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About Wallowa chieftain. (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1902)
'"""the songs. Mi77777 I vender tn wnat distant place Street "Annie Rooney" mill it heard, rvr, "Daisy Bil" hat hid her face, Where "Doris" telle of hope deferred? y ttiil some teuder chord is stirred Henrietta," blithe and gay. IVbo never at a feast demurred? Where are the sous of yesterday? If, 1" some dusky, moonlit spare, "0 lYomise Me" la gently purred gr seine old tabby, whose embrace vt'n never asked a heart to gird? And. with barbaric accent slurred. In sonic strange country, far away, jj "Tommy Atkins' " cause is spurred? Where are the songs of yesterday? .And where lives In its ancient prneo. -Uves Old Sweet Song," by Time mi blurred? When- tbes "Ben Bolt" his thoughts re- trace To ',! on sorrow's whey and curd? Tws '" nly Me" still hep a word. Ilrt "Golden Hair" turned to gray. Poet "Nancy" mourn her vanished bird? Where are the song of yesterday? t ENVOY. - k rrinovs. whose loyalty has erred To these, who wore in turn the bay The sad, the joyfuL the absurd Where are the songs of yesterday': -Life. t "KIDDY." i 411 1 I I 1 I H l 1 1 1 I H Hll I 1 yt for had bettor let me nde to Murville and take that money to the bank; there are ugly rumors abroad concerning "lArd Jim' and his Land. Throe times within a fortnight a lonely settler's shamy has been Tushed' by these geiitioinen. and the tilrd was at 'Miner's Corner.' nut twen ty miles from here! Besides, you oucht not to expose your wife and Kiddy to an Invasion of that kind; the fripLt would be enough to kill a nerv ous girl like Lucy I" The speaker. Jack Hartley, was a tail sunburnt young man, brother to the owner of "The Bungalow," a newly erected, low-roofed house, to which some four years back the latter had brought his young bride. After months of hard work and many a disapio!ntmeut the grounds surrounding the house had been re claimed from the bush by the youug fellow, who, like many another, having found It impossible to make a deeeut living In his native land, had decided, on receipt of a small legacy from a maiden aunt, to try his luck at cattle Tearing and sheep-breeding In Austra lia. For once fickle fortune, less blind than usual, was In a generous mood, and. after a few years of hard work and ceaseless efforts, Ned Hartley found himself sufficiently well off to marry the "girl he had left behind lim," and to bring her to a home hich he had literally built for her "with his own hands. In the course of the following year a son was liorn, and "Kiddy," ns he was called by rela tives and friends, soon iK-cauie a very Important member of the small com-, trnmity. Jack Hartley. Ned's younger "brother and Kiddy's most devoted -"Of. - 3V "J'!. !' nr:roHE them stood a mas. 'ave, had been a resident In "The Bun- ; Salow" atiout six months. j "Nonsense, Jack: When you have ; en a little longer among us you will ; be so ready to believe all the ru- j "ors that ar spread among the : 'hands.' And then, you see, I received toe six hundred pounds from Barton Bly last til), and no one with the ; ow-ption dfvtucy. you, and myself ; sn have the slightest notion that such Mini of money Is In my possession, j Loe'y has biwn ailing lately, and I: Promised to 'take her to Melbourne as ; n as I could spare the time and money. jcow tiie Blearing is over, I Oftan her to take the holiday with the Ki'ly and myself. I know you will look after things for me. old man. Now jn't wear such a worried look: It aii't suit vour stvle of beauty half well as your elegant sombrero and ! "ak, not to speak of that six-shooter ee In your belt: Going for a ride? flH. ta-ta. see you by-and-byl" Jyk did not seem much convinced fy- dis brother's arguments aud ban kriug manner. The "rumors" he had ard were alarming: there was no "that the desperado and ex-con-rfo known as "Lord Jim" had been n In the neighborhood and that dar lo attacks had been made on solitary ttlers. Still." thought the youug "n, "the results might have been ex fSiWated, and after aU Ned is not hely t0 run anr unnecessary risks. However, I will ride as far as 'The CPse, and bring Sergeant Gilpin and "llc or his men back with me. Ex Precaution can do no harm." A he was about to mount bis horse hrili voice called out: "Uncle Jack. Locle Jack, take me with you! Kiddy V 2 cus ui . -a . - -jr., LIFE OF A TEACHER t u , .' maj wtl is teaching ,a le i'hilippinos, writes iT.s.my and entertaininglv of some conditions there, la tie following rarscraphs: We have just moved the girl's school In Pagupan into a new building. a pri vate native house, hired for the pur pose. But we chose the date of mov ng badly, for it Is the beginning of he fiesta, and the eock-flehtinc will hist two weeks. It will be Impossible dr.ng that time to get any one to do a day's work for us. The benches an too Kmg for the rooms and we will not I able to get a carpenter to saw them off or any one to put the blackboards hi place. We are so near the cockpits that the noise is deafening. School has to be carried on largely by signs. The cocks crow continually, the swarming children Vr!.,t .i -.i the women are forever pounding rice I In po'ng to school we have to cross the ' river in a bauca. It Ls nothing 'more than a log hollowed out la which we ' crouch nt the bottom and are i across by a small Filipino boy. The Islands swarm with ixi:v.t r.t ill . . most rro..w 1 , 7 i 1 Ul I te 'tleWeJ ; .3 , Hm WTl:lni?' or 1-1 .f" , V ndmll them, mi V f . 9Cr0SS m7 WritlD! i C,atch tt! bls tht fall around the lamp s-everal times II 1,1 l v en frOID tLe CdllnR on t0 i my nwk. .Now and then It is a cent!- peue that annoys. Cockroaches are j GOING TO everywhere. One feels like standing and holding one's umbrella and hat all tbe time, that the cockroaches may not riddle them before they are used again. They will eat the stamps off letters If they are uo't hurried into the mall pouches. Birds are the principal playthings of the native children. There are several kinds no larger than humming birds that are often to be seen tied by a thread to a stick or to the hand by wants a ride on your big horse: Walt for me!" But Master "Kiddy" found himself suddenly seized from behind, and an Immediate stop put to his flight from the nursery. "Never mind, Kiddy." called out Jack, "you can't come out with me to- dav. vou know; its your bed-time, ln't it? Besides, people don t go Tor "r" u.c uiue, mu cowuiue uoois en rides in night-dress: There, don't cry; sed his feet and legs; in one hand vou shall fire uncle's revolver all by Le kvl with mock politeness an iipolo vourself. see."' py for a hat' ln tbe othcr- Pointed And. having assured himself mat tne , . revolver was uniouueu, jaeu. jjioeeeu ed to Instruct the child in the art of . . . ,.. ,,, ,,,i H aiming, pudmg the tr gger tc and a wild romp succeeded, in which imagm- ,vil,l beasts were "killed dead." the said wild beasts being represented by himself, running on all fours, nuu Toai. the retriever, who, entering fully into the spirit of the game, would stand quite still while Kiddy, labori ously aiming the harmless weapon nt him' called out in his clear treble voice, shoot: Bang: Fire:" This was the to fall signal for the "wild beast down. Kiddy's delight at this new game was boundless; and when at last Jack, breathless with the exertion of his re- peated "death struggles." declured that it was time for him to be off and re- j took possession of his revolver, the child sobbed. ! "Kiddy wants the gun! Kiddy wants ' to shoot evlybody! Nasty, unkind un-; ciel Give me the" gun! Give nie-the j gu-u-u-uu"' he cried. I Bv this time his uncle had mounted his "horse, aud, with a wave of the hand, rode away, while Master Kiddy wafc repturtd by his mother, a gen-1 tie. delicate-looking gin. u , -,,,. llr t Is, prolonged struggle. nosed of in his little bed. . Two hours later Ned Hartley and his wife were sitting out on the verandah. he smoking a snori iwc -- j i.i i,..rlf to and fro and nowand;ia(jy generally stay In hers roc ft i u. ... then applying herselt to some uccu.c- i' Thev had been discussing iuei for the long-talked-of and of ten-defer- red trip to Melbourne, and I there , , ..nimnrion In the an unwontea ioo votmg woman's face. And vou really think we shall be able to go this time'- she said. "Oh. Ned, how I do long to get among peo ple to see houses, streets, carriages, nnvthing and everything-to get way ?rom this eternal monotonous bush. And with a sigh she hid her face on bt.r husband's shoulder. Nothing will prevent us this time. , .,ni..s" with a short laugh Sc 's ewings should take definite sLape-unless. in short we should be SSed and the money taken. Then tS would be no trip for u. tnls 'Str fhrexclalmed, looking fear- IN PHILIPPINES , I J. . , 1 A girls' school. Sme ball!"' Tbcy do not llve 1(51,5 th'T are caltuml anJ sometimes 17 WiU be dni-c!nc a I" fathered thing about even after " U 1on'1- nce 1 naJ present of three of these little birds, but they were all dead within twenty-four uoura. n uen i next received a use rrespnt 1 lkpJ to the hool house wl:iaow and It Co. I also had ?lven to me three little pamts, bcautl- fuI ml nm1 blri1s abl1t sis inch- es long, but these, too. after 'a few (1ays. I freed. The children bestow fi',wf," n'' fruit on their teachers, Sometimes they make little baskets of bamboo and wind them with red. white SCHOOL. and blue worsteds nnd make tassels of the yarn. These they fill on the out side with paper flowers and the inside with real ones. The school children will also buy and bring with great eagerness any little cheap ornament to their teachers. Sometimes we take trips on horse back. There are no side saddles and we ride astride. The horses are very small and easy to mount There ls only one fear that our feet may drag. fully around her. "It could not hap pen: I cannot think that " The sentence was unfinished. Before them stood a man who had seemingly dropped from nowhere. Ned threw himself In front of his wife. The stranger was attired In shabby corduroy breeches and a tattered wool len shirt, the color of which might have - , " ous - ioouili. six-shooter. "Sorry to Interrupt the billing nnd uui ujiuv i irouoie you to hand tQ me hundred irom Barton s? Stop: No humbug hands up"' the drawling voice changed Into a sharp growL "Never mind your wife; I'll look after her." Boor Lucy had fainted aud was lying In a heap on the fioor of the verandah. "You walk In front of me aud show me where you put the swag; make an at- tmpt to get at your 'Iron' or to call for ue;p unu i ti snoot you une a uog; There was no help for it Ned. his fQce contractj Wtn ra,,t. all(j i10IK.ie8S miserVi jea the ruffian Into his room, wbere in a ntt)e t Kiddy, fast askPi v.as smiling In his dreams, In a Bmail cuphoard which Ned had bullt luto tue wall by tne g)Je of tbe bed lay the result of two years' hard work and privations the money that was to have brought back health aud happiness to Lucy, In silence he handed the bag and n,jteg t0 tbe ruman. who. still keeping Xwj P0Vered with his weapon, forced blm .jj t0 tbe verandah, 'Sow. mate, having called upon you just about supier-iime. it wouia not ue manners ror me to aeparc oerore i ve hed the pleasure of sharing the family n IV Lord Jim remarked in pitiless, m'lcklng tones. "Ladies' company is always pleasant even when they are in a faint! How long does this young ?" with a i.i.. .v,. ,k ,.n,.i. pnm cuuikre. .-ui im.mf iciim, of being married myself, I am not nc- quainieu wnu i '"s young and sensitive females to their senses: remaps a kiss migut ao u: As the brute approaebI his wife with the intention of fulfilling his vile threat Ned, with a yell of fury, re gardless of consequences, unarmed as he was, threw himself upon the ruf fian. Surprised by the sudden and unexpected onslaught "Lord Jim" dropped his weapon, which rolled a few feet away from the two comba tants. Each then endeavored with all his might and main to throw down his adversary and take possession of it physically the men were well match ed, but slowly "Lord Jim" wai ge tting the upper hand. Ned's breath came in short gasps. He knew that now it wag no longer for hla money alone, but for hij Ttry life that be was wrestling! i-AV JS. IMS' IVW. Coflld he keep up? The pfftptratlon was pouring down his face. Another minute would no the end of the con flict: "Ixrd Jim's" sinewy arm was gradually squeezing the life out of the young man's Innly. when a burst of childish laughter startled the two com batants. There, his white nightshirt gathered up in his chubby hands, his curls still moist, his cheeks flushed from his first sleep, and his little uaked feet stamp ing the ground in wild excitement stood Klddyl The noise had disturbed him. and the sight of his father and the 'genpel man" playing nt wrestling, like he and Vm-lo Jack so often did. caused hi in the liveliest satisfaction: he c!;ipi-d 1iis little hands as he caught sight of the revolver, for the possession of which each of these two men would have given nnything. "Paddy big lion, gonpelmnn tiger." he shouted. "Kiddy shoot big lion!" and he grablied the revolver eagerly. Ned saw that the child bold the means of deliverance or death in his hands, and he rallied his waning strength. "Shoot the tiger first Kiddy T he crhd. "No. lion first:" shouted the child, the spirit of contradiction awakening within him. "No, no, the tiger first, darling," Ned repeated, 'nnd daddy will buy you a gr.n all to yourself"' Something In his father's manner ap pealed to the child. Fearlessly he crept near the men. and deliberately putting the muzzle of the shooter to the head of "Ixrd Jim," whom Ned in a supreme effort was holding down, the child said: "Shoot: Bang! Fin-:" A sharp report a scream from the surprised child, and "Lord Jim" had gone to his nccount Ned and his wife nnd Kiddy had their holiday nt Melbourne after all. Family Herald. MUSIC HALL SONGS. They Broucht to America the Gifted Artist, John G. Ilrown. It was a peculiar circumstance which brought to America the popular painter of street life, John O. Brown. He had gone from his home in lur ham, Englnud, where he was born 71 years ago, and there supported himself as a youug man by drawing for painting on glass. While there some music hall songs about Ameri ca turned Ids thoughts toward Jo)is o. B no u. the new world and he at once took his departure for New York. Making his home In Brooklyn, he weut to work for a glassmaker and then took to painting scenes of street life. He made a specialty of newsboys nnd boot blacks, a class of subjects which have made him the most popular of Ameri can painters. Of equal merit are the canvases on which he has depicted rustic and humble life. In which men nnd women are the chief and ouly figures. One critic has said that every human being, no matter from what part of the earth they might come, for cot for the time the vanities of life. while looking nt his picture of "The I'nsslng Show." Some of his most notable pictures he positively refuses to sell. THE LATE EX-GOV. HOADLEY. He Was Once Thought to Be a Man of llestin y. George Hoadley, whose death has taken place, was at one time be lieved to be a man of destiny. II i s election ae Governor of Ohlt ln 18S3. when h defeated the pres ent Senator Fora ker, brought blm into great promiu ence, and bis name began to be con splcuously men tloned ln counec tlon with the Iem ocratlc nomination for the presidency "-oov. hoahley. for He was sidetracked by the Cleveland boom. He was born In New Haven, Conn., July 31, 1 8 JG. but the family went west when he was a child and he was edu-cat-d at Western Reserve College. In 1S47 he was admitted to the bar and in Kwl beenme a Judge ln Cincinnati. He declined positions on the Supreme Court bench of Ohio, but was a Judge of the Superior Court up to the time of his election as Governor. After serv ing his term he went to New York and was the bead of a big law firm. The Wit of General Grant. In a recently published life of General Grant the author gives several anec dotes connected with his "subject,'' these two lelng refreshingly smart: The General was not an admirer of Mr. Sumner, and when some one said, "Mr. Sumner does not believe iu the Bible," Grant said, "No, I supiose not; he didn't write it." Attracted by a horse driven by a butcher, he purchased the animal at a cost of five hundred dollars, and Invit ed Senator Coukling to a drive behind it. The Senator criticised the animal, and said, "I think I should prefer tbe money to the horse." "That Is what the butcher thought," said Genera Grant. Tempted by the IJe.-scrt. Little Mabel (who has been allowed to Join the diners at dessert, providing she keeps very quiet) Mamma, will that dessert hurt me, or Is there enough to go 'round? New York Times- M a &2Gt THE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ttORLD. j 11KHK is one man In Knglaiul whom nil the t- world watches, for it is he who csn keep still or let slip the dogs of war. lid controls more titan any oth er individual the foreign re lations of one-quarter of tha globe. This prominent and powerful individual, who plays such nu important part in the ere nt game of Ihig linh politics, is known ns "the Foreign Secretary." By virtue of his. office ho Is the most powerful man In Enclnnd. "the lay king of the llritish Kmplre." lie has, imtceil, no throne only a leathern chair and a mnhoyniiy table in Downing street, but ha has the best ore n n i led nnd equipped kingdom iu the world. Ilia legions are found lu every quarter of the habitable globe. ; . No department of the llritish government is burdened with ao much mechan ical work aa the Foreign Utiles. The birth of a prince, the marriage of a princess, the death of a monarch, 'lie fall of a government, the outbreak of a revolution, the overthrow of a president, anything and everything important among roynl personages or governments, occasions work nt the Foreign Uillow. Even the giving of a medal for saving life nt sea conies under its notice, and the Foreign SicretHry must deal with all tho complaints of harsh nnd unfair treatment of British subjects In foreign countries, and Issue passports when re quired for travel by those owing nlloglnnce to the throne. It Is bis duty to nominate all ambassadors and consuls and control the countless channel In. lit li In touch more or less with 5,010 poile. The Foreign Secretaries from 1KJI0 to the present time number twelve, and are as follows: Viscount rntnierstoii, tht Karl of Aberdeen, Furl Granville, the Enrl of Mnlinrsiiury, Iird Johu ltussvll, the Karl of Clarendon, the Karl of lrrhy, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Itosehery, the Enrl of Iddesleljh, the Enrl of Klniherley, the Marquis of Lansdowne. The present occupont of the otllee has a slight, dapper figure, nnd Is always neatly and carefully groomed. Always serene, alwnys suave, with a rare, but very pleasing, smile, he is the embodiment of repose and aelf-possesslon. He Is not weak, but, on the contrary, very teiiacloua of nil opinion. En tirely Indifferent to popular Influence, lin can lie nt times cruelly polite, and la1 ao excellent example of "the Iron hand lu the velvet glove." PEAT FOR FUEL. Heauraptl'in of Work in the I.on Abumloned lloua of New Jersey, When one thiuks of peat aa a natural consequence one turns to Ireland. Iu the Emerald Isle, peat fuel ls staple, aud "bog trotting" la an Industry which flourishes extensively. In Ainer Ica, however, where there has, not been need of pent, and where latterly It Is almost entirely unknown, It must of course be rauked ns a novelty. It will be news to many that pent bogs are worked lu New Jersey, where opera tions have been especially active since the scarcity of coal and Its consequent high price. It ls not however, being aa yet cut for market TIiohu who own peat bogs are cutting the fuel for their own use and will be entirely In dependent of coal, either for heating or manufacturing purposes. Beat Is practically conl In embryo. It la composed of decnyed vegetable matter which has become packed In a XIGGItlG TJM" ttill close muss of Its own weight, aided by the weight of soil on top of It. It Ilea In restricted areas. In bogs, nnd when taken out holds much moisture. If left for centuries peat becomes coal. In apiH-arauce It Is black, with uow and then a streak of red, caused by the bark of aoiue tree which has not en tirely decayed. When dried In the sun, jx at Ix'comes as hard as wood aud , much heavier. It Ignites much more quickly than coal, burns freely and leaves little ash. i To cut peat proiM-rly requires a knack few possess. It must le got out lu long, narrow sections. In removing which a peculiar Implement, culled a slain, Is necessary. The slain, or turf spade. Is made of two steel plates fas tened together at right angles, the edges being sharp for cutting. Each plate Is Ave inches broad and sixteen . Inches long, so that when used a sec- i tioii of peat five Inches square aud about sixteen inches long Is taken out In beginning the operation, tbe top layer of dirt Is removed from the peat then the digging Is started. It la done ' la sections about three feet In width 1 nnd us long ns Is desired. Tho peat lu the Columbia meadows at Morris town Is six feet lu depth, nnd under It Is a layer of blue clay. Three "lev els," as they would be called In coal mining, tire worked. That Is, the turf spudo can be sunk down for threa times Its length before the peat la ex tin u h tod. As fust as the oblong blocks of turf are tnken out they are piled on a board mid n horse draws them from the bog to high hind, where they are laid lu rows to dry. AVhen partially dry tbtt blocks nro stacked up, so that the sua and wind may get at all sides ami drive nut the moisture inoro gulckly. It takes about three weeks to dry the pent properly. It Is measured by the cord Instead of by weight, as conl Is. Tho block become much broken before they are finally dried, but the pent burns, whether lu large or small chunks. Bent Is found In a number of States, and whenever discovered at a consld- VtAti BOG,. eruble distance from the coal fields la used somewhat extensively. Feat la cut extensively In Holland, North Ger many, Keotlund mid Irelund, where, la ninny localities It forms the people', ouly fuel. I'rliiceM Take to Fishing. I'rlucess Victoria Louise, the Ger man EinjK-ror's only daughter, who la lu her tenth yeur, has tuken to fishing during her holidays at Codlnen. Her brother. Brlnce Joachim, who Is eleven, I and half, was allowed to go out duck ; shooting, and managed to secure a j very fair bag from a boat among tha reeus that fringe the banks of the so called "duck pond" on the estate. Express ngtnts suy thut they never delivered a collect piioknge without tho receiver saying that the charge shonld have been pnld at the other end. What has become of the old-fashioned woman who exclaimed, when she) heard an acquaintance had gone craay, "Well, be dldu't have far to go."' Man proposes or the girl gets left.