fie land
I A Tale of tiia Early Settlers
gi Louisiana.
Z BY AUSTIN C. BUROICK
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CHAPTER X.-(Continued.l
"But what is the nature of this dan
ger? What U this alternative?"
"I dare not apeak now, but I may tell
yon aome time."
"But "
" sh!" interrupted the princess, la an
abrupt, but yet kind tone. "You must
not urge me beyond what I have assured
you. Coqualla speaks not without
thought, and hence she speaks not the
second time. I must not atop now. I
know the character of aome of your peo
ple, and their words do not come from
their hearts. So you might b led away,
tad think Stung Serpent meant a dark
thing when he spoke fair. You will not
forget Counalla."
With these words she turned away,
and ere the youth could detain her sh
was gone. He saw the heavy door close
after her light and graceful form, and
then he aank down again upon the cold
earth. What could be the meaning of
her visit? Why should she have come
to him thus to warn lilm of a danger
threatened by her father? It was a
strange circumstance, and afforded the
prisoner plenty of food for thought.
The morning dawned, the prison door
was opened, and Stung Serpent entered,
and with him came two others, one of
them an old man, decrepit with age, and
the other a tall, athletic wan, only a
little older than Stung Serpent. White
Hand quickly recognised this latter Indi
vidual as the Great Sun the king of all
the Natchez, not only from his noble
bearing and his resemblance to his broth
er, but also from the curiously wrought
circlet of feathers, with Its elevated
plume of horse hair, that adorned his
head.
The youth arose as these men entered,
but he did not speak. His arms were
folded across bis breast, and with a
teady, calm look, he returned the gaze
that was bent upon him.
"White Hand," spoke the prince, "list
en to the'words that the Great Sun-shall
speak to thee." . ' .
At these words the king stepped for
ward. The prisoner had seen many proud
men, and many of the great men among
his people, but he had never seen one so
purely noble in his look and bearing at
the Great Sun of the Natchez.
"Son of the pale faced invader," spoke
the chieftain, "thy people have come up
on us with evil intent, and their feet al
ready tread upon lands not their own.
They have come with smooth tongue and
smiling face, and while they whispered
words of love, they have robbed us of
that which the Great Spirit had given
us. The white man says the Notches
are treacherous; but falsehood was not
here until the white man came. He says
the Natchez are cruel; but the dove is
cruel when her nest is despoiled by the
serpent. Whence art thou here in the
. village of the White Apple? Dost thou
knAwJ"
"No. no." uttered the prisoner.
" Tis because of the evil that dwells
In the bosom of your people. We sought
a child of the white man to send him on
a mission to the white man's God, and
while we sought such an one, lo! the wish
was met by one who wished to be free of
an encumbrance uron him. You will
not fear to go upon the mission we would
have you perform. Every year ninny of
our people go voluntarily to the world of
spirits to accompany their beloved rela
tives. Then why should you fear, since
you, too, will ascend at once to the home
of your God? Uuliq of tne pale race
listen! Go tell jour God that he shall
send no more vengeance upon the
Natchez for the deeds they have done
to the white man. Tell him how the
white man has come to despoil us. Tell
him this: Once the Natchez were happy
and peaceful; their homes were pure, and
their hearts were glad. Plenty smiled
upon them, and Joy was theirs. But by
and by a strange boat, with wings like a
great bird, came over the great salt lake,
and the white man was iii It. He came
with fire In his guns and. fire In his bar
rels; and when a multitude had landed
here, they began to place their foot upon
our necks. And now our joy is gone, for
rottenness has crept over our homes; vice
has festered like grent sores in our vil
lages; our warriors have drunk of tha
accursed firewater until they have be
come like old women; our domain is be
coming wrested from us and sorrow sits
like black spirit brooding over our de
cay. Tell your God all this, and thrn
ask him not to answer the white man's
prayers when they ask for vengeance
gainst the Natchez. Uemember my
words, and forget not one of them."
Thus speaking, the Great Sun folded
bis arms and gazed silently into the
youth's face. White Hand was moved
deeply moved by the speech he had
heard, for there was a depth of pathos
In It that appealed directly to the heart.
He knew well what each word of the
chieftain meant, and he knew bow true
It was. But beyond this there was a
meaning that struck terror to the youth's
soul. He was just upon the point of fall-
lug upon his knees, when the Great Sun
turned away and stalked from the place.
Tale and trembling, hite Hand watch
ed him until he was gone, and then turn
ed to Stung Serpent.
"White Hand, you have heard the
words of the Great Sun. He has spoken
to you the truth. Now follow me. '
Then Stung Serpent walked slowly
from the prison house, and the old man
took W bite Hand by the arm and said
"Come!" Instinctively he obeyed the
summons, though his steps trembled as
he walked forth. When he reached the
open air, the prisoner looked around, but
not a living thing could he save the
tout- prince who walked on ahead and
the old man who led him.
Next to the prison, and distant some
five rods, stood the temple. White Hand
knew it by the rude imitation of the bias
ing sun that adorned the roof at the ga
ble. Into this temple he was led, and
here he found some twenty men, eight of
whom were those warriors whose duty
it was to attend the sacred fire. This
fire was burning upon an altar, and very
cnrionsly wrought with strange devices.
But the youth took but little notice of the
Itar. His attention was arrested by the
-appearance of two stout men who stood
near the altar with knives In their hands.
and with large bowl between them
which was blood-stained both outside and
In.
"Now, White Ilend," spoke Stung 5Vr
pent, approaching him and placing his
broad hand npon his shoulder, "you will
Dot forget the message that the Great
Sun has given yon to deliver to your
God. and you must give it word for word
and if the Great Spirit of the whit mam
knows all things, he will know that the
Natchez have only sent to him the words
of truth. Yon will have an easy path
from the earth, for oar warriors kaew
how to set the spirit free without pain.
With a quick start White Hand bound
ed back from Stung Serpent's touch. The
whole truth now came upon mm. "
knew that the temple in a neighboring
tnB un PAianttv atnick bv light
ning and burned to ashea, and he had
hsitxd that the governor or tne ion
Rnnnlle had nrofessed to ask his God to
send the calamity upon them. Now the
Indians, ia their ignorance or num.
,k miM aoml a messatre to the
iii- . m ' j t wu.u " . " "
offended God of the white man, and that
when he knew the troth, his anger wouiu
be appeased.
"Ho d " he ottered, raising nis nauu
towards the prince. "What hare I done
that you should take my life? From a
mn hn I hava crown uo here, and
never, by thought or deed, did I harm to
one of your people. Why, tnen, ao jou
take an Innocent person to slay?"
'The pale boy has fallen into our pow
er, and we would send mm on uuj
m!.alin Vnt tn anror nr revenge do we
seek to do this, but only for good. Thou
art a cast-away from tnose you luveu,
nil atiralv vnn would rather be with
those of your people who have gone to
the land of spirits beiore you man. w
have no home."
"And you think I will carry the mes
sage you would tend?" cried the youth.
"Nor he added, deeply ana soiemmy.
will tell the Great Spirit how I was a
will tell
, vll y I IOUUCI aaa J via a uhuu-ti -
Tiim thus: In my own home I had a bit
ter enemy. That enemy desired my
ruin that he might possess all my father's
gold; so ne netrayea me into me uauu.
of the red men. They took me with them
to their village, and I murmured not.
Then they seized me, as they would a
brute, and murdered me In cold blood!
Th. will I unaalr linrn the God of heaV-
en, and ask for vengeance upon my mur
derers. Be sure, now, ye warriors 01 mo
Natchez, that I will do as I have said.
I have harmed ye not."
The red warriors were perplexed, ana
for some moments they whispered togeth
er In their own tongue. Then Stung Ser
n.nf nnwtii thoil Ma rtrisnnar and took
him by the hand, and having gazed awhile
into his race, ne saw
"Do you believe Stung Serpent would
speak a falsehood?"
I do not," was White Hand s imme
diate answer.
"Thon lUten tn me. If I snare your
life, I must speak falsehood, for I prom
ised that yon should not live."
"To whom did you make such a prom
ise?" the youth asked.
"Vatroi. mind ftnnh a nrnmiflft I made.
Rnv T hava Tin rlpnire to keen It. now that
yon will not carry the message we ask
you to. save for mine nonor.
"Honor! And can the noblest warrior
of all the Little Suns of the Natchez find
honor in taking the life of one who never
harmed him?"
"Not in that not In that Yet I gave
my. word."
Thus speaking, the old warrior walked
slowly to the other end of the temple,
nil fVian ama Kaplr atrflln. and when he
stopped, ray of light had shot athwart
his dusky features.
"White Hand." he said, speaking more
deeply than before, "can I know that
thou wilt not speak falsehood to me
that If I have a promise from thee I may
rest assured it will be most sacredly
kept?" ...
Ay upon my life! replied the prison
er, bowing low.
"Then if I spare thee now, wilt thon
swear not to reveal thyself to any white
person who shall come hither to our vil
lage, and that thou wilt not leave enr
village, save with my consent? bnall l
have this promise from thee?"
The youth hesitated not an instant;
but the promise was given quickly and
distinctly.
"Then come with me now. and In time
thou shalt see me again. But remem
ber, thy promise is given on thy life, and
Q..,n Sarnnnr truara thpa. Not another
man of all thy people could have moved
the Natchez prince as thou hast.
Tin, anenuinir. Mtnnz sernent stalked
from the temple, and the old man took
White Hand again Dy tne arm ana led
him forth. Once more he was conduct
ed to the prison, and without a word,
the old Indian pushed him in, and then
locked the door upon him.
CHAPTER XI.
Alone the prisoner remained nntil noon,
and then his dinner was brought by an
Indian whom he bad not before seen. He
asked no questions, but allowed the mes
senger to go and come la silence. An
hour afterwards the door was agnlu
opened, and this time the light, airy form
of the Princess Coqualla entered the pris
on. White Hand immediately arose and
moved towards her.
"My white brother Is safe, and Co
qualla Is glad," the princess uttered, as
she took the proffered hand.
"Ah, fair princess!" exe'almed the
youth, with some sadness in his tone;
"but how long shall I be safe?"
"As long as you wish. B;it listen. The
Natchez speak plainly when they h.we
anything to say, for th'.'y would be quick
ly understood. My father has promised
to kill thee, and in one way alone can
he forego his pledge. He will not kiil
his own son-in-law."
The dusky princess trembled as rhe
poke, aud her bead was bowed. But
White Hand understood her. He gazed
a few moments upon her downcast fare,
and he wondered at her extreme beauty.
She was dark, but tho youth had seen
faces in his own land much darker, but
never had seen a smoother, fairer skin,
nor features more faultlessly regular and
beautiful. He atarted at her words, but
it was with a strange, thrilling start, and
a troubled, perplexed look worked .upon
hii face.
"Coqualla," he said, "thou art the only
daughter of thy father?"
"Thou speakest truth," was her reply.
"And will thy father give me to thee
for a husband?"
"He will."
"And how Is thy wish?"
"Like my father's. He loves thee, for
thon bast touched his heart Last night
I heard him say thon wast the first un
complaining, noble white man he had
ever seen full of pain and sorrow. I love
thee, too, and can always love thee and
be true."
White Hand started across the prison,
and his head was bowed in deep thought
At length he stopped and took Coqualla
by the hand and led her to where the
ground rolled np into a little knoll, and
here he sat down and drew the princess
to his aide.
"Coqnalla," ha whispered, "speak to
me truly, now, and let not a thought of
me retain your words, or mold them to
smoothness of utterance. Yen would
marry me. Is it for love of me, or only
to save my life?"
"Both," answered the fair girl. "But
were thy life all thine own, and I thought
that the asking would bring thee to me
forever, I'd ask thee on my knees,"
A little while the youth held. the hand
of the princess, and gazed Into her large.
dark eyes, and then he spoke. His words
were low and earnest, and Coqualla list
ened In silence. He went on, and spoke
more freely, but still in a wnisper, ana
when be had done, the princes placed
her arms about his neck and wept He,
too, wound bis arms about the lithe form
of his companion and pressed her to his
bosom; and from that moment their lovea
were reciprocal.
Coiuaila harried away from thT prison.
and when she returned, she brought with
her the dress of a Ldttie oun 01 uie
Natchez, and an earthen bottle. White
Hand was soon arrayed In the Indian
garb, and then the princess proceeded to
bathe his face, arm and feet with a
fluid that was contained in the bottle.
It waa a preparation of the onter cover
ing of the hickory nut, and some pecu
liar root, which gave the color of the
red man's skia.
Thus arrayed and metamorphosed, Co
qualla took her lover by the hand and led
him forth. Not far from the temple was
the house of Stung Serpent It waa, like
all the other dwellings, of an omong lorm,
the walls buUt of rough runner, mauu
tight by a cement formed of clay and
Spaniah moss, with a roof of reeds and
ine very skillfully Interwoven upon a
f-.m'i, and made tisht bv the same kind
of cement that formed the walls. To this
house White Hand was led. and wnen
h .nrarod- ha found that not only were
all of Stung Serpent's family present,
but also the Great Bun and ma wives.
(To be continued.)
MAGIUTON, THE APE ACROBAT.
Story from Fcotlaud of a Ghost and a
feriea of Dreams,
Some years ago my wife had repeated
dreams of a house, the interior arrange
ments of which she described minutely,
nirhnmrh no Idea as to Its locality was
conveyed to her. Subsequently, In the
year 1883, 1 hired for the autumn from
Lady B a house in the Uiguianas,
with shooting and fishing; my son, who
was in Scotland at the time, arranged
the matter, neither my wife nor I hav
ing seen the place. "When I went (with
out my wife) to make final arrange
ments for taking possession, Lady B
was still living in the bouse, ana sue
told me that If I did not mind she pro
posed putting me for the night Into a
bedroom which she herself usually oc
cupied, and which for some time past
had been haunted by "a little lady,"
who continually appeared In It As I
was somewhat skeptical upon such
matters 1 replied that I should be de
lighted to make the acquaintance of
her crhoatw visitor, and I accordingly
slept in the room, but no such visitor
appeared to me.
Subsequently, upon my wife's arrival
at the house, she, to her great astonish
ment, found it to be the counterpart of
her dream house, and on Inspecting It
from hall to attic every detail appeared
to correspond. But on descending
acaln to the ball she said: "No, this
cannot be the bouse, after all, as in my
dream there was another suite 01 rooms
on that side, which is missing here."
She was at once told that there was
Mich a suite of apartments, not ap
proached from the hall, and on being
taken over them she recognized every
room. She, however, said that a bed
room in this suite appeared in her
dream to be a sitting-room, and It ap
peared that this had been the case, but
that the arrangement had Just been al
tered.
A dav or two after, my wife and I
met Lady B .- and I Introduced the
two ladles to each other, as they had
not previously been acquainted, in
stantly Lady B exclaimed: "Why,
win are the lady who haunted my bed
room." I have no explanation to offer,
nor had my wife during the rest of her
life, as to what some might call a re
markable coincidence, and what would
be called in the Highlands a case of
"second sight." Certainly my dear wife
was the last person In the world to
give undue license to her Imagination,
and, further, I can vouch for the fact,
and so can other members of my ram
ily, that she did undoubtedly describe
anenratplv a bouse which had some
rather remarkable arrangements, and
this long before she or any otner mem
hfr of the family were even aware
that such a house really existed.
Dodging Bullets.
I. once watched a man for more than
an hour fire repeatedly at a loon on a
nond In Lincoln County, Maine, the loon
being frozen in by thin ice, out navmg
kept a small circular Rpace open by its
movements, the Ice not being strong
enough to sustain the man, and the
open space not being large enough to
enable the bird to swim and rise, as a
loon canntA rise In flight from a sta
tionary position In the water. The loon
dodged every shot (by diving), although
within easy -gunshot range from the
shore. It was not killed until the next
morning, when the tee had become
strong enough to permit the man to go
close up to the open space and shoot
when the loon enme to the surface; but
under the circumstances, I think the
man ought to have been shot Instead
of the loon. Communication In New
York Sun.
I don't know anything about loons,
but It doos not seem to me such a re
markable thing for an animal to dodge
shot or eveni a balL The Initial velocity
of a ball from the average sporting rifle
Is very much under 1,000 feet per sec
ond, and the time of passage for 100
yards Is a very considerable fraction of
a second. For the ordinary shotgun it
is frequently a second or more. Light,
for all practical purposes In dodging,
la Instantaneous, so If the loon sees the
flash why shouldn't be get out of the
way? I have frequently stood on the
target butts until after a shot was fired
at 600 yards from a Springfield army
rifle. Jumping Into the pit before the
ball reached the target, and I never
thought, this much of a trick. With a
Winchester It would have been scarce
ly necessary to have jumped at all; I
might have walked off. Communica
tion in New York Sun.
Bismarck's Big; Brain.
Prln?e Bismarck's brain, according to
the flattering estimate of the anthropol
ogist Otto Ammon, was probably tne
heaviest known to anatomical science.
Herr' Ammon, in consultation with
Prof. Schafer, the sculptor, concluded
from the measurements taken for
Schafer's bnst that the brain of the
old stateman weighed 1,867 grammes.
and consequently exceeds In weight
that of any known genius. Cuvler's
brain weighed 1,830 grammes. Byron's
1,807. Krant's 1,650, Schlller'a 1,630,
and Dante's 1.420. The average weight
of the brain of an Intelligent Euro
pean is only 1,580 grammes.
Bis Reliance.
"Do yon really believe In your profes
sion of faith healing?"
"It depends," said the man who la ad
vertising occult powers, "on whether
you mean as a medical aid or as a finan
cial investment Washington Star,
A young man should not make bia
every fancy hi fiancee.
DANGERS Of COMBINATION.
By Ker. Or. Lyman Abbott.
We still hear the question, "Shall la
bor be organized?" It must be. Mod
ern conditions cannot exist without
such organization. I do not know
whether there, was a garden of Eden,
but I do know that to go back to Adam
would be going backward, not forward.
The real question before us to-dny Is,
"Shall labor be autocratically or demo
cratically organized? Shall thousands
of workmen take what the master pre
scribes and not have a voice in the de-
f
DH. abbott. clslon as to the hours of labor, the
wages and its conditions? Has not labor
and legs? When a labor union demands recognition, it
may desire a brief display of authority,
declaration of a right to speak In its own
that the demand of labor Is right Labor organizations
must be democratic, not autocratic. Tha object of the great
labor organizations Is to say Itself what shall be Its hours
of lubor, the conditions and the wages. The phenomenon
of trades unions is not to be measured by an unreasonable
demand of one of them. .
There are dangers In great combinations of wealth, and
there are dangers in great combinations of labor. What
we want Is to get rid of the abuse of power and the incom
petent use of power when It gets Into the hand of the
demagogue. Because there are bosses and demagogues in
politics we do not propose to abolish political organizations,
but rather to rid them of bosses and demagogues.
STATE AID FOR CONSUMPTIVES.
By Dr. Bigg, Bacteriologist, of New York.
I have always felt that much harm has been
done by calling tuberculosis a contagious disease.
It causes confusion In the lay mind, because the
popular conception of a contagious disease is
connected with such diseases as scarlet fever and
small-pox, In which very limited contact may
result in Infection. Too much emphasis cannot
be placed upon the fact that consumptives are a
source of danger chiefly through the sputum, and
If this were destroyed the most intimate
bercular patients is free from danger.
Tho frequent occurrence of several
tuberculosis In a family Is to be explained not on the sup
position that the disease Itself has been
of exceedingly rare occurrence, but that
duced after birth by direct transmission
Individual. The house which has been
sumptives may have been Infected, and
fected their relations ,wlth their children
the transmission by direct contact.
It may be safely estimated that there
New York City S0.000 cases of tuberculosis in a stage of
the disease in which It could be easily vanquished by a
competent physician. The State is annually spending many
millions for the care of the Insane, and
lutely necessary for humanitarian reasons I have no hesi
tation In saying that far greater returns
from the expenditure of one-fourth the amount on the pre
vention and cure of tuberculosis. I have no doubt that
measures first begun in 'a small way in this city fifteen
years ago have resulted In saving the lives of 20,000 6r
30,000 inhabitants.
HOW TO DEAL WITH THE TIMID SUITOR.
By Helen Oldtleld-
Custom ordains that a man may choose while a
woman must wait to be chosen; consequently. It
behooves a modest maiden to guard against be
traying her preference for any man who has not
first openly shown his decided preference for her.
Even then, if she Is wine, she will be careful; It
man's nature to pursue, and he Is prone to re
sent any assumption of his masculine preroga
tive. The woman who, as the phrase Is, runs
after the men, Is usually the woman
and the quarry whom she eventually
cases not worth the trouble of pursuit.
Still, there Is moderation In all things.
elf-respect object to being snubbed.
LIVES WITH THE PARIAHS.
American Millionaire Prefer. Resi
dence Among Outcast, of Japan.
An eminent American alienist, Dr.
Burr, records the most peculiar case of
mental perversion ever known, he be
lieves, In the history of the world. It
I sthat of an American millionaire, who
Instead of living In luxury and ease
among those of bis own kin, has chosen
to reside among the outcasts In far
away Japan. Many years ago he was
one of the greatsrt specialists In Amer
ica and was provided with vast sums of
money for the purchase of such instru
ments aud assistance as he needed.
His reputation was very great and
he amassed a fortune of over f 10,000,
000. Then he took to dissipation,
which soon led to his downfall aud,
though rich and handsome, with cul
tured and aesthetic tastes, he wander
ed away from the United States and
took up a life of revolting excesses
among the "hanlns" or gravedlggers
and social outcasts of Japan.
He caused his body to be tattooed over
every Inch of Its surface and after a
time returned to America, exhibiting
the work of the oriental tattoers to
anyone who would care to look at It.
A great dragon, perfectly shaded In
every detail, adorned his back, while
other designs were scattered over other
parts of his body.
He was, however, cut by all his old
friends and turned out of all the clubs,
and subsequently returned to Japan,
where, In the garb of one of the despis
ed "hanlns," he wandered about the
country with a performing bear and
a harem.
His next freak was to hire a squad
of Japanese boys, practically buying
them outright from their parents. He
dressed them in miltary costume and
opposed to them an equal number of
trained monkeys, dressed as Chinese
soldiers.
Then for his entertainment the Chlno
Japanese war was constantly renewed.
The contests were bloody and brutal
and rewards were offered to the boys to
urge them on to further atrocities.
While thus describing the life and
doings of this strange specimen of hu
manity, Dr. Barr has taken the great
est pains to conceal the Identity of the
man and has so far succeeded.
A SHAVING GLASS.
The man who shaves himself often
finds it difficult to place his mirror
where he can get a good light for the
work, and without the light it la not an
easy task to manipulate the raxor to
remove the growth of beard from all
parts of the face. Terhapa the travel
ing ruffn has more difficulty in this re
spect than tbe one who baa his glass
suspended in a fixed place In his room,
and it Is for his nse especially tbxt the
persist In attentions
to understand that
open dislike for them, and who freely avow their aversion
upon the housetops.
A clever woman, not Inordinately va!n, as even clever
women sometimes are, can almost Invariably distinguish
between mere admiration and the warmer feeling which is
the root of love. Moreover, admiration frequently blos
soms into love if it be gently handled and wisely culti
vated. The woman who possesses the sixth sense, which
men name tact, will know by Intuition Just how and when
to encourage a diffident admirer; how and where to allow a
timid suitor to perceive that she prefers his attentions to
those of other men, without advertising that preference to
outsiders or disgusting her suitor by her boldness.
a head and arms
but at bottom is its
behalf. I believe
ADVANTAGE OF HAVING BROTHERS.
By Marlon F. Mowbray.
contact with tu
cases of pulmonary
Inherited, as this Is
It has been pro
from some affected
occupied by con
If parents are af
are favorable for
are at present In
THE LAW OF GOOD
while this is abso
would be obtained
..mh thmnrht. stndv
from whom men flee.
captures is in most
Men with proper
No gentleman will
ALASKA NOW THE GREAT NEW
COUNTRY UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG.
to3
JaJiJ aiae; out regaraiess oi sui-n goiu iiusra mo ucioivy
MCfPfJ W-. tnent of the great peninsula goes steadily on. This
W-i.' f'.Ti X., t Hnvoinnninnt la now Kn much a matter of course that
and dally the proof accumulates that portions of Alaska have great agricul
tural possibilities. , .
It is now asserted that the time Is coming when there will be a million
farmers aud miners In the Copper Valley. The soil Is deep and rich and
Is capable of yielding good crops of all the cereals, garden truck, and fruit;
and tho climate permits. There Is an abundance of excellent grazing land,
and cattle raising should become an Important Industry.' In the Tanana
Vallov basin there are thousands of acres of excellent wild hay. "With the
L Alaskan railroad as a fact." writes an
gration to Manitoba aud otner provinces in nuaus v,m cease, ns mo Alas
kan farmer with his natural advantages will become a successful competitor
for the west coast trade."
The railroad referred to Is that projected from Port Valdea to Eagle City
on the Yukon and thence to Dawson City. The distance Is 400 miles, or
175 miles less thnn by the Skaguay route. Tbe engineering difficulties are
few, and the abundance of timber will tend to reduce the cost The con
tract for this road has been awarded to J. B. McDonald, of New York, wbo
expects to put 5.000 men to work In the spring. At first it will run through
an almost uninhabited country, but there Is no possibility of developing this
region without first providing transportation means.
shaving mirror Illustrated here Is In
tended. As the glass and its support
can be folded tn small compass, and
are of light weight tho device will
not greatly increase the traveling mai s
luggage, and itst added convenience
GLASS IK position ron rsE.
over an ordinary mirror is at once ap
parent The invention consists of a
flat plate, secured to the body by a
strap around the waist with a rod
clamped to a bracket on the face of
the plate to support the frame tn which
tha nlrror is mounted. At either end
v tit.
to any woman who gives him plainlj
such attentions are distasteful. Com
mon sense as well as courtesy forbids it . It Is only in .
novels that men Insist upon marrying wives who manifest
It Is an Indisputable fact that the girl who
grows up with plenty -of brothers has a great
advantage In knowing and understanding men
when she arrives at years of discretion. What !
more Important' such a girl Is much more com
panionable to a man. If young men exercise any
thought when choosing their sweethearts they
cannot do better than select a girl with brothers.
The girl who has lacked brothers In her early life
does not get used, to that untrammeled attitude toward
men which is a second nature with the girls who are
brought np in a houseful of boys. Indeed, tomboylsm in
a young girl Is perhaps the best education which she can
have In the days of her girlhood.
There is a give-and-take attitude in the girl who has
brothers, something more than a possible feeling of com
radeship, and the certain knowledge that because a man
pays her some attention, it does not follow that he means
marriage, or has "serious Intentions," to use the words
which' old-fashioned mothers apply under such conditions.
The girl, on the other hand, who has not had brothers,
translates any civility as having an ulterior motive, espe
cially if she Is not quite so young as she used to be, and
hopes to be married, for we know how often the wish Is
father to the thought Then, anxious that the man should
not see that she has any such Idea, she at once endeavors
to hide her thought To do this, she adopts an unnatural
attitude, and, so far from concealing her idea, she shows
her hand.
The girl who Is brought up with plenty of brothers, some
older and some younger than herself, will have a chance to
correct the defects of her education. If she has any sense
she will learn to avoid these faults. She will Insensibly ac
quire a pleasant, companionable manner with men, and she
will know that they do not like stiff, self-conscious young
women.
TASTE.
Bv tadr Randolph ClurchM.
The chief alms of art In dress should be either
the artistic blending of colors, the clever effects
that make beautiful the greatest simplicity or the
most gorgeous and sumptuous raiment For In
stance, what can be more simple than the classi
cal Greek costume, or more magnificent than a
Venetian sixteenth century robe? And yet both
can impart dignity and grace to the modern
wpnrer. To be perfect the former requires as
and taste as the latter. Above all, to
be suitably clad Is the keynote of the successful twentieth
century toilette. Since women have emulated men In the
way of sport, and follovj them on the moor, In the hunting
field, on the golf links, and In the motor car, their dress
has naturally become more practical. Any foolish fashion
Is certain to be short-lived nowadays. The abominable
practice of wearing long skirts for the streets is dying out
Pretty as It is to see a summer dress negligently trailed over
a smooth lawn Jeweled with daisies, the sight of a woman
dragging her gown In the street sweeping up the filth and
collecting millions qf microbes, Is a revolting spectacle;
and" yet with a long skirt the only alternative Is to hold it
up, a practice which Induces cramp In the arm, as well as
cold fingers In winter, and gives a decidedly ungraceful
walk and attitude.
HE public attention has been recently turned to Alaska
by the announcement of a new discovery of gold on the
headwaters of the, Tanana, which may rival the Klon-
.1. . . -. I . t , a . 1 1 . .
we do not notice It any more than we notice the growth
of one of the States. We have come to expect almost
anything of Alaska. It has Immense coal fields, oil
fields of great promise, and forests extensive enough
to supply the whole American demand for many year.
The copper ores of Alaska are probably more exten
sive than such deposits In any other part of the world.
It has only made a beginning In gold producing. Its
fisheries are among the most profitable in the world,
enthusiastic correspondent, "the Immi
of the. rod is a clamping screw, by tbe
aid of which adjustment or the mirror
can be made to bring It to the proper
height When the glass has been plac
ed In position the shaver has only to
step In front of a window or artificial
light to afford a distinct view of his
face and enable him to use the razor
with accuracy.
Found Them Hard to Raise,
A great gormand, who bad a passion
for shell-fish, Inherited a fine estate and
a large sum of money. He had been ex
travagant, and bis friends were greatly
rejoiced at his legacy. Mr. IL Barry,
in "Ivan at Home," tells to what use
the money was devoted:
I went to town one day, and soon
learned that the prince was in bis usual
Impecunious condition.
"Where has your legacy gone?" I nak
ed. "Why," be replied, "you know that
I am very fond of lobsters, and having
a river on my estate, I thought I would
try to acclimatize tbem there; but un
fortunately I have spent all tbe legacy
in tbe attempt without succeeding. I
quite forgot the water Is not salt"
The best some people can do Is to ex
press second-band opinions.
GEO. P. CROVELL,
Sucoeor to E. L. Smith,
Oldnt Kslabliihed Ilouaa la th valley .1
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 elerk, 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.
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