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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1903)
9 kite Ham A Talo of tlio Early Settlors! i fit nil s nnn. uy Austin c. nunDicu (iiiAi'iim xxi. H'mvly mi l tiiilnrnlly i'ivkK"! away 1 liu Imitra mill llu- I it h In I lie pour alek ttlie III Now Orhnna. Old I u;iiii Wus virjr kind, mill ao wik llu 1 1 1 1 p I I u, Yit ji:ili' liiul ii i try, ere al Ul an, mil n pint of I lit liiiii' alio nit nit of lur In ml. lint gradually llu- dclliliim passed mvny, inul alio won nt length nblo to sit up. Tlitce wim'Ich Inul iilio Inlti Unix iru she i'iiiiIiI rl'ic riuiii lur ln'il; lint on tin fiiunli wi'i'lt iiliv wns nbl.i to walk about the riicim. It wna nt llm cloao of II." fourth ncok Hint lirr liuah.intl riltini.d. 'Hue I Irvii nwny lotuer limn )'u" t'Xn'fti 1 V ' ho naked. "So," wna tli quiet reply, "fur I'ui cxpi'i'ti'il n .tiling nliiitit It." "Ahl' uttered Hliii'll, with M.uw uf linjti III. "I have In on too l k to expect nuy thins:," etplnltled Lou.Br. "Of mured huaban.l, iiiuru mlhl I. "Yes-1 hare Icon very lk. t i'rn fonred nt nnn time I should tisvcr iw juii again." There wns somvttilnK to piquant In Ill's tli.it Mimm w sure there wan snrcnBti In It. but liu I'tioae nut to I'jpastt Ilia llnllutS, "I, too, lino been laid up." lie said, niter gailug Into lirr fm-o fur some mo lllellt. "Ahliow? I uutleed your liniil win rolled In ruga. Wlmt Ima hnppui'iH Have juu been llglitliii; tlii) kl. fl 111 dlaiH?" Again Simon Ml Ills lip, but lit l-'pt en !ri). "I hnvo had n duel on your account." "I It pn.alble? llnvr was lit" "I luMril you Insulted mutt grossly, nu I I would not hour It." "You should nut hnvo .burnt) It, nt least, It on loved your wife. Hut who was il" "(Jmipnrt Hi, I)nl." Louise atoned. "Kxpliilu," she nalil, earnestly nnl "'' rly. "Iln! the name move, jnu, does HIT "Why sh.tild It uitV Yoj fenow la wns tiiii'o ii lover ot mini'." TliU open iimwnl, so frank and hull cit, mrimil to plcnse Luliols, n ml ho went mi to explain: "No tniiticr what w anil, hut St. pruts airuck mo. Of rourse I rlia'loiiged lilin. We ilmav aworda. Your fath-r wna present, I It- woiihl hiivu atnppiil It If ho loiilil, fur ho fiuri'.l. I tliuuU Kt hurt." "As )ou ilhl." "Maloii. Wtr Ml. oil nwl.llc, sill I foiiinl Hint Iho hoy una nl my nurry. Twlio I rofuaoil to pro my point upun lila opi'll Lotuul. I'lnnlly, when I iw Hint 'twouhl ho iluw ntltlit murder for mo In kill Mm, I luiU' liliu put up Ilia awoM. llo itako.l mo for wlint for ho knew not tlmt I only toytil ulth tilm. Till la only hoy'a phiy.' mM I. 'Then put up your awnnl,' auhl ho, I i1M o, mill J not n my pnlut tumhoil th erouiul ho hroiiKht 1110 11 lil.nv mrmi tho li.iinl. Wlmt ilu ou think of Hint,-" "IVrlmpa I ouiilit not to apenk my llinuiihla." "Suroly you wight. Whut ilo jou think of Iff "Well, tlirli, I think )Oil hnvo toM mo rrry lino alnry." "KM aati iloiiht my wonlV" "Dmilit you? Iloiiht the word of Mi nion l.oholaK Ilolli'Vo l)inl my own Ima IhiiiiI could aponk fulM-hoiilY Xi'Vir, HI liion noior!" Slmrply tho arnuip looked Into l,oillao'a fmo, hut lio t-oiild dolorl ilotlilliit IIuto. auto n mini, tsiul osprt-aa'on of utltr n'lii litk'ityi ot ho kin iv nho wna i"ii" hlm. "Hut you did not toll mo lion- thla nil on iho out," alio mill. "What did you do nftor (loupnrt hud atriit'k you uu tho linn.IV" "Wlmt could l do? My lintnl wm iow ITloM. I llllnlit hnvo kluu'kod III 111 down with my loft limul, hut I apmod Mm. Ilo wna hfiionlh nil uollto, anvo Hint of iihto lOlltl'lllpt." "I'our (ioutmrt! Did I10 Know how doop wna your ooiili'inpt for lilm't" "Wlmt monn you?" "Why, alniply Hurt you could hnvo In flicted no worm) piinlkhuient upon It m t ti it it to hnvu let him kiiutv th.it you hold li I lit In tontetiipt. It uitlat hnvo marly killed l.lni!" "Look jo. my lino ulrl, you nro vtittur IliK oil dnngorotia urmniil. You lilny Mty too niuclil" li tli' rod Lolmla, now alioul.iii Ida niiKcr. I.iinli.0 howod her hond n nimnont, mi l alio aceuiod to think Hint her couipni'lon apoko the truth, for ahu quickly replied, lifter "lie looked up: "Hxcino mo tuirdoii me. I hnvc but Juat recovered from n novo re alekin'at. mid my llrat fecllnito were untiirully Hhhc ot Joy mid RhidnoiM, mid )ou know how often you mid I huo Jokixl mid poatoipl ench other. We hnvc often mil I very linrd lliliitfi In Jeat, mid I hnvo ovin pull ed juiir hnlr till you fnlrly erlol with pain, mid yet you inner K.il iroioked bo fore." Thla wna p..l.i'ii ao vnrneHtly, mid with o inucli npp.ireut feelliii:, that Sim n wua molllliod In 11 unuiient. "Lot It mn," lie jt.ili); "only In future cliniwc 11 lliilit occnaion for I'Klit coiiier nntioii. And now to aomcthlliK of muru liiiiorliinco. When cnu you bo rendy to ku up lb" river?" "At nuy time," nnawercd Loulao. "Very well. I will aeo tho pliyalclnn thin evenlni;, mid bo Koverucd soinewlufl liy Ilia ildvlce." Shortly after thla Lobola went out, mid when ho rctiirntd lit) leimrled Hint tho iloctur would coiuo In Iho nioniln. So Hint nlitlit Loulao wna loft Willi l.oppn, mid 011 Hie next inoriilm; H10 do tor nunc, mid with iilm cmiio Iho mixloua hiiahiiud. Tlio former oxiinilncd lilt pntleut euro fully, mid lio exiuvnu'd tho opinion Hint tlio wife hIiouIiI not unilerliiko tlio Jour ney under 11 week nt leant. "Then I lellevo I ali.ill fto to lllloxl. Tlieio la 11 aliip rendy tu anil, mid I luivo omo liiHlneaH to do tlieiv." Loulao expieaacd licr ilttlro wIllliiKiieaa, an Kliiion roaolvcd to K. In truth ho wna now expeetlin; aoun :o bo iniiater of nn Ilium mo fortune, mid In) wan prepar ing Hio way to put II tu lininedliito imo, lilt lualll object beluit to nllnln 11 prolltil blo fiirtfo to return to p'rnnco, whither ho men nt to tiiko hla wife 11 a noon 11a ho could dlpoo of tlio few remaining oh Htaclea that atood In his way. Ilo mint ed Hint very ultilit for lllloxl, and bin wifo wna unco uiuio loft to tho kind euro of ber H.ible nttin liint, A weelt piiBacd uwny, mid lir nuslmnd 0111110 not. KI10 Inul now ao far reuiilned lior hoiiltli Hint alio could walk out In company with I.oppa, and tlio roau wan nil buck to her cheek. Aniilhei- weok liaaae.l, and alio Vn . well and Just as alio bcuiin to won lor It nuy accident luid happened to her bus- mi Imiiil lio madn M a appearance. That very day llioio wna a Imruc to alnit up Hin river. Now Orlonna wua all nlnrin n'ld exclloineiii. 'J'lio Knrrlami lit Nntcheii Inul bi'on auriulaoil by tlio Indians, mil lieaily every anul murdered! Ou'y a X had oacapcl, mid four of tlioao liml this lory uiiiriilUK icaclicil Iho town. tluv. roller Iniil aim mcaaciiKcra lip to lb" pliiiiliilloua 11I01111 1111 Hin river to lull Iho Kri nidi on their Kiinrd; and now His lui IK", full of anlillora, wna about to atnlt up to aeo If nuy natlalntii 0 wna ruiuirod anywhere nu III" wny, 11 ml In Iho 11101111 limn n eoiiiii II of olllccra wna to bo bold In delernilno what fiirllii'r aboiild l.o 1I1. no. I.iiIhiI ciilned inasni:o for liluiaolf nn I wl.'o, but they were forced to put up wllh such aeiiiiiimo Inlloiia as I In' others bad, a.ivo Hint n ah Iterod, pl.u wua tlx od for Loulao, near the atom, In eonald cnitlou of her lecinl lllnoaa.' Of co.irao the in.ll.-ii up, nirnlnat thn cillTi'iil, wna alow, the henvy biimo not maklliK a headway of over linen mllia mi hour, mid alnpplnit aoincHiucs nt tho few plnutntlniia on tho way, mi Hint It was lint until Hio miiruliiK of tho llflh day Hint they reached Iho eatahllaliluenl of 1 1 lion Hi. .IiiIIoii. Hut Iho en il 11 1 11 of tho boil I com lilded not to K'l up to I bo chu leaii, an Klinnii mid Ida wife worn land ed nt Hi" inniiih of Wiihiut river, nnd frnm lliinco they mndu their way up on font. Tlioy ti it '1 Kiilned about half Hio ill" I alien when they were alnrlli'il, 011 mak ing n tin 11 upun the rlvor'a h.mk, by ace liu 11 amall caiiou abend with two lu iIIuiih In It. "Why!" uttered Lobola, after gailiu upon tho alraiign ace no a fvw momenta, "they are Xatchcx Indiana. Do Hio v 1 lalna monn litirin hero?" "Itntlter n amnll party for that," said Lhtllac, upon whoso mind tlio aliilit of n Ntaelii'x liml not that ioi Hilar effect that It Iniil upon Iter conipaiilon'a. "Hut we'll wntch lliem. Here lot ua kerp furl Iter nwny frnm tho bank, and thin wo i-ii 11 folliw tin-in, and not ho ai'ili. They atirely liiean to nppronch Iho lioiiao. (,'uiile, li t a hitalen, mid wo'll halo thi'lll cflpltit'i'd, Of coiirao ihoy linj a limul In the ilrenilful mnasuere." Loulao hind" 110 objection lo litis, and nceoritluuly they limk Iho eroaa path, and ere hug they reached tho garden. Half way up tlio wide path they walked, mil hero thry cmiio to lite closed gate of ill" barricade; but 11 few loud culls frnm Si mon brought old Tuny forth, mid they tvoio anon within tho enclosure. 'Iho fultllflll iuk.o roiild at tlrst hardly belleio Ills eyes. Ilo gnaed upon tlio "appern ahull," us ho afterwards ciilltil It, mid llunlly n big tear rolled down his asbtu cheek. Mnin'ai'lle Loulao!" ho gnaped, txlelid lug Ids broad haii la. "llleas heavcti:" Willi gllsttnliig eyes oho returned tho faltlirul fellow's graap and aalutalloii, and Iheii botinde.l away lowarda tho limine, for alio anw her fill tier upon lh dan: alto walled nut fur her huabmid now. "rather!" The frantic parent caught hi" iblld to Ills iHiaom, mid nltli atrraiullig ryea he mummied his thanks, for lu that tun lueiil of reunion ho forgot the dark cloud that hung o-er Ills loved uu;. Ilofote I lit- old 111.111 hail found Ida tongue Simon had reached Iho plana. "My father,'' ho uttered, "forgive 1110 If I am Abrupt but you have heard of tho dreadful mnaaueru at I'urt Itoaullu?" "Yea." "Well, there nro two Natchez Indiana making their way up here In a cntu. 1'erltapa they know not of our habitation. Let men lie aettt out nt unco to cnptilte lliem. mid wo will Interrugnte 1I1.111. nt least. That wna enough for Tony, for ho had followed Simon lo Iho Inline, and heard this remark, liver since the induction ot' Ills young "uia.'r mid mlssiia." he had hinged to get hold of uu Indian, and licre waa 11 thniice. "Only two oh 'inn, d'yo say, Maa'r Si mon?" "That's nil, Tony." "I'll hah '11111!" And with this the stout .frh- disappeared, mid lu a few momenta more lie had four atout companions at his heels 011 Ills way to the river. Ill tlio meantime, Simon followed the marquis and Ills child Into the houc, and when they reached the sitting room, thry foiin I SI. Dcnla there, lie looked up and saw the marquis; then he saw Simon I.oIhiIs, nnd then his eye reated upon that female form, lie started lo his feet and turned pale ns death. 'Hint lorol face wna turned upon him; tlioe soft eyes, now swimming lu trara, were hint upon Ida own, and iter naiuo dwelt upon tils lips. "My wife. Monsieur St. Drills," said Lobnls, lu mnlUiimit triumph. "(). my soul!" burst from the wreti li ed man's Hps, and covering Ida face with hi" bauds, ho sank hack upon his chair. Ionise aeeiued upon the point of spenk lug, but nt lli.it moment the tramp of feet and the sound of tolces were heird In III" ball, mid In 11 moment more tho door was thrown uiueremonloiialy open. niAPTUH XXII. "Hhss heaven!" cried old Tony, boun I lug into the hall at a wild hop and plant ing himself directly In the middle of tho Hour. "We's lotehed 'uni, ntas'r We's cutched 'inn, 1111' hero doy am!" At tills White Hand nnd Coqualln emtio forward. Simon Lobola was tho first to recognise, lieuo.tth Hie Nutilici garb mid Hie walnut ataiu, Hio youth whom ho had hoped to destroy, nnd a tilled cry broke from his lips, whllo lio turned pal" mil trembled like au nspin. Tho next to recognize tho living truth was Louise, ami with one bound tho brother ulid alsler were lu eaill other's arms. Their slltled exelaninlloiia of Joy uwiiko the parent to his senses, nnd lu n moment mure he held them both upon his bosom. "My children," ho cried, rnlalng Ids streamline eyes to heaven, "O, how bleat Is this moment) Almost it makes mo feel to -how lu li.nuble rcalgiintlon to the dreadful blow that has btcu Inlllcted up on inc." ot .1..,,,- i.rti " ni 1I1U Itincturo rxelulmed Slinun,, having now recuiriej l.la ttn.ui.lli.., of tlltll.l UlllllLlelltlV tO lllllll 1.1 i ..ni.iiiitn, ,r r..,ir noil chagrin. "Dear Louis, let 1110 welcome jou back to our home," And us ho spoko ho advanced aud ex tended bis hand. The youth giued upun lilni n moment lu stem silence. "Minimi Lohols," ho uttered, drawing proudly up, "I did not thluk you would ollVr me tlmt hnndl" "How a oh?" gaaped Iho wretch, turning. pale ngalu. "You should not thus reject tltc hand of your brother-in-law," W'lillc llund started, "iliother-lu-lnwl" ho repented. "Aro you mad?" "No I am n husband." Whltu Hand crossed over to wiioro Loulao Htood nnd took her by tho hand. They whispered together a moment, and then tho youth turned towards Simon, "Villain," ho exclaimed, "you forced her to thlal" , "Sho consented to tho mnrrlnBC," re turned Simon, triumphantly. St. Denis apinng to his feet, He mov ed to Lonlso'a aide, and griuped her hand, . , "Louise," ho said, In a broken voice, "tell me nils tell mo If you gave this man your heart; for In the years of dark uess that ahull follow this blow, It will afford a glimmer of light to know I am not all Drgotlcii by my soul's Idol," '"Ooupnrt, hu forced me to the mar rlnge " "Hlleucvl" thundered Lobola, starting lowarda where tho speaker stool. "I.ou Ice, iciileiiiber you aro my wife, and as audi I claim obudlencu. Hrenthe another word of calumny on my head and I II luako you with your tongue had In en lorn out by tho roota em you used It ao." "Million, you know you did force me 10 become your wife." At this moment St. Denis starlrd up. aud his dark eyes burning wllh lire, he said: "Stand back, villain! You nro her hus band, hut daro to Interfere now and I'll smile you as I would a venomous rep Hie." "And 1 am with oil, Uonpnrt," added White Hand, starting forward, nnd clenching Ida flala. "(Jo oil, alater." Simon Lobola gazed first upon St. Don la, mid then .upon the dark-skinued youth, mui he feared thtiii, Then he looked t wnrda the aged parent, who stood wllh tils lunula to Ida eyoa aohblug aa though hla poor heart would break; and the vil lain cvldilitly felt unromfortnhle. "I refined liliu nt first," continued the unfortunate one, "and told Mm I loved Ooupnrt St. Denis. Then ho told me he hud seen my father s wealth accumulate under hla cure, and had looked 011 a part of It ns belonging to hint, and ho would not njiT aeo another come lu find snntih Hint wealth awoy. Ho determined to have Ida share. I told Iilm If ho forced tun lo become !il wife I would beg of my father to give me not a sou. Then ho aworo If aiioh a thing wrro done, Im would make my life such n accno of tor ture I should pray fur death to come and relieve me," "Llnr!" biased Simon. "No- no," calmly replied Imlac; "' apeak but truth." Then turning to her llatcncra: "Hut I refused to marry Mm, and on the very next night, after mid night, two stout men enmo and carried me away, I was weak and faint then, fur I had but Just recovered from sick ness. Y'et they carried me 11 wny nnd locked mo In n dark prison house. They refused me both fowl and drink. Theru I came ulgh furnishing with hunger aud thlrat. At length tho villain came to me; mid when I begged for a drop ot water he swore I aliould have none till I had promised to bo bis wife! My mind was fluttering, aud thirst made me frantic. I promised to be his wife! Then ho brutight me bread and milk; ho took tuo from the prison, and anon arrangements were made fur the wedding. Hu had ob tained the consent of tlio colonial gov ernor, and we were married In the eliiirih, the governor himself being pres ent. When the prleal put Ida queatlona to 1110, I waa burning with fever, aud a dreadful alekness wus upon 1110. Yet my mind was not shaken. I promised to the licat of my abilities to do nil ho had ask ed of me. Then wo were pronounced man and wife, and I begged of Mm to hurry awny. for I was faint and tick. I reached our home; the fever telzod 111", and raged fur many .weeks. Health came at last, am) I reached my father's house." (To be continued.) When lti ItotMtera Crow. The reelings of some honest folk from the country when thry visit a large city linve been tcry nccurutclj described by n Chicago pnper, and ns this old farmer iays, there's very little difference be tween city nud country If you only look for the things which they have In com mon. "I'm nil right In Chicago If I can hear the roosters crow once In n while," said John, "hut when I don't hear them I get pretty honiralck, and want to hurry back to the old farm In I'oril County. Thnt's why I always pick out lodgings ni clone as I can get to South Water street. "I come up here once In n while on business of my own, nud I feel at home well enough down at the stock-yards In the daytime, where the hogs grunt and the cattle bellow, but I'm lonesome at night when I can't hear the roosters. "I reckon If you was down on my farm a night or two, you'd bo mighty glad to hear n Btrcct-cnr gong, or n steninliont whistle, or a wagon clatter ing over the stones. When a fellow has heard a rooster crow about sunup every morning for forty years, ho doesn't feel Just right when ho gets whore there aro no roosters. "Y'ou can talk nil you ploaso about your clean city nnd your 'city beauti ful,' as the newspapers call It, but I'd rather smell n clover Held In this town when I'm loneRomc than the sweetest flowers you've got on State street. "I recollect Tarson Cross saying once, In n sermon, that a touch of nature tiuikes the whole world kin, Somehow when 1 bear n rooster crow up here, or a sheep bloat, or get the smell of a stable, It makes mo feel that Chicago people ain't so much different from us on tho farm, after nil." O110 uf Womnn'a Wnys. "Most women hate to spend uow motley," Mtys nu nliservnnt salesman. "I haven't tho fnlutcnt Idea why this should lio bo, but I've noticed It often' right here lu tho store. A womnn will innke a purchase nnd pull out her purso to pay tlio bill, hut If sho happens to have to part with 11 clean, crisp noto In making up the nmount sho looks great ly nnnoyed. I've seen women with fnt wads of bright brand-new bills fluster ed when they riiino to pay for pur cluises, because they hadn't sutllclent old money to meet tho charges. They would dig out tlio contents of their purses and stow tho crisp notes to oiro sldo, and, If they couldn't scrnpo up the sum In a few cases I'vo known them to go out without buying. Oth ers will give utterance to little feminine exclamations of dlsmny, nnd will hast ily pay for the articles selected lu tho now money. Then they will march nit with quite a show of Imllgnntlou, Just ns If they had been Inveigled Into spending tho money, I know ono man who nlwnys takes his salary homo lu beautiful, cleau certificates. Ilo bus caught on to this peculiarity of tho sex, and he says It saves hi 111 nil kinds of money." l'hllndelplila ltecord. Illtfereuco 1'iiraijr t'utijectlve, 'Time far?" naked tho wondenek. "ifh you call It from hero to Thompson's' Grove?" I "Well," answered the crow, "tho ills tnnce, ns I fly, Is four miles, hut as you ' fly It's about nine miles and a half." ' Chicago Tribune. Monuments In Ilerllii. rol.n .nn,,lltt ,i.,i.I!a,1 Ttlalllll fctf t-.V.lJ ...,..v.. . ..Inl... innkn. tl... anv.llllv.uWVinil mnilll. ' mill, tv uHiva ov , -ovw.... - ment of Us kind In Ilerlln. Among tho men commemorated nro twelve of princely rank, eleven generals, tilno architects, nine scholars, ten poets, three physluluus, three statesmen. AUTHOR OF "LITTLE DROPS OF-WATER," CELEBRATES EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY Little dropa of water. Little grains of sand, Make tho mighty ocean Aud the plenaunt laud. Ku the tittle momenta, I ir I.I. (!...., 1. !... I. a Make tho mighty ages Of eternity. Mrs. Julia A. I'letclier Carney, author of tuo famous poem, "Little Things." reccully celebrated her eightieth birthday nt her home lu Clalesburg. III. She wrote tho poem In 1SI3, when sho was a school teacher lu Hostoti. nnd her object III writing It wan to help her pupils uuderstnud the vutuc of little things. A few years Inter the poem bod been translated Into many Inugiinges, nnd generations have recited nnd sung It lu all the civilized countries of the world. Mrs. Cnruey's husband, who wus a Universalis! minister, died nt (Jnlesburg lu 1S71. POORHOU8E TO PARLIAMENT. Labor Ciiuilldate Who Won a Notable Victory ill London. Political preferment awaits the mau of ability In Knglnnd as well as In this country. This Is shown by the recent election in the Woolwich dlvl fjSk y slon of London. dldnte for Parlia ment, defeated bis oppouent. Geoffrey ft . I'..lnnl.t H SSSym by a majority ot MVBrvg3 over 3,000 although ys$jf$ffj the coustltuency HUH IUI muiij ,)--"- williau ciiooks. teen regarded safe ly Unionist by a majority of nearly 3.1100. The electiou of Mr. Crooks Is 11 victory for the labor vote, which Im '.niinl tlio London Times to say: 'The election means that the specter that has hypnotized the conuncniai governments has shown Itself at last among ourselves." Crooks was born In 1S02 anu speni a portion of the early years or 111s nr.. In tlio nnnrlinuse at PoDlar. After leaving this Institution he worked at odd Jobs until he was 14, when be was apprenticed to n cooper, as mie ns 1878 ho tramped from winuon 10 Liverpool In search of work. He was then In the greatest poverty, hut be fore that had he engaged actively In trade agitations. He worked hard for the dockers In the great i.onuon uock strike aud became chairman of the Poplar Hoard of Gardkius and other im,! lo. Subsequently he was elected mayor of Poplar tho first labor mayor ever elected in ungianu. 110 then became a member of tho London rvomtv Council nnd has since been supported by his fellow workmen. Mr. Croous is a man 01 iuo jouu Hum tvne. Ho Is a ready speaker. a skilled politician and a well-posted social ecouomlst He neither drinks nor smokes, but devotes all tils time to his duties and to self Improvement, mo aetootlon has greatly strengthened the labor party lu England. Impress- nc Ulion It tno vniue nnu necessity of solidarity. During tho South Afrl cnu war Mr. Crooks was an advocate of tho Boer Bldo and strongly denounc ed tho action of tho British govern ment. RANK OF THE WHITE HOUSE. In Point of Architecture It Is In a Class by It. elf, One moonlight night In June, 1002, whllo strolling through the grounds with Charles I''. McKlui, one of the members of tho Park Commission, we seated ourselvesou one of those mounds which tradition ascribes to John Quln- cy Adams's taste In landscape architec ture. That nfternoon crowus or people nrraycdln Joyous costumes befitting tho seml-troplcs hnd come from tho hot city to rest under tbc trees 11 tut listen to tno Saturday concert of the Marine Band. Tho musicians, clad lu white duck, were located In a little depression, so that the sound of tho music rolled up the slopes to the attentive audience, a year beforo we had observed the same effect at Versailles; and both the similarities nnd the differences of the two pictures wero being discussed ns we sat In the quiet night, behind the locked gntes, where not a sound from the city streets litoke the grateful noise of water splashing In the fountains. On the high portico the President sat nmld a group of dinner guests, nud the lights of their cigars were "echoed" by the drowsy fireflies Hitting nbout tho grounds, only the brilliantly lighted windows of the secretary's ofllce even suggesting the workaday world. Tho moonlight, shining full on tho White House, revenlcd the harmonious Hum of Its graceful shape. "Tell me," I nskctl the architect, "among the great houses that havo bccji built during recent years hi the 80 our little errors Lead the roul nwny From the path of virtue. Far In slu to stay. Little derda of klndnraa, Little worda of lore. Help to make earth happy Like tho heaven above. general style of the While 'House many of them larger nnd much more costly la there any that, lu point of architecture, surpasses It?" "No; there Is not one In the same class with It," he replied deliberately a Judgment confirmed later under the noonday sun. Century. Zest Till frankness. Unexpected frankness now and then gives a special zest to the humor of a situation lu Congress. When "Gahe" Houck was the representative from the Oshkosh district of Wisconsin, a pen sion bill came before the House, to his great vexation of spirit; for, while his personal convictions were directly opposed to It, his political Interests were strong enough to whip him Into line. On the day tbc bill came up for lln.il disposal a fellow-member met Houck In the space behind the last row of seats, walking back and forth and gesticulating excitedly, bringing his clenched right first down Into the hollow of his left hand, to the accom paniment of expletives which, would hardly look well In print "What's the trouble, Gahe?" Inquired his friend. "Why all this excltementr "Trouble?" snorted the Irate law maker. "Trouble enough! That pen sion bill Is up, and all the cowardly nincompoops In the House are going to vote for It It's sure to pass sure to pass." "But why don't you get the floor nnd speak against It try to stop It" sug gested the other. "Try to stop It?" echoed Houck. "Try to stop It? VIly. I'm one of the cowardly nincompoops myself!" Cen tury. Sudden Death Forbkldon. The sultau of Turkey Insists that every ruler or person of high political Importance should die a natural death. The Stampa, of Turin, says that other manners of death are not officially rcc ogulzed by Nlsehan Effcndl, the censor. When King Humbert was nssassl untcd nt Mouza, the Turkish news papers announced .ac snd event In this way: "King Humbert left the hall amid tho frenetic cheers of the people. The klug, much nffected, bowed several times, aud to all appearances was Im mediately dead." When tho Shah of Persia was assas sinated, the Turkish papers said: "In the afternoon the shah drove, to his summer palace, and there complained of Illness. Ills corpso was seut to Teheran." One paper excelled all others by this absurd piece euphemistic simplifi cation: "Tlio snah felt a little 111, but Anally his corpso returned to the palace." This was too much even for the Turks, - ho keep thj phrase -as one rf their proverbs. Hon n Snako Stoves. Now any ono who has looked at the skeleton of a snake and It Is really a very beautiful object will have been struck by the great number of ribs, which may bo as mauy as tea hundred and fifty pairs. In these lies tho secret of tho ability of the serpent to do some of theso woudcrful thlugs. Tho lowet end of each rib Is connected with one of tho broad scales that run along tho under side of a suake, and when n rib Is twisted slowly backward. It pushes on the scale, the edgo of the scale catches on the grouud or what ever object his snakeshlp may he rest ing on, aud tho body or the snake la pushed Just a little bit forward. Of course, each rib moves the body but a mere trifle; but where the ribs are so mauy, nnd they aro moved one after another, tho result Is Hint the snake moves slowly but steadily ahead, St Nicholas. Whcil'a woumu goes shopping, nnd takes along some of her kin and a few frlmds to help her select, the clerki soou ncrjulro tho harassed look 11 rabbtl has when the dogs surround It. INTERURBAN ELECTRIC RAIL ROADS IN THE MIDDLE WEST. pledges of support that they will not hnvo to wait long before they arc satisfied. Among the smaller towns and cities of tho United Btntea people are be ginning to realize mora and more that Isolation mrans neither superiority nor comfort There Is a constantly growing desire to Join hands with other localities, to be enabled at all times to coine Into actual physical contact with the people of other centers of population, nnd to establish not only Interurbnn communication by means of telephone service, but through a sys tem of travel that sbnll be pleasant, easy of access and Inexpensive. v. This sentiment Is Increasing every day. To satisfy It the eleetrlc trolley enr has begun Its march awny from the great cities, and Its advent Into new neighborhoods Is being welcomed wllh every demonstration of delight. It Is Invading the mountains, the lakes, the prairies; establishing rapid transit between villages, towns and cities, bringing the people of different counties In dally and hourly touch with ono another, and creating for Itself a won derful sphere of usefulness. It has no fear of competition, even when It saucily whizzes along- pnst towns already well provided with steam transportation, for It Invariably gets Its share of the business, aud, more remarkable still, opens up an entirely new trade of Its own that never could have existed without Its coming. Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan nnd Ohio are pushing the building of theso electric roads In a manner almost beyond belief of those to whose notice this subject Is brought for the first time. In Illinois alone from flfly to sixty million dollars Is now being spent In construction and mainte nance of lutcrurban roads and half as much again Is being gathered for new construction already planned. The people of every locality In tho State seem to have ownkencd within the past three years to the great value of service of this character, and every month towns are being placed within nn hour's distance of one another that formerly were as far apart as If they bad been separated by hundreds of miles. The Intcrurban electric car of to-day and the roadbed on which It runs are splendidly equipped. The cars make from thirty to fifty miles an hour aud are lilted with the most modern air brake appliances and lighting and heating systems. Tbc roadbed Is often as substantial and as carefully con structed as those of Ihe best steam road service, and continuous sprinkling service lu summer and snowplow service In winter keep It free from the an noying conditions so often met with on routes of steam travel. One of the valuable considerations that has turned the attention of conn-. try towns to the great value to their people of Intcrurban trolley connections has come through the almost Impassable condition of the country roads nt certain times of the year. With the electric car running at stated Intervals and connecting farming communities with main centers of population at all times, irrespective of weather conditions, they are able to assure themselves of steady delivery of their produce where It can command the best rates. TWELVE INSECT PESTS UNCLE SAM TWELVE Insects will cost the United States $350,000,000 this year. The chlnchbug will draw 100,000,000 of this amount, the grasshopper will take $00,000,000 and the hesslan fly will call for at least $50,000. 000 more. Three worms that attack the cotton plant will assess the farmers for a total of $00,000,000 and the potato bug will eat $3,000,000 worth of Its favorite kind of garden produce. Ten millions of dollars Is a moderate estimate of the Injury that will be done by the apple worm, and the cater pillar that makes cabbages Its specialty will destroy $5,000,000 worth or crisp green heads. The estimate, which Is conservative and under the mark. Is as follows: Chlnchbug 1$100,000.000 Grasshopper 00.000,000 Hessian fly 60.000.000 Potato hug 8,000.000 San Jose scale 10.000.009 Grain weevil . 10.000.003 Apple worm 10.000.000 Army worm 15.000.000 Cabbage worm 5,000.000 Boll weevil (cotton) 20.000.000 Boll worm (cotton) 25,000,000 Cotton worm 15,000,000 Total $353,000,000 Uow absurd It seems that the United States government, with nn nrmy of 05,000 men, 254 warships and more money In the treasury than any nation . has ever before possessed, should be helpless In a tight against twelve, oh Jectlouiible bugsl Yet such Is the fact The Individual bug Is small, but Its "strong hold" Is Its tremendous power of reproduction. What Is to be done In conflict with an nrtvi tfary which Is capable of having a billion descendants In a summer? In coulllct with such an enemy Uncle Sam finds himself In much the same situation as that of Gulliver when he discovered that ho was at the mercy of the Llllputlans. MISSIONARY ON RACE SUICIDE. Iter. Dr. Hyder of Opinion that Ameri cana Are Not Decreaalntr. Iter. Dr. C. J. ltyder, secretary of the American Missionary Association, al luding to recent alarming views of the dally press and the weekly religious Journals with regard to the decrease of native population In the United States, says: "Even our President called attention to this danger. The disaster which threatened the nation on account of the vast flJod of foreign Immigrants, and the fact that American people were dying out, have presented serious con siderations. Careful compilation, bow ever, of the statistics does not sustain this view. The twelfth census shows that the birth rate In the United States Is slightly larger In the decennial period 1600 to 1000 than In that of 1830 to 1800. Another Interesting feature Is that the greatest Increase occurred In the northeastern group of the States, Including New England. This, again, Is contrary to a preconceived opinion. It has been assumed that, especially In New Eugland, tho birth rate and so the native population was decreasing. These facts show that the great prob lem Is still among the dependent pco plo In our own land, nnd does not arise from the rapid Incrense of foreigners. Tho birth rate among the negroes Is vastly larger than that among the whites. The national problem stilt abides In the South land, and Is that of the Christian education and elevation of the colored people." MODERN ENGINEERING! FEATS. Itecent Work In Australia lias Dean of Volua to Gold Fields. An unparalleled engineering feat has recently been achieved In Australia of Immense value to the gold fields. The Coolgardlo water scheino Is to Australia what the famous Assuan dam Is to Egypt The remarkable feat of pumping 0,000,000 gallons of water a day for a distance of 330 miles, from the Helena ltlver to Kal goorlle, has been accomplished by English engineers by menus of a great dam, called tho Mundarlng weir, ninety feet blgb, constructed across the Helena Wver tweuty miles from Perth. The reservoir capacity Is about 5,000,000,000 gallons. There are a number ot auxiliary reservoirs and pumping stations along the thirty-Inch steel wator main which runs along the railroad Hue to the goldflelds the "richest square tnllo of earth on tho globe" near Ktlgoorlle. The only for NLY about fifteen years ngo, when the electric enr begun a timid nssnult nn the Immediate suburbs of largo Cttlea, It wan nlwnys considered doubtful whether It would ever successfully bring people of small towns to lie romo regular travelers If It ventured on IntcrtirlNin work. No audi fears now hnunt tho minds of thoe who are promoting trolley car enterprises. Prom every part of the United Ktntes Is coming n steady demond for Interurbnn electric service. Municipalities so small as to ho nblo to And their way onto the tun lis only hy sufferance ore demanding connection with larger centers and their citizens tire coining to tho front with sttrli THAT COST $358,000,000 ANNUALLY. eign enterprise of equal Importance Is the Slmplon tunnel, the great burrow which will make Switzerland and Italy next-door neighbors. In a short time Pullman trains will pass through the Slmplon Alps In a few. minutes. 7,000 feet under the snow-covered-diligence road which Napoleon Bona parte built a hundred years ago and which takes about ten hours to traverse In favorable weather. This tremendous ratbole, which passes uu der Lake Avlno, will cost the Jura Slmplon Railroad over $15,000,000. Collier's Weekly. "Solid hy Inclosed Girl." An East Side druggist Is preparing a unique scrap book. It contalus the written orders of some customers of foreign birth, and these orders are both curious and amusing. Hero are some that are copied, from the orig inals: "I have a cute pain In my child's diagram. Please give my sou some thing to release It." "Dear Docther, pies glf bearer flvo sense worth of Auntie Toxyn for garlo baby's throat and obleage." "My little baby has cat up Its fa ther's parish plaster. Send an anec dote quick as possible by the Inclosed girl." "This child Is my little girl. I send you Ave cent to buy two sltless pow ders for a groan up adult who Is slke." "You will please give the lettle bol Ave cents' worth of epecac for to throw up In a Ave months old babe. N. B. The babe has a sore stummlck." "I bnf a hot time In my lnsldes and wlch I wood like It to bo extinguished. What ts good for to extinguish It? The Inclosed money Is the price of the ex tinguisher. Uurry pleas." New York Press. Oullded Ilctter Than He Knew. A Wednesbury, England, resident In tho sixteenth century left $1,000 to pro ride annually on Bt. Thomas' day three gowns and three coats to Indi gent persons of the parish. Following the custom of the times tho money was Invested In land (In this case lu minerals), and the original legacy has Increased In value to $30,000. lustead ot the threo gowns and three coats tho charity commissioners who' administer the funds are able to present 200 gowns and sixty coats. It was so cold In Chicago recently that a pickpocket who happened to touch a $10 gold piece Immediately froze to It