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Ink Contrabandist; I! OR THE II lileLife's Secret! Ell CHAPTER XI. A rtranger brought a note for Louis lomi houri after tb disappearance of Rose. He laid hit name wai Raimonde, and that he had been sent by a person who wai a friend both to hlinself and to the missing flrl. The note required Louia to truat him aelf absolutely in the handa of the mes senger. For a time he hesitated. Then his anxiety led him to obey. He even consented to be blindfolded, aa the letter had enjoined. Under circumstances of a less urgent and exciting nature, Louis might have paused to question the wisdom of his course In wholly and unreservedly en trusting himself to the bands of an ut ter stranger. Together they continued their route. Raimonde paused, saying: "Will monsieur staad here an Instant? I must move a step forward, and mon sieur must be very careful not to re move the handkerchief Just yet." He released his hand and left him. Louis, standing still, beard a hash, grat ing sound at a little distance before him, and a sound as of some person lifting c heavy body. "Come, monsieur," said the voice of Raimonde; "take one step forward and here Is my hand. I am below you now. You must sloop. Put your hand on my shoulder thus. Now, you know that you stand on a rock, from which I have Jumped. You mutt follow me so; that Is It. Here we are!" The grating noise was heard again. Then Louis waa conducted over what aeemed to be a smooth and level path of atone. He had been admitted by Raimonde through the rear entrance of the cavern, and was passing now through ths long" subterranean gallery In the rock. At length they paused again; a noise of bolts and bars withdrawn, and a door unclosed, through which Louis was led. Then the handkerchief waa untied, ths door closed behind him, and taking off the bandage from his eyes, Louis found himself In the cell of Jacques. "Monsieur!" uttered Jacques, spring ing forward, "so you are disguised, eh? 1 did not know you at first." "You here, my good friend?" uttered Louis, In astonishment, looking about him. "What place Is this?" "eh! not too loud, monsieur, If you please. I told you I was a prisoner did I not?" i "Yes; but such a prison as this! And Rose tell me where she Is." "She is here also, 'monsieur In a cell like this, and close by It." "Jacques! so near me and In danger? Let me go Instantly and deliver her!" He was at the door, but Jacques "sprang to his side. "For pity's sake, monsieur, be careful, r you will spoil all! Come here, I en treat you, and listen to me. Rose la safe at present, and If you are calm enough to hear what I wish to ssy, and to act with me, we may rescue her in ten minutes, whereas such Impetuous haste aa youra would ruin the scheme." It was plitln enough. The count suf fered himself to be led to a seat at the opposite side of the cell, and listen to the explanation of his companion, while burning with eagerness to hasten to the rescue of Rose. Jacques made brief work of it. He began by relating the story of the abduction of Rose, and ths plot that led to It. Louis waa angered and Indignant beyond measure, aa he list ened to the account of Gasparde's vil lainy. "Who Is he what is he, thla wretch, Gasparde?" he uttered, hotly. "The chief of a horde of brigands and contrabandists, monsieur." "Is it possible! and yet, why not? One cannot be surprised at hearing it of one so base as he. And Rose is in hla pow er r "Not exactly, monsieur. He brought her hither, as I have told you, to this place, which la a cavern In the center of the forest, and after placing her in the cell of which I have spoken, went away with the men upon an expedition, from which they will not probably return until midnighf or to-morrow morning. When he comes back, he will either ex tort from her a promise to marry him, or keep her confined in that cell, until she pines to death; for he is Just so merci less. He never lias forgotten the treat ment he once received at.your hands, nor the threats and rebukes of Hugh La monte; and he has been watching ever since for an opportunity of revenge. It Is ours to deprive him of that revenge."' "Your plan your plan, Jacques !" "The man who accompanied you hither is the guard left by Gasparde. He has procured for me an Interview with you; but he never suspects that It Is for the purpose of liberating Rose and myself; for were we to escspe, he knows thst the vengeance of the leader would fall on him. Now, we must either manage to gain his silence by force or by a bribe. If we bind him, and leave him here when we leave the place, why, Gasparde will shoot him when he comes back; but if a sum of money were offered htm, I have an idea that he would not only suffer his prisoners to escspe, but also take leave himself, since he hss grown weary of the captain's tyranny." "The bribe, then the bribe, by all means!" said Louis, earnestly. "I hap pen to have a considerable sum with me; but we must be cautious." "Yes yes! we must be cautious, as you say; and in rase he should refuse the money we must be prepared to spring npon him. A cord for his hands and feet and a gag that will do the business. Now, then, for the work. I will call him In. Be prepared." And be called "Rai monde!" The guard appeared. Jacques glanced towards the count, and then aaid: "Comrade, you don't forget, I suppose. the conversation which we hsd at dinner? the agreement which we made about bidding adieu to monsieur le capitaine?" The glitter of gold caught Raimonde'a eye, from a heavy purse which the count held carelessly In his hand. His avarice was aroused. "I remember It very well, Jacques," he answered. The count stepped forward. "My friend, suppose you were to shut your eyes for the space of half an hour, and uaclose them at the end of that time to find yourself richer by a thousand francs, or two or three times thst sum, perhaps ?' "It would be a very pleasant thing, monsieur." "I offer yon that sum in return for a certain favor which I shall ask at your hands" "Name the favor and it Is yours, mon sieur." "I desire the use of the keys which ifn; lvxk tie ieors of tbry cells, and yea will show me those in which you have prisoners confined." "It is a bargain. Follow me, monsieur. So tbls is your business, comrade?" and he smiled grimly at Jacques. "Well, It's all the same to me, since I shall myself escape from this place and be able to live like an honest man." So aayiug, he led the way from the cell, advanced a short distance along the gal lery, and pausing before an arched door In the wall, said, aa he unlocked and threw it open: "The only other prisoner we have Is In here, monsieur." And Louis, leaving the others outside, entered. This cell, like that of Jacques, waa lighted by a braien lamp, suspended from the ceiling. Directly beneath thia lamp stood Rose, slightly bending for ward, with her hands clasped, and an eager, Inquiring expression of counte nance, aa she beheld some one entering, snd heard the words of the guard. But she shrank back at first, with a low cry, as the disguised count met her view. She did not recognise him. "Rose, do not fear; it la I!" he said. "You, Louis? ah, Louis! I know you now!" and weeping, amid her smiles, she prang forward to the arms outstretched to receive her. The young man trembled with emotion with feelings that were unutterable, as he held the light form of Rose in hla em brace. "Rose, I have come to make you free!" he said, tenderly, supporting her to the door. "Come with me, dear child!" "To aet me free? Let as hasten, Louis. But where Is he that wicked Gas parde?" "Gasparde is absent, Rose, and we must escape ere his return. I will tell you all when you are once In safety." Jacques stood at the door, unable to suppress his delight on seeing Rose again, an durglng them to hasten. Rai monde said, briefly: "You had better use all the speed you can, you can acarcely get away from here too soon." "Thanks, my friend; and here ia your reward," returned Louia, at the same time placing in the man's hand a well filled purse. "And now, Jacques, let us be gone." They reached the front of the cave. Stretched on a heap of skins, by a glow ing fire, lay the guard, smoking a short stemmed pipe and meditating. "Michel, come with me," said Rai monde, briefly. The man rose, Indolently, and obeyed. The cool, damp wind blew across their faces as they gained the entrance. An Involuntary exclamation of thanksgiving escaped from the lips of Rose and Louis. "We are free free!" uttered Rose, with sweet and thrilling solemnity; and pausing an instant, she bowed her head upon her clasped hands. They psrted, Jacques Joining the count and Rose, to accompany them to the cha teau. Louis pushed on, still supporting tenderly the young girl at his side. A few moments passed, and they were mak ing good progress, when suddenly their attention was attracted by a sound of voices at some distance to the right and the faintly discerned forma of persons moving through the trees. Jacquea paus ed and listened. "Fly, monsieur fly! the men are re turning!" whispered he, suddenly. "Rose!" murmured Louis, in alarm, "I must save you, at least!" "Hasten hasten on!" urged Jacques; "there is a hollow tree Just beyond here where Mademoiselle Rose can conceal herself." They pressed forward silently, but they were perceived. "Yonder yonder! the third tree on the right!" whispered Jacques, frantically; "hide her. or ahe Is lost!' There were shouts behind; the brigands, eight or ten of them, sent back by Gas parde, were approaching; they discerned the fugitivea dimly in the gathering dark ness, and their suspicions were roused. They commenced a pursuit. But they pursued only the count and Jacques; for Louis had gently placed the form of the half-falntlng girl within the hollow tree, and instantly took an opposite direction to lead their pursuers away from the pot. The ruse succeeded; the brigands passed the tree. With an irrepressible cry of victorious joy, Louis hastened on, with Jacques; "their evident desire to escape increased the suspicions of the approaching party, who now pressed close upon them. On oh, still, they went; further and further, nearer to the edge of the forest. But the briganda gained on them. Shots were fired, too, but they missed their aim. "Monsieur Louia, we shall be taken!" uttered Jacques, as he made a last effort for life. And answering not a word, the count, turning, fired at one of the men, who had almost laid hla hand on the shoulder of Jacques. The brigand fell. A shout of vengeance was raised, by the pursuers, and they rushed forward with mad haste. "My good fellow, flight Is no longer of use. We must yield. But she is safe!" said Louis. He turned to deliver himself up; he heard a cry of savage Joy, felt a heavy blow, and then lost all consciousness. When the young count recovered his faculties he found himself lying on the stone floor of one of the cavern cells, which wss fully lighted by the braien lamp swinging from the roof. How long he bad been here he was unsble to guess; but the scenes through which he had paased relative to the rescue of Rose flashed so Instantly and vividly upon his recollection as to persuade him that no very great portion of time had elapsed since their occurrence. The flight, the concealment of Rose, the moment of cap ture all these were before him. He wondered only thst the brigands, enrsged as tbey were at the injury to their com rade, had not torn him limb from limb. Ilia captors had taken care to secure him beyond the possibility of escspe; for they had fettered him, hand and foot, and to these fetters wss attached a heavy chain, the other end ef which was fast ened to a huge ring la the wall. He was in captivity, but that captivity was sweet, since he bed, as he hoped, ensured the safety of Roee. Yet he thought of her with the deepest anxiety, still. He rsl- ciliated the chances of her finding the . way from the forest, or, perhaps, she had fainted in that narrow place of refuge, and remained Insensible amid the nox ious damps of night, and with sliinp rep- I tiles and poisonous Insects all abput her! But whst would not be preferable to the . prUon from which she bad escaped?, I To Jacques his thoughts turned. Aa 1a matter of course he also must have been brought bsck, and he. too must be , ia a cell, chained also. When woulj a chance of escape come to either of them? It was a matter of Ignorance Co htns, whether Gasparde had returned with the men wbt had captured him. He was iu the power of murderers now, and there was no reason for them to be more len ient to him than to any other who might excite in them a thirst for vengeance. Yet, with the probability of the escape of Rose, he suffered no apprehensions to dis quiet him. CHAPTER XII. With -rare booty, the spoils of that night's work, the brigand chief, Gas parde, returned, a little after midnight, to the cave. He was in an excellent humor with hia multiplied success in ef fecting the capture of Rose and gaining far more than he had anticipated by the robbery committed that night. What, then, was his rage and disap pointment to learn from the men whom he had sent back three, or four hours earlier that Rose had made ber escape! He raved like a maniac; he vowed the , direst vengeance on the faithless guard, tnoWM of literary chaff. That which survives the genera who bad disappeared and on the spur of U(m ,n u fa , worth of be, the moment, would instantly have gone . , - i.,.,n to assassinate their new prisoners, had , b 'Wiossdtof generations, snd not infrequently better not some quarrel arising among the men worth universal perusal than the bulk of the books from diverted his attention for a time. During which the worthless and purely ephemersl have not yet this interval he had an opportunity to become cool, and afterwards repaired to the cells to ascertain whom It could be1 that the man had taken in company with J Jacquea, and who wore the disguise of a brigand. His mingled astonishment, ruge and exultation may be easily imagined on discovering it to be the Count d'Artois, "Oho, my fine fellow! ao you are there, are you?" he cried, savagely. "Well well, not a bad exchange of prisoners! Won't I make you dance presently, mon sieur! Just wait till daylight!" "You may do with me what you will," answered Louis, calmly, "since she has escaped. I can suffer any torture now." "You talk bravely, monsieur! But I mean to get her back again do you bear that? I will watch, day and night, till the time comes, as I have watched since the time when I vowed revenge for all that happened to me at your hands. So you helped her to escape, did you?" "Yes; and be assured that she will be kept now so far beyond your reach that no scheme of yours will ever draw her hither again." "We will see to that, monsieur we will see to that! Now mark me! I will get the girl back, and you shall starve before her eyes, day by day, hour by hour, till you die in your chains!" lie went out, and left his prisoner in the deep silence of his lonely cell to think of those erne! words. (To be continued.) BADGERS FIND RICH GEMS. Deposit of Precious Stones Unearthed by the Eut; Animals, The discovery of the ledge of pre cious stones on Yog- creek, Fergus County, Montana, was made by the finding of true blue sapphires in the earth thrown out by the badgers In dig ging their holes. The ledge was traced across the country for a distance of several miles by means of these badger holes. These animals were numerous In that section of the country, snd, as the limestone came very near the sur face of the ground, the only place where the badgers could dig holes deep enough for tbelr dens was iu the soft yellow clay which filled the lead at the surface. The gems are pronounced by experts to be equal to the true blue oriental sapphires, and command as good if not better prices from the lead ing Jewelers of London, Tarls and New York. The stones are found at the sur face of the ledge In soft, yellow clay. When depth Is attained on the vein It Is found, to be hard clay or shale, the re sult of volcanic eruption and Identical In appearance with the diamond de posits of Klmberley, In South Africa. True blue sapphires are found in In dia In the glacial gravels, but never be fore'have they been found in the origi nal matrix in which they were placed by the volcano which created them. The new gem fields are located about 100 miles northeast of Helena, on a tributary of the Judith River, in Fer gus County. The geological survey took note of the deposits In Its late re port The first shipment of these stones was a" cigar box full, which was ship per to a New York Jeweler, who bought them for $3,750. He pronounced them equal in every respect to the true orien tal sapphires. Jewelry concerns In London have asked for all that can be obtained, offering prlcqa ranging from $0 to as high as $100 per carat. There are two companies mining sap phires. One, a London concern, has all of Its stones cut in London, while the American company has a plant In Hel ena, where the stones are cut The American cut stones, with the charac teristic skill of American workmen, command a hotter price, because of the superior fire and lustre due to the more skillful cutting. The American cotn pauy has in addition to Its claims In Fergus County acquired a large amount of ground on Rock Creek, in Missoula County, from which there are washed every month several thousand carats of sapphires of all colors and tints, rang ing from greenish blue, pinks, straw colors and whites. The Rock creek field also produces foreign eggs In the world. Of course, among the sapphires a number of ru-'no English breakfast table is complete bies, some of them of the true pigeon-1 without eggs as a complement to Us blood tint which exceed many times toast and marmalade. Great Britain over the value of the finest diamonds, j buys every year sn sverage of 1,500, These stones in Missoula County are 000,000 eggs from about twenty coun foutid in the gravel and not iu the !trle,i "nd tw oulT Dr cent ot matrix like the ones In Fergus County. jtnt consumption. British bens msn They have evidently been washed by t0 produce three-fifths of the eggs glacial action from some vein the lo-,0 bom market demands. In callty of which baa never been dlscov- 1901 "old to England 539,053,- ered. These off-colored sapphires are,000 g' ,nd th nelt ltr"Mt Mlleri found in nearly all of the placer mines 1 were Bellun. Denmark. Germany, In Montana, but until the Yogo fields ranc. ETPt and Morocco. Great were discovered In 1S95 very few of the Bwrltaln ,pent 2.T-1M ln th Pur" true blue sapphires were found. Many."1" of ,B ml of these off -colored stones, as they are' 0ur tatir Prt of eggs In 1902 called, are of great beauty, the pinks w" onl' 2.m,990 dosen, valued at and straw colors being exceptionally , B28-679. nlch cuts a email figure ln beautiful and. while they have not the comparison with Russia's total. But stamp of fashion the finer ones are pur- our nM ar TOT Industrious, and It chased at high prices by the lovers of,1? ?n'y the n1"u, hom fine gems. Both of these companies i 1 ktV 0Ur np0Tt " ,UCh ' kW are preparing to mine these stones on a i ne"r'- large scale.-Chicago Chronicle. In 1889 there wer 233.598,005 chlck- ena ln thia country, and they produced Short of W ater. 1,263.818.144 dosen eggs; aud the fact Itah proposes to avert pending ca- that we consumed 90 per cent of them lamlty to her asrlcultural section by .hows that we are a nation of egg eat supplylng the tireat Salt Lake basin ' tn. It Is enough to make sny hen with needed water. Irrigation has cut dixxy to think that a train of ordinary off the supply and the lake Itself Is in refrigerator cars containing our entire Imminent danger of drying up. The 'egg crop of that year would have ex usual supply of water Is being with ! tended from Chicago to Washington, held and evaporation Is rapidly lower- with several miles of cars to stretch Ing the level of the lake. Centuries along the track toward Baltimore, ago the shores of the great Inland salt I In 1901 the receipts and consumption sea were high on the mountains, where 'of eggs in New York City were 2.872, the line of the ancient brook Is !s!h!e!0OO crates of thirty dosen esch. Chi- to-day and the lake. vt hU h has sunk to Its present dimensions, promises to tlis- 8pienr far more rapidly than Iu the ages inst OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Old Books for New Readers. 3 the love for old books that Is, for the works of the standard authors of the past should not be confined to old readers, It Is gratifying to note that publishers both here snd in England ire making s feature of the reprints of former favorites. LA, W Hiioui reflecting upon the authors hire. It can truthfully be said that time been eliminated. Plutarch never grows old with students of biography; Cervantes snd Bhakspesre are as delightful after three hundred years as when their immortal works wer flrit published, and every generation has furnished authors worthy of being read by ail generations. Each successful author is unique. Take past writers of American literature as examples. Irving, Cooper and Haw thorne have had no successors In tbelr own special fields. Bcott, Thackeray, Dickens, George Eliot and Charles Reads among tie English novelists of ths past century have not been excelled or even duplicated In the present. The children of those who derived pleasure snd Instruc tion from these writers while living will find equal profit and delight in their perusal now that they are dead. "King's Treasures" Is what Ruskln has fitly named collec tions of books that have survived Time's winnowing proc ess; and these books cannot be made too cheap, plentiful or accessible. Philadelphia Bulletin. Wealth and Notional Stamina. XPENSIVB houses, rich furnishings, costly sports, extravagant entertainments, criminally expensive hotels and the like, everybody sees and knows about; and there are Americans who have a seals of living that would put the 1ti mn aF niAit nftiAr wtiinH4oa ahamat T-tiit US. if taTreuf question Is not whether ths amount of unnecessary or even vulgar expenditure be large, but whether such ex penditure vitiates taste, induces to idleness, snd encour ages vice. The only fair answer Is thst there is as large a proportion of idle and vicious among ths poor or the well-to-do as among the rich. Most American men have occu pations, sud most of them have engrossing occupations. But there is probably s larger proportion of American women who suffer from Idleness than there waa a genera tion ago, and the chief social danger from great wealth is the danger to women. Yet there comes up from the humbler-social levels into the ranks of well-to-do life so many robust and well balanced young women of every genera tion that those who are spoiled by fortune are, in com parison, Inconsiderable. Our democracy reinforces Itself with a safe and vigor ous womanhood, even more surely than with energetic manhood. If all the women In the United States between the ages of 18 and 40 could be appraised by the best stand ard of womanhood, they would show such an advance over their 'mothers as could perhaps cot be shown by any preceding generation of men or women since civilisation began. Tbey owe much of it not to excessive wealth, but to the well-diffused prosperity that they have enjoyed. And excessive wealth and all Its evils are, after all, only anfortunate incidents of this diffused prosperity. The World s Work. Parental Responsibility For Spoiled Children. NE of the saddest of sights Is a spoiled child. Seeing such a child one almost, revolts against the system that leaves the young in the care of their parents, however unfit those parents may be for tbelr Important responsibilities. There are incompetent parents in all stations o SIS of society, but It would seem, from casual observation, that the poor are really wiser and firmer parents than the rich. Poor people perforce must discipline their children and keep them well In hand. The children of the poor muat be taught to help themselves, to work about the house, to practice thrift. Fortunately the majority of poor parents in this country appreciate the value of education, and they end their young to the neighboring public or private school even though doing so cost them much pinching and labor. Between being disciplined at home and knocked VALUE OF THE EGG CROP. Tear In, Year Out, It Beats Produc tion of Precious Metals. Russia Is the largest seller of aggs In the world. She sells to foreign coun tries 150,000,000 dozen egjs nearly ev ery year. In 1808 she sent abroad 1, 75,000,000 eggs; in 1897, 1.737.000.000, and In 1808 1,831,000,000. Her sales are all the time increasing. China Is supposed to be the largest producer of eggs in the world. There Is no such thing as statistics of poultry products in China, but there are over 100,000,000 persona in that empire who are very fond of eggs; it takes a good many eggs to supply them. The hum blest farm hut has hens In plenty, and they do their best to supply the demand. There Is little doubt - that China takes the cake as an egg pro ducer. Her entire supply is usually consumed at home, though she some times manages to spare a few for Jap anese consumers. Great Britain is the largest buyer of eg go has even a larger per capita con sumption, or an average of 1,5S 1,643 crates a year. Truly the egg Industry is a great business; snd when we con of current lltera- la the great win- F ' sai 4t m .:stt 4 -k iL.l States surfers annually from forest fires, and the yearly loss averages between $20,000,000 and $60,000,000. The forest fires which swept over New England In the early part of this summer will make ths loss this year large perhaps bring it up to the maximum. Tbls loss of- timber by forest fires Is an actual loss wealth goes up In smoke and is vanished forever. New trees grow to tske the place of the old ones burned, but the value of those destroyed is blotted out from the na tion's wealth. Taking the average annual loss In the last twenty years to be $30,000,000, it means thst the country has been the loser ef $600,000,000 In that time. Though this loss has been going en year after year ever since the settlement of the country in fact, waa going on before Its settlement no systematic attempt to prevent It has been made except in the States of New York, Pennsylvania and Minnesota. The danger arising from the deforesting ef the great watersheds by the axe of the woodman has received a con siderable share of popular attention, and ths checking ef it is one of the tasks set before the Bureau of Forestry. In vestigation and study have been actively at work In that direction, but the matter of preventing fires has been en tirely neglected heretofore by the general governmnt. which now proposes to take the matter up from the beginning and study it thoroughly. It Is true that in the national forest reserves there has been for some time a patrol sys tem, charged, among other duties, with reporting and fight ing fires, but no general principles have been laid down and no valuable data gathered from which to work. New York Press. M mm sider it in connection with the broilers, spring chickens, tough and tender, and roosters we consume, the poultry in terests assume prodigious proportions. The total value of the poultry and eggs we produced ln the last census year was $281,178,247. Tho Industry was worth more than all the cattle and hogs we slaughtered. It was worth more than the wueRt crcp of twenty -eight States and territories; and the value of our eggs, alone was higher than . thst of the combined gold and silver product of the United States in any year since 1S50, except la 1890, when the precious metals exceeded the eggs by $9,418,125. , "Xhe Weaker Hex " The women who are attempting to run a big hotel for women In New York are solving some Interesting prob lems. The hotel is railed the Martha Washington, and the intention of the management was to run it entirely with women, as well as for w'omen. Little by little the male sex has been encroaching, not because men were especially anxious to work there,- but because the women could not do with out them. First of all, the girl "bell boys" had to go, because the women could not "make them mind." Boys were ln stalled. They obey orders, but -do not stay long, because, they say, "the wom en are nutty." The head woman waiter could not en force discipline among the women waiters.. And so a man had to under take the Job. It was also found that carrying the soiled dishes from dining room to kitchen was too heavy for women. Men were put In to do this. Finally the rest of the girls struck and tbelr places were filled with men. How Is It that women won't "mind" women? Would a regiment of amazont have to be officered by men? St Louis Post Dispatch, Scotland's Great Canal. Plans for the construction of a ship csnsl between the Firth of Forth, on the east side of Scotland, across to the River Clyde, on the west, have been definitely arranged, aays ths New York Times. The canal will cost $50, 000,000, but powerful support Is ex pected from the British government One ef the great engineering features of tbs scheme will be the carrying of ths canal through the high ground near the Loch Lomond end. Frequent passing places will be made. An Indication ot ths saving ia dis tance that would be effected by the canal will be gained from the follow ing figure: From the C'yde to ports on the east coast of Scotland, north about a good deal by their playmates, the children of the poorer families grow up pretty well broken, having a proper self-respect but not unbearably conceited or selfish or vain. Rich parents sre prone to Indulge their children. What with nurses, governesses, fine clothes, ponies and every toy he cries for, the little son of the millionaire la very likely to grow up In the notion that the world was made for his' special use and pleasure, and that the business of sll other people is to stand about awaiting and obeying orders from him. There sre, of course, plenty of wealthy families In which the children are not spoiled, but the conditions make the parental duty really more difficult and perilous lu an environment of wealth than in poor surroundings. Ban Francisco Bulletin. To Tight forest Tires). EW realize what an Immense loss the United States suffers each year through the destruc tion of timber by fires. In Oregon and Wash ington last year $20,000,000 of timber was de stroyed by fire In two weeks. From Maine to Pnrret Rmnrl Arf Hmhi r-artAn In th TTnltA Vacation Advice. ORB attention should be given to relaxation and rest, especially in the home circle. Noth ing has ever been found better for exhausted nature than sleep. Vacationists should not overlook this Important fact The stay-at-homes, who enjoy short trios and return to their own comfortable beds at night can congratulate themselves on securing needed rest. Wise tourists plan to get all the sleep they require. This class believe In the advice of the famous writer, Dr. J. G. Holland, who once said on this. topic; "Sleep is a thing thst bells have no more business to Interfere with than with prayers and sermons. Ood Is re creating us. We are as unconscious as we were before we were born; and while He holds us there, feeding anew the springs of life and Infusing fresh fire Into our brains and preparing us for the work of another day, the pillow la as sacred as a sanctuary. - "If any fanatic has made you believe that It is good for you to be violently wskened from yoor sleep at an early hour, and to go out Into the damp, raw air, morning after morning, with your fast unbroken and your body un fortified by the stimulus of food, forget him and his coun sels and take the full measure of your rest When yon get your breakfast take your exercise If you have time, or wait until a later hour iu the day. Just at much labor can be accomplished in ten hours ai In fourteen, with more efficiency and leas fatigue, when reat and bodily exercise are properly taken." Boston Globe. east of England and northwest of En rope, the distance saved would be from 529 miles to 238 miles. From th Firth of Forth to ports on the west coast of Scotland, northwest of Eng land, Ireland, America and the Med iterranean the distance saved would be from 487 to 141 miles. From Tyne ports to the St Lawrence river the dis tance saved would be 150 miles. From the west of Britain and northeast of Ireland to middle western ports of the continent the distance saved would be from 377 to 98 miles. A Common Weakness. Dr. Joseph Le Conte waa an author Ity, recognized by the world at large, on the science of vision. One day, says the New, York Tribune, be was show ing a class how to detect the blind spot In the human eye. He took two coins snd held them, one ln each band, before him on the table. "Look at both of these steadily," said he, "and gradually move them ln op posite directions Presently they will pass beyond the range of vision; That Is due to the blind spot. Continue the movement, and the coins will sgaln emerge to view." Then the philosopher snd naturalist bad his little Joke. "I ou can experi ment for yourself at home," said he. "But If you are unsuccessful, try some other object Instead of a coin. Some people have no blind spot for money." Oil Omemmp'loo. For many months the oil consump tion of the world hss exceeded the production, for which reason financiers and merchants have feared a possibl exhaustion of the oil fields. Reports published ln 'the Msnual of Statistics however, show sn extensive decrees ln the stock of crude petroleum ln ths greatest of all American fields, Penn sylvania, within the last two years snd figures of equal authority Indicate thai for months ths consumption of oil from Pennsylvania and West Virginia welli has been very largely in excess ot production. The stock of crude Penn sylvanla petroleum above ground in December, 1900, was 13.174,717 barrels while ln December, 1003, the amonnl thus stored was only 5,699,127 barrels CeJI for Sympathy. First Bachelor I trUh I could writs a decent letter of condolence. m T. -l 4, Diwtiii omcoeror somi one yoi snow oeaoi "No. Irgd. "-Detroit Free Pre, When we visit la the country, wi like a hostess' disappearance to bs followed immediately by the sound el chickens squawking b the bsck yard, GEO. P. UROWELl . Successor to K. L. Smith, Oldest EaMUlitied 11 oat ia Ike vaUey.l - DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. This old-established house will eon-' tinue to pay cash for sll its goods; it pays no rent; it employ a cierk, tut 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 aud get prices and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. THE GLACIER Published Every Thursday $1.60 A YEAR. AdvertiHing, 50 cents per inch, sipgle column, per month; one-half inch or less, 25 rents. Heading notices, 6 cents a line each insertion. ' THE GLACIER prints all the local news fit to print. When yott see it in THE GLACIER you may know that others see it. REGULATOR LINE PORTLAND AND THE DALLES ROUTE A11WtUK. STEAMERS "BAILEY GATZEKT" "DAIXE8 CITY" "KKliULATOK" "MKTLAKO" ; Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with Columbia River & Northern Railway Co. FOR . WahViacut. Daly, Centervllle, Ooldendale and all Klickitat Valley points. t Steamers leave Portland dally (except Sun day) 7 a. m , connecting- with (J. R, di N. trams at Lyle 6:15 p. iu. lor Ooldendale, arrivea The Dalles 6 : p. m. steamer leaves The Dalles dally (except Sun day)7:8u a. m. C. K. & N. tralna leaving Goldendale :1S a, m. connect! with this meamer (or Portland, ar riving Portland 6 p.m. The uteamera Dallei City and Bailey Oatcert leave Portland 7 a. m, TuewlayaThuradeyiajid Hatnrdaya; leave The Mallei 7 a. m. Monday., WedneHilayi and Fridaya. Round trip tlcketa between these points 50 cents. Clood on steam ers "Bailey Uatzert" and "Dulles City" only, attlrding an excellent opportunity to view the magnificent scenery of the Columbia river, Excellent meals served on all steamers. Fine accommodations for teams and waaons. For detailed information of rales, berth res ervations, connections, etc., write or call on nearest agent. H.C, Campbell, Uen. otllce, Portland, Or. Manager. Beele & Morse Agents, Hood River, Or.' Oregon Shoit LINE AND Union Pacific SIC 'i.n'i.t. Lxrtwt TI"E SCHEDULES ...... v" Porttsnl, Or. ""' Chicago 8H Lake, Denver, 4:j. aa. Portland Ft. VYorth.Omaha, r-pecial Kansas City, 81. :20 a. m. Louis.CuicsgoaQd via East. Hnntington. A t'antle Bt. Paul Fast Mail. 10 :S0 a. sv Express 1:15 p.m. via Hun tin j ton. Ft. Paul Atlantic Express. 7.lia.sa. Fast Mall 1:10 p. m. - via Spokane 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO No Change of Cars. Lowest Rates. Quickest Time. 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