pOORHDUSE TP jpALACE
BY MARY J. HOLMES
niATTKU XVI.
"Oh, mother, won't you take this pil
low from my hfrnl ml put miotlier blan
ket on my feet, ami fix the lire, nnJ give
ln (tome water, or xouiflhlnjf ? h, dear,
dcnr!" irroiiiii-il poor Itose Lincoln, an
with ncliiiJK head and Imiik she did pcn
auce for her Imprudence in crossing the
wet, slippery street lu Ihiu alipP'-T and
vilken hose.
Mrs. Lincoln, who knew nothing of thl
(Exposure, loudly lamenled the extreme
delicacy of her daughter conntitution,
liiipiiting It wholly to Mount Ilulyoke dis
cipline, and wiKhing, as she bad often
done before, that "she'd been wise and
kept her at home." Jenny would have
wished an, too, if by thin means Itose'a
illneya could have been avoided, for it
was not a very agreeable task to atay In
that close nick-room, listening to the
complaints of her fault-finding sister, who
tossed anil turned and fretted, from
morning until night, sometimes wishing
herself dead, and then crying because she
"wanted something, and did not know
what."
"Oh! dear," said she, one evening sev
eral days after the Voinmeiicement of her
Illness, "how provoking to be obliged to
lie hero moping with the dullest of all
dull company when there's Mrs. Russell's
party next week, ami I've such n lovely
dress to wear. Why ain't I as strong
and healthy ns you ? though I wouldn't
bo so fat for Anything. I'll go to that
party sick or vtell. I wouldn't miss it
for anything." v.
Jenny looked u In aurprise, asking
why her sister Wna so particularly anx
ious to attend the party.
"I'ecanse," returned ltose, "Mary How
ard will be there, and you know as well
as I how awkward she'll appear never
was in any kind of society in her life."
"I don't see what inducement that can
be for you to expose your health," said
Jenny, anil Uose continued:
"I want to see Ida mortified once, for
she might know better than to bring a
green country girl here, setting her up
as something wonderful, and expecting
everybody to believe it just because Miss
Kelden said so. Come, bring me my
dress, Jenny; I want to see if the Honi
ton lace on the caps is ns wide as Ida
Selden's."
"What do you mean?" nsked Jenny,
turning quickly toward her sister, whoso
white, wasted face looked fitter for a
shroud than a gay party dress.
"I mean what I say," returned Rose;
"I'm not going to be cooped np here any
longer. I'm going to the party to-morrow
night, if I never go again."
"Why, Rose Lincoln, are you crazy?"
asked Jenny. "Yon haven't been in the
street yet, and how do you expect to go
to-morrow night? Mother wouldn't let
you, if she were here.'
"Well, thank fortune! she and father
both are in Southbriilge; and besides that
I'm a great deal better; go hand me my
dress."
Jenny complied, and reclining on pil
lows scarcely whiter than herself, Rose
Lincoln examined and found fault with
a thin gosamer fabric, little suited for
anyone to wear on a cold, wintry night,
and much less for her.
"There, I knew it wasn't as wide as
Ida's into an eighth of an inch," said she,
measuring with her finger the expensive
lace. "I'll have some new. Come, Jen
ny, suppose you go down street and get
it, for I'm lient upon going;" and the
thoughtless girl sprang lightly upon the
floor, and chased halfway across the
room to show how well and strong she
was.
Jenny knew that further expostulation
from her was useless, but she refused to
go for the lace, and Sarah, the servant
girl, was sent with a note from Rosa
saying she wanted a nice article, eight
or ten dollars per yard.
"I don't believe father would like to
have you make such a bill," said Jenny,
when Sarah was gone. "Mother didn't
dare to tell him about your new dress,
for he told her she mustn't get anything
charged, and he said, too, something
about hard times. Perhaps he's going
to fail. Wouldn't it be dreadful?"
If Rose heard the last part of this
sentence she did not heed it, for to her '
the idea of her father's failing was pre- I
posterous. hen the dinner bell rang
she threw on a heavy shawl aud de
scending to the dining-parlor, remain!
below stairs all the afternoon, forcing
back her cough, and chatting merrily
with a group of young girls who had
called to see her, and congratulated her
upon her Improved health, for excitement
lent a deep glow to her cheek, which
would easily deceive the Inexperienced.
The next day, owing to overexertion,
Rose's temples were throbbing with pain,
and more than once who half-determined
not to go; but her passion for society
was strong, and Mrs. Russell's party had
so long been anticipated and talked about
that she felt she would not miss it for the
world, and, as she had confessed to
Jenny, there was also a mean curiosity
to see how Mary Howard would appear
at a fashionable party.
"Saturate my handkerchief with co
logne, and put the vinaigrette where I
can reach it while you arrange my hair,"
Bhe said to Snarah, who at the usual
hour came up to dress her young mis
tress for the evening. "There, be careful
and not brush so hard, for that ugly pain
Isn't quite gone now bring me the glass
and let me see If I do look like a ghost."
'Tale, delicate folks is always more
Interesting than red, hearty ones," said
the flattering servant.
".Mercy, how white I am!" exclaimed
Rose, glancing at the ashen face reflect
ed by the mirror. "Rub my cheeks with
cologne, Sarah, aud see it that won't
bring some color into them. There,
that'll do. Now hand sue my dress. On,
Isn't it beautiful?" she continued, as she
threw aside the thickly wadded double
gown and assumed a light, thin dress,
which fell in fleecy folds around her
slight figure.
When her toilet was completed Rose
stood up before the long mirror, and a
glow of pride came to her cheeks as she
saw how lovely she really was.
"Vou's enough sight handsomer than
Miss Jenny,'' whispered Sarah as the
door opened and Jenny appeared more
simply arrayed than her sister, but look
ing as fresh and blooming as a rosebud.
"How beautiful you are. Rose," slit
aid, "only it makes me shiver to look
at your neck and arms. You'll wear your
woolen sack, besides your sha"vl an.l
cloak, won't you?"
"Nonsense, I'm not going to be bun
dled up this way, for don't you see it
musses the lace, said !se, refusing the
warm sack which Jenny bronght her. j
A, rap at the door and a call from
Henry . that the carriage was waiting
ended the eouversstion. and. throwing
(Q their cloaks aud hoods, the girls de-
scended to the hall, where, with unusual
tenderness, Henry caught up his Invalid
sister, and, drawing the veil closely over
her face, carried her to the covered
sleigh, so that her feet might not touch
the icy walk.
"What? Rose Lincoln here?" exclaimed
half a dozen voices ns Rose bo laded
Into the dressing-room.
"Yes, Rose Lincoln Is here," she re
plied, gayly, divesting herself of her
wrapping. "I'm not going to die just
yet, I guess, neither am I going to be
housed up all winter. The fresh air has
done me good already see," and she
pointed to a bright, round spot which
burned her cheek.
A young girl, whose family had one
by one fallen victims to the great New
lCngland plague, consumption, shuddered
and turned away, for to her eye the
glow which Rose called health was but
the hectic bloom of death.
"How beautiful she is!' said more than
one, as with her accustomed grace Rose
entered the brilliant drawing room. And
truly Rose was beautiful that night, but
like the gorgeous foliage of the fading
autumn, 'twas the beauty of decay, for
death was written on her blue-veined
brow, and lurked amid the roses on her
cheek. Rut little thought sho of that,
as with smiling lip and beaming eye she
received the homage of the admiring
throng.
Just then Ida and Mary were an
nounced. Roth Aunt Martha and Ida
had taken great pains to have their
young friend becomingly dressed, and
she looked unusually well in the em
broidered muslin skirt, satin waist and
blonde bertha which Aunt Martha had
insisted upon her accepting as a present.
The rich silken braids of her luxuriant
hair were confined at the back of her
finely formed head with a golden arrow,
which, with the exception of a plain hand
of gold on each wrist, was the only or
nament she wore. This was her first in
troduction to the gay world, but so keen
was her perception of what was polite
and proper that none would ever have
suspected It; and yet there was about
her something so fresh and unstudied,
that she had hardly entered the room
ere many were struck with her easy, un
affected manners, so different from the
practiced airs of the city belles.
Ella watched her narrowly, whispering
aside to Henry how sorry sho felt for
poor Mary, she was so verdant, and real
ly hoped she wouldn't do anything very
awkward, for 'twould mortify her to
death! "But look," she added, "and see
how many people Ida is introducing her
to."
"Of course, why shouldu't she?" asked
Henry; and Ella replied:
"I don't know it seems so funnyj to
see Mary here, doesn't it?"
Before Henry could answer, a young
man of his acquaintance touched his
shoulder, saying: "Lincoln, who is that
splendid-looking girl with Miss Selden?
I haven't seen a finer face in Boston for
many a day."
"That? Oh, that' Miss Howard, from
Chicopee. An intimate friend of our
family. Allow me the pleasure of in
troducing you," and Henry walked away,
leaving Ella to the tender mercies of
Rose, who, as one after another quitted
her side and went over to the "enemy,"
grew very angry, wondering if folks were
bewitched, and hoping Ida Seldon "felt
better, now that she'd made so many
notice her protege.'
Later in the evening, William Bender
came, and immediately Jenny begun to
talk to him of Mary, and the Impression
she waa making. Placing her hand
familiarly upou his arm, as though that
were its natural resting place, she led
him toward a group, of which Mary
seemed the center of attraction. Near
her stood Henry Lincoln, redoubling his
flattering compliments in proportion ns
Mary grew colder and more reserved in
her manner toward him. Silly and con
ceited as he- was, he could not help no
ticing how differently she received Will
iam Bender from what she had himself.
"But all In good time," thought he,
glancing at Ella, to see how she was af
fected by his desertion of her and his
flirtation with her sister. She was stand
ing a little apart from any one, and with
her elbow resting upon a marble stand,
her cheeks flushed, and her eyelashes
moist with the tears she dare not shed,
she was watching with feelings in which
more of real pain than jealousy was min
gled, for Ella was weak and simple
hearted, and loved Henry Lincoln far
better than such as he deserved to be
loved.
"Of what are you thinking, Ella?"
asked Rose, who finding herself nearly
alone, felt willing to converse with al
most anyone.
At the sound of her voice Ella looked
up, and coming quickly to her side, said:
"It's so dull and lonesome here, I wish
I'd stayed at home."
In her heart Rose wished so, too, but
she was too proud to acknowledge it,
and feeling unusually kind toward Ella,
whose uneasiness she readily understood,
she replied: "Oh, I see you are jealous
of Heury, but he's only trying to toaso
you. for he can't be interested in that
awkward thing."
"But he is, I almost know he is," re
turned Ella, with a trembling of the
voice she tried In vaiu to subdue; and
then, fearing she could not longer re
strain her emotion, she suddenly broke
away from Rose, nnd ran hastily up to
the dressing-room.
Nothing of all this escaped Heury'a
quick eye, and as sundry unpaid bills
came looming up before his mind, ho
thought proper to make some amends
for his neglect. Accordingly, when Ella
returned to the drawing room he offered
her his arm, asking: "What made her
eyes so red," and slyly pressing her hand,
when she averted her face, saying:
"Nothing they weren t red."
Meantime, William Bender, having
managed to drop Jenny from his arm, had
asked Mary to accompany him to the con
servatory. As they stood together, ad
miring a rare exotic, William's manner
suddenly chauged, and drawing Mary
closer to his side, he said distinctly,
though hurriedly: "I notice, Mary, that
you seem embarrassed in my presence,
nnd I have, therefore, Rought this oppor
tunity to assure you that I shall not again
distress you by a declaration of love,
which, if returned, would now give me
more pain than pleasure, for as I told
you at Mr. Selden's,- I am changed in
more respects than one. It cost me a
bitter struggle to give you up, but rea
son and judgment finally conquered, and
now I can calmly think of yon as sonie
time belonging to another, and -with all
a -brother's confidence can tell you that
I, too, love another not as once I loved
you, for that would be impossible, but
with a calmer, more rational love."
. All this time Mary bad not xpokin.
thougli the hand which William nan it"
en in hU trembled like an imprisoned
bird; but when he came to speak of lo
iug another, she involuntarily raised hi
hand to her lips, exclaiuiiug, "It's Jenny,
it's Jenny!"
"You have guessed rightly." returned
William, smiling at the earnestness of
her manner. "It is Jenny, though how
such a state of things ever came about is
more thau I can tell you."
Eearlng that they might be missed, they
nt last returned to the parlor, where
they found Ella s.-ated nt the piano, play
ing a very spirited polka. Henry, vh
boBsted he "could wind her around his
little finger," had succeeded in coaxing
her into good humor, but not al all de
siring her company for the rest of the
evening, he nsked her to play as the easi
est way to be rid of her. When she look
ed around for commendation from the
one for whose ear ahum she had played
she saw him across the room wholly enj
grossed with her sister.
Poor Ella! it was with the saddest
heartache she had ever known that she
returned from a pnrty which had prom
ised her so much pleasure, and which
had given her so much pain. ' Rose, too,
was utterly disappointed. One by one
ber old admirers had left her for the so
ciety of the "pauper," as she secretly
styled Mary, and more than once during
the evening had she heard the "beauty"
and "grace" of her rival extolled by
those for whoso opinion she cared the
most: and when at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing she threw herself exhausted upon
the sofa, she declared, "'twas the lust
party she'd ever attend."
Alas, for thee. Rose! that declaration
proved too true!
(To be continued.)
HUNTING WITH THE CAMERA.
A Delightful and Profitable Way of
Mu lyinic Hiril Life.
Of the many delightful birds I had
the good fortune to know, the worm
eating warbler family have afforded
me the grenlent pleasure; for they be
come absolutely feiirlfss of the cam
era, and they placP n degree of trust In
one that was ns unusual as it was de
lightful. Being anxious to secure pho
tographs of the .voting, I paid frequent
visits to the nest, and what a wonder
fully concealed nest It was, tucked
away in a small depression and bidden
by the roots of an oak sapling. It would
forever have remained undiscovered by
me had I not, by lucky chance, observ
ed one of the parent birds visiting jt.
Only at first did the owners object to
my intruding, nnd by various methods
did they try to coax me away from
their home. First one and then the
other would feign broken wings, and
half - rolling, half -'scrambling, they
would make their way down the steep
hillside lu the hope of luring me away.
Then, finding that I was not to be taken
In even by such an artful device, they
endeavored to accomplish their object
by scolding at me. In less than two
hours they quieted down nnd simply
looked on In silence. The next time
I visited the nest they made no objec
tions, and I imagined they recognized
me, and realized tbnt I meant no barm
either to themselves or to their young,
for these had hatched since my last
visit.
Day by day I came to watch the little
fellows, and they grew rapidly, as all
young birds do. Finally they were
ready to make their first venture Into
the great world tbnt, should not acci
dent befall them, was to be their feed
ing ground for many years to come.
As I looked into the nest the family
of fledglings scrambled out as though
they had been scattered by some Invis
ible bnnd, so nearly simultaneous was
their action, und In less time than it
takes to tell It each little mite of down
and rust-colored feathers was bidden
among the dead, crackling leaves with
which the ground was strewn. Though
I had tried my best to watch Tvhere
each bird concealed itself, it was some
time before I collected them all pre
paratory to photographing them. Of
course the parents were greatly excited
birds always are when their young
first leave the nest and when they
saw the entire brood captured by one
whom they had considered a friend
they seemed to regret having placed so
much confidence In me. But only for
a very short time did their doubts con
tlnue. As soon ns I placed the young
sters on a suitable perch they both
ceased to utter that lisping note of anx
ious protestation, and to show that they
no longer feared me they hopped about
on the camera while I was arranging
It-World's Work.
What a Boy Should Know.
Every boy nnd girl that is educated
should be able to
Write a good hand.
Spell all the words In ordinary use.
Know how to use those words.
Speak and write good English.
Writs a good social letter.
Add a column of figures rapidly.
Make out aii ordinary account.
Receipt it when paid.
Write an advertisement for a local
paper.
Write a notice or report of a public
meeting.
Write an ordiuary promissory note.
Reckon the interest or discount on it
for days, mouths and years.
Draw nn ordiuary bank check.
- Take it to the proper place In a bank
to get the cash.
Make neat aud correct entries in day
book and ledger. . "
'Tell the number of yards of carpet re
quired for the parlor.
Tell the largest number of bushels of
wheat In. the largest bin, and the value
at current rates.
Tell something about the laws of
health aud what to do lu case of emer
gency. Know how to behave in public and
society.
Be able to give jhe great general prin
ciples of religion.
Have sufficient common sense to get
along In the world. National Educa
tor. - All Millionaires.
Grosvenor Square, in Loudon, is sa'd
to contain the residences of more mil
lionaires than any other area of similar
extent In the world.
A hundred years ago the largest for
tune in the United States was f i'OWO.
Now there are several fortunes of more
than $200,000,000.
"Strads' Hrinjj High Prices.
A genuine Stradivarius violin Is
worth whatever the person owning it
may ask. At $1,000 it would not be
deemed extravagant
ROOT OF OUR TREE OF COMMERCE.
How the Nicaragua Canal Would Nourish the Mississippi and
Its Branches Our Great System of Inland Waterways.
So much has been said and written
of the advantage of the Niearugua
Canal to the country lu general that its
direct value to certain portions of the
Fulled Slates has not perhaps been
fully appreciated. A section of the
country which might be said to be vi
tally Interested 111 this undertaking Is
that adjacent to the Mississippi Hirer
and Its tribularies. One of the strong
est arguments which proves tins as
sertion is the map. A child could de
tect the important relation which the
artificial waterway bears to this great
natural thoroughfare.
An examination of the map shows
t he remarkable likeness of the Missis
sippi, the .Missouri, the Ohio and their
branches to a tree, the main river form
ing flu trunk and the others minify lug
to -the right and left, the larger
branches in turn sending out shoots.
On the face of the map this system of
water ways stands out like a great
oak, placed by nature to foster the
commerce if a territory populated by
millions of people aud the site of thou
sands of Industries. Some of the great
est cities in the country owe much of
their progress aud prosperity to their
location on the banks of the Mississippi
and lis blanches. The natural resources
of the States traversed by these water
ways have been largely developed by
fhe facilities afforded to connect them
with the centers of consumption. The
settlement mf what we now call the
Middle Wtst, but which is in reality
the heart of the United States, has been
in a great treasure due to the same sys
tem. The pioneers of Indiana, Illinois,
Kentucky and Ohio, ns well as the
States west of the Mississippi, nnd
even part of the (iulf group, came to
tills region In bonts at a time when
the railroad nnd the locomotive were
curiosities.
A few months ago a United States
gunboat explored the upper Amazon
and reports were ninde by the officers
of the thousands of miles of navigation
which this river afforded. Yet the
Amazon, the (ianges and the Nile com
bined (Jo nut equal the Mississippi and
Its tributaries In the mileage of naviga
ble water. Towns and cities in no less
than twenty-eight States of the Union
can be reached by steamboats from
New Orleans. 'Fully one-third of the
population of the United Slates to-day
reside in the country adjacent to the
Mississippi nnd Its tributaries fully
IM.OOO.ixio persons. A boat drawing five
feet of water nnd starting from New
Orleans can reach 1,000 communities
varying In population from 700,000 to
500. Among the great cities which en
joy the advantages of water transpor
tation by this system, and which the
canal would connect by water with the
Pacific nre St. Louis, with Its 700,000
population; Now Orleans, with Its 300,
IJOO; Fiftsburg, with its 250,000; Louis
ville, with its 225,000; nnd Wheeling,
with Its 50,000. On the trunk of the
tree are Memphis, Yicksburg, Baton
Rouge, Quincy, Burlington, Daven
port, Dubuque and La Crosse, a
chain of communities extending from
the cotton and sugar plantations of the
South to the timber lands of the far
North.
In a study of this portion of the Uni
ted States a surprising feature is the
large number of streams which are
navigable. It Is doubtful if the Mis
sissippi has a branch of fifty miles In
length which is not deep enough for
steamer traffic over at least a portion of
Its length. The same Is true of the
principal branches, with the exception
of some of the tributaries of the upper
Missouri in Dakota and Nebraska. The
shoals formed by rock ledges nre but
few In number. This is owing to the
fact that the majority of the streams
flow through a region which offers few
barriers to the natural deepening of
the channel. Along the lower Missis
sippi in the vicinity of New Orleans a
network of bayous and other water
ways forms a series of channels which
extend far into both Louisiana and
Mississippi. They reach the famous
Yazoo Valley In the latter State, trav
erse the coast country and give most of
the Important Uncus in both States
water communication with New Or
leans. The same condition exists along
the Red River, which is one of the most
valuable branches of. this trunk. Oth--r
streams connecting with the lower
Mississippi and of great value to navi
gation are the Arkansas, the St. Fran
cis, the White, the Yazoo, -the Talla
hatchee aml the Ouaebjta. Stealers
can ply on several of these streams a
distance of over 200 miles from their
... . .
mouths, yet all are located below the
Junction of the Ohio and the main river.
The Ohio Valley is traversed also by a
network of water courses, the largest
of which Is the Tennessee River, reach
ing portions of Kentucky, Tennessee
and Alabama, and of a depth to allow
steamers to go as far as the city of
Knoxville. In Kentucky, the Creen,
Kentucky nnd Big Sandy Rivers are all
available feeders of the Ohio, while
penetrating the. coal and timber lauds
of West Virginia are the Kanawha and
several smaller tributaries. Joining the
east side of the trunk are a number of
branches extending as far north as the
State of Wisconsin. The most import
ant Is, perhaps, the Illinois River,
which, with the connection with the
Chicago Drainage Canal, may form a
ship channel between the great lakes
and the Mississippi.
The variety of traffic, both foreign
nnd domestic, which originates In this
great territory represents nearly every
kind of manufactured and raw materi
al which the United States produces.
The agricultural staples of the South,
such ns cotton, tobneco, sugar enne and
rice, are noted for their quality and
quantity in the section reached by the
Mississippi and its tributaries, while Its
water courses also penetrate the ex
tensive pineries of northwest Louisi
ana. Much of the mineral wealth of
Arkansas In marble, zinc and other re
sources lies nlong the navigable
streams In this State. It Is hardly nec
essary to refer to the products of Ten
nessee and Kentucky, which are ship
ped by water to St. Louis and other
markets by way of the Tennessee, the
Cumberland and other streams. The
shipments of coal from western Penn
sylvania and West Virginia by way of
the Ohio River to the lower Mississippi
have reached as high as a million tons
In a year, lnrge fleets of steamers and
barges being employed exclusively in
tills business. A large proportion of the
cotton business of New Orelnns is fur
nished by the water communication
which this city enjoys with the South
west. The Industries In the group of
cities nlong the Ohio River In Indiana,
Illinois and Kentucky, as well as In
Chattanooga, Nashville and Memphis,
have been fostered to a considerable
extent by the location of their sites on
navigable water, giving the manufac
turers the benefit of rail nnd water fa
cilities. The effect of the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal upon the cities and
towns In this part of the country, even
with the present area of river naviga
tion, will be to Increase their Import
ance. It brings the Mississippi, the
Ohio and the Missouri valleys from
6,000 to 10,000 miles nearer the great
market which will be opened fo us in
South America, as well as the northern
Pacific coast. A vessel going from New
Orleans to San Francisco, for example,
THE NEW BATTLESHIP MAINE.
THE NEW MAINE, NOW IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Therinclpal dimensions of the new battleship are: Length between perpen
diculars, 388 feet; length over all, 393 feet liV4 inches; extreme breadth, 72 feet;
mean draught, 23 feet ti inche; displacement at normal draught, 12,300 tons;
estimated displacement at full load draught, 13,500 tons. As to type, the new
vessel is to be an improved Alabama, two knots faster1 than that hue battleship,
equipped with a more powerful armament aud hedged about .with a greater
rea of armor protection. ,
In the contract it is stipulated that she must on her official trial maintain a
speed of IS knots for four consecutive hours.
The armament designed "for the vessel is a very powerful one. It will consist
ftf fonr 12-inch breech loading rifles- mounted in pairs in two elliptical balanced
turrets, one forward and one aft. In addition there will be sixteen 6-inch rapid
fire guns mounted in broadside, six 14-pounders, eight 3-poiinders, six 1-pound-ers,
two Colt automatic and two 3-inch rapid-fire bekl puns. In the Maine the
14-pounder type of rapid-fire gun will be installed for the first time on-an Amer
ican battleship. There are two" submerged torpedo. .tubes on the-stiin-dfee Mrrtne
class beiDj also the first in which these' xaVm hTveVTtvxi laced below the
water lice. ...
must round Cape Horn tuid travers
over Ki.iMK) miles of wean. By the canal
route the distance Is but 4,150 miles, or
less than one third of tbo present
length. A vessel taking a cargo from
St. Louis to San Francisco by way of
Capo Horn would travel a distance of
14.000 nilK's, while by the canal roufe
it would be reduced to less than 5,000.
The city of Louisville would be 5,532
miles from San Francisco, while at
present It is 11.K.N2 by the water route.
The manufacturers of Alabama could
ship their products to a (iulf or a Mis
sissippi River port and have them de
ivered at their destination in less than
iulf the time now required. The effect
vhich the canal would have In the ex
panding commerce of this part of the
South Is Incalculable. No nation on the
globe enjoys such a system of Inland
water communication as the American
people posses lu the Mississippi and
Its trlbutaries.-D. Allen Wllley. I Chi
cago Rccwd Herald.
WHEN SMOKING WAS A CRIME.
Colonlul Leulilature Was Severe on
the User of Tobacco
It Is one of the curiosities of old-time
legislation that the use of tobacco was
lu early colonial days regarded by the
magistrates aud elders as far more In
jurious, degrading, and sinful than that
of Intoxicating liquors. Both the use
and the planting of the weed were for-
bidden, the cultivation of It being per
mitted only lu small quantities, "for
mere necessltie, for phlslck, for pres
ervation of the health, and that the
same be taken privately by anuclent
men." But the "creature called tobac
co" seemed to have au Indestructible
life.
Landlords were ordered not to "suf
for any tobacco to be taken luto their
houses" on penalty of a tine to fhe "vic
tualler" and another to "the party that
takes It." The laws were constantly
altered and enforced, and still tobacco
was grown and was smoked. No one
could take It "publlcquely" nor In his
own bouse or anywhere else beforo
strangers. Two men were forbidden to
smoke together.
No one could smoke within two miles
of the meeting-house on the Sabbath
day. There were wicked backsliders
who were caught smoking around tho
corner of the meetinghouse aud others
on the street, and they were lined and
set !n the stocks and In cages.
Until within a few years there were
New England towns where tobacco
smoking lu the streets was prohibited,
and Innocent cigar-loving Travelers
were astounded at being requested to
cense smoking.
Mr. Drake wrote in ISSd that he
knew men, then living, who had had to
plead guilty or not guilty In a Boston
police court for smoking In the streets
of Boston.
In Connecticut In arly days a great
Indulgence was permitted to travelers
a nmn could smoke once during a Jour
ney of ten miles.
"Piuzxa-I.ife In Summer."
We in America are coming to under
stand the Importance of outdoor life,
The real poetry of summer Is well-nigh
lost unless one can come In contact
with trees, grass and flowers. True
country life bars none from this de
light, but in villages and suburban
towns Its limit Is fixed by the Space
devoted to the piazza.
The Importance of this portion of the
house should be duly recognized be
fore the plaus are out of the architect's
hands, and the three essentials for the
correct location exiKjsure, privacy and
outlook be as carefully considered as
Its construction nnd relation to the
main building. In some instances even
the conventional rule for attaching the
piazza to that portion of the house that
faces the street should not be followed,
the interior plans being reversed In or
der to bring the living-rooms and porch
at the rear.
There Is one opportunity afforded by
a broad piazza of which we are slow to
take advantage. We might take more
of our meals al fresco. One of the most
fascinating things about living abroad
is that In summer one may dine often
out of doois. We should Import the
custom Into this country, for It Is a
good one, and then to the delights of
long evenings on our piazzas we should
have added that greater pleasure of sit
ting down to tea or luncheon with na
ture herself. Woman's Home Compan
ion. A Systematic Woman.
There is a woman In Kansas, 00 years
of age, who spent exactly thirty years
each as maid, wife, und widow. Kan
sas City Journal.
A woman's idea of saying something
mean about another woman Is to say
that she "copies" after some woman
with more money.
GEO. P. CROWELL,
JSucceir !n K. I.. Smith,
Oldest K-tullislie1 limine III Uie i U. y J
DL'ALL'R IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
Flour and Feed, etc.
This old-established house wil con
tinue to pay cash (or all its goodv; it
pays no rent; it employs a clerk, but
does not have to divide with a partner.
All dividends are made with customers
in the way of reasonable prices.
GEO. T. PRATrlER, FRED B. BARNES.
V. S. Comniisniniu-r anil Notary Public.
PRATHER&BARNES
Hood River, Oregon.
Abstracts,
Conveyancing,
Real Estate,
Money to Loan,
Insurance.
LOTS &. BLOCKS FOR SALE.
Tnxts dhM for lion-resident.
Tow nliii i'Jhii nnd Hlniils in tioek.
Telephone 51. Correspondence Solicited.
DAVIDSON FRUIT CO.
HIII1TKIOI OF
HOOD RIVER'S FAMOUS FRUITS.
I'A( KKRH (ir TIIK
Hood River Brand of Canned Fruits.
M M K.KT1 RKKS or
Boxes and Fruit Packages
DKAI.KIIH IN
fertilizers & Agricultural Implements.
DULLES, PORTLAND X ASTORIA
NAVIGATION CO.
ST K A MKIIS
" Regulator " mnd
"Dalles City,"
I ally, except Kmirtny, lu-Uvet'ti
Tin llHMft, Hood ltivr, Cnwrdt 1 ocka,
YHiiroiitr mikI I'oi'iliind,
Touching at uny p'inl on both sidr of the
( oiunibia kivcr.
Both of the tttiove Meumera hHe heen ri-lnii'.t
nnd nre in exrel Unt hIihi c for thf sca-on of I'.HH.
The lU'uiilator Line nil! emlrHVOi to give it
pHt roils I he heat service oswiMe.
ior comfort, economy him! pletisure, tmvel hy
the McHniers of the Keiruliitor I, lie,
!ttlle City leaven The ltilles Ht 7 a m, Tue.
dHy.Tiiursiluy nnd SMiurduy. Ilenlatur leave
H 7 a m. Monday, Wedncuday and Friday.
Leave Port land at 7 a. in. ; arrive at The Dalle
& p in. Arrive at Portland 4 .:; (.
I'ortlaud ofli-e, Oak street doc a.
The I 'itlles office, Conn street.
W. C. ALL AWAY,
lilMHTl 1 Agent.
WHITE COLLAR LINE.
Sir. "Tahoms,"
Hally Round Trip', exept Sunday.
TIME ( AUD.
Leave Portland..." a.m. I,chvu Asloria 7a.m.
The Dalles-Portland Route
Str. "Bailey Gaizcrt,"
Dully Round Tri a. except Monday.
YANCorVKR, fASCADK LOCKS, HOOD
K.VKK, Will i K SALMON, I.VI.K ami
TIIK DALI.KS.
TIME CAKIl.
Leave Portland..." a.m. I .eavr ThcDalWa 4p.m.
Arrive TlieDallcs:ip. m. Ai rivel'ortlaud III p.m.
Maal the Very Boat.
Till route haB the prandesl ncpnlc attractions
On earth. Sunday trips a leading feature.
Landing and office, loot of Aid-r street. Hotli
'plumes, Main H.'il, Portland, Or.
E. W. CKH'IITON, Arent, Portland.
JOHN M. KlI.l.OON, Aifeiit. The Dallea.
A. J. TAYLOR, AKcnt, Astoria.
PRATHLR & BARNL-S,
A,onts at Hood River
Oregon
Shoit Line
and Union Pacific
llKPART
I TIME SCHEDULES
I From Hood River.
I '"
Bait Lake, Denver,
I Ft. Worth.Omaha,
I Kansas City, Ht.
I I.ouia.C'lilcauoand
Last.
t'liicauo
Special
11 ,'J'ia. m.
Portland
Special
2 :05 p. m.
Walla Walla Lewis
ton, Spokane, Mm-'
lieapolin, St. paul,
Iiulutli, Miluan
Itee.ClncagoiL Eastl
Spokane
Flyer
."J7 p in.
Portland
flyer
4:30 a. in.
Salt Lake, Denver.
Ft. Worth, Omalia,
Kansas City, St.
-ouls,('nicaguaud
Last.
Mall anil
Kx pi ess
11:12 p. m.
Mail and
Kxprcn
5:4.1 a. m.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
FICON I'OKTLAM).
M p.m.
All saillnif dates
subject to change
4:00 p. m.
For San Francisco
tail every 6 days.
Daily
F.x. Sunday
t:ou n. m.
Satoiday
lH Wi p. in.
Columbia River
tteamers.
To Astoria and Way
LandiiiKA.
4 00p. m.
Fx. Sunday
A ir.a m VYlllinftft Blw. J Mn
Fx. Similar jOreaon City, New. Ex. Sua lay
utrK. nniem, nine.-
Iiendence. A Way:
.andings.
:00a.m. 'Wlllamett and Yam-, 3:30 n. m.
Tnea.. Tlinr.: Hill Rivers. Moil., Wed.
and Srt. i . , and F'ri.
Orefii City, Day-1
I ton, 4 Way Laud- j
I Inns. i
1:1)11 m. I tVI'lameH Rlvar 4 r, in
Tues., Tliur I ! Moil.. W ed,
anil Sat. Portland to Corral-; and Frl.
j lis A Way Land-J
I Inc. I
Lr. Riparia
Snake River. i
I Riparia to Lewlston '
Lv.I.ewistoa
Sim.
daily
5:3o a. m.
daily
For low rates and other Information write to
-Ar--Lr CRAIG, " .
General Passenger A rent, Portland, Or.
1 BAG LEV, A cent. Hood River.
jo UiVyo Mo