Tillamook headlight., March 09, 1899, Image 3

THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MARCH 9, 1899
A BORDER LAMENT.
■ The hostile red men are no more, their
veils no longer tear
■’he fringes from the feathery wings of
I the astonished air,
■heir snaky eyer no longer gleam with
eagerness to twine
their fingers in our hair as in the days of
ol’ lang sine.
tround the reservations now they loaf
and take their ease,
their bronze legs hid in paleface pants
quite baggy at the knees;
■They while the happy hours away in fre­
quent lazy naps,
■Au’ keep their cash in motion playin'poke
or shootin’ craps.
And sharply stinging, with ears loud
ringing, I dropped into the dark.
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When I awoke the sultry smoke had gone,
and o’er me,
Faint as a cloud against the air, a sweet
face tenderly,
A mother.woman's face, was beading, in
the evening beam—
That touched her good gray hair to gold -
with eyes that made me seem,
Mid all the fever’s burning wholly sate—
since they were there,
Well—oddly, sir—in that dim peace, I let
my lips breathe prayer.
If your wifeiscrabbed and sour and cross,
Don't you worry a bit,
If she even sets herself as boss,
Don’t worry a bit.
She’ll soon be needing a new spring hat,
\ new shirt waist and a new dress pat.,
End’ll be demure as a pussy cat—
Don’t you worry a bit.
fiew life with a philosophic eye,
Don’t worry a bit,
If your cards are low try to play them
high,
Don’t you worry a bit.
ieep your cup of energy brimming full,
Ind you’ll some day have an old fortune
bull
Iv the shaggy tail, with a down hill pull—
Don’t you worry a bit.
ONE DAY IN THE TRENCHES.
■ We lay among the rifle pit, above our low
heads streaming
■ Bullets, like sleet, with now and them,
near by, the vicious screaming
■ Of shells that made us hold our breath,
till each had burst and blasted
■ Its ghastly circle hid in smoke—here, there
—and while it lasted,
■ That murderous fume and fusillade, our
hearts were in our throats ;
■ For hell let loose about us raged, and in
those muddy moats
■ The rain that fell was shot and shell, the
splash it made was red.
■ And all about the long redoubt was gar.
risoned with dead.
■ Upon my right aveterau in rasping whis­
pers swore ;
■ Upon my left an Irish lad breathed Ave
Marys o’er.
■ And I ? Well, well, I won’t aver my lips
no murmur made;
■A prayer, long, silent, half forgot, stirred
them ; but something stayed
■The sacred word; I locked my lips. "No,
5
no, ah, no!” I thought ;
■‘ .Not so I'll pray, let come what may ’’
I held my heart and lips
■And nerve,| afresh. I gripped my rifle
K
stock—when-something clips
B Sn ar-ly my temple (that long lock con
j
ceah the bullet's mark)
Sight is in the Mind,
Not in the Eye.
It is necessary that we think upon what we see in order properly to appreciate what
passes before the eye, otherwise the eye is a mere mirror reflecting objects but not
comprehending them. We address ourselves to the eye of the mind and to the thought­
fulness of the public. We do not seek to catch custom by mere glitter and tinsel, but
by real enduring and substantial merit.
CONNUBIAXITIES.
LENT.
Is this a fast—to keep
■The tenderfoot now strolls about no
The larder lean and clean
longer fearing that
From fat of veals and sheep ?
■Lead protests hot from smokin’ gnns
Is it to quit the dish
may ventilate his hat
I For usin’water on the side to make his
Of flesh yet still to fill
whisky set,
The platter high with fish ?
I In violation of the rules of border eti­
Is it to fast an hour.
quette.
Or ragged to go—or show
I It’s come to sich a painful pass that men
A downcast look, and sour.
in tailor clothes
No ! ’Tis a fast to dole
I Are held in jes’ as high esteem an’ full
Thy sheaf of wheat and meat
respect as those
Unto the hungry soul.
I That wear wool shirts an’ canvas duds,
It is to fast from strife,
with pistols on the side!
From old debate and hate,
II swear it nearly breaks my heart! knocks
To circumcise thy life.
out my honest pride!
To show a heart grief-rent ;
I The courts o’ law have downed the rope,
To starve thy sin, not bin—
Judge Lynch has taken legs
And that’s to keep thy lent.
I An’ left the field to starchy chumps with
heads like ostrich eggs,
BURDEN OF THE POETS.
I An’if a feller pulls his gun an’ downs
another gent
0, God ! give back our chidhood,
lit costs a pile o’ cash to square the tri-
Our isolated days ;
vial event.
Though lightly proffered laurels
I An', jes’to think! a funeral is now put
And easy, ungrudged praise;
up to be
And not with sword and cannon,
[A sad an serious affair, while in the ol’
But moral might and main,
days we
We’ll seek another’s profit
I Would chuck his lateness underground
And work another’s gain.
without a sigh or sob,
I An’ leave him there to rest in peace while Oh, poet of the ten-inch gun! you've
taught us to be great!
holdin’ down his job.
lit makes me sore to gaze upon the ruin That love and home and wife and child
are sadly out of date.
of a land
Perchance we had not read our books
[That once in makin’ life a joy could play
nor heard your bugles bray
a winning hand,
We'd have no dead in Cuba and the Phil­
ITo see pale tenderfeet come in with cranky
ippines today.
eastern views
’Tis kind of you to cometo us crude peo­
Of mixin’fancy bitters with the purity
ple of the west
of booze,
And teach us that our Whittier, Holmes,
U feel as lost an’ out o’ place an’ short
Longfellow and the rest
o’ nervy sand
Of our poor, peaceful poets all deserve the
As any painted Injun would up in the
name of “mud,”
Promised Land!
For, oh! they never wrote like you, of
An’ I would hit the trail, but where in
barrack-rooms and ber-lud!
thunder could I go,
Since all the west is ruined by this prog-
“Take up the White Man’s burden’’
gess circus show.
With vigilance to hide,
To veil your secret purpose
DON’T WORRY A BIT.
Lest all the world deride,
By trick and innuendo.
If your plans should fail and your schemes
Philanthropy made plain—
go wrong,
To seek a party’s profit
I Don’t you worry a bit,
And work your petty gain.
Face every care with defiant song,
| Don’t you worry a bit.
TOLD OUT OF COURT.
■ *on't list to the whisperings of despair,
But have the courage to do and dare,
Newspapers report that an Ohio law­
[And you’ll distance Eli in getting there— yer dropped dead while shoveling snow.
Don’t you worry a bit.
Wonder if he will have another chance ?
If you spring a pop and the girl says no,
Don’t you worry a bit,
lust laugh and say you had reckoned so,
Don’t you worry a bit.
bile’ll soon relent and will call you back,
Your hat will hang on the same old rack.
And your lips will meet in the same old
smack—
Don't you worry a bit.
put on the stand, so skillful were his
questions that the court, the jury, and
the l>ar all woudered how “Abe" Lincoln
knew so much about mechanism. His
witness could reply promptly. Hegainsd
the suit and a reputation such that Mr.
Lincoln was retained in every paten­
right ease brought into that court, up to
the time he was sent to Washington. He
went to Chicago, St. Louis, Iowa. Ohio,
Kentucky and Michigan to try patent­
right cases, and the last year of his prac­
tice did little else.
"Gentlemen of the jury,” said the
pompous lawyer, assuming his most im­
posing mien, “I once sat upon the judge’s
bench in Iowa.”
“Where was the judge?” quickly in­
quired the opposing attorney, and the
pompous gentleman found the thread of
his argument hopelessly entangled.
That suicide is a “j«rnicious habit that
obviously ter ds to shorten life" is the de­
fence set up by a life insurance company
in a recent action on a policy which ex­
pressly excluded liability for such repre­
hensible habits.________
Lawyer—I insist on an answer to my
question. You have not told meall the
conversation. I want to knew every­
thing that passed between you and Mr.
Clapper.
Reluctant Witnees-I've told you every­
thing of any consequence.
"You have told me that you said to
him: clapper, this case will get you into
court someday.' Now, what did be say
in reply?”
“Well,’ he said: Dapper, there Isn't
anything in this business that I’m asham­
ed of, and if any snoopin’ little yee-
hawin’, four-by-six, gimlet-eyed lawyer
with half a pound of brainsand sixteen
ounces of jaw, ever wants to know what
I’ve been talking to you about, you can
tell him the whole story.’ ”
A suit was brought in the United States
court, iu Springfield, against a citizen,
for an infringement of a patent right, re­
lates a writer iu Leslie’s Weekly. Mr.
Lincoln was employed to defend it. Mr.
Lincoln went to the most skilled archi­
tect in the city, inquired how hesjent his
winter evenings, and received the reply
"If times are brisk, I sometimes work ;
other times I have no special business.
Mr. Lincoln said: "I have a patent right
case in court; I want you as a partner,
and will divide fees I know nothing about
mechanics—never made it a study. I
want you to makes list of the best works
on mechanism, as I don't suppose they
can be purchased here. I will furnish
the money, and you can send to Chicago
or New York for them. I want you to
come to my house one night each week
and give me instruction.” In a short
time he had witness to meet him, and
they were thoroughly drilled. When
the tnal commenced Mr. Lincoln put his
questions at the cross examination so
scientifically that many witness»-, were
Our batest up-to-date Wheels are Beauties.
The extent of the business done by
Milwaukee justices and marrying par­
sons may be imagined from the fact that
the practical certainty of the passage of
the license law by the legislature has in­
duced a lake transportation company to
consider the advisability of taking off
one of the boats used in its Milwaukee
service.
Frank R. Fisher, a traveling salesman
for a clothing company of Utica, N. Y.,
disappeared from Waterloo, Ind., on the
night of the 13th, the time appointed for
his marriage to Miss Jennie Showalter,
a well known belle of that city. The
The very latest improvements in High Grade Bicycles will arrive per steamer Harrison.
couple had been eugaged for some months
and last evening was the date set for
the wedding, the immediate family only
to be present. Shortly before the time
Here are prices.
Here are reputation and quality.
set Fisher called on the bride and said he
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would return at the appointed hour. The
65.00
bride was then attired in her wedding
COLUMBIA CHAINLESS, ’98 Pattern
gown and the clergyman on hand to per
50.00
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form the ceremony. But Fisher failed
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to show up.
A millionaire clubman, representative
of an iron tnanuiactoring firm known
all over the country and the owner of
one of the finest country houses in the
reigon just north of New York city, took
for his wife on the 7th ult. the beautiful
young woman who had been the gover­
ness of bis children. James W. Quin-
tard, a member of the family that found,
ed the Quintard Iron works, and Miss
Hedwig Johannes Ballenberger, former­
ly of Switzerland, were married in the
Second Presbyterian church at Paterson
N. J., by the Rev. Dr. Charles D. Shaw.
The wedding was a very quiet one.
Mr. Quintard has been married three
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times previously.
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....................... $25.00 and *26.00
Sarah Grand, writing to the Gentle­
POPULAR BICYCLES.
POPULAR PRICES.
woman on “At What Age Shoi'ld Girls
Marry ?” says: “It has come to pass
that the modern girl marries later in
life than her predecessor. She feels
that there is no hurry and takes time to
look about her. The healthy minded
would generally prefer to marry, but
just at what age it is sometimes hard to
determine. It seems to me that the only
possible answer to the question is also
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TILLAMOOK, OREGON.
the most obvious, namely, when she ar­
rives at years of discretion. ThiB hap­
CLASSES WERE RESUMED ON THE
FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER.
pens at various ages, according to the
character and capacity of the girl. Some
GRADED COURSE OF INSTRUC­
girb are sensible women at 19; some are
TION
never sensible women at all. The Ame­
ST. ALPHONSUS ACACEMY Is divided into
lia Sedley sort of girl is a survival of the
four departments, vis : Primary, I liter mediate
ASTORIA AND
chattel period, and as she never acquires
Grammar, and Senior.
The year la divided into tour terma of eleven
the sort of discretion which isa safe con­
TILLAMOOK
weeks each.
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duct through life it makes no difference
TUITION FEE.
at what age she marries She is a cling­
Tuition Fee for one pupil for a term of eleven
ing sort of creature who looks about for
week« In the Primary Department, Two Do I s ­
lams ; in the I ntrrmroiatm , T hrrk D oli .A rr ;
a man to lean upon and generally finds
(¡HAMMAM GRADK, FOUR
DOLLAR« { BKNIOR
one. for men in theory still prefer her.
G madk , F ive D ollars .
They sentimentalize on the subject of
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WILL RUN THE
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC,
their youth and talk about the ivy and
Instrumental Music on the Piano or the
theoak. When they are captured, if
stringed instruments, for a term of eleven weeks
T eh dollars . ____________
they do not suffer the fate of the oak
smothered by the ivy, but survive to tell
VOCAL MUSIC.
Vocal Munie, E ight D ollar «.
the tale, they still cling to their theory ; Will make tripe every five days, the weather permitting, between Astoria and
but they spend the leisure hours of their
Tillamook City, carrying freight and passengers.
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT.
middle age at their clubs.”
COLUMBUS,
Standard of the World.
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PRICES
THE
AT
HARTfORDS, 2nd only to Columbias.
Cllheel at Loca Grade Price
C. LiAJVIB, Agent.
Pope JVtfg- Co.
Reduced
Fares!
St. Alphonsus
ACADEMY,
6.00 ROUND TRIP.
3.50 ONE WAY.
Steamer W. H- HARRISON
or R. F. ELMORE.
Tombstone Testimonials.
ELMORE, SANBORN & CO., ASTORIA ; or COHN & CO.,
TILLAMOOK, AGENTS.
In the Business Department: Htenocrsph,
Book-keeping, and Type-writing inc luffed, if
desired. The common branches, T himtv - vivk
D ollars for the whole course.
jfPlain Hewing and Fancy Work free So the
pupils on Saturday afternoon.
Latin, French, and German included in the
Senior Grade. Private lessons in those Ian-
guageMTRN iMiLl.ARH a term.
Board and Tuition, including plain and fancy
needle work, T hirtkrn D ollars a month.
When there are four pupils in one family at
tending, the last one is free.
Sewing school, free to pupils, will be resumed
on the first Saturday in October.
The Boston Transcript reproduces
these bonaflde epitaphs:
My husbanb— God knows why.
(From a lonely grave in Thomaston.
Me.)
Death caused by swallowing the tip of
an umbrfl rib into the lungs. He lived
REGULATIONS.
Student* are entered at any time during the
seven weeks and expired.
Se«Uon. No deduction will be made In either
(For a boy. aged 4 years,buried in
the Academic or Music Department for tho
i'hriNtmaa Of Easter Holl.lay for withdrawal
Spencer, Mass.)
before the expiration of the term or absence,
except in caae of dismissal or pioloiiged illness.
In This
Those who finish a complete course In the
World We
Academic or the Commercial Department and
pass
h satisfactory examlnaition in the brauchea
Jogged Along
prescribed are entitled to a Diploma.
Together.
Sam
.and
Batty
(From a monument to Sam and Betty Freight handled with pispatch and at lowent rate«. Fruit delivered in good order.
Best Accommodations and Cheapest Route to or from Tillamook.
Watson in Oak Orove cemetery, Fall
Every attention paid to wants and convenience« of pa«senger. First-da«« table «et.
Fiver, Mass )
WILL SAIL FROM SAN FRANCISCO ABOUT OCTOBER 30th AND
Here lies Dame Mary Page,
EVERY 10 DAYS AFTER.
Relict of Sir Gregory Page. Bart.
For further particulars apply to
She departed this life March 11, 1728,
In the UK year of her age.
o
In «7 months she was tapped M times,
SHAVING,
No. 14 C alifornia S treet , S an F ranciro ; or to T rochee L i mber C o .
Had taken away 240 gallons of water,
Without ever repining at her case.
IIAIR CUTTING,
Or ever fearing the operation.
(From Bunhill Fields burial ground,
SHAMPOOING,
London, England.)
STEAMER
Direct From S. F. to Tillamook.
CHAS. PETERSON,
oSc C .,
TXT’.
“You are the first girl I ever kissed, "
he said.
• ■ Your a pology is accepted. "she repl ied
somewhat regretfully, for it is indeed an-
noying to be always breaking people in.
■Things seem tobe coming my way at
last," muttered Aguinaldo as the Amer­
ican gunners got down to work with
their usual accurrancy.
Mrs. Secondtrip—You are just the
meanest man alive!
Mr Secondtrip—Well, there is one
consolation; I presume I may infer that
the late lamented was meaner than L
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WHERE
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SCHOOL DESKS AND SUPPLIES OF
EVERY DESCRIPTION.
J. 8 STEPHENS is agent for che
Northwest School Furniture Company
for Tillamook co.