The Cedarville Herald, Volume 12, Numbers 27-52

Th e C edarv ille Herald. THE BATTLE FIELD. - Hr, n. BLAIR, P»bUlb«r. CSDARVILLE. : : * CONFEDERATE CAVE-DWELLERS, O B ia SNAKE PARADISE. An Oregon Town Th>t 1» Overran By . KtptUti. The most unique locality to be found by the sportsman is probably that (sur­ rounding: the town of Linkville, in Kla­ math county. Ore. The town nestles '■ at the foot of a large mountain, and lies right on the bank of what is locally known as the Link river. This stream —which is quite large—connects the npper and lower Klamath lakes, is alive with thousands, and probably millions, of large fish, which are con­ stantly passing to and fro between the two lakes, and are as constantly jump* ing out of the water in' sight of the town. They are of all sorts'and sizes.- Some o f them appear to he cutting up these antics for the fun of the thing, and some to shake some kind of an. eel­ looking creature which attacks themin the water and becomes attached to their aides, causing the fish apparently much suffering. It is no uncommon thing for large fish to be taken there whose sides are all scarred up in consequence of these attacks. . \ It would nob he surprising if many fish were thus, destroyed. Probably there aro not in the world two lakes more numerously stocked with trout than* the upper ' and lower Klamath lakes. Judging by map measurement, they each average thirty miles inlength "by ten miles in width. .Many large streams empty into them, affording splendid fishing and spawning grounds. Lying east of the range of mountains, where genuine winter prevails in the season' for it, the water is hotter and the fish healthy and solid-features which do not prevail on the western side of the mountain, where an t lina- nac has to ho. consulted to ascertain accurately the season of the year. But to revert to Link river. There is another and very peculiar feature about its banks; they are a* snake paradise. The blue ribbon—though it may have been consistently wqyn by the -sports­ man for the last decade of bis life—will not prevent the seeing of tens of thou­ sands of snakes in a walk of half a mile from the town. They are of a harmless variety, and of all colors and sizes, six inches to six feet in length. On warm, sunny days they lie twisted together in heaps of hundreds and it is not uncom­ mon to see three ,thousand of them in fifteen minutes’ walk. If disturbed while taking their siesta, in their effort to get away they become twisted into the form of a cable as large as a man's body and cannot move. According to an - estimate mode by one of the oldest and most intelligent inhabitants of that vicinity there are snakes enough in that country to build a wall four feet wide and four feet high at least a mile long. Home of the farms there are fenced with walls laid up with round water- worn stones. These walls constitute the home of. thousandsof these reptiles. If one of these walls is approached, fr .m nearly ever interstice n snake's head will ho protruded with forked tongue forbidding trespass on their domain.’ What is singular about this whole affair is the protection afforded these reptiles by the Inhabitants there. They will not allow thorn to bo killed or even injured.. Their children, familiarized - with them • from their birth, have ho loathing or fear of the reptiles, but pick them up and play with them, as any other child docs with a toy, under cau­ tion of the parents not to hurl them. The reasons given by the farmers and others lor this protection are three. First, the farmers could raise no crops without their aid in destroying various hugs, insects and vermin which would otherwise overrun the whole region with destruction of all living vegeta­ tion; second, the reptiles smell sicken­ ing enough living, but their stench is intolerable when dead; and third, they devour and reduce the number of frogs, and hereby hangs a tale. Annually there descend upon Link- villc and the surrounding country un­ told millions of little creatures, re­ sembling a frog, and about the siztfof a small one, which are reminders of the Biblical frogs of Egypt. Where they come from no one seems to know, hut it in probable they come from tht rivers and lakes and Klamath marshes. Upon their arrival every door and window tins to be closed against them, or they will invade the houses in count­ less numbers and dispute possession of every part thereof, even to the bad. The entrance to and exit from a house is done with instantaneous celerity and a resounding slam to the door which, under ordinary circumstances, would betray a passionate mood. Of courso tho streets of the town are full of them. And now the snake takes .his annual feast And thus is nature's law of sup­ ply and demand fulfilled.—Forest and Stream, A n U nverified Itnmnr. . Reporter—Pardon me, but 1 have called to inquire if there is any trnth in tho rumor'that you aro to be married in St. Paul’s church next Tuesday morning to Mr, Bangup? ” (Ircat Actress—I do not know the gentleman, * "What?' Not knovy Mr. Bangup! "Why, his name has been coupled with yours for tho past two years." "Yes, 1 know, hut I have not met him y e t"—N. Y. Weekly# JIow southern Deeertem Hid Themselves to R srape Army Service. ?ko deserter made a vast improve­ ment on the burrow of the runaway Negro. His cave was larger, better con­ structed and better appointed than it* prototype, hut not better concealed. Banding together in squads of two or three, some unfrequented place would he chosen, generally on a hillside to 'avoid moisture, and as near a stream as practicable, for the easiest and safest way of disposing of the earth thrown np in digging the pit was to (Jump it in running water. The site being careful­ ly selected and reconnoitered from every possible way of approach, a watch was set, and work was begun and pressed with the utmost dispatch. First the leaves or pine-needles were raked back and a space "lined off,l’ usually six by eight feet, but often con-, sidcrobly larger. Then the ubiquitious bedquilt was spread to catch every par- ticlcof the tcll-talo clay, and grubbing hoes, spades and all available imple­ ments were put in rapid motion. As any'prolongation of the work increased the danger of discovery, the object was to get it dug and concealed at the earli­ est possible moment. Every hand that could bo trusted—Old men, women and Children—was called in to assist To these auxiliaries fell the hardest part of the .task,'that of disposing of the dirt, which of course could not be left near tho .cave. This was generally "toted" away in buckets andpiggins, anddump­ ed in the adjacent stream, and as the direction from which the cave was ap­ proached had. to In* constantly changed lest the faintest vestige of a path should betray the spot, tho labor of transport­ ing eight or ten cubic yards of earth in this primitive fashion was no light un­ dertaking. • The proper depth, commonly about six feet, being attained, a fireplace was cut in the earthen sides of the cave and connected with a Hue cut through tho adjacent" earth." Across the pit, and slightly below the s irfaee, were thou placed stout poles, and on these the roof of pine boards, while over all the earth and leaves were carefully replaced so as to conceal all signs of having been, disturbed. •Pine-needles .made a very good carpet* A bed was constructed by driving forked stakes into the ground, and upon these were laid small poles topped .with .pine boughs. Sometimes a "cupboard" was cut in the earthen walls, - What gave tho cave-dwellermost con­ cern was the disposal of the smoke from lus chimney. Even under the best of circumstances,.in the fairest, warmest weather, and in the driest soil, ;>cave was a dismal abode. There was a darkness, a chilliness, a strange "and grave-like" silence down there, which made fire, the only light obtainable in those hard times, an indispensable com­ panion. When rainy weather came and the walls oozed water only heat made it habitable. Cure was taken to use. the driest atid most smokeless fuel, but as even that,, though burnt ever so spar­ ingly in the daytime, would cause some smoke, various plans were hit upon to minimize the danger of betrayal from this source. When practicable, the cave would be dug near a dead tree, which was lirst blackened by fire, unless one could be found already partially burned by the chance fire of some coon or opossum hunter. Failing this, an old tree-stump, after being, charred, was Ingeniously planted" over tho chimney mouth »so that the smoke 'might rise through or around it The object of these devices was, of course, that, should any un­ friendly eye discover the Smoke, it would lie attributed to one of the acci­ dental fires which sometimes smoulder­ ed in dead timber for weeks at a time. But, as a rule, tho occupants, putting their depend ance on good eyesight and legs, would, when no especial danger was apprehended, betake themselves to the woods during the day, nod use the caves only as sleeping-places. Indeed, few of the deserters took refuge under ground except in eases of pressing need, which, toward the last, were very frequent. Entrance to the cave was usually had by means of a small trap-door in the root , iu the concealment of which much care and ingenuity were also expended] In addition to the leaves always kept on It, a tree would often bn felled over the spot, the boughs serving not only to screen the entrance from view, but like­ wise to lessen the danger of any one walking directly over the cave. As it was alt-important that no trace of a path should be seen thereabout, tile, trunk of tho tree afforded a safe walk-way, earc being taken always to npproaeh itfrorn different directions. The presence of a newly felled tree, like a burning one, attracted little suspicion, being charged to the Negro opossum-hunter.—David Dodge, in Atlantic, HOW THEY SWAPPED HORSES. A Confederate Scout Who Got tho Hotter of tho 1 'nfon General. " Among tlio many brilliant figures whose gallantry and daring won only local celebrity in North Carolina during tlie war, notle Was more conspicuous than O'Neil, the scout Accomplished and daring, yet he was wholly un­ known beyond the limit of his field of action, lie was a handsome man, tall, muscular and graceful, a fine swords­ man, a capital shot and one of the 1>cst riders that ever put a foot in a stirrup. He never forgot a road or the lay of the land, •-'.ml he always remembered a face or a voice. For the rest he woe cool, quick-witted, quiet and observant During the time that my command was in eastern North Carolina I frequently served as a scout with O'Neil and not seldom accompanied him into the en­ emy's lines, especially about the time that Gen. Hoke made his marchagainst Newberne. In that town lived a pretty woman who was a great friend of O’Neil, and who was also very much ndmired by Gen. Terry, the commandant of the union forces stationed there. Miss---- , for patriotic reasons, accepted the at­ tentions of the general, and betrayed his confidences unscrupulously to O’Neil. Whenever there was a ball given in the city O'Neil attended if possible, Superbly uniformed as a federal officer or plainly dressed as u citizen, be in­ variably monopolized Miss ——, to the great chagrin of Gen. Terry, who rel­ ished a bit of flirtation with a pretty woman as much as most men. On one occasion, wlien O’Neil had ab­ sorbed the lady’s attention, Gen. Terry came up and abruptly demanded his name and regiment; O’Neil .was masquerading as a captain in a newly arrived regiment, and .gave the re­ quired information without a moment's hesitation. But Gen. Terry's suspicions had evidently been aroused and he de manded to see bis papers. ' O’Neil measured him with -a cool stare and then said quietly: . “This is a vcry.singlar demand, Gen. Tony, but if you will accompany me to the hall, where I left my overcoat, I think I. can satisfy you;” Gen,"Terry, with singular obtuseness, if lie really had any suspicions,, went with him. There were only a few sol­ diers standing near the door, and they were absorbed watching tho ball-room. Now it chanced that O’Neil always hung his coat near the outer door. He slipped his hand into the pocket, say­ ing; / ■ . , ■ ■ "1 hope this will settle the question satisfactorily, general," and as he with-' drew it he brought the heavy barrel of a navy revolver with stunning force across the head of the doubting general, and dashing at full speed through the open door turned a corner anddisap- peared before the panic created by his daring had time to subside. On another occasion his audacity took a bolder flight Gen. Terry owned a superb cream-colored thoroughbred horse, which ho valued so highly that he had it cared for like a scion of royalty. O’Neil bad a passion for a flue horse, and wanted it, and bets ran high'in camp as to bow soon he would ride in on the thoroughbred. One day anawkward, gangling "sand hill tackey," dressed in copperas-dyed jeans and wearing large silver-rimmed spectacles, presented himself at Terry’s headquarters and asked for a permit to pass through the lines. To a close ex­ amination he gave such unquestionable evidence of good faith, soft brains and "buffalo” royalty that the pass was given him amid much chafllbg, and Gen. Terry asked him how he mount to travel. "On acritter," he answered "A horse, I suppose you mean. Well, where is lie?’’ ’ "Hitched out tlmr in tlic street," said the craelcer, pointing to af small, fuzzy, indescribably , wnotchctl-lookiiig little Hanker pony. . ' - "Why, you don’t expect to ride twen­ ty miles on that miserable brute, do you?” nuked the general. ■ "Thoiifc. 1 kiii swap him for a bet­ ter,” was the reply as the old man ahnmblcd awkwardly out of the room. About two hours before duwn a man riding n superb cream-colored horse presented himself at the outposts, showed his permit from Gen.-Terry and WUs allowed to pass through the lines without question, and three hours later both horse and rider were Safe in the confederate lines. When Terry's hostler went in the morning to feed and groom his magnifi­ cent charger he found, instead a small and most wretched-looking Banker pony fastened with a rope halter, to which was attached a card bearing this inscription: "Swapped far a better," and left for lien. Terry with tho com ­ pliments of O'NEll* Scout, C. S. A. It is nced]ess to say that although Gen. Terry offered a one thousand i ol- lar reward for O'Neil, ho never saw either man or beast again,—N. Y. Re­ corder. Gen. limes'* Humor. Many years before the war (Jen. Brax­ ton Bragg, then a captain of artillery, was detailed to assist the engineers in making surveys of the rivers in Ala­ bama and Mississippi. Tho chief of engineers wrote to him asking him to ascertain how far the Tombigbec river ran Up In tlio course of n*fcw weeks a reply was received, Bragg stated that in obedience to orders he had carefully examined the stream, wllh nil its turns, bends and tributaries, and that he had the honor to report that the Tombighee did not run up at ull, running down in every part of its course. This answer caused a storm to break out in the en­ gineer’s office, and there vcrc talks of court-martial, but, as Bragg was tech­ nically correct in Ills answer, the mat­ ter was dropped, but the offending of­ ficer was sent back to bis regiment.— S t Louis Globe-Democrat —Not an Object of 1’ ily.—Hunker- Miss Blanche said ‘No* to me last night Hpatts—l’oor feliowl Hunker—Oh, ) don’t nceiUympathy. I merely asked her if my calling w h s 'dlsngj-zeabla to her.-“ Detroit Free 1 ’ress, Ik WOMAN’S BEHALF. ITI A WOMAN’S D U TY T O WOMAN. N e g le c t N o t O a r O w e S ax fa O a r W « rM - o r C h a r ity aa.il A faM -C h lw g. ' [From a p»per resd by Frsgaes Power Cobbs, before tb«Conference ofWomenWork­ er* held st ramiagbsibrl&udsod. That the weaker half of the human race should want help oftoner than the stronger, and want it more sorely, is a mere truism. That it . should get the help so needed first and most liberally, would seem- to follow as a matter of course. Blit it has fallen out very much otherwise. "First come, first served;” has been the rule; and men have push­ ed into every banquet of life, and gen­ erally left the crumbs for women, I’er- haps we are bound to make excuse for them when they endow magnificent schools and colleges for boys, and build asylums for old men, without thinking of educating girls or of pro­ viding for aged women. Their own fa­ vorite fiction; the great Masculine Myth that every girl and every woman is am­ ply and entirely provided for in mind, body, and estate, from childhood to' old age, by some individual man, has, no doubt, something to do with their inveterate habit of overlooking the claims of our sex. • * But, at least,. we might have hoped that whenever a woman grew rich, and was charitably disposed, she .would know better; and would make the re­ lief of .the pressing needs of her sisters the prominent 'object of 'her bounty, Not so. by any means, alas! Till the present generation rich women have simply followed in the ruts of the mas­ culine almsgivers. They, have built almshouses for old men; hospitals for sick meu; schools and colleges for young men; %nd,'finally, have even en­ dowed bishopriesr-of course, for clergy­ men! But of all the wise plans to-day, having for their object to' support and reach aud protect women, young and old, scarcely one was so much as thought of even by famous female phi­ lanthropists thirty years ago. How often, at that remote date, Was my. in­ dignation aroused when I wentaround, for example, the workhouses of Lon­ don with good Louisa Twining, and vis­ ited other infirmaries and hospitals and asylums in the provinces,- in France and Italy; and nearly everywhere found that wherever there was a choice between large and fairly good wards and others with some terrible defect (such, for example, as a carpet-beating yard immediately beneath the window, bo that they could never be opened, or an iron yard, where the din rendered the strongest voice inaudible to the in­ mates), the good wards were given to the sick men,' and tlie defective ones to the sick women! How miicli worse was, it when I went over Christchurch, at Oxford, and compared" that and all the other glorious old colleges, whore my own three brothers had been educated, to the humble little beginnings of Gir-, ton. then ut Illtchen! Tlie sick, tlie destitute, the young and tlio old-f-it was all tlie same. The wants of -women were either unprovided for altogether, or allowed a mean and 'miserable resi­ due of tlie provision made for men. It is like a dream verified iiVdayliglit to mo to witness the present stale of things, and the number of able, active, gifted woinr.n who lire to-day devotedly per­ forming the duty of women to women. 1 am not one of those who hold that nil women ought to be devoted [so far as public work is concerned) to charity only; and to he all nurses of the sick, or nil teachers of the young. There are many women with small.gifts for these vocations, and large ones for art, sci­ ence, learning, literature, ■ commerce and administration. But, nevertheless, it does seem to me that of tlio divine shamrock, the true, the beautiful and the good, the leaf of tlie good will always bo the chosen one of the majority of women. I mean the definite effort to soothe tho liodily pains and promote the joys, and train and lift and purify the souls of their brothers and sisters. I believe charity essentially to be a feminine divinity, and that a woman is never so thoroughly in her natural groove, working in the plane of her best faculties (not, as in many other pursuits, across their bent) as when she is engaged in some sort of philanthro- phy. She is liko a collie dog who may, indeed, ho taught to live sleekly and behave himself admirably on the draw? ing-rooir. rug, but who never shows himself for what lie is worth, and is never so gleeful as when he is sent to 1 gather all the stray lambs on the. side I of the mountain, 1 By giving your hearts to your cause; * of charity, even if it bo a sad and pain­ ful charity, you will learn thereby j precious secrets. You will find liow a l l * your personal cares and aims seem to dwindle and become comparatively in­ significant. You will learn how noble are the friendships which spring out on common work in unselfish and holy tasks; friendships to which tlie com­ radeships of social pleasures are ns dross to gold. And you will learn what it is to feci, when the evening of life closes in—whether you have or have not been allowed to “see of the travail of your soul"—that yon have done what in you la y to bring relief to the suffering, guidance to the erring, res­ toration to the fallen and justice to the wronged and miserable. In other words, you will feci that yoii have not only prayed to God, but lived the pray- or.—Woman's Journal, THE UTILITY WOMAN. A W*e*Tar Thou »f General Atiif:tyjj-jl Sm FarMcaUr Training. ’ Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in a r*. I cent letter to a New York daily, vrgti 1 thp bringing out of the "utility worn-1 an.” This woman is the need of j civilization. Mrs. Wilcox wrote from* locality where there are a hundred! summer cottages, but only two women i who can be got for any extra service, She suggests •that for this particuhu I locality the utility woman should be ! able to give a thorough rubbing to tilt i bather after a bath; that she should ■ know liow to dry the hair by the use of j brush and fan; be an expert at clean­ ing lamps; know how p> run a sevuug. machine, and be able to manage t^feit- ler’s pantry through a dinner party) One of the constant problems that we face continually in our civilization is how to bring the demand and supply together. /Capable women are met frequently who have a general all­ round skill, but no training in any one line; they can not find any work; and on the other band are numbers of wom­ en ready to pay for just such ser­ vice as these very women could render. Jt seems a comparatively easy matter to establish a bureau where, the work and the worker might be brought together. Services could be paid for by the hour. In the summer season the managers of women’s' ex­ changes anight easily arrange for the placing of as many workers as each, locality might require in that locality. An anxious mother would be glad to" pay for the services of au intelligent woman for a few hours while .she. went on a drive, or to town, or to an evening entertainment.' There are cases of sickness that do not require, a trained nurse, where an intelligent woman might Vender great Bervice by relieving the family for a few hours each day. There is the work, and there are the workers waiting; where is the medium of communication?. ■ Certainly this is an opportunity for our philanthropic or women’s business organizations.—Christian Union. them, while at th'o same time she took measures to insure that the near rela­ tions of tlie other victims should he in­ formed privately of the catastrophe be­ fore the announcements should appear in the papers. WOMAN IN MANY LANDS. A nna M. R othest , of Brooklyn, has just been granted a patontfor an up­ per ease treadle attachment for type­ writing machines. ’ AiSKSfeiJriBti. -S'. . — -C 7 )>> OR rivi r i ) lev wei mil |ry an* h w »>w 1 lives before them. S one of the big plan iTshreveport every efi- ««kc to withstand tm i re collected from ever „ . -iruited from all the ad; Strengthen the water-.s m Jbich shook on the pressi he roi co ua ’ tl ,pa lO it i P he t c s t t her t e l reside, to break tlie terrible "nows t<"» ' :r T he chief caterer of fashionable so­ ciety in Washington is a woman, who occupies a "most unpretentious little shop. She has served every president since the days of Harrison’s grand­ father. F kaulein K nutson was lately chosen cantor, organist, and bell-ringer in a little town named Holland, near Goth­ enburg, in Sweden, by a great major­ ity of votes. Petitions were presented to the king to declare the election in­ valid, but lie has confirmed It. We want individual men—that has long been recognized; but we want also individual women—that has only lately been recognized; when orce woman be­ comes an individual iu the truest and highest sense, civilization will have reached the threshold of it.; most glori­ ous period.—Popular Science Monthly. G o v e r n m e n t schools are to be estab­ lished in Kan Salvador, where free edu­ cation will be given to women to fit' them for places in the government of­ fices, as post office clerks, printers and telegraph and telephone operators. Women have not hitherto been employ­ ed in these places, and are not consid­ ered competent to fill them without special training. I n P eru ’ s war with Chili, when men were scarce in the former state, girls were employed as street-car conduc­ tors. The experiment proved so satis­ factory, that the custom lias been con­ tinued, and now on all linen one Sees the girl-conductors In pretty blue-flan­ nel dresses, Panama lrnts and white, frilled pinafores, which are liberally provided with pockets for carrying tickets and change. Miss S a L lie M atthews , the new postmistress at Cloverport, Ky., Is an energetic little woman. For six years, though she in still under thirty, she was agent at Cloverport of a large cj.ipmgo company, with two hundred men ami several steamboats under her control, and she often stood on the hutrfeme deck of a boat and ordered work dohe, and at times Was known to stand her watch at the wheel Tltw&s almost dusk, but L id not rested for days Se strength of fresh vip f/d Tom Aiken, the plui iSemaad cheered then, i J .inch seemed so hopeles lUll brept steadily and steadfi . - I for the fnct’ that' everyc f'lrith his work, a little ne reCj ■ denly dropped his spade aLOtl I betAVist the wheels of q V wagon, might have hot w ■ jcurried aw ay around tt , tf |{enbankraent. ; I . jje ran qu ick ly along [Q I ter o f a mile without -an i 'down the narrow, slipp rea Was left between the co ;l I .the levee. The boy when be became conyin yras in pursuit of him, i. >be heard the loud, cheer Aiken back a t the bre boys'.” All work toge but yoi fonl •er' A n E x p lo re r's F a lth ln l W ife. . The French African explorer, Paul Crampe1 who was killed a short time ago, left a devoted- wife in Paris to whom he had been married but three months before he departed upon his last expedition. Mme. Crariipel took the greatest interest in her husband’s ambitious projects, and not only aided- him in his preparations for departure, ' but continued to. act as his agent and secretary, putting in order the rough notes and other documents which he continued, to forward for some time after lie reached Congo, learning-to draw that she might reproduce the scenes and events described or cursorily . jotted down by the traveler. She was thus enublcd to illustrate a book pub­ lished on the subject by M. Allis, , a friend of M. Crampel. She was at Rochcfortc,' whither M. Allis had. gone •to deliver a lecture on tiie expedition, when the latter re­ ceived the news of the massacre. For­ getful of her own sorrow, she immedi­ ately set out for Aire-sur-la-Lys, where the parents of her unfortunate husband Afi together, "H u h ! said. "Yesisir, nigger done tired er wo Ise gwine to sleep, I eyes fur two whole day ' ‘ 1gwine round the p in! ah’ go to sleep.” In liis eagetness to re goal the little negro qua again. It was now al his' eyes had grown acq gloom. He could see .1 Of the levee, which see with a promonition of quaoy; ho could see al r in the road. His little ured perhaps a mile - ominous roar of the stop and peer over rushing waters. As he scrambled up a d o d of loosened into the road below, orifice which it left muddy, water trickle his breath quickly w over his hand. "Lordy!” he ex<| gwine to be a break, Lordy! what Xgwin jJXj, stopped to reel still another mile he s n m M 5-% '-Isrer ?tor t so en,' titio h e p r e s s e d ts the point, and 1n a few old vvonier and he could source. It was to where the tin he was afraid after having rr. was not a ii.ou to he done? great respond If the little op> immediately it few moments 1 would be s«<‘i lie stood up .There was u« he might find a passing wag< With sudden n down over th « which the yielded to b. hands and fet patting it to n The diflieifi out his voliti . after it was the conscqnci unreasoning o'clock, lio; remain there morning. 1! by from his dared not m<_ the crevasse. j He could Every min could not he - below. Tin the hoot o t o u of the erdi ow