N e w H o u sto n H o tel
THE CUSTOMS INSPECTORS AT NEW YORK TAKE A HAND
SIXTH AN D EV ER ETT STS.
Four B lock« I r a n Union Station. Under n«w
n t im r a w r .t . Ail ruuma new ly denorntoi.
SPECIAL R A TE S BV W EEK O R MONTH
Rate« 50c. T 5 c S I. * 1 5 0 Per Day.
i ' !S H E E P 'S * *
C L O T H IN G
AND THE SUSPICION GROWS THAT LYDIA KNOWS
MORE THAN HER NEW FRIENDS SUSPECT
GRAIN DEALERS MEET
Urge Uniformity in Inspection Laws
Oregon and Washington Millers
Sa> W heal Quality is Poor.
Synopala—Lydia Craven, traveling uuder the name of Lucy Car-
teret. runs away from her English h.«uie to go to her father. Thaddeu*
Craven, In New York, who she hasu't seen lu five years. Three night«
out on board the steamer Alsatla. she runs plump Into her fsther mak
ing love to Mrs. Merrilees, a young widow, engaged to marry him.
I-ater Craven explains his mysterious conduct and supposed bachelor
hood by telling Lydia he Is a British secret service agent In America.
He gives her n small box to keep for him. She Is attacked. The box
Is stolen, but Quoin, a detective, recovers It for the girl.
To lower the high cost o f living by [
decreasing the cost o f grain, the Pub-
Me Service commissions o f Washington
Are made from your OLD CAR
and Oregon heard evidence show ing1
PETS. Rag Rugs woven all sizes.
By
LOUIS
JOSEPH
VANCE
that uniformity o f state laws on
Mail orders receive prompt and care
| weights, measures and inspection with i
ful attention. Send for booklet.
federal laws was a necessity, at a
NORTHWEST RUG CO.
meeting in the Tacoma, Wash., Com-
E. 8th and Taylor Sts.
Portland, Or.
i mercial club rooms Wednesday.
Particularly the flour mills o f Waah-
i ington and Oregon are affected by the
AGATE C u t t in g
brows. "Beg pardon. Being poetical
Nonsense! ’ Mrs. Merrilees retort- I difference in the quality o f wheat
CHAPTER VIII—Continued.
sao wc snu cut amo
under forced druft Is u bit exhaust ed Indlguantly. "As If an American which cannot compete with that « f >
T h e D r in k T h a t F it*.
I M O U N T TO W N A G A T E IN A « O C IO
— 10 —
ing."
I M IN G L M ( C U T
« C M C &IZC
ever got anything cheap In Parts— I California or Chicago and Minneafiolis
“Then let me see you back to your
n N G C M A N O A G A TC
“ Your prose Isn’t anything to boast and from Cottlei s, o f all places I By because the inpsectors are compelled
[ stateroom, and I'll—”
It’s the tasty, tangy drink—brewed of pure
of. Henry James at his most arro every right you ought to assess the j to pass smutty wheat, it was charged.
"No, I—I'd rather wait here. I must |
gant was never more unintelligible.” duty on not more than forty thousand
“ My experience o f 80 years," sanl
j know tonight—I can't sleep without
' Ralph B. Smith o f the Puget Sound
“Oh. you'll wise up to It quick dollars."
malt hops and barley.
A beverage unlike
knowing—”
enough. But mind there’ll be nothing
"W ell." the Inspector suggested In Mills company, “ shows that Washing-
Admiration kindled In Quoin's re-
dulgently “ we'll Just see what the ap- I ton wheat is o f lower quality every
DEVELOPING and
all others. Made by patented process. For
j gard. He liked that spirit. She hud doing in the poetry line after we're
pralser say*. There he Is now. Hey, >'ear- It is smutty when it comes to
PRINTING for
been quick to recover, quicker than the married. I know my limitations, and
Charlie,
step
over
here
a
minute,
will
m'N
and
the
miller
has
no
choice
F or s little Boosting am ong your friend« w ith average
Sale Everywhere.
woman would have been, j I couldn't stand the pace."
’
I but to take it. By the time it is thor-
Kodak«. Send fo r inform ation a« to how you can
Here an apologetic steward caught you?"
aecurr credit« and have Your w ork done FREE o f “ Very well," he assented.
In response to this hail, a slender, ou(?hly cleaned its cost has risen con-
Charge. W rite today, or aeud us fo r trial a roll o f
They moved forward. Opposite the Peter's eye. “ Beg pardon. Mr. Traft, bespectacled young man In O section »*d«n»bly and the consumer, who pays
Aim or negatives to be printed and receive 40 per
but you're wanted in the dining sa
aent off.
] companionway Lydia paused.
loon to acknowledge your declara nodded assent, picked his way through ultimately for the additional expense,
PHOTO CR AFT SHOP. Pittork Block.
“Will you be long?"
the barrier of trunks, and, recognizing Elfins to howl.
P. O. Bou 725.
Portland. Oregon
"Not ten minutes,” Quoin promised. tion.”
Mrs. Merrileea. touched the vizor of a
“ Discoveries o f the last year show
"Thanks," said Peter sulkily. "1
His figure momentarily eclipsed the
that the smut '* not the fault of th*
presume it's got to be tended to. You, cap bearing the word "Appraiser "
"Mrs. Merrilees has declared' her ! ' ar" ler’ ” 8aid U M
° ! ,>l>rt;
too. Miss Craven."
necklnce, Charlie." said the Inspector. I 'anl*'. grain supervisor o f this, the 32nd
, Bought. S old. R en ted and R epaired
“ But I’ve nlreudy made my acknowl-
B^i*k^^EL*"c"rRicdwoRK7d
Indeed It was hardly more than ten
W A L K E R E L EC TRIC W O R K S
handing over the case. "And here'. d' Btr,ct-
f af me™ ,n !o nler to„ U l !
Burnside, cor. 10th.
loth. Portland.
Portland, Ore.
o r e . j minutes when the doorway was again j edguient. Mr. Traft. I’m so sorry 1 "
■*dv» ntl*Ke o l the firat rB">8
obUK ^
"I wish I could believe you w ere!” the bill; but she wants you to take • ! to
plow
up
the fields early and the
darkened, and Quoin came to Lydia’s
slant at It for value."
snUl Peter vindictively, and went a mo-
„ , „
“ C. B .” M IN E R S & CO.
ground
becomes
infected
with
smut
I side.
S E A T T L E 'S L A R G E S T
again, , the
the »P I'™ !«* nar-
way without her.
| Nodding Bgnln'
O nly t h r w blocks from D epots and Docks.
spores. Our department is equipping
UNIVERSAL REPAIR and MACHINE SHOP "Was I long? I’m sorry. I had to be rose
You reckless men and women who
He
would
have
been
less
downcast
I
~
w
ed
h
.
eyes
and
surveyed
the
neck-
posit« City Hall Lark and Court House.
12 machines
with dust
which
rather severe before they gave In—
tiTtMiiLi iifkiiiM am ■tiiiiiii«.
.. ,
.. ,, collectors
...
, i »re pestered with corn* and who have TH K F IN E S T D O L L A R ROOM IN AMF.R1CA
could he have guessed how soon the a5e " 1 1 Bn expression of some mys- we think
will
practically
eliminate
the
at
Ioaat
once
a
week
lnvlted
an
awfu,
and
up.”
W ith detached bath, 1 person.
81.00 $1.50
•. I. M i r«TN tag S h u n its
PM T Liil, g it s o a ’
(Ideation. Then he pursed his lips In
2 persons, 81.50 $2.00
"You succeeded?" He laughed qui- girl was to miss him. Alone and with a noiseless whistle, looked bewilder infection. If the collectors prove sat- death from lockjaw or blood poison
W ith private bath. 1 person.
82-00 12.50 IS.uu
out
distraction,
Imagination
was
hag
isfactory and not too expensive, sta- are now told by a Cincinnati authority
j etly. "Here It Is."
persona. $3 (0 $3.50 $4.00
HIDES, PELTS. CA8CARA BARK, Mute In astonishment, speechless ridden by the care of that wretched »»•tit at Mrs. Merrilees. aud stepped tistics and estimates will be put into j to use a drug called freezone, which ••W hen In S e a 2 ttle
T ry th e F r y e ”
aside with the Jewel cuae to a spot the hands o f all those raising grain, the moment a few drops are applied
puzzle
box.
It
was
still
safe
In
her
WOOL AND MOHAIR.
with gratitude, she took the puzzle box
where
sunlight,
through
a
wide
open
All
will
have
to
use
it.
for
one
field
‘
0„Bn>
co
rn
or
callous
the
soreness
la
possession—thut wns the worst of It!
«1 rut all yau dm Writ« for prices and zhipptiig tag* from his extended hand.
ing. threw a brilliant splash of gold can infect a whole district.”
relleved and *oon the entire corn or
d a is y f l y k i l l e r -
TNI H. F. NORTON C o . p*rlt*»d, Or«.; SMitle, Wn
"A crook known as Southpaw Smith Nevertheless, she had as yet said
callous, root and all. lift* oft with the
m il l l i r a . Neat, c
|
nothing to Craven about the nttack athwart the tempered gloom of the
The commission then began the con- finger*.
------- ---------------------------------------------------—he deals left-handed—had It. togeth-
ornamental, (onset»*
pier-shed.
Here
he
subjected
lent. (.heap. l asts all
-»deration of rye and oats. Here again
STUDY bookkeeping, shorthand, telegraphy. ; er with the father and mother of all In the fog. fearing lest he might Insist uecklttce to minute Inspection with the
Freezone drle* the moment It 1* ap- \
ic m o it , M a d i o l
a uniformity was thought to be advis-
aalaamanship. English branches, at an accredited black eyes.
met al. can * t *i> 111 or Up
plied, and simply shrivels the corn or
I was almost sorry for resuming charge o f the puzzle box;
over ; « t i l nut to ll o r
achool. w rite, or phone Main 6SU for catalogue. ■
magnifying glass. Flnully, wearing able, but there was some discussion of callous without Inflaming or even lr-
and
so.
perhaps,
put
himself
In
the
In ju r e a n y t h i n g ,
him. ’George Traymore’ Is his alias
nates truaran tetti
positions. I Hvhnke-Walk
....................
r.uaranteed
effect!*«.
un Illegible expression, he turned what the standard would be. The rltating the surrounding tissue or
Ö ness College. 167 4th Street.
Morrison.
Sold b y dealers, or
I on the passenger list. A tall, slender way of some perils more vital even back.
Portland. Oregon.
6 *ent by expresa pro-
question
o
f
color
should
be
the
basis
skin.
A
small
bottle
of
freezone
will
than
that
which
had
befallen
her.
And
scoundrel—very, very smooth.
Not
paid lor
"It's a corking good thing," he an for at least four grades, according to c08* very little at any of the drug
that you're likely to see him before wo her father was all she had 1
stores, but will positively rid one's | S A B U L O S U M A S «. I M D d a l k A n . . B t n k l y a . S . T .
nounced
in
an
odd
tone.
“
We
don’t
Mr.
Jeffers.
He
suggests,
also,
that
When they were free to stream
j Innd, If then. He’ll lay very low and
r t f I T r v Veal, Pork, Beef,
get tnauy like It; but (be workman the commission fix a maximum moist feet of every hard or soft corn or
hardened callous. If your druggist
I I I W* Poultry. Butter. F.gga | make the quietest getaway from the down the gangwuy to the pier Craven, ship on this Is Immense! Call It three
Granulated Eyelids,
ure weight per bushel. Oats and rye hasn't any freezone he ran get It at
consigning I.ydia to the care of Peter
j dock he can uianage— ”
114
and Farm Produce
Eye« intiuned by expo
hundred
at
the
outside."
were felt to need the same legislation. any wholesale drug house for you.
to the Old Reliable E verdlng house with a
“ Mr. Quoin I” the girl Interrupted in Truft, rushed off to commandeer the
sure to Sun. Bust and Wind
record o f 45 years o f Square Dealings, snd
"W hat!" Mrs, Merrilees blnzed In
Bad order of sacks and the discount
first
available
customs
Inspectors
for
uickly relieved by MiirllM
u
tremulous
voice.
be assured o f T O P M A R K E T PRICES.
jeKem edjr. No Sm arting,
himself and Mrs. Merrilees. So that dignantly. “Three hundred thousand allowed for their repairs was the final
A Flattering Explanation.
“ Yes?”
F. M. CRONX.H1TE
Ridiculous! Look at the subject discussed. The state claim of
ju«t Fve Com fort. At
Her embarrassment was painful. It was Peter who piloted Lydia to dollars!
A Bturdy Scot, six feet five inches in
45-47 Front Street
Portland. O regon
bill—"
Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. Murine Eyt
1 and 3 per cent discount was agreed
| “ What can I say to you? Mere thanks C section, hunted up her trunk, and
"No, ma'am,” the appraiser Inter by all the men present ns not suffi height, is a gamekeeper n e » r Strafford. SelvemTube«25r. ForBsuksllhefycrm.uk
took her pluce In the rank at the
aren't adequate.”
One hot day last summer he was ac Druggist, or Marias Eye Bemcdy to ., Chicago
“ Please say no more. To know I’ve chief Inspector’s desk; with the re rupted with mournful decision, “ not cient, and the 3 and 6 per rent allowed companying a bumptious sportsman, o f
W
p e p e r a
lft
Many common ones
by
the
Seattle
Merchants'
Exchange
YY
s W
w a
a n
n t t p e r d l w
ort h 2 c to7Sc pound.
three
hundred
thousand,
but
Just
been of some use Is enough. Besides,” sult that the luggage of ”L. Carteret.
Dept. O. National D ru g Co.. N orth Yakim a, W ash.
very small stature, when he was
Iff no more nereffnery
was thought more reasonable.
he laughed boyishly, "I've had a good Spinster,” was quickly pussed. aud, three hundred dollars; duty a hun
than S m a l l p o x . Army
greatly troubled by gnats. The other
experience hes demonstrated
time bullyragging Southpaw. I like Peter reluctantly leaving her to puss dred nnd eighty (sixty per cent ad
the almost miraculous effi
said
to
him;
Horse
Heaven
Votes
Bonds.
his own Impedimenta, she was at lib val.), and If you like I'll get someone
Regular Course.
that sort of thing, you know."
cacy, end hamile<snr*i, of Antityphoid Vaccination.
“
My
good
man,
why
is
it
that
the
else
to
size
It
up
and
see
If
maybe
Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and
Prosser,
Wash.
—
At
an
election
in
erty
to
garner
whut
diversion
she
“
I
shull
be
always
grateful—"
“ Don’t you think that your young
gnats do not trouble me?”
jou r family. It is more vital than house insurances
we ean’t shade that u bit."
the Horse Heaven irrigation district
Ask your physician, druggist, or send for Hava
“Then do something to oblige me. might from the trials of others.
folks ought to taught how to spend
“ I daursay,” replied the game-
fo u had Typhoid?’ * telling of T y p h o id Vaccine,
“
Wha-at!'
Mrs.
Mt-rrllees
almost
In that section her father was duti
I sha’n't be easy In my mind until
money?”
recently it was derided to bond the kee|»er, with a comprehensive glance results from us , and danger from Typhoid Carriers.
shrieked.
fully but persplrlngly In optimistic
Humph! I see you never sent a boy you're safe In your room."
district for the completion o f the proj
TMC m i l t » LABOSATOSV, B ttlU irY , CAL
“ If It was real stuff I'd be sure, ect. There was a small vote owing at the other's small proportions, “ it raoawciae v a c c i n a » • S S S S 3 ? •••«*•# « . ton. uciaa«
Transition from the gloom o f the endeavor to persuade his particular
o f yours to college. ” — Exchange.
will be because they havna’ seen ye
tna'uin,"
the
appraiser
apologized;
deck to the brilliantly lighted compan Inspector that he hadn't perjured him
to the large number of non-resident y i t ” — Tid Bite.
ionway wns bewildering. Instinctively self In his sworn declaration. Notic "but you can't always tell about these land-owners.
Pertinent Inquiry.
The majority for the
Indian W a r Veteran*
Imitations like you can regular bonds was 74. The project will com
Mrs. Johnson— How does y o’ feel dis Quoin and Lydia paused. The girl ing Lydia's indignant Interest, Craven stones.”
Too Old to Change.
Or their Widow who are entitled to a
paused
only
long
enough
to
lift
a
fur
smiled
wistfully
as
she
offered
her
prise
215,000
acres,
according
to
en
mawnin,’ Joe?
Maloney, Jr. — The teacher told us pension under the act passed March 4,
tive eyebrow and draw down the cor
gineers' estimates. At a meeting of about breathing oxygen into our lungs 1917, send name and address and get a
Mr. Johnson— I feels bad — mighty hand.
land-owners it was decided to select an and breathing carbnic acid gas out.
"Oood-nlght—and thank you with all ners of his mouth, thus signifying a
bad! I wish dat Providence would
copy o f the hill. Pension Claim Agent,
The whole party of friend* of
executive committee of seven men and
conviction that bis troubles were
my heart, Mr. Quoin I”
have mussy on me an’ take me.
Mrs. Maloney— Shure, 'tie all roight HENRY HEGWER, 60 s 3rd St. N. W..
Mr*.
Merrilees
get
the
turprlee
women of the district which committee f ’ r ye young people to learn thim Washington, D. C.
"Miss Craven,"—ho retained her wholly due to the pernicious Interfer
Mrs. Johnson— How can yo’ expect
of their lives when the cuetome
will confer in an advisory capacity.
it to, ef y o’ won’t take de doctor’s hand for a moment—"will you tell me ence of his political antagonists, even
things, but Oi've been breathin’ air
Inspector«
make
■
certain
dis
as predicted.
one thing?”
medicine?— Exchange.
Some Improvement.
both ways too long to change.— Puck.
covery.
It’s
all
told
In
the
next
I. W. W. Strike Declared Off.
“ If I may—anything—’’
She returned the least of nods. In
"H
a
s
your
father had anything good
Installment.
His eye* searched hers Jealously. dicating that the puzzle box was
North Yakima—The strike at Porter
Between Girls.
to say of me since I have been coming
Odd.
“Do
you
know
what's
In
that
box?”
safe— as It was, In her suede handbag,
Brothers’ construction camp near here
Belle — I have so many callers that to see you?”
“ Odd that it is the dull people who
(T O B E C O N T I N U E D .)
“ No, Mr. Quoin! Upon my word of which, dangling from her wrist by Its
I where the work o f enlarging storage really I cannot satisfy them all.
"Oh, yes,” replied Miss Peacher,
bore us,” remarked an exchange. Also
yards for the Northern Pacific has
leather strap, had quite escaped the
Nell— I didn't know you had become "O nly last night he said: ‘ Daughter,
that it ’s blunt people who generally honor, no.”
NO REAL BRITISH ‘•NOBILITY” ! been hampered the last two weeks, a telephone operator, — Baltimore that new beaux o f yours gives me
Her eyes were limpid pools o f In attention of the Inspector.
come to the point.— Boston Transcript.
genuous candor.
Quoin could no
was declared off by 1, W. W. leaders, American.
Then, remembering Craven's hint
much better cigars than the tightwad
longer doubt. He nodded, releasing that It would be well not to attract No Member of the English Peerage, and about 20 strikers applied for work.
who used to hang around here.” —
A Hot One.
With Few Exception«, Can Qlvs
I. W. W. are posting dodgers telling
her hand.
Heard at the Front.
too much attention to their relation
Birmingham Age-Herald.
She — I was thinking o f you last
Proof of Ancient Lineage.
the demands they will make upon farm
"Thank you."
ship until clear of the customs, the girl
A sergeant was' instilling into a
night, Mr. Sapleigh.
ers. The schedule calls for $60 a squad o f recruita that which marks the
"But," she lingered, “do you?"
turned away to kill time until her
Having.
He (flattered)— Aw, really?
In England the Saxon “ thane" was i month and the board for a 26-day advent of their military career —
“ I do,” he admitted reluctantly. father should be free.
“ Speaking o f mean people, there’s
She— You see, we had Prof. Hypnit
transformed,
after
the
Norman
con
"Not through any wish of mine. But
- ! month with «n H-hour day, for haying namely, squad d r ilfb y number*. ~~ One no one can beat old Scrim p."
Over the wny, In Section B, Lydia
at our house and during one of his
Southpaw had only succeeded In puz found Mrs. BeggnratulT. surrounded quest, Into a “baron" unless the doml | $R a dayj grain harvest $.T, 50, fruit j man was exceedingly backward, and
“ Pretty stingy, eh ?”
tests he bade me think of nothing —
nant
power
entirely
deprived
him
of
pickers *3.50 and (sitato pickers $5.
zling the combination out when I In by wn array of lugguge to do credit
exhausted the patience o f the instruc-
“ Stingy! Why, he even looks over
Boaton Transcript.
terrupted. I made him put back—what to an army corps, light of battle in his position as a nobleman. It Is
tor, who at last exclaimed in tones of the top of his glased* for fear of wear-
he’d taken from the box. Don’t worry. her eyes, words of bitter wit upon her possible that many thanes were ab- | „
| deep disgust;
“ Heaven«! man, if ing them out. “ — Boston Transcript.
His Excuse.
I’ve already forgotten what It was. ready lips. In pitched combat with a Rorbed In the English yeomanry. In j
I your brains were made o f dynamite,
Lady— Why do you use such terrible
France and Germany the prefix “ de” \
And Southpaw won't bother you n.^aln graceless skeptic of an Inspector.
the charge wouldn't he sufficient to
language, my man?
Philanthropic.
and "von,” which are essentially lo- i
blow your hat o ff!” — Tid Bite.
Profane Workman— Fact is, mum. —I promise you that."
Near by, three dock porters, two ship cal, designated noble rank. Even In
"S o Mrs. Cloaeleigh got up"a bazaar
Her
eyes
questioned
anxiously,
his
I ’ m a bit deaf an’ don’t exactly hear
newsmeo, half a dozen assorted citi
to help a poor widow pay her {Tent? I
ali . en - h rooT-BAM run TIIK IKIKlfS
smiled reassurance. With yet another zens. and a brace of customs apprais poor old Ireland, where nearly every Wheat— Bluestem........
what I say.— Boston Transcript.
Shaken into the H h o e a and RprinkleiJ in the foot
didn’t know she was philanthropical.”
mnn boasts of Ills descent from kings. F orty fold .......................
2.32 I Iwth
good night, Lydia turned away.
it ffivoa rest and rom fort, ta k e n tht* frk tio fl
ers whose duties were Immediate nnd
“ She isn’ t. She owns the house the
2.80 from the «hoe and prevent* hliHter* and aura apota.
He watched her down the alleyway elsewhere, hung In breathless Interest “O" and "Mac" tire aristocratic aym- j Club.................................
Expensive Tile.
Make* w alking m ay. A ccept no Huliatitut«. Solti poor widow lives in .” — B o sto n Tran
bols. although many Irishmen of today Red R u ssian ................. ............. 2.28 I everyw
to
the
door
of
BT5.
then
turned
to
seek
here.
26c,
“ Why are you putting that mark in
upon the Issue of the fray, one and all have for one reuson or another discard
script.
Oats— No. 1 white . . . . .............. $44.00
his owu berth, shaking hts head to rid grinning broudly.
your hat?”
ed the prefix. But In England the cus Barley— No. 1 fe e d .. . .
A
Needful
Precaution.
It
of
tormenting
doubts.
« . . . e s , . 42.00
“ I always put one in when I check
Lydia gathered an Impression that
Paris Butchers Get Horses.
Softly closing the door, Lydia as the Dowager Dragon had found a foe- tom has died out.
M1 ke— Begorra, I had to go through
it.
So far this hat has cost me
The weurlng of cost armor was for Cattle— Steers, pri me . $9.60/<i 10.26 the woods the other night where Gaaey
Paris — The British army sends be
gently
shot
the
bolt,
hoping
to
gain
*96.10.” — Puck.
Steer«, rckr I ..................,. 8.75/d 9.25
man worthy o f her steel; then hurried
tween 400 and 500 horses a week to
her bed unquestioned. But as she on to Section M and Betty Merrilees. centuries s badge of nobility, hut the Steers, medium . .
,. 8.00/(t 8.75 was murthered last fall, an’ that they
right
to
wear
cost
armor
was
grant
walktsl l’ar' H butchers to be slaughtered and
moved toward It In darkness the Dow
Impossible Ideal.
8.25/it 8.50 say ia haunted, an’ bedad, 1
Greeting Lydia serenely, this lust ed so lavishly that the members of Cows, rhoiee................
I put on sale In the horse meat markets,
backward the whole way.
“ There is one thing o f which this ager Drugon suddenly switched on the resumed her conversation with her as
the English peerage enn, with few ex Cows, m edium .............. . 7.50(a 8.00
Pat — An’ what for wuz ye after The French army furnishes a smaller
summer we can not have high hopes.” lights and lifted from her pillow an signed Inspector. “ You'll find every
Cows, fs ir ...................... .. 6.75/d. 7.25
l number. The total makes such an im
indignant bead framed In a nightcap, thing dutiable In the hat trunk and ceptions, give no proof of any ancient Heifers ...........................
‘ ‘ Oh, what is that?”
5.00o/, 9.26 doin’ that?
portant contribution to the feeding of
llneuge. There Is, In fact, no real
Mike—
Faith,
man,
so
that
I
could
the
most
coquettishly
bertb'xmed
Imag
Low temperatures.” — Baltimore
5.00OI. 7.25
that big dresaer trunk over there— "nobility” In England In the sense Bulls.................................
Paris that the horae butchers are uaing
see
if
anything
wuz
cornin’
up
behind
inable.
American.
C a lv e s............
. 7.50/d, 9.50
the two upper traya—the receipted
it as an argument againat the closing
“ Well?" she demanded tartly "Where bills In the first tray—all except— In which the word Is used In contl- Hogs— P a r k in g ............ $ 15.00/(t 15.50 me. I ’ r m r e t o r T ig e r .
o f their shops two days a week along
nental Europe.
It Is a curious cir
have you been. If you please t"
Rough h e a v ie s.............. . 13.90/« 14.25
necklace. I hove that here,” ahe In
with the other butchers. The result,
Lydia showed her a countenance in dicated the metal box In her bunds, cumstance that many real "gentlemen.” Pigs and skips ............... . 13.00/d 13.50 Did that itching keep
] they say, will be that a great many
In the heraldic sense nf that unfortu
nocent o f ony trace of guile. “On “and the bill as well.”
Stock hogs....................... . 11.00/(t 12.50
horses that are now killed at
nate word, have never worn coat armor
deck," she said quietly, removing her
you awake last night? i wounded
Sheep Wethers............ . 10.00«; 10.50
"Thanks, Mrs. Merrilees." The In
the front will be lost.
cloak with Its sprinkling o f moisture spector looked up from her declara at all and were neither desirous nor E w e s ...............................
5.00/« 9.50
And how can you ezpect to sleep
that glittered like diamond dust. "The tion in futile attempt to maintain his competent to exhibit a coat-of-arms to Lambs ............................. . 11.00<a. 13.50 tonight unless you do something to re
foghorn, you know—and I wasn’t official Imperturbability; then hla eyes the persons who attach value to each
lieve
the trouble? Eczema and other
Flour Patents, $11.30.
an empty possessing Heralds have
sleepy, anyway. It’s wonderful out
Millfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $33 Itching akin troubles don’t often heal
twinkled In a network of wrinkles, fniig,) j0 establish any man's right to
themselves But It Is surprising bow
there, so still and dark nnd uncanny.
n
------------ -- an(1 the per ton; shorts, $38; rolled barley, quickly Reslnol Ointment heals sick
Suggestions that m ay save You'd think almost anything could hap Hla lips twitched, and he grinned oat-|
$48;
rolled
oats,
$54.
right.
skins.
majority of genealogies given for the
pen. and no one be the wiser.”
“Tlint's nil very well." said the lady British "nobility" nnd "gentry” are In
C orn- White, $72 per ton; cracked,
M uch Su fferin g
Almost dally we hear from a skin
Impudently. "Laugh if you like! But all probability mythical or. In the *73.
sufferer who «ays "Reslnol Oln<ment
CHAPTER IX.
Hajr
—
Producer«’
prices:
Timothy,
please do your worst ns quickly as American vernacular, “fakes.”
H m M my itching at once and 1 got
Eastern Oregon. $280(30 per ton; val the first good night's sleep I had had
Marysville Pa.—“ For twelve year*
“ Good old town I” said Peter Traft. possible."
with
terrible
rrampe.
I
ley timothy, *22oi24; alfalfa, $ 2 0 «2 3 ; In weeks. Now my skin Is well.” Hew Look Young! Bring Bark It*
tuffered
"Very well, ma'am. I'll hurry you
Fox Worried by Food Problem.
Inol Ointment Is sold b / all druggists.
Natural Color, Glow* and
would have to stay demovlng hla hat, be saluted Town through as fast as I can."
It Is not often that the sly fox re valley grain hay, $ 180t,20.
. in bed several days with grave and affectionate respect.
AUrartivenetM.
Butter
—
Cubes,
extras,
37e
per
It
became
Immediately
apparent
veals to man hla method of securing
every m o n th .
I “Graft and all, It's one human young
A Fine Renunciation.
Jobbing
that the man wasn't disposed to doubt ni* dally rations; so that men of Can pound; prime firsts, 85c.
tried all kinds of city !”
"D oppel has begun to save money.”
prices: Frints, extras, 38c; cartons,
Common garden sage brewed Into a
remedies and was
Intuition enabled Lydia to Interpret tile sincerity of her conversation The i ton CeDtr, C'onn.. who were hauling
” 1 presume he wants to keep the heavy tea with sulphur added, will
treated by doctors, this utterance ns the Invocation to the luggage she had Indicated ns Innocent logs were quite surprised recently to lc extra; hutterfat. No. 1, 38c; No.
wolf away from his door?”
but my trouble con litany of your tried but true Manhat of dutiable goods he passed with the see a large red fox on the hillside only 2, 36c.
turn gray, streaked and faded balr
"N o t exactly. Doppel ia s man nf beautifully dark ami luxuriant Just
Eggs -Ranch, current receipts, 30c
tinued until one day
most perfunctory examination, while about ten rods from the team. II* was
I read about I.ydia tanite.
heroic mould. He says he’s going to a few applications will prove a revela
the millinery and other declared pur not the least hit disturbed. Suddenly per dozen; selects, 32c.
The
Alsatla
was
trudging
sedately
E. Pinkham's Vege
Poultry— Hens, 1 5 « 17c per pound; buy a war bond if he has to do without tion If your balr ia fading, streaked or
he leaped Into the air and pounced
table Compound and up the bay from the Narrow*. Quaran chases detained him only briefly.
broilers, 16 «20 c; turkeys, 20c; ducks, gasoline.” — Birmingham Age-Herald. gray. Mixing the gage tea and gul-
‘Everything
la
quite
O.
K„
thanks
onto
the
snow.
This
operation
wss
re
phur recipe at home, though, ia trou
what it had done for tine ten minutes astern. New York
180! 22c; geese, 1 0 « 12e.
blesome An easier way Is to get a 10-
others.
I tried It looming over the port bow through a to you, ma'sm. And now If you will peated several times, the fox Jump
Veal Fancy, 140tl4|c per pound.
C LE A RS A W A Y PIMPLES
cent bottle of Wyeth's 3*ge and gul-
Jand now I am never tenderly Iriaated haze In whose Illu let me have a look at that necklace. ing several feet Into the air each time,
Pork - Fancy, I9$c per pound.
phur Compound at any drug store all
troubled with cramps and fee' like a sion It became s city of mother-of- I've sent for the appraiser. He’ll be lie was doubtless trying to break
, Vegetables — Artichokes, 70 la 76c Does Cutlcura Ointment—Assisted by ready for use. This Is the old time
different woman.
I cannot praise
along In a minute.”
through the crust and catch the mice per dozen; tomatoes, $ 1.50fri2.00 per
Cuticura Sosp— Trial Free.
pearl
suspended
between
the
bine
of
recipe Improved by tbe addition of
Lydia EL Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
The box was already unlocked. Mrs which he heard burrowing under the
other Ingredients.
crate; cabbage, 20/8c per pound; egg
pour nd too highly and I am reoommend- haze-veiled sky and the blue of conflu Merrilees promptly removed the leath
On
rising
and
retiring
smear
the
snow.
The
hard,
deep
snow
makes
lb
it to my friends who suffer as I did.” ent waters.
While wispy, gray, faded hair ia not
plant, 25c; lettuce, $I.750i2.00; cu affected surfaces gently with Cntlcura
Ira. G eo rob R. N aylor , B ox 72,
"Arthur Rarkham must have colored er-bound Jewel case and handed It to much harder for the foxss to catch the cumbers, 75cOy.$1.50 per dozen; pep Ointment
Wash off in five minutes sinful, we all dealre to retain onr
the
Inspector.
little
animals
except
when
they
ars
Marysville, Pa.
It," Lydia mused aloud.
pers, 200/35c (ter pound; rhubarb, with Cutlcura Hnap and hot water. youthful appearance and attractive
Touching the spring, be let the 114 running for cover. —Hartford Courtnt
By darkening your balr with
Young women who are troubled with
“ Walt—this Is only the overture—
20*V ; peas, flOl7e; asparagus, 50f6c; When the skin Is clear keep It so by ness
painful or irregular periods, backache, watt till you see it as I mean to show fly ap. exposing the pearl collar. As
using Cutlcura for every-day toilet Wyeth’s Sage and Hulpbur Compound,
spinach,
dot
7c
per
pound.
headache, dragging-down sensations,
no one can tell, because It does It so
If dazzled he blinked furiously. "8he*
Carrier Swift Flyer.
Potatoes — Buying prices, $3.500t and nuraery purpose*
fainting spells or indigestion should It to you—bridlepaths In Central park a daisy!" be announced with unction.
Free sample each by mall with naturally, ao evenly. You Just dampen
It la nstlrostsd that lo calm westber 4.00 per hundred.
of
a
sunny
morning.
Broadway
at
night
take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Book.
Address postcard. Cutlcura, • sp o o r- or «oft brush with It and
"Finest piece of the sort that’s com* a carrier pigeon can fly at the rats of
Green Fruit— Strawberries, Oregon. Dept. L, Boston, gold everywhere. draw this through your hair, taking
Compound. Thousands hav* been re with a full head of steam on. South
through
this
year,
or
I'm
no
Judge."
1,200
yards
a
minute;
wlth
tbe
belp
of
$1.756(2.50.
one small strand at a time: by morn
stored to health by this root and herb street at noon with the old sailing
— A i r . _____ _
Momentarily his Interest shifted to a modérate wtod tt wtlJ sttaln a « M d
ing all gray hairs have disappeared,
remedy.
ships asleep In the sun and their fore
Hops— 1916 crop, 8646 c per pound;
and. after another application or two,
of 1.540 yards, and hefora a stroog 1917 contracts, nominal.
Write for free and heipful advice to feet up on the sidewalk. Fifth avenue the bill of the Parisian Jeweler.
Raw llaya lu May.
your hair becomes beautifully dark,
Lydia E. Pin Imam Medicine Co. (con at evening, lights like big pearls pop
"Three bnndred thousand franca— wlnd 2.000 yarda
Wool- Eastern Oregon, fine, 470/53c
"Tough times, these.”
glossy, soft and luxuriant.
fidential), Lynn, Maas Only women ping out through the purple dusk—■" sixty thousand dollars," he mused
per pound; coarse, 58c; valley, 600*
“
Eh?”
TTI, preparation Is a delightful toil
open and read such letter*.
Ostentatiously drawing t handker aloud. "You got tt cheap, ma'am. If | Never undertake anything that y o« 63c; mohair, 600466 c.
"G ood many chilly days coming et requisite and ta not lutended for
¡can't get somebody to do.—U f a
chief from bis caff. Peter mopped his Fm any Judge.”
Cascara Bark — Old and new, 6$e along, and the landlord experts you to the cur*, mitigation or prevention of
P. N. U.
No. 2«. 1*17
heat the flat by opening a window.”
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FREE
YOU
The Portland Brewing Company.
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