PROFESSIONAL A n Incident of the Boxer Movement In China TAKE white I Som e y e a rs ago H u g h W orthington, u young m a n of fortu n e, d esirin g to e n te r th e held of diplom acy, secured uu ap p o in tm en t In th e service o f th e U nited S ta te s g o v ernm ent at Peking. W o rth in g to n w as m ore In terested In seeing th e co u n try th a n in his official d u ties, w hich w ere nominul, a n d he trav e led over such p a rts of C hina as w ere open to foreigners. One d ay he fell in w ith a m an d arin who had been a good deal In E n g la n d and spoke th e language. T he m an d arin traveled In style, being c a rrie d lu a chair, com m on In E u ro p e u ntil n e a r th e beginning of th e n in etee n th ce n tu ry , by tw o m en an d a tte n d e d by several o th er s e rv ants. W o rthington, who trav eled ou h o rse back, on Joining th e m andarin rode be side th e ch air, c h a ttin g w ith him. T he A m erican knew enough of C hina to u n d e rsta n d th a t It w as infested w ith robbers an d w as arm ed to the teeth. T h e m an d arin w as a n elderly person, u n u sed to arm s, bu t bis serv an ts w’ere p re p are d to defend him . They w ere arm ed w ith pikes, sh o rt sw ords and o th e r w eapons, w hich W orthington considered n ex t to useless In a fight w ith an enem y pro p erly accoutered. S uddenly w hile p assin g th ro u g h a n arro w c u t In th e ro ad th e p arty w as a tta c k e d by a dozen m en bent on rob bery. T hey w e re not m uch b e tte r a rm ed th a n tho m a n d a rin 's serv an ts, bu t they o u tn u m b ere d th e la tte r, w ho 1m m ed iately took to flight, leaving th e ir le is te r In th e h an d s o f th e enemy. W o rthington d rew a revolver from un d er his coat a t each ldp and began i! fu silad e th a t pu t th e ro b b ers to flig h t Upon th is th e s e rv a n ts re tu rn - e 1 an d hum M y hogged th e m a ste r’s forgiveness for hav in g d e se rte d him lie w as p ro fu se in his th a n k s to th e A m erican, w ho had not only saved a co n siderable am ount o f m oney fo r the rh ln n m aU . but Ills life as well. lie begged W orth in g to n to n am e som e fa vor th a t he could do him . but th e lnt te r said th a t lie w a n te d fo r n o th in g In th e world. T hen th e m an d arin took up n bam boo um brella a n d opened It. C alling for a w ritin g stick , lie w rote on it so m eth in g us u n in tellig ib le to his p re serv er as the receipt o f u C hinese lu tindryuian In A m erica. H a n d in g it to W orthington, be said In a voice so low us not to be beard by lbs se rv a n ts: “ A tim e is com ing w hen th e re will tie a m ovem ent on the p a rt o f our lg uoraut an d su p erstitio u s people to rid Chinn of nil foreigners. K eep th is um brella and If u(tucked open It In the face of y o u r would be m u rd erer." W o rthington paid no a tte n tio n to the m an 's w arn in g E very one knew th a t foreigners w ere tinted by th e C hinese, and th e re had a lw a y s l>oeii talk ab o u t tho la tte r lieltig m assacred . T h e A m er ican w as young, an d th e y o ung tak e little th o u g h t of dan g er, ltu t lie w as too indite not to a ssu re th e m an d arin th a t lie w ould keep Ills g ift a s a re- m om hran v o f him a n d th e episode. An A m erican n am ed P re sto n lived in Peking, w ho oiH'ruted u b an k in g house w hich w as a bran ch of one in New York W orthington s|a>nt a good deal of tim e nt Ills house, a ttra c te d by the b a n k e r's d a u g h te r. E m m a P rw to iu W hen th e B oxer tro u b le broke o u t a m onth a f te r th e foregoing episode W o rthington w its nt P re sto n ’s house. It w as w ithout th e regions of th e em b assies and en tirely uiii*rotecto<L W o rth in g to n on th e tirst sign o f dull e r n tu rn e d t«> th e em bassy fo r leave S T A L E FOR— CO M PU n-K SECT OF A B S T R A C T COUNTY, OR SO O N . T. H. GOYNE, * i ATTORNEY AT LAW 0 look- Clovei dale j GEORGE WILLETT ----------------- AND------------------ | Safe and Comfortable Office O v e r T illa m o o k | ------------------ — | • Leave Cloverdale daily at <> 7:30 a. m , arriving nt Til la- monk at 10 a. m — in time for morning train to Portland. Leave Tillamook at 3 p. m , arriving nt Cloverdale at 5 P- "» J M TRAXLER, Prop T illam ook. O re. M asonic Lodge No. 126 m eets on T h u rsd ay , on or before full m oon of each m o n th . E . K. G ilb e rt. W . M .; W in.M .O w en, Sec. Attorney at Law I All Way Points | • x •» ■> J 5 X T he Ocean S p ray R ebecca Lodge No. 148 m eets ev ery o th e r W ed n es d ay in each m o n th a t 8:00 P , M. M rs. M illie S ap p in g to n , N. G .; M rs. T heresa A rstill, 8 e c ty . C onveyancing, E tc. O pp. C ourt H ouse. j. N estucca Lodge No. 114m e e ts ea ch S atu rd ay a t 7 p. m . C laud H u ssey, N . G., F. W o rth in g to n , 8ee. V isitin g b ro th ers a re cordially’ in v ite d to m e e t w ith us w he* you a r e in C loverdale. ORI TILLA M O O K C IT Y , 1 | i. o. o. r. T ao s. C oa fi« . PuatuuK.vT. I j Cloverdale Lodges. .'i.lamook Abstract Company O F TILLAM OOK AUTO By JOHN Y. LARNED CARDS T IL L A M O O K . C o u n ty B a n k ORE. • Tillamook Undertaking Co. a R. N. H E N K E L , P ro p rie to r. J N ig h t a n d Day calls ♦ u io m p tly a tte n d e d . * Next Poor to Jo n es KHudson F u rn itu re X S tore. 2 TILLA M O O K , O R EG O N FRANK TAYLOR, Notary Public Cloverdale; Ore. to a b se n t him self fo r th e pro tectio n o f th e fam ily in w hich he w as in te re st ed. H a v in g a tta in e d it, he w as ab o u t to s t a r t back w hen lie noticed th e uni brella given him by th e m an d arin . T h e «lay w as v ery h o t a n d it o ccurred to him to ta k e it fo r protection a g a in st th e su n 's rays. As to th e w ords spo ken con cern in g it if u tta e k e d by an enem y, be h ad fo rg o tte n them , b u t he did not forget to ta k e w ith him a cou ple of revolvers a n d a supply o f c a r tridges. As W o rth in g to n ap p ro ach e d th e P re s ton hom e he noticed k n o ts o f C hina m en ta lk in g to g e th e r excitedly. Some o f th em scow led n t him , bu t since they had us m uch d re a d as h a tre d o f a "fo reig n d ev il." th ey d id no t a tta c k him. H e reached th e P resto n hom e safely, b u t found th e fam ily in g re a t trep id a tio n , ex p e ctin g th a t a t a n y tim e a m ob would a tta c k an d m u rd e r them . T h e a n tic ip a te d tro u b le occurred th e n e x t day. T he b a n k e r's residence w as well know n, a n d a crow d of C hinam en arm ed w ith all so rts o f Im plem ents from a scy th e to a ra zo r cam e dow n for m urder. W o rth in g to n kuew th a t, though arm ed, lu* could not w ith sta n d so large a force; n ev e rth eless he s ta tioned h im self a t a w indow o v er th e fro n t door, te a d y to u se up his c a r tridges. T he how ling m ass .n in e, stopped be fore th e house a n d wen» a b o u t to m ak e tin o n slau g h t upon It w hen suddenly nil th e ir eyes w ere e a st to a w indow di- rectly b e n e a th th e one W o rth in g to n occupied. T h en ev ery w eapon w as low ered, every k n ife w ns sh e a th e d an d the C hinam en m oved on. W o rth in g to n w a s n t a loss to ac co u n t for th is sudden change, b u t It w ns soon explained to him . O ne o f th e fam ily had ca u g h t up his u m brella, ns a d ro w n in g |»or*on will ca tc h nt a stra w , opened It and belli It nt n w indow on tin* ground floor ns a protection ngnlnst stones .h a t wen» tiotng th ro w n tn. On It w as n m essage sign ed by n m an t«» whom th e n«>x«*rs looked ns a com m an d er tv * man and h!s family and hi* property AH'IV' . G R A N G E ; Y A 'k C loverdale G ra n g e -' m eets on th e F ir s t 3§S*v r and T h ird S a tu rd a y in each m o n th a t 10 a. m. J o h n L ow rance, W . M. M rs. E . 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