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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

"Good mopnin' to We, Jimmy
Bourke," said he each morning, and
after that uttered no word until the
evening, when it was, Good night to
ye, Jimmy Bourke,' with a final rap,
rap, rap of his pipe.
The cook, thin faced, sly man, with
a penchant for the Police Gazette, Sc
cretly admired him.
Luke out for tn Rough Red; he'll
do yei" he would whisper hoarsely
when he passed the silent sealer.
But in the three days the Rough Red
put his men to work on little cabin.
F'itz Patrick at once took his scaling
rule from the corner and set out into
the forest.
His business was, by measuring the
diameter of each log, to ascertain and
tabulate the the number of board feet
put in by the contractor. On the basis
of his single report James Bourke
would be paid for the seasons work.
Inevitably he at once became James
Bourke's natural enemy, and so of
every man in the crew with the pos
sible exception of the cook.
Fitz Patrick scaled honestly, for he
was a just man. but exactitude and
optimism Of estimate never have ap-
proximated, and they did not in this
case. The Rough Red grumbled, ac-
cused, swore, threatened. Fitz Patrick
smoked Peerless" and said nothing.
Still, it was not pleasant for him,
alone there in the dark wilderness,
fifty miles from the nearest settlement,
without human being with whom to
exchange a friendly word.
The two men early came to a clash
over the methods of cutting The
Rough Red and his crew cut anywhere,
everywhere, anyhow. The easiest way
was theirs Small timber they skipped,
large timber they sawed high, tops they
left rather than trim them into logs.
Fitz Patrick would not have the pine
slaughtered
Ye'lLhend your backs little, Jim
my Bourke, said he, 4and cut th'
stumps lower to tn ground. There S
a bunch of shingles at least in every
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08

stump ye've left. And you must saw
straighter. And tn contract calls for
eight inches and over, mind ye that.
Don't go to skippin' tn, little ones be-
cause they won't scale ye high. sTis in
the contract so. And L won't have th'
tops left. There's many good log in
them, an ye trim them fair and clean"
Rough Red. where the blazes did we
learn so much of loggin'? I log tn way
me father logged, an I'm not to be
taught by a high banker from th' Mus
kegon!" g
Never would he acknowledge the
wrong nor promise the Improvement,
but both were there, and both he and
Fitz Patrick knew it. The Rough Red
chafed frightfully, but in a way his
hands were tied. He could no noth-
ing without the report; and it was
too far out to send for another scaler,
-evensif DAILY would have given him one
Finally, in looking over a skidway,
he noticed that one log had been blue
pencifed across the end. That meant
that it had not been scaled, and that
in turn meant that he, the Rough Red,
would not zbespaid for his. labor in cut
ting and banking it. At once he be-
gan to- below through the woods.
Hey! Fftz Patrick! Come here, you
banked -blanked blank of a blank!
Come here!'
The scaler swung leisurely down the
trayoy trail and fronted the other with
level eyes.
4'WeIl ?v said he
WI by amt that log marked2"
II cul1ed it."
"Ain'tsit sound and good? Is there
a mark on it? A streak of punk or
rot Amt it good timber? What th'
blanks TIL matter with it? You tried
to do me out Of that, you blank
skunk" Z
log is culled, or thrown out, when
for any reason it will not make good
timber. ~
I'll tell you, Jimmy Bourke, replied
Fitz Patrick calmly. tn stick is
sound and good, or was before your
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murderin' crew got hold of it, but if
ye1l take a squint at the butt of it
yell see that your gang has sawed her
on six-inch slant. They've wasted
good foot of tn log. I spoke of that
afore; an now give We warnin' that
Gull every log, big or little, punk or
sound, that amt sawed square and
true across tn butt
The log is sound an good, an ye'll
scale it, or I'll know tn reason why
81 will not replied Fitz Patrick.
The following day he culled log in
another and distant skidway whose
butt showed a slant of a good six
inches. The day following he culled
another of the same sort on still an
other skidway. He examined it close
ly, then sought the Rough Red
1t is useless, Jimmy Bourke," said
he, ito be hauling of that same poor.
log from skidway to skdway. You can
Shift her to every travoy trail in tn
Crothers tract, but it will do ye little
good. I'll Gull it wherever I find it,
and never will We get tn scale of that
log
The Rough Red raised his hand, then
dropped it again, whirled away with a
curse, whjrled back with another, and
spat out:
BY -, Fitz Patrick, We go too far!
Ye've bounded me and harried me
through TIL woods all th' year!. BY -
It's good stick, an We shall scale it,"
''Yo' an yoFe old fellows is robbers
alike!" cried one of the men.
Fitz Patrick turned on his heel and
resumed his work. The men ceased
theirs and began to talk.
That night was Christmas eve. After
supper the Rough Red went directly
from the cook camp to the mems camp.
Fitz Patrick, sitting lonely in the little
office, heard the sounds of debauch ris-
ing steadily like mysterious storm
winds in distant pines. He shrugged
his shoulders, and tailed his day s
scaling, and turned into his bunk
wearily, for of holidays there are none
in the woods save Sunday. About mid
: night some one came In. Fitz Patrick,
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hanging On the saddle pommels; the girths
had been loosened and the saddles set back
to rest their withers an old rangers
way of treating his horse whenever any
sort of an opportunity would permit.
Bill Was on Guard
s.Bill Bowen was on guard, while Elam
and I were doing the cooking act. Bill
stammered, and when little excited
stammered still more. We heard him
making a noise and trying to say Bear.
bearn He came running with "a map OF
scare painted on his face that was SO
terrible to behold that I believe it would
have frightened a regiment Of wildcats.
We looked in the direction whence the
noise came and we all sprang to our
horses, leaving our guns, cook pots, ana
all, and not taking time to 'cinch' the
saddles on our horses at the sight OF the
ferocious animal that by this time was
close by, not fifty yards away, and our
decentralization may be judged from the
way the horses ran and from the actual
description given by the other two scouts.
who like myself, had never before seen
q grizzly bear, except as pictured In our
geography and as printed On the lapei
which was pasted on the bottle of hair
oil we youngsters used to grease our
mates with and priced more highly when
perfumed with the oil of cinnamon or
burgundy.
1.-THE track this bear made showed that
his right fore paw had three claws cut OF
and two of his left hind foot claws also
showed that he had been in trap In his
day and time. This bear measured four
teen feet from tip to the left hind paw.
He was killed fourteen years after the
above interview by party Of surveyors OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and l
travelled nearly 1900 miles to offer $1,000
for that pelt. 1t was the property OF an
Englishman, who gave $1,000 for it, and
who gave me photograph for nothing.
''The history of this animal, as orally
given by the Indians and Mexicans OF that
country, was one of great length, not only
of the story, but in the period OF time
that it covered This animal had depopu-
lated the ranch that hac Deen established
at the base of this mountain, and near
where we camped at the foot of the pass
between the Oregon and the Dog noun
tains, the ruins of which are still there.
His range was from the Guadalupe noun
tains in Texas to the Socorro mountains
in New Mexico. AS near as could be as
certained, he was more than 100 years
old. and had killed more than 800 Mexi-
cans and frontiersmen. I was told that
though he would kill Mexican he would
not eat him, because of the red pepper in
the Mexican's makeup
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
NCE Morrison and Daily, of Sagi-
nav, but then numbering at
BeeSon Lake lent soma ,nono,r


~ NCE Morrison and DAILY, of sagi-
HI nav, but then numbering at
" Beeson Lake, lent some money
to man named Crothers, taxi
Ing in return a mortgage on what was
known as the Crothers tract of white
pine. In due time, as Crothers did not
liquidate, the firm became possessed of
the tract. They hardly knew what to
do with it.
The timber was situated some fifty
miles from the railroad in country
that threw all sorts of difficulties
across the logger's path, and had to be
shauied from nine to fifteen miles to the
river. Both Morrison and Daily groan-
ed In spirit. Supplies would have to be
toted in to last the entire winter, for
when the snow came communication
over fifty miles of forest road would
be as good as cut off. Whom could
sthey trust among the lesser foremen
OF their woods force? Whom could they
spare among the. greater?
AT this juncture they called to them
Inn sShearer, their walking boss and
the greatest riverman in the state.
You'll have to job her. said Tim
promptly.
Who would be hired at any price to
go up in that country on a ten-rl1ile
haui%' demanded DAILY skeptically.
jest one man," replied Tim, ian, I
know where to find him."
lie returned with an individual at
the sight of whom the partners glanced
toward each other in doubt and dismay,
But there seemed no help for it. A
contract was drawn up in which the
hrm agreed to pay Sc a thousand,
merchantable scale, for all sawlogs
banked at a railway to be situated a
given number of miles from the forks
OF Cass branch; while on his side
James Bourke, better known as the
Rough Red, agreed to put in at least
3,500,000 feet.
That means crew of wild Irish
men, said Morrison.
And that means they'll just slaugh-
ter the pine" added DAILY. They'll saw
high and crooked, they'll chuck the tops
who are we going to send to scale for
'em?''
Morrison sighed. 'I hate to do it.;
there's only Fitz can make it co.
So then they called to them another
of their best men. named Fitz Patrick,
and sent him away alone to protect the
firms interests in the depths Of the
wilderness.
The Rough Red was a big broad
faced man, with eyes far apart and a
bushy red beard. He wore dingy
mackinaw coat, dingy black and
white checked flannel shirt, dingy blue
trousers, tucked into high socks and
lumberman's rubbers. The only spot
of color in his costume was the flaming
red sash of the voyageur which he
passed twice around his waist. When
at work his little wide eyes f1ickered
with baleful wicked light, his huge
voice beloved through the woods in a
torrent of imprecations and commands
his splendid muscles swelled visibly
even under his loose blanket coat, as he
wrenched suddenly and savage1y at
some mans stubborn canthook stock.
A hint of reluctance or opposition
brought his fist to the mark with sir-
resistible impact. Then he would pluck
his victim from the snow and kick him
to work with a savage jest that raised
laugh from verybody-excepting the
object of it.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-08
Camphor for pianos

Now" said the tuner, when he had
finished tuning the piano, you ought
to put some eamphor in the piano"
"Camphor?" said the owner Of the
instrument.
"Yes," said the tuner, 'to keep the
moths out. Moths get into pianos, as
they do into closets and elsewhere, and
here they feed on the felt coverings or
the hammers, eating away their sur
faces, and so inpairing their effect.
What you want is a couple of camphor
balls. each in a little bag OF cheese
cloth, hung inside the piano, one at
either SIDE"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16
w. H. and
F. N. SOCiefV
Meeting

The Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary society OF the
Presbyterian church of this city,
celebrated their twenty-first an
niversary last Thursday afternoon
at the beautiful home of Mrs. j..
C. Morrison, of Main street. The
meeting was led by Mrs. Temple
ton. Miss Sallie Russell opened
the program with fine paper on
"Our Recent Home History" The
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
Hendershott, read the annual let
ter from Mrs. T. A. Anderson,
president of the Presbyterial So
ciety. A summary of the Record
ing Secretary reports was pre-
pared by Miss Sarah H. Mccoy
and read by Miss Dixie Mccoy,
showing the progress made IN the
work in twenty-one years. The So
ciety was organized in 1884 with
II members, eight of whom are
vet members. At about that time
the Industrial school Of Lawson,
w. Va, was founded, and our
own loved member, Miss Maria
Wells, gave the first donation of
money toward it's start. More
than $500 have been given to this
school by this society. Also mon
ely enough to buy horse for Miss
Spencer's travels from place to
place over the mountains. The
box-work has been one OF the
pleasant features of the work,
each season large box of gar
ments, barrels of fruit, carpets
and bed clothing being sent with
many good books and Bibles.
Mrs. Anderson gave a very In
teresting talk on the work Of the
general society, which was estab'
lished twenty-five years ago, Civ
ing a statistical summary of the
money raised and used in that
time and also much information
in regard to foreign work.
The treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Cor
bitt, gave her report, showing 3d.,
973 given, which does not include
1923 for box work and $7.9S fol-
local church expenses. The mem
bership at this tine is Al, which
gives this society the largest
cash percentage of any society OF
it's kind in the State.
At the close of the meeting very
dainty and delectable refresh
ments were served by the charm
ing daughters of the hostess
Misses Nella and Emily, assisted
by Misses Nella Mccoy and Nell
Burns.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16
NothIpo Peraonsi,

A company of men were playing
cards. One of them had but one
eye and quite suspicious number
of trumps. His luck was really
phenomenal. At last one of the
losers could stand it no Ionger. a
don't wish to make personal re-
marks" he said, cor mention an,
gentleman by name, but | suspec,
the play Of sae CT tt}c company. and
if find my suspicious justified >
will shoot MS ether nys OUT
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16
For Girls and Boys.

Laugh, laugh, laugh, laugh,
laugh. If you can't laugh, grin.
Even a grin is better than nothing.
Don't frown.
Never demand what you want.
Say please" That often brings re-
suits when other methods fail.
Door mats are not intended for
ornaments. They are made for use.
4 clean face and a polished shoe
have won 3 position for many a boz
where other boys failed.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16
NOTICE..

All persons are hereby notified
to refrain from entering or leav,
ing a house under quarantine
Anyone violating this order will
be dealt with according to the
City Ordinance.
v. II. DYE,
1,16-tf City Health Officer.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16
A Card,

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Jones wish
to extend their appreciation and
thanks to their friends who so
kindly assisted them during the
sickness and death of their little
son John.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16
At School.

l ate an apple in the sun
A moment after school besuR.
The teS cher came out In the yard
And called to me. aud scsi.!-a haIc
And sent letter. written sXt.
10 father. what twas all about.
Were = tescaer then | know
fs never treat the scaGlsrs so.
But let tEesn I'll 60 out and play,
ssr er:ES, sne sirn@ &C day.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

yesterday was the coolest Sun
day of the season. At s o'clock
last evening the thermometer reg
jstered s degrees above zero.
There was little stir in the city
during the day, but few people
appearing upon the streets with
the exception of those attending
religious services. There was
preaching at all the churches in
the city, and the attendance
was very good, considering the
extremely cold weather that pre-
vailed.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

Blair Anawalt, who has held a
position with f. Stewart & COM
pany for the past two years, has
resigned the same, and left this
afternoon for Parkersburg, where
he has accepted a position with a
large dry goods firm.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

~ .SsIda ] SSwS V
@-@-#-@-3s-#-@-A
Very peculiar weather,
Council eonvenes this evening
In regular session.
DIR. E. M. Sellers of Friendly,
was in the city today.
The 1905 Worlds Almanac for
. sale at McCoy's Book store.
j. Ewing of St. Marys, spent
Sunday here with his family.
W. W. McClintock of Smith
!, field, spent Sunday in the city.
> ". G. Hays of Pittsburg, spent
Sunday here with his family.
Ell. Moore of Shiloh, was reg
istered Sunday at the Hotel Mer-
Ger.
Miss Nettie Meredith is the
puest of the Misses Eva and Maud
Martin of Oil Ridge.
), The thermometer registered 4
degrees above zero Sunday morn
ING and 10 above this morning.
The friends of Edith Martin
are pleased to see her at school,
again after an illness Of several
days.
Ms Anna Elliott, one OF the
efficient teachers in the High
school, is confined to her home by
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Fish OF Fol
som, spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and and Mrs
Henry Fish.
\
Theo. Hornbrook, popular
travelling salesman of New Mar
tinsville, was calling on his pa
irons here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Loughney
and son, Master Preston, left thl!
afternoon for Rochester, n. Y, OF
visit to relatives.
d. L. Sine returned to Mead
vile this morning to continue hi:
work there. He spent Sunday
here with his family.
Henry Fischer, manager of thu
Temple Clothing company, spen
Sunday with his family, who arr
visiting relatives in Wheeling.
Henry Mahon and E. Fl. Knef
of COttageville, w. Va, spen
Sunday here with the family O.
F. J. Ewing of North Well
street.
Read the advertisement O.
Tvpp Kirflop1 in thic icc,1o T
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

Read the advertisement of
Lynn Kirkland in this issue. 1t
twill interest those who want fire,
life or accident insurance, or who
have properties to buy or sell.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

1,16-tf
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

Henry Mahon and f. Fl. Knetf
of COttageville, w. Va, spent
Sunday here with the family of
F. J. Ewing of North Wells
J street.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

The thermometer registered 4
degrees above zero Sunday morn
ING and 10 above this morning.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

The friends of Edith Martin
are pleased to see her at school
again after an illness Of several
days.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

Henry Fischer, manager of the
Temple Clothing company, spent
Sunday with his family, who are
visiting relatives in Wheeling.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-16

Miss Nettie Meredith is the
guest of the Misses Eva and Maud
Martin of Oil Ridge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-28
At Ballard

The Carnegie library Of Ballard
will undoubtedly receive = substan-
tiaI sum for the Juvenile book funi
from the production Of the We're
Jane Edwards Dramatic company at
Junction ball on Friday. The az
fair II getting excellent support
from the towns people through the
sale of tickets BY the school chill
dreu. who. Ia addition 10 the flag
contest. feel a keen delight and have
taken very much 20 heart the task
OF raising funds for the purchase
Of books which they will need. not
alone for study and reference during
the current school year. bat as a
pleasure and recreation during the
winter.
The numbers on the program will
include. besides professional. the
best local talent. trained under the
personal direction Of Mrs. Edwards
and Mrs. Holt. OF tho Edwards Ora.
matte company.
Mira Edwards has a certain grace
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-28
HINTS ON ORIENTAL TRADE

American trsae In hina while has
What u should
opportunity 81 Pacific coast merchants aud exporters.
American
trade within
q them think the
Chinese TRADE Chinese statistics
about 10 of chinese per
cent roHsrsd - Great Britain The American
Een sneuEh attention 70 the possibilities
orient While
nearly prae-
ueatY say
The number IN In
China iunntes
ma American
Tor market Africa hu, little po
hisH OF n she
situated % al western nations When
considered
thing which be
stnu - the Tnid molten
the beginning
American trade china mad
Anderson
must be prepared 10 enter
q
study the needs ef the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-28

Of manner which eaptlyatea her
audience from the first and with a
strong Intensity OF purpose In her
work which far removes her from
the commonplace. has secured the
unanimous favor % the press. In
her "Roaailnd'H Surrender a high
~ dramatic mOnoloEue. she p0rtrayH
a charming love story OF the dark
days OF the civil war. thrilling Ia is
depletion. Inspiring in It's patriotism
Of The true Southern girl. The
Soldiers Repfieve' will teach Us
mission OF patriotism by a story
taken from the life OF Abraham Lin
cola and a swess little Green Noun
tain girl, who pleaded with the great
hearted president for her soldier
brothers llfe-and won.
Mr. Mccoy. musical director OF the
Philharmonic orchestra. OF Seattle
VIII render several selections with
his well known orchestra OF Fl
pieces. The members Of the organ
iEstion are composed Of both sexes
and are well known in the musical
world Of Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-28
The Octopus Is
Right This Time

Corporation Counsel Calhoun ia now
making an investigation regarding
the right af the Seattle Electric cgm-
pany to continue occupying that
portion Of Westlakc avenue be
tween Eighth and Lenera. aud ~
Denny way, with is tracks
Franchise Inspector Wheeler stat
ed on Thursday morning that he be-
lleyed the company had the right
t0 occupy the fiehts0f way lie rays
the company built ltu tracks ON that
portion OF Weatlake az a private
fight-of way. purchased from the
property owners.
The company still maintains the
contract independent OF the fact that
the city has put through the street.
practically filling up the right-ot=
way between the two points
Mayor lalliuger when seen. stat
Cd that he was not In a position u
give his views on the matter at the
present time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-28
Improper Care Of
u. S. Soldiers

DETROIT. Mich. Sept 2s--Maior
Louis SeamRus renewed bis attack
on tho medical section OF the war
department in bis paper today. lie
reviewed the japanese victories and
contrasted the preparedness Of ia
pan with the lack of preparedness
Of this country lie declared the
medical men In the japanese army
won the victory. and said that dis
cases were not guessed Al by the
japanese. ne they we're in Cuba. the
Philippines and South Africa. lie
concluded BY declaring that until
the American line officers were
taught the necessity Of sanitation
and the medical officers given rank
and authority 90 enforce the same.
The medical department would re-.
main a humililating failure.