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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1904)
A SONG. A song rolled out of a, heart one day, And It drifted over a distant bay. It carried a message of hope and cheer, And IU charm wan breathed In a llst'nlng ear: Forjt soothed the brows that were lined wllh care, Ami It stayed the white In the midnight hair; ft whispered the calm of n heart at rest: And"lt stilled the ache In the troubled breast A psnlm to defy all hopeless fears. A song that will live for a thousand year. Waverley Stagazlne. I A CALL IN BUSINESS HOURS I CrpHK young man at the desk wi ML busy, very busy. Ho was nl ways bnsy. He made n special ty of hard work. No doubt he carried tho fad too far. His complexion had lost Its ruddy plow, his muscles wore relaxing. Hut ho worked on. Tho fact Is, he was determined to succeed. Ho wanted fame nnd he wanted money. Ho wanted fame for Itself, and he wanted money because It meant power. It meant something else to him at least ho hoped It did something so far away that It made him gasp to think that he could ever stretch out his arms for it. John Hammond often said to him John Hammond was his partner nud Tery good friend "Jim Warwick, you're putting too much fuel Into your firebox. You'll have nothing to fall back upon when you need a little reserve force. Slack up, my boy, and take tilings easier. Wo are doing well enough. This Is a rlslug Arm. Wo aro going to climb all right and there's no use taking any short cut to the summit Tut on the brakes, my lad." So spoke John Ilammond, three-and-thirty, to James Warwick, nlne-and-twenty. It was the voice of experi ence and the voice of wisdom, but James Warwick wasn't ready to heed It Onco in a whllo John Hammond drew him Into goclcty, pleasant little card parties, a theater party once, and once a dance. John Hammond's wife liked Jim everybody liked him, for that matter there hadn't been a more popular man at college and she de voutly wished that he would encounter some charming girl, who would lure him away from that littered" desk for a reasonable portion of the time. There was such a girl, but Anna Hammond, for all her cleverness, never dreamed of her identity. And Jim Warwick scarcely dared to dream It either. Jim was alone In the office this Jan uary afternoon. Hammond's wife had called for blm and he bad gone away with her. She had put her bright face for a moment In the doorway. "All work and no play makes Jim a dull boy." she cried. "I want you to come to dinner Sunday, and you are going with ui to the theater next week. Oood-by." And Jim, looking after her, felt that Hammond was a very lucky man. Presently be pushed the papers back and lifted bis head with a little sigh. He even leaned back and pushed his hand through his thick hair. He felt a sudden impulse to grab his hat and run away. Was the game worth the candle? He put his teeth together with a sharp click and seized bis pencil again. "Lady wants to see you, sir." It was the voice of the office boy in tho doorway. "Tell her Sir. Hammond Is out" "Asked for you, sir." Warwick frowDed. "I'm very busy." He looked around. "Aro you sure she asked for mo?" "Sure. She said, 'I want to i,ce Sir. Warwick.' " Jim leaned over his papers again. "Show her In," he said. He did not hear the light footfall as the visitor entered. He was not aware of her presence until her pleasant voice electrified blm. "Good afternoon, Sir. Warwick." He turned sharply and arose. A dull red suddenly surged to bis cheeks. "Sliss Ormsby," he stammered. She put out her slim band, and he took it timidly. "How do you do, Sir. Warwick?" "Thank you," be replied, "I am quite well." She looked at him critically. "Aro you sure?" sho asked. "I fancy I have seen you when you looked less tired. "I am quite well," bo repeated. He was still dazed by her sudden appear ance. "Will you take a chair?" "Yes, thank you," she answered. "Do I interrupt you at an inopportune moment?" "Not at all," ho replied, as he pushed the papers back, "I warn you," she said, "that my business will take a little time." "I am quite at your service," War wick said. He was beginning to feel more at his ease. He knew that he hadn't appeared at his best She had startled him by entering In this unex pected manner. Ha never could have dreamed that such a call was possl- bio. Yet there she was, almost beside him. her fair presence filling the dingy room with radiance. There was a lit tle silence. "This is entirely a confidential mat ter. Mr. Warwick." He bowed and waited, but she seemed at a loss for further words, Yet the glance from her clear gray eyes did not waver. "Sir. Warwick," she presently said, "I fancy I have known you much longer than you Imagine." She met his surprised look with a little emtio. "I cannot understand," he said, "how you have this advantage If advan tago it may be called." "Do you remember Arthur nidge- ley?" "I remombcr an Arthur" Illdgeley who was n collego man. "Arthur Illdgeley Is my half broth er." ini.if t,n tiavpr told mo. "I havo 110 doubt bo told you he had a sister." tutor then. He did tell me of his sis ter. Ho seemed proud of her." She nodded. "Arthur and 1 are quite alone In the world. We are very dear to each oth er." She paused for a moment. "You were kind to the delicate boy, Mr. Warwick. He never wrote me with out telling of some new favor at your hands." Warwick stirred uneasily, but she gave htm no chance to speak. "You were his hero as well as boue factor. I cannot tell you how my own heart throbbed with gratitude when I read those letters. I knew what an effort It was for Arthur to keep up with his college work. Ills health was always In a precarious condition. I think be would have given up long be fore be did if It had not boon for your encouragement and your help." "You magnify It so," said Warwick. "Really, it was very little. I liked Arthur and It was natural that 1 should feel a sympathy for him. That Is all there was of It Arthur made loo much of It" She shook her head. "I have my own opinion about that" she said. "Any way, you gained his warmest admiration." She opened her shopping bag and drew out two let ters. One she let fall In her lap. the other she opened. "Here," she said. "Is the last letter he wrote before be was taken away from the school. I will read you an extract from It" She spread out the sheet " 'I cannot tell you how kind and thoughtful Jim Warwick continues to be. I couldn't sleep last nlgbt and he sat up with me. He quite made me forget the pain. And to think of such n fine, husky fellow bothering over a wretch ed runt like me! He's the only man I have ever met that I thought was good enough for you. sis and I can't make It any stronger than that' " Her voice was clear and steady as she read this, and her cheeks did not flush. Warwick started, but glib of tongue as he usually was, he could think of nothing to say. The girl quickly refolded the letter. "I have wanted to tell you how grateful I was," she said slowly, "but this seems to be the first chance I have had. We have met a number of times at social gatherings, but you have seemed to avoid me. Perhaps this was only fancy on my part Any way, "I All QUITE AT TOOI1 8EBVICE." you gave me no chance to speak to you about Arthur." Warwick tried to say something, but sue Btopped lilni again. "I had a letter from Arthur yesterday that prompted me to come here." She lifted the letter from her lap and held It lovingly. Then she laid It down again. "Where is Arthur?" tho young man softly asked. "In the Hawaiian Islands with a trusty man. It seems to be the only climate that will keep blm nllve. He la on one of tho smaller Islands, high up above tho Bea level. He can never leave there." Warwick nodded In profound sym pathy. "Slay I write to blm?" he asked. "Walt!" she said, "until I have quite finished." She drew a long breath. "Let me leave this subject for a mo ment," she said, "I hare something else to tell you. You know, I think that Jotham Garth has managed my estate for many years over slnco my father's death left me an orphan. He feels that he Is too old to continue to bear the growing responsibility. Ha has asked me to find some one else to take the burden from his bands. Will your firm accept It, Sir. Warwick?" He was fairly staggered. "Why, of course wo will," bo blurt' ed out "I beg your pardon. You sur prised mo so." He laughed suddenly. "I beg your pardon again," he said, "but can you assure me that I am quite awako?" Bhe gently smiled. "I can," she said. "And now I muBt ask you to forgive ma for bringing the sordid element into what was Intended to be purely a sentimental call. I have done It to show you that I have con fldence In your Integrity and your abll Ity. I have done It to show that I am truly grateful for your kindness to my sick brother." "Whatever your motive," murmured Warwick. "I accept the trust and thank you." "The transfer of the papers will be made at any time you prefer," said tho girl. "The business may neceskltato several calls at my home. Will you attend to this, or would you prefer to huva Sir. Hammond take It In charge?" "I will como," he quickly said. She smiled at his sudden vehemence. ".Merely business calls," he mur mured. She looked at him quizzically. "Perhaps you will call this a good afternoon's work?" sho said. "A great afternoon's work, Miss Ormsby." "Then It might appear to follow that you might reward yourself with a two weeks' vacation." He shook Ida head. "The vacation will have to wait" he said. "That's bad. lint really. It seems to me as If 1 might have something to say about It. If my business man hows signs of overwork It Is to my Interest to Immediately order hlin to take a rest 1 want bright and healthy as well as honest men to serve me. Do you understand. Mr. Warwick?" "1 understand that you are very kind and thoughtful, Silts Ormsby, and that I am under great obligations to -you." He drew a long breath. "Do you kuow," he said, "that I felt Just a llttlo discouraged before you came In? The way upward suddenly seemed long, and the road so rough. And and I wanted to climb so fast." "And why have you wished to climb so fast Mr. Warwick?" He looked away, and his face was troubled. "I can't tell you that, Sliss Ormsby," he said, "at least not now. Some day perhaps " He suddenly paused as If amazed at his own temerity. She watched him with n steady gaze. "Ilegard me as your friend. Sir. Warwick," she said In her earnest way. "Any confidence you may repose In mo will be held sacred, as you know." She hesitated. "I have not quite done," she added, and her volco sank a little. "I had a letter from Ar thur yesterday. Here It Is." She lifted the letter from her lap and drew out the enclosure. Then she shifted bcr chair a little, so the light was at her back and her face In shadow. Slowly she spread out tho sheet and very slowly she read the written words. "Sis. I am going to talk to you again about Jim Warwick. I suppose being alone out here for Gresham doesn't count with so much sea and sky to look at and the harsh cries of the sea birds at your ears, and the surf for ever breaking on the sands, a fellow can't help getting IiHi in bis head, and nursing them and turning them over, and holding them dear, and keeping a tight grip on them when he begins to think he's going mad. And the idea I've got in my head now though It isn't a new one is that you and Jim Warwick should marry. I know the end Is near, sis. It's only matter of a few months may be weeks. But I'm going to keep alive until I hear from you and Jim. When I stop my pen and you don t know bow the writing tires me and look up at those eternal mountains against the eternal blue sky. It seems to me that there are wavering shapes that hover about the trembling peaks, and they beckon, beckon, and It's a fancy of mine that they are waltlrig there for me. For you get queer ideas here, with the surf forever throbbing in your ears and the cries of the birds Jarring on your brain. I want to be at peace. But, somehow, I don't feel that I can go until I know Just bow It stands with you and Jim. You wrote me that you bad met him and that you liked him and that's all. I can't see how he could help liking you. Did you try to make him like you, sis? I kuow what It Is. It's your money that frightens him. Jlnr would rather die than have it thought that he was a fortune hunter. Honest old Jim! Do you know what I've done? I've gone down on the beach and turned my face to the east and I've tried to Influence Jim across the trembling waters and moke him fond of you and if there's anything In telepathy, I've succeeded. Of course, this Is a sick man's fancy. It's that and nothing more. I can't bear to think of leaving you all alone. If you had Jim it would be all right I tell you. sis, If you had any nerve you'd take this letter down to him and read It aloud. It would not be your voice, you know. It would be a voice from nfar It would be the pleading cry of a passing soul." 5he stopped suddenly with a low sob, and the letter slipped from her fingers. Warwick's eyes were on the papers that strewed bis desk, but he suddenly looked up. Then he softly arose and doted the door tightly and slowly came back. And the girl, with her hands before her face, sobbed above the letter. "Stlss Ormsby," said Warwick, "I cannot begin to tell you how I appre ciate the beautiful devotion that has prompted this act Let us believe that you were Influenced by the prayer that has gone out to you from that frail body pacing the lonely beach. It may be this Influence that emboldens me to say what I might never have dreamed of saying. For Arthur Is right, Sliss Ormsby, It Is your wealth that has kept me from you. It Is for you that I have tolled here, and hoped and struggled. From the first time I saw you I knew you were the one woman in the world. I am glad to tell you this, Miss Ormsby. May I may I write It to Arthur?" He waited until she slowly raised ber tear-stained face. "I thank you for your confession," she softly said, "and I know you to be ah honorable man. Otherwise I could not have come." She panned, and ber voice trembled when she resumed, "And why may not that gentle spirit havo Influenced me, too?" she softly said. He stared at her, and his face sud denly flushed. "Slary Ormsby," be abruptly said, "will you be my wife?" She put both ber bands In his. "We will write that letter together," she said. Cleveland Plain Dealer, Hame Oooupatlon, Man of the House You're a bird; aren't you7 Tramp Well, I'm picking up a liv ing wherever I can. Detroit jTree A man feels a grievance because bis wife wants to go everywhere ho goes except when he comes to die, and then be feels wronged becauso she UJto be left bemna. HUMOR OF THIS WEEK STORIES TOLD DY FUNNY MCN OF THE PHESS. tMd, Curious nnd l.nuchntile Phases of II ii ma ii Nature (lrllilcully for" trnjrnt liy I'.iiiliicilt Word Artists of Our On ii Diijr A Undue! of I'll n "Hero," shouted tho suddenly Hob man from tho West to n waller In tho highest-priced hotel on tho bench, ' bring mo another knife." "Yen, sah." "I'ndcrstand that after this that 1 never cat mashed potntoos and boiled cabbage with the sanio knlft" De troit Free Press, tlnnil y "That man says ho Is a sailor dur ing the summer, and In winter time he works for a retail carpet store." "A very logical change of occupa tion. I should say. At least he does plenty of tacking In either case. Tito Connoisseur. ,1 ".J SIls Khlcrton (to eminent painter) How singular It Is that you should have been so much more successful with Helen Itadlaut's portrait than with mine. Uueer. "He's out of a Job now. Ho had a good opportunity, but he didn't take the trouble to Improve It" "Yes. it's a funny thing about trou ble. Isn't it? If you don't take It you'll have It" Philadelphia Press. C.mxl Material. "Captain, how did you manago after you lost your anchor?" "Made one by tying a bunch of those old life preservers togother. Held like a rock." More to Her Liking. Sirs. Neighbors I see you have a new physician. Sirs. Illlngton Yen, I thought it best to make a change. Slrs.Nelghbors And do you find the new one more satisfactory? Sirs. Illlngton Yes, Indeed. He ac tually tries to make me think he thinks there Is something the matter with me. Not Quite So Worm. "A hundred years hence," remarked the boarder who had beeii reading tho scientific page of a patent meillclno almanac, "the battle of the world will be fought under water. "That" rejoined the cheerful Idiot, will be better than fighting them un der fire, as at the present writing." Wasted Opportunities. Slowboy Am I to understand that you regard me only In the light of a friend, Mies Swift? Silas Swift Well. It Isn't my fault If you er don't know enough to turn down the light I'anilljr Pride. "What's old Booster crowing about?" 'Why, he's all stuck up! He's Jist heard his wife's eggs nre worth 23 cents a dozen 1" Absent-Minded Man, "Ileen In a fight?" asked the Inquls- ltlve person. 'Not exactly," replied the absent- minded man. "Whllo shaving myself this morning I tried to lather my face with the razor. Between Friends. Miss Elderlclgh I see by the papers that tho craze for the antique Is dying out Sliss Young Yes, dear; but I hope, for your sake, that it will last through leap year, at least In After Yean. "Beauty," remarked the youth, "may draw us with a hair." poetic slnglo "Bhe may," admitted tho prosaic man, "but after marriage she Is more likely to grab a handful." Putting Him Wi.e. "Is your business an art or trado?" asked the Inquisitive, party. "Both," answered the Joke carpenter. "Writing Jokes Is an art, but exchang ing them for real money Is a trado that is anything but easy." Old Axiom Ooes Wronir, "Yes," said he of tho caro-worn look. "I married In haste." "And repented at leisure, eh?" quer led tho other party to the Dialogue. "Not me," replied tho other. haven't any leisure slnco I butted Into the matrimonial game." H.iulrilllllu'Ollt. 1 "Oh, George!" sho exclaimed, bitter ly, "1 hoard you toll your friend that j on tlfdu't love mo any more. lino, hoot" "Don't cry, dear." ho whispered ten dorly, "1 moan It as a cmnpllmont. Of course I couldn't lovo you any more than 1 do now." All Her l'ntlltm. "Sly client," said tho counsel for tho plaintiff In a broaoh-ofpromlso case, "Informs me that you frequently put your arm around her waist." "Sure I did." admitted tho defend ant, "but It was always at her request and I am too good-natured to decline a pressing Invitation." Toiiclilim Htory. Charlie Whew, but It was close In that church festival! Tom Did you foul rollovod when you got outside? Charlie l should say to. My pock ets were clean. Painless. "Do you belluvo In tho old maxim, 'No pains, no gains?' " "Hardly. With mo It's 'Any pain, no gain.' " "luderill What business aro you at?" "Oh. I'm a dentist." Joys of Wedlock, "Wo may as well como to an under standing right now," said tho angry husband. "It may bo hard for you to hear tho truth from tno, but " "Indeed It K" Interrupted tho patient wife, "1 hoar It so seldom from you. Tliuif I.oilnir (.Iris. Phyllis I tlo wish young Softlelgh wouldn't stare at mo so every tlmo wo moot. It's dreadfully embarrassing. Sibyl Yes, poor follow, 1 feel sorry for him. He never did havo much scute. Ttie rotiititntloii, 'That's tho new mansion of ono of our wealthy sugar refiners." Ah! Another house built upou sand." "No; rather upon tho rock he made out of sand." Philadelphia Ledger. Comparisons. "Sly white folks Is goln' to de sea- tho'," said one colored girl. Dat ain't much." was the answer. ".Mine It got lxithln' suits an' It goln' all de way In." Washington Star. The IHHerence. Stlsi Gasoline to Slits lienzoln Oh, you're not to much! Slltt lienzoln I'm better than you are, anyway. Iiu more refined. De troit Freo Press. Long Walk. rrospcctlvo Purchaser How far Is this place from the railroad station? Heal Hotate Agent 1 vo made It 111 eight minutes. Prospective Purchaser "iVblch wat chasing you a bull or dog? Might "e Worse. George, dear," sho murmured as she toyed with her new engagement ring. I havo a secret to tell you." George shuddered. "Well, como on with It," he said In tones that indicated be was hoping against hope. 'I I graduated from a c-cooklng school last month," stammered the fair orange blossom candidate. George shuddered again. "Well," ho said, "It might bo worso Fortunately you have enough money U enable us to board." Much the Hume. Hykem Did you ever Invest In oil or mining stocks? Piker No; but I married tho only daughter of a man who was supposed to be good for half a million, and two weeks later ho made an assignment Comparison. He What would you think If I wcro to steal Just one little kiss? She What would you think of a burglar who had a chunce to swipe a hundred dollars, and only took a dime? Pessimistic View. Little Willie Say. pa, what's tho good of war, anyway? Pa It takes a lot of brass bands to tho front, my son. Chip Off the Old Block. "Johnny," said tho editor to his young hopeful, "are you In tho first class at school?" "No, pa," replied the son of his fa thcr, "I'm like your papcr-oiitercd as second-class matter." Proof Positive. Husky nenry Wot did de perllce man do when youso called him a lob iter? Windy William Proved dat I wui tcllhV do truth by plnchln' me. Pre n oh Thrift. The people of Franco, both young and old, have always been notod for their capacity to mako a llttlo go a good way, whether In the matter of food, or raiment, or their equivalent money. Indeed, It has been claimed, without dispute, that a French family could readily live upon what the aver ago American family throws away. In the matter of savings, French children are early Instructed. They are taught the economic necessity of laying up money for the almost In evltable "rainy day" of the future. The teachers In the public schools aro made the transient depositaries of the pupils' funds from a sou upward, and the savings banks agenU gather in the aggregates monthly for permanent care. Tho total of these small savings of tho children make an imposing fig' uro yearly. An Historical lnolclont. Hannibal had Just fallen from hit elephant "I wish I had my touring car here," ho muttered, "I'm sick of those trunk llnot." Cleveland Plain Dealer. THE WEEKLY Ono Hundred Yours Aqo. Commodore Preble nuiilo a fifth at :nck on Tripoli, capturing several vos lels and prisoners. Ungland ordered n blockade of all tho northern ports of France. Tho treasury of Havana, Cuba, was .obtml of J'.'NHH) In gold. By treaty at Vlncoiines the Delaware mil Plankoshaw Indians reded Ihelr claim to all lands between tho Wabash mil Ohio rlers and south of the roml from Vliicenmw to tho falls of tho Ohio. Margaret Shlppen, wlfo of Benedict Arnold, died In Uinilim. Ihiglaud took possession of Cape Nicholas Mole. Port-nu Prince, mount ed guns on the fort nud llrtsl on Amer ican vosselt which passwl. Srventy-IUo Ycnr. Ago. Instructions were given to American ministers nbroad to make every effort to obtain redress for spoliations on our rominerce. Two American vessiils wore raptur ed off tho coast of Portugal by Don Miguel's squadron, for which act an explanation was demanded by the United States. The Queen of Portugal -id her mother In-law left Lngland for Slex. Ico. IMucatora from all of the States met it Boston to consult on public school work throughout tho country. A now atterold. named Kuphrosyne. was discovered at the Washington oh icrvatory. An entire change of ministry occur nil In tho Buenos Ayres government fifty Ycnri Ago. The United States minister at Slad- rid left that city In consequence of tho feeling against him. as he was accused of general connlvnuce In all the truu- have a curious mcwioii oi ihi.uk '-" 0I, courting or at least tho woman has. .Maria Christina, queen mother of , AH the corlln-r I- done bJ the wo m S,.al. left .Madrid for Portugal, under "''' "K I " . . escort of government troops, but I ' the damsel puts her e, i s upon , ..." . .i,.. a certain member of tho opposite sex. against the wish of the people, ns she wns Indebted to tho State .SiS-lss). Napoliim III. left Pnrls In order to take command of the army of tho north at Boulogne. Tho fortress of Hango. Bomersund. was liomlMrtled by the allied troops. Tho Queen of Spain with her hus band and children was banished from .Madrid. Cadiz, having bef n made a free port Gibraltar was reported to havo lost much of Its trade. forty Year Aqo. Indians worn on the warpath on tlm upper Arkansas river, massacring fam ilies nud running off cattle. Indians of six tribes were reportl to bo massacring settlers and stealing cattle In tho Platte valley, and to lie menacing Omaha and Council BlulTs. Tho Democratic national convention which liomlnntHl Oi-orge II. .McClellan for President nnd (1. II. Pendleton for Vlco President was held In Chicago. A report of tho surrender to Ad miral Farragut of Fort .Morgan, at tho ontrnnco of .Mobile bay, wns con firmed by n bullntlu from Secretary of War Stanton. Kecretnry of War Stanton Issued a bulletin telling of the fighting nt team's station between Gen. Han cock's force and tho Confederates. It contained a stutcment from Gen. Grant estimating tho Confederate losses of the wek at that point to be lt,(XX) dead and captured. Ililrty Ycnr Ago. Ilussla sent a circular note to the powers declining to recognize the re public of Spain, Six leaden of a negro mob that had threatened to sack Plckcttsvllle, Tenn., were taken from Jul I at Trenton and lynched. Threo negroes' were lynched by a mob at Brookhaven, Stlss. The Investigating committee of tho Plymouth church, Brooklyn, made a report acquitting Henry Ward Beccher of the charges mado against him by Theodore Tllton. Gen. Custer's exploring party, re turning from the Black Hills, reachod Lincoln, Neb., with tales of tho fertile land and the gold deposits found there. Twenty Yeor Ago. Tho crew of the schooner W. W. Brlgham, which foundered and turned turtle In the middle of Lake Michigan, wan taken from a raft made of lumber, 3ii which It had floated for three days without food. King Humbert visited tho cholera trlckcn district of Piedmont. Thirty eight deuths occurred, and toventy- eight now casos of cholera developed In Italy. Gov. Hoadly of Ohio ordered troops Into Hocking county to suppress riots at tho coal mines. Ten men wero cremated in tho burn ing of n circus train at Greeley, Colo. Fifteen persons wcro drowned by the OTHTturnlng of tho steamer Belmont In tho Ohio river near Henderson, Ky. Kngland closed n contract with u Chicago Arm for 800,000 pounds of compressed beef for tho Gordon relief expedition to Khartum. A report that Queen Victoria had dlfsl suddenly throw London Into a panic until tho canard was disproved. DOME BTHANQG GAVAQC HIIOCO. Utile Known Meilian Indians Almost Insensible In Pulu. Little U generally known nboul ' Papuans, the native of Now Guinea. Although In lb" possession "f if,' Britain for centuries, the Island ""- never been thoroughly explored. In one portion of I ho Island Is n tr ho of marshland dwellers. Owing tin; pe culiar character of I ho country they lnhul.lt, pedetlrlitl locomotion Is al most Impracticable. As Is usual In tropical countries, there Is a very tangled undergrowth, whllo I ho land 1 t' swampy t I"' walked upon. liven In lh wide stretches of shallow water canoeing Is almost Impossible, owing In tho rank vegetable growth. The result of these conditions Is that this most peculiar tribe havo practically lost the u of their lower limbs. Their dwellings aro Imllt In the trees above tho water level. Their bodies havo developed In such a peculiar way that thoy havo most enormous trunks, but the thighs, legs and feet are so small as to In useless almost. In fact, In figure and carriage they aro quite apelike. There aro very curious races of Jiien In tlm more Inaccessible portions of Mexico. Most of tho people are cinn dwellers, but there Is rarely mom than one family In tho cave. The curious thing about them, according to Dr. Carl l.uinuollr, Is that thoy do not feel pain In tho same degree ns wo do. They han a delightful habit of pull ing hairs out of one another's bends, but this slves them scarcely any pain nt all. They tear out the hairs o actly as wo should loar out tho tall of a horse These Inferior races feel pain to a far less extent than In tho case of a civilized man. Dr. Carl Lilinliollz niion pulled six hairs at a time from the head of a sleeping child, and It had no effect upon It at all. Then he askisl for more, but without effect. At last, wlien twenty tun-.i links were pulled out nt olio stroke, tho child scratched Its head a llttlo and slept on. The poor among some of the Chinese have a peculiar custom of giv ing their children In pledge to their creditors. First of all. the parents go before a Judge and make a statement of the case, after which the. scrivener draws up a deed of sale. Then tho deed Is signed by the scrivener, follow ing which the father of the hoy smears the palm of his right hand In eoarso Ink and places It upon the deed. This ink Is murh the same as the printer's Ink that Is used by us. After th whole of the hand has been Imprinted upon the deed, tho father goes through tho snmo treatment with the sole of his right foot. Then tho mother goes through tho ceremony, at the mil or which the parents receive tno money and deliver over tile ciiiiu. The natives of northwest Mexico certain tit nnd then attracts his attention by dancing before htm. Whllo sho does this she persistently keeps her hnck townrd blm. This Is the sign Hint she wishes him to become her husband. After a time, when the courting him proceeded a llttlo further, sho alts down near 111 ni and begins pulling his blanket away from him. Then sho slugs to him In n gentle, soft voice. At last the matter Is entirely settled by the girl pitching stones nt the swain, for If ho throws these back at her It Is it sign that they are be trothed. Other very remarkable tribes have Just been discovered by tho chief med ical officer of Papua. lie made two Interesting discoveries while exploring tho western portion of the territory. Tho principal tribe which ho discov ered during his peregrinations consists, of dwarfs, who hsve enormous webbed feet. These dwarfs build their duell ings In tho center of NWntnpH, which they nra nblo to cross with great rapidity. Tho other tribe consists of ilwnrfs, but their feet nre not webbed. They are, howeer, particularly wild nnd repulsive ciinnlbulH. Chicago Chronicle. BU8Y TOOTHPICK INDUSTRY. Japanese Make Heat Toothpli-Wa I'nnr- motto Product of .Maine Mills. The fame of American uiauufac- tures may bu wild to be In everybody's mouth," said lliu representative of n .Maine toothpick factory. "Up In Maine, nnd particularly In Franklin County's wJdo stretches of white birch, ure tho mills that supply 10 per colli of tho toothpicks used In this coun try. 'Poplar wood Is sometimes used, bill tho white birch, on account of Its plia bility and forest odor, gives n practical monopoly to Maine forests. During tho spring over a hundred men aro cm- ployed on muchlnes each of which can clip out almost a million a day ol tho sharp wooden silvers that help la keep down dentists' bills. 'What are termed tho fancy oi orangowood toothplckn are not made In tills country, nor could wo dupli cate them at four times the price. In the country districts of Spain nnd Por tugal theao picks aro sharpened Ilka needles and smoothed laboriously by young girls who aro paid Uio munifi cent sum of R cents a day. Tho Japanese toothpick Is probably tho best and is In Increasing demand. This toothpick Is fashioned from very lino reed; and, whllo doJIcnto nud thin as tissue paper, It Is stronger and more pllablo than our clumsy product. "Sly experience teaches that the American habit of chewing a toothpick on tho street and elsewhere Is decadent However, without tills gratuitous ad vertising, the demand Is constant." New York Sun. Htoel Hawsers. Htrel is slowly but surely displacing hemp ns the material of. which all hawBcrs nnd ropes nre mndo In tho ships of the BrltlBh licet No matter how good a man Is, If ho nud his wlfo get along well nil tho credit Is given to her patlciico, Ono troublo In mnklng n mlstnko la that you havo to let peoplo walk ou you for a while. "Yes, I remember now. I was a