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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1904)
rV"-V X. Vs W A. w-w v-V'V.' aV4 W I rvrv jrv v rsj6o6a A DOCTOR'S VQaSSlOW "Oi.BNnov," CIIAl'THlt V. (CoiitlliucJ.) Tli llfo uf n i lt 1 c-1 n i li cwrlnliiljr u my unsettled mul unsatisfactory one. No Duller, therefore, liml Knrle Elfetwtidii retired lu Ida llbrnry, lifter hli lonely sup her, ami heroine deeply Interested III a nook, llinl n cvrro thunder aliunrr, now lenillly im'iIIiii; Imvunl llirm, ushered In, hjr niiilicri'il thunder, nnd slit int Hlhtnliiit, than rut tnt-lnt, came t Hit diHir, mul a cnll fur services nboul tuo Illllwn off. "Will," hit t liotiulit, ns he v n ill I fit ll li nn lilt faithful horse Hnlliin, "I cuu, per haps, hnvo n view uf hid giiotsilp uu our wny Ini'k, If ho hasten." Hit tinu-hid lila Imrse. nml sped off In th darkness. Itcfnrc reselling- the home Of lila piillent, Ilia I or ill una Indeed over lillil. I In lingered fully mi hour, hoping ll would abate, hut invtend, Ha fury seem nl li) Increase with every breath. Ilia patient liml fallen Into n quint sleep, mul In- wns anxloua to lm (iff. Donning- lila rubber cunt, with Ita prod-clinic hood well Ornuti our lila lint, h atarlcd home ward. l'llchy darkness lir encountered nil tlm wny, relieved only liy the vivid flashes of IUIiIiiIiik Hint ilnrti'il lilt her ami thltlii-r, over tliu Inky aky, nhlle tin wind, eerie Mr, soughed through Hit tall trrra of tlm grounds surrounding fllcndeuiilng- 1 1 n 11 ; tlii'li, mriulMK to gather form Mill) oni'li lull, broke tuns., n in In Into fury, Inshlng, nil thrashing tlu brnnche In a ftnrful manner Hu. 1.1. nly n lirllllnnt flnali of lightning eatiai-d li in liora in aliy to one side, while n crush .f itMin.li.r nlinosi npnalh'd him Knlaltig hia imi'm instlin-tlrcty iwnrda lliu aky, thf) f.-ll hy n- dent upon tho win dowa of llir Unnoted T'.wer. Tin: itni:it was ijsiii What I.Trirl.' api-cttu'lo wna tlila tlmt fnet hla i'M'V The wor.la of tho ly were fully con firmed; the moat horrid crentiiro fiincy could pli'ture nna aurely dnncluK Jnt within tin- tower In full, plnln view. A hideout lit or i' wna Jumping up nnd down, amid n tin ru of uhnt aecmed aiilphuroua llicht, nhllo c-tcry now mid than It auuk down only to ri'nppenr, Kolng throuiili the n imc wild tool loin nod enpera, each one nppnlllm: cnouith to atrlke terror to the lii-urin of tho upcratltloua ht-holder. Hut Dr. i;ifenatelu wna hy no menu a aupi'iatllioiia mini, (ihn-ita, Kulilhn, pectrra, nil were to him mere vngnriea of n crnacil lirnln. Therefore, while atnrtliil nnd horrlllcd for ono moment hy thla aiiiKiiUr nppnrltlon, the next, he coolly reined In Ida home, nnd tliu alood till, cnlmly coulemplntluit tho accne. While wllil ullllni! there upon the linck of Ida horae, lout In conjecture, tho de tuouliicnl holiKohlln, nppnrltlon, or nhnt ever the evil Kiulua uf tho llnuuted Tower tuljtlit ho cnlled, dropped from alKht: the atrnniie, lurid light dlanppenr nlj dnrkneaa rclKiied over the place, ex cept na revonlod by the lightning flaliea, and the putxled hut undaunted phyalclnn wna free to urge hia horae onwnrd ouco mora 'townnU the penceful cottngo Hint lia called Ida home. Onco within tho cheerful belter of the llhrnry, ho aented hlniaelf K'alde the tn hie, drew nearer the wax candle', and again took up hla hook to read another chnptcr before retiring for tlio night. Hut he Boon found Hint rending wai Impossi ble, for ever before tho page tilt led tlio Implah flguro lie had aeen, with Ita liorna, lta tlamlng cyea nnd hldeoua cnntortlona, Cloalug tho Iwok then ho lonned hla lieud galnat tho tall bnck of Ida chair, nnd thought long nnd deeply. At the clone of tils cogitations na ho laid hluuelf down upon lila bed for Hie night, ono ro ault slono woa reached, namely! "There hnd been a murder committed yeara before within Olcinlonnliig Hall, nnd tho murderer wni atlll unknown nnd at large. For aomo unaccountable ren oon tho tower wan made to nppenr lu tho poaacnalnn of evil apirlti by aomo par ties, nlao unknown." In hit soul Dr. Hlfenatoln believed tho drcndful apparition he hnd hlmnolt wit neaaed Hint night wna tho work of aomo wicked peraon. wrought out, probnbly, to keep up tho aupcrntltloua notoriety auch a myatery would bring upon n place. Klndlng nlcep Imposalhle, the doctor ignln nrose mid, drawing nnlde the cur tain from the window, guzed forth Into tho ilnrkneaH of the night. Hut while the ntnrm itill rnged furloualy, nnd tlio aky wni ahruuded by nn Inky pall, no light ap peared from the direction of the hull tn whlaper forebodingly of the specter of tlio tower. The nung phynlclnn noon found hlm aclf pursuing another nnd nn entirely dif ferent (nilu of thought. Tills time tlio eturm pnsslng beforo hla cyea wna trans ferred tn Hie wildly limbed nnd foniulng blllowa or the wit. Ilia penceful homo 'hnd changed to the ciibln of nn ncenn atenmer, nnd the goblin of night Into the gi-nceful form of .Mthel Nevergnll, hli lovely fellow passenger of n few weeks before. Ah, beautiful, lost Uthell How ho longed to hco her, to speak to her, to bo near her, but ho knew Hint for him nuch n pleasure would never ngnln be, so with n weary sigh he dropped tho curtain nnd turned to hia pillow, hut not to sleep even, hut to toss around, nnd strive in vntn to bullish from hU mind thoughts of the girl who hnd uncnuoclously suc ceeded In leaving so Indelible mi iinpris nlAO iil'-u hU hcurU riY tMILY THORNTON Atitli(r of " Knv Kusskm.'h Hair.," "Tub I'Asmo.NAin.it Mutukk," ISrc. I'llAI'TEIl VI. V left Hlr Iteglnald Ohjndemilnif dualling In n wllil mul furious wny, while In n lit of vexation, down the ramble or cnrrlngn way leading from Ilia Hall. Tliu horse lie tnt ilpmi wns nluiont a coll, very wllil ninl fiery, mul na lie liml not lieen rlililen for several dnys wna pnrtli." iilnrly spirited on Hils inomornble morn ing. The pnthwny over wlilcli they nlinoit Hew wna very lienutlfiil, surrounded on either side liy grand olil trees, whoso aoft Imillllia meeting, inndo n perfect ennopy of grepn nbove, through which Hecks of htllit liliio aky inliilit lio aean, mul tliroiiitli wliirli nlao, ruro alnuta of aim lilns tlllilnl, fiilllnit on ilropa of clow Hint Iny upon tlm noiMlng trmwi, or upon little I'lumpa of Huh era, wlioac cup Iny open, ever turnlnir akywnnl for n freali aupply of lluli! or innlaturn. Hut Sir lli'itlnnlil anw not, mul cared not for Hie koniily tlmt Iny to m vlalilujl nrniind lilm. I In hnd rccelnil nn unwel come letter, ouo prcaentliik' to lilm duty, which he invnnt not to fulfill, mid now lie wna aullen, tnoroao mid nnery. On, on they flew, pint fountain, atntu nry, urntea mid lietlicea, until they hounded hy the pnrtcr'a lodtce, and daah I'd Into tlio open rond nwny, nwny. Suddenly n Inren il"i' rotiaed from n droway luortilz np liy the lieedli-aa clatter of thu horav'a liuofa, aprmiK fniui n dnorwny nliurmt to tlio linnka of the ntnrtled nnlinal, hnrkliiK annely na hu did no. 'Ilm auddeiineaa of lila nppearlnit prov ed too uiui'li for tlio nerroua ori'nulza tiou of )oiiiik 'remticat, who, at thu ainht nml aoiiiid, Kn audi n ahnrp. quick, pi.).. want uiHip ttint ho dnahed liia rider from Hie amldle, and pitched lilm over i ton a rn.i: i-r stum:s. Ins lieud. ea'tl upon n p.ie of stones Hint hnd lii i'll li ft I.) I he riMilsule for n iiiuval, where he la) in n moaning henp. While the horse paused not in his mad eourie, huniun e)es saw the misfortune, and kind human hands went to the alktunce of the wounded baronet. The allghtcst touch created the deep est agony, hut that ho must Ik' carried home waa evident to nil, therefore a lit ter was easily constructed, mid with as much teuderuraa as possible the sufferer waa softly raised, placed upon it, mid so tnken to the Hull, to which n messen ger hnd bi-eu tent nliend with the news, while another hnd rushed off for tho doc tor. Hy the time the sad procession hnd reached the grounds of the mansion Dr. i:ifentctu was on hand, rendy to super intend their entrance, mid to tnnunge their progress up tho stairs to his bed i-hnuiber. After n thorough nnd careful Investl gallon, which cniiH-d grent nngulsh, made evident by gro.ius, mingled with curses, the doctor hastened to reply to nn impa tient demand, to know the exact truth. "I am happy to Inform our lordship Hut tho Injuries, while severe, are not necessnrlly fntul," wns tho honest reply. "Shall I toon be over HiemV" was the next question Hint Issued anxiously from tho pnlc Hps of tho sufferer. "You will not, I nm grieved to Inform you. Your hip la ao Injured that you will bo helpless for weeks, nay, months, while J our splno nlso bus received a ter rible wrench." "Doctor, I ennnot lie here n single night; I must get up, and go around my house," returned tho patient In great ex citement, striving to raise himself In vain, while great drops of perspiration gathered upon his pale brow. "You see yourself that It In Impossi ble. You must obey orders, and lie per fectly quiet, If you ever expect to walk again." "I tell you I cannot lis here," shouted tho sufferer, lu thu grentest agony of mind. "You don't know what you aay when you demand It. 1 must, I will bo around by night. It is of vital Impor tance." "I cannot help It Tho dealings of I'rovldence nre mysterious, but nlso are Inevitable. Your hip la broken; your spine la Injured, and you are a prisoner for months," was the doctor's serious but firm reply. "Doctor, answer me ono question, and, at your peril, answer truly, la there danger of delirium? Will my mlud give wny under this awful pnlnV" "I t li Ink nut. Your constitution Is n good one, and your nervous system not at nil shattered; but of course I do not suy for a certainty, na theso things are beyond a physician's knowledge." "If Iliere Is the leait danger of that within twenty-four hours I must know it, nn I have business of vital Importance to trnnsnct." "There Is no danger within that Hmo, rest assured; so try nnd calm yourself, for the saku of your friends," returned the doctor. Sir Iteglnnld was silent a moment: then his eyes rested half Inquiringly upou his wicplug wife and niece, then fixed them selves, as If In deep study, upon the face of his nephew, whllo bitter sighs escaped bis white, trembling lips. "Drink this, my dear sir, nnd It will, I hope, relievo you," said tho doctor at Inst, advancing to his side with somo liquid medicine In a glnss. "Answer, flrst, will It deaden thought? If It will 1 cannot swallow It, as I have u terrlblo problem to be solved before my mind can rest," was tho strange reply. "Drink It. It inny soothe pnln, but, I assure you, not proven! reflection." Ho thu trembling baronet swallowed Hie potion, mid then becnuie silent nnd thoughtful. Dr. Illfensteln wnlted until ho saw his patient calmed mid more plia ble, then proceeded to replace tlm bone of the broken hip nnd nrrnngu the suf ferer In tho position mvt Important for tbu aiicces of hia surgery. After giving explicit directions to Lady Constance mid Mra, I'redou, nn old fam ily uurat, fur bis furthvr (rsattnvut, lis withdrew, promising to return by tun ing, No souner had the door closed upon his retiring form thmi Hlr Kcglnald ordered every soul to leave the room except I.ndy Cunstuncs, merely explaining to the won dering oriel that bo mult coniult his wife upon a mnttvr of Importance. "Constance," said he, when he saw that Ida order had been obeyed and Hint they were alone. "(Jo to my library and get me from the locked drawer of my bookcase, n letter which Ilea upon the very lop. Thu key you will find In my vest pocket." I.ndy Constance Instantly did na ho di rected, mid the letter from Ida dead sla ter was once more lu his hand. This time he read It III a different mood. Di stend of nnger, one could see Intense aat lifartlon In his eager ejes, "Now, I will tell you the request mnds of mo In this letter," nnd he repented to her the words read by hla iiIitd nnd nephew, as they stenlthlly possessed thcuisclvf of Itsh contents. "This girl needs a home for a few months. 1 need some prlvnto nsslstnnce, nnd you need aomo peraon to nld you nnd the nurso In taking cure of me, or nt least, in amusing mr. If this DHiel Is willing to do as I wish, I will pay her for her service well, and thus my sister's desires will be carried out. What sny you to the ar rangement?" "I nm perfectly willing to ncqulesre in what you think best," was the meek reply of the wife. "Then give mo a paper nnd pencil while I writes telegraphic dlspntch. "There," said he, handing her the fol lowing message, addressed to the per son alluded to: "Sir (jlendennlng Is 111. Y'ou can bo useful here If you wish, to come Instant ly. Answer. Will be met nt station." "Call the coachman; tell him to tnko Jerry nnd go with all speed to tho olllce mid see that this Is sent nt once. Have him wnlt for nn answer." A short time elapsed only, when Mat thew returned with this meaaoge: "I will como to you on tho four o'clock train." A few words concisely written, but on them hung n long train of terrible events Hint tho movements of the dread future could alone unfold. (To be continued.) CAVE MEN IN AMERICA. 1'retilslorlc Hb till Dlacoterctl In m Cuve In Hotlthweetcril .Missouri. I'rof. C. N. (iouhl, of the L'nlvcmlty of tiklulioinn, recently visited n cnu In .Southwestern Missouri where exca milium liuvc lici'U gulns on for, a fort night, mul will lust ns much longer l.i'furp they nrc conipli-tcil. The envc l sou'iily fect Ioiik in the solid rock, mid the bottom Is covered with n layer ..f nshcy over thnc feet dwji, nnd this is bitiiK diiK tip mul M'nrcliid. Out of i bo debris of ashes mid clay have been dug four liunmii hkclctous, together with bum- of other nuluinlv. The nrniH nre unduly long nnd the legs un duly short, which urtfiun that the tkel cioiis lie Ions to nn nnclent period. I'litit Instruments of nil kinds, Unlvci, spcur liiiulK, drills, n well na bone mul stone Instruments, nre found lu great nlmndniKV. The Mirfnce of the cave Is of llnie stiinp. worn perfectly tniooth, probably by long generations of use by the cllll dwillirn. Dr. IVabody tills of a slnipfold nt MycTiie of similar lime stone worn smooth In a like manner by long use by the sheep. Along the back wall of the cave the water lour ing off the limestone has formed huge NtulucllUfi which I'rof. (iouU sn.s must have been In procewi of forma. Hon for thousands of jean. As tlie-e stalactites have formed nbove the coat of ashes lu which the human skele tons nml other relics of nnclent times have been found, the cave must be one of extreme nge. As far as kno.;. the discovery of these four skulls In Southwestern Mis souri Is the tlrst positive discovery of a cave man In Ameilcn. Their an tiquity Is yet to be proven. The stn-lactltc-s, howrver, the three-foot coat ing of nshes, and otlur evidences of like kind seem to pnne that tlio dls cuvery Is ludeul an Important otic. I'rof. CJould wns the only geologist present nt tho Investigation of that cave, and as almost the whole question of nuthiulty must be settled byjt study of the geological formation his opinion lit the enso Is of gieat value. I'rof. (iould Is of the opinion that the cava Is tho greatest tlud of Its kind ever made In Auurlcn. The work of exca vation lias only begun, nnd the great-' est discoveries arc yet to be made In , nil probability. Ho thinks thero Is little question as to Its antiquity, and, that the discoveries being Hindu lu tho cave will be of Invaluable nld In solv ing tho problem of the prehistoric rnco of mnn which Inhabited the American, continent nt one time. Now lork levelling Post. .Melting Snow. During the past winter a new devlco for removing snow from city streets wns put in use. It Is called n snow inciter, n huge machine for thoroughly denning tho streets. Popular Mechan ics says that the melting Is done rap idly nnd economically by means of hot-njr blast which Is brought Into di rect contact Willi tho snow. Tho inciter consists of a double-end furnace with n largo grato area sur mounted by a horizontal water-jacket and a crescent-shiipcd cross-section with two Inverted I.-shapcd titles. Tho dimensions of tho inciter are tho samo as thoso of an ordinary truck. The inciter Is mounted on wheels, and can bo easily moved from plnco to place by n twin of horses. Tho water Jacket forms tho bottom of nu Iron frame or box Into which tho snow may ho shoveled direct from the street, or Into which n load of snow may bo di rectly dumped. Tho furnace burns coke, nnd Is largo enough to hold a cartload at a time. Tho snow Is placed In direct contact with tho heated Hues, and Is melted as fast as a gang of laborers can shovel. Tho wlso man who Is looking for a Job never gives his next-door neighbor as reference. Speaking terms are to be found ou a card tu thu telephone booth. FAVORITES : Mnasn'e In the Cold Cold Oronnd. Hound the meadows am a ringing de darkles' mournful song, While de mocking birds ns singing happy ns de day am long, Where de boy nm a weeping on de grassy mound, Dtre old Inassa am a slteplng, sleeping in de cold, cold grouud. CliORL'H. Down In de corn field hear dat moura ful sound, All de darkles am a weeping, Maiii'i lu de cold, cold grouud. When de nutumn leaves were falllog, when de days were cold, 'Twns hard to hear old inassa a call ing, cause he was so weak and old. Now de orange trees urn blooming ou de sandy shore, Now ds summer days am comlDg, uasia never calls so more. CIIOUUS. Mnssn makes do darkles love him, cause he wns so kind, Now they sndly weep above lilm, mourning cause he leaves them behind. I cannot work before tomorrow, cnute de tear drops flow, I try to drive nwny my sorrow, pick ing ou de old banjo. June. And whnt Is so rare ns a day In June? Then, If ever, eome perfect daye; Then heaven tries the earth It It be lu tune, And over It softly her worm ear laye; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or sec It glisten; i:very clod feels n stir of might. An Instinct within It that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly nbove It for light. Climbs to n soul In grass and flowers; The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling bnck over bills nnd valleys; The cowslip startles In meadows green, Tho butter cup catches the sun In Its rhnllee. And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some hnppy creature's palace; The little bird sits at his door In the sun, Atllt like n blossom nmnng the leatcs, And lets Ids Illumined being o'erruu With the deluge of summer It receives; Ills mate feels the eggs beneath her wings. And the heart In her dumb breast flut ters nnd sings; He sings to the wide world, and she to her nest In ths nice ear of nature, which song Is the best? -James Itussell Lowell. IN AN UNKNOWN LAND. Parte of Human Umpire Wlilck No Modern Traveler Hue liver Seen. I'uw people appreciate the fact that to-day, nt the dawn of the twentieth century, there nre still parts of the old ltoiuan empire where no traveler of modern times 1ms been; that thero nre nncleut towns which no tourist has seen, temples and towers that no lover of classic architecture has de lighted In, Inscriptions In ancient (reek that no savant has ns yet de cipheredwhole regions, In fact, full of antiquities for which no Hiicdeker has been written, nnd which are not shown upon tho latest maps. Thero nro regions within our temperate tone where no modern Uuropcan foot has trod, so far ns we are able to tell regions whero tho civilization of Greece nnd Uome once flourished nnd whore fine monuments of classic art nnd of nn unfamiliar art that sup planted the classic waste their beau ties upon tho Ignorant sight of liulf clvlllzed nomads, according to a writ er In the Century. To realize the truth of this one needs only to cross the range of moun tains that run parallel to the eastern coast of tho Mediterranean, nnd, avoiding nil caravan routes, Journey Independently about tho barren coun try that lies between theso mountains and tho Euphrates. Here Is a terri tory which, though not wholly un explored, Is full of most wonderful surprises. Here nro cities and towns long deserted, not so grent or so Im posing, perhaps, ns Palmyra, but far better preserved than the city of Zcnobln, and giving a much truer picture of the llfo of the nnclent In habitants thnn ono can draw from thoso fatuous ruins. These towns nre not burled, like the great cities of tho Mesopotamlan plains, nor have their sites been built upon lu modern times, ns thoso of tho clnsslc cities of Oreece hnve been; they stand out ngnlnst tho sky upon high rldgtB or lie sheltered In sequest ered valleys, presenting to the view of tho traveler ns ho aproaehes them very much the same nspect that they did In tho fourth century of our rra, when inhabited by prosperous, culti vated and happy people, or when de serted by thoso Inhabitants some 1, 300 years ngo. Tho ancients In theso regions seem to hnvo had two general forms of prlvnto residence ono long nnd low, seldom of more thnn two stories, and having capacious two-story colonnades or porticoes with Inclosed courtynrds beforo them; the other of tower form, four or live stories high, with two or tlireo rooms in each story. Thoso of the latter sort are naturally preserved In fewer Instances than tho former, for tho reason that high buildings nre. generally speaking, a more easy prey to earthquake than low ones. Ex amples of tho long two-story houso nro common In every ruined town, many of them In n remarkable state of preservation. Tlio dates Inscribed upon them rnngo from 303 to 510 A. D. Tho porticoes of theso houses wore their most Interesting fenture. Here tho ornament was massed, hero tho Inscriptions were carved and hero doubtless tho leisure hours of tho an cient owners wero passed. Iletween the columns of tho upper story wns a parapet composed of rectangular slabs, paneled, molded and otherwise ornamented. Many of theso apparent ly thin slabs nre. In reality, tho backs of the settles cut In solid stono, with comfortable seats nnd curving arms, Tho wooden floors of all colonnades ilka thli hare, of courso, perished, so that now when one slti In one of the bp! I lea lila fot nro nvixiHlt ana. peuded In spneo; but these scats are an Index of the homellko case nnd luxury that theso ancient people en- The hippopotamus Is not generally Joyed In the open loggias of their own credited with great Intellectual power, residences, when the floors wero In "tit It seems from the following Iticl place, when a sloping roof afforded dent, taken from tho Popular Science welcome shade within the portico and Monthly, that somewhere In that mass when clinging vinos twined about the ot flesh and fat resides a brain prompt pillars of ttone. to act when necessity demands, l'or The bnznnrs of these nncleut towns. J several weeks the wonder nnd delight which are still recognized as such by of an. English zoological park was a these people who lire among the ruins, baby hippopotamus, which was named nhg have no bazaars of their own, Ouy I'awkes because Its birthday fell but hare seou them In Aleppo, con- upon the Itb of November, slst of long, narrow structures facing The young hippopotamus was about directly upon the street Often they occupied both sides of a street of un usual width. The fronts of the shops hnvo two story porticoes of square monolithic piers carrying equally plain nrchltravej. Ilehlnd tho portico Is n building, also of two stories, com poind of a series of small rooms which were undoubtedly storerooms In the ground story end living apartments above. The arrangement was not un like Hint of the colonnades of the Oreek market places and. Indeed, they seem to have been called stone, as we lenrn from an Inscription upon one of them. We may thui suppose that the lower story of the porticoes was em ployed for tho display of merchandise In the daytlmo and Hint the goods wero removed to the storerooms at night THEY WERE MODEST THIEVES. Away back In the early fifties Adam I-'orsytlie set up a llttlo country store on the north shore of the Ohio IUvcr. It was several miles from any town, and Adam drove a good business. At first ho dealt In groceries, tobacco and such other goods as were In constant demand and enabled, him to turn hU capital over frequently In the course of a year; but as be became more prosperous he added dry goods, bats, caps and clothing, and enlarged his store by lengthening It In the rear. The river road ran In front of his store, and for many years It was the principal highway. At last the river began to encroach cn tho banks to such an extent that the road bad to be moved back several rods. K succession of floods obliter ated tills new road, and the township althorltles decided to abandon the river front and open a new road through the bottom farms, a mils back. Adam, now a rich man, fought tho scheme with all his might, but to no purpose, and the new road went through. Iiuslnesa at Adam's store, now off the beaten track, Immediately sank al most to nothing, for a rival opened an opposition "emporium" at nn advaa tageous point on the new highway. llut Adam porslsted. Day after day, and year after year, with a boy for a clerk, he sat on his counter and rend his dally newspaper and chatted with such customers as came In at long In tervals to make some trifling purchase. The goods that still crowded his shelves grew faded with age, but ho made no effort to dispose of them. To nil suggestions that be go out of busi ness, dispose of his stock by selling It In a lump for whatever It would bring, or advertise It tor sale at auction, he turned a deaf ear. Ho had put his money Into that stock of goods, and he wns not going to sell them at a sacri fice, If he never sold them. Then came an unprecedented flood. The water covered all the bottom land for miles round, nnd rose to tho depth of six feet In Adam's store, dam aging his goods, according to the prices marked on them, more than a thousand dollars' worth. Adam waited till tho flood subsided, then spread them out In the sun to dry, cleaned the yellow deposit off his counters and floor, and went ahead as before. One night however, burglars broke into the building, piled his goods Into n promiscuous heap and departed, leaving this note scrawled on a sheet of wrapping paper: "Deer Sir: After looking at the Prices marked on yuro goods we hav deckled we cant afford to steal them, yures, tho Burglars." This was the last straw, and Adam's proud will yielded. Ho disposed of his stock, some of which had been on tho shelves for forty years, to tho owner of the rival store, at the latter's own valuation, and went out of business forever. STORY MAY BE QUESTIONED. Diner and Dlned-Upon Crawled Swiftly to a Creek. Near the Canaucta Creek a water snake met a blaeksnake. Tho reptiles did not Immediately clinch, but hissed fiercely and circled around each other, as If seeking for an opening. The blaeksnake pressed the argument, and In a few seconds succeeded In gettlug the tall of his opponent Into his mouth, and, to preclude all possibility of es cape, began to eat toward tho head. This was exactly what tho water snake wanted. It started ou a straight line for the stream, and his consumer following blm and dining upon lilm simultaneously, was, of course, obliged to travel a little faster In tho samo di rection. Tho watcrsnnke wns a rapid mover and the blaeksnnko a Quick eat er, and for a short time It seemed doubtful whether ouo reptllo or two would be vlslblo when the stream was gained. About hnlf of tho leading snake had boon devoured, and tho edge of tho wnter was only a fow fect away, whon tho blaeksnnko suddenly realized that n shabby trick was being played on lilm nt meal time. Ho hastily attempted to disgorge his repast, but tlio effort was made too iate. Not more than flvo Inches of watorsnako had been yielded up when both reptiles plunged Into tho stream and sank at once. A hundred bubbles rose, nnd the only spectator of the con test Is Inclined to believe that the blacksnake's llfo floated to the surface In ouo of them. New York World. It's as difficult for some men to seo tho point of a Joko as It Is for them to got over It after they tumble. I THEY WERE MODEST THIEVES. tliH I I ; t .-fr.f.H.-l"r-t.'l--H.-t.-f. X civrn lift? mnv OATtU IILIi US.UY. the size of a bacon pig, of a pinkish late-color, and as playful as a kitten. It was only three days old when, as the superintendent of the "zoo" was watching the little fellow's antics, It dived to the bottom nnd did not rise. The grown animals never remain un der water much longer than thrco minutes; so as time went on and no baby reappeared the superintendent became alarmed. When twenty minutes had elapsed he gave orders that the water be drawn from the tank to recover tho body of whnt he felt sure wns a dend baby hippopotamus. As the plug wns being removed young (Juy I'awkes ap peared, shaking his funny little horse like ears, and wearing n hlppopotamlc grin, which seemed to sny, "Don't he frightened; I'm all right You don't know all about me yet" The young animals have a great power of re maining under water, which they loso as they Increase In years. The next time baby went to the bot tom, however, wns not so much of a Joke. He tried to climb up the side of the tank In which there were no steps. He fell back again nnd again, until he sank exhausted. The keep ers were gathered about the tank In great anxiety, but unable to help. Tho mother, however, hurried to her baby with all her clumsy haste. She dived, put her broad nose under Ouy Eawkcs, shoveled him up, and hold him above tho surface until be had recovered his breath and wns rested. It was nearly half an hour before the little fellow wns able to make an other attempt Then he made a huge effort. Mamma Hippopotamus gave a big shove with her bead, and Master Guy Fnwkes clambered triumphantly up tbe side of tho tank. COSTUME OF HUICHOL INDIAN. The Adult Male Presents a Striking Appearance. The Hulchol Indian, especially the well-to-do adult male, presents a most striking appearance, says a writer In the Southern Workman. He Is dressed In a shirt of cotton or woolen cloth, which reaches obout hslf-way down the thigh and Is held In at tbe waist with curiously woven girdles. His legs are always bare. His feet are protect ed with sandals of the usual cowhide pattern, fastened with strings of fiber to the ankle. Sandals of plaited fiber, such as were used before the adrcn of cattle, are hardly seen now except for ceremonial purposes. Around bis shoulders the Hulchol wears a cape like kerchief of woolen or cotton cloth, generally richly embroidered with red crewel, sometimes Intermixed with bine or black figures and edged with n broad strip of red flannel. As If that were not guady enough, bo suspends around his waist, under his girdle, a pouch to hang In front. This Is never omitted, and In It he carries his flint and steel for striking fire, a llttlo tobacco and other necessi ties. Additional pouches may be worn for decorative purposes, suspended over tho hips by strings passing over the shoulders; or rows of tiny pouches, most artistically woven or embroid ered, are tied around the wnlst When traveling he puts on a low-crowmd, broad-brimmed straw bat, trimmed with crosses of red flannel, ribbons, squirrel tails and the wing and tall feathers of turkeys, hawks, eagles and parrots. The women's costume Is far less elaborate. It consists In the main of a short skirt of white cotton cloth, gathered around the wnlst with a girdle. Over the upper part of the body a shawl or small light blanket Is worn, which Is especially useful when they carry small children, but Is generally dispensed with when the women are engaged In their house work. SAVED FROM AN EPIDEMIC Foliation of Wells Slight Cause Wide spread Festilence in the Land. By a series of experiments which proved how readily deep wells and springs could experience pollution, the town of Quitman, Ga., has doubtless been saved from the danger of an epi demic of disease. In this place tbe water supply of the town Is derived from wells, and In planning a sewer age system It was proposed to dispose of the public sewage by discharging through a bore hole Into an under ground stream. 'lhe possibility that contamination might result however, was early sug gested, and led to practical experi ments being undertaken by the United States geological survey and the geo logical survey of Georgia tn order to determine the matter definitely. Two tons of salt were placed tn the well where It wns planued to empty tho sewage nnd the water from the vari ous wells which had been previously examined, especially as to their chlo rine contents, was again analyzed, samples being taken at Intervals dur ing and somo time after tbe experi ment. It was found that the salt had per meated all of the wells In town, dem onstrating conclusively that disease germs could be readily communicated to the drluklng water. These experi ments are In lino with somo carried on In Europo several years ago, where It was found that bacteria placed tn certain wells could be detected at other sources of water In tho vicinity, and emphasized tho Importance of carefully examining and safeguarding water supplies uuder all conditions Harper's Weekly. FasulnatlllK Hxcrolao. If people were always as obliging as they are when they run after other people's hats on a windy day whnt a delightful world this would bo. Washington Star. I AN UNRULY ASSISTANT. Filed among the correspondence of the Lighthouse Hoard at Washington nre two brief epistles tho datcj of which show that tho first was written abOUt SlX inouthe liefnro tl.n .n.1 Ucy look Precisely llko ln nr.1lnnr business correspondence, they were re ceived In good faith by the board, ami no one, rending them casually, would suspect what a tnlo of domestic woe nacgs tnerebv. An tnanooini. big hts usual rounds, discovered tho facts. An irishman naniml Mel.-n.i.i,,,. i,.,i charge of a lighthouse near one of the lake ports. He was a stnnll. wiry per son of about 00 pounds In weight Hit wife more thnn made up for anything that he lacked In slzo or muscle, for she was a brawnr. stnlwnrt 200 pounds. Sho wns, moreover, the possessor of a violent temper, nnd there were times when the timorous, undersized llehth otino kennei illil tint dare to call his soul bis own. His duties at the light houso were somewhot arduous, so when Mrs. Me. Kadden happened to bo tn n pleasant frame of mind, sho sometimes helped her rather Inefficient partner with the lamps. She lenrnnil mm .i.. i... husband wns entitled to an assistant ui me own cnoosing, and she suggest ed that since she ili.i n, ,-..i. .i. . . . i. . . i , properly, wns the person who should u nppoinieu to draw the comfortnblo salary. Mr. McKnddon, however, promptly objected, saying that ho wns certain that tbe board would never give the position to a woman. "JUSt tend In tho nnnll,.nlln .1.- nrged, "and tell them you're wanting w. jui u-iuiivc. j. jifi'-ndden. Sure, they'll never know Wlll'tllfiP ll'a tnm John or for Jane, nnd I can do tho worm as well as any man." Mr. McFadden reluctantly sent In tho application, and In inn tim t w. Fadden" was regularly appointed tlrst assistant at tho lighthouse. The pros pect of the salary brought Joy to tho assistant's heart, and all went well for a ume. After a while, however, Mrs. Mc Fadden, always a trying person to live with, became so Independent on the strength of her separate Incomo that poor McFadden found life with her entirely Insupportable. Affairs reached a climax one day when tbe stalwart Jane laid her superior officer across her knee, nnd In the prcsonco of visitors deliberately spanked him with the hair brush. McFadden, of course, was unablo physically to retaliate, but mentally ho proved fully equal to the occasion. Re tiring to tho lighthouse tower, where he was safe from intrusion, ho wrote the following letter: "To tho Lighthouse Board. "Gentlemen I respectfully request that my assistant J. McFadden. be re moved for disobedience nnd Insubordi nation. Faithfully yours, 'Tatrlck McFadden." As the lighthouse keeper had been the Judge of the fitness of his own as sistant In the beginning, tho board saw no reason why he should not now bo q proper Judge of insubordination, so Lis request was granted. "BRAIN FAG" A MYTH. It Is Eye Strain that Causes the Con dition Complained Of. The so-called "brain fag" Is a silly myth. The brain does not tire; Intel lectual work docs not hurt under nor mal conditions. It Is eye strain that causes all the brain fag which tho newspapers hare been exploiting of late. Spencer learned this lesson and escaped the tragedy of Nletzche and Carlyle by dictating his writings, get ting others to do his research work for him, and by being willing to go with out vast realms of accurate knowl edge. Parkman wns driven to similar expedients. But all tho rest groaned and suffered even while they wrota little notes and postal cards Instead ot letters to their best friends. The result In suffering was Incalcul able and horrible. There nro biog raphies of these people which do not allude to It; physicians and medical editors bare been known who smiled Ironically at the "exaggeration" of "rlrld Imaginations;" and thero are numberless fools who think they aro excused from alt sympathy with a Car lyle or a Nietzsche. They do not know that the misery of the pain of one at tack of tho nausea of sick headache has not been equaled except In somo mediaeval or oriental torture chamber. When for some profound reason tho dominant and oldest Instinct of the or ganism that for food and nutrition Is violently reversed, It should be plain even to tho stupidest mind that tho deepest wrong exists and that the very springs of life are being drained. Add to this another symptom almost equal ly terrible, Intense pain In the brain, the organ controlling both character and life processes, and whnt disease could be more desperato? How many of our patients bad sick headache It Is Impossible to tell, owing to tho dis inclination, especially In letters and biographies, to speak of vomiting, rrobably most of them did suffer from It more or less. Booklovers' Maga zine. As Compared. Blfklns Have you noticed how qucerly young I'uppktns acts of late? I wonder what's tho matter with him J MIfkins Why, he's In lore lost his heart you know. Blfklns Oh, Is that nil! He makes ns much fuss as If he had lost a dol lar on a horse race. Evorythlns in Its l'lnoo. "Where shall we put all that- waste material?" asks tho track superin tendent of the yardtnaster. "Along the belt line, of course," an swers the yardmnstcr without looking up from his order sheet. Judge. Althnneh tho government doesn't cn- f-nnrnpA rntinterfelHnc It onitllors A lot of Congressmen who pass bad bills. Our idea of a good manager Is a man who Is able to maungo n wife and an automobllo simultaneously. If mnn la onlv nttcntlve to his wife In nubile she Is willing to overlook a tot of private neglect.