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The state herald., 1891-07-10
4 Monster sponge,

There has been on exhibition in
New York an enormous sheep's-woOl
sponge. which is said to be the largest
one ever obtained. 1t measures ten
feet in circumference and is two feet
thick, being quite solid throughout
1t was iished up near the Bahama
islands by the crew of vessel en-
gagged in that trade, and, judging by
the stories OF the fishermen, they had
n tough time in getting their prize
aboard. Being in small dingey when
the hooks fastened themselves In the
sponge, the men nearly upset their
boat in the effort to haul the sponge TO
the surface. When II was finally se-
cured, the iron prongs of the hook
had become straightcned out under
the resistance. When thoroughly
soaked this monster sponge 10 said
to hold ten pailfuls Of water.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Probability of a Eish, with indian.

Advices received from Fort Win
gate are as follows A courier reached
here Wednesday morning from Kcsn's
canon and with startling intelligence.
According to his report and letters re-
ccIved, tho troops and hostiles arc on the
eve OF n bloody battle. There arc about
100 Indians armed with Winchester riaes
aud, says Captain Robinson. u fight Is nj,
most Inevitable.
Lieut. Wallace was To havo returned TO
the fort, but on further orders kept In tho
Held to operate ths Hotchkiss guns. The
general opinion Is that before many days
clapsc tho sound OF war will bo hoard In
the Indian country. Captain Robinson
says that his men arc In excellent spirits,
manly courage reigning throughout his
entire command. Tho troops aro simply
waiting for tho command, "up, boys, and
At them" aud II II Is given they will dis
tinguish themselves greatly.
The state herald., 1891-07-10


THERE is dignity in toll. in toll Of
the hand as well rs toll OF the head; In
TOLL 10 provide for the bodily wants Of
an individual life Ms we'll as In toll to
promote some enterprise OF world
wide fame All labor that tcnds to
supply mans wants, 10 increase mans
happiness. 10 elevate mans nature. In
. word, all labor that Is honest 10
honorable too. Labor clears the for
.st drains the morass and makes
'ths wilderness rcjoice and blossom
~ tho rose" Labor drives the plow
soatiers the seeds, rcaps the harvest.
and grinds the corn and converts II In
10 bread. tho staff OF life Labor,
tending tho pastures and sweeping tho
waters, as well as cultiva,ing the soil.
provides with daily sustenance tho
thousand millions OF the family Of
man. Labor gathers tho gossnmer wob
OF tho caterpillar. the cotton from the
field. and tho fleece from tho aock.
and wcaves II into rnimcnt soft, warm
and bcautiful-ths purple robe Of tho
prince and the gray gown Of the pens.
ant being mike it, hnndiwork.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Troubles in the Black Republic.

The Atlas line steamer Alvenia,
which arrived on the 9th at New York
from Jsremia and other West Indian
points, brings some interesting Haytian
news. Tho Alvenia left Jaremia on June
20, and there were then indications that
tho Black Republic would soon be the
scene Of another bloody rebellion. Jare
mia Is In the southern part Of Hayti
where Hippolyte possessed his stronxss,
support In wrestling tho presidency from
Lcgitime. Al present, no viewer, that sec
tion Of the island is bitterly opposed n
Hippolytc, and there are loud muttering.
against his rule. So strong is tho opposi
tion to the president that an outbreak 4,
apt to occur at any moment. Many Of th.
residents are so fearful Of the impending
insu ERECTION that they are leaving In all
haste.
The Alvenis carried q number Of resi-
dents OF Jaremia to Kingston, Jamaica,
and other fugitivcs arc leaving on every
departing vessel
There have been no executions by Hip
polyte's soldiers since the execution Of III,
six men reported some time ago. Tn,
rumor that 600 persons had been put te
death by order of Hippolyte proves n
have been upfoundod.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
aic Va. isn,,nv a ,.lcu,r.

A innn In Seneca Mo-, invented II
steam catnpult which would throw u
ivc-pound missile mile lie got to-
gc,hor n pile OF 500 missiles, put ono
Of them Into the slot and touched tho
thing on. II landed on the roof Of n
hotel aud the guests thereof looked
out Of the windows In dlsmay. They
thought for moment tina, the clouds
were pcliing thcm with huge hail
stones. Then came another shot
which struck n poor follow IN the NIB.
domon and doubled him up instnn,or.
aud moment later another Tho OK.
cited pooplo armed themselves with
pistols, shotguns md various other
weapons, and started for the old
mill. The man was having quite n
picnic, but wns at lnrt captured. OK
tlnguishcd and oNtnrminutcd
The state herald., 1891-07-10
The Fourth in London.

MIR. Lincoln, the United States Min
ister gave reception at the legation in
honor Of the Fonrth.
Mrs. Lincoln and her daughters received
tho guests, among whom were most OF the
prominent members of the colony. Mrs
Lincoln wore rich black dress, with
white vest. Ono OF her daughters was at
tired In n gray crepe, and the other wore
o gray cambria. The rooms were beauti
fully decorated with raro exotic plants
and immense bowls Of roses. Among tho
guests were Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Frank
Leslie, Justice Fuller, Captain and Mrs,
Thomas, Senator Cameron and Mrs. Cam
eron, Senator Cullom, Colonel Ochiltrce'
and Mr.. Chamberlin Of the Rome legation
General Roddy brought Miss Marta
maggie, granddaughter of the late emperor
Of Brazil. There was crowd of pretty
girls, and the ladies' mentioned displayed
Worth's latest fashions.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Ladie. Driven from cour, Room.

The climax in the suit OF Phoebe
Cousins to retain the secretaryship Of the
Board Of Lady Managers Of the Worlds
Fair was reached Thursday afternoon In
Judge Blodgett's court at Chicago. The
case had boon in hearing all day and
Colonel Rae, attorney for Miss Cousins,
was Just closing an eloquent appeal on
behalf of his client
No sooner had the speaker finished
talking than all tho ladies began TO ap-
plaud with their hands. The hand clap.
ping made great noise In the almost
empty court room. -.
1t was interrupted in an instant by
Judge Blodgett, who grew red in the face
and said: "Stop it, stop it. Mr.. Marshal
clear the ROOM %
Deputy Marshal George Jones hastened
from his seat and advanced towards the
women. He walked boldly to the row oi
ladies, and waving his hand toward the
door told them to ''get out"
The ladies rose even TO Miss Cousins
aged mother. Ex. Judge Waite was or
his feet in an instant. "Your honor" he
said, in panied surprise at the courts
action, 'you can see that the applause
was only the impulse Of moment"
ut don't matter, Judge Waite" repliod
the court, now thoroughly sngerod, "Now
let the people leave the ROOM"
"The people" filed out looking quite
abashed. They were thoroughly fright
ened, but not so much so as TO prevent &
little meeting In tho corridor. They
claimed they were unused to court room
etiquette. None Of them returned TO fact
Judge Blodgett, however.
Previous to this dramatic little episode
the arguments were made. Ed. Walker
for tho Worlds Fair directors and boart
of control, argued that Miss Cousins never
held an office, but was subjected TO th'
same rules as govern the other employees
such as the stenographer, etc.
Colonel Rae and Judge Waite made
eloquent pleas for Miss Cousins, and somt
strong authorities were presented in sup.
port Of their case, notably q decision Of {
Philadelphia court In a suit Of simila
nature, began during the Philadelphia
exposition, in which the court sided with
the deposed Official. Judge Blodgett tool
the case under advisement
The state herald., 1891-07-10
They Are Hight.

The Russian photographers have a
peculiar way of Furnishing customers
who do not pay their bills. They hang
out the pictures OF such customers up
side down. One Of the Odessa dailies
thinks that the photographers may be
right in treating their delinquent adult
customers in such manner. but II
regards II as wrong to expose TO scorn
the pictures Of children ordered by
parents who would not pay their bills.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
rRAP-pooR SPIDERS.
Their Marvellous Ingenuity In Building
Their Under Ground Homes.

Besides these uses, the Trap-dOOr
spiders nest serves as nursery.
Within it the mother weaves her egg
bag or cocoon. which is simply a
pretty silken sack containing the eggs.
This is suspended like hammock be-
tween the walls of the burrow.
In due time the eggs are hatched
out, and brood OF hundred or more
Trap-door Spiderlings occupy the nest,
with their mother, until they are old
enough TO set up housekeeping for
themselves.
No doubt they have jolly times sport
ing along the silken chamber, tumbling
over one another playing all sorts OF
spider games, and feasting 10 the full
upon juices Of the insect prey that the
mother Trap-door brings home.
There are stories, which I do not
wholly credit, that these spiderlings
are not always good -natured and al
fectionate one toward another. but
quarrel as one sometimes sees even
boys and girls quarrel.
These quarrels are apt to end seri-
ously. In fact, it has been whispered
abroad that, once in u while, big
brother will eat little brother, or u
little sister. But such cannibalism has
never been satisfactorily proved, and
for one / am disposed to think tho
story n slander.
BY and by, when Nature teaches the
little fellows that 1t is time to leave
the home roof and start in business for
themselves. they may be seen, upon
some bright spring morning. creeping
from the open door and scattering
through the neighborhood.
In little while, II one will examine
the vicinity, he will SEQ miniature
tubes, each moi bigger than darning
needle, penetrating the ground to the
distance OF one or two inches or more,
every one perfect miniature Of the
mother nest.
There is nothing more remarkable
in nature than the fact that these baby
spiderlings, without any education or
experience, but acting simply from an
impulse, which is known as instinct,
can construct an object so complicated
and perfect as the Trap-door spiders
nest.-Rev. II. C. McCook in Youths
Companion.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

The question whether German should
be taught In the lower grades of the
public schools is cnlis,ing more gene
raj interest thnn my other feature OF
our public school administration. Ev-
cry intelligent citizen must recognize
the high place which the German must
hold in any scheme Of general culture.
But Its value is almost wholly literary.
l, unlocks the treasures Of German
literature and philosophy and science
TO Its possessor, To be able TO read ii
and TO speak II are very desirable ac-
complishmen,s; but they are by no
means necessary to fit the pupil for the
practical duties OF business or social
life In this country.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
A ca Ynrs,

Miss Jane Osgood n wohl,hy indy
Of Norwich. Conn. Is very fond Of
cats. and In her luxurious home she
hns lot Of them ,hnt nro beauties.
Mise oHgood recently gave n ont par.
", which was attended by n score Of
eats who brought their owners along
Tho invitations were printed on linen
paper and 'horn wns n picture Of n
sleek md beautiful cat nj the hond OF
tho card. Tho cn's got acquainted
with ench other rcthlily In half nm
hour and then NIL had feast which
comprised various kinds OF ilsh and
other vlnndn.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

The love OF money will destroy the
tie Of blood; any reprobate passion
will do It, and brothers and sisters
will quarrel for ever about the division
of a little property, and form now al
liances Of spirit and feeling with non-
relatives, TO vex and to ruin their own
blood relations. Bad as this seems,
it is demonstration upon a large
scale Of fact that we ought all TO
know, that the permanent tie OF love
and friendship is not material, but
spiritual and moral and that there is
no security whatever for the former
unless it be confirmed and supported
by the latter.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

The stage to which we have come
is one that calls for firm expression
Of public opinion, namely-whether
individuals for profit shall break the
laws, the national laws OF their coun-
try. to assist belligerent powers any
whore and especially those which arc
insurgent The Taxpayers are put to
expense by this subject and our credit
TO the world is questioned. whom n
single war-ship and her war transport
can break our laws by the cooperation
Of our own citizens, thus involving
possible claims against us such as
that pressed against England for the
rowing OF tho Alabama, Florids, etc.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

To PREVENT undesirable immigra-
,ion, or rather tho deportation OF those
shipped from Europe u, public expense
10 get rid OF them. is undoubtedly tho
right not only Of this country but Of
evory other III, the immigrant who
comes hero Of hi. own will. seeking 10
better his condition. IL nm advantage
10 this country. and II no proves othcr.
wise II il our fault and shame. This
country has largely been made WIN, 4,
is by the combination Of various
naiionall,ios, and oven Of races, In ono
homogeneous population. We have
thus Amcrieani1cd Engli-hmcn. Irish.
men. Sootohmon. Germans. Dutch aud
Frenchmen. Of Int. years larger
numbers OF swedos Danes. Norws.
sians Russians. Poles and Italians have
been seeking our shores Some Of these
possibly are no, so desirable material
for citizenship NJ our earlier importa.
tions Bu, was the proylden,nl beneii,
that this country received from tho early
Pilgrims md Ptriians TINT !, was
grounded so firmly In sound principals
that We could digest aud Rstimilntr
almost anything that could come after.
We have done so up 10 this time. and
there IL no Indication that We shall not
10 sbls u do 20 hereafter,
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Cursing a Church.

A tremendous sensation has been
caused among Roman Catholics at Mon.
,rcal by the cursing by the Rev. Father
Savard, a Redcmptorist of temporary
chapel erected by 200 Catholics Of the
parish of Maskinongc, who were dissatis
fled with the site OF the new parish church
and refused TO attend mass there.
While they were at prayers on StPetei
and ST. Pauls day, Father Savard, attired
In his vestment and bearing crucihr,
entered the chapel and implored them to
return to the church. On their refusing
TO do so he pronounced the customary
anathema on the church. Many women
tainted on the scene that ensued and
men assaulted the priest and elected him.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Tho Psdrone System In Chicago.

The Illinois Humane Society has
undertaken To uproo, tho padrone system
In that city. Tho officers claim 10 have
discovered that large number of children
from Italy. some bought and others kid.
capped. arc being brough, to that ci,y:and
farmcd out 10 men who send them out to
beg. In some cases II Is claimed these
infant. arc do.od with drugs In order to
give them that appearance Of sickness
which Is often an Important factor In q
successful plea for aims. Tho subject is
40, u now onc, bu, Of iA,n complaint. I.
about tho owl became so alarming tina,
tho society has determined 70 spare
neither tins nor money until II has sue
seeded IN putting stop 10 this business.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Must Have the Strip.

The preparations are now COM
pleted for gigantic convention Of home
seekers In Arkansas City next Saturday.
The presence of over 100000 cattle on the
Cherokee Strip has aroused the people,
and they feel that II they arc ever to get
homes In that land they must now act
The Hon. b. II. Clover, Hon. Jerry
Simpson, Senator PETER, the Hon. Chas.
Mansur, the Hon. p. Il. Elder, the Hon.
W. NJ. Springer, Chief Msyes and other
prominent men have promised To be pres.
ent and make addresses.
The promoters of the meeting say that
the people have waited for years for q
home in this great domain Of idle land and
they have determined TO walt no longer
They say the country must be opened ut
once or they will open it by force. A
Texas long horn COW has long enough been
considered better than poor man want
Ing home.
All railroads have granted reduced rates
for the occasion and it is expected that
iO,000 people will attend the meeting.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
CYCLONE AT BATON ROUGE.
Walls Of the Penitentiary Blown Down
and Six Men Killed.

At $50 o'clock Monday morning .
terrific wind and rain storm struck Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, and IN few moments
had almost wrecked the town. Great
damage was done to buildings In the east
srn and southern portions of the city, and
many persons were killed. The COVER
nor's mansion was demolished; also the
large brickyard and factory, with wing
Of tho three story brick building In the
penitentiary, known g. the hospital and
commissary, were blown down and totally
destroyed.
Forty persons were at work In the fac
tory, and of these six were killed and
twenty-five were wounded and horribly
crushed. On the second floor was the
hospital, whore twenty-six persons wore
under medical treatment -Four Of these
were killed and fourteen seriously or ia
tally wounded.
Tho alarm bells were ruug and the FIRE
department responded, and with citizens
went to work rescuinR. The scene was
one OF great horror. A violent rain was
falling, but the men worked hard and soon
had the dead and wounded out Of the
debris.
Total wounded, thirty-five, OF which six
will probably not live, and seven arc in a
very critical state.
Tho main building and the woman's de-
partmens Of the institution were unroofed
and the walls badly cracked. The damage
to tho building is about $50, 900. E1<yhdgs
Ford, convicted Of complicity In the muir
der Of Captain Murphy, worked gallantly
at rescuing the killed and wounded. He
Is clerk Of tho commisssry department.
The prisoners all acted in . praiseworthy
manner and gave tho guards no trouble.
The towboat Smoky City was wrecked
about five miles from Baton Rouge. Sow
eral Of the crew were injured, but no one
was killed.
The path Of the storm was about throe
hundred feet wide, and nearly every
house in its path was blown to atoms.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Rebellious and vic,oriou. Arabs.

A dispatch from Constantlnople rc.
ports the complete victory of the rcbcllins
Arabs over tho Turkish troops. The
rebels are joined by new tribes, while it /.
almos, impossible for tho sultan to rein
force his garrison in Yemen. The fual
secession and Independence Of Turkish
Arabia is only question of time. In
diplomatic circles 1t is not believed the
porto will make any great efforts to
retrieve her province, as she Is financially
exhausted, and, Furthermore, she never
drew much money out OF Il.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

IT is true that the farmer and the
farmers family should have n right to
all the conveniences and many OF the
luxuries enjoyed by the successful
merchant but neither have n clear title
to them unless successful, and neither
oan attain n high grade OF success II
he does not have sufficient capital in
his business to conduct it properly,
and each should have reserve fund
in tho bank for emergencies when he
can. But he should use 1t when 1t will
pay in the business an interest four
fold that paid by the bank.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Return Of the I,a,s

Tho Gillian transport ltata and tho
United States cruiser Charleston arrived
In San Diego at piBo Saturday morning.
direct from Iquiauc. Tho Itata entered
tho harbor and anchored In tho channel
while the Charleston remained outside IN,
head. Tho lta,a was ut onco boarded by
revenue of1iclais. The Itata and Charles
iou came direct from fguiaue. being
out twenty three days. A soon nj. posHl
bio Onicer Churchill, In charge OF tho
vessel, came ashore aud tolcgraphci his
rrper, 10 the department nj Washington.
Arrangements were Immediately made 10
btates authorities,
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Wreck on tho Santa Ee.

The north-bound Texas express on
tho Santa Fe met with n scriou, accident
q, willow Springs. Indian Territory, Mon.
day. Tho train was running at tho rats
Of thirty miles an hour when tho rails
spread. Tho engine was thrown from tho
track and turned completely over, entirely
ismolishing H. Tho baggage car wa.
wrecked, but its occupants escaped with
.oyoro bruises. The passenger coaches
remained ou tho track. George Penny,
fireman. received fracture OF two ribs
and il iu dying condition, Tho cngincer
received severe but not fatal injuries,
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Train umiidinu.

In cxcnvnting Mt Nimroud n number
of drains were covered over with
pointed and cllipticnl archcs each
lnyor being built slantinR so TIM, /,
rested on tho ono Immediately be.
nonth IL This method OF building
renders n timber center or rcnfToljipe
unnecessary 10 support tho stones un.
III tho keystone In In place. Espori.
mcnis with this plan nrc now In pro
grcss In this country.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

IT is no doubt natural that we Amer
leans should be a nation Of army
haters, but 1t is pity n that for the scru-
pie of thanks our little regular army
ever gets there should be so many
ounces of grumbling Uncle Sam has
no public servants who work so faith
fully and endure such hardships and
danger. Why should we sixty-five
million Americans still harbor an in
herited rancor against thirty thousand
Of our own countrymen because they
professionally wear uniformp
The state herald., 1891-07-10

THE attempt to cure consumption by
inhalation has always failed, because
the substance inhaled rarely penetrates
beyond tho pharynx, and never beyond
the larynx; and could not therefore,
reach the bronchial tubes, which are
the seat OF the pulmonary affection.
DR.. Germain See, of Paris, has intro
duced into closed chamber the oom-
bined vapor Of oreosote and eucalyptol
the patient sitting in this chamber n
few hours daily under at atmospheric
pressure strong enough to facilitate the
penetration Of the medicaments.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Lrnr,h or Noldicr., n,cp..

Among the continental armies the
German soldiers have tho clongcst legs,
judging by the length OF step. which
is 80 centimctcrs. The step Of the
French, Austrian, Belgian and Swedish
soldiery averages rs centimeters,
while that of the Russian soldiers
rarely exceeds 60.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

All oyes In Ohio nro directed 10
Canton, whore mn Australian named Frank
Melbourne alt. locked up In his little
laboratory turning crank of u rain
machine hu has invented, and grinding out
anything from gentle spring shower 10
n water -spopt To order Tho nnturc Of tho
machine is a profound secret bu, II (.
limited that chemicals arc used which act
fruo an enormous quantity OF volatile ga.,
which asccnds and causos condensation OF
the moisture In tho clouds. Iic In. sue
cocdod IN producing ono or two showers.
The government authorities ut Washing
ioD are much Interested, hnj invited Mai-
bourne 10 experiment In Kansas. Ito has
boon offered 300 week 70 10 10 Kansas.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
Tn, >,,u,,,,,, IN, Slot.

The nickel. .in.,ho.s slo, mnchinc Ia snid
10 be not by amy mcnn- n modern In.
veniion. In the old Epsptlnn tcmplos
devices of this kind we're employed for
automatically dispensing the purifying
water A coin ot lvodrnnhnr dropped
into slot In n vase sol u simple
piece OF mechanism like n well sweep
The state herald., 1891-07-10
original H.,.nc,r.,,on proel.m.,,...

The original draft OF the emancipa-
tion proclamation was lost In the grca,
Chicago fire OF 1871 The only other
document in the handwriting OF Lin
coin which proves his acts In reference
To the abolition OF slavery is In the
collection OF G. 7. Gun,hor, OF Chlca-
90.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
a.rnrpiu,s l.rndiua.

Forsyth county. in Georgia, has do
gclopcd nm infnniile prodigy, who u,
iour ysnrs Of ngc can rcad difficult mu
'ic correctly n, JghL His voice
'oft and tunoful and ho bids fair to pes
iomn famous.
The state herald., 1891-07-10

BRAINLEss dudes are on the increase
alarmlngly If the cigarette business is
any criterion. The output of the coun-
try for March was $50, sol. $50 cigar
cites, rs against l54, 234, 900 for tho
same month last year.
The state herald., 1891-07-10
MhishI IL the nrSil.

Tho common thing now for people 10
say 10 n fellow who drinks too much
Is, why don't you get hypnotised nnd
stop up Tho truth Is that whisky will
hypnotic man quicker than any pro.
lessor can II no takes enough OF IT.
Washington Hnichet