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.ooine Oh the men oDeyei, ami he proceeded
to give instructions in the same terms that be
had given to the other two men who were
watching Old Silas. ordering Bessie to be in.
stantly Incarceiated in the corresponding lit
tie room on the other side of the wagon house
and kept strictly from all communication
With the outside world. adding, however
these words:
IBID the burShers assemble in the wagon
house for the trial Of the Englishman, Silas
Croft, for treason against the state and at
tempted murder of one oe the burghers Of
the state in the execution Of the commands OF
the triulnvirato.'
The two men advanced and seized Bessie by
both arms. Then. faint and overpowcred,
she was led through the little plantation, over
gap in the garden wall, down past the
scorched syringa trees that lined the road
way that ran along the hillside at the back of
the still burning house, till they reached the
wagon house with the two little rooms which
served respectively as { store and harness
room. She was then thrust into the store
room, which was half full OF loose potatoe.
and nealies in sacks, and the door locked
upon her.
There was no window to this room, and the
through the chinks OF the door and an air
hole in the masonry Of the back wall She
sank on half emptied sack Of meaies and
tried to reflect. Her first idea was Of e.cape
but she soon realized TINT that was p,acti
cal mpoSsibility. The stout, yellow wood
door was locked upon he!, and sentry stood
oefore it. She rose and looked through til,
air hole IN the war wall, but there another
sentry was posted Then ~Le turned h,i mt
tention to the si!e wall that divided the room,
from the wagon house. II WAS L,!i:: %. four
teen incl. green brickwork. AMI had cracked
from the si.rinkage OF the bricks, So that she
could hear anything that went on in The
wagon hoGSo, and even see anybody who
might bc mu".D.; about IN it. Eat ii va, FAR
too strong for her to hope to be a'io 10 brea,.
through, and even if She did, it would BE- Use
less, for there Were armed men there also.
Besides how could She run away and leave he,
OLD uncle to his fate!
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To be Continued.
m THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
DIR. Holmes Writes Of Some OF Its Won
ders-Ilow to Sec the Sixhts.

DR.. Holmes Writes Of Some OF Its Won.
ders-How to Sec the Sights.
| made but two brief visits to the Brit
| ish museum, and can easily instruct my
| reader so that be will have no difficulty,
il lie follow my teaching, in learning how
not 10 see il. When he has n spare hour
| at his disposal let him drop in at the mu-
scum and wander among its books and its
various collections. lie Wa know as
much about it rs the fly that buzzes in at
| one window and ont at another. II
were asked whether brought away any
| thing from my two visits / should say.
certainly did. The fly sees some things,
| not very intelligently, but he cannot help
seeing them. The great, round reading
room, with its silent students, impressed
me very much. looked ut once for the
Elgin marbles, but casts and photographs
and engravings had made me familiar
with their chief features. l thought
knew something of tie sculptures
brought from Nineveh, but was aston
ished, almost awe struck, at the sight Of
those mighty images which mingled with
the visions Of the Hebrew prophets. did
not marvel more at the skill and labor
expended upon them by the Assyrian
artists than l did at the enterprise and
audacity which had brought them safely
from the mounds under which they were
buried to the light Of day and the heart of
q great modern city.
| never thought that should live to SEQ
the Birs Nimroud laid open, and tho tab
let's in which the history Of Nsbuchad-
nezzar was recorded spread before me.
The Empire Of the Spade in the world of
history was founded at Nineveh by
1 lo<1 L. bx,
Schliemann, and its boundary extended
by numerous explorers, some Of whom
are diligently at work ut the present day.
I feel very grateful that Il any Of its rev.
Citations have been made since / have
been q tenant of the travelling residence
which holds so many secrets in its re-
| cesses. There is one lesson to be got from
. visit OF an hour or two to the British
overwhelmingly, the fathomless abyss
OF our own ignorance. One is almost
ashamed OF his little paltry leartbeats in
the presence Of the rushing and roaring
torrents OF Niagara. So il he has pub
Gshed little book or two, collected .
few fossils, or coins, or vases, he II
crushed by the vastness Of the treasures
in the library and the collections Of this
universe Of knowledge
have shown how not to see the British
museum. Twill tell how to see it. Take
lodgings next door to tin q garnet, II
you cannot afford anything better-and
pass all your days at the museum during
the whole period Of your natural life.
At three score and ten you will have some
faint conception Of the contents, signifi-
canoe and the value Of this great British
institution, which IS as nearly AZ any one
spot the nEud vital of human civilization,
stab at which by the dagger of anarchy
would ftly begin the reign Of chaos
Oliver Wendell Holmes in Atlantic
Monthly.
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4 WOULD RATHER MARRY A KAFFIR THAN
MARRY YOU, FRANK MULLER"
He smiled. as it because Of the English
man Mel that you will not marry mel He is
dead. It is useless to cling to dead man."
dead or alive, love him with all my
heart; and il he il dead, It Is at the hands Of
your people, and his blood rises up between
u.s."
"His blood has sunk down into tho sand.
he is dead, and I am glad that he Is dead
Once more, is that your last wordr
at bn
every good. Thes I tell you that you .Aall
marry me or
"Or whatr
@Or your uncls, the old man you love %
much, shall diel'
"What do you meanr she said. In ehoked
voice.
NWhat say: no moro aud NO len. Do you
think that viii let ono old mans life stand
between me and my desirei Never. II you
will not marry mo, Silas Croft shall b put
upon his trial for attempted murder and
Tor treason within an hour from this. With.
in an hour and half he shall b. condemned
to die, and tomorrow at dawn he shall die, by
warrant under my hand. am commandant
here, with power Of life and death. and toll
you that he shall certainly dis-and his blood
viii be on your lead"
Bessie grasped at the tree for support
You dare NOT" she said; ayou dare not
murder an innocent old man"
"Dars not!" he answered; you must under.
stand me very i'll, Bessie Croft, when you talk
OF what l dare not do for you. There l. moth.
ing" he added, with thrill Of his rich voice,
that l dare not do to gain you Listen;
promise to marry me tomorrow morning. /
Will get o clergyman hero from Walker.
stroom, and your uncle shall 70 free - air,
though he Is traitor to the land, and though
ne mas tried to shoot a burgher after tho
declaration OF peace. Refuse, and hs diea
Choose now
have chosen" she answered with paasion.
frank Muller. perjured traitor-yes.
murderer that you are, will not marry
-" Very good, very good, Bessie: "a
YOU will. But now one thing more
Yon shall not say that have not warned
you II yeu persist in this your uncle
shall die, bat You shall not escape me.
You will not marry me- Well. even in
this country, where can do most thinpa.
!! cannot force YOU to do that. But I can
force you to be my wife in all but The
name without marriage; and this. when
your uncle is stiff in his bloody grave
will do. You shall have one more
chance after the trial, and one o,lv r.
you refuse ne shall die, and then, after
ms death, shall take you away by force
enough to marry me to cover un vonr
shame, my prettyw
!" You are devil, Frank Muller.
wicked devil; but l will not be fright
ened into diishonor by you. had rath-
er Kill myself. will have nothing to do
with you" and she put her hands be-
fore her face and burst into tears.
" You look lovely when ven wean -
he said, with laugh; tomorrow T
shall be able to kiss away your tears
As you will. Here, you!" he shouted to
some men, who could be seen vatchiro
The progress Of the dying fire, "eome
1ereo
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Llso ~f ldisused Wards.

Acoustics Is always singular.
Cut bias, and not cut on the bias.
Allow should not be used for admit.
Come to see me, and not come and ~
me-
Bursted Il not elegant and Il rarely cor
rect.
Almost, with . negative, II ridiculous.
"Almost nothing u absurd.
The burden Of song means the refrain
or chorus, not it, sense or meaning.
Bountdful applies to persons, not to
things, and has NO reference to quantity.
Alfabls only applies when speaking Of
the manner Of superiors to interiors.
Nethinks ID formed By the impersonal
verb think, meaning seem, and the dative
me; and Il literally rendered, It seems to
me.
Admire should not be followed with the
inanittvs Never say, ~ many do, II
should admire to 60 with you," etc. TINS
error is singularly fashionable Just now.
Alludo is now frequently misused when
thing is named, spoken Of or described.
II should only b used when anything Is
limited at in . playful or passing manner.
"Allusion Il the by-play Of language. ~
Tweed's New Grammar.
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The United States Of America,
To John j. Ha rdY. Defendant:

In the name of the United States of Am ~
you and each of you are hereby required to ap-
pear In an action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff in the District Court Of the Sec
ond Judicial District of the Territory of Wash
ingtOn, holding terms at Olympia, in Thurston
county, for the counties of hurston and Mason
and tn answer the complaint filed therein. =
copy OF which accompanies this summons, with
in twenty days exclusive of the day of service
after the service On you of this summons, II
served within this county; or IL served out of
this county. but within the Second Jadieial Dis
trict, within thirty days. or if served out of said
district then within forty days; or IL served BY
publication, then within sixty days from the
date OF publication Of this summons, or judg-
ment by default will be taken against you ac-
cOrding to the pray er of said complaint
This action is brought to recover the sum of
one hundred dollars damages sustained by
Plaintiff by the failure and refusal of defendant
the sd day of December, tss7. whereof, it was
agreed by and between the Plaintiff and Defend
ant that the Plaintiff should sell for the Defend
ant certain lots owned by the efentaut In the
city of Olympia. and that Plaintiff should for hrs
services retain all that he should receive for said
land over and above the sum OF two hundred
dollars; that Plaintiff procured purchaser for
but defendant failed to carry ont his contract as
aforesaid to Plaintiff. Damage in the sum Of
one hundred dollars.
~. Witness Frank Allyn, Esquire
}sr.r I Judge of the said District
Court and the seal of said
Court this l7th day of April,
A. D. lSSS.
A. REEVES AYRES. Clerk.
By w. =. READY, Deputy.
Date Of first publication, M25
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ALFRED THOMPSON,
AttOrney-at-Law.
LOAN AGENT AND AsSTRAGTOR,

AS a large list of city property, fruit an!
l hay farms, stock ranches and wild lands
for sale on easy terms. The following is Sc
lection of choice farms:
S6.750-I50 acres miles from Olympia: 80 acres
good prairie, 30 acres river bottom, SO acres
good timber: 90 acres in cultivation. Ex-
celent hop yard of y acres, with new hop
house ana kiln 20x6O, very complete. Dwell
house barn, etc.
s5,3o0-l60 acres miles from Olympia: 60 acres
good bottom land in cultivation; acres i'll
orchard. Goou house and out-buildinss.
81, 50o-320 acres. miles from Olympia: acres
in meadow. House and barn. $50 acre,
rich b. aver dam land, easily cleared.
s., c00-li9 acres fronting on tidewater, miles
from Olympia; - acres bottom land: IL
Orchard of choice varieties in full bearing.
Good house and outbuildin1s, Specially
GOOD lu"ation for fruit or hops. Stock ut
valuation.
s3,000-22i acres miles from Olympia: l5o
acres fenced .po acres creek r.tton- iJnd:
80 III cultivation; - acres flrsi,cD Cuo,.
barn.
s-,i00-l?0 acres miles from Olympia; 81 acr-s
fenced, 20 acres in CIVILIZATIONS: - acres
seeded. New house, barn. etc; fine spring.
Choice location for fruit or hops.
$i,sco-.o9 acres 20 miles from Olympia; - acres
bottom lind i'll cultivation; 40 acres burned
ana seeded. Good house, two barns, etc.
Stock at valuation.
5000 acres miles from Olympia, fronting
on tidewater; 5acres cultivated: 10 acres in
tame grass; rest partly slashed. Good house,
stable ana orchard.
Onit.: Wal" street, Olympia.
Olympia, April -, 1855.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE. AT VANCOUVER, W. IT,
April Is, 1855

LAND OFFICE, At VANCOUVER, ". TT
April Is. 1855
Notice is hereby given that the following.
named setii-i has filed nctice Of his intention 10
max. final proof IN support OF his claim. and that
raid prouf will be- made before the Judge and
ton county, II. at Olympia, ". t., on June
y, 1s8o. viz: Abraham nfcid lid. No. 4,367
Olympia -erics) for the y See. 10, Up. I6
n, x East.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said iand, viz: lcaine iongmi e, J. Il. HAZE
man, A. b. stafford. all of Yeim, W. T.; Joseph
Longmire. Sr., Of olympia, " T.
W. =. AUSTIN, Register.
Date Of first publication. April 20. 1858.
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878,
NOTICE FOR PUBLIATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
NANCoryIR ~ IT nil O 900 Z

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
VANCOUVER. w. r., April 9. 1883.
NOTICE is hereby given that, in COM
~ pliance with the provisions of the Act
OF Congress June 3, 1878, entitled IAN
Act for the sale of Timber Lands
III The States of California, Oregon,
Nevada and Washington Territory,"
Gilbert Ward, of Aberdeen, County Of
of Chehalis. Territory OF Washington, has
this day filed in this office his sworn
statement No. 1893 for the purchase Of
the lots 8, and 5, and s e \ N w \ of
Section No 6, in Township No. l6 North,
Range No. 4 West w. M, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes, and to es-
tablish his claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver of this office, ut
Vancouver, W. r., on Wednesday, the Goth
day of June, 1888
he names as witnesses: Isaac Newman,
Of Aberdeen, Chehalis county, w. T.;
William Robinson, OF Aberdeen. Chehalis
county. w. T.; Abe Boyer. OF Elma, Che
halls county, w. r.; Cbas. p. Bower, Of
Elma, Chehalis county, W. r..
ANY and all persons claiming adverse.
ly the above-described lands are re-
quested to file their claims in this Office
on or before said Goth day of June,
1888. WIS. AUSTIN,
Register.
Date Of first publication. April IS. 1883.
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

VANCOUVER, W. T., April 9Th, 1ss7.i
Notice is hereby given that in comp lance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3
1873. entitled " An act for the sale cf timber
lands in the States OF California, oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory" William y. robin
son, Of Aberdeen, county OF Chehaiis. Territory
OF Washington, has this day filed in this
office his -worn statement No 1872. for the
purchase of the lots and 2, and S Y of NE x
of section No..6, in Township No Is n, Range
No. West w. NJ. and will offer proof to show
that the land sought is more valuable for its tim
Der or stone than for agricultural purposes and
to establish his claim to said land before the Reg
ister and Receiver of this Office at Vancouver, w.
T., on Wednesday. the Goth day Of June, 1888
tie names as Witnesses: Gilbert Ward, of Alb
erdeen, Chehalis county. w T.; Isaac Newman,
Of Aberdeen, Chehalis county, W. T.; Abe Bower
Of Elma: Chehalis county. W. T.. c. P. Boyer, OF
Elma, Chehalis county, w. r.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims in this Office before said 10Th day OF
June, lsSS. w. S. AUSTIN.
Register.
Date of first publication, April 10, 1887.
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No. 2,737.
TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF THUKsroN, "''
George A. Barnes.
Herman ID. Meinert. Jr,
vpefa MT

To the above named Defendant:
You are hereby notified that George Barnes.
Plaintiff, has filed complaint sgains: you In the
District court Of the Second Judicial district,
holding tetms at Olympia, which will come on
to be heard sixty days after the first publication
OF this summons. to wit: sixty days after the
18th day Of May A. d. 1855, and uniess you sp-
pear and answer the came on or before the 18th
day Of July. 1883, the same will be taken AZ con
leesed and the prayer of said complaint granted.
The object and prayer of said complaint IL to
foreclose mortgage given by you to plaintiff to
secure The payment of two prOinissOry notes of
fifty dollars each and interest, dated September
- 1854. for the purchase money for the property
de scribed in said mortage. viz:
All OF the northwest quarter C<) of the north
west quarter (k) of section twenty three (2S) in
township No. seventeen l7) north of Range No.
three go west. Willamette Meridian containing
forty t40) acres and for the sale of said property
and for Judgment against you for deficiency If
any there be.
49, Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 9Th day of May, 1888.
A. REEVES AiRES, Clerk
-. BY w +. READY, Deputy.
n. 5. PORTER, Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication, May rs. 1855.
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CUT THIS OUT
And Keep 1t for Reference!

I NTIL further notice E. F. stringer will carry
- passengers in his hack for 50 cents each
on Nam street. as FAR as the fill; on Fourth street
to the foot OF Ayers HILL and like distance on
all other streets Seventy five cents to ali other
places within reasonable distance The prices
night. BY the hour, for one or four nerson y,
two collars Tor the first hour and one dollar aud
a half for each subsequent hour
Olympia, April q, ISIS.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Timber Land, Act June 3. 1873.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
SEATTLE. w. T.. April 5th, 1885,
NOTICE is hereby given that, In compliance
~ with the provisions of the Act of Congress
June 3, 1873, entitled G. An Act for the
sale of Timber Lands in the States of California.
Oregon, Nevada aud Washington Ter itory."
william Bryant, of TcniDO, County Of Thurston,
territory of Washington, has this day filed
in this office his sworn statement No 2,Sa5,
Tor the purchase OF the n. f. = of Section
No. "a, in Township No II North, Range
NO. Vest and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its timber
OF stone than for agricultural purposes. and to
establish his claim to said land before the Reg
lister and Receiver of this Office at Seattle, W. T.
on Tuesday, the Sd day of July, 1888.
file names witnesses: " lillian Churchill.
Sr., of leninO W. T.; John Wherett. of reDino,
W. T.: Frank y ard. of Tenilo. W. T.; Samuel
t;uillams, OF fenino. W. T..
Any and all persons claiming adv rsely til"
ab"ve-descrbed lands are requested to fi'e their
claims in this Office before said 3d day of
July less. JOHN Y. OSTRANDEk,
Register.
Date Of first publication, April 10. 1855.
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Dissolution Of Partnership.

/ HE partnership hitherto existing between
1 CORNER 4 FUrtier, IN the ownerknIp anu
mauagcll. euf of he Gold Bar Restaurant, IN
Olympia, ". T., IS this day dissolved by mutual
consent, the business being continued by Law
renee CORNER.
All debts are due and payable to him and he
Will be responsible for outstanding Indebted
ness. LAWRENCE ORMIER,
LOUIS FOkTlER
Olympia, April IL, 1895.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

LAND OFFICE AT VANCOUVER, W. T.,
April Is, 1875.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
To make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof Will be made before the Judge
and eA-oiciv Clerk of the Probate Court fol
TnuTston county, W T., at Olympia, W. T., Oh
June 9Th, lass. VIZ: Peter Gourd, Homestead No
4542 tOly mpia Series for the = 4 of w :.
ana q Of = Of Sec. z, TIP. 10 N. X f.
He names the following witnesses to prove
ms coLtinuOIs residence UPON, ana cultivate OF
Of said land. viz: l.. Longmire. A. Enfield,
e. Haizmann. J. Be.tchy, all of Yelm, W. T.
W. 5. AUSTIN,
Register.
Date Of fist publication. April 20, 1885.
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PATENTS

OBTAINED and all PA7IN7 Bus
" NESS at home or abroad attended to
for MODERATE FEES.
Our office is opposite the u. $. Patent
Office, and we can obtain Patents In les 8
time than those remote from WASHING
TON.
Send MODEL OR DRAINING. We ad
wise AS to pa,entabi itv free Of charge
and we CHI RGE NO FEE UNLESS PA
TENT is ALLOWED.
We refer here, to the Postmaster, the
Supt. of Money Order Div, AMI to Off.
Gals of the U. s. Patent Office. For circu.
lar, advice terms. and references to actual
clients in YOUR own State or c.u,,ty, write
to G.. A. SNOW Il CO..
Opposite Patent Office.
Washington. ID. c.
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EMPEROR William left a per.onal
fortune of ST., SOC, 900.
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SUM MONS.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
tict of the Territory of Washington, holding
terms ut olympia, for the counties of thurs
ton and Mason.