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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1900)
PI THE OLb hOMESTEAD. child burled her head on her brother.! Uf" ' !!! ' ' J v '" ....? I Bfll . neck. Then, suddenly rising, she ex- 1 XV VVmlB J i'l, XiVjC 8 1 URl its worn-out acres fallow lie, , clnlmed: "O. why was I not ft mini? 1 v . VSNXNsP II...cvdYW. W 'JamthittWXft fll i i.0o.1 i,. hmtlwr'a tVirotiPiiil ".ViWMHlVLVBl -L-T-SSlK?! .VW1 IV mkUMfVmt. r'X& 1 'imii-rKrufy wa :.rrrT. .--rvvv- villi i ,. w ''j-jrsrzm tj -in . it its worn-out acres fallow He, , Unprtmcd the orchnnl stands For they who-tended tlicm long since Have gone to other lands One to the prnlrlcs ot the west, And one across the ecu; The roRt lmve reach cd that blest country Where partings may not be. The elm boughs tap the skylight dim As, In the days agone, They tapped to waken merrily The little folk at dawn. ' The woodbine curtains tenderly The shattered window pane, Yet grants admittance to Its friends, The sunshitic anil Uie ralu. No step, no whisper, breaks the hush But hist! A swoop of wings Athwart the attic's dreaming dllBk, And tender twitterings! A tenant for the empty nest? Sec from the window ledge A phoebe bird calls to Its mate Upon the cradle's edge! And In the cradle, vacant long, Pour ilowiiv fledircllncs peel) And cuddle close. They'll dream of wings And twitter In their sleep All through the quiet summer night; While on the dingy wall Flit silently the thin, weird shnpes That come at moonlight's call. G life and love that were of yore! O sad old house bereft! To thee but memory's treasured store And the little birds nre left. One of thine own Is in the west, And one 'across the foam; The rest are In that fairest land Of Home, Sweet Home. UUca Globe. THE LAST hVTJR LEAGUES. i. IT was sundown In Santa Rosalia. The rainy season was on In Cuba, and low. rumbling thunder bad Been heard all the nfternoon. That Is, the people who lived In the little clus ter of palm-thatched bouses called San ta Kosalla thought It was thunder. And 10 it was the distant roar of Spanish artillery that came up from the-south. One little cottage stood by the road side, some distance apnrt from the oth ers. It was the home of the Moncados. The father; Jose, was dead. He had fallen a victim to the last, the "ten years', " war. Three sons were left to carry on the fight, and they were then with Brigadier Lopez Iteclo. Only mother and Emilia, the sister, a little girl of twelve years, were left at home to watch and prny to God to aid the Cubans in their struggle for liberty. Suddenly the noise of clattering hoofs came from the southwest. The- still night air bore the unmistakable sound with distinctness. In an instant every bead was at the open door. Nearer and nearer came the galloping rider. He was alone. Ills horse was covered with foam and panting like a tired bound. Up to the little gate of the Moncado cot tage he staggered, and then his rider reeled and almost fell Into, the arms of bis mother: "' "My God! Rafael, you are wounded, my boy " "It is no matter; I can still ride. The battle of Saratoga Is raging. I am on my way to Colonel I'ena. He does not know of It. We need him and his cav alry. Help me to a fresh horse and I'll catch Pcna at Santa Lucia to-night I must " The poor fellow never finished the sentence. He had fainted. The arms of tender women bore him Into the bouse. Poor little Enielin followed, the tears streaming from her eyes. She watched them draw off the riding boots filled with her brother's blood. She brought water to moisten his parched lips. She saw the ugly wound In his hip and murmured .through her gritting teeth: "Bad Spaniards! Bad Spaniards! They will kill us all yet!" And then her.bortber's eyes opened. The cold water had rovlved hlui. He tried to move, but ouly groaned In agony. Once more he strove to rise. "Mother, some one, help me to my feet! I must go on I must go on. I have ridden sixteen leagues since morn ing. There are only four more to Santa Lucia and to Pena. We must have him." And with a mighty effort be rose to his feet. Then ho wavered, tears of help lessness came Into his eyes, and be sank back on xTno bed with a sob of anguish. "To think that I should go so near to the end of my Journey and then fall!" "How were you wounded, my boy?" "Twas near EI Desmayo late this afternoon. I had changed horses at La Vlnda an hour before. Suddenly I ran into a body of Spanish guerrillas from Ban Miguel. I could not fight them there were too many so I took up a ra vine townrd Isldro. They fired Ave vol leys after me and gave chase. They knew I bore a commission. My horse was fleet nud strong and I got away, but carried with uie ono of their rllle balls. I toro off parts of my sleeve and pushed them Into the wound, but It still bled. I'm better now; I'm rested; I'll go on." And again he tried to get on his feet. "Rafael, my boy, It Is Impossible; you are weak, You cannot ride; tho motion of the horse will cause you to bleed to death. Guldo must go. Emilia, tell him to saddle o, fresh horso nud get ready to ride to Santa Lucln." Emilia started townrd the door, but her brother raised his hand In protest. "Guldo Is only a half-wit. Ho might start for Santa Lucln. but bo would nover find his way In the dark. Even If ho reached tho placo ho would forget whom ho wanted to see." "But there Is no other man In Rosa lia," pleaded the mother. "True! Therefore I must go, wound or no wound. Emilia, tell Guldo to sad dle a horse and bring It to tho gate Quickly. We are losing time." 'Brother, wo can't lot you go. I'll never see you agalu." And tho poori child burled her head on her brother neck. Then, suddenly rising, she ex claimed: "O. why was I not ft man? Cuba so needs men! Yes. I'll toll him to get Linda, ready at once. Colonel Pena must go to help Gomez." Turn ing, she kissed her brother's forehead and hurried out to the stnbles. Soon the quick gallop of a horse wns heard approaching tlo house. But It did not slap nt the gate. On It sped lu the di rection of Santa Lucia. A moment later Guldo, the half-witted black boy, wandered aimlessly Into the room. "Where Is tho horse, where Is Emil ia?" Inquired her brother. "Gone!" replied the boy. "Gone? Where?" came from all pres ent. "I dun know. She said sometbln' bout St. Lucia. Jumped on Linda's back, and looks to me as how 6he's gone." II. And so she wns; the brave little Emil ia, altljugh not n soldier of Cuba, bad taken her brother's place. She had gone to get Pena; to tell him that the tight between Gomez and the Spanish Geuer al Castellauos was on nt Saratoga and ' that every Cuban In Camaguey was needed. On the little heroine rode In the dark ness of the night. She had been born and raised lu the country, and she knew the way to Santa Lucia, although she had never before traveled It In the i dark. But she was riding to save her brother's life nnd for Cuba. Darkness, danger, nothing daunted her. Bare headed and alone, she urged her horse over the road nt a pace which would have made most girls tremble with fear. ; Not even when an hour later the trop ical storm broke In all Its fury arouud her did she. hesitate. Lightning strik ing the tall "palma reals" caused Linda ; many times to shy nnd almost bolt the . road, but 'the brave little rider held on and never loosened rclu until In sight of Tenn's campflres. , 1 "Qulcn vs!" suddenly called out the picket. I "Cuba!" answered the brave little pa- trlotas. She reined up her panting steed. 'Adelante una!" ordered the guard, nnd Emilia, pale, wet, and dripping, . rode forward. I "Caramba! It Is a child. Who are 1 you? What do you want?" ! "I am Emilia Moncado. I want to tell Colonel Pena that there Is a battle at Saratoga. General Gomez has only 530 men against over 2,000 Spaniards, and he needs help." A few minutes later, almost fainting with fatigue nnd nervous strain, she was borne Into the presence of Pena. i "Dlos mio!" he exclaimed, as he list-1 ened to her story and then gave the sig nal for his command to mount. t "You poor little thing, you should bo abed and asleep." Wrapping his coat around her little, trembling, wet form, be Jumped into bis saddle and bad an officer pass the child up to him. . The order was given to march, and In his arms the fighting Colonel of Camaguey carried the little heroine back to her home In Rosalia. ' "Take her," he said, as he handed her over to the half crazed mother. "She brought us the news. I'll speak of her to General Gomez. She deserves the rank of a Major General. She has saved her brother's life, and her brave deed may win the day at Saratoga." Omaha Bee. AVanted the Bird- Cared For. There Is a story Just now current In Rome to the iffect that a sculptor in that cltr, In an evil hour for his reputa tion as an artist, undertook some time ago to produce "to order" a brouze stat ue of President Kruger. One of the conditions Imposed wns that no liber ties were to bo taken with Oom Pnul. Ho wns to be represented In all his native heaviness of features with the fidelity which Oliver Cromwell exact ed; and for personal decoration he wns to be depleted In his ordinary frock coat and tall hat; The most trying stip ulation of all was, however, that Mad ame Kruger, Oom Paul's amiable lady, Insisted that the crown of the hat should be made concave so that It might catch and hold rain water for the re freshment of little birds! The artist has succeeded In doing the bidding of his patrons, and the statue Is now al most ready for transmission to Pre toria. This concern for the welfare of the harmless little birds Is creditable to Madame Kruger's maternal heart, but bumanltnrlnnlsm of this kind Is cer tainly not conducive to tho production of a keen aesthetic sense. St. James Gnzette. Matches Mndo from Paper. ' The days of the old-fashioned wood en match are said to be numbered. Matches nre to be made of paper. By a new process the paper Is cut In strip nbbut half on Inch wide. These are drawn through and saturated with & flame-producing material, They are then rolled Into tubes and cut tho length of ordinary matches and dipped In the phospohrus to form the head, which Is lighted by striking In tho same fashion as the ordlnnry match, 1A Is predicted thnt the match-making In dustry will be entirely revolutionized by this new method. The matches aro very much lighter and are thought to be more reliable than tho old sort. Pa per of various kinds will bo employed, that made from wood pulp being better adapted for this purpose. - i U Tnotii...' '"' Account or ,, !' This one Is ,,,,, '!''. ? uiiuimcp mill liutl .1 -a,, V ."'' imtioliniin, win, 10 till' police Million i i me pone,. Minion, j, ,"1lu '"Ml ,1110 victim lH.m ii.dci.i.ii JT 4 , W iiilf direst md m hmm T id b, ite stonememt ! A Mutw wew ?. LaHmh haMhlfciWI,Mwe years (3 -ft. .1 11 J(1 n .- Tffirta Usmi ytftote: Hon Sorrow UljeroOT,5Upfiira and mcrar ws T&cteterf wl date iB mwmi 0? Milium, wuii a ,, 'U trout l.rooltn ,, H, ' "elunt Ho tin it ii i-i-n 1 1 . for on thin iMiriUMUnr ,lo; 'aH mH. lu.foio ilaun. A "t nuJ HlllllT lllllll II,. ,( I,,,,,,. . , ' V H Milt llN-ov,.r iili ill I hi 'I m- ..1.1 ..1... 1 '"""i nmi,.i . VIII l.'IUIIIIN, IIIHICIII, ...I,!,, HI 11 lido tho (or T "' Wot! tlU Click Of t. lllKht Intel! i"1!)' thought ,l, l0 I,,,,,, , 1 ' ' i tviiH nil hour t'urlicr It . " 111 1. nnd hiH uiKilt J, 1,1 IHh oilier doth,., .'"H The little Hturn -v., ,W MB blinked at inn, ami ,-,... "IU1 1 " " l'i-y lw'1-.'.l nt l, wind iiiiirim,,-,.,) drowmiy 1. l l HUN llHhh.g. wlioppcr. n.,,1 he i.m.i notmovZ1 bin own iloorMtep. a nll iiit-i,. R; tied im (n,J.,.. I ... " '"K'tcarr,; Prince on. A, ,,: ' !"" 1..U..I .. . Id "' """ "w mt noumt.,1 ItlWIK U-nlll nalp,,.. UU"W Thi) car luiKNcd ti. limie llPUPCr 1111,1 tl. ,.lllr,.,-H ln-hue, ' mi 1 cm. r inn tiu.r a ,11 looking burglar w, l.iTore h,1L a? '"'ll''l. I'' would make n capturs t ftlik III, I .. .....II . rutr, L, "i- " on upuii The ik ' "u hiiil tiuiiltnia fouriZ vr. How he pi,,. UotZ 1I111 Into the brook 11,. ,,..., eyen; the grin of tl... law wimupwit It took llltich perHiniKiv,, do,,,, perHplrallon to .onvi,,,-,. t!,e patrria,, that everyllilim win, nil ririn There was now a iiK,t t u, W hor'n kitchen. Tin- viwiin dn-Un d jo over. lie did m lit !ook-jbii me wiiiiiuw 1111,1 t-aw Uie lemur itetllliig bin frletidx-H breakfait n ervnnt-glrl caught n Kllmpcfy peeping In at Hie window and pin went Into hysteric II,.' went III to Koollie licr llii. Imr, Hleeplng calmly. forRctful (kill wiih going nulling, wan nwakfui 1 the NOtiuil of vol, cm in tlio tlMM n icrviint-glrl ihuhi be cntertalDltt iiors. 11 win (iiiirngi'oun. Uc (i put tin end to It He hunt nnir. the kltehell- nud here emlrtli IWW: uIch of tho I'rlneetoi, mmt DiWta -Kprlllglleld IIoilicMcnJ, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. BULLS OF FIGHTING BLOOD. Mexicans Still Delight in Sports of Doubtful Aloralitr. Mexico Is one of the few countries In the so-called civilized world where bull lighting Is still regarded as a legitimate pastime and where the successful bull lighter Is esteemed a hero worthy to sit by the side of the most lofty of men nnd the most beautiful of women. The arena Is recognized by the government and by high otllcluls ns a proper place In which to educate the people, and when the wild bulls come to town ac companied by the matadors, the bnn derllleros and the plcadores the entire populace turns out to greet them. Sunday is the day usually selected for bull fights In Mexico. Then the entire population Is at leisure nnd a large at tendance Is certain. The advance agent of the fighting are the Spanish horses. That Is why the blinding handkerchief Is tied ovet his right eye and the charging of the bull are all received on that side. There is a vulnerable spot thnt the picador knows how to find on the bull's withers. This Is the spot he strikes at when tho bull charges. No Injury Is Intended nnd no Injury results, but there Is one thing sure to happen If the right spot Is struck. The bull halts and swings his head sideways In sudden pain and the attack Is ended. If he Is a good lighter he will charge again nnd at least once again. Three times Is the test, both before and during the fight. One after another the chosen animals arc driven Into the corral nnd tried. This sifting process may last several days und at the end not more than half of the twenty-five nre deemed worth keeping. The others nre turned out up on the range again. u confusion of dazzling colors nud nn angry light. When tho fight Is over tho meat of tho six dead bulls Is sent to the barracks for tho soldlcni. German Juries. In Germany, when the vote of the Jury stands six against six, a prisoner Is acquitted. A vote of seven against .five leaves tho decision to tho court, and on a vote of eight against four tho prls.oner Is convloted. After a man has accumulated ns much ns $5,000 It Is perfectly proper for his wife to refer to tho "grounds" surrounding their home, Instead of thr "yard." ROPING A WILD BULL. troupe usually places nn order for bulls ns much as a month or two before they will bo needed. Ho knows tho ranches where the fiercest are bred and ho en ters Into negotiations with the hnclen dado of one of these for twenty-five of his bulls. Out of this number only six will bo needed eventually for iho fight, but the weeding out process Is so thor ough that twenty-five Is none too many to start with. Once the twenty-five nre shut within tho pasture their troubles begin. They have plenty to eat, they have room to wander, but tho sorry tlmo comes when they must bo put through their paces. Out on tho ranch a round corral has been built with an opening Into the pasture. When tho tinio for trial comes a bull Is driven Into tho corral, shut In there and Joined by one or more of the lighters. He is tensed with a bright colored capo, which Is part of every lighter's outfit, or with a barbed pole. If )ie has any tight In him It Is not long before he begins to charge upon ono of tho horses. Tho little California ranch horso Is not In tho habit of standing still to be charged upon, as ho Is wanted to do. Ho Is sniffy nnd hurried nnd ho Is not trained to bo otherwise In bull lights as When tho time comes to take the chosen dozen to town for tho eventful Sunday a great commotion goes on at ine liacienua. Everybody must bo up early to see the party off. Each bull Is fastened by the horns to two cabestos. These cabestos are steers that have been broken to haul dead cattle, and for that purposo have holes for rope punched In their horns. The fighting bull has no holes In his horns they would render him Imperfect for the light-but the ropo that Is wound about his can bo tied through theirs. Ho Is a much handsomer and prouder fellow than tho drudging steers thnt form h8 bodyguard, for their horns branch sldo ward, while his prod directly forward rendering him hlen nmudn or well armed. For a few hundred yards there Is much excitement, for none of the beasts tuko gently to their now modo of travel and the vnqueros who drlvo them nre ns excited as they. But hysterics grow tiresome oven to bulls, nnd after a while they settlo down to a quiet Jog trot thnt may be continued for fifty or soventy-flvo miles berore the seothlnu town of tho fight is reached. And then-tho shouting of many poo plo und tho screeching 0f trumpets, and To Acquire a Good Vocabulary. "A good vocabulary Is acquired bj reading good books, ns well ns by bear ing the talk of those who exprcst themselves lu the speech of educated people," writes Margaret K. Snngsler, In Jho LndlcHMIoruo Journal. "Thought lies back of s'peech, nnd the more sub jects Interest us the more command of language we shall have In which to de scribe them. They who rend sclcntlUc books will hnve a grasp of scientific terms. They who discriminate nicely and use the very best word to say what they hnve In their minds will consult a dictionary nnd see what are tho simi larities or the contrasts of certain words; will choose, ns nmong gems, the llnwless ruby or crystal; will not bn satisfied except with the exact word which can express precisely tho mean ing they wIrIi to convey. The reading of good authors lifts our vocabulary from meanness and meagcrucHs to no bility and splendor, enriches our speech with words which arc like a beautiful embroidery on the garment of dally life, nnd furnishes us with allusions, quotations nnd phrases which are pic turesque, apposite or convenient for Illustration." Cordiality a Jtcnrt Winner. There Is hardly anything m fact, ' honestly believe tle're Is notalng thai can take the place of cordiality In the home so far as the pleasure of guosta Is loncerned. Fittings nud furnishings nmj'be elegant, the carpets upon which you. trend may have been designed aud woven by the mo', skilled hatnlt. In nil the world, nnd tne pulutlngs that ban 011 the walls bo genuine old musters, Mid yet If In the midst of nil this benu ty nud elegnuce jou nre uot met with a cordial smile and handclasp, you aro roisclous of something lacking, nud the voice must sound cordlnily. Word alone, no matter .'jow well chosen, are empty unless there Is a true ring It, tho voice. Therefore, cultivate a cordial voice If you caro to win n llttlo place In tho hearts of those you dally meet. Bnltltnoro Hernld. Ceylon's Baurod Oxen. One of the curiosities among ttio do mesticated nnlmnls of Ceylon Is n breed of cattle known to the zoologist ns tho "sacred running oxen." Thoy aro tho dwarfs of the whole ox family, tho largest species hover exceeding thirty Inches In height. In Ceylon they aro used for quick Journeys across country with light loads, nnd it Is snld that four of them enn pull. tho driver of n two wheeled cart nnd a two-hundred-pouud lond sixty or seventy miles a day. They keep up n constnnt swinging trot or run, nnd have been known, It Is claim ed, to travel ono hundred miles In a dny nnd night without food or wntor. Tlt-Blts. , Do women entertain good opinions of other women? A man can nlwnys llntter a woman by telling her she Is "different" from other women.' RECENT INVENTIONS I Corks which have Mlnped c&bc tic can be easllv extractpil linuii designed Implement, whlrb hi ti nannies pivoted together to cmM Dillr of elongated laws, wlilriurtta Df strong ileel and are narrofw; to pass tiirough the neck anJcitri j :ork. ' For preventing hoisting fnjlnh II f tlnir the enu'e too far the dwiid provided with n tilting block l lit with one side of the cage, a rodr Ing from the block Ip (be cnt-ol the engine, to Mop the taller ui cage rises high enough to Ion block. To prevent tho flow of rii tin let Ih accidentally fxtingulsbedia proved burner has n uietnllle rod 1 nectlng tho tip with n valrelwa nine, the rod eximnillnt; unikrikl at the mnteh to onen the raheitl low the gns to How until the to extinguished. A Pennsylvanlan has jiatentedii proved Inclined pnongfr w which has In nlacc of the Inclined less chain n Het of treat!, whlck formed by mounting tliechslnou ers, which alternately cuter upp under guides In rising, to dm tread Into steps, I.Vir illltnlimtli-nllv tlirOWlOC the of switches n new engine nllicti: has n beam extending out In fronU tackle for mvlnglng the free em either rail, with a small wneciu outer end, which engages " rail and forces It Into position w engine moves forward. (2l.-,,l,,u nt i-nrii 11 rn llUtoma.tlClItl serted In the dyeing lluld at lot I.u 1 K by a new machine, which u 1,,.- ,.r ..,ii,.,u ,.imin with links ..i.. ,11, u-liliOi the item .. .1 ...,,i tnr roM IrlOf iiiuuuieu, wiui iiii-uuo -- 1 chtilns to dip the skeins la a w II,,. luillnm nt l)w clrCUlt. 1 41 U IfVllutll ' " Articles of food can be choppei oughly nnd finely by . . . . nt r ent Having IWO unmro " - ink receptacle, the bottom of the!"" Ing cut nt tno hiuiiu blndes, which brings the entire w Drnnn nt tun knifo Into use. bottle novo uBuu . , replaced with nn f rod is placed in 10""'?,, mounteq , tents nro ,.itojoii enKnglnK notches on ne rod 0 UUll k uuifx - More I.rllll Prof. Simon kowcu - ( stars which are so '," five no measurable ; par that one of tneso, - ;-fldeDce,t pus, can bo said, v M , 1,000 times WBU er JJMrt, ..Whether we should snj - , ,, . . . ... orTJ.000 110 oue - spldi VP mnrniudo stars, Hl8el.n"....rt "" . -nll B U16."v. are nt an imuienn" -, m must, in view 01- ,Mia noss, cuormously out8inne en the tlth m 'he Tho constnnt low p for nn entire year I. rjlj ,i n Cashmere shawl duce a Casbtnere quallty I