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salem. Oregon; Tuesday, aril t. lsoi.
V EN PLAN'O.
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When the targe door closet! behlnl he chooseT.Tbe most beautiful.
.her- with click of its trong lock little
Leila, did not At (first know whether
Hhe ought to laugh or cry, so thorough
ly Ignorant wan he of the effect pro
Juoe4 by jgolitadej For twelve yean-!-thskt
1 to ay. from , the day of her
birth--Khe hail msver bet n left nlone
for mom th.wit five mlnutwt. At night
rhe-:J slept in the room of br mother.
,. ivlio waa unwilling to leave her out of
her sight; 'diirin the forenoon she
rtutlied under the eyes f her young
governesg,, an4 Muring the afternoon
the iwas the charming: centre .and the
leloveJ object ;o; her entire family.
Ten Mron around her would not
.. have aatoninhed Iter, but she knew no
mofeV about Solitude than Siegfried
- knew about, fear, j
Yet , she .m alone, and she was
, confident thtt he would have to re
main alone for two long houri.
Her father had l-rt Paris to o hunt-
l ing. -Her mother, had goneut driving,
I taking with herj the coachman and
footman. The lady's maid anl her hus
band, the valet, had Kne to the eounr
r try In order to attend the funeral of a"
relative. The. cook, and the. kitchen
fnaid ha,d abo left the housed as was
. their -custom every Sunday. Conse-
quiOy MHe.'7eia had btren Jeft under
the sole and -perhapa too '. yuuthful
Kuard ianship of her gove'rnesss, a lady
. from MadrW, who taught her tfparussh.
.Unfortunately Kenorita. fan her little
. 1UPH called Ker) eemed alo. to have
some good reason for .taking a Vaki
today. She-was inconceivably out of
' sorts, nervous and rf-ady to cry. and
JLVlia, who was fon3 or berraskei what
the most beautiful was also the larg
est. Indeed, tdlreetly In front of her
was a huge book, beautifully, bound In
-biack and grold. :- :! r, , I y i .
But surely it could not be a book for
there nevs-r ws a bxk made like that.
She remembered that she had once
received a Christmas present a large
toy, which was enclosed In a, box , In
the form of a book. - !,
"It may be a toy," she said to her
self. And she leaned over tu read the title:
i There It Was, In large, goid letters:-
; I HACHXIRAPH :Vr',!
.. i HISPANOIL
. The reader's knowledge of" books and
of Lathi was st YA so defective that she
was unable to complete the j sentence
so a to make it intelligible namely
as. folJows;r-IIag-logtapborum hispan
orum opera electa. j y '
She put her finger In her mouth and
said, after - much thought: ?A hagio-.
graph hlspanor! That must ! be some
Lkind of mchan'cal game." " j
Having made upi ;her mind, on this
point, she quickly decided what to do,
OraspingwUh her two hands the im-
rnense volume, which was aJ most
big as herself, she tried to draw -it
toward her, 'and made such an effort
that -she strained her back. Neverthe
less She succeeded, and the volume,
dragged from, the place where it liad
tested so ltng. rocked, oscillated and
finally fell with a crash on the1 floor,
w here it rested on Us edge.
' Cella drew a long1 breath and' f-l
prou.j. or her strength and still more
was the matter. I Henfrita brusquely j of her courage. She did not, however.
replied that she was going out, that ! venture to lift such -a heavy. load. In
she could not take hr with hr, that ntead. -he turned back the heavy out
wide cover', which moved on hinges like
ji door, ana no sooner had she done so
than h stepped back several paces
"The darkne.HS around her - was fn
creating, for the day was rapidly dy
ing. AMung ray-;of light from a stained
she would certain ly return in two
hours; but that oo no account must
word be ' aid to i Madame, and 5 hat
CeJia could show her atTection by be
harlng even nmre; prudently while she
was alone than ,he was went to be-
nave mun. presence of her govrnes.-?. i blue . glass window illuminated the
Ceiia promised without knowing-! black .'frontispiece of the book which
whatiKhe promised, !ince Solitude and! she had just pened. ' .
She iia'J never , bf-, me acniaint-d. j The figure of a woman, a, Spanish
Keporlta stuck a large pin In her black' f saint, was engraved there. Shwore a
'"" "iiwm-ni -ina ihup mo- l ujrmeiite costume ami the scenery
lion-lens girl, and thit the two dotrs t. around her 'seemed to be that of Africa.
thtt the
closed before CeliaV'learly understood;
what,wa going t happen;
Feeling meinchMy, she sat ( n a
. chair which she found b hind her and
sifched d?ej!y.! ' Kvtry oti 'had: fr'i"-
silken lit-r. - j
In truth, of the hunilrI ..persons who
loved, her so much and told hr so in
c e m an 1 1 y par e n t . g r a nd ajre n t s , se' r v.
ntsV'-'governese, ! uncles, unts,.- -ous-tns;
friendx nrt one iiad remained in
order o hare tb.. honor- of 1 paying
homage rr her. iivery one then - jtre
ferrel to b elsewhere, t.ut why? filia
had fiev'-r imagiriHl that shewu!d
find Iierself iu such an uncomfortable
Situation.
Hhe raised herself on tiptoe and went
from room to room. - The great hnusi
In which she w;is lHrn, friprhtened h
for the first time. After considerable
, reflection she nutic?d that the d Verted
house was as silent as at night, though
It was broad daylight. And, -.indeed
nothing is more ntyterious thtin the
, manner in which at all tine the h'lun
are obscured by the darkness of -sound
as by the darkness of 'night. Doubtless
the sun was bright ouiid.le, but in the
Buddeh calm of the things around he
Ceil a trembled an he might if there
had been an ee!ipe.
-fche Went", slowly and wisely, to the
piano, . openel the first volume of
Schumann' nd decided "to play the
"itetOur (lit Thealre.' his easiest piece
V Noisooner did she strike the keys, ,hoW
ever, than she Juoiyed" up frm her
seat, for, .lhu--siwnd ieenoti to. crash
against the wall, uml it triage her so
, Uneasy that she thotiglit it-would not
be advisable to play any more.
She Went tiest . to the w in-low ahd
looked trtit at: thi Utrse iaved court
yanl, the out (hwhw, and the high don
M aoT. or the stable aiul carriage.
hose," which,- a.s a rui-, are.thii only
ornamental fcatuivs. in the retir of
sihh great building-.. Here, too," there
was nit siKn of ilfti; ev.m the dus'i
kenned hm-k'd melancholy.' since the
dog had gone hunting with his master
Ceiia breathed on .th smoothed Klass
and then wrote tlitron these wtirds:
VI" fel tlreii.'
Suddenly an Idea, a brilliant idea
came inl h;r liwie' Ji, ad.
- There were only thr e stories In the
.house and the whole of the? third tory?
ins occupied by a large' librajry, w hich
lttt!' CVHh .. was ;o4' allowed f.tlf enter
Indet'd, . to 'her there w-ere tjmlfy - two
fdacea quite lnaccee!ille: tiristj this
library, and second, the skybi
, Wh?f prevented her from exploring
duiing her first- hour of indepenJcnee
the first and most tempting of thes
t wo'jion-. s t What nrevcnted; her? Her
conscience?' No. Celia had a good deal
of conscience, but .she never thought
of it xce4H In -connection- 'with .fault
or sins the fctavity of which she' fully
. understood , She was .determined to
behave with ijutte as much r6prlety
on the third story -as she had always
tehaved on the firt- She w:as prudent
' w'ould not break anything. 'would walk
on tiioe atd would not. leave any
t race of her secret vis It. r
Trembling slightly, she ascended. ."'
I-at h sten she took over cround on
whUh hoe red sUpperS. had. never be
fore rested frighterfced her arid also In
terested her.-just as a strip of virgin
land interests explorers. .There were
twenty-eight steps on the staircase,
and as soon a she hal gained the top
she leaned over the railing and felt as
though she was looking down on the
world itself. s i-:
At the. head of the stair stood the
double door, half opened. Pushed by
the trembling child, it turned majesti
cally, in the dim,' mysteriousJLight, and
Ceiia entered on tiptoe
This library wis; in the form of a
cathe,lral. very hiJ very deP. very
sombie ahd with window's' like those in4
a church. A multitude of brown btwiks
tCUa thought. "There are more than
ten million hook here") covered the
wafia o the right ml left, oecupylng
all the spae on both sides for a great
dUtatue. . i '.' ..- 5' j .-...
Ceiia wit very fond of books. How
amusing it would be to read all these
stories' For that matter, there "was tb
reason Why she should not ww1 read
a little.- No One wouWi know it. aad,
besides, reading did tot hurt any on.
Ty, then, was she told not to come
here?';-.v-, .' ; -J --- :'
To choose one book out of ftn'iiil
liort proved, however, an embarrass
ing task for her. ch one should
almost dead
knees before
dreams will -fcrlng you hundred
deaths, and "your last day of life
rt be the Tnost rloomv of those-
you are destined to live. V
A stream of blood flowetl from: the
suspended heart. , .
I "Listen to me. Tou will love. A. sen-
' And ,1 timent. new, strange, inexpressibly
luminous and tender will tak possea
s ion of your - credulous soul, and the
more Jor.lt promises you the more it
will chastise your body and your soul
with its triple thorny f horror, despair
and-disgust. Xo matter - how ' great
your love may be. It will perish amid
tears and; your sorrow will cause- voiu
more grief than you can possibly imag
ine.", l . jj
"Several times las she spoke the heart
became swollen and the red! blood- ney
er-ceased to X10-V&-.
-Listen to me still. Tou will become
a mother.! Ah, then you will - surely
believe that you have-' found he .way
to st happy life! i Tour child your
child! How greatly you will love it!
What a glorious future you will dream
of for yourself and for the infant lying
In your arms! (Nevertheless, from the
very day wheni God promises to give
you a ehMd your tears will flow un-i
ceasmgly over b"our cheeks. ; Tou 'Will
suffer pain, yuul will have to labor .con
stantly in order to keep the child
alive, you will. pe terrified if It la sick.
and your heart -will be racked with in
curable anguisf Jf God, who has given
it. lalso takes H away. Then you will
know that misfortune rises like a, tide
to overwhelm human- life, and that the
sobs, which are its waves, grow great
er every 'year " ' '
The heart expanded until It resem
bled a setting sun. Its shape could
scarcely be distinguished, since there
was lilood all around it-
"Finally." said the Faint, "count all
those; whonv you now love, and know
that not one of them will be near you
w ben, an old woman and almost. 'a
stranger nn a new . world, you die,
wretched ind -alone.' Tou wili see,6n
after another; your Sour grandparents,
who are so good and so well beloved.
disappear trom the homes in which
you embraced them; Tou will see your
mother die, and perhapaln such agony
that the memory of it will ever cause
you to shudder. You will place your
dead father In an oak coffin between
two layers of sawdust so that no sjop
t ion of the decaying body may escapa
through the chinks of the, box. which
wili be nailed down over his forehead."
"Ah!" ' ' '
Ceiia, frightened almost to death,
wa, weeping and holding out her
hands, . j . i ' , ' , -
"So, nK my, S3int don't tell me"-
She threw herself in suppliant- atti
tude before the Saint's lllumvd robe,
and as she did so she touched the great
volume, wnicn sun sioon on euge. anu
backward it fell with such a noise that
the sound reverberated , through the
great room while at the same moment
cloud of dust covered the place
where the Sainthad been; '
Juat then the door was opened. Sud
denly fourteen electric lights Hashed
rlh. and Ceiia heard her father ex
claim in a' furious voice, which die had
never heard from him before:-r- ,.
"Cecilia, you wicked child, is it ! here
find you?" , ' 1
The poor 1U tie girl was scarcely able
to answer him. fahe listened to, her
father's outburst of wrath as thjough
she ditl n,t understand him. She re
garded his angry worfls a the begin
ning of her misfortunes, and, bursting
Into tcrs,' she threw herself on the
floor.
I want, to die at once, at once; I
want to die this very minute," she re
peated.
Much disturbed, her father approach
ed her and, taking her on his knees.
questioned her as to thei cause nf her
grief. What hard happened? Why was
she crying so bitterly? Why did! she
enter the library, and Why was she in
such despair? Ceiia, however, would
nut, answer. All Ceiia. w;anited vvai 'to
die, '
Hhe sobrs-d for an hour, without be-
ng able to explain- her trouble! She
wept, her head meanwhile' being on the
shoulder of her father, who rockedher
little. Suddenly She tokd all that the
Saint had said-' to her, shaking in a
voice low, moriotonoiiLS anddesiairing,
such- a voice a is heird fron dying
persons w hen they pitnounoe their last
tvords.
Her fathe-r lUtenel to her. He want
ed to treat .her itory as a joke, but,
in spite of all his efforts, he amld not
prevent the tears from coming- Into his
yes. anil when she had finished, he
a- even more pale that) she was.
Th n he embraced Her more affec
tionately.- His two laree. lovinir hanils
were laid on her 'Ml tie fair head, an?I.
with t-Htrem'e tenderness, lie said to
her: '
"My. child, my child, console yourself.
S3 Pack Train
Goes Through
George Nieols, ma aged cduple residing
fn that suburb, : to c-Hebrate the gold
en wedding of . vMr. and Mrs. Nieols.
The evening was fa8ssel very plas
antly an excellent musical and liter
ary program being snpph mented with
brief addresses, and the aged but hap-
H?Inf Pnn flt7 ThnMrTl W celebrants received the congraiu-
niincrs tanp ai icacaer r'Wll of ,riemU aua neighbors,
H!3Snt2lO IS ReSCbCd , ' j he jdvasurea of the aslon were
heightened by the-- servtss .oi uainty
refreshments, and when tihe.'jjuests, at
s 1 k .S a S. . I
a. late Dour aeoarteu. ai wnc4i iiie
iTiie Qriiis!)
in
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Louisiana
State Department. Hales PnbilV
tne Ccrrespccience.
WITtlfRESU SliPPHESfOirMEN mt RECENTLY rASSfD
'v : - I ... Mr.. anil l-rs. Klc-rjls . were- married :.L ...' ! ' .
AN OLD TIME. PROSPECTOR HAS
COME OUT AND REP.RTS
: conditio:
V5.
Mr, and Mrs. JNkfda
on Alrll 7. 12. In IlUodi; and Tter
moved to Neb-avka whejn that sttte
was a howling .wilderness.: locating
near Lincoln.. - Here theyj resided un
til about .five years ago
came to. Oregon, locating
About One Thousand Men In the Campi
and Many Coming In Dally From the
OutsUde The Trails Are Pretty Well
Broken Rj port- from the Idaho Ol
Field.-. '-. I-- ;-f"
lem. The couple, have thjree children.
Mrs- Julia Walters, of west Salcnv
and Andrew Nicola, of Cvrvallis, botn j
uT whom were present a last night's
function, aud one son,vTHomas Nieols.
of ,t4ncon, Nebraika, who wasunahe
to come out at this time.
The guests in attendant last night j
re: Rev H. A j Ket tihum, J . H.
on. 8.H. "W hite, C. W. Hughes,
i Ceiia. was .frightened and retreated
still further. "
'the woman in the picture held a
w hip la-one hand and in her other
bund ' w'as a large heart, from which
bloxl w ;ix dripping.
Swm the only object Illuminated . In
the vast room was the sad and Dale
phantom of the saint, and the more
the darkness incnfised around her- the
more brilliant was . the light ?. on the
countenance. She seemed to be in
ereaHing in stature, to be stirring and
to be moving her eyes. A breeze came
from the country and set. in motion
tho foidH of her garments. She bowed
her, had. Finally she iMke:
cilia"
The poor little girl,
with fright, fell on her
her
"Madame," she cried.
Then' correcting herself, like a -wise
childi and thinking that-she ought to
adilrejs every woman w ho was'.'a mem
ber of a religious order as "My si,ter,"
phe murmurexl politely: .
"My Saint"-:
The apjiariti-fn repiiel:
"He not. afraid."
"h. I am' ixt afraid," said Ceiia.
thwjgh she was w hite with fear, "but
I rti?t say I am somewhat intimidat
ed. Pardon me. my Saint."
As she spoke he looked- at the float
ing costume 'of trie immortal one pe
for.if.. her, the brown tunic, the scapu
lar. She .bare; feet in sandals and the
Urge white robe that'-covered the en
tire flgiimjike a garment of .light. '
"Come nearer." said the Saint.
"What can I do for you? I you de
sire to say anything to me. or, rather,
do you wish me to grant any request?"
fefla toik courage and peplied: .
"I'woufd rather ask ypu for some
thiiig, my Saint. There are no many
things which I would like to know.
And you mimt; know everything, since
you come, from heaven." '
, ''Well, I will allow you to. ask. three
fu stionC Three,' remember; not one
aiore. Co on, I am listening and 1 w ill
surely answer you,, my. child.'
At -once the child asked as her first
question: - i
"Why dt they prevent me from com
ing to this rim?" ' )
The Saint slowly replied:
"Hccause the bejims and the I floor
and the leaves and the engravings in
this library' are the trunk and the-
branches and the leaves, and the now-t
ers of the Tree Of Knowledge of Good t Y"u see" now that you were punished
I,EWlSTON. Ida, April 5. A d!s
patch to the Tribune, , from Elk .Clty,
suites that the Shissler patk train
reached Thunder Mountain by, way of
Big Creek. The atampede resulting
In the recent discovery at Indian Creek
is stil lin pi-ogress, tuid reports are that
the discovery is richer than the Iewey
mine. Thje H'arHty of food in camp
has rulted In 'many acts of thievery.
and a he orgs.nl rettjon of a vigilance
committee Is being discussed, y
-
Flour Is High. ' v: ;
Spokane, Wash., April 5.-f-A ptiles.
Idaho, special the Sptkeafcian-ne-
Vw, tys that Sam Irving, an old-
llrnw prospecstori arrived from Thunder
Mountain tofe.y. He Kiys flour, sugar
and salt ore selling in cam d for S3 a.
ptunl, but fresh beef t-an be bought for
18 .nfts a. iouiuI and the supply is
plentiful. From 8 to 1060 men are
now -in the camp mid the new arrivals
numljer irora -Mrty to seventy daily,
coming from ail directions. Irving
says the trails are now pretty well open
for footmen. f ' ;
T. V
Garfield. W.
Ilott, Ste
U. S. Sew
M. Ala then
Soules. Mrs.
Wann, J. R. rlieford, C. C,
II. SuuiiVs,
M. Craig. I
M, A. Wilson, David t,.
phen
Agnes
1, C
D K.
ng.Nllr
hes. Mi
Clliott, Frl
Mrs, IV J
Edwin -1
Duff.
HWild, Mrs, iJv K, Hrkinnan, Mrij
Esther Armstrong, Nil rs, ;-. Alice
Mrs. Mary Hughes. Mts
Mrs. Emma K. Hradf
Garfield. Mrs, Minnie
Mrs. It. A. Skinner, Mrsl
ley, .Mrs. Julia Walters, and the Misses
Garnet Wtlson, Maude . wll.sonarace
Brannan, Jane Wilson. Pearl Brahnan,
Blanche Matheny. ltuthte
guerite Wann. Elfa Vv
Wan'n. . --. :
when they
in West Sa-
IIETWKE.V THE FEDEflAI. GOV.
KM N WENT AND; TUB STATE
Jauthoiuties.
Regarding the English Military Ca'mn
j on the Lower Mississippi Jilver
I The Attorney General Has Invest i
J gated the X-omplalnt and , Given in
Opinion on the Subject.
Sherman El-
V. Wann,
Nleolsi
s. E. Vann,
Mrs. C. C.
,Huheh. Mrsi
lliott. Mrs!
Wiiite. M
ann, N
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lem, Oregon, -. .
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Via t re. Ada. tti Uug KvuHMirCu-.i'luuJMiour
I'UACTICED HIS PROFES
SION IN MAKIO.V COUNTY FOB
HALF A CENTURT- LEAVES A j
FAMILY OF C.IOWN SONS , AND
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A GRAVE Oil All
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tle Russell has been place! under ar
rest for the alleged murder of William
Hawkes, a prominent .young farmer.
imd-Evil.-
"The knowledge if good and erll?"
repeated the child. "What does that
mean?"
"It means the knowledge of life.''.
"Life?" the.-cftild still repeated. "Oh,
what will my life be?"
Imperceptibly the Saint shuidered.
"Consider a moment., little Ceiia,
since this la 'your last question. W ould
you. 1 not- sooner I ask some other ques
tion ?" -
Hut the little girl. Who had gradually
regained her courage", insisted: -
"No, no. thar-ls all that I desire, to
know." ; . .
vIf t answer, you will be sorry that
you asked 'm. "
Ceiia grew very ile oih-p more, hes
itated a moment .and then repiied
very gently: i.
" 3d y Saint, answer my question: You
promised that you. would." . 1
Then the apparition raised toward
heaven the hand, which held the large
purple heart, and the drops of , blood
began to fall, at first one b" one. then
as quickly as tears and finally in rivu
lets, like sobfe. '
"I could," she said in xa low voice.
"open tbe book of 'your life and show
you howfrom what direction under
what circumam. But whatx good
W'ould it do? All human Hvc are cast
In the. same mould and. no matter how
your life may turn out, U wlll still be
Life. . : ":
-Tour life now is one of Ham atwl
hope" but your Illusion will vanish n.l
all your hopes wili proe futile. Ne-er
w-ju you succeed either in keeping
what you cherish or in possessing what
you desire or In realizing those things
vf Whlch yon dream. You will search
eagerly and -senselessly for happiness;
you will , pe it w ithin the rrasn of
your hand, yet your hanft w Sit meet
only empty space, and then your knees
will touch i the ground nl your head
will be bowed on your knees and vour
distress will tie so great that you will 1
be sure death' is near. Your hundred;
because you were dlsob'dient. That is
what always happens to little, girls
who go into libraries. They read a. good
trvany things, about life which they
heed not know." lje addedafiter a mo-"
meni's hesitation: .
"And which are not .true.
CeHaiooked at him with grave eyes.
"Not true? Did not .the Saint tell me
the truth?" J ' '
"The Saint wanted to frighten you,
my darling, so that you might become
penitent, for life la the exact opposite
of the picture which she drew for you
Life is beauliful. life Is sweet, life U
good. IJappiness Is everywhere.
And again he forced himself to smile.
. The ' child looked at him for a long
time. Then she. clasped him to her with
all her strength, trembling; meanwhile
from head to, foot. Pierre" Louys, in
Herald. .-.j, '-;.'; '. ..:
FOR FISH LICENSES
"ii - .. .. ::'p '
MASTER WARDEN VAN DC SEN
PAID FEES INTO THE STATE
, TREASURY.
Master Fish Warden 1L O. Van Du
sen j-vstterday made his monthly pay
nient to the State Treasurer, f license
fees; collected during the month of
March. The fees so received aggregat
ed 32S.SO. an , were received on the
following accounts: i .
It individual linking licenses...! 17 W
SS gill net Jicensest.... 7a
set net license...........,.. Si CO
e4n license. . . . ....... 45
1 fish dealers license (1st class) . 19 6
1 fish canners license (1st class) &0 00
Silverton, Or. April T. Dr. P. A.
DavSs, a. pioneer physician of this city,
died at his home here -todav. mret
nearly 77 years, after an illness of sev
eral months
Dr. P. A, Iavii( was born Sefdember
11, 1H2.1. in Atwuter, Ohio, lie crossed
the plains to Oregon In lsr2. and lo
tiited In Silverton, wiere he has since
resided. He wos probably the oldest
i hysician in t lregon, having oracticed
n-.ediclne at Sllyerton for fifty yeurs.
Before coming to Silverton he practiced
his profession for a. numl-r of years in
Iowa. . He received his medhrU educa
tion. In innMadelphia, Pa., and held an
hononary degree frtHii Wilhunette Med
ical College.
Dr. Davis wtih m.trriet to Miss So
ph Wolf in 1 M9.T and she die,J in
1S63. In 1SC5 he married Miss Susan
More. - He l-uves wife and S.x chiM
ren as follows: Dr. 1. L. Davis, of
Iamborn, Ka-nmis; Dr. W. H. iXivis, of
Albuiy, Oregon; Dr. ,S. T. iavis, of
Chic.igo, Illinois; Charle C. 'Davis, of
Skane, WunhinifUin; ' Mrs. Alvah
Brawn.- of WalKt W'allci. Washington.
unri Mrs. Ir. F. M. Brooks, of Silverton-
J
The funeral will be held WVdnesday.
April 9th, a. 2 p. in. Interment will be
i nthe Silverton cemetery. ' -
Mr. and Mrs. John Brophy, of Salerti,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Brophy's par
ents in Silverton, -, !
Miss Amy Richer is vttiting friends
In Salem.-.. : , .j- . .
A number of Silverton's titUeni w ere
tn Salem Saturtkiy hist, attending the
.Democratic! convention.
The local lodge, of Odd Fellow s are
t rerring for a grand time next Wei
r.esday ewning. when they will enter
tain a' number of the Grand Officers
and put a number, of candidates
through ttie Initiatory derree.
Miss Stella W'etcn tmm accepted a po
sition as clerk An B. R. Itentson's g;nr
tral merchandlst store and corhnened
work lasrt week '- V
v . li. jianman. or: fseoits 31 His., was
In the city Jast Friday. ' .-:
Bert, Dunnels Is very low "with blood
poison, and his recovery is doubtful. ,
Mrs. NelKe Gustin. president of the
Rebekah Assetnbly of Oregon. m de an
omciiu t .Tryimeno. Rrb-kah
Lodge NoJ 3.-1. I. O. O. F ir this city
iat 'iTtursKiay evening. After th'
meeting an elegnrrt lunch was served
In the banquet room.
Hawkes' dead ImmIv- was found in
ery stable yesterday morning.
A It UNA WAY CAU.
. i
SEATTLE. Warh., Ajall 7 A -run
away tram car plunged down a bluff
this inorning. at Taylor's mill, near
Lake WaFhington. and injured seven
occupants.
The fleam wihch at the
head of the hill failed to hld the car.
which in used for hauling Ijumber.
DO IT NOW.
WASIHNGTON, April J.-The State
TIMrtment today made publlcr tUe
corresiMnJ, nce' that has so- far taken
place between the Fr.lte,! States Gov
ernment and the Government .f Iui
lana. cmeernlng the latter's statement
touching the shipment of livcto, k ji,t
?upplies for Ihe Biitkh army in South
Africa, from Chalmette. La. There ar
three principal letters, and a numir
of apiiendlces. The Princioal letter
are, one from the Governor of Lou!
lufta. touchUig the t-i .iid it Ion at Chal
m'el.te, a rep!y from S-cretarvi ll-iv
dateil Afil 4. announcing that he bad
ordered an investigation, and
opinion from the Attorney General on-
me legal points involved In the dial-
met to shipment's, r
The At torney . ( Jenera 1 a v t tut t I he
melpal question and A deticat ..ne
Whether there naarbeen tt depart nte
rnne neutrality the part of our
kfihijent In this 'mur i...
Governmen t Should not take
yW' it bout mature corisi.U-ru-
Krejudent and his advlvern.
and bladder
le reviews il
ngth, and in
'Ja the caatf
facts presented at some
Wic!ulon says- j -.
temei
store., Sa-
rore us there lis mi
Kn w hich to iivi i
an official opinion as to the Jaw."' ""The"
number if allegaiions nind some ttl.
nony have been sent me. and ih-v
are Biintr ient -to challenge attention.
Itot ne first thing to be tlone li t.i
Certain whet hes the .allegations aro
true., f have endeavored", as well as I
could : in advanH, to- in iti ate the law
to be applied to them, and shall - only
add that amng the point ; are he 'ys-v
lernaU.s characrer of the Iranstctions,
their ex tenfivnesSi:-their purpose, their,
Governmental charade- or absence 'of
It, their ob jerts and results, and i.riu
ipally, of course, their relation. If
any, w icq uie proxecution o riiilitaiy
oj.er.Hions in foUlh Ari a.
PERSONALS
IE.
A
sreclal
liv-
to Albany-
case in the
l.txt
fir
th! lxst
you are
The Ca-
than any
far Tourist
jare gn-fur-
passinig through
and HKky
Make iniuirle regarding
route to take on that trp
contemplating this SummerJ
nadian Pacific Railway can pffer great
er inducetnents to travelers
other route. It is the iopui
route.. The icenlc beauties
passed?, the traveler
the heart of the Cascade
Mountain Ranges during the day time
two days and one night of ,the grand'
est scenery In the world lapsing the
famous summer resorts .and Hot
Sprimvs-, at Field. Laggan, jKicamouse.
lonabl. tsiacier and Itanff. and
through the famous farming districts
of Assinaboine. Manitoba, North Da
kota and Minnesota. Making a trip
via this route an 1 the bea ltiful pas
senger steamers 'Athabask4." "Assin
abtihe" and "Manitoba." lacrosa tht
Great Ikes, the tourist j voids Ihe
heat, dust and other objectionable fea
tures of summer travel. - i'iTst eiast
nd Tourist Sleeping Car,, Dining cart
and Observation cars on every train
For rates and other Information, call
on or address F. It. Johrrsoprt. F. A P.
A.. Canadian Pacific Kail way. No. Hi
Third Street. . Portland. , Oregon. . tf.
1. F. Hard man of Albany, was In Ihe
city -yef-tertiay., ..-.u :
Hon. . M. Idl-man, of Portland, va
, In Salem yesterday.
J. D. Sutherland went to Portland on
a brief business trip yesterday.4
Mr. and -Mrs.. A. W. IrestawVnt
to Portland yesterday ftertlon.
Attorney A. King Wilson i.f porilan.l .
wias a business visitor to Salem )(i.t
day. '.-.- - . . . '
II. J. BigKer'wenC
oikoi w nere ne' has 'a
cult Court. . ... ..v .- - :......'
Hon, A. D. StiUman, of lVi,J'ei..n.
is looking after smie business imr
csts In this rv.
Attorney G. V linker an.l' wife, of
San Fr:nclso'. are ; vikiting iwlth -
irien.m in I HI City. ....
Mrs; L". B. .' McClano'ati.d little daiiRh- '
tef, IHta. returned iastnlght from
a yi.lt to lortl.itid relatives.
J. J.' W'lndle, an Insurance mart a,n!
atlortiey.' of M"lnncaiidls, Minn., wal
a Salem business Vii tor "yes terday.
.. Miss Josle Munkers tleparied for. her
home in Ashl tin! hist night from, a
week's visit to relative In this city.
Tiliss Mary J. Iteynolds' retucued lafctT
evening from Forl tlrove where ph
attended -the Ei.worth League conven
tion. ; v- . :-..' 1 -. " . -
Mr. Ill C Itamage. of . Andy Ore
gon, returned Co her homeyesterday . ,'
afternorm from a visit to, relatives in
this cty.v. " ' .... ;;. - .
Iter, D. A. Waiter returned tat '
evening from; Oregon City,- having con
diictei rcligicus services In that city
on Sunday . ,, . -
Mr. snd Mr. XV. 11. Chattin re
turned to their home1 In Portland Yes
terday from an oyer-Sunday vtrft-1
Slem relatives. . . .; V. ''. ' "
Rev. W. C. Kaniner went: (a Al--.
bany last evening to participate fa
the prot racted meetings now fn pror
Stress In that city. ; V i
Mrs. Fredt LV.se and Mrs, Emma
Johnson returned io tbelr home - In
Woo-iburn yenterday from a -visit, to .
Mr. H. L. Berkley in this city.'
A GOLDEN WEDDING
V,
CELEBRATED AT THE NlCOLS'
II OU&iX WEST SALEM LAST
EVENING.
Total.,
Trespass notices printed on cloth at:
the Statesman office.
One of the . most Interesting social
events of the" season In West Salem,
across the river from this -city, oc
curred last evening, when the friends
and neighbors In large number gath
ered at the home of Mr-- and Mrs.
""-' - ! -','. - I - - :' ' -
"""" lOOIIlllOllOl mmm I. I II I I I 1" . .. . ., ........ I 1 1 ' '
for Infants and Children.
CaUra g. n harmIK mibstitate tr Castor Oil Paru
froric. IroiJ aud Koothiuc- Ryrupc. It U l'leasnnt. Jt
cotitainH neither Opium, Morphlna nor other Narcotic
ncbstanee ltd estrvyn iWorma antl allay Feverish nest.
It mren DLtrrhtra and AVintl Colic Jt relieves Teeth,
in? Trouble and nre Conittipatiotu It repntlatesj tho
Ktomaeh and Uowelsj frivini? liealthjrand natural aleep
' The Children's lanacea Tho Hlother l'rbgutL. - .
The" Kind Toil Have Always Bought
- J Bears the Signature of
. . " Jf-.f-J. . s . ".
In Use -For Over. 30; Ycarc.