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A STUDY IN SCARLET
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
PAKT II Chapter IV Contiuued
Ferrier crept Into the hall and lis
tened intently. There was a pause
for a few moments, and then the low,
Insidious sound was repeated.
Some one was evidently tapping
very gently upon one of the pannelo
of the door. Was it nome midnight
assassin who had come to carry out
the murderous order of the secret
tribunal? Or wad it some agent who
was marking up that the last day of
grace had arrived?
John Ferrier felt that Instant death
would be better than the. suspense
which shook uta nerves and chilled bis
heart. Springing forward, he drew
the bolt and threw the door open.
Outside all was calm and quiet
The night was fine, and the star?
were twinkling brightly overhead.. '
The little front garden lay befort
the farmer eyes, bounded by the
fence and gate, but neither there nor
on the road wag any human being to
be seen.
With a sigh of relief Ferrier looked
to the right and to left, until happen
ing to glance straight down at his
feet he saw, to his astonishment, a
man lying flat upon his face upon
the ground, with his arms and legs
all asprawl.
So unnerved was he at the sight
that he leaned up against the wall
with his hand to his throat to stifle
his Inclination to call out '
His first thought was that the
prostrate figure was that of some
wounded or dying man, but as he
watched It he saw it writhe along the
ground and into the hall with the ra
pidity and nolaelessness of a serpent.
Once within the house, the man
prang to hU feet, closed the door,
and revealed to the astonished farmer
the fierce face and resolute expres
sion of Jefferson Hope.
"Good God!" gasped John Ferrier.
"How you scared me! What made
you come in like that?"
"Give me food," the other said,
hoarsely. I have had no time for
bite or sup for eight and forty hours."
He flung himself upon the cold meat
and bread which were still lying up
on the table from his host's supper,
and devoured them voraciously.
"Does Lucy bear up well?" he asked,
when he had satisfied his hunger.
"Yes. She does not know the dan
ger," her father answered.
"That Is well. The house la
watched on every side. That Is why
I crawled my way up to It They
may be darned sharp, but they're not
sharp enough to catch a Washoe
hunter."
John Ferrier felt a defferent man
now that he realized that he had a
devoted ally. He seized the young
man's leathery hand aad wrung It
cordially.
"You're a man to be proud of," he
said. "There are not many who
would come to share our danger and
our troubles."
"You've hit it there, pard," the
young hunter answered. "I have a
respect for you, but if you were alone
In this business I'd think twice be
fore I put my head into such a hor
net's nest It's Lucy that brings me
here, and before harm comes on her
I guess there will be one less o the
Hope family in Utah."
"What are we to do?"
"Tomorrow is your last day, and
unless you act tonight you are lost.
I have a mule 'and two horses wait
ing in the Eagle ravine. How much
money have you?"
"Two thousand dollars in gold and
five In notes."
"That will do. I have as much
more to add to it We .must push
for Carson City through the moun
tains. You had best wake Lucy. ' It
is as well that the servants do not
sleep in the house."
While Ferrier was absent prepar
ing his daughter for the approaching
journey Jefferson Hope packed all
the eatables that he could find into a
small parcel and filled a stoneware
Jar with water, for he knew .by ex
perience that the mountain wells
were few and far between. 1
He had hardly completed his ar
rangement before the farmer return
ed with his daughter all dressed Snd
ready for a start
The greeting between the lovers
was warm but brief, for minutes were
precious and there was much to be
done.
"We must make our Btart at once,"
said Jefferson Hope, speaking in a
low but resolute voice, like one who
realizes the greatness of the peril,
but has steeled his heart to meet it
"The front and back entrances are
watched, but with caution we may
get away through the side windows
and across the fields. Once on the
road, we are only two miles from the
ravtne where the horses are waiting.
By daybreak we should be half way
through the mountains.
"What if we are stopped?" asked
Ferrier.
Hope slapped the revolver butt
which protruded from' the front of
his tunic. I
"If they are too many for us we
shall take two or three of them with
us," he said, with a sinister smile.
The lights Inside the house ha.i
all been extinguished, and from the
darkened window Ferrier peered
over the fields which had been his
own, and which he was now about to
abandon forever.
He had long nerved himself to tho
sacrifice, however, and the thought
of the honor and happiness of h'i
daughter outweighed any regret at
his ruined fortunes.
All looked so peaceful and happy,
the rustling trees and the broad, si
lent stretch of grain land, that It
was difficult to realize that the spirit
of murder lurked through it all -
Yet the white face and set expres
sion of the young hunter showed that
In his approach to the house he had
seen enough to satisfy him upon that
head. -
Ferrier carried the bag of gold and
notes, Jefferson Hope had the scanty
provisions and water, while Lucy
had a small bundle containing a few
of her more valued possessions.
Opening the window very slowly
and carefully, they waited until , a
dark cloud had somewhat obscured
the right and then one by one pass
ed through Into the little garden.
With bated breath and CTOurhlng
figures they stumbled across it and
gained the shelter of the hedge,
which they skirted -until they came
to the gap whkh opened into the
cornfield.
They had Just reached this point
when the young man seized his two
companions and dragged them down
Into the shadow, where they lay si
lent and trembling.
...... ?
It was as well that his prnlrle train
lng had given Jefferson Hope the
ears of a lynx. .-;
He and his friends had hardly
crouched down before the melan'
choly hooting' of a mountain owl was
heard within a few yards of them.
which was immediately answered by
another at a small distance.
At the same moment a vague, shad'
owy figure emerged from the gap for
which they had been making, and ut
tered the plaintive cry again, on
which a second man appeared out of
the obscurity.
"Tomorrow at midnight," said the
first, who -appeared to be in author
ity. "When the whip-poor-will calls
three times."
"It la well," returned the other.
"Shall I tell Brother Drebber?"
"Pass it on to him, and from him to
the others. Nine to seven!"
"Seven to five!" repeated the other,
and the two figures flitted away in
different . directions. Their conclud
ing words bad evidently been some
form of sign and cqunterslgn. The
instant that their footsteps had died
away In the distance, Jefferson Hope
sprang to his feet, and, helping his
companions through the gap, led the
way across the fields at full speed,
supporting and half carrying the
girl when her strength appeared to
fail her.
"Hurry on! hurry on!" he gasped
from time to time. "We are through
the line of essentials. . Everything
depends on speed. Hurry on."
Once, on the highroad they made
rapid progress. Only once did they
meet any one, and then they man
aged to slip into a field, and so avoid
recognition.
Before reaching the town the hunt
er branched away Into a rugged and
narrow foot path which led to the
mountains.
Two dark, Jagged peaks loomed
a Dove them through the darkness
and the defile which led between
them was the Eagle Ravine, In which
the horses were awaiting them.
With unerring instinct. Jefferson
Hope picked his way among the great
boulders and along the bed of a
dried-up water course until he came
td the retired corner, screened with
rocks, where the faithful animals had
been picketed.
The girl was placed upon the mule.
and old Ferrier upon one of the
horses, with his money-bag, while
Jefferson Hope led the other along
tne precipitous and dangerous paths,
It was a bewildering route for any
one who was not accustomed to face
nature la her wildest moods.
On the one side a great crag tow
ered up a thousand feet or more,
black, stern and menacing, with long
basaltic columns upon his rugged
surface like the ribg of some petri
fied monster.
On the other hand a wild chaos of
bowlders and debris made all ad
vance impossible. Between the two
ran the Irregular track, so narrow in
places that they had to travel in In
dian file, and so rough that only
practiced riders could have traversed
it at all.
Yet, in spite of all dangers and dif
ficulties, the hearts of the fugitives
were light within them, for every
step increased the distance between
them and the terrible despotism from
whrch they were flying.
' They soon fcad a proof, however,
that they were still within the Juris
diction of the Saints.
They had reached the very wildest
and most desolate portion of the
pass, when the girl gave a startled cry
and pointed upward.
On a rock which overlooked the
track showing out dark and plain
against the sky, there stood a soli
tary sentinel. He saw them as soon
as they perceived him, and his mili
tary challenge of "who goes there?"
rang through the silent ravine.
"Travelers for Nevada," said Jef
ferson Hope, with his hand upon the
rifle which hung by his saddle.
They could see the lonely watcher
fingering his gun, and peering down
at them as if dissatisfied at their
reply,
s "By whose permission?"
"The Holy Four," answered Fer
rier. His Lloi'iuoa experiences had
taught him that that was the highest
authority to which he could refer.
"Nine to seven," cried the sentinel.
"Seven to five," returned Jefferson
Hope, ' promptly, remembering the
countersign which he had heard in
the garden.
"Pass,' and the Lord go with you,"
said the voice from above.
. Beyond, this post the path broad
ened out, and the horses were able
to break Into a trot. .
Looking back, they could see the
solitary watcher leaning upon his
gun, and knew that they had passed
the outlying poet of the Chosen Peo
ple, and that freedom lay before
them.
CHAPTER V.
All nleht their course lav through
intricate defiles and over Irregular
and rock-Btrewn paths. More than
once they lost their way, but Hope's
intimate knowledge of the mountains
enabled them to regal a the . track
once more.
When morning broke, a scene of
rnarvelnus though savage beauty lay
before them. In every direction the
great snow-capped peaks hemmed
them in, peeping over one another's
shoulders to the far horizon.
So steep were the rocky banks .on
either side of them that the larch
and the pine seemed to be suspended
over Jhelr heads, and to need only a
gust of wind to come hurtling down
upon, them.
Nor wai the fear entirely an illu
sion, for the barren valley was thick
ly strewn with trees', and boulders
which had fallen in a Similar manner.
Even as tEey passed a great rock
Cam thundering down with a hoarse
rattle which woke the echoes in the
silent gorges and startled the weary
horses Into a gallop.
As the sun rose 'slowly above the
eastern horizon, the caps of the great
mountains lighted up one after the
other, like lamps at a festival, until
they were all ruddy and glowing.
The magnificent spectacle cheered.
the hearts or the three fugitives and
gave them fresh energy. At a wild
torrent which swept out of a ravine
they called a halt and watered their
horses, while they partook of a hasty
breakfast.
Lucy and her father would fain
have rested longer, but Jefferson
Jiopo was Inexorable.
"They wiU be upon our track by
this time." he said. "Everything de
pends upon our speed. Once safe in
Carson, we may rest for the remain
der of our lives."
At night time they chose the base
of a beetling crag, where the rocks
offered some protection from the chill
wind, and there, huddled together lor
warmth, they enjoyed a few hours'
sleep.
Before daybreak, however, they
were up and on their way once more.
They had seen no signs of pursuers,
and Jefferson Hope began to think
that they were fairly out of the reach
of the terrible organization whose en
mity they had incurred.
He little knew how far that Iron
grasp could reach, or how soon it
was to close upon them and crush
them.
About the middle of the second day
of their flight their scanty store of
provisions began to run ont-
This gave the hunter little uneas
iness, however, for there was game
to be had among the mountains, and
he had frequently before had to de
pend upon his rifle for the needs of
life.
Choosing a sheltered nook; he piled
together a few dry branches and
made a blazing fire, at which his
companions might warm themselves,
for they were now nearly five thous
and feet above the sea-level, and the
air was bitter and keen.
Having tethered the horses and
bid Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over
his shoulder and set out In search
of whatever chance might throw in
his way.
Looking back he saw the old man
and the young girl crouching over
the blazing fire, while the three ani
mals stood motionless in the back
ground. Then the Intervening rocks
hid them from his view.
He walked for a couple of miles
through one ravine after another
without success, though from the
marks upon the bark of the trees,
and other indications, he judged that
there were numerous bears in the vi
cinity. At last, after two or three hours'
fruitless search, he was thinking of
turning back in despair, when cast
ing his eyes upward he saw a sight
which sent a thrill of pleasure
through his heart.
On the edge of a Jutting pinnacle,
three or four hundred-feet above him,
there stood a creature somewhat re
sembling a sheep In appearance, but
armed with a pair of gigantic horns.
The big-horn for so It is called
was acting, probably, as a guardian
over a flock which were Invisible to
the hunter; but fortunately It was
heading in the opposite direction, and
had not perceived him.
Lying on his back, he rested his
rifle upon a rock and took a long and
steady aim before drawing the trig
ger. The animal sprang into the air,
tottered for a moment upon the edge
of the precipice, and then came
crashing down Into the valley be
neath. TEe cre"ature was too unwieldy to
lift, so the hunter contented himself
with cutting away, one haunch and
part of the flank.
With this trophy over his shoulder,
he hastened to retrace his steps, for
the evening was already drawing in.
He had hardly started, however, be
fore he realized the difficulty which
faced him.
(To be Continued.)
HIS LIMIT OF LAZINESS.
Man Who Named Two Dogs "Cocoa"
They Were Always Together.
"I never hear laziness discueeed,"
said Frederick Kost, the artist, "but I
think o( Old Man Crawford, who used
to keep an inn down on South Beach,
when the place was practically a wilder
ness, and a lot of us iellows were- in
the habit of running down there to
sketch. He was, without doubt,' the
fellow most utterly devoid of energy it
is possible to infagine. He wouldn't
have breathed if he could have helped
it.
"One of his sons, who had settled in
New York, sent him two daschund
pups. I remember how Crawford
would sit, sunning himself on his porch
the whole day, with one of these dogs,
like animated sausages, on each side 6i
him. They were always by him, one
to the left, the other to the right of his
chair, when they were at rest.
"One day, as I sat talking to him,
the dogs were romping in the house.
Crawford turned and called : 'Here,
Cocoa, Cocoa!' and the daschundg came
trotting out.
" 'What are theirnames, Crawford?'
I aeked, thinking I had misunderstood.
" 'Cocoa,' replied Crawford.
" 'But there are two,' I reminded
him.
" 'One does for both,' replied the old
man. 'They're always together come
and go at the same time. And, any
how, I'm not going to worry myself in
to a decline by thinking up two dogs'
names.' "New York limes.
Wanted to do Home.
Abe Hummel recently entertained'- a
rural relative who was visiting New
York for the first time, says the New
York Times. He took his guest to
Coney Island showed him everything
worth seeing, from Manhattan beach
down to the Bowery. The last place
they inspected was a dime museum,
where the wonderful curiosities greatly
interested the stranger.
Suddenly the countryman raueat
sight of a large mirror, one of the dis
torting kind that makes a man look as
if he had been run over by a steam
rollei. Mr. Hummel'a relative gazed
sadly at his elongated, attentuated ro
flection. Then he turned and said:
"Say, Abe, let's go home, quick!
Gee-willikens! I never knew until
now the meaning of the phrase 'the
pace that kills.' Another day like
this would be the death of me I"
An Eye for Business.
A story is told of a colored butler In
one of New York's most fashionable
suburbs, who, being given one hundred
or more invitations to a social function
for delivery, could not resist the tempt
ation to alip into each a marsnse cir
cular of his wife, who was seeling pa
tients, ine surprise, and consterna
tion of the invited guests at receiving
the two document may be easily
imagined.
Chloroform and Ether. .
A writer in the Lancet report on the
administration of chloroform In 42,978
cares, with 33 fatalities, or one in 1,-
300, and on 37,277 ether esses, with
only four deaths, or one in 9,313.
A Grievance Against His Tailor.
"1 wish yon wouldn't seal your an
nouncement cards." said young Jones.
"Why not?" asked the tailor.
"Because my landlady thinks they
are bills. It hurt y credit"
il niair TATA I ITirC
ALrlllL rlALIIILO
" "
During last year, according to a re
port recently Issued by the Alpine Club,
119 persons lost their lives while climb
lug the Alps more than double the
number for the previous year. Most of
the accidents occurred In the neigh
borhood of Chamounlx and were due to
the foolhardinesa and Inexperience of
tourists. The number of accidents suf
fered by experienced -climbers wag com
paratively small
Switzerland and the Tyrol are becom
ing" the holiday ground for more and
more people every year, and It may be
expected the lives lost will be In the
same proportion. The Increased num
ber of accidents Is therefore exactly
wha might have been expected. When
one tourist attempted to scale a rocky
mountain side or a glacier ten years
ago there are twenty or perhaps fifty
nowadays with the delusion that any
body with an alpenstock and a pair of
SPEAKER OF THE HOISE,
CREATED A
ri-. .'. . J. . .... . .. . J .IIMIMMM-M
rA ONGRESSMAN DAVID BREMNER HENDERSON, who refused to
(TT for re-eleetlou in the Third District of Iowa because of opposition to
y tariff views of some Republican colleagues, bus served his constituents
terms. He was born in Old Deer, Aber
deenshire, Scotland, March 14, 1840. The
family came to America in 1840 and set
tled on a farm in Winnebago County, 111.
Three years later the family acquired a
large tract of government land In Fayette
County, Iowa, which became known as
Henderson prairie. Young Henderson
attended country school, and at the age
of 18 he entered Upper" Iowa College
and renniined there and in the harvrst
field until the Civil War began. One
morning he spoke in the university chapel
aud asked the students to enlist. Twenty-one
followed him. He went out into
the country and, within a week enlisted
104 men and was made lieutenant. He
fought at Fort Henry, led a desperate
charge on Fort Donelson, where his Jaw
was fractured by a bullet. In the battle
of Corinth Henderson lost a leg. He
returned home and worked in the Iowa
enrollment board.
In 1SC5 Col. Henderson was appointed
internal revenue collector, but resigned
to practice law, becoming successful in
Dubuque. In loo the congressional speaker iiendersuh at his desk.
nomination was unanimously offered him, he accepted and was elected. In his
ten consecutive terms he was nominated each time by acclamation. He was
elected Speaker of the House Dec. 4, 1899, and was re-elected In 1901.
A FAMOUS JURIST.
Former United State Supreme Court
Justice Horace Gray.
The death of Horace Gray, at his
home In. Nahant Mass., removed one
of the most eminent of American Jur
ists. Justice Gray
bad been In falling
health for some
time. He suffered
a stroke of apo
plexy a few
months ago, and
from this he never
sufficiently recov
ered to resume his
duties In the Uni
ted States Supreme
Court Upon his
Ji'srica gray. retirement he was
succeeded by Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes, also a resident of Massachu
setts, Justice Gray came of a family long
noted In the legal profession. In Massa
chusetts. He vii born In Boston seventy-four
yeart ago. He graduated
from Harvard College In the class of
ISM, and from the law school In 1849.
He was shortly admitted to the bat
and rose rapidly In his profession. In
1854 he was appointed reporter of de
cisions of the Supreme Court of Massa
chusetts, and served till 1S3L Three
years later he was chosen associate Jus
tice of the same court and chief Jus
tice In 1S73. nere he gained an en
viable reputation as a Jurist He wag
named ag associate Justice of the Su
preme Court of the United States Dec.
19, 18SL by President Arthur.
Justice Gray was a great all around
lawyer. He wag a recognised authority
in admiralty cases. During recent
years be rendered the opinion of the
court In many Important casern. He
was with the majority of the Supreme
Court justices In the Income tax aad
Insular cases and decided that the Uni
m ,f
'L.tv..J
? Ust Year Whl,e Mountain 1
f Cllmbinjr ,.o Persons
Perished.
hobnailed boots can do either, and,
what is worse, most of them are so con
fident of their own ability that they
will not take the precaution to employ
a competent guide.
Nothing attests the nerve and the
courage and endurance of a man as
does mountain climbing, and it Is quite
as much of a science as any other form
of athletic sport Experienced men
can tell at a glance the safest and the
most accessible -paths and where and
between what hourg there will be the
least risk of falling stones. Swiss
guides who have been taken to the
Andes and to the Himalayas and even
to our own American mountains have
never failed to accomplish ascents
which men without experience have
considered Impossible. It Is simply a
matter of ability acquired by long and
patient study, yet any ordinary tourist
Imagines that because one man can ac
complish the feat another may do fhe
same even if be has never seen a
glacier. The greatest number of accl
dents occur upon Mont Blanc, because
that Is the easiest to reach and most
fashionable of all the Swiss mountains,
but at the same time It Is the most dan
gerous because of meteorological con
ditions. The weather Is likely to change
at any time, and when a snowstorm
comes the danger Is greatest
While a party of American tourists
were descending the Mattertiorn some
time ago a mass of rock fell and hurled
several of the party down an Ice gorge,
killing them Instantly. The Illustra
tion to the right shows how the acci
dent occurred. The party was de
scending the mountain when the slip
which caused the fatality occurred.
The lower Illustration shows a party
leaving Zernatt to climb the Matter
horn. WHO
SENSATION BY RETIRING.
try
the
ten
w- mUm11"
ted Stateg bad no right to seize fishing
smacks supposed to be carrying aid to
the Cubans. Justice Gray delivered
the opinion of the Supreme Court that
Congress had the power to make the
treasury notes of the United Stateg le
gal tender In payment of private debta
In time of peace ag well aa In war. .
The deceased jurist was a man of
commanding figure. He stood alx feet
six Inches and was solidly built In so
cial life be was affable and unreserved.
and among those who knew blm well
was regarded as one of the most polite,
genial and courteous of men.
The Piano Typewriter,'
After six years of continuous, patient
and Industrious labor, Faul J. Cleuanth,
of Buffalo, has Invented what he calls
the piano typewriter, and It Is said fa be
one of the Inventions of the age.
The piano typewriter Is an Invention
which will prove decidedly useful to
any person who plays the piano, and es
pecially to composers or bandmasters.
If a composer baa a desire to write a
new piece of music all that Is necessary
for him to do la to attach the new In
vention to his or her piano and play
what be thlnka will make good music.
When be finishes, the notes that be hag
played will be printed on a sheet of pa
per and will be ready for publication.
If he bold the note for a quarter r half
the machine will print a quarter note;
If a half note la wanted be will hold the
cord for two beats and a half note will
be printed.
Proof of Her Deanty.
Barn e Is the girl pretty r
8hedd Beautiful! That Is to say, my
wlf doesn't like her a bit I haven't
seen ber myself, yon know. Boston
Transcript
If we were a woman, we would be
careful of what we said to the wowaa
who goes around with a handkerchief
ready to weep with 700,
Ill
A home remedy: "Do you think coal
oil Is good for mosquitoes?' 'I think
a hard sln- Is better."7-Clevvlund Tlaln
Dealer.
"Mannish sort of girl." "Is she real
ly?" "Very. She used the telephone
for the first time In her life to-day, and
she didn't giggle once."
Tough: "Oh, Henry, don't cut your
pie with a knife." "Eliza, you ought
to be thnnkful I don't call for a can
opener." Chicago Record.
Brtggs What's your Idea of heaven?
Griggs Well, It's the way a man feels
the first three days after he Is home
from a summer vacation. Life.
lis Object: CItlmnn I see you raise
your own vegetables. Suburbanite
Not I simply plant a small garden so
as to keep ihe chickens at home. Life.
Reporter You are so confident of
catching this criminal you must have a
strong olew. Detective We have. He
didn't wear a Panama. New York
Sun.
"The singer hns made great strides
in the profession, hasn't she?" "Yes,
Indeed. Formerly, when she received
an encore, she sang; now she usually
smiles."
A Clever Lawyer: "Is he a good law
yer?" "A good lawyer! Why, say! I
have known blm to prove the truth of
what Isn't so, and not half try." Chi
cago Tost
Making love: "As a mere matter of
curiosity, sir, I should like to know
how long you have been making love
to my wife?" "I began, sir, when you
left ouV'-Llfe.
Mother Did the professor propose?
Daughter Dear uie, mother, he was
on the very verge of it, and I foolishly
happened to mention bacteria. De
troit Free Press.
"Papa, what Is tbe (inference be
tween the smart set and the four hun
dred?" "Why, my son, the four hun
dred la limited to twenty.-slx hundred,
but everybody Is In the smart set"
Life.
Our Two Great Classes: The world
seems to be divided Into two classes;
those who board, mid envy those who
keep house, and these who keep house,
and envy the boarders. Atchison
Globe.
"And you still Insist that your flying
machine Is a practical commercial
quantity?" "I do," answered the business-like
Inventor; "if you don't believe
It 1 can show you tbe gate receipts."
Washington Star. ,
Magistrate Now, I'll let you off this
time, but It must be a lesson for you
not to be In bad company again. Pris
oner Gee whizz! It niu't my fault that
I'm here; the cops made me come.
Philadelphia Record.
Lawyer Brief I see that case of
yours Is on. Jury drawn yet? Lawyer
Skinner Yes, mid It's a splendid one.
Lawker Brief Above the average In
Intelligence, eh? Lawyer Skinner No;
way below It. Philadelphia Press.
At Two Dollars a Visit: "Yes, the
doctor has put me on the strictest kind
of diet." "Indeed. What Is It?"
"Well, he says I mustn't eat anything
I don't like, aud not any more than I
want of what I do." Baltimore News.
"What are you doing?" asked the jus
tice as the defendant's counsel began
bis argument "Going to present our
side of the case." . "1 dou't want to
hear both sides," replied the Justice.
"It has a tlndincy to confuse the coort."
Driver Did you mark the spot
where your, comrade fell out of the
boat and was drowned? O'Lafferty
Shure, Ol did. 01 took a piece av wood
an' left It floatln on tu' wnther at th'
very place he went down, sor. Ohio
State Journal.
The Real Thing: "Are you a real In
dian?" asked the Investigating youth
of one of the painted Indians who ac
companied Buffalo IrtU's Wild West
Show. "Sure!" replied the Indian; "I
was born an' raised in Indianapolis,
Indiana." Exchange,
Mrs. Wedcrly (unmasking after the
fancy ball) Oh," but didn't I fool you,
though? You had no Idea that you
were flirting with your wife all the
evening. Mr. Wederly No, I hadn't;
you were so very agreeable I was com
pletely deceived. Tit-Bits.
The danger of a little knowledge:
"Don't you sometimes regret that you
did not devote more time to your edu
cation In early life?" "No, sir," an
swered the politician; "if I bad learned
to talk grammatical the voterg In my
district would think I was puttln' on
airs and drlftln' away from the hearts
of the people." Washington Star.
"Why did you Insist on getting me
an upper berth In' the sleeping car?"
asked the habitually austere lady.
"WelU" answered her irrepressible
niece, "you have been expecting for so
many years to find somebody uudcr
your bed that I thought It might re
lieve your mind to have all doubts on
the subject removed at once." Wash
ington Star.
"Yes," said the young wife, "nenry
and I bad some words this morning.
and I can't deny that he got the best
of It" "That will neypr do," returned
the experienced neighbor. "You can't
afford to start In married life that
way." "I know It" answered the
young wife. 'I've thought It all over,
and when he comes home to-night I'm
going to bring him to terms so quick
that he'll hardly know what's happen
ed." "Tbat'e right my dear. Show
gome spirit What are you going to
dof "I'm going to bring up tbe sub
ject again and then cry."
Hard on the Baby.
The Philadelphia Times is responsible
for tbe following:
A Canadian firm recently placed with
tbe Montreal and Toronto newspapers
an advertisement of a new nursing bot
tle It bad patented, and was about to
placa on tbe market After giving dl
rectons for use, the "ad." ended In this
manner:
"When tbe baby Is done drinking. It
must be unscrewed and laid In a cool
place, under a tap. If tbe baby does
not thrive on fresh milk. It should be
boiled."
GEO. P. CROWELL,
Siiosor to K, L. Smith,
Oldest Established Home in tho valley
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Groceries.
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
Flour and Feed, etc.
This old-ectablislied house will con
tinue to pay cap 1 1 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 tbe way of reasonable prices.
Lumber
Wood,
Posts, Etc.
Davenport Bros.
Lumber Co.
Have opened an ollice in Ilmxl River.
Call and pet prices and leave orders,
which will be promptly filled.
Regulator Line
STEAMERS
Regulator and Dalles City
Between TI10 Dalles and Portland
Daily Except Sunday.
Leave Dalles 7 A. M.
Arrive Portland .4 P. M.
lA'Hve Portland 7 A. M.
Arrive Dalles 5 P. M.
Leave Hood River (down) at 8 :30 A. M.
Arrive Hood River (up) at 3:30 P.M.
W. C ALLAWAY,
General Agent.
White Collar Line
Portland -Astoria Route
Str. "BAILEY GATZERT."
Dally round trips except Sunday.
TIME CARD.
Leaves Tortlarnl 7:00 A. M
Leave. Astoria 7:00 P. M
Through Portland connection with Steamer
Nahcotta from lhvaco and Long Beach point..
White Dollar Line tickets interchangeable
with O. K. & ti. Co. and V. T. Co. ticket..
TheDalles-Portland Route
STEAMERS
"TAHOMA" and "METLAKO"
Dally trip, except Sunday.
Str. "TAHOMA."
Leave. Portlnnd, Mon., Wed., Frl 7:00 A. M
Leave. The Dulles, l ues., Thurs. Sat, 7:00 A. M
Str. "METLAKO."
Leave. Portland, Tues., Thu., Sat 7:00 A. M.
Leaves The Dalles Mon., Wed., Fri 7:00 A. M.
Landing and ollice: Foot Alder Street. Both
phone. Main 851. Portland, Oregon.
AGENTS.
J. W. miCIITON , The Dalle., Ore.
A. K. FI'LLKK Hood Kiver, Ore.
WOLFOKD & WYKltS... .While Salmon, Wash.
11 EN Li Y OI.MSTKU ( arson, Waah.
JOHN ('.. TOTTUN KteveiiHon, Wash.
J. C. WYATT Vancouver, Wash.
A. J. TAYLOlt Astoria, Ore.
E. W. CRICHTON,
Portland, Oregon
Oregon
Shot line
and union Pacific
Dipabt TI"E SCHEDULE ......
PortHnd. Or. A"'T
fhicagn Fait Lake, Denver, 4:30 p.m.
Portland Ft. Worth.Omaha,
Fpecial Kansas City, St.
t:uoa. m. Loiiis,Chicagoand
via East.
Huntington.
At'antlo Walla Walla Lewi.. 8:10 a.m.
Express ton.Hpokane.Min.
8:50 p.m. neapolis.St. Paul,
via Dulutli, Milwau-
Huntington. kee,Chlcago&b.ast
Ft. Tanl Fait Lake, Denver, 7:00a. m.
Fast Mail Ft. Worth.Omaha,
6;lo p. ra. Kansas City, 8t.
via Uiuin.CdkoKOSlid
Spokane East.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE
KOM PORTLAND.
t.tlip.m. All salllnf dates 4:00 p.m.
subject to change
For Fan Francisco
tallvery 6 daya
Dally Columtl. Rlv.r 4 00 p.m.
Ex.Fuiiday St.am.ra. Kx. Hundar
t mo. m. r
Saturday To Astoria and Way
Hi.uu p. m. Landings. -
:4ft a m Wllltawtte mm. 4 80 p.m.
Hon., Ned. Water permitting. Ka.Buoday
and FrL Oregoo rity, nw.
berg. Malum, 4ji.le
pendente, Corval
litand Hay lud-
Inga.
7:00a.m. Hl.awft a4 Urn- :S0p.m.
Tufs, lliur htllliMr.. Hon Wod.
andSaL Water permitting. and FrL
Ori-goii i ltj, .,r.
lou, A Hay Laud.
lugs.
J?!'.!" tnU l-v Uwl.toa
4:(H ft. m. - m.
Daily eieept Rlp.rU to Uwlston Daily ..ospt
Moudlr' j j Monday.
A. L. CRAIO,
Cacral Paneagtr Agent Portlaad, Otv
A. K. HOAR, AtBt, Uot4 Hivor.