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FTv f ' THtn-nam '"rj.. . ""i i . taBatnaaBaMaaaaaaaaaJU tMcwmmattatatmMtmMmiMM DO YUOKVKl AbLKINDti OP li l J L N ' Job UiorK IDONC Or. &HOR-T NOTtOE Trices ReakSorvabler COAST MAIL pa iemse.' - -"there Arte - - - $ IN IT FOR YOU. VOI, XXI, MARSHFIELD, OOOS COUNTY, OREGON, DEO. 8, 190O. NO 49. .Vffar-w ( Mjppjjra 7 w r D. t.Wtttson, ATfOKNKY AND COUNHKkOR AT LAW. CAm Klrttwailir beak, fnml iutl iil-lela, Oirfin, J. W. Bonnott, . JTJOltNKY AND COUNHl'LOU n LAW. CM. a IVe Ir IUk, I 'ion I Mitel eJwkteU, Oftlbll. W. TJ. Douglas, MTU U NIC AT LAW AMI) U. K. COMMIHHIOKKII. imii itil, MiulifirU, Ottguri. Wan, A, Toyo, jw.N'nar. ttfhl an-llaleiln lt KUueaJa lll'Kk, ant!, ItaitJlrkl.Oirgu,. Kion John F. Hall, ATruHNKY AT LAW. U ItUiueido lilu.k, ftiNil Mat ManaliM, Oirgon. B O.Smith, u hi a 1, AHV MVX'IIANIUAL iiKtfritrr. tVSeee U It, lnl immiiI of iM rtiur, H'f. NnreUckrn A Miillh'a ImlMlny. r'rwil ikhI, Multifield, Oirjim, C. W. Tower, M D. PHYSICIAN ANI HUHOr.ON. OR11 In lit IVnnell A Waller lkk build lif, r"el IHrrl, lUrviifirM, Oiffiun. I. Haoker, AWSTllACTKlt, Oixliilllo City, On-. "AUtrncii nl Ullo if mil irnHry lh Ctm ruiiM (urnUlifil iruiii)iil)'. Halt n't.ol nMiitrl. C0OSCOUNYI A0S1RACT COMPAKY jJ.nVAKr. n,knui,i:v, I lOftKKKt, Th Only Oystomntlo Sot of Abstrnctu In C001. Co. Work ilimr (in ulnift imtlco. Ordrii vallnl mil rocoivo irouiil ullriiliiiii iiil IniiriH't kfiiiirmili'i'il. C. Irf lrf:v.itr., Mniinitrr, r.iiiiri-Oily, Orrn'in. Flanagan & IJciinetl ANK, nannii'ii:i.i om:( Capital, $50,000. Dihiifum: T. It. rtliriliUn, J. W, Nnnvll, I'm., J. II. KUnpBn, Vk I'm., - It. K. WIIIIamio tWbt. J. Mf. Iis, tractical tlotoraper MAiitsiiKir.i.n. oiiimor. fhr onlvllrrl'Ciiirrxitlli'ry In i mi t.'niiiir ill wil mmiM. A World of Knowledge. One Million Pacts, jt M Flrurcsamiranclesfor ONLY TScts. $j.oo book. Tutts all al.ut our Country, UngoaHe, ha Uae and Mlnua, lWlry and Ornvrul Lit erature, Imluiiry iul Coinmerce, Money ami Kliiance, I'laln Ia for 1'lsln Pexijile, Tho World and lie 'tyi via, etc The grandest took ever ollViYtl fur I'm monor, It snarrrs Utoandiofiiiistloii tlin loluiton of which b a nntler of ilallnced t Unln" mrti. Tli book rirtitiiln wO rir;ci,8lze H by 6 Inches. Hcnt uM)ii reeeljit nf T5 CCUlS and 30 cents to ray postage. If It U not exactly m rrincevntdl ami a tiondcrful bargain, return H to ua and wo III refund jour nionoy. bend fcr llliutratcd raialoguo nuotlnf apoclul prices q bouka AiUUea THE WERNER COMPANY, fsMaiUri arxl Manufacturers, Akron, Onto, (Hi Wmmi CM)., U ikMMfkly eIUUe -DII, Ik., bHT M If 1 VOatr .W EUfts'BaVjflBaaar' FUMk. BUM J inl OlMllfMM, riM4Ul m4 Dm IU Mif rue ,, as ftaa) - - - - V at I Jaaki a HaWallal HtSSUkdi IB U ZS2T. JT.?iL .7. JZe JTM ,V iZ J nJ li. wwa.fr.1 eir Sr ee em II U u iw . WkflfEBWaTSvH t.re ana I. tWtft " Mil..i. . kUjH. Ul ?... Til. i, . a.j ..l. u l In w-I J-lerma? p.ii?cl, .Tiii-ttUiId, 4rogM. Fn(Vr H Tohaoco Oiars, 'No tions. Confectionery Holunpiitt fur Uomlcnnml Junlpr A du. Pacts That Ready January 1st THE 1900 Evwr Patriot M(f VotCt Ought to Kaowl LB AND ENCYCLOPEDIA. k Political Register Containing Full Information Upon All Statistical Facts and Figures. fAAA, The New Every Politician Will Want a Cooy. Ovr 000 Psjts. I Congress. Vawaw MAMM A Complete Guide to the Forthcoming Elections of 1900. SPECIAL The South Afrlan War; War In the Phil Ipoines: Tlie Interna- FEATURES, lional Peace Coneress; Our Naval and Military Establishment; The Sainoan Settlement; The Great Trusts and Their Capitallntion, and many other subjects of equally vital inteiesi. atasatsaaraaasatsa A comptttt History of ttch of Iht Ships in the AmtricM Mxvy, iy Edgar SUnlon Mac Uy, HliioriM U.S. Ntvy, THE STANDARD r AMERICAN ANNUAL. I'ottrrsi to any tiittu. THE WORLD, THE STEAMER ARCATA. A. Kttd, Maitar, Will .1liil ItrRMlar 'rl -llKiyKKN- COOS BAY SAN EliAlVCISCO, OAKUYINU PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT - LOWEST RATES. Cicgoo Coal & Navigation Co., l'lupilt'loia. E. C, Pin nag an, Agent, Marihnctd. u, Co-.nmiiy, Aent, Umpire City A. M. EVANS, I'llY.SUJIAN AND rtUIUII". t K, MMiaiiriKI.ll, 0IIK00X, OIIU'o iiitiilr in dnillli t Scnc liii'keii" Imil.llii. Wdr UH. . WSaawaSaataataiaaaaaaiaeSi Trice. 25ds. e4aaaraaeaataar Daaaaaa in ijtjanaaajaar'- Iroquois Bicycles $Q jg X .lllk.LjJ.ltllll.iik liiliiallbJlkalita'" " aJsakaa. IHOOUOIS CYCLE WORKS FAILED JET SS u. .ie..i.'l."i,Miil ck.t. tonki tl.Mi,ftiuii4 lw, .. rtrtkl lOOUOiaBIOVOHlil9.?kU,WIt..iM. .l.,lri,Ul .l.e.lU,f ., l.l..r.W.r.a H....IMIIII Ik. ltU.,1. M..l I 11 1- III ll ucsunir lun . .ujiai,.mj, mi I.H.ff.lairttTM lwi4.M erettl, lMbIM enl eM ewe. iMIk.b. tlVI III. ...It. IB.M, ry....!., n ."" 1.4 km, I M MV ,. Umt akiil muI MUiwII M tl. I J M In . U4I.I' tl l.l M"bl,' u..b. . Oar WrHUa Hraai wtu nn U.ek. IfMM ..ij, ..a' aa uiu khaiaif a i ai t tr ae ranu mm aiaaa lltiMNIWfPII !" willl-paetraaen """ THE MOCKCa Oi fAerr iim to my fmtnt ihoaltnK, ' hmitlr IIIUm MfUii'I (!, Xefrllf fleetta en.) Kltillf ftuuilat-, Neklnf twk 'o Ik umm.r' iftri, "Kkttr I Mki "SUn iti rianl kilo (.ltd lr mUm I MM iim( dir, ( wn rup rni'rilot etmell See, at flu del In my eery wr' f lllly IWa la tl rtwiMM (r1i, Ukll Mill Id rtu4 ralrlli utm.llrJ, k I Urnd villi a mul tnyltlit trom m klnnlMkllci4 l- muter tU llllut. IU l MrVwri H Inter k UlnMid r felr we"! W.itK Ulnter IK oir, IU ciH nk) le(we Wllk Mm hi ell M IW ILrixTC t deelk wt aow Mle I I.eunJ 'neeiri Ik tie III reflet Aiul riMMirn lue lr li I mlcl.t mi m, Mlktl U, llh Mi kvlturwie leuihlrt, kltkei Me rwwk t'er lh nmiixe'l (lie. L-UM IWatUril In CotlUr't Wekl. l00OO0OO0O0COOO00( o ri By M. Quad CufjrUl-l. '. M C. II U irO. ooooooo9ooeoooeoooo lu tlio old dii j- or lli orcrtnud trail, thr (ton cxprvif nml lUv lumlivrlorf lnKCfacli tujo Inlloiu timl bcu iTtftt-il nt n ilUlaniv of I." nillr nrt Itirouetjuul die Irnctli or the wlioleHrnll. Artvr llic Drt 'M mill! from Hi Ml ourl rlvrr no conch wn mlv from At (nek uuill ll ri'iiclicil Ban rranclneo. It tru a inliiioinvr to my I lie vtotlou vtvtv "vtvrUfi." Mot of llii'in wero iliiKoutn-llittt li, a liolu or rvllnr four or Dvv frt'l tltvp ni iIiij: ami tbcu rorvml wllli alalia of tlinU-r to aup ' Kirt two fret of ilIrL Tlie alnblei wcr ! inrtilr lu tin? aaiuv wnjr. lillu tba hay not a linked. Tlirrv wna Kuernlly an uniltfrcround immnKc Ifiullnc from tli liouac lo Hit alulilt-a. Iloiiao and ata blrs were loopholcd for rllles. the door ... -..... .at !...!.... - ... ulll. ' cutiitructcd of timber or covered with boiler Iron, and there was not on of si...... .. I.I k. .. h.. a.saa.oL.,1 u MBnta them which wns not nttneked a dozen times oer. The ludlnns could not uae lire na a weapon, nor could they carry n atntlon by nainult. but they captured many of them by trickery or alege. In no caav wna the lift of a company cm ployee ever spared. The distance be tween atntlona, with tho feeble gnrrl aou molntaliutl nt each, prevented any hop of relief In caitu of attack. Indeed tuu orders were: "Defend your own station. Only the Inat man alive Is to break through the Indians If 'bo can." Never were greater hardihood and bravery exhibited than by Ibe men se lected to drive the conches. Knowing what the risks were. It seems strnuge that nur tmaarngeni could liavo Us'ii (round to III! them, but In the last two lyrnrs preceding the opening of the Pa cific road the coaches arcrogrd the ' imaaetigera each way, and innuy of ' tbeae werv women. At a few poluts on the long route a guard rode for n few mllea with the coaches, but fur moat of the distance the driver nnd passen gers must tnkr rnre of themaelvcs. There was bnntly n week without Its tragedy. As the stage tolled through thu henvy inud or some strip or desert or met several tulles of stony uud up bill trnll n hand of a buudrvd yelllug wnrrlors would suddeulr appear. Tho driver must light ns well as guide bis rxclh-d team. The pnsaenger Hied from the ou iloorm nnd If tho nttaek wns bcnleti off It wns a case of luck. It wns when the Overland compnuy flnnl v nuii.nl.l in itio eovernmrnt In clear It mute through Knusns thnt Ucnentl UUaler wna si'Ul out wnn n uriKii- ui trooK'r. I'ourtivn stntlons hnd U-en attacked nnd wlp.M out. nnd Hugos lind waned to ruu over a distance of nlmnxt 200 iiillos, Custer pouM not hope lo strike n telling blow ngaltixt the honles lu the Held, but he luld hi pliuii to open th route and drive tho Indian back from It As we followed the trnll to the west wo picked up sta tion nfter station showing grvwsome ' sights. In ench nnd every cum' a ktout 'defense hnd been made, but the Indb nil hnd prevnlled. Kegs of powder 1 hnd Ikh'Ii used to blow open the doors or tear out tho roofs, and even though ' tho wnrrlor hnd lost ten to one they hnd destroyed tho atntlon. Utirultig UIU wns n tvlny stntlon, with eight mou lo guard It nud enro for the extra horses. The hint stngo from the enat 1 hud come In nHcr n race of live mllo. Willi the driver nnd three mnle inihivii gem woundoil some nf them twice nnd thrw times. It wnn ono or the lar gest nud mot defensible Million on the roiilo, nud there wns mi thought of anything but bontlng tho ludlnns oft. no iiuilter what their force. Custer's whole command wltuessed 1 the nrrlvnl or the Inst singe rmni the west, the lust ror several week. Krouv 'a hilltop three miles rrom the trail, with IniiMiKsnlilu gullle between, wo niw the conch come up the trnll with 100 ludlniiH pursuing It. It whs, n run ning light, which aroused every limit to the highest pitch of exrlli-miiiit, hill we were helpless to extend aid. Through the clear air of n nutuinor' ufteriioon we saw the Htuge borws aluil down uud the conch oveiiukeii. The imsseiiger mode it bnive light to the hist, but not ono of them escnKld. It wns night berore we hnd made our f, ll detour nnd reached the atntlon, nun the ludlnns had deported long lierore. hey had captured the stntlon two hours before they nttneked the singe. It hud held out ngnlnat them ror three ilnys, nud II was uot until 40 ludlnns hud been killed or wounded Hint they got possession or ll by digging uuder the walls nnd using n keg of powder. If Ittirulug UIU hnd f nihil lu hold out, how would It Ih with Pawnee Flat, the next station lo the west, uud with While Horse, the next utter thnt) Thu tlrst wiu n four mull Million uud the next n relay wllh right. A wo rode nwny through the night nut a limit had lh slightest hiin ror Paw nee, though we knew It would have ltcen defended us long ns one of (he four could lift a gun, We renehed ll at about 11 o'clock. It wua as we Uud TE IfflllL femrctl. Orcr VX) Indian bad iwar d down out of tlio lillli nt dnylircnk tlio wvtulUK Uvfore, ami, though they lind lout n arorr of men, the iliiout hod been rnrrlcil by oaknult and It defender butchered. Wo irnlled boro half ao hour ti; glir tb Ioor corte burlnl nml tbcu iniahn) on tournrri Whltu Mora. It won not until we ro within two mlk' of tho itlntlou Hint our fenr were relieved. Then wo heard thr report of rllle and knew that the ptnev vm atlll hoMIng crot. Thu alntloti wnn altunteil about mid tvny of a long, bnrv bill. To the went tf It wna a couke, or dry ravine, with Imiik 20 feet hlRlk Wo lind with ua n routilo of acout who know every rod f thu overland trail, and when within rift n inllo of the atntlon thenc men we lent forward to any out tlio altuatlon, They re turned nfter nwhlU to report v that Hpotlod II or mi and about ISO of Ida "iloic noldleri," a thu Cheyenne were called, were lnylnjr alego to Uie atntlon and had evidently occupied tb ground for two or three day. The ground around tho dugout wa ao open that tba Indian dnrvd not "nub" tli placo. nor wai there any abow to uae n keg of K)Wdcr without rccklra poaure. With their nlllca holding the trail to the enat, the Cheyenne hod en Icrcd utKin a alegu lu lioa to alarve tho einployiH.- out Their war ponle and inoiit of the bnud werv lying up In thu dry rnvliif for tho night. Ttila ra vine had no oictilng to the aoulh and wan Ihvrvfurc a cut dc mc. The tlrat algn of dawn were In tho akr when wo anddlvd up, mounted, and the whole of us unshed forward, led by thu scouts, for tho mouth of tho nt-1 -I'll take my bean shooter," said the lie unhitched the team wlth.some dlffl vliiu. We had the Hciicer carbines. ' H)ft "and get enough birds for a potpto i culty and gave them n feed of oat on each with n full mogatlue, and as iTe i,r nl?hL" the bottom of tho sack. Then be got got the order to charge tach man bo- I gun snooting. ueu a carnine was empty. It was thrown away ami a re- volver iiaed lu Its place. Wbeu the ro-; volvcr was empty. It was cast aside for ' the saber. KxlentU-d from bonk to i bank, we rwept up the rnvlue. and we bad uotblug lo do but UIU. Tnkeu by x.a.lai.. ttim PlmwoHtiM livstl.t nrllv surprise, the Chcyennes thought only of getting away. We bad scarcely got in ajaa-l a. tii.tt fleas a I relit ttttttl !( Iilil to work when the eight men who bad be-en cooped up In th dugout sallied out to take a baud In. and It was made the saddest sunrise thu Cheyenne tribe liad ever seen. Not a Kny could r-caH- out of thnt trap. Numbers of the wnrrlors scrambled up the bnuk nud wnrrlors scrambled up the bnuk ami got safely away, but nearly every ono left hla weniHius behind. The fight did I not last above 30 minutes, aud our loss . nun ouij iiirev meu wuuuiivu. I iown lu tnai ravine we larycsieu .a deod Indlni.. and ou the bauks above the stage men counted up 22 more. We got upward of a bundm) rlilcs. about Hi platotc ISOponlas ikilli iragou toad of inlacellancoua stuff, livery Indian lying there was a dead one. Custer hnd said. "Shoot to kill." nud there were no wounded or prisoners. Among the killed werv Spoiled Horse. Illg l Moon nnd White Dlrd, nnd thnt tight broku th Imckbone of the Cheyeuuo untlou. Their nrt In the v.-nr was to capture all the stattous west of Burn ing IIIII. but they hnd only takeu Paw ue Kbit. They never rodo lo war agnlu. Within a week they were su ing for im-uco, nud they were tbo first lo be gathered on a reservnllou. Laurel Cromia. The Inurvl crowu uaed to decorate I... Kwiv .it ,!. vlHn. In eli.. nlit Olyiuplau gniues or the bend of some trlumpliiuit general wn conioaod of line i..nvi.iL Tlio linv Is t-nurus unbllls. nud thu the wrenth or crown hn bivii culled laurel or bay, according to the whim of tho writer. The bay . w. ...w ....., .., - wa conshle I miltil.ilj. ml by the nuclent to 1k end of the furrow, be found tho wlr "could ueueve turn nc nngui simp uuu ngalnst polaou nnd a so- 'fence, aud beyond wa a limitless ex- lf to a plow nnd go to sleep on the .mi.i iini.iiiinr. iiu imrL.n f mtiiiii, iirniHn atreti-tiini. were uietl to provide a pleating lu down to the timber line of tbo Tnrkto ce'iiiie. nud n spray of buy wns carried river. Outside of the fenco were oev lu the KurmciUa of nil superstitious J ernl furrows, which, his uncle hnd ex- nervous us n gitnnl npilust nil dnugers. It Is Intervfitlug tu note how the laurel or bay bus passed dowu to these uioro pronlc times. The bends ou ' in ed a In, coins, etc.. are nlmoat nlwnys cniwuetl with biuret Then we liavo a hh'I InurentP. or the ioet crowned with Iniirel-thnt Is to say. the chief port of Iho times. Again, the title or luictielnr. won by exceptlounl skill lu . el.. ...lei. .. ,. ..-.I...... aal.Ai CMiiuiftlon with nrt or science, tnke us lnek to the middle nges, when young doctor were crowutil with Inurvl nnd nvelviil the title ot Imce.i laurel. Iiuilou t,'nrUiicr's Mngnslue. ltuiptneaa, "1 wns nwutly imrty to a discus. shin." Mild u doctor, "wlicry the que Uuu of tho imtiiiv of happiness nrose, nud a certain wise bend present wns nuked to delluo It. His leply wns no xiitUfiietor.v Hint I truM you will nllow i ;,:,:; 'i?.X tiileieHtod. "lie mild: 'IlnpplneiiH Is a state of inliid-moro active than contentment, Ichk pronounced nnd more nbldlug tlmii JuyfiiliiesH: wIioko prlnelpiil nnd per ni.'iuoui xoiiriv l lu u tempei'iiuieiit dls piwed to make- the best of what Is: wlmso liniiiodlnio iMTnslon Is In n con seluUhUeKK which, pleased wllh the pri'M'iil. U wit hunt neute rogrot or un due npprvhenhloit.' "Whnt bolter ilollnltlou couhl one huo thuii thUr'-New York Sun. The Ileal llr Could Do. "Mr. lUiiluo." aaya the Washington eorreapondeiit of The Chlcngo Iteeord, "usihI to tell n htmy of nu eccentric lu dividual In Maine who wns never kuowu lo exprexs on opinion on ntiy subject. Helng i-uIUhI ns a witness lu a lawsuit to testtry concerning the rep utation ot the defendant, the lawyers on both sides failed to obtain u direct nnswer to, any of their questlous nnd tlunlly npHnlcd to the court. Ilegurdlug thu mnti sternly, the Judge snld In his most Impressive tones: "Witness. I am going to nsk you a question, nud I wnul you to give m a direct uuswer, Is the defendant n good in ii u If "Them thnt like blm say be Is; them thut dou'l says bv nin't.' was the reply." THEY MOVE U3. TW tra i a Lrvl, Ik (laiw of an rt. Or a fvti ehanftil wllk ll. (tMrti, A fllmi nt I.e. in a crowikJ runt, Ani firirad III I InmtnpUl. A Ulue lnUd irlUi bont rl, An4 Ium lt I4 for Ik ar MmI A ckaar rtrouk a anf't rrtrila, A1 IMe k Mtee Ik Mm ti tin. A MnAy trail aaJ lort't elrl( pek ln Iota Urn 4 Uliunliut lh Urk A whl.1 "0 Uit" to v tfll- imk. And XUf ik up lb tfcrrtd el hap nil. Tkti atr u Ml H t word or IWowkl Dal tut with unjixxl Importiiu U Iraafkt, Tot itntll Iklnft build p t rally And Uiu IU for Ulnj. kctwtrt. lll I ! ll-M--r-t I A Turn at Plowing I! - . w C Thn Boy Dblnniakothi -Work, but : t KDjoyMfth AtUodantBpoTt. 1 . Of Ernest McCUffy. VlllIClllllll "Do yon really want to try your hand I at the ptowT was Uncle Tots' remark after breakfast was over. "I'd like to see If I could," said the boy, "oven If I get ick of It before night." i "All right," waa hi uncle' reply. . "Hut you can't carry the gun with you. . Tho mule would stampede." "Why, what would thcro be to shoot r said Aunt Fanny. . "Oh, there' blackbird and klldees t, it,n barrel." said Cncle Tom, i &,, WU m pocketful of bwksbot and ' j,a rubber woapon. be wo ready for ,j,c frar The farm was one of 20 acrci. it was rolling country nnd fcnccj n by the iid foshloued barblcss Wre ftDCC. The soil was dark loom .nd ea,iir WOrked. There was snnd cnouau , that a plow would scour - .. .. .a . -- fa,y wcu. and there were no rock. " Tuo tj jj watched bis undo plow i . a .a a t . , . I tbo dny before, and It did not seem I very hard work. So. with a light plow and tho old team, h started In with conildcrable confidence. The reins were crossed orcr bis shoulder and uu der hi arm, and tbo novelty of the. Job -nn..i0(i . tin curiosity. He crasrxsl llc jita nnj .tnrtcd the team with I .......in,, -fji. UDr Ills Instructions ' . . . ,d ,h .ilowsharo too i deep In the aoll or b would be hoisted . . ..... - . ... . ,.-., .1.. deen ,n0 Ul(J Bf b ,u cmbion of the i. ..,,. ,,. .,. ,h. lav-ram f the earth' surface, and for the first 200 yard he gingerly scraped aloog.sl most on top of the grquudT Then he remembered that this wns not plowing, nnd ho "hMstctl" up the handles ond dug Into the bowel of the earth. It wn a long pull and a strong , null nnd a pull all together aa be, re membered It afterward, and It ended by his being slang over the tops of tbo plow liaudles and deposited In the dirt. The plow had been turned upside down In the furrow, and bl hat had been scraped oft by the lines. The nenr mule beamed on him pityingly, and hla back felt a If part of It bad been pull ed out nnd thrown nwny. Then bo rec ollected abrut not digging In too deep. So bo braced himself and took bold of I ... ..i... i.,ii .in i inn,. .,n.eii of comparatively level ground assisted his ellorta. nnd all went well for aom , itmou It wn a vnat and awful dls- . iiii iiiiiit iiuiiuiia uauiu. a. auiia, bii v ta ns a vast and awful dls- , i the field for tho first fur- , uncle was a mere siock , . ..mi whan h pot tn thu tauce across row, aud lit nt the other ... ... w.mv. -. .. - -- I plained, were to keep the prairie flrvs from comlug In aud bunimg tuo renco IKHtS. He turned tho mutes nnd started back ou the plowing. The loose lonm broke under bis bare feet, nnd tbo fur row crumbled down aud arched nhend of the plow like tbo back of an nugry hog. There wns a steam, light, misty. almost Impalpable, that rose up from I aa .... t.t.a atft.. rtl.t lia.kHn .nSsar the cloven hide of tho old brown earth. Far lu the west a bnnk of white clouds Inr furled In the bluo sklca. He bold the plow more steadily now. and when ' the share liegnn to sink too deep he cnsd It up without Jerking the point I free from the furrow. The turolug jwlnt was reachevl ngnln, nnd again he halted. From the Une nf i cottomvood that flanked one side of , ' the field came down a troop of black birds, clacking aud gossiping, lu tbclt gorgeous purple grackics. or crow blackbird. They were the nutocrnts of the blackbird tribe and most luiportuut and busy when engaged ou fomglug expeditions such as these. They were followed by the more soher hued cow Mnrkblrdn In great numtiers. nnd a the team drew nwny and the furrow's llnu lengthened out the scouts of th expedition cntuo In close to the plow. The boy hnd nlrcndy got his bein hooter within raay rench, nnd ns the birds lined nloug tho furrow he stopped the mules. The nearest blackbird wns a big pur ple grnckte. The boy drew the rubbers ( snapped, and the blackbird doubled up DacK. a nuiiet new as me runuer unuua In the furrow with a bullet In his brenst. Putting lu another bullet, the boy took another shot at the next bird, which hnd uot noticed the nlmost tiotseleR.1 effect of the shot. Fair nnd true the second bullet went to Its mart, antl a necond blackbird dropped to the shot, doing bnrk. the boy pick cd up the two birds, and the rest scat tered bnck along the furrow. Puttluc the Hues across nnd under, ho started along the furrow ngnln. Again thi birds drew up, and again ho got two shots at them, getting one bird nnd Just graxlug another. When he got to the opposite and of the field, be found ' a couple of InquUItlva kltdec nimmaff log about and wlugeil one of I hern with bl Unit (hot. A long chain over the drying furrow of tbo provlouJ day' plowing secured the bird. Uolng back be bad novcrol mora aliot at the blackbird, which accmed to grow bolder and hungrier as tho tiny advanced. Ho acldom mlaavd them and In one Inxtnnre killed two at ono shot, the bullet Rtrlklng ono bird a glancing blow on the neck nud wincing wcond bird lu the bunch. The plowlug grew more and mora tcdlou a the day lengthened out, nnd the boy wa never hungrier In hi life. Ho bad brought hla dinner along, with a bottle of milk to wanh It down, and he could tell pretty well from tho auu when noontime came From hi Una of furrow be could ee but unctu toll lag aero nnd back, nrvrr stopping for "Ttblnr. n brown drure Jn the brown tretches of upturned earth. aw- ---- - - lie made up hla mind that plowing wa desperately monotonous work and that to plow a straight furrow waa something that only came from long practice. lie had a stake stuck up for bis benefit at eacb end of the field, but bis plow either wabbbd or tho mules "wee-wnwed" frightfully, for before noontime como be found It neccsury to lift tho plow up and gash down cer tain Inlets and estuaries of land which had not been cut on account of the per versity of tbo furrows. Hy tho time the sun had swung Into line for about 12:30 be bad come to the conclusion that nil a boy needed to plow well with wan n pair of Iron legs nud a knowl- edge of how to draw a furrow straight, out bis own dinner of bread and but ter, meat and pickles, and fell on It like a fnmlshcd coyote. lie was very tired. The dirt bad got Into his finger nails, crept Into hi curly brown hair, grimed hi ueck. filled bin ear and em bittered hla boyish soaL Ulrcnrioslty was thoroughly satisfied. lie had be come satiated with the exercise; be ( wanted to bunt. Ifnirara l A However, he remembered that It would be oowardly to give up until night. So be started In to bitch up tho mules again after tnklng n decent rest. Fortunately bo cotld do this without having to summon his uncle, and be congratulated himself on being able to congratulated htuu hitch nud unhitch a team. The plow again was driven Into the loam, and , ouce more the burden of banging on to a pair of slippery plow handle with a ( wmiJ. nt nnpr-At1r- tnlllna atrldtnp along In front was begun. The black birds and klldees, allured by tbo feast ww,'.v v. ,.,.. . . . mm of pal grub and salmon tinted fish wormscuroe again fb-fBe furrows, but the boy only took a shot now ana tnen He wa doggedly. ullenly. silently plugging nlbug In the furrow, with tho sand gritting between his teeth. Ho wooldn't ofVr to plow again for Undo Tom. Uncle Tom knew what be was talking about when he said It was bard work and dirty work until you got used to It. Well, bo didn't want to get used to It. that was all. What was that story about eel getting used to being skinned? Whoa. Jinny; back. . you old yellow crate, you! At sundown and uot until he saw Uncle Tom turn for the bouse did tho boy giro over. Hut he bad seen the error of his war. Flowing wasn't what It was cracked up to be. There wore too many sand burs and roots ana crooked furrows nud dirt nnd wrench- crooked furrows nua ain ana wrencn- nnd backache about It. There w-n. I too much work about It. Why, when rou saw a man who won used to It you - ..... .... . .. . .. i.i Job. Hut fora now bcglnucr at the JOU. tut (or a nun ih.-k""'v.i ui hib busluess It was Uko Jordau, "a bard road to travel." Uncle Tom smiled nt the grimy, dus ty figure of his nephew as he met htm at the house. "How'd you Uko tho plowing!" bu Inquired quizzically. The boy took nine blackbirds and three klldees from his pockets nnd, holding them up, said, "I like (bar part, of It, Uncle Tom, aud nil tho rest I dldu't like worth a ccut." Chicago Uceord. llr III Coat "Wei a L'nbnUaard. Tho thermometer stood at 10 degrees above zero. llo bad ou an overcoat, undercoat aud a vest. His other garments cut Do Ice hero. Although tVO wind blew a Greenland gale, his overcoat and undercoat were both unbuttoned aud flapped like the sails of a schooner set wing nnd wing. Why did be not button bis coats on this piercing day) riecauso bo was tho Man With a Hodge. Ity leaving bis coats unbuttoned Peo ple could see tint on his vest was dis played bis vested right to wear a Itadgc, and who ever saw a man with such authority, when off duty, who dldu't display at leuat the rim of his Radge? No one, because power Is sweet to us all, from tho Frcsldcut to tho Fensaut. Wnshlugton Star. r- ; Irtpr Dnthlusr. Every person, old or young, sick or well, ought to have u dally tilth. Im mediately after arising lu the morulug Is the best time. A quart of water aud a bowl there ought to bo two Is all that Is necessary. The water need not ! be cold or hot; from 70 to 80 degrees Is preferable, Tho young nnd tho very vigorous can safely Indulge lu much colder water. Let the bath lo taken rapidly, occu pying from two to five raluutcs. Sim ply wet the entire person with wntcr, dry this off with one towel, then rub tho surface briskly with n dry, coarso towel. Then dress rapidly; then exer cise until there Is a full, free action In tho circulation and warmth. If there Is noed for the uso of soap, except locally, nud whero there Is a daily bath there Is little need for it. let that bo used bvCoro retiring at ulght, A Coata, Hlrati Woniler. "Tbo National tbontor. at Hun Jo Coata Illc.n, Is a wonder," Vnld a gentle- . man who ha recently returned front that city. "In point of Uauty It I uM k to stand third among houses of It kind In tbo world. It coat 13.000,000 to erect, and tho work of construction occupied many year. Thu itealgn fob lows th Grand Opera IIoi'3 of 1'urU In n geuernl way, nlthottgu of course tho building I very much amnllcr. and Iho material I wblto marble nud Mo-1-an onyx The main eiitrnncu hnll I nd foyer contain soma superb piece of statnary. nud the decoration were donu by lCuropcan artist of reputa tion. "When a visitor sees It for the flra time, standing lu the midst of n atrnf gllng llttlo Central American capttaL-,. lib a suburban Jumblti of mtw a(jobrriirA. be feel like plnchlajt btaaw wf t0 flnj out nticthcr ho Uu't dreaia WIIH el IUUI fc3M JMMau v n n a- ing. The pcoplo of Han Joao are Jiaf mcmtely proud of the hjuse. aa they well may be. but they are as fa away from amusement center that tb only regular performance are by aa opera company htrvd by tho govern, ment In France or Italy for a brief sea son every year. "It Is an Interesting fact that nil th Central American capltnU have dis proportionately line theaters, kept of by the-govcroment. Thu revolutionary, president have found It good policy, to amuse the people. It take tba placo of public Improvements." KeW. Orleans Times-Democrat. , Tlie rinroIarV Terror. A burglar, well known to tbo poMe of the larger cities, who wa recently, taken Into custody, told a reporter that' "a llttlo dog" waa more terrifying la tbo "profession" than any burglar alarm or detective, "Gun be bio wed!" said be. "I'm dead wlllln to take a clianco wld a fly cop, too, and the tinklers and sltch alaTt troublln me a little bit. Itut a bit of a dorc! Yesslr. I hates tbcta UttVe ,orpV wonc"n poison. The big fe Urs St. Itcrnards and tbcui you kt make friends with. Giro them a bit of meat and they're alt right. Hut when one of them little derga come at you, a-bnrkln and yclp.u. you got to akhs oat rjntck or you finds the hull house a-tey of you. "Thcro ain't no matin friend triia thcm- yjy know. rou don't Vie tlicrc. an(j they're Jast a-geta to gH TOO out or ijn0Tr th reason wtajl Tkat -come, Fldo. nice doggy,' racket ah . . i.A,H -.. .. ! nfiM ak H.CU1U t UlIL JUU U. . W m m , one thing to do wheu them little. fMer .- .. I.-II. .t mfm 1.1. 'iwi t out fat a you.kla gltt 'times' out orTcnTlioTrilu'tfasf gvis io uuiivnu ruunu jv w KHM CUBtT," nclthcrr Now press. York Mall and Kx- He Got th Oun Several years ago Colonel Jack China visited Texas. Ho brought with him a negro valet, Sam. This negro bad beeu a slave lu the Chlun family be fore tbo. war began lu tho states and Idolized hi young master. Ono night wbllo In Houston tho dnrky come to Chlnu nnd said: "Massa Jock. I'zo goln out la cullud society hcah tonight, an I'd like to bor row dat Ivory handled six shooter eC yours to take along." "Why. you black rascal," returned tbo colonel, "some of these Houston coous will take that gun away from you and break It over your beadl" ------- Tlie dark w"'cl '": "c"'- uuu The darky straightened up. Like dm wna n man of unquestioned there was a peculiar glitter in mt ovrt lu bis eye a bo said: "Massa Jack, you let mo hnb dat gun, an If 1 dou't show up beah wld bit la do niawuln you can go down to de morgue nu throw down do sheet aa say, 'Lawd, don't ho look nachorlf " Colonel Chlnu's body servant waa that utght nrtued In a manner that oa tltled him to roovo tn tho best circle of Afro-Amerlcau society la Houston. Dallas New. Jt I an unexplained far that glow- worras are much iiiorcjrjljlniit Juat be fore an approaching atom, other that. Cop!s, Coup. Night and day, until the strength I entirely exhausted, and that dreaded word "Consumption" begins to lie whis pered among friends. That's a common story, familiar to tho people, of every town and viuatc. Tlcre another story which ought to l)e M w,iely known ns the story o( dis ease, urn! that M tue story oi me cure cflVcted by tho use of Dr. Pierce's Gohlcu Medical Discovery, llrouchltis, asthma, olistlnate, deep-seated coughs, bleeding; of the lungs, nnd other forms of ilisenaej which allect the respiratory organs, nre periiiancmtly cured by the use ot Golden Medical Discovery. , "Only for lir, fierce' Col Jul Mntleal pb. ' rovery I think I would I In arave ." wtilti Mr. Moeci Mil, of llllliaiil, Uinta Co.. Wvomlug, "I luil atthui M lil I coulil uot le'cp at night and waa compelled ! W "P wort, II allccttd ray luiign o that I couha .1, ,k. ii.... i-it. ..(..lii ,,! flnv Mv mu(i all lluHight 1 Ha4 coiwuimptloii My wife !- .I....l.....u.ulna llf Isar-1 HAlllfn MuiWaU DUcoYtry rhkh I did, I have UkH hw VotllM and am now a well man. wtUMHt,M iMin.tt. thauka to r, Mercfa OolU Mmllcal . blicoverv." Dr, Pierce's Common sen, Hentcat ! Adviser Is sent ret on relpt of tampa to pay cxpeuae of malllK only, SikI at onent stamp for book In paper cover or 31 stamp for ciniu-Bowr.. 1 Dr. K. V, . Huflalo, N. Y. v. 'Sfate: M