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After Twenty Years I
By William Wenduanu
(Oovirlicbt, U, bj Author. BrndloMs.)
MK3. OILLESriK, was distinctly
old-fashioned. "Old-fashioned aud
out of date and irritable and cranky,
by George, air," said he tu himself as
he watched the lilue i Uruggle
unsuccessfully to leap Into tmiiethiiitr
like cheerfulness. "Kven my tire won't
burn. . I've jawed every man In the
office to-day, quarreled with every
cileut 1 have aeen, bullied the janitor
and apent the intervening time in hat
ing myself. 1 guetis Eastman In right.
. I ought to take a vacation, and aee if
1 can't get into tome iort of harmony
with things In general."
What waa it all worth, anyway
these days and nights of toil? To be
lire, he waa successful, far beyond the
measure that cornea to the average
man, bin reputation waa high in the
profession the greatest cases came
to him, and he generally won them.
Ilia name stood lii'h in the communi
ty, and honors on the bench or in po
litical life waited him at any time he
would accept them. Hut these things
held no fascination for him. For 20
years his life hud been centered in
tbla old-fashioned back office. He had
enjoyed no social life and little com
panionship with hla fellows, excepting
hia relations with bis partners, his
clients and hi opponents In the court
room. He trembled to think of the
result should he lose interest in his
work.
And yet It had not been always so
Nor was he by nature designed fur a
life apart from his fellows. In his
younger daya be had been a prince of
good fellows, and bad numbered hia
fnenda by the acort.
llut this was before the broken chap
ter In his life, and that broken chap
ter had changed all the rest of the
story. Hu thought as he tried to ooax
some warmth out of the grate how dif
ferent It all might have been. He
arose and locked the donr leuding to
the outer ofllce, and then he went to
the otd-fasliloned safe, anil, unlocking
a drawer, took fnm it an old da-
guerrntype. lining back to hla seat
he contemplated the portrait long and
earnestly. It was the face of a brauti
fill, high-spirited, Impetuous girl.
This was the face which had caused
the bruken chapter. As he looked at
the old dagiicrrotype his features soft
ened and he lived over again the old
daya when all the horizon was rose
colored. This was nwuy luck when he
was a boy. He was accounted a smart
boy and was making strides In his pro
fession, and every effort and every am
bition was centered upon Amy Lester.
Khe liked him, too there was no doubt
of that. Kven now, at a distance of 20
years and with the keenest knowledge
of men and affairs, he did not doubt
that she loved ill in In the old days.
They had been youthful sweethearts
and hsd built all the air castles of two
Uvea upon a united future. Then came
the firing on Sumter and the call to
linns by President Lincoln. The blood
of the major quickened a little even at
this distance of a quarter of a cen
tury as he recollected the thrill with
which that call had been received. A
delirious month or two and he had
found himself nt the front. There
rolled before the memory of the major
all the excitement, the dangers, the
deprivations, the heroisms of those
dreadful four years; his steady ad
vancement until he was mustered out
major of volunteers.
The perspiration rolled from hla
face as ha remembered hia home
coming and found that Amy had
plighted her troth to anothcr-one far
richer flisu he and the choice of her
family. He had never asked he,r to
marry him. He had alwaya supposed
It to be understood. They had wrft
ten continually, and although her let
ters had grown more formal he had
been so engrossed in his soldierly pro
fession that he had scarcely had the
time' to wonder what the cause was.
So the full knowledge of the truth,
when he arrived home, nearly took 111 ill
off his feet. His great pride kept liiin
from dolnir aiivHilnir to ni-v,it tir
marriage, even had it been possible,
and so she had faded from his life, and
r1lh hmf .11 tha Bn,l M n.. I.......
he had ever cherished. Then followed
the weary years in the profession to
which he had turned.
A knock amused the drramer, and
hastily stuffing the picture In hia
pocket he opened the door. It was a
card from one of hla most profitable
clients, for whom he had recently won
a hardly-contested lawsuit.
"Show him In," grunt d the major,
grudgingly.
Accordingly In bustled Peter Van
delineier, prosperous, pushing, slf
complacent, but apparently somewhat
worried.
"You have got to get possession of
that Fletcher property, that'a all there
la to It, major," said Vandeluieler, aa
he aeated himself and mopped hla
brow. "Oh, I know you are not a
sheriff or a marshal or anything of
that kind," he went on, aa he observed
the major's rising ire, "but what good
will our decision do us unless we get
possession of the property? There is
a funny condition down there. A chit
of a girl grandchild of old man
Fletcher Is in possession, and she
seems to be too much for the officers.
They have failed utterly to get her out
and have about given It up as a bad
Job. We have but two more days, ac
cording to the verdict. Now, I want
you to go to ( licrryilale yourself. You
will have all the ollb rra you visnt. but
they are frightened and need some
body to direct thnn. Name y,.ur ow ti
fee, of course, but you've got to go.
Yon know how important it is to our
general plan that we get possession."
The result thai M liillrtpij
A GOOD STORY
A certain yoi'ng lady in del
icate health was advised by her
doctor to take a half-teaspoon-ful
of Soott's emulsion of cod
liver oil after dinner once a
day and found herself almost
suddenly growing robust.
So small a dose is by no
means the rule; the rule is!
whatever the stomach will bear!
not more. Another rule is : j
take it on every least occasion, '
but not too much ; don't over
do it. j
WYII irad yog t lltiU to trv. U r list.
6COn ft BOWNK, 4u, fu, KrM, Nrw votm.
Kodaks and Fllme-A.E.Voorhl.a,
Don't tie. the top cf yoor
' Jelly and preserve. Jars In
tneuldfaiiMoue'iff-ny. Hcul
mem uy ma now, quid:.
ftutpuiuiciy siirowi.y uy
m Mini coming Ol nire
Refined f anulino. Una
do utsio or dor. 1 1
Kir liKht ond netd
rjroof. Kiir-tly Applied.
LBcful In adozcu oilier
' wava alsotit tliu lioc-n.
Kill I directions will.
ach cake.
Bold everywhere. ITiulo ly
STANDARD OIL CO.
found himself the next afternoon at
the depot of the little town of Cherry
dale, some 40 nil lea from home.
After making some Inquiries at-the
country tavern he drcided to begin op
erations at once, so aa to end the dis
agreeable task as soon as possible, and
was driven to the Fletcher homestead
on the outsk'rt of the town. He went
to get the lay of the lund and left the
officers sent with him. at the tavern.
He found an old-fashioned country
place a big, homelike house sur
rounded with great treea In the midst
of a farm of great natural beauty,
rolling meadowe and fruitful fields
traversed by a rippling brook.
In response to the knocker a grim
old woman opened the front door far
enough to let the major see that It was
fastened with a chain inside, and in re
ipuiise to hla request to aee Mist
Fletcher was told to wait on the porch
and she would see hliu there. As the
major stood smiling at the orude at
tempt to thwart the edict of the law,
and inwardly fuming at the trivial ne
cessity for taking him ao far from hit
anug bachelor apartments, the door
opened and immediately he heard the
chain rnttle Into place again. Turn
ing, he lifted hla hat to the girlish fig
ure in the doorway. It waa a perfect
type of budddng womanhood, the
major noted briefly, juat before hit
eyes rested on her face. Then with a
Hurt the hat dropped from his hand
aud he grasped the railing for sup
port. "Amy I" he gasped, hla hand seeking
hla brow with a gesture of bewilder
ment. For there before him In the
flesh stood Amy Lester, the sweet
heart of hla boybood, just aa she had
looked on the day he had left her to
go to the war. Not a day older, not
a feature changed! And lis knew she
hnd died these ten years ago. Had he
lost his mind? Had paresis overtaken
him In the prime of life? He stood
transfixed, with trembling limbs and
atiirlng eyes.
"Amy Fletcher, If you please, air,"
replied the young woman, with some
spirit. "And what la your bualiiesi
here, may I ask?"
"I must beg your pardon," aald he,
with courtly grace. "You reminded
me ao strongly of an old and very deal
friend."
"Ynu were a friend of mamma's,
then?" inquired the girl. "Her name
was Amy Lester."
"Yes; she was once a very dear
friend of mine," replied the major,
gravely, i
The girl, who had been standing de
fiantly, with eyes flashing, aoftened
visibly.
"Oh, I'm an glad you came. I'm In
the most dreadful trouble, and they
are trying to take the old place away
from me; hut they won't do It. I'll
never let them. I'll die first. (Irand-
pa told me never to let them do It, and
that they had no right, aud I won't.
Mut It's so hard for a girl who don't
know anything about business or law
or anything to combat all those men.
I need a friend. Indeed I do, and if you
were a friend of mamma'a you will be
my friend; I know you will. You will
help me, won't you? You are ao big
and strong. And you know all about
these horrid business things; I know
you do. And and you you are kind
and honest; I know you are. Tell
me tell me what to do."
"Tell me all about it," he aaid, with
a tremor In hia voice.
They sat down on the rustle bench
together and the major's tall, sol
dierly figure thrilled as It had not for
0 years, and he could not realize that
It wsatiot the other woman the wom
an of 20 years ago who was seated be
side him, as she had been so often in
the old days. She told him her pa
thetic story how she had been left
an orphan to her grandfather's care,
and how he had died a year ago In the
midst of a quarrel with a big land ayu
ilicste that sought to acquire his prop
erty, and hnd told htr that the nego
tiations hnd not lieen closed, although
some papers had passed, lie warned
her never to yield possession of the
property. Then there had been law.
suits, and now they were trying to
eject her from the house in which she
was bom and to deprive her of all she
had In the world, lining further into
the matter, the major learned many
thlnga that had pur.sled him during the
trial of the ease Involving the proper
ty, and discovered how a great injus
tice had here wrought.
"Do not be afraid," said he, rising ab
ruptly. "You will be karaaaed no
more."
He went straight back to the city,
aud there was an interview with Van
(Icltnrier -the stormiest, It ia said.
Hint c;cr occurred iu the inajor'a old
fashioned back mom -and the result
was that certain checks bearing the
major's signature passed to Vandel
uieler and the ilscd to the Fletcher
estate passed to Amy Fletcher.
There was the glow of long deferred
youth on his face and the airility of a
bry in his soldierly camace as lie
sprang up the steps with the deed ill
h s pocket. She did not entertain him
on ibe vci'aiuU this time, and before
tlo- 1a as mot she Inviied him to en
" a short season on the estate he had
tau-d for her '-she did not know at
what cost. He remembered Eastman's
admonition that he needed a vacation,
atol be decided to spend it. j
There realh is iui need of telling the
rest of this s'ory, for the major was
ill ttic irv prime of life, tiesplte his
iron cra ' i r, for a life of modera
tion b'h; . e . . ri'. h id left him in per
fect Ilea1, h. i d she had been drawn
to liiin from i lie H--t by that subtle at
traction a', v ivs (i ll by daughters for
the un.iicoe.'fnl suitor for the moth
er's hand As tor the major, he never
could reaiire tlist it was u t h i Amy
of old tit whom he was ps .i- c. art.
It might be added that at'i r be wed- j
ding the major, greatly to , cl.cht '
of his psrtners, abamloc,,' h, obt-I
fashioned ofllce and the I i :u moved I
iuto palatial quarters
build lug in the city.
in iae 1 erteat
Malaria Cautti Biliuuivn. 1
the cam.
(i rove's Tasteless Chill Tonic remove
Graln.O! Grain-OS. ...
Reuiber that name wben yoa aut a
delicious, appetising, , nourishing food
drink lo take tbe place of coffee. Sold
by til grocers and liked bv all who liave
used it. Oraln O la made of pnre grain,
it aidi digestion and strengthens the
n irvea. It li not a stimulant bat a
health builder and tbe children a well
astlieadulta can drink it with great
benefit. Costa about J aa much aa
coffee. 15c, and 25c. per package. Aak
your grocer for Grain-O.
GUN BARREL MAKING
Process Employed in English and
Belgian factories.
Irea mm Urn ml Bars SwaawleSMa T-
taer la BaaalM mm Roll4
Oat lata Blbkaas la
ta Week.
Shotgun barrels are made of a mix
ture of pig iron and mild ateel. The
Iron is first melted iu a furnace, which
removes the dross, and then, while
cooling, i ebaped into chunks ' or
"blooms." A steam hammer forms
these into square hlocka at tha aame
time condensing the metal and mak
Ing It purer. The blocks are ' put
through successive seta of rolls until
they are reduced to roda about five-
eighths of an inch square.: The roll
ing interlaces the fibers of the metal
and increases Its tenacity and ductil
ity. The mild ateel Is prepared from
Hwediah pig, and ia worked Into roda
in the sum way aa tbe iron, aaya the
Little Chronic!..
The iron and ateel bara art sand
wiched together in bundlva. Tha
finest barrela are about SO per cent,
steel and 40 per cent. iron. Each bun
dle la put in a furnace, heated white
hot, welded into a single bar, - and
finally rolled out Into a rod. This rod
is reheated and twisted by machinery
until it haa 10 to 13 turna to the inch.
The twisting shortens the rod, makea
it half as thick again and tnuirhena
the nietal. Two of the twisted rods are
now laid aide by aide with the twiat
running In opposite directions, heated,
welded and rolled Into a flat ribbon
one-half Inch wide and not quit ao
thick.
This ribbon ia wound round a man
drel much as a child winds a piece of
tape around ita finger, and in thia
way a tube ia formed which ia really
half of the fuVure gun barrel. The
other half ia mule In tha same way, with
another ribbon, and the two parte are
welded together ao skillfully that the
keenest eyes cannot detect where they
were Joined. If twist barrela are
wanted the ribbona are wound ad that
the edges of the spirals merely touch
each other and lo that position ara
welded together, f or Damascus bar
rels the spirala are wound ao that they
overlap each other.
Neat the barrel ia amoothed on the
outside and bored inaide to the proper
gauge, by means of a lathe. If a bar
rel ia to be choke bored, the bore i$
given a gradual enlargement of two or
three hundredths of au Inch, from a
point near the miixxle to the breeeh.
After boring, the barrela are beared
fast to the breech block, and, if for a
double-barreled gun, the connecting
rilss are soldered In position.
The barrela are colored by a mix
ture of acids. They are painted with
the acid several times, and after each
treatment are laid away several houra
and then scoured with a ateel bruah.
r'lnally they are dipped in boiling wa
ter, scoured, rubbed aud polished with
oil.
American gun makrra buy most of
the gun barrela they need, getting
them in the rough from Kngliah and
llelgian factorira and putting on the
finishing touches themaelvea.
The different heatings, rollings,
weldings and twiatiuga that gun metal
gets while being made into barrela
give it wonderful purity and strength.
A gun practically never hurata unless
there Is some obstruction, such aa
snow, dirt and the like In the mur.zle.
It ia near the mu.ile, too, that a gun
usiiully breaka.
LONDON'S C0STERM0NGEKS.
Characteristic Coatasaes of ta Uaees
Fslh Aw Craatlaaa ( Their
Osva raaar.
The London coatermonger ia an In
stitution whom we should not willing
ly let die. A atrong movement ia on
foot to get him removed ae a nuisance
by the nsw borough councils, and be
is organising to fight It. Aa there are
80,(XK)of hi in in London, he has a chance
of winning. Hia chief value for those
who do not iWal with him Ilea chiefly
in hia independent attitude toward
London life. Ilia characteristic dress
has been made familiar to ua by Mr.
Chevalier, and ia modeled on a atyle
that ia absolutely hia own; the rich
eruption of but Urns all over the coat
and along the seam of the trousers as
well as the generous downward am
plication of the latter garment, are,
we believe, the fruit of hia own way
ward fancy, aaya the London Newa.
Aa to his wivea and daughters, they
have the distinction of being the only
persona who use plush aa a dress ma
terial, sometimes for the whijlc cos
tume, often in the form of a short
cape, always aa a decorative trim
ming. Their great hata. crowned with
brilliantly dyed feathers, are just at
peculiar, and we hear with pain the ru
mor we hope it ia no more set afloat
by a contemporary to the effect that
these are being discarded in favor of
what ladies have agreed to rail a
"sailor." What a coaler lady can dress
decently upon is aa much a matter of
dixputr with them as it is with ua, but
a gentleman can obtain a suit of sly
lish cut. with copious "pearly" but
tons of t.orsevhue shape, for the sum
of 30 shillings, which may be paid in
monthly installments.
! rus.
To boil fi.h. add a tablrspoonful of
salt and a tahlespoonf ul of vinegar to
every quart of water; place the fish
on a plate and tie it in a piece of
cheesecloth, plunge it into hot water
and let it boil quickly. Allow salmon
to cook 11 minutes to a pound after it
begins to Minuter; serve with egg.
ltrchainel, or any aauce desired; gar
nUh with potato balls, potato atrawa,
slices of teuton, vepcra, etc. iiood Lit
erature. 1 eaC0lJs
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a ueu t root-r.aae, a ponder. It cirei
paiuful, imarting, nervous feel and in
glowing nails, ami instantly take the
sting out ol corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of tlirave
Allen' root-tape makes tie-lit or ne
tboes feel easy. It is a ceitain cure fur
sweating-, callous and Lot, tl.e.1, aching
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NEWS OF THE WORLD.
HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST FEW
, DAYS FROM ALU QUARTERS.
Cvlnrd HUbop iDeouiiDC Lynching of
Negro Vovl(lsUln -of Coal lntr
(- Kmpmror Willi! Itclvi thm
4 hlM KiplatioD MiMlun,
Minister Conger aeut the following
telegram to tbe state .department at
nnauiugiou: -reams;, oeps. v rn"
tocoi gned Hept. 7. Kockbiii left stb."
au the bituminous coat uiiuing com-
ponies of Vouusylvauia, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinoia, West Virginia aud Kentucky
are to be consolidated into one great
corporntiou by tbe J. P. Morgnu ayuili.
Cite. Toe completion uf tbla great pro-
Ject will muuu the consolidation of from
ttOO.fMO.tXK) to 1300,000,000 of invested
capital.
No. 1 Cotton Belt paasenger train,
leaving Teiarkaua at 9:25 p. m., waa
L..U 1 -.. a .a a a
UC1U Up fll SI UKUI BUU luvuvu MM.
Eylau, at a wild aud heavily timbered
spot, fonr miles aonth of Teiarkaua.
One of the robbers, who, it seemed, waa
au expert engineer, ran the engiue, mail
aud rzpresa oars some distance, and
forced the express messenger loopeit bit
car. The robbers then blew open the
safe with dynamite, securing, it is said,
a very large amoout of booty.
John Jacob Astor, Martin Muloney
of Philudulphia, George H. Day and
other director'' of the Electric Vehicle
company, which operates electric our
ringea in Mew York city, are defendant!)
iu two suits brought in the court of
chancery by Richard rjiegman and other
stockholders of tha concern. It ia ai
leged fhnt the directors have wasted or
lost the entire (5,000,000 received in
cash for capital stock, aud that they
buve, iu additiou, been compelled to
raise 11,500,000 by a mortgage to pre
cut a complete suspeuaiou of business.
The complainants aeek to hold the di
rectors responsible for alleged losses.
Kmperor William's receptiou of the
Chinese mission of expiation, beaded by
Priuoe Chan, which took place at Pots
dam, was marked with all the severity
consistent with au uudienoe uomiuully
friendly. Priuoe Chun bowed thrice
ou euteriug aud leaving. The emperor
remained seuted during the reading of
the Chinese address. Afterward, how
ever, he relnxud his starn demeanor and
welcomed the envoy coorteonsly. The
emtieror roplied sternly to the apology
read by Priuo Chan for the murder of
the German minister, Borou von Kut
telcr. Mist Caroline Schroeder of Brooklyn
fell a distance of 80 feet iuto the gorge
of Kaaterskill Fulls, In tha Kutskill
mountains, and waa fonud unhurt save
for a few braises. Miss Bchrouder ven
tured too near the edge of the gorge,
lost her balance aud fell. Three men
descended ou ropes aud fonud the young
woman uucoiiacions. Physicians in at
tendance, however, said that while
severely bruisud shs would suffer no
serions cousequonces.
At the Ecumenical Methodist confer-
euuo in London the colored Bishop
Walters of Jvrsey City, iu au impas
sioned plea, declared that there was a
systematic effort on foot ou the port of
the white Americans to detract from
the good opinion which the English
people had of the American negroes,
Ua said that iu the year 1000, although
90 negroes were lyuched, iu ouly 11
oases bad assault ou white women been
proved. The English part of the aa
dieuce loudly cheered the bishop's state
ments about negro morality, but several
of the many delegates from the southern
states went out, wlnlu others did not
conceal their disagreement with the
speaker.
Dr. E. P. Hersliey of Denver, at the
meeting of the Kooky Mountain Inter
state Medical association ut Denver,
aald that he bad found a function for
the vermiforiu appendix. He asserts
Unit it ia a secretory organ, the function
of which is the lubrication of the cuvuni,
or tha beginning of the large intestine.
The arguiiiotits advanced iu support of
this theory, were interesting, but tbe
other doctors did not deem them con
clusive. 1 hey refused lo consider the
paper Iu ita oi'igiiiul lortu, and Dr.
Ilershey whs given a year iu which to
iuvosiigute the subject.
ll luis bieu liiciilud that the Colum
bia will . eh ai l the America's cup
n-aiusi Shamrock 11 iu the forthcom
ing wi es ot races.
Tlio coiiuwt U'tweeu American uml
Canadian iillmu ut Seagirt, N. J , tor
thu Amurlcau Centennial fiilnio irnphy,
emblematic uf the world's champion
ship, va won by the Canadians by a
margin of iti points. The totul score
was 1.53'i to 1,401. The Kriig-Jorgeiiseu
r-fl i was used by the Americana, while
tlie Lee-Metford waa used by the Can
litlaua Tho nine iiuanliists uuder arrest at
Chicago were brought before Magis
trate I'rendiviLe At the request of
1 lie city, the bearing was poatpoued
Dlllll So(L It) III order to allow fur
ther iiivestiguiiou of the charge thut
they conspired to murder the president.
ovel'iil of the prisoners admitted an
acqmitotuuce witlt the srouh's x nssa-
tin, CsolgosS. The six mule prisoners
were lied Without ball pciming thu
Hearing. Ju iu Muchliuuic, Maria I.suak
and Marui I aak, Jr., were discharged
lor want ol evidence.
Mario Josephine Kustwick of Pitts.
burg, looking pale anil worn from her
week's inipna iiiincut, was brought up
on r uiaud at the Guildhall police court.
Ignition, 011 the charge of having loigcd
a railroad snick certificate to the value
ol i'lOO.OOJ A printer testttleil that he
hint printed the ultcred certihcate umlit
Mim Kasiwiuk's diitcttous, not know
ing what tha document was. Mhe ex
plained to him tli.it it waa tor the pur
ose of being photographed for a binik
she was writing, ihe case was ad
journed uutli Sept. 111.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Couit ol the Slate ol Ore
gon, lor Jtisephin Co.
rsm le I'. Keller, nautili )
v
William M. Kallir. Defendant.
Action to dissolve tint marriage cou
nsel. -
To V 1 1 li 111 M Killer, I Vleiob-nt ;
In the nam ol ib,. Stsie of Oregon,
toil ie herehv nquire.1 i. nvi- ar and
snsisfr th coiihiImioi fliel against yon
in the above emitied Court ami cause,
ilill IX aerks Iroui ,Ute ol llrst puMl
cation of thi S uunioiis 7it:-from
August 1, ItMl.aiol ji you ui 1,1 Mtiewvr.
or asm li-mii, in riaiimtr ail! applv
io lb l'o it lot a iln-ree diMolving irt
mania. e u n' act ul I'Uiutitr and Ih
'eiutan'. I his summons ia publish.-,! bv order
of II. K Manns, judge 01 irt almx en
'Hied is urt, math in Chamlwr. Jaik
onv IV, Jaenn t'aenti, Oreg n , on
'lilt 1st day ol August livl.
Aat VtTiM,
Ai ms v ho I i.uiliff.
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FlGPRUftE
CeresJ
A delicious food
I drink, which, as a table
beverage, is preferable to
COffee and tea.
. ..,
' ious properties of CaUiornia
fies. crunes and grains are
rrainf2d bv OUr SDecia! PfO-
"J , .
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10 minutes
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46
At All
Grocers.
Oraios.
WHY HE WAITED.
Th Intelllaent Looking Man Had a
Suaaestloa to Make.
There were a score of men nt work
In the excavation for a cellar, aud there
were twowoit! of Idlers leaning over
tho railing surrounding it und looking;
dowu with curiosity. The most Intelli
gent looking of them wus finally ap
proached by the foreman aud asked:
"See unytlilug in particular down
there to Interest you?"
"No, nothing," was the reply.
"Walls going up to suit your Ideas?"
"They are."
"Masons doing their work all right?''
"As far as I can see."
"Do you wnnt to know the nnme of
the owner, how high the building Is to
be and the totnl cost?"
"Not the Hliglitost Interest, air."
"Hut I've noticed you standing here
for the Inst hour," continued the fore
man, "ami 1 took It Unit you might
have HOinethlng to suggest."
Y-p-s, I could make a suggestion,"
slowly replied the idler after thinking
It over.
Well, out with it. Would you Ilko
Buy ulteriitlons In the phins?"
'No, I don't think so, but you might
provide aniichnlrs, cheroots and a free
lunch If It will not lie too much trouble.
I've been hanging around here to sec If
you wouldn't du It without my having
to throw out a hint." M. Quad.
Raaeball Terms.
TV
rr k; ,i tn
NO CONTBOL OVER THE BAWL.
Chicago News.
A Grntleman Indeed.
You cun always tell n gentleman, a
thorough gentleman, whenever you
meet liiin," observed the fat man with
the blue necktie to his mucking ac
quaintance.
"Yes, I think you can," waa the reply.
"I en me down from Boston with one
the other day. lie was interested Iu
electricity, ntid I told hlin nil nboiit the
new trolley Hue through our town."
"la It dllTerent from any other Unci"
"No; but us 0110 of the city aldermen
I helped get the charter through."
"I sec. lint what hearing had that
ou hla being a gentleman?"
"Why, he never asked me what the
company paid for my Influence."
II Und lieen Tbeve.
Mis. Jumper wus in n bad humor.
Things had gone wrong with her, ami
she was about 10 give .Mr. .lumper a
piis'c of her mind when she now the
sky darkening and, looking out of the
window, said:
"There's a storm coining."
Mr. Jumper serntehed his head, then
IKTtlllcntly inquired:
"Inside or out?" Chicago Iteeord
Herald.
Croeltr lo a Wife.
"They say her Imsbaud treats
her
worse than ever."
"What has he done now?"
"Why. the other day, Instead of giv
ing her the motley to pay her bills, he
paid them himself." Life.
Sabarhen l.la In l.ua::nse.
Suburbanite (excitedly) My pocket
has been picked!
Conductor Are you aure?
"Yea. I had a lawn mower when I
started from the city." Detroit Jour
nal. Ilrr I. till Irliriiir.
"I bear that Miss tildtlme refused
Skinner and now Is encouraging him
ngniu."
"Yes; he was her tlrst offer." Wash
ington Star.
Ills Preference.
Oldliam-Are you going to the lecture
tonight on "The Girl of Today?"
Yoniiger-Gtit'ss not. The girl of to
night Is more attractive. Chicago
New.
Ile'ri Hate Revetiire.
Parson's Daughter What la
name, my boyl
your
Country l'rchin-rtcu, miss, llete
klalt Jervmlab JoOcs.
ruraou's Daughter-Who gave you
thai name? Do yon know?
Country I'rchlu-No, I don't, rulsa,
but I'd like to llud Mm.
mm
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BOER WAR
Great Inciease in British Public
Debt Has Been Caused.
Kstrassi Oallar Mad earjr bs
Custlsssllos of Hostilities la
oath Africa aaa No Baa
la Slakt.
In the speech of Sir Michael' Hicka-
Beach, chancellor of the exchequer, in
the house of commona on the occasion
of the introduction of tbe new budget
there was not very much that bore
directlv on the cost of the war in
South Africa. The tale was told, how
ever, iu one clause of one sentence.
The expenditures for the year, he
aaid had bctu 1H3,500,000 "of w hich
05,000,000 was on account of the war
in South Africa." At the same time he
proposed a loan of 60,000,000, made
necessary by the war.
This loan, which is now being sub
scribed, is in addition to the war loan
of 30,01)0,000 issued in WOO. That
loan represented less than half of the
increase of the British public debt last
ear due to the conquest of the Boer
republics. Its total was very near the
74,000,000 mark, auya the New York
Kun.
Sim-e the latter part of the seven
teenth century Great Britain has never
been out of debt. The debt bf pan with
a trifling $3,000,000, the reu!t of the
revolution which brought the Dutch
King William to the Knglish throne.
From that time it grew and nearly al
ways on account of war.
At the Recession of Queen Anne ill
1702 the debt was 18,400,000, und
when the first George became king 12
years later the debt irad been nearly
quadrupled. He paid off a paltry cou
ple of millions, but George II. saw it
grow to nearly 140,000.000.
Ily the beginning of the American
war it had been reduced some 10,000,
000, but that war sent it climbing to
what at that time waa the terrifying
figure of 250.000,000. For a fe w years
there were successful efforts at re
duction, and a total decrease of anoth
er 10,000,000 was recorded for the
deende.
Then began the disastrously expen
sive French war. which with a slight
intermission called peace continued
until the downfnll of Napoleon in 1815.
During those 23 yeara the debt grew
tremendously, the loans averaging
about 20,000,000 a year. In 1810 the
British debt had climbed to the colos
sal figure of 900,436,000. The debt
of no other, country, except France,
has reached such proportions.
After the pence of I'nris the British
debt took a new course and began to
decrease. Thia course, was followed
steadily with but two alight Interrup
tions until the outbreak of the war
with the Boers. In 1833 the abolition
of slavery caused a slight Increase,
and the Crimean war odiied about
30,000,000, so that In ls.",7 the debt
stood at nbout 839.0OO.0ti0. In the 43
years that followed, up to the out
break of the present w ar. the debt was
reduced on the average 1' 5.000,C0O a
year. In 1809, when the war began, it
had decreased to 6115,000.000.
The war expenses had tiikm it hack
well over 700,000.000, or more than
three times the net detit of the I'nited
States, and there is as yet no sign that
the war expenses are about toeraseor
even to show any material diminution.
Greut Britain is now spending approx
imately a million dollars a 'day on the
war with an army in the field of unlv
250,000 men.
In the civil war, when the federal
armies numbered nearly a million, the
expense was only approximately dou
ble what (Ireut Britain is now spend
ing for one-fourth of that strength.
Another Vlliln Ship Poind.
Another Viking ship, or rather boat,
has been unearthed near Kii I, hut this
new discovery cannot compare in di
mensions with the finest specimen of
its kind, which may be seen by tour
ists ut the museum in Christiiinia. In
fact, this clinker built Viking vessel,
which is about the size of one oamr
modern fishing bouts, is perhaps the
most interesting thing to he seen in
all Norway. Those who see it will
realize for the first time why "star
board," or "steer-board," is applied to
the right side of u vessel, as the helm
protruded from this side, and not from
the stern, w hich is practically the same
as the bow. There is a popular im
pression that "Viking" is etymologic
ally synonymous with "Sea-King"
but this is erroneous. The word is not
" i king." but "Vik ing," or "bay
man" "Vik" meaning "sea inlet," or
"buy." Its counterpart is found in
such Knglish place names as Warwick,
Wick in the Orkneys, and elsewhere.
London Chronicle.
Hebrides Island for Sal.
It is announced that the duke of Ar
gyll intends to sell Tiree, the most fer
tile island of the Argyleshire Hebrides.
It is some 12 miles long and four miles
broad. By rrason of its flatness, Tiree
is prettily described in an niuient
Celtic legend as "the kingdom whose
summits are lower than the waies."
Around the coast there are some 40
ruined watch towers of unknown his
tory and several "standing stones."
The duke's factor's house was erected
in the middle of the eighteenth cen
tury on the site of the ven ruble ruin
of a turreted castle. London Chron
icle. W Iae fur llursea.
The plan of using wine as a portion
of the regular rations of farm horses
is being seriously ili-cusM i! in France.
The experiment of feeding ih, animals
on a mixture of bran urn! w inc. carried
out by one farm, was hn , hi into no
tiee at the last meeting of ihe lierniilt
Agricultural society, and a commission
jrai appointed to inquire iuto the ub
Jeet. London Xewa,
IKE MILWAUKIE."
Isniiitar 11 sine lor the Chicago, Mil
wsi.seeASt Paul Ruiia-av, known ai'
ver the I'nion as the (treat li nil say
running ihe ' Pioneer Limited" trains
every dsy and l udit betaeen St. Paul
sn 1 ' icsurt, ami Oiaaha and Chicago
' l i e onlv perl. t trains in the world '
I lulerstand : Connections are mailt
aiiliAII Transcontinental I.inea. assur
ing to c"- liters the he-tseivi.- suosn
Luxiirams coaches, elivn ic liwhts. stean
li.sl.o( veri-y equalled bv no olhei
:uie
Mint iw lictet rtaila via "Tin
Mil mikce" ht n goinn to any point ii
lb I'niied Sii or Cans. Is. A I; tics
t sffiita tell tbm.
I'o. rn'v tsnipblts or other into
iituiion. a the,.
I. W. Caikv, C J Kotiv,
f'SV. I'at" Air. I.el e'sl Ajenl,
Hunt, Wish. 1'oktla.mi O-
Malaria Causes lliliousarts
Siwe'a Tslfs CS.il! tunic cuie
Malaria. (0.
.THE WHITE IS KING.
T
Beauty of Finish, Quality of Material, Eleginct of DttUjn, the finest workmanship
he simplest, most complete end beet set of attachments, lull instructions by ex.
pert teachers, easy payments, old machines taken in exchange, the fullest poisibli
unaianteo, one million, five hundred thousand happv, tatisfied naers, thirty yean
of success, touiteouB treatment What Mors Can You Aik?
We have other makes ( f machines, ..without ball Liariigs, ni, vuv ihet
Some good fecund hand machines cheap. All kind of sewing machine Needles
01', attachments and icpairs. New machines lor rent.
Don't think ol buying a Sawing Machine uutil you have seen the Ntw Bill.
8tarinj "White"
Wo say "The 'White' it King" ot Sewing Machines and Bicycles. Call, tele
phone or write and let us prove it.
WHITE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY,
Main Office, 1103 Tost St., San Francisco, Cal.
For Sale By
J. Wolke, Grants Pass, Ore.
?r''s"'r'"i-
J2 gS2fS22US3r&Ka
km You Being East?
Perhnps I can be of service to you. t
I cau ticket you over any railroad running
trains out cf Portland; tell you when to leave
home; where to change cars; when you will
reach your destination, and what there is to
be seen on the way.
Call or write I '11 take pleasure in answer
ing your questions.
Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis and
EVERYWHERE beyond.
Cor.
n
tr-v" T er-rr'tiiinaij.iaai 'saav jini
"NERVE WASTE"
One ol the most helpful booke on nerve
veakneH ever issued is that entitled
Nerve Waste," bv Dr. Sawyer of San
f'raniisco, now . in its filth thousand
I'his work of an experienced and repu-
able physician is in agreeable contfkst
'o the vai-t euni ol (alee tcai-hiim which
.irevails on this interesting subject. It
hounds in carelullv considered and
:ra.:tical advice, and has the two great
ueriisol wisdom and sincerity.
It is indorsed by both Ihe religiou'
nd secular precs. The Chicago Ad
ance says: "A perusal of the boos
nd the application ol its principles wil
ut health, hope and heart into thous
nils of lives that are now snlfering
lirouyh nervous impairment."
The book is f 100, by mail, postpaid
One ol the most interesting chapters
-chapter 11, on Nervines and Nerve
funics lias been printed eeparstely ass
ample chapter, and will be sent to ant
ddrest for stamp by the publishers
hk Pacific Tub. Co., Box 2658, Pan
Wood wanted on subscription at tin
'oi'rikk office.
GO EAST
Shortest and Quickest
LINE TO
ST. PAUL, DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS
CHICAGO,
AND ALL POINTS EAST
Through Palace and Tourist Bleep-
era, inning ana HutTct Smoking
Library Car.
DAILY TRAINS ; FAST TIME; SER
VICE AND SCENERY VNEQl'AI.ED
Til kotn tn iimrtu V,i 1..1 l
the I.UEAf NORTHERN RY., on sale
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Ticket Oihce
Ili'J Hilnl Sired, Portland
For Rah. Folders .l f.iti ;..r...
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regarding EaMern trip, call on or address
A. B ('. DEXXISTii
VIA
City I'm and Ticket Agent. pprUan,rfeveral aieamehip lines for Honolulu
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0 KIS0SS CO. IOSI KarM l.
notice to creditors.
The nnilcrs iine.1 having h.n .
d"escd, hv
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. . an .ersnn hivmi
' 'im anstino s.1.1 .r. i.k
Jo., ohiin. i o.,i. L ' Z J
ft
li.r,,r p4)l nil vouchers .7hci uuWJv,ur Stomach, Kausea.
moms ., dat. oi .hV.! SfkUeadachGa3tlpiaCraInp9Da
II T K...L frwvyr amJSl. Larresln-coBtmlnt H time
ixe.utorol the l l.-"- . .Book.ll.OoJtdT,p.DSBlUv
dufased.
1 'vu cesster,
Ball Bearing
Like a Bicycle......
Makes the "White" th
Easiiest Running Sewing
Machine Made. .
A. C. Sheldon, General Agent,
Third and Stark Sts., Portland, Ore.
asssaaaaalTll iT JKaB "
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTE.
To Fred Steveneon:
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, your co-owners in the eight
qttartz mining claims situated 00
Kanuberie Creek in Josephine County,
Oregon, and known aa the "Sunrise",
Ihe notice ol wihcb is recorded at puge
47, V. 9; thu "Confidence", the notice
of which is recorded at pages 61-62. V.
9; The "Excelsior" tho notice ol
which is recorded at pages 62 63, V, 9;
ihe'San Pedro", notice ol which is re
corded at page 41, V. U; the "Uoldeo
Eagle", notice of w hich is recorded at
puges 21-22, V. 9; the "Cleopatra", no
nce of which is recorded at page 6:7,
V. 12; the "Mossback", notice of which
is recorded at pigeu2(i, V 12; the"Web.
loot", locateu by Ed Burke in 1K7;
ail ol ihe above being volumes ol the
MibcebaneouB Alining Records ol .lose
Willie County, Oregon; that unless )ou
contribute and pay 10 said undersigned
co-owners within ninety days Horn the
late ol the first publication of this no
ict, ihe sum of two numbed dollars,
'he same being your pinporiion of the
coat ol annual labor dune on said clsiini
in older to protect the title thereto
during the year 1900, your one-fourth
interest Iheiein will be lorfeited to your
co-owners.
E. M. AitiKioiiT.
Kb lll'HKE
Caul Wistjen.
EAST and SOUTH
VIA THE
pnT
1
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Shasta Route
Trains Leave Grant Pass for Port
land and Way Hiatlon at 0:30
a. ni. and 6:10 p. in.
Lv. Portlan.1 fi.QO a .
Lv. Urantsl'ass... 10:43 p.m
Ar. Ashland. .. 12:33 a. in.
A r. Sacra men in R-to..
8:30 p ut
10:13 a in.
12:35 a.m.
6:00 a ni.
8:45 a.m.
Ar. SanFrancisco. 7:45 p'm.
Ar. Ogden 4:66 pm. 7:00 a.m.
Ar. Denver o in - . u.i
Ar. Kansas City. .7:26 a m! 7:25 a.m.
sr. micago 7:3.' a,m. 8:30 a.m.
Ar. Los Angeles. .2:00 p. in. 8:05 s. iu.
Ar. KIPaeo 6:00 p. 111. 6:f p. m.
Ar. Fort Worth. . . :30 a. in. 6:30 a. ni.
Ar.City of Mexicoll :30 a. tn. 11 :30 a. 111.
Ar. Houston... .4:00a. ui. 7:(i0. iu.
Ar. New Orleans 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Ar. YYashttntnn A -a- n. A.lfa m
Ar. New York. . .12 :10 r. m 12:10 p. m.
PULLMAN AND TuL'RI -T CARS on
both trains. Chair cars Sacramento to
Og len and El Paso, and Tourist ears to
Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and
1,. . .
" asuington.
Connecting n R.n v. iil.
japan, China, Philippines, Central and
South America.
See J. p. Jester, agent at Grants Pan
rasa station or address
C. H.
MARKHAM, U. P. A..
Portland. O'"
jDyspepsia Cure
Digests what yoa eat.
It artificially digest tbe food and aids
if!atur? ,n tU8t.oeDing nd recoD-
, , d nronaraUoO
c . 1, : . r ' 1. in
V"U "pproaca it in emciency.
approacn it, in emciency.
.PP91. indigestion, HeartDurn,
-'atraraa ky c. c DatviTT a CO-Chic g
fOH SALE BY W. F. KREMER.