Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1905)
I OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST J IN THE LEalBLATUIIG. Hiilcm, Jnn. 23, Tlirett charter niiioiulinoiit hills woro passed by the senate tmlay imil n lilll protecting wild owl. Thirteen now measure wurn Intro tluceil, Olio il Ilium win to provide tor tlin publication of npt-clitl lawn imil nil oilier lo provlil') ft ntutu lniiirtl.nl con Irol. ' There wits no business trminnctcd In 1 1 141 morning, ii iiiuriiiii not being pre t-iit. It Keems unlikely (lint nny o( tliu nnrnml nchooln will Im tllsooutlmied. Tho n) jr)irln t Ioiim asked (or thentt In stitutions will aggregate sum, out) 'rill would 1 10 mi cnoriiioiiH liicrciisu over tint appropriations of 1U03, when tlio total nlrojrli t loim woro but 8H, uuo. I'lvo hills passed tlio liotiso ttslny ono to rcgtilatti tlio sale ol fcrtlllicin, inti to provlilo n nnlty for ranting MiwiliKt iiiul other wnitto luinliur into ntrcains, ono to rtHtiIru sheriffs to keep n record of ndilrcwifn of taxpayers iii tint Ktnli of tax receipts, onu to euro delect In ilccdn nml judicial sale of iticcutorn nml iinn to irovlilo Hint tl tin nhall not descend to tlio helm of a de ceased trotlco or executor. All Iho lillln were ihiwihI wltliout oppiMltloii. .Among tlio 1H now lillln wiih one to niiiwnl rode nn child InlHir, ono lo rtwto lwMinl of Interiiitl oninintirro coin inlsnlonorn nml making appropriation i( 125,000 for Improvement of Wlllnni tt river, mnl ono to provlilo better method of collecting poll tin. Hnlein, Jnn. 24. Of the 21 bllln panned liy tlio houo today only one en countered opposition that for tlio cn iitlim of n Ktutti lllirnry commission. Tlio secretary ol till commission In to reeelvo f I, .00 n year nml traveling ex Tlio hill creating tlio Klghth (linker county) nml Tenth (Union nml Wnllu'u)'Judlclul districts were among tlinno passed, Tlio senate liolil only n very short session tlny, adjourning nt 11:10 until tomorrow nt 10. Untitle disponing ( nil tlio renalo business on linml, tint ecimtu received n few house lillln nml referretl from that lirnncli to tlio vnrl oun committees. Tliu neimtorn njieiit tint afternoon on coiuuiltteti work. Ilnlf n cloxfii lilll" linvo been Intro litt'tl nt till session for tint creation of u mining bureau, lint It In iloiilitful whether nny of tliem will liecomo luwn. Tint creation ol n Iewln nml Clnrk ounly In it new pronntal In-foro tint Icglslatmo. Tlio now county In lo lie tint nortliern Imlf of (I runt, except n nnrrow ntrlp along tint eantern nldo, nml innko Iong Creek tlio county unit. 'Diet Intention In to eventually take In a ntrlp of Linker nlno. Knlrm, Jan. 25. A neoro of bills dealing with tliu salaries of Mate nml comity olllcern linvo Ui'ii Intrtnlucetl In tlio limine, nml moro nrit to follow. Tlio mont liiiK)rtnnt of nil In tint bill for lint salaries for state olllcern. KKuker Mills wn nWnt today nml llntley, of Miiltiioninli, wnn elected njM'nker for tint tiny. Thirteen lillln were passed by the house, of which vitflit related to charter iinieiulnieiitn or Incorporation nctn, Twenty-eight new measures went pro Hneil, III tlio nennta eighteen lillln were, tunned, n lnrco iniij'irlty relutlnn to iiiiinlelnlltlen. Ono nppniprluten fin, 000 (or I ml inn war veleninn. I!1k1iI now billn where intrtnltireil. The hmino Kiwel n rtinciirrent rent) lultoii nnklnit mi invwtiimtion n( tint methixln by wbieh the Northern Tactile iiiilwny wcurtnl 400,000 neren o( Oro Km tlinlier lamln. The litmiw will HIM n hill to t-ntnt Mich eoiinty n pronevtitliiK nttornoy nml tlo nwity with illntrict nttorneyn. Iteprottentntlvo Htelner, of Ijiko, linn u hill intemletl to eml rimnci frn. It (orcen tint county In which tlio ilmnnKO In coinmlttetl to pay one-bnK of tlio Tallin of tlio stock Injured tr tlentroyetl. Tlio nenato went on reconl today npilnnt innkinir trnlnroblivry puninh' itlile by tlenth. A bill llxlng linprixiii' ment nt not lenn than 10 nor morn than 40 yearn wan favorably related. Salem, Jan. 20. That tho leclnln tore will not ndjourn nhort of n 40 tlnyn xewtton wnn indieatetl tinlny when tlio limine votel down the lenuliitlmi for It it nl ailjoiirmnent IVbiuary 10. A larKo nuinlK'r of lillln went favor ably repiirtiil to tint lioimo by Ibn vnrl tiiin coniinitleen to which they hint been unnltinetl. Twelve now lillln were Intro- Comblno Sawmill Outputs. Union A proposition In under eon nlderatlon co.itcniplntliiK connollilntlnn ol tho outputs of noveral larKtt Hawmllln iirar thin place. It in umlcrntood that n innn with plenty of capitnl ntimiln reinly to put In n Iiitko planer nt Union nml buy and handle tho entire nnwiiiill output of thin ncctloti. It In entliiinted that hucIi it plan would mean, tho din trihutlnn of nbout fSO.OOO a month at Union In tho employment ol many men nml tennis, nml tho (tenernl Improve ment of bunlnenn conditions. A site In now being looked up. Wlllamotto's Display at Fair. Willamette University, Hnlein Own V. O. Ilnwley linn lieon jrlvi'ii cbnrKO of tlio iirriiiiKeiiientH for mi exhibit of Willamette university nt tho 1-owln and Clnrk fair nml Is arratiK'"K onu iiIoiik novel linen, tho Idea belnn rnphlcnlly to IlliiMtriito tho pioneer history of tho school. Willamotto Is tho oldest edu cational Institution went of tho Mis souri river. l'rofoHHor Ilnwley visited St. Louis this summer and inudo n spe al Htuily of tho educational exhibit nt tho Louisiana I'lirrlmuo oxposltlou In onler to gut ideas. Improving Eugene Yards, KiiKono Kxtenslvo Improvements bavo been commenced upon tho Bouth ern l'nclllo company's depot ynnls in Kugono. Cnrpontors nro iiow construct ing now stockynrds, twice ns Inrtto as tho old ones, nml as soon as thoy nro completed n turn table will bo put In and ono of tho main sldotracks will bo loiiKtlionoil 100 foot. Tho work is tho beginning of tlio gonoral rearrangement of tho yards which has been in con templation for three or four years. d need, Tliri'o limine bills went pawed, nn follows! I'o extend tlmo for ('ottngo drove to glvo notion of tux levy) t' nulliorlrn ululnop county to creel a court limine; for ilullclency mid lcgln Intlvo appropriations, Tlio nenule con cunil In tlio ifloptlon of tho limiHi con current leniiliitlmi to Inventlgiitu North ern 1'iielllo laud (rsnwii'tloun. I'llleeii stinato bills wcro panned by tho nenale, iilnmiK them being! Incrennlng tho penalty for triiln rolibery lo Iniprlnmi nient for 10 lo 40 yisirnj to crento Juvo nllu coiirln nml (irovldii for control of neglected children) to iippproprlate $l'ft,000 for thn oerntlon of tho nirt ii ko road at Colllo; to appropriate 45, 000 for tint Indian war voterniin, Kloveti new bllln were Introduced In tho cellule. At tho clone of today's session 170 lillln had Im-oii Introduced In tint nenato and L'Hl In tho bouno, Kny'n tint salary bill punned tho limine tmlny with only two opposing volen. Tho yearly sal urlen priiniil by this lueanurii.nro! (lovernor $S,000i necretnry of slnto l, not)) stntu treasurer l.fiOO; supremo Jmlgit 4,n0(li ultoniey general f:i,000. ' Hnlein, Jan. 27. Nineteen bills wcro imnnnl by tho sennit! bnlay. Twnlvo new bllln with Introduced. Tliu bouno Hinmn 21 of iln lueMniiren. A bill bus mitdtt iln HppeHrmice In the senato Inteiuled to regulate Iho frater nal liinurHluo orders In tliu nlate. The Cott iiioHnuro raining tliu ngo of consent hnn been unfavorably rvjnirtal by tint Miiiiintt( and n subntltiitu ro IKirttil fnvnarhly. It In thought tlio new bill will pwi. Tho hill providing for ngrlcultiiml Itintltulen mid currlyng a $",r()() appro priation pawned tlio bonne with voten to spare. Many FIIIors at noscburg. Itonebnrg In splto of tlio suseiislon of tho Itonebnrg land olllco, tho dally mall relating to public bunlnenn con tinues Ui Ihj heavy. No contents nro Indiig beard or Hunt proofs taken nt tliu olllco llnelf, nlthough all prtxifs net prior to tho onler of nuniension licforo outnldo olllcern In tho Itonebnrg district nro living rirelved and filed with tiotn tinnn of tlio tender of tho legnl pay inentiH In tho lant fuw tlsyn thcru bate Ntii l!l houiesteail entries, seven tint Iter nml stone npplicatlons, two state selections and seven lieu selections filed. Tho ilnto ami hour of these til ings is noted on the Kiers ami they will bo taken up in exact order of their receipt, when tho olllco Is rcocncd for tho ordninry trnnnaction of busiii(ss. Henry V. Illgby has Ik-ch npKilntcl clerk In the ltosvburg otllce slncu tho suspvnsloii. , Pure Drad Hogs In Demand. Pendleton That pure bred bogs, as well ns nil other puro bred stm-k, nro becoming )pular la evidenced by the fact that several farmers linvo taken to mining fine bog and aro finding a ready market for their product. V. V. Ilarrnh, who liven threo miles east ol lViidleton, ban a lino herd. Korty of his animals are Knglish Ilcrksblren nml .'10 Poland Chlnan, Mr, Ilarrnh in crooning tho two breeds, saying that since many of tho largu farmers have fenced their wheat fields and aro turn Ing In bogs to gnther tho wustu heads of grain n heavy demand is being made for tho mixed stock. To Returns Clatsop Courthouse. Astoria Now that tho legislature has punned n bill nuthormiig tho county court to make n levy for erecting the now county court bouno, work on tho building will bo resumed nn soon nn the contractor can get bin force of men to gether nguln. Tho foundation, Imno ment and part of tho first story wcro completed when the work wan stoppetl, nml conslilernblo material Is on tlio ground, so construction will progress mpldly when started. It Is fully ex pected tho building will bo ready for occupancy liy fall. Drlggi Find It Under Mortgage. (Iranta l'iiHihA fiinrtirnirn fnr Sl40. 000 has been given on tliu famous llriggs claims, of Upper Sucker creek, tho scone of tho HO, 000 strike last sum tner. Tlio liiortLHlim Is ulven bv Ihivtd llriggs, owner fo the clalinn. Tho mortgage is ihkoii ny c. c . Miipics, oi Ashland, l'lie two claims designated 111 the inortgagu are tlio "Wounded 1'iwl;" mid lint "l'nv Streak." Tim claims ant Im'uted sidu by stde, and range directly on tho contact of por phyry mid granite on which the rich surfneo strike was made. Material for System. Union Clarence Crawford, repre sentative of tlio (inind Itondo l'.leetrl cal compnuy, who wan here a few days ngo, said nil the material, excepting polos nml wires, had been ordered for tho electric system that in to extend from Cove to Union, Hot Ijiko, Ia (irmnlu and other valley points, nml that nrrangcmoiits for construction wcro well under way. Contracts nro to be let thin week for poles and wires. The main Hue poles nro to bu of cedar. Waico Farm Sells for SO, 000. Tho Dalles Thomas Leaho ban bought tlio Kd. llarrlman farm of .'CO acres on Klght Mllu creek, south of Tho Dulles, for fK,00l). Tliu tract contains nbout lot) acres of tillable land, tho to mnlndor Iwlng pnsturu. Tho sale Is considered ono of tho bent that bus been made in the county for some time, nml Is nn evidence of tliu advance in the price of Wnseo county lands. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Walla Walla, Blloj bluo Btcin, 88oj valley, 87o. OatB No. 1 whlto, 1.32K(32.35, gray, $1.30(31.40 pur cental. Hay Timothy, $141310 por ton ; clover, $11012; grain, $11(312; cheat, $12313. l'otntoos Oregon fancy, 85Q00o; common, ()075o. Apples llnldwlns, $1,25; Spltzon borgs, $1,7502 por box, Kggs Oregon ranch, 27 028o. lluttor Fancy crenmory, 25Q30o, Hops Cliolco, 27(3 28c; prime, 20c per pound, PUT IN OHAHQE, United State to Manage Finance of Santo Domingo Government, Hnnlo Domingo, Hcpubllc of Han to Domingo, Jnn, 28. A protocol botwevt, tliu Dominican government and tho American minister, Mr, Dawson, and Commander A, 0, Dillingham, U H,, H., In behalf of tho Amerlean govern ment, wan signed yesterday, Tho prin cipal conditions nro Hint tho American government guarantees tint complete Integrity of tlio Dominican territory, ngrewi to umlertnko tho adjustment of nil obligations of tho Dominican gov ernment, foreign and domestic, and tho condition.) of payments; to adjust iinreasonahlo claims and to determine tho validity mnl amount of landing claims. In tho case of tho appointment of ono or more commissions to reach nu adjustment tho Dominican govern ment shall bo represented In order to protect Its responsibility, Tho American government will take chargo of tho existing customs houses and thono hcrcnltcr to bo created, and will name tho cmploycn necensnry to their management, the dutlen they will exercise mid their rights, These will bo considered Dominicans and subject to tho laws of the republic. Tho Do minican government will linvo nt each custom bouno lunjicctnra In behalf of Its interests, mnl from nml niter tlio tlato thn contract tnkns effect. The present employes nro to be connlderod us nctlng uudur Its provisions. Out of the revenues collected nt the cuntom house of the republic, tho American government will deliver to the Dominicans 45 tier tent of the total gross amount for tho pur)ra of attend ing to tliu necessities of tlio Inulgvl. Out of tho 55 tier cent, the American government will pay the employes of the custom house, and tho Interest on tho amortization of tho foreign and do mestic debts. Tho whole surplus may remain and each llscnl year will Iw de livered to tho Dominican government and devoted to the payment of Its debts. OPPOSED BY MONDELL. He Will Prevent Pattaga of Klamath Irrigation Dill if Pottlble. Washington. Jan. 25. An effort will bo made, when the opportunity presents itself, to secure jxissago through the house of n bill recently passed by -the senate iermlltiiig the secretary of the Interior to utilize ltwcr Mamatli, Tulo nml (loose lakes ami all tributary waters In coiinncction with tho Klamath or other Irrigation works undertaken under the national Irrigation law. There will lie opposition to tins bill In the house, however, which may be able to prevent its passage. This wis shown by an adverse report made on the bill by Chairman Mondell, of tlio Irrigation committee. Tho entire committee, with the ex ception of Mondell, Is In favor of the passage of the bill and concur In a fav orable report made by Representative Williamson. In Ids report Williamson quotes from a letter of the director of the geological survey, urging the pas sage of the bill. Among other things the director says: "The feasibility of the Klamath Irri gation project, from an engineering standpoint, is beyond question, and it Is also one of tho clienet projects that has been found by the reclamation service. "Tho bill is Intended to authorize tho secretary of tho Interior to so utilize theso lakes ns may lie necessary for tho licst development of the country under the reclamation act. This would not Ihi tiossihlo without specific authority from congress, on nccotintof their navi gable capacity, which, whilo insignifi cant in value, is such as to brinjt them technically within tho direct jurindic tion of congress. "The dcvlopmcnt of this project for tho irrigation of 300,000 acres of land, aliout one-half of which Is public land or at the disjtosltlon of the public, pre sents no physical dllllcultles ot any Im portance. It may to stated further that connected with this possible devel opment is an opiKirtunlty to extend the system to Include somo 1)0,000 acres of Irrigable land in tho Klamath Indian reservation at somo future time, when these lands may lie thrown ojien to set tlement." Tiflls In Stale of Siege. Victoria, 11. C Jan. 25. Captain Orlan Cullen, representative of tho Im Ktrial Marino association of Tokio, re ceived a cablegram from Constantinople tonight to the effect tjiut 1,500 Circas sians bad revolted mid killed tho litis slun gunrd, nomlicrlng 200 nt Slnvini, in tho Caucasus, mid tliut ltusslnns mid Turks in largo numbers were crossing tho frontier into the Caucasus to spread revolution In Tiflls province. Tillis City Is practically in u stale of siege, ho wild, nml communicntlon la bad only by dlspntch bearers. No Looting nt Port Arthur. Chefoo, Jnn. 25. Twenty-seven men and women, comprising tho first party of refugees from Port Arthur, arrived here In n junk today. They stilted that 22 other Junks, bearing over 500 mm Combatants, wero also coming. Sevcrnl launched Immediately started to help tlioin. The refugees stated that since tho first few days following tlio surren der of Port Arthur, there has practi cally been no looting, tho Japanese offi cials dealing sternly with all offenders, Tlio Chinese were moro culpabl'u than the Japanese. . Women Trampled in Rush. Chicago, Jan. 25. Suvernl women weru Injured hero tonight in n stum nedo of thousands of excited Russian subjects who clamored for admittance to tlio est blilo auditorium to near tho nows from St. Petersburg nnd to listen to nn nddrcss by Mine. Kutberluu llrcshkowsky, tho Socialist workor. lluforu tho doors of tho auditorium wero required a detail of policemen to keep tho crowd from stampeding and pushing those who struggled, Cuban City Shaken Up, Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 25. Thero bavo been threo distinct Bhocka of earthquake of Increasing forco within th last 24 Hours, causing mucn oxcito ment, No sorlous daroago was dono, but tboro 1b feared thvt thero will bo moro (bock, . Tho HutsMii are experimenting with a "water-clad" battleship, which has an upper deck of cork and a sec ond deck of armor. The apace be tweon the two can be filled with water; then tho ship floats a foot under the tea' surfneo. The new Ilclglnn military system, established on the basis of voluntary conscription, has already proved n fail ure. Notwithstanding tho active ef forts of the enlistment committee, but fow volunteers linvo coma forward during the last year. ' Tho avcrogo annual Importations of forolgn corn Into franco for the past three years were fourteen million bushels, of which tho Argentine Re public furnished nn annual average of 4,250,000 bushels, Roumanla three mil lion and the United HUtcs 2,800,000 bushel. Professor Krctschmar, of the Her man navy, completely rejects the tradi tional type of ship patterned on the form of fishes and substitutes that of aquatic bird. Ily minimizing tho wave resistance tho new form augment tiio propelling capacity of the screws of a ship of the present typo (X) per cent, thus producing a corresponding accel eration of speed without any Increase of jxiwer. The wonderful target practice of Uio lirltlsli navy, 40 per cent hits (which tins slnco been beaten two point by our Atlantic squadron In quarterly practice) Is said to bo largely credit able to a mechanical contrivance In vented by Captain Hcott of tho Ilritlib navy, called a "dotter," by which a small paper target drawn to a scale Is caused to move In front of a gun with a combined vertical and horizontal movement. Whllo the target Is In mo tion the gun pointer endeavor to train the gun so a to keep the cross wires of his telescope on the target. When ever the cross wire are "on" an elec tric connection causea a pencil to make a dot on the target, the dot represent ing a real shot on a real target at 1,000 yards. Thus Uio men are accus tomed to train the gun under the dis turbing conditions of a ablp In a sea way. The Smithsonian Institution has published a new edition of Dr. Lang Icy "Experiments In Aerodynamics," first printed eleven years ago. In sum ming up Dr. Langley speaks of the prospocta for he future somewhat as follows: Since that time, he says, he has demonstrated that mechanical flight Is possible by actually perform ing It wltii steel flying machines nearly one thousand time heavier Uian air, driven by steam. These machines weighed from thirty to forty pounds, and fled from one-half to three-quar ters of a mile at speeds varying from twenty to thirty miles an hour. It I believed by Dr. I-angley that the tlmo Is now Tery near when human beings will be transported at high velocities, though perhaps at first under excep tional conditions, such as are demand ed In the arts of war rather than ot peace. NEARLY FORTY MILLIONS. Tbat Is What Andrew Carnegie Has Olrtn for Libraries. Since the time when Andrew Car- negto formed tho opinion that "to die rich la to die disgraced," he has paid out very nearly $10,000,000 to establish free libraries for tho people. The ex. net sum Is $30,325,240. Of this sum $20,004,080 has been expended In tho United States. $5,033,010 In England, $1,070,550 In Scotland, $1,475,500 In Canada, $503,000 In Ireland. $100,000 In Porto Itlco, $01,250 In New Zealand, $35,250 In Tasmania and $22,000 In the West Indies. Mr. Carnegie In making tho gift ot a library Invariably stipulates that the community benefited shall annually devote to the maintenance and care of tbe building and to the purchase nnd distribution of books a sum equal to ono-terith ot hi donation. It will be seen, then, that the people to whom this $80,325,240 worth ot libraries hni been given must raise annually $3 032, 521 for their maintenance. Tho number of libraries he hns giv en lo tho people is 1,200, scnttered through 1,013 towns nnd cities, somo'ot the Inrger cities, notably New York, having received a number. Of these tho United States has received 770, England 317, Scotlnnd 102, Canada 4S and Ireland 3d. New York Stnte hni been given 110 libraries; Pennsylvania 70, Ohio 03, Illinois 53, lown 52, In diana 45, California 35, Michigan 31, Wisconsin 33, Minnesota 23, Missouri 25, MuttsnchuscttH 21, Texan 10, Now Jersey 18, nml each of the other Stntei nnd territories ono or more, with the exception of Alaska, Arkansas, Dela ware, Mississippi mid Rhode Island. Ciuzim'H Hail Writing, Tho Rnpld ltuvluw says that Lord Curzon'a writing wns so bad nt Oxford that when ho wrote to a relative nnd ta a friend with whom ho wns wont to bo cundld nbout that relative's short comings, and put the letters into the wrong envelopes, no harm resulted, Ills klnsninn surmised that tho Illegi ble scrawl must be a request for money nnd favorably responded on that by. po thesis. Doing a Christian Scientist upscti another beautiful history: A wife can't soothe her husband's fevered brow, since thero Isn't such a thing. . Aitnnnw CAUNEQIR. DREAM CAME TRUE. fills Man Had Vision of llnncer to On Whom He Never Knew, Dreams do sometimes "como true." When tills happens various explana tions are usually offered. Thn scien tist may declare for telepathy, tho spir itualist for the Intervention of "spir its," and tliu matter-of-fact man for simple coincidence, He that a It may, tho fact still remains that when a dream actually "comes to pass," the history of It appeals to each and ev ery one. Of such Instances hero Is nn Interesting one," says Andrew Long In Longman's Magazine. "I may have told before, some where, but may bo permitted to re peat, a story of a dremii In deep sleep, told to me at first hand by the wife of tho dreamer, Mr. Thomas (not the real name), was a Welsh squire, whose place Is In a rural district. One night my Informant, Mrs, Thomas, wa awakened by hearing her hus band talking In his sleep. He was ex citedly crying: '"Poor old man! Poor old man!' Mr. Thomas, to amuse herself, said, 'Poor old dear! What Is the matter with him!' Utlll asleep, her husband replied, 'lie cannot get out of the fire and smoke.' 'What Is tils name' ask ed tlio woman. After a pause her hus band answered: 'John Melbuen,' after which his comments became Inarticu late and ceased. Next morning Mrs. Thomas asked her hushaiHl what he had been dream ing about an old man, John Melhuen, In great danger, but the dreamer was unconscious of having dreamed at all. The pair left their house for n visit by rail, before tho arrival of the news paper, and, at the little station, found only the evening paper of the previous day. It contained a paragraph about the killing of one John Mcthuen, by a railway engine, on a level crossing. Now, In this case, few will say that pure "fluke" could give the right name, the surname not being common. Tele pathy from Methuen to Mr. Thomas, whether at the moment of Metliuen'a death or after his death, cannot be explained by personal sympathy, as Mr. Thomas had never beard of the man In hla life. It would rathr appear that Intellec tual "raya" had been disengaged by the accident, and bad found a recipient In the deeply sleeping brain or mind of Mr. Thomas, perhaps twelve hour or more after the event. lie, again, would have been none the wiser If his Bleep talking had not been overheard and remembered. Obviously, It these faculties of un accountable Intercommunication do ex ist, they are of no commercial value, or of next to none, and tho plain man dismisses tliem with the Inquiry, "What Is the use of themr He Is un consciously postulating that every thing In tbe universe was created for the purpose of being of practical ser vice to persons like himself. What I the "use" of the properties of amber? They merely led to an inquiry Into electricity, which Is useful enough nowaday, thanks to tbe questions suggested by certain odd, but of old quite useless, properties of things." OLDE8T ALTAH IN AMERICA. Church Built by Cortex' Order In Tl- cal Still HI. nil. Many Americans with the two histo rical dates of J COT and 1C20 flrmly fixed In their minds may be surprised to learn that for nearly a century be fore the daya of Jamestown and Plym outh Hock Christian altars had been standing on this side of the great wa tera. The daring Spaniards followed close after the great discovery, says n writer In the Pilgrim, and braved the seas In search of treasure. So It was that the Intrepid Cortex marched upon Mon tezuma's capitnl after burning his ships behind him at Vera Crux, Here at Tlnscalu, twenty miles north of Puebla and less than fifty miles east ot Mexico City, Cortex found stanch allies. Their four chiefs he baptized from a huge black lava font Each of these rulers had a key to the great treasure chest, which can still be seen, an enormous affair having four locks. Here Is also shown the banner Cor tex carried In bis conquest and after ward presented tbe Tlascalons for their loyalty. It Is about ten feet long and forked at the end; Its fine and heavy silk was once a beautiful crim son. The Tlascalans have again and again refused almost fabulous sums offered for It on behalf of Spain. These natives throughout the country cling with a wonderful tenacity to nny such relic, for In their eyes it Is supremely sacred. At the time of Cortex. This cnla was an lnqiortant city. Charles V. of Spain, signed the grant of arms to the city, while Phillip II. affixed his signature to the city charter nt llarce lonii, Mny 10, 15S5. Tbe church of San I'rnnclsco, the original one built by order of Cortex, Is In good preservation, having been well cared for. On the pulpit In the chapel Is found this unique Inscription, "AquI tubo prlnclplo el Santo Evan gello en este nuevo niuutlo." ("Here tbe holy gospel had n beginning In the new world.") I.Ike the Interior of all Mexican churches, this chapel Is high ly decorated, being especially rich In elaborate statues, Tlascalu Is the capital of the state of tlio same nitme, which hapiwiis to bo the smallest commonwealth In the Mextcnn union. The city now num bers barely 4.000 Inhabitants, while tho greater part of Its public buildings show there Is no progress and very little repair. Prices Hilling ririn. Old Joshua Martin was noted for his ability to make n close bargain, but once in a while he met his match. "I say, mister," ho began, ns ho walked into a barber shop ono market day, while waiting to dlsposo of his load, "fnrmlng's mighty bad nowa days. You ought to lemmo have n shnve for 5 cents. Why, It I should tell you tho prlco I bad to tako for my garden Bass " "Mebbo," returned tho barber, "hut fnct Is, I ought to chnrgo you doublo price now by rights, for farmers' fncos nro Just about twice as long na they used to be. You ought to bo thankful for being let off on one faro!" To gloat after you have won la a cheap luxury. I. - - 4. M. t t. .1. l.t. TttTTTTI ttttvttttttt FAVORITES I i , I I I I r I I " T Ulre me three grains of corn, mother uniy three (trains or corn; It will keep tho little life I lis re Till the coming of tlio mnrn. I am dying of hunger and cold, mother Dying of banger and cold; And half the agony of such a death My lip have never tow. It has gnawed like a wolf at my heart. mother A wolf that Is fierce for blood: All the livelong day, and the night be side, Onawlng for Itck of food. I dreamed of breed In my sleep, mother, And the night wa heaven to see; I awoke with an eager, famishing Up, Ilut you had no bread for me. How could I look to you, mother How could I look to you Vor bread to give your starving boy, When you were starring, too? Por I read the famine In your cheek, And In your eyes so wild, And I felt it In your bony hand, As you laid It on your child. The Queen has Isnds and geld, mother The Queen has lands anil gold, While you are forced to your empty Iff Mlt A skeleton Imbe to bold A tabe that In dying of want, mother As I am dying new, With a ghastly Icok in Its sunken eye, And fa mine upon Its brow. What hns poor Ireland done, mother WUst lias poor Ireland uone. That the world looks on, and sees ns starve, PMvtatitnir nn. hv nnt Do the men of England care not, moth er The great men and the high For the suffering sons of Erin' Itle, Whether they lire or die? There Is msny a brave heart here, moth er. Dying of want and cold. While only across the Chsnnel, mother. Are many thst roll In gold; There ere rich and proud men there, mother. With wondrous wealth to view. And the bread that they fling to their dogs to-night Would give life to me and yon. Come nearer to my side, mother Come nearer to my side. And hold me fondly, as you held My father when he died; Quirk, for I cannot tee you, mother. My breath Is almost gone; Mother! dear mother! ere I die, Olve me three grains of corn. Knbla Khan. In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure dome decree. Where Alph, the sacred river, ran. Through caverns measureless to man, Down to a sunless sea Ro twlee fire miles ot fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round; And there were gardens bright with sin uous rills. Where blossomed many an Incense hearlnir tree:- And here were forests ancient as the hills. Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. The shadow of the dome of pleasure Floated mldwsy on the waves. Where was heard the mingled measure From the fountain and the caves. It was a miracle of rare device, A sunny pleasure dome with caves of IceJ A damsel with a dulcimer In a vision once 1 saw; It was an Abyssinian maid. And on her dulcimer the played, Singiug of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song. To such deep delight 'twould win me That with music loud and long I would build that dome In air That sunny dome! those eaves of Icel And all who heard should see them there. And all should cry. Ileware! IJeware! His flashing eyes, his floating hair! Weave a circle round him thrice. And close your eyes with holy dread. For he on honey dew bath led And drunk the milk of Paradise. Samuel T. Coleridge. mind Farmer Doy la Marvel. Stephen Melltnger, of Denver, Fa, does things remarkable In one who moves, as be does, In continual dark ness, saya Islle'a Weekly. When Melllnger, now 18 years of age, wa 2 years old, be blinded himself Incura bly with a hatchet. He has so adapt ed himself to his condition that he acts virtually as If In the possession of his eyesight. His misfortune has not been allowed to Interfere In the least with his usefulness. His senses of touch and hearing are very keen. He works In the field. lie sows, uses the rake and spade, helps harvest tho crops, milks, climbs trees and, what Is still more remarkable, drives spirited horses and rides a bicycle. The boy Is as bright uud cheerful ns any of his associates. He Is able to harness a horse unaided and to drive several miles to the village, where the house hold supplies are obtained. Every morning It is his duty to hitch a horse to a milk wagon and drive a mile to Deliver village. In this drive ho 1 compelled to cross railroad tracks at two points. Spirited horses are his delight, and two belonging to bis fath er, -which are too wild for the average man to handle with sarety, aro used by him without u thought of danger. It Is unwise for other persons than him to approach theso animals. The young man docs not work, rldo or walk In a hesitating manner, after tin' usual fashion of tho blind. He takes n fast borso out on the road nnd gallops at full Bpecd, turning out for vehicles and other horses, nnd round ing sharp corners without pulling up. On his wheel he rides ns If possessed ot full sight and can bo seen alono miles from his home. Q Merlin's Mall Hates. Mall collectors In llerlln nr.. nnt nrp1,Ml to irather tho contnnta tin pillar boxes. Theso boxes nro connect- 1,1. nn.(AAI... 1,.. eo. vriiu i'ubiumivu v) pneumatic tnlien. At Stilted Intervals tin, , chluery Is set In motion, nnd In a fow UUUUies tuo leuers uruwmriea from each pillar box to tho sorters' table In tho postolllce. Every ono thinks that tho presents he gives are moro sensible than those ht receives. I OLD t TTTT'l T'l T I TTT'i A DAY Of nC8T. Old-Vathlonetl, Qnlet ttoatlns for Rea tlar Now Laid Aside, Sunday, from being a day of re for man and beast, has become the busiest day of the week. Bo many socloty people live In the suburbs that the English week-end parties have be como an established custom In this country, and the guests must be amused. Dinner, at homes, and must cnles, not only In town, but out of town, have become the regulation mods of entertainment for. that day. Hunday, too, Is the day now selected for repairing streets and altering car tracks In tho business sections, which It la Impossible to do during tlip rush and crowding of tbe week. The old-fashioned Hunday he dis appearedthat low, easy-going da of rent and family reunion, when church and a good, solid dinner were the only distractions, and Sunday pa per were of (mail Import Simple pleasures, and yet bow restful) The city' growth and the opening of new and convenient route by tbe trolley are In a great measure respon sible for the change, and th truthful excuse Is given tbat Sunday 1 the only day tbat one I free to visit But have the majority this excuse, or 1 tbe feverish ruth after excitement :nd novelty? What would the riljrim father have to say If they saw the very vanities they bad turned from In the old world becoming dally more established In the new? Think of the austerity of the Puritan Sunday the long Journey to church, the long, tedious service and It cannot be wondered at that a re action should ensue. Then came tho Sundays of the Inst century the Sun day when breakfast was deferred to nn hour later than on week days. Oh, tbe luxury of that extra hour's sleep! Tbe regulation Sunday breakfast of hot bread or griddle cake, and tho haste to be ready In time for church, for to church or meeting one mutt go, unless able to give some ptautlblo ex cuse. The children all went to church. too. In those day, and If tbe sermon seemed endless and far beyond tbe comprehension of snch youthful lis tener there waa alway the compen sation of dropping the bright penny on the collection plat, or watching poor old Mr. Plank nodding gently and waking with a start at regular Intervals. Sacrilegious amusements without doubt but compensating In measure for the penance of stttlng; still, which Is so Irksome to the young. How much tbe children enjoyed being allowed to keep on tbelr best clothes In honor of the day! Light literature waa tabooed, only to make It more enjoy able during the week and there waa the- solace of knowing that If story books were forbidden, lessons, too. were laid aside. Childish and simple this sounds now, 7et how restful that Sunday routine In modern ears! Washington Star. TO DRAIN LAKE FOR LOST COIN Company of Texae Dnalneee Men Will Try to Find BpanUh (Hirer. The search for lost treasure amount ing to more than $100,000 of Mexican silver which 1 said to be lying at the bottom of Collins Lake. In Leon Coun ty, Texas, will toon be begun, saya the San Francisco Call. A Joint stock company, composed of a number of business men of Oakwoods, Tex., and other citizens of that section, has been organized for tho purpose of conduct ing the search for this buried or hid den silver In a systematic manner. The company will drain the water from this lake by means of powerful steam pumps. Tbe lake Is situated about 15 miles south of Oakwoods. It covers 25 acres of land and tbe water la 5 to 12 feet deep. According to the legend of this treas ure, a caravan of Spaniards were on their way north In the early days and tbe silver tilled tbe bed of a large wagon, which was being drawn by six mules. When near this lake an attack waa made on tbe travelers by a band of hostile Indians. In order to save tbe silver the wagon waa driv en Into the lake and Its precious con tent dumped out Only one member of the party escaped from the sav ages, and It took him many year to make hi way back to the City of Mexico, where be told hi story, but It wa not believed and he could get no aailatance In recovering the treas ure. The survivor Is said to have left a description and a crude drawlng-of ths spot where tbe silver was hidden, and this he handed down to bis son. Still no effort was made to recover tho treasure and It was not until the great-grandson ot tbe survivor came Into possession ot the document that any movement was made to secure the fortune. This great-grandson wa without means himself, but he manag ed to make his way to Texas and by means ot the records and documents In hla possession he easily located the lake where the silver Is supposed to be deposited. The history of the lost silver Is be lieved by many people of tbe Collin Lake section and those who have gone Into tbe enterprise of draining tbe lake are confident tbat they will find tbe big fortune lying at Its bottom. Pow erful pumping machinery U being In stalled and tbe lake will be drained as fast as possible. It will take prob ably two months to pump It clear of water. A Worm's Skin. The Annelid Podynce clrrata Is a mean-looking worm about nu Inch and a half In length, of flattened shape, blunt at both ends, apparently covered by a smooth skin ot a dull brown col or. On being touched It throwa Itself Into elegant terpentine curves, and then what appears to be tho upper skin la seen to be composed of a great num ber of round, flat, membranous plate or shields, arranged In two rows, over lapping each other. These, though or larger size, are attached to tho body only by a small point In the center of their sides, so that when the animal moves tho edges of these snicws aro lifted and reveal their live structure, sliding upon each other In a singular! manner. The average woman's Idea of being noble Is to speak welt of some cburcaj besides her own. People are disposed to overdo very. good thing, i