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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1903)
Bohemia Nugget ItOYVAllll llltOW!. rubs. COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. My boy, can you bound Voncxucln without onco looking nt the map? Many n innn Is considered n hope- leu fool on account of his hopefulness, Watch for nnotlicr outbreak of law Irasiii'ii If Virginia enacts nn null kissing law. There are plenty of actors who act like attorn, too few who act like real human beings. A bee trunt has been formed by Cal ifornia bectnen. This Is the most sting' lug cut of all. There arc only a few who stick up out of the great common new, out they usually bear the brunt of the uat' tie. - ' A man who has four wives tins been placed In Jail. Wo should think ho would prefer to remain there perma nently. Thero was n time when European nations didn't consider It necessary to come In bunches when they had a crow to pick with an American country. In Tlcw of the quality and quantity of gratitude shown by Cuba we will not be In a hurry to go to the assist ance of small nations that get Into trouble. New York Is to have a thirty-story hotel,. The bridal chambers should be located ou the top floor In order to lend realism to the state of the loving cou ples who think they are In heaven. Vem-rii la has hud 101 wars In sev :(;, yesrs. The number would uu U..;.'tr. U'? Have been larger If It had n' I":. . .- rain and darkness and oth er circumstances that were beyond hu man control. "It seems a pity," said Archbishop Ityan, recently, In private conversation, "that religion, religion, should ever separate l'rotestants and Catholics In their works of great reforms or philan thropy." A pity, Indeed, and quite unnecessary! American farmer who Is tho mainstay of the nation. While supporting one- half tho people he supplies two-thirds of our exports, which, In the Inst four years, were valued at $0,700,000,000, more than $I,'J50.0C0,000 of which was contributed by the farms of the coun try. And yet thero arc hundred and thousands of gaunt, Idle men who con tinue to hang around the Industrial cen ters, nddlng to the nrmy of the unem ployed, adding to the distress of the community, and deliberately Ignoring tho most healthy, the most prosperous nnd the most Independent calling of all that of the American former. Sum un all there Is In the world, and among It nil can be found nothing that bespeaks better for a boy thau the kiss ho gives his mother. A Chicago Judge OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Tho Snobs of Wnih'ngton US. nOOSKVlil.TS effective rebuke to a part of Washington's ottlcUl society for snubbing one or her guests, who had been a saleswoman before be coming the wife of an Influential government out clal. Is disquieting chlttly because It proves that there are almost as many snobs In the national capital a there are In New York, Chicago or Hoston, It Is generally Is somewhat of this same opinion. He conceded that the relation of the snobs to the population niiln-,1 two boys less from the cvl- varies directly with the youth and slxe of the city. Of deuce given by witnesses than from Washington wo have long thought bettor things, i Washing' The Itcv. Dr. Joseph Parker, who died In London recently, was ono of the few preachers with an Interna tional fame. Those who seek the bul ble reputation In the cannon's mouth arc usually more widely known than those who proclaim the gospel of peace. The Osage Indians have Invested (3,000,000 In the State bank and own 1,000,000 acres of land. Each brave, squaw and papoose In the tribe pos sesses land to the valne of $4,000, and the Interest on their money In the bank affords an annual Income of $300 to each member. That's great. Hence forth better call them O'Sages. Cable-makers have to apply practle ally the principle Involved In the line, "The shallow murmur, but the deep are dumb." They make a submarine telegraphic cable two or three times as large near the shore, where It Is sub ject to wave-action, as the pert which Is to Ho on the bottom of the deep sea. They "have also learned from experl ence that the way to make a cable wear well Is to give It the support of the ocean bed. Instead of festooning Jt from peak to peak of the submarine mountains. the evidence presented by themselves In their treatment of their mothers In court. One boy whom' the Judge decid ed must go to tho reformatory, ten derly kissed his mother goodby, sink ing his own misfortune lu sympathy with the sorrow of his mother. Tho Judge looked on and Instantly decided that there was enough good In that boy to enable him and his mother to work out his salvation. At the same moment, another boy, whom the same Judge had announced would probably go free, glanced meanly at his mother, who sat weeping, and started to walk out. That boy will go to the reform atory. We hear much of the redeem lng virtue of a boy a love for bis moth er. No one doubt It. it is recognize everywhere In principle, but seldom heeded In practice. This Judge has only applied common sense In Interpre tation of the law. Perhaps few Judge take the trouble to do It. Hut It Is worth while. The boy against whom the evidence seemed conclusive but I his extremity thought first of bis moth er's sorrow, has good stuff lu him. I sending blm back home with that mother the Judge sent him to the best reformatory In the world. It was no chance kiss. People do not do thing by chance at crucial moments. It was then that all the elements In one's char acter become stimulated to the high' est tension and the resultant act In dlcatcs the real character. The kiss of his mother had become one of the most Important things In that boy's life. When the crisis came he turned to It Instinctively. The mother love, perhaps never fully realized before, opened to him as his first refuge. Memories of lullabies, of midnight vigils, of toll and worry and sacrifice and unwavering de votion came upon that boy's mind and heart and soul In a flood. lie could no more resist that Inclination to kiss his mother than he could at that mo ment remould his character. Such boy may yield to temptations. Dad companionship may lead him Into trou ble. He may commit crimes and the evidence against him be conclusive. Itut so long as the love of mother re mains his strongest emotional force there can be little pollution In his heart and must be much hope for his com plete redemption. Americans will hardly be able to re press a smile at the naive comment of an English tailor one of the men who came over with Alfred Mosely to study American labor conditions. "We did not find as much shoddy as we expect ed," he says. "The tailoring establish ments In this country are up to date and the material Is good, as Is also the workmanship." All the best woolens used to come from abroad, but that time Is past. In the manufacture of certain kinds of cloth. Great Itrltatn. and Germany still lead; but as a whole? American woolens of to-day are as at tractive In design, as honestly made and as durable as those which are Im ported. Tli d f-adder of St. Augustine who stopped ' i e car with his tall and press . J tlx utter Into the dust might take n.ru: 'a tactics from his up-to-date j'.iui. ait.' Eleven men recently made a three hours' trip In the new sub marine torpedo boat; they traveled fif teen miles an hour, eighteen feet un der the water, without once coming to tho surface. The captain steered by the compass and timed the turns of tho boat by bis watch. The Adder was deaf to all noise but Its own electric motor, and blind to objects ten feet nway in the green water. It could come to the surface, however, at any moment, to bear, see, and do deadly work with Its arms. Two of the seven submarine torpedo boats, ncarlng com pletion, will probably bo assigned for the defense of Washington, Annapolis, Ualtlmore and neighboring seaports. -H-H-M"H I I I 1 i 111 t i i ittI I PROGRESS Of A CENTURY f IN THIS COUNTRY. ; &4-H-H IH 1 1 I M 1 i 1 I ! IIIH- Tho American fnrmcr Is known the world over. Our farm lands are the best and bo arc our farmers. For about a decade before the civil war, about three-quarters of the American people supported themselves directly by agriculture. Statistics show that now only one-half of tho population of tho United states earns Its Uvllhood by this method. The Uuffulo Times re marks further: Fifty years ago there were not a million wage-earners em ployed by American manufacturers. To-day, six times that number are so cmp!6yed, while the 18,000,000 farm ers of 18M have Increased to 40,000, 000. This Is a great Increase, but it Is not In proportion with tho Increase In other callings. The Increase In farm products In tho last half century has about kept pace with the Increase of farmers less than threo-fold. in 1850 tho value, ot ue taim products of the country was estimated at $1,000,000, 000, as against $1,740,000,000 last year- The Increase In manufacturing products has been far greater In pro portion from one billion to thirteen billion dollars. ' For nil that, it Is tho A correspondent of the New York Sun presents a graphic picture hi tig' ures of the country's progress during the century, which reads almost like a fairy tale. Foreign commerce, exports and Im ports: ItSOO e $ 100,000.000 1002 22,000.000.000 Internal commerce of the United States: 1830 $ 2.000.000,000 1WJ 23,000,000,000 os as much In 1002 as the entire foreign commerce of the world. Hx ports of the United States: 1M0 $ 70,000.000 1002 1,340.000.000 Imports of the United States: 1S00 $ 01,000,000 1002 $OM,000,000 tenfold increase in Imports, while uur liODulatlon.hu Increased alxteenfold. Wealth of the United States: 1850 S 7.135.000.000 1U02 $100,000,000,000 Steam railways, miles, of the United States: 1830 23 1002 200,000 Newspapers and periodicals of the United States: 1810 850 1002 22,000 Factories of the United States: 1850 1 123,025 1P02 525,000 Immigration to the United States: 1820 8.3S5 1002 500,000 Factory wage earners of the United States: 1850 057,030 1002 0,750,000 Factory wages paid In tho United States: 1850 $ 230,000,000 1002 2,750,000,000 Factory product In the United Status: 1850 $ 1.010,000.000 1002 14.000,000,000 Individual deposits In national banks: 1870 $ 507.000,000 1002 3,000,000,000 Value of farms and farm property: 1850 $ 3.007,000,000 1002 21,000.000,000 Pensions paid by the United States: 1800 $ 04.131 1002 138,000,000 Public school teachers salaries: 1870 $ 88.000,000 1002 137,000,000 ' Commercial failures In the United States: 1800 3,070 1002 11,000 These show only threefold Increase, while population shows a slxteenfold Increase, and tho total business In crease, direct and Indirect, Is beyond computation. This shows American commercial honesty ns well as Ameri can commercial prosperity. Seeing Through a Telephone A French Inventor has communica ted to tho Academic des Science a process by which, he asserts, tho fea tures of a person telephoning can be conveyed through the Instrument to tho person with whom ho In Is coup munlcatlon. Horses aro like eggs. It Is Impossi ble to tell what's lu them until they aro broken. ton Is an old city nnd a democratic one. It Is nt Washing ton that thero assemble the men who hnvo made themselves, whose mental superiority over their fellow-men has beeu recognized by their fellow-clttxens In being sent to tho na tlon's capital to represent them and to shape tho nation i destinies. Most of those men hnvo started tho destiny' shaplug by selling papers or splitting fence-rails. Wo havo rather plumed ourselves with the Idea that the prime quail tlcntlons of Washington society were mental capacity aud a clenn record. We have never permitted ourselves to thluk that n mnn who has sutllclently won the confidence of his community or district to be chosen a government servant would go to Washington to suffer humiliation because his wife bad once been forced to earn nn honorable living with her own hands. To nn American It Is not a pretty conceit. It might be embarrassing to those samo ladles who haw seen fit to nppolnt themselves arbiter clcgnntlum If a gen oral Investigation of social quallllcntlons were made. Tho husbands of n great many of these Indies have not always beeu so prominent lu fact, many of those marriages were contracted when the husbands had no such lofty anibl tlons, nnd the Idea of securing a helpmate to decorate a Washington home was uot seriously considered. That Is quite right It Is the natural safeguanl against fallacious aristocracy. Hut It Is an essential consideration for those wives of Congressmen nnd Senators who feel themselves qunlllled to suggest etiquette and social distinctions to Mrs. Theodore ltoosevclt Detroit journal. A' How to Dftcomo Rich. N analysis of the large fortunes, which on account of dentn nave changed bands during the year shows that no fewer than 200 of these estates were valued nt over 100,000 each. Among them thero figure the f2.000.000 of Earl Fltzwllllam; the .JOO,000 of Mr. Vngllauo, whose great lawsuit with the Hank of England remains cne of the most famous of financial cases;-and the 12,000.000 of Mr. Sutton, of the well-known firm of car riers. further analysis of these two hundred odd fortunes discloses this Instructive fact that the great majority of them have been created during the life of their owners, nnd created not by speculation nor by any sudden chance of fortune, but by deliberate and unremitting hard work. It Is clear that "Dogged does It" In the small and exclusive world of money Just as In the ordinary world at large. Itut still more Instructive Is this further fact which Is revealed by our analysis that these men, who have worked so hard and succeeded so signally, have also lived n long life. Of the great fortunes of the year nmountlng to some f5S.000.000 In all the average age of their owners at death Is proved to have been seventy-three years, nnd no fewer than 23 per cental them had passed the ngc of four-score. The moral Is obvious. Ily dint of sheer Industry, shrewd ly applied. It Is not only possible for n man to nmass great wealth; but the activity nnd self-control which such an aim demands of the ablest of us react so favorably on thhoalth or both body nnd mind thnt they also assure the happy gift of a long life. Loudon Daily .Mall. B' Do Not Talk Too Much. I.UNTNESS of speech, directness of action, strict In slstcnce on one s rights nnd disdain of diplomatic. roundabout methods of dealing with men nnd af fairs aro meritorious In a way, but the shortest road Is not always the enslest and n little diplomacy will save much trouble In many cases. Ono cau be diplomatic. too, without lying or doing anything that need worry the strictest conscience. The first and hardest rule of diplomacy In large affairs and small. In public nnd private life, Is Do not talk too much. Some Instinct In the mnjorlty of people Impels them to tell all they know. nnd. Fometlmes, a little more. Pit a talker against a man that ran keep bis own counsel In any affair of business or Intrigue, and It Is strange If the talker does not get the worst of the matter. He puts bis opo- uvnt In possession of till ha knows ntul gets nothing In ex change. Tho talker proceeds lu the dark while Iho silent man Inula his way made clear. The talker Is forever inak lng troublo fur himself and others. Ho cannot keep a secret aud he seldom can tell the exact truth, Hut tho habit of keeping one's counsel Is sometimes cnrrled to ridiculous extremes. There are men so reticent that they will not tell anything nt nil mid will give nn evasive reply If one nsks them the time of day. Men of this class think themselves sly, whereas In reality they are mere fools. Thero Is n time to speak as well as ft time to hold ono s pence. Sun Francisco Hulletlu. c Courtesy In Duilncsi. OUUTKSY In business has -beeu called tho "oil on tho wheels of worldly progress" and "nil nlr cushion with nppareully nothing In It, that yet eases tho heavy Jolts of trade." Hut It Is more than these. It . Is a positive virtue the most democratic of nil vlr-tues-ln that It recognizes a Itullvldunlltles and pays nil Just claims. Hy Its consummnto eonsldernteiicss It In fringes upou uo one's rights aud lessens no ouo's ndvnu tage. It Is often a form of self-suppression In action ns well ns an expression of unlversnl nnd Individual sympathy. It loosens the burdens of life, soothes anger, and often conn terncta nnd does nway with misunderstandings. Courtesy Is tho outward expression of the most essential sentiments of tho Inner, truer man. When theso outwnrd expressions cease the Inner sentiments themselves nro weakened and lose their delicacy and energy, and so wo mny say that tho foundations of courtesy aro based upon the universal needs of hutnaulty Itself. New ork Dnlly News, The Span of life. T seems that we were nil wrong about the hurtful nnd life-shortening effect of American "hustle." Our na tional mottq may be snld to have been "A short life, but a strenuous one." We were willing, as a people, to havo tho span shortened n little If only wo could havo some thing worth while, something active and effective, going on nil tho time. Hut It seems, according to tho Intest bulletin of the Census Hurenu. that the fast life Is also tho long one. Our "median ago" that Is, the ago which Is such thnt half the population Is under It nnd half over It Is more than seven years greater than It was a century ago, and Increases from deendo to decade. We aro surpassing easy going foreign countries In this respect; we are surpassing even the loose-Jointed, Indolent beautifully relnxed, never- worrying African In our midst; for whereas tho median ago of our American whites Is 23.4 years, that of tho devil- may-carc colored person Is but 18.3. Lately much confu sion has arisen In tho minds of many Americans over the statement that by certain eminent neurologists that It la next to Impossible for a man to "overwork," provided his bodily functions are kept In good onlcr by temperate and wholesome living. Other physicians, to be sure, tell us that hurry and worry spell death. We had accepted tho latter Judgment with the qualifying reflection that no mat ter what science tells us. It always seems to have "an other think coming." -This census bulletin which links the long life with the fast ono appears to bo tho other "think." Harper's Weekly. High Prices. T Is slgnlflcant that In some quarters there ore begin nlng to bo arguments made to show that high prices, being a sign of public prosperity, nro good for the peo ple. If this remark were so amended ns to read that high prices arc good for some of the people. It would be correct They are undoubtedly good for a considerable por tion of the people, included In those are the people In active business who And themselves selling goods on n ris ing market, a rising market generally Implying abundant sales and orders for goods to be made. Itlch iH-oplu who own property also And It Increased In value. There are others, however, who are less fortunate They are the men and women of Ilxed Incomes, who nre compelled to pay Increased prices for what they purchaso without addition to their money resources for purchasing. There Is a much larger chtss In those whose Ilxed Income comes from their labor. These nre worse off. as they find the cost of what they cat nnd consume In the other necessaries of life as beef aud coal nnd milk nnd butter, for Instance Increased without n corresponding addition to their wnces. Therp can lie no equnble In crease lu priced unless tho prices paid lor moor are n pan or it. linston Herald HIS TEST OF THE ARTIST. Wonld-lle Purchaser Mode FtlKB.es- tlons Concerning a I'ulutlnu. There Is perhaps a lesson of some sort for young nrtlsU iu the story told by Frederick Kost, the landscape and marine painter, of the days when he was Just starting. It wns at n time when tilings were not prospering us he could havo wished when. In fact, tho artist was pretty hard up that n man wearing a great fur-lined over coat knocked at the door of his studio. The stranger wns evidently a West erner, and a man of wealth. Mr. Kost," bo said, "I havo seen pictures of yours at different exhibi tions, and I think I would like to own one." Then he nodded approvingly at a landscape on the easel, and said: That Is exceedingly nice. Hut," be added after a pause, "might I make suggestion?" "Certainly," said Mr. Kost "Go ahead." Well," said the would-be purchaser, I think the sky might bo changed with advantage," and he started In to explain the alteration which be thought would Improve the painting. Mr. Kost did not agree with him. but as be wished to sell the picture ho said bo would consider tho matter. And tho stranger went away, prom ising to call In a few days. Mr. Kost went to work to change the sky, against bis own Judgment, to suit the stranger. Ho ended by chang ing the entire picture to suit the sky. In fact from a landscape. It grow Into a marine. Tho stranger never turned up, and the artist cursed his folly In having acted contrary to com mon sense to please an Ignorant per son, nnd so spoiled one of his best efforts, tho result of several months of work. About a year later a knock took Mr. Kost to bis door again, and thero stood the stranger In the fur-lined overcoat. Being asked In, he took a seat before the easel nnd nodded approvingly at picture that happened to bo there, "I like that like It very much." he snld thoughtfully. Then, after a pause; but may I make a suggestion?" Mr. Kost was not so angry with tho man ns nmioyod at tho recollection of bis own foolishness. Ho looked square ly nt his visitor. "flo to the devil with your sugges tion," ho replied. "What's that?" exclaimed tho stran ger. Mr. Kost repeated his invitation, or a moment tho other colored. Then he smiled quietly. "Well. Mr. Kost." he replied. "I may take that trip some day; but not Just yet. In the mean time, I think I will buy that plctur. of yours." After a pause he continued. "1 would have bought the painting yon showed me last year, Mr. Kost. but when I buy n picture I want It to be one with which the nrtlst Is perfectly satisfied, which he considers n sample of his best work. When you consent ed to change the other picture, I con eluded that you wero not sure of li yourself. Hut 1 guess if you thluk enough of this one, to nsk n inliu to go to the devil because he wished to mnke n suggestion concerning It, It li the stuff I want." And the picture wns sold according ly. New York Tribune. WALKING THROUGH FIRE. Lava Streams In the Crater of Kllauen In Hawaii. Compared with the volcanoes In the Hawaiian Islands, those In the Wchi Indies are larger, and exhibit the phe nomena of nature on n grander scale. The cone of Kllauea, In Hawaii, holds a lake of melted rock, the outlets of which are rivers of lava which gleam like molten silver. In "Fire Mountains" Miss C. F. Oordou-Cutnmlug describes her descent Into the outer crater. We took a circuitous route to avoid tho flery breath of the sulphur cracks. Some of the cones are dome-shaped; others are more open, like witches' cal drons, and curiosity compelled mo to snatch a glimpse of the flery broth within, although I knew that such stolen peeps wero dangerous, as at any moment the wrathful spirits wight drive away the Intruder with a shower of molten rock. So numerous were the streams wbtcli Intersected the bed of the crater on this side that It was necessary for the guide to keep ceaseless watch to guard against the possibility of our retreat being cut off. Wo took our stand on an elevated hummock of lava, and were thus raised to tho level of the lake, which had very capriciously selected the highest por tion of the crater, so that all the rivers flowed down over the steep bank. Dr, Coan told me bo had seen lava flowing at the rate of forty miles an hour, rushing downhill through forests on Its seaward way, I confess I watch ed this small, comparatively safo river with some trepidation. Bo rapidly docs lava cool that when wo bad gained sufficient confidence to follow our experienced guide, we wero ihle to wnllc across many of the treums whleh only n few hours before ind been liquid fire. We wero walking ou n cool crust. As tho streams of red fluid rock met the nlr they seemed to become coated over with n thin, gleam ng. silvery film, like that which forms n molten metal. It was gruesome to hlnk what wquld befall us If tho thin -rust gave way beneath us. Hut I re jected that for love of wlfo nnd child ur guide doubtless counted his own lfe precious, and so would uot lead us uto real danger. It Is strange how quickly one gets A CATAMARAN HOUSE.DOAT. It Will Atfoi.l Much Pleasure to tin Avernua Voutli, Hoys love, tho water, and If such n thing Is possible, they will spend iiiniiy at their happiest hours upou Its shore r riding upon Its surface. What boy has not built himself n raft? Hero Is something thai should afford much pleusuru tu the average youth, whether or nut ho Is ublo to possess n bout, It U culled the catamaran house boat, ntul Is Intended to servo n mani fold purpose, It being adaptable alike ns n craft utmost ns rapid ns n row boat, n raft, n floating camp, summer llshlug house nnd many other thing thnt will at onco present themselves to a brlght-mlndcd buy. Among Its many advantages are tho facts that It Is perfectly safe from over turning, thnt It will not crush lu when struck over so violently by anything found upon tho water, thnt It may be propelled much more easily than n raft; Indeed, with almost na little effort ns n boat, aud thnt It Is an Ideal attraction for boys, whether used stationary, pro pelled about lakes, ponds and rivers,' used ns nn aquatic playhouse, n s'uiii iner camp, n rainy day llshlug huuso or any other pleasant use to which It may bo put Another of Its advantages Is Hint Its cost need not be great, although It may bo mndo very expensive. Hav ing possessed the proud privilege onco of being n boy himself, the writer Is awaro that the nverago boy Is never overstocked with money, hence the question of cost Is n momentous one. To build ono of theso houseboats It is nrst necessary to secure, two logs, Logs being round should be used In preference to square beams, although the latter will answer. They should b fifteen or more feet In length and qullo sound, otherwise they will wntrrsoak, First round and point each end, ns In A A A. vsi!A-fci1M af-v A CATAMAUAH Ittll'SK-IIOAT. fig. 1, then with n saw, hammer and chisel, which aro about nil the tools needed, cut out resting places for Un cross pieces, as Indicated at A In Fig. 1 When this Is done, make your cross pieces, which will be live lu number, four feet tu length. Tho cross pieces nnd frame pieces should be two by two or two by four-Inch lumber. If possi ble, make the cross pieces of two by four and tho framework of two by two: As the roof and floor of your craft la to bo more than four feet In width much care should bo exercised In put ting up the frnuicwork. The general Idea ot this may be secured from lig i The pieces marked with the letter ,V nro the cross pieces already referrul lo, nnd should bo four feet In length, The pieces marked "II" should be six feet lu length. Those marked "C should bo eight fret, while those pieces marked "II" should be six feet. The length of the side roof pieces cTumut be designated, ns they depend upon the length of the logs, but If the logs were fifteen feet long the side pieces of Un roof should be about seven feet. As Imbers "I!" nre two feet lougi-r than timbers "A," It will be seen thnt tlm hers "U" and ''!" will not Join timbers 11" nt tho ends, hut will be n foul from hem upon each side. Hoard over tin- logs, as lu Fig. 3. Let the flooring Douru protrude a root on encli side over the logs, and your floor will then be, like your roof, six fret wide. After you have put In the floor, which great ly strengthens your craft, you should If you hnvo not already dune so, float your cntninariiu, ns It will soon be far too heavy to move. For tho roof you mny use bonids run ning lengthwise. If you cannot secure such long Iwnrds, fasten them on cross wise, and cover tho whole with tarred or builders' paper, secured with Inlhs. Of course, It may be shingled, or good fwiifctnttii il tn nniv rlrrumfit nnnn When luncheon time came It seemed , ca"VB" ,u" V"1" ",r. " cTcr"'R most natural to sit on tho brink of n Co,vcr n,e',llf .?f yo"r.. frnmo" .ire river, on a hummock of lava, and workl11B.,1 1,1 ' a' l'1 ''" i'l of en'oy our sandwiches while we watch- ?"ol,r 111 lo rnl!1" ,my he 'j'" l,c". "'"' ed tho heaving, rushing lava roll and ,CB,vy l"j' r curtains, or It mny break Into lmlf-cooled cakes, to be swal- boardc'd u,p nlm door "' lowed and melted nfresl. In the flro ,l,B rc" 1c"d1l" F'B; Tll,, ,'ulll" stream which flowed within ten feet "? ,,ut wl,,do" " "i0 ?w lf " uesiren. aiusu hmhut lur mo sieru. Nearly In the center of this now nenrly completed catamaran houseboat place blocks for your oarlocks, novo them nbounwo feet aime tho floor, llelng so wldo apart, two may row to advan tage, of us. Just a Olrt Many a throne has had to foil For a girl, Just a girl; Many a king has hsd to crawl For a girl. Just a girt When the hero goes to war He may battlo for the right Hut 'tis Ilk' Her by far That ht. sullies forth to fight For a girl, Just a girl. When the doctor turns to sayt "It's a girl. Just a girl," Papa murmurs with dismay: "Whatl A girl, Just girl?" Ah, but why the sadness there? Why the bitterness displayed? Some day some strong mau will swesr That the great round world was madf For that girl, Just that girl. Why did Adam take the bite? For a girl, Just a girl. Why was Troy swept out of sight? For a girl, Just a girl. 0 would heaven still bo bright, And would any good man cart- To achlevo It, If he might Never claim forever mere, Just a girl, Glorious girl? Chicago Ilecord-IIcrald. Wo beard a long time ago that tho devil Invented the fiddle, but we heard to-day thnt be also Invented the pump. You can Interest any man by saying to him, "You work too hard." OLD - f FAVORITES i Feven Tlmr On, There's nn dew left ou tlm daisies ami clover, Thorn's no rslti left In lienven; I've snld my "seven limes" over and over Seven times ono nre seven, I nm old so old I can write n Utter) My birthday lessons nre dons; The Inmhs piny always they know no Iwtter; They sru only ono times one. 0 Moon I In the night I hnvo seen you sailing, And shining so round nnd low. You nre bright I nh, brlghtl but your light Is fnlllng; You are nothing now but n bow. You Moon) hnvv you dona somelhlng wrong In heaven, Thsl God has lildileu yo-ir fsco? I hope, If you have, you will souu ha forgiven, And shine again In your place. O velvet Heel you're s dtuly fsllow You'vn powdered your lfs with gold. u nrsve msrsli Mnry-bu.u, rich nnd jii law, (live m your money to hold I O Cohuiibhnt! npsn your folded wrapper. Where two twin turtledoves iIkvIII 0 Cuckoo-plntl tell mo tht purple clap per Thnt hangs In your clear green brill And show me your nest, with the young ones In it I will not steal Ihrni nwny; 1 nm nidi you mny trust me, linnet, linnet I am seven times ono today, Jean Ingelow. Nrarr Hums. Ono sweetly solemn lliousht (Vines lo UK o'r slid o'rl I'm nearer my hoim todsy Than I ever have been U-ft -. Nearer my Father's house. Where the many mansions lx Nearer Ihs great white throne, Ntsrer tho crystal svs; Nearer tli bound of life, Where we lay our burdens Nearer leaving tho cross. Nearer gaining the crownl down; Hut lying ilsr lily between, Winding down Ihrniuh the nlht, Is the silent, unknown stream, That leads us at length to the light Closer aud closer my steps Come to th d n-ail nhysiu; Closer Death to my Hps I'rrsses the awful chrism. O, If my mortal feet Ilavn almost gained the brink: If It ha I nm nearer homo I;reii today than I think; I'sthrr, perfect my trust; Let my spirit feel hi death That her feet ar (Irmly art On the rock of living faltht Phuvho Cary, TWO SECRETS. Ilcarlhreuklim ' litis Marjr of Tni Devote,! OU People. "How's business, llbeu?" Tho old inn n wns washing nt lbs sink lifter bis day's work. 'Flue, Mnrthy, flue!" 'Does the store took Just tho same. with tho nd geranium In the window Ijind, how I'd llku to see II with the sun shining hit How docs It look, Linn?" Kbeii did not answer fur a moment; when ho did his tolcu shook a bit. Tho store's nuvcr been tho saina nlnco you left, Mnrthy." A fiilut llttlu llusli enmo Into Mar tha's withered cheek. Is a wlfo cur loo old to bo moved by her husband's flattery? Fur years Kbcn aud Martha had kept a tiny notion store; then Martha fell sick and was taken to tho hospital. Hint was months ngo. Hho wns out now, but sho would never bo strong never bo partner In their happy llttlu trnilo aguln. I can't get over n hankering t . ,t sight of tint store," thought Mn o-. ono forenoon. "If I tnko It rrnl car f1.. I cau get down there; 'Han't so at. Kbcn'll scold, but boil bo tickled u ! uo death." It took a long tlino for her to drug hersolf downtown, but nt lust sho stood at the head of tho I It t lo street where the store -was, All of a sudden she stopped. Ahead, ou tho pitveiuulit stood Kben, A trny hung from his neck on which wero iirrunged n fow 'ords of collar studs, some papers of pins, nnd shoelaces. Two or threo holders wero In his slinking old hand, nnd as ho stood ho called his wares. Mnrtlia clutched nt tho wall of tho hllllilltlif Hill, trmlil rt.-i,.. II,,. ...m . Make a rack mon eoch side of ,i, ni .., i, .,... ' e . - "MMHMin IHIU llll- your lime uou oars nnn se- , w, ,rllU, and an llnlhin nnmo Hut- cure I long pole, which you may keep ' ,eni 0 tho awning. Tl Martlm mi- upon the roof or upon the floor, a. ono Omtood. The store had gone to pay ofotn Prefer, to ' olo" his craft. A ,ler expenses. Hho turned and hur l"d short staff for a mt or flag may nwny , fult I1H lltT trolul)lll . lm(J would tuko her. "It will hurt 1st in so to hnvo mo And l.a n,1,1t TTnnn tho nontmnl lllnf. ... a name may be Inscribed, as the cata maran In the pictures carries tho In ittals "A. H." A llttlu trapdoor In tho center of the floor will be found con venlcnt for hnnd lino llnhlng, to shield ono from the sun In the day, or to keep off tbo aampness at uignt ir pout Ash ing. The boy who owns ono of these crafts may add to Its furnishings ns ho Is nblo from tlmo to time. A little stove, somo folding bunks, a folding tnble, cup boards and shelves will no doubt bo thought of, Tho open covered spneo will also be thought large enough fr a hammock, nnd small seals may be built wherever convenient. If good-sized logs nre used tho craft should support four boys conveniently, nnd with tho resources generally avail able to tho nverago boy, nenrly nil the lumber may bo procured without cost. If you cannot nt Arst afford oars, n pole may bo used, and good substitutes for oars may bo mndo from boards. The labor of building Is really very small, compared with the good results, and It will bo found cheaper nnd butter for pure enjoyment than any of thu boats of which plans hnvo ho nfleii been pub. Ilshed. MonUcnl 3lu'- outl" sho thought, nnd tho tear trickled down her face. "Ho's kept n secret from me, and I'll keep ono from him," she snld to her self. "Ho shu'n't know thnt 1 know." That night when Ubcn enmo In, chill, ed nnd wenry, Mnrthn nsked, cheerful, ly, tho old question: "How'h business?" "Hetter'n over. Mnrlbyl" answered Kben. Youth's Companion. ICthlos of n Ids. A kiss Is n peculiar proposition, ot no ii so to one, yet nlisolulu bliss tu two. Thu small boy gols It for nothing, tbo young mnn has to steal It and tlm old mnn has lo buy It. Tho baby's right, tho lover's privilege, tho hypocrite's mask. To a young Kr, fi; t0 married womnii, hope, nm! lo nn old maid, chnrlty.-Hiillliniiru American. Oniolal Itespuiisllillliy t'hliiii. Chinese olllclnla nro hold to !0 gifllty before tho Hun of llcnven for iloodj. drouths, families, Hits mid other nut ural rnlninlttcx. A loafer Is never able to i-onll,. m-.t busy man has anything ty do,