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.- .- (. The Doctor' By Hesba jtl I 1 1 HttWH I M I 1 1 I ' CHAPTER XXIV. I. Olivia Foster, take up the thread of the story-the woful, weary narrative of my wanderings after leaving my Wand friends. , , . Once more I found myself In London. I had more acquaintance with almost ev ery great city on the Continent, fortu nately, Tardif had given me the address of a boarding house, or rather a small family hotel, where he had stayed two or three times, and I drove there at once. I went to several governess agencies, which were advertising for teachers in the daily papers. When a fortnight had passed with no opening for me, 1 felt "it necessary to leave the boarding house which had been my temporary home. Wandering about the leaHt fashionable suburbs, where lodgings would cost least, I found a bedroom in the third story of a hoflseln a tolerably respectable street. In this feverish solitude one day drag ged itself after another with awful mo notony. As they passed by, the only change they brought was that the sultry heat arew ever cooler, and the long duV shorter. Think what a dreary life for a young girl! I was as fond of companion ship, and needed love as much as any girl. Was it strange that my thoughts dwelt somewhat dangerously upon the pleasant, peaceful days in Surk? Now and then, when I ventured ,-out into the streets, a panic would seize me, a dread unutterably great, that I might meet my husband amidst the crowd. 1 did not even know that he was in Lon don; he had always spoken of it as a place he detested. His habits matfe the free, unconventional life upon the Con tinent more agreeable to him. How he was living now, what he was doing, where he was.-were so many enigmas to me; and I did not care to run any risk In finding out the answers to them. Twice I passed the Bank of Australia, where very probably I could have learned if he was in the same city as myself ; but I dared not do it, and as soou as 1 knew how to avoid that Btreet, I never passed along it. I bad been allowed to leave my address with the clerk of a large general agency in the city. Towards the close of X tober I received a note from hir, desir ing me to call at the office at two o'clock the following afternoon, without fail. 1 had a long time to wait. The otlice clock pointed to half-past three before I caught the clerk's eye, and saw hiui beckon me up to the counter. I had thrown back my veil, for here I was perfectly safe from recognition. At the other end of the counter stood a young man in con sultation with a clerk. He 'looked ear nestly at me, but I was sure he could not know me. "Miss Ellen Martinean?" said the clerk. That was my mother's name, and I had adopted it for my own, feeiiug as if I bad some right to it. "Yes," I answered. "Would you object to go into a French school as governess?" he inquired. "Not in the least," I said eagerly. "And pay a small premium?" he add ed. "How much?" I asked, my spirits fall ing again. "A mere trifle." he Bald; "about ten pounds or so for twelve months. V'ou would perfect yourself in French, you know; and you would gain a referee for the future." "I must think about it," I replied. "Well, there is the address of a lady who can give you all the particulars," he aid. handing me a written paper. I left the office heavy hearted, leu pounds would be more than the half of the little store left to me. Yet, would it not be wiser to secure a refuge and shel ter for twelve months than run the risk of not finding any other situation? I walked slowly along the street towards the busier thoroughfares, with my head bent down and my mind busy, when sud denly a heavy hand was laid upon my arm, grasping it with crushing force, and harsh, thick voice shouted triumphant ly in my ear: "I've caught you at last!'" It was like the bitterness of death, that chill and terror sweeping over me. My husband's hot breath was upon my cheek, and his eyes were looking closely into mine. But before I could speak his grasp was torn away from me, and he was tent whirling into the middle of the road. I turned, almost In eqiiai terror, to see who had thrust himself between us. It was a stranger whom I had noticed in the agency office. But bis face was now dark with passion, and as my hus - band staggered back again towards us, his hand was ready to thrust him away a second time. "She's my wife," he stammered, trying to get past the stranger to me. By this time a knot of spectators had formed about us, and a policeman had come up. The stranger drew my arm through his, . and faced them defiantly. "He's a d rnn Wen vagabond!" he said; "he has just come out of those spirit vaults. This young lady is no more his wife than she is miue, and I know no more of her than that she has just come away from Ridley's office, where she has been looking after a situation. UooJ heavens! cannot a lady walk through the streets of London without being insult ed by a drunken scoundrel like that?" "Will you give him in charge, sir?" asked the policeman, while Richard Fos ter was making vain efforts to speak co herently, and explain his claim upon me. I clung to the friendly arm that had come to my aid, sL'k and almost speechless with fear. "Don't," I whispered; "oh! take me 9 away quickly." He cleared a passage for as both with vigor and decision that there was no re sisting. I glanced back for an instant, and saw my husband struggling with the policeman. He looked utterly unlike a gay, psoeperous, wealthy man, with a well-filled purse, such as he had used to appear. He was shabby and poor enough now for the policeman to be very hard on him, and to prevent him from follow ing me. The. stranger kept my han.l firmly on his arm, and almost carried me Into Fleet street, where In a miuute or two we were quite lost in the throng, and I was safe from all pursuit. "I do not know bow to thank you," I aid, faltenngly. "You are trembling still H he replied "How lucky it was tbst I followed you directly out of Ridley's! If I ever come acruwi that scoundrel sniu I shall know him. yon may be sure. My name is John Senior. Perhaps you have' beard of my father. Dr. Senior of Brook street? "No," replied, "1 know nobody in Lon don." "That's bad," he said. "I wish I was Jane iSeuior intlcad of John Senior; I do indeed. Do joj feel belter now. Miss Martiaeau?" "How do you know my name?" I ask d. ' 1 ; : ; I fjilemma Stretton "The clerk at Ridley's called you Miss Ellen Martiueau," he answered. "My hearing is very good, and I was not deep ly engrossed in my business. I heard and saw a good deal whilst I was there." He called an empty cab that was pass inj by. We shook hands warmly. There was no time for loitering; so I told him the name of the suburb where I win llvinif. and he reoeated it to the cabman, "All right," he said, speaking through the window, "the fare is paid and I've fnknn euhtiv's number. If he tries to cheat vou. let me know; Dr. Jolin Senior, Brook street. I hope that situation will ffond one. and very pleasant. ..CJood- by." "Good-by," I cried, leaning forward and looking at his fift-e till the crowd came between us, and I lost sight of it. I felt safer when the cabman set me down at the house where I lodged, and I ran upstairs to my little room. I kin dled the fire. Then I sat down on my box before it, thinking. Yes; 1 must leave Loudon. I must take this situation, the only one open to me, in a school in France. 1 should at least be assured of a home for twelve months; and, as the clerk bad suid, I should per fect myself in French and gain a ref eree. I should be en ruing a character in fact. The soouer 1 tie I from London again the better, now that I knew my husband was somewhere in It. I unfold ed the paper on which was written the name of the lady .to whom I was to ap ply. Mrs. Wilkinson, 19 Bellringer street. I ran down to the sitting room, to ask my landlady where it was, an 1 told her, in my new hopefulness, that I had heard of a situation in France. Bell ringer street was less than a mile away. u i,fr0 .ovon nVlopk. not , lt nerhans for Mrs. Wilkinson to give me an interview. No. 19 was not difficult to find, and i pulled the bell handle with a gentle and quiet pull. A slight, thin child in rusly mourning opened it, with the chain across, and asked in a timid voice who I was. "Does Mrs. Wilkinson live here?" I ftsk&ds " "Yes," said the child. "Who is there?" I heard a voice call ing shrilly from within. "I am come about a school in France," I said to the child. "Oh, I'll let you in," she answered eag erly; "she will see yon about that, I'm sure. I'm to go with you, if you go." She let down the chain, and opened the door. There was a dim light burning! in the hall, which looted shabby and poverty stricken. I had only time to take a vague general impression, before the little girl conducted me to a room on the ground floor. "I'm to go if you go," she said again; "and, oh! I do so hope you will agree to go-" "I think I shall," I answered. "I daren't be sure," .she replied, nod ding her head with an air of sagacity; "there have been four or five governesses here, and none of them would go. You'd have to take me with you; and. oh! it is such a lovely, beautiful place. See! here is a picture of it." She ran eagerly to a side table, on which lay a book or two, one of whiih Bhe opened, and reached 6ut a photo graph, which had been laid there for se curity. It was clear, sharply defined. At the left hand stood a handsome house, with windows covered with lace cur- tains, and prodded with outer Venetian shutters. In the center stood a large square garden, with fountains, and ar bors and statues; and behind this stood a long building of two stories, and a steep roof with dormer windows, every case ment of whicb was provided, line ine house in the front, with rich lace cur tains and Venetian shutters. The whole place was clearly in good order and good taste, and looked like a very pleasant home. Isn't It a lovely place?" asked the child beside me, with a deep sigh of long ing. "Yes," I said; "I should like to go." I had had time to make all these ob servations before the owner of the for eign voice, which I had heard at the door, came in. At the first glance I knew her to be a Frenchwoman. Her black eyes were steady and cold, and her general expression one of watchful ness. "I have not the honor of knowing you," she said politely. "I come from Ridley's Agency office," I answered, "about a situation as Eng lish teacher in a school in France. "It is a great chance," she said, "my friend, Madame Perrier, is very good, very amiable for her teacherg. She is like a sister for them. The terms, are very high. trf high for France; but there is absolutely every comfort I sup pose yon could introduce a few English pupils." "No," I answered, "I am afraid I could not. I am sure I could not." "That of course must be considered in the premium," she continued; "if you could have introduced, say, six pupilg, the premium would be low. I do not think my friend would take one penny less than twenty pounds for the first year, and ten for the second." , The tears started to my eyes. I had felt so sure of going if I would pay ten pouuds, that I was quiit unprepared tor this disappointment. There was still my diamond ring left; bat how to dispose f Let "SENT WHIRLING INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD." It, for anything like Its value, I did not 'I know. V ' "What were you prepared to give? asked Mrs. Wilkinson, whilst I hesitat- !(. "The clerk at Ridley's office told me the premium would be ten pounds." I an swered; "I do not see bow I can give more." "Well," she said, after musing a little, "it Is time this child went. She has been here a month, waiting for somebody to take her down to Noireau. 1 will agree with you, and will explain to Madame Terrier. How soon could you go?" "I should like to go to-morrow," I re plied, feeling that the sooner I quitted London the better. Mrs. WUkinson'a steady eyes fastened upon me again with sharp curiosity." "Have you references, miss? she ask ed. "No," I faltered, my hopes sinking again before this old difficulty. "It will be necessary, then," she said, "for you to give the money to. nie, and I will forward it to Madame Ferrier. Tardon, miss, but you perceive I could not send a teacher to them unless I knew that she could pay the money down." I did not waver any longer. The pros pect seemed too promising for me to lose it bv any irresolution. I drew out my purse, and laid down two out of the three five-pound notes left me. She gave me a formal receipt In the names of Euiile and Louise Ferrier, and her sober face wora an expression of satisfaction. "There! it is done," she said. "You will take lessons, any lessons you please, from the professors who attend the school. It Is a grand chance, miss, a crand chance. Let us say you go the day after to-morrow; the child will be quite readv. She is going for four years to that splendid place, a place for ladiei of the highest degree. v At that moment an imperious kno.-fc sounded upon the outerdoor, and the lit tie girl ran to answer It, leaving the door of our room open. A voice which I knew well. 'a voice which made my heart stand still and my veins curdle, spoke in sharp, loud tones in the hall. "Is Mr. Foster come home yet?" were the words the terrible voice uttered, quite to me it seemed: so close that 1 shrank back Bhivering, as if every sylla ble struck a separate blow. All my senses were awake: I could hear every sound in the hall, each step that came nearer and nearer. Was enter the room where 1 She stood still for half a she about to was sitting? minute' as uncertain what to do. "He is upstairs," said the voice. "He told me he was ill onened the door for him." child' when "Where is Mrs. Wilkinson?" she ask ed. "She is here." said the child, "but there's a lady with her." Then the woman's footsteps went on un the staircase. I listened to them climbing up one step after another, my hmin throbbina with each sound, and hpnrd a door ooened and closed. Mrs Wilkinson had gone to the door, and looked out Into the hall, as if expecting other questions to be asked. She had not seen my panic of despair. I must eet away before I lost the use of my senses, for I felt giddy and faiut. (To be continued.) KING AND QUEEN AT HOME. Interesting; Glimpses of the Ruler of Greece and His Consort. Some Interesting glimpses of the king and qt-sen of Greece are given In the Introduction to Eugene Schuyler's es says, Just published. When Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler were about to leave Ath ens, In the 80s, they were Invited to the king's country palace at Dekeleia to gay good bye: "It was all quite charm ing and leaves a pretty picture lu one's mlnd-the klug making Jokes with the children and running upstairs two steps at a time to see if the queen was ready to receive the euests. the queen taking jjrg-gCUUyier Into her bedroom to show her an Ikon which had belonged to Peter the Great, and saying, 'Do you think Mr. Schuyler would be shocked if I brought him In herer " When they were asked to write their names In the visitors book, and It was found that a queen's writing materials go astray like other peoples, she called out, as any other wife might call, on the man of the house for help: "Oh! VUlee, Vll-lee, I have no pen; I have no Ink." The king, though known to the 'public as "George," Is "Willie" to his own fam ily. It was at breakfast that the king spoke to Mrs. Schuyler of his early life in Greece and of having come there a boy of 18, of another religion and an other language. "My boy will have an easier time of It than I had," be said.1 "but, thank God, I have bad a happy marriage." A lady spending a day at Dekeleia was asked to "come upstairs and see the prettiest thing you ever saw." She went up, and there was the queen giving the baby its evening batbi while the klug looked on and handed sponges and towels. The other chil dren were put to bed, and their mother went round and kissed them all good night, making the sign of the cross over each one. American Supremacy. First London Burglar Eh, Jimmy, wot you doln around here? W'j ain't you at work. Second Burglar Aw. I'm all right. I'm waitln'. . "Waitin for whatr "For my new Yankee tools to arriva.' Cleveland Plain Dealer. The marriage ceremony Is a comblna tlon lock. Distribution of Immigrants. The number of immigrants coming into this country between 1820 and June 30, 1900, was 19,115,221. Trior to 1S20 the govern ment did not take account of Immi gration, but the generally accepted estimate of the to tal immigration be tween the adoption of the constitution and 1820 is but 250,- 000. This numtwr is not included in m. above total. The charaetei of the Immigration has changed in a mjst interesting way. From 1821 to 1S50 -.3 per cent of our Immi gration came from Canada and New foundland; during the next decade, 1851 to 18G0, the percentage was the same, and durinz the last decade only Ul per cent of the Immigrants were from those sections. From 1821 to IBM 24.2 per cent came from Germany, and in the next decade 8G. per cent, this being tne n'8tt" est percentage reached by the Germans. During the last decade the Germans sup plied only 13.7 per cent of our foroign immigration. During the period first named, 1S21 to 1S50, Great Britain fur nished 15 per cent of the immigrants, and in the next decade 10.3 per cent. Then came a large increase from Great Britain between 1801 and 1870, the percentage being 20.2; from 1871 to 1880 it was 19.5, while for the last decade it was but 7.4. From 1821 to 1850 Ireland fur nished 42.3 per cent of our immigrants, and between 1851 -and 1800 35.2 per cent. Since then there has been a rapid de- , crease, and between lSiU and iyuu ire land furnished but 10.5 per cent of our immigrants. Those from Norway and Sweden constituted only 0.6 per cent be tween 1821 and 1850. The Scandinavians increased in numbers between 1881 and 1890, when their proportion was 10.8 per cent; during the last decade it was 8.7 per cent. The immigration from the whole group just named, Canada and Newfoundland, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland and Norway and Sweden, shows a marked relative decrease. While the immigrants from these countries constituted 74.3 per cent of the whole number of immigrants during the entire period under discussion, they furnished between 1821 and 1850 84.4 per cent of the total, and during the next decade 91.2 per cent, since which time there has been a rapid decrease, this group of countries during the lust decade furnishing but 40.4 per cent. These figures enable us (b bring into direct and sharp comparison the immigra tion from countries which fifty years ago furnished hardly any increment to our population. From 1851 to 1800 Austria Hungary sent no immigrants to this coun try, or not enough to make any impres sion upon the statistics, but between 1801 and 1870 the immigration from that country was 0.4 per cent, during the next decade 2.0 per cent, from 1881 to 1890 0.7 per cent, while during the last decade it was 10.1 per ceut. Italy, beginning with 0.2 per cent during the period from 1821 to 1850, increased to 2 per cent be tween 1871 and 1880, and to nearly 6 per cent during the next decade, while during the last decade that country furnished 17.7 per cent of our total number. The proportions for Russia and Poland are almost identical with those of Italy. Those two countries, tukeu together, ue giuniug with only 0.1 per cent of our total number of immigrants between 1821 and 1850, increased but slightly until between 1881 and 18!)0, when they con tributed 5 per cent, and during the last decade 10.3 per cent. These three sec tions Austria-Hungry, Italy and Rus sia and I'oland taken together, contrib uted during the last decade 50.1 per cent of our Immigrants,- as against 40.4 per cent, as stated, for the group of five coun tries first named; 9:5 per ceut came from elsewhere. During the year ending on June 30, 1900, the total number of immigrants was 448,5i2. Of this number, 2,392 be longed to the professional class, 01,443 were skilled laborers, 1113,008 were la borers, wnne i.h,!.hj., including women and children, had no specified occupation. The State having the largest percent- "THE WOMAN DID IT.' A PolnteJ Conversation Overheard in the Street Car. Since the time of Adam men hare been laying the blame for all the ills in the world to women. Do they fall in business Hie women of the family did it. Do they become inebriates they were driven to drink by the fri volity of their wives and daughters. Do they wear shubby clothes and be come careless about the cut of their Lair the extravagance of those who are dependent on them has divorced them from their pride and left them nothing but rags to wear. Even those of the sterner sex who admit that their forefather of the Garden of Eden -was hardly gallant and was a bit of a coward are prone themselves to put the blame where It doesn't belong sometimes. There was a man lu a car yesterday who was ap parently of this class. He wore the conventional afternoon dress of frock coat, striped trousers and tall hat, and every time he leaned toward his com panion the pile of his Immaculate headgear came In contact with the prow-like brim of her hat and was rubbed the wrong way. After the man had repaired the dam age twice his patience gave out. "You'll never get me to wear a silk hat again when you are wearing that thing on your head, so you needn't ask me to," he exploded his tone was the Irritated one of a relative. "I didn't ask yon to wear it this time, did If asked the woman. "That doesn't make any difference, you'll never get me to do It again; I'm not going to spoil an $8 hat for your pleasure," growled the man. and dis regarding the surprised look If his conv panion be sunk Into a gloom; silence. Directly a fuse blew out of the car f.heel and the vehicle came to a halt The man roused himself from his ab straction. "Don't you ever ask me to ride out In the suburbs with you again," he sold with much concentrat ed energy; "here we are two miles from home, and I'll be late at the meeting of my society. I was to read a paper, too." "Goodness gracious!" replied the wo man, using a favorite feminine ejacnia- Ova In her tuipaticnca. "I did not ask 03 - -n: age of foreign born in 1900 was' North Dakota, that element constituting 35.4 per cent; the next largest being Rhode Island, with 31.4 per cent. The other extreme is found in the Southern States, where the lowest percentage is in North Carolina, her foreign born constituting but 0.2 per cent of her total population. Nearly all the States in the southern sec tion come below 5 per ceut. The number of foreign born in some States seems to be decreasing; in fact, the percentage in the whole country hag decreased 1 per cent. CARROLL D. WRIGHT, United States Commissioner of Labor. Women Should Preach. Women should be substituted for men in the pulpit as evangelists and ex pounders of the gospel. Women preachers would present the wom an's side of relig ion, and that is something that the men preachers rare ly or never do. How frequently and with what unction the preachers select and dwell upon the thirty-fifth chapter of Proverbs, In which the worth of virtuous women Is put far beyond rubies and fine gold. But virtue In women is given sucn a narrow Interpretation by many. It has ,lr alsrnificance. By this 1 mean that a virtuous woman is a woman who is a good mother, one able to conduct her household In the best way, who could manage a business or any large enter prise. This is the woman whose worm is not to be measured by rubies or fine gold. Again, serflions dealiug with Ihe in crease of Mother Love' are very popu lar, but how often do you hear one on 'The Responsibilities of Fatherhood?" "If women were In the pulpit tney would handle these subjects from their point of view and show to men that they, too, have responsibilities that mfist not be disregarded. "The virtuous woman "of the proverb is increasing in numbers every day. You will find her in nearly every business as clerk in a coal office, as stenographer in a bank, as bookkeeper In a department store in a score of other occupations. "She is self-supporting and therefore Independent. She has numerous avenues of effort opening before her. She does not have to marry; she does not havelo ask any one for money. "It is this independence that will finally solve the social problem. "Let the womanhood of to-day realize that strength, wisdom and every talent or grace which develops Christian char acter affords an example that shall last through the ages. And the heart of the pulpit should hold ascendency over the intellect, as truly as the heart of the in dividual should control the brain. ELIZABETH B. GRANXIS, Fresident of the National Christian League for the Promotion of Social Purity. Laws Against Anarchy. The anarchist is not th 'oe of one nation or form of govern ment, but the enemy of all. For this reason there should be joint action in every civilized land to stamp out the brood entirely. For an attempt on the life of a President I would make the penalty much more severe than for an ordinary assault. Life imprisonment, probably, would be a fitting punishment for the crime. We have outgrown the idea of in flicting the death penalty for a lesser crime than murder, and I would not re turn to it. Nor would I make such Im- you to come; you asked me. You said 'Let's go somewhere where we can be peaceful, and quiet and happy, and 1 came. Don't you ask me to come any more with you, for I won't do It. If the skies fell, I believe you'd blame me for It." . The man opened bis lips to reply, but his case must have seemed weak even to himself, for he shut them again, and silence profound aud unbroken fell over the car. Baltimore News. POPULAR PRESIDENT'S WIFE. Dolly Ma lison Was a Remarkable Mis tress of the White Home. Beautiful, vivacious, affable and rich, Dolly Madison dispensed a lavish hospitality at ber husband's house while he was Secretary of State and presided at such social functions as took place In the White House during Jefferson's days. Becoming regularly Installed as its mistress at ber bus band's Inauguration In 1809, she was the leader of Washington society for sixteen years. ' No lady of the White House ever ap proached her In popularity except Har riet Lane, the mistress of the mansion at the time of the bachelor president Buchanan, and Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Madison never forgot the name of a person she had once met She always recollected every incident of conse quence connected with the history of every persou presented to her, thus making every one feel that be held a high place in her esteem. In this way she disarmed much of the hostility to the weak administration of Madison and won him many friends whose sup port was of the highest talue to him and to the country during the tempest uous days of the trouble between the United States and England. Worthy as Madison was, says Leslle'g Weekly, Mrs. Madison was a much greater per son In ber field than he was In big. Lions and Florida Water. A gmall girl writing to Our Dumb Animals tells an amusing story of a lion delighted with the 'perfume of Florida water: We have often heard that animals were very food of perfumes, go Mamie and I saved our pennies and bought a bottle of Florida water, which w took with ns to the too. . Too Just ought to !-' il w y J 1 1 TTT a - .-j ............ pnsonment fct solitary confinement, as has been recommended. The object of punishment is twofold to serve as an example to others and to protect society by removing the criminal from a posi tion where he might further endanger lives and liberties. As to the deterrent effect of the punishment upon others, life Imprisonment would probably serve as well as capital punishment. Conspira tors against the life of a ruler or high official of our own or any country, when the conspiracy results In the deatn oi tne person plotted against, snouia oe nem equally guilty with the one by whose blow death is indicted, and all doubt should be removed, so that there should be provided the same degree of punish ment as for the murderer. Laws should also be ehacted making It a misdemeanor, punishment by long im prisonment, either in writing or by spok en words, to incite to violence against the life of any person. This law should he, however, carefully safeguarded so that It would not interfere with the rights of free speech guaranteed by the constitu tion. Incitement to acts of general vio lence during a strike or other disturb ance, for instance, should not he pun ished go severely. The law should espe cially aim to prevent the promulgating and teaching of the doctrine of anarchy. There is, in my opinion, no necessity for amending the constitution of the Unit ed States to secure proper laws for the treatment of anarchy. State laws are or can be made amply sufficient, and the prosecution for conspiracy or other out cropping of anarchy properly belongs In the State where the crime is committed. Convictions are more readily and quick ly secured, also, under the State laws. At present the punishment provided by the federal statutes for such crimes as have been mentioned is wholly Insuffi cient. No one has thought of the possi bility of anarchy and attempt upon the President's life, and hence there Is none in force where Congress has jurisdiction to sufficiently punish the criminals and avert such calamities as that at Buffalo. Anarchy differs from rebellion in that it opposes all law and seeks the over throw of all government. It is a crime not against a nation but against civil ization, and must be so treated. FOSTER M. VOORHEES, governor of New Jersey. Labor Unions and Workingmen. The question of organized labor is not a question of wages. It Is a question of more vital importance. It is a question of administration, of running your own works In your own way. I have nothing to do with labor organization, but if I was a workingman, and I was at one time, I would not belong to a labor organ ization. They put all men on the same level. II I was a bright, alert, competent man, I would not be put in the game class with the poorest man. Organized labor means that no man can advance unless all the others advance. CHARLES M. SCHWAB, President of the U. S. Steel Corporation. American Schoothouses. The school houses in this coun try are for the most part dread ful and are a matter of the greatest surprise to me. I have seen some which are little more than barns and which seem pos itively unsafe and unbealthful. Such a state of affairs Is not right In this land, where there is a justifiable boast of the public school system, the best of all aeencies In the advancement of Hu manity. But I know the trouble with your schools you have too much politics mixed with your education. I have as certained approximately the amount of money expended by the people for school houses, and the results are not at all commensurate. There should be a better showing for the generosity of the people, but there has been a dreadful leakage, and the people will have to be generous tgiiin to remedy tne conditions. ELIZABETH P. HUGHES, Educational Agent of the British Gov- ernment. have heard the racket lu the lion house. It was very near their dlnnor-tlme and they were all hungry. The old Hon and his wife were prancing round their cage, roaring with all their might, iclr noise started the puma, and when be began be started the panthers. It was, I assure you, pandemonium let loose. v So Mamie poured half of Florida water on a piece of raw cotton and threw It lu the lion's cage. He stopped his iioine, sniffed at It, rolled all over It, and acted just like a good-natured puppy dog. lie rolled over and over with his four big strong legs In the air. He was perfectly happy and for got that tie was hungry. Then Mrs, Lion came up and bad a roll, and be never once snarled at ber as be so often does. They both were as nice and quiet as two pussy-cats. Mamie and I didn't regret having spent our money on the perfume. Shoppers as Detective, . Professional shoppers are employed by a large dry goods firm to test the abilities of their clerks. This firm owns over tblrty large shops, and employs nearly one thousand assistants. To find out whether every customer Is po litely served, number of lady custom ers are employed to call at the various shops. They are told to give as much trouble as possible, and sometimes to lease without making a purchase after looking at, nearly everything In the shop. Should the unfortunate assist ant's temper not be equal to the strain, or should a single word be said that might offend, a report will infallibly reach headquarters and lead to the dis missal of the sorely tried handler of silka and ribbons. Preeanre in Ocean's Deepeat Depths. There are spots In the ocean where the writer Is Ave miles deep, and If It la true that the pressure of the water on any body in the water is one pound to the square Inch for every two of the depth, anything at the bottom of one of "Ave miles" boles would have a pres sure about it of 13,200 pounds to. every square Inch. Ttmour the Tartar Tamerlane, the Tartar conqueror, had a club foot Ills real name waa Tlro our Lenk, or Tlmotrr the Lame. GEO. P. CROWELL, fKueemwor to E. L. Smith, Oldest Established House in the valley.) DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. This old-established house will con tinue to pay cash for all its goods; it pays no rent; it employs a clerk, but does not have to divide with a partner. All dividends are made with customers jn jne WRV 0 reasonable prices. Davenport Bros. Are running their two mills, pinner and box tactory, and can till orders for Lumber Boxes, Wood and Posts ON SHORT NOTICE. DAVIDSON FRUIT CO. BHIPPKBS OF HOOD RIVER S FAMOUS FRUITS. . PACKERS OF THK Hood River Brand of Canned Fruits. MANUFACTt'RKRS 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. Daily Ex cept Sunday. STEAMERS Regulator, Dalles City, Reliance. WHITE COLLAR LINE. The Dalles-Portland Route Str. " Tahoma," Between Portland, Th Dalles and Way Points TIMS CAUD Leaves Portland Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7 a. m. Arrive. The Dalles, ink ' dav. 5 p. m. Leaves The Dalles Sundays, Vt ednesdays ana Fridays at 7 a. m. Arrives Portland, same day, 4 p. m. Thia route has the grandest scenic attractions on earth. Str. "Bailey Batzert," Dally Bound Tript, except Sunday. TIME CARD. Leave Portland. ..7 a.m. I l.t-ave Astoria 7 a.m. Landing and othre, foot ot Alder street. Both 'phones, Main 351, Portland, C. E. W. CRICHTON, Agent, Portland. JOHN M. FII. LOON, AKCiit, The Dalles. A. J. TAYLOR, Aifent, Astoria. J. O. WYATT, "Kent, Vancouver. WOLFOKD & WYEKH, Aula., White Pal in on. K. B. UILBKETH, Aseul, Lyle, Wash. PRATHER & BARNES, Agouti at Hood Kiver Oregon Ssioit Line and Union Pacific Salt lAke, Denver, Cbieajro Ft. Worth.Omaha, Portland Special Kansas Oily, He. Hpeclal 11:25a.m. Louls,Cbicugoand 2:06 p.m. East. Walla Walla Lewls Ipokane ton, Spokane, Min- Portland Flyer neapolit.Ht. Paul, Fiyer 1:27 p.m. Duliith. Milwau- 4:10 a, a. kes.ChlcaKo&Kajt Bait Lake, Denver, Mail and Ft. Worth.Omaha. Mail and Kxprau Kansas City, St. Kxprena 11:42 p.m. Ixniia.Chicaifoaud 6.42a.m. tail. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE lKOM PORTLAND. Ip.a. All sailing dates 4:00 p. sa. M subject to change For San Francisco bail avary daps. ' Dally Catombla Kin, 4 oa p. m. Sunday ttaamara, Ki. Bnudap 1:00 am. Saturday To Aatorla and Way Ki:0 p. m. ljihdinga (:46 s. m, Wlllamttt River. 4:S0p. m. li. Sunday Oregon City, Nw- Its. Sua, lay berg, Salatn, Inde ixMiririire A Way l-aiidinga. 7:00a.m. Willantrtt and Yaai- t:0p.m. Tun.. Thur. bill Ultwt. Mon.. ! and Sat. and FrL. Oregon rtty. Day. ton, A Way Laud- tuga. 45 am. Mlllamatts liter. 40p.ni. Ton., Thur Mon., Wti. andSaL Portland o Corral- and F 1 1. I lis Way Laud- I Ing- . ' Lt. Rlparia Snasg Rivsa. Lv.Lewlston . Rlparia to Lewiitoa tarn. I dally daily For low rate sod other Information write ! A. L. CRAIG, General Paaacnger Agent, Portland, Ot, . BAGLET. Agant. Ho.4 Itlvm.