8 TIIK NORFOLK NMNVS : FRIDAY , RKPTKMBKIl 13,1001.
Manager Spear Has Some Ex
cellent Attractions.
PLEASURES FOR PLAY-GOERS.
Norfolk's Theatrical Season Opens on
( ho 20th With "Human Hearts"
Which Is Followed l > y Entertain
ments or Unusual Merit.
Vrciin Hntiircliu'H Dnlb
Manager Spear , who has conducted
the Amlltniium for the pant two HIMIHOIIH
with wonderful HUCCOHS , has another
plondld ftoiiKiin la prospect IllH book
ings up to date iiulieuto an ulllity to secure -
cure first class attractions and thoin Hint
will appo-il to the popular fancy. Cer
\ tain It IH that few towiiH an HiimllaH Nor
folk v.lll have hotter entertainment dur
ing the fall .winter and early spriiig.and
< ho ori'dlt Is almost entirely duo toMiiu-
agor Spear who has hiieceeded in rais
ing Norfolk from u rat her low class in
the estimation of ( hi'utrioal managers tea
a high place in their regard Few first
cluHH companies come to this part of the
Ntnto but that ho is after them until they
Jiro hooked for a porforinanc'e.
Notfollc'H theatrical season will open
on Fiiday , September 80 With one of
W. E. Nankt\ille'H attractions , "Hu
man Hearts , " which in a play the like
of which is seldom soon outride the
larger eitieH. Mr Nanltovillo IH a mio-
coHsful New York mumper and has HX !
companies on the road thiH season. One
is Havotly's Mastodon Minstrels Two
companies one eastern and ono west-
) rn presenting "The Village 1'aihon"
mid throe companies eastern , woHtorn
4iiid southern presenting "Human
Hearts. " Norfolk theater goers will
( huiefote reali/o that the attiactiou IH
fully desoiving of thoii hoaity patron-
go.
go.The
The next company , billed on Wednes
day evening , tlio LTith , is likewise a
strong one , being stilctly a city atttao-
tion andNoilolk may count itself foitu-
nato indeed to be able to participate in
tbo ontoitainment being dispensed by
thin orguiii/ation. The tintoitainment
is "Maiy Stuint , ( jjueou of SeottH , " pie-
flo.itod by the distinguished French Mar ,
HIiuliuuo Elmo ( loTouuiey , and her own
oompany. This production is coimid-
orod the masterpiece of the gioat Cor- !
limn author , Fredotich von Schiller , anil
Oountot-s do Tourney as well as Madam
ModjoBKi , both famous stars of the
tragic stage , have feat mod it
The above company has also reserved
the 8tth ( , by telegram , when Shako-
wpoar's famous pioduction "Romeo and
. .Juliet"ill bo presented
On October 10 the boaida will bo hold
l the "For Her Sake "
> y larco-comedy , ,
which is a guaranteed attraction.
October 1" > is the date taken by
another farco-comedy , "Get Together "
October 21" A Wise Meniboi "comp my
plajs another engagement in Noifolk
The play has lien rewritten and is
stiongor than ovir. The band featmo
is enlarged upon and a thoioughly en
joyable evening is ptomised
On November 9 a musical farce-coin-
ody "Whore the Laugh Conns In" will
ho piesonted.
November 15 is reset vert for the
"Hay\\aid Celebrities , " a company that
needs no introduction to a Norfolk audience -
ionco and that always gives a lir.st class
fliiti'rtiiimnont.
On November 1 ! > Frank II. Living-
hto'jo will renew Norfolk acquaintances
in a piofessioiial role , ho taking the
lead in " "Which is Who ? " The theatre-
going public will of course POO to it that
ho is given arousing tec-option and ac
cording to all accounts his entertain
ment is fully woithy of the utmost
the people can do.
"Herman , the Great , " ouo of the
strongest attractions of the season , will
appear on November 28 Hermann is
the magician vv ho has tecoived world
wide lonown for his tricks in legerde
main and ho will undoubtedly bo given
hearty titbuto from the people of Nor
folk.
folk.On
On December 12 Malmuna's colored
minstrels with two bands anil GO people
will entertain.
December 28 the great and only Al.
"W. Martin's "Undo Tom Cabin" com
pany will present that old but still pop
ular drama.
December 80 is the date taken by an
other farco-comedy , "Naughty An
thony. "
January 3 the "Thoroughbred
Tramp , " farce-comedy , will bo pro
bonted. This company is on its third
and comes highly recommended.
February 11 Hartley Campbell's
"White Slave" will be presented. Any
one versed on theatrical doings will
readily recogni/o this as an attraction
of world-wide fame and vv ill not bo sur
prised to learu that Manager Spear experienced -
porionced considerable dilliculty in
booking it for a date here.
PH the afternoon of February 30 Innes
and His Baud will again visit Nor
folk , presenting one of his high class
musical onteitainmeuts
Ho will bo followed on the afternoon
coC March 0 by Sousa's baud for a day
light entertainment.
March 510 and April 1 and 2 are dates
taken by one of the strongest repottoiro
company's on the road. The company
Jh composed of all New York attists aud
will pn sent Jacobs iV ; SteliiborK'H pro-
diutioiiN
Case Against Spenr Dismissed.
Manugot Uoorgc H Spcur Is jtibulant
thiH morning and hiH pleasant mullo has
roocouplod .his fcatutoH with all its
wonted cheerfulness Last evening he
received notification of tht\fact that an
order had boon Issued from Mr. Christ-
liinoy , acting assistant attormy general
for the postolllco department , to W. S.
HunimorH , the prosecuting attorney for
th'i United Slates court at Omaha , dis
missing the cane against him for a viola
tion of the postal laws in connection
with the Auditorium diasvlng.
The order is ( untied on the grounds of
Insulllelout ovldonc o by which a viola
tion of the postal laws can bo construed
inasmuch as the tickets wore sold at
$1 apiece for a special entertainment.
PROSPECTS FOR CORN.
L. H. Manson & . Co. of Chicago Esti
mate a Calamitous Small Crop.
L H. MaiiHon it Co of Chicago have
prepared some statistics on the
corn crop of the country which
IH based on reports from every
grain dealer In the states of Illinois , In
diana , Iowa , Missouri , Kansas , Ne
braska , Texas , Wisconsin and Minnesota
seta , numbering in all (5,821 ( dealers.
The i espouses have been general and
the teportH indicate that there will not
he a half ciop in the cornj'bolt states
The company places its estimate at not
more than 1 000,000,000 bushels for the
entire country , and concedes that "there
will be a calamitous small crop" at the
host.
host.Tho
The grain dealers of Norfolk assisted
in securing those figures aud H L.
Spauldlng made an especially thorough
examination of conditions , estimating
the crop in the vicinity of J4 Norfolk
at 10 per cent that of last year , which
is above the average of the state.
According to the estimate of Manson
it Co. the prospects for a ciop In No-
biaska average higher than either Mis-
souit or Kansas. They consider the
prospeots liable to a still greater reduc
tion if there are early frosts , as some of
the late planted coin is far from matin-
ity. The result of the investigation in
the nine states is that there will bo
considerably less than half a ciop The
loturiiH from the dealers show the fol
lowing rosultH :
1' . o
I * < * . old corn crop riiiiiimrml
on liiuul. hint jour B
Illlnol ? . II 40
limn . . . . 0 47
Imliimn . 10 Ti
KllNHIlH . . . . . . S IS
MixHOiirl . 10 -b
N'nbrnakn . .7 S2
Mimmtntn. . C > 10
WiccotiBlti . . H f2
Tunis . 0 41
"Keep it O t of the Paper "
The practice of "keeping things out
of the paper" makes it very difllcult for
a newspaper to do its duty and give all
the news. There are interested parties
toady to throw themselves into the
breach at every important occurrence ,
aud importune the newspapers not to
publish the facts There is hardlj a
week in the year when the newspapers
of the town aio not called upon to sup
pioss some item , and Fometimcp it hap
Dens soveial times m a week Men will
even atk and expect an item of news to
bo supposed when the entne com
munity is ahoady talking about it
They will ask the editors and publisheis
not to mention a certain occurrence ,
when as a matter of fact its publication
would harm no ono. If the pnpor de
clines "to leave out" the item the ap
plicant bi comes very indignant , if he
yields and a coutomorury later publishes
the news it never occuis to the gentle
man that ho injured the legitimate bus
iness of a newspaper and ho ought to
apologi/o and do so no more. On the
contrary wliou a local nowspuper'loivv us
out" an item , which appears later in an
out of town journal , the very men who
asks for its suppression are the first to
say , "you must read such and such a
paper to get the news. " Did it ever oc
cur to the men who request a newspaper
not to publish a certain item that it
would bo just as reasonable to ask a
merchant not to moke a certain sale ?
You are asking a now spaper to omit its
most attractive features and become
tedious and perhaps tire-ome merely
for your benefit. Possibly you may
have business telations with the news
paper. That certainly gives yon no
tight to make exactions which amount
to the same thing as if some one de
manded that you dispense with the
mo-t desiiable part of your business
The newspapers got sick and tired of
being importuned to keep things out
The newspaper readers , hearing of
.something which ought to have ap
peared on time , make derogatory re
marks at the apparent lack of enter
prise manifested by the journal that has
been worked and imposed upon Col
umbus Times
Wlint Mnill Wo HiiM > fur l ) < seit ?
This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it today.
Try Jell-O , a delicious dessert. Prepared -
pared in two minutes. No baking' ' add
hot water aud set to cool. Flavors
Lmou , oiauge , raspberiy "and straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cents.
Every Healthy Boy
likes to get himself into places of dan
ger. Hence bruises , strains and sprains
Mother scolds and bungs out the bottk
of Perty Davis' Pain Killer aud rubs i
on the injured spots with an energy and
frequency depending on the seriousness
of the ca-o There is nothing like Pain
Killer to take out the soreness and make
still muscles supple aud strong as over.
W. E. Strode , Wanted at St.
Edwards , Arrested.
CHARGED WITH A LARGE THEFT
Was Married Friday to a Popular
School Tcacticr and It is Said They
Were Enroutc to Canada Wife Was
Ignorant of Husband's Doings.
From Miitnlii > 'H lnil > * * " "
Upon information from the authorities
at St. Hdwardu , Thief of Police Conley
stopped W 12. Strode and bride who
were otirouto to Canada on a wedding
trip , Saturday ,
Shortly before noon Chief Con-
ley received a dispatch giving him a
description of the man wanted and he
was reading it just as the noon
Union Pacific freight pulled in Saturday
Ho at once wont to the depot little ex
pecting to dud his man , but decided to
bo there for emergencies. A man and
woman stepped oil the train but the
man did not tally with the description
the otllcor had received Nevertheless
ho scrutini/.cd the man closely and no
ticed that ho became decidedly nervous
Chief Conloy therefore decided to make
the blutl' that he wiui the man wanted
and it worked.
The olllcor introduced himself and
asked about things at St. Edwards
The man at first attempted to deny all
knowledge of St Edwards but Conloy
feigned astonishment and adced him if
ho wasn't W. E Strode of that place
and the admission was promptly made
that ho was The telegram Instructing
the oillcor to hold Strode was then
shown and the stranger was taken into
custody to await insttuctions from the
St. Edwards people
President A D. I human of the First
National bank arrived on the evening
train and the deputy sheriff came up
yesterday noon and took the prisoner m
charge , returning with him this morn
ing.
Strode has been n stockman near St.
Ed wauls for years and has had the ut
most confidence of the banks and the
people , his credit being deemed good
for almost any amount. Shortlv before -
fore his departuto it is alleged that ho
disposed of all his stock , on which there
was Raid to bo a mortgage of * : ! ,0u > in
favor of the bank. It is also stated
that ho borrowed various sums from his
trionds and was bound for Canada
under the impression that ho would bo
out of the teach of the ofllcers of the
United States
Strode was married Friday night to a
highly respectable lady of St. Edwards
who has been a teacher in the High
school there for the past two years
She know nothing of the charges under
which he was ai rested and married him
under the impression that ho was
wealthy. She was very much sutprised
when ho was at rested and when the
reason of his detention was known
It appears horn all accounts that the
pmoner has not been prospoting lately
aud it is thought that ho decided to
abscond with all ho could lay hands on.
Sir. IIummn was very much pleased
with Otlicer Conley's work and gave
him } , > . " > before leaving for home , with a
promise of mote if the j'i.OOO or any
considerable pait of it was recovered.
Letter I.lKt
List of letters remaining uncalled for
at the postolHco September 0,1901 :
Frank Davis , Harry Dillon , [ Egyp
tian Remedy Co. (2) ( ) , Mrs. Mrs. Free-
laud , Mrs. James Hamilton , Car John
son , Shafo Kautzniau , J X. McCarthy
(2) ( ) , Piniiey Price , [ John II. Sexton ,
Miss Mary Stephen , Mrs. Ohas. E.
Wasen.
If not called for m 15 days will bo
sent to the dead letter olllco.
Parties calling for any of the above
please say advertised.
P F. SPUECHEK. P. M.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following are the transfers of
real estate in Madison county for the
week ending September 7 , 1901 , as
reported by D J. Koemgstem , official
abstractor.
C E Wasem to Minna Neuow , wd
ne of lot 8. block 4 , Pasowalk's add to
Norfolk , Neb $ ( lb5
Amelia Bear to A > n of Evangelical
Luth Ohri t Society of Norfolk , wd si , ,
of sel , of svv * , of uw1 , 22-24-1. $750"
Frederic Walhngton to Andrew Mink-
ler , wd lot 8 , block 1 , McCombs sub. lots
to Burnett. $1100
Antou Kassik to Charles W. Kluto ,
wd el8 of ue , 29 22 3. $2350.
Edward Giant to Daniel Murphy , wd
lot 7 of Subdivision 1 of lots 9 nud 10 ,
block 2 , Pasowalks add to Norfolk.
Charles W Clute to Anton Kassik ,
wd uw4 20-28-8. $ )800.
G W Hansel to Josenhiue O. Dim-
ock , wd lot 20 , block 9 R R. add. to
Newman Gtovo.
Newman Grove Improvement society
to G W. Hansell , wd lot 20 , block 0 , R.
R add. to Newman Grove. $600.
Benjamin O Getter to Milo Martin-
dale , wd part ot swl ; of se1 , 5-21-1
Julius Maas to Robert Jensen , wd lots
(1 ( and 7. Osbom's subdivision of lot 1 ,
block 12 , Haase sub lots to Norfolk.
$775
$775L
L M Husonotter to Emma C Ander
son , wd lot is , block 1(1 ( , R R. add. to
Ninvman Grove $2tu > .
Farmers Loan \ Trust Co to J. E
Simpson , wd lot ! i. block U Dederman's
add. to Norfolk. 75
Elkhorn B & S AP-.II. to George P.
Parker , wd lot I , block 11 , C. S Hayes
add to Norfolk $500
United States of America to Alfred
A Ward , pd i1 , nw' ' and n1 , , of no'f
20-2-1 ! )
Dollio Martindalo to B O Getter , wd
part of block l. F. W. Frit ? add. to
Madison $ : > 7G
Lot inn Thompson to James Rowland ,
Wd HW1 ; 2-il ! ! 2 $1000.
A MODERN BANK.
Conveniently Arranged for Officers
and Patrons.
The remodeling of the Norfolk Na
tional bank quarters has boon completed
and the result is , exceedingly gratifying.
The largo counting room has boon
altered considerably. Complete now
furniture has replaced the old , depart
ments of olllcials have been shifted in
such a manner that more space is af
forded both inside and outsldo the
counter and the ceiling and walls have
been handsomely redecorated.
The new counter is a magnificent piece
of Pollard oak , rich in its dark brow n
color and up-to-date in every detail.
The counting plates ore elegant blocks
of chocolate Tennessee marble , beauti
fully polished and firmly sot. A bolt of
the same stone Is clasped about the base.
Directly above the counter proper , is an
opaque strip of chipped glass , and upon
this rests an oxidi/ecl copper grill , neat
and attractive in design and serving as
a protection.
There are now four windows for the
accommodation of patrons , labeled in
turn "President , " "Teller , " "Cashier"
and "Bookkeeper "
President Bucholz , whoso ofllce was
formerly in the roar , is now cozily
situated at the head of the room , near
ouo of the largo front windows. This
space is separated from the remainder
of the bank by caging aud within this
little room Mr. Bucholz has his hand
some now desk , typewriter aud other
conveniences. The apartment is en
tered through a door in the counter.
In like manner the teller , the cashier
and the bookkeepers each have their
own departments , which arc sot off by
caging .The room at the rear which
was formerly used us an interviewing
apartmout , has given war to a cage
where patrons may examine personal
possessions on deposit.
A new steel ceiling has replaced
the old aud is doue in aj light pink ,
with a handsomely frescoed border.
The side walls have boon redressed in
rich terra-cotta
The fixtures were manufactured by
the A. II. Andrews Co. of Chicago , who
make the finest grade of this class of
goods in America. The decorative
work was executed by S. G. Dean of
this city , assisted by Herman Schoenen
of Omaha. The woik has been done al
most entirely at the espouse of the
Merrill estate , the Norfolk National
taking a long term lease to secure it.
The Institution is to bo congratulated
upon these improvements placing it as
they do , in1 as ] line quarters as any
in the 1101 them part of Nebraska. It is
a credit to Norfolk and something of
which she may be justly proud.
County Fair Dates.
Amsworth Brown county fair , Sep
tember 19 to 21
Albion Booiie County Agricultural
association , September 23 to 27.
Aurora Hamilton county fair , Sep
tember 21 to 27.
Aubuin Ncuiaha county agricult
ural fair , September 17 to 20.
Broken BJW Cutter county fairSep-
tomber 21 to 23.
David City Fair , September 17 to 20.
Falrbury Fair , September 17 to 20.
Hartingtou F.itr.Septomber 17 to 20.
Indianola Fair , September 17 to 20.
Madison Madison County Agricult
ural society , September 10 to 18.
Miudou Kearney County Agricult
ural society , September 18 to 21.
Omaha Douglas county fair , Septem
ber 11 to 21.
Osceola Polk County Agricultural
association , September 24 to 27.
Red Cloud Interstate Fair associa
tion , September 24 to 27 , inclusive.
Springfield Sarpy County Agricult
ural society , September 17 to 20.
Stautou Stanton county , September
17 to 20.
Stockville Frontier county fair , September
tomber 24 to 27.
Tecumseh Johnson County Agricnlt
ural association , September 28 to 20
Wahoo Sauudors county fair , Sop
teniber 17 to 20.
Wayne Wayne county fair , September
bor 11 to 13.
GOSHEX , 111. Gouesse Pure Food Co.
Lo Roy , N. Y. : Dear Sirs Some days
since a package of your.Graiu-O prepar
tion was left at my oflice. I took it
homo and gave it a trial , and I have to
say I was very much pleased with it as a
substitute for coffee. We have always
used the best Java and Mocha in our
family , but I am tree to say I like the
Gram-0 as well as the best coffee I ever
drank. Respectfully yours ,
A. 0.JACKSON , M. D.
SIS to Buffalo Pan-American and Re
turn $13.
Tickets on sale dally via the Nicklo
Plate road , good returning ton days
from date of sale. Especially low rates
for n to .iO days limit Chicago to
Butlalo and return Tickets at lowest
rates to all points east. John V. Gala-
him , general agent , 111 Adams street ,
Chicago. Chicago city ticket ofllco 111
Adams street
Tin : NEW keeps its job department
up-to-date with the latest faces of typo
and does its work In approved style.
Ambroz Bilger Writes Enter
tainingly About It.
CALIFORNIA TREES OUTDONE.
Pen Picture of Philippine Scenery A
Tropical Rainstorm How Farming
is Done by the Natives Women All
go to Church.
Al rlti , Mindanao , Philippine Islands ,
July 7 To THE NEWSIt has been
some time since I have written and will
try to toll what has happened since.
The life wo are now leading is about as
easy as a person could wish. Wo have
no work to speak of and have four days
out of seven to ourselves. We answer
no calls except when ofllcers are around
aud they never stay over night.
Wo had muster and Inspection Juno
l.'J aud it was very easy. After the in
specting ofllcer looked us over he said
wo looked well aud the quarters were in
good condition. He did not appear to
appreciate the fact that wo worked
hard to look neat and clean when we
are examined. Wo that are here have
the reputation of being the neatest aud
having the nicest town of any detach
ment of our company. That Is what
the sergeant in charge has been work
ing for. The main company has been
split up into four detachments. Our's
is the smallest of the four , still we have
the most dangerous place , which is not
saying much as the insurgents have loft
this end of the island and have entered
the Morro country at the other end.
There are few soldiers in that part of the
island aud wo may have to go there and
show our mettle when the fighting com
mences.
Three of us were out for an entire
day four days ago and we were oil the
go all the time. Wo visited about 100
native huts aud did not flud a single in
surgent. We were out about nine miles
to the big grass line as the police call it.
The grass changes abruptly from
about two feet in height to 10 and 12
feet lush. The high grass is so matted
that a parson would bo compelled to cut
his way through. The mountains are
about five miles further aud to get there
wo would have to follow small trails
and as there was great danger of getting
lost wo did not undertake to go but a
short distance. 1 saw some very flue
scenery on the way. Imagine a river ,
with clear water , rocky bottom aud
banks , and with trees on the banks ex
tending their branches ten to fifteen
toot over the water and a strip of rock
ton feet wide between the trees and
the water and a little further back the
hemp and banana trees with their wide ,
light green loaves and the cocoauut
trees looking like largo umbrellas stand
ing high above the other tree * . Talk
about trees being largo in California
I have seen trees here that would come
up to them aud more. Wo measured
one tree that had broken off about 20
feet above the ground. It was six foot
m diameter and 1C8 feet long , besides
that which was still stamping We
measured another stump that was 10
feek in diameter. Where we cooked our
dinner we could got a good view of our
quarters aud the bay , which were about
nine miles away. Wo saw boats on the
water which appeared to bo little black
specks.
We examined the huts for relics but
the natives had taken everything and
our search was useless. If I had a cam
era I could give you an idea of what the
people look like. There is not a camera
in the company and but ono old Spanish
affair , that weighs about 75 pounds , oil
the island.
Wo found about 1,000 bushels of corn
in the native shacks but no rice , which
will be very scarce until the new crop is
harvested. A native was seen plowing
and planting corn at the same time
Ho had burned the grass aud weeds
from the laud then plowed furrows
about three feet apart and dropped the
corn by hand afterward plowing the
land between the rows.
While out we were caught in a
shower but took refuge in a shack. We
got wet just the same. It pourec
through the roof although there was
not a hole to be seen. It appeared a
though the water fell by the bucketful
It only rained teu minutes but all the
little ravines were filled with water anc
we were wet and muddy up to on
waists. That is the kind of rain wo
have hero.
Between the town aud the beach , a
distance of about a mile , the natives ar
planting rice. The laud is divided into
"paddies" of about half au acre eacl
and all covered with water. In th
mornings the Holds look like a lake wit !
ridges luuning In every direction
Their manner of tilling land is very
peculiar. It is flooded for about a week
and then plowed. The plows are made
entirely of wood like those used by the
ancients. After the land is plowed and
smoothed with a wooden harrow it is
tramped by carraboos until it is smooth
aud below the level of the ridges. The
rice , before being planted in these pad
dies is planted very thick in small
patches on high ground and is allowed
to grow about n foot In height. When
the transplanting commences the entire
family of the native Is put to work
They pull the rice stem by stem aud set
It out about eight inches apart aud
about half way in the ground. After
the pluuting is done the ground is
flooded attain and kept that way until
the rice begins to head , then no more
water is added After the grain is ripe
it is gathered in small bunches and
placed 111 n dry place where it is allowed
to remain about a mouth and is then
beaten out with bamboo flails and the
rice is put in bamboo sacks aud stored.
It has a hard shell on the outside of
each grain which must bo removed bo-1
fore it is ready for use The process by
which this is done is very simple. A
log is squitred and one or more holes i
about wix inches deep and eight nctoss
are cut into it. The holes are I
about three font apart and there are-
seldom more than two holes m a log.
The rice is placed in these holes and
pounded with hardwood poles about six
foot loug aud two inches in diameter un
til the hull is loosened ; then the grain
is sifted by a tossing process , a tray
about three feet long and two feet wide
being used. Women do most of the
hulling work but I have sometimes seen
men employed at it.
The soil here is very gummy. When
wet it is black with gray streaks. Tha
gray clay is used to make pottery. The
people are fond of odd-shaped-
pottery and make mauy clay ornaments.
The dried pottery is very hard and aa
strong as iron when burned. Very few
brick are made as there is no demand
for them.
The police have been at work for two
weeks tearing old houses down and
building now. They have built 17 and
torn down nine. Those torn down
were in bad condition and unfit for use.
The new ones are larger and have bet
ter fire places. The old fire places were
simply piles of dirt in a corner. Now
there is a small room built at the back
of the houses and a box of dirt placed in
the center on a bench about a foot high.
The people know nothing of stoves or
chimneys aud the smoke from their fires
finds exit through the sides of the room.
The presidetito says that in time every
house will be enclosed by a bamboo
fence.
I have been looking for a largo native
for some time but have not seen one
more than five feet aud six inches in
height. The average height of the men
is about five feet aud of the women four
feet and six inches.
The ofiicers passed through hero yes
terday enroute to the town of Poleland.
They stopped here to speak to the ser
geant and the presideuto about the road
aud bridges on the way. They also re
leased six prisouers aud this left us with
but eight to do the work. Those re
leased had the privilege of remaining
and working for their board or going
home and they all went.
I was on No. 1 post last Sunday and
watched the natives go to church. The
bells began to ring at 7 o'clock and
tolled for half an hour. Tins sum
moned the people aud I counted them
as they went iu. By S o'clock there
were ov or 100 people in the church and
more came after S that I could not
count as I was relieved at that hour.
Besides the people at church I could notr
look in any direction without seeing sev
eral natives. Very few meu go 'o '
church but most of the women atterd.
There has been a little trouble le-
tween the ptesidente and the canteen
man about some meat we receive. The
canteen mau claims all the cattle iu the
mountains and the presideute has about
> < J head at large bearing a private brand. * I
Every one of the six head we had were
tilled by the presideute or by his orders
aud they bore his brand. The captain
told the presideute to go and do as ho
pleased.
PJUVATE AMBUOZ BILOEII ,
Co. L. 10th Reg. , U. S. A.
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