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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1906)
I I J t Its' Itt 1. Ul M W ""Ci"-$SsJ3'iSSi BJs'BSv, Qmjuvrt". Mtxclctvrv There's going to be a railroad up In Ice land. In Ireland. And what n funny rallrwd It will 11 I wohM never think of Iceland as a nk Urnl. A alee land, Kwr week ends at a eottaxe by the im. Kor the trains will very likely g a ren nets like a steth, Anil they'll harness Hi the engine In a Jingle 111 array. At least, I cant Imagine It In any ether way. In Ireland, You won't need your thermemetera In tee- land. In Iceland. And you won't have any fretful tM t TM! Kor up there In that anything but aplee land. Hut splee land. The car are always cold at they pin be. Oh, they'll bare to dig the sleeper out a dten times a (lay. Or rrbap they'll tuntnl through the great tile Icebergs In the bay. And that will be Just bully till toe li-e- berfi more away. In Ireland, A Journey will be jelly up In Ireland, In Ireland. T le arenMy's so wonderful to ee : It will teem like nothing short of para dt land. 1'aradbe land. As the open ear go whirling o'er the Im. They won't have any sehedate so there'll never be delay. The rate will lie as low that alrsojt any- aae ran pay. Tor la that curies climate It U Christum erery day. In Ireland, Little Baby Beth (gj Ily Caroline II. Stnnley. J-2 IT was New Year' eve. Downstairs In the parlor wa Haby Iletb'j Christmas tree, just a It bad been arranged a week ago bisque doll, toy, glittering balls, marvelous sugar dogs and bears and "elphunt," candy tipples and heart', popcorn, colored taper just ready to be lighted and upstair Haby Ilcth wj dying. All week long, with the fierceness of a tlgre fighting for her young, Margaret Thome bad fought for her child's life. From the mo ment tbat the firt hoarse eougb smote upon her ur and Ileth bad said, "Mam ma, it hurts me here when I toff," she had tost no time. All tbat doctors, nurses, servants, friends mother love could da bad been dose, and now in her darkened chamber the mother sat with lier baby on her knees and nailed. To ward sight a rhange had com. Tbe harsh cough ceased, the panting breath came more quietly. "Dhta't she seem easier'" she had ask ed. ami the doctor had answered briefly, '"es. Then, after an Interval of wait ii g. "Wasn't her breathing lew labored ' TIIm- doctor made no reply. "Doctor," plteously, "don't you think she is better?" Dr. Lemoyne turned away. He had practiced many years, and witnessed many a scene like this, but to his kind heart earh one was new, "My child;" be said, "she will never be any better she Is dying." Margaret Tborne made no outcry, shed no tear she would have "to-morrow and nil after life for tears," to-day she had her baby. She bent over tbe child and half stretched out her arms with tho im pulse to take her and go somewhere nnywbere away from everybody. It was I be instinct of the wounded animal. Then the fell into tbe monotonous swinging mo tion of the knees, familiar to mothers, patting her little one softly tbe while as if she were putting iter to sleep. It was heart-breaking. Tbe women to whom tbe child was only a dear little haby who "would be better off In heaven," ns the phrase goes, crept about tbe room veplng softly with aching hearts. Af tor a time Margaret looked up. "Doctor," she asked, "how long?" "I can hardly tell," be answered, "but only a few hour at bent, I tblnk." She turned to the women. "Send for Iter fnthr." she said briefly. There was a slight stir of surprise. Sig nificant glances iMtseed from one to an other behind her bowed head. Then they went out to do her bidding. Tbe message was quickly sent nix as quickly answered. The ease brooked no dela j. Margaret Thome heard the fa miliar step In the hall, then In the room Ix-low. A moment later he came In, The vomen spoke to him In the symjMithetle l;ey of the sick room ami the doctor si lently wrung hU band. Margaret looked tip with a slight movement of the head, hut did not offer him her hand. "Margaret," he nald, "It was very good of ou to send for me." "It was only right," she said, her voice hardening In her efforts to steady It ; "she is your elilld, too." lie made no effort at eon vernation, and nn they hat, tbe alienee of death upon tlw-m. It grew oppressive. The women, o it by one, stole out of the room, and t doctor finally muttered something iiut going Into the library to He down, tilling them to call him If there should he any change. The two were left alone villi the dylug child. It was a strange scene. Kach held n haby hind; each with a burden of grief unutterable bent over the Uttlo form and v .itched the flickering life go out; and each shut up and double-locked and bolt t'd the heart that the other should not fcuow what was therein. Their were but a hand's breadth apart, but between them was a great gulf (Wed. John Thome had not seen his child since that never-to-be-forgotten day when he gate her and his home Into Margaret's hands and went forth alone. How he had longed for a sight of the baby face, for a touch of the baby hands, none but him self would ever know. Hut he had been too proud to nsk to see her, and Mar garrt had said In bitter scorn, "It Is the way of the sex. A woman would never have forgotten her own child." And she had clasped Heth passionately to her heart and cried out, "I will ho father nnd mother both to jou, my baby, my ioor, forsaken baby." As he bent over her now, nil his heart In his eye, a strange feeling of doubt be gan t Haiti at her heart. Had he really locd the child like this? Uncomfortable regrets took possession of her. Could she Have misjudged him? She might have sent I Ilcth to see him occasionally. It seemed to her now, when she had her nil the time. He had been more generous than she. She glanced furtively nt him. He rest ed his heid on his right hand, his left clasping Iteth's. His eye were llxed on the child as If he would In these few mo ments left feast his famished heart upon that which hid been so long withheld. Something In his position made Margaret think of one other night when they had sat like this and watched Heth through the croup, and how they had felt that If Ood would only spare her they could have nothing In life to trouble them again. How- gentle and tender John bad been that night! And then there was the time thnt Heth tfe. Went in Eodwrjen I0y y . iJa. teA lhfm Sod All iljey ftAf - 1fiem hv inc lyerr; by lye was burned and John had walked with her tbe whole night long and would not even let the mother rest him, because "he was weak and he waa strong," he had Mid. How the memories came thronging upon her! Oh, if she could only wake and find that this jeur had been a dream a horrible dream and there had been no quarrel S Tbe clock tieked on, the fire sputtered fitfully, but the silence of tbe vigil wu unbroken, John Thome raised his head and looked at Margaret as she lay with closed eye. Her white, suffering face touched his heart. How much older she looked. It was only four year since she had stood a bride of nineteen and given herself to him. Why, could It be only four )am? It teemed like an eternity. The breath comes slowly. The little hands are very still, and yet, O baby Sogers, through the solemn watches of this night,' thou'rt gathering up the tan gled, broken thread of these two lives, and with a touch no other hand might use, art weaving them together, deftly, surely, with heaven-sent skill! There was a slight stir. The mother and father felt a quiver mn through the little form. With startled face they bent over Iter. There was a Hasp, a sudden throwing up of the little hands then all was still. In an Instant hU arms were around her, her head on his breast. "Margurut, my wife!" "O John, John I" she sold. Tho clock struck twelve. A New Year had dawned. In the twlllsbt of a summer day a man J&TM' p fflm-j?28 MnAll, 111 tSSiiSiSr fF.. r 'vC attW " ill nnd woman stand beside a little grave. There Is an air of subdued sadness about them that tells to whom the little mound Mongs, ami )ct when they speak It Is hopefully and cheerfully. H Is n tiny grave "only a baby." a stranger would say but we who have stood beside such know- that love and grief arc not inntsured by feet and Inches. The glory of the setting sun Alls the place. It lights up the faces of father and mother as they lay. with hnlnit hands forget-me-iwls iihui the green turf, and then, hand In hand, go forth. A stray sunbeam falls across the white stone. We stoop to read the Inscription. It Is n very simple one: hahy mm i. AHKI) TlllttlK. "And n little child shill lead them." The Housewife, CH.-.ISTMAS IN DIXIE. A tlunlnt Custom llir Hurt It nt of Sinter)- l)ii, III sonic parts of the South, notably Alabama, the observance of Christmas Is kept up after the manner of slavery days. Two weeks before tbe festival brawny colored men In tbe employ of the planta tion owner setirch out n timber tract, fell the tree of greatest sixe, cut oil the trunk where the circumference Is greatest, big enough to admit of It filling the spmv of the open hearth, fasten heavy chains to It by driving In spikes, haul It to the near est river or pond, sink It ami anchor It well below the surface. On Christmas eve It Is drawn up, taken to the owner's man sion ami In the presence of his family, first anct Je$t(liri$fmns fT)c mmcoonftv sbcoheftii AbiJio h E?J. lofee apI of lljc Lord cn;e ooijlOcrrv.Aod tfic $iry of Lord jljorjc r , rou3dbouttt3crr;;7d it)ey were orc AfrAid. LAjijd fljc Aijdel jiid 09rofT;civ,rcAr fjof, for.bcboW I bril? you good fldirjj ,, ofrcifloy,Wr;lcr;sl;AllbebAll tcoblc. ,...-, 1. Bor flrjfb yoo i bor9 ty)iit.y 19 Jc ci or pAVid a SavIouo Wlcr; i 0)rl jf , ir)c Lord. . ,. , . , , . (AJ9d tr;u sHaII be a-sIi? agio you: Yc sM Uodvje bbc wrAppcd 19 5v7Addli9 clones. lyirpip A rriA9gcr. ,..,.. e.t. . E)nd zaddcoly tljcrc wa wifl) tfa Arjcl roaltifade of bcAVco'y r-, bosi prAi5ir)3'God;Aod iAyir5, lory to Ood !q bye bi3bc5r;d 00 eMlf; pcACC, good will ward nycp. S7d ifcAnjeto fJAiJ.AittJcApgclj were 309c AWAy frorrjtljerr; lt)T6 bcAvaQ.IHepbcpberdjSAidooc toijtb Aoolljer, Let 05 tjowJocvcc r-, LordbA ")! k90W9 aprp a iAjod tr)cy CArne W1I5 bte,9d foarjd rlAryA9d Jojcplp.AQd 1yc bAbc bAo jeep Ad jeep ifj lOey.fJAde knotty AbrOAd Ibemcorjccrmrjsmiscoiw. r ttiAr brd irwoodc red At Iwsc mtn4'j -nneerni bcArd if Woo Jc red Attfjose ftJi'jjsfj sheribcrds IBJjf MAry KcbfAlHt)ee Hirjg'ArjJ p09dercd tf;crr; 091 tr)e 5bepbcd retarged, bryfying A9d prAijir; itje tJ9 tAt"i5ey l)d f)Ard Aipd ?ccr;,9difWA ST LUKE n.a-20 3?3&zg& relatives and friends the dripping log is placed on a roaring fire in the hearth. To reduce the walnr-soaked wood to ashes Is a slow process and sometimes a week elapses before this Is accomplished. In the meantime the plantation darkles do not work while lite Incineration is In pro gress. On Christmas eve the host serves tbe couijtauy with egguo ami she supplies them with eatable while the log sizzle In the fire place. The banjo and guitar are brought Into play and the old melodlea are sung and jigs and other dance are gone through will) teat. The white folks take a hand In the fun mak ing, too, and with song and story make the colored folks happy. At some of thewt gathering .'100 persons take part, the old, capacious mansion giving ample room for all. lilow tho trumpet, heat tho drum, fStsd sin I llist Ksntu's cnmtt I The Week llefnre. 'Tli the week before Christmas, and all thrniucli the plare Knelt woman gnes sliepplna', with worn, weary fare. An. I helil lu her liniid Is a long, feat'onii list Of names that could simply by no means tta IM I Mli - So shopping, ami snapping, and shopping they go Humped, shoved, pushed, and langtMl In njiisil and In row. 'This the week before t'hrlsliuas, and fathet Is sad Though mother ami sisters are all of them glad. lVor rather relleets on the slate of his wealth And broods on etpenses that tell on l health -Itut onre In the year eeme the glad Christ was I My; The rest of the year's fer-poer father to ty. Tli the week before Christmas and now the coy airl Puts on her glad garments, adjotts her ente eurl And sends for the lover with whem the has fussed, To tell 111 m she kuotvs lie's the one shs should trust. And he he forgives her. The gaa l turned low And this l th wrek Mors Christmas, you know. 'TIs the week lfere Christmas, and s through the Home The chttdren are walehed as they almlcm ly roam. And when they approach any wardrob or ehest They are told they must step and the twhrst ; And O, the sweet children! Ho fallr are they At Siindiy sebool Hnta will come Christ inss Day. 'Tli the week before Christmas, and all through the land $toxk$ fye ficlj, kccpIr4 0 ; km . 'wf e- lajjr. Tbe JAyfrjg w;icb . .111 - wt; wbicp were told 19 r;er bcAft: God for All - ibld9tcii5crr) Kach poet Is tolling with en In hi hand At work nn the parody based on I Im rhyme That somebody Jingled out one nn a lime urn wnere is me prophet who wishes to sing The raw that the week after Christmas will bring? XV. I). Nesblt. In Chicago Trlleme. I'llllll I'llllllllltf. One pound of grated bread, one and n quarter pound of grilled auet. one pound of rnlslns, 0110 pound of brown auifa, twelva eggs, well beaten; hvo wlneglassfuU of brandy, one-quarter imiiiiil of rllron, cut flue. Mix nil these tho tilght Jiefore. In tho morning bo fore putting it lu the cloth stir two tic blespiipiifuj of vvhoat Hour, bent the doth am) sprinkle with flour. Tin light, ly and boll fupr hour. I'm n plate turn ed on lbu,-uiiilr part In tho pot under the pudding, add cinnamon and iiiinmw If IlktKlft . ,! Ijusyjo H lliiii', Mr. N'ejrdoor Arim't jou always worried half to dowtli whou It come to buying n QJirlstnm present fur your husband 7 Mr. SntiHiilUo Mr, no! I buy my hiwbaml HojuutUiiig I want for myself. mid ho luiynvjuti something ho want for himself, and tlifip vvf- Irs do. Tiiuiiuy (lot One, Tommy (on OhrlsUnns morning) Where. do Huhfa jL'lhus jot all his stuff, mamma? Mamma Oh, ho buy It, Tommy Well, he must jio a Jay to lot anyone palm off u tin watch on bluil Towu Tonic. JaaaawCTry '3 aisssPM&bvll wam CHRISTMAS DGLLO. Illng njt In Joy. O chlmtmt bell' I'or In your melody Iheie dus The iHiiile glad of Christmas I We. On every nearinstiMw ir " - In. I r.v IIP. Ml llh Isughlsr veel, lh bappy songs of life ri"l nn tig out l M I III.... ..... . l.u 11 lilMllHrf Mis t llllH tn t III ii"i"'. .' .." .11 ..."..... .i.' t..i... ,.r luiliwrii lei's llenee ( j"r vimi ii-i-v " i -.- ,,.1,1. IVt waiting hearts who promise yleblt No golden fruit of harvest Mi . Whose gsriiereil grsln of IuIIIm baud Lies heaped upon a bariea land ItltssC oat In hep I lllng out In grief. O ehlmlng Mll I'or In ymir trembling eehu dwells To ssddelieil hearts a lboM of M' A pie lute framed In memory a geld, A vanished fare beneslh Ihe mw, A dream of life's sweet King out In grlsfl lllng out In eheer. () ehlailng Mll ("or In your jiesls a promise dvell To listening hestls that strive In heat The future's volee of hops ami f"'''! Kor love and Joy will have their birth As snondrops iprloK fmas ley earth lllng out In cheer I lllng out In peaee. t) ehlmln hel'st Kor Chrlstliiss IMe a message tell To eager soul that bravely wait. And loyal hearts too strong for fats T crush to esrth oh. Illen. then TIs 'Tears on earth, good will to men lllng out In -s-e' Clara l.re I'urkelte, In Wsiblnjton 1'oiL " VvVV In the darkn s a'i ad there were Q---a litinl Hans of r, ,1 lhnu. and from them nsiTtidi'd long, comet like lra ka of light that flashed Into momentary blase. The boom of tbe cannon, the wlerd shrieking of the shell and their shtrp etplwslaH bJdiilod In one wild devil's concert. The boy from .Maine drew bark quickly from tbe musale of the starboard gun No. t if the t'nlted States gunboat Marklnaw. The old gunner standing rigid drew the l.viijanl toward himself with a sudden Jerk, There was a deafening roar ami a cloud of rhoklng smoke eHVeloped the gwn crew Another shell had lieen sent Into the solid earthworks of Fort Fisher. The lny froi Maine rushed forward through the smoke nnd thrust the clean ing rod Into the muiale of the gun. An other of Ihe crew dashed a pallfull of water over Ihe long steel tube. The gun was reloaded and another shell was hurl ed at tbe spurts of lis me ahead. They had been doing this at Intervals since lb early afternoon, ind now It was almost midnight midnight of Christmas eve, JMH. "Cease firing," came a hoarse ardsr out of the dark. The gun crew of No. I flung themselves down on the sloppy ileek with audible sighs of relief. The devil's ronvrt sllsl not abate noticeably. The remaining esH of tbe Federal fleet were still etrbanglng compliment with Iirt Fisher. The old gunner quickly filled hi pipe. an I the glow from tbe bowl half Illumin ed Ins wrinkled face now and then. "I'ut'a m In mind of a Christmas eve I spi'iit at tbe mines In Californy." he r inrk-d, "only It's Just a mite wore." "Don't talk about Christmas." said one of the crew In a husky voloe. "I left three children at horn. They are In bed p iw and three little stocking are hangln nhote the fireplace same as always, I h"K' The wife Is sitting up a while may )', a thinking of me or maybe saying n bit of a praer. Don't like to think of It when thing are so dubious. What ars )ou thinking about, Frlti?" "Of tho Valerland some." replied an unmistakable accent. "Vat Is Ihe matter mil the boy? He Is alwajs talking be fore " The boy heard nothing. He sprawled on the deck with his b-ad on one arm. 'Die smell of (he pine trae and Ihe odor of liolllng maple sap wa In hi nostrils, lie was many hundreds of ml Us away from the Mackinaw, off Fori Fisher, bark In Ihe Maine woods with a sugaring party. The smoke of the pine knot tire was ris ing slowly and the golden brown syrup hissed and bubbled In the kettles. Merry little shrieks of laughter rang In his ears. She was there, the pink ami white, of her face so prettily em pits s lied by the mink tippet. How absurdly small those Utile red mltiens seemed In comparison with his! How blue her eyes were I There was no one looking Just one kiss on those lips created solely for the purine ".Starboard batteries commence firing!" came the hoarse and relentless order from the ilnrknwH. A none too gentle kirk brought the boy back to the Mackinaw, but her face looked at him for an Instant out of tin i gloom, KtarboaM gun .No. I ngiln addef lis voice to the ilovll's chorus. Tho sky began to turn from black t gray. "A Christum present," said tin gunner grimly as he Jerked the lanyard. Nlin Knrvr, Hiinday HrhrMil Teacher (llliistrntlni Ihe working of conscience) What I It, rhlldren, that make jou foci uiioouifort nblo when you have eaten all your Christ, mas candy and not given any of It to yout little friend who had uono of their ownl Mttlu Kiuei lleentliur Tiiinauhache, ma'um, Jiiilge. J ii in i I ii it- nl n Conclusion, Tommy Santa Clan I coming to din ner to-night, Klslo Ohl How do you know? Tommy Mn told me a whlio-halred old gentleman wa coming and we'd him ti be wry good. Vmilsliliiir l'niiip, "J,MX prblo kin pais away, !' taklu' fob my tex'. ' Wf"ts.il" .S f-brlatMia tree one day U kludllu' wo-jj dt iiei'. Wsslilnslno IIIsa that druff There is one ililnc (hat will euro It Aycr's Hnlr VI,or. It is a regular sculp-iiicdlclnc. It quickly destroys the genus which cause this disease. The unhealthy scalp becomes healthy. The dandrulT disap pears, had to disappear. A healthy scalp means a great deal to you healthy hair, no dan drulT,no pimples, no eruptions, Tho bast kind of a testimonial "Hold tor over alultf year." Msltt-rJ C rP , l-ll, Mm, i pnmiiirr SvCSM'AlllU. I'lUS. cm kitr rtCTwuL ririrr-nlli ( riilurr stunners, Th antiquary look down n stunlt. fat Milium-, vellum bound, with a bras clasp "I'lils is a 'Honk of Manners," li said. "It whs prlntesl In I ITU. llrre ore n few extract." Ami I read: "Do not jtuaw n Iwric. like a dog. nor sui'k the marrow wit of n bone "In pwllnic a pear, bvitlii it lbs stalk; bt with nu wle, begin nt lb top. "Do wit wipe tbe band on tbe rlotbsss, nor suck Hmmn, but uw the ctolH. "When )cw drink, lift the cup In both hand; you mnt not drink with one bawl llh n wagoner wbn bo Ii KreaalMK hi cart wnl. "Wlp your no ami mouth when you have dmnk, ami do not cough Into tbe mp. "IKt not on I an WU nil abme. but cut It Ih two NMtl give n tielKlibor u jrfem "Do ht trf jtvur hwh knlfo to ctil your mewl If tbe host im set a knlf of bis own at your plam. "Do not spread butter on bread with your thumb." llnlii-1 III Vlfiilrti, After answering the telejilHilie ami talking Spanish Into It without NqMr willy getting riMttlt. tho clerk nt it luil el buns up the rvwvdver and re marked : "My Mrwnlsli Isn't tbe bent In tho worbl, I kiMiw, but I should think n man would know now to talk at least. Tbe fellow Just talking lj me over tho pbooe couldn't talk tnoUKb Xpaiil'h to nrtler a mml, and to save me I iiiuldli't make him iiudemtaiii!. alllHHigii I know I nscsl irrert lautuagr. Wblki Iw wan talking an American rusbesl Into tlw hotel ami up to the des "May." bo Mid. "can't anyone hT talk UnglUli. I Just trksd Im tebniusme liere and tho Idiot tr log to Ulk KMHlb over ttm phosM kmiw mighty little about tho language." "I was talking to you," aald tho clerk. When nfwdoglt were wade the cvin vnrtMtbin coiilluutsl In KhkIUIi. Moil cnii II ii raid. 'Iriiiitiln Abend, "I io that Vienna sa usage must ba cntuiHl In Vltmuu ami French siirdliH-M I it Frami'." "Vita, but tliero'n going to Im troublo wlioti llwy Insist (lint Turkish cigar' t'tlHi mut ! luaile In Turktiy." Cloviv land l'lalii Dealor. Karh of (lermany's right colonies, ex. rept Kamoa, reivlres a subsidy greater than the revenue It vlelds. TRYINQ EXPEHIENCb. Spent Over 8100 In Vain 8erch for Health. MIm Frances (lanliier, of 3(10 Jntkaon Iloiiluvatd, UIiIcakki llli.! wrlt.v: "(lenllemiiiii I heartily etiilorio Doati'a Kiilnuy Fills, ai I havo found by pursonnl exporlrnco that tliey nru an Ideal klduuy totnnily, I ufforoil with com. plications of kiil imy couiplnliit for nuarly 11 vo years, epmit over f 100 on tiei'lei remedies. wiiliu II vo uoxun at Doan' Kltltioy I'lllo cured tnu In n fnw short wink, I am now enJoyliiK tho bent o( hvnlth, l-avo n lino apiiotlto, tho hoat of dilution, ami rutlful dlot)i, nil duo to your eplonilld pllla," Hold by nil ilenlora. Tifl contn n lior. Kooler-Mllhiirn Co,, Iluffrtlo, N. Y. LARGE ENGLISH ' BERKSHIRES All the best breed' log slid inillvbluiilllv. Young slntk a hsnd at all tlium mi' ixiiiili'lii ii solli IP I callslai Him guarsii tved AddrM i). i. KtYr I'crrydslc, Orsgonl P. N. U. No. 31 OS WllliN vrrltlng to advertiser pUitia I liieilllnil this paper. I For Dan sal lliers mm I k Ff