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41 CHIEjZAIN
THE INDIAN
- CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO.
VINITA INDIAN TERRITORY THURSDAY AUGUST J 1895.
VOijII.-NO. 48
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MAKES
SOFT WHITE BUS
ictnu Boir puriflu and traullnr. the
(H fcjr rtttoriog to he.llhy netWIty the
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ofOrsavosxiD Toiui.
SoU UirvajcHoul tit -Mid. Potti Dim i.D
C. t m. Coir.. SoU Prerrttton Bo.Ua. U. S. A.
"All bl U Hull ut IUa" nuJba ftM.
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8
Is tlio chief Consideration.
A c Sun Ttonnot- will Inst
Longer than
...An $8 Hat.
Mrs. Prank Billlnpslea up-enl a
week in the city nnil hns all tho
Intent novelties in
Millinery and Notions
llm u number of pattern Hats ac-
tually trimmed by
..V1ROT IN PARIS..
'Jho ladles arc Invited to call and In-
spect. An experienced trimmer
from a wholesale- house Is
employed.
Ironside Bldg. East of Track.
20 &
. Discounton
Drilled Wells
Waddle Brothers
Vlnlta Ind. Tor.
Uox 41.
Will for 30 days make a re-
duction of 20 pur cent
on the usual price
or drilling wells
Good Work Guaranteed.
Peopl
es
Meat Market
J-EAST OF TRACK
J. H BAILEY Proprietor.
Frosh and Salt Moat
Sausago Poultry
Lard and Everything to
Tempi tho .A.ppolito.
The Water we Drink.
We ilrink bo much inoro wntor
in summer tlmn in winter tht it
is almost imperative that wo havo
pure water during tho hot eumnior
raontliH sinco scientific men toll
us that there is great danger to
health hy tho uso of impure water
tt'utor may bo purified by filter-
ing more- rapidly and cheaper than
by any othor process
Tripoli Stone --
Stands highest In the
U. S. to-day as tlio
iMost Perfect
Filtering Hntcrlal.
Tho luteal and best of these fil-
ters canbo seen at
Oswego Seed & Grain Co's
In Vlnlta I. T.
It renders tho muddiest water b
well as tho blackest water mado
fio Irom coal soot cluar as crystal.
11 removes living germs cflectlvely.
Call and boo it.
Territory for Salo. '
P G. Browning
SUCCESSOR TO
J. T. BRACKET
AT THE
It Wif a RtwfclBf II.M.
Close Figures on All Orders.
If ypu are going to built
give him r call.
UmTUD
RE8PEOTED THE DEAD.
How Obet Trceipllt Disconcerted a Chart
vnrl rartr.
Obcd Trecspllt wan a hard shell
preacher of Chowan county N. C
whoso skinflint tendencies Were so ex-
pressed that when his second wife
Nancy died people did not scruplo to
decloro she was starved to death.
More out of sympathy for tho de-
ceased than respect for tho husband a
largo number of neighbors gathered at
the funorol which was held In the
quaint old Dutch-roofed homo that had
been handod down to him by his
father. After a long sermon by n Per-
quimans county dlvlno of tho samo
faith as Obcd Nancy was laid away In
a spot In the garden that had been used
for a century and more an a family
burial ground
Obcd wu sixty but rugged. IIo
owned a thousand acres of land and
fifty likely slaves to say nothing of
'horses cattlo and sheep. Yot such
was his meanness that tho neighbors
universally decided he would never be
ablo to find Another woman who would
consent to take Nancy's place.
Now It Is possible for a community to
be united In opinion and yet be alto-
gether wrong. It proved so at least In
this case. Nancy was burled Hunday
and on tho following Thursday morn
Ing Obcd who was barefoot end In his
shirt sleeves for It was Juno weather
with but a slnglo "homespun gallus"
for his "low-cloth" breeches mounted
a saddlcleis blind mule tho other
"critters" bolng In tho ftold and rode
over to tho Widow Stilton's who lived
on tho river bottom about a mile away.
Her daughter Mary Ann a likely look-
ing girl of twenty-ono was hoctng a
rrttoh of corn that grow in front of the
house.
Pulling up his mule and pushing
back his ragged rye-straw hat ho spoko
to her across tho Intervening rail fence:
"Mawnln" Ma'Ann; I wuz klndor
loncsomo an' I've rid over tor ax yer tcr
mahry mo."
"La elder" simpered tho girl draw-
ing her sunbonnet down over her oyes
"Aln' Nancy' "
"Look cr ycrc Nancy's es dead es
sho'll ever be. We mought wilt a ye'r
on' she'd be no deader. You Jts'let her
alone nn' mln' me. The WIdder Stoko-
ly's got niggers 'n' land 'nVyou haln'
nawthln. bhe nlghcrbout es pooty
as you of she haln' quite es young V
shp'll hov mo without axln'. Kf you
maui) )! git on this yere mule ahlnt
me nn'wp'll rldoover toBnuar' Besum's
an' git spliced. Noycr mln' axln' ypr
ma; you's of age."
"Hut the license. Elder" demanded
Die prudent Mary Ann as she dropped
her lioc and proceeded to mount the
fence while fjbed drow the animal
near so that sho might climb an.
"0 I reckoned you moughtn't. make
no 'bjectlon so 1 Jls' drove over ter
Edenton V got that ylsterdny."
"La Elder" simpered Mary Ann as
she took her seat behind him and put
her arms around his fat waist her bare
feet beating a rub-a-dub against tho
flank of the mule.
When the good people of the neigh
borhood learned of the wtdulng many
were tho Indignant protests that wcro
insda and that night along about 10
o'clock p. very large number of men
gathered nbout the house to exprpss
their sentiments la boflttlng manner.
Nona of tho usual accompaniments of
country charivari were wanting) In
fact a number of additional noise-
makers wure abided in order to empha-
size tho proceedings. There were old
fllnt-and-steel muskets and horw pis-
tols galore a big anvil which the bays
charged and fired at Intervals tin and
conch horns and overy avallablo sound-
producing appliance. Nor were there
jacking vocal expressions of contempt;
in fact each neighbor vied with tho
other In deflUrlng In tho Intervals of
clamor and clangor the yjarlous mean-
nesses of Obod especially ijlUMny upon
the treatment accorded his IiU wffft
Matters went on this way for an hour
w more when Anally an upper win-
dow was rnhpd and Obcd's gray head
appeared. Immediately the gathering
becamo hushed as tho voice pf Obed
sounded out:
"Soy boys I bolnt 'xpeclln' you'll be
quUt on nijr account but jls' have some
respec' fer Nancy Jls' think of It
boys she's bur'cd under tbet clump er
red cedars yonder right In hearln' dis-
tance. "Chicago Tribune.
BONAPARTE'S POVERTY.
tup Jf'd lUnkrupl's SWd Kiprlnc la
lltu
When HonspsrU yssfljed Paris on
May 21 17W there was a poor pu)ook
for a suppliant bankrupt in funds and
nearly so In reputation; but he was
undaunted and his application was
MOllp without the loss of a moment
A uuw minister of war had been ap-
pointed but n four ))ya before there
were six changes In that oflh;e ijurlng
OS many months! and the assistant now
In charge of the artillery seemed favor-
able to the request For a moment he
thought of restoring tho suppliant to
his position but events wure marching
loo swiftly and demands more urfiout
jostltd lis) lip the claims of an obscure
lieutenant with fr shady character
llonaporto at ouco grated J bo fact
f.)int he could win his cause only by p
tlcnoe pf by Importunity and began to
consider how he could arrange for a
prolonged stay In the capital. Ills
scanty resources were already evhsust-
ed but he found llourrlenne a former
school-fellow at llrlcnne in equal
straits waiting like himself for some-
lllUni tf turn up. Over their meals in
a 0hoan.retunrnt on the Hue HU llo-
noro they discussed fnrous means of
gaining a livelihood and sertauily con-
templated a partnership In subletting
apartments. Hut llourrlenne vory
quickly obtained the post of secretary
III ino emuossy oi oiuiipurx so iiiav
his comrade was left to make his strug
gle alope by pawning what few articles
jgf yalMuhU nosflesseil Prof. Hloane In
tntury.
Atirsd at Tim.
If ever the North I'olo shall be
reached the adventurous spirits who
gdt there will find that they have
actually outstripped Father Time Ir
fact lie will nave given nrt mo race en.
tlrcly for at the northern and fquhj
era oxtrcmltlca of the earth's axis
there Is no fixed time of day at all.
Tho only point of the compass Is north
or southr The sun rises and sets only
once a year. Many moment It can be
noon or midnight breakfast time or
auppcr time work tlmo or play limp
whatever one likes. Clocks will be a
fraud and a delusion for at the polo all
uegr?esof )Qfcirltue converge Into one
and therefore all time. The possi-
bilities o! such a position are enijless
Not only the clocks hut tho calendar
s well wlil tie out of gear. It can be.
Bt will yesterday or to-day There at
y MlPi ' leSf U tli
poor InuabfUt P' lower Utltudes the
laves of tine ths tfthles will be
turned ami we shall V JW f rs.
Youth' CpwpiMilosv
HOU8EHOLD BREVITIES.
Tapioca Orlddlo Cakts. Soak a
cupful of tapioca In a quart of milk'
overnight Next morning stir thor-
oughly until dissolved. Add one-half
tfeaspoonful salt one beaten egg one
teaspoon ful baking powder. Htlr In a
pint of flour to a batter. Ilake oa a
hot griddle. City and Country.
Duohesse Potatoes. Take what
mashed potato you have left and add
one .vell-beatcn egg. Cut the potato
Into nice rounds with a cake-outter
wet in cold water. Qreose a baking-
pan and lay tho potato cakes in rows
brushing them on the top with egg
beaten well just as. they begin to
brown. Chicago Record.
One of tho prettiest salads for
lunobeons is "dragon salad" as It
Is called which Is served on individual
plates as a separate course tleleot a
number of large smooth green pep
pers split mem at the wide ena ana
place in each a small red tomato filled
with mayonnaise. The whole Is most
effective In appearance and looks like
such a cool summer dish.
Potted Eel. Skin and clean a largo
eol; dry and cut Into small pieces about
four Inches In length; season with
mace pepper and salt; lay In a pan and
cover with melted butter; bake for
half an hour In a quick oven. When
done tako It out and place on a cloth
to drain. Pack closely In a pot; melt
tho butter It was baked In and pour It
over the eel. Harper's Ilr.zsr.
Chocolate Custard. Dluolve three
ounces of cooktng butter Into a sauce-
pan and when dtssolvod add threo
ounces of mashed potato ditto castor
sugar and the well-bcatua yolks of two
eggs. Htlr the mixture over the flro
one way all tho time till It becomes
the thickness of honey then add tho
grated peel and jutco of half u lnmon
a dessertspoonful of brandy and cur-
rants as desired. Leeds Mercury.
Mackerel Cream Sauce. Book the
fish over night and wash thoroughly
In cold water. Orease a gridiron with
butter and rub the flsh on both sides
with melted butter. Ilroll quickly and
lay In hot oovered dish. Heat a cupful
of milk odd two teaspoonfuls of but.
ter a little chopped parsley pepper
and salt to taste. Thicken with a tea-
spoonful of corn starch and a beaten
egg. Allow It to boll up again. Tour
over flsh and serve at once. Western
Rural.
Rothe Urltse. Take one quart of
raspberries and currents mixed about
ia)I and half. Mash and to them add
one quart of watpr. Cookunt)al) tho
juice Is extracted which should be
strained through a cloth. Then
sweeten quite sweet set back on the
fire and as It bolls thicken with Ave
tablespoonful of cornstarch stirred In
slowly. Pour the mixture into a mold
and place on Ice to harden wheri It Is
very nice eaten with either plain or
whipped cream. Orange Judd Farmer.
Qlu yirginia tfeunup-trlaife one
peck of green tomatoos bnlf a peplf off
white onions three ounces of white
mustard seed one ounce each of all-
spice and cloves half a pint of mixed
mustard an ounce of black pepper and
celery seed each and one pound of
brown sugar- Chop the tomatoes and
onions sprlnklo with raltand let stand
three hours) dran tlio water off) nut
n a preserve kettle with the other in-
gredients. Cover with vinegar and
set on tho fire to boll slowly for one
hour. Ladles' Homo Journal
HUMOR YOUR
PATIENTS.
m Very ram
This Is th Afllc. of
Doctor.
Concerning their own ailments an
astonishing umuhpr of peoplo nro led
astray by the Imagination fl"! long
ago a lady came to seo me profession-
ally for the lint time. Hhe told me
that her vision was very bad. Her
eyes looked all right nnd I tried her
slffht bv means of a card with printed
lowers qf various sizes. From across
the room slo was unablo to read even
the biggest ot the letters. I put a pair
of glasses In front of hr ecs and sjje
declared she could see much bolter-
could read all the letters down to the
ypry smallest
'"fids r certainly very surprising
madam" I said. "The spectacles which
hare helped your sight so much aro
nothing more or less than common
window gloss."
Naturally sho was rery mucl oton-
lshed and would not bellovo ms at
I first Hut I convinced her at length
that her trouble was entirely Imagi-
nary and sho went uway In a decided-
ly pleased state of mind. It dous not
always do however to bo so frank
with victim at uch hallucinations.
One of my regular patients came to
mo In u state of great excitement
Sho was convinced that something was
the matter with her brain because her
head was tender on one side. Hy
chance I happened to notice that her
hair woa arranged In a way different
from her customary fasldqn and doubt-
less that was the reason for 'the sorpr
ncss. Most women have noticed tha
to'part the hair In a new place turn-
ing It In another direction makes the
head sensitive (at a tfme. I said noth-
ing about this to my'patieut saxp to
suggest that she should wear her hair
in tha phi fashion and I gave her a
prescription for something harmless.
Nothing more was needed because
the woman was In firat-roks Ij'aJM'f
fad thoro wos nothiug at'ull i&o HjaL-
ter with her physically. Hut It would
never have douo for me to tell her that
her maladies were purely Imaginary.
If I had done so she would not have
believed me and she would have
tuuglit another doctor. In esses like
this the conscientious medical piaotl
tloner finds there Is nothing better to
be done than to humor the patient
Uoston Traveler. .
Kngtl.tt and Am.rlcan Ho..
The great difference in taste between
Kngllsh ond American pcopjp s In no
way bettor Illustrated tuan In ttj
popularity ot various florists' flowers.
In the rose for Instance the long
oval-shaped Is the popular form a
roundish rosebud would scarcely havo
sale In America. On the othor hand
the large glQbi))or or even somewhat
flattened Muds are popular in Mn.
gland and what Is trua of tha rose is
true ot almost all other flowers that
are In use by florists. In carnations
for Instance the heavy coarse variety
known as Souvenir do la Malmalson Is
the popular varlpty In England. Mee-
han'a Monthly.
lie J m reaiiy aurprisoa at ur.
White.' After being-our family doctor
for years and treating mo fqr all sorts
ot things and to think qf all th
money we've patd him tool
She What has he done?
lie IIo wouldn't pas ate for ta
Ufa laattranoe compjtnyl Puekv
I.
A OANOE PARADE.
Charming F.itlr.l (llrau hyHtimtn.rVI.lt.
or st IUr Harbor.
Turning from Rcnox and Its en-
viron to tho far northeasterly end of
our Atlan.Ho coast line wo find on tho
rocky shores of Mount Desert now and
elaborate examples of the rural fos-
tlval. Lon? yoars ago beforo that
rare and charming Isle had been
formally adopted as the chosen resort
of summer pilgrims from all parts of
the continent athletic contests foot
racos and canoe races among tho Pas-
samaquoddy Indians wcro known to
liar Harbor. Hy the descendants of
-those Indians was aroused tho Interest
In canoeing shown by visitors of recent
times which resulted in tho formation
of the Canoe club now numbering
hundreds of members.
Tho first publla parade of tho club
was arranged In honor of nn expected
visit from Motthow Arnold who In
discussing his nntlolpatod expedition
to that Eden of tho sea had expressed
a hope that ho might there find some
spcotaalo possessing tho true local
color which he had failed to discover
elsewhero In America Marshaled In
line with bows towards tho south
upon a fortunately glassy stretch of
Frenchman's bay near tho westerly
point of liar Island gathered a number
of flower-wreathed canoes to perform
a series of maneuvors as dexterous In
execution ms Ingenious In the planning.
The canoo parade repeated the fol
lowing yei- was followed In another
season by an Illuminated fata To
this midsummer night's dream naturo
lent herself In all graclousncss. Tho
sun had set upon a sea of opal. As tho
moon roso and tho tldo flooded the
bar peoplo living along the shoro on
each side of tho Eden road sat In their
verandas to wait for the coming of the
boats In no atmosphere as soft and
caressing as that of a Juno night In
Venice. From the starting place at
the chief landing of tho village out of
tho darkness streaked with columns of
light from the electric arcs above tho
town and from the lamps of a flotilla
of yachts and other boats at anchor In
the harbor came silently stealing
a long train of mysterious blo?k craft
tossing leashes of tlro-bubblos Into the
air or wreathed from stem to stern
with multicolored lanterns. Their
destination was a dwelling situated
upon tho shoro at some distance up the
bay whero the performers In thoo
mysteries of the exhibition were ex
pected ultimately to congregate at
supper. For an hour tho meandcrlngs
of tho flrc-ladcn boats gavo delight to
many tyalotjprs asljoro. At last an-
swering the signal of uanco music
from the houto tho oortoge fell again
into line and proceeded to disembark
upon a floating wharf lighted by Hen-
gal Arcs and strung with colored lan-
terns. The boats deserted by their
crows were then strung together by
boatmen and towed back to tho start-
ing point tho revelers electing to re-
turn ljy jho highways Jlrs. Dug-ton
Harrison in pontury
HE OFFERED A DISCOUNT.
llatthaUlil Man Wat Dear to 111. Attrac-
tive Iropo.al
"It Is possible sir that you may
know my errand."
The elderly man who sat in his pri-
vate ofllca looked up froct bis dealt Us
the visitor spoke nnd shook -his head.
"I had thought" replied tha other
as e dropped Into a chair and reach-
ing over ond selqctlngqnn qt t'e H.O;
vonos from a box on tho desk "that
you might hare noticed my growing
regard for your charming daughter. I
was first attached to her sir some two
months ago and the acquaintance
which promised so little at first has
gradually ripened Into love."
"It has. has W ronllod tho older
man feverishly taking up a fountain
pen and absent-mindedly trying to
sign a check with It
"Yes sir" exclaimed tho visitor "It
has indeed. I havo seen your daugh-
ter sir under the most trying circum-
stances and never knew her to loso
u'ur&g6 tjtlfi l the kind of girl that I
have until now searched for la vain
Her unflagging patlonce In tho face of
well-nigh Insurmountable difficulties
her unvarying good humor her per-
cjsjencc ore all qualities which In turn
havo appealed tq mo qnd inspired a
depth of passionate lore that up tq tt)!s
time I did not dream my nature was
capable of. f will however pass over
the sonllroftntal side and prti0d to
business. I have corao sir to ask If
you will consider from mo a proposal
ot marriago for tho hand of your
daughter."
As ho spoke the elderly man had
risen and now stood over him with a
(UngaroHS fileom lq his ega
"No sir!'1 ho oxolalmed emphat-
ically. "I will notl Such a proposi-
tion Is absurd. I wouldn't consider it
for a moment"
His young and courtly companion
arose and taking up his hat prepared
tO !FttT2 the room.
"Very w'dir sir" l(o sopHed Iqf My
as he slipped a clruular nut of his
pocket and handed It to the falr-halred
typo-wrlternoar the door "I was going
to say In caso you hod favorably con-
sidered Wf proposal that I would
gladly toko a twenty-Are per cent dls;
count oft my blil ot two hundred dol-
lars for teaching your daughter how
fft !'! fha bjcyclo."-Hfo.
pilfer o'ft YfiifsVaiM
Tho thin sllrory coating ot flsh
scales derives Its luster from many
minute crystals of lime mlxod with a
p.'sultar substance called "guanln."
'xnu coating oi silver crystals is very
paslly nibbed olj tho sgales ad In th.0
case of a Buropean sneulea of carp
ktiuwu as the "bleak" tho crystals am
so Numerous that a motalllo pigment
commercially known as "argentine"
Is made from tlio in. Tho large glob-
ular glass beads known as "fler-
man'' or 'iRqman" pcar)s are coated
p'n the inside with this substance) Iir
some species ot flsh with lusterless
sealet the silvery lining Is found on
the Inside of the body. A well known
example of this Is seen In tho common
tmelt N. Y Times.
Unklatlxt Cat at All.
i'Vqu know do wito housa oser yqru
on do Will"
"Yep."
" W'at you s'poso the olo woman said
V'en I axotl for a hand-out?"
"Olvo It up."
"She sex 'Do you like voa'son?' I
set yeV ji' thou she seg 'TI)oi.V
a "saw-buck qut yore meblio yon can
rasslo' oft a piece It you work right
i. ..".-'.
H " -"""- """'
The condition
of rius labours
to tho wages paid
whether. In regard
or the comfort tq which they lire la
greatly superior to that ot the cor-
responding olaas ia aay country la liti-rope.
PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING
Utllltf ' Bsfctr Hods-Home Int.n.
eitlnr Btatl.tlr.
The subject of otmospherlo electri-
city Is recolvlng much consideration
from scientists just at present Meteor
oloflsls have been mainly content
with collecting statistics regarding the
frequency and severity of thunder-
storms. Our weather bureau however
carrying out In this direction Its policy
of makln? Its work of practical use to
the people has been making n careful
study of methods of proteotlor from
lightning. In tho bulletin No. ? there
has bcon given (by Mr. Alexander
McAdle) a good deal of Information oh
the subject which will undoubtedly
tend to rcduca the amount ot humbug-
ging which has been going on in re-
gard to lightning rods.
n Lodge one of the highest author-
ities has said that tny conductor
(lightning rod) Is better than none
although but fow or none of them aro
absolute safeguards. Somo form of
HghtnUg rod Is essential to anything
like security. Putting aside the ques-
tion of tho comparative cheapness of
Insurance against lightning and the
cost of lightning rods we can go at
onco to tho matter as to how much
lightning rods protect In order to do
this. It Is necessary to get an Idea of
tho naturo ot lightning.
There exist all grades of lightning
discharges from the "steady strain"
or gcntlo flow of the electric current
comparablo to tho flow of water In a
river with slow current to tho "Ims
pulslvo rush" or Intense disruptive
electrical discharges of high mo-
mentum which aro comparable to an
avalanche on a steep mountain side or
a great flood. Where tho discharge Is
of tho former character lightning
rods do protect hut In the latter case
oven tho best constructed conductors
Iqso their cfllctcnoy just as a safety
ga'olnn waterway would prove use-
less In tho rush of waters of a great
flood. It was such a disruptive dls-.
charge of lightning which caused the
damago to tho Washington monumont
on July 5 1S33. There are many flashes
that nro of an Intensity which the hu-
man bqdv can re adlly withstand
Lightning rods should be either of
copper i)m twlrfhrag S uuuvo. to the
foot or of Iron rod or tape weighing
33 ounces to the foot Tho top of tl'o
rod should consist of clusters of points
which have been plated to prevent cor-
rosion or rust The grounding of tho
rod should bo In damp earth or run-
ning water and Independent grounds
nro preferable to water or gas main
pipes. There Is no definite area ot
protection dopendlng on the height qf.
thp rod- Tho risk of a lightning stroke
is about Ave times greater In the coun-
try than In tho city. In fact it is
hardly necessary to placo rods on the
ordinary block dwolling houses of tho
city.
The region of greatest frequonoy ot
thunderstorms in the United States
Is In the southeastern nqrtlqn egteqdt
ng frqm foorga to Mississippi where
to storms ' oouur eaoh year at the
average In the northern part ot the
United States not more than 20 occur
and on "tho New England coast but 10.
Tho summer time Is the time of great-
est frequency; this occurs In May or
June to tho west and southwest of the
Great Lakes but the time Is retarded
to July and August with progress
toward tho west south and east ot this
region. Tho general direction of ap-
proach In the United States is from
the west but q southern Vlarlifa thoy
approach from the east thus following
the direction of tho general movement
of the atmosphere
About 200 people are killed annually
by lightning la tho United States. Of
these casualties usually only 1 death
occurs In each of January February
Noyembur and Dccombor. in Match
S; April 13 May 2s; Juno 77: July 03;
August 40; September 13. and October
12. The annual loss by Are due to
lightning strokes Is estimated at
(2500000. Ot tho annual number of
575 buildings set on flro 370 were
barns stables and granaries 14
churches and 131 dwellings. N. Y
Journal
ELEOTRIC LIGHTING IMPROVED.
The Hjttom Has Com to Stay bat It' Is
Still Crude.
An oxpert points out that while In
tha curly days of eloctrli lighting pea
plo thought much' mfor$ Qj 'HjQ'mQrq
fact ot having eleetrlo light than of tho
actual oflloloncy they derived from It
the consumer ot to-day Is usually per-
fectly well ablo to tell whether he Is
getting full valuo in light for the mon-
ey ho Is paying tho central station; so
that between the strict exaction ot the
customer at4 tho compglUlpn o xlrn
llglitln'g'sytcms; on oUotrlo light com-
pany oan only hope to succeed by the
best posslblo service. The whole sub-
ject ot lighting Is In a transition state.
In factories and largo shops tha old
firactlco of allowing tho rays of tho arc
amp to fall downward will probably
Boqn be djsoordod. t Is found Mutt by
qVcrtlUg tho lotqp and thpwlng tho
light to tho roof whlan should be
whitewashed or white palntod the
powerfully reflected rays are so dlffei
ent throughout the building as to
glvo the maximum efficiency without
straining the eyes of the workmen.
Much of the present outdoor lighting
Is condemned as crude and unscTentlflo
Thp street arc lamps dazzle o.nd strain
Hie' eye throw sharp shadows and
waste light The next Improvement
will probably be tho use ot lower can-
dle power lamps placed at shorter In-
tervals und having reflecting hoods.
Tho bottom half o the glftbus will he
sgmlTppaiili'ii an possibly tainted a deep
oraugo color. This would neutralize
the painful glare ot tho era lamp and
give the streets the effect of being il-
luminated with Chinese lanterns. In
domestlo lighting shar htXin l'rf-
maM; corrugations on their surfaces
aro coming into vogue. They glvo a
good diffusion ot light with but llttlo
absorption. An authority on decorative
lighting says that although many new
Ideas have spiung up In tho distribu-
tion of masses ot light In Interiors
none have yet superseded In beauty
and effectiveness tho system q( putting
owps out of sight and lighting the
rooiq eniiroiy uy uuruson anu postioiy
colored light This will probably be
tho method of Illuminating churches In
the future. In churches where It has
already been adopted tho effect Is de-
scribed as so Infinitely res.tfu and Pt
prqnrlnle that In comparison f be ordi-
nary methods ot qhurch lighting seem
garisn ana barbarous. N. Y. Times.
There Is tj 80ft qf nMVIMrt Inatlact
ot human dignity In tho heart otiaan
whtoh steels his very nerves sot to
bend beneath tho heavy blows of a
great adversity. U'he palm tree grow
best beneath a ponileroun weight even
so th cuaraoUr ot wan Kossuth.
THE SNAPPING TURTLE.
It Prefers Kttreat tint Is a flreat Fighter
When Cornered.
Somo one has said that all turtles
snap and therefore tho name snapper
should bo applied to alL Hat this Is
not so for although most turtles aro
quick In their motions of head and
jaws there are many which aro very
deliberate In their movements and
some which cannot bo Irritated so that
they will blto. Tho species under con-
sideration howover Is known to all
from Its exceedingly pugnacious dispo-
sition. It will make every effort to
escape to Its deep pool or miry retreat
when assailed lut whnn cornered It
will fight with a ferocity and hang-on
with a bulldog tenacity that is as
amusing as ourlous. Nothing daunts
it nud In Its blind rago It will solza a
red-hot Iron tho sharp edges of any
Instrument or any object presontcd to
It Nor does It learn by experience
but will contlnuo to snap at every-
thing whlah moves noar It when the
futility of Its attack ought to bo appar-
ent even to its dull brain.
Its movements in striking aro so
rapid that ono wonders how the slug-
gish creatui a can possess such quick
motions. Tho manner of darting at an
object Is not remarkably different
from tho principle of a snako's strik-
ing only that the snako strikes from
the slack allowed tho lateral curraturo
ot tho neck and fore part of tho body
whllo tho snapper obtains Its slack
from Its neck which (t depresses and
draws Into Its sholl. Its accuracy In
striking Is rnmarkable and greatly
excels the at best uncertain move-
ments ot tha snake; for whMo a snako
will often when excited miss an ob-
ject the size of tho hand the snapping
turtle rarely falls to seir.e the object
aimed at oven If It should he a sm.alf
twig. Ltko the snake too tho snap-
per Immediately recovers lta ffuard so
to speak. Tha Instant ltitrlkes It jerks
back Its head. If it misses it generally
darts forward again and again; but It
It secures Its hold it hangs on with a
grip that nothing will shake and from
which It can only bo loosened h? a dli
rcct pull qr by the twisting method
sometimes employed In separating bull-
dogs. The snapping turtlo Is largely car-
nivorous ouJ feeds on putrid as well as
fresh tooJ but prefers a fresh flesh dlot
I havo frequently observed It feeding at
the bottom ot a pond or stream when
It has been seen to bo. vury deliberate.
It s very partial to flsh and I doubt
not that Its food largely consists ot
flnny prey. The strength ot tho ani-
mal U prodigious and It secures food
whero other and weaker animals would
fall Not rarely it robs the angler of
his string of flsh and does tho theft so
slUatly that tho loss Is not discovered
until too late to be prevented. Once
when I was with a party splashing for
bass and floating down the river wo
camped on tho bank and left a string
of fifty pounds of small-mquthed "bass
q tho river to kcop fresh. The noxt
morning wnon we siarteo inoro were
but trro perfect Ashes left; most of
them had been eaten tho heads alone
remaining on tho line. I have also
been robbed In broad daylight by these
Nothing sauld b inoro ridiculous
than the notion ot fattening a snapper
in a swill barrcL Hccauso the creature
continues to llro in tho reeking mass
61 garbage it doos not follow that It
eats the conglomeration for It hard:
ly reqsqnnbla tfl suppose that a wild
fleshseatlng roptlla Is going to gain
flesh by being confined and made to
wallow In sour milk and kitchen accu-
mulations. I hare knowa of snappers
dying In such quarters.
The snapper prefers deop pools In
rivers and Is mora frequently to bo
seen in the spring basking an tho
overturned ttees nnd rlvor dobrls at
the outside of the bends. In these sit-
uations It Is not uncommon to seo ten
to twenty Individuals perched about
ready to plunge Into the water at the
first Intimation of danger. It one Is
anxious to secure a turtlo for tho table
or for a specimen my advice Is to shoot
It with a charge of Uno shot. If thp
turtlo s shot With tho largest sized
bullbt the creature will escape but One
shot In Its head usually will keep It
from sinking at once atfd It may bo
captured readily It the atta.tqpt Ismifde
quickly.
Tho llosh Is excellent wqon properly
oqoked and the soup when prepared
by one who understands tho culinary
process Is "out of sight" When
cooked poorly arid the soup Is thin and
watery as I have sometimes found It
tho first impression with a novlco is
often fatal to a repetition of the expert.
ment Wo aro Informed Mint there are
ten twenty and even up to ninety-nine
kluds of moat In a turtle but these
ngures are ratner mgn. There are
three kinds or rather three flavors or
grades of meat In this anlmaL The leg
meat Is the most abundant and tha
poorest. It such a term can bo applied
vrherq t Is good and tender; tha neck;
meat Is still better; while the pqrtlqn
lying along each sldo Qf tho spine and
whloh has to be cut out from Its bony
surroundings Is the best Thoamount
of nourishing material In a turtlo Is re-
markably small for tho weight of the
creature and at bostjve can secure
hut Uttlo from tho boxed carcass Hi
is nq wonder yiat cooks are m particu-
lar to waste nothing In proparlng dla-
mond'hacli terrapins for the table.
Nothing U eliminated from the terra-
pin's Internal anatomy excepting the
gall bladder when It goes to tnakn
tho delectable soup. So snappers
weigh nearly thirty pounds but most
til theldrgo ones will range from fifteen
to twenty pounds. Tho meut for cook-
ing from a ton-pound turtle will not
go much beyond a pound In weight-:
American Field. " '
rrom a Hellabl Kyt-Wltnca.
A small tent blossomed on tha village
green the other day and upon a thin
ping canvas biased fqrtf tha wordst v.
J
: THE HUMANMtKAUHU CALF. 5
i ii
Moreover thero as n freathanded
ropreiien.tnMqn of a marvelous monster
doue In yellow paint no doubt the
Identical calf In quostlon.
I saw old Unelu Abol Hluley comlnir
out ot the tent and when ha crossed
the street I said:
"Has It really a human hoad Undo
AW
The. old man smote a fist Into his
Other bund
"Human head bo jiggerodl"ho anort-
cd In a tone pf intense. dhycus.ti "talnt
tip mora a human head than inlno U"
Detrolt Free I'rcfc.
Many ot the rcounJs tvoronoduubt
connected with religion cierclyjs.
SacrlHolalSitonep with large quant'-
ties ot ashes and boner have frequent
ly been found pa the suwmlU. . -
THE CRADLE WAS ROOKED.
Bob lloolej Story of an Incident lath
London Engagement f n. Fart."
Every ody can remember the time
some teJk years ago when overybody
elso was humming "Empty Is the
Cradle Baby's Oone Away." Those
who didn't hum it whlxtted It while at
public gatherings many sung It out-
right Oeorgo Hartley gavo the song
Its vogue and tho tenderness and
pathos ot it rcachr.1 tho universal
heart in a way which few popalar
songs have dono before or since.
When Hartley went to London with
tho famous "Forty" ho sang It In Her
Majesty's theater and made quite as
great a hit as he had In this country.
In a short time It could bo heard every-
where thoro just as It was heard In
this country. Tho oabmon whistled It
the young ladles sang It In the parlor
and the servant girls In the kitchen.
Tho funny papers printed parodies on
it and ovcrywher you turned you
heard either tho tune or tho words and
what wor loft of the tuno after It had
been ground through tho vocal appara-
tus of some cockney or ballad singer.
Hob Hootoy was with the company
at tho tlmo. Tho company as always
happens was pestered by English sing-
ers seeking an engagement Some of
theso peoplo could sing but tho ma-
jority ot them only thought they could.
Almost to a man and woman whon
askod to glvo a sample of their skill
thoy selectod "Empty Is the Cradle."
and the various styles In which that
pretty song was butchered was quite
as touching as tho song Itsotf.
Ono day a singer of tho typical seedy
type wearing a stovepipe hat which
seemed to have had Its fqr stroked the
wrong way from lnfanay a Prince Al
bert uoat minus soveral buttons and
very glossy where it wasn't actually
threadbaro.prcscnted himself and asked
for a position. When asked how long
ho had been' In tho profession he ran
his long fingers through unshorn locks
of which Srcngall need not have boon
ashamed aqd replied with conscious
pride; "For two docados sir."
It was taken as a matter of course
that he would render tho song about
the cradlo when called upon to per-
form and It was resolved to express to
him and other aspirants the Qplqlofl
of the company in g.qara and Mr.
Hartley In ryir.Ucu.lar that this thing
had btfen run Into the ground. Mr.
Hartley was as would naturally be ex
pected very fond ot the song until it
had been distorted outot all sem.blancq
at tho hands or rather tho mouths of
theso Hjltlsh songster nnd songstress-
es hi'.t ho began to got as weary ot It
as "Old Tccumsoh" wasot "Marching
Through Georgia." Whenever he heard
it mentioned it gave him that tired
feeling.
Tho man In tho Prlnco Albert coat
was told to cone around tho noxt day
and come prepared to sing. If he bad
known what was being prepared tor
him ho would undoubtedly have staid
away but he didn't He cuiae on time
and having struck an attitude becan.
as had been anticipated nn that long-
suffering cradle. Ho had just finished
tqo. urat TCrae and was pulling himself
farther to assault tho second when
thoro was a terrific explosion followed
by flying dobrls which fell like the
cannon shot at Halaklava to the rtghA
ot him and tho left ot him. Neither-
did he stop tq raSAn why but mado a
ruth tax- tho nearest exit ran through
A long subtorraneoua passage which
oanneatod the theater with the Hay-
market and never stopped until ho got
to Piccadilly.
The explosion was the ono which had
been arranged to accompany the song
"Down in a Coat Mine" at tho nox
perforraanoo ljut 1 had beeq touched
SfT qr. hU special benefit The next
ay ho sent a note making profuse
apologies for goodness knows what
poor man and expressing the hope
that nobody had been hurt Possibly
he thought his singing had brought
down the house as Indeed It had in a
way. Chicago Tribun ' "
ftft AqE OF FADS.
A Sharp-Pointed CrltlcUmoa the M.tbQdt
ana Ideas if th Tim.
It Is a serious quest(qq whether we
are In a spirit qf decadence. The whole
YTorld appears to be In a condition ot
iuiyikaiii luiuuTity or at toast wiin-
out those great mental struggles which
characterized the recent past Wo are
numerously following fads exercising
tho mind on trifles reading and writ
ing trash and Interested lq few gea.
eral problems. Tho tqnjj peace of tho
world has ensrvntod mon especially as
thoro have been no groat problems of
pcaoo even. Tho preceding century
closed In storm the American and
French revolutions having excited th.n
energies of the world. The. present
century promises tQ cloia lnc calm
that breeds tnaaria. "jpho laat genera
tlftn aptivo over Mio. antl-alavery oon
fllct and clvl war prolonged Ita ex-
citement through the Uerxnan wan
against Austria and Franoo. The pres
ent generation is relatively wlthont
Interest; peoplo have nothing specially
great to think about When It was a
question of saving tho country or tot-
tunc great moral problems men'
thought were- (rrcat and their aotlvo-
pesa on a corresponding scale. Tho
world was undertaking glgantio tasks
and brains were In demand. Tha ora-
tor tho poet the statesman were busy
In their greatest creations. The Intel-
lect ot tho people wm fovorUh. With
universal d.Ucuulon and discussion ot
weighty problems tho times produced
men ltko Beecher Lincoln and His-
taarck. Whlttlcr wrote his "In Y
Time" the sanitary commission was
created tho development oi philosophy
launtjqot) m tiuiy united rne world
was doing something and mankind
was conspicuous for working 05 a.
wnoie or in great groups
Of late howQr there is a wlde-
snred f Ml ug that we have nothing to.
do: and the people like Idlers nw u
vising specious taska for tborusehes
mostly means o( recreation. We are In
a period. Qf dUettantcUra. It Is the age
p.f hric-A-brao In art of ceremonies and
entertainments In religion and ot
dress In society. Scholars gossip In.
clubs Instead ot debate In ljcjouius
and collego students aro known chiefly
as football p.loyora. No new philoso-
pher havo been conceived In this cge
no great poem have appeared or re
markable adventures It U an age ot
mediocrity lw which many oome fot
V?art In evory department t Hone
TO couspiouanv The whole world
ha. been recently convulsed over a
wedding. A superficial book on Ho-
hemlanUna has eu.de the greatest hi
ces In llleratare. The Utl Ur
est la poHtla (a aa easy way to pay
rtabts. Socialism Is aa deesi a the putt
lie can see lata government CtarUaK
Interest tata and publki osaeWaajba
eapltalUts Instead ot tteaMv
I all tat a vlaA Q4 nVouc
or is it inseparable from a long career
of peace? When the rrcat nuestloas
are settled must the pooplo turn to tha
small? If anything Important inter-
ested us we might go to war whores
peace Is maintained now by having
nothing to fight for. Such a languid
feeling as the present could hardly be
roused to war. Wo are not Interested
enough to dispute seriously muoh less
light Wo aro making somo progress.
Indeed In the refinements of life and
perhaps advancing In o slow way by
catching up with great projects con-
ceived when men were more vigorous.
Hut when an ago Is refining It Is usu-
ally doing llttlo else. The people are
polishing what thoy forged In tho last
generation. This la a period of rhet-
oric when men try to say nicely la-c'
stead of think greatly. It gives fewer
thoughts to tho world than It restates.
By correcting arl beautifying tha
mdre vigorous productions of other
periods it does its characteristic work.
Life Is not as serious as It was thirty
years ago when men lived for some-
thing. The question then was how to
do whereas It is now how to live In-
stead of acting men aro behaving; and
the animosities of life aro our chief in-
terest Trying chiefly to get rid of the
attractions of society we are learning
to uso what wo havo rather than get-
ting anything for humanity. Wo
nro In a period of adjustment and ex-
ercised over what to do with ourselves.
Tho present problom Is mainly to keep
Men good or ' rather to kcop'' then
proper. Sclal llfo is about tho highest
problem v-e are considering. Men
need Ui hi recalled to the vigorous.
Tho struggles of llfo must bo entered
to produce a strong peoplo. There is
need of somo of the old Puritan ear
nestness. Ltfo should be more serious
and lived on a larger scale. The pleas-
ure take too prominent a place as In
tho beginning of the eighteenth cen-
tury. Tho ablest jntnds are largely
engaged in amusing the people. Tha
drama Is the chief department that
prospers; and the greatest thing now
seen Is an opera or a pageant .Wo aro
celebrating great deeds Instead ot do-
ing them. If wo aro to be much In tho
near future we must look around for
greater undertakings. Thero Is enough
to bo dono to make heroes. Though
no now worlds can bo discovered or
races freed thero aro line ot enter
prlso waiting to bo pursnad. Africa la
yet to bo settled and reduced to civ-
ilization; anew basis Is to be found for
sooIaI life; religion is to bo conformed
to science and perhaps a new InsUur-
atlo greater than Bacon' la to be ap-
plied to Interpret tho world. Tho
nineteenth century need not go out in
a dwindling antl-clfmax. N. Y. Indc
pendent
JUGGING FOR CATF13W. "
Exciting Employment of MtMre Ak
tho MlMoorl'a Shore.
Thero died In Jofforson City several
months ago a character known as "the
klrig at jug fishers." Ills name waa
Tipton M. Goodwin and what he didn't
know about catching catfish from Ms
mlgbty Missouri was scarcely worth
knowing. He waa a good carpeaer by-
trade an avocation which ho followed '
In the winter when there was nothing
to do in tho way of hunting1 or fishing
but his real business throughout the
year was "jagging for ctt."
Eastern and northern men have lit-
tle or no conception of tho excitement
and pleasure attendant upon this pas-
time. With Mr. Ooodwin however It
was a business and when ha tolled
slowly up the street at evening with a
catfish as large as himself and weigh-
ing from eighty to una hundred and
twenty-five pounds he exchanged It at-
tho grocery store for provisions for hi
largo family without any th is;lit that
ho had been enjoying hlms.
"Jugging for cat" Is a common em-
ployment In the souhern states espe-
cially among the colored-people who
aro expert In this peculiar business
qnd vrho are enabled by It to keep
bacon and hoecako In the house.
But not everyone knows how It is
done. The requisite tackle Jor thU
sport consists of Avo or six empty Jugs
tightly corked with corncobs and a
stout line live foot In length with a
sinker and largo uuok at tho end.
One ot these lines dangles from tha
handlo of each jug and lures the cat-
tun forward by a bait whlah usually
consists ot a bit ot cheese wrapped
tightly In a piece ot mosquito netting
to nrqvent Ita being washed away.
The fisherman baits his hooks care-
fully Inspects his lines put the jogs
Into a boat and rows out upon the
river dropping the Jugs about tea feet
apart In a lino across the middle ot tha
stream. This line Is called a "trot"
though just why It should have such
an appellation I was never able to as-
certain but a variety ot reasons have
been suggested chief of which la that
by the action of the big waves the Una
make a movement similar to that ot a.
horse trot Howover that may be It
la called a "trot line" and the smart
easterner who once undertook to cor-
rect a jug Ashor by Insisting that It
was a "trout line" got himself ducked
for both his Interference and hi Ig
norance.
When the jugs are all set they will
of course Aoat down stream and tho
Jugger in hi rowboat will find himself
very busily engagod following nudj
kcoplng track ot them. After an hour!
or more ono ot tho jugs will begin to
behave In a strange manner turning
upside down bobbins' about darting
up stream and thon the fisherman
knows that a big fish 1 hooked. The
chase whloh follow Isexcltlngcnougb.
for any sportsmao. The Jujr may dis-
appear at frequent Intervals rlslnf
again many yard below whero It first
went down. This is whero- tho skill of
tho fUbcrman come In. Ho must first
catch his jug and then play lu'hU
trot line with ell the skill und patience
which he oan command. A aaddatt
jerk Is liable to irlvo hts tlh a ctutaea
to jump (iff the hook and then hi pa-
tient labor will be lost Tho ktultuf
lu of the Hue must be klmott )inpr
ceptlble to the Ush until the surface ts
reached when tt quick movement will
land It (n the boat I
It sometimes happens though not t I
all frequently that twoor tao of the
Jug will begin danelng simultaneous- .)
ly. It U thon then that the calm iod 1
experienced jug fisher evemplloen ike I
expertnosa at his uacoBipllshmsaW A
ttQvlco would undertake tobaodWall
the jugt at once. Htst the eM-iWr
like Tipton 5 OiwlwVa roj bajf
himself with last imiu jug at A tlnte f
mslnlrag npwtreatly In uttee obHrfcii
to Mve ret that th other Jfcf rju'roJ
hla attention. Bec-tAM ha baa L.r4
by cxperienae that It ts twttr (a k
sure of an W mWUh tiwut to km. U
by qs-Melbur out kJ aMilUM. St
IawU ftMt-IHtp-tea
k Christine atoatf rrowlajr aa
a it fesMfan to sMMMire abmwtf
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