Bohemia Nugget
I.SuNv. lIKfmY, ICUItrir and rrop'r.
lot the table. IIo
that In America tbo
rpjM? Indecency, tlmtUm pure whlto
I light of publicity bcrfts upon high ami
lows Horls linn len mod somo
about tills connlry. Hut he has I
I them too In I p. Ami there nre
! ' rrr-Aud they live here. Tli
A llltlo taffy now and then Is relished to turn tho llino light 01
Ity tho Wisest men. I skeletons In the closets of "respectabil
ity" ns well as uon the dark corners
COfprAGB&ROVE. ( , .OREGON.
can reimrt tbo fact P(iITlrPRV RfVS I? TRW I I suspect your law library is rother
tho newspapers cx- wululu AVIOU. contracted."
This brutal and unnecessary remark
nud roused him
Rb amir , U'K Cumin's prldo
things! WHYTHEY EXCEli;LAD8 DROUGHT k ,
mm r upjn tMe city. 1 utw ,,. ,onV
.othewa , ,7 . "A moment's: eontcmptua
No man can win success by doing and cesspools of vice. The greatest J
something that has been dono before.
If a trusPvoiild corner ping-pong
balls tho act would cover a niultlludo
of bad breaks.
safeguard of society Is a truth telling
press.
ho said, after a,
.w. Illrtlimlii am. I Innml lllli,.
ie press irefarw,, , o.,.,nn..ii- ti. lir.t ii.ii.In. Iam poor, and the clrcutnstanco has
on some of tbo , ... k.. 1. nt i.ir curtailed by library. .My books are not
llio Town-ltrtnl Hoy U I.lk.ly to numerous, but they are select, and I
H.rly IUcom. HU.e. ll0l,ft 1 ,mVC l,0r8"' '" 1
, prepared myself for this high profes-
A country boy's lack of opportunity U VZX 52
hi, best 4.p.en, for "tiio serious ft V M lH,8l,l" f
Of nil tho forms of human wenfcnwa BtruirKlo of Ufo, This souuds itariuloxl- w .
aolf-ptty Is one of tho most dangerous, ( cnl. but It Is true It Is Just ns true ns K$fr$$$4$$4$f
Itn nnrvifiit tint (n Kx enrrf trr wturunli. till? OimosltP ttrOIWmltloil. Hint th uroilt
BiKiB4ai I " vj iv "V kiwi J V - - - "
nlr hm I The ili1tl4iitlmi nf mirli n habit nnrnrs est hindrances a city bay has to contend
first thought Is not ono of recret for I lntenso selfishness, tt means that you 'vtth are the opportunities which beset
his own Ihame, but of what tho world have not duly compared your sorrows htm when young and pursue him till be
Will think-.
and troubles with" thoso of others. It
means (hat you aro elevating your lit
The Tradition of
St. Swlthin's Dny. $
?x,x,x, la., ifc
aft
A STUDY IN SCARLET
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
A rltlxjfn Is dead as the result of I tie disasters and trials unduly. Ego
arinking horso liniment, ucccaseu is iisti mere aro ouiers. Aim in com
supposed, to haTO taken the stuff In tho I parison with tho woes of hundreds of
liopo of relieving hoarseness.
thousands yours aro Inconsequential,
Tho best euro for self-replnlng Is
fair comparison with tho troubles of
humanity. The other day a poor crip
ple was being rolled about tho room of
a sanitarium In an Invalid's cbalr. The
bones of bis legs had been ciitcn up.
all but tho lime, by rheumatism. Four
times ho had fallen and broken his
legs, the last time ono of them splln
tered Into fourteen pieces. Afterwards
ono of these legs had ben twice ampu'
tated. Ills hands were twisted llko
Alio crnu.j'ifiir Kiircnu 01 mo cnuuus i m a- .,- ...
1.. iLiu 1 1 , ""S"a w 11m lace iti 1 11 13 poor iw
"" .V "" " "'..low was full of luflnlto Jest When
some ono expressed pity his eyes twin
Any Irritation caused by tho an
nouncement of tho Information of a
witch-hazel trust will only bo aggra
vated by" tho application of witch-hazel.
An editor says that "kissing Is a
pretty bad thing, when you como to
think about It" Don't think about It.
Bho who'hesltates Is lost ho who hesi
tates Is a chump.
that such terrible conditions need but
to bo stated In order to arouso tho
American conscience.
Tho latest fad In trusts Is a combi
nation of manufacturers of candy with
it capltaljflf $9,JOO,000. This Is a enso
of sweetness long drawn out sure
enough. Hut will It stick?
Tho Chinese Boxers continue to
causo trouble. The only good Iloxers
seem to bo tho kind that tho foreign
ers found lying around In the streets
of Peking when tbo Invasion was effected.
kled and he said: "Oh, I'm worth a
dozen dead men." You ought to bo
ashamed of yourself. Your self com
miseration over comparative trifles In
tho light of such suffering Is almost
criminal. And If you persist In your
self pity you will grow chronic and It
will take all your manhood or woman
hood from you. You will loso all pow
er of discrimination and tho thwarting
of every slight desire will breed dls
palr. Hold up your chin. AU must
suffer and regret Save your pity for
others.
Active volcanoes Is tho latest addi
tion to tho delights of life In the Phil
ippines. This, however. Is only, anoth
er Indication that we can produce any-
When we get puffed up with pride
and prosperity and point to tho Mor
gans and Uockefcllcrs and the other
kings of finance and trade; when we
cbange tho cry of "millions" to "bit
..l.. .1... ,1. -w -
....u uu, " i' lions" and feel that we aro really now.
" erful. Mother Nature steps In and takes
begins the real business of life n busl-
ncss which vnch Individual must carry
on for himself. Kor the city boy every
thing Is made ns easy as possible. Kven
pleasure becomes to him an old story
before ho Is out of his teens. Ilrought
up In the feverish rush of a place where
invat things aro happening day by
dny, ho sees the world with a cynic's
eyes and despises the small things
which, like the bricks In a house, go to
Somebody nt Uoston has taken tho
trouble to cxposo Saint Swlthln, who
Is shown to bo n pious old fraud, and
Incidentally some rather Interesting
flgures aro collected showing thu num
ber of rainy days In various sumuicrs
since 187U.
Saint Swlthin's day, It will bo re
membered, Is July IS, and tho reputa-
8
TAUT ll-Chaplor V Continued. cried. "It la ns much ns my own Ufo
, , . ... 1 1 Is worth to bo soon talking with yon.
In his cagornoss ho had wandered T,,or , wnrrnnt against you from
wJ.?'! '5? rOT,n.M.. .wlllc'1 lt tho Holy Tour for assisting tho l'or-
. . .", . .V" i" .1 , ,'frlors away:
had taken "l fcnr tll0m ,,r ,ll"lr wnr-
..-..' . .... . . ... .... rant." Mono said, earnestly. "You
r"u? ,"w.n,cn ""."- must know snmetl Imr of this matter,
nun umiiou nnu suumvuicu " -,,,- i ri,i,lri, v hv overvlhlng
limnv L-nrL-.-a tviilrh w.im ji. llkn towpcr. 1 coiijuro you ny oyoryiiiuiK
ono another that It was impossible to J ' ' Z,
nllmr . ....... .. ....... ..........
l'or Ood'ii sake, don't rufUHO tu an
swor mo,
"What Is lit" tbo Mormon asked,
uneasily, "llo quick. Tho very rocks
hsvo ears and tho trees eyes,
"What has bocomo of I.ucy Kc
rlorf"
"8ho was married yesterday to
the upbuilding of characters' and the n,ut 18 UH, '
, ,, ," . .., dltlon or adage which runs to the cf-
,.fc , . . , .. ,.,.." feet that If It rains on Saint Swlthin's
z ..,; r. x fV.i ;r;,; hn. 7.. : dy . forty
taste and scant regard.
xuo conumons surrounuing mo com.- weather bureau rvconls, but now It
try boy arc as different as possible. .i0..a .,. ,.0 .,...,, ,M.,nt nf ..,. ,,.
There Is n deal of regular work that tradition came nenrer being true this
distinguish ono from tho other,
IIo followed ono for a inllo or mure.
until ho camo to a mountain torrent
which ho was sure that ho bad never
scon before
Nleht was comlne on rantillv. and
it was almost dark before ha at Inst
found himself lu a dotllo which was
familiar to him.
Kvon then it was no easy matter young Drolibor. Hold up, man, bold
to keep to tho right track, for tho up, you bnvo no Ufa left In you,
moon had not yet rlscn.'nnd tho high "Don't mind mo," said Hope, faint
cliffs on olthor ntilo inmln tho .ilmr-tir.hr tin wns wlillo to tho very 11 in.
Ity mora profound. and had sunk dawn on tho stono
Weighed down with his burden, acnlnst which ho hnd been lending,
and wnnrv f mm hl nvnrtlnnn ha I "Mnrrlml vnn ttnvT"
davH followliiL-. Thin did verv wpll hn. stumbled along, keening un bis heart "Mnrrlod yesterday that's what
fore tho days of rain-gauges and ujr lao rciiocuon mat every siep moso lings aro lor on mo ..nmiwimm.
bo carrlod Tilth him euoush to In tween youtiE Drnhhar and young
sura them food for tho remainder Stangerson ns to which was to have
everv country boy must do. and this . "'".or their Journey. her. They'd both been In tho party
eery country ixiy must uo, nnu mis ..cnr tunn for twcnty ytan lm8ti Bnya 0 ,md now como ,0 tbo m0Hth ot thpt fonawCli them, and Stangerson
regularity of employment, mostly ont .of tIle Now York Evening l'ost Out of tho vory defllo In which ho hnd left had shot her father, which seemed to
"" iireuiraira i.uiusir.uus uuuu, tll0 ror,.. Anya lMa ycnr t rnmd Oil WOm.
while It contributes to a physical do- twenty-two. This was uearly equaled
vclopmeut which In after years Is Just i 1Soa when It rained twcntviie out
as valuable ns any athletic training that of the forty days. Iu 1SSU and 1000 tho
cau be had. Ho cannot run ns fast, per- recoril wng nineteen dnj.,, mT2 and
haps, ns those trained by a system; he 180i eighteen, lu 1BS0 seventeen, lu
may not be able to Jump so high or so isaj flftcc. nnd so oiu As to tho
far, or excel In any of the sports upou mount of rain. 1ST" was much the
which webestowso much time nnd from attest nt this particular season, uear-
wmcii wo gci so niucu oi pleasure, uui y twce na much ., faitlK ns ( mly
his development enables him to buckle or tho'venrs Rlne... Tl.o nxt rnlnl..
down to the hard work In which hours ycar was 188., when St. Swlthin's day
are consumed, and from which very lit- wng rr nm, cIcnr wlth ,10, n drop of
tie or no immediate pleasure Is extract- rn noston nt least. There seems to
ed. Ills strength mny U something ho 110 r..iton iwlwivn the niuount of
llko that of the cart horse, but the cart ran on st gwnnu,., ltar nud t10
horse Is to bo preferred where o long amount of rainfall following. Tbo best
and stendy pull Is required. The thor- the saint could do of Int.. vunrn was In
oughbred racehorse has a fine flight of 1SSU( whc .ft, lnch08 of rnn fell, yct It
speed and cnutcrs with delightful light- wns only an average wet season for tho
ncss nud grace along the park bridle ncIt forty days. This year's St. Swltb-
pams, ou. me ucavy worn is me worn .8 ,.. ,,. ri.th..r wet. .70 Inches fall
n . ,,, w,nt f, , tbe conceit out of humanity. John most in demand, nnd for that we want B nt noston, yct since August 1 tho
uunng his recent tour of the prov- ir r.. . . , . ' th ,iff n.,im! im . . . ..
Inrnu Hi. T.-in nf nn-in ,, v. aiuv(,.i-, i nUa tuirn, - ruuunu uas uoeu only aooui mo nvcr-
VrZf 1 ? 7T Ti bT a tram and maneIftl- "e w" r'ch- Enthusiasm Is th.'spur to endeavor, age. The year 1S3I, when the saint's
tonr.i,i th.r-fnV, Xl., Just bctoTe tbe accident he was ono and at the same time It Is the savor of day was dry. had 13.03 Inches of rulu
lW?.?lB ?f.the his -men of 010 town- After life. The country boy whose ambition during July and August
.,.i,wf 1...,. a , If ne waa a OJ',nK man, poorer than Uie has taken him to town comes tilled with
T, ,V hf, ""f,a. i !aborcr wb0 hcIPcd carrT to enthusiasms. Even the little things are l
could do as he pleased In this fash.
Ion?
rIvo him tho best rlnlm; hut when
Even In tho dnrkness ho could roc- they nrcuod It out In council. Drob
ognlzo tho outlines ot tho cliffs tier's party was tho stronger, so tho
which bounded It, prophet gnvo her over to him. No
Thoy must, ho reflected, bo nwnlt- ono won't havo her very long, though,
Ing him anxiously, for bo bad been for I saw dontb In her faro yesterday.
abdont nearly flvo hours. Bho Is more llko a ghost than a wo
rn tho Kindness of his heart he innn. Aro you off. tbont '
put his hands to his mouth and mado "Yea. I'm off." said Jefferson Hope.
tho glon ro-ocho to a loud halloo as who had risen from his sent,
a signal that ho wns rgmlng. Ills faco might hnvo been chiseled
Ho paused and listened for an an- out of mnrhlo, so hard and so set was
swor, nono camo save his own cry. Its expression, wlillo bis oyos glowed
which clattered up tho dreary, silent with n baleful light,
ravines, nnd was borno back to his "Whoro aro you golngt"
cars In countless repetitions. "Never mind." bo answered; nnd.
Again ho sloutod. oven louder than si nElng 11 wenimn over his sboul-
beforo, and ngaln no whisper enmo dor, ho strode off down the gorge nnd
back from tho friends whom ho bad so away Into tbo benrt of tbe liiouti
left such a short tlmo ago. talus to tho haunts ot tho wild
A vacuo, nameless dread camo over I beauts.
him. nnd ho hurried onward fran- Tho prediction of the Mormon was
tlcally, dropping tho precious food only too well fulfilled. Whether It
In his agitation. wns tho (orrlhlo death of her fntli.T
When ho turned tho corner, ho or tho effects of thu hnleful mnrrlnae
camo full In dlght of tho snot where Into which sho hnd been forced, poor
tho tiro had been lighted, Tbero was Lucy novor held up her bead ngaln.
still a glowing pile ot wood ashes but pined nwny nud died within n
there, but It hnd evidently not been month.
tended slnco his dsparturo. Hor sottish husband, who hnd lunr-
Tho sarao dead sllenco still reign- r ed hor nr nc ual y for the sake nf
od all round. With his fears all John Fcrrlor's property, did not nf-
changed to convictions, ho hurried fect any great grief nt his bereave
on. Thero wns no living croaturo ment: but his other wive mourned
Appendicitis Is not a new disease. A
history of tho malady, prepared by a
French specialist, records tho testi
mony of a mummy to the antiquity of
the affliction. Tbo Indication Is that
carried eighty billion tons of freight
ono mile, and In 1000, according to the
uuu report; they carried one hundred
and forty billion tons. They charged a
fraction more than nine-tenths of a cent
for carrying each ton a mile In 1600,
nnd only seven and a half tenths In
1000. They will charge still less In
1010 and carry much more, for the In.
llruitilng the I'eas.
an 'ambulance. "I'll pay $100,000 to novelties to him. and as be aceoin- It was a rosy-checked but pale-eyed
anyone wuo can save my lire," he said. ' piubes this nnd that he feels that bo Is young man wno appucu to Mr. l'owers near uio remains or tno nro; animals, over her, nnd sat up with her the
And then he died, for when the time doing something not only Interesting I for the vacant position of assistant man, maiden, nil wero gono. night boforo tho burial, as Is the Mor-
comes n million and a nennr nm tli i..,t in. .iml cardener. Tho ninter of the nlnec liowuuorou nnu stunned ny mis mon custom
nm. V i.i, tv. ' . .... . . i ... ..... . I 1.1 . 1 tu ... blow, Jefferson Hopo folt his head Thoy wero erouned round tho tile
" " vmm h 1F..1.V U.I.U.C. ,uuu UUI I H. I'll snoilCU Uy a mUUlUllCIiy Or I " 1 j 1 1 u it 1.-11 uiui u. Dvmu iviit,ku ua ,u . , . , . . . , I , - -
D. rtoeVefptlor Lrnr hi. h,rt tn m. " J "... .. T., ' . hi nnniin.in. BnJn rounJ nml. h'Lt? lean upon bis In tho early hours of the morning,
..J , . b""suu ,or viuimug. uv cryming good mat comes ms way. At " ) " uu .uranuc ran , Ho was essentially n man of ac- astonlshmont. tho door wns flung
m.um. utu ui3 ouiuuaiu uu mirty. ir ne lenas a Clean lire, ne nas u '"" J"" v-iii- non. nowover. ana snocu y recovered onon. nm a snvnen 00k nir. went inr-
irom nis tomporary impoionco. beaten man In tattered carmen
been out to work." said Seizing a half consumed pleco of strodo Into tho room.
baby arms wereclasned shout hlo nwk 1. m 1. 1,1. I the vnunir mn "lint 1 t-nnw nil nlumt I wood from tho smouldering flro. bo Without a clanco or n wont to th
- ..uu. w uc.vit 4.1m Lflnuiuo 1, to ui. 1 . - ' - - r 1 . . n , , f , , , :
umn k uuu u uamo, u.iu uiiKvuuvi. cuwuring women, no waixe.1 up lO
wim 11s noip 10 examine me hum lino white, silent flguro which tun!
camp. I onco contnlncd tho puro soul of I.ucy
ino srounu was uu siamDOU aown 1 horrior.
by tho fect of horses, showing that Stooolnc ovor her. ho nrnssed hi
a largo party of mounted men had lips rovorenlly to her cold forehen
f tin rlffl f H (hnnannila nf vmm n rrt wo a
due to peritonitis that had Its origin d,1,rIdenas reached $20,000,000 In a sin- more of the boy In him than his city encej" he asked.
In a diseased appendix. re year- Ue lauehcd Joyously when cousin has left at fifteen. He docs "I've never bet
baby arms were clasped about his neck what Is txrnre him lwvnn it u hl the young man.
In 1800 tho railways of the country B,Dd.be "a"2 what a glorious thing ' duty, while the other Is too apt cynical- 'em-flowcra. Oh, yes, I can take care
. . . . . . I the Inr.. nf n ehlM roitlT- tk. l,.l . ... .. ....... . ., . I nf 'nm nil nnM.,...ma
the love of a child really Is. The baby
died. The old man was ready to fling
millions Into the hands of science; offer
a kind's ransom to destiny Just to keep
the light burning In a pair of blue eyes.
xue uauy died. Charles Itouss, of New
York, offered Jl.000,000 for the return
of sight to his blind eyes. lie died in
the darkness, rich In the things he
ly to. question the value of doing any- of. 'cm all right. Geraniums nnd nas
thing and ask, "What Is tho use?" turtlums and all of 'cm. Oh, you can
Of the men who have achieved great
trust me; sir."
prominence and high Influence In our .'"V" 1" """" ,onl ,Kl1 ' .,0 your
nffnln of atilp Iho mnnlrr lnr nr nl "K" 1,am 11CI1 juu uiuw.uu uiu iukiutcb unu uiu Ul- nim mon, BnniCling up Iior Iinnil, 110
?efl" ttZlnu ItZirtrL " l" IH ' iy"0! ?f $e,r tr.acks Pvcd that took tbo wedding ring from her
least twenty to one over the city lads. - " -' - , TVhlnV let me 1 "' "ftcrward turned back to Auger.
.Nowudnys, Indeed, our cynical city lads hoVweilvou can do It " I Cnlt Cl- "Sho s
i look upon men who take an active Inter- " ,,, , , . . u Hnd they carried back both of hi he cried,
est In public nffalrs as rather low fellows The w ould-be gardener went as ho companions with themT Jefforson foro an a
v-. w "."u ".u.v, .u iuu iu- . . ..,. t . ,.., . . csiinpuuuc anairs as ramcr low reuows , , , , . " - - : , .
genulty of lnventors and flnanc.er.l, ""'want tSZ I d "cath their associations "In t mlnues
coniinuany employed m reducing tho . ' . I nnd notice, llut the country ho nr " .
cost of railway transportation. .. uoole? Das 8a,1 m nt thB ton In nthpr lino, nt' nnvnV thcn d'P 'a the piazza,
onicie oa rrogress," wo put up
v , , , , , skyscraplng buildings, but we do not
rrfldiU,?5?a: build skyscrapmg men. The power of
. "" y..-. " wealth and man's achlcvcmcnte nro
i-risoners snouid onlv hi.? -ki, t
STORING COAL UNDER WATER.
been carried too far.
not be made to feel that thev nm mnr. T. .. "VV
. , ., : , ' . jwcr mai ruies mo wor d. The pos-
' , , 1 session or money Is only a temporary
j and limited privilege.
mem uuiu uiutu UI 11 BlloulU lie
encouraged and strengthened. It Is
probable that a large proportion of
habitual criminals are little to blame
for being so. But society Is compelled
to protect Itself against evildoers re-
Ba,u.c.o a., iuubu wiuBiueniuons. n The leading dock nuthorltics of
should do that as thoroughly as possl- south Wales are urgln? tho govern
bio, avoiding tho two extremes of sentl- ment to make experiments In storing
u.u..i.j. sienm coal under water ns the best
means of preserving Its calorific nower.
What is despised Is not necessarily Hour Admiral Lord Charles noresford.
despicable! Tho upper peninsula of In arguing that the efficiency and pow-
Mlchlgan wns long tossed between that er of Immediate action of a Urltlsh
Stato and Wisconsin, wanted by nelth- fleet depend upon an adequate coal
er and refused as a separate Territory supply at a naval base, declares that
by the United States. During the last bis experience has been that a vessel
Quarter-ceutury It has become, through will have to consume more thnn twlco
Its copper. Iron and forests, a tract of the normal amount of coal per Indl-
enormous value, Alaska repeats tbe catod horse power If tbe coal has been
story. It was purchased from Russia kept too long In store,
for seven million dollars for political The dock managers. In wrltlne their
reasons, and was supposed to be worth, experience, say that when the docks
less commercially, save for Its seal aro periodically dredged lumps of coal
fishery. Yet It now produces twenty found which had fallen during the
million dollars a year In gold; Its sal- process of loading were covered with
mon fisheries promlso in a few years mud and coal dust nnd bad been from
to be worth many millions; Its prime- three to six months under water. This,-
val forests are practically priceless In when' dried, burned welL A further
lumber and wood pulp for the manu- test was made of Immersing a quant!-
facture of paper. The feet of tbe Uni- ty of coal for two months. Afterward
ted States, as its West India Islands Its calorific power was compared with
hove been termed, may be of clay, but a Quantity from tho samo block of tvni.
Its Alaskan bead Is almost literally cal Slonmouthsblro steam coal Tbo
at tbe top In other lines of endeavor.
In finance they are pre-eminent and tbe
great bank presidents of to-day In tbe
great cities nearly all learned to read
and to cipher In country schools where
birch and ferule bad not succumbed to
tbe civilizing Influences of scientific
pedagogy. Our great railways were In
the main built by them, and to-day tbe
administrators of these great compan
ies are In great measure from farms
"Excuse me, sir," snld the young
man. Jauntily, "but If you'll come now,
I think you'll And I'vo brushed those
peas enough. There was hardly any
dust on them, anyway. Of courso If
you want me to keep on I can, but It
looks to mo like n waste of time."
A I'oor Compliment.
"People don't often Insult you when
thnr tmnn tn lu. imii.lniia " anl,1 nti
and country villages, from places where artlst tbe other day, "Insults are tho
work began In early Infancy, and a crcatlons 0, m mim ,1U not mer8
sense of duty dovcloped while still the m,lten ot ,von,a , .,n.i n r.
lisp of childhood lingered.
perlenco to-dny that mado me laugh
Some city boys, however, are of such and yet Irritated me.1
sturdy stuff, and endowed with such "Somebody tako ono of your snow
natural gifts, that they succeed by rea- scenes for a snrlnc landscape?" in-
sou of their Inherent superiority; others quired an amiable friend.
succeed nbundnntly because they have "No," replied the nrtlst, "this was not
used their opportunities wisely, and In a matter of professional rn-lde. A
real life have pursued the same course tradesman sent me n bill In which ho
which enables so many country boys unintentionally charged me only about
to win fame and fortune. The more a third of what I owed blm."
honor to them for having survived their "Thought ho stood a better chance
shall not ho burled In Hint
with n llnrco snarl, nnd bo-
alarm could be ralso.1 snrnnc
iiopo naa aimosi pcrsuauco nimseir down tho stairs and wns gono.
mut thoy must hnvo dono so. whon So straneo and so brief wns th
his eyo fell upon an objoct which oplsodo that tbo wntcbers might hnvo
mado every norvo In his body found It hard to bellnro It tlmmokn
iingio wnnin nim. or pcrsundod other peonlo of It. had
A Httlo way on ono sldo of tho It not been for tho un.lenlnblo fact
camp was a low-iying heap or red- that tho circlet of gold which marked
oisn son, wnicn nau assuredly not her as having been n bride bad dls
oecn moro ueioro. i appeared.
Thero waa no mistaking It for nny- Kor some months Jpirnmnn lfnn,
thing but n newly dug grave. As tho llncorcd nmonir tho innnnlnlns lnn.l
young huntor approached It, ho per- Ing a strango, wild Ufo. and nursing
cuivcu iiiui a suck unu oecn pinmeu n n 10 neart mo 1 orcn i es ro for vnn.
on it, wim n sncct or paper stuck in geanco which possessed him.
mo cioii iorK or it. Tales wero told In tho c ty of tho
mu inHcriuuon upon mo paper was weird nmro wh en wns niwn nm .
brlof, but to tho point: Ing about tho suburbs, and which
Juun r niwiicii, nnuntcd tno lonely mountain rnn-n.
uuilMKlli.Y uf HALi l,AKI5 CITY. Onco o bullet whistled IhroiiKh
Died August i. 18G0. Stanecrson's window nml llnlinn.i
Tho sturdy old man. whom ho had Itself unon tho wall within n f..n. r
icii so Bnori a iimo ueioro, was gono, him,
then, and this was all his epitaph. On anothor occasion, ns Drcbber
Jefferson iiopo looked wildly round passed under n c ff. n m-oat hnwhinr
10 sco u mero was a soconu grave, crashed down on him, and ho only
but thero was no sign of ono. escaped a torrlblo death by tlirowlnir
i.uur uuu uL-uu curnuu uuck uy nimseu upon n s raco.
their terrible pursuers to fulfill hor Tho two young Mormons wero not
original uesuny uy Becoming ono or long in discovering tho reason of
mo nnrem oi mo eiucr s son. uicso attempts' upon their lvos. nml
As he stood by tho dcsolato flro .10 lead repeated expeditions Into tho
too grcnt opportunities. Hut the coun- of cettlnir It I sunnose." lntominriMl I ICU. tnnl lno ony. oao nnB wnicn mountains In tho hopo of capturing
boy when he comes to town reaches the facetious friend. ,,.73 "' ib.""'
try
out for the high places; though not all
Quo gold.
Prlnco nenry of Germany made a
tour of this country and never forgot
that ho was a gentleman. Tbe Grand
Duke Boris of llussla came and neg
lected no opportunity to advertise him
self as a rake. Three Incidents will
bo remembered of the latter which, put
together, give a composlto picture of
tills degenerate scion ot royalty. In
Chicago he found congenial company
among the ballet girls. At Newport
ho left a banquet because tbe butler
first served tbo hostess. Also at New
port wlillo dining at a private resi
dence, the band struck up the Itusslan
quickstep, whereat bis Royal Highness
threw aside his napkin, sprang to bis
feet, and executed a inuscovlte jig. jn
consequence of these nnd otber exhibi
tions, Horts was politely Ignored by
Mrs. Roosevelt and snubbed by good
society. Ha can go back to Russia
where It Is leso inajeste to print tho
brazon doings of the aristocracy and
tell bis boon degenerates that gontlo
mon In this country do not flaunt
loss In tbe Immersed coal was less than
1 per cent
Dock authorities advise the construe-
or kllllnc tholr nnxmv hut nin,.
I l.n.n,,nl. nnA - l I. , I I ...111 . '
OW hOl(l On. Hilly, and let me tell . I,mnc.h t,v Ma nurn hnnH i.nnn hi. T.n ... .-
find seats of the mighty, nearly nil of the story. Well, that was the .n.,! ZZXZ " " " . "i " i.:. f" Precnu"on
n,..r.ai.t.tinn..iiiiMi..i, .i .. - . I. I vv. ..... ... . "'"no or niter
v- ... tuu n.uc ub unu Bt-iii a uni lur less man ms sirong win ana untiring energy nignx-rau, nnd or having tholr housos
j m. w vuuu,, ui m uuuirjr t uvt-u, uuu i wroie nim a note caning biiuuiu, ii u uututiuiuvu, uo ucvuiuu iu i guarueu.
that ono end. With a grim white face Aftor a tlmo thoy wero able to ro-
uu iaitu u.d nicun iu nucru ou uz meno measures, ror nothing was
nan uiuiuu uiu luuu, uuu iiuruiB uuiiur ucaru or scon or their oppon
stirred up the smoldering flro, he ont, and thoy hoped that tlmo had
cuunuu uuuugu iu intiv l.uu lur a luw . cuoieu Ills VinUICtlVCnOSS.
ilflva ' I r.. .1 I .. 1. . , .
. . ....... . . r . ..uiu uu.uk ou, ii una, ir any.
YOUTH AND CRABBED OLD AGE. mniiKs you ror oeing noncst it is an For live days he tolled, rootsoro thing, augmented It. Tho hunter's
insult one might as well praise a nnd weary, tnrougn tno domes wnicn mind wns of a hard, unvlel.llnn. nn.
ne naa nircaay iravorseo on norse- ture, and tho predominant Idon of ro-
rearing, ror mcy usually start out with his attention to tho error. This morn
tho sound theory that what Is worth Ing I got a letter from him In which
having Is worth striving for. John Gil. bo 'thanked mo for my honesty.' A
mcr Speed, In Rrnndur Magazine. man may thank you for your courtesy.
or for your kindness, but when he
Young Men Who Would Not Allow man for not beating his wife."
nur resnect for one dwells In na el.ln I Tat(nr tt,A anK.nn..
" - I ..w wu,,itwiw I . . .... . I . :.-
by side with enthusiasm for youth. Tho minister of a parish In a part of f lZ S i P: uUt.u,eloro V- for any othor emotion.
Nothing gives one more of a glow than New England where doctrinal points I ur0anK gjth , das heeabhod
when a young man deservedly beats a aro considered of great Importanco Eagle Ravlno, from which thoy
man of nn older generation. It Is that says that his test of a satisfactory scr-1 commenced tholr Ul-fatod 1
back. At night bo flung- himself .vongo had takon such rnmnini. nn
down among the rocks and snatched seslon of It that thero was no room
a few hours of sloop; but before day. for any other emotion
break ho was always on his way. Ho was, howovor, nb'ovo all thlncs
:hod the practical. Ho soon realized that oven
thoy had hs own iron constitution could not
uu,.". nuiiiu mo incesBnm strain which ho
tlon of concreto tanks capable of bold- glow which has made a familiar quota- mon Is the opposite of that which Is Thence he could look down upon tho was putting unon It rmnZ nl,i
Ing 5,000 tons or more, which could tlon of Pitt's famous retort to Walpole. commonly anulled.
be run off Into sea water. When want- that crushing sentence beginning, "Tho "My clerical friends In the city toll
ed for use exposure to the subtropical atrocious crime of being a young man." me that so long as their congregations
beat of Malta or Gibraltar would soon
dry It London correspondence to Now
York Sun.
A Cool Gamester.
"Lady," said Meandering Miko, "do
greatest pleasure dat I could find In
llfo would bo to chop some wood for
you '
"I don't want any wood chopped."
"Or carry some wuter from do
spring "
"I've got a well right nt tho kitchen
door."
"Or shoo do cows In from do pas
ture "
"I haven't any cows. Wo buy our
milk."
"WelL lady, I'vo mado thoso guesses
about what I could do to help you
niong. now, it's your turn,
A Judge named Robinson was noted appear wide-awake and Interested they
ror uis peovisu, sneering manner, reel encouraged," bo said to a visitor,
uonre, me insn lawyer, was once ar- "hut with mo It's different
gulng In a case before blm. Tho Judgo "Of course I wish to Interest the con-
was unusually stem, and finally roused gregatlon, but If I look over to Deacon
I the young uamster by accusing him of Drew's pew, and then to Deacon
Intending to bring tbe king's commis- Snow's, nnd seo thorn with their eyes
slon Into contempt closed and bends nodding, I fee) that
"No, my lord," said Hoaro; "I have all Is well. Just as surely as I dls-
read In a book that when a peasant, cover them wlde-awako and alert after
during the troubles of Charles I found I'vo been preaching for ten minutes 1
tbo crown In a bush, he showed It all know that there's somothlng wrong, to
reverence. In llko manner I shall ro- their minds, and that I shall hear what
epoct tho king's commission, though I It Is as soon as tho scrvlco Is over."
find It on a bramble,"
Robinson was reported to have risen A Hot Ono.
to his rank by tho publication of some The amount of beat generated by a
slavish and scurrilous pamphlets. Onco man's body in a day's work is suffl
In tho days when Curran was poor and dent to raise sixty-threo pounds of
proflUjacyjt.that all American women don't mind glvln' you n small hint dat
are queens and are Invariably first victuals an' clothes'll bo purty near de
served at table, and that It Is slightly ' answer. It's a nlco gamo. lady, an' I
........ ... iwu vuuijiuu, iu unuce a t'lnk you're goin' to be lucky." Wash-
Jhj, oven though It bo not ou the top Ington Star.
unknown, struggling against great ad
versity, be appeared before Robinson.
Tbo judge tried to extinguish blm.
When Curran declared that ho had con
sulted all his law books, and could not
find a case that did not support hU
position, ucmnson answered;
water from freezing to boiling point-
London Answers,
Lots of women do foolish things so
they can snub thoso who don't
It's a great work of art to make art
Pay.
homo of tho Saints. want of wholcsomo food wnm won...
ti r . i. ...... t. . u..j i . . . 1 ' -"
1TU1U UUU UAUUUOtUU, UU 1VU11CU . lUg JlLm OUt,
upon his rlflo and shook his gaunt If ho dlod llko n dog nmonr tho
hand fiercely at tho silent, wide- mountains, what was to becomo of
.i "'. i ma ruvengo mem And yet such n
As he looked at It he obsorvod that doath was sure to ovortako him if
ijjuiu nuu iiufeD it duiiiu ut iuu I'll u i ixv pcrn.BlCU.
cipal streets and other signs of fos- Ho felt that that was to nlav hln
V.5'' .in ... . enemy a gnmo, bo ho reluctantly ro-
... ". -o ""uvu iu uu uiu muvaua minos, thore
this might mean, when ho hoard the to rocrult his health nnd to amass
.lot... nf n nnran'a hnnta nn.t 1 . . ,. .". J
. .. ..UIDUo ..uw.o, Dun muuuy unougn to anow him to our.
a mounted man riding toward him. sue his objoct without nrlvnilnn
As ho npproachod, ho rocognlzzcd His Intontlon had been to bo ah.
mm ub uuuivu uuwuur, w soul a year at tho moBt. but a com.
whom ho had rendered servlcos at blnatlnn nf .mf,,..
dlfforont times. Ho therefore, accost- provontod his loavlng tbo mines for
m udu nuwu u iswv mi' iu tutu, nnu IJUUny ilVQ,
tho object of finding out what Lucy At tbe end of that tlmo, howovor.
Fcrrlor's fato had been. Iits .momory of his wrongs and lil
"I am Jefferson Hope," ho said, cravings for rovengo wc?o qSlto ns
"You remember me." keen as on that memorable night
The Mormon looked at hitn with when ho had stood by John Forrlor's
was difflcult to recognizo In this tat- Disguised, nnd tindor an nssumod
tored unkempt wandorod, with ghost- namo, ho roturnod to Salt Lnltc i City
ly whlto faco nnd flerco, wild oyos, cnrolcss what boenmo of his own
the spruco young huntor of formor llfo, as long as ho obtalnod what ho
uay.8, . . . know to be Justice
,..".aV,Vn rrMirUi0"8! , 7".e.re h '"O"". vll. tiding await-
" t-" ' h in. mm. inoro nnu neon a sch sin
lurprlso changed to consternation. among tho Chosen I'ooplo a fow
"You aro mad to como horo," ho J months boforo, nnd somo of tho
jrwingor incmberit nf tho church nnv
Ing loholled ngnlnst tho niilborlty ot
thn elders, nnd tho rinuilt had bcoti
tho socesMim of rertnln imirtbor of
tho iiinhoiitenls,'Tthii had loft tltnll
and becomo (lenllles. '"
Aiiioiir tlieso had heun Drobbor
nnd HtniiK'Tson, ami no mm knsw
whllhur thoy bud Ku"- . . , ,
Uiiiunr reported that Drehbor had
iiuinnKod to convort a largo pint f
his piopoily Into monny, uinHUtll ho
bad dopnrli'd a wealthy man, wmt'J
his coinpnnloii, Btiiiigorson, wns com.
pnrntlvely poor. Thorn was no elw
nt all, huwover, ns to thnlr whom-,
nbmitn, . .. .,
Many n man, howovor vlmllctlvo
would hnvo abniulotiod nil thomibt (if
rovungo In tho fnco of such a dif
ficulty, but Jefferson Hopo novor fnl
teroil for a moment.
Wltb tho suinll rampntenco ho pos
BCrsed. ekoil nut by such mnploymont
ns ha could pick up, ho traveled from
town to town tbroiiRh tho United
States In quest of bis cnnules.
Year passed Into yonr, IiIh hlnclt
hair turned grliiled, but still ho wan.
derod on, a human bliioillioinul, Willi
his mind wholly net upon tho ono ob
ject upon which ho hnd devotod bis
llfo.
At Inst bis pcrsovorenrn wns re
warded. It was but a nbmro of a fnro
In n window, but that ono glnnco told
blm that Clovelnnd, In Ohio, pos
sessed tho moil In whom ho was In
pursuit of. , , , , ,
Ho returned to tbo miserable lodg
ings with bis plan nf rovengo nil ar
ranged. It cunnreil, howovor. thnt
Drcbber. looking from bis window.
I.nil rarnimlzmt tllO YnKrnllt III till'
street, nnd had read murder In Ills
w. ... ....
llo hurried ncroro n jimum m
iMnrn nrcauiiiaiiled by HtailKersoil,
who hnd become bis prlvalo secro
tnry. nnd represented to blm thnt
they wero In dnnger of their lives
from tho Jealousy and hntrod of nn
old rlvnl.
That evening Jefferson imp" was
int.., i inin custody nud. not being
nblo to find sureties, wns detained for
somo weeks.
When nt Inst bo wns llborntod. It
wns only to find thnt Drehber's bousit
wn deserted nnd that ho and bis sec-
rclnry hail departed for Kurnpo.
Agnln the nvenger hnd been foiled.
nnd again his conrentrnlod hatred
urgeil him to contlnuo the pursuit.
Funds wero wnnllng. however, nnu
for somo time ho hnd to return to
work saving overy dollnr for his ap
proaching Journey.
At last, having collect.! enough In
keep llfo In blm. ho dnpsrtod for
ISurope. and tracked his enemies
from city to city, working his wny In
nny menial rapacity, hut never over
taking tho fugitives.
When he ronchwt fit. IVtershurg
they had departed for l'nrls: nnd
when ho followed them Ihsro lm
learnml that they had Just t off
far Copenhagen.
At the imnlsli rnpuai un wan again
few days too Into, for they had
Journeyed on to Uindon. wbern ho
nt Isst succeeded In running thnm to
earth.
As to what occurred there, wn csn
not do bettor than quote thn old hunt
er's own nrronnt, bs duly rwordn.1
In Dr. Wntson's Jnurnnl, to which wo
nro already under such obligations.
(To bt coniiuutit)
Mrs. Campbell was Angry.
Kx.ConKreiiiiman Tim (?nmilwll snys
Mrs. Cainpbvll siolu to Iilin the other
day about tho nilvurtlwiiiiuiit of a but.
tiuilrn shirt.
"What kind of a shirt is thnt?" she
Iniiilred.
"Jut llko mine." aniworcil tho ex-
congreasiniiii, who, In tolling thu story,
talil .Mrs. Unmptiell illdu't lnnk to
him for n week. Now York Times.
Why He Rejoiced.
"I understand you nro soon to ro
colvo a legacy of 110,000," remarked
the victim In tho chair.
"Yes," roplle.1 thu bnrlor. "nml
I'm glad, If It's only for onu thing,"
"What's thai?" queried thu victim.
"WJion I get II 1 can rellro from
business nnd oat onions fur breakfast
whenever I feel like it," rxjoluoil thu
knight of tho razor. Chicago News.
Up Agalnit It.
Tlrod Tatters Hero's a nloro In ills
paper wot's an Insult to do prnfesli.
nenry walker Wot's it raj-7
TIrcil Tailors It savs dat a feller
ortn't tor cat nuthln' when bo's tired.
Weary Walker Well, wot's do mat.
ter wld ilnt?
Tired Tatters Wot's do mailer uld
It? Fnv, do youso wnnt or fuller tor
stravo to death? Chicago Nous.
How Necessary.
'How did that Huht opera of yours
turn out7" asltod the young coiniKiiior.
"A luulktlv fiilliirn
"What was the. reason?"
"Well, you seo. tho stairo iimnssar
forgot to lond down tho poor, simple
village maidens who tru.ln.ln tl.
the pleto with silk droeeos and paste
diamonds."' Jmlgo.
Not Up to Ills Own Ilxtlmate.
"Ihorol" raid ono old Cninv In nn.
other, to whom ho was showing tho
nans 01 mo Pcottnii town, "tlmt's tho
timuooi naiuo Watson."
Is It no a gudo hit Inreer I linn llfn.
Izo, thougli?" queried bis frlond.
"Oh. 8V0. It's n' that, lull ll. n .
lilt bigger than tho llnlll.l thnptif lu.
wns lilniBolf." Tlt-Hlls.
Ills Plan.
Cltv Man Yos: uo all nmwl n mat
onco In a wlillo.
Fanner So wo do. vnnm, mnn ui
If somo of you city folks'd follor my
plan an' tako vor rest from 0 nt ,li,l,
till 4 In the mornlii' you'd bo u deal
bettor off. Puck.
Ambiguous.
"What I am afraid nf." m.1,1 Ml.,
iimloy, ihaklng her hoad roguishly,
Is tho man I married would nnt ln
mo whon I am old."
If ho loved VOU whnn lm mnrrln.l
you," said Miss Candid, "ho would."
As He Thought.
"You nro lu mv now." said Mr rr...
John, etlllly. "
"Then I nm sitting In tho tont of
tho scornful," getting out of It with
alacrity and taking a soat farther back
In thu church. CasseU's Journal,
Ills Plaint,
Drown What was Jnnnn M.tL.
about? You'd think ho novor got what
ho wanted.
Smith It's worro than thai. ir..
says ho novor gotB ovonwhat ho doson't
want. Donvor Froo Vieti,