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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1904)
H DOCTOR'S MISSION "OlrKhov," OIUI'TKlt I, In lila uiiiituallr titeaeaiit ulUct on llntfltlway tut l.vinurl (iff, a uilildlf Rril 11111 ami eiirreeeful lawyer, In deru lltniulit. In lili bend lir held letter, which, after few momenta, lit tgilii carefully rend. Ai II refrre tu people ml ctciitt In lit mentioned often In Hit remarkable I nrr about to lit related, live the content! entire: Yhiikrn, April IS, IK. Mr, Lemuel (Iraja Dear Hlr It It with treat dlmrullj til C I (I'll tilt following, being very III, liut ni the object 1 lute In view hjr linn iMreaalne: you It of frtit Importance, t will writ In ni few wonli puaalhl Yon ar aware, being 1117 ronflltnt ll hirer, I lint I tsperttd to mil for II 11 mp alinrlly, In order to tttniit to tin rarl the inviiery iiirraundlnf tin dmth of Hlr Arthur lllendennlne;, In whoee fait I am to deeply Interested. t wliliisl n vlelt, In torn' dlegtilee, tht town where Ulendennlng Hull It Blunt ed, to liecmne acquainted with tilt pree tut Imronot tin! Lady Cntielance, hit wife, with tht nephew aiii nliet Meld ing with Hum, mil to Ittrn tnmethlng, If potilble, about tht onlj ileltr who married without tht content nf litr ftm lljf, ami who, thtrtfort, wat dleowntd hj her relatival at sill at 11 jnting ilrl whom It win ill.) they tin J adopted. 1 deelred, alto, to mtlit liniitrltt In run til to tht prlratt chtrnclrr of An tolnt Duval tht valet of tht prrttnt Hlr Hegliinld Olendeiinliig, anil to ttudy cv rryllilng that might bear upon Hit nut lery of tht cane. 1 rrgret tn eay that in 7 phvelrlan de clares It IiiiimhiIiI for m to undertake, with tofi-t x, ctila Journey. What lo 7011 tiling .if 1117 eendliig thlthrr aulialltutt? I Iiove In iiilml vuiuig phvelrlan, Dr. 1. arlo l.llriinrlti, who realdra III your city. 1 nrllt to atk 7011 tn hunt him up for int. I'lcaee uiaka a few Inqtilrlea a to lila clri-iiniatanrra, illenoalliun ami buve all, whether lit la an energetic and roiiarlcntiniia man. Inform in In regard to thee matter at an earlj date. If favorable, art a lima when run ran mrtt him at in 7 real deuce atlil explain to him tht peculiar minion 1 irtiii him to undtrtakt In 1117 behalf. Your prrarnre will be ahaolulelr neretaary, na iht dlaeitt with which I am iHln-ted fort) Ida 107 entering Into tht long I'iplanatlont that mutt lit glvtn, In order to Inilruct him In tht performance of tlio work. Your, etc.. li:on iiappelyi:. To thlt, a few liouri latrr, tht follow In reply wat pruned: N. V.. April 10, 18- Mr. Leon Itappclvti Dear Sir Upon Iht rtctlpt of jourt of Ih inth, I eiamlntd tht CII7 directory without Uelty. I And Dr. Klfentttlu'i ad drrea to b 47 Kxton ttrttt. lining at onrt to Iht neighborhood, I turned from a rtllablt tourct that tht jounc man hat a rirj ttnall prtctlrt, thrrpfurx, Omit It difficult to tupport hit whlowrU innthtr and hlinttlf In comfort Tli la elate of hit Antncrt la pot due to lark vf tntrc, for hi It Indrfatlg-'abU In bit tfforta to btntDt hit patlrnta, but thoat who apply to him for ndrlct art, unfortiiiittrlf, tlio ttr7 poor lu tht rrsion ot hit hoint. II It an xrrdlngl7 ronaclt ntloua and I nod man, and from all I can Ittni, Jual tnt ont to undertakt tht Important tml nttt which 70U propott, and which I fully appror. I will mrft Mm at jour realdrnct, on tht tuning of tht 13U. It would bt wrll to arnd him t ttltcram to that tf ftct at toon at you rtctlrt thlt. Yourt tlnctrvly, I.BMtJHI, OnAY' t It wat a dull and drtary picture that the ryta of Dr. Karlt Illftnattln rtttod uoon at ht draw back tht lact curlalnt Uiat drapl tht parlor window of iila coiy home. lilt pracllct wat not lartt and far from lucrallr. Timet wtrt unuaually hard, and hla blllt for aarrlctt rtnderrd, poorly paid, to that ht had, Indeed Lard rtruKxit la lire. Thlt aflrrnoon ht wat peculiarly raat down, or hla mother bad rauiluded hi that the month'a rent for the flat In which they rvtlded would be due In three dnyt, and he knew he had not one quar ter of the amount required. It waa na wonder, then, that a algk eacaped blm aa he turned to greet the aweet looking lady about fifty yeara of age, who entered the room, holding an enrelopo In her hand. "Here It a telegram for you, Barle. What can It be7" "I cannot tay, at I expected none," be replied, opening the mlaalre, "Thlt la Ingular. I am rtquetted to leare the city by Hie B p. m. train for Yonkert, to tee a gentleman, wno It an Inralld on a matter of bualnett. Ilia name la Leon Itaniielye. a atrange name to int." "What thai! you do about it?" caked the nmtlier, auxioualy. "I ahull go, of count. The mttaage any', 'you will bo met at the atatlon,' I have juet about lime 10 auawer a call, and meet tue train. "What time ahall you return?" "It "III Iw late, 1 know, perhapa not until' morning. Uood by, little mother. Who kiiowa but thlt will bring better thlnxt for uaj Later, cloaely protected by a comfort' hi ulater from the heary rain that wat falling, with a train of aerloua thoughtt In hit mind, occatloued by hit porerty, Dr. Ulfeiiateln wended hit way to the O rand Central Depot ana entcren me rare that would bear him to hit deatlna 4 "'I'll rain wat falling In torrenta aa th train came thundering to the ttatlon lit Vmikeri. and upon atopplng, the utual crowd hurried out, and panilng through tlio wnitlng room to ine tireei oeyouu, loat In the gloom, The doc tor hud ecnrcely moment to wait, when 11 private coachman approached, whip la hand, and accoaieu mm. "1 litre been tent to meet a gentle man from New York named Klfcnateln Are you tlio oneT "I am," "Then pleaae follow me." wi,.k. vnmiir man waa toon aeated In handaome cloae carriage. Street after etreot wat trarerted, until finally they turned Into Hie oxtentlre ground! of an elegant realdence. Ai the youug man ateppea acroat the plana, tho large doora were Inttantly 1.. rninred waiter, who motion ed hlra to enter and procoeded to aaelat lu romovlng hla overcoat and wet oyer- aatiia Oroitlng tho marble floor of the long ball, he waa uthered Into a room tie eantly appointed. The bright grate Are cut a cheerful glow around, while the I1Y EMILY THORNTON Author ol "Huv Kusski.i.'s Kut.it," "Tiik Kamiionaui.- Morintn," Etc. t'lrt't carpet acarctly gare back a foot- Ill. Ih table wet laid for out, and try toon a auiiiptuuua dinner waa larr- , of which ht olont partook. Leaving th doctor to tujiiy hit miliary tal, He will prtrrdt him to tht ttory kivi', and to tht uretnct of tht Invalid, lioax 11 rue lit trlegrnuhlo dlapatch had rmight him to tht plac. Hie eeoind ttory back room waa largt ml roiiimodloue, opening Into a room bt 'iml, where every luiury abounded, for lie comfort nf tht maittr. "Hut he come?" 'Hint wnrda tallied from the pale Hp f th aufferer, who waa half elttlug, half rei-linltig upon the bed. Ilaa Dr. Ivlfenatrlll coin 1 7 I thought heard Iht cnrrlagt." "You did, and h It here," returned th ur ami hoiiae keeper. "I thought It iet In hare him lake dinner before 7011 nw lilni. I preaume you have much to ny and would prefer not to be Interrupt- I. lie will be tilth you in a ftw mo menta now," "lint my lawyer come?" "Not yet. Hut iht door ball rlngt. I hlnk thai It ht." 'Hrl that rland with writing uaterltlt loae by my bed, theu go down and ahow nlh griitlrmen to Ihla room; after which, mi ran leave ut to ourttlvet until you ear me ring. .Making hrraelf known to the doctor, he nurte Introduced him to Mr. Uray, hen led the way to tht tick inou'a pret ence. "Here it Mr. dray, Mr. Ilappelye, and hit It your expected friend. Dr. Klfcn- teln. ' Itearhlng forth t thin, white hand, the Id man ainlled faebly, and between mingling hreathi managed to ttyi I nm very glad to it you. Taking the emtcltted hand in both hit, Hnrle Llfentttln pretted It Itnderly, and 11 a low tone full of feeling rttpondtd I am glad I could comt to you, but torry. very aorry to aet you an III!" 1011 muat wonder why I ittmmnned nu. nn entire ttranger, tn my tide in hla iinreremnnloua way, hut I hare Itn linrtnnt butlnraa 10 tranaaet. Talking la iii-ti nn exerllnn, my lawyer, Mr. Uray. muat explain for me my wlthrt, and why I tent for you. Thrae wnrda wert uttered it Intervale r hit abort breathing prevented long oentonree, and gently reletting hit hind ;ifrtilcln look tht itit clove beelde the rd, while Mr. (Iray erated hlmaelf In a buelneae like way beelde tht table. CIIAITRll II. "Dr. nifonateln," aald Mr. Uray, "my client and friend, Mr. Leon Ilappelye, t, ai you tee, extremely III, Our friend la 1 lontly mm, hiving no relatlvei IW Ing to whum hi wlthtt to leave hit large fortune, lie hit dictated bit ItK will nnd teatament, and aa he dralrta to tlgn it before he may be unable tn do to, II wat uecciaary for him to tee you per- tonally, prtvlout to placing hla namt to Iht document, In which, I may add, you are deeply Intcrcetcd." Knrle Llleuttein itarteu at nt aura thrro wordt, and looked from the lawyer lo the Inialld betide blm. Y'ou are aiirprlted, naturally," again reaunetl Mr. Oray, "and probably won der what Mr. ltappelye knowa of you. I will explain Ihla at once, lour father wat (luorgt r.lfeneteln, a well-known banker; In yean gont by, ht did Mr. llapptlyt a never-to-be-forgotten ttrvlc. Ilia arrival In thlt country wat follow ed by a long and dangrrout lllneaa, when h lav alone among strangin, almoit nrglrctrd, and he attended to tilt wauta like a brother, until ne wat entirely con- valeacent. They met olten afterward, ml then toil eight of each other. Y'eart of ellonce patted, when accidentally he teamed about tore monint tine mat hla benefactor wit dead, and hit only inn wai a ttruggllng phyalcltn In Ntw York. He line heard ot your rrarleet. rnnaclentloua manner of meeting your en gagementt, and thla waa a charactrrlatlc he particularly wlthed to find In aome young friend. When, therefore, hit health entirely failed, he determined to aeml for you, and perhapa place hla ar falra lu your hnndt. "Anrthlng that I can do witnin uit range of honor and Integrity, I thill be pleated to undertake, Kane aniwerea "We felt M. The cue then li thla but, of courae, you will recognlit the fact that the tileinry 01 our inena lite, which I thall be obliged lo unfold to you, It told lu ttrlct confidence. Will you promlat to regard that confldtnet at a arrod truet, novor to bt told to another, until all that la now myiterloui hai been awept away? "I w "Then I will proceed. Our friend wa ih roungeat ton of Sir Geoffrey Olen denning, rctldlng In a largt town near Liverpool. run gtnuemtn nan one daughter, who mimed agalnat hti uliu. and three tone. Arthur, who would In cat oc nu uiim aucceea 10 the title; lleglnaia, two yein younger, and Kltiroy, tht gontleman you ect bt fort tou, whott ttvtrt domettlc mlafor tnt hart bean to great that for tht In tweuty-tlv yeara be baa been obliged to live In thla country, under the aatumed name of Ilappelye." "A thort time alter the aeatn or nn parenta, for they expired within a few mnntlia ol oacn oinar. ami aucr ut hrnMier Arthnr had come Into Dottttilon of hla title, little turmollt iron between th brathert. and teemed to embitter tltm nrceedlnfflr. "Kvrlnntd. tht tecond non. had an ugly, morons dlapo-rltlon, that wai pecullirly evniperatlng, and whenever the oppor tunity occurred he delighted In getting I'ltxroy Into dlagrace wwa in young Imronot. "Timid Touna- men had a very pretty coiitln, In whoao toclety they each took extreme pleaturo. Her nimi wit Con itanco lAionore Olendennlag. It wai oon illirKireecil that tht aCftctlom of tho young jlrl wcr centered upon oir Ar thur, anil thli gnowieug wat imiucur ately followed by a betrothal. "Itoglnald, being aomewhit dltappolnt pl that h could not win the prlxe, un dcrtook to report leveral little Intervlowa nf n nurelv Innocent and accidental na ture that intiroy had with thli lady to till brother, caitlng a very alnleter light upon thein, and aaauring Arthur that Fltxroy wai endeavoring to mpplant him In her favor. "Thla artful atory Infuriated the young iinliloman. and cauaed a very bitter liner- u 1,'liiror Indlmantlv denied every ihoniht of Interference, declaring tho troth, that hit love for Conitince wa merely couilniy. xnu oir iirmur itim ed to bellevo, and they parted In anger, lTltxroy exclaiming in a momem 01 uu guarded paaalon aa he left hlmi " '.Very well, think ao It It iult you but, murk me, you ahnll yet repent your unjuat nrciiantlona, and, at I live, thall never repeat thlt luault,' "Cloilng tlio door na he tpoke, he atcp ped Into the hull and itood fnce to face with Alitolno Dural, the vnlot of lilt broihiT Kvglnnld, mid from tho comclout look he gave Mm, l'lttroy knew that be lind either purpotely lletenel or nccl deulnlly heard tlie uiifortiiniilt reiiinrk. "The brother! did not meet again that day, but vnrly the next, Kllzroy wat awakened by an unueual tumult. To Me horror he wnt told that Hlr Arthur had disappeared during the night. Hit bed had linen occupied at utual, but he bad probably been murdered, or very badly wounded, at while 110 trncet of lilt body could be found, erldtncet of a conlttf were 011 every tide. Illoo.l waa upon the bed and floor. the window teat wat covered with It, at though h had been dragged through It, nd then by tnnant of a rope let down to tht ground below, From the gran to an rnanimtal lakt not far dlttant wert Irregular patchea of Ih earn human gore. Ileyond that, nothing wat ever dlacoveredl Tlint lak wat thoroughly ragged for the body; the grave by tht Ide nf It wat aearched, nnt a ipnt being left In which a eorpro could lit hurled to nb effect. Hut, wlille impeded with grief over hit brolher'i loee, our poor friend woi made aware that the finger of tutplclon pointed to him with tlngularly fatal etl dencet of guilt "A. dagger with hit namt engrtved upon the handle waa found by th bed- Id e, on the floor, Hi hlnde itlll wet with blood. Ilcneath the window teit. caught upon a nail, waa a fragment of cloth which, upon teirch being made, fitted xactly Into a rent In a drenlng gown f hla, that waa found hanging In hla own cloaet. All he could conclude wat that tomt unknown enemy had etruek the fatal blow, and after eteallng tbeat articlei from hit prlratt roome, had lift the intr DurDotely upon the floor, and re lumed the torn and bloody gown to the cloeet, In order to faeten autplclon upon him, and thin thleld themtrlret. To make a long ttory thort, In due time the trial took place, and Hlr ltegl aid (llendennlnr, who had aucceeded to the title fttUled to th. bltte. -feeling . that hid exlated between the brother!. J" """J!?, 'r.d,"f.h.'nl.d",' ! Inz gown at belonging to tht prltoner. Anlnlue Duval teellfiwl at fully to tht threatening language turd to the de cerned on the day prevlout to the mur- er by hit brother. ''The trial wat quite lengtuy, nut re- ulted In hla acquittal and dlacharge from cuatody. Hut although freed by aw. the popular opinion remained un changed, and, unable to endure the cold, verted look 1 of hla former Irlendl, ne left hla home and embarked for America under an aaanmed name. Arriving In New York, the atraln of grief that he had undergont to told upon hit ne'voua tyatein that be wn laid upon 1 bed of itvcn lllnrtt. Then it wn that your lather eoujui mm out ana nnned him to tendtrly. After hit re covery, he rrtolved to dtvote hlmaelf to butlneea, and thut forget hit troublei nd mitfortunea. (To be continued.) Why Mary Did Not Hint;. An able but easily embarrassed and somewhat absent-minded young teach- er was about to begin a singing les son one day when n knock at the schoobroom door Interrupted proceed ings. The teacher went to the door and ushered In a delegation from a prominent local woman's club. When the ladles were comfortably aeated and each bad nasumed a critical, Us- tenlng attitude, the teacher resumed the singing lesson. It was one of ber most stringent rules of action that when company was present every thing should go on exactly as usual. On of ber pupils, Mary Holmes, a lointwhat shy girl, had a good alto rolca, and tho teacher was anxious that sbv should display It to advan tage. 'Now, Mary," she said, encourag ingly, "when I count four, you be sure to sing. Attention, children!" raising ber baton. "One, two, three, ready slngl" Tho children sang lust ily, but Mary's alto volco was missing. I didn't hear your voice that time. Mary. Ilemembcr, when I count four you ar to sing. Next verse, children! One. two-" Mary watched the motion of the teacher-. Hps anxiously, "thre.l Heady sing! The children a shrill treble rang out unaided by Mary'a strong alto. Don't you feel like singing, Mnry7 Try this verse, now one, two, three. Well, what Is It?" Mary bad risen, nnd was shyly twisting her Augers. "Please, Miss Brooks," she said, brcathtlessly, "you told me to sing when you counted four and you only count Just to three overy tlmol" Youth's Companion. Pirates In tho CJiilr Htreiam. Captain Lulgl Montanl of the steam ship Sardegna.whlch has Just arrived at Naples from the Uiilted States with a largo number of emigrants on board, recouuts an extraordinary story of ad- venture. Shortly after entering tho gulf stream, near the Mexican gulf, a suspicious-looking brlgantlno hove In head. "Let us remember tho sentiment sight from which piercing cries were set forth In tho Declaration of Inde heard proceeding. Captain Montanl pendenca, that Immortal document Immediately gave orders for pursuit and a threat of slnkliis the vossel brought her to a halt. Ho then nrmed his eraw. boarded tha strnnso craft ,,,. bmn in .oornh tli eeud. It proved to le a privnto ship, Twonty-flvo pirates, who sought to slink nwny In small boats, wcro sur- rounded by nn overwhelming forco nnd rnnturod. Thov were all Oarlb- benn negroes or Creoles, reports tbe London Chronicle. Two beautiful girls wcro discovered bound to the timbers of tho slUp. with their mouths gagged, nnd on being freed they bad a heart-rending story of brutality to tell. The brlgiiiitluo bad been seized by these pirates, who wounded the A" ""' ' ' ,,". riit and thoughtfully. "That's a very dlf n;iinni nrt th r-nntnin. whose Benedict Arnold was do man dat ,",,' gucsu the girl wer, and then throw them overboard. Tho pirates there- upon steered tho vessel, which had a largo cargo of she goats, toward th. Antilles. Captain Montanl ends by say- lug that bo transferred the pirates to .... ,. i,.t .1.- in i.,. mado for Boston, whero ho delivered them over to tho American autboil- tlrs- .1 ,nnnn 1Bn. Tho greatest pumping plant in th. world Is one which draws 6,000,000 i-nllmin of water a day SS7 miles to tho gold Aelds nt Bulla Bulling, Aus tralliu Sometimes a man make. . too lot himself because his wlf. lets him t.lti nwn WAV. v FAVORITES Tlie Honir of tlie Camp, "Olve in 11 aongl" the aoldleri cried, The outer trencliea guarding, When the h.at.d guua of the campi silled Grew weary of bombarding. The dark Ilrdan, In silent scoff, Lay grim and threatening, uudtr; And the tnwny mound of the Malakoff No longer belched Itt thunder. There was a pause. A guardtmin nld, "We ilrirm the forti lo-morrowj Hlng whllwe may, another day Will bring enough of aorrow," They lay along the battery'i aide, lli-low the imoklng ennnnu; Ilrav hearts, from Hevero and from Cljde. And from tht banks of Shannon. They tnug of love and not of farnt) forgot wa Ilrlttln't glory; ISach heart recalled a different name, But all tang "Annlt Laurli." Vole after voice caught up th. tong, Until Id tender paitlon Ko,".? !lkT n,l,em' lcV"d ,trD Ihelr Uttle-eve confettlon. ... . ... a. I Hut the tome ertw louder. Smnethlng upon the toldlir'i cheek Watbed off tht ttilnt of pewdtr. Ileyond the darkening ocean burned The bloody luntet't embert, While Hit Crimean vallcyi learned How Engllib lovt remembtrt. And once again t fire of bell . .... i., V .V.tl AaltowlDV of ih. mort.rtl And Irith Nora', eye. are dim For 1 linger dumb and gory; And Kngliah Mary monrni for blm Who sang of "Aunlt Liurlt." Sleep aoldlert! atlll In honored rett Your truth and valor wttrlng; The grarett nro the tendtrttt The loving are the daring. Bayard Taylor. I'll linns My Harp on a Willow Tree. I'll banc my harp on a willow tree, I'll off to the wars again; My peaceful homt hat no charm for me, Tlie battlefield no pain; The lady 1 love will toon be a bride, With a diadem on ber brow; Oh! why did ihe flatter my boyish pride She'e going to leave me now. She took me away from my warlike lord, And gave me a allken suit: I thought no more of my maattr's iword. I When I plajed on my matter'i lutt; She teemed to think me a boy abov. H" Pg ' 10Tr degree; Oh! had 1 but loved with 1 boylih love, J It would have been better for me. Then I'll hide in my breatt every lelflih 1 rare. I'll lluih my pale cheek with wine. When imllei away the bridal pair, 1 " naiten to give mem mm.; l' laugh and I'll alng, though my heart I . .f ""d- ... ,..,. ., I ... , .-. 1, Vu m(mt mv need. I Allj oQ- t0 tbe wan again. But one golden treat of her hair I'll Iwlue, In my helmet's table plume. And then on the Hell of Paleatlne, I'll seek an early doom; And If by the Saracen'a hind I fill, 'Mid Ihe noble aud the brive, A tear from my lady love la all I aak for th warrlor'a grav.. MIXED ON HI8TORY. Who Bald "Olve M Liberty or dlv Me Death" T At a recent meeting In this city of colored citizens from various parts of " country an Incident occurred which demonstrated to 1 Mm. extent tho negro's need for a better education, but showed also Uiat be bad a marked sense of humor, says the Washington Star. Many of thosa most Interested In the uplifting of tliclr race were present at the meotlng, and speeches were be ing mado on tho theme of the colored man's natural ability, which, It wns atated, awaited only a fair chance to become apparent Ere long great enthusiasm was arousod, each speaker, as he went further In the eulogy of his brothers, receiving more deafening applausa. The race prldo of tbe audience was appealed to by a speaker, whom wa U1ay call Mr. Jackson, a man with re markable natural powers or oratory, "Let us stand up for our rights, ha shouted, waving his hands above bis penned by tne nana ot rainc xienry. Aye. I would say In tho very words ot Thomas Jofferson, 'Olve me liberty or alvo me deatlil i For a moment, deeply impressed ny this oratorical climax, the colored brothers were silent Then a listener In tho rear of tbe assemblage began to laugn uuanou.iy. "What's the matter, brother? qner- Mr- Jackson, finh Ithannen to hab been Qen'al ' til to a marriage, and lt stand, for could not believe such a t" f""' 'Tln who snok. d.m H that I. objectionable in the mar- The woman gave only a deep -Igh O'orgo nainingion Immortal wuds, 'Qlb me liberty or gib Emboldened by this sslly. another gentleman ventured a criticism: genuouiau ,,. ... d d.t Immortal document c. ..Zriitomtoac Pm.S a!" """i", Those objections to bis statement I V,,VmTii.tnn whlla the entire as- !Lh" he.Ay laugh stmblage lnduigea in a nearxy laugu Some ,mbe eT,n dsred to shout ctiacisers were thsmselves In the wrong. As lt was, tbe patriotic feelings of the occasion turned into hug. Jok. as quickly as an iclcl. would melt in an August sun. - There Is only one way to escapes it W5. .nd' groom take a trip. th.V tWuil vtltli rfnttt mt fhs titnnfi ,f it bome( they m cWTa lt ,n9y stay uuuic, me; art mm., reed Th6 escipo U not to g.t mar- ..... ried at an. WHAT SEA BEFIPENTS ARE. Momter tlint Have Hnrvlvetl Jloet of Their Hpeclea, I'rofeaior Chorion L. Ldwnrili, of Trtnlty Collece, told tlio Hartford Bel-) ontlflc Hoclely recently a lot about tlio ca acrpent and bad iliown on a acroen plcturea of tho monntera calculated to acaru an Innocent youiiKitor ont of a year! Krowtli. Unfortunately, none of tho plcturei waa an actual photograph, but the lecturer teemed to tend to the be ef that merit wat iomeininir aome u tJj mon,ter n,,,.. Bmj n0T. jam(., Ooodwln, the president or the society, aald at the clone of tlio lecture tlint be for one believed more In the thlnif tliau be had before. As to bow great that prevloua belief bad been be did not aay. Professor Udwnrds In the first part of bis lecture bad thrown on the screen pictures of sea monatcrs as represented In years past Ho explained In his talk that, while ho spoke of "sea serpents," th so-called and oft-repeated sea scr- n.n rnnld nof Im a blir snake, but gomt oti,er kin(j 0f R monster (If It was anything). As back as far ns Job men- tlon la made of a great Icrlnthnn and accounts of some great things aro found In all early histories. One myth seems to hnro come from a sperm wbal and another from the squid, Even the Indians bad a belief In a monster serpent and thought one lived i u Inlrft nnil lirnlfo tin fliA les In the winter when It became IrrI- tutti. rmfoe Rdwnrds irave a lone- list 'of dates when the great sea serpent has been reported and reiateu some or tbt circumstances. They stretch from clous lady's fare brought tbe sweet 1630 down Into 1003. A bishop. Com- prnttler to herself with a shock, nnd modore Preble, crews of British war- she started for borne, devoutly wishing ships and many persons have made tbe that she had been born mute, reports. A noted appearance was at There was another cheerful little Gloucester and .Valiant, Mass., In 1817, s-plll at a recent churrb dinner. Tbe when hundreds of reputable citizens president of the missionary society, at saw something and testified to It It is tired ns a waitress and carrying a estimated that from 000 to 700 persons platter of butter-balls airily poised on saw It and people even drove along tbe on band, approached tbe table she was beach In crowds, keeping up with It as serving. No one will ever know know It swam along off the shore. Professor jUst how It happened, but the harmless Edwards said there was no doubt that lady in black silk who was sitting at something was seen at that Ome. tbe table suddenly felt a shower of It Is always described as black or something on ber shoulders, and then brownish, with eyes In the upper part realized that tbe platter Itself bad fol of the head, swimming at a speed of lowed the butter-balls and landed be flve or six knots, carrying Its bead out tween ber and the back of her chair, ot water, generally with a mane, and The amateur waitress, with an excla proceeding with a bumping motion like matlon of dismay, extracted the plat a caterpillar. A curious appearance ter and began to ladle out the mis was one reported In 1808-1899 In a shapen globes of butter, wbtle the but Swedish lake, where. It was declared, a tcred lady tried to think of something huge animal bad been seen a number kind and comforting to say; but to her of times and bad been watched through amazement the waitress, Instead of ex glssse's for long periods. Finally, a pressing anxiety about the dress, only newspaper sent an eminent naturalist exclaimed, "Isn't that too exasperat- to Investigate and he reported as bis conclusions that several monsters from six to four feet long had certainly been seen In tbe lake. Professor Edwards said that prob- ably In all the many cases reported something bad been seen, for It Is lm- possible to believe that all these people were liars. The universal declaration last passenger stepped Into the eleva that the thing proceeded with an undu- tor, the door slammed, and the cage, latlnz motion does away with the the- Jammed with 20 Individuals, who look. ory of Its being actually a big snake, He showed that the stories might arise from the onnenrance of a manatee, a big stingray, a gigantic squid (one was eauaht with arms and body 100 feet long), a basking shark, whales or twentieth floor a man and woman school of porpoises. A few. years ago stepped out The man bad a law of what was called the Florida monster Ace In the front of the building, and fn,,nM n. He AntnisHne. with arms nearly 100 feet long. The bask- Ing shark grows to forty feet long cer- e.tniv Thr 1. no vnnwn Hmir tn th growth of flshes.-Uartford Courant Food tor Plihea. A recent nubllcatlon of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History makes a new departure In the lltcra- ture of sclentlflc Investigation In Amer- lea. This Is a report of tbo results of an approximately continuous study of the minute plant and animal Ufa (called the "plankton") of the Illinois Wvr and Ita tributary waters, car- ried on for Ave successive years by tbe "I thought that doubtless In your re staff of tbe Illinois biological station, cent travels abroad you would have en it nr,,.. tmm iho .tnrtiiM thjit countered dangers In comparison with the ratio of the "plankton" of the rlv- er. year In and year out was 2.7 parts .... . .. . . per million or me water in tue stream, i.. ..! ,-in downstream past a given point reach- es the astonishing aggregate of 75,000 L . . a -.hie . ,;;, Th ,Me .. ....... .1.. T .T.i.i. is auoui uneeu uiuca me iuwi rc,ut r .h. n.h t.t-en from the, river lo . .... ... . The conditions which favor a large annual production ot this ... ... . . . X e " T ? 7 catch ot Ash but no direct connection l,CaUw "n! v."' TS? "Plankton" Is however, an lndlspen- same element in tne rooa or nsnes, mo - ,d ( , ou o( At la,t lt cam9 young of nearly every species in our anQ , aw that j was con. waters being absolutely dependent fronted h an ,ron door. , had , upon lt at some period of their lives. u e, anQ Btep out Then and adult fishes of several species mak- eIcvator gava a BOrt of squeak Ing large use of lt during the season of ana lank down agaw lnt0 the dark. 1U greatest abundance New York nesj j tn0U(.ht 1 mUst have traveled Evening Post I several hundred feet, but what was "The Woman In ISusln.ss." my astonishment to And I was only on "As a new woman," be said. "I sup- the second floor. After that I walked pos you will not object to tho wed. up. It took less time. Yet that ele ding ring as a symbol of man's tyran- vator is far preferablo to these rock ny1" I ets which you travel in." "Of course I shall." she replied. "Un-1 "And so you think New York eleva. der no circumstances would I consent tors are worse than such traps as . h . ehinc re 1. nne ...an. that?" remarked the lawyer, as If na ut!on. . n;. same theory," he con- tinued, "I aupposo you will refuse to .. t""c"'v" "Well no," she answered, Well no," she answered, slowly , "There Is no use arguing," she in- i"- "l care what " U theoretically. Practically It 1. very oft,n diamond, wnuo tne wcaaing " n PlaIn anJ tbat makcs , rtirr.ronca In tha world." Tit ,11 th. difference In th. world."-TIt . Oat of sour Grapes. Burglars, unabl. to break through . iron door of a cigar-shop In Ber- a tne !ln, avenged themselves by painting up a noticei xnero is uoiuiug uere worth stealing." ' "7 "jZt by yo exnWl wet, - ; It 1. cruelty to lnsls that an unmu bI na I M,M t.trA miiale lefiflOnft. ..v. - THE TACirUL SPEECH. Th8 young womnn who prldw her- ,eI, on mng tu0 hnppy word at the jmppy moment waa trated tlia other ,inj.t 8no woro pcarl.uray gown to cUj reception, and chanced to ba talking art oft In n corner with a viva- coui nay w,0 wn, aippin chocolat. suddenly another woman broke Into 1B roneer.ntinn. "My dear," he aald to tlio vlrncioui in.jy, "it Cems that Mra. Hemingway , n old awecthenrt of your hinbnnd. fihe baa been, telling us what charmlnj letfera be uaed to write to her, nnd ihe wnnta o miicb to meet yon. Ob, hero the la now! Do let mo present " The vivacious lady sprang to her feet. Bbo would not have showed a touch of embarrassment for worlds, nnd In her effort to appear delighted she poured .her chocolate, with Its whipped cream, all down the front of tho mnirien tn eniv. "Don't mention It:" exrlalmed tho tactful girl, as she mopped the brown ocean with a lace handkerchief. "I'm sure It's no wonder you were awk- ward, the circumstances were so em- bnrrasslng! Heldci, It Isn't half so bad for me as It Is for you. I know I should want to go through tlie floor if I had done such a thing. No, really, i1nn'tmnl,aTeiiiAtl Vntt mnttn't wnrrv almut It at all. Listen! I have a lovely new gown coming home to-night. If It weren't for fJrnt nerhans I couldn't have behaved so well about this." About that time a look on tne vivn- Ing? I don't bellevo I can uso thoss butter-balls at all! 8HE PREFERRED ASPHYXIATION, phlladelDhla Woman Contrast Boan lh and New York Elevator. "Express!" shouted tbe starter In one of the downtown "sky-scrapers." The ed like so many cucumbers squeezed together In a pickle bottle, started off with a bound for the twentieth floor. There was a series of gasps aa the elevator snoi SKywara, auu av me when the woman sank into a learner cushioned seat by the window, she a3'01 "My, how thankful I am that I am ere safe and sound. I tell you every , UUie 1 Y1SII 1VU1 nim m ww" frightened to death by something or other In this city. But that elevatorl Ob, I'll walk downl I will never trust myself In that horrid thing again. I don't see bow you can have an office at such a dangerous height What would you do If the building should fall?" The lawyer am not answer me last question, but said quietly: which the elevators and explosions and amomounes 01 ,nt .m IM.-0 nlnT-thlnc " .... "Well. In Spain," said the woman, "I once got Into an e Imte ttT I s"V,M V but that was because It was so slow. There in a hotel In Madrid they put you all by yourself In an elevator, - - - . . turn a stop clock round to Indicate un and send you off. You travel In "F "n" 1, .in hih utter darkness, not knowing how high or how fast you are going. I thought when I tried It I was In tho Black haJ an hour nd all the while the cage was shak- k, Jf th8 bottom as If runner attempi ai iuo wiuiittiiDwu was too great for her. "As for me," said the New Yorker, Anally. "I would rather run tho chance of sudden death than slow asphyxia- lion. "No, I think asphyxiation would bo pleasantcr," said the woman with an- other sigh, according to the New York Tribune? "As for me. there is no plact TrlbUDe- 1 V . Ilk. my native city, Phlladelphb S Why Ho Oppoied War. At tho beginning of our war with gpam a teacUer ot a prlmary class told some of her boys about the war and asked all who favored It to hold up their hands. Up went every hand but Jack's, a boy of 8. "Why, Jack, why are you opposed to the war?" asuea mo leacuer, nuu iiutaB ouivria ,ng answer was, " 'Cause, Miss Sophie, War mtlhVB uibiuij1, nuu uismi uivtv - . now 'an I can ever learn." I .n aH-tt.lnM !nlce abQUt a man be Wnat m n ce about a man, ue says; "vnai am - 0 ' , J forJ CHEAP DIETFOri SOLDIERS. Melt Mar lie Appetlilns and Coil Only Four Centa n Man. It baa been aatlsfnctorllr eitab- '.l,he1. n ult ' PorJmont con. ductcJ hT MlJor lvan chll,f wnml. r of tho """T- 'liat n Kootl and very wholeaome monl enn bo propnrod fol n avcrafe cost ot ' ccntl1 ,0' a0" pcraon. Tho menu la not an elabornta one bul Jclnt for all tlio material wanU of the oldler of tie United "u- It waa not tho expectntton of Major m,,u 10 " prepared at any particular coat foi United Stafea ration, although II ' lieer llinn B"Jr otllcr of lu uln4 n tho world, never rniulrcs an expen- llture of more than B cents, or 18 Pcr dnJr- Ho dl'1 wnllt to Dnd oxi however, Jtut bow luxurious such cn' might bo marie. 'n discussing tho question Majot Bean said: "The leading components of a sol- dlcrs rations for one day are meat. bread, vegetables, fruit, coffee and sugar and seasoning In all nnotil B4 pounds of food, of which the meat, bread and vegetables are each about one pound, "My first Intention was to scrvt breakfast, dinner and supper for ten men, and for this purpono drew on the subsistence stores for $1.50 worth Of T&tlonS. as follows: "Beef, eight and three-quarter pounds; bacon, two and ono-quartei pounds; flour, nine pounds; bard bread, two pounds; beans, one and one-half pounds; potatoes, eight pounds; onions, one pound; tomatoes, on three-pound can; prunes, eight ounces; peaches, eight ounces; sugar, two pounds; vinegar, pepper, two fifths ounces; soap, six and two-third ounces; candles, two and two-third pounds; matches, one box. Total cost IL50. From these provisions I made up th following bills of fare: "Breakfast Bacon, baked beans, stewed tomatoes, fried potatoes, bread dressing, gravy, hot bread, stewed fruit and coffee. Dinner Hoast beef, baked pota toes, brown gravy, baked beans, bread and coffee. Supper Fried bacon, boiled pota toes, stewed tomatoes, gravy, hot bis cuits and coffee. "Tbe meals were served In the gov ernment 'corral," tbe storehouse for the army In Omaha." NEW CURE FOR PNEUMONIA. It Waa Dltcorertd by an Indian Tend- lna; a Sick Man in W ooda. Earnest South worth and James nice, prospectors for Bangor landown ers, have Just had a series of misad ventures In the forests beyond Lobster Lake. Their III luck came to a head when, after being caught in a severe snowstorm, they reached an abandon ad camp. There Wee fell ill with a cold which developed symptoms of pneumonia. His companion, believing that ha would die unless help came at once, set out for the nearest lumber camp, leaving a note torn from bis survey book to tell where he had gone. Three days later, when Southworth returned with a horse and sled to re move the sick man, he found nice able to sit up. Kico said he owed bis llfo to some medicine which Southworth had left for blm, and which the In dian had administered faithfully. "But I vs greatly worried about you," said nice, "because you left no word about your going away, and I had begun to think you had deserted ma to let me die In camp with this Indian." "Sockalexls," sold Southworth In bis sternest tone, "what did you do with that paper I gave you and told yon to band to Mr. nice as soon as be carat to himself and was able to read?" The Indian scratched" his head as if struggling with a new idea. In the end he grasped the meaning ot the question and replied: "Heem papier? Oh, oull Ah'm bin know w'at you bin mean. Ah'm bin tear ze papier opp an' geev heem to ze zcek mans ez ze medicine w'at yoa bin tole ter geev. Eeet mak heem geet well pretty kveek, heem all good now. Ze papier medicine, heem do eet" Instead of giving the note to nice to read, the Indian had torn lt to bits and administered lt as medicine, thus adding a new remedy for pneumonU to tho American pharmacopla. New York Sun. A POPULAR ACTRESS. "Kotsuga," tho llttlo Japanese ne- tress, made a big hit by a happy bon- mof when "Joshed" about her name, which means "Llttlo nussla." She la at present ine most popular actress iu jipan. . s Meal After blootlon. "Don't you think it's unwise," said in liroi yarusuu, iu ug u NiUKiiiuv about vour candidate?" I .iAh rfght" retorted the other; "Just walt t)11 fter election and then I'll J'J Tright to crow, "That's what you will, but I don't thjnk ,ou'n cttre to cat all you'U have A to." Philadelphia Press. 1 l'eriineni vtnory. - t u."- - .- a fortune. Becond Lawyer Whose was It? Life, W. can't at. them, but w know a man has lungs, because be couldn't Uv. without them,