THE DAILY CAPITAL ,T0T ttXAL, SALEM, OREOQV SATURDAY, APRIL 22. 1'"
o Miry
Stones
IX. A Double Dyed
Deceiver.
By O. HENRY
ffopyrkht liy Doublnfuy, rage & Co. ,
HE trouble began
In Laredo. It
van tlie Llano
KlU's fault, fur
lit; should lmvf
confined his hub
it of niniislutigh
tor to Mexicans,
lint the Klil was
past twenty, anil
JL-
to have only Mexicans to one's lyotllt
ut twenty Is to blush unseen oa tlie
It; ) tlrunde border.
it liiippeiuM in old Justo Vuldos'
gambling house. There wus a poker
game nt which Bat players who were
imt nil friends, on happens often where
men ride In from afnr to shoot Folly
ns she mi Hops. There was u row over
ho small a matter as n pair of queens,
mill when tlie smoke hud cleared away
It was found that the Kid had com
mitted an indiscretion and his ad
versary had been guilty of a blunder,
fit- the imfortuiiute conibntntit, instead
of helm; a greaser, was a high blooded
ynulh from the cow ranches, of about
the Kid's own a(!e and possessed of
friends and champions. Ills blunder
in missing the Kid's right ear only a
sKlccnth of an Inch when he pulled
lit.4 gun did not lessen the Indiscretion
of I he better marksman.
The Kid, not being equipped with u
jviiiiue nor bountifully supplied with
personal admirers and supporters on
mcnuiit of a rather umbrageous repu
tation, even for the border considered
II not lucompallhlo with his Indisputa
ble gnmeness to perform that Judicious
fractional act known as "pulling his
freight."
Quickly the avengers gathered and
sought him. Three of theiu overtook
him within n rod of the station. The
Kid turned and showed his tooth In
that brilliant but mirthless smile that
it-mally preceded his deeds of Insolence
and violence, and his pursuers fell back
wit limit making It necessary for him
even to reach for his weapon.
lint In this affair the Kid had nut
felt the grim thirst for encounter that
usually urged him on to battle. It had
!:! a purely chance row, bom of the
cuds and certain epllhets hnposslhle
f'ir a genlleman to brook that had
passed between the two. The Kid hud
nil her liked the slim, haughty, brown
fin ed young chap whom his bullet had
ci't off In the llrst pride of manhood
And now he wanted no mure blood.
ll wanted to get away and have a
good long sleep somewhere In the sun
nn Hie mesqult grass, with his hand
kerchief over his face. Kvou a Mexi
can might have crossed his path In
mifety while he was in this mood.
The Kid openly boarded the north
bound passenger train that departed
live minutes later. Hut at Weh'i, n
few miles out, where it whs (lagged to
tike on a traveler, he ubiiudoiied that
manner of escupe. There were tele
giaph Htatlous ahead, and the Kid look
el askance ut electricity and steam.
Piddle and spur were his rocks of
HMl'ety.
The man whom he hud shot was a
si ranger to him. lint the Kid knew
that he was of the Coralllos. outlll from
lliilalgo it ltd that the punchers from
that ranch were moro relentless and
vengeful than Kentucky feudists When
wrong or harm was done lo one of
tli 'in. So, with the wisdom that has
characterized many great lighters, the
K'd decided to pile up as many leagues
as possible of chaparral and pear be
tween himself u int the retaliation of
tli t'oralltos bunch.
Near the station was a store, and
noiir the store, scattered among the
niesqiills and elms, stood the saddled
horses of the customers. Most of them
walled, half asleep, with sagging limbs
and drooping heads. Hut one, a long
legged loan with a curved neWt,
snorted and pawed the turf. Ilini the
ICId mounted, gripped with his knees
and slapped gently with the owner's
own quirt.
If the slaying of tin? toniornrhius
card player had cast a cloud over the
Kill's standing as a good and true cl:l
yen this last act of his veiled his llg
lire In the darkest shadows of dispute
On Hie Klo (Irande border If you take
m man's life you sometimes take Hash,
but If you take his horse you take u
tiling the loss of which renders him
poor. Indeed, und which enriches you
not If you are caught. Tor the Kid
I here was no turning back now.
Willi the springing roan under hiiu
he felt llitle care or uneasiness. Aflei
a live mile gallop he drew In to the
plainsman's Jogging (rot and rode
northeastward toward the Nueces riv
er bottoms, lie knew the country well
- ils most tortuous and obscure trails
(luoiiiih the great wilderness of brush
and pear and lis camps and lonesome
i:io lies where one might Hud safe en
(orluininent. Always he bore to the
o.i Jl , for the Kid had never seen the
ovun. and he had a fancy to lay his
bind upon the ma no of the great Culf
tic gamesome coll of the greater wn
tcrs.
So after three days be stood on Hie
shore at Corpus Chrisll and looked out
n cross the gentle I Ipples of a quiet sen.
''uphill! k' loue nf the schooner Fly.
nwiv Mood near his sl.itT. which one
of his crew was guarding In the surf
When ready to sail he had discovered
that one of the necessaries of life, in
.lie pariillologrammatlc shape of plug
iobneco, had been forgotten. A sailor
'lad been dispatched for the missing
argo. Meanwhile the captain paced
he sands, chewing profanely nt his
locket store.
A sllni, wiry youth In high heeled
hoots ciune down to the water's edge.
Ills face wis boyish, but Willi n pre
nature severity that hinted at a man's
xperienco. His complexion was not
ually durk, and the sun and wind of
in outdoor life had burned it to n cof
eo brown. Ills hair was us black and
drnight a: an Indian's; his face hud
iiot yet been upturned to the hiiinllla
'loii of u razor; his eyes wore n cold
and steady blue. He carried his left
inn'-souiowhiit uwuy from his body,
for pearl handled A't'a are frowned
upon by tuwn marshals und ur a
It t lo bulky when packed In the left
irmhole of one's vest. He looked be
yond Cuptnln liooue nt the gulf with
he Impersonal and expressionless dig
nity of it Chinese emperor.
"Thliiklu' of buylu' that'ur gulf, bud
dy';'' asked the captain, made sarcastic
by his narrow escape from a tobuceo
'ess voyage.
"Why, no," said the kid gently, "1
reckon not. I never saw It before. I
was Just looking at il. Xot thinking
of selling it, are yon?"
"Not this trip," said the captain. "I'll
send It to you (.'. 0. I), when 1 get back
to lit'cuas Tlerras. Here comes that
capstan fooled lubber Willi the chew
In'. I ought to'vo weighed anchor an
hour ugo."
"Is that your ship out there?" asked
Hie kid.
"Why, yes," answered the captain.
"If you want to call a schooner a ship,
and I don't mind lyln'. Hut you better
say Miller & Gonzales, owners, and
ordinary, plain Hilly be damned old
Samuel K. Hoone, skipper."
"Whorii ure you going to?" asked the
refugee.
"Ituenas Tierras, coast of South
America I forgot what they called the
country the last time I was there. Car
go lumber, corrugated Iron and ma
chetes." "What kind of a country is it." asked
the kid "hot or cold?"
"Warmish, buddy," said the captain.
"Hut a regular 1'aradlse Lost for ele
giince of scenery und bo-yooly of geo
gruphy. Ye're wakened every morn
ing by the sweet singln' of red birds
with seven purple tulls and the slghln'
of breezes In the posies and roses. And
the inhabitants never work, for they
can reach out and pick steamer bus
kets of the choicest hothouse fruit with,
out gottln' out of bed. And there's no
Sunday and no ice und no rent und no
troubles and no use und no nolhln'.
It's a grout country for a man to go
lo sleep with and wait for sumo-lulu'
to turn up. The banunys und oranges
and hurricanes mid pineapples that yv
eat conies from there."
"That sounds to me!" said the kid, nt
hist betraying Interest. "What'll the
exprossage be to lake me out there
wllh you?"
"Twenty-four dollars," said Captain
Hoone; "grub and triiusporlatluii, sec
ond cabin. 1 haven't got a llrst oablu."
"You've got my company," said the
kid, pulling out a buckskin bag.
Willi .fills) he had gone to Laredo for
his regular "blowout." The duel In
Yaldos' hud cut short his season of
hilarity, but It had left him with near
ly f.'OO for aid In the flight that It hud
miido necessary.
"All right, buddy," said the captain.
"I hope your nut won't blame me for
this little childish escapade of yours."
He beckoned to ono of the boat's crew.
"Let Sanchez lift you out to the skiff
so you won't get your feet wet."
Thuckcr, the United States consul nt
liuenus Tlerras, was not yet drunk.
It was only 11 o'clock, und he never
"Ara you opsn to a proportion?" laid
Thrasher,
arrived at. his desired state of beatitude-it
slate wherein he snug ancient
) mi i ill 1 1 ii vaudeville sonss and pelted
his screaming parrot with banana
peels -until the middle of Hie after
noon. So when he looked up from his
hammock ut the sound of a slight
cough und saw the Kid standing In the
door of the consulate he was still In u
condition to extend the hospitality and
courlesy due from the representative
of a great nation, "lion't disturb your
self," said the Kid easily. "I Just
dropped In. They told me It was cus
ionuiry to light at your camp before
starting In to round up the town. 1
lust euuie In on a ship from Texas."
"tllinl to see yon, Mr. r ," said the
consul.
The Kid laughed.
II 4!f)!ifi
fdwfi
If Tf . tu "MIT'-". '" TL- mi, '
I
"Spraguo Pulton," he said. "It
sounds funny to me to 'hear It. I'm
called the Lluuo Kid In the Itio Grande
country."
"I'm Thacker," said the consul.
"Take that cane bottom chair. Now,
If you've come to Invest you want
somebody to advise you. These dlu
gics will cheat you out of the gold in
your teeth if you don't understand
their ways. Try u cigar?"
"Much obliged," said Hie Kid, "but
if It wasn't for iny corn shucks and the
little bag lu my back pocket I couldu't
live a minute." He took out his "mak
ings" and rolled a cigarette.
"They speak Spanish here," said the
consul. 'You'll need un Interpreter.
If there's anything I can do why, I'd
lie delighted. If you're buying fruit
lands or looking for a concession of
any sort you'll want somebody who
knows the ropes to look out for you."
"1 speak Spanish," said the Kid,
"about nine times better than I do
Fnglish. Everybody speaks It on the
range where I come from. And I'm
not In the market for anything."
"You speak Spanish?'' said Thacker
thoughtfully, lie regarded the Kid
absorbeilly.
"You look like a Spaniard, too," he
continued. "And you're from Texas.
And you cun't lie more than twenty or
twenty-one. I wonder if you've got
uny nerve." v
"You got a deal of some kind to put
through?" asked the Texan, with un
expected shrewdness.
"Are you open to a proposition?"
snld Thacker.
"What's the use lo deny It?" suld the
Kid. "I got Into a 111 He gun frolic
down in Laredo and plugged a while
man. There wasn't any Mexican
handy. And I come down to your
parrot and monkey range Just for to
smell the morning glories and marl
golds. Now, do you sabe?"
Thacker got up and closed the door.
"Let me see your hand," he said.
He took the Kid's loft hand und ex
iniiiiied the back of It closely.
"1 cun do it." he said excitedly.
"Your flesh Is ns bard as wood und us
healthy as a baby's. It will heal In o
week."
"If It's a list light you want to back
me for," said the Kid, "don't put your
money up yet. Make It gun work, und
I'll keep you company. Hut no bare
handed scrapping like Indies ut a tea
party for me."
"It's easier than that," said Thacker.
"Just step here, will you?"
Through the window he pointed to a
two story while stuccoed house with
wide galleries rising amid the deep
green tropical foliage on a wooded hill
that sloped gently from the sen.
"In that house," said Thacker, "n
tine old Cnstilian geiitleitlan and his
wife are yearning to gather you Into
their arms und fill your pockets with
money. Old Suutos Triune lives there
He owns half the gold mines In the
country."
"You haven't boon eating loco weed
have you?" asked the Kid.
"Sit down again." said Thacker. "and
I'll tell you. Twelve years" ago they
lost a kid. No, ho didn't tile, although
most of 'em here do from drinking the
surface water. He was a wild little
devil, even If he wasn't but eight years
old. Everybody knows about It.
Home Americans who were through
here prospecting for gold hud letters
to Sonor Frlqiie. and the boy was u
favorite wllh them. They lllled his
head with big xtuiies about the States,
and about a month after they left the
kid disappeared too. He was suppos
ed to have slowed himself away uuiong
the banana bunches on a fruit steamer
ami gone to New Orleans. He was
seen once afterward In Texas, it was
thought, but they never heard anything
more of him. old I'rlque has spent
thot'sands of dollars having hltn looked
for. The madam was broken up worst
of nil. The kid was her life. She
wears mourning yet. Hut they say she
believes he'll come buck to her some
day and never gives up hope. On the
back or the boy's left hand was tat
tooed a flying eagle carrying a spear In
his daws. That's old Urlque's coat of
anus or something that he Inherited In
Spain."
The Kid raised Ids left hand slowly
and ga.ed at It curiously.
"That's II." said Thacker. reaching
behind the ollicial desk for his bottle
of smuggled brandy. "You're not so
slow. 1 can do It. What was 1 consul
nt Sanibikun for? I never knew till
now. In a week I'll have the eagle
bird with the frog sticker blended in
so you'd think you were horn with It.
I brought a set of needles and Ink JiK
because I was sure you'd drop In some
day, Mr. Pulton."
"Oh. h 1." said the Kid. "I thought
I told you my name?"
"All rlghl; Kid. then. It won't be
that long. How does Scnorito I'rlque
sound for n change';"
"I never played son any that I re
member of." said the Kid. "If I had
any parents to mention they went over
io divide about the time I gave, my
llrst bleat. What Is the plan of your
roundup?"
Thacker leaned buck against the wall
and held his glass tip to the light.
"We've come now," said lie, "to the
question of how far you're willing to
ro In a little mal lor of the sort."
"I told yon why I came down here."
Hid the Kid simply.
"A good answer," said the consul
"Hut yon won't have to go that far
Here's the scln me. After I get the
trademark tattooed on your hand I'll
notify old rrique. In the meantime
1 11 furnish you with all of the family
history I can tlnd out, so you can be
studying up points to talk about
You've got the looks, you speak the
Spanish, you know the facts, you can
toll about Texas, you've got the fat
ten mark. When I notify (hem that
(he rightful heir has returned and Is
waiting to know whether he will lie re
eel ved and pardoned, what will hap
pen? They'll simply rush down here
and fall on your neck, and the curtatn
(toes down for refreshments and
stroll lu the lobby."
"I'm waiting," s:thl tlie Kid. "I
haven't had my saddle off in your
camp long, pardner, und I never met
you before, but if you Intend to let it
Ko at u parental blessing, why, I'm
mlstukcu in my man, that's all."
"Thanks," said the consul. "I haven't
met anybody in u long time that keeps
up with un argument as well ns you
do. The rest of It is simple. If they
lake you lu only for awhile it's long
enough. Iiuu't give 'em time to bunt
up the strawberry mark on your left
uhoulder. Old Urique keeps anywhere
from $iO,000 to ijSUHj.two in his house
ull the time lu a little safe that you
Ci.;:M opru with n shoe btittoner. dot
It. My skill us u tattooor is worth half
the boodle. We go halves und cutch
a tramp steamer for liio Janeiro. Let
tho I'nited Stales go to pieces if it
cuu't get along without my services.
Quo dice, seuor?"
"it sounds to me!" said the Kid, nod
ding his head. "I'm out for the dust."
"All right, then," said Thacker.
"You'll have to' keep close until wo
feet the bird on you. You can live In
Ha Poked the Cold Muzzle of It Against
the Consul'! Mouth.
the back room here. I do my own
cooking, and I'll make you as com
fortable as a parsimonious government
will allow me."
Thacker had set the time at a week,
but It was two weeks before the de
sign that lie patiently tattooed upon
the Kid's hand was to his notion. And
then Thacker called a muchacho and
dispatched this note to the intended
victim: .
El Senor Don Santos Urique, La Caa
Blunca:
My Dear Sir I beg permission to In
form you Hint there Is in my house as a
temporary auest a young man who ar
rived In Uuemf, Tierras from the United
Slates some days uko. Without wishim?
to exclto any hopes that may not be real
ized, I think there Is a possibility of bis
belli-.; your long ubscnt son. It might b5
well for yuu to cull and see him. If he is,
It Is my opinion Hint his intention wis
to return to his home, but upon arriving
here Ida courage failed l)lm from doubts
as lo how he would be received. Your
true sta-vuiit,
THOMPSON THACKER.
Half au hour afterward, quick time
for liueuas Tlerras, Senor Liique's un
dent landau drove to the consul's door,
with the barefooted eouchmuii beating
und shouting nt the (cam of fut, awk
ward horses.
A tall man with a white mustache
alighted and assisted to the ground a
lady who was dressed and Veiled in
unrelieved black.
The two hastened Inside and were
met by Thacker with his best diplo
matic bow. Hy his desk stood n slen
der young niati with clour cut, suu
browned features and smoothly brush
ed black hair.
Seiiota Urique threw hacklier heavy
veil with a quick gesture. She was
past middle age, and her hair was be
ginning to silver, but her full, proud
figure und clour olive skin retained
traces of the beauty peculiar to the
Hasque province. Hut, once you had
seen her eyes and comprehended the
grout sadness that was revealed In
their deep shadows und hopeless ex
pression, you saw that the woman
lived only In some memory.
She bent upon the young man a long
look of the most agonized questioning:
then her great black eyes turned, and
her gaze rested uiVnn his left hand,
and then with a sob not loud, but
seeming to shake the room, she cried.
"HIJo inlo!" and caught the Llnno Kid
to her heart.
A month afterward the Kid enme to
the consulate In response to a message
sent by Thuckcr.
He looked the young Spanish cabal
lero. His clothes were Imported, and
the wiles of the Jewelers had not been
spent upon him In vain. A more than
respectable diamond shone on bis lin
ger us ho rolled a shuck cigarette!
"What's doing?" asked Thacker.
"Nothing much." said the Kid calm
ly. "1 eat my llrst iguana steak today.
They're them big lizards, you sabe? 1
reckon, though, that frijoles and sid
bacon would do me about ns well. lo
you care for Iguanas. Thacker?"
"No, nor for some other kinds of rep
l lies," said Thacker.
It was ;! In the afternoon, and In
another hour lie would be In his state
of beatitude.
"Il's time yon were making good,
sonny." he went on, with un ugly look
on his reddened face. "You're not play
lug up to me square. You've been the
prodigal son for four weeks now. and
you could bave had veal for every
meal on a gold dish If you'd wanted It
Now, Mr. Kid, do you think It's right
to leave me out so long on a busk diet?
What's the trouble? Uon't you got
your filial eyes on anything that looks
like cash In the Cusa I'.lanca Pon'l
fell me you don't. Everybody knows
where old t'rlquo kee ps his stuff. IV
United States currency, too; he don't
accept anything else. What's doing?
Don't say 'nothing' this time."
"Why. sure," said the Kid, admiring
Ids diamond, "there's plenty of money
up there. I'm no Judge of collateral
In buiiihes. but I will undertake for to
say that I've seen the rise of $oU,OoO ut
a time in that tin grub box that my
adopted father calls his safe. And be
lets me carry the key sometimes Just
to show me that he knows I'm the real
little Francisco that strayed from the
herd a long time ago."
"Well, what are you waiting for?"
asked Thuckcr uugrily. "Don't you
forget that 1 can upset your apple curt
uny day I want to. If old Urique knew
you were 'an impostor, what sort of
things would happen to you? Oh, yon
don't know this country, Mr. Texas
Kid. The laws here have got mustard
spread between 'em. These people
hcre'd stretch you out like a frog that
had been stepped on and give you
about fifty slicks ut every corner of
the plaza. And they'd wear every
stick out too. What wus left of you
they'd feed to alligators."
"I might as well tell you now, pard
ner," said tlie Kid, sliding down low
on his stcajucr chair, "that things are
iig to stay Just us they are. They're
about right now."
"What do you mean?" asked Thack
er, rattling the bottom of his glass on
his desk.
"The scheme's off," said the Kid.
"And whenever you have the pleasure
of speaking to me address me as Don
Francisco Urique. Ii guarantee I'll
unsver to it. We'll let Colonel Urique
koe; his money. His little tin safe Is
as good as the time locker in the First
National bank of Laredo as fur us you
and me lire concerned."
"You're going to throw me down,
then, ure you?" said the consul.
"Sure," said the Kid cheerfully.
"Throw you down. That's it. And
now I'll tell you why. The first night
I was up at the colonel's house they
Introduced me to a bedroom. No blan
kets on the floor a real room, with n
hod and things In it. And before I
was asleep In comes this artificial
mother of mine and tucks In the cov
ers. Tnnthlto,' she says, 'my little
lost one, Cioil has brought you back to
nie. I bloss his name forever." It was
that or some truck like that she said.
And down comes a drop or two of
ralu and hits me on the nose. Aud
all that stuck by me, Mr. Thacker.
And it's been that way ever since. And
It's got to stay that way. Don't you
think that It's for what's in It for me,
either, that I say so. If you have any
such Ideas keep 'em to yourself. I
haven't had much truck with women In
my life and no mothers to speak of,
but here's a lady that we've got to
keep fooled. Once she stood It; twice
she won't I'm a low down wolf, and
the devil may have sent me on this
trail Instead of God, but I'll travel It
to the end. And, now, don't forget that
I'm Don Francisco tiicpio whenever
you happen to mention my name."
"I'll expose you today, you you dou
ble dyed traitor," stammered Thacker.
The Kid nrose and without violence
took Thacker by the throat with a
hand of sleel and shoved him slowly
Into a corner. Then he drew from un
der his left arm his pearl handled .45
and poked the cold muzzle of it against
the consul's motif h.
"I told you why I come here," he
said, with his old freezing smile. "If
I leave here you'll be the reason. Nev
er forget It, pardner. Now, what Is
my name?"
"Er Don Francisco Urique!" gasped
Thacker.
From outside came a sound of
wheels and the shouting of some one
ami the sharp thwacks of a wooden
whlpstock upon the backs of fat
horses.
The Kid put up his gun and walked
toward the door. But he turned again
and came back to the trembling Thack
er and held up his left hand with its
back toward the consul.
"There's one more reason," he said
slowly, "why things have got to stand
as they are. Tho fellow I killed In
Laredo had one of them same pictures
on his left hand."
Outside the ancient landau of Don
Santos Urique rattled to the door. The
coachman ceased his bellowing. Senora
Urique, In n voluminous gay gown of
white lace and flying ribbons, leaned
forward with a happy look In her great
soft eyes.
"Are you within, tloar son?" she call
ed In the rippling Custllian.
"Madre mia. yo vengo (mother. 1
come)," answered the young Don Fran
cisco Urique.
. Justice.
Lacu citizen wants to live as fully
is his surroundings permit. This be
. g the desire of all, It results that all.
.ercisiiig Joint control, are Interested
in seeing that, while each does not
suffer froth breach of the relations be
tween nets and ends In his own per
son, he shall not break those relations
In the persons of others. The incorpo
rated mass of citizens lias to maintain
the condition under which each may
gain the fullest life compatible with
the fullest lives of follow citizens. To
maintain Intact the conditions under
will li life tuny be carried on Is a busi
ness fundamentally distinct from the
business of Interfering with the curry
ing on of the life Itself, either by help
ing the Individual or directing him or
restraining him. -Herbert Spencer.
Carelessness.
Mr. I'laflnish-I see during some re
cent explorations nt ronipoll an an
dent kitchen was iii.enrthed. In the
tiroplaee there was a kettle on the
grate. Just ns It was left I.S'Jii years
ago by some cook residing In that city.
Mrs. Flatbnsh Such carelessness!
You can't tell me she hasn't had an op
portunity to put that kettle away In
ill (his time!-Yonters Statesman.
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rebet comes lustantly.. "St. Jacobt
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sciatica liniment, which never disap
points and cau not burn the skin.
Limber up! Quit complaining! Get
a small trial bottlo from your drug
gist, and in just a moment you'll bt
free from rheumatic and sciutie pain,
soreness, stiffness and .swelling.
Don't suffer! I!elief awaits you. Old.
honest "St. Jacobs Oil" has cured mil
lions of 'rheumatism sufforers iu the
last half century, and is just as good
for sciatica, neuralgia, lumbago, back
ache, sprains and swellings.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS I
The Sunday Dinner.
Cream of Carrot Soup.
Crackers. Pickles, Sweet.
Chicken a la King.
Pot.itnes, linked. Creamed lieets.
Cucumber and Chicory Salad.
French Dressing.
Apple Pie Cheese. Coffee.
Uses for Old Embroidered Waists.
When haiid-embroiilered waists be
come worn under the arms or out of
style they are still good enough to
make several small articles.
If of thin material nud buttoned
down the hack, there will be enough
goods in the front of waist for an or
ilin.iry cap. The plain round caps are
the easiest made, but there arc other
pretty patterns to be had. if the
waists are trimmed with lace inser
tion, so much the better.
liubv pillows, round, square or ob
long, can also be made if the waist is
in fairly good s.iape.
Pretty aprons can be mole from the
waists embroidered in groups of flow
ers. If a large pattern is embroidered
oa the waist, cut -the nprnu so the larg
est part of the design is at the bottom
of apron. Strings for tlie apron can
be made from the sleeves of the waist,
or any white niateri il.
Things Worth Knowing.
A coffee strainer is a fine thing to
strain hot starch through, instead ol
a standi bag; saves hands from being
burned.
To clean silk or fine goods of a
delicate color.tukc a basin large
enough to hold the garment, add
naptha enough to wash it in, then
take a white piece of soup and rub gent
ly on the soiled parts; press out un
der the hands and take clenn naptaa
enough to rinse well. Hung out of door's
for an hour. Makes gloves or dress
goods like new. He careful uot to
work near a tiro.
If your rubber plant is looking
sickly, leaves getting brown spots ov,
them and falling off, take dry must
ard, put in wnter and pour in the earth
then watch for the worms to come to
the top, which they will soon do, und
you can gather and destroy them.
Your plant will brighten and grow.
In cutting the fur bauds so popular
now, turn with fur side down, murk
your strips with n pencil on skin side
and run u sifety razor blade along the
line marked. It is very easily done and
does not leave a rugged appearance.
Kasy way to thread Sewing. Machine
Needle Put something white u ider the
needle.
In washing curtains of Madias,
stitch them on curtain s'retiiiers: they
have the appearance of being new and
do not need to be iruied.
MARMALADES.
Orange-tliapefruit Half a .grape
fruit, two oftinges, one lemon; cut in
fine pieces, add seven pints water ,iud
let stand twenty-four hours. Next morn
ing cook two hours then stand again
twenty four hours. Next day add five
pounds granulated sugar und cook two
hours or until it thickens. This makes
about twenty-four glasses aud is fine.
Orange Twelve or.inges, two lentous.
Slice fruit thinly, removing inner pith
and pips. Weigh it, and to each pound
ndd three pints of coldwater. Let the
whole icinaia covered in an earthen
ware vessel for two days, thou turn
prepaiatioa into preserving pun and
boil gently until tender. Let cool, weigh
again and to each po-.ud fruit add cue
pound sugar: bring to boiling point,
skim well nud cook gently until syrup
stiffens when tested in a col 1 ph.te.
Store in a cool, drv place.
Orange-Lemon Wash thoroughly and
wipe tour oraiPics and two lemons
Saio oranges, rind and pulp with a
sharp knife, removing the seeds. Or.ite
the lemon rind and add lemon juice to
the oranges. Measure fruit and add
an equal part of water. Stir w. II and
set aside in an earthen howl tor twenty -four
hours. Then put fruit over fire
and boil until tender; sot .iside again
for twenty four hours. Measure fruit
again nud add -sugar ?np lor ccp! boil
until consistencv of marmalade (about
twentv five to thirty minutes). This
makes about seven jolly glasses and wdl
be a pretty, or mgo color. This marma
lade inv be finished in one day, but
is much improved if set aside aud fin
ished as above.
TEACHERS MEET AT STAYTON.
Saturday there w as a large nf tend
ance nt the teachers' institute held at
the high school building in this city,
about fifty from out of town being
pre pc nt.
Among the speakers were K. F. Carl
sen, assistant state superintendent of
public instruction. County Superinten
dent W. M. Smith. F. S. tiunnott, and .1.
DR. STONE'S DRUG STORE
The only cask
drug store in Ore
gon, owes oo one,
and do one owes it;
carries large stock;
its shelves, counters
and show cases are
loaded with drugs,
medicines, notions,
and toilet articles.
Dr. Stone is a regn
lar graduate in
medicine and has
had nianv years of
experience in thu
practice. Consultations are free. Pre
scriptions are free and only regular
price fcr medicine. Dr. Stone can bs
found at his drug store, Salem, Ore.,
from 6:40 in the morning until 8 at
night. Free delivery to all parts of tha
eity sad within a radius of 100 miles.
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Chop Suey 25c
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Wome entertaining and instructive
talks were given anil nn interesting
time is reported. Stayton Mail.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure catarrhal
deafness, and that is by a constitutional
remedy. Catarrhal Deafness is caused
by aa inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Kustachina Tube. When
this tube is inflnmed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is-'
the result. Unless the inflammation
can be reduced and this tube restored
io its normal condition, hearing will bo
destroyed forever. Many cases of deaf
ness are caused by catarrh, whichV au
inflamed condition of tho mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Cure acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Circulars free. All Druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ot
$1,000,000 Skyscraper
Will Be Show and Sales
Place For America
New York, April !!2. Work was lie
gun today on a new $1,000,0(10 twenty
five story building at Forty-second
street, just east of Broadway, which
will be called the Merchandise hotel
and will be a permanent exhibition
building for several hundred American
mauufuctii rers.
The Hush Terminal eompnny will own
and operate the building upon a plan
that is a complete departure, from any
thing ever attempted. The, company
will maintain in the liiiilding well
trained ?dlcs force, which will handln
the business of firms all over the coun
try, who otherwise would be without
New York representation.
The building will bo finished in a
year. Manufacturers may get the serv
ices of the building's staff, with nn ex
hibition room for their products. Th;-i
staff will book orders, and the rest
of the organization will expedite ship
ments, which can bo sent in carload
lots to the terminal and split up and re
shippod. I.nter branches of this building will
bo established in London, IYtrognnl
and Moscow.
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