- r V .Tarry ftrnva nut f Mix nnrin'n yard, hit flim, luitinft fitcu, whiuli IhkI liHn rutlicr hot wlinii 1k KtoptH'tl at Mrs. Ilm-ins's kitaltou door and MiumlfHl liin truny;, hU!1 l)i;ili;ly ami tmoiniugly lUmUM, Jtirry drovn a (IrxUluiM bufchur'n whroii f(ir thfl lW rIuhk (ii-nimii bincifr in WiHi,wwwl, tln'oi. milismiway. Wlicii Hiiny Miu'kIi, who won Mix Hnrln(r neat, mptiblt) kimlinti tiwisuro, had mim to tlin door, nlm mm rmy also. Hint did mil clmnn!uinr wlum r.lio VVtwtworwl balmrmme ftloiiK, thouu'li In? wih yoiiii;;, ami immli ud Oiii'cd luir. But ai ni;;ht of Jurry nlio wiw apt to tlush up. And it hud forvm ratlitir worsa Hinee lunt flutunlny niu'ht, wlum Jurry, going linmn, had nvttrtiikwii hr trumping ilonj; toward hur own iiomw, two miltw toward WVntwciwl, to ) Imr ittotlinr Mil moriiin, mid liad tiikim lior in utid lrivin Imr to Imr vory iloor. And be liud found Unit nu want Iioihb nuarly evnry Hatnrdity niuht, aml-woll! Jurry touohwl up bin Ihii-ko, wh totting. What, liad nho miidf Only tlmtHhe would tuku a Ui.dcirloii) rowtt, iilnut,nix p. Hindu, But li find Inn lilue nvos and hor prut.ty, ladylike ways to think wimiii.; mid think of tiie'in h did, almost grinning in Imcontuiitmmii. And wlum ItornVy, tliu young Witsiwood haknr, camo up ulongHidft of luiu uwl Iwgan tu talk, he wwlim! It iiu in Tijxiix. Cot)li'y cym him. Truth was that wlmn, delivering he rolls at Mr. llarilig'K, he hud offered Susy a broad rompliuieiitaloiiK with them, Him had fiwimil and ditiappuured Imrply. "Jh'lio, Jerry!" he said. "nVen torn your girl, J.Tryf U'oll, vliHrt migiity pretty. I KUehH you ain't tlieonly one thinkn ko. Uttck on not. Uiblw Lhitiksnu, lor one. You kuow UiiiM" Jerry didn't. "Clerk in the slioe Rtore down to Went wooil." wild Cooky, and Jerry identified him, He wan a ratner large mouthed young follow, who wore a red naektie uud ttputted collar KiuleiiirH. "Yen, Hlr," iiaid f -ooley. "He's ri-lit up to Biiuff, and any fellow that's after Iuk girl bet tu look out. LodIih uh though lie watt bound tognt little Husy." "You Hmitk of her the way you ought to!" aid Jerry, Rurnly, thougli hi heart fait liitu lead. "Oh. alt right," mild Cuoley, (Jerry was a fit footer). "Miss Him-, then. He's hound to have Mistt Busy, and don't you forget it. What do you say to a drivo In a brand new: buggy lieliind a fast trottei'f Tliut ' what he give her lemme yep, Buiunlay nigitt two WHultH ago, 'fcwau. Jle was driving her to ward home lu'keiy-Hplit siiB goog home Sat urday nigiiiH, you know." "liteket.y-HpliL; 1 ruw 'inn," said Cootoy. "Having a ili-Ht rate rime Limy wan, too. Qwm you better stop down, Jerry, my boy. Ouokh you got a pretty Mliru ehruiee; that's my opinion," Haid Cooley, almost huggiug iuinsnlf. Ho would havewmtiniwd, but. Terry, rather oeliy hued and wdd eyerl, turned hi lioie up another road, with a danh. It would take kiiu two mileti out of hi way, but it wan hix only course; ho knewtlintif Co;)ley md an other word h hhoiild knonl; tiini off lis seat. Poiw Jerry! He Htai'ed at feuires and hay itaekH without Heuing thuiu, and ueariy went into the dtteh. Poor Jerryl Already bo had, almost with out Iiih own kmnvlDtlnu, made timid little plain for tho dim future plans over whieh hiit heart had thrilled, uud now thrilled with misery as he wretchedly relinquished thorn All. Prnttyt Yoa, Htie was, and the dearest girl under the mm; and was it likely that nobody had observed it but hJmmilff He, an awk ward, six foot booby, who was too bashful to meet hor pretty uyusl And .Mr. Oiblis, who drovo the Hue equipage uud, hud Hinoot.U and aasy ways, if he did talk ioud -slio lined him, of course, and of eourse she would marry him. And he wouldn't trouble her aga.u; slie dreadiid him now. prooably, Never nuiii. lint, oil I had any l ullow ever got Int. iiean O.U lie so near brokenf "Mcin eratiouI" the tier man butcher ejae- ulatfid at (tignt of him, "Clu-rry, vat for you look so queer and know iiudingHf" Jerry gavu a husky laugh. "I'm all right uow, Mr. Seuulto," be mud "Fiftetm doliare and twelve eoula I've taken In, sir." "Got your rubbers and waterproof and umbrella, Busy?" said Mrs. Baring, looking into the kiuilieu as Susy was starting, Satur iay night. "I'm at raid It's going to rain again." "It had rained for two days, but there wan a little break in the clouds to-night, and Busy was started home blithely. Mrs. llariug looked at her shrewdly. "It's muddy, Susy," she said. "If Home body should come along in a market wagon and givo you a lilt Well, remember, Busy, what I've always said that if you get mar ried to suit mo, I'll give you a good parlor net that very day. " Tho mud was bad, and puddles frequent, and thero was a new cloud visible. But Susy tripped along cheorfully. Now and thon she looked hack. It must bo nearly time for him. Sue would be glad when ho did come, because of tho mud only bo cause of the mud, of course. And the bridge, further on, she had heard that the water had crossed it, and what should she do if he didn't come along And altogether she looked bright and happily expectant as nhe went. That cloud wrfuld break in a minute, sho was sure, it must be almost time for him. Was that a rattle now? Yoa, mid it wtis Jerry; it was ins red lettered wagoti aud his sleek lioiso, and he w;u coming fast. swnk,.,i ,.h ,., t. .. ..!0 """I!'""'" wnuwaaomy ucr senior anil wait-wiLl, rUuii color and fluttering I limrt. : Alas and ala.it Mio bntalior wajron nnw ou, and Jerry with it, and Susy i-uhikI imr i txnimmg lae, witli hor lnuikust umllo, ami ; dorry looit oir nu nut ana loworoa Imad; but tliut wiib all. H drove onon part hor on down tho mu'lily road, and lot't Imr standing tliore; for, in Imr hurt iistouisi.iiiuiit, bIio stood stock till, with a cutidid stare. Than sho wulkod on hrialdy. Mrs. Hiirlng-a olllcioiit young luaiiiigHr was not tho girl to bo wholly stutuued even by calamity moli as this, Pshaw 1 It was plain enough. She wasnt the only girl ho sold moat to, and he had seen j this city. She was towed to this port by oinohody ho likod bettor. That was all, aud the freighter Chateau Margaux, bound ho was thinking that it was time she know it. from New York to Bordeaux Tho lat-Tuni-tum-tetuni ter was awarded $10,000 sulvage.-New She held her head up and hummed . tun Yor) Eyening UBe' "ew iii wiw in' nn.iiiii; m Kiiriniiiu auu Klie wr glad of It. it won M give her something to think about. Htie raised her umbrella and Jogged along with emphatic tep. It wiw more chart Hpriiikhng it was rain ing hard. Big drops ci-ucKmI n her umbrella and dripped from it, Hut Imr chief iiitorent lay In tho buteher's wagon. It had ratiled into a yard and hadn't come out, and she wiw anxious to git ahead of it. Then hiio would march on stillly when he repassed her, and not even look at him again. It was pouring now. Hor umhrella was of small use; sho watt getting wot from head to foot, and the mud grew deeper with every step. And, oh, dear thertt was the bridge, and it waa under two good Inches under. Rh wished she hud waiiod under the tree, drop. pf'i into a house unyi lung hecaiiKe now Jerry would see her splashing over the nub merged planks, its splash she would, for she wouldn't ride now if he should bog her on his kllHRtil What a time! Her mother wnmi't expecting h'-r, either. She knew in her wounded heart that she had (tome principally because of cer tain expeclul.mim, and she derptoed herself. Was she going toeryf Not if she knew it! Here was the bridge, and behind came that dreadful rattle of wheels, and she erasned her skirts, ami, almost ahututig her eyes in hor shivering distaste, stopped ou the water covered bridge. A pl.mk in i.he middle was still visible, and dim made fur it, splashing along fast. What wan crocking? Mercy ! was the bridge giving way? Yoh, or one board of itf Her groping foot went suddenly through, and she fell for ward. Hhe was so faint with fright that nothing was clear to her for a good three minutes, and then she found herself perched high, thougli not dry, ou the scut of Jerrv'B wagon, safe on the other side of the bridge, with Jerrv'b uaiidkerclner mopping her white face. Jer ry's coat urouiul h'T wet form, and Jerry's arm light around the coat; and Jerry was talking to her. "Don't look sol You nin't going to die! 1 hain't killed you I (hi, 8usy, I'm sorry I'm awful sorry I 1 dout cure wlio you like, or who likes you. I hadn't ouch t to cot mail enough to let you tramp along alone in the ruin. Oh. 1 want a pounding! I'm going to get some fellow to give me one. Oh, Susy don't! You didn't got hurt, did you! 0.i Busy, how sweet you look! Iord, wliat wouldn't I give to be him!' Mrs. Hanng's cupihie manager sat ud straight against Jerry's arm. "lie whof she demanded, sharply. "Why, UibbH," said Jerry "It's Gibbs you like, ain't it?" "It'sUibbs J like, Is it?" said Suny, indig nantly', and now she broke down in earnest, and fell to crying in Jerry's handkerchief, "tiibbsl Why. 1 just hute hfml He's going to marry Baily Porter, up our way, and I'm sorry for hor, tliut I am! He overlook me the other night, going home, Mr. Utbt did, and I had to let him tuae mo in; but, my goodness! 1 ihougni.what with his jwrfum ery and his loud tongue, he'd kill me, 1 never" "That'll do,'' said Jtirry, but he whispered: "Thut'n u plenty, Husy. I'm going to thrash Coolcy, though, 'cause he knew better, Tt you don't like titbits, Susy, who do you like! Ho you like me? Say you do, even if you don't. Busy, 'cause couldn'tstand it!" And Busy, with her damp head pressed well against- Jerry's pounding heart, did say yes. And got a sound kiss for it, toa. Coolcy was forced to apologise. And when Hi'hulu took Jerry into partnership, a yuar later, ho and Susy got the parlor set. Emma A. Oppor in Saturday Night. A Colt That Joined a Herd of Dner. William Nichols, of Milton, whoti gathering Iiih l jul from the range last fall found that a fuv'irite I'orchorou colt was missing, and all efforts to Ibid him prove unavailing, no the annual was Abandoned to it fate, which no one doubted woald lie that of the vast num ber that have found their way into tiwequiuo parte Use througti l-he inclemency of the un usually severe winters,, Recently Mr. iNYimls, accompanied by an other gentleman, while hunting deer among the mountain that form the source of the Walla Walia river, skirled a baud of seven teen black tails from a deep canyon, and to their surprise observed a yearling oolt spoud ing away with the band, apparently as frightened as the deer themselves Although the colt had acquired their wild uess by association, he lacked the speed of those mountain climiiers, and was soon left far behind in the mail scramble over the rug ged hills. The gentlemen, who were well mounted, pursued and overtook the colt, which proved to be Mr. Nichols ' Percheron. From tho fact that tracks of i,he colt fol lowing the trail of the deer were seeu in sev eral instances, and other evidences that were to bo seen, it is believed titat it had spent the entire winter with Its strange companions, and prolonged its existence by following the guidance of the excellent instinct of the deer in search of food when the snow was deep. Miltou, (Ore.,) Jiagle. A llrlde of Two Yean. England can furnish instances of child marriages, not perhaps to any great ex tent, but as young as any to be found in eastern countries, where such mar riages are almost of daily occurrence. The youngest English bride on record is, beyond all doubt, a daughter of Sir William Brornton, who in the Sixteenth century waa united iu bonds of holy uiammony, wiien only two yours of age, by On0 5'''ul' In this Cllse tho MMtm WOT0 earned into the church, and their "Puke for them. Sukseiiuently, when the pair reach years of maturity, khoy ratiiied the strange tie. In this in- Itance the object was to carrv out a ilesire to unite property. All the Year Round. For Towing a Few Hun, 1ml lHllei, In April, 1888, the engines of the steamship California, from Hamburg for "Bw IHnt- urolio linvn wnou Uie vo88el was about fifty-six miles southeast of Nantucket shoals and 800 miles east of The Ancient Knorkar. The days are gone when the inmates of a house in aristocratic portions of Wow York could toll by tho knock at the door whether a member of tho fam ily or a, visitor wan juviiitinir mliinttim'rt Also they knew thon what member was there, or the social standing of the vis itor who was outside. A fow Rinal knockers etill linger in Varick and Vurnlam streets and similar localities, but nobody seems to use thorn The bell rmiv show advanced civilian., tion, but there are people who miss the knocker. Ptevr York Hun. HEALTH IN fltll AGE. Edward Collinson, Queens, N. Y., says " I commenced using Branwikth's Pii,i,i over fifly-tive years ago. I tint bought them in London, and have continued using them since I came to this tountry in W. I am now over seventy-five years old, hale ana neany. arm aitriruue my wonderful neaim to ine persit-tent useoi I'RANihicth's Pi l i,8. Occasionally J have a had cold nr severe attack of rheumatism, indigestion ur onioiif ii'sh, out lour or live doses ol HRANORKTirB Fills a wavs mire ine When ever iny children have been sick with scar l"t lever, measles, acid stomach, disordered digestion or costiveness, a few doses of liRANi.HETH's J'ills restored their health at once." nmuier now, ici ran caicn yon in me jam avafn. Willie (sohhlng)-I-l tried not to let IKAFNE88 CANNOT KB CURED HV Infill Utll.H.nllfiTlH . H,av m.nnrtt diseased portion of the car. There Is only one way locure ocatnesfi, and that in byconslltu- uoiuu remedies, ije.ii mews IB epuineu hv mi n. flamed condition of the mucous linhiii of the riiMHriiiun inoe. nen tins luiri' getM m named you have a rumhlinic sound or imuerfect heur- iiiK.aud when It is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be uikcii out aim mis tune restored to Its normal nonunion, Rearing will tie destroyed forever; nine cases out of len are caused hv enlnrrh which is nothing hut an inflamed condition of uie miieoun Hiinaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for anv case of deafness (caused liy catarrh) that cannot iie eurea ny nan s Uaturrii ;ure. send for cir culars, free. F. .). CHUNK V A CO., Toledo, 0. EMf Sold by druggists; 75 cents. Hunker What prompted vou to a?k Miss Gkidey to be your wife? Hpatts-I think Miss wun.it: iierseii promptea me more than any body else. Tut Gekmea for breakfast. Pffunderi Or-irou Blond Itirlfler is nie ucsi feuiuuj ior cieansmg your lyniem. WHO DOKSNT KNOW Fred T. Merrill, the Pioneer Bicycle pealer of this uuitiT lie at reuauiK write uliii-forilttiid, Or UnEnunellneBtovePollih: no duit, no imeU. Mr, Tr. U. Touts Bau Frauei3co,Cal. To Prevent Illness There is Xothiurj Equal to Hood's Sttrstt par ilia. In my opinion, one of the greatest mistakes people make is to lock the door after tho horse is stolen, or lu other words, to wait until they are Kick in bod before they do anything for the poor body. Neither my wife nor myself were real sick; 1 atteuded to my business, and my wife to her household duties didly. But we had dull, heavy headaches, and alittlc over exertion would tire us greatly, and my appetite waa very poor, fcio I bought three bottles of Hood's Bar. Bapsrilla. 1 took one, and my wife netiTl? all of the other two, aud the result was perfectly Fatis factory. Tbeuttcctwas like magic, and I believe Hood's Narsaparlllo saved upu severe eickucsn hikI ti big doctor 'b bill. 1 1 people would uuly re member that 'au ounce of prevention is worth a HoodV?Cures world of cure,-there would bo loss suffcringin the world. My HdTie to all who fire not fueling well ie take Hood's Harsaimrille according to dlvec-tlou.-i,aud you will tie wellflud nappy." VC. H. Toleo, 145 12th atreet, 8au l''raaciM;o, C'al. HOOO'S Pllii euro Oonalipaiioa l.y restorlug ths puristaluu uetiua oi tho alnueutary cauai uuoooutuuoae. Tnta Grka-p Cnnatt uiie promptly cures where all others fiul, CoiiRhs, Croup, 8ora Throat, Hoarseness, Whooping Cougb and ", wiiBumpk wu it una uu nvui: lins cured thoueanda, mid will cuna you if takttalntimo. Bold oyDmeiflsta on a gunr antoe. For a Lame Hack or Chst, use SHILOH'S BELLADONNA PLASTKR55o. kCATARRH REMEDY, Jrlnve vou Cuiairli v Thin remudvia vnnrnn. teoUtoouroyoOi Prio&lcte. liijootortroe. Flso'B Rdinoilv tui' Catnrrh In th Hi'Ht, EnHlimt to Vsc. iuhI Clu'iippflt. Sold by DniRglflW or sont by nmil. ti ! rsz COMPI.RTKI.T UPROOTED. llow many rrmciiiiM thprc arc wtiloh mi'rcly rclnivo witliout unrooting di-yane. The con tnutwilh KlCTling mmlhlnra which jnrh pallia lives afford not only enhance, the dignity of the fnnncr, Inn serves lo emphasize the folly of ,..,-, ,rn-iFurn ,v nen inorolign ones arc available, A marked instance of this is the effect, on the one hand, of Jlostctter's stomach lluiers In cases of chills and fever and hllious retiiillem, nr,d on tho oilier of ordinary remedies ill maladies of this tvpe. !(v the Hit ters malarial complaint in evorv stage and ol Hie most malignant type are eompictdlv coimuercd and lose tlieir hold nim the system. They are rarely, il ever, dislodged l,y the ordinary re sources of medicine, although their symptoms may uuqiieslionaolyho mitigated through such means. Ihe shiiic holds good of Indigestion, tillionsness, kidney complaint, rheumatism nervousness and dchillty, Hy tho llliter they are cured when many remedies fail, She (hotly)-Why do men ahvavi lie to wom en? lie (cynically) -H ell, the women always insist on complimentary things being said to lliem.don t they? RDPTURI AND PILES CURED. We positlyely cure rupture, pllon and all rec tal dleaso without paiu or detention from busi ness. ,o cure, no pay. Also all frtaife dis eases. Address for pamphlet Drs. Porterfleld A lmej, its Marltot street, hsu Francisco, Mortality In the Maila.-Who kills all the dead letters? Miss Direction. mam like it. 40 YEARS OF PAIN CURED. THE CASE. K. Albany St.. fA.VA ,QA Ithaca, N. Y.. I'ec. 19, 1881. For over 4oyears I have been a victim of rheu matism. I was persuaded to try St. Jacobs Oil. I have used two bottles, and a man more free from rheumatism never walked our streets. My limbs that were once stiff and lame are now as light and limber as in my youth. JOS. EDSELL. AFTER FIVE YEARS. Ithaca, N. Y., July 5, 1887. Suffered many years injury to hip resulting in rheumatism, muscu lar weakness and contracted cords. Two bottles of St. Jacobs Oil re lieved me so that 1 now walk about and attend to daily duties at 63, I heartily endorse it. IOS. EDSELL. HAVE ITCHING ITLES Jra-ren by notstuM YOU GOT YIELD ATONrt! TO DR. BO-SAN-KO'S PILE REMEDY, which acts directly on parts affected, nosorba tumors, allayaitclifng, effecting OpermanTitctira. Price Coo. DruRffislQ cr in.nl. Dr.EoiaBko,PliiUaelpiaii,t. PILES -AND- write to PALMER & REY TYPE HOW fill O wuru ui! PRINTERS Publishers icvniic-n ' "" ""u,u ,ULU '"' nt rfliu LAUGHED $150 for a BICYCLE. T,f",,!ir'll9tomerIia,lone just as jiowl, and he bought it for L158S THAN HAL' tilt' tiru'C liis fricnrl hm rvuH ir Vii us a n..UA. 60, bny it direct of the r ,r S-GOLDIlOLLAUSrOR60c.Jb 'IT IS IGNORANCE THAT WASTES EFFORT." TRAINED SERVANTS USE SAPOL RHEUMATISM CURED BY THE USE OF IVloore's Revealed Remedy. MATlbM wun tie best doctorl could got did him no good. V .ure ia Rraiitudi M K8. N. V. STiKLK. SOLD KY VOIIB DHUGGIHT. 1 t ROOT AND BRANCH the poison in your blood, however ii may have come or whatever shape it may bo taking, is cleared away by Ur. Pierce'a Uoldoii Medical Dis covery. It's a remedy that rousei every organ into healthful action. purifies and enriches the blood, and through it cleanses and invigorates the whole system. Snlfc-rheum, Tct- tor, Eczema, Erysipelas, Boils, Car k bunnies, Enlarged Glands, and the worst Scrofulous Bores and Swell ings, are perfectly and permanentlj cured by it. Unlike the ordinary Spring med icines or Barsaparillaa, the " liiscoY ery " worlts equally well at all seas ons. All the year round and in all cases, it is guaranteed, as no other blood medicine la. If it ever fails to benefit or aire, you have your money back. You pay only for the good you get. Isn't it safe to say that no other blood - purifier can be "just as , good!" 1 If it were, wouldn't it be sold so I DR. SUNN'S IMPEOVED LIVER PILLS MILD PHYSIC ONE PILL FOR A DOSE. A movement of the bowels each day la necessary for health, Theie pills supply what ine oyitom lacka to make It regular. They cure Headache, brighten tha Eyea and clear the Completion better than coa metici. They at mildly, neither gripe nor fliokenaa other pills do. To convince you of their merits wa will mall samples free, or a full box for 25 cents. BolA varjwhare, Boaanko Had, Co.. Philadelphia. YOUNG MEN! The Specific A No. I. PnrM. without fall, all nanea nf UniinrK. hr aid Cileet, no matter of huw loilf HuuiuniH. x-ieiiia Btriuiiiru, it neinitan in tcrnal remedy. Curce when eTerytaihg else ban fulled. Sold by all Dninrtats. Maiiufuctnrera; the A.Bofioenhel iMedlclne MRS. WINSLOW'S SS6 - FOR CHILDREN TEETHINO -For Rale by alt UruggUti, lti Cents a bottle. Mo-phine Habit Cared In 10 to20day. No pay till cored. DR. J. STEPHENS, Ubanon.Ohio, $7E (1(1 to S250.00 c'nbLrth u ii . ii t. ts t . ,.r . F. Johnson & Co., Richmond. Va. no riqt eta rmov u YOUR WIFE CAN RUN IT1 Hfrrulea tias or Gaaollna KnglM, Palmer & Key, 8, P., Cal. and Portland, Or. We have for sale cheap on easy terms: 1 new 8-column folio or 6-colnmn quarto Improved Country Campbell Press. Also 1 new 9-column folio or 6-column quarto Improved Country Campbell Press; both complete. Also 1 second-hand Country Campbell Press; will print 6-column quarto paper; is guaranteed to be in per-' feet condition. These presses run easily by hand; will do all-round work; hand presses or other machinery taken in part navment. If YDII nm.t a ),..,.; F'DRY, Portland, 0b. rnirun mm UIM tuit uf nun ' "W "M ' R ill HUE I DKALKR IN Bicycles, PORTLAND. TACOMA. SALBM. So Say Old Timers. I want to flood the country with uand " HIGH-GRADE " 8 BICYCLES. Have just received 200 Safeties, which I will Belt at $40 discount for rash. Write tor Bargain List, or call at my store, 326 Washington Street. Lessons and Catalogues Free. Fred T. Merrill, PIumw Oultr ol the Piclflc Com. A Rood Gcmina! 3 "'X': .1. f''t i 4 .1 i.w'w ... . iA