Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — Page 7

SHEEP-HERDING. Kray, slow-moving, duat-bepowdered wave, That on the edges breaks to scattering spray, 'Round which my faithful collies wheel and bark To scurry in the laggard feet that stray; A babel of complaining tongues that make The still air weary with their ceaseless fret; Brown hills akin to those of Galilee. On which the shepherds tend their charges yet. The long, hot days, the stark, wind-beaten ' nights; No human presence, human sight or sound, Grim, silent land of wasted hopes, where they , Who came for gold oft-times have madness found; 1A bleating horror that foregathers speech, Freezing the word that from the lip would pass. And sends the herdsman groveling with his sheep, Face down and beast-like on the trampled grass. The collies halt, the slow herd sways and reels, Huddled in frieht above the low ravine, Where wild with thirst a herd unshepherdcd Beat up and down—with something dark between; A narrow circle that they will not cross, A thing that stops the maddest in their run, A guarding dog too weak to lift his head Who licks a still hand shrivelled in the sun. * s-Sharlot M. Hall, in the Land of Sunshins, Prescott, Ariz.

The Heiress of Northwood

/ r T EMIMAANNE HAYWARD! I Great Caesar! What a Pi name!” “Now, Frank, I will have Bone of your confounded nonsense. I suppose you want your wife to be a Daisy, or a Primrose, or a Lily—a pretty wax doll, with flaxen curls and blue eyes, like the heroine of a penny novelette.” And Colonel Beresford smiled sarcastically as his eyes rested on the handsome face of bis son. “You are very much mistaken, father,” replied the young man, as he turned from the window from which be had been gazing with admiration on the fair scene which even winter could not succeed in robbing of its charm. “I assure you I have no such Ideal as you describe. But don’t you admit that it is most unreasonable to have my future wife chosen for me without either consulting my wishes or those of the lady herself? You know We have never seen each other.” “Fiddlesticks!” growled the colonel, •that’s all sentimental rubbish. Remember that Oakfield Park Is heavily mortgaged, and we shall be beggars If you throw away the chance of this brilliant marriage for the sake of your ridiculous sentiment. Why, there are hundreds of fellows In your position who would envy you the prospect of marrying the heiress of Northwood (Manor. “Besides,” he added, in a more conciliating tone, “you will have plenty of opportunity of seeing her. Lady iWestborough, her chaperon, has invited you to spend some time at Northwood for the purpose of making the young lady’s acquaintance. Her ccmlpg of age will be celebrated in about a month, and your engagement will have to be announced at the ball which Will be given on that occasion. Before Sir Philip’s death he made all these arrangements, although his daughter was then only six or seven years old. The poor fellow had once been under a great obligation to me, and he thought this was the best method of repaying it” “I wish he had chosen some other way of showing his gratitude. However, I have no objection to becoming acquainted with the heiress, but no power on earth will compel me to marry her!” and a loud bang of the library door prevented all farther remonstrance from the colonel.

I Three weeks later. ' The soft strains of the Intermezzo to “Cavallerla Rustlcana” were resounding through the richly furnished draw-ing-room of Northwood Manor, and as the last chord of Mascagni’s beautiful composition subsided the musician rose from her seat and was about to leave the room. “Play that again. Miss Granville. Please do,” pleaded a young man, laying aside the book In which he had tried In vain to feel interested, and advances toward the piano. “That seems to be a particular favorite of yours, Mr. Beresford, but I’m afraid I cannot wait to play It over again—Lady WestboroUgh will be wondering what has become of me. You must remember,” she said, ns she turned to collect some scattered pieces of music, "you must remember that I am a dependent In this house. I am only Miss Hayward’s companion. Consequently, I cannot afford to spend all my spare moments at the piano, however much I should like It.” “I can’t bear to bear you talk In that way,” he exclaimed passionately. "Oh, I am not making any complaint,” she replied quickly, pretending not to notice the unmistakable tenderness in his tone. “I am treated very well—almost like one of the family, and lam quite content. But, Indeed, I must go now and look after Miss Hayward. She Is laid up with a bad headache, and ” “Oh, bother Miss Hayward!” he muttered Impatiently. “Why are you s’.ways reminding mo of her existence?” “You ought not to speak so disrespectfully of your future wife,” and there was the faintest suspicion of raillery In her voice. “My future wife,” he echoed. “She Is not my future wife. I will never marry the heiress of Northwood.” The corners of the girl’s mouth

twitched slightly, and there was a mischievous sparkle in her dark eyes. “Yon are very foolish,” she said, “to allow a silly prejudice to spoil your prospects in life—great heiresses are not to be met with every day. Of course 'Jemima Anne’ is not exactly a pretty name, but that is no fault of hers. After all ” “But it’s not her name—lt’s herself,” he interrupted, irritably. “I never met any one I disliked so much.” “Oh!” she exclaimed, “I thought It was only her name you objected to,” and she carelessly plucked off the petals of a flower which was fastened at her belt. “But, Miss Granville—Violet," and he pressed the hand which rested on the piano, t “surely you know—you must know that I love you.” “Hush! You forget who I am. Don’t be so foolish as to dream of marrying a penniless girl. Remember Miss Hayward will be of age to-morrow, and she will then have complete control over an Immense fortune—a fortune which will be more than sufficient to enable you to fulfill your loftiest ambitions.” “Violet, darling, I beg of you not to mention her name to me again. It is quite Impossible that she could-ever, be my wife. What do I care for her wealth or her possessions? One word from you would make me a thousand times happier than all the riches in the world.” “Don’t make rash promises, you silly boy. Of course you will marry Miss Hayward, and I shnll be one of the first to congratulate you on your engagement” “If you care so very little,” he said, bitterly, “at least do not mock my feelings. I assure you I cannot marry Miss Hayward, and I Intend writing to my father this very evening to acquaint him of the fact.” “Promise me,” she said, earnestly, “that you will not write to Colonel Beresford for two or three days more.” “Of course, since you wish It, I cannot refuse, but do not Imagine for one single moment that there Is the slightest chance I shall ever change my mind.”

Frank Beresford was seated before his bedroom fire, gazing vacantly Into the bright flames, and Indulging in the bitterest and most gloomy thoughts. He was to leave Northwood Manor the next morning, but where to turn his steps he knew not. He dare not go back to Oakfield Park and meet his father, whose dearest hopes he had so keenly disappointed by refusing to marry the heiress; and yet—oh! bitterest thought of all!—the woman for whose sake he was willing to sacrifice everything treated him with cold indifference. The young man’s serious reflections were suddenly interrupted by a knock at the bedroom door, and the butler announced that Miss Hayward wished to speak to him for a few minutes In the library. By no means relishing the Idea of a tete-a-tete with the mistress of Northwood in his present frame of mind, he slowly made his way downstairs. When he opened the library door a radiant figure, sparkling with diamonds, advanced to meet him. “Violet, dearest,” he exclaimed, Impulsively, “this Is Indeed a pleasant surprise. I expected to see Miss Hayward here, but I suppose there was some mistake.” “There was no mistake,” she replied, and there was an amused look In her beautiful dark eyes. “I am the woman whom you so often declared you hated, whose very name was the subject of your ridicule, and whose hand and fortune you spurned with contempt—in one word, I am Jemima—Anne— Hayward,” and she pronounced each syllable slowly and distinctly. “What? Yon?” he exclaimed Incredulously. “Then, wl)6 Is the lady whom I have always believed to be the heiress?” i “She Is my companion, Violet Granville—we simply exchanged places. Forgive the deception, Frank—lt wad only a little trick of mine. You see”— and there was a ring of triumph In her voice—“l was determined that my husband should love me for myself, and not for my money.” “Darling, can it be really true?” and he drew her tenderly toward him, “Did I not tell you that I should be the first to congratulate you on your engagement to Miss Hayward?” and she laughed gaily. “Yeu little minx! Who would Imagine yon could ever deceive me so cruelly! But you must let me call you Violet. It has become so familiar now that I could scarcely change It" “Oh, you may call me anything you like,” she answered, her face beaming with love and happiness, “for after all, dearest what’s In a name?”— Woman’s Life.

"Corbett"—A Saddle Ostrich.

Down in Florida they have an ostrich farm which Is a decidedly interesting place to visit. The star feature Is “Corbett,” an ostrich, which has been broken to the saddle. This wiry bird weighs somewhere around 250 pounds, and, with neck erect, stands about eight feet high. His rider keeps his seat by firmly grasping the two wings of the bird. The gait of the ostrich Is a lumbering sort of dog trot, which becomes delightfully easy when the bird Is traveling fast. Unhampered wtth a rider and traveling with the wind, this muscular creature can outstrip any horse. The ostrich is as feroclouß as he Is stupid, and his keeper has to exercise constant care, for one kick from this untamable creature is almost certain death. He strikes straight out, and with hls claws can tear a man to ribbons. Ostriches swallow their food without chewing, and If you wish to demonstrate this, feed him half a dozen oranges in rapid succession. You will plainly sec a series of bulges In hls neck as they go down.—New York Sun.

WINNER Of A GREAT AUTO RACE.

HENRY FOURNIER WINNER OF THE AUTOMOBILE RACE FROM PARIS TO BERLIN.

Henri Fournier the winner of the automobile race from Paris to Berlin, has long been known on the continent as the king of automobillsts. He first used a petroleum tricycle for his road work. With a machine of IV4 horsepower he made an average of more

Lincoln and John Brown.

A Kansas paper says an old citizen of that state attended a meeting held at Atchison in 1869 at which Mr. Lincoln made a speech. According to this old citizen, some one in the audience asked, “How about John Brown,” who had been hanged a few days before, to which Mr. Lincoln replied; “He was hanged and he deserved it. I don’t know much about Brown’s history ‘in Kansas, but John Brown violated the laws of his country, and Governor Wise did right in hanging him.” Whether Mr. Lincoln actually said this, it is impossible to decide. The memories of old men play them sad tricks sometimes. They sincerely believe often that they heard at. first hand what they may have heard at second hand, or may not have heard at all. But whatever Mr. Lincoln may have said or thought of the execution of John Brown, he certainly disapproved of what John Brown did at Harper’s Ferry.—Chicago Tribune.

Organized Labor and Trusts.

Whatever consumers may think of trusts, the union workingmen appear more and more to look upon these great industrial combinations as desirable rather than-otherwise. President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor takes this view and gives his reasons for it in the Independent. He says the labor organizations have a new strength because the combinations of capital are subject to a new weakness. The idea of the industrial combinations Is to organize all the factories in each branch of business into one great producing machine, setting apart this mill for one part of the product, that mill for another part, and so on. This closer organization conduces to economy, but it also makes the industry more vulnerable. An accident or a strike in one mill or In the factories devoted to a certain part of the product will stop all the other mills and “reduce the trust to a mass of silent and inert machinery, one part being so dependent upon another.” In this fact Mr. Gompers seeß a reason

Ordered Steel Workers' StriKe

PRESIDENT SHAFFER OF THE SHEET IRON WORKERS.

Theodore J. Shaffer, who, In hls capacity as president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, gave out the sheet iron machinists strike order, is himself one of the most skillful sheet Iron rollers in the trade. He is unique among labor leaders the world over. A college

than forty miles an hour at a time when automobiles were the merest novelties. Thus It will be seen that he was no new hand In the big race which has just been won at Berlin.. Fournier is a veritable spectacle oh his machine. He flies along with bulging eyes

Boston Philanthropists Plan .

Edwin Ginn, a prominent real es- I tate owner of Boston, will try an |

original experiment In tenement houses next spring. He proposes to build several large fireproof structures in the West End, which will replace the dingy, unsafe, and unhealthful habitations which are now used by the working classes In that part of the city. Mr. Ginn made a careful investigation of the facts before he decided to make his experiment. He visited the people living in the tenement dls tr i c,ts, counseled them as to the kind of houses they would most desire for the rents they could afford to pay, and then had his architects arrange plans accordingly. Mr.

Ginn says that at the present time a man with sl6 a month to spend for rent could not secure a place fit to live in. His new houses will be marvels of

why the the workingman should regard these great organizations with favor. The more complete the new industrial system becomes the more open to attack it will be, and the more inclined to give the workiugmen Justice if they are organized to enforce their demands. Mr. Gompers looks upon the era of trusts as one of “organized numbers opposed to concerted power,” but because of the weakness noted he says he has no fear of any blow the trusts can aim at organized labor. According to his theory the era of trusts is to be in the main a peaceful one, since the

graduate, a former clergyman and a most earnest and eldquent pulpit orator, Mr. Shaffer may bo considered out of hls sphere In a rolling mill, but the theological iron worker prefers that trade to the church. He is a native of Pittsburg, 45 years old, and began hls career hs an iron worker whan

cast groundward, hair streaming In the wind, and his motor puffing like mad under him. Ho Is so accustomed to these hazardous trips that he Is perfectly cool while traveling over a country road at express train speed. A second race may be run.

comfort, light, and luxury compared with the old style now in vogue, and

tho rents, if anything, will be lower. It is estimated that from 7 to 10 per cent Interest will be cleared on these improved tenements.

combinations cannot afford to be unjust to their employes. Whether his theory is correct or not, his attitude Is slgnflcant, for he Is In a position to know the sentiment among labor leaders. Unless something occurs to bring about a marked change, the trust question will cut a minor figure In labor circles In the next Presidential campaign.

Lady Jane Ellice, the sole surviving bridesmaid of Queen Victoria, Is 82 years old. Lady Jane was born the same year as the Queen.

he was still under 20. He next went to college, studied theology, took a church and preached with great success for several years. Oddly enough his health was not so robust In the pulpit as In the mill, and he gave up his charge to return to his trade, to which he has since devoted himself. Ho was first elected president of the Amalgamated Association at Its convention In Cincinnati.

When Will the World be Full.

Without asking counsel of Malthusianism, but merely by applying the nineteenth century average of Increase to the future, Mr. J. Holt Schooling announces in tho July Cosmopolitan that "the world will be full” in tho year 2250, at which time it will be inhabited by D 2,000 oflMons of persons, averaging 1,000 to the square mile. This good-humored prediction, however, based on the assumption that tho rate of 1 per cent per year of Increase in tho population of the earth, which obtained during the last century, will continue Indefinitely, is only Incidental to several Important and presumably reliable deductions concerning the movement of the earth's population during the last century. The Bismarck room in the official residence of the imperial chancellor at Berlin has now been renovated and Count V6n Bulow has entered into possession using as his desk a table bearing the inscription: "Writing table of Prince Bismarck, 1878-1890.” Mme. Bordas, once a great niuslc hall celebrity in Paris, and the rival of Theresa during the second empire and for some time after its fall, died recently in her native town of Monteux, in southern Vaucluse, where she was born sixty years ago. General Lew Wallace Is at work upon his autobiography. He made a trip to Kentucky recently to confer with some veterans on certain features of the battle of Shiloh which will be in. eluded in the work.

NEARLY SUNK BY A RIVET.

A tittle Tiling That Omne Near Cousins the I.orh of a Steamship. The strangest story I ever hoard of the sea relates to a copper rivet which was accidentally left In the bilge on the bottom of a ship by the builders, between two ribs, which It rolled back and forth with the motion of the vessel until it had worn a hole through the plates. This remarkable event took place off the coast of Peru. Some years ago" a vessel loaded with guano worth several thousand dollars enught Are in the South pacific and was abandoned by the captain nnd crew, who came ashore In the small boats and reported the disnstcr. “.Tack” Eyre, of the firm of W. R, Grace & Co., New York, to whom the guano was consigned, is a daring fellow, nnd determined to save that cargo If possible. He knew that guano would not burn, nnd it was his Idea that the hulk of the ship might be found floating somewhero at Rea, nnd the vnluable cargo recovered. He, therefore, chartered a small English tramp that happened to be at Callao and started out to search for the derelict. After cruising for two or three weeks he found her, just as he had expected, the woodwork burned to the water’s edge, but the hull sound ns a dollar nnd the cargo all right. They towed her Into Callao, but the day before reaching that harbor the tramp they had fchnrtered began to fill very rapidly, nnd the pumps could scarcely keep her afloat. They narrowly escaped sinking with all on board. The leak was a mystery. They had met with no accident, and thero was no reason to suspect anything wrong with the plates, for the ship had been in the dry dock shortly before she left Liverpool and was rated Al, being only between two and three years old. They managed to get her to Callao only by the greatest exertion, and many a time they feared they could not keep her afloat so long. When the ship went Into the dock and was examined It was found that one of the plates about the centre had worn through. Further Investigation demonstrated that the damago had been done by a little copper rivet which had been accidentally left In the bottom and had rolled back and forth over the samo spot so often and so long that the Iron plate had been worn thin, nnd the pressure of tho water had broken through. Tho mischievous rivet was there and was taken out and preserved ns a curiosity. Shipbuilders tell me that this Is not an uncommon thing. It Is always customary as a precaution to Jnake„a thorough search of the bottom of a new ship for rivets nnd copper filings and other loose metal. Copper filings are especially dangerous, because under certain conditions they are apt to set up a little galvanic battery and do an Immense amount of damage.—Chicago Record-Herald. .

The Lion and the Mirror.

Possibly a lion’s wife would appreciate a looking-glass, but a small mirror in the hands of a small boy so frightened and excited Big Bom tho largest lion In the zoo, that, says tho Press, the keepers feared ho would do violence to himself. Ben bad been In an angry mood all day. The presence of the small boy was particularly distasteful to him, and* tho lion raged and stormed as only a big lion can. Tho lad watted until the tirade was over, and then drew a band-mirror from under his coat and held It directly In front of Ben. Tho lion looked. Then bo Jumped for the intruder that dared to face him in snch a fashion, but brought up against the bars with forco enough to throw him to the floor. Surprised at the appearance of tho lion In the glass, he filled the house with his roars. The keepers ran to the cage and endeavored to quiet blm, but he continued the uproar until exhausted. In tho meantime tho adventurous youthr had disappeared, nnd was discovered In front of the wolves’ cage cage trying to excite Ho was led from the garden end warned to keep away. About a year ago a serious disturb* nnco at the zoo was duo to tho flash* lng of a mirror In front of the lion’s den. At that tlmo tho lions, with the exception of ono or two of tho wildest, were kept in ode cage. *' A visitor held a mirror In front of them one afternoon, and the beasts were thrown Into panic. They fought and dashed at the bars with such violence that It was feared several would die as a result of their frantic struggles, It required the efforts of all th£ keepers for several hours before they could ho quieted,

Mistake the Trojans Made.

“The trouble at Troy,” said the pro* feasor, “appears to be that a feeling of inaction seemed to take possession of the Trojans. They were, so to speak, seemingly under the influence of a fate from which there was no escape. This was plainly shown when tho wooden horse was discovered outside of the walls. What Is It, Mr. Blinghorn?” “As I understand It, sir,” said the brilliant young Junior, “Just as soon as they got tbo wooden horse inside all the Trojan women rushed away to get on their loveliest elothes, and all the men toddled off to get their tall hats and their Inverness overcoats.” “And why should tney do that?” cried the astonished professor. “Because they thought it was a horse show,” replied the bright youth. —Cleveland Plain-Dealer.

Atchison Girls of Experience.

An Atchison girl who is in love for the seventh time says she doesn’t notice any difference in the attacks, except that she calculates more than she used to If the trouble in curling her hair Is going to pay.—Atchison Globe.

A WEEK IN INDIANA.

RECORD OF HAPPENINQ3 FOR SEVEN DAYS. A Tonne Women of Twenty Tears la Burned to Daeth —Oldest Men In theState li Deed —Cutting Wheat b* " O Morn gilt. Indiana School Fonda. r I ne three state Institutions for higher education whose support by taxation has caused years of antagonism on the part of the friends of the denominational, or church colleges, hava just received $123,000 from the state treasury; being tho semiannual colt lections of the special tax levy. The Indiana university received $49,200 and the Indiana state normal school and Purdue university each $36,900. Thej June semiannual apportionment olj school funds amounted to $1,113,695 to tho 92 counties, which is a per capita* apportionment of $1.47. The spring school enumeration Bhowed 767,616 persons of school age, between 6 and 21 years. Fifty-two counties received 'more thnn they collected for the school fund. As a rule, the counties with large populations collect more than they are allotted In the apportionment, notably Marlon county, In which Indianapolis la situated, where the collections were $117,943, and the apportionment $70,260. The attendance at the summer term of tho Indana state normal is running far above the number expected when, the term began Monday. So far 665 students have been enrolled. Indian* Ron* of Votorans. The fifteenth annual encampment of the Indiana Sons of Veterans and Ladies’ Aid Society elected the following officers at Muncle: Commander, Georgo W. Krlentensteln of Terre Haute, custodian Of the state house at Indianapolis; senior vice commander, J. Harve Leffler, Muncle; Junior vice commander, McClure Tate of Noblesvllle; quartermaster, E. B. Frlendllng of Jonesboro; division council, Oral Jones, Shelbyvllle; E. E. Wooden, Oreensburg. Ladles Aid society: President, Mrs. Sophia Price, Muncle; division council, Mlsb Nettle Rice, Fort Wayne; Miss Dyke Beals, Fort Wayne; Miss Mattie Ott, Richmond; chaplain, 1 Mrs. Lulu Helms, El wood ; treasurer. Miss Maggie McKinney, Shelby vllle ;J division Inspector, Miss Sarah M. Vauter, El wood; mustering and Installing officer, Mrs. George Krlentensteln, Terre Haute;' division secretary, Miss Bertha Shurln, Shelbyvllle; Judge advacate, W. W. Hagans, Shelbyvllle; chief of the staff. Miss Grace Luce, Terre Haute. The Rising Sun was selected for the next encampment

Fairbanks (or Bakar, So far as It can be settled at this time, Judge John H. Baker of the United States District Court, I* to be prommoted to the Circuit Court of Indianapolis to take the place of the late Judge William A. Woods. It Is understood that Senator Fairbanks will recommend to President McKinley that Judge Baker be promoted. Senator Beveridge Is In Europe, but he has a warm personal friendship for Judge Baker, and will. It Is said, encourage the promotion. Was 10S Tsars Old. John Burk, believed to be the oldest man In Indiana, died at his home at Lake Cicott, near Logan sport, aged 102 years and nine months. In all ;his life Burk never was sick, and until a year ago was strong and hearty. Then he began to decline and finally died from old age. He was born In the county Tipperary, Ireland, In 1799, and came to America In 1848. » / Young G’rl Buvood to Doutb* Miss May Hagding 20 years old, was burned to death In a farmhouse three miles west of the city. She tried to start a fire with coal oil while alone in the house and her clothing was Ignited. The house was entirely consumed, and only the bones of the young woman were found In the ruins. Bnrtsd Molt)' Is Sought. The wife and six children of Ira Smith of Youngstown, who was killed by lightning ten days ago, are searching for $15,000 which Smith had hidden on the farm. On his person when he was killed he had $1,300. He never told of his hiding place, saying be would do so shortly before his death. i K Using Bag Again ftnlTid, Within the past few days a number of citizens of Hartford city have been bitten on the upper lip by a strange bug, which Is thought to be the famous kissing bug. The small child of Fid Brown was attacked by this bug, being sttiflg on the lip. The child suf* - sered great twin, but will recover.

Catting Wheat by Moonlight. Owing to the extreme heat, horses in Wayne county are dropping dead in the harvest field, and the farmers are suffering heavV losses. To avoid such trouble, wheat in the locality of Dublin will be cut by moonlight. Whips Wife on Streets. Fred Melsner of Springfield, 0., is in Jail at Logansport for publicly whipping his wife with a willow switch. Melsner piled the rod over the woman’s head'-and shoulders and laid the fleßh open on her face. * ( Die from Intense Rent. The heat on the Fourth at Valparaiso was intense and two men died from its effects. The dead are: D. A„ Smith, aged 50 years, of Hobart, md.; Luther Houghton, aged 80 yeara