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CHAPTBE XVIII. (Contlnned.)
"Why, Martin," she said, averting her
face from me, "yon know I shouldnever
consent to marry you, with the idea or
your caring most for that girl. Io 1
could never do that. If I believed you
would ever think of me aa you used to
do before you saw her, well, I would
keep true to you. But la there any hope
of thatr .
"Let us be frank with one another,
answered; "tell me, ia there any one else
whom you would marry If I released you
from this promise, which waa only given,
perhaps, to soothe my mothers last
hours?" . .,
"Yes," answered Johanna, whilst J una
hid her face In her hands, "she would
mnrry my brother."
Captain Carey 1 I fairly gasped for
breath. Such an Idea had never once
occurred to me, though I knew she .had
been spending most of her time with the
Careys at the Vale. Captain Carey to
marry! and to marry Julia! To go and
live in our housel 1 was strut
and fancied that I had heard -rongly.
If Julia wished for revengeand wn.n
is not revenge sweet to a jilted woman .
-she had it now. I was as crestfallen,
as amazed, almoat as miserable as sue
hud been. Yet I had no one to blame
as she had. How could I blame her tx
preferring Captain Carey's love to my
poor affections?"
"Julia," I said, after a long silence
and peaking as calmly as I could, do
you love Captain Carey?"
"That is hot a fair question to bsk,
answered Johanna. "We have not been
treacherous to you. I scarcely know how
It has all come about. But my brother
has never asked Julia if she loves him;
for we wished to see you first, and hear
how you felt about Olivia. You aay you
shall never love again as you love her
Set Julia free, then, quite tree, 10 a..
my brother or reject him. Be generous,
be yourself, Martin."
"I will," I said; "my dear Julia, you
are as free as air from all obligation to
me. You have been very good and very
true to me. If Captain Carey Is as good
and true to yon, as I believe he will be,
you will be a very happy woman-happier
than you would ever be with me..
"And you will not make yourself un
happy about It?" asked Julia, looking up.
"No," I answered cheerfully; "I shall
be a merry old bachelor, and visit you
and Captain Carey, when we are all old
folks. Never mind me, Julia; I never
was good enough for you. I shall be
very glad to know that you are happy."
Yet when I found myself In the street
for I made my escape as soon as 1
could get away from them I felt as If
everything worth living for were slip
ping away from me. My mother and
Olivia were gone, and here was Ju'.la
forsaking me. I did not grudge her the
new happiness. There was neither jeal
ousy nor envy in my feelings towards
my supplanter. But In some way I felt
that I-had lost a great deal since I en
tered their drawing room two hours ago.
CHAPTER XIX.
I did not go straight home to our dull,
. gloomy bachelor dwelling place, for I
was not in the mood for an hour's solilo
quy. I was passing by the house, chew
ing the bitter cud of my reflections, and
turned in to see If any messages were
waiting there. The footman told me a
person had been with an urgent request
that a doctor would go as soon aa pos
sible to No. 19 Bellriuger street. .1 did
not know the street, or what sort of a
locality it waa in.
"What kind of a person called?" I ask
ed. "A woman, sir; not a lady. On foot
poorly dressed. She's been here before,
and Dr. Lowry has visited the case
twice." '
"Very good," I aald.
Upon Inquiry I found that the place
was two miles away; and as our old
friend Simmons was still on the cab
stand, I jumped Into his cab, and bade
him drive ma as fast aa he could, I
wanted a sense of motion, and a change
of scene. If I had been In Guernsey I
should have mounted Madam, and had
another midnight ride round the island.
This was a poor substitute for that; but
the visit would aerve to turn my
thoughts from Julia.
We turned at last Into a shabby
street, recognizable even In the twilight
of the scattered lamps as being a place
for cheap lodging-houaea. There waa a
lla-ht burning in the second-floor win
dows of No. 19; but all the rest of the
front was in darkness. I paid Simmons
and dismissed him, saying I would walk
home. By the time I turned to knock
at the door, it was opened quietly from
within. A woman stood in the door
way; I could not aee her face, for the
candle she had brought with her was
on the table behind ber; neither waa
there light enough for her to distinguish
mine.
"Are you come from Dr. Lowry's?"
she asked.
The voice sounded a familiar one, but
I could not for the life of me recall
whose It was.
"Yes," I answered, "but I do not know
the name of my patient here."
"Dr. Martin Dobree!" she exclaimed.
I recollected her then as the person
who had been la search of Olivia. She
had fallen back a few paces, and I could
now see her face. It waa doubtful, aa
if she hesitated to admit me. Was It
possible I had come to attend Olivia's
husband?
"I don't know whatever to do!" she
ejaculated; "he ia very ill to-night, but I
don't think he ought to see you I don't
think he would.
"I am not anxious to attend him. I
came here simply because my friend la
out of town. If he wishea to see me 1
will see him, and do my beat It rests
entirely with himself."
"Win you wait here a few minutes,
he asked, "while 'I see what he will
do?"
She left me in tbe dimly lighted ball.
The place waa altogether sordid, and
dingy, and miserable. At la'st I heard
her step coming down the two flights
of stairs, and I went to meet her.
"He wi'.l see you,," she said, eying
me herself with a steady gaxe ot curl'
osity.
I was anxious to "sce Olivl i' im-
band, partly from the intense aversion
1 felt instinctively toward him. He was
lying back in an old. worn-out easy-obair,
with a woman s shawl thrown across
his shoulders, for the night was chilly
His face had the first sickly hue and
emaciation of the disease, and was prob
ably refined by it It waa a handsome,
regular, well-cut face, narrow across
the brows, with thin, firm lips, and eyes
perfect In shape, but cold and glittering
as steel I knew afterward that he waa
fifteen years older than Olivia, Acruse
Lis knees lay a shaggy, etanr-Mooiag
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cat, which he held fast, and entertained
himself bv teaslua and tormenting it.
Ha jicrntiiiized ma aa keenly aa 1 did
him.
. "I believe we are In some sort con
nected, Dr. Martin Dobree," he said;
"my half sister, Kate Daltrey, is mar
ried to vour father. Dr. Dobree." '
"Yea." 1 answered shortly. The sub
ject waa eminently disagreeable to me,
and I had no wish to pursue It with him
"Avl she will make him a happy man,"
ha continued mockingly: "you are not
yourself married. I believe. Dr. Martin
Dobree r
I took no notice whatever of his re
mark, but passed on to formal inquiries
concerning his health. My close study
of his malady helped me here. I could
assist him lo describe and loca!lze his
symptoms, and I soon found that the dis
ease waa in a very early stage.
"You have a better grip of It than
Lowry," he said. "I feel as If I were
made of kIms. and you could ljoi
through me. Can yon cure me?"
"I will do my best,," 1 nuswered.
"So you all say," he muttered, -"un!
the best Is generally goo.l for uotliiug.
You see I care less about gettins over it
than my wife does. She is very anxious
for my recovery."
"Yonr wife!" I repeated In otter sur
prise; "you are Richard Foster, I be
lieve?" "Certainly," he replied.
"Does your wife know of your pres
ent Illness?" I inquired.
"To be sure," he answered; "let me
Introduce you to Mrs. ltichard Foster."
The woman looked at me with Hash
ing eyes and a mockkikng smile, while
TEASING AND
Mr. Foster indulged himself with ex-1
tnrtlnff a Ion snd olalntlve mew from .
th niuir cat on his knees.
"I cannot understand," I said. I did i
not know how to continue my speech,
Thniiirh they mlaht choose to pass as i
husband and wife among strangers,
they could hardly expect to Impose upon
me.
"Ah! I see you do not" said Mr. Fos
ter, with a visible sneer. "Olivia la
dead."
"Olivia dead!" I exclaimed.
"You were not aware of It?" he aald.
"I am afraid I have been too sudden.
Kate tells us you were In love with my
first wife, and sacrificed a most eligible
match for her. Would it be too late to
open fresh negotiations with your cous
in? You see I know all your family his
tory." "When did Olivia die?" I Inquired,
though my tongue felt dry end parched,
and the room, with his fiendish face, waa
swimming giddily before my eyes.
"When was It Carry f he asked, turn
ing to his wife.
"We heard she was dead on the first
of October," she answered. "You mar
ried me the next day."
"Ah, yea!" he said; "Olivia had been
dead to me for more than twelve months,
snd the moment I was free I married
her, Dr. Martin. It was quite legal."
"But what proof have yon?" I asked
still Incredulous, yet with a heart so
heavy that it could hardly rouse Itseit
to hope.
Carry, you have those letters," said
Richard Foster.
"Here are the proofs," said Mrs. Fos
ter.
She put into my hand an ordinary cer
tificate ot death, signed by J. Jones,
M. D. It stated that the deceased.
Olivia Foster, had died on September
the 27th, of acute Inflammation or tne
lungs. Accompanying this was a letter
written In a good handwriting, purport
ing to be from a clergyman or minister,
who had attended Olivia in her fatal ill
ness. He said that she bad desired him
to keep the place of her death and burial
a secret, and to forward no more than
the official certificate of the former
event. This letter was signed E. Jones.
No clue was given by either document aa
to the place where they were written,
"Are you not satisfied," asked Foster.
"No," I replied: "how Is It If Olivia
is dead, that you have not taken posses
sion of her property?"
"A shrewd question," he said jeering-
ly. "Why am I in these cursed poor
lodgings? Why am I ss poor aa Job,
when there are twenty thousand pounds
cf my wife's estate lying unclaimed? My
sweet, angelic Olivia left no will, or
none in my favor, you may be sure; and
by her father's will, if she dies Intestate
or without children, his property goes
to bnild almshouses, or some confounded
nonsense, in Melbourne. All she be
queaths to me Is this ring, which I gave
to her on our wedding day, curse her
He held oat his hand, on the little
finger of which shone a diamond, that
might as fsr ss I knew, be the one I
bad once seen In Olivia s possession.
"Ferhapa you do not know," be con
tinued, "that It was on this very point
the making of ber will, or securing ber
property to we In some way, that my
wife took offense and ran away from me.
Carry waa just a little too hard npoa
ier. and I waa away in Paris. But con
sider, I expected to be left penniless,
just ss yon see me left and Carry was
determined to prevent It
"Then yoa are sure of her death?" I
aald
"So sure." he replied cslmly, "that we
were married the next day. Olivia's tet
ter to me. ss well ss those pspera, was
conclusive of her Identity. Would yoa
like to see It?"
Mm. Foster gave ma a slip ot papar,
on which were written a few lines. IM
words looked faint, and grew fainter to
my eyes aa I read them. They were
without doubt Olivia's writing.
i knnn, that Ton are ooor. ana ' i
send you all I can spare the ring you
once gave to me. I am even poorer than
yourself, but I have Just enough for my
last necessities.
There was no more to be said or done.
Conviction had been brought home to me.
I tone to take my leave, and Foster held
out his hand to me, perhaps with a kind
ly Intention. Olivia's ring was glittering
on It, and I could not take it Into mine:
"Well, well!" he said, "I understand;
I am aorry for you. . Come again. Dr.
Martin Dobree. If you know of any
remedy for my case, yoa are no true man
If you do not try it."
I went down the narrow staircase,
closely followed by Mrs. Foster Uer
face had lost its gaiety and boldness, and
looked womanly und care-worn, as she
laid her hand upon my arm before open
ing the house-door.
"For heaven's sake, come again," she
said, "'if you can do anything for him.
We have money left yet, and I am earn
ing more every day. We can pay you
well. Fromise me yon will come again.
"I can promise nothing to-night," I an
swered. "You shall not go till you promise," ah
said emphatically.
"Well, then, I promise," I answered,
and she uufastened the chain almost
noiselessly, and opened the door Into tha
street. . ,
CHAPTER XX.
I reached home just as Jack, was com
ing in from bis evening amusement. He
let me in with his latch-key, giving me
a cheery greeting; but as soon as we had
entered the diuiug-rooui, and he saw my
face, be exclaimed, "Good heavens! Mar
tin, what has happened to you?"
"Olivia is dead! " I answered.
His arm was about my neck in a mo
ment, for we were like boys together
still, when we were alone. He knew all
about Olivia, and he waited patiently till
I could put my tidings Into words.
"It must be true," he said, though In a
doubtful tone; "the scoundrel would not
have married again if he had not suffi
cient proof."
TORMENTING.
"She must have died very soon after
my mother." I answered, "and I never
knew it I"
"It'a strange!" he said. "I wonder she
never got snybody to Write to you or
Tardif."
Tncre was no way or accounting ror
that strange silence toward us.- We sat
talklne in short, broken sentences; but
we could come to no conclusion about it
It was late when we parted, and I went
lo bed, but not to aleep.
Upon going downstairs in the morning
I found that Jack was already off, having
left a ahort note for me, saying he would
visit my patients that day. I had scarce
ly begun breakfast when the servant an
nounced "a lady," and as the lady fol
lowed close upon his heels, I saw behind
his shoulder the familiar face of Johan
na, looking extremely grave. She was
soon seated beside mo, watching me with
something of the tender, wistful gaze of
m mother.
"Your friend. Dr. John Senior, called
noon ns a short time since," she said,
"and told us this sad, sad news."
I nodded silently.
"If we had only known it yesterday,
she continued, "you would never have
heard what we then said. This makea
so vast a difference. Julia could not have
become your wife while there was an
other woman living whom you loved
more. You understand her feeling?"
"Yes," I said; "Julia is right."
"M brother and I have been talking
about the change this will make," she
resumed. "He would not rob yon of any
consolation or of any future happiness;
not for worlds. He relinquishes all claim
to or hope of Julia's affection "
"That would be unjust to Julia, I In
terrupted. - "She must not be sacrificed
to me any longer. I do not suppose I
shall ever marry "
"You muit marry, Martin," ahe Inter
rupted In iter turn, and speaking em
phatically; "yon are altogether nnnttea
for a bachelor's life. It is sll very well
for Dr. John Senior, who has never
known s woman's companionship, and
who can do without It. But it is misery
to you thla cold, colorless life. No. Of
all men I ever knew, you are the least
fitted for a single life."
"Perhaps. I am," I admitted, as I re
called my longing for some sign of wom
anhood about our bachelor dwelling.
(To be continued.!
Java's Great Explosion.
Dr. Eugene Murray Aaron calls the
eruption of the volcano Krakatua In
Java "the greatest explosion of modern
limes." He says:
"It is quite safe to say, when we are
asked the question as to which of all
the mighty manifestations of (Jod's
power in this world thus far within
the ken of science has been the most
stupendous, tbe most all-overwhelming,
that tbe terrific annihilation of Krnkiu
tua. In 1SS3, surpasses all else. A smoke
that encircled the globe, a wave that
traveled 7,500 mllt-s, a sound heard 3,
000 miles afar and an air shock burled
thrice around the earth what more
can be sought as testimony to the pent
up energies beneath our very feet ?"
The Densest Population.
The greatest density of the popula
tion In the world Is claimed for Bom
bay, and Is only disputed by Agra. The
population of Bombay amounts to 700
persons per acre In certain areas, snd
la these sections the street area only
occupies one-fourth of the whole. If
the entire population massed In the
' streets for any purpose, the density
j would equal 8,040 persons per acre.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS AND COMMENT
REPORTS OF INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT IN OREGON, WASHINGTON
CALIFORNIA AND IDAHO.
Down on a Palouit Farm.
A good idea of what can bo done on )
a farm in the Palouse country of
Washington may be had by reading
the report of W. D. Mitchell, who
had the 670 acre farm of the Mitchell
estate, one mile east of Colfax, leased
during the pnst year. On 330 acres
Mr. Mitchell produced 20,754 bushels
of grain, an average of 63 bushels to
the acre. The grain was divided as
follows: 6,041 bushels of wheat, f,
234 bushels of barley and 9,470 bush
els of oats. He also raised 200 sacks
of potatoes, 140 sacks of onions, three
tons of cabbages and other vegetables.
including $64 worth of melons soul to
Colfax citizens. He sold $280 worth
of hogs, $824 worth of milt, $210 worth
of calves and $40 worth of pears.
There are now on the farm about 60
tons of prunes, worth $8 per ton at
the drver or $5 ner ton on the tree,
. . . - . ... . i
hich is net profit, the buyer piCKing
and hauling the fruit. The total
va ue of the products ot tins larm
this seasdn will reach $9,235.
Million! in Talc
A recent incorporation is the Dar-
ringtou laic company, uai
armed for tne purpose oi opening up
and developing five full sized talc
claims located in" the White Horse
mining district, about three miles are being worked, and ' many thou
from the town of Darrincton, Wash. sand dollars' worth of cinnabar ore
The surface, sliowinss are particularly
good, with indications of a large de-
posit of pure talc. Commercial talc
; unH ! n, m-,,fnt.nr of nannr. 1
Iliuienuis. i in nu uocu i
fine leather for shoes, gloves and book
Dincting. JLOlicti preparations, ouun
as face powder, glove . powder, foot
powder, have for tlieir basis pure taic.
The value of crude talc, as it is quar
ried from the mine, ranges from $8 to
$30 per ton.
Ship Direct to New York.
An innovation in Puget sound ship
ping is projected by the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company,
which, in December, will dispatch
the big steamship American from
Tacoma and other Puget sound ports f
with cargo lor new yorK direct, ine
American will be the first steamship
to take a cargo from Puget sound to
New York city. , Between ban tran
cisco and New York considerable
freight is shipped by sea, but none
has been shipped from Tacoma direct.
A cargo of salmon of 2,000 tons will
be taken as a beginning.
Big Mining Deal.
i : j,t: l : . .
A. mining ucui uivuiviiig iuc sum ui
$275,000 has been recently closed in
th sain of thn Belle and Crown
prop-1
erty, at Silverton, Wh. In the Still-
nguumiBU ujati iui, vj kjcauno jiivh.d
to Eastern capitalists.
The property ia located about a mile
and a half south of the Stillaguamish
river and is on the big contact or
mother lode vein ' which has made
famous the district in which it is
located. It is a gold, copper, silver
proposition.,
New Bank for Vancouver.
Arrangements are being made for
the organization of a National Bank
In Vancouver, Wash., to take the
place, of the First National Bank,
which suspended last April. The
preliminaries have been arranged and
application has been made to the Con
troller of Currency for authority to
establish the new bank. The new
bank Is to be known as the National
Bank of Vancouver. The capital
stock will be $50,000.
Skyscraper for Seattle.
Plans are being made for the erec
tion of a new ten-story hotel In Seat
tle. It will be located on the Russell
property at the corner of Third ave-
nue and Cherry street, xne Dunaing
will be ten stories high and con
structed entirely of stone. It will be
equipped with every modern conven
fence.
Shipped for Everett.
D. Jarvis & Son, who for several
years have operated a shipyard in
Stockton, Cal., have aecured a site
on the Snohomish river, near Everett,
Wash., and will open a big shipyard.
The firm has been engaged in ship
building for eara in the Stockton
channel. .
North Pacific Tract
The Globe Navigation Company, of
Seattle, at a meeting In Syracuse, N.
Y., voted to build three vessels for
use on the Pacific , In addition to the
two now under construction.
Will Develop Oil Und.
A syndicate has been formed at
Baker City, Ore, to develop a large
tract of land In the Malheur County
oil district.
Salisbury's 6ouvenlr.
A peculiar souvenir Is kept In Lord
Salisbury's historic home at Hatfield.
It Is a stone, over a pound In weight
with which tbe window of Lord Salis
bury's carriage was smashed at Dum
fries on Oct. 21, 1S84. His two daugh
ters were seated with bis lordship In
the vehicle, but fortunately all three es
caped uninjured. Lord Salisbury had
on that occasion delivered tie last of a
series of speeches In Scotland.
How Could It Pe Expected T
"Ton said," asserted the Irate cus
tomer, "that this tonic would make
hair grow."
"I did." admitted the clerk.
The customer removed his hat and
showed a bead as smooth as a billiard
ball.
"I've been using that tonic for three
months," be said.
"Oh. thafs all right," answered the
clerk promptly. "Ton have no hair to
grow. If you had the tonic would work
all right What more can you expectr
Chicago Tost n
To Cut Tall Timber.
Articles incorporating a, railroitd
company to operate in the timber in
the western part of Polk county and
Lincoln county, Oregon, have been
filed with the county clerk in Multno
mah county and with the secretary of
state at Salem. The authoi ized cap
ital is $100,000, and the corporate
name is Salem, Falls City & Western
Railway Company. The articles re
cite that the object is to acquire, con
struct and equip railroad, telephone
and telegraph on a route to lie desig
nated later between Salem, in Marion
county, and the mouth of tht Siletz
river, in Lilcoln county. This would
be over a distance of about 75 miles,
most of which "would be through val
uable timber. The main object of
this corporation is to provide an out
let for the fine timber on the hills
back of falls City. The intention is
to extend the new line as the saw
mills shall em into the timber, cross
ing the coast range and penetrating
the biletis country. It will be
standard gauge railroad.
Mm Cinnabar Ore.
The discovery of mercury in pay'
,g quantitle , the Meadows dis
trlct eaBt of Grant.g pag8 0re- nas
cause(1 much activity In that section.
Many claims have been located and
have been removed from the mines,
wniie tne worn oi neveiopmeT-i anu
discovery. goes, on without abatement
From a small hole on. the Mayfleld
, n....j tha rfnhBKt and
be8t grade of clnnabar ever oim,j m
Oregon, and as good as any uncov
ered on the Pacific Coast.
Portland Woolen Mills.
Preparations are being made to cel
ebrate the founding and starting of
the Portland Woolen Mill., It Is ex
pected that the mill will be In opera
tion some time In the month of De
cember. Machinery, under the di
rection of Superintendent Huber,
rapidly being placed. The machinery
from Dallas mill Is being installed
ah m J will rrn art A frn Q?HorQr1o
nfiw materIal la being used. It will
be a 8lx.Bet woolen mill, and will give
employment to nfty operatives, in
dudlng men and women
New Industry for Eugene,
E. E. Chapman & Son have com
pleted arrangements for the establish
ment of a new planing mill, sash and
door factory In Eugene, Ore. They
have purchased the machinery for-
.'merly used in the old Dysinger mill.
fney
j plant
In the spring. The bonus of
inuuo aBKea Dy n. u. ivajnra iui iuc
TSur tZ
woolen
so
liciting committee has secured
pledges amounting to $7500, leaving
less than $500 yet to raise.
Small Town Big Pay Roll.
A conservative estimate places the
payroll of the lumber Industries at
Centralia. Wash., at $25,000. From
the sawmills the payroll is about dou
ble what it was last year, and with
the shingle mills it has been more than
double that of last year. The daily
cut for the four Centralia shingle
mills ia 430,000 per day, or enough to
smngle over one square acre of
ground. There Is also about 210.000
feet of lumber cut daily by the saw
mills when In operation.
Street Cars for Walla Walla.
The City Council of Walla Walla,
Wash., has passed an ordinance
granting a franchise to bulla and op
erate for 25 years an electric street
car line In Walla Walla. The right
to build In any and all streets Is prac
tically granted. Grantees may use
single trolley or other electric sys
tem.
A Valuable Ditch.
The dredger which is engaged In
.Mlm the Olympic Marsh drainage
ditch west of Sedov-Wooley, Wash.,
has nearly completed Its contract so
far aa the Olympic ditch is concerned
W7hen completed the ditch will have
cose upwards of $30,000.
Spudi and Spudi.
When it only takes 35 potatoes to
fill a sack they are considered pretty
good sized spuds, and the ground that
vielda notatoes 01 tnai sue ne ai
c.pnt to Arlington, Wash. The yield
nnr acre, of notatoes is over 600
bushel?.
Oranges for New York. v
The first carload of 1901 oranges to
leave California was shipped October
27 from Porterville to iSew lorfc.
The car was appropriately decorated
aa it. was a record breaker for that
state.
, -
wnen tne snir graces awing a ram, is
It a sign that tbe devil Is getting mar
ried, or is It a sign tbat the devil Is hav
in a party? We have heard both
stories.
Peacb cobbler Is tbe sixteen-year-old
girl of the pastry family.
A shirt waist Is made for men. but
we'd just like to see a man w?ar one.
When a thing sells for 15 cents, you
ought to get two for a quarter.
Maria me luever Finger.
A merchant has hit upon a novel
method of protecting bis cash box from
marauding fingers. He sprinkles the
box with a powder which has the pe
culiar effect of dying the skin blue, the
color being merely Intensified by wash
ing. .....
a woman in love Is more or less fool
tab, but she never finds It out so long
aa tbe man la good to her.
The most severe critics old fashioned
people have are girls between 12 and
) years of age.
HE FORGOT ABOUT THE OOO.
Han Returning from a Journey Finds
His Uoree Too Well Guar Jed
Burglaries had been of such frequent
occurrence In the neighborhood that
when he decided to leave home with
tils family for a short sojourn In the
country he hit on a plan that would in
sure his home against Intrusion. A
friend of his who conducted a saloon a
few blocks away was the owner of two
bulldogs of tried courage. The citizen
bent on spending his vacation away
from the city concluded that their Joint
guardianship could be divided and one
of the canines left every night In his
domicile would contribute much to his
own ease of mind.
I will give you a $3 bill If you will
bring one .of those dogs over to my
house at dark every night and take- him
away In the morning," said the luven-
tive resident to the bartender. "With
one of those dogs there overnight no
one will have the nerve to try the win
dows." The offer was an alluring one to the
dispenser of drinks and he readily ac
cepted It. The householder had liule
fear for his residence during the day
time, as an obliging neighbor had
promised "to kind of keep an eye on
the place."
A telegram from the city rudely In
terrupted the tourist's good time. One
of his business associates was coming
to town tbe following day and It would
be necessary for the man on his vaca
tion to hurry home; for at least 48 hours.
His journey to the railway station was
Interrupted by an 'accident to the rig
and by the time repairs were made the
train had pulled out of the depot. This
necessitated a weary wait for several
hours at the station until the night
train arrived.
It was nearly 12 o'clock when the
traveler, thoroughly tired, mounted the
front steps of his residence. The click
of his latchkey caused him to stop sud
denly In his musings. He opened the
door a few inches and then slammed It
lu great haste as a heavy dog, growling
fiercely, sprang against the panels,
Then for the first time he renllssed how
well guarded his home had been In his
absence. Incidentally he regretted that
his concern had prompted such a meth
od of protection.
The owner of the house had a "speak
Ing acquaintance" with the dog that
stood In the way of his entrance, but
the animal was not disposed to recol
lect It The man at the door said many
pleasant things to the canine, but the
more he pleaded the louder the animal
expressed Its resentment At last he
concluded that he was wasting time In
his efforts at conciliation and that the
only thing left for him to do was to en
list the aid of his friend the bartender.
Arriving at the saloon, the weary
traveler found to his sorrow that an
other drink mixer was on duty.
"You know the bulldog that's over at
my house, don't you?" he Inquired,
pleadingly.
"Oh, yes, of course."
"Well, I've been giving your partner
$5 for taking him over at night and
bringing him away In the morning these
two weeks. I'll Just give you $5 If you'll
go over this one time and remove him."
Chicago Chronicle.
SOCIAL ENGINEERING.
Hew a French Mining- Company Looks
After Its Employee' Welfare.
In Cashier's Magazine appears an en
tertaining article on tbe Industrial bet
terment of worklugmen by Dr. W. II.
Tolman. Speaking of the policy of the
French Mining Company, at Auzln,
which was a pioneer in this movement,
the write" says:
To help Its employes save money the
company established. In 1809, a depart
ment for deposits. In which the work
men could make deposits up to 2.000
francs, on which the Interest allowed
n at 3 ner cent. The company no
longer encouraged these deposits In It
own department after tbe creation of
the postal savings banks, since tbese
give the workers every facility ana
every guarantee for banking their sav
ings.
A cor-operative society was founded
In 1805 on the Initiative o.r tne com
pany. In addition to foodstuffs of all
kinds, which are bought In bulk, this so
ciety had Its own bakeries, dairies,
butcher shops and wine cellars. All
sorts of household utensils, ciouiing,
and. In fact, all articles for which
rlpmand exists, are supplied. The com
pany Itself buys from tbe co-operatlv
stores soaps, brushes, palls and other
small supplies for factory and office
use. The society has Its own chemists.
who analyze all the foodstuffs and test
the merchandise, so that tbe members
are protected In having the purest sup
iilies and standard products at the
lowest market rates.
To-day the stores are absolutely lude
pendenf. with 19 branch establishments
and a force of nearly 100 of their ow
employes. Tbe present number of co-
o aerators Is 5,642. The sales in 1890
reached 3.034,611 francs, with a net
profit of 744.4T1 francs to be divided
among' the co-operators.
Advertising- tn Ancient Pompeii
An "advertisement pillar" has been
brought to light in the excavation of
TompelL It was covered with adver
tisement bills one over another. The
different layers could be separated from
each other snd their contonts were de
ciphered as theatrical programs snd
programs of the arena, proclamation
for tbe forthcoming senatorial elections.
notices of tribal gatherings, festivities
etc. '
Millions in It.
Copwigger So you think of opening
a number of little pawnshops at the
summer resorts? Will the thing pay?
Golsteln Bay, mine f rent I Vhy. It
vill bay like a sbentleman vhen der
sheriff cums down on him. Siioost dink
of all der tlamond engagement rings
dey Till hock nilt me. Judge.
Cherokee Marriages.
The Cherokee form of marriage Is
perhaps the simplest and most expres
sive of sny. The man and woman mere
ly Join hands over a running stream,
emblematic of the wish that their fu
ture lives, hopes and aspirations should
flow In the came channel
Matches sre said to be nis.ts in heav
en, but most of tbem look a If they bad
been made st a rummage sale.
GEO. P. CROYELL,
iSuccensor to IE. L. Smith,
laubllshed House In the valley-I
DEALER IN
Dry Goods; Groceries,
oots and bhoes,
Hardware,
lour and Feed, etc.
Thi. nU-MtjiViliahed honse will con
tinue to pay cash for all its e il
riavs no rent: it emplovs a clerk, but
does not have to divide with a partner.
All dividends are made witn customers
in the way of reasonable priSes.
Davenport Bros.
Are running their two mills, plsner and boa
ineiory, anu can n oruer ur
Lumber
Boxes, Wood
and Posts
ON 8HOKT NOTICE.
DAVIDSON FRUIT CO.
SHIPPKRS or
HOOD RIVER'S FS FRUITS
PACKERS OF THE
Hood River Brand of Canned Fruits.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Boxes and Fruit Packages
DEALERS IN
Fertilizers & Agricultural Implements
THE REGULATOR LINE.
Dalles, Portland & Astoria
Navigation Co.
DALLES BOAT
Leaves Oak Street Dock, Portland
7 A. M.
PORTLAND BOAT
Leaves Dalles 7 A. M. Dally Ex
cept Sunday.
STEAMERS
Regulator, Dalles Gty, Reliance.
WHITE COLLAR LINE.
The Dalles-Portland Route
Sir. "Bailey Gatzert,"
Belwesn fortUni, ths Oil ti mi War rolntl
TIME CARD
Irvps Portland Tuesdays, Tlinralays snd
Saumlsys at 7 a, m. Arrive, The Imilea, s. mi
day. S p. m.
J.eavea The I'sllrs smiasvs, nraneftisys ana
Friilavs at 7 . m. Arrlvea Prtlaiid,same day,
4 p. in.
Thin route has the grainiest scemc at tractions
on t-arth.
Str, " Tahoma,"
Daily Kuund Trip', except Sunday.
TIME CARD.
Lenre Portland. ..7 .m. I Leave Astorla....7s.m.
Landlnt and oflice, foot "I Alder street. Both
'phones, Main 841, Portland, Or.
K. W. CR1CI1TOV, Agent, Porttand.
JOHN M. F1U.OON, Anent. The Dalles.
A. J. TAV1.1IR, Agent, Aftoria.
J. (', W YATT, -gent, Vancouver.
WOI.FORD & WVEKS, Agia . White Falmon.
R. H. UIL.HKKTH, Agent, Lyle, Wsali.
PRATHER & BARNES.
Agonts at Hood River
Oregon
Shot Line
AND Union Pacific
Snlt Lake, Denver,
Chicago I Ft. Worth, Omaha, Portland
Special I Kanaaj City, Xt. bpeclal
ll:ia. m. louis,t'tilouijotuJ t:0Sp. m.
i.a.l.
Walla Walla twl-
Bpnkan ton.Kpnkane.Mhi- Fortlana
Flyer nepoli,Ht. Paul, Fiyet
l:a p.m. Dutulh, kl 11 wan- 4; 30 a.m.
kee,(:iiicjrNfcfeaAt
Palt lake. Denver,
Hall and Ft. Worth.Omaha, Mall and
LxpieKS Kansas Hty, St. biprefs
11:42 p.m. l.onli.l akaoand (.Ut.u
F-aiu
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
FKOK l'OKTLANI.
ISO p.m. All tailing dale 4:00 p ss
aubjeel to change
for San Francisco -fcail
ever days
Dally Cettink-ts Siva 4 DO p.m.
F.x.lMinday Steamers. Ii. Sundae
:U.re. ,
Faimdar To Astoria anil Way
Hi oy, wi. 1 endings.
tfe.m WiltaiaeH Sim. 4:10 p.m.
li.suuu.ay Oregon City, New. Kx. BiisJar
berg, Halein, In te-iwiiilenr-o
A Ma
landings,
1:00 a.m. Willamette anS Taat- I:S9p. m.
Tne., Tlrnr. kill glteta. Hun., Wed,
and 8S. sad Fit.
Oregon City, Day.
ton, A W ay L&ud
, t&e.
di m. WIMaawtts liear. e SJp.w.
Toea., Thitr Hon., w4,
and Sa.(. Portland to Corral. and FrL
lie Way Loud-
inn
It. lpaxU Swais Ritss, L? Wiitot)
Kiparia to LewlitoD lia.
a"? daily
Tor tow rates snd other tntormatloa writ l
A. L. CRAIG,
Ceseral I tisri.ger Agent, Portland. Or.
t. BAG LET, A teat. Hm4 ItU.r.
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