Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1890-10-08

a Hsliany ~ y of Transatlantic Travel
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4 Ssliany " y Of Transatlantic Travel
OK the Future.
She vii be over quarter OF mile in
length. and viii do the passage from
Sandy Hook 10 Liverpool in 80 hours,
being one night out She VIII be driven
by electricity, and in such fashion
as to keep railway time despite storm or
fog. saws the Pail NqH Gazette
Passage can lie secured by fash photo
Edison's patent-and the ticaes will in
clude an opera stall or. a concert ticket
or eat in n church pow, The opera
house, concert hall, and church icing all
on board. A covered ring for horse ex-
ercisa will be provided, and racing
track for fast trotters 4 baseball
ground and tennis court viii also form q
portion Of the attractions.
For business men stock exchange
will be operated, the quotations being
posted from the tickers every two min
utes, on the vibration system. The lead
ing papers Of all countries viii be re-
printed each morning by the electric re-
hection system
A spacious conservatory, containing
the choicest flowers Of all climates, will
afford an agreeable lounging place, and
bouquets will be provided gratis
As at Monaco and Monte Carlo, a suit
Of apartments viii be laid oat for play,
to be kept open all night-a sumptuous
sui per with the costliess wines free.
English taiors ard shoemakers viii be
in attendance, and clothes will be made
and finished during the passage.
The millinery department will contain
the French fashions Of the previous day,
and costumes viii be ordered while the
shin is en- route, and delivered complete
on arrival at dock. Accommodations
will be furnished for 10000 passengers.
Life Among Hudson Bay Indians.
No tent was carried, even in the coldest
weather. and it was often 40 degrees be-
low. with snow five feet deep. A hole
was dug down in the snow with snow
shoe, which makes an excellent snow
shovel Some poles were then slanted
over the hole, thrust into the snow on
the sides; agains, the poles boughs were
piled and The loose snow was heaped
over these. 4 warm hut WAS thus made,
at the bottom OF which the fire was
made. We usually put Che dogs back Of
us in the hut, aud TINT kept us warmer.
We always carried an extra dog along
to replace any that might be crippled in
one of the numerous fights they were
always having. The log houses Of that
country had floors made Of puncheons
and The hinges on the doors were made
Of rawhide. The logs were usually Of
spruce and The chinl1ing was Of moss
and mud. The chimney was built inside
of n frame OF iour poles. A hay rope,
covered thick with mud, was wound
round and round and the chimney built
in this way. 1t dried very hard and
made a good chimney. We had no
brick and very little iron.
Tile Indians Of that country lived
through the winter in bark tepees with
little clothing beyond a blanket, breech
clout, and leggins. have seen Indian
children playing in the snow barefooted
and barelegged, and they seemed happy,
and with the thermometer 40 degrees
below zero. The squaws carried their
babies in a sort OF bark packing basket,
with hoop across tie face to save the
baby's nose in case Of trouble. They
packed the baby in it with three or four
inches of moss around its blanket, and
once in it was liable TO stay in for three
or four DAYS. Tie Indian women we're
usually short and uncomely, but among
the half breeds there were some fine
looking women Morality was un-
dreamed Of, and marriage practically
not known. Men would trade or sell
wives for some such consideration as a
steel trap, and that was all tho divorce
there was to it. The women seemed
Just as we'll pleased, and, indeed, all
that sort Of thing was viewed in a happy
go lucky light, so that it was easy to get
squaw for a paddler or wood chopper
on any long journey, pretty much re-
gardless Of her age or previous condition
Of servitude. These squaws used TO
make a leculiar sort Of blanket, very
warm. They cut rabbit skins into long
strips and thenwove them together, just
as one would bottom a cane seat chair.
This made q fur fabric two or three
inches thick, but it was not very pleas
ant on account Of the shedding Of the
hair Forest and Stream.