Pittston Gazette

              - ' rt jr ESTAHLISHKD 1850. VOL. XLI1I. NO. :$«. f Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Vi lley. PITTSTOX, LUZERNE CO., PA., FIJII)AV, APRIL H, 18JW. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. j'91.50 PER A*M M ( IN ADVAXCE nd jostuiable solution of tiio Cuf lo e lished exact i y a ea ot .C( in i 1, colon •ept tht him. Ho laughed aloud in his amusement at the thought. '•Could 1 become involved in serious consequences by this masquerading?" he presently asked, himself. "Xo. I don't believe I'm liable. How can 1 be? I might be charged with false pretenses; and yet. what false pretenses have I made? Hy all the traditions of my family I'm Allan North, :md that is all that I've yet claimed to be. I'eopleall call me by my name as if they never doubted my right to be thus designated. If there is any man in X or elsewhere who has a better right to that name than I have let him luring forward his claim, with vouchers thereof, without delay! True. I never was in X , never saw one of these people before in my life, but what does all this amount to? I am driven back to my original resolutions. I will drift a little longer. I am sure to come out somewhere, if only on the rocks of destruction. Mrs. Maynard is my present hope. \\ e shall see whether she will sot matters straight or complicate them still further." NYE IN CALIFORNIA. s. *** * ?ht, of course." lie thouffht 1 eon rathe man may not have two lf£TC the ' r nests need net rinar for water, as a good spring will be ?vund in the ln*d. A n C 1 contemplating* thecrejui nvel note iD- Dol of 1 nces In distinct personality heir 7®. held which hart ju.-t l C";1' is 11 aware of it until s nd I have not, t I wish to t HE ROAMS AT LARGE IN ITS LUXU- The way to find the Cor on ado hotel on landing in San Diego is to look first for the opera house, where we appear. The following is a drawing of it from memory: e perfurn* 'hut there is of withered rosC Allan NC i had phenomenally cover ir hin RIANT ORANGE GROVES. cannot b« ■soual about this cor iivth is t which, instead CDf thought, ' :i not sure but t not t that respo(Mk?i private or pi the fair writer would question is, whe be in two d rent [ and *V7iy Tie Will Not Visit the World'* Fair. RRSR &S-A\9R not have been so careless. After all, horn is it for if not for mo? Who is i whoso pcrfect counterpart I terns now in voCnic, ho tl unconscious the sr.me time law! Xo use in re. Mf. Xorth- -quite .sure. Something; About a Big Hotel and How •A { & wearying my brain with these airy speculations. My first duty is to find out who I really am. With that point once ventured tin lest he mi ght It I* Located—Meeting an Old Friend. 4 the in ie ca ith sufficient delicaev [Copyright, lgeg, by Edgar W. Nye.] Among the Oranges and Lemons. ) March, f The contrast between Maine and southern California as rival winter resorts is very great. Here the orange is picked daring the entire year, and it is estimated that enough oranges fall off and are plowed under as fertilizers eacli year to supply the new state of AVvoming completely the year round. seem to be?' paused in his speculations. clearly anCl indisputab! Mrs. Maynard), all thesC tions will take erre of themselves. I tliinlc rny prospects for innocent amusement here look promising. As to bust- settled (by hi are in a—exactly a condition sud den suspicion darted like lightning ■) his miud, then as suddenly was nissed. ! \ \ %  r ques to call on a ladv?' first impulse was to resent [C»»jin**' kr s. iMMtrvcW 4 Dn; then ho reflected how Oh, no, that is impossible!" he m id there was for the colonel's oiT5*C5T3£tfitf tally t .red the next instant "On it t. Is r ness. can't tell yet. Shall reserve "judgment on that point until I have had an interview with Mr. O'Keillv." iCl amusement became up- II e smiled as stay/ uonciuaca not uD gC» rase » out of t lie question Anil yet feelings. CHAPTER I. ■®g*n—Why look you cold on me! You know ne welL Ant S.—Inrver saw you In my life till now. —Comedy of Errors. all? Nothing happened. I hope?'' For as he "watched the faee of the man nnn No. no! It cannot 1 J her p / K t s, colonel, I am perfectly sure A represents the auditorium. B proscenium, C dressing room. IJ people gayly entering. must I other explanat ill plan It was at this point that North closed his book, threw d, n his pen and consulted his watch nrrain. As the.immediate result of this latter proceeding he Inquire there, and you will he shown the Coronado, which you will recognize by the rates which come into view long before the hotel is reached. whom he was addressing a growing perplexity and uneasiness became apparent iu the colonel's countenanec and manner. to mv room and see if it over this letter 1 the colonel, still With the D darkly suspected that he It is estimated that established orange orchards of a good quality yield 10 per cent on the investment. Of course poor brands of oranges, just like ill chosen orchards of poor, miserable apples, yield much less. A voting orchard not "only does this after it is in bearing, but increases very greatly in value each year. This information I get from old and tried friends and not from agents, and I speak especially of Riverside, where the orange is found in its greatest perfection and free from disease. V clew to the solution i / I / r of mposed upon HE Clem en t house, sir! Here With this decision he turned to the XDks and registered in dashing but inewliat illegible characters: New York." J' etarted up with the audible exclarna- was 1 Wain ■t. ten squares beyond you ffi D up the Carriage hire and Mqpnt Hood are the two highest things on £he coast aside from that. you are." The hackman, descending nimbly from his elevated perch to the smooth w hljMptnmeii* of flagstones, threw open tht, "You would think something' had happened, colonel, if you could hear him talk. lie is actually trying to make us believe that he never was at the Clement house before, and that he doesn't know one of us! What's your opinion of the case, colonel— temporary mental aberration?" tion and then turn into Delat at your left. And if 1 had Nor Is If' u. M r: d ! "One o'clock! 1 must be cxpcdU' -us if I expect to be at Mrs. Maynard's at the appointed hour. I shall do my.best to make a good iirpression; all in the other fellow's itj^'rests, of course! 1 suspect that I'm p.-etty well acquainted at No. S3; notcsounds a little that way. I wonder upon what action this summons is based? Nothing whatever irD the writ to indicate that. 'Mrs. Mayit ard will be at home at two o'clock. Will it be convenient for Mr. North to call at that hour?'" And n colonel," he said, turning r dollar for every t'rao tin itlastlit* walked on slowly for a few moments, glancing up at' the mtimbers On the houses until he came to thirty- San Diego county is larger than Massachusetts, but not so thickly populated. It is a balm for the consumptive if he will be a little careful about taking cold. The climate and bay are so soft and equable that most every consumptive has a nice big palm over his grave. at gentleman, "where are :e v n over that rC I'd 1«D a rich man!'' Ik n t! to put m » a ro| brows al r :ov/l. p' h l) I ■oing to put yon?' HL**— ►t n\ together and looked i'mising with his gloved hand resting on the iron tfatc in front of the residence bearing- that number, he swept a hasty hui critical {fiance over the place. 1! was a small detached Villa, evidently thC; abode of wealth. •The mansion, a picturesque structure of brown stone, vith balconies and bay windows half Duried in ivy. stood back with a stateexclusive air in the midst of tower- A straight, wide pavement .la;/stCmos led directly from the gate . terraced steps: on either side lay Ci velvety lawn ornamented with trees nd shrubbery and fountains. The good colonel stared curious! s.tudy as he repeated the question What on earth are you thinking about :cd countenance was down sharply at North, "Think you can make out, now, how to get there?'' carriage door North for an instant, then broke into a musical little laugh that shook him gently from head to foot. An expression of calm despair swept over North's countenance as the notes of mirth wentaken up and loudly cchoed by the TOSSI ITS CONTEXTS CAREI.ES8LY '•()h. 1 think I shall have no difficulty now, colonel, thank you." And with a wave of his hand North turned away The banana grows in southern California, but would rather not. It was induced to try this country by the tarantula, which flourishes here and loves to dust off one's chest with Jiis hairy legs. An amateur Cleopatra here used the tarantula with great effect in taking her own life in the cloffing scene, but the bite of the tarantula involved so much skirt dancing and calisthenics that the scenic effect was good and did much to revive "Cleopatra" on the coast. This statement is not intended to reflect on the climate. Many consumptives come here and live as long as they care to. Still it is a lovely spot., and stood surveying the solitary fare whom he had triumphantly captured Mr. N . .i? Your rooms arc precisely 'i left them this morning1. Here -*nunrtnin#f a colored porter. _:'s valise up to 54." mutes later North found him * suite assigned to him, eviDe upartni nt of his mysterious tie pr needed with much ly wea suteer 1 still further 1 habitual and pencil. )f humor, a ham \ort' I'ossf inn B bled him to t d tin Why didn't yon let him go on in the t place'.1" snarled the gentleman At Riverside I met my old friend W. J. Mclntyre. Years ago he was the agent of the government at tiie seal islands. He staid there with his family for years among the Aleut Indians and studied the whole seal industry. He made a long and careful report, showiner how the government might with a thorough, careful supervision kill 100,000 seals per year and not damage the plant. This report took all his spare time while there. He returned in fur garments, he and his wife and little girl, and with a head of whiskers that people came hundred of miles to see. at the rail was others. Suddenly cheeking1 himself iw hi? laughter, possibly because of the ex pression he caught in North's eye, thC f in he f v clabo CHAPTER IL .*?♦*«, before North wa station fifteen rated I notes beyond the iner Ant. S.—There's not a man I meet but doth salute me. yotul the reach of his voice. "Peris you had better send a small boy jr to show him the road! The fclis been either drunk or as crazy inlet ever sinee he got back this jrningf. What to make of him I don't I'm sure!'' in? el ms. /minutes before. The fare started up as if from a fit of profound abstraction. survey his new domains. jotting C portant dear re a hastily of facts whi s lm As if I were their well acquainted friend: colonel coi g-hed asthmatieally for a J her •o was nothing in the appoint that especially attracted bis at Ar.fl everyone doth ea: name. II me by r low '1 as II "The Clement house?" he repeated, glancing up at the hotel with its wide stone portico supported by massive pillars and ornamented with its usual quota of smoking, staring, well-dressed idlers. raw led pag n which he v ■os preceding the ■red tii —Com' of E n. except a large black walnut entry i sv or At half-past one o'clock Allan North reappeared on tlie hotel portico. The number of idlers there had diminished considerably-during the past half hour: only Col. Dayton .".nd the gentleman with the eye-glasses remaining of the original group. "'No. S3Delaplaine street,' and here it is, rejected North, as he lingered unaccountably at the gate. "Let me see!" He drew out his watch and rlanced hastily at it. "Two, exactly. I am punctual to the 6econd. I wonder if such rare promptitude is one of the suining virtues of tlia individual whom I am so strangely personating? Nonrense! 1 believe I am growing nervous. It will never do to show the white feather now. Having undertaken to make this call, I will persevere to the As I write this it is raining great big invoices of eastern rain of the wet kind, and yet a hospitable man has his open victoria at the door for me to go riding for the purpose of adding to my collection of scenery. writing- *alv The many drawers tha' 1 were locked, as he disred when he attempted to open you would has thus: id them to read 'il "Don't try to majte anything of mo, my Cir.iablo friend," murmured North under his breath as he proceeded up the street, "and then you'll not have a ug failure to stagger under. It is indeed a cruel fate which compels me to enter upon my career in X with such damaging suspicions afloat con- them pigeonholes were empty "Monday. — YD inf7 for the first will case was cl ie since the Dunkirli J. Found thi :otirt this mom "Well, driver, 'what did we r.jrc upon? Seventy-five cents—and here it Is." a few lx :s were rarped neatly be i tv a. Everything indicated ;i paration for the abscnoe of statu, fino. llopki £0 111 i Shepherd botli rusl Hospitality is one of the best products of the human heart, and there is no danger of overproduction, but I am so thoroughly gorged with scenery from the Natural Bridge in Virginia to the Golden Gate that when any one says scenery to me I writhe. Orange orchards are rare and beautiful sights, but when I can sit in this warm room gathered about a big coal fire and see miles of them from the window, why should I put on my fur overcoat and a mackintosh in order to freeze and cry out with assumed delight every half mile while I gradually get Pomona of the lungs? The money, in glittering silver pieces, was handed out and eagerly transferred to the hackman's pocket: then the gentleman. with a small portmanteau in his hand, emerged from the carriage and walked leisurely up the steps of the hotel. •cfuJ out o tC*r that missing The latter, tipped back in a chair with his feet elevated to the top of the reratida railing, was enveloped in a cloud of fragrant cigar smoke, which he contemplated with as much complacency as if it had been a halo of glory. The colonel, seated be with a newspaper spre The New York eager to get some of the matter contained in his report, but he said, "No, it belongs to the government." So, although he was not rich, he was loyal; He took the report to his chief and offered it to him. » ;eertaincd , that his sur- witn venttr and K tinui's non est 'n a myth. Hunter ji'ant. Sav the\ were entirely non-committal sing1 my sanity, or my moral charr, tliey seem to be about equally in- / \ ■d himself once in or* are sure Hope they v.ill ecu! at ions, which he purhe depths of a luxurious- credit of the office at stake. Thus far no trace of that missing niece. Query: lyfl in ckDubt. However, mv tri lounc "If 7 cha H!T1[ nt vindication must come in tire 1 course CDf event:. When thi lorn I h.'vs h«»d full opportunity to olD- i ho poetic beauty and innocence daily life, ho will doubtless lie had entered the gate, walked up Kle pavement, ascended the steprace and veranda, and rung- the bell by the time he had finished these rci'eetions. He just had time to iv Hh his gloves and settle his snowy id just his coat, stroke his musaffectionately and compose his features into an agreeable smile, wheD the door swung- noiselessly open and a deferential old footman stood bowing low before him. The chief, who is now no more, having been ere this judged for his crookedness, said haughtily to Captain Mclntyre: "When the government wants a report from yon, it will signify it. Good morning." Captain Mclntyre, who was redheaded then and did not know that cabinet officers sometimes stood in with a seal killing syndicate, threw the carefully prepared document in the grate and began the practice of law. His advice would, if followed, have saved all Behring sea trouble. He was a handsome man, tall, slender and elegant in figure, and he carried himself with a condescending air, as very handsome men are apt to do. lie was enveloped in a long.loose ulster, evidently donned to protect his expensive broadcloth from the dust of travel; & soft black hat rested upon his auburn curia. II is dark gray eyes were keen and slightly quizzical in expression; his whole countenance, though delicate in features and complexion, denoted strength, determination and reckless daring, with a touch of genuine mirthfulness to which, however, the dark •weeping mustache that he wore gave an odd contradiction by the indescribably mournful droop that it took. He had scarcely ascended the hotel steps when he was accosted on all sides by the assembled gentlemen. "North! North! Ye gods and little fishes, if it isn't North back again!" arose a chorus of astonished voices, as the group of idlers suspended all other conversation in order to question the newcomer. man is not what ho thinks himself," he begun, speaking' aloud, as he frequently did in soliloquy, "but what the world thinks him to be, then I am entitled to the possession of this room, the use of all it contains, all the prerogatives of the rightful tenant. And yet I solemnly afiirm that I never wa* in this deluded place before in the \\ hole course of my natural existence! Isn't that a curious' contradiction o! facts and appearances? However, this will all come out right some time. There is nothing1 so cfooked that time cannot make it straight; and why hould I trouble myself about a rnisapDn for which I am in no degret sle? I will pursue the ever Is she a myth, too him, was prCx: 1 out before 'oud to his s of "TllO! the Dn to be irk t Sta n«r developments in Will proven rather inattentive auditor the nc the day. foreign, domestic and local "Ha! Mr. North,"' he exclaimed, com' ing to a full stop In his readin yon off aguia?" (it 1 a forcrei'v ins and Shop Df r fiercl e k-ntly had no hand in it. They n aback that he has (lone rile a & were liotH cons leral g, "are wht-r am I? This is probably Alain they usually bestow that injustice Let me dec ntnv, fuir wlien t expert? fact v by the ''For a short time, colonel," answered North, pausing on the steps to give a final smoothing down to his gloves. The gentleman with the eye-glasses took his cigar from his teeth, cleared away the encircling smoke and turned toward North st re ttteiK HIS ROraD BLCE EVES FIXING THEM- telegraphed nt once to the ulaimunt's confidential adviser—odd that I never happened to nncl t upon the most in: ''nificant SELVES UPON KORTII oeyhfure in the city. ' 'Ten blocks 'i:d the- courthouse:' that ought to DC*1 landmark. Why in the name city fathers don't they have of the streets on the lump moment, and drawing a large handkerchief from his pocket he mopped bis flushed face with it, glancing furtively at North the while from behind the ambush of snowy cambric. He was still chuckling with suppressed merriment when he finally spoke ngain. as everyone was evidently waiting for him to do. hoar 1 1 sn. Ti of by name— i fini out v t it all mo; In ray opinion Df I be a '"Is Mrs Miiymird at home?" inquired North, with the calm, assured air of a friend of the family. tliey \\Miiin . M-n i a C':• ti'i'Vveaftcr him. I'll stake iny last cigar (flic one I sm«; i'i] last, 1 recan) that the fair claimant :'.nil her confidential legal aCl- I better with a half sneering the nat He has been rewarded, and I am glad to see that things are going his way. Honesty is not always fatal to prosperity. California is noted for its roads and streets. I took a 12-mile ride the other day without fatigue, ate 16 large' navel oranges and picked out a good orange grove for my wife. Orange groves are worth from $700 to $1,100 per acre, according to the age of trees and the quality or variety of the fruit. Ten acres or twenty is the size of the average orchard. A man can be hired reasonably to take care of the trees and attend to the marketing. I took half an acre. scrutiny ? Under the impression, no doubt "I sav," he suddenly demanded, the t '-veryone whose convenience i sir'?' She is, sir. Will you please walk in. prelif viser D. 1 lias wisely idle curiosity in his expression changing to selfish interest, "are you going: to the ofliee?" ■onsidering was born and brought and. consequently, is well graphy of the place. Xo North walked in, as a matter of course. That was a recognized part oi his programme. lie was conducted through a dim, elegantly appointed hall, and ushered into a still more dim, elegantly appointed drawing-room, and there left-to the tender mercies of the darkness and the furniture with thecheering information that Mrs. Mayexpecting him and would be respC kept at ii during tl: be the f distance from New York -will prove to is v. ho forpred that docu- jp in. a "That's not so bad now, gentlemen— not so bad!" declared the colonel, who had a happy appreciation of humor, however absurd or whimsical it might be. and an amiable habit of sympathizing' with any nonsense that might be afloat. "Glad to see you here again, anyway, Mr. North. You'll have the same rooms again, I suppose? They haven't been taken yet, you see. Kept 'era for you all this time!" This was said with renewed chuckling and an air of good-naturedly, though clumsily, carrying on the pleasantry that Mr. North had originated. "Confound them all!" thought the latter in despair. "Whoever heard of such a case? How dare they dispute my word? Oaths and protestations seem to have no more weight than a feather against their own stupid pre- tenor of iny way. neither aggressively asserting- my own identity nor er.deav orir': to:: time that of my my at ion— North lifted his eyebrows slijjhtlj'; u commi-nt entirely for his own benefit. either, so far as 1 have "been loriou aient. i d Kctchiim arc still ■ble to observe, How is a stranger to i;\y where, or to know it when he. double: and thk'u, come what may, tludcar public, am) not I,will be to blame." At this point In his soliloquy lie suddenly recollected the letterin his pocket "Ah!" he exclaimed, drawing it forth hastily and once more examining the this is one of the prerogatives! An open letter is supposed to lDe tied for tlie perusal of the general advertise i Annie Lf information concerning niece and sole heir Perhaps he had an oflice, and a practice that would be likely to make some demand upon his attention. Might not tliat bo a trifle awkward? there? Yerilv, X— is the at law. i\o result thus far. Meanwhile, there is a fine little case of forgery to be investigated. Already the inside theories are being' woven, and, if I mistake not. there will Iw some inter esting developments in the case before t. tl f magnificent disadvantages was one tiling that cspedSalssed Xorth during his first "Well," he said to himself, ''this cannot go on forever, i shall either succeed in establishing my own identity, or be taken in 'charge by the commissioners' in lunacy, before I have been many hours in X !" Then aloud: nard w publ appearauee in X- his owr down sCKDn "Why, what does this mean, North? Back before anyone has had time to miss you!" said one, as he held his cigar aloft and hastily adjusted his eyeglasses.addrt unraista bio popularity. Almost, evqryCDn the street sr»pm»'Cl to know htm. '•Confoundedly dark place!" prumliled. North, as he groped his way to the many «. received tin most enthusiast'.C■ Tie responded on hi Jforth, Clement llou.se '■Wednesday. — Hero's a state of things! Hooter and Ketchum have to-day received a communication from a man calling himself Dennis O'Reilly (doesn't thatsavor of the Emerald isle?) living in X , a city of considerable importance in the wild west, who—the Irishman, I mean—claims to be in possession of facts that will lead to the discovery anu mentracacion m ATirue wupont. For my part 1 have no faith in the story; but II. and K. think the mat* ter is worth investigating, and they have proposed that 1 go at once to X , find this man aud follow up his clew if it should prove to be worth anything. The prospect is rather enlivening, and, as it happens, my professional engnge- reetin on every side t chair. "If daylight is too expensive a luxury here, why don't the} lij-'ht the gas? I've a (Treat mind tC • -1 it to my friend, Mrs. Maynard. I'm she mijrht not receive th« esti'.m in the same kindly spirit It. ii it was offered. Oh. 1 don't exenjty this. after all! It looks like tlie thing too far. I believe I'll eonduct myself with a certain degree of eccentricity, so that in ease of detection I can plead emotional insanity as my excuse, 'Singular Freak of an Insane Man1.' 'Harmless Yaparies of a Lunatic.' That's the way the reporters would write up the affair. Ueigh-ho! here slie comes." City.' Well. 1 am certainly that gen lleman. so here (foes! I shall see what my fair unknown correspondent has to "To the office?" he repeated, in r leisurely war, as if he were mentally debating the question. "I hadn't thought of it. Why?" thorn all with a snppres id hilarit "Come back to get a better start?" "Afraid your friends wouldn't be able to mrvive your absence?" "Forgot something." perhaps?" suggested one brilliant genius, thus bringing himself out in bold relief against the background of vague and unsatisfactory conjecture. De of which was known onlv to f. entering with reckless enjoy nto the masquerade which cvi on! say.' den no one else suspected. illy. I have a host of friends in a city in which I never set foot I wonder if this well-fitting of ready-made popularity is ited not to fade nor shrink?" he Very little, 'out entirely to the point, as he discovered on plancinff . hastily aver these delicately traced lines: "Oh, I was merely intending to ask you, if you were going there, to take a message to Morrii No consequence. J shall probably get down thert! Ilea IX AN ORANGE ORCHARD, Everything grows here that one can well ask for except hard wood and coal. Coal here mostly comes from British Columbia and Australia. J — _______ "Krs. Maynarfl will be et home'this am i noon at two o'clocli. Will it he convenient for Mr. North to call at that hour J" in tim«* tnant Di-for "Was it your heart. North? Inquire op on Delaplaine street, and it will no doubt be returned and no questions asked!" conceived ideas. I begin to feel my reason tottering, my memory failing mel Where did I ever see these idiots before? It's all nonsense; I never saw them in my lifel And yet I am certainly Allan North, attorney at law. How could they know me so well if they had never seen me before? Was I here four hoars ago? Am I their old friend and comrade? Or am I dreaming—bewitched? No, no! It is a ease of mistaken identity; I am clearly the unhappy victim of some other fellow's good fortune—his strange and unaccountable resemblance to me. The same ♦'far as, having1 traversed the ten beyond the courthouse, lie nto a beautiful wide street at The seasons of the year here don't know enough to come in when it rains. As a well known San Francisco poet and chiropodist so truly and sweetly describes it: At the top of the sheet he now noticed the handsomely engraved address; "No. S3 Delaplaine street." I Thus the running fire of banter went on. The victim of it, halted thus unceremoniously on the very stops of the hotel, stool in bewildered silence for a moment without attempting any response. But after the first pause of utter astonishment he recovered himself and found voice "to speak. turnc % ■ 1 i \c-\ /w/' r '(-Xs Print J Miil \'l' ' 'II ay nard—M rs. Maynard,"' mused North, abstractedly, dropping the hand that still held the perfumed sheet in its listless grasp and frowning at the oarpet as if he expected to find somewhere amid its warp and woof the thread that should unravel this mysteiy. "Whore have I heard that name lately? It seems to me I ought to know. Two o'clock— 'this afternoon at two o'clock.' " ne drew out his watch suddenly and consulted it. "It is now precisely 12:80. ll'm! 'No. S3 Delaplaine street.' (And pray, where may thijt be?) 'Will it be convenient' (oh, very convenient, but how about the expediency?) 'for Mr. North to call at that hour?' Short and sweet; and eminently unsatisfactory. No light whatever from this source. The mystery only grows deeper, my [to he coxttmtcd.] The seasons of which the savants tell us are four—viz, spring, summer, autumn and winter—but they are not used here at all. Yon have to keep a calendar in order to know whether it's Christmas or the Fourth of July, and though roses grow in great big masses wherever you put them a bearskin overcoat with the pockets full of moth powder should not be over eight feet away the year round. In California you don't ask for a room at the hotel where you get a fine prospect. You ask for one that the sun shines on and in. Tis the land whore it's always afternoon. raonts are not so numerous or exacting just now as to interfere with my abscntlf from the office. Prosecuted a case of assault and battery yesterday, and sent defendant to jail. Don't know whether he was guilty or not. Suspect not; but I prove 1 that lie was, and that was the em1 of it. And now, inflamed by that gD- and success, my voice is still for war! Wish F could get hold of something1 sensational, something' really worthy of iny attention. Assault and battery! I blush to write the words. Are my talents to be dissipated, my nerve and brain tissues to be worn out pursuing1 such paltry game as that? The fates forbid! There must be some higher destiny in store.for me. Perhaps this mission .to X will furnish me the sensational experiences that I long-for. I think I'll start tomorrow. My constitution demands a slight change of air and scenery, and the trip will no doubt be of great benefit to me, though whether anything of importance to business interests will result therefrom is somewhat problematical.""Talk of the men of education," said Jot Foster to his chums around him at the Lin dell, '"the world is filled with them. Only open yCDiir eyes and the lessons come to you from oil sides. I'll tell you what I sawiast night. My wife, her brother and I started •down town for the I lagan on pleasure lient —no lesson in view at all—but one came upon us directly. A lady and gentleman entered the cur, and in passing through the door a hook of the end window curtain caught the sleeve of a handsome pelisse the lady* wore and made h rent entirely across the arm before she could disengage herself. 'Oh, my coat!' was all I heard—an ejaculation more in sorrow than in anger. I saw the distress in the lady's face, but saw also her perfect self control and moderation. 'What would you have done, Tom ?' 'Blown up the street car company from top to bottom.' 'And you, Nelly?' to my wife. 'Cried my eyes out,' she said. Well, here was the lesson. Open your eyes and they will come at you from all quarters. A liberal education lies in reach of everybody. Keep youi eyes open, be passive and it will find you." —St. Louis Globe-Democrat. from Many l'laces. ids' m "Gentlemen," he exclaimed, in tones that expressed a well-bred surprise and annoyance, "this Ls a curious misapprehension! I assure you it is a case of mistaken identity. I am not the person whom you evidently think mjj to be. 1 have not the honor of knowing you, and indeed I never saw you before." EATING SIXTEEN LARGE ORANGES. I got a good man who promised to take care of it at a reasonable price per year and not eat any without consulting me at New York. I fl ight of this plan myself and will intru ce it into California. name. incldcnre! whit a singular #o L'pon my word, tbi?- savors of comedy, and, since it is forced npon me, I'll take my role and see what I can make of it. I'm in the hands of these harmless lunatics w'10 think they know who I am lx*ttcr than I do myself; so I'll humor them for the present. It's a qneer entanglement, but protestations are useless unless the other fellow should turn up and settle the question; and, so far as I can see. The Pacific ocean reminds me very much of the Atlantic and evidently belongs to the same family. It contains salt, seaweed and the Sandwich Islands. The people of California are, after all, the best feature of the whole country. The cream of the ambition, kindliness, industry and thrift of tjie older 6tates is here. It explains why you sometimes ■trike an old deserted village in the far east, where only the old or incapacitated are to be met with. The young are here. Booms may come, and booms may go. but California will go on forever. The gentlemen addressed looked blank in their turn for an instant; then • derisive laugh swept around the circle.i P ,n; r? tm California will doubtless supply the most beautiful and interesting exhibit of any state at the World's fair. I shall not go to the exposition, for I cannot bear the humiliation of seeing North Carolina's meager showing compared with the enterprise and wonderful beauty of this state's exhibit. "Hear! hear!" cried two or three, applaudingly.M ( | -D.rf PROCLAIMING ALOUD TO 1US IN ATTENTIVE A*. "'Mistaken identity*—'notthe person we think him to be!'" echoed mockingly from lip to lip. 'l.f/ / '4afk' AUDIT OIL Wn the best thing for me to do is to drift with this tide which I have found it so impossible to stem, and let the results take care of themselves. It cannot do any harm. How could anyone blame me for it, under the circumstances? And, really, I might as well combine a little innocent amusement with the important business that calls me to X . Unless I am vastly mistaken, this promises to be the most diverting experience 1 ever happened upon!" This soliloquy flashed through North's mind in a very brief time, during which he stood abstractedly in the center of the group whose chaffing remarks he only half heard or comprehended; and as it reached this definite conclusion he resigned himself to his fate with a sense of reckless enjoyment. to catch him myself. You know ha takes that trespass case into court this afternoon. I'm waiting now to see Woods, who promised to meet me here at one o'clock. He's late, as usual—confound him! Any idea where you are going, North?" "Didn't we bid you good-by only four hours ago, fairfy bowed down with grief because you assured us that you ■would be gone fo" *wo whole weeks? And now here you are back again like the proverbial penny!" PAPKB, SIR?" 1 r - WW' vi Wm! w his 1 1 then halted on the corner 11 deliberation of one that An entire orcliard of oranges in bearing has been taken up bodily, and with the trees carefully boxed and the roots and soil complete will be reproduced at Chicago. That is only a little pointer on the style of enterprise that will crop out wherever California's name appears. I compare this with North Carolina because one of the fair officials from North Carolina has spoken to me several times lit re I a hut where? Ah that i.x the question! I wonder, row, if "What do you mean?" demanded the newcomer, with a pcreeptible increase of bewilderment and indication. "I never was at the Clement house, never wm in X before in my life!" . Alas, he had not! But he smiled serenely as he answered with reckless, I'd little urchin whom 1 seeap- The Value of Technical Training. Immediately after this came North's latest entry: ! will recognize me? Oh, lie's a I might buy a paper from The financial value of technical training in the United States is illustrated by the fact that engineer officers of the navy fre quently resign their commissions to accept profitable employment with large manufacturing concerns. A man armed with tht training and technical education of a naval engineer can command in civil life a salary from two to five times as great as his pay hi the navy. Engineers must serve for the greater part of their lives at less than fo,000 a year, and the number to pass fli.000 must be exceedingly small. The plums that await such men in civil life are of a sort to prove a serious temptat ion to all who feel the necessity of a large income, and it is only the case and dignity of a naval life ihat keep skilled engineers in the service.— N'ew York Sun. T rw candor id then P. S.—Thanks are hereby extended lo Mr. Isaac W. Lord, who attended our performance at San Bernardino and laughed heartily during the evening. "Friday noon.—At X—. .Tust pot here. Quite a breezy, wide-awake little city, inhabited by a set of harmless and amusing lunatics. Their first manifestation of eccentricity was to insist that 1 am some other fellow, who oddly enough bears my illustrious name, follows my honorable profession, looks like me, and, as the final link in this astonishing chain of coincidences, although out of town at this present writing, boards at the very hotel at which I am stopping. Tried to convince them of their mistake. No use. "Why, yes, my dear fellow; I may as well tell you that I am due at No. "D3 Delaplaine street at two o'clock." "Rideed!" No surprise, but eo; able significance in this dry rejoinder "Do you know wherq that is?" pur sued North with amiable sociability thinking the while that, if so, he envied the gentleman with the eyeglasses the information r?" inquired the (liminutjvi Upon this declaration the laughter and protests broke out afretDh. "Oh, I say. North, you've carried this far enough!" cried the brilliant genius •who had previously distinguished himself. "Have you suddenly lost your Menses, or do yon imagine that we have ail taken leave of ours? It is no use, you know, your trying to deny your own identity, when here are a dozen of yoar daily associates and intimate ■friends all ready to swear to it." "I assure you, gentlemen—" the voice had the inflection of rising anger, but It was qliickly drowned In the laughing comments of the others. m, drawing near irjro local sheet into NorthV und 1CT- Stdut her utter negligence in regard to the matter and the sorrowful display as it will appear when compared with other states. Should this reminder be the means of arousing a sickly ambition I am content. iih unblushing confidence;then the pentlenmn's feature He Was Gla«l tu Know. he added with a ffria of " Yer'll take a Times, won't The ready acceptance by lawyers of Jees and "retainers" from bad men, and especially from those whom the public feel to be working against their interests, ia often the occasion of sarcaRtie remarks. North? Vcr alwers does'" ■lit North, "even thf "Certainly, colonel," he said, having caught the title, though the name of the gentlemanly manager had escaped him. "the same rooms, by all means. By the way, shall I register?" !" thou I rai'amuflin North Carolina beats the world on apples, and the pok«sberry ink grown there is redder than any I have ever before encountered. As the poet so truly and so graphically goes on to state: HE SUDDENLY KECOLLEC TED TUE LETTER. "Where what is? No. S3 Delnpliiine street?" demanded that gentleman,with a blank stare. "Good 1 how long do you intend 1 role of idiot? Wasn't it 1 that first, in troduced rou there. I'd like to know?' "Perhaps it was," admitted North, nonchalantly mil ■mmintanccs! Who airD 1 uro nun ivens, mnn hrts be public propcet A certain prominent lawyer was asked by an acquaintance if the report were true that he had gone into the service of a corporation which had been suspected on pretty good evidence of bribing members of a legislature. position more involved. Shall I call on Mrs. Maynard, or not? It would be a piece of unparalleled daring! To go, accepted the piipet "As you please, Mr. North; as you please. When will you leave off jesting?" And the expression of vague uneasiness again appeared on Col. D y ton's round, rosy face. "Just stop into the office a minute, anyway. The clerk's got a letter that was sent up after you left this morning. You didn't tell us where, your correspondence should be forwarded to, so we were in something of a puzzle to decide—" The rest of the sentence was lost in the colonel's puffing endeavor to open the heavy swing-door. Average mind not open to conviction. Finally decided to let them have their own way about it, and am therefore ;is thrust :i in a sweet persuasive to h 1 ail Oh, how I love to write upon the hotel letterhead And chase a thought with nimble, trenchant pen. D nor that is the question!" lie started to his feet with a sudden (lash of recklessness in his eyes, and paced the floor for a few moments while he n.cnlrilly debated this point; this Delaplaino street The Finest Opal in the World, To squeeze the berry of the poke judiciously And Jerk with joy a drop of ink! Oh, what a glorious thing is thought. going to play my role in this comedy of errors as Antipholusof Syracuse, unless Antipholus of Ephesus steps in prematurely and defeats .my purpose. Must hunt up Dennis O'Reilly. Forlorn hope. Don't- know where to look for him. Probably digging ditches somewhere. II. and 1\. must ha»*e been crazy to pay any attention to his communication. "Note Extraordinary (made five minutes after arrival after the manner of English tourists visiting the states). — People of X are very sociably Inclined. Circumstances offered in evidence: I find here on the instant of my arrival a note from one, Mrs. Mayriard, evidently a lady moving in aristocratic circles, inviting me to call upon her at two o'clock this afternoon. No references required. Invitation downright and unconditional. In spite of the embarrassing fact that 1 have never had the honor of meeting the lad3' aforesaid, and have not the slightest idea "It might have been, for anything that I am prepared io-aay to the contrary," he added mentally, as he stood for a moment pulling his mustache in a meditative way and glancing with a puzzled air up and down the street. 1'ln' newsbo stared at him in open It is not often that children are connoisseurs of precious stones, and yet the Chinese bahy at. Washington, which is jet so youiiKtli.it it has not been through one presidential term of f'ouryears, has already fallen heir to the finest opal in the world. The op.il belongs to the Chinese minister. It isasli'rgc as a pigeon's egg and is surrounded by beautiful whitediamonds. The minister wears it in his cap on state occasions, and t lie In\by wore it upon the day iu babyV life which corresponds to an "Oh," said the lawyer; "I've not gone mto their service. I have simply agreed not to join the other side." "Come, come, North," testily interposed the gentleman with the eyeglasses, "you've perjured yourself quite enough. Where's the use, you know? You surely can't think of carrying this poor little farce any farther. Aren't' you unin iNortn, attorney at law? Answer me that!" question had been re lent, and did not an And what a joy to make a nation think! then the q 3 was settled. In using the above and quoting from myself I give utterance to a sentiment that every one has experienced. "And you have taken a fee for that?" "Oh, naturally they sent me an honorarium."On the whole," he salCl, aloud, "I will go. Why not? It will be merely X out the programme that I •ratly determined upon, 1 have commenced to drift; I might as well he I weetness and ession of authoritative The Coronado Beach hotel, near San Diego, is about the largest hotel at which I ever put up so much as I did when 1 came away from the place. The surf is heard beating with a low San Diego boom against the beach. This boom costs one $3 per day. Food, lodging and boom each $2. Still that is cheap for a oarr "I say, North, have you taken to low comedy ;is a permanent thing?" continued the aggrieved possessor and wearer of-tlie eye-glasses. "It's a shock. "Yes,.sir, it's Delaplainc street." he then said, with a grin; and North, after bestowing a handful of nickels on his "All, I'm glad to know it was that. I might have got the idea that it was a dishonorarium."—Youth's Companion. "Allan North, attorney at law?" repeated the gentleman, an additional wave of perplexity sweeping' over his face. "Why, yes, to be sure I am; bat—" , eon In the exciting experiment is possible, indeed must probablp, Mrs. Maynard will at once discover i not the particular Mr. North It that Allan North, attorney at law, \va* glad to Escape from the hilarious croud on the hotel steps and followed the colonel into the office. Hut here another difficulty confronted him, when a dainty missive bearing a lady's chirog raphy was placed in his hand. even to me, to see you degenerating so suddenly into the character of a clown." "I can vary it with high tragedy," said North, accommodatingly, as lie went down the steps, "if that will suit you any better, my dear fellow. Au mall interlocutor, turned away and The On«* Thing Xo^lful, that 1 to wli started slowly in the direction that the numbers on the houses indicated that hi American christcuing. in that case I csn make some sort of s add ;sed: but should take. (jlunn for I lie Fair. A roar of laughter interrupted him. "Well done, North! Capital!" cried the applauding crowd. "When are you going on the stage? That facial expression is fine! You'll make your mark 'M a flret-clafis comedian!" The newsboy gazed after him for a Among (lie interesting army exhibits at the World's fair will lie a 50-ton gun, which throws a projectile twelve inches in eliametcr. There will of course also lie any Dumber of sihall fieldpieces, and the civilian with a tomb of the martial in his nature will find much to ple*ase him. The actual manufac ture of rifles, bullets and cartrielge-s and torpedoes, in which black sand will be used instead of powder, will lie carried on "in plain view of the audience," as the prestidigitator says. boom note fell iuto my hands lDy moment, fully expecting to mm reel along the pavement or rnn om of the many shade trees or lamp jwists. Disappointed in this cherished hope, as the gentleman con tinned calmly on Kit him I remained three-quarters of a day at the San Diego hotel and then resumed work. I hate to be idle. The Coronado cost a very large sum of money, but did not pay, so a creditor bought it for $100,- 000, and while he was thinking what he would do with it was offered $1,600,000. Hjpnccepted it at once.jw he already had another hotel. mist carelessness of the clerk revoir!" True, the envelope was addressed simply to "Mr. *Corth, Clement House, City," and was not he that gentleman? Hut then, very probably at the time the letter was written he was not within one hundred miles of the Clement house and had never even heard of the same name and so on, and thus bow myself jjrocefully out of the affair. Hut if, on tlu other hand, she should share the popu musing coincidence,' And with a delightful sense of uncertainty as to whither he was tending, he started slowly down the street. "Really, this is preposterous—I protest," began the stranger, rallying once tmore; when suddenly a voice thin and Weak, bnt evidently the voice of one in (authority, interposed: "What'ifthe circus?" lisped Col. Dayton, the gentlemanly manager, as with his incongruous combination of two 'hundred pounds avoirdupois and a small Woice delicately pitched on the tone oi |c above, he advanced upon the scene. "CoL Dayton, just look at this gentleman and tell us who he is!" cried a dozen laughing voices before the •tranger couM speak. He had not proceeded very far when he was arrested by the colonel's facetious exclamation: iiy with no perceptible indeC ion of lar r pprehension as to my identity why then I 'll—be guided by cireum step, no difficulty in maintaining his ■ |uililiriuiii. mD niiMniCliTHphylin;r with ' C ilVji'cl s. t ho stanct [It- the surrounding inanimat pa used now before his valise porter had deposited on i and, opening1 it, commenced tin "I say, Mr. North, are yon waiting in your sleep? Delaplaine street isn't down that way, you know!" boy pursued his audibly: way soliloquizing It was full when I was there at living rates, say $6 to $65 [Der day. The courtyard contains 80 acres of land, which is very valuable, as people are constantly settling up in the neighborhood—if they can. The dining room is bounded as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner at a sideboard; thence running 8 poles 2 chains and 3 links to a palm tree; thence south 11 poles 2 chains and 4 links to a fireplace; thence west 47 degrees 8 poles 3 chains and 2 links; thence north 10 poles 1 chain 2 links to place of beginning. Invalids are admitted if they will agree not to die in the house. In one room, under the bell push, the following statement was made; It may appear to the cool, dispassionate reader that North's proper course atthis point was too obvious to admit of any hesitation or mental debate. Nevertheless he did hesitate; and he did argue within himself what line of action he should adopt. Refuse to tako the letter? That would give rise to renewed questions, explanations and ridicule, which, in view of his late trying experiences, he did not wish to provoke. How would it do, for instance— Ilis reflections were suddenly arrested by the discovery that the envelope was not scaled. A vague sense of reliel came to his mind, as If he now saw an place. lioh tl whore she lives, I hav that it will to sli decided chair ?ht tli not be politic y first invitation , and I am there- North whirled around composedly and retraced his steDs. Mv eve! If that 'ereMr. North ain't of Inspiration, packing and toasinp its contents care*D"C1 Anions other items extended to tr a queer ehaj "Very line street," ran North's soliloquoy, as he sauntered down the broad pavement of flagstones bounded, by "Can you tell when your huslmnd is inspired)'" asked Mrs. Bunker of the poet's -vife. fi r on t formidable-looking1 memo- fore intenClinB Mrs. Maynaril, of No to call upon the said "Will you be kind enough to tell me. then, my dear colonel," he said, "where Delaplaine street is? I give you my word that I have not the faintest idea." xDk, bound in Russia leather, [flit. As liis eye fell upon it. Delaplainf "Ob, my, yes," returned the little worn«n. "lie's as cross as a bear with a sore head when bis mind is cluttered up witb poetry."—Harper's Bazar. Mrs. B.—Yon men are blind. I knew he would marry some one before the year was up. I might have Itoen Mrs. Yan Skiverton myself, instead of plain Brown, Mr. B.—Well, why didn't yon marry him, then? eartie to street, at the hour anil plaee aforesaid. Hare a vague hope t hat she may bCe able to throw so roe light upon the present smoothly-! on one side t grass and tall shade trees and ornamental iron fences, a sudden inspiration seemed to seize him. And. pausing by the steps its In- muttered this astonishing confession of ignorance, he looked up at the colonel with innocent perplexity depicted in his small parterres and stately residences on the other. "My friend Mrs. Maynard is undoubtedly something of an aristocrat, judging from her surround- othing' is certain to come of this he said to himself. mystery of m on tit f f she decides "This gentleman?'1 repeated the benign and astonished colonel, hifround bine eyes roving over the group and then fixing themselves like two animated interrogation points upon North. "Why, you-don't say so—you there, Mr. North? What's up? Back to ridiculous utrair, that I am nayse eral public \vi If slip ii I will 1 f, t he verdict of the f?en- II be immediately set sists lh;ft I am the other Money In It« Mrs. B.—Oh, he was so awfully absentminded.taking up the note book, and also pen and ink which he had in convenient portable'shape, "so I will just make a little note of what has already occurrcd. It may be the significant beginning of important and interesting events." .sidr Mrs. Inquisitive—Your husband must be earning more than he used to. I see rou have a new sealskin jacket. Mrs. Straightface—No, indeed. He's learned how to fix the gas meter.—Gre- Grenoble Monthly. ion. Capital iCl lblv 1 to the deeisme all fur- countenance Mr. North, what is the matter with i?" demanded Col. Dayton, in round, astonished eyes North read not a little dismay and suspicion. with mo?' tugs. I5y the way, what does she want Mr. B.—I "don't see how that could have made any difference. Mrs. B.—It did, inasmuch as he forgot ito propose.—Truth, you host lie stopped short here, as the fact suddenly oeeurred to him that the lady ther responsibility in the matter. Interesting' p«;ychol" :peal question. Not in uuestion did ivut of