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three years. 1t consists of over 5000
pieces Of wood and of fifteen different
kinds, and 10 all hand done. l also do
q little photography"
Az 1t would be almost impossible for
human beings to reside continuously
on q place like this the keepers are
supposed to be on duty for six weeks
when they get fortnight ashore. The
shore station, where their families re-
side, u IN Darraid ON the southwest Of
Null, twenty miles away. Life II
monotonous even at the shore station,
% The lighthouse families are the only
inhabitants. The nearest church 10
thrse miles away. and service u hsId
IN Il once . fortnight A The worship-
pseS have - cross the water part Of
The way Il = seldom they can 70 IN
winter. The men (ike NEST Ocots) are
vsEy hesn On reading. ne Lishthouse
IAtsEakazs Maiden (wAtch u ceaAneesd
trsa Dsifasu = Z god frisad b ~.
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she CAN INTEREST CHILDREN
30 This Woman with q Single Gift 10
Able to Earn Her Living.

30 This Woman with Single Gift IL
Able to Earn Her Living.
One woman who looks forward ia
long and idle summer without ap.
prehenslon has gone to Europe to
travel. She has letter of credit am
pie for her purposes, and will be able
to remain abroad until November.
All this good fortune Is the result
of making a speciality for herself when
she started out to earn a living several
years ago. She had very small CAPT
tai. She could initiate children won.
derfully, and her quaint little face was
not unlike a child's. She had, more.
over. the faculty Of interesting chill.
dren greatly.
II remember" she says. when her
unusual work is referred to. 1.-The story
of the fox and the eat who met In
the forest when the King was hunt.
ing
"'Well, I only know how to do one
thing" said the cat modestly. Its
my only trick
"'You don't say SO" replied the fox,
patronixingly. why, can do no end
OF tricks
1.-The cat s'ared at the fox envious.
ly and was -Iddenly aroused by hear.
ing the hons Of the Kings hunters
and tho ba king of the dogs. The cat
ran up the tree, and. sitting on a
branch. watched the approach Of the
cavalcade with serenity.
az thought you could do only one
thing cried out the distracted fox a.
he ran away.
81 cam the cat answered. But
this happens to be my trick
Then the cat had the satisfaction
to see the dogs. after barking about
the foot of the tree. run after the fox.
NOW. like the cat" the woman
says in conclusion, II could do one
thing. 1t was amuse children"
She devoted herself to acquiring In.
teresting stories for children. She
even sang and danced for them, and
dressed herself up like a child.
The result was such delight on their
part that their mothers were always
anxious to engage her for parties. She
had all she could do. and has doubled
her fee for next year.
As there are always more children
growing up. and the mothers all have
q high opinion Of her. her employment
10 not likely to BE- exhausted SOON
Washington Post
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Exact Obedience.

Native servants in India have the
generally desirable though sometimes
inconvenient virtue Of the Chinese
doing exactly as they are told. The
trouble is that they seldom use judg.
ment.
Lord Roberts, during a campaign In
India, had ordered his man to prepare
his bath at certain hour. One day 4
fierce engagement was going on, but
the servant made his way through a
storm Of bullets. and appeared at the
commanders side.
"sahib," said he. ''yonr bath 10
ready"
Even a better story comes from an
unknown soldier. who was awakened
one morning by feeling the servant Of
brother oflcer pulling at his foot.
"sahib," whispered the man, "sahib,
what am to do? My master told me
to wake him at half-past six, but he
did not 60 to bed till seven"
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THAT COTTON SCANDAL.
Need II Law to Pnnish Men Who He
tray Official Conscience.

tray Official Confidence.
The worst phase Of the scandal in
the agricultural department Is not In
the discovery that one Of its employees
has been making profitable specula-
tons in the crop reports, says the
Philadelphia Record. That has long
been suspected What is really sur
prising IL that the man Holmes has
merely been dismissed with the ex-
PLANTATION of Secretary Wilson that he
can be subjected to no other punish
ment. In this view the secretary for
tifies himself with an opinion of the
attorney general.
1t 10 rather strange that a sworn
official intrusted with important docu-
mentary Information cannot be pun
ishsd for perverting 1t to dishonest
uses. It Is still more strange that he
cannot be criminally prosecuted for
his fraudulent alterations of the crop
reports In his hands. BY his dismiss
sal Holmes merely loses the oppor-
tunity Of making more profits in man.
ufacturing the crop reports for specu-
lative uses. But the game was UP.
He had already earned 10 much by
his crooked practices that the salary
was Of small consideration to him.
There Is no doubt that this affair
will lead to thorough Investigate ton
OF the agricultural department in the
next session Of Congress. From an
inconsiderable Office 1t has grown into
great government machine with an
endless reduplication of bureaus os.
tensibly occupied with all sorts of
scientific investigations. It would be
unjust to deny that the department
has conveyed to the public some useful
facts. but these are rare grains in an
intolerable waste Of char. Members
Of Congress have again and again in.
Weighed against the abuses Of its ad-
ministration and demanded a reform.
But 1t has proved too convenient m
providing places for needy partisan
and personal dependents to be seri.
ously disturbed. A thorough thvesti-
cation will show that there are other
matters connected with the depart.
ment deserving public attention b.
sides the Holmes scandal.
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No Fish Without Forests.

The preservation of our streams 10
necessary to the preservation of our
fish, but many of the readers may not
yet have considered how intimately
the preservation Of our forests Is con-
nected with the preservation of our
streams and hence the very existence
Of many fish, especially brook trout.
depends upon the preservation of the
forests.
To illustrate this rela tionsbip be-
tween forests and water, make Il cou.
pie Of troughs, line one with clay to
represent the country denuded of trees,
the opposite trough lined with sods Of
grass or moss to represent the forest.
clad mountain side. set them on an In.
cline and connect their upper ends with
rough reservoir. Pour a pail Of
water into this reservoir and there will
be a wild rush of water down the
clay-lined trough, while the moss and
grass-lined one will drip for hours.
1t only needs little Imagination to
convert this machine into forest clad
mountain and one denuded of timber.
The cloudburst represented by the
contents Of the bucket suddenly pour.
ed into the top reservoir Is only a
dangerous cloudburst on the barren
slope. By the use Of this simple de-
vice you can explain to a child the abb
solute necessity of preserving the for
ests upon the water sheds IL we
would have continuous running water
and not the certainty of food and
drouths which are caused by the water
sheds being recklessly denuded of tim
ber.-Recreation.
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sAs,se ! ols1.

--~~>~.-s~~--->~~.
Two cattlemen overtaken b. bad
weather twenty-five miles from their
camp came In sight of sod shack,
and asked for food and shelter for the
night. The story Of their welcome ID
given In the Outlook by one Of the cat
tlemen.
I shall never forget the little WON.
an who met me .4t the door Of that
sod shack. told her our situat ion.
She was very gracious in granting u
food and shelter for the night.
We sat there In the room. could
not think Of word to say. and Bible
back was worse OF than l was. He
could not do anything but look at the
pictures on the wall. Then a man old
enough to be her grandfather put in
an appearance. He was friendly and
laxative.
He was retired stage-driver. and
was looking after the stage horses.
After supper ! went out to the corral
and wormed the Information out Of
him that the woman was widow,
that her husband had died before she
came there, and that she was poor and
deserving.
told Bibleback all this after we
had gone to bed. and we found that
our resources amounted to only four
dollars, which she was more than wei.
come to. So the next morning when I
asked her what we owed her she re-
piled 80 graciously, "Why, gentlemen,
l couldn't think Of taking advantage
of your necessity to charge you for a
favor that I'm only too happy to
grant"
"Oh," said I, take this, anyhow"
and laid the silver on the table.
We had started for the door when
she stopped US.
"One moment, gentlemen. can't
think Of accepting this. Be kind
enough to grant my request"
We mumbled out some thanks, babe
her good day, and started for the cor
raj feeling like two sheep thieves.
We were accustomed to hardship
and neglect, but here was genuine
kindness.
When we were near camp. Blbleback
turned In his saddle and asked,
when IL Christmas?"
I'm about five weeks" I answered.
DO you know where that big
Wyoming stray ranges?" he next
asked.
"Of course do"
WELL" says he, "let's kill him aud
give that little widow every ounce Of
the meat. It'll be a good one on her,
won't It? Well fool her a plenty"
Three days before Christmas we
drove up the Wyoming stray and kill
ed him. We hung the beef up over
night to harden In the frost. and next
morning we reached the widows place
with 800 pounds of as fine beef as you
ever saw.
We wished her a merry Christmas
and departed.
When we got out Of sight Of the
house, old Bibleback Hunt was the
happiest mortal ever saw, ana that
Christmas was a merry one, for our
debt was paid.
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Mission Of Music,

Music boxes and blue light are two
Of the latest things in the line Of
anaesthetics. The music boxes do not
reduce pain or render the patients In
sensible, but, according to Prof. Red
ard, of Geneva, they do take away
certain Ill effects that often accompany
the use Of anaesthetics. 1t II n well
known fact. that external Impressions
received during the period of somno-
lence have great bearing on the
dreams. From this Prof Redard con.
ceived the idea Of utilizing music. II
was found that the music had a ten.
dsncy to take away the disagreeabls
excitation previous to the use of the
chloroform or other anaestetic. The
awakening was also found to be free
from excltement.-Chicago Post.
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CHAPTER XIX.

During these days David led the life
of a solitary. He sometimes went to
the inn; he went to the village shop on
the green to buy what he wanted, and
he kept wholly to himself. Except for
that daily visit to Gratnor, he talked to
no one.
From time to time | met him eaning
over the field gates. lettering along the
lanes. or sitting idly under the shade of
one of our high hedges. l suppose tina,
his loafing and wandering life had made
work of any kind distasteful to him. His
face was not a pleasant one to gaze upon,
and for stranger would have been ter.
rifying, At this time we knew from
Mary that he went nearly every day to
Gratnor. but we had no suspicion of
what was said or done there My own
thoughts. indeed. were wholly occupied
with the fortunes of George Sdcote. and
gave small heed to this sulky hermit
David" | asked him, meeting him
one day face to face so that he could
not slip out of my way. "why do you
never come over to SidcOte: Have we
offended you in any way?"
No" he replied, slowly. as If he was
thinking what he ought to reply-"no;
l don't know exactly that you have of
Tended me-"
Come over this evening and tell us
what you think about doing"
mo. ! don't think l can 20 over
this evening"
Choose your own time, but come be-
fore | go back to London"
George will be turned ont of his place
before the end of the year. The old man
told me 50. Then he'll go. too. Mary
says she will go with George. Then I
shall be left alone with Uncle Dan" He
laughed quietly. II think l shall 20 and
live at Gratnor. and take care of him
We shall have happy times together.
when you are all gone and | am left
alone with him"
why. David. you wouldn't harm the
poor old man now. would your"
mot harm him? Not harm him? Did
You ask him six years ago IL he was
going to harm me? Will he harm George
Eidcote uOwr'
You cannot force man to be sociablc.
nor can you force him to entertain
thoughts Of charity, forgiveness and long
suffering l made no more attempts to
lead the man back to better ways and
old habits.
And all the time, every day David was
carrying on. slowly and ruthlessly, the
most systematic revenge. with the most
exquisite tortures. Every day he went
to Gratnor and dangled before his VIC
tim some Of his property, and made him
buy it back bit By bit, hagglins over the
bargain; letting his uncle have 1t one day
cheap. 30 a. to raise his spirits, and the
next at nearly its full value, % as to
crush him again; and even at times, A.
ter IN hours bargain over q single eou-
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before he went away again, and % he
would keep the money to himself.
Don't tell him. WILL" MD the old
man. changing his tone. Don't inter-
fere between David and me; It ID danger
Gus. You don't know what mischief you
may be doing. As for George and Mary.
I will arrange something. They shall 60
on at Sidcote as tenants on easy terms
-on very easy terms. But don't tell
David. HI - very dangerous man.
i will not tell him anything. Il you
will give Mary your consent"
David will not stay here long. When
he has gone-oh. dear!-when he has
got some more money he will 20 away.
Don't tell him."
"YOu have to give that money either to
Mary or to David. Choose" repeat
ed
"Who are you, should like to know"
he asked. with feeble show Of anger
that you should come and interfere In
family matters? What business Is it Of
yours? Go away to London. Manage
your own affairs-if you've got any. You
are not my nephew"
Choose between Mary and David"
II must have Sidcote," he said. with
a kind of moan. He clutched at the arms
of his chair, his face twitched convulsive-
ly. and he spoke feebly. II have lost so
much lately--I have suffered SO horribly
you don't know how, young man, or
you would pity me. have been pun
ished. perhaps. because l was too pros
perous-you don't know how, and you
can't guess. II lose Sidcote, too, shall
die. You don't know, young gentleman
you don't know what 1t IL to suffer as
I have suffered"
''Then shell 60 at once to David and
tell him."
II must have Sidcote. Do your
worst" he cried, with some appearance
Of his old fire and energy. do your
worst. Tell David what you please, and
leave me to deal with David. l will
He shook his head and pointed to the
door.
told David that very evening. He
was sitting at his table. a large open
book before him. over which he was por-
ing intently. He looked up when he
heard my step outside, and shut the book
hurriedly.
"What do you want here?" he asked.
roughly. why do you come prying af-
ter me?"
Upon my word, David" I said, zone
would think we were old enemies instead
Of old friends"
Speak up. then" he replied. his eyes
suspicious and watchful. as il was try
ing to get into his cottage and steal
something. Speak up; let a man know
your business. If you had no business
you would not come here. l take It,"
at Is business that may concern you
very deeply" l said. And then told
him.
WELL" he said, slowly. II suppose you
mean honest, else why should you tell
me? Perhaps you've got score against
the old man. too. This wants thinking
Of. this does. So the old woman had
six thousand. had she? And Mary 10
to have it il she marries with her uncle
consent--and IL she doesn't, I'm to have
it."
MARY will marry George with or with
out her uncle's consent; / can tell you
that beforehand. She will marry him
within a very few weeks"
NAY" he said. rather than give me
the money he'd let her marry the black
smith"
At this point came away. for fear he
bility: and the mess l had almost made
Of the whole business proves. as said
before, that there is no excuse whatever
for the best intentions.
(To be continued.)
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auxgsssine : subsst.u,e.

II been thinkin' bout gettin' mar
ried," said q member Of his noclp to
Brother williams. You reckon I
could git marriage license for a
dozen watermelonsr'
II reckon you could" replied Brother
Williams. But my Wholesome ad-
vice ter you ID ter eat d water.
melons."--Atlanta Constitutes,
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Perooual.

CAtharine-Poor Percy! he seemed
worried while he was reading the pa.
per.
Kyrtilla-Poor fellow! He found out
that the lobster trust IL q reality.
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sKERRYvoRE LIGHTHOUSE.
Said t. Be One Of the Loneliest Places In
the British Isleo.

The Skerryvore lighthouse 10 one of
the loneliest places in the British Isles.
1t Is the chief rock Of reef which lies
ten miles southwest Of Three and TWEEN
ty-four miles west Of Iona. Previous
to 1874 ship was lost there annually
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CHAPTER xvIIl.-tcontinued.)

"Iohodv avs. believed that Won were
robbed. Mr.. I.eighan," l went on. "But
the finding of the money seems to show
that you really were robbed while you
were insensible. Perhaps we shall find
the papers, too. some day."
Perhaps we shall" he said. "If they
are in the hands of rogues and villains,
/ shall be much the better for 1t. Enough
said about my robbery. 1t il strange.
too; both on the same day. knew
not then what he meant. Both on the
same day--aud after six long years
What can this mean? Will" he said,
eagerly. '.tell mel never did any harm
to you; you've never had any land to
mortgag e-tell me. do you know nothing
Of the papers? When you found this ba z
did Won hear nothing about the papers o.
Il know nothing. How should IT.
well, it matters little; l am not con-
ccrned with the robber, but with the
man who has them now. | must deal
with him; and. there, you cannot help
me, unless-no--no-I cannot ask it; you
would not help me-"
Anyhow, Mr.. Leighan, you've got
twenty pounds back again. That Il.
something. Confess that you are pleas
ed"
young man. IL YOU torture A man
all over with rheumatic pains, do you
think he IL pleased to find that they
have left his little finger. while they are
still red.hot iron, ali over the rest Of
bis body? That ia my case"
Il On, sorry to hear 1t. At the same
time. twenty hounds. a. I said before.
10 something"
ITS been living idle for six years.
Twenty pounds at compound Interest,"
DOM snend nv ;ntor.st nrom,,e vo,,
would now he six-snd.twentv pounds.
I've lost six hounds"
laughed A man who know, not the
value OF interest laugh. essilv or.
meet. therefore to 90 IN laughing all the
DAYS of nv life.
"As for the papers theres q dead loss
of one hundred and fifty mounds a war.
Think of that All these wear. I've wait.
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A Fairy Tale.

Once upon 4 time there was Z
chauffeur who had celebrated the third
anniversary of his service -Translated
tor Tales from Fllsgends Blaetter.
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anine
artist purchased
bulk but which form they
be had dissolved Of
water which added dahm glacial sou
applied o.
to
getting the colors take"
the following 8
Purified grains
Distilled water 16
Rechfed spirit
a the
further
obtained albumen
Another method IL first made by dvng selan
acetc acid until n
this, n VII the anlin solut
For those In
following medium with which the oil
Gum masdc
Of
in fouro Of chloroform -.
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the Proof as Hand.

"Yss, did pay some Attentions b
Miss Hilbert, but I finally began to
think that she was 4 person Of VERY
poor TASTE and"
"oof. she = 70 b my wifer'
And now ] know it."-CleyelanA
Plain Dealer.
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An apology has to b treated care
fully to make . good appsarancs.
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rat1enes-D1d she drsss mucA &C H.
beaehe
rat1ies why. ~; WHEN ne vasav
bathtAg.-Yenken Statesman
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Ills Hearts Desire
BY SIR WALTER BEsANT
~ssssAeessssssssSeS
By SIR WALTER BEsANT

pom, he would put II In the hre and de-
stroy it.
When David went away. the poor old
man would fall to weeping; this hard.
dry old man. whom nothing ever moved
before. would shed tears of impotent
and bitter rage. But he refused to tell
Mary what was troubling him.
Il can't tell you what 1t u.s." he said.
"Yon don't know what the consequences
might be If told you. Oh. Mary, 1
am a miserable old man! wish l was
dead and buried and that it was all over
Il wish 1t was all Overt"
ut is something" said Mary. ito do
with David. will go and speak to him
about it."
mo. Mary. no." he cried. eagerly.
Mind your own business, child. Don't
know what might happen IL you inter-
fered."
at is David. then. Very we'll. uncle.
| shall not ask him what it is"
IL can't tell anybody. Mary: must
bear it in patience. II l resist l shall
only lose the more. Mary, we've got to
be very careful in the housekeeping now
very careful"
Il am always careful, uncle"
There was pudding again to-day.
can't afford any more pudding for a
long while--not till Christmas. And I'm
sure there's waste and riot In the kitch-
en-"
Nonsense, uncle! You not afford a
pudding? Now, remember, you are not
to be starved. and there's no waste or
riot"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-26

In Western Oregon some time, was W
come miraculous process, appointed. He
probably had 70 make oath that he waS
not acquainted with the people. Any
Oregon man who goes up there TO do
business viii probably have to have a
certificate Of character from Hitchcock
or Heney before he viii bo admitted
As for Oregon lawyers, they will prob
ably be prohibited from practieing
there at all. The honest people from
other states alone are to bo admitted
without prejudice and suspicion. Talent
ia to be imported from Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-26
Current Eyenta

The marriage Of Alice Roosevelt Ia
Congressman LOngwOrth, Of Ohio, takes
place February l7th.
Justice Walter Van Dyke, Of the
California supreme court, is dead.
Admiral Dewey's Christmas greet,
ings 90 the men and officers on board
the vessels Of tho United States navy
were transmitted TO all parts Of .he
world by wireless telegraph.
Mayor Mcclellan, Of New York, viii
be given the certificate Of election, but
the contest by Hearst viii still be car
Tied on.
Irving Baxter, United States district
attorney for Nebraska, has been sum
marily removed by the President.