THE H0OD;iRIVER OLAOIER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1907
Three
IN THE - - -
FIRELIGHT.
By Margaret Lester.
Copyright, WOT, by Homer Spngu.
For a minute It seemed to him aj If
Lis beautiful plans were tumbling atmt
hU ears, Just as the card bouses of his
childhooj bad fallen flat at the mo
ment when victory perched on their
gable euds. But as the boy had pa
tiently rebuilt the card houses, so now
Tom Graham resolutely set to rear
anew bis air castles of matrimonial
happiness.
"Of course, Nellie, I'd rather you
wouldn't work at all. No real man
likes bis wife to earn her living. Bat
If you're set on staying at the factory
a few months longer, why, let's get
married anyhow, and yon and I can
EE SAW A DARE FIOCRK HUDDLED 021
HIS DOORSTEP.
do the work' together night and morn
ing somehow and take our dinners at
the hotel on Sundays."
"Not much," replied pretty Nellie
DInsmore, patting the carpet nervously
with her beaded slipper. "I'd be a
fright In no time trying to work day
and night. As moa as yon get twenty
a week, twice what I'm getting now,
I'm ready to give up my job. After
having ten a week to spend Just on
myself there's no use talking about
the two of us living on $17.50 per, with
taxes and insurance to pay and the cot
tage needing painting. If you really
loved me, you'd sell the place. Tim
Sullivan's dying to buy It Then we'd
furnish up a couple of rooms here In
the hotel and live In style. Mrs. Con-
roy'd give us a special rate"
"Of $14 a week, leaving $3.50 for
clothes and Incidentals."
"Well, there's the money you get for
the plnce." Graham's face turned
stern, and Nellie added hastily: "Or I'd
stay at the factory until you got your
nilre, and then maybe we could find
another place. Anyhow, we'd be put
ting money in bank."
Tom Graham bent over and took
both the girl's hands In his.
"Nellie, dear, I've some old fashioned
Ideas about marriage and you. I don't
want you to live In a hotel after we're
married, with nothing to do but lisfctn
to the gossip of Mrs. Conroy and her
sort. I want a home"
Nellie flung aside his hands angrily.
"Oh, well, of course, If you want n
home and not a wife you might hire
one of the McCarthy sisters they're
past forty and won't make gossip to
keep house for you. But as for me, 1
don't marry until I see something be
sides dishwashing In a shabby cottage
before me."
Graham was very white now. In the
days gone by they had played In that
"shabby cottage," oh, how happily! It
had been Nellie's one refuge from n
unhappy, tearful mother, who had first
driven her husband to drink and then
followed him to a premature grave.
Something like an Illuminating mes
sage flashed through his being. If he
forced Nellie into a marriage that ap
peared distasteful to her, she might be
come as dissatisfied and tearful as her
mother. lie rose abruptly. He could
not picture Nellie In tears, but there
were little lines around her mouth t
this moment that he did not like. He
loved her, but he did not propose to
wreck two lives in a futile attempt to
try out the love In a cottage plan. Nei
ther would he give up his tiny ances
tral home, sole legacy of loving par
ents. Nellie had been happy there only a
few months before, when she had
boarded with his widowed mother, but
when the latter had died Nellie had
taken up her quarters, with a number
of other girls from the shoe factory, at
a second class hotel. Somehow Tom
felt she had changed from the day she
stepped over the hotel's threshold, and
he glared baok at its brightly lighted
barroom and dimly lighted parlor as he
stood out In the middle of the street.
Tom was telegraph operator at the
depot and his cottage was not far from
the tracks. The main street of the
town led past both, so Tom seldom
missed seeing Nellie each night and
morning as she went to and from work.
Once as she passed the cottage he was
washing his few dishes, and he saw
her toss her head and quicken her
rteps. More often, however, he was at
his post In the depot. He hoped against
hope that she would drop him a rorgir
Ing line or fling him a nod of friend
ship as she passed the depot Instead
each week he heard more of Nellle'a
social popularity. The boys at the new
suspender factory organized a club and
irave a dance. Nellie was the belle of
the evening. Miss McCarthy, who had
come over to the cottage to do some
scrubbing, told him all about It con
cluding with a graphic description of
the wonderful new frock which Nellie
hnd ordered from the city.
That afternoon the weather changed
suddenly. The snow came down first
in a soft swirling cloud, then with
needlclike insistence. Tom threw
quick ran home to take the gerani
ums out of the window. When he
came back to the station he knew that
a bllzxard was closing down on Ridge
field. Ho wondered now Neilie would
get home, and then Syracuse called,
and be had to put his thoughts on his
work.
It took all hla strength to reach the
cottage across the track. His first In
stinct was to close all shutters and
draw the curtains, but he remembered
his mother's custom of setting a lamp
In the window for those who might be
abroad on stormy nights. Such a cozy
little kitchen as It lighted, with a lire
snapping In the old fashioned cook
tor which Miss McCarthy polished to
brilliancy at each visit!
Ho hummed contentedly as he sat
over the teakettle and brought the
bread and butter from the pantry.
Then be stopped short and listened In
tently. What was that scratching noise
at the door yea and now the sound of
a muffled fall?
He flung open the door, and the wind
blew out his lamp, but against the
blur of the snow he saw a dark figure
huddled on his doorstep.
He carried the woman Indoors, laid
her on the old fashioned settle and re
lighted his lamp. Then, with some
thing like a groan, he sprang back to
the inert form. It was Nellie!
Fifteen minutes later a white and
very quiet Nellie sat before the snap
ping fire with blankets wrapped around
her still trembling figure and a cava
lier in short sleeves serving ber tea
and toast
"And now tell me how it happened,"
Tom said, with authority.
"I didn't realize It was storming so
dreadfully, and my machine broke
down Just before closing time. The
foreman the new man, you know,
from Boston said that if I wanted to
make up the time I'd lost I'm doing
piecework now ha had some extra
work to do, too, and he'd see I got
borne all right I was sort of glad to
stay, because It's fierce to go home to a
cold room In the hotel a night like
this, and when you have a headache
you Just hate to sit evenings In the
parlor with a lot of folks and the piano
Jangling. So I stayed, but but" her
Tolce was low and tear heavy "on the
way down the stairs be be tried to
kiss me, and then I ran through the
snow, sort of blind, I guess, and the
first thing I didn't know where I was.
I Just saw the light I didn't know It
was your cottage."
Pride struggled with relief In her
tired voice.
"nave some more tea," said Tom ab
ruptly, and then for some minutes he
busied himself around the room, stand.
ing before her at last In his heaviest
outdoor raiment
"Where are you going? Please don't
leave me alone."
"This storm Is no joke, Nellie," he
said quietly. "First I've got to get In
fuel to last us all night and perhaps
longer. Then, before we're snowed in
for fair, I'm going to bring over the
Rev. Mr. Gary." Nellie rose uncer
tainly to her feet "Now, don't get
flurried. You've had your lesson, and
I've had mine, and we're going to be
married tonight You can't get to the
hotel In this storm, thank God, and you
can't stay here except as my wife"
bis voice turned suddenly tender "and
I want you to be my wife."
Nellie rubbed ber face against bis
shabby, fuzzy overcoat "All right
dear," she said docilely, and then, even
as his arms closed around ber, she
murmured: "Tom, dear, this shiny fire
looks so good and homelike. Those
registers up at the hotel sort of give
you a chill."
And then Tom knew that the cottage
looked shabby no longer.
Large Ears of Forest Animals.
Within the limits of particular groups
large ears may be taken, as a rule, to
Indicate either great powers of hearing
or the necessity of catching every
wave of sound. Thus, forest dwelling
animals generally have much larger,
and especially broader, ears than tbelr
relatives Inhabiting open country. An
excellent Instance of this is afforded
by the okapl of the Semlikl forest, as
contrasted with the giraffe of the more
open districts of Africa the ears in
the one case being excessively broad
and leaflike, while in the other they
are comparatively narrow and pointed.
Similarly Grevy's zebra, which Inhab
its scrub jungles in Somaliland and
northeast Africa generally, has much
larger and wider ears than the ordi
nary zebra of the open veldt Scientif
ic American.
Everybody Happy.
Pater You are disgracefully lazy
It's queer that you don't take after me.
There's nothing I like so well as to
work and make money.
Films And there's nothing I like so
well as to spend It We both should be
satisfied. And yet you kick! Cleveland
Leader.
8pringy.
"That's a fancy suit you have on."
remarked the visitor In the drem
tent of the big circus.
"Yes," laughed the irrHit v
Jumps over six Ple;m::r'i every '!
fomance; "I call that uiy spilntf milt."
Chicago Ncwh.
Don't Be Blae
and lose all interest when help is with
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"Being constant sufferer from con
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have used it constantly. I believe it to
be the beet medicine of its kind, and I
wish all sufferers from these troubles to
know the good Herbine has done me."
Sold by Chas. N. Clarke.
If Women Couldn't Read.
"Then you don't believe In higher
education for women 7'
"Certainly not I think It's a shame
to even teach 'em bow to read. If a
woman couldn't read the bargain ad
vertisements, she wouldn't be so un
happy over the lots of things she can't
afford to buy."
liar Fever and Summer Colds.
Victims of hay fever will experience
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immediately and heals the inflamed air
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cure you it will give instant relief. The
eenume is in a yellow package. Clarke
Drug Co.
A. Most Valuable Agent ( -
The glycerine employed in Dr. Pierce's
medicines greatly enhances the medicinal
properties which it extracts from tatlve
medicinal roots and holds in solution
much better than alcohol would. It alfo
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being a valuable demulcent, nutritive,
antiseptic and antifermcnt. It adds
greatly to the efficacy of the Black Cherry
bark, Bloodroot, Golden Seal root, btone
root and Queen's root, contained In
Golden Medical Discovery 'In subduing
chronic, or lingering coughs, bronchial,
throat and lung affections, for all of which
these agents aro recommended by stand
ard medical authorities.
In all cases where there Is a wasting
away of flesh, loss of appetite, with weak
stomafh, as In the early fctages of con
summipn, there can be no doubt that gly
cerine acta as a valuable ue'ritive and
aids ie Golden beti root, bione root,
Quecfcs robt and Black Cher-ybark In
prom
ugestion ana miuau.g up mo
reneth. controlling the cough
fieth an'
and brln
iff about a healthy condition
of the w
Me syatcm. Of course, it must
ected to work miracle. It will
insumptlon except in Its earlier
not be e
not cure
stages.
It will rnrw vrrv svrre. nh-tj-
ng-'fm. rlm.nip rnnglisTlironchuI
Bale, ha
amTTS
oarscness. in acutecouijus
ectTvenris In the lingering
It U not
soeffei
hanr-on eouchs. or those of lone standing.
even when accompanied by bleeding from
lungs, that It has performed Its most
marvelous cures.
Prof. Flnley Ellingwood, M. D., of Ben
nett Med. College, Chicago, says of gly
cerine: In dygpepsUltierre- an excellent purpose.
Holding a fixed qutntity of lira jH-iuxiiiw of
hjdmtren in rnlution.lt Ik one ot the best
manufactured product of the present time In
lu action upon enfeebled, disordered stom
achs, especially if there la ulceration or ca
tarrhal castrllla (catarrhal inflammation ot
atomach). It Is a most efficient preparation.
Gl-cerlne will relieve many cases of pyrosis
(heartburn) and excessive tastrlc (stomach)
acidity.''
"Golden Medlral Discovery " enriches and
purities the blood curing blotches, pimples,
eruptions, scrofulous swellings and old sores,
or ulcers.
Send to Dr. R. V. Tierce, of Buffalo, N. Y..
tor free booklet telling all about the native
medicinal roots composing this wonderful
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8pelling by Ear.
The young French stenographer,
whose progress In English had not
kept pace with her proficiency In short
band, was puzzling over some notes
she had taken of a recitation at a
public entertainment
As she transcribed them the recita
tion began like this:
La fanthl wurlaf awldheu.
Out panju out pelone.
"That's easy," said the expert to
whom she submitted the notes. "It Is
part of a poem that begins:
"Laugh, and the world laughs with you,
Weep, and you weep alone."
Chicago Tribune.
Remedy for Diarrhoea, .Never Known
to Fail.
"I want to say a few words for Cham
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Remedy. I have used this preparation
in my family for the past five years and
have recoin mended it to a number of
people in York county and have never
known it to fail to effect a cure in any
instance. I feel that I nn not say too
much ft r the best remedy o! the kind in
the world." S. Jeniison, Spring Grove,
York County, Pa. This remedy is for
sale by Keir & Cass.
The Kind He Liked.
Teddy's father had brought home
some rare old cheese, and after hear
ing his praise of Its strong points Ted
dy was manfully struggling to make
way with a small piece of It
Seeing the cheese still on his plate
and Teddy's nose perceptibly elevated,
his father said: "What Is the matter,
Ted? Don't you like that fine cheese?"
"Yes," answered Teddy, with the air
of a connoisseur. "This cheese Is very
good, but I think I like Just plain, com
mon mouse cheese better." Cleveland
Leader.
REST MADE EASY
There will be Less Sleepless
ness when Hood River Peo
ple Learn This
Can't rest at night wUh bad back,
A lame back, a weak or an aching one.
Duaii's Kidney Pills are for bad backs.
They cure every torm of kidney ills.
From common'backaebe to diabetes.
Mr. W. W. Craft, of 232 Broadalbin
street., Albany, Ore., eays: "When I
began using Down's Kidney Pills, pro
cured at a drugstore, I was suffering
with a lame back. At times it was
very painful for me to bend over or to
do any housework. I got little rest at
at night on account of the continual
aching and felt tired and worried all the
time. I soon noticed a change for the
better after I started ueung Doan s Kid
ney Pills and this relief continued until
I was resting well at night and felt
greatly strengthened. The backache
and lmiieneps entirelv disannparpd."
For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents
Fo8ter-Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States, lie
member the name Doans take no
other.
For sale bv all denlers. Price 60 cents.
Foster-Milbiirn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents lor the United States.
Iienieniher the name Dean's and
take no other.
Clean Hands and Pure Blood
Within the reach of all. Take a bottle of our
Syrup
COMPOUND WITH IODIDE OF POTASSIUM.
It will drive out the poison and purify the blood.
Then a one nound oar o C a
of our Castle
Headquarters for Souvenirs Srt
Goods right, Prices right, Courteous treatment.
HALL & ESS0NSon
Phone lOOl
THE LEADING BUSINESS COLLEGE
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A course in our College mean Iwt'er work better wages. If you are in
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"YOUIl SALARY DOUBLED"
It may be the turning-p int of your career.
H. w. bkiinhk, rres. i. m. walker, prin.
Hunts Paint & Wall Paper
Company
Have added a complete line of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH
ES and BRUSHES.
HEATH & MILLIGAN MIXED PAINTS.
Our stock of paper includes latest designs in Blanks, Gilts
and high Grades, From 10c up. A full stock of room
molding, Picture rail, Plate rail and a small lino of
novelties in Framed Pictures. CALCIMO, the
latest thing in room tinting, mixed to order.
Tainting, Paper hanging, Sign work et
Phone 671. First and Oak Streets.
Mood River
LAND EMPORIUM
COUNTRY PROPERTY
160 acres on Hood river, near Dee, some
cleared land. fw.OO an acre to June
1st next only.
13 acres, all improved, free water, 3
miles from town, tneadow and some
orchard, 14,50(1.00.
17K acres, ljj acres in EiijjIMi m alniits,
10 acres in 1 year out stamuirii apple
on hard, 15 inches of water on the
place, two, miles from Hood River,
per acre, 1500.
10 acres of wild land, $1,000 of timber,
8 miles out, rough, well watered,
1,500.
80 acres in upper valley, A No. 1 apple
land, 40 acres nearly cleared, tree
irrigating water, per acre, 1150.00
330 acres raw laud, timber reserved,
under irrigitioD, platted in ten acre
lots, 12 miles out in upper Hood
Hiver valley, A No. 1 apple land,
$10,000.
40 acres, all under cultivation, 35 acres
lmv and pasture, 8 acres in 10-year
old apple orchard, 3 acres in 3-year
old apple orchard, standard varieties,
pood soil, level, good house and barn,
including all farm implements ami
stock until June 1, 1007, flo.OOO.
Termsi (5,n00 cash.
Terms can be had on all the above property at Reasonable Interest
City of Hood River Property A Partial List
Unimproved lots, cash or on the In
stallment plan from (100 up.
Business lot Main street, rents (180 a
True to Name Nursery
Is again offering their usual choice stock of Apple, Pear
Cherrv and Peach Trees, with reference to varieties
adapted to this locality. Bear in mind that all buds and
scions used in propagating
bearing trees, Last year was
Would suggest that orders for
not be delayed. Address,
Thone Farmers 349. H. S. GALLIGAN
tf WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FRESH SUPPLY OF
B mum in juua, muriate ui ruiasn
AND ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS
COME TO US DIRECT FOll
W00D-FIBERED HOUSE PLASTER
2 CEMENT AND LIME
II AS WE UNLOAD piRECT FROM THE CARS
8 STRANAHAN & CLARK
Hood River, Oregon J)
3QC
Soap at
Sarsaplla
A PARTIAL LIST
10 acres, all level, 9 aores under cult
tivation, 1 acres in strawberrie
600 apple trees In orchard, (3,000.
5 acres, all under cultivation, one acre
of strawberries, one acre in standard
apple orchard, sandy loam soil, level,
burn and small house, 3 miles from
Hood Hiver, $3,500.
10 acres, all under cultivation, Z4 acref
in strawberries, aUO apple trees in or
chard, 8-room house, barn 30x30, 8
miles from Hood River. Price (5,000.
40 acres, 1)& miles from Hood River,
rolling, good orchard land, a acres,
plowed, all fenced, good well, (4,000.
11 acres, 10 acres under cultivation, 9
acres in standard orchard. Price
(3,500.
40 acres
bs, all in standard apple orchard,
liles from Hood River. Price
(i m
(26,000.
15 acres, about one-half under cultiva
tion, 4 miles from railroad, barn
and o-room house, (4,000.
40 acres, 5 acres under cultivation, 3
acres in standard apple orchard, good
land, 7 miles from White Salmon,
vvn. fiuuu.
40 acres, some cleard, 7 miles from
Hosier, (1,000.
year. Price f 2,500.
3 lots and house, house new, 8 rooms
Price 3,600
were personally selected from
all sold out November 1st.
the coining season should
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30
ottle
win cleanse
your hands.
We Deliver
W. H. MOORE,
President.
J. If.
Vk'e
HOOD RIVER TRANSFER
& LIVERY CO.
TICKET OFFICE FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS.
Hauling, Praying, Baggage Transferred, first
Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready.
Phone 131.
HOOD RIVER, OREGON
Wholesale Fruit and Produce
Fruits and Produce
Will pay the highest
SNOW Si UPSON
Blacksmiths and Wagon Hakers
EXPERT HORSESHOERS
We have the best up-to-date
men and are prepared to do all classes of
NEW WORK & GENERAL REPAIRS
.Mount Hood Store.
W. S. GRIBBLE, Proprietor.
Dry Goods Ammunition Boots and Shoes
Hardware Graniteware
Hay Grain Flour Feed Full line of Groceries
JACKSON & JACKSON,
Dealer in General Merchandise
and Lumbermen's Supplies,
Railroad Ties. Cordwood, Lumber and Cedar Posts
Free Delivery. Phone 931 HOOD IUVER, OR.
SPRAY
ALL
Vehicles and Farm Implements exclusively
J. R. NICKELSON
Every variety of modern
furniture that we are selling
for cash and giving a large
cash discount, the people
say we are underselling
Portland : :::::::
Furniture and Building Material
Undertaker and Licensed Embalmer
For Oregon and "Washington
S. EBARTMESS.
OSBORNE,
President.
R. W. Pit AIT
Cashier
It's a Good Load to Carry
is money, and if you are carrying it to
the Bank so much the better lor you
and your future. Money is a burden to
many people. Wli'n they get it they
want to get rid f it, and they do in
the wrong way ! Sensible people will
not kej It around them, but will bank
it. We should like to !nduce yon to
open a bank acconiit i h us.
The Hood River Banking & Trust Co
Hood Rivo. Ore.
of All Kinds Wanted
market price in cash
machinery and expert work
PUMPS
SIZES
From the large Power
Outfit to the smallest
Bucket Pumps, also a
full line of Spray Hose,
Nozzles, Bamboo and
Plain Extension Rods,
in fact everything nec
essary to make a com
plete up-to-date Spray
ing Outfit, at prices that
are right.
more coal into the depot stove and made