The Oklahoma Herald. (El Reno, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 1893 Page: 4 of 8
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9ff \OAZtNE POET AT WORK.
Tfie storm-eirept dnuda orr in')).' /ti^7—
• And the poot pausod to admiro;
• "That first lino's great, I'm thinking: •
I The next must bo flomothing higher."
; Tfo itertorioxis Mice of the sea
Is croupily chanting and sinqkyj—
"That second's a daisy," said ho.
The loveliest memorics bringing
To you, fond love, and to m*.
The clover-ti eld's billowy bubbles,
"Billowy—that's out of sipht—"
Arise where the osprey troultles,
"What arc osprey's?—-Never mind, It
sounds right."
The soul of the darksome gloaming
Comes forth and wtnspers of fears
„4# the blithe chanticleers are combing
T)\e skies with their sharp-toothed rhe;rs.
| "There! tho thing is compUitod.
I'll post it markod : *Private, from ME;'
1 And presently I'll have rcceiptod
,The maguzino'a checlc for n V."
—Chicago Nows-Rccord.
A GALLANT ItESCUE.
For many yonrs I residod In tho
villago of Chippewa. initiated at tho
mouth of Wolluiid river (commonly
callod < hlppowa crook), whioh flows
into tho Niagara about ono and a
half miles above tho falls, and pur-
haps threo-fourths of a milo abovo
tho first rough water of tho terriblo
rapids.
Notwithstanding tho dangerous
proximity of tho falls people are con-
tinually crossing and rocrosslng tho
rivor hore, betwoon tho American and
Canadian shores.
Groat caution is generally exorcised
by boatmen, und tho loss of life on
this stretch of wntor is loss than on
any body of equal width—constantly
traversed by smnll open boats—that
1 know of. Deplorablo fatalities havo
occurred from timo to time, but those
have always been tho rosult of ig-
noranco or gross carelessness.
Three cases of this kind havo come
under my own observation and I was
unhappy onough to see tho victims
drawn down to tho first leap of tho
rapids after which not a trace of any
one of them was over soon. Ono of
thoso instances was that of a farmer,
who drove his horsos and wngon into
tho edgo of tho rivor. a shoal place
about a milo abovo Chippewa to lot
tho animals drink — that particular
•pot boing tho only ono for many
miles which was udaptod to tho pur-
pose.
The man. though porfoctly familiar
with tho locality, carolessly drovo in
too far, and. upon attempting to turn
about. one of tho reins caught under
the neck-yoke, tho horses lloundorod
into deop water, tho heavy running
gear Bank, draggod the poor brutes
down and drowned thorn, while the
light pine wagon box floated oil with
the man!
The unfortunate follow was known
to be a good swimmer. and if bo had
instantly jumped out and made for the
■bore all would have been well. But
ho was frightened out of his wits anil
did nothing but ncroam for help. Now
comes the strangest part of tho story.
The accident was witnossed by another
farmor plowing in a field close at hand.
As ho woll knew, there was not a boat
of any kind noaror than Chippewa,
and yet, instead of springing on oue
of his horses and riding for lifo. ho
actunlly walked down along tho bank,
kooplng abreast of and talking to his
imperiled noighbor and cheering him
by the assurance that he would got a
boat and take him off whon ho should
come in front of tho v lllago!
* Gradually—for suoh is the trend of
the current thore—as the box floated
down stream, it was borne further and
further from land and when it did
arrive opposite the mouth of Welland
river was fully 400 yards out.
Only then did tho sympathising
friend rush into tho village and give
the alarm.
From tho edge of the Niagara to
Chippewa bridge, where tho nearost
boat lay. was at least throe hundred
yards. This distance ho had to run
und find some one to unlock, equip
with oars and man tho boat. Tho
consoquonoo inevitably was that the
doomed farmor was far beyond human
help even before it started—started
ouly and then turned back from tho
hopoless chase.
That awful ory: - A man going evor
the falls!" resounded through tho vil-
lage streets and a crowd of pooplo
quickly gathered.
f The helpless castaway was now
shooting down that smooth, swift in-
cline of water immodiatoly above tho
rapids. He had evidently given up ull
hope of rescue, and wan kneeling on
the bottom of his frail raft with out-
stretched. clasped bauds, apparently
in prayer.
► Faster and faster ho was hurried
along, and in another moment we saw
the bo\ lifted high on tho crest of tho
rapids' first tumultuous ridge, shaken
to pleccs like a pack of cards and
flouted In fragments away amidst the
seething hell of waters, while its lato
occupant disappeared forever from
human view.
The second person whom I saw
thus done to doath was one of a party
of duck hunter* who had been shoot-
ing in the woedy passage between
Grand and Buekhorn islands. In
spite of his companion's advice to the
contrary, this man determined to re-
main out all night, in tho hope of
making a good bag in tho early morn-
ing.
Tho last thing his comrades saw of
him—so they told us--he had drawn
the bow of his boat a little way up on
a Band bur at tho lower end of Buck-
horn island, and laid himself down to
sleep In her.
t<It is supposed that whilo he slopt,
• change of wind caused the water to
rise sufficiently to set the boat free—
a moderate down stream breeze would
do 1 • At all events shortly after
uay-hreuk next morning, some of
Chippewa's early risers called out that
an empty boat was going over the
falls A knot of Interested spectators
soon flocked down to the river s edgo
to see the exoltlng event—opinions
being about equally divided as to
whether the light skifT would ltvo to
eral ory of horror, for. from the bot-
tom of what wo had thought an emp-
ty shell tho hoad and shoulders of n
man all at once became visibly and
the next moroont ho rose to his feet.
Beyond all doubt tho luckless being
had only that instant awakened.
Can human imagination conceive
or mortal pon describe what that
awakening must havo been?
A few sj-ort hours boforo ho had
lain down ti rost in fancied security
and with br.?ht anticipations of com-
ing sport N(. w ho opens his eyes and
looks around to find himself—whoro?
—on the vory brink of that wildly-
tossing. awful flood from which ull
the wealth, all tho unltod powora of
tho world cannot save him!
The boat was almost in the exact
conter of tho river. Thoso of us who
had fiold-glassos could see that a
group muoh lnrger than our own had
congregated on the Amorlcaa shore
to witnoss tho catastrophe.
It was not long delayed. In loss
tlinn a minute aftor tho poor man had
become uwaro of his situation, ho
took otl his hat waved it frantically
toward either bunk, and an instant
later was gonoINor did any part of
the boat appear again.
One moro sad incidont and wo will
turn to somothlng brighter.
Two half-intoxloated young men.
residents of Chippewa ono morning
made some disturbance in ono of tho
hotels.
To got out of tho way for tho pres-
ent they then crossod tho rivor to
Tort Day. Thore they drank, wo
wero told, moro liquor and beeatno
very qunrrolsomo. Toward evening
they sot out to roturn, but instead ol
making a start from away up tho
stream they rashly pushed directly
into tho current and attempted ti)
make tho passage In n straight line.
It is barely possible they might
have succcodod in landing on the
Canadian sido away down by tho head
of Stroot's Island had not a groat
crowd of people, noticing their dan-
gorous position, assembled on tho
bank to watch their progress. The
poor follows, each pulling a pair of
sculls, had come more than half,way
across, anil wore now. as nearly as
wo could judge. only a low hundred
yards abovo tho edge of tho rapids,
whon, to our lnllnito dismay, thoy
suddenly turned back toward tho
Amorioan sltoro! Why. will never
bo known, but it was supposed Hint,
seeing the crowd on tho bank, tho
young men. in their maudlin condi-
tion. concoived tho idou that It had
gathered for the purpose of arresting
them for tho morning's fracas.
Whatovcr tho reason for their mad
move, it proved ti fatal one. Thoy
hud lost some distance In turning,
and had not got fifty yards on tho ro-
tor." course whon wo could soo that
they woro being carried rapidly down
stream. Now tho appalled and ut-
torly helpless spectators woro com-
pelled to witnoss u pitiabio sight in-
dood. The iraniinonco of thoir peril
seemed to havo sobered tho mon; mm'
so soon as they found thomsolvos bo-
ing swept broadside down, they
turned the bow of their boat straight
up-stream, meantime plying their
oars with dosporuto onorgy, in tho
forlorn hope of gaining on tho mighty
currontl
Among tho watching crowd on tho
shore were several women, and theso
broke into anguished cries ns thoy
saw tho lost men heroically battling
for life up to the last hopole9s mo-
ment
Tasslonatoly. for tho time bereft of
reason, thoy apponlod to ua to save
thorn, but wo could only groan in our
impotenco and await the end.
Tho poor boys did not cease to row
until their little c aft was on the curl-
ing brink of tho dread plungo. Then
both relinquished thoir oars, dropped
to thoir knees and covo oil thoir faces
with thoir hands. H.ief space had
thoy in which to pray; for now tho
boat was caught by tho writhing wall
of water, tossed high In air, while
the mon—Oh the horror of it! alt
wore whirled over and over nnd
swallowed up in those cruel depths
from which no human creature has
ever escaped alive. _
Now for a loss painful scene:
On a certain summer day a voting
woman, half-crazed by terror, rushed
along tho lower «t on; of Chippewa,
screaming: 'Oh. help! help! help!
My little Jimmy's away out on the
big rive-, andhe'llgo over tho falls!"
Instead of jumping at onco for bouts
tv number of men. as if doubting Mrs.
Armstrong's word, ran down to whore
a view of tho Niagara could be ob-
tained. and the:e. a lont on its sur-
face in an old boat saw Jimmy ap-
parently oujoying his ride, but being
gradually carried outward and down
stream.
It seems that tho little, five-year-
old fellow had been playing in a
small scow, tho bow of which rested
lightly on the beach, and had rocked
it free of its hold, to his groat dolight,
floated serenely away.
On the west bank of Welland river,
about 250 yards above its junction
with the Niagara, stood tho house
and shop of Jool Lyon% a stout
muscular shoomaker and a practical
oarsman. On hearing tho alarm
given, this man wasted no timo in
idle exclamations but ran at onao
to whore several boats wore moored
further up tho stream. Holocting ono
already provided with sculls ho
sprang Into It and was away at full
speed before most of tho onlookers
had collected their sensos.
Just at this moment 1 arrived upon
the scone and witnessed all that
afterward occurred.
Now thoio are two entrancos and
exits to and from tho Wolland; one,
bnown as the •vm*" being on the up-
por or wost side of an isolated bluff,
callod Hoft island, and tho other—tho
original channel—on the loner or oast
tide.
It was from out thin last named
Lyons, of co j took tne eaut
channel, but-tie rid quite IUU yard!
of slack wa er to row over before
striking tho larger rivor and when he
reached it tho liitlo m'ow with its pro-
cious freigh\ was at ir*&stth:it distance
from shore and much closer to the
rapids than even tin* b -'dost oarsman
would ordinarily dare Jo go.
So utterly de-?> • ?«* appeared the
chances
down Chippewa
spectators, among v.
Lyons with ono a •<• •
the gallant boatman
away his own life in
tompt. Hut tho forav
hoed to their cries. On
bosom of 11: v Niagnra h<
ho sped
• huidering
• in was Mrs
1 callod out tt>
not to throw
*«> mad an at-
fell w paid no
to tho broad
pa ti-d. and
was prosently Hying obliquely down
and across tho stream with tho speed
of a racing shell. His wife screamed
aloud in her agony of apprehension,
and to even the coolest among us it
seemed all too horribly certain that
wo should witnoss a doublo tragedy.
Moro and moro earnestly, without
a break or a skip, and with nover re-
laxing strength, tho experienced
sculler bent to his work, glancing
now and again over his shoulder at
tho precious prize ho had determined
to win—or die in losing.
To us. who. hardly daring to speak
or breathe watched tho foarful ven-
ture. its success appeared well nigh
impossible. Tho child could, perhnpa.
bo snatched from tho boat before
reaching tho rapids. Hut what then?
Nolthor ho nor his rescuer, we felt
convinced, could ever regain the
shore.
The tiny scow was now quite 600
yards from shore and. with gradually
accelerated motion. was drawing
frightfully near the rapids. But tiie
pursuing boat went four feet to its one
and was swiftly closing tho gap be-
twoon them. The innocent babo had
at last become alarmed, and a:? Lyons
drew near, he stretched his little arms
imploringly toward him. a sight
which drovo the women nearly fran-
tic and caused tears to roll do-vn
moro than one manly cheek.
•Oh. hush! hush! not a word nor
cheer yet " somo ono said in a chok-
ing whisper, as tho two boats came
together. ••The fight is still to win."
As he ranged alongside. Lyons
pulled in one oar. leaned over tho
gunwale caught up tho child and
lifted him into his own boat "Too
late! Oh, too lato!" shrieked his
CONFERENCE.
Friend* of tho Strip Hill Take Counsel
Together at Wanhington.
Washington,Jan. 10 .—An important
meeting was held yesterday over the
Cherokee strip bill. It was attended
by Benge and Hastings, the Cherokee
delegates, Crougressman Mansur, Del-
egate Ilarvey, Rynns and Wright, Rock
Island attorneys, Ledro Guthrie and J.
A. Blackburn of Oklahoma City, .folia
Hill and I). M. Hodge of the Creek
nation.
Representative Hoi man promised to
be present, but, owing to sickness, was
unable t< . He, however, had a long
talk with Mansur, who was directed to
communicate his views to the meeting.
The meeting was held in order to get
some expression from the Cherokee
delegates about what changes they
would permit to be made in the treaty.
They expressed themselves as unable
to recede from the intruder clause as
found in the treaty and they did not
think that the Cherokee council would
support them in permitting any change.
Some time was spent on this topic,
as this is regarded as one of the objec-
tionable features in the treaty, and
will cause considerable trouble in
congress. The delegates were re-
quested to confer with the Cherokees
and see if they will permit a change to
be made in this provision of the treaty.
Representative Mansur reported Hol-
man as sa ving that he would not ob-
ject to the bill if some way could be
agreed upon that would leave all the
money in the treasury; leave it there
for at least two years at interest in
favor of the Indians, in this way pre-
venting an immediate appropriation.
Or, he would agree to the plan of turn-
ing the monej' over to the Indians as
soon as it reaches the land office from
the settlers. He would prefer, however,
the plan of allowing all the money to
remain in the treasury and to draw in-
terest in favor of the Indians.
When Mansur had stated the Hol-
man scheme the Cherokee delegates ex-
pressed the opinion that they would
probably be able to comply with this
suggestion. They anticipated no diffi-
culty in the financial part of the ques-
tion. If the government would pay
them ft per cent on the amount due for
the strip they thought that would be
satisfactory to the Cherkee nation
They would proceed at once to get
an expression of opinion from their
people and be able to give a deti-
nite answer in a few days.
A determined effort is evinced by
those who are exclusively interested in
the strip bill to keep in the background
all statehood agitation. They insist
... . i, that the statehood question is of ana-
agonized wife. And. indeed so it litical nature and will prevent legisla-
seemod to each ono of us. • tion in the line of approving treaties
But tlion tho no bio fellow, cool as now before congress. The statehood
if there was no danger within a ' fellows are holding that the two mat-
thousand milos. roshipped his oar and 1 ters cannot be considered at this ses
did the only ono tiling which could B*?n without interfering with each
THIRTEEN CENTS A DAT.
HOW MANY PEOPLE IN NEW
ORLEANS LIVE CHEAPLY,
Usefulness of a Coin Which Is Purely Im-
aginary—Daily Expenses of a Typi-
cal Laborer—The Corner
Groceries.
SIZE OP THE UNIVERSE,
A Pretty Large Oil Concern WLoa,
Figures Aw Staggering.
To form some idea of the largneat
of this oarth, one may look upon the
landscape from the top of an ordinary
church stooplo and then bear in mind
that ono must view 900,000 similar
landscapes to got an approximately
correct view of tho size of the earth.
Place ,ri00 earths like ours sido by side;
pet .Saturn's outermost ring could
There is a truism peculiarly ap- _
pllcablo to Now Orleans that one-half ollf'|y inul^?0 .tholn" ,
, ... . , ., Three hundred thousand earth
tho world does not know how the ! ,. , , ,u„ „
,,,. Tv globes could bo stored inside tne sun,
other Uvea says tho Iimos-Democrat. ,, „
There is no half world in this city,
if hollow, if a human eye every
hour woro capable of looking upon a
fresh measure of world material 14.-
000 square kilometers large that eye
would need oo, 000 years to overlook
the surface of tho sun. To roach the
nearest fixed star ono must travel 33,-
000,000 kilometers, and if the veloc-
| ity woro equal to that of a cannon
however, as it is composed of so
many different nations. In its many
fractions tho poor Gorman does not
know how tho poor Italian manages
to get along, tho poor Frenchman
how the poor English, the poor negro
tho poor Chinaman.
1'overty has its following here , • - nnn u\
w bother of foreign or native born it would require ft 000.000 yearB
residents. In the native born comes i 'ra 113 '? ;l"c&
On a clear night an ordinary hu-
other. The opinion is expressed by
some that there is danger of a clash
and injury to both will be the result.
QUICK ACTION NECESSARY.
Conspiracy to Shut Off Chicago Water
.Supply Nipped in the Hint.
Chicago, Jan 10.—The calamity of a
water famine was narrowly escaped by
Chicago yesterday, and it wou.d have
been a famine which, in all probability,
would not have been relieved before
spring.
Captain McKee, who for thirteen
years has been keeper of the crib of
the Chicago pumping station, was
jerked out of his job so suddenly yes-
i J may now inform thoso terday morning that his head is hardly
who read it for the first time, that through buzzing yet.
offer a possible chance for lifo. Ha
did not vainly attempt to stem the
curront by rowing up-stream, nor
even directly toward the shore, but
turnod his bow quartering down, nnd.
pulling with nerves of stool and gianl
strength, shot with arrow speed di-
agonally athwart tho river's course,
and. in less than five minutos, landed
safoly at tho hoad of the channel
running botween Street's island and
tho mainland!
Then—why go on? No lang^s^e,
much less my poor pon. can adequate-
ly describe tho scene which followed.
This incidont is a matter of history,
I prosumo
reach the cataraat Itself, or would go pas.ago that tho child had floaUiil,
to piece, oo touching the rapids. ' and 4onao)uontly he wa* much nearer
Ai we thus (peculated, our Idle tho fall, than if he had emerged into
talk wmuddenly replaced by a go*- the Niagara from the cut.
tho royal humano society of Kngland
soon aftor son' to Mr. Lyons its gold
modal in recognition of Ilia daring
deed—how daring no ono unacquaint-
ed with tho scono can realize Ro-
mance.
Gladstone and the Priest.
What a diverting scono was that
whon a cortain witty Irish priest was
invltod to a breakfast by Mr. G ,
then in power, to meet a strange
gathering of "thinkers," advanced
and others, to whom, in his quiet, but
none tho loss effective stylo, he ad-
dressed his pleasant rallying*.
Of a sudden tho great man. says a
writer In tho Gentleman's Maga-
zine with one of thoso curious
turns to which ho is partial
amid all tho laughter became grave
and proternaturally solemn. 1 ower-
Ing his voice into conspiracy tones,
■is though big with somo corning
revelation, he said, mysteriously:
••What will you sa, to this Mr. F .
when 1 tell you that on my first visit
to Italy 1 saw on the door of tho
Church of St. Agnese; etc., a table of
indulgences, and actually saw written
up there a remission of 1000 years of
punishment on payment of out
franc?"
Kveryone bent forward to llsteiv
True, there was no apropos; but
hero tho divine was likely to be
•■cornered." With that intonsity of
tone which Is characteristic of the
eminont statesman ho went on. "Yes,
Kr. H 1 I saw it with my eves. A
thousand years for a single franc!
What do you say to that?'' • What
do 1 say?'' said tho paidro, gaily;
••why, I say it is dirt cheap! Whal
moro would you want for your
monoyP" Tho roar of laughter at
this unexpected sally may bo imag-
incd. Hut tho eomio contrast wai
tho face of tho great man. who etlll
continued solo'nn. For him it was
too serious a thing for .osting. H,
would havo liked to renew tho sub.
ject, but that was impossible.
Caime to lie Grateful.
•Thore is ono thing, doar madam,
about your charming little boy which
pleases mo particularly," said the
visitor, who had patiently submitted
to having his corns trampled upon
nnd his whlskors puliod out by young
hopeful.
••And that isP" smiled mamma.
"Dear mudatn—that ho Is not I
twin."
Commercial Item.
' 'Hello. Van. I hoar that you ar«
on the road now? Is that so?
"Yea I'm a full fledged tourisl
now."
••Do you like the businoss?"
"I.lke it? I'm ituck on it."
"What are you teUlng?"
■<ilue."
He was discharged by City Engineer
Clarke because of a report that the
men under McKee Intended to allow
the ice to accumulate around the in-
takes of the erib, so that the supply
would be shut off. and then they in-
tended to strike, demanding the re-
moval of McKee, who they claimed had
treated them badly.
The situation was one which ad-
mitted of no argument and McKee's
official head rolled into the basket as
soon as the condition of things became
known at the city hall. The strike, if
brought about, would have been most
disastrous. Intensely cold weather
would soon have formed a mass of ice,
calculated the engineers, that nothing
but dynamite or tho return of spring
could have removed.
An Inqtilrj Ordered.
Rome, Jan. 10.—The Vatican has
caused an inquiry to be inade into the
entente of the opposition to the Satolli
mission. The pope holds absolutely to
his policy that eceiesiastlcal affairs in
the United States shall develop them-
selves along moderate lines and in a
spirit of harmony with the institutions
of the United States. From official
sources the correspondent learns that
all the archbishops who took part in
the New York conference have affirmed
the fourteen scholastic proposals which
Monsignor Satolli placed before them
In the name of the pope.
Ohio Hirer Ice Gorge Itrokcn.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 10.—The im-
mense ice gorge which extended from
shore to shore and several miles in
length broke yesterday afternoon.
Several boats were sent to the bottom
of the river.
11. 11. Arts for Adjutant ti.i,«rnl.
Topkka, Kan., Jan.10.—II. H. Artz of
Garden City, the man who nominated
Lewelling, has been appointed by the
governor, adjutant general of the Kan-
sas military.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The flan Juan mining country is al-
ready overrun by thieves and thugs.
A disastrous fire was caused in Klk-
land, N. Y., by the explosion of a
lamp.
Breckcnrldge Jones has been ap-
pointed receiver of the Older of the
Iron Hall for Missouri.
Governor Stone says no appoint-
ments will be made until present com-
missions expire in Missouri.
The cotton bureau of the Farmers'
Alliance has issued a circular advising
planters to grow less cotton.
In an interview President Diaz of
Mexico, says the border troubles were
too insignificant to talk about.
The Duke of Veragua, a descendant
of Columbus, has announced that ho
will sail from Spain for this couutry
soon.
It hns been learned that the murder
of Miss Ayres at Ilrighton, Cul., was
committed by a ranch hand, who bent
her to death and then set fire to the
station.
a population of poor pooplo, compos-
ing every trade, who from di'Terent
causes are not wage earners in tho
strict sense, but dependent on capri-
cious fortune for their daily bread.
They aro the no'er do wells, tho im-
provident tho lazy washerwomen,
idling servants, hard drinkers, tho
aiclc and tho vast hordo filing into the
city from country and sea and the
aiany making up tho city population
who do not know how to do anything.
The growth of the corner grocery
in the past three years Is something
marvelous in New Orleans. Thoy
may spring up in tho night, mush-
room-like. in as unexpected places,
and apparently as little callod for.
appearing as useless as that fungi
sometimes does. To thomselvos
thore seems no prospect of trade in
the districts surrounding them, yet
they stay there nnd thrive. Woro
statistics attainable, the number of
new stores opened nil over the city
would ho very surprising.
In time theso little places enlarge,
and some roach respectable propor-
tions. Hero is whore tho impover-
ished obtains the smallest quantity at
Ihe smallest outlay. Nearly every-
thing is sold for a quartio.
The quartio is an imaginary coin
worth two and a half cents of goods.
It is .aid to bo a term remnant of tho
; man eye can discover about 1,000
stars in tho Northern Hemisphere
most of which send thoir light trom
! distances which wo cannot moasura
How largo they must bo! Round
j these 1,OU0 stars circle 50,000 other
j stars of various sizes, llesidoa single
stars, wo know of systems of stars
moving round ono another. Still we
are but a short way into space as yot!
Outside our limits of vision and
imagination thore are, no doubt, still
largo spaces.
The Milky Way holds probably at
least 1'0, ltfl.000 stars, and as each is
a sun. we presume it is encircled by
at least fifty planets. Counting up
these figures we arrive at the magni-
tude of 1, 000,9."i5. 000 stars. A thous-
and million of stars! Who can com-
prehend it? Still, this is only a part
of the universe. The modern tele-
scopes have d scoverod more and sim-
ilar milky ways still further away.
Wo know of some ti, 000 nebulae which
represent milky ways like ours. Let
us count-',000 of them as being of tho
si.eof our Milky Way, thou O JOxi'O,
191, 000—10.; 8-'. 000. 000 suns, or
'J, 019,100.000, 000 heavenly bodies.
Supposo thoso bodies parading before
our mental eye, ono per minute, it
would require !i, 840. 000 years to fin-
ish the march, in all of which timo
.Spanish dominion. The twenty-five I we wtJU'd have to look upon them
cent piece, or quarter, was one coin,
the quartillo. or half quarter (twolvo
and a half cents), another, and tho
ijuartie. (six and a quarter cents)
another. A quartie, then, properly
is six and a quarter cents. It is not
in circulation in New Orleans and if
it ever did circulate as a piece of
money, it has become a member of
2oin collections now. The nickel is
the small coin holding sway at pres-
int with tho poor.
Some enterprising grocers, recog-
Uzing the want of some small med-
hltf of money change, have had brass
<ags tho size of a nickel stamped
with tho numeral :JL Perhaps tho
initial of the issuer is also put on.
Theso tags aro not redeemable in
gash, but ono grocer frequently ac-
cepts the tag of another grocer, which
Is refunded eitn r in interchange of
tags or cash. The quartie, then of
lo-day is a brass check, representing
that a certain grocer will give goods
lor it Tho majority of shops how-
ever Insist that the whole five cents
bo expended. This rule also applies
to vegetable dealers in the markets,
who will divide onions, potatoes, and
the like for five cents.
It is unsatisfactory, for reasons
\plained, to tako ono man s expend-
iture against another as a basis of
what it should cost to livo. This con-
clusion was arrived at aftor several
inquiries and tho range of mount of
money made and expended found to
h so varying. Tho fnirost case pre-
sented was thai of a colored gurdenftr,
who worked at If 1.60 a day. Tbsre
s no consideration of tho Dumbep of
lays employed. nor the lev^s-.te
Jrought in by two daughter* one of
* ho in works nt $8 and the ol! r at $/
por month, nor o! tho mother who
lakes in washing. The man does not
ml at home, nor do either of the
laughters. They add slightly to tho
aro by broken bread and meats but
unceasingly.
Suppose a human being migrating
from globe to globe, und spending
fifty years on each, he would require
100, 9oo, 000,000 years for the round.
If he stayed only one hour he would
save much timo. but still neod 2;10.-
490.000 years for tho task. Yet
these nebul.i' are only a part of the
universe! Outside the nebula? limits
we know of other nebulae not resolv-
able into stars. They appear to be
primitive nebula-, pure, unused world-
stuff mattor for new creations. Somo
of them occupy a space as large as the
orbit of Uranus. Some are still
larger. Tho one in 'Orion" is esti-
mated to be -J, 200. 000, 000,000, 000
000 times larger than that of our
sun. Are we comine- to the
outermost limits ? Who dare
say yot? Wo are probably come to
our limits, llut the future with new
instruments and scientific devices
may push thoso limits so much further
out into space.
DmiMful ClmrlK lers.
"I wonder if tho inscription and
hieroglyphics on Cleopatra's needle
aro really becoming obliterated?"
"I believe so."
••How like New York officials the
obelisk is."
"In what respect'."'
• "Why both of them have lost their
characters."—Texas Sittings.
A Dangerous Vrtlele.
^ "I look upon a handsome bonnet as
a daDgerous thing," said Mr. (iood-
fntnsr.
• How is that?" asked a friend.
"1 bought my dnughtar tho hand-
somest lonnot I could find in town a
shcrt timo ago. and it has not only
turned her hoad. but it turns tho head
of evertf other woman who walks past
it."
Angelina
Dlplom til,-.
You danced
i consideration of the food purchased ] Priscilia and only once with me !
tnd consumed shows vigorous appo-
lites. The family is composed of the
nother and four children aped l-e-
ipeotively nine, seven, live and four
rears. Tho house rented has three
rooms and yard.
1 or a breakfast, a quartie of ground
soffeo gives two cups, a half quartio
furnishes sugar, a quartie buys a half
loaf of bread, and o cents gives a hal'
pound of salt meat; makln/ • tntn[ 0f
111 cents.
For dinnor. fresh meat. 10 cents;
t>no i>ound of beans It cents; three
pounds o( rica 10 cents; ono quart of j
Uallfornia wine, 10 cents; ono loaf of j
bread. 5 cents; charcoal for cooking
tiiKdwin -Well, it takes quantity,
you know, to make up for quality.
A LAUGHING CHORUS.
Footpad—1 want your watch. Chol-
ly—I—1—I haven't a—any—w—with
me. Footpad—Oh, I knew that.
Gimme the ticket.
Customer—Why, now you actually
declare that this vase is .1,000 years
old. 1 once heard you say it was 2,000.
Dealer—Hum! that must have been a
long while ago.
-'You should take more exercise,"
said the doctor. "More exercise!"
exclaimed the patient" "Perhaps
breakfast and dinnor. 10 cents; houso >'°u are not aware that I belong to an
rent per day. atfl.AO per month of
thirty dnys, 5 coats, amounting to 85
conta making the cost of the day GOj
cents for five people, or 13. cents each.
To the ingenious a further reduo-
Uon can be mado upon theso items.
club and the Episcopal
athletic
church."
Ilcrr A—, at a large party, to H—,
who had treated him disrespectfully—
Sir. I propose to tend you for a week a
book on the manners and customs of
luch as wine, which costs twice as j polite society! Herri!—Very pleased
much as house rent and less quantity | I'm sure: but can you really spare it
that length of time?
\ isitor—What bright eyes you have,
my little man. You got plenty ot
sleep, 1 presume? Little Man—Yes'ra.
Mamma makes me go to bed every
night at 8 o'clock. Visitor—So you
wWl keep healthy? Little Man—No'm.
So she can mend ray pants.
"I hain't goin' to try that rule about
eountio' twenty when you aro mad
any mora,'' said Willie to his mother.
"And why not ray son?" "llecauso
Simmy Bobbs threw a stone at mo to-
day, an' kefore I got to fifteen he fan
away an' 1 couldn't lick him."
Mine Traplno—You told mo, sir,
that all I bad to do was to leave the
tablecloth outsldo during the night
and the fruit stains would disap-
pear. Voll, l did so last night.
"Ah! tliec the stains—" "No! it wm
the tiblec'oth that disappeared!"
of over one pound to each indtvidux-l
of meat brend. rica and honns. Tim
lalt meat furnishes cooking grease,
and 6 nnd 10 cent purchases can b
mado intJ varying theso articles tai
aieats.
The Ladder ot 1 reierinent.
"irst Lawyer— "Young Black9tone
hns political aspirations, fcasn't ho?"
Second Lawyer—"Why do yoru
think so?"
Urst Lawyer—"I notice ho ctiUi
all tho bar-keopors? by their flr t
oamea." —N. Y. Wcokly.
Not Intimate.
"Do you know Colonel Blonder?"
Isked a gentleman of an Ausfln
darkey.
••I don't know Kunnol Blonder Y,j
lama sail; 1 only knows him by sight.
I merely has a passlu' acquaintance
■Id htm." — Touts Siftlngs.
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