The Indian Chieftain. (Vinita, Indian Terr.), Vol. 15, No. 12, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 19, 1896 Page: 4 of 4
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Groceries
Provisions
Oueensware
Dry Goods
Men's Clothing
Good Goods
Pleasing Prices.
Try mo on for a square
deal.
G. W. COLLINS
Is running: two
..Drays 3 and 4
and solicits hauling of
every kind. Baggage
orders get quick atten-
tion. Apr 1
Tahloquah and Ft. Gibson
Marble works.
Monuments Tombstones
ETC. ETC.
H. A. HOSEY Wagonor I. T.
AN IOEALFAMILY MEDICINE
ror jBdirttua iiiuaaineM.
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Uvfruut Bowali.
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Urvtloa follow tbeir n. bold
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Omaha Puoblo Donvor.
Pallman Buffet Sleeping Cars & Free
Reclining Chair Can.
Dally between
ST. LOUIS & WICHITA.
H. C. TOWNSEND
General ("aaaenger anil Ticket Agent
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COTTAGE
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WEHB GIVEN
Highest Awards
At the World's Exposition
for excellent manufacture
quality uniformity and
volume of tone elasticity
of touch artistic cases
materials and workman9
ship of highest grade.
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Thecnontiot oopulnrlty of the wheel
has mode bicycle' mfiniifncturlng one ot
the greatest industries. The flgurci
given 1111 to the amount of money in-
tested In wheels ami wheel plants nnil
Uie persons who receive employment
In various bicycle department nro truly
astonishing. Of cotlnto these nrc mere
ly estimate but they nre probably as
near the real facta as cstlmnteu can be.
TheM figures ns (jlvcn by the Chicago
Tribune which has made a thorough
canvnss of the bicycle business are ns
follows 1
ntcycle riders 4000000
Cost of wheels to riders $300000000
Dlcyele clothing by riders 100000n0
lllcycle manufacturers ISO
Capital In factories .1. 00000Ouo
?lr faetorles 6
apltal In tlr factories (8000000
Manufacturers ot sundries (on
S apltal in sundries factories 11000000
apltal In retail establishments.. 121.000000
Total capital Invested In cycling 4000O0(w)
Employed In bicycle factories.... 76.000
Employed In milking sundries... 6000)
Employed In tire factories..... 8000
ltetall dealers and repair men. ono
Output of wheels for this year.. 1000 000
Output of tires for this ear 8000WO
Such enormous totals nro surprising
even to those who have watched the
bicycle during tlio last few years nnd
they explain tho effect the bicycle Ins
hnd upon certain other lines of business
Including Jewelry nnd watches liveries
atrect railways etc The money now
spent for wheels Is diverted from other
channels Into which It formerly flowed.
The moot Important question Is whether
this Influence Is to be permanent or only
temporary nnd this involves tho query
whether the popularity of the bicycle Is
thcresultofapublle fad whichlwill soon
die out or If It has come to stay. There
Is much difference of opinion regarding
thin and one prediction Is ns good ns an-
other. The blcyclo Is certainly not u
toy. It possesses much utility nnd for
that very reason there seems to be lit-
tle likelihood of a total collapse of the
boom. But on the other hnnd there Is
good irason to believe thnt In tlnv;
many persons who nre now devoted to
the wheel will seek some other nnd new
form of nmuscment. It Is humnn nnturc
to be fickle und especially In regard to
pastimes.
The business men who nre feeling the
effects of the liooni must exercise ni
much philosophy ns Is possible under
the circumstances. It Ik not In the nn-
turc of things thnt people should stop
buying watches or taking carriage
drhc for any great length of time.
Much money has been modo so far In tho
manufacture nnd sale of wheels nnd It
will continue to be made. lint the mine
Is by no means Incxhnustlble. This Is
shotvn by tho fact thnt some bicycle
firms have recently gone to the wnll.
Undoubtedly other failures will follow
nnd there will ben general weeding out
The jicople who hove engaged In the
business merely for the purpose of mak-
ing wheels for the lecst possible money
nnd selling them nt the greatest possible
price ennnothope to survive unless they
quickly chnnge their methods. Hut
those concerns which have endeavored
to construct bicycles ns good as can be
made will continue to enjoy prosperity.
Trices mny go down; In fnct. It Is dlfll-
cult to see how they enn be kept up
notwithstanding the efforts to main-
tain them but the business of the reli-
able manufacturers will continue to be
profitable. Troy Times.
VASTNESS OF ST. PETER'S.
It I'roducee Almoat the Effect of Terror
ou tba Mind.
The building Is so far beyond nny
familiar proportions thnt at first sight
all details are lost upon Its broad front.
Tho mind nnd Judgment nre dazed nnd
staggered. The earth should not be
able to bear such weight upon Its crust
without cracking nnd bending like nn
overloaded toble. On each side the col-
onnades run curving out like giant
arms always open to receive the no-
tions thnt go up there to worship. The
dome broods over nil like a giant's head
motionless In meditation.
The vastness of the structure takes
hold of a man ns be issues from the
street by whlcl ho hns come from Sant'
Angclo. In the open spnee In the square
and In the ellipse between the colon-
nades and on the steps 200000 men
could be drawn up In rank nnd file
horse nnd foot nnd guns. Excepting It
be on some especial occasion there nre
rarely more thnn 200 or 300 persons In
efcSL Ttoo paved emptiness make 6fie
draw a breath of surprise and human
f'es secni too small to take In oil the
flatness below all the breadth before
and all the height above.
Taken together t lit picture Is too big
for convenient sight. The impression
itself moves unwleldlly In the cramped
Wain. A building almost 00 feet high
produces a monstrous effect upon the
mind. Set down In words a description
of It conveys no clear conception; seen
for the first time the impression pro-
duced by It cannot bo put into language.
It is something like a shock to tho Intel-
ligence perhaps and not nltogether a
pleasant one. Carried beyond tho lim-
its of a mere mistake exaggeration be-
comes caricature; but when it is mag-
nified beyond humanity's common
measures It may acquire nn clement
approaching to terror. The owe-
stricken giants of mythology were but
magnified men. The first sight of 8t.
Fetcr's affects one ns though In the
everyday streets walking nmong one's
fellows one should meet with a mnn
40 feet high. Marlon Crawford In
Century.
Toorlats In Palestine.
Jn a recent report British Consul
Dickson says that the occupation and
government of Kgypt by the English
lias had n marked effect on Palestine.
Mnny tourists who spend the winter
In Cairo nnd who formerly went up the
Nile now make a tour of the holy land
Instead. As a result of this increase
In the numlier of visitor there have
been numerous hotels stnrted which of-
fer excellent accommodations. Several
of them may be found In Jerusalem nnd
others are In Mount Cannot Nnzurcth
Jaffa and Tiberius Hut the natives
still regard tourists as legitimate prey
nnd while they do not rob them openly
a they formerly did they take meth-
ods of getting the money none the less
c I teethe and fully am exasperating. IS.
V- World.
Strength of l'Uno Wire.
A piece of pianoforte wire recently
tested ot theWatertown arsenal showed
the extraordinary strength of 200 tons
per square Inch In diameter; large sizes
gave a tensile strength of 135 tons and
upward per square Inch. The metal
contained 0.8S per cent of combined
carbon. -N. Y. Sun.
Boffga' Blood Purifier nnd Blood
Makor.
Cures scrofulu sorea und eruptions
on tho face. Wo keep It- V. filntn-
ahan. '-20
Why suffer with coughs colds and
In grlppo when laxative bromo quin-
ine will euro you In ono day. hues
not prtAlueo the ringing In tho heart
like sulphate of quinine. Put up f r
LalilcU convenient fur taking- Guar-
antcctl to cure or money refunded.
Price J5 ceil Ls For ealo by A. W.
foreman jcli 3
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. Wank "How do yon llk your
new girl?" Mrs. Pftsh "She's a per-
fect treasure. Broke eight dish's yet-
terdny nnd not one ot ihem was cut
glass." Cleveland Ieoder.
"She doesn't seem to hnve mnny
friends." "No but It Is her own fault
Kvcry time nhe sees n friend in t iActty
hat wrap or gown she gcti one Just
like It" Chicago Iticord.
Yenst "I heard Oint Bcnlcy said
ho would trust me wtth hit pocket-
book. What do you think of thntr"
Crlmsonbcak "I don't think there's
anything In It." Yonkcrs Statesman.
Emily (playing "house") "Now
I'll bo mamma and you'll bo pnp- and
little lien and Bessie will be our babies."'
Willy (nftcr n moment nnxlously)
"Ain't It nbout time to whip tho chil-
dren ?" Tlt-BlU.
Mrs. Brown "I hnve been so nn-
noyed nt my husband. Ho has been at
tho club every night for n week " Mrs.
Jones "Why so has my husband nnd
he snld he hndn't seen nnythlng of your
husband for n week." Brooklyn Life.
Old Irfidy "Poor fellowl I sup-
poso your blindness Is Incurublc. Hnve
jou ever been trentcd?" Blind Man
"Yes mum. but not often. Tnln'tmany
ns likes to bo seen going Into n bar-
room with a blind beggnr." Hnrtford
Times.
Teacher "Suppose Johnnie your
mother cuts n pound ot meat Into eight
parts what will ench part bo?" John-
nie Chafll "One-eighth of a pound."
"Correct. Now suppose she cuts each
eighth in two whnt will ench part be
then?" "One-sixteenth of a pound."
"Just so. Now suppose she cuts each
sixteenth In six pieces what will ench
piece be?" "Ilnsh." Tit-Bits.
"Whnt Is thnt fellow raving so for?"
nsked the Jourlst. "Missed the mid-
night train last night" explained l'un-
berncck Bill. "Well wclll I hnve seen
men an ear nnd cavort for five minutes
or so over missing n train but he Is
the first I ever knew to be nt it ten
hours nftcr the train Is gone." "He hns
mighty good renson my friend. They
wns morc'n $05000 In bullion and dust
on that tharcry train." Indianapolis
Journal.
LABOR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
It I Drir llerame Wtilte Men Demand
lllark llelpera for All Work.
The English carpenter has a "boy"
to carry his tools for him; the English
brlcklnjer has n native hodman to hand
the bricks to him which he proceeds
to set Work requiring skill Is very
often done by whites because they do
It much better but white labor leans
ou nnd uses black labor. So on the rail-
ways the stntlonmastcrs and guards urc
white but the heavy Jobs which need
little skill fall to the blacks; so field-
hands and those who nctully herd the
cattle arc natltcs though there arc
usually whites over them In a position
of authority.
In nil new counttlcs skilled labor Is
denr but In South Africa it is exception-
ally dear because the skilled white man
Insists on liming blacks beneath him
and blnck labor though It Is cheap. If
measured by tho price paid for It Is
really dear If measured by what It ac-
complishes; for It Is unskilled and un-
certain the native except In a few of
the oldir parts of tho country not yet
hnvlng acquired that habit of steady
nnd patient industry which makes labor
effective. It Is of course In the new.st
districts where the natives are still
raw and scarcely removed from asnrnge
stnte thnt this uncertainty Is most felt.
In the gold-fields of the Tranuvaal and
Mashonaland the supply of native work-
people often falls short although ut
Johannesburg a native can earn three
pounds ($15) a month besides his food
nnd such lodging as he needs. The de-
velopment ot the mines Is ot course to
some extent retarded by this difficulty
of obtaining n permanent supply ot
labor. James Brycc M. 1'. In Ccntuty.
Knolt Tied by .Machinery.
If Inventions continue to multiply at
the present trite the day mny speedily
come when man will hnie to sit with
folded arms while his work nnd even
his pleasures are turned out for him
by nlckel-ln-thc-slot device.. Science
has lately ghen us a mnrvcl In the shape
of a card counting machine. Two of the
roost Interesting automata now work-
bit; within the limit of the United
ftntes are thoie used by the govern-
tnrnt for counting and tying postal
cards into small bundles. These ma-
chines were made In Connecticut and
the to are capable of counting 500000
cards In ten hours and wrapping and
tying the same in packages of 25 each
lu this operation the paper Is pulled
off a drum by two long "fingers" which
come up from below and another finger
illjuj In a vat of mucilage and applies
ItMjlf to the wrapping pnper In exactly
the right spot. Other parts ot the ma-
chine twine the jajwr around the pack
of cards and then a "thumb" presses
over the spot where the mucilage Is
nnd the package Is thrown upon a carry
belt ready for delivery. Argosy.
8culpturl Nlonri In Ualana.
Th most interesting relies of past
ages that one encounters In the Guiana
country nre immense stones containing
hieroglyphic inscriptions. These arc
to be found on the sides of the moun-
tain und upon mnny of the rocks In the
rivers throughout British and Vene-
zuelan iJuinna nnd have evoked a great
deal ot discussion among ethnologists.
No theory regarding their origin has
yet been accepted though they nre sold
to be similar to thoso found In the ex-
ploration of l'honlelu. Dr. Mnrncauo
of Paris after u careful study of the
skulls found In nn old Indian burial-
ground of the upper Orinoco says that
they are similar to those discovered In
the Egyptian tombs from which is de-
duced the theory of Phenlclan origin
and a confirmation of the existence In
former times of the Atlantis archi-
pelago by whleh one could cross from
the African coast to South America In
small bouts. W. Nephew King In Cen-
tury. I'repunUerunce of Drakes.
A mail wrote awhile ngo saying that
60 per cent of the ducks he hnd killed
were drakes four drakes to one femalo
und ho wanted to know the reason
why. Others promptly said they had
observed similar preponderance of
drakes and also wanted U know why.
One biiiii told bow he had seen one
female duek chased by four or fire
males. He had killed 45 in a spring
day's shooting and of them only nine
were females. Thus far no explana-
tion has been given of the matter.
Forest and Stream.
Chronic constipation Is a painful
disagreeable and llfc-sliorteulng dlfll-
culty. It (lerangos the system causes
Hide headache bail breath and pois-
ons the blood. It can bo icadlly over-
come by DoWIU'h llttlo eaily risers.
Those little pills nro great regulators.
I. Slianaliau. 8
Why Dough and Olioke
when it Is so paslly cured by lining
Ileggs' cherry cough syrup. It should
always bo kept lu your liouso furcuicrr
geucle. Sold by P. gnanithan J-J0
MINING. OPERATIONS.
alio Crs3 Its Aliatld In the Western
Mine.
The partial subsidence of the mining
craze Is likely to lenvi mining matters
in a very conservative shape for a year
or so at least. Keactloi. Invariably fol-
lows n high tension nn J so much mon-
ey has been lost thnt Investors nro like-
ly to be extremely enref til for some time
to come.
But while all the excitement wns go-
ing on n few levcl-hended experts
gathered in a large number ot mines
ot mora or less Importance nnd nrc pre-
paring to work them on c paying basis.
It Is surprising the facility with
which mining Is done nowadays. In the
days of the forty-n!ncr when the pick
shovel cradle crowbar nnd wnsh-pnn
forracd nbout tho only tqulpmentof tho
adventurous pioneer gold-mining wit
slow nnd In many enwr very unsntls-
fnctory business. It tnk n mnn a long
tlmo to wash out $1001 In this wny nnd
when compared with modern methods
the contrast Is striking Indeed. Now
the machlnory thnt Is btlngput In some
of tbn new mints w '! fcf ndle 5000 cublo
yards of dirt In a clay
There Is one fcalur" of mining thnt
has been greatly neglected but that Is
now being taken up with Interest by
mining engineers. For centuries the
storms nnd winds hnvo been sweeping
tho earth nnd debris from the hills Into
the chnnnels of the watercourses.
It Is estlmnted thnt there nre millions
of dollars lying loose in the sand nnd
silt of western river nnd streams.
Dredges nre to be employed nnd this
loose earth Is to be sifted and sorted.
Experiments nlrendy made give great
promise and large fortunes nrc likely
to be taken out of the wash from the
hills. In nddltlon to this new mines
nrc being locnted nnd enormously ex-
pensive mnchlncs nrc being put In. In
Colorado n company purchased n
gold mine Inst fall nnd hnve tnken up
tho ndjnccnt territory pnd made con-
tracts for the work. A shaft Is imme-
diately to be put down to the depth of
300 feet and If the liullntlom nre favor-
nble It will go down 20-) feet more. The
surface workings hn -r yielded very
well nnd the mine Is r'r herns they dig
deeper Into the earth.
The question Is oftf.i asked whether
It pays a young man to go west and In-
vest In these mines. In nnswer to this
It Is perfectly snfe t? ny that n man
who will succeed In tho eaht n likely to
succeed In the west. If he hns the en-
ergy nnd piinh the rlenr-hendcdness
nnd nerve to fnec difficulties of nil sorts
he will probably do well nt mining. If
he hns means to start In good hnpe so
much the better; If he is absolutely
without means he mnr almost nlvvnys
find remunerative employment nnd by
keeping his eyes open can pick up some
of the mnny good chsuees that nre al-
ways to be had In such legions.
Mining ns n busincM- offers Induce
ments In the wny of excitement nnd
adventure fnr beyond those possible In
ordlnnry commercial matters. The life
Is healthy and with but few exposures
men continue strong and hardy. The
exposure seems to do no Injury to their
physlcnl natures whnWer effect the
life mny hnve on their moral and Intel-
lectual development. Certain It Is that
there Is every renson to suppose that
the mining craze will slowly nnd stead-
ily Increase until we mny confidently
expect n grand exodu.i lo mnny of the
grent nnd practically unknown mining
regions of the northwest. N Y. Led-
ger. LIVED YEARS WITHOUT BRAINS.
l'enn.jrlianlan Buffered Little Incon-
venience from Ilia Loaa.
A Wllllamsport mnn has surprised
the scientists by living for years with-
out a brain. John Illy bged 20 years
who died recently had suffered for a
long time with n tumor which grew
Into the very base of the brain nnd oc-
cnsloncd his death. The growth hnd a
visible effect upon his brntn nnd the
cnne became n curiosity to the medical
profession. The tumor wns Imbedded
too deeply Into the brain tissues to nd-
mlt ot r.n operation. It wns found thnt
the tumor wus ncnrly ns large as n bll-
llnrd bull. It wns no located ns to de-
moralize the nerves of th" sight center
and ns n consequence ynung Illy wns
blind for over three jenrs.
It was developed at the autopsy that
the entire bra In had leen hollowed out
by the action of the tumor. The cavity
was at least five Inches In length and
was filled with pus. All thnt wns left
of the brain wns n thin shell compoKrd
of the toughvr tissues which were less
susceptible to the process of decay.
When an Incision wnr mode In the shell
the whole mass collapsed.
The clrcumstancct! which made the
case almost unprecedented In the an-
nuls ot medlenl science wns the manner
In which the patient retained his ra-
tlonnllty nnd faculties under the clr-
cumstnuccs. He hnd the ense of touch
tnste brnrlng nnd Mncll; hnd very tol-
erable control of his locomotor mus-
cles could tnlk nnd In fact wns
comparatively discommoded In no
other wny thnn by the loss of vision.
His retention of memory was remark
able. He wns nble lo memorize poeais
up to within two weeks of his death.
A Hog's I'suport In China.
From Fooehow Ovvney sailed to Hong
Kong where ho wns unfortunately de
layed and prevented from making n
Kced record around the -vorld. He
visited the consulate mnde n round of
visits to the rich ten and silk merchants
and received many curious pieces of
Chinese money which were strung to
his collar. From the emperor of China
Ovvney received a passport bearing the
royal crest nnd dragon permitting him
to travel In the country. But Ovvney
did not go beyond tliecltyahtlsomuo!i
red tape was employed on hU depar
ture by the peninsular and oriental
steamer that dipt. Panton of the Vlo-
toria flnull) decided to take the dog-
traveler back to Kohl Japan from
which port he finally sailed to New
York as the guest of Cnjit. Clrmit.of the
steamer Port Phillip. Charles Fred-
erick Holder In St. Nicholas.
The First Creation.
Thi. very first living thing tonppear
upon the surface of our globe In other
words the earliest distinctly organized
animal w hose fowiiled remains are found
in the rocks which go to make up the
earth's crust was u three-lobed worm
called a trlbollte. . According to tba
geologists It wns the first created being
that hnd a distinct nnlmnl organiza-
tion. Detroit Free Press
Can was first used as a street II-
lumlnnnt In Baltimore gas lamps being
introduced In that city In the year 1810.
Dr. Simmons' cougli syrup Is only
llfty cent a bottle and contains fifty
dotes; try It and If you nro not bene
fitted your money will bo refunded.
Manufactured und sold by A. 0. Sim-
mons Jr. Medicine company Shcnnan
Texas.
Tetter eczema and all similar skin
troubles nro cured by tho mo ot Do
Witt's witch hazel salve. It soothes
at ouco and lustorcs tho tissues to
their natural condition and never
fulls (.0 cure nljes. .'. Shunuhan. 8
TSS
80IEN0E AND INDUSTRY.
No parental core ever falls to tho
lot of n single member ot the Insect
tribe. In general the eggs ot nn Insect
ore destined to be hatched long nftcr tho
parents nrc dend.
A government Inquiry Is to take
plnco Into the system under which flax
growing Is practiced In Ulster Ireland
It Is believed some of the systems
worked on tho continent might bo intro-
duced with ndvniitngc.
Iteports covering the first four
months of the year shev that the pro-
duction nt gold In Brltlsl India Is fast
Increasing. More of the yellow metal
will be mined In 1800 than was ever be-
fore tnken from the rnrthlnonoycnr.
Scientists sny that the bannnn Is a
perfect food nnd will support llfo for
nn indefinite time. The people ot the
United States nppenr to hnvo found out
its merits. An enormous Increase Is ic-
ported In the Importations reaching
Inst year an aggregate of 17427640
bunches.
People who are susceptible to tho
cold should mnke a point of wearing
loose clothing In cold wenthcr. Loose
garmentsnre nlvvnys warmer thnn tight-
fitting ones not only becnuso they allow
room for circulation but nlso becnuso
they permit u lnycr of nlr between tho
skin and the outside cold.
The report of the Illinois railroad
commission for 1805 shows thnt of (ho
C34834U passengers carried over the
10500 miles of line In thnt state during
tho year only 12 lost their lives by ac-
cident. In other words only ono out of
every 5200451 passengers wns kilted.
The report nlso shows th.t only one out
ot every 409583 pnsscngcrs carried was
injured.
A dry process for extracting gold
has been devised the ore being sub-
jected to the nctlon of a spray of mer-
cury. A wide Iron pipe Is bent Into a
spiral nnd holds nt the bottom of ench
bend a quantity of mercury which decs
not completely close the passage. Tho
ore ground line enters this through n
hopper nnd Is blown through by a cur-
rent of nlr which forces the mcrcuty
Into n pruy so thnt It comes Into con-
tnct with the particles of gold In the
powdered ore which Is being blown
through. The gold amalgamates with
the mercury. The dust Is carried on to
the next bend where It goes through the
same process nnd this Is repented as
often ns Is necessary. In the trials
with coarse gold dust most of the gold
was recovered nt the first bend.
CONTROL OF THE ORINOCO.
Iunta llarlnm Important Hut Not a
Vllut Point.
To comprehend fully what the con-
trol of n vast waterwuy threading the
richest xirt of Oulunn would nunn to
America nnd American Interests one
must study carefully the map of South
America. Geographers divide the
southern continent into three great
basins those of the Amazon the Ori-
noco and the Plata. To dominate tli3
mouth of any one ot them; great arte-
ries ot commerce would be to become
the master of one-third of South Ameri-
ca. The Orinoco Is nnvignhle for ves-
sels of the deepest draft to Ciudnd
Bilivur Venezuela's eastern metropolis.
Within this distance of 400 miles 20
other nnvignhle rivers swell the mighty
current of the Orinoco while still far-
ther into the Interior the eastern bank
receives the waters of 01 lnrge rivers
nnd the west those ot 30. Two of the
former nrc navigable to the afllucnts of
tin Amnzon nnd many of the latter
to the remote Interior of the neighbor-
ing republics of Venezuela and Colom-
bia. If she were to gain control of the
Orinoco England would possess the
hey to the entire eastern part of South
America. This view has been advanced
by ex-President (luzmnn Blanco in n
recent publication. He attaches to the
possession of Punta Dnrlmn the ability
to dominate the Orinoco and the entire
wnter system which empties Into It.
Punta Burlmn Is on the southeastern
bank of the Orinoco nt Its Juncture
with the seii nnd Is described ns a high
bluff which when properly fortified
would control this entrance the most
navigable of nil the mouths of the Ori-
noco. It would not lie under wntcr dur-
ing the period of Inundation and with
n dockyard nnd three or four gunboats
its master might lock up the Orinoco
and nil thnt vnst tributary country.
On the other hnnd the oountervlew is
advanced nnd should lie stnted thnt the
josltion of Puntn llnrima would enable
the English to domlnnte only ono pass
by means of guns placed on fortifica-
tions on shore since nt lenst two of
the other mouths of the Orinoco can
be entered by vessels from the sea.
The best line of communication to-
day between Trinidad and Ciudnd Boli-
var Is by a side-wheel steamer built in
the United tSates which passes
through n mouth of the Orinoco far to
the west of Punta Barlma.on the bar of
which there Is nt least eight feet of
water. It therefore mny be argued that
fortifications nt Puntn Harlma could
not close the Orinoco the control ot
which would depend upon vessels of
vi nr. England's strength as a sea pow-
er with Trinidad as a base gives her
all necessary control of tho river to-day.
If British (iulann should develop Into
n great nation claiming and owning
one bank of the Orinoco Punta llarlma
would become n point of grent impor-
tance; but this Is a contingency hntdly
to bu dreaded by Venezuela since with
her superb natural advantages she
must Inevitably keep the lead. W.
Nephew King. In Century
Tuberculoma In Mlea.
In 1880 Hoffman determined the pres-
ence of tho Imcllll of tuburoulosls on tho
bodies of lllos collected in the room oc-
cupied by n consumptive. Six years
later n physician of Switzerland Dr.
A. Coppcu-Jones proved that Infection
can be nnd actually Is carried not only
by the bodies of files but also by their
feet. Plies whleh have been Infected
with the ImicIIII were permitted to walk
across tho surface of sterilized potatoes.
In two days' time numerous colonics
of the bacillus prodlglosus made their
appearance. Chicago News.
Typhoid (irrnx In Oysters
The oft-dobiitcd question of tho pro-
duction of typhoid fever by oyster eat
Ing has been brought up at the French
ocademie de medicine. Thlrty-flva mil-
lion oysters a yrnr is the average con-
tuuiptlon in Purls und n professor pro-
poses thnt they should lie sent to tho
uninhabited coasts of Brittany and
Belle Isle und left In the sea togetclenn
before being eaten. Chicago Chronicle.
Many political speakers clergymen
singers nnd others who uso tho voice
excessively rolv upon ono nilnuto
cougli euro to prevent liusklriOMt and
laryngitis. Its value asii preventive
Is only equaled by Its Kvir toalford
Instantaneous relief. I. Slianaliati. 8
Ono buttle of Dr. Simmons' cougli
syrup will cure you when perhaps nil
the physicians In tho world could nut
three months from now; now why net
try u bottle? Prlco llfty cents Si-ifs-faction
guaranteed or money rounded.
OHIO AND MASSAOHUSETTa
The States That lUve Itronght Forth
Borne tireat Men.
Ohio ns I ho mother ot grent men be-
comes possibly more conspicuous In
wnr thnn In pence. Tho number nnd
character of tho men who were lenders
on the field between 1801 nnd 1805
whose birthplace Wns In Ohio or whoso
cnrly training wns there resolved nro
preeminent. Among them wcro such
commnnders as McDowell MePhcrson
Bucll Cox Itoaccrans nnd nlso Shcrl-
dnn Sherman nnd Grant. McClcllan
went to tho wnr front Ohio nnd wni
first appointed to tho command of Ohio
troops. It is only not to bo forgotten
thnt Hayes and Garfield won tho title
of "general" long before that of presi-
dent. But these names nro to mo hardly
so significant ns tho fnct thnt ono
eighth of nil tho federal army ot the
great war came from Ohio.
Tho similarity between Ohio and
Maine In having its great men political
lenders is striking. The delegation oi
Mnlno in eangrens like tho delegation
of Ohio hns nlvvnys been one of pre-
eminent ability. George Evans and Wil-
liam Pitt Fesscndcn Lot M. Morrill
Hannibal Hamlin nnd Jnmcs 0. Blalno
not to mention men who nro now In
congress Illustrate the chnmct"e of
the timber which tho Pino Tree ie
hns sent to Washington. An Ohio gov-
ernor wns the rlvnl ot tho great Maine
man ns n cnndldnte for the republican
nomination for the presidency In 1870
and four years later n llko condition
prevailed. Tho Ohio men won both In
the conventions nnd nt the polls.
But the contrast between the voca-
tions and avocations ot the grent men
of Ohio and the great men of Mnssn-
chusctts Is most striking. Ono who
visited Boston 20 or 40 years ngo wanted
to sco literary men Longfellow Whit-
tier Emerson Lowell nnd Holmes
Sumncrdld not attract the public notice
that Longfellow called out nor Wilson
thnt of Whlttlcr nor Wlnthrop that of
Holmes. There are two exceptions.
One Daniel Webster. No mnn probnbly
ever filled tho public eye In nny stnte
ns did Webster in Massachusetts. I have
heard Col. Hlgginson sny thnt when
Webster walked down Stnte street
Stnte street seemed to stop Its business
look out of the windows of counting
rooms cense Its vvnlk nnd turn round In
order to look nt the great man. Men
nnd lioya snld In bated breath: "There
goes Webster!" The other exception
is Wendell Phillips great orator who
thought he wns a stntesmnn but who
helped to mnke the events which called
Into service tho greatest of stntcsm.cn.
President Clinrles F. Timing In
Harjicr's Magazine.
SHARP ANIMALS.
Fome Creatures Which 1'elgii Ilenth to
Mavo Themaelvea.
There arc many of tho lower animals
that feign death when It serves their
purpose to do so. Creatures ns low In
the scnle ns microscopic nnimnlcules
will when surprised by nn enemy pre-
tend thnt they nrc dead.
There Is a rcsh-wntcr worm which
when npproached by n giant water
beetle makes use of this stratagem: It
will be swimming nlong when sudden-
ly It will hang limp nnd threadlike the
sport of the eunents and waves. The
reason for this pccidhir action Is tlienp-
proach of one of the beetles. After the
beetle disappears the worm comes lo
lite.
Grubs and caterpillars feign death.
A naturalist wutched n caterpillar one
day which accidentally fell Into a llttlo
sandy pit. Every time It attempted to
climb up the stibt ot the pit It fell back
dragging with It n quantity ot snnd.
It tried nil aides nnd finally when nl-
most up dislodged ii corn cob which
fell Into the pit dragging the cntcrpll-
lar.Thc caterpillar thought the cob
wns nn enemy nnd curled up In n tight
bnll.lny "dend" some minutes nnd final-
ly cautiously come to llfo nnd success-
fully crawled away.
The blnck viper nnd trco moccasin
snakes hnve the hnbltof feigning death.
A wonderful piece of acting was wit-
nessed by n man who wus tensing n
black viper. The snake suddenly rce
bent over bit itself In the back shud-
dered and stretched out for dead. Tho
man sat down and watched It. In
about 15 minutes It woke up und scur-
ried n way. This snake is called the sui-
cide snake by farmers who Insist that
it poisons Itself.
Ants ploy "dead" nnd the opossum's
tricks lu this direction nre very well
known. Chicago News.
gnlia funeral.
The funeral customs among romcof
the Swiss are most peculiar. At Ihc
death ut a person the family Inserts a
fnrmnl black-edged announcement In
the papers asking for sympnthy and
stating that "the mourning urn" will
lie exhibited certain hours ou a special
duy. In front ot the house where the
person died there Is place 1 n little black
table covered with n black cloth ou
which stands n large black Jar. Into
this the friends and ucqunlntnnccs of
tho family drop little black margined
visiting cards sometimes with n few
words of sympathy ou them. The urn
is put out on the table on tho tiny of the
funeral. No one except gentlemen ever
go to the churehynrd.nud thej general-
ly follow the heiirsu on foot though
sometimes carriages nre used. The
horses thnt draw the hearse have long
black cloaks on with places cut out for
them to see through. Any mnn who
mets n funeral procession Invariably
lifts his hut until It hits passed. The
graveyords nre very different from tho
American cemeteries. Instead of plac-
ing the dead lu private lots ns here thry
nre burled according to the year '
which they died. Thus In going to I lie
graves of departed friends tho visitor
must remember the yenr if tho deaths
and search along the rows until the de-
sired mound Is found. Chicago News.
Vnnlly of Puvngr.
Among the Arccuiius another tribe
both men und women encourage person-
al vanity to nn extnioidliinry degree
and puss the grenter pnrt of the day
decorating their naked bodies with nil
the colors thy can obtain. These they
prepare from different fruits that of
the ousurnpeti producing n bright scar-
let and the bark of the otinro n deep
black. Around the vvrlfts forearms
nnd ankles Ihc women wear bracelets
mnde from the tcrtli of wild animals
nnd they pnlnt the legs breasts iwul.
last but not lenst the faces. The de-
signs nre often artistic und enable
them to concenl thrlr nges more mic
cessfully thnn nil the modern lot n i-
povvden nnd "blooms ' iili." 1
Nephew- King In Ccniui).
Nearly One Thourmnd Lndloo
nro now selling those oleaanl toilet
preparations put up by Hip Parisian
Toilet Co. of Chicago. Agent wanted
ull over the If. M. Wrlto for full di-
rections to lid MliiilKiiu si : luelohC
stamp for rcp'v '. Sliamihnn. -1-20
Manxvosof usofuliiutw bavo been
cut si.ort by neglect to break up uti or-
(i'iary cold. Pneumonia bronchitis
and oven consumption can bo averted
by tho prompt uso of ono mlmito
con-Th cure P. Suatiulinri. g
I
Kansas City Pittsburg & Gulf
RAILROAD.
"J?ox4j Ar4jfc.Ar nouto."
ij.jiojjn SALLISAW 1. T.
tt the ulirneit llie for piener and
frelshtbn Inett utlwetn
Kansas City Mo.
and Pittsburg. Kan.
Joplln Nooaho Mo.
Sulphur Spring J Ark.
Qllonm Springs Ark.
A. Points In Ind. Tor.
alio ronnrMlona nt milium mm r men mnue
by thli train ami slto the northbound train
leaving Sallltaw at 1 1 in.
QuIokTImo
Low Rntosnnd
Cxcollont Accommodations.
For aibliilnnal Information or copy ol Mli-
ontl ft Arkanra ('aimer A I'rnltman slvlns
description of tlieinlemtldeonntry along the
lino nl the ronle addreaa or call on
H. O. ORR
0. t". ftl'. A M.. K. AT.TruitCo. Hid'g.
Kansas City Mo.
ST. HERMAN.
Chetopa Kan.
Dealer in
Parlor and Bedroom Furniture.
t.argrit atock In Sonlliern Ksnaaa.
WOOD AND METALLIC COFF'NS.
Practical Kmtialmera. Telegraph
ordera attended promptly
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET
OF ST. LOUIS.
The St. Louis National
Stock Yards.
Located at East St. Louis 111.
Directly npimitte the elty of St. I.oull. liny
a. rst. Mil fa.i.pl.llnn nf l.lt- HIArk tlWMI ll
avienilincn. nni iriuiiu 1110 Kr""iiua .'. .nr
Slock Varda It a Ileef Uannlns Company with
acapacllf tnr alaiuthilrtng .1 liio In-ad or cattle
tally ami I'ork l'arklnKetahil.limeni have
a capacity lor alaualK erlng 12 "U hogi dally.
C. C. KNOX Vlco-Proo.
CHAS. T. JOHES Supt.
attendince. ami within the groiimla of the
FAST THROUGH TRAINS
DAILY
St. Louis and Kansas City
TO
St. Paul
and Minneapolis.
THE BEST LINE
FROM
ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY TO
OMAHA DENVER
MONTANA COLORADO 1TE.
DRASKA UTAn AND
PACIFIC COA8T.
Vestibuled Trains with Sleepers Chair
Gars ('.') and Dining cars
Kansas City to Eastern Cltloo
via Chicago or Poorla.
L. W. Vakoloy O. P. A.
6T. LOUIS MO.
Howard Elliott Con. rYlgr.
ST. JOSEPH MO.
L. J. Drlckor T. P. A.
KANSAS CITY. MO.
STOCK BRANDS
Not occupying more nonce tlinn
tho first following will lm inxrrlol
nt 8500 per year. Th"V nlict nt
men owning lnrgt or snip I Itenlfl
in that it pay i? to i.tive Use (lie
brands.
WM LITTLE
Vlnltn J.T.
Ilraiidon hip or aide.
Crop led. crop and
under ballcron rUnl.
.vi an
rr.A
rlne
Itange on White Oak.
O. A.WILLIAMS
Itubj.I. T.
Pom branded X nn
lm .boulder nu
tide X on Ml II 'Kg
on Hail creek
W. H. NOBLES
Kdua Kau.
Hurts biond aain
Iload brand
nnderliaircro
In eaeh ear
llansehead ell
IlllC creek f S.
J. O. BALL.
Vlnltn lud. Tor.
Additional Uiemla:
rSa3
OUT
rr
A
GH
ItanifBon lurl rrtfk
. a ai..fi .r !...
cattle.
WM. HOWELL
I'lilrhind Ind. Tor.
Home have
nn
Irll
.in ii.r. enn
and epllt In
r slit under
Hope In left.
Ilenge aoutli-
weat of lllue-
jacktt. I. T.
JOHNBTONB & KEELER
llartlesvllle I. T.
SBa!
rlilit tldet
tai ras aome
io hare the
"aaa ir .1 nn rlalil
ridovvlihoutlheeriiaa
arloui old brands
and ear marka Itange
on the mat aide of
Uaney liter on lloubla
creek.
O. V. ROGERS.
t'lanuiuic Ind. Tor.
Soma liar
j Hon aide
'iexaa cat.
lis hais
horlionlal
barun Jt't
loin or Tar-
tloal bar
nn left hip
mops ioiu
aatrpt for
aiiipmrni
llaoieTa
talk
Splendidly eqnlpped psuenger train lse
Orsml Central station Second and wyan-
ilntlaRIa . Kaniaa Cllv. Xln.dillr st 10 s m.l
SlStSf'nlr3
G2gm-ffraa
gidSaaflaaaVtaaaRSs1!
E3Bfc .
aVweWBalaVSaaBVVsGriT' WZm
N. SKINNBIt Vlnlta Ind. Ttr
Alio loma
braodedT
nn tralore
In eaoh
eari vari-
ous other
marks
Hare on
Vardlgrla
r Iter 12
mill luteal
of CliClaes
R. R TAYLOR
1'ostolllri Vlnltn I. 'J.
Smooth crop In
leltear and crop
and split In the
light
Some cattle In
rarlona other
branda ft marka.
Hang on Lo-
cnat crtek font
miles a. e. of VI-
nils. J.C. IiOfUN
l'rjor Crook Ind. Tor.
yiX&e Bwrallonr fork and
W in'il-rilopc In lert
IhnKo on Prior
creek.
W"i
!. II. FIIAYSKU
Vlnltn I. T.
Ho rae brand
aame. itaiifte
on Dlgt Cabin
errrk.7 mllra
neat or nine-
Jacket faille or llila
brand 'auld
only rorahlp-
meal. $10(1 reward
forconrlcllin
ror Bleating
tlila brand.
J. T. MoSPADDHN
PoBtodlco at Chclsoa Ind. Tcr.
Cl-te crop off If ft eart
oveibl In rlRlil
Alio J C on bin or
aide
;M right aide.
Itange el mllea weal
ofClielaea fell H
v5ia!afflBBBc3ll
ajjl if Ra0
GlSaQl?aZc.aWNMb
F.I). DIlt
Adair. Ind. Tor
. j.. jia ftnrrrrTffiLyjtesJ airailnw r-rk ft
eWnWtrSS firg in drrblt li Hie
Wftlvw?rf) ItoraeM brand.l
fln PR ix Kangs mi l'ry-
C. L. WASIiriOUIlNK
Son I Invest City Mo.
Smooth crop In rath
ear. undeihli In rig' t.
It nulKtf lleiiml Sprit r
pralre.s mllea rait ut
llnlen'a Kerry.
Ilnrae hrad O on
lert Jaw unit thigh.
rente came nrantit-u
E3
onlrll hip.
WATT MAYES
J'ryor Crcrk Ind. Tor.
JS-Vk o ....
c-'Miicairer nranueil
atrip.- errna. the nn.e.
(a branded LAD
ernp and apllt ea.ti
ear llangr near l'rj-
or ree
J B.EDWARDS
Post .lllce. Siavliiiiw Ind. 'J'cr.
Itange on Lynch
Prattle.
Crop and apllt right
nverbll lell Some
branded J II on leu
hip and aide Also
aome J on left Jaw
lion aide II nn hip.
Only brer rattle oll
Will rut Vi reward
lor conviction or any one atiallng an animal
In tlila brand
MILTON iJiiAKK
Four Mile. l.T
Ilanseoii t'oqr Mile
lu mllra anutheaal or
UiMrpj Kau Mark
apni In right ear
llurae brand lion left
ahoulder. .No cattle
aold etcept lor ehlp-
ment S. II. mayi:
Pryor Crock Ind
. Tor
swallow
fork and nn-
derbil In one
ear overelupe
In the other
All cattle are
branded 3 A
and notch on
noee. tlange
on vv'otrrreek
A I no 7 heart
nn left aide ft
1113
O en Irrijavv A fewbrandel J VV Eon aide
J A MoSPADDHN
diet-ill I T.
Slrlpaeroaathe ramp.
Hark. Iron IT Ilia
right nnderalope In
the len ear.
Itange. fnnr mllea
vrr.t of Lhelica.
D. L. DENNY.
C'lareinore Ind Tor.
E-i Kllli.r aide.
Left aide.
Vartuua marka.
Itange P ml lea rait
laloiia
W. N. STEWART
jouthwoat City
Mo.
llramlla (J S
Aug. 1S1.
O. nAYDDN.
Uhoutenu Ind. Tor.
V Ills on left aids
4lur lm.
lilt aide
Hone brand (J It
ttaugn- on lihon.
lean rryorrreoka
IS'16
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J. H. BAUaLEE BaitlosvlIIo I. T
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BAM LKFOROB XK.'
Vlnlta 1. T.
HomahaveOl'
on left hip.
nop ami two
at'lllaln each
ear llanga
lon.IlM norin
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