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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
OOOjCSjOuC A DOCTOR'S fVIISSION 'Qhnov," CIIAPTKIt VII, N o will now ri'turii to look a little Into I hi' welfare of Mr. Nrtrrgall ami her sorrowful nlero. nftor I hey had rone bed Hit' Inline uf tliftr ri-liillvn, Mr. Charlrs I toiler', In 'liurtt-M itri.'l, Liverpool, ami Mdlll'll till' li in l I i inr- young physician fflrt'M'oll, lii had enred fur them both 'l tenderly ilurliiK tliflr passag across Mb .mantle II need only tin mid, In reference to tlitlt farewell, llint the tears rushed to tliu hilrrl eye of Cthrl aa she aaw III tll'apprar In I ho distance, ami a great mill lonely told seemed suddenly to have dropped Into Iiit heart. Hllo know n. il why Klf , a, tnkrn surli n deep Interest In thla grave and often IirO-oi,i'utliI alrunger, lint from tho first ward of klinluca tic had Kpokru to her, Die M rut glance Into lila ranieal ryra, aim liml foil tmvnrila lilni aa she had nrvrr dune towards any person of tlio oiiioalt set UP Hire, Hut now It was nil ovrr. In had gone. nlnl hrlicpfiirwnrd she ran hut Imrti to do ivlllionl him. l or n day or ao It hod al lunst seemed nil Impossibility, hut with the rn plil failure of hrr amit'a strength lior tlnuiglits won' fnrcvd Into another Clinntiol, and hrr onn lonely toolings had to hi pilsllod llatilo fur Iho more lliollirtlt aili and Important one uf thalr Impriid lilif separation. Tim third nook wna Orswiug to a clos and tho young girl liml thrown herself upon her kiiova liy tho bedside of tho Invalid to onloh tho laat worde that ahr had to apouk In hor onr. At hrr request, she had horn loft alone with hor ohlld, nnd now, with hor hand In hora, alio mur mured: "Ilthrl, darling, I fool that I have hut a few lioiira mure to be with you, aa my atrenglh la fast waning; hut whlla I may, I wish to toll )oii lint t thought might lie kept from your rara mull your twenty-first birthday; hut na I ahall not U With you thru, I mint Impart to you now an Important lorrvt, and give Into your charge mum itiH'iiiiionta not to ho opened Until that day. .My itrar. will you taka these papers, and promise me that you Will not break their seal until that Unit arrives ?" "I will, denrrst aunt: rrat aaaurrd I Will do riaclly aa you wlah." "Tho papers I aprak of, thru, aro In my trunk, lualde a amall wallet. Taka charge uf thorn Immediately, and ha aure la aotirinl to tlirm at tha lima I iiirntloii. Now. I must toll you a fart that I have trlthhold from your knowledge for tsic bet of reaaotia, ami lu order to Wrap a aotrmii pledge of srerery given to your fatlirr whrn n balw. I took you, na you ate nw-nro, when n rhlld nf a few wi-oka Otd, na my own had dlod. aa wrll aa my husband's (Isti-r, who waa your dear liiolhor. "Vim wrro ao young, and to ho no rn tlrely our. until lour twenty. first htrLh- day, that all thought It hpt to rail you li our own namo. I now tell you, for tho llrat time what haa horn kept ivrrct. Vour fnthor atlll llrm, hut for rnrloua ronaona did not wlh to claim you or tw ktionti to you until that time. I liar Informed him of my huahand'a death, my falling health, and of my return to I;iiKlaud. I htr alao girru him Coualn Ilogera ddroaa, who will trll him whrrv toil can ho found whrn that date arrtrra "1 will only ndd that there, la nothing to l nahnmrd of In your birth, Vou aro n true gentlewoman, and whrn twenty one will mini into poairaaloii of property autllcloiit for your aupiwrt; but till fact la not to bo generally known. Tour moiitba will elapar hoforn that time eomoa, nnd I ran Iraro only enough In bury mo nnd purrhaa aultnhle liiounilng nppnrrl for youraelf. I ilnro nut lenvo you without a pro tector mid guardian, and aa our prearnt boat la poor anil hae a atmggle to pro Tide for Ida own ill children and wife, I lime written til my brother, Kir llegl liald (lleudeiinliig, naklng blm to Ink Chnrgv of ion. 1 told him uiiKxa ha did yon would ho obliged to rani your own llrlng, ninl I tinted to arnd you out Into tho world alone for audi n purp.nr. I naked him If you could not bo of uae In toiun way to him, until the fifth of Oc tober, when you would be utberwlae pro- Ybloil lor. Thla letter tnuat be aeut af tcr my lulormout. Lot hi in be notified uf my donlh mid Inrilrd to my funeral; then, uftor nil la orer and your mount lug Kiirmcnta uro made, arud hlin the let tor. "Now, my lore, I wlah you to promlae me Hint Jon will go to him If he aouda for ion, and uaalat him lu whatrTor ca imclty ho ulTora, even though It may bo dlMnatefiil. Will you do thla fur your il)lng mint, utlial, my rtillili "1 auroly will," wna the low reply. Bob bed out nlmoat with a wall; "hut I can not think of your dying. O, nuntlel I have loved you ao, how can 1 live with out youV" "'An thy day, ao ahall thy alrciiglh be,' la nil I enn any. Clod will comfort you, ninl lu n few mora inoulha your dillier will rliiim and protect you. Hut wlint la tlil7 I ennnot aeet I am grow ing imtiilr cohll lOthol Hthel I am .lylugl" - She apoko no more, and aa Mr, and Mr. Iloiiern huatenrd back to tho room nt Klhel'a hurried call, they aaw Unit who wna liidoeil hrenthlng her laat. lUhel mourned, na on with audi a Icvlutt honrt would naturally do, orer her grout hma, but nuild nil her grief alio romemhored dlatlnctly every dlrec ( Ion alio hnd received from thoao loved, dying lla. Thn parkagt rpokm of waa hidden liiatnutly nmld her own poaaea alona, ulid n melange dlapntched to the bnronet. Tliu nest dny n telegraphic dlapntvh aiimmuiied thu young girl Immedlntcly to the prcHence of the bnronet, aaylug "tlint be wna III, and needed her nt once." , An hour Inter anw her Boated lu a mil wny t rnln on her wny to tho Hall. I'oor girl; alio llltlo know what awaited her therut OlIAl'TIOIl VIII. "Una I'hc cuino?" naked Hlr Ileginiild Olendenuliig of Lndy Conataiico, a ho dlatlnctly heard a carrlago atop before the dour, and hla own coach man' voice aponklug to the hornea. "Hlw hna; ahnll aha bo brought direct ly to your prOBenc7" "Voaj nnd aeo to It that no one enter thla room until they ere aummoned, aa I wlah to am thla girl alone. l)o you hear Alonol entirely nlouel" replied tho bnro net. I.ndy Oonatnnce withdrew, and very anon reopened the door to uelier In and preaunt to her sick huaband Ktbel Never gnll, hi slater' adopted niece, then In etnutly retired, closing the door behind her, Very beautiful looked the young girl at the Wood by the side of the bed, nr CMILY THORNTON Antlior of " Nov Kujsiu.l'i Hcr.it," "Tub FAaiiioNAiim Mutukr," ICtc. her heavy rrane veil thrown back, re veallug her aad, aw ret face and large, pitying vyra. "Oh, alrl" anld alio, after an eacr )ot half haughty greeting. "I grieve t aon you .i helploMl Have you Juat been liiliirnl I "Vra; thla morning I was thrown from my bono, ami am to lie here horpleka lor luoiitha. I aent for you thou, lu an aw or to a lulter rorrlvrd a few momnita liofoni Iho aoeldent from my alatrr, wrll ten Ivfnro her deiith. In that ahe nka me to glrii you a home for four mouth return for any arrvle I may wlah ren dered. I aeut, bocauae I nerd aala nure Immeillnlrly of a very peculiar ua lure. Aro you willing to undertake It, nt a fair anlnryi "Probably. I ran trll bettrr when hear what tha diltloa will bo." "Ileforo I loll you that, I wlah you t hand me tho amall Illble you kee upon tnat tnlilr." Vt Ith wondering ryra, Hthel handel la I let (he hook. "The duties to hr orformed are of purely runfideiiHal nature. No liuuiai bring niual know what I trll you. Wife nephew, nlivr, man aervntit, nor in ad servnut unlit ever know that you do luore Mian roml to ami amiue uie. write mr let tore and attend to my dally bualueaa af lairs. I lie tmn duties will be perform rd lu half an hour each evening, alone. Will you ewrar on thla hook to keep my eecrew - "I will awear, If you will aauirr. ine that Ihrao duth-s ran bo dona with a pure roiisi loner, ami that they are perfectly proper lor mo to Oo. "I naaure you you can do them with prrfool propriety. Will you take tho oath 7 'I will," rauio from the litis of the trembling girl, reluctantly. It must he fniifKsaetl, but atlll came, because of the pruiulao glrru to her dying aunt that she woulil not rvfiuo Ida offer. "Thru kl that book, and repeat af tor mo thou- words: 'I, Hthel Nevorgalu, swear 1 will toll no person the nature oi my nightly dulli-a, and that I will per lonn them to the bent or my ability.' Again I.thel Bhuililereil, yet did aa hp require.); anil, after klmlng the book, repeated the worda. nit ilonn, ami come very rhse( an you ran bear, while I whisper tho secret Now," ho continued, "llatx-u to ine In teutiy. I nave in my poaaoaalon a very rnro aufiunl, imp entirely unknown. It the property of a friend, and I am n-eretly taking care of It for hint. He la absent now ahruad, soarvhlng for mow wonder to add to a collection. On hla return he la going to eihihlt all, and ri pott to renliie a fortune by doing ao, which I tin to ahare. Now, although wealthy, 1 love money, and alwaya have therefore, I take oery enre of thla crea tore. In order to obtain more gold. No human being, aaiq niysrlf and Ita ownrr, Is aware of Us oxIsIoih-p. It Is hidden In a ruined part of this house In fsct. In a concealed room, the oilstence of which no one knows but myself, aud in close coiiiiPi'tlou with, but not In, a place we cull The Haunted Tower." What I wle.li you to do Is thla: I tuyaalf havo alwnya oil tills ape, or ourang outang, for It poa aosses some of their nature, nnd If he la not atteiuleil to he will atarre. About ten every evening you are to do thla for "A basket I alwaya standing In a cer tain place In the ruined part. A person I pny wrll conn- every evening, und a promise or aerrery, and puts food In it. Vou must got this basket, go tiirouch long, covered corridor that connects this toner to tho iiisln building and opens dlnvtly into a small hall, or paasageway nenr your room, and the door from your room Is htutieti oy wanlrolai. "Often It, and paaa through, tnklug a knife of n ix-riillar shaiw that you will mm in a uoouoase drawer In your room together with plenty of candles and matches for your use, alao there; and to this drawer I will give you the key. "Vou will find several of these knives put there, for fear one might accidentally get broken. Take one, with n lighted cnndle, I any, go down the paungc to the tower, then count on the wall from the door that (pads up the tower stairs, bark ward, three panel, Into a seeming crack that you will see there Insert the knife point, and then turn It around three times, when the panel will fly apart, rp VPiiliug a small opening, wliere a set of revolving iron shelves will be seen. "On theeu place the food. Water Is In the room, where the creature can help mniBcir, as ne wnnrs it. Keep ami re store the basket to Its place; nlso be sure and keep the knife. Puah then the shelve, nnd they will turn slowly around, and come bnck to you with the plate empty. "After this, replace the panel and re turn to your room silently. That will be nil for about two or three week, when I ahull add n small service, such na plac ing a light of a certain nature lu the tower, nnd winding up n little machinery. Will you no hii mis; asked ne, eagerly. "Ve," half moaned the poor girl, w'hoee aoiil ahrnnk In horror from the task; "If you assure me I will not be hnrmed by tho beast." 'ion never will, lie la chained to a heavy Iron bolt; besides, this room he Is lu has no window or doors, being light ed from the coiling, and there I no mode of reaching him, save by those shelve. I could not; you can never even see blm, or bo aeon by him. When my friend re turn, and wants him, we will unscrwv the Iron shelves, mid so tnke him hence. " 111 you stay now, as he must be seen to this very night" naked Hlr Iteglnnld, nftor n pause. "Vou can send for )our trunk when you with. 1 will pay you twenty pounds n month." "I will atay." "Then please ring the bell yon aee ywn- der, na I must Inform my wife." The bell brought a footman, who took the doMlred mreangp, and I. inly Constauce soon appeared. '.Mlhs rtevcrgull Is to remain. Sh la to be my amanuensis, render, and assist you ami tho nurse generally, In my care. I wtsii tho room neit this prepared lor her Immediate uae," 'Why that one? It will not be wise to put hor there." ' lee or not, there ahe goes, ao hare it In readiness," OIIAPTIBK IX. In about an hour a servant maid en tered, to any that the room was In readi ness. Taking up her lxmnot and wraps, the young girl passed through tho front ball Into the room adjoining, which she found exceedingly beautiful. It bad evi dently always been exclusively guest chsnjier, and to richly ws It furulshid, tli At she gueSM-d tt vncu why I.ndy Con atnnc bad objected to IW dally me Aa toon as the in aid hnd withdrawn, Hthel coinineiiiti mi examination of tht Implements Hlr Itrslnald hod mentioned The Inokcase he had spoken of alio knew hod been enrrltd thither from the library for her uae sliieo her arrival, Tho draw er to which he bad given her ft key of a peculiar ahapo waa u secret one, found, ts he had whispered, behind th hooka and remembering his dlrectloiie. she pro cveiled to otivli It, after carefully locking her door. There by the three singularly shaped, large knifes, with long, sharp pointed blades, there, slso ws a china candle stbk, with throe or four dozen wax can dles. Matches were lu a large tin box, ready for constant and Instant use. Ilofastenlug the drawer, and replac ing the hooks, the young girl proceeded to the wardrobe on tho opposite aide of t lie room, and unlocking It, ahe saw at tho buck a dror bolted on hrr side, which gnve her on Immediate feeling of curlty. Hoflly drawing the bolt, she looked out Into a small passage that led merely from her own room to a similar door inside a wardrobe she had aii-n In the baronet'a. Those two rooms roinmuiilrat-d with this little pasangeway from the Inhnh Itiil part of the boiiae, and thea nlonp. Illrectly opposite her door waa a mailer one, wliloh alio nt once knew must load to the Haunted Tower, and di-serted rooms, belonging to this singular old mansion. Itetrentlng to hrr own apartment through the wardrobe, Kthel bnthed her face aud hanila, smoothed her hair, and one more turned towarda the room of the Invalid. At the threshold, however, ahe met old Mra. I'niloii, the nurae, who had been in the family for years, who whispered that the baronet hnd fallen aalce-p, therefore, she might wslk around the ground If she chose. reeling that the freiJi air would revive hrr shrinking spirit, Kthrl tripped down the broad staircase and stepped upon tho platsu. As she did so, she almost ran against a gentleman Juat entering. liaising her etc to apologise, she found herself face to face with Dr. Klfeii- atelu, the kind friend that ahe had part eil with a few woeka before. Ho was a much astounded aa herself It seemed, lit her unexpected pcarance. Is It possible that this can be Miss NevergnllV" 'It Is, Indeed; but I csu scarcely be lieve this my friend. Dr. KlfensteJii. How Is It we meet lu this unexpected place and manner" 'I was slut calling on my patient. Hlr Heglnald (lleudeiinliig, whin, Instead of being n-ciHved by a servant, Miss Nev- ergall comes Hying towards me. How Is it you are here? I see by your black roll Umt your aunt must hare pasm-d nwayl Hut come out upon the piazza, as you were about to do, nnd tell uie of yourself." Passing from the door to Die shadow of tho trained vines, followed by the pin- llclan, the young girl related Uie occur retire of the last few weeks. Did I understand that you were to re main here some time" Yes! I am to be Hlr Heglnald' secre tary, amanuensis nnd reader. 1'or this, i helping to nmuse him, I nm to re ceive a good salary, and will have a home for the summer. ' (To be continued.) IS OUR PACE TOO FA8T? Weikneii of tiin lleert Ascribed to Too Rpl4 I,lvtno: Tho Now Ilnveu phyalelnn who, In recent nddn-Bs before tho Arucrimii Therapeutic Hw-li-ty, nitcrlbcl tlio wi-nkiiosscri of tho lienrt and tho cir culatory sj-Htcra now to common ninong ccrti! I n clause of tucii ninl wimien, to the bljrli tension, of modern llfo. wim doubtless well within tlio truth. We kceji up a fitt imico every where. In our effort to keen "In tho nwliu" of buslncM nnd aoclety, guug- Ine overythlnif by the clock ami rush- Ins from one nppolntnient to another nt lltenilly electric speed. "If we are nctiinlly nick," anhl thla physician, "mi. esi wo are aorioualy III, we right nuil wreitlo with the dlsenso, whatever It may bo, Instwd of ctilmly giving up nnd allowing the dlsinse to be tem porarily master of tho cereimmlea." And even our children," declared Uie name pvkur, "lire early Infected with thla feverish, liittdloug liaste to do something. They see too much, do too much, nre amused too much, com pete lu school too much, nre taught too much, nre nwuke too much, for Mia welfare of their nervous systems." All this, or something very much like It, has often been said before, but the winning neotl-s repetition, and perhaps, y and by, mhiio will hear, and heed before It I too late. With all our many ninl ever-Increasing applications of electricity, wo need to reineinlKT that the laws of human organism re main the same, ami the human mu- blne ennnot be run on tho electric- motor plan. A great deal of the stren tioslty displayed In modem life Is totally unnecessary. Quite as much could be effected lu the long run by taking tilings more moderately. Iam He's Weekly. Money In Hutlroiitlliiu;. A New York boulevard car was go ing north one day recently when, with sudden Jar, the current was thrown off nnd the passengers were bumped rudely together. The car came to n tntulstiil. The tnotonuan, says the New York Times, threw open tlio frout door nnd ran back to the conductor on tho rear platform. They exchanged a few words; then both ran through tlio car to the front platform. Kvcry passenger sat tuuto with turprlse. Suddenly the car start ed, and then backed. Then tt started gain, and once moro backed. Then It stopped. Off Jumped motormnn and conductor, nnd as the aBtoulslied pas sengers looked out of the windows they saw the two men down on their hands and knees, trying to crawl un der tho car. Presently, with an ex clamation of delight, the motormnn, covered with mud nnd grime, slowly merged, isntcriiig tlio car and hold ing up for Inspection a ten-dollar bill, ho said! "Kxcuso ine, passengers, for Jarrlnir you aim Keeping you waiting; but I camo near ruunlug over this ten-dollar bill, and I hated to do It and leave It for tlio motoruiiui ou the car behind me." Tlio Mean Thlnir. Patience And the said ho fell nt her fcot. Palrlco Oli, well, If lie fell tiny- line In tho room It would bo near bcr feet. Yonkcra Statesman. Bulolile lu llussls. Fully 2,500 persona commit suicide lu Itussla every year. Elizabeth Itoblnt' novel. 'The Mag notlo North," It inertly to be Issued by rredorlck A. Htokea Company. It It said to bt a striking creation. Lady Ilurnt-Jouet It preparing a bi ography of tier buibnnd. It will con tain reproduction! of many of hit pic tures of tome pleturei of which no re productions now axltt. Tho American Iiookielleri' Associa tion hat agreed to accept tbo net-price syitem on thu understanding that It It the publishers' Intention to Include wlthlu It "at rapidly at possible" copy righted nctlon. The Mncmlllnn Company It bringing out "Itamum and All About It," by H. Hottome, author of "Itudlography," wireiest Telegraphy," "Electrical In strumcnt Making," etc. The book It lu brochure form. In proof of the statement that liter ature Is a paying profession, the estate of Henry Keton Merrlmou, author of "Harlasch of the Ouard," can be point ed to. During eleven years Mr. Mer- rlniHii inndo f20.',000. One of tho most Important mibllcn- Hons of 1WH, If not the most Import ant of II ri class, will be "The Payibol ogy of Adolescence," by . Htniiley Hall, President of the Clark Univers ity, Worcester, Mass. Tho Paradise of Dominic" Is the ti tle of the new novel which Is to be published for Lucas Mnlct In the au tumn. Tho work. It Is said, Is largely concerned with the doings of the nou- venux riches In English society. "The Watchers of the Trails." a na ture book by Charles 0. I). Hoberts (somewhat of the same order a bis fa mous "The Kindred of the Wild"). Is one of the most Interesting of thu pub lications to uo mauo this season by 14. c i age c co. Charles O. I). Itoberts la soon to pub lish a new novel. "The Prisoner of Mademoiselle," with the scene laid In that land of Acadia which he loves so well. The story Is based on the fa mous siege of Loulsburg and possesses mucn or mo witchery found In "Itar born." Through the late Dr. Smiles, author of "Self-Help," was In good physical health up to the last, yet he hnd been dead to the world for several yeurs. When still nblo to write he prepuied bis "Memoirs" and put the finishing touch to them shortly before he ceased to use his pen. It Is probable that the English publisher, Mr. Murray, will soon publish them. In n list of great men of the day, which a contemporary puts before its renders in order to have them vote on tho "greatest man living," we notice tho following literary names: Tolstoi, Swinburne, Nordeau, Kipling. Lew Wallace, Alfred Austin, Ibsen, Itos tond, Maeterlinck, Slenklewlcx, Lester Ward and Stephen Phillips. Why omit Jlereuith, Hnrdy nnd HJornson Two books, It Is said, will be the out come of Henry James' visit to thli country one Is to be n new novel on American life and manners, the other n collection of Impressions of his coun trymen. Ho expects to spend several months In travel through these re gions. It Is sixteen yearn since he has seen the home of his youth, nnd lu that time there have been many extraordi nary changes In American habits and American ideas. 8TORKS HAVE NO VOICES. Greet Kach Other by Clapplim Their Long llllln Toscthcr NoUlly. Storks are not often seen on the American continent, but nre common ly found In nearly all the countries of Europe. In Holland, where they nre particularly numerous and nre pro tected by law, their nests are generally on tup summit or a tail post, put up on purpose for them, on which Is fixed an old cart wheel. A Dutch gentleman has one such post In his grounds with in sight of his library w-lndow, but he Improves oil the cart wheel by having an Iron framework for tho receptlou of tbo nest. Tho first year It was put up, toward the end of June, a solitary young stork used to come dally und Inspect this framework. He wns seen tbcro one dny standing In an empty receptacle exactly like a would-be ben edict inspecting an empty bouse, con templntlng the view and wondering t the drains nro nil right. Tbo verdict wns apparently favora ble, for next season saw, the nest oc cupied by the newly wedded pair. Their power of wlug Is very line, and on hot days they nscend spiral circles, hardly moving their broad, black wings, till they look no bigger than flies. After tbe young nro hatched they nppear to be suspicious of one an other, and unwilling to leave the uest unguarded. Storks havo no voice. The only noise they make is "klapperlug" (snapping their great red mandibles rapidly nnd loudly). Thus they g.reet one another, generally by throwing back tho head until tbe upper inandlblo rests on tbo back, but occasionally "klapperlug" Is performed with tho bend and bill lu tho former position. I'rnnz Atit at Dinner, Several letters wrltteu by Franz Abt tho famous composer, were recently discovered, and lu one of them tbo fol lowing story was found: As be wns strolling homo one afternoon Abt met a friend, who said to blm: "Vou seem very happy, dear fellow. Havo you heard any good news" "Oh, uo; 1'vo Just taken dinner," was tbo reply. "You evidently enjoyed It. What did you have to oat?" continued the friend. "A turkey," replied Abt. "And how many wcro at table?" asked the other. "There were only two of us," said Abt. "Who was your companion?" Inquired tbo friend. ''Tho turkoy," replied Abt. Illggs My, but you have large ears! Dlggs Yes, All I lack Is your bralnt to bo a perfect donkey! Chicago New. RED LYNX IS FEROCIOU& When Famishing- It la an Animal t H Bhunned by the Traveler, California bat In her bills tbt largest and most klnd-bearttd of Uie great Cghtert, th grizzly, and at tbt itm Umt tht smallest and moit trticb.tr out, the red lynx. Molt hunters call them "wildcats," but they art not Tbe real wildcat hat a long tall and lives only In Europe In fact, ht's about extinct now and old bunttrt dread the walling midnight cry of a hungry lynx more than they do alt tbt growlt a grizzly ever let out. For when a lynx It maddened by bungtr he feart neither man nor beast, and most of the animals of the forest giro blm tbe road without waiting for him to atk It In Canada and even In tbe northern row of States of this nation tho lynxes grow to Iw much larger than they do here, In the warmer cli mate of tbo southwest. There, too. they are hunted for their fur, but here that fur It worthless, and, save for those killed by an occasional hunter, the lynxes hold undisputed sway In th" foothills. No matlcr how soundly they may lie sleeping, you can never "rntch one napping," for nt tho slightest sound of your approach be will clear the ten or tlfteen feet between his nest and the ground and be off like a flash In the undergrowth. Aliout the only way to get theo fellows It with hounds, nnd then generally one or two of tho dogs gets pretty severely chewed up. In the hills the lynxes usually stay In thick underbrush or In caves during the day, coming out to work havoc In the cjuall coveys by moonlight Then, If the night be bright the bound hunter hat rent sport rousing the round-eyed owls with his shouts of encouragement to tbe dogs, which are not always ready to rush Into the teeth of an angry cat. It Is almost Impossible to trap a cat. though a hungry Hon may occasionally tie caught In this tnnnuer. Now and then a cat can be run Into a trap pre viously set along a runway, and In this way tho lumbermen of tbo Canadian pineries take many of the cats that In fest the great forests of the north. Tbe further south you go the smaller tbe lynxes become, until tbe family winds up with tbe little pampas cat of the South American plains. Our lynx, however, Is tho most savage of all, and the hardest for any dog, no matter how good he may be, to master. In a tight a cat has an Immense ad vantage over a dog, In that be can light with nil fours, snd usually does so. There Is little worse can befall a green pack of dogs than to shake an old lynx out of a tree Into their midst. When a lynx fights he doesn't bite aud let go like a wolf or dog, but bites and hangs on llko a bulldog, while bis claws keep up a sort of snare-drum ao compnnlment on the dog's ribs. It takes a mighty good dog to do up a lynx, and when a thoroughbred hunter gets such n dog It takes a migbty good price to buy blm. Los Angeles Times. BOY REFORMED BY SURGERY. Burseon Itcuiovcd Purt of Hkult Press- lilsz on 111 llraln Loudon Is Just now very much Inter ested In two surgical cases which promise to render vnluablc assistance In pointing the way to the rcforma tlon of criminals, says tbo'New York Times. One of the ratlents was boy of good family who bad developed brutal Instincts which seemed to be beyond; control. He gave bis time to the Invention of malicious mischief, de lighted in killing or wounding, was the terror of tbe nelghborhoou in which be lived and promised to grow up a des perado and a criminal. A surgeon took blm In band, exam ined his head with care, located wbat he considered the seat of the trouble, removed a portion of the skull and thus relieved tbe deforming pressure. The change was Immediate. Tbe lad forgot his prevolus tastes and habits and was restored to bis parents a nor mal and lovable boy, the complete an tithesis of his former self. Tbe other was a soldier who was In jured In a skirmish and after his dis cbarge for disability became a tblcf and burglar. Ills previous character bad been unexceptionable, his military record was tbe best and tbe change was naturally attributed to the Injury to his bead, caused by a blow from the butt of a musket. When he was taken In hand by the surgeons be had about come to the end of a career of crime, being paralyzed on ono side and un able to get about except on crutches. A depression In tho skull sufficient to bring an abnormal local pressure upon the brain was found and an operation was decided upon, which restored bis physical powers as well as bis mental nnd moral faculties. His discharge was secured and be baa since lived an Industrious and bonest life, with no ev Idcuco of a disposition to go wrong. Something In Names. 'I have always contended," said tbe observant man, "that there Is more In a name than our revered friend, 1)111 Sbakspeare, ever dreamed of. For In stance, I onco knew a fellow named Cbeatcm, who was so unwise as to go luto tbe auction business. Of course. be went broke. In spite of tbe fact that be was as straight as a string; Let bit namo was against blm. There was another chap named Ketcbem. I went to school with Ketcbem. Ho was always reading dlino novels, nnd when bo grew up he got a Job with a private detective agency. Ho lasted about three mouths, and fulled Ignominious ly A German friends of mine named Iloozcr, who Is a chemist, wanted to start n drink-cure establishment, but I dissuaded blm on tbo strength of bis name, ns delicately as I could. Just tbo other day a new barber shop waa opened up In my neighborhood. Tho proprietor's namo Is Uuggy. Imagine my surprise when, after tho window decorations were placed, I read tho sign, which, by the way, was not punc tuated: 'Uuggy Hair Cuttlug and Puavliigl' "Philadelphia Itecord. Uiiseltlsh. Alice Yes, I accepted George at once, l know wnen uo proposed to me be wns wholly unselfish. Uertha Oh, nobody could ever havo any doubt about that. Iloslon Trans cript. The Incubator relieves tbe old ben of a lot of responsibility. OLD- FAVORITES The Olrl 1 Left Ilelilnd Me. Tht dames of Prance are fond and free, And Hemlsb Hps art willing. And toft tht maids of Italy, And Spanish eyes are thrilling; Still, though I bask beneath their smile, Their charms fall to bind rot, And my heart files back to Erin's Isle, To the girl I left behind ine. For she's as fair tt Shannon's side, And purer than Its water. Hut she refused to be my bride Though many a year I sought her) Yet, slnre to I'ranee I tailed away, Her letters oft remind me That I promised never to gainsay The girl I left behind me. She says: "My own dear love, com home. My friends art rich and many, Or else abroad with you I'll room A soldier stout at any; If you'll not come, nor let me go, I'll think you have reslgnrd me." My heart nigh broke when I answered No! To the girl I left behind me. Por never ahall my true love brart A life of war and tolling; Aud never aa a skulking slave I'll tread my native toll on; Hut, wer It free, or to be freed, The battle' close would find m To Ireland bound no message need From the girl I left behind me. Thomas Osborne Davis. Opportunity Master of human destinies am I. Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts snd eess remote, and, passing by Hovel, and mart, and palace, sood or late I knock unbidden ouce at every gate! If sleeping, wake If feasting, rise befort I turn away. It It tht hour of fate, And they who follow me retch every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death; but those who doubt or hes itate. Condemned to failure, penury, and woe. Seek me in vain and useleasly Implore, I answer not, and I return no mors. John J. Ingallt. WOMEN IN SLEEPING CARS. They Do Not Take to These Conveni ence of Travel with Oood Ornce, "When a woman passes ber first night In a sleeping car she experiences n timidity that Is most disagreeable," reinnrked a member of the gentler sex who travels considerably. "Her first Impulse Is to remain up the entlro night, but as latoness approaches she becomes so fatigued and her eyes grow so heavy that she decides to retire. She goes to ber berth and, after draw ing tbe curtains carefully, starts to re move ber clothing. Fearing that some of the other passengers may be able to penetrate with their Inquisitive eyes both tbe dim Illumination of tbe car and also tbe curtains, she becomes nervous with alarm. "Thoughts of train robbers likewise flit through her mind, and she hesi tates again nnd again about turning In. Nature at last conquers and she removes n few more of her wraps, but still refrains from undressing and climbs beneath the blanket. Then comes tba terrifying thought that someone might by mistake enter ber shelf, and really her mind Is thrown Into a state bordering upon hysterics, At last she quiets down and gradually falls Into a troubled doze. Glad the night Is over, she Is awake at the first streak of dawn and hurriedly replaces a few garments she mustered up enough courage to remove. Then she seekt the toilet depart ment and awaits ber turn at the wash bowl. After fooling some time with tbe oddly arranged faucet she asks for instructions and proceeds with bet primping. She always finds she has lost ber comb or brush and usually forgets and leaves her engagement ling lying upon tbo sink. Tbo soap Is not the kind she Is accustomed to, and between all these dreadful tblngt nnd tbe horrid lurching of the train she Is certainly relieved when destina tion is reached. After a few such ex periences, however, she becomes ac customed to travel and rather likes It" Pittsburg Dispatch. FIRST MATCHES. Tbo first sulphur matches, now up ward of a century old. appear very awkward according to our modern Ideas of convenience. Tbey were known as "spunks" and varied lu length from five to seven Inches. Tbeso were generally packed In bundles of a dozen, tied together with bits of straw. Tbo matches Illustrated herewith were made In 1830, aud nre preserved In York Museum, England. Tbey were eveu less satisfactory than they ap pear since tbe sulphur refused to strike fire. Hit liiporleucc. Vour Southern girls," tald tbe Northerner, "are so funny. Nearly all of them say 'Yet, lndecdy. " Not all of them," replied the South. ern youth, dismally; "some of them say 'no, indeedy.' "Philadelphia Press. An Americanism. It takes two to make a bargain, but sometimes one flnds a bargain so thor oughly bad that It It hard to believe two people combined their Intelligence In making It Baltimore American. Some men work overtime trying to dodge bard work. 8TATE3MEN DO HARD WORK. Few of Onr Public neprrsentttlVM Have Time for Oratory. Tho average citizen, Interetted- la tht blttory of bis country and rathei proud of bit knowledge of men nnd rente, If atked to name tba leaden In legislative ttntetmanihlp would glibly refer to Benntori Spooner, Lodgo, Depew, Allison. Ilulley, Hoar, Teller and Ilepretentatlrct Cannon, Payne, Dalzcll, Orotvenor, Hepburn and the men who share with them tbt glory of star roles In speaking parti In tha presentation of tht congrtt tonal drama. These are the men who receive tht applause of the audience while the ac tual work, the drudgery, even of tht artistic kind, It performed by tnlnot pcrsont In tbe play, although every, thing It apparently planned to prepare proper stage settings and scenic effects for the star performert. Within tht last twenty-flve years It wat possible for a member of Congress, particularly of tbe House, to make bis Influence felt by bis oratory. During tho term of Mr. Carlisle's speakership there wat a growing disposition to limit debate, and this culminated In the suppression of extended discussion of any topic, unless favored by a few lenders, when Speaker Heed formulated nnd forced the adoption fo bis now famous rules. When the Democrats Inter secured control of the House the very liberty, amounting almost to license, which marked the reaction against the Iteed rules, was so gross that It caused their adoption by tha Democrats. These rules are still In force, and under them, by the power vested In a few Important committees, much ora tory Is impossible. As a result tbt "gum-shoo" brand of statesmanship has boon developed. Important prob lems, tbe solution of which Is demand ed by national necessity, are no longer settled on the floor of the House. They come to that body from committees and tho rank and file of the member ship of tbe Houso tins little to do but to register, more or less faithfully tht mandates that come from the commit tee rooms. Leslie's Monthly. Seven Wonder of Korea. The Korean wonders consist, first, of a bot mineral spring near Kin Shan tao, which Is credited with the power of curing sickness and disease of alt sorts. The second wonder Is tbe two wells, one at each end of tbe peninsula, which have tbe peculiarity that when one is full the other is empty. Tht water of tbe one is Intensely bitter; tbt other has a sweet and pleasant taste. Tbe third wonder Is a cold cave, from which there issues constantly an Ice cold wind, with sucb force that a strong man Is unable to stand up against It A pine forest which can not be eradicated constitutes a fourth won do-. No matter what Injury may be done to tbo roots, the young trees spring up again like the phoenix from Its ashes. The most remarkable, however, Is the fifth wonder Uie famous hovering stone, which stands, or, rather, appears to stand. In front of a palace erected to Its honor. This Is a massive, rec tangular block, free on all sides. Two men standing one at each end, can draw a cord underneath the stone from side to side, without encountering any obstacle. The sixth wonder It a bot stone, which has been lying from tlm Immemorial on the summit of a hill, and evolving a glowing heat Tbe sev enth Korean wonder Is a sweating Buddha. This Is guarded In a great temple, In whoso court, for SO yards ou all sides, not a single blade of grass grows. No tree, no flower, will flourish on the spot and even wild creaturet are careful not to profane It Wives at Wage-Earner. Tbe American prejudice agalntt wage-earning by married women ap- pears In tbe effort occasionally made to make the employment of teachers In the public schools terminate with mar riage. But thousands of American married women do earn wages, thous ands more would gladly do so It tbey could, and other thousands would bt happier and better off If they did. Tbt prejudice against It seems disadvan tageous. American men, as a rule, pre fer to support their wives If they can. If an American married woman works for pay, It Is either because It gives her pleasure or because her hus band's Income is Insufficient She does not do It as a matter of course. How long the can keep It up depends upon what tbe work Is, and upon oth er circumstances. It she has children, that, of course. Interferes with ber wage-earning. If It does not stop tt altogether, and general acceptance of a custom which would restrict or dis courage cblld-bearlng Is not to the pub lic navantage. Marriage tends, nnd should tend, to withdraw women from wage-earning, but It need not stop It per so and ab ruptly. To make marriage a bar to future wage-enrnlng by a woman ope rotes In restriction of marriage, and that Is at least as much against public, policy as restriction of child-bearing. Harper's Weekly. He Had Seen Them Dug;. Many a city cbjld who has grown up firm In the faith that codfish are born salt, and that tomatoes grow In cans has had his Idea of tbe bulldlnj of the world rudely shattered by a visit to tbo country. A newsboy Just back from n fresh-air excursion, say the New York Trlbuue. was stopped ono day by Henry W. Oliver, the Pltu burg philanthropist, who wished to test his Intelligence. "How wero, those stones made, my son?" he asked, pointing to a pile of them. "They wasn't made. They growed,"' was tbe ready answer. "How do you mean?" "Why, Jes' de same as pertatlcs. I seen 'em dug In de same field out 'n da country." Mr, Oliver shook his head. "No, my boy," he said, "stones cannot grow. If you were to coma back to these flvn years from now they would be Just th samo size." "Yos," said the nowtboy, with n lenrncd sneer, "nnd so would pertatlo", Dey've been tookeu out of do ground, and dat ends It. Dey can't grow no more. But you can't fool me on stent-, 'cause I've see a 'em dug,"