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TliLi FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , DHCI2JY113I2R 22 , 1905. OUR HISTOKi' IS MASCULINE Hard and Uncolorcd Is the Chronicle of the Events Connected. with America. Our history is hard and mascu line ; colored with few purple lightsjtoolittle related to our ten derer sentiments and deeper pas sions. When older peoples have paused , as we did then , they have looked upon far different scenes , says William Carroll J'.rown , in the Atlantic. Fairer companies have stood about more stately figures of triumph or of tragod\ than that America and the world now ga/.ed upon. The common chamber , the gaunt , pale pros ! dent , the strong , bearded counsel ors al his bedside this was un like the scenes which European peoples have fixed in their mem ories. Charles J. and Mary Stuart on their scaffolds , the barons and the king at Runnymede , Maria r Theiesa appealing to the nobles of Hungary to take up then swords for her child , Marie Anloi net to and Miraboau. and many an other pageant of human love and sacrifice are treasured up by other people as we have treasured up this crude , unlackeyed martyr ( loin. Even the great personality of Lincoln , now potent in so many in dividual lives , intimate and famil iar of so many of our hidden moods , was not yet fully revealed to his fellows. It was the eman cipator only that had fallen , the tleader and shepherd of men. Outwardly - wardly al least his experience was limited as theirs was. Dying in the midst of multitudes , master of armies and of navies , he was still of the frontier ; as , indeed , all on'1 ' American life was still , in a sense , only the frontier and western fringe of European life. True , Lincoln also leads us back lo the princes whose peer he was , but we can pass from his death bed with no irreverence , no sense of shock or change , to look out , i the plain light of day , upon the whole wide field of work and strife and progress which was always in his thought , and glimpse the alti tude and state of the republic when his summons passed , like an angelus , across the continent. LACE-BARK TREES ARE FEW Bat Half a Dozen of This Species Now Exist Reason for So Naming. There arc in all about half a do/en lace-bark trees in the world , BO called because the inner bark yields a natural lace in a ready made sheet form , which can bt made up in serviceable articles of apparel. Only four of these curi ous species of trees are of much practical value. Tourists win have stopped at llawaii or Samoa may recall the lace-bark clothing of the natives clothing of a neai brown color when new , of remark able strength and of a fragrant odor , like freshly cured tobacco leaf. The native tapa cloth , as it is called , is made from the bark of the brusonetia papirifera , but il is not usually included among the real lace-bark trees. In its natural state the real lacebark - bark is of a delicate cream-whitc tint. It is probably a kind of ' fibrous pith. When the outer bark ; is removed it can be unfolded and unwound in one seamless piece having a surface of a little more ' than a square yard. Washing and BUII bleaching give it a dazzling white appearance. The fabric i H airily light. II is used in the Wesi ' Indies for mantXlas , cravats , col lars , cull's , window curtains in : word , for every purpose that or ' dinary lace is used. In making uj shawls , veils and the like it is cus tomary to piece two sheets of lace bark together. Delicate and ap ' parently weak as it is in singli ' mesh , a bit of lace-bark , if rollo < into a thin siring , will all but re L > sist human strength to break it Despite its practical use then is no essential demand for lace bark. It has been used by the na tives for hundreds of years and ye is comparatively lillle known i > this day. A few specimens of laci bark articles exist in differen ' countries of Europe. These wer made hundreds of years ago , ye * ! although their age is consider a ble , they are said to be in a goo < state of preservation. Nothing Left. A political reformer is a polit nun who has managed to gc himself disliked by the machim --Chicago Daily News. A FA til EXCHANGE BY MILFORD W. FOSHAY. "Two loads of furniture and funning tools went down the south road this forenoon , ' ' Elva told her brother at noon. "Did , eh ? 1 suppose it was the belongings of the new people on the llinckley place. " Orrin re sponded. "Well , all 1 hope is that they have everything they need , and won't be borrowing. " Elva Morrison saw I he loads pass at about ten o'clock , followed by a buggy in which were I wo women , one elderly and the other if something near her own age. The outfit looked prepossessing , uid she hoped their nearest neigh bors would prove companionable , she was so lonely keeping house 'or her two brothers in this new region. Hence , she lesented the iltilmlo taken by her brother Or- rin , and replied to him with some spirit : "When people are settling , ii often happens that they eunnoi [ Hit their hands on an article they iced very much , and il is of great assistance to borrow il for a few hours or days. I'm sure we would lave appreciated such a privilege when we first came to this lone some place. 1 think it would b < > neighborly to send Will down and oiler them the use of anything wo have that they may want. " "Indeed , I shall not , " was the emphatic answer. "We'll have to lend it if they come and ask , but not without. Of course it would have been handy for us lo borrow when we first came , but there wasn't anybody to borrow from , and we got along. They can do the same. I shall soon let them know that I expect a fair exchange for anything I lend. " Elva knew that it was of no use to pursue the subject , but she was queen of her own realm , and at six o'clock she sent a dozen hot bis cuits down lo the newcomers by her younger brother , Will , with her compliments and a friendly greeting. A courteous word of thanks was returned , and then a week passed before anything fur ther wus heard from the new ar rivals. At the end of that time , early in the day , a stalwart young man of twenty-four or five entered the Morrison yard and walked to the barn where Orrin was harnessing his horse. "Clood-morning , " the stranger said , in a pleasant , frank way. "Permit me lo introduce myself as Edward Fuller , who has bought the place to the south. You an Mr. Morrison , I infer ? " "Yes , " Orrin answered , ex tending a hand in a manner that did nol show any especial satis faction in making the acquaint since. "I am afraid , " he conlin tied , "that you will find this a lone ly district. " "Oh , I expect to be too busy t ( be lonesome , ' ' Edward replied genially , ignoring the oflish man nor. "Resides , we know we have pleasant neighbors , as that pan of warm biscuits your wife sent cer tainly testify. We wore hungry and not very well prepared foi cooking that evening , and yoi .ought . to have seen them disap ! " , "I don't happen to be eneuin ' , bored with a wife , " Orrin replied ' in t ho way of an explanation , "am it was my sister Elva who sent tin bisouts. She is more inclined t < do ( hat sort of thing tlmn J am. ' Edward felt that his neighbo was deliberately warning him no l lo expect much friendliness. IK had come to ask for the loan of. ' boll , but because of the roceptioi so far accorded him was on Hi point of turning away abruptly ' without making the request , when , ' Elva suddenly stepped round the corner of the house , whore she had I boon working in a flowerbed. Sh- did not hear Hie men talking , and was not aware that they were in 1 the yard. She was , therefore , al- toge'lher surprised , and stopped 1 at their unexpected presence , 0 while a pretty blush spread over ' her fice. : ' "Elva , " her brother said , to re c Hove her embarrassment , but 1 ' wishing she had not come upon 1 , the scene , "this is Mr. Fuller , who [ ) 1(1 ( has bought the Hi nek ley place. " "We are very glad to welcome ' nen neighbors , " she said , as Ed' wanf lifted his hat , "for people ( ' . arc scarce in this region. I hope your your family will like il t > here , " CIVILITIES AT THE FRONT. On Christmas Dny Japanese nntl Rus sians Agree to Suspend That All May Feast. A Japanese olllcor serving on heShaho has a strange and inter-1 stiii } , ' story to toll of intercourse uul civilities between the two irmies. ' The .lupanese being desirous of convoying to ( lie Russians news of. . ho fall of 1'ort Arthur , volunteers - | teors were invited to carry tlu > let-1 ers. 'I'wo neil ( 'oiiuiiissionod of- ' leers and two privates undertook he task. They rode out toward j he enemy's lines with the iiilon-i ion or delivering the letters di eetly into the hands of the Hns sinus , instead of depositing them' ' it somemid\viy : point , as had been j he custom hitherto. There was , ' lowovor , great danger that this ie\v met 1.od might lie fatal to the it lie party. Hut thcy-iodc olVstontly to with n a thousand meters of the eue niy's outpost , \\u\iiig\\hilehatid- cerchiefs. The Russians did mil ( ire. and the Japanese went steadily on. When they wore only about : ? ( ) or lOyards.away. a party of Russians lay down in llr ing positions , but still the ser Beauts and soldiers rode on , ener getically waving their white Hags. Presently the Russians motioned them to lay down their arms , ! ( linking ( hey had come to surren der. The .Japanese , however , re gardless of risk , pushed on to within hand-shaking distance. Then the Russians saw thai ( hey carried several bottles of wine and boxes of cigars. On the latter was inscribed in big letters : "To morrow will be your Christmas day. We shall not attack if you do not. Drink and smoke to your heart's content and have a good time. " AtllrsttheKussiansdidnot wish to accept the presents , but when they read the hearty sentences written on the boxes in their own language , they were much over come , and there ensued an ex change of the friendliest greet ings.Then Then the visitors handed in their letters and spoke of the fall of Port Arthur , the news of which was received with profound dis couragement. "There is no fur ther object in the war , " said the Russian soldiers. Eager ques tions wore asked about Gen. Stoes- sel , nnd the men were much inter ested to hoar he shortly would bo on his way home. The Japanese then presented ( ho Russians with some pictorial post cards showing how well Knssian prisoners were treated in Japan. Finally the four men rode away in safety with the rousing cheers of the grateful enemy ringing in their ears. THE BOOTMAKER IN CHINA Common People Very Rarely Wear This Sort of Footwear Cus toms in the North. Roofs are only worn in China by oflicials , servants , soldiers , sailors , and special hob-nailed boots , occasionally in wet weath er , by the common JKJOpIc. The universal form of foot-covering is a shoe , while coolies and the poorest classes have fo content themselves with straw or leather sandals , or go barefoot. Women's shoes are made at home and , ex cepl in isolated cases in Shanghai , are never exposed for sale in shops. This remark does not ap ply to the peculiar form of wlinc worn by Manchu women , which is perched on a sort of small si ill. In the north , during the winter months , the ordinary boot orslux is often wadded or lined with sheepskin , and of lute years ropro Idiiolions of Chinese boots and \ shoos in india rubber have boon imported from the United Stales and rjermany , and found favor with Chinese at the treaty ports. i Woman's Progress in Roumanla. The post of official shorthand writer in the Koumunian purlin- ment has for the first time been won by a woman. It was si competitive - petitive appointment and the lady applicant beat all her male rivals. Since the new government lookup the reins women have made great strides in IJoumaniu in the matter of competing with men. A short time sigo the finance minister hud no fewer than 1 women employed as secretaries in the central of- flees. There is a great outcrj against the minister's manifest partiality for women clerks in bic department. SOME RICH ARE SLOW PAY Notorious Fact Declares Writer That Many In Society llacglo Over Their Bills. It is notorious that the rich arc j often scandalously slow in paying | their bills. I recall one instance | where the wife of a tiiulti million aire ( she was afterward divorced ) , took no notice , month after month , of a bill amounting to over § 10. (100 ( for. her daughter's wedding trousseau , and ( his bill was noi paidformore than a year after the ceiomony , and only ( lieu because a resourceful collector "held up" the multimillionaircliiiusolf in the street one day , and finally t.ot his cheek , declares Cleveland MolVctl. , in Success. i ! I have been ( old of rovoral rich women in the smart set , two of them very rich , who are wont to haggle over pric s in the shops a * if they were in genteel pou'ity. one of these ladies , whose showy Newport fetes ate widely proclaimed - claimed , tried on a certain ocea-l sion , to "beat down" an estimate for candle shades , favors , etc. , that she wanted in a hurry for a dinner dance , and , having failed itiherelVort , she dually exclaimed : "Why , you oughtn't to charge me a cent for these things ! Think of the advertising you can get out of it ! If you treat me right I'll set1 that your place is mentioned by all the reporters ! " And another , whose husband is one of the richest men in the world , actually wept before 'i Fifth avenue dressmaker in her pleadings fora reduction of $15on the price of a certain garment that she simply had to have but could not afford , she declared , out of the small allowance made her by her husband. When I was in Newport last summer people were laughing at the latest petty economy of ( his same husband , who is certainly one of the "closest" of our idle mil lionaires. He had heard of a new aluminum paint , warranted to keep shiny without much rubbing , and he had forthwith given orders that the brasses on his beautiful yacht be smeared over wifh this [ taint so that i ( might reduce his pay roll by the wages of two sail ors previously needed to clean these brasses ! This gentleman's income must be at least $ ! , ( ) ( ) ( ) , - 000 ! WASP BECOMES A HUNTER. Intelligent Insect Proves a Veritable Octopus In Preying on Its Fellows. When summer warmth has awakened the maternal instincts of the insect world , the mud- dauber wasp may be seen gather ing mortar at the margin of stream , pool or puddle , writes C. LI. MeCook , in Harper's Magazine. Filling her mandibles , which serve as both spade and hod , she bears the load of mud to some rough sur face , rock or wall , or board or beam. She spreads and shapes her mortar , until , after many vis its to the mud-bed , she has built a tubular cell about an inch long and three-eighths of an inch wide. Then her huntress instinct awak ens and her raids upon the spider realm begin. For within this cyl inder the mother mason will put a single egg. In the course of time this will hatch into a ravenous larva , whose natural food is liv ing spiders ; and these the mother proceeds to capture and entomb within the mud-daub nursery. On this errand she may be seen hawking over the near cobwelis of \arious sorts , venturing within the meshed and beaded snares that prove fatal lo most incomeis , and sometimes even ( o herself. If ( he occupant , expectant of prey , sallies forth to seize the intruder , it finds itself a captive , not a cap tor. The wasp shakes the silken filament from wings and feet , turns upon the spider , seiy.es and stings it , bears it ( o her cell , and thrusts it therein. It's Not Unlikely. "Some marriages may be made in Heaven , " observed the I'ohick philosopher , as he kicked the gro cery cat off the cracker box , "but i'7. I glance around the ranks of sassiety it occurs to me that the devil manufactures quite a few. " Chicago Sun. Her Tender Heart. "Why do you suppose a woman usually cries at her wedding ? " "Out of sympathy , probably , foi the men she could not marry. " Houston Post. INDIANS KILLING OFF GAME Ulght to Hunt on Reservations Often Abused by the Red War- Horn. Sportsmen returning from tainting in the viclnltyof northern Minnesota Indian reservations icll in the Duluth lleiald of the scarcity of game In certain sec tions which can be accounted for only on the theory that thelndi ' ans' have been killing the animals ' during the fall and early summer , i bol lion and olVt heir i eserves. The city men are indignant that this should be so. They claim to have positive proof from the sel I .ers to the olVoel thai the redmen have 'overstepped ( heir bounds in the hunt ing of deer and moose. ! 1 This Indian proposition is one j thai occasions a great deal of worry where reservations ae : leI I rated. Laws governing ll'o Ii1 dians in this respect : ue iitt'e ' u : ! d M'slond by the whites in general , ! I bill ( hey are such thai ll.e con iotion of any of ( hose waidx of ( lie government for breaking them is made extremely difficult , if not im possible. After Inking his lands from him , or most of ( hem , it would ill become the government if il did not allow ( he Indian ( lie privilege of limiting at all seasons when wild game is eatable. This priv ilege is accorded him , but only on the reservations , lie is not sup posed to hunt at all in the outside forests unless such hunting is done in the open season for game , and some so read the law that lie has nol the right ( o kill game at any time unless hunting in ( he res ervation. The Indians know the law and are careful to see that they are not caught breaking it , though in many instances they live so far from a game warden that they have become careless and open violations are said to be frequent. Hut even in cases of this kind it is no easy ma ( tor to secure a convic tion , for , even though the proper man be arrested , it is dilllnult to get proof against him. The red- men are careful to protect one of Ihcir own number and stolidly re fuse to testify against him , espe cially in affairs of this kind. As a general thing ( he warden pays little or no attention to such violations and lets the Indian hunter do as he will. Even when the hunter knows a game warden is in his vicinity he can usually contrive to bring down his game and get it into ( he reservation be fore being detected. BIRD BABIES FEEDING TIME How Wee Humming Birds Arc Given Food by Fond Mother , Who Is Only Protection. "When I first crawled in among the bushes close lo the nest , the little mother darted at me and poised a foot from my nose , as if to stare me out of countenance. She looked me all over from head to fool twice , then she seemed con vinced that I was harmless , says William Lovell Kin ley , in tin Country Calendar. She whirled and sat on the nest edge. Tin. bantlings opened wide ( heir bun gry mouths. She spread her tai like a flicker , and braced herself against ( he nest side. She cranet her neck and drew her dagger-like bill straight up above the nest She plunged it down the baby's- throal to the hilt , and started : series of gestures thai seemei fashioned to punctuate him to the toes. Then she slabbed the otlie baby until if made UK-shudder. 1 looked like the murder of infants I.ut they were not mangled am bloody ; they were getting ; square meal after the usual hummingbird ming-bird method of regurgila lion. Then ran out their slendei tongues to lick the honey from their lips. How they liked it Then she settled down and ruffled up her breast feathers to let hei babies cuddle close to her naked bosom. Occasionally she reached under to caress them with whis perings of mother love. " Choice of Evils. "Ethel , I wish you wouldn't gi out and play golf so much will that young I'hoo/.lc. " "Why , mamma , if I didn't d < that he'd come here and talk it al the time. " Chicago Tribune. There's a Distinction. The difference between a politi dan and a statesman is about tin same as ( he difference between i "sport" and a .sportsman. Chica go Record-Herald. i AID TO FRIENDLY QUAILS. ' i How Farmer Qlovor Fed a Flock Day After Day for Six Weeks Never Frightened Them. | One cold morning Fanner j ! niover stood in the rear of the barn , fork in hand , looking out. over the fields , says Ht. Nicholas. Snowstorm had followed snow storm , until the stone walls were so covered that the farm seemed like a great Held , with here and there a small grove to break the monotony. The cattle had been fed and each animal was munch ing contentedly al the pile of hay in ( he sunshine , scattering chaff over I he snowy barnyard. Suddenly , from the light woods near ( he barn , came a startled "Rob-while ! " Immediately there was an answering call from the woods across the fields , and then another and another , and soon aleck ( lock of about lit ) quail alighted on I he ground , two or three roads from where Mr. fJlover slood , and began picking up the seeds from the hay which the cattle had strewn over the snow. They scratched about like a flock of ions , and apparently quite a * nuch at home , and chippered iway while they worked , after the ashion of tree sparrows in the weeds down by the brook. Funnel1 ( Hover was careful note ! o frighten his woodland guests , uid ( he next morning he put out wheat for ( hem and threw hand- ills of chaff in the hay which the attle had left. The flock returned igain and again , until feeding the inails became as much a purl > f the day's routine as looking ifter ( he hens and turkeys. One old morning , after they had eat- MI , the kind-hearted farmer found the whole flock huddled together under the hay , apparently enjoy ing the warmth. Strange to say , they never come for food when it snows or rains. When they have breakfasted , unless frightened , they usually walk away lo their favorite haunts in ( he grove icross the fields. They never ilighl on the trees , but occasion ally perch on ( he rail fence. Once or twice , when no one was in sight , hey came near ( hehouse. For six weeks the quails en joyed Funnel1 ( Hover's bounty. When spring opened the kindhearted - hearted protector met them only in Ihefloldsand woods ; but when ever bob-white's musical call comes over the summer meadows if brings pleasant memories of ( hose winter breakfasts in the snowy barnyard. NEGRO PASTOR LIKED LATIN " Fortla" Used Colored "Aqua by Par son in Baptism of Several Brethren. Mose , a Florida negro , adds to his income as guide to sportsmen by ministering to ( ho spiritual needs of a colored congregation of Baptists. Ho prides himself on his education and on his eloquent oratorical powers , and he never misses an opportunity of im- pressinghishoarers into believing that he is a great Latin scholar , says the Catholic Standard and Times. One evening a I a fisher- man's camp lie lislonod inlonlly ( o some spoilsmen who were dis cussing ( he proper pronunciation of certain Latin words and phrases. "I'leaso , siili , " he finally von lured to aslc , "what am do propnh moaning of I hat wo'd 'aqua ? ' " "Aqua mean" water , " ho was answered. "And what am 'fortis ? " ' "Forlin moans strong. " "Vos , sub. Thank yo' , suh , " he replied , edging away after male ing a polite bow to his informani and then to the camp in general. The following Sunday Moso pre sided at a bapl i/.ing , and , as usual , electrified his audience with a roaring , eloquent sermon , freely interspersed with Latin ( ? ) words. At last , with a dramatic swoop of his arms toward the river , where a few believers were soon to be Immersed , he cried out in stentorian > torian tones : "Quo Vadis , mah bredern and sistahs ? I says onto yo' unless yo be 'marged in de aqua fortis of baptism yo' shall bo lost ad in- llnitum fo' ebah. " Brandy Furnished , In the Helgian parliament , when a member is making u long speech , brandy and water is sup plied him at the expense of government.
