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About The West. (Florence, Lane County, Or.) 1890-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1897)
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Le Vail- sponsible established house in Oregon. many years was the Hawkeye secretary of her cabin on the Cumberland range laut, tbe African traveler, says that he whaling industry defy the meager Jus o f state and employed in hix office quite one summer evening, when a tall and had a tame baboon which was not only tice which tho resources of a single par Sslury $780 and expenses. Position a large clerical force. One afternoon a ungainly native about 20 years old came sentinel, but hunter aud purveyor of agraph affords. A volume might cover permanent. Reference. Enclose self- The rather rusty rnralite wnu.iered in, und out of the woods and halted about ten food and water. This monkey, by sheer the subject. The difficulty about whal addressed stamped envelope. ing is the uncertainty of whales. These Mr. Jackson immediately saw in tho feet away to stsre at us. force of bruins, took command of the tnanimulx decline to be regulated by any National, Star Insurance Bldg.,Chicago. newcomer opportunities for fun. ‘‘That yo’, Renbeu?” queried the dogs which protected the camp und used signal service reporter and refuse in “ Hevyegot a telephone?” stammered widow after a minute. and directed them just as the older their migrations to respect precedent or GRANT AND PORTER. ♦ho caller. “ Of co’se,” replied the young man. baboon« command and direct the rest of the ambitious of the arctic oil works. “ Certainly;" replied Jackson, "there "Aud what d ’ye want?” T k e L a tte r'» F ir s t M e e tin g W i t h H is Sab- the tribe. The consequence is a skipper may cruise it is on the wall. Help yourself to it.” seq uent C h ie f. “ Wuuter cote Sary. ” By his cries, says Le Vaillaut, he al the northern latitudes, trying conclu Then, as tho stranger slowly walked up “ Ob, that’s it. Sary, come out yere. ” ways warned us of the approach of an sions with icebergs aud polar bears, en While sitting in my quarters in tbe to tho telephone and began looking it In response to her shout her daugh eni my before even the dogs discovered little town of Chattanooga ubout an over, Jackson passed word among the ter, a girl about 1C, with no looks to i t They were so accustomed to his voice dangering life and limb in a mangy old hour after nightfall on the evening of tub, encountering tho perils of storm, clerks to watch tbo experiment of a jay brag of, came from the kitchen and that they used to go to sleep, and at wave and Eskimo, and all without sight Friday, Oct. 23, 1868, an orderly in trying to use a telephone for tho first asked what wus wanted. first I was vexed with them for desert ing a spout or capturing a yard of whale brought me a message from General time. “ Reuben’s come to cote,” said the ing their duties, but when be bad once bone. I listened recently to the mourn George H. Thomas, commander of the Tho visitor looked the instrument mother. given the alarm they would all stop to ful reminiscences of Captain Green, a Army of the Cumberland, on whose over carefully, as if trying to figure out "To cote who?” watch for his signal, and on the least hardy mariner of much experience, who staff I was serving, summoning me to how to uso it. The entire oflico force “ Yo’, of co’se. Wan ter cote or re}?" motion of his eye, or the shuking of his after many years of laboring at the oil headquarters. A storm hud been raging sold With was watching him with unconcealed “ Reckon so." bead, I have seen them rnsh toward the industry retired to a raisin ranch at for two days, aud a chilling rain was amusement. Finally ho timidly took "Then go out and cote on that log ” quarter where his looks were directed. Fresno. Owing to the decline of raisins, still falling. A few minutes* walk down the receiver, looked at it with The conple sat down on a log about I often carried him on my hunting however, ho took to tho ocean again, brought me to the plain wooden, one evident curiosity, tupped it gently with 20 feet away, with a space of about six expeditions, during which he would story dwelling occupied by the com Jiis fingers, and then, giving a glance feet between them, and both looked off amuse himself by climbing trees in or euipped a vessel and sailed into the lat mander, which was situated on Walnut itudes of winter. There ho found an an about the room, blow the dust off the in the brash and swung their feet. It der to aid ns in the pursuit of game. tique steam whaler, the Reindeer, and street, near Fourth, and upon my ar receiver and, putting his lips close toil, | was fully ton minutes before Reuben When he was thirsty, he used to hunt for two long and weary years they have rival I found him in the front room on softly said, “ Hellol" suid: about and discover some succulent tuber kept each other company in the close the left side of the hall, with threo This was too much for the clerks. "Sary, yo’ gwine to the circus?” which was as effectual under the cir knit sisterhood of misfortune. Once dur members of his staff aud several strange The office force hurst into a roar of “ Hain't no circus, Reuben.” cumstances us watermelon. One might ing the second year they sighted a officers. laughter, and Jackson promptly went "Thought there was.” say that he was not more clever than a whale, and Captain Green encompassed In au armchair facing the fireplace to the assistance of tho old muu. "Hold “ Nuin. ” truffle dog; but, though tbe dog can find its capture. A bowhead it was, and no was seated a general officer, slight in on!” he cried. ‘‘Don’t try to talk into There was an interval of five min a root, he ennnot dig it up. great prize. Tiring of cold, salt and ill figure and of medium stature, whose that. That is the receiver, not the trans utes, and then Reubeu said: Tbe baboon did both, having tbe ad lnck, tho twain decided at last to go j face bore au expression of weariness. mitter. Haug it up again, then turn the "Pop eotebed a coon lust night.” vantage of hands, though he used these, south for rest and provisions. They He was curelessly dressed, and his uni little crunk on the right, place the re “ A whopper?” not to extract the root, but to adjust his started together, when something broke form coat was unbottoned aud thrown ceiver to your ear and wait till central "Fur shoru. ” weight so as to uso the leverage of his on the Reindeer, aud she was condemn back from his chest He held a lighted answers. ” "Didn’t yo’ catch one too?” teeth to tho best advantage. i ed to delay until the damage might be cigar in his mouth and sat in a stoop The visitor was looking nt Jackson as “ Nurn.” He laid hold of tbe tuft of leaves repaired. How the gallant skipper I ing posture, with his head bent slightly curiously us ouo might regard an es "But yo' orter. ” with his teeth, pressed his four paws on forward. His clothes were wet, aud his caped lunatic. "Say,” he drawled, That ended the “coting” for seven or tbe earth, on all sides of it, and then cursed the misfortune which detained trousers and topboots were spattered “ what's the matter with you anyway? eight minutes, and then Reubeu work drew his bead slowly back. The root him among the icebergs! How he railed with mud. Generul Thomas approached at fute! Two days later a school of I ’m an expert scut over here by the Hell ed up nerve to say: generally followed. whales hove in sight. Tho captaiu and this officer, and, turning to mo and Telephone company to find out wh.it’s "I come to cote yo’, Sary.” If this plan did uotsucceed, he seized crew dashed upon them and iu four mentioning mo by name, said, “I want the matter with this instrument." "But ain't yo’ cotin?” she replied. the root as low don n as he could, and hours had killed a dozen giants, which to present you to General Grant. ” And not u clerk dared look up from “ Reckon I am. Like to be coteu?" then, throwing his heels over his head, meant nt ruling prices at least $60,000 Therenpon the officer seated iu the li is work for the uext hour.—Chicago “ Of co'se. ” turned a buck soiuersuult und came up worth of whalebones. However, it often chair, without changing his position, Tinies-Hcruld. Reuben then moved over about three smiling with the root in his mouth. It glanced up, extended his arm to its full feet, but lost his nerve and moved back was easy to teach him that it was a part happens iu the arctic, as in the world, length, shook hands and said in a low that the darkest moment of misfortune W lm t tli« W ine B a c h e lo r Kays. N < j . win, are engaged in any of the mechanical again while the girl hid her face iu of his business to find these roots and voioe and speaking slowly, “ How do Women ulways pretend that they her hands aud giggled. A long and that his master must “go shares.”— is the dnsk that preceded the advent of you do?” This wus my first meeting prosperity.—San Francisco Wave. pursuits can succeed without reading mid can’t deny their husbands anything. painful silence was finally broken by Youth's Companion. with the man with whom I was des A realist is a man who would paiut her asking, "tiwiue to ask ma’am, Reu tined afterward to spend so many of the i studying this standard Magazine of Sciences H o m in g Pigeon«. P la n t« T h a t E a t In se c t« . nn angel with side whiskers and no ben?" most interesting years of my life. When pigeons were to be sent back feathers. Francis Darwin, a sou of tbe groat "Mebbe." The strange officers present were' and mechanical Arts. It is illustrated with The older and more sensible a woman naturalist, has tsiu investigating tbe and forth, it lias teen usual to keep two 1 members of General Grant’s staff. “ You’s afeared to.” sets, with their respective homes at gets, the more she wishes she wus young effect on insectivorous plants of supply "No, I ain’t Want mo to, Sary?" all modern cuts of latest inventions in all Charles A. Dana, assistant seoretary of uud silly. “ Yep.” ing them with and withholding from either end of the course, and when they war, who had been for some time with the branches of mechanism, and its fund A fat woman can never think badly them animal food. He grew ten of these have reached their homes to carry them the Army of the Cumberland, had also "Real bad?” of a man after he has onco told her she carnivorous plants under similar coudi- back to the places from which they are entered the room. The next morning he "Y ep.” knowledge ir inseparably connected w.'li ; looks delicate. 1 tions. Ouo plant of tbe lot he fed with to be dispatched. An ingenious process sent u dispatch to the war department, “ Then I w ill." A woman can never resist the temp He swung himself round on the log roast meat, one-fiftieth of a grain being has been devised to overcome this diffi beginning witli tbe words, “ Grant ar Vectors and mechanic Sold > tation to let on to other women that her to face us aud stood op aud bit at bis placed on tbe secreting glands of the culty ami cause the birds to fly with rived last night, wet, dirty and w ell.” husband tells her all about the inside of finger ends, and tho widow quietly in plant each hour, whilo from all the < qual certainty in both directions. P i —"Campaigning With Grant, ” by Gen his business. others all such food was carefully ex- geons, for example, whose home is in eral Horace Porter, iu Century, quired, "Waal, Reuben, what is it?” Probably tho real truth of the matter eluded. The results of this experiment Paris are confined for several days at "Use coted Sary." is that Joseph hud got one of tho new j were very marked iu several particulars, tit. Denis aud fed there at a stated hour I "Then what?” H e r Lu»» II I » G a in . red and green golf coats und was show i the greatest being in tho number, weight every day witli Rome favorite food which ! Dramatis persons, a small street “ Then wo want to be j ’lned. ” ing off before tho others.—New York “ I see. Waal, oome around in the and vitality cf its seeds. The cumber is uot g veu them ut their real home. gnmin leaning idly against a tree. On Press. niawuiu aud jump over the broomstick of seeds produced by the plunt that wus They become in (he course of time fa the opposite side of the street u young and take her away wilh yo’, and yo', giveu its regular rations of nnimsl mat miliar with their new home nnd its woman carrying her pocketbook in her M e t T r y in g To . gal, Sary, go iu aud finish up them ter was 240 to each 100 produced by choice dishes. When set at liberty, they hand. Coming toward her the ubiqui “ Hnukins— See here, doctor, You plants which were unfed, while the to start off at once for Paris without for tous man who rescues damsels in dis dishes. * m Q uod . told my wife sliu couldn't run her sow tal weight of the sceus wus as 880 to getting the good things they enjoyed at tress. Just os these two met on the ing machine, didn't you? A n A p p r o p r ia t e T e s t. 100. Iu other words, the plauts which St. Denis. When they are to be sent muddy crossing the young woman drop Dr. Pilgarlick—Yes. Nutive—Tbo man you’re after is were restricted to a diet wholly vege back, they are made to fast a little ped her pocketbook in the mud. It fell llunkius—And yet you said sho dead. He put the muszle of a double table were invalids compared with the while, und are then let loose at about open, and tho usual assortment of thim might ride the bicycle? « Ï i f barreled shotgun between his teeth, plants that were fnrnisbed with unimal feeding tinio at St. Denis. They go bles, pennies, scissors, samples uud Dr. Pilgarlick—Yea. food. Tho increased heaviness of tbe thither, nnd, when they have their own dimes was scattered broadcast kicked the trigger with his toe aud Huukins—Well, I ’d like to know how blew his brains out lie ’s buried iu the seeds is another item to le noted, as it way, lime their going so as to be there "Allow m e,” said tbe young man, you reason it out. oertaiuly implies increased vitality. At at the exact moment of feeding. Birds and the owner of the pocketbook blush Dr. Pilgarlick—I don't rensou it out cemetery over there least it is so with wlieut, us any farmer have thus been taught to fly back und ed becomingly nnd allowed him to go Stranger — How shall 1 know his At all. There isn't any room for reason w ill tell you, it Leing the min that the forth regularly between places 80 mile- down oil bis knees iu the mud to rescue »11 your w ife’s ease.—Cleveland Leader tombstone? Has it uuy inscription? oi Native— Yes. It says, "He bath put heavier the grain tbe greater its fertili apart.—G. Renaud in Popular Sciem ber possessions. When he had picked np Monthly. ty.—S t Louis Republic. un enemy into his mouth to steal away itrv A L e n ro e tl O p in io n . the rolling dimes aud pennies and re stored them with the other articles to Pon—Pa, what is a whisky straight? his brains.”—New York Press. M o M a le A b o a rd . '•M ode I n C e rm o n y ." rat w ithin Father (who knows whereof)—Er— A correspondent asks, "To decide a Apparently ono ct the chief results r tbe pnrse, he saw that sho was still un A n U n tim e ly E nd . easy. w ell, my boy, a large, swelled head an tho i<li< tic “ made in Germany” act bet will you please state iu the uver "If I might venture to make a nq- finely "Is anything missing?” he asked so- erroneous impression of great and sud- column whether there wus a mule on to render importers of foregin goo» lioitously. xieu wealth, a disposition to fight a mull gestion," remarked the obiiuury editor tbe ark or not?” specially anxious to pass themselves ol. : Of "No. That is, nothing but a penny. ” twice your size, an aptness for making as lie glanced ove.r the copy bunded in No, sir. Nary a mule. When Captain aa British manufacturers, says London by tbe woman in black, "I would say “ Oh,” aud lifting his hut lie walked tho world to appear lopsided and to be Noah built the ark as a high water Truth. Here is a good example: Tht revolving rapidly—any one of them tliat tho words ‘untimely end' are hard packet iu the Ararat trade aud he went label round a matchbox extensively sol», on, not having received so mnch as a ly appropriate iu this oase, since the may be properly culled u whisky's into the menagerie business, ho found in London and the provinces bears a son “ thank yon” for the service. But then decedent was over 70 years old ” trait.—Harletn Life. trademark in tho shape of a sailor's she was very pretty. “ Well," sighed the eailer, "he ought that he waa u“ mule out” just as he got of thisstory. When ready to leave on his maideu trip. He head, with the legend “ England’s he- I . uThere to have died loug ago.” — Chicago T h e o ry a n d 1‘ r a e tlr o . .„.i .1.» the young had woman had ceased looking went ashore, and after looking uroaud roes" and the r-.ii™.;__»_ following inscription in woman young Times-Herald. for lost property, she went on her way, "Miss lieftilHss thinks that a woman fonnd a mule and would have made his red uud black letters: ought to have just us many cares and animal show complete if be had been “ Manufactured by Martin Harris & and the street gamin darted across the H o r r ib le T h o n ( h t l street from his post of observation, and res|Kiiisibilities as u man,” said ouo Wearied Futber—They say that no able to get him aboard the boat. Not Co., Ltd., Stratford, London, E. young man. being able to find a negro who would "Support English Workpeople only in a moment ho had found that lost matter how one suffers some one has penny under the stone where he saw it "When did she say tbut?” asked the suffered more. All the nano, th.y twist his tail and make him gut aboard by using English made matches.” other. by walking tbe gangplank, and after This covers three sides of the box. roll, and as he walked away with it couldn’t beat me iu this business, for I "Yesterday evening, while she let trying to get his deck crew to coax, The fourth is covered by a piece of hidden in his cheek butter wouldn’t me do ull tile pedaling uphill on a tun walked this ebild tbe entire night for shove, lead or carry the mule aboard, he sanded paper to strike the matches on. have melted in his mouth.—Detroit fully six hours. Free Press. i deni. ” —Washington Star Mother (csliuly)— Yes, George, dear, got mad, rung the bell, backed out and Remove this paper and yon find under- lit out for Ararat, leaving the mule a ueath the further and still more interest C o a l M in e W o r k e d b y One M a n . but supposo you lived up near tile pole, T o o H cleutltlo. lonely, friendless beast uutil be was dis ing notification, "Printed iu Germany." Tbe smallest coal mine in tbe world Laura—I bear that you and the young where tbo nights are six months long? covered by a negro The two have been —Boston Traveler. is in the southern province of New Zea doctor have quarreled. H o w 11» A n s w e re d Then». fast friends ever since. — Louisville land, where, according to tbo reports of Flora—N-iio, we haven't quarreled Courier-Journal. A well known artist received not long the inspectors of mines for tbe colony, ■ o n T h e y T ook It. exactly, but still 1 can t feel much ago a circular letter from a business "W. a . » « U k . „ „ ld m lM m The Thespian swelled his cheat oat the Mnrray Creek colliery is worked by L o o e ly L ls h tk e e p e ra l a W in t e r . affection for a man who oarboliaes a bouse engaged in the sale of California with au air of importance. ono man, T. Bolitho, a Chinaman, who They master as * nd forc, box of roses before lie semis them to Fogs, tiring as they are to visitor^ "Did you uotice bow the audience ore little minded by tbo ligbtkeepeiA dried fruit, inviting him to compete for owns, manages and works this small tine. —Cincinnati Enquirer. ere like gladiators, we must fight far them. - took my performance last night?" be One of them, in fact, reported, with a prixe to be given for the best design to i bnt to him valuable coal mine. There 1* umsl in advertising their wares. asked. A n E x e e p llu n . “ lhe « « 1 W m ot» of the A„..na, j th. evident pride, that his steam fog horn Only one prize was to be given, and all i Is another small colliery in the same "Y es,” was the prompt reply of the had been iu uninterrupted operation for province worked by oue man with the Visitor—They tell me, my little man, unsuccessful drawings were to bn-nme Chicago 27 days, aud deelurud that he dreaded ontire of thi. month!,- assistance of a donkey. The next small ♦hut children of your age have reached brother actor; "like a pill. the property of the fruit men. After read Post. ______________ A very high state of culture hero in tbe silence which would come with ing the circular the artist sat dowu and est colliery is in England, in the village ape upon a plane and in keeping with ii« of Nelson, in Lancashire. It is situated Boston. clear weather. The fog is as nothing wrote the following letter: Fusel Oil. near the Colliers' Arms and affords Johnnie Beaconbill (disgustedly)— ' Hargreaves— 1 made a mile on my when compared with the wild storms T h e ------------ D ried F r u it don. pony: motto. The Arena’s gallery of eminent employment for two miners, father aud O'wuu, y ’ old fathead! Wot y ’givin us? wheel the other night in less time than of winter tbut out off their communi (iB S T i.x o x s —I »iu offt-rlng ■ prise of 00 cent» son, who combine in themselves tbe —-Now York Journal. for tne tieet »|M-rln>en of d rie d fr u it and should cations with the mainland. Then, in ^‘inkers is a group of interesting men and ' I have ever lieeu able to do so sniee. deed, the dreary monotony of the light- bo glad to h sre you take p a rt lo the com peti positions of proprietors, managers, Wallace—It must huve been freshlv tion. T w elve doaen boxeettf each hind of fr u it miners and haulers of the undertaking O n ly a L U tle O u t, keeper's life on cue of the outlying should j oiled. women, and their thoughts are worthy the be sent fo r exam ination, aud a ll f r u it Tho have the assistance of a donkey, Hargreaves—No; 1 w aa—Cincinnati Maine islands becomes well nigh un th a t la not adjudged w o rth y of the prise w ill consideration of all people. The Arena and all the output of the mine is sold bearable. For weeks at a time he is con rem ain the property of the undersigned I t la j Enquirer. is required th a t tbs express chargee on the to the householders who liTe in the vil fined to his isolated rock or tiny islet us also f r u it so fo rw a rve d be paid by the sender. V ary sold with T he W est . W e ll (ir o u o ile d R ep u te. l j ì lage or its immediate vicinity,_Ex absolutely as a prisoner to bis celL—- tru ly yours. change. "You have deceived me. Before we Kirk Munroe iu Scribner's. —Bookman. were married you told mo you were a A a U n e x p e c te d G re e tla g . A d d in g luMUlt to Injury. prominent citisen." A 1*11 <r lux. The gentle Elsie sat drearily in the "No fake about that. I am known to The Messageries Maritime« mail An inspector of srhools was one day gloaming in the front room. every one ns the biggest liar in town." steamer Himalaya lies iu tbe harbor examining a class of village school chil She was very miserable, for on the —Chicago Record. gorgeous iu white pnint and gold. dren, anil he tsked them what waa Bcraping by it comes a coal barge, help meant by a pilgrim. A boy answered, previous night she had had words with T h e F a r l V p t e D a ta . ing itself along by bolding on to the "A man what travels from oue place to her own, and now she fears her haughty Harold will not call. "Pa, wliat is a peri?” whito bull. another. ” The inspector, with elaborate She hears a step, a ring, a voice she "A peri is s woman who meets ber Voice From the Himalaya—Get out patience, hoping to clucidnte intelli knows, and some one speaking to the tired husband at the door with a glass of that I Sheer off ut once) gence. said: "Well, but I am a man servants in tbe hall. of iced lemonade and then sits dowu by From the Coal Burge— Who the —■■ who travels from oue place to another. She will not wait until a light is liiui and fans hltu. "— Exchange. are you? Am I a pilgrim?" Whereupon the boy From the Himalaya— Tbo third officer promptly exclaimed, "Oh. but pl«a«e, brought, but gently calls, "Como in ” ■la Troebte. Tbe visitor enters, and, with a Rigb Of this ship Sheer off! sir, 1 meant a good man I” I may men Polly—What's Freddy crying for? From tile Coal Barge— Then go and tion that no owe enjoyed that cheerful of awful volume the fair Elsie casts her self into bis arms and softly murmurs: Dolly—Btx-ause ho dug a big bole in talk to y o u r ----- equals I'm the - >«1 more than the inspector himself. It "Oh, my darling, I am so glad you the gnrdeu aud mother won't let him skipper of thia—Pans Messenger. made him iu»‘rry for days.—New York have come. I have so wanted to make bring it Into the noose.— Pick Me Up Advortiser. it up and settle.” Mill a G ood Rlah. “ No, 1 can't give yon a job. I've as T h e f a i r » Jae t. And he of tbe embrace remarked: fuuiiv hands now as 1 cun find work Even if a life insurance agent should George Washington, when surveying "Well, miss, it’s very nice of you "Gh, there are udders!" said the ealf ovsrhesr a young man who is oue of for Lord Fairfax, is said to have carved /or. ” ‘‘Well, that needn’t stand in yer way, aa ha rejected the Jar of buttermilk his rigks telling a yon ng woman that his name on a rock of the natural bridge and I’m very glad. too. that you’re no^ I g n r ’nor. The little I'd do wouldu’t offered iiim by tbe farmer’s sou.— New he would die for her b»< wouldu't ftwi • of Virginia, where many people profees ing to settle np at last. ” It was the gas col lector. — Spare Mo Yosk J.tHtiak bit alarmed-—Bomvrville Journal. gttgke no differeiiee "—Pick Me l ’p to he able to see it, LAUGHTER. COME TO COTE. w And The JL F L T S a n d S O IE K T C » Scientific American.. Mb l 3 Hl. I TAN THE ARENA I L LOOK OVER THIS CROI» r make your sclcotion THE WEST, FLORENCE. OR