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The courier., 1901-12-14
T H f COU RIER

ready Swallowed by the dark of the
grave. one woman. the sister told me
would hardly live the day out She Iay
with her face toward a window. her
eyes upon "A little tent of blue that
prisoners call the sky and yet think
she saw nothing. Outside the world
was so alert. so buoyant in the golden
light, and little birds chirped and bells
called sweetly. ii was so hard to be
lieve that the death angel brooded
near.
In one ward | saw a little girl. per
haps seven years old, who Interested
me, and | stopped to speak with her.
asking her name. Agnes" she told
me. Agnes something, such a coIIec-
tion of cOnsOnants. chiefly rs" that
concluded that it must be Polish or
Russian. Why are you here. Agnes"
| asked. Cause | have fits. but I'm
gOin' home pretty soon. cause the doc
tor, he says | can't never get we'll" |
was tritle taken back at the cheer
fulness of her tones and the smiling
light in her big, black eyes
Have you any brothers and sisters
Yes, ma'am," she replied Il got
'leven"
Dear me, that is a great many: are
your papa and mama at hOme?''
oh, yes. they are at home now. but
my mama is coming to take me away.
My papa, he can't come cause he gets
drunk. He got awful drunk one time
and pushed me down stairs. and that's
why | get fits. and | won't never get
we'll"
Clearly to her little mind. the fits
We're a great distinction. and | think
she was inclined to regard person
without them trife patronizingIy.
You didn't never have fits. id you?''
she asked me. l was Obliged to con-
feSS that | had never had them. As
moved on | said. Well. good bye. Ag-
mes. l hope you will get better"
| realized it was not the tactfuI thing
to say. when she replied reproachfully.
No. | won't. | amt never going to
get well. the doctor said so
When the great doors of the hospital
closed behind me, shutting in the pain.
disease and death. | stood Il moment
drawing in deep breaths of the tonic
The courier., 1901-12-14
OMAHA LETTER
Dear Eleanor:

Dear Eleanor:
Faith dies hard last of all things.
believe We are born with that grain.
Il perhaps no larger than mustard seed.
q yet withal hardy thing. We all. Sc
Il cretly, believe in lot of things. which
We would not acknowledge because it
really seems rather superior to be cvn-
ical.
When Mr.. Welch ran up the black
flag a short time ago. and predicted
"a 80 or 40 degree drop. | actually be
Ieved him in spite of former experi-
ence, and l got my sealskin out of
H pawn and took bad cold by way of
demonstrating my faith, and it kept
getting warmer. Today nips a bit. and
Nature has veiled her eyes and there is
hint of snow in the air. | sing a con-
tinual requiem for summer. If only |
might l would follow her the wide
world over to whatever land she flies.
here to daily with and smile upon new
Overs.
The naked woods and wailing winds
simply set my teeth on edge and | feel
like hurling daily Jeremaids at things
in general. 1 know this is not very bad.
but it is certain to be worse. before
it is any better. which you will admit
is not cheering. Have you any legiti-
mate reason for having translated NV
original remark Don't shoot the or
ganst" etc, into Don't shoot the vag-
rant?" Why ''vagrant." wonder.
rather than turkey buzzard. or wash
woman? This is not fault finding. it
is simply curiosity. What sort of a
Thanksgiving did you have" Mine was
bit depressing. To begin with mother
sent me to the hospital with some flow
ers and jelly. Oh, my dear. my dear.
Why do able bodied people with a fair
share of health. ever complain? As
walked along the rows of narrow white
beds, and saw the bandaged arms and
legs, the drawn faces and nerveless
hands, / felt as if | ought to spend the
rest of the day singing hymns of praise
Tor my whole condition There We're
painstricken features. and eyes al
The courier., 1901-12-14

air. The clean arch of the sky swept
around the earth. Here and there the
grass showed green. some hardy flow
ers bloomed at the south of "A house
near by, and | was alive. alive. | think
little prayer crept out of NV heart
matters little whether it was one
OF thanksgiving or a cry of mercy.
We had with us at dinner that day
about the most unsophisticated speci-
men of humanity, it has ever been my
good or bad fortune to meet with. He
is a youth. who has come here to study
at the school of pharmacy Mother of
fered Il sort of lame explanation. as to
why the family dinner was invaded in
this manner. Something about papa's
having business dealings with the
youths father. a letter of introduction.
neCessitating attention on our part
But mother" | demonstrated. why
Thanksgiving? Couldn't il have been
on some wash day. when life isn't
worth living. anyway"
Penelope" mother replied. a bit
sternly. You grow more selfish every
day: this poor boy has never been
away from home before. and just
imagine how forIOrn and diffident he
must feel
| admit my selfishness without
struggle but the youths diffidence ex-
lists entirely in mothers mind. His
name is Jim Whitley. and he has never
in all his 20 years of life been outside
a town of 300 inhabitants before His
people are very we'll to do. and rather
prominent in their section of Nebraska.
This youth has spent his gentle exist
enCe where he was about the most i'm
portant cog in the wheel He has
known everybody by name within a
radius of - miles of his home So
just fancy a product of that descrip-
tiOn being suddenly transplanted into
city life with no apparent conception
that conditions are changed. How do
you like Omaha" mother began. while
We We're yet at soup.
oh, | like it all right or | will in
week or two. when | get acquainted
with the folks. Who lives over across
there in that big house."
"A gentleman by the name of Mr..
Yates" mother replied cautiously.
We'll. | saw some nice looking girls
The courier., 1901-12-14

Leather Goods at Half
A Great Xmas Opportunity

!: : : :: ! !: =:
| u One of Leather Goods Manu-
N. facturer in TIoboken New Jersey, dissolve
| 40 I hip January, 1902 To
| AN cleanup they sold
d8Serg9Ma i lot of goods made sell at
| Waess @%>ASJ and 81 90 each.
The 10 ocon,ist o Purses, Com bi
Bags, Boston Bags
all
leather, Morocco Alligator Plain and Mounted Effects
It's lifetime An
Goods Presents at Onea Price.
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[coNr1NuED.l

: My mind was full Of apprehension on
her behalf. What. did she mean by
saying that this affair Of the letter re-
ferred to something quite different
from anything had ever heard Of or
Imagined? Who was she, what was
che, how came she to be mixed up In
IN affair 50 full Of mystery? What
did this mean. this presentation Of q
letter by an Arab in this desert town?
a commercial highway truly. yet In
what way could she. a stranger, a wo-
man. be connected with it? Yet how
serious it must have been to cause her
20 much terror! l pictured again the
blank look Of horror which. spreading
from her eyes. whitened her lovely
face. I felt again the fierce, nervous
clasp Of her fingers on my arm, and !
listened once more to her gasping ut.
terances as she sought to reassure me.
my mind buzzed with strange conjec.
ture. In spite of the knowledge Of my
own intolerable position and the fact
that. situated as l was. had no right
to look too longtngly urcn any woman
] felt myself drawn insensfbly toward
the girl. and already her sorrow had
bes:',ne mine.
What did that letter contain?
would have given much to know,
though from no mere inquisitiveness.
Plainly It had thrown her into a state
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81 Nc Chinese Boxers'

go :. II
"Wel. that's very queer" be said. Il
suppose you have no idea what the let
ter contained?" 4.
mot the remotest. only know that
the reading of it gave her such shock
that she almost tainted" ..D )
That his thoughts few at once to the
society was painfully evident saw
it in his face. and 1t awakened no SUR
prise. for there was no other direction
in which they could fly. My own had
taken similar course, only to be
brought back with a jerk. What pos-
sible connection could there be between
this girl and those yellow hends? OF
course It was ridiculous, but my asso-
citation Of the society with everything
that was mysterious and terrifying
showed what a hold it had obtained
over the Imagination. "
Every. very curious" be muttered,
but he did not otherwise voice his sus-
picions. He was as much ashamed as
I Of admitting the awful power of the
society, and it was rather singular
how we eschewed that which was up
permost In our minds. IL
We went aboard as soon as the sail
ors had finished washing down, and
shortly after we had begun our jour-
ney through the canal was pleased to
see Miss Hurst come up on deck. My
solicitude Immediately drove me to her
side. where, in answer to my many
questions, she informed me that she
was now quite recovered from the
faintness which had so suddenly as
sailed her. and she begged me to say
nothing of it. And in many ways she
sought to apologize for her strange be-
havior, even going so far as to suggest
that the mysterious letter contained
nothing which warranted such CON-
plete collapse on her part, to all Of
which | listened with due Difference,
but thought that even her most
vehement protestations betrayed her
intense anxiety. here was an after:
tone of fear In her voice which had
almost shuddering sound.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-05-31
CHAPTER XIX.
MAN OVERHEARD

1t was the night before our arrival at
Colombo. The weather had changed
and was somewhat threatening. Dark
clouds had begun to pile up from the
southwest, and during the early hours
of the evening smart shower Of rain
had fallen, but otherwise there was
nothing alarming in the state of the
weather. The ship began to lurch q
bit. quickly feeling the movement of
the sea. Many predicted rough night,
but we were all thoroughly at home by
this time. and probable tossing caus-
ed us no apprehension. Besides. we
should be in Colombo on the following
morning, and the thought of run
ashore entirely unbalanced the fear Of
an evil night. Ii
The sea rose somewhat after dinner,
though not to any great extent, but the
night was intensely dark. and the
phosphorus glowed and glimmered
about us like white fire. The wake
was wide, blazing road Of light and
showed up with strange distinctness In
the surrounding blackness. But there
were ominous murmurings in the wind,
and as the ship began to labor some
what the people retired rather earlier
than usual IA
After seeing Miss Hurst below had
gone to the smoking room to- have.a
pipe. but finding the atmosphere rather
oppressive, for In spite Of the change It
was still ,nsuherably close below, 81
went out on the deck to finish my
smoke. For time lounged against
F the rail little forward of midships
watching the bubbling phosphorus 40
1t curled and twisted from our sides,
thinking vaguely as one will under
such conditions, when suddenly was
startled by piercing shrek which
came from away aft l looked round,
but along the dimly lighted decks there
was not a soul to be SEEN. .Bewildered,
stood for moment half wondering il
had heard Alright, when once more
came the cry: This time there was no
mistake, nor was l mistaken In the d.
section from which the sound came.
Hesitating no longer. / bounded away
al. oblivtous Of the fact that my foot
ing was extremely unstable. and III
my hurry ran foul Of one Of the fun
mel stays, but picking myself up! with
alacrity, for the cries aft were now
more urgent than ever, / dashed on...ES;t
Two figures were seen struggling vio-
lently against the auxiliary wheel at,
and presently the voice Of Miss Hurst
rang out clearly and distinctly. Help!
helpy %@ n s. s 7 SI=ssI ft.S
|= NY heart almost stood still with hor-
ror. 5I felt as though the ship vas sink
ing beneath me, but | cried aloud,
what + don't know, and rushed toward
4 her. It seemed to me, that my feet
dragged heavily, that the ship rolled
still more furtously for with . sudden
lunges to port it hurled me into the lee
/ scnppers. Half dazed, + roseHyto my
knees and once more came that awful
cry. Help! #helD!' e But zit was muffied
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-05-31

The brace girl by my side ,aever nsalr-
muTed
of abiect terror, therefore it must have
contained information of the utmost
gravity. l cursed the shortness of our
friendship, which rendered me to her
practically an unknown quantity.
That it was anything Of which she
personally had the slightest cause to
be ashamed was thought l never
for one moment entertained. You see,
l had embarked upon venture, and |
whipped my faith into obedience.
A little while later on l met my un-
Gle, Major Coghlan and one or two 9TH
ers, who, in the manner of passengers
ashore, had taken possession of the
street The gallant soldiers gallant
face was redder than ever, and from
bis exceedingly breezy manner ! guess
ed that the desert sand in his throat
had required lot of moistening.
''The top of the mornin to you," he
said. What have you done with the
lady?"
She has gone off to the ship. Tagged
out, think" =
AYE. to be sure" said he. his eyes
twfnkling with nserriment, or beer,
"and mighty prevokin weather it is
and wants a dale Of humorin."
But felt in no mood for humoring it
just then and refused the invitation to
IN adjacent cafe. l knew that at bot
tom the major was no friend Of mine,
and l feared his half drunken tests.
On one point was rather punctilious,
and knew that il he touched it we
should undoubtedly quarrel The fight
ing spirit of the Irishman Is occasion
ally . thing to be admired, but more
often 1t Is one to be deplored. The
whirling Of shillalahs and the cracking
Of craniums do not appear to the more
Sober Saxon such mighty fine sport.
The major protested, but my uncle
and I were obdurate, and az We walked
along he fred parting shot at Us, up:
bratding us for our unsociability. To
this we did not reply. As have said.
the major was a privileged person: IN:
Fancy that brute having the imper-
t1nence to bother Miss Hurst with his
attentions" ~ IT, IL =.
Yes" answered my uncle dryly,. 1T
- = quite remarkable what Importance
some people seem to attach to them
selves 7s. p J.: ~ -. s,.s.s II. = .5
The beast! He's half drunk" f@<s. ..z:s55s
make it three-quarters." Then, look
ing round, be said ID q lower tone.
~Seen anything?''.z i, + .. s::, 8
mo. And your =, >@z5i sE.s. n !.
''Nothing. There can be no doubt
that we have feirly given the: society
the slip. Here. which is q renowned
hotbed Of scoundrelisn. we should have
+ had some notification II our enemies
had been on the watch 4 h a t' I: S.
h WIN Some notification, The phrase, strik,
*5 sins with singular force, reminded me
q OF Miss Hurst's adventure Jim's face
nne erySent many changes as he listen
VA ed: sss S5J s. 1..5 III %
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16

which though not large vii be great
advantage 70 the children. AZ eac
echooI has a telephone there isno reason
why each school cannot receive the
worid's News 10 The form o brief hnl'
leiIns each day. These are features o
proeress demanded by The pfosfe. si'e .
aeein which we live The iiliietaic man.
who cannot read or write and who must
depend on street gossip for bis informa-
tion on current events belongs to past
ago a. completely as the barbarian
with his warpaiot,
There are ihese who oppose pros ress
in our pui lie schools. Bnt progrefs can
be secured with redcued taxes and The
ol the community. High
taxes 20 hand-in-hsud with ignorance.
A better government means more
economical city government We will
never have lover school taxes untii We
have better schools, schools good enough |
10 draw wealth and population TO tie
,ity. Salem can never be made an ed
icational center until The pride and
Of the city rests On is com
non schools.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16
catarrh Cannot Be cured

Witb LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease
Caiarrh is a blood or constitutions
diseasy. and In order TO cure 1t you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure il taken internally, and'act sdirect'
lv on the blood and mucous surfaces.
HalTs Catarrh Cure ls not quack
medicine. Il was prescribed by one OF
the best physicians in this country for
wears and is a regular prescription. IL is
somposed of the best tonics known,
combined with tho best blood purifiers,
lcting directly on the mucous surfaces
The perfect combination Of the two in-
yrediants is what produced such wonder.
Iul results in curing Catarrh. Send
'or testimonial free.
FL. CHENEY & co, Props.
Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halle Family Pills are the best.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16

The salem Press Club highly en-
terlained visiting members at the BAN
oue on the night Of the 9th. Let II
bs recsrded 10 the credit Of the club
that no wines we're served. The tenn
people Of the state should note
this with great satisfaction The wise
editor Of this period keeps bis head clear
-woodburn Independent. We infer from
this you drink nothing but beer.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16
pnooagss IN ouR

"ffNN'N"- = ~ WIN
PUnLic SCHOOLS
Thereviuion oI tho common school lawu
BY the present Legislature makes pro
greas possible In The public schools Of
Our cities lmproyemeunlu the assess.
ment ltws viii make Il possible 10 re-.
ducc taxes without diminishing the
support Of The nohools Better manage.
nont oi she state school fund viii help
tho school revenues and make reduced
taKatlon possible.
Ths city ol Salem viii no doubt tase
advantage Of these conditions and s.lll
farther Improve the ppbllc schools. Pro.
TFess has been made 10 the salem die.
usci fnances. interus has been 70.
dnccd, but there 10 stlll much 10 BE- ac.
oomplishel. The actual wosk by the
'oaehera with The pupils haa been I'm.
proved - that, a. lar a. Il goes salem
has ~ good public schools a. there ara M
Ne state.
under she lmproyed new laws. with
pFospeoip ol greater revenues, with re.
dueed debt, Salem school dlsiric. c.n
IN ms neat lev years he pushed into
the ifont rank. and can gain the rep.
station oi having the very besl public
schoo'a Ia ihe siaie. Such = ropu,a.
sion avili briag handrds Of lamlliss
here 70 reside, viii adyanea TIE value
oi property and Improve all Kinds oi
hanlnoes.
ondef the new library Law each Of ou,
,ehoola vii gei . Tree public library.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16

Ask your Grocer today to show you
q package of GRAiN-O. the new food
drink that takes the place OF coffee
The children may drink Il without
injury as well as the adult. An who
~ H. like H. GRAIN.O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha Or Java.
uut u " made from pure grains, ana
the most delicate stomach reeelves "A
Without dlsireas. y the price Of cot
tee. iDe. and 20 cts per package.
Sold by all groceru.
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IF YOU WISH TO
TRAVEL in COMFORT

Take the old reliable Northern Pacific
Railway for Your Eastern trip, The
accommodations this road furnishes and
the facilities it affords for all its
passengers are It's best advertisement.
Il gives its passengers the comfort that
all old travellers and new travellers also
know how TO appreciate.
With a large amount of new rolling
stock and vastly improved road bed it is
better than ever prepared to please
those whose good fortune may lead them
to select this road for their Eastern
trips. 2l47t
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16

bfownell's constitutional convention
bhl appFopFiates 10000 for 1000 se,s
and 90 send a copy oi the proposed
revised code 70 the Governor Of each Of
tho United eiates'' il tho terrltorie,
are "os the United slAles,n and the
un'sed States 10 a nation. how tho deuce
ean there BE- any Governors Of the
Iun''ed ssaies' Only great statesman
nae hnownell could have thought a
that
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16

BABY FARmi No
Brownsll's bil 10 give 80 year state
aid toward she sopporl q orphane and
soundIines kept At any institution is
very objectionable AZ passed BY tbe
House. the bin would have been more
appropriately entitled "A bin for an
act 70 encourage tho industry Of baby
farming" Thereare people, and insd-
tntions already waiting eagehy, 10 EN-.
bark IN this industry, and that expect
10 make "a good ,hlng' out oi H. with
$50 year ior each orphan" from The
state. aud what they can obtain other
wise. h viii b. quite = profitable indus
try, and the state viii dnd that beiore
two years are oyur ID will BE- required 70
pay : very large som in the aggregate
there 70 no limit 10 this sum ia tho bill
.-in aid q these Childrcn's Homes.
Tho destitute orphans and homeless
chlldren oi The state should BE- cared ioT,
Il At nil. ~ public expense 81 state in'
stiluiion open 10 all on equal terms
Greater care ehonld be taken in guard
isg il.e state lubds, and preventing un-
limited and lpdIscriminate "baby farm
ing"
Al $50 per capita orphans will be
brought from ~ over ihe United States
territories aud Canada and the whole
world be unIoaded upou Oregon This
l. a bonnty on foundlings and would Z
Stimulate The birth Of Illegiiimate
nhlIdren until 0tegon's record Ia this q
respect would surpsss some parts Of
New Jersey, Bavaria and Scandinavia
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Auto mobile Club Of America.

New York, Feb. l8.-The new head
quarters Of the Automobile Club Of
America will De opened to-day. They
are located in the Plazz Bank building,
Madison avenue and Fifty.eight street
The organization is forwarding the
work Of putting up sign boards along
the main thoroughfares, as fast as
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-16

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