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    THJS OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , tTA TJAHV 25 , 1899.
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Stories of the Gaunt
, Gray Ootnraander o
Porto Rico.
HIS ONE EYE LIKENED TO A BULLET
InilrllMc Murk * of 1'crllotn Ciuii-
AKlilnnt Iliintlle IiiilliuiH
II ox Hi UK NiinnliirilH mid l.riid-
n MtimlitSchool. .
"Ho is a small man , poofl small llko my
Bfln , " exclaimed one of the committee of
I'orto Hlcans selected to pay Ita respects to
the new commanding nlncer of the Island ,
after the ceremony , "but his ono eye , Madre
do llos ) ! it Is llko a Mauser bullet when It
strikes sou. "
The speaker had Just left the palace at
Ran Juan , Porto Illco , with his compatrlota ,
where Major General Guy V. Henry , the
new military and civil governor of the
Island had welcomed the commlttse with a
I
/ MAJOIl GENERAL GUV V. HENRY IN HIS OFFICE fFROM A PHOTOGRAPH
V TAKEN BY H. H. LEWIR.l )
mixture of old-time courtesy and military
brusqueness. The members of the commit
tee still held In recollection the scene In the
gorgeous reception chamber ; the staff of
American officers uniformed llko veterans
fresh from the field , the sunlight gleaming
through the stained glass windows , the
martial trappings of the attendant guard
and that central flguro which represented to
them the majesty and might of the wonder
ful republic to the north which had freed
them from the yoke of the Spanish op
pressors.
That flguro was a slight , spare man , at
tired in a rather faded uniform and with a
lean , brown face disfigured with marks and
soars. The members of the committee had
looked with respectful curiosity at those ,
marks and scars and they vaguely felt that
they betokened the veteran , but they did not
know that each mark meant the Imprint of
years of service and each scar the insignia
of a wound received in honorable battle.
A Mnjnr General' * SuiAlay School.
Several months ago , while In Ponce , Porto
Rico , I saw Geccral Henry , "Fighting Guy
V. , " his men loved to call him , stand up In
the quaint old plaza of the city and address ,
through an Interpreter , a number of natives
on the subject of good government and .on
( ho value of becoming citizens of the great
republic. I also saw him hold a Sunday
echool service in the same plaza and , OH ho
stood upon the same steps of the kiosk in the
center , with a blblo in his crippled hand ,
and told In simple words the story of the
Christ , I noticed a number of American sol
diers , roughly uniformed , and some of them
In drink , stop and listen with wondering In
terest. As the crowd dispersed after the
affair was over I heard one old bearded
eergeant , who also bore marks of long serv
ice In the army , turn to a comrade and with
a slap ot his brawny hand , exclaim :
"I fought under that man out In the Black
Hills in ' 74. Hc'e a scrapper , every inch ot
him , and ho's the best officer that ever drew
a saber , bar none. And ho knows when a
good word Is better than a good bullet , too.
He ain't much to look at , but you can bet
every scar ho's got has a story. "
And the sergeant was right. The stories
of those scars are written , not only in the
records ot the United States , but also In tbo
hearts of every man , officer or private , thut
served with Guy V. Henry in the Indian
campaigns of the 'TOa. This Is the story or
the crippled hand that held the blblo that
day In Ponce :
Story ot n Crippled Hand.
In the fall of 1874 , vvhcii the Chcjenno
Indians were setting the frontier ablaze In
set out with all jioislblo speed toward the
boundary , almost 100 miles distant.
Porty-clf-lit hours nftcr the start a. fierce
sleet and hall storm sprang up , the wind
nvvcciplng across the plains with the fury
of A hurricane. It finally becauiu BO violent
lent that the trail was lost and the troops
rode blindly thiough the blizzard , Pres
ently ouo of the sutrardlnate omccrs ven
tured to nsk If It would not bo well to camp
In the shelter of a rise of ground until the
inclement weather had abated.
Colonel Henry shook his held. "No , " he
replied firmly , "we will keep on until wo
capture the Indians or run them to the
boundary line. " Drawing down his rough
fur cap , he urged his horse steadily onward
at the head of the straggling troops. That
day passed nnd another morning dawned ,
but still the pursuit continued In the face
of the biting , piercing gale which swept
clown from the north with unabited fury.
Before noon of that day several of the
horses gave out , dropping before the Icy
blast like stricken deer. At dark a number
of packs were abandoned to provide mounts
for thcso who had lost their animals.
Finally a brief rest was called and , after
many failures , a fire was started and coffee
made. When orders were given to resume
the march the surgeon accompanying tha
expedition went to Colonel He > nry and re
ported that flvo of the trooperawere suffer
ing with badly frozen leet.
"Help mo off with this glove , " replied
the _ Intrepid cavalry leader , extending his
loft hand. The surgeon , wonderlngly ,
obojed , and , as ho touched the flesh under
the gauntlet , ho cried : "It Is stiff. Your
hand Is frozen , stir. "
Oimnrd with Frozen Hand.
"Mount , men , " ordered Colonel Henry ,
calmly. And as the cavalcade prepared to
obey the command it wag found necessary
to assist him to his saddle. On through
the snow and Bleet , on until the wintry sun
rising over the eastern hills , proclaiming
the coming ot the day , rode the little party
of soldiers. There were many stragglers ,
many who lurched in their saddles , many
wild rested benumbed and almost un
conscious upon the necks of their mounts ,
but none failed to follow that stern figure
riding in advance. When day finally broke
a number of black specks were seen moving
over the crest of a ridge a mlle in advance.
"They are the Cheyennes , " exclaimed
Colonel Henry , "and that ridge marks the
boundary line between Canada and the
United States. Wo can go no further. "
The memory of the retreat back to shelter
will bo as a blank page to most of the
party. Several days later the troops
stumbled painfully into the welcome gates
of the fort , bearing with them twenty-ono
of their number frozen almost within the
grasp of death. Colonel Henry kept com
mand until ho saw his men in safety again ,
then he took to his bed and hovered be
tween llfo and death for many weary
weeks , finally arising with his left hand
crippled and his constitution so broken that
he was reported unfit for further duty.
But ho was la harness again after a brief
rest.
rest.When
When the committee of Porto Ricans met
General Henry in the palace at San Juan
the members baw that the face of their now
governor bore many scars. There was a
bullet hole through each cheek , the bridge
of the coso was broken and the left e > o
seemed dull and colorless. To them it was
possibly a disfigurement , but to the men
who scrvod with Henry in ' 76 each scar
spoke eloquently of a thrilling episode In
that famous expedition against the Sioux In
the Big Horn and Yellowstone country ,
when the "troopers of the yellow stripes"
taught the hostlles a lasting lesson.
How He Lout HIM Eye.
In that expedition Colonel Guy V. Henry
GENERAL HENRY'S HEADQUARTERS , PONCE. PORTO RICO.
the northern part of Dakota , Colonel Henry ,
then in command ot several troops of cavalrv ,
came upon a village of the enemy nestled
among tbo hills. There was a brief but
decisive flcht and the Indiana lied toward
the Canadian boundary. Immediate pursuit
was ordered , notwithstanding the fact that
the weather Indications gave sign of a bliz
zard , which meant , in those wild , exposed
regions , certain peril to life.
Day nnd night , with scarcely a halt for
food , the pursuit was kept up. The In
diana were mounted on fleet ponies and
they were not only acquainted with the
country , but also Ipured to the rigors of the
latitude. At first they did not anticipate
being chased , but when they discovered
tilt the troops were actually In pursuit they
was In charge of the Second battalion of
the Third cavalry , which formed part of
General Crook's command. One June morning -
ing , while the troops were camping for
breakfast in a little ravine , the out pickets
rushed back with the startling announce ,
ment that the Sioux were coming In force- .
There was barely time to sound "Boots and
Saddles" when the heights about the val
ley swarmed with the savages. Wllbln
twenty minutes a regular pitched battle was
In progrre-9. the Indians , of whom there
were several thousand , coming down from
the ridge in a series of desperate charges.
During the height of the combat one portion
tion of the American line under Captain
Vroom was pushed out beyond Its support
and was being punished severely , the hoa-
tllrs Retting between It and the main body.
Colonel Hunry , ecelng the jicrll threatening
his brother officer , sent his command pell-
mell to the rescue. Just as they swept
upon tlic Indians with uplifted sabers , n
flying bullet struck Colonel Henry In the
face , tearing through both cheeks , breaking
the rldgo of the nose and completely Rever
ing the left optic nerve.
The force of the wild rush carried him on ,
but ho was seen to sway in the saddle. A
trooper near him called out hoarsely , "Are
you struck , sir ? " Gripping the pommel
tightly with one hand Colonel Henry tried to
wave his sword. "On , on I ho gasped ,
"Charge " Down under the galloping
hoofs of the combatants ho lurched and In an
Instant he was lost to sight In the swirling
dust.
dust.The
The lose ot their leader caused a tempo
rary panic among the soldiers , but they soon
rallied and , after driving oft the Indians ,
they searched for their colonel. Ho was
found at last , covered with blood , but as
they tenderly picked him up they saw that
llfo still remained in the bru'jcd ' body. Ho
was placed upon a blanket in the shade and
everything possible done to aid him. It was
then that ono of the othdr officers condoled
with him , sajlng , "Colonel , this is too bad.
It Is too bad ! " And it was then that the
gallant Henry , suffering untold agony and
barely able to articulate , whispered simply :
"If * NothltiK , Jack. "
"It's nothing , Jack. It's what wo are hero
for. "
It was long before ho recovered , but when
ho finally returned to active service he car
ried with him the Indelible proofs ot gallan
try nnd daring in actual battle. The eamo
quiet heroism carried him through weeks of
weary battling with the torturing pangs of
a Porto Rlcan fever , a struggle which sapped
his strength and wrung his soul after
which he quietly and calmly replied to his
physician's orders to leave at once , "No.
Hero I stay , where I have been sent. "
It seems peculiarly fitting that the future
Indian fighter should have as his birthplace
nn army post In the very heart of the west
ern frontier , Fort Smith , I. T. , and that hU
father. Major William Seaton Henry of the
Third United States Infantry , should be en
gaged in a war with the savages at that
time , March 9 , 1839 , and It is also appropri
ate that a man who was destined to become
the military and civil governor of a foreign
territory , won by the sword , should be the
grandson of ono who was vlco president of
the United States and twice governor of New
York state , Daniel D. Tompklns , and also
grandson of a former secretary ot the navy
and Judge of the supreme court , Smith
Thompson.
It was with the reflected glories of these
famous ancestors that young Guy V. Henry
started on his career in the American army.
That bo hai maintained the family honor
cannot be diluted.
He was fortunate enough to graduate from
West Point nt the very outbreak ot the civil
war. Ho was assigned as a second lieutenant
to the First United States artillery and
served with distinction in that regiment
until he v 03 made colonel ot the Fortieth
Massachusetts Infantry In the fall of 1S63.
He continued throughout the war with that
command , being present at many of the
most imnortant battles.
His bravery and daring at the .battle ot
Posotallgo , S. C. , October , 22 , 1862 , earned
for him the commendation ot his superior
officers , and the attention of the command
ing general was called "to the gallant and
distinguished services of First Lieutenant
Guy V. Henry. "
For his work In the daring advance In
Florida ho was complimented by General
Seymour In the following words : "I cannot
commend too highly the brilliant success
of this advance , for which great credit Is
duo Colonel Guy V. Henry and hla com
mand , and I earnestly recommend him as a
most deserving and energetic officer. "
There were many characteristic deeds of
bravery performed by the quiet , kindly man
with the "eye like a. Mauser bullet" during
the civil war , and he came out ono ot the few
men to wear a modal of honor , but It was
loft to the Indian troubles of 1874-77 to
bring out rils wonderful nerve nnd daring
and his skill as a commander.
His new career as the military and civil
governor of one of Uncle Sam's first foreign
possessions will bo watched with exceeding
Interest , but those who know and who have
served with "Fighting Guy V. " nro confi
dent that he will carry out the traditions ot
his llfo and ot his family as a bravo and
honorable officer and gentleman.
TRADE FOLLOWS UNTUHI'IIISC.
Pn h mill Grit Goln Tlierc
of tlic 1'lntf.
Buffalo Express.
One of the arguments offered by the ex
pansionists for the permanent retention of
the Philippines is that the commercial ad
vantages which would result from that
policy would bo a great boon to business.
This argument does not confine itself to
the assertion that much of the trade of
the islands will come to the United States.
If the open-door policy should be followed
in reference to the Philippines , it Is hard ,
Indeed , to see how the trade of the United
States would profit more than that ot other
commercial nations. A full statement of
the argument based on commercial expan
sion gives especial prominence to the Idea
that , by having at Manila a base for operations -
orations , the trade ot China will bo much
more accessible to our merchantmen. This
theory of commerce is essentially that "trado
follows the flag. "
It Is worth noting that BO ardent an
anti-expansionist as former Senator Ed
munds is as eager ns anybody for commercial
extension. Ho thinks the object which bust-
ness men have In view can be accomplished
In another way. Mr. Edmunds appeared In
behalf of certain ship-builders at the hear
ing In Washington a few days ago on the
Hanna-Payno bubaldy bill. Ho volunteered
the statement that all through his career
In the senate ho had sought a means by
which the merchant marine of the United
States could be revived , thereby intimating
that his Interest in the measure under
consideration was personal as well as pro
fessional. Ho then proceeded to paint an
attractive picture of the advantages nnd
Inducements offered by Eastern Asia for
the growth of our foreign trade. His ar
gument was that this trade would be taken
by the nation which pushes Its way most
persistently Into the new field. The United
States , by appearing on the ground as
quickly as possible , could get its share
of the trade , but , If we do not act promptly ,
ho said , it will take 100 tears and untold
expense to catch up with our rivals. On
these grounds he urged with great earn
estness that the Hanna-Payno bill should
bo passed at the present session.
It has seemed to the Express that the
only valid argument for subsidies to ship
ping is that the merchant marine is ca-
sentlal for national protection , as the ex
periences of the United States In the war
with Spain amply demonstrated. It Is not
to bo doubted , however , that subsidies ara
the most direct and effective way by which
ship-building can be promoted. What we
would emphasize now is this point ot Mr.
Edmunds , that , so far as commerce with
the east Is concerned , it will not depend
upon the acquisition of the Philippines so
much as upon the effort that Is made to get
the trade. When our merchants send their
ships there laden with goods which are
more acceptable nnd cheaper than those
of foreign nations , they will reap the benefit
of their superior enterprise. Let the talk
about the effect upon our commerce of hold
ing the Philippine * be given only the weight
to which It is entitled.
Horrible agony is caused by plies , bums
and skin diseases. These are Immediately
relieved and aulcklv cured by De Wltt'i
Witch-Hazel Salve , Bewaru , ot worthless
Imitations.
PAIN STRIKES THEM KEENLY
Solving the Problem , "Do Woman Suffer
More Than Mrn ? "
CURIOUS STUDIES OF A SPECIALIST
( o 1'a I n llclorinliiril by
n JVovol Inittrniiietit llenult
of n .Scrli-n of I
I-rof. Arthur MaeDonald of Washington ,
specialist In the United States Bureau of
Kilucatlon , is carrjliig on a series of Investi
gations for the purposeof finding out how
sensitive the ordinary person is to pain ,
Under the direction of I'rof. MacOouald
school teachers all over the country have
been testing school children and adults and
the result , averaged up to date , contains
some very curious and unlooked-for Informa
tion concerning pain. I'rof. MacDonald first
made tests on 1,112 persons , and from them
drew the following conclusions :
1. Women arc more sensitive to pain than
men.
2. American professional men are more
sensitive to pain than American busi
ness men , and also more sensitive than either
English or German professional men. The
laboring classes are much less sensitive to
pain than the non-laboring classes.
3. The women of the poorer classes nro
much Iras sensitive to pain than those in
mare comfortable conditions.
4. Young men of the wealthy classes nro
much more sensitive to pain than men of
the working classes.
E. Young women of the wealthy classes nro
much more sensitive to pain than young
men of the wealthy classes. As to pain , It la
true In general that women are more sensi
tive than men , but it docs not necessarily
follow that women cannot endure more pain
than men.
Machine that Men urcn 1'uln.
These quite general results were obtained
In a preliminary scries of Investigations , but
they promised so much that Prof. MacDonald
determined to extend his operations so as to
gain information of a much more special
SECURING FAIN STATISTICS BY MEAN
MI
character. It was thought that the indi
vidual human body might exhibit great
rangea in its ability to withstand pain ; that
ago might enter In to make great differences.
And so on. Prof. MacDonald , therefore , in
vented a little Instrument which was de
signed to bo used as a recorder of pain. Ho
calls it the algometer. It looks like an im
mense hypodermic syringe , but the principle
of its operation is that of the ordinary spring
scale reversed. In short , it is a simple bar
rel and piston affair. Inside the barrel is a
celled spring. When the piston is pushed
into the barrel it necessarily compresses the
spring , which collapses according to the
pressure put upon it. A scale in the sldo
of the barrel records the amount of pressure.
Now this affair was held against the temple
of each person examined. As it was pushed
against the temple , of course , the piston
receded into the barrel. When the pressure
of the spring made the affair uncomfortable ,
the subject under examination would de
scribe his or her sensations. That is ,
whether the instrument hurt , or not. Of
course the moment it grew uncomfortable
the Instrument was removed , as it was the
greatest amount of sensitiveness to pain that
was to bo tested. The Instruments were used
In tests all over the country. They wore
tried on the pupils of public and private
schools. They were tried on business men ,
business women , laborers , washwomen , pro
fessional men and university women. They
were tried on various parts of the bodies of
these persons and differences of ages were
noted. Out of the mass of statistics received
the following facts vvcro obtained :
Curluan IHnccM erlvii.
Generally speaking , sensibility to pain de
creases as a person advances In age. The
left temple is more sensitive than the right
temple. The left hand is more sensitive
than the right band. Children between 10
and 11 years old exhibit quite an obtusencss
to pain , which , however , diminishes between
the ages of 11 and 12. That is , they can
stand less general pain when 12 years old
than they could Just prior to 11 years. But
they become more obtuse again when be
tween 12 and 13 years. Between the ages of
13 and 17 the right temple Increases In ob-
tUBenres , while the left < temple Increases In
acutcncss. Of course there are variations ,
but the above was culled from the majority
of examples.
Girls in private schools , the children in
which generally come of wealthy parents ,
are found to bo much more sensitive to pain
than girls of public schools. Thus , in the
language of Prof. MacDonald , "It would ap
pear that refinements and luxuries tend to
Increaeo sensitiveness to pain. The hardi
hood which the great majority must expe
rience seems advantageous. This also ac
cords with the result of previous measure
ments to the effect that non-laboring
clarecs are more sensitive to pain thaa laborIng -
Ing classes. By 'laboring classes' is meant
Artisans and unskilled laborers ; by non-
laboring classes is meant professional and
mercantile men. "
University women , that Is , students and
teachers in the larger colleges , are much
more sensitive to pain than washerwomen.
Yet business women are more sensitive than
university -women. On the other hand , Belt-
educated women , that Is , those who are not
trained In universities , are still more sensi
tive to pain than business women. There
seems , In fact , to bo no necessary relation
between Intellectual development and pain
sensitiveness. Obtuseness to pain seems to
bo duo more to hardihood In rnrly life. The
greater sensitiveness of nelt > iducated women
as compared with university women ma > bo
due to the overtaxing of the nervous system
of the former In their unequal struggle for
knowledgd. In order to show the apparent
unequal order of pain sensitiveness of the
GC\ , the several clauses of women might bo
arranged ns followv , the first claw being
most sensitive , the next less so and so
on down.
Klrst Girls of the wealthy class.
Second Pelt-educated w omen.
Third Business women.
rourth University women.
rifth Washerwomen.
It Is found , as far ns differences between
&CXOS are concerned , that girls In public
schools are more sensitive at nil ages than
boys. This , of course , corresponds to the
previous measurements which showed that
women nro more sensitive to pain than men.
night hundred and nlnety-nlno women nnd
children were tested In getting at the above
facts. The ages ranged from ten > eara to
fifty , and a few of the subjects were older.
They were selected from ninety-six private
school girls ; 720 public school girls ; forty-
c'ght self-educated women ; eighteen busi
ness women ; sixty-six university women ,
and twenty-eight washerwomen. Seven hun
dred nnd fifty-seven public school bojs were
tested also for the purpose of comparing their
sensitiveness to pain with that of school
girls.
The results obtained comprise the work
which has been accomplished to date. The
Investigations will bo continued , of course ,
and they will bo specialized even moro than
they have been. So we may expect In the
near future to learn the pain-resisting capac
ity of other parts of the human body besides
that of the temple and the hands. The prac
tical use of It all Is not clearly defined Just
\t present. But It Is of valu * to the student
psychology , and it is easy to see how In
the end it may come to form the basis of nn
Improvement in the rules of life which may
do much toward developing the general vi
tality of the race.
CIIOWUIM ; Tim i.vmm
Cntisr * of Hie Drift from the
4o ( InC1IUN. .
Baltimore Sun.
The Orcgonlan , published at Portland , In
the state of Oregon , in a thoughtful article
deplores the tendency of joung men to leave
l
s OP mop. M'DONALD'S NEW PAIN
iASUIlEIl.
the farms and to overcrowd the cities. This
has been an acknowledged evil in the east
ern states for many years. Each census for
a number of decades has shown that an In
creased per cent of the population Is living
In the cities. The chief causes of this con
centration of population In the eastern states
are well known. But 'that such a complain
| ehodld come from a purely agrlcultuial state
I like Oregon , with no great cities to attract
people from the fertile and productive farms
cannot fail to cause come surprise.
As a rule the young men do not desert the
farms to avoid hard work. Compared with
j Hie work of the railroad brakcman , the
' street car raotorman or conductor and o (
i many of the clerks and laborers In the cities ,
the occupation of the farmer Is one of ease
I and leisure. There are times when ho must
work hard and the work In the harvest field
under a July sun Is not along the primrose
path of dalliance. But of the continued and
unremitting labor of the city man for 300
days in the year he knows nothing
Neither , as a rule , does tie understand the
struggle for existence , the fight for food ,
which Is the lot of so many industrious men
in the cities.
The llfo upon the farm docs not satisfy the
aspirations of ambitious , energetic young
men -with health and brains. They hear of
men who started poor In the city , who.went
to the city from the country without friends
or money and became rich and gained high
positions. Among the farmers around them
they sec few If any who have acquired ilther
riches or fame and they leave the old homo
to take part In the struggle , the llfo and ex
citement of the city.
There Is another class , and by far the
larger class , who go to the city not with
any ambition to gratify , but simply be
cause country life Is dull and lonesome. In
the winter time when there la leisure the
roads are bad and It is perhaps n long ride
Dr. Hilton's Spe
cific No. 3 is the
fi r s t K c m c Ay
ever offered to the Dr. Hilton's '
public to Cure a
Cold , the Grip ,
and PREVENT
PNEUMONIA ,
and it is the
ONLY remedy to
day that can do it.
It v\as first adver
tised January ,
1891. Since then
mcru million bottles
tles have been
bold. What het-
ter testimonial as.
to the cflicacy of
this remcdvtotild The Grip
we have ? If your
druggist doesn't
and
Imvcittcndjocts.
in P. O. stamp * or
money order to
DR. HILTON , PREVENTS
LowellMass.and
receivea bottle by
return mall. Pneumonia.
\\e hav a fresh stocK of Hilton a No. a
Order of us HHKHMAN & M'CONNLLL
DUUG CO. , Omaha , Neb.
or drive to the nc.irut neighbor In ii-n >
be th.il KIM I r > ads and bloclos will mato1
country llfo 4iuuo nttractlvu by i > ruimnlnn
E-odnt Intercourse.
The MMe of Marylnml niRRgoiI at the
la t spsulon of thp k gllaturn In an i'ii-
tcrprUo which may In time to come prob
ably greatly promote the concentration of
the population lu the cltlct. Provision was
nude for establishing whlto and colored
manual training schools in each of the
counties of thp stnto. In nearly every part
of Mir.vland nnd capoclally along the tide
watir , there Is n scarcity of farm labor. At
any rate the firms afford geol , wholesome
occupation for all who apply. And while
there Is a scarcity of farm labor there Is
nowhere a sc.irclty of skilled l.ibor. There
Is not n trade which Is not crowded , nnd
Just why the state should engage In with
drawing people from the farms to educito
them na carpenters , brlcUavers , masons ,
Joiners etc. , Is not apparent. Perhaps there-
Is not a county In Marvlaud where there
is any lack of artisans and If the stito Is ti >
educate hundreds of them each year It Is
certain they cannot IIml occup-itlon In the
country , but will congregate In thp cities
to compete for work In already overcrowded
tanks.
A ) > i : .
It WUM Hull ) In .MliliIli-Ni'X Comity , N.
.1. , li > a Go nn n 11 Ciii'iioritllou.
Middlesex countv's deserted vlll.igo has
been sold nt auction , reports the New York
World , and soon nothing will bo left of the
place except a tradition. It was a deserted
village that had never been Inhabited , cen
tered upon the blR powder factory erected
by the Uhunlsh-Westphnllau i\ploslvo com
pany of Cologne , Germany. The company ,
about two jcars ago , decided to cuter the
American markets , mauufarturins on a
magnificent scale , in a factory built ex
clusively for thu American trjdo and lo
cated In this country , ? o the goods ml ht
be sold without the tariff handicap. A tract
of woodland in nn Isolated section of Mid
dlesex county , New Jcisey , was selected.
The company'fi American agents evidently
were given cirte blanche , the only stipula
tion being that the factory bo I'icctod nnd
put In operation as boon as possible. An
nrmy of men vvaa pel ai vurk nnd building
nruso witu marvelous rai-idliy 'llure vuut
Imgibrlik Hint Mono biiiMiug * for x1 it
manufarluro of cxploilvr * t > uuliiped with
enormous wall * nml foiling roofn. Tl.tn
there were sturchounr and slu-.ln. a llttlit
freight Btatloti and d\vollltiR hoimcs. Thu
hi-nils of the enterprise announced that moro
than 1,000 hands would bo cmploved ,
The factory buildings weiti almost rctdj
when imltrs came to the rontrtutars tJ
null work nt oner. TIP ! curt annmmct'iuont
was made that the company would nlun-
don the projected plant. One week there
vvcro heard on all nldr * thp tap of hammcra
and ring of caws , the nr\t the place wau
silent as thp grave. The contractors were
paid In full nnd the project became n thlu
of the past. Tor month * the buildings
served as the nesting places of birds and
tramps.
Thp company sold the plant at auction
last Saturday. Iho building * went for n
song to lumber dealer * and farmer * who
wanted thorn for materlaK Dwelling
houses vvcro sold for J10 and $15 each. The
land was sold to a speculator nnd thn chap
ter was closed.
Tor n vvhllo It was a m > story why the
firm so middc-iily hid abandoned Its
scheme. loiter It wn * learned thnt the fac
tory had been started to bring the Amorl-
ean powder trust to term * The American
trust , by pn > ment of a liberal hubildy ,
bought off the ( Jornmn firm nnd promised to
abandon plans It had made for mi Inclusion
Into the Pouth African trade , of which
nornmn Minis long had the monopoly. Thu *
the American powder trust kept control of
the American nmikrts , and thus tlui dreim
of an Industrial vlllago In Middlesex failed
of realization.
Dr Hull's Cough Syrup , cure * croup nnd
whooping-cough. It Is fnmllv necessity ,
nnd should ul\\n ; be Kept on baud.
l.lllllllIT Mdllfl-M Of .11 1 till I < MUll'H.
COLUMUl'S. O , Jan. 24. Thu hpvonteoiith
annual convention of the Union Aso"lntlon
of Lumber Dealers of Ohio nnd IVnnsyl-
vanlt. which also includes members from
Kentucky and \\"rst Virginia met here to
day There Is no fixed program outside the
usual lotitlno of such gathering * Hetwpon
200 nud 1100 membira will participate In the
meetings.
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Manufacturers boilers , smnki ; stacks nnd Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods
ftrerchlnss , pressure , lundarlng , sheep dip ,
lanl nnd ' .niter tanks , lioller tubes ron-
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bought nwl sold Snrclnl mid prompt to
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BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS ,
n merisan tad The Sharpies Company
1 % Sowed Shoe Go
Creamery Machinery
M'frs | Jobbers of Foot Wear and Supplies.
Pollcra , Engines , K eu Cookers , Wood PuU
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prague & G0 - , ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Rubbers and Mackintoshes.
lor. iieciilh A. Tanuim hlx. , Onialin ,
Flctrical Supplies.
Electric Wirlnjr Holla and Oua
O. W. JOHNSTON. Mgr. 1510 Hovrurd HU
Boots > Shoes and Rubbers John T.
Baliiroomi Un-HOMlM Harner 8trK.
ELECTRIC LIGHT
CARRIAGES. and PO WER PLANTS
2 * South 1 nth St.
Established
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lished ,
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Spring best anu easiest rider In the world. Steam Pumps , nnglnei and Boilers. . .
1 lot-II - - Wln.1 Mills , Stenm and Plumbing
llateilal. Ikltlnf , Hcso. Ktc.
Wholesale Hardware.
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DRUGS.
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