El Reno Daily Eagle. (El Reno, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Monday, October 21, 1895 Page: 2 of 4
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IREYNARD IS SURPRISED.
BRUIN AMONG JELLY-POTS.
A Venturesome Hear'* Swm-i Kraut In a I
4 titnkIII Flower 4*ar<len.
Now, as I leaned over and enjoyed
tny garden, my beds of softly -breathing
pansies ami jjav young phlox, my two
strong young spruces, with their slen-
der steeples of him* bloom, my apple
tree, red in the moonlight with its
overgrowing richness of fruit, I was
suddenly conscious of something which
intruded, something which seemed not
quite harmonious with the blue and
gold night, and the near beauty of the
garden, and the far beauty of the hills.
Yes, there was something strong,
and gross, and animal: a black and I
clumsy shape moving on softly padded
feet, but with rustling and clumsy
body, along the stone wall of the gar-
den. ll was ehiimping a ml mouthing
my ripe, sweet apples, where they had
fallen on the wet grass from the out-
reaching branches. I felt my hair rise
in a sort of antagonism at the musky
gross ness of the creature, even before
1 recognized ami knew it fora hear
My thoughts dew to the boys who
were dragging through the rough,
dew-wet woods miles away looking for
this very beast or its mute, and I felt
u sort of indignation mingling with
my surprise and dislike. Suddenly
the shape rose on its hind feet, and
surveyed the garden; then, with a mo-
tion that seemed altogether too light
for its great hulk, dropped over on
the garden side, among my flowers,
among my apples, and,worse than all.
near toil bench*spread with howls of
fresh, clear crab-apple jelly, left
t<> harden in t lie air.
I had made it. and 1 knew that it
was the perfection of jelly, clear as
spring wuter, pink as blossoms, and
flavored with sprigs of lemon verbena.
It was perfection when it was made,
and my leaving it for twenty-four
hours in the garden was a sentiment,
a sort of charm, a baptism of sun and
dew; and now it was in close view and
neighborhood of this gross moviug
compactness of animalism! A 1 the
poetry of my beautiful success at
his mercy! llu*. the very neigh-
borhood of the creature was enough
to destroy it, I thought angrily
and it might as well complete the tie
struction; and in a moment 1 saw tin
great hairy muzzle mouthing and
slobbering over the howls, rolling
them around and breaking then
against one another, and a!! with i*
bestial employment which was incx
press ibly exasperating, and wliicl
made me almost frantic. Looking
about for the form of words suited ti
the occasion. I laid hands first upoi
my heavy glass inkstand of the kim
warranted not to upset, and launche*
it at t .e creature. It must have grazoi
his car, for, without stopping his sloh
berings, he wiped tin* ear with hi?
paw and paid no further attention.
Then 1 explored my wood-box am!
found u quantity of hard chunks o
wood, which hail been chopped foi
my little bedroom stove. All these I
carried out and aimed one after <•
other at this natural enemy, and cut
them Hying at him through the a',r.
They were to him like so many mos-
quitoes. The hear never looked ii|
until he had finished my ethereal food,
and then Ik* lifted his head, and re-
garded me stupidly and yet cunning-
ly, exactly as a pig will look at you
from his pen. Ilo evidently took in
the sense of the position perfectly,
recognized my feelings, in short, and
weighed the circumstances. It was
not worth while to attempt to retali
ate. The posts of the upper piazza
wore slender and high; lie knew that
this accounted for my attack, mid wit h
a grunt of derision and contempt he
dropped himself over the wall, and
seemed to melt at once into the woods,
and was gone Mrs. ( un lace \\ heeler,
in St. Nicholas.
Trliiln of m Country I dltnr.
Whatever may lie the truth or tin
falsity of the stories that are told of
the searitv of funds in a country cd
itor’s pocket or the scarcity of food in
his stomach, the stories arc always
tohl, and neither the progress of edu
cation nor the growth and develop-
ment of the press seems to have any
effect upon the crop. One of the
latest comes from Kentucky, where
the mountain editor, at least, rarely
develops into a (Ticsus or an Apicius.
and this one is concerning a mountain
editor. A subscriber Imd remembered
him very kindly, and a day or two
later a visitor called at his olliee
"Can I see the editor?” lie inquired
of the grimy little “devil” roosting on
a high stool.
"No, sir," replied the youth on the
stool, “lie's sick
"What’s the mat ter wit h him?’*
"Dun’no," said the hoy * One of
«mr subscribers give him a hag of limit
and a bushel of pertuters t'other day,
und i reckon lie's foundered.'* Harp
t*r'.» Magazine.
rVlIlini: to Oltllfi-.
An unkempt looking fellow stoppei
at a suburban residence and asked for
cm ploy me lit. The lady of the house,
whoat the moment wassuperititending
the removal of some plants, emerged
from the greenhouse and asked him if
lie was a gardener.
"1 ain’t .had much experience," was
the reply.
"Well, can you plant these shrubs?’’
“I shouldn't like to risk spoilin' ’em,
ina’nm ”
"Well, what can you do?"
"Well, ma’am,” he replied, mpdita
lively, “if you'll give me one of youi
husband's cigars I’ll sit in the green
house and smoke out the insect**
that’s ratin’ up the leaves of tlietu rose
bushes.” I'earson’s Weekly.
—In 1880 t’ce average amount ol
capital invested in each factory was
•‘*75,000. while in 1800 the average capi
Uljtu each was $:?.»?,00U.
Ho Didn’t Know That Cranoa Aro
Splendid Fightera
Anil nt Hanning, Too, They A re quite Ki-
pert With Six-Foot Strlile* One of
the Illrds I'urnued n Fox
That llml Iiiftult.ed llim.
A long, lean crane stood motionless
in the big cover down on tin* flats, at
Sen berry Settlement. X. Y.. the other
ufternoon watching for a fish or a frog
to come within reach of his pointed,
heavy hill. A cold wind was blowing
and rufiled up the bird’s feathers in a
way to make him shiver A brown bird
started to fly past the still figure, then
there was a quick jerk and the brown
bird disappeared. The thin crane
looked as though he felt better. After
a bit he waded to the shore and stood
on the hank looking into the water as
if for a fish or frog.
As the sun wus shining red for a mo-
ment through a crack in the clouds a
fox, sleek in winter fur, came into view
from up the creek looking here and
there fora mouse or better game. He
had started early that day, probably in
the hope that he might capture u bird,
lie stalked a crow, unsuccessfully
flu.died two or three brown birds,
sneaked up wind at a woodchuck, and
got a little mole. Then he saw the
crane’s back uml neck over the bank
and straightway dropped back onto his
haunches to calculate a bit. lie worked
his way toward the crane so slowly as
not to be noticed till within ten feet of
the bird, when the bird’s head came
around with startled suddenness. 'The
fox stopped, and the crane looked in-
dignant. The fox took two stops nearer,
and the crane bri.stled up his neck feath-
ers and drew his head back as if to
strike. Then the fox saw that the cram*
would tight. If anything can tickle
a fox it is to have a bird stand fight.
The* fox took two jumps lightly for-
ward. •then yelped out in pain. The
crane had struck at his eye and ripped
His cheek bare. He grabbed the crane
by the leg and then, like a pug dog
pulling a string-tied hull, ran around
in a circle, tripping the crane up. The
crane screamed and gave the fox a
CATCHING A MONKEY.
Cincinnati Street laminin* Have l.ott of
I mt V* :»t i -lilntf (lie Operation.
A fugitive monkey from Kohl ,*k Mid-
dleton's museum made a lot of fun for
a big crowd on Vine street at Cincin-
nati the other morning. In some way
the little rascal, who is of the species
known as a ringtail, got out of his cage
in the third story, and, finding the win-*
(low of the room open, climbed out and
got on th« telegraph pole. Hilly For-
shoe. one of the employes, was notified
of the escape and he started out to
capture tin* monkey. The liberty-lov-
ing "monk” scrambled along the tele*
FASHION IN FIJI.
it Hires as Much Concern to the l.aillm ■
There a* KUewliere.
UP FROM THE RANKS.
Private* Who Aro Competent Win Shoul-
der-Straps in Two Years.
The number of men who enter the
i’ijiun women liuve a must affection- j an„v w ith a view to secure promotion, j
e disnosit ion. alt.bnnrrh. like all semi- .... :.i . ..f tt...... in
ate disposition, although, like all semi-
civilized people, they arc extremely
sensitive and ready to take offense at
the veriest trifles, says tin ex diaugc.
Their skins are usually of a bright
dark brown, smooth and glossy as pol-
ished marble, and many while young
possess handsome features and most
symmetrical forms, but unfortunately
their natural grace disappears aft er mar-
riage—at least among the common peo-
ple, who have no attendants to relieve
them in the heavier duties of the house-
hold. While unmarried their hair,
picturesquely adorned with hibiscus
and other (lowers, is permitted to fall
in thin plaits down the back of tin*
neck. This is regarded as a sign of
maidenhood. After marriage the plaits
are cut off and not allowed to be worn
again.
In Suva and Levuka the women gen-
erally wear a blouse-shaped pinafore of
thin white cotton, but in their homes
or in the interior districts they arc con-
tent with the sulu, a kind of loin-cloth
ratsiile of those who have relatives in
flu* service, is limited to a much small-
er number than is generally supposed,
says Harper’s Weekly.
The enactment of the law allowing
enlisted men of any grade to apply for
examination for a commission removed
all incentive for applicants to strive for
the lower noncommissioned grades, a
most serious defect in the law. It is in
keeping with the legislation advocated
by Sir. Proctor during his term of of-
fice, relative to the gradual elimination
of the old soldier, and his replacement
by a better class of young men, who
were to be secured by holding out as
a bait promotion from the ranks.
The large number applying for ex-
amination at present would naturally
lead to the supposition that Mr. Proc-
tor’s object was surely being accom-
plished, but such is not the fact.
The enlisted force of the array is to-
day composed of no better men than it
was ten or twelve years ago; in fact, a
comparison results favorably to the old
made from the bark of t hi* native mul- | soldier. The men who arc now being
berry tree und wrapped two or three j examined for promotion do not in any I
times around the body. The inanufac- j sense represent tlic great body of cn- j
tore of this cloth, called tappa, is one of j listed men of our service,
tin* leading industries in Fiji, the hark i They in reality represent a class con-
being beaten with wooden mallets into sisting of about one-twentieth of tlieen-
glaneing blow behind the shoulder,
driving the fox away a yard and gain-
ing time to get on his legs again.
Then the fox eaine at the crane and
once more the era tie struck at the fox's
eye. this time successfully, for the point
of the hill picked tin* eyeball open.
The fox slunk back and started to run,
while the crane, with six-foot strides
und half-spread wings, set after him.
Then came a race fit to make a woods-
man howl. The crane’s head stuck out
straight before his body, while his long
pipe-stem legs stretched out fore and
aft alternately, twisting around each
other as the fox turned sharp corners
with his tail hugged close, ears laid
back, and mouth open. Foxes arc
credited with being greased-lightning
runners, hut the crane made this fox
limnp himself to keep out of the way.
At last the fox went under a wire
fence, turning sharp to do it. The
crane struck at him, not noticing the
wire, and the crane's neck struck on
the wire, while the hill split on a barb,
hooking the bird fast. Lem Lawson
Killed the v -x at long range with a riile
and the crane was captured alive, only
to (lie later. The two will be mounted
in antagonistic form.
Worth a Ooll.ir tol-.it It.
Johnson had been on tin* road for a
leading grocery house in f’hieago for
many years, lie was a reliable man.
popular and a good salesman, hut got into
the habit of running in a very large ex-
pense account, too large to suit the
liiuiuee department of Ids house. One
item of ?1 for dinner at the stage sta-
tion of Custer in Montana, always
seemed high. Lust fall one of the of-
ficers of the firm was hunting in the
territory and put up fora meal at this
station for which he was only charged
"four hits.” When checking up the
next month’s expense* account. Johnson
was called into the private otllee. and
asked to explain why $1 was charged
for a meal that never cost anybody over
.'ill cents. He replied: "Yes, you bet
your hoots 1 charge fora meal at
that place. It is worth four hits to cat
the blunted stuff,” and the manager
agreed with him.
I’ll! 111«* ( lift ill I’.Vlllencf*.
A piece of evidence in a Quebec
breach of promise east* was a cuff with
au offer of marriage w ritten on it. One
night while the defendant was holding
the plaintiff’s hand and w hispered fer-
vid words, he nopped the question in
manuscript on the smooth linen of her
wrist. She was sentimental or shrewd
enough to keep that article out of the
wash, and it has proved of practical
value.
Schooled In (aiimblins.
Tin* croupiers of Monte Carlo have a |
school of gambling in which they learn
the ins and outs of the games, the
methods of defeating trickery, manual
dexterity in clearing the boards and
paying the stakes, readiness in reckon-
ing. and in dealing and shuttling the
cards, and so on. Most of them conic
from Alsace, and are very poorly paid,
receiving only sixty dollars a month.
graph wires to the southeast corner of
Sixth and Vine, and when Forshce at-
tempted to climb the telegraph pole
Mr. Monkey slipped over to the trolley
wires that intersect Sixth and Vine,
lie got a shock that almost made him
fall to tin* ground, but, recovering him-
self. he jumped to another wire.
Just then a car happened to come
along, and it was stopped to enable
Forshcc to raise a ladder on the top of
the car. The monkey w as very acute,
and did not want to come down. Then
with a poh* the wires were shaken, but
the little animal held on like grim
death until the ladder was placed
under him. Finding that he was likely
to fall, the raonkev dropped on the lad-
der. which was lowered to tin* ground.
As soon as he w as within reach of terra
lirnm tin* ringtail leaped to the ground
and ran under the electric ear. Then
he ni:.de a dash for liberty up Vine
I street, hut Forshcc grabbed him. not
; by the neck, as he had intended, but on
I the mouth, and received a bite to the
; bom* of his left first linger for his reck-
lessness. The pursuit and capture fur-
i nislu'il lots of amusement for the crowd,
I which almost blocked the square. The
j monkey was returned to his cage, none
j the worse for his few minutes of liberty.
CALLED THE POLICE.
| A ItufTalo Hoy .’Mistake* 11 i h New mother
for a Ilnrglur.
A boy not more than ten years old,
! dressed in nothing but his undershirt
and trousers, rushed into police station
No. 11 at buffalo at throe u. in. the
other day and excitedly told the door
man that a burglar was in his father's
house. "Send some policemen there
right away, before the house is robbed
and my father and mother are killed,”
pleaded the little fellow . The boy saul
; his name was Tommy Farrell and that
lie lived on Hold street. His father is
John Farrell, a railroad man. Deteo-
j live Liter and Sergt. Dillon grabbed
1 their revolvers and. accompanied by
I the boy and half a dozen reserve po-
j I icemen, ran tot Sold street. When near
' the house they approached cautiously.
It was evident that something unusual
thin sheets, which are joined together
as required. When taking part in the
in ke-ineke, or native dance, the girls
wears a short, thick petticoat of dried
grass, adorned with black and yellow
tappa streamers, the bodies remaining
hare from the waist upward. The hair
is decorated with llowers and frequent-
ly frizzed and plaited in a fashion some-
what resembling that depicted in As-
syrian sculptures.
Most of the chiefs and their wives arc j
extremely particular concerning the
clothing of their offspring, the girls
usually wearing white cotton pinafores,
or blouses, over a colored petticoat.
The families of tlic higher class of
chiefs possess a somewhat, aristocratic
cast of features. This is especially no- ,
ticeablc in the descendants of King
Tliakomhaiu Among these is his j
granddaughter, LTineess Ada. who
possesses many of the intellectual char- i
aeteristics of tlic deceased monarch.
Her attire, as becomes a member of the j
Fijian royal family, is somewhat more
elaborate than that generally worn,
and consists of a thin silk boil ice of
some light color, edged with oma* !
merited ribbon, and a calico petticoat
over a pair of loose calico trousers - a
costume* admirably adapted to the Fi 1
jian climate. Shoes and stockings an*
divardi'd by Fijians of all classes, save
on special occasions, and during tin* !
hot summer months many of the Eu-
ropean residents feel tempted to go and
ilo Likewise.
HIS FARM SLID AWAY.
Tin* II.-'inarkaMi* Mis orlmc of a Small
Hunch Ownur in California.
(in the slope of the mountains on a
branch of Elk creek one homesteader
at least has lost his home and is now !
wondering whether the government
will allow him, under the circum-
stances. to file another claim, says the
San Francisco Examiner. Mr. Dono-
hue, county surveyor of Mendocino
county, who lately returned from en-
listed force, who have nothing in com-
mon with the other nineteen-twen-
tieths. and who are fully alive to the !
advantages they possess over tin* West
Point graduate in securing their i
shoulder-straps in one-half the time re- j
quircil by the cadet to consummate
his high ambition.
The enlisted men of the army, es-
pecially the old soldiers, look upon
these men as a favored class—anil fa- t
vored they are in many ways during i
their preparatory two years* service.
The soldier reasons, and justly, that
if the four years of preparation at
West Point are necessary to fully equip !
the cadet for the requirements of his *
position as an officer, it is presumption
to suppose that a man of ordinary in- ,
telligcnce cun, in two years, in addition !
to his duties of a soldier, lit himself for I
the accomplishment of the work re* j
quired of the graduate.
Possessed of the finest military col-'
lege in the world, which has been the j
alma mater of the greatest soldiers of
modern times, it should he the aim of I
the I nited States to supply the com- '
missioned officers of our army from that !
source, restricting promotion from the j
ranks to extreme* cases in n ,*og- j
n-ition of ext inordinary acts of eouspicu- !
oils bravery on the battlefield, or other }
distinguishing feature of the soldier’s |
service.
MERITS OF THE RAISIN. 1
ll lias 4 • rent Nutrl»ih is Well a* Medic-
inat I’ro;>©rtle*.
As the grape cure has made its way
into modern methods of dealing with
disease —hundreds filling the German
establishments where this return to [
nature is practiced—many a patient |
who has found himself made over by I
the treatment, has added to it a use of
tin* dried grape or raisin. Fruit of all !
sorts is becoming more and more a part ;
of the regular food supply, and a grow- \
ing constituency of people announce* j
“ ' as believers in a diet-of fruit i
tablishing some boundary lines near
there, says:
"Some time since Fred LIoux tiled on
a piece of land on a mesa or. the south
side of the stream and erected a cabin
and made other improvements thereon.
It has been his habit of late to make
occasional trips to town, anil it was
during one of the late rains that he
made his last trip. High water pre-
vented his return and probably saved
his life. Last winter was unusually
severe, the rainfall being
inches. The soil was thoroughly soaked
and is of such nature that large patches
frequently become loosened and slide
down the mountain.
"Mr. Iloux as soon ns possible re- ■
turned to his claim, and when about a
quarter of a mile from home the horse 1
he was ruling became very restless,
and it was with difficulty he could
urge it forward. The animal finally j
stopped and commenced to tremble
violently. On looking up Mr. Iloux
saw his cabin coming down the slope,
anil felt ;:s though lie, too, wen* going
with it. Tin* man described the sensa-
tion as though one were on a ship at
Ihemsolve:
and nuts. Leaving these extremists I
out of the question, it is certain that
health increases for whoever substi- j
tutos fruit, both fresh and dried, for a i
large part of the ordinary diet in daily :
use. One of our best literary workers
lias found that a bunch of good raisins,
witli a slice of bread or a crisp cracker
or two, make a lunch that not only is
satisfying, hut leaves Ike brain clour j
for the afternoon’s work. Even in the
days of our forefathers the Muscatel |
. , raisins, so called, perhaps, from the !
, , 1 Muscat grape brought by the Moors 1
from their African home into Spain, i
were credited with a special reeupera- ;
tivc force und known as “raysons of
the sun.” Tli v were part of the equip- J
age of a last illness. Saffron water and i
these "raysons of the sun” were Mile by
silicon the neat little table which held i
also the big Hilda reserved for solemn
occasions, all three reminding tin* suf-
ferer that he or s'le had done with the
ordinary fare of mortal life.
Hut then* need lu* no such somber as-
sociation with the raisin of to-day, our !
own California providing, at its best, a [
was going on. for lights were Hitting
and voices could b»* heard distinctly.
••They’re robbing the place and mur-
dering my mother.” sobbed the hoy.
“Keep quiet.’’ said Detective Liter.
Then Sergt. Dillon and some of the po-
licemen wen1 to the rear of the house
to guard the exits while Liter took his
position near the front, where he could
see into the rooms. Presently hi* smiled
and walking around to where Sergt.
Dillon stood, revolver in hand, said:
“Come on. sergeant. I am on to the
burglar." lb* whispered something that
Tommy was unable to hear and then
they went to the front door and rang
the hell. Mr Farrell answered the hell
and the officers explained the object of
their visit. All hut Tommy laughed.
The officers went away half amused
and half disgusted. Later Dr. Gunuiur,
of Hailey avenue, telephoned this little
hit of information to (’apt. Kileen. of
t he I ilo vent h precinct *t at Ion ^ o
have caught the burglar and he weighs
ten pounds."
Yawned 111* Jaw Out of Place.
John Cramer, of Alamo, Mich.,
* a wood heavily and threw his jaw out
of joint. lie wore an open-mouthed
expression of astonishment torse\cinl
hours before a doctor could he secured.
IIIHitton of IMoouiPri.
A Rochester hoy defines bloomers as
1 puff .Lews worn on the legs.
“He immediately turned his horse
hack and raced for (inner land.
Arriving at a safe distance, lie looked
hack and saw the whole mountain
slope moving down into tin* valley. At
lirst tin; ground moved very slowly,
like a glacier, but it constantly gath-
ered speed and (lashed over a preci-
pice with a loud roar into the crock be-
low, completely damming it, the
stream being entirely dry below the
dam for some hours.
“The house, tliree cows and several
sheep were completely buried in tic*
debris. The slide wus about a quarter
of a mill* square and stripped the slope
nf soil.’*
A Sliuro-WitIn! 4 at.
A i ........ mi lent of ' 1 l.. nd m s, ■ c-
at or reports a clever trick of a black
Vrsiun cat by the mum* of 1’rin. One
>f his peculiarities is a disrelish of
neats unless they an* roasted. The
*ok undertook to break him of this
foolish whir... In short, she deter-
mined to starve it out of him. She set
before him a saucer of boiled meat.
l*rin turned away from it in disgust.
“Yery well," said the cook, “it is that
or nothing." For three days the eat
went hungry, the boiled meat remain-
ing untouched. Hut on the fourth
morning the cook found the saucer
empty. “Ah, Drill," she said, “so you
have conn* to your meat." That day
the cat fared sumptnoti.Jy on roast
beef with plenty of gravy. Hut oil
Saturday, when the pot board under the
dresser was cleaned, the cools found In
one of the stewpans the boiled meat
whk* had remained three days in
Frill's saucer. The cat had been too
bharp for her.
rich, fruity raisin, sun-dried, of course,
yet not so much dried as distilled,
all the watery parts being driven off
and tli * richer qualities of the grape
developed in nature’s own alembic.
These raisins, with whole-wheat bread,
make a genuine food, good for children
as well as man, and hailed by the chil-
dren with acclamation. The need for
sugar an instinct with children is
met in raisins or dates in infinitely
more healthy fashion than in any other
order of sweet, anil the child who has
full provision of such fruits makes no
demand for candy *»r cake. The bent
California raisins are now cheap enough
to ho within the reach of all, and their
use is steadily increasing. A set of
young lawyers in New York have
adopted fruit as a lunch, finding that
work can goon with none of the sense
of heaviness produced by the ordinary
meal; and raisins have been introduced
as one of the most satisfying forms.
The Spouting of a Whale.
The whale does not discharge water,
hut only its breath; this, however, ill
rushing up into the air hot from the
animal’s body has the moisture con-
densed to form a sort of rain, and the
colder the air. just as in the ease of our
own breath, the more marked the re-
sult. \\ hen the spout is made with the
blowhole clear above the surface of the
water it appears like a sudden jet of
steam from a holler. When effected,
as it sometimes is, before the blowhole
reaches the surface, a low fountain as
from the street fire plug Is formed, and
when the hole is close to the surface at
the moment a little water is sent up
with the tall jet of steam. The cloud
blown lip does not disappear at once,
but hangs a little while, and is often
seen to drift a abort distance with the
wind
A DWARF’S QUEER RUSE.
Had Himself Shipped In a Hnx in Order to
Host the* Hallway.
Four or live years ago one of the most
celebrated of European prodigies was
the Polish dwarf, Hermann Zeitung, at
one time one of the chief attractions at
the Folios Hergere. says the New York
world. Latterly Zeitung has been lit-
tle in the public eye, or rather was un-
til the other day, when he started in ti
carry out an interesting exploit which
very nearly succeeded.
lie had himself fastened up in a box'
addressed to a large importing house
at Madrid and labeled: “Fragile. With
care. Top.” Holes had been made in
this box for breathing purposes anil
one of its sides was so constructed that
it could he opened from within to give
the little dwarf a way of getting out
unnoticed when he reached his destina-
tion. The box was fitted np with a
cushion seat and an abundant supply
of provisions was placed within it.
The start was made at Vienna, where
Zeitung had been living for some time,
and after the dwarf had placed him-
self inside and fastened himself in two
lusty porters carried him off to the sta-
tion, having been paid beforehand a
fee? of sixty cents each. They gave the
box in charge to the stationmaster to
be shipped to Madrid by express.
According to Zeitung, the journey
was an uninteresting one and with-
out incident, but when he got to the
Spanish capital bis troubles began.
The Madrid stationmaster evidently
had a poor knowledge as to the fragil-
ity of glass, for he turned the box over
and over, and at last came to the con-
clusion that its contents ought to be in-
vestigated. 11 is aids, therefore, opened
it and dragged out the dwarf more dead
than alive from the shaking he had re-
ceived. It would have puzzled a man
less full of expedients how to further
punish Zeitung, but the stationmaster
solved the problem by having him ar-
rested for trying to swindle the rail-
road companies out of their fares.
The dwarf’s defense was that ho was
traveling in this manner on a bet of
three thousand francs, the terras of
the wager being that he was to get to
Madrid without a cent in his pocket.
Three hundred francs, however, were
found concealed in his shoes. The real
reason for his traveling in this remark
able manner was that he might save
railroad fare and also get a good adver-
tisement for the engagement in Madrid,
for which hi* was billed.
HIGHLY MAGNETIZED.
AY hat Happened to h Family from Drink
Inc Impregnated Water.
A remarkable story comes from the
upper Yakima country, Washington
Two years ago F *tcr Stromshadt lo
catcd on a piece of land near what if
now known as Horax Springs, his fami-
ly consisting of liis wife and two chil
ilren. A few days after his settlemcn*
Stromshadt discovered a spring closi
to tlic shack he had built, the water o’
which was strongly impregnated witl
iron, but not unpalatabble. Stromstadt
dug and deepened tin? spring, and since
July, 189:;, the family has used tin
water for all domestic purposes.
One night recently a heavy electric
storm passed over the cascades, ac-
companied by vivid displays of light
uiag. The following day Mrs. Strom
stadt. while kindlinga fire in the stove,
found it almost impossible to separate
the stove lifter from her hand. Her
husband, hearing her scream, ran t<
her assistance, when, to his surprise,
he found that he, too, experienced great
difficulty in detaching any article of
iron with which his hands came in con-
tact.
breakfast was finally prepared and
the family sat down to tlu* meal. The
children, girls of five or seven years,
respectively, drank their milk from tin
cups, and upon rai sing the cups to their
mouths found themselves unable ti;
detach the cups from their lip.>. Strom-
stadt, who is an intelligent immigrant
from Sweden, was nonplussed, and,
while unable, to account for the won-
derful occurrence, nevertheless laughed
at his wife’s excited declarations that
the family was bewitched.
A member of the Fortland, Ore.,
academy of science, to whom the cir-
cumstance* was related, says that the
Stromstadt family has become satu-
rated with iron, which was rendered
magnetic by the passage of electricity
from the clouds to the earth during the
recent electric storm. Stromstadt him-
self takes the matter philosophically,
and aside from tlu* inconvcn^uce of
having his head decorated with a
fringe of knives, forks and teaspoons,
which are attached to him. is inclined
to regard the occurrence lightly.
Opium In Prison.
Twenty per cent, of tlu* inmates of
the state prison at Charlestown, Mass.,
are habitual opium-eaters, and Warden
bridges says that it is next to impossible
to prevent the smuggling of this drug
Into the prison. l*’or ono man found in
his cell under the influence of liquor,
twenty are found stupefied with opium.
The warden showed a visitor the othci
day a little paper package, not larger
than the unsharoened end of a lead
pencil, which contained a fine powder.
“Then* is enough opium there,” said lu*.
"to satisfy several men, and yet how
are we going to detect it when baked
in the center of a cake?” The prisoner
arc allowed to receive presents of fruit
and cake. One of the confirmed opium-
eaters is always well supplied with the
drug, but how lie obtains it has hithort<
a.\ it 1 fled thoofficials. His only visitoi
is an old woman, but watchers say they
have never seen her close enough t<
the man to pass him anything. During
her calls he invariably sits with hi*
lieurl hung down and his bands he
tween his knees, apparently in deep de
jection. The only conclusion possible
is that one of the hoopers, and not tin
old woman, brings him opium. It i*
said that comparatively few of the con
victs have the habit when they arrive.
Once within the wulls they soon learn
the trick of getting the opium, anil use it
as a means of becoming oblivious of
their surroundings, or at least Indiffer-
ent to them.
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