The Planter's Daughter
22 FATE'S REVENGE
By MRS. ALICE CARRISTON
Authooflf "A Waif from the 8ea," "Her Brightest Hop,"
U "Wayward Wlnnefred," etc.
" A CHAPTER XlWContlaoed.)
The door had opened while ba wai
speaking, and It. Burgees had entered
with a radiant face, bearing several
sheets of manuacripb In her hands. Bo
great wm her excitement that aba did
not heed the prcaence of the doctor, and
battening to her husband, aha held the
manuscript before hla eyes with trem
bling hand.
"Look:" she cried: "at last I know tha
secret which ia kflllng our poor Claire
I hare discovered the name of the man
aha loresl Head these pages; tbejr wre
written by her last night." 0
Philip Burgees seized tha proffered
sheets and ran his eye orer their tear
blurred aurface. Suddenly a name ar
rested bia attention; be uttered an Inar
ticulate cry, flung the manuscript upon
the table and grasped the doctor by both
hsnds.
"Oreahaiul" he cried, Joyfully, "I ac
cept! It is do longer a question of ac
quiring a foajune at the price of my hon
or, at the vt of my name, but of ear
ing my daughter's life!"
Claire herself was silent auditor of
the triumphant 'exclamations. Hue pad
reached the open door and paused upon
the threshold, hearing her father's words.
In the next moment she descried h& pre
cious manuscript, the secret of ber life,
lying; exposed upon the table, and with a
walllpg cry of dismay she ataggered for
ward and flung herself upon her mother's
breast
"Oh, mother, mother!" she eobbe, a
burning Rush mounting ber pallid bapw,
"what hare you donel"
''Pardon tne, my child," replied Mrs.
Burgees soothingly, as shs caressed the
drooping golden bead; "but I could not
see you suffer and remain in Ignorance
ef the cause another day."
"Well done,. wife!" exclaimed Philip
Burgess; "bad you not acted thus
promptly, I should have rejected the hap
piness of Claire's life for now she will
lire!"
"My life my. happiness!" gasped th
young girl, raising her head and glancing
In dismay at ber father; "oh, father, you
hare not read the secret of my foolish
paralonl" And when he nodded to her
with an assuring smile, she added, in de
spair: "It Is a relic of our past bappy
life which I hare not had the strength
to combat against Instead of forgetting
this man whom I met by chance In that
brilliant world now closed to us forever,
I hare been ao foolish as to cherish hla
Image In my heart."
"And Justly, Claire." replied the old
gentleman; "are you not worthy to bear
the proudest name In the land!"
"Ah, but If you knew hla name!" sob
bed the girl.
"I know It, and he will be here short
ly." "He here!" gniped Claire, recoiling a
few atepa and standing alone,
"Ves -J.uctan Courtlandt! He cornea
to demand your hand in marriage."
a Completely overcome, Claire tottered
to the nearest chair and sank into It, and
It ia doubtful if she beard Martha open
the door and announce:
"A lady and gentleman to aee you!"
A moment later Luclan Courtlandt sjv
peered upon the threshold with hla
haughty mother leaning upon hie arm.
The young man waa pallid but com
posed, while Mrs. Courtlundt's stern fi-a
turea were wreathed In amins. A few
words of welcome were exchanged be
tween Philip Burgess and his wife and
Mrs. Courtlandt, Claire meanwhile alt'
ting these with drooping head, apparent
ly unconscious of ber surroundings.
Preseutly, however, the words of Mrs.
Courtlandt penetrated her dulled hearing.
"Old friends," remarked that lady,
with affable condescension, "I have the
honor of demanding the baud of your
laughter Claire for my son Luian!"
At these words, Claire struggled to
,her feet and threw herself Into her moth
sr's anna.
"Poor child r thought Luclan Court
landt, "hW beautiful she Is!"
"Mlsa Ilurgess," said Mrs. Courtlandt,
gently, "are you willing t8 be my dtnigh
Poor Claire murmured some luartlcu
late words, and her hAd sank fewer upon
Her mother a breast.
Then Luclan advanced and took one
sf the pendent, anowy hands.
"Claire," be murmured, "will you be
my wire?"
But there was no reply; Joy bad
prlved the happy victim of all senre, and
he lay unconscious la her mother a arms,
e CHAPTER XII.
e Two short weeks had made a startling
change In the circumstances of tjje Bur
gess ramny. ins loveiy residence in
the neighborhood of Yonkers," which Lu-
elan Courtlandt had telegraphed Rylphlde
be had gone to aee during those brief
bappy hours that succeeded their return
to America had now been rented for tne
. aocommodatkin of Ciaire and her parents
until the wedding should take place, and
later was to become the home of the
marred pair. -It
seemed Incredible that the bright-
faced, happy woman, who aang Joyously
to herself aa she brushed off the spacious
plaxsa, could be Martita Dunn; yet It
waa ahe with every line of care and anx
lety smoothed from her honest face.cjuid
t smile set Iff us place.
It was a balmy morning In mid Jigie,
ene of thore rare daysg when gentle
lephyrs rustle the dense foliage that
hades the verdant- earth. Even Claire
aimed to Inhale the abundant vigor of
the scene as she stepped forth npon the
plana, clad all dn white, with fluttering
ribbons of a delicate violet tint, to greet
the morn.
A quick, light atep crunched the gravel
ef the path, coming from the direction of
the atablee, and a moment later the lean,
athletic figure of Dr. Oresham swung
round the corner of the mansion ana
mounted the steps. As he reached the
plana Philip Burgeae came out, radiant
and cheery as the morn itself. The two
men shook bands; Burgers heartily,
Oresham with alight constraint
"Well, aren't we aa fine as fine cgn
be?" exclaimed the former, with a glance
thrilling with pride jjpon hie charming
domain. 5r-
"Flne, very fine iflfeedl" waa the eriap,
buelnem-like reply; "but I have some
thing of the utmost Importance to say
to you. and aa we are alone for the mo
ment, no time could be more opportune
'Oh, then, yon need not hesitate!"
jtft old friend by the arm and led him
to the farthest corner cf the wide plaxsa,
out of earshot of the vludowsi "now
then," be continued, "aa to-morrow la the
wedding day, I should like to know kow
Claire baa accepted the conditional"
"Condltlone what conditioner Inquir
ed Philip Burgess in a puzsled way."
"Why, the child, of course."
The old man started snd paled guiltily
"I haven't said a word to ber about thsJ
child!"
"Is It possible?" exclaimed tbe doctor,
in wild dismay; "she's got to know about
It."
"Of course ehe haa! Now that you are
here, why don't you tell her yourself?"
While they stood conversing they had
failed to notice that Claire bad been grad
ually approaching the house, with Jier
hands filled with dewy, fragrant roses.;
In fact, ftiey were not aware of her pres
ence until ehe was close upon them, and
her cheery greeting disturbed the awk
ward silence that bad fallen.
"Were you speaking of me?" she ask
ed, earnestly.
."Yea," answered Greaham; "we were
spesklng of you and your approaching
marriage."
With a desperate effort that waa reaUy
pitiful to behold, the father began t
"Claire, I hare something to aay to
you before your marriage. Listen, my
child; it Is a matter of serious import
L to you."
"Is It something about Luclan?" ahe
asked.
"Yes."
than the present." Aa hs spoke he took
she exclaimed, brightening; "anything
yon have to aay of him I ahall be only
too bappy to hear. I can never tell you
how content I am at the prospect of be
coming bia wife!"
With one despairing glance at Qreah
am, Philip Burgees turned away, men
tally ejaculating:
"I can't, I can't tell her, for It may kill
her!"
Fortunately, at this moment Martha
came out upon the piazza, and announc
ed that her mistress wse ready to see
the doctor, If he would kindly come In.
"I will go with you," whispered tha
old man in Grexbatn's ear; "her mother
can tell her better; women can weep to
gether," And they entered the house, leaving
Claire standing there, with an exprea
aion uf'dazed bewilderment upon her fair
face. One by one the fragrant roses Al
tered through her fingers, and fell un
heeded and wilting to tbe ground; and
though ahe waa scarcely conscious of the
Impression, It seemed as though a tliil
cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, bad
risen upon tbe horizon of that perfect
day.
At last the roll of carriage wheels npon
the (venue beyond the lawn arrested her
attention, and, raising her eyea, ahe de
scried the Courtlandt livery rapidly ap
proaching the house through the trees.
Her heart stood atill with a dizzy
throb, but when the equipage drew up
and the widow Courtlandt alighted aloue
It waa with a heart heavy with disap
pointment that ahe crossed the piazza to
greet the lady.
Mrs. Courtlandt took the girl In her
arma, and disposed a light klsa upon her
brow; then linking her arm In Claire s,
she led her to a retired nook, where stood
a rustic seat acreened by denae vines,
that lent an agreeable twilight against
the brilliant glare that reigned around,
Being seated, the lady took Claire's hand
in hers and Bald;
"This is Just the opportunity I have
been seeking; I have wanted to talk with
you, my dear. Luclan will be bere In
an hour, and this Is the laat time that
we ahall be together before your mar
riage. First of all, I wish to thank you
for the sacrifice you have made, and
the noble sentiments which have prompt
ed it." .
"Sacrifice! Noble aentlmenta!" mur
mured Claire, In astonishment; "Indeed,
madam, I deserve no praise. My action
In thej matter haa been prompted by pure
ly eel hah motives,"
"Oh, I know that devotion has become
second nature with you," replied the
lady, patting Clalre'a cheek; "but your
self dental cannot eacape our gratitude.
But you shall be rewarded, my child; we
will oo u back to health, and, ere
long,. you will be reconciled to Luclan,
Yes, yes, I hope that some day my son
will lore you."
"Love me, love me, do you aay?" fal
tered poor Clulre, like one In a dream;
"he is going to marry me"
"What credit Is there In hla giving
hla hand?" were the next paarlyxlng
words; "are you not a thousand times
more generous In giving his child
name?"
"Ills child!" muttered the girl, In
stupefied way; then suddenly seizing the
widow's hand, she exclaimed violently,
"his child!"
"Listen, Claire; If It Is your will, we
will unite our forces, set up our batteries
agnlust our common enemy, agalust this
woman whom I bate, aa you ought to
hate!"
At this revelation Claire fell bark
against the seat, while through her dased
brain darted with lightning like rapidity
the thought:
"Oh, heaven grant me the strength
to hear nr to tbe endl"
Then aa Mrs. Courtlandt, amaaed at
her sudden alienee, turned and looked at
Iter, she started up, exclaiming hysteri
cally:
0"Ah, yes! The woman he lorea the
mother of his child I But I do not under
statro why she doea not oppose my mar
rlage?"
"I will tell you, Claire. Luclan wor
ships we and Is passionately attached to
hie child; I promise you that be is en
tirely reconciled to his marriage with
you, and regards It seriously, aa he does
all other obligations in life."
"Yes," csme the bitter response, so
low aa acarcely to be audible, "be baa a
noble heart!"
He will he here In a few minutes, and
I will tell him where to find you," said
the lady, rising with the relieved air
of one who haa executed a painful duty.
So kiss me, my dear, and I will go in
ami aay good morning to your mother."
Claire submitted to the caress, and
when left alone eat for some minutes
among the swaying vines. At last the
burning words rose to ber Itpet
Heaven help me, how I loved blm!
Fool that I waa to dream that I should
be loved In return! Why, they have been
speculating upon my approaching death;
and If he leada me to the altar to-morrow,
he counts upon my lying dead be
fore It ere long. This luxury this gold
but the price of my dlahonor! I
want no more of them, and only ask to
return to the misery of poverty!"
Her last words eecaped her llpa In
tlgh ef unutterable angursh, while to her
I iurt.duig can came the beat of the
' horse' hoofs that bore her expectant
bridegroom I
I I'pon tbe spur of the moment she de
termined to go at once to ber father,
Inform bim that ahe retracted her prom
ise, and break off the unhallowed match
then and there, despite the consequences.
She sprang to her feet full of her resolve,
but ere she could take a step the sound
' of voices arrested ber. Her woman's
curiosity asserted Itself: she parted the
' veil of vlnea with trembling hands and
gazed out across the sunlit lawn.
There ohe saw Luclan, the man the
loved with the one absorbing passion of
her life, standing m all hla manly beau
ty, in conversation with Dr. Oresham,
who waa about to take bia leave. The
two men were shaking hands and ex
changing smiling words of congratula
tion. The girl's heart rose In her breast aa
she listened, and she clung faintly to the
vlnea for support until their thorns en
tered her delicate flesh. The physical
pain and the mental anguish roused ber
once again to the exigency of the mo
ment, and with precipitate stepe ahe
turned and fled In at the open door.
(Tft be continued.!
MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA,
The Splneter Has an Ua pleasant Pre
peel 1st tha Line.
A a daughter tbe Russian woman
la under the absolute away of her pa
rent. Tbe coming of age make no
alteration In her position, says the
Westminster Review. Until the day of
ber death, If tbe remains unmarried,
the place the occuple In the family
life It a place of dependence 'upon the
will of her parents. When a woman
marries ahe changes the authority of
parent! for the no leaa unqualified au
thority of husband. Aa the Russian
tiatue says, no woman can rea
sonably be expected to fully sat
isfy two such unlimited powers
at that of butband and parent"
The "unlimited" power of the parent
therefore, la withdrawn and that of
her husband substituted. She cannot
leave him even to visit neighboring
town with a "pass" from him. He
names tbe time she Is to stay, and at
tbe expiration of the term she Is bound
to return or get It renewed. A hus
band may appear In a court of law as
a witness against his wife, but a wife
is not permitted to appear against hit
husband. A woman's evidence1 Is re
garded alto as of less weight than that
of a man. "When two witnesses do not
agree," the code runs, "the testimony
of an adult outweighs that of a child,
and the testimony of a man that of a
woman."
According to tbe tenets of the Rus
sian Church, marriage la a sacrament
and is theoretically Indissoluble. There
Is no such thing as a civil marriage
and divorce, except In one case, Is
practically unobtainable by a woman.
The exception Is the deprivation of
civil rights and banishment of the
husband. If the wife chooses she can
follow her huaband Into exile, and Rus
sian literature Is full of pathetic sto
ries of women, tenderly nurtured,
braving the terrors of the long Siberian
march. All children, however, born In
exile, are regarded aa belonging to the
lowest clnss of society. If, on the
other hand, the wife seeks, on the plea
of her husband's banishment, .divorce,
the church In thjs case relaxes her
discipline and grants the plea. Al
though tbe statute recognizes adultery
and desertion as grounds for divotee,
the law Is beset with such difficulties
that It Is never resorted to except by
the wealthy, who can always make the
tardy wheels revolve more swiftly.
While divorce Is difficult to obtain
there are other means resorted to
which reach the same destination, only
by a different route. Laws In Russia
are made not to be broken, but to Be
evaded, and both the civil and ecclesi
astical authorities have learned the art
of evasion to perfection. Marriages
may be annulled If any InfoAnaltty
has occurred In them, and If parties
are willing, the rest Is only a question
of money. In some parts of the em
pire the marriage service Is enacted
with this contingency In view. The
certificate may be left undated, or the
age of the contracting parties omitted.
In some parts of Little Russia a rela
tive, during the ceremony, gives the
bride a slap, to prove In case of seed
that she has married under compul
sion. Women who succeed In obtaining
a separation from their husbands on
the ground of Informality are received
Into society, are allowed to marry
agnln and may even be separated
again without loss of position. There
Is, however, a more healthy public
spirit arising, which tends strongly In
favor of an adjustment of the present
laws.
The Old Umbrella.
"I've always had It In for the man
who carries his umbrella around with
hira as a walking stick or Just In case
of rnln, and usually succeeds In pok
ing It into the face of everybody with
whom he comes ln contact; but now
I've nothing to any," said a guest In
the lobby of a local hotel one morn
lug last week.
"I'pon reaching this city a week agr
I deposited my umbrella In the check
room of the station and went off hap
py In the thought that I would do no
damage during the day from tha?
source, at least. Well, Instead of
spending the day In Washington, as I
had Intended, I've been here a week,
and forgot all about my parachute un
til this morning, when I strolled down
to the stntlon to redeem It, and myself
a ticket for home. At any rate, there
among other checked article I spied
my old dollar umbrella, and pointed
It out to the gentle-looking little wo
man in attendance as I put down a
dime and corresponding brass piece.
1 'The charge is seventy cents, she
sweetly Informed me, not noticing my
little dime.
" Seventy cents!' I exclaimed. In
tones that suggested she was trying
to rob me.
"Yes, sir; seventy cents,' she as
sweetly continued. 'We charge "ren
cents for every twenty-four hours an
article la left In storage.'
"Well there was no mistaking the
statement," coucluded the visitor, "so
I cashed In. Anyhow, I think Wash
ington Is a great old place." Wash
ington Post o
Jus? 2,300 niluutea was the time
taken by an ordinary cable message in
going round the world from Boston,
via Vancouver and Australia.
6N0WFLAKE3.
Whenever a enowflake leave the sky,
It turns snd tnras to say "Good-by!
Good-by, dear cloOda, so cool and gray!"
Then lightly travels on Its way.
And when a enowflake finds a tree,
"Good-day!" It says, "Good-day to thee!
Thou are so bare and lonely, dear,
I'll rest and call my comradea here.",
But when a anowflakeo brave and meek,
Lighta on a frosy maiden's cheek,
dt starts "How warm and soft the day!
Tia aummer!" and It melts away.
Mary Mapea Dodge.
An Anniversary
eee
(JESSICA was sitting at a table
njlnear a window In fashionable
restaurant, waiting.
De Narville, standing at the door,
saw her. He hastened to ber, holding
ont his hand. o
"Are you here alone?" he questioned,
surprised,
"For the moment" she answered. "I
am expecting a friend. He was to
meet me bere at 8."
Glancing op at a giant gilt clock,
whose bands moved with annoying
slowness; "It Is not quite that yet,"
she reflected, Impatiently.
De Narville smiled down upon her.
"Msy I sit here opposite your' be
asked, drawing out the chair, "until he
comes?"
"Certainly," she replied, and he took
the chair.
. He observed her admiringly.
"You are looking beautiful to-njght,
Jessica," he began. "How dainty your
white is, and that touch of rose In jpuf
hat. Old-fashlened roses they are,
aren't they? On a new-fashioned wom
an. And your little fingers gjjtterlng
with Jutt enough diamonds, not too
many. Just enough. There are some
who mnke the mistake of wearing dla
monds to the knuckles, but you, neverl
Dear me! Ttys last time I saw you,
Jessica,' you were In tears."
"Yes," encouragingly.
"You and he bad Just separated. It
was very sad I was not surprised at
your tears. One must weep a little for
any husband, worthy or unworthy. It
Is In the nature of woman. But I said
to myself, then, 'In a couple of weeks
or three site will be over It. She will
have entirely recovered.' And I must
say that my prophecy has been ful
filled even sooner than I expected, Jes
sica. How lrmg has It been? Three
weeks?" After a moment employed
In rapid mental calculation, "Three
weeks! And here you are, beaming
.more beautiful than I have ever seen
yoif, and waiting for a friend."
Half closing his eyes quizzically, be
bent toward her,
"It Is safe to say," he whispered,
"that this Is not a woman friend for
whom you are so impatiently watching
the hands of the clock with whom you
are to dine."
A laugh commenced at Jessica's eyes
and finished at her Hps.
"Hardly," she replied.
"I thought not," declared De Nar
ville. "And why should it be? Why
not go out at once with your friends?
Must you make a recluse of yourself,
while be Was all the enjoyment possi
ble? He goes where the pleases. I am
certain of that. In fact, I hare eeen
people who saw him dining here, there
rfnd everywhere, with his acquaint
ances, man or woman, as It Suits him."
Here he paused for an interval, In
oriicr to observe the effect It was
rather disappointing than otherwise,
Jessica sitting under Are, composed as
a monument and quite as calm, He by
and by continued:
"At a matter of fact Jessica, you
and he were never suited, you were
never Intended for one another. Some
unkind fate "
"Fate, you, call It" repeated Jessica.
Then, delicately defining the differ
ence: "When it Is unkind, It is fate.
JtVhen It Is kind, It Is Providence. And
you call it fate?"
"Some unkind fate," went on De
Narville stolidly, "threw you together.
You were too much alike In the first
place. Both of intensely nervous tem
peraments, excitable, high-strung, It
was not In the nature'of things that
you ceuld live together longer than a
year. Indeed, many predicted a sep
aration at the end of atx months, or, at
the very least, aeven. But It has been
a year, hasn't It?"
"To-nlgbt" said Jessica, softly, "Is
the anniversary of our wedding.
De Narville laughed.
"JtaA here you are," presently, "cele-J
bratlng it by dining out with a friend!
You are nothing, Jessica, If not up to
date. You are more. You are unique,
unusual. All your friends say that
They say you are quite right In making
the thing final. You are so superior to
him In every way. You have wasted a
year of your life onlilm."
Jessies shrugged ber shoulders ever
to slightly.
"And what do they say of him?" she
question. "This. That be has wasted
a year of his life on me!"
De Narville frowned.
"I doi$ know. I 8m sure, what they
say to him," he affirmed, "but really he
was a brute, Jessica. And why live
with a brute as his wife "0
''When there are s many other
brutes with whom one might simply
dine," finished Jessica.
'Of course. Wlh whom one may
pass a pleasant evening, men say
'ta-ta.' That la best; freedom. It Is
these chains that gall. It Is sad, but
true. I can't reason It out Nobody
can. But the fact remains. Once a
woman becomes the property of a man
she loses her charm. Tbe sense of
ownership appears to deaden his Inter
est He Is not so with any other thing
which he appears to own. His horse,
his dog, their value ia only enhanced
b the fact of possession. But the
woman! Once his wife. In many cases
she Is no better than a slaver
Jessica, toying with her fork, marked
belroglyphio here and thereoon the
tablecloth.
"For centuries," she ruminated, re-
bsignedlr, "we were practically slaves
and soM a tuch. Perhaps, after all.
that la what we were born to be."
Again De Narville laughed.
"Now Uiat you are out of bondage,"
RUSSIAN SHIP DEPOSITING MINES.
- :
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'4i'ii.Vi :,!;:
'
The Ill-fated Russian mine transport "Yenesei" was destroyed by one of
her own mines while laying traps for Japanese warships off Dalny. The
"Yeuesei" had specially constructed stern ports for depositing Mallnorowskl
mines. This ship's method of placing the mines was as follows: When the
port waao opened, a spar, shaped like a T girder, was made to project from it
Along the narrower part of the spar ran a sliding hook to which the mine
was attached and drawn out until it overhung the water. At the proper
moment a cord was pulled which released the mine and let it fall Into the
water. The mine then moored Itself automatically as follows (see small dia
gram): When the case M, containing the charge, had sunk to t certain
depth, It received some support from Uie float b, and thereupon the anchor
A began to unwind, Itself from the drum D until It found Its hold In the
sea-floor. The mine would keep a uniform depth below the surface and
would rise ntid fall with the tide. The moment a passing ship struck any
of the studs 1 1 t the mine would explode.
said he, "you can look back over the
situation and laugh. It has some hu
mor'for you. That Is better than tears.
And, sorrow Is, to a certain extent,
beneficial. It sharpens the wits. Not
that you have not always been quick
witted. On the contrary. So much
more so than he, It was a pity, your
friends said, to see you with him "
"Yes, they said that to me," inter
rupted JesHlca. "But what did they
say to him?"
She answered her own question.
'fflie self-same thing, turued round
the other way."
De Narville looked hard at her In the
bright light of the glowlag electrics.
"Freedom becomes you. Jessica," he
declared. "I am almost ready to fall
in love with you myself to-night."
"Almost," repented Jessica, ruefully.
"Quite," asserted De Narville. "You
look content, Joyous, radiant. I wish
other friends of yours, who have seen
you in tears, could gaze upon you now.
Friends who have talked this afCoir of
yours over and over -"
Jessica nodded assentlngly.
"Yes." said she, "my friend have
lost little time. They, have beeu noth
ing if not industrious."
"It was you who started the ball roll
ing," replied De Narville, with a touch
of reproach, "who tendered us our first
information."
"True, but It was such a little ball to
start with, and when It came back, It
was like a boy's snowball, the size of a
man! We didn't know it for ours."
Her expectant eyes rested on the
face of the clock. Apparently she had
forgotten the existence of De Narville.
' "It Is 8," she murmured, "and time
for him to come."'
Thev turned from the clock to the
door. A light gleamed on them sud
denly. The friend for whom she wait
ed stood there.
He advanced, and De Narville, ris
ing, vacated bis place at the table oppo
site Jessica.
"Mr. De" Narville," .said Jessica, "my
husband."
Then: "We are celebrating the anni
versary of our wedding day together,"
she explained with a smile. Zoe An
derson Norris, in the Valley Magazine.
WANTED, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.
Leaven Needed In Relntlons and Amer-
greucies of American Life.
It is natural, wholesome, saving con
scientiousness, applied to all the rela-,
tlons and emergencies of private and
public life, that Is so sadly wanting in
many American communities a coi
sclentnousuess which results in some
thing like that system of honor which
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distinguishes the student life of the
University of Virginia, and which, Vir
ginians are apt to maintain, hat per
ceptibly and beneficially affected the
tone of business and other affairs in
that commonwealth. Downright un
scrupulousness marks the knave; a par
tial lack of scruple characterizes the
large numbers of respectable men who,
n members of boards, as merchants,
as.taxpayers, as politicians, as voters,
wink at evil practices, in otners, tim
idly avoid all opposition to official
wrong, and themselves commit slight
and not too conspicuous Irregularities,
or give support for selfish reasons to
venal candidates tor omce. Bucn "re
spectables" ore the despair of the pat
riotic men who, in our day and In a
thousand communities, are trying to
stay the tide of that political corrup
tion which, according to so good a
friend of America as John Morley,
"for the moment obscures the great
democratic experiment."
It comes to this, that "the period of
corruption" which friends of Ameri
cans abroad are called upon so often
to apologize for a corruption which,
while bad enough, Is not so deeply
rooted vs our enemies believe can be
brought to an end only by the growth
of a sense of honor, of scrupulousness
backed by moral bravery, upon the
part of individuals in the republic. It
Is not fantastic to aver that a gift of
Imagination would assist some people
to be virtuous. If a citizen should feel
that his own lack of scruple, in any
direction, was a contribution to the
corruption and dishonor of his country
and that hi personal withstanding of
temptation to do wrong was not only
an act of private virtue, but had pat
riotic uses as well If he were con
vinced for Instance, that his refusal to
rote as a truste for a contribution to a
bribery fund of to a dishonest boss
wtis a means of doing away with a
national disgrace if be had the Im
agination to grasp the large bearings
of his Individual action, it would be
easier for him to take a stand for
righteousness Instead of weakly acqui
escing In some customary wrong. Aris
totle's Idea of the state was associa
tion "in t life of felicity and noble
ness;" but Christianity ought not to
have to look to paastnlsm for Ideals ol
good citizenship and the making of a
righteous people. Century.
When? a man gets up at a revival and
asks all the women present to pray foi
him, they feel flint at last their merli
and worth are meeting recognition.
There is always souse one around to
smile when a man boasts that he Is
master In his own house. ,
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GEO. P. CROVELL.
fSoccenor to K. L. Smith,'
Oldest bubuihsd Uoase la the valley.
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Hardware,
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Flour and Feed, etc.
Th it old-established house IU con
tinue to pay cash for all its goods; it
pays no rent; it employs s clerk, bat
doet not have to divide with apartner.
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 anof get prices and leave orders,
whieh will be promptly filled.
THE GLACIER
Published Every Thursday
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Advertising, 60 cents per inch, single
column, per month; one-half inch or
Ices, 25 rents. Reading notices, 5 cents
a line each insertion.
THE GLACIER prints all the local
news fit to print.
When you see it In THE GLACIER
you may know that others see it.
JJON TON BARBER SHOP
L. C. HAYNEB, Paor.
Th nlAnft fn Mt n - .Hav mr, .....
hair cut. and to enlov theluxurv of & nnraAlaln
fllj E. WELCH,
THE VETERINARY SURGEON.
Hh returned to Hood River and is nransrad
to do any work In the veterinary line. He can
be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's
drug tut
T1IE NEW FEED STORE,
On the Mount Hood road, south of town,
Groceries, Hay, brain and Feed at lowest
prices.
D. r. LAMAR, Proprietor.
J7UREKA MEAT MARKET,
McQUIRE BROS Props.
Itanium tn Frpah anil Piim Mb.,.
Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables. ' '
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