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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1901)
pOOHHOIfSE TO fME 1 5L55L I CHAPTER XVII. For more than an Iionr thsre hnil liccn unbroken silence In tho dingy old lur office of Mr. Worthlngton, whore Henry Lincoln nnd William Homier still re mained, the one as n practicing lawyer .nnd junior partner ot the firm, and the other an a student still, for he had not .yet dared to offer himself for examina tion. Study was something which Henry particularly disliked; and as his mother Jiad trained him with the Idea that labor lor him was wholly unnecessary, he had never bestowed a thought on the future. or made an exertion of any kind. ?sow, however, a different phase of nlTalrs was appearing. Mi father's fortune was threatened with ruin; and he sat in the ofllce with his heels upon the window sill, debating the all-Important question whether it were better to marry Ella Campbell for the money which would ave him from poverty, or to rouse him' elf to action for the sako of Mary How ard, whom he really fancied he loved, Frequently slnco the party had he met licr, each time becoming more and more convinced of her superiority over the oth- cr young ladies of her acquaintance, lie -was undoubtedly greatly assisted In thii decision by the manner with which she -was received by the fashionables of Bos ton; but, aside from that, as far as hi was capable of doing so, he liked her, and was now making up his mlad wheth er to tell her so or not. At last breaking the silence, he exclaim ed: "Hang me, if I don't believe she's be witched me, or else I'm In love. Bender, how does n cbnp feel when he's In love?" "Very foolish, judging from yourself," returned William, and Henry replied: "I hope rou mean nothing personal, for I'm bound to avenge my honor, and ! 'twould be a deuced scrape for you aim me to fight about 'your sister,' ns you call her, for 'tis she who has inspired me, or made a fool of me, one or the other. "You've changed your mind, haven't you?" asked William, a little sarcastlcal ly. "Hanged If I hove!" said Henry. "I was interested in her years ago, when she was the ugliest little vixen a man ever looked upon, and that's why I teased her so I 'don't believe she's handsome now, but she's something, and that some thing has raised the mischief with me. Come. Bender, you are better acquainted with her than I am, so tell me honestly If you think I'd better marry her." With a haughty frown William replied: "You have my permission, sir, to propose as soon as you please. I rather wish you would;" then taking his hat be left the olUec, while Henry continued his solilo quy as follows: "I wonder wha't the old folks would say to a penniless bride. Wouldn't moth er and Hose raise a row? I'd soon quiet the old woman, though, by threatening to tell that she was once a factory girl. But If dad smashes up I'll have to work, for I haven't brains enough to earn my living by wit. I guess on the whole I'll go and call on Ella; she's handsome, and besides that has the rhino, too; but how shallow!" and the young man broke the blade of his knife as he stuck it into the hardwood table by way of emphasizing bis last words. Ella chanced to be out, and as Henry was returning he overtook Ida Helden and Mary Howard, who were taking their accustomed walk. Since her conver sation with William a weight seemed lifted from Mary's spirits, and she now was happier far than she ever remem bered of having been before. Mary could not find it In her heart to be un courteous to Henry, and her manner to ward him that morning was so kind and affable that it completely upset him; and when he parted with her at Mr. Seidell's gate his mind was quite made up to offer her his heart and band. "I shall have to work," thought he, "but for her sake I'll do anything." An hour later he sat down and wrote to Mary on paper what he yuld not tell her face to face. Had there been a lingering doubt of her acceptance, he would undoubtedly have wasted at least a dozen sheets of the tiny gilt-edged pa per, but as It was one would suffice, for she would not scrutinize his handwriting she would not count the blots, or marl! the omission of punctuating pauses. An ardent declaration of love was written, sealed and directed. Restless and unquiet, he sat down to await bis answer. It came at last his rejection, yet couched In language so kind and conciliatory that he could not feel angry. Twice t!yce times he read it over, hoping to find some intimation that possibly she might relent; but no, it was firm and decided, and whilo she thanked lilin for the honor he conferred upon her, she respectfully declined accepting It, as suring him that his secret should be kept inviolate. "There's some comfort In that," thought he, "for I wouldn't like to have It known that I have been refused by a poor, unknown girl," and then, as the con viction came over him that she would never bo his, he laid his head upon thu (table and wept such tears as a spoilt child might weep when refused a toy too costly and dellcato to be trusted In Its rude grasp. Ere loug thero was a knock at the door nml hastily wiping away all traces of bis emotion, Henry admitted his fath er, who had come to talk of their future prospects, which were even worse than he had feared. But he did not reproach his wayward son, nor bint that his reck less extravagance had hastened tho ca lamity lilcli otherwise might have been h voided. Calmly he stuted the extent to .. whlch they wero Involved, adding that though an entire failure might bo pre vented a short time, It would come at last; and that an honorablo payment- of his debts would leave them beggars. "For myself I do not care," said the wretched mau, pressing hard bis aching temples, where the gray hairs had thick ened within n few short weeks. "For wyjelf I do not care, but for my wifo nml children for Itose, and that she must miss her accustomed comforts, Is the keenest pang of all." All this time Henry had not spoken, but thought was busily at work. He could not bestir himself; ho had no energy for that now: but he could marry Ella Camp belt, whose wealth would Uvp him in the position he now occupied, besides supplying many of Itoe s wants. Cursing the fate which hud reduced him to such an extremity, toward tho dusk of evening Henry started for Mrs. Campbell's. Lights were burning In the parlor, and as tho curtains were ilrnwn back he could see through the partially opened shutter that Ella was alone, lie clinlug In a largo sofn chair, she sat, leaning upon her elbow, the soft curls of her brown hnlr falling over her white arm, which the full blue cashmere bIcovo exposed to view. She seemed deeply engaged in thought, and never Iwfore had she looked so lovely to Henry, who as he gazed upon her felt a glow of pride In thinking that fair young girl could be his for the asking. "And so my little pet is alone," said he, coming forward, and raising to his lips the dainty fingers which Ella extend ed toward him. "I hope the old aunty Is out," he continued, "for I want to see you on special business." Ella noticed how excited he appeared, and always on the alert for something when he was with her, she began to tremble, and without kuowing what she said asked him "what he wanted of her?" "Zounds!" thought Henry, "she meets me more thau half way," and then, lest his resolution should fail, he reseated her In the chair she had left, and drawing an ottoman to her side hastily told her of his love, ending his declaration by saying that from the first time he saw her he had determined that she should be his wife! And Ella, wholly deceived, allow ed her head to droop upon his shoulder, while she whispered to him her answer. Thus they were betrothed Henry Lin coln and Ella Campbell. "Glad am I to be out of that atmos phere," thought the newly engaged young man, as he reached the open air, and be gan to breathe more freely. "Oooduess me, won't I lead a glorious life? Now, if she'd oaly hung back a little but no, she said yes, before I fairly got the words out; but money covereth a multitude of sins I beg your pardon, man'ani," said he quickly, as he became conscious of having rudely jostled a young lady, who was turning the corner. Looking up, he met Mary Howard's large dark eyes fixed rather Inquirlngly upon him. She was accompanied by one of Mr. Selden's servants, and he felt sure she was going to visit her sister. Of course, Ella would tell her all, and what must Mary think of one who could so soon repeat his vows of love to another? In all tho world there was not an indi vidual for whose good opinion Henry Lin coln cared one-half so much as for Mary Howard's; and the thought that he should now surety lose It maddened him. The resolution of the morning was for gotten, and that night a fond father watched and wept over his Inebriate son. CnAPTEIt XVIII. From one of the luxuriously furnished chambers of her father's elegant mansion Jenny Lincoln looked mournfully out up on the thick, angry clouds which, the live long day, had obscured the winter sky. Dreamily for a while she listened to the patter of the rain as it fell upon the de serted pavement below, and then, with a long, deep sigh, she turned afay and wept. Poor Jenny! the day was rainy and dark and dreary, but darker far were the shadows stealing over her pathway. Turn which way she would there was not one ray of sunshine which even her buoy ant spirits could gather from the sur rounding gloom. Her only sister was slowly but surely dying, and when Jenny thought of this she felt that if Itoso could only live she'd try and bear the rest; try to forget how much she loved William Bender, who that morning had honorably and manfully asked her of her parents, and been spurned with contempt not by her father, for could he have followed the dictates of bis better judgment ho would willingly have given his daughter to the care of one who he knew would carefully shield her from the storms of life. It was not be, but the cold, proud mother, who so haughtily refused Wil liam's request, accusing him of taking underhand means to win her daughter's affections, "I had rather see you dead!" said the stony-hearted woman, when Jenny knelt at her feet and pleaded for her to take back the words she had spoken. "I had rather sec you dead than married to such as he. I mean what I have said, and you will never bo his." Jenny knew William too well to think he would ever sanction an act of disobe dience to her mother, and her heart grew faint and her eyes grew dim with tears, as she thought of conquering the love which bad grown with her growth and strengthened with her strength. Thero was another reason, too,' why Jenny should weep as she sat alone In her room. From her father she had beard of all that was to happen. The luxuries to which all her life she had been accustomed were to be hers uo longer. The pleasant coun try house In Chlcopee, dearer far than her city home, must bo sold, and no where In the wide world was thero a placo for them to rest. Mr. Lincoln entered his daughter's room, and bending affectionately 6vcr her pillow said, "How Is my darling to-day?" "Better, better almost well," returned Itose, raising herself In bed to prove what she had said. "I shall bo out In a few days, and then you'll buy me ono of those elegant plaid silks, won't you? All the girls arc wearing them, and I haven't had a new dress this winter, and hero 'tis almost March," Oh! how tho father longed to toll his dying child that her next dress would bo a shroud. But ho could not. lie was too much a man of the world to speak to her of death,; so without answering her ques tion iie'said: "Itose, do you think you are a bio to bo moved Into the country?" "What, to Ohlcopeo? that horrid, dull place? I thought wo wcro not going thcr this summer?" "No, not to Ulilcopeo. but to your grand ma HowlUnd's In (Itcnwood. Tho phjsl clan thinks you will bo tnoro quiet thero, and the pure nlr will do you good." Itoso looked earnestly In her father face to see If he mount what ho said, and then replied: "I'd rather go anywhere In tho world than to Cllcnwood. You've no Idea how I hate to stay there. Grandma Is so queer and the things In the house so fussy ami countrylled and cooks by a fireplace, and washes In a tin basin, and wipes on a crash towel that haugs on a rollorl" Mr. Lincoln could hardly repress a smile at ltoie's reasoning, but perceiving that ho must bo decided, hu said! "Wo think It best for you to go, and shall ac cordingly make arrangements to take yon lu the course of a week or two. Yur mother will stay with you, and Jenny, too, will bo thero a part of tho times" then, not wishing to witness the effect of Ids words, he hastily left tho room, paus-1 lug In the hall to wipe away the tears which Involuntarily came to his eyes ns he overheard Hose angrily wonder "why she should bo turned out of doors when she wasn't able to sit up!" I "I never can boar the scent of thoso great tallow, candles, never," said ho; "and then to think of the coarse sheets and patchwork bcdqullts oh. It's dread ful!" Jenny's heart, too, was well-nigh burst ing, but she forced down her own sor row, whllo she strove to comfort her sis ter, telling her bow strong and well tho bracing nlr of the country would mako , her, and how refreshing, when her fever was on, would be the clear, cold water which gushed from the spring near the thornapplc tree, where In childhood they so oft had played. Then sho spoke of the miniature waterfall, which not far from her grandmother's door mado "falry-llkc music" all the day long, and at last, as If soothed by the sound of that far-off water, Itose forgot her trouble, and sauk Into a sweet, refreshing slum ber. In a few days preparations wero com menced for moving Itoso to Olouwood, and In the excitement of getting ready she In a measure forgot the tallow can dles and patchwork bedqullt. the thoughts of which had so much shocked her at first. "Put In my embroidered merino morn ing gon," said she to Jenny, who was packing her trunk, "and tho blue cash mere one faced with white satin; and don't forget my best cambric skirt, tho ono with so much work on it, for when George Morcland comes to Glenwood I shall want to look as well as possible; and then, too, I litre to see the country folks open their mouths and sturo at city fashions. "What makes you think George will come to GlenwooJ?" asked Jenny. I know, and that's enough," answered Itose; "and now, before you forget It, put In my leghorn hat, for If I stny long I shall want It; and see how nicely you can fold the dress I wore at Mrs. Bus sell's party!" "Why, Itose, what can you possibly want of that?" asked Jenny, and Itoso replied: Oh, I want to show it to grandma. ust to hear her groau over our extrava gance, and predict that we'll yet come to ruin!" Jenny thought that if Itoso could have , seen her father that morning when tho bill for the dress and Its costly trim mings was presented bIio would have wished It removed forever from her sight. Early In the winter Mr. Lincoln had seen that all such matters were settled, and of this bill, rnoru recently made, ho knew nothing. "I can't pay It now," said he promptly to the boy who brought It. "Tell Mr. Holton I will see htm In a day or two." The boy took tho paper with an inso lent grin, for ho had heard the fast cir culating rumor "that ono of tho big bugs was about to smash up; and now, eager to confirm the report, be ran swiftly back to his employer, who muttered, "Just as I expected. I'll draw on him for what I lent him, and that'll tell the story. My daughters can't afford to wear such things, and I'm not going to furnish money for his." Of all this Itose did not drxam, for in her estimation there was no end to her father's wealth, anil the possibility of bis falling bad never entered her mind. (To be continued.! Punishment Postponed. Fntner (sternly) Now, sir, come with me. I'll teach you to tell the truth, and Willie Pa, do you always tell the truth? Father I do. Willie Well, pa, tVe other day you said "tho child Is father to the man." Suppose you hand that strap ovr to your father, now. Philadelphia North American. OHIOAOO'S FORTUNE-TELLERS. They AreKald toOntlmr hi llnUn Mill' . Inn Dolltir 1'i-r Ye.ir. I At low estimate Chicago pcnds near ly half a million dollars every year upoiiolnlrvoynut. fomino tellers, palm ists, "voodoo doctors," and a long pro. cession of rakers and conlldimco lolk who prey upon the gullibility of general public Tbls, Hlmply for foe. To mid tu this the lout; train "f ""dl tloiial expenso to which thu victim tiro put, such as travellmr expense. pra plieriiulla, Investment Unit fall to pay. and kindred ventures, probably ?l!,5iHV 000 would not cover the community cost. According to the city directory, there, nro nearly 100 professional elalrvoy nuts lu Chicago. At least fifty moro than art' listed as Hiieh practice the "art." There are lis) fortune-teller, perhaps seventy-live palmists, and an unknown number of kindred folk who live by their wits on these general lines. A popular and successful clairvoyant, who can locate gold mines for his fol lowers, Iiiir a sold mine of Ills own. lie may take lu $&" to $ 100 a week. Others much less fortunnte may lie reasonably content to make both ends meet. In general, figuring llfty-two weeks to the year, Chicago' tribute lo these seers may lie figured out about ns follows: 150 clairvoyants at $1!0 a week. .$15(1.000 100 fortune tollers at $10 a week 5'J.OOO Oil .... 1 ... I . - nt IM vv.w.L- T5.000 Miscellaneous fakirs 150.000 Total $m,000 This Is almost ns much ns the general public gives to charity, and Is only a fraction of tho money that In other ways Is wanted upon these people who affect to Ik- nolo to rend the future. That they do not and cannot rend the future may be proved by the caller over the threshold before be has stepped In side. When the reporter rang the bell of n West .Side bouse behind whoso door ...i.i ..... .,. ,tiMiiilllllllltS of tlio OIIP1 Sllllll 111" ' v . that gave the minie "HitluKH" (Phco of llsliesl lo tlio church. Tlu legend In ns follow: At Iho lime of the Invasion of Constantinople by Hie Turk, u moult was cooking Unit near it prlng 'f water, where tho llltle church now stands, when n mcwx'tiger rode up In haste. niuiouiicliiK "Tho elty I lukenl Discrediting lite story, tho monk tie elnrul Hint In' would sooner believe that the bnlf-cookcd llsh before him would Jump buck Into the water, An he spoke, the llsh, no the story goes, did actually leap from the pan Into tho spring. Kvcr since that time tho wit ter have been regarded a curative, ami once every year pilgrimage ant ninth? to It by sufferer from vrrrlou ailment. YANKEE LAD IS A FIGHTER. Hoot., n Wiilf from America, In the I'lrld - Hh thu Itnrr. Thoiun I'. Millard, the war corre spondent, tells the New York Hun tint following-story of Boots, a 12-year-old Yankee, whom he met lighting with the lloer. mid who may be still dodg ing bullet ami lyildlto shell. Hnld Mr. Millard: "Ills real name I William Young, but lu the Innger he I known by tho sobriquet of Hoot. I think he came by hi lllle honestly enough, for he dmg about a huge pair of legging boots tunny sizes loo large, nml orna mented with enormous brnss spur. "Ilnot Is a midget of lU-or nt least he gives that n his age. though ho doesn't look It by three year. "lloot was bom lu the I'nlted HtnU-s. When very young he remember being taken to England, whence he eaino to South Africa. Ill parent are long since dead, and since their death Will iam, having no other relation that ho knew of, lin rustled for himself. "When thl war began William es poused the cause of the liners nml Join ed tho Irish brigade under Colonel Blake, The men who formed thl nd- WILLIAM H. MOORE. Plilnncler Wlin tin, liirnol ,n. ilnstrhil I'Hil.L to lMllriii, i.. Tho recent election of viihm", More as n director of ti, (.,,, Hook Island ami lmo rumi mt the enlrtiueo of Moore Bros in railway Held, lu lite piut nil iliolr in toreit have been In Indintrlnl M, panics, and the ability Uwy ill!,!,,,'. In tho organlwitlon of siieli onrporutii., ha brought them great sucikm, Wii,h Is measured by million or ,i0(r Judge Moore timvcil from liere tQ viz York a year nml a half ngo to mi,..,, the WaIern huslnes of the iirm, j". ,1, II. Moore still litis IiIk ollleo In" Chi-cago- The Moorw nro ranked in,w nmont the dominant factor lu Wall n,J! It wa live year ago tlint their cnlw! prise lu Dlauionil Match fi(1, j. ' discouraged, lu February, isns, formed tlio National Ill.cnii CoiiiiC which proved n siicee. and Inter or ganized the National Hioi. A tiirrlctn Tlnplite. American Hlcel 1 1 nop American Hheet Hlcel Compum,, which were absorbed this year by th AN OLDISH MAN MMS-MAZEL CYty rACOWM ttlDDVE AGED HAM-3T0VT- 1W IMUWUVMM ;: M' , Wll I.I A l II. V 01)11 11. I'liltcd Htale Htcel Co:p..rai.m, Tb American Cttti Company i one of IW; recent promotion. William II. .Mi mi re whs burn la Utk, N. Y , on Oct. 'S, IHIS. He wf tdf Cfltcd Nt n MHIlltMry III Oik Id ltd la CoiiUud Acftdeiny nt Homer. N. V, nml lu 1WI7 entered Ainlicmt Cltr. While traveling lo Improve UU Walth be visited 15 ll Claire. Wlnn sad de cided to settle there mid study Us. In 1S7'J he whs admitted to the lur, al lu the fall of that year came ! CM cago, He entered the oillce of Kinui A. Hmall, and In n year and a bilf I. ciiuie n partner. The II nil of Kmsll & Moore continued until Mr Kiusll died, In IKS.', when J. II. Moore went Into pnr'tieislilp with bl hrotbtr. W. II. mi ) J II Moore were rounH for i lumber of prominent coi p irstlom fr several years, but gradnaPy they lin the orgiinl&ittou of eomp.inli' and de voted more and more 'bf their tlow to tlunnclnl affair. A Bene of Pecurlty. "Doesn't It worry you to have your husband spend so much time In the cor ncr store talking politics?" "No," said the woman with the wenry look In her eyes. "I know that when be I talking politics, he Isn't letting anybody sell him bad mining stocks or gold bricks, or green goods. It keeps his mind occupied, and perhaps It 1 better so." Washington Star. Words of Awfnl Import. "What would you do If you was to git convicted of a penitentiary of fense?" asked Plodding Pete. "I'd never servo me term," answered Meandering Mike. "Maybe you'd have to." "No. Do law would lose its grip on me right dere. As soon ns I heard de Judge say 'Imprisonment Avlf hard la bor I'd drop dead." Washington Star. No Lack of Mascots. "No," candidly admitted Noah, "tho ark Is not exactly a Herrcghoft fln-koel, I didn't know anything about alumln um when I planked her top sides, nnd her canvas Is not cross-cut, nor does she carry a spinnaker, "Jlut," ho added, complacently, "we nro right In It when It comes to mag cots!" Brooklyn Easlo, Otherwise with tho 1'oor. '"I feel sorry for tho rich.' "Why?" "When a rich man gets a counterfeit tjuarter ho can't remember where ho got his dollar bill broken." Chicago Itecord. A VOODOO WOMAN. according to an advertisement wns a clairvoyant "ordained to do what ho does nnd whoso marvelous achieve ments are demonstrated In your pres ence while you look, listen, and won der," the door opened about four Inches, and the face of a stout, commonplace-looking woman peered out n If she was suspicious of n collector or constable, or perhaps somebody who wanted to kill cockroaches. "Good-morning." said the caller. "I didn't know If you wero ready, but I've come over to ask you about It" "About what?" and tho door closed nnothcr Inch. "You know," Insisted the caller, "about claft'voyancy, trances, nnd that sort of thing." "I don't know anything about It," said the voice; "who aro you, nnyhow?" "Wbntl You don't oven know who I nm? I thought you wero a clnlrvoy nnt " Hut the door had closed with a sud den Jar ami the caller wa outside of It, staring at the porcelain namo-plato on the door. Yet, according to this womnn's adver tisement, "tho greatest mysteries of llfo will bo revealed." business trou bles will bo unraveled, love affairs will be straightened out and made smooth, your enemies will bo nnmcd and pla cated, and life generally will bo made merry ns a marrlngo boll. Incidentally, too, sho "locates lost and stolen arti cles, mines," etc. whatever "etc." may mean in tno context. At tho onmo time, by actual proof, sho docs not know a book agent from n customer until tho caller has explained; and then tho book agent might llo to her successfully. Lcgcml of n Spring. Bwlmmlug about In a Inrire mnrhln. lined tank In a small church Just out sldo Constnntlnonlo nro to bo seen n number of llshes, brown on one sldo and wnlto on the other. These, It Is venturous corps took n fancy to the waif and made him ono of thorn. Ho It was that Hoots saw all tho bloody battles of tho Natal campaign Dun dee, Nowcnstlo, Nicholson's Nek, the l'Intrand, nnd the many fights along the Tugeln. Armed with two water bottles, the midget would enter n light, and moro than once has a wounded brigadier, on tlixllug a cooling drink placed to his parched lips, looked up to discover Hoot. If the lire wero too hot to permit bis wounded comrades being removed to n placo or safety tho boy would remain to attend them until the battle was over or night fell. "When Captain Hnssell organized tho American scouts as n separate com pany Hoots decided to Join his country men. Hoots bus n horse to ride, but bis ambition Is to possess a pony of hi own, nnd a .Manser carbine, so ho can tight llko tho other scouts. For tho purchase of a pony he has saved up f'J nnd 5 shillings, which will buy no home lu Houth Africa In wnr time. Ho Hoots has to go without a pony until better times. Hut ho bos hopes of capturing one from the Hrltlsh. "Meanwhile, since ho cannot, light like a full-grown mnn. bo mni dim. self useful jirouml the Innger, As tn wiu mi ure, iioots scorns to contemplate " 'What'H I do when tho wnr Is over!' he said, 'I diinno. do whatever I can. Mnybp, f tho Itocrs lose, I'll go to America,' " Most men dovoto n lnr trt i.i- enrnlngs to their wives and children, aim Hum paiicniiy rrom youth until old ago. How much thero Is to ndmlro In tho avcrngo mnn! Yf im, nro abused I Any woman Is frco to hiiuui a man. Tin r,n'! . - r.v arum you oecauso you aro dlsagreenblo? And did you ovor try to overcome tho habit? Itlggest Onme PrcurrTr. The largest game preserve lo tt world I the continent of Africa, or it lenst the greater portion of It Hutt ing from the twentieth degree of iwrtb latltudu down to the northern border! of Cape Colony and Nntal, This irrMt scheme was made possible by n lrt cooperntlon of England, (JcrmMJ. France, Helglum, Portugal. Italy 4 Spain, by which It I provided that tit hunting and detruetlou of vulture. ecretary birds, owl, giraffes, gorlllu, chlmpnnioe, mountain xebras, wild nsse. white-tailed gnus, elands and U little Llberlnn hlppopotuml are tb lutrly prohibited. Similar protcctk I given the young of certain nnlmw. Including tho elephant, rhlnoccroa, hip popotamus. iiiiteloiK1, gniclle, Ibex M chevrotnlu, nnd to tho adult of theii specie when accompanied by their young, ny n writer In I'icIJ Htreamv Particular stress Is laid oa dm iirntiwtliin of voiinir elephants, na elephant tusks wolghlng less tlinutww ty pounds will be conllscnieii, incn of tho ostrich nnd many other blrdj protected, but thoso of the croeodnfc i.tHl.n.i nml nnluriiinlls HllllkeS are tO M destroyed. Even Hons, leopard, hycnai, harmful monkeys nnd largo birds or prey may not bo slnughtcreu i in II. .. rmlllrCd M nuiiicr n nm. mum-m tnko out licenses, nnd the number oi nnlmul each may kill Is limited, tm usq of nets nnd pitfall I 'otbt nor may explosives bo used for kl""" llsh. Tho mnln object of thl vast prow tlvo entcrprlso I economic, to encour age the domestication of the vlPM" zelfrn and ostrich nnd to husband trado lu wild animal products, w was threatened by the rapacity market hunters nnd so-cnllcd pon men. Tho I'rodiiotlon of Itaw Milk- ... ii.. L.n.lu Mm world 111 umiiu "' "' :,. ..won J tno prouuciion ui i" -.: .( ranking next with about half 'W JK auction of China, ami Japan -- . closo tldrd. in 181)0 tho exports rro . ... .wm t iitn(IH. Iui Uiiina wcro io.uoo.-iiu i"""-":een. from Japan 7,BUB,oua puiu.. tiro production of Europe was " ' 8,820,075 pounds, divided n f" Italy, 0,814,070 pounds; it - 570 pounds; Austrla-Hnngnry, ew" pounds; nnd Spain, 171,050 poimi". Feiualo Tax Collector. Miss Mary Kuhn has for thrco j l . f. ll.. ..loMn.l till collect"' past ueen minimum vx-v.-- ( of tho borough of Mount Joy, Jj is uecmreu luni smcu - ,:een tho ollleo every cent ot w collected and promptly turned over uiu proper uuvuvi'i"-".