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About The Wasco news. (Wasco, Sherman County, Or.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1906)
fo r T h e By ’ 07860506 .......................... M A kC L S C LA R K B L 'e ing man, and had am assed a little money sufficient to give his g ra n d d au g h ter an education above the common in those days. At sixteen, S arah Purfoy was an em pty-headed, strong-w illed, preco clou» girl, with big brow n eyes. She was brim ful of vitality, ami had little religious sentim ent She courted noto riety by eoi-eutriciti«>s of dress, and was never so h a p p y a» when she was m isun derstood. She was the sort of girl of whom women say, " I t is a pity she has no m other;" and men, " I t is a pity she does not get a husband;", ami who say to theiUNelveN, "W hen shall I have >.«*«»>, ( n i t lllitc L I I i t « | t i i « - r r l <••!. I ln* am ateu r who wishes to try lx*rry growing will find th«* black raspberry a g«x>«| plant to lx*glu with. Th«* rasp- ls*rry Is in all probability lb«* most hoii«*st of ls*rry growing plants. T here Is no waste, the lx*rrl«*s are uniform In six«*, and as soon as gatht*rod they are ready for tin* tahl«*, or for pr<*s«*rvlng. A plantation of this fruit, «»n«*«» estate llsh«*«], should last six or eight years. It will grow In alm ost any soil except a very stiff clay, or one th at Is so |s»orly drained th at the w ater stands «»n th«* soil for some tim e before Ixing drained away. It is a heavy f«x*d«*r, MO its soil must tx* f«*rt 11 lz.«-« I every year or two to keep up Itx m axim um pro- duetl v«*n«*ss. A northern exposure Is lx*st for the plant, for It suffcrx from extrem e heat, am! the dlre<*t rays of the sun, more than from extrem e cold w eather. A sloping ground Is preferred to eith er th«* sum m it or has«* of a hill. T he blin k rasplx»rry Is propagate*«! by burying the Ups of th«« <*nm*s alsait August. Kim- I'lj dig a lltth« hob* w ith a spa<l««, ami lx*ml tin* cane so th at tin* tip will lay In tin* hob*, then cover It w ith soli ami p u s s It down. Tin* weight of tin* soil will us'ially hold tin* «•am*; If not a simii: |s*g may lx* used. In the fall a young p lan t with a mass of root«« w ill have ln*en fonne«l. Tin* old «•am* may Is* «ut aw ay and tin* young plants will is* ready for s«*ttlug out. In most cases It Is well to h*t tin* young plan ts rem ain until spring liefore tra n sp la n t ing, 1 rojs«r atten tio n shoiihl be given to pru.dng rasptierrles. Unnee of the first season prodm e fru it the follow ing season. but a fte r bearing they may I»- «*ut away. C t l A l T E R X V II.—«Continued.! of red cu rtain s and homely com fort gave “ By the bye,” said Vlck«‘rs, ” 1 sup- to it a spurious appearance of English peso we shall have to get that fellow up jollity. for the trial. W e have to identify the Pushing open the side door, F re re en lover?" villains.” T here was no lack of beings of thia tered, and m ade his way along a narrow "C a n 't you and I do th a t? ” asked passage to a glass door a t the fu rth e r la tte r class among the officers qu artered V m lllm lu n o f F a rm B u ild in g s . F re re , uneasily. end. A tap upon thia door brought a girl, In F ort R oyal and F o rt H enry; but T here are no small buildings on the "I am afraid not. I wouldn’t like to who courtesied with servile recognition th e fem ale population of the Island was farm th at cannot is* amply ventilated • w ear to a man a fte r five years." of the visitor, and ushered him upstairs. num erous, and, In the em barrassm ent of “W e had b etter get up a few prisoners I he room into which he w as show n was riches, S arah was overlooked. Though oy the simple plan here d«*McrUx*d. who were at the harbor at the tim e,” a large one. It had three w indow s look she adored the soldiery, her first lover Generally such buildings are of the anid Vickers, “ I wouldn’t let the villains ing into the street, and w as handsom ely w as a civilian. single or sloping roof sort so th at the T he object of her affections was one plan can be carried out at small ex •lip thropgh my fingers for a n y th in g .” furnished. T he carpet w as soft, the "A nd are the men at Tort A rth u r old candles were bright, and the supper tra y Mr. Lionel Crofton. C rofton was tall, penne. In the reur of the house, near m en?" asked Meekin. gleamed invitingly from a table betw een well made, ami with an insinuating ad one corner, build au a ir shaft, made "Old convicts," returned Vickers. “ I t ’s the windows. As F re re entered, a little dress. H la features were t«»o atrongly Hia eyes were the by Joining at the edg«*a four Isiards Our place for ‘colonial-sentence’ men. terrier ran barking to bis feet. It was m arked for beauty T he worst we have are there. It has evident th a t he whs not a constant vis best part of his face, ami, like hla hair, »Inuit eight luchcs wide, Ret this Into H e had broad the ground or fasten to the floor if of taken the place of M acquarie H arb o r. ¡tor. T he ru stle of a silk dress behind they were jet black. M hat excitem ent there will be am ong the terrier betrayed th e presence of a shoulders, sinewy limbs ami small hands hoards so th a t It will Is* firm. ' I lav«* it ami feet. H im head was round and well open a t tin* top, of course, and make them when the schooner goes down on woman; and F rere, roundlug th e promon M onday 1 Most of the prisoners are torv of an ottom an, found him self face shaped, but it bulged a little over the it three or four feet high. In tin* aide ears, which were singularly sm all, but of It. next to the wall of the building lifers, you see, and a trip to H o b a rt to face w ith S arah P urfoy. 1 own is like a holiday to them ." "T h an k you for com ing." she said. lay close to his head. W ith thia man, iml about a foot up from the floor cut barely four years older than herself, Anti do they never leave the place " P ra y sit dow n.” out a pieis* so as to have au o|s*nlng ■when sentenced for life?” said Meekin. T his was the only greeting th a t pass S arah, at seventeen, fell violently in ‘‘How distressing!" ed betw een them, an<l F re re sat down, love. Touched by her affection, and r a t th«* w idth of the board and about six "N ever, except when they die." said in obedieuqg to w motion of a plum p ing her intelligence and iiuwcrupulousness Inches the oth er way, and in tin* side I” rere. with a laugh; “ and then they are band th a t tw inkled with rings. Eleven at their tru e value, he told her who he buried on the island. Oh. it’s a fine years hail dealt gently w ith this woman. waa. H e was a swindler, a forger and place! A ou should come down with me H er foot was as sm all and her hand as n thief, ami his name was John Bex. ami have a look nt it, Mr. Meekin. P ic w hite as of yore. H er h air was plen W hen she heard tins, she experienced a H e told her of his turesque, I can assu re you," tiful and glossy, m il her eyes had lost sin ister delight. plots, his tricks, his eseapea, his vil "My dear M aurice." says Sylvia, going non»» of th eir dangerous brightness. to the piano, as if in p rotest to the turn M aurice F re re spoke first; he w as lainies; ami seeing how for years this th e conversation was taking, "how can anxious to bring his visit to as speedy young man had preyed upon the world, you talk like th a t? " n term ination as possible. " W h a t do which had deceived ami disow ned her, her heart w ent out to him. "I am Kind ‘‘I should much like to see it.” said you w ant of m e?" he asked. M eekin. Sarah P urfoy laughed; a forced laugh, you found me," she said. "T w o heads T he convict-servvant, who had entered th a t sounded a«» u n n atu ral th a t F re re are b e tte r than one. Wo will work to w ith some official paper for th e m ajor, turned to l<»ok at her. " I w ant you to g eth er.” W orking through many channels, ami sta re d at the dainty clergym an, and do m e a favor, a very great fav o r; th a t rough M aurice lau g h el again. "O h. it’s is. if it will not put you out of the never om itting to assist a fellow w orker w hen in distress, J«»hu Rex, in a few a stunning clim ate." lie cried: "anil noth w ay.” clan or VENTILATION. ing to do. J u s t the place for you. T h ere’s " W h a t do you m ean?" asked F re re , years, and in a most prosaic, business w ay, becam e the head of a society of a regular little colony here. All the roughly, pursing his lips w ith a sullen o f the building op|sislte this hob* In th« ruffians. scandals in \ an D iem an’s L aud are air. «baft cut a hole of <«>rro*|siudiug sir.« U nder th e nam es of Mr. and Mrs. hatched a t P o rt A rth u r." She suddenly rr»*e and crossed to Skinner, Jo h n R ex ami S arah P urfoy ’over tho«««* two holes as well as tin T his agreeable c h a tte r about scandal w here he was standing. T heir hole In the top of tin* sh aft with w in and clim ate seemed a strange co n trast l l o M < r n » » .( u l S n vr t o F l i c . "M aurice, you w ere very fond of me w ere living in* quiet lodgings. landlady was a respectable, poor woman, netting so thut no blr«l or small anim al to the graveyard island and the men once. Not so very many years ago." T ake two p|e«*«*M of one Inch ls»ard who were prisoners for life. P erhaps "H a n g it!” said he, shifting his arm am i had a son who was a constable. T his can get in. (h a rd wood Is limit), wide as saw In This Is the sh aft by which the nl Sylvia thought so. for she struck a few from beneath her h a u l, "don’t let us son was given to talking, ami, coming w blest place, and as long ns tin* saw chords, which, com pelling th e p arty , out have nil th a t stuff over again. Let old in to sup p er one night, lie told his m oth en ters the bolldlng. Then build an ls*tw«s*u fin* hamlles. Shiqs* tin* Isiarda er than on the following evening an a t oi sheer politeness, to cease talking for time« he old tim es, S arah. W h at do you other sh aft long enough to reach tin with a "billy" like tin» «-uttlng edge of tack was to he m ade on a gang of coin- a moment, caused th e conversation to w an t?" fi<s>r up through the roof so th at flag, and hinted to Mr. Meekin th a t it "T h ere w as a tra n sp o rt cam e in thia era, whose leader was nam ed G reen. will come out through th«* r«s»f a find saw. Lay your saw on one of these T his afie repeat«*d to Sarah. m orning." w as tim e for him to depart. ts»ar«ls w ith tin* t«*«*th above tin* board Jo h n Rex, eating his dinner more nerv or fifteen Inches. Tin* top of this shaft enough to 111«* nicely, ami strad d le the "W e ll? " Sylvia hurst into laughter as the door "Y ou know who w as on board her, ously th a n usual, rum inated on the In m ust Is* capped so th a t the o|s>ning saw with a ¡»air of six Inch stra p closed. "W h a t a ridiculous c re a tu re!” telligence, and thought it would he hut will be protected from rain. The lower ►aid she. "B less th e man. with hi« M aurice?" hinges, n«*ar the ends of the IxMirds. gloves and his um brella, and his h a ir M aurice brought one hand into th e wise to w arn G reen of his danger. Not «•ml is to Is* covered w ith win* netting Now o|s*n the lilngee and remove the th a t he cared much for G reen person and his scent!« F an cy th a t mincing noo palm of the o th er w ith a rough laugh. Fasten this firmly a t the roof eml and saw. and m ark nr«»uml the hinges to ally; but it waa bad policy to miss do "Oh, th a t’s it, is it? W h at a fiat I dle showing me th e way to heaven! I ’d w ith corner sup|x»rts to tlw fhs»r at show w here to let them itt tin* ls>ard ra th e r have old M r. Bowen, papa, though was not to think of it before! You w ant ing a good tu rn to a com rade, and, more the bottom. The plan is simple, easy over, G reen, if capture«,, might wag hia to se*» him, I suppose?" he Is as blind as a beetle.” the tlilckneee of tin* hinge. F asten to construct ami works splendidly. It hinges to this tsiiird, and then to the tongue too freely. But how to do It? She cam e close to him, and, in h er "M y dear Sylvia,” »aid Vickers, seri W hen is p articu larly go<sl for ventilating ously, "M r. M eekin is a clergym an, you earnestuess. took his hand. " I w ant to H e w ent—and waa captured. S a ra h heard of th e calam ity, she set to poultry houses. In the plain lllustra other tioard In the same m anner. Now know .” save hi« life!" you have a p air of Jaws In which your M aurice F re re flung her off. " I tell work to help him. She collected all her tlon A n*pr«*sents the sh aft through "Oh, I know," said Sylvia; ‘‘but then, saw will rest on Its back, ¡x-rmlttlng money and jew els, paid Mrs. S kinner’s a clergym an can talk like a man. c a n ’t you the m an’s as g«x>d a» dead, for all I which the foul air passes and B tin tin* teeth to ««otne als,ve the «*«lg<* of ttie rent, went to see Rex, ami arranged him he? W hy do they send such people shall do to save him .” sh a ft, through which the fresh a ir eu Jaw to fib». Bevel <*«lge of hoarda. Now here? I am sure they could do much At this repulse her pent-up passion defense. G reen, who came very near tera. hanging, adm itted th a t the man waa au b e tte r at home. Oh. by th e way, papa, broke forth. She sprung to her feet, dear, poor old D anny’s come hack again. and. pushing back the h a ir th a t in her associate of hia, ami the recorder, being \ B a r r e l < a r u o th e r G a rd en . I told him he might go into th e kitchen. frenzied pleading had fallen about her in a severe mood, transported him for An Interesting form of backyard M ay he. d ear?" face, poured out upon him a to rre n t of seven years. gardening is raising cucuiii I htm In bar S arah P urfoy vowed th a t she would "Y ou'll have the house full of these abuse. "Y ou! W ho are you th a t you An old sugar barrel without vagabonds, you little puss," said Vickers, dare to speak to me like th a t? H is little follow him. She w as going as passenger, rein. kissing her. "I suppose I m ust let him finger Is w orth your whole body. H e is as em igraut, anything, when she saw heads will answ er. Get several of them In two, setting th« •ta y .” a m an, a brave m an, not a cow ard like Mrs. V ickers’ advertisem ent for a "la d y ’w and aaw them A cow ard! Yes, a cow ard! a m aid,” and answ ered It. It chanced th at halves according to the s|stce available, "M aurice, you are a great bear, and yoh. If you h adn’t saved my life, you know. cow ard! a cow ard! You are very brave Rex was shipped in the M alabar, and nlsm t twelve f«*et ap art. D rive a sink« FOR rtU N O THE < R u s h ( I T MAW. I shouldn’t love you a bit. T here, you with defenseless men and weak women. S arah, discovering this before the vessel through the center of the barrel to bold m ay kiss me” (her voice grew softer!. Do not I know’ you? I have seen you had been a week at. sea, concerived the lltm during storm s and fill the half g«*t. tWO lOfi te r OOch ls»ard. of 2x1, ‘‘T his convict business has brought it ta u n t a man at th e triangles until I bold project of inciting a m utiny for the rescue of her lover. W e know the re barrel with m anure. P lan t four hills or sticks from the wo<sls, as I dhl, ami all hack, and I should be ungrateful if wished the stre a m in g w retch could get I didn’t love you. d ear.” loose and m urder you, as you deserve. su lt of th a t scheme, and the story of the of <>u<’nml*ers around th«* Inside of each lx*v«*l to stand Ilk«* legs of a saw horse, scoundrel’s subsequent escape from M ac b arrel and m ake a kind of tr«-llls In and long enough to stand up to file M aurice b rere, with suddenly crim You will be m urdered one of these days, q u a rie H arbor. the Hha|s* of the letter II out of laths, easily. Fasten your Jaw Isiarda to soned face, accepted the proffered caress, M aurice F rere, tak e my word for it. (To be continued.) and then turned aw ay to the window. Men are flesh and blood, and flesh and one tr d lls for each hill, one end to r«*st these legs, from Inside of Jaws, with "I am not half good enough for you,” blood w on’t endure the torm ents you lay W h n l T h e y M is s e d . on the top of the barrel. The vines screw s or wire nails. F asten a strip on it.” he cried, with sudden vehemence. “ Dem ol* Greeks m ust have l»een may be readily made to run over th« across two of tin* l«gs at tin* bottom “T here, th a t’ll do,” says F rere, grow sporty people,” sal«, little Remus, as “ I t ’s my happiness th a t you’ve got barrela and trellis, making a very at to p u t your f«s>t on while filing to help to think of. C aptain B ru in ," said the ing paler. "D on’t excite yourself.” he studle«! his u n d e n t history. "Dey tractiv e and luxurinnt ap|M*aran«-e, nml to k«*ep tin* hors«* steady. Put In your " I ’ll go to this girl you w ant to m arry, girl. "Y ou’ve saved my life, h aven’t you? and I should he wicked if I d id n ’t and tell her all I know of you. I have was alw ays ha bln’ contests oh all producing Immense q u an tities of cucum- saw and ¡»ull out on tin* legs to tighten lx*rs. The crop will Is* greatly In tin* Jaws on tin* saw. Farm I'r«>greaa. love you! No, no more kisses," she ad d seen her in the stre e ts— have seen her kinds.” “ H u h !” responded Uncle Jasp er. creased If the vln«*s nre thoroughly ed, p u ttin g out her hand. "Come, papa, look the other way when I passed her— i t ’s cool now ; let’s walk in the garden, have seen her g ath er up her muslin skirts "Dey wnn’t so much. Dey nebbeh had sonk«*d during tin* dry w eather. N ot«-» f«>r lh «- II«-«« K « * r p e r « . and leave M aurice to think of his own when my silks touched her— I th a t nurs- eny pie-eating contests.” B«s«s, Ilk«* un*u, an* go«x| until red unw orthiness.” ed her. th a t heard her say her baby p ra y < «>m h i n e d H o l l e r n m l M n r U r r , when they ar«* m aking h«*adway In pro M aurice w atched th e re tre a tin g pair ers—O, pity me! She would shudder nt C h i p O ff t h e O ld B l o c k . A neat attachm ent to a gnrilen rol viding for tb«* future. This accounts with a puzzled expression. "S he alw ays you if she would shudder nt you if she H igh F in an cier—My son, I am pain leaves me for her fa th e r," he «aid to knew w hat I know*. Shudder! She ed to hear th a t you are a t the foot of ler Is the follow ing: Bore holes «*!gbt for tin* different re«*eptlonsw given to lnch<*s ap a rt lengthwise and put In an Intru d er at «lllT«*r«*nt tlnn*s. himself. "I wonder if she really loves ! would hate you! A nd I will tell her! me. or if it’s only gratitude, a fte r all? ” Ay, I will! You will he respectable, the class. Beehives are now* so <*onstnicted th a t Bon—Why, pa, I Judged from your H e had often asked him self the sam e will you? A model husband!” they may be o|s*m*d and th eir <*ontents question during the five years of his F re re caught her by both w rists, and testim ony th a t it w as proi>er not to removed or chniig«*d about and exam- wooing, but he had never satisfactorily with all his strength forced her to her know anything a t all.—New York Run. tied w ithout m aterially lnt«*rf«*ring answ ered it. * knees. "D on’t speak her nam e,” he said, with tin* u<*tlon of tin* lx««*s. T,n*y fr«e Seir»K d « r a tio n . in a hoarse voice, "o r I ’ll do you a m is chief. I know all .you mean to do. I ’m B riggs—B llter’s «laughter dhl very ¡uently continue th eir labors even when C H A P T E R X V III. T h e evening passed as it had passed not such a fool an not to see th a t. Be well in literatu re, d id n ’t she? the comb Is held In the hand of the a hundred tim es before. C aptain F re re ’s quiet! Men have m urdered women like lx*«*k«s*jH*r. G riggs—Yes, Indeed. I understand home was a cottage on the New Town you, and now I know how they cam e th a t she m ade money enough on her Honey Is alw ays a ready seller and ROLLE» ANI» M ARK ER (O M IIIN E II. road, which he had occupied since his to do it. I ’ll do w hat you w ant, on one first novel to get herself an education. the price p«*r ¡s»und averages an jw h cr« condition.” appointm ent as a ssista n t police m agis pins. To m ark the gard«*n make these —Life. from 12 to 20 cents, <b*pemllng ii|H»n " W h a t? ” tra te . an appointm ent given to him as a pins each bold a small rope, encircling " T h a t you leave this place." rew ard for his exertions in connection he locality and quality. A good hive R o b b y ’« V e r s i o n . the roller by driving them Into the "T here is nothing in the bargain to w ith the O sprey m utiny. H is convict of I h *«* h In tin* average locality will pro- "Say, Bobby," said little Bessie as holes beside the ends of the ro|x*. More serv an t had sat up for him, and, as he prevent me helping him to escape?" duce about seventy-five pounds of honey "E scap e? H e w on’t escape ngain, I’ll she struggled over th e long words In than one row of holes can be used to entered the man handed him a letter, per year ami pay r»o ¡s*r cent on the the stock reports, "w h at Is a ‘curb bearing a superscription in a fem ale go hail. Once get him in double-irons at change distances. Tack strip s length Investm ent of the first season. Get stone broker?’ " P o rt A rth u r, and he’s safe enough." hand. wise of the roller to m ark places In posted on lieekecplng If you w*ek a She put out her hand as if nothing "W ho brought th is?" asked F rere, "W hy, a broker th a t sells curbstones, row for setting plants. ileasant and profitable occupation. had happened. "Good night, C aptain of course,” elucidated Bobby. hastily tearing it open to read. "T h e groom, sir. H e said th a t there F rere. I t ’s a bargain, th en ?" S e e d T e m lin ic . It Is claim ed th a t a strong colony T h e W o r ld . "A bargain.” w as a gentlem an at T he George the The bureau of p lan t Industry Is do of bees is the lx*st preventive ag ain st G etting into the cool street directly, F o u rth who wished to see you." " I t ’s true, Indeed,” rem arked K woter, "Y ou needn’t w ait," said F rere to the and seeing the calm sta rs shining, ami “th a t ‘one h alf of the world doesn’t ing a good deal of seed testing this moths. spring owing to the rejx»rts published Any one who doubts th a t th ere Is m an. "I shall have to go hack again, the placid w ater sleeping with a peace In know how the o th er h alf lives.’ ” In regard to w idespread adulteration. money In lieekecplng m*«*d only look I suppose." Changing his forage cap which he had no share, he strove to cast "P erhaps, but they have th eir su s Special attention Is given to t«*stlng up statistics on the honey croji of the for a soft lint, and selecting a stick off the nervous fear th a t was on him. picious," replied Knox.—P hiladelphia from a m iscellaneous collection in a T he interview had frightened him, for It sam ples of alfa lfa seed for fodder. United Ktat«*s to find out w hat a gr«*at Press. corner, he prepared to retrace his steps. had m ade him think. Many o th er seeds come In for careful m arketable article honey Is. In tho "W h a t does she w a n t? " he asked him A N o tlr e a b le D iffe r e n c e . exam ination as to purity but testing y ear 1900 the total am ount of capital T he re a d e r of the foregoing pages has self, fiercely, as he strode down the "After all,” said the dissatisfied doubtless asked him self, “ W hat is th e chorus singer, "what Is the real differ for germ ination does not receive so Invested In lx*es In tho United S tates moodlU road. much attention. T his In a branch of was $10,186,000. The retu rn s from the The George the Fourth was a long, link which binds together Jo h n Ilex ence between me and a prlma donna?" seed testing th a t can be better a tte n d low house, situated in Elizabeth street. and Sarah P u rfo y ? " national honey crop th u t sam e year were "About $980 a night,’*’ replied the ed to by th e farm er him self and It Is In the year 1825 there lived, at St. Its front was painted a dull red, and ¡¡0,065,000, a dividend of 05 per cent Plain som ething th a t every farm er should be the narrow panes of glass in Its win Heliere, Jersey, a watchmaker, named eminent manager.—Cleveland on the am ount Invested. W hat o th er dows, and the osteatajtloua affectation Urban Purfoy. Ha was a hard-work Deals*. Intensely Interested In. crop pays this rate of Interest? > *
