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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1900)
THE HURRYING HOURS. 1 1 111 1 " a How often the thought comes borne U me, As i the moments hurry nwny, Of tho many thing I Intend to do Somehow, some time, some day. There nro promises that buvo not been kept, Though I niwnys rnennt to tic true, Hut time in too Bhort for all the things Thnt n body lutendH to do. 1 will answer n letter, or renil a book, I will write n bit of rhyme; I will do tbe thine thnt I ought to do 1 Some dny when I hnvo the time. Bo I look beyond, ns 1 hope and plnn days thnt are Just abend, While the dny thnt Is hero goes Into tht grave VIth Its opportunities dend. To-dny Is the only dny we hnre, fOt to-morrow we enn't be sure; J o seise the chance ns It comes along la the wny to mnke It secure. For every year Is n shorter yenr, And this Is a truth sublime; A moment misspent Is n jewel lost From the trensury of time. 8 When Fortune Favors me BRONze button Aijd it oce dx faytfiy) tyttf h tljaf wa bro io tf xty THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA Ml with I0VaI brhASlw, mrwM and ,wbrn in ixtyoc. held lilm, so he stnyed nnd worked on One of the baudsoinest farms In Scott County luul stretched its green fields about the old bouse twenty years ago, but when Jtnlpli Mydnck's young wife died and left her baby boy, the bus bnnd, always reticent, bad grown posi tively gloomy. His two sisters seldom B wns a big. awkward fellow working with some patient skill 1 ' In an old-fiishloned saw-mill, nmi living oil the far outskirts of a pretty village. Ills home was a gray old farmhouse, where he dwelt with two maiden aunts, one of whom was a weak, fragile lu vnlld, (lulck-tempered and querulous; the other was stout and strong In body, but Idiotic and silent. Often bo was tempted to go nwny to rush out Into the world uud leave tbe old place to go' 1 10 tbe docs and tb nhl workhouse, but a dogged sense of dutv "ol lcl "lm ,,e' t"le " e,,t everJ' aa anu watchod, as by n resistless fascination, that pitiless, great saw tearing Its slow way through the logs making them use ful while seeming only to destroy them. He was 20 years old ut last and she was 10. She had been fussing about the old bouse, making gruel for Aunt Iluldali, henril him kml- .in- nn trying to coax n smile on Aunt the little Italnh wn r. mK m i.i. Hannahs stolid face, but really only moody father said, In a strange, stem j wn,tlnB for aIIb to return from the way: nmj,-e. "I'm going to sell the farm. Yon two 1 "0 came In soon, and seeing her girls can live here In the old bouse, nuif standing aloue lu the clean, poorly fur- 1 will deposit enough In tho bank to uisiieu room be went straight to her, keep yon and the boy until I can send jou some more. I shall go to Australia." , Iluldali, the Invalid, cried out pile-j ously, but her brother paid no heed; nnd, taking both her hands lu his, he said: ' "Now, Gertrude Miss Kendennls you must not come here In this mnnuer. . People are talking of It down In tbe I village, nnd If your uncle should bear of it be would send you to a nuunery nnd kill me outright." I "Ob, you do not want me here," she said, trying to speak playfully, but with a little moan In her voice. "I do I do," he answered, putting his arm about her, holding her close, uud I touching her hair with u quick, caress ing motion. "God knows it Is worse than death to send you nwny, but, my i darling, see the long, weary life stretching before me. See the work to I beilonebere and you hovering like some : bright-bird Just out of reach. Could I drag you down to share this poor old nest? No, no. It would not be right. I have served duty too long to dare de sert her now." "Butyouare so young," she murmur ed, leaning her face on his shoulder; he could feel her breath against bis but Hannah, the Idiot, stared- stonily I cheek, lisisL loose bundle of rags, In which wns sly ly hidden rolls of stroug parchment. They opened them there In the chnngcful light thnt tlltted through the tlmc-stalned window. There was $1,000 In gold-the price of tbe farm lands. Not n great fortune. It Is true, but a fabulous sum for the joung people, who were married ere long, to the great wonder of the village folks. New York News. 'LAWS SAKbbt XIIAT'S COUKTIN' IT ?M AIN'T , and spoke not. That day the farm nnd the mill prlv- His heart beat so fast he thought It would strangle lilm, and thnt moment ilege on the little river were sold to a "t rapture paid him for the suffering of large corporation that had been trying ' years. for some time to buy It, In order to "So young nnd so ambitious and erect a cotton mill there. there Is the invention down at the mill ' Ilalpb Mydnek came home and pack- I am sure that Is going to work well." d his trunk, but bis motions were uu-1 "Yes; but I have been to the village nteady, his face pale, and before night to-day for the last time trying to raise lie wns sick, very sick. even $50 to pay for the patent, and I There wns little that two helpless lean not do It. Nobody has any faith In women could do for hiin; tho farm hands were dismissed, all but Jared, who was to take care of the cow; so they sent hlui off for the doctor, but when he returned Ualph Mydack was dead. Ten bitter years dragged slowly by. Tbe little money lu the bank was soon exhausted, and partly on charity, part ly by the few vegetables neighbors helped them raise lu the garden patch, the two old women and the awkward, sullen boy lived on. It wns well known thnt a large sum of money had been paid to Mr. Mydack for his farm, but the corporation had failed immediately after, so nothing ;lt; they think It is a boy's scheme, and I'm quite discouraged." "Oh, If I only bad my money " "Yes, but you have not, my darling; nor would I touch one penny of It If jyou had. No, you must go back to your telatlves. I shall never marry, dear, Jjut I shall cherish your memory as my pne blessedest gift. Now, don't feel Ladly-dou't." They were both sobbing together by this time; she put her arm up around his neck, and their two tear-wet faces nestled ngalnst each other like two grieved children. Aunt Hannah puj her white, flabby face In at tbe door to say that dinner wns done about the cotton mills, and I wa8 ready, an(( Beelng the young peo- from the hour of payment, when the legal papers were signed, nil trace of the money disappeared as effectually us though It had been dropped Into the Ma of oblivion. Lawyers searched tho old house, looked over the few papers that Mr. Mydack had evidently Intended to take with him, searched his wearing apparel, nnd gavo up lu despair. Little Italph grew up a stout, healthy lad, aud when he was 15 ho asked some of the neighbors to help blm rig the old naw-mlll anew, that bo might saw logs, nnd thus eke out his scanty support. Hverybody felt kindly toward him, nnd sensou after season, when the wa ter was high, ho would work night and tiny among the fragrant pine and hem lock logs, eurulug quite uu liidepem once. It was here that Gertrude ICcndennls found him one dny early In June. lie had seen her bright faco about there the year bofore, but had" turned nwny from her pleasant words with a moodiness that was almost rudo. For what had his weary, toilsome life to do with beauty or kind words? What, Indeed? And yet she would pie standing together there, Bbe started nervously and exclaimed: "Laws sakest that's courtln' now, nln't It?" And as they neither moved nor spoke sbo went softly across tbe floor and whispered: "Italphle, boy, are you goln' to be married?" "Yes, nuntle," nnswered Gertrude, "nnd we want your blessing." "But you want your money, too, don't you'" "Yes, certainly; tho mnrrlago por tion," said Itnlph, bitterly, brushing tho tears from his eyes and trying to face his lonely life once more. "Then come upstairs," sho laughed out, in her queer, wild fashion. "What does she menu?" asked Ger trude, wouderingiy. "I do uot know," Italph nnswered. "I have not heard her speak so many words at a time lu ten years." Beckoning them to follow her, she climbed the worn old stairs up to the dusty garret, where broken chairs and long-Idle spinning wheels made up the furniture. Down behind the big chimney crept the daft woman and drew out a la rye. A Cuban M Ikmnn. "How many cows there are about the streets!" somebody exclaims, nnd then lie Is calmly Informed that the morning's milk- Is simply being deliv ered. A bunch of cattle nnd their driver stop before a house, and the portero comes out with a cup for the morning's supply. It Is seen then that the cows are being milked from door to door by the dairymen, for this Is the wny the acute Cuban housewives have taken to assure for their tables a lac teal supply which Is eutlrely fresh and absolutely pure. Otherwise the guile loving vender might dilute the milk before delivering It to his customers, nnd craftily stir Into the watery tluid the Juice of the sweet potnto to color It up to a duly rich nnd creamy cast. Even with the cows milked before the door one must continue to watch tho milkman, ror I have even heard of their having a rubber bag of water con cealed under their loose frocks and connected with a rubber tube running down the Inside of the sleeve. Its Hp being concealed In the hollow of the milking hand. Only a gentle pressure upon the bag of wnter within is needed to thus cause both milk and water to flow into the cup at the same time. The milk venders of Italy and India have also learned their trade to perfec tion, for they practice this identical trick. Woman's Home Companion. Gold-Uoatln. Gold.benters, by hammering, can re duce gold leaves so thin that 282,000 must be laid upon each other to pro duce the thickness of un Inch, yet each leaf Is so perfect and free from holes that one of them laid upon any surface, as In gliding, gives the nppearnnce of solid gold. They are so tiiln thnt if formed luto a book 1,500 would only occupy the space of n single leaf of common paper; and nn octnno volume of an Inch thick would have as many pages as the books of a well-stocked library of 1,500 volumes, with 400 pages In each. . ii i in i i ' .i ii ii nil I 1 "iaV r iJWl HI I Aau navy had Its llrst light with I , 'i VYyM, EhTV X V L ' I Ullll Opposed to Wnlklnir. Most Chinese mandarins pass the whole of their lives without taking a single yard of exercise. Tho late Nan king Viceroy (father of tho Marquis Tseng) was considered a remarkable character because he always wulked 1,000 steps a day In his private garden. Under no circumstances whatever Is n mandarin ever seen on foot In his own Jurisdiction. Eyes or tho House. I' ly. The common housefly Is said to be provided with 10,000 eyes; that Is to say, bis two compound eyes have each 8,000 facets. By this singular arrange ment he Is enabled to see In every dl rcctlon, aud to elude with great skill and success the ninny dangers that threaten his dally exercise. Famines or Mod- rn Times. Tho worst famines of modern times were tho famluo In Ireland In 1840-47, In which 1,000,000 people perished; tho Indian famine of 1800, 'which claimed 1,450,000 victims; the Indian famluo of 1877, Jn which 500,000 people perished; and tho great famine In China In 1878 lu which 0,500,000 died. The Czar's Kstnten. The Czar has one estate, which cov ers over 100,000,000 acres, moro than three times as largo as England; nnd ho has another estate which Is moro than twice the size of Scotland. Wlso Is the man who acts as If he ex pected to llvo a hundred yeurs, but Is prepared to shuttle off to-morrow. s LONG ntto n.i the Amerl .an navy had Its llrst light with the Chinese: nnd In Japan '1' i'iimmi tln Hulled States has alxo Iiuhh' parties to demand Mitlbfiictlou for In lnrh.s to American citizens. I he chie role of the L'nlted States lu Asln has i.,.M in tin. Kiiniisor for China. Jiipa tuitions. The United States was tho Hist tuition to make treaty with China by which that couu try recognized the principles of Interim tlonal law. ami It was followed prompi Iv by other nations. An American nav at ollleer secured the llrst. commercln treaty with Jiip.m. forced the Shoguu to ndnilt foreigners to trade, and ineiueiti nllv brought about the overthrow of usurper and the establishment of- the present liberal government In control Corea's llrst treaty was with tne uniie States, ns wns that of the king of the I.oo Choo Isles. The United Slates 1 18U4 made the llrst treaty with Japan that treated the Mikado's empire ns n civilized nation. Within the hist yea this country secured the adoption of nn agreement for the open door lu China by the powers. Some of the most in tlueiitlal generals, admirals and dlplo mats In the service of the Asiatic pow ers have been Americans, it Is on nc count of these facts that when the pre eut trouble arose the suggestion wns made In many foreign countries thnt the United Suites should settle the crl sis In China nnd nlso because of the knowu disinterestedness of the L'nlted States, which has allowed other powers to reap the territorial advantages that have followed Its action. So. too. tbe Chinese minister wns not without rea son for his suggestion thnt the Monroe doctrine be applied to Chlnn. Flmt I.cinon. Tho flrst experience of tho Chinese with Americans grew out of a some what similar state of affairs to thnt In tho Mediterranean, where the United States suppressed the Barbnry pirates who had been levying trlbuto on the ships of the great nations without hin drance. Chinese waters were also In fested with pirates, against whom the Europeans had made no determined re sistance. The United States ship Athu alpn, under the command of Cupt. Ba con, happened along lu 1800. Tlie ship entered the river nt Macao and sent a boat crew In command of the chief of ficer ashore to get n pilot. Tho pirate Junks stole quietly up nnd suddculy rounded the bont, Intending to leap on board and kill the crew. When the Americans realized what had happened they turned their loaded cannon on the Chinese and fought off tbe boarders with their Brown Bess muskets aud boarding pikes. The Chinese gave hard battle, throwing hand grenades on board. The pirates wero beaten off, and the defeat of the leader was such a blow to his prestige that ho was ufter- wards betrayed by some of his men. Tbe mandarins put him to death by tbe means known ns the "thousand cuts," a slow nnd prolonged process of backing luto little bits. Capt. Bacon's lesson, however, taught the Chinese pi rates to respect tho American flag, and American trade grew and prospered I ho opium war, which was declared against China by Great Britain In 1840, was responsible for tho opening of that nation to the world's commerce by means of the treaty ports which were afterwards established. That war grew out of the attempt of China to suppress me smuggling of opium carried on by tho British to tho depletion of tho im perial revenues. To suppress the trado the Chinese had recourse to force. But after the short, sharp struggle In 1857, which resulted the canturo of Canton by tho allied British ami ''reach, tho United States was one of the powers that Joined with England, ranee nuu uussia in securing treaties for freedom of trade. The flrst foreigner employed br tho Chiiiese for tho reorganization of their rmy wns un American. Frederick Towusend Wurd, a soldier of fortune, born lu Massachusetts. He ndopted tho uninese nationality under tho namo of iwa, married tho duughter of u wealthy mandarin, nnd was made a mandarin of tho highest grudo und Ad miral General lu the service of the Em peror. Gen. Ward turned his uttentlon o tho reorganization of the empire's rmy, uui rounu it a dlillcult tusk. Hu died as tho result of a wound received in directing un assault on Tsekle. Tho Chinese paid him the highest possible uonors aner jus death by burylmr him In the Confucian cemetery nt Nlneno ,,u,u ouvtroauf m command 01 the Chinese forces was Maior Charles n. Gordon "Chinese" Gordon who brought to n high degree of discipline and elllelency the army whose founda Mont had heeu laid by Ward. The treaty madu In 18M provided for the application of the rules of Interim tlonal law to the conduct of war be tween the nations, gave China the right to appoint consuls to the United State, provided for the recognition of free dom of religion In China, uud permitted Chinese to embrace Christianity, per milled the Chinese to intend schools In America nnd to have free right of travel here, mill for nil the mutual priv ileges which are allowed to tbe most favored tuition. The Chinese exclusion act later excluded I lie Chinese, anil lu this again the United Slates was llrst nnd was followed by Australia, the only other nation where the coolie com petition wns felt. When the war with .Inpnii ended (lit- nstrously for China LI Hung Chung turned Immediately to Amcrlcn to se- euro a disinterested nttvUer to aid lu he peace negotiations nnd watch the nterests of tho Imperial government. The mnn upou whom hi choice fell wns John W. Foster, who hml succeed ed Jnmes G. Blaine ns Secretary of State. Mr. Foster went to Shimon, oskl nnd conducted his negotiations to tho satisfaction of the Chinese govern ment. In tho case of Jnpati the United States was actually the godfather of the uew nation. ' Japan hud been a closed nation from 1038, when the Portuguese had been expelled, uutll 1854, wbeu Commodore C. Perry, n brother of the victor on Ijiko Erie, opened tho country to for eign trade. The Japanese government did not permit any foreign vessel to touch ut n Japanese (tort under any pre tense. In 18-10 the United States had Its flrst trouble with the Japanese gov ernment. Commodore Glsluger, learn ing that some American sailors wore Imprisoned ut Nagasaki, sent Commo dore Glynn to demand their liberation. He succeeded lu doing so, and the re port he then made of the resources of the Island was pnrtly responsible for tho determination of Daniel Webster, then Secretary of Stnte, to open tho Islands to American trade. Tho acquisition of a Pacific const lino the United States suggested to points, it wns Htimimtcit n,... ei-M from Culiforinii t r,illn ,i,.uT that iiirniKiifti wnii him, mi, .t by Millard Fillmore and Daniel Webster that the United States should be the chief trading power In the East, and that the commerce of Japan would be profitable. Commodoro Perry wns, therefore, given a letter to the Mikado, signed by the President aud written by Daniel Webster, soliciting a trcuty of friendship and commerce between the two nations by which tho Mikado's ports should bo thrown open to Amerl can vessels for purpose of trnle. Commodoro Perry sailed lu Novem ber, 1852, with a fleet, und ho carried with lilm many useful Implements nnd Inventions us presents to the Japanese government, Including a small railway nnd equipments, nnd a telegraph line- things which were unknown to the Jap anese. Commodore Perry's Instructions, which ho received from Webster before the Secretary's death, were to approach the Emperor of Japan In the most friendly manner, and to use no violence unless nttacked, but If attacked to let the Japanese feel the full weight of his power. 1'erry'n niplnmncy. rerry curried out his Instructions by sailing to lcddo and delivering his let tcr to tho authorities with the request thnt It bo presented to tho Emperor. Tho Japanese, lu accordance with their custom, refused to permit him to land, und Perry waited for his answer for several months, during which hu sur veyed the Loo Choo Islands. Whllo in these Islands he made tho flrst treaty negotiated by them with a Caucasian power. After waiting several months Commodoro Perry relumed to tho Buy of Yeddo, uud ilnnlly by a triumph of dlplomncy, aided by tho sight of his soven ships, effected a landing nnd ob talned a treaty permitting tho Ameri cans to trade. This treaty permitted citizens of tho United States to trado with Japan through tho ports of Slmo da and Ilakodado and tho United States was authorized to appoint Con. suls to represent Its Interest at thoso "i" Jiiiiui.e .-nil HI (on4 j imui-u iiuiiniiiciy ,i,i not kllK-dorit prUoned, ns luul i ,, n,(, Jamim. I I. .. 1 "' ...... ... I,,,, iihi-iii., to M'ctire liobf4 "ii ani'ini. iiin-r .'Mi venrii f,f slon, eulered Into ti rtimily 0f ugsj The other power. . ,.. ..m, j, i no i iiiteti Mitii-H' .siininlt' laj , i-uri'ii Hiiniirir iri-iit i.y mill ii...-. . ..... . ports were soon n,I,l.-, iu whlcb em people might trmli- . ...j ...... un 'in rniwifh overthrow or tin. ,iini, n,..n iu .inpan. From tin- twelfth meq tin ntitliiirlf v .if tt... fiL..ii.- .... i .in ... 11, lllllllll. 1 lllV llllll IMMI rnlMiM mixing the gods iiikI iitclr nowc-r u exercised through n KimRua, who ii Hut -,. .. I ......l . . . ... ..I, .i.t... ... it I in i it'll ill i ii ii - i nur inn iinmiMi i created a profound m'tmntlou laJijc i no nobles were Indlgnnnt t tki itiiriiiri. rrnin , iinn.i mij .,.., l , III iiuiiai 1VIKI I uiu cum. re. i ney gnineti tbe m iintid, mid iu ikivi ordered the Sim: to nnrognto treaties of commerce. 1 I (1 f I L M lift t.,.1, ....... 1 1 . ... J .i XOriMlffl VltMMitl riMiiitititlnrr tn tti$ treaty port were llml uttoa. Oat thi'He veuAclii U71H the Pcinlrokft i MIMflll AhuiP .inn ut,i..M.... mercluiudlse. Jim l.enrn u lotion. 'l lii insult tviiM r..iinrti.il In t'iimrea er MncDougnl, who was with the T; ouilug at Shanghai. The Wfomlijt Hem. Mt.nnni'Hi imiii.il nirflt us u vim nil. tciti.tii t.iiu iiii iu,.nifiM Mvo of li s men were killed tod c wounded. Tint A mi-rlrnn nlllC tnn.l.i n ,.li.l. .if ClflfUlO flip til UUI I ii,,,.. .,,. f.i..i. i., .,. 1 1, turn ..aiiv , tiiiim niiniii iiili, v) iw..- broke, which wns paid promptl. Perry opened Japan to trade. uniiL-ii mines in iota aim iibiu'" led the way for the nilmltUnct Japan luto full fellowship with IH tlnnu titift tn itni-iiill tmilr. nf A cans In every part of the empire. After 18(18. when tho Shojun nun ucguu 10 ruiu iiiniit ed constant progress In peart. becninit restlvit nf helm: tre.llcJu lmrlntiH nnd wished the removal0' Hiiiriim. i nit iirHi L'liui I ,m in I,. r.....M i... iitii, ml Kinipi. , iiivui iu uiu i. ii,i., W.-.--T . . I . ... m a Hit ..l...l I.nltD Krnneo. or niiv other country w inni ii ik nnnun hp efiiiriM nnv in .,1 Tin, r,.nv nt 1KD4 WallM to give Japan standing nwv ---Until then tho empire wai c!os foreign residence and travel. Cnro I wiih Hut Inst of tllO KUW a . rnf nl e countries to ho onencu " "Tlio Hermit Kingdom," u .,ii,..i i. n f7irr!irnerl llllll-U, t'AVIUIIL'U U ---.. , 1HM' wlw.n nnmnlilllnro SUUfW"51 T1..I1...1 a .... minnpil IE VI tno same meinous ui' - . ulnveil hv Commodoro VW1 " " v " caso of Japan. . M'lin flaf nntiimiinlention iu " States und Corea had was one l.i .....illli n nvneil IIUU V" I.MI..I fri, a nrneajw" ' . . n. ntmen " sent uecnusu oi inu - V.V.I .... -- ...., General Sherman, which tia""" ,t i... HkIHuIi trnilcr. lUIUIl llj it l,,..U. . .. . ,.. ,1.1.1 linttlfl UW" 1 1IIT11 III.IITUL I M . . ...i. -i ... ronnect I" wu.v,.a ....In! .nn. 1I11ID0 C'v- that tlmo forward, xuo u- was determined, hob. "... ...Hi. Il.n inii HSU A, W"'1 ILIIUC nun ., if ... .11 nfirinui lliuiuuu ..wwv- .Atll ,.. i T....n, tub n"- wero nut Hi cimn," . ...r - ,i in hub - Shufoldt. Who had serve" , , hraii1"",. mnttnr was accouii'"MV-. ' . ,t ,i,n niiina lificnmo Jealous w" ... " - f the M"-' Krurviuts ii-iv -tho kingdom.