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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03

called 70 his mate from his perch under
the caves of the mill.
Why was Janet SO loLg in replying to
Gale Cardonne's passionate appeal? He
saw the color come and go in her face.
He saw her lips tighten.
81 am sorry" she said at last, with
gasp. her frame trembling.
Sorry" replied he. feeling q little
dazed. Because have proposed to
you"
because I am constrained to decline
your offer" she said.
It required bravery to speak these
words, dictated by duty, when love and
desire wanted so much to rebel.
'fOh," CALCULATED Carle Cardonne. red
dening and biting his upper l1p.
His hand was brawny one, and she
saw how tightly it closed on the upper
rail of the gate.
'sIf I knew the reason?" he asked.
"You will not insist, she said, appeal
ingly catching her breath.
Evidently it exists in myself" he re-
joined.
mo, Mr.. Cardonne."
She spoke with rapidity and with q
quick fling of her hand.
| Perhaps time, Janet"
No, she interrupted. "It will al
ways exist"
He had used the word exist, and
seemed to think it just the one to serve
her.
"Janet, you are the first woman tc
whom ever proposed, he huskily said
"That is true, though I have almos
reached middle age."
| 81 believe you. SIR" she answered
humbly, regretfully. ST appreciate thu
honor you have paid me. I am sorry.
| He did not want her pity. He felt like
seizing her and finging her down the
embankment; but by great effort h'
curbed his temper.
'I am too polite to insist upon know
ing your reason" he said. lyon Nigh
| say have not the right to demand it
and don't know but that would be tn,
truth. am grievously disappointed
and it is such a novel, and such a-a-
wretched experience to me that do no
know where to look for redress-or TO
comfort, rather. You wish me to under
stand that a chasm yawns between
US"
(Which can never be bridged," com
pleted she, her tone firm. though sh
trembled, as he could see in the star
light.
He lifted his hand to his cravat as if t
relieve choking sensation there.
81 can do nothing but submit" b
slowly, ruefully said.
| He strode angrily down the path, bu
stopped, turned and called out:
"Good night, Janet"
| The resigned, pitiful tone made he
heart ache as 1t had never ached before
"Good night, Mr.. Cardonne." sh
flung back, startled at the sound of he
voice, it was so unlike her own.
She stood alone for few minutes il
her agony, her fingers twisted into
knot, an ashen pallor in her face.
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II.
REJECTED.

The two met frequently after that.
Janet lived in q neat little cottage not
far from the station. Her mother was
dead, and she supported an Invalid
father with her earnings.
Gale Cardonne visited her at the cot
tage, sent her books and flowers, and
sometimes walked with her in the woods
that stretched between Northbrook and
the cottage.
Having seen so much of the world,
being rich, handsome and q pleasing
talker, it was no wonder that she became
fond of his society. He, in turn, was
very much fascinated by her, and some.
times wondered why. He had mingled
great deal in society. and had met with
many beautiful and accomplished ladies,
while she was but quiet, demure, ord
mary looking country girl. However.
he was not the only man who had tried
60 find his way out of such q quandary.
He proposed to her one evening. They
were standing beside the cottage gate.
The stars were shining softly overhead:
the young moon was just visible over
the low lying hills; subtle, resinous
ooSl svNa waited from the woods; the
frogs croaAsa in the meadows; an owl
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Home Beautiiiers.

Among other pretty ways to finish the
edge of silk lounge quilt are these:
Put border of narrow ribbon on in
strips, make point on the end of each
piece of ribbon, and under these, allow
ing it to show tride bolow them, put
ruffle of lace. The other way is to omit
the lace and put tassel or small ball on
each point.
A. somewhat novel way to trim table,
scarf is to put three .cornered pieces of
silk or satin on each end. Have these
pieces half yard deep at the longest
side, In the corner embroider spray OF
flowers; where the satin or silk end joins
the center part of the scarf put row OF
fancy stitches. A dark crimson felt
| scarf with one end of light blue, the
| other Of crimson shaded to brown, is very
| handsome.
A useful and even tasteful cover for
| the marble slab of the sideboard is made
of strip of canton flannel just the width
of the slab. It should be long enough to
hang aver at the ends four or five inches.
Trim the ends with white or colored ball
fringe, and if you wish to, row of Kate
Greenaway figures may be outlined at
each end. Line the flannel with firm;
white cotton cloth, or with turkey red
calico.
| Applique figures, cutfrom cretonne on
felt or monte cloth, can be done in this
way: First, cut the figures from the
cretonne, and then place them on paper
and trace their outline, after which cut
out the paper figures and place them in
any form that you choose on the felt
cloth or whatever material your cover
is to be made of. You may have them il
rows across the front. or in border
around the edge, or in corner boquets
or in wreath in the center. After ar
ranging the paper flowers, you put the
cfetonne ones over it and hem stitcl
them around with black silk Or any pret-
tily contrasting color. Line to cove
with silasia, and if finish is needed yol
may put cord or fringe on it.
There is at present a mania for darnet
lace or net. This darning is done will
linen or silk floss and crewels. This EN-
,, broidery net is exceedingly handsom
and very expensive when bought, but t,
, many ladies the mere fact that it is thei
own work gives charm and value to
that no bought work could possibly pos
sess. An exquisite lambrequin is mad
l.of white bobtinet worked with flosell
in Gobelin stitch. The Vandyked edg
is done in olive shade and button hole,
on the edge, while each point has tasse
: of olive silk tied with red silk. The cen
ter of the net is embroidered with re-
; silk in three shades, and the pattern ca
be of your own choice. The upper edg
o the lace is in olive.
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III
"YET I LOVE YOU. SIR I"

A week later Janet Thorne met Gale
Cardonne at the gate of Northbrook. She
had stopped to deliver dispatch. He
took it. but eyed her askance, his face
rigid. He no ticed that she looked wor.
ried and that her hand shook.
''Thank You" he crisply said, turning
to go.
ssMr. CardonneP'
Her tone was quick, incisive, tinged
with desperation.
He wheeled around. She stood stone
still for moment, white and speechless
She was having fierce fight with her
self.
"You despise me-" she said, huskily
"Why, no. child" He spoke the epi
thet in tenderness. not because she
looked SO childlike, nor because he was 9
dozen years her senior.
ST am very miserable over it, but can.
not blame you," he said, "unless it may
be because you have no business to be sc
charming" and queer smile came tc
his lips.
She lifted her hand in a half depre,
eating way.
''There is something I must tell you,
she slowly said, looking past him into
vacancy. In justice to myself, sir, and
I hope you will not think me bold. re-
jected you, and yet love you, sir. How
deeply God knowsp'
The sweet gray eyes were looking di-
rectly aE him then, warm glow in them
His heart gave bouRd.
"Janet, you have reconsidered?"
She shook her head.
Then you have simply increased the
pain-the consciousness of the great
boon have lost. Do you delight in
that?'
His tone rose in volume, and fiery
sparkle came into his handsome brown
eyes.
She recoiled, one hand pressed agains
| her heart.
"I want you to know, sir. that I, too
am suffering" she said, in hushed
measured tone. ''It has given me more
pain to maks the confession than it die
| you to hear it"
She walked rapidly away, and b,
stared after her, slightly stupefed.
"It is her candor that is her peculiar
charm, was his mental comment.
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AN oUrBURsr OF TEMpER.


Gale Cardonne had but one congenial
friend, certain Doctor Weatherby, a
man little crotchety, out jovial, good
hearted fellow withal, most excellent
physician, and well read, not only in the
classics, but in the polite literature of
the day. Every idle evening either
found Gale Cardonne in the cosy Office of
the doctor or the latter in the library at
Northbrook.
"Cardonne, you ought to get mar
ried," the doctor said, one evening.
They were seated in the library, little
more than the doctors bald head visible
in the smoke with which he had enveI-
oped himself.
"Why so, Weatherby?"
They had familiar way of calling
each other by their last names.
'sYou might look elsewhere and fare
worse" remarked the doctor.
"You have some one to recommends"
Gale Cardonne said, interrogatively.
"Aye,.I have," replied the doctor.
zone who is worthy, in every respect, of
any honest mans love. I mean Janet
Thorne."
Just then something happened which
rather disturbed the doctors compla.
oency. A pair of brawny arms seized
him, lifted him from his chair, then re-
placed him in it with considerable VIC.
lence.
The doctor was small man, but
tough as tennis ball. with very little
temper, or else but assluggish one. He
shook himself, adjusted his shirt collar,
picked up his pipe, and recrossed his
legs.
s'Cardonne, didn't know that You in.
dulged in profanity" he said, his pipe
once more in his mouth.
did swear? You are to blame. You
| provoked me-"
"Oh, I did, eh?" said the doctor.
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Every innocently SO. I Iassure you. Duel.
ing is under ban in this commonwealth
and generation. Still, would be ex
cused for asking an explanation OF such.
q sudden outburst.
'sShe Tilted me- growled Gale Car
donne, his passion silent.
.'Who Tilted you?"
"Janet Thorne."
sNo, she didn't, !" the doctor said with
emphasis.
stI tell you she did," declared the
other, with equal emphasis. "Ought
not I to know? I-I-underwent it!
That's just Why am so sensitivel'
'sShe did not iilt you" persisted the
doctor.
Gale Cardonne was on his feet again.
"What do you mean?' he 6ercely de-
manded. "Oh, you want me to be pre-
else! well, she rejected me.
''That's the better word, " rejoined the
doctor. .It isn't SO derogatory What
| possible reason could she have had?"
"You might ask her." growled the
owner of Northbrook. 81 didn't.
perhaps she doesn't love your
s.That isn't complimentary to me,
Weatherby. She confessed that she dld
| love me"
"Ohr' calculated the doctor. lapsine
into silence for time.
"Cardonne, if she loves you she'l
marry you, ">he slowly said. 'There Il
some mystery about the matter. She il
very frank and abominates conceal
ments. I have Known her from baby
hood, and her mother before. Hat
The exclamation was sudden and ex
plosive and his face intensified.
| 81 think I know" he said, possibl,
not aware that he was rubbing his hands
"Cardonne, if you'll apologize to me TO
that shaking I'll find you q wife,"
| '.Janet?" asked the German Baron,
with an illuminated face. "Do it, ant
I'll go on my knees to you. I'll conside
myself your debtor forever. I'll"
"Oh, don't be so profuse, interrupted
the Doctor; ''but push the Tobacco
pouch over this way"
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YOUR MOTHER ISN'T YOUR MOTHER.

Janet" DIR. Weatherby said, cit was
shabby in you to refuse Mr.. Cardonne. "
He had stopped in front of the cottage,
and she was leaning over the wheel of
his gig.
The blood filed her face and left il
marble pale.
Ibid he think SO lightly of it as to
mention it?" she asked, her eyes snap.
ping.
"Lightlyr' cried the doctor, with q
shrug of his shoulder. 81 am glad we
weren't on the top of Notre Dame when
he mentioned it! Janet, your mother
isn't your mother"
It was an astounding announcement,
and made in the abrupt way usual with
the doctor. It was an inconsistent, i'm
probable, impossible statement, and yet
Janet understood him. For moment
she seemed bereft of speech and motion
CDR. Weatherby, is that true?" she
gasped.
4'Yes, Janet"
'And father kept it from me?'
''There never was any need to tel
you."
"Why is there any need now?"
"You can answer that yourself, Janet
That is why you rejected Gale Car
dome"
EYES," gasped Janet. ''It would mo-
have been right. You have guessed the
reason as physician solely, perhaps
| And my mother-my real mother, my
true mother-was she 1nsane?"
s'No, little one"
''Father in Heaven, I thank Thee!"
Her hands were clasped, her eyes were
reverently uplifted, her face shining like
the face of saint. At least the doctor
thought so.
"Janet, your happiness lies at your
feet" he Significantly said. 'You will
be sensible enough to take it up
Janet stole into the dim woods to be
| alone under the trees and the wonderful
revelation. Her stepmother, whom she
supposed was her real mother, had dice
in the insane asylum raving mad. Poor
Janet believed that she had inherited
the taint; the dreadful visitation would
come some time; she could not bring
sorrow to the life of husband or shame
and suffering to her offspring.
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THEN AND NOW.
CLYDE HARRoN.


The same bird sits on the swaJing bough
And carols the same sweet tune.
The flowers that round me biossoming ne
Have lost neither scent nor bloom.
The came bright snn its radiance sheds
Upon bird and Towering lea.
And yet the sun Is not the sun
Of an hour ago to me.
The summer sky above me spreads
Its dome of azure blue,
With not so much as q summer cloud
To dim its brilliant hue.
And yet, above my world Is spread
A leAden, darkened sky,
That changes the pretty woodland scene
OF the hour that is just gone by.
The little brook with its silvery voice,
Is flowing by banks as green
As when passed, an hour ago,
And named 1t Happy Stream"
And now the brook, with its tinkling spray,
Has to me q voice of pain,
But know the voice IL merry,
The sadness. my hearts refrain.
All, yes, the scene is jnst the same,
And the bird on the swinging bough,
But something from out my heart is gone
That was, and is not now.
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THE cHAsM BRIpdEp. !.

There was great crowd at the church
fair. Gale Cardonne, looking not unlike
German baron, passed from table to
table, chatting with the ladies and buy
ing their wares.
Once pair of soft, sweet gray eyes
met him from amid the festoons of ivy.
All, he knew to- whom they belonged
His heart ached for q moment, and the
light went out of his face.
"A letter for Mr.. Cardonne!" cried the
postmistress from the little window of
the pretended postoffice.
He walked th;ther, paid the postage
and received his letter. It contained
but one line:
"The chasm has been bridgedw
A tremulous hand and no name! What
did it mean? It came to him SO sudden
ly that he felt that he was trembling.
The evening wore away; the crowd
dispersed; the ladies' covered the tables
for the morrow; the janitor began to put
out the lights.
Gale Cardonne fingered. Janet came
tosthe door, drawing her shawl closely
around her, her face unusually red, con-
sidering it was usually 80 white.
"Can see you home, Janet?'
She answered him with nod and q
smile.
The path led from the church across
the meadows, odorous with clover and
haunting with dandelion blossoms; the
sky an unbroken expanse of blue, stud
ded with softly twinkling stars.
Janet was clinging to Gale Cardonne' s
arm.
ST received your letter. he said.
eyes"
'sIt had but one meaning
''There was but one intended"
sOh, Janet, you have made me mex
pressibly happyl"
She did nott answer him. There
wasn't any need to. Perhaps she couldn't
answer, he had clasped her so tightly.
"How was it bridged?" he inquired.
s.You are never to ask" was her fur
ried answer. ''Dr. Weatherby knows
sOh," calculated Gale. ST recall a
promise he .aade. It was merely a fool
| ish fancy, wasn't it?"
'sAt the time it seemed horribly real, y
Janet replied with a shudder. ''Thank
God it wasn't real"
| Yard & Fur1ong were mem bers of a
legal firm, and had one morning case
| in the supreme court before the late
Judge George G.. Barnard. The Judge
went through the calendar in the usual
way. but when their case was called nc
one answered. He then, as was custom.
ary, called the names of the attorneys
When he came to yard & Furlong," be
added, in whisper loud enough to be
heard throughout the court room
Measures, not men,"
1
Boston has furnished 1000, 900 free
baths this season.
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Mr.. C.s Reason:

have, ss an executor. just seen how $4,000 In
life insurance saved fully double that amount of
properly in the settlement of the ate of friend
Had 1t not been for this so COO In cash coming ia
a. Just the time when most needed doubt Ii m lch
of ything of the estate could have been saved.
I have increa Ell my insurance TO $4,000 to pre-
nara Tor a like contir eencY.
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Roaring cataracts OF honest applause, foaniIng
oceans of fun, and the best show of the season
now being held at the Elite theatre, Portland,
Oregon. Regular prices 25 and so cents
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Frank G. Abell, the best of Oregon artists. is al
ways prepared to make photographs In the hi3best
style of the art. at his gallery, i67 erst street. Port
land. Call at his art rooms when in the city.
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I. G. Davidson, Portland, Oregon, eplarges
more pictures than any other photographer in
the state. Send orders direct to him as he
has no canvassing agents. Pictures finished in
any desired style,-India ink, water colors, oil
or crayon.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-11-03

Boston has furnished 1000, 900 free
baths this season.
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Agents wanted IN every Lowu III Oregon anu
Washington 10 sell The new improved NO.
SEVEN American Sewing Machine John B. Gar
rison General Agent I6T Third street, Portland
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DON'T BUY BOSS BOOTS UNLESS
YOU WANT THE BEST. SEE THAT
OUR NAME rs ON EVERY PAIR.
AKIN. SELLING g. co.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-09-01

Books are the most discreet OF
all friends; they visit us without
Intrusion, and though often rudely
put aside, r as prompt to serve
and please as ever.
Seeds buried too deeply receive a
deficient supply Of air. All that
seeds require is to be sown Just
deeply in proportion to the kind
and the lightness of the soil.
Satire can no further go than
when Sam Johnson said to Il BOBBY,
IF | have SAID anything that YOU
understand, sir, | hnmbly crave the
pardon of the rest of the company.
The mule is APT to be behind in
his business.
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AID
No. 14l.J
Application Eot Patent.

- - ENNh
LAF CRUCES n. NJ, July 18th, l8N.
Notice 10 hereby given that Edgar \. slE,
oy =. z. Sign, attorney in fact ~aoss post
pirCg Address iG white oaks, Lincoln Co, y.
VI, 1aH ttis Day uied bis application tori Ps-
cont tor Fifteen hundred linear test Of thf
-1rrIDktCr Dlluc OF vein bearing gOli and sill.
rcs VIA surface srouEd Three hundred feet
ia $3.50, Ei.GSted in White Oaks Mining lie
'''"t, ,IdhtS 81 Lu.cclG, ndIeCrito7y IF New
.-uAico. had designated ny .hG he.d notes aud
oG!yi,. yia, on tie g. Survey no. $50, III Town
snip aputa @ iaaRe u. Est. 81 Rev Mexico
Principal Acrldlan Lfo official field notes OF
SAID Lot survey No. IS; being as %folioSs. 20
wit:
BEGINNING at Cor. No. !. a p~orphyoy stone
24XSx6 ins., malkcd 1913, from which taa Ger.
common to secs. IS aud p, Z. S. OF X. 10 T..
and Secs. IL and 10, I =, 5. Of Is. II +. n. 81
Peak, bcars, 8. 81 degrees 10 h, and s pine
tree 10 ius. in diameter bCare, N. 10 d4xrees 80
minutes y. u IT. Thence $. II degrees 10 minu-
ties X. 1900 IT, to Cor. MOI. A gray %porphyry
stone 22xI2I6 ins. marked 1855, from which 10.
cation s E. Cor. bears, !. II degrees IS minutes
E. Is feet a pine tree ioins in dia. 6lazed and
so feet. Thence N. "a degrees 10 minutes b.
800 feet, to Cor No. 3. A blue limestone 2eKI0-
ks ms. marked 1893. From which location N.
+. Cor. bears n. 30 degrees L. X feet. A pine
tree s ms. dia. bears S. 80 degrees 10 min. w.
20 feet, and 4 FIR tree "a ins. in dia. bearS, 4. ~
degrees 30 min. W. . feet. Thence n. IL de-
Hrees 70 min. 10 sec. w. 1900 6 feet. ToCor. No. 4.
stone 2xl0x4 ins. marked 1913. From whence
location N. W. Cor. bears n. IL degrees 10 min
w. 10 feet. Thence \. ~ degrees 10 min. W.
100 feet to arroyo and location W. end CEN
tire monument, and 291.4 feet. to Cor. No.
place OF beginning.
Magnetic variation l2 degrees 81 minutes f.
containing 1870 acres.
The location of this Mine is recorded in the
Recorders Office at the County Lincoln 10
Book m" Page bG2 of Mining Records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion OF said %Corrington mine or surface
ground are required to hle their adverse claims
with the Register of the United States Land
Once At Las Cruces, In the Territory of New
Mexico during the sixty days period OF publ.
cation hereof. or they will be barred by virtue
OF tho provisions of the Statute.
GEO. ID. BOWMAN, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing No.
ticcr of Application for Patent be published
for the period of sixty days ten conse.
cutive weeks,l in the LEADRR a weekly news
paper published at White Oaks, in the County
OF Lincoln, n, NJ.
July 2lst, 1883.
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NOTICK.-To all whom II may concern. No
tice Ia hereby given warning all persons from
occupying or in any way treapassing on the
premises held ~ mfe as a-Preempt!au right, q
part of which | have been in actual posses
sion of since May, is, 1880, and that / have
improved and been in constant possession
of all of said land since November II, 1881,
Said land and preemption right IL known and
described AS follows to wit. Tne 3. r l4nfE Sl4
section rs. Township 6, s. Range, le g and the
n. r. IA of the n. y. II Of section "a. Town
ship, 8, South OF Range Il. Y
NJ 4. TOsLIE6OS, Locator.
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0 wad some power the giftie gle us
To see oursels as ithers see us;
1t wad frae mony a blunder trae us
And make us want to go off some
where and hire Il man to hit us in
the neck with u sand-bag.
Angelina no Paul, on the way
home from the theatre:
Yon may o just as far as the gate, dear
Paul,
Only az far as the gate;
For the bull dog viii bite, and papa will
shrw fight,
SO will bid You good night at the gate.
Pa~l a%cquiesces of course, having a
wholesome tear Of hydrophobia and
a club.
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