, tho building will bo ready for uso
before that time, and, so fnr as hn can
sen now, It will bo ready beforo thn
date of any hanging now In prospect.
Much Building at Ashland.
It Is estimated that the value of
building Improvements Just completed,
or now under wny. In Ashland will
reach $80,000, and thn high tldn of
building activity In that city for thn
past two or threo yrars promisee to
bo equaled before tho closo of tho pros,
ent season. A number of new hunlnet
buildings hnvo recently boon complet
ed and many new and substantial rest
donees nru now In courso of construc
tion throughout tho city,
Sales of School Land.
Though sales of school land hnvo
practically censed, tho receipts of thn
land department, are undiminished.
Thn monthly statement, made by Clerk
George G. Brown, shows tlmt for
August the collections wern $30.03f!.U,
or ovor $1000 u day. This Is equal to
tho normal rcrclptn while school land
was soiling Tho money now coming
In Is composed chiefly of deferred pay
ments on sales horctoforo made.
Will Pack Mrat on a Large Scale.
Ilehnr and Hulno of Omaha, Nob.,
ltnvo bought out Kerr & Honslur's
r.iont market and cold storagn plant at
McMlnnvlllo Thoy aro making ar
rangements to carry on nn extonslvo
pork nnd meat packing business. Mc
Mlnnvlllo was tholr choice, due tn ex
tonslvo stock raising tho farmers havo
gone Into this Inst four or flvo years.
Yamhill county has ton times tho stock
today It had six years ago.
P0XTLANI MAXKCTS.
WbMt-Walla Walls, 7807001 blue
item, 80(J8Ioj valley, 860.
Flour Valley, $3.63.86 par bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.60(2)4.00;
hard wheat. psUnte, $4.1004.50;
grnhsm. 13,303.75; whole wheat,
$3.654.00t ryo wheat, $4.60. ,
Br ley Feed, $20.00(21.00 par ton;
brewing, $21; rolled, $21(331.60.
Oats No. 1 whits, $1.07Ki ffrsy,
61.0al,05 per cental.
Mlllituffs Bran, $22 per ton; mil
tilings. $26; shorts, $22; chop, $18;
Unseed dairy food, $10.
Hay Timothy, $14.00 psr ton;
clover, nominal; Rrsln, $10; cheat,
nominal.
Butter Fancy croamory, 22K03oo
per pound; dslry, 18(B20c; store, 15
0910c
Cheose Full cream, twins, 14c;
Young Amorlca, ICe; factoiy prices,
lOlKolees.
Poultry Chickens, mlxwl, llKfJ)
12c per pound; spring, UOHtfo;
hens, 1212Wc brollori. $2.00 ner
down; turkeys, live, 1012o per
pound ;dreiod,14locs ducks, $4Q4,60
perdoxen; geeie, $o0.50.
Kut Uregon ranch, lOo.
Potatoes Oregon, 7885n per sack;
tweet potatoes, 2c per pound.
Wheat Barke-In lots of 100, 5Xft
Boef Groes steers, 3,76(g4,25;
dresied, 07o per pound.
Veal 8Jo per pound,
Mutton Gross, $3; dretsod, 5Q
6Mc; lambs, gross, $3,150; dressed, e.
Hogs-Gross, $5,5035.75; droned,
8c.
Hops 1002 erop, 20o per pound,
Tallow Prime, por pound, 45o;
No. 2 and grease, 2K8o,
Wool Valley, 17ai8oj Eastern
Oregon, 1216o; mohair, 85g37tfo,
zM.