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0. R. & N. CO.
E. McNEILL, Receiver.
TO THE
THE PEOPLE
OF THE MIST
By H. SIDES HAGGARD.
T A CtHT
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(Copyright, ¡¿9e, by the Author.]
a » soa spoke Leonard saw that me
conference in the square had come to an
end. The messengers were calling com
mands to the captains, which the captains
repeated to the soldiers, and then follow
GIVES THE CHOICE OF
ed a mighty rattling of quivers. Another
TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL instant and the light shone upon many
hundreds of arrow beads, every one of
which was pointed toward them.
Juanna saw also, and springing forward
on to a rock stood there for a moment in
the full light of the sun. Instantly a
murmur went up from the host; a great
voice called a command; the barbs of steel
flickered like innumerable stars and sank
downward. Now’, Otto, naked except for
his moooha, leaped on to the rock by Juan-
na’s side, and the murmur of the soldiers
of the great people grew into a hoarse
roar of astonishment and dismay. Won
SPOKANE
der had turned to fear, thougli why this
Minneapolis
OMAHA multitude of warriors should fear a lovely
white girl and a black dwarf was not ap
AND
AND
parent.
For a moment the ill assorted pair stood
ST.
KANSAS CY together
on the rock. Then Juanna leaped
to the plain, Otter following her. For 20
LOW RATES TO ALL
yards or so she walked in silence, holding
EASTERN CITIES.
the dwarf by the hand. Then suddenly she
burst into singing, wild and sweet. This
was the refrain of the song which she sang
OCEAN STEAMERS
Leave Portland Every ß Days in the ancient language of the People of the
Mist, the tongue that Soa had taught her
• • FOR • •
as a child:
I do but sleep.
Have ye wept for me awhile?
Hush, I did but sleep.
I shall awake, my people.
I am not dead, nor can I ever die.
See, I have but slept 1
For full details call on
See,
I come again, made beautiful!
C. A. U ll.L U E, McMinnville. Or.
Have ye not seen me in the faces of the chil
Or Address
dren?
W. II III ’KI*Bl KT,
Have ye not heard me in the voices of the chil
dren?
Gen. Pass. Agt.
Look on me now, the sleeper arisen.
PUftTlsAND, OK.
Look on me, who wandered, whose name is
the Dawning 1
EAST AND
Why have ye mourned me, the sleeper awak
ened?
VIA
Thus she sang, ever more sweetly and
louder, till her voice rang through the
still air like the song of the bird in win
ter. Hushed were the ranks of the great
OF THE
men as she drew toward them with slow
and gliding steps—hushed with fear and
wonder, as though her presenco awoke a
memory or fulfilled a promise.
Express Trains Leave Portland Daily
Now she was in front of their foremost
rank, and halting there was silent for a
leav E
arrive
moment. Then she changed her song:
Portland.......... 6:15 P M I San Frauebco. 10:45 A M
bun Francisco.7:00 PM I Portland............ 8:20AM Will ye not greet me, children of my children?
Have ye forgotten the promise of the dead?
Above trains stop at all stations from Portland to Shall I return to the dreamland whence I wan
der?
Albany inclusive. Also langem, Shedds, Hal
sey, Harrisburg, Junction City, Irving, Eugen« Will you refuse me, the Mother of the Snake?
and all stations from Roseburg to Ashland inclu
The ranks of the great eyed men looked
sive.
upon one another and murmured each to
Koseburg JIail Daily*
each. Now she saw that they understood
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ARRIVE:
Portland......... 8 30 A M | Roseburg
5.50 P M her words and were terror stricken by
Roseburg
7:00 A M | Portland
4.30 P 51 them. For another moment there was si
lence; then suddenly the three priests or
DINING
ON
medicine men, who had drawn near to
gether, passed through the ranks and stood
PULL7WKN « BUFFET
before her, accompanied by the warrior
SLEEPERS
king.
AND
Then one of them, the most aged, a
SECOND CLASS SLEEPING CARS. man who must have numbered 90 years,
spoko in the midst of an intense stillness,
Attached to all Through Trains.
and as they had understood her, so, to
.West Side Di virion.
Juanna’s joy, sho understood him, for the
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORVALLIS language which he spoke was the same
Mail Train Daily, (Except Sunday.) that Soa taught her many years before,
and in which, for the sake of practice,
f 30 A M 1 Lv
Portland
Ar 1 5:35 P M they had always conversed together for
1Q;1Ó A M 1 Lv
McMinnville
Lv I 3:01 P 5! the last two months.
Corvallis
Lv| 1:00 P M
1415 P M Ar
“Art tbou woman or spirit?” asked the
At Albany and Corvallis connect with ancient priest.
“I am both woman and spirit,” she an
trains of Oregon Pacific Railroad,
swered.
Express Train Daily, (Except Sunday.)
“And he with thee, ho whom we know
P M Lv
Portland
Ar 1 8:25 A M of”—the priest tremblingly pointed to Ot
7:15 P M Lv
Lv I 5:58
St. Joseph
M ter—“is he god or man?”
Lv| 5 50 A
7:26 P M Ar
McMinnville
“He is both god and man,” sheanswer-
Through Tickets to all points In Eastern ed.
“And those yonder, who are they?”
States, Canaria and Europe can be obtained at
“They are are our ministers and serv
lowest rates from G. A. Wilcox, Agent, McMinn
Ville.
E. P. KOGERS,
ants, white for the white and black for
Asst. G. F. & P. A., Portland, Or.
the black, the companions of our wander
R. KOEHLER, Manager.
ings—men and not spirits.”
The priests consulted together, while
the chief looked on Juanna’s beauty with
I wondering eyes. Then the oldest of them
c
spoke again:
CHURCHES
“Thou tellest us in our own tongue of
B aptist —Services Sunday 11 a. ni. and
I'Sjp. m ; Sunday school 9:50 a m. ; th< things that have long been hidden, though
young people's sooiety 6:15p m
Prayer perchance they are remembered. Either,
meeting Thursday 7:30 p. m. Covenant O beautiful, thou hast learned these
things and liest to us, and then food are
meeting first Sat each month 2:00 p. m.
E. B. P ace , Pastor.
ye all for the snake against whom thou
dost blaspheme, or ye are gods indeed, and
M ethodist E piscopal —Services everj as gods ye shall be worshiped. Tell us
Sabbath 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. ni. Sundai
now thy namo and the name of yonder
school 9:30 a m. Prayer meeting 7:00 p
dwarf, of whom we know.”
m. Thursday.
L ee T hompson , Pastor.
“I am named the Shepherdess of Heav
C omb . P resbyterian —Services every Sab en among men.
He is named Otter,
bath 11:00 a m and 7:3C p. m. Sunday Dweller in the Waters among men. Once
school 9:30 a. m. Y. P C. E.. Sunday 6:3t
p. ni. Pruj er meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m we had other names.”
“Tell us the othernames, O Shepherd
E E. T hompson , Pastor.
ess. ’ ’
C hristian —Services every Sabbath 11 :(X
“Once in the far past I was named
a m and 7:30 p. in. Sunday school H Brightness; I was named Dawn; I was
a ni. Young |>eople's meeting at 6 30 p. m.
named Daylight. Once in the far past he
J ames C ampbell , Pastor.
was named Silence; he was named Ter
S t . J ames C atholic —First st., betweei
0 and H. Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Ves ror; he was named Darkness. Yet at the
beginning we had other names. Perchance
pers 7:30. Services once a month.
ye know them, ministers of the snake?”
T. B riody , Pastor
“Perchance we know them, O thou
SECRET ORDERS.
who art named Shepherdess of Heaven,
KNOWLES C hapter No, 12, O. E. 9.—Meets a O thou who wert named Brightness and
Masonic hall the first and third Monday evenin,
Dawn and Daylight, O tbou who art
In eat’li month. Visiting members coraiallv in
named Dweller in the Waters and were
viUMt.
C. H. McKINNEY, Sec.
MRS. < IV. TALMAGE. W. M.
named Silence and Terror and Darkness!
A. O. V. W.—Charity Lodge No. 7 meets first and Perchance we know them, although they
third Fridays of each month, 7:30 p. m. Lodge be known to few and are never spoken
room in L’nlon block.
save in utter gloom and with hidden head.
II. C. BURKS, M. W.
But do you know them, those names of
J. D. BAKER. Becorder.
10
CrsTER P ost N o . 9—Meets the second and fourth the beginning? For if ye know them not,
Saturday of each month in Union hall at 7:31 O Beautiful, then ye lie, and ye blas
p m on second Saturday and at 10:30 a. m. on pheme, and ye are food for the snake.”
4th Saturday. All members of lhe order art
“Seldom through all the years have
cordially invited to attend our meetings.
those holy names been spoken save in ut
J. B. S tilwell , Commander.
B. F C ll ’M ne , Adjt.
ter darkness and with covered heads,”
W. C T. U.—Meets on every Fri Juanna answered boldly, “but now is
the new hour, the hour of the coming,
day, in Wright’s hall at 3 o’clock p. m.
and now they shall be called aloud in the
L. T. L. at 3 p. m.
Mas. H. F. A llen , Pres
light of day from open lips and with up
C lara G. E sson . Sec'y.
lifted eyes. Hearken, Children of the
Snake, these are the names by which we
St Yl^lOÜS.
were known in the beginning: Aca is my
In the circuit court of the State of Oregon for name, the Mother of the Snake. Jal is
Yamhill county.
be named who is the Snake. Say, do ye
Mary J. Duffy, plaintiff.
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know us now?”
VS.
j
As these words rang from her lips a
Walter L. French. Nathan t
French, Mary E. French. Na- I
groan of terror burst from every man who
than ScblOhN, Michael Schloss, j
heard them. Then the aged priest cried
Julius Schloss. Jonas Schloss, |
aloud: “Down upon your faces, ye Chil
Laura J. Schloss and George |
dren of the Snake. Worship, ail ye Peo
H. Pistle, defendants.
To Walter L French, Nathan Schloss, Michael ple of the Spear, Dwellers in the Mist.
Schloss. Julius Schloss, Jonas Schloss, Laura J
Schloss and Geo. H. Pistle, defendants above Aca, the queen immortal, has come again.
Jal, the god, has put on the flesh of men.
named
.\ the name of the state of Oregon you and Olfan, lay down thy kingship. It is bis.
each of you are hereby notified and required Ye priests, throw wide the temples. They
to appear and answer the complaint tiled against
you and the other defendants In the above enti are theirs. Worship the mother; do honor
tled court by the first day of the term following to the god. ”
the expiration oftbe time prescribed in the ordei
The multitude heard and prostrated
for publication of this summons, to-wit, Monday,
the 25th day of March, A. D. 1895, and if you fait themselves like a single man, every one of
so to appear or answer, for want thereof the them crying in a shout of thunder;
plaintiff will apply to said court for the reliet
“Aca, the queen of life, has come! Jal,
prayed for in her complaint, to-wit: For a judg
ment and decree against the defendant Walter the death god, has put on flesh! Worship
L. French for the sum of $5.000.00, with interest the mother; do honor to the god!”
thereon at lhe rale of 9 per cent per annum iron,
It was as though the army had sudden
the 21st day of June, 1894, and for her costs ano
disbursements of *un. and the further sum ol ly been smitten with death, and of the
Soou 00 attorneys’ fees in said suit, and for the sum hundreds there Juanna and Otter alone
of $22.50, with interest thereon from February 2d, were left standing. There was one excep
1895, and for a decree foreclosing the mortgage
pleaded in the complaint, and for au order of saie tion, however, and that was Olfan, the
of the mortgaged real premises, to-wit
warrior chief, who remained upon his feet,
Situate in Yamhill county, State of Oregon, ana
being the s hf of the s bi of ihe original donation not seeming to relish the command tc ab
land claim of Thomas Hubbard and wife, claim dicate his authority thus brusquely in fa
No. 52, Notification 1425. in township three (3) vor of a dwarf, were he god or man.
south of range three (3i west of the Willamette
Otter, who was utterly bewildered, not
meridian, more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner of said dot comprehending a word of what had been
nation land claim, thence north on the east lin said and being unable to fathom the mean
of said donation land claim 23225 chains, thence
west parallel with the south line of said c.aim to ing of these strange antics, pointed at the
a point on the west line of said claim 28.25 chains chief with his spear by way of calling Ju
north of the southwest corner ot said claim, anna’s attention to the fact that he was
thence south 23.25 chains to the southwest corner
of said claim, thence vast on the south line of still standing. But the great man inter
said claim to the place of t>eginning, containing preted the action otherwise. Evidently
160acres more or less. Also the homestead claim he thought that the newly arrived god
No. 728 of Richard 8. Johnson, described as the
west half of the northeast quarter and the south was invoking destruction on him. His
west qua rter of the southeast quarter, and lot- pride yielded to his superstition, and he
two (2), three (3) and four (4) of section twentys sank to his knees also.
nine f29) in tow nship three (3j south of range
When the sound of the worshiping had
three (3» west of the Willamette meridian, con
taining 173.17 acres, more or less. Also the north passed away, Juanna spoke again, ad
west quarter of the northeast quarter of section dressing the old priest.
twenty-nine (29) in said tow nship and range, con
“Rise, my child,” she said—he might
taining 40 acres, more or less, and being part of
well have been ber great-grandfather—
the homeKead claim No 710 of Nicolas Carlin.
And for a decree barring and foreclosing said “and rise all ye soldiers of the spear and
defendants and each of them, and all persons servants of the snake, and hear my words.
claiming by, through or under them or either of
them, ot all equity of redemption in or right to Ye know me now. Ye know me by
said premises or any part thereof, and for such the holy name. Ye know me by the
other and further relief as may be meet and equi
fashion of my face and by the red stone
table in the premises.
This summons 1» published for 6 weeks bv or that gleams upon my brow. In the begin
der of Hon. H H Hewitt, judge of said court ning my blood fell yonder and was frozen
made February 19th. A D. L-95.
$.7
into such gems as these which today ye
M X. M ac MAHON, Atfy for Plaintiff
offer yoarly to him who is my son and
ROUTES
DENVER
PAUL
FRANCISCO
SAN
SOUTH
The Shasta Route
CARS
4
OGDEN ROUTE.
LOCAL DIRECTORY.
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slew me. Now the fate is accomplished,
and his reign is finished. I come with
him indeed, and he is still a god, but he
loves me as a son again and bows the knee
to me in service. Enough; ye know the
ancient tale that is fulfilled this day. Now
we pass on toward your city, there to so
journ with you awhile and to proclaim
the law of the ending, and we pass alone.
There in your city let a place be made
ready for us. a plnce apart, but nigh to
the temple, and let food be brought to the
place, that my servants may eat. At the
gates of the city also let men be waiting
to bear us to that place. Let none spy
upon us. lest an evil fate attend you all,
and let none be disobedient, lest we pass
from you back to the laud of death and
dreams. Perchance we shall not tarry
here for long. Perchance we come to bring
a blessing and to depart again. Therefore
hasten to do our bidding and do it all.
For this time farewell, my servants.”
Having spoken thus with much dignity,
accompanied by Otter, whose hand she
held as before, Joanna withdrew herself,
stepping backward very slowly toward the
circle of rocks and singing as she went.
CHAPTER XII.
Juanna and Otter gained tho circlo of
rocks where the little band lay watching
and wonder struck—that is, all except
Soa, who sat apart brooding, her arms
clasped upon her breast. Things had be
fallen as she expected, as they must be
fall indeed, provided that Juanna did not
forget her lesson or show fear, and that
tho dwarf did nothing foolish. But Soa
knejv well that this was but the begin
ning ot the struggle, and that, although
it might be comparatively easy for Juanna
and Otter to enter tho city and impose
themselves on its superstition haunted
people as the incarnations of their fabled
gods, the maintenance of the imposture
was a very different matter. Moreover,
6he knew that, should they be discovered,
escape would be impossible, or that at
best it must be most difficult. Therefore
sho sat apart and brooded, for notwith
standing their present triumph her heart
foreboded evil.
But with the others it was different,
They had heard tho singing; they had
seen the regiment of great men prostrate
themselves, and the sound of worship-
ing had come to their cars liko thunder,
but of the why and wherefore of it all they
could only guess.
“What has happened?” said Leonard
eagerly. “Your initiation seems to have
como off well.”
. "Bid the men all back, and I will tell
you,” Juanna answered.
Leonard did so, but instead of speaking
she broke into hysterical laughter. Her
nerves had been overstrained, and now
they sought relief thus.
“ You must all be very respectful to Ot
ter and myself, ” she said at length, “for
wo really are gods. Don't look shocked,
Francisco. I begin to believe in it my
self. We have only just found it out, but
I assure you it is a fact. They accepted
us fully, and that after not more than five
minutes' cross examination.
Listen.”
And she told them all that had passed.
While sho was speaking the regiment
began to movo, no longer in a square, but
in a formation of companies. Company
by company it rushed by where they
stood, shaking tho earth with its footsteps,
and as each section passed them it tossed
Its spears into the air as a salute, crying,
“Glory to the mother, glory to the snake!”
and fled on toward the city.
At length the story was done, and the
regiment was gone.
“Well,” said Leonard, “so far so good.
Juanna; you are tho bravest and tho clev
erest girl in the whole world. Most young
women would have forgotten everything
and gone into hysterics at tho critical
point.”
“I kept them till afterward,” she an
swered demurely.
“And as for being
brave and clever, I only repeated what
Soa taught me like a parrot. You see, I
knew that I should be killed if I made
any mistake, and that sharpeus the mem
ory. All I havo to say is, if the snake
they talk so much about is anything like
those which are tattooed upon the old
priests' breasts, I have no wish to make a
nearer acquaintance with it I hate snakes.
There, don’t say any more,” for both I Con
ard and Francisco were breaking into
fresh protestations of gratitude and admi
ration. “If you want to thank anybody,
thank Soa.”
“And so I do, ” said Leonard heartily,
for his spirits had risen in a most wonder
ful manner. “Soa, you have told us the
truth, and you have managed well, and I
thank you.”
“Did you take me for a liar?” the wom
an answered, fixing her gloomy eyes upon
Leonard’s face. “I told you the truth,
deliverer, when I said that my people
would accept the Shepherdess and this
black dog of yours as their gods. But did
I not tell you also that the death of the
rest of us lies in the matter? If not, I
say so now. You have not been named a
god, deliverer, nor has yonder bald pate”
—the natives called Francisco thus be
cause of his tonsure—"and your black dog
will betray you by his yapping. When
you look down the jaws of the snake, re
member then that Soa told you tho truth,
deliverer. Perchance you shall find the
red stones you seek hidden in bis belly,
white man.”
“Be silent, Soa,” said Juanna indig
nantly, and she slunk back like a whipped
hound.
“Confound the old woman,” put in
Leonard, with a shiver. “She is a black
Jonah, and if I have to go inside this
snake I hope that it will bo a case of la
dies first, that is all. It will be the best
place for her.”
“I am sure I don’t know what has hap
pened to Soa,” said Juanna. “Her native
air has a very bad effect upon her temper. ”
“Well, the future must look out for
itself,” answered Leonard, “snake or no
snake. At present we must follow our
luck. Otter, listen to me. Do you under
stand that you are a god, the god ot tills
people?”
“The god, baas? That is what that old
cow Soa called mo when first we met in
an evil hour. Wbat is a god?”
“You fool, have I not told you a hun
dred times? You are not «man any more
—you aro a spirit. Once you ruled this
people in the past, and now you will rule
them again. You and tho Shepherdess
aro both gods. She is your mother, and
you are her son.”
“Yes, baas, no doubt, but onco I had
another mother, a much uglier one.”
“Otter, cease to talk folly, else when
you are no more a god I will kill you. Now
you are a god, and we are all your serv
ants, except the Shepherdess. When you
speak to us, you must speak roughly, like
a great chief to tho lowest ot his people,
tailing us dogs and slaves. If you name
me 1 baas’in public, I will beat you pri
vately when you are no more a god. You
will do best to speak little or not at all,
so that none can take hold of your words,
which are always foolish.”
“If you say that I am god, baas, it is
enough, for doubtless you have met the
gods and know their ways, though it is
strange that none have told me this be
fore. They must be an ugly people, the
gods. But how will it be with the settle
ment men when they hear that I am a
great spirit? They will say: ' Does a spirit
wait upon a man and call him chief?
Dees a spirit clean the guns and cook the
food for a man?’ They will ask many
such things, and the great people will
hear them. And wlll they think then
that I am a god? No. They will know
me for a liar and will kill me and all of
us.”
“That is true,” said Leonard. Then lie
summoned Peter and the settlement men
and addressed them. He told them that
the plot had succeeded, and that Otter
and the Shepherdess were accepted as the
gods of the People of the Mist. Because
ot this they were left alive and held in
honor, who, but for it, would now be
dead, riddled through with the arrows of
the great people. He explained to them
for the second time that it was necessary
to the safety of all that this delusion as
to the divinity of Otter and the Shepherd
ess should be maintained, Eince, should
the slightest suspicion of fraud cross the
minds of tho gTeat people, without doubt
they would all be sacrificed as impostors.
This was the tale they should tell: They
should say that all of them were bunting
game in a far country with himself, Soa
and Francisco when one night they heard
a singing, and_by the light of the moon
i
♦
they saw the Shepherdess and the dwarf
Otter coming toward them. Then the
Shepherdess and Otter commanded them
to be their servants and travel with them
to a new land, and they obeyed them,
white and black together, for they saw
that they were not mortals.
This was the tale that they must tell,
and. moreover, they must act up to their
words if they would continue to look upon
the sun.
When their first surprise was past, the
settlement men. who were quick witted
people, entered into the spirit of the thing
readily enough.
Indeed Peter caused
them to repeat the story to him, so that
he might be sure that they had its details
by heart.
Then they continued their march toward
the city on the hill. The two white men
went first, next came Juanna and Otter,
followed by Soa, and last of all walked the
settlement men.
An hour’s journey
brought them to the bank of the river,
which, dividing above it, engirdled the
town, to reuuite near tho roadway that
they followed. Here canoes were ready to
tako them across to tho island, or, rather,
tho peninsula, on which the city was built,
and on the other side of the river they
found priests waiting in the great gate
way, with two litters that had been pre
pared for J uanna and Otter respectively.
This the farther bank was lined with
some thousands of spectators, who, when
the divine pair set their feet upon its
shores, prostrated themselves, men, wom
en and children, and burst into a shout
of welcomo.
Juanna and Otter took no heed. With
such dignity as they could command, and
in the dwarf’s caso it was not much, they
entered the litters, drew the hide curtains
and were borne forward swiftly. After
them came Leonard, Francisco and the
others, while the population followed in
silence.
Now the sun was sinking, but enough
of daylight was left to show how strange
were the place and the people among
which they found themselves. The city
indeed was rudely built of like materials
and iu such fushion as tho house in the
plain that has been described already. But
the streets were roughly paved. Each
habitation stood apart from tho other in
its own garden, and the gates were of
wood, fastened together with primitive
iron bolts. There were driuking shops,
or, rather, booths and a large market
place, which they crossed as they ascended
the hill, and where, as they afterward dis
covered, this people carried on their trade,
if trade it could be called, for they had no
money and conducted all transactions,
liko other savages, upon a principle of
barter.
As they went Leonard took note of these
things, which, to his mind, showed clear
ly that the inhabitants of this city were
the degenerate inheritors of some ancient
and forgotten civilization. Their fortifica
tions, stone built houses, drinking shops
and markets indicated this, just as their
rude system of theology, with its divini
ties of light and darkness or of death and
life, each springing from the other, en
gaged in an eternal struggle, and yet one,
was probably the survival of some elabo
rate nature myth of the early world.
But nothing struck him so much as the
appearance of the people. In sizo they
were almost giants, a peculiarity which
was shared by the women, sonio of whom
measured 6 feet in height. In common
with other uncivilized races, most of these
women wore little except a girdle and a
goatskin cloak tbat hung loosely upon
their shoulders, displaying their magnifi
cent proportions somewhat freely. They
were much handsomer than the men, hav
ing splendid solemn eyes, very white teeth
and a remarkable dignity of gait. Their
faces, however, wore the same somber
look as those of their husbands and broth
ers, and they did not chatter after the
manner of tbeir sex, but contented them-
Eelves with pointing out tho peculiarities
of the strangers in a few brief words to
their children or to one another.
After they had crossed the market place
there came a long and gentle ascent, which
terminated at a wall surrounding the low
er of the two great buildings that they had
seen from the plain. Passing its gates,
they halted at the doors ot the first of those
edifleos.
Here the priests stood with
torches—or at least they judged them to
be priests from the symbol of the snake's
head tattooed upon their naked breasts—
ready to conduct them to their resting
place, for now the night was closing in rap
idly. Soon they found themselves within
the walla of a great bouse, built in the usual
way with rough bowlders, but on three
sides of a square and inclosing a court
yard in which a fountain bubbled. The
furniture of tho house was rude, but gro
tesquely carved, and in the courtyard stood
a throne sheltered by a roof of turf and
fashioned of black wood <and ivory, with
feet shaped like those of a human being.
Indeed, as they afterward discovered, this
was the palace of the king, Olfan, who had
been summarily ejected by the priests to
make room for tho newcomers.
Here in this strange dwelling the at
tendant priests assigned them all quar
ters, tiie settlement men in one wing Leon
ard, Francisco and Soa in the other and
Juanna and Otter in two separate apart
ments in the body of the building. This
arrangement involved tiie separation of
the party, but it was difficult to offer ob
jections, so they were forced to acquiesce
to it. Presently women came in bearing
food—boiled corn, milk in bowls and
roasted flesh in plenty—of which loxmard
and Francisco ate with thankfulness.
Before they went to sleep Leonard look
ed into the courtyard aud was somewhat
alarme«! to find tbat guards were stationed
at every door, while in front of thoso lead
ing to the apartments of Juanna and Ot
ter stood a body of priests, with torches in
their hands. He made an effort to pass
through these gi ards in order to visit Ju
anna, but without a word they lifted their
great spears and stopped him, and for that
tiino lie abandoned the attempt.
"Why do the priests stand before the
door of the Shepherdess. Soa?” asked
Leonard.
“They guard the place of the gods,” sho
answered. “Unless the gods will it none
may enter there.”
“Say, Soa,” Leonard asked again, "are
you not afraid of being here in your own
land?”
“I am much afraid, deliverer, for if I
am found out then 1 die. Yet many years
have gono by since 1 fled. Few live who
knew me, and perchance none remember
me; also now I do not wear my hair
after tho fashion of my people, and there
fore I may escape unless tiie priests dis
cover me by their magic. And now I
would sleep.”
On the following morning at dawn Leon
ard arose, and accompanied by Francisco
went into the courtyard. This time the
soldiers did not try to stop them, but the
priests were still standing in front of Ju
anna’s door, looking like specters in the
gray mist. They went to them and sig
nified by signs that they would worship
the queen, but were sternly refused ad
mission in words which they could not
understand, but that Soa, who was listen
ing, afterward translated to them.
"The mother had come to her home,”
said the spokesman, "and might be pro
faned no more by the eyes of the vulgar.
The snake also was in his home, and none
should look upon him.”
When arguments faffed, Leonard tried
to force his way through and was met by
a huge spear pointed at his throat. How
things would have ended it is difficult to
say had not Juanna herself appeared at
this juncture, standing between the cur
tains of the doorway. At the sight of hei
the priests and soldiers fell upon their
faces, and Leonard had sufficient presence
of mind to follow their example, dragging
Francisco down beside him.
“What is this tumult?” she asks the
guards in their own tongue.
"I tell you what it is, Juanna, ” said
Leonard, rubbiDg his head upon the
ground and speaking in English. “If you
do not come to an understanding with
these infernal scoundrels, you will be cut
off from all communication with us, and,
what is more, we shall be cut off, too, in
another way. Will you be so good as to
issue an order that we are to be admitted
when we like?”
Juanna turned toward the priests and
spoke angrily.
"Who has dared to forbid my servants
to come before me and worship me? My
will Is my owh, and I only make It
I known. _ It is my will that these white
men and yonder black woman pass in be
other servants should have free access to
fore me at their pleasure.”
"Tby will is our will, mother,” said the us at all times and without question; also
it is our will that their food should be
priests humbly.
So they went In, and the curtains were brought to them with our food. Moreover,
it is the desire of my son. the snake, that
closed behind them.
“I am so thankful to see you,” said Ju no more grass should be given to him to
anna. “You don't know how dreadfully eat, for now, in the60 latter days, having
lonely it has been in this great room all put on the flesh of men, he needs that
night, and I am afraid of thoso solemn which will support the flesh. One thing
eyed priests who stand round the doors. more, my servant. The snake forgives the
The women who brought me food last affront that was offered him, and I com
night crawled about the place on all fours, mand that some of the greatest of the
holy stones should be brought to me, that
like dogs. It is horrible.”
“I am sorry that you have been left I may look on the blood that I shed so
alone,” said Leonard, "but you must try long ago. ”
“Alas! It may not be, mother,” an
to make better arrangements. Soa might
sleep with you, at any rate. Where is Ot swered the priest in tones of sorrow. “All
ter? Let us pay him a visit. I want to the stones, red and blue together, have been
placed in liags of hide and cast into that
see how that god is getting on.”
Juanna went to the door and addressed place whence they can be brought no more,
the priests, saying that she desired to be together with him who offended. Nor can
led before the snake, and her servants others be gathered at this season of the
with her. They demurred a little and year, seeing that deep snow covers the
then gave way, and all four of them were place where they lie buried. In the sum
conducted first into the courtyard, in mer, when the sun has melted the snow,
which no human being was to bo seen, more can be found if your eyes still desire
and thence into an adjoining chamber, the sight of them.”
Juanna made no answer, and the priest
where a curious sight awaited them. In
a huge chair set upon a dais sat Otter, went.
“Here is a pretty business,” said Leon
looking furious and by no means at ease,
while stretched upon the ground in front ard. “That idiot Otter has upset every
of him lay four priests, who muttered thing. We might have become million
prayers unceasingly.
aires for the asking, and now we must
“Welcome, baas,” he cried In rapture wait for months before we so much as get
at the sightof Leonard. “Welcome, Shep 6ight of a ruby or a sapphire. ”
herdess.”
Nobody answered. Indeed the whole
“You fool. ” answered Leonard in Dutch, party was plunged into consternation at
but speuking in tho most bumble voice the fatal effects of this accident. As for
and sinking to his knees. “If you will Otter himself, when he fully understood
not remember that you are a god, I will what he had done, he almost wept for
break your neck as soon as we are alone. grief.
“Who could have known, baas?” he
Bid these fellows bo gone. The Shepherd
ess will translate for you.”
groaned. “It was the sight of the green
“Go, dogs,” said Otter, taking the hint. food that bewitched me, who have al
"Go and bring me food. I would speak ways hated the taste of grass. And now
with my servant, who is named Baas, my folly has undone all, and it seems that
aud with my mother.”
I must be a god for many months, if in
“These are tho words of the snake that deed they do not find me out.”
he speaks in the holy tongue,” said Juan
“Never mind, Otter,” said Leonard,
na, and she translated them.
moved to pity by the dwarf’s genuine grief.
The four priests rose, and bowing to the “You have lost the stones, and you will
earth crept backward out of the room. As have to get them back somehow. By the
soon as they were gone Otter leaped from way, Soa, why did you start so when the
his throne, with an exclamation of rage old priest came in?”
that caused the others to burst out laugh
“Because ho is my father, deliverer,”
ing.
she answered.
“Laugh, baas, laugh if you will,” said
Leonard whistled. There was a new
tho dwarf, “for you have never been a god complication. What if ho should recognize
and don’t know what it is. What think her?
you, baas? All night long I have sat upon
that great stool, while those accursed dogs
CHAPTER XIII
burnt stinking stuff beneath my nostrils
In considerable agitation of mind Leon
and muttered nonsense. Ono hour more, ard bid goodby to Juanna, promising to
aud I should have fallen on them and return soon, and went to visit the settle
killed them, for I have had no meat, and ment men, whom be bad not seen since
hunger makes me mad.”
the previous evening. Ho found them in
“Hush!” said Leonard. “I hear foot- good ease enough, so Qir as their material
steps. On to your throne, Otter, quick! comfort was concerned, for they were well
Juanna, stand by his side. We will supplied with food and warmly lodged.
kneel.”
So much could not be said, however, for
They had barely time to obey when tbe their mental state, for they were terrified
curtaius were thrown aside, and a priest by the multitude of solemn priests and
entered, holding a vessel of wood covered warriors who watched them as cats watch
with a cloth. Slowly he crept toward tho mice. Crouching round him dejectedly,
throne, with his head bent almost to his they implored Leonard not to leave them,
knees. Then, straightening himself sud saying that they expected to be murdered
every minute. He pacified them as well
denly, he lifted up tbe wooden vessel and as he could and left them with the assur
cried aloud:
ance that he would return presently, hav
“We bring you food, O Snake! Eat and ing first reminded them that the lives
be satisfied!”
of all dependod upon the maintenance of
Otter took the dlsli, and lifting tho cloth tho delusion as to the divinity of Otter and
gazed upon its contents hungrily, but with the Shepherdess. The remainder of that
an ever growing dissatisfaction.
day passed heavily enough.
“Son of a dog,” he cried in his own
After the first excitement of their strange
tongue, “Is this food to set before a man?” position had gone by a reaction set in, and
And he held the platter downward, expos everybody was much depressed. As the
ing its contents.
hours drew on the mist,which bad lifted a
They were simple, consisting of various little about 10 o’clock, closed in very
sorts of vegetables and water cresses, poor densely, throwing the ill lighted chamber
in quality, for the season was winter, and where they sat into a deep gloom. In such
nil of them uncooked. In tbe center of an atmosphere conversation languished.
this fodder, whether placed there in obe Indeed at times it died away altogether,
dience to some religious tradition or by and the only sound to be beard was that
way of ornament or perhaps to assist the of the monotonous voices of the priests
digestive process of the god, as a tenpen- without the curtains as they muttered
ny nail is said to assist that of an ostrich, prayers unceasingly. At length Leonard
was a fine ruby stone, not so big indeed could bear It no longer, but rose, declar
as tbat which Soa had given Leonard, but ing that he was going out to see whatever
still of considerable sizo and value.
might be seen. Juanna tried faintly to
Leonard saw it with delight, but not so dissuade him, and Otter wished to come,
the dwarf, the selfish promptings of whose too, which was impossible. The end of it
stomach caused him to forget that his was that he went alone.
master had journeyed far to soek such
First he revisited the settlement men
gems as this. In the fury of his disap and tried to cheer them, a process which
pointed appe.ttte he stood upon the foot they sadly needed. Then he passed to the
stool of tbe throne, and soizins the ruby great gates of tho palace yard and looked
hurled it at tbe priest, hitting him fair through them. The mist liad lifted a lit
between the eyes. “Am I an eel,” he tle, and about lOu paces away he could per
roared, “that I should live on water grass ceive the doors of tho temple, on cither
and red gravel?”
sldo of which rose cyclopean walls 50 feet
Then the priest, terrified at the behavior or more in height. Here it was obvious
of this strange divinity, picked up the that preparations for some ceremony were
offending gem—to the presence of which in progress, and on a large scale, for im
he attributed his anger—and fled, never mense crowds of people were gathered
looking behind him.
about the doors, through which bodies of
Juanna and Francisco were seized with priests and armed soldiers passed continu
uncontrollable laughter, while even Soa ally. More he could not learn, for the
deigned to smile, but Leonard *i4 not gates of the palaeo yard were barred and
smile.
guarded, and tho soldiers would not let
“Oh, you last descendant of generations him through. He stood and watched till
of asses!” he said bitterly. “You ass with sunset, then returned to the others and
four ears and a tenfold bray! What have told them what he had seen.
you dono now? You have hurled the pre
Another hour passed, and suddenly the
cious stone at tho head of him who brought curtains were drawn aside and a body of
it, and now lie will bring no more. Had priests entered, 12 in number, bearing
it not been for you, doubtless with every large candles of fat in their hands and
meal such stones would have been offered headed by their chief Nam. Prostrating
to you, and thougli you grew thin we themselves before J uauua and Otter, they
should all of us have become rich, and that 1 remained in silence.
without trouble.”
“Speak on,” said Juanna at length.
“Forgive mo, baas,” lamented Otter,
“We come, O mother and O snake,”
“but my rage took away my reason, and said the priest Nam, "to lead you to the
I forgot. See now what it is to be a god. templetbat the people may look upon their
It is to be fed upon stuff such as would gods. ’ ’
gripe an ox. Oil, baas, I would that these
“It is well. Lead An.”
devils had mad« you a god and left me
“First thou must be robed, mother,”
your servant!” And again he gazed with said Nam, “for without the temple none
disgust upon tbe water cress aud rows of may look upon thy divinity save thy
leathery vegetables resembling turnips.
priests alone.”
“You had better eat them. Otter,” said
TheD, rising as he spoke, he produced a
Juanna, who was still choking with laugh black dress from a grass bag, which was
ter. "If you don’t, you may get nothing carried by an attendant. This dress was
more for days. Evidently you are sup very curious. It fastened in front with
posed to have a small appetite.”
buttons of horns and either was or seemed
Then, driven to it by his ravening hun to be woven in a single piece from the soft
ger, tbe wretched Otter fell upon the tur est hair of black fleeced goats. Moreover,
nips and devoured them sullenly, Leonard it had sleeves just long enougli to leave
rating him all tho while for his unequaled the hands of the wearer visible, and be
stupidity.
neath its peaked cap was a sort of mask
Scarcely had ho flnishod his meal when with three slits, two for the eyes and one
there was a stir without, and once again for the mouth. Juanna retired to put on
priests entered, headed ou this occasion by this hideous garment over her white robe
that same aged man who had acted as and presently reappeared, looking like the
spokesman when Juanna declared herself black ghost of a mediaeval monk. Then
on tiie previous day, and who, as they had they gave her two flowers, a red lily and
discovered, was named Nam. In fact, he white, to bo held in either hand, and it
had many other and mucli longer names, appeared tbat her equipment was com
but os this was the shortest and most con plete. Next they camo to Otter and bound
venient of them they adopted it.
It a scarlet fringe of hair about Ills forehead
chanced that Leonard was standing by in such a fashion that the fringe hid his
Soa, and when this priest entered, whom face, at the same time placing in his hand
sho now saw lor the first time, he noticed a scepter of ivory, apparently of very an
that she started, trembled and then drew cient workmanship and fashioned in the
back into tiie shadow of the throne.
shape of a snake standing on its tail.
“Some friend of the old lady’s youth,”
"All is prepared,” said Nam.
thought Leonard to himself "I hope
"Lead on,” answered Juanna again,
tbat he won’t recognize her, that is all. ”
"but let our servants come with us, both
Nam l>ent himself in adoration before those here and those without, save the
the gods, and then began an address, the woman only, who stays to make ready for
substance of which Juanna translated our return.”
from time to time. Bitterly did he grieve,
Juanna spoke thus because Soa bad an
he said, that such insult had been offered nounced her wish to be left behind when
to the snake as the presenting to him they went to the temple. Juanna had con
among his food of the red stone known sulted Leonard on the subject, who gave
as the blood of Aca. That man who had it as his opinion that Soa had good reasons
done this folly was doomed to die. if in of ber own for making this request; also
deed ho was not already dead. Well could he pointed out tbat in case of disturbance
they understand tbat, the mother and she could scarcely help them and might
snake having become reconciled, tbe possibly prove an encumbrance.
proffering to Jal of that which reminded
"They wait," answered Nam. “All is
him of the sin of long ago was a wicked prepared for them also,” and as he spoke
ness that might bring a curse upon tbe a sardonic smile flickered on his withered
land. Let the snake be appeased. Com countenance that made Leonard feel very
mand had been given that all such stones uncomfortable. Wbat was prepared, he
shculd be hidden in a secret place by him wondered.
They passed through the curtains into
who had wrought the crime, and, as he
had said, if tho man returned alive from the courtyard, where soldiers, clad in goat
that place he should be slain. But he skin cloaks, waited with two litters. Here
would not return alive, for to go thither also were the settlement men, armed, but
was death, as it should be death hence in an extremity of fear, for they were
forth even to mention that stone, of guarded by about 50 of the great people,
which but one should now be seen in the also armed.
Juanna and Otter entered the litters,
laud—-that which the mother wore in
behind which Leonard formed up his little
memory of the past.
“Oh, Otter, my friend,” murmured band, going in front of it himself, with
Leonard to himself, “if I don’t pay you Francisco, both of them having rifles in
their hands and revolvers at their girdles,
out for this my name is not Outram!”
But enough of the stones, went on Nam. of which no attempt was made to deprive
He had come upon a greater matter. That them, for none knew their use.
Then they started, surrounded by the
night an assembly of all tbe people would
be held in the great temple an hour before bare breasted priests, who chanted and
moonrise, that the mother and the snake waved torches as they walked, and preced
might take up their royalty in the pres ed and followed by the grim flies of tall
ence of the people. Thither they would soldiers, on whose spears the torchlight
come to lead them and their servants at flashed ominously. As they came the gates
the appointed time. Was this pleasing to of the palace yard were opened. They
passed them and across the open space un
the gods?
Juanna bent her hoad in assent, and tho til they reached the doors of the temple,
priest turned to go with many obeisances, which were thrown wide open before them.
but before he went he spoke again, asking Here Otter and Juanna descended from
the litters, and all the torches were extin
if all things were as the gods desired.
“Not altogether, my servant, ” answered guished, leaving them in darkness. Leon
Juanna. _“It labour will that these our ard felt his hagd seized and was led along,
he knew hot where, for the misty gloom
was intense. He could scarcely sec the
face even of the priest who conducted him,
but from tbe sounds he gathered that all
their party were being guided in a similar I
fashion. Once or twice also he heard the
voice of a settlement man speaking in ac
cents of fear or complaint, but such dem
onstrations were quickly followed by the I
sound of a heavy blow, dealt no doubt by i
the priest or soldier in oharge of that in
dividual. Evidently it was expected that ]
all should be silent. Presently Ix'onard
became aware that they hod left the open
space across which they were walking, for
the air grew close, and their footsteps rang
hollow on tho rocky floor.
“I believe that we are in a tunnel,”
whispered Francisco.
“Silence, dog,” hissed a priest in his
ear. “Silence. This place is holy.”
They did not understand the meaning
of the words at the moment, but the tone
in which they were spoken made their
purport sufficiently clear. Leonard took
the hint, and at the same time clutched
his rifle more tightly. He began to be
afraid for their safety. Whither were they
being led—to a dungeon? Well,they would
soon know, and at tbe worst it was not
probable that these barbarians would harm
Juanna. They followed the tunnel or pas
sage for about 150 paces. At first it sloped
downward; then the floor became lovel till
at length they began to ascend a stair.
There were 61 steps in this stairway, for
Leonard counted them, each about 10
Inches high, and when all were climbed
they advanced 11 paces along a tunnel that
echoed strangely to their steps and was so
low that they must bend their heads to
pass it. Emerging from this tunnel through
a narrow opening, they stood upon a plat
form also of stone, and once more the chill
night air fanned their brows.
Leonard was tempted to cry aloud, so
great was tbe strain upon his nerves,
which usually were strong enough. Nor
was he alone in this desire. Presently a
sound arose from below him, as of a per
son in hysterics, and he heard a priest
command silence in a fierce voice. The
sobbing and laughter went on till they cul
minated in a shrill scream. After the
scream came the thud of a blow, a heavy
fall, a groan, and once again the invisible
multitudes whispered and rustled.
“Some one has been killed,” muttered
Francisco in Leonard's ear.
“Who is it, I wonder?”
Leonard shuddered, but made no answer,
for a great hand was placed upon his
mouth in warning.
At length the portentous quiet was
broken, and a voice spoke, the voice of
Nam, the priest. In the silence all that he
uttered could be heard plainly, but his
words camo from far away, aud the sound
of them was still and small.
“Hear me, ye children of the 6nake, ye
ancient People of tho Mist! Hearken to
me, Nam, tiie priest of the snake! Many
a generation gone in the beginning of
time, so runs the legend, the mother god
dess whom we worship from of old de
scended from heaven and came hither to
us, and with her came the snako, her son.
While she tarried in the land the crime of
crimes was wrought, the darkness slow
the daylight, and she passed hence, wo
know not Low or where, and from that
hour the laud has been a land of mist, and
its people have wandered in the mist, for
he whose name is darkness has ruled over
them, answering tbeir prayers with death.
But this doom was on tho son—tbat because
of bis wickedness he must put off the flesh
of men and descend into tbe holy place of
water, where, as we and our fathers have
kDown, his symbol dwells eternally,taking
tribute of tbe lives of men. Yet ere that
crime was wrought the mother gave a
word of promise to her people. ‘Now I
am about to die at the hands of him I
bore, for so it is fated, ’ she said, * but not
forever do I leave you, and not forever
shall my son be punished by putting off
the flesh of men. Many generations shall
go by, and we will return again and rule
over you, and the veil of mist shall be
lifted from your land, and we shall be
great in the earth. Till then choose your
kings and let them govern you. Moreover,
forget not my worship and see to it that
throughout the ages the altar of the snake
is wet with blood, and that he lacks not
tho food he loves, and I will give you a
sign by whioh we shall be known when at
length tho fate is accomplished mid
the hour of forgiveness is at hand As
a fair maid will I como again, a maid
lovely and white, but because of his sin
the snake, my son, shall appear in the
shape of that w’hich sits within your tem
ple, and his hue shall be black and Ills face
hideous. Out of the earth will we arise,
and we will call to you, and yo shall know
us, and we will tell you our holy names
that shall not be spoken aloud from thia
hour to that hour of our coming. But be
ware lest ye are deceived and false gods
set themselves up among you, for then
shall the last evil fall upon you.'
“Thus, Children ot the Mist, did the
mother speak to him who was her chief
priest in the long ago, and he graved it
with iron on the stone of tbat whereon I
stand. And now the time is full, aud it
has been given to me, his successor, in my
old age, to see the fulfillment of thepropb
ecy.
“The time is full, and this night the
promise of the past is accomplished, for,
People of tbe Mist, the mother and the
son, whose names are holy, have appeared
to rule tbeir children. Yesterday they
came, ye saw them, and in your oars they
called aloud the sacred names. As a maid
en fair and white and us a dwarf black
and hideous have they come, and Aca is
the name ot the maiden, and Jal is the
name of the dwarf.”
He ceased, and his voice died away in
the echoes of the great place. Once again
there was silence, broken only by tbe seeth
ing sound of waters and tbe indefinable
murmur of the unseen throng beneath
Leonard stood still awhile, then edged
himself gently forward with the design of
discovering where and upon wbat they
were standing. His curiosity was soon
met with a violent check, for before he
had gone a yard he felt that his right foot
was dangling in space, and it wag only by
a strong effort that he prevented himself
from falling, whither he knew not.
Recovering his balance, he shuffled him
self back again to the side of Francisco
and whispered a warning to him not to
move if he valued his life. As he spoko ho
noticed that to the east the blackness of
lhe night was turning gray with the light
ot the unrisen moon. Already her rays,
striking upward, brightened the sky
above and the mountains behind, and
from them fell a pale reflection, which
grew gradually stronger and clearer. Now
he could discover that close upon him to
tiie left a black mass towered high into
the air, and that beneath him gleamed
something like the foam on broken water.
For a time be watched this water, or what
ever it might be, until a smothered excla
mation from Francisco caused him to look
up again. As he looked the edge of the
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full
moon - roae
slow degrees a wonderful sight was re
vealed to him. Not till the moon was fully
up did he see everything, and to describe
all as he discovered it piecemeal would be
difficult, if not impossible. This was what
he saw at length:
Before him and beneath him was a vast
and roofless building, open to the east,
covering some two acres of ground and
surrounded by titaDic walls 60 feet or
more in height. The building was shaped
like a Roman amphitheater; but, with the
exception of the space Immediately beneath
him, its area was filled with stone seats,
and round its vast circumference stone
seats rose tier on tier. These were all oc
cupied by men and women in thousands,
and, except at the farther end, scarcely a
place was empty. At the western extrem
ity of the building a huge statue towered
70 or 80 feet into the air, hewn, to all ap
pearance, from a mass of living rock. At
the back of this colossus, and not more
than a hundred paces from it, the sheer
mountain rose, precipice upon precipice,
to the foot of the white peak clad in eter
nal snow. It was this peak that they bad
seen from the plain when the mist lifted,
and the statue was the dark mass beneath
it which had excited their curiosity.
To be Continued.
Gin Sine, a Chinese janitor who
was stabbed by a fellow countryman,
in Portland, on Feb. 22d, has since
died. Chin Yin has been arrested
for the crime.
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PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK
BOSTON AND ALL
POINTS EAST and SOUTH
For information, time cards, maps or
tickets, call on or write
C. H. FLEMING, Agent.
MCMINNVILLE.
A.D.CHARLTON. Asst.Gen.Pas.Agt.
255 MORRISON ST.. COR. 30.
PORTLAND, ORECON.
LEGAL BLANKS.
The following general forms are always in stock
and for sale at the Reporter oftice :
Warranty Deeds
Real Estate Mortgage
Quit-claim Deeds
Chattel Mortgage
Bond for Deed
Satisfaction ot Mort
Farm Lease
Transfer of Mortgage
Notes and Receipts. Bill of Sale
We carry’ a large stock of stationery’ and are
prepared to do Job printing of every sort iu the
best style of the art and at low figures
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
for
Burns,
Caked & Inflamed Udders.
Piles,
Rheumatic Pains,
Bruises and Strains,
Running; Sores,
Inflammations,
Stiff joints,
Harness & Saddle Sores,
Sciatica,
Lumbago,
Scalds,
Blisters,
Insect Bites,
All Cattle Ailments,
All Horse Ailments,
All Sheep Ailments,
Penetrates Muscle,
Membrane and Tissue
Quickly to the Very
Seat of Pain and
Ousts it in a Jiffy.
Rub in Vigorously.
Mustang Liniment conquer*
Pain,
Makes nan ar Beast well
again.
I
This extra
ordinary Re
Ju Venator 1«
the moit
wonderful
disoovery of
the age. It
has been en
dorsed by the
leadingkclen-
tliic mea of
l.urope and
America.
Hudyan is
EbTe? veeb
Hudyan step*
PreiDitureness
of the dis
charge in 20
days. Cures
LOST
MANHOOD
Constipation,
Dizziness,
Falling Sen
sation., Nerv-
oill twitching
of the eye»
and other
parts.
Strengthens,
invigorate«
and tones the
entire «ystexn.
Huths a cures
Debility,
Nervousness,
Emissions,
and develop« a
and restores
weak organ«.
Pains in the
back, 10K.es
by day or
nuLtsiopped
quickly. Over 2,000 private endorsements.
Freuxaturen?® mean* ba potency la U.e that
ataee. It is a symptom of seminal weakness
and barrenness. It can be stopped In *0days
by the useof Endyan.
The new discovery was made by the Bpecial-
Istt of the old famous Huoscn Medical Inatituta.
It is the strongest vitelizer made. It is very
powerful, but batmle?s. Fold for *1 00 a pack
age or* packages lor
00 (pin in scaled boxes),
written guarante - given for* cure. If you boy
sixboxeeaud
are
not
entirely
ctued.au mote
La grippe is here again with all of its j will be sent to you free of al 1 charges.
Send
for
circularsand
testimonials.
Address
old time vigor. One Minute Cough Cure |
is a reliable remedy. It cures and cures [
quickly. Rogers Bros.
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Junction Mock ton, .Vlarket A Elite St*.
San Francisco, Ca‘