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TruukM rMB bmtUM, CHAPTER XIV. CONCLUSION. I THINK I have inJd enough of the spirit and manifestations of tbe simple life to make It evident tbut there Is bere a whole forgotten world of strength and beauty. He can make conquest of It who baa sufficient energy to detach himself from the fa tal rubbish that trammel our days. It will not take him long to perceive that In renouncing some surface satis factions and childish ambitions be In creases his faculty of happiness and his possibilities of right Judgment These results concern as much the private as the public life. It is Incon testable that In striving against the fe verish will to shine, In ceasing to make the satisfaction of our desires tbe end of our activity, In returning to modest tastes, to the true life, we shall labor for the unity of the family. Another spirit will breathe in our homes, creat ing new customs and an atmosphere more favorable to the education of chil dren. Little by little our boys and girls will feel the enticement of Ideals at once higher and more realizable, and transformation of the borne will In time exercise Its Influence on public spirit As the solidity of a wall depends upon the grain of the stones and the consistence of the cement which binds them together, so also tbe energy of public life depends upon the Individual value of men and their power of cohe sion. The great desideratum of our time is the culture of the component parts of society, of the individual man. Everything In the present social or ganism leads us back to this element In neglecting It we expose ourselves to the loss of the benefits of progress, even to making our most persistent ef forts turn to our own hurt If In tb midst of means continually more and more perfected the workman diminish es In ValuV, of wiint nse ifre tnese fine tools at his disposal? lly their very excellence to niuke more evident the faults of him wbo ones them without discernment or without conscience. The wheelwork of tb great modern machine la Infinitely delicate. Care lessness, Incompetence or corruption may produce bere disturbances of far greater gravity than would have threatened the more or less rudimen tary onanism of the society of the past. There Is need, then, of looking to the quality of tbe Individual called upon to contribute In any measure to the workings of this mechanism. This Individual should be tt once solid and plinlilo. Inspired with the central law of life to be oneself and fraternal. Ev erything within us and without us be comes simplified and unified under the Influence of this law, which Is the same for everybody aud by which each one should guide bis actions, for out essential Interests are not opposing; they are Identical. In cultivating the spirit of simplicity we should arrive, then, at giving to public life stronger cohesion. The phenomena of decomposition and destruction that we see there may all be attributed to the same cause lack of solidity aud cohesion. It will never bo possible to say how contrary to so cial good are the trifling Interests of casto, of coterie, of church, the bitter strife for personal welfare, and, by a filial consequence, bow destructive these things are of Individual bappt nesa. A society In which each member is preoccupied with his own well belug Is organized disorder. This Is all that we learn from tbe Irreconcilable con filets of our uncompromising egoism. We too much resemble those people who claim the rights of family only to gain advantage from them, not to do honor to the connection. Ou all rounds of the social ladder we are forever put ting forth claims. We all take the ground that we are creditors; no one recognises the fact that be Is debtor, and our dealings with our fellows con sist In Inviting them, In tones some times amiable, sometimes arrogant to discharge their Indebtedness to us. No good thing Is attained In this spirit For, In fact it is the spirit of privilege, thateternal enemy of universal law, that obstacle to brotherly understanding, which la ever presenting Itself anew. In a lecture delivered In 1882 M. Re nan sold that a nation la "a spiritual family," and he added, "The essential of a nation Is that all the Individuals should have many things In common, and also that all should have forgotten much." It la Important to know what to forget and what to remember, not only lu the past hut also In our dally life. Our memories are lumbered with the things that divide us; the things which unite us slip away. Each of us keeps at the most luminous point of his souvenirs a lively sense of his second ary quality, his port of agriculturist day laborer, man of letters, public offl cer, proletary, bourgeois, or political or religious sectarian, but bis essential quality, which is to be a son of his country and a man, Is relegated to the shade. Scarcely does be keep even a theoretic notion of It. 80 that what oc cupies us and determines our actions Is precisely the thing thst separates us from others, and there is hardly place for that spirit of unity which Is as the soul of a people. I So, too, do we foster bad feeling In our brothers. Men animated by a spirit of particularism, excluslveness and pride are continually clashing. They cannot meet without rousing afresh the sentiment of division and rivalry. And so there slowly heaps up In their remembrance stock of reciprocal HI will, of mistrust of ran cor. All this Is bad feeling with Its consequeiu-e. 1 It must be rooted out of our midst Remember, forget! This we should say to ourselves every morning, In all our relations and affairs. Remember the essential, forget the accessory I now much better should we discharge our duties as citizens If high and low ware ufiur!&U)d. (rum lajpirltl. QgT The Simple Life By CHARLES WAGNER Ik Trmtk hf Mary Uvia Bcndt UN, fcr Mcdtm. Phillip. L Co. easy to cultivate pleasant remem brances In the mind of one's nelRhbor by sowing it with kind deeds and re fraining from procedures of which In spite of himself he Is forced to say, with hatred In bis heart, "Never in the world will I forget!" The spirit of simplicity is a great magician. It softens asperities, bridges chasms, draws together hands 11 ml hearts. The forms which It takes In tbe world ejfi Infinite In number, but never does It seem to us more ncimir.i ble than when It shows luelf across the fatal barrier of position, Interest or prejudice, overcoming the greatest obstacles, permitting those whom ev erything seems to separate to under stand one another, esteem one another, love one another. This is the true so cial cement that goes Into the building of people. TBI BHD. woooaoooooooo 9 c ! fife GRAMMAR s 4 C 4 0 t OF LOVE p c ....By S. MARIA TALBOT J Copyright 1WS, by T. 0. MoClur 00000000oCMrO0 "You was the prettiest one at the ball last night Prlscilla." "Oh, Dan!" "Hanged if you wasn't, pet!" Prlscilla put her hands over her ears and repeated the words "you wasn't' with outraged grammatical scorn. I "The deuce! It's that old language business again, la It, I'rls? I can't break off old habits, not even the ctur uul one of loving you, wife." Somewhat mollified by the tender tone of his words, lYlacllla put on her trim rkllng bablt and was adjusting her hat before the glass when Dan called up from the lower hall: "Oh, rrlscllla! Were It you who took my gloves from tbe ha track 7 I'rlscllla's reply, "It was not," was of so severe and stately a character that Dan down below shivered with si lent glee, while up above the mirror reflected to his wife a countenance over the Judicial sternness of which a smile flickered like summer lightning. I They were soon canterlug down the beautiful hedge lined country lanes, ,Dan's dog, Rev, bounding along be bind. 1 "Will we go by Jackson's lane, I'rls, or across the glen pasture?" "Will we go?" echoed the girl. "Dan, your grammar will kill me yet." "What's up now, rrlacllla?" Inquired Dan blandly. "It Is 'up' to you, Dan, to nse your 'shalla' and 'wills' properly," "Oreat Scott I" groaned her husbund "She uses slang." Ignoring the Interruption, his wife persisted: "You should say 'Shall we go down Jackson's lane? " "I see, Prlscilla. You shall go down Jackson's lane whether you will or not" "Dan, you are simply absurd," half laughed, half pouted his mentor, wbo was a bride Just from Rostnu and doted on "language," such language as shuddered at tbe trenching of final let ters upon the Initial oues of tuo word following and to whom Italian "a" was fetish aud the undeflled use of the fu tures a cult. Dan's childish associations had been more with negro servants than with grammarians, all owing to the death of his mother and the Indolent Irre sponsibility of his father. He was un able to change the bablts of speech of a lifetime and even thought llKhtly of the "scrupulosity" of expression of the few Ysnkees he had known. He fell In love with Prlscilla "head over heels boots and all," as he ex pressed It when she came on a visit to an aunt of his living near his owu ancestral borne. That he had been able to win the girl's heart showed that love laughs at grammars as well as at locksmiths. She thought so trivial a matter as his verbal Inaccuracies could be easily mended, and be believed that what to him was her puritanical primness of language would soon give vay before the breesy ease and untramnielcd free dom of manner and speech of his be loved south, disdainful of cramplnv: rules aud technical formalities, lu short be was an educated man In whom carelessness of expression was Ingrained, yet whose vital and vigor ous Ideas were wout to put to rout bis wife's valiant onslaughts in the lino of rule and model. Ills wife would attack him with Kuskln, to which be would listen with an Impatience only kept within bounds by his love for ber. "Listen, Dan, to what he says: 'A well educated gentleman may not know muny languages may have read very few books. But whatever lan guage he know be knows precisely; whatever word he pronounoes he pro nounces rightly; above nil, he Is learn ed In the peerage of words; knows the words of true descent and ancient blood at a glance from the wonls of modern canaille; remembers all their ancestry, their Intermarriages, distant relationship and offices they held lu any time and In any country.' Now, isn't that fine, Dan?" pleaded Prls cilla. "And while this man of 'words' was tracing up their peerage his bosom friend was stealing away the heart of bis wife, and the foundations of his borne were crumbling beneath his feet. I uon t know the ancestry 1. tunny words, but there Is one that Is of my own descent It le the word 'honor.' You will always hear me speak that plainly with the true Carroll accent In our home, for myself, for you and for i tbe children wbo may be ours, please "Oh, Danr vsiicre-a n.a yx- - y. And they discussed grammar no more that day. , Nevertheless when they were canter ing along together I'riscllla's ears wero keen to mark what was said nmlns by her husband, emboldened by his ever chivalrous patience with her grammat ical excursions. "I feel like I nm the happiest man alive todnj , Prlscilla." "Incorrect use of 'like,' " broke In his wife, knowing better, but disregarding the finer Instinct. ; "But, I'rls. I don't feel 'as If It's 'like,' that I feel. And, now thnt I think of It, I don't feel like I was the happiest man alive. Have I corrected piyself?" Prlscilla knew she wag venturing too far. Itut when do we ever follow our strongest leadings? "Dan, If you love me as you suy you do you would take more pains to speak correctly. Your 'shalls' and 'wills' put :n rlgnt would make me sleep better Bights. And your '.shoulds' and 'woulds' If tliey would fall Into line and keep Hep my bliss would be complete." "It isn't permitted to mortals to bo perfectly happy, Prlscilla. You know the ancients used to pray for some moderate reverse when things went too swimmingly. Let me be your 'mod prato reverse,' little lady." "You are my immoderate perverse, Dan. You always say 'Hadn't I better 70?" when you know as well as I do dint you should say 'Wouldn't I better go?'" Al of a sudden to their startled vi sion appeared around a turn of the harrow hill road a team tearing with breakneck speed down the steep way up which their horses were climbing and on Which It was impossible to pass them. The driver was thrown out as Ihey rounded the curve aud could be icen struggling up from a pile of rocks ppon which he had been hurled far be low in the ravine which skirted the road. The carriage was bounding violently from side to side. The two women and child In the back seat were at the mer cy of the terrified horses that were madly running directly toward Prlscil la and Dan. Another moment and they would be upon them. At the foot of the hill was a rocky ford waiting to en gulf the fated occupants of the vehicle If they should reach It alive. I'ttralyxed by fear, Prlscilla knew In a muic of terror that Dan sprang from his horse, throwing her the bridle. Then she saw him through a fear dimmed haze rush Just In time for the salvation of them all straight in front of the maddened brutes with arms out stretched to stop them. She heard his masterful command, "Whoa, boys; whoa!" as he made a dash for their foaming bits. He sprang nimbly from side to side to avoid being trampled under their hoofs. Again and again It seemed that their bruto strength would overwhelm lilm as they plunged forward straining to get free. The man and the beasts strove, It seemed to Prlscilla eternal ages, until at last, at last, he was conquering them. With mouths dripping bloody foam, eyes starting from their sockets, they finally stood trembling, but still, save for nn occasional trampling and champing of their bits. This, too, ceased at Dan's command: "Whoa, Ihi.vs! Steady, boys!" Their brute Instinct rescinded to the master without fear. lie stood at length stroking their manes. Even then Prlscilla realized In a dim, unworded way a thing that was better than the subjection of signs and sym bols to rule and law. She emerged from her crucible of agony with nn aching relief that her husband was nllve, while her own soul, shriveled by the refining fire, saw him with a larger vision, a deeper under iilandlng. Proudly she marked his chivalrous bearing toward tbe unnerved, fright ened women, who lauded his exploit In words of lntensest gratitude. She noted with a swelling heart bis bluff kindness toward the bruised and distressed driver, who came limping up to see the extent of the calamity, bloody and battered from his terrible fall. He made light of what be had done, calling It "nothing." When the trembling animals wero quite pacified, greatly to Prlsclllu's ap prehension, her husband turned the ve hicle around about a thing not done without much ndo on the narrow shell of a road- got Into the carriage and took the reins with a Ilrm hand to drive the ladles to their home, which was "but a mllo or so back," they had told him. Prlscilla led his horse for him until he could deposit his charges at their own door. "Your man is too knocked tip to drive," he tnctfully explained as he saw the ladles tremulous at the thought of being trusted again to their unlucky Jehu, "Dan, you are simply great!" rrlscll la told him as they rode down the hill again toward home. "I'm proud of you through and through. Hut prom ise me never, never, never, again to take so dreadful a risk. It makes me faint but to think of It. What If those aw ful runaway horses had killed you!" And she shuddered. "Then you could, should and would have been a widow, rrlscllla!" "I neither will nor shall nor could, should or would be n widow! I'll die when you do, Dan!" sobbed Trlscilla hysterically. "Never say die, little girl. We will be happy. Nothing shall prevent It, my Prlscilla!" '.'You are a hero, Dan!" The girl reached out her band to him, and In their cla'sp thrilled between husband and wife the love that Is above aud be yond all speech and language. A llll of Iloliiim' Wit. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, tbe poet and wit, wrote to a committee declin ing to accept an Invitation to deliver a lecture. "I nm far from being In good physical health," wrote the doc tor, "and I nm satisfied that If I were offered a fifty dollar bill alter my lec ture I should not have strength enough to refuse It" ProTokln Blunder. They wore rclirnrsinK their parts In an amateur drama. "Oh. I beg yourj pardon," said Herbert, looking at tbe book again. "I kissed you nt the wrong place." I "Isn't that too badT exclaimed Amelia. "Now we'll have to do It all ! over again!" Chicago Tribune. NEW CITY OF WINANS. Central Point for All of Hood River .Valley Unlimited Water Power to be developed by big dam to be built- at the place. Best location for Factories in need of cheap power, at our gate. 150 square miles of best milling timber, which can be floated into our dam. The largest on' put of raw wool of the United States. The best Apple and strawberry land in the world, with MT. HOOD, LOST LAKE AND WATER FALLS in our front yard for scenic beau'y. Pure water, pure air, perfect health. Needed "industries. Sawmills, Wooien mills, Paper mills, Creameries, Furni ture Factories, Flour mills, right in the Wheat Belt, Eruit Canneries and others immediately at this point. We will give .f 50,000 in city lots in this town for a suitable college to locate here. Here is the place of all places to combine profit with pleasure'; to make an ideal home. We are now building a. commodious castle at the Happy Hunting Grounds on the trail to MT. HOOD AND LOST LAKE at this place, which will be a private Mountain pleasure resort, where we will entertain a select crowd. If you want to buy, sell or trade Hood River Valley lands try us first and make quick transfers and big money. Call and see us, write us, or call us over the Hellophone. Hood River Val ley property bought and sold; also Hood River property exchanged for improved 1'ortland property. TheMt. Hood Railway, which is a common carrier, is now constructing its road to the city and will maintain a station here and furnish cars for the transportation of passengers and freight. Electric light and city water works will be installed before a single lot is sold, although many of the far-seeing ones are clamoring for lots now. Everybody is watching the band automobile. W. R. WINANS. JACKSON & JACKSON, Dealer in General Merchandise and Lumbermen's Supplies, Railroad Ties, Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts Telephone No. 31. SNOW & UPSON For All Kinds of Grubbing Supplies, Wood Choppers and Loggers Tools A full line of stock alva on hand. Does your horse interfere? Rringhim in. No cure no pay Livery, Feed C. L. GILBERT, Proprietor. oo H HOOD RIVER, OREGON. Headquarters for Tourists Regular Rates, 01.23 to $2.50 per day. Ebecial Rate by Week or Month, fitagri Imve dully for Cloud Cap Inn during July, August and September. J. B. FLETCHER & CO. DEALERS IN Groceries, Flour and Feed, Notions, Glassware, Crockery, etc. HOOD IUVEIl HEIGHTS. A COMPLETE STOCK OF FUR and Building Material PAINTS AND OILS. FURNITURE REPAIRED. ivt prims guaranteed. Call and look through the Stock. Glad to show vou around. Undertaker and Embalmer HOOD RIVER, OR. and Draying. STRANAHANS & BAGLEY. Horses lioiiRht, nolil or exchanged. Pleasure partie enn secure fimt-clikai rlgi. Spe cial attention given to moving Furnltui and I'iunoi. W do everything horse can do. HOOD R1VEU, OREGON. C. F. GILBERT, Manager. d Hotel & Commercial Travelers NITURE LESLIE BUTLER TRUMAN BUTLER BUTLER & Transact a General Banking Business. In these days a bank account is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. It takes but a small amount to st'.rt'it here, and it adds to your standing with business nieu and others, besides helping the formation of good business habits. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. A. J. FLOOD, GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR ALL KINDS OF ement Estimates given Building Work Phone 991. DAVIDSON FRUIT and Manufacturers of all kinds of Fruit Highest Prices Paid DEALER IN- Staple and j& j& Fancy Groceries AND HARDWARE. SOLE AGENTS FOR Majestic & Mesaba Ranges and Stiletto Cutlery. HOOD RIVER HEIGHTS, HOTEL WAUCOMA - P. F. FOUTS, Prop. RATES, $2.00 to $2 53 PER DAY. Steam heat. Large pieasaut ' rooms. Everything now. Sample room for commercial travelers. HOOD RIVER, OREGON. CENTRAL MARKET HAYES BROS., Proprietors. DEALERS IX ALL KINDS OF Fresh & Cured Meats VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. Tl First National Bank OF HOOD RIVER WE PAY INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS The habit of thrift acquired by the saving of money must prove of greater value than the money itself. You are sure to gain by depositing, and thus saving your money. A bank account tends to give you a substantial standing in the community. Drafts and Bank Money Orders Sold on All Parts of the World. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK HOOD RIVER TRANSFER & LIVERY CO. ' TICLET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR l.lE OF STEAMERS. Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready. Phone 181. Established 1900. Residents of Wusco O. for 23 Yem CO., BANKERS. on short notice. a specialty. Hood River, Oregon. FRUIT CO DEALERS for High Grade Fruit. OREGON. Work GILL.