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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1905)
J 8 i Dead PastI By MRS. LOVETT CAMERON "I am ilad he U swsy," mI4 Klttn to herwif. with th Intratltude of her ex.' "Hoy la not amualuf llkt Mr. ! tuond; h cannot talk sod undoratamt thins on U thlbVInc about: ho ouly looks foolish and aitly tUlnji, aud ho would bo horribly la th way. -your boyr . . Two thr days paaaed away wita ! lightning quivku; ou tho fourth Itriaa atL. 1 wit to fiv Mlira cnuuw wi I'll 17 vur u7 wuir -. tt ram to th lat. "Ou rniPTPB ti tfintinul i I wotukah(KKi. Her rolJ crownea neaa, .... r.mhl lu th cardan. Ou moro -Ah! that la rood of you Indeed, if her puro dllcat-hned profile turned 1 lunch with lddy alttln by. talking to ton kn th loa.i that tou har taken alishtly from hitu. th transparent taper hl . thint, i jon'i underatand. Then off my mind! To-morrow I will put nnjers that played with a cluster of 0M nu)M ,ftMn(Wn together in th wooda down in writin what I wish don about criinaon cherrie all wr thoa of a ,j ,h .j,. tne pveuliic and th her: ah will not be neunilesa and you woman, and not or a cnua. it nau jlnu-r hour, aud th atroll lu tn uioon will look after all that for her. will you been stupid, no doubt! Ititbt for th lt time. Then ultiht, and nntf An.. h.i.w I tolJ tou. it la And then h Ml to wonawrmc wnai i lh, ...i. nu,rni,,- he will bo." Sh ki..ki nmSiM th n.-h a eontint-earv I on rth h ahould do, ahould thla FlU.k.in! ni th DriH'lou niomeuta aa a aa her being left will never arrW, and strati. eil-Uk. woman-c niui ever o irn mwr mxi hla uld. and attr all tn that- I hll li tne rMn to look after I upon hli hand. Jtriaa bean to think , w. a failure, a o many "laat her mraeif; ludeed. I believe that the that h had undertaken rather mor than daya" are apt to be to which w ha peace of mind your promise has ilten b bargain.! tor. I looked forward with a trembiinf ager- m will owlon mr lif to It natural "I am going to get down now, pieaa. at. I . .. ..III ... . .a v limita." "fray allow m to aii yu p.u i. ...n-j n th morning, Jir. iee- Brian looked round the room once I Brian In his bwit aooiety manner. mond remained ehweted In th prof- more; were the flowers and th feminine Th nearest approach to a laugh that ,u,... jKtt ,u ,n long hour between trltlM vhi.-h .lnrnrt.1 It th evidonc of Kitten Ter Indulged in fluttered softly i.-...,,,. ,.. Kilten waa told by Mii IThnnme'ii tt. he wonderesl. from her rosy l!i. In lea time than It .pr ttlr ., ah miitht "run away. "Your daughter, is ahe In th next take to describe she had awung neraeu sh HJUtf( a litil bit. and reitel lor room! May I not be introduced to herr lightly on to th dewy gra. an.l stood tt. firHt xilM lM.t t r t lik a child, "fill. h h r.n. t, ho.l km aco." looklna dd at him with grsv blue eyes 4f.. . I,.,., .... , hesrd the atudy replied the naturalist, an auswer whkh in which there lurked now a ausplclou of lloor 0,rn uj , lPl, B(.roaa th flagged fully confirmed Brian in his conviction demur roguery. hall outside. that the young lady In question was ten "Can I assist you?" ah said, gravely. "Kitten! Kitten! Where ar youT years old. Brian laughed. " nat an en you are. can.j a T0ice outside. A curious arm "Janle will tak her.- he thought to I Tear my descent will neuner d so of happy ahynrn kept her silent. n himself. "She Is a good, motherly crea- swift nor o graceful aa youra. Miss Lay- crouci,ed clor undr th ahelter of th ture; we can have her educated with bourne; "nevertheless he accompusnea iu 0j (ded moron curtalna nd was atm. little Ijrrie; on governess will do for although in a blundering fashion. though her hrart waa beatiug atrangely. the two, and I daresay by and by Jam They wandered along tn garden rain h heard him go out Into tn porcn, will find her h m hand, and I shall not tosether. The dew brushed against their ,,, .... i .e,i a,i . to th kitchen hav much trouble about the child." I garmenta, th flower dust from th gold- dlori Kealah would surely tell him wher telefTHE BLOOD I (U "1 .rsw 1 ir m w '9. S. S. for the l!oodN hu crown to U 1 1 Utin ttia klnml li nut nf nnlfr. nf needs treatment from any cause, this treat remedy ia tb first thought of and used by thousand of people ill over the country, because It U guperior to all other blood purifiers. It it a purely vegetable remedy, and while It penetrates the circulation ana lorcea out an poison ana morom mmicr, it also builds up the entire system by its fine tonic effect. During the win ter months the natural ave- , wftJ ufferl frora ,m nn Wood an1 a .enml nuea of bodily waste have runown condulon of thtsyitem. il badnoa. become dull and weak and iciHt, was loalng fleah, and an all-gone tired feck failed to perform their full f ng that made tut miserable. I began the use of duty.thebloodhasbcenslug- S. 8. 8. and my blood waa restored to its nor risU and an extra amount tual, healthy condition. Mr appetite returned, I of poisons and waste mat- increased in weight, that "tired feeling" left and tcrs have accumulated in I " 'B "r1"- v,,, " i v,n -k. Columbus, Ohio. ViCToa Stobwks, the system and been ao- Cor. Darthman and Waahlngton Avea. aorbedbyit With the com- lag of Spring and warm weather the blood is aroused and stirred to quicker action and in its effort to throw off these acids and poisons the skin suf fers. Eoils, pimples, blotches, rashes and eruptions break out and con tinue until the blood is cleansed and made pure. ' S. S. S. is the ideal remedy for this condition; it clears the blood of all impurities, makes it rich and strong and these rkin troubles pass away. Rheumatism, Catarrh, Chronio Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula, CouUcious Blood Toison and all other disease of the blood are cured by S. S. S. Book on the blood and any advice do aired, free of charge. SWIFT SPCCIF1Q CO., ATIANTA, CA Itrltli limit on Wool. At' the little town of WmlvbrldKC Cornwall. KhkUihI. there Is a brldne of a unique diameter. Owlnir to the strt'iiglh of the riirri'ttt. ordinary atone foundation would not Imld. and nu merous devices were tried without suc cess. Kventunlly lings of wool were- sunk In the st renin and the piles drlv en In, and this strne foundation tin en hearts of the marigolds, and the nss- Lht w Xhe itpp uia t)llok quickly, proved wonderfully ttrtu and satisfac tory. To Break In New Shoe. her book, there was a reason why h" lcre; nti ,r,tii,(, arhint. iwuliro leei, ( umrania, ingmwing nans aim Minions. A I-esp-Vese Hint. "Do you know. Mlas Clara." said ritPTER lit. Iturtiums wa ahaken oy tneir passing a, handl of the dour turned, "Do von belons-. msv I ask. to the footsteps. Th flickering sunlight earn "Kitten, are you heref ... . . ... . . n , I v. . . 1 : 1. J . K Ik. rt.p.iNh nf I r, , . i 1 1 . ... k ... I 1..M. genua ape, bird or pixler said unan uuu iuruuu - . CQa aioopeu urr jtnw urau - Desmond, as he stood looking ud Into the Doughs aoov meir nraus. v.. iu n .1,.... i Th nroressor sianuini peiwrru iw ,i ,i not wnt to ihii ud or n answer, ' I . m . i i I ... .it A.,...,.,. .,,.1 ... tk...t'i rt.i.l It was 7 o'clock In the morning, a muslin draperies oi in open ore.. Uut h iaw ni.P ,u ner corner, a "V'-H rj'J"';;"; creditable hour for him to be abroad, room window, watched tnem aa mey mita an n white, with a bi'nt. unny A,f olmilo4i Hoy St v. innnhni.itin th nr,l.n Th hirJs came slowly along. Iiesmond a tail neau a(.it a framework or laded red, w.r. .hmtinr thir nwnln niMni ffv-1 stooDed toward His companion, nis nanu- ( tt u witch: where nave you niuuen gether, in a gloriou chorus of confused some red trout iac ourui ij ui yourself? ny did you noi answer i sweetness. The dew lay fresh i tinnn th vnti nndur hla ft. era oDened wide their atarrr cuds to lik face by his side; hia ejrea that were j;he tr,.j t0 ttlrn away her tear-laden ror?" greet their lord the sun. and Brian Des- somewhat grave with the shadow of a fTM anj t(l fljrce her lips into a smile. "Does It?" ah queried uinnd stared ud Inta the eherrv tree. Past grief, and aomewhat tender, too. but the heavy drops tumbled over on to pra,7 I .. .. t m 1 t I m... mm..m.mA I. ... . . .. I ! ....11 I M. k where, among the crimson drops of ruddy with the renex or a ainuiy naiurc, her imall nan.is, and m rosy m cui -iwcause," n answereu. fixed with a nleased admiration upon the nnt. r,.nible. nothinc but th truth, -;s 1..; .h;t .rmnta rirl's vouth and beauty. it la vour Inst day." she said pile- Oh!" ah exclaimed. In a ton that i ntmtiir. Kitten trinDed lightly by hi side, shy- ftl,ir. "and and It Is half gomt al- aavored of disatiolutment, "1 thought Iuu.o..v. r... . .- - - . I. I . -. .!... allv Urce blue erea that a-axed down ness was not in ner; sne ensuerru rea,w ." th answer would u aiiognuvr u.. i i... I.;. I Knnt th powa. and the does, and her I it. Antra Im-hIiU her on the ground ut." Kia.rij luiu uis. 1 l - - .,1 . .. I . . . .. , I ... I.. I. I.. L . ... .... . ... .A . . . hi 'Neither." answered th creature serl- pet starling in nis cage, saying bujuhhs an(J the small- iraii nan.is iu nis -unat aid you expeci m r.usly. "Genus man sex feminine. I that came into ner neau; aomemnes wim own it went througa ins min.i 10 a asued. . thm nlnrful foolishness of a child, some- i,im.if hn for manv a Ions' Tear, had "I thoueht." continued th; blushing "Indeed r doffing his hat with mock times with that gleam of world-wise ahpj ,ea for him. because he wa go- maid, -that It waa Deraus ev.ry politeness. "I am glad to hav been in- shrewdnes which cnssea ner more im- n( away. A great tenderness nueu m you looaed in my iac y , i . i .... . --. L.j ..... nUna mmU with stranse unexpected i....... u m.t lnr It was nothlutf own." ,.t tni.i m. I hA.iM np,.r h.T. Hiin.d suddenness. like lov even. It was only such a pity And th next morning she announced - ' 1 .... . . . -. i . . . . i . . . , . i, r. . It Whv did vou not aav a 'babvr " The naturalist Kwne.i ai mem oviu aa nilght nil the heart or a sirong man ner engagement a( iu urr... . n...... i am wAm.n" ah rpnt. thev came nearer. Ill child wa iair toward a child who la hurt. U wanted d seriously. and aweet ana loveiy. nnan wa- jft t,. Kind to ner, to console ner. to no Orctiinatantl alKvtileno At a lawyer's dinner the subject of circumstantial evidence wns discus ed. On lawyer, say the New York Tribune, antd Hint the beat illustration of circumstantial evidence a proof was In a atory he had recently heard. A young and pretty girl had been out walking. On her returu her moth er said: 'Where have you been, my denrr "Only walking In the park," she re plied. "With whom?" pursued her mother. "No one, umuinin," said the young girl. "No oner her mother repeated. "No one," waa the reply. Then." snld the older lady, "eg plnln how It Is that yon have come home with a walking slick when you started wltu an umbrella." Mother wilt find Mr. Whitlow's Soothing Syrup th remedy tou lor lhlr eblldrt auriug in Uvinmg pauua. $100 Rwar4, 1100. ' 1 .... . . u.!. iM,t tv.1. ,..r m...f Unnnr. ha was a sood fellow, a brav h,. tntttt a w!d away those tears which . Th readersof thli ' PP' " b Miss Iybourne. his future charge, man and a gentleman. Through the old orrow for j,lra had conjured up, to coax h.,, Vlene haa bwrn aula lo cur in all Ha darted audden those trembling rosebud lips into a smile. ti..e, nd thai Is ratarrh. "all' "Poor little child." he said to himself; XUr.& Marhat on 1 all V nr do to COIllfort herT ., 141... ....nlraa a ounalliullunsl Ut- of two himself, "That would be better for her." Kitt.ni would y like to live with me itril'Ai":,? Vh-T'SnSutTi rtainly and a smile softened his eyes a the aIw...r be ked of her suddenly, "to Vi 0.7 .V?m . iMiK'roVlng lb. luundatloo ol th niea-. na iiimi ",'-- i... .ih h huililina ud th oonitllutlon and aaslillog natur iu doing 1 nav so mucn iaiin Its work. Th n It curauv aged 10. man s mind mere I-,1..1 .un trnm hia tna-M lavol I thnilPllt. AUUCU, "tvu i . .aa.o aw n v. in ... I " , , . , . -nmn!wt tin nvor hia hand. Intn a small "Why notr And then ne aauea 10 twisted form between the arms Vpannliaa rf th a troa aha mlcrht rartalnlv have nassed for 10 veara old. thought grew and grew upon uiiu t never parted from mer "What ia your name, you odd little and more. Bh looked up at mm swuuy, a srrBl rirl?" "Upon my tombstone I shall be de- I.aynourne; inqmreu uuuu ' smile or neaven-oorn nippium Vawu ''y"f.tvtl;ii ut m . . 1 ' 1. T . 1 r ,m m ma nnilBI. It... 1 1... I 1 acriDeu as ainenue c.uzaoei.n ij- . , , , , i . I o( teailmonlala. . . Wn. As I am not yet nlaced beneath I "Breakfaat! I have breakfasted al- To live with you!" she repeated won- Ada..,t. f, j. CUKNXT A CO.,ToUdo,0. it I have been hitherto called Kitten." ready!" derlngly. Then her race aroppea WXUU. "Yoa are a very amusing kitten, at "On what, gueen or m ram.. her hands, a crimson nusn rusnca sua- . ... - .. I . V f ee la a t 1.afa.i.aaaJa&. aSA a. SV aa W fl I a. . fi i i j i . : i v . . . lA-mrr r rat s i in h I? 1 1 1 i nn i a v n w nor wnn a ini's isiiii Liiruui niiia any rate ne . ..i.PJ. wo- - " .H milk: It waa .u. l". t VV. . nn to hid. Secretary Leslie M. Shaw, for mor. aown ana isia to me. ''".. . r V " ..ri,., anlnr to "Why should 1? You get op her and my T h. WV?V"TW when you inierrupieu uie ju. " had been quicneneu into suuuru niv. -- ' ..i. . .....i.j . ,. I hal nnt nm to r. ... t. .n t..na anil ana Bl 11I11CS l" duiiuu avuvui., sianieu iu - - ue -aw men nu.i ... r... vi,.in.. .-.-a finish." what ah fancied he had meant He "Pre""l " 7 " 1? "I am very sorry, but you see I have .,, qulckIy and iooked out of the win-"" " v 1 ...... r. it . with iha hntiita fir irPB i . i . elves; no doubt you dislike me extreme- jt woui,j be nice, wouldn't It. little ly for my blunder." woman? You and I would become great Do you know my talk to me." "Good gracious! ager "Thirty-eight," replied Kitten prompt ly, being well informed upon this par ticular point. , "Why, you seem to know everything," answered Desmond, in surprise, friends, but. of course, it is nonsense, for you have your father;" he could not tell her how that father was likely to "No. I don't dislike you," she answer KTUir. n.t n-hnf tho aaom than led musinzlvl "in fact, I IlKO yOU', JC3, rr-t :.. i.: r At .... i think I like vou better than 1 ao I llHrH is p,flltjLiiiiiK A u'JU t, nutr. j I ........ - . If ,... i. ii T tiuro T will tall f nil " lint (jraUtleV. li j wK ...... . ..... , .' . . i- i, r .l.-V -T'..n mr life " h Mm. i.ut "And wno, pray, is " aimulta'heoualy he began to climb also. "Well, he's a boy. I nave Known talke(, of her Uving wun mm it. .u iini. hiinm.if lii-htir ii n nn tn tha I him for years. branch, and landed himself by Kitten's "And yet you like me as well? Is not that rather ungrateful, Miss Kitten, to I . . a A WW. I S t- "What is it you don't know?" he asked this old friend oi yours ne wouiu u ...r iiritinir tlmt on nearer insnectlon I antrrv if he heard you. she' certainly must be over ten. "No," she answered simply, "because 1 don't know whether you like cherry he does not mind ingrauruoe uuys uou i i, i.r not" lie furptiorB with wonder- when tney are iniaiunieu. ful self-chmmund to express his diap- "And Is Sir. Koy lniaiuaieu men; tniiritmen at this arwarent y irrelevant asked Brian, looking intensely amuseu, remark. "Frichtlnliy; ne worsuipa me, you ttiim tlmt ilenends." he said tnedita- know. It is tiresome, tvt.v "fin the cherries to beifin with: "And how are you prepared 10 regaru ...I . . - - -I. I a, they must be ripe. On the crust, winch me, as a worshiper or as an oojeci m must ba flaky. And upon the condi-1 for worship?" ment served with it, which must be He looked at her playiuny, me grave blue eves met his, then dropped swiftly 'Then vou had it all last nieht!" she a slow flush mounted to her brow. cried triumphantly. "Did you like it; Something In the electric glance or nis LJ Bal Unih S;rup. 'l aaua (iood. L la lima. Kun nr nrntaws. die and leave her to his care, which was rTH'llrfW $T what had been in his mind when he hud wmm " L4 World's HiiM-k of Oold. The amount of gold In Europe when America waa discovered Is belie vea not to have exceeded $,.H-5,000,000. In . the 404 years until WM the world's orodui'tlon Is estimated at ii,(Xsj,tJU,- WK-half of which waa added to the money supply. Including the esti mate for 1WJ5, In the ten yesrs oegm ulng with 1WH. nenrly 1:1.000,000,000 In gold has been uiIihhI almost a third as much as during the preced ing 404 years. This despite the fsct that the Hoer war lor two years closed the Trsnsvssl mines. The production In 1003 wss $.ir..0U0,W)0: In 11)04. 13.10.(100,000 snd for ItKKi It U esU mated at 1100,000.000. The world's stock of money gold In 1897 was ap proximately four snd a qusrter Oil lions. Hy th end of the present year It Is estimated that It will be almost six billions sn Increase of uesrly 60 per cent In ulue years. HI Excuse. "Ah-hah, squire!" chuckled III Spry, the Tillage wag and cut-up, upon en countering the old codger next morn ing after the date of the appearance of the greatest show on earth. "Ketch ed ye In a yilrn! Told me ye was goln to take boy to the circus and I seen ye right smack up on the tip-top beat last night, without a single sign of a boy with ye!" "Took the boy I used to be, years and yenrs ago!" returned' the veteran, crabbcdly. "I'm In my second child hood, golrsm ye!" Fuck. was it nice?" eyes caused her to tremble before him So it was not an Irrelevant catechism, I with s aweet shyness that was something but a trap to catch him. after all. He new to her. And Brian Desmond saw narnan with ponf imifm that he had not that he had awakened the woman in tnjfpil anv of the cherry tart in aues- the child's heart. lion. ' All that day he wandered with her . .i.nma . n t h.,t thnmrht about the woods and the fields, with of It so much. Why didn't you eat it?" "tated Intervals of course of serious "I really don't know." conversation with her father. He picked t .,ut t.;ni. ka a. T ..M t wild flowers for her, dog-roses and Daddy," she remarked, surveying him honeysuckles from the hedges, long trails reflectively with those grave infantine of briony to wind round her bat or vi... "t m.i.t ha h.'n,iiU n.i a meadowsweet and waving rushes from .,, ,,' 1 the tangled fringe of the stream that ran "As 'you are on the subject of age, throuh the dows helow th perhaps you will kindly favor me with house. vnnin?" he said. Kitten soon recovered herself, snd "Certainly. I am sixteen." chattered freely to bim of her simple life "Sixteen!" he cried in amazement. I and Its pleasures. Now snd then she "Whv. I thought you were only ten." stole s side glance up st him, and said "Then you were very stupid to think to herself: "He Is far better than Hoy, mr. " shi ranlied. In a perfectly tran- though he Is so old." null voice. And Hoy was away; he wa paying a n looked at her sttentlvely. He be- visit to his uncle. There wa no sun rn to nereeive that she was no child, burnt, shock-headed boy to come clam but s lovely girl of the most fairy-like bering over the fence to disturb her type, a flower bud just emerging Into tete-a-tete wun ner new irieao, A silence then a he still turned . , t . . i .. . v .. .. way hi lace, sne saiu genuy; .-"'- sense, of course! as you say, I have my Daddy." He was relieved; her voice was so sun nd quiet, there was no barm done then, e turned round and looked st her. She had risen to her feet and stood facing him with her fingers slipped into the page of her book. There were no tears now in her grave, sweet eyes, nor any burning blushes on her cheeks, she was much as usual, only, perhaps, a nine Daler. Already the child was learning the woman's lesson, to hide the wounds of her hsart from the eyes of the man who makes her suffer. "But I am coming back again to see vriii . . I. a, 1 1 Ii a a you very soon, n.iuen; we mbii many more good hours togetner in iu garden and the fields." "Yes, that will be nice." "Now run and get your hst; see, th rain Is nearly over and the sun la com ing out behind that bank of cloud; ny tne time you have wrapped yourself up well we shall be able to get out and have a walk yet before lunch." She turned to obey him in suenc. (To be continued.) c JUjnV Heroin. Pearl I suffered him to steal a kiss last nlchL Huby The nerve! And did you call vour mamma? Penri No. I sm brave. I suffered In silence Down In Taney County a sign on a I crossroads store reads as follows: "Tea, underwear and maple sirup; also hides, pelts and carmels; also notary publlck and soft drinks." Kansus City Star. " T - s The Kind You IIav Always Bought has borno the Kljrna ture of Chan. II. Fletcher, and has been made uudcr his pcrHonal supervision for over ao years. Allow no ono to deceive you In this. Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-pood' are hut Experiments, and endnnjrer tut health of Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Par Rorlc, Drops and Hoothlnir Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its apro is its guarantee. It destroys AVorms and allays Feverihness. n cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Tecthlnff Troubles, cures Constipation, and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, Rlvlnjc healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. TMt (NT4UII MB1MNV. TT MUa T(IT, NIW T0B OITY.
