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: Proposed Oregon Tax Law L,,,, ..... ...............i (t'lilltllllli-il frmil lait nMI (Arsvewor to kIo notleo of incctliiK of Ixmril of (Htmllmtliin.) Heel Ion III), 'Ihul section .10(10 of llm T'imIch iiihI Hlntud of Origin, oinplleil nml uuiintiitnl liy Hon. t'hitrlcH II. Itl llnKer mnl Wllllnin V. Cotton, ! anil tin wiiiio hcrchy Im hiiii'IuIinI In ruul 11H folloHM' 1 IhH i HWMwor hIihII kIvh Uireo WrkV puhlh' notleo iii hoiiin iinHiM'r i irl 1 1 1 cd In IiIh rif MH't(i county; If there Im no hiicIi nHHioMr, then hy xwlln up IKltlflt III Ml lllllxplcilllllrl placeri III III vniinty, NttliiK forth tlml on llm llml Monday In OcIoImt th Usinl of eowill it Ion will nlti'iul, Hi tlio (tmrt. Iiouho In IiIh county, nnd puhllcly I'minlim tin iiwnfmi'iit roll, Hint correct nil error in valuation, dcttcrlpllun, or itmlllli of IhiiiIh, IhIh, orollicr pniHrlyiowrNl liy miii'Ii iiwH-ror; mnl It xliull Im lint Inly of jx'txiiw InUTtftol to iipMr ut (lie I lino iitil ploiti iipjxilnlol. I'nxif llf Mtll'll IHitltV, If puhllohlil III lu'WH- .jht, slinll In1 limit hyiilllihiilt iiMpm .hied by Ihw, Hhil with tho clerk of the vuuiily where the iihwiiiimt Im prlnliil, on or Iwfnri the find MoiHlHy In Uetn her In the r when miicIi nut Ice Ih printed, If Mich notice Im xk.(i, proof tliiTnif mIimII lx nmile liy tin ullbktvll of the MMiMtwor or IiIm di-iuily, h'IIIok out the II limnner.Hle plio-eof a-H ,i l I L Vi In mmcI, .Hrf le,. HM will Hh. ele'rk of " !f "v'7 'li Uiik iwitlw m. the ivunty on or More tin. llml Mmi- ,l"; " "u "' ,,,1' " tal,!Hrr ... ... .. i ,..,i.. . . i.-.. i. 'ilrnil to fiirnlnh h hlMtenieiit to the ly In Oci.iUt In the senr wlnui ma'Ji landing Im iiMole. (I hnM ll ial nl Hfmtltut i lb Umr.1 l i iiiii..ii m winai mill niMir. im the Wonl ilepoly ) wtloti .17. Tlw wHl '.'wimiiiir," hm ioe. In iIiIm hcI, tJwII Im tuktHi to In vlmle hlH ileity. (Nl ('i.iioly cvMirt limy Miipolut MjMtl hm Hiwir In evwtl of mtlun of iimiMnuir to net ) ,itlno .IH. In mMil of the toll on. ol the Mwifiw lo iihoiihhhm or 1iiiiiiiiuly hih! lftooKUly Kecite the omkliiK ( the Him ei mom t In tin monoer ppi.ri hy Ihh, the anility eiHirt HMy Hiiiuumrlly HpiMiInt h mi-ImI Hwu'wrnr, mIiumImII ipiHiIfy In th mine nwnncr hm the HMMitmir, Hinl wImimIimII lme hII the ilntli. rltflitn, rUIIe, hihI etnol inoeiiUof lhiHmHir In nmkln llm rowwotH'iit fur th curreot jenr, hihI mIhw tein hIihII Imve IlieNtiiK erfwH hm If the mine IumI Imwii ikMM hy Um hm. t.ir I ti.irixtml la imltt tor to rl IraM llir nunOi.il 0. blrb MM vaunlr of tl' ll ml u.rll in m ahcnlh did nm .kr Ih. Mrll.tl t4 lb reuiilr murt .Url.Nik l.i aLiMilnl dl.ulr b roitillx II. III.' IMMTOIIirlll IB IIUIIT III IH "... .; .. . ... . i.l Mxtilnl by li lrr bul liu i i.l Ivoiiilvirriuliiwl IhwrelilliKvli m.i Imiiilvirrmliiwt 1hUr.mil tnrf may m In Mir ul Ihnroutill' iH lb iwi, Mill lb it'll ili.iul.1 nul Im iii.)udlrMl bf lb ImIIui clan iuwMir l. wi m uvlibvr waHdnaiu mni inul (riiia i4br HuuMjUiMMHtr nd Ml- i.l ikIIdI M HllWl tMMllltMl II HI III.) (ltl'HllllC M"CtrO0.) Ss'IIimi 3D. 'llml KectloiiH 7(M, -7lu, .1UII, aoi. .Kill, hihI aiUM) of the Cotlcri mnl HIhIoUw of Oregon, itom illil mnl miiHitHtixl hy IIihi. ClmrleM II. Itelllnxer mnl Wllllmu V. Cotton, Im ami the hhiiio livrvliy urn nMHlel. 'llmt nil hcIm mnl jorlM of uctn In ixhi Hid hcrew llh Ihi mnl tlw mhiiio hcrnhy im rtNMltl (I Sccllont tTM an.) TIA Uit lotHC ln oImoUk, Ibry inril fur lb mmwhuI and cnllfcliuH u( Ur, and rtullMlltH by lb rily and III olbcft C'oi(Mir MllaM MINI y Tbr twiwii ul iW Ml In annual c.mn 1i.,n bar itt icuiniwndd lb abullOuM uf thr ft ll la. ur lit Iranilrr tu tbr tl lead l. ui 1 Iji uf I vol, jttttd IM, tovM Ih Mttir iiruund a twlli.N iull; and mx i..n M u( lhl a-l 4 HkiIiim Ml I Ii lncludd In wcOiiii o. ntavldlMK fur Ibc aumintnt of all Un.U. wbkb, nf ruuiM, IncludV tbal ol fNiratliM t rWclloH MM I wttiwd wllb trcOun MTO In drain! clln uf Oil l ) (HonIiik vlmiMo iim to itHMiirMiiiunl for cur- rcnljeor.) FcctloiHO. ThiiL notwIlliMhinillnK I niiytliliiK to tint contrary In thU net vonttiliicil, tho inlMloiw hnrH)f hIihII not iipply cither km to tho properly mill : Ject to iiMMwMiuciit or thu inixloof iimmumi- .incut thereof, to thu iiMHCrWinunt which hut for thlriiict ouM Iki uinilu In thu yenr 1H07 iimiii thu IdimIh of ounerwlilp iiml vuhmtloii of property Mnrcli 1, 1(107, Iml thu Mtututcti which huso Imro- toforc heen In fnrvo rilmll contliiuo In full foive mm to tho iiMMOrMiiicnt for thai benr until nil thliiHri In nml nlmul the Ihuiiic, ncciwiiry to u ulhl iiHMiirHinuiit lor tiuntloii, hIihII Imvo noun tloiiu us ,' fully iih If t IiIh nut liiulnothcuuiiiiuvtcil. A IU1.L. cfor an act Is provlilt n inoie cflklrnt unit riiiltaMc iyttm lur llio nricnt in imiik kl.Kka. altar and lunliliiu capllal fur U Ion. la ilrlnie lil lank iloclii, liata, and tuuillnii Gapltal aliall Ik anlijrtl to aawMUKiil Km) Uaatiun, lu whom nwraMil and taxrdi to iltlinc tlio lull uf llit iimiity lunmt In itfrrnc In Ilia aawaanwnt uf llie Minrj to iirrKliln) tlio inaniirr of ilrUrniinlilK tlir raali value nf audi ImiiUiik alck, aliatca. anil UtnkliiK canUl to iireMtilie III ilutlra of the comiiaiilra, curHirauuui, nuaclallom, cuvitl nctililpi, ami (irrauna aulijrct to tlio pro vliluua of llila act, ami the caililcr, iiianaa; Ink olliccr. or accininllnu vrticcr of cither of llifini ami to provide viialllca for tlio vlo latloit nf aurh dullcai tu create a cjiante for the aymriil of taxca on illvldcmla, alock, aliarra. and hanUiiii capital) lo provlilo for I he aale tu pay ilcllniucnt taxca thereon of aharca, alocka. and other Inlerolil lo amend an act entitled "To fix tbe place of aliening j-ii ifliion mm iiiwiniii in in nmirv. mm int I o. Auu.ii lh r.l MoieUr Itj ytr, WTlHcil I IV (Mill, hhowlltK the i. i..l-r iri'llM lur iwriwOtiilltM lh Url ''. ........ i , . . . , i ,iilir(i..,1,.Hh-H by miulrltM tj u. , hhhhiiii, himi inoniMTiii fiiwii wmni hi I- nil .mi tii ! ! nmir, n.f w-fiK Uw iwiiHmI M.n'k of Much Unk, the i.. ioi. it. .i..u u( tup b.N.r.1 k .... . i hiimmiiiI of IIm MirpliM or rMnt fnmtM, I ..n. rlr I. Irl. I. nlwmi llloflll Ju.llrl o( H, te HOMIIIIlt III Mm IIUiIUIiM pmlllM r. ii. .ii m, MAI 1 1111 ThU nm tawH , ,i i t i . .i i i ,i ..n,nMUM i-t.tt UliMiKtn: Im Miln ' Hi the hmir ol I o'cMm'Ic h. III. of the wl.l.l, ntrtfl HMrMbw Mk( MHlM II U I rlful lUy of MmO'Ii pfeCwIllHf, till HClOlll "" "' "" "",'"'( ' Un.1 nwJi vhIih of nil rml it one.l "mumiiif" Mlwll Inclwile hln nallmial dank Uncle nil litlvale lianlii, Imo awl Oho cutiiconk, niofil I'flniurjr 14, iwiai ut irai M-rOnnt mil, , sow, KIM, Unit, ami t'lflu ul lite ChI ami Sll ulrs tif l)rKiH), cumixlleil mil aiiiintatnl it llmi ( harle II rWlllnwr ami William W CnOon, ami In ltl all Mil ml psila nl aria In rotiflkt (witwllh lie It ciiiiL'teil hy thu jMoplu of the mIiiIi of OrcHon: (A Nwwii i lent mill IhxhIIoii of HdM'k mill hlinreri In national mnl Htnto Uinkn.) Bectlon 1 . 'I lie Htookholili'M or nlinr holilerM of every eorjuirallon httuk Imwt eil within thlM mIhIo, t'iitHe. prliui jlly In thu hiiMlnifM of IniiikliiK, lend ink money, rccclvliiK iiHiuey on ilcixilt, Inlying orMi'llhiK Imllloii, IiIIIh of ex chmiKc, ikiIcm, ImiiiiIn, nlockH, or other ovlilcucert of luilehteilncMH, u view to iirollt, whether Much hunk Ih orimnlnil for hmikliit; puriKmcM under Iho Iiiwh of thin mIhIo or of the United HtatcM, hIiiiII Imi iihMCMrteil mnl Inxcil on llm Mtlue of their hluiriM of htiK'k therein, finch MhiireM hIiiiII iMMVMfw-twteil only with re (tnnl to the ouncmlilp mnl Milne therifif on tlin llmt ilny of .March, ul thu hour of I o'clix'k u. in., In inch year, nl the plnco reipiln.il liy law. (Hlnteiiient lo Imj furiilhel imictwir hy CHhlcr or iicixMiiilliii: olllivr.) Heel Imi i!. To nld the HMmwnr In ile termliiK the xhIiiii of mich Mlwrert of Mtoi-k, the iwihlcr or other iieciMintlnic tin re- iiurnii ut itirniMii h hiHieuiem lo Hie hm- (wmw of th wHinly wherw the hiiim Im looite.1. MtwiHu tin Hot ihty of A or 1 1 mnl tin llfteenth iliy of Mmv In hm'Ii hy It lu IIiim Mnte, or eW where, hihI the Iim-mI Iimi of the hHim; hIho the chIi Hlue of the witirltleH of thu UnltI tilHtm owikmI hy It. (AHertlniiiHil of vhIiit) of r-tock I)e- ihrrtluon for riwl wUto mnl oxemjil ptiijMOly.) wIUmi II. Itenl iwIhIii owrinl hy tich Imiik hihI hltlMto In thlM rttu cltoll Ui liweieil hihI tMXtxl II H other reol ilte Im Hurewixl hihI IhxwI. The nwtvMMir clmll iIimIikI tho hiihmiiiI of hII InveptnoHitM lu tel iwUte from Hit) hk- KretHto HIIHHUlt of Mrfll CHpitMl (M.'k, Mtrplim fuiiil, hihI un.llvr4lel profit, uiel lire reomlmler r-lmll ! Ukcn hm h Imo1h fur the MtliiMllon uf nucli hlmrw of tH'k In thu IntiiifM of the MM'klioUIurM Htil Jwt to the provldlotiM of Ihw- reipilrlnx hII prupeily to he HfiMl mnl tuxwl Mt ltd full hihI hi ton 1 uiuh vhIim. (HIUWHM llf IIMtllltlHl iMIlkll not rlK-Htt.! witlilti Ut exempt.) Sortlon ( . The ltarH of rIUI utiM'k uf iiHtliitiHl liBiik nut Ineateil in thin rtMte, helil In tltU r-Utc, mIihII not xi reipllrtxl Ut lie annil or Uxwl. (Itniik to keep Mini furiiUh Hal uf tock- iHlUlHrM.) Sei'tlon Ti. In enry hHtik hiuI Iwnk luif ollk'o i u out ion eil lu r-initiiHi 1 of HiIm hcI tliero hIiiiII Ihi kept nt nil tliiuiM n full hihI ourrect lint of tho nullum Hitil roMlileiicoM of htiH'kliolilcrti, owtiiim, mnl MttleH Inlerotixl tliereil), mIiowIiik tho ntiuiher of nliHtiM miiiI the Hinutint hulil, omiiimI, or rootrulleil hy iMch Mitty in luteroat, which liht rltull Iki Mlhjcct to thu liifpectlun of tho ollUvrn nutlioriioil to HMfeMtt propel ly for toxntlou. It rhitll lie tho iluty of the iWdhiuror other HCCiHinthiK ollU'er of ohcIi Imi ilk or Iwiik liiK liutitutkHi to furniah thu ttmowror with n ciipy vf mtvli lit mintiHlly, ! tween tin llrxt iliiy of April itml thu llf teenth ilny of .Mny lu chcIi (ur, mIiow Iii- tho frtctn In thlM cectlon cinvllleil hm of thu hour of 1 o'clock n. in. on the llmt ilny of March pruvlotm, (ArwittHuiuuil of foreign IwiikH, etc., nml IuohI itunpunleH mid iHircoiiM not prln olMlly ciikhko1' hi Iwiikliii;.) Section (I, Kvury comumy, nwooln- tlon, hulldiiiK nnd Itwu iiHroolutluu,! tniht iMiupHtiy, or other i"orKni tlon, Joint clock comimny, or ii)int nurnhip, or iurwin, nut Incorpomt ml fur lmiikiiiK pnrociM iindur thu corvorntlon Iiiwh of thin elate or of tho United cJluturi, who nlmll keep un oflluo or tilnio of lmNimwMNinl ciikhku In thu hnMliiuari of Iwnkiiitf, IciuIIiik iiionuy, rvcolvltiK money on ilcponlt, huylnt,' coll Inglmllloii, hllln of exclniiic, noliM, homhi, ctockH, or othur uvidcuccM uf liiilohtoduuMH, with u view to prollt; nnd it Ih huruhy umdo tho duty of tho ctiMhlor, nmniiKlnt; olllcur, mnl account I UK' olllcor of uvory coinpniiy or umkwIii tiou, iiiolmlliiK ImlldliiK m( hmn nnd trtut rotupuiiloM, InrorporutiHl uiidur tho Iiiwh of thlH tutu which ciikiikcm In, hut not iih Hm principal IiuhIuohh, tho hutjIiiOMH of luinkluK, lciulliir,' of money, tho rucolviiiK '' nionoy on ilupoiit, huy-iiiKiuulcollliiKhiillloii.lilllrtofu-xclmnno, notoM, ImuiiIm, ntix'li, or other uvldonciw of ImiohlodiiwH, with ft vlow to prollt, between tho II ret ilny of Airll nnd thu llftoonth day of May In ouch your, to imiko out nnd furnlnh to thu iiHconcor ii utiitomont, HottiiiK forth nnd hIiqwIdk Hiich roforonco to such linking huHlnucH in thlH ctnto on tho tlret tiny of Mutch of tho current year ut thu hour of 1 o'clock u, in,; 1, Tho nmoiint of inonnyon hnml nnd iiiuntinlof iiionuy In ImiiHll. ". Thu mnounl of fiimlii 111 thn hitiidri ofothtir ImukM, ImtikurM, hrokum, or otlicm nuhjerl lodfHft. .1. The Hiuouiitt of ohcikn or other nm 1 1 ileum not Included In uny of tho piiriNlinK Ileum. I. Thu amount of hill rccclvnhln, ilimHiuUtl, or putchiiieil, mnl other rrolltai ilitn or to heeomu due, iucludltiK hccoiiiiIm ioccIvhIiIh, lulerwil due mid iuiold; iiIhi thu viihiu of nui'li hill re cHlMthhi, i ml oh, mihI credit. r. Tho hiiiuiiiiIh of Mockri nml Ixiuihi of every kind, mid hIiiui-m of ooiy kind, itlltt Hlmrm of thu otpltril el'A'k or Joint Htix-k or other coinrmnim or corjiorntloii" held iih mi Imcatiticnt, i in niir niijr iriflleillllix iirrvi., hIhmiIiik mid ikxIuctiiiK thuiufroin ro curltioM of tho Unllixl HIhIom nml other inch ntookM, ImuiiIk, mid rliiircn which nru exempt from (Hxntlon, If any, mid nl co hhoM lug thoe mibjcct to tuxntlon, mid the ituiotintof etuh; alo hIiouIiik tho wttuo of mich lwudM, iitockM, nnd mIiuicm. (I. All other projirty (wrlnliilnK to Km himlnoM other thmi ruul iNtnto (which mil cc lulu mIniM m iiiu.eni'cil nnd litxiil hm olhur Mill entutu l anncood mid luxiil). 7. Thu amount of ilcilt. 8. Thu HHurcttnte amount of tho nlwvo Diet, focoml mnl third iteiiiM nlmll xs litoi, ti ml the Hereunto iniiount of thu tHXHlilo proM'rty cinhmcfil In tho fmutli, fifth mul nlxth item nlxno hlmll Iki lirtinl, iiml from the Hifun isnto ntiin of rftid llmt, ritiuil mid lliitd item", and tho ntturoKHtH mini of tho titxuhlo nroti- etty cinhiHcod In the fourth, fifth nml nlxth Item, there nlmll lw dixluctod tho Hiuooiit nf the nlxive Miventh item, nml the HiirtMiut reiimllilnj; hnll lx) iiHfeoiI to eorh eomtittiiy, HtwocUiUmi, or ptrMMi Hi iU fllll HtlMMIIltHM IIKMreyilllllcrMlltH, (lie mine H" other iiroiH-rty In iiminmkmI, Ht tho plnce irxpiireil hy low. (Thxoh to ho u clinryfe mi illvldwidi", Mtock hihI UHiikiiiK (xpitul ikiU for Ihx.) rWtlmi 7. To recti re tho iiyinont of Inxe on iMiik lock or liHreri, or up(Ki hHiikiiiK cnpitul, ruih Ihxiw lire herehy uiHile h cluirKo umhi mid nlmriMof ntock or lwtikiii cHpitrit or iutoront npiim-t which thu mid tuxHH are infected nml leiel, ami tijxm miy divldeml or dlvl ilemht thereon. It rlmll lie the duty of every lMlik, or tho umruKiiiK ollkor or ollioem tloireof, to retnln m much of any dlvldeiid or dlvldeiHli) Ixdonllit; to nuch htockhohlern, nliArvhohlurD, or owiiont im hImII Iki niiiinmry to y nny tax nre4H nml levied iion thoir nlwrrw of Mtock or Intorert runMxtlvoly until it flmll lmvo been imtdu toiipjicnr to Midi Imiik or itri ollk-em tlmt nuch tHxeo lwe lHeii tiiil. Any ollk-or of nny lunik who elwill wy ovr, or autlio rir the iMiyiiiK ovvr, of nny nuch ilivi- ImihI or diviilemln, ornny jiottion there of, contmry to tho iirovifiotm of thin roction, nlmll therehy lifixnne liahle for mimMi tMXee. If rucli tnx eliHll not m (Hid heforo the mine lieeomo delin- qtHMtt, on or linmeiliHtely nfter tlw flrtt MomUy in -May in encli ymr, the tax collector of the county whure mich Imiik i rixmted klmll prociil to Hell nuch nlmre or linree, clock, or interet to pMy the mine, together with interest, HtvruitiK Interent, H?iiltiee, ami other Ihw fill clMtrxeii, in Hie mine nmiinur other peixuial proKrty In hoM for ile limpient (hxhm, ami in cho of mich cole (lo provlMloiiM of low in rejaird to tho trHiicferof clock when cold on oxcuutlon clmll apply to mich miIo. (1'eiuilty for neglect or rcfucnl to furn ih rtntemcnt nxpilri'd.) Section 8, Thu coxhier. iiwnnclni; or other HcoonntliiK olllcur of miy coiupuny, HMiKX'iHtion, coHrtiuirchip, or ixjrcon who clmll uettUH.'t or riiiiiro to miiku nnd funilch Hiiy clatement rtijulreil hy thU net of Much Hrcm or cttch couiixiny, an-hx-IhIIoo, copHrtnertthlp, or Hircouc, within the time and in tho ilmnner hy thin net provldl, cliall forfeit tho mini lnf Vj00? fi',r fvh ?fmZ' ,0 ,w ?T ertxl hv iuilictinont, for tho uco of tho county in which culJ louk Im locutiil. (ruunlty fur mnklnir or furnlxhlnj; fa ho or fnuiilulent lint or "tulcincnt.) SiH'tlon U. The cnahlor, iiimuiKiin; or other account Iiik: olllivr of miycompuny, iikrHK'iittloti, coimrtiien-hlp, or Krciui who clmll willfully proceiil to or furn iih the county aoni-or with nny ctute inent rmpilreil hy thin net, which ctnto uient choll Ihi fuUe or fraudulent, nliull Ik ileeiuml utility nf Hirjury, nnd uihih conviction thereof, clmll ho ininlxiied hy law mi othcrwlce provhltnl for tmuh criino. (ItecullnK clause.) S ctioii 10. Tlmt ccctloiiH 110 12, .1003, :tmil, .'hum, utl7 mul :U)08 or tho CixIwh nnd Sliitutod of Oregon, coiupil tulmid miuotuteil liy lion, Charles It. Helllnuor nml Wlllliim W, Cotton, mul nil nctH mul ivirtn of nctn In conlllct herewith, ho mnl tho mi no hereby aro ri'pwiloil. (To Ih) cuutiuui'il noxt week) Mli-nlliiu n Slnroli, "IIiuik It Hill" iwolnlmiul Sir, Suhub-i. nrrlvhiK Imino from tlio olllcc, "wo'll Imvo to call on tlio Dubioys to-nli;lit." "Why, Urorco, you nnld you wanted to Htny homo with mo In ccynfort to ulKht," exclaimed his wife, "You, hut Dudley told IhilkloU ho nml Ida wlfo meant to call on us to-nlKlit, Wo can leave their hmico earlier tliaii wo could innko tlicui louvo ours," riilludelphlu rrcsa. The Mimisfer's Wife By MRS. HENRY WOOD CHAI'TKIt V -tr'Qiillriuou.) Tin1 liail fllwnya lu kkimI frienda, III? two, from llic fltiio wlicn the iy. ricurv Cnrfnt.1 fur It wn imlntn till fitll- Icr CMitu- tu lb till would full Into no 'vnil of ouHloor rMlul'Ho acnipeii, nml tit j Utile iloclor, n Mr n Im emild, UIlilril him nml hrotixlit liliu out uf tliotn. '11i 'curl llifii relKiiliut wnn n vrtlctuillniirlnn, Ilenr' unci?, nml tli lea MiM-nt thrw mMm of hU llm) with him nt Avon Ilouw. "When did you come down?" naked .Mr. Uric. "Only thin mornlnc My mother acrn prt-tly well, I think?" "Y -," nniMntl the aurgcon, with allglit licllntlon. "Klw would bt much heller, Ihouith, If Nhe'd let the world waic lla own wny nml not trouble herwlf try ItlX lo act It to rlghta." ".Mcntilnc thn new amon nnd hi new wnY" Iniicluil Iord Avon, who lalkH more freely with tlw atirueoii than he would have done with nny one ele. "Hhe haa been treating me to n hlatory of the lionaence." "Well, and It la nonaenau; Juat that," wld .Mr. Ilrlce. "I ventured to ay a few woriU of retnonatrnmv to .Mr, Klllotacn one day. 'Oh,' iinanerod he, Bood-natur-elly, 'Imt iheM new waya are all tice ras In thn fnahlonnbb) world now.' 'Maybe mi, air,' Mid I; 'but what aolla a faah Urtialile MOigrecatriiH dona not null a ma lic pariah.' 'Not all at oner,' he raillly anawerwl, Teat they'll gt uwd to It, Hrlee triey'll Ret ud to It.' IVrhajMi thf way." "I nm wire ty mother never will," Mlie Iird Avwi. To Ic-Rln with, ahe dl)lk Hlllotwn. At hat. ide iilallke.1 hl comlm: to (3rat Whlttim. fthe wntel .Mr. HauMKarten to have It." Iord Avon looked aiirprlaed. "DM you know of that, llrrper' ".Moat of m knew of It down here. For aeveral day, I think, It waa under aliMcl that you had nctually gives him the IIvIbh." "Whal underatood poWWy?" "rublk-ly and privately, too. Haum earteti besan to make preparation! for moviuz into the nrtory; h arraiiaod with old .Mr. Obeter to take over aome of her furniture. It waa the certainty be had abown wblrh made It o mortify Inir for blm when tho tinbot eame." To Jmle by IonI Avoh'm face Jtiat now, eowe of ike mortlncntion bad traveled to himaelf. "I wh aorry Btyaelf, ahl Mr. Hrlee. "Iady Avon talked to me and Mra. Dan talkrd to w, bimeotlHS your eprrrv If I may presume to any It, wy lonl," be milled, with a twinkle. "It trcfcl .Mra. Dane miirb." "It waa not caprkx1, Hrlee. I dUI bIv Mr. IlauwcHrten tie- livittc: that la, I Wive my wother a rrwnle It alum Id Iw hl, which ia lice mw thlmc; awl I af terward retniclwl th prol an.1 eve it to i:illutMn. Of rotimo it looke.1 like caprice, and very abameful rapriiv; but but," Iol Avon rMwitatml, "you will be lieve me, I iUr My, wboo 1 toll you I waa not to Man." "In my own mind I could not at the time think )oti were. It waa not like you. How wn It?" "It la a thine which I ennnet explain, Ilrlce, even to you. A mlitake was made In well, let u any In more quartern than one. It baa been put down to my acore hitherto. I And, nnd It can continue to 1 ho, I nm very, very sorry If It triod Mra. Dane." Mr. Ilrlce recounted the pat clrcuni ctancea In a few word. Iord Avon Hat ntMl. ".So IlaumjrarU'n and Kdlth married on the atrength of mmnwIiu; Oreot Whit ton!" h remarkiHl. "I wlh I wih " "So; they jr)t encaced on the atreticth of polus It. and wen married nil the mimo when they knew they ahould not hno It," Interrupteil the aurjreon. "Their proKH't are not grand; the llvinz la aiuall, a I dare any you know, ami there' no habitable home." I.ord Awn nodded. Little Whtttoa wna In hi Klft, but ha did not pronally kuow.Mr. HnuBiRarten. "Nnturally Sir, iihiio feel nnxloui ntHiut their future. When ahe die, her Incoiiw die with her. And two or three mouth will nlxiut brine the end. I have Jiwt left her alttine under the pear tree In the garden ; aim Ii out-of-doors moit lino ilajx. And iioh my word, I must be Kulne on," concluded the doelor. CIIAITKU VI. rord Avon atrolle.1 onward with a clouded face. bn staliiic at Avon IIoucc, n Imy, he useil to ko ovor to Mr, Dane to do I.ntlu with him In tho day- tlmo: .Mr. Dane wna vry fond of the boy, and ho wn fond of her. He would rather, now that bo wa n man, Imvo brought vexation upon every nno In the two paruhe than upon .Mr. Dane. 'If ever draco get mo nKn Into a bother of thl kind, nho aliall pay for It," IbouKbt hi lonUlilp. Ity nml by ho csitmo In view of Whltton CottnRC. Mr. Dane wa still sofited un der tho r Ire. Swing Iord Avon, Uo vav(l her baud to him, and ho otxui (Ml tho Knto nml eaten!. "Wluit n traner you are," wore her firt word. IIo kept her hand In hi na ha sat dawn ou tho bvueh bolilo hor. She had a light, lleoev korchlcf thrown over her white net pup, nnd n warm almwl wrappwl ntiout her shoulder. Her face, always a dell, onto one, looked ominously no now; It was bo changed as to givu Lord Avon nn unpleasant thrill. "IK'nr Mra. Dane, 1 am sure you have en varv III." i "I have been, nnd nm," ahu nnawered. "You tho dlfferenco In me, don't you?" "I confeaa I do," he acknowledged. "Cannot Ilrlce do anything better for you?" "No one enn In thli world," he gently mH. "Tlie lat day here mut com for u all, and tlcy or.- upon me. Ah, my dear, If we, all of ua, can but b! prepared for thetn. You aee I talk to you with the familiarity of old daya," abe concluded, a amlle upon her wan tnct. "I hope you will never talk to me in any other way," he anld, with earnest Im pulr. "Do you remember how you ud to lecture me, 'Henry, I will not bare you do thin 'Henry, you muat do the other !' Why, you know you were a good to me aa a mother." "I like to alt and think of the daya gone by," ahe aald, "and I very often think of you. When we old people are no longer able to employ our time nt use ful work, we- find occupation in recalling the pnat; a great plraaure Ilea In it." "You are not ijulto old, dear Mr. Dane." "I nm not rjulte fifty yet, my dar, but I nm old In one aenne that I am cloae upon the end of life. Thoae who are no may aurely lx called old. ratlmatlng age you see, by the duration of their time here. And, do you know," abe added, in low, loving ton, "that when we reach thia atnge, we alwoat long for the final change for the better, brighter life which Is waiting for ua." "Hut you muat bare regret," ajld Iord Avon. "True. All must have them In a de gree. We cannot help regretting thia world, the only lmw we hare known. It baa not Ixmmi all aoBahine ; rather, per baM, one of atom; yet we know It beat ami Ita wo rat. nml we are entering one which we do not know, and o there must nlwaya lie within u a half wlah to stay here longer. And then and then Mr. Dane' voice unk to a whisper. She pauaed. "Ami then?" be softly whiapered. "Ami then Ood'a loving preaence re atim it away within ua with all It re aaaurlng comfort, and regrets are lot In ii glow of happioeaa. May It be with you, my dear, when your own turn shall come!" Iord Aren swallowed down a lump In hla throat. Mra. Dane's hand wa still In his; he pressed It gratefully, and there enaoetl n silence. "It must seem hard to you, though, to leave jour children here." "Yes, eapeelnlly Kdlth. I have not een much of Charlotte since ber mar riage; ahe is coming down now to stay a week or two. Kdlth is married also. I feel anxious about Kdlth. I cannot help fearing that the is not strong: that If the battle of life should prove fierce, she w Uf net be aide to breast It. She Is ly ing down now. Thlr income la small, nnd they bare no rwaidence, as we bad." il me My a word to you. dear Mr. Dane," he interrupted; 'I ued to bring my eecreta to you In the days of yore. no you remlHr one In particular? A boy got into the pond of Groat Whltton, and was nearly drowned ami I had the credit of having pushed him In, and was punl'bed for It by Mr. Dane." "I remember It well. Henry," she said, calling him unconsciously by the old fa miliar name. "It was Jack Whlttaker." "Just so. Kvery one fell upon ray de voted head, reproaching me with being a wicked and cruel youngater, safe to come to a bad end. I took their amine quietly, and I took Mr. Dane's punishment a fearful task of Greek, which to me was punishment In earnest; and when the thing wo all over and done, I whispered the truth to you one day In your dress ing room, ns you were sewing up a rent which I had torn In my Jacket sleeve that It was not I who had thrown Whlt taker Into the pond. Did jou believe me?" "Yea, my dear, I did believe you ; to me you were ever truthful. You would not tell me who It wa that threw him In, though; I recollect that." "I'll tell you now, It wa Jack him self. He had been at some mlseblef at Mr, Cheater'; stealing the apricot, I believe; and be wa getting away when he heard a hue and cry belli ml him. In hi terror, for Whlttaker wa an arrant coward, he dashed to the shle of the pond, meaning to hide himself (mong the ruahc; niliwlng hi footing, ho dashed right Into It. I was standing by and saw the prow. After nil, the noise wa not In pursuit of him, but of a bull which had got loose from Farmer Ulthern' field.'' "Why did you take the punishment?" "When he floundered out, like a drown ed rat, I helping him, he bogged and Implored me not to say that he had Jump ed lu. I gave blm my word I would not. That how It wa. Well, you believed me then, dear Mr. Dane, nnd I know you will Iwllevo mo now. You have blamed me hi jour heart for promising Groat Whltton to Mr. Haumgarten, and thon nntiulllng It by bestowing It elsewhere, but the fault did not lie with me." "No! Willi Lady Avon, jierhapa." "No, no, no; she wished Mr. Haum- Krteii to have It. The wlwle affair was the result of an unfortunate mistake. I committed it, but hi unconscious error, .)iti1i1 mnl mv mothur alike rmvis.t Suffer thl explanation to rest quite be tween ourselves, please. I should not havo made It but that I cannot bear for tho dear old friend of my boyhood to think unkindly of me. I saw Jack Whlt taker tho other day," continued Lord Avon, hi tone changing to a lighter one ns he rose to depart. Wo met In 1'Icca- lllly." "How ft Jack getting on?" "Very well, I believe. Ho has hi poat In the lied Tape Office and a good In come from hi uncle's property. He told mt h had married n charming girl, nak ed me If I would not go down to see her. They lire on tics banks nf the Thames, somewhere near Itlchmond." "How long shall you remain here?" 'letiofid Mra. Dane, a she held hi hand In parting. "Only n few day. I Am going Into Warwlckahlre for some shooting. OIro my lore to Kdlth If that's n proper mesMge to a young lady who I married," he concluded, laughing. A be wa walking homeward, a cler gyman, walking quickly, met and passed him. A young man, tall and stately, whoso dark, deep-set, beautiful eye look ed somewhat Inquiringly at Lord Avon, and the latter knew It must be the Iter. Kyle Haumgarten. Hut Mr. Haumgar ten did not guess that tbe unpretending, homely faced atronger was the nobleman who had served blm that cruel trick. CHAI'TKIt VII. Mr. Haumgarten came softly forth from his house In the brightness of the early summer morning, closing tbe door noise lessly behind him, that ho might not dis turb hi wife above. She was in dellcato health, and he had left her asleep. II was on his way to n sick parishioner, now lying In danger. When Mr. Haumgarten awoke, not long afterward, she lay thinking of a drvam ahe had just had. Ho real ami vlrld did it seem that at first she won dered where she waa, and looked round at tbe familiar object of the bed chamber in doubt. "Why, it was only a dream!" he ex claimed. "I am at home, and In my own bed." l'resently she got up, and dreed her self with trembling fingers. Hbe wat weak, and languki, ami bot; alwaya In n. ferer now. Looking about for the coolest dress she bad, she put It on ; a black and white muslin. They were In mourning; for Mrs. Dane. She had died the prerlom winter. Hummer had come round again, and It was nearly a year now sinco Edith's marriage. When she bad quite finished dressing; and rending, ami prayers ahe sat down lu an easy chair before tbe open window, letting the sweet morning nlr fan her hec tic face. The sun sbone In tbe blue sky: the scent of newmown hay came from a near meadow, the hum of bees sounded drowsily In the heat; butterflies fluttered across tbe green lawn from flower to flower. As the clock struek 8 Mr. Haumgarten returned, be nodded to Kdlth from the garden, oime In. and ran upitalrs. It was their breakfast hour. "I hoped to find you asleep still. Kdltb." he said. "I wish you would breakfast In bod !" "Oh, Kyi. I could not: I am glad to be up; bed tires me. I think. Kyle," sbo said, smiling, "I have had such a lovely dream." "Indeed I It Is not often you dream. What was It?" "When Charlotte and I were children, she used to tell her dreams of a morning. I felt quite Jealous, becuuw I never had any to tell." "Well, what was this one?" "I thought I bad a long, long Journey to take, and as I set out from tbe door here and walked down the path to tho gate, I looked round and mw you In th- parlor alone. I don't know where I went, or which way; It was all strange to me. It seemed as If I went miles and miles and miles; more than I can reckon; mora than there are miles in the world. Hut, oh! the way was lovely. The air was so light and balmy that I seemed to float along in nn ecstasy. The most enchant ing .lowers, sweeter and lovelier and mora brilliant than we can Imagine out of a dream, grew on each side the way. It seemed that I bad never known befora what happiness was, what enjoyment meant; and It was all so vivid that when I awoke I thought It was reality." "A pleasaut dream," remarked Mr. Haumgarten. "How did it end?" "It had no ending. I was still gliding along amidst tbe flowers when I awoke. It took me ever so long to realize thai was In my own bed and had not gone on that beautiful Journey." "I hoe the Journey baa made you hungry." be lightly said. "Hreakfast must be waiting." That dream occurred on Friday morn ing. It was the last Friday in June. On the Tuesday morning following, Kdlth Haumgarten was lylug In extreme peril; the doctors giving little hope of her life. Mr. Haumgarten was sittiug by her bedside, holding her hand in his ; his tears were kept bark, his voice was low with suppressed grief. "Do not say we 'havo been happy,' my darling; say 'we are.' I eauuot part with you ; there I hope yet." "There I none," she walled "there Is none. Oh, !tyk, my husband, It will bo n hard parting!" She hwbb- drew his face to hers, and hi tears fell upon it. "Udllh, it I loso jou, I shall low all that U ot value to mo in life." (To be continued.) Vtuiiill Ad" Joke. Tho honeymoon lunl Just finished wiiuluc when ho iiionudort-d homo at '- n. ui. "I Huppose," ho roninrkoil to his bet tor half, "you will olaa utu as n brutoV" "Oh, no," sho answered calmly. "You nro too Into to eliiMlty," Cplumbiu DUpntclu . . i i . I, To UK It I.Uttte, Tho ptiWtrlnn hai' hut sluggered tu his foot after liomi; knocked down by a ruiiiiwny horse. "It's Just niy measly lugk," ho ill-owl. cd, "to bo run over by n horso. when thoro nro ""o many uutQinpJilles In town." Ami ho limped sloVvly nnd sadly away. j Tuberculosis causes somo 12.00CX deaths annually lu 1'arls.