Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1901 — Page 3

Beyond the Mountains

(Copyrighted, 1300, Dally Story Pub. Co.) The birds were sieging blithely la the Talley and oa the mountain, and there wae a joyous echo in the girl’s heart, as she tripped along the rough path* way. Barbara Graves was going away, and she was glad. All nature was awake early as If to bid her a fond farewell. The old Dame’s children knew her step and loved her voice. Her feet barely gave the caressing grasses time to kiss them, so quick and graceful were their spring; her pretty, brown hands were filled with flowers, for they seemed to leap Into them, affectionately, as she passed. A gorgeous butterfly majestically floated before her, and a brown lizard winked good-humoredly as he glided along. The white kitten, its leg tied loosely to the gate-post, pleadingly mewed, and Barbara’s heart smote her, as its trlee grew fainter. She could not take It with her. Alas! now that she was actually going, the kitten represented •o many things. Yet after all the partings Barbara’s heart was glad. She thought It was because she was going away; but It was the Joy of the hour and the place. Che was really going beyond the mountains at last! Hitherto the village academy had been her ambition. Now, it was the city—the city, far away and beautiful! Barbara walked rapidly, and was ■earing the brow of the mountain, when a gun-shot hushed the melodies around her. In graceful circles an eagle wheeled slowly up the steep assent, his mortal wound not lessening, the majesty of his bearing; and the mas below only knew he was wounded by the blrd’3 slow progression. Reaching the summit, the goal of his last struggle, the king of birds alighted •a a wall of natural granite. Wearily, his great pinions drooped, and with an effort he turned about and gazed into the valley below. A place to die worth having struggled for and risen to! Far down the wheat fields gleamed In the light of a perfect day; the cloudless shadows fell o’er meadow and woodland, and, faintly borne on wandering bits of wind, the tinkle of distant pas-ture-bells arose like muffled music. Tbe eagle’s piercing eyes saw* far across the verdlant fields the purple haze which wreathed the base of the .opposite mountain, and* away to the south the narrow passage through had crept the parallel strips of steel of. the iron highway, o’er which had come the man who took his life. Who but he possessed “the wings of

Barbara gently performed the service.

(be morning," and could go forth early, traverse the valley untiringly throughout the day, and at evening “mount up with wings as eagles?’’ He had ruled, but man’s vigilance and thirst had o’ertaken him. The exultance of a jjlorious -flight came upon him; oncejjaore his pinions felt the Impulse of their former strength, and he flew swiftly upward, and circled for awhile, then drooped, wearily, and a film came over his eyes. "Isn’t Jie a magnificent specimen?" "Oh, it was cruel of you," exclaimed the girl, reproachfully. “i have watched him ascend the heights, battling against wind and storm; and he has taught me courage and given me inspiration and There were tears In her eyes, and a sob in her voice. "Gad! A nice greeting," he muttered; “and not one man in a hundred could have brought the old bird down.” Philip Drake was vexed. He had expected praise for his marksmanship. Yet Barbara would naturally be excited that morning, and he meant to make no mistake. She had not •topped to shake his hands, and reached the summit slightly in advance. "How could you?” she cried, bitterly. "Is it not enough tbtt the living emblem of our country has grown So scarce that no man here, however, ignorant, would have molested him"— •he pointed to the dead eagle—"and yet, for mere wantonness and to test your skill you did this?" A half-scowl flashed into the man’s face, but it vanished Instantly. He had caught sight of a white oljfect in the eagle’s talons, as he advanced. "No, Bab," he rejoined, apologetically. "it was to save your kitty. I could not bear to see it killed.” It was true that the lacerated kitten ' was struggling to release itself from j the tightened claws. BarbaVa gently j performed the service. Then she gazed j

By FRANK M. PITTMANN

steadily into the eyes of the man from the city, “I thank you,” she said, the anger gone from her voice. "He is not much hurt The string must have broken.” She stroked the kitten’s shivering fur. The flowers had fallen from her bands and lay scattered upon the gray feathers of the eagle. “All he knew, God taught him,” she went on. “He was but true to himself. Mr. Drake, you have not been that When you were here before, you promised that although you would give much to secure this eagle, for aiy

Robert Clayton was sitting upon a log at the roadside.

sake you would leave It in peace/ It was Barbara’s nature to be franlt She did not believe Drake had seen the white kitten in the air. His face Hushed at the imputation. A man may Vnow be has been lying, but he likes tot for others to possess such knowledge, much less tell him so. “The buggy is-waiting on the other side,” he said. "Let us go, Bab." Distrust of Philip Drake had come upon Barbara Graves suddenly. She had not met him many times, but his promises of a happy life had been alluring. The thought of 'jgfilng away and seeing the world—outside of books—had been charming. His reasons “for an elopement were so plausible as to overcome all her scruples. Her knowledge of the real world was limited, and she had considered the end rather than the means; for one of Barbara's ambitions now was to travel. Now, at the last moment she judged her companion accurately and realized that she did not respect him. If he could deceive her today, what of tomorrow, she would belong to him. She thought, longingly, of Robert Clayton—Bob, whose heart was an open book to her, and who had never deceived her. Bob. who had played with her in boyhood and who had loved her in manhood; who b"d always rode with her into the village '.londay morning, and had come for her Friday afternoon; and who, though hard work and small leisure were his portion, had managed to keep pace with her in her studies. Grave, quiet, gentle, steadygoing Bob! Now she wished for his comforting presence as she had neve’ - wjshed before. Drake was smiling and waiting; ana she had promised to go with him. “Mr. Drake,” she said, clearly, “ii we. are married it must be at Layton, and’this morning.”

"But, my dear Bab; I explained to you last month that it would be impossible. We must go first to the city. My aunt Is ” “My decision Is final.” His face darkened. “Then you may go to ” "Please do not forget yourself," she said. "For my own sake I would like to retain as good an opinion of you as possible." “Good heavens, Bab! I do love you. I made a mistake. I will marry you, here, now, as soon as we can find a preacher or a magistrate. You’ll break my heart!"

Goat Dies for Science

A beautiful snow-white little goat yielded up its life as a martyr to science the other afternoon at the semiannual meeting of the American Animal Therapy association -at Masonic temple, Chicago. Dr. Joseph R. Hawley and his assistants, all clad In spotless white,and looking like the priests of some ancient religion, bore the little victim to the platform and laid it on a table with a white cover. The animal never suffered a moment unless It was from stage fright. It was given a few whiffs of chloroform, and dreams of green meadows probably danced through its brain a while. That was with it the end of earth. As soon as the goat became insensible Dr. Hawley began to demonstrate the method of taking from the goat the lymph and tissues which are used in animal therapy. He began by tying th« carotid artery, so aa to back up I

She stooped and picked up the kitten : and cuddled it in her arms. “Down there, Mr. Drake,” pointing j toward the valley, “is a man who loves j me; a brave man, one whom I have known all my life. He has never de- ! ceived me, as I find you have done. | Had you loved me —I—l thought ” Her lips trembled, but her voice was gentle, and she broke off suddenly. “Good-bye!” She did not look back. Not till then did her full beauty and the grace of her heart, mind and self burst upon him; and, villain as he was, as he realized that she was lost to him forever, a paroxysm of grief came over him, and he flung himself upon the ground.

Robert Clayton was sitting on a log by the roadside. He had Just finished reading, a letter and had placed it in his pocket; and now his head was bent despondently upon his hands. The story of his heartache was written upon his face. It must have appealed strangely to the girl, for she stopped in front of him and flung an armful of flowers upon him, so that he, looking up and catching her expression, did that which his courage had never dared before. He kissed her twice, thrice, aye, until the kitten in her arms mewed repeatedly. And even when they reached home, which was after they had ascended the mountain and buried the eagle, there was such a look of joy, love and happiness in her eyes that he really could not refrain from kissing her again and again, and, yes, she actually embraced him twice, so that the violets and daisies talked about it, the blue-jays nodded knowingly, and the brown lizard on the fence wlnkfed at the fat bumblebee in the rose bush.

When Dr. Temple, the present primate, was headmaster of Rugby school, he paid a visit to Dr. Benson, his predecessor in the see of Canterbury, who was at that time the master of Wellington college. One afternoon the two went for a stroll through the woods behind Heath pool. Benson began to point out to his companion the sylvan beauties of the place, calling his special attention to a magnificent beech tree. For awhile Temple admired It In silence, then suddenly crying, "I can’t resist the temptation. Look out!” made a rush for the tree, and ere his amazed friend could epaite grasp the situation had scrambled up the trunk and seated himself among the branches. Then the two future archbishops, looking at each other, broke into a burst of schoolboy merriment. —Golden Penny Magazine.

The magnificent granite *»tate oapltol building at Austin, Tex., has become Infected with centipeds of great size. These poisonous insects are to be found in every department of the state government. A few days ago one was seen in the governor’s private office, and after a lively chase It was killed. It measured seven and a quarter Inches long and Is the largest centiped ever seen in that part of Texas. Sheriff George Womacn of Cooke county came across one of the insects in the corridor of the second floor of the building recently. It was captured alive and placed on exhibition In a local drug store. It was over six Inches long.

The name of the Prince of Wales did not appear In the list of those who gave wedding presents to Lady Randolph Chruchlll. That was In accordance with his own wish, lest he should seem to abet a marriage of which ms judgment disapproved. But the prince did not forget his long and kind acquaintanceship with the bride, and he personally gave to her the day before the wedding a little gold pig, set with jewels.

is a very real thing in China. There anyone who writes an Immoral book is punished with 100 blows of the heavy bamboo and banishment for life. Any one who reads it is also punished.

Every wife should have so much faith in her' husband that when he goes hunting she should not buy any meat for dinner, but make every preparation to cook ducks.—Atchison Globe.

• v Lymph Treatment Explained at A\eet- | ing of .Animal Therapy Association.

the serum into the lymphatic klands. These glands are innumerable, and are scattered all over the animal’s body. The operator’s task was to dissect the largest ones and draw off the lymph When he had finished this the goat looked as if it ha<d been through a sausage machine. At what stage of the proceeding it became a dead goat could not be told. The goat,” said the .doctor, after the meeting, as he playfully laid the liver and kidney on top of the stomach “died a perfectly peaceful and happy death. Yes, death to him was a blissful and Iridescent dream.” This clinic was preceded by a lecture in which Dr. Hawley explained the principles of the lymph cure. This was followed by an experience meeting in which a number of persons described the wonderful cures they had experienced, and lauded to the skies the merits of animal therapy. •

Arohblshop Up a Tree.

Centipeds In a Statehouse.

Bejeweled Gold Pig.

Censorship in China.

The Wife’s Sublime Faith.

HIDDEN SECRETS OF THE TELL TALE HAND

For ten thousand years the fate of men has looked out through the millions of lines in the palms of their hands. The hands are the windows of the soul instead of the eyes. Along the ridges, the valleys and the mountains of the palm destiny was written. and there it is read if tae reader be deep in the science of palmistry, Man is irrevocably mixed up with the eternal, can neither voluntarily noi Involuntarily escape or even oppose the Inscrutable verdict of the eternal. All things are. and the past as well as the future are only local applications used for small conveniences. There are ,no such things in reality as up or down, north, east, south or west. They belong to the mundane, which, compared with the infinite. Is Indeed a trifling matter in the economy of the universe.

So says Dr. Carl Louis Perln, the great master of palmistry, who has been shown favors by kings and honored by academies, schools and colleges for his remarkable delvings into the secrets of the open palm In scientific ways. “I was with Luetgert, the Chicago sausage maker who killed his wffe,” said Dr. Perin, "and in him I found a, remarkable instance where the face could not be relied upon for information regarding the soul. He received me with gushing cordiality and appeared one of the most open-hearted persons imaginable. I wanted to get an Impression of his palm,.“for I believed that there was the regulation mark of cruelty in It, and The murderer’s hook. By the ‘murderer’s hook’ I refeT to a mark shaped something like the figure ‘2,’ as will be observed in the picture. Nearly all murderers have in their hands at exactly the same place, this mark—this curse of Cain. , I took the impression, and was surprised at the distinctness with which It loomed up. “The mark of cruelty, as will be seen in the illustrations, runs from the ring finger toward the mount of Jupi ter. The hook Is on the edge of the heart line, under the mount of Saturn. Long before Theodore Durand, the murderer of Blanche Dumont and Minnie Williams, In San Francisco, icame to trial, I took an impression of his hand, made my study from It# wrote my opinion that he was a murderer, and, sealing my notes, left them In a vault to be opened after the trial was over. I made my predictions, and after the trial was concluded they were opened, and my findings were according to the facts. I discovered the hook and I knew that he was guilty. "In 1887 Broulent, the murderer of his wife and child, whose case was among the most famous in Paris, France, for years, was to be tried for the double murder on circumstantial evidence. Before he came to trial I wanted to get an impresion of h’s hand. According to the rules of law there the business of a caller must be

SUN VS SEA.

The New Hygienic Treatment la a Hot Sun Bath. Doubtless those who understand the affair are convinced this is the right time to bring before the public the new hygienic treatment by means of sun baths, but in hot weather it is a brave person who will *top to consider the question when water is available. Scarcely any one would give up a sea or lake bath for a sun bath when the thermometer is dallying in the 90s. However, we are told, we shall yet

explained to a man under arrest before he can be admitted. The first day I applied he sent word that he was Indisposed, but that he would see me within a week. When I called again he had burned out the inside of his palm to prevent Its secrets from being read. I cite this as a remarkable case wherein abject fear of the truths of palmistry caused an extreme self-infliction. He was convicted and executed just the same. “Not long ago I took an impression of the palm or Roslin Ferrell, the Columbus man who killed Express Messenger Lane, and I took an impression of the palm of Molineux, but failed to find the telltale mark. I am unable to satisfy my own mind, after a careful study of his palm, as to whether he is or is not a murderer.” Id Dr. Perln’s collection of palm Impressions are those of President McKinley, Colonel William Jennings Bryan, and about two-thirds of the present United States senators and representatives. Some palmists, at least, are willing to take their own medicine. This Is evidenced in the case of Dr. Perln, and probably if the data was obtainable

A HOUSEBOAT IN CHINA.

other cases might be found of other palmists less great who would believe their own readings. While In Chicago Dr. Perin made readings of the hands of two men, Paul Hirsch and Louis Enright. These two men had been interested in contracting, and it seems had been the promoters of a railroad from Canon City and Cripple Creek, Colo. There was some trouble, however, and the result was that while the two men were away the directors

come to regard the Idea with favor. Sea and lake bathing, is a modern institution, comparatively speaking. A wholesale exodus to the sea or lake shore is rather new and whereas now everybody with a dollar to his name flies in vacation time to some such resort a century ago not 1 per cent of the population would have dreamed of sending whole families away to the resorts, as is now done. As, therefore; we have come to regard the sea and lake essential, it is said In time we will come to consider the sun bath necessary, though how it Is to be popu-

of the road swore out warrants against the men (or embezzlement of 54,000, and they were arrested when they arrived In Denver at the Palace hotel. It so happened that Dr. Perin read the newspaper accounts and remembered the names of the men. He consulted his impressions and was so convinced that they were wrongfully accused that he went to Denver at once, secured a bond, engaged Editor Patterson of the Rocky Mountain News as counsel for the defense, and the result was that the men were easily acquitted, and are now in control of the road.

Women Save Historic Landmarks.

Nearly twenty-five years ago the women of Boston united to save Old South church, of Revolutionary memory; within two years the women ol Philadelphia have restored Independence Hall of that city. After the death of the poet Lowell, a Cambridge woman started the movement, owing to which the grounds of his home were purchased for a Lowell park. The women of San Francisco have recently endeavored to save the great

This Illustration depicts a typical Chinese houseboat such as is constantly used by travelers on the upper waters of the Tang-t se. These boats are about 60 feet long, each being provided with a huge mast and sail. In the bow is a deck, open during the day for working the craft, but at night covered in with bamboo-mat-ting, so as to form a ileeplng room for the crew. He who would not be frustrated of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things ought himself to be a true poem.

Sequoia Grove, and are now agitating a public park for the historic Telegraph Hill, while the women of New Jersey are bent upon preserving the noble Palisades, and those of Brooklyn preparing to honor the martyrs of the prison ship. If a man Is engaged to a girl and she elopes with another man, the party of the first part is saved from getting a mighty poor wife.

larized is the question. In the first place, it is cheap and will be common, for everybody can have it without moving away from . home. Speculative builders and hotel keepers will not like It for it will be a fad doing them no good. One advantage sun bathing will have is that people need not make themselves hideous in order to enjoy it Girls will not have to hide their pretty curls under caps and so transform themselves into monstrosities. Gowns can be worn that water would not permit and altogether the idea may become the fashion In time.

AROUNG THE CAMPFIRE

T* Prom Prtiau. When lorn, with unconfined wings, Hovers within my gates. And uy divine Althea brings To whisper at the gates; When I lie tangled in her hair. And fettered to her eye— The birds, that wanton in the air. Know no such liberty. flowing cups run swiftly round. With no allaying Thames. Our careless heads with roses bound. Our hearts with loyal flames; When thirsty grief in wine we steep, When health and draughts go tree, Fishes, that tipple in the deep, Know no such liberty. When like committed linnets, I With shriller throat shall sing The sweetness, mercy, majesty. And glories of my king: When I shall voice aloud how good He Is, how great should be — Enlarged winds that curl the flood, •tone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an hermitage. If I have freedom in my love And in my soul am free— Angels alone, that soar above, Enjoy such liberty. —Richard Lovelace.

An Effective Febake. The late Major-General Harry Hetb was the only man in the confederate army whom General Lee called by his first name. Lee addressed even hla two sons as "general.'’ Heth had been the friend of his youth, and Lee loved and trusted him profoundly. Yet this love did not cause the commander-in-chief of the Confederate army for a moment to forget his duty, as is shown by an Incident described in the Century: One day before Petersburg Lee rede up to Heth’s tent and said: ““Harry, I should like to ride down your line.” Heth was much flattered at the proposal, and as they rode side by side he pointed out positions of danger and vantage. Suddenly they came upon a place of much Importance where for several hundred yards there were no fortifications. Surprised, Lee turned to his friend for an explanation. Heth said he had ordered defences for this spot, and had supposed them finished. “See that they are completed at once, Harry," said Lee, and turning hie horse, he rode back to headquarters.

After a few days the general again appeared at Hetb’s tent with the same proposal, and the delighted -officer sprang to his horse. Arrived at the ill-fated spot, to Heth’s dismay, it was found still open. Without a word Lee turned toward his tent, motioning Heth to follow. Dismounting the commander-in-chief seated himself, and the subordinate stood, wondering what his punishment would be. Lee spoke in his kindest tones. “Harry, ’* he said, "that horse yonr wife rides worries me more than I can tell. He kicks and fights the bit till I fear he, will either break her de'lcate wrists or pull her arms out of their sockets. Now the best way to take the edge of a nervous horse is to give him plenty of exercise—regular exercise—morning and night, until he quiets down. For the sake of your wife as well as yourself, I beg you to make the experiment; and I know of no better place for you to ride the horse, while taming him, than just up and down in front of that gap I ordered you to have closed, until a good breastwork has been completed. Good evening, sir." The rebuke was given kindly, even affectionately; yet the recipient declared that he never slept a wink that night and for days afterward felt E 3 if ' he had been beaten with a club.

Sr* render of Battlefield*. These are rare days for the vultures of South Africa. The horrid carn2g* of war supplies them with food a-plenty and to spare. Julian Ralph describing recently a ride to Bloemfontein in the wake of Roberts’ victorious army wrote: “1 saw ahead of me a swarm of vultures soaring in as thick a cloud as if they had been moths. As I drew nearer I noticed that the bulk of each one’s body was very great On the ground, where there were <rwo score waddling about, they seemed even larger. They marked the outer edge of the great and horrid field of the carnage. Many dead horses lay on the veldt, and these birds were eating some and perching on the backs of others. Foul, nauseous, ugly, beastly birds are these. They were to be my constant companions for three days. I was to see hundreds upon hundieds of them, and never once, by day, fall to see them. Yet there were not enough of them to make away with all the food that war had given them.” Natural as Is the feeling of repulsion which the presence of these scavengers of the battle field arouses, in the economy of nature they perform a

~tust useful work. They lessee the danger of pestilence. They really make war leu terrible to thou who escape death by the enemy. “Aaesvugela," which meant carrion scavengers, the Boers call them. Of recent years It has been noticed tfcat their number has greatly decreased, owing to the tfo> st.-uction of the big game, which greatly dimielshed their fnneral banquets. But apparently the tidings that man's hand had turned against man In oat small portion of Africa, has traveled far and wide among them and they have gathered together to participate In the feast. A war correspondent also lefts 9t seeing the secretary bird—“a stately bird, holding himself proudly aad stalking along with noble strides as he glanced abont him for a breakfast of snakes." The secretary bird ta appearance presents a striking contrast to the vulture. Man hails It aa • friend. Because of its usefulness Is destroying venomous snakes It is protected in ail parte of Africa. As many as three large snakes have been taken from the stomach of ooe of these birds, besides Hurds, torto see and a quantity of grasshoppers. Whea attacking a cobra the secretary bird defends itself from the vesomooa fangs by holding Its wing In front aa a shield and strikes the snake dowa by vigorous blows of Its feet Frequently it kills a large snake by carrying II high in the air and then dropping U to the ground. It is called the secretary bird bo* cause of its fancied resemblance to a secretary who Is supposed to carry quill pens behind his ears.

Charloatnwn K»rjr Tank. Briefly it might be stated that th* location of Charleston navy yard was recommended Jan. 2. 1797, and the jurisdiction of the land, whleh bad been gradually purchased,. was ceded to the United States by the commonwealth of Massachusetts on June 17, 1800. The site is historic, being the famous Moultons point, where the British troops debarked for the battle of Bunker Hill, and much of the British line in the various advances occupied portions of the ground. Skulli and bones have frequently been dug up while excavations were being made in the old days. The original site comprised nearly three-quarters of the present area, the balance being additions made by purchase or from grants from the state, as last year, when twenty acres of the water front were ceded. Where the yard battery stands has been a fortified place since the landing of the Massachusetts bay colony In Charlestown, and the guns with 1 which it was equipped Just before the ' battle of Bunker Hill were removed by the patriots and used in the colonial defense at that memorable struggle. In 1667 the first dry dock in this country was established In Charlestown near the navy yard site, by James Russell and others, aided by the colony. It could accommodate a vessel of 300 tons, sufficient for those days aad for a long time afterward. The yard site, too, has always been a shipbuilding place. It takes its name from Robert Moulton, who was afterward an admiral in the Commonwealth army, and who was sent out from England in 1629 In charge of eix ship carpenters. The land at the >oint was allotted to them because of >ts adaptability for ship building purposes. On this spot was constructed the first vessel, afterwards armed by the colony to proceed against pirates, hence Admiral Hichborn's claim that as this was the first armed vessel fitted up by the -alony, the spot la the birthplace of the American navy.

o«*n. John M. Sehnfietd. Perhaps the most prominent of thi surviving officer- of the federal armies is General John M. Schofield. Hi was born in New York sixty-nine yean ago. His father, a clergyman, removed to Illinois when his son was twelvt years old. and John went to West Point as a cadet from Freeport, Stephenson county. He graduated from West Point in 1853, standing seventh in the class, which included 'among its members Generals McPherson Sheridan, Stil, Terrill, R. o. Tyler, and the confederate Hood. When the wa» broke out he was serving as profeasot of physics at Washington University, St. Louis, after many years of service in the south. He promptly enterW the volunteer service of Missouri. M in November, 1861, he was appoitJU brigadier general of the voiunte? I For several months in 18C2 he cv, ■ manded the District of the Misso' M In the early part of the next organized and commanded the Ar\ of the Frontier, which saw hard fig hi ing in Missouri and Arkansas. Hti went back again in 1863 to the eomj mand of the Department of the M souri, which he retained until JanuarM 31, 1864. On that date he waa ai* 11 signed at the request of General GraiT D to vbe command of the department a:r Army of the Ohio, forming the lefcje wing of General Sherman's army lJbo Georgia. In October of that year fciea commanded the troops opposed General Hood's army in Tennessee. P I April, 18C5, General Schofield rt*l ceived the lurrender of General ston's army. After tne war be mained In the regular service. an<| |;J 1888 was assigned to the command the army of tbs United Stales.—ct§- ■ go Tribune.