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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1902)
'- 1.1" i.i l ' WHBN I WAO A DQY. Up In I lie nllle where l-lnit When I was n bnra lltilu buy In lliruuitli (Hi! Iitlllcv tlm moonlight crept, Hllimlng n licit) of ilronniK that a-vrpt Over I lie lu w red trundle lied, Itiilhlng llic IiimkIciI curly lit-ml, wuna union hen in played at hide iinl KI'I'K Willi (he illniilr on each mi-lirowiiv'il l I'lH'I'K When I wm Ikjjt n llttls burl AhJ, oli, I lie dreams, the dreams I . iiri'iiincil . U'l I .. i ii.. i.. i . ..i ,..,,u Hun 11 ihi n nun' wij. I'ur I hi' grnei) (lint through Ihu hllllru airciimeii Olrr Hi) folded eellils archied 'I'.. Imw.. ..tri I m' nut hi ii iiihici-j , A hit In bring mi- gtliutisca of times In be tt'i i .1 . '. . . .. nirrr imiiiiiiiiiiii n nurinii xi'i'iiK'ij to run, I 1. . . . ... n, mat win uie awcclcst irrcaui or ail Wlien I was a boy-a little liujfl I il like In sleep where I uacd to aleep Mlicn I wna i hoy-a llttli- boy I I'Vir III lit tlu lattice tin' union wuiilil peep, llfl'lgllig Iht tliln uf drvama to aween Tim rniaacs ami griefs of the years awn.v l'f llm hcnrt thai la weary ami faint to-day. An.) those drcama alioulil give tup back again I he pence I hive never known alnce llich- When I was a boy -a llttli boy I Eugene Klflil. H-H-H-H- l i I I -H-M-H-H--H-; T-Thn- Gtnliin tt ... .. l '. J- lib UlUlbll I U IIIU II U I l i t I I I I t t vt cr OIHMINAIi wlin Iuin any pecn Hn,rlty about lila person, audi an u missing IliifeiT, n club fiMit, or iiuy murk iimilii by hi truuV. nuch as I Ihi murk mi llm lininl of a burlier, where llm scissors liail conatiilltly prcsm-d against tho roof uf lila tlitniili, should liu direful lest these menus 'of lili'iitltli'iillon nru not lliu menus of hi ilmviifnll. Moat of tin) cum-aj which hum i'oiiiii under my iiotlm Imre livon cnai'K whiTii tho culprit Ima line! aoim IxHllly ili'lkli'iiry willed llaw li-ft II" murk on unmet hlng with which hu lum innio In vontiict. Tho rxpi-rlnico which I nm nhout to rcluto cinlwillea thla truth, nml liml not tint i-rlmlnul In !hii rimo hml llm inlnfortuni) of loa I UK oiichnlf ut hi hut I nm itii(k'lni t Init uventa. I hml Juit rctnrmil from tho contl ncnt. whrro I ImJ hern netit In con nection with tli Ducheiw of ilentoliu'a atoleii Jewela, nml wna prepnrwl to i-ir Joy n real, when I received n wlro froni my chief unkliiir inv to rcimrt at once. I)niii nrrlvliiK ut tho ofllco ho tohl me Hint ruhhery hml hecn coinnilttetl at tho ailininer homo of Mr. (Sconce Mid illelon, the mlllloimlro oil uiuifnntc, nm Hint n iletifilvo tinil heen wlrctl for. Aa tn tho purtlciilnra, only ono illnmoml hml heen atoleii, n iniiKnlllcvnt atono of ' frrcnt vnlno Intrlnalcnll)' nml uf liicnl- culiililo worth to tho rnmlly n mi heir Iikiiii. Mr. Mldillcton'a plnco wna sntnowliero up tho IIuiIhoii mid I act out nt once. When 1 nrrlrrd 1 wna nt onco tiiken to Mr. Mlilillvtou, who nppcuriil very much upaet over tho nfTnlr, not no much. lie aaauretl me, on uccount of (he vnluu of tho atono, hut it hml liven no lnntf lu tho family nml lind mi much to do with the hUtnry of tho family, tinvlni; been piumi! down n mi helrlooui from one Kcnrrntloli to nuotlicr, tunt lio vluweil tho loan na n very erent cnlnmlty. Tho polnta of llm cnao wcro hrlelly na fol Iowa; On tho prcvloua ulKht ho lind taken tho illnmoml fnnii tho wife to Bhow It to nomo of lila Kiieatu, und Mr. MItlilluton, who wna to wear It nt a ball on tho following ulKlit, hml taken tt from him, mid, not thinking It ncc eiwilry to place It In tho anfo for m abort a time, had tnken It to her bed room nnd put It lu a aiunll caaket on her driNudue table. Tho next inornltiK beforo koIiij: down atntra alio thouclit alio would nn If It wna all right, and wiih aatoulahiHl to llnlr tho cnaket empty. Thero wero mmiy-Kticata lu tho bouae, mid nt my rciticnt I wna to bo Introduced nn n frleud uf Mr. Mlddleton. Ileforo roIuk Into' tho drnwlnc-room I naked If ho would bo good enough to kIvo mo aome piirtlculnra nlmut hla Kueata. "I-et me hcc," ho Id; "there aro about twenty Kin-atH, inoatly Kcntlvuion, With he exception of three they ore old friends of tho family and above nusplclon. The renmlnlnB three nre Kontleineu of IiIkIi cluiriicter. Ono of them la n JIuhnIuii count, who enmo to me with Icttcm from Intluinto frlendn nhrund, mid one of tho other Ih nu HiiKllrihnmn whom 1 met In Now York, mul our kindred tnatea led mo to Invito him hero A few weckn; tho other Is u Koiitluiimu from town, Kreutly lutrrjeatnl In dyiinmlc'n, nnd whom 1 met In my club. These aro tho only nciimttntnucca Hint tiro hero whom I hnvo mot during tho last year." I wna then taken to tho drawing' room and Intioduccd to moat of tho gueata, among them tho threo now no ilunlntnnccH. I gained nothing thut night nnd noticed nothing auspicious nbout any of tho gueata. I wns rather lncllniil to think that tho robbery bad been committed from tho Inside, by either ono of tho scrvnutH or ono cf the gu'eata, na all tho doora bnd'beon found fnstuued on tho morning after tho roll bcry, und no ono know Hint tho dln inond wna In the houao (It wait alwaya kept at tho bank) but tho members of tho household and tho gticBts to whom It lind been shown on tho night of the robbery. In tho morning I naked the nervunt who brought mo my coffee, and rolls to como lu, and I questioned, him as to tho guests, and If ho had noticed any of tho scrvuuts wcro In trouble over money matters. 'Sow," 1 aald to him, "hnvo j-gu no tlccd nnythlng peculiar about any of )rfiio guests? No matter how trilling it may appear to you, It may bo tho means uoft providing uio with a duo." Ho thought for a inomont and' thou said that bo bud noticed nothing out 'uf Mb common. Ho bad' Just gone out of tho room when ho reappeared nnd ' j told mo that ho had noticed ono thing about ouo of tho guests, but It could have nothing to do with tho robbery. ' Ilo had noticed that ono of tho men had always had his shoes cleaned while they wero on his feot. Ho always col lected all tho shoes and took them down to bo cleaned, but Mr, Dane, "tho mnu who always! talks about machinery and i electricity to Mr,. 'Mlddleton, always President's aii imsigii lite umstcnce lu Conipnrat vcly I'ew OOT everybody knows Hint llm I Ml ('resident or Him United Hlnles "u his own ling, which bo Is en 'tilled lo liolat o(er any bout of tho United Htnlea na vy In which ho limy happen to ho. It la not n now ling. Tho I'realdenl'a ling Is mi Institution n cen tury old, nml Ima, In some aluipe, prac tically been in existence over ahico wo became a nation, t'ongreaa never leglahiled on tho 1'realdelit'a ling. It was established arbitrarily by iho Hecrelury of the Navy, though there was never a act of rules regarding It until lHi, when Herretnry (lldeon Welles prouiulgiiteil orders which permitted tho l'rcnlileiit to dlaplny hla flag ut tho iniilii royal of any vessel honored by his presence, tho ling of tho cnuiiuniidlng olllecr to ho struck for tho time being. These regulations wero reiilllrmed lu ltd Si I, mid ngiiln In 1 !!), mid hnvo been In force ever since. At Hint tlmo tho President's ling wns tho bluo Held of Hie Ktnrs nml Hl'rlpea, hjit lu 1M70, by order of the Kecretnry of the Nnvy, Hid I'ont of nruis of the United Klntes wns iliici-il on the ling, lu white, with tho constellation above in n alnglo curved line. A few yenra Inter tho colors of the dealgn were changed In brown mid a creat wna inhlnl, showing tho stars within u ring of clouds, There being no way of representing clouds with bunting, tho design was painted. Thlswns unsatisfactory, a a few hours of whipping lu Hie wind cracked theJ paint mid ruined tin) effect rri-shlent Itooaevelt's aiiggeatlona Hint tho ling ho clinnged to overcome lnnrtltlc detail nnd do nway with the paint, were received with fnvor mid the President's flng la now the en m (i and had them cleaned oil Ills feot." In the evening I hml nnothcr tnlk with the mnu nnd asked him to give mo mi nccouut of everything Hint happen ed on the night of tho robbery. Ho told mo Hint Hie gentleman hud been out nil duy, and In tho evening Mr. Mlddleton lind sent nu onler to him to bring aotno tipples Into tho drnwlug-room; these apples wpro of n apodal kind grown on tho place, lie lind taken them Into tho drnwlng-room mid It wns soon nfler this Hint Mr. Mlddleton had gone nnd fetched the diamond from tho safe. I mndo n meiitnl nolo or these facts. Later on I hnd n dint with Mr. Dane, and. being myself something of mi au thority on dyiiuiulcs, I wns able In In terest him. I wns looking ut him closo ly nil (ho (line wo were talking. There wns only one thing that distinguished him from uiiy other gueat This win Hint hnlf of ouo or his front teeth wns missing; It lind been broken pff In al most exactly tho middle. I did not connect Mr. Dane with tho rubbery: lu fact, I hnd up to this tlmo not the slightest suspicion of a clue. It wns enrly the next morning Hint I wns put on the scent. 1 hnd visited tho Inwn under the window of tho room from which tho diamond had been Mtnlcn, und wna looking to see If I could find any trace of footprint on tho IhiIs or the lawn. I did not Hnd any truce of footprints, but I noticed tho hnlf of an apple directly under tho win dow. I picked It up nnd exninlncd It carefully. As I wns turning It over nnd over I wns thinking mid wondering how It came there, tt mint hnvo been thrown thero recently, otherwise It would hnvo been swept up. Then It struck ino that apples had been eaten nn the night Hint the diamond hnd been stolen, nnd I understood Hint no one hnd gone out on Hint night. Of course. I thought some ono inignc unretnrowii It thero since that night. Then 1 no ticed a peculiarity of the murks of tho teeth "on the apple. About hnlf of It hnd been eaten, and at every plnco where the apple had been bitten a small portion of the npplo remained, ,i small ridge nbout mi eighth of nu Inch In width and extending the entire length of the bite. 1 saw In n moment who hnd been eating tho apple. It was the man with tho broken tooth, Mr. Dnue, and tho rldgu wns loft where tho missing tooth must hnvo bitten. Now It occurred to mo that It was Just possible Hint after Mr. Mlddleton hnd given tho diamond to his wire (which wna Just after tho apples had been brought In) Mr. Dnno had followed her and taken his partly llutshed npplo with him. After she had left tho room, leuvlng tho diamond In the casket, ho had gouo lu, and, whon opening tho box, hnd put the apple down, and not knowing ex actly what to do with It had opened tho window, which opened after tbu fashion of a door, and hnd thrown It down on tho grass below? Another thought struck me. Why did .Mr. Dnno hnvo- his shoes cleaned on his feet, In stead of having them cleaned ns the other guests did 7 There must be sonw reason for this unless It wa a fqd. I askd my coufldcutlnl servant which was Mr. Dana' bedroom, nnd In the evening when Mr. Dnno wna In tho drawing-room v with bis pumps on, I went to his room, and, ns 1 expected, I couiil not Hnd tho shoes. I could, however, glvo a guess Hint they wcro lu a largo box which stood In the corner of tho room. Further cvldenco: Why did ho keep hla shoes locked up In his box? 1 pulled n bunch of keys out of my pocket mid tried to unlock tho pad. lock, hut not ono key In my possession would lit tho lock. Tho next morning by six o'clock I was being driven to n locksmith with tho purpose of obtain- ng fresh keys. On tho evening of that day I watched for tho appearance of Mr. Dnno with a certiiln amount of excitement. I felt as though I wns going to Hnd tho dia mond that night. Presently ho appear ed as usual' In his pumps and challeng ed mo to a gnuio or billiards. ' I would ather not linru played, but I accepted Is chnllcugo and wo had a game. It scorned n terrible long game, but at Ia8t.lt was llnlshed, and he mndo -his way to tho smoking-room, while I mndo mi' wny to his bedroom. I closed and locked tho door und then started to try tho various keys. Almost tho first key fitted and I opened tho box nnd got out tho Bhocs, They were of common make and thero appeared .to bo nothing out of tho way about thero, I noticed, iqw. Own Flag or which Has Heen Known I'eoplo uf Till Kepuhllc. TIIK I'lllMIDKNT'l CW KI.AO. blue background or the Union Jack, on which la n pure while eagle, Its feathers heavily outlined In black. The constellation la lu while, with tho rnys of Iho sunburst lu henry stllelilng of yellow. Tho ling Is or bunting nod mcuturcs fourteen by ten nnd one-half feet, for outdoor use. nnd I or henry InlTeta silk, with gold thread nnd em broidery for Indoor decoration. The Hug us It now Is, Is nn exceedingly handsome one nml will probably bo al lowed lo remain unaltered for nil time lo come. With Hecretnry Welles' regulntlons were nlso provisions for lings which should Indicate the presence on board any vessel of the vice president, mem ber of tho Cabinet and governors of tho Htates, but they arc rarely, If ever used. Indeed, the President's own ling has been so Infrequently displayed Hint when President Harrison went up the Atlantic const In tho Dolphin, wljb his ling displayed, ho was ridiculed by n number of prominent nowspapers. the editors of which did not know that the custom was established a century ii go. ever, a little cut In tho liecl of the right shoo and I put my linger In this cut and gave It a pull, but It remained Arm. I exninlned It very carefully mid dis covered the head of n nail driven Into the heel from tho side, and ns this cyuld servo no purisise there, nnd, moreover, ns It was blackened over so (but II could hardly be seen without very close inspection, I naturally thought Ii might have some purpose, so I got my knife from ocket, mid, putting It uu tier tho head, levered It. It enmo out easy enough, and 1 then pulled the top of the heel right off, and there, snugly resting In a bed of cotton wool, lay the missing diamond) 1 took It out and looked at It by the light of the candle. It was a magnifi cent stone mid, I could see, or Immense value. At this moment some one tried the dour and I fancied I heard an exclnmn Hon or rnge and then a hurrying of feet downstairs. I rushed toward tho door and was Just lu time to seq Mr. Dune disappearing out or a door which led Into the grounds, 1 shouted out to the gentlemen that the man who stole the diamond was but a few yard away. and they Joined In tho pursuit We were not long lu catching him. Mr. Mlddleton would not nt first be lieve It wns Mr. Dnno who stole the diamond, but when I showed him the shoo wllh (he sliding heel ho realized how his contldeuee had been abused. Hi) you sea that criminals should tx very cn refill ir they have any part or their anatomy missing, even If It la only half of n tooth. Mr. Dnno Is still In the stone business, but he Is lu Sing King. Vldoai, In tho Independent CUBA'S FIRST MINISTER. Benor Oomatea Itepreaent New !(c public at WuttilitKton When Scuor Uonznlej do Quesada. the minister from Cuba, presented his credentials to President ltoosovelt, the event marked the entry of the new republic ns a coun try Into the politics of nations. Senor Quesada Is a native of Cuba and Is but thirty four years of age. lie was born at the beginning of the llrst Cuban lusur- taut vui uu, rcctlon, Ills parents took sides with the patriots nnd wert exiled. They sought refuge In New York, nnd lu that city young Quesada grew up nnd was educated. For Sev ern! years prior to nnd during the war for freedom Senor Quesada was secre tary of the unrecognized legation from tho republic, which then existed only lu name. During Hiosc years he be came n personal friend of Mr. ltooso velt, who welcomed him warmly when he received him ns tho minister of the now republic. Kngllfli Tongue's Supremacy. Two-thirds of all tho letters which pass through tho post otllccs of the world aro written by and sent to pco plo who speak English, says Ilrad street's. Thero are' substantially BOO, 000,000 persons speaking colloquially ono or other of tho ten or twelve chief modern languages, and of theso about 25 per cent, or 125,000,000 persons, speak Hngllsh. About 100,000,000 speak Russian, 75,000,000 Hcriuau, o5,000,000 French, 45,000,000 Spanish. 35,000,000 Italian, and 12,000,000 Portuguese, and tho balance Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Flemish, Ilohcmlan, Gaelic, Itouma ulan, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian. Thus, whllo only ono-quur-tor of thoso who employ tho facilities of the postal departments of civilized governments speak as tholr native tongue English, two-thirds of thoso wlw correspond do so In tho Kngllsh lan guage. Thero aro, Tor Instance, moro than 20,000 post olllces In Imlln, the business of which In letters and papers aggregates more than 800,000,000 a year, uud tho business of theso olllces Is done chiefly In English, though of India's total population, which Is nearly 800,000,000, fewer than 300,000 persons either speak or understand English. . Wheu a girl over 20 Is still, a hello, cither her father Is rich, or she lives In n big house, and gives parties. Many n woman clothes her body until she resembles a fashlou plate, while uhcj lets her wind go ragged, i . THE PfltTTV OPANIAnP, Ranae of PsIM'naaaaaliiM Ilia Tlnfa Anions; the Women, For from being tho gnyly dressed beauty, who raise her skirts nnd os tentatiously flirt behind her fan, the typical daughter of Hpnln is grave, quiet, unfailingly dlgnllled, simple nnd hoiuo-lorlng, singularly nrrcctloiinlo In her (lomestlo relationships. Passionate alio can doubtless be, but passion to n Spanish woman I n matter or 1 1 Co and death, far trio scrlotia n inntter to bo played with, nnd flirting la unknown to her. That Is the secret of Hint simple, direct hearing mid speech of tho Hpnii- fall woman, so free from tho embarrass ing consciousness of sex. which renders a Spanish woman so charming, with a charm In this mid In tunny other re spect so unlike Hint of tho French woman; nnd the poorest or Spanish women, however gracious alio may lie, tins no dllllculty In conveying an nsaur alienor tho fact that she belongs lo her self, snys a writer In tho Nineteenth Century. The snylng of Popo that "most women hnro no chnrncter nt nil" would ut all events not have suggested Itself In Spain, where the senio of al most sclf-suulcllig self Kisi-sslon si-ems to bo the rule nmong the women of tho ordinary population, who often retain both vitality nnd charm of manner Into old ago. There Is no class or the pop I ulatlon of whom thla Is not true, per haps least of all that class (on the verge of glpaydotn) which still keeps up the dances of old Spain for the Joy or an crix smaller circle. Abroad, the dauci-s or Hpnln aro transferred by the original I skill or nu Otero or a Cnrnieneltn (Uucr 1 rero being tho splendid exception); at ' home they arc ntteiiunted In polite so- clcty, rendered coniinonplnce lu care chantant, suppressed In their favorite haunt by the unrewarding Spaniard. In Ravlllo nearly every home of real ' native dancing is now closed; lu Mnl- ngn you may think you know every thing, nnd yet never see or hear or the Chlnltna, with Its malodorous approach, with tho Htrniigu old world picture It present within, such ns one sees In seventeenth century Dutch paintings. Here ouo mny sometimes witness the best performances In Spain. BACTERIA IN DIGESTION. Clilcken Die When I-'ei on Htcrlllzed l-'ooil Ccrtalu lliicterla Needed. The result of experiment with chickens to determine tho effect of In testinal bacteria uoii the process or di gestion arc reported by Professor Schot tellus In a recent number or the Arcblr fur Hygiene, and reproduced by the Staats .eltung, reKirts the Literary Di gest. Chickens were kept lu cage rrom which all bacteria were carerully ex cluded and were supplied wllh food equally free from bacteria. They ate ravenously and almost continually, and evidently digested their food well, yet not only did they not fatten, but 'they steadily decreuscd In wolght and strength. Another series of experiments gave direct and osltivc proof that the pres ence of Intestinal bacteria Is necessary to nutrition. Chickens which had been hatched and raised lu a sterilized en vironment, receiving only germ-free ford, thrived for a week nnd then be gan to decline In weight nnd strength. Then they wero divided Into two groups, ono of which was fed on ster ilized food, the other on food containing bacteria. All of the Hrat group died in a few days; the others Improved rapid ly and soon were Indistinguishable from chickens that had run freo In the poultry yard. Mine. Metchulkorr has obtained analogous results with tad poles which, red ror a time with germ- free food, attained an average weight or 2T milligrams and an average length of 15.5 millimeters, while other tad IKIes, fed for the same period on ordi nary food, had an average weight of 142 milligrams nnd an average length of 20.0 millimeters. POPE LEO'S OLD NURSE. Woman Now Over One Hundred Year Call at the Vatican. The Popo recently gave an audience to Anna Moroni, a woman over 100 years old, who, as a young girl, acted as bis nurse. Sho was conducted over tho "royal staircase," otherwise re served for sovereigns, and sat opposite tho Pope In a big armchair, also an extraordinary favor, much ngalnst Vat ican etiquette. The holy father smiled henlgnnntly on "SIguora Anna," cau tioning her to rest well before she spoke. After a while the old woman commenced to talk of old times and old friends. "Do you remember when good old Auntie Protperl saved you from tho bad boys on the market place. In Hel lo trl 7 They would hnve whipped you sure If auntie hadn't Interfered, ror you ycro not n strong boy." Tho two old friends talked for over an .hour. Dr. I.npponl occasionally In terpreting, for both Anna and Deo are hard of hearing. As sho hobbled away tho old woman excused herself for having given tho doctor so much trou ble. "That's nil right. Annlnn." sold tho holy rather; "both or us hoard so much In our long life no wonder our ears refuso to serve." Anna left the Vutlean In a papal cnP- rlage, holding In her lap tho golden rosary I.eo had given her nnd n docu ment granting her an ample life pen sion, payable by tho Vatican treasury. Villuo of CaloiUln. Crematory companies would do well to note tho statement of n chemist who has determined, by painstaking analy sis, that a human body of average slzo contains three pounds and thirteen ounces of calcium. Tho current quota tion of palclum Is $300 nn ounce, which would glvo us each n value, In the re tort, of $18,300, or oiio-fourth our weight u gold, Witli Joy. j, Sorrow ever cometU To sadden and destroy, Hut in a daisied meadow We're hand-lii-haud with Joyl Atlanta Couatltutlou, Do you want to be an unusual per son? Give, wheu culled upon to do so In n worthy ennte, without tfiat funny look In your eyes. 1 . I I I Ono way to avoid disappointment Is to Beck something other people don't want. i. f 7,'WbS-M(WiAfVS?J'!,I,'' iun roll I'ttM.rCATION, . n, ,iij wnifn, loaobura;, Oregon, May 2D, ISO, la llff-cbv Ifln Hint Irt ,.n.. pllnnce Willi llm provisions of the act of ('ongrsaa or Juno 3, 1ST, entitled "An Act for lh anlo of Timber I.anil In th rilatrn of Cnlirornln, Oregon, Nevada nml VVashlnston Territory." na ettended tn nil Iho J 'i j I.I lo I .a lid Btntea l,y act of Auguat 4, lMtt, Annie II. Young, nt Ifo'iulntn, county of Chehnlla, fltate ot Washington, hua till dhy (lied In thla ci lice her aworn statement No. 2M3, for the I'Urclmao ut Ilia w!J swVi, a 1,4 nw(i of Dec lion No. n, Township No. 3D south, of Kalian 7 west, nnd will offer proof lo show that Hie land souxht la more valuable for It (linher or alnna than for agricultural purimwa, and to establish her claim to said land lie.'oro Marin I.. Ware. United Htates CoinmliMloncr, at Kugene, Ort-xon, on Friday, the Jlth day of Auxuat, 1. HI11) rumMi aa witnesses: Oeo, Woolley, of Drain, Oregon; Klmer Woolley, of Drain. Ori-lion: tiro. W. Hhuw. ut Drain. Ori-Bon; lleaslo il. Crawford, of Iloiiualm, tv uan. Any and all persona claiming adverse ly Hie aljMVti-lIl-MlltH-d lutlllH urm IWIIJHl. ed to file their claims In this office on or ueiure me earn 151 11 day or Auicuat, Vtft. J. T. nitlDUKS, lleglater. Timber Ijind Act, June 3, 1(178. notick fou 1'Uiii.ic'A'rioN. U. H. iJind Ofllce. Hoseburg, Oregon, May IS, fiotlce la hereuy glten thai In com- C nance Willi (he provlalona of the act of onitreea of June 3, 1OTI. entitled "An ,cl ror the aalfi nt Tlmlw-r linrla In in Mtatea of California, Oregon, Nevada nnd WitahlnKton Territory," as extended to all llm I'ulillc i nil Htates by act of August I. JDS'.'. Mra. XfArv f.. Itnhlnin of Cotiaae CJrove. county or Ine. ftlnle of Oregon, has thla day filed In thla ofllce iit-r awurn aiaiemem no. zist, lor ttie pur chase of tho so',4 of flection No. II, town ahlo 22 south, of mnite 2 wi-nt. And will offer proof lo show that the land aouitht is rnoro vaiuanie jor ita umoer or atone than for agricultural purposes, and to es tablish her claim to said land before the ItegUier und Kecelver of this olllee at Kosebursc. Oregon on Wedneadav. the 27th day of Auguat, 1'JIZ. duo nurnea aa witneesea: jonn I'almcr. Dan llrumbauah. II. l'atten. Tom lilnw. all of Cottage Urove, Oregon, Any ami an persons claiming adverse ly the nbovv-deffcrlbed lands are request ed to file their claims In this olMce on or beiore the sain zmt day or August, IVIZ. J. T. IlltlDOUrf, lleglater. Timber Ind Act. June i, M78. NOTICK FOU rUltl-ICATlON. U. a. Land Office. Hoaeburg, Oregon. May II, lf Notice la hereby elven that In comull- a nee with the provisions of the act of congress ot June i, is,s, entitled "An .ict lor Hie bale of Timber lund In the Htatca of California. Orfiron. Nnvnila and Washington Territory," u extend ed to ull the 1'ubllc Land Htates by act .ii Annum 1, itett. Charlea W. Van Wormer. or ITInctton. county of Mllle l.es, State of Minnesota, haa this day tiled In thla of llce his sworn atatement No. 2117, for (he purcnase or tne aw'i or uecuon No. :i. lownanip zi soum, uange u west, and will offer broof to show that the land sought la more valuable tor Its timber it atone than ror airrlcultural nuroofces. and to eatubhah his claim to said land bo- ore the Ht-Klster und Uecelver of thla ot- ,ice ui uoat-u-jrff, Oregon, on inursday, '-lie :1st day of August, VfJt. lie names aa witneesea: De Witt C. Davis, of Drain. Oregon; C. K. Trumble, il Drain, Oregon; J. van itnee, or iuaca. .Vllnnesotu; Fred Warren, of Mllaca. Min nesota. Any and all persons clalmliiK adverse ly the above-described lands are requeat-.-d to Ille their clalma In thta olMce on or before the said 21st day of August, J. l. UHIDUKH, Keglster. Timber Land Act. June 3. 1878. NOTICK FOU 1'IJUI.ICATION. U. S. Land Office. Itoseburg, Oregon, May 31, 1J2. Notice Is hereby elven that In compli ance with the provisions ot the act of Congress of June 2. 1878, entitled "An Act ror tne Kale or nmner i-anua in the States of California. Oregon. Nevada and Washington Territory," as extend ed to all the l'ublic Land States by act of August 1. Josenh E. Youna:. of Cottage Grove, county of Lane, State of Oregon, has this day tiled In this office his sworn statement No. ScOl for the pur chase of the lots 4. 5, 6, 7. 14 and IS of Sec tion No. 9). Township zz souin. itango i west, and will offer uroof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Us Umber or atone than for agricultural pur poses, and to eatabllsh hla claim to said land before the Ilezlater and Uecelver of thta office at Uoseburg. Oregon, on Mon day, the 22nd any or September, lwz. lie names as witnesses: John D. Pal mer. Marlon W. Davis, Orln Uoblnson. N. If. Martin, all of Cottage OroU-. Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adverse ly the nbove-dcscrlbed lands are request or before the said nd day of August. 1902. er to nie ineir claims in inis umcc on j. r. liuiDuus. jtegisier. Timber Land Act. June 3. 1ST8. NOTlCK FOU PUBLICATION. U. S. I-and Office. Uoscburc. Oreeon. May 12. 1902. Vnllre Is herebv elven that In com pliance with the provisions or the act of Con urese of Juno 3. 1878, entitled "An Aet for the sale of Timber Landa In the Htatea of California. Oreeon. Nevada and Washington Territory." as extended to all the Public Land States by act of Auguat 4. M lu Tnlse F. TJecker. of Illbblng, county of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, haa this day filed In this of fice her sworn statement No. 23SS, for the purchase of the seU ot Section No. 18, Township 21, Uange 5 west, and will of fer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Ita timber or atone than for agricultural purposea. and to estab lish her claim to aald land before the Reg ister and Uecelver of this office nt nose bun;. OrcKon. on Thursday, the 21st day of August, 1902. She names as witnesses: uacou un lltiee, of Mllaca. Minnesota; CI. F. war ren, of Mllaca. Minnesota: Mrs. Abble F. Clark, ot Mllaca, Minnesota: C. K. Trum ble, or Drain, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adverse-Ii- the nlmve-deserlbed lnpds are reuuest- ed to file their claims In this office on or before the said 21st day or August, nus. j. T. uiumita, Keglster. Timber Land .Act. June 3. 1878. NOTICE FOIl PUHL1CA.T10N. U. S. Land Office. Hoseburg. Oregon, May 12, 1902. Kntlf 14 hereby elven that In com pliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June & 1878, entitled "An Aet for the sate of Timber Lands In the Stntes of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory." aa extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, lktu. ilMrett F. Warren. of Mllaca, county ot Mllle Lacs, State ot Minnesota, nas mis aay nieu in inis ut iles his sworn statement. No, SJMi. for the purchase of the neii of Section No. 18, township 51 south, of Uange 5 west, and win nftVr nrnof to show that the land sought la more valuable for Its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before tho Register and Uecelver ot thla office at Uoaeburg. Oregon-, on Thursday, the 21st day of August. 1902. He names ns witnesses: C. E. Trum mell. of Drain, Oregon; D. Davis, of Drain, Oregon; J, Van Rhee. of Mlllack. Minnesota; L. F. Decker, ot Illbblng, Minnesota. Any and nil persons claiming adverse ly the nbove-descrlbed lands nn? request ed to file their claims In this office on or before the aald 21st day of August. 19(12. J. T. niUDClES, Register. Timber Land Act. June 3. 1S78. NOTICK FOU PUUI.ICATION. U. S. Ind Office. Uoaeburg, Oregon, May 12. 1903. Notice Is hereby given that In com pliance with the provisions of the act ot Congress of Juno 3, 1878. entitled "An Act for the sale of Timber Ijinds In the Stntes of California, Oregon. Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1S92. Mrs. Abbte F. Clark, of Mlllca, county of Mllle 1-ncs, State of Minnesota, has this day tiled In thla office her sworn statement No. 23S4, for the pur chase of the nwU, being Iota 1. 3, eH nwtt of Section No. 18. Township 21 south, of Uange G west, and will offer proof to show that tho Innd sought Is more valuable for Its timber or stone than for agricul tural purposes, anil to establish her claim to said land before the Heclstcr and Ue celver of this office at Uoaeburg, Oregon, on Thursduy, tho 21st day of Auguat, 1902. che names as witnesses: Ansa ixiuise F. llecker. of Illbblng, Minnesota; O. F. Warren, of Mllaca. Minnesota; Jacob Van Ithee, of Mllaca, Minnesota; C. 13, Trum ble, of Drain. Oregon. Any and all persona claiming adverse ly the nhovo-descrlbed lands are request ed to file their claims In thla office nn or before the said 18th day ot Auguat. 1902. j. i, DiUDUi.H, itegiaier. Timber Land Act, June 3. 1878. NOTICK IPOU PUBLICATION. U. S. Ijind Office, noaeburg, Oregon, May 7. 1902. Notice la hereby elven thnt In enm. nllanca with the provisions of the act of Congress ot June 3, 1878, entitled. "An 'A.et .for Jh sat of TlnvW Uwli In th(U th. rMla Land Rta.Ua by ad et Btntea of California. Or son, NrvniU and Auguat i, im. " oy set or Washington Territory." aa eitendad tn ull the i'lihtlo Land States by act ot August 4, 1SK. Ilonry Levi, of Ifoqulnm, county ot Chrhnlls, Stats of Washington, has thla day filed In thla of flco his sworn atatement No. 2M1, for the purchase! of iho nwU of flection 11, Town ship No, 11 south, of range 0 west, nnd will offer proof to show that (ho land sought la mom valuable for Its limber or atone than for agricultural purposes, nnd to establish hla claim to aald land before the llpclater and Uecelver of (hla office at Uosebiirg, Oregon, on Monday, (ha 18 Ui day of Auguat, 1902. lie names na witnesses: Michel K vail it, of Ifoqulnm, Washington; George W, Woolley, of Drain.' Oregon; O. W. Shaw, of 'HiKiulnm, Washington; Frank A, un let!, of lloqulam, Washington. Any and all persons claiming adverse ly the above-described lands are requeat ed to file their claims In thla office on or before the said Itlh day of Auguat. lrt. J. T. UitlDUKH. Iteglater. Timber Ijind Act, June 3, 1878. NOTICK FOU i'UHLICATION. (J. H. Ind Office. Hoseburg, Oregon, Mny 12, Ii2. Notice Is hereby given that In compli ance wllh (ha provisions of (he act of Congress of June 3, 1878. entitled "An Act for the Hale of Timber Lands In the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," ns extend ed to all the 1'ubllc Land States by act of August 4, m. Jacob Van Ithee, of Mllaca, county of Mllle Lacs, Stale of Minnesota, has this day filed In this office his aworn atatement No. 2387, for the pur chase of the nei of Section No, 24, Town ship 21, Uange 6 west, and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more val uable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish hla claim to aald land before the lleg later nnd Uecelver or thla office at Hose burg, Or,, on Thuraday, the 21st day uf August, 1902. Ilo names aa witnesses: Miss Louise F. Decker, or Illbblng, Minnesota; O. F. Warren, of Mllaca. Minnesota; Mrs. Ab ble K. Clark, of Mllaca, Minnesota; C. K. Trumble, of Drain, Oregon, Any and all persons claiming adverse ly the above-deacrlbed lands are request ed to Ille their claims In this office on or Ixfore the said 21st day of August, 1902. J. T. UltlDOKS. lleglater. Timber Land Act, June 3, 1878. NOTICK FOU I'UHLICATION. U. S. Land Office. Hoseburg, Oregon. May U, 1902. Notice Is hereby given .that In compli ance with the provisions of the act of Congreea 61 June 3. 1878, entitled "An Act for the Sale of Timber Lands In .he States of California. Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as extend ed to all the I'uhllc Land States by act of August I, 1892. De Witt C. Davis, of Drain, county of Douglas, State of Or egon, has this day filed In this office his aworn atatement. No. 2416, for the pur chase of the nwU of Section No, 21. town ihlp 21 south, Uange 6 west, and will of fer proof to show that the land Is more valuable for Us timber or atone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before the llegla ter and Uecelver of this office at Hoso burg, Oregon, on Thursday, the 21st day of August, 12. He names as witnesses: O. W, Van Wormer, of Princeton, Minnesota; C. K. Trumble, of Drain, Oregon; J. Van lthee. of Mllaca, Minnesota; Fred Warren, of Mllaca, Minnesota. Any and all persona claiming adverse ly the above-described landa are request ed to Hie their clalma In thla office on or before the said 21st day of August. 1. J. T. imiDOES. Hcglater. Timber Land Act, June 3. 1S78. NOTICK FOU PUUI.ICATION. U. S. 1-arid Office. Uoaeburg, Oregon May 26. 1. Notice Is hereb) given that In com pliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3. 1878, entitled "An Act for the sale of Timber Landa In the States ot California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act ot Auguat 4, 1882. Anna J. Cheney, of Cottage Grove. County of Lane, State ot Oregon, has this day tiled In thla office her aworn atatement No. 2605, for the pur chase of the wU. set and lot 8 of Section No. 8 ot Township No. 22 south, Uange 1 west, and will offer proof to show that the land sought la more valuable for Its tim ber or stone than for airrlcultural pur- noses, and to establish her claim to said land before Marie L. Ware, U. S. Com missioner at Eugene. Oregon, on Thurs day, the 7th day of Autrust. 19D2. She names as witnesses: Frank Hen derson, Frank LeHoy, of Cottage Grove, Iine County. Or.: Joe Burnett, of Wild- wood, Lane County, Or.; Alfred D. Le Hoy. of cottage urove. Lane county, or ee-on. Any and all persons claiming adverse ly tne aoove-oescnrjeu lanas are request ed to nie tneir claims in mis oince on or before the said Ttn day or August, iwz. J. T. PitlDQKS. Register. Timber Land Act. June 3. 1878. NOTICK FOU PUUL1CATION. U. S. I-and office. Roseburir. Oreeon. May 20. 1902. Notice Is hereby eiven that In com pliance with the provisions of the act ot Congress nt Jure 3. 1878, entitled "An Act for the sale of Timber Lands In the States or California. Oregon. Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, UK. llenrv A. Drewer. of Albany, county of Linn, State ot Ore gon, has this day filed In this office his sworn statement No. 2635. for the pur chase or the e'i swu. U nrii, nwft seu of tsection 21 of Township 20 south, range 6 west, and will offer proof to show that the land sought la more valuable for Us Umber or stone than for agricultural pur poses, and to establish his claim to said land before Marie L. Ware. TT. S. Commis sioner. Kugene. Oregon, on Monday, the ttn day oc August, if He names as witnesses: Charlea wilt- se, Mae Wilts. George A. uetta ana airs. Q. A. Uetts, all of Loralne, Lane county, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adverse ly the above-described lands ure request ed to file their claims In this office on or before the said itn nay or August, iva. j. I. uitiuutss, itegiaier. Timber Land Act, June 3. 187$. NOTICK FOU PUULICATION. U. 8. Land Office. Roseburg. Oregon May 20, 1902. Notice Is hereby Riven that In com pliance with the provisions of the act of Congress ot June 3, 1878. entitled "An Act for the salo of Timber Lands la the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Publlo Land States by act of August , IKK. Alfred D. LeRov. ot Cottage Grove, county of Lane, State of Oregon, has this day filed in thla office his sworn statement No. 3663. for the pur chase of the lots 4, 5, 6 and 7 of aectlun No. 8. of Township No. south, ran go 1 west, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Its tim ber or stone than for agricultural pur- lioses. ana to establish ins claim to saiu and before Marie L. Ware. U. S. Com missioner at Kugene, Oregon, on Thurs day, the 7th day ot Auguat. 1902. lie namea as witnesses: Frank Hender son. Frank LeHoy, ot Cottage Grove, Lane county. Ore.; Joe Burnett, of Wild wood. Lane county. Ore.; Anna J. Che ney, of Cottage Grove. Lane county. Or. Any and alt persons claiming adverse ly the nbove-descrlbed lands are request ed to file their claims In this office on or before the said 7th day of Auguat. 1902. j. J. iimuuiis, jiegister. Timber Land Act, June 3, 1878. NOTICK FOU PUBLICATION. U. 8. IJind Office. Roseburg, Oregon, May 29 1902. Notice la hereby cleu that In com pliance with the provisions of the act of Jongress of June 3, 1878, entitled "An Act for the salu ot Timber iJtnds In the ritutea of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," ns extended to nil tho 1'ubllc Land States by act of Auguat 4, Mi. George W. McQueen, of Cottage arove. county of Lane, State of Oregon, has this day flled In this ofllce his aworn atatement No. 2&S5, for the pur chase of the nU neU of Section No. 6 of Township 20 south, of Uange 2 west, and will offer proof to ahow that the land sought Is more valuable for Its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to estauusn ins ciaim to saiu lann oeiore Marie L. Ware, U, S. Commissioner at Kuirene. OreRon. on Monday, the 18th day of August, 1902. Ho names as witnesses: C. A. Coats, James Potts, James Ostrander. 11. T. now, an ot i-oitnge urove. uregon. Any and all persons claiming adverse- lv tbn nhnvn-ileseriheil lnmlq nm raniiftat. ed to file (heir claims In tola office on or before (he said 18th day of August. 1903. j. i. umuuu.a, jtegisier. Timber Land Act, June 3, 1878, NOTICK FOU PUULICATION. U. a Land Office. Uosehurg, Oregon, May 7, 1932. Notlre is hereby elven that In com. nllanca with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled "All Act for the sale ot Timber Lands In the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and wosnington '.territory,' as extended i PhhI, A tilt, l!S?m- r'"ly if t'helialla. ftlate of lHsningtnn. haa thla day nteil In (hit q(. nee his aworn statement No. Mn. for tho purchase of lh au awtt. na awi lifi n k.i 7 1 " lm" UWL sew or Heollon No. 4, Tnwnehi U," ieuth. of Hnnge 9 west, ami will ortir M5f io show Hint the land sought la MoNmllli. hie for lla llmlier nr mtnnm - cultural purpnee. and to iMabllah Ida claim lo mid land Infer th.TuMlGtVr and Uecelver iif (hla ofllea nt HoWBW OrS gon, on Monday, tha ltth day of Auguat. He name na wltnasaea; Michel Kvaut of lloqulnm. WaaUigton: n. W. jroVw. "i ,uinm, .tnpiiiliaiun, unnrv lrfVI, of Imulam. Washington: Onnrm v vt',u.i. ry, of Drain, Oregon. Any and nil persons claiming adverse, ly the alMive-ileaerlbwt In ml lift renueal eil lo nie their claims In (his office nn or beforo Iho said II th day of Annual, 1WS, i. i ijiwi'tjr., iteglater ..TJCl,,fr ''"id Mt. June 1 1878. NOT1CR FOU POULICATION' . t:. 8. Lund (ittlre. noselnirg, Oregon, May 7, 1WJ. Notioe la Iterator atvan tiL in pllanee with (he provlalotia of (he set uf Congress uf June 3, lsts, entitled -An Act lor tho sale of Tlmusr laiuds In the Km ten of California. Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," aa extended t,. nil (ho Publlo Lnmf Htates by not of Auguat 4, 1W2. ' Michel Uvmur, of lloqulnm, county of Chehalhf, Statu of Washington, has this day llleil In this of fice hla aworn statement No. iJU, for the purchase of the neU of Section 11, Town- mo souin, ot jiHnge e west, and will fTer nrnnf tn ahnu- llvnl thf-lnn,l mii-hi than for agricultural purpose, and to establish Ms claim to snlil land before th i iiiuin vniuuuin mr tim iimoer ni- atone itcgisier ami iieceivcr or this omen at Uosehurs'. Orecnn. on Monday, the lsili day ot Auguat, 19vs. He names na witnesses! O, W. Shaw, of Hoqulam, Washington; Henry Levi, of noquiam, vvasningion; weorge wooiey, oc Drain, Oregon; F. A. Olllett, of Iliiquldm, Washington. Any and all persona claiming adverse ly the above-described lands are renueat- ed to file their clnjmi In thta office on or beforo the aald lin day or Auguat, 1902. j, i. 1HUDUI-.U, itegiaier. It seems that the spring publishing business Is largely In excess of Inst year's. Ono explanation of this Is of fered, that the best reading public Is coming more and more to bo bookj cf a serloas literary character. For a long time Miss Barnh Orue Jewctt had a clear Held In Kcw Eng land as a writer of tales of that sec tion. Miss Wllklns stepped tn and m.ulo a sudden success. Nothing was heard from Miss Jewett for a long time. Now she has come to the front ngnln nnd has published her most successful boots. "The Tory Lovor." In his new book, "Heroines of fic tion," Mr. Howells makes tho aston ishing statement that he has never read a novel by Stevenson, and only one by George Meredith. He places Mrs. Humphrey Ward nt the head of mod ern writers of fiction and comparoa her to George Eliot- No wonder many peo ple do not take William Dean HowclU nt bis own valuation. A village postmaster, noted for his 111-tlmed expressions, recently describ ed Dr. Henry Van Dyke ns "tho nngu lars' writer." On hearing of It Dr. Van Dyke remarked: "Now 1 know what the troublo has been nil theso years angularity. But even tho most angular writer must get soma of his corners rubbed off In a world like this. Fatness Is not for me, but perhaps In time I may become round If my work continues to press." Mrs. Martha McCuIIoch Williams, says The Times Review, uttlo thought that when she wrote "Next to tbs Ground" It would ever bo used as a handy guide by chicken thieves. A letter from Mississippi complains: "If you only knew," tho letter runs, "how we are pestered with chicken tyleves you would never hare made public that trick of making chickens step from n roost on to a warm board to be carried off. I call that encouraging crime." Women certainly have an ciml chance with men. In literature at least For Instance, Mrs. Edith Wharton, three rears ago. was almost unknown. To-day she Is classed among America's foremost writers of fiction. Her early attempts were In short stories, but late- , ly she has succeeded In a long norci. Mrs. Wharton Is the wife of Edward Wharton of Philadelphia, and Is but !t3 years of age. She Is wealthy, and pass ed a great deal of her earlier life In Italy. "The Gospel of Judas Iscarlot," by Aaron Dwlght Baldwin.' Is a unique, powerful and fascinating story. It is a remarkable picture of the Iloman and Jewish world ID centuries ago. The book holds no artificial complications, and for the first tlmo In fiction the real character of Tiberius Caesar and his aged mother, I.lvla, is graphically de pleted. Judas Is made the typical Prod igal Son of the parable, and bis adven tures are curious. Interesting and en lightening, tit him for tho part ho Is to later play In the "Tragedy of tho uni verse." It Is said tho author spent sev eral years in gathering1 data that would enable a true and clear Insight of tb character of Judns, and ho has pro duced a story which portrays that per son lu a novel and startling light- Tbo Diver's. Limit or Depth. Submarine divers hnvo not yet suc ceeded In reaching 200 feet below tho surface, with all the ndvntitnges of ar mor, air supply aud weights to sink them. Tim effort has been made to reach a wreck In 2-10 feet of wnier. The accounts stnte that nt 1!I0 feet tie diver began to experlcuco serious rou ble. At 200 feet, after suffering terri bly, ho lost consciousness uud wns hnulcd up. Dl-cra cannot work iiiueli below 100 feet lSxporlcuco Hail Taught Hint. Sher-I often wonder how you man age to dash oft tboso exquisite little poems of yours. And what n lot of money yor must mnkol Tho Poet -Oh, tt Is very easy! I sit down, say, In January, and think until about Au gust or September. Then lu November or December, when the, poem Is com pleted, I sell It for a guinea, or sotuo times as much as two." Unoccupied Laud tn Montana. There nre ubout 30,000,000 acros of unoccupied public land yet remaining lu Montana. . Tha United Kingdom. England consists of 37.000".ouo awes. Scotland 10,500,000. and Ireland 000. illilllffl