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no Life's
CHAPTKIt V.
A wk aftrr bta arrival at the 1-hnteac,
Lotila atoixl, one mornlns, on tho ti-rrai
with bU fair coumIii, Ilwlnu Muntnutian,
end erideutly prcparea fr a atroll lu
aarcb of aniuacuieirt, judging from the
guu and sketch book be rarrled.
"Away so earl, Ixuiaf seked Mad
moleelle Montaubaa.
"Krea so, Helen. I am going to spend
aa hour la converse wHh Dame Nature,
whom I bsve so eadly m-slwtcd slm-e 1
came here, that I scnrcelr dare look ber
In the face. An hour, and perhaps two;
la proportion to the variety of the enter
tainment which I Dud."
"Then, If that ia the esse" returned
Helen, In ber calm, silver toue"if that
Is the caw, we ahull bardlr aee rou stain
till night fall. You will find no lack of
smuienient,' as you may declare rouraelf.
If you have not forgotten your former
vuita hither; though they have been few
enough, I confeaa."
"O, I know there ia no neighborhood
more beautiful than this In the country,"
responded Loula. "But aa for eitvndiug
my wanderlug to the borders of the
night, that would not be quite to my
fancy. I shall be back here before noou
tlde." That is well. And pray. Louin." she
sdded, with impreeaible earuentueaa
"pray do not go too deep Into the forest.
Remember your adventure there, not aev
en daya alnce."
Lightly he touched bla Hps to her fair
hand, and, turning, descended the sloping
path that wound irregularly down tho
height. ' ";
A slight blush roae to ber beautiful
cheek, as ber glance followed, for an In
stant's apace, the bandaome figure of the
young count; and it deepened when be
looked back, and swing her atill Hand
ing there, waved his hand to ber. Hast
ily she left the snot, and re-entering the
chateau, seated herself In the aaioon by
a window, at ber embroidery. Here, put
ting the drapery ssidt,ue could observe
the receding figure of ber cousin while
pursuing, with slow and thoughtful fin
gers, ber favorite employment, until
Louis bsd diaappeared from sight, and
there was no outward attraction to break
the roae-hued thread of meditation that
wove itself in and out among the cluater
tag buds and leaves -wpamirng-tnTo Tire
under ber magic touch. The marqula waa
la the library among his .books, loat to
the exterior world, snd wrapt in learned
lore. Helen had no companion aave her
own meditations; but they were sufficient
entertainment for one like her.
Louis continued to follow the main road
leading, from the chateau past the vil
lage, and onward to where It reached the
foreat, branching off Into two distinct
paths, one of which wound on through
the foreat, and the other skirted it to the
left. His morning's work wss before
him. Turning his attention to the beau
ties of the quiet scenery about him, Louis
paused now snd then along the path, to
sdd some charming sketch to the collec
tion of flue drawings in his book, remem
bering his cousin's peculiar tsste, and se
lecting such points ss be knew would best
plesse hen And wandering slowly still,
fee came at last within sight of the little
dwelling of his pretty friend Hose.
Then Louis thought of the wish which
he. had expressed to her. The cottsge
wss at a distance yet; he wixhed to gain
a more distinct view of it. Perbapa ho
should discover Rose herself seated at the
door, snd his scene already laid out tor
him. - , . . .
He hastened forward. . The turn In the
path waa soon reached, and the half-hid
den cottage was ia full sight now; and
yes, there sst Rose st the door, workiug
with her needle. He paused a moment
to contemplate the scene. This little
cottsge, or farm house! so rude and plain
in exterior, yet discovered to him through
that 'open .doorway, where the morniair
sua shone in so softly', one of the"prettiest
pictures in the world. Rose was looking
so . lovely that . Louis hastened to com
mence his sketch. Yet a nearer 'view
was needed; and, silently as possible, he
moved forwsrd, so as to trace her fea
tures distinctly, snd at the same time to
avoid disturbing her. Rapidly, and with
a grace and vividness of touch that did
justice to 1U present subject, Louis work
ed. It was the loveliest picture he had
attempted , that day, and he enjoyed it
Not many minutes wss he In completing
It, and then he. advanced with a quiet
step up the pathway to the door.
Rut Rose Lamonte wss ss busy with
her thoughts as with her needle, and she
did not hear the'appfoachlhg footstep. It
was not until the shadow of the young
man's' form' fell across' the sill that she
was aroused from her reverie. She looked
up then, and started with some slight sur
prise on beholding the count Immedi
ately, recovering - herself, however, she
welcomed him with a smile snd hastened
to offer him a seat ' -
'He accepted It. and sat down near her.
He had met Rose nut twice. before; yet it
was in such circumstances that the swk
wardness and constraint of first acquaint
ance waa In a measure unknown to them,
and it was the easiest thing Jn the world
to fall into conversation now. He almost
forgot that their acquaintance was of so
recent a date, indeed
"Where is your father. Rose, this morn
ing?" he askedVat first, -.l hoped to see
Mnt.tUJk' . v 'V, ,.: ;
"I am sorry. -he -la. not here, monsieur,"
returned the young, girl. '"But he went
to the forest, something more than an
hour ago, to gather roots for me, and I
do not know how soon he will come back.
I suppose that monsieur le marquis and
Mademoselle Helen are well to-day?"
' Quite well, Rose. You have not been
up to the chateau since last week, I
think?", , , ...
"JN0. I do not think -I have stsyed
away from there for so many days to
gether in all the years since we came
here. It seems a strange thing to in
quire after them," said Rose, looking up.
"My uncle and Helen were mentioning
it yesterday," rejoined Louis. "They in
tend sending for you to-morrow."
"O, I will not trouble them so far as
to do that," responded the young girl.
"I do not need any one to come fox tue
TRUE
STORY
OF
THE
SOUTH
OF
FRANCE
Secret!
now, because I can come alone quite aa
well. , Will yoo be so good as to tell
MademoUell Helen that I will come to
morrow?" , , , . , v
"I Will do so certainly," answered
Louis. "But where, then, Is thst trou
blesome cousin of yours? Hss be gone
awayr ..,
"Yea, monsieur. I hope we shall never
see blm again," she said, with a slight
shudder of aversion, "My father spoke
very shsrply to blm, and sent him to a
place a great way from here. I do not
know what place it was; my fsther did
not tell me. But he ssys Osspsrde shall
never come buck until be k-srns to be less
Insolent."
"What a relief that ia, Rose-is It not?"
said Louis, with a smile. "But this sub
ject Is not a pleasant one Is it? Sup
poae I try to bsnish from your memory,
for the present, the image of this wicked
msn, snd we will talk of something rath
er plesssnter. Tell me who and what
this la, my little friend."
He bad opened bis portfolio and now,
as he' spoke, psased to her the sketch
which be had taken fifteen minutes pre
viously.
She looked at it, and a bright smile
shone in ber hssel eyes.
"Monsieur," she ssid, "it is my own lit
tle home. How faithfully you have
sketched It! There is the mignonette on
the sill; snd my pretty est, asleep by the
box, in the sunshine; and one edge of
the book-case, which you csn see within.
and which bangs close beside the win
dow. You must, then, bsve drawn this
before I ssw you before I beard you
coming just now.
"Yes exactly; before you saw me. But
there is something, Rose, which you
seem to consider of less consequence than
your est snd the mignonette, since you do
not mention it I wonder if you have
observed it Who la It that alta by the
door sewing? My cousin Helen?"
"No, monsieur; it is not your cousin,
You did not mean it for Mademoiselle
Montaubau. It is, I think. Rose La
monte." ...
"You are right. It Is Rose Lamonte.
Weil, Rose, I took this without your
knowledge, therefore, I suppose I should
ssk your permission to retain It But I
do not antit-lnate a rvfiixnl. I An tint
know that I ahall need It, if one is given.""
"In thst case, monxleur," returned the
young glrl smiling at his frankness "in
that case, it would be useless either to
give or withhold permission. It is yours,
however, by right, monsieur."
"Then I will keep it And how, since
the morning Is nesrly gone, I think I can
stay no longer. I should like to see your
father, Rose; but since he does not come,
I must wait until another time."
COUNT LOUIS OJf A SKETCUl.XQ IXCCB
SIOX. "I am sure he would like to see you,"
said Rose.. "And now I think of it; he
bade me thank you, in his name, if I
should meet you again, for your interfer
ence in my behalf the other day."
"I was glad that I happened to be
near, to chastise the scoundrel," respond
ed Louis; "and I shall be. well satisfied
if the lesson proved to be one of lasting
service."
And bidding the young girl adieu, he
turned from the spot to retrace his home
yard wsy.
"How pretty she Is, how innocent, how
childlike, how charming!" said Louis,
mentally. "One cannot but be attracted
towards her." He walked on, meditating
as he went
"And so that ruffian. Gasparde, is
gone," he said, again. "Good! It will
be worse for him if he comes into the
neighborhood, snd attempts to molest her
again. Poor little Rose little forest
blossom!"
Suddenly he heard a merry voice whist
ling some light air, at a distance. It
aroused him from his reverie.- Looking
up, he beheld a- man approaching him,
who was then, perhaps, fifty yards from
him. This man, as soon as Louis lifted
his head, suddenly broke off the lively
air with which he had been amusing him
self, and seemed to regard our hero earn
estly. Then ss suddenly he recommenc
ed whistling, fixed his glance in turn up
on the earth, and, with head slightly
bent,, advanced.
"Who can it be?" thought the count
"He seems to recognize me. And it
strikes me that he Is endeavoring to con
ceal his features."
And such, truly, appeared to be' the
case. Yet it was no one whom Louis re
membered to have seen before. This man
was dressed in the garb usual to the peas
ants of the country, in stature of about
medium rank, and proportionate size. His
features were partially concealed, as he
held his head down. But Louis, as he
came nearer, was more curious to behold
them than he would have been If the man
had not endeavored, with such evident
studlousness, to pass unnoticed. '
As they approached closer to each oth
er, the young count caught a glimpse of
those features. He started, with an in
voluntary exclamation, and stopping
short, laid bla hand on th.e maa'a arm.
m '
: fek- 'skt miL
-My friend." he sail, "you will oblige
me by psuslng one moment. I desire to
speak with you." i ,
Wbst if it should be a mlntaks after
all? But nol The man stopped at this
quiet yet peremptory summons, ceased
whistling, end tk!ng off bis large hat,
looked Louis In the face, ssyiog, respect
fully! , a .' .
"I see it Is useless, utonsleur le compte.
Yon are determined to know me."
"Your own fau!tyonr own fsuit"
Isughed the count vith an air of good
bumor. For, In this person, be recog
nized die, one who bad sppesred to him
In the forest on the bight of that memora
ble attack, to wars aid arm him against
the approaching daawr of the way. The
face, well marked by (.tie ssalstsnce of the
lightning then, bsd h n csrefuJiy remem-
vered aiiice. v..
"But bow la it tbst you know me so
well, moDsleurf asked the man. "I
scarcely imagined that yoo would."
"You must be sensible, my good
friend," returned the count "thst neither
the place, persons nor occasion were
those lisble to be easily forgotten. A
man seldom meets such a doxea times la
the coursof his life. Did I not tell you
tost i should remember your'
"Just so, monsieur. Still :"
"But I do not often forget faces, espe
cially those met with in times of danger.
Yours I kept for (he remembrance of past
needs, snd the store of a future reckon
lug. But you sseak as though you had
wisbed me to forget it"
"I was not over-desirous thst you
should remember it." answered the man.
"And why not? You are not sorry for
neipiog me, I truitr
"No, monsieur, aor unable or unwilling
eitber, for that matter, to heln rou acaln.
If you should need help. And, my faith!
but I am afraid you will need aid most
sorely, If things prospermia they have be
gun, be added, in a lower and half-mus
ing tone, ;
"What do you mean?" queried the
count not a little pussled.
"What do I mean, monsieur? Why,
the fact is, It would be hard to tell. How
do I know what Is to happen?"
"What waa that muttering for, then?
What ia your name? Tell me that It
cannot harm you."
"It is Jacques Leroux. monsieur."
"Jacques Leroux! well, I shall remem
ber now. But come, ait down on this
bank by the roadside a moment I wish
to talk with you."
"Very well, monsieur. Only I warn
you, you must not ask too many ques
tions. It is enough that I waa inclined
to help you that night You must not
Inquire too closely into the why and
wherefore of the secrecy."
"Let me ask what I olease. Jacoues.
You are not forced to answer, if you do
not like. In the first place, then, how did
you come to know all about the affair in
which I was engsged?"
"That monsieur, la one of the questions
which I must declina tn nwr "
"Why" Uld yen connive co great' sa Is-
terest in me a -stranger?"
"That I cannot telL unless it wss be
cause I liked your appearance."
"You had seen me before, then?"
"I had seen you before, monsieur."
''Where when?"
"It would do you no good to know."
"You are cool, Jacques. I see I shall
gain no satisfaction from you. But at
least let me know to what part of the
country you belong, and whether I ahall
ever see you after this."
'I am not conscious of belonaing any
where In particular, monsieur, though one
msy be apt to see me most generally in
this direction. I dare aay we shall meet
very often, If you remain at the chateau
up there."
"You spoke of my needing assistance
at a future day. Do you think it probable
mat l snail?"
"I do not say. One may very often
need help, you know: especially when
one has enemies. The old fable of the
lion and the mouse ia as useful to-day aa
ever it was."
"Where are my enemies? Who are
they?" -
"You know best, monsieur, whether you
hare gained the ill-will of any one." i
'lou mean but no! What should you !
know concerning that? You "
"I mean, monsieur, to speak in so many
plain words, that ugly cousin cf pretty
Rose Lamonte Gasparde, I should
hardly dare to utter his nsme aloud,: but
I know that he is not within earshot by
along way."
'You do know, then, that he is my en
emy?"
As far as jealousy can make him. mon
sieur. And though he is away now, it
does not follow that he may not harm
you some day. He did not fancy your
treatment of him the other day. But
now, monsieur, I have lingered here long
enough. I am going to see Hugh La
monte." 'Ah!" exclaimed the count: "then you
know Hugh?"
"Yes, monsieur. I help him sometimes.
in his garden. He wants me this morn
ing." , . v v t
The young count pursued his' way.
thinking, with some curiosity, and not a
little perplexity, of his new acquaint
ance. "That accounts for it," he said to him
self. "He learned the story from Hugh,
1 suppose, or overneara something. But
I wonder how he became acquainted with
the danger which was awaiting me that
night? However, I suppose I must not
trouble myself about it."
And Jacques pursued his route to the
dwelling of Hugh Lamonte of his chief.
For though Louis had no suspicion of it
at present, this man was concerned,
though In no very Important degree, with
the very gang who bad sent out men to
waylay him In the forest This was the
secret of his knowledge respecting their
business.
(To be continued.)
A System of Baylas,
A scum Mr. Beetem tells mo he al
ways gets his groceries in big lots.
Says he finds, it more economical.
Sands (the grocer) O! he kxws how
to economize.
Ascum But-how can that be econ
omical? The moro he gets the, more
he haa to pay for.
Sands You . don't know him. The
more he gets the more he doesn't pay
for.-PhUadelphla Press.,
No Profit I It
She He's quite a rising to una au
thor. He goes in for realism, you
know.
He Yes: but he hasn't realized on
his writings to any extent. Philadel
phia Record.
STREET CARS ALL TIED IP.
Newark Has the Oreataat Strike la Years
and End Is Noc Yet.
Newark, N. ., Sept, 26.Tho big
feet strike in Newark in the past 20
years began t: night and extended un
til at midnight not a single street rail
way car wag running, except ncder po
lice guard. It ia expected that by to
morrow the strike will have extended
to the power houses, including those
that wpply the lighting circuits. The
gaa house employes are also cald to be
ready to gi out and complete the tie
op. Newark trolley men declared the
strike will be general All through Es
sex, Hudson, Passaic and Union Cvnn-
tles before tomorrow noon.
The men have demanded 22 cents an
boar, the abolition of the "apUt runs"
system and recognition of the nnlon.
President HcCarter, of the public
service corporation, which controls
most of the trolley lines, bad practi
cally promised that the company would
accede to the men's demands, bat it 1
understood that tonizht there haa beein
objection to this on the part of some
of the directors. Up to a late boot to
night President McCarter had sot
definitely informed the employee at to
what the real attitude of the corpora
tion ia.
Coming aa it did at ih hn!o
traffic boor of the day, the strike
caught thoniaada of working mod!
and shoppers, unprepared. Many of
inem were compelled to walk miles to
their homes In theaabnrba.
WINDFALL FOR AMERICA.
British Stoma Ruined Fruit Crop, and
Imports Were Never so 0.
London, Bept 26. America la now
reaping great benefit from the storms
which made the past summer one of
the worst on record in Great Britain
and the continent. Thanks to the
ruined home crop, California fruit ia
being Imported ' in larger quantities
than ever before. The sales last week
in London marked a record with 25,
000 boxes of American fruit, represent
ing about 675,000 pounds weight. The
fruit waa sold at a two days' auction In
Co vent Garden Market, the prices aver
aging SO per cent above what haa here
tofore been obtained here. The sales
re::itellyDr"CamormanpMrr8lia
plums aith a fair consignment of New
York state Bartlett pears
There ia practically no Enslish frnit
obtainable, while France, which neual-
ly exports large quantities of pears to
England, ia eendina none. The Amur.
lean section of Covent Garden market
ia now almost the sole source of supply,
and there are no siena of tha demand
decreasing. American apples, which
nunerto wouia not be profitably
hipped hither till later in the roar.
now have a brisk trade. Fotty-two
uousana barrels of Canadian annlea
are expected in the London market to
day, and record prices are assured.
CALLS FOR AID INCREASE.
Sault Ste. Marie la Also Threatened
t .With Another Strike.
Detroit, Mich., Sept. 26. An even
ing News special from Salt Ste. Marie
says the situation in the Canadian Boo,
which is suffering most from the shut
down of the Consolidated Lake Superior
company's plants is today the worst
since the closing of the worka. Added
to the general state of destitution of
the discharged employes comes the an
nouncement today that the street car
men will strike next Monday unless
they receive their pay In full. '
The officials had previously stated
that the Tav day -which had hen an.
nounced for Monday had been declared
off. The men on the street cars in the
American Boo are also arettlnor rnntlAaa
aa are the men on the ferries across the
river between the two SoosV Requests
for aid from the town are increasing.
Many of them come from men who
have pay checks in their possession
mat wey cannot cash.
Argument of America.
London, Bept. 26. The presence of
several American women brightened
the procedinga of the Alaskan boundary
commisaicn today. David T. Watson,
of Pittsburg, continued hia presenta
tion of tne American case, and ex
pected to conclude his .arguments to
night. Mr. Watson devoted the morn
ing to an examination of Russia'a title,
pointing out that everything in the
Russo-British negotiations showed that
Russia's demand for a boundary in
volved the exclusive possession of all
the coast line.
Hotel Fire Costs Lives.
Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 26. At
least four lives were lost in the fire
which destroyed the Hotel Brunswick
early today. The bodies were taken
from the third floor and are not identi
fied. About 40 guests, most of them
visitors to the annual county fair here,
were in the building when the fire
broke out about I o'clock. It is be
lieved that the remains of other guests
not accounted fcr will be found in the
ruins.
First Sale Under Irish Land BUI.
Dublin, Sept. 28. -The negotiations
for the first land sale under the new
land act have been completed between
the Dkue of Leinster and the tenants
of his estate in the A thy and May
nooth districts of County Kildare. The
tenants are given a 25-year purchase.
The transactions involves 16,250,000.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
MODERN PRCN8 GRADING.
Great Progress Has Beea Made In the
Industry.
The great progress that haa teen
made In the prune industry in this
state in the last few years is indicated
by the machinery which has been put
m operation at the Willamette Valley
Prune Association's
Salem. Ia one corner of the ware
house Stand an old-fanMnn Than-
prune grader, of the back-breaking
iyw. waa capaoie or Handling ten
uuum oi rruiL a. ait ir a mn. nr
could keep It going steadily. In the
teuLer oi me wareaouse la a massive
power grader, 42 feet long and ten
feet hlsrh. the moat nn.tn-Aat
for that kind of work. Its capacity ia
-oust m aay. in former years the
prunes were loaded on trucks, taken
UP to the second flnnr ttn An jo 1 a vet t-i
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and emptied Into the grader by men
wno unea tne sack of prunes to the
hopper. Now the grader stands on
the third floor. A continuous chain
carrying cups runs from the base
ment to th ton of tho mit.. - n
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any Boor cranes mar hn inmni intn
a hopper and they are carried up to
mm grcwer witnout further effort.
From the grader the prunes run
through a steam mMa tmm wt.th
they emerge into another hopper and
iran uus ueydrop Into boxes all
readr for oacklne Fmm
finish manual labor Is reduced to a
minimum and nearly all the work it
done by machinery. During the pas
sage of the prunes through the grader
and processor they are cleaned of all
dirt, are made uniform in moisture
and are placed In the bores bright and
clean.
WHEAT TRADE AT STANDSTILL.
No Sales Oa the Peadktoa Market and
No Shipments le Coast.
The wheat market of Pendleton and
vicinity ia at a complete standstill.
No sales have been made for nearly
a week and no shipments of moment
are being made to the coast .
This state of affairs waa caused by
the sudden decline in prices. Club Is
quoted at 67 cents per bushel, while
bluestem la selling at 70 cents. This
is a drop of S cents per bushel on both
classes of wheat.
The mills had boosted the orice.
Thay Bstira. j.. f f mfhl. anil tf
they had not paid high prices they
wouia nave oeen forced to shut down.
Some of the mills south of hero had
to suspend operations because they
did not care to pay such a fancy price.
The mills are now well supplied and
are buying but little, only in cases
where there is storage room.
The export buyer seems out of the
market The farmers will not sell at
the present quotations, aad the buyers
will not offer higher money. There
are about 900,000 bushels of unsold
wheat in the county.
Never was there such keen activity
among farmers in storing wheat The
buyers sa ythat about 3000 sacks are
arriving in Pendleton daily, which Is
1000 Backs above the average daily
delivery. This man of wheat to the
warehouses is due to fanners fearing
a wet season, and also to set this
work off their bands so fall seeding
can be started. By the middle of next
week all the grain of the country will
have been placed under shelter. The
weather is ideal for the finishing of
harvest Most of the grain which was
standing when the recent rains came
will not be threshed, but will be cut
for feed. -
Installing Mining Machinery.
The Crystal Consolidated Mining
company ia at the present time ener
getically placing machinery that has
been contracted for some time. They
are now Installing a 50-horse power
boiler and engine and sawmill. They
have also placed an order with the
Union Iron Works, of San Francisco,
for a stamp mill. This will soon be
completed and will be on the ground
early' next month. The comnanv Is
also building a wagon road from the
new . Champion Creek road to the
Mountain Lion claim, a distance of
7500 feet, the cost of this road will be
about 14000. This company has a
large amount of ore in sight and will
run the mill continuously during the
winter months.
State Veterinary Board.
The members of the Oregon state
veterinary board,, created at the last
session of the Oregon legislature, will
be named by Governor Chameblain in
a few daya. The board will consist of
five competent practitioners of veter
inary medicine and surgery. Two of
the men to be appointed will serve
for a term of two years and three for
a term of four years and after the
first two years the term of office cf
all members will be four years. . The
members serve without compensation,
but receive their traveling and other
expenses.
Selling Off Range Cattle.
Some cattlemen of southeastern
Oregon say the range, this season Is
the shortest In many years. 1 X' C.
Franks, superintendent for J. D. Carr,
one of the cattle kings of the coast,
says they are reducing the herds on
the Carr ranges as fast as they can
find sale for the cattle. They have
already disposed of many hundreds,
and there are many more to be sold,
notwithstanding that the management
has purchased range lasds during the
present year costing about f 30,000.
Slaughter ef Pbeasanta.
There, if urgent need for vigorous
enforcement of the game laws of the
state, so far as they are designed for
the preservation of the Chinese pheas
ant For the past five weeks these
birds have been killed in countless
numbers in the Willamette valley, al
though the season for killing of this
game does not open until Thursday,
October 1.
A BIO SHEEP CENTER.
Thousands are Loaded at Pendleton for
AH Parts of the West
Pendleton ia one of the greatest
sheep shipping centers of the PHfl-
JlftpeL rallroal men ay. About 100,-
" Hep nave oeen shipped from and
through that point this Beason. A
great many mora will be shipped be
tore the winter season comes on as
the fail movement has just become es
tablished. The O. R. k N. reports that 300 cars
bad been shipped from and through
that Point whifa it wan mi!.
that the W. & C. K. had handled 280
cars. The cars, as a rule, are loaded
with about 240 sheep each.
These shipments are mnrh hoavloi.
now than they were last year at this
time. The shipments of the entire
country will areatly pxcab tha
ments of last season, for the reason
uutv were are more sheep in the
country, and feed Is exceptionally
scarce and sheen raisers,
to aelL The season is now fairly
opened and heavy shipments will con
tinue for the next month or so.
Most of the sheep have been ship
ped to Portland on the coast and Seat
tle and Other Souriil nnlntn Snnu
have been shipped as far east aa St.
raui. neavy snipments have been
made to California, nntnta Ka ram.
son Is assigned for this extraordinary
activity, beyond the fact that a scarc
ity oi muiion prevails tn tne utaa
section. Many sheen nf Montana.
this year, have been killed by severe
storms, ana tnere is not the usual sup
ply there.
THROWS THE LAND OPEN.
Effect of Ruling Relating to Timber and
Stone Entries.
The rnlinff hr tha ifpnartman n
Construe Strictly the teetlmnnv t.k.n
In timber and stone entries In regard
to speculation will have the effect of
throwine onen fttral
of the timber land which has ben en
tered upon under the act of June X.
1878, and for which patents have not
been Issned. Then vrmlT Yia aa fea
sible way to enter the land then ex
cept oy inose wno have forest reserve ,
lieu land serin t to nlarn ent thia
would have the effect of throwing the
oeei tanas oi ma puouc domain into
the hands Of rnrnoratlnr.a whirl, ti.n
bought up all available scrip to use
ior kooo r:mner iatias.Tbls.ls the,
exact result congress most desired to
avoid. Only a ama!!
the entries nnder this act have been
made by adjacent homesteaders, who
enter SUCh lands to resorva tn than.
selves and successors woodland for
the future.
Pokegma a Village of Tents.
Southeastern Oregon can boast of '
a city built entirely of tents. Pokeg
ma is the name of this unique village,
which is located among the towering
imea near me summit or a mountain
ranee. It ia tha tormtniia tk. ITIam.
ath River railroad, a branch of tfie
Boutnern Faclflc. The branch is con
structed for a distance of 25 miles
snd Waa laid for tha nnniAu nf tan.
ping the timber belt of this section.
People have rushed in to secure land
and many timber locations have al
ready been made. In fact all the beat
of tha land has been taken.
State Normal School Open.
The work at the State Normal at
Monmouth has begun. Many students
are in attendance and the work of get
ting located is being rapidly phed.
An unusually large number of new
faces are appearing and the addition
al facilities for the accommodation of
students provided In anticipation of
an increase will be fully required. As
the real work of the state normal is
better understood, the new students
represent many who have had much
experience in teaching and who coma
for special training.
At State Agricultural College; ; .
Registration has been in progress
at the Agricultural college today. The
total has reached 250. The total at'
the close of the first day last year
was 327. There is a vast contingent
of new students, and it is certain now
that the freshman class will be larger
than usual. ...
KXIUtta MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 74e;'
bis.
ma, Tie; valley , 78s.
Fiear valley, tS.ssa3.83 aer bar
rel hard wheat straights, fS.7534.10;
hard wheat, patents. I4.lfa4.89t
grahaaa, IS.S8QS.7t; whole wheat,
$S.li4.0l: rye wheat, $4.60.
Barley Teed, 119.0020.61 per ton:
brewing, $21; rolled, t21ft21.8.
Cats Ne. 1 white, 31.11: tray.
1.BSSJ1.1S1 per eeatai.
Millstuife Bran, $21 par ten; mU
dliags, $25; shorts, $21; ehep, $J18
liaased dairy food, $lt. .. .
Hay Tlaaethy, $14.80 per toa;
clover, nominal; grain, $10; cheat,
aessinal.
Butter Fancy ersamery, 25(3t7
par pound; dairy, ISSSSe; store, 15
16o.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, 123
lSXe per pound ; spring, 1414)j'
aeas, 13&13s; :broilers, $2.89 pet
dosen; turkeys, live, 10312e par
peuai;dreised,1415c; ducks, $434.89
par dosen;, geese, $58.50.
Eggs Oregon ranch, 24e.
Potatoes Oregea, 5!S75o per sack;
sweet potatoes, Sfl per pound.
Wheat Sacks In lets ef 100, 5M&
Beef Gresa steers, $3.7534.25;
dressed, 6g$7e per pound.
Veal 8Ko fit pound.
Mstten Grots, $3; dresced, S3
8K; lambs, gross, $3.50; dressed, Ss.
Cogs Gross, $5.5035.71; dreitei,
So.
Heps UG2 crop, 21c per pound.
Wool Valley, 17(8118; Ewttra
Oregon, 12315c; mohair, SS5S7t,
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