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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-11-11

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given them and Mrs. Tibbetts prepared
and read an excellent poem.
Morgan Center.
H. G.. Persons is at home from Maine
on short vacation.
There will be Chicken Pie festival at
school house hall on Thursday evening
Nov. 14th. The PROCEEDS to go towards
paying for the church organ.
NEWPORT Center.
The village schools commenced Mon
day with Miss Nettie Jones and Miss A.
Crandall as teachers.
Mrs Stowell is painting her store in
colors John G. Smith and Simon Moran
/ vile are doing the work.
The r. r. Co. have finished filing the
road at the big dump in the village, max
/ ing the approaches to the crossing much
easier.
The ladies that had previously signed
an application for charter for Woman's
Relief Corps met Friday evening, Nov. l.,
and elected officers as follows President,
Mrs Delphine O. Adams; S. V. p, Mrs.
Kennith Stickney J. V. p, Mrs. Adelia
Smith; Chaplain, Dorothy Baker; Sec,
Mrs Ella Erwin; Treas, Miss Irvie Quinn
by: Conductor, Mrs. Ora Page: Guard,
Mrs. Pauline King; Elk. CON-, Mrs Nettie
J. Perkins, Mrs. Eliza E. Sleeper, Mrs.
Lucretia M. Dane. The installation of
officers will take place Friday eve, Nov.
%, at G. A. r. hall. Mrs. j. C. Moulton
and Mrs Asa Sleeper of Newport will be
present to assist; the installation will be
public with supper after. All are in
vited.
Newport.
Mrs. A. C. Sleeper is in Lowell, Mass,
on visit.
c. J. Hibbard is confined to the house
of sickness.
The buildings at the DR.. Hoskens place
IN West Derby were destroyed by fire
! lagt week.
A. j. White is building an addition te
his shop.-Mrs. t. B. Alexander has re
paired her house.
North Troy.
Lewis & Co. have opened a brancl
< office of the millinery business at Lowell
H. C. Chaloner, the meat man, has re
2 turned and resumed business here. HI
will run his slaughter house and Blu,
hides also.
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In the Congo collection, which IL shown in O
case by itself, is a cross-bow with a long black
stick and short strong bow. The tribes that
dwell along the banks Of the Congo are all bow
men. Boats that penetrated into the region
Of Stanley Falls are provided usually
with.a wire-netting as an armor to protect
the crew from the arrows Of savages.
The typical assegai and javelin Of the Congo
region has leaf-shaped blade which 10 doubiy
curved. At the base Of the blade is q socket
into which sets the long slender shaft, usually
wound with narrow strip Of brass, copper or
iron. At the bottom or butt OF the shaft Is an
iron spud. which. however, Is not found on the
spears for hurting. 1t is said that in the act OF
throwing the weapon the negro gives 1t a
vibratory motion so that ii passes through the
air with a whistling sound. Arrows are made
in the Congo region with Misunderstanding
berbed points.
Some savages use poison on their arrows.
In South America slender arrows, the heads of
which have been dipped in poison known as
curare. are discharged by means Of a blow-pipe.
In Africa recent accounts state that some men
in Stanley's expedition were filed with poisoned
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he desires. He has smoothers and scrapers of
shell and stone with which he works on his
arrow shaft. This may be curved or crooked
stick and he has to make it straight with tool
called an arrow straightener This il D
dat and narrow piece of wood, bone, ivory,
or horn, from to inches long, made spindle
shaped, with a slot or perforation through the
center. The arrow shaft is passed through
this hole and the straightener il passed up and
down the stick until the curves are worked out
OF it. When it is Strengthened it is scraped
with q shell, smoothed with grooved stone
and rubbed with rusher, the Indians substi-
tute for sand-paper. From the McCloud river
Is a saw used by an arrow-maker. This saw
was constructed of an old knife blade. toothed
by making indentations along the edge of the
blade. There is IN the collec ion a specimen
of the salmon skin used by Indians of the
northwest coast in decorating the backs Of
their bows and two wrist-guards used by the
Eskimo, fiat pieces of stone or ivory with a
thong attached, which are bound on the
wrist Of the bow-band to protect it from the
bow-string.
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the bow. The Eskimo, who lives in a treeless
land, has many difficulties to overcome. In
some regions he makes his bow and arrows of
drift-wood. As this wood is brittle and inelastic
he devised what Ii known as the sinew-backed
bow. long cord Of sinew IL attached to one
OF the ''nocks" OF the bow and then carried
several times down over the back Of the mock"
at the other end, and twisted and wrapped Sc
curely to the bow. The sinew is so wound and
secured with peculiar hitch that the greater
the strain on the bow the tighter 1t Is held In
place, and 80 arranged that the greatest
strength Is across the middle Of the bow. On
the coasts OF Labrador and Greenland, where
even drift-wood is scarce, the Eskimo has ire
quently to make his arrows of proper length
by securing several pieces Of wood together.
He makes bow Of reindeer antler, using sew
erai pieces dashed or riveted together, and pro-
ducing q bow shaped like the Tartar or Cupid's
bow. In the collection Of arrow-makers' tools
are several little straight pieces Of bone or
ivory, with small nubs or hooks on the ends,
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snife Of native manufacture and q short club
made Of rhinoceros horn. His head is adorned
with fan-hke head.dress Of ostrich feathers.
upon the upper part Of his right arm is a curl
Gus arm-ring OF bone, which seems to sink
into the tesh. This ring was placed on the
warrior's arm when he was boy, and as he
grew In stature became immovable. II serves
purpose sometimes q guard on which to re-
ceive blow, but IL IL worn as badge of manly
dignity. The warrior leans upon a large oval
shaped shield made of buffalo hide strength
sned aud stiffened with wood. One hand holds
spear or assegai about six feet long with a
wooden shaft, and a slender leaf-shaped head
OF iron provided with q socket, into which the
shaft fts. The spear 10 quite AZ universal in
tts use as the bow and arrow. It 10 probable
that D pole or stick with one end pointed OF
sharPened and hardened In fire was one OF
the nrst weapons used by man, Among the
Africans who are metal-workers the spear head
takes many forms. Generally the head OF
blade Il made with q socket into which the
shaft tits. Some Of the blades are fiat like
trowels. others slender and pointed like dag.
gers. There are some In the collection tina,
have several barbs.
Besides this Nasal warrior is another, q
eoman negro, q man Of coppery color and
bearded face, who wears Q robe like toga and
carries two small spears or javelins with leaf.
SNAPPED heads OF iron. With his left hand he
holds small round shield or target OF
rhinocerous hide. This shield is only about lC
inches in diameter and has to be used with
much skiu IN order to be effective. The Other
ngure 10 that Of . Bambars warrior who
wears long tunic and helmet or head-dress Of
coarse cloth about which are sewn strings Of
smulets or charms, each containing verse oil
passage from the Koran. This warrior carries
long bow and ARROWS with small sharp meta
.,.n xr..
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OTTO MUS kteRfSf HSSNoo"i~po
arrows. There the poison used is obtained by
pounding into a mass large numbers of a
species of ant that has poisonous sting In
Borneo the natives use small arrows which are
poisoned and discharged as in South America.
through blow-pipe.
In a corner of Mr.. Hough's studio opening
upon one of the balconies of the museum stand
two Japanese bows. each about seven feet long.
They are made with bamboo and finely wrap
ped. Not many years ago, in the feudal age of
Japan, the warriors Of the Island Empire were
armed with bows like these or with iances or
spears having long glistening blades like sword
blades attached to them. There were lances
too, of similar pattern made for women, because
a Japanese woman was expected to fight if oc-
casion arose. These Japanese warriors wore
helmets. breast-plates, greaves, metal gaunt-
lets and coats Of mail. very much like those
worn by knights of medieval times in Europe
Bows are still made in Japan on the old
pattern and used, as they are in this coun-
try and England, for pastime. The arrow is
not discharged from the center Of these long
bows. The bow is held by the hand about
one-third Of the way from one end. and the
arrow is discharged from there. There is a
stand for arrows that goes with the bow. 1t
holds three or four sheafs of arrows.
Chinese pictures in the museum represent
men hunting on horseback with bows of the
type known as Tartar bows. These are short,
with two curves like Cupid's bow. The Tartar
bow is usually composed of three pieces, a
straight center section and two curving ends
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The bow was once generally used among the
American Indians. 1t has. however, almost
disappeared as q weapon Of war or the chase,
as the Indians have been provided with fire.
arms. The remains found in mounds show
that the art Of arrow-making and of chipping
flint arrow heads was practiced in ancient
times. Several cases in the museum are filed
with the bows, deer-skin quivers and arrows
collected among the Indian tribes. Some of
the arrows are Zmetal-tipped, others have
barbed points Of bone, but the most common
arrowhead is Of flint or obsidian. The arrow
shafts are often decorated with streaks of
paint. The Indians Of Northern California
make the prettiest and neatest arrows, with the
straightest and smoothest shafts neatly feath-
cred and decorated with alternate rings Of red
or blue or green paint. The quivers made by
some OF the Indians are deliberately adorned
with bead work. Yew, hickory and other
springy woods are used in constructing bows
Prof. Mason has arranged in the museum a
collection of the rude tools used in arrow
m aking and bow-making. Some Of these i'm
pliments are from the Eskimos, who are ex-
pert both in the use and the manufacture of
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The foreshaft to which the arrowhead is at
tached is small stick about 81 inches long,
which is inserted into socket in the end of the
shaft. The shaftment or feathered part of the
shaft is usually about inches long. The Hupa
bows are made Of yew, the war bow being
about feet long and the hunting bow a little
over feet The backs Of the bows are covered
with lining of sinew, carefully shredded and
laid on with sturgeon glue The grip of the
bow is seized with strip Of buckskin and
bound by two rings Of otter fur. The bows are
effective for game up to 80 or IS yards, and
would infict a serious wound at 100 yards
When such bows were generally used among
these Indians it was common for the braves
when on the warpath to wear a cloak or armor
Of elk-skin, which was proof against arrows.
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The Hupa Indians and the neghboring tribes
in northern California attained great skill as
arrow-makers. To-day, however, the art is I'M
derstood only by few old men among these
Indians. Lieut.. Ray, who made collections
among these Indians says he has seen no man
under 40 years Of age who could make bow
or an arrow and only one old man who could
make a stone arrowhead The war arrows of
the Hupas are described by Prof. Mason as the
perfection of grace. The arrow-heads are of
jasper, chalcedony, obsidian. and bottle glass;
from three-fourths to two and one-fourth inches
in length, quite uniformly. five-eighths Of an
inch IN width and three-sixteenths of an inch
in thickness. Side notches are made for the
sinew thread which forms the flashing of the
head. Bird arrows, designed to stun rather
than to wound, lack the stone head.
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twenty arrows while q man with Q clumsy
arquebus could load and fire his piece once
The improvements in armor, which rendered
arrows almost useless, and the Improvement in
firearms, which in turn rendered any srmor q
man could wear of little avail, resulted first In
the retirement of the bow and arrow and then
in the gradual abandonment Of body armor.
Archery is still practiced as q healthful pas
time, especially Il England. where the bow, as
. weapon of war, is associated with the mos,
glorious memories of the people. II it we're
not for the achievements OF English bowmen
on many q hard-fought field against all foes
Christian or Saracen, English history might
have been much briefer than il ia.
But there are bowmen and spearmen to-day
not diiettante archers in flannel suits who send
pretty arrows into bulls-eyes and rings painted
on straw-stuffed targets-but swarthy. half
naked warriors, who live and, perhaps, die by
their bow or spear. The strength Of q bow or
Of bowstring. the straightness OF an arrow, or
the efficiency OF spear are to them matters of
serious concern. The visitor to the National
museum. upon entering one Of the halls from
the rotunda. is apt to be startled by the ap-
pearance before him Of three warriors rudely
clad The figures, which are life-size and life
like in form and color, came from the Trocadero
museum, in Paris, and represent African war
riors. They are clad and armed Just as the real
warrior in life is clad and armed. In the CEN
ter is the figure Of tall. 1.-THE and muscular
black savage, almost completely naked-a fig
ure that might have started out of one of Rider
Haggard's novels. This represents a NASSAU
warrior from the region of Lake Victoria
Nyanzi. About his waist is a broad brown belt
OF some plated fiber in which ia thrust a long
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Titan for TIE EvUus srA1s
Samoa.
A ssilog-msn sailed over ne -,
When me biIlouB we're eoft and low.
And he winds ballad of ocean dee
Sang swsss1y n gentle aow.
A sailor4viss ct out on ne sAoes.
And dreamed q . ship q sAs deem.
But her saiIoe-man ne saw - moro,
Fer ~ saspt n sound. seana sleep.
The ssiloe sailed sway and sway,
Whore ~ surgss were leroe sf.d VIA,
And vas lost - ne brsak Il . soeeuy day
Tohis vifs cd hi 6ttse CHA
ne winds vsrssaA era ~ wsvvs wses M.
Ara - - sang : story - lifs.
\ 1u11ahy - - enflpr-chi1d,
4 van = - oai1oe-wifd
--DAsD oaAnAn AsuR
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A hat for ne hsad Of . fountain.
A glove for the hand Of fate.
a shoe for the foot Of mountain.
Ahnk from the chain of debate.
A spoke from ne wheel OF fortune.
"A chip from the sspole" Of the south,
4 drink nom the fountain a. kuoWlodRo.
A word from the rivers mouth.
A DRINK from the cup a sorrow,
A look from the face q the ssorD.
a stroke from the arm 81 Justice.
A ring for The nnger Of Scorn.
A knock ct the door Of repentance.
a throb from TIE oceans heart,
A glance from the ere 0f . needle,
From cupid's bow = dart.
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resisted all efforts even OF rather athletic
scientists to string it. The bow and arrow and
the spear, lance, or javelin are almost uni
vsrsally used by savages or people in rude
state a. weapons of war or implements OF the
chase, Just as they were in earlier times gener-
ally used by the nations that have now adj
vsnced to the high state Of civilization repre-
scented by the Krupp gun. In one of the halls
of the National museum is a heavy armor plate
Of steel inches thick, with hole in 1t made
T. Mason remarked to a STAR reporter that
this told the whole story Of warfare-of Of
Tense and defense. In the shield and spear of
rude people the same ideas were represented:
A change or Improvement in the weapon of
offense brought about a modification OF the
means of defense, and likewise improvements
In defensive armor led to changes in the weap-
ons Of offensive. For long time after the in
vention Of firearms the bow and arrow held its
0wn, because q skilled archer could discharge
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Handoline Y uneouAled - q pesutiAer Of ths COM
plexion: IN Indispensable requisite 70 the ksd,sas
preyepts chApping. Every LADY shoald NE ~ Per
Rheumalgia, fnfallfble external remedy for Nsu-
rsla He&dsche and ToothAcheI II never fslls give
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ARCHERS AND SPEARMEN.
Savage BowyerS and Arrow-Makers.
PRIMITIVE MODES OF FIGHTING.
Types Of Weapons Shown In the National
Museum Collections.
ZEE UNIVERSAL USE OF SPEARS AND BOWS AND
ARRows-rHH MErAL-woRxERs OF AFRICA AND
YLST-woRKrRs OF NORTH AMERIcA-NGE-
NOUS DEVICES FOR STRENGTHENING Bows.
OBIN HOOD himself

OblN hOOO uAiiiscAi
would have to tug
: pretty hard to string
some Of the stout bows
in the collection at the
National museum. The
thews Of the savage
makers Of some OF
these bows must have
been a. tough as the
sinews they used for
bowstrings. There is
one particular bow
made of wood and
given its springy char
acter by the sinew
that lines it, which has
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Ike crochet needles, used By Ne Eskfmo In
twistsng the sinew With which be bscks his
bow. The sinew twistsr y thrust IN between
the strands and turned The supplement- ned
for fashioning arrow heads Il . snail chisel Of
bons, With which the arrow-maker pscks away
patiently ct his spall Of dint, breaking Oh nake
after lake until b has reduced II to the shapo
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xxPxRrHxxrs N suNnKR Lrvrse-zow TO KEEP
oooL AND KEEP FLIES AwAr--xErzops OF
woNxx WHO woRK-sHrRLKY pARK's suooHs-
TIoSs IN ANSWER TO coRRKsroupxxrs.
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considered worthy to 60 and probably has
gone to the French exposition. The stable il
on 5Sth street. Of Of Madison avenue, and con-
forms to the architecture Of Mr.. vanderbilts
residence. in the graceful stone-trimmed "a
bles are nfedallions from which protrude
hounds heads in terra Gotta. The string course
above the first floor 10 marked by other medal
lions, In which corn, oats, and grasses mod
lecture and its significant ornament are features
OF the street and would anywhere attract Ct
tention.
The view within IL even imposing, for from
the door entrance it takes in the brightly
ig hted Enclosure for the horses and the pfl-
ond story, which, enthusiastically, ID - pic
turesqusly telling % II In some old show house
In southern France or the valley Of the Loire.
The ceiling IL paneled in OAK and the walls to
marked Of with large diamonds By psls-blue
enamel tiles, placed shove . tiled dado Of
brown and white. Brown and white tiles in
sharper contrast are used among the horses,
and Q lustrous panel Il placed opposite the en-
trance accounting the vista.
The harness II kept in glass cases, mounted
In oak, which appears in twisted columns vita
carved capitals sndmpporting arch, Allied IN With
carved ornament Such beautiful details are
found throughout the stable and are espec tally
lavished On the innsr court Of which ! have
spoeen-
The carriages, SUFFICIENT IN number for !
modest livery stable, are kept in the Arst room
and overhead, whore are also the rooms fue The
seablemen and grooms, with eoaehmsp's apart-
convsnisnces are NOT layishsd o. The horsoe
slene, for no Glass Of servants are moro com
lortably situeted than thcse Who attend on the
sSistoeretie horses Of New York. All TIE van
dsrbilt stables are handsoms, although nons
spproaeh these described.
Dr. Seward Webb b now remodeline The old
stable Of Mr.. VIM. Rockefellar aud buildine :
horse-walk 70 the second noor, on which De
horses ere TO be kept
m. HocEEyzLLAn's srA1Lz
\ but two doors Oh, and between these sxs
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, but two doors %, aad between shsss m /.
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xls.o ia WILLIAMS = 90 Prepasss.A
Farsu Surr11rs ., Sr.Aw Hara
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city q the lovest price, With plain sn1 fsncy lsl
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The rese OF TINS letter might be very weu
devoted 10 telling people how to keep COM
Portable In warm weather, which not one per-
son in Ave thousand knows. The FIRST princi-
pal Of GOODNESS and purity Of breath il to keep
The cir stirring and admit - much - possible.
The next 10 TO Danish furniture, except what il
needful and al carpets and hsngings One
goes into houses that are stulfy with heavy Dor.
there's and two sets Of curtains ct each window.
Even lace obstructs the Tree air wanted on : hot
day, and should be hung % - 70 sweep en-
tirely aside from the Windows. evine csse-
msnis which lesvs the whole vindov-frsms
open are positive luxury, even II one must
have bars or screens Of open work TO keen peo-
pie from falling out Of them. Each outsids
door should have kansom evse Il, ksps open
night and day, the roof having -skylieht vel
open. This insura Gov of air thrcueh he
house, which robs July Of IL dread. an1, With
due care q kitehsn snd diniag roou,
win abolish AieA Why \ & dat
in I'll the great houses and Newpogt oot1agss
Ne never ees the misery of . screen OF a.
either. With premises and kiSeAsns ksps n
order 1iss cannot ind enough 70 nvs "a snd
thsy hats current Of cir. Csrpsh and trso-
nm curtains end al upholstory uneTl IN
Wholesome n uAra days wAsa ths veathss ~
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