OREGON CITY COURIER, ERIE AY, APRIL 17, i903
f. In a recent address in Tokyo a pm
Inent Japanese educator said: "The In
dolence of Japanese ladles Is some
thing amazing. I know a daughter ot j
a certain ier, but a brand new one,
t.nd this young lady's Indolence Is real-1
y beyond the idea of ordinary mor-.
tal3. She will not even open her mouth
of herself. As soon as the time to re
jure to her bed arrives she Issues her
order, 'Now I will retire,' and at onct
three or four maids spread the under
cuts, help her, or, rather, make her,
tar she slmnlv stands like a (JolL to
fchanse her clothes, and at last the girl, great national event. There was no
twnd.Hod In her nlsrht earment. Is out! lack df such in those fierce years after
A HEROIC TRIO.
Trarta, Crockett and . Bowl, and
Ncfftoctad Americas Epic
The late Frank Norris In an article
In World's Work says that the Ameri
can epic, which on the shelves of pos
terity should have stood shoulder to
shoulder with the "Ilemskringla" and
the "Tales of the Nlbelungen" and the
"Song of Roland," will never be writ
ten because the Hector of an Ignored
"Iliad" has been forgotten. "One of the
requirements of an epic a true epic is
that lta action must devolve upon some
an EPISODE Of HE
1
lo bed Just like a person suffering from I forty-nine. Just that long and terrible
k serious Illnoss. and so the noor thlmt journey from the Mississippi to the
ocean Is an epic In itself.
serious Illness, and so the poor thing
kmes to sleen and releases her maids
(from their trouble till the morning, j
(When the dally routine Is resumed.
(First of all she Issues to the maids,
Waiting in her anteroom this extraor-1
Binary order, 'I shall get up now,' and
jthen the process exactly the reverse
(of that of the night before la forth
with commenced by the girls. Doy
lifter day this routine Is gone through,
find the spoiled child of the proud up
start peer forces herself from her mis
taken notion as to dignity to lead the
Site of an Invalid and to cripple the
normal development of her body."
Chicago News.
Finn Proverb.
"I have other fish to fry" one 6ays In
fleclinlng a task. "A pretty kittle of
flsh," says another in designating a
ipretty bad mess. The "kittle" Is the
itackle of the fish boom, which may
easily get into a sad snarl. "There are
jother fish in the sea," says the rejected
suitor. "Mute as a fish," "Dead as a
herring," "As uneasy as a fish out of
jwater," "To fish for compliments," are
among the best known figurative ex
pressions referring to the finny tribe.
"Very like a whale" we may refer at
least to Shakespeare's time ("Hamlet,"
lil, 2). "White as whalebone" was
coined when walrus Ivory was taken
lor whale's bone. "The shark files the
feather" Is a sailor's snying, indicating
the fact that this voracious fish will
not touch u bird. The use of the term
"hind shark" is not confined to seamen
fcy any means. Shakespeare makes use
of another nautical' expression In
"Twelfth Night," i, 8.
Yet no serf
ous attnnpt has ever been made by an
American author to render Into prose
or vorte this event in our history as
'national' in scope, In origin and In
results as the Revolution Itself. The
prairie schooner Is as large a figure In
the legeuds as the black ship that bore
Ulysses homeward from Troy. The
sea meant as much to the Argonauts of
the fifties as It did to the ten thousand.
"And the Alamo! There i a trumpet
call In the word, and only the look of
Original.
The village of Falenvllle Is situated
at the foot of the CatsklU mountains.
Looking upward to the west one sees,
some 2,000 feet above, the Mountain
House, while to the east Is an undulat
ing country, through which flows the
Hudson, with the Berkshire hills far
beyond. The town, being at the mouth
of the Kaatersklll cove. Is frequently
treated to the cooter air of the moun
tains, which Is sucked down through
this natural channel.
I was spending some time there dur
ing the season of 18, occasionally
making excursions to the M6untaln
louse by means of a cable Incline ele
vator something like a mile and a half
In length. One mernlng I announced
my Intention to take this trip and was
asked If I would permit a gentleman
to accompany mo who was not In good
health. I assented and was Introduced
to a spare mail, with an Intellectual
head, and I Judged from his eye that
A. Great Sensatljn.
Uon V;p;pa7ea fl7sh;7fire might be troubled wfth insomnia.
..I .. ..,.L ,!., h. : We walked a mile through a pine
and to nany an American born under
the sae flag that the Mexican rifles
shot to ribbons on that splendid day
the wort! Is meaningless. Yet Ther
wopyko was less glorious, and in com
parison with that siege the Investment
of Troy was mere wanton riot At the
very least the Texnns in that battered
adobe church fought for the honor of
grove to the foot of the elevator, chat
ting by the way, my companion appar
ently invigorated by the bracing air
and making himself decidedly agreea
ble.
We stepped Into the elevator and sat
down with our faces to the plane. The
conductor telephoned the engineer on
the mountain, and we moved slowly
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Easter
Celebrated at
Church.
St. Pau'Is
their flag and the greater glory of their '
t,, t tni l,wt or tho rmsspssion ' PCTD lno alr CIenr as a "J8101- Lue
ascent at first Is gradual, but as we
I True Literature.
! We are Inclined on the whole to be
lieve that the stimulus to literary pro
duction exists within and not without
the man. It Is not external clreum
etnnces, poverty or riches, sickness or
health, greatness or humbleness, that
(determine the productions or output of
genius. It is the characteristics of tho
man that determine not what he shall
learu or what ho shall think, but what
lie shall do. A stimulus from without,
euch as poverty, may start production,
of course, but that Is merely the phys
ical awakening of a disposition that In
any circumstances would have been
awakened in some way at some time.
True literature Is the voice of the soul
ailing from the windows of the house
f clay In response to those things of
tlfe tlint touch the nature of the soul
that spouts. London Spectator.
country, not for loot or the possession
of tins person of an adulteress. Young
men re taught to consider the "Iliad,"
with Its butcheries, Its glorification of
Inordinate selfishness and vanity, as a
classic, Achilles murderer, egotist, ruf
fian and linr Is a hero. But the name
gave his life to his flag at the AJa-
uio, is perpetuated only in the des
ignation of a knife. Crockett Is the
hero only of a 'funny story' about a sa
gacious coon, while Travis, the boy
commander who did what Gordon with
an empire back of him fulled to do, Is
quietly and definitely ignored. Ho died
in defense of an ideal, an epic hero, a
legendary figure, formidable, sad. Ho ,
died facing down Injustice, dishonesty
.,.! .!,. ,11. 'In Ma lirwts' mill tllB .
uim v,imuv, - - j- some
same world that has glorified Achilles
and frgotten Travis fluda none so poor
to do hlin reverence."
rose above the tops of the trees the
sweep of country before us to our right
and left began to unfold like a stere
opticon view upon a screen.
"Fine!" exclaimed my companion, his
eves lighting with enthusiasm. "How
Three Horses Strayed or Stolen.
Two buuehgrass mares, bays, five
yerrsolc", with halters, a black horse
crippled in hind leg. Those sending in.
formation about these horses to Courier
office will be paid for their trouble.
Fresh Cows for Sale.
I hire several No. 1 freeh milch cows
for Huh. Fine Jersey slick. Inquire
of Mrs. J Harrisberger at Alouut
Pleasant oj address her at Oregon City.
I No Charge.
' A group of representatives were one
Bay telling stories of their experience
In court when one of thein contrlb
Bted this Incident from Arizona, says
western newspaper:
Out in one of the border towns a
tse was in progress, one of tho law.
trs being an eastern man who was
ew to the country.
, "Will you charge the Jury, your
honor?" he asked when the evidence
Ead been submitted.
"Oh, no; I guess not," replied the
udgo. "I never charge them anything.
:hey don't know much nuyhow, and
I let 'em have all they can make."
A t'oatly Illble.
Tim most costly book in the Ttoyal
library nt Stockholm Is a Bible. It is
no wonder that It Is considered pre
vious, for there Is not another like It
In tho world. In weight and size alone
It Is unique. It is said that 1G0 asses'
(kins were used for Its parchment
leaves. Thero are 309 pages of writ
ing, and each page falls but an luch
abort of being a yard In length. The
IWldth of the leaves Is twenty Inches,
ffho covers are sulld plunks four Inches
thick.
An Exi1nnnlon.
"I suppose you will be glad to get
away from congress and get a little
test"
"My friend," answered tho states
man, "you misinterpret the situation.
iWheu a man goes to Ida own Btnte, he
bus got to look after elections night
kud diiy. Ho goes home to hustle. If
lie's lucky, he gets to congress, where
Is a chance to rest. "Washington Star.
The MIchlevo Emu,
Down through the meadows we come
to the playground of the poet Shelley,
where the old mill still stands. Its;
grinding stones propped against its
sides, quietly registering the flight of
time. Swans glide to and fro upon the
pond or rest upon its edge. Black and
white rabbits Bcurry across the wood
ed paths. Fantalled pigeons disport
upon the lawn. In the tall grass tiny
fawns feign sleep, while furtively
watching with half closed eye, and
everywhere the mischievous emu
stalks about In conscious pride of his
Importance In this strange lnnd.
Being a special aversion of the game
keeper's, this bird takes apparent de
light in annoying him In every way.
Prying about until he finds a chol'f
nest of pheasant's eggs, ho dispatch
the dainty morsels Instantly, thercl
destroying the hopes of both keepi,
and hen. Every effort to break him ol
this pernicious habit has been unsuc
cessful. Once the keeper resolved upon
a plan which he thought would with
out doubt prove effectual. Having
hard boiled a number of eggs, he car
ried them In Bteaming hot water to the
field and placed them before the ever
ready emu. Much to his surprise, the
dished seemed to appeal strongly to
the vornclous appetite of the bird, for
in a twinkling they were gone, a seem
ing look of wonder accompanying his
grateful appreciation of this unusual
attention. Century Magazine.
I, Ike Kill In-r, I.Ike Son.
'I'm determined to call the dear lit-
tlo fellow Marlon," said Mrs. Uenpeck.
"But tliltik, my dear," protested Mr.
Uenpeck, pore, "If he should grow up,
like me, to marry a or strong woman
and push a baby coach himself and
wash dishes, how easy it would bo for
fieople to change Marlou to Mary Ann."
-Philadelphia Press.
Vot So D!nl :i Ii-ri-mril ni Appeared,
.v?!tes- 1 hud no Idea old tirasplt was
1 ':Y:lauthroi until 1 saw him cir
'.': Jug a pe I i o : i yesterday for the
""lose of raising money to enable a
Sir widow to pay her rent.
Mggs-Oh, Crasplfs all right lie
'ns tho house the poor widow lives
Chicago News.
t'nappradateil I.avlahneaa.
"'Whenehber a man gibs me a whole
lot o' advice," said Uncle Ebcn, "I
can't help s'plclpnin' dat If his opin
ions was so valuable he'd be busy
omewlia' else couutin' money,
tVushlngton Star.
Profanity In Europe.
The most ordinary conversation In
Spain Is rarely carried on without oaths
being Interpolated, and Invocations of
saints and expressions which border on
swearing are common even on the lips
of ladles. Spanish workmen do not un
derstand an order unless It is delivered
to them with a strong garnishing of
profanity, masters swear at their serv
ants, ladles at their children, school
masters at their scholars and officers at
their men. It must be remembered that
all over the continent profanity Is more
common than In England. In Germany
eveu It Is not uncommon to hear school
masters swear at the boys, a state of
things unheard of and Impossible here,
while both In France and Italy oaths
are taken as a matter of course and
applied equally to mun and beast At
the same time It should be remembered
that most continental "cuss words"
are not taken so seriously as ours.
London Answers.
A IlauiorUt on Marriage.
Marriage, If not carried to excess. Is
I wise provision and sacred obligation.
Marry your opposite as far as possible,
especially as regards sex. You will tier
er regret It If possible, marry above
your station. Both of you should do
this; It Is sure to advance your race.
Po not marry a foreigner unless highly
recommended by those In whom yon
hai'e perfect confidence or unless yon
want to very much Indeed. Do not en
tourage long engagements. It Is better
to get weary of each other at your lei
sure after marriage than to do lt.be
forehand. Courtship, however, Is a
most delightful Industry and should not
be rashly broken in upon by marriage
Some people Neeni to be admirably fit
ted for suitors, but fu In other oceu
patlons. This Is very fortunate Indeeu
No suitor can be sure of n perumneii
situation. The supply greatly exceed
the demand.
Two thousand feet above the river,"
I replied.
"Two thousand? I wish it were ten
thousand, twenty thousand. I would
like to see this view from the sky."
"You will see it from an elevation
best suited for you to enjoy It."
There was a monotonous rolling of
the iron wheels as we rose steadily, tha
view passing through the same changes
as from a balloon, wow tne river,
dozen miles distant came Into
view far to the north, disappearing far
to the south. There were patches of
farm and wood land, low hills divided
by valleys, lines of timber Indicating
streams, meadows and villages, all re
posing in the sunlight yet not a sound
rising far or near.
"Do you know," said my companion,
turning upon me a pair of eyes bril
liant from excitement "that were It
not for y the continuous grinding of
these wheels I could fancy myself in
space between the stars, where there
Is absolute stillness. Absolute still
ness," he repeated "that meansdeath.,,
Knowing that he was In delicate
health and that it was not best for him
to excite himself, I spoke of the bit
of engineering Involved in building the
elevator, but he did not appear to heed
me, and as we passed the last steep
passage cut through the ledge at the
top he became restless, now and again
rising from his seat and bending over
the rail at his side. I was somewhat
relieved when we left the car and
mounted the steps leading to the Moun
tain House. j
Passing through the hall on the
ground floor, we stepped out at the
front and stood upon a piazza. My
companion advanced to the edge of the
ledge and stood looking out upon the
magnificent panorama.
"Now that we are here," he said,
turning" upon me a pair of eyes from
which now. for tho first time, I re-
alized a diseased brain looked out, "I
, will tell you what I have come hero
for. I am going to jump off the ledge."
I am a small man, not more than o
feet 6 inches In height, and not espe
cially muscular. My lunatic, though a
spare man, was tall and of largo
frame. If I attempted to bold him, ho
would Inevitably drag me over with
him. One glance about us told me that
thero was not a single being In sight.
I looked wistfully at the door through
which we had left the hotel, hoping,
praying that some one would appear,
though if any one had appeared I
question If I could have made my sig
nals understood. Besides, none but a
resolute man would have cared to In
terfere with a lunatic on tho verge of
that preciplco. The idea of deserting
him thrust Itself upon me, but not as
practicable. The linger of ecorn that
would be pointed at me for the rest of
my life, to say nothing of my own
manhood and pride, was quite enough
to deter mo from this cowardly course.
These considerations occupied but a
few seconds, but In theso few seconds
my course w:s decided upon.
"If you are g-Av.g to jump oft the
ledge," I sold, "it would be a pity to
do so before I have had an opportunity
to show you a far greater attraction
than this view."
I spoke Uu words slowly, in the
meantime ed:r!u piy wry to a position
between 1:1m and the edge of the rock,
and before he could make a move I
had sprung upon him like a wildcat
and with u vigor born of desperatiou
had pushed him buck to the piazza and
Ihi-'n on throvt-h tho door iuto the hall,
Where 1 called for help.
Siuce theu I do not care to go to tho
edge of that preciplco, though I have
teen there several times. The Incident
I have told you happened many years
ago, and, though I know the rock Is of
the same width as then, every time I
see it I am Impressed with the belief
that it has grown narrower till at last
the space between the hotel and Its
edge seems too narrow for safety. So
It was with my companion. He drew
nearer to suicide till at last be soo
eeded. . .
IV ANTED To increase my list of farmp
and lands for sale, in all parts of the
county. Lands owned by non-residents
represented and sold. H. E. Cross, At
torney at Law .
Look out and wait for the band con
cert and ball which will be given on
Friday evening, May 8th by Nash's
Band, of Oregon City. A delightful
program is being arranged.
The long delayed game of ball be
tween the clrkH and teamsters will be
played at Willamette park next Sunday
afternoon, providing th nt-ather ia any
thing like fair.
L. S. Borin, of PortUrd, who was a
leading politician here once and held a
$3000 land office job down eight years,
was in the city Monday.
A marriage licens ' was granted on
Wednesday to Miss Fannie Hayre and
Henry Hodoway.
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At the St. Paul's Episcopal church,
the Easter services were attended by a
large congregation Doth morning and
evening Morning service began at
10 :30 followed by the Holy Commnnion
The rector, Jthe Hev. P. K. Hammond,
preached from Colossians III 1, "If ye
then be risen with Christ, seek those
things which are above." After speak
ing of the histo'ic fact of the Resurrec
tion of Christ as described in the Holy
Goepele, a simple practical application
of the text was made, the sermon receiv
ing the closest atten'ion from those pres.
ent. The offering was mainly for the
purpose of painting the church and rec
tory .nearly $150 being placed in the alms
basin at both services.
The Sunday school at the session also
gave $16 for missions. " Af the evening
service at 5 o'clock, Miss Foster sang a
beautiful solo. The choir notwith.
standing the ravages of the grip, acquit
ted themselves well, so that the services
were highly enjoyed by those present.
Mrs. N. R. Lang sent about 100 calla
lilies from California and with the other
flowers, the chancel looked beautiful
with its masses of white and green.
Ihe Daughters of the King had placed
new electroliers in the church for
Easter, which aie much appreciated by
the church people.
Immediately following the morning
eervice Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Curry
presented their little son, Bruce York,
for holy baptism, and at the evening
service Mrs. Lowery's two little boys
were baptized. There are to be other
baptisms next Sunday, and a large
class is being prepared for conBrmation
at the end of May.
The springtime ia here and you will
need many new things in the harness
line and many old ones repaired. Be
fore going elsewhere you will do well to
call on Cross the harness maker. 7th
and Center streets, just three minutes
walk from Main street, on the bill.
Shoes repaired and half eoled at most
reasonable prices.
See our girdle and phort waist corsets
in aky pink and gre) for 50 cents at
Thomson's.
Clarices.
Easter Sunday and it is not raining.
Perhaps we will hava Beven pleasant
Sundays. I
Wby is it you have so muci polities in
town. There is none out here, and a
very few Brownell Republicans ; a good
many renegade pops and Democrats,
though who Bold themselves lor a
a pass to Salem.
Mrs. Frank Rees was buried in the
Ringo cemetery last Friday. She died
at the home of James Beeson at Carus,
She was brought up here to be laid be
side her (little boy, who dud several
years ago.
Do you need new harness for your
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