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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
Nary he inquired, with slight note
Of agitation In his voice.


YES" she said mechanically.
Fossick's eyes sought his wife's. For
the first time in their married life he
knew she was telling him a lie. For
the first time. he knew, but how many
might she not have told him? He
WINGED at the memory of the afternoon,
and his hand went to his breast pocket.
He had sat down to work after tea
that day while his wife and John had
gone into the garden. After while
longing for his wlfe's company had
come over him. and he had wandered
out in search of them.
At first 1t had been unconscious and
unavoidable, but later he had listened
intently and on purpose.
You will redeem themT' he had
heard John say.
"Yes. dear" Mrs. Fossick had an
swered. "Oh. how good you've been,
dear. dear, John,'
What promises had his wife made
his friend? What intimate discussion
was this in which he had no part?
1T was hard-lt was impossible,
do 1t easily. 1t has been n weight on
my mind all these years, but at last |
shall be happy"
Mary unhappy In her married life
Mary bound only to him so long as
Babhie breathed, Mary faithless--.
Fossick had almost groaned aloud. lie
turned TO go. then stopped.
You will bring them to mef'
"Yes. tonight. before you go. have
them locked away upstairs. | think II
would break Fred's heart-he's-he
~ fond of me. and he'll think I've been
poor and unhappy all these years lie
mustn't know, John"
Fossick came back from his memor'
les with u start,
Where's Nary"
Il don't know" returned John. ap
parently nbsently; "she went out OF
| the room moment since. All here SHE
is"
They heard her footsteps on the
stairs, and detected her agitation befor,
she burst In upon them.
"Ive been robbed" she gasped
John. John. they're goner'
"What haveT demanded her hus
band going to her. "why. Mary. dom
be NO perturbed. I've never had any
thing very valuable to give you, Tn
|
the Jewels are safe at the bank. aren'
theyf"
Yes" Mary's eyes were fixed oil
John. who stared back into hers witt
dlsmay written ON HIS face.
60" she cried to him stop them |.
As John went away Fossick went t
his wife.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
CURING A BAD HABIT.


~N~0O0~0~~~~S~~0S~~~
When Sir Sanford Fleming, the
noted English engineer, inspected the
proposed route of the Canadian Pacific
Railway in 1883, he was accompanied
by the Rev. George Munroe Grant. The
party encountered the usual hardships
of travelling through wilderness, but
has many interesting experiences. One
of these, says Mr.. Grants biOgrapher,
was meeting the different parties Of
engineers stationed along the way.
The most picturesque person assO-
ciated with this exploration Of the
mountains was Major Rogers, the dis
covererer and engineer of the passage
through the Selkirks. Rogers was an
energetic man, renowned for unconven-
tionallty but exceedingly profane. The
engineers who were passed on the east
ern slope of the mountains were in a
state of great expectancy at the pros
pect of the hard-swearing Rogers being
host to a clergyman.
Rogers at first was under the impress
sion that Grant, who was addressed as
Doctor" was medical man. The
day after the first meeting was Sunday,
and Fleming proposed that DR.. Grant
should hold divine service.
The major took the suggestion as
JOKE and with great energy drummed
up his men. DIR. Grant preached at
length, and dexterously brought the
subject round to profane swearing.
Avoiding any appearance Of aiming
at any one hearer, he pointed out the
uselessness Of the habit, and incident
ally noted its gradual disappearance
from the conversation of gentlemen.
He had observed with accuracy one
salient point in Rogers character. The
man was passionately determined to
live like gentleman, and to have his
men regard him as gentleman. The
discourse struck home. Then and there
Rogers resolved to abstain.
Once at least during their stay with
him his guests pity was excited by
his herol: suppression of his vocanu-
larry at trying moment. Something
went wrong with one Of the canoes.
Rogers opened his mouth, but i'll The
nick of time remembered his resolve
and stood helpless.
Grant laid his hand on his arm.
Major, If you've got to get rid Of 1t,
go behind tree and say it."
Sir William Van Horne was fond of
telling Of his first meeting with Rogers
after this affair. After some talk, Sir
William said:
whats the matter with you
Rogers? You haven't sworn once"
"Well, Mr.. Van Horne, Fleming
brought parson up here named
Grant He gave us sermon OF
swearing, and he made out that II
wasn't gentlemanly to swear, SO
stopped"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
A PerambuIatinx Pudd,nu

A "commuter" who lives up the
Hudson River, and who Is, of course,
accustomed to ''go downtown every
morning, contributes a specimen of
Finnish humor to the New York Sun.
BY the commuters confession, he is
prone to prowl around the refrigera-
tor almost every night and quietly
dispose of any ''unconsidered trife"
that may tempt his appetite, without
publishing the same to the household
at large.
Recently his wife was discussing
luncheon with a new Importation from
Finland. named Hilda, and remem-
bering a pudding that they had not
been able to finish the day before.
said to the kitchen autocrat:
"Do you know where that piece Of
cold pudding is?"
Without smile on her face Hllda
answered:
"Yes, ma'am, 1t has gone down.
town."
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
"Mary, explain. Do you love this

"Mary, explain. Do you love this
man"
John! love John!" she echoed.
Erred, Fred, what do you mean?"
Just what 1 say" he answered,
firmly. do you love him? Answer
me-'yes' or no."
mo"
Then why do you wreck your home
for him?'
"What do you mean? Fred, tell me
explain, /"
"The explanation must come from
you"
"The explanation" she repeated the
word, dwelling on each syllable.
"Yes. was in the garden before
dinner"
Mary did not remember what she
had said to John, but she knew where
in the trouble lay, while something in
his perslstency told her that he had
guessed her secret about the jewels. But
Fred knew nothing; he had seen only
falsehood In her eyes, and wondered
at It,
"I had to-" she cried, wildly. John
did 1t for me. Babbie was ill-oh,
Fred, you remember and said 1t was
little legacy. do you remember?
couldn't see Babble die-of-of want
ing the best. That's why did 1t, Fred,
darling. Oh, / should have told you,
I know, but they were my jewels-to
do with what I willed, and / knew
you'd try to prevent me-perhaps run
into debt yourself and be worried. So
John did It, and I've been saving from
my dress allowance-do you remember
how angry you were about the bonnet?
Three years, you said, and a hat be-
came mummled millinery. But saved
it Mt last, Fred, and now"
Slowly the light was beating through
to Fred. Babbie's illness-the legacy.
He drew a packet softly from his
breast pocket Not love letters-what
then? He handed them without a word
tc his wife. She gave a great cry, and
she broke the seal and the little tickets
and contract notes fell to the ground.
Pawn tIckets" he calculated, and
then stared at his wife. For a moment
there was silence, then he gathered her
into his arms. Forgive me, sweet" he
murmured, his lips almost touching
hers. 81 was mad-jealous- unworthy
Because l heard those words there In
the garden destroyed the trust of q
life. thought that John and you
"Oh, Fred" she murmured, lifting
her lips to his, 'but-how did you get
them back?"
"I-I-" Fred started at her, and
held her close. II was beast, Mary
dlstrustful-horrlble! But l didn't open
the packet, dear. II was the bur,
glar. ar."-Phlladelphla Telegraph.
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once more, and before Mary had half
finished her prolonged and complicated
story Larkspur Lane was deserted
again.
John Fenwycke tried to cut Mary
short, but nothing short of a shaking
could have accomplished that end, and
the bathroom door was still between
them. Even TO talk to a gentleman in
a state Of nudity, although deal door
interviewed, offended Mary's sense of
the proprieties.
'LOr', sir, let me throw somethin'
on" she calculated in injured tones.
SIS the house on firep asked John
sternly, shifting the while
"No, sir. twas bur-gu-lar," slut
tered Mary, her clothes clinging to her
damp form.
"A burglar. Where?' bawled John,
stamping his foot in impatlence.
"Where?"
"Cllmin' out of the staircase. win
DER began the maid servant.
John waited for no more. One bound
took him to the bottom Of the flight
Of stairs, and in a moment he leaned
from the window and observed the bur-
glars means of escape.
He climbed hastily down, and
searched the lane, the garden, and the
shed. His hostess, Mrs. Fossick, Joined
him from the garden, where they had
been sitting.
"What was 1t, Johnf' she queried.
"Marys so hysterlcal-I suppose it was
only a mouse or black beetle"
"No, 1t was burglar" said John,
laughing; but as far as 1 can make
ont he has carried off no spoils. The
dining intact, and the plate.
Mary heard him making his way up
stairs, and startled him. He must have
fed incontinently. for there's no trace
OF him.
Mr.. Fosslck came back from his club
about an hour later.
"Why, Marv!" he exclaimed, you
look as though you had seen ghost"
He gazed from one to the other as
though calling for an explanation.
We've had burglar alarm In your
absence" cried John, laughing; at
wasn't discovered till his departure,
and Mrs. Fossick was little upset"
Burglars at 'Monetap" repeated
Fossick, lncredulity in his eyes: why,
there's nothing worth stealing"
His eyes fell on his wlfe's face, and
he went step nearer her.
"The Jewels are still at the bank,
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
LITTLE-oH-DEAK.

See. what wonderful garden is here,
Planted and trimmed for my Little-oh-
Dear
Pesies so gaudy and grass of such
brown
Search We the country and hunt ye the
town
And never yen meet with a garden so
queer
As this one I've made for my Little-oh-
Dear
Marigolds white and buttercups blue,
Lilies all dabbled with honey and dew,
The cactus that trails over trellis and
wall
Roses and pansies and violets-all
Make proper obeisance and reverent cheer
when into her garden steps Little-Oh-
Dear.
And up at the top Of that lavender tree
A silver bird singeth as only can she;
For, ever and only, she singeth the song
81 love you-I love you" the happy day
long:
Then the echo-the echo that smiteth inc
mere
IL love you. love you" my httle-Oh-
Dear
The garden may wither, the silver bird
fly
But what careth my little precious, or II
From her pathway of flowers that III
springtime upstart
She walketh the tenderer way in my
heart
And oh, it is always the summer time
here
with that song Of 81 love you,' my Little
Oh-Dear!
Eugene Field.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
"JACKASS BATTERIES"

Men and Mules Required for Work
in the Mountains.
One of the most interesting organiza-
tlons which took part In the maneu-
vers at Camp Tacoma, Washington, of
Western troops under General Freder-
lex Funston was the Eleventh Battal-
ion, field artillery, Major G. A. Ben
nett commanding.
This battalion consisted of the Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth batteries,
sometimes referred to as "jackass" bat
teries, says Leslle's Weekly, because of
the use Of mules. The battery pieces
are transported in sections on the backs
Of mules, the guns and carriages being
divided into four parts, making four
packs for the same number Of animals.
This enables the batteries to be
transferred through the most difficult
regions accessible to troops, and the
mountainous country. In the United
States army these batteries are COM
paratively new, but they received their
baptism in the Philippines and have
proved their practical value In many
sklrmishes upon the cottas and forts
Of the Moros.
1t Is surprising how rapidly the
mules are unloaded the parts Of the
gun thrown together and the gun load
ed, sighted and ready to be fired. At
test Of the Eighteenth battery the
men ran the mules back fifty PAGES,
unloaded and assembled the gun and
fired in forty-five seconds. This was a
worlds record
The work requires not only intelli-
gent but powerful men. The gun itself
weighs 236 pounds and the trail the
same, but the men handle the pieces
Wsth ease.
The mules, too, are familiar with
the drill and perform their parts in a
very intelligent manner. They know
their respective positions, and when the
load is lifted they Immediately jump
forward, so the piece can be placed
directly on the ground.
The gun used in those batteries has
a range Of from $500 to 1000 feet. 1t
fires a large shell, but has lower
muzzle velocity than the larger field
pieces. In design the piece is some
what similar to the 'screw" gun of the
British army.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
No More,

Now the letter r appears;
Now the oyster gaily steers
Toward the scallop or the stew,
For the summer days are through,
No more freckles; no more tan;
No more leisurely young man.
No more strolling meath the moon
No more ice cream no more spoon
No more landlord smiling gay
AT the bills you have to pay.
No more tunes in discords played:
No more boardwalk promenade:
No more sleeping rooms so small
That your elbows hit the wall.
Home again! Despite the heat,
A real town is hard to beat,
Washington Star.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
The MILKY Way.

The milky way in the heavens Is
composed of myriads of fixed stars,
but it is not true that they have any
Influence that anybody knows of on
the direction of the wind or other ele-
ment Of the weather of the earth.
Their apparent changes of position are
due only to the changes of position
by the earth In Its daily and annual
revolutions. The stars In the milky
way are so far from the earth that 1t
takes thousands OF years for the light
from them TO reach us.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

Little Ling Loo
Found giants shoe;
The shoe was broad and deep.
Ling Loo got inside
And did gayly ride
Across the ocean deep.
To an isle he went
On adventure bent,
As he sailed in the giants shoe.
So he landed awhile
On the bonny isle,
For he'd nothing else to do.
While he rested there
In the fresh night air
A step was heard hard by.
Ling Loo took peep
Up the mountain steep;
Then, frightened, began to cry.
For a giant strobe
Ger the mountain road,
Coming straight towards little Ling Loo
And one foot was bare
AS 1t cleft the air,
For the giant wore but one shoe.
"Ah, ha !" he cried,
When Ling Loo he spied,
Little chap, you've got my shoe.
But, come, dry your eye;
You needn't cry!
For I'll tell you what I'll do.
"I'll let you stand
On my outstretched hand,
1t will bridge the ocean deep.
Then, when say Go"
Be ready, you know,
To make the home-stretch leap"
So little Ling Loo
Did what you would do
He jumped on the giants hand;
And with one mighty leap
Crossed the ocean deea
To his own celestial land.
Annie James
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
Not His Fault.

A first grade boy brought perfect
spelling papers home for several weeks,
and then suddenly began to miss live
and six out of ten.
"low's this, son?". asked his father
Teachers fault replied the boy.
"llow Is it the teachers fault?"
"She moved the little boy that sat
next to me."-Lippincott's Magazine.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
len letters. with two exceptIons. ,f the

ben letters. with two exceptions, Of the
Egyptian alphabet. They are found
on the mummy bandages almost iden-
tlcal In form, with the exception Of 8
and 8, with the figures now IN common
use. The true Arabic numerals are to-
tally unlike. The figures we use ap-
peared for the first time in Europe in
1910. Alphonso, son to Ferdinand,
king of CASTLE, ordered a table to be
prepared and employed for the pur-
pose Isaac Hazan, a Je wsinger of the
synagogue of Toledo, and Aben Ragel,
an Arabian, and it was in this table
that the figures were first given.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
but SIN on, of the Union.

Nature Is something OF manutac-
tu.er herself. In the case OF certain
csctus marvellous natural pottery is
produced. woodpeckers excavate nests
in the trunk and branches and to pro
tect itself the plant exudes a sticky
julce. which hardens. forming a woody
lining to the holes made by the birds
Eventually the cactus dies and withers
away, but the wooden bowls remain.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
On Pm.

"That'll be quite swell wedding AT
your house tonight" said the old
friend of the family. "Of course you'll
give your daughter away"
NO." replied the girls father. 81
guess I'll only be lending her. be-
lieve they'll be back to live with us"
Philadelphia Press.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
All Arranged.

"And now," said the dear girl, you
had better go up and speak to papa"
"Are you-er-sure he's homer"
stammered Mr.. Sloman.
70! yes;, unless he's got tired wait
ing and gone to bed you'll find him In
the sitting room. PresA
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

Many young people have wondered
how the gooseberry got its name, sup
posing. quite naturally, that the fruit
must have some connection with a
goose. Here Is the explanation: Goose
berries are called in German johannis-
beeren, that is, "St. Johns berries"
because they ripen about the time Of
the feast of st. John. st. John is
called in Holland st. Jan, and the fruit
is there called jansbeeren. This word
was centuries ago corrupted into gans-
beeren, of which our English word
gooseberries Is literal translation,
gans, in German, signifying goose.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
Open Season for Bandits.

Now is the time the plumber,
Who's been humble all the summer.
Begins to strut about with naughty mien
And study the arithmetic
Which will enable him to quick
Ly prove that two and two make seven.
teen.
Kansas City Times.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

The average man is dissatisfied eithe,
with what he has or with what he
hasn't.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30
Arabic Numerals.

There Is a widespread misapprehen-
sion about the figures that we use as
numerals They are not Arabic. as is
esnsrallY believed but are the arst
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

4 brunette says that the blondes
are always selfish, and that they are
exceedingly affected In their manner
toward gentlemen.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

A woman always lmaglnes she is
charitable when she let's her husband
have his own way.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

A girl may be as pretty as a picture
but sorr pictures are fierce.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-01-30

City Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-10
Mr.. W. 2. eAsKILL

The many OcaIa friends of Mr. ".
F. CaskU viii De- pained % lea-u OF
his Sudden death i'm Louisville. Ky.
Wednesday afternoon.
He hal been in Louisville for some
time and was receiving treatment nc
one Of The ciJys best hospitals for a
case OF appendicitis. On July 2nd
his physicians decided that an opera
ton was necessary. He stood the
ordeal well and those in charge of his
case were extremely we'll satisfied
with the way he was getting along. an
uCipating no serious results whatever.
However. on Wednesday afternoon ne
was taken suddenly on from the effects
of which he never rallied.
The remains have been shipped %
Gambler. in thjs county. and the funer-
al will take place from the home OF
his sister Mrs. HolrzcIaw this after
noon after the arrival OF the Atlantic
Coast Line train.
Fred. as %. was known here. has
lived i'm Ocala tho greater portion OF
his life. having been employed I'm the
mercantile house OF Agnew and Com
pany long years ago and later by the
n. b. Masters Company Failing.
health caused h.u 20 give mp his in
door pursuits several years ago since
which time h- has been spending =
portioon of his time in the country
near Gambler and taking an oCcas-
ional trip To- northern health resorts.
He was of q most pleasing disDO-
s.rioon. always looking ON the bright
side Of life. and rO know him was 20
admire him He was about thirty
eight years of age.
To his bereaved relatives We extend
our sincere sympathy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-10
SPEND-THE-NIGHT PICNIC ON
SILVER SPRINGS RUN.

Wednesday afternoon the follow
ing people composed a jolly party who
went ON q launch ride on the Merry
Widow" 1Ir. q. W. Martin chape-
rome. Misses Marguerite Pittingsr
Lille Bell Smith. Efi- Bright. sara
Davis, Jessielu Martin. Marguerite
Porter Eta Hood and Messrs. Ralph
and Phil Robinson. HenIon. NacIn-
tosh. Anderson. Jeffcoat. Tucker. Wal
tiers. Rentz. Hooker and Schneider.
The party left OcaIa about four
o'clock ia the afternoon in automo-
biles and the bus and on arriving at
the spring went down the river on the
Merry Widow" as far as Delk's
Bluff, where a picnic lunch was spread
on the bank near the river.
Everything went or without any
error until they started homeward.
Ut was worse than the ball game the
same afternoon-one error after an
other caused the party 10 stay out all
night long, At first the steering gear
would not work. then they lost the
propeller, and when everything was
repaired old Mr.. Moon had gone down
and it was as dark as pitch, without
lantern ON board. so they concluded
to wait until morning During the
balance Of the night different games
were played. jokes were told and Pete
Macintosh danced the Highland
fling by fire light
The night passed off quickly and
the Jolly but tired and worn out crowd
reached home about seven O'Clock
They all tell about what a good time
they had but they don't wish 70 take
the trip again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-10
ed PlTTMAN AGAIN IN THE FUR.
NITURE BUSINESS.

Mr.. Edwin p. Pittman. who was IN
the furniture business in Ocala and
later at Wautula. has now branched
out in big shape in Greenfield. Tenn
He has not abandoned his old idea Of
using printers ink as an auxiliary
and finds it very useful as a side part
ner.
Speaking Of Mr. Pitrman and his
business the Greenfield Times says.
Mr.. E. P. Pittman, of Ocala and
Wauchula. Florida, has purchased the
entire furniture stock formerly cwn-
ed by The Greenfield Furniture Com
pany and viii continue to do business
at the same store on Front street.
We are certainly glad 20 welcome
Mr.. Pittman 10 our little city. and
wish for him all the success he de-
serves. He comes not as an entire
stranger TO us, as he has visited
friends and relatives here on several
occasions, and he has numbers Of
friends throughout the county who
Will be pleased to know that he viii
locate here permanently and he idcnd-
fed with us and our mutual welfare.
Mr. Pittman is a twentieth century
merchant in every sense of the word.
having already shown such by the
very attractive manner in which he
makes his opening announcement in
the Times this week. We DO nor Pc
member that we ever saw an adver-
tisement printed in red in a country
newspaper before. and it is bounI 20
have a telling effect in the way Of
causing people to pause and read it.
Mr.. Pittman writes his own ads and
stands behind his statements. Next
week he will present some attractive
prices and We would suggest that the
public keep up with him. read his ads
and call upon him for everything thar
goes to furnish a home"