His Heart’s Desire
By SIR WALTER BI’.SANT
È
< HAITER III.
•Shea you think.'* «aid the mate
looking about hliu with doubt, "that we
shall «Io no buaineiMB here?”
II« waa a young fellow of two-end
twenty nr so. « frank and hone«t look
ing «ador, though hte bu« <i*<« waa that
of a
n i g kniaaper
II* wa« ar *1
with a revolver, ready to heml. and •
rnCasa hanging at his a*4*
Rehm«! bun
were f -nr saih*»« al«o arme l, in read!
oro for an attack f-»r Polynesie*« «r»
treacherous
R«it there were flu »lanl
are >n «ight. only tw . E «rt»pe«ina
ne •
tall man. dree "I in fautesGr imltstio«»
nf the native« «nd the Mher. apparent
ly. an ordinary bearhromher quite out
of bi k. ragged 4eJ*ef«*d svi ’ sggsr-l
’He «ay *! th« ;an«l 'sy th« •
■ i
A
er
H •
•
••• ' ■ *n'.»’ «k biSp
pr< •cure .r æ «ire. hy any m*«n« in th*
k .W rr nf the captain and th* *r*w. ••
many native« «• ih» »hip would h 1 an!
» • bring Them fe
t»* pleat
* here they w n'd
era
”lt • an tin'nr kr v*ysg*
I mate. «••inf aurnes«!y at lb*
IxfiaVW him, wbr»«« app*af«nro
r»»t|tr«s' S«f«F»fl them
pnaal
tn<->nfha out aud five week
1
iml • i s’ v> or tw»» ■•£ Naw Ireland
him up in • rabia
f’evhaps he ba« dose
• met bi tig as yon say. what do we
know? As f>-r doing things.” hs ss ,d.
regarding bis humble com peales with tbe
ntm *«t »«verity "a man srhe I» tempted
t« < u»n»it a crime ought always t • re
memlxr that be will
day. tn all
probsbdity. i«e wrecked <»o a deeert .»I
ant an «land of «analbala* in tbe - •«»
pen y .f me sod only one, other Euro
|w«n. and that man greatly h»s superior
• nd he x«>g‘ t truly tn reeelve that under
• tsmptatt • « will he 4*» anything wL-ch
may make him a n-.*.*• nra and a b- re tn
that rvn u.p«n»«>n fhr ugh the »eherner»***
of hia
nrpeefence **
iHv«!
I.eighto
groaned I
Mas” added the heron, «en
'enf k»oaly. * loe« r»M live f. t hlmw f
• bme sn<l he who rsehiy
•
rrtme may
- ’ ' •
»Y
with the r i»mf'»rt of h*« bmther m«e
“I forgi vs you.
David hung h»s head
Dav d
I have pr**tecte*| yiw fr*>m tb*
fiifii»»’ «¡»ears and they pots and car*
g kn » *• f r sit m >uth» though H ha*
r»»st me mani funlish threat« am! tall*
<-oraea
I have fed you and sheltered
you
! he«« ».sen rewarded by peníten
tíWl groana end by outward token« »«f
fervent <■ •«tritio«
Th»«* have saddened
n.y day» .and havs disturlxd my • urn
bera
<»r an henceforth info other ears
I * >rg r« T il* h >w«ver only n -n* ron
d;’ -n, that yo’i return no mor«
If you
d • » u »’ «I be speared and potted with
rem* r»s
As f r the ’ •• nn*nt m my
mtebonk- ——”
“I shall get to Kuglam! bef «re you.
• aid David, "and when I get thsr» I
• had go at onra (/» Challa combe ani
make « atatemenl just bk» ths one you
have In your n«<wfwx-«k
~
By the «lata JCttl
. .tne to England I shot! be
bar t! smiling
"Ksartly.* said
the
sweetly
“Y •«» will bava Leen a public
eharacter
Well, to each inao romes
« ün
b
hanre f greatne««
I bop*
you may enjoy your reputation, I »a nd
tho’igh It may ba abort llve»t.”
i th* mis» m of th* Duka nf Y*»rk Isl
• ti l
It is a great th * g to kn *w » w
I to talk with fhew black children
I am
«’»-• a aurgewn «nd • physician so that I
BAD DEBTS
< an bee I t heir wmin!« and their disease*
COLLECTED
when they get I any
Yu« •**
««« further.
You
tvtmrwMtM «»» wmb
I a m
that I a tn bigger than m >«t men
|
-a
WKiuatj rwTtarvt **w
•• st ewme
• un* of f p
i'
and t *?*f«re l*eing
'.AIT GM CITY l/TArt
»■► 1 ’ *m I isndsj am >ng
able to te
talk ■ fn
•
’
hmit
f«ar
When th*y »-«me
them
round m« with thesr spear« I «hooted tr»
And a« I
i hem down frarn the sun
• lilt)« pre«* •lìgttafian and ronjiir
kt**»
ing and am « hit «»f a ventrilnqtibt. I
am fr r. t ine !•» tone able In wnrk a few
that th*/
cf (he «linpler mira
re«i dily believe me.”
"How hn. are y««u g «lug to «tay
here ?*’
"I know not New Ireland la rich In
I h«w ap<M-i»Mi, but I shah have to atop a«
I a#M»n •• my means nf colh tertian and de
When that
I arriptlnn come to an end I
I ia« > >fnes I aLall be g-a*1 to aee a ship
i H it It will n- t he yet ”
ZJrz.r z z/zuu
They may kill yo»» ”
^rr^cL/CiA 7-/Í7AZ
"It is pose hie ’ the baroa abrugged
————————J
| • tai! •' •■■Jd»r«
O f »M« r*4*.
•• » •
<*w
"Have you no arms?”
swd a-.'.. >■»«*» o* ■
- i ’»• c*
"I have • revolver, and my repute
• J !’■* da’»
» w » I •coiMi’fF
«*««•' » - ’ »
»•'' • 1 •* •' U • *-* »
tl »o for magic and a*»rrrry ”
roe •-”» GaD
o.> ► Œ) * -*•?•' r
"And bow do you live?”
(Xrf u i*»4 <'*’*♦• •* «■>* ■
*4 •«”*«** Vo
"Ths people bring me f ** m ! every dav
•t«4t* «uillwiJ *’■
*HadnJ- I «<'-*».. •»; .
If they did B'd I should afflict them
8tS? las'*.».’>ow -LOwtS! Tu * 0«
with horrible mlafnrtanes. as they very
• a '» •;» ubi A a SS v « •• '»> • »•««
well know
I should tell them that In
three days such a one would be dead
• nd then it would he that man's duty
tx g
sway and die In fulfillment of
M A A l B i N Was«
prophe- v
I suppose his fr.ends would
••
M •»
pohtland
O re
never speak to him • gain if he refused
• • •
fo fulfill the w r Is of tbe pmphet. •
The» bring me the
grett Is their faith
unripe cr*c«»anui for It« rmlk there are
IF YOU
fish of every hind In the •»• which they
net and spear for me there are kangs
Ba. which
I **» and cassowary «»n
<»n 4he
«he hl
bill«,
they snare aud trap fur ma. there are
bird« which they ehnet fur me there are
mangoes. I*read fr»*lt. bananas,
yams,
sweet potatoes
I assure y U we feel
very well. D*»n’t we. David?” He !ai*l
•«>< t« •» I
his hand on the other men’s shoulder
IA
|”Ws have also tahureo
There ia. how
(Hl Ff
which you regret. David, duu'i
you? —no rum on tha island
•*|a your -yotir—chum al»*» worwl
ed ««ked the mate, regarding David w
si* obvloua decrease of Inter*«!
"N’u. David la recognised •• <»f It
rlor clay
This poor fellow was wrer
upon the island, he came s«b<»re <»t
¡•4
plank, tbe rest of the ship's crew i
¡•assenger« having given Indigestion
tbe «harks
1!« ia not happy here, i
he would like you to take him off
island.”
’ Ye«
•• 1 David, eagerly but •fill
i
bls alow «ay. "anywhere, so that I
Hot Air Pumping Engine In
can only get on my way to England
*1!« was Just getting
ff b • plank,
and the people were preparing to receive
him joyfully, warmly, and h«wpltably
after their fashion, that »• tn say. into
their pots they have a beautiful ntefhot
♦.f
-king in • k nd
f sunken p
which would greatly Intersat you if you
w era a captive and expecting y
turn
• -«han I fortunately arrive.!, and sue
i<‘ atop
Mh
«•eeded. by promising an er I ipse if | «aa
»ppr> «al
obeyed, I»» saving bim Th* eclipse came
a a >g-»rs
In gi**d time hut I had forgiven the
people for their m tnetifary mutiny, ami
I averted its p«»wer for evil
s*» long as
David «ticks »lose to me now he is ««fe
If hs leaves me. his end is certain
But
he Is no use to me. and for certain res
121 Ha**tho«ne Ave.
Portkand. Ore,
s«»na I should very much prefer that be
was g ne
Will y »u take him?”
"The ship d esn't carry passengers
•aid the mate
bes des
•'He is harmless and y u ran trust
I will ¡M»y
him n»»t to make mischief
for him if you like"
"What d*«ee hs want to g>> home fntr
• ske<) the mate, doubtfully, lndee*l, Ih*
• ppflHiranre of the man did a«»t warrant
the belief that he w»»uld be welcomed
by h :• friends
"lie ha« t<» pay a pilgrimage he ha«
I«» deliver a message before a magistrate
• nd to l»e »ul»»«spiently elevated tu a p*»«r
of great bstinrtlon.” aald the berm
• Humph"* said tue mate
”lle looks
HAht MOUD
n.dUS*
• « if he'<l done something
Better keep
Tx II»* I A’ fe i VH « HulMing at the ** F
in th*ee latitudes, «'ranger, where n » one
<\'V»». r «»I > >r»i «ltd
..ffitHHt «tre • An
Saks and no one care«
But ale»ut hia
trau«« N«»
Mt«i atreel
fare, who's to pay bls passage and h»s
Su« < «- sl I h I llonic Tre<»(m«'nl
grab. If we taks him?”
f«K U G»K WO ta kn >«m I hronghv.ji th«
"Ton will return s me time to Q >*en«
rnllrU •»«’*• «• 4 t« - »I r*l th« I.reet < hi
land
Take «r send thia note.” He took
ne*« I*** O' x»i a«->« unt of hia wc«m1ee.rui
hl« note bo. ii fore off h«if a leaf and
eur • w t «ml the «» I * f a antro, with«»ut
»«•Ing |> I mh »* ur <1 » »-« of any kind
|l«>
wrote • few wards upon It. "Rend this
irvaia «J»v «n«! «JI <t «• »««■• wi'h p'wrr ui
not« tn Messrs Hengstewburg A Com
Ortonta! Utaot«. h«ru*.
her« and
patsy. Mvdney
Tell them where you got
' eve’airfe* that «r» «» »koown t*» »nr.liral
•clrftrw in thi« ru.tit* » ini ihroufh th«
It and they will give you f’jn for It. ami
uw of th run hs'twie*«« »-meallru
||r g «•
will thank you into the bargain far let
ante*'« to rt.f« ' IMi h
A*’l*tna. T ti’if
Iri.aNl* Hhrun •’ an». t»FVi»tt«tteW«. «'om
ting them know that, s»» far. the Baron
«<rh
I i»er
M4n «
»«mal« AttineM
fierghis von Holst* n Is safe
If there
ant a |1 « r.v«>ttlr I i e«*v*B
Call «’V writ*
_ Is «nv m<»nev left after paying for your
«nel sins « 3« •*• • ■« fer mailing Hook
; asseog*r. give It to thia poor fellow
a
ills is not such a had fellow, though be
Ihr ( . <»rr Wo ( hwrse Mrd « *nr ( o.
• ‘ha •■ miserable unless h« begin« tn
S« la/
fww M S f <•
M«rr*.«o
IroafiJ« .a /vu. When he d. aa that, lock
CHAPTER IV
Tha mate meantime was considering
the tjota put Into bi« hand«
It was
»err «bort and was « simple draft upon
• mer> hant.’s
i«« n My»ln*y the short
*«• draft, I suppose evsr written. sr»«1 <>n
the atnallrs* pin# f l*«p*f
M*«*rB If* gs’enberg A »’•• H» 1 *r
Csr bearar £2»»
New Ireland. 1HM
Bar >n Herg: is • i Holstein
"t will taka him.” tall the mate
I
expect to be
!►« out anoth*r
another three r four
months
He •■«»» come aboard with me
he said, persuasively.
But, stronger,
Ars they
"can no business be done?
H* looked round at
open to ress-n?”
"Cm we
the forest and deserted hut»»
trade for a few native« y»
• nd me.
between ua? If I could <»nly i
to persuade 'em tn w<»rship
blessed .« I wouldn’t!- I won
whole island - There w
h
in It."
rhey are open to no reason at all.
In fact. If they were at thia moment t«>
•••»me I wn upon us unexpectedly, it
w old be • painful neceaalty b.r ma if
I valued my reputation as a propbet to
r ler them to attack ami spear both you
and your craw, otherwise I should be
► ns.-lered a false prophet.
They Br--
wonderfully handy with tbeir lances, and
they more in large bodlm
Those p«»p
( in> of your« would krnw-k over two or
three, but would be <»f no avail to sate
your »wn lives. Therefore. I would ad
visa that you get Into your boat and
• b ard your ship with as little delay a«
poaeible ”
The mate took hia advice and departed
with his passenger.
"And now,
aaid the Haron Sergius,
I arn s! ns at last, and ran enjoy my
• * f without any of that fellow’s groans
I never kn*w txfora h*»w extremely di«
agreeable one single murdtr may tua ke
a man.”
That evening the rescued man. I >avid
Ixeighan. sat <>n the «leek with his friend
tbs tnsfc
The Island «»f Now Irelan I
was now a bia«k patch low down erti
'he hurts* ii. the n ght was clear «nd th*
»ky full of stare. David was «»ff th»- hl
«il l at la»t an«1
nca m-.re free t > re
turn to England, yet he did n««t look
happier, «»n th* contrary, the gbiotn upon
.is fara ««• blacker than ever
It proved a m«>at unlucky voyage They
1 nit t* ■ men in an encounter with the pa
live«, thsy ha«! no am-ce«e in trailing
the captain continued to drink. The end
emo unexpectedly.
tins night the watch on deck were
Btartled by a bright light In the cap
•aln s cabin. The light shot into a flame
• nJ the flame leaped and ran along th*
• i !*• ««f the cabin aud caught In the <le«-h
a nd licked the timbers of tbe ship. Th*
►Id w-hooner wee as dry as tinder, a ti>l
«aught Are like a piece of pat»er
In
five minutes It txrame apparent that th*/
must take to the r boats
As to the
Irunken man who ha I done tbe mischief
f*s came out of the burning cabin au*l
• lanced and sung until the flame« drug
gsd him down.
In the fler.-e glars of the burning «hip
the mats looked at David reproachfully
Implying that this misfortuue was en
tlreiy due t • his present's
"Even now.” he whispered. **I will n«M
tell the men you have ruined ths voy
«ge, hurne-l the amp, killed ths captain*
and may t»e will kill n« as well
What
have you d«>ne that we should be puni«h
e«l like thia f- r taking you on b«mrd? Is
it
is it murder?”
Davnl nodded his head gloomily.
‘ Then.” «aid the mate, "whatever bap
pens tn u«. you’ll f*t «afe ashore Y -u
won't be drowned, at* J you Won't be
starved.”
Three weeks later there were only tw
• urvlv rs In that boat
The other meu
had all drunk sea water, and so g<me ma*l
•ns after the other. au«l lewped over
U»«M In their delirium
Only iHivId
I * ghan waa left with ths mat*, and they
were lying one in the bow and one ia
the stern, ss far apart as ths boat would
allow, and they were black in ths face,
gaunt and hollow eyed
When they were pick«»d up the signs
f life were so faint in them that the
«kipper, a humane person, took rouneel
with hi« mate whether it would not «»•
the poor men trouble to drop them into
the water at «new
|<ut in (ba end be
hoisted them aboard and laid them on
the deck, with their heads propped up
I r the t«-st of the voyage the rescued
mate kept aloof fr*»m tbe rescued p««s*n
g*r
He would not «t*eak to him; he
avoided that part of the ahip where he
happened to be
As for the latter ha
found a place abaft near tba helm, where
he r-’Uld ait upon a roll of mp*. hie bond
upon h»s knee«
Ami there be remained
gl>-omy and edeut.
There waa trouble too. First, ths ship
sprung a leek, and ths pump« ha«l to be
workrtl
a bad «lona
• nd ths
by th* t>«anl
Thirdly,
and waa tub
1>-
•Bameb
Bor«-in. I a i a w f •- y a’ ;; *1 to night
"Indeed you are. ’ retorted hits« <’oe
t!
•
"Do jot* n
» j: • n that ' a«k»*J
the y«»uhg n »n In -*i
*e
"I mrrrly !■ ,!««:•• I your «tatrment
Didn't y ■■
f »
* »—«it that you
were awf
v st <
' *i.* •-«.•«!
"Y -♦•.” hr admitted, "but I merely
aa’d »• w t
t •
* »»g '
"Ami .¡' ' * t? » t* e you •; ke of
For my part.” said tha German, "I
Itj r
• d tie n ttrr f *» t m» 1
• m a naGiroUsf
I make hutterffite my
"1 only th*» tght •* without «aylng It" sp* « stud«
| hsv«. I believe rnr.dtel
• ten*» with » a many rare and peers
»«sly nnht*'»wn specimens if 1 aucreed
it* getting them tn Kamps, ibst my name
w»ll be certainly reMsembrred In si»n
t 4
‘ ♦’ rv a« «ns *f |h *e wi
have
• fvanced km*w rjge
« aa any man ask
m*»re
’ H w did r -u get such a rig, man?”
' I am a
g i •' ' ti e Bar n Berg -•
e*.»»«
*
-o .< i o. -w«-M *c«m* »*■ -♦
ton H"ist*in went on fo explain, "aa
•*
. « -
II . II
P «<*
U-e >*••*
«
• • • .
we' as a naturalist
I thsrefurs earne.l
*»1 .
*
« ••<* l**f f
•
ling here
h«v
VI II V M.S MAXIISIW, CO
MALI I \BI 1 IRON STI MP PILLI RS
F**« «I M wom * *«,**«
»i«etl*n4, <**,•*
THE MULTNOMAH
BUSINESS INSTITUTE
STAMMER
(ECONOMY>
BEALL &. CO
DR. C. GEE WO
CHINESE
MEDICINE CO.
a *
l
4 j H with diOcisity
However the eh'p
at last sighted land. aa4 arrive»!, batter
»d aaJ »battered, at the port of Sydney.
Wb.ee they landed, aad •«>< till I ben. tbe
rearwed mate ipuhe hie on nd.
Fl rat he went to tbe house of Hong
et OU barf A Co. where he presented the
bervn • draft, gave new« of bk safety
and touched the m<»ooy
lie then led hie
pase*'ig»r to a tavern anJ entered late a
aerieae coavoraatioa with bias.
**As for this money.1
“yœ
•
'
weren't • pa soenget m re than • few
days, and 1 can’t rightly rharge Foe
mach.
Tat* gfteen. and 111 take five
With Bft»*n pounds y«>u ma get home
which I tak* to be y or • • re. a d < re
yourself up. which I take to bo your
It will bo nnder«t*MM| that the uu
duty
fortanate !»•* t n ths «ro .. ry of h s
starvation and remores, bad been talk
ing
”A Fr -videnre It ia.” said Che mats.
”tbat whers so many honest fellows were
took. I •«• «paroi elee y«u w Ud nrvrv
have had th • money, and you wonldaX
there!-re have t**n able t- g *r yvurseif
have beve
up. and you would never
A riser Providence it Is. at»*! you
hang.
must regard it as «ueb, am! rsmember
if when thsy tabs y«»u «»ut c*»mf »rtably
with the chapla in an! the r<>pe *’
t*wvld
be numey. rolled It up is a
rag and pieced it is hie pocket, but said
nothing
(To b* rent I novi •
WiTH A LITTLE DIPLOMACY
I
MAKING PROGRESS
Peace Conference Agrees Lpon
Terms on Three Points.
Both Russia and
Japan
to
Evacuate
Manchuria and Respect Terr»,
tonal Integrity of China.
Portsmouth,
Aug.
15 — Alth< ugh
very rapid progress was made with the
¡•eskce n«qp>t lationa y re ter» lay, three of
the 12 articlee which ronalitute tlte
Japanese conditions <»f peas having
beam agreed to by Mr Witte and I Ur on
Roern yn Itehalf ut Russia, neither of
the tw i article« l«< Which Mr Witte in
bin reply returned an absolute negative
was reached, The • naif, therelnv*. i»
•till to come
It may t* reached Ur
day. aa the crew ion ol Hakhalin eo mea
I » * tbrw
artn • •
fifth in the het.
f«»nnd,” as they are «»ffi» tally dreignat-
ed in the brief communications author-
is«w1 to tie given to th*» preen, •
i Inch
were di«j*wrd of yeatrnlay, are in i tub-
stance as follows
Fi ret —Rm» i as rarngnition of Ja
|*an’a •’prr|M»ndrrating influence" i and
special jMWitiot* in Corea, which Rm aaia
henceforth agrrre ia ooteidw of her
sphere of influence, Ja|*an binding her
self to rcmgniM* the sitteraiiily of ths
reigning family, but with tbe right to
give advice and aaa atna«« to improve
the civil administration of the empire.
Recon«! — Mutual obligation to evacu
ate Manchuria, each to aurrender all
•l»«cial privilege« m that province, mu
tual obligation to reepect the •’territo
rial integrity" of ( bins and to main
tain the principle of equal rights of [all
nation« to that province (tbe o|»en
door).
Thin!—The re«w»‘on to A’bine of the
Chin«wM* Eastern railway from Harbin
southward.
There wm never any qurwtion atroat
thr a*•« rptamr on the |*art of Mr. Witte
of three article«, thr flrat two covering
in more emphatic form th«* contaati****
of Jaftan in <b.
■
which prsN-rtie«! host lilt tea.
X left«!« I »»l»r«d
Get« NA het Mh« NA aiiU.
Thero la a -ertalh juurig married
wnmau In Washington «ho baa a
«•harming flat lu er.« of tbe uptow n
apartment bouses
bhe was h<>rt* am!
reared In \ irgiuls. and, rx»n«rquetjtly,
a<*ta great aturo by the colored raro
f < ur her *>wii partlrular Mtate, «ays
th» Washington Mtar
Khe maintains
that they make tbe most reliable aa
well as the most rfll’lent help, and her
•errant« ar* n wa > s from the Old I k >-
mlnlon
A «hum of hero felt privileged to
often adtulrv her exquisite tast« tn
dr«*«« «-«¡»e* taliy «nine of the pretty
neglige« whl< b are always parth u ar-
ly dainty when worn by a pretty wom
an
While calling oh her the other
day thia »bum asked t»> »ee a flimsy
¡»Ink thing which «he had seen her
frlmd »x'caalonally wear Bird which
• he « Iwhed to have copied
What Wa«
her aatoulshment when her friend said
that «Io* had fflNen It to tbe rook, who
had snrb a cute way of getting aroum!
one that It was simply Impossible to
refuse the poor thing gven one’s pret
t!r«»t neglige
Being from the North. It
utterly
Impuaalble for tbe visitor to compre
TYPHOID IN WASHINGTON
hend b«»w a colored maid «errant could
perform a frat of diplomatic strategy |
•<» »-»»inplete «• to fairly wrest away a Many New Cases and Rapid Spread
Due to Bad Waler.
protfy wotJiai*’« drare«t treasure
a
pink »Ilk kimono, all fold« of billowy I
Washington, Vug. 15,— Twenty nine
lace
However, her cars were soon tol new coca of typhoid fever and two
l»e openml an<l her eyea made to aeo, •lealhe from the «I ischm * were reported
for Just tb< n the mother <»f the friend's to the health officers today. The out
laundrr«« came Into the
room
and break baa |«aMM-d in eeventy that of
when the greslcet nuinl««r of per«
Hskrd for the weekly wash
Abe was ,
n beaming •»!<! black ■’mummy” and sat •««<>• un«ler treatment for the diaeaa i- at
a- . . I.
n. !
badi
down familiarly on ** low «ent while any ■ !><• Ini «•
Health odh-iala are
Str« X proviMMlrd to count ami check spread rapidly.
i
• •ff from her Hat the rlothe* til» Worn- Iwtiding everv effort to tight the dia-
Then In-gnu th* con eaae, including a houee-to hottie in*
i»n had brought
venation which wn* to illuntrat» th» e)«r«*tion of I*« k yard* and rePara with
diplomacy of thr Virginia i-olorrd rara. a view to remrtlvmg unsanitary rondi*
•1 declar’. Ml«« Mlldrod, I aurely la Ilona.
One l*ed of the new flitration plant
glad to are you «<> sprightly thia mom
I never im *« m | you look prettier, will tw* o|»rnrd probably tomorrow. thus
In'
with the roaes all bloomin' In your reducing to that extent the «linger from
rh<*rk* an' your far* mo*' fat again. typhoid fever and other dieraer germa
which, it ia believed, rumen
from
I gu»aa you'» wotidarln' why 1.11 didn't
drinking iintHlarrd water.
com* for th* wa*h ttil* mornln'
Now.
mayt*» you don't know It. Ml** Mil-
REVENUE MEN SHAKEN UP
ilriil. tint that thrr* gal o’ mtnr aurrly
H aw • Mewl
<!..-* lor* you
1 hl* mornln' *h* cam*
downatalra and *aya to m*
'Ma, I
dreamt la«' night that Ml*» Mildred
wa* took to the ho*|>ltal and waa cut
all up, and la aenrvd to go after th*
elo'a thia mortiln*, ’rau««* la feared I’ll
•ee i-rape bangin' on the door.'
“Ro I tol* her I’d come for them
elo'a and I IrF that gnl ao worried ahe
De
wau't able to do a mite o' work
Ixml know a, chile, I aurely I* glad to
•ee you lookin' ao much waller than I
'apeeted. art' I mil*' any ag in that I
nelwr did *e. you lookin' ao down-
right pretty
Ml«* Mildred, honey, you
ain’t got no kind o' drink around han
dy to beat a tn id) up with thia cul'
mornln', la you, honey Y'
The brain of the caller waa •utlilettly
llltitulrted. and “mammy" went on h«-r
way, warmed and rejoicing.
I Hal of UlcH'k
It take* a great ileal to »batter the
composure of a be»it waiter and to re
title» hl in to the l»,rl of an ordinary,
a|Hilogetl< mortal, lint tba fr«t wa* ac-
mmpllahrd In Waablngton, •«,* th*
l'o,t. and In a ver) »Imply way.
A
law ver went to »upper »t a certain
c»fe after tbe theater, »ml ordered a
cup of coffee
“Plea»» bring It In a cup with the
tianitl* on the left side.’* be said, ronfi-
dentlally. to the waiter,
' I'm left-
handed, and I don't like any other kind
of a cup '•
"Yea. »Ir," »tanimered the waiter; "I
will, »Ir '
lie wa» »ren to h»«trn away and
confer with thr head waiter
Then
the head waller ln»rr down on the
party
"What aort of a cup waa that you
wanted, air?” he •aid
“Cup with the handle on the left
I’m left han«!ed,'’ returned th*
aide
lawyer
Th* head waiter <1l*app»ared. to re
turn a little later obvlouaty perturtied
"Th» cup you
" h» tiegan
“What?” exclaimed the lawyer "Do
you mean to tell n>» th,t In a flrat-
rlaa* cafe like thia you haven't inch a
thing a* a cup with a handle on the
left aide? Alwurd! Why. how am t
to nae any other kind?
You muat
have plenty of them ”
"WelL” »aid the head waiter “w*
uaually ha*, but I'm norry, »Ir. de laat
we had waa broke ltd* morning ''
Max ulinr View.
Mrs ffhopps I eee Cult A 1
are ad vert lai ng eome lovely
gowns at a tmrgnln
Rhopjx Well, our bouse <t->e«n t
neei! a gnwB, but It ought to bai • •
mat of paint.
Four Agents Have Been Requested to
Hand in Resignations
Washington, Aug. 15.—The Star to
night says
There has lxrn a big
•hake-up aiming thr agents of the in
ternal revenue aervice, but just how fat
it has g' tir is a matter of «peculation.
It io stated, however, that four wrl!
known revenue agent« have lieen a*kr«l
for their rroignationa and that at least
two of the four have come here for a
conference with CvmmiMionrr Yrrkro.
of the Internal Revenue burrau.
Three are Captain Charleo II. In*
gram, in charge of New England work,
•latmned at Ibet .n, and C
II. Burg,
who baa had a a«*ciion of the Bouthweet
under hie » barge an«l baa I hwui local«**)
in Trx«u»
The nam«*e of the other two
agents could not I m * learned today.
*<KiN
D
iseases
rv> SPEAK FOR THE BLOOD
I*
Skin D vaaea apeak fnthebl.- ! anJ tr!I . f the acid-laden, pclaon.
oua coodiuon of that vital fluid, and of ita effort to throw off and nd the
•yatem of tha poiaona and wait« matter» that have accumulated in it. He
rein, Tetter. Acne, Salt Rheum, Paoriaaia, B<uia and disease» of thia tvpa
are all canard by a weakened and polluted blood circulation, and though they
■lav have lain dormant in the ayatem during the cold weather, at the coming
of Spring and Summer, when
la ifloS ! »xpenenced at time, patch»« on th» io.
the bleed ia reacting and mak
of m* han !» that itched and burned, canting
ing extra eflurta to eapel all aid*
'
much diacouifoet. I waa convinced I waa atflu ud
morbid and poiaooona matter, 1
with a tep* of lkaetna
I conaultrd aevrra. pbyM-
they make their appearance. Claaa. aa-l uard several external application*, re
External rvmediea cannot J ceiving but •-.ghl «»nipoearv rvh*f I decided to
jury; they »--the and rive Uy
(
B S. S , andaoou I four. ! niyaelf entirely cured.
temporary relief, but often
bUUon A., KanaM City, Mo.
W. P. B ki -XM.
clog the porva and gUnda. and
the poiaon cauaing the trouble I« thus »hut up in the »yxtem to break out
afrr.h later on
S S S , a purely vegetable blood remedy, cures all akin
diaeaaea by going down into th«circulation, driving out all poiaona and watt«
matter», strengthen
tl-e 1- - ! 1. x
soft and amooth, and building up the entire aystem
^^k
have their origin in the blood.
Bonk ■ nSkm Diwaaea and auy udvicc wiahr^
rue • wirr spec inc co.,
•lthuul ch"K«-
BIGGEST WINDMILL OF ALL-
Hater
Into Golden Gals
Park
iw *sn Fraisi »•<«».
Tbe largest windmill In tbe United
•tatra. If, indeed, nut tbe largest In tbe
• hole world, bee recently bvru eon
•tru< trj near Man
Franclecp. Tb»s
g gatiUc mill la Io- a fed direc tly on the
• ran bra. b, near the famous seal
r»»« as
It is used for pumping w itrr
up into Gulden Gate Park.
The huge str ng woodrn tower anp
.
porting tbe wiuj aru.s rise« i.Tv feet
i It la «> feet square at tbe base, m*
curely anchored and gradually taprre
upward, asaumuig a ruunJ shape
There are four Immense wooden
Kacb arm mraaures
arms, or vanea
N> fret from »be «enter or bub thus
making a diameter of ItiU fret lu de
Tbe win«! vane«
a Tilting tbe circle
are »1 fret wide an«! extend nearly the
entire length of tbe huge arm»
Thia
windmill la toc» tei upon 4
prominent elevation, ■o that It may
catch every av.»liable wind arialiig In
that section
Thia colossal windmill la rapab!» of
Ita pump
d«*vel<q>iUM *a>
power
*
Ing rapacity la 3«>,(JU() gallons of wa
ter every twenty four boura.
Tbe water la taken from the well»
Iron main
•
sixteen Inches In diameter. for nearly
four miles up Into an Immense rrsrr
voir arveral bundrod feet higher than
the mean beach
From thia r»«»r»otr
tbe water Is distributed In ali dir»-
tione through the park.
During the dry. hot a*as*’n the mm
of thia giant windmill are kept whirl
Ing day and nlgut to «upply the tblr«ty
Ji tnand.
Aa tbe mill aland« on the
wide open beticb. there is rarely. If
ever, any lack of wind; In fact, the
V I
w w ¡th «’I h v •
fence that the mill la compelled to I*
•hut down, aa It would be rl«ky to nt
tempt to run it during a fierce gale
The Treco In Mprlngtlmr
The awakming of the trees, an«! the
rapidity with which they array them
scivr« tn the new foliage of spring. «1
ways fill ua with wonder. Each year
they rweal anew tb«lr richneaa of life,
but we are never quite prepared fur
the phenomenon, for in all their moods
and aspects, satr this on*, th«- tr»*«*«
•uggeat to ua th«* spirit of calmuca«.
vf deliberation, of repose.
We revisit tbe familiar f'frst of
childhood with certain feeling« of hesi
tation and doubt, fearing it may tw
to changiHl that we cannot rrnrw th»
old Intimacy
W'r examine the aiigar-
maples, and fin«l upon tbeir trunk* but
s ight tra « of tbe auger I.
• wb. h
we hor**d In sapping time long ago
They have done their best to corn cal
these old wounds with fr«*eb bark A
few dead branches above, however,
gave mute evidence of the r«»t«bery of
tap. otherwlss they are un<bang«-d
The oaka which were young when we
were boys ire etlll young
The beech
ra. upon which we arv«*d our initla s
in tMiyh ««!, stand with the firmue«» of
Port - columne, still displaying our aig
natures In tbeir bark, as though •triV -
ing by these tokens fo keep our UiVLU
•ry green
Nrribner’e
a tlamta , ga »
Almost Hath tied»
( ■ ngr«-«•:*<in Broussard. of lx>uhl*
ana. says that at New Iberia, bit
State. In the early !•»«. when that die*
tn» t waa visited by a «evert Rood, one
of the ciprd.ti ••-« f«»r relief organ!**»!
by th© guveramrut one day encoun
tered an old negro • ho, lu a dilapi
dated dugout, «a« hating cons lerabiu
trouble In keeping afloat
Tbe old fel
low «ai busy p > .«IHng with one hand,
•
other.
At th « juncture tbe relief I «at «•etna
within hailing dhtan- e. and the rap-
talu railed out
“Hello, there* unric’ Anyth.ng yog
wantr
•'Nothin’ *cept wings. boss.” was the
grim reply.
M- fb.ef»*
I flit
V»l
■
M-»
during the ceethitig I«
•
W’• *<• thing
<1
V»< (Talley
"In Paris.” slay
ng lajy who
»1 had l c
cr • i.*
of be ig
knocked down by a cab, and then
brought to bo<»k for be ng In tbe way.
"they run over you and make you pay
for the privilege ”
Ferhapa the old
•
Detix«crat. waa sufll leutly traveled U
fear a similar outcome
There had been a railway collision
near a ,c» mtry t •wn, am! • «hrrwj
lawyer bad hurt *d to the a<-ene ut
disaster
He n HI «*d this old man with
a badly Injured bead, and hurried up
to him where be lay moaning on tbe
ground.
"Ilow about damages?” he began.
S
•<l way. boat, g way.’’ he sal«!
”Ab
n* I <*r hit Je I: » u
Ah nd er ,| >: «
am h a t ing tn all mah life! Yo eayn l
git uu damage« out ob me '
fits :
H mio *? •
il». Kilk
$ < «plain <>f Indusirr
For several day« the puli* ciñan <>n
the beat had ob*rrvrd a «mall buy who
•
the most of bls time lounging
near a downtown street crossing, ami
s«emrd to have nothing to do.
Oue
morning he nceoet«Nl him.
"Tommy,“ he Mid.
or
whatever
your name 1«. you Jo entirely too much
loafing round here, liadu't you better
be at home?”
"I ain't I • »fin*,” Indignantly replied
the boy. “I g*«t a reg’lar Job here ”
"You've got a job? W hat Is It?*'
*“I>e guy w«»t owns dis store pay« me
a dollar a wreck Tur ki-.-p.ii' di» CTOMln'
a wept clean.”
•’But I never •re you doing any
work.** raid tbe pollretnan.
••f’ottrae not.” return«*«! the boy. "!
takes <le money an’ lets out dr Job fur
fifty rents a w« * k to dr kid w«»t’e out
dere sweep n‘ dr rm« In’ now
Hr gits
his pay reg .-r an <1 -n t have to Jo
uo headwork huntin' Jobs ”
Ilury !<twr Iraiuhe«.
Train y t ->* f to k« a p y<»ur troubles
to yourself
lA»n*t pour them out upon
a« «plaint.in. ••« or stranger«
Il isn’t
their fault if you bate trouble«, and
they don't W4nt to hear of yours, lx-
cause they have co many of their own.
And b« si 1r« here 1« a point to ronald*
er If you !n«l«t on trlllng other ¡xo-
ple of your gr.«-vnn- ••« they will at
length cotnr to dislike an«l shun you,
t»rcs u*c thereby you prevent them
from telling (heir troubles
Car Builders Combine.
Mjmpslbrlic
Philadelphia, Vug. 15 .—Eight hun
tr -ta
Mr« Brown Hava y * hear«!
dred of the bra«!« of thr larg«-at flrma y »ur a n «iu*e he got that t»«wspap«w
in tbe country have engage*] roome in a job in tba city?
local hotel for the secund Week ill Sep
Mr« Greet* (proudly) Ye«.
Im!**«!,
temlwr for a convention that is looked and h« writ» « me that h« 1« gotog t*> try
hi«
band
at
poetry.
Ah!
wh-»
w«.ul.|
have
forward to with hope by the bus incus
mm aa I wing the |xsun bis forerunner of thought that I should ever t« hnewn *•
Natural l»r«1 u« lIon.
one of th«- greatest consolidations of th« mother of a poet!
City E lit.-f Well .!»•! y -u get an la
Mr«. Brown Oh. well,
I
w »nl«!t*'t
ter* vw fr<<in Mrs. Hlsuk on ths sub*
recent yean.
It >• an open aeeret that
worry about It if I were yen Remember,
jet?
numerous conferences have been held
he 1« young yet, •:»! he'll probably have
New Reporter N > «ir
I saw the
during the lari six months and that by better «ease wheu bai older.
lady, but she refused to t«lk
alworbttig work« at Ht. Loma and Elia
City E l.tur in.lee I
W hen did she
al»etbport, a beginning baa Iwen mail»
taroumle f«»r l>ivo»«-a
toward a general ron*>hdation.
Newel -AUe!
! »« a d.«appui
man
Vf y wifo cansot aing
OMwed 4’aa't «af Wby. min,
Taft Would Bo President.
ought tu be a * a lae t r rej.
.g
Washington,
Vug
|5.—Men very
are te be
ifrat i.a’el
clone to Kra rrtary Taft declare that the
Noweil Yee. but tbe truublo la
•r< retary of war baa turneal hie eyee tbiuka ahe tau.
away from tbe aupremc l*nrh and now
baa them nvrtral on the presidential
chair. They say he has tN*rn listening
attentively to the buxx of tbe prceiden-
tial I**«* until be baa lost all intrr«>et in
hie prospect of becoming chief justice
They further declare that tbe sr« rrtary
With a Eatt-Working, Money-Making,
has now reached the stage where be
would «Ireline an offer of the chief jus
tiambip, fmring it would injure hie
1
Ball
chances for the prcoolem y.
3 * 2 Horta
MAKE MONEY 4
KINDS
Sandwich Hay Press
Volcano in Nevada.
Reno, Nev., Aug
15 —.< volcano,
throwing off molUm lava and tn active
operation, baa l»crn discovered in Neva
da by cattlemen of lx>velock. The vol
cano is laratrsl in Rye Patch, Ifumtaddt
ivninty.
Although that erst ion has
l*en traversed for years, the crater baa
just lawn found for the first time. The
men were in erarrh of rattle when they
came upon the stream of lava, and trac
ing it to its source, local«*«! the Xol-
rano.
THE NEW IMPROVED SOUTHWICK,
The Sandwich Beats Them
Inquiry by Sia States.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug 15.—Insurance Sendwkb
Auditor Pierre announced today that
There Are (Mherw.
the insurance deportment of Nebraska,
Oyer- I timlereund Green baa spent working with Wieronein, Minnesota,
more than
during the last yeer Ixmieiana. Kentucky and Tennessee,
In a vein effort to a«tjulre knowlnlge would on Or lobe r 1 t»egin an investiga
Myer- Vain effort?
tion of the affaire of the Equitable,
flyer- Yes be a a student of rartug New Yorb Lite and Mutual ineurance
companies in the atatee name«!
form.
Seattle
Catalogue
and
Our Own Testimonial Circular TE11S THE
Mailed free on application.
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