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Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09

at Elk for refusing him credit; the Perrin
boys that shot the two revenue officers; the
Vances that used to work in with the Hat
field gang; the Richards from Tazewell
county that poisoned that gypsy outfit there,
and a lot of others. oh, there's a heap of
'em in this camp. You couldn't hardly
shoot a man here without making a killing
that the law had ought to have made long
ago."
Nothing to Reclaim Them.
II the lumbermen are brutalized there is
nothing in their lives to reclaim them from
still worse depths. Their life is a bitter
one, particularly in winter. They must be
up at 8 O'Clock to take the train over the
mountain where the cutting Is In progress.
BY 6 they are at work. With an hour at
noon for lunch excepted they cut and hew
all day and come home so wearied that
they can hardly crawl. Most Of them are
too far from the store to come Town except
on Saturday nights; they tumble into their
filthy beds and sleep until the early call.
The women are much of the same type;
frowsy, old before their time, chewers OF
SNUFF, drinkers of vile liquor when they can
get 1t, degraded in thought and speech.
The worst OF it is that these creatures
are descendants Of the best blood of the
Virginias. You will find the fine old Vir-
ginia names there; the faces of the men are
often fine in profile, with high foreheads
and well-set eyes, but with the lower part
of the face hopelessly slack. You can read
there the degradation of the gradual
descent into barbarism, the degeneracy of
constant intermarriage among a few fami-
lies.
But to return to Billy Judd. We met him
some two weeks later. He wore a satisfied
smile. Did you get Sib Turley?' asked
the superintendent.
Nav" responded the scion of the Judd
race. Il didn't git Sib, but I got his
brother. Old Turley shot Paws ear off last
night. Reckon we're goin' to have a right
peart feud."
THE one redoeming feature about It,"
said the superintendent, "is that the more
these people git each other the better It
is for the state of West Virginia and civlli-
cation in general" ELIAS Isle.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09

small boy of apparently 10 years
6=x stepped with the briskness of
UH%%I one about some important BUSH
ness. We were going up to the
lumber camp whence the boy had come, the
writer and the superintendent of the camp,
one of the biggest camps in Clay county,
West Virginia, which is noted for its vast
timber cuttings and its murder record.
Hello, Billy judd" the superintendent
hailed, in friendly greeting.
"Howdy, Mistah Blair" said the urchin,
in the soft mountain drawl.
Where are you off to, Billy, this busy
time of day."
Jus down the road a piece!"
What's the matter with your head? ?"
A neat white bandage circled Billy's
Uranium in the place where his hat should
have rested.
"Sib Turley," said Billy, laconically.
"You and Sib been fghting?"
Want no fghtin' to it, Mistah Blair.
Sib shook (past tense of sneak up benin
me an beat me up right peart with a black
jack. Ben abed fob nigh onto a week."
you're up now. Why aren't you at
work?"
Jus heard that sib was down to the
river" explained the boy. I'm goin' to git
him if he is"
What would your father say to your
knocking off work like this
Paw? oh, he give me his gun (here
Billy produced a revolver half as long as
his ARM an he says: If you don't git
Sib Turley I'll bust the other side of you
head in he says"
Good Sample of the Hk.
That boy was a legitimate product Of the
West Virginia lumber camps. Along the
poplar-crested hills of the Alleghanies'
western slopes there lives and works a
barbarian race, to whom murder is an ordi-
nary occurrence and vendetta the only law
worth considering. Men who have been in
all parts Of the country, who know the
vicious slums Of the great cities and the
wild frontier towns of "red-eye" liquor
fame, say that for sheer brutality and
ferocity the lumbermen of the little noun
famous state are ~pre-eminent. 1t is a fact
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09
(COpNright

Copyright 1892, ty Elias Lisle.)
1OWN the winding mountain path a
small boy of apparently 10 years
= stepped with the briskness Of
one about some important bust
ness. We were going up to the
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
Took the Order Literally.

A suburban golf club has a japanese
steward named Ocka. He Is an ex-
cellent cook and his neatness and good
taste are beyond question. but he has
a very slight knowledge Of English.
and this sometimes causes him to
make ludicrous mistakes. A young
woman gave tea at the clubhouse
and sent for ocka few days ahead OF
time, so that all the details OF her
party might be perfected. She ar
ranged for everything and at the end
said: Now Ocka, at the tea we must
have apple pic order" Eyes, madam,
apple pie" Ock9 returned. mo, apple
pie order" said the young girl. "All
right. Me understand. Apple pie,
Ocka repeated with an obstinate smile.
"Apple pie order" the other corrected
again, and Ocka took his leave. lie
served at the tea along with the dainty
little sandwiches aud cake twenty huge
pieces of apple pie. - Philadelphia
Record.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
Moses and His Horns,

Did Moses have horns? Certainly
not, but IL you have ever had the
pleasure Of examining a copy of MI
chael Angeles great picture OF "The
Lawgiver" you have wondered why
the great painter surmounted the pa
trlarchal face, gray beard and becom-
Ing prestly gown with a pair Of horns
much resembling those Of two-year-
old animal OF the bovine tribe. The
reason is this: Jerome's Bible, the
Latin Vulgate, tells that when Moses
came down from the mountain top his
face was radiant" (rayed with the
great light shining from his pure soul.
In the Greek Septuagint the transla-
tion said 1t was "cornua," meaning
radiant" Jerome used this later YER
sion in making his Latin Vulgate and
translated ''cornua" as "cornuta," the
last meaning horned. Angelo made
his picture accordingly.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
How to Prevent Group.

twill be good news to the mothers
of small children to learn that Group
can be prevented. The first sign OF
Group is hoarseness. A day or two
before the attack the child becomes
hoarse. This is soon followed by a
peculiar rough cough. Give Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy freely as
soon as the child becomes hoarse, or
even after the rough cough appears,
and 1t will dispel all symptoms Of
Group. In this way all danger and
anxiety may be avoided. This rem
edy is used by many thousands of
mothers and has never been known
to fail. Il is. in fact, the only remedy
that can always be depended upon
and that is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by C. II. Williams.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
A TRUE HERO.
One of the Kind That Gets Little
Recognition Here Below.

One of the Kind That Gets Little
Recognition Here Below.
Did you ever know hero real well?
know at least one and quite intimate
ly. Who? am afraid you would hard
ly recognize his name, and besides 1t
would not be just right to give it here.
He Is only an old bachelor who works
for something like-well. from this you
may judge: When he began, he was
fresh from school. lie lives in little
frame house. with an absurd little
back yard hardly more than big enough
for the syringa bush and the ash bar
rel.
The first morning started for the
shop" he once told me, 81 cut a ross
the back yard and climbed the fence.
| have been doing 1t ever since, ana i
has been a long time" In the tiny
lawn is worn deep footpath. The top
rail Of the back fence is smoothly pol.
ished. His feet wore the path. His
hands polished the rail- And all these
years lie hes worked at the same
bench, doing the same work,
Not that he lacks intelligence or that
he never had an ambition. Intelligence
he most certainly has, no iiean lore Of
books and n wide, generous grasp Of
affairs and the drift Of things. Ambi.
ton he had, too, but that was before
his feet had worn path across the
back yard. | am quite sure that he
once loved. In fact, suspect that |
know the one he loved, and that she
loved him. But he never married. She
did, though she has been widowed for
dozen years.
But why, you ask. with intelligence
and ambition, did he stick TO his
bench? In an upper room of his little
cottage Is n window blind which is
never opened Behind that blind, peer
ing out through the shutters with un-
recognizing gaze, sits one who bears
the outward form Of manhood, yet
lacks manhood's mental qualities. The
one behind the blind is his brother
Downstairs, puttering feebly about and
speaking only in high, thin, querulous
tones, is n wan and bent old woman
his mother. For the sake OF these twc
he has worn the path in the lawn; foI
them he put away ambition; for then
he stifed the love that once stirred
within him.
He is past middle age now, thin as tt
hair, stopped as to shoulders. Yet Il
there q. tenderness in his voice, cheer
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

Persons travelling by railway are
subject TO continued annoyance rom
the flying cindcrs. On getting into the
eyes they are not only painful for the
moment but are often the cause OF
long suffering that ends in a total loss
OF sight. A very simple and effective
cure Is within tue reach OF every one
and would prevent much suffering ana
expense were II generally known. IL is
simply one or two grains of haIseed.
These may be placed In the eye WIN
out injury or pain to that delicate OF,
gan, and shortly they begin to SVEN
and dissolve n gIuinous substance that
covers the bail Of the eye. enveloping
any foreign substance that may be IN
1t. The irritqilog-of cutting the men,
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

The century has not contained a
more unique and remarkable person.
ality than that OF the founder Of the
Salvation Army.
lie belongs to the class who achieve
greatness by their own efforts and In
spite OF difficulties and adverse cir
cumstances. Perhaps no one in the
present age has a name which has
become so generally household word
among the nations of the world as
that Of General William Booth, the
benefactor of mankind.
The business methods practiced by
the Salvation Army were learned by
its leader in childhood when William
Booth, the boy, was left the bread
winner for the family.
Dating from his early connection
with the Wesleyan chapel. he had
a passion for saving souls, and after
his long days work he would hasten
from the store to prayer meeting
or to the bedside OF tne sick and dy-
Ing. Later as an evangelist he was
most eloquent and has preaching was
most effective. but he noticed with
painful regret that the poor and out
cast were not among his congrega-
tion. At last realizing that they could
never come to him, he descended to
them, and in doing 80 he brought
about that which statesmen, philos-
ophsrs, preachers and phllanthropists
had failed to accomplish. 1t was in
deed glorious crusade which won
from the blackpess of poverty and
or,r,n the great submerged tenth"
and builded a safe, strong bridge be.
tween the high and tn NV, ,S .aS ,,es s
and the poor. At first 81. NnVo anu
ridiculed beyond all precedent, Tue
Army is now moral force
which all nations respect and acknowl-
edge, delighting to do it honor. The
army OIL love has conquered the world
and in humbling itself its leader has
been exalted.
The success of this great Christian
mission appears largely to lie in the
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

thorough, deliberate training of bands
ol workers. qualifying them for act
I've and effective service.
Inc generals capacity for hard
work Is admitted to be his most con-
sPicuous feature. He is said to be in
chronic state of having finished
one campaign and about to start an
other. The strongest point or dis
tinguishing trait of his character is
sympathy, and that l. the ..eynote of
his phenomenal success in winning
souls.
From the first General Booth has
endeavored to make the Salvation
Army the home of the homeless, the
friend Of the working man, the re-
lormer of the worthless, the fold of
the black sheep" and It remained for
the indomitable spirit to plan a way
OF deliverance for the submerged, to
make practical suggestions which
could commend themselves to the
business man and the statesman. His
method was to set the cross of Christ
upon a calvary Of human woe" His
hhNo VI ootidi WOIh
and food depots, labor bureaus. wood
yards, and workshops. slum posts and
prison gate homes for ex-criminals.
rescue homes for women and social
schemes of various Kinds.
General Booth receives a warm well
come in America, which is so deeply
his debtor for unfurling the flag of
his Christian mission and establish
ing his institutions of mercy and hu-
manity.
Since the publication of that won
derful book, "In Darkest England"
the plans suggested by General Booth
are said to have been reduced to
practice and almost every country
on the globe Is dotted with his var
ious agencies for good.
To William Booth is given the king
hest Of earthly titles. THE Apostle
of Hope and Faith and Hard Work,
the Prophet of the Poor, the Poor
Mans Friend. Union Signal.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

A writer In the London Argus gives
the following peculiar old street names.
with the modern substituted:
Adam n Digging yard = st. Peter
street.
Aggats passage - Cutler street,
Houndsditch.
Alphabet court-Clare Market.
Baalzephon street-Long lane. Ber.
mondsey.
Bully Rag row-Bethnal Green.
Jealous row-St. George's-in-the-East
Antigallican passage-Temple Bar.
Lally Pot lane-Foster lane.
The deriyations of these names con-
tinues the writer, would be an inter
esting study, but | think it would be
found that in a large number Of in
stances the love of eccentricity had led
to the selection.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

ful sweetness IN MS smile, a pauent
resignation in his pale blue eyes, that
make his manner Of such mild gentle.
ness as you might expect in a saint.
From him comes never word Of conf
plant; about him is no trace OF dis
appointment, no hint OF bitterness.
And SO, though few know his name,
though he wears no glittering gauds,
though he goes his way unhampered
by pomp or circumstance and all un-
recognized by church or state, | can
not help but count him one of earth's
true heroes. Don't you?-Sewell Ford
in Brandur Magazine.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
He WENT TOO FAR.
What the sweet Girl Did, Could ant
Cauld Not Accent,

What the sweet Girl Did, Could and
Could Not Accept.
Who shall fathom the heart of w0-
man? II De had not been SO young, he
would not have tried to.
But the ingenuousness of youth was
upon him.
There was no uncertainty about his
action as he put his arm around her
waist and, drawing her to him, kissed
her fervently-kissed her with that ac-
quired ease that sureness of touch.
that lack Of embarrassment, that
comes from perfect understanding.
And she did not even blush.
Dearest" he said, Il have just been
thinking that We have known each
other a whole week."
sit seems, oh. SO much longer than
thatw she replied.
Doesn't Il? Isn't it wonderful how
much feeling. how much love, can be
compressed into such short time? I
like to dwell upon it."
''It is nice"
"Yes," he went on. "The first even.
Ing we met as | looked into your eyes
/ felt that | loved you, and yet l did
not dare that night to do anything
more than press your hand as we part.
ed"
But afterward you were
"Yes; the next evening, with that
sort of confidence that came to me !
know not why, went further. held
your hand in mine, drew closer, and
then l suddenly left you. not daring to
frighten you with the sudden intensity
of my love"
"And then the next nightT
"Ah, then 1t was that my arm un.
consciously and as it were inevitably
stole around your waist, and, inspired
by your sweet acquiescence. / kissed
you. Since then have loved you more
and more until now feel l must show
you some real substantial token Of my
love-"
He drew from his pocket a small
package. He handed 1t to her trium-
phantly. She opened 1t rapidly. 1t was
a diamond pin.
There was silence. Then she hand
ed it back to him slowly. reluctantly.
"Whatw he cried. "Are you not go
ing to accept itF
She shook her head.
81 cannot" she replied. Don't you
know that 1t wouldn't be proper for me
to accept anything more than flowers
or candy from n man I have known
only weekT'-Tom Mason In Bran
dur Magazine.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
A Million Voices

Could hardly express the thanks Of
Homer Hall. of West point, la. Lis
ten why: A severe cold had settled
on his lungs, causing most obstinate
cough. Several physicians said he
had consumption, but could not help
him. When all thought he was doom
ed he began to use DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and
writes, sit completely cured me and
saved my life. / now weigh 227 lbs.
It's positively guaranteed for coughs
colds and Ing troubles. Price SOC
and 81. Trial bottles free at c. H.
Williams drug store.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
HOW THEY
ALL STAND
Individual and Team Averages Made
by Members Of the Bowling
Association.
DEFENDERS HEAD THE LIST
Sturdy Teuton Team Starting Out at
Fast clip-Other Three Teams
Are Coming Along.

Bowling has increased in popular
ity by leaps and bounds since the or
ganization OF an association about
one month ago. Every Wednesday
evening a series is played at the la
dies alleys, and on the two occasions,
on which association teams have
bowled there, large crowds OF both
ladies' and gentlemen have been pres.
ent to witness the sport.
The first evening. December 8,
when the boys tried their skill before
an audience Of the fair sex, either
their over anxiety to make an sxcep.
tionally good showing. unfamiliarity
with the alleys or simply hard luck,
caused them to fall down most la
mentally, the Mavericks knocking
down but 1894 pins, a team average
of 1893 per game and an individual
average of 13l. The Shamrocks did
but -
very little better. making zoos
pins all told, or team average OF
IQt 3-5, and an individual average OF
1l3 1915. But in Tho game played
one week ago at the ladies' alleys the
Maverick boys had evidently become
accustomed to the Surroundings and
rolled up to their true form, getting
| Z. .26S. a team average of 453 80 and
an individual average OF l5l 10.
Their opponents on this occasion.
the Defenders. also did well for their
first appearance before the ladies',
bowling down 2,1S1 for a team aver
age of 436 l-5 and an Individual aver
age of las 2.5. The Defenders have
the highest team average up to date,
having downed 1888 pins in twenty
five games Up to last Saturday each
team had bowled twenty-five games
and the following are the team aver
ages for that number:
Defenders. 1865 pins, team aver
age 449 S-25.
shamrocks, 10,967 pins, team aver
age 43S 1925,
Mavericks. 1O,sGS pins. team aver
age 434 1925.
Americans. 10,S46 pins, team aver
age 433 2l.25.
The highest score In any single
game by any one team was made
Friday night by the Shamrocks, who
toppled over 535 In the fourth game
of the series against the Americans.
Following are the individual averages
for the twenty-five games:
Abel, 15i 1925; Burmaster, 149 A.
3: Jensen. 149. 3-5; Arthur, 149 1925;
Weydert. 14S 1925; Allan. 1iG 2l-25;
wendt. 1i5 Is; Hemphill, 1i5 lbs;
Hanke. 1i2 1.25 Wiedeman, 14l 1925;
Brown. lil; Zeigler. 1873 1925.
Wiedemans score includes five
games rolled for him by Hopkins Fri
day night. While none of the scores
are hardly of championship calibre,
they compare very favorably with
the scores made in other towns where
the game is no older than 1t is in
Lewistown. But the most encourag-
ing fact is the steady improvement
which all of the boys have made since
they began to bowl. A tendency to
fall down on one pin shots is yet
somewhat too manifest but this er-
ror is being made less frequently than
at first.
Each Wednesday two teams will
bowl a championship game at the
ladies alleys. Large crowds have
been attracted to the games in the
past two weeks and there seems no
likelihood of the interest tagging dur.
ing the rest of the season
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
ORIGIN of n PopuInr Myth.

People are expected to believe his
tory when such things as this happens.
In 1892 man living on small farm
east OF Wichita ran out of coal one
evening He was getting supper, and
he took an armful Of corn and dumped
1t In the stove. Corn was 10 cents n
bushel, and the Wichita reporter fired
the story out over the country that
Kansas farmers were burning corn.
The corn burning story has passed
into history as fact. II julius Caesar
had no better foundation than the
corn story he never existed at ALL
Wichita Eagle.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
Soil Il n Living Organism.

Formerly the soil was regarded as
mineral ma..,'er, simply decayed rock
mixed with deao organic matter says
an exchange. Now We know that the
soil Is living organism whose IRE
Is as important as that of tho amman
or the plant itself. II the soil bs kiliea,
IL Is absolutely sterile. In othei- ~ofus'
X the life of organisms which make
soil fertile are destroyed the soil is
Incapable Of producing crop. Plants,
as a rule, eat only mineral food. such
as phosphorlc acid, potash and nitric
acid, but animals usually eat only Or
ganic foods, such as fats, sugars and
protein matter.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

Perhaps Asia Minor is richer In crude
and interesting fancies than any other
country. When children hear an owl
hooting from the cypress groves, they
cry, "Good news for us; good messages
for you" If they catch an owl they
hold it up by the beak and chant
"Palm Sunday owl, how does your
mother dance? The meaning Of the
rite Is lost. but the habit fingers.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

"So he got out an injunction against
your company" We say pityingly.
"Why didn't you forestall him by get
ting an injunction to prevent the issu-
ance of his Injunction"
IL couldn't. You see, he was slick
enough to get out an injunction against
my getting out an injunction against
his nction!-Baltimore Herald.
Immune.
"Myw exclaimed the old lady who
was taking her first trolley ride. Il
should think it would be mighty dan.
gerous workin' on these cars all the
time. Amt you feared of the 'lectrici.
ty strikin' you?"
'No'm." he replied as he took her
nickel and neglected to ring 1t up on
the register. "You see. I'm not good
conductor. ."-Philadelpbia Press.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17

NJ. Colombies, a merchant Of Paris,
had his revenge on a former sweet
heart, lady OF Rouen, when he left
her by will legacy of $4,000 for hav-
ing some twenty years before refused
to marry him. through which," states
the will, 81 was enabled to live indie
pendently and happily as bachelor"
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
III. Case Not 20 bad After All.

"Ah, it's sad old world" sighed the
man who had been cheated out of $40.
"Yes," assented his neighbor. "One
of my horses got his head fast In the
hayrack last night and broke his neck.
was offered $500 for him less than q
month ago"
"Pshaw! That's too bad. Looks as
though 1t was going to brighten up,
doesn't itr And he went oh his way
whistllng cheerfully.-Chicago Record.
Herald,
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
Saving.

any wife has saving disposition"
said Hicks. "When we got our up
right piano, she made red plush cover
for 1t, so that the rosewood wouldn't
get scratched. Then she covered that
with a sort of linen duster arrange
ment, so as To save the plush. | tell
you, women have great minds"
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
lnlInu ne.
Got Even the Trnmp's Money.

Harmless Hank-Wots wrong. pall
Youse as wife as ghost And were
did youse git dat bookf
Luckless Harry-Don't asst me! All 1
remember is stoppin' at house where
a book agent lives an askln' fer cou-
pie o. matches.-Chlcago News.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
Future Vengeance.

Future ten8eonce'
"You'll be sorry for this Some day!'
howled the son and heir as his father
released him from the position he had
occupied across the paternal knee.
"rll be sorry? When"
"When I get to be man."
"You will take revenge by whipping
your father when you are big and
strong and am old and feeble, will
you. johnny"
'No, sir" blubbered Johnny, rubbing
himself, but I'll spank your grand
children till they can't restr'-New
York Times.
Fergus County argus., 1902-12-17
Strangers Now.

"You ought to see the lovely letters
my husband writes" said the bride Of
a month to one Of her girl friends.
"Oh. I've seen few." rejolned the
dear girl friend. 'In fact. I've got near
ly a trunkful of them I'm the attic
Exchange.