Cottage Grove leader., February 13, 1912, Image 4

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HAIWESSING A SHARK.
CrtlaV Rtvanga That Hat tha Sanction
Immemorial Custom.
rk ’s ja w s are pried open to
llegt extent A stout eight foot
' o f tough timber, 4 by 4 Inches in
cross measurement, Is fixed trims
rersely fa r back In the angle of the
law , the ends projecting on either aide
A. strong rope leading from tbe ends of
the spar Is drawn close and tightened
with a.clore hitch round tbe fish's tall
behind the wide tall flukes It Is thus
the sailor harnesses bis enemy.
The clamp o f the cruel Jaws drives
Uie two Inch long teeth deep into the
(ough spar. Tbe tight line holds it In
(lace, and, struggle as he may, the
shark falls to move the spar an inch
Rom Its position. As a finishing touch
the sailor drew his knife blade across
the shark's eyeballs and let him go.
Bitted and bridled, blinded, with
jaw s wide gaping, he swam through a
limitless sea In never ending fatuous
Áteles. The queer furnishings he bore
scared away others of his kind. Lone-
w and silent, be passed like Cain
among the fishes till starvation and
Iheer misery ended bis existence.
Cruel? O f course It was. But sure­
ly, like tbe venomous snake, the shark
has long put himself beyond the pale
of human mercy. Soft hearted as he
usually Is, the sailor man hns a long
memory. The shark has followed for
weeks In the shadow of his ship and
tfas watched each man of the crew
with greedy, malevolent eye. Thece Is
A heavy debt against all the shark
tribe for many a lost mnrlner, and
When tbe chance comes to settle old
gcores the sailor pays It to the full.
Besides, the thing hns the sanction of
Immemorial custom. It wns some old
Phoenician, trading out of Tyre to the
fhr Cassltorldes, who probably first
put tbe trick In practice.—W ide World
Magazine.
BATTLE OF THE KEGS.
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A B lo o d le ss N a v a l C o n flic t o f the R e v ­
o lu tio n a ry W a r.
A ll wars have their humors and
Jokes, and the Revolutionary w ar was
no exception. Jan. 5, 1777, figures In
history as the date of the battle of the
kegs, and, though bloodless, It hus been
celebrated In verse. Six months after
the Declaration of Independence, while
the British fleet was stationed at Phil­
adelphia, the Americans undertook to
destroy the ships by means of Impro­
vised torpedoes, which, set afloat in
the river above the city, were to carry
dpath and destruction among the eu
•my.
The alleged torpedoes were shaped
like kegs, and when the British land
ftrees discovered them floating down
the river they were drawn up and or­
dered to fire on everything that came
Within range. The officers remembered
the Trojan horse and feared every keg
might contain an armed rebel. As tbe
kegs came floating down there was
t excitement and much firing, hut
casualties.
The only explosions
Were from the British guns, for
torpedoes were a failure.
The Incident furnished much nmuse
tnent to the patriots and wns cleverly
versified by Francis Hopktnson, a
prominent lawyer of the day, one of
the signers of the Declaration of Indo
pendones and the first district Judge
of Pennsylvania by appointment of
Washington. He wns one of the most
popular writers of the day, and “The
Battle of the Kegs" had a great run
among the patriots and distinct Influ­
ence In the way of military Inspiration.
Francis Hopklnson was the father of
Joseph Hopklnson, author of "U n ll Co­
lumbia.”—Indianapolis News.
r
Tha Boy.
A writer In the Biblical World,
speaking of “The Minister and the
Boy,” says: "T o behold In the boy a
rough summary of the past and to be
able to capitalize for good tbe sue
cesalve Instincts as they emerge Is to
accomplish a fine piece of tnlsslonnry
work without leaving home. • • • The
fire worshiper, the fierce tribesman,
the savage hunter, the religion making
nomad, tbe daring pirate, the elemental
fighter with nature and rival of every
kind, the master of the world In mnk
lng, cornea before you I d the unfolding
life of the ordinary boy. • • • H e is
an abridged Tolume on ethnology."
A p p le sr Onion?
B s e t h o v s n ’s P a s s io n W h e n
B o e a m s Em p e ror.
N a p o le o n
His
Even when political capital was not
to be made of It, the favor of kings
and courtiers was, prior to the middle
o f the nineteenth century, sought by
tbe artists In various fields of activity,
who were generally dependent for
their position upon those high In po­
litical life, and even tbe most uncom­
promising among them found It expe­
dient to play polite politics In the In­
terest of their art by dedicating the
choicest o f their works to noble pa­
trons.
The most notable example o f a mas-
terwork with a political origin Is
Beethoven’s “Erolca" symphony. Gen
eral Bernadotto during his residence
In Vienna In 1708 ns ambassador from
the French nation suggested to Bee­
thoven the composition of a symphony
In honor of Napoleon. At that time
Napoleon was loot 1 .1 upon as tbe
champion of freedom, the savior of
his country, the embodiment of re­
publican Ideals, with which Beethoven
was In thorough sympathy, and he
willingly accepted the proposal. Be
fore the symphony wns published N a ­
poleon became emperor, and when the
le w s reached Vienna Beethoven was
Violently angered.
* After all, then,
he Is nothing but an ordinary mortnl!
IIe will trample all the rights of men
under foot to Indulge his ambition
and become u greater tyrant than any
one!"
W ith these words he seized the mu­
sic, tore the title page In half and
threw It on tho ground.
He never
again referred to the connection be­
tween his work and Napoleon until
news of the latter’s death reached
him. Then he said, “I have already
composed the proper music for that
catastrophe,” meaning, of course, the
funeral march. But the whole sym­
phony, with Its essentially revolution­
ary character, Is a musical portrait of
Napoleon ns Beethoven Idealized him.
—Bookman.
IRON TONIC FOR TREES.
Meeting W ith H u Confederate
Brother and the Result.
Tradition lias h Hun after young
Roble.v l> Evans went to Annapolis he
wasu't long in showing his mettle,
The story of Ills ttrsi .issi-rtloii of his
personality runs after this fashion:
Wlieu he left for the .Naval academy
kls mother gave him a framed copy of
the Lord's I’rayer and Instructed him
to hang it over Ills heil He compiled.
notwithstanding the fact that the rules
of the academy forbade tin- placing of
decorutloiis in the rooms
An lns|iec-
tor remonstrated with him and ordered
him to remove the prayer
Evans
swore that he would smash the face of
the first innn who touched It The In­
spector referred the act of Insubordi­
nation to tbe commandnnt. who took It
up with the secretary of the navy.
Evans wrote home about the episode.
It got Into the papers An indignation
meeting was held in his home town
und a protest made to the president.
In the end a special dispensation was
granted, allowing the cadet to keep his
"decoration.”
Being a Virginian, young Evans was
urged by his mother to throw in Ills lot
with the south when the civil war
came. Tills he declined to do, so It fell
out that he nnd his brother fought on
opposite sides during the civil war.
On one occasion Itobley Evans entered
n restaurant In Washington and ob-
nerved Ills brother eating.
“An exchange of glances between us
was quite enough,” suld Evans after­
ward. “Not a word was spoken by
either of us. He paid his bill and has­
tily left the place, knowing very well
that I would report his presence In the
city. I ordered more oysters than I
wanted and took plenty of time to eat
them. lie had come across the Poto­
mac In a skiff, 1 was sure, and had tied
It to an old sycamore tree near the
spot where we used to swim. I want­
ed to give him a brotherly chance to
get back to Virginia soil, lie gained
his boat and escaped, though a soldier
fired at him in the darkness. On leav­
ing the restaurant I met an officer of
the provost guard and informed him
that there wns a Confederate soldier
In Washington.
“ 'H ow do you know ?’ he asked.
" ‘That,’ I replied, ‘Is none of your
business.’
”1 was arrested and taken to the
provost marshal, who, on hearing my
story, let me go.”—Chicago Record-
Herald.
Warnings of Hsr Tragio Fats That
Cams to Empress Elizabeth.
In “My Royal Clients" M. Paoll. the
famous French detective, writing of
the unfortunate Empress Elizabeth of
Austria, who was so foully murdered
In Geneva In 1811.8, says that two
strange Incidents Incline one to the
belief that the empress received a pre-
sentiment o f her trugle end
' “On the eve of her departure for
Gonevn she asked Mr. Barker to read
I her n few chapters of a honk by Mar-
1 Ion Crawford, entitled ’Corloone,’ in
which the uuthor describes the detest­
able customs of the Sicillun Mafia.
While the empress was listening to
the harrowing story a raven, attracted
by the scent of some fruit which she
was eating, came and circled round
her. Greutly Impressed, she tried to
drive It off, but In vain, for it con­
stantly returned, filling the echoes with
Its mournful croaklngs. Then she rap­
idly walked away, for she knew that
ravens are harbingers of death when
their 111 omened wings persist In flap­
ping round u living person
“Again, a lady In walling told me
that on the morning of that day site
went luto the empress’ room, ns usual,
to ask how she had slept nnd found
her Imperial mistress looking pale nnd
sad.
“ ‘I have had a strange experience,'
said Elizabeth. ‘I was awakened In
the middle of the night by the bright
moonbeams which filled my room, for
the servants had forgotten to draw the
blinds. I could see the moon from my
bed, nnd It seemed to have the face
of a woman weeping.
I don’t know
If It Is n presentiment, but I have nu
idea I shall meet with misfortune.’ ”
And it wns n few hours later that ►
l.ucchlnl killed her with a three cor­ ►
nered file clumsily fitted to a wooden
handle.
I
No one would for a moment Imagine
any oue mistaking an onion for an ap­
ple. But don’t be too sure. Some day
when you have nothing else to do cut a
small square of onion and a square of
apple of the same size, close your eyes
and bold your nose tightly and then
Old Laws r f Scotland.
get some one to hand yon one of tbe
On the statute book of Scotland is
squares without telling you which one
still an act passed in 1 N‘jr> ordering
it la. Yon would be well advised not
that “nn man play futeball.” because
to wager any money on being able to
It Is ‘‘esteemed to be unprofitable sport
tell by chewing which It is. Tbe expla­
for the common gude of the renlme
nation la that a large part of.whnt we
and defense thereof.” There Is also a
call taste is really smell.—Pearson's
statute against alien Immigration, pass
Weekly.
pd in 1420. and authorizing “all his
majesty’s subjects” to ‘‘take, appre­
The Strangs Part.
hend, imprison and execute to death
Mr. Dresser (with evening paper)—
the said Egiptlans (gypsies), either
Hero's strange newsl A New York
men or women.”
child hid for thirty hours In her moth­
er’s clothes closetl
H i, Experience.
Mrs. Dresser—I sbotihl say It Is
"They say Cnshit, who has become
strange. Imagine a New York woman
not changing her clotbes In that time! the social magnate of tile town, was
unco an elevator boy.”
-Ju dge.
“ Ah, that neeounts for It.”
“Acconnta for what?"
O rdeals.
“ Ills faculty for taking some people
" I t mutt be a terrible thing to go
np and for taking others down.”—Chi­
through the ’third degree.’ "
' .
" I t must be. Indeed,” replied Mr. cago News.
Btngdad.
" I ’ll bet It's even worse
A P ic tu re H i n t
than trying to answer all the questions
Use two pieces of glass nnd two pic­
a tw elre-yearold boy can ask.”—
tures when pnssepartontlng
Fasten
Washington Star.
tbe hangers to the cardboard between
When tired of one
(That they are Binnen few are will- the two pictures
fog to deny; that they are sinning few picture turn Its face to tbe wall and
enjoy tbe other.
art ready to admit
Thursday , February 1 5 th
Will ofler the whole line absolutely at cost. Now is
your opportunity to buy Men’s, Women’s and Child­
ren s Work and Dress Shoes, Gunmetals, Tans and
Patents, all styles and sizes at wholesale prices.
Also Men’ s Overalls and Work Shirts and Under­
wear, Gloves and Sox. Womens and Childrens
Hose. All go, nothing reserved.
Dishes, Fancy Hand Painted and Plain Ware.
Come early and get first choice. All sale goods for
CASH
Tailored Suits I
Just received our new catalogue of
Spring styles from the Victor Ladies
Tailoring Co., formerly
. y he 2 / as.
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“ SUCH GOOD BREAD
THAT YOU COULD
MAKE A W HOLE
M EA L OF IT”
Room for rent— would
boarder.
Inquire at this
consider
O r d e r “ D r ift e d S n o w ”
• ’ . .’
line.
H ouse’ Mrs
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Fine poultry-thoroughbreds for ' loset' eU'
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i Saginaw , centrally located, 2 acre-
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H ow to cure a cold is a question jbarn, good outhouses
in which many are interested ju s t, lent garden grouud,
now.
C ham berlain's Cough Rem -j Iiach ideal for
edy has won
its great reputation ranch
and immeuse sale
by its remark
able cure o f colds.
be depended upon.
Benson’s Pharmacy.
Í
Glafke-Dixon Co., Distributers
m anager,
kinds constantly on hand at The ! Rooms keP‘ c,eatl alld ” eat- A ll
Commission House.
home cooking by white help only.
per sack at
J
Sperry Flour Co.
the Cottage Hotel— The Applegate
office.
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W h en in Cottage d ro v e stop at
The finest fresh vegetables of all
~ if
y.
That's what people say when
they taste the light, cx*eamy
and palatable loaves made
with
Try
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C o.
The Ladies are invited to call and
inspect our line o f beautiful samples
for made to measure Coats, Suits
and Dresses.
Do you h a v e something to sell or
a W ant A d — Only 5 cents
S te v e n s
I THE VOGUE MILLINERY j
T/tt/e Justness Setters
rent, or do you want to buy?
O N L Y
E. H E L L I W E L L
Whore tho Cold Is Warm.
£
I have seen sunshine, oh, sunshine |
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as splendid as yours, among my be­
loved mountains In Switzerland! You j
know what cold Is and what warmth r
is, but do you know what warm cold |
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1»?
Did you ever live a whole winter £
through glowing because the frost was
so warm? Do you know the wonders
of blue ice, pink snow and 40 degrees
of frost, while the men skate in pana­
mas and tbe girls with open parasols?
And the splendor of colors in tho
morning sky; everything In the solar
spectrum—rrtl, orange, yellow, green, £
blue, Indigo, violet: nt each moment a
new combination. And then the sun
Is up, and the intoxication of it all
makes you wonder If you ever lived
before.—Dr. Aked in Christian Herald.
Plant Nails Among the Roots and a
Vigorous Growth Results.
A dozen large nails planted among
the roots of a tree assure the tree of
health, because the vegetable saps
enuse the oxldutlon of the Iron and
the sap carries ferruginous salts
through all the living cells and circu­
lation vessels.
Not many years ago one of the sights
W hy 1881 Was Chosen.
of a certain French cemetery wns a
In 1881 a so called prophecy of Moth­
tree, half green, half rust colored, lux
urlantly leaved upon both sides nnd er Sblpton’s was in every one’s mouth:
The world then to an end shall come
In flourishing condition When the tree
In eighteen hundred and elghty-one.
died and preparations were made for
A traveling tailor denied Inspiration
an examination of Its roots It was al
W ouldn't Act a Lie.
most Impossible to exhume It. When to this prognostic, nor, as now appears,
Theater Manager—You say you ob­
nil the ground around It wns loosened was It remarkable for accuracy. Btft
and the roots were exposed It was he went further. lie demonstrated in ject to having real food on the table In
found that tho tree when u suppling the dust o f the road why that exact the banquet scene, Mr. Greesepaynt?
had clasped Its young roots around the date was chosen. Not only wns it Why, tho rest of the company are de­
Imste of an iron balustrade encircling cabalistic, a multiple of nine, etc., but lighted at it!
Mr. Greesepaynt—Yes, but my part
n tomb The roots of the tree had run It was the only date available to Moth­
in and out between the Iron bars of er Shlpton which In Arabic numerals requires me fb rise from the table
the
the fence.
Exactly half of the tree was the same baekwnrd, forwnrd and after a couplb of mouthfuls and say:
Eleven hundred nnd “I cannot eat tonight—a strange dread
laid Kime In contact with the Iron, and upside down.
eleven wns past, nnd not till 1881 would comes over me. I will seek the quiet
that tin If put forth ii growth luxuriant
ly leaved In rusty brown. The half the coincidence recur. The next Moth­ of yonder apartment for a time.”—
that had not touched the Iron devel­ er Shlpton will select 8008, which is McCall’s Magazine.
not tomorrow or next day.—London
oped a growth of normal coloring
Tl: tree as a whole wns a tine speci­ Saturday Review.
Unfair.
men of healthy vegetable growth, but
”1 s’pose lt’a all right.” said Mr.
Translation.
the side impregnated by Iron far ex
Newrlch, “but It doesn’t seem fair.”
Schubert’s well known ‘‘Lied des ge­
fu elled the green side In Its output of
“What doesn't seem fair?”
fangenen Jagers” Is a setting of Her­
-■¡gowns leafage.
"F o r Matilda to scold because I
der’s
German
translation
of
Scott’s
Sulphate of Iron Is of little value
want to eat dinner in my shirt sleeves.
lyric,
“My
hawk
is
tired
of
perch
and
. lien sprinkled on the leaves of a sick
I don't make any fuss about her par­
. ec. lint powdered Iron has a marvel- hood,” the second line of which—
ty dresses, an’ they haven’t any
M
y
ldlo
greyhound
loathes
his
food—
cus effect when Introduced Into tha
sleeves at all.”
tissues by mentis of holes bored In the runs in the German as follows:
Mein
mussiger
Windhorn
sein
Futter
ver­
trunk
The holes must be filled with
Both Exempt.
schmäht.
llit* powder and then corked with
"D o your daughters help their moth­
In
by
far
the
largest
collection
of
. «Oden plugs and well puttied over
er with the housework?”
end ground the plugs, so that none of Schubert’s songs published with Eng­
" W e wouldn't think of expceUng it.
lish
words
this
line
appears
with
the
the puli' cun escape To do Its work
Muriel Is temperamental, and Zaza la
following
English
text:
i!ie Irou tun t lie parried through the
Intense.”—Pittsburgh Post
tree In the circulation of the sap.—Ilar- M y musical woodhorn Its flutter hath
stilled.
er'a.
Which could only have been perpe­
trated by some one to whom English
The Crew of Columbus.
C all and see the fine young dres­
TI m * I <1 of Hu» ofUrors nnd Rnilors In and German were equally unknown.—
London
National
Review
sed
po rk at the Commission House.
• V* first vnyntro of Columbus was al-
....-t cosmopolitan in Its character.
Among them there was ij Jew, Luis
!<» T utcs : an Irishman from Galway,
'relaud. William Harris: an English*
i inn Arthur Laws: Italians. Portu-
uuesc. Spaniard
nnd several other
nationalities, though, of course, the
Spaniards wore largely in the majori­
ty
It is maintained liy some authori­
ties, with cnnsidc” iMe plausibility,
o. that tiier»» w:
a Scotchman in
be li e and that aft» Columbus hlm-
se!f b • a s fb»‘ first umn to tread the
soil <>f *, lie new world. Exchange.
I have decided to discontinue my Shoe ami Men’s
Furnishing Department and beginning
or
berry
$400, for the 2,
aud excel-
well
fenced,
a home,
chicken
culture.
j
James H. Hawley, N. W . W h ite, O. Veatch.H. EaktnL.f
and T . C . W h eeler, Directors o f thé First National |
Dank, respectfully solicit your hanking business.
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j jfirst National » JSattk |
Capital and Surplus
Price
absolutely
$
net.
respectively.
'a t this office.
50 , 000.00
?
And Growing Larger
It can always Know n as the W iscarson and Con-
For sale by 1 cord places
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