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A MISPLACED KISS.
1t Nearly Caused a Duel on u Southern
Plantation

The sky was torpidly blue. with that
srffocating indigo which seems to let
down the clouds, so that one fancies
that II one were a trifie taller one could
touch 1t with the ferrule of parasol.
And when night came the stars would
Issue from their ambush and stab II
through and through; but their glitter
ing points left 1t bluer even, more per-
sistent than before.
The sun. too, seemed to menace. On
every bit of dingy metal on the boat
It blszed q threat, and in the lap Of the
yellow waters there was a compact with
fever
Beyond to the right was one long,
level stretch of yellow sand. on which
the waves fawned with recurrent surge
and swoon. as the unwieldly hulk Of the
river boat wallowed down the cur
rent. Behind 1t were the grayish-green
moss-hung ramparts of the forest
and swamps, which seem In the South
ern country to follow the water courses.
10 the left were the staring white
Washed sheds and gray roofs of the
landing, piled high with the yellow
Drown pudgy cotton bales, while in the
distance. among the hills and intervales,
ne white or red chimney stacks of the
painters mansions peeped forth.
ana l was good looking young FELLOW
enough that stepped from the ,gangplank
Of the boat, browner far than when
ne left his Northern home. His English
nHsDlt OF dress made him an unusual
hgure on the dingy landing among the
nusy half-naked black roustabouts, and
INC careful parting Of his hair and the
nicely of his small, strong mustache
hhowed that he was not Indifferent To
ms own personal appearance.
ne Majors compliments, and Is 20
ready, sah?" 1t was the black steward
audressing him With that smiling defer
enee which Is born OF expected tips.
EVerard Furman had met the Major
ne preceding Winter in New York. apd
we Major had 30 represented the charms
VI Hte on a sugar plantation that Fur
man had consented 10 become his guest
" passing to his post OF duty as secre-
tSry TO the Consul at Havana. In issuing
ule invitation the Major may have had
me Interior motive, but In that case he
at No inkling Of Il escape. And now,
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liked best, and lighted q cigar. NJ
Major cleared his throat and looked =
Furman expectantly. but there was no
consciousness In the calm lnsouctanco
of the young man.
Him." the Major began hesitatingiy.
Belinda tells me that you haye-er. that
is. that she loves you, and that you have
The blank amazement Of Furmane
face cut short the Majors speech. aad
he sat staring at him inquiringly.
be gan. there has been a mistake. I
cannot explain" he stammered In die-
tressed establishment.
But I insist on an explanation" The
but there was a new tone in his yoio6
that Furman had never heard befcre.
my daughter loves ,you-she has con.
fessed 1t to me-and she believes 20
which you must make reparation.
Furman sat staring at the Major stu.
Pidiy, and gradually the sltuatio11
pressed and the cheek that he had
kissed In the gloom OF the hallway were
not those Of Mrs. Page, the Majors
the Majors daughter.
Belinda had inferred his regard from
his overt act of foolishness, but how
could he explain this to the girls fatherf
He felt Inundated and ashamed OF what
the Major would consider an unpardon-
able breach of the laws OF hospitality.
and could find no way out of the dim
Guilty.
In the midst of the embarrassing ST.
lence Belinda appeared at the door. Her
face was "A Ceeper olive and her eyes
more full of smouldering fires. Furman
did not readily forget her glance and
smile as she exclaimed
You are wrong, father. do not
love; hate" and she vanished as QUICK
ly as she came.
The Major left his chair. 1.-The cart
will be at the door In half an hour" he
said. ''Frascai Is the nearer station"
Rowing courteously, he followed his
daughter.
In his room Furman found the ebony
boy ready to do his bidding, and on the
ing guest Belinda and the bride-elect
were not visible.
II beg you will accept my regrets and
make my adieuX 10 the ladies'" The
4 Majors face was unchanged. He bowed
! very courteously, but did not offer his
1 hand. Furman climbed into the cart
with the negro driver and was bowled
away swiftly along the road to Frascatt-
/ A week later he was floating down
stream to his destination. Upon the
| dingy brasswork of the boat the sun
famed as holly and the yellow waves
Tapped the shore with the same reeili-
| abouts swarmed over the boat at every
landing and the dresry monotone Of
| their singing was the same. Though
| the sugar plantation of Major Iieth was
left tar behind. Furman carried with
him for many weeks a vivid memory %
that unconventional episode.-PhilAdel-
lphia Times.
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Of the present I thought, but of a past
like a tangled skein. One after an
they separated s e from eash parting I Knot
memory returned. You were not a
stranger. you were a friend j had
lost. could have sat with you; and
back from one horizon to the other,
until that posting-house was reached
where our destinies changed their
course and our hands were first un-
Much more followed in the, same
strain, and when he had completed a
bulky letter he found that 1t but half
them at all as he had wished, so, tearing
the sheets into fragments, he thrust out
the light and threw himself on the
BED.
When he awoke the room was filled
with sunlight. and on a palm;like cot.
tonwood Furman caught a glimpse OF
Beinda's pet monkey chattering and
scratching his knee. At, breakfast none
took his roll and chocolate in the
piazza, waited on by an ebony boy
whose features seemed never to relax
from an expansive smile.
talk bout, and de Major was done gone
out toe de cane iiers, but would be
home alter WHILE
Furman ided out into the grounds. n
explored attracted him and he wandered
thither Dragon-files and honey bees
eWarmed over the peaches, bursting with
their richness under the suns ardent
Kiss, and scntillant green June bugs
HE'D the air with the sibilant whirr OF
their gauzy wings
Furman Initiated 'he example of the
rluttonous Insects ami toasted on the
fruit picked ready to his hand.
From behind the screen of iig bushes
Miss Iieth appeared. 4 large hat partly
shaded her face, and in her hands was a
basket filled with the finest OF the yellow
figs, -~'He eyes smiled when she saw
furman and a faint carmine tinSed the
olive Of her cheek.
ing" she volunteered. Her voice had in
1t a note of shyness, but her eyes rested
intently on his.
thorlc ig and thought Of Mrs. Page.
Yes. He Is over IN the young cane
beyond the cottonwood" Her eyes sull
dwelt on his face and they were. he
smoulderlng than ever.
II shall not seek him, unless, indeed,
you wish TO be rii of me,
She shrugged her sho ilders carelessly,
but her expression WAS one OF pleasure.
They strOlsd leisurely through the
! fruit plantation and again entered the
/ flower garden by another path. II was
Major was seated on the piazza. lie was
/ scrupulously neat in what seemed to be
a freshly laundered suit of willie linen
but his face was us indinerently com
ICsed and his cyes as alphabetically dor
mant as ever. Belinda passed into the
/ hallway, leaving the two men together,
Furman found seat Ia the chair he
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In short, she was beautiful, with a deli
Everard. who had arisen with the
Major stared for an instant 1, then EN- bowed
brushing 1t lightly with his lips.
The lady hesitated half an instant,
with a quick glance at their host, then zen
ses m m'f he knew Your she graz
ciously remarked.
Yes" he answered. finding a seat by
her side; ''it may be that we are con-
nected. A Southern lady Of the same
name married Furman ages ago. The
Major, however" laughingly. refuses
to claim kin
~ have forgotten" the Major inter
future bride. is not Belinda coming?"
From without came the drone OF in,
sects, a hum so deeply insistent and
enervating, and yet SO Wagnerian IN It's
celebrating a feast OF love. Presently
the murmur was broken by the silvery
tinkle of a bell, and a shiny black man.
nounced from the door: Dinner sah!'
simultaneously with the black man a
young girl appeared. The major left his
chair again.
my daughter" he said, and Furman
bowed. He remembered that the major
had been a widower before he became
engaged to the divinity at his side.
The girls manner was languid and re-
strained, but her eyes had In them the
flicker OF smouldering fire. They seemed
to project interior flames. Her complex
ion was without color, unless olive may
be so considered. Her abundant mass of
hair was so black as to show blue In It's
shadows and at the corners of her lips
was the faintest trace OF down. Her
gown was brilliant, and about her bare
arms were coils Of silver. She looked as
barbaric as Mrs. Page looked divine.
During the meal the Major held forth,
as majors sometimes do, on the subject
OF nothing at all, and when the meal
was done the little group. reunited for
several hours in the gallery. exchanged
the usual commonplace, During that
Interchange Everard kept as near as he
could to Mrs. Page, and when at last
the party broke up and he found him
self alone In mis- own room, he drew a
breath strangely like one OF relief.
Through the open window came the
heavy-scented night air. Beyond some
magnolias masked a cluster OF stars.
but from above the radiance from other
worlds rained down. In the distance
was the heavy lap of the river Be
meath, IN the underbrush, iirefiies gilt
tered, avoiding each other IN abrupt zig
Gags and sudden loops OF ftame. There
was no moon, but the sky was still Wis
IDLY blue. Furman threw his coat aside
and gazed at the stars, In his ears the
mum of insects still sounded. the water
seemed to call and the night TO wait.
The air was alive with caresses, redo
lent with the balm OF the pine and the
odors of many flowers.
~ must go Tomorrow, he told himself.
and as he tried 10 think of his departure
the tinkle OF a football across the hall
routed and disturbed his thoughts. I'm
summoned there visited him a melody,
the accompaniment Of love song heard
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misery and distress, but you saved my life.
have sent many you TO he cured. including ny
son Frank. OF SALEM" writes $. q. stotthor. Of
as 18th H.. Brooslyn
Bronchial and Lung Trouble.
is there any answer to such testimony as this
1t was bronchial catarrh, my lungs were az
fected, and physicians told me that was In dan
ger " consumption. You cured me. l have oeen
we'll ever since" This " the testimony Of Mrs.
Ellen Latorge, q East i0sth St, and similar tes-
umony comes from Miss Hattie J. Rarsin, OF 2i7
West Bangs ave. Asbury Park. N. j.: Mr..
iIance Woods, OF 20 Beach St, Yonkers; Mr.. Will
lam Wells. OF Little silver. N. j.: Mrs Bertha
schilz, OF Port Hamilton. and others
Catnrrh OF the Head aud Throat.
Mr.. Louis Y. Davis. travelling salesman for
J. {. Hacker, 50 South 9th ave. residing Al
2bS West iSoth st.. New York, nays: II had
been suffering for number Of years with ca
tarrh OF the head and throat. I had been treated
by number OF physicians for my trouble. but
was not successful In getting relief until I was
treated by Drs Copeland and Gardner, and they
have succeeded In curing me entirely.
Bronchial aud stomach Trouble.
II had been 10 Europe for treatment for
Bronchial Catarrh and Stomach trouble With
out getting any help bra Copeland and Gard
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AssOcfatiOn Of Ideas.

From the Chicago Tribune)
Papa" asked Johnny. do you be-
lieve there is a real sure enough devil?'
Il don't know. Johnny" said Mr. Bill
lus. II hope not. BY the way, Maria"
he continued, turning to Mrs. Billus,
when your cousin Phoebe comes to
visit us this Fall is she going to bring
that boy of hers along7"
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Arrived on the WaesInnd.

The Red Star liner wsesland arrived this
morning from Antwerp with cabins well filled.
Prominent among her passengers were Prof.
Edwin Emerson. DIR. Y. j. Cronk. John Adams,
Lieut.. J. A. Cole. Rev. C. W, Huntington,
David X: Lamont, DIR. 8. NJ. Mosgrove DR..
A. II. Purdy, Father Berthold. Herbert A.
Shipman. George w. Tewksbury. Rev. Basil
Odermott and Rev. &. A. schlipt.
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- - g. ------- -
Getting Ont of II.

from the Rolling StoueD
Frisky Widow tpetulantly)-I am sure
Archibald. you could come to my wed.
ding II you only would.
Archibald cher son)-It is impossible
mother, 1 assure you. cannot 60 &
stepfather
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Band, Of which the following is the pro-
gramme:
eM opansieu banner ......................ke
j.. March, Zingari' soyfert
2 Overture, 'orpheus" .................o nenbach
3 Waltz. "Prodigal Daughter" ............ Boyer
Gavottc. Our Little Nestlings' ........ .Tobani
b. Cornet solo. Selected ..................Clark
r. Clark.
y. Potpourri, New York Turn verein."
Z. Song and dance. 'tLinser Longer. Loo"
Gerald
ARIA from 'falstah .....................Bsl fe
3. Flower song Blumenlled). .......,...,. Lange
10. Finale. Marguerite Of Monte Carlo go. Carr
The other concert will be at Abingdon
square by Rampone's Old Guard Band
This Is the programmes:
Interlude, The Star spangled Banner Key
i. overture from the opera "Philemon ct Bau 10,
Gounod
b. Meodrsme.
c. Entr scte and dance Of the Bacchantes.
=. Grand waltz, "Hydropatsn" ............. .Gung'l
3. Selection from the comic opera ''Ermine.
, Jakobowsky
T. Cornet solo, Lizzie Polka. Hartmann
John G. Martin.
.. Patrol. Pride Of the South" ........ Lansing
Intermlssion
8. "Reminiscences Of Ireland (by requesO,
Z. Morceaux dc Salon. "on Wings OF Love"
s. Spanish boiero. ITO Son la Rosa. :. Mariana
AS sung by Adelna Patti.
:. Quadrille. Good Humor' ............ wiegan nd
10. Finale. ''Huckleberry Do .......... .Haisted
Home, Sweet Home.
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Sporting.

TO BICYCLE TRADE AND BICYCLE RIDERS.
z. BlssELL SON q CO.. AUCTIoNEERs,
No. u Murray St. 4 is Park Place. N y.
FRIDAY. AUGUST Dist. At 1880 O'CLOCK.
Last Bicycle Auction Sale Of the Season.
About $50 High Pneumatic safeties,
Fitted with Steel. Wood. Copper Nickel Rims,
Ladies', Gents. Girls. Boys and Combination.
Including Duco ewel, Ben Hur. Hub, Sterling,
Crawford Raleigh, King OF Scorcher, Wellington,
Majestic, Quinton, Union. and other well-known
makes. These wheels are all new standard makes.
OF Highest Possible Grade, Full Ball Bearings.
Pneumatic Tires and light and medium weights.
SALE ABSOLUTELY UNREsERvED.
Wheels Can Be Examined Friday Morning.
NEW BICYCLES NEW.
We have nearly !, 90 such makes rs
HARTFORDS. COLUMBIAS. RALEIGHS OK
FORDs, DAUNTLESs, CRESCENT. &c,
ranging in prices from $40 10 500.
Call and make us some cash offers. Cash wanted
Basement 10 Barclay St., near Broadway.
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TWO CONCERTS TONIGHT.
One in Tompkins Square and the
Other mt Abin sdon Park.

There will be two concerts In the parks
tonight, one at Tompkins Square Park
by Peter Berlinghoff's Military Concert
Band, Of which the following is the pro-
gramme:
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at was catarrh OF the stomach that l suffered
from. Some calle" II dyspepsia, and many said
there was no cure for It. You cured me, It was
not = temporary relief. but have been well
ever since. It w~ complete cure" Such Is the
testimony Of Mr.. John H. Murray. Of 100
West Broadway. Port Chester. N. Y: Of Miss
Mary McMurrsy. Babylon. l.. L. Of Mr.. B. Reed
III Vernon ave. Brooklyn; OF Mr. James
Pierce. Of tho Ashl"nd House. and OF many others
mot only have you saved me many days Of
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

Messrs. Cartwright and lie Mas
ters have associated themselves to
publish new paper for the benefit
of Harrisburg and vicinity. The
name of the paper will by the Linn
County Review, and the first issue
will be on the 14th inst. They
have a good field and it now re-
mains for them to show what they
can do with this opportunity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The result of the trial of Brown
in Roseburg, for the killing of Fred
Kincaid, at Oakland, several
months ago, was a verdict of murd-
er in the first degree, which means
that by law his life will be taken
as penalty for the rash act he
committed
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

Deputy Unit. i States Marshall
Bentley had ", want for the ar
of John Eeathmau, a prominent
saloon-keeper at A'endleton. The
saloon man in 4 rags refused 10 go
and threatened Bentle.y'slife. Bent
ley waited until Heath Ean sooereo
and then took him to ( 'ortlano 'o'
selling whiskey to India MS. Inc
whiskey cases will be pr oSecuteo
the same as before Judge bellin-
gers famous decision. The pris-
oners willn be taken to Portl thR
for indictment, instead OF bel oS
held for information.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13
Farms for Sale.

I have several farms, both culti-
vated and uncuitivated, for sale in
racts OF 10 acres and upwards.
These lands are adapted 10 fruit,
vegetable and sheep culture. Will
be sold very cheap and on reason
able terms. Anyone desiring to
purchase such lands will do we'll to
call on or address
NJ. J. ALLPHIN,
If. Little Elk, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The people Of Oregon would like
to see the 900 conyicti at the state
penitentiary put to wor!I. Since
the legislature two years ago the
prisoners have had nothing to do
but take regular walks around the
prison yard and the institution
which costs the taxpayers about
$4,000 has earned absolutely moth
ing. The question Of road bald
ing by convict LABOR was agitated
two years ago, bat Of late we nave
heard nothing oft. Oregon needs
lots Of work done on her roads AMI
if some means of proper guarding
the prisoners could be thought of,
road-making would be the most
appropriate work the prisoners
could be put at, At all events Our
next legislature should terminate
this period Of pernicious idleness.-
Rogue River Courier.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

Two hundred and thirty bales of
hops are ready for shipment from
Independence, four car loads from
Scio and one carload from Harris
burg.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13
Here and There.
Interesting Bits of News TAX
ell from all sources.

A second crop ofapples has started
to grow on the orchard trees of
Farmer Stevenson Of southern Cur
ry county.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

Mount Rainier was smoking
again today. The smoke was
coming out of the crater in volumes
and was noticed by several hundred
people. The air was exceptionally
clear from 9 O'Clock this morning
until 7 O'Clock this afternoon, and
The mountain could be plainly seen,
but in the afternoon it clouded mp
and the mountain was only visible
at intervals, and tiier the view was
obstructed by mists and heavy
clouds. There were no indications
Of an eruption at all this afternoon,
but the mountain was plainly smok-
ing and emitting jets OF st1am.
The Post-Jntelligencer expedition
TO explore the mountain will leave
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
will endeavor to reach the summit.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

A good many cattle are being de-
Io.ueI tA.5 win,gt il CMl.a.n
county. The price Of dehorning IS
10 cents head.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

Reports have reached the Pendle-
ton Tribune o. terrible storm in
the Birch Creek mountains. A
farmer named Bissett, driving four
horses, was overtaken by blizzard
at the High bridge. On the steep
grade, he met team, and in at
tempting to turn aside, the team
and wagon were precipitated over
an escarpment to the bottam Of the
gulch, 900 feet below. MI Bissett
escaped byjumpiug off the wagon.
Two of the horses broke loose and
were found several miles distant il
the morning. The wind blew
fercely and large amount ofsnow
fell, and the storm goes OIL record
as one of the most severe ever
known in that vicinity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The following dispatch has been
received in Portland from Fort Can
by: "The light on Tillamook Rock
wss not burning last night. A
storm of unusual severity has pre-
vailed the last week. The wind
here has velocity Of II miles per
hour. Tides are higher than for
years. The gale was unusually
heavy all day SUNDAY. It is sup
posed here that the lighthouse at
Tillamook Rock is greatly dam
aged" A dispatch was also re-
ceived by Captain Farenholt, light
house inspector, from tie keeper
of the lighthouse at Cape Disap-
pointment stating that TO light was
visible at Tillamook, and in the
evening his assistant, Lieutenant
Bliss, left for Astoria to investigate
the matter. The Columbine is now
at that port and viii probably 20
over to the rock this morning.
Captain Farenholdt did not place
much faith in the story from the
fact that the light cannot be seen
from the Washington station, ex.
cept in clear weather.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The Bilyeu family has member
in four ne arly elected city councils
in Linn co,t9ty-W. NJ. in Jetter'
son, ]. c. in lebanon, J. NJ n. IN
Brownsville, and Lee in Scio.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

News has been received the
state building commissioners at the
capital have purchased the site for
the Eastern Oregon branch insane
asylum, which is to be located at
Union. The land bought consists
about 600 acres of excellent valley
land, lying southwest of the city.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The proposed new county to be
formed from Western Lane and
Douglass does not meet with much
opposition. The Eugene Register,
republican, and Guard, democratic,
are willing. The plan is to leave
the selection of county seat and
officers to the next regular election.
Blaine county is the name suggest
ed two years ago.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The United States revenue cut
ter Richard Rush, has returned
from her cruise along the west shore
of Vancouver island in quest of
news concerning the missing col
lier Ivanhoe, which sailed from Sc
attic for San Francisco, September
27. At Nettie Island life buoy
belonging TO the Ivanhoe was OBJ
tanned from the natives, who found
it several weeks ago. The stern
end of a ships dingy boat and some
other small fresh wreckage were
found in the same vicinity of Bar
clay sound, but nothing further
than the buoy to indicate that it be-
longed to the Ivanhoe. The
Rush's cruise extended to Cape
Scott. A succession of heavy gales
were encountered. Captain Hoop.
er, Of the Rush, says he visited ev'
cry settlement and trading post,
making diligent inquiries and offer
ing inducements to the natives for
information, but he was unable to
find any trace Of castaways on the
island,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13
CITY OF TOLEDO.
IrRCHES AND SOCIETIES.

|BODIsT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-serv
II be held under the auspices of the
List Episcopal church as follows: First
I'm each month at Elk City school house
4 N. and p. m. Second and Fourth Sun.
Toledo, at II a. III. and p. N. Third
nat Mill Four school house, at p. m.
| cordially invited " attend.
A. l.. HAWLEY, Pastor,
Address, Toledo, Oregon.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-13

The board OF election conimis-
sioners have met and announced
the result of the official canvass Of
San Francisco's vote for governor
and lieutenant-governor, as fol-
lows: