The
LONDON BRIDGE.
•
T tf" l< n e d ly 1»« took “off hl»
overcoat and descended to the kitchen,
1« W m O v e r S e v e n Y e a r » l a B u ll d ln «
where he nervously w atched the clock
a n d Cwat * 1 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
I t aeemed as If the hour head w ould,,
Oil Aug. 1, 1881. Loudon bridge, aut>
never get around to th a t m uch deeirvrt 8>
A t h a lf past 7 M a ry descend«* and. t> >*- atantlully tho structure that we know,
In c Jttbea th a t M rs. O llm ore, who lived
wae opened In state by William IV.
tw o fa rm s beyond, w as going to run In
and Queen Adelaide. The opening waa
w ith some delayed w ashing and addins
made the occasion of a great water
th a t she fe lt so m uch b e tto r th a t be
pageant, the king and queen coming
m ig h t leave a t 8 o’clock, succeeded easily
In banishing him to hla “ courtroom up-
to the bridge by water In a reapleudent
stairs fo r a h a lf hour's readlns
A> royal barge. They lunched on the i
i le ft the room M a ry lighted th e
bridge itself In a upeelal pavilion. T h e j ttn(J
p a rlo r lam p and placed It clo se
Phallamont Livery Co.
O b server.
T h e U n ite d S tates
S h o u ld E x p a n d
C o m m e r c ia lly
M O R O ,OBBOON
FRIDAY....................... F b b 1» 1907
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By
LESLIS
M.
SHAW .
Secretary
of
th e
Wasco, Oregon.
Manager
Clark & Mercer Bros., Proprs.
T re a s u ry
R egulator Line
Every k in d ’of rig to order,
a H orders p ro m p t a n cR su tis-
bulldlng of the bridge occupied more factory a t reasonable prices,
=0
thun seven years, the first pile being
F arm ers team s fed as well as
driven on March 16, 1824, and the first
stone laid about a year later. The cost they arc fed a t home, if n o t better.
was alm ost £2,000,000. This bridge w as
T elephone a t o u r expense.
built 180 yards farther w est than the
old Loudon bridge, which had been In
existence alm ost u thousuud years.
It Is believed that In early ltomau
tim es there was u bridge of Ixiats over
the Thames? This gave place to a
T H E Y P R O D U C E , w hen th e re is no o th e r place fro m w hich th ey
strong narrow* structure built by the
ltom au occupiers on woodeu plies. The
ran be obtained.
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W c F, 1 C E
remains of this ltomau bridge were
N ow , as in th e days o f Joseph, a h u n g ry people w ill go in th e ir own
» f f i s
discovered when tbe present bridge
w as built. Tho ltom au bridge wus
conveyances w henever th e re is corn in E g y p t o r b read and m eat in th e
burned In 1130, but w as repaired. In
U n ite d S tates, and th e am ount th e y will c a rry away w ill he lim ited only
T h e S c h o o l t h iy t P l a c c s .
1107 the Norman London bridge was
Y O V IH A GOOD FOSITICR.
begun by Peter, reetor of Colechurcb,
h v th e supply. O f our ex p o rts m ore th a n a billion can be le ft un-
X X
on X - l a r f . - d T H E W O R L D W IL L C O M E A F T E R
In the reign of K ing Henry II. It was
not completed until 1200, a period ot
A Chrutmas Story
forty-two years. In l:A i there was a
I T befo re it spoils, fo r th e w orld needs it and can ob tain it now here
BUSIHCSS. COL» t o r .
w a s h , o ? c ? tr.
terrible .fire on the bridge, both euds
Sy Rebecca Ottolengui
PORTLAND, OR . C C ! i
burning furiously, whllo 8,000 persons
elSe'This condition will not long Continue. O u r grow ing population
irrmr-^'
were caught between the tw o fires and
CopyrightÁ IUO4, by Rebecca Ottolrngul
W r it e d ire c t to P rlh c lp al, Room MX
cither burned to death or drowned. In
w ill consum e a steadily increasing p ro p o rtio n of foodstuffs, w hile our
the fifteenth century there were houses
ABEZ n r X K E R , Um tl?e of the factories will steadily increase th e ir dem and f o r o u r raw m aterials, an d
on both sides of tho bridge, Just us
peace, slgitod hla name with a th e re fro m a steadily enlarging o u tp u t of finished m a n u factu res w ill be
there are off the l ’onte Vecchlo, lu Flor
palufql ilourldb,. tlltotl hla chair,
ence, at tho present tlmo. ' In Tudor
put the pen staff between bla produced. I t req u ires no p ro p h et to tell us th a t we ore s ^ n ^ to be^con-
tim es the heads of political offenders
teeth In a horizontal position, amllod fro
In n te d w ith A G R E A T S U R P L U S 0 1
M AAUFACTLRED
were stuck over tho gates of the
an adoleaceut way and, picking up the
ridge. One traveler has recorded the
letter which he hud Just completed, G O O D S fo r w hich no m ark et now exists*
ict tliut he w itnessed no few er than
n " 1
read I t This was the result o f two
¿Europe will never bo in a position to com pete w ith us in th e p ro
800 of these terrible trophies Impaled
hours of work. Involving five rewrit
Ruberllne
give»
what
every
woman
RXVXALI JJ MISS amamda
■nauta
stood
at various parts of Loudon bridge.
duction of raw cotton or in fqod products, lu m b er o r to any g re a t
OrVEWb.
most desires—a perfect complexion.
ings:
nr
In tho days of Jam es I. the bridge
It bring» that goft. »mooth. frenh.
ex ten t in heavy m achinery. B u t should we u n d erta k e to e n te r E u ro p e j against th e fro n t w in d o w / A lm ost 1mm« had become the haunt of Jewelers uud
M iss A m anda Olvén», Present:
clear tint to the ofwwk that qepote
D ea r Miss O !vena—I am fifty -tw o years
With
textile»
and
small
articles
of
houshold
fu
rn
ish
in
g
s,
u
te
n
sil,
and
nj.ro
¿
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W
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.
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other
sm
all
merchants,
as
w
e
see
them
youthful new. it Will bring b.auty
old. M y b irth d a y Is the 4th o f M arch.
on
the
old
bridge
over
the
Arno
toduy
to thu»e who lack It: It will retain
T h e reason w hy I te ll you th a t Is because
o th e r staple articles we will S IG N A L L Y I A IL .
> not movo u n til th e »cund of m any m erry They succeeded the astrologers und
up to the 4th of last M a rc h a t 8 o’clock
It for those who atfeady posHe«* It.
Iti the evening 1 had never soon a w om an
W h ere shall o u r new m a rk e t, bo fo u n d I T h e answ er is e « y , fo r rojjro
It will enable, .you to successfully
fortune tellers w ho had settled there
th a t I thought I w anted to m a rry . B ut
combat the ravages of weather and
♦lmro arn b u t few places possible. S outh A m erica an d S outh A fric a Ultchen fiUed with his n e ig h b o r, and th e ir in Tudor days. The bridge suffered
w h ile w e were celebrating m y last b irth
time. Don't doubt—don’t argua»Jusi
day w ith a little p a rty In the evening •
t i l e r y a r c o u t.
F
I
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TT_ ; t . j S tfttP H eontrib-* wive»- H e realised th a t he was the vtc- heavily In the great flre of London
try Roberttne. Your druggist will
lady walked Into the room w ith her
iroport $050,000,000 per annum , to w hich th e U nited b ta tes c o n tn
of * Christmas surprise party^aome- In the eighteenth centurY all the old
give you a free sample. All drug-
broth er Just as the d e c k struck 8. Then
utca
a
p
altry
12
per
cent.
O
rien
tal
co
u
n
tries
im
p
o
rt
a
th
o
u
san
d
m
il
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1 thing, in cid e n ta lly , of! w h ic h he htui eever houses which stood upon It were re
glMts keep Robertlne.
I knew th a t 1 had made a m istake tn
heard. H e looked fo r the one fane he
moved for reasons of safety. Finally,
being w ith o u t a w ife fo r so m an y years.
lions, to which th e U nited S tates co n trib u tes only 10 p er cent. «
w anted to see. but It was not there.
tho cost of the continuous repairs l»e-
She made me w a n t to set m arried. Hhe
T h e evening passed as xuch evenings came so heavy that the bridge we now
m a n u fa ctu rin g com petitors know w here th ese co u n tries lie a n d fo r
has been m igh ty nice to me the m any
usually pass—w ith senseless KHinM and
times I have seen her since then, and a t
years have prosecuted a well p lanned an d w ell ex ecuted cam paign fo r s till m ore senseless “ w it.” J abet had sev see w as built and later on widened.
least a doaen tim es I have sone to her
For hundreds of years the traffic on
house to ask her to be m y w ife, but,
e ra l tim es suggested th a t the guests
th e ir com m ercial invasion, and, w ith th e aid of a larg e m e rc h an t m a should go In to the parlor, but each tim e the bridge bus been so great that an
somehow, every tim e I sot there I
tho usht It w asn’t Just the rig h t w ay to
p lan w as opposed w ith seem ingly u n
old saw bus It that no one can cross it
rine, they have been very successful. W E S C A R C E L Y K N O W the
approach her. so I concluded to do It by
necessary vehemence by his sister and
without seeing a white h o r se —W est
letter. I w a n t you to let me know w h eth
James
Olvens.
M
iss
A
m
and
a’s
brother
W H E R E T H E S E C O U N T R IE S A R E L O C A T E D . W o do n o t
m inster Gazette.
e r you th in k th a t Is the best w ay. O f
A t 10 o’clock James announced th a t the
R U IT F U L lands, productive ininos an d M U L T IP L IE D F A C
T O R IE S have th u s fa r failed to develop am ong us I N T E R
At any tim e when requested to do
N A T I O N A L m erchants. I t does n o t req u ire in te rn atio n a l
■a. the paper will be discontinued. But we
m erch an ts to sell o u r surplus co tto n to co u n tries th a t grow
expect that all arrear* wifi be paid before
such request Is made. It Is easy to ask us
ao n e and have no o th e r place to g et th a t staple or to sell o u r
tor a statement, which will be cheerfully
su rplu s food p ro d u cts to co u n tries th a t C O N S U M E M O R E T H A N
rendered at any time.
f
P e r d a s i,^
fire pr
J
WOMEN
understan d th e ir languages o r th e ir needs, an d we sen d th em , all com
b i n e . ! , less th an $ 150,000,000 of our m oro th an $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 of
m a n u factu res in foreign bottom s and b en e ath alien flags.
I adm ire th e fo resig h t, th e en terp rise and th e skill of o u r fo re ig n
com petitors, an d I bid th e m all godspeed.
I AM CONTENDING THAT WE 8HALL EMULATE THEIR EN
TERPRISE AND ENTER TH ESE SAME MARKET8 WITH AMERICA
SH IPS LADEN WITH GOODS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE
DESIRES OP THE PEOPLE.
pleasures of the evening would be wound
up w ith the real surprise p a rt of the p a r
ty. H e and M a r y disappeared In to tho
parlor, whenoe they soon returned.
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Ing . guard,
however, a t the door leading
intoR fro m m a h a „ . to .a y th a t each
Sunday
K ullrely renovated.
C entrally located.
Free bue lueete train a
Hew and ooxv Ladle«’ Parlor. D ining Room
now on main floor. Finn Cafe and Ladtet/^
Annex, known aa the H iidblsbm « Koora.
PACIFIC CO.,
Eyeglass leases ought to be ground
strlcU y to order. R ea d y -g re u n d stock
lease« no m ore fit th a n would ready
made false teeth . T h e M u n se ll Op-
tloal Co. grinds each lens specially
for each eye. O u r workshop« have
a ll th e latest, m odern and expensive
m achinery
know n
to the O p tical
c r a f t O u r employe« a re e x p e rt JT
w e fit y o u r glasses they w ill be e x
a ctly r ig h t C onsultation costs you
nothing. B ooklet, w ith valuable In fo r
m ation about the hum an eye. F R B B
MunscU Optica! Cb„
DADIM SPRiNGt
lY
J
of J be cajMciou. luiiev poc'jft. of J»if
B o u r.
Jabeg looked p t M s
wat£h; < ««*
F or Onldendfilfi find K 'lekltat ta lle y
T r a in
leaves G<iltlential» a t
¡Jilla. w . dally excep t Huuday, arriv
in g at L y le at 7:30 a. ni., cmiiievHafe
w ith dow n rlVer boat for Portland ¿«»id
Interm ediate points.
le a v e s L yle for O oldendale ««> th e
arrival of the up river »learner.
Good Accommodations fnr
Teams and Wagons •
Overland E xpress trains fnrKaleiu,
Roseburg, A m I i I sih L rta<ruiiieiiU>, O g
den, Kan Franulftuo, rtuwkum L«»
For any further Informs«'«
Angeles,.J£l Pas«», N ew Orl»*ansand the
East. L eaves Portland U nion Depot, call on the nearest Ageni, or >
Office at Portland
'»
8 45 p. n i. Arrives 7 25 a in., daily.
Morning train oonnfitfis a t Woodburn
(Jgtjy excep t Huuday w ith trains for
Mt. A n gel, HiJverton B row nsville,
Hprlngfleld, W en d lln g and Natron
Leave« 1’o r lla n d U nion Depot 8.30 a.tn
arrives 6.65 p. Di.
F ygen e passenger ooiim cts at W iasl-
tiurn w ith Mt Angel anil Kllverion
liicMl. Leav^-s Port la nil U nion Dep«»1
4.16 p. in., returns 10 3 d (k.ui., dally.
(lorvullls passenger lead'e» Pori land
U n ion D epot 7.30 a in., arrive«6 60 p in
D aily.
KliPridan passenger leaves Portland
U nion D epot 4 60 p.m ., arrives8.26 a.ui
Daily.
Forest, G rove passenger leave« Port
land U nion De|s»t 10 46 p.m ., arrive»
1 60 p in. Dully ex cep t Su nd ay.
4, y
P O R T L A N D OHWEGO H U B U R B A N
H EK V IC E A N D Y A M H IL L
D IV IS IO N . "
Depot, Foot o f Jeiremon Ktieet.
L eaves from Jefferson street depot for
Dallas and interm ediate points dally
-4.16 p.ui. A rrive P ortland, 10,15 a m
The In depend en t» M onm outh Motor
Line operates dally to M onm outh and
Alrlie, connectin g w ith H. P. Co’s
trains at Dallas and Independence.
First-class fare from Portland to
Jacram ento and Kan Francisco,, $20
berth. $.5- Hecond-class fair, $15;second
class berth, $2.60
T ickets to Eastern points and Europe
also Japan, t h i n s , H onolulu aud
Australia,
CITY TICKET OFFICE, Corner Third
and W ash in gton . P hone M ain 731
P ortland, Or.
C. W . ST|NGER,
W m . flcM URRAY
City Ticket Agent.
Gen-Pass. Agt
OREGON
S bolline
esa U nion P acific
3 T r a in s to T h e E a st D aily
—Through Pullm an sfeudarda end
tourist »lreping-cur» dully to Omaha,
( ’hlcago, Spokane; tourist sleeping-car
dally toK ausaa City. R eclining chair-
cars (seats free) to I be East d ally.
CORTLAND REPOT, tv.
D rily.
C H 1CAU0 1‘OKI.LAN.U
8PKÇIAI. lor the E «,t
11.30 a m.
rl« Hunt'ngtoo.
l.lfi p.m.
Paines RI kx *> (»top«)
Ar. Dully.
5 00 p in
1.15 p.m.
TrOKANK PLYJtR
A (10 a in.
6 15 p.m.
no (ton.
flag
I 57 a m
I ’aai,«'* Bigg*
10 tXp.m
For Eastern W ashington, Walla Walia, larwls
Ion, C. cur ,1' A lane and Great Northern (Knots.
ATLANTIC KXPKFKM
for the East via Hunt-
ingtun.
Passes B ig/*
POUTLAND-BIOGH
LOCAL, for si I local
points irei'vean Higgs
and I’ortland,
Arrives at Hiirii*
C o lu m b ia
nng
8.15 p in
no stop.
12.09 |>m
7.15 a.m.
fla g
3.09 s.m.
p m.
11.59 a.m. Lv. 1*2 1 a pfti
W llla a a c d e
R iv e r .
For A .toria hih I w av points, con
nectin g w ith steam er fo r Ilw aco and
North Beach, bteauie? Haaealo, A»h
atreet dock. Leave» 8.<XJ p in. dally,
except Huntluy. Hatunlay 10(X) p. nt.
Arrives 6 00 p. ni. daily except Munday
For D ayton, Oregon City and Yam
hill R iver points. Ash street dock
Leaves 7.00 a. in tlaily except Bunday,
Arrives 6.30 p.tn. dally except Knnday.
For Iiew iston , Idaho, and way points
from ltiparia, Wash. Leave Hiparin
6.40 a. na., or upon atrival train No. 4.
dally except Katurday. Arrive Rtparla
4 p. m . dally excep t Friday.
For full Information call on or nddre»»
Wm.
M
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M
u r r a y
G en 'l Passenger Agent.,
The Evening Telegram,
Portland, Oregon,
BM tom plate putting a mortgage on the
or doing something equally cari
p o sts
IMtllltS.
E A S T via S O U T H
buffalo overcoat lie gave such a .ta r t
ous. At last she managed to aay, with that the xuow banked on his shoulder»
a shade of her usual assertiveness:
came tumbling dow n bis length, like a
“Certainly I know her, and I know «bower o f downy w h ite feathers. The
w hat you are going to say. You want letter waa not there. l i e retired a lit-
nKXtjei Bib 4 *& W a xk ST i PORTLAND
her to marry you, and you haven’t got tie farther down the road and mane a
I
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the spunk to ask her.**
* more careful exam ination, but tbe
It w as Jabez’a turn to look surprte- m issing epistle codld not be found.
ed. "How—how did yon guess It?"
Deciding that he m ust have left the
Mary laughed for a full minute. precious m issive jipon tbe table at
"How did I guess It? There w asn’t home and accepting that fact as an
apy gt»*»» about it. I'll bet Bossy omen, Jabes continued to the G ivens
knows It and would tell you If she home, where he spent a moat delight
w asn’t a cow.’’
-*<
ful tw o hours w ith Miss Amanda, who
"Well, I don’t see anything eo funny happened to be alone, the rest of the
about It#' Jabex paused aud m edita fam ily having gone to the village to
tively scratched his short side whisk make the final Christmas purchases. A
ers, the only hirsute adornment he dozen tim es when Miss Amnpda smiled
yet?"
permitted upon bis judicial counte graciously and, as Jabex thought, en
•'Tea. Jabex," replied a wom an’s voice nance. 'D o you—think—I stand any couraglugly he started to speak right
from the upper floor. "He went by show?” Then, as Mary appeared to out, but each tim e he thought her ex pened? Ad W h ee le r cam e alon g about
about three minutes ago, and be drop be suspiciously ready with her answer, pression changed, and he refrained.
ten m inutes a fte r you le ft and told me
W h e n L o n d o n D id » b a k e .
he had found In the enow a le tte r ad
ped a letter In the box. 1 wish you’d he continued: "You know, she gets $8
W riting lu 1687, a chronicler tell» of
On his w ay home Jabex passed Adam dressed
to mX.
O f course’’ — and she
ran out to the road and get it,"
a week teaching our district school tn Wheeler, a nelghliorlng former, on his averted her eyes and blushed— "I under a sudden earthquake In England that
Before Mary had completed her eon
winter and $<1 In summer. These self wny to the village. l i e had como from stood as soon as I read I t th a t you had did a good deal of dam age among the
tru c e she beard the side door slam,
churches lu London: "The great clock
supporting women ain’t usually In a tbe direction of Jahex’s house and waa. told him to say th a t.
B u t I didn’t ,” Jabes pretexted vehe
and. looking out of the front window, very big hurry to marry.”
bell lu the paluce »t AVestmlnster
as alw ays, whistling, even while his m " en
tly.
"1
lost
the
le
tte
r
In
the
road
she saw Jal»ex dash to the road a«
“Hurry!” snorted Mary. “I don’t call head w a s bowed to tbe awful snow
at rake of Itself against the hammer
W e ll, a n y w a y , you’ re here. Y o u ’ve kind
thougti possessed.
It being in a burry when a woman gets storm. He stnrtcd when Jabex hulled er, as you m ig h t say. kep t y o u r promise
with the »baking of the eurth. as divers
Abont five minutes later Mary, hear t o the age of thirty-seven. You are h»n> with a cheery “Hello,. Ad.
so I ’ll keep m ine about not saying any
other clocks and belle lu the steeple,
lug the stamping of feet on the side one of tbe moat prominent men In this you aud the folks ’ll have n merry th in g m ore to you about this u n til to
of the city of London und elsewhere
m o rro w ."
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|O M E to Radium
stoop, rushed to the mirror, gave her part of the country. You can support Christinas tomorrow ’’
A piece of the Temple
/
A gain Miss A m a n d a bluehed, but this did the tike.
yjxings and re*t
hair a few perfunctory pats and ran a woman all right, and I believe you'll
"Rnme to you. Jabez.” lie replied and tim e oho did not a v e rt her eyes. “ Oh.” church fell d ow uflm d some .tone» fell
_____ ■ ree youndf from the
downstairs. She opened the door only make n good busbund If you'll only passed on.
she said th o u g h tfu lly ) “ 1 shan’t hold y«
from Bt. Paul’s church, and at Christ’«
•
worn« and care, which have
,
to l»e almost knocked down by J»l»cx, shave off those things you call ‘Burn
church, near to N ew gate m arket lu the
When Jabez reached home Mary was to th a t p ro m ise.’’ t
worn your nervea Drink of
who w as Just entering and w as blow sides’ and don’t try to Interfere with sm iling mysteriously and ‘hustling
sermon
while,
a
atone
fell
from
the
top
_
“ B u s te d ” b y T t r e a .
the wonderful water, here, whom
ing like a porpotoe.
my running of tills house when you about In a manner unusual to such »
of the same church, which stone killed
H e had on auto car,
remarkabie propertie. will brin^j lure
VWliat’s the matter with you, Jabex? bring a w ife home. Take my advice— careful housekeeper whose Christmas
A nd he ra n It w ith a vim .
out of hand one Thomas Grey, an ap
relief from rheumatism, chronic con
H e "busted” m any tires,
You look like you had the m ost Impor dou't ask her unless you mean I t for preparations, with the exception of the
prentice, and nnother stone fell on hl.
ftipation. indigeftion, ludney and
T ill the tire s ’’busted" him .
tant matter In the world on your I believe she’ll snap you up so quick Inevitable .turkey, had nil been com
fellow servant, named Mabel Everett,
- Y o n k e r s Btateem in
bladder trouble, and many nervous
mind,” Mary observed, som ewhat net
It’ll take your breath away.
Who pleted the day before.
and »0 bruised her that she lived but
disorders. Thu splendidly equipped
tied, for she rather resented the dlsap- wouldn't marry Into the Hunker fam
four days after. This earthquake en
N o t Q u it e C le a r .
“W hat’s the matter, Mary? You're
Mmtarium pouewes every medical
ily, anyway? It’s the oldest family busier th a n you were when I le ft," Jabes
Hykcr—Sm iley claim s to have been dured In or about Ixjudon, not passing
rwource. provide, every luxury ci the
ventured in the hope o f ntavlng off ques driven to drink by a tinman.
around thoee parts."
one minute of an hour, and w as nc
finefl hotel and offers all the comfort,
more felt. But afterward tn Kent and
I’yker—So? Did the refuge him
"You may l>e right,” Jal»ex retorted tions abou t his v is it and his le tte r to
of the home. Located amid the
on the seacoast It w as felt three tim es.”
wickedly, "but take your own case, for M iss Givens. M e an w h ile Jabex was po k marry him?—Chicago News.
mountain, where magnificent Keoery,
It goes without saying that tbe people
delightful walUand fine fishing abound.
Instance. Nobody aeems to have been ing over the table and the clock shelf.
M a ry did not deign to answ er his In q u iry :
A V e r y I>lfTeeen« T b $ B K .
particularly anxious to get Into the Its purpose was too obvloua In stead, she
all fell a praying.
/a/en aaft»a tu to o q o lp o to o t, oeeom -
T o sit vpua-w Jury
o to d a tlo n t a n d r a to t ctaatr/n U j tu p p U o d
Ilunkor fam ily In that direction.”
turned
questioner h erself and
asked
M ost e very m an hax fltne«A
“Oh, I've had my chances, and lots pomewhnt p e tu la n tly : " W h a te v e r are you
B u t It take» a s k illfu l la w y e r
of ’em that you knew nothing abou t ru m m a g in g over those things for? D o n ’t
Tho Modesty of Women
T o k it upon u wltnes«.
-C a th o lic S tandard and Timo».
But you asked my advice. You’ve got you know I'v e Just put things to rights?"
.Naturally makes them shrink from the
SANITARIUM W ,
Jabes was g e ttin g w a rm . H is face had
It, and I'm going back to my work.’’
Indelicate quostlons, the obnoxious ex
A iilo n in h llte tle .
O R I.
aminations, and unpleasant local treatr
H A IN E S .
“Hold on a mlnnte, Mary. I didn’t assumed the hue o f a beet. " M a ry , h a v e
Mrs. S’choffer—I want to look at some m enu, which some physicians consider
have the apunk to ask her. What you you seen a le tte r I le ft here — T H A T
baby
carriages.
r? "
4,
essential In the treatment of diseases of
said wn» true, ao I wrote her a lettei**. le " tte
I haven’t o w n uqy le tte r a t all. You
Dealer—Runabout or touring car?— women. *Yet, If help can be had, It Is
—and then, fix
)
J : • i-me-e didn’t l e ^ e nity here. I f your le tte r la
bettor to submit to this ordeal than let
Woman’s Home Companion.
“whlch I ain’t ip Up; t j k t ; o
gur.e, r a i l’d b e tte r s tw f. eut on the reed
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
There’s something In it about Christ ad look fo r IL "
Bveryone should subscribe for
Is that ao often the woman undergoes all
A H n p v r K n d in ig .
mas, and, as that Is tomorrow, she
the annoyance and shame for nothing.
h la home paper, In erder to get all
Upon hi» l.nec» h» begged of her,
Jabex replied not a w ord, but followed
who
have
been
“ Oh. be iny w ife , m y darlin g. pl<
couldn’t get It In time unless the rural th e advice. B ack to the point w here he
Th
the local news, but to keep In touch
rce’s Favorite Prescrlp-
H e r answ er you m ay a ll In fe r—
cured
carrier took It with him when he went K -q missed the le tte r he tolled through
Bhe answered him upon hla kneek
reclatlon of the cure
with the world’s dally events
tlon
along today. I ran after him awhile the snow, but he m ig h t have looked fo r
—Houston
the examinations
which dis
should also read
ago, but the confounded snow la so th e proverb ial needle In the haystack
Xlif.cc la ao gthcr
and local treatmen
heavy that I couldn’t catch him and w ith m uch b e tte r prospect of success. H s
S k a t tip .
medicina
»o
suffi
Hill
M
Í
ft-Í
H
L
ílfi
lt
o
lg
Bacon—Som ething boa happened to women .» "Favorite Pregcrlpiion." It
couldn't even make him hear me. Ho retu rn ed home disconsolate.
cunS?SëÔÎlUllng drain., Irregularity and
T h e next afternoon, a fte r M s C hristm as
the letter Is still In my pocket. I was dinner. Jabes, being s till moody and silent H am m ’s speech.
Egbert—Ob! H as be been getting mar female weaknesa. It always helps. It
thinking of taking It to her m yself this as the sphinx, g ivin g a tten tio n to nothing
almost alw ay. cures. It Is strictly non
afternoon.”
ried I—Yonkers Statesman. ,
tn th e house w ith the exception o f his be
The leading evening newspaper of
alcoholic, non - recret, all It. Ingredient,
t ___ ________
“Then yon would be a nice loon, Ja loved side w hiskers, announced to M a ry
being printed on Ito bottle-wrapper; con
the Pacific Ooast, which han com
T k e W a ll o f a » o w -n
bex. Why don’t you mall the letter th a t he was going to the villag e and
tains no delotoriodfe or hablt-formlng
Oh, to r the sum m er tim e again!
would not be back u n til la te a t night.
plete Associated Prfiea report» and
drugs,
and
every
native
medicinal
root
tomorrow and let It go at th a n ”
F o r M ild red wa», I vow,
entering Into Ito compoaltlon has the full
"That won’t do,” doggedly retorted M a ry appeared unduly disconcerted, flhe
special leased-w ire service, with
C ontent w ith loe cream eoda t h e » -
endorsement of thoee naoet eminent In the
Bhe w a n ts broiled lobster now I
Jabez. “She must get It by tomorrow begged Jabes to rem a in w ith her. I t was
correspondent« in Important news
C hristm as, she urged, and he, as the head
several
school»
of
medical
practice.
Some
—W a s h in g to n S ta r .
morning, so she can’’—
e f the house, should be there In case any "T -
of these numerous and strongest of pro
»
centers and in all the cities and
D I U DASHKO I I' THK HOAD AS THOUGH
Mnry Impatiently arose, while Jabex, visitors should drop In or In case any one
fessional endorsements of Ito Ingredlento,
H ie F i x e d B x w re e e lo a .
POOREHSKO.
principal towns ef the Northwoet.
, resting his elbows qo his knees and should come to see him about la w busl-
will
be
found
In
a
pamphlet
wrapped
The Photographer—Now look plfiBfi-
Portland and snhnrhe are covered
. T o the firs t objection Jabes replied
around tho bottle, also In a booklot mailed
polntnient of not flndlug a visitor at dropping his head. l>egan again to
ant, please.
tree on reqûo»t, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of
th a t If there was one day In the y ea r
tbe door and seemed Inclined to hold ; caress his "Bnrualdes.”
by a bright staff of reporters, and
The
B
itter-1
can’t
I’m
an
nutomo-
Buffalo, N. Y. These professions I en-
After a few momenta he called ont to when people would stay a t home It was MIlaL—Boetan Transcript.
Jabex responsible.
editorial, dramatic, society and
dorsements should have far mole weight
“So I have, Mary. Sit down,” Jabex Mary. “I’m goln’ over to Miss Givens’, C hristm as, and If any o n e should corns
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
special writers. Saturday’s odl-
professionally he w o uld n’t see them a n y
almost peremptorily commanded. ”1 but I'll be back l»cfnr^ dark.”
. . A a t a o iB Q a a r te r e .
non professional testlm onl.lk
w ay. A n y w a y . It was a holiday, and he
tlon consists of 80 to 28 pages, and
w ant to ask your advice about some
n e clapped on hl* dip. eoat and tip Intended to celebrate It In his own w ay.
’T la now th a t Cupid, a rtfu l «If,
The most Intelligent women now-a-fiays
Desert» the ham mock red
has colorr l comic pages, as well as
thing.’’
pet and wltliln five minutes wns trudg M a r y was nonplused, and Jabes, a fte r
tnriri on knowing what they take aa med
A nd tn the p a rlo r hides him self—
icine Instead of opening their mouths like
Mary bad began to alt, for eyen to lug along the rend In the direction of going to the b a rn and atten din g to the
a department for children, colored
B eneath the aofa spread
jg j
a lot of young birds and gulping down
h - sister he was tbe greatest man la tbe G ivenses’ farm, two miles d istan t chores, retu rn ed to the house to prepare
,'
—Chicago 1
fashion page, an interesting serial
whatever
Is
offered
them.
•Favorite
ITe-
As Jnbcx was alqn t to turn Into the to r hie long w a lk . A s 'h e entered the
the little section of very pour farming
BCrlptlOn'* I. Of XMOWX OOMPOgITIOW. It
story and other attractive features
D id n ’t ( l i v e H im a C h a n c e .
Country over whose destinies in part gate lending Into the Givens dooryard kitchen he was s tartle d to hear a m oan
makes weak women strong and sick
S h e — M y h u s b a n d speaks e ig h t d u
in addition to all the newe of the
be ral«<i as justice of the peace far lie stepped behind it large butternut ing w h ic h came from the uppbr regions.
women well.
more than twenty-five years.
tree und put his-hand lu his pocket. H e found th a t M a ry had been stricken rèrent language«.
I)r. Pierce’s Medical Adviser I. se n t/r w
day. O
w ith e eudden « t u c k which she called
H » _ H o w did you find that OUt>— ou receipt of »tamp« tc«pay ex i»ense of
“Mary,” J sites began after a coo
H e thought be would otme more read,
Buhscrlptlon Rates: One month,
In te rm itte n t fever. Jabes fe lt her bend,
mailing only. Send to Dr. K. V. Pierce,
tS ap latlve and Impressive pause, “you the letter. It was important. In his which w as cool as his own. M a ry m en Yonkers Statesman.
Buffalo, N. Y., »1 ono-eent »Umpafor pa
50
pent«; th^ee months,
knew Amanda Givens?”
cooler momenta It might seem a little tioned th a t th a t w as a p e c u liarity o f th a t
per-covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-bound.
T a a t n l l a l a * F h y llla .
If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge
months. I2 . j 0; twelve luonilis. $6.
Marr breathed a deep slab of relief linnetuons end undlg ilfied. and If there n.e4lr.i>lnS IkflMBMlt fimi <>f h«T DKT t lC UIKY
before sue replied. Hue had Judged w a s o r e t M ’ U t»P«’ » which ja n e s prio- • e lf, and she a U u a sM rte d th a t B M orten r'wyinw <ry o w s n w w i i m m g a w w w
Sample copus mailed free.
bald aacredlv confidential.
Loada me onw ard through the i
...
....
. . • ._fiA.— B « LI-
Jabex read and reread the letter,
which be flattered him self wn» written
in a atyda worthy o f the principal of
the graded school at W illow Grove.
After a last affectionate peep^ at the
finish, which he regarded as exceeding
ly clever, hedges led the letter, took from
the Inner pocket of his coat a huge
portemounale and w as about to affix a
stamp to the envelope when he stopped
reflectively and, with a so ft whistle,
permitted his chair to settle back upon
Its four legs.
“Gee whix!” he ejaculated In a hoarse
whisper. Then, raising bis voice, he
called:
"Mary, has 81m Gardner gone by
w
Columbia River
& NorthernRyCo
Sunset, Ocean
and
Shasta Route
B a l tie s .
Some of the m ost important battles
by laud aud aea havo beeu fought on
Sundays, and the first day, so far as
warfare Is concerned, has proved any
proceed In to the parlor, whore a pr«»«nt
thtug but a day o f rest. The most Im
would be found In the center o f the room.
portant Bunday battle on land w as
T h e person was then to pass out o f the
Waterloo, w hich caused the final over
o th er p a rlo r door In to tho little MB l l at
the foot of th e fro n t etope, leading u p
throw of the great Napoleon, w hile at
stair», w here the w raps w ould be found.
sen Lord H owe Inflicted a serloua de
Several nam es w ere called, and then
feat ou the French naval force« on
M a ry and James Olvene, looking exoei
Ive ly Im p o rta n t, shouted In uqjeon. “ J a -
Bunday, tbe 1st of June, 17U4. Inker
bes H u n k e r!"
man, the "soldiers’ battle.” w as an
Jabex entered the p a rlo r w ith tho a ir o f
other Bunday victory. It w as fouglq
a m an bored to distraction, who fe lt th a t
on Nov. 6. 1864, betweeu the British
he m ust, ae the host, go through a fa rc e
and French against the ltuaslaus, when
w ith w hich he had no sym pathy. Ao the
behind him he saw In the m id
. door closed
---------------
— -
with 8,000 British repulsed a force of 25.000
Russians, of whom 9,(XX) were killed
the un certain lig h t Ja-
and wounded. Among other Important
determ ined th a t he was being made
| th e v ic tim o f a p ra c tic a l Joke, and, as Sunday battles were Ramlllles, one of
th a t would Im pinge upon hie dignity, he
Marlborough’s great victories, which
h a lf decided to re tu rn fo rth w ith . B ut, os
w as fought on W hitsunday, May ¿3,
there w ae no one looking, he determ ined
1706; Ouilqnarde, on Bunday, July 11,
to tn v e e tlg a te .
H e gro u p ed th e w h ite
sheet, pulled It to w a rd him . and there
1708. and Malplaqnet, on Sunday, Sept.
stood revealed—Mt»» A m anda Given«
11, 1700. The buttle of Vlmlera was
F o r once Jabes’s self possession desert
fought ou Bunday, Aug. 21. 1808, and
ed him
H e tried to epeak, bu t no w..rde
It wns ou Bunday, Jan.- 10, 18l2, that
would come. I t began to look as though
he w ould heat an Ignom inious retreat.
W ellington Issued the brief but deter
M iss A m a n d a eaw th a t som ething must
mined order, "Ciudad Rodrigo must be
be done, jtnd done qu ickly. W it h head
carried by gksflult this evoulng at 7
downcast she observed ooyly, T resolved
o’clock.” The Indian mutiny broke oul
your letter."
Th en Jabex found his voice.
H ow In
at Meerut on Bunday, May 10, 1867
th u n d e r did th a t happen?"
w hile Kars w as carried by nasault by
N o w It wae Mies A m anda's tu rn to be
the Russians on Buuday, Nov. 18, 1877
surprised. " W h y shouldn’t It have hap
a id
H te a u ie r s leave Portland aud T he
Dalle« dally except Ktiuday at 7 a. m.
arriving at about o p ui , co iin eclln g al
L y le w ith llie
U sms . *1.1» and up.
Jabez Hunker.
J. P.
course there a re never an y “ doing»" a t
our house on Christm as, so If you th in k
I was sensible to do as 1 have done Just
m ake some excuse to s e t your brother
Jim to run over w ith you to our house
tom orrow (C hristm as) night. and your
owning w ill be the best present anybody
could give me. T il know w h a t It means,
and I ’ll promise you not to say a n y th in g
more about It u n til the n e x t day. Just
tell Jim th a t you promised to ru n over to
see m y sister M a ry , about som ething or
other, so he won’t suspect. T h e lady I
love and would have asked to m a rry me
tf I had not been so plagued bashful Is a
schoolteacher. Can you guess w ho she
tsT U n til C hristm as n ls h t I w ill only sign
myself, respectfully yours.
JABEZ H U N K B R .
The Dalles, Portland and
Istoria Navigation Co.
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