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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1904)
Opinions of Grcot Papers on Important Subjects. 1 S '"S4 ''S x' 2 2 2 S $ 2 2 $ a1 Hotter Stny til Homo. 9 ICT tlin I 'ii mi in n lil nut nf jour head. ir yon ii;ivi' packed your trim u aim thrown 1 1 1 your Jnli, iiiiini'k II mill ask your fcjnnrr employer Id tnke ymi hiicli. Them nro u few tliunianil of young follows In thin roil n try win) Iiiivp nil Iden Hint In llio ooiistruetloii of the KM'iil ii mi 1 fnl John will go begging, n nil tliut It will ln ii tine llilntt tn t'liiit'k up tin' fill) 11 intiiilli place on tho farm iiinl ttraw fiNsi every thirty ilnya (in tliu great ttltrli. Applications fur plm-cm nro icnohllig 1 lit Ciiniil t'uiu mission lit the into nf I ,ihxj ii tiny nlrt'iitly, In tlio face of llio fuel Hint there urn iiti plnroa nt tho commission' tils tioniil. Homo tlmo there will bo n tot nf work, nml imiloulit rdly the Mto of pay will bo high. Hut you couldn't Hl.iud It. There Isn't n mure pestiferous hole tin tlio kI"I Ihaii tlint kiiiiip ni mi I alto. 'I'lii- I'lluinlo In na different f mm Hint of I In' United Mlnton iih tlnrlt In from ilnyllyhl. Strnugc fevers, Hint atny nl l In n nllilil, iilioiinil, if nil dlai-nti' lit lu tin found everywhere. (Intloulili'tlly, nil Hint mil tit- thine lo tnnko tlio surroundings healthful will bo tlonn; but oven thi'li It U prolmblo Hint tlio digging of llio niinil will lie tlonn nt t tic tint of t IniiixriiiitH tif liuiiinii lives. Tho men who work mid survive will bo largely Ihosn who Im vo Crown up In hot countries, who nro used to killing Inbor mill who uru phyhii-ully stronger limn tho average AnifH Villi. If you hnvo may l.lml of n position Hint pnys you tin rt'titly nml linn n fiituro In It, yoll will ho wlno to Kt the I'atiiiiuu Iden out of your bend. If. when tho time comes, you will ki, nml Imvt) ii fmiilly, In Juittlco to them got your llfo Insured. If miy liimrmiir company will taku tho rlak. OltiL'limiitt PonL How for Is tlio Trnveling I'ulillc Renponiiu!c? " tit .1 f .i.l vi.llr..n.1 ill.,, at... I a imtltJ.r Ij " I startling douionnirulloii of tho fallibility of tun n H I i f rln I privuiitlon In tho opt'riitlnn of railroads llio rliilltiotiril which I'lHiaotl llio wnTi nntl ro .Mlml lii tlio loan of no tunny 1 1 in wax one ol hum' eihlblttnua of elemental force which not In, i. .ii upnot every theory of milium foresight nut! mako n ii kery of engineering skill. Such act'ldruta rnu ho avoided In only olio wny, nntl Hint 1 by holding nil trains (luring ain-h terrific storms nntl till tlio 111111110 woiiltl nol tolerate. On tho contrary, thoro la n constant tlouintul for a reduction In runuliiK time, for greattvr speed, for nnnllil lotion of distance. Ily yielding to thla pressure mllronil matiagcra nro In (In 11 kit of Ion ug sight of the cardinal factor Of anfety. 'llio American people nro nllUctod wlUi tho niaulit of rapidity. No rnllro.nl train, no trolley car, nn automobile, no horao ran co fnat enough. If a rullro.nl cotupauy wore to run lta tralna nu n aafoty schedule ll would tie boycotted by tho traveling public. How far. U1011, la the public responsible for mllronil accidents that nro caused by Uir lack of proper preeau tlonary inenaurca In the running of fnat trains? Accltleuta, of course, happen which cannot ho avoided. Unfortunate ly too many of them roil It from tr-e recklestiiPM bred by the tlorll ninyrarc tmpulae of "icetllng thoro at any rlak." It would nccin that we have About reat'tml tliat point whern a rend Ion uiiiat aet In. A few mora hormra like that tn Colorado and the recnit ono near Chlcajro ltrlnlita, ami Uiero will bo u revolution of public aentlmrnt which may reault In Uia aubordlnatlon of apeed to aafoty. Chi cago Journal. Teach tho Boys to Swim. IllfUI. mrm tltj. !), wlllll tli lilMnd Al .n..1l w 1 I tioya fori anxloua leat their offaprlng may aeek I I deep water and come to grief. Tha youugatera ire commniHicti not to go wtiiiiuiug, iiiey nro punlahed If they nre caugbt with wet hair. Sonietlmca the. alirewd mother ties peculiar kuota In Hie faatcnlnga of ahoei and clothea and tliua de tect the outdoor bathing cntrrprlan of the boy. Then coinc-t trouble, and U10 avernge txiy. having once taated Uie Hweetji of 11 ill vti lu n pool, will only awnlt hla chnnco to icpciil hla ndventuro. When hiicIi (IUjhihIiIihi la (Uncovered It la fur bettor that tho fnthor of no delcruilnrd a hoy, In alond of puiilahliig lilin, tnkc In hand the Ind'a natatory ntlveuturoa nml eacort him peraonnlly to tho bathing beach, lo aiiperliiteiid hia awlinuilni. The mom Hie youugatrtr la whlppml for hla awrul awluia tho more ahrewdly he will contrive, to hldo them. And In hla hiding ho la likely to aeek dnngcroua plncrx, whuro ho ennnot bo enally acen. Hla (xiiupfiulona nro muiilly hoya of hla own uge, who can not help III 111 If ho gela Into trnuhlo In tho wnter. Ha Khould, of (xiurae, be kept nt homo If polhlo from audi plucoa, but when tho wiitvr-mll In heard In luldaiiinmor nothliiK ahort of Ixilla nntl burn onn keep tho boy awlmmor from hla plunge. Tho bnthlng bench la provided In large pnrt JiiHt to offaet till iliiuger. It la not till It ahotlld ho yet. In point of cill!pmoiit Mini reguliitlonn for ltn une, hut It In nevortlieleaa 1111 excellent Inatlltillon, whore uvory con illtUiu la nn nciir to anfety na ponnlhle, and where the dan ger lo tlio youngaler who goei awlmmliig nlono U n-dllced to n mliilnium. The boy who Is tnught by bin Hither to awlm la n hnpplet hid Minn ho who Iiiin to anenk nwny wltli other boya nml lenrn In aouio muddy hole lu tho creek or wmn dirty whnrf hnaln. Hvery. boy ahuiild bo taught to H'lm an noon nn ho linn tho utrength to maintain himself In the water. It In nn Invaluable lU'coinpllHlimcnt, which nt any time mny nave a Ufa. Waaliliigton Star, THE INEVITABLE. I lllto tho man who facen whnt ha must, With Htcp triumphant nnd with heart of dicer) Who Uglitii the dnlly Imttlo without fenr; fieoa bin hopen full, yet keepn unfaltering trunt That (Jotl la good; Hint noun-how, true and Jut, Ilia pinna work out for mortnla; not n tenr In abrtl when fortune, which the world holds tleflr, rnlla from hla grnap - hotter with lovo a crust, Tbnti living In tllahonor onvle not Nor lours fnlth lu man; hut tioea hla boat, Nor ever nnirmiira nt hla humbler lot; Hut, with n unllc nnd wortln of hope, give zot To every toller; he nlono la great Who by a life herolr eomiuera fato. Snnih K. Holton, In Knnana t'lty Kt.-ir. w Whoro In tlio Itutflnn Army? Ili;iti; In tho enoruioun Kunnlnn army which the jilvnucn iKillcea of tiic wnr uild would he In Mniii'liurlu by thla tlmn? What hna become of ihut mlglity boat, aa niiinvroua na Hint which followed Xeriea? Ilefore Iionttlltlea began tho cntlmnto wnn thnt the Czar hud iliiO.omj troops lu tne 1 jr Knnt. At home, Willi the eolora nun In reserve, wore several mllllona ready for trnnaport. Nearly flvo iiitiiithn luive elnpned. Iloea the Mnneburlan Army tuntilfeat the phenomena of preponderous blgnenn? On Hie contrary, the excuse of every Ituaslan com mander who haa yielded hla line Inn been tho presence of the enemy In greater numerical auperlorlty. At tho Yalu, Nanahan Hill. Tellaau, In fact, everywhere contact Iiaa oc curred, the Itusalan atory of a few against many of an oncompanaliig Japanese title at once sweeping over the front and lapping the Hanks. Hvcn Kuropntklti hna Joined the chorus, Hum confessing weakness, and aa a JunttllcnUon for Uie withdrawal, not merely of a detached force or an advance guard, but of hla main army, says tho Japanese Kiaaeaa the via major. Yet tlio most liberal cntlmnto doea not placo the Mlkndo'a noldlera In Manchuria at more tlian 2a,ixiO. An army In defense, according to accepted modem military canons, ought to be able to hold twice lta number In check. Did not Ie stay (Irani from Itlchmond with a force less than half that of hla adversary? Were not the lloera able to nrreat the progress of an army many times larger than their own? Kuropatklo'a dlsiioalttona. unless Ituaslan In capacity la colossal, suggent a commander who hcllevca hit enemy exceeds him. Whcro, then, la the Ituaslan army? New York Globe. Dig repositions Played Out Hi: plain truth la tint tho country hna had n surfeit of expositions, and that thero la not fllha popular Interest In thla one. gret aa It I nntloubtrdlr la. which lta liroteptir utiHrl. pated. It la useletia to nay that the people ought to be Interested; that It la a patriotic duty to lend aupport to auch an enterprise. Perhaps Hint la the Idea that Secretary Shaw baa In mind when he complains Uiat the management haa not made sutnetcut use of the uewapapera. It In of no use to talk of that If the people do not want to go to St 1-oula, thoy will atny away. In the autumn, when St. IxjuU Is cooler, the attendance wUl doubtlejsn be larger, llut there la little reason to hope that It will be large enough to make U10 enterprise financially successful. Itocliester Union and Advertiser. The Dividends of "Laura Leigh." 1i.tnt.sL A REM AHKAOLE WATCH. Curlotia Itotlc One llelonued to Uucen alury of Hcotlaiitt The dest-emlanta of Mary Krtoun, -one of tho four mnldn of honor to Mary Queen of Scotland, hne In their poasesalon a curious watch, which wnn given by Hint queen to her favorite. The wiitch, which Is In Hie shape of n miniature skull. In about two liu-noi nntl 11 half lu diameter. It la aiipposcd to have been purchased by Mnry Iht aclf when on 11 visit to Illoln with her liuahnnd, tho diiuphlii of Knince, as It linn the name of a eelelirnted Illola innnufiicturor engrncd 011 It. Tho outlro skull In curiously en graved. Uu the forehead there la n picture of Dentil, with the usual acythe nntl hour glass mid sunil glaan, 1I Is depleted aa atnntlliig between n palace nml a hovel, to show Hint ho If no rospector of persona, mid under ticiiUi la thu familiar quotation fro.n Horace, "Pallida nioro aitiio puUat podo putiperluin tnhernan Itcgumnuo turres." At the buck of tho skull la another representation, this ono being of Tlmn devouring everything. Time nlso carries n scythe, nnd beside blm In the emblem of eternity tho serpent with Its tall In lta mouth. Tho upper section of tho akull Is divided Into two pictures. On one side In Hie Cruclllxloii, with the Marys kneeling nt tho foot of the cross, and on the other sldo are Adam nml Kvo nurrountled by nulmala lu the Uarden if Kden. rtuow theap pictures, running right round tho akull, Uiere la an openwork band, to allow the sound of the strik ing of the watch to ho heard, Tho openwork U a scries of designs cut to represent tho various emblems of tho Crucifixion, such ns scourgOB, the cross, swords, spears, tho lantern used In tho garden, mid so forth. All of the carvings hnvo npproprlato Latin quotations. Ily reversing tho skull nnd holding tho upper pnrt In the palm of tho hnnd mid lifting tho under Jaw on lta lilngo tho watch may bo opened, nnd on tho plato tnsldo la n representation of Hie stable, nt Ilethlehem, with the shepherds and their Hocks lu tho dis tance, Tho works of tho watch are In the brains of Uie skull, tho dial plate being where the roof of the mouth would be In a real skull, This Is of sliver nnd gold, with olabornto scrolls, while tho hours nro marked In largo Itomati letters. Tho works nro romnrk ably complete, oven to n large silver bell with n musical sound, which linlila tho works In tho skull when the watch Is closed. This curious old watch Is still In perfect order, nnd when wound ovcry day keeps accurato tlmo. It la too targe to be worn and was probably In tended for a (leak or private ultar. Knnajia City Journal. AMQITIOUB OLD AQE. Ilettcr Prek nn Ildiicntlnn ut 70 than ltcinalti Igiiorniit A few years ngo two American wo men excited some comment by enter ing college for a complete course, one being 70 years of ago and tho other nearly as old. Due guvo na her rea non a life-long ambition. Having mar ried before her aspiration for a col lege education could ho realized, ahe devoted herelf faithfully to her do inestle cureer, hut never censed to de plore her meager schooling. Her chil dren having grown Into men and wo men and hnvlng married and left her alone tn her home, she could see 110 reason why alio should not undertake lo enrry out her early purpose She found greater pleasure lu study than In anything else and although sho might die before graduation, still she would hnvo enjoyed bor later years to n degree which no other occupation would allow. Harvard reported four venerable stu dents In tho summer school, ono a New Hampshire preacher of 83 years; an other a Congregational minister (Dr. Leonard Woolsey llacon), who haa written n good deal for the mugailne nnd who la 74 years old, and two oth er preachers of about 00 years oach. Uf course tills Is not like entering for a full university course, but each of this remarkable quartet has a special branch which ho wishes to master wlUi tho aid of tho collego professors. They recall tho caso of Hie learned black smith, who, after he had reached tho term of life prescribed by tho I'snlmlst, been mo nn unusual linguist with the complete mastery of many tougues. Thcro comes a tlmo In tho llfo of nearly overy iimn when he realizes that lie Is growing old. Perhaps It Is In tho very prlruo of life, about tho for tlcUi year, thnt this recognition of his mortality gives tho most distress, nnd ho Is disposed to doubt whether It Is possible for him to accomplish any thing worth while. In tho faco of much evidence to U10 contrary it has been nlllrmcd Unit a man who has dono nothing groat beforo Uiat age will nover do it; that llfo after. 40 consists mainly In learning on previous ncqul slUons. However, as tlmo goos on many a man dovelops a new courage, and especially ho resolves to live thor oughly and heartily to tho last mo mont. As a French philosopher urg ed, n man should keep at his work as though Immortal, ovon though ho should know that death would como to morrow. Anotner moralist asserts that a man who, on a sinking ship, should not tako his pill at tho prescribed tuo- j mcnt and wind up his wntch Iscks a manly quality. Anyhow, the man who at 80 or any oUier ago at which he retains a healthy mind does not shrink from nn undertaking merely because death la near gets the best out of lite. Philadelphia Itecord. Covering the, Truth. A certain man In Philadelphia, who goes fishing two or three times a year and brings home more stories than Ush, was talking to n friend not long after his Inst trip. And what did your wife say?" In quired tho friend, "when you told her you had caught thlrty-Ilve Ush, none leas than a pound weight?" "That wife of mine Is n queer wom an," was the reflective response. "You know the statue of Truth wo had tlicro In tho parlor without any clothes on?" "Yes." "Well, do you know, when I told her what I had caught, she didn't say a word, hut went right over to thnt statue with tears lu her eyes and wrapped a rug around It. Now, what do you suppose she meant by Uiat?" nnd his friend assured him Uiat It was entirely beyoud hla explanation. Htnven In China,. At preseut. If the latest advices from China arc to be credited, that country Is tho great slave country of the world. Of a population of 400.000,000 there uro slaves to the number of 10,000,000. ICvcry family of means keeps Its nlrl slaves, and a man's position Is usu ally gauged by tho number ho keeps. At any ago from 8 to 1!5 girls aro sold, eight being tho ago at which most clmngo hands. Tho girls nro supposed to do housework, It being chenper to buy than to hlro. Slaves vnry In price; $10 Is about tho average, but much depends on the girl's appearance. .V good-looking girl will fetch f'M or even ?40. A Buliktltute for Cork. Notwithstanding nil the achieve ments of practical science, thero are somo Indispensable materials tho mak ing of which Is sUll nature's secret, and for which no entirely successful BUbstltuto has been fouud. Among these substances Is cork, and It Is pos slblo thnt in this caso nature offers a substitute In tho wood of a tree, grow ing on tho east coast of Lake Tchad, In Africa, which is of even less speclllo gravity than cork. Itoat Iinngungo tor the Tolophono. French Is said to bo more easily un derstood over Uio telephone than Eng. Ush. Wo know of only ono way to make tho moat go 'round, and It Is old-fash-toned: Mako good broad, and double tho amount of tho gravy. H soon ns tho mnll nneii was se curely fnnloned to her buck, nnd she fell her mnntcr'n weight In tho stirrup, Swinging Small lost no time In milking her departure. Him (limbed through the outskirts nf the town, mill mounted the up trail with Hint oiiny awlftnran Hint hail given her the euphonious name she bore. It In not to bo presumed, from thl dnlly morning burst of speed on leav ing Hie Ouray poBtoIIIee, that Tom Al (leraoii wnn nn unmerciful hontemnn. Swinging Snrnh knew better tlmn Urn', nnd on sight of a certain petticoat traversing tho mountain mad ahead, nhe had learned to regulnte her n-pecd to n most unassuming gait. Hot ween the surprising Intelligence of Alderson's mount nnd tho loitering pnee of Prince, the worthy pony which convoyed Miss Nellie McSwnlu, sclil. ma'am at Potosl school, to and Com her duties each day, there was mi en counter every morning which It would be strangely humorous to attribute to Hint greatly overworked "hand of fate." After she had Hrst accepted her pedngoglf.il dnUen at Potosl school, Nellie McKwaln had found tho rule over the rough mountain trull long nml monotonous, nnd nt tlmea de pressing. She aoon dlscoveretl that this agreeable feature of the trip was not apparent on tho mornings whjn t-he rhnnced to be accompanied by Tom Alderson. bullion guard nnd mnll enrrter for Hie Iiura I.elgh Mining nnd Milling Compnny. WlUiout being distinctly nware of It, this ride to gether over SnefTera road, as the trail waa railed, had gradually become In dispensable to them both. Thin morning ride wan particularly enjoyable, na It was tho Hrst day of Uie fall school term, after two weeks' vacation. "I'm really glnd to see the placo again," said Mists McSwaln, an she drew up at the stile In front of tho yard. The schoolhouse was loca'ed conveniently at the Junction of Snef- lel'a road with the trail leading up to the ltevenue mines on the right. "I'm awful glad to see you back, too," was the embarrassed response of Tom Aldernon, who was far too sin cere to be a graceful lover. The girl watched him depart, realiz ing, with the wisdom of a woman, Hint nothing but the spur of unusual circumstance would ever lead Tom Al derton to speak of love. A hen that lays that kind of eggs In a pretty valuable bird!" ejaculated Thaddeiis Whipple In his otllce at th Laura Leigh thut afternoon. He wan holding up a retort fresh from the gold room, which the shipping clerk had been hnstlly preparing for ship ment. "Just one more trip this month. Alderson, to get thin 11 1 1 lo nugget safely In the hniids of tho expren-i company, nnd the dividends of the I.nura Leigh will stny where I put them Inst month." The latter clame was added with some little show of pride, to which Manager Whipple was no doubt entitled. He had been In charge of the mine from the begu iling, nntl his successful development work hnd plncetl It In the front rnnk ot new workings In the San Juau country. He had been a little anxious this month, ns the output bad been i-erlously retarded by several mlshnpn to the milling innchltiery. Ily hurried work, however, It seemed likely the month's showing could be brought up to that of the previous month, If the bullion was not delayed In Its Journey to the mint In Denver. Alderson hnd uindo more than tho usual number of trips during the past week, and he could he seen sometimes two or three times n day riding with his Winchester noross his knees, and the precious bullion hanging In tho lings slung over tho horn of his snddle. When shipments were large he some times hnd compnny, but ordinarily this was thought unnecessary. "Now don't fall luto the canyon, Al derson," the manager culled after him as he started out "At any rate, don't let that bullion go over with you; It gives us Just the proper per cent this month!" The bullion guard laughed carelessly at the good-natured Jest of his mana ger. Ho was used to Whipple's tlnul Injunctions about not losing the "yel low stuff." He had nu hour ami a half to make the eight miles Into Ouray, nnd felt very easy about arriving In tlmo to catch Uio passenger train be fore It left. It had been years since uny trouble had occurred on Sneffel's ron it. Ho rodo along unconcernedly, min ing over bis morning ride with Miss McSwnln. As ho nenred Uio end of tho third mile Itetwoen the mine and tho Potosl school, he wondered If she. would bo working late and If ho by any chance woulil seo her. Thero cer tainly was a girl's figure at the utile, and a pony favoring Prince tethered nt tho gateway. Could sho be waiting for him? If so it was tho first time. Ho put the thought aside. It was too much to hopo for. As ho camo Into sight, Nellie Mc Swaln, for It was Blip, rose, and began walking rapidly toward him. "Mr. Alderson!" sho gasped with breathless excitement, "you must turn back. There's something wrong to- night!" Sho leaned against Swinging I Ha rah. putting out a hand to catch Uie 1 bridle rein. ! "Why, whnt's the matter. MIsn Mc- 1 Ktl'fllllV AllliiMnn'a ,nir.Rnn,nUijnMi dlsapponred nt sight of her agitation. "Jnko Andrews Just rode down from the Itovcnuo 11 few minutes ngo, and said Illack Jack and his gang from the Hlue Hills nre In this neighbor hood to day. Ho thinks they aro lurk ing about In tho hills between hero and Ouray. The telephone wires nro cut, and there are no means of com munication ivlth town." AIderon remembered vaguely Uiat the chief accountant had been vainly endeavoring to get central a few min utes beforo he left the o.'lice. "You know the gang," she contin ued. "They stop at nothing; they would kill a man for flvo dollars." He looked down upon her wlUi quiet regard. "And you waited hero to tell me this? It was good of you, Mits McSwaln." Ills wortln conveyed the reverence he felt Then he drew himself up in the saddle and laughed, bin gray eyes snapping with the zest of adventure. The girl's form grew tense, and she clung fiercely to the rein. "You sha'n't risk It, Mr. Alderson. The cowards may be waiting down there now to pick you off. You have no right to place that gold In Jeopardy!" The gold! How the words stung him. She wan thinking only of It, and she was right. Whipple would not thank him for losing the bullion by a rash move. Yet It must reach Ouray In time for No. S. "You don't understand. Miss Mc Swaln; I must get this gold to the station within an hour. It must be there!" "Yes. but you need not go alone. Leave It with me while you go back for help: Swinging Sarah can move faster without It I can protect It: nobody will know; It will be safe with me. Go back, for my sake, Tom." Had he heard aright was Uiat his first name on her Hps? He seemed to iee but dimly the clinging figure, as through a mist Then be reached down nnd lifted the carefully sacked retort from the saddle-bag. "What will you do with It Where will you keep It?" Ills throat wan burning and he could hardly speak. "Here!" sho cried, "my dinner basket!" "Good! I've no time to lose. I'm afraid I can't make It, but you shall have your way. Walt here till I come back." Nellie McSwaln stood motionless for a moment as she heard blm gallop away. She looked at the white napkin over her dinner-basket concealing its heavy load. "What have I done?" Her first feel ing was one of fear, and she was white and trembling. "He will never make It, and Uie gold must be there. Ah!" The Idea came to her forcibly, and for a moment unnerved her. Then came that flash; her eyes for a mo ment resembled Alderson's, reflecting the fearlessness of the Western spirit "I'll do It!" The resolution calmed her. Prince no doubt felt It an Injustice to carry such an unusually heavy dinner-basket at such an extraordinary pace. And to think that bis faithful service should be so far forgotten that he should be rudely stimulated with a rltllng-whlp! Yet he was merely being urged Into a simple trot, and no ob server would have accused his charm ing rider of cruelty to her beast She glanced back once or twice. The sun was disappearing rapidly from view behind Uie treacherous paUi of the U. S. snow slide, and the canyon was narrowing perceptibly In tho gloom. This she knew was due entire ly to her Imagination, and tried to maintain her courage by glancing ahead toward Mt. Abram, the last peak to release the lingering rays of the sun In the evening. She blessed It for Its kindly brilliancy as It stood, a guardian sentinel over the mining camp of Ouray, nnd was glad it seemed so deceptively cloae. Two of the most dangerous places on the trail, the hanging rock and the switchback, were passed safely and without Interruption. There was only one more place to be particularly dreaded, tho watering trough, now half a mile ahead. She tried to forget tho frightful disasters that had occur red at this spot, which had proved the setting for several tragedies every year. She endeavored to shut from her mind the thought that tho canyon was deeper there than anywhere elso nlong tho road, and that the rocks Jutted out as though attempting to push travelers over tho edge. Yet try ns she would, In (hat brief halt-mile every Incident she had heard about the placo came back to her with startling clearness. Tho day had almost faded as Prtnco slunk Into the narrow passageway leading around tho watering trough. They passed safely along for a con Bdernblo distance, and her heart gave n bound of Joy as Uie trough camo Into view. Surely tho worst was past and her fears were groundless. As they reached the trough, how over, her worst fears woro confirmed. An arm shot out to tho bridle rein, nnd three figures sprang from tho shadows. Prince snorted wildly, and I"; was bnito strength that kept blm from plunging frantically over the edge. Two of the fellows, all ot whom were 'masked, stood at Uio horse's henil. The third advanced slowly to ward her, and sho felt the cold barrel of a revolver touch her cheek. Ho laid one hand upon tho horn ot her inddlo and leered up at her; Uio white mask gave his fnce an unearthly as pect. "Why, lhln ain't our man," ho growled, sullenly, nfter n brief Inspec tion. "It ain't 11 man at nil; It's n woman." "Ily gad, It's the schoolma'am," said n second voice. "She's purty, ain't she, boya?" Tlio Hrst speaker Interposed. "Let her go, boys; It's dangerous to tnlk here. She can't get to town In tlmo to Interfere with our game." The second man reacheu out a hand. "I'm powerful hungry, miss, and that dinner-basket looka good to me." Iloth men relensed tho bridle rein at he spoke. Nellie McSwaln felt her heart throb wildly, and then It almost seemed to fall her. Kor a moment It seemed sho would faint "I'll give you a sandwich; It's all I have left In the bnsket" Her volco was a mere whisper. She reached In under the napkin and her hand camo out holding something bright and shin ing. "This sandwich Is buttered with powder and lead!" she shrieked, "and I'll give you all a bite of It If you don't look out!" Poor Prince has never understood Uie cruel blow he received from tho schoolma'am'a rldlng-whlp at that mo ment though she has tried to explain It to him time and again. He respond ed nobly, however, and then began a wild flight over the winding trail, during which the schoolma'am wan conscious of nothing save the rever berations In her mind of the discordant laugh that followed from Uie ruffians behind. It was a wild figure that rode up to Uie little station, where the train men were giving the air brakes on No. 5 a final test before its departure. She gasped out her story to Uie open mouthed staUon agent and almost dropped Uie heavy basket on his foot In her anxiety to perform her self nppointed duty to Uie end. She breathed easily only when she had seen the gold safely deposited In the bands of the express messenger. Nellie McSwaln was not Uie only rider who dashed down Uie Sneffel's road unmindful of all danger Uiat night When Tom Alderson returned to the scboolhouse, accompanied by several sturdy miners, armed to the teeth, and ready for any affray, he found the place deserted, and both the girl and the bullion gone. One of the men said afterward that Alderson was "plumb locoed," and agreed that he was bard to follow In his mad chase over Uie trail. They reached Uie watering trough In perhaps a shorter period than the trip had ever been made before, and Uie party burst upon the three crouching scoundrels In a manner Uiat was en Urely unprecedented In Uie history of their carefully planned misdeeds. They were entirely disarmed, figuraUrely and literally, without so much as an Interchange of shots, and Uie men roped them together, preparatory to n march on foot down Uie bill to Ouray. Alderson personally engaged Uie at tenUon of one of Uie luckless vil lains. Inquiring almost IncoherenUy about "Uie girl." lie coupled bis In quiries with so generous a use of bis fists Uiat Uie poor devil was rendered quite Incapable of performing the function of speech for a time. He finally managed to state Uiat she had passed theni without Interruption It was well for him that he lied and had no doubt reached Uie town safely. On Uie outskirts of the mining camp Alderson, who had dashed on ahead, met a party of horsemen who had been quickly mustered together to go up the trail and see what they could do toward "fixing things" for Black Jack and bis gang. Alderson told them In a few words that Uie wretches were In safe hands, nnd made further Inquiries, In a somewhat restrained manner this time, as to the where abouts of Uie schoolmistress. He learned that she bad ridden over some where In Uie neighborhood of Box Canyon to await further news. The Information was accompanied by significant grimaces nnd ill-concealed smiles, which the early moon, now visible, revealed with undesirable clearness. "There'll be someUiIng doln' when them two meet." was tho comment of "Dad" Austin, stagu driver, as Alderson moved away. Tlio sudden neighing of a horse, which he recognized Immediately, nnd which was quickly answered by Swinging Sarah, came from the mouth ot the canyon. The girl sat quietly on her horse as though waiting. Aider- son was first to break the awkward silence. "I'm glad you aro safe," he said, huskily. She felt the Intensity behind his words. 'Thank you " her voice went off Into a whisper, and he could not be certain she had called him "Tom." "I found this nt the watering trough." lie held out a silver case knife. "I 1 didn't know but It would bo all I would ever see ngaln that be longed to you. I was afraid " The girl stopped blm with a subdued Laura Leigh," said Alderson, laying a I was going to feed to Black Jack and his unpleasant companions." Then she told blm the story of her ride, and how she bad delivered Uie bullion In time for No. B. "You saved the dividends of tho Laura I.elgh," asld Alderson, laying a hand gently on Prince's mane. They sat without speaking for a moment or two. The horses moved closely togther, and Alderson was trembling with the nearness of this brave girl who ho now knew was everything to him. Over on the trail they could hear the lusty voices ot Uio miners and townsmen, gleefully bring ing the culprits to town. "I thought for a moment that you might have gone over the sldp of tho canyon, MUs Miss " Ills voice failed. ' "Would you hate cared TomT She was looking at him with tho ono look a lover always knows, ami ba gazed at her long and earnestly. "Would I havo cared? Nclllol" !! reached over In Uio saddle and drawl her to him. Tom Alderson has been described n ungraceful In tho art ot love-making, nntl an Swinging Snrnh and l'rluc rubbed nones In tho moonlight, It Is prolmblo they accomplished fully as much In tho mnttcr of n caress ns did their riders In tho awkwardness of that first kiss. San Francisco Argonaut CATS HAVE VARIED LIKES. One that KetUlied Orange You Cam's Make Hole. About Their Tantea, "I see Items In tho papers sometimes saying that all cats llko Uilt or Uiat arUole of diet" snld Uio man In the household pet store. "Now those tales are true and at Uie samo Uma they aren't true, becauso no two cats thai I ever saw liked tho samo kind of food. "There aro no animals Uiat vary so much In their ways and tastes nnd habits as cats. You take any two dogs of the same breed and Uielr ways aro pretty much allko. But cats vary a great deal moro than people. This shows In the things Uiey llko to eat "There's Tom and Nancy, those two white Angoras over Uiere. They both like cooked meat and milk, but after thnt they differ. Tom goes perfectly daffy over green peas; Nancy won't touch pean, but she'll cat beans in any form until she looks as though she'd swallowed a baseball. Nancy likes green com, too. Tom won't touch It "Then I've known a cat that would eat oranges after you'd peeled them as long as you would feed them to her. She'd turn up her nose at any other kind of fruit I've heard of still another cat Uiat liked apples; and an other, a pampered pet In a rich house, makes bananas and cream her staple diet There's a big row In that house If her bananas and cream aren't there when she gets up In Uie morning. "I've known other cats that were fond of cake and carrots and cream ol potatoes and boiled onions and cheese. In fact there Isn't anything in Uie range of human diet except highly seasoned dishes, that some cat or oth er hasn't picked as a favorite food. "I suppose Uiat olives come nearest to being liked by all cats, but Uiere are some that won't touch olives. Even In the matter of milk their tastes vary. One cat wants cream and Isn't at all modest about asking for It One re fuses cream and likes milk as thin as possible. I bad one big tomcat who wouldn't touch his milk unUl It was warmed. "All cats are supposed to go daffy over catnip, but the rule falls down even there." New York Sun. MODERN ENGLISH SERVANTS. They Demand Illgher Pay, Via Clothes and lilcyclea. Times change, and our servants change with them. The results of Uie Lincolnshire hiring fairs, which eitentl over about ten days, and have Just come to an end, shows Unit Uie old fashioned servant maid no longer ex ists, says Uie London Chronicle. Bach succeeding year recenUy serv ants have demanded and obtained high er wages, and In Uie case ot domes Ucs Uie wages paid for their services are twice as high as those which pre vailed twenty or thirty years ago. Another dlrecUon In which change is Indicated Is Uie sUpuIaUon for a reg ular weekly holiday as part of the hir ing bargain. Very few servants will go out to situations now without Uie concession of an afternoon or evening, once a week, and in one case a girl asked lor a special weekly holiday so that she might take her music les son. Again, there is the cycling habit So many servants on bicycles have never been seen before as during the recent vacation. They flocked into Kast An glian towns In considerable numbers. most of them on pretUly-equIpped, up-to-date machines. The contrast with tho "old hands' who remember fifty years aco has been very marked. The agricultural labor er is as well dressed now as bis em ployer, aud Uie dress of each domes Uc would have provoked the exclama tion Uiat she was "a fine lady" In hex grandmother's time. Another ot tho many nouceable changes which Uie servant problem has undergone Is that ot securing a girl who will undertake Uie duties of milking. In nlnety-nlno cases out of every hundred Uils branch of farm house work Is now delegated to Uio men servants. Such changes as these, which make the lives of servants more enjoyable than formerly and mark their emanci pation from the dull routine ot dally domestic work, aro the Inevitable out come ot diminishing supply rather than Uie result ot effectlvo trade union organization. The Quality or Meroy. An amusing story Is told ot Doctor Gruby of Tarls, the physician who Is well known for his efforts to protect animals from cruelty. The story would lead one to Infer that the good doctor, like "Uncle Toby" In Sterne's Tristram Shandy," Includes Insects within the horizon of mercy. Ono day Doctor Gruby was much annoyed by the buzzing of a bluebottlo fly against his windows. The doctor summoned an attendant whom he di rected to open tho window and care fully put the Ily outside. The servant, who knew his masters kindness, called attention to tho fact that at Uiat moment It was raining heavily. 'True," responded Uie doctor. Then, after a moment's perplexed reflection, ho exclaimed triumphantly: 'At least, you may put him In the waltlng-roomi Tbore he may stay Ull Uio weather Is fair." Ago Limit. Hook Agent Now, sir, can I sell you au encyclopedia? Old John Noa, 1 aon t tning so. I'm tew old to ride now. Punch. Women's maeazlnos continue to blame tho men for not saying ulca things about their wives' cooking, ana Uio men go on thinking that If uoj eat it, that is wmpllmeut enough.