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Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
THE PIT JEWELLERS.

| When asked by u reporter about the re-
suits of his explorations, Mr.. Hitchcock
spoke first of evidences he had found relat.
ing to the inhabitants of the island proceed
ing the Aino occupation. These evidences
were in the form of pits, generally rectan
gular in shape and found in groups on the
coast indicating that the island was once
inhabited by pit jewellers. When, in 1875,
the Japanese government coded the big
island of Saghalien to Russia it received in
return from Russia quit claim to the
Kurile Islands. The few inhabitants of
these islands were collected together and
moved to Shikotan, a small island just off
the coast of YeZo, where they could be nearer
the Japanese. These people lived chiefly
by fishing and emigrated constantly from
one island to another. Now, under the
changed conditions in which they live in
Shikotan, they are dying off rapidly.
Professor Hitchcock when he visited
them found that the remnant of the tribe
still existing numbered only about seventy
five people, many of whom were enfeebled
by consumption. Their dress resembled
that of Europeans and indicated the effects
of Russian influence Their features and
hair are much like those of the Esquimaux
The special point of interest in them dis
covered by Professor Hitchcock was the
character of their dwellings They build
up walls or mounds of earth, which they
thatch over The floors are foot or two
below the ground outside. These novels
when they collapse form, in the course of
time, pits like those discovered on the
coast of Yezo. This fact is taken by Pro
fessor Hitchcock AS evidence that this peo-
pie, now represented by handful of men,
women and children, less in number than
the inmates of an ordinary tenement house.
once inhabited the great island of Yezo.
The Japanese conduct the business of the
island and are settled in considerable mum
bers at Hakodate, Nemoro and other ports,
where the products Of the Yezo fisheries
and of the few industries of the island are
shipped. The Amos dwell, as rule, on
the coast, as they subsist chiefly by fishing
In the journey through the interior Pro
fessor Hitchcock, who had u Japanese
companion, found few inhabitants. At one
place he found community of Amos en-
gagged in mining for sulphur on the side of
an active volcano.
Professor Hitchcock described the Amos
to the reporter as the dfrtiest of men.
They never wash, and their hair and beard,
which are of most luxuriant growth, hang
about their heads In a matted mass. Ow-
ing to their lack of cleanliness it is quite
difficult to make out what their real COM
plexion is-WashtnRton Star
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
Veal Cutlet.

For four people have short outlet of
two pounds weight. Lard it on the upper
side before stewing; and to make it brown,
crisp the ends of the lardoons over with
a red hot shovel. Basic it frequently with
its own juices in the pan and serve it on a
mattress of spinach, which has been passed
through sieve; season with red pepper
and moisten with trifle of the veal gravy.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

Miss Emily Bacon, of Mount Meigs, Ala,
exhibits most peculiar phase of nature in
her physical constitution. In the spring
and summer months she is full of life and
cheerful; in autumn she loses her spirits,
and in winter she sinks into helpless stu
por and shows disposition to creep away
into some dar.l place.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

Jackets are getting perfectly unprin-
cipled in their loss of ornate display and
appropriate any gorgeousness they can,
no matter if it has been from time i'm
memorial devoted to higher and more cere-
monious functions. And as result, we
have plain blue cloth jackets with sleeves
embroidered all over in gold like an en-
press mantle, and fawn colored jackets,
with sleeves of lace like ball dress.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

Patches" or beauty spots" Were in
troduced into other countries from Arabia.
The Arabian women considered IA black
mole mark of great beauty, as it made
the dark skin appear fairer, so manufact-
ured them for the use of those to whom
nature had denied this boon. This custom
was first introduced into England during
the reign of Queen Anne.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
HUMAN RACE
CHARACTERISTICS OF The PEOPLE
ON THE VETO ISLAND.

The Amos and tho Pit DweIlers Who
Preceded Them-Curious Habits of the
observation-disclosures OF Professor hitch
cocks Explorations.
Standing in the midst of collection in
q big glass case recently set up in the Ma
tional museum at Washington is the figure
of a man a little below the average height
Of the Caucasian. This is a typical Aino,
modelled by the clever artists attached to
the museum; flesh tints, eyes, beard, hair
and all reproduced exactly as they appear
in life and clad in garments woven by
Amos Around him are household nipple
ments, shuttles for weaving, fishing spears
and tackle, bows and arrows and the other
rude furnishings that represent all that the
arts Of this primitive people have produced
to raise them above absolute sayagery An
interesting part of the collection is an Aino
house reproduced in miniature, with its
storehouse and other appurtenances
The Aino in the center of the case has n
great shock of gray hair, a huge gray beard
and shaggy eyebrows. His complexion is
of light coppery hue, his cheek bones
high and his nose straight, but broad at
the base. On his head is triangular
shaped head dress. A long gown girdled
at the waist and ornamented with designs
embroidered in white on dark blue base
reaches from his shoulders below his knees.
His legs down to his ankles are protected
by leggings and his feet are bare Over one
shoulder is slung by Il light strap haver-
sack woven of rushes. In his belt or girdle
ut his left side is supported a wooden culver
filed with arrows, and behind in his girdle
is thrust carved stick, to which is at
tached the little basket or pouch in which
the Aino carries his supply of smoking to-
hapc0
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
Keep Supply of Good Dish Towels.

All know how very disagreeable new dish
towels are. Well, don't have 'eml Go to
the supply of roller towels, select some OF
the Oldest, best softened ones, cut them in
two, and hem at both ends. The dish towels
are thus never new, and the ample replen.
ishing of roller towels will make it all
right. Does some one suggest that this is
not clean way to do2 Then use more soap,
water and boiling when you wash your roll.
er towels, and twill be.-Juniata Stafford.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

If food is to be kept warm for some one
who could not join the rest Of the family
at the regular meal, do not set it in the
oven TO dry up, but on covered plate set
over hot water, or, bet er still, in separate
covered dishes set in pan of hot, but not
boiling, water.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

Tender and tired feet may be relieved by
bathing them in pail of hot water, hold
ing in solution a good handful of common
salt. When the water cools rub the feet
and legs in an upward direction with a
rough towel. This is domestic remedy,
but "A useful one after long standing or
walking.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

L The substitution of q central carpet for
one covering the entire floor IS a great im-
provement, the floor around the carpet be-
ing covered with parguet vcucering; or, IL
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24

One of the most attractive sights in the
world, u any young man of common sensi.
blity, is that of a young woman who viii,
neither say nor hear i'll Of any one,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
LIFE OF THE rNHABITANT.

! The modern explorer carries a camera
strapped over his shoulder or secured upon
his saddle When he gets home If any one
questions his statements he can produce
the irrefutable evidence of a Photographic
record Professor Romyn Hitchcock, OF
the National museum, when he travelled
recently in the island of Yezo, Japan, and
the islands known as the Kuriles, stretch
ing in long chain northward from Yezo
almost to Kamchatka, collected not only
complete series of specimens illustrative
of the life of the inhabitants of these al
most unknown lands, but also secured a
large number Of photographs that In them
selves make Il graphic and interesting rec
ord of his journey. The case in which the
model of the Aino stands is filed with the
specimens collected by Professor Hitch
cock. The Aino figure was modelled on
photographs and measurements taken by
him from these far away shores.
1t has been only recently that anything
has been known of any part of Yezo, eX-
cept certain districts lying on the coast
The first extensive exploration of the isl.
and was made by an American, 4. w.
Blakiston, in 1872. Mr.. Blakiston. how
ever, confined his observations chiefly to
the birds and plants and contributed vastly
to the knowledge of the botany and or
anthology Of the region. No one explored
the country to any extent with view to
studying its human inhabitants until Mr..
Hitchcock made his journey in 1888. Such
information as had been printed concern
ing the Amos was gathered by travellers
who visited the coast settlements in the
vicinity of Hakodate and Nemoro In
some of these settlements the native Gus
toms of the Amos have been corrupted by
contact with the Japanese, and their phys
ical characteristics have been obliterated
or modified by intermarriage with the Jap
anese.
Even among the Japanese who are found
it Hakodate such ignorance exists as to
the inhabitants of the island that Professor
Hitchcock was assured he would find no
Amos in the northern part of the island,
whittier he intended journeying, and he
was almost led by the positiveness of the
assurances to change his route and content
himself with skirting along the coast to
Nemoro. At Nemoro, however, he wasen-
couraged to proceed, and he continued his
travels coastwise to IA point on the northern
side of the island, and then turning inland
made journey on horseback of 500 miles
through the mountainous interior of the
island.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-24
A might Woman. Complaint.

Here's typical complaint from a bright
v-oman. Said She: Because read a good
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12
Cahokia Mound.

The Hon. Thomas Z. Ramey OF
Brooks, Madison county, ILL.,, wants
the Government to purchase and pre-
serve the famous Cahokia Mound
in that county. and he has ac-
corljngly addressed a letter to Sena-
tor Culom upon the subject He has
forwarded survey and description of
the monument left by the ancient
mound builders, and asks the Senator
to introduce a bill authorizing the pur-
chase of 100 acres of the southeast
quarter OF section 81, township Strange
8 west of the third principal meridian,
which includes the large mound and
ten smaller ones surrounding it.
The large mound-called Cahokia
Mound, SAYS Mr.. Ramey i'm his letter
is a paralelogram with straight sides,
the longer of which are north and
south. 1t is about lO2 feet high. The
top of the mound is Hat and divided
into parts, the northern end being four
or five feet higher than the southern
portion, tie summit containing about
one aud one-half acres. On the south
ern end, some thirty feet above the
base, is a terrace or apron containing
nearly two acres OF ground. In the mid
die Of this terrace at the base of the
mound is projecting point, apparent
~ the remains of q graded pathway to
ascend from the plain to the terrace.
On the western side and about thirty
feet above the southern terrace. is an
other terrace of somewhat less extent.
The side Of the mound below the west
ern terrace is very irregular and forms
projecting knobs. TO the northwest
corner of this large structure there
seems to be a small mound attached.
the remaining sides are quite straight.
The base covers over sixteen acres.
"Cahokia is the largest pyramid in
the world, surprising the pyramids of
Egypt IN size.
On the east and west sides of Caho-
kia Mound are the smaller square
mounds. The one on the east is about
10 feet high aud contains about two
acres on its summit The one on the
west side is much larger being about
20 feet high. They are all straight
and wel-delined, coincidug with the
points OF the compass, showing a SUI
pcrior knowledge net displayed else
where in the ruins or relies Of this race
If people. ST. L01iy Globe Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12

brought him to Helena Howey was
Marshal here at that time and was 3
deputy
,W hen Bill arrived in town with his
Indian he called on Howey and me to
help take care of him. Well, on the
night Of the day that Bill and his
prisoner arrived there was some sort Of
a show going on in an old hall up on
Bridge street We all wanted to 90,
hut we didn't know what to with the
Indian. Finally Bill sa d: We viii
take him along with us, which we
agreed to do.
Neither Bill nor the Indian had
ever seen a show before. Well we
went up to the hall and rot seats in The
gallery. the Indian being seated be-
tween Bill and me. / forgot what the
play was, but il was one of the old
fashioned kind where the whole COM
pauv was killed Oh before the show
was over.
"Ne got interested i'm the perform
ancc and forgot all about the Indian.
lie kept quiet until the killing began.
When the actors began firing pistols and
e4lRh ttt hl4AhNH LllN A4I'titi't ~ AlNt SNaH7t
and finally when the people on the
stage began falling thick and fast, he
could stand the show no longer.
suddenly he made a jump from the
seat. and before Bill ald could stop
him, that Indian had jumped clean
through a window near bv and out to
a sort of platform. He got down to
the ground. stole a horse somewhere,
aud rode twenty-five miles bareback
down to the valley. There he stole a
saddle and went home again to his
friends in the tribe.
Bill never caught him, but we heard
afterward that the Indian said the
reason he left was because he was
afraid of being killed He said the
white folks in Helena were killing
each other on a platform in one end Of
the room and the rest of the people were
sitting around laughing at the BUSH
ness. '-Heiena independent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12
Destruction of Dead-sea Myths.

Between 1870 and 1880 came two
killing blows at the Older theories, and
they were dealt by two American schol-
ars of the highest character. First Of
these may be mentioned Dr. Phillip
Schaf, a professor in the presbyterian
theological seminary ut New York,
who published his travels in 1877. IN
a high degree he united the scientific
with the religious spirit, but the trait
which made him specially fit for deal
ing with the subject was his straight
forward, German honesty. He tells
the simple truth regarding the pillar
OF salt 50 far as its physical origin and
characteristics are concerned, and
leaves his readers to draw the natural
inference as to its relation to the myth.
With the fate of DIR. Robertson Smith
in Scotland and DR.. Woodrow in Saath
Carolina before him both recently
driven from their proiesSorsujps for
truth-telling DR., SchaI deserves hon
or for telling as much as lie does.
Similar la effect, and even more bold
in statement, were the Travels of
the Rev. Henry Osborne published in
1873.
Thus comes out little by little, the
truth regarding the Dead sea myths,
and especially the salt pillar at Usdum,
but the final truth remained to be told,
aud now one of the purest men and
truest diyines of this country told it.
Arthur Stanley, dean OF Westminster,
visiting the country and thoroughly eN-
pIorlng 1t, allowed that the physical
features Of the Dead sea and its shores
suggested the myths and legends, and
he sum, mp the whole rs follows: "A
great mass Of legends and exaggpra-
tons partly the cause and partly The
result of the old belief that the cities
were buried under the Dead sea, has
been gradually removed in recent
years. -ProE Aadreio d. White IN Pop
Uiar Science Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12
North caroIlna,s B-sathIng Cave.

Ia the range OF mountains In western
North Carolina, known as the "F5rk
tange, a most singular phenomenon
exists IL is the Breathing Cave "
In the summer months current If air
comes from it so strongly that person
saunot walk against ii. while in the
winter tine rush of air inward is Just as
great.
The cooi -i' from the cave in sum-
mpr IS felt sometime, for miles ia a di-
rect line from The mouth OF the cave.
At times "a most unpleasant odor IS
emitted upon the current from dead
animals sucked in aud killed by coming
In violent contact with the walls The
loss OF cattle and other stock in that
section during the winter months is all
ways great. and is accounted ioriuthis
way: They range too near the mosth
and the current carries thon in.
AT times, when the change from ia-
halatiou to cxhalation bogus the air is
filed with hairs of the various animals.
not infrequently sma drY bones haze
been carried for over "a mile from the
mouth Of the cave as though shot from
an air gun. The air has been known
TO change quite suddenly during ex-
halation from cold 20 quite hot, accom-
panied by a terrible roaring aud gurg-
ling sound.
Many scientific men have visited
the place, but the phenomenon still
remains unexplained: the residents Of
that section fear a volcanic eruption
Something is wrong sure. -NaShciile
InLl rLcNN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12

reason ana a now OF SOUL as well as
an occasion for satisfying ones appe-
tite.
There is difference between feeding
aud dining.
True, one often gets tired Of the
same old topics and when one leads a
quiet life and nothing new ever hap
pens, on no outsider appears with a BIT
of gossip to De discussed over the din
ner table one is apt to become a little
soured and serious; but one must think
oil some ness method OF entertaining the
family, and thereby be entertained
themselves.
Reading few paragraphs from the
papers, or the last novel. or from
some book Of travels. and then ,aking
the lead in the conversation and in.
Producing these familiar topics is a
good way 10 vary the monotony Of a
family neal
A fad this season at ladies lunch.
cons Is been the proposition nt toast
by the hostess. and the surprising Of
one of her friends by requesting her to
respond 20 it,
This is certainly d novel plan TO in.
tere,t Il roomfu OF women aud Ger.
tniuiy would make an agreeable di-
version and give an opportunity to
practice the art Of ready speaking and
cultivating extemporaneous wit.
AS women so often nowadays have
to take up the cudgcls of war and sup
port themselves, it seems quite proper
that they should be schooled "a little in
the art of speech-makiug
Among fashionable people it is GUS
tOm3ry to appear al dinner i'm full
evening dress, which give, the occasion
a very festive appearance. OF course
there sire great many families who
are NOT fashionable and who cannot
afford such elaborate dinner gowns.
aud woUd not care for them even if
they could; but it IS wen to make some
change in ones dress, as it freshcus
the mind as well as the body. Men
like to lay aside their business cares
with their business suit and enter into
a different world. as it were byputting
on evening clothes.
OF course men adapt their conversa-
ton TO Their surroundings, and it GER
tainly must lie a fact that they bring
some cheerfulness into the family. as
their advent is eagerly looked for
But where there are no men there
might be few smiles. and women
should try to be as agreeable to each
other as they are supposed to be to the
opposite sex.
Conversation is also an aid to di-
gcstion, and few hours over the dim
ner table are not hours thrown away.
There are some families who disa-
gree so at the table that they never sit
down Zen famllc.n but always invite
some outsider to come in and share the
meal, whether it is breakfast. or lunch
con, or dinner. This seems great
misfortune, as home could never be
pleasant one under these circumstances;
and, even with such dispositions as
these women must have they certainly
would be unhappy anywhere. There is
"A Scotch proyerb it would be well to
remember:
A merrie heart goes all the day;
aa.s, tires In a mile a.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12
Found a Big Bone.

An immense bone Of some prehis-
toric animal has been unearthed by the
workmen engaged in building the piers
in the Missouri River for the Winner
Bridge. The bone was found in.caisson
No. 6, at point about forty-eight feet
below the surface OF the river. About
eight feet OF the substance protrudes
from the boulder and slnd-made bed OF
the river. 1t is eighteen inches thick
at the largest point, although a thicker
portion may be brought to light when
the workmen get the specimen fully
out of its bed. The exposed end has
the appearance of the socket OF a joint,
but the general dirty condition of the
bone renders an examination impossi-
bic at this time. There can be little
question that the substance is bone,
and that of a member of some prehis-
tOric race of mammals.
The foundation for pier 5, where the
great bone was found, is nearly in the
middle of the Missouri River; at any
rate it is almost exactly in the strong
est current of the muddy stream. The
depth now attained is forty eight feet
and it is expected that the foundation
will be put down to eighty feet, or at
least until bedrock is struck. The big
bone is too large to have belonged to a
pterodactyl even if that genus of fossil
lizards of the secondary strata were
known to prehistoric America. The
ichthyosaurus, a gigantic fossil marine
reptile, can not well T. accused Of hav-
ing fathered the spC,. nen, because the
largest of kis kind would scarcely have
had bone eight or nine feet long in
his makeup. 1t most likely belongs,
however, to the extinct species elephaS
priDli-geHiuS. These elephants were
about twice the size of the living tribe,
but the finding of their bones has been
confined almost altogether to the colder
attitudes.
Late naturalists have placed the
mammoth OF the warmer parts of North
America in a different class from the
animals of the north. OF the southern
tribe only few bones and teeth have
ever been discovered and if the find
at the Winner Bridge proves all that is
expected of it the scientific world will
be largely The gamer. The size Of the
bone iouud does away with the proba-
biltv that it belongs 10 the extinct
genus mustodon although that animal
was allied t. prehistoric North America.
Occasionally Isolated bones aud teeth
OF the maslodou have been found on
the bank, of the Missouri but no bone
a. large that found Monday evening
wa, ever found i'm connection with the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-12
sherman at the Theatre.

That grizzled Old warrior General
Sherman is an enthusiastic patron Of
theatrical performances. He has the
entree TO every theatre in the city. He
likes seat well down in front, for his
eyesight and hearing are not as good as
they were when he marched through
Georgia An expression Of solid sat
i,faclion and hearty enjoyment Ellis his
face as be watches the show lie is
rood listener aud follows closely
tHa unfolding OF the plot For the
good-lookiug girls of the company,
too he has an appreciative eye Moth
ing delights him more than to be taken
b8cG ~ ,bt scenes and be introduced
To some performer who has caught his
fancy. In his applause he is generous.
He always appears in evening dress,
aud his well-knOwn rugged face, prom
inent nose and closely cropped white
beard look much more familiar ia
swallow-tailed coat in these days than
if gold braid and epauIettes were be-
meath them Washington Posts N. \.
Letter.