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LEFT LUXURY FOR DUTY.
Once New York Society Girl Now

Once New York Society Girl, Now a
Teacher of Indians.
1t seems hardly possible for Il young wo-
man to possess more Of the qualifications
OF a steam engine than Miss Grace How
ard does. She is u daughter Of Joseph
Howard, Jr., the well known writer. Turn
ing her back to the attractions of New
York society and the luNuries of home. she
established herself three or four years ago
on Il ranch ut Grow Greek, seventeen mile,
from the town of Chamberlain, in South
Dakota, and is devotng her life to the i'm
provcment of the Indian race. She passed
through New York recently on her way to
Washington, where she went to stir up the
government, and ! then secured Il state
ment from her tho general scope of her
work u
Some live years ago she visited the
Hampton school, where IL cousin was
teaching, and having taken her Cousins
place for time, during the latter's i'll
ness, became greatly interested in Indians
Soon after she visited some of the ageI-
cies, and returned to New York to make
preparations to settle in Dakota. Her
plan embraced the securing of land, the
building of Il house, the establishment of
Il school and OF Il mission, and the further
ancc of industrial work among the In
dlans i'll the nei Ehborhood she had selected
Her preparations included the getting of
an appointment to run IL government
school: the interesting Of Calvary church,
OF which she is n COMMUNICATE in the
religious work, and the mastering Of such
financial strenth rs she could. The APP
pointmcnt was easily secured. The church
makes an annual appropriation, and with
her fathers aid she obtained eighty acres
Of land, built her house, aud bought four
horses, a light wagon, five cows, and such
other things rs were needed.
She was bound by the terms of hcr up
pointment to maintain ten children in the
school. She has twenty, five of whom act
as helpers in domestic affairs. There are
also on her place Il white teacher and
housekeepor. Religious services are con
ducted there regularly BY Rcv, David Tati-
yopa, who is IN ordained deacon Of the
Episcopal church. she has the most of
her land under cultivation She visits and
ministers to sick and destitute Indians for
twenty miles around, using one span Of
horses for roHdstcrs, the other being work
ing horses. These visits she makes at all
times and in ali weather. On one occasion
she spent niGe days and nights tending a
dying IMAM.
She receives :i,0Q1 a year from the GOV
erIlnent for The maintenance Of he school,
and should receive rntiol!s rs we'll for the
twenty Indians maintained there Whel
as llas lately been the caae, She docs not re-
ceive these r:!,ivns, shc has to buy food and
fHel and clothng for them i; is with
reference to this fact rs we'll lis some
others that size made her visit to tie M
thoritics in Washington. Her house is
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D EER 10 pcE..

Located In o beautiful valley, surrounded by pro-
tecting mountain peaks, is this city Of homes,
Churches and schools. The College Of Montana
with lts School Of Mines; St. Marys Academy for
young ladies' besides magnificent Public Schools,
make 1t the educational center Of the State This
Is the judicial seat Of Deer Lodge county. It is
half way between Butte and Helena, and is reached
from all parts Of the State by convenient trains
The Orc Fino, the Zosel and Leadyllle mining dis
tricts all are supplied from our stores. Water
power awaits development, but business in all other
lines Is well established The population Is 1900,
the streets are vide, the air Is pure and scenery
unsurpassed and in four years at most this will be
Montana's Capital city. Fire protection and ali
lnexhaustlbe supply Of water, absolutely pure, Is
given by water works operated by pressure from
mountain streams, which are conveyed to cemented
stone reservoirs In the foothills, not far distant,
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i Remarkably Sensitive Scale.

\ great many ingenious devices owe
their origin to taking some old familiar mp
pliunce and making it serve Il new purpose.
Hardly any invention is more common than
u pendulum clock, and yet from one Of its
parts an American inventor has developed
n scale much more sensitive than the best
knife edge balance. If the wire rod by
which a pendulum rod hangs is examined
the upper end, where it is fastened to the
clock frame, will be found tlattencd into
the form OF n spring. AS u spring tho
metal sways to and fro with the minimum
of friction. Suspending the horizontal
rod OF his balance from just such "A spring,
the inventor has been able not only to con
struct an cxquisitely sensitive scale, meas
uring one part in 2,350,0o0, but also to
build II testing machine, i'll which steel
bars nre drawn out and broken MS easily rs
if they were glass; and in which the force
Mt work is indicated with the utmost accu.
racy.-New York Telegram.
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licate.i by the sudden leaping to the sur
face of individuals from the school. AT
frequent intervals, here, yonder, anywhere,
there darts up to the air n cleaning, gilt
tering body, making vault of from one
to three feet. Whether this is playfulness
on the part of the joyous, white sided null
lets, or Il sudden effort for more elbow
room, or simply n way" they have, am
not sufficient naturalist to decide.
AS watched them one day a lady in
group near by remarked that it was van
ity and desire to be noticed that caused
them to leap.
A cynical looking man near her replied
that it must be the female nlullet that
does the leaping."
Another male member of the party re-
torted, with bow to the lady, 'It certain
" must be so if grace and beauty are to be
reckoned as feminine"
The mullet reserves its real parade for
night and moonlight One glorious even
ing was persuaded by an old expert to
try sail. went to the wharf where the
boat l4y A "fat pine" torch blazed in tina
bow As arranged my seat and myself
the "capn" carefully placed thin board
on each side Of the light.
"What are you doing?" asked.
tFixin' to keep the fish from putin out
the TORCH" he replied.
.Fixing for whnts and what tishs" per-
sisted.
"Why, the mullets.. They'll begin to
jump in here pretty soon, and II we don't
have these guards they'll flop the blaze. It
is light enough withouten torch. but !
want some fish for the hotel breakfast. !"
A fresh breeze soon carried us into mid
stream, and shortly afterward splashea
were heard, now on our right again on
our left. I was watching some cloud ef-
fects that were indescribably lovely when
there came fash, the sound Of q fall, and
glistening body dropped near my feet.
a struggling fish over a foot long lay In
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eighth year, and from his youth up has
been identified with the interests of north
ern New York and of the Democratic
party. He wis graduated from the Harvard
law school at the age of %, and Immediately
began the practice OF his profession. Ten
years ago other demands on his time be-
came so great that he retired
Mr.. Weeds active political career dates
from 1863, when he was elected to the legis-
lature. He has served several terms as u
member Of that body. always being sent
from district Solidly Republican Us to Ill
nominees save only Smith NJ Weed. He
was close friend of Mr.. triden, ana took
m active part ii the latter's nomination
for TIC presidency. Prominent in various
Demncratic n&tionhl conventions and as n
valued adviser in The councils Of the party
the TACT that for Il quarter Of i century he
has had the backing of otherwise stanch
Republicans in his political contests is, to
say the lcnst, rather remarkable Perhaps
a reason for this may he found in the fact
that he las always "stood by" northern
New York, and controls large business in
terests in that section.
Mr.. Weeds personal appearance and
characteristics are those of Il man in su-
perh mental ana physical health His
speech is animated, rapid and to the point
While colversing, Ills clear bluc eyes
CLEAN with earnestneSs and his rtlIitiy
checks t;tke on an added tinge to the hue
of health Because of his facial mold and
beard he has some resemblance in looks to
the late President Grant.
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JlPlfElt hAIlsOWS, INDIAN RIVER.
The captain produced It corn sack, placed
them in it, and put ont the torch, leaving
us no light but that Of the moon, a. it
played i'll wondrous loveiursa over the
water.
settled down To enjoy it, when--prcsto!
whnt new change is thiss Is the captain
magician? Are we floating on /, Sea of
silvers Are those fish metallic? Surely
never was a moon that illumined like this
before
''What is itsn eagerly asked.
"They say it is fas fore-us, was the diff
fcult reply,
And SO it was We were sailing oua
phospllorcsccnt sea, through which dashed
in every direction phosphoresccnt fish
Standing i'll he bow I watched Il fairy
like scene Beneath mo, through tile
water, darted what seemed / my excited
fancy millions Of fish, each apparently Il
piece of FURNISHED silver. could dis.
tinguish the jewish, the sslwtsl and
quantities Of muilet and other common
varieties all ahlaze with light and every
scale on their bodies clearly defined. They
looked like meteors rs they cut their WAY
through the water. The boats prov threw
back not Il curling spray, but Il cleaning
mass of light The waves did not break
into shining drops from white crests, but
rose and fell III polished rolls like molten
faetal. Farther out where the stream
moved more gently. the tor Of each tiny
ripple became a flashing line, and crossing
each other these lines lay on the water like
frosted lace OF IN ever varying pattern.
In short, Indian river, he paradise Of the
fisherman and The hunter, with its oranges,
its pineapples, its thriving towns and open
ing industries, deserves not a letter, nor u
chapter, bat IL book in TWO volumes. bound
with the skins of its own altigators-the
dethroncd kings that are still heirs of the
realm. II. X. INGRAM
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has done nothing more than submit some
outline plans which embrace general idea
of what, in his Judgment, should be the
average size anu style Of the various build
ings.
These, however, are simply suggestions,
and it is proposed from time to time to
designate architects of national reputation
for the various important structures. But
preliminary to this 4 board of architects
has been appointed, and this body, subject,
of course, to the approval or veto of the
chief of construction, will have charge OF
nll matters relating to the architectural
features of the exposition. Chicago gets
five of the experts, New York three and
Boston and Kansas City each one. Tho
Chicago members are Adler &; Sullivan,
Burling Il Whitchouse Henry Ives Cobb,
w. L. B. ,Jenncy and Solon S. Bemau. Tho
New York men are President Richard NJ.
Hunt, Of the American Architectural soci-
ETY., Mckimn, Meade s. White and Allen
g. Co. From Boston are Peabody &; Stearns,
and from Kansas City Van Brun & Co.
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not only /, school and II church, but is the
PLACE Hhcre open handed hospitality is ex
tended to all cnmers. Indians Of all ages
and both sexes ;l.n entertained there al
most constantly So varied work is not
conducted without meeting and 0vcrcoul.
ing difficulties That might well Gaunt IA
strong man. yet this slender yorng woman
carries it OH alone, and shrlnks from moth
ing that devolSes upon her.
u have traImped through snow up to nj!
knees, with only This child to help me-"
she said, pointing, to Il bright Indian maid
Ell about II years old vino is with her, "an1
made my way TO the barn, where we fed
and watcrcd the cattle ourselves. And
she said it in II nluttcr-uf- fact way, rs if
thinking it quite natural that She Should
do that Or anything else hat might come
up to be done,
Difficulties, in fact, seem to present them
selves 10 rr only in tic light of fuel for
her enthusiasm. | asked her if she i'll;
tended to make tie present her life work,
and she said she certainly did, only She did
not expect to continc herself to the single
place now established. Her hope is to
found similar schools at other points after
she has made this self supporting or trained
some of the Indians SO that they can main
tain it.
friendly Int!inns?" asked
"Inlccd no." shc replied earnestly. She
says everything earnestly. II would rather
trust myself among the Indians any time
than among the white people who COME out
here rs settlers. ! have driven twelve or
fifteen miles at night more than once to
reach an Indian village when [ was away
from home on business. The Indians seem
to appreciate fully what | am trying to do
for them and they take the greatest inter
est in the school and mission. Some Of
them walk as much as eight miles AID
back every Sunday to attend divine ser y
ices.'
'Wns it n religious motive that inpeilrd
you to undertake the work."
Not in the first place. l am more inn
pressed with that now than when l went
there suppose the lonely life may have
something to do with that. 1t gives me
more time for reelection. l began the
work, though, because thought the In
dians ought to be taught how to maintain
themselves We say they ought TO be self
supporting, and we don't give them n
chance to be-"
In person Miss Howard is of medium
height aud very slender. She talks with
wonderful rapidity and unbounded enthu-
siasn, and shows in every motion and
word that she is the posscssor OF great
nervous force and Il surprising amount OF
determination. One cannot iinag gine the
protestatons of friends having the slight
est effect upon her after she became CON
vinced that she was in the right.
DAVID A. CURTIS.
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LOOKING ACROSS TIE VALLEY,

LOOMING ACROSS Illf. VALLEY.
forna. Arrived at the mountain range
they saw three great chains stretched out
before thcm the Inyo and the Argus noun
tains forming the most westerly one, the
Paramint being next to the east, and the
-Armasoza the third, still farther east and
nearest them East Of the Armagoza range
is the Armagoza desert, and to the west
Death valley. They struggled across the
former stretch of sand aud cactus, and the
horses were nearly worn out when they
pulled into the awful region of the latter.
They had not gone far when the animals
grew too weak To pull the wagons. With
heroism worthy of the occasion, the un-
married men put the women and their
husbands on the best horses and sent them
over the back trail, believing that they
would be able to reach tho last stream that
had been passed.
In IL few moments Il cloud OF dust hid
their friends from the eyes Of the sclf-sac
riiclng band, The families succeeded in
getting to water, and finally, having wait
cd three days for the half dozen noble men
behind to orertake them, pushed on to
l--H----::-::- f..,.....nr ri two Of these
brave fellows appeared broken down i'll
health, and told how after Il desperate cf-
fort they alone OF the six had reached the
mountains and been saved by /, passing
shower. Death valley itself never sees {;
shower. The rainfall is dissipatel by tho
hot air, and even the tremendous storms
in Armosozl valley, which send Mt timea
river n mile in width around the end OF
the range and thence northward, never
moisten the dry earth. The flood is dried
up and lost before it has penetrated many
rods into the ovenlike section.
AT the south end of the valley are some
deep pools, fed by wonderful underground
springs. They never overflow, nor is it
known TINT their level ever changes ST.
lent, dark and lonely, they arc like great
brown eyes looking up from the gtnstly
white stretch OF horror. In them nre found
fish unknown elsewhere in the world, and
which have no eyes Surrounding the val
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over the soil or reach upward Mt vari-
Gus angles. They ere pale, blush green
in color, and thick, narrow, lance shaped
and stiff, Each leaf terminates in point,
from which extends Il spine rs long, as
sharp and as inileXiblc as dnrning nee
die In the center of the plant, on a short,
thick, upright stem, is the fruit. This ap-
pears about eighteen months after the
grove has been set out.
The young plants are put in rows with
aisles between. They require little or no
cultivation, except to keep out the weeds
until the leaves cover the ground. A grove
will bear for eight or ten years without re-
setting, From 5000 to II, 900 plants thrive
on one acre. The most of the fruit ma
lures in June, Plucking it is not de-
light for when the owner desires to gather
his apples he clothes himself in a leather
suit, dons thick leather gloves, and with
pair Of shears or Il long, sharp knife pro.
ceeds to business. The needles on the ends
Of the leaves cannot be defied otherwise.
Each il 4 dagger.
To eat perfectly ripe pineapple Just
from the parent stalk is to eujoya i new cx-
pcrience. The fruit is 50 delicate that it
is sent 70 market when but half ripe
Hence its lovers in northern cities never
taste the mature product. .
The country along Indian river is fast
becoming great pineapple patch. The
profits on the fruit have sometimes reach
ed as high as 81 900 per acre.
Indeed, Indian river is Il region of never
ending interest. The scenery is more like
the tropics than elsewhere in the state
while it is intensely ant! characteristically
Florilian. Beautiful orange groves, the
immense live oaks, nowhere else SO large
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ley are other remarkable natural features.
Sixty miles southeast is the DEVILS Play
ground, dreadful waste across which Il
furnace like wind constantly blows The
black lava and hot sand of the plain radi-
ate the heat of the sun, so that looking
down from some eminence tho whole land
scape is tremulous to the eye, and seems
instinct with life. Near this is Dead noun
tain, where the temperature is 14O degs in
the shade the year round. On the east side
the precipitous rocks are much broken up,
and the sun shining on the white points
and angles makes the mountain look from
a distance as il whole conventions OF ghosts
were there assembled. The Indians be-
lieve on this account that the place is the
abode of their dead warriors. Hence its
name, and the mystical tales which are
connected with it.
But Death valley is not to remain q terra
incognita. The United States government
has planned an exploration which will, il
such thing is possible, lay bare its secrets.
Two parties will go into the valley from
opposite sides, and the department of agri-
culture will have the fruits of the expedi-
tion arranged at Washington and shown
as Il warning and Il study. Especial ;ltten-
ton will be given the animal life Of the
valleys environs, and if any living thing
exists in the place itself specimens will be
obtained, Experts will collect plants,
woods, rocks, soil. and indeed everything
possible. The explorers will carry an
abundance of supplies, and will not vent
ura into the valley until they have accu-
rately located springs and streams, SO that
they can reach them in case of necessity.
Perhaps among the wonders of the
strange region none is more noteworthy
than the legend of the ruins of n pueblo or
castle, said by the Indians to exist in
Death valley, and which may have been
the four miners oasis. Long ago. so the
tale runs, Death valley was II fertile king
dom presided over by Il beautiful and fair
haired queen. She commanded her sub
iects to build her a mansion. and for years
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and spreading, clothed with waving moss,
the plunelikc palmetto the clustering
mangrovc, the endless varieties of climb
ing, creeping vines, all are there. The
banks for miles are bordercd with cab
bage palmettos, live oaks, oleanders (Which
there attain the size and height of fine
trees and bloom throughout the winter,
the Spanish hayonct, u sort of porcupine
in the vegetable world, and the magnolia,
a queen of the forest. whose beauty is a
constant delight.
Bananas seem to grow. without thought
from any one. They appear to be simply
a portion Of the luxur;nt life of the eli
mate and soil gone to waste, a sort of over
flow of natures vitality taking to itself
shape and form.
But one cannot be wholly absorbed in
the products of the soil, for the inhabitants
of the river will claim attention. Near
what is called the Narrows one sails over
river bottom which is a great oyster bed
AS remarked the immense size of the
shells at one point Il native standing near
drnwled forth:
"Thur hev bin shells picked up here
abouts, they tell me- that humans foot
could stan nto.n
And indeed I could we'll believe it, pro-
yided the ''human's'' foot was small
enough.
The river swar!ns with the finest of fish,
among which the slim, silvery nullets,
from nine inches to two feet in length, are
the favortes. They often run in shoals
a mile or more in extent, and from one
eighth to one-fourth of mile in width.
As they advance with noise not unlike
that of distant train of cars or a rising
wind in Il forest, their course is clearly in
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NJ. Jansen from observations taken Mt
the summit of Mont Blanc concludes that
there is no oxygen as We know it IN the
photosphere, and that as oxygen would
tend to combine with hydrogen and cut
off our supply OF heat by absorption,it it Is
satisfactory to know that the sun is still
tar from that stage in its process OF COOLING
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Sunday liquor sellers of Cincinnati, Pre-
vious to that, however, his earnest and eff
fective work in charitable enterprises and
social reforms had won him an enviable
name all over Ohio, and Governor Hayes
made him Il member of the state board of
charities. The doctor and ex-President
Hayes were intimate personal friends, while
the same strong attachment existed be-
tween Mrs Davis and Mrs. Hayes. DR..
Davis often entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes
ut his hospitable home Before his depart
ure for Washington to be inaugurated in
1877 President Hayes made n speech from
the veranda of DR.. Davis residence
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a new factor is entering the paper max
crs' market. 1t has been proved that the
banana plant contains IL greater quantity
of pure fiber than any other of the numcr
Gus vegetable products used for the manu-
facture of paper. During the first twelve
months of its vegetation the plant only
produces u single bunch Of fruit, after
which it dies; but from it's roots four to
ten young plants spring up. Tho adapta-
ton of the plant to commercial purposes
will, it is anticipated, revolutionize the
paper material market, and largely affect
the industry. The plant is easy Of cultiva-
tion and has long since been recognized by
tho wandering tribes of Central America
rs yielding many useful adjuncts to every
day domestic rcQuirements.-New York
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