Gold Hill news., January 21, 1899, Image 6

FLAMES IN FORESTS.
death and destruction In th eir path. In n ess* T il pay, by Jove, the price of
S a v e d HI» T im e .
the photographs presented herew ith, the horse!’ L aughter greeted this an OEAN O F IL L IN O IS T E A C H E R S
“ I ’ve come to see vour husband in
which show a W isconsin tow n named swer, but a fte r some bantering with Mr». W o o d w o r t h H a» T a u j h t T w e n t y -
the interest of the K nights of Labor,
Phillips before and a fte r the fire, one his
' ' fa th e r about the m oney arran g e
e i g h t Y ea r» in t h e t a m e F c h o o l.
S W E E P IN G F IR E S T H A T L E A V E
Mrs. R eagan,” said a bland, elderly
m ay see how completely the forest fire ments, he w ent stra ig h t to the horse
Mrs Louise L. W oodw orth, of Dixon,
W IL D W A S T E S t E H IN D .
fleml does his work. Phillips w as burn­ took him by the bridle, and turned him 111., has the unusual record of having • man, as the mistress of the Reagan
ed July 27, and the loss of life would around tow ard the sun. T his lie did taught school for tw enty-eight consecu­ household answered his ring.
“ ‘He a in 't to hom e,” said Mrs. Rea­
E x t r a o r d in a r y P e c u n i a r y L o s s e s I n ­ have been severe had not the inhabit­ on the theory th a t the horse’s fright tive years In the sam e school and the
gan,
w ith aim s akimbo, “ hut I can
flic t e d l>y t h e U n f e t t e r e d E l e m e n t an ts escaped by taking trains to places was due to seeing his own shadow same building, a record unexcelled In promise you one thing sorr, and th at
i of safety.
dance
up
and
down
on
the
ground
he
any other school or by any teacher in is, y o u ’ll get nlver a night o’ labor out
t h a t H u ll» O n w a r d In a M ad T o r r e n t
In October, 1871, one of the most ter fore him. H e then ran along by his the state.
Mrs. W oodworth has the av Tim Reagan, and i i ’s no use try in ’l
o f K a p u c lo u » B i l l o w s a n d B e lie s M an.
rlble tires in America on record hrok
dde aw hile, p attin g and coaxing him
Sure and he'd knock off work in the
! out a t Peshtigo, Wis., and more that
intll, a fte r aw hile, seeing he w as full
daytim e, if it w asn ’t for me keepin’
A forest denuded by Are presents a 700 persons w ere burned to death. Bu
if fire and spirit and im patient to go.
at
him till I ’m thut wore out there's no
woeful sight. The trees are not entirely probably the saddest fire w as th a t ne quietly threw off his coat, and
strength lift in rnel” —Y o u th ’s Com­
consum ed. The burned trunks of all which occurred In 1894—one glim pse of
panion.
la rg e r ones stan d stra ig h t and tall, which, at Phillips, lias already been
dead, but not destroyed. Sometimes had. The unfortunate place was
V e n ic e W i l l l i e D r a in e d .
forest tires rage over such vast areas Hinckley, Minn., and the calam ity oc­
Venice w ithout its waters would be
th a t th eir smoke Is visible from any curred on Sept. 1 of th a t year. Owing
a far less picturesque place than it ac­
point In a State. Dr. J. T. Rot brock, to the long protracted drought, as Is
tually is, says the London Chronicle.
Com m issioner of Forestry for Pennsyl- pointed out in the report of the S tate
And such a state of affairs, we are led
Vania, show s th a t the potential loss of t commission for the relief of the forest
to believe, may eventually come about.
fire sufferers, the fires had prevailed In
The regular increase in the delta of the
different localities for several weeks,
Po has been studied by Prof. M arinel-
hut on th a t day the wind became a to r­
li. Comparison of the A ustrian map
nado, and a small fire then burning
of about 1823 w ith the records of su r­
spread with frig h tfu l rapidity, and was
veys made in 1893 shows th a t the mean
carried on the wings of the tornado
annual increase during those years has
over a d istric t covering nearly 400
been about three-tenths of a square
square miles. A furnace blast sw ept
m ile; and from all known data it ap­
over the fated district, and left behind
pears tiiat the total increase during six
It complete devastation. E very build­
I oenturies has been about 198 square
ing in H inckley was destroyed. So sud­
miles. The incease is continuing and
den was the onset of the flames th a t
I the G ulf of Venice is doomed in tim e
MRS. L O U ISE L. »U U D W O R T II.
the people could only run from their
1 to disappear.
No im m ediate alarm
berrn faculty of teaching and keeps need, however, be excited, for Prof.
houses and seek a place of refuge,
right up to date in her methods. She M arinelli calculates th a t between 100
w ithout even an effort to save th eir
1 H E T A M IN G OP B U C E P H A L U S .
is not only a capable teacher, hut a and 120 centuries will elapse before tlie
household effects. F our hundred and
eighteen persons, about one-sixth of sw inging him self up, sa t securely id y of refinem ent and culture, w ith a en tire N orthern A driatic will have be­
the population of the district, are astrid e the horse. Then lie guided him kindliness of natu re th a t end« ars her come dry land.
know n to have perished by a most about for a while w ith the reins, w ith ­ to her pupils, who devotedly love her.
out striking hlpi or jerk in g a t the hit. Mrs. W oodworth lias been a widow for
K tl’e c t o f C o ffe e D r in k in g ; o n R yes»
frig h tfu l death In the flames.
W hen now he saw th a t the horse w as tlie whole length of time th a t she has
S naitkin, according to the Medical
URN
I' -O U E S T
getting over his nervousness, nnd was taught, and, w ith all her school duties Review, says tiiat the Moors are invet­
The Sun.
eager to gallop ahead, he let him go, prom ptly accomplished, has brought up erate coffee drinkeis, especially tlie
th e com m onw ealth from each fire or
T he sun around w hich the earth
ml educated her son and daughter, m erchants, who sit at th e ir bazars
each series of fires th a t d ev astate the moves a t a distance of about 93,000,0(10 driving him on w ith a sterner voice
tim ber-producing areas In Pennsyl­ miles Is one of the g reat m ultitude and w ith kicks of his foot. In the group both of whom are m arried and settled and drink continually during the day.
vania Is $30.000,000. The fires occur of fixed stars. It Is nil Intensely hot of onlookers about Philip, th ere pre­ in life. D uring this more than q u a rte r It has been noticeli tiiat alm ost in v ar­
vailed, from the first, the silence of in­ of a century this capable woman has iably when these coffee drinkers reach
c lile lly from two causes. Railroad com­
body, shining by Its own light, while
panies burn their old ties along the most of the planets are cool bodies and tensely anxious concern. B ut when onducted the dom estic affairs of her tlie age of 40 or 45 th eir eyesight be­
the hoy turned the horse and cam e gal­ home a fte r the best m ethods of the gins to fail them , and by the tim e they
rig h t of way. w ithout taking any pre- ' ( lo uL L ti.crcfore, give
out light of their loping up to them w ith pride and joy
get to be 50 years old they become
caution to prevent the fire spreading to ()wn
C om pared
pam l w
wit
ith the earth, the in his face, they all hu rst out Into a practical housekeeper, m aking of home blind. One is forcibly impressed by
the woods, and the sm all farm ers In '
m anagem ent a labor of love, during
clearing wood-lots for farm ing p u r­
which the suggestions for new Ideas to tlie num ber of blind men seen about
poses burn the b rush and fallen timber,
lie carried out In the schoolroom co­ the streets of Fez, the capital of Mo­
w ithout caring w hether the tire spreads
operated w ith the household task. Mrs. rocco. It is invariably a ttrib u te d to
or not.
W oodworth lias the pleasure of teach­ the excessive use of coffee.—N. Y.
T he illustrations are significant ns
ing the children of those who were Medical Times.
show ing tlie desert condition which a
once her pupils, and takes the same
A M odel T ow n,
fire, or serie« of fires, produces. In
kind interest In their early educational
A
Colonia
Juarez, C hihuahua, Mexi-
ninny p a rts of the U nited States one
trials.
She is principal of the T hird co, correspondent of the New York
may see ruc I i tracts, over which fires
W ard schools, and her long term of ser­ World thus describes the model town
have swppt almost every year, destroy­
vice has been In the prim ary grade of in which he lives: “ Ours is a town of
ing the young forest grow th and ren-
of the T hird W ard schools. H er en­ about 1,000 inhabitants. Eleven years
thusiasm In her life work Is contagious, have passed since the first te n t was
nnd her pupils em ulate her in the ex­ pitched by the first settler. Now we
am ple of faith fu l atten tio n to duty.
have hundreds of dwellings owned by
tlie
dw ellers—no m illionaires, no beg­
W E A L T H M A D E H IM P R O M IN E N T .
gars. We are in a cham ber of tlie
m ountains 5,000 feet high. Fifteen
7 h e L a t e H a r o n K o t l i ,c h i l d W a s a M an
o f M e d io c r e M e n t a li t y .
m iles of hills and hollows port us from
Baron Ferdinand Jam es de R oths­ the nearest railroad station. We have
child, who died in London not long no saloons, no gam lbing, no smoking,
since, w as one of the most mediocre of no profanity, no round dancing a t our
cheer. H is father, they say, shed tears this influential fam ily of Croesuses, socials. We have one police officer.
for very Joy, and, as lie dism ounted, though he did gain some political prom ­ N early every man owns a gun. Our
kissed him on the head, and said: ‘My inence and was a m em ber of P a rlia ­ academ y,building has 5,000 square feet
son, seek thee a kingdom suited to thy m ent w hen he died. H e w as horn in of floors and 250 students. If you can
pow ers; Macedonia is too stra ig h t for P aris in 1839 and was educated in tlie heat this, please put in waste basket.”
t h e e .’ ”
A ustrian capital. E arly In his young
Mrs. Jam es Brown P otter lias soored
B ucephalus becam e from this time manhood lie removed to England,
the property and the inseparable com­ w here one branch of this fam ous fam ­ a great success in “ Tlie T hree M uske­
panion of Alexander. H e accom panied ily has long resided.
Itaron R oths­ teers” in London.
him on Ills cam paigns “sharing m any child conceived a liking for politics an d
toils and dangers w ith him," and was w as m ade a m ember of P arliam ent a t
generally the horse ridden by him in a bye election In 18S3. l i t sat for Ayles­
battle. No one else wns ever allowed bury until the general election of the
dering I lie mill, a fte r each succeeding sun Is a globe of enorm ous dimensions. to mount him, as A rrian says, “because sam e year nnd was returned. In 1880
conflagration more and more barren. To make up Its hulk aliout 1,300,090 lie deemed all other riders unw orthy.” he w as again elected as a Liberal
Tilt1 del(•rlora.tIon In the plcturcsquc- bodies ns large as the earth would la* He is reported to have been a magnifi­ Unionist.
H e wns re-elected for the
ness of the country, or the loss In mon­ required. W hen viewed through a cent black charger of ex traordinary sam e constituency in 1892 and 1805. In
ey to the person or persons who may telescope dark spots may often he size, and to have been m arked w ith a 1883 he w as made high sheriff of Buck­
own these d istricts for lum bering p u r­ | seen tt|Hin the surface of the sun. If w hite spot on the forehead.
ingham shire and was a deputy Ileuten-
For Mills. Mines.
mid Farm s; Steel Log.
poses, may more easily he Imagined one of these spots he carefully noticed,
C A P T U R E D C A T D EA D .
g ing mid Hoist in - E ng i lies : Hoe Chisel
than told. W hat could 1 h > more dreary and observed again a fte r a few days,
Tooth Saws, A lbany Grease, eXc.
than the country shown In the two it will lie found to have moved fu rth e r F a m n n a F e l i n e R e a cu eil fr o m t h e S p a i c
t»h H iit t le a liip t r is t o li a 1 C o lo n .
p h o to g r a p h s ?
tow ard tin* w estern side of the sun’s
The year 18!M will long lx> rem em ber­ d sk, where It finally disappears. A fter
The famous Spanish cat, Cristobal
27 to 35 F irst Street P ortland, Or.
ed In W isconsin and M innesota for the an Interval it reappenrs on the «'astern Colon, captured from the Spanish b a t­
34-;>6 F rem ont Street, San Francisco.
terrible calam ities which occurred In side, ami arriv es at the position where tleship on July 3, died at the United
July and A ugust of that year. l u te t is i It was first noticed In aliout tw enty- States governm ent station at Benton
live days, furnishing us w ith a proof
th at the sun rotates oil Its axis In th a t
T H E F L Y IN C T O P .
time.
MACHINERY
TA TU M & BOW EN
..J U S T O U T ..
T A M E D A W A R -H O R S E .
F eat of
A le x a n d e r th e G re a t
D «ya o f l ila ltojr h o o il.
The streutest Invention of the age. Wc w ill send
sample, . prepaid,
receipt ------.__
of 25c. We give spe­
. .
, on
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cial prices to agents. Tno
T housands of m en and
women e sn m ake 13 to $5 a dav selling our
novelties. PACIFIC COAST NOVELTY CO.,
181 Flr»t street, P ortland, Or.
One of the stories told by A lexander
the G reat is th a t of how, when a lx>y
H o o t* r o w n e d » B r id g e » M a d e .
of 12, In* tam ed the w ar-horse B ucepha­
BA RO N R O T H SC H ILD .
P a in le s A f i l l i n g a n d e x t r a c t i o n .
lus. The following Is the account giv­
P o rtla n d , Or.
a n t and ju stice of the peace for that,
en by P lu tarch in Ills life of A lexander:
county,
as
tvell
ns
a
m
ember
of
the
"Plillonicus of T hessaly had offered
county council. Like o ther m em bers
to st'll Philip his horse B ucephalus for
D? M AR TEC n Relief at Last
o f the Rothschild family, the haron
thirteen talents. So they all went down
Praised hr thousands o f
_ F rench
w
as
an
enthusiastic
collector
of
a
rt
satisfied ladles as safe, al
Into the plain to try the nttltual. lie
w
ays
reliable and w ith out
works.
emale nn
equal. Ask druggist for
proved, however, to he balky and ut-
Dr. Martel's French Fem ale
Baron
Rothschild
wns
personally
gen­
! terly useless. H e would let no one
ills . French
P ills In m etal box w ith
. _
F lagon top In Blue,
tle, charitable and most dem ocratic for
I mount him, nnd none of the a tte n d a n ts
W hite and Red. Insist on having the genuine.
a person of such vast w ealth. He w as
•Relief for Women,” m ailed KREEIn plain sealed
of Philip could make him hear to him,
letter w ith testim onials and particulars. Address,
stim ulated to philanthropy for love of
] hut lie violently resisted them all.
FRENCH DRUG CO.. 381 and 38 3 Pearl St., N.Y.
his dead wife, whose memory he hon­
. Philip, In Ids disgust, onlercd tlie horse
ored even to the extent of erecting
' led aw ay as being utterly wild and un-
RUPTURE CURED.
m onum ents to her In public places. His We g u a ran tee to fit every case we u ndertake.
, trained. W hereat, A lexander, who
p u t it off; w rite for* p articu lars a t once.
career in P arliam ent was not eonspeu- Don’t
I was present, said: ’ That Is too good
< . I I. U O O I I U t l » A C O ., e x p e r t T r u s t
SFNOR CRISTOBAL COLON.
ous.
F i t t e r s , 108 Second Street, P ortland, Or.
j a horse for those men Io spoil th at way,
| simply because they haven’t the skill H arbor, Mich.
This eat was hi the
T h e V a n d e r b ilt B r o th e r » .
i or the grit to handle him right.’ At eat show in Chicago and was aw arded
CURE YOURSELF!
Cornelius V anderbilt carries no sug­
' first Philip paid no atten tio n to him. a special medal. Senor C ristobal Colon
I se R igtM fo r u n n a tu ra l
gestion of aggressiveness, of im-
discbarges, in fittm m a ti-n s ,
hut ns he kept Insisting on being heard w as a mascot on the Spanish man-of-
ir n ta
• .« v r ul
r s : i «n<
pptuoalty, of pride In and am bition for
of m u c o u s membrane«.
( and seemed greatly disturbed nlxiut w ar of that name.
daring or brilliant coups. W illiam K.
* ‘■’
‘■' I ’ t a s tr in ­
■ the m atter, his fa th e r said to him:
gent o r poisonous.
“ Mr. Meeker, your Dose looks ju s t
Nol<fl by I ’ riiif
I ’W hat do you mean by criticising your like other folks' noses." “ H ush, W il­ V anderbilt «» he grow s older more and
more suggests the tem peram ent, the ag­
» F h r wrapper,
1 elders, ns If you w ere w iser than they.
•
lie!" “ I heard you say th e other day. gressiveness, the persistency of his
’ bottlow, 5S(«i. fol
. or knew so m uch more aliout handling
mamma, th a t Mr. M eeker had had liia grandfather, the Commodore. His m an­
*
■
i t request,
i a horse th an they do?* ‘Well, this
nose to the grindstone for seventeen— ner Is th a t of the Imperious and often
! horse, anyw ay. I would handle Itetter 1
quit th at!’’— -Chicago Tribune.
Impetuous business man. In his busi­
than any one else. If they would give |
P IS O ’S C U R E FO R
How easy It Is to let the o th er fellow ness hours he tem pers his conduct by
me a chance.’ ’In case von don’t sue-
bUK-.b WHIRL ALL RSI FAIS. _ ,
no
A«iq,«<»tt.'
th
at
Is
conventional
and
«est
t , ugh Syrup. T a ” « G- ««l. Tse
c«'«*d,’ rt'Jolned his father, ‘w hat penni­ do the w o r k by reflecting th at the e x ­
+ .__
no
courtesy
that
Is
unnecessary.—P
h
ila
­
ty are you w illing to pay for your fresh ercise is good for him.
U M P T IO N -
delphia Press.
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TEETH WITHOUT PLATES
Dr. T. H. White,
F
said that not les than $5,ooo w orth of
pin«1 had been «1 droji'd. The lire cx-
tended over a » -«'tch of nearly fifty
m iles wide, n tn l
at cxpcrleiiiv
gained by wootlsmi n ninl lutulH'rmen
In dealing w ith fo rest fires availed
noth in g a g a in st the sw eeping flames,
w hich w ere driven I Ike an
ati overwhelm-
Itig flood by a at ng wind, leaving
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