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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20
RoosEvELT's BIGGEST BEAR.

How the President Risked His Life
to Get a Large Grizzly.
It was when ranching that his stead
mess with gun In the face or
charging bear was proved, says Nc
Clure's Magazine 1t was then that he
got his biggest grizzly, whose skin II
now priced as one Of his best trophies
az we'll as q souvenir o. q very excit-
ing incident In his life. He was camp
ing alone in the foothills of the Rock
les, and had wandered off with bis
rifle In search Of game. Coming sud-
denly on huge grizzly he wounded II,
and the bear retreated to cover IN q
nearby thlcket As Roosevelt was en-
deavoring to locate the quarry from
the open the bear suddenly appeared
He fired, but the bullet did not stop
the rush of the maudened animal
Blowing bloody foam from his mouth.
the bear charged straight at Roosevelt
Il waited until he came to a fallen
tree" wrote the hunter, "raking him
as he topped it with a ball which en-
tered his chest and went through the
cavity Of his body. but he neither
swerved nor flinched, and at the mo-
ment did not know that l had struck
him. He came steadily on, and In an
other second was almost upon me.
fired for his forehead, but my bullet
went low, entering his open mouth.
smashing his lower jaw and going into
81 ID nj Nuk
as I pulled the trigger, and through
tho hanging smoke the first thing
saw was his paw as he made vicious
side blow at me. The rush of his
charge carried him past. As he struck
he lurched forward, leaving a pool Of
bright blood where his muzzle hit thu
ground; but he recovered himself and
made two or three jumps onward, while
I hurriedly damned couple Of cart
ridges into the magazine-my rife
holding only four, all Of which I had
fired. Then he tried to pull up, but
as he did so his muscles seemed sud-
denly to give way, his head dropped
and he rolled over and over like shot
rabbit Each Of my three bullets had
inflicted mortal wound"
The President has well earned tho
distinction Of being successful hunter.
He has killed every kind of North
American big game. And yet there ID
far more discussion OF the habits and
characteristics Of wild animals In writ
ings than there Is record of the killing
of game.
On just one occasion when living I'm
the west was Roosevelt In danger %
serious molestation. He was threatened
when that physical vigor for which
he had striven had come in full meas
ure. A big brawler, mistaking him for
a tenderfoot, cursed him roundly, and,
pointing two revolvers at him, ordered
him to buy the drinks. Roosevelt, per-
fectly composed, made as If to comply
with the request. But as he got within
reach Of his tormentor, with a rush
born of his cleverness in boxing, he
delivered blow on the mans jaw that
stretched him full length on the door.
Meantime, the pistols had gone of.
the bullets penetrating the ceiling and
doing no harm to anybody. When the
brawler opened his eyes he was ready
to surrender his guns and to cry for
quarter. Wherefore, be it said that
true to his laterday preacnment, Rooss
velt, was never spelling for a fight
but would not suffer an insult. A man
Of his type is not often insulted.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20

The critics keep telling US this Is moi
literary age but just take a glimpse
Of the literature the publishers give us
In the holiday season! Millions in Il
for somebody. And now authors are
coming to the front every day in the
week.
True poetry is something awful, mys.
terious. as beautiful and terrible as the
lightning's leap In the collied heaven
charming the eye with dread and rous
| Ing the soul to a quick sense Of the
| Power behind the mechanism of nature
Michael Monahan In Papyrus Maya
zine.
Felix Adler says that 1t would he
much better If the people who have
reached the top notch Of society would
set the fashions in literature instead of
IN clothes. He limits the possibilities,
however, by insisting that it would
have to be done intelllgently.-Balt
more American.
Colonel Samuel Adams Drake, the
well-known author and historian, has
recently died at Kennebunkport, Me.
He was the author of twenty three
books, mostly relating to historic events
In New England and the middle west,
and was considered an authority on
United States history.
Louise Collier Wilcox, furnishing a
comment on Mrs. Edith Wharton's lit
erary achievements to the Outlook an
! nual book number, gives more OF a
biographical sketch than has often ap-
peared in print. Mrs. Wilcox says
Born in New York in 1862, Mrs. Whar-
ton was the granddaughter Of Gen.
Ebenezer Stevens, of Revolutionary
fame, and, coming Of distinguished par.
entage in atf1uent circumstances, all
that careful instruction, travel, and
cultivated surroundings could add to
her genius were ready to hand. As
one may easily surmise from the
stories, much Of her life has been
spent in Italy, and the bloom of an
easy familiarity with great painting
and architecture is everywhere dis
cernible upon the work. Like so many
people who attain to individual excel
lence, she was spared the leveling pro-
cess Of regular schooling, and was
taught by private tutors here and
abroad. A very early familiarity with
French, German, and Italian gave her
the basis for wide reading, and when
she came upon Goethe she was more
prepared than the average to take to
heart his counsels and perfection and
reach after high and effective culture
At any rate, 1t is to Goethe above all
other literary influences that Mrs
Wharton feels indebted. She has been
at all times diligent reader of stand.
ard fiction, and her taste includes
George Eliot, the ethical teacher, no
less than Flaubert, the craftsman's
master. Balzac, Thackeray, Dickens
and Meredith she has re-read SO fire.
Quently that she contentedly falls In ar.
rears as far as current fiction goes
Her interest in biology Is great, and
in whatever touches upon the history of
human thought. In 1856 she married
Edward Wharton, Of Boston, and four
years later began contributing, In the
first instance verse, and later stories to
Scribner's Magazine. With the publica.
ton Of The Greater Inclination she
became force to be reckoned with. +"
OF 1.-The House Of Mirth," Mrs. WILL
cox remarks that the environment IL
one Mrs. Wharton was particularly
suited to draw.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20

Every workman in Japan wears on
his cap an inscription stating his BUSH
ness and his employers name.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20
OREGON NOTES.

Nv sineer David H. Grow, employed
III the Grande Ronde Lumber com
' logging railway, was killed at
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20

A Russion woman may not enter g
university unless she is married.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20

Wasps rank next to ants in poin
of intelligence.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-07-20

Fish make excellent brain food even
iShing stimulates the IMAGINATION
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29

trail, the one she herself had taken
earlier in the day. She traced them
back through the pine wood about a
hundred rods. and then the trail marks
grew confused. This was unquestlon-
ably the place where the horses had tax
on fright, circled, reared, then dashed
In different directions. She traced the
other horse, whose tracks led under
low hanging boughs. II would have
Oeen n difficult matter for a horse with
a rider 10 clear. And now the impress
sion OF the horses shoes grew fainter.
from the lighter FOOTBALLS OF n horse Mt
full gallop.
"Ah!' \ cry broke from her as she
saw the marks had become almost
eliminated by something that had drug
ged, something heavy. Those long
drawn lines Were finger prints, where
a hand had dragged In it's vain endeav-
or to grasp nj something. A slckening
Image came perslstently before her
eyes - Peters upturned face, blood
smeared and dishgured.
~"Sh-sh-shr' She put her hand to her
breast to Sill the beating of her heart.
She could hear the sound OF hoofs fall.
Ing, mufned, on me sort ground ant
a mans voice speaking In a soothing
singsong. She listened. IL was Peter'I
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29

had seen Jim Rodney's face above the
white cloth as II nuttered In the face
OF the herd that came pounding be-
hind him with the rumble OF nearing
thunder. He was too close TO them 10
attempt TO fire his revolver I'm the air
In the hope OF turning them. but the
boys had evidently got into their sad
dies. 20 Judge by the volley OF shots
that rang out md were answered.
Simpson alone rode ahead OF the
herd that tore after him, ripping up the
earth as 1t came, believing I'm it's blind
fury. His horse. a thoroughly seasoned
COW pony, shifted the bedlam and re-
sponded 10 the goading spur. She had
been In cattle stampedes before. and.
though every fiber ached with fatigue.
she fiattened out her lean body and
covered ground TO the length OF her
stride at each gallop. The nerd was so
close that Simpson could smell ~
stencil OF their sweating bodies, t~ss
their dust and feel the scorch OF no
breath. The sound OF their hoof~ W..
like the pounding OF q thousand BIO
pellers. From above looked the moon.
round aud serene; she had watched the
passing OF many peoples I'm the land
OF the red silence. The horse seemed
TO be gaining.
\ few more lengths ahead aud Slmp.
son could turn her 10 n side and let
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29

voice. rcassuring the horse. asking him
what kind OF "A bag VI nerves he was
for n COW pony 70 get frigli.ened nj a
bearf Judith stood tall aud straight
among the pines. Surely he could not
blindly pass her by. lie must feel the
Joy la her heart that all was well with
him. Tie hOoiJ camc nearer: the mans
voice sounded but internationally as he
got his horse under better control. She
felt as II lie must come 60 her. ms II
some overpowering consciousness OF
her presence would speak from her
heart TO his. but his eyes scanned the
distant trail for n glimpse OF Kitty or
KItty's horse.
Judith saw that his head was bound
In something white and that II bore
a red stain. but lie held himself well
In II saddle. lie was not the man
to heed u tumble. lie urged the horse
forward. never looking toward the tree
trunks, lis face white aud strained
with anxiety as he secured the trail
for evidences OF Kitty. The horse.
with n kecner sense than his master.
SHE'D slightly as lie passed the group
OF pines where Judith stood, but
Peters glance was for the open trail.
and as she heard him canter by. SO
close that she could have touched his
stirrup with her hand. II seemed as IL
he must hear the beating OF her heart.
"Oh. blind eyes, and ears that will
not hear. and heart that has forgotten
how TO beat! Yes. 20 TO that pale.
cold grill You speak one language,
and life for you is the way OF little
thlngsv'
She waited till the last sound of the
horses hoofs had died away and all
was still I'm the tremulous green OF
the forest. Judith's mind was busy
with the image OF their meeting, the
man bringing the JOY OF his youth TO
the calm divinity who could feel no
thrill OF fear In his absence. She
broke into the running gait and hur-
ried through the forest TO the Daxes'.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29
CONTINUED from last week.

There was reproof in Kltty's amend
ment. IL don't know which way Mr..
Hamilton's horse went. II started back
over the trail, | think"
Judith clasped her hands. LET us
go and look for him. Why do we
waste timer But Kitty hung back.
She was shaken from her fall and up
set by the events OF the morning. Be
sides, her faith in Peters ability to
cope with all the exigencies OF this
country was supreme. And chiefest
reason OF all for her not going was
a something within her that WINGED
at the thought of this fellowship that
had for It's object the quest of Peter.
"oh, don't you Sec" pleaded Judith,
'that IL something had not happened
TO him he would have been here long
agoT'
Judith's anxiety awoke In Kitty n
new consciousness. What was she TO
him that Mt the possibility OF harm, a
fear not shared by Kitty. she should
throw Off a reserve that every line OF
her face pronounced habitual2 In her
very energy OF attitude. an energy that
oil unconsciously communicated itself
TO Kitty, there was the power that be-
longs to all elemental human emotion
the power that compels. kitty rose to
follow Judith. then hesltated.
I'm sure nothing has happened him.
No, I'm really too unstrung by my
fall TO walk" She sank again to the
bowlder on which she had been sitting.
To the woman of the world Judith's
ingenious display OF feeling had i'm It's
very sincerity a something pitiable.
How could she strip from her soul
every fold OF reserve and stand I'M
loved and u~nashamed, sanctlfed. as IL
were, by the very hopelessness OF her
passlonI How could women make Of
their whole existence a thing to be re-
tected, reflected Kitty, who, giving
nothing, could not understand? She
looked again at the bronzed face be-
side her, so bold In outline. so express
I've in detail. Yes. she was beautiful.
and yet what had her beauty avalled
herr The thought that she herself was
the preferred woman throbbed through
her for n homer with a sense OF exal-
tation.
Tn next moment n haunting doubt
laid hold of her heart. held up mock
ingly the little that she and Peter had
lived through together. the lofty plane
OF friendship along which she had tried
to lead his unwilling feet sedately. his
protests, his frank amusement Mt her
serious pretensions to a career. How
much fuller might not have been the
intercourse between him and this wo-
man, who In all probability had been
his comrade for years? And she had
been idealizlng him and his love FOR
her and his loneliness! Kitty stood
with eyes cast down, while Images
crowded upon her. leaving her cold ana
smiling.
But think" pleaded Judith. "If you
don't come it will take me longer to
search the trail marks. You could
how me just where the horses ram
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29
CHATTER Ky

"HE beef herd that had been the
pivotal point of the roundup
ana had made the mighty plain
echo TO its stampings and bel
lowlngs, beating up slmooms that
choked II with thirst, blinded II with
dust, confounding Itself ON every side
by the very fury OF It's blind force, had
trailed for II week. tractable as toys In
the hands OF children. Little had hap
pened to vary the monotony for the
COW punchers that handled the herd.
They grazed, guarded, watered. night
herdcd the cattle day after day, night
after night. Pasturage had been sufi-
Client IL not abundant. The creeks were
running low and Shiny with the adj
vance Of summer, but there had been
sufficient water to let the herd drink it's
fill at least once Il day.
The outfit ate It's "sow belly" soda
biscuit N coffee three times n day
and smoked its pipes. but was n little
shy on yarns round the campfire.
This yere outfit don't lather none"
commented the cook to the horse wrau-
gler over the smoke OF an early MORN
ing fire.
Don't lather no moro than n chunk
Of wood" agreed the horse wrangler.
That's the trouble with n picked up
outfit like this. Catch W-square men
kotowlng to n xxx boss, even If he
is only acting foreman"
Simpson. the origin Of whose connec-
tlon with the xxx was rather a sensl-
tive subject with that outfit, had begun
to take his duties as n cnttleman with
grim seriousness. He was untirlng in
his labors. lie spent long hours In the
saddle. he took his turn at night herd
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29
CHAPTER "

ELIDA awoke. knowing what was
IA TO happen. She had dreamed
OF IL. just before daylight.
a - and lay In bed stupefiPd by
The horror OF II. living. again and
again. through zach frightful detail.
It had happened-there. In the very
room. and before the children; the
noise OF il had startled them-aud then
b woke and knew she had been
dreaming. In the dream the noise had
Weakened the children-whcn II really
happened they must never know. 1t
wouldn't DC fair TO them: they needed
n 'clcan start"
Naat hci she done 60 keep them
Ca.c,? Ehc.c had been n thunderous
II ~ ihe door. She had expect
q wrs prepared: because the
- 10 she bad showed the
"a 1a go. agilust tho door.
RI ."l 90" ne. What a fool
she VII &c q "r, P"q third OF IL!
There Tss ; 'O,J I'd a., .gainst
the wa shc cuG'' ,.ei &c deem
breathing OF jim In tn beyond.
Jim had Leen unequal TO &c task OF
conventionally going 70 bed the night
before and she had put "A pillow under
his head and n quilt over him. She
was the last woman In the world %
worry about Jim. drunk, or to nag
him for IL when sober. But she didn't
like the children to see him that way.
What was II that she had done to
quiet the children when they" rode
upf She had done something and they
had gone to sleep again, and she-and
she-oh. no: IL hadn't happened. What
n fool h was to lie there thinking!
There were the children to rouse and
dress, and breakfast to cook, and Jim
Jim would be feeling pretty mean
this morning; he'd like n good cup OF
coffee. She was glad he was alive to
make coffee for.
She got mp and In the uncertainty
bred OF the dream felt the brown bu-
reau, felt Il hungrlly, almost incredu-
lousy. The brown bureau had been
pushed against the door when they had
come and knocked and knocked. Theu
they had Numbered with the butts OF
their six shooters II the children had
Weakened, and she had called out to
them:
"Sh-sh! It's only a bad dream.
Nanny Will give you some dough to
bake tomorrow"
And she had gone to press her face
fat TO the thin wall and call. "For
Gods sake. don't wake the chIldren!"
And they had called out, "Let him
come out quiet, then"
And then she could feel that they
put their shoulders to the door-the
weather beaten dOor-with its crazy
lock that didn't half catch. The brown
bureau had spun across the floor like
a top, and they had crowded In. Then
n had done something to quiet the
children. 1t was queer that she could
not remember what IL was when every
thing else in the dream still lived with
In her, horribly distinct and real.
What a fool she was, with Jim asleep
in the next room. She would not think
Dol it another minute. She began TO
dress, but her fingers were heavy, and
the vague oppression Of nightmare
blocked her efficiency.
h called the children, but the sight
of them, happy and flushed with sleep,
did not reassure her.
ITo BE coNTINUED.1
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29

The maddened cattle race to their own
destruction. All he asked of God was
to escape their trampllng hoofs, and,
though he gained. he dug the roweI and
piled the quirt. unmlndful OF what he
did. On they came; the chorus of their
fear swelled like the voice of a mighty
cataract, the pound, pound. pound Of
their hoofs ringing like mighty sledge
hammers.
Suddenly he felt himself sinking.
horribly, irreslstibly. "Godl What is
itE' ns his horse went down with her
fore leg in a gopher hole. up, up, you
brute!" But the mares leg had crack
ed like II plpestem. In his fury at the
beast Simpson began kicking her, then
started to run as the cattle swept for
ward like Il black storm cloud.
The next second the great sea OF cat
tie had broken over horse and rider.
When 1t had passed there was not
enough left OF either to warrant burial
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29
Sa&s &sa - a& q 90 SO

Kltty's eyes were still on the ground.
She did not lift them, and Judith. real
ling that further appeal was but a
waste OF ti:ac. turned and ran swiftly
down the trail.
Gle Is her lover said Kitty. And
oil the wilderness before her was no
loneller than her heart.
Swift. intent. Judith traced Kitty's
footprints. They followed the game
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-11-29

HLIDA awoke. knowing what was
IA 20 happen. She had dreamed
I OF IL. just before daylight.
a - and lay In bed stupefed by
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-31
GOODS FREE TO FRISCO.
Nations Generous Aid Hauled h
the Southern Pacific.

Nations Generous Aid Hauled by
the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific, according TO its
statistician, handled free, up 10 and in
Guiding May 10, 1895 cars Of supplies for
the relief of the San Francisco earth
quake and fire sufferers. The entire coun-
try responded to the appeals for help.
California rose nightly to the occasion
Sixty-seven cities and towns of the Gold
en- State each gave a carload or more OF
provisions to the Southern Pacific to
transport to San Francisco within ten
days after the disaster Down ovel the
Shasta route twenty-five Oregon c.ties
sent carload or more of supplies to
San Francisco before the end of April
OF the other States sending generous
contributions in carload lots, the Nebras-
ka towns along the lines of the Hartman
system, availing themselves of the offer
of free transportation, secured for Ne
braska the first place among middle west
ern States in the number of cities con-
tributing a carload or more. Up TO the
end of April twenty-three cities and towns
in Nebraska had collected and forward
ed carload or more each OF provisions
for San Francisco.
The largest single item carried was
-four, of which more than 5000 tons were
brought to San Francisco between April
10 and May 10. In the three weeks sue
ceeding the fire the potatoes delivered ag-
gregated 127 cars, or fifteen pounds for
every inhabitant of the city. Canned
goods amounted TO about ten pounds each.
The provisions and supplies that had no
other designation totaled more than a.
600 tons before May 10, or sixty pounds
for every resident of the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-31
OLDEST ToILGATE KEEPER.
For Fifty Years Margaret Rhoads
Has Guided Traffic

For Fifty Years Margaret Rhoads
Has Guided Traffic.
The oldest tollgate keeper in the United
States in point of service is said to be
Mrs. Margaret Rhoads, who lives in
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. Surely
she is the oldest in years. For more than
fifty years Mrs. Rhoads has been the
faithful attendant of the gate of the
Srr;nghouse and Sumneytown turnpike at
that point, but her experience in collect
ing fares extends over five additional
years. Now, at the age of so years, she
is still attending to her duties there. In
1S49, when the Springhouse and Sumney-
town turnpike was completed, Mrs.
Rhoads and her husband, John jenkins
Rhoads, were induced TO take charge of
the tellgate about one mile above Spring
house. Mrs. Rhoads collected the first
toll ever paid upon the pike. After FIVE
years service there the couple resigned
and removed to Philadelphia. Not being
favorably impressed with city life, how
ever, they returned to the country and
took charge of The tollgate half mile
west of North Wales, at the junction of
the West Point and Springhouse and
Sumneytown turnpikes. This was on
March 81, 1855, and Mrs. Rhoads has re-
manned there in continuous service since,
a period of over fifty years. Mr.. Rhoads
died in 1862, leaving his widow as sole
guardian of the gate. The turnpike Off
Gals are proud of her record and think
that in point Of continuous service st
least she is the dean of tollgate collectors
in America.