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Second Gousin Sarahls o o n r r avthou or "Anna jvmc. arinsrcn," "utrie air aiaar, arc, arc. It deserted itreU In th direction of th police station. It tu seven in the morning when he waa at ueage uiii again. He rode back In hot haste, if something unforeseen THE OLD AUTOGRAPH ALBUM. CHAPTER ZVIIL-Continned.) 8he bid gone deeper than thil Into thought before the prudent man above taire had finished the laet will and testa ment of Sarah Eaatbell. She bad forgot ten all danger in her lore-dream, but she awoke euddenly to it at finding a figure tanding at ber elbow, wan and ghost- like, a something from the other world ahe verily believed in her flrat surprise and horror. Two yeare ago thla being bad lived only to-night ahe had beard that ahe waa dead and ahe aprang np and went back with handa apread out against the wall, too terrified to scream "Huahl don't make a row don't yon know me?" croaked the haggard figure huskily. "Sophy Tom'e wlfer ejaculated Barah Eastbell. "Yea but not dead ret oh, dear, no black ai Tom'a coat la!" ahe whisper d back. Sarah glanced at her. She had not yet recovered from the ahock, and the woman waa terribly forlorn and rsgrcd, with a death'i-head gleaming from a bat tered black straw bonnet "How did yon obtain admittance to the house T , "Through that window It waa unfast ened." "Yon have come In search of Tom f" "No, no to warn yon of a danger of an awful danger, as I lire, Sally, to yon and your grandmother 1 I can't tell yon here I daren't be aeen by Tom," ahe whispered still, "he would kill ma if he found me at hia heels. Outside in the garden I can breathe bit." "I will come with you." Sarah followed Mrs. Tom Eastbell, who walked very feebly. Into the garden, where a little while ago aha had aeen Miss Holland and Captain Feterson to gether. Waa thla further Installment of the mystery about herr or in the shadows of the night would she approach closer to tha truth? In thinking of Beu ben Culwlck, and forgetting everything else, what valuable time might aha not have lost T -she who should bar been watchful at all hasards of tha men who she knew were dangerous. Thus from one mystery to another passed Second-cousin Sarah, CHAPTER XIX. The will of Sarah Eastbell wu com pleted, and Hartley, ' the maid, and a second servant were introduced Into the room to witness the old lady's effort at a signature. "It's a good thing dona, after all," mattered Mrs. Eastbell aa aha lay down wearily. "It's brief and unlawyer-llka," said Reuben, contemplating the will, "but I think it sets forth your Intentions clearly, aunt What ahall I do with ItT "Lock It In that Iron box; the key la tinder my pillow," aaid Mrs. Eaatbell. Reuben found the key, and locked np tha will, restoring tha key to Its place beneath his aunt's head. It had been day of mora than ordi nary fatigue and excitement to Mra. Eaatbell, and aha waa tired out; sleep waa life to a woman of her age, and he would not troubU her again concerning tha granddaughter, or ask her any ques tions reapectlng the engagement There would be time enough to-morrow to con alder that and Sarah was waiting for him. Reuben went downstairs thoughtfully. Tie bad almost resolved to proceed to the gallery In the first place, but tha tempts- tion waa too strong to seek out hia eeooml- cousin, who would surely be In the draw ing room awaiting him. ' Ha had a great , deal to tell her now, and a little to ! plain concerning his past mlsontliropy, which had grown more strongly develop' ed as ahe at last seemed to fade awuy mora completely from him. A real hero- ma had hia Second-cousin Sarah proved heraelf to be: he wished that ha had been more of a hero to match, that "be had more bravely endured tha Inevitable. Hlie did not know yet what an obstinate and bad-tempered man he was, and bow he bad quarreled with everybody In turn " after hia father'a death. He went Into the drawing room full of these odd reso lutions, and found Mary Holland there. "Where la Sarah T" he aaked, after a glance round the room had asaured him f the absence of his second-cousin "Sarah 1" anld Mlsa Holland, springing to Her leet "lias sne not been with you in Mra. Kuatbell s room 7" I "She left It half an hour since." ! "Walt an Instant." Mary Holland left the room; and Ren ben remained, with a new perplexity to battle with, and rising doubta and fears to beat down. Mary Holland entered the room again, . and waa atanding at the door, a paler and more affected woman than when he bad aeen her a few minutes since. "Gone!" she asld at laat "What do you meanr "That that Sarah Eaatbell la not In tha house," explained Mary. "It can't be truel" ejaculated Renben. I "Stay, let me think still. For heav en's sake give a distracted woman time to think I" Reuben, In tha midst of hia excitement, remembered afterward that the demeanor of Mary Holland aroused In him for an Instant a half-wondering Interest, as In . dream of vague beliefs and startling In-1 consistencies; and then tha trouble of Reran a absence took away all thought of everything else. , "Her brother and tha man ha brought with him," aald Reuben, "where are theyr ' "They are m tha gallery still; they could not hare left tha room without my being warned." I "They are In thla plot If plot there can Da," asm KeuDen. Mary Holland ran to tha window and looked back at Reuben, "Open I" ahe cried. Reuben and Mary Holland etepped in to the garden, and looked around them. ;It waa a dark, dry night with the stars hidden now, and the wind anughing through the larches on the hillside with such plaintive moaninga that Reuben strove to catch the accenta of hia cous in's voice amidst them. "We ahall find her In the garden," said Reuben assnrlugly, aa he strode along the paths, with which he waa aruuulnt-1 ed, and directed Mary Holland In a dif ferent direction. When they met again quarter of an hour had pasted, snd they were no nearer the discovery of Sarah Eaatbell. She had vanished away com pletely, aa by a miracle; and Reuben stood discomfited by the drawing room window. "Thla Is beyond all guessing at" he aald, with a half groan. "The window of the picture gallery is closed and barred," said Mary Holland, "but they are there still." : "I will see them at once," aald Reuben; "meanwhile send out the servants to search the country. There haa been foul play here," "No, nor exclaimed Mary Holland. "He aaid he promised" "Who promised?" asked Renben quick ly. "Sarah's brother," anawered Mary, af ter a moment'a silence. "Well promised what?" aaid Renben fiercely. 'That he and hia friend wonld not In any way disturb the peace of this hoase that they were here in all sincerity that " . "Do you aak me to believe In that vaga bond, Tom Eaatbell? Send the servants abroad, and leave these men to me," said Reuben, passing from her Into the draw ing room, and proceeding through the room Into the hall, and along the corri dor toward the picture gallery. He turn ed the handle sharply and entered. Tha two men were there. In the eian lolling In the armchair there was no dim cully In identifying Thomas Eastbell; but he who bent closely, and In near sighted fsshion, over a music book prop ped against tha lamp, waa a atranger be bad never met before. It waa at him that Reuben gated, distrusting him mora at first sight than Thomas EaatbelL "I am Reuben Culwlck," aaid our hero aternly, looking from one to the other. I don't bear you ill will, mind." said Tom; "when I waa In trouble once In Pot- tor's Court, and tha police came, and yon might have made mischief out of little bit of Innersent chaff wa bad to gether, you stood by me like a trump, and I'll shake handa with yju, If you ask ma, ust for my sister's sake." "Which of von two men will aava him, self from fall by telling me where Sarah Eastbell Is 7" thundered forth Reuben Culwlck. Thomas Eastbell's lower law drooped at Mr. uulwlck's vehemence, and hia sera blance of astonishment wss admlrab feigned, unless he waa astonished In real earnest. Captain Peterson sat down with bis handa upon hia kneea, In the attitude of one who anticipated a narrative of great interest to follow. "Where Sarah Eastbell Is!" said IV teraon; "why do yon put such an extra, ordinary question to na, air, and aerora panled by such a threat aa tha Jail?" ' Bus la not in the house, and yon two know where she haa gone." Miss Eastbell waa in tha drawlni room a quarter or an hour ago, wlwn stepped in for my violin," aald Peter aon; "surely she haa not left the house since? There must be soma mlstske. Mr, Culwlck, and, mistake or not, you will excuse ma for protesting against your manner or addreasing Mra. Eastbell guests." Captain Peterson spoke with a falter- Ing voles, and with considerable warmth, as a man might do whose feelings had been unnecessurily wounded, and Reuben Culwlck regarded him with graver lnter- eat Hera waa a being to be wary of, If tnia were acting. Muy I Inquire rour name?" aald Ken ben. "My name la Fetereon, sir Captain Peterson, of the merchant service a friend of Thomas Eastbell's, and If not an old friend, still ona who does not feel disposed to allow him to ba browbeaten without a word of protest." Peterson," muttered Reuben, half aloud. The name waa wholly unfamiliar to him it had not been mentioned on that night In Potter'a Court and only aome days afterward by Lucy Jennings, when It bad not lingered in hia memory, Captain Peterson's dark eyes peered from under his brows at Mr. Culwlck, aa he re peated hia name In a low tone, and there waa the faintest amlle of aatlsfaction flickering over his fresh-colored face at the discomfiture expressed on Reuben's. "You both deny all knowledge of my couture Disappearance? ' aald Heubou. "Wa do," said Peterson, with grave po ll ton eaa; and Tom took hia oath upon It at once, by way of adding force to hia denial. "And now, air, perhaps you will tell us what haa happened." "And relieve a b?othr'e anxletv." arid ed Tom. "She's tfia only aiater that I have got in the world, and wa have al ways been very fond of ona another." "Yon overdo your anxiety." aald Reu ben, dryly, "and I am atlll auaplcloua of you. Sarah Eastbell has disappeared suddenly from this house within the last half-hour and you are tha men of whom ahe haa been In fear. To that fact I swear before a magistrate to-morrow. To-morrow the police will search the hon.ee and grounds for traces of her. I telegrsph to-morrow to Scotland Yard for ona of Ita ablest officers to meet us here." Thomas Eaatbell waa heard to mutter malediction of the most violent kind npon his second-cousin's promptltudo, but his friend turned quickly to him, and saia; "Don't give way, Thomae. Don't let your aenaiblllties get the better of you, and lower your character before thla man of many threata. You have been unfor tunate, In your early days you hsre had the Irankness to confess it to me. end the generosity to atone for It to others but your later life la without stain or blemish. Let the police come; you can face them In your aunt's house where thla gentleman la more an Intruder than yourself without a blush upon your hon est cheek." At your peril be It. If she Is not found," said Reuben; then he strode from the room, doubtful In bis own heart of these men'a complicity with the mystery ui omq cnaiDen s oisappearanre. Aa the door closed, Tom leaped to his feet and wentcrosa to hia friend, whom he clutched by the shoulder nervously. "Haa she really gone?" "Yea," aaid Ned, coolly; "fortune has favored na, and ahe haa left your grand mother'a establishment" "There must be no harm done to her," Tom aaid, trembling; "1 won't have her hurt, I awear." "You left all Jo me, Tom Eastbell," said Captain Peteraon; "It'a too late to complain, whatever happene." CHAFTER XX. Only one person slent that nlirht In th big house at Sedge Hill. While Mrs. Eastbell slumbered, tha Inmates were astir, and not a few of them abroad, beat ing right and left for acrapa of Informa tion, and falling In their abler ml.,.. bly. Sarah Eaatbell had dissnDnaml leaving not a trace by which ahe might be followed. As Reuben rode to Worcester he scan- yea xne neage rows, and the dry ditches, for a trace of her; be turned into yawn ing lanea where all waa of an Indistin guishable darkness; he reined in hie horse fifty times to listen to the noises of the night the ahrlck of a distant engine, toil ing on with Its luggage through the coun try to some bustling center: th. !. of the train, tha rustling of the trees, the whirring of a nlirht bird in th. grass of the meadows, the yelping of dogs u. na aouse yaraa, aa he daxned by. He found hia way at laat to Wor cester, ana went elowly, hopelessly along Among the relics of the past, Tha linka of Memory'a clinging chain That with its meshes, binds me fast were to be thwarted bv his nniek rat,,n. To days that cannot come ao-aln. and ba waa prepared for evil tidings, aa' There la no prize more precious than peu into me naii and found Miss im oockiet; thoughtfully 1 scan nouana, pale aa he had aeen her last ' T"ow Pages, scribbled u awaiting him with eager eyea. By many whom I knew of yore. "What newa what haa happened since lier refrain expressing love I have been away?" he exclaimed. Beneath the picture of a dove, "Nothing haa happened," anawered And ber naif aarcsstlc quip, Mary Holland; "and yon? Have yon traced In childish penmanship, heard or aeen" , "There la not a trace of her." ov lo me as I love yoo He aat before the fire where hia consln No c" cnt oor loT m two-" Sarah waa aurpriaed by her aister-ln-law, 'Ntn that trite sentiment I see and endeavored from hia bewildered brain A "am once passing dear to me. to ahape out a scheme for her discovery, Acro tha past my memory files when the maid Hartley entered with 1 P"1' ot laughing eyea, breakfast on a little tray, and aet it down 1 prcu Uttl hand that lay on a coffee table at hia aide. Within my own that summer day. There waa a letter lying on tha trav "No knlf nt our love in two." addreased to himself. The superscription Bt"'' " W( but an earthly strand, waa in a atrange hand, a fine bold band- An1 wn,t knlt coula neT,r ao writing, characterised by too many flour- rV"' " higher power planned, iahee to be wholly satisfactory, and he AccompBshed by the reaper's hand took op the letter curiously, broke the seal and read the following epistle: 0 treasured names! 0 memory! "Sir After your discourteous behavior Wnt were existence without theat of yesterday evening, I cannot, with eat- F0T rt thon not the magic key Isfaction to myself, remain a guest in Wltn which we penetrate the seal your annt'a establishment I feel com- 16,1 lock the muaty past pelted to withdraw from a noaltlon whirl. And, In oar leisure momenta, ateal it ia Incompatible with my dignity to re- 0rMt aolace from that storeroom vaat? lain, i nave intrusted Mr. Thomas East- or thee, how man would grops Den with my kind regerds to hia eran.!. the fatore'a unknown acope. mother, to whose hospitality and lnvaria- P m storm-swspt rocky slope. Die aincmess I am rorever deeply Indebt- xb 'hlpwrecked mariner doth crawl, ed. My aervant will call for my violin Before him dread uncertainty, In tha course of next week. I beg to re- Behind, the era el, yawning sea main, air, your obedient aervant Ad drkneaa hanging ovet all. "EDWARD PETERSON." MUwu Sentinel. , There waa a deeo furrow an th h it ir 11 i i of Reuben Culwlck when he had finish ad tha perusal of thia letter. "Why waa this man allowed to leave tha house V he asked. "Ha who calls himself Captain Peterson." "I didn't know that he waa gone, sir. Not that I could have atopped him, Mr. Culwlck, aa all tha aervanta were away when I aaw him last." "When wss that?" "At five o'clock this morning. ' He was taming to Mlsa Holland here, " lust where I atand, elr and I think that they were having a few words. I don't know tor certain, out I tlsink so." RUSSIAN SOLDIERS IN A WINTER CAMP. GEO. P. CROWELL, Succexor to B. u Smith, - Oldest Established House In lbs 7slley. DEALER in seee The Tale of a Tale rt T started on tha small aofa In th II alcov beside tha reading lamp, . 4,4, 1 - Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. Th it old-established house will con tinue to pay eaeh for all ita gooda it paya no rent; . it employs a clerk, bnt does not have to divide with a partner. All dividend! are made with customer ia the way of reasonable price. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. an- and there were only two people In the room. One of them atood on the hearth rug, with hi back to the fire, looking down on the other a ah "You suspected them?" said n.h,.n I aat fingering th manuacrlDt on her qmcaiy. lap, in -no, air, I don't say that" wss the "Whv An nn .f n ...4 it -i,.i. . . ' 1 v u iiis woman nincned De-1 asked, i'iil"'? "BecauM you wrote It," he just now. and Mia. Hoi r.n- . wlth t .lmpllclty. .h.. v, .1 , ,.' . Shs rrnwniMl "Vnn Tory aula to ail 01 us, I , but I wanted to hoar what ther had to " becaus my other storie bare been say, because poor Miss Sarah was angry 10 (ucceaBful, and I get such nice 1 mom two oenig together m the garden puns in the paper." last nignt. "Those reasons mv anfflca tnr the u ,u iug iauiHjn. I me" "with whom?" " remap you expect too mucnr ne "With Miss Holandi Just before you l1' nd ,tudle1 her manucrit him, emillngly. cmue. one saia sne couldn t trust her.l " While the soldier of both the Russian and Japanese armies are eaulDDed a well as possible to withstand the terrible cold, it Is impossible to entirely protect uiim, ana tni is one reason why It 1 believed that land operation In Manchuria have been delayed. A oldler, wounded even allglftly, would be almost certain to die, for to lie on the ground during a Manchurian night, wouia De ratal even in tne neavy coat and other wrap worn. Every three Kuaaian aoiaier carry a small tent In aectlona, for their own accommoda' tion in the field. It atands about three feet lx inches from the ground and 1 upportedtby three poles, each in two Jolnta like a fishing rod. Frequently the men pitch the tent over a noie aug in the ground and filled with straw. For extra warmth they throw the excavated earth on the top of the canva and put a layer of mow over all. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get price and leave order,' which will be promptly filled. I heard that aa I was naaaln with ml.lM..' ...I.- L - , ... ..,. mm, jimj ij acciaent." "That will do," aald Reuben, moodily; "don't aay any more. I will wait for Miss Holland." (To bs continued.) behind," he finiahed. "I hope you do not need it Immediately." "N-o-o," she admitted, "not to-day, but I really must dispatch It to the publishers to-morrow." All right" he aald. ' I'll call In the morning!" "With the manuscript?" ahe asked be echoed, With the manuscript,' despairingly. And a he went out of the house he held a brief, Ineffectual conversation with the butler, punctuated with a $5 bill, and' then paced the street for many hour prey to thought of for gery and flight It wa the next morning, and he had been talking volubly and long on different subjects when she at length managed to get In a word. "Well," she asked, "have you got Do I?" be asked, and studied her profoundly. The clock ticked loudly and the fire crackled. "By the way!" ahe remarked. "Tou'll be the first person to read thl story of mine, ao that I shall be Impatient THE BOY AND THE MERCHANT. your "I'll read it to-night and report to- Sundry Teete, a Final Choice nd . morrow," he assured her, promutly. UnBe Mistake. "Does the first necessitate th sec- A merchant prince of Washington, ond?" sb asked, raising her eyebrow. neeuing additional help. Inserted the "A far a I'm concerned." he an following advertisement In a morning wered, lowering hia, whereupon ahe It?" Paper: held out . her atory with a heavenly "What?" he answered, quickly. "The "Boy Wanted-! a week: SO to the Untie; but he, being of a grasping dl- measles? No! Although you seemed right one." position, took first the manuacrlpt and to think so, judging from the way In A group of two or three doaen appll-1 tnen tb han(I t08' hel1 and oh canta awaited the merchant the next weill day In hi office. One at a time they The clock ticked loudly and th fir were admitted, and to each In turn the cackled. merchant said: Two hour later he atood In hia own Take this book and read on without front hall, turning bis pocket Inside pauae or break until I tell you to Put b' tte u8ht ' ,nt midnight oil; rupted to explain. 'In the dress clr top." then he earcbed for the front tep cle, on the opposite side, with my The boy would take the ninm. n and examined th pavement ootsld. glasses leveled on your box begin to read. The morchant after a ,n'1 """"J Patrolle1 certain street "That wa a waste of time," she moment would rlso with .- to a certain house till a certain email aaid. Impatiently, "and so Is this. What .1 .. . - I I . .u. 1 , I I . V. ,.BA H ,H ,1 r th- tmih nun ciRmat on and Arm a hi n.n. uour vi uie morning, wnen n r- uoc v -""si 1 weight on the floor. Thl usually would turM1 t0 nU 41,0149 n"w'ng unholy Why will you not acknowledge that 1.. .. ..... I t.Ha vnn'va Inaf mv mo nnprlnt V" I Si 11 ft. - A. I. M. . would pnuH and rais hia evei fmm "uat ar ou S rorr' n - THE GLACIER Published Every Thursday $1.50 A YEAR. which you avoided me at the reception laat night, and again at the opera aft erward. You wouldn t give me so much aa a bow!" "I didn't aee you," she told him. "Where where was I?" he Inter "Because I haven't," be answered, tha tfxt tn .... ... -.1 manded, on entering the drawlna- room doggedly. "No! (As she stared at . . ,.u " "tv vv cm KUiUaf un. I. I... . . - . ... I K e.AV mam.1.. him In a ut ir he refrained from doing thl the , T i-uMuiu, ui auairereu, rising DSSU ly from an evident Inspection of th carpet Hia face was pale, and hia searching eye roamed uneasily over th furniture. "I thought you might have dropped something!" she suggested, casually. "Oh, no!" be responded, deflnantly. So she sat down on the sofa, ber face very grave, but the corner of her mouth allghtly twitching, Mil-. II . U . . A - .. .... . . . u did m r.11 h- ..u u ... n"Bl uu 'ou t " " hand. "I want you." he said, "for it 1. 5 . . . uui uo Mm, wim a nan, mat merchant would put him to another teat by taking a puppy dog from a I closet aud beginning to romp with it All the boy but one fell before the test of the puppy dog. They stopped reading, tney looked on at the romp who siiiuos, ana come of them even went 10 far a to ay: What the dog' name, mister?" Those who failed like tbl were bid den to depart. But the one boy who plain that you are master of yourself. I told you to keep on reading, nd you kpt on, though to test you I dropped an iron paperweight and played with a puppy dog, I'll take you, therefore, Into my employ at $4 a week, and if you do a well as I think you will your salary will be raised to $0 a week within nine months." The boy, who had an honest, open countenance, said: "I thank you. !r, Mother will be glad to hear of thia. I will report for duty at 8 o'clock to- murrow morning," And, bowing politely, the lad with drew, holding hia cap In hia hand. The merchant gave him, the next story of yours? It was great really abaorblng! I can assure you It kept in awak until 4 o'clock thl morn ing.' 'And yet it 1 comparatively short. Tou must read very slowly! Do tell me what you like best about it" "Oh, well," be floundered, "I liked it all Immensely, but what appealed to m especially wa that r scene where the heroine er get th best of It" And, paying no heed to her blank look, he hastened on Into th safe water of abstract literary erltlclm, saying: "In those few passages you show a breadth of view, a right ap- bim In amazement.) "If that manu acrlpt has disappeared, vanished Irre parably, you are responsible, and you alone!" He strode to the door, then wheel ing round, faced her. "If I forgot your story," he said, harshly, "It was because I t as think ing only of you. If I was absent minded. It was because you were pres ent If I er lost that manuscript, it was because, well! I suppose you know It I had already lost my heart That's all. Sood-by!" And he turned to go. But she was already at his elbow, and there was something In ber band a typewritten parcel a manuscript "It ha been a pretty bad quarter of an hour, hasn't It?" she asked him, and her eyes were twinkling "thank to your stories and mine. But you're not going yet?" (For he was turning the door knob.) "It Isn't late, and beside" Here she looked up at him, and ah, well 1 The clock ticked loudly and the fir crackled! PIPE SMOKED BY RALEIGH. Qnalnt Belle that la Detcndcd from Klizabeth'a Time. Tin t-W, tl.n I x. . ... : t . . , um .am im iui(jin Americans 1 j, ,.,:, rri . , . , . In London have been flocking to the xJ&'JZLS ntS ..mi.! . JL, . Flum.? Pr month ; one-half inch or r,u,u 1U ""iiwuapei 10 less, 20 cents. Reading notices, Scent see a relic of United State history a line each insertion, which will be interesting likewise to THE GLACIER print all the local lueir cuumrymen at nome. 'rnis is news ni 10 print. nothing less than the pipe smoked by When you gee it in THE GLACIER Bir waiter Raleigh, which is also, of yJ may know that other see it. course, the first ever smoked in this country, the famous courtier of Queen Elizabeth having Introduced the "fra- RON TON BARBER SHOP grant weed" in England on his return from America. The pipe, belongs to L. C. H AYNE8, PRor. tl, n D.tnn. 11-. ,. ' , , I . ... & sumucu uiusi rare-1 nair cut, ana 10 enjoy tne luxury ofaporaelain miiy. iuere is mue aouDt Mat. tnia 13 I Mia " yie pipe that Sir Walter was enjoying wuen uis servant, ingntened at then g. WELCH cloud of smoke, dashed a pail of cold " ' ' water over his master to extinguish THE VETERINARY SURGEON. . unuies v rnca ne nougnt were H returned to Hood River and 1. prepared MiiKiiiB 111B. 11 is to ao any wore in tne veterinary line. He can proDBDie, too, mat Kalelgh used this netouna Dy caning at or phoning to Clarke's pipe when he demonstrated to Queen aru " Elizabeth the welirht nf o-t ,,, I amount of smoke by weighing aome to-1 NEW FEED STORE, bacco, smoking it aud welehinar the I On the Mount HonA mmA ,,, . Even n,n ntr..n- J S?,,inA1 " J hnd. b-t quality ol "....a, mem menu. .w'w umiu ana reea at lowest nowever, are the associations of the v ' pipe with the latter part of the court favorite' life. It was his constant com panion wheu he placed the battlement outside the prison at the tower of I London while composing his history ol tne world. D. T. LAMAR, Proprietor. FRBK DELIVERY. PHONE 6 Her Ideal of a Man. She Gertrude aay she will never marry until ahe flnda her ideal. He What 1 her Ideal? She Oh, any man who will aak her. Illustrated Bit. Young man, beware of the girl whe 1 too lazy to return your klises. morning. f25 In greenback to deposit nw.i.tinn r ..1,1. . -e .u. In bank. "You are master of yourself," ton.i significance which, If I may be he said, and without fear I give you a permitted to say so, la quit abov. position of trust at once." the averse" The boy set out for the bank, bdt He f.lt that ha waa doln. well hnt MFVV TYPF flF nKAPPFAPIVK fftAQT.nFFFMQF T.IIN never roaches It VolM. i.t . t. .7 . -' . .-... ..vr vr-.v s tnuL vvit - -u i tut 11 uiis point so Drougm mm Dacg to return to his employer again. He dl- earth. appeared completely. He wa a coun- "Do you think," he asked him. ar- drel and thief. neat and wtde-eveA "that Orimr Thereafter, In engaging help, the ought to hare don it?" merchant was guided by reference "Who?" he asked, staggered for th rather than by testa. moment "What?" And then rami- J7UREKA MEAT, MARKET, McOUIRE BROS., Props, To this day the window In the white pS?lS.TVi.rre"J,nd. ??red M""- Ur1' ton.., I. o, .... I ' " .si"M. " v - jviiru uui nueie oir waiter 1 moked his pipe as he watched hiH rival, the Earl of Essex, walk to the scaffold erected on the green Just be low, and there 1 equally trustworthy suDstantlatlon for the tradition that thl was the pipe the knight carried with him to the block when It came his turn to take "the sharp medicine bul a cure for all diseases." For many year the pipe was part or the Duke of Cambridge's collection who, though not a great user of to bacco, has one of the finest collections of pipes and snuff boxes in the king dom. While the present Princ of Wales was an active naval officer the duke gave him Raleigh's pipe and his royal highness has guarded It as a cherished possession. Before he allow ed It to go to Whitechapel exhibition ne insisted that It be Insured for $3,000, and it Is doubtful whether It will ever leave the royal cabinet again. HuntingteB. To Cat Bottle. Here 1 a way to do something you think la Impossible. You can cut on a bottle by wrapping a cord aaturated with coal oil arould It everal time Then et lire to th cord. Jut when it has finished burning plunge the bot tle Into cold water and tap on the end to break it AMD Oregon Shout line Union Pacific in Lomiuu recently two ancient Ashantl coronation thrones, upholster ed In humnn skin, were offered for ale. These are said to have been brought from West Africa by a mill tary officer. The thrones are emblem of Ashsntt royalty, and without them in successors of N'Kwanta and Hnsu cannot be crowned. The nur -haaer Incurs a certain responsibility 111 tneir snre custody, and might well neoome the victim of one of thoe ainaaiiig intrigue which novelist have woven round the atolen acred stones of the East There Is a special class of farm la borer In Sweden who are given so many acre or land for their own use, in consideration of ao many day a' la bor durlug the year for the owner of the farm. They are a aort of fixture to an estate, and their like exist in ao other country. iecting himself "Ye." Thl tontly. 'I think Gregory wa perfectly Jutl- fled. I don't see how, under th cir cumstances, he could have don other wise. I am quit certain that In hi place I should bav don Just th tame thing!" "vVhat thing?" ahe aaked. a ah poked the fir with her back turned. Then, a be did not anawer Immedi ately, ah ald, gently: "I don't think that you quit understand what scene I referred to, but I'll (how you In a moment. If you'll Just hand m th manuscript" "Th manuscript?" he queried. blankly. i He took two turn up and down the room, then faced ber, crimson and 1 crestfallen. I 'I'm extremely orry to tell you," he ald, hoarsely, "that your manu-! script la the arctic blue of her eyea ' fro the 'ruth upon hi Up) 1 left j - : t .' .? s''Viv. - -.ie i-i ,,. ,'. This particular CrozIiT-Buincgfou gun defends Fortt Sumter in South Carolina. Similar gnna are to defend all American ports. 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