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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1899)
EVERY YEAR. IFEKL 'Us growing collier Kvery yenr. Auil my nonrt, nlnsl prows older Kvery year. I can win no ucw nIToctlou; I have only recollection. Deeper sorrow ntitl dejection Every year. Of the Iovcb anil Borrows blended Kvery year. Of the Joys of friendship ended Every year. Of the ties that still might hind mo Until Time and Death resigned ma My Infirmities remind me Every year. Ah! how sad to look before us Every year. When the clouds grow darker o'er us, Kvery year. A hen we see the blossoms faded, That to bloom we might have aided, And Immortal garlands braided, Every year. To the pnst go more dead faces Every year. As the loved leave vacant places Every year. .Everywhere the sad eyes meet us, In the evening's dusk they greet us, And to come to them entreat us Every year. Tea, the shores of life arc shifting Every year. And we are seaward drifting Every year. Old pleasures, clinging, frot us, The living more forget us. There are fewer to recret us Every year. But the truer life draws nlguor Every yenr. And Its morning star climbs hlghel Every year. Earth's hold on ns grows slighter, And the heavy burden lighter And the dawn Immortal brighter Every year. THEM mm , EPEATBD robberies of the stage coach which made a weekly trip "from Flagstaff to Pittmnn Valley, Ari., finally aroused the ranchmen and small storekeepers along the line to the determination that something must be done to put a stop to the holdups by the desperate highwaymen. So bold had the robbers become that not infrequently pas ta anything of ft man," mused Agent Wll- lard, ns he tenderly took the little one in his arms and placed her In his owu com fortable bed In the roar of the express olllce. But he had other things to think of, and after kissing the sleeping baby hurried about his work of gettlug ready for his trip. In the morning he was up bright and "all tiiesk in youu'x." earlyv had little Helen tucked away snug ly inside the conch, and was off for his station, twenty-five miles distant, near the Francisco range of mountains. "Good luck to you, Wlllard," was shouted after him by the ranchmen who had gathered about to bid him success in his search for the daring highwaymen. Nothing out of the usual hnppened dur ing the greater pnrt of his journey, and he was fast beginning to think that his trip would be made without Incident when he neared the lonely spot nt which almost all of the robberies had taken place. Standing his Winchester by his side and plncing his revolvers in his lap, he slowed up and peered cautiously on either side. Suddenly, as be turned a bend in the narrow pass, n figure loom ed up in the center of the road and shouted: "Hands up!" In an instant the agent' had caught up his revolvers, but before he could pull the trigger the highwayman fired, and the plucky agent rolled from his seat n desperately wounded man. Before ad vancing a step the robber fired again, killing one of the lead horses. lie then deep snow except the hoofprints of fcn elk or stag. "Don't see how we can make n move without a trail to work on," said the sheriff. "Might ns well give It up." But this did not suit Wesley Hawkins, an old mountain trapper. "These elk hoofprints are n mystery to me," he snld. "I know positively that there are no elk this high up In the moun tains now and haven't been for golu' on three year. They nre all In the vnlley below, and for one I think we ought to follow this trail." "Mebbe you're right," snld the sheriff, who set off on the elk trail, followed by his posse. Two hours of quick walking brought them to a cavernous-like open ing, around which were seen Innumerable human footprints. Cautiously they bent to their hands nnd knees mid began to crawl In at the mouth of the caveru. In a few niouieuts they heard voices and came to a small, stout door, which stood partly ajar. The poorly furnished "room they peered Into was ablaze with the light of a huge log lire, nml seated in the middle of the fioor was little Helen Grace Mor ris gazing in rapt wonder nt the big Christmas tree laden with articles which the highwayman had nt various times se cured in his forays on the express coach. "All these things is your n. little one," tld the rough-vlsaged robber n tears ole down his coarse, weather-beaten .ace. "You are my Christmas present, an' nil them things Is your'n. I've taken many a chance for my life to get 'em, but 1 never will do It again for your sake, for I've got sometbln' to live for, nu' I'll raise you like a lndy." The highwayman then knelt on the ground lloor of the cavern and prayed that he might be forgiven as he stroked the golden curls of his little companioti, on which his tears glistened like dew. "Sh sh boys." said the sheriff as he slowly backed out of the cavern. "Come on, don't make n uohe; we ain't seen him do nothin'. He'll never rob another coach, for she's made a man of him, and he got the best Christmas gift Santa Clans ever had in his big storehouse.'' Agent Wlllard recovered and five years ago came to Chicago and is the owner of a small hay and feed store in Belden avenue. Chicago Tribune. Yulctldc Amenities. Miss Antique My stocking was so full they couldn t get anything more in it. Miss Pert You poor thing! And was that all you got V American Humorist, Holiday Troubles. "What do you intend to get your bus band for a Christmas gift? wwk :r auroral-? to. a ina ... ?, i'1,iw,iHJ,fl t a . mi 1 1 1 rn r-wvea' iin.r it i u iiiii i miu i n 1 n 1 111:1 11 1 1 1 1 tx 1 1 rzrue i.uai 11 in ,uie 1 scngers were shot down before? they had even offered the slightest resistance. Something must be done, aud.G. Frank Wlllard, the agent at Flagstajff, finally made up his mind to drive the coach on Its next trip. He announced his Inten tion to his assistant and told, the new driver that he could lay off a trip. "I will find out who are killing our pas scngers anu robbing the company on almost every trip," said Wlllard, the night before his departure, to a group of ranchmen who had come down the moun tains to purchase trinkets and proven' der for the Christmas days. Every ef fort had been made to apprehend the stage robbers without success. Not even n trail In the deep snow could be discov ered. Footprints of a man or men with In a radius of twenty feet of the robbed coach were all that was ever seen. They could be traced nowhere. Only the sin gle print of nn elk's hoof couldfbe found, and elks, as a rule, do not rob stage coaches. It was a mystery, but Agent Willnrd was determined to unravel it. When the Incoming coach from Vo!un teer Springs got into Flagstaff to trans for its freight to Willard's care it was found that he had intrusted to him a most precious burden wrapped snugly In warm, soft blankets. Opening the bun dle a pair of big blue eyes, shaded by clusters of golden curls, gazed at him In babyish wonder. A note pinned to the blanket near the throat of the little one stated that the baby was named Helen Grace Morris and that she was sent to her fnther at Pltt- jnan Valley as n Ohrjstmas gift from her (mother, who was too poor In health and jpuree to make the trip. 1 "Xiu'jr a precious present If her father quickly strode toHOTa'c hYW& 1 .. niMf. jilfitvrta iiikI 'm ' r wounueu man, tntvhrm'utiaci"tne attit; and began rifling the 'olUMalileri small box, containing the money deUlned for the i'ittmnn Val!ey office, was all that was secured. As the robber backed out of the coach his eye cangbt sight of the little bundle of blankets on the seat. Stooping down he pulled aside the cover ing, and was startled by hearing a wee little voice say: "Is you my papa? I'm his Chrlstmus glf ; mamma sent me." "You bet I'm your papa, and I take you as the most precious Christmas gift mor tal man ever got." Fondly clasping the cooing baby h his big brawny arras, he leaped from the coach, cut loose the dead horse and Its living companion, and then lashed the remalnlug pair Into a run in the direction of Pittmnn Valley. A moment later, as he stood In the middle of the pass, he gave a shrill whistle, and from a clump or pine trees on the side of the road emerged a tall and powerful elk. Without hesitation the stately animal moved quickly to the side of the robber, who hastily tied on Its back the box of money. and then, still hugging the precious bun dle, he leaped on the elk's back and was soon lost to sight In the valley below. The clattering of the maddened coach horses as they dashed Into the little town of Plttman aroused Its citizens, who soon learned from tho wounded agent, who had recovered consciousness, what hap pened. A posse was at once formed, and with the sheriff in the lend set out for the scene of the robbery and attempted murder. Arriving there they were non plused at falling to find any trail la the , portlert's.rrdfawt cago Itecord. !rihind whether to dinner sot, new ng room clock." Chi- ' Discovered. "Papa," said little Pctie, "does Krlss Kringle bring little boys toys ahead of Christmas?" ,'.'0' my son" P""1 fo father. "Why do you ask?" "I was a wonderln' what them new toys was I found away back In the loft behind tho trunks." Puzzle. Find the stocking that Willie hung up. Discouraging, Mr. Fanglo (to Johnny Cumso) Well. Johnny, nre you praying for many Christ mas presents this year? Johnny No. I ain't. I didn't get half what I prayed for last year, Puck. HERE'S A BRAND-NEW STATE. Itcpubltc of tho Acre, tho Latent Gov criiient In Houth America. Probably tlioro nre not nmuy pcoplo who lmvo hounl of tho republic of tho Aero. It Ih n lirniul-uuw Htnto which bus nrlseu hi South America. In tho hist few wcvlcfi. It owes Its origin to the fact that it large part of the Interior of South America la a iio-iiiaii'H.laud, some parts claimed by two and oven three of tho republics, which havo no clearly defined limits. A ceituln UodKgurz Aries Impp lud iilotignml determined to take advantage of this state of affairs. He was an ad venturer who bud seen- much of the world, having been successively a bank employo In Spain, a theatrical malinger In tho United States, a clerk of works In Paris, and a broker In the Argentine Itcpuulle. While In Buenos Ayres ho made the aeiiuiilntauco of tho gentle men who are now his Ministers of state. Rodriguez Aries proclaimed n vast territory bordering on Brazil and Bolivia ns the Republic of the Acre, ho culled from the river of that name, a tributary of the Amazon, which Hows through It. The territory has an extent of some UOO.OUO square miles and an estimated population of 50,000. It was claimed by both Brazil and Bolivia, but that did not matter to Rodriguez Aries. He established his capital nt a small village called Antliiiitirl, unpointed his Ministers, and was ready for business. He calculates on raising revenue from a royalty on the rubber gathered In his territory, which depends principally on tliut staple for Its commerce. Rodriguez Aries Is an intelligent, wideawake man. nppniently about 50 years of age. Ills face Is of a decided Spanish cast, with kindly looking eyes, which beam on you through n pair of gold-rimmed spectacles. From his np pearance one might take blm for n pro fessional man a lawyer or a doctor. Whether the new Republic of Acre will take a permanent place among tho family of nations remains to be seen. It mny be noted that there are prosper ous states in existence today which have arizen In the same manner ns the Republic of Acre, among these may bo , mentioned the Transvaal and the Or ange Free State In South Africa, which were also established by adventurers In a uo-inan's-hind, nnd are now of sufficient Importance to mnkc no small noise In the world. The region of the Acre Is one of the hottest uud most hi a thf ul In South America. It Is also one of the richest In rubber, which grows wild In tho woods In great abundance, anil thoso powor , tllL, go,,,,,,,, nmj Tv'c DERVISH POWER BROKa ICmuIIhIi Arm (lulu a Dl.d lliupli In tho 8oii;Jn,i. . mo uoieat or the Dervish fi tiio Houdnn and tho kllllmr I .1 iri...im . ... " iciiuor, iviiuuia ADiiuiiah, will tS no tnu urst intimation that Ore aln Is simultaneously waging tv In Africa. The war In tho Sou gun over tnreo years ago, whoj Kitciicner led a strong Anglo u, rorco down 1110 Nile to Khnrloul unidunnuii in September, 1 round tho Dervishes In foreo tacked them. Tho Araba foug Hie fanatical fury that has ov actorizod them and In solid mas vanced to the inuzzolH of the artillery and nulck-llrlng pieces. siaugnior was tcrrllic. Over 10, them perished on the Held of hntl the remnant under the Khalifa! good their retreat. Hlnco th Dervishes have been reorganize the struggle that they knew follow and the British, too, in ureiy wny niniio necessary prl tlons. I, lues of railroad were ex bridges built and a government ized In the region so long terroi-1 the Khalifa and his predei-iHs Ma lull. The battlo in which the Kbnll Ished was fought Nov. '!!, near! a town south of Khartoum. Th lull advance was led by (leu. Wlngate. commanding the Anglo: tlnn forces. The Dervishes fough! bornly and were mowed duy masses by the machine gout Khalifa, with many of bis len.le with his face to the enemy an those of the Dervishes that rei; surrendered. This effectually breaks the 1)1 K II A I.I y A AIlDt'I.I.Air. engaged In the rubber trade can gen orally calculate on making their for tiinesin fouror live years If theyesenpo the malarial fevers and other d sen-ei which dog the steps of he white man In these lntltudes. The territory of the Acre, or 11 portion of It, was granted not long ago to an American syndicate by the government of Bolivia, which had a very doubtful title to It. The syndicate was to build a railway nnd make other Improve ments, but the project never came to anything, owing partly to the disputed ownership of the hind, which led to litigation, nnd finally resulted In the proclamation of Independence nireuily referred to. SMALL BOY IS A DRAYMEN. 1'otinKCnt TcnniHtcr In ChlcnKO Horning Money by Hln KutcrprlHC. Chicago has perhaps the youngest drayman In the United States. If not In the world. He is little Jimmy 'fully, the son of J. J. Tully. a plumber living at 5121 Dearborn street, and he Is a trifle more thnn 8 years old. Aliout a year ago little "Jimmy" conceived the Idea of earning a little spending money In some other way than by selling news papers, said to his father: "Papa, I want you to make me n dray; just like the ones men have, and JAMRS TUr.I.V. will take some money I have saved nnd buy me a 'burro,' nnd then I can do draylng." Mr. Tully set to work nnd during the odd hours last winter constructed a wagon for Jimmy. Then the boy bought hla "burro" nnd was ready for business. A license was secured and a few months ngo he hauled his first load. which was an eighth of n cord of wood. Since then Jimmy has. done all sorts of work with his miniature truck, from hauling a trunk to taking a bundle of laundry to "Ah Sin's." He hitches and unhitches without any assistance, and has started a bank account with money' earned by his "dray." Chicago News, Public Money to Hun Pawnshops. In Germany the capital for carrying on tho pawnshops by the 'municipal authorities Is derived either from tlie city treasury or tho city Havings bank which is usually operated In connection with the shops. Tho articles offered In pawn aro valued by sworn appraisers. Success shows off a ninn's good quali ties and tho luck of It his defects. civilization the loug-lost prov Hgypt. The Khalifa was the successor false prophet, the Mahdl, who, 1 overthrew the Egyptian power 11 Soudan. He was the chief lleuti of the Mahdl who took part I storming of Khartoum, when C Oordon fell. After the Mahdl's the Khalifa Abdullah succeeded Abdullah was .1 man without 1 It was he who gave the order o ciuarter" nt the storming of Kha and who subsequently authorize wholesale massacre of women an dren. Without any reason but his whim ho caused the death 0 sands of people. He was as lie ns ho was cruel, and his passln distinct gain to the future of cl tlon In northern Africa. Angli'ic Tor Ano'ior, There nre many extraordinary of calnltiL' a livelihood priutlceul New York, but the queerest of all occupation of dingglng for losi an At least six sloops and scnoone engaged almost exclusively I trade, and the anch r lui iters i fumll.'nr with the ground w h re a: are likely to be found In the bay livers along the coast, and even open sea, as the fisherman Is wl ......(,. I........ nf Ht(. llfiMf 111 nuts of the sen. The method puisued In fish . . . I.. A ..I. Mill .1 ... I nil,, ...i.tiltr 1 10 ulomr the bottom, and the vesse Hoard eagerly inert ior a the "bite" generally results in a tt. - - 1 n.w.l.lKU fl O 11 . v ik n twtllllrl KII1I1 II l: 11 111 11 L J tk V cents is now uiu ,iuviui r that Is Just one cent under tlie 1 nrliw. fnn now anchors. A big 1 .in wi.ii.li fi OOO or (1.000 pounds the anchor fisherman nitiBoi a in-oflt on his haul of from ?-'" ' nut more oiten mo nm." w..le-lis from 1.000 to 2,000 p Kvci tlioloss. thero Is said to be profit In the business, even in urn m im il "Knur Hlmev. ... a 1 t tniiim U II Windsor Castle. In accordance niwiinnr niiMiiiin. u inv o - - - ...i.w ii a Hit . ,-...1.. i,wi On a Kumlnv nil olUCUr imu ui L'lUHU Ul HJU owi - prise, demanded the line. cj. ,,nn nrn collSKiereu " ncA Hinv nro considerate enu keep their oplnlons to ui-- i. k. n in una u v nn r n l in i v iiiii w -- A 1. V V W w oyea.