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S CHRISTMAS ON
A...
RANCH
By
ThcoJorc
Roosevelt
Y now tno isaiisii niiicr, lif.tr
V llli l.trdcr r'or n Vr.lftl.lr lVat 2
.J uaJM.ut IluuiiiCiUnnil Wat. J
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Oae DoromVor. while I was out on tay
ranch. .i ruiih work had to be ibmo thr
It wa within a week or CbrlMiti:u bi
faro wo werv able to take any tli mltt
for the Cbrhtmn dlunor. Tlie winter
wt In late that joar nnd there had bee?
aoaiparatlrcly llttlo eold weather, t.ut
.- tiny It:,. Ice in the rlv.- h i.l li .-.
MUktcutlr jttroi'B tn enable tn to haul
imi a w.-.ron load of tW. with ctuurh
Ailt pork to last t'lmiuh tiio winter, a il
a my few vans of mined cmil t to
ntl at o porta I fea:. w i.a,i m:..e '
.uBtafctt of imtetoen. the heroic tl. t..r of
a itrac-: for Wtence. in w'mh th '
Wt of our sardru testable tm.1 w
,kJ t drouch:. fnwt and er.nth
wr. nail we ! bud wtoe wild ilur
awl dried elk renSon. ltut we bail in
tliw meat, and m one day wy f it .ja
Bad I agioed to tuakt- a hunt on the la r
WW. .rotll::s!y one of tlio cowboys rod.' '
rwt m the fn-ty afternoon to fetch m i
W saddle heud from the (.latenti three
wl'rti off. nLiTu tby were jeraalin;. It
uomwary t Rt to the huntluc
"" "f KBn. ami it still lacked a
vtrnple of hotiri of dawn wlwu thi- forv
aa wakrniil uo !i'i a touch a I lay
ttsJrrp loscath tl bkffalo rube. Dn-v
mr bartkdly aud lirttiLfattiiii; on n i !
of cutTro aud mj'-c inoutbfiil of bread
iijhI Jiffcrd dk nio.-.t. f ullpiw.! o.it to
p bam. threw the dJIo on tbo bor
ad were off.
Tbi- air wa bitterly cblll. Tbo cold bad
been wtero for two dajn. o that tbo rlr
rr lee Torld okbIii boar hor,. It bad ol
rcoy frotca oocv and then a.-aUi thawed.
Woiicath tbo lisbt routin of jowdory
.ner we cmiM foil the rousb rotiul like
vrrlnklfd Iron under the borntii' hoofn.
ffhero w3 no imx.n. but the mar idioue
brillUmtly down thraugh tlw cold, tlrar
air. aad our willing J.orx Knlloil kw in
ly aett- the lonii bottom on nblch the
raaebbuuso utood. thread, ik tlu-Ir way
at'ftly nmouK the clu-ui of nirawlltu
-sebri'b. A l.iIk off v.e rro-l the
mer. tie l-e crtu:!iic nitli liiNos like
VUtol MiotM as o.ir hor. plc'.i-d thilr
way Blnserly orrr It. Ou the opiKxife
burti-a. an I on bnak.ti t' roujU tLU we
found o:neUi jr-i ' ;tl up a loa;,
flB0lu? vcllev wM ', K t bark n aur
TUB CECH WAS DltESinD AND HU.Va UP JIT
1 TIIK UIMl I.KOH.
'here was n brush coulee. Itldlns to one
ldo of the trail, we topped the llttlo
ridge just ni the auti (laini-d up. a burn
Ins ball of crlmaon. IhjoihI the anowy
waste ot our bad:. Almost Immediately
ifterwnrd my companion leaped fioin Ida
borne and rained bin rifle, and aa bo
pulled the ttljper I saw tbrousli tbo
nvlsa of n bruult patch on our left the
erect, Martini bead of a youn blnclt
nll doe na nhe turned to look nt uh, bcr
front, mulellko cars thrown forward.
VTho liall broku htr neck, and alio turned-.
3 complete aotCTrtault down' the bill,
J'. I
USA1
a
:w
I mllca Into the blllV llle'erannloa and lit.
I tie (Ida ravine mm HM...I till), i.m.t,
I wd mid Bnti- of xtiiutl n'i Hv 1I1I1
iii.ii' tnorv win u faint llmli nf enr In
tbo e.t. and ni we rode lbe.'y lo-i
wo could make out dimly tbo tra.'.x m ii
by the wild niilmaN a tUrr ,u p seii
and n'pfl'"'! In the atww. J -oral tlciea
Wl lti nm tif.Nl tit n miiiIii.i Hi... t ...
' plo of common, po.iiltdy frUlit miiiI l, our
aniiroarh. Ii.i.t 1111H..I m.l 1.... .1 tl,
, valley ahead of u. IimvIiu 11 1 1 .ait like
that of two dAtf. The sharp r. 1 -iv d.d
irate HHiipriius or a rox rtwn d eur 1 ilb.
and outnldo oi;o lone iml'li of I rr' titt
a orb of rouiiil !"tittiM In i' r n
J tx'tra.xcsl whore a l-dvtt, a- j! i- 11
Ml'l the ate -II !) .. 1 1., I, x h.r'.in;
; Mount to try to pM. up u rabbit or prai
tie fowl.
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5d ..rv.
myi
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. tlie tlnwti retlitptn.it nnit 11 iu .. .1.1..
j llsht tuoiuli to nee objei t . . I.l'lo
way oil we bicin to lt ire-1 i-i ..ir Mi
llion and to aeau the lu.'NIdfH I im.v t.,r
, l'ht of fi'iillni; tlrcr. Illlliort'i we b.id
iron no deer tratka aavo lni.lo the l ill
berry buibri by the rlror. and we kiutr
that the tlwr which liretl In tlui lni' nr
itrable Junslo wcru, cunnlin: white t.n'a
, and that In audi a place they could only
. bv huutrd by tbo aid of a hound, lint
ju.i miurv ruiinnu wo came on tliree
lima of heart abapctl footmark lu the
anow which ahowed where an many deer
bad Juit crometl n llttlo plain ahead of
tin. They were walklni; lelmirtli. and
from the I .IV of llin Inn, I irn lull. ..-I ..-
dould Cad them or:r the rldtto, where
uhllo A ini!dn amsaSlnfF n 11tnl1.rl.ro. h
, toIJ of the tllKht of her torrlfioil column
.loiui. WY Lotb lauchrd and called out
I "Dinner!" n wc aprani; ibiwn toward
,bir, and Iu u few mlnutet abe wan
drcaaid and huue un br the hind h-L.-a
. ... . .. ..,
on a amau nun tree.
The cntinlls mid
In mil hIi! nfti.r
canfnlly oIonliis them from n llttlo
bottle of ktrychulno which I had In my
I pocket. Almost every cattleman cnrrlej
poison and ncstrtta no chiiuco of lev
.Ins out wolf bait, for the wulvci uro
'ourcea of serious loss to tho iinfencnl
laud unhoused Docks and herd. In thli
Instance wc felt particularly revenue
. ful because it was but a few day slnco
, wo had lost n lino yoarhni; hiifer. Tho
iracKs on tno nillsiue wliere I lie car
asa lay when we found It told tbo alory
plainly. Tbo woIvch, two lu number, bud
crept up close boforo Mm; dlsiorered
and then racnl dowu on the usionlshed
heifer nlmoxt licfnn. h!i n.nl.l ..,.1 fni.t
started. Ono bmto had.bnmstnim; her
with n snap of bis vlmllko Jawa, and once
down he wna torn open lu 11 twliikliiiu.
, No aooner waa the huh up than n warm
west wind bean to .blow In" our fiuen.
The weather bnd auddfnly rhdiiuid, mid
before nu hour tho, anow wan lioclnnlnj;
r i . t
10 maw ana ieTo pntchca of bara (.'roiiiiii
I CAUU1IT TIIUULI.NT OI'A JlUri.tl iiOJlLS,
en tho hillsides. W'o left our emta wlih
our h-jmea nnd atrucl.- off 01 foil for u
.jtwup of blah buttea cut up by the ud.ir
riinyona aud gortfea In which wtt l.n-w
tl.o old bucks loved to lie. It wna noon
before wc saw an) thine mote. Wo lunch.
, cd at n clear fcprlmr, not iiitdin iiiiith
iniie, igrun we Had to tlo vwm Pj drlnl. 11
draft .of ley water and iiiumh 11 Mllp of
dried venison. Hhortly nflnui id, nt wo
were moving nlon u hillside Willi allcut
caution, wo came to n hheer canyon of
wb h tho opposite face waa broken by
llttlo ledKva Krown up with wind beaten
ccdara.' Aa wo peered? over tho edso my
companion touched my arm and pointed
Bin-nil 10 ono ot 1 no leiicea, and liiHtnnt
ly I cauKht the Kllut of a burk'a 1,0,7.; a. TCCD Wl n" "nV nnn?' nZrffi
he lay
uuir bemud au old tree trunk. A
VI
nctit amtt or portion Ram me a tair
nliut l.iutlnu down botwcoii hN nhoul
d' rx. end. lboti!h ho Mr i. ;lot to lilt feel,
h" ill) tint ci llfty jiinU after tectlilut
llti hi'tltt.
I l.t. .. .. ..II .... ....!. I ..- t ....11. ..
W.i. . . m hi. . .- ii hi. tll IJ. ... ...Ill l
the liornea around, we paeknl the l"il.
behind my onmpanloii'a unddlo and then
rude back by t ) dH', will '1 I put brblml
11 lae. ltut we were not df lliud to reailt
homo wltboitt n ullicht ivUcntiire. When
we vet to the titer, we rtite bdill) on the
lev. heedlotH of the thaw, mid nNml tnld
wuy tin re un a nuddeii. treiitrndoiii
oranli. and riea, hori- and deer wore
hi niiMlillnj ti.'rlher In t!'o water nintd
ktabt of II. rtlliiK If IIMer. It A
nlillnw, ai.d i..t won tiltt fiillnmd
than ' 1' liml work aid u e'.llly bilb
llnl what 'tid wo? WY w.re reterntii;
trliii'ii'bai't with o.'r t.'!.r ti.1,1.1 dinner.
fblladtlplUTtuio".
W
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RafiSb
t. trX'lPi fTOt"i ,flo wr
fliyS5 L"M6fc
Alhctn.Trnn.. JH. 7T, IXI.
ItTrr ftlnii tit fte tn m
Mii r thrr itrra rr lrruUr (Hit t
U ft fail allh ukl lUm auw kii.i
Mrn.1 ,im, m m h .V .Ionian.
lun i tlio i hiHit.t I hv rrfn
takliictiu of iVruul n.l Inislf i
Ilti-k.l)r .t rf .h.Iu....III.,h .11..
lyp. rl. . Miihuul pnlnfurlliK a- '
myn. .NiiMnL'iwi
tfil li lila v.orlh la womai lullnr.
lag like Nannie Datli lulleredl Yet
Ire oarowemfnlalhouMrdtolhomst
lo-tiyvtho are bean'iu the a Uinblo
nonjlrual pjla In tllt'ee. II ou ira
oro ol lhe;o we vtan I lo lay that this
tame
WINECARDUI
will bring ou permtnenl rellal. Con.
I sole )ounell with the krowled that
i.uoo.000 vaomea have been eompleUlf
cured by Wine of Cardul. Theia Ham.
en suffered Iron Irucorrhoea, Irregular
menici, headachr, biektche. and
bearing down paint. Mine ol Cirdul
I will ilop all Ihete aches and paint
tor you. Purchate a $1.00 bottle el
Wine ol Cardul lo-dir and take II In
tno privacy ol jour home.
for fclvl faM'ilrralur a,Vllr-a iltliittmi
I'Ka. 1. I..,,-, i...., J.,i4,i,i
Tl lljtiu -tit JK.lKlbot.w, tljl'woiV,
" t 1 urn
nlr'.innt-Vour hard luck will begin
onCl.riciias.
"Who lM you I was to ho married on
iiutinirf .uiw ifiru )Vorlil
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T FOR THE
was
If ou I it tat CJl r, liniiliV -rm.nt 0t Hi
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CATHARTIC
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h li ihw."l" u"STi " " " w "ma
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OIL CLOTHIWG
-T.i b,J.T" I'rprtHr rmmu lu lb. ,
fl.l Mil. Il u Id I'.. I Hltl.llt .,) t
unrrnnlrd MHirrirnl. M..I. lu It... t
lb IMHtfhvtl MUt
IMI.I MVtlh
i.Muk lur lli
t.niu;.iii',t ClirUlrtri t'tiitdlni..
Many c . n d teierr'-t i. t ..n
retail the i. I'litirtit of that t'nmnt
ulifii t lit y viu I'xlted I'lte II" I i'iI 011
i Hlr the fiini 1 1 piii! tiin;, mid 11 m.'i
'be 1I.1J f I'.. . 1 l Hi-i w' mi nib Hit
Hid inn e. S I sib; tie pllddlllK lulu n-iy
.'(li,:lit II r liny le IntiMcMid to I iitt
fr.ni The M11 .tor lUker that If all t'ie
iMiddli k made If Ibiglalid In bu r !
'In lu i were r. llnl Into mtr lb' t 1 il
iu l lit vniiM he 7.SHI tn.ia, 1 1 1' d
1 .Tiir.ise p-'iittiy far' ier to leai-i r t
'I the liinkliia of tM LIU4tter III ft . . 1
ban .T.'.c-U.iii euit ai uaed.
T!ial Wu, US li!in.
'l.o..k b.-re. Mr. Ilojarh." aald Mr.
II. J ick. "I'd like In know Mhy )n iioki.l
lite hul I wnnlitt for n t'hHMliiT 1 r t
1 I if ton Int. 'i.l.il in Uft Miiiirlb.uii .It
tin ' ililTi'irul '"
' I v Mill. I I irfirino ten dtr." tut
I- . '. " 'nfii i-i r. ply
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Cinulnc ilaniprd C.C.C Ner lotd In bulk.
. ucwarc 01 inc utjicr wno lrli la Mil
"lonuthlnj uit Jood."
iiiii .'torn I'litiit riiilillim,
I 'Tftt it. M1I.1 .11 r iVltiiuL
An I 4 I I .tuu-li l. rMt
ii I 'rtlutf at nlM;,
t tt"t a notv'
-trilirlufi.
Coos Ear Wliolesalc Liaoor
iii:.i)(.'i.'.itTi;i(.s roit it Mi u
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nit.t;i)ii:.
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LRADING URANUS OF BOTTLED BEER
pamily Ordcrj cSolicitcd.
kom: Adi'.Nr rou rm. ci.i.i.'
mt.Ti:i)
Ranier Beer. '
I-'tituily oiilcrti lor IVps, ilnli 11111
iimils,il(.'luereil by tlio fiiac;
Robert ftlarsden.
I
n.oTiiiNd. rruNiTi'iti:, ktovmh
AND IIOUKKHUI.I) OOODS
IIOUtlllTANI) HO I.l)
Clcaiiiiifj nnd Pressing Clollics
n Spccinlty.
Kli-Ht'i'liiNH viiikiiiuiiHlili Kiiiiraiitei'd
HutH clviiiirit uml prtwcil
A. CAM1IV,
1'HOI'.,
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I'HONT ST.
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K'uli, if b UMHtty lljU
Wilf K etilffn Imitnttl .tl;M,
Iti'M 1 iltr fhMr I)! Il'll.l
!.. up.41 tlttl (hill
Itfitllif In 1 low!) HNIII
i -t..n I.hmmI Ik lilllt (rmjrr.
I'u.l I I Ik lltl'l Mil lltl (
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('(till"! lr Mpan lh tr.nml.
. it., t hoi t ihilrvt nj
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An, I itit.i ii tmt tlar,
rjhi'. Ul atf ll.nt IU lljr,
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In t . ....I. (oul ttill abau .J,
IS'ir iml jr b 1 Ihi'i II"
hl4 1 t t llwy thm,
"Prif 01 HHI). t-T ft.. I 1 1 ne"
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Tlila la w t.jr IK lliarn il.tj.
Jfaai) 1 .r i tt, mr iihI all'
Vtny I IiiUIhvh. lttl I .it 4 l
At tt iii It Ifatti aim ,
a.it v' if lr.r i'a I r.
it i li a-'a.l 1 l.i.ti,. .'. ,
. wi I Due IW 1411 a 1 ia
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YOUR FAITH ry
eii ! J I'M if J .
Shiloh's
Consumption
J' 4 4 "id oura la a.t tltnna "r
lylll Z Kntfie. n.fait.1
r" " inoiiry. ttixt mi I ti
flee trial twttle If eo w i- r It
hllll.Oll 'I iclt ,'Airiltaa'l.t ttl.l lute l." .it
utttt4l.ni pi r aui.HiU, llioitcliuia m d all
t.tina Tim'il a. Will rule it i. uali t r raid
In iljy. tint Ititta tlrtrrnl actl.nia tttti'ia,
1 an iven ti. ma; iiir.ctlilnpaf.if aiyraia
M. C Wrn ft i'.i. Iji lv, S V
I KarraCbiicrKixiiTcacorrtctiisaSlomicti
HI lltiietlt loitt.
n s Muihril lulM.i M.i l it.i.g n
t '( llllKtl I it 'M.ulA.I Willi u.l .!., uaa
1 . M-dlu li) ; r Willi U ,1.1. IUaa-1 Nilte and
1I1, 1 to tilth ttumtuM ir Tit t toa ii c y
I 'id II It ll,r Ult w' r ,.ii i Hullk.l
it tHir lo nin. ttm-a 1 na. IV,f nl
ti.unmlnu Hid I ton liiitj simr . id s.r
tl uVtrn t llutmary
llo.r .r Tar Ul,lur)rt
l)r lloMVniiairwI'lU.ruli.allal.llftlllt.fany
(tliw .d.i iiHKjliuuri.Vi,i'l.riM-utirn,i
,nrrtMT Carnpe,
If all Ik it tk ...I.l I, ir n,
tja lull mi iHtuo t vail
Tt r.l t.t',1 ,wb, (t nutiiiuai
WtulJ a4n.pl I Irak w un
.uaja) llnvtJ.
CASTORS A
J or Infun'i anil Chlldron.
Fha Kind You Have Always Bought
lir tbo Sp r -rr"
liililit I'or ilr. id,),
Il It t'lalit .i , I, p., tltf ,.ut
it I'tatml. 1 it. 1 1, 4 I,. ilf 1, 1
TUl Hti.la I kit Mif I.) 111,1 (-o.at
Ol kail lh Iblnca ll.al k Oil.
- Tmlli.
Buy and Try a Box TonltjM.
While you think of it, jjo huy ami
try a box of Cascarcu famly '.-.
tharttr, itlcal laxative, tonlfc'ht. Vou'll
never regret it. denulnc tabled
st,ini(cil V, C. C. Never sold in
bulk. All (lruj,'lits, ioc.
I
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IflifrQ.QO Difwin I
H VWI yUt 1 1 CI 1 1 17 H
H riie c K.tin li'ail Ihrm .ill. l H
H iniiM I nit 'led 1. 1 iliu.ili.lilv H
H t htm ( r nenml nialut act H
H 1 tic On; itt liiiir jj i nu,
H nude in -xi.il outers We Hj
nic uitillni' mill ll.i li 1 ftt H
H ir -. mul v llni; ot,m .' Ii'i ,. H
H lliry 111 be nnd W'e I-. H
H auctll.i lo lulrd, In rentli in I H
H fiilhtr Ily u-ndliu; in an ouler B
rjl wi- Hill lieiillr lo till il III H
H koh almie No atri 11 orgun H
H 1 .111 roui Id valid our In mi H
H iik-iiU In in.ilr up iiiiiiiiti 1 tl for H
H Our Icimmier.uhor it down H
BS l III 6 llio'a. U III la mo'a fir BBl
M JjoooiIiihii nnd J5 co t 1110 H
H ( Jill' M)IIU III IIIMVl U' lll.llll' U'- H
H fur.i 111 1 .111 liairi factor)- Wo H
KOniilivlhcoi).ui,iiii.l it not H
H aiirprrsi'iitedituMlll iifundll.e H
H lor fuiitiiT liifoiui.ulon d H
I CRAMER ORGAN, PACTOKV, I
Corvnllis, Oregon. I
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