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o o y - ocxaxx3 A DOCTOR'S MISSION GtEKBOY," CHAPTEB Xl.-fContlnued.) "O, my der Mist Nevergail, th Fates certainly bar befriended ma this time! To think that I should hsv met thua your beautiful self, Just you atart on ramble, la too fortunate for belief! Which direction hll we go. for I at once constitute niytelf your devoted - attend ant." "Mr. Glendenning, you will eicuae me If I decline your services. I came out for a quiet walk by myaelf, and therefore hall not certainly trespass upon your time." "ParaVa me, my angel, my time la of bo consequence at all. 1 mint Insist upon accompanying you, aa I could never al low ao lovely a lady to atroll around without a protector." "Blr," Bald Ethel, now really toning pa tience, "there la no danger certainly to be met la the abort walk I Intend to take In your uncle's grounda. But aiuce you aver otherwise, I iball Instantly return." "You will do no auch tiling," waa the Inaolent reply, aa Robert aprang to her aide, seized her hand, and drawing It firmly under hla arm, held It tight, and thua drew her back to the walk. "When I propoae walking with a charming girl, I uaually do It." "Sir,' release my hand. I bare no de i4r to go further. I ahall merely add that your presence la disagreeable, and your words of Battery aliuoet insulting." "Notwithstanding that, my dearest girl " "I am neither your 'dearest girl,' nor your 'angel,' and you bar no right to address me In that atyle. I am your uncle's secret nr j and amanuensis, and am here merely to carry out hla wishes, and work, not to be attended by you In any way whatever," returned the Indig nant Ethel, disengaging her hand, and re turning towards the bouse. "Mi Nevergall, go, since you are ao determined, but remember, although you decline my friendship, nothing you may do will provoke mv enmity, and be fore many dnye you will apend hours in my company, voluntarily. Ethel made no answer, and the next moment, re-entered tin hall, leaving the chagriiifcd youtn to hla bitter reflections. lo one of Ir. Elfeustein'a visits he had been presented with a quantity of exceed ingly choice Bowers by a grateful patient, and suddenly remembering the dismal life Ethel Nevergall was leading, be resolv ed to divide them with her. Driving, then, first to bis own home before seeking the hull, he selected the most beautiful, and forming them Into a graceful bouquet, drove Into the ramble with them lu bia hand. belle waa In the drawing room and aw him leap- from the gig, with his floral prise, ao stepped quickly from the wiudow Hint reached to the Door, in or dor to attract hla attention, supposing, In her extreme vanity, that he would Uiatantly present them to hereelf. Hut to her deep chagrin, he merely made a few passing ounervatioiis, and walked on, currying the coveted Mowers With him. Kiting her llpa lu keen vex ation, the muttered as ahe retreated to the room she had left: "I will stay here and watch for bis return. Something aeema to tell me that those flowers are for that odious Ethel Nevergall. If they are " Hhe did not finish her sentence audi bly, but the ominous look In her eyea told of bitter feelings that would Seek torn petty revenge. Ethel whs passing through the upper ball to her room when Dr. Klfenateln ran lightly up, and aa he pronounced her name to detain her, ahe tarried until he reached her aide. "Mies Nevergall, I do not kuow wheth er you are aa fond of flowers aa I am, but I have brought you a few, hoping they way cheer you lu your lonely du ties." "O, thank you, doctor! They will, In doed, as 1 love them dearly. These are perfect beauties aud 1 shall prlae them highly." "That rose, I think, will adoru your balr to perfection. Allow me tu fasten It there. May U" With a pleared blush the young girl bent her head, and with skillful fingers Earle placed it Just above her email white ear where It needed lovingly, add lug a new charm to her bright young face. Just aa he, was finishing a atep ap proached, and Hollo, who could not re strain her curiosity another moment, aa the heard hlni pause on the floor above, and then make some remark lu a low ' toue, came upon the scene. Just In time to see hla hand leave the rose, and to see Ethel turn toward her own room, and disappear with the bou quet In her hand and a gratified smile boverlng around her lips. Waiting until ahe had seen the doctor leav the premlees, and Ethel again re pair to nir lteglnald a side, the malicious girl proceeded directly to that room, where she found the flowers carefully be llowed In a fuuey vase upon the dress ing case. Belslug them without a moment's hesi tation, ah turned directly to the baro net's room. KHhel aat by the bed, and at hla request waa striving to cool hU heat- sd brow by gvutlj moving a fan. Rah big her eyea, to her astonishment, ahe recognised her Bowers, but before ahe could claim them, Hello's angry voice ar rested her attention. "Bir Reginald," she exclaimed, "I think It my duty to Inform you that Mlsa Nev ergall seems to have forgotten ber poal tion aa your assistant nurse, and paid dependent, aud selsea every opportuurty that offers to carry on aly flirtation with gentlemen. I just surprised Dr. E'fen tela placing that rose In her hair outside your door, while at the same time he gave her these flowers. IH you approve of auch behavior?" "Approve? No! Of course not!" he returned, flying into a paaalon at once, as she well knew he waa sure to do. "Mlsa Nevergall, what business have you to conduct In that styls? Did 1 bring you here to form Intrigues with gentlemen? "You certaiuly did not," waa the calm reply, "nor have I done so. Dr. Elfen tein is ah old friend, and aa auch he presented me with tire flowers Miss Glen denning has taken from my room. Being my own property now, I will thank her for their restoration." So laying, ahe reached forth her hand for them. But Belle drew back, and scornfully replied "You rti all never have them again, I assure you, ss I ahall Instantly see that every stem, leaf and bud ia destroyed. If you do not know your place better in thja house than to put yourself on an equality with Its visitors, you mustebe taught Do you not think ao, Bir Regi nald T abt added, appeal!! to aim. 0 BY EMILY THORNTON Author of ' Kov RnssKtt'i Rot," "Th Fashionable Mothee," Etc. "Certainly. Just take the trarti away, and aee that it Is destroyed. I shall my self inform Dr. Elfensteln." "You will not do uiiat, surely, nncle. He would then be vexed with me," Belle hastily exclaimed. "I will destroy them, since you wish It alao, but not until you promise to aay nothing to him about It." 'Well, have It your own way; but If I do not, perhaps Mies Nevergall will." "Hne dare not! alia knows K would seein unninldenly to mourn over the loss of a few flowers that were his gift, in his presence. I am not at all afraid of ber doing so." Ho saying, regardless of Ethel a be seeching words and looks, the spiteful girl left the room with her Ill-gotten treasures, and Ethel saw them no more. Sir Reginald remained excited, cross and nervous, for some time after tbta scene, and poor Ethel found It almost Impossible to please him in anything ahe attempted. The sight of the flower she still wore seemed to aggravate him, although he made no further comments upon Wis sub ject, but Ethel felt that without a di rect command ahe waa not required to re move It. Therefore It remained, and when Dr. Elfensteln returned In the afternoon for his usual second visit to the sick man, he mulled, as hla eyea reeled upon It, but never waa told the fate of the rest of his offering, nor heard of the hard words she had endured oa account of ' his friendly gift. ' , - ,t !' CHAPTER XII. After Robert Qlendenulug bad been so juelly repulsed by Ethel In the grounds of the hall, be felt exceedingly 111 used, and the more he pondered over the coldness of this beautiful girl to wards bimaelf, the more he felt Inclin ed to punish her want of appreciation of hla merits as a handsome, wealthy and populur young man. Immediately after hla last adventure with Ktliel, while yet chafed and sore ou account of It, his sister gave hlra a graphic account of the presentation of the flowers by Dr. Elfensteln, and ber own bold destruction of them, then con cluded by saying: "Hhe Is a proud, stuck-up thing, and I do di'llitht In humiliating her lofty feel ings. I Intend to do all I can to bring her from the high pedestal on which she has perched, and If I can only Incense Blr lteglnald against her, so that he will send her away, I shall be delighted. Boh, I wlxti you would help me." "I will do nil I can to reduce her abominable pride, I assure you, though I do not care to have her sent away. She ahull, however, repent auuUblng me as she did yesterday." "Snubbing you! What do you mean? Did she really dare to do that?" Robert then related hla experience with the subject of their discussion. "The Idiot I She does not deserve your further notice! However, If I see a chance to lower her in Sir Reginald's esteem I shall do It. If needful, I ahall also call on you for assistance." That afternoon the wished for oppoi tunlty arrived. Belle happened to be In her uncle'e room a few momenta, when ahe heard the following conversation take place, which gave her a plan upon which to work. Bir Reginald had received a note from a neighlMir In reference to some very Im portant private business, which he found necessary to attend to Immediately. Wishing some Intelligent person to see and converse with Mr. Perkins In regard to the mutter, he had explained hie vlewe to Ethel before Belle had entered, and was Just saying: "Do you think you could And Perkins for me, and attend to this Important work, Mies Nevergsllr "I do, 1 understand your wishes per fectly now; so if you can direct me there, I will go at once." "You bud better not go around the road, as the walk would be full a mile and a half, but go from the rear of the hall and take a short cut through the fields. There will only lie a couple of burs to lower, and the path la direct aud plain." "Then I will atart at once." "It will only take you uuttl Ave o'clock to go and return. Please be ae quick aa possible in getting back, as I shall need you by that time, lou understand, I wish you to hurry. I never like a per son to loiter when I send them upon an erriiud." Seeking Robert at once, Belle Informed him of the errand Ethel had to transact for Blr lteglnald, aud hla strict liijunc lion that she should hasten back to bis side. "He told her the whole work could I accomplished by five o'clock. Now, Robert, I think It would provoke him greatly If ahe were detained until aeven. Can you not Intercept her on her return and manage to keep her away?" "Yes, Indeed. It will be splendid fun. I will do It. If I cannot keep her In any other wny I will force her Into a phaeton aud take her off upon a ride." "Do: then I will Inform his lordship that ahe wits seen riding with sums strange young man. "Ha, bat good; and If she lays It waa this chap, I will deny It In full." "And 1 will come In to prove an' alibi Where will you meet her?" "Just ie other side of the Perklna wood. I will have a horse and phaeton waiting ou this tide. There Is a wood man's road there that leads to the main mad; we can take that, and have a Jolly long ride. But I ahall have a fuss to get her Into the vehicle, I expevt; how ever, I shall niauage It some way, never fear." Laughing gayly over the fun In pros pect the two separated to put In force the mischief they had brewed. Poor Ethel left the house without a suspicion of what awaited her; glad, In fact, that ahe could thua enjoy a stroll after the confinement of that close, hard day. She found Mr. Perklna at home, and soon explained the cause of her visit, and transacted the business with which she had been intrusied. Thla completed, ahe turned her face homeward. All went well with her antll ahe approached the woods. At their en trance the found, on consulting her watch that It waa quarter past four. "I shall reach the ball just about five, he thought, "and so please Sir Reginald. I would not have liked being late, after what he laid." Suddenly she wae startled by I sound at her side, then, to her surprise and cha grin, Robert Glendenning stepped direct ly in Her patti. "My dear Misa Nevergall, this la a de lightful meeting In a delightful flee. Where may your curiosity have take. you?" "My curiosity, Mr. Glendenning, tqpk me nowhere. I have merely been to 1 transact a matter of business for Sir Reginald and am now on my way home. I Being in a hurry, I would be glad to pass on." "Not io fait, not io fast, my pretty girl; surely you will linger awhile In this romantic place, now that you bara tome one to .enjoy the beauties of the wood : with your "No, Mr. Glendenning," was the digni fied reply; "I cannot linger a moment. Bir Reginald desired my Immediate rr turn, and I cannot keep him watting." "Nevertheless, my iweet creature, he will wait; for you cannot return just now, as I Intend for once to fully enjoy your society." So saying, the bold young man at tempted to take ber hand, to draw It un der his arm. Snatching it Instantly away, Ethel fix ed upon him a stern look and ordered him to stand aside. Not heeding her In the least, he Impu dently slipped his arm around her waist, exclaiming: - 'Perhaps yon would like thla way of walking better. It makes no difference to me." Shaking off hit arm, Ethel pushed him aside indignantly, then with rapid steps pressed onward. Not a word more was spoken by either, although, to her dis may, Ethel found that he kept pertever- Ingly by her tide. As they emerged from the woods, Rob ert grasped her arm firmly with one hand, while with the other he produced from hli pocket a pistol, which be in stantly pointed at her. Now, Miss Nevergall," he said, you stand still and hear what I have to aay. or take the consequences. I do not In tend to harm you, If you keep perfectly quiet; but I do intend to show you that I am master of the situation at thlt time. You need not look round for assistance, for I asaure you, no aoul come thia way at tills hour." "Robert Glendenning," at last issued from the girl's pale llpa, "put up that pistol instantly and allow me to pursue my way unmolested. Sir Reginald re quires my ! presence Immediately." "Mo do I; and, what Is more, I Intend to have it, so he must wait. Do you see that horse and phaeton, behind those trees? They are there expressly to take you riding. I ask you therefore, politely, will you favor me with your company Y' "No, sir!" "Yea, air, you mean. If you do not mean It, K makes do difference, as ride with me you will. Go forward now, at once, to that conveyance, and let me asatst you In; I assure you I will bring you back to the Hall In good season. Go ou! I am determined you shall obey me!" These words he enforced by planting the cold mouth of the weapon against ber forehead. Now this pistol, though It looked formidable, was not loaded, and he knew It, but for the aakt of carrying hie point, bt intended fully to frighten her Into complying with his strange wish. But Ethel was a brave girl, and though pale, ahe never even shuddered. Fixing her eyea fearlessly ou his, she laid in a firm, stern volcei "if you think it manly, or wise, to shoot, shoot awayt But I will not stir one step towards that phaeton." (To be continued.) JOHN WESLEY'8 INFLUENCE. linnets Personal Power Used with Insular Wlstles and Llb.rallty. Even upon the manner of the Eng lish people no man of hla century had so much Influence. It waa peculiarly fortunate that the leader of a great popular movement united with Intense religious earnestness the taste of th scholar and th Instincts of the gentle man. He never felt It necessary to vulgarlza hla teaching or to make any concession! to coarseness. In bis spot leaa linen, bia cassock, hla black bos and silver slioe-buckles, h waa a modal of scrupulous precision In per onal attire; and, bll oft-quoted aay lng, "Cleuallnea li next to gollnett," well express the almost faatldloua habit of the man. Ills dignified, yet gentle courtesy, bia refined elf-poaea alon, made hla very presence an exam pie and an Inspiration. And It ihould be aald that Wesley used hit Immense personal Influence with lingular wisdom and liberality. Ho had lu hla hands control of the whole system of Methodist discipline; but he did not attempt to bind the members Of bia sooletli by narrow or rigid nili, still lesa to Intpoie upon them arbitrarily bia own Judgments. He wai anxious only that Methodluta should be good Christiana. On doubt ful matters he did not prescribe or pro hibit, but left the decision In luch cans where It belong with the Indi vidual conscience. In an admirable amnion on amusements, after admit ting that much niay be laid for the drama he waa a lover of dramatic lit erattire bimaelf, and used to advlie hit prenchera to read playa that they might cultivate a natural mode of peech he decide that, for himself, he could not go to the theater or play at cards with a clear conscience; but he adds: "Poxalbljr other can; I am not obliged to pnsa any sentence on thein that ' are otherwise minded. I leave them to their own Master; to 111m let them stand or fall." Century. Cristobal's Joke. A Genoa paper tell this delightful story at Amerlca'a expense: When the Duke of Yeragua, th descendant of Christopher Columbus, visited Chi cago he Inquired at the telegraph office the charge for a telegram to the city of Coluinbua of ten words. 'Fifteen cents," answered th off! ctal. "not Including th signature, which It wired free." Whereupon th Duk wired: "May or. Columbus: Shall visit jour city next Mondiiy or Tuesday." And he signed It: ' Cristobal Colon de Toledo y I.aarcntegut de la Cerda Ramlrei de Baquedanoj Gantt Almtrante y Adclantado Mayor de lai JikIIhs, Mar que de Jamaica, Duqu d Veragua y de la Vega, Grande de Espana, Sen ator del Heine, Caballero de la Insfgue orden del ToJaon l'Oro, Gran Crui de la Conception de YlllavlcoKa, Genttl Hombre de Camara del Rey de Es- pana." Timely Warning to Noah. "Noah," ezc'a'meJ the grand old a& or'a wife, "what ar you slapping at?" "Confound that mosquito," be an swered. "I'll miash It yet, you tee If I don't" ."Henry W. Noah, what do you mean? Have you forgotten that w have only two moaqultoe In the. ark?" New York Herald. An old bachelor aaja that a marriage dowry la a lump of augar Intended to nullify th bitterness of th do. CHILDREN STILL. We seek no more a daily prize. Nor triumph In our dreama, So changed the luster of the skies. Bo faint and few the gleams. Yet cornea anew, when others play, That nnforgotten thrill. And are we dull aud old to-day, Or only children still?. We loved the battle once, but now We are not overbold. There's wisdom on the weary brow And In our? hearts the cold. Yet' In th light of eager eyes We lose the wintry chill, And then we ire not; overwlie. But simple children still. Th visions of our glorious youth Have faded long ago; We hope no more to find the truth. And ahould we care to know? Not ours to scale the viewless height. But there's a purple hill, And still we gladden at the sight And climb as children still. How much of all the good we planned Is perfect or begun? Who watched tht lifting of God't band, And waits for his "well done"? But when th children whom we love Th good we missed fulfill, Thank God onr hearts prevail to prove The heart of children still. I.oudon Saturday Review. I Her Inconsistency. M-H ;J ROM the open window came H music by the orchestra In the ballroom on the further aide of th house, softened by distance. Moon light, broken up by Intervening treet Into bara and splotches of golden ra diance, lay all about them aa they walked up and down the veranda. "Th right kind of a woman alwayt appreciate! a proposal' of marriage from any man at a great compliment Coming from you It la th much more to be valued, but I cannot marry you," said th woman. "I have to thank you for having lis tened to ma so patiently. Might I tres pass a llttl more upon your good na ture and ask permission to discuss tb matter further wltti you?" 'No amount of discussion can profit either of ns, ao far aa I can see. But, a I hav said, In asking me to marry you a great compliment was paid me, and, In return for that compliment, I suppose I owe you permutslon to In dulge your love for discussion or argu ment" "Thanks for the permission," said the man, atlll In his stolid manner. "1 cannot recognize my proposal as, In any sense, a compliment, but I am willing that you ahould, If you wish, take the manner' in which I made It ai a compliment. Recognising the splendid development of your own logical faculties, I have made my offer of marriage In perfectly business like form. I have beard you often declare that a contract of marriage Is like any other contract, and ihould be en tered into only when both partiei are fully aware of what they are doing." "Do you think women are ever en tlrely consistent?" Interrupted the wo man. Th man looked a trifle surprised and replied: "At leaat I give you credit for hav lng a splendidly consistent mind. You do not mean that I have erred In my manner of proposing, that you would hav preferred more of an air of ro ma nee, and all that sort of tiling?" "Now the situation Is something like this," continued the man In very much the same ton of voice that he would have used In arguing an Im portnnt case before the Supreme Court. "You are twenty-nine or la It thirty? years old, have a reputa tlon as a beauty, and all that You can, I kuow, marry any one of two or til re men who can offer you at least as much at I, but modesty was ntver a prevailing characteristic of mine, and I have not feared to meas ure myself with these other men. "Ou the other hand, I can give you pretty much anything you desire that costs money. I stand well In my pro fesilon, and have prospects of soon being near the top of It Altogether, I am satisfied that any one would call It a very suitable match all around." "Does the prosecution here close Its esse?" Inquired the woman, laughing a little. "I hardly care to regard the matter as one of prosecution and defence," said the man imperturbably, "but If you wlah to use the terms I am forced to admit their applicability. Will the defence rest Its case on the testimony submitted by the prosecution, or will It elect to submit an argument?" "The defence will submit an argu ment" replied the woman. "I admit that the match would be, aa you aay, pronounced auitable to every on. As for th two or thre other men whom vou aver that I can marry at any time, I cannot aniwer. I have noticed that the number of my proposals has been falling off of late, and attributed the fact to advancing age you wer tight when you said I was thirty. I may close th discussion by saying that 1 hav made up my mind to become an old maid." "Far be It from me to say anything against those estimable member of society the old maids," said the man. "but I do not think you will ever be on of them. A wise man once said that the cowl of a monk hide either a disappointed lover or a great rascal and while I do not Indorse his opln ion unqualifiedly, I am firm In th be lief that every old maid la a woman who was disappointed In love or who waa too cold-bloodedly selfish ever to marry. Surely you do not come In either class ?" "No," said the woman, reflectively. "I can't aay that I do, and yet " "Perhaps," aatd th man, and now hla voice was very gentle, as though he feared be might ber touch some old wound unwittingly, "there Is In your life some romance which I have uot guessed. Believe me, I would not wound you for worlds, and I trust you will pardon my clumsy apeech." "Oh, I am not a blighted being, nev er fear," thla with a laugh that did not ring altogether of merriment "Then'your refusal to marry me is uot based upon the ground thut you prefer some other man?" PATROLLING THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. 'i t (w - -,! ' .14 w "T- t,r -t V g ', "T iu.:.MB .1 hit r-A ;V One of ttie great necessities incumbent upon Russia In the present East ern war Is that of keeping open her ruilroad communications with the west ern portions of her great empire. Over the single track Siberian railroad must be forwarded all her re-enforcements and supplies, so that any serious Interruption of traffic, whether by bandits or Japanese spies, might prove disastrous. The railroad U carefully patrolled in the entire Mancburlan region by Cossacks and so thorough Is the system of aupervlslon that no serious Injury has been Inflicted on It notwithstanding that the country Is swarming with bandits, said to be organized and In cases led by Japanese officers. Russian staff officers frequently Inspect the line and see that the Cossacks ar performing their duties. These officers are mounted on tri cycles, with which they readily cover great distances. Our Illustration Is from the Illustrated London Nws. ' "No, I am not in love with some other man." "Then why not marry me?" "I have given you the best of all a woman's reasons, 'because.' " "But your refusal of me is final, I may take It?" Yen"-the "ves" with an almost Inaudible sigh, a sigh ao nearly Inaud ible that It did not reach the man. He had thrown away his cigar and stood for a moment gazing out toward the trees. " Then he began to speak, and his voice wtis harsh with feeling that had been restrained. "I think I quite forgot to mention one thing In my proposal. I did not say that I love you very dearly; that, not wishing to be a beggar of love, I have waited nil these years to be In a posi tion to offer you the things which I mentioned as rendering me eligible for your hand. You, who are so cool and calm, what can you know of love and passion? Now, I know that I have worked all these years In vain no, not altogether In vain fur I am go ing to kiss you once, here and now, if it means the loss of all the little that Is left me of your regard." He gathered ber In his strong arms and kissed her, not once, but many times, on her forehead, on her eyes and on her Hps, and then released her, with the full consciousness that be had done an unpardonable thing which he did not regret. But the woman held out her arms to hi m aud said: 'Oh, Jack, dear, why didn't you tell me that you loved me at first." San Francisco Call. EIGHTY MILLION POPULATION. More People Than Any Other Nation Except China and Kusela. It is only by association and com parison that we enn grasp the dimen sions represented by the 80,0(10.000 population which the census bureau at Washington estimated were lu the United States In 1003. This Is more people tha J are In any other nation In the world except China with Its 400,OtX),000 and Russia with Its 130, 000,000. Computed on the capacity of Its units this 80,000,000 stands for mi Immeasurably grenter productive value than does China's or Russia's total, according to Leslie's Weekly. When Alexander, of Macedon, In the middle of Asia, was weeping because there were no more earths for him to conquer he had fewer subjects than the United States of 11H)4 has sover eigns. Under Caesar's eagles, when Rome ruled the world, were less people A FINER SCREEN NEEDED. ,' i n i v ' :; ,r,'f' ; f v'a 1 ' t , t than are under the stars and stripes lu the days of Theodore Roosevelt. With seven per cent of the world's land area and five per cent of Its popu lation the United States has twenty five per cent of the world's wealth. The value of the United States' prop erty, real and personul, In 1900 was !M,000,000,000, as compared with $50, 000,000,000 for Great Britain and Ire land, $-48,000,000,000 for France, $45,- (KKi,(KK),000 for Germany, $3'2,O(iO,O00, 000 for Russia, $22,000,000,000 for Austria-Hungary, $15,000,000,000 for Italy and $12,(HK),000,(HK) for Spain. More over, the United States' lead of all the other nations in wealth is increas ing faster than Is her preponderance over them all, except Russia aud China, in population. Franklin told the British parliament just before tile revolution that the population of the thirteen American colonies was doubling every twenty- rive years. The gain Is slightly less than that now, though it is greater than that of any other nation. Through natural Increase, Immigration and an nexations the population of the Unit ed States multiplied fifteen times be tween 1800 and 1000, while It multi plied 105 times In those hundred years In wealth. Without allowing for Increase In ter ritory, but keeping the diminishing rntlo of growth in mind, our 75,000,000 population of 1000 will, there Is good reason to believe, be 150,000,000 In 1930, 300,000,000 lu 1970 and 500,000,- 000 by the year 2,000, while the ag gregnte of its wealth In the last-named year will be up In the dizzy heights of mat hematics. Nothing In the Arabian tales Is so marvelous as Is the expansion In pop ulation, wealth and power of the Uni ted States. One Genln and Another. "A genius Is a genius whether he's Vlch or poor. There's really no differ ence " "Pardon me, there Is a slight differ ence. A rich genius can afford to let his hair grow long; a poor genius can't afford to get it cut" Philadelphia Press. All Wasted. je "I begin to realize that there's no satisfaction In saying 'I told you so." "No?" "No: because you can never get anv body to admit they remember that you did. " rmiaaeipma ruouc imager. A girl tries to Judge the quality of a man's love by the stone In the en gagement ring. "3 , 1 !l i 1 GEO. P. CROVELL, tgucceuor to I. L. Smith, 01 test bisbllshed House la the valley. DEALER IM Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. TlI nM.eataVliahed house will con tinue to pay cash lor all its goods; It paya no rent; it employs a clerk, but does not have to divide with a partner. All dividends are made with customer! in the way of reasonable price. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get prices and leav order, which will be promptly filled. D ELIGHTFtTL ROUTB A YI.IGHT KIDS 1ZZY ( RA08 fc)KP CANONS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY Bee Nature In all her glorious beauty, and then the seme of mail's handiwork. The first l found along the line of th Denver it KIo Urande Railroad, the lat ter at the Bt. Louis Fair. Your trip will be one of pleasure make the most of it. For information and Illustrated lit erature write W. C HcBRIDE, Gen. Atf.. Portland. Ortflio gON TON BARBER SHOP L. C. HAYNES, PBor. ThA nlftpn In mt an arhv ahmvn. all Hn-to.rlate nair cur, ana w enjoy me luxury oi s poroeuua bath tub. Jfl E. WELCH, THE VETERINARY SURGEON. Has returned to Hood River and la prepared to do any work In the veterinary line. He can be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke's drug store. TJIIE NEW FEED STORE, On the Mount Hood road, south of town, keeps constantly on hand the best quality of Groceries, Hay, Grain and Feed at lowest prices. D. F. LAMAR, Proprietor. J7UREKA MEAT MARKET, McOUIRE BROS., Flops. Dealers in Fresh and Cured Meats, Lard, Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables. FREE DELIVERY. PHONE 86 Oregon Siioit line amd union Pacific fPK VLlSo & Mo P.rtlana. Or. Chicago salt Lake, Denver, 4 :10 s. aw Portland Ft. Worth.Omaha, Special Kansas City, Bt. l:ioa. m. Louls,Chlcagoand vis Kant. Huntington. At'antla It. Paul Fast Hall. UiMa.as. Kspreas 1:15 p.m. via unUnftoa. It Fl AUantls Sxjtisss. till a, as. Fast Hall V l0v& pokane 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO No Change of Cart. Lowest Rates. Qulokeat Time. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE J BOM PORTLAND. w I 7 iMy.ss. All sailing dates liM p. at, subject to change For Baa Franelioe tailtverr I daa Dallr Cthmkla Rler SOOs.m. Ii. Sunday ItMswrs. Ix. loader :00 p.m. laturdar T Astoria and War M M p. m. Landings. i4t.m. NlllaaieHo Rlr. ISO p.m. Hon., Wed. lues, The, ad FiL Balem, Indenen- iA, denoe, Corrallli sad wax landings, t :00 am. Tssikin ftter. t:sp. m, fees.. Thar. Hob- w tad 1st, Oregon City, Darton sai Fit, ad waj landings. Lv. Rtparte leaks tlt LvLswurtea 4:06 a. m. 1:00 a. aa. aturdaj moar. A. L. CRAIQ, Central Passenger Agent, Partita, 0 1. 1. KLNNA1KD, Agent, Hood Rival. o O O