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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1904)
REAL STATUS OF CHINA'S EMPEROR. ft 3LjV::fu. This lllustratlou allows well the humiliating treatmeut accorded to the Rmperor of China by thu Dowager ISupress an J makes It very plain who ! the real ruler of the great empire. The Action of pretending that the Empe ror U In truth an emperor maintained at the court receptions of the for eign milliliter at Peking, but even on auch occaalona the unhappy ruler baa to content himself with a tent behind a small table, while In Ute background and towering over him, the Dowager Empress la aeted on the throne. The Illustration wm mnde from sketch drawn by an officer who recently attend ed one of these loveea. , A 6ECONO MAKAROFF. Admiral Kkrjrdloff Who Command the Unaalan Vladlvoatock I'ImU The raliU of the Ruaalan Vladlvos tock squadron under Admiral Skryd loft called for a good fl of unatlnted praise. Thwe ralda have been moat daring and to a considerable extent have interfered with the plana of the Japanese. Tula squudron dallied forth to prey upon Japunene trnimporta and merchantmen, successfully eluding the Japanese fleet under Admiral Kalmu ra, aent In aearch of It One particu larly bold raid waa out Into the Pacific ocean, where It encountered and cap tured or aunk several vetnelt. The aquadron waa sufficiently powerful to ADMIRAL SKRYDLOFF ON THE cause a division of the Japanese fleet thus weakening Admiral Togo's squad ron before Part Arthur- Admiral Skrydloff, commander of the squadron, is regarded as the ablest naval officer In the Russian servlcl alnce the death of Makaroff, who per ished with tho battleship PetropaT lovsk. On Makarofft death Admiral (Skrydloff was dispatched to the far east to take command at Tort Arthur. Before ht reached tht east however, Port Arthur was cut off both by sea and land by the Japanese. He const quently assumed the command at Vladivostok and tils activity and dar ing raids perplexed the Japanese, ,' Vice Admiral Nikolai Ilarlonovltch Skrydloff, though not considered such a scientific seaman as the gallant offi cer who went' down In the PetropaT lovsk, It reputed to be full of dash and enterprise. He made his name In the Itusso-Turkish war, when he led sev eral daring and successful attacks on Turkish ships, and baffled the efforts of tht Turkt to prevent the transport of the Russian troops over the Dan lube. He has held, commands In tht Pacific and knows the Far Eastern eas thoroughly. It it understood that tut for the opposition of Admiral Al xieff, who does not favor Bkrydloff, the latter would have been In com mand at Port Arthur In tht first in atanct) Instead of Admiral Stark. A bookkeeper the man to whom jou lead one, Philadelphia Record. Lt. " -i! ' " '"fS!- '.tL; . . :.-;:'?' : -' raft, J&:wW& A ; '' rite- iiW'A AW V n 1' -ft Vt -H x-'- .?4A .. . " .JSigS BLOOD WILL 80METIME3 FAIL Well-I!rd Woman's Quaat After Iter Hon Who Had Proved Wayward. An elegantly dreaaed and eminently respectable appearing lady called at tht office of a money broker yesterday ana asked him: "Dote my eon owe you any money Y' lie replied that, not knowing who she waa, he could not anawer her question. When told her nam he aald her ton waa owing him a amall amount "Well," aald the, "I will pay you tht amount," which tht proceeded to do and took a receipt remarking that tht hoped her boy would reform and not borrow any more money. "lit ought to be l good boy," tht continued, "for BRIDGE OF THE FLAGSHIP. ht comet of as good stock as there is in America and has a string of ances tors reaching back beyond the dnys of the revolution and of Irreproachable pedigree. It has been said 'age Is noth ing, but ' blood will tell, but" I have about concluded that sometimes good blood don't count for much. If one buys a racing or trotting horse the first thing inquired Into Is the pedigree; if you buy a cow her ancestry and their qualities are carefully looked over to tee whether she is likely to be a good milker or only fit for beef ; If you buy' a dog, even; the strain of blood Is the most important thing to be con sidered.; In short ln'buylng any of the animals I have mentioned It it tht blood you pay for, not the bone and muscle. Yet here Is my boy, who, with the blood of generations of an cestors of the finest In the land cours ing through his veins, has taken to as sociating with the dissolute and vile, who spends his money in low resorts and loses It af. the gaming tablet, and leaves his mother to; settle, his debts." The broker had known of too many such cases to express any surprise and haa , lost much of. his . faith in good blood, as many others have or are do ing. Portland Oregonlan.' i V I "Women have no originality, no in ventive genius." "Nonsense; I have aeen my stenographer make a memor andum with a hat pin on a cake of I soap when the had ao paper hand." A A. A. A. A A fcj A. lAJ A1A A A-4 FAVORITES i Laaca. It's all very well to write rerlews, AuJ t rry uiubrellaa, and keep dry shoes. And n; what every ooe s yin bert And ear what rvtry en eU sort ne.ir: Put to-night I'm sick of the whole affair, I want fre life and I want frh air; And I slgb for tb rautar after the cat tle. Tht crack of the whips lik shot la a battle. The medley of horns aad beofs and heads That wars and wraoglea aad scatters auJ oreads: The green beneath, and the bine abore; And dash and danger, and life aad W'fc And Lascal Lasra naed to rMe I On a mnaae-grtf- mustang cloat to ny side. With blue serap and bright-belled sour; I laughed with joy as I looked at btrl Little knew she of bunks or of creeds An Are Maria sufficed ber needs; Little he cared, save to be by ray side. To ride with ms, aud ever to rlue. From Han Haba'a shore to Lavaca a tide. She was ss bold ss the billows that beat, Hhe was as wild as the breescs that blow, From her little bead to her little feet Khe was iwajed In ber suppleness to an' fro By each gost of passion; a aapllng pine. That grows on tht edge of a Kansas bluff. And wart with the wind when the weath er is rough. Is like tbla La sea, this love of mine. Rbe wss alive In every llrob With a feeling, to the finger-tip; And when the tun la like a fire, And sky one shining soft sapphire. One doet sot drink In little sips- Why did I leave the fresh and tht fret, . That suited her and auited met Listen awhile, and you will see; I!ut this be sure In earth or air, God and God's laws are everywhere, And ftemesis conies with a foot aa fleet On the Tezaa trail aa lu Regent street Tht air waa heavy, the night aa hot I eat by her aide and quite forgot; Forgot tht herd that were taking their rest Forgot that the air waa close opprest. That the Texas norther, comet audden and soon. In the dead of night or the blast of moon; That once let the herd tt ltt breath Uke fright Nothing on earth can stop their flight; And woe to the rider, and wo to tht teed. Who fall In front of their mad stampede! Waa that thunder? No, by tfct Lord! I sorinii to my saddle without a word. One foot on mine, and abe clung behind. Away! on a wild chase down the wind I But never waa fox-hunt half so hard. And never waa ateed so little, spared, For we rode for our Uvea. You shall hear how we fared . In Texas, down by the Rio Grande. Tht mantling flew, tnd wt urged him on; There waa one chance left, and you bavt but one; Halt Jnmp to the ground, tnd shoot your horse; Crouch under his carcass, and take your chance; And If the steers In their frantic course Don't batter you both to piece at enc, You may thank your stars; If not good- by - To the open air and the open sky, In Texas, down by the Rio Grands! The cattle gained on ua, and, just aa I felt For my old six-shooter berlnd In my belt Down came tht muatang, and down came we, Clinging together, and what waa the rent? A body that spread Itself on my brent, Two anna that shielded my ditty head. Then came thunder In my ears,' Aa over us aurged the tea of steers, ' Blows that beat blood Into my eyes, And when I could rise, ' La sea was dead- ,, I. hollowed a grave a few feet deep, And there In Earth s arms I laid her to sleep; ., And there she It lying, tnd no one knows, And the summer thinet and the winter snows; ."' ' For many a day the flowers have spread A pall of petala o'er her head; And I wonder why I do not cart For things that are like tht things that were. Doet halt my lift lit burled there In Texas, down by the Rio Grande? -Frank Desprez. . SUBSTITUTES FOR TEA. Leare Found in the American Woods , that Hav Served Well. Many substitutes , for tea can be un?,inn;r 2!? Wathlngton Star. The Idea. Is not a new one, for many country folks made use of the substitutes in. the '. days when the luxury of Chinese tea was not to easily afforded as now.' Before the Revolution, when' the colonists were In a turmoil over ' the' stamp taxes. It yraa considered unpatriotic to drink tea that had paid tribute to the government, and the so-called lib erty tea. aa the popular drink. j -t The ' four-leaved loose strife was, ho doubt, the herb from which this beverage was made, 'possibly with' the aid of various other herbs. This plant grows a foot or two high and may be recognized' by Its , simple, upright stem, upon which the' leaves are set in whorls of four or,, five, the yellow starlike flowers being produced on long, slender, stocks from near the base of . the;ieavea. flU common to Almost' 'j&verjr ,swoodlan4.v: ! The leaves of the New Jersey . tea, a low bush which grows everywhere In dry wood lands, and bears in June and July a profusion , of delicate white blooms, was also extensively used during the Revolution. An Infusion of the l.-avrl bn!!t a bright amber color, and In ln Is as attractive as the real (lev erage, but the tate. though ajtrlu gent U by no means lively. Fome effort has Ix-en recently inadf In commercial circlet to revive the us of this pltnt it a substitute for tea. The lesves tre said to contain about 10 per rent of tannin. Hemlock letvet and thott of tht arbor vltat have played an Important part in tht mak ing of rustic tea. Tht arbor vltat It a tret that grow a wild In great abun dance In northern woods, and the old time Maine lumbermen uad fre quently to resort to 1U leaves for tea when other herbage failed them for tht purpose. It wit thought to be very Inrlgoratlrfg. The leavea of the wintergreen, a amall plant whose bright red berries, bout the alzt of peat, are told on the ttreett under the name of teaberry, have long been used for tea. From this It takea the name by which It la known In Pennsylvania. New Eng- landera for some unknown reason call It checkerberry. The foliage la very aromatic, and people who like a dash of aplclneta In their drink have some times added Ita flavor to real tea. It U near of kin and similar in taste to the creeping tnowberry, a small, delicate vine, abundant In the great bogs and mossy woods of the north and Alleehanv reirlons. and this Is alio approved by mountain palates as a tubstltute for tea. Thoreau, In "The Maine Woods," tells of his Indian guide bringing it Into camp one night nd recommending it is the best of all substitute for tea. "It hat a slight checkerberry flavor." he records, "and we both agree that It was better than the black tea we had brought We thought It a discovery and that It might be dried and told In tht tbops." Better known it a tea plant la tue Labrador tea, or the ledum latifolia of the botanists, which growa In cold bogs and mountain woods from Penn sylvania northward. The leaves, which emit a alight not unpleaant fragrance when bruised, are tough and leathery and covered with a rusty brown wool. Steeped, they give a wild, gamy flavor to hot water, and the drink resulting suggests a poor grade of black tea. Sweet fern, which is such an abun dant growth everywhere on tterile hillside and by mountain roads. Is an other famous tea plant often known as "mountain tea." In tht War of the Rebellion ltt utt for tea wat par ticularly prevalent In the Southern States, and many a Southern lady who was reared In luxury wat reduced to drinking this poor tubstltute for ner favorite Oolong or flowery Pekoe. The foliage and flowers of all the golden rods are Imbued with an astringent principle and are moderate ly stimulant so that their suitability for the manufacture of a domestic tea was recognized by the American col onists as long ago as when George IIL was king over them. One species, the fragrant-leaved golden rod, known sometimes as Blue Mountain tea, pos sesses. In addition, the flavor of licor ice. Drunk piping hot in the wilder ness It makes a pleasant feature In the camrjer'a limited menu. This es pecial kind of golden rod begins to bloom quite early in the summer and It easy of recognition, even by the non-botanical, because of the licorice perfume which the leaves give out when rubbed. It Is a very common species In the pine barrens of Jersey. The astringent quality, In a greater or less degree, Is possessed by nearly all these plants. They also contain con slderable tannic add in their make-up These two qualities go far to makt tea the popular beverage It Is. Saved tor the Fish Trade. The fish man drove Into the yard a few days after the new summer resi dents had taken possession of their home, and seeing an open door he steoDed in and confronted the mis tress of the house. "GettJn'' settled. I s'pose." he said agreeably, allowing his gaze to wan der from two half-unpacked trunks to a table loaded with miscellaneous artl cles. . "Well, take your time, take your time; there'a plenty of it up here! understand your husband's a doctor, ma'am." , "Yes, he Is," said the summer retd- dent, who in spite of warnings from city neighbors that she had better dls play no hauehtinees of spirit under questioning, was unable to put much cordiality into her tone. "Well, now, I., come near beln' doctor," said the fish man, still with a wandering gaze. "My folks wanted I should be one, all exceptln' of an aunt that had money, and was looked to to help me out financially if I took up with a procession, one spent one summer here, and she made a reg'lar study of my character an' parts, and at the end of the season she up an' told my folks that 'twouMn't do. must go into business. " That boy has got too much Intel lect to be hove away on a doctor,' she said; those were her very words. Now how would you like a couple o' good mack'rel all silt up an' ready for the brller?" Youth's Companion. I ... A Striker. Bibbs Of course, you never struck a man when he was down?, ; Bobbs Well, yes; my rich uncle was down to our house yesterday and t struck film 1 for . $5. Philadelphia Bulletin. , What's fa These Names? The Japanese words . for KurokJ, the Japanese general, mean "black tree," while the Japanese words for Kuropatldn, the Russian . general. mean "black plgeonV '.. .....' ' His satanlc majesty never offers to go Into partnership with a busy man. GIANT SWING Oft mmecL (vJ The "Human Whirlwind.' a taring French athlete, la tending bunches) of thrills up and down tht tplnet of the spectators at the Caalno In Pari, where he dally risks hit Uft In performing the Thriller," illustrated by the accompanying cut The bicycle and Ita rider, after descending tht inclined plane, continued their course for an Instant upon the aeml-drcular part of the track, and then, held by the rope, flnlah describing the circle In the air. At the moment at which the wheelt of the bicycle resume contact with the ground, tht rope becomet detached automatically, owing to the ipeda! form of the hooka that sustain It at it tends, and It la possible for the bicyclist to continue hit Jour ney In a straight line, the curved part of the track having been removed and the ttralght part lowered to the level of the ground during the short time that he waa in the air. The curved part la mounted upon side, and the level part la supported when the pedal la pressed by the attendant. These two parts are manip ulated at the stmt time by one man. GOV. WARFIELD ON MARRIAGE. Ha Think 20 tb Proper Ac at Which to Make Vows. Gov. Warfleld, of Maryland, haa backed down as a matrimonial advis er to the girls of Maryland. Some time ago he told ', '. .4. the high school girls of Wilming ton that they should not have anything to do with Cupid untn they had attained the discretionary age of 26 years. Now, to avoid the storm, the Gover nor cries "Joke." .-' i f r GOV. . WABFIiXJD. He haa been pursued by " Indignant young and middle-aged females since his declaration and finally waa pinned down and asked to explain. "That remark to the young women of the Wilmington school was made playfully and without premeditation,' he said. "What I said then was, My advice to you is not to marry too ear ly. If asked the age when you should marry. I should say 20. That was the age of Mrs, Warfleld when I married her, and I have said to my daughters that I should not give my consent to their marrying until they arrive at that age,' "Seriously speaking, I think that many lives are made failures by per sons marrying before their characters have been formed. Young people are Impressionable and romantic, and If left to their own free will are apt to rush into matrimony without properly considering the grave responsibilities of married life. Many cases have come under my observation where youthful and hasty marriages have resulted in unhapplness, discontent and Uvea of drudgery. The old saying, 'Marry In haste and repent at leisure,' proves too often true. "Young women and men should i- m ember that the romantic attach ments of youth generally are not last ing. I would not wish to. be regarded as laying down Iron-clad rules con cerning the exact age , when a girl should marry. It might be at 22, 24, 25 or 26 years It all depends upon the physical vand mental development of the glrL I meant rather to Indicate that a girl should not marry until she was more than 21 and of an age to comprehend the responsibility of the marriage state." JAPANESE ARE ECCENTRIC.! Polltenea the Bale, from th Kick- iaha Man to the Hotel Porter. The . native Japanese, particularly those who have not come into close contact with modern ! civilization, Is distinguished as much by his natural courtesy and politeness , as by his t version to clothing. The peasants In the Interior are especially noted for their punctiliousness in saluting one another; even rickiaha men hurrying along the road with a passenger will sometimes stop to greet a friend, while a pretty woman receives a reverence indeed. This salutation is not merely a word or a nod, but a tow bow and a flourish of that little mushroom hat. and the greater friends they are the lower .the bow. , In saying good-by two Japs never see each other's faces, both being so busily engaged in bend ing their , backs. As soon , as one straightens himself the' other 'bows. going backward all 'the while, until they consider it polite to refrain. , When a foreigner passes through a village every person he meets, from the little child to the old man, will bow most profoundly, so that the pas sage partakes of the nature of a tri umphal procession. Your waiter 1 at the hotel, too, would never , think' of turning his back until he, had bowed ON BICYCLE. two rail) on which It la slid to one by a metallic hone that la folded up himself to a respectful distance, while the number of salaams he makes while taking your order would wear out an ordinary back. Another pleasant trait of these peo ple It their unvarying hospitality and gayety. You may enter any bouse and tit down and the hott and hit family gather about you, offering cakes and) tea, all the while chattering Uke mag pies. Any little Incident that among Europeans would pats unnoticed Is quite sufficient to send these merry folk Into fits of laughter. ' The rural Japanese at a rule wear at few clothes it the law allows, and since In some districts there If no law on this subject the result Is obvious. In fact, the children wear nothing at all In summer, while the men and women have but a scant, a very scant, apology for raiment The national garb Is, of course, the kimono, but this is often catt aside in favor of a short Jacket and trousers, or among the fish ermen and the farm laborers a hand kerchief or other . small rag. ThU scantiness of clothing, however, seems so natural that It rarely excites re mark. ' !- ." All the villages are remarkable for their cleanliness and neatness, end ex cept for some of their sanitary ar rangements are models of comfort and simplicity. Agriculture Is carried on with the crudest Implements, yet with. skill and care which have made a garden out of a land of barren moun tains, while some of tne workmen In regard to the arts of joinery and weav ing might give valuable hints to our own people. A short excursion through this coun try will give one a most pleasant Im pression of the land and Its inhabit ants, while their quaint courtesy and persevering Industry render them worthy of considerable respect Queer Taatet of Women. "The new waiter came to me looking acared," said , the head waiter In a v Chicago restaurant where many work lng girls take their luncheon. "I got him from a down-town place where men are served exclusively. The whims of women privileged to order . their own meals frightened him. That girl wants powdered sugar with an order of little necks.' he aald, as though, he expected me to fall at the , news. . "'Give It to her,' I said, 'and givn her plenty of it "I have teen women who think steak and onions grossly unhealthy , , eat raw clams with sugar and oltrsj olL I have seen them use Worcester shire sauce, tomato ketchup and sugar mm m A mtnti A UmAn . n a dash of tabasco seems absurd to tnem. 1 unve ou is oecoming more or a fad all the time la serving both oys ters and clams. , , "But ! was nearly bowled out my self the other day when I saw a young woman who had ordered little neck clams, with a follow of spring lamb and mint sauce, sprinkle her clama with the mint tauce--Cedar , Rapids) Republic. . '. The Other 8tde of It, j "No; Jake," said the Ward heeler; "I cant put np any more stuff for you. You went against me last fall, after, you had my money. , The trouble with you is you won't stay bought" "You're' wrong. Pete,"? argued ' the honett voter... "Tho. trouble ain't with, me. Seems as if my vote was so blamed contrary It won't stay sold."-i Judge.' i '-: ;" ' ' ' . Toad and Their Huge Appetites. s The 'toad It an exceedingly greedy animal. It feeds continuously through out tht night nd in twenty-four hours consumes a quantity of insects) equal to about tour timet its stomad capacity t,- .' -m.'' :1 '! : i i'i. ' M ,.'! :: '
