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Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

rrlspcd the hatchet firmly, ready for an
assault. A. he came within yard Il
the cat il kept clawing and wakjrg
att mpts To leap down upon the boys
head, all the time growing ticrce.y.
Throwing the hatchet back over LIS
shoulder AZ iar as lie could reach, Jtd
struck at the big heal in The crotch Of
the tree Just above him. But the
creature dolg-l the blow. H again
struck aul missed: but tn next time hc
Vas fortunate enough 10 hit III" cat on
the head. fairly knocking 1t of the limb
b. tire ground, where for = moment 1t lay
stunned and motionleSs.
Jad slipped quickly lown the trunk,
thinking the victory now won. But TIE
animal, recovering itself, set upon the
box with true feline grit. and the ncxt
moment they w,re engaged III lively
tu,,le. while little Chlo ran back and
forth shouting for help at the top Of her
/ voice.
The woods resounded with the con-
| fused medley. Jad now found that he
mus, fight for his life, AMI with anC ther
q s,erute blow he again stunned the
creature. and, before lie could recover.
the rcsolute boy d!spat'he him.
Dropping the hatchet, Jad threw him
self On the ground, painting AMI cX-
hau,te'. Poor little Chic now cam
tim;I!y forward, trembling ana "a tInf
frightened giances at the animal, as if
she half expected it would even Tow
leap upon her.
"Oh. JAIL" cried the little girl, see
ing the boys .attered isock. "you must
be awful hurt, And, Oh, sce your
arm
"No, l amt hurt, neither" declare |
Jsd, stoutly. sitting up. "not much,
anyway. That, Only a little scratch y
rc.ariin. his arm ruefuly.
II was a pretty big one. however.
BmliAS some birch wi:hes firmly ahout
the crcature'e hind l-gs. .Jal, with L,i,-
CAio's ASSISTANCE, DRAGGED hi4 90 Tie
hOusc.
NY patience alive" cried tha;i
mother. running to the door, n sh.
caught sight Of the children. "Jad
Dunlap, YOU venturesome boy, VI T,
dill YOU get that wildca;?'
"He got INTO our tap. an TIN -.
oil ul, 2 tr,e nth it. anJ JsI c..I.' u,
af,er in. ii;,!c CLIO la toned - -
plain u told him not To, s:e rldol
seeing the gathering rcproof iii he
mothers eyes
} "And YOU got Wei scratched" sei.
} Ms. Dunlap, turning Jad abont en'
, ewing Ii, bleeding arm. - gueo
twill learn You t. let wildcats alou".
He won't eat any more OF ,iy mink
anyway" muttered Jad
He did not get much sv'o,.o,i,y from
his father. either, W - cbjs.d Li,o -.
10y - as want OF prulen"e. all,
h..de him he more cauti0rs IN the, futur,
about attacking such animals.
Ii took a long time TO heal up Jad'
lacerated arms and shoulders, and i
WAS a number of days before he got Owe
! the soreness and lameness enough +
visit his traps However, Jad WIS no
! troubled again that fail, while two NOR
, mink We're added to his little pile of iurs
which he sent ON his fathers load dow
to the settlement not long after
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19
A PLEASANT call" Come here, Hide

A PLEASANT call" Come here. Hide
brand, my love. said a fond New Haven
mother, as her spindle-legged yoangster
appeared Just inside the gate. "Hilde-
brand l should say 50. How came you
to tie such homely boy 10 such high
priced name?" asked . blunt-spoken
caller. He may be homely, but he's
mine, thank you. l didn't have to marry
a widower with four great Overgrown
boys, as you did" This treading on
corns, meaphorically, doesn't pay
NeU Haven Register.
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19
WITHFRFD RDSES.

Tithered rose-leayes in AZ urn--
kVery HAere our 2 snces turn,
Iins old graves uucoyeis
Many q dainty, Ierf u;ned note
Hanis long cod once warmly wrote,
Hidden he-e by svers
Al The man J hearts, now cold.
Al IL mem -.es, svset and old,
IT, gus:i.; - Z. d.sclossA
A. 'le warmth - chA to-day;
= ;he lie Tar ,'a-sed away;
NaGght l. ie:t but ross-
Re-. W;:hered now and ioei,
Al =. ir ancient -Ve. .nes- fs1i
W.:h heir s9c.',; splccdor.
As ! b - atove, If,e!
INay;ic fragrance from them steal
Lie a mem'ry tender.
"f tlr'r der Pleasant day.,
= en -. sun rich 20 d.n h'azs
K;s-.A: ,heir cLe, ~ % glory.
Al. IL pam these MON rec G.yo!
Aa ;he pain tha, Ole nu-; i've
We. cur lie. sweet story
Holds 10 more tie golden Joy.
q, what use ya.usd 10y,
VIE. its charm ,s broken-
o. ,i.r re whcI. youth Is DER
or ;he ,Il-i wiIlcA mas TO moro,
A. t.c>- flowers ~. token.
When .ho -un has !osrt his Sight,
Nl,l ID, :a.i 4 winters night
ou- 1r.'CIun-t.de o'e.c .ose.-
9. -, 'hel he mciLor.es swees-
,:tl.- -e ,Eu.-Led moments fret
ashc- of youths raee~.
iIvtt.ys' Ian M
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19
4 BOID B4CKUOODS BOZ.

jail was eleven years old and little
Chic, his sister, was two years younger.
Bat this was great many years ago
when their father, Mr.. Dunlap, hs.i Just
moved into township in the western
part Of Name, which was then a wild,
uninlabited region, save where here and
there an adventurous settler had planted
hi, little log hut in the heart OF the
wilderness, AMI laid bare fev acres of
the for,s. as a nucleus Of the future
home of himself and thriving family
almost AWAY, a small colony in Itself.
Ali. WHO can tell what homesick mo-
nents and louginys for TIE old associa-
ions our pioneer fathers and mothers
.ndured, coming, as lid many of them,
-um wealthy States and pleasant sur
.rindings. There must have been a
mighty attraction in the wild, free life
Of the backwood man and q genuine
love Of the simple and houely joys Of
the rough Eearthstone, to have held
them III these rude homes, almost iso-
lated. rs they were, from the world
Bu, they lived in anticipation, looking
eagerly forward TO future Of plenty,
-. The wilderness should become
cultivated ani ;;irrr,,,.gl through their
first persistent and hardy efforts.
With an energy characteristic of the
first settlers, Mr.. Dunlap pushed his
way on through toll, hardships and
many privations, at first telling and
clearing patch large enough to put up
log cabin for lis family, then by de-
grees cutting farther and farther into
the primitive forest, I'LL now quite q
large tract lay open to the sun, part
of which was under tolerable cultivation,
the rest laying black and still smoking
from recent bUrninSs.
As before stated, Jad was now eleven.
He was dark-faced. sinewy lad, tough
as a thong, inheriting much of his
fathers pluck and endurance. What
ever be undertook TO do he was pretty
sure to carry through.
In these unsettled regions wild ami
mails were numerous, especirlly the wild
cat, lynx AMI glutton, or wolverine
These creatures often come into the
clearings, and their frequent depreda
tions became a great pest TO the set
tiers
Theye was also an abundance o;
smaller game to be had for the trapping
and this fall Jad was anticipating NJ
end of enjoyment in the warm Indial
summer days, trapping for musquash'
(muskrat) and mink along Kenny brook
which ran past the clearing half mill
.wav in the woods. His father hat
helped him make his traps, and on hi
.erv first visit he was greatly elated by
inding sleek and glossy mink in one o
them. This piece Of good luck had Sc
Jnd half Wild, for mink skins brought
high price at the "big settlement,
twenty five miles down the country
where his father always went to do hi
trading.
Jad watched his traps eagerly as
miser watches his money bags. Bu
with all his vigilance, what was his dii
may to find, one morning, in the ira
farthest up stream. that mink had bee
canght and taken out by some wild bea:
and devoured. The tail and little featt
erly clumps of fur lay scattered abor
the trap. Dire vengeance against th
wild marauder at once possessed h
heart.
Little Clilo was keen svmpathizer
his tro.bles. She WIS also his con
panipn IN this trapping expedition,
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19
PLEAS4NTRIES.

SPELL. fat with four letters--O b II.
SPIRITED business Manufacturing
whisky.
CtEcrs mules are educated because
they exhibit brayin.
FrNHY items should never be con-
signed - the grave.
The Old man eloquent When he
comes home tTihe OF.
TIE Philadelphia .Snn thinks the
drcssmaker is pattern woman.
ALAWyTR should never burn coal.
He gets along better with Coke than
Blackstone.
THE man who invented corsets was
foolish. for lie might have known they
wuri Ill 20 to waist.
"WArra mrlon-choly ecene," said the
small hoy when the farmers dog chased
him out # the patch.
\ HouFLY Young girl has the console
tion If knowing that, If she lives TO be
~. She will be ii pretty old girl.
Il DON'T like that eat; it's got splin-
t,rs il It's 'eet, was the excuse Of r
ycar-o.d for throwing the kitten away.
4 LITTLE heat that can't be beat, the
window open wide a little breeze, a lit
tie s.oele, and you're the doctors pride;
/ -l7.2j for ten visits
An ambitions voung writer having
asked "what magazine will give mo
highest position qulckest?" was told.
~ lowd r magazine. if you contributs
fiery article"
CARLYLE, being once asked the differ
crce between "A natural fool and an
olucstcd fool, replied, just about the
d.li r,uce betwccn You and me, sus-
p.cj.' Tie qucsGone was never able
10 let rhine what kind Of fool he was.
Il SAW big 10y and little fellow
qr,Ircling over some marbles to-day"
said John. "Did you?' asked his
father. Il hope you interfered to stop
;h,r quarrellng." "Yes, yes" said
John, Il took the little fellows part"
An old man, with head as destitute
of hair az watermelon, entered al Aus
IL. avenue drug store and told the clerk
h., want. d a bottle Of hair restorer.
What kind Of hair restOrer do You
r-ef,r?" Il reckon I'll have tO take q
bottle of red hair restorer. The. mn.
tie color Of my hair when .yas hoy &,
-T.rds SIT ~.
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

Washington" telegraphs the Chicago
Tribune correspondent, "has been the
discoveries Of the autopsy. However
excusable the errors of diagnosis male
by the attending surgeons, it is none the
less true as fact that they have treated
the case from the start in entire iyuur
ance Of the true character OF the injury.
1t Is almost incredible that group II
intelligent aud experienced surgeons,
having large familiarity with gunshot
wounds, should have gone ON exrloring,
cleansing and dressing a burrowmg
ahscess for eight or ten weeks. while the
sunshot wound which they were sup
posed IT, be treating WAS left entirely
alone to the curative powers Of unas-
sisted nature. From day TO day We had
bulletins more or less explicitly stating
the vicissitudes OF the so-called wound.
DR.. Woodward was putting his
microscope onto the pus and
taking photographs of the Interesting
aspects thus brought to light. The
catheter Was going up and down, now
four inches, now twelve, now only three
or four, and the wound was said 10 be
healing TO suit. The granulations We're
reported upon, and The nature of the
healing, whether from the ball outward
or otherwise, was discussed and an
nounced by the doctors in charge tins
upon time and with great confidence.
Tho latest and most ingenious appliances
Of science were brought into requisi-
ton, and the location of the ball sup
posed to be ascertaiped with reasonable
certainty and accuracy. DR.. Bliss
claimed that the Bell experiments had
been entirely successful, and that they
had verified the united theory If the
doctors that the ball was lccated
III the lilac region. Its position was
stated il half and quarter inches, ex-
cept that it did come out later than the
depth OF the ball from the surface was
not so nicely understood. And now i.
appears that the ball was half way across
the body, in quite another direction,
and that the path Of the bullet was al
most at night angles with the long all.
scess which they We're treating in its
stead. But the autopsy upsets more
IL i ell i
in the case. In many particulars it
makes the criticisms of outside phvsi-
clans as ridiculous as the statements of
those in charge. For instance, many
claimed. with warmth, that the
ball WAS not encysted, and WAS
cunstn2: GGarce OF irritation and
danger. Now it appears that the Dali
was completed encysted and the wound
practically healed. The great consola-
tion in it all, and the one which will
protect the doctors in charge from 3
fierce howl of indignation all over the
world, is the apparent certainty that the
wound as now understood was necessari-
ly mortal. Had it been simply in itself
q comparatively slight injury, and one
which, under prompt, intelligent and
correct treatment, could have been sue
cessfully coped with, one can hardly
conjecture the effects of popular grief
and rage But it is evident that the
President was fated. The only wonder
| is that he lived so long"
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

THE oldest German opera, musical
play, composed by Johann Gottlieb Sta
den, of Nurnberg, has been published
for the first time by firm in that old
Bavarian city. Staden va. organist t.
the Grand Duke OF Brandenburg IL
1909.
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19
TUOCGHTS ABOUT WOMES-BY 4
JIITED NAN.

Women are sadly ruled by the law Of
compensation. Those who are good are
never pretty those who are pretty are
never good.
To man, truth is what he knows to
a woman, truth Is what she believes.
The only perfect woman a man ever
knows is his mother.
All intimate friendships among women
have the same basis. and always "a Il
between those who resemble each other
in tigure-they can borrow each others
dresses.
Women invariably fear death-and
don't wonder.
The Boise City Qdaho) Statesman
heard Of the death of a friend and
blocked ont half-colunn obituary that
threw the Office devll into fit of weep
ing and drew such food OF tears from
! the ewes Of the case hardened compost
tors that the hoor of the Office had 10 be
mopped up three times during the set
ting in type Of the article. The next
day the editor received a communica-
ton from the dead man denying that he
had meandered mp the ffume as stated,
and asking for correction. His lettel
was published in full in the next issue
headed: "A Gard from q Corpse" This
is Western humor.
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

"Jrsr keep your bottle of whisky in
vour closet, and, when the girl brings
Won your hot shaving water in the morn
ing, YOU can mix your tOddy quickly,
and bot a soul will know thing about
it." said the W ID. The plan worked
well until the old mans daughter
thought lie must be going insane, be-
cause he wanted to shave five or SIX
times "A day.
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

KEELEY's motor is now known -
"the tramp" because it won't work.
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

.,t town in the Allegheny mount
consists of 1900 or LOO Nests
s r;ua in cones to height Of from
~ sve feet. The ground Is riddled
in every direction by S"o'effaH'"n
,r are 5000 oystermen In Vir-
siaiA
Richland beacon., 1881-11-19

HCPr
f--I CP, SIS.
u.
sTesL delay not,
Long have ! waited:
s.gLei fVr The {, ming
OF kisses bela;ed;
Fragrant a. rosebu Ia,
Pure ~ he iev;
Deare-', delay not.
I'm waiting FOR you.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-14
JUDGE NOT.
KANSAS.

HOW DO We know what hearts have vilest sil?
How do we know?
Many. like sepulchers, are foul within
whose outward garb is spOtless as the snow,
~ AND many may be pure we think not SO.
what mercy secret penitence may win
How do we know?
HOW can we tell who sinned more than we?
How can we tell!
we think our brother walked guilty,
Judging him in self righteousness. All.
Perhaps had we been driven through the
hell
OF his untold temptations, we might be
Less upright in our daily life than he
How can we tell!
Dare we condemn the ills that others do?
Dare we condemn?
Their strength is small. their trials not few;
And II to us more clearly than to them
More Go they need our help, and pity, too.
Dare we condemn!
God help us, and lead us day by day.
God help us all!
We cannot walk alone the perfect way.
EVIL ailures us, tempts Us, and we fall!
We are but human and Our power is small !;
Not one of us may boast, and not q day
Rolls DER our heads but each hath need to
say,
God bless us all!
Augusta (GG.) Evening Nescs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-14
Troubles About Wills.

THE law in regard to wills is such tina,
many persons die believing they have
made certain disposition Of their prop.
erty, when, in reality, owing to the tes-
tatOr's carelessness, or ignorance, or
both, the estate is not so disposed of. A
case in a neighboring town illustrates
this idea:
An elderly woman made will, leav-
ing her property, amounting to about
$4,000, to two nephews. Five years
later-some time last summer-she
made second will, giving the property
chiefly to q niece. In November she
died. But the last will can not be found.
The man who drew up the document, a
local Justice, who has done something
at such work, says he drew the second
will last summer; that the woman duly
signed it; that it was legally Witnessed
(and the other two witnesses are living,
in the same town) and, that he left it,
together with the first will, on table in
the room where the testatrix sat. He
further testifies that she asked him what
she should do with the first will, and
that he told her to burn it up. 1t is
surmised that she, by mistake, burned
the second will and left the first.
The house has been ransacked from
cellar to garnet, and every cupboard,
bureau and drawer searched to find the
second will, but without avail. The
matter was referred to the local Probate
Judge. He decided promptly that the
making of second will destroyed the
validity of the first. Then the the case,
with q copy of the first will. was submit
ted to Judge White, of the Hartford Pro-
bate Office, who promptly confirmed
the first decision.
Inasmuch as the the testimony of the
witnesses to the second will will be re-
garded in law as conclusive of the fact
that such q document was actually
drawn up anu legally signed, and that
it legally destroys the first will, the
practical result will be, since will No. 2
can not be found, that the estate will
now be divided between the heirs &C.
cording to the law governing intestate
estates-in this case three in number
Hartford Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-14

plains Of the Ganges, and the plague in
the southern regions of Central Asia.
It il something more than an assump-
ton that diphtheria follows the same
law, and that, while it Is . constant
element in Russia, circumstances favor
able to its development cause it to over
leap its ordinary boundaries and travel
westward. About year ago. when the
Russians of Kharkof were dying by the
thousand, other provinces were even
more grievously affected. 1t will be re-
membered that such was the terror in
spired by the pestilence that the in
habitants of one province in particular
were flying in every direction, carrying
the seeds Of diphtheria with them.
The imperial government was alarmed.
It saw the necessity for checking this
fight, and q Gordon of eighty thousand
troops was formed around the center OF
the disorder. By this means it was con-
fined within certain limits. and thither
were sent forces of medical practitioners
from Russia, France, Germany, ard
England. But it was clearly impossible
that governmental vigilance could be
permanently and altogether effective.
The disease spread, and the germs OF Il
were carried by the dirty Russ in biz
clothing and household effects. During
the past year emigration from Russia
has been extensive, The records show
that the population Of this country has
received considerable accession from the
arrival of Russian immigrants, who
come in patches, like the Mennonites,
and in families, like the Germans. 1t il
only too likely that our present visitation
is due to the release of the diphtheria
germ from its hiding-place in the chests
and baggage of Russians arriving in this
country. It has been latent in their
warm winter clothing all summer and
has infected the air when the approach
of cold weather has brought their winter
garments into use. If this is the case,
then the course of the quarantine au-
thorities seems clear. A glance at the
medical returns will show whether the
local facts correspond with this theory.
If they do, it will be a simple precaution
to require the immediate disinfection OF
all baggage arriving by Storage with
chlorine gas upon the instant of land.
ing. Experience has demonstrated that
chlorine is the immediate antidote to
septic poisons, and it is as cheap as il ID
effective. We call the attention of the
State medical authorities to this point,
and suggest reports bearing upon it be
secured at once from all quarters in
which diphtheria has appeared.-Brook.
Ign IN. W Eagle.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-14

and wasn't mite sorry when Mr.. Batchel.
lor whispered to me that was to get car.
rage and take Miss Florrie and Miss Sander
son home with me, and then slipped the fare
into my hand. He told me to do the best
could for him and his tcJe (he said the word,
Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, looking like deathall
the while) with her family, and / bad to
promise would, though not overjoyed, for
though the Wellses were wild for her to
marry Mr.. Bachelor, they had no notion
nor wish for anything but q regular grand
wedding, with Mr.. Bachelor to pay most OF
the bills! Then he shook my hand and babe
US all good-by; that is, all but Miss Carrie,
for with all his spirit, he hadn't the face to
speak to her separately. Then he put Miss
the window to see us as long as possible.
She made believe she wanted to hurry her
husband of, because she couldn't live il he
spoke to anybody else; if he had handed over
his entire fortune to her that instant. Doubt
but she'd shown him some of her fine tan.
tr.lms pretty quick. She could have done
without him easier than without fine clothes,
I'll warrant.
Miss Carrie, when we got her in q carriage.
she kept up splendid and tried to look civil
when Miss Warburt0n Dragged about her
knowing of it all along. And just says
right out, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear. says,
''Then you've no call to boast, Miss Warbur-
lOus ITO more you 08Vc0'C, Oh uAluS up tuo
most disgraceful affair in town." says.
'And you know we'll enough what mean,"
says. getting sharper and sharper, and says
1, ''It'll be a living reproach to you forever
and ever!" I says. Then don't you think
that humbug Of Miss Florrie burst out cry
ing, and she let the tears roll down SO sin.
overlooking that anybody but me would
have been taken in. When we got home Mrs.
Wells she went off into real, violent hyster.
les. and Mr.. Wells he weren't much better.
didn't see Miss Carrie again that night, and
in the morning when I come to look for her.
Mrs. Tomkins, my dear, she wasn't there!
She had gone into Protestant sisterhood!
You may be sure, Mrs. TOmkins. my dear.
the Wellses were sorry for these freaks, for
the talk they made was wonderful. You
NAV be certain got my wa!king-ticket. for
they eouldn't stand having anybody around
to put them in mind all the time of disa-
greeable things. Then Wilson and me was
married, and come to live here. Miss Hat
tie she spent all her husbands money that
he could be coaxed out Of, and f1irted with
every man that was fool enough to let her.
A pretty dance she leads him. wouldn't
be in his shoes for something! And that
reminds me that I've my new boots on and
YOU haven't said a word about them.
They're only Fights and worth six dollars!
That's better than spending your money on
publishing bonnets, Mrs. Tomkins, my dear!
Mary NJ. Cohen, In Good Company.