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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1904)
Second Cousin 5ctrah nY nir. avtikih or ffif "ANNB JVDUK, .irlNXTKH," "tlTTlt. KATIi KIHnr," v$l ere. r.rc. H ('IIAI'TKIt II. (Cniill I.) Hedge Hill win n attiring 1'illllni of eon lilcriililo iirnpnrllnna, Willi mi hapect of lietthcs iilimit It tltit fourteen jenra liml liul ilmiu much to soften, It liml been liullt tii Hid unler nf tin' present proprie tor, Mint It it il inmlu tniivli money by nit tmi slinking, mill liml risen from twen ty shilling n nt I In- Iihiiii (o tint jili'lulur uf lit if present life. It wn a now limine In milt tlni new until who luul lit'i'il lucky i'IhiiikIi to xi't rich. There were spitcfuiis grounds Ik'J'hiiiI, iiihI Hutu wna n lilti roiiiit nt I ho aide, tlnit wnn now tii lli'iilii'ii Culivlek sliteii Ini hnd In at tmiil In IiIh futlicr'a house, uml It win till tluil In' ihiIIihI up din horse ,ii III' liit-t lii'furu turning lulu llin cnrrlitgi) drive. Then lui went rapidly along the drUe, drew up In (runt of llui house, nihl step ped lightly uml briskly from I he I nip, i'IvImk tliv relua to n roay-fnciil iiuuit limn In Hut, wIiii emerged from rntiio stulillug In Hi" ri'iir, tu lo nf service. t tli iii'wi'iiiucr. "OM Jones linn Knur, then?" lit) nnlil to tltn servant. "Yea, dir. IIo'm wllli Squire Muck nf Iliilnli.il." "Ami you reign In Ilia alcml. Well, we cmiiinl nil rt'lmi," llu Itiiui'ki'il mill rnng, looking stead ily lliruuiili Hut gltisa doora tint while. Auotlu'r now fnco n munit young linuso Itinlil, wliiuii lin liml never seen before, In replace. Mm, Perkins, who win aiiuit mul allow, emtio tu tliu door ntul admitted him. "la ,fr. Culwlck In?" "Yea, sir, hut he's engaged Juit now." "Ytiil will hu kind enough tu giro Itltii my cttrd?" Tim lit n lit arrvnnt took lltn cnnl mul ili'pnrliil, mul Itcula'ii Cttlnlck, like llio merest atrnliuiT, mul feeling like n Iran lirr, very doubtful of hla reception, wnlk il up niul iliiwu llio apiiclnus Itnll wltli hla Itnitita lichlliil lilin, mul lila lint III lila linmla. Presently llio servant rvitpprnntl. "Will )uii alt'p tltla wny, If you plenac, air?" Reuben followed tits acrrnnt ntong n mrrliltir tu n iloor nt the eitrentlly the door of the now rmitn. he wna certnln. nut) aim, mi in. fnilit hla ohl reiueiiibraiiee of I lie home The iloor una upineil mul hla iinutu mi liounctil. mul ho felt Hint he wna p.imilli: lilti) n apncloua npnrtitirlit. the wnlla uf which were brU'ht mul rich with nnny plcturea, niul the celling pnneleil ntul ItinaaUe, with griiuuil gluaa In the pnlicU. for the proper trmiafiialou of liifltt on Mr. Million I'ulwlek'a eollwlloii." When Million Cillwlck liml tout hla aolt Iteilbeii, he liml litkell In tho "iiinalera," unel.'iit mul iikhIviii. ntul given Iheiu nil tho love Hint wna In III henrt. Hut il wna not nt Iho patntlniia which flirlclnil lh wnlla Hint Itetibeii Cillwlck giiietl with mi much of curlotia enrucHt iium, but nt th big hrwtil-fitceil iiiiut fit ting iH'forc the lire lit n cnpaclotia lentil rru clinlr, ntul who wna looking curloiialy mul alenillly nt him. Them wna n pret ty, fitlr-hnlrcil young woitian, In gmy Ilk. altllng nt the Initio In lite receaa of n bny wltulow, renillng. mul Jtetilieii wna con aclotta of tier prfacnce Hint wna nil. Hho roao not nt hla clttrnilce, only looked to wnnl him with n certnlti degree of curl oalty na ho nilvnnceil, mul llteti ttinttHl to the pngea of her book na he ItoM hla linuil out to hla fittlier, "Ho you Imvo thought of mo nt Inat, hnvo your1 wna rolleil out In n grnlT bnaa, na n lurge, whllo gouty-looking linuil wna plnceil In thnt of hla ami. "Ho I hnvo conio bnck nt Inat," niiHwer etl ltciiben Cillwlck. "You enn alt ilown," anlil tho father. "Thank you," nnl.il the aim. Thin wna Iho meeting nfter five yenra abaeiice the culm nfter tho grent atorm which hiul hnppcneil In Hint homo fo yenra ngo. Thin wna tho liiiino that tho aon liml never liked, mul Hint ho felt ho dlil not llko now, nltliougli ho hn.l cotno to It of lila own freo will. Tlicro wnn a pnuae, during which each liinn look atock of tho other without nuy particu lar reserve. "I got your letter," aald tho fulher, "and I might hnvo aent Bio carriage for you had It not rallied ao much," "Tho horaea might have caught cold In atead of me," nld tho noil dryly: "but I didn't wnut tlto carriage. I wna glad thnt I had not further to go Inat night than Worcester." , lie looked townrd tho lady In tho buy window nt till juncture, niul hla father noticed tho waudcrlug gaze, mid pnhl no attention to tho hint whjclt It convoyed. "Welt, what Imvo yon been doing? Wlmt do you propoao doing now Hint you nro hero? 1 auppoae, nfter till Hint hna paaaed, you hnvo no Intention of alttlng down in tlto houao mid waiting compla cently for my death mid my money?'1 tlio father luiiilred, "You told mo tlint I ahould never hnvo n penny of your money, If you remember, air. I hnvo never expected It nfter Hint dny," n'nld He(iben Culwlck. "Why ahould you?" mild Mr. Oulnlrk In n loud toito of voice, ntul yet without betrnylng nuy pnaalon. "Hnvo I been known In nil my llfo tn break my wind? Hun not Htti'lilng to my word, through thick mid thin, In evil report mul good report, mnilo mo wlmt I inn? I. would ruth it I iieit It my iiyn lieurt titan break my word. You knoiVlt," anld the fntlter boimtfully, "b'ifty henrta na well na your own yea, I know It," nnaweied tlto oilier, with nn unllltiehliig gnzo nt hla fill Iht, "iind licnco 1 conio IjJ you not for iiaKlatitiive. I don't wnut It! not for HlTecttou, I don't expect It but with the alinplo niollv, wlilcli I hope that my letter conveyed to you Inat week, o M'O you, to exprcan sor row for n long uliclintlSn, to (enj glipl Hint yon nro vy-ll, tp tell you lljntj I i;in not unhappy, mid tif go nwny ngnlti." Tho uon'g totiea seemed tn Iuiiivhm tlio fntlter, who anbaldeil Into lila eaay chair. from which lie lir.d lenned forward, na If , cowed hy Hi ii colit, clear-ringing tone of tliv voice wlilrli fi'll upon lila wir, n voice which atiliilui'il him, mul nu mm- gniico Hint liml nlwnya I it dllllt;iilt to quell -which liiurliiij lilui, HiiiiikIi lui never owned Unit which inndc hint cicii prowler of lila aim, tliiiugh tliu tliiui nor it cituiii for hint lu own Hint, rllliiT. Tint yntiiiK wouinii In lint liackni'inllul leniied forward wllli clasped linmla until la cri null t Iht glance nitnlii, whi'rt she unco iiiorii turned hrr upon Iht book. "Hpve yon nintto your forlunoV" uskcd the father, In n different voice. "On lint roiilrnry, I havo burn aouio wlllll tlltalll'c'l'aaful." "How tlu you llie?" "I write n lllllf," Ito mliU'il inmlcaily. "It la n lonit alory, Hint woiiM acnrvt'ly llll(TI't j on." "It wotllil Hot IlittTvat inn III llio Irnat," TIiito wna miolltrr luiitf pntiaf, tltirhiK which IIik ami, mill nt lila enae, atlll alitKil Inrly Itnnl, ilcpllii lila n-ipctiful iiiitn hit. Klmtml roilitil nt tlio plclurca on tliu wnlla, iiiliulri'il Ihciit tivcii, nccrelly lint not rtirlutialy, winnliri'il nt their coat, mul lonkcil mice inoru III llu' illrci'lloii of tint linly, hoo pcnalvn fncu mul ipilct mncu hi' nilinlriil nlo, mul nt wltoap prcaencit ho wonilcriil In n srrntcr tlcerrc, llioiiiili lt rrprcaacil nil rxlillilllon nf aurprlii'. Hmlili'iily Ilia father anlil, wllli tlint aln Ifiilnr itliruptucaa cltarnctcrlallc nt the m nn i "You eon atny hero If you like." "Kor liow loliii?" nakrtl llio aim, ur-prlai-il nt Inat out of lila naauuiptloii of aloli-nl coinpnaiiro. "Till wo .llaagrtfi aenln," anlil tin) fath er, with n altorl, fnrrtil Intiuli; "tltut will not ho ninny iluya, I auppnaot" "Oho inniiH'iit, air," anlil Iteuhcn Cut wlck, with Krnvtt pnlllt'liraa. "A Inla tnko pnrtiil ua, niul wn nru laying tho fiiuniliilloii of another nrcmly, unh'aa I explnlii the fint." "(In on." "I wna hnnlly twcnly-onoft rnh nnil fiHillali young fellow when yon wnlitnl mo to innrry your frlcnil'a ilmiiclitrr." "You wotilil hnvc been rich you wntiM hnvo lacn rficcliil It wuuhl have beiu for tho lical." "I ri'fnaiil to iitlrrlnlu tho propon.il, If you remember " .11 .in.ii ui.i iii..n "ItcinrmlM-r' remember It'" cried the fnllirr, turning pnle with nuger, "do jolt rnke Ihla up ngnlti In Inaiill me?" "No, In enlighten you," an Id Hie oilier: "nt thill period. Mr. I'ulwlck. I hnd prom laed my mother Hint I would not marry Iho ludy." f llAl'THIt III. Tho effect uf Iteitben Culwlrk'a nn nouneenieiit upon hla fntlter wna remnrk nlde. The big man roue from hla clinlr with M two Inrgo Itnttda clenched, nud hta ftleo of n deep pitrpllali hue, r.nd glured nt hla aoh III apeiH-lileaa 'vrntli. Then be aniik alowly nud honvlly into hla aent ngnln, mid Imlitid fur n while. The dark coloring left tlto face, but the litiahy lilnck brown retnimtl their lower curve over tho eyea, mul tho inniith wna hard mid tlxed, until tlto llpa parted allglilly to itllow n few worda to eaenpe. "And tltla la the llrat time you tell me thnt yon wtro In league with your moth er?" "Yea," nnawered Iteuhcn, politely. "I wna n willful Ind who hnd not been brought up' well or looked nfter carefully, mul I had been only taught to fear you. My mother, who had been aeparated from ton for anuio yeara, I wna learning lo re aped then. When we quarreled, I went to tnko enro of her na well na I could. I waa with Iter when alto died." . "You know- how I hated your plny-nct-Ing mother how alto hnled me. Why do you tell mo Hint you aided with her, when it would bo to much tho better policy to keep tltla to yourself?" (aid tho father, bitterly. "llecniiao I nut not afrnld of you any longer bcennao I eo now whero you wero wrong." "And you expect mo to forglvo thin de ceit, pa old men do at tho end of n piny?" "Or townrd tho end of their Uvea," add ed lteuben. "Don't talk to mo of tho end of my life," ho cried; I dnro aay you hnvo thought enough of It hnvo considered thnt It would bo na well to aluk your cursed prldo mul your curneder temper, mid como hero In prodigal-ton fashion. Hut It won't do; I'm not a man to bo hoodwinked In Hint wny." "I nm not norry to hnvo Been you, fath er," aald lteuben, rUlug; "I cntno out ot my wny n long way out of It to reach Worcester. I am glad to find you. 'Tell. Good day." lie extended Ida hand ngnln, but tltla Hmo hla father retimed to tnko It. "You hnvo como out of your way to give .mo n frcali wound, that'll nil," raid Iho father, millenly, "and you hnvo done It effectually. I don't wnut you to trou ble mo again. You will not como hero ngnln nt my Invitation. I enn't forglvo you why ahould I? I never forgnvo anybody. 1 never forgnvo your mother. Your two nuiiln offended mo years ago, you know. Havo 1 over forgiven litem? Ono died last aunimer, nud I wouldn't go tu aeo her wouldn't go near her and Iho oilier olio Is In St. Oswald's aluis hoiiHCB, blind as a bat, ntul living nu eight bhllllngs n week, Might shillings a week, and thoso pictures there cost mo eighty thousand pounds." "A good Investment," snld lteuben Cul wlck, coolly, mid critically looking round tho walls; "they will lucroasu in value year by year, air," As ho looked round he became aware, for tlio first time, that tho lady In tho bay window had disappeared, Sho hail pms eil from tlio room-silently, through n sec ond door nt tlto extrepilty of Jho picture, gallery." ' ' ' "And' I never gnvo her n penny lu my life," added Mr. Culwlck, senior. "I'tior old Hnrah blind Is sho? and In the aliushouso, tool I am sorry, I liked old Hnrnli," nld Iteuhrn; "she wn ono of tho fow frleiida I had when I wna n boy, nud when you wero not rich. Hut I nm detaining you, niul I nut. pledged lo rench London to-night, flood by ngnln," When hn bnil-rtncheil tliu door. Hlmon Culwlck called out hla name, and lieu ben pnuaeil mid turned. "I nm not deceitful," anlil the father, "mid I miiy na well tell you Hint I hnro miido my will, mul Hint you will Hover bo n penny tlto heller for It. It la nil left nil," ho added, "nwny from nil undtltl fill aon." Tltern wna n moment's pnuae, niul Ihrn lteuben Culwlck iiullled hla fnther'n prea elicit mid cloaed tlio door nflcr him. Hn wenl from Iho room Into tho corridor, nnd tlteucn along Ha en tiro tcliglh to the din ing room, where ho threw lilinarlf Into n chair wllli ao thoughtful a mien thnt he wna lint for Iho moment aware Hint tint young Indy In gray allk whom be hnd wen In tlio bay window wna stepping bark from the. big lleeey mnt nt tho door, to itllow of hla egreaa, When hn antv Iter, alto put her finger to her lips, and ho rcprcaacd nil exclnninlloii of aurprlao. "(lo bnck," alio mild, with nn excite ment Hint nalonUheil him: "don't giro up don't lenvo him llko thnt It'a your lu at rhmice." "You hnvo been llatenlng," anlil lteu ben, coldly. "To every word," wna the honest con feaslon; "nud you hnvo not anld n word In plenae him, ami much to ofTend. Why did you come, If In no tetter aplrlt Ihnn tltla? do buck to him. Tell him how aorry you ore fur everything do aomu thing Uforo you go Hint will lenvo be hind n better Impression," sho urged ngsln, "No, I enn't go back." "You nro na hard na ho la," alto cried; "na If It Hindered wlmt you anld to htm na If It were not worth n atruggle to regain your poaition here!" (Irnaplng her wrlata, while her linmla covered her face to hldo It from hla flerco gare, lteuben exclaimed In a wondering tone, "Who are you?" "Only the housekeeper, air." she aald, quaintly, "keeping hotiao for Hlmon Cul wlck and III your place. You ahould linto mo na a usurper already," ahe add ed, mockingly. "If you hnd any spirit In you," "Tho housekeeper yea but " he anld wonderlngly. mid without regarding her Btrango tuimta. "I wna not nwure "Why ahould you bo aware of anything nbotit iiip, yon who are na o,uarrclsnino mul strange na your father, mid hnvo kept nwny ao long? There, go homo nnd think of tho beat way to bring thnt old ninn tn bis senses." "And Interfere with your chance." snld Iteulx'tl. lightly. He wns In better spir its already, nnd tho odd manner of thl )otmg Indy Interested lilm. "1 hnvo no chance," alio nnawered. "or I ahould not bo very noxious for you to get back. I should bo too selflah I should try nnd keep you nwny, belug ns fond of money nt your father Is." "1 hnnlly bellevo this." "Mr. Iteiilien Culwlck can believe ex actly what he pleases," said the young tn.lv. spreading out her skirts and mak ing hint n very low obelsnuce, which ho fell bound tn return, nfter which bo would hnre continued tho conversation ttnd the not darted out of the door uud dls.ippcnrcd. (To la) colli Inued.) NOME VERY RICH IN GOLD. Yuliie uf tlto Ilcpoaltt In That Weston 1 Now Fully IMulill. licit. It Is not nt nil surprising to be told by those fuinlllnr with the fncts Hint the gold output of Nome this ycnr,wlll probably otpm! thnt of the Inst two Hciisntis (tut together. This Is what everybody believed who knew any thing nlKiut thn conditions. It hna pleased tlio seiisiitlon.il newspapers to represent the Nome Incident ns a mere foverlf h excitement, which disappeared with the mulshing of the supposed lie tloiiH that begun It. It pleased tliu cities wlilrli Seattle has outstripped to take the cue nnd to apeak of the gold product of the north ns waning. At these things wo ran nfford to smite. The record nf tho Klondike, nbout which exactly the same things were Niild, Is there. Tho record of Alaska's gold output Ik there. The record of Nome will tnko care of Itself. This Is the llrst season that there lias been nuy opportunity whatever to measure rationally the possibilities of Nome ns n gold producer. The urst summer wnn one of n mad rush by In experienced people to got Into tlio coun try, believing Hint nil they hnd to do was to shovel up freo gold on tho bench. They tumbled over ono nnother. Impelled or excluded the real miners, nnd brought back tho stories of dis appointment nnd disillusion Insepara ble) from such nn enterprise. llotli the llrst and the second season's work wns dono under. Inconceivable tllllleiiltlefl. Tlicro was, worst ot nil, tho Judicial wrangle, tlio endless ap peal to tho courts, tho'tylng up of somo of tho best properties nnd tho check upon prospecting: nnd development by tlio certainty that tho first move must bo n lnwsult. Thero wns tho worst kind of wenther. Into spring; nnd enrly full, too much Ico nnd too little water. Tlio country was baro of thoso neces sary nccessorles to mining on n gener ous scale water and fuel. A more tin favorable condition for producing gold In largo quantities It would bo hnrU to Imagine. Now for tlio first time Nome Is In n position to show what slio can do as n cold-producer, A strict administration of Justlco hns held down tho unruly elements nnd given certainty to titles. Tlio worthless nnd tlio Inexperienced element 1ms largely disappeared from tho country. Capital hns gono (hero In largo quantities. Fuel nnd wnler tiro to bo bad In ulmndnnco and clalms.cnn now bo worked thero with tho advan tages nvnllabld elsewhere. Tlio first result Is tlio announcement that the year's output will probably equal the entlro product of tho past. Scnttlo rost-lntclllRcncer. Mildly licbtiked. 'Didn't you say that It was going to rain today?" "I did," answered tho weather prophet. 'Hut thero hasn't been n sign, ot moisture." 'I nm perfectly nwnre of tho fact. All I could do wns to offer tho best opinion on the subject that I could arrive nt. If I could nccurnlely foretell events, I should quit working for n salary and iniiko n fortune In the stock market."- Washington Star. Ho Thoughtful. I Sho There, dear, lmyen't I been thoughtful of you nud' unseltlsh? He How? " ' "Why, I kept nil these bills of mine away from you until the middle, of the mouth 1" jeaiously is no moor or love; It Jealousy lie proof of of self. It rushes eagerly poil object of Its deep nnd absorbing it IT wt Ion upon tho altar of It own vanity and aelflslnieas. niul never liosltiile lo driijf tho co-called sovereign of Hn heart captive at tlio chnrlot wheels of its caprice. A (rent love must of nweatlly lie tin solllsh, loo full of tlio beloved lo think of self, prizing nil Its; talents, and small, only ns soinrllilng to offer with Itself. Lovo Is slave as well ns king, ami serves faithfully. Joyfully, taking pride In lis humility, and ready always to sacrifice Itself with alacrity for the use and behoof of the beloved. There may bo some men, ami more women, who, upon making the bitter discovery that Iho heart which they coveted for their own had been given to another, have not only put their own claims unselfishly aside but have also done what they could to make the person to dearly loved happy with that (Alier. Can any one deny that such affection, counting Its own happiness as naglit In comparison with that of Its object. Is far' more pure and devoted than the self-seeking (Mission which claims everything ns Its own, and begrudge even the crumbs which fall from Its table the mad desire which has been nung by poets, nnd which nowadays occa sionally figures. In the police courts an preferring to slaugh ter tho object of Its Herco devotion rather than relinquish it to another? No; n thousand times no! Unselfishness Is tho strongest proof which lovo can give In evidence of Its own truth anil sincerity. There Is n faint shadow of apology In the case of the mother tho natural pang of "to bear, to rear, to lose," the "giving wny to another. And there Is far too much truth In the old adage, "Your son Is your son till he gets him a wife." It cannot be denied that wives are far more likely to bo touchy, not lo say Jealous, of their husbands' mothers, than mothers are with regard lo their sous' wives. Mother lovo Is, or ought to be, tho moat unselfish sentiment upon earth, nnd It Is to be Imped and believed comparatively few mothers would condemn their sons to lonely lives In order that they may keep them all to themselves until the In evltablo day comes when they must leave them. Hut for tho sister's Jealousy there Is no possible excuse. What right lias any sensible woman to expect her brother to keep alngle for her sake? Yet Hmo and again all sorts of family dllferences ami qmurcls arise purely from bitter opposl ion to a brother's choice of a wife. Nor singular fact .s l by any tneans the case that the women who keenly resent their brother's thoughts of marriage are willing to ?lvo up matrimony on his account. On the contrary, they are ready and willing to say "Yes" to the first fairly good offer; nay. sometimes are already engaged or even married, tn which latter condition of affairs they are sclfljh for their children an well as themselves. fllE CI10WTII Or IIUMAS'ITARIAMSM. Br John a. Sborttll, freHHent elllllnolt The conflict that has beeii going on for so many centuries between the forces of kindness and cruelty, of barbarism and civilisation, still con tinues. Tho last 100 years has seen Hie greatest progress In the pracUcal development of humane sentiment. Animals ceased to be merely the property of their owners but became through the development and application of the divine emo tions of mercy nnd Justice clothed with certain In herent rights. The most notable public recognition of the evidence of this humane sentiment occurred when, Lord Krsklno stood up In his place lu the House of Peers In 1811 and In gentle and appealing tone pleaded the cause of Justice to the lower animals. Side by side with Lord Ertklne stood that great apostle of kindness, Itlcbard Mar tin, who then represented the County Galway In both the Irish and Hrltlsb parliaments, whose boast was that be tween his entrnnco gate nnd his hafl door lay thirty good Irish miles. Upon this vast estate the first humane se- NEXT TO ALICE ROOSEVELT. Mlsa Kntil f linw Takes n Hlsb I'laca In aali!nBton Hoclctr. Over 1,000 Invltntlons were sent out for tho brilliant function lu Washing ton, wlijn Miss Ihild Shaw, daughter of Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, was Intro duced Into society. The President nud his family, together with the otllclal world of the capi tal, were present to welcome tho Iowa girl Iio the chnrm ed ctrple of Wash ington's upper ten dojn. MISS ENID SHAW. Miss Shaw Is n young woman of at tractive appearance hnd bears a strotig rcsemblnnco to her distinguished fa ther. Sho has dark-blue eyes nnd wavy brown hair, with an exquisite pink nud white complexion. Lnt year sbo grad uated, nfter n five years' course, from Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iown, from which her father ninny years bo fore graduated. It Is n co-educattonni Institution. She then traveled In Eu rope, perfecting her French and Ger man, both of which languages sbo speaks fluently. Miss Shaw Is now tho ranking young woman In Washington society under Miss Allco Itoosevclt, and will como lu for a Inrgo sharo of social attention. A Visible Argument. Somo uneducated peoplo aro victims of the fallacy that because thero are graduates of colleges who nro un worthy of tho Institution that has tried to do so much for them, there fore colleges nro bad. The Ilcv. Thomas P. Hunt relates In his spirit ed autobiography nn incident tn which ho corrected ono man's prejudice. Whllo I waB acting as agent for Lafayotto College. I applied to n wealthy merchant for n donation, and also urged him to tnko a scholarship and havo his sons educated. I found, hluitso strongly confirmed In tho opin ion thnt a coltego education Is but tho road to worthlessness that I de sisted from arguing with him. After dinner I proposed n walk. We mndo n thorough visit to tho wharves, grog-shops and hotels of tho place. After supper I remarked, "What a pity thnt so many of the worthless, Idle nulsnuces, wo have seen In our walk to-lay havo spoilt their time nnd their father's money In colleges!" "Colleges!" said he. "Why, thero Is not n college boy among them? They nro Ignorant; their patents do not go to church nor read tho Ulble, Col leges, Indeed!" I had him. "You see, then," I said, "that young men tuny bo rulued with out a coltogo education. I admit that educated boys may bo ruined, not in consequence, of education, but rather lu splto ot It. Statistics show that a smaller proportion of college, students becomo woithless than of any other class of young men In tho country," III' Helen Oldlleld. love, that lovo Is love to sacrifice tho sup. possessions, great or civilized world It CAPITAL AND LABOR tcrcsts of capital cause of the greater Humtne Society. II. A. HAH.VA. CUHE TOR THE TRUST FVIL. cov. cuiuii.ss. ernment suoum be FAMILY TRAYELS 1,500 TO THE COVERED WAGON. MR. PRATT AND FAMILY. Walter J. Pratt, a former Wyoming rancher, reached Chicago the other day with his family after a 1,000 trip from Rdck Springs, Wyo., in a covered wagon. It took Pratt Just seven weeks to make the Journey. He was a cattlo rancher and after selling his ranch ho decided to move East, and to mako tho trip In truo Western style. A covered wagon was secured aud bo Immediately proceeded jo make It ready for tho Journey. A spring bed was fitted to tho rear of the wngon, nnd' a stove, table and all the necessary articles they had use for were placed in the vehicle. Two o.' Pratt's best horses wero hitched to tho wagon and then tho trip commenced. The travelers stopped only to feed and rest the horses. In tho evening tho horses were unhitched nnd allowed to roam the prairies. Stops wero made at nil cities to get supplies. Pratt Is the possessor of 8 valuable farm near Hlgglns Ijike, Michigan, nnd after a short stay In Chi cago started for that locality with team, wagon and family. NO WATER MAY BE NEEDED. Agricultural Department Consider tha Problem of Hrr Karmtncr. It Is probablo that tn tho near future It will bo posslblo to raise good crops without cither natural or nrtlflclal Irri gation. As Is npparcnt to everyone. even tbo most liberal system of Irri gation will not exhaust the available arid and scml-nrld reglous ot the west, ns oven when Irrigation has been ap plied to Its utmost limits there will remain somo millions of acres ot fer tile land that adjoins theso reclaimed wastes. Tho lands lie principally be tween the ono hundredth nnd tho one hundredth nud twentieth meridians nnd comprlso areas over which there Is n tteflclcnt rainfall, with no nvall- ablo neighboring sources ot supply which might be brought to them even by canals. Hut the department of agriculture has other resources to fall back upon. If tho customary crops requlro water why not develop new crops that can bo grown dry? This, In substance. Is tho problem tho bureau ot plant In dustry has Bet for Itself. Dry land fanning or "dry farming" Is the name of this unique scheme. Just now 'the world Is being searched for Industrial plants that can sustain life and mature crops with a minimum ot water and nn elaborate llfo study ot all such plants Is undor wny. Oklost Family lu tho World. Of the 400 barons lu the Urltlsh ITpuso ot Lords about n dozen of them dato back to 1400, tho earliest being 1201. The oldest family In tho British Isles Is tho Mar family lu Scotland, 1003. Tho Campbells, of Argyle, be gan Is 1100. Talleyrand dates from 1100, and Bismarck from 1270, Tho Grosvenor family, the Duko of West clely took form, for cruelty wa punished by 'Humanity .Martin." ho being himself Judge, counsel and Jury, nud the offender was cither committed to Jail on the spot or received adequate punishment nt the hands of "Humanity .Martin" himself. The late Henry Ilcrgh, of New York, In 18C0, thlrtytwo years later, founded the New York society; In ISMS the Massachusetts and I'oiinsylvanln societies wero organized and In the following year the Illinois Humatio Society was chartered by tho State and organized. Now there aro few of our sister Stales In which protection Is not given to helplesi animals and children by legislative enactment ami the organization of humane societies thereunder. Theso societies have always encouraged that mode of education of children known as bands of mercy, and In this Interest nearly every public school In Chicago has been visited and such bands of mercy formed. The continu ance and efficacy of such bands necessarily depend upon the Interest of the teachers In and their devotion to the humane caute. Chicago has two ambulances with horses and a most competent man In charge for the relief and transportation of suffering animals. At nn early day the society began the erection of street fountains, of which there are now over sixty In convenient places throughout the city of Chicago, ministering lo the wants of man nnd beast, and for two or three years the society undertook tho administration nf it. -.u- ,i .,' Tlicro exists tho utmost cordiality between this society and "'.-"iiiul-iii3. ice granu sum or all this humane work thnt Is proceeding would be Impossible to estimate. lie prayetn well, who loveth well Hoth man and bird and beast. He praycth best, who loveth best All things both great and small; Tor the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all." SHOULD BE FRIENDLY. Br Scntlor MMrcua A. Turns. If there are men who from force of circumstances and their environments do not feel competent to decide ques tions of Interest for themselves, for that class organization Is a good thing, nnd It Is a good thing to have leaders. Dig nify labor by conservative action and by choosing as representatives men who fully appreciate and fully understand both sides of the question, men who do not feel It to be their duty to go Into a fight for the sake of a "scrap." My proposition Is. first, that the In. and labor are mutual: second, thai tw. experience and. If you please, greater iiiiciugence oi me employers as a whole. It makes their responsibility greater, and they should go more than halfway. Br Cotcrnor Cummins ot tow. It Is my firm belief that If all cor porations are so organized that the ag gregate par Talue of their bonds and stocks Is limited to the actual value of the capital contributed to tho corpora Hon the trust question will not long vex the people of the United States. The corporation or association that Is urougut into existence for the express I)UrT06e of sunnreaslnir pnmnittlttnn . a uj the purchase or consolidation of Inde pendent Dlanta covering lit whnU fUM nnd that proposes to destroy the force ot potential competition Dy tne same method Is a virions. and unlawful combination, and all h TWttTr rt rrtsr employed for Us annihilation. MILES CHICAGO IN BIG WAGON minster, 1000; the Austrian house of Hapsburg goes back to 032, and the house of Bourbon to SOL The descend ants of Mohammed, born 670, nro all registered carefully nnd authorita tively In a book In Mecca by a chief of the family. Little or no doubt ex ists of the absolute authenticity of the long Hue of Mohammed's descendants. In China there are many old families, also among the Jews. But In point of pedegrecs the Mikado of Japan has a unique record. His place has been filled by members of his family for more than 2,500 years. The present Mikado Is tho 122d In the line. Tho first" one was contemporary with Ne buchadnezzar COO years before Christ. Tlio Pope's Sloepmg Car. Although tho pope never travels he owns n sleeping car,, which was con structed In 1808, when tbo line from Itomo to Naples was opened. It will bo exhibited at the Milan exhibition In 1005 to Inaugurate the Slmplon tunnel. Thero nro three compartments a throncroom, a car for tho guard of honor nnd n bedroom. Tho throneroom Is richly furnished and has n cupola engraved with the papal arms and the twelvo apostles. Tho carrlago Is so arranged that the pope when seated on his throne Is plainly visible and can give his benediction to tho crowds at tbo stations. Tbo sleeping car Is divided Into thrco parts bed, bath and dressing rooms which nro hung with yellow and white, the papal col ors. Tho bed Is of ebony nnd Ivory. Irnto Father Ah I how Is It I enteh you kissing my daughter, sir? Answer me, Bir, now is ur xoung jian Fine, sir, fine! Philadelphia Ledger. No man Is always right and If. ho Is a married man It's ten to ono that ho's never right. Fond PnrentI understand tho fac ulty are very much pleased with yout work. Dropped Junior Yes, they en cored my sophomoro year, Princeton Tiger. Caller Your sister Is a long tlmo making her appearance, Johnny. John nyYes, she's got to mnko It, ot course, 'fore sho comes down. Chicago Tribune. "Ills wlfo has been tho making of him." "Why, ho doesn't seem to bo much." "That's It. Sho has mado him perfectly miserable" Philadel phia Bulletin. Politician Congratulations, Sarah, I've been nominated. Snrah (with de light) Honestly ? Politician What dlfTcrcnco docs that mako? Detroit Freo Press. Tho Mother Bobble, didn't your consclcnco tell you that you had done wrong? Bobble Ycs'm; hut I don't belles o everything I hear. Philadel phia Ledger. "Do you know anything nbout flirt ing?" "No," ho replied sadly. "I thought I did, but when I tried It hanged If tho girl didn't marry me." Chicago Post "What can I do for my Ilttlo boy," asked mamma, "so that he won't want to eat between menls?" "Havo tha meals flckcr together," replied tha greedy young man. Farmer Ragweed Has BUI learned anything tew college? Mrs. Ragweed No; nn' wtiss'n that, he's forgot what he ustcr know! Says he can t eat pl without a fork. Chicago News. Doctor Do I think I can cure your catarrh? Why, I'm sure of It. Patient So you aro very familiar with the disease? Doctor I should say sot I'vt had it myself all my life. Judge. Miss Muddle I wish I knew of a really good way to preserve my com plexion. Miss Snappe If you keep the box In a cool place It will bo all right, won't It? Philadelphia Press. Jonathan I say, Britisher, can you spell horse? Englishman Orse? Why, certalnly.lt bonly takes a haltch and a ho and n bar nnd a hess and n be to spell 'orse. Kansas City Jour nal. "Within the last decade," remarked tho progressive citizen, "woman has gained considerable standing In the business world." "Yes," rejoined the female breadwinner, "especially In the street cars." Teacher You notice that boy who stands at the foot of the class? WelL last summer be was the brightest boy In school. Committeeman He Is nowv I notice the foot of the class Is nearest the stove! Mrs. Knox So you met Mrs. Tom lyn to-day. What did she say? Mr. Knox Nothing. Mrs. Knox You. sur prise me she usually talks an awful lot! Mr. Knox Oh, she did that to day, ot course! Missus We're going to give a dance on Friday, Jane, and I want you to do all you can to help us. Jane Well, mum, I'm afraid I ain't much good at that sort ot thing. I only know a bar rel organ Jig and a cake walk. Mrs. Ascum Did you see Mrs. Lo cutte at the ball? Mr. Ascum Yes. Sirs. Ascum She was dressed entirely in white, tho paper said. Is that so? Mr. Ascura Well er no, she didn't appear to bo dressed entirely. Phila delphia Press. "Seen Ezry's new horse?" asked one citizen of another. "I have," was tha reply. "Well, what docs It look like?" asked the questioner, Impatiently. "Well, ha looks," said the other man, slowly, "as It Ezry had taken him for an old debt." Christian Register. "Who's tho slowest man you ever knew?" "A chap In New York. Ha fell out ot n third-story flat window and did not reach tho ground for an hour." "How wns that?" "Ho caught In a tree at tho second story and went In to visit somo friends." Detroit Freo Press. "I don't bellevo in paying fancy prices for custom-mado clothes," said Klosemnu. "Now hero s a suit I bought ready-made for seven dollars. If I were to tell you I paid twenty dollars for it, wouldn't you bollove It?" "I might If you told me over tho tele- phono." Philadelphia Press. Blobbs What a touchy little chap Hotspur is he's always ready to take offense. Sbarpe Pvo known him when ho wouldn't. Blobbs When was that7 Sharpe When wo were following the Atherstono bounds. He'd always rather go halt a mllo round sooner than tako a fence. "Ono week from to-day, Uncle John, I will be a married man. Y'es, In seven short days I will bo Initiated Into tht mysteries of matrimony." "No mys teries about it, my boy. It Is Just tha plain, simple rule of three." "Rule of threo? EU what three?" "Wife, mother-in-law, and hired girl." Kan sas City Journal. 'Are you suro you really and truly love me, John?" asked tbo fair bunch of home-grown sweetness. "Sure," I'm sure,- rcpueu mo uo enu oi mo trans action. "But Tom loves me, too," per sisted the fair party, "Ho snld he'd gladly lay down his life for me." "Oh, all right," answered John.. "If you want a dead man you'ro his and ho's It." Chicago News. Fine Tax Dodger, German Imperial authorities have secured a' fine of $12,G00 from the heirs ot a Germau manufacturer 911 tha ground ot his having understated his Income and so paid too low a tax dur ing several years of his lifetime. Not Quito as Bail as iteporled Madge They say your mother takes In washing? Marge No such thing; tho hasn't come to that yet. She only goes out washing, Boston Transcript. We can all find reasons why other peoplo shouldn't make-mistakes.