The Corvallis gazette., February 28, 1895, Image 4

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A Night in a
Maine Forest.
TELL the story as my friend
tnlA it tft TTIA Wa Wp-ff in
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early part of the civil war.
I was a young man then,
and relished hard work,
with a spice of adventure
thrown in. Our firm wanted
ome horses sent to Bermuda. They
would have to be shipped from one of
the Canadian ports, since the Atlantic
seaboard was under an embargo. It
was determined that I should go to
Bangor, where the best horses were
then supposed to be found, purchase
what I wanted, drive them across the
tate, and ship them from Halifnx to
Bermuda. I had no trouble in i,,..in.'
four good strong animals, a.so nanus
es and a wagon. I engaged Tom
Hunter, a livery-stable keeper, to go
with me. He was a careful, reliable
man, and good company, too.
It was bright and early one morn
ing In June when we set out on our
long drive, a drive that was destined
to be not without adventure. Neither
f us knew the way. I bought a
state-survey map, and picked out the
roads from that. They were in a
wretched 'condition. StumpH, stones),
deep ruts, recent heavy rains rendered
them almost impassable. Two of my
horses were under harness forthe
fast time, and they acted very badly.
It took all our patience and skill to
get them into any" kind of shape. It
was only after the beasts got tired
out that they settled down to slow,
steady pulling.
The first twenty miles were through
pen country, after which we had fif
teen to twenty miles of dense forest,
in which, somewhere, we were told,
stood an inn. It was 4 o'clock in the af
ternoon when we drove up to a snanlty
at tha. edge of the forest A typical
backwoodsman sat on tha fence,
smoking a pipe.
"Can I put up here for the night?"
I asked.
The man surveyed me, horses and
all, a full minute without moving.
Then he ejaculated with an upward
drawl, "Naw."
"How far is it to the next house?"
I asked.
"A matter of eight mile," was the
answer.
"Can't I stop here? I'm pretty
toed."
"You can stop, bust I can't accom
modate ye."
"Then that's the end of it," I said,
driving on. I reflected that, now the
horses had got settled down to work,
"we ought to make eight miles in two
hours. Anyhow we could get there
before dark.
When we entered ' the forest, the
road became infinitely worse than it
had been, and that is saying a good
deal It grew dark surprisingly fast,
owing partly to the denseness of the
forest, but more to ominous clouds
gathering in the southwest, from
which mutterings of thunder were
heard. We walked the horses every
step of the way. It became so dark
that I could not see even the hind
ones. It -sas only when the lightning
flashed that we could move a few
steps forward. At last the storm
burst vpon -us. Getting out, Tom
tied the leaders to trees, and he and
I squatted under the wagon for shel
ter. "Tom," said I, "this beats alL" "It
does Indeed, sir," said Tom.
The horses stood fairly well during
the half -hour or so that the storm
. shook that forest I am not afraid of
thunder and lightning, when I am
properly situated, but I don't like at
such a time to be among trees. How
ever, the fury of the elements at last
gave way to gentle rain, and by 10
o'clock, just as we drove up io the
Inn, a bright moon was sailing anion
the clouds.
"Hello!" I shouted. A man ap
peared at the door.
"We want to spend the night here,
two men and four horses," I said,
"I don't see how I can accommodate
you," he said.
"You must!" I cried. "Here, Tom,
take the horses to the barn, and find
some fodder. You've got a barn,
haven't you?" turning to mine host
"Weil, yes, just a cover for my
sheep, and I kinder bate to turn them
out, for there's wolves about But
I'll risk It, and your horses can go
inside.
It was true. The rude shelter
housed about a dozen sheep. These
were put into the pen, to make space
for our horses. The poor creatures
were glad enough to get a dry place
to stand upon, and some hay. They
were fretted nearly to death
Then Tom and I went inside the
house. It contained one room for
sleeping, eating and visiting, with a
ladder in one corner leading to a loft
A bed was on one side, and a fire in
an open fireplace upon another. Be
sides the host were an old woman and
would you believe at? as pretty a
girl as one often sees, clean and bux
om, and a real flirt, too. I coaxed her
a little that way myself, but Tom was
much more successful, and It kept me
in constant amusement to see the eyes'
they made at each other. The old
woman cooked cornmeal mush in a
kettle over the fire. That, with a
pitcher of good milk, made our supper,
and let me tell you, one is a long way
from starving on mush and milk.
Having eaten, we were given the
only candle the house contained, with
directions to hand it down when we
were ready for bed. Then wa were
ready for bed. Then we were taken to
the foot of the ladder and bidden to
ascend and "bunk into one of ithem
beds."
The loft, or attic, was simply the
space under the pointed roof, the only
place where I could stand erect being
the ridge-pole.
Besides the beds, there were two
chairs, one going with each bed.
There were no windows, and had it
not been for the storm wliich had just
wet and cooled the roof, it would have
been insufferably hot I did not quite
like the looks of things. By pulling
away tha ladder we could easily be
made prisoners. Tom said he guessed
It was all right and proceeded to
make himself ready for bed in short
order. I had partly undressed when
I felt a sharp prick on my leg. By the
light of the candlev I saw an enormous
ant, certainly two inches long, with
its jaws fastened to me. I killed it,
but the bite was painful and trouble
some for days. After that spiders
and insects of all sorts seemed to be
running riot over the room, or hang
ing from the rafters.
I must have fallen asleep, when- I
heard the noise of new arrivals. I
was therefore not much surprised -to
see two men come up the ladder bear
ing the same candle which we had
handed down, now slightly shorter.
They appropriated the other bed.
Tom's loud breething proclaimed that
he was already asleep. With one eye I
and ear half -open I discovered that '
Ana or ina new-comera was a coionei,
or at least that his companion called
him so. The other was -a private in
tne army, xney nauueu uvwii mo tan
die to the old man as I had done, and
for haOf-an-hour quiet reigned.
It must have been midnight, when I
was thoroughly awakened by terrific
noises below, loud talking, swearing
and the scuffling of feet, as if a crowd
of rough men had taken possession.
I sat up in bed, and by the dim light
oomins ud through the hole in the
'floor saw the colonel partly dressed
and with a revolver In hand, peering
into the room below.
"What's up?" I said in a low tone.
"There's a lot of skedaddlers, in my
opinion, on their way to Canada to
escape drafting into the army," an
swered the colonel. "Leave them to
me," he added. "Come here and
look."
T did look. It was a regular pande
in.i .lkini. The boys, about a dozen of
uitan, were making things generally
lively. They were half-tipsy, and
were quarreling with each other, all
trying to appropriate the one bed. The
old man had pushed his wife and
daughter into a corner and stood in
front of them, keeping the miscreants
off by a Weil-directed blow here and
there. One fellow at length rushed to
the ladder and mounted with rather
unsteady steps toward us. I had an
impulse to shake the ladder and throw
him off, but the colonel pulled me
back where we could not be seen in
tha darkness. We, however, could see
the man who showed his head above
our floor.
"Here vou!" he called out "There's
fellers here as wants them beds, and
mighty quick. You can just turn out,
and give 'em to your betters, or "
The threat was not finished, for the
colonel sprang forward, caught the
man by the collar, placed his revolver
against his forehead, and shouted in
tones that even woke Tom: "You in
solent pup! You hound! (with plenty
of oaths interjected) I'll teach you
who's going to sleep in these beds,
and it isn't you, nor any of your
friends. One word more of your im
pertinence, and you are a dead man.
You didn't know you had a war col
onel to deal with. But you have, and
one that's going to command the whole
crew of you."
So saying, the colonel flung the man
to the floor below, where he fell in a
heap. He and I then pulled up the
ladder. The crowd had become very
quiet The colonel used his advantage.
"Now, you fellows, drop, wherever
you are, right on the floor. Not one
of you dares to touch that bed, which
belongs to the ladies. Those of you
that make any trouble will hear from
me, for I shall sit here and watch you
all night with this six-barrelled re
volver, each ball of which is good for
two. Down now.
I never saw such a sudden and com
plete downing. They dropped, every
one of them, and the floor was cov
ered. "Now let the ladies lie down on the
bed, and you addressing the old
man, "put on some more fire-wood, so
that I can see the room and everybody
in It"
Tha colonel was obeyed in every re
speck The women lay down upon the
bed; the man replenished the fire and
seated himself in an arm-chair, where
he could doze and be comfortable.
"Did you kill him?" I asked the
colonel, meaning the man whom he
bad thrown down the ladder. -
"Watch a few minutes and see," was
the reply. It was not long before I
saw signs of life, careful movement,
such as raising the hand to the head;
but the man did not speak nor at
tempt to rise.
"Are you really going, to sit here and
keen guard all night?" I asked the
colonel.
"Not if I know myself," he replied,
laughing silently. "In a few minutes
they will be asleep. Why, they're
half -drunk, you know, 'and they are
drowsy as well as (.j-.vardly. One
man with a weapon could manage
twenty such."
After that the shanty was quiet.
Not a sound was heard except the
stentorian breathing of the men.
"Do you think our horses are in
danger of being stolen?" I asked the
colonel once more, before settling my
self to another nap.
"Well, these fellows would rather
rida than walk, of course," was the
answer. "I think you and I will do
well to get an early start But once
asleep, most of the boys won't wake
up before 9 o'clock."
After that I had four hours of cap
ital sleep. It seemed as if the colonel
was worth a whole regiment of sol
diers, and I felt as easy in my mind
as if I had been at home.
It was daylight when the colonel
awoke me, saying, "I'm going out for
some fresh air. So many in- such a
hole makes bad breathing. Besides,
we may as well look after the horses."
I arose and quickly dressed, roused
Tom, followed the colonel down the
ladder which he had put in place,
and together we picked our way
among the sleepers, through the un
locked door, until we were outside.
Never did the open air seem so fresh
and clean. The colonel and I drew in
long breaths. The barn was in good
order, and eur animals had not been
disturbed. The old man was there,
keeping guard for us. The idea had
also entered his head that his latest
arrived guests might steal our horses,
and he sat quietly on the ground with
bis gun beside him, to keep intruders
away. I thanked him heartily, and
added an extra coin to the payment
for our nights lodging. After that
we had no more adventures. I got
the horses . through all right, and
shipped them."
Next summer I went again to Ban
gor, to purchase a pair of horses for
our firm in New York. While there I
looked up Tom Hunter, my companion
of tha year before. Ha was married,
and keeping house very comfortably.
His wife was the pretty daughter of
the old man and woman who kept the
inn. She made Tom an excellent wife,
and he said it was a lucky day for
him when he spent the night with me
m that terrible forest.
ELECTRIC PULSOMETER.
A pulsometer has been invented with
which, it is claimed, it is possible to
tell to a fraction the exact condition
of tha heart beat An electric pen
traces on prepared1 paper the on
goings, baitings and precise peregrina
tions of the blood, showing with the
fidelity of science' the strength or
weakness of the telltale pulse. This
should, it is Considered, be of special
advantage to life-insurance doctors,
as well as to the profession! at large.
SMALLPOX ON THE COLUMBIA.
The Dalles, Feb. 23. S. Monahaiu a.
stockmam who arrived here from the
East a day or two ago was found In
a lodging1 house this m-omntag sick with
smia'llpox. He will be taken to the pest
house, amxL the authorities are making
preparations fa? a risroraus auaran.
jiune. ,
ImineiiseAmount Spent
in New York
By Wives oi American
Millionaires.
Pin Money Spent in Sums to Make
a Poor Man Stand Aghast esp
ecially in the "Hard Time" Season.
Some fabulous sums, under the ficti
tious title of pin money, are spent
yearly by the wealthy women of the
metropolis.
Pin money to most persons means
soma insignificant sum anywhere from
a few dollars up to five hundred
year. The average young girl or
matron would consider herself richly
blessed were she certain of $300 pin
money per annum, and would willing
ly consent to furnish all her wants
with it, wardrobe included. To the
economically inclined woman $300 a
year would seem quite a fabulous
amount for clothes and the trifles of
every-day life.
But pin money to the tune of sixty
thousand a year five thousand a
month, or twelve hundred a week-
barely supplies the needs of some of
the fashionable women of New York.
There are two score women in the
metropolis who have that much, and
a great deal more, to spend upon purer
ly feminine wants, and they spend it
so well that oftentimes they have
something unpaid at the end of the
year.
Others get rid of their money more
satisfactorily. These are the women
who accomplish good in a charitable
way, spending liberally upon the poor
of the tenements, and cheering the
sick in the hospitals with dainties
which only a well-filled purse can pro
cure.
Mr Tlrjoiore Havemeyer, wife of
one of the sugar trust kings, possibly
spends more money than any other
woman in New York, although her
husband is not as wealthy as a large
number of other men. In addition to
having what is -generally credited to
be the prettiest house in town, Mrs,
Havemeyer maintains it on a most
elaborate scale.
Aside from these expenses, says an
intimate triend of the lady, she dis
poses of fifty-five, and perhaps sixty
five, thousand dollars a year on purely
personal matters. The fashionable
modistes, furriers and milliners, and
all classes of tradespeople who have
dealings with the swagger set, would
rather see Mrs. Havemeyer enter their
places of business than a dozen ordi
nary rich women.
She has the reputation of having
never been known to ask the price of
any article in a store. If she fancies
it she says "Send it home." Those are
golden words to the shop-keeper. It is
not only small things that she buys in
the way. She purchased a $1,500 fur
opera cloak without knowing or ask
ing the price and footed the bill with
out a question. None of the trades
men impose upon Mrs. Havemeyer be
cause .of this peculiarity.
Her custom is too valuable to jeop
ardize it by overcharging. ;
Mrs. Havemeyer is fond of flowers.
She buys lavishly, and has silent as
much as $600 for a great basket of
orchids. She also shows great ingenu
ity in devising schemes for spending
money so that her friends will benefit
by it Last Christmas she had a Santa
Claus party at which there were sev
enty-five guests. There was dancing,
and a Christmas tree hung with sev-anty-fiva
gifts, every one being x a
trinket of gold. Some of these were
set with jewels, and this little fad did
not cost Mrs. Havemeyer much less
than $2,500.
Mrs. Fred. "Vanderbilt goes less into
society than any of the wives of the
Vanderbilt men. She enjoys pin
money to the tune of fifty thousand
a year. Comparatively little of it is
spent upon herself or in frivolous
things.
Mrs. Fred, vanderbilt is a woman
who does . a vast amount of good, in
tha causa of charity. Unlike other
rich women, she does not conduct her
philanthropy through agents. She
does the work herself, and she has the
healthy satisfaction of knowing that
it is well done.
Three afternoons in f - Tveek, when
she is in town, and v i;ile her friends
are flitting from one fashionable func
tion to another, Mrs. "Vanderbilt drives
about the tenement-house districts,
With a companion, visiting the -homes
of the poor and giving liberally when
a really deserving case has been en
countered. ' - ,
Mrs. Willio K. Vanderbilt, whose
troubles with her husband have occupi
ed the attention of the two continents
for the past six months, is one of the
heaviest spenders among the fashion
able women of the day. It is believed
that Mrs. Willie K. spends fully $100,
000 a year on trifles. It was her ter
rific extravagance which widened the
breach between herself and her hus
band. Mr. Vanderbilt has a fortune
of eighty millions and an income of
four millions a year. He spends more
than any other millionaire in the
country.
As an example of Mrs. Vanderbilt's
qualities as a spender, the final straw
that Broke the camel's back otherwise
Mr. Vanderbilt's good nature the fol
lowing is a timely illustration. It oc
curred when she and her husband
were at the Continental hotel, in Paris,
just before they separated. Mrs. Van
derbilt did not like her apartments or
the furnishings, so she engaged an
entire floor of the big hotel, and then.
to the surprise of all Paris, had it
completely refurnished at her own
cost. As she was going to remain in
Paris only six weeks, this was regard
ed as one of the greatest pieces of ex
travagance m the history of the
French capital. The furnishings of
tha floor cost in the neighborhood of
175,000 francs, and the weekly hotel
bill of the Vanderbilt party amounted
to 15,000 francs.
When the troubles of the Willie K.
Vanderbilts were being compromised
Mrs. Vanderbilt asked for an allow
ance of $300,000 a year.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor spends about
forty thousand a year in pin money.
Mrs. Astor has a great fondness for
diamond jewelry, and she probably
possesses the greatest number of dia
mond trinkets of any woman in New
York society. She makes regular ;
torsrs of all the great jewelry estab- ;
lishmerits of the city in search of
unique designs in diamonds. She can
spend $2,000 In an afternoon's shop
ping with as little compunction as tbo
ordinary woman parts with a $2 bill.
Mrs. George Gould has an allowance
of fifty thousand a year for her per
sonal expenses,' and she spends every
cent of it Mrs. Gould is interested
in many charitable' projects, particu
larly those for the benefit of children.
She is unusually fond of fine gowns
and opera cloaks. Of the latter she
has an extensive variety, some or
them costing as high as $6,000. Mrs.
Gould is also fond of -jewelry, out
she does not buy as generously as Mrs.
Astor. -
Mrs. Paran Stevens's weakness lies
in the direction of gayly-colored
gowns, and she spends about twenty
thousand a year on her wardrobe and
trifles. Other heavy spenders or pm
money are Mrs.- Elbndge x. ijerry,
Mrs. E. D. Morgan, Mrs. Adolph laa-
enburg, Mrs. Harry Le Grand Cannon,
Mrs. Anna Gould, and Mrs. orme
Wilson. ..
FOR FARMERS WITH BOYS.
Whether or not a boy can be
content to remain, with his father
on tha farm, depends greatly upon
the character of the boy. Many
boss are fond of excitement and the
amusements which a city life affords
are more attractive to them than what
they are pleased to ternf the humdrum
and drudgery of the farm. It is this
m-staken idea of what constitutes a
humdrum" life that takes so many
boys to the city. To some minds it
would seem a far more free and ait-
tractive occupation to plow and sow,
ride the binder and even do the
"chores," than to work behind a coun
ter day after day. It is nearly always
to the farmer s advantage to Keep nis
boys on the farm. They naturally take
mora interest and will do better worK
than hired help. But very few boys
are content to work at home without
a visible compensation of some kind.
Whili;, as said before, much depends
upon the kind of boy, much also de
pends upon the kind of father. Boys
will be boys, and the father who re
alizes this is the one whose sons are
content to stay on the farm. Many
fathers expect too much of their sons,
both as to their work and their"judg
ment Their failures too often call
down quick and sharp reproof. No
bright, high-spirited boy will bear be
ing constantly found fault with. If
fathers would more often make com
panions of their boys it would be bet
ter. It is neither wise nor expedient
for tha father who would keep his
boys att home to keep himself apart
from them. I know of one instance in
particular where father and sons are
almost inseparable. In rides to town
or on .business, side by side in the
field, or with guns and dogs, off for
a day's hunt, they are always together.
The fathers whom I have known to
be most successful in keeping their
sons on the farm have early given
them something to particularly inter
est them in the farm; a share of the
income in some way. e'ther of stock
or of money,- was their own to do with
as they chose. They were trusted
with the best team, and learned to
taka pride in their work, to the mutual
advantage of both. Our most success
ful farmers financially today are the
ones whose sons work at home. It is
not to be much wondered at that some
boys depart as soon as possible from
their father's Toof. Boys will have
recreations and - amusements, and if
.these are not providfed ait " home they
will seek them elsewhere. Some boys
are not to be kept at home by any
means, and it is better that these
should go. They may be more success
ful in some -other vocation and should
be given a chance to try. The major
ity, however, may become contented
and well-to-do farmers with proper
encouragement and. financial aid.
Ella Rockwood in American Agricul
turist MAKING A FARM HOTBED.
L. A. Carpenter in American Agri
culturist: The first spring work in the
farm garden is making a hotbed. It
will furnish fresh vegetables when
they are a relish and cost comparative
ly little, for everything is at hand ex
cept the sash and that when once pro
cured will last for years. The ordi
nary hotbed sash is six by three feet,
a very convenient size, although any
old sash will answer the purpose.
Construct the frame as wide as the
sash is long and as long as it is desired
to make the bed. Have 12 inches high
at the front and 18 at the back. About
the first of March, haul out a few loads
of fresh horse manure which has be
jar.n to ferment and place in a square
fliu pile. In a few days when it has
bejr . to heat quite violently, fork
ove hake it out well and throw out
all 1'. - en lumps. Make into a bed at
least 14 feet thick and extending a
couple of feet beyond the frame all
around, treading it down firmly.
Manure thrown loosely together will
heat rapidly for a short time and then
become . cold, but when it is made
comparatively firm, it will give forth
a gentle heat for six or eight weeks.
When the bed has been prepared
place the frame upon it and bank it
up well to tha top with manure.
It is now ready for the soil. Use
lighit loam which has been prepared
the fall before. This had previously
been placed in a heap and covered
with manure to keep it from freezing,
so that it can be had when wanted.
Neglect of this may cause some delay
in making the hotbed, for the ground
is usually frozen March 1st and it is
difficult to procure soil from the open
ground. Place five or six inches of
earth on the manure, leveling and
fining with an iron-toothed rake; then
put on the sash and leave the bed
alone for a few days before planting
the seeds. If the seeds are put in at
once the manure may become so hot
that the tender germs will be de
stroyed. About the third or fourth
day, the heat will -usually subside to
about 80 degrees, then it Will be safe
to sow. Mark off in rows about four
inches apart, scatter the seed thinly
in the drills, cover with half an inch
of soil, and pat the bed down over the
rows with a board or the back of a
hoe.
Radishes and onions do ' not need
transplanting, but transplant tomatoes
and cabbage once or twice before set
ting in the open ground, giving them
more room each time. Also transplant
lettuce when it gets its second or third
pair of leaves. Set three inches apart
each way and it will soon become
large enough for use. Always keep
tha bed full. As soon as one crop is
taken out put in something else.
Open the bed and let in fresh air
when, the weather will permit As it
becomes warmer the sash may be re
moved altogether during the middle of
the day, but must always be- replaced
when it turns cool toward evening.
When tha water begins to gather on
the inside of the glass, it shows that
the air is getting damp and heavy
ana ir not changed the plants will
smother, or tha temperature will get
too high, but always avoid letting. In
a cold draught directly onto the plants, 'the foothills of the mountains, Chi
Watar sparingly in cold weather andlcago Record,
never when the sun is very bright, for
the drops of water on the leaves under
the glass act as a lens and burn the
leaves so that they will turn brown.
For this reason in bright weather the
watering should be done either in the
morning or evening. If too much
water is given the bed will become
soggy and dead and the plants will
turn yellow and cease to thrive. To
avoid this I let the bed become quite
dry before watering and then give it
a thorough soaking. On cold nights
or in stormy weather the glass should
be covered with matting or boards or
even hay or straw to keep the tem
perature from falling too low. A well-
managed hotbed will more than pay
any family for the trouble. , Once en
joyed it will be made every spring.
It will require a little attention every
day, but the pleasure of having early
vegetables will be an ample reward.
ARE FINDERS KEEPERS?
Tha Law as to Finders and Keepers
Is Simple: and Fair.
Tha finding of concealed wealth ,1s
now an event of rare occurrence, ex
cept in tales of romance and adven
ture. It was not uncommon once;
for when civilization was comparative
ly rude, and the ways of keeping val
uables were imperfect, tha earth was
a favorite hiding-place for treasures,
especially in -times of war or invasion.
The title to such valuables when
discovered has often been the subject
of dispuite. Money, gold, silver or
plate found hidden in the earth or In
a secret place is termed treasure-trove,
from the French trover, to find. Such
treasure, according to the law of Eng
land, was the property of the king.
Lost articles of value found upon
the surface of the earth or in the sea
are, so far as concerns everyone but
the owner, the property of tha one
who finds them. If they are after
wards taken from him by another the
finder can reclaim them as if he were
tha owner.
A chimney sweeper's boy, more than
a hundred years ago, had the good
fortune to-find a jewel of unusual
value. He took It to a goldsmith, who,
after looking at and weighing it, tried
to buy it from the boy for a trifling
sum The lad refusing the offer, the
goldsmith returned to him the setting,
but would not give back the gem.
Upon the trial of an action brought
by the boy against the goldsmith, the
lvalue of the jewel was concealed by
tne goiasmiTU, ana ne was oirecxea Dy
the court to pay the boy the price of
tha finest jewel which could be fitted
to the setting. This Incident resulted
in settling forever the right of a find
er to tha possession of his findings.
In order to give the finder such a
claim, however, the articla must have
been truly lost If it had been simply
mislaid, or put in a particular place
by the owner and afterward left there
through his carelesiiess, it is not legal
ly lost
A lady who leaves her purse on the
counter of a shop where she has been
trading cannot be said to have lost it;
and if tha purse is afterward picked
up by another the proprietor of the
shop is said to have a better right to
hold it than the one who found lit
But if tha purse had been accident
ally dropped on the floor of the prem
ises, and afterward found there by a
customer, that would have been a real
case of losing, and the customer if
if itha owner cannot be found would
have as much right to keep the purse
as if he mid found it in the street
In oruer to be a finder, one must be
aware that he has the tiling in his
possession, and he must show his in
tention of keeping it
The purchaser of an old secretary
or chest of drawers sometimes finds
put away in a secret drawer money or
jewels, long forgotten. To whom do
they belong? The seller did not know
that they were there, and showed no
intention of claiming them when the
furniture was in his possession. They
cannot, therefore, belong to him, but
are rightly claimed by the person who
first discovers them, whether he be
tha purchaser, a servant, or anyone
else who is not a trespasser.
To keep what one has found is not
an absolute, but a special right, which
tha true owner may dispuite by de
manding his property and proving his
claim to it to the reasonable satisfac
tion of the person who holds it
When the owner has offered a defi
nife reward the finder may keep the
lost article until the reward is paid to
him. But he cannot demand a reward
where none is offered, nor can he hold
the lost jiropertty as security for anj
expense incurred in keeping it, though
ha would be entitled to be paid by the
owner for such outlay.
Ona who is so fortunate as to find
what belongs to another must always
act honestly, and with what the law
calls "good faath," toward the owner.
For if at the time of finding he knows,
or has the means of knowing, or be
lieves he can find out who the owner
is, and makes no effort to discover
him, but intentionally keeps or dis
poses of the lost property, the law re
gards him aa no better than a thief.
New York Advertiser.
DECLINE OF THE HORSE.
In the West, Too, the Bicycle Is Driv
ing Him to the Wall.
I have been making inquiries out
here about the contest between the
horse and the bicycle and find -that
the latter is far ahead. A liveryman
in Denver told me that there are more
than 6,000 bicycles in that city and
that the receipts of the livery stables
have fallen off between 30 and 40 per
cent from what they were four or
five years ago, before the wheel was
generally used for business and pleas
ure naing.
In Cheyenne I was told that there
were 600 bicycles, and the proprietor
or itne largest livery stable there said
that ha had been compelled to sell off
nearly half his stock for that reason
tie said it was the custom of the
young people of that town to make ex
cursions Sunday afternoons, and al
most all of them go to a pretty resort,
seven or eight miles into the country,
or to Fort Russell, the United States
military post to hear the band play.
He was formerly in the habit of hir
ing extra teams from the ranches
around Cheyenne for his class of pat
ronage on Sunday, but now he says
there is' no demand for buggies and
carriages, although just as many peo
ple visit these resorts as before, be
cause they go on their own bicycles.
It used to be the custom, too, for every
boy in Cheyenne and many of the
young ladies to have their own nonies.
but this fashion is obsolete, and they
use bicycles instead.
The livery men of Grand Island,
Neb., estimate that their business has
fallen off $",000 annually within the
last two years on account of bicycles.
Tha same condition of things is found
at Colorado Springs. Manitou and all
Of thie ritiefea if thpi nlnina nnrl aTnnnd
MAN WHO "NEVER
SLOPPED OVER."
It has been more or less the fashion
during the lasit quarter of the century
to sneer at George Washington, and
a number of books have been written
to prove that he was neither very
great nor very good. But in spite of
this the Sons of the American Revolu
tion propose a Washington revival,
and are beginning it by presenting
framed copies of his portrait to the
public schools.
Perhaps nothing could be done more
calculated to promote! good citizenship.
Not a political seer like Jefferson nor
a great philosopher like Franklin,
Washington was pre-eminently the
good citizen,, always equal to the de
mands of his duty and always ready
to make the sacrifices it required of
him. ""
He represented the highest type of
the character resulting from careful
home-breeding as distinct from that
produced by education in letters or by
travel. The education of the home
made him the most thoroughly self-
mastered man among his contempor
aries and a patriot of patriots. It is
a well authenticated fact that he was
of a sensitive, nervous organization-
what was called in an- old-fashioned
way "high strung" but he had his
naturally hot temper under such thor
ough control that the impression he
produced was one of extreme mildness.
The American humorist wno saia
of him that he "never slopped over"
condensed his character Into a phrase
not the less strikingly true because of
tha element of the ludicrous In it.
Unless our system of education pro
duces the same trait of character it
will be worse than useless. Now more
than at any period of history we are
everywhere confronted by men who
slop over. The ecstatic enthusiasm
produced by some Idea to wnion tney
are committed deprives them of the
ability to control their minds. They
become one-sided. Such men on both
sides forced civil war on America.
Whether they become heroes or re
main cranks, they are always apt to
interfere with peaceful progress. '1 hey
are dangerous because they slop me-:.
The mam who makes Washington his
model will never do that He will do
his duty, maintain his judgment and
keep his temper. New xoru worm.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Linseed oil is better than anything
else for removing rust from a stove
pipe. Rub the pipe thoroughly with .the
oil (a little goes a gTeat way) and build
a slow fire unital it is dry.
The best wtay to keep a very nice and
dalicate dress ds to make a bag of mus
lin large enough to hold, the diiess as it
would hang in the closet. Shirr up the
bag and run a basting or cord through
it. Pass the string through the hang
ers in the belt of the dress and hang it
up In the closet
A pretty and useful receptacle for
holding the daily papers can be made
from a common red splasher or a piece
of straw matting. If matting is used
fdld the selveged edg-es so as to meet,
and sew brass rings to the corners
bind the unfinished ends with ribbon
bows.anid sew some grasses or artificial
flowers on the fronlt
Baked hominy is often a good dish
to serve at dinner with meat in plaice
yt potatoes. To keep it from being dry
or heavy it is improved by adding an
gg and milk. Use that which is al
ready cooked, and to eachcupful add
teaspoontful of melted butter, a tea-
spoonful of salt, one or two eggs, and a
cjunful of miilk. Add the beaten yolks
to the milk, add the sadt, and mix with
the homiiny. Beat the whites of the
eggs stiff, stir it lightly, and brown
color in a pudding dish that is well
rubbed with butt sr.
A family consisting of a mother and
two daughters has fconltrived a plan by
which they rob whait is known as "do
ing one's own work" of much of its
terrors. They have arranged a sys
tern of progressiva meals. By this ar
rangement one gets breakfast one day,
diinner the next and tea or lunch the
next. She does nat have to wash the
dishes of the meal she gets, but the
other two do. Thus each day one has
one meal to prepare and two meals to
help clear away. The other housework
is divided up with corresponding fair
ness. Xney say that it is a very &im
pie and comparatively easy way of
working.
There is no greater art than that of
reticence; to appear absolutely frank,
yet never letting transpire anything
wmcn one does not care to have
known. To be pleasantly chattv and
conversational, yet never committing
ones seir to a statement or opinion
which might be used against one af
terwards; proving sympathetic listen
ers to other people's woes, yet giving
no connaences m return, though guard
ing religiously those that have been
received. Such are the traits of the
people who master the art of reticence.
mi . . . ,.
.Liiey are xne saivanon as tney are
the charm of society never making
mischief, and by their habitual retic
ence raising up barriers before which
gossip, hate and humor die.
GOOD WORDS FOR OUR FRUIT.
There is an editorial writer on the
Chicago Inter 0?eaa who is acnuaint-
ed with the adaptability of our coun
try for raising fruit We could not
ask for a better advertisement than
the following taken from the editorial
columns of this great paper, excenrinff
mat ne stall leaves the Impression that
already prevails in the East that! Ore
gon is a county in Washington. Fol
lowing is the very timely article:
Jlhe only section that seems to have
escaped is that from which we have
expected the blizzard. This is the ex
treme northwestern state of our coun
try, and the cities of Puget sound
send out to the frost-bitten people of
all the rest of the world the cheering
intelligence that the roses are putting
forth their new buds and the farmers
are engaged in their early spring
plowing, it may be too eariy for the
people of Washington and Oregon to
boast of their escape from the cold
waves, but they are sending out the
most cheerful notes that are heard
over the frosty wires.
And there is consolation for all In
the balmy spring weather In the ex
treme Northwest. The peach crop of
ueiaware may be killed, the apple
crop or Michigan blighted, the or
anges of Florida and southern Cali
fornia withered, and the strawberries
of the South killed, but Washington
and Idaho promise an abuhdnce of
fruit . It may be a novel move to go
to Washington for apples and pears
and plums and berries of all kinds
next summer, but if we have to do it
there will- be consolation in the fact
that the country which John C. Cal
houn said was not worth a pinch of
snuff has come to the relief of Uncie
Sam to prevent his forgetting ho-v
apples and peaches taste. Then we
may also have;to turn to the North
west and cross the blizzard plains of
the Dakotas and the home cf the
avalanche in the Rocky mountains to
THE
find our perpetual summer under the
shadow of Mount Tacoma, which
wears a "perpetual diadem of v snow
ana ice. The people of the North Wi'3t --v
hJliri In . . . .-J ....T- iL. : .J- -n . , . t
w iiicu w uiaftB iiiie l:rau r $ -
- . 1 l 1; j 1 . j 1 - . , i. .-, ' 7 :X
wjb Yvuu ueweve iuu xney umi .
only sate and sure El Dorado one .:
when they can boast the only winter
resort still left where roses - bloom
while the remainder of the continent
buried under snowdrifts, they are '
dangerously near the proof."
The Only Preventive
of
Pimples
Blackheads
Mothy Oily Skin
is
CUTICURA 50AP
It Strikes
At the Cause
viz.
The Clogged
Irritated Inflamed
or
Sluggish
PORE
For pimples, blackheads, red and oily skin,
red, rough hands with shapeless nails, falling
hair, and baby blemishes it is -wonderful.
Pnld thronehout the world. Potter DbW
& Chem. Cobp., Solo Props., Boston, .
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
for
Bums,
Caked & Mi lamed UddiiTJ.
Piles,
Rheumatic Pains,
Bruises and Strains,
Running Sores,
Inflammations,
Stiff joints,
Harness & Saddle Sores,
Sciatica, "
Lumbago,
Scalds,
Blisters,
Insect Bites,
All Cattle Ailments,
All Horse Ailments,
All Sheep Ailments,
Penetrates Muscle,
Membrane and Tissue
Quickly to the Very
Seat of Pain and
Ousts it in a Jiffy.
, Rub in Vigorously.
Mustang Liniment conquers
Pain,
Makes Tlaa c Beast well
Constipation,
Dizziness,
Tailing Sen
sations, Nerv
ous twitching
of the eyes
and other
paits.
Strengthens,
invigorates
and tones the
entire syttem.
Hudjran cures
Debility,
Nervousness,
Emissions,
and develop: e
and restores
weak organs.
Pains in tbe
back, loFsei .
bv d ft v AT
nifahtstopped
qnicily. Oyer 2,000 private endorsements.
Frematnreness means impotency in the first
stage. It is a symptom o Beminal weakness
and barrenness. It can be stopped in SO days
vy uus usboi nuuymi.
The cev discovery was mada by tbe Special
ists of the old famous Hudson Medical Institute.
It is the strongest yitalizer made. It is very
powerful, but harmless. Sold for $1.00 a pack
ageor6 packages for S5.00 (plain sealed boxes).
Written guarantee given for a cure. If you buy
six boxes and are rot entirely cured, six more
wi'l be sent to you free of all charges.
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