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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03
DELIGHTS OF YACHTING.
BY . Fellow who Was Taken Aboard
for Ballast.

ny EcAioN NnO W as 1aENn A0OAF1
for Ballast.
assisted at yacht race about ten days
ago, and the doctor says that / may sit up
IN bed now and write an account Of IL. Il
is believed by the general public that an
drowned, but my physician informs me
that this is not true. Many letters Of con-
dolence have been received by members OF
my family and placed on file One Is from
the captain of the yacht that / sailed on.
He closes by saying that it must be a great
comfort to my friends TO reflect that In life
made as good shifting ballast as he ever
used This captain is a rough seaman, but
1t will be noticed that his heart is on the
right side. / regard him as a physiologs-
cal phenomenon.
Ny weight, az times when I have net
recently been drowned Is about 30
pounds. They wanted me 20 sit on the
windward side 20 keep the yacht lsvel. aud
was expected 20 sing "LaFboard Watch,
Ahoy," White Wings" and The Wreck
of the Jule Ia Pl8nte" az stated intervals
did not know these songs, but gave my
pants a hitch and sang Gathering ia the
Sheaves" in q manner that made the cap
tain look sad
We carried about half an acre of canvas
and plowed the billoxs merrily. This
caused re TO sing a few verses q "'Tn
Plowboy's JOY" w1ich every body pro
nounced timely and appropriate. Tne
captain said tnat everything depended
upon me. was to lie fat under TIE Wind
ward rail and bear down hard He said be
would Ike 20 have the weigh - near a ton
as could was admoaisEsd % avoid
drawing IN long. deep breaths as mach ss
p0sssI 8les because az wss light and Il w0ald
not do for ne 70 be making = bsllooa ont
of mysess st critical time Ike that TIE
mate s1<-esfed tnaf ] gsst co ali tn
breathing that WAS u@cessz ~ when tie
yacht was in stays ard kc.a ny breath
whea see was on tack
AT about This funrSUre tbs yacAt cap
sized There were I've llfc p-c@ervs-s CO
bosTf-one for s4es ulaa. TIE raacsS wno
does not suppose tnat possessed myself -
these lie DTes<xSeEs IL . hurry oo<S aot
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03
FOLKLORE OF THE PUEBLO INDIANS.
How the Old Inhabitants of New Mexico
Hand Down Their Traditions.


Despite all their progress in civiliza-
ton, despite their mental and physical
acuteness and their excellent moral quail
ties, the Teewahn are in some things
but overgrown children. Their religion
is one of the most complicated systems
on earth. Besides the highest deities
all the forces of nature, all animals, as
well as many things that are inanimate,
are invested by them with supernatural
powers. They do not worship idols, but
images and tokens of unseen powers are
revered. They do nothing without some
reason, generally religious one, and
whatever they observe they can explain
in their own superstitious way.
Every custom they have and every be-
lief they own has a reason which TO
them is all sufficient, and for each they
have story. There is no duty to which
q Pueblo child is trained in which he
has to be content with the bare COM
mand, 'Do thus" for each he learns 8
fairy tale designed to explain how peo-
pie first came to know that it was right
to do thus, and detailing the sad results
which befell those who did otherwise.
1t is from this wonderful folklore of
the Teewahn that l have learned-after
long study of the people, their language,
customs and myths-and taken, IN
changed and unembellished, this series
of Indian fairy tales.
The use of books is not only to tell,
but to preserve; not only for today, but
for ever. What an Indian wishes TO
perpetuate must be saved by tongue and
ear, by 'telling down." as were the
worlds first histories and poems. This
oral transmission from father 70 son is
of sacred Importance with natives. Upon
it depends the preservation Of the amuse-
ments, the history, the beliefs, the Gus
toms, and the laws Of their race. A
people less observant, less accurate of
speech and Of memory, would make a
sad failure OF this sort Of record; but
with them it is a wonderful success.
The story goes down from generation
to generation, almost without the change
of a word.
Here in Isleta, the quaint pueblo Of
the Teewahn where am living, have
become deeply interested not only IN the
folk stories themselves. but also in the
manner Of handing them down. VIM
ter is the season for story telling. Then
the thirsty fields no longer cry for water,
the irrigating bitches have ceased TO
gnaw at their banks and the men are
often at leisure.
Then Of an evening If go cut 70 visit
some veciH0 tReighborl / am likely 70
find in the great adobe living room 3
group Of very old men and very young
boys gathered about the queer little cor +
neE fireplace with rs blazing upright :
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

There's a nice clerk in certain Detroit
music store, who is not only dreamer,
but of late he has become very religiously
inclined The other day pretty girl from
the country came into the store.
Good morning." he said politely.
"Good morning." she responded. Have
you White WingsY"
II beg your pardon" he stammered
"Have you White WingsT" she re-
peated-
Not yet," he answered meekly. Then
hopefully. "but expect to have some day.
miss"
The girl looked at him for a second and
hurriedly got out.-Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

understand my grasping nature. shout
ed to the others that | would try TO save
the life preservers IL they would endeavoF
TO rescue the pig iron that was inside OF
the yacht Then kicked myself free from
the wreekags and foated OF. Our noble
captain was the last man TO leave the
yacht. Save yourselvesP' be cried Never
mind me. have no wife nor little ones
at home"
This was true, for bis family had gone
to Ypsilanti on a visit. Then this self
sacrificing man took large chew to
bacco and calmly waited for boat 20
come and take him of. lie knew that
the yacht had air cans enough slowed
awaT TO foat her. but be didn't want any
company.
The other members Of the crew overlook
me and seized ell OF the lie preservers
am informed that my reElEins were subss-
quently recovered and were worked" for
al there was in them By the life saving
crew.
Yachting Is a manly and pleasant diver
sion. Therefore have bought farm IN
the interior of Kaasas-Heryey Smith
Toner IN Detroit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

W. D. HOWELLS AT HOME
BOSTON CLAIMS HIM, THOUGH HE
IS NOT A CONSTANT RESIDENT.
How He Was welcomed Into the World of
Literary workmen by Lowell. Holmes
and Fields-His Cultivated Wife and the
Charming Atmosphere of Their Abode.
Especial Correspondence.l

Boston, Aug 31.-Literary Boston, with
or without her Howells, wears its rue with
q difference His residence here has been
intermittent in its periods, though fancy
this city has always been ''home" to him,
from the day that he arrived here, on what
may well be termed poetic pilgrimage, to
the present time. 1t must have been some
time early in the sixties that William
Dean Howells caught his first view of the
modern Athens. He had started out on q
journey-not only from Ohio to Massachu-
setts, as he then fancied-but that journey
of life from which one may go on, but can
never go back. 1t is the unfailing law of
evolution, Of progress, of the eternal forces.
The young visitor had given hostages To
fortune in the guise of six poems, which
had appeared in The Atlantic Monthly.
AT twenty-three he was standing, half un-
consciously, on the threshold of his king
dom, but the literary tribunal that had
pledged him this recognition of his power,
their convictions that he mad a future,
could yet have little dreamed that in the
young poet there was that latent power
which should enter into and transform
American literature.
Yet-such is the power of the unconscious
in life to assume rythmic and fitting form
this new era of literary activity was APP
propriately ushered in Mr. Lowell gave
a dinner in honor of the young poet, at
which DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes and
James 7. Fields were the other two guests,
and it was here that the distinguished host
remarked:
This is the laying on of hands; it is
literary apostolic succession"
As a pictorial hour this is one to live in
literary history Out of ways simple and
quiet had he come; a country home of re-
fined sweetness and simplicity; from this,
thrilled by the unconscious dreams of
genius, he had come into that light OF the
public square which alone tests the statue.
The early home life of Mr. HowelIs had
been that of high thinking and plain liv-
ing. 1t seems to have been a home fur
nished with ideals if not with bric-a-brac
and virtu, and an imaginative atmos-
phere IS more stimulating than any wealth
of bijouterie.
Within few years after Mr.. Howells'
arrival in this city he received the appoint
ment of consul to Venice Going abroad
he met a beautiful and graceful woman,
Miss Eleanor Mead, a sister of the well
known sculptor, Larkin k Mead, and
wooed and won her, and they were married
IN Paris. As bride she went to Venice,
where they set up housekeeping in doge's
palace, and lived in an enchanted atmos-
phere of sunshine and song, and here was
porn there eldest child, Winifred, ''the
'hild of exquisite ideals"-the poet daugh-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

Il wish had saved up money enough 20
pay my debfs. F." said an inpecunious Aus-
tin man sadly
Why 90 you feel 50 badly sbout tsf' n
quired an acquaintance. at Is your cred
itors who fsel badly. not you Why DO you
wish you bad saved 1D Eonsy enough %
par vour debts'"
Well, II ! only bad, ] would be ths rich
est man il this town -"-Teras SlftinEz.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

A story is told Of IA old negro woman IN
Alabama whose extrems sgs and helpless
ness caused her friends aud ueighbors -
supply AL her needs.
She was very grateful for ali sueh attsn-
tioua, and never failed % express her graft
tude in original language
One day she could not su5leieutly thaak
the son Of her old master. who had brouzha
her some choice grapsA
You IS powerful good 20 q pore ca
oman Ike me. wild one foot in De srAbs an
de oder Acryin out 'LAwd. how long. koH
IongP "-Youth's Companion
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

DR. Fowler having had OCCASION % tr,ss
the family of Sam Johnsing for malaria.
rennonEtra;ed with sam for having the pa
pen 20 near his res.dsnos.
Whats ds rsassu ! ought to puE - Pig
pen furder away from ths hOasel'' ask.d
sam.
"Bsoauss is f. unhealthy" replied tie
Doctor
Reckon you e raiS.afsn. = rspiise SAINT
"dAt pea las been eaf for two Jrsrs. aEd
dar ANT ben no s.ckneza yis araong 6s
hozs. .f-Texaa Elftngs-
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

BeIi Boy-fSa gave ne a. ed paiy q
trousers this rnorulnK tnst ygu sait Yez
ds6n't want. AID thaaksd yea fer thea
Guss.~-WeiI. what q ~
EeiI BoT-I want 70 tAAs nsek ths thsnka.
7 have fust fousd oat thAs yoa dlda't cave
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

Guest (at Chicago hoteD-I wish you
would have one of the boys take my over
coat up to my room and show me the way.
Clerk would advise you to put it on,
sir, if you are going to your room. It's on
the top floor, and you'll need it before you
get up there.-Clothier and Furnisher.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria-
Ehe1 she was Child. she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria-
when she had Children, she gave them CastoriA
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03
NGf' SShOGStOre
526 E Douglas Avenue.
Kenyon Military Academy.

This old and remarkably successful school pro
vides thorough preparation for College or lsiness
and careful supervision of health, habits and man
ners. For illustrated catalogue address LAW
RENEE RUST, LII. D., Rector, Gambler, Chic.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-10-03

Children csr far Pashs1s cassuris.
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07

of the experiment station. l am now
convinced that the farmers of this Pen
insula have all natural advantage nee
essary for developing a profitable sugar
industry. They should see to it that
they take advantage of the present leg
islation to establish themselves while
such support is available"
These were the only addresses de-
livered, although many questions were
asked the lecturers when they had fin
ished. After a resolution thanking the
officers of the Experiment Station for
their their lectures and views were
passed, the institute adjourned to meet
at HOckessin on the third Monday in
January.
Some of those present were J. Wes-
ley Webb, John Q. Stirling, J. Wilkins
Cooch, E. D. Talley, George G. Kerr,
DR.. Skinner, Delaware Clark, William
COOch, Samuel Lindsay, William Ken
nedv, w. Fl. Smith, Charles Walton,
Steven Walton.
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07
The Infant New Year.

A new baby has been born into the
world aud his name is 1891. He is the
latest son of old Father Time, and is at
once the youngest and the oldest of
his innumerable offspring, for all the
rest are dead and buried. 1t is the
mission of the baby which is
sent every twelve months to the many
millions of people who recognize the
authority of civilization and the calen-
dar, to encourage the human race to
fresh exertions, to awaken it to new
interests, and to inspire with it higher
hopes. Just at - o'clock when ali the
bells were ringing and all the horns
were blowing, when good people at
their watch-meetings were praying,
and more worldly people were drink
ink stirrup-cup to poor old 1890 as
it was getting up behind the pale rider
on the white horse en- route to the
cemetery of ages, the sly old gentle
man with the scythe and the hour
glass slipped into every house in this
and every every other land, into the
poor mans cot no less than into the
rich mans palace, and left this new
infant. A sort of foundling it is, but
fOundling which we cannot send to an
asylum or by any other method get
rid of. He came to stay, and he will
bring trouble or happiness to us ac-
cording to the way in which we re-
ceive and treat him. He is young yet,
and looks rosy and merry enough, but
old Father Time has left in his cradle
a double inheritance, which he will
mete out to us according to our de-
serts. In one hand he holds roses, in
the other thorns on one arm blessings
on the other tribulation.
He will grow apace, and as he grows
his smiles and frowns will grow more
decided. He is full brother, to the
year just gone, and is his Fesiduary
legatee and executor. He cannot be
at peace with any enemy of 1890, or
with any one who has not settled up
his accounts with the estate of the de-
ceased, His first words when he en-
tered our houses, for every new year
is born with his eye-teeth cut out his
tongue in good talking condition, were
those: my good man or my good
woman, have come to request that
you Will pay at your very earliest con.
venience that little amount due TO my
late brother 1890. / want to settle up
his affairs as soon as possible and not
have it on my hands any longer than
necessary, as have had great many
matters of my own that want to at
tend to. AS for past mistakes and
wrongs, good resolutions and pur-
poses of amendment for the future, +
take it for granted that you will score.
very promptly indeed -Balt. Sasn.
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07
Mrs. Inskip Dead.

Mrs. Martha Jane Bateman, widow
of the late Rev. John Inskip, died at
at EglestOn, Fla, on Saturday week.
Mrs. Bateman whose maiden name
was Foster, was born near North East
Nd, about 80 years ago, and received
her early education in Elkton. She
was converted, and became a member
of the NJ. E. Church when nine years
old. At the age of 16 she became the
wife of the Rev. John Inskip, who was
then the junior preacher of Zion Cir
cult, Philadelphia Conference, and who
was only 20 years of age. Mr.. Inskip
was a native of England, and had only
been admitted to the conference a few
months when he married, which being
contrary to the rules, that body
thought of suspending him, but he
pleaded his own cause with so much
fervor that the conference condoned
the offence.
Late in life he said he owed his min
isterial success under God to the
woman he married. Mr.. Inskip was
one of the originators of the national
camp-meetings, which are held annu-
ally for the promotion of holiness. He
also made tour around the world in
1sSO-sl for the promotion of the same
cause. He died in 1884, and his wife,
who had been his constant companion
in all his arduous and protracted labOrs
continued the work until the time of
her death. In September last she be-
came the wife of the Rev. DIR. Bate
man, member of the Philadelphia
Conference, who was, and still is, the
pastor of the Inskip Memorial Church,
which his wife built at Egleston in
memory of her ftrst husband.
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07
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Smyrna times., 1891-01-07

Maine ice-Outters are y Wrestling a
big, clear crop. IA
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07

My wife had been a sufferer for some
time with pain IN the back Salvation
Oil was freely used and am glad to
say my wife to-day suffers no pain.
w. B. COUNCILL, Bait. Md.
In colds of great obstinacy and hack
ing chronic coughs use DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, the favOrite.
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07
AFTERNOON. JANUARY 7, 1891.
The Drummer and His Grip.

Though the rain and sleet are falling,
And the roads are lawfully muddy"
Though all men "hard times" are bawling
Thoug fellows nose gets ruddy,
Though the rivers may be frozen
And the frost may bite and nip,
They can never stop the advent
Ofthe Drummer and his grip.
Though the trains may all be smashing,
Though the horses all go lame,
The Drummer, like the bedbug,
Will get there just the same
And when his time is over,
Will come smiling from his trip,
For he alYf VS. 'makes connection"
Does the [ lmmer with his grip.
All, he teaches us lesson,
With his energy and grit,
Things that "paralyze" most people
Don't astonish him bit.
And he's ever bright and cheerful,
And a smile is on his lip;
He's daisy from away back,
Is the Drummer with his grip.
Give him kind word always,
He'll give you back the same
For the doings of some black sheep
Don't give the whole tribe blame
For down, clear down to Hades,
Some so-caled good men" slip,
While along the road to heaven
Goes the Drummer with his grip.)
Smyrna times., 1891-01-07
The Enemy of the Oyster.
A SUCCESSFUL DEVICE FOR CAPTURING
AND DESTROYING THE sTARFIsH.

For dozen years the oyster planters
of Connecticut have been looking for
an effective means of destroying the
star-ish, that enemy which has ruined
whole crops of young oysters on some
of the grounds along the coast. Thou
sands of dollars have been spent in
dredging for the stars, but in so doing
the oysters have been disturbed, and
there was much loss; besides, only a
small proportion of the stars could be
captured and destroyed. A newly-de-
vised dredge has been tried with great
success, and the Hon. George c. Wal
do, one of the Shell Fish Commission
ers, said to Sun reporter that it was
likely to prove of more importance to
the oyster business than any other dis
covery or invention. The new dredge
was devised by Thomas Thomas, of
New Haven, an oyster planter and
dealer, and consists of a big mop made
of long cotton threads, fastened to a
frame of iron. This mop is drawn
slowly over the beds of oysters, and,
without disturbing the oysters, entan-
giles the starfsh, cling to it until they
are brought to the surface. When the
dredge full of stars is taken on board
the dredging steamer, it is immersed
in hot water, and the dead stars drop
off. Oystermen who have used this
devise declare thatten times more stars
can be captured than by other known
methods, and that the enemy can now
be fought successfully. They say it
will be worth a million of dollars to
planters during the next two years.
The oyster set this year has been unu-
sually good, the bestin ten years. The
growth of young oysters is all that
could be desired, and every part of
Long Island Sound not already sold, is
being eagerly sought, for locating new
oyster farms. The great "set" has not
only benefited owners of oyster farms,
but great body of men who take ad-
vantage of the law in working on free
grounds are also reaping harvest.
The season for taking up aud trans
planting seed oysters has Just closed.
Since the first of October, from 200 to
250 vessels have been daily at work on
the great natural beds off Bridgeport
and StratfOrd harbors, gathering enor-
nous quantities of young oysters and
dispOsing of them to planters. There
has been a ready market at from % to
80 cents a bushel, and some of the
boats have taken 200 or 800 bushels a
day. The natural beds are not sold by
the state, and any resident may take
up oysters in any quantity, without re-
strictOn, provided a sailing vessel is
used. The steamers are not allowed to
fish on natural beds, but their owners
purchase the oysters for planting on
their own bed.
The amount of capital invested in
this state last year in the oyster bust
ness, was $3,S22,311, and the receipts
were 81, ,232, ,146. The number of per-
sons engaged in the industry was 453,
and there were 1924 men employed.
The oyster industry is growing rapid
ly, and foreign markets are being sup
piled direct with opened oysters and
bivalves in the shelly, Y Sun.