WEEKLY j OREGON : STATESMAN, TUESDAY; MARCH 13, 1900.
A qilAND SUCCESS
SEC050 ISSl'K Or THE PACIFIC UOMI
STEAD 19 MAILED.
Espaaloo sad ImproTcmmit th Order.
Sobm of tha Cob trl Ira tors to tb
Kew Agrlcaltaral Joarnat, 1
(From Daily, -March loth.)
The mailing of tlie second issue of
the Pacific Homestead, the new farm
paper, was finished yesterday. It was
a better number than the first, land it
is promised that the next one will be
an improvement on this thaty in fact,
expansion and improvement will be
the regular order of things with the
new paper. 7 f 1 .-.j
The Homestead is only a week old,
bnt it is already a success. It is re
ceiving j substantial : encouragement
from all over -the j Northwest, and every
ma;! brings in additional pledges of en
cmTMeemcnt, The paper is alrcady
the leading agricultural paper of the
Northwest, and it has a larger circula
tion in this field than any -other paper
of its class. 'Its issue-is 5000 copies,
and this number is expected to double
wkhin a year. Quite a force is required
each -week in the; mailing of the paper.
Among the articles in the current
issue of the Homestead is the address
of I fort II. E. Dosch, secretary i of the
State Board of j Horticulture. before
the Farmers Congress, on "Horticul
ture in Oregon and Markets for Ore
gon Fruds;" an able paper. Also the
add rcssr before tibc congress by Prof.
J. B. Early, on ("Angora Goat Breed
ing," arHffthe paper of R. F. Robinson,
president Jpf the State Poultry Associ
aton, oif "The Poultry Industry."
Halftone pictures of these three gentle
men are printed, There are alio sev
eral other illustrations, including that
f "Betsy Newton," one of; the most
iaimms Jersey cows in the country.
The different farm ; departments are
well rcprcsnted in the publication and,
all together, it is a very complete farm
paper, and it is receiving commenda
tion as sMch on all slides.
It is a twenty-two page paper, and
its size s will 4e maintained, and In
creased on occasion. There is no bet
ter .pv.blication than this to be sent to
persons in the East inquirjjxg about
Oregon. It is worth something to Sa
lem to have thelargest and best farrrV
paper in Hhe Northwest published here,
and. though it is not a local institu
tion, it Reserves the support of this
dommnnity. in so far as it may serve
the needs of any of the neonle"
THE APPLE AND HOW TO
1 S GROW IT.
The United States Department of
Agriculture has in press and will soon
issue Farmers' Bulletin No. 113. en
titled "The apple and How to Grow
it." .! I i ..j' .;. j
The bulletin was prcbarcd by Mr. G.
B. Brackctt, the poniologist of the de
partment, and embraces topics intended
especially for the guidance of the farmer
in the propagation, cultivation, and
care of the family orchard. lit, how
ever., the farmer should, wish to consid
er the commercial skle of the question,
lie will find in the .bulletin the needed
information for the enlargement of his
orchard f so 33 to include market vari4
- eties. ! -
The bulletin calls attention to the
varied uses of the apple and says no
fruit known to the cultivator in the
north temperate zone can take the place
1 of the apple as a food product. Many
other fruits, indeed most cultivated
fruits, rank as luxuries, but the apple,
in most parts of the Unhcd States, is
one of the leading staple -redacts of
the farm.': It graces the table in a
greater variety of fornis than any other
fruit, and as a,;dessert fruit. low are its
equal and none its superior, f 4
The propagation of apple! trees Cr
planting is not recommended for the
average farmer, but as it is a good
thing for him to know something of
the processes and methods j of propa-
- gation as commonly practiced, those
Methods are described, including the
different forms of budding and graft
ing, i ; ' - ; .
The selection of an orchard site is not
governed by any arbitrary rale, but ex
losurc, j soil, and drainage must be
considered; and a site on a gentle east
ern or northca.Ttcrn slope is favored, as
orchards located on such sites suffer
lc?s in both soil and tree from the ef
fects of heat and drouth, j
j Afttrj the site has been chosen, the
land must be prepared for planting,
. and the: trees must be selected, the lat
ter being a very important part of or
charding, for upon care j and judge
fent in the selection of trees depend
largely future profitsfot-the investment.
'the bulletin gives! suggestions as to
preparing the land, distances for
plrjiting, season for planting, selec
tion of trces. and varieties to plant. A
lis of 'varieties suited j to; large arras,
arrange! by disricts, is also given. This
is followed by directions for setting the
j young ) trees, j culture, pruning and
. training, shaping the tree, and gather
ing the crop, j The buHetin contains
ten illustrations. Copies may be ol-
. tsined 1 from senators, representatives,
or delegates in congress, or from the
department of ; Agriculture.
WHAT SHOULD A GARDEN
j CONTAIN?
' E. S. Phelps, Nebraska.
This i will depend large' upon the
size and tastes of the family- It must
contain what we might call the stand
by s, such as 1 sweet corn, potatoes,
beans, ! peas, cabbages, tomatoes and
beets. In addition. I woufd add a
large asparagus bed I of some mam
moth variety, la good strawberry bed
of the. best -Sorts, currairts, gooseberries,
blackberries and other small fruits -with
' a god sized bed of rhubarb. I have
tested I many varieties vi small fruits
and vegetable and kave discarded the
" creatcr cart. I No one can tell their
value by.'tha testimony of seedsmen and
peddler. A test is the only certain
way. fin Illinois, I uscdLto raise many
btishdi of rasobcrries. but here t ts
. dtfiicuit to get; them to grow, Besides
the vegetables and fruit mentioned
above, ! would, add salsify, carrots, rad
ishes . ;and parsnips. Of course the
likes and dkHkcs of every family must
. govern the plan to a large extent.
In raising tomatoes. I put but one
pbrl'in a ivate. , Set the plants in
row's 4 ft apart and the plants 4 ft apart
in the row. Get only the best kinds
and those that you know are valuable.
Of most vegetables, secure very early
and late varieties, so that you will have
them .throughout the season: A good
garden must be well plowed and spad
and then harrowed or raked, so as
make tine th 4 Ki tv. . - -
to
seed mint -n .
deep nor too shallow. After the plants
arc up, give thorough cultivation, keep-
iwmiu -wen surreo and clear
of .weeds. The wheel hoe must be
used freelv in 3 rrii . irnt
O- . - ... k "--ne
msin ran mnr-t : . u
- ,t.v,. huh ii u 1; 'v
nouTS than he can in a whok day with
"- uiu-iastnonei iinq.
PROPERTY IN HAWAII.
Sugar Planters Are on the" Flood Tide
01 fortune and Are Getting Rich.
Senator Clark, ol Wvomine. who
has "been in the Hawaiian Islands this
summer, speaking o the conditions
thete, says: ' . ' : .
I 'he sugar, -planters are on the flood
tide of fortune, for the tro6ts on cane
are heavy, and everyhody in the bus-
sness ts getting rich. Coffee planting
has not been so profitable, but I think
that eventually it will be .made to oav.
The material development of Hawaii
has been greatly accelerated bv annex
ation. ' Coming under our flag has been
of enormous benefit. It has given
confidence to the people and the guar
antee of stable" government brightens
the whole future. Even theniost ardent
royalists are ; forced to "admit that
rvmencan supremacy in the islands is
the ' best thing that could have hop-
pcnrj. , : . ,
What form cf government do the
leading men of the country desire?
They wish congress to bestow upon
Hawaii a regular territorial system of
government, such sis that of Arizona
or New .Mexico. In my opinion that
is the most desirable policy to jpursue.
At present the government is very
awkward and cumbersome. There is
no municipal or county government,
and people residing at a distance frcm
Honolulu are put to great inconven
ience, for public records are kept at
no other place. Honolulu itself is
making rapid strides in the march of
progress. I Its harbor is crowded .with
shipping nd its btKness men report
unprecedented activity in trade.
CONCERNING GEORGE.
"Pa," said .Bobby, ''teacher told us
in school today that George Washing
ton didn't cut down his father's cherry
tree." .
"Didn't, hey?" said .Mr. Caus-tick.
"Well, that simply confirms my re
mark of the other night, when I said
that great men arc -oecoming celcbra-;
ted ior what they don't say, or do.
For instance, there's William Tell.
The only thing that -made him celebra
ted was shooting an apple off his son's
head. That act endeared him to ev
ery childish heart as a sort of mediae
val Buffalo Bill or Old Hawk-eye.
Now they tell us he di3nt shoot at
any I apple, or hide any arows in his
breast to 'kill thee, tyrant, had I slain
my boy. Therefore he is celebrated
for not doing these tilings.
. "General Stark is famous because he
didn't say anything about Molly
Stark's being a widow tonight. The
Scotch girl I forget her name is fa
mous because she didn't hear the pipes
at Lucknow. -And now the great
George didn't cut down any chcrry
trce. or have any little hatchet, or 'go
to his father's arms, noble boy. or
perform any of those old hallowed
feats that used to make tis rant to
kick him." "
"But. pa," said Bobby; "he couldn't,
tell a lie. could he?"
"I don't know, -mv boy," said Mr.
Caustick. "I never heard that he did
tell any himself. But this fact seems
to be assured he , has been the inspi
ration of some very able efforts in that
line." Harper's Bazar.
I VARIOUS INCOMES.
"Not long before her (Mrs. Proc
tor's! death. Mr. Browning, Mr. Mat
rhem Arnold and I were standing in
front 0 the fireplace one Sunday after
noon, talking about the various in
comes made by prominent" persons,
and Mrs. Proctor was giving her own
reminiscences of barristers' and physi
cians' ices, and the sums obtained by
literature by men known to her in her
youth.
"Mrs. Browning thereupon told how
at the house of a distinguished surgeon
he had met an exalted parsonage,, who,
to much bonhomie joins on inordinate
curiosity. He said to the surgeon, 'I
should like to know, of course I do
not speak to present company, what a
first-fate surgeon makes in his profes
sion." 'Well, sir, said .the host. 'I
should say thjt about 15.000 pounds a
year would be the mark.' 'What, said
rhe prince, turning to the then acknowl
edged leader of the English bar. 'what
does a great barrister-make?' I sup
pose, sir. 25.000 pounds would hit th.
mark. Sir John Mil!ai3 was also pres
ent, and he was the third asked. Pos
sibly, sir. 35.000 pounds a year. Oh.
come come.' said the questioner. WcIl,
sir,' said Sir John 'MiUais, rather net
tled, 'as' a matter of fact, last year I
made 40.000 pounds,, and might have
made more had I not been taking hol
iday longer than usual i in Scotland.
When be had finished speaking, Mr,
Browning put hia arms through Mr.
Arnold's and mine, and said: 'We don't
make that by hterature, do we?"
"Reminiscences," by J. Kegan Paul.
i PROOFS OF PARESIS.
Lawyers and loungers in the supreme
court are testing themselves for par
esis these days. In the course of the
suit of Joseph W. Puliar against ex
Governor Waller, oi Connecticut, and
AWred R. Page, a lawyer, to reeovee
$5,000 worth cf property. Counsel for
the defense mentioned some of the
common symptoms o paresis, and -explained
how the tests can be applied.
For instance, if the pupil of one rye
is larger than that of the other it is
a Led sign. Cross the legs so that
knee of the other, and hit the upper
leg sharply just r bcH?w the kneecap.
It UH teg flies up job are an rigiu;
if it does not. beware; Stand up" per
fectly straight, with t your feet dose
together and look at' a point ten feet
away. It yoa swajrjrom siae to siac,
you are in a bad way. Still another
ttst is to stand on -one, foot, wkh the
ether leg bent .-at the knee. If you
can stand perfectly still for five sec
onds withouidreppio the raised leg
you are probably sound. Since- this
testimony has been made .puWiccne
r.iay ee business men in theif otqees,
loungers in cafes, truckmen in their
wagons, policemen 00 their bcats.-and
men of ell' Tocations balancing them
selves on one foot and going through
other maneuvres to make ure that
they are not disposed towards paresis,
and tnost of them -easily -satisfy theru-
ed
selves. Incidentally, it tnay be re
marked that PuDar was nonsuited this
afternooavr-Pittsburg Dispatch.
DERBY HATS THAT LAST." ;
Some men fwlfl buy two or three
black derby hats a season, and these
vill-ialways look rusty and old. Other
men will buy not tnore than one a
year, and that; will never lose its deep
and brilliant gloss, "Ill tell you why
it is." said !ie, best dresser in German
town the othejr day. "It. is because
one man brushes his hat with -a stiff
bristled whiski and the other rubs bis
softly wkh a ipicce of woollen : cleth.
The felt of the hat is such i a delicate
stuff that whisk applied to it has pretty
much the effett that a currycomb or
a rake would have on a suit erf clothes.
It wears the. nap off, exposing the bare
gray foundation in short order. ; A
piece of woollen cloth rubbed over a
hat with a circular motion that con
forms to the grain does'n't rub off the
nap at all, btt keeps ft lustrous and
firm and of jgood colcr. I ; buy one
two-and-a-balfhat a year, ami rub it
eacla morning with a bit; of flannel.
I guarantee that it outlasts three five
dollar hats thja are raked and scraped
with whiiks every day." Philadelphia
Record. I 1
NEWSBOY INTERRUPTS A
QUIET SMOKE.
A patient
ooking, mud-bespattered
carrying an advertising
retriever dog
sign, attracted considerable aienuon
in -front of the 'Baltimore & Ohio
buikiing.-whre', to the amazement of
the pedestrians, he quietly smoked a
clay pipe.
At regular jmtervals he puffed smoke
from his mojuth, and appeared to be
in a ponderirig mood, utterly oblivious
to the attention he was attracting. In
vestigation fjroved that' the dog was
smoking pretty good tobacco. He
bothered nobody, ami did not himsalf
obstruct the fsidewalk, but a mischiev
ous newsboy-made several efforts to
snatch the pipe from the canine smok
er, but the dog held it 'fast between
his teeth. 'Finally, th,e boy struck the
pipe with his hand and knocked it
half way acrbss the street The hith
erto peacefulf-canine sprung at the boy
and seized tbe back art of his ecat,
making a ferocious attack xn his tor
mentor. A istroke tfrom the cane of
Office Raffefty caused the dog to let
go, but he Ifollowcd the fleeing boy
across the street, and only for the fact
that the urclMn took refuge in a sto -e.
the dog -wold have probably overtak
en him. The poor brute barked vic
iously for ajwhile, and then returned
to the' othcrf side of the street, picked
up his pipej and walked away.
"It woultf serve that boy right if
the dog hai,' bitten him." .remarked a
compassionate lady.Baltimore Amcr
icari. ' J -
GOOD TIMES IN -GERMANf.
Ln index of German prosperity has
been found Hri the increasing fumter
of Germans who visit Italy.- In , iKq6
the numbcrl of German tourists -who
traveled on j the Gotthard railway -was
28,000; in iSpg it was 40.000, Of Sw'.ss
cities; Lucerne benefit most by this
annual migration.- New York Post.
CRUEL.
Parke -Wfhat an improvement' m
Mrs. Gantlilig's speech since, she 'got
married! She used to stutter "so."
Lane Yes; but she acquired fluency
in explaining to her husband how she
exceeded hc- allowance.
r&f PARATION rOB CCNSl'S WORI.'
I - ..
Very Few Applicants for the. Position
of EnuAierators Are Received
I from Salem. ' i
(From) Daily, March 10th.)
Hon. C 8. Winn, superintendent of
the census for the first congressional
district of Oregon, with headquarters
in Albany, 4ame down from that city
Snr a hrif 1 business visit yesterday.
While in Saflem 'Mr. Winn consulled
With many the leading citizens re
garding the I taking of the census in
this county. ! In speaking of the pre
via rat ions for the w-ork, Mr. Winn
said: . . - I V v
"VV'c havei the preparations well un
der way. ancft when the time comes for
the field work to begur June Vt ac
tive operations will be Nunder way in
every enumeration district throughout
the counties jcomprising the first con
gressional district.
"In order to do this, however, we
must have a 3arge number of enumer
ators from ctcry section of the conn
try, and our 4n'y need at this time is,
more cnunterators. Applications for
these positions are pouring in from
every portion j of the district, and over
700 are now on file. -But, strange to
say, while cvtry portion of the con
gressional 'district has more applicants
for positions bf enumerators than enn
be provided jwith positionsand the
country preciiscis 5f Marion county
are no exception to this rule
the Salent districts are rot
so well represented, : some of
them having not a single applicant.
As the appointments for each district
will be madej if possible, from. witli5n
the district, jt will be necessary for
some of the rjesidents of Salem to ap
ply for these positions, and it will have
to be done at, an early date, as applica
tions will be received for but a short
time. If no residents of these districts
apply, othcrsl will be appointed and
sent in to do tire work.
When more than one applies, merit
will decide the choice of enumerator,
and will control. 1
"The field work of enumerators will
not be difficttvt, and the compensation
will -be very j satisfactory."" , , ,
(Mr. Winn returned to his home In
Albany last vening. "
"Isn't it . istrange." ''remarked
novelist, "that so many of our rich
; up to be so utterly worthless?" "Oh,
;- I don't kndw." rephed ' the cynic.
looking aker their ancestors tj bother
much aboufi their pesterity," Phila
delphia PrCS&j. - :. ' ' ' .-':! '
m 1 1 .1 1 ' .. f
, Poultney iBfgelow thinks the Yankee
soldier and Tommy'Atkins have much
to learn from ach other, but that both
rffonld go to chool to the -Boer this,
too, after an urtusually long silence on
Mr.-Bigelow part. r ' :
. From the beginning . just made bv
von n T Mr. Macmnt. it looks as though
William Jennings Bryan might ? have
to-look' out ffr hi laureli. s
Tw!ce-a-wee Sutesman, a. jear.
LISTING OF VUTEllS
B.VXU OF ELECTORS HAS DECKEASED
BOMEWJ1AT.
CMatrf Br(tatrmtk OBJcrr Arm Sloi
Brpwrtlac to tha Clerk-XamtMr
La Emci rreclnct.
The registration- of voters for the
coming election is continuing at the
court house, though the rush of elect-
prs, to ;be plated on the books of the
county. clerk, is not as great as k was
during ! the first month, following the
opening of the term of registration.
During the past week the work has
been somewhat delayed by the bad
weather, which naturally prevented
many electors from the country from
coming to Salem. ; ;
The notaries public and justices of
the peace throughout the county, who
have blanks for registration in their
possession, are probably doing consid
crable in that direction, but they send
in fewj reports to the county clerk, and
there is no way of ascertaining the
number of registrations not yet re
ported. As the law provides that
the reports shall be made forthwith, it
is likely that they will not be? delayed
much longer. 'y ; -.
Manjy of these county registration
officers have 'sufficient blanks in their
possession to register al Ithe voters in
their precincts, but report very few,
although they constantly ask for more
blank si In one case, in a precinct hav
ing about 100 votes. there arc xxi blanks
in the; hands of the registration offic
ers 100 in possession of each but out
of a total registration of less thin
ninety only seventeen were listed by
these two officers, the remainder ap
pearing in the"" county, clerk's office to
register. :
Up to 5 o'clock last evening the to
tal number of registrations since the
books of the clerk were opened at the
beginning of the year, was 3583, divid
ed among the various precincts as fol
lows: 1 .
Aumsvillc. ....
Aurora. ....
Brcitenbush. . .
131
56
22
I06
57
,
2
189
37
69
108
5
68
11H
Sj6
6t
28
57
85
6q
87
US
2I
98
197
54
138
III
57
Brooks. . .
Butteville.
ar
Elkho
Englewood. .
Fairfield .
Scotts 'Mills
Gervais. .. ..
Horeb. .. . .
Howell. . .. .
Hubbard. . . .
Jefferson. . . .
Maclcay
Marion.....
Mehama. ...
Mt Angel
Monitor.
Prospect..... ..
Salem; No. 1 . . .
Salem No. a. .. ,
Salem: No. 3. ..
Salem No. 4. .J,
East Salem ..J
North Salem ,
South Salem . .
Sidney. .
Silver Falls
a
. 12
. 62
. 94
. 76
74
-7
. 121
. 86
.237
. IJ9
;3583
Sontlf "Silverton : . . J
Silvertdn. . . .. j. .
Nortih Silverton
St. Paul
StaytOn . . . . j .
Sublimity. . . . ' .
turner.. .
Wood burn
Yew 'Park
Total.. .
A I TEST ; CASE. An akernativc
writ 6f marrdamus was yesterday issued
by Judge R. P. Boise, directed to the
state land board, returnable March 22.I.
at 2 p. Mil. ordering the board to com
pute and pay interest on $320, paid to
the board by Dr. B. -F. .Hutchinson,
in payment of 78 acres of land in Lin
coln (county, i This interest is to be
paid to Helen Williams, an heir of Dr.
Hutchinson, deceased, and who peti
tioned for the writ. The land origin
ally purchased, was never lin possession
of the grantcebut was, by the United
States, patented to others, and t'ie
money paid for it was repaid by the
state, after many years' use, to the
grantee of the land. The case will
piobaoly go to the supreme court, as
many similar claims against the land
board wilt depend upon the termination
of the present suit- E. P. McCorna;k
and George G. Bingham are attorneys
ior the petitioner, lleln Williams, and
Attorney General D. R. N. Blackburn
was given charge of the land board's
defense. .
A SPECIAL TRIP. The O. R. &
N. Company's steamer Elmore carirc
up from Portland yesterday morning
on a specia Itrip, her mission being to
remove to the metropolis all of the
wheat on storage at the Salem Flour
ing" Mills plant in this city. The cargo
amounted to 150 tons and the? steamer
left down the river at I o clock in the
afternoon. ...The river yesterday regis
tered twelve feet above low water mark
and was at a standstill, the recent
heavy rains resulted in an increase of
about eight feet in the river's stage.
HAS-A BAD RECOKI)
CASK or URCEST AGA?t8T HILDA
IIORSOX IS DISMISSED..
8b la Kw PcnmUeM nt Fridl la
j Com U U W mmm Is Ummwrn
i . tm Sava rracla
; The charge of larceny that had been
preferred against Hilda Hobson in the
coufts at Corrallis was dismissed and
the woman is now friendless and pen
niless in Benton county. She has now
assumed another alias, that of Miss
Swame.
Concerning her case the Cbrrallia
Times, of Friday., has the 4bl!owing:
"Hilda Hobson, who hired Livery-
man Elgin s horse and buggy an d,l
not bother to return it, is again in
Corvallis. She arrived Tuesday in- cus
tody of Sheriff Rickardrf and, being ill.
was taken to tne tjccwcr.tai noici,
where she was accorded kindly care.
"Hilda U now known as Miss
Swame-. That ts the name the gave
to the Coburg constable when arrested.
and ts the name she requires the sheriff
and others to call her. She denies
that she is Hilda. .Hobson, and says
frt. . . .
that her home is in (Missouri. t
"Hilda was arrested a mile this side
of Coburg. She wa about buying a
ticket at the Coburg station tor :pnng
field. when the local constable received
a telegram asking for her arrest He
looked at the woman and faltered in
hia duty as the black eyes rested on
him. lie went to the justice for ad
vice and was told, 'Why, of course, ar
rest her. AI1 right, then, I'll change
clothes and take her in," he said. 1 he
woman, given the tip by some, sympa
thizer, was beyond the limks of the
town when the constable, arrayed in a
Sunday suit, appeared, on the scene.
"Yesterday -afternoon the case
against her was dismissou, on motion
of the deputy district attorney. I he
woman is penniless, and there ; are
many who, in spite of her reputation,
have sympatny tor cr.
The Hobson woman evidently has a
criminal record throughout the coasj.
The following from the ban rrancisco
Chronicle of the 9th tnst., shows that
the woman has been engaged in ques
tionable work for some . time;
The imprisonment at Corvallis, Or
egon, of Hilda Hobson, alias tjilda
Tavlor. the fictitious- Red Cross nurse,
on the charge of stealing a horse and
buggy, will recall to many ban Iran
ciscans the bold and persistent actions
of this clever swindler during her so
journ in this city. She was here only
about tour months, but dunng tnat
time she systematically preyed upon a
public made sympathetic by the al
nrost daily arrival of battle scarred and
fever stricken soldiers and people in
every walk of life were made her vic
time. .. -. , . . - -
"She -wore the emblem, of the Red
Cross society on her, sleeve, but took
care to keep it "from view while on the
street. In a house or store she, would
solicit financial assistance for the soci
ety, and. display the cross to strength
en her story. She also claimed to be
looking for nurses to go to Luron. In
order to keep informed of the actions
of the army nurses she cultivated the
acquaintance of . several officers and
privates. . who were stationed at the
Presidio at that time, being careful to
keep them ignorant of her dual life;
On the claim that she had several hun
dred dollars coming to her as soon as
her finals were received from Manila,
she succeeded in obtaining several bil
of goods from various . local stores,
and the rooming house at which she
lived during her stay here, is still
awaiting' the arrival of the money."
A BROKEN LIMB. While remov
ing, stumps on hia farm near Spring
brook, Yamhill county, last Monday,
A. Acheson had the misfortune to sus
tain a fracture of the right limb at a
point just below the knee. The traces
parted, releasing the sweep, which
struck 'Mr. Acheson a very severe blow.
Mr. Acheson is the father of Lee Ach
eson. of this city, salesman Cor Buren
& Hamilton.
I Love In a Nursery.
"Oh, iMiss Lawrence," said Jennie to
me one day, clasping both her hands
in theatrical fashion, "if I could only
be before the public eye an object of
interest! I'm sure there's .foundation
enough.' Wasn't I born poor, as half
the heroines of the . novels are born;
rhen when I was 14 didn't Mr. Green
take me and keep till -she died? Oh,
such a beautiful life as I led there. She
used to rise about noon, and as soon
as she was dressed she sent for me. to
read to her, and we read die most en
trancing novels, until it was time to
go for tlhe drive or make a call. . She
told m? she was sure I had a 'history.
Oh. if 1 could only find out what it is!
I don't get mudt time to read here." -
"So much the better," I answered,
"your liead has enough trash in it now
I imagine." . :
"Miss Lawrence, say what you
please, I am convinced I was not born
to be a nursery, maid. I feel a moving
spirit within me which says: "Jennie,
you will be a great lady.' But 1 don't
care for that; if I can only be interest
ing. You see, in tJw nursery I have
no chance."
And this is only a mild type; of the
conversations with which Jennie tor
minted me whenever she' could per
suade me to conie and sit awhile with
her. True, she was pretty; had a lit
tle, graceful figure, with big blue eyes,
a mass of right hair, and the most beau
tiful complexion that. I "have ever seen,
but she was so erratic. She was near
ly 18 when Mrs. Green died, and Mrs.
Wood, a niece of Mrs. Green, took
her into her household. Imagine a girl
of her age and position wearing her
hair falling in a mass of curls over her
figure, Tim she did because Mr4.
Green had said it reminded her of
Sophonisba Araminta Monticclio in the
"Love-Lorn C36cpherd." -"
Then the mania Jennie had for nov
els; rhe young ladies couldn't lay one
down for five minutes , but she had
taken it and popped down, no matter
where, to read. Once I found . her
curled up on a handsome parlor chair,
the baby's clean clothes dumped down
on the floor, and Miss Jennie crying
her eyes out over the "Crazy Maid of
Belfast." Next day she varied the
performance by -sitting down on the
baby's littler foot tub turned upside
down, to.dcvour. sfoe said, "The Three
Musketeers." With her head in a nov
el and her mind after it, she would put
Harold's trousers n Pauline, and Pau
line's bonnet on Harold, and then if I
c hided her. say: "Oh, dear, I was
wishing 'Miss Fannie would put down
'Ben H:ir o I could see who won
the chariot : race. I'm dying to know
how it i going to end." .
One day, hearing a dreadful crying
in the nursery while I was in my room,
I hastened to see .what was the mat
ter. There sat Miss Jennie, with all
her hair pulled down, and her f night
gown on over her clothes, squatted in
a eorner by the radiator, glaring like
a maniac. Harold, ha3f-dreseL was
cutting his coat to pieces with a knife
he had gotten for Chrwtmag.' and Pau
lne, ll ready for a walk, was scream
ing with terror at Jennie's antics.
"Are you cray, girl?". I tsked, an
grily. ,..- ' : .
. "Oh. Miss Lawrence, do I look cra
ry? I tJiought I would just try how it
wold seem to do the scene in the
'Bride of Lammermoor, wherr Lucie
goes frantic. Mrs. Green often used
to dress me like the heroines and let
me do scenes, but here my soul
starves for its wonted food." -
It was no manner of use to complain.
Mrs. Green had left her $1000, to be
paid when she was married or came
of age. nd she made te care oC Jennie
until thai time Mrs.. Wood's charge -by
the conditions of her will.- so ..Irs.
Wood ttinfcd her oyer to me, and a
nice time I had of it
At last she fell in love. S.ie met a
man whom she persisted in calling her
fate in the street while she was wag
ing with the children. Margaret, the
cook, insisted upon it that it wa -the
baker's boy, but Jennie scored the -gestion.
No, he was a gentleman born,
now in reduced circumstances, whose-,
heart went out to her when they met.
"I wish you could see him, Mi
Lawrence, she would say. "Such an
expression! 5ixh an altogether! I an
just dying to get out. He promised
to finish the forty-first canto of Ins
Cocm and repeat it to me today. Oh,
ow he does quote!"
This is my last daj of trial. The chil-
dren came alone, crept into the nursery,
very muchr terrified, having been found
by a policeman in a dreary part of the
fark where they had wanJrf4 after
ennie left tbem. Fortunately I had
taught Harold to repeat his name and
address, so they were brought directly
home.
There was a" dinner party in the even
ing, . followed by a srmdl dance, and
the children were allowed to come
down and' look cn an adjoining room,
where they could -see and not be seen.
As Jennie had not yet made her ap
pearance I went with them. We were
all enjoying ourselves immensely,
when bangJwent the door, and Jennie
rushed in, her hair flying about, her
hat on the side, and her dress general
ly; looking as if some one had thrown
it at her. She rubied at Mrs. Wood
and fell down on her knees screaming:
. "Pardon, pity and forgive me," and
then sCic rumpled her .hair all up and
glared at each guest in turn. I .
I had not told Mrs. Wood about the
children, so ihe sH in an astoni;hcd,
tone:
"What docs all this mean?"
"Mean! ; Lo-e! Hopeless: love! I
know my fault, let love be my excuse."
"What is the "matter, girl? Arc you
demented?" '
"Would yo"u have passion, listen to
the voice ' of prudence We loved!
Stern late would forbid our nuptials!
Wc are one!"
"In thenafne of common sene,
what does all this mean?" asked 'Mr.
Wood, in a 'horrified, tone, coming for
wards '-; -... -
As he spoke a tall, handsome young
man stepped , from the hall into the
room. 1
; "It means, sir, 4hat this lady is my
w.ife. 'She has Informed mc that her
fortune is in your hands, and, fearing
your opposition, we were privately
married today. As your ward"
I 'My ward, sir! That girl is my nurs
ery maid!"
It was now the young man's turn
to glare, wliic h lie did. But when Mr;
Wood inTormed hint that Jennie could
receive her thousand dollars by callifTg
at his office the next morning, he cool
ed down, and, taking Jennie by the
hand said: - -
"Come, my love, we will got .
A they left the room, Jennie caught
4 jrliinpse of me behind the porticrs, .
Which 1 had d rawn back during the .
Kcne. "Farcwetl!" cried Jctmic. "Fare
well! my benefactress, friend and coun
selor of tmy "wayward youth." Then to
the children, f Farewell, ye cherubs,,
whose rosy slumbers 1 have watched,
whose walking joys I have shared.
Farewell, scenes and. hauijtw of my
)xiuth. A long, long farewell!" And
with another j scream she fainted into
her husband's arms, who carried tier
into the hall.,! 1
I "I'm glad shc' gone," said Harold;
''she always washed my nose up."
Well, it was more than a month af
ter, when or.c day the nursery door
opened and Jennie came in. She was
so pale and seemed so quiet and sub
dued that I scarcclykncw her.
' "Miss Lawrence," she said, humbly,
"do you think Mrs. Wood would -let
mc come back if-I tried to do belterr"'
"Why, Jennie, girl," I said kindly,
for her eyes were full Of tears, "what
wrong?" - - - r ' - ' V ....
"It'ti all wrong, Mis Lawrence, and
all my own folly to blame for it. The
day '1 1 went from here to Edgar, my
husband, I mean, for I'm not sure that's -his
real name, persuaded me to go to
England with, hitrr. - le aid he was a
gentleman there and would make mc a
lady. So .1 gave him my j money, and
we made ! preparations to .sail. All
my things were sent on board and we
were only waiting on the pier 'to watch
the mert as they loaded the baggage
on the ship. The people! were hurri
edly going aboard, but he' kept saying
there I was no hurry, and talking and
chatting until they pulled In' the plank;
then he cried:
'"'Good bye, Jennie; thank you for
the caslr,' and jumped aboard.'
"Leaving you?" cried.
"Yes,-. I couldn't jump, you know.
He's gone and taken all my money
except one $5 bill."
"Well. Jennie, you are an object of
interest."
Oh, MisV Lawrence don't say those
hateful words ' to mc If I had only
minded my 'work and let novel read
ing, alone I never, wcmld have fallen
into uch a scrape. I will try, -indeed
I, will, to do better if Mrs. Wood will
lake me back." ,
Search tlie city over now and yon
will not find a- tidier, handier Irt tie
maid than Jennie the objert of inter
est. New Orleans Times-Democrat.
MEN'S HAIR.
'Men 1 wjtfi fine brown hair, light or
dark, make the best husbands, being
generous, considerate, aflcctionate and
truthful. Tne darker the brown, how
ever, the more likelihood that selfish:
traits will assert themselves. -
If a man's hair turns gray prcnia
trrely, it is a sign that he is a good;
fcflow. Such men -are always brainy,
sympathetic and very honorable. The
hair turns white from being overscru
pulous iri money matters and friend
ship oftene- than it does through griev
ing tor shortcomings.
HE KNEW.
Pastor I suppose you know where
the bad little boys go?
Johnny, (who had been told to stay
in the noose) Yes, I do. They. gr
skatin' and sleddin' and have a jolly
good time: Philadelphia Prcss.
- Jones -Curry is an awfullv unfortu
nate fellow. Jackson That so?
Jones Yes: he snores so loud tint he
always wakes the baby, ihen the l- s'y
cries 0 ioud he wakes Curry, so thcy
have to" walk together. Tit-Bits.
Some men wouldn't want to go 1
Heaven if jhey thought they oul-fn t
parade behind a brass band oecajion
ally. Thicago Daily News -