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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1904)
BATTLE-GROl)D wKr jk?mt HI I UJLliJ U H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n I Jrt- j I E3il 111 IK SSllll P wr ;rp j RELIANCE. I I Not to the swift, the race; Not to the strong, the flight; Not to the righteous, perfect grace; Not to the viae, the light. Hut often faltering feet Come surest to the goal, And they who walk lu darkness meet The sunrise of the soul A thousand times by night The Syrian hosts hare died; A thousand times the vanquished right lias risen glorified. The truth the wise man sought Was spoken by a child; The alabaster box was brought In trembling hands defiled. Not from my torch, the gleam. But from the stars above; Not from our hearts, life's crystal stream, But from the depths of Lore. Atlantic. x4 X Off well I remember the day vhen I first came Into the office. right from the factory, with my enamel black nnd shining and my nickel trimmings untarnished! It was late In the afternoon when I arrived and the offico was deserted. I was rather lonely that first night, for I missed the lively chatter to which I had been accustomed, and the new oak desk to which I was securely fastened seemed somewhat unsociable. The next morning I was abruptly awakened by a babel of girlish voices and soon one of the speakers sat down at my desk and drew me out Into the light 'When I glanced rather fearfully Into her face I was reassured, for her brown eyes were very pleasant nnd kind, and I found the touch of her band light and practiced. How fast those little fingers would fly over my white keys, ns my carriage slipped back nnd forth over the sbeeta of paper! I grew very fond of my lit tle mistress, and I knew she was proud of me. Sometimes when a thick pile of letters lay on the desk waiting for an answer, her fingers moved so swiftly, yet unerringly, that I marveled nt her skill. I grew to understand her moods. Just by the expression of ber brown eyes. When she was happy they would laugh so merrily; when she was angry they would flash with defiance; but when she was sad they would hide under her long, dark lashes, all the happy light In them gone. Every few days the mall brought her a letter, at sight of which she would suddenly grow quiet and thoughtful, and ber face would take on a sweet gravity which well became her. One day ns she furtively opened the cover of her little enamel watch I caught a glimpse of a man's face with eager, dark eyes and a Arm mouth and chin. One day a tall, athletic young fellow came Into the office, whoso face I In stantly recognized ns that hidden In the watch. They greeted one another with a quiet "Well, Ituth," and 'How are you, Jack?" but their bands and eyes met simultaneously. He could not bo called handsome, but thero was character In every line of the rather rugged features. He car ried blmBClf very erect, with a master ful air and a slight touch of hauteur. Tbcy went out together, and I was ldlo for the rest of the day. The re mainder of the week Ituth was unus ually gay, humming happy little snatches of song, and now and then laughing softly to herself. Several months passed by. One day the mall brought her a letter thinner than usual. Her checks flushed hotly, as she read it, and her eyes grew dark with auger. Without reflecting upon a hasty decision, her fingers tapped out her answer. Jack Your letter received. Since you did not trust me, I havo no ex planation to mako to you. Consider our ngagement at an end forever. I will return your ring at once. "HUTU." In splto of their flashing, the brown eyes woro wet with tears, but with set lips and steady hand she dropped the little white envelope Into the mull box. The next morning the slender circlet of pearls on her left hand was missing, and for many weeks her smile was rare Indeed. Ono day, late In December, when she was rushed with work, she told tho flrls sbo was going to work nil extra bour. For a time she clicked away on tny white keys, but soon hor Angers began to move more slowly. Suddenly with a great sob she burled her faco In her arms and the tears came tin A TYPEWRITER'S STORY. I z OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE CONFLICT. VIEW OF CHEMl LPO. THE as she wit there, crying bitterly, tho door opened softly, aud someone came quickly to her side. 'Ituth, dear little Ituth," said a husky voice, and tender hands raised her fair, tear-flushed face and kissed It. "O. Jack, Jack," she sobbed, cling ing to him. while he lavished caresses and loving words upon her. "I saw the light and couldn't help coming up," he murmured. "Can you forgive me. dear? These weeks have been so long nnd lonely." But for answer she only clung closer to him, nnd sobbed from sheer happi ness. Ituth nnd Jack are married now and this is my last day In the office, for to-morrow I am to be taken to their new home, to be the especial property of Mrs. Jack. Surely I could ask for no happier fate than to be always near my little mistress, who has been dearer to me than ever since the night when I alone witnessed the reconciliation between her and Mr. Jack. A RUSSIAN STREET SCENE. In tho Intense Cold, Charitable Ter sons Build Flrca In the Btreat.. Americans who have shivered more than usual this winter, and particular ly those In the Eastern States, where the thermometer has unk so low that in one case a temperature of 62 de grees below zero was recorded, should have a fcreat deal of sympathy for the people of Russia at this time and let their thoughts wander In the direction of these unfortunate subjects of the Czar who are hopelessly In the grasp HUES l.t 1(1 b.1l..S Sill LTS of poverty. Many of these sleep nt night with a meager fire and scant bed clothing, nnd during the day peddle, beg or work In tho streets In thin gar ments, while the thermometer shows a temperature of 00 degrees below zero for weeks nt n tlmo and sometimes drops ns low as SO. In Moscow such scenes as that here with depleted are common nnd they may also be witnessed In other cities of the Czur's realm. Charitably dis jwsed persons light fires In the strevts and around these poor persons gather during the day to warm their hands nnd feet nnd keep tho frost from en tering their skins. Hy old and young these Arcs uro enjoyed. Utlca Globe. Industrious Smokers In Holland. Holland holds tho first plnco In the world ns n nation of smokers. Every Dutchman consumes on nn" average 100 ouuecs of tobacco a year. Tho Belgian comes a good second, with an annual consumption of eighty ounces, followed cjoscly by Turkey .with seven ty ouuecs and tho United States with sixty ounces. Germany, France, Spain and Italy tread closely on their heels, while tho United Kingdom comes com paratively low on tho list with twenty three ounces. 22 American Apples for France. Ill eight months tho French havo bought 0,000 tons of American chopped aples for cidcr-maklng. TOUT OF SEOl L, KOHEA. ALL BEARS LIKE PEANUTS. Favor of the Anltnata Mm 7 M Secured bx Feeding Theiu with Ooobara. All bean appear to like peanuts, whether the beasts come from southern regions, where the peanut grows, or from the mountains of the frozen north, where the peanut Is quite unknown. If the taste for peanuts Is not Implant ed In them nnturally they acquire It very readily, as Is shown, for example, by the grizzly and the polar bears In the menagerie In Central Fark. The big grizzly comes to the front of Its great cage In the bear den and thrusts Its nose between the bars and opens Its cavernous mouth, thus affording to Tlsltors an opportunity of Indulging In the sport of throwing peanuts down Its throat This Is a pleasure that appeals chiefly to children. But those who try It don't always succeed In tossing the peanut Into the bear's mouth. There Is a railing In front of the cage that keeps the peo ple nt a little distance and the children's fear Is likely to make them nervous, and so their aim Is uncertain. Therefore the peanut may hit the griz zly's nose Instead of going straight in to Its mouth, or It may hit one of the bars of the cage and fall outside on the stone in which the bars are Im bedded. But when the children throw more peanuts and when they hare thrown all they hare and have seen the grizzly eat all It caught they hare another sight waiting for them that pleases more, If possible, than It did to see the bearvcatch the peanuts In Its mouth. When no more are coming to It the grizzly lifts one of Its big paws and thrusts It out through the bars as far as It can reach on the stone ledge and sweeps up and gathers In the peanuts that have fallen there and eats tbem. To see the beast eat the peanuts It catches is amusing as well as Interest ing, to see It stretch out through the bars that ponderous and powerful paw is most startling. The polar bear comes up and thrusts Its nose through the bars for peanuts in Just the same way, and It gleans those that fall outside in the same man. ncr, with this addition, that besides thrusting out Its big white-clad paw between the bars to rake In stray pea nuts that have fallen outside It some times for this purpose thrusts out Its tongue. Tho grizzly bear eats the kernels of the peanuts only and rejects the shells; tho polar bear eats them shells and all. But the grizzly has been here the long er time perhaps the polar will come to be equally fastidious. All bears, grizzlies and polars, as well as those from milder climes, appear to be fond of peanuts. New York Sun. nig Fish In Lake Tahofl. An Englishman, visiting Lake Tahoe, asked a native If there was any good Ashing In the lake. "Oh, yes, stranger." "What kind of fish do you cutch nerc?" "Oh, all kinds, stranger." "What Is the weight of the largest flsh you ever caught?" "Wa'al, stranger, we don't tako weighing inachlnqs when we goes flshlug, nnd I am an honest man, and wouldn't like to say how much that lust trout I caught would weigh. But I tell you, stranger, that when I pulled that flsh out of tho water tho lake went down a foot." "Wo used to think she was a lazy girl." "Yes; that was when sbo was poor." "How about It now?" "Why, now that she Is rich, we merely note tho evidence of lassitude and ennui." Chicago Post Made It Warm for lllin. She And did her face light up? Arthur In a way. Her eyes snap ped flro and ber cheeks burued with rage. Town Topics, Of course, the man who Is the butt of the Joko can't see tho point It Is easier to make a blurt than It 1 to make good. BALE OF THE "DUDE" RANCH. I'Uci In DnVotn for KnttrUtulns Bclr.ni of Klcti Men, The recent sale of tho Eaton ranch nt Modern, N. I., nt tho crossing of the I.lttle Missouri Hlvcr, known ns tho "Custer trull," because lleiternl Cus ter's Illg Horn expedition In ISTtI crossed at that point, marks the trans fer of probably the only "dudo ranch" lu the country. The name was given to the plnco by the pioneer settlers nnd cowboys because of the largo number of more or less Illustrious scions of wealthy families who ttoeked there an nually for a taste of tho real wild West. The Eutons were formerly Pitts burgers, who settled nt Medorn In tho palmy days when Marquis do Mores established his big packing plant, when tho linger of the cotvlwy was contin ually on the trigger nnd the gin bottle, was nlways open to all who might apply, For some years they engaged In the stock business. Buying wild animal, such ns bear. elk. deer nnd similar species for eastern parks proved a profitable occupation, and they en gaged for n time In that business. At one time they had nn Immense corral full of live elk awaiting shipment to eastern parks. They also drove some truffle In buffalo, when ono could bo bought nnd sold. Subsequently the Eatons discovered the possibilities of the "dudo" traffic Mnny wealthy families of the East had sons of more or less comfort to them, and n summer In the wild West appealed to them as n piod thing for the boys. Accordingly they went out In singles nnd In pairs nnd droves to rough It for n season nnd see the West ns it was. The Eatons tioarded them, furnished them with (torses, guns nnd tho nocouterhonta necessary. and planned expeditions during the sum tner for hunting nnd other bits of west 1 cm experience. , I'pon the ranch grounds they erected a long building, separated by number. less partitions Into small rooms, In each of which was a bunk nnd what furniture was necessary. This was known ns the "dude pen," nnd here tho visitors slept and had their being dur ing their stay. The dudes were con spicuous by their fondness for immense i bats, revolvers, high-heeled boots, 1 rattlesnake belts nnd leather "chaps." It Is understood the ranch has been sold for $.10,000 to a wealthy New Yorker. Minneapolis Tribune. SALUTED HIS SUPERIOR. Ofllcer Hat Int.ra.tluz Adraature WL.nliiCltli.il'. Clothe. "Speaking of military matters, re minds mo of a good story an ofllcer was telling me sometime ago and It goes to show that the prlvnto does not nlways know the men to whom he must pay more than ordinary respect," said a mail In tho New Orleans Times-Democrat "The Incident happened where a considerable number of fighters wero quartered, and the private who figured In the story no doubt experienced some trouble In keeping up with the officers. - "One afternoon he was addressed by a gentleman he did not recognize ns being another more than of nn ordinary sort and In fact be paid only scant at tention to him. The gentleman was prompt to resent tho scant courtesy. He was not only hurt because of the lack of regard shown him by tho pri vate, but he was wrathy. " 'Why don't you salute me? he de manded of the private. 'Salute you?" said the private questlonlngly and sneerlngly. 'Yes why don't you sa lute me?' the gentlcmnnsaldagalnpull lng his shoulders up nnd assuming tho characteristic military attitude. "I am your superior ofllcer, and you owe mo some sort of regard.' "Tho private scanned him carefully. He thought for a second, then raised bis hand nnd saluted the gentleman. 'I'll salute you,' said the prlvnte, 'nnd If I And out you arc not an officer you or me will hare to take a licking.' Ho found out afterwards that ho had made no mistake In saluting tho gentleman, for he was nn ofllcer. But tho officer never thought nny less of the private becauso of the Incident" RAT8 KNEW CAT WAS ABOUT. Thejr Never Faw tba Cat and War on Another Floor of tha lieu.e, "I havo observed recently a rather curious thing with respect to the rela tionship between cats and rats, nnd it has led to a rather Interesting reflec tion," said the man who takes much In-' terest In animal tllfe. "For a while the rats overran my place. At night there was no such thing as quiet around the house. They would sentnper across tho floor, bump up and down the steps and cut all kinds of capers. Wo secured a cat, nnd from tho very' time tho cat appeared on tho place the rats began to get scarce. I "There Is nothing curious about this fact In Itself. Hut to my personal knowledge the rnts hnve never seen tho cat. The cat has remained on ono floor nnd the rats on another. Thero has been no chasing and no conflict be tween then). Now, I want to know how tho ruts know the cat Is on tho . place. "Tho Inquiry has caused mo to In- dulgo tho more Interesting reflection: How far can n rot detect the presence of n cat by tho senso of smell? Ev-, ldently nt considerable distance. Elso tho rats nt my placo would not havo known of the cat's prosenco under tho circumstances. I'm quite sure thnt they know ho Is there Just tho same, nnd thnv have been awfully cautious since his nrrlval." New Orleans Times-Democrat. Tho Cause of It. Cholly I admit It frequently takes mo some time to mako up my mind, but Miss Pcpprey Ah! naturally. You must lose tlmo trying to locate It Philadelphia Tress. Nothing Else Fits Him. "He's built in an awfully peculiar way, Isn't ho?" ' "Yes. tho on y thing no can buy ready made Is an umbrella." Phila delphia Ledger. I When tlin snrlni? comes u great many unhappy people,' for tho Arst tlmo In their lives, innko a flower garclin in n-now placo tho cemetery. VIEW Or BALTIMORE FROM TOP Or AHIUSGING HIE UOOKS. .$jrr4-tM-4-' r- The books of the Hi own fnttilly were Just being moved back Into the reno tilted double parlor, ami Aunt Louisa, who was helping, paused thoughtfully with n row of Temple "Shakespearcs on her left arm and a fut 'Pilgrim's progress" on her right. "It's u good opportunity to rearrange the books." she niiuotinced, "and I'm going to do tt. Those front-parlor shell vs havo ulvruys looked top-heavy, with tho cneyclo. pedln In the upper row Instead of the lower one. Ridiculous!" "Father said they wero tho books oftencst used nnd handler to get at than If you I ad to stoop for thorn," ventured Mllly, weakly. "Hldlculousl" reiterated Aunt Louisa with decision. "There's only oue prin ciple lu placing books, and that's to make your shelves stuud firm, like a pyramid: big books at tho bottom, little ones nt the top." Here Valeria put In n word. Valeria had been to college, "if thoso books are to be rearranged," she announced, "and It's high tlmo they were, I sny they should be grouped by subject matter, so we'll know where to look for anything. I'll help you do It, Aunt Louisa, and I'll make a card catalogue of the whole library nfterward. 1 think Its an excelleut tden." " 'Whole library!' " echoed Tom, con temptuously. Tom had nlso been to college. "Why, we haven't three hun dred books In the whole house!' Stick 'em In nny old way. and don't fuss." Aunt Emily, with her gentle brows puckered, had been anxiously consld crlng. She Ignored Tom. "I'm really afraid Valeria," she observed, timidly, "that your plan wouldn't result well In nppearanee, though of course It would be very convenient otherwise. You sco they don't publish books In sizes according to subject, and tails and shorts would all be mixed together. It would look like a Jagged set of teeth." "Exactly!" cried Aunt I.oulsn, with triumph. "You want all tho big books at the bottom " 'But, Louisa, dear," Interposed Aunt Emily, deprecntlngly, "surely you would want Edwin to hnro his encyclo pedia where ho wants It? If tho size on each shelf were uniform I should think that would lie regularity enough, and Just having a large set In an upper row " Aunt I.oulsn snorted; Aunt Emily unrolled her knitting nnd was silent; Valeria stalked away In injured dig nity; 'Tom departed wblstllngr Mil)' slipped to tho foot of tho front stairs, and called up, "Mother! How do you want us to arrange tho books?" From tho sewing-room n cheery voice. Bllghtly touched with surprise, called down Immediately, "Why, by color dear, of course! Just see that the reds and pinks don't fight, nnd the bright purple (JIbbon doesn't rome too near the end of tho old blue sofa. Thnt's nil you need to think of." Mllly cast a twinkling glnnco from tho top of tho stnlrs to tho backs of the retreating family; then sho sat down on a leather-bound gazetteer looming large on the floor In the middle of u sea of ubandoiied literature, and chuckled softly to herself. GET SEA8ICK IN A HOUSE. I'cciillar lITecti of Attempt, to Wulk lu Utorm-lleaten lln I IU I m if a. At n recent meeting of the Women's Mternry club of Baltimore Mrs. Charles C. Morgan rend a pnper In which she cited n peculiar but well authuutlcntcd fact concerning some storm-beaten houses on Cobb's island, off the western const of Virginia. Tho houses wero eventuully washed away by tho eneronchmcnts of tho sea, but for a long time they were firmly im bedded In tho sand nt such nil angle that tho wanderer could wnlk In their second story windows from the bluff, while tho floors nil slanted to an acute degree. Tlicie. wns not tho slightest dangor attendant upon walking up or down thoso floors, yet no oue was ever found who could traverse their length with' out becoming sea sick. Experienced sailors, who knew no qualms in mid ocean, turned faint and giddy on try ing to wnlk these perfectly steady planks. To all tho neighborhood tho buildings wero known as the "seasick houses," and that the seasickness was not duo to Imlglnatlon was proved by persons who never had heard of the tradition experiencing tho same un pleasant results. Mrs. Morgan who resided on the mainland near by, concluded her ac count of tho houses by saying that a small dog belonging to ber husband which followed that gentleman "foot to foot,' os the negroes term It, nover IFiom the Chicago Kieiilng l'ost, THE WLA1HER. As n rule, man's a fool. When It's hot ho wants It cool; When It's cool ho wants It hot Always wanting what Is not Cincinnati Post. could bo induced to follow his master ncross the mysterious thresholds, lio the command ever so peremptory or tho Inducement ever so strong. MENELIK MAY COME. Dcscefi'lant of Holomnn May Vl.lt the M. l.oul. Fair. Should .King Menellk of Abyssinia visit the St. Louis Fair, ns Is expected from the special Invitation which has been sent him by President Roosevelt, he will be by far the most Interesting personage "ho will see the twentieth century creation of art and science. Menellk claims de-cent from Solomon nnd the Queen of Hlicb.i nnd this claim KIM, ur.M I.IK. Is apparently authenticated by his tory. Menellk II. Is Africa's powerful mon arch, other rulers of realms In the Dark Continent have been subdued by tho European powers nnd their do mains nimvxud as colonies or depend encies, The superiority of tho Caucas ian blood nnd civilization has not availed lu the case.of Abyssinia, which has proved nn obstinate and unyielding defender of its sovereignty. It was Menellk, who has occupied tho throne for sixteen, years, who stood stubborn ly In tho path nnd defeated tho cher ished "Capo to Cairo" dream of tho late Cecil Hhodes, Llko his reputed forefather, David of Biblical times, Menellk Is not nfrald to go out and meet giants who seek to trespass upon his territory, nnd thus far no Oollath of tho white men's powers has suc ceeded In conquering or intimidating the Aybsslnlan monarch. LINEAQE RAN TO KING DAVID. I'lilladalphlu Woman, Now Dend, lie- aceuaeil from Israel's King, A lineal descendant of King David died In Philadelphia recently, Mrs. Qustav Llpschoutz was her name. Sho lived with her husband and llvo children at 1410 Diamond street, butJ doath camo In St. Lukes Hospital, where sho had undergone an operation, She was C3 years of age. FEDERAL HILL. Through tho inlsly reaches of snrred history this woman could trace her kinship to the distinguished Jewish family Abiirbnnel, whoso relationship to King David Is undoubted ami whosa iirhieivmetitN throughout Europe nro matters of history. Mrs. Llpscheutz, whoso maiden iinmo wns llorthn Neinnan, sprang from thnt branch of Ihu family of which Don Isaac Almibailel, prltno minister In Sp.iln In UW1, wns Hie head. During thnt time, when persecution ng.ilnst tho Jews began ns n result of tho change in the religious views of Ferdinand nnd Isabella. Don Isaac wns obliged to fleo with his less favored brethfi-n. Tile family scattered, seining In vArlous pans of Europe. Don Isaac afterward beenmo prime minister In I Inly. The ginndrnther of tho dend woman was Rudolph Illrselt Abnrbiiiiel, one of the foremost rnbbls of (lermany lu the last century. The city of Oretz, here he died, gave him a public fuller, nl. nnd the not-eminent buildings wcie draped In mourning. I'll n a I to tho I.'inrrKonuy. A little story lllustrnllvo of tho In genulty of somo colored wallers when they are really "up against It" tola by Mnneiiro Burke, secrelary to En. glueer Commissioner Blddle, at tho ills trlct building. "I went Into n nenr by pie garden the other day," says Mr. Burke, "nnd or. dered a sandwich nnd u cup of coffee It Is ouo of Ihu rules of thin food cm) porlum that tho wtiltcr shall wrlto tho order on n llttlo slip of pM,er mid put tho prion opposite. The cheek Is then pnld to the cnshler nt Hie desk. "When I had Aiilshed my light ro. past I picked up the slip placed on tho table by tho waller and, glancing t It, saw written thereon: "Pie, He. " 'Coffee, fie. "I culled to tho wnller In curiosity 'Hey, John, I didn't have nny pP, ate n sandwich. i )'rii,eu .ill i " mmt, no replied, 'pin mid snn'wleh is both (m Bnmu price, nnd I nln't so good on spelling that san'wleli.' "Washington Htnr. A HiigKOstliin, Cletk fat tho tolephonoj "What's t!,a matter, sir?" Employer "Why, if you 0iii holler Unit loud Into I he telephone, you nilht as well go out Into tho street anil holler over nt tho liinu." Doliolt Free Press. After u man has hoarded about a year, ho longs to follow home every innu ho sees on tho streets with a beefsteak under his arm. Most of us hnvo a iinid low to hoe liccauBO wo dislike hoeing.