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AN ESKIMO BANQUET THAT
LAST A WHOLE lAV.
MAY
fiirideat.af the Social Ufe Aaaoacr
thV'Satleee f Arctic .Alaalta After
;tbe'Mwllac Seuaa h:om-Tke
H ria'ra of the Flc to Shore.
Writing of. the Industrial and-social
method and customs of the Eskimos
of arctic, Alaska,' Edward A. Mcllhen
ny. Jtn the Century, says:
The .'principal occupation of these
. Ilslyinos of arctic -Alaska) during the
Spring is. the .hunting of the bow head
li.ie.ln the leads, or open water, and
ainojig the floe ice of iliu Arctic ocean.
The, taking of a whale is always a
time ofjgre.it rejoicing with thee peo
ple. -for It means not only an abutt-'dant-o
of food" and fuel, but .a large
&oirtit"of valuable trailing material.
After the whaling reason is over tl:e
bouts which have been used in the
chase are gathered on the leaita be
tween the pack and shore ice, which
Is often some mile from shore, at the
foot .of some rami that has beeu cut
through tlio rough ice from the land
to ,tbe water. The mast successful
beat's crew, with their umiak (a wbal-,
i;ig boat covered, witk skins), takes the
lead, "followed by the other boats In the
oliler of their success. The harpoon.
tloaM. puddles and everything pertain
ing to the chase of the whale are
placed In their respective positions.
The umink Is then placed on a flat
Ivory runnered rfed and lashed firmly
in place. Tlie owner, who Is called
omellc (headman), stands on the Ice
fit tlie right baud "side of the bow; the
buat fcteerer stands at the stern and
the paddlers stand at tlieir resjiectlve
plai-es along, the sides of the bout.
When all Is ready tle omellc gives the
word to go forward, und each of the
crew blips over his shoulder a broad
breast strap of sealskin, which is at
tached to a short line made fast to
the thwarts of the bKit When all is
ready the boat is pulled forward a few
"lengths and the next :it in order goes
through the same form, moving on lu
Its turn. until all the umiaks are strung
out lit a long line on the grounded ice
ready for their return to land.
At ii signal from the bead boat all
move forward, chanting weird song
of the goodness and power of the
whale, for' One of the Hiijuvstltloiis of
theo people Is that whenever working
on any object to le used iu whaling or
doing nny thing connected with whaling
they i mst constantly extol the merits
of this great auiuiaL
J.ou:, before the boats reach shore
th entire population left in the vil
lage men, women, children and dogs -congregate
i the beach to welcome
the homo comers. When tlie first boat
Hears land it kt brought to u halt a few
feet from the shore line, and Its talis
man, which is always carried iu a little
pouch lu the bow und may tie a wolf
bead, the head of a raven, iron pyrites
or nny odd thing. Is lifted out by the
ozuvlk arid hold hi his right hand to
wn rd the shore, where stands the chief
medicine mau of the tribe, who poors
over it a little fresh water to refresh it
and tlautk it for the benefits given, if
the boat lias wurod a whale, or. If the
boat liait not been lucky, toapiicaseany
flight tlfiit may have been put upon
the talisman, in the hope that It will
give them ieftcr luok in tlie future.
After reaching shore a day or possi
bly two may be given for preparation,
and tlfen the great feast liegiiis. Each
successful boat owner, liegLuuing with
the one whose boat secured tlie most
whales, gives a feast, to which he in
vites ail the members of the tribe and
any other jiejple who may lie iu the
vilhige. Tirst a wind break of umi
:il. xiils or skim h built to act as a
shelter airniust the chilly blasts of the
pt.lar winds. It la placed iu tlie form
of a large circle If enough materia! can
be secured, iu tlie center of which a
walrus hide is placed on the ground,
ami to its four corners are tied long
"ropes, which are passed over tripods
placed about twenty-five feet from the
$Iriu Tlie ends of the ropes are then
drawn tl'it and made fast with stout
stakes driven Into the ground, thus
raising the skin about four feet. The
tiu thus becomes a platform some
eight or teu feet square, which herves
as a sort of movable stage oil which
tlie young women dance.
Tl.c feast usually ltegius at the time
vheu ihe sun reaches n due western
pj!nt. about U o'clock In the ufteriioon,
for during the eighty days of summer
at utkeutic the aun never sets, and,
being without timepieces, the Eskimo
murk their time by the position of the
sun w hile it Is visible and by the xuodu
and stars when the suu has gain? for
the long arctic night. These feasts
sometimes hut twenty-four hours.
lie Smoked.
A ery pretty girl with a well de
fined air of knowing her way about
tripped into a day couch of a train
bound for Washington at I'hiladel
phi.i Tuesday afternoon. Every wiu
hm Msit. was occupied. The girl walk
ed half way down tlie ear and with
vbvi.ius disappointment took the best
eai that offered. A large, superheated
looking mau already occupied half of
It. He held Ids breath long enough to
xuaku room for the girl, and she Kiiucez
ed in. Thru be settled himself agate
and appeared t swell out In every di
rection. The girl 'cast louging glances
at the window, but the man's huge
bulk and open newspajier cut off her
-vie;.. The trirl fidgeted. The man
spread himself move and nire. Fall
three iituirters of the seat he filled to
overs'.owUig. The girl set her teeth.
Thirty miles siun by. The girl could
endure it ao longer. She turned aer
face to him.
"i:cuse me." she said distinctly,
"but don't you ever smoke?"
"'wo minute later the whole seat
Was hers. Washington .Vast
ae Cheerful.
Tribulation is a habit Be bravo and
titter a cheerful word In place of tba
complaining one. Keeping silent In an
atmosphere of discord attracts to you
pes ce aud serenity Instwid of pain and
sorrow. "As a man thinketh lu his
heart, so is bo." No greater truth waa
ever uttered. As soon as a person stops
thinking trouble and" goes to thinking
Joy. then Joy mill materialize. Detroit
Free Press.
Mlic a Vw.
Yes." said tlie clerk at the Skinnem
house, "we have 1.SU0 servants."
-Well." said the departing .guest T
must have overlooked four or five. I'm
quite sure I haven't tipped that many."
Pittsburg Pest
. .
Woali
She Suppose, dear, I find you
haven't given, me money enough? He
Then telegraph for more. She Have.
you a telegraph blank? Detroit Free
Press.
la she
. Tlere's
a copy.
of the
table."
' -"Whafa new about it?"
-Xbe jay Itt folded." lifcehangev
THE CITY EDITOR.
ate lut Keen Well Posted mad Bare
a "Xoae Far Kewi."
Imagine a man each day surveying a
circle whose circumference Is drawn
with a radius sixty miles long from
the New York city hall as a center,
knowing that the life and activity
within that circle are changeful and
ephemeral, that each succeeding sun
will bring a new story and that he is
responsible for the telling of that story
to a creat company of readers, lin-
( agine all this, and you have a good J
mental picture or the city editor of a
metropolitan daily.
When the dry editor opens his desk
la the morning he attacks his mail first
thing. Very often it is a fearful and
wonderful collection of complaints,
grievances, suggestions. demands,
pleadings, discoveries, literary efforts,
questions of every description. It is
a singular thing that the title "city
editor' is better known to the reading
public than almost any other except
"editer." So the city editor gets more
than his share of mail.
William II. Vanderbilt's famous dic
tum, -The public be damned," would
never hare become a familiar quota
tion but for the trained news sense of
certain city editor out In Chicago. lie
had sent a young reporter to ask Mr.
Vnnderbilt about a mil road matter
which was then being discussed. The
novice came back and reported that
Mr. Vanderbilt would not say a word.
The city editor, suspecting that his
agent hud not gone about the Inter
view in a way to accomplish the de
sired result, began to "pump" him on
his manner of approaching the rail
way king. "Well," answered the
youth, "I told him the public wanted
to know about this matter."
"Wouldn't he talk back then?" asked
the city editor.
"No; he just shook his head and said
The public be damned," responded
the youth, with childlike and bland in
nocence. The autocrat of the city department
lay back and gasped. With a wave of
his hand he dismissed the dull report
er, and he himself wrote up the Inci
dent, which has been made au impor
tant addition to the popular Bartlett.
It was an Insignificant "financial
card" which first directed the attention
of the newspapers to the Z'20 ier cent
fraud for -which William F. Miller and
Colonel Hob Amnion are now serving
terms in Sing Sing. The earliest mut
terings of street railway strikes in
Chicago aud Cleveland and other west
ern eltie have been in diminutive
"ads." ealliug for men to be motormen
aud conductors. Charles Watson
Monde in Itookman.
Little HaaMteae.
A kindly, honest and simple little
nnn was Frederick William Ham
stede, originally a city clerk of Lon
don and a versifier who concocted
worthless doggerel for love and not re
ward at a rate which would surprise
most poetasters. Vet bis claim to re
membrance lies now in the fact that
Thackeray called him "dear little
Hatustede" aud loved and protected
him from banter with a strange and
touching chivalry.
If any one laughed at the great nov
elist's attachment to so insignificant a
proege, Thackeray would exclaim:
'No one shall say a word against lit
t'e Hamstedc iu my hearing. 1 love
I.ttle Uauibtede. I tell you I love little
llamstede. und as for his verses, over
which you hate beeu making merry, all
! care to say is tliat I take more pleas
ure in reading his poetry tbau I do in
reading your prose."
Tlie secret of this large hearted pro
tection was not far to seek. llamstede
was a dwarf and a hunchback. lie had
been crippled by falling from a nurse's
arms iu Infancy and could not get
about without a cane. Thackeray, the
giaut, loved him for the sufferings he
had undergone.
Ia4lB.
The chief source of natural Indigo is
the various species of indigofera. espe
cially Indigofera tinctoria, which are
cultivated in India, Chkia and South
America. The method of its prepara
tion Is very simple, although consider
able attention is paid to the treatment
of the soil previous to the planting of
the seeds. Ten to fourteen days suf
fice for the first appearance of the
shoots above the soil, after which they
continue to grow rapidly. Shortly be
fore flowering, or about three months
after sowing, the plants are cut off
close to the ground and are then ready
for extracting the color. After crop
ping the plants are again allowed to
grow until they are sufficiently ma
ture to admit of a second cutting. Oc
casionally a third or even a fourth crop
is made, but each of these contains
uccessively less aud less of the iudi
can. The cut plants are at once placed
in larae Moxic cisterns, or fermenting
vats, called Steepers," where they are
covered with water and kept in posi
tion by means of boards and heavy
stones.
Bible Day Janela.
It is interesting to observe that In
articles of gold, silver and gems we
have acatcely gone beyond the earliest
Biblical record. Gold is an old story In
the second chapter of Genesis. There
is no record or Sarah's ornaments, but
the abundant mention of Rebecca's
earrings aad bracelets made her envied
by many a Sunday school little girl
who iu this way made her acquaint
ance. Thenceforth rings, necklaces,
earrings, breastpins, bracelets, tiaras.
Jeweled daggers, girdles, pins, combs,
but repeat themselves according to the
taste of the age. An inspection of the
Cyprian jewelry at tlje Metropolitan
MuJeani. of Art in New York shows
how completely the ladies of antiquity
had their jewel cases equipped. To
tbese we have been able to add very
few articles, the watch being the most
conspicuous. s . ;
A Cartaaa Oath.
The following curious oath was until
recently administered In the court of
the Isle of Man: "By this book and by
tlie holy contents thereof aud by the
wonderful works that God has miracu
lously, wrought in heaven above and
in the earth beneath in six days and
seven nights I do, swear that I will,
without respect of favor or friendship.
love or gain, consanguinltv or affinity.
envy or malice, execute the laws of."
this isle justly between our sovereign
iotu mc sing ana nis subjects within
this isle and between party and party
as indifferently aa the herring's back
bone doth He hi the middle of the fish."
Baraa Best Peeam.
, It is said that a boy was oace asked
in the poet's presence which of Burns'
works, -he liked best After taking
thought with himself for a little he
declared that he liked the "Cotter's
Saturday Night by far the best, "al
thougn," he added, "it made me greet
(cry) when -my father bade me read it
to my mlther." . x '
This statement aeejeato 'Impress
Barns,- fer, fiwUy he said to the
lad, "Weel, my callant (boy), It made
me greet too, more than once when I
was writing It by my father's fireside."
LAUGHED AT COBRA BITE.
3
Methods of a Satire Saake Charmer
la Brltiah Iadla.
Some years ago oir regiment was
stationed at Pcshawur, famous for its
beautiful gardens, which in the spring
time ar? a mass of foliage and blos
Eom, relates ou English army officer.
The roses grow in wjW profusion,'
and the soil is so productive that, as
an old gardener once said, "you have
only to put a dry stick into the ground
and It will shortly sprout and flourish."
But before long we found that a
snake had crept into our Eden, leaving
Its trail on the paths between the
' nbushes and the servants' houses
Armed with a stout stick, I made a
search in the quarters, but without
any successful results.
Some months later I was taking my
usual siesta after "tiffin." when the
bearer came Into my room, saying in
the supercilious manner usual to him
when speaking of his fellow country
men: "Sahib, there Is in the compound a
snake charmer who says that by his
music and enchantments he can lure a
snake from Its hiding place. If it
please your honor, shall the man show
this thing to your
Welcoming any sort of diversion in
the hot weather, I got up, put on my
topee (sun hat) and strolled in the di
rection of the servants' quarters.
On my approach the snake charmer
arose, salaaming deeply.
Nude save for his loin cloth, the
snake charmer stretched himself fuli
length upon the ground aud, placing
a reedlike pipe to his lips, plaved a
sad. monotonous, walling tune in the
direction of the quarters In which the
snake was commonly supposed to
dwelt
In a few moments, and to my In
tense astonishment, a brown form
wriggled across the threshold of one
of the native huts, and us wo all gazed
spellbound at it the snake crawled
straight towanl the pipe which charm
ed It
As It neared him the snake charmer
arose, and, seizing the reptile quickly,
proceeded to put it Into a bag he had
with him.
In doing so I plainly saw the cobra
rear its head and strike the man'a
hand.
I darted forward to his assistance,
but In calm and reassuring accents,
he said: "No matter, sahib. With me
it is not as with other folk."
Then from among bis heaps of cloth
ing he produced a stone, with which
he rubbed the bite, which apparently
had no evil effect upon him. Pall Mall
Gazette.
ax acata.
It Is not well for sedentary workers
to sit on cushions. In mnn, owing
chiefly to his erect carriage, there is
a strong development of the muscles
of the pelvis and the thighs, which
almost completely clothe the strong
bones of that region. In the seated
position, to obviate undue pressure,
nature has provided a proper cushion
over these bones. Uyrtl's saying is
well known, "We sit on the fat of the
seat us on a mattress."
In sitting on a smooth and hard
surface the body rests upon three main
points, but in sitting on a soft cushion
pressure is imparted to the muscles
and interferes with the circulation lu
all their parts.
Great attention has been paid to this
matter In the construction of bicycle
saddles and, speaking generally, with
very beneficial results. Nothing can
be said against a certain amount of
covering, if not too yielding, but the
office stool, properly shaped, is an ex
cellent seat Pearson's Weekly.
Cows' milk la said to be abhorred by
the Japanese, and rabbits are never
eaten by the Abyssinians, who explain
that rabbits are too much like big rats.
The natives of the Sandwich Islands
would not- take caviare for a gift
Cheese in Mexico is simply curda des
iccated and pressed In pancake shape,
and even then it Is patruuized only by
the Caucasian colonists. The half
breeds accept it with hesitation, and a
two ouuco slice of limburger would
stampede a tribe of mountain Indians.
They resent it a3 a practical joke in
questionable taste. But why the Ko
reans eschew ice cream, as a traveler
reports is the case. Is less easy to ax
plain. Perhaps they share the Japa
nese prejudice against dairy products
or the Chinese predilection for super
heated tidbits.
A Jaeer Itallaa Caetea.
On Aug. 1 of every year the people
of Val di Rosa, in Italy, gather in the
great square, which la also a thrashing
floor, and proceed to exorcise the devil
for the benefit of their own deeams and
for the well being of their vineyards.
The most wtefdhjent man in the com
munity la chosen master of ceremonies.
A small fire balloon Is made ready and
to this the master of ceremonies sol
emnly attaches a puppet representing
his Satanic aaajeity. Amid the shouts
of the peasantry the balloon, with the
devil attached, Is liberated. The good
people believe that' for the rest of the
year the evil one will not disturb their
dreatus'or damage the vintage.
Faacaa aUaaera.
Before the discovery of lueifer
matches a large hoof shaped fungus
growing on the trunks of trees was
used throughout northern Europe for
making amadou or tinder. The thick,
brown, woody flesh of the same fun
gus, cut'iuto slices and beaten until it
assumes'the appearance of felt Is used
at the present day In Germany for the
manufacture of cheat protectors, caps,
purses, bedroom slippers and various
other articles.
ExeeaaJaa.
"Papa, is the hand that rocks the
cradle the one that rules the world?"
"That's what I've heard."
"Well, I know one that don't"
-Who is it?
'Nurse. She wanted to go down
town, and mamma told her she'd fire
her if she went and wouldn't give her
no recommendation." Indianapolis
Sentinel.
A Chraale Hahlt.
No." said the manrwho had recently
made bis fourth pilgrimage -to the mat
rimonial altar;. "I can't say' that mar
riage Is a failure.'
"Of course not". rejoined his bache
lor friend. "Withyou It is merely a
habit" Phlladelntaa.Inqa1rer.
Tar a HafWeat.
Father (at head of stairaV-EtheL
what time la it? Etfael (in drawing
room) It's a quanter past 10, father.
Father All right. Don't forget to
start the clock again after the young
aan goes, out to, get his breakfast
"Well, Pat, I heard yovjr brother waa
sent to prison for life."
-Yls, but he's so delicate he'll never
live to complete the slntuxe Chicago
Journal. ...
Be wiser than other peopIelf yoa
butido not tell then so.
al
A CURIOUS TREE.'
Oae a Xatarea Gaeer Prodacta That
Are Feaaa la Africa.
The Welwitschia mirabilis is a won
der of the vegetable kingdom. It
grows on the barren land of the west
ern side of Africa, where rain is al
most unknown and the only moisture
is that from dews which fall at night
This plant was discovered in 1SG3 by
Dr. Welwitsch, an eminent scientific
traveler. The welwitschia Is a tree
which lives for many years, many
specimens being estimated as mare
than 100 years old.
Every year of its life Increases Its
size, yet it never grow3 higher. Ris
ing just above the ground this strange
plant looking like a rough round table,
regularly enlarges by adding concen
tric layers to its circumference. The
flat upper surface of the trunk is Very
hard and dark, resembling iu color and
texture the crust of an overbaked loaf.
The trunk attains the skfe of from
fourteen to eighteen feet in circum
ference, but is never more than a few
Inches above the ground.
The welwitschia Is remarkable in
the fact that it never loses its first
two leaves and never gets any more.
These leaves increase In size year aft
er year until they attain the length of
six or eight feet or more. They are
flat and leathery and frequently split
Into numerous straps.
KEEPING WELL.
It la Bnttw aaa More EcoaaaUeal
Than dettlaa; Well.
I have often been horrified by find
ing people at Carlsbad or Marienbad
or some other of these severe water
cures who had come there simply on
their own initiative aud without any
medical advice. This Is really tam
pering with oue's constitution.
I am coming to the conclusion in
recent years that it is better to trust
to air and to exercise than to waters
for the renewal of the physical sys
tem. Since I nave taken to golf I find
so much improvement in my health
that I no longer pine, as I used to do.
for the water cure. But there again
every man must judge for himself. If
a man has too profound a love for the
pleasures ef the table it is almost a
necessity for him to go to one of those
places where tlie system seems to get
thoroughly complete washout
But If a man be: of moderate appe
tite and be able to keep himself well
under control even when temptation
is great, then he has no reason for
going to ilomburg or Carlsbad or
Marienbad. lie bad better seek good
mountain air. play golf and keep out
f doors. London M. A. P.
The Caafeterate Oct.
There was only one complete die
made for the purpose of coining money
by the Confederate States of America
that for a one cent piece, which was
made by Lovett, the Philadelphia en
graver, in 18(11. After he had finished
the dies Mr. Lovett found that he was
unable to send them to the persons
Who had ordered the work done, and,
becoming alarmed, he "struck off"
twelve nickel cents and then carefully
secreted both coins and .dies. For
twelve long years tlie engraver kept
ids secret which was finally revealed
through an accident One day In 1ST3
he went to the hiding place of the rare
coins and selected one for a pocket
piece and within the month passed it
out unknowingly to liazeltine, the
Philadelphia restaurant keeper. This
man, knowing the piece to be Lovett' s
work, sent It to J. C. Randall, the coin
collector. After some little trouble
Haccltlne and Randall succeeded in
buying the die, and from it they struck
fifty-five copper pieces, twelve In silver
and seven in gold. This accomplished,
they mutilated the die, and coin dealers
now -hold Confederate cents at a very
high figure.
The Charat mt Hla Hamlet.
Concerning Hamlet as played by the
late Wilson Barrett a little story Is
told In the greenrooms where the ac
tor was known. One of the ancients
was talking of the Hamlets he had
seen on the stage. "Well," be said.
Tve seen dozens of 'em, but of all the
haotors wot played Ilamlet give me
Barrett He was always done ten min
utes afore any of the others.
The Valae at a Maate.
Nelson, a thriving little English town.
Is a living instance of the value of a
name. Not long after the battle of
Trafalgar some tinker, tailor or other
person established a tiny wayside Inn
and called it after the naval hero.
There was nobody on the spot from
whom to expect custom, but the road
led to aud from populous districts.
Travelers stopped at the place, and
presently a cottage or two begaa to
rise, then more of them, and the name
of the public house answered for the
whole. That was the nucleus of the
present town. Now 40.0UO people live
around the site which the old Inn
keeper chose and called after the name
of his hero.
Faaataa; Caaaterfelta.
Johnny Say, papa, passing counter
feit money is unlawful, isn't it? Papa
Yes. Johnny Well, papa, if a man
was walking along the street and saw
a ten dollar counterfeit bill upon the
sidewalk and did not pick it up
wouldn't he( be guilty of passing coun
terfeit money and couldn't he be ar
rested and put in jail? Papa More
likely the lunatic asylum. Now you
may go to bed, my sou. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
Method la Her Madaeaa.
Clarissa Why, you silly thing! What
are you putting your damp hands out
on the window sill for? You'll get
them all rough and red. Annabel
Yes, I know. But Mr. de Million thinks
that every woman ought to do all sorts
of housework, und I'm getting my
hands ready to show off tonight
Beyeaa Settleateat.
Molly What makes you so haughty
whea you meet George? Why don't
you make up with bun? Polly Be
cause I should have to demand an ex
planation, and I can't remember what
it is I'm supposed to be offended about
Detroit Free Press.
AMaalr
He You say you like a. manly man.
What is your Idea of a manly man?
She Well, for instance, one who
aoesn't.atay and stay and stay Just
because -he knows the girl isn't strong
enough to tbeow him out
SaiUlfte
Smce the magnificent times of the'
Roman empire there has never been a.
period when people have been so over-1
fed, overamused and overstlmulated asj
In the imperial London of today. !
Lady's Pictorial.
Prahahtr Urn.
"Is Pkkleby a manicure artist?"
"I don't know. Why?: I
;"I Just saw him and he told me thati
he had charge of a hundred hand at-
Us place of buslneas."--Ueveland Plain
Dealer.
WILD BILL'S FIRST FIGHT.
He Waa Weaaded, hat Killed Six cf
the BIcKaaalaa Gaaa-.
Wild BilL whose real name., was
James Hickok, first came west in 1SC7
and drove an ox team on the plains for
Majors & Russell in 1SG0. He subse
quently engaged himself to the over
land stage company as stock tender and
waa put in charge of a new stage sta
tion on Rock creek, near the old Mc-
Kandlas station, which was generally
known RoDbers. uoost. This was
the headquarters for the McKandlas
gang, a crowd that had held together
since the Missouri-Kansas border ruf
fian days and generally had things
their own way. A man named Ficklin,
and a number one stagehand, was the
superintendent He tried to buy out
the McKandlas station; but, failing in
this, he built a now one near by. put
ting young Hickok in charge. Up to
that time he had never experienced
trouble with any oue and was not like
ly to have friction, especially with the
old station keeper, McKandlas, or his
mea.
In the winter of lStiO-Gl McKandlas
and his nephew aud four other men
passed by the new station on horse
back, leading an old man who was
afoot They had a rope around the
old fellow's neok, and occasionally they
would take a few turns around the
horn of the saddle, make a run on the
rope and Jerk the old mnn down and
drag him on the ground until he was
nearly dead. The only spite they had
against bun was that he was a North
Methodist preacher. If Wild Rill was
anything he was an abolitionist and
free soiler and loyal to tlie United
States. The McKandlas crowd was
planning to make a raid on several sta
tions to secure the stock and go south.
They told young Hickok they would
take the stock. He replied that he
would be there.
When they returned late In the even
ing two stopped ut the corral, two
went to the front and two to the back
door of the cabin or hut Hickok told
them he would shoot the first man who
took down the bars of the corraL The
elder McKandlas fired at Hickok, but
missed him. Hickok returned the fire
with a ritie and shot McKandlas In
the heart The next shot from Hickok
killed the nephew, and the two fell at
the front door. Just then the two at
the back door opened fire. One shot
from a double barreled guu lodged
seven full grown buckshot into Hlck
ok's right side and breast, two of which
entered his Iung3. The two men who
stopped at the corral came to the as
sistance of the two men at the house.
Hickok was thea.iu a hand to hand
fight with four men. He killed three
of them hi the house and wounded the
other so badly that ho died on the
prairie. Denver Field aud Farm.
rrecaatleaarr Trcataieat.
The Dutch peasant lives with canals
all about him aud coaches his cottage
by way of a drawbridge. Perhaps It
Is in the -blood of the Dutca child,
says a writer in M. A. P., not to fall
Into a canal. At all events the Dutch
mother never appears to anticipate
such a possibility.
One cau Imagine the average1 Eng
lish or American mother trying to
bring up a family In a house surround
ed by canals. She would never have
a ruonuuit's peace until the children
were in bed. But then the mere sight
of a canal to tlie Euglish child sug
gests the delights of a sudden aud un
expected bath.
An Englishman inquired of a Dutch
woman, "Does a Dutch child ever by
any chance full into a canal''"
"Yes," she replied, "cases have been
known."
"Don't you do anything for it?" con
tinued the questioner.
Oh, yes," she answered. "We haul
them out again."
"But what I mean is," explained the
Englishman, "don't you do anytliing
to prevent their falling in Co save
them from falling in again?"
"Yes," she answered, "we apank
them."
Calcalatlaar the Dlstaace af a Mora.
Although lightning -and thunder oc
cur always simultaneously an interval
of shorter or longer duration is usual
ly observed between these two phe
nomena, which is due to the fact that
sound travels only ut the rate of 1.1U0
feet per second, while the passage of
light is almost Instantaneous. Based
upon this fuct, it is an easy matter to
tell, at least approximately, how many
miles a thunderstorm Is away. A nor
mal pulse will beat one stroke to tlie
second, and by counting the pulse
beats during the interval of the light
ning and the thunder the lapse of sec
onds is arrived at and consequently
the number of fcot which cau be re
duced to miles.
For example, if thirty seconds elapse
between the flash of the lightning and
the crash of thuuder the storm ceuter
is ut a distance of 23,000 feet or about
six and oue-half miles. An almost ac
curate calculutlou can be made by us
ing a watch with a minute dial.
The Parfataa Cafe Carleatarlat.
Among other Parisian types describ
ed by a recent observer is the cafe cari
caturist "He is a youth with a pale
face and very long hair. He looks the
type of the bohemian and he is. He
offers to draw caricatures for o0 cen
times (10 cents). His luncheon is fre
quently a rnyth, nor is he always sure
of his dinner. But, no matter what the
state of his finances, be will have his
absiutb, to which he adds but little
water. The cafe caricaturist is invari
ably an 'artist who has not succeeded.'
He has either been at the Beaux Arts
or has studied under some famous
painter. Somehow or other he has
come to grief and has swelled the ranks
of those whom fortune has disinherit
ed." Aa Caaeecaaarjr DIatlnctloa.
The two expressions "by and by" and
"by the bye" are really derived from
the same original word, and the words
"by" and "bye" have the same general
sense. But the spelling "bye", has long
been used In the second of these
phrases without any real reason for
the change. We should not speak of
a bye law or a bye path, and yet many
are careful to write "by the bye" and
"by the by." In "goodbye" there might
be some reason for keeping the final
"e," since it stands for the word "ye"
In the shortened form of "God be with
ye;" but where so much has been
dropped the "e" is hardly worth keep
ing, especially as the old meaning is
seldom recalled. St Nicholas.
Am Aaxloaa Qaery.
A certain New York restaurant has
become famous for its high prices. At
the entrance a man Just leaving, hav
ing paid his bill, was recently over
heard to ask the waiter, "I say do you
charge anything for goiag out?"
Geaereaair Thoaahtfal.
Ragson Tatters Say, bos9, gimme
the price of a meal. I'm nearly star
SUngiman Can't do it, me poor fellow,
but the next man you ask may, to
here's a toothpick. Exchange.
THE ODOMETER.
It Was Knevra ta Eatslaeera af the
Alexaadrlaa School.
The odometer, an instrument for
measuring distance traversed in a car
riage, is no modern invention. The
first description of it is to be found
iu a fragment of a Greek treatise and
was known to engineers of ta Alex
andrian school.
Passing to more modern days, we
find that on Jan. 1, 1596, a book was
published in Nuremberg which pro
fessed to give a "succinct, detailed and
positive explanation" of various sys
tems of measurement by means of
such an instrument This "divider,"
as the author calls it had a wheel
which carried in its axle au indicator
worked by the circular movement; at
each turn a needle made a stroke,
which was transmitted to the dial.
This odometer, divided Into 100
equal parts, had a long hand and a
short like modern clocks, the latter
moving one stroke as often as its big
brother made a complete round of the
dhil.
Another odometer, said to have been
Invented by Peter the Great, was
shown at the Moscow polytechnic ex
hibition in 1872. It was called a
"verst counter" and worked excel
lently.
WESTMINSTER HALL.
iti
Barrcala Ceaatara. State Trlala
aad Coreaatloa Baaata.
Westminster hall, whose old gray
walls have seen coronation banquets
and state trials, used to echo with the
bargains driven at shops or stalls which
at oue tiine fringed its walls like a
modern bazaar. These were kept by
booksellers, toy dealers, sempstresses
and milliners. The rents and profits
went by right to the warden of the
Fleet An engraving of the busy scene
was made by Mosely and prints taken
therefrom by Gravelot before 1772
showing how,
lh hall of Westminster,
Sleek senuwtreaj vends amidst the courts
her ware.
Tfa "Tom Crown's Amusements"
(1770) we read: "We enter into a great
hall where we were surprised to see-in
the same place men 'on one side with
baubles and toys and on the other tak
en up with foar of Judgment In this
shop are to be sold ribbons and gloves,
towers, headdresses, etc. On the left
hand we hear a nimble tongued paint
ed sempstress with her charming treble
invite you to buy some of her knick
knacks." Loudon Mail.
Caachea la France,
As regards the history of coaches la
France, Henry IV. was assassinated in
1010. Soon after his death some en
gravings were published representing
him being murdered in his carriage by
Ravaillac. It is from these that we
get a fair idea of the couches.
They are simply square boxes, meas
uring by scale six feet in lemgth by
three and a half feet In width, on four
wheels of the same diameter, without
any springs or straps and seating six
persons In all namely, two with their
backs to the horses, two facing them
and two more, one on each side of the
two "boots" at the side. Each vehicle
had a roof, resting on light columns,
and curtains to draw or to let down.
This agrees well with the received
accounts of the Incident according to
one version of which Henry rode in
an open carriage, and according to an-
.other that as soon as the fatal blow
was delivered by the assassin the
king's attendant who rode with him
In the carriage drew the curtains, and,
hiding the king from public view, as
sured the enraged people that he was
only wounded. Notes and Queries.
Cahaa Waaira.
The Cuban women and the men as
well are Intensely affectionate. They
say much In words, often more than
their hearts feel. But they are very
warm hearted. Every letter that 1 get
from girl friends of six months' ac
quaintance is a love letter, full of pas
sionate expressions of endearmeut The
Cuban women mature quickly, and a
girl of fourteen In Cuba is as mature
as a girl of seventeen here. Early mar
riages are the rule. The Cuban women
are dainty, pretty and very like the
French women, with many of the
French ways and ideals. They care
little for forming themselves into club3
for literary culture, and woman suf
frage doesn't agitate them. They are
vastly more lntorested in being clever
needlewomen, good musicians, good
housekeepers, charming sweetliearts,
than in running the government Cor.
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Sarrasrat'a Death.
Admiral Farragut's death was due to
the selfishness of a woman. The ad
miral and his wife were coming from
California, when a woman occupying
a 6cat hi front of them in the car
opened a window. Admiral Farragut
was ill, and the strong druft of wind
which blew directly upon him chilled
him. Mrs. Farragut asked the woman
courteously if she would not kindly
close the window, as it was annoying
to her husband. The woman snapped
out: "No, I won't close the window.
I don't care if It docs annoy him. I am
not going to smother for him." Ad
miral Farragut thus caught a severe
cold, which resulted in his death. A
few days before the end came he said,
"If I die, that woman will be held ac
countable." Exchange.
Eaay ta Keep ACeat.
If every person knew that It t Im
possible to sink If one keeps his arms
under water and moves his legs as if
he were going upstairs, aud thut oue
may keep this motion up for hours be
fore fatigue ends it there would bo
few casualties. Such 13 the fact Ex
cept where cramp renders motion im
possible, the man who gets an unvol
untary ducking has small chance of
drowning. He can generally keep afioat
until rescuers appear. The people who
drown are those who frantically wave
their arms out of water and lose their
self possession. Chicago Journal.
Ship and Crew Are Lost
Fredericlcstad. Norway. Oct. a.
The Norwegian bark Sir John Law
rence, from London, has struck on
sunken rocks outside this fcarfcor and
has broken up. The crew were
drowned.
Irlllna aa the TalL
Mamma JohBny, how many times
have I told you about pulling that cat's
tall? Johnny I don't know, mom, but
from de way de tail is worn It must
be a lot Philadelphia Telegraph.
Dldat Scare Hla.
Landlady Don't be afraid of the
meat. Mr. Jones. Joacs (a new board
er) I am not afraid of it I've seen
twice as much meat, and It didn't scare
me a bit
Bath HIch.
Convalescing Patlent-Tbis bill Is
very high. Doctor So was year
fever.
LIVING A LIE.
Thaae Feaple Wk Dreaa ar Ue -yaaa
Their Herat,
Dressing or living beyond one's means
is' nothing less than absolute dishon
esty. If you are trying to do what
jou cannot afford to do,- you are living
a lie; if you are wearing clothes that
you cannot afford, they are perpetual
Witnesses against you. They are la--beled
all over with falsehood. If your
Jewelry, your carriages, your furs and
your costly gowns tell me that you are
rich when you live lu a poverty strick
en home and when your mother la
obliged to make all sorts of sacrifices
to enable you to make this false dis
play, you lie just as surely as you
would if you should try to deceive me
by your words.
The consciousness of being well
dressed and yet owing for it of riding
hi carriages which oae cannot afford
r of patrouizlcg expensive hotels and
restaurants which one cannot by nny
stretch of Imagination or sophistry af
ford. Is destructive to self respect to
truth and bonjsty and to manhood and
.womanhood. You cannot afford to
wear lies or eat lies any more than
jou can afford to tell lies.
There is only one possible result upon
charaoter of falsehoods, whether acted
or told, and that is perpetual deteriora
tion and demoralization. No one can
act a lie or live a lie without being dis
honest When a man sacrifices his hon
esty he loses tlie mainspring of his
character, and he cannot be perfectly
honest when he Is lyin by frequenting
costly restaurants or hotels, by wear
ing expensive cloth'ing or by extrava
gant living when he cannot afford it
Success. HOBBIES ARE GOOD.
AM Oae la Farxrttlaa Sol
aad They Uela Health.
How often does one hear the expres
sion, "Ob, that is So-and-so's hobby,"
spoken rather disparagingly. It is the
tendency of the average mind to re
gard a person who has a pronounced
enthusiasm as a species of harmless
lunatic, rather to be pitied. The truth
of the matter la that any one who has
any especial fad Is greatly to be en
vied, as it probably provides more In
terest and amusement for its possessor
than anything else. Any decided Inter
est In life, whether It Is dlguitied by
the name of an occupation or Is sim
ply an enthusiasm or even mentioned
slightingly as a fad, is eminently de
sirable. "I have never seen a genuine collect
or that Is not happy when he is al
lowed by circumstances to gratify his
tastes," remarked a student of human
nature, "and a bent in that direction
should always lie encouraged. It is
a curious phase of our humanity that
we will work diligently to make pro
vision for our material needs when we
are old and quite neglect to store up
mental resources that will interest and
amuse us until we are called hence."
Hobbies help one to forget sorrow
and give ns pleasure In the present
They are among the best things in life,
promoters of health, peace aud happi
ness. New York Mail.
Dlaeaverlaat tar Kaaganm.
In the year 1770 Captain Cook sailed
into Botany bay iu his ship, the Ku
deavor. A foraging or exploring party
brought back to him the news of the
discovery vt a new and strangely form
ed animaL It was descrilied as mouse
colored in hue and of the size of a
greyhound. But that which struck
Cook's men as most singular was Its
movements. "It sprang or leaped with
great swiftness, by the aid of IU long
hind limbs," while the possession of a
strong tail was also noted. On July
14 a Mr. Gore, one of Cook's party,
shot a kangaroo, the name by which
the animal was known to the natives.
At their dinner an Sunday, July 15,
1770, they dined off kangaroo joint and
pronounced the meat to be excellent
eating. As early us 1711, however, a
Dutch traveler iu Australia, of the
name of le Bruins, had captured a
kangaroo, which he took to I.atavla
alive, so that Cook practically redis
covered the family.
t;eeelc Sallara.
Sailors of the Grecian archipelago
often equip trading schooners ou a
plau of profit sharing after the custom
of New England whalers, and If their
venture proves anytliing like a sue
cess the- cannot easily lie induced to
take a Iierth in the merchant marine of
the western nation. They detest sub
ordination, hut a chief cause of their
preference for home enterprise is the
difference of the night watch system.
For a week or two a Greek !nilor will
watch all daj and sleep all night
emergencies, of course, excepted then
take his turn at nizht working and
day sleeping. English. French and
German captains would dismiss him
to bis hammock for four hours and
then rout him out In the midst of his
sweetest sleep. In wages there may
be no great difference, but his expe
rience has convinced him that in tlie
long run the long term plan ran best
be reconciled with perfect health.
The Ceattaat Ilaa.
Gent ius, king of Illyricum. the east
ern boundary of the Adriatic, was tak
en prisoner by the Romans about a
century und a half before the Chris
tian era for encouraging pirates and
died In custody. He discovered that a
certain plant was a very good tonic,
and that plant has ever siucc been
called gentian!, after him. This plant
is generally supported to have been the
tall, coarse alpine, common in moun
tainous districts iu central Europe,
anil known to botanists as G. lutca. a
preparation of which is still in high
repute as a medicine.
Had Hair aad Saaatralce.
Nobody ever heard of a red headed
man lieing sunstruck. Why a red head
should afford any protection from the
rays of the sun or give Its owner Im
munity from one of the most singular
affections that humanity Is heir to is
one of those mysteries that even the
doctors cannot .fathom, but the fact
remains that men with red hair can
stand almost any amount of exertion
In or out of doors during the hottest
weather and never feel any serious re
sults from it St Louis Globe-Democrat
Sraaltlve.
The Groom (at the first hotel) It's
Bo use, Clara; we can t hide it from
people that we are newly married. TJ
Tha
So?
Bride What makes you think
George, dear? The Groom (dejected
ly) Why, the waiter has brought us
rice pudding.
Eaaaah Sahf.
First Passenger (promenading on the
deck of a liner In mldocean, to second
passenger, leaning disconsolately
against the rail) Have you dined? Sec
ond Passenger (dejectedly) On the
contrary. Harper's Weekly.
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One of the most important aasete In
a business la
Globe.
WFHBjtji
A PECULIAR CCHMPbUNil
Oryeasaae Thawa la' the, CaM'aaSl
Freeaea Fader HteatT . .
According to a Genua medical Jr- .
nal. very anomalous is, the conduct af
a peculiar chemical compound kao
as "cryostase." This consists of a
ture in equal parts of pbeaoC sapoalB:
and camphor, with a little tuiucutlae
oil.
This weird substance
remarkable quality af .1
or we may say of MthawbhT. la fa
cold, and again becoming solid, or, aa -it
were, "freezing," when heated. .
It is true that some other bodies 'as-.
for instance, the white of aa egg aes- "
sess a similar property 'of becotalac
solid, or coagulating, with heat; bat la
the case of these, when Oace the saMl
fication has-taken place; ae degree. of
cold will restore them to -the eh!
8tate. whereas with crjoataae-the ex-
periuieut can be repeated and the
process reversed any number of times.
We have thus a substance which ab
solutely defies all rule and precOaeat;
but of whose exceptional behavior bo
satisfactory explanation 'baa as jet.
been given.
tasTa Vaaarfee)
In every big town the children of
the slums habitually go to school ha
'nroperly fed. Many of them. are hat
only Improperly fed, but the food they
do get is far too little In quantity, la
the hard winter season, when the
building trades are Idle, many, again'
go to school either with ao foo at 'al.
nr having" only stayed their hunger. In
the morning with a crust of dry bread.
In sharp, frosty weather it la a
mon experience for teachers ln
the
elementary schools of the poorer
of our great town I have often
It to find children suddenly -i
with vomiting. This is not ao
caused by the fact that the' stomach
is upset as that ft has revolted against
the effect of the cold upon its
condition. And not only la thla
of things true of the poorer parts of
the big towns. It is also true of aaaay
of the agricultural villages. Vet a vis
itor to a village elementary school look:
closely at the children. They are'Jn
many cases flabby and pale. They
need more nourishing food. A break
fast of "teakettle broth," a bit ef
bread and treaclo aud some abomina
bly iKMr tea these form the three
meals daily.- Dr. T. J. McNamara. M.
P., In Niia?tecnth Century.
Athlete
There must be no exercise
else for the consumptive patient. If
you are able and feel like It, am'aea
yourself, but don't take exercise to
build your system up. I know. I, tea.
have heard those stories about Baen
given up to die who began work am a
gymnasium aud by violent exercise en;
tlrely recovered their health. When
the lung tissue Is attacked by tubercu
losis It heals, tf It heals at all. by
fibrous scar material filling In the cav
ity. No new lung tissue Is formeeVto
replace what has been lost, ana this
scar material is useless for" breathing.
Suppoae you bad a deep cut In
baud and you kept working that i
violently, how long do jou think K
would lake the cut to heal? When ex
ercise fcakeu or you "expand the
lungs'TOu have to work the'lajhj tis
sue Just as you work your hand, and
If It Is wounded there will be aauea
larger proportion or scar material use
less for breathing when It does get
well. Everyliody's Magazine.
Tar Freaeh Arrhlraaw
The archives so magnificently housed
In the Hotel de Rohan form one ef the
most Interesting slgrfts of Paris. Here
bound in white calf, thousands of rbUoe
contain 'the history of France, jdatlaf
from the Capet and Valoia kings, aH
documents lieing classified under four
heads administrative, historic, legis
lative and judiciary. Among minor ob
jects of interest not shown to vlaltora
without special permission la the table
on which Robespierre, wounded waa
placed in the Hotel de Ville" on the eve
of Thcrinldor aud the Inventory of Ma
rie Antoinette's wardrobe, with pat-'"
terns of her dresses, and also of 91 me.,
Elizabeth's. Insiguilicaut Indeed would
the collection appear beside that of n
fashionable inly of today. In these
historic premises, busy as lieea. Inde
fatigable searchers are continently, et
work. West m I nster Gazette.
aaltlaaorr, Irrlaaa.
Baltimore, in Maryland, gets lti I
from a small and unostentatious
ing village in Ireland. The word Balti
more signifies ,t!:e "village that grew'
up about the big house." aaxj 'theder
ivation is pin in when one sees the fry
covered ruins of tlie very remarkable
big house that waa once the stronghold,
of the O'Driscolfs. It la situated upon
an imposing height a sentinel over the
numerous little dwellings that have
sprung up and increased in the vicinity
of its wrecked and deserted life. From
the village of Baltimore enormous
catches of mackerel are sent to Aner-.
lea. Exchange.
trail Hla Ona Baaae.
A distinguished English churchman'
tells this in M. A. P.: "The vicar of
Swanscouibe was- a very eccentric
man. 1 remember indeed, who could,
ever forget It? that he once read 'out
his own banns of marriage with n lady
who hud not only not consented to
marry him. but whom he had never
asked to do so. He did this for two
Sundays. On the third her father
rose and formally objected to such a
ridiculous proceeding."
Walttaar. Hla Tara.
"Well, Juck," said his chum afte
Jack had proposed to the most popular
girl In the town, "is it all right?"
"Well," said Jack ruefully, "I cam
hope that's all."
"What dH she say?"
"She said she'd file my proposal with
ail the othcra and consider tt when
she got down to It."
Brlatra WeMtaa.
The love of independence and tha
freedom und pleasure of today mako
girls less and less anxious to marry,
before they are past five and twenty;
Perhaps It is better that there should
be thut disinclination, for our; modern
life may fit a woman better to marry
late than early. Lady Jeune in Lon
don Opinion.
atiaealr OjaaHaea.
Practical Aunt Do you think yo
ere qualified to become the wife of a,
.poor man? The Confident Girl-Ob,
lyes; It's all settled. We are to live In
a cottage, and I know how to make
cottage pudding already.
Tha v Servaaf
"What has been the greatest 4haV
eulty with which you have had to eon
tend, Mrs. Kinder, in your struggle)
witb the servant girl problem 7
i ".rrevenung ine goou ones.
married."
t 'The poor people of Barbadoes
principally on sugar cane, sweet
toes and flying flsh.
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