WONDERFUL RETRIBUTION.
An Incident of the Working« of Can
ada'« Government Protection.
By M. QUAD.
Cajyrlght, 1308. by Associated Literary
Press.)
The wife of Deacon Hiram Platt had
bwti dead three years when it cuiue
Io ilia earg that people were wonder
ing why tie didn't place a tombstone
at her grave. At her death the sor
rowing husband had fully intended to
give her a monument thirty feet high;
three mouths later he had reduced the
height to fifteen feet; then he bad gone
dowu foot by foot until be figured that
a common gravestone would be all
that was expected." One may have his
own ideas about such matters, but
when people begin to talk he must
corumlt the ideas of others to a cer
tain extent. Therefore Deacon Platt
bustled around to put up a stone.
About the time the deacon lost his
wife Mrs. Samantha Taylor, living in
the same village, lost her husband.
She also had a thirty foot monument
in her mind, and she also scaled it
down to a plain, cheap stone. Fur
ther. there came a time when gossip
criticised her for the unmarked grave,
and she set about doing something.
She had removed to another village,
but gossip follows one everywhere. It
thus came about one summer day.
when the deacon drove out to the
country graveyard to fix up things, he
found the whiow there for the same
object. The graves of their dead were
not fifty feet apart. The deacon had
a look of sorrow on his face and the
widow had tears In her eyes.as they
shook bands.
•'He was a noble man." said the dea
con. referring, of course, to the lament
ed Taylor.
"And she was all that a wife should
be." replied the widow, referring, of
course, to the lamented Mrs. Platt.
"I atn glad to know that you mourn
him.”
“And I am glad to know that you
mourn her.”
"Her time had come, and she had to
go."
“And the same with him.”
The weeds had to I m » cleared away
and the mounds rounded up and sod
ded and the stones set. They worked
together nt this. They sorrowed for
about half an hour, and then it was
something else. When their backs ach
ed and they were ready to quit work
for the day the deacon helped her into
her buggy with the remark:
“I have seemed to feel Mrs. Platt
looking down on me this afternoon.”
"And 1 have felt the presence of my
dear lost husband." she replied.
Then they both looked very solemn,
and she drove away to return on the
morrow and find the deacon there ta
fore her. He repeated that her la I
mented was a noble man. and she re
peated that his lamented was all that
a wife should be. They cut down and
lugged away weeds and briers and
brought dirt and sods, and when they
rested they sat close together on an
old bench. It was during one of these
resting spells that the deacon sighed
three times in succession and said:
“Wldder Taylor, when night had
come and you were sitting alone in
your lonesomeness did you ever think
It possible that you could find another
man as good as George was?”
“Why. while he was a noble man.
there must be other noble men In the
world.” she replied.
“Yes, wldder. anti other noble wom
en. though I never had no fault to find
with Hanner. I am sure we loved
’em.”
“Yes. we did."
“And It grieved us to see them RO.
"It did "
"But they are better off in that
brighter land.”
Then they parted and went borne,
and it was noticeable that neither
looked ns solemn ns before. They were
not smiling, but the solemn looks had
somehow chased themselves away.
The next day was to see the end of
their work, and they both got there
enrly. The deacon seemed to press
the widow’s hand when '• ■ h 'ped her
out of the buggy, and sii.» s< ctned a
bit confused over it. but this may have
been all Imagination.
Po nddafter-
noon the stones were in place, and as
they retreated a few paces to survey
them the deacon solemnly said:
"Wldder, if your lost husband can
look down on earth he is seeing that
•tun and saying to himself that it’s
good enough for anybody.”
"Yes.” she sighed, “and your Han
ner must say the same thing. IVe
could have got monuments, of course,
but”—
“Rut monuments attract lightning."
finished the deacon.
'Mud are blown over in high winds.”
"And crows use them to roost on.
Yes. I think our lost ones ought to feel
quite chirpy. We have the best two
1
lots here."
"And they are picturesquely situ
ated. deacon.”
Then the deacon led her out to the
gate and her buggy, They walked at
a slow pace, and neither seemed to
notice that he was holding her hand,
When she had lieen seated in the
vehicle the deacon rested a foot on
the bub of a front wheel and sighed
and said:
“Purfy lonesome for us, wldder.”
"Yes. purty lonesonme. deacon.”
"I think I'll drive over to see yon
tomorrow afternoon.”
“I'll I m » expecting you.”
"And we'll talk.”
"Yes."
“And we'll talk and talk.'
"We will "
And three months Inter, when they
«ere married, the g -«ips were mean
about it. They said that the couple
had done their courting in a grave-
It was
yard. but wc know better.
doo« But outside the gate.
In September. liMM. two white men
entered th« Lesser Slave lake country,
in the Canadian northwest, ostensibly
prus|>ectitig for gold. Subsequently the
Indians reported that one of the men
seemed to be traveling alone, an ob
servant Cree boy adding. "The white
man’s dog won't follow that fellow
any more." The answers given by
Charles King of Mount Pleasant, Utah,
regarding his lost companion. Hay
ward. were not satisfactory. King was
arrested, and there began one of the
most splendid bits of detective work
of which Canada has record.
Sergeant Anderson turned over the
ashes of a campfire and found three
hard lumps of flesh and a small piece
of skull boue. In front stretched a
little slough, or lake, which seetaed
a likely place in which to look for evi-
dence. Setting Indian women to fish
up with their toes any hard substance
they might feel in the ooze, Anderson
secured a stickpin of unusual make
and a sovereign case. He systematical
ly drained the lake and found a shoe
with a broken eyed needle sticking in
it. The campfire ashes examined with
the microscope yielded the missing
part of a needle’s broken eye and es
tablished unmistakable connection be
tween lake and camp.
The maker of the stickpin inj.ondon,
England, was communicated with by
cable, and the Canadian government
summoned a Mr. Hayward to come
from Englund to ideutify the trinkets
of his murdered brother. Link by link
the chain grew, it took eleven months
for Sergeant Anderson to get his com
plete case in shape. The mounted po
lice brought from Lesser Slave lake
to Edmonton forty Indian and half
breed witnesses. The evidence was
placed lM»fore the jury, and the Indians
returned to their homes. A legal tech
nicality cropping up. the trial had to
be repeated iu its entirety, and once
more those forty men, women and
children left their traps and fishing
nets and came into Edmonton to tell
their story.
The result was that Charles King
was found guilty of the murder of Ed
ward Hayward and paid the death
penalty. The trial cost the govern
ment of Canada over $30,000—all to
avenge the death of one of the wan-
dering units to be found in every cor
ner of the silent places, an unknown
prospector.—Agnes Dean Cameron in
Century.
QUARTERS FOR
THE FLOCK
Humor and
Philosophy
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To keep healthy and thrive sheep
should be provided with quarters suit-
I ' able to their needs.
It Is essential
that their quarters be separate from
other stock
Sheep prefer secluslou
from other farm animals. They get
along with young calves probably bet
ter than with any other stock. In dis
cussing this phase of flock manage
ment Professor Henry says:
“Above every other anitual on the
farm, the sheep to be profitable must
I be kept dry as to coat and feet. In
attention to either of these essentials
will result disastrously.
With dry
quarters sheep will stand a consider
able degree of cold without inconven
ience. Indeed, their quarters should
not be as warm us for other animals.
One thickness of closely matched
boards will make the baru or shed
where the sheep are confined sutii-
ciently warm in the northern states
except for winter lambs. Ventilation
Is of great Importance and should be
ample, care being taken to avoid direct
drafts.
“Tlie amount of space provided for
each sheep will vary with the size of
the animal.
A ewe weighing 100
pounds will require about ten square
feet of ground space, while one weigh
ing 150 pounds should have about fif
teen square feet. A space 40 by 40
feet square will therefore accommo
date about 160 sheep weighing 100
pounds eaclt or 100 weighing 100
pounds each, not allowing for feed
racks. Provide fifteen inches running
length of feed rack for each sheep
weighing 100 pounds and two feet for
those weighing 200 pounds.”
A shed open to the south on well
drained ground and not over twenty
feet wide makes an ideal place for
sheep. It also makes a very satlsfac-
«X DVACA* M. SMITH
NO BENEFACTOR
\\’H<~> invented Halloween
’ ’ II, t! e storied long ago?
Did he know what he was at?
That i what I’d like to know.
Did the fellow realize
All the trouble and the pain
He was storing up for those
Who in later years would reign?
i
Wish he'd got it patented.
So that only those could be
Good and crazy on the day
Who could ante up a ft*.
Then we'd have a little peace.
Who would venture for a lark
If it cost him thirty cents
To be frisky after dark?
His Little Scheme.
“Great Caesar, old man!” exclaimed
the gunner as he opened the door and
found his friend's house brilliantly illu
minated at noonday. "What does this
mean? Why are all these blankets
over the windows, and why is the gas
burning In the daytime?”
“Sh!” whispered Guyer cautiously
"It's a scheme of mine.”
“What kind of a scheme?"
“Why, my wife is on a visit to her
mother, and 1 tell her I remain home
every night and read. I've got to get
rid of some gas somehow so it will go
on lhe l>ill at tlie end of the month."—
Atlanta Constitution.
A Little Sarcastic.
Maid (to lady at door»—Mrs. Sjiencer
is not at Lome. Caller (who knows
differently» -Oh. I'm so sorry! But
never mind. Tell Mrs. Spencer when
she comes in that 1 called to say that
I'm awfully glad she goes out more
than she did. I've always wondered
why she kept herself cooped up in the
house all the time Boston Transcript.
Might Mcb Him.
"The .'indletH e is calling you.” the
playwright was Informed.
"I hear them." he answered. "Show
mo the quickest way to get out of
hen» " Birmingham Age Ilcrnld.
charges against this
the judge,
honor," replied
him lockcil up
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"Yes.”
“Couldn’t you at least charge him
his board?”
A CHAMPION HAMPSHIRE RAM.
“Are you in favor of woman suf
frage?”
“I guess so.”
“Are you married?”
“No.”
“That explains why you are guess*
tory place to care for the lambs when
they come. Pens can easily be made
by the use of panels »• hurdles.
Provide wide, sb..* w troughs for
feeding that can be cleaned regularly. Ing.”
Don’t expect the lambs, whether range
Autumnal.
or native, to do well unless they have
It's sad to think that summer's fled;
eleau food and clean water as well.
That all her pretty pranks are played;
Salt is also valuable iu getting the
That autumn, russet, gold and red.
Has come to make her yearly raid,
lambs started on grain, and it should
be given throughout the feeding pe
Has come to take the flowers away.
riod and always regularly.
To bleach the color from the grass.
To make all cold the dismal day
The most successful lamb feeder Is
And freeze the festive garden sass
the man who studies the needs of the
lambs closest. In short, this requires
But «till we will not sit and sigh.
For autumn has its golden store.
thr.t a man love to be among them,
And that's perhaps tlie reason why ■
treat them kindly always and be ready
Her coming we may not deplore.
to give Intelligent attention to their
For sweet potatoes, pumpkin pies
needs at all times.
And sauerkraut and Hubbard squash.
Getting the lambs on a grain ratioti
Big rutabagas, chicken fries,
is the most critical period, and a close t Come always in the fall, b'gosh!
watch should be kept. It has been
said that lambs are the poor man's
Cold Comfort.
friends, but this does not imply that
they can be fed and finished on a field
of weeds and an occasional feed of
grain. Tlie better the grazing and the
more suited the ration tlie better price
the lambs will bring on the market.
Sheep pay for extra care expended
on them as well as any other kind of
animals. They respond to feed-and
good management in a way that is
pleasing to every observing person and
thereby keep more vigorous
healthy and produce more wool
stronger, larger lambs.
“I am starving.
«
“Starving!”
Swiss Goats.
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J. H. JOHNSTON. Agi»nt. Bandon, Oregon
“Yes.”
A herd of five imported Swiss milk
“Well, why don’t you do like the lady
goats has just been received at the In the novel?”
farm of the agricultural experiment
“How is that?”
station at the University of Wisconsin
“Sit down and eat your heart out."
•G
for co-operative tests on the breeding
and rearing of milk goats to determine
Needs a Hall.
their usefulness, economy of milk pro
“Do you suppose the sultan consults
duction and relation to other classes of his wives?”
N. WAGNER. Commanding.
live stock. This type of goats, known
“Well, not on material things."
Coos Bay and Bando.i twice a week
as the Schwarzenburg-Guggesbcrger
“Too haughty. I suppose."
breed, is noted for its large milk pro
‘Not that. It would be too much
Coniic. iitty 'litli Steam Ship Alliance at Marshfield. Full
duction. the milk being of particular like holding a political convention.”
value for infants and invalids, since
information of
goats are practically immune to tuber
Prophetic.
J. E. WALSTROM, Agent, Bandon
culosis. These goats are kept in Swit
We know not what's before u«.
zerland as a- chief source of food for
But we can safely guess—
1 A lovely anvil chorus
[Mx»r people. There are very few in the
If we should win success.
I
United States, and this Is believed to
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l>e the first time a careful test of their
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A lazy man is one who has no'foes
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Heaves Hard to Cure.
There is DO cure for heaves after
ings, Men’s Shirts and
The man who has plenty of perse
the disease is thoroughly organized.
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In such cases the lungs are broken verance is almost certain to carry his I
Overalls
down In structure, and medicine does point, but the question is. Where can
WE ARE JUST RECEIVING
not repair the damage, Give half an one get perseverance?
À LARUE STOCK 0!
Mill and Steamboat Work Our
ounce of Fowler’s solution of arsenic
SPECIALTIES
night and morning.
Wet all food,
The modern steamship doesn't’wait
Feed grass hi summer and wet oat for time or tide.
AT THE
straw In preference to hay. Allow
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double the usual period of rest before
Keeping In touch is pleasant so long
Turned Sti..fling. Ca| an 1 Sot
working after meals.
as your friends will stand for It.
Bandon Foundry
Machine Shop
Toys, Notions, Dishes,
HOLIDAY GOODS
Swine of Uniform Color.
The herd of swine should be of uni
form color, and the lots of swine for
market should I m » of as near uniform»
Mzc. Rhape and color as possible. The
packers pay more for this kind of
hogs.
s
How would it do to let old nortti
pole Itself nominate the only real dyed
in Vbe wool an4 blown in the glass
ffozeOn;tbe-lce discoverer?
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When .a man-gets the conceit tajtcu
out of him It is too. apt-to go Irrio the
other fellow.
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PAGE, MACKLi.N ftCd
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1 have lived to know thr.t the s<vrvf
A handful of oilmen! daffy !fl tM
A man who take» himself seriously
of happInCT« 1« never to allow you? horse's ration will help put a ffioM gets n jar wlw»n he bumps up ng&inst
I
•uergles to ategnate.—A Clarke
npon his coat.
• wmnea vko flona’t.
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Getting It Straight.
In one of the western towns during
the recent visit of the president so
ciety bad a desperate wrestle with the
authorities before it decided what
would I m » pro]M»r for the men to wear.
It finally came to the conclusion that
evening clothes had no place at a
breakfast and was happy.
If there is anything that scares the
man not society broken it is evening
clothes. When first called to don them
his first inclination is to fly the coop.
That is also his second and third in
clination, but his wife holds him to it.
and, much to his surprise, he actually
lives through the ordeal.
Generous.
011 meal.
■
made. arranqemer ts
If the man who thought it out.
Ail the details of the thing.
Had forgot it right away
How his praises we would sing!
But he acted in a way
That his future tame would dim.
Made it free to any one.
And we've got it In foi him.
Some Day Might Know.
Tin» English village is very dear to
the hearts of poets and painters, and
thousands of them are certainly charm
ing. A few. however, are more amus
ing than anything else—as. for in
stance, one which consists entirely of
old railway carriages, even the chapel
being composed of four horse trucks.
Another village, with a population of
1,100 and taxed at the valuation of
$8,000. has neither s< hool, church nor
other public building, the only thing of
the sort being a letter box on a pillar.
Villages with but a single inhabitant
are not unknown, one of them being
Skiddaw, in Cumberland. The single
villager complains bitterly because he
cannot vote, there being uo overseer to
prepare a voters' list ami no church or
other public building on which to pub
lish one, as the law requires. The
lonely rate payer in a Northumber
land village lias declined to contribute
money to maintain the roads, remark
ing that the one he has is quite good
enough for its use. In the isle of Ely
is a little parish with about a dozen
inhabitants that has uo rates, as there
are no roads or public institutions of
any kind and consequently no ex
penses.
Kempton, near Bradford, can proba
bly lay successful claim to the distinc
tion of being the longest village in the
world, as it straggles along the road
for a distance of seven miles.
Sometimes a village will entirely
disappear, having been built either on
the edge of the crumbling cliffs that
make part of the coast line or over an
ancient mine. One of the latter class
is in Shropshire, and each year one
or more of the cottages tumbles as the
earth sinks beneath ""it. — Harper's
Weekly.
RECORDER management has
As It is that any one
May butt tn without a cent
In the morning we ihow up
With the landscape slightly bent.
Everything that’s unattached
Upside down is on display.
And the town Is as a man
With a heada< lie all next day
' “What are the
man?" demanded
"Nothing, yotfr
policeman.
“And you had
night?”
QUEER VILLAGES.
Some Peculiar Ones That May Be Seen
In England.
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