THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , NOVHHRER 17. 1905. MOUNTAIN ' HOSPITALITY , BY HARHIET C. LE ROY. .vou bo suit. ' an * conn1 jist nH you say you will. ( Jet started ' : irly , for my woiniiu wauls a lou visit with you. She'll bo a-lookiu' for you. ( llddnp , } ; o Mouj , ' tlioro ! " And ho loft us iu a rloud of dust. 1 lookt-d at Isabel and siuilod. This was somothiu now iu our ox poriouco. This iiiun from the mountains almost a stranger to us , for we had mot him only ouco or twice al our boarding place had dropped in with a neighborly gift of fresh , sweet buttermilk for Isabel , and incidentally to invite IIH to spend the day at his homo. " 'way oil1 up ( ho canyon , seven miles from 'nowhere , " as he do- ncribod it. Isabel was delicate. At home lier appetite had been capricious , her liver very much out of order , her digestion poor , so 1 had brought her to this mountain vil lage.UHH ) feet above the sen level. A week had brought some improvement , and 1 fe'lt that we had found the place which was to give us back our old hearty , healthy Isabel. Our landlady a delightful litHe - He French woman looked at us cmilingly , and said : "Vou will go. yes ? Jlecsis Smooth , she ver' good lady , but what you say 'queer ? ' She make vor' strange dress you know ! Hut she ver' good lady Meesis Smooth. " On Tuesday morning we walked over to the livery stable and climbed into the top buggy , while the aged hostler led forth and har nessed our faithful steed. Isabel and 1 had learned to love 11ml horse , for he was safe. Oh , yes. ho was safe , lie had been safe for lo ! these many years. In deed , it required quite : i stretch of the imagination to believe thah even in his friskiest colthood days he was ever otherwise. And he was slow. Perhaps that was the reason we got him cheap. At any rate that was the reason wo arose early and hied us to the livery stable at 7:150 : o'clock in the morning. Our hostler kept up his usual running talk about horses , and this horse in particular. Isa bel and 1 felt sure that they had been colts together that old man and that old horse. At last wo were olT in the cool freshness of the early day. Out and across the sun-baked plains. whore not a vest ige of green could be seen , through a barnyard or two our road led us , and we won dered if this were not designed for the pleasure of the isolated ranch women who came to the kitchen door to see us pass. So little of variety came into their monoton ous lives an occasional ride to the little town to make their small purchases nothing else. Perhaps it was a slight pleasure to thorn to respond to our "good- morning" as we jogged slowly along. Isabel , \\ho is of a philan thropif turn of mind , fondly be lieved so. Did you ever travel a moun tain road punctured at short in- tc-rvals with great , heavy gates that must be tugged at and swung back out of the way ? Isabel , be Ing a semi-invalid , was privileged to hold the reins over Old Trusty' back , while I , who w s considered by the family "tough as a pint knot , " had to got down and out and open and close those gates ! There weie only seven of them that morning , and when the las ! one had swung to behind us w < found ourselves at our journey' ' end. I < "or there stood the littlt ranch house perched on the hill fiide. The front yard sloped ah rupily down the road , and dowr the slope to meet us came speedily our hostess. Her hearty greeting made m feel welcome , and she at once un liarnessed the horse and led hin to the barn. Then she returnee and wheeled and turned am backed that buggy in regular man fashion , until she had it ueatl ; stored close beside the barn. Isabel is a fastidious soul , am lie looked with fascinated eyes a our hostess and her unconvention al garb. The words of our Htth French landlady came back to us and we decided that "Meesii Smith" was indeed "ver' queer. ' Tall and robust in figure i perfect amazon , masculine In he motions , with the scantiest of cal icp go\\ns , whkh ie\euleil he * bare ankles and her husband's slippers , into \\hich she had thrust' her feet at our approach. 1. who halo stocking darning , envied vied hor. To thus simplify the multitudinous cares < * -sf life lode do away with the darning basket what joy ! Isabel and I sat down on Jhe little porch and breathed in great lungfuls of the delicious moun tain air. It was such a green little canyon away up hero iu the mountains ! A delightful brook ran down from the crest above us , and innumerable ducks and geese swam and paddled in a pond beside side the house. On the green hill side a Hock of snowwhite Angora goats browsed and pla.xed and slept. They made a pretty picture , and Isabel , who is a camera fiend , regretted that she had not brought her kodak. Our hostess presently wont tea a coop in the yard , seh'.cd two im prisoned fowls , and promptly wrung their necks. Then she came back to us with the two chicken heads in her hand , and placidly re sumed the thread of her discourse , while not far away the decapitat ed fowls Hopped and ilutlered on the grass. 1 looked anxiously at Isabel. She was very white about tin- mouth , and 1 saw she was faint. Poor Isabel , who had never in her fo seen a tragedy like this before. 1 ran lo the bubbling spring lose by and brought her a cup of valor , which revived lier some- vhat. Hy this lime our hostess ; ad gathered the material for our iitended dinner up in her apron ml gone inside. Isabel looked at me pitcously : Oh , " she said , "wasn't it dread- ul ! Oh. I'll never touch a bit of hicken again while I live ! Oh , low could she do it ! " 1 laughed heartlessly. " Iy jeer dear , " I said , ' 'do you think a anch woman can always have a nan at hand to do these things ? f she depended upon a man for uch services 1 fear her chicken : liuners would be few and far bo- ween. As for me , I'm delighted it the prospect , for this iflO-feet- ( ) ligh air has given me an appetite ike a Canadian lumberman's ! " Isabel changed the subject. I knew she firmly believed she could lot eat a morsel of dinner. Of 'ourse this was silly in Isabel , but tlease remember that she was lelicate , poor girl ! So I talked briskly about the loetic charm of the snow-whit * ' rVngoras , the snow-white ducks ind geese , the green hillsides , th. ' lonely , towering pines and the due , blue California sky. An hour passed , and various ; > dors came to us through the screen door. Every moment I grew hungrier. Isabel too , T no ticed , looked often toward the leer and sniffed the air apprecia tively. Our hostess , still in her "vor strange dress. * ' divided herself about equally between herdinnei and her guests. And Isabel and I were delighted and surprised with her talk. Away up here al the very edge of everything , thai lonely woman had read and stud ied and thought upon the ques lions of the day until she had be rome a fluent and brilliant talker And Isabel and I listened with in forest , albeit 1 was secretlyafrai ) that something would burn , am' kept on the alert for the disheartening ening odor of scorched potatoc ; or burned biscuits. On one of her trips to thekiteh ( -11 Isabel whispered tome : "Wh ; doesn't she hurry up ! I'm simpl ; starving to death ! " She looked a her watch. "Half-past twelve 0 , dear me , do you suppose if wil be much longer ? " I laughed at her but , wisely fore bore to remind her of her previou : remarks : "You. my dear , " I said "are such a good listener that on hostess wants to prolong tin pleasure. Think what it mean for her to have a real woman- two real wonven to talk to She says she often goes threi weeks without seeing anyone bu her husband and the hired man1 ! Isabel looked thoughtful "Well , if you put it that way , " shi said , "I'll try to stand it awhili longer but , 0 , dear me ! " and sin placed both hands patheticall ; over her belt buckle , "there's sue ! an emptiness here ! " It was one o'clock when th < man of the house and his hirei hand c.'mie up the step front yard Our host greeted us warmly am wont around to the side of tlie house where presently arose a urea ) splashing. Isabel's spirits revived. " 1 be lieve I could oat those chickens raw ! " she whispered. mccU.\ . Our hostess came just then with the welcome call for dinner , and we wont into the neat , rag-carpet- d dining-room. That dinner ! Our seven o'clock breakfast had long become only a dim memory , and we looked with delight , poor ly concealed , I fear , upon that hos pitable board. Her best tablecloth ami nap kins , the whitest of stone china und oven a little bunch of ( lowers were tastefully arranged , and she sat down , Hushed and perspiring , aut full of hearty hospitality. Our host tilled a plaio to over ( lowing and passed it to Isabel. I looked at her in wonder as she hegfin upon it. Isabel the "dys peptic tablet lleud' ' our unsympa thetic brother had called her Isabel , who had boon eat ing by the half-ounce , as ordered by the doc tor ! Well , 1 decided to say noth ing but let the poor girl enjoy this no good meal , whatever hap pened ! Did you ever oat a regular down south chicken dinner with fried chicken , crisp and brown and ten der , and thick cream gravy , and creamy mashed potatoes and baked sweet potatoes of golden yellow , and puffy biscuits baked tt. a delicious brown , and coffee fit for the gods and all ( he rest ? Such a dinner , served lo moun- Inin-whetted appetites ! \Vell. strange to say , that good worn an's good dinner worked a com- [ pletc cure with Isabel. From | that day to ( his not a dyspepsia tablet has she taken ! Everything agrees with her and she is plump and rosy. hate iu the afternoon when our hostess had led forth Old Trusty and deftly harnessed him she 3tod by the buggy for a final chat. "Girls , " she said , "you don't know what a treat this has boon fo me ! I think you're so good to come 'way up here to visit mo a whole day ! " , and caught her hand. " < ! oed ! " who said. "Why , Mrs. Smith , it's you who are good ! We've had a perfectly lovely time and w > thank you ever so much. And I'll HMid that book 1 promised just as soon as we get home.1 We got Old Trusty iu motion and jogged slowly down the ro-k\ ( road. Isabel looked back and waved her hand. The 'lonely fig ure still stood in the road watch ing us. She waved an answering salute and we made a turn which lid her from view. We have never seen her since. but Isabel , perhaps remembering that dinner , does not forget her. A now book , a fresh maga/.ine , often finds its way to the little mountain home where a lont'h woman keeps in touch with the outside world. N. O. Times-Dem ocrat. POINTS FOR "VET" SMOKER Three C ignis n Day IB Quite Enough for Any Man , Declares nn Authority. Very few persons , says Med ical llrief , are aware of how much harm is done to young men by th- almost universal habit of cigar ettc smoking. The man who smokes cigarettes has one alway- in his mouth , and is continually in haling nicotine , until his system is saturated with the poison. The result of this practice is a ca tarrhal condition of the nose , throat and bronchi , a disordered and very irritable state of the nerves , a weak and rapid action of the heart , and indigestion. Thin , anaemic , weak and clam my hands stained with nicotine poison , unstrung nerves and degenerated generated muscles , the youth of the land go on ignorantIsiiil'ei - ing the consequences of a perni cious habit until attacks of heart trouble , nervous prostration , melancholia , etc. , bring I heir con ditioii to the attention of ( hi1 physician. If a man must smoke and wt admit the charm of the habit tn those who have become amis tomcd to its soothing influences let him choose a mild cigar , and have certain times set for indulg ing. If he puts a certain restraint upon himself from the start in the matter of smoking he will not overdo it , and there are few men who can smoke more than three cigars a day without injury. ROPING BIG BEAR NOT EASY Uruln Clinscs IVnnch Owner and Lnt- w Narrowly Escnpcu with His Life. "Ill the winter of 18ll ! ! , " said Tim Kiniiey , a ranchman of Kock Springs , Wyo. , to a Washington Post reporter , "the bears in Hil- tor creek wore surely a nuisance to the stockmen. I lost so many | calves that 1 got fighting mad , and declared war on ( ho four- footed despoilors. "One day my foreman and I were out rounding up a herd of beeves when in a low. marshy spot we came across one of t he big gest bears I ever saw. Unluckily , we didn't have either rille or re volver , but as I looked at the beast and thought of my dead calves my dander got up , and i ( occurred to me ( hat we might throw our lari ats over him and hold him until some way of executing the death ] K > nalty could be found. "We thought it was a picnic , as far as throwing a rope over Mr. Hear was concerned. My man got his rope over the enemy's ' nock and I got him around one leg. It looked as though we had him. Dis mounting , I made the end of my lariat fast to the stump of a tree , but the foreman stayed on his pony. Grabbing a huge rock , I jot quite close to the brute and lealt him a terrible blow on ( he forehead. With a howl of rage he gave a mighty lunge that broke the rope from ( he tree and started ifter me. "Hut for the tremendous efforts [ ) f my companion , who still main tained his hold , I would have been mglil and killed before I could have boon able to reach my pony. As it was the shave was extremely close , and the bear was right at my heels as 1 got in the saddle. All this time the foreman was tug- fjing and hauling manfully , and if lie hadn't been strong and skillful I'd have never lived to loll this varn. In a few minutes I man- nged to get another piece of rope , and this time old Silver Tip was unable lo break his fastening. Both of us then assaulted him with stones and heal him into in sensibility before administering the coup do grace with a hunting knife. " SAILOR'S MARRIAGE YARN. Tells Party in Ice Cieam Favloi of Customs Which Aie Peculiar to Andaman Islands. The day was warm for March. The sailor sat in the icecream sa loon eating ice cream .and lady cake. "The queerest marriage I ever seen , miss , " he said , "was in the Andaman islands. Itut maybe you ain't interested in mar riages ? " He laughed as men always laugh over this joke , and the pret ty waitress permitted herself to smile. "The islanders in them islands , " he said , "is dwarfs , Four feet , on the average. Very fierce and "If a young islander wants a girl for his wife he asks her par ents for her. They never refuse. They take the girl and hide her in the forest. There ( he lad must ( ind her before morning. If he finds her she's his. If he don'f she ain't. "Of course I don't need to tell you that if ( he girl wants (1m ( young Jeller she sees lo il that ho finds her all right. "And vice versa. "Here is how the marriage cere mony is performed. The lad climbs up a slim young free and the girl climbs up another dose to him. Her clothes don't hot her her in climbin' clothes never bother an Andaman islander. Well , up they go , and as they near Hie top their weigh ! bonds the slim trees over toward each other prettily , The trees bow and bend and cour tesy , and finally the lad's head touches the girl's and from below a shout goes up , for the head touching has done the business. The ceremony is finished. The young folks' troubles have be gun. " Egg-Swallowing Record. A singular story of egg-swal lowing comes from Maritzbiirg , the capital of Natal. A well- known citizen made a bet with a local auctioneer that he would swallow 42 raw eggs in ten min utes. He performed the task in eight minutes , and then otlercd to swallow GO raw eggs in 15 min utes. HUA\BOLDT Hurt riiii'K proprk'toi1 of the ( JllIllttl'l WU < It llllllH' * Vl-IIOI' Ill'll- John Jiicoba of Pawni't ) rity vxim licrtMlie latter part of lust , week ThiMv was considerable cxcl tuition t , ciiUM-il by two hoi-go run" ; on tliu II inn * boldi truck luit Saturday , It IH ru- ported' tliut considerable minify oliiin ' - c < l hand * on the ovunt. Gib Hiirly of Llncol.i win vlsltlnir hid family over Sunday , Walt'ir ( ti-cun a former resident of Uuinboldi but lately of Firth I * mov ing his I'lU'ists back to 111 * property on Lonj ; Hraneh street August Meyers of South Auburn , a former bnslno-H man of this city spoilt Saturday chiihliii ; hands with old frleiul ? on our Ptri'd. Hilly Kinsey and Lou Kasermati of DnHols spent Saturday here. Nannie Chullln returned Saturday from a visit with friends In Kails City Otis Hunter and wlfo were vUltlni ; at the home of the hitters piirunls , Mont Williamson and family the pan ! week. fjt'//.le llrackettof Pawnee City spent several days the lust of the week with her friend N'ora Sta'der. ' Ulemantlne Kousku spent several days with friends In Lincoln the pa.t week. Mark Williamson Is able lo bo about again after quite a severe Illness. Mrs. Joseph Graves Is numbered amoiii , ' the Melt. The seniorof the 1'awnee hl h school i-pent Friday the tmesis of thu llumbold' seniors. Nannie ChalTln has been employed in the general merchandise stare of Ben Strainer this week. Claud Linn was transacting business In Lincoln this week. Mrs. Tina Crawford returned last Thursday from a weeks visit with her daughter , Mrs. Gus Wheeler In Lin coln. Chiis. Woods of Pawnee Ulty was In Llns city Saturday. ICvit C'oopor i-peut povoi'itl days the ast of the week with Lincoln friends. Fred Linn of Grand In. Mo. , visited wlih relativeIn this city the paht week. Dick Turner spent Sundaj with 'riends tn Pawnee City. Lonun Woolsey of Toeumseh was it jucst of her sister , Mrs. II. 1' . Marble Sunday. Alma Ho well WIIH absent from her school duties the lirst of the week on Account ofickiu ! > s. 1-3. K. Kentner of Falls Cliv was in town the flr.st of the week. Guy Ktietlien of Dawfeon spent Sun- lay with friends In this city. Mrs Geo. Butterllold was a Pawnee visitor Tuesday. lone Norton has been employed In the central olllco in this city thu past week. O. T. Little and wife spent Friday with Pawnee City friends. About , ' ) p.m. Monday inorninn , the Ire department was culled out to ex tinguish a bhr/.e In the house occupied j > the section foreman How the fire ) rlclr.ated is not known but I * . Is bit - | ) ( > sed to have been canned oy mice and matches. The room in which it start cd contained home loaded shells , the lire canned ihcno to explode and the report awakened the fumlly who u'avo the alarm. Prompt arrival of the tire department envcd the building from much damage. Holniinll and Prank Hnl/da are making preparations to move to their new home near Blue Hitplds , Kansas lone Itln < ntertalned a number of her young friends In a most pleasant manner Saturday afternoon at her home rouih of this city. The Ladies Kensington of thu Pres byterian church pent a most enjoy- aiili1 afternoon at he home of Mrs. L , S. Ilackctl on last Thursday. Mrs Sarah Murburcer attended thi disirk't niCRting of the Itchcccis a < Pawnee Tuesday. The chrysanthemum show el von b\ , the ladles of the Christian church 01 Friday afternoon and evening was i decided success in both a financial and coda ! way. SALEM Mrs. Kverett Scott of Fall" Cltj came up Monday lo visit her parents Joe Hunger and wife. C. 13. Kmmert spent Tuesday .vltl : Fred Wlttwor's west of town. Mrs. W U. Jones and little daugh ter arrived from St. Joe the latter parl of last week W. D. Kasley came up from Kansas City Tuesday on business. Prof. Feuerstlen , Misses French and Tilden attended the teachers' ussocla lion ut Falls City Friday. Ira McCool , CbaMelntyro and Clarence Miller were in Falls City. A. Graham , wife and daughter Ha/el of Diiwson spent Sunday wltt relatives here. Mary WerU of Fa'ls City vUltct friends Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. C. O Mrl'nnl ami Hiawatha Saturdiiy days , iriii'ftU of MM Mr * . Wuigonor vlslt' DUWSOII several d.iys Mrs Hannah Moon came down Saturday i ail' some time with her ifwl Hates. ftwjf * * 7 " * * 1 Ada and Vorda Alloir drovoTo 1'alJ City Saturdiiy. W. H. Hoyd wiw on tVo'siek list several oral ( lavs last week. Mrs. Susan Wortof ! Vails'City visiting Mrs. , ! , H. Tlrnnfor'miui. jj Musdames , l. L. Sldfc'JhV ' lind Vlarrf Joniie of Falls City spdnt Sunday i Salom. 'i ' > i - > ; | { Joe Wlndlo and wife vlflted if Mottrt and family at Fi\ls | CHyjSundix ; ? J. H. Tlminormaa and ) l. K. Grltf stead wore in the r.onn.t aut Ti | GOJ Slocum and Sunday with the hitter's puronjs , O. Jennings. " 'f' ' "I" - t Henson Jones came \rfrw-il1' ' frOm'Ll ' coin last week , , nr < ( , ! ) . , ni ) Howard Greonlooidirno' dl < Wif'froi | Table Kouk Friday morning - Mrs. Mamlo Miuily/ ( ( ) [ . Arkansas i rived tins latter part of last wepk * i/fOijn [ ( F * j. sit her father and'sisters. . . < i u'i.i. ' , " ; o i \ . > i > W. H. Jonet of St.loo has purehiiao ? the barber buslno.ss pf Chas. Coopei | Ho will move the fllo'pl/to-thC-'dd ! Folj lows building. M'iUltL'o\/ier'UuTk's / ' ni running a lunch ( ? ) UD/3r.y ( , i I it ! The tlrst atlradJ'nn-NrttVu.SitlutulKnl tortalnmont eounpjWitR Jb VVciln day evening by the .luUlloo Hlngerfl. Mrs. G. II. Husijoll returned hem < | Monday after u f'ew'wt/oki ' / f/t'ilV / ' fit Kan ] sasUlty and Pliitt l tl bttl Mrs. U. L. Is visiting at tlvu.iilloin'nirOtiJm hum since Frldayt.ul ? " Jin t " ( ' , 'jj Last Thursdi J. It , Kelly entertained a crowd of young people aWfheh" lioi'hb AJvcst of Salem tn honor'of ! ! Ihilir ifh i'faUle'.J blrthdiiy. Thii'.vejilnc iYUS aiuiui inj jolly gani''H and pleasant conversation.J Several musleal"t'rfii1lictIlo\iH ' iwoVe ulsoj rendered. ThO'g'uijM ' woKf bcrvtid to * an oyster supper. At n late hour they ] departed to m lu , , , t.mm , i , , m their host and hostess for thu pleasant ) evening spent and wishing Halllu many icturns ol the du > . . . .OHIO * . - " ' Kilns Meyers who livesillPnUslJity was out to Kph Pocks Sunday. .1 , W. Maust mill wife of StrausBvlllu were | ) lcii utit visitors ut Rev. Stouders Sunday. Htliol an ma M their friemrpLyaiir WoTnet' ; W. t \ Kelsubltik' and.i.f.a.m lyj the guests of Mrs. Suntlay. Mrs. Join"WlfWu ) lit Falls City vtt- itctl lier aunt. MrtoHiUlI. Knlefely. oeM Sutui'iliiy. . , , , . , J -J , flf. . | 0 -'fit ! , ] " . / ' Herman Wolfoitnd fauiUy.of Joflur- son precinct woru jjiieHUOf'Mrs. ' Wolf imronts Sunfliiy. j Nellie ICnUoly , Puck Tn A III Uiinidii Handily ycjjlng | | J Ityv , of Maple Grcvn will conduct the meet' ings. 'iL. ' " 'uill Jru , /i August Znrn-imU : < vIUvllti ) < l t l h' l relatives , Sunday. . , . / / ' Ji'jini/J / n.f > nrH < TL fj/jf. . . . .las. Gilinorn and. .wife a punt Sunday nt the ijJuftWWnttf/ / Md' < Mitf'f > Yoiler. Undnwl Perry SJjjjjrop xMfftW , * > ' " l f i addition to Jilb house , hits H uoni- i 'fc * rf.-yi ffj * * if'ti'f \fi \ .t " oled anfl Unifth inijiroWs Ino Mookrf" very to ( idoU wnvl'l M b utiiliirfT . ! u vi r t' Iriw at this writing- city Thurad i nninTJ oil ) Mrs. Adolph Uraoktiahn ent her parent- Sunday ( 1. . < . - li\i \ < l'Jil'J' ' , ' - "o. I'jllf ] > JIoi't'n ' , ) ' . Y"ft ; , ' , " Y'-J'don .are shucking corn f'ortho formers father N. Peek und . wfu spoilt . ' - ' / ? iiii' " iwt'v. ifj in Falls Mrs Kph P 'OK VMIV Siitiinluy the uucst of her John and Wui. Hntehioon Sunday , ( , Geo. . W. Peck and wife drove down to ICasa 'SAl\/rluytW \ / 'vl<'tlieirVo'if & , Llriyll PDcir'und wfi'fb.H < i ' M Mrs. Curl Butman wawroiillad 1iitn > tn few dayg ago from Katibas City on uc- ' ' thMlWsV''f h' ' ' ' ' h'r'sls'ter cod'nt of' & r'sls'ter , MM. Chas. FIarkonll6lf.vJH. i j t Allan Gilmorc ivt'btbmllng ) } a fl'w days with hU ffjatulpVpnts , D. Yodur ' ' " and wife. ii i . / ' ; * TV i'xi i V1 , . ' ' J in The nttlu son of F. S , Llohty ana ' ' 'J' ' wife is Vorv'sibk' . ' Tho.telpphoiio inui ; t/in pjjone > yf jj f rfiJ /lI lLl y"i , * , * -rr ; Prof , watson returned to Ver- doii Id 'SatdVHaj ' fteVnyon' afHer * J H ' * nc * ' ' ) LH.I 'i1 * * t * i f * JZ a brief visit m'our'cltj. J' < | | J' il . "HI lo'VJlllll ' " * t ? Oil .George Po yel ) of Oinaha , an ol'd ' time rcsulenj , o"palls ( Cify called athisj \ office Saturday. ) t" > 3 ! 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