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a Second Cousin 5arah r rwe avthou of -Anna jvota. smnstck." -uttim katk ttMr," etc.. tn. 8 o CHAPTER XXIV. (Contlnaed.) Tb great conspiracy wai at an end, and Sarah Eastbell had baffled th coo- Dlratora. All that bad been planned by Captain Peterson, and that Sarah' ab- eenee from Sedge Hill bad rendered ro gatory, all the new scheming to which that absence had given rise, and which waa aet In action with Sarah's return, had collapsed at tba eleventh hour. Sarah waa neither dead nor a captive, and Tom waa as far removed from prosperity as be bad ever been. "I I never meant " be began, then be burst forth with "Ob, I am so glad that you've come back, Sally so glad that yon ain't dead!" "Were you waiting for the news of my death, thenT asked Sarah with Indigna tion. "There Is your world, Tom," she said, pointing to the door, "beyond this bouse, and any love of mine, from tliia day. You could not trust me you set a snare for me, and called In rogues and villains to assist you begrudged in my property and my life. Now go." Lucy Jennings' bnrd voice cut short his defense, and be backed from the woman to the grounds beyond the bouae wltb vjry word she burled at him, "Tom'Eastbell, some hours ago, In Lon don, I gave Information to the olice where the Peterson gang were likely lo lie found where you were, and In what way you were connected with them. You bave not any time to lose." He lost no time accordingly. He van ished away, a thief to the last for ha departed with Reuben Culwick'a best hat rammed over bla eyebrows. Sarah turned again to Reuben, her watchful protector, who would keep her for ever in bis sight now, and as the door cloaed aba linked her hands upon hla arm. "Taka ma in, please I am tired out, Reuben. I hare fought hard to get home I" "Tell me how It happened how It was that you disappeared from all of ua ao suddenly," aald Reuben Impatiently. lie did not regard Lucy Jennings he drew his chair to bin coailn's side, took her blind In his, and gazed eagerly Into her face. She might fade away again from hla life, If be did not make sure of her. "Yea, yea," said Sarah, In answer to hla questions; "but grandmother tell me, first, la aha not very anxious about me?" "Your grandmother la not anxious', Sarah," said Lucy In low too. "Is she 111?" "No. She Is not 111 now." "Is she ah I you are keeping some thing back I Tell me, please," she said In great excitement, "where is she. She la not dead ohl she has not died without a word from me?" "She la In God's hands and Ood keep you strong to bear the loss of her," aald Lucy Jennings. Sarah Eastbell closed her eyes, and sank back lu the chair like a dead wom an. Reuben, a 'man wholly uncharita ble aa men will be In stage of excite ment which strike horn to them, and rob them of their self-possession turned up on the poor preacher, who had don her best at least, "There, you have killed herl Ar you satlsflod now?" he shouted at Lucy Jen nings. "I am not satisfied with this world, or with you," waa the cold answer, as she bent over Sarah, and loosened the fast' enlngs at her throat. But Sarah East- bell had not fainted; she waa only stunned by the truth, and slis aat up the insliint afterward, eager fur the whole story, and looking piteoualy from on to the other. It wo not In Reuben' power to brenk the new to her after all, and h left It to the woman whom hi Impatience had wounded. "Tell her, Lucy. It la beyond me," he said. Tli tragedy of Sedge Hill was over, and be could not dwell upon Its details, CHAPTER XXV. Lucy Jenninga wa writing busily In her room when Sarah cam In softly. The woman-preacher had gone to her apart ment away from the aoclety of two vou-ig folks who thought of little save each oth r, and whoa courtship did not Interest her. It wa on mouth after the death of Mrs. Eastbell. "Oh, Lucy, what do you think he hne been enylng?" Sarnh cried in excitement. "Who has been inylng?" asked Lucy, Without looking In her direction. "Reuben, to be aure." "Alwaye Reuben! I had forgotten (here was no .other man upon the earth but Reuben Culwlck," she aid bitterly. "II say I may ask your opinion If I will and you will think how right ha Is." "It will b about the first time lo my life that I have thought him In the right," ah muttered, then aha added In her aharpent and Jerk lest manner i "Well, what is It?" "I have been telling him of your Doing away to-morrow of the necessity of hla going, too, aa you suggested, and he says oh, Lucyl what do you think he ha pot Into hi dear old head?" ah cried, clap ping her hand together. "I can't guess what la the object of guessing when it I easy for you to ex plain?" waa the unirracloua rejoinder. Sarah Eastbell did not notice the chilli ness of Miss Jennings' remarks. She dashed Into her subject forthwith) h spoke of Reuben' wish for an early mar- riage as a win and natural solution to the difficulties In their way. "In all hla life he has been In hurry," Lucy said when 8arah had completed her recital, "so what la the us of my nd vice? It would b an ill-timed formality, of no value to either of you. If be bad been lesa Impetuous," said Lucy, betriy Ing a sudden excitement herself, "It would hare been aa well It would hav given m time to think. Sarah, you must not marry Reuben Culwlck yet." "You you think that It la not right it la not respectful to the memory of her I have lost?" asked Snrah. "Respectful!" cried Lucy contemptu ously, "I bav not given a thought to it! But" and her followed a long pauie, with Lucy glaring strangely at her visitor "but," she continued at last, "some thing haa happened in this room, that I hav been keeping to myself, and which may alter both your Uvea." "What has happened which may alter Reuben' life and mine? And why in this room, where" "Where a woman named Mary Holland lived for aome yeara," aaid Lucy quick ly "a woman whom you learned to dis trust at last?" "We did, and yet " "You did tot distrust her In vain, per haps." ah added. "I will tell you, Sarah Eaatbell, what I thought of telling Reu ben Culwlck but it may be your .Ight to hear this first of all, aa it may affect you most of all who kuowa? what ia written on that paper." Re.td Lucy Jennings opened her desk and produced a long blue envelope, on which were written words In a large clear hand, to which ah pointed with her finger the finger of fate to the timid girl who fol lowed every movement, and leaned for its VjS ' f 1 ; J w. W : f , ward to th paper cautiously and eager ly. Yea, Lucy Jenninga wa right lht which might affect th whole after lif of Reuben Culwlck and of herself wa In tb hand of th woman-preacher. On th envelop war written these word: "Herein I contained th last Will end Testament of Simon Culwlck, of Sedge Hill, Worcester." There wa a date appended th date of the day on which Simon Culwick had called at Hop treet, Camberwell, for th first time, and last, !i his life. It wss a will msds before be had com that day In search of bis son, and It ovr ruled all other testaments to which in his life, of chang he had aet hi trem bling hand. "Where did you find this?" Sarah ask ed at laat. , "In that box," Lucy replied, pointing to an old-f aahloned hair trunk studded with brsss nails on of th boxes which Msry Holland had never claimed. "What right had that woman with Reuben's father' will?" iskcd Lucy; "haa ah not committed a crime against the law? is not this an act of revenge against him?" "I don't see all thla yet," responded Sarah Eastbell, stilt thoughtfully. "This will Is sealed;. It wa given In trust to Mary Holland before Simon left for London. It leaves bis property to Reuben, end shs would hav kept him from It I see it all. I despis that wom an, although I hav never met ber in my life." . 'Mary Holland la not her to answer for herself," said Sarah; "and Mary would bav preferred Reuben' being rich to my poor grandmother' coming to this house." 'She brought your grsndmother her herself; ther wa a plot In it. Read th will." "What right hav I to read it?" asked Sarah. "You ar In poasesslon. Reuben Is loo week to bear th shock. Ther may be something in It which he I not to knoW first of all," ah added, with a audden doubt "which is to be broken to him by degrees." "Reuben I a bravs as a Hon." ' "Oh, you don't know him," ald Mis Jenning pityingly. "I don't think so meanly of him as yon do," cried Sarah, with audden spirit; "I don't believe he haa fretted for an In stant about bia father' money, though he told m so one. He has denied It since; he I aboveVall mercenary thoughts. Com and aee bow ha will take this news," cried Sarah, defiantly now. "I have no interest, in it; it concerns m not," ald Lucy very sharply; "I should not bav mentioned it till I waa prepared to leave th bouse, had yon not coma in with your foolish story of a hasty wedding. Uo to him, Sarah. I am buay with a boiler task than yours." Reuben took th packet from Sarah'a hand and read th superscription, bis eyes dilating with surprise. He mad no attempt to break th seal of black wax, but walked with her slowly toward th bay window at th end of th room, as though his sight were weak, and mor light were needed to aaslst it. Kh seemed to hesitat in her progmss with him, and he put hi arm round ber walat, aa a privileged lover under these circumstances had a right to do. "ITor better or worse, for richer or poorer, my FIrst-cousln-once-removed Sarah," said h lightly, but meaningly; "now tell m where thl aprang from." Sarah told him, while he listened, with th paper In hla hand, and looked out at the garden and th rising ground beyond It. Tots stole away during the narration. "Mary Holland may bav received possibly did receive privste instructions from my poor father with this will," sold Reuben, when Sarah had completed her narrative; "she Is not to blame, I trust, even If it cornea at us in this fashion. It was to b kept back, at Simon Culwick'a request, a certain time, possibly, he being a secretive man. Miaa Holland is not her to tell us," answered Reuben, "and you and I atand In a false position, with this will lying like a bsr upon the free dom of our thoughts. I take all th re sponsibility; it Is my right, aa Simon Culwlck' son." "You ar not afraid- of th contents?" she asked, remembering suddenly Lucy Jennings' criticism of Reuben's temper ament. "Ther i nothing within, th will to frighten me," h replied firmly, "or to make me glad, or cast m down. See how (toady the hand I that turna over the pages of this book of fate," Hla fingers broke the seal and took from th envelop th document con tained therein. Ha looked at the papor for th flrat time. It wa a brief will, which a few line made clear. It was written by Simon Culwlck himself, and witnessed by two servants who had left tho hous two year since, and It left, aa Reuben had Imagined from the flrat, the whole of his property, free and indivisi ble, to his old friend's child; his faithful housekeeper, Mary Holland. II refolded th will, and regarded at tentively hia second-cousin, who remain ed dumb wltb amasement. "And Mary Holland I hav turned t ut of her own house, so that ahe ia not here to receive our congratulationa," aald Iteu ben Culwlck coolly. CHAPTER XXVI. - Th winter .set In sharply that year, like th audden frost to the hope of Reuben Culwlck and hla second cousin. It waa a severs winter, that nipped things to th heart before th old year was seven daya dead. A few weeks had gone by sine th data of our last chap ter, and all with whom w ar Interested, or In whom we hate endeavored to raise sn Interest, had settled down to th po sition born of th discovery of Miss Hol land's good fortune. Misa Holland had not been found, de aplt much pertinacious searching; the boxes remained unclaimed at Sedge Hill, and Sedge Hill waa held In truat for her. Those Interested In advertisements won dered who Miss Holland waa, and hy her friends were begging her to return, and bear of something to her advantage. Reuben Culwlck accepted th poaltion very cheerfully, although Lucy Jenulnga thought that he waa too cheerful t be natural. He waa anxious to see th pro visions of his father's will carried out In their entirety, and he ahowed no aense of disappointment at th low estate t which they lufallibly reduced him. II had confidence In himself, and he waa anxioua to do justice to Mary Holland, despite th unjust character of a will which atruck him out of affluence. He waa rising In th world, too. Thq work grew under his hand, debta became leas, mnra mna fall tn kta ihiiu Smm ! the great lottery-bag of letter, and If there were no big prises, still he drew no blanks. Among th busy unknown crowd of clever "newspaper men," b waa al ready known, and three week ago th promoter of th Trumpet hd buret out with big office and mora machinery, and highnt term for Reuben, who had been j I with them hk straggling days, and was now cauea upon to soars a utu in weir prosperity. H waa happy In hi courtship, too, for found many opportunities to mo blf Second Couiln Sarah, and ah wa glad hl very glad to see him. Sarah wai In London In apartments 1n York road, Lambeth, with th woman who had striv- en hard not to hav her for a companion or rri.ua, ana yet wnom sneisa conquer ed by that sweet persistency which was an attribute of ber character. Sarah Eastbell was very much alone In the world now, and when the signal of dis tress hsd been raised, Lucy Jennings, with all her hardness, was at her best, and ready to be of assistance. Reuben cam courting In th evening, one or twice a week at first, when th newspaper would allow him; and ther were odd half holidays when Reuben and Sarah would strolf In St James' Park, and talk of th happiness ahead. They both spok of the patience to wait for each other of a calm present and a happy future and they laughed togeth er, not before Lucy, at Lucy' past fore boding of th misery In store for' them. Tot was at Reuben' home In Drury Lane, tbo. Hla love for this littl waif waa still a much part of "his lif a hi love for hi second-cousin: Tot be longed to old days; she had been hla on comfort when h felt wholly desolate; h bad been lost, and hla heart had been terribly wrung In losing her; she waa back, and a ond of him as ever, al though ther had com never again a memory of Hop Lodge. Hia landlord' wife took care, of her aa Lucy Jennings had done, and It wa pleasant to hav Tot wltb him at breakfast time. John had been always fond of Tots, He taught her to call him Unci John again, and though th child wa older and sharper than when Reuben found her first In Camberwell, ther waa quickly a return to th old affection under tb old kindneas and attention. Life with Cap tain Peterson and his brothers had not hurt her-rit was part of a bad dream lu th beginning of a new year, though the dream figure had scarcely vanished, and on presently crossed her path, and startled ber. (To b continued.! HOW THE CAMPANILE FELL. Th Bcsm la Graphically Described by aa American OlrU The fait' of the Campanile must have been an exciting thing to witness. The hug mass crumbling to dust waa like a mountain .falling. There happened to be many witnesses 'of the catastro phe, and one of them, a young Ameri can girl who waa In Venice with her family, haa written a letter describing the event It la printed In the Cen tury Magaalne: Yea, she writes, we are all safe. The tower did not fall on any of us, al though I suppose -we shall never be much nearer being burled alive than wa were this morning. It came without any warning. Wa were on our way to Cook's, which Is on the side where the crack flrat ap peared. As we came down from th hotel we noticed a am nil crowd of peo ple watching the tower, and some of the plazxa officials had placed a few boards round It to keep people from going up to It But the crack was so slight that we asked where It was. We walked to the other side, under the clock tower, and aa we stood there bricks began to fall out of the crack, which grew wider every minute. Some people thought that a corner of the tower might go, but really there was no one there excepting a few tour- iKts and some shopkeepers. Wa went to Cook's, where wa could see If any thing did happen. Cook's men smiled at the Americans who thought that a tower which had seen a thousand years could fall with out any warning. Suddenly, as we stood there, a huge gap appeared from top to bottom, and then the whole thing seemed to groan and tremble, and, with apparently no sound, sank In a heap where It stood. Only the top poised Itself a minute In midair, tipped, and fell crashing to ward St Mark'a. - Pieces of the gilt angel were picked up on the church steps; otherwise nothing but a pile of bricks and mortar was to be seen. We all atood In the doorway, too stunned to move. The people In the square fled panic-stricken In every di rection. Instantly what appeared to be a aolld wall of plaster and dirt rose from the mass as high aa the tower had been, and spread In every direc tion. I thought, of course, we should be suffocated, and a rush followed for the back of Cook's ojflce. Every oue screamed, "Shut the doors!" The dirt entered like a thick fog, and you could not distinguish your best friend. For tunately It cleared away In a mlnuta or ao, enough to see where we were, and all were safe. Not even one wom an fainted where we were, although the Itallaus were calling on heaven and earth, The dust was about two Inches deep; huge stones lay against Cook's build- lug, and I picked up a piece of oue of the bronze bells on the other side of the square. Venice went wild, of course, and the square was soon crowded by hundreds of mourning people. It was a very aad sight All shops closed at, once, and every one waited. Thus Be Oot Rest. Anxious Wife What do you think of my husband's case? Is.lt serious? Physician Oh, he'll pull through all right. What he needa la rest, so I hav prescribed aj) opiate. ! ., Anxioua Wife How often shall I give It to him? Pnydclan Don't give It to him at all. Take It yourself. Chicago News. Prudence. "I suppose you would like toosay or 0do something that will live In history?" "VVellf answered Senator Sorghum, "there are so many things concerning which I should prefer to keep history uninformed that I gueaa I'd better not take any chances trying to break in.1 Washington Star. allow Boy. Ascum And what profession la your aon to follow T Pater I do not know yet, but that's about all he'll do, I guess. Ascnm What? How do you mean? Tater He'll follow aome profession he never seems able to catch up to any thing. Philadelphia Press. The River Platte la navigable for 2,000 miles and has a current of two and on-half to three miles an hour. Mamie What 1 biology! Gladys I suppose It's the science of shopping. "How about references?" Inquired the mistress. "On, I lolke yer looks, mum," said the applicant, "tn I won't ask yer for references." bobblat What does thla author mean by aaylng that th hero had well-carved" features? Doubles Perhaps he shaved himself. "I wonder' what makes my eyes ao weak," aald an ultra-Radical once to Mr. Disraeli. "Why, tbey ar In weak place," said tba latter. Little Willie Say, pa, how does ah army scour the country? Pa With brushes, my son. Little Willie With brushes? Pa Yes, brushes with tb enemy. May Did : Clara's husband leave her much when he died? Belle-H left enough to make her comfortable, but not enough to "get ber a second husband. Life. ; Walter Will yon try a course din ner? Country Groom No,' sir; no coarse dinner for ua. Bring us In the finest one you've got We don't com down to th city every day; do we, Matilda? i He Do you know, dear, I wa just upstairs looking at baby, and I be lieve sh has got your balr. She (springing up) Good gracious! I thought I bad put that switch out of th child's reach) "Did you ever aee the Dardanelles while you were In Europe?" "No," answered Mr. Curarox. "You see, we were so busy sightseeing that w didn't bave time to call- on any of our friends." Washington Star. First Boy And because yon couldn't find a penny to pay the fare, did th conductor make you get off the omni bus and walk? Second Boy No, he only made me get off. I could have sat In the road If I wanted to, Tit Bits. "A tall bride Is th best-looking, don't you think r "Well," replied th titled Englishman who had caught on to a little American slang, "ao far as I am personally concerned, I certainly am not looking for one who la short" Chicago Evening Post, Tba army officer looked with dis pleasure at the soiled sheet of paper that had been handed htm. "That's a measly looking document," he ex claimed. "Yes, sir," said the subor dinate, touching hla hat "It's th sick list" Chicago Tribune. Edyth Yes, yon see she told th count that ber father's partner had robbed him of nearly all bis wealth, just to test his lov for her. Maynic And then? Edyth He asked her tor a letter of introduction to the daughter of her , father'a partner. Chicago News. Johnny I wish my folks would agree upon one thing and not keep me all the time In a worry. Tommy What have they been doing now? Johnny Mother won't let me stand on my head, and dad Is all the time fussing because I wear my shoes out so fast Mistress (returning from holiday) kWhy, Bridget, whatever has become of the parrot? Bridget Well, yon see, mum, after you left It looked a bit pining like and didn't, talk much, so the cook and I put It out of lta misery, poor thing, snd I had It stuffed for my new 'at Judy. "They say," said Mrs. Oldcastle, "that Mr. Fadd!ethwa!te, who used to belong to our church, has become an agnostic" "Is that so? Joslah used to take hla lunch at the same place he did down town, and b says he often warned him that he'd get It If he didn't give np eatin' so fast." Chicago Record-Herald. Halllt-What's the matter, Klay! Yon look all tired out? Klay And no wonder, I've had a hard day of It I don't know when I've worked so hard. I looked at tbo men clean up the rail road station this morning, and after that I saw three safes raised into four story window, and four loada of coal delivered In basketa.-Boa,ton Tran script . , They had been married only three short weeks, and be was actually In terested In his paper at the dinner table. "Darling," ah began in a ton meant to be reproachful, "do you lov me Just a much aa you ever did?" "Sura thing," he answered briefly. She ought to hav been satisfied to let it go at that but ah wasn't "Why?" she asked. "Don't know," he replied "Jt a fool habit I've got Into, I suppose." Then for seventeen consecutive seconds silence reigned supreme. Chicago News. At the first performance on th new church organ no one In the audience was better pleased than the maid em ployed In the organiafa family. "So yon liked the mualc, did you, Mary?" said the organist the next morning, reports of ber enthusiasm having reached hla ears. "Oh, It waa just grand," replied Mary, "th grandeat I ever beard." "What did yon like best?" asked the organist moved by" the glowing eulogy. "Oh, I don't know that" aald Mary. "But there was on place where you cam down With both hands and your feet at tb earn time; that waa about th best It sounded Ilk the a team roller coming down the atreetr Pledg Might Hav Baved Him. Socrates had Just drained the hem lock. : "How foolish I waa," he exclaimed. "I should hav told them I awora off at New Year'a. Bewailing bla thoughtlessness, there was nothing left but to await th re sultNew York Tribune. The H SUow Himself. Kwoter You can never Judge a man by hla clothes. Newltt TJnleaa he' clothed In a lit tle brief authority. It'a easy to site him up then. Philadelphia Pre a. THE TRAIL OF LEWIS AND CLARK .... ... ,41 O fiTfTDV rl th Vnrthwent la N complete, nor can one under- j I atand aa one ahould, the im perial dimensions of this vast domain or its real pre- ent and future greatness, without some knowledge of the wonderful exploration j of Lewis and Clark in 18044. That historic expedition consisting of 45 men (later, at Fort Mandan, reduced to 31 men and one Indian woman with her three months' old papoose) left St. Louis, ascended the Missouri river to its headwaters, crossed the mountains to the Columbia, and .descended that stream to its mouth, - and returned, within lees thsn two years and a half. One winter they spent in North Dako ta, near Bismark, and another in Ore gon, near Astoria. The Teen. Its of the exploration, the, valuable discoveries made, the manifold venturea met with, not only stamp the exploration as the greatest of modern timea, but render accounts of it aa in teresting as a novel. There has recently been published by G. P. Putnam' 8ons, New York, a book called "The Trail of Lewie and Clark, 1804-1904," in two volumes. The author, Mr. Olin D. Wheeler, writes the popular Wonderland aeries of the Northern Paci9c railway, in connection with which he made his stndies and researches for this more pretentious work, Mr. Wheeler has traveled seveial thousand miles over the old route of Lewis and Clark, on. railway trains and steamboats, in rowboats, afoot, on horseback and in buggies or wagons. He lis traveled with rack trains, camped out, and climbed mountains. in following (he old Indian, trails that the explorers followed and in visiting remote points made memorable by them. He haa sojourned among In dian tribes, some of them now almost extinct, that Lewis and Clark visited, and he haa talked with one old squaw, who aa a child, saw Lewis and Clark. The explorers route across the Bit ter Root mountains, from the head waters of the Missouri river to the sources of the Snake river thence to the The title of "John Oliver Hobbs' " forthcoming novel will b "The Vine yards." Margaret Horfon Potter has named her new novel "The Flame Oatherera." It 1 a tale of India during the early yeara of the thirteenth centurf. Miss Lillian Bell has written a story showing the heroine of "Abroad With th Jimmies" aa a "honeymooner," a flat dweller, a housekeeper and a hos tess. James Pott & Co. are about to bring out a volume entitled "Impressions of Japan," by O. H. Ritter, illustrated wltb a series of photographs taken by the author. Mrs. George Madden Martin, author of "Emmy Lou," has gone south to rest after finishing a new novel, "Tba Hous of Fulfillment" which will ap pear serially. Herbert Quick, at one tlm Mayor of Sioux City, haa written a romance of a boom town, which Henry Holt ok Co. hav in press, under the title, "Aladdin ft Co." From Harper A Brothers will be la sued "Th Standard of Pronunciation In English," by Professor T. R. Louns bury, and "Memoirs of a Baby," by Josephine Daskam. An extremely Interesting book, Thomas Jefferson's notes, taken down when be waa Secretary of State and President is published under the title "The Complete Annals of Thomas Jef ferson," by Franklin B. Sawvel, Ph. D. It la sold that the choice of the au thoritative biographer of Lord Bea consfleld lies with Lord Rothschild, and that be favors the appointment of Sir Herbert Maxwell, author of many historical works. Including a "Life of Wellington," editor tof the recently published "Creevey Papers," and au-' thor of the new volume of "Memories of the Months." Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, Pres ident of the International Sunshine So ciety, haa Just finished her compre hensive book upon ways In which wo men can earn money. Her book la based upon actual personal experience In a variety of occupations, and also upon th experience noted from thou sands of tetters and personal Inter view. Mra. Alden's book, "Women'a Waya of Earning Money," will be the flrat volum In th Woman'a Home Li brary, which Mra. Margaret E. Sang ster la editing for A. S. Barnes & Co. The publication of K. E, Harriman's "Ann Arbor Talea" by George W. Ja cobs & Co. revealed the fact that one time atudenta of tb University of Michigan ar distributed all over th glob. Recently the publishers re ceived an order for the book from Dawson City. Many former atudenta are In Japan, half a dozen in India and China, several In Sydney, Australia! flv In Tasmania, two ar working on th great Nil dam In Egypt aad a number art In the mining camps of th West The book Is founded on facta In undergraduate history be tween 1875 and the present time. Mr. Harriman's new book, "The Home builders," has Just been published. Willing to Taka a Chance.' A ploua citizen haa a 15-year-old eon who doe not promise to be exactly a "chip off the old block." Not long ago th father discovered to bis orrow that hla boy and several others of the neighborhood had a habit of matching nickels. The wrathful parent led the erring lad to the time-honored attic, wher hangs a certain strap. The boy didn't have any agreeable impression of what waa to come, and, on the ground that It ia only the first plunge that counts, be called out: "Say, dad! I'll go you heads or tails for two lick lug or none!" . . l Kooekooske, or Clearwater river, In Idaho, which, has always been an un solved problem full of uncertainties and gaps, haa been carefully followed and completely solved and mapped. "The Trail of Lewis and Clark" is illustrated in color and half tone from paintiags, drawings and maps made under Mr. Wheeler's direction, , and from photographs taken by professional photographer who accompanied bim for the purpose. Th work is not made np of quotations from th Lewis and Clark report with" annotated comments, but the writer tells his own story, and supplements it with brief ' and -pertinent extsacts from Lewis and Clark and a- host of other historical and narrative writers that connect the past with the present. The original manuscript Journals of Lewis and Clark wi studied by the author. Extracts and photographic reproductions, in half tone, of their pages and drawing are given. A chapter i( devoted to th Louisiana Purchase, another to the preparatory measures for the exploration, and yet another to the history of each man of the expedition so far aa known, includ ing a detailed discussion of tba causes and circumstances of the death of Cap tain Lewis. There is gathered within the covers of these volumes, and made available, a vast amount of history, narrative and incident of the last century that ia of great value, ia almost unknown to the present geneiation and, practically, is inaccesssible to tbem. "Tb Trail of Lewis and Clark" is written by the only person who, from actual travel over, and investigation of, the Lewis and Clark ronte, can write from the standpoint of actual knowledge of past and present condition ot the old trail and country. The book should be found in every public and private library in the land, not only for the purposes of reference for students, but for nse of the general reader, who will find In reading through ita pages of large, clear type that truth ia, indeed, stranger than fiction. WEALTH OP OSAGE INDIANS. Ew; Man, Womaa and Child Haa About $10,000 la Trust. Tha eighteen Osage Indiana who went on a toot In Washington, recently, thereby delaying the signing of the agreement about their lands th Inte rior Department bad ready, are, with their tribesmen and women, th richest people per capita in the United States and probably in th world. Tb government holds In trust for each on of them, brave, squaw, young buck or papoose, about $10,000, and paya them 5 per cent interest on it When the first payment on thla plan waa made mora cash waa released among the Osagea than they ever heard of before. Moat of th fami lies are prolific of children and It waa not uncommon for a brave, hla squaw and six to eleven children to hav $4, 000 or $5,000 In cash. Th Indians bought everything they could think of, but their taste ran moatl to buggies. An enterprising wagon man from Chicago brought a lot of buggiea and wagons to on of the settlements on tb Osage reservation and sold them all at fancy prices. H also brought a bears along, thinking b might dis pose of It A brave came In with sev en children and hla squaw. H want ed to bny a buggy, but ther waa non left HI ey lighted on th hearse and Be asked how much it was. "Twelve hundred dollars," said the agent "Me take," aald th Osage. He counted out th money, hitched two ponie to th hearse, piled hla family lnald and mounted th driver seat himself. He drove away In triumph and still uses the hears aa hi family conveyance. Nw York World. Wisdom of Chief Joseph. .Th press agent of th Indian con gress at Madison Squire Garden vouches for the following philosophical remarks by Chief Joseph "a trans lated by Red Thunder": Small mothers have brought forth big chiefs. Bad deeda loaes much aleep. A secret calls at a hundred wig wams. Every man knows how to makalor for himself. Stingy man tries to warm himself with smoke. . A hungry stomach does not quarrel with th cook. Littl caution seta big death trap. Yon can't tell a gun's kill by lta kick. Bad new file on tb lightning's : wings. In the dark la a good plac to took at yourself. I Do net bait with sturgeon to catch perch. The hornet's sting feels, longer than tie heron's hooks. Yon do nqt have to eat grub becatwe they taste aweet to the bear. . I am always afraid that clumsy kind ness will step on my feet The coward envies th rabbit's leg. New York San. On Girl's Wladoaa. Fond Mother But my dear, yon ahould not hav accepted such an ex pensive present from Mr. Gotrox. Fretty Daughter Why not mam ma? O Fond Mother Well one can never tell what th future may bring forth. Pretty Daughter Oh, don't let tha worry you, mamma, dear; I'll taka care of all th present In sight, and the future can tak car of Itself. Hi Aim. W. B. Yeats, the Irish poet tells an amusing story of Marlon Crawford, the novelist According to Mr. Yeats, a lady asked Mr. Crawford If he thought that anything he had written would live after h bad gone. "Madam," Crawford replied, "what I am trying to do la to write something that will enable me to live while I am here." When the Mississippi River la at flood one can drink fresh water fron the gulf ten miies from the liver': month. ' GEO. P. GROVELL, Ruccenor to I. L. Smith, Oldest Established Uoass ia u valley. DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. Th is old-established house will con tinue to pay cash (or all ita goods; it pays no rent; it employs a elerk. but does not have to divide with" a partner. All dividends are made with customers in the way of reasonable prices. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get price and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. D ELIOHTFUL ROCTK AYMUHT KIDE IZZY CHAOS feUF CANONS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Bee Nature In all her glorious beauty, and then the H'lnul man's handiwork. 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