i
THE QUICKENING
IB Y Z
F R A N C IS L Y N D E
Coprrlcht. 1904. by Francis Lynda
CHAPTER X X V II.— (Continued.)
It was well beyond the Wooduwn
ilnner-hour before he could muster up
the courage to cross the lawns to Deer
Trace. No word had passed between
him and Ardea since the September a f
ternoon when he had overtaken her t
the church door— counting as nothing
the effort she had make to speak to
him on the night of vengeance.
She was sitting at the piano In the
otherwise deserted music-room when
he entered; and she broke a chord in
the middle to give him both of her
hands, and to say, with eyes shining,
oa if the rescue were a thing of yes
terday;
“O Tom! I knew you had It in you!
It was finel”
“Hold on,“ he said, a bit unsteadily.
“There must be no more misunder
standings. What happened that night
three weeks ago, had to happen; and
five minutes before it happened 1 w u
wondering if 1 could aim straight
enough In the light from the slag-pot
to hit him. And 1 fully meant to do
it“
“I— I was afraid," she faltered. “I
knew, you know—Japheth had told me,
in—In justice to you. That was why I
ran across the lawn and called to you.”
“Looking It all over, I don’t see th.it
there is much to choose between me
and the men I’ve been hunting down.
They went after the things they need
ed, without much compunction for oth
er people; and so did I. On the night
of the—on the night when you called
to me and I wouldn't answer, I was
going down to rub it In; to tell them
they were In the hole and that I had
put them there. I met a man at the
gate who told me what Japheth told
you. It made a demon of me, Ardea.
I took the man’s gun and followed
Vincent around the yard. I meant to
kill him."
“The provocation was very great,"
she said, evenly. “ Why didn’t you do
it, Tom?"
“Now you’ve cornered me: I don’t
know why I didn’t I had only to walk
away and let him alone when the time
came. The slag-spilling would have
settled him. liut 1 couldn’t do It"
“Of course you couldn’t," she agreed,
convincingly. “Qod wouldn’t let you."
“He lets other men commit murder;
one a day, or such a matter."
“Not one of those who have named
His name, Tom—as you have."
“ Now that It’s all over, the taste of
it is like sawdust in the mouth; I’ll
Admit that much. I’m free; ‘free among
the dead, like the slain that lie In the
grave,’ as David put It when he had
sounded all the depths. Is that being
sorry.’’
"No— I don’t know," she confessed.
“You think I ought to go back to
first principles: get down on iny knees
and agonize over It? Sometimes I
wish I could be a boy long enough to
do Just that thing, Ardea. Hut I can.t.
The mill won’t grind with tho water
that has passed."
“ But the stream Isn’t dry,” she as
serted, taking up his figure. “ What
will you do now? That Is the ques
tlon: the only one that Is ever worth
asking."
“They took to the woods, the waste
places, the deserts—those men of old
who didn’t understand. Home of them
went blind and crazy and died there;
and some of them had their eyes open
ed and came back to make the world a
little better for their having liven In
it I’m minded to try It."
“You are going away?"
“Yes; out to the ’beyond’ In Northern
Arizona. There Is a new Iron field out
there to be prospected, and Mr Clark
son wants me to go and report on It.
And that brings us hark to business
May I talk business—cold money busi
ness—to you for a minute or two?"
“If you like," she permitted. "Only
I think the other kind of talk Is more
profitable."
“A curious thing has come to pass
quite a miraculous thing. In fact. Ohla-
wassee will pay the better part of Its
debts and—and redeem Its stock; or
some of It, at least." He rose and
Stood beside her. “ Isn’t It a thousand
pities that Colonel Duxhury couldn't
have held on to his shares Just a little
longer?"
"Yes; he is an old man and a broken
•ns, now.” There was a sob In her
voice, or he thought there was. Hut It
was only the great heart of compaj
slon that missed no object of pity.
“True; but the next best thing is to
have the young woman who marries
Into the family bring It back with her.
don’t you think? Here Is a check for
what Mr. Furley’s stock would hav>
sold for before the troubles began. It’s
made payable to you because—well, for
obvious reasons: as I have said, he loat
out."
"You are still the headlong, Impulsive
boy. aren’t you?" she said, not alto
gether approvingly. “ You are paying
this out of your own money."
“Well, what If I am?"
“If you are. It Is either a Just resti
tution, or it Is not. In either case, I
esn not be your go-between."
“ Now look here,” he argued; "you’ ve
got to be sensible about this. There’ll
be four of you, and at least two Incom
petents; and you’ve got to have money
to live on. I made Colonel Duxhury
lose It, and----- ’’
“Not another word, If you please. I
can’t do your errand In this, and I
wouldn't If I could."
“ You think I ought to he generous
and give It to him, anyway, do you?"
"I don’t presume to say," was the
cool rejoinder. “ When you have come
fully to your right mind, you will know
what to do, and how to go about It."
He crumpled the eheck. thrusting It
Into his pocket, and made two turns
about the room before he said:
“ I’il see them both hanged first!"
“ Very well; that Is your own affair."
He fell to walking again, and for a
full minute the silence was brok* n only
by the murmur of men's voices In th*
library adjoining. The Major had com
pany, It seemed
“This Is ’good-by,* Ardea; I’m going
to-morrow. Can’t we part frlenda?" Iv*
said, when the silence had begun to
rankle unbearably.
"You’ve hurt me,” »ho declared turn
Ing again to the window
"You’ve hurt me. more than once."
he retorted. ral«!ng his voice ~
than
he meant to: and « >• fa ed about
quickly, hoi Ur. g , i j > «
rnlng finger.
•M r
Hoi
n% \y.
son are In tt-o libra* \ with grandpa
They will h*ar ><.n."
"J don’t care I un. b#re to-night
with a heart full of what few good
things there are left in me, and you—
you are so wrapped up In that beggar
that I didn’t kill----- ”
"Hush!” she commanded. Impera
tively. "Grandfather has not heard:
he knows nothing, and he must
nev-----"
The murmur of voices In the adjoln-
j ing room had suddenly become a storm,
; with the smooth tones of Mr. Hennlker
vainly trying to allay It In the thick
of It the door of communication flew
open and a white-haired, flerce-rnous-
tached figure of wrath appeared on the
threshold. For a moment Tom’s boy
ish awe of the old autocrat of Deer
Trace came uppermost and he was
tempted to run away. But the wrath
was not directed at him. Indeed, the
Major seemed not to see him.
"What’s all this I’m hearing now fcr
the ve’y first time about these heah
low-down, schemin’ scoundrels that
want to mix thel-uh whlte-nlggeh
blood with ouhs?" he roared at Ardea,
quite beside himself with passion.
"Wasn’t It enough that they should use
my name and rob my good friend Ca
leb? That snlvelln’ young houn’-dog
must pay his cou’t to you while --- "
The Major’s face had been growing
redder, and he choked In sheer poverty
of speech. Moreover, Tom had come
between; had taken Ardea In his arms
protectlngly and was fronting the fire
brand Dabney like a man.
"That’s enough, Major," he said, de
fiantly. "You mustn’t say things you’ll
he sorry for after you cool down a bit.
Miss Ardea Is like the king: she can
do no wrong."
There was a gasping pause, the
sound of a big man breathing hard,
followed by the slamming of the door,
and they were alone together again.
Ardea crying softly, with her face hid
den on the shoulder of shielding.
“Oh, Isn’t It terrible?" she sobbed;
and Tom held her the closer.
"Never mind," he comforted. "You
know he will be heartbroken when he
comes to himself. You are his one ewe
lamb, Ardea."
“ I know," she faltered; "but O Tom!
It was so unnecessary; so wretchedly
unnecessary! It’s—it’s more than two
whole months since— since Vincent
Farley broke the engagement, and-----”
He held her at arm’s length to look
at her, but she hid her face in her
hands.
“ Broke the engagement!" he exclaim
ed, almost roughly. "Why did he do
that?”
She stood before him with her hands
clasped and the clear-welled eyes meet
ing his bravely.
“ Because I told him I told him I
could not marry him without first tell
ing him that I loved you, Tom; that 1
had been loving you always and In
spite of everything." she said.
CHAPTER XVIII.
"Tom, Isn’t this the same foot-log
you made me walk that day when you
were trying to convince me that you
were the meanest hoy that ever breath
ed?” asU^d Ardea, gathering her skirts
preparatory to the stream crossing.
"It is. But you didn’t walk It. hs
you may remember: you fell off. Walt
a socond and give me thoso azaleas
I’ll go first and tuke your hand."
Tom Gordon, lately home from a full
half-year spent in the unfettered soli
tudes of the Carrlso Iron fields, to be
married first, and afterward to start
up—with Culeb for superintendent—the
Idle Chiawnssee plant as a test arid ex
perimental shop for American Aque
duct, was Indemnifying himself for ttu*
long exile.
On this Saturday evening In the lov
ers’ month of June he had walked A r
dea around and about through the fra
grant summer wood of the upper creek
valley, retracing. In part, the footsteps
of the hoy whose fishing had been
spoiled and the little girl who was to
be bullied Into submission; and ao
rambling they had come at length to
the old moss-grown foot-log which had
been a nowdy-felled tree In the former
time. Tom went first across the rustic
bridge, holding the hand of ecstatic
thrllllngs, and pausing In mid-passage
that he might have excuse for holding
it the longer.
It was during the mid-passage pause,
and while she was looking down on the
swirling waters sometime of terrifying,
that Miss Dabney said:
"How deep is It, Tom? Would I real
ly have drow*ned If you and Hector had
not pulled me out?"
"It’s a thankless thing to spoil %n
Idyl, but you could have waded out.”
She made the adorable little grimace
which was one of the survivals of the
yesterdays, and suffered him to lead
her across.
"And 1 have always believed that I
owed my life to you and Hector!" sho
said, reproachfully.
“ You owe me much more than that,”
he atllrined broadly, when they had sat
down to rest—they had often to do this,
lest the way should prove shorter than
the happy afternoon on the end of the
bridge log.
"Money?"- flippantly.
"No; love. If It hadn’t been for me.
you might never have known what love
Is."
“It Is a high gift," she said, soberly;
the highest of all for a woman. Once
I thought I should live and die with
out knowing It, as many women da I
wish 1 might give you something as
great"
“I am already overpaid.” he asserted.
For a man there Is nothing so great
no Influence so nearly omnipotent *■
the love of a good woman. It Is the
lev» r that moves the world—what little
It does move- up the hill to the high
planes.’’
Silence while sh«> gathered the tweet-
smelling tangle In her lap Into some
more portable arrangement
And a f
terward. when they were drifting slow
ly homeward In the lengthening shad
ows. a small asking.
’ Mr. Morelock Is coming out to-mor
row to hold service In St. John’s, and I
■hall go to play for hltn. Will you m >
with me, Tom?"
He smiled out of the gold and sap
phire depths of s lover's reveris.
’One week from the day after the day
after to-morrow—and It will be the
longest w e»*k - and - two day s of my Ilfs,
dearest—your grandfather will take
you to church, and I shall bring you
away. Won’t that be enough?"
She took him quite seriously.
“ ! shall never b# s Kellclts Young-
Dickson, and drag you." she promts«*.1.
Hut. O Tom! I wish
*
I
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
the farmer who now sells his hay
•1 know," he said, gently. “You are
and grain to the woolgrower at a
thinking of the days to come; when the
profitable figure will have to seek
paths may diverge— yours and mine—*
other markets or will he compelled
evsr so little; when there may be chll-
dren to ohoose between their mother's
to reduce bis price.
faith and their father's Indifference. President Frank W. Gooding, of Idaho,
“ The great west is able, when de
But I am not Indifferent. So far from
veloped, for many years to take care
E X P E R I M E N T FA R M FOR L A K E
Delivers Able Address.
L E G I S L A T U R E IN SESSION .
It, I am only anxious now to prdve
of the growth ot the United States,
PO RTLAN D — “ ¡Sixty-five dollars was to furnish food and material for cloth-
what I was once so bent on disprov
ing."
j the price I paid for the suit I am wear : ing the rapidly increasing city popu- Rusk, of Wallowa, Speaker; Ben Sell Citizens Would Have Government
“You yourself are the strongest ing on this platform this morning,” ex- i lations of the east. With the rapid
Station in High Altitude.
ing President of Senate.
proof," she Interposed. "You will see
increase in population in the United
j
claimed
Dr.
J.
M.
Wilson
of
Douglas.
Lakeview.—
Lake County
people
Salem, Or., Jan. 9.— C. N. McAr
it, some day."
j States, it will not be very long be-
“ Shall I? I hope so; and that Is un : Wyo., in responding to the addresses [ fore every acre of land within our thur, speaker o f the laBt house, called are out to get one of the gov
earnest hope. And really and truly, I of welcome that had been made to borders available for cultivation and the twenty-sixth biennial session to ernment experiment stations that are
think I have come up a bit—out of the the delegates to the' annual conven- crop production will be taxed to Its
This
order this morning at 10:10, intro planned for eastern Oregon.
wilderness, you know. I am willing r.o
! utmost to provide for our own peo- ducing President Fletcher Homan, of county with 2,500,000 acres of ag-
admit that this Is the best of all po<- j tlon of the National Woolgrowers’
| pie Even now it has become a diffi
cible worlds; and I want to do my part j Association at the Armory, . "and,
Willamette university, who offered | rigultural lands open to entry, of-
In making It a little better because I ladies and gentlemen, all that the cult matter for the American farmers the prayer.
! fers a Held for development that Is
have lived In IL Also, I ’d like to be sheepman and woolgrower got out to raise sufficient foodstuffs of cer
Rusk, of Wallowa,
was
elected seldom found In this day when land
lieve In something bigger and better of It was $5 25. That is all 1 have tain varieties to satisfy the national
demand. In the interest of the de-
is becoming scarce. The assistance
than protoplasm."
to say at this time on the tariff ! velopment of the west, I feel that the speaker of the house on the first
Her smile was of the kind which question."
of government experts in advising
ballot,
receiving
35
votes.
Eaton,
of
proposal to lease the public domain
stands half-way In the path to tears,
Dr. Wilson Is a fluent and happy 1 should meet with refusal. It Is not Lane, received 22 votes. W. Lewis those who have had little or no ex
I ut she spoke bravely to the doubt in
speaker, and being regarded as one fair to coming generations to stop the Thompson withdrew, but received perience In farming the land that
his reply.
they settle on will be most produc-
"You do believe, Tom, dear; you have of the brightest men among the development of the west, the settle- two votes.
never seen the moment when you did flock-masters, effort will be made to j ment of the present waste places
! tive of results.
lien
Selling
was
elected
president
have
him
accept
the
honor
of
presi
and the erection of homes where now
not It was the doubt that was unreal.
of the senate this afternoon, receiving
An experimental station would be
President only cattle roam.
When the supreme test came, it w.is dent of the association.
Bowerman received 9, | of great assistance to the stockmen
Gooding,
who
delivered
his
annual
“ While on the subject of leasing of 17 voteB.
God's hand that restrained you; you
know it now—you knew it at the time. I address having announced determin- j public lands, I feel it would be well Wood 1, Mii-ler 1 and Oliver 1- that have used the range until it
And afterward It was His grace th it j etjly that he will not be in position | to call the attention of the conven Selling is acting governor of Ore has been unable to reseed itself. It
enabled you to do what was Just and | to fill the office for another term. Dr. tion to the question of what tne gon by virtue of this election.
Both houses were in session this will also benefit those engaged in
right. Haven’t you admitted all this Wilson's response ran in a humor | faddists’ term the 'conservation of
morning
only long enough to effect a the production of fruits of all kinds,
ous
vein
and
made
a
great
hit
with
to yourself?"
natural resources.’ Apparently what
for which the county is famous. The
They had crossed the white pike to the thonsand or more delegates gath these people mean is that the na temporary organization.
In the senate there was no contest value of the state will be greatest
the manor-house ga.es and were turn ered In the entertainment hall of tional resources should be nearly as
by showing what is the most pro
ing aside from the driveway Into the the Armory.
possible preserved In their present and the session lasted only five min ductive crop to grow and what to
winding lawn path when he said:
President Fred W. Gooding of the form, so that although peeple of utes, when recess was moved until leave alone.
Senators Bourne and
"To myself, and to one other." Then, national association, in delivering his this generation may suffer and be 2 o’clock.
The house took a recess until 1:30, Chamberlain, and Congressmen Haw
**ery softly: “I sat at my mother's knee address, took up the various ques retarded In development, those of
last night, Ardea, and told her all th^i e tions that confront the sheep and some future time may have these after the temporary speaker had ap ley and Lafferty will be asked to
assist in the movement. While there
was to tell."
wool industry and laid particular resources for their use and benefit pointed his committees.
All doubt as to the success of seems to be a feeling that the station
Ardea's eyes were shining. "What stress upon the necessity for the in undiminished form.
Concretely
did she say, Tom, dear—or Is It mo v retention of the duty on wool. He stated, the preposition is to lease the Selling disappeared last night. Sev should be located in the largest valley
| of the counfy— Christmas Lake, with
than I should ask?"
also urged closer cooperation among public lands and the water powers eral senators claimed for Bowerman
"There Is nothing you may not as*. the men engaged in the industry and
came off the fence and declared for 225.000 acres of fertile lands— yet the
belonging to the various Rocky moun
She raid—It wasn’t altogether true, l*m 3poke for betterment In transpor
Selling. Sinnott, of Wasco, Notting people of the county are not at all
afraid—but she put her arms around tation facilities and along other lines tain and Pacific coast states and to ham, of
Multnomah, Barrett, of selfish and desire it in the place that
my neck and cried and said: ‘For this by which the industry can be brought permit the public timber to be cut Washington and Von Der Hellen, of the officials of the department of
my son was dead, and is alive again: to a higher and more profitable stand and manufactured and the coal in Jackson went into the Selling camp agriculture feel will be productive of
these states to be mined and used
most good. Chewaucan valley with
he was lost, and is found.’ "
President Gooding is one of beneficially on the payment of a in such positive terms that Bower 70.000 acres, Goose Lake with 100,-
She slipped her arm In his, and there ard.
man had nothing left to hope for.
the
most
Influential
sheep
and
wool
royalty only. It is a proposition to
was a little sob of pure Joy at the
Temporary President Barrett ap 000 acres, Warner with 160,000 acres,
catching of her breath. The moon w.is men In the country and has also other stop the growth of the west now and pointed Albee, Chase and Oliver as a Edith with 75,000 acres, Horse Moun
very
large
Interests
In
Idaho
and
the
to keep it in a state of vassalage to
just rising above the Lebanon clHY
committee on credentials.
Sinnott, tain with 50,000 acres are mentioned
the treasury of the United States
line, and the beauty of the glorious Pacific northwest.
Kellaher
and
Merryman
were
named I as ideal locations.
The
convention
opened
immediately
throughout the future.
night-dawn possessed her utterly. An,
on order of business. Then on motion
after
adjournment
of
the
state
associ
“ This program of the conservation
it was a good world and a generous,
of Kellaher the senate took a recess
bringing rich gifts to the steadfast ation, which was unable to finish Its ists Is neither wise nor just. The until 2 ocloclt.
Furniture Factory tor Eugena.
work
in
one
day.
It
was
nearly
11
Instinctively she felt that Tom’s little
greatest duty that can confront you
Eugene— The Morgan-Stansbie com
confession did not require an answe •; o’clock when the national convention either as individuals or as a nation,
G O V E R N O R W E S T I N A U G U R A T E D . pany, which operates a good sized
that he was battling his way to the was called to order.
is to provide comfort and happiness
planing mill here, has incorporated
William D. Wheelwright delivered and prosperity for those now living.
heights which must be taken alone.
,
So them came in the sacred hush of the address of welcome on behalf of The fulfillment of this duty is not Senate Without Chaplain— Many Bills with a capital stock of $40,000 and in
tends to double the capacity of the mill
the young night to a great tulip-tree Governor-elect Oswald West, who was incompatible with true conservation.
Introduced in Both ouses.
on the lawn, and where a curlonsly unable to be present.
Mr. Wheel We should not only use nature's re
and add a furniture factory besides.
Salem, Or., Jan. 10.— In the pres Local capital has taken hold of the en
water-worn limestone boulder served wright said he knew nothing about sources in accomplishing this duty,
as a rustic seat wide enough for two wool, but realized that the industry but should improve and develop ence of a distinguished assemblage terprise and it is the intention to build
hose hearts are one they sat down to was one of Immense importance to these resources wherever it is possi in the hall of representatives at the the largest plant o f its kind in the val
gether, still In the companionship thai the world, and particularly to this ble to do so. There is no reason state capitol, Oswald West took the
needs no speech. It was Tom who first part of (he country. City Attorney why this generation cannot make oath of office as governor of Ore ley. There is plenty o f raw material
broke the Hilence.
gon this afternoon.
President Ben adjacent to Eugene that is obtained
Frank S. Grant delivered an eloquent
"I have been trying ever since that address of welcome for Mayor Simon, proper use of all the natural resources Selling of the state senate presided cheaply and much of the waste at the
night last winter to feel my way out," on behalf of the city, and presented and then leave to posterity a better over the joint session of the two large sawmills in this vicinity can be
he said, slowly. "But what Is to come President Gooding with a gorgeous and more productive country than houses at the inauguration and the utilized in furniture.
of it? I can’t go back to the boyhood bouquet of Portland roses. William we now have.
“ Let us engage in practical conser oath was administered by Chief Jus
yesterdays; In a way I have hopelessly
Contractors Appropriate Roads.
MacMasters, president of the Cham vation— providing for those now here tice Eaton.
outgrown them. Let us admit that re
The reading o f a long message
Salem — Adam Ritchey, o f Natron,
ligion has become real again; but, A r ber of Commerce, bid them welcome as well as for those who are to come. from Jay Bowerman, late acting gov
dea, girl, Is Isn’t Uncle Silas’ religio-i on behalf of the chamber and touched Conserve our public lands by favoring ernor, preceded the delivery of Gov has filed a complaint with the railroad
commission alleging that builders of
or—or my mother’s, or even yours. An l upon Portland as a steadily increas the homeseeker, and our timber by
ing market for the products of the regulating Its cutting and manufac ernor W est’s inaugural address. The the new Natron branch for the South
I don’t know any other."
"It Is all right, dear; there Is only llockmasters. C. C- Chapman, man ture. Conserve our coal resources by new governor was heartily greeted ern Pacific company have appropriated
the one religion In all Christendom— ager of the Portland Commercial the development of our water powers. upon his appearance in the hall and the county road for several miles with
perhaps In all the world, or In God's Club, extended the welcome of the Let us construct dams for the storage his clear-cut speech was received with out providing the farmers with a good
part of It. The difference Is In peo people of Portland and the club, say of otherwise waste water— thus tak applause.
The senate having opened two ses substitute. The former road, accord
ing that the city was wide open, that ing off the peaks of the floods of our
ple.”
ing to Ritchey, was comparatively
"But this thing that has been slowly the business men had contributed lib western rivers, preventing havoc and sions without prayer, realized its
level and in good shape, while the new
happening to me— this thing I *.»* try erally to entertain the guests, and destruction, providing water during need this morning and Invited the
ing to call convlncement: shall I wake that they wanted them to enjoy every the low water season for the irriga ministers of Salem to petition the road has steep grades and during the
An winter has been nearly impassable.
up some day and find It gone, with ail feature that had been prepared for tion of our aridj lands and the de throne of grace in its behalf.
the old doubts In the saddle again?" them to the fullest extent, and not to velopment of eledtric energy. Water effort to have a law digest furnished
Chinnock’s Successor Named.
he asked it almost wistfully.
overlook anything.
is not diminishes by use. Let us each senator at $7.50 each was turned
Salem— Robert Eakin, Jr., son o f
Many hills were introduced,
"Who can tell?" she said, gently.
About 200 delegates arrived from only use this aid other resources down
Hut It will make no difference; the Im Idaho, and more are following with wisely and there \ will be an abuud the more important of which was Chief Justice Robert Eakin, o f the Su
mutable fact will be there Just the every incoming train.
that fixing the length of firecrackers preme bench o f this state, has been
ance for the future.
same, whether you are asleep or wak
The address o fPresident Frank W.
“ I feel that It should be Impossible at not to exceed 2% Inches, providing appointed secretary of the water board
ing. We can’t always stand on the Gooding of Idaho was an able discus
for rotation of names on election bal of control to succeed James T. Chin-
Mount of Certainty, any of us; and to sion of the traiff question as affecting to accurately estitfljate the actual loss lots and permitting counties to build nock, who was elected water commis
of
sheep
from
thp
depredations
of
some, perhaps, it la never given. But wool and conservation. President
pauper hospitals.
sioner in November and who has just
when one saves his enemy’s life and Gooding is one of the heavy sheep coyotes, wild cats and other preuatory
The house meet for about an hour assumed his duties.
animals In the United States yearly.
forgives and forgets—O Tom, dear:
raisers of the west and was a mem To give some Idea ¡of how great this this morning, creating an opportunity
n’t you understand?"
to open the flood-gates for the recep
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Hut now his eyes are love-blinded, ber of the legislative commitee which loss must be, the experience of mv tion of bills and hearing the an
and the white-gowned figure beside spent a large part of last winter at own state of Idahd is told. During nouncement of additional committees
Washington,
looking
after
tariff
leg
the past year the State of Idaho has
him (ills all horizons.
Wheat— Track prices: Bluestem, 83
from Speaker John P. Rusk. Seven
"I can’t see past you, Ardea. Never islation. In part, President Gooding paid a bounty for the destruction cf teen proposed measures reached the (383 3gc; club, 81(<J81>ic; red Russian,
said:
10,000 coyotes and other predatory
theless, I'm going to believe that I feel
“ Since the passage of the Payne- animals I f it is admitted that eacn clerks desk’ with a couple of score 79c; valley, 82c; 40-fold, 82(382>ic.
the good old pike solid underfoot • • •
Barley— Feed, $23 per ton; brew
Aldrich
tariff
law,
there
has
been
a
of these animals killed six sheep prior in preparation.
;.nd they say that the House Heautlful
In the house only matters of rou ing. $24(325.
is somewhere at the mountain end of persistent and malignant assault upon to being oestroyed, it would make a
Millstuffs— Bran, $23.50(324.50 per
it. If you will hold my hand, I believe the tariff schedules designed to pro total loss of 60,000 sheep in Idaho tine nature were taken un. There
I can make out to walk in It; blind tect the Industry of wool growing, j during the past year from this source was a flood of hills, the first, being ton; middlings, $31; shorts, $25.50(0)
folded, If I have to— and without think Some magazines and newspapers have aione. I do not think any western against while slavery, the second to 26.60; rolled barley, $25(3 26.
been filled with articles conceived in I sheep mar will feel that these Sg- abolish canltal punishment and the
Hay— Track prices: Timothy, W il
ing too much of the yesterdays."
"Ah, the yesterdays!" she said, ten ignorance and prejudice, and which ures are too high. If we allow for third to make June 12 Columbus day. lamette valley, $19(020 per ton; East
Shortly before 2 o’clock Senators ern Oregon, $21(022; alfalfa, $14;
derly. "They are precious, too; for out were designed to poison the public I only 10 distinctively sheep growing
of them, out of their hindrances no less mind against the woolgrowers.
I states in the west, the lsss would Joseph and Oliver and Representa grain hay, $14.50(315.50; clover, $13
than their helpings, conies to-day. Kiss
“ Unless these misrepresentations j amount to half a million sheep and tives Mahoney, Eaton and Shaw es | (o)14.
corted the members of the supreme
me, twice, Tom; and then I must gc are answered, the ilockmaster will ; lambs annually.
Corn— Whole, $29; cracked, $30 ton.
in and read to Major Grandpa."
find his Industry threatened with de
“ Nor is this the only, nor possibly court to the speaker's rostrum and a
Oats— No. 1 white, $28 per ton.
few
minutes
later
Senators
Bean
and
(Tho end.)
struction.
This assault has been the greatest loss suffered from the
Apples— Waxen, 50c(3$l per box;
Miller
and
Representatives
Bone-
brought about by the selfish warfare \ depredations of wild animals. Game
that Is on between the manufacturers: j birds and game animals, the eggs of brake, Buchanan and Derby brought Baldwin, 75c<3$1.25; Northern Spy,
FACTS ABOUT TH E N A V Y.
60c(3$1.25; Snow, $1.25; Red Cheek
of carded woolen goods and the man birds, domestic fowls and other live Governor-elect West to the house.
Pippin, $1@1.25;
Winter Banana,
ufacturers of worsteds.
They are: stocks are all preyed *n by the pre
O n c - l - 'o 'i r l l i o f I u lt.'il S l a t e .
F le a!
| $1.75@2;
Spitzenberg, $1.25@1^5;
constantly quarreling over schedule \ datory beasts. It is estimated that
Raise Round-Up Fund.
I’ rjirf I c n l l , W o r t h ie ...
K as the wool tariff is known. It |
Pendleton.— “ Tw elve thousand dol Yellow Newtown, $1.75.
The statement Is widely printed that seems to be unsatisfactory to the j coyotes, wolves, wild cats and other
Poultry— L iv e : Hens, 18c; springs;!
wild
animals
every
year
kill
more
lars
for the Round-up, let’er buck.”
the United States Is now the "second woolen manufacturers of the United
game than is killed by all the hunt- Such slogan would epitomize the 17j-£c; turkeys, 20(o'21c; ducks, 22c;
naval power of the world.” This as States.
14c.
Dressed:
Turkeys, - V . .
] era In the United States.
meeting held by the finance commit geese,
sertion may please patriotlo pride.
“ There Is no doubt that schedule [ “ Under the bounty laws at present tee and hoard of control of the choice, 25c.
The difficulty is that It Is not strictly K is the hardest to understand of any in force In a number of the western Round-up association, with large rep
Eggs— Oregon ranch, candled, 36(3!
of the tariff schedules. 1 believe 1 states, the bounties paid are taxed resentation of business men of Pen 37c; Eastern, 28<330c.
true.
Any real comparison of
naval am safe in saying that not more than entirely against the livestock In dleton. for the purpose of discussing
Butter — City creamery, extras, 1
strength must primarily rest, not on one sheepman in a thousand under dustry. This 1 feel is a matter which i methods for financing the purchase and 2 pound.prints, in boxes, 35c per
the total number of vessels built or stands or knows anything at all of should be remedied. The destruction and improvements of ground for the pound; less than boxes, cartons and de
building, nor on the entire tonnage of schedule K. From my observation 1 j of these animals is a general benefit annual frontier exhibition. The result livery extra.
such craft. It depends on the ships believe there are very few congress and should be accomplished through ; of this discussion was the dividing
Pork— Fancy, l l @ l l * ^ c per pound.
men or senators who understand a general effort and paid for from i of the city into 10 districts, each one
which are effective Judged by exacting
Veal— Fancy, 85 to 125 pounds, 13@
this most Important schedule.
I of which is to be canvassed thor
funds
created
by
general
taxation.
modern standards. Thus within the
“ If through any neglect of this as
“ It is not difficult to find excellent oughly by a separate commltte for 14c per pound.
next three years England will have sociation to assist the tariff commis
Green Fruits— Pears, $1.25(32 per
reasons for making uniform the law subscriptions to the round-up fund in
seventeen armorclads of the Dread sion to n competent understanding of I providing for the payment of bounties a whirlwind campaign, which is to box; grapes, 75c(5;$l; cranberries, $12
nought or "super-Dreadnought" typo, this Important matter, and in that on the killing of predatory animals. begin Tuesday and continue three @12.50 per barrel.
Germany will have thirteen. This way the tariff tinkers are enabled to : As is now the case, in one state, the days
Vegetables— Beans, 21<c per pound;
put wool on the free list, we will have | feet of the animal are Indications of
country will have ten.
Twelve thousand dollars is the cabbage, $1.25(31.50 per hundred;
And our ; its destruction, in another the scalp amount needed to make the first cauliflower, $1(31.50 per dozen; cel
The bulk of the German navy is only ourselves to blame.
composed of ships constructed at a flocks will be reduced proportionately, is taken, while in perhaps a third the payment on the grounds recently pur ery, California, $3.25(33.50 per crate;
later date than our own. The kaiser's as they were tinder the free trade tall is called for. Because of this chased and construct the track, hothouse lettuce, $1@1.25 per box;
fleet has comparatively few vessels Wilson bill, from 45,000,000 to 36.- lack of uniformity. It has long been grandstand and bleachers, and from peppers, 15c per pound; pumpkins, 1@
000,000. » The selling value of wool known that two or more bounties are sentiments expressed at the meeting
that will need to be sent to the scrap-
1 ?-•< c;
squash,
l@ l^ c ;
tomatoes,
will drop to 7 or S cents per J often collected for the death of one last night It will be the easiest $12.-
Iweap in the near future. Not fewer
pound, sheep will be reduced In animal and the slayer Is still lett with 000 ever obtained in this city for a $1.75 per box; carrots, $1@1.25 per
than one-fourth— posstbly one-third— selling value at least one-half, and
hundred; parsnips, $1@1.25; turnips,
public enterprise.
! the pelt to sell.”
$1; beets, $1.25(31.50.
of the large naval craft under the
Potatoes — Oregon, jobbing price,
American flag are regarded by compe
Outlaws’ Guns Better.
$234.470,750 Fire Loss.
$1.25(31.35 per hundred.
Sells 88 Turkeys for $268.
tent observers as practically worthless
London The inquest into the death
Chi ego — Statistics made public here
Onions— Buying prices, $1.40 per
for lighting purposes to-day. Most of
Eugene.— O. IV. Jordan, who re
o f the two outlaws who were killed show that losses by fire in the United
then» were excellent when they were
sides two miles northeast of Ores- hundred.
while resisting the police in their Sid States and Canada in 1910 amounted well, shipped 88 dressed turkeys to
Cattle — Prime steers, $6.75(37.50;
built But marine architecture moves
ney street home on Tuesday, has to $234,470,750, or over $30,000,000 Portland just before Christmas on good to choice $6@6.50; fair to good,
with gigantic strides In the twentieth
howed thnt soldiers were sommuoned more than the losses in 1 09. Decem which he netted $269. receiving 26 $5.25(175.75;
common,
$4.50@5.25;
century, It Is believed that one float
by the commissioner o f police because ber losses were exceptionally heavy, cents a pound for them. He states choice to prime cows, $5.50(77 5.75;
ing fortress like the lately launched
the anarchists’ revolvecrs were so su aggregating $21’ ,528,000. There were that 200 turkeys were hatched An his good to choice, $5(35.50; fair to good,
Florida could whip three or four of
perior to the weapons o f the police and 36 fires during the year which caused farm, but as they ranged without a $4.50(35; common to fair. $2@4: good
our older battleships.
that less than 50 police officers partici damage of $600,000 or more, and in caretaker he lost over a hundred of to choice heifers, $4.75375; fair to
It la the very big and very powerful
pated in tho affair, |the remainder be ten the loss exceeded $1,000,000 each. them. He has been raising turkeys good, 4.5037 $4.75; common to fair,
ship that counts
This republic Is
ing required to deal with the crowds of In only two preceding years have the for several years and says there Is $46;4.25; choice to good fat buils,
gradually creating a resectable array onlookers.
money in them when toe market is
The autopsy depeloped
of these. Its proportionate rank Is that one o f the men was shot, while fire losses been heavier than in 1910, as low as 10 and 11 cents a pound. $4.25(a4.50; fair to good fat bulls,
one being the year o f the Chicago fire,
Two years age he sold a turkey that $3.50(77.4; common bulls, $2.50(77 3.25;
far higher than It was even half a the other probably died o f suffocation.
the other of the San Fnracisco.
good to choice light calves, $7(77 7.50;
weighed 40 pounds dressed.
dosen years ago. But there Is small
fair to good, $6.50(37; good to choice
use or sense In boastful proclamations
Vail Bags Disappear.
Commercial Life Fails.
heavy calves, $5.25(36; fair to good,
Jackson Wants Better Roads.
which do not accord with the facta.
San Francisco— Three bags o f regis
Los Angeles— A fte r forsaking the
Portland— "The people of my sec $4.75(35.25; common calves, $3.75(3
tered mail with contents valued at ap ministry for the calling of commercial
4.75; good to choice stags. $4.60(35;
*#»«-©»%«! t 'k o l c a .
proximately $50,000 stolen from the agent for the Salt Lake route at Santa tion o f the state are Interested par fair to good, $4(3 4.50.
The woman was lightly elad and evi government while on the way from Ana, G. L. Moore found that love for ticularly In the subject o f road con
Hogs— Choice, $8.75(3 9; good to
San Francisco to Oakland, ia engaging the ministry was too strong and his struction." said RepresentatH-e-elect choice, $8.50(38.75.
dently not too well off
* the attention o f more than a score of resignation has just been handed to Eggleston, of Jackson County, at the
"Have you no heart?' (he asked,
Sheep— Yearling wethers, grain fed,
The Frank H. Adams, general agent o f the Imperial. "W e will welcome any leg $4.75(35; old wethers, grain fed, $4.25
"None." The man's answsr was local and Federal detectives.
mail bags were stolen
separately. company. Mr. Moore, will take up
gruff, almost harsh.
islation that will aid counties In pro (34.50; choice ewes, grain fed, $3.75@
The first was taken on the night of the duties of a Methodist minister at
“ None whatever?“
moting these Improvements.
Better 4.75; feeders, $2.25(33; choice iambs,
December 25, the second disappeared Spokane, Wash., Mr. Moore took up roads are needed In our eonnty and grain fed, $6.50(77 7; good to choice,
"Absolutely none.“
two days later, and the third was stol railroading and found his salary was the people are willing to contribute grain fed, $6(36.50; poor lambs, $4.95
“Then I guess you may give me
e n either December 29 or 30.
not sufficient to make ends meet.
wound of liver."—Tit Bits.
I their share towards the cost.”
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AND Ü1SCLSS TARIFF LAW
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