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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1902)
V CIIAI'TKII VI. At tlio I'oo t of tliu ItlmrockH, It la tllU MOCOIld nlxlit f HorUm's captivity. ImrrliiK tlio night of luir crui luro. After Bocurlng liir m tint hormt nt tliu tlmo of Unit font fill ovont, tlio luillniis kept moving lit u rapid ruin until iihiMiL 10 o'clock tint following moriiliiii, when tlioy stopped unit biitchoiod it initio for illiiuor. hi them tlio inula mont wiih n ilulnty dish of which they imrlooit with u rnvnn our nppotlto, hut to tlio girl from Bdln burg iiiulo iniMit wiiii not templing, when In fact Hho had no nppotlto fit nil. Tho gluttonous fcust of those savages mhlcil lo tho disgust iiml hor ror Hint surrounded tho cuptlvo. Tho whole ti fid seemed llko fiction, u hor rllila nightmare to hor. Tho II rut ill Klit out hml been spent In ii Hinnll himlii, surrounded hy rim rockii with ntiriow outlctH mid those hml boon rnrt'fully guarded hy tho dusky sentinels. No Urea 'worn kin dlod during tho iiIkIiI iiik) n Htllluitss nml quietude pcrvndod tliu rmnp, mill thin, with tho iloiiionnor of tint In diana, showed (hut tlioy woio not only uneasy hut strictly on thulr Rimnl. A vli:llnnt wfitch hml been kept over Ilorthn the wholo night long, thoiiKh tlio hml been mnilo ns comforlnhlo iih Indians' Ingenuity coulil provide. Early tho followliiK mornliiic nn othor mulo wna butchered, n Imiity hruakfmt prepared, nml tho hmnl moved on to tho Hon t ti. Tho courao during tho ilny Iny over n roiiKh country. It wnH tnkon na If tho tmllnnii hml Intended to obscure thulr trnll. To tho right nml left Mood tho towering rlmrocka nnd their trnll IimI through Dm Invn bods. Only thoao who lmvo nttomptcil to pnss through thin section of country rnn comprehend whnt In meant In spenk Inic of tho Invn beds. Hugo boulders nml amnllcr ones nf nvory description, round rockn, lint rocks, standing upon edge, squnrn rooks nod dlmnond Bhapcd rorka. sink nml crevices, nil no miiKh nnd rngRod nml uneven thnt It wnB dlfflciilt for tho pnrty to keep together without oven It own mom Inira becoming lout from onn another. Up nnd down tho steep declivities, n round tho high rldttes of limililrt nnd over tho beds of shuttered rock made tho travel lUMrtilt nml monot onous, but no trull was left behind. To track tho rod men to this vast see tlon nf tho Invn beds wna to loan them. Hero, only course nre followed, nnd not trnlla, for II la proporly cbIIwI, "tho trnllloaa aectlon of tho ilravrt." On thla niornliiK llrtlin hnd Inn rollovod from tho crHmpd poalllon on tho nnlmnl which hnd convoypil licr, hy IioIiir freed from tho rope which hound hor. hut alio hnd boon tho moro rlonoly guarded. Without food for two dnyn nnd nlKht' nnd tho hnrdahlpa of n ilny on tlio doaort. nnd n day In thn Invn boda, It would lmvo told on moat women, hut with tho allKhteat Indication nf fntlRim Ilcrthn looked na firm nml delimit na ovnr. Bhn wna n I.yln! In thn mlililln ot tho nftnrnoon n hnlt hnd boon mnilo nnd n conaultntlon held by tho Indiana. Tho mnln body with moat of tho nnlmnbi procnedod ,o thn Houthenat, while Chief V.Kan, with n few of tho nnlmnla In charge of n doion of hla rhoaen wnrrlora. took n wealerly rourao nnd the wily chief took with him hla fair cnptlvo. The mnln bnnd proceeded on IIh wny to n delKnnted meetlni? point, while th chief mndo thla detour to conaummuto thn IiibI nhloct of hla trip. Thn chief nnd hla amnll band wr more Rimriled than over. Uimlliltiir thnt hla mlaalnn wna n aecret ono, nnd to nvold fnlllliR Into trniia, ho trnveled through n moro ohartirn rountry thin nver, nnd wnB atlll moro cautloua about not lenvlnR nny trail behind. Thnt night he entntied nt the foot nf n IiIrIi wall In tho ahndnw of tho pro JeclliiR rlmrocka. No eyo could aeo him In the Immedlnto vicinity for tho bnuhlcra thnt Iny nbout him. nnd tho amnkn from hla enmp wna allhouted ngnlnat tho rock wnlla nnd mliiRlcd with tho cloiiila nbnve. At tho enmp tho aenrred-fneed old wnrrlor chief took moro Intereat In hla whlto rnptlve. Ilo hnd her qunr tera prepared aomn dlatnneo from tho mnln enmp nnd while ho. hlmaelf. looked nflnr her wanta two of hla moat trnnted wnrrlora were placed on Rtinrd. At aupner tlmo I'ann. by ro turca, plend with the voting woninii to ent. Whllo tho terrlhlo eiporloneo throiiRli which alio hnd rono would lmvo tnken tho nppctlto of moat wo men of hor ngo, alio wna too common aonan mid mntterof fnet to loo her'i pormnnentiy. film wna reilly hutiRry. but hnd not reached thnt atnte of atnrvntlon nt which alto felt na If alio could pnrtnko of mnln mont. lint n lucky Incident occurred, liven whllo old Kgnn wna temlcrliiK her n allco of mulo prcpnred In tho moat ilnlnty mnnnor from the Indlnna' standpoint, n wnrrlor clono nt hnnd, In nttendliiK to tho nnlmnla. Iluahod n anno hen. nerthn, nlthotiRh nnncqunliited with this bird know that It muat bo pnltit nblo. Sho pointed to the bird n Ita flight with n algn to old Kgnn thnt If aim lind ono of theao alto would pro pnro It horaolf nnd ent of It. No aoon or thnn alio had mnilo her wlahea known, tho chief wont to tho nulyer of hla hiintluR nrrowa, drew forth tho cholceBt otiea. nnd In n fow momonta wna BpocdliiR nmotiK tho rocks In Honrch of tlio bhro hen. In n ahort tlmo ho returned nnd gallantly drop pod tho tondcr bird nt hor feet, mid with nn oxprcBBlon of prldo polntod to a Bcnr In Ub neck throiiRli which his nrrow had passed. , . , Ilut of this gallantry llortlia took no notice 8onn a flro was kind oj nnd with woman's culinary knowledge, Bho booh prepared nnd nto n meal or which alio wna In much need. Lone after nightfall, when nil the clouds hail paBsed nwny nnd tho moon hnd risen nhovo tho dlslnnt limiocks on tho enst nnd Its Hglt hml fnllon upon tho camp bononth the rlmioclcB, old Ugan nppeared nt llHrthn b quar tors. It was such n night ns ovora ,.,u, i., Mvlilzntlnn. It was such n night ns would thrill tho lioarts of nil people. It was such a night as tho Indian warrior would venturo upon a deed of """. It was biicIi n night ns aroused tho ' deepest passions In tho bosom of tho marauding chief. Ho motioned his wnrrlovs, who woio .' ....! jnim tbn h onvo. and then ntteinptcil a conversation by signs nnd poiib wim iiuih. that It mlKht mean her escnpo o tried to understand lum. With hla "' 1m crow morn hold nnd np Poached her moro closely. Wo . wn'i Intuition told her nt once of 1 I V. thla awful moanliiR nnd alio roan up in her womnii'n weiikneaa to dofond hnraelf iiKiiluat thla Riant chief, who hnd Ioiik bn thn tenor of tho doaort ncaporatn In hla pnaalnn na ho wna In hla RnviiRo crunlty tho hniidlt chief aolieiid her by tho throat with hla left hand nnd placed IiIh right nbout hor wnlat. Fortunately for Immunity n lltho nth lotle form hnd glided down tho steep wnlla of tho rlmrocka In tho dnrknoaa Ioiik Itcfoio the moon riMo, mid hnd been wnltlng In lildlnR for nn oppor tune tlmo. ItuahliiK forward llko a wildcat ho boIiciI tho wicked old war rior by tho Hit out. nnd thorn wan at once. u grapple between giants. lint In aplto of tlio nllnnt prayers it Iltirthn for the success of her unknown roaciior and hla determined grip on the old chlef'a throat, thn latter gavn n cry that called to their feet tho en tire detachment of wnrrlora. "nnd they ciimo like n storm to tho nhl of their chief. ClIAI'THIt VII. A Woman's Bcnlp. It Is at another point In tho Invn Inula from that described In the Inst chapter. Whllo many wnlla join to gether hero from different directions, yet one point on the rlmrocka com manded n view In nil directions. Up on thla point atnnds nn Indian. Ilia nrrow-llko form allhouttoil agnlnat tho horizon gnvo him the npponranco of mi Inanimate rntlior thnn mi animate body. Tho nfternoon sun wna not fur above the distant rlmrocka. It wns a picture for mi nrtlst to draw. Tho ranged rocks nlonR tho earth's sur face, the walls which converged from runny directions toward tho pedestal formed renter, nt tho top of which projected tho tint rlmrocka, mid these crowned hy tho atntue-llko form of tho Inillnn, whoso gaudy wnr bonnet mill ciilod thnt ho wna n chief, mado the view n romantic onn Indeed. It wna old Ugiin. Ilo wns looking to tho west Into the very faro of the setting sun. Wore It not that ho raised his hand occnalonnlly to afittt nut tho bllndliiK rnya of tho aim from hla englo-llko oyea, ono would lmvo ensily mlatnken him for n atatiio on n great pedestal. "If they disappoint mo," murmured tho Indian In hla own tongue, "it will take many moro whlto scnlpa to pay the penalty," and at the same tlmo he toyed with n scalp of long hair, that of a woman, tossed by tho wind at hla belt. Ilut hla mind wna soon relloved on thla point. Prom thn ahndow of tho Iliimmersley. llmrooka In tho distance, n Utile north of went, ho how n lone horse man coming In n swift trot. Ho bo Kim to doacoml to the an mo sldo upon which the horseman wna npproarhlng. taking care to examine hla how nnd quiver, tomahawk, nnd scnlplnR knife to te that nil warn Intact. Heating himself upon n -boulder thnt Jetted fiom tlio wnll mnny feet nbove tho love! plnln, ho waited the approach of hla vlaltor. When tho latter criiio within hailing distance a familiar salute from each showed Uin mutual recognition. A fow minutes Inter tho hordemnn wnB nt tho foot of tho preclplco and asked thn old chief It ho wns entitled In recolvo his reward, Tho chief drew from his bolt a woman's scalp and exhibited it to tho horseman, Tho latter dismounted nnd climbed to tho plnco whom tho old chief ant. Aftor n fow minutes' conversation, and tho vlaltor seemed to understand tho Indian lnnpninRo perfectly, they climbed tho rlmrocka together. Tho visitor roso whon tlioy reachod tho summit ot tho rocks nnd drawing n thin plero of cloth from bin pocket, hut which wns broad nnd wide, bo waved It nhovo hla bend until It wna caught In the hreezo nnd unfurled llko n llnR. Then other objecta woro aeon to onierRo from thn sundown of tho dlstnnt rlmrocka nnd soon n bnnd of horsoa driven by whlto men woro com ing across tho plain. Tho two mon on tho top of tho rim rockB conversed familiarly. Whllo tho reader nlrendy knows that ono was Chief Kgnn ho has nlsn surmised that tho other wns Han Follott, which is true, To look upon tho countonnncos of theso two mon wna nn Interesting study. Tho old Indlnn chief, n mn rnudlnff bandit, boro senrs showing tho terrlhlo episodes of his llfo, whllo tho Canadian Frcnchmnn boro mnrks plnrcd thoro by tlmo which Bbowod tho vIlllnnoiiB c.hnrnctor of tho man, Tho ono, robbed of his country, forced to tho hnrron rocks and lava beds for oxlstcnco, bad become nn outlaw from necessity. Tho other, containing n mlxturo of blood of tho exiled criminals of n superior rnco mixed with that of tho most blood thirsty nnd tronchorouB of nn Inferior rnco, wns n vllinm irom cnoico nnu ny nnturo, "If I hnd not producod tho horses, Ugnn, whnt would lmvo been tho re sult?" Inqulrod Follott, with n twluklu In his eyo. "Moro pnlo fnco scalpB would havfa been swinging hero vory soon," ro pllod tho chief, pointing to his bolt. "And If I hnd not proved to you that I hnd killed tho girl, what would ynu linvo done?" Innulred tho oltlof, with n look of bravado upon his fnce. "You know too well, chlof, whnt wo wmiM lmvo dono. Tno i.oru ot t no nesort would lmvo nwopt It cloan of Hpan nnd lits trinoi" Ti.nrn wnrn binding looks nnd Rrlm smiles from onch, but tho arrival of tho hnnd of horsos cnusod thorn to rlso to tholr root, nnu wim u miuin uum old Hgnn's Hps his wnrrlors nppenrod from n rccoss In tlio rocks below, heretofore unobserved, and took .!,.. r the band of nnlmnla repre senting tho prize monoy for tho mur der of Ilertlin iyio. Taking tho woman's scalp, nan Fol iimii,i down tho rocks nnd .loin- Inc his men thoy ealutod tli Indians ill nnd rodo nwny, Tho Indians drove tliu horsos Into n dfcflp canyon pene trating tho rlmrocka, nnd tho stllluoss of approaching nlglit closed tho scvuo. CIIAI'TKII VIII. Tho Trnppor of Tho Klmroeks, Ho was known from ono end of tin doaort to tho other, na well by the red men as the whlto. Ills llfo was spoilt in solitude. When tho snows of win ter began to fly and others Hod to shelter ho worked tho moro persist ent. For eight months In the' year his solltudo wns complete, so far ns tho i est ot tho world knew for It was In tho winter tlmo thnt tho wild nnlmnla of tho desert widened their rmiRO In senrch of food, owing to Its scnrclty nt this season, mill many of nil kinds worn templed to mii take of tho fresh morsels of null lope, deer, .rublilt and sngu hen, so nttinctlvely prepared and placed In their trnll mid many of those same nn lmnla found these nlco "balls" aur rounded by n Jagged Iron circle that closed with a merciless rlnsp about their Icrb or noses and hold them na prisoners. Tho trap of the Trnppor of tho Itlmrocks always held their prey, Tho Trapper of tho Desert was n young man of eight nnd twenty year a. For ten years ho had been known upon tho desert. Whllo ho was a man ot penco, yet his keen grey eyes and firm set chin told those who saw him that ho would face tho worst of the human rnco In any kind of an encoun ter ns readily ns ho would battle alone with tho fiercest animals of tlio desert, If tho necessity arose. Ills hair was also light and ho worn a gleam of friendliness upon his face. Ilut tho cloud that drovo this gleam of sunshine nwny when ho become an gered was nn Immediate warning not to trespass against tho will of this man of firmness, nnd his woll propor tioned form wns nble to carry out tho dcslru of tho mind. Ho wns flvo feet, ton, weighed 180 pounds, and with nil this possessed woll proportioned mus cles, as lltho as rubber and strong as Kiittn porchn. Ho wns known simply by the name of William Hammersloy, but his an cestry nnd nlnro of birth wcro as mysterious as tho man himself. Wlton first known ho wns on tho dosnrt en gaged In trapping, and ns ho bad na competitors, ho hnd no enemies. His nbode, n crude affair, partly n envo nnd partly a bonne In tho rlmrocks. wns nlways welcome to tho weary traveler or stockman, who happened to pass his wny, but this did not hap pen often, us fow people trnveled that wny. Ho was n friendly hoU ami looked to tho comfort of his guest, but ho hnd llttlo to say and asked but few questions. A Riieat after leaving hi plnco knew no moro of him than when ho enme. and thcro wag nlways a fool InR on the pnrt of tho visitor that ni, extended conversation wns desired. And the wlshea of William Hammers ley woro usually respected. Ilut thn reader shall know moro about this trapper of tho desert and his abode thnn tho visitors of those days know. Ho wna not nlone. nnd tho compnrtmenta which tho visitors saw were not nil thnt were possessed and occupied by this man. Tho small corral mado rock In front of tho prem ises nnd tho fow traps nnd skins thnt bunR nbout tho rooms opened to vis itors wero only small nnd Insignificant In Interest compired with whnt was concealed In tho background. A subterranean pnssnga lead to n larger envo beyond that occupied as tho open homo of the trapper. A crev asse let In the light from the sldo and tho finest pelta supplied a bed with wnrm covering and a soft place to Ho whllo others lay upon the floor as niRS and nunc from tho wnlls to keep out tho cold of winter. A perfectly constructed flreplnce. connected with tho crovnsso In tho rocks which wns utilized as a chimney, supplied tho room with wnrmth In cold weather. Upon tho bed lay nn Invlld. Once n gigantic form with powerful phy slquo and miiBclo. he was now omnc latcd to nlmost a skeleton. Ills limbs bad been frozen nnd his hands nnd feet wero mcro crisps, thouith ho still rctnlned his Intelligence nnd was a gront comfort to tho trnppcr who brought him the tenderest nnd best prepnred morsels from tho table and fed him with his own hands, nnd nt tended him ns carefully ns a mother tends her own child. "I sometimes fear that I worry you, nnd that my monotonous llfo may ef fect yours," said tho Invnlld ono dny to tho trnppor, "in carrying out my dc slro to strlko for vonRcanco nnd wait until I can strlko tho most killing Tho Homo ot Hnmmersley. blow, I four that I Impose upon your good nnturo, my preserver, and tax your patience." "Oh, no, no!" replied tho trapper, ns ho Btrokcd tho pnlo forohoad of tho invalid tondorly, "without you llfo would be truly monotonous to mo, be sides, your counsel nnd company nro worth nil tho troublo, If your condi tion could bo construed to can so mo troublo; and outsldo ot nil this, your cause has becomo my cnuso from an Intorcst In humanity nrjd Justice You hnvo boon grossly outraged, nnd 1 look ns anxiously to tho day of reck oning ns yourself." On tho second night nftor tho nt tnck ot tho Indians on the pack train and the capturo of Itortha I.ylo, tho trnppor brought In a largo supply of preparod provisions nnd plncod them on a tnblo hcsldo tho invalid's bed. Tho latter know what this meant. "So you mo off for a trip, my f rlond," said tho Invalid, "How long will it lio boforo you return?" ho continued. Ho was Interested, for tho dlfucultj In hobbling nbout nnd wnltlng upon himself with his Btuhby hands nnd foot In tho trnppor's nbsonco was Riont, and tho lack of his companion ship wns greater, "I will only bo gono for n fow ilnys," replied tho trnppor. "I nm going to visit the traps near tho picture rocks ni I nm trying to cntch a mountain Hon that frequents tho place, nnd have some hopes of getting a prlzzly." .And It liapponed thnt nt this time Chlof Egnn nnd his wrrlors wll'i their cnntlvo woro making for tip same vlclnty. (To be Continued.) rrpHH handling nnd cheeking of baggage on our IdR railways, Is n problem that luia offered In numerable milioyainoH nnd disputes ever since the llrat rail was laid In tho i;nltiil Htntes. The owner of the traveling trunk hna ever boon the butt of unlimited sarenam. the victim of exaggerated witticism, and the "smnsli er" hits become a inniitrous being. In panigriiph mid cartoon, wlnwe side aim In life wns to wreck, ruin nnd destroy the property of others. Much hna been nccompllsliod, however, during the past decade by tho baggagemen's associa tion to remedy tho conditions which existed yonra ngo, and the result of their conferences, and the rules which they have from time to time adopted, have had the effect of lessening by fully 75 per cent, the troubles which existed before railways learned how to properly look after the baggage com mitted to their care. A first step wns to educate tho trav eling public up to n proper comprehen sion of what baggage le.illj- la, for the Ideas boiue entertain of whnt consti tutes the anine have been decidedly pe culiar. Tho railway people, however, have their Ideas on this point, and theirs AltltlVAI. OF A TItAlN-CUSIIION nro the Ideas that curry. Hallway companies, according to the law, ure conielIcd to carry, and will carry, the following as bnggnge: Wearing appa rel and personal effects ot passengers necessary for their Journey. Hallway companies cheek trunks, valises, satch els, leather hat-boxes and medium boxes when they have handles and the con tents are wearing apparel, bundles when done up In canvas and roped, sailors' and Immigrants' bags, travel- era' rugs when strapped, and commer cial travelers' sample trunks. They will also check, but ot tho passenger's own risk: Tool chests, guns In cases, surveyor's Instruments mid steamer and Invalid chairs. Hlcycles mid sim ilar vehicles are checked nnd curried, ns baggage when accompanied by tho passenger, nnd only one bicycle will be checked for ono passenger. All at tachments such as cyclometers, lamps, etc., must bo removed, and n charge Is made. A baggageman would rath er handle half ii cnr-load of baggage . than two or three bicycles. Dogs are ' nlso checked, but a charge, the same as for ono hundred pounds of excess baggage, Is mndo. A dog, however, will not bo checked unless provided ' with a strong collar nnd chain or Is crntcd. A dog Is always carried at the owner's risk. Tho railway companies also carry In tho baggago cars dead bodies, but theso are always accompanied by n full faro ticket from the point of ship ment to destination. Tho popular Idea of how tho aver ago baggagemnn handles the property of tho traveling public Is ono which la hardly in accordance with the truth. The Idea generally prevailing Is that ho does everything In his power to mnko n trunk look llko "thirty cents," or something of less value. It a pas senger would stop n moment and con sider what tho "baggngo smasher'1 has to contend with, bo would at onco dlsabuso his mind of nuy Intentional wrong doing ou tho part of tho muva I ' HOW VAL1SI.S AJIE CHECKED. nbilsed railway ofllclal. Ilngg.ige, It must be understood, Is not the easiest thing In the world to pull around, and pile In the best of order. There Is the small trunk nnd the largo trunk, 't here Is the expensive trunk and the cheap trunk. There Is the valise, tho hand bag, the dress suit cnac nnd the many otlter odds and ends of that which comes under the title of baggage. All this has to be taken Into n car nnd placed In such a manner that It will be easy of access as It Is wanted. As a rule tho honvy stuff Is placed on the floor of the enr nnd the lighter pieces on top. The greatest cure possible, coinpntlblb with the time given to han dle It In. Is exercised. ui euurM- uugguge uucuimn Bcniicueu j and broken, but this is something that , Is unavoidable and for which the pub-' He Is more to blame than the baggage men. A piece of Iron sticking out on a trunk will certnlnly get next to an other mid scratch It It Is Impossible to avoid anything like this nnd the railway companies can not be expected to supply feather ticks to place be tween baggage, as some pnascngera would wish. It Is the cheap trunk which Is generally the sufferer In the hands of a railway company. Some FOIt THE I1AGOAOE TO DIIOP ON. people buy a trunk for $1.50 and ex pect It to stand the fame wear and tear as the best trunk manufactured. Another line which suffers Is the dress suit case, au article which was never Intended to be checked. It gets the corners ripped off and Is n general source of annoyance. Then there Is the cheap paper valise. Their owners place a value of from ten to fifteen dollars on them when they come to make a claim from the railway com pany whose employe has been bo cruel ns put It out of business. In this con nection It may be stated that one rail road baggage department has Intro duced a heavily padded mat for use I .... Mtn triloba In .,lrw.,l In at Unntrnn ' from the cars. It has proved a good thing nnd Is now being adopted by other roads. Tho system of checking baggage Is pretty much the same on all the largo roads and at the Chi cago depots of tho Northwestern, tho Chlcauo and Alton, ltullmrtnn nnd Outlier. Milwaukee nnd ! I'aul, or ot the great east ern lines, such ns the Grand Trunk, nn Interested observer may study the methods which have become so per fect and satisfactory that the Great Eastern Ilnllwny of London, Euglmul, ndoptcd the same details May 1, 1D02. Thoro aro threo different kinds of checks to deal with. First comes the local baggage check, which covers bag gage checked from one point on n long line to another point on the same road. If the piece of baggage checked with one of these locnl checks Is to go via a Junction, there Is a space on the check for the Instructions. This check Is made out in duplicate and tho part which Is handed to the passenger Is mi exnet fac simile of the portion known ns the strap check and which Is at A BUSY COIINHH IN THE ILLINOIS OENTIUL STATION. CHICAGO. tached to tho passenger's lHiRgnge. flee ond cornea the special check which Ii used for checking linftgnite to points off the company's line. It Is much larger than the locnl check. The strnp por tion shows where the bnggnge is cheeked ftoui mid where It Is going to, nnd the rlty or Htnte, ns tho cusp tuny be. ItAnlso allows the roads over which the particular piece of bnggnge Is to travel nnd the Junction points whore It Is to bo transferred to nimthcr rond. A third kind of cheek N what Is known ns n depot or Identification check. This check Is used for giving to persons bringing bnggnge to the depots and who are not rmtdy to check the name out, through some reason or other such ns not having purchased their ticket, etc. Carters nre nlwnya bringing bnggnge to the depots, nml this check la used In their wise. They deliver tho baggage to the railway otllclala nnd take tliu check back to the person from whom they received the baggago. There are many ways In which bag gage goes astray, but under the system now In use It Is n rather easy matter to trace It. Every piece of baggage when chocked Is entered on n form supplied for that purpose. When the baggage Is received Into the car the man In charge nlso enters It on another form, but he goes the man In the sta tion one better and describes It In n column set nslde for that purpose. This occurs all along the line, mid every man taking charge of the baggage makes' a record of It as he receives It. These forms arc sent Into hendqunrtcrs dally, and some Idea may be bad of the num Ikt of pieces that are handled In one dny when It Is stated that some roads have 2.V) trains dally, carrying from 50 to 150 pieces of baggage each. In this way a record of nil baggage Is always, had at headquarters or the divisional points. The station or Identification check re ferred to above wns Introduced for the purpose of avoiding mistakes In the way of passengers claiming baggage as their own, when, as a matter of fact, It never belonged to them, although It resembled what really did belong1 to them. The great similarity of baggage, of course, was accountable for this trouble, but the Identification check has served the purpose for which It was In troduced. The baggagemen have no more trouble with passengers coming In nnd endeavoring to locate their belong ings. AH they have to do now Is to present their Identification check and they get their baggage. Another fea ture In connection with unmarked bag gage Is that advantage Is taken by evil-disposed persons, who, In some unaccountable way, acquire a knowl edge of what a certain piece of baggage contnlns. They -"use this knowledge In making a claim, and by provjng the contents the baggage Is handed over to them. In such cases the claimant generally pleads that he or she, as the case may be, has lost the check. In such cases a charge of twenty-five cents Is made, which goes to cover the clerical work connected with the delivery of such, a package. When the enormous amount of bag gage handled by the railways of tho country within n year's time Is con sidered, It Is wonderful that there Is not more of It finds Its wny to the "Old Horse," or lock-up, as the storeroom for such baggage Is called by the railway men. It Is pointed out In this connec tion thnt last year on two roads In America 7,000,000 pieces of baggage were carried, nnd ont of this lot there were only three pieces which could not be located. In the course of a year, however, n railway company has a con siderable nmount of unclaimed pack ages on Its hands. It Is not as bad as formerly, however, for the system of charging for storage has made the trav eling public take n little moro Interest In their belongings. A piece of bag gage Is kept at a station thirty days be fore It Is sent to the "Old Horse," and Is always kept n year before It Is put un der tho nuctloneer's hammer to be dis posed of to the highest bidder. Contracts on all tickets read that the railway companies do not assume lia bility except for wearing apparel, and then only for' the sum of one hundred dollars.' All tho railway companies In Amerlcn carry free 1M pounds, but over that weight a charge of so much per hundred pounds nccordlng to dis tance. When there Is over 150 pounds nn excess baggage check Is Issued. These differ, the same as the local nnd special checks, nnd show the weight, the nmount collected, routing particu lars. Junction points, etc. To the unlnltlnted It would nppenr that the Immigrant would be tho one to cnuse tho bnggnge department of n rail way the most trouble, but this. It ap pears, Is not tlvr case. The railway peo ple say the boot fits the other foot. The Immigrant, by the time ho reaches tho new land, has generally had it instilled Into his brain that once he arrives and bus hnnded his baggage over to the railway people ho has nothing moro to worry nbout. Therefore ho makes It his business on arrival to place his belongings In tho hands of the railway people and worry no more about them. A patient suffering from typhoid fe ver should take to bed during first symptoms and remain there till convalescent. -ml,-H-H-H-rx OLD mm -au f FAVORITES f H-M--H--I--M--I-H- Tho Hell" nf Hlinniton. With deep affection nnd recollection I often think ot those Hhfliiduii belli, Whoso nutidrf so wllil would In tlio days of childhood Fling round my cradle their mngle spells. On this I ponder, whero'er I wander, And thus grow fonder, swift Cork, of thee; With thy Mia of .Slmndon, That sound an grand ou Tlio pleasant waters of tho Hirer T.e. I hate heard bells chiming full many a clime In, Tolling sublime hi cathedral shrine; While nt a glib rate brass tongura would vibrate, Ilut all their mmlc spoko naught llko thine; For memory dwelling on each proud swelling Of thy belfry kneeling its bold notes free, Made tho bells of Khandon Sound far more grand on The pleasant waters of the Hirer T.ee. I have heard bells tolling "old Adrian's mole" in, Their thunder rolling from the Vatican. And cymbals glorious, swinging uproari ous. In the gorgeous turrets of Notre Dntno; Hut thy sounds wero sweeter than tho dome of Peter Flings o'er tho Tiber, pealing solemnly. OI the bells of Slmndon Hound far more grand on The pleasant waters of the River Leo. There's a 111 In Moscow, while on toccr and kloako In St. Sophia the Turkman gets, And loud in air calls men to prayer From the tapering summits of tall min arets. Such empty phantom I freely grant 'em, Bnt there's an anthem more dear to ine: 'Tis the bells of Shandon, Thnt sound more grand on The pleasant waters of the Hirer Lee. Francis Mahony, Twickenham Ferry. "A-hoy! nnd O-ho! and It's who's for tho ferry?" (The briar's in bud and the sun's going down.) "And I'll row ye so quick and I'll row ye so steady, And 'tis but a penny to Twickenham Town." The ferryman's slim and the ferryman's young, With Just a soft tang In tho turn of his tongue; And he's freoh as a pippin and brown ns a berry, And 'tis but a penny to Twickenham Town. "A-hoy! and O-ho and It's I'm for tho terry," (The briar's In bud, and the san's going down), "And It's lata as It Is and I haven't a penny Oh! how can I get me to Twickenham Town?" She'd a rose In her bonnet and oh! the looked sweet As the little pink flower that grows In the wheat. With her cheeka like a roso and her lips like a cherry "It's sure hut you're welcome to Twick enham Town." "A-hoyI and O-ho! Tou're too late for the ferry," (The briar's in bud and the sun's going down), And he's not rowing quick and he's not rowing steady; It seems quite a Journey to Twicken ham Town. "A-hoy! and O-ho!" you may call as you will: The young moon Is rising o'er Petersham Hill; And, with love like' a roso In the stern of the wherry. There's danger in crossing to Twicken ham Town. Theophlle Marzlats. NEGRO GIRL LEAVES WELLESLEY. Hooker T. Washington's daughter, who recently was reported to be doing well at Wellesley College, bus now, It transpires, been forced to leavo tho In stitution nnd go to Hrudford Academy. It Is said sho fulled In music. While Miss Waslilngton was taken up and mado much of by the Northern girls at the college, her reception by girls from the South was, It Is declared, of a na ture to glvo tho faculty some embar rassment. llrtdgut as a Mrs. Malnprop. Bridget, who enme to this country last year, has n limited vocabulary, and, while she Is learning fast, some of the words and expressions that sho has ac quired do not nlwnys fit, her ear not having been nccurato In getting tho right term, Thus tho other day Bhe said to her mistress; "Mam, shall I fix that Kanscs back duck for dinner?" Again, llrldget was telling a tale of a missing friend In this city, when sho exclaimed; "Do you know I believe when Katie turns up she'll bo found lu the Potash Field!" While at work on Friday a tremen dous blast near by In the subway rat tled the dishes lu the kitchen mid tho girt cried out: "There goes that rapid transom again," A good mapv town men devote ncar ly all of Saturday to waltlug to get shaved.