mi. C. If. PUCKKTT,
DENTIST.
Uiisck: Between C T. Cotton and
Feteisou & Wallace.
Lsbakox, ' Oregon,
J. K. WE ATI I K R FO RD,
A ttor tie v - a t - La."v.
Office over First National Bank,
ALBANY, - OREGON, j
J. M. KEENB, D. D. S.
Dental -:- Parlors.!
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i
Office: Breyman Bros., Building:, ;
SALKM, ORHOON. !
t7"IIoura from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. . !
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R" Btr !
A TTORN EY-AX-LAW,
ALBANY, OREOOK,.
E. J. M'CAUSTI.AND,
CIVIL ENGINEER SUHYEYOR.
Draughting and Blue Prints.
Office with Oregon Land Co., Albany.
Sewersge System and Water Supplies.
a ispectally, I-.states .sutxtiv'tieu. ;Hap
tuaue or copied 011 short notice.
R. LMcCLRUE,"!
;
BarieF.: and : llairfreser.
LEBANON, OREGON.
, )
STIAVIXG. HAIR CrTTING AND 1
shampooing in the latest and best :
Slvle. Special attention paid to dressiug j
Ladies' hair. Vuur putrouage respect- !
fullv Suliiiled. '
LEBAHOTJ
IJ4. -i- h . .iKt
Meat Market,
ED. KELtESoEEuEH, Frajr
i re-vh & S.Uted Beet, Pork. .Mutton,
Sausage, Bologna, ana 1 1 am.
Eaeci) atd Card Uvuays 07 J-larjd.
Main Street, Lebanon, Or.
S. S. PI LLS BO RY,
-SW
JEWELRY,
B3DVN3V1LE,
irnpifr y he riaathe W. T.. Doukim
Moe wit boat name and price atampea OB
tii bottom, pat biiu down u I
k unutt
. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE
FOR
GENTLEMEN.
Rest In tihe world. Fxumfne 1,1a
5.0 OENCINK HANIVsKWlD MI OK.
4.00 HAI-SEWKI) WKI.T SKOt.
S3.SO POLICE AD K4RMKKS' SHOE,
".ftO KXTKA VAM'K t AI.F SHOE.
WSWORKINMAN"S SHOF:.
B'i.OO and tH.IH HOIS' SCHOOL SHOES,
All made in Congress, Button and LsM.
W- L DOUGLAS
G3 SHOE l afdTes.
Koat Material. FU-st Style. l'.st Fit fine
it asJ sold yoor d-alr, wnre
WsJL"GLAS. BROCKTON. MASS
"Examine W. L. Douglas $2 Shoe
for Gentlemen and Lo.ks
J-'or fin Ik hlf C. C. JtAt:U.LEMA..
Bee Farms.
It is estimated that Santa Barbara
conntv, California, contains thirty bee
farmsC with hives. Tl onut of
liouey this year was 40,000 lunrmU.
'
yeed ijuts the most flesh ou vonnif
bones.
t.-x iv edl.-t ...miM tl.,- 1.1 n-.iceoJ
"' Juclluir lia ifeu idaiiod til ujiau.
fi- - S if A
.r. A.' ' ...... 1
-Jr..,
MUCH THE
MOSSIEST AND LARGEST STOCK OF
-Si
In the County, is now to be Seen on the Counters of
Iv. BIvAIN,
I ALBANY,
S2TVhen you want to "dress up," we would be glad to show
you through and make the right price.
.
MERCHANT TAILORING A SPECIALTY.
yrr 12, A. Sen kffi.er, is an expert, ami lias charge of this le-
part meat. We guurantee satisfaction.
MY SPRING STOCK
- or
'DRY GOODS. BRESS GOODS
Notions, Stockinet Jackets, DcaJed Caps,
Ladies' and Children's Shoes,
Has arrived. I have also received my Spring Stock of
MEN'S, YOUTHS' & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS,
DOOTS, SHOES, ETC.,
, " , T, , , , T. . ...
Of which we carry a r ull nml Complete liine, ana will not be un
dersold. Come and see us,
G. W. SIMPSON,
ALBANY, - - OREGON.
THE YAQUIM ROUTE.
OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD.
I Creioa SercloDieat CompasF's Steasslilp Line, j
i 225 Shorter, 20 Hour Less Timei
I Than hy any otht-r Route.
I FIRST-CLASS THROUGH PASSENGER
.AND FREIGHT LINE
i From Port land anil all poinl. in thr Willamtie
I Valley to and from Sau Frinri-i. Cat.
1 OREGON PACITIC RAILROAD.
1
TIME SCKUl'l.E. tF.xcrpj Snnrtay-.J
' I.v A11ny J :oo p. m. I I.v Vaqmna 6sa. m
1 U Corvalli mo p. tn. I l.v cr-aUi i a. m.
: Ar Vaqnina 5:30 p m. Ar Albany "
O. ?k C. trains connect at Allmnj ami Corvulli
i "The above trains connect at Yauuina with the
! Orron lrvelopmenl Company h hm u( Mtnm
i hipH bctwern Vaquina ana Sau l'nKij.
j SAll.IXC. OATKi
! Steamer. Fra. S F. Steamer. l-"m. Yaij'na-
1 Fa ration' " .Mav "jrxvlianiette" V y May 4
Willamette Val'v Mav o l-araUim May 9
Faralion ..Mav it. Willamette V'y May i
Willamette V'y Xinv Faralion Mav -o
! This company reervr the.rijjht to change Mil.
' inE latc without nttiw.
; lassensrera from Portlaml and all Willamette
' Valley point can make cloe connection with the
1 trains of the Vaqnina route at Altany or Coi-al-'
lis, and if destined to San Francisco li.iuld ar
! ranjfe toarrive.at Vaqnina .the evening before the
-j date of sailing."
j Passenger and Freight" Rates
Always the Lowest.
For particulars appl' to
C. H HASWK1.L. ; C.C. IHHiVK.
t'.en'l Ft c Pass. Agt. i Act g f.en. V. H P. AK-
Oregon Uevel'pm'nt Co t), V R. R. R- Co.,
i 104 MontKomerv St. i Corvallis.
-an Francisco, Cal. ! Oregon.
" PTOBT HHOl'S 1.
1 jl eave Corvallis Monday. Welnes.lBy.",t'rly.
6 a- m. Leave AHmny 9:30 a. m .
Arri-e Salem. Monday, Wednesday. Friday, j
p m. Leave Salem, Tnesday, Thursday. Saiur
dav, Sam.
ATix-e Portland, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
j:jo p. m
. Sl-TH BOINP
l'"Lmea'vle,rortlani'Monday, " "Wecliiestlay . Friday.
6 a.m. '
Arrive Salem. Monday. Wednestlay. Friday. 7:1.'
p. m. Leave Salem, Tuesday. Thursday, Satur
lav. a. m. Leave Albany,! : JO p m.
Arrive Cor-allis Tuesday, Thurs'lay. Satniday,
3: jo p. m.
J- L. COW AX.
J. M. RALSTON.
Bank of Lebanon
LEBANON, OREGON.
Transacts a Geaeral Banking; Business.
ACCOUNTS KEPT SUBJECT TO
CHECK.
Ivxchanece fold on New York, San
Francisoo. i'ortiMiicl at;d Albany, Oregon.
Collections made m lavoralie terms.
G.T.COTTON,
: DEALER IN :
reosriss ap,U Provisions.
TOBACCO and CIGARS,
SMOKERS' ARTICLES.
Foreign asd Domestic Trnils.
CONFECTIONERY,"
j
.
j Queensware and Glassware, Lamps and
I Lamp Fixtures.
'
. ry Ch for EK3:.
MaIn Street. Lebanon. Oregon.
j " -
NEWEST,
G
OREGON.
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and we will treat you well.
TTte mht Klml of IVn.
The only e:tiital needed to embark
in the profession of literal mi i.s a lnt
tle of ink and a versatile in-it."'
She had read the word anl ionder
ed over litem more deeply than 1isn.1l.
knitting her white brow until the
golden curls 011 her forehead peeked
down into her eyes to see what it all
ineanL Visions of a future spangled
with plaudits and bright with fame
rose before her.
Yes. she would adopt this fourth pro
fession. Putting on a love of a hat anil a dear,
dainty liitle wrap that ht;rjel her
close, she started out to purchase- the
necessary outfit. Kearhinjr the Intok
store .she looked out from under hr
diiopin: plumes and eooiii-ttishly
asked for a bottle, of very Imsi ink".
When placed on the counter Ik fore her
it was like an elixir, so many frrand
possibilities flashed ihroujrh her head.
"And now I want a pen." t)n Ixdn
asked if then was any make she pre
ferred, she hesitated and tlien saiil:
"Yes, lut I most forspt what it Is.
It's like vermicelli, or ariolo"nl. So
that isn't it. I'otild it be verdijxris or
venlanev, now?'
Keally, 1 tlont know," replied the
puzzled clerk. "You must lie looking
for something (jtiiie rare."
"Yes. I am; but I've jrot money to
buy it if I ouly knew what it was.''"
"Bv the tay," iiestioned the In
gpiretl clerk, 'votild it be versatile?"'
"Yes. that's it. I knew. I'd find it.
A versatile pen is what I'm looking
for.'
"I am eorry, miss, but we have none
in stock. They are very rare aud we
have little call for them". You see the
points are all dipped in grey matter
and altie salt, and "
Grey! Well, then I don't want one.
Grey isn't lieenminjr. 1 never have it
near me," and tinning pliti walked
away unconscious that she was rob
bing the world of a literary getu.
Detroit Free IWss.
A Prolific Playwright.
Speakinsr of lioticicault reminds me
of how little we really know about the
men who write plays and their words.
Think of it! Steele Macka ye, although
yet a voting man, less than forty-live,
has w rilieti and produced twenty dif
ferent piays, nearly every one of
which lias run from lit'ty to a hundred
nights in one locality. Besides this
vast amount of work he has built
three theatres and opened thorn with
his own productions. Yet not more
than one theatregoer in a thousand
who will look at his wonderful play of
"Paul Kauvar' and his still more re
markable one of "An Arrant Knave,"
which he recent I v wrote for Stuart
. Uobson, can recall three plays from
this remarkable man's pen.
The ! Had to Climb.
We were comfortably seated around
the hearth at Poller Like, in Pike
county. Pa., and the spirit of story--telling
was strong upon us, because
the fishing had been unusually good
and the supper bounteous. The flash
and sparkle of wit lilled he upper air
of the room as with a. line aurora, and
a halo of calm bliss encircled the brow
of each entranced listener. But first
the drug and then the antidote. The
benevolent Colonel drew us down
gently from the giddy heights with a
story" of a coarse plela'ian, locally
known as a cattish. Thus ran his tale:
"A man and his dug went fishing in
the Mississippi. In a short time the
man felt a mighty pull on the line, and
he knew that a cattish had taken hold.
The giant came along peacefully
enough until he happened to change
his mind, and then he decided to
double on his course and take the man
along. The faithful dog. seeing his
master's danger, rushed to the rescue
bravely enough. The wily cattish,
when he found the dog pursuing,
turned upon hini and terrilied the dog.
who incontinently turned tail and
, swam vigorously toward the dry land.
the catfish hotly following. Presently
- the dog gained the laud and ran hastily,
the eat-tish madly surgtug after hiin.
: The dog, sorely pressed aud fearing a
painful death, in his extremity climbed
a tree, the cattish still pursuing."
ITnlil AnT11 iv eri.it in elwinis
'dogs
' can not climb trees."
"Can't climb a tree?" responded the
; Colonel. "But the cattish was close
upon Lira, and this dog had to climb.'1
j uret urui Stream.
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m
The Milestone.
Men anil women, a ahlftltif erowd, we hasten
Lena oliiuiuf rn! move a summer dlotid itrroaa
tlieaky.
Hut firmly be tli broad lilirlonnr
la t tli milestone orn and (rrii.e.
l t Mm li'i will Its leireml ii'inl.
Or lilly lilnnee, or him 11 10 liisnlj
Vet it M'lilriM'in to evi'ry one,
JiiHt ao uiueli ol the jotituoy done.
)uat ao in licit nf the Journey done ere fall the
liltrlit:
Tins! feet tlielrwtivlmre hither won, awl foot
Mc) 1 1 K I i .
Here ttiMin Hie ehlttlren warm Willi play,
IIimk tnmlU bcttininji linrrs airav.
r'lilr MS t onnif Imjie lu ImhU i f sl llllf
About the uni lent ml eion I'llniti
Kl III It mat ks In t lie moi nliiir sun
Just no niui'li of the Juurui 'lone.
Boft and alow llkn a mourner' team llierefnll
the mini
Tlirouiih tnwiv. half forinUli-n jrenr loveloi k
la vnln,
nrlft-lmieii sliowim. ya mar not rnlaa
Tim wlllii lisl tloarisol oilier (III) at
Yourswlll It rullmi- he luatirliin
The Imw wlicie iriiinlsi ! illl Ine,
When at liit ihe sellloif 11 11
't he milestone tell Oiu Jinit iier ilone.
AiiroI
JJCAPKinrOJJKATII.
In soutlieru Ialiuatia Ihcre is a bit
of coast stretching from Cavtat, Ka
gusa Veceha. In Sutorlna, which is
called Konavjn, and is noted far and
wide for the beauty of Its women and
the valor of Its men. Paces aud forms
ofaulhpie Grecian mold are by n
means rare among the inhabitants of
this pictnresiiue region, and Ihis is the
more surprising since their neighbors,
the Ilerxegox inians and Ihe Bosuinns,
are not at all prepossessing in mien or
feature.
About Ihe middle of the last century,
while Konavje still formed a part of
the republic of Uagnsa, the family
Kadox ie settled In the frontier village
of Uvjece. The possession of Ihe ham
let had long Ihmmi a Ixum of contention
between the Bosnian vizier and the re
public of ltagusa. The little republic
had at last been forced to ive up the
struggle and abandon Uvjece to Ihe
Turks. The villagers were naturally
dissatisfied with Ihe result, nud Minko
Ha'Iovie, Ihe hend of the family, was
c;ive in keeping up Ihe discontent.
He wruadtd hii neighbors to consider
themselves ( iti.en tif Kagusjt. and to
resist uilharms every attempt 011 the
pari of the Turkish agas or beys to
collect taxes.
Minko had two daughters. The
elder Kosara, was a lovely girl of 17;
the other, Ljubica. a child of 11. Ko
sara was the fairest maiden in Ihe vil
lage, and hail no end of admirers
among the young men. Ib-r mo-t
eager suitors were two friends of her
father named Stanko and Tenia. Ma ti
lt o w as a refugee, w ho. for some rea
son, had fled from Turkish vengeance
and found an asylum in Uvjece. 1 1 is
ugly, went her-lieatcn face wore an ex
pression of vicious cunning, and there
was nothing lit his appearance or dis
position to win iiixm the young girl,
ioma, nn Ihe older hand, was afar
more agreeable character, but still he
was nothing more lhan a gmxl friend
to Kosara. Mi wns still heurt-wbole,
and. as her father made no effort to in
fluence her choice, neither Stanko nor
Toina received any encouragement.
Things stood in this way when one
bright cptcm!er morning a Turki-lt
aga with two companions appeared in
Uvjece and demanded the ilescriua
(truth) and the harass (poll-tax). The
thnt! Iriends acted as spokesmen for
the villagers, atul laddlr declared
that Uvjece Iwlonged to llagu-a. and
would never pay taxes lo the Turks.
The. enraged aga dn-w his sword, but
before he could make use of Ihe weapon
Stanko baled his scimitar, and with
one stroke cut off the olllcer's bead.
: Minko and Toina. tor I heir pail, threw
theiiiseit es upon his companions and
cut them down in an itiMaut. Then
Stanko promptly set lo work to plun
der the iHidics.
' They found a rich lmot v. The pock
ets of ihe fallen aga were full of money,
Ihe weapons of the soldier were set
with precious stones, and the horses
eie richly caparisoned with silver-
monnled harness and gold-broidered
cloth. The loot was taken lo the
: house of Hadovie to lie divided. Stan
j ko's face wore its ugliest leer as he
j spread the rich trappings on Ihe floor.
1 and Toina investigated the contents of
the purse, while Minko looked on with
a satisfied smile. Lju'iiea. nestling
c!o lo her father, and Kosara. lean
ing carelessly against the wall. watched
with attentive interest the result of the
, investigation.
"Three hundred and sixty - thn'e
ducats!" cried Tom a at length, in de
light. "That'll make a tine dowry for
you. Kisara.
"How so?"' replied Ihe maiden in as
tonishment. "The sHil belongs equal
ly lo all, aud father gets but a third;
besides, you seem to forget, my dear
little sister has a claim as well as" I."
"I'll not touch my part," exclainieij
Toma, with enthusiasm. "I give it to
: the lovely Kosara."
'But I can't accept your present,"
returned the girl, quietly.
Bight you are. interposed Stanko.
"Kosara" s heart is not to be won w ith
ducats."
"Who saitl it was?' retorted Toina,
in an angry tone. "Do jou think I'd
try lo win Kosara with money?''
"It looks a little that way.'" replied
Stanko, his face disfigured with a.
hideous sneer.
Toma, now thoroughly enraged, was
about to ttiru upon his rival, when
Minko interfered and restored peace.
"Let there be no tpiarreliu," ho
said, in a conciliatory tone. "The
deed we have committed was erhaps
rash and ill-considered, but it can't lie
helped now, aud we shall have to
stand together, and the best thing we
can do is to consider how we can avert
the evil consequences of our act. For
w hen the aga is missed I he Turks over
yonder in Trebinje will commence an
investigation, and if they discover the
real state of the case we'll have to pay
dearly for iL"
i The longconsultalion which followed
brought the friends to no other con
' elusion than to quietly await develop
ments. i The disappearance of the aga was
; soon remarked in Trebinje, and his
. friends became uneasy. Learning in a
; neighboring village that he had set out
for Uvjece and had never returned the
i Turks directed their inarch to that
i place. The approach of one hundred
! troopers naturally awakened the great
i est alarm in Ihe hamlet. There was no
. doubt the Turks w ere conning to avenge
; the murdered aga. The terrilied vil
' lagers were on the point of Hying
across the Roumanian liorder, but
; Minko urged them rather lo draw the
; Turks into ambush and receive them
with bullets. His counsel prevailed,
: aud all the able-bodied men in the.
place, alHMit twenty in number, liur-
ried out to meet Ihe enemy.
Alxnit a quarter of a mile from the
I village the peasants secreted them-.
' selves behind the rocks which lined
both sides of the road, and as the
Turks approached, opened upon them
1 with a deadly volley. Before the
; Mosicma had recovered from iiieir as
: tonishment the Christians had reload
j ed and fired & second time, then fol
i lowed two volleys from their pistols,
j and finally the attacking party rushed
j out from its ambush, and with drawn
: scimitars fell upon the thirty Turks
; who were yet able to fiirhL In the hand
! to-hand conflict which followed 'our
j three friends fought side by side. To
i ma, after cutting down three of the
I Turks, was shot while closing with the
I fojjlh. With secret joy Stanko saw
i hiui fall, for he was now rid of a rival
j whom he bad began to fear. While in
this moment be thought of Kosara be
saw directly In front of him a Turk i
spring forward lo strike Minko from
the rear. One quick blow from St a 11
ko's Hashing steel and the Turk would
have fallen lie fore he could accomplish
his deadly purpose, but Stanko never
dealt that blow. Ho waited until the
Moslem had given Kosara's father a
mortal wound, and theu avenged his
comrade's death oil the body of Ills de
nt rover.
He glanced furtively around to see ,
lflheio had been any witness to hi
treachery, and bre-tthed more freely
when he perceived that Ihn few re
maining Turks had taken lo (light anil
the villagers were all occupied in pur
suit. After a moment's reflection Stanko
turned and hastened back to Iho til
lage and to Kosara.
"Where Is my f tthciP" tiled the girl
in an anxious voice.
Stanko forced his evil countenance
Into a grimace, which he intended
should express deep sorrow, and sighed.
In reply, "Poor Kosara!"
l-'ather'a dead!'' shrieked the un
fortunate girl.
lie fell like a hero after ho had wit
nessed 1 he destruction of the enemy,"
Kosara broke into hcart-rc udlng'ln
meutatioiis, and Ljubica. sobbing bit
terly, threw her arms around her elder
sister.
Altera pause Slanko continued: "He
died in my arms. V fought side by
side. Three limes 1 parriedihe deadly
blows suspended over his head, but at
hist a w retch coming from behind gave
him a deadly wound, from which I
was unable to defend him. After I
had struck down the murderer I bent
over jonr father, who thanked me
with his djt lug eyes mid kissed me, sav
ing: Give this kiss to my dear Kosara.
ami tell her I hat it is my last wish Ihat
she lake yon for a husband; and do
vou be lo her husband, father, and
"protector."'
As he uttered these words Stanko
threw his arms about the weeping girl
and gave her the parental kiss with
such lire that Kosara lore herself in
terror from his embrace.
The scales fell from her eyes In
moment. She remembered that her
father had often promised her thai he
would never force her into a marriage
with any one, least of all with the
man Stanko. whom he knew she thor
oughly detested.
"You lie. miserable man!" she cried.
In a storm of indignation. "You have
killed my fattier yourself, and now yon
are Irving to deceive me because you
think I am a forsaken, defenseless girl,
and dependent upon your protection.
I will lind others who will protect me
from j ou."
"If vou are placing y our hopes on
Toma I shall have to 'destroy litem.
Toma fell n few minutes before Vour
father breathed his last'.".
"Yon prohaby killed him loo. Get
out of my sight and never date lo cross
Ihis ihre-hltohl again."
"What! You will not then bemv
wife?'' cried Stanko In a fury, his face
lark with passion as he stcpjied closer
and gracd her hands.
; "No. never!"
"Well, then, I'll force ou to it!" he
hissed.
Kosara defended herself as well as
she could, but her strength was fast
ebbing away, when Ljulh-a. who had
slipped out unobserved a moment le
fore. rushed in screaming.
"The Turks are coming!"
Slanko at once released the girl and
; dashed out of the house. 'o Turks
were to tie seen in any diivetiou. Kn
raged at Ihis deception he has'ened
back, but when lie entered the hut Itoth
; girls had diapie:rcil. As ihe house
' had tint one exit Stanko supposed that
they had hidden thritist hts.
There were, however, few places In
which lo hide, and lie soon came lo
'. Ihe conclusion that tliev had cfceaiied
through the window, lie looked out.
' and sure enough lie saw their fluttering
wh5e g'tiuenls far down the path
which led lo Ktiipiml.il. They had al-
ready a good start, tint Stanko, confi
dent Ihat he would soon overtake them,
dashed on like a race-horse in pursuit.
When the girls saw that they were
lieing pursued they left the path and
climlted up Ihe nicks to the righL in
the hope that they might throw their
pursuer off the trail, .stanko, how
ever, observed their maneuvers and
clambered quickly after them. Sud
denly the panting maidens found them
selves upon a jutting cliff which
; reached out over a yawning abyss. To
' Ihe right and left were walls of ter
H'tid';cular rock; bchiud idem was their
enemy.
i "If be comes a step nearer we will
spring into the gulf." cried Kosara. in :
desiiair, to Ihe approaching foe.
Horror-stricken. Stanko stood still.
Kosara's resolute manner left him in -no
doubt as lo (he earnestness, of the
threat. He had recourse to negotia- ;
' tion and endeavored to persuade the
. girls to return by fair wonts and most
solemn oaths.
i Kosara was almost ready to give
faith to bis assurances when in an in
stant the whole situation was changed.
In the rear of Stanko a group of Turks
appeared ujou th teno uud cliurgetl
, upon him.
j When the child had announced the
' approach of the Turks she had oken
- the truth. She had left the house to
, fetch help fnmi Ihe village, which lav
i at some distance from Minko's dwelf- '
- ing. but as she had aoproached the
tirst house she ierccivctl lo her alarm
several Turks, who were ill-treating the
women and children, the men 'having J
all gone off to the attack. These Turks
belonged to a second division, which
, had come upon Uvjece from another
direction ami reached the rear of the ,
lighters. Several of the Turks who saw '
Ljubica had followed her home, where
they arrived just after Stanko had left. ;
Finding the house empty they had
: started after Stanko and had overtake!!
him at a point where there was no es
cape. ! Pierced by a dozen balls Stanko fell, !
w eltering iu his own blood. The Turks
, set up a shout of triumph and rushed
I upon the two girls, whom they already
! regarded as sure prej but lefore they
reached them Kosara aud Ljubica gave
, each other an ngoui.iug embrace, and,
locked in each other's arms, sprang in
to the abyss. I'hituilclphia Press.
I
j Couldn't Hreak. I be Set.
! A little boy of five went with his
' mother to make a call. The ladv of the
; house, who was Very fond of children.
! told him she intended to ask his mother
' to let her have him. "Don't yon think
i that your mother would let mo buy
x-ou?"" she asked. "No," he said, "vou
j haven't got money enough.'' "llow
: much would it takeP" she asked,
j "Three hundred dollars," he answered
' promptly, "and you haven't got that
; much." ' "I think 1 could manage it,"
! she said; "if 1 can, will you come to
j me?" No," he said, with decision,
1 "mamma wouldn't sell me. anyhow.
S There are five of us, aud mamma
j would u't like to break the set.
I A Haunted House.
A curious story conies from St.
Petersburg. A well-known Polish
princess recently took a bouse in the
capital. To her disgust she found it
haunted. A religious service was held
and the demons exorcised. But after
a few days they returned with re-enforcements.
The result is that in or
der to live in the bouse at all the
princess has to hold an exorcist reli
gious service every three days.
Aphvsiciao at Washington has been
teut to prison for six mouths for rob
bkig & grave.
A COLLEGE CIRL'S FICHT.
All About a Cushion ami On nf the fjeas i
Ilest Onra Ever n
In order to keep peace with the pro- '
gresslve spirit of the times, says I lie
Philadelphia 7VM, the two highel
classes of the Women's Medical college, j
Twenty-Ill st st reef, aud Noilh t'ollcg.
avenue, 011 Thursdav indulged In
regular college llgfit. The d ispute
arose over the ownership of a beautiful
green cushion which a dignified senhn
captured from a less dignified jttnloi
and Intended to use for her own special'
comfort.
At !t o'clock on that eventful day thl
young ladv entered Ihe lei-ture-rooni
earn big id" cushion on her shoulder.
Arriving nl her place she threw It njion
the bench, and, silling on it, said to
her companion: ii, my, but that ? 1
comfortable!-' A few minutes laterthr
members of Ihe junior class assembled
In their department, and Ihe possessor,
of the cushion missed her comfortable
Meat ami informed her class-mates, whe
with one voice said: "We'll have thai
cushion."
The owner nf Ihe cushion, followed
ly her comrades, walked up to (he
Senior, who by this lime was enjoying
the soft seat, and deiuatidi'd her prot
ctiy. On receiving a negal ive answer,
to her request the plucky junioi
crabbed hold of the cushion and pulled
It from under Ihe senior. In an in
stant there was a regular tug of war
The niemlM'ts of each class came to the
assistance of their comrades. Kneh
division held on to the cushion, pulling
and wrestling, and finally both came tc ;
blows.
The room was one animated mob ol
young and comely women struggling
for supremacy and the Hissession ol
the coveted trophy. When the jauitoi
entered, whet her intentionally or not,
he engaged In Ihe strife and soon be
came thoroughly mixed up in Hie tight.
It was hard lo tell which faction war
Ihe strongest. The wildest excitement
prevailed when Ihe professor, aecoui-
Jiauied by some gentlemen, entered the
ect lire-room. The professor shouted
for order, but without avail. II- lln-ii
took a hand in the liltl and captured
the cushion, which he Injre off in tri
umph to bis desk. As soon as he could
make himself heard Ihe lecturer ad
ministered a short reproof lo the angry
maidens and finally siiei eede l in re
storing -ace. Tired and lalteifd the
young ladies then proceeded to theit
usual phu-i-s. lo 1 1 iiir on the Hour set era I
locks of hair and other et ideuecs of the
battle.
When quiet had Iweu eomplefelr re
Stored Ihe on iter of the much-cot eted
cushion quiet ly stepped down to the
desk of the profi-s-or ami retir ued lo
the place with the prize which s!u uot
figuratively but literally, sat tiu.
What a Host on Man Hwnltinrrit.
There were a number of us in one of
the London t.it ems made famous by
Dickens, when a great, big fellow
slouched in and made himself very ilis
agreeable with his mouth. One of our
pally was a man from Boston, and some
way or other lie and the big man came
lo exchange vvonU. The first we
heard of the row the big man was say
ing: "You Yankee is great on the Lrag,
and that's nil you can do."
"Well. I diinno.' replied Boston.
'But I do. When did vou ever do a
bloomink. blasted thing?'
"llow alMiut 1 T7?""
"Never heard of it!"
How alMiut Hl'i?
"Never heard of it!"
"Ditl you ever hear of Bunker Hill?"
"I have. sir. That's where red
coats licked Ihe life out of LonO brag
ging Yankees!"'
"1 guess not."
Not! Does vou dare lo dispute the
LiverHHtl Kid?'
"You'd Is'ttcr read what hi-tory
says."
"I hare done Ihat 'ere, you bloomink
idiot, and it says as how all you Yan
kees run at Iho first tire! "Don't it,
BOW?''
"I neeer he ird Ihat it did."
"Ifcm't il ay Ihat?"'
The big fellow had pushed up his
sleeves and put up his fists, and it was
plain Ihat a row was on hand. He was
big enough to eat up two such men as
Boston, w hile he had friends lo look
out for the rest of n. Our companion
therefore took the most prudent course
and acknow led god that history might
say so. and probably did say so. This
satisfied Ihe big fellow, and he turned
away and glared at a Frenchman, also
a tourist, who had come in laier. After
a long stare he w alked up to Craio
and shouted:
"Blat yer bloomink parley vons. but
we've always licked ye out of yer boots
; on land and sea!"'
"You ieak von big lie!" shouted the
. Frenchman, hot in a minute.
"What! Call the Liveqtool Kid a liar
to his face!"
"Aye! and I shall now give you von
awful leeg licking!"
Johnny" got out of his coat in a
jiffy, danced around with his hands up.
and to our titter astonishment the Kid
went right down into his bonis and
slunk out of the room, having no
more pluck than a hen.' We sat there
; for live minutes before any one soke.
. Then it was the Boston man. who said:
"Just think of il! 1 can lick six fel-
lows like that banly Frenchman, and
. yet the big duffer made mo swallow
I two wars of independence ami Hunker
Hill on top of them!" A". T.
I
! The (Supply of l'areula.
Lucy (agd 11. who i.s rending a
pinier) "It is erfectly dreadful!'
i i'nl hi r "What's dreadful. Lucy?"
! Lucy "Another faithless wifo, the
, mother of six children, runs off with a
; married man. w ho leave a large family
; behind. Dear me. if this don't Mop
! pretty noon there w ill not lc any pa
; rents let't." 'Luna Ziij1iHjn.
! litres Alone In a Hut at HO.
Richanl Hoops of Osage City, this
comity, is beyond question the eldest
person in the State of Missouri. He is
a negro, ami lives alone iu a small hut
on the banks of the Osage River, just
below ihe Missouri Pacific railroad
bridge. lie is 119 years of age, and
in appearance somewhat resembles a
mummy, his skin being parchment
like, but he is full of life and energy
and is iu full ossessin of all his facul
ties. In the summer and fall he finds
work as a farmhand, and what he earns
in this way is eked out by the aid of his
skill with rod am' gun "to a respecta
ble living. During the last fall he con
tracted with a farmer to grub out tha
stumps in a large field aud faithfully
carried out his obligation, performing
all the labor himself. "Uncle Rich
ard" has a good memory and can re
call incidents that happened in his
boyhood, just after the Revolutionary
War. He remcmlers having seen on
one occasion (Jens. Greene and Wayne
and other heroes of the .War of Inde
pence, whose names he can uot recall
uow. Ho was born in Chatham Coun
ty, South Carolina, and his master's
Dame was William Ilayden. He came
to Missouri in 1843, and for the last
twenty-five years has been living about
Osage City. As stated, he lives all
alone in his hut, and, so far as he
knows himself, has no relatives livings
He is very economical in hi methods
of living, and the head of a large cat
tish furnishes him with material
enough to supply him with soup for
over a week. 1'iie old fellow is quite
an interesting talker and is fond of re
counting the events of the early part
of the century. Jijf'trson City (ifo.)
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WIT AND HUMOR.
Best place for a boil In the tea
ket-
te.--ISoton JUitltUin.
The "old soldier's" home The ctis
pidore. ltoton Vulfrtin,
Irish nationality wouldn't stand-
founded on a fchaui-rock. Pittsburg.
IhroHtrle.
;
"Do vou think I'll get Justice?" "O,
no. You're all right. Jhev'Il a
you." A. '. Sun.
A farmer w ho docnt know how to
run a new spa per has lieeu discovered
In Nebraska. l'hilitUl,hia Inquirer.
W'e live so fast nowadays that It
keeps the recording angel busy putting
down "breaks." tlrmkhjn Mmj'tzitw.. I
'I.et us b-arn French Gosliu. Whati
do yon say?" "Cawn't do it, Dolley;
'lisn't English, you know." ll'trjer's
JStitnr.
There Is hardly any man so friendless
In this world thai he hasn't at least one
friend ready to tell him his faults.
Tern Hijliug.
Teacher "Now, children, by what is
the earth divided?" Tommy (whose;
father is a kicker) "By ihvi politi
cians." .xs-A.
Clouds are a good deal like men
thev are harmless when alone, but they ,
make trouble w hen they get together. '
Xvrriatown Titnr.s.
An exchange exclaims: ''In these
lays of roguery a man must have ltst :
his w its to indorse a note." At any
rate be is apt lo lose his balance.
I'hiUvl. lj,hv Prrt.
Minister (lo choir leader) "1 see
you have ili-pened with Mr. Deeptone's
services." Choir leader "Ye, sir; I
thought a change of bass desirable."
PilUbnrg ChrvHt'-le.
Minnie "So lie kissed yon, did lie?
Mamie Once." Minnie "You don't ;
say! Well, the smartest man on earth ;
is liable to make a fool of himself once." ;
J'rrre lliUe Lxftrers.
Quills (meeting an old classmate)
Well, old fellow, how goes it? JotS
of patients. I supjMtse?" Squills (rue
fully) "Y-yes; lot of patience! ;
l.mvnHcr, Anu-ric'in.
'Is there any question more disagree
able to v on than. 'Where did vou get ,
Ihat hat?""' Well. I should hate like
ihnniK'T to lie asked where I got this '
umbrella." I'liilutli tjhitt yrr.
Wickwire You say you are ae-;
qtiainle I with Brown? Yabsley lie
is a partieular friend of mine. Wick
wire If he is a friend of yours he sure- :
Iv can't lie so very particular. Ttrre
Jj'iHl? Erprt. i
Visitor lo Kditor '-Could vou use an !
entirely original iioctn on Tde Narco- ;
lie WWd"?' Kditor "I could, of
course, tint as long as matches are so ;
cheap I don't Me the use." Lijijtiit-
ottt'g M-iiitzinc j
Kansas Farmer "Got any any
molasses jugs?' Storekeoer ("briskly")
"Yes. sir new kind just cnt; tin top ;
lo the neck: hold about four fingers; i
rublier cork, so the smelt won't get
out." A". 1. Weekly.
Bluster "Yes. ahem! Mr corres- :
rmdence is, aliem! remarkably large.
receive, ahem! on an. average "JOO
letters a day. Colley "Why in
thunder don't you pay up. theu?" :
Lutrn w:e Antrricnn.
Clerk of Bookstore to Proprietor
What's Ihe price of this Ixiok?"' Pro
prietor "That Bible? Forty cents." ,
Clerk "It is not a Bible; it "is au in
fidel work." Proprietor "0. I see.
Four dollars. II u.htn'jlon Pnxl.
Ciueveibi "There is a man who
doesn't care any more for his life lhan
a small Ihv does for bis clothes."
Curtis "Di.sapKinted iu love?"
Ivc? Bosh! No; he's a writer of
funny paragraphs." Phiivi 'n'a
j uirer.
Ted "I hear Mrs. Bellair is married
again. Isnt it raiher soon after her
tirst husband death? Ned "Yes,
tint there were extenuating circum
stances. Her second husband w as the
undertaker who buried her first.
Eporh.
Undertaker (to new assistant) Go
down town and get a bier. Tell them
to charge it to me. New Assistant (to
himself) Jcwhillikens! That's ihe
kiml of a man I like lo work for. I'll
make it two, for luck. AtirtiienHlis
Journal.
Miss Ply m pi on "After all. Mr.
Bmughlou, w hat is the advantage of
having ancestors in the seventeenth
centiirv?'' Mr. Broiighton "O.a great
deal. They can't hang around aud mar
your social aspirations today." JJur
t' iitizar.
Little Kdith "Mamma, did you say
that we should all know each other iu
Heaven?" Mamma "Yes, my child."
Little Edith "You can play Ihat you're
, out. though, can't yon, mamma, when
! people call that y ou don't w aut to see?"
A. J". Ledger.
Mr. Fangle (looking over the house
he has just mo ted .into) "I wonder
who lived here last?" Mrs. Fangle
I don't know; but the lady was a
Christian." "How can yon leU?" "She
left no rubbish in the cellar." Lipjiit
colt's M'tguzinc.
Benedict (after a conjugal tiff) "It's
too bad a man can't have a wife made
to onlei." Mrs. B. "Well. I think you
ought to lie satisfied, that's all I seem
to bo good for, lo you." Ben (dense
ly) "What?' Mrs. Ik "To order."
PhilatUljiua Press.
What a lMuutifnl tribute was that
paid to a departed citizen of a Western
town! The editor of a local pajK-i
wrote that "J was an honest man;
be was a truthful mati; tie was one ol
the best trout fishermen iu this section."
Kearney Knlerjtrisc.
Suitor I do not see why you refuse
to allow me to pay attention to your
daughter. I have plenty of wealth, and.
besides, I am just in the prime of life.
Parent "In your prime, eh? Well,
then, you are all ready to be "fired, ac
git." Kearney EnlerprUe.
"Is Mr. Smith a very religious man?"
"I guess you'd think so. 1 never saw
a more devoted man in all my life, lit
attends all the pari h fairs, takes share
: in all the raffles, and when it comes to
Copenhagen he is the very life of th
church." Boston Transcript.
The tired wife was struggling along,
, overbunlened with parcels. "John,'"
; she wearily and accusingly said, "when
we were siugle you didu t allow me to
; carry bundles." "That was because
' you hadn't so many of them." was bis
uufeeling reply. Detroit Fret Press.
j He had asked ber the momentout
i question with creath warmth. 'You
. -now, ne saiu. alter a pause, "tnat a t
wrath."1
lsoit answer turnetn away
That's ?erv true." he reulied, with
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saitaslic linge iu her r ice, 'but a Soft
quest i-m doesti't.' Washington Pul.
American Boy (looking np from hi
school book) "Papa, 1 can't under
stand the difference tweeu republic
aud an absolute monarchy." Papa
(who has just been a witness in a mur
der case.aud lias endured a three hours'
cross-examination) There aiu'tanj."
A". J. Weekly.
The editor of the Daily (J rubber I
a brute." "What's the matter now?'
Why. I sent him a story, and asked
him, "iu case of its return, uot to lotL.
but to return it Hat; aud he wrote thai
it would be impossible to return cuch s
story as mine in any other way."
Harper's IJazar.
Paying Teller "I can't help it il
your name is Maloue; you mu'l get the
uioitcv on that check unless you arc
ideulHiett." M. alone "Hould a bit id
ye! Oi II bring Jim Maginitis in an
iiithrodtice ye lo him, an' begorra he
kin oidetitoloy us Itoth. Phat name,
sit?' 'irjHrs WeekJy.
'Ma." said Willie, who had been to
the missionary sewing swiely w ilii Lis
mother, "1 feel very sorry for Ihe poor
little heathen." "that's right. Wiiiio.
1 am glad lo see Vou show such a
spirit.' 'Yes' in. I'd feel sorry for
ant body Ihat had lo wear the clothe
that you eoji!e were making today .
Wajuiington I'uxt.
He Had One on The fq a I re.
An amusing scene was recently en
acted in a country court-room in
Maine. The trial Justice, a big. onnp
oits official, with a voice like a trom
bone, took it iisu himself to examine
a witness a little, withered old man.
whose face was as red aud wrinkled as
a smoked herring.
"What is your name?" asked the
Justice.
"Why. 'Squire." said the astonished
w itness."y ou know my name as well as
I know yotirn."
Never you mind what I know or
hat I don't know," was the caution
given with magisterial severity. "J
ask the question in my official capacity
and vnu're bound to answer it under
oat Iu"
With a conlemotiious snort tha wit
ness gave his name and the question
ing proceeded.
Where do yon lire?"
"Wal. I shumr ejaculated the old
man. Why." he coutiuned.appealin"
to the laughing listeners. "I've lived
in this town all my life, and so's be."
pointing to the Justice. an" b gosh, to
hear him go on you'd think "
Silence!" thundered the irate Magis
trate. "Answer my question or ill
line you for contempt of court."
Alarmed by the threat, the witness
named his place of residence and the
examination went on.
"What is vour occupation?"
"Huh?" "
What do yon do for a living?""
"On. git out. Squire! Jest as if you
don't know that 1 tend ganlens in 'the
Summer season an" saw wood Winters!""
"As a private citizen I do know it.
but. as the Court 1 know nothing about
you." exclaimed the erpiring Justice.
"Wal.Sqiiire," remarked the puzzle!
witness, "if ou know sometliin out
side Ihe court-room an don't know
uot bin' in it. you'd better get out an'
let somebody iry this case that's got
bos sense."
The advice may have leen well
meant, but it cost 'the witness IIO.
l.t visttm JuitrnaL
What lie cornea of the Rags.
Housewives must often have won
dered where all the rags go to after
they pass into tho wagon of any one of
the several hundred ragmen who pass
through the alleys with their monoton
ous cries, acconiing to the Ulole-Detnf
craL These gatherers of old rags take
them to warehouses where they are
boug'.t iu bulk and then assorted by
girls according to quality. There was
a time when must of the rags were sent
to paer mills. Now a very sraalf
proiortioii of rags are made into pa
per, straw and clay lieing the chief
ingredients. .Fine linen paper, so
called, is made of rags.
Ninety per ceut of the rags collected,
however, go into the manufacture of
shoddy" of which cheap ready-made
clothing is manufactured. This stuff
is now made up into Ihe brightest and
most attractive patterns, and ea. only
le told wiieu new from wind by the ex-jH-rt.
and by experience with the
w earer. I heard of one "shoddy mill
located at Newark. X. J., which has
just increased its capacity to 90.000
pound of "shoddy" per month, aud
they have been running' overtime for a
mouth.
"Shoddy is king," say the wool men.
and this accouuts for the mercurial
.... . 1 i 1 1 . . 1 1. u-a. ....... 1
A Springfield (O.) baggage-handler
roughly jostled au elderly gentleman
and bade him "get out of the. way."
The elderly mau was the superintend
ent of the road, and when he turned
around the baggage-man crawled be
hind a trunk and kicked himself." "
Cblef-J native Fnller'a Activity.
Chief Justice Fuller la a man of
small size, smaller even than President
Harrison. He wears long, flowing hair,
which is almost entirely white, tie is.
however, of a very energetic tempera
ment, aud rarely sits perfectly still for
a minute at a time. lie turns over the
paires of a brief in a hurry, whisper to
an associate, or sends a page on an er-
ranu. tie is always active, even wnerr
his colleagues apparently fall inu
ooze under the spell, of some earr
ai tiuf bam-ter.
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