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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-09-26
THE END OF THE BEGINNING.
THE Story Of An Over Burdened Heart

Are you a witch or a woman?" the
man said. irrelevantly.
perhaps am BOTH come OF Sa-
lem stock, you know" and Miss Kent
s.setched herself in the boat, lazily.
Arnold took out a fresh cigarette, and
began search for his matchbox.
"Do you mind rowing" Miss Kent be-
gan; "the New York boat is bearing
down upon us. and | have not fancy
for going under
With few vigorous strokes the man
swung the boat nearer shore, but not be-
fore the swell from the passing stea mer
had caught them, rocking them about
unplessantly. 1t reused Miss Kent from
her comfortable attitude, and caused
her to gaze with some curiosity on the
boat that was ploughing it's way up the
river. its decks crowded to the rails with
excursionists.
"Do you know il were poor, should
never bulge. The mere idea OF taking
ones pleasure like that-in herds-Is
horrible" Miss Kent shrugged her
shoulders, disgustedly. Toss me a
cigarette, dear man. and I'll give you a
match in exchange. happen to be sit
ting on the box, believe"
The man looked at her and laughed.
"You'er whitehall of you. A month
ago should have refused you the Gig
srette-I never used to / Ike to see wo-
men smoke. To day l offer you the
box-somehow you make it seem de-
cent
"What subtle fiattery." Miss Kent
lighted a match and held it out to him,
"You poor. deluded man. feel sorry for
you!"
Arnold shifted the oars, and, blowing
out the match, covered the slim white
hand with his two brown ones. my
DEAR" he said, Il do rot want your pity.
Will you let me talk to you little?'
"Oh. please do not get serious. not
now nor any time" A troubled look
came into her eyes and was gone in a
moment. think! We have hours ahead
Of us, and things are so charming as
they are! Besides. never am serious!
Have / not told you that a hundred
times? And it's much too drowsy a day
to talk or think she added convincing
ly. '.Shall we not drift with the tide?"
The man dropped her hand aud
picked up the oars again. You do not
make things very easy" he said.
Things have not been made easy for
me-"
What do you mesns"
Nothing"
do you ever mean anything?"
Sometimes"
Thanks. Is it possible for the per-
con Of average intelligence to recognize
your serious movements?"
Il do not make friends OF persons Of
average intelligence"
Thanks again; though possibly. am
fattering myself"
Possibly" The girl was trailing her
hand in the water and smiling up at
him.
You nee the most tantalizing woman
! know" Arnold said. pulling steadily.
"One moment I want to tip you over.
board, the next but no matter about
the next; it would not amuse you! Will
you steer us into tine creek, please? The
tide 10 running very strong here"
Mis- Kent gave the rudder turn
swinging the boat into the creek that
made its way back into the woods. Thu
trees, rising from either side Of the
bank, we're mirrored in the clear sur
f~r> ~ sha uatar and the GIRL 0aye ar
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-09-26
G\0kKS.

Our Cloak Buyers also Bought Direct
From the Manufacturers in Such Large
Quantities that we sell Them at the
Prices Other Merchants Pay for Goods.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-09-26
Twelfth and N Streets.

Our Millinery was bought in New York direct
From the Manufacturers. You pay no middle
mans profit when you buy of us. Ourprices
suit Lincoln Pockets.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
Katie Putnam Coming.

1t is matter of fact that the play "In
Old Kentucky" has cleared for its man
agement, during the existence on the
stage, more than 100000. 1t is not
every woman who has so great fortune
within her grasp, allows it to slip by
her and still looks with equanimity upon
the possession by another of a fortune
that was intended for her. Katie Put
nam has that experience. Gin Old Ken
tucky" was written for her, submitted to
her, and the first payment made to it's
author by her. Then she and Harry
Emery, her husband, sat down to read
the manuscript. It was all right until
Katie came to the part where the hero
inc is made to put on the jockey suit
and ride a race to the winning. The
jockey suit settled it. 81 wouldn't do
it, and she gave her curly head de-
termined shake-one of those shakes
that gives Emery to understand that the
| jig is up, and it was up. The manu-
script was returned to Charley Dazey its
writer-and the rest is theatrical his
tory.
The play was submitted to several
others, but was not accepted. At length
Jacob Lift heard it read and rather un-
willingly gave it trial. Now he would
like to try several others like it.
| Mr.. Dazey wrote substitute for Katie
Putnam, ''The Old Lime Kiln Critics
agree that it is the better play of the
two, and it is making hit, and last sea
! son netted a handsome profit for Miss
Putnam. The play will be seen at the
opera house Dec. Is. with Miss Putnam
and her large company.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
A New Button Fad.

"There is new button fad in the
East, which in due time, is likely to be
all the rage in Walla Walla,' says the
Statesman. "The eastern girl who is
fortunate enough to be provided with a
sweetheart, no longer hooks her gowns.
Neither does she use any pearl or metal
buttons or any material from which but
tons are commonly made. Her buttons
are made of porcelain and each one
bears the portrait in miniature of the
sweetheart who may be miles away, but
who usually is not. AS this idea is ex-
ceedingly fattering to the youth thus
honored and also infinitely satisfying to
the girl who honors him, it is likely to
obtain a vogue not limited to the effete
East"
That fad may work in Walla Walla,
but The Dalles girls, with two or three
dozen best fellows apiece, will not go
around like the show case of photo
graph gallery. Besides we should OBJ
ject to our portraits being worn by
every ybody.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
Blossoms of oratory.

General Killfeather. the fowery
orator of the Oregon Democracy, whose
blossoms of metaphor on the occasion of
the meeting of the Democratic clubs
here, made our court room look like an
Easter bonnet, arrived last night.
Whether it was the breath of his fervid
eloquence or not of course we cannot
say, but in less than ten minutes after
he wrote his name In the hotel register,
the ice gorge let go its hold and lit out
for salt water. We remember the gen.
erals flow of language and ascribe the
movement of theice to his presence, for
it moved General Head to getting drunk,
and Pat Powers to getting -or let US say,
remaining sober. On that occasion the
general. among, other things, said, that
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
wAYsIDE eLEANINes.
Random Observations and Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.

The business meeting of the Epworth
League to have been held tomorrow
evening, will meet this evening after
prayer meeling.
LosT-Tuesday night, small, open
faced silver watch, with gold fob chain
attached. No. of watch, 81 $40. Finder
will be suitably rewarded by leaving
same at this office. 1t
Pease & Mays are showing in their
center window beautiful line of mem q
soft hats and Fedoras in browns, tans,
slates and blacks, up-to-date styles
Regular price, 50, $3.50 and So. Your
pick of the lot for 81. SIP
Do not fail to call on DR.. Lannerberg,
the eye specialist, and have your eyes
examined free of charge. If you suffer
with headache or nervousness you un-
doubtedly have imperfect vision that, ii
corrected, will benefit you for life.
Office in the Vogt block.
The trial OF X. N. Sleeves at Hillsboro
is approaching the end. 1t looks little
as though the jury would either hang or
ecquit. On Sleeves first trial he was
charged with murder, but the supreme
court decided he could not be tried for
any crime OF greater degree than man.
slaughter.
The suit for condemnation of lands
belonging to F. A. Seufert, by the
United States, which has been on trial
several days in Portland, ended yester-
day. The result Is that Seufert gets
judgment for $4,000 instead of $25. .OOC
as on the first trial. A jury in the TafFt
case was at once impaneled on the close
of the Seufert case, and this morning
visited the lands in question at Taffe's
fishery.
The matter of making the Barlow
road free is being agitated by people
west of the mountains, and the move
ment will meet hearty response among
the people of Wasco, Crook, Grant ant
Morrow counties.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
1t Saved the Road.

Mr.. Joseph Knox. president of the
East Fork Irrigating Co. at Hood River,
tells us the recent high water in that
stream carried away the head gate and
piled drift in front of it equalIng, he
says, 5000 cords of wood, and turning
the channel of the river. Had it not
been for this drift lodging. the river
would have changed its channel and fol-
lowed down the counry road for half a
mile or more. Besides this the county
bridge would have been left spanning a
section of dry land, and another bridge
would have been necessary. The East
Fork Co. expects to, prosecute work vig-
orously on its ditch in the spriUg.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
Repairing Damages.

The work of repairing the big 1ume at
Hood River, about 700 feet of which
were carried away during the high
water few weeks ago, has been begun.
The managers hope to have the fume
and ditch completed in time to furnish
water for next seasons berry crop, but
it is extremely doubtful if this can be
done. When this ditch is completed it
will furnish, with the bitches now built,
all the water needed on the west side of
the valley.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
same time lnterposing to protect the

same time lnterposing to protect the
prisoners.
Major Cirrujeda has taken charge Of
the objects found on the body for fur
ther examination. There was a gold
watch, splendid pair >of cuff buttons,
made by Moreau TORN, Paris, with five
pointed stars on them; an ebony
handled hunting-knife, inclosed in big
strapped leather case, and good water
proof coat. All these were taken from
the body by the scout Santa Ana.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10

Harmony like a Noah's dove here
found resting place for sole of her foot
as she sat on the giddy top of noble
fir and plucked an olive leaf with her
lips" Harmony broods upon u.s.
said he again, ''from the sun-kissed
SUBMITS of the snow-crowned Siskiyous,
to the smiling bosom of the broad Colum-
bia." Killfeather has not been here for a
long time. but The Dalles will never for
get him-never.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
MOST LIKELY A FAKE.
No Confirmation of the Report of Ma
ceO's Death.

Major Cirrujeda MARBLES about Ma
ceo's alleged killing in a manner that
convinces the thinking public that he is
lying like the trooper he ls. AS mat
ter of fact the Spanish officers seem bet
ter fitted for lying than fighting. This
is the way the major explains how he
knows the bodies were those of Maceo
and Gomez.
The Spanish column. without stop
ping to explore the field, went in hot
pursuit of the insurgents and followed
them for mile or more. Meantime.
young Gomez is supposed to have COM
mitted suicide by Maceo's side. While
the troops were returning to Guato, aft
er the pursuit had ceased, various guer-
rillas belonging to Major Cirrijeda' g
command went over the field where the
rout of the insurgents had occurred and
searched the bodies remaining there for
anything of Importance.
''The body of Maceo,'' Major Cirrijeda
continued, "was relieved of a ring, cloth
ing, etc. The guerillas who performed
the act were at the time quite uu-
aware that the body was that of Maceo.
In fact little attention was paid to the
identity of the bodies. 1t was already
dark on the field, and it was raining.
Various other bodies were also
searched
1t was an adjuntant, according to Ma
jor Cirrujeda's further statement, who
;1e;stad +bot +ba n oIo1a ,,,a1+,o1ad J1odu
and the other which was lying by its
side, were evidently officers of import
ance, and that they must not thus be
left without Identification.
'The two bodies were, therefore, tied
by the feet to the tails of some horses
said the major, "and thus dragged over
the ground, the intention being to carry
them to town for Identification. But
alter proceeding for while, the horses
became tired with their burdens, anG
the bodies were therefore cut loose anc
left in the road,''
When the troops reached Guato
Major Cirrujeda proceeded to read tht
documents which had been found on thu
bodies, and which were described in
dispatch exclusively to the Associated
Press yesterday. They include lette
addressed ''Dear Pancho," signed "M
Gomez diary OF Maceo's operation
from November % to Decem Der Z, and
note in pencil, found on the body. of tn
younger man, saying he died rathe
than abandon the body OF his general
Maceo. The undershirts and socks Oh
the body of the older man were marke,
with the initials "a. NJ and ring o.
the finger contained the engraved in
scription, ''Antonio Maria.'' Afte
reading these documents, Major Cirru
jeda says he became convinced that tn
bodies which his troops had abandone
were those Of Antonio Maceo and youn
Gomez. But it was too late to retur
and recover them.
i With the insurgents in the battle
Major Cirrujeda says was a beautifr
Amazon about % years old. who urge
the rebels ga la machete,p y but at th
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10

Only thirty days in which to secure
Herrin's unrivalled photos. Mrs. Her
rim will leave The Dalles January 1st
for long visit in Southern Oregon, per-
haps to remain. You can secure bar
gains now in all kinds of work-dupli-
Gates, cabinet, polished, only 81 per
dozen until Jan. l, 1897. d2-1w
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-10
Notice.

There will be regular meeting of Mt.
Hood Hose Co. tomorrow (Friday) even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
J. w. LEWIS. Secy.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22
HAULED ABOARD.
Four Thousand People Cheer an Aero
 battle Democrat.

NEW YORK, July 21.-The steamer St. Louis had cast off her moorings, the last gang-plank had been hauled back on the American line dock, the bugle had sounded and the big ship began to move rapidly astern out into the river, when a hanson cab drove wildly on the dock and a very large man flung open the doors of the cab and made frantic efforts to alight.
 He was too big and got jammed in the cab.
 Three policemen ran to his assist ance and showed the gentleman round so that he was able to extricate him. self, out of breath, perspiring dread fully and with the air of a man dis gusted with mundane affairs.
 It was United States Senator James Smith of New Jersey and he wore a heavy dark frock suit and an Alpine straw hat.
 Messrs. Kirk and Geoffreys of the passenger department, seized the Sen ator and dragged him towards the end of the pier, which they reached by the string-piece, to avoid the two thousand people assembled on the dock. The people and some dock wallpapers ran behind, ready to rescue MT. Smith in case he fell overheard. He was rushed on board the tug E. M. Willard, limp and exhausted.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22
Success in Plant Growing.

There is wonderful amount of truth in the following statement: ''Some persons have aknack of making all kinds of plants grow in the most unfavorable circumstances think this is partly owing to magnetic at traction existing between such persons and their plants. The plants seem to know they are loved, that they are household treasures, that every new leaf and flower is as welcome as the new words and expanding thoughts o1 baby to it's mother. Apparently un- conscious of this, they do their utmost, and in places least adapted for success full house culture of plants, we often find stands or individuals equal to the best greenhouse specimens.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22
WHICH IS NEW?

One would think, to see some of the hysterical editorials in the metropeli- tan newspapers of the east, that the free coinage policy so boldly and clear ly enunciated in the Chicago platform is something entirely new in this coun- try, but that is not the case. As long ago as 1877 Major Mckinley, the pres ent Republican nominee for president, voted as member of the house, for the Bland bill, which provided for the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the ratio of 16 to 1. That bill passed the house by a good deal more than two-thirds majority, and it would have passed the senate by an equally large vote if a few trimmers had not betrayed the interests of the country by changing it into a limited coinage act on the purchase plan.
 The platform on which President Cleveland was elected in, 1892 declared unequivocally for bimetallism and the free coinage of both metals without discrimination or charge for mintage, and the bill repealingt the purchasing clause of the Sherman act contains a similar pledge, solemnly enacted by congress and signed by President Cleveland. With what grace then, can the bolting Democratic organs ask their readers to believe that free coin age is a new heresy which decent Democrats cannot accept?
 It is the single gold standard which is a new thing in our financial policy and thing which has never been rec ognized in the platform of any politi- cal party in this country until the money power forced it into the fnan- cial plank recently adopted at St. Louis against the wish and will of Major Mckinley and his most friendly SUD- porters.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22
Frantic signals were made to the . -u- To- A

Frantic signals were made to the vessel and she lay to.
 Then the tug approached and rope was thrown from the bows. A bow line was made at the end and deck hand on the tug invited Senator Smith to sit in the bow line and be hauled aboard.
 It was stout, two-inch rope, of the finest manilla, but the senator shook his head dubiously. Finally a rope ladder, used to enable pilots to board the ship at sea, was lowered from the port midship side, and by the help of sailors on the St. Louis, and deck hands on the tug, the senator was hauled, pushed and boosted aboard, to the amusement of two thousand peo- pie on board the St. Louis and as many more on the dock.
 Then all the tugs which had loitered about in order to fish out the senator in case he should fall overheard or the ladder should break, footed their ad- miration at his acrobatic feat, the 4,OOO people cheered and the St. Louis went to sea.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

Jay Gould's daughter, Countess de Castellane, gave "fete de nuit' in Paris recently, to which 5000 guests were invited. The descriptions given read like fairy tales. It must have been just too splendid affair because it is said to have surpassed anything that has been given in Paris for cen tury. Think of that, ye plebians! And all evolved from a mouse trap, and few tricks in trade
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22
NONE BUT AYERS AT THE
 WORLDS FAIR.

Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex- traordinary distinction of having been the only blood purifier allowed an ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair. Chicago. Manufacturers of other sarsapariNas sought by every means to obtain a showing of their goods, but they were all turned away under the application of the rule forbidding the entry of patent medicines and nostrums. The decision of the Worlds Fair authori- ties in favor of Ayers Sarsaparilla was in effect as follows: Ayers Sarsapa- rilla is not patent medicine. It does not belong to the list of nostrums. It is here on it's merits"
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22
The New York Mail and Expre

The New York Mail and Express says: 'eThe Chicago platform is prac- tically writ of ejectment against every gold coin in America, and Can didate Bryan is charged with the duty of executing it. The gold, therefore, will go into hiding, as it always does under such circumstances" And this is one of the strongest arguments that can be made for the remonetization of silver. A few men could not get it all into their hands, keep it in hiding, and compel the enactment of villain ous laws, to the detriment, the ruin, and ultimate downfall of the Nation. Silver is the great safety valve, and this country needs it worse than it needs anything else on earth.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

The Rev. Mr. Acheson, an Episcopal ian clergyman, of Middletown, Conn.,, in a sermon last Sunday, exhorted his hearers so to vote that ''it will be i'm possible to have a free and unlimited coinage of fifty-cent dollars and pre- vent the. seating of boy in the chair once honored by w: eaington, Lincoln and Garfield" It is this kind of 8 minister that sweIls the ranks of the Ingersoll army.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

It is said that there are in the sav- ings banks of the United States $1, ,75O,- 000, 900 in deposits and that free coin age of silver would inure to the bene- fits of these banks to the extent of re- ducing this indebtedness to their de- positors to s9OO,OOO,OOO. Yet many bankers are so patriotic, so disinter- ested, so unselfish that they oppose this thing which would at one stroke place nearly $500, 1000, ,OOO in their pock- cts for which they would neither toll nor spin.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

first demonetized? In South Amer ica every dollar is in use, and $600,- 000,000 beside in paper.
 The copper comparison could only come from Senator Hill at time when he was hot and filled with bitterness at the knowledge that to the people he was of much less importance than he had sized himself. The amount of copper that can be supplied is only limited by the demand. He might as we'll have used coal for his comparison.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

One of the goldbug papers sings this way: Unless all signs are mislead- ing many thousands of honest money Democrats will have previous engage ments to go rabbit hunting on election day. They may not get much game, but they will at least have the satis- faction of choosing their own con- pany." Thousands of worthy @ citi- zens of the United States went rabbit hunting in Canada in the early sixties. They saved their worthless hides and have not had the respect of their neighbors since.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

"As if a brick were lying in my stomach" is the description by a dys- peptic of his feeling after eating.
 This is one of the commonest symp- toms of indigestion. If you have it., take Shaker Digestive Cordial.
 Not only this symptom, but all the symptoms of indigestion are cured by Shaker Digestive Cordial.
 So many medicines to cure this one disorder. Only one that can be called successful, because only one that acts in a simple, natural, and yet scientific way. Shaker Digestive Cordial.
 Purely vegetable, and containing no dangerous ingredients, Shaker Di- gestive Cordial tones up, strengthens and restores to health all the digestive organs.
 Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1 bottle.
Arizona republican., 1896-07-22

The goldites have a new argument and like all their others it steps on it. self. It is that if free coinage of silver is established foreigners will liquidate their obligations to us in silver and will demand that we pay ours in gold. Suppose they do demand gold. It does not follow that they will get it. This country has no gold obligations out standing. All our debts are payable in coin or in lawful money of the United States, not of Europe.