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11 A STUDY V I PART II Chapter IV Continued. . t about to get out for his wheat fields, when he heard the click of the latch. and, lookiug through the window, saw a stout, sandy-haired, middle-aged man coming up the pathway, His heart leaped to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Biigham Young himself. Full of trep idation for he knew that such a vis it boded him little good Ferrier ran to the door to greet the Mormon chief. This latter, however, received bis salutation coldly, and followed him with a stern face into the sitting room. "Brother Ferrier," he said, taking a seat, and eyeing the farmer keenly from under his light-colored eyelash es, "the true believers have been good friends to you. We picked you up when you were starving in the desert, we shared our food with you, led you safe to the chosen valley, gave you goodly share of land, and allowed you to wax rich under our protection. Ifl not this so?" "It Is so," answered John Ferrier. "In return for all this, we asked but one condition; that was, that you should embrace the true faith, and conform in every way to its usages This you promised to do; and this, If common report says truly, you have neglected. "And how have I neglected it?' asked Ferrier, throwing out his hands in expostulation. "Have I not given to the common fund? Have I not at tended at the temple? Have I not ' "Where are your wives?" asked Young, looking round hlra. "Call them in. that I may greet them." "It is true that I have not mar ried," Ferrier answered. "But women were few, and there were many who had better claims than I, I was not a lonely man; I had my daughter to attend my wants." "It is of that daughter that I would speak to you," said the leader of the Mormons. "She has grown to be the flower of Utah, and has found favor In the eyes of many who are high in the land. John Ferrier groaned internally. "There are stories of her which I would fain disbelieve stories that she id sealed to some gentile. This must be the gossip of idle, tongues, What is the thirteenth role in the code of the sainted John Smith? 'Let every maiden of the true faith marry one of the elect, for if she wed a rrr tlle she commits a grievous sin.' This being so, it is impossible that you who profess the holy creed, should suffer your daughter to violate it." John Ferrier made no answer, but he played nervously with his riding whip, "Upon this one point, your whole faith should be tested so It has been decided in the Sacred Council of Four. The girl is young and we would not have her wed gray hairs, neither would we deprive her of all choice We elders have many wives, but our children must also be provided Stangerson has a son and Drebber has a son, and either of them would gladly welcome your daughter to their house. Let her choose between them Tney are young and rich and of the true faith. What say you to that? Ferrier remained silent for some lit tle time with his brows knitted. "You will give us time," he said at last. "My daughter I" very young she is scarcely of an a&e to marry." "She shall have a month to choose,1 said Young, rising from his seat. "At the end of that time she shall give her answer." He was passing through the door when he turned with flushed face and flashing eyes. "It were better for you, John Fer- rier," he thundered, "that you and she were now lying blanched skeletons up on the Sierra Blanco than that yon should put your weak wills against the orders of the Holy Four! With a threatening gesture of his hand, he turned from the door, and Ferrier heard his heavy step scrunch' lng along the shingly path. He was still sitting with his elbows upon his knees, considering how he should broach the matter to his daughter, when a soft hand was laid upon his, and, looking up, saw her standing beside him. One glance at her pale, frightened face showed him that sne had heard what had passed. "I could not help it." she said In answer to hU look. "His voice rang through the house. Oh, father father! What shall we do?" "Don't you scare yourself," he an swered, drawing her to him and pass ing his broad, rough hand caressing ly over her chestnut hair. "We'll lit it up somehow or another. You don't And your fancy kind o' lessening for this chap, do you?" A sob and a squeeze of his hand was her only answer. "No, of course not. I shouldn't care to hear you say you did. He's a likely lad, and he's a Christian, which is more than these folk here, In spite o all their praying and preaching. There's a party starting for Nevada tomorrow, and I'll manage to send him a message letting him know the hole we are In. If I know anything o' that young man he'll be bok here with a speed that would whip electro-telegraphs." Lucy laughed through her tears at her father's description. "When he comes he will advise us for the best. But It is for you that I am frightened, dear. One hears one hears such dreadful stories about those who oppose the prophet; some thing terrible always happens to them." "But we havn't opposed him yet," her father answered. "It will be time to look out for squalls when we do. We have a clear month before us; at the end of that. I guess we had best hln out of Utah." "Leave Utah?" "That's about the size of It" "But the farm?" "We will raise as much as we can In money, and let the rest go. To tell the truth, Lucy, it Isn't the first time I have thought of doing It I don't care about knocking under to any man. as these folk do to their darned prophet I'm a free-born American, and it's all new to me. Guess I'm too old to learn. If he comes browsing about his farm, he might chance to run up against a charge of buck shot traveling In the opposite direc tion." "But they wont 14 ui leave," his danehter objected. "Walt till JefTerson comes, and well toon manage that In the meantime, don't yon fret yourself, my dearie, and don't get your eyea swelled up. Is he'll b walking Into me when he IN SCARLET 1 1 a? - , sees you. There' nothing to be afeared about, and there's no danger John Ferrier uttered theae consol ing remarks in a very confident tonq, but she could not help observing that be paid unusual care to the fastening cf the doors that night, and that he carefully cleaned and loaded the rusty old shotgun which hung upon the wall of his bedroom. CHAPTER IV. On the morning which followed his Interview with the Mormon prophet, John Ferrier went in to Salt Lake City, and, having found his acquant- ance who was bound for the Nevada Mountains, he intrusted him with his message to Jefferson Hope. In it he told the young man of the imminent danger which threatened them, and how necessary it was that he should return. Having done this, he felt easier in his mind, and returned home with lighter heart. As he approached his farm he was surprised to see a horse hitched to each of the posts of the gate. Still more surprised was he on entering to find two young men In possession of his sitting room. Both of them nodded to Ferrier as he entered, and the one in the rocking chair commenced the conversation. "Maybe you don't know us," he said. "This here is the son of Elder Drebber, and I'm Joseph Stangerson, who travelod with you in the desert when the Lord stretched out His hand and gathered you into the true fold." "As He will all the nations, In His own good time," said the other, in a nasal voice; "He grindeth slowly but exceedingly small." "We have come," continued Stan gerson, "at the advice of our fathers to solicit the hand of your daughter for which ever of us may seem good to you and to her. As I have but four wives and Brother Drebber here has seven, it appears to me that my claim Is the stronger one." "Nay, nay, Brother Stangerson," cried the other; "the question it not how many wives we have, but how many we can keep. My father has now given over his mills to me, and I am the richer man." "But my prospects are better," said the other, warmly. "When the Lord removes my father I shall have his tanning yard and his leather factory. Then I am your elder, and am higher in the church." "It will be for the maiden to de cide," rejoined young Drebber, smirk ing at his own reflection in the glass. "We will leave It all to her decision." During this dialogue John Ferrier had stood fuming in the doorway, hardly able to keep his riding whip from the backs of his two visitors. Look here," he said, at last, strid ing up to them, "when my daughter summons you, you can come; but un til then, I don't want to see your faces again." The two young Mormons stared at blm in amazement. In their eyes this competition between them for the maiden's hand was the highest of honors both to her and her father. There are two ways out of the room, cried Ferrier; "there is the door, and there is the window, Which do you care to use?" His brown face looked so savage, and his gaunt hands so threatening, that his visitors sprang to their feet and beat a hurried retreat. The old farmer followed them to the door. "Let me know when you have set tled which it Is to be," he sad, sar donically. You shall smart for this!" Stan gerson cried, white with rage. "You have defied the prophet and the Council of Four. You shall rue It to the end of your days." The hand of the Lord shall be heavy upon you," cried young Dreb ber. He will arise and smite you." "Then I'll start the smiting" ex claimed Ferrier, furiously, and he would have rushed upstairs for his gun had not Lucy seized him by the arm and restrained hlra. "The young, canting rascals!" he exclaimed, wiping the perspiration from his forehead; "I would sooner see you in your grave, my girl, than the wife of either of them." "And so should I, father," she an- sweied, with spirit, "but Jefferson will soon be here." Yes.' It will not be long before he comes. The sooner the better, for we do not know what their next move may be." It was indeed high time that some one capable of giving advice and help should come to the aid of the sturdy old farmer and his adopted daughter. In the whole history of the settle ment there had never been such a case of rank disobedience to the au thority of the elders. If minor errors were punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this arch-rebel? Ferrier knew that his wealth and position wouid be of no avail to him. Others as well known and as rich as himself had been spirited away be fore now, and their goods given over to the church. He was a brave man. but he trembled at the vague, shadowy ter rors which hung over him. Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was un nerving. He concealed his fears from his daughter, however, and affected to make light of the whole matter, though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly that he was ill at ease. Upon rising next morning he found to his surprise a small square of paper pinned on to the coverlet of his bed. just over hla chest On it was print ed, in bold, straggling letters: "Twenty-nine days are given you for amendment and then " The dash was more fear-inspiring than any threat could have been. How this warning came into his room puzzled John Ferrier sorely, for his servants slept in an out-house, and the door and windows had all been secured. He crumpled the paper up and said nothing to his daughter, but the Inci dent struck a chill to his heart The twenty-nine days were evident ly the balance of the month which Young had promised. What strength or courage could avail against an enemy armed with such mysterious powers? The hand which fastened that pin might have struck him to the heart and he could never have known who had slain him. Still more shaken was he next morning. They had sat down to breakfast when Lucy, with a cry of surprise, pointed upward. In the center of the celling was scrawled, with a burnt stick, appar ently, the number 28. To his daugh ter It was unintelligible, and he did enlighten her. That night he sat up with his gun and kept watch and' ward. He saw and heard nothing, and yet in the morning a great 27 had been painted upon the outside, of his door. Thus day followed day and - as sure as morning came he found that his unseen enemies had kept their register, and had marked up in some conspicuous position how many days 1 were still left to him out of the month of grace. Sometlmea the fa-1 tal number appeared upon the walls, sometimes upon the floors; occasion ally they were on small placards j stuck upon the garden gate or the railings. wnn an ms viguance jonn rerner could not discover whence these daily warnings proceeded. A horror, which was almost super stitious, came upon him at sight of them. He became haggard and rest less, and his eyes had the troubled look of some hunted creature. He had but one hope in life now, and that was for the arrival of the young hunter from Nevada. Twenty had changed to fifteen, and fifteen to ten, but there was no newB of tho absentee. One by one the number dwindled down, and still there came no sign of him. Whenever a horseman clattered down the road or a driver shouted at his team, the old farmer hurried to tho gate, thinking that help had ar rived at last At last when he saw five give way to four and that again to three, he lost heart, and abandoned all hope of escape. Single-handed, and with his limited knowledge of the mountains which surrounded the settlement, he knew that he was powerless. The more frequented roads -were strictly watched and guarded, and none could pass along them without an order from the council. Turn which way he would, there appeared to be no avoiding the blow which hung over him. Yet the old man never wavered In his resolution to part with life itself before he consented to what he r garded as his daughter's dishonor. He was sitting alone one evening pondering deeply over his troubles. and searching vainly for some way out of them, That morning had shown the fig ure two upon the wall of his house, and the next day would be the last of the allotted time. What was to happen then? All manner of vague and terrible fancies filled his imagination. And his daughter what was to become of her after he was gone? Was there no escape from the Invis ible network which was drawn all around "them? He sunk his head upon the table and sobbed at the thought of his own impotence. What was that? In the silence he heard a gentle scratchlngg sound low, but very distinct In the quiet of the night It came from the door of the house. (To be Continued.) Amusing Errors of Speech. Bridget, who came to this concdn last year, has a limited vocabulary, and while she is learning fast, some of the words and expressions she has acquired do not always fit, her ear riot having been accurate in getting the rignt term. Thus the other day she said to her mistress: "Shall I fix that Kansas back duck for dinner?" Again, Bridget was telling a tale erf a missing friend in this city, when sh exclaimed: 'Do you know, I believe when Kat turns np she'll be found in the Potash field!" While at work on Friday a tremen dous blast near by in the subway rattled the dinhes in the kitchen and the girl cried out: "There goes that rapid transom again!" Courtroom Repartee. An expert does not always re) -ma being tackled by an oversharp lawyer. Yet in such verbal duels the forme frequently scores. A mining expert was giving evidence in connection with an important mining case, and he was being exposed to a galling fire of cross-eiamination. The questions related to the form that the ore wai found in, generally described as "kid nry lumps." 'Now," said the sharp lawyer, "how arge are there lumps are they as ong as my head?" "Yes," ai the ready reply," "as long, but not nearly so thick." The court roared, and a beautiful smile shone upon the face of the ex pert. Bear More of an Attraction. Tarson (who has just arrived for the first time at his new country living) 1 say, porter, my arrival seems to have caused a great deal of excitement in the village. Torter Yes, sir; but it's nowt to when the dancing bear was here yester day. London Tit-Bits. Logical. Bridgot Oi can't stay, ma'am, on less you give me more wages. Mrs. Hiram Often What! Why, you don't know how to cook or do house work at all. Bridget That's jist it, ma'am, an not knowin how, sure the work is al' the harder for me, ma'am. The Selfishness of Men. He Darling, what do you suppose 1 have done today? She I couldn't guess in a hundrer years. He I have bad my life insured. ' She That'a just like yon, John Mann. All you seem to think of ia yourself. Boston Transcript Analysis. She After all, what is the difference between illusion and delusion. He Illusions are the lovelv fanrl are the foolish fancies other people have about themselvesLife. I The Old Storr 1 FT.mM 1,1 !7 , , ' tuSeSTottTnWpi"? Mildred-Yes .hi waa a hard ice cream ). driver! nd he married her to reform her , OLD ;; FAVORITES , LITTLE BREECHES. I don't go much on religion, I never ain't had no show; But I've got a mlddlin' tight grip, sir, On the handful 0' things t know. I don't pan out on the prophets, And free-will, and that sort of thing But 1 Viieve In God and the angels Ever since one night last spring. I come into town with some turnips, And my little Oabe came along No four-year-old in the county Could honr him for nis-ftv and strong, reart, and chippy, and sassy, Always ready to swear and fight And I'd Unit blm to chaw terbacker Jest to keep his milk-teeth white. , The snow came down like a blanket As I passed by Taggart's store; I went in for a Jug of molasses -And left the team at the door. . They scared at something and started I I heard one little squall, , And hell-to-spllt over the prairie J Went team, Little Breeches, and all I Hell-to-spllt over the prairie! I I wa almost froze with skeer; But we rousted up some torches, And searched for 'em far and near. At last we struck horses and wagon, Snowed under a soft white mound, Upset, dead beat but of little Uabe No hide nor hair was found. And here all hope soared on me Of my fellow-critter's aid I jest flopped down on my marrow-bones, Crotch-deep in the snow and prayed. e - By this, the torches was played out, And me and Isrul Parr Went off tor some wood to a sheeptold That he said was somewhqr thar. We found It at last, and a little shed Where they shut up the lambs at nignt, We looked in and seen them huddled thar. 80 warm, and sleepy, and white, And thar sot Little Breeches and chirped. As peart as ever you see, "I want a chaw of terbacker, And that's what the matter of me." How did be git thar? Angels. He could never have walked In that storm. They jest stooped down and toted him To whar it was safe and warm. And I think that saving a little child, Aud fotchlng him to his own, Is a durnod sight better business Than loafing around the Throne. John Hay. FOR A HUDSON BAY RAILWAY. Dream of Canadians Now Likely Become a Reality. to The statement a few days ago that the Canadian government has equipped a party which will begin at once the exploration of the vast wilderness ly ing north of the Great Lakes seems to Indicate, that the project for a Hud son Bay railway, which has been dream for many years, may become a reality in the near future. Little Is known of the character of the coun try between the lakes and James' bay, but what has been heard from hunters and Indian guides leads to the belief that the section Is wealthy, with deposits of coal and ore, with great forests, aud with land suitable for agri culture. The task of surveying these exten sive tracts will be a stupendous one, and the Canadian government does not expect that the labors of the survey ing party will be completed within two years. Although Canadians realized the wealth of the Hudson Bay country, and talked about a railroad for It for more than twenty years, they finally were forced to stand aside and watch Amer ican capital do the business. The first step was taken something over a year ago, when a road waa built north from Sault Ste. Marie Into the forests in the Moose River country, chiefly to carry pulp to the mills at the "Soo." While It Is "by no means certain that this road will ever get as far north as James' Bay, It is headed that way. From the "800" to Moose Factory, the southernmost point of James' Bay, Is a distance of about 600 miles. The Moose river, from Its headwaters at Brunswick Post seventy miles north of the Canadian Pacific line, is 425 miles long, and the road would follow Its course for the most part not much allowance being made for deviations. The upper stretches of the river run for considerable distances through muskeg, or swampy land, and for long stretch the surrounding country, though heavily timbered, la compara tively level It would not offer any more dif ficult problems of engineering In rail road building than have been solved satisfactorily In the pineries and swamp lands In northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. It la not certain that the atorfes of the vast mineral wealth of the Moose river country are Justified, for little prospecting has been done. But aside from the timber, a rich farming coun try undoubtedly could be opened along the valley of that river by a railroad. Men who have traveled through from the American line to James' Bay re port abundant evidence of the rich fer tility of the aolL With a railroad, that section, now a desolate waste, would become one of the richest agricultural sections of Can ada. The argument made' against Its agricultural development la that short seasons would make diversified agricul ture impossible and that grain would not thrive. Those familiar wth the country, however, report that the season along the Moose river Is not so much shorter than that of Manitoba, one of the greatest wheat belts of the world. Fif ty miles south of Jamas' Bay the cli mate Ja not affected by the changes of sea. Every Hudson Bay post has rtertahe Zi.-a Thl . ".v. , The development of these rich farm- ,n UnU woul(1 ' thought be a b!g investment for any road. The Moeee L000 feet in 425 mllea. and, ' T"1 uccM,on "P1 er opportunitlee for man- nfecturlng through the development U Its water power. FUNERALS IN, OLD MEXICO. Street Care for Hearse, and Co (Has Peddled from Poor to Moor, "Did you ever see a 'street car fuuer. nl?' " The questioner was a drummer for a large Eastern house, and had just returned from an extensive trip throughout Mexico, "A street car funeral?" the reporter repeated "Yes, sir! One meets with odd sights the moment he crosses the Mexican bor der, but, he reaches the climax in the City of Mexico Itself, and from what I can learn It Is the only town In the world where 'street car funerals' are an every day occurrence. Funerals, like all other things Mexican, are divided Into two classes. Those who can afford luxuries procure the hearse drawn by four blue A. horses, with a coachman and a foot man, and ornamented with gold and sil ver trappings of every description. But the poorer element must be content with Just a plain, ordinary street car, with the seats removed, a few pieces of cheap black cloth tacked here and there to leiiv a somber effect, and drawn by a pair of sunburned but energetic mules. "When a Mexican dies the street car company is Immediately notified to have a hearse and the required number of coaches at a certain point on their track as near as possible to the late res idence of the deceased. The coffin is then placed upon the shoulders of four friends and carried from the house to the street car pageant In wnitlng. The remains are carefully deposited on the platform of the first car, the gaudily attired mourners climb In the remaining coaches, aud the funeral proceeds, In more or less state, to the cemetery. Cigarettes are very much in evidence, and a casual observer might well sup pose from the ascending smoke that the remains were being cremated en route. "If the mourners are extremely sor rowful they may pull down the blinds and close the doors, thus enjoying com plete privacy. The great objection, how ever, to the street car funeral Is the de gree of speed that must be maintained in order to keep the tracks cleared for regular traffic. In fact n one occn- slon Just before I left the capital I saw the little mules attached to the second class hearse coming down the street at a full gallop, affording us an astonish ing combination of 'the quick and the dead.' "And speaking of funerals reminds me of a little Incident which occurred up in Queretaro, a town some miles north of the city. I was sitting out in front of the adobe hotel one evening when I noticed an old man going from door to door with a plain pine coffin on his back. He was what Is termed a 'coffin peddler,' and was trying to In duce the residents to lay In a supply of coffins for the approaching winter. The principal argument used 111 disposing or his grewsome wares was that all are bound to die sooner or later, and one might jib well be supplied with all the necessary requisites to a funeral." Washington Post. Birth of London Bridge. On Aug. 1, 1831, William IV. and Queen Adelaide formally opened with much ceremony the famous Loudon bridge, so that the structure now is a little over seventy-one years old. Their majesties went in grand proces sion from Buckingham palace to Som erset house, and thence by barge to rhfl hrlrlcp Tho fl -n1 n ira of tho (Yiml barge were removed, that a full view of the royal pair could be had along the whole line. At London bridge a grand pavilion had been set up close to the site of Old Fishmongers' Hall. It waa constructed of standards cap tured in a hundred fights, canopied In j crimson and decorated with massive shields. When the King stepped ashore he sold to two members of the London bridge committee: "Mr. Jones and Mr. Routh, I am very glad to see you on London bridge. It is certainly a most beautiful edifice and the spectacle to uie grauuim auu iue uiW uengnuui ( lu every resyeci umi 1 ever uu uie pleasure to witness." This, of course, says the London News, was before any one thought of building an annex to Westminster Abbey. Reported Him Literally. Fault waa found with the way In which the shorthand writers reported , ruP should be exhibited publicly In the the speeches in a legislative body. They j market place of his town for a period retaliated by giving the speech of one ot two houri w"1 tuen 8ent away, con of the members exactly as he made it deuine1 to wear the dress until such with the following result: I time as he had paid his debts or some The reporters ought not to- the re- porters ought not to be the ones to Judge what is Important not to say . what should be left out but the member can only judge of what Is im portant As I as my speeches as the reports as what I say is reported some times, no one nobody can understand from the reports what It Is what I mean. So K strikes me It has struck me certain matters things that appear of importance are sometimes left out omitted. The reporters the papers points are reported I mean to make brief statement what the paper thinks of Interest Is reported." Cleve- land Leader. I Aa girioin Impose excessive penalties on a man Holman F. Day's "Pine Tree Bal.'h0 mKht have become bankrupt lads" tells In verse a number of stories that actually happened "down ln Maine." and are remembered there to- day by old narrators. One relates to Barney McGauldrlc, a landlord of that State, at whose house famous men lik- l" c' ",ance postpone that action so long as did Barney was always loyal to bis friends. At one time a Dew meat deal er came to town, and tried to secure the landlord's trade. I have always bought meat of Jed HaskelL" said Barney, "and I guess I won't change." "But." said the other, "old Haskell doesn't know his business. He doeiu't even know how to cut meat" Well" drawled Barney, "I've al ways found that he knowa enough about It to cut sirloin steak clear to the born, and that's good enough for me." Bound Bleep. We sleep the soundest between threa nd five o'clock In the morning. An ' bour or two after going to bed you . sleep very soundly; then yonr slumber grows gradually lighter, and It Is eaay enough to waken yon at one or two 'clock. But when four o'clock comes you ara In suctoa state of somnolence I 8ome '"N" wbo don't believe In faith that It would take a great deal to wak-1 cure hv unlimited faith In their phy en 70a. stelae PAGAN RITES IN SCOTIA. Hny Ccottleh fnttoma that Orl nated in Huperetition. Nearly all travelers in central Africa have referred to the curious customs prevalent among all pagan native tribes of driving quantities of nails Into sa cred trees aud other objects that have been adjudged worthy of veneration, and this not lu malice, but as a religions rite, the nails In question being intend ed as votive offerings. Exactly the same thing may be witnessed to-day at the sacred well of St. Maobruha, In Lech Maree, Rossshlre, where is an ancient oak tree studded with countless nails of all sizes, the offerings of Invalid pil grims who came to worship and be cured, says a writer lu Stray Stories. Pennies and half-penulcs also are to be seen in enormous quantities driven edgewise in the tough bark, and a friend of the writer's who visited the spot some, little time back discovered In a cleft high up lu the trunk what be took to be a shilling. On being extract ed, however, It proved to be counter felt Probably the donor, finding that he could get no value for bis coin In the natural world, concluded he might as well try, as a last resort, what effect It might have on the spiritual. Of course, the poor cottars and oth ers who flock to St Maebruha with their nails and their pence do not for u moment admit that they are assisting at a pagan ceremony. But they most undoubtedly are. Well worship has al ways occupied an important place in paganism, and the sacred oak, before which each pilgrim must thrice kneel ere humbly presenting his offering- what is it but an obvious survival of the sacred groves of Druidlcal times? THE fUN OF CAMPING OUT. More and more popular Is camp llfi becoming each year, says Country Life in America. With those who go Into the deep woods in quest of big game and fish the ramp life is, after all, the real attraction, and not the mere de sire to kill. But where one can make these trips there are thousands who cannot For these there are peaceful rivers, wood-girt lakes and ponds aud beautiful spots on the shores of Old Neptune available for quite as charm lng a two-weeks' outing beneath can vas. In making up a camping party, choose you such congenial spirits as shall be foresworn to philosophical optimism. And let there be a wag among them, who, catching the humor of every sit uation, puts to flight all thought of discomfort. A level site near a spring with nlentv of shade, n nl on aunt sheet . f wnter with good fishing, pine boughs . for a bed and driftwood for a fire, ana who would trade bis life for a king's patrimony? How delicious the fish flavored with the pungent smoke of the Are! How rarely satisfying the simple bill of fare, and how few, after all, are the needs of this life! Yours Is the joy and happy freedom of the gypsy and vagabond. You have be come a species of civilized barbarian, and it is good. Sunshine or shower, what matters t? You take what comes and give thanks, and If you are of the right sort some of the beauty of each Is absorbed into your very nature. Long days, lazy days, but hap- ! days, are the days In Camp. Hap and mishap will don the jester's cap and bells and parade through memory many a time during the after months. BANKRUPTS IN LIVERY. garlou, L.w, Onco KnfofCed ln En gland and Scotland. ' At one time England and Scotland bankrupts were compellled to wear a distinctive dress. This was a result I of enactments passed at various times I ln Scotland from the year 1000 to 1088. Edinburgh Court of Sessions sped- fle)j the drcsg tQ be of pgrtii 0Ile. half yellow and the other brown, some thing after the style of the dress now worn In English prisons by the worst class of prisoners, those who have at tempted to escape or been guilty of muruerous assaults on omcers, The enactment also provided mat the Dank- one else ha(J done " for hIm. Aitnougn this was a period of laws wn'cn can only be described as fero- clous, this law waa such an outrage on public sentiment that ln 1C88 it was so far repealed that the wearing of the dress was only compulsory ln cases In which fraud had been proved, or, curiously enough, if the bankrupt had been convicted of smuggling. The same practice was legal, but not gen erally In force In England down to the Tear 183(J- Tne l('e WB. ot course, to warn persons who might have given credit that the bankrupt was not ablt to pay, but popular sentiment soon rec- ognlsed that it was wholly unfair to 1""U "u 1"u,l,ul own Bua " """. .7 . '"w "nur 10 P,UD"C reeun8 11 ceaBeU 10 P- 0rMl Vlew o . OId T Few p(.rsons wno take out fe ,ngur. an old English sailor who recently ap plied for a policy. When he presented himself at the Insurance office he was , naturally asked his age. Ills reply waa ' W. "Why, my good man, we cannot In sure you," said the agent of the com . pany. "Why not?" demanded the appll ' vant "Why, you say yon are W yeart of age." "What of thatr the old maa cried. "Look at the statistics and they I will tell you that fewer men die at 04 than af any other age." Equally Divided. A good story la told of twin brothers, one of whom waa a clergyman and the other a doctor. A short-sighted woman congratulated the latter on his admlra- ble sermon. "Excuse ma, madam," vraa bis reply, "over there Is my broth- r. who preaches; I only practice." Evening Wisconsin. GEO. P. CROWELL, Successor to R. L. Smith, Oldest t.uWUhed Mount) 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 each 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 in the way of reasonable prices. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get prices and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. Regulator Line STEAMERS Regulator and Dalles City Between The Dalles and Portland Daily Except Sunday. Leave Dalles 7 A. M. Arrive Portland .4 P. M. Ix'ave Portland 7 A. M . Arrive Dulles 5 P. M. Leave Hood River (down) at 8 :30 A. Arrive Hood Rivor (up) at 3:30 P. M. M. W. C ALLAWAY, General Agent. White Collar Line Portland -Astoria Route Str. "BAILEY GATZERT." Dally round trlpi except Buuday. TIME CARD. Lnirea Portland ; T:00 A. M laws Astoria 7:00 P. M Through Portland connection with 8teamer Kahcotta from llwaco and Long lleach pointa. White Collar Line tickets Interchangeable with O. R. & N. Co. and V. T. Co. ticket. TheDalles-Portland Route , STEAMERS "TAHOMA" and "METLAKO" Daily tilpi except Sundajr. Sir. "TAHOMA." Leavci Portlnnd, lion., Wed., Frl 7:00 A. M Leavva The Dalle. Tuea., Tnum. Sat, 7:00 A. U Str. "METLAKO." Leaves Portland. Tues.. Thu.. Hat 7:00 A. M. Leaves The Liallcs Mon., Wed., l-'rt 7:00 A. M. Landing and ottlce: Foot Alder Street. Both phones Slain ail. Portland, Oregon. AGENTS. J. W. CRICHTON The Dalles, Ore. A. K. Fl;l,l,r.K Hood Kiver, Ore. WOLKOKI) W VERS.... White Salmon, Wah. HKNKV (PLMSTKD irn. Wash JOHN (". Tii'iTON Stevenson, Wash. J. C. WYATT Vancouver, Wash. A. J. TAYLOR.... Astoria, Ore. E, W. CRICHTON, Portland, Oregon Oregon ShotLine and union Pacific Dip jet TIME SCHEDULES PortUnd, Or. Aaaivs Chicago Portland Special 6:00 a. m. ria Huntington. Bait Lake, Denver, Ft. Wouh.Omaha, Kansas City, 8t. Louis,Chicagoand East. 4:30 p. 1 At' an tie Ex pt-ena t.ut p.m. via Huntington. Walla Walla !wls- ; 10 a.m. ton.Rpokane.Min. livapolis.Hl. Paul, Duluth, M II wan kee.CliicagOtliEast I fit. PHl Fait lake, Denver, Ft. Worth.Omaha, Kansas Cltv, St. Louis.Cnlcagoand East. 7.00 a. 1 )a Mail C:16 p. m. via Spokane OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE ritON I'OltTLANU. I .-00 p.m. All sailing dales 4:00 p. av subject to change For Ran Francisco bail every a daya Dally Cskiwbla River 4 -00 p. m El. Sun. lay Staaatera. Kx.8undar ()t).m. Saturday To Astoria and Way hi. vi p. m. Landings. t ea m Wlllaawtte Riter. i.Kp ra Mon., Wed. Waier permitting. Kg. kundar aud FrL Orrgon City, New. berg. Haiein, Inde- reudence, Corval Isaud Wag lud- ings. 7:paa. m. WHIaaiene aa4 Tas- 1 m b m. Twe., Thur. kill Rims. Nuh.. WL aud (. W ater permitting. uj r, Orrauit ruy, D.f. Ion. Way Laud ing. Lv. Rlparia tfukt lirar. Lv.Lei,iOB 4 :& a. m. 7 'ist a. m. Daily fipt Rlparia to LewtstoB Daily eicsDt oulay. j j Monday. A. L. CRAIG, Gmerel raaarnger Ageot. Portlaad, Or. K. IIOAB. Age.r, Uh4 ,!.