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WASHINGTON SITUATION.
JTJDOB PARKER'S BXTItAOnDI-
NARY STATEMENTS.
Dawos Commission in Favor or
Iho Jonoo Allotmont bill But do
not Favor tho Borry Territorial
Bill.
IVahiiixqton I). O Jen. 12
Sinco my arrival liuro four days
fBCO I IIIIVO oeiMl Ki-iv iinuy uuejy
amng up tlio sliimtion nnd log
foiling Willi lliiico who nrn in n
tioeition to do u good lugUlntlvc
ly. The nitHsiigo of a bill or liille
nflfcling the general or particular
pbnRt'H of thu Indinn Territory
question reeiiis to bo but n matter
of parliamentary routine. The
pontimciit ol congress U with us.
That fact i conceded by our
opponents. Captain Standley the
Clioctuws' ctrongest representutivu
Jiore. admitted to mo that this is
At. Olhur Indian delegates have
ycpri't'i'od to me tho vnmu opinion.
Hut can wo ml our urist tnrouch
iho concropslonnl mill? I auxwer
frankly possibly yes; probably
no. If the term was a loni one I
would bo willing to gamble that
wo could. Hut conurcss adjourns
March 4th and no committee of
cither homo has yet reported any-
thing wo want except tho Teller
'il judiciary bill. That measure in-
'3 ...Lnllnlll mill II n U H 1 1 of tl fl fr V llinlll.ll
JIIJCIIIItllWHIIII IHICUIIUtllvl'ilJ ..aw. .Q"
it be will do for beggars who are
not choosers. But it is in danger
of striking n snng in tho nlmpo of
a complete jurisdiction amend-
ment when tho house take it in
hand. Tho defeated munitions ol
certain towns pulling for court
idtcAjind the zeal of certain con-
gressmen to givo us judicial homo
rulo may rrnult as suggested. I
fear that such a contingency is in-
evitable. The opposition of Cut-
borflon and his following would
then bo likely to kill it.
The Indians are here in unusual'
force and are merely begging for
more timo. They protect that
their opposition to the proposed
I'hnngc arisen not from their uu-
tvillingueM to accept it but from
their not being yet ready to db so.
Of course the committees take this
with a larco chunk of salt. The
Cherokccs have to swallow
skinned whiskered aboriginee with
tli em to niako the poor I.o grand
etand play. This lellow got oil
Iuh gibberish through f an inter-
pret jr. Thursday at a joint meet-
jug of the committee on judiciary
ami torritoriiH JT" pin up the
usual "grass growsand water runs"
rot and gesticulated as though the
haute iviH on fire. At tlm hotel
lie articulates tho queen's English
on the sly and in spite ol himtclf
At tho same meeting Preacher
Diinciii.n Cherokee delecato whose
patriarchal beard -is white as tho
Jleece of an Angoiaguat and does
not oiler a ureiit contrast in point
-at color to bis face occupied near
ly an hour in making diEcrouitauie
reflections upon tho D.iwes com-
mission and attempting to show
that their report Is made up ot ex
Iiorte nnu uiimn-iwiuiiiy t.vu.um.u.
Io took a roundabout and polite
method of declaring that they had
lied on the poorvilndian unwit-
tingly of course. They had been
led astray by wicked boomers.
Preacher Duncan mixed a whole
lot of theology with his defenso
which was written and something
in the naturo of a sorinon. Ho
pulled nil tho stretch out of the
Christian sentimentality rubber
and declared that tho Cherokees
trusted congress next to their God.
tt.. ii-nu nriii.wl with tlin treaty
breantploto and the gospel shield
both of which ore ai much protec-
tion in this b'iut as Don Quixoto's
.. . ..I l.n.. .l inn it nml fill fitlfl
JIKBlUUUillU 1IIUII liiiu .ill ....... .
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l'ho upii.inince of Judgo I'ur-
ker of tho Ft. Smith court at tho
meeting abovo referred to in the
role ol an obstructionist ol pend.
ing Indian Territory legislation is
significant. The eminent Arkan-
saw iurist-sunorlalively eminent
by reason of his record as a ju-
dicial hangman and his recent act
of overruling the U. S. supremo
court made somo extraordinary
fctatemenls in contradiction of tho
official report of the Dawes com-'
mission. lie denied that that
country needed any legislation of
nny kind. He tried to make it ap-
pear that tho ptoplo wiio clamor
lor complete jurisdiction are those
who aro in leal of getting bunged
by lils court and that at 1'aris. Ho
Asserted that thoso foreign courts
aro covenicnt and entirely ado
quato to administer justicp. Their
removal to tho territory would be
a crime against the faw-abidingJ
whites (of whom thero woro some)
as well. Hu said that tho whitcB
constituto tho criminal class; that
the Indians ore as freo Irom crime
as the average community in the
Mates; that their governuinntH oro
well administered and their peo-
ple satisfied; Unit in short they
Hhould be let a duo. Ho mado a
uood impression on Chairman
vL'ulberson.
I'urrcm 01 uKiaiiouin uuu nun.
i;hroy and mysell ol tho Chicka.
J-aw country mado a talk beforo
Iho liouigii committco on territories
(Ids morning (Saturday.) Tho
hill undor consideration was one
introduced a day or two since by
Wlioalcr in tho house ad Mar-
tin in tho Honnto. providing for
etalehnod for Oklahoma under the
Chickasaw annexation proposition.
This measuro straightens tho oast
lino of Oklahoma and extends it
through ho Chickasaw nation to
Jted river incorporating four-fifths
of thp jotter eeotlon with tho form-
or lorritory and providing an en
abling act tor tiie admission ol mo
consolidated area into tho union of
talis. It temporarily loaves tho
Indians undisturbed in their au
tonomy and land holdings. I
favor the bill only as an oxpedient
and entering wedge. It does not
go far enough oh I told the com-
mittee. This back door way of
sneaking in on tho ground floor is
not to my liking. What wo want
is a settlement of tho land question
lilies to our homes ai tho snmo
time if possible. Of course this
meosuro gives tn local self-govern
meiil with homo courts a common
school system etc. and takes us
from undor Indian governmental
regulation. If Oklahoma can stand
it we should liaveno kick coming as
regards taxation.
Tho Dawes commisiun is not
inclined to dabblo in legislation.
They consider their duty discharg-
ed through their report to congress
and the secretary of tho interior
takes that view of it. They will
onlv appear beforo the commitloes
upon summons to answer questions
and innko no suggestions. Person-
ally thoy are in lavor of the pass-
age of llio Jones allotment bill the
bill to survey tho fivo tribes coun-
try and tho Maddox judicial bill
whicli divests tlio l' i. oiniiu aim
Paris courts of their territory juris-
diction This is as far ns they go.
Thov aro not inclined to endorse
the 'Horrv bill to lorrltorializo the
fivo nations or tho other bills of
that nature. Thoy want the- land
question adjuslcd as a precedent
to a change of government and
think our people can get along in
the meantime with judicial home
rulos. They doubtlpxB represent
the administration in this vieiv.
The president attorney goneral
and secretary of the interior oro
very earnestly in favor of complete
jurisdiction lor our home couits.
The Maddox bill is an ndministra
linn mpasuro and it will be at-
tempted to substitute it for the
Teller bill. The nttornoy general
is making a grent roar about tho
enormous expense ol tho dual
court jurisdiction.
I had a talk with Senator Dawes
about townsites in tho prcsenco of
tho other members of tho commis-
sion Wednesday. Ho said ho was
in entire accord with Messrs. Kidd
and McKcnnon on that and all
other questions with which their
ollico Una to ileal ami mai ine
speeches of thoso gentlemen at
Ardmoro rellectcd ins seniimenis.
I prasscd him to details and he de
clared his belief that tho white
properly holders should bo allowed
lo purchase their lots without con-
sidering tlio unearned increment
or enhancement in value by rearon
of improvement''. JJiat would
mako tho cost nominal and meet
all reasonable expectations. He
favored tho awarding of the lots by
towifi'o boards to bona fide claim
ants at their raw valuation giving
eaty terms of payment tho money
thus derived to bo pro rated to the
Indians by tho United States.
As lo tho agricultural lease-
holders of the Chickasaw country
thev can rest assured that congress
will pass no law inimiral to their
interests through a misapprehen
sion or ignorance of their status. 1
will certainly do everything in my
powor to see that they recoivo
proper recognition in pending leg
lslation as regards their equities
under allotment ond I know every
whito delegate from tho Indian
Territory will do likewise. It is
hnrd fpr mo to believe tbut this
great government would wrong its
pioneer settlers. the men who havo
extended its empire to the Golden
Gates.
..
Captain McKonnon lefl for the
territory last night. I learn that
an inspector has been sent by the
department of justico to investi-
gate Marshal McAlester.
Well I havo much mnro to write
about but it is late and I havo no
.1 l a i il.:. U'ill
iioiu even in rcnu iiuo uvui. n
try and mrnish tho State Herald
with a regular weekly lotter dur-
ing my sojourn here. With re-
gards to all my friends I remain
Sincerely
It V.McAAM.
Notloo to tbo Delaware Trlbo of
Indiana
lly virtuo of instructions direct-
d to mo by tho Hon. D.M.Hrown-
ing commissioner of Indian af-
lairs I hereby call a council of tho
Delawares to convuno at Nowata
I. T. on Piiday the 1st. day of
February 1805 to select five (C)of
tho most reliablu business man
of the tribe as a coinmilto who
aro to be selected with my advico
and consent to perform thu duties
heretofore imposed upon tho chief
oi saiu moo. ji any oi mu u- -Bonn
originally seloctcd should bop
proper to decline tho council may
submit the names of at least two
(2) other members of the tribe to
act as mombers of said committee
or to fill such vacancies. Tho of-
Hi... nf il.l.if i.f tin Ilnliiiviirin la
JIII.U l blllbl l IIW . .
fabolished At tho council hero
I 11 ...1 T .!..! !.! ll r... I !... .f
caneu i ucniru iiinv nu ini;nuno u
thu Delawares shall bo represent-
ed and that everything bo done
with the utmost fairness and I
slncorely trust tho proceedings
will redound to the benefit of the
Delaware trlbo individually and
collectively. Very respectfully
D. M. Wupom
U. 8. Indian Agent.
I( Judgo 1'arkor's court is ahol-
(shod tlio question will arlso
"what will bo douo with tho ex-
deputy marshals." Tho intruders
are nowhero compared with them.
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.
Tho Ilrooklyn (N. Y.) board of nl-
dermen lins adopted a resolution pro-
hibiting tho uso of nil open trolley or
horfco enrs from September 30 to ainy 1.
Tho Southwestern Telegraph
Telephone Co. Is rapidly proceeding
with its work of connecting all tho tur-
gor cities of Texas by wire and afford-
ing a telephone system which will at
onco bo extcnslvo and comprehensive.
It is stated that the I'arls-Lyons
and Mediterranean railway Is now
building sixty electric locomotives
ench capablo of drawing eight hundred
tons nt a speed of fifteen miles per
hour and nlso electric locomotives
"the motor of which Is mounted on tho
rolling stock."
Telephone extension in Kansas Is
said to bo rapidly progressing. Edger-
qn Gardner and WcllsvlUo have just
been equipped with ofllccs connecting
them on tho metallic circuit between
Olatha and Ottawa. Tho Mlbsourl A
Kansas Telephone Co. Is pushing
strongly out in Its territory.
It Is reported that tho Pennsyl-
vania railroad haB abandoned Its pro-
jected lino from Ocrmantown l'a. to
tho Trenton cut off owing to tho
buildfng of a trolley lino covering Ui
sarao territory. Tho electric railway
is rapidly becoming an Important com-
petitor of steam railroads in connection
with local trafllc.
Tho withdrawal of tho Consolidat-
ed company of local passenger trains
nt tho upper end of tho Jforthnmpton
division and between Watcrbury and
Xaugatuck on the Xaugatuclc division
Is said to bo tho precursor of other
similar changes that will coma as tho
rapid construction of electric roads
goos on In Connecticut.
Tho Mutual Automatic Tclephono
Co. hns applied to tho board of high-
way supervisors of Philadelphia for
permission to lay telephone conduits
In nearly all important streets in the
city. An ordinance granting this com-
pany tho prlvllcgo of laying con-
duits and maintaining a tclephono
scrvlcp It) tho city was approved by tho
mayor.
It Is stntod that a system Is being
tried In Germany In which such sub-
stances as starch dextrine and gum
are bleached by ozone generated elcct-
trlcally In a rcceptnclo in which a si-
lent discharge takes place the gas be-
ing blown Into the liquid through very
fine apertures or else tho liquids arc
(sprayed into a chamber filled with
ozone. Their market value Is said to
bo greatly Increased thereby
. Tlio uocuy .Mounmn fiewsox lien;
vcr Col. says that tho Installation of
tho Colorado stato normal school of
mines of tho most complcto electrical
plant In tho western portion of tho
country tho very valuable experiments
In San Miguel county and the proposed
transmission of electrical power from
Clear Creek In Jefferson county to tho
mines nnd mills In Black Hawk and
Central all point to the extensive use
of electricity In mining tq say pqthlng;
of this agent in tho treatment of ores.
IN3EOT VISION.
The I'rolmtillltlr in to What Thrjr On
Sre With Tlirlr SlritilRe V.jr.
Two theoi i of Insect vision are ex-
tantthe older one that each lens
forms a sepnrnto eye nnd the more re-
cent one that insects tec as In u mo-
saic each lens forming part of tho
total picture. The old vlev is supr
ported by tho experiment of placing a
thin slico of an eye under thu micro-
scope when tho Imago of any object
reflected from tho mirror is seen to bo
transmitted through each of tho hex-
agonal lenses. A rough raqdpl of at
Insect's cyo may bo mado by taking a
glass shado of tho form of a half
sphere say about sixteen inches In di-
ameter. Place tho cyo at tho center of
the globe aud paint on its surface tho
picture of tho outer worm ns seen
through It. If this painting bo divided
into squares bj lines scratched nt in-
tervals of one-eighth Inch there will
bo twenty-five thousand six hundred of
thefn nnd tho proportions arc roughly
thoso found In the eyo of a arngou lly.
If now Instead of tho details of tlio
picture on each square n dab of color
bo placed upon It corresponding to tho
general tone the effect of the whole
will pretty nearly agree with that of
tho original painting. It Is probably
this Indistinct vision that Insects ac-
tually possess. Mathematically It may
bo shown that to obtain anything Uko
such perfect vision as human belug
enjoy an cyo constructed on tho com-
pound typo would havo to bo of most
Impracticable size. In our eyes tho
roys of light passing through a sluglo
lens form an imagp ou tho concave
rotlna. Tho retina Is built up of tho
sensltlvo terminations of tho optia
nerve forming a Kind oi tossciaicu
pavement with Jhlrty-slx million
squares to tho square inch. If our lens
wcro of perfect shape and tho pupil
wldo enough the size of things which
might bo wen as distinct objects would
bo limited by tho uistanco of the ncrvo
endings In tho rotlna from one anoth
er. In order that two points may ap-
pear scparato to tho cyo they must sub-
tend an anglo of about ouo minute of
arct that U for- Instance that lino lines
ruled onc-tweniloth of an Inch apart
can Iks made out to bo separate at a dis
tance of four yards lleyond this tho
whole surface has a uniform gray tint.
Calculations clearly show that in-
sects can not sco nearly as well as this
and their behavior to distant qbji'cU
favors this opinion. Hut their eyes
have this advantage namely that
thero is practically nc limit to the
nearness of objects they can examine.
Tho details of their own antonmo prob-
ably appear plainer to themselves than
to us but objects at tho distance of a
foot appear to them with about tho
tame minuteness of dotall as would bo
attained If thoy wcro mndo of rather
coarse wool work. Iloyond this tho
lhades of light nnd dnrk aro evident to
them but outlines must bo blurred nnd
lost. North Ilrltlsh Advertiser.
lluftktn listed ClirjuHtitlieiiiuuit.
Mr Uuskin was asked It he did not
admlro chrysanthemums In thu quad
Now ho liked nothing abnormal or
lrllflclnl and ho regarded tho produc-
tion of chrysanthemums as an uuliub
lowed attempt to grow flowers at a Ma-
ion when naturo meant that thoro
thould bo no flowers and so tho start-
ling answer came: "I hato chrysanthe-
mums." Westminster Gazette.
Cjnlral.
An Arabian proverb put In tho form
3f a dialogue reflects tho cynicism of
Arab wit. It runs thus:
"Yes he's Indicted but he'll never
be convletcd."
"Why not?"
''Nobody to testify against him"
"Why not?"
"Hccaubo ho hasn't any frloadsl"
youth's Companion.
MYSTERIOUS 80UMD3.
riienomena In Natnri Which II r IImh
(lenrrallr 1!pllnrt. I
Mysterious sounds nnl.vs heard In
tho dead of the night walrd disturb-
ances that stnrtlj and bewilder tho
Ustonor havo o tendency to disturb
ono's norvei necompinled with oold
chills and stealthy glaneqs cast Into
dark nnd gruosomo corners.
Thcso superstitious dreads and fan-
cies aro confined to no one class as re-
gards Intelligence and even Julius
Crosar's shuddered nt tho crowing of a
cock; the poet lleattlo suffered keenly
from tho snmo cause and Kant the
great German philosopher abandoned
a pleasant homo because ho could not
bear tho shrill notes of a neighbor's
chanticleer. Wallenstcln though ac-
customed to tho thunder of nrtlllery
and din of arms could not enduro at
homo tho barking of dogs nor even tho
clatter of tho largo spurs then In fash-
Ion. Of strango sounds existing concern
ing which no satisfactory explanation
has over been given one of tho most
remarkable has long been known as
"the guns of Ilnrrlsnul." Tho delta
of tho Gangos Is known In natlvo dia-
lect as tho Sundcrbunds and Is a vast
lururlant Jungle of marshy vcgotatlon.
One of tho stations Is named liar-
rlsaul. Prom hero In tho rainy sea;
son have long been heard mysterious
sounds resembling the discharge of!
artillery and therefore popularly
named "tho guns of Harrlsaul." Only
heard In tho rainy season and from tho
southward thoy have been heard 100
miles off. Hindoo superstitions have as-
sociated the sounds with their religious
traditions.
Tho "drummer of Tcdworth's" phan-
tom's sound havo been described ly
Aubrey and pcoplo living In tho vicin-
ity ot a recent date have heard the
weird tap of tho Invisible drummor.
Many a mysterious rumbling has
been attributed to distant cannonad-
ing hoard over wide stretches of sea
and land. Tho evening gun at Ply-
mouth England has been heard sixty
miles off. The booming of great guns
ljns been heard fron Messina to Syra-
cuse from Genoa to Leghorn a dls-
tanco of nearly 100 miles.
Tho cannonading at Waterloo was
heard 103 mllos away and the roar ot
Gens. Meade and Leo's -guns at Gettys-
burg was heard 130 miles distant. Hut
If for guns wo substitute tho mightiest
sounds ot nature great volcanic erup-
tions such as that at Sumbawa Island
ond the Eastern Archipelago tho rum-
ble and roar of that scene of desolation
yyasbcard 000 tqllos away
Tho singular sounds proceeding from
masses of stono havo been generally
satisfactorily accounted for. Humboldt
describes a glgantla mountain In tho
Orinoco region as "ono-of those from
whloh travelers hovo heard toward
sunset subterranean sounds resembling
those of an organ. The sound Is only
heard when a person lies down on the
rock with his car closo to tho surface."
Neqr Tor In Arabia Is a mountain
whtah glvos fqrth a curious sound. The
native legond concerning tt runs as fol-
Iowa .Vn-efiiuf taionl' In tulincu
lously preserved under ground and tho
sound occasionally heard Is produced
by tho nakona a long metallic bar
suspended horizontally which a priest
strikes with a hammer to summon the
brethren to prayers.
Musical sands have attracted much
attention from tho curious circum-
stances no loss than tho beauty ot their
tinkling notes. These sands arc found
In occasional patches along tho sea
shores of which thero aro said to bo
forty-soven In the United States and
many others In different parts of the
world. Musical sand hills are found In
somo of the deserts. At Studland Kay
England there Is a patch a few hun
dred feet square that gives out a clear
ringing noto musical as tho tones of a
bugle. It Is a singular circumstance
that these sands aro In patches In the
midst of large stretches of the samo
kind apparently which aro entirely
non-muslcab When one walks across
thcso sands tho tread of the foot causes
friction among tho grains millions in
number and this friction causes a sing-
ing on tho amo principle that a finger
bowl responds to tho rubbing of a
moistened Anger.
On the flanks ot Mt. Sinnl thero is a
sand hill of similar kind where the
downpourlng of tho sand causes n
sweat tinkling music which the Ilcd-
oulns disregarding the truo source
nttrlbuto to a wooden gong struck nt
the ttmo of prayers by tho monks In
tholr underground retreat. Out of S00
specimens of sand from different parts
ot the world while musical sand
seemed to be comparatively common
only two samples of squeaking sand
werti found to havo been taken from
thlsoountry. They were procured from
so-called boiling springs. Ono was In
Malno and the other In Kansas. A very
small quantity of squeaking sand
pressed between the thumb and foro-
tlngcr produced when wet a peculiar
shrill squeak a phenomenon which
finds Its explanation In friction.
Tho writer was onco passing through
tho depths of a vast forest ot Ilraztl In
company with a number of gentlemen.
Suddenly there pealed from the depths
of tho wild jungle tho dlstlnot rcson'
ant sound of a bell. The effect was
startling It being an assured fact that
no habitation existed in that region
but a natlvo quickly dispelled tho Illu-
sion and sentiments ot astonishment
excited among tho pnrty by darting
Into the tangled depths ot the mighty
forest returning shortly with a feath-
ered denizen of tho llraztllan wild
which ho had transfjxod with an ar-
row. It proved to bo iho bell bird
which until its discovery had been
the causo of many a weird and strango
story
Thero are however somo mysterious
sounds which will not admit ot so sat-
isfactory an explanation as rendered
by the boll bird. Thoro Is the wild
strain of uncanny music which has
been heard on board many a ship and
can be vouched for by hundreds of sea
men mado manifest within a circle ot
a Mozambique cyclone.
The singular tones and gradations
coupled with the wild menacing ap-
pearance of the weather Is sufficient
to strlko awo and superstitious dread
to the heart ot the average sailor.
Philadelphia Times.
Cash Terms.
A You havo called mo a swlndlor
and I am not Rolug to stand It I shall
go to law and make you smart for It.
II All right.
"You will havo to pay a fine of nt
least titty dollars."
"You aro quite nt liberty to take any
course you think proper."
"Look hern to-morrow I have a pay-
ment to make; It you will settle up at
once I will allow you 5 per cont Oflfl"
iluraorbtUcho lllatUr.
SAY! DO YOU WEAR PANTS?
OF COURSE YOU DO! And of course you arc in need of a pair of them (cvery-day or go-to-mcetin
breeches); at this season of the ycrv most everybody does young or old. Bound to have a pair of pants to fin-
ish the wear of your old coat and vest tilTthe roses bloom again. Now then let us remind you that we have over
400 pairs of pants in our house that are bound to be sold in the next two or three weeks and if the prices that we
give below will rriQVC thoni they will surely be sold in that length of time for we don't want to carry any of them
over till next season. We are not in the habit of carrying stock from one season to another waiting for high
prices. We always loilow tne principle or quick sales and small prohts. Uast your eye over tlicsc tew prices
and then drop in and sec them.
YoU Never Heard of 8UGh Prices!
Men's working pants former price QQr
$1.25 now go at (JUL
Men's pants Qf good heavy weight cM HA
former price $2 now go at H5 1 -.
YoU fever Will Hear of SUch Prices!
S6.00 and $7.00 pants go in this sale at $4.95 and many odd pants out of broken suits of this season's trade
will surely be closed out regardless of their merit or value. Now is your time to get a pair of pants at the low-
est possible price. Come and see for yourself.
THE TVTODBUB
f
Clotliing Boot and Slioe House.
S. Wimor Prop'r. Leaders of Low Prices. New brick 2nd door East.
SCENES IN A SHOT TOWER.
How llutltU Are Made and Wlier Thrf
Come From.
There Is an old legend of how It
was first discovered that melted lead
dropped from a height Into water bo-
camo bullets. Tho story goes that tho
discovery was mado a long time ago by
the garrison of an ancient castle who
found it necessary to placo a grating at
an embrasure In tho wall. While pour-
ing tho lead Into the holes which held
tho grating fast to the stone work some
of tho metal escaped and fell Into the
water of the moat beneath. The next
day while somo of tho guards were
walking along tho moat thoy noticed
the bright and shining objects at the
bottom. Fishing them out of the water
they wcro surprised to find that the
drops of lead had been turned to bul-
lets. Where the castla was or tho
name of the discoverer of this method
of shot-making remains In obscurity
Thero are two large establishments
In New York where shot is manufao- I
turcd not a few nt a time but where
tons and tons ot pig lead aro turned
into the little balls of lead which work
such havoc among tho game of plain
and woodland and upon the battlefield.
Thcso quoer factories are known as
shot towers and resemble gr"a.t tall
chimneys rising one hundred and fifty
to two hundred feet In air. The only j
uu.cn.-uu: uuc can see irom wio ouisiuo
Is the small windows with which the
wall Is dotted up to the top which is
surmounted by a conical -shaped cap not
at all like tho coping stono of a factory
chlmnoy All day long from the sum-
mit of this cap thero Issues a tiny
stream ot smoke which makes It ro-
somble the crater of some dormant vol-
cano. On entering tho structure ono
sees on cvory sido huge piles of pig
lead. In one corner Is a small but
powerful elevator of the simplest con-
struction for It Is just two platforms
one six feet abovo the other and about
four by two feet In measurement.
Standing on one of tho platforms and
taking hold ot the cablo to keep from
knocking against tho grimy brick
walls tho elevator starts. It Is like
entering a coal mine only one ascends
Instead of descending. Presently there
Is an opening In the wall and one sees
what appears to bo a shower descend
ing through the hole In the center of
the tower. So It Is a shower of shot
falling from a height ot one hundred
and fifty feet Into the water below.
All the way up nt each landing ono can
look at tho steady dqwnpour. When
the landing at which tho men are at
work Is reached It presents a novel
sight.
n To one side thero Is tho furnaco with
the great melting pot from which tho
melted lead Is carried down by a plpo
to oi) iron colander which Is fitted in a
framework just ovor the center of tho
drop hole. Tho holes in this colander
vary from l-SO to 1-300 of an Inch In
diameter. A peculiar fact is that the
shot dropped from a colander will not
pass through tho holo In It as the shot
bwoII when cooling. ' If lead alono were
used to inako the shot tho pieces fall-
ing In tho water would not bo round
but would take an elongated shape
something Uko a grain of oats. Arsenlo
Is there f oro mixed with the lead and
tho chemical properties aro such that
tho metal takes a truo globule form.
At the melting platform there are hut
two men at work. Ono attends to the
dropping colander and sees to tt that
tho colander Is always kept filled with
tho liquid metal. lie does this by turn-
ing a valve on the plpo which carries
the metal from tho melting pot He
also Is constantly employed In skim-
ming tho dross from the surface of the
man In the colander Btld hlm ta a
wheel around which runs an endless
wins to which a small cup Is attached.
This cup runs down Into the water into
which the shot Is continually dropping.
When the operator wishes a sample he
sends tho cup down and it brings up
somo of the shot. This is so ho can tell
how tho metal is running. The other
man looks after tho furnaco and keeps
putting the pigs of lead and arsenical
metal Into the melting pot.
The larger sizes of shot are dropped
from the greatest height beciuse it
takes the larger masi of metal longer
to cool before entering the water than
it does a small amount. The well of
water at tho bottom of the drop holo is
bubbling and seething like the water
under the great falls of Niagara. This
well would soon become filled were It
not that an endless chain to which aro
attached small cups aro dipping the
shot out all the time depositing It on
a belt of webbing upon which it dries
off and passes to tho machine which
separates tho Imperfectly formed from
the perfect shot. This apparatus Is a
series of Inclined boards over which
the shot roll. The perfect shot will
roll straight down the center of th
board while tho Imperfect run oft to
one Bide. At tho bottom ot the board
there Is it little hurdle. Perfect shot
will jump thl.-. but the Imperfect fall
' into receptacles to ono side. Tho little
baljg of
lead then pass to the sorting
machine which is a series of metal
barrel sieves each barrel having tho
slzo hole for tho different sizes of shot.
From hero they pass to the polishing
machine a tumbling barrel In which
Is a quantity of plumbago. This rounds
tho shot oft nnd turns them out smooth
and glossy. In tho packing room thero
Is an automatic machine which weighs
out twenty-five pounds of shot and de
posits it in canvas bags which the
operator passes under an upright sew-
ing machine nnd thoy nro then ready
for shipment.
lluckshat cannot be made by drop
ping but have to bo molded by hand.
Thoy are made about ono hundred at a
time after which they pass through
tho same process as the smaller sizes.
The dropping shot in tho tower looks
more Uko n stream from a shower bath
than anything else but It would prove
a very bad ono for a boy or man to
stand under. Tho imperfect shot and
dross are melted over again and tho
process ot dropping tho liquid metal
from the iron colanders Is kept going
on day after day. Somo ot the little
bullets no doubt find their way Into
boys' pockets to be used in bean flip-
pers and crotchets with which some of
them aro famous shots. N. Y. Re-
corder A Deadly Mqihrooni
Suburban woodlands produce the
deadly amaulta mushroom mado fa-
mous by Hamilton (llbson. It is one
of tho moat beautiful of tho mushroom
family belnrx nearly puro white in
color straight and sturdy of stem and
with tk glossy whito cap of perfect
form. It is tahlly distinguished from
other mushrooms oy Its cup at the base
ot the stem and tbo veil a little be-
neath the cap. A person unacquainted
with Us highly poisonous character
might easily mistake. It for a peculiarly
wholesome mushroom. Chicago Jour-
nal. Nothing In truth has such a ten-
dency to weaken not only tho power
of Invention but tho Intellectual pow-
ers In general as a habit ot extensive
nnd various readings without ro flec-
tion. The activity and force of mind
sro gradually Impaired In consequonee
of iltsuso: ocd. not Infrequently oil
our iriuplple-. t.ii.l cp n on coroo to be
)r . .i 'Up nfl'.t" u- ' Or''dtv rrM
-' '" ' ''-1 Mean
In... I
Fancy worsteds over 50 styles old ct 1 AQ
price $4 4.50 and $5 all go a. . ? s .T'O.
Men's all wool pants made stylish 1 QO
choice of pat. old price $3.0 now -O.
J. ETJGEITE XXAX.X.
Jotqi'y l9q"blic.
Careful attentinn given In drawing
nporaail taking arknowlfOgtnrntt
lo clrcatlnn of DKKDs. 1IOUT-
UAOFJ. COXlUACTDand all legal
DEPOSITIONS AND PENSION PAPERS
A SPECIALTY.
TTTE-WniriNO COPYING and COIUIKS-
roNDECE iollclled. All bni'.neia ttrletlr
confidential and llifictlon guaranteed or no
cbargea. 11-18
Offlco at tho Cobb Houso.
I. 1?. BLEDSOE
Herbert or
Cleveland Ok. Ty.
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW
And Real Estate Agent.
Surie jlng and locatlDgof clalme a peclaltr.
Being dppntj county aaneyor of county Qlt
gliee me a two-fohl aJrantaga lo locating
clalmaula. Writ rae either aa above or at
Chonteaa. Ind Ter.
Established 1882.
J. B. & G. H. SPANGLE
Chetopa Kan.
WATCHES DIAMONDS
-fcAND JEWELRY
Fine Repairing
A Specialty
J.T.BRAOKETT
AT THE
3NTE!rWr
L
Is Doing a Rushing Business.
Closo Figures on All Orders.
If you nro going to build
give turn a call.
THLxadLto XxxcL. Tor.
in ii in'-
WHAT YOU
DON'T KNOW
ABOUT
California
la told lo a beautifully lluatralel book anil-
tleU "lo California and Ilack Aik U. T.
NlcboUon. U i. A. Mania r"e Uoate.Topeks
Ki. . far acoDr. It la tree.
PeraonallT-contlncteil weekly nartlea leaf
Chicago every Saturday eveulne; and Keaaaa
City eeery Sunday noon for I'aeida Coaal ls
Santa r"a lloote. Special agents and porlara
In attendance. I'ullnian tourlet aleepari are
need farnlabed with all eoniaolenoeaforcom-
forlable traveling. Second-elaat tickets hon.
ored.
Von hare beau planning that Califor-
nia trip foreervral yeare Wbynot go
now and taka advantage of cheap yateat
Hanta ITa Unnte la boalllvalv tha onlT
Una with tullman toarlat and balnea
leeBera. Ckkeo end Ksaaaa City to San
rrinclco sai Los Asgalea dally wltkeat
oka age.
WB
m
irtor'EssioiT.o.ri caxuds
P.
DONOBOO M. D.
PHYSICIAN vt SURGEON
1227-W. - A FTON WD. TER.
TR. O. R. GRIFFITH
DEN 8!b TIST
Over VV. V. Miller's hardware aloro
irxsnrsji. xtd. xeb.
YR' W. W. BRYAN
RESIDENT DENTIST
1Uc3 ULARKMOng Ind. Tkb.
DENTISTRY Practiced In all its de-
tails by
CIIAS. V. DAY D. D. S.
Permanently Located at Ylnlta I.T.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Ottlce In new Patlon building back
of DrBrFprtner'A Bagby. dec 8
POKTNEK & IIAOBY
PHYSICIANS & SURG SONS
VINITA C. N.
Office in now Patton buildiog on
stairs. '
rR. A. U. OLINKSOAIiES
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
VINITA. I. T.
Office up atalra la Itajmonl ballUlng. Ileal"
denca between tba two churches at Ibe Or.
iraiee lece.
IMIaa and other Kactal troublea aar-eclally.
jr P.1IA.YNES 8 27
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
Vinita I. T.
Calls promptly attended to night
or day.
F.M-
SMITH
.10-1
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC LOANBHOKER
Special attention alien clean to irl.i rnita.
Alwaya ready to anawer.voar qaretlona and
reply to your Inqnlrlea.
Onica In Opera Ilnld'g. VINITA. I. T.
A trausT
BOHLIEOKBn
OPTIOIAN.
With J. 8. Thomaion Vlulta Ind Tar
Bpeotaelae and Keeclaiaea arrnralelr fitted
according to the Ueat Approved HclenlUo
1'rlnclplra
oeU
People's Meat Market
J-EAST OF TRACK.-
J. H BAILEY Proprietor
Frooh and Salt Meati
Sausage Poultry
Lard and Everything
Tornpt tlio A.ppetitOe
VlHSIiaMK.
In lb U. S Comnilealnsjer'a Conrt at VraHt
a tne eirit ijiiuiciai jftvieioB oi ia
Termor.
Moot Hall l'laliilS
va
iti.
v. tr...!..-- .........
iim viu..(i U.I.IIM.H 1
The uafeudaut 1'red Crolaer la w.
eamai to
n aaai
aapear In Ihla com I within thirty f
anewer the complaint of Ika lalatlaT. 1
Mall T J. IwooKe U I Cente. w.
M. J Dowalitg Alt'; far lWeT.
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