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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
"WILD GOOSE" BILL's STORY.
Seven Indians Burned TO Death While
in q Drunken stnpor.

SPOKANE, WASH, Nov 3.--"Wild Goose,
Bill who has just arrived in the city from
Okanagen county, brings news Of the
burning Of seven Indians near Alma,
Monday night. They lad come across
from the reservation and got drunk and
the United States marshas drove them
back. They went To an abandoned cabin
and held an nrgie until . O'Clock in the
morning. About that hour settlers
observed bright light and investigation
showed that the cabin had caught fire and
burned the Indians, who, i'll drunken
stnpor, were all burned to death, only their
charred bodies remaining.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
BURNED At IOf.
The Oldest Woman in Indiana Burned to
Death Yesterday.

Brazil, Ism, Nov. Mrs Sarah Shep-
pard, l0i years Of age and the oldest
woman in Indiana was fatally burned yes
terday Her two step-sons left her alone
in the house and when they returned
found her lying upon the tloor, fearfully
burned. Tie Old lady was unable to tell
how the accident happened, and died
shortly after being found. 1t is supposed
that spark from pipe she was smoking
set fire to her clothing.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
THE HEsRs1KGE'S MODEL.
Taken From the White Lot to Indian
apolis for the Encampment,

WAsnISGToS. Nov 3.-'rhe full size
model Of tine United States cruiser kear.
sage. which was one of the most attractive
features Of the Grand Army display here
viii soon disappear from the white lot
where its hull, rnasts and spars have been
a pleasing addition to the landscape 1t
will be taken 70 pieces this week and trans
ferred to indianapolis, where it will be re.
built in time for the O. A. T. encampment
next year. Permission was given yester.
day from the Secretary Of the Navy TO re-
move all parts Of the vessel belonging to
the government, all expenses to be borne
by the indianapolis managers Of the en-
camnment
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

Chollie Spatts-Aw, waitah, me ap-
petite is vewy delicate this lnawning.
Haven't you some little thing in the
way Of a novelty that might tempt me 2
Waiter-Noyclty, sab? Yes, san. De
chef has jess made some ole-fashioned
Yankee doughnuts wild holes in 'em.
Try some, sab!
Chollie-Awi you may bring me about
thwee of the holes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

DR.. Dabb's, Tennysons family doctor,
was asked by an interviewer if inceSsant
smoking had not injured tile great poets
constitution. He replied:
Smoking does not niure
The man who works and thinks.
To which Sir Andrew Clark, the spe-
cial physician, casually added;
No, it only hurts
The lazy man who drinks.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10


Father-"Gome, young man, how long
do You propose to keep my daughter
waiting on your slow movements If
you don't intend to marry her, leave her;
if you think Of marrying, marry her at
once, and have no further nonsense
about it,
Young Man-"But, my dear sir, I'm
engaged to her You wouldn't have me
break the engagement, No2 Well, if
! leave her break ii, and break il ii |
marry her. You see the dilemma m
in
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
why He Asked ii Stranger.


Baker-But it's really impossible for
me to lerd you any money! Why don't
you 60 To somebody that knows YOU?
Smith-'ihat would be Of no. use at
all, my dear sir. It's perfect stranger
| want!
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
The Refinement of Torture.


Bele-Isn't it horrible how the Chi
ncse women squeeze their feet?
Blnnche-Yes; and that isn't their
worst suffering. In China, ones age Il
counted two years back from the first
birthday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

John Darby of Sacramento, was sent
to the cellar by his neither for bottle
of tomato catsup. AS he was coming up
he shook the bottle and it exploded, Il
piece OF the bottle cutting cash in his
throat
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

Professor twho has sent the servant
girl after light, and who was slow in
bringing iD-Katie, light travels at the
rate Of 1000 miles d second. Where
did you go TO get that light?
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

Chicago Inter-Ocean.
She never asked il her hat was on straight,
She never ran from mouse.
She kissed all the boys with never blush:
She's wee baby girl in the house.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

CIOnk ReV1eW.
Briggs-Did you know Deadslow had
failed?
Griggs-No Second time, isn't it.?
Briggs-I didn't know that. When
did he fail the first timcy
Griggs-When he failed to advertise.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
wanted One of the silent Watches.

Wanted One of the "Silent Watches"
Black and White.
Old LADY, want watch that wont
tick so loud.
Clcrk-Thcy all tick like this ma'am;
there's no other kind.
Old Lady-Sho! know better. I've
heard Of them silent watches Of the
night" ever since kin remember
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

The Citizens Who Have Kept in Memory
the Needs Of the Homeopathic Hospital
in Generous Donations Of Cash, Cloth
Ing, Groceries, Preserves, Muslin for the
Surgical Department and Other A rticles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
For bronchial,

Astbmatic and pulmonary complaints,
browns bronchial lrochesn have re.
marhablc curative properties Sold only
IN huXes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10
why He Felt oomplimcnted.

She-I hate you!
Hc-Thank you for the distinction
conferred. You tell most men you love
them
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

It i not what It's perpetrators say hut what
ltooi's Sarshpartiln does that tolls the story Of
It's merit Houd snrsnparilla cures.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-10

To be plump, rosy and strong use
john BAKER ~ Co.'S Cod Liver oil and Malt
rnatA narfectly covered. Sold By druggists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

bucket belt in jlffy. They had cleaners
up there and scales that can weigh TO-
900 bushels at once. We fell first into q
garner right above the scale bin, and
had to wait there while a lot of wheat
was being weighed. The garner is not
as large as the scale bin, and Is so ar
ranged that it can be filed while the
scale bin underneath Is being weighed
and emptied. So there Is no Interrupt
ton in the work of unloading and load
ing. After while we heard kissing,
rustling sound, as If something were
giving way beneath us. It was the scale
bin being emptied. When the noise
stopped there was a click, and away all
the corn in the garner went down into
the scale bin. 1t was an awful fall and
made me dizzy.
Il saw a kernel of wheat trembling on
board that projected a little way into
the scale bin, for everything shook as we
fell. He was scared half to death, and
said that he had been shifted from one
bin to another for about a week, and had
learned that there are about $50 bins
some for shipping and receiving, with a
total capacity Of 100000 bushels-in
the building. As he passed out of one
bin into another he was whisked through
the cleaner and shaken down into one
sieve after another until he lay half con-
scious on the floor. Before he recovered
from his fright the poor little thing had
been picked up and weighed and meas
ured half a dozen times, and hurled
headlong down a leg, or tube, nearly
one hundred feet into canalboat. He
thought that his troubles were ended, but
they were only begun. Some one inside
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
He Knew Too Much.

In an isolated hospital ward were
two patients, one a very nervous and
timid fellow, the other a very sick
man. The very sick man died, and
the timid fellow lay, trembling with
fear, in bed near by him. To re-
lieve the timid patient Of his unat-
tractive companion, hospital order
ly was told to remove the corpse to
the dead-house. The orderly proceed
ed to obey with alacrity, and, on
entering the room, found the two
men, one (the corpse) lying on his
side, knees drawn up, apparently
asleep; the other (the timid chap
stretched out stiffiy, with the sheet
pulled up over his face. Naturally
supposing the one with the sheet
spread over him to, be the corpse, he
proceeded to remove him. The
patient, quaking all over with fear,
groaned: ooh, don't take-don't take
me; I'm not dead" Whereupon, the
orderly, in disgust, blurted out:
what In HIS the matter with you?
Do, you think that you know more
than the doctors do?"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Variety OF voices.

1t does not seem possible that we
shall ever be able to comprehend the
language of animals, but it is inter-
esting to note the variety Of their
voices. In the mammalia, the gen.
eral construction of the larynx is like
that of man, the power and charac-
ter of the sound depending on the
different degrees OF development of
the vocal chords and the popularity of
structure of the vocal organs. The
timbre, or quality, of the voice is re-
markedly distinct in the different
classes of animals, and also varies in
those of the same class. Lions and
tigers, with their magnitude of chest,
make a roar that fills the ear with a
sense Of horror, the depth of voice
giving to the mind the idea of an
enormous being. The horse neighs
in descent on the chromatic scale,
without even emitting a semi-tone,
being one Of the most unsteady
voiced of animals. The ass brays in
a perfect octave, and one of its ejac-
ulations hes been copied by Haydn,
in his Seventy-sixth Quartette, with
great success. The bark of dog is
an instance OF voice acquired by do
mestication, much as the trotting Of
a horse is an acquired movement. An
ape produces an exact octave of musi-
cal sounds, ascending and descending
the scale by half tones, so that, per-
haps, it alone of the brute animals
may be said to sing. The bowling,
or preaching, monkey of South Ameri-
ca has voice that can be heard for
two miles. The giraffe and the arma-
dillo are voiceless-with no vocal
chords. The chirp OF the long-eared
bat is said to be the most acute sound
produced by any animal, and only
five out OF six persons can hear it.
In reptiles, the larynx is in a rudi-
mentary condition. The crocodile
and cayman make feeble, roaring
sound. One kind of frog has a
sound-bag, evidently acting as a
resonance chamber, on each side of
its mouth. The tortoise gives mere
snuffling sound. Snakes have no vo-
cal chords, but produce kissing by
expulsion of air through the narrow
openings in the CLOTHS. Most fish
are mute. Insects, such as crickets,
grasshoppers and bees, have been con-
sidered more musicians than singers,
most of their sounds being caused by
friction of their wings or legs togeth-
er, or against their body, or by vibra-
tion of their wings. A grasshopper
Of Brazil may be heard half mile,
which is as il man with big voice
could be heard over the world
| Great Divide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

then gate was opened and down we
went into cars and canalboats through a
long iron pipe, called leg by the men
In charge OF it.
THE lower, open end Of the leg was
moved about on the car back and
forth, while millions of kernels of corn
shot through it until the car was packed
full. Boards were put up by the door as
fast as the car filed to keep us from
splitting out.
There were many miles of cars in
long trains from Kansas, Nebraska, and
Missouri In Buffalo, and long tows,
schoOners, and lake propellers from Du-
luth, Chicago, Milwaukee. and other
ports on the great lakes. All of the
grain was unloaded into the big eleva-
tors and then reloaded on hundred
trains OF cars and on canalboats for
transportation to the seaboard. Some
of the cars came to New York over the
New, York, Lake Erie and Western Rail
road. others vef the West Shore; and
more than either Of these came by the
New York Central. Next 30 the Central
the Erie Canal carried the largest
amount, and some of the boats came
through to New York from the lakes.
MY next stop was at a great elevat-
or. 1t is dt.the end OF the great freight
yards. and Sgefy day 200 cars Of grain,
or 200 Bushels, are arriving there
from the Westst We were a long time In
being uncoupledt from other cars and
switched first on one track and then on
another. The train was divided into
two parts Of ten cars each and then each
half was run into the big Elevator, filling
&c II m end 10 end. There was room foI
o~s,f1, mr. trofr, IA, tho aIavafnr IN N IRA ok
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Vain Precautions.

Meringen. the Swiss village which
has just been destroyed by fire, met a
similar misfortune in 1879. Since
that date, native of the village tells
correspondent, the precautions
against fire have been extraordinary.
Whenever the Wind blew from dan
gerous quarter smoking was forbid
den, and at dusk, with few excep-
tions, all nres were ordered out, the
village smithy was stilled, the bakery
ovens had to be damped down, and
the shops would then be besieged with
customers anxious TO buy what bread
they could. The reason for this was
the extraordinary destitution to which
the inhabitants were reduced after
the last fire, and fears are entertain
ed that the consequences may be
equally disastrous now.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

intc the hold of the canalboat, the
elevator boat ran long leg down into
the canalboat. Then the powerful ma
chinery that is used TO move the tug was
applied TO the machinery In the elevator
and the buckets on the belt began 10
pick up the kernels Of corn In the canal
boat at a terrific rate.
"On the elevator floor below the top
one there was q brief wait, while we
were weighed again, and then we went
spinning down into the bottom OF the
ships hold. Above the scales was a
cleaner, but our lot did not have to go
through that, as we were cleaned at the
elevator, and It is used chiefly for grain
that comes on from Buffalo all the way
by boat and is not cleaned In one OF the
great railroad elevators.
The elevator on board the boat has
all the appliances of the railroad ele-
vator, but the ships hold Is the bin into
which the corn Is sent. When / got
down here with another cortication partly
gone found the steamers hold divided
into bins, some for wheat and some for
corn.
THE elevator leg was swung to and
fro. First one bin was filled, then
another, Just as the freight ears had
been at Buffalo, and men with shovels
evened 1t Off. In tramp steamships,
where there are no bins, men have a
harder time to trim the hold with their
shovels. When the top is dressed as
evea.ly as it can be boards are laid on it
and on them heavy -four barrels are
placed so that the grain will not shift
from side to side and perhaps not shift
back again when the vessel heaves.
Tramp steamships are in great peril
sometimes when this happens In rough
weather"
And are we going to be hauled out of
here the same way?" asked the wheat
kernel, deeply interested in his fate.
Yes; 1 guess In about the same way
when we reach the other side, answered
the corn.
You have no conception Of the
amount of grain shipped from the United
States in one year." the kernel OF corn
went on. why, heard two men Civ
ing figures as to the value OF cereals ex-
ported as follows:
From New York, during November,
From New York, during s November. $3.50
From New York. eleven months to '''
November 30, 1901. 50356, 048
From New York, eleven months to
November 81, 1890. ................ H,595, 703
TO November 81, 1871 ............... $4,000 900
From United States. eleven months
to November 80, 1890. .............. 126, 900 900
Each of the kernels wanted to go
where he could do some good in allevi-
ating the wants of humanity, and in this
generous missionary spirit they both fell
asleep.
AS breadstuffs" is the largest single
item in value in our exports the figures
of total exports for November, 1891
S110, 100, 220-are Interesting, as they are
the largest on record. For the year
ending Dec. I, 1891, our total exports
reached the enormous sum of $949, 022,-
1855, and the United States sold to other
nations 1929, $40, 696 of product more
than they took from all other nations.
For the current fiscal year the exports
from the United States will exceed one
billion dollars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
A Brothcr,s Part.

Sweet Girl-George, although re-
fused to marry you, l promised to be
a sister to you, you know.
George (gloomily)-Y-e-s.
"And you know you said might,
and you said you'd be brother to
me-"
did 10"
ayes, I'm sure you said something
like that.
swell, I'll try
That's real good of you. Can you
spare little time for me now?"
"a life time IL you ask it."
mo, only few hours" HN
Certainly. What is IL you want?"
THAT hooked-nosed old lady over
there with green goggles, is my chap
eron. wish you'd take her off and
fiirt with her this evening, so can
have little chat with Mr.. Hanson.
New York Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
QUEER PUNISHMENTS.
AdulteratiOn by Merchants Was Severely
Punished In Queen Mary's Reign.

Punished In Queen Mary's Reign.
An examination of the different en-
tries contained in the Machyn diary
sheds strong light on crime and
criminal punishment during the reign
of Mary, who served the English peo-
pie from 1863 to 1858.
First he mentions young fellow
who was tied to post "hard by the
Standard in Chep" with a collar Of
iron about his neck and soundly
whipped every two hours "for five
days together by two stout men" for
the crime of pretending to see visions.
Further on we read: "Checken, par
son of st. Nicholas, Cold Harbor, was
this day driven about the streets of
London in cart, the parson himself
dressed in yellow gown" all of this
because he had sold his wife to the
butcher.
Was it only coincidence that q
butcher was one Of the parties to this
transaction or was it the intention Of
"the goodly man" to have his better
half served up in rOasts and troume-
dees? AS it is now nearly $50 years
since "the parson" committed that un-
canny crime, it is doubtful II we ever
find out she "went to the skillet" CT
not.
According to other items in MGchyn
one can readily see that purveyors of
provisions were the same kind of
mortals then as they are to-day. They
were inclined to palm off their base
goods as sound, to use their arts to
take in the customer, only the pun
ishment inflicted when the fraud was
discovered was somewhat more per-
sonal and severe than it is now.
Machyn says that butcher of that
time who had exposed diseased
meat for sale "was forced to ride
about the streets of London, his face
toward the horses tail, with half a
lamb before and another half behind
and beef and veal borne before him
on long pole" Men who sold spoiled
fish were put in the pillory with de-
cayed fish strung about their necks.
The entry of March 3, 1857, says:
"Seen Thomas, the shoemaker, sound
ly thrashed at Cheapside to-day for
making high-priced boot Of cheap
quality or leather"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Good Cause for Divorce.

The divorce contagion has reached
Kaffirland. Not long ago a chief in
yolked the assistance of the law to
enable him to dispense with wife on
the following grounds of complaints:
@Wife talk too much with neighbors;
too much paint face and eyebrows;
too much snore In sleep; too much
loss, and too much no good" And yet
the Kaffir cannot acquire the success
civilization
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28

me along with the other kernels. TWAS
the Gentlest treatment II received on the
whole journey and Il saved one Of my
cortications.
Il fell through an iron grating into an
iron box under the ground floor OF the
elevator and dark as pocket The box
will hold the contents OF several cars.
The elevator is 100 feet high. and we
were carried up 70 the top floor on a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28
Expert spanish smokers.

The Spaniards are the most expert
smokers in the world. A >Spaniard
takes a heavy pull at his cigarette,
inhales it, takes up wine skin or
wine bottle, pours half pint down
his throat, holding the vessel foot
from his mouth and not splitting a
drop, and then with sigh Of salts
faction closes his eyes and exhales the
smoke from his nose and mouth In
clouds. He will also inhale the
smoke, converse for a few minutes In
natural manner, and then blow out
the smoke
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-01-28


Uncle SANS Cruisers.
III hard work is preventive OF mis-
chief, Jack ought to be as harmless
as lamb, for every hour brings It's
especial duties. The day begins al
five o'clock, when "reyeille" il
sounded, and the boatswain's mate
passes the word, Sup all hammocks.
The bedding is dashed up and slowed
In the netting, and early coffee il
served. AT three bells-half-past five
the morning work begins. Water
from the steam pumps Is turned on,
and, armed with hickory broom and
holy-stone, Jack bends his back and
scrubs the deck until 1T is as white as
can be. With sand he removes from
the ladders and gratings every parti-
Gle of dirt. No matter whether they
were clean before, they must be
scrubbed again. 1t is part OF the
routine. Then the decks are flooded
with water from the pumps and every
particle of sand washed of. Mean
while, the quarter-gunners are clean
ing up their guns and washing off the
paint work of the shields. Those
working below are cleaning their
stations. When this is all finished
to the satisfaction of the officers, the
men have breakfast. This meal gen.
orally comes at half-past seven Seven
bells) and is a light one. Jack then
hurries 20 get a smoke before turn
to" is again called. At quarter
past eight bright work" is sounded
and all brass work or implanted steel
must be polished until it shines like
mirror. BY nine O'Clock everything
Is polished and in it's place. The men
are In uniform ard ready for morning
quarters. Each division is inspected
by its senior officer on the quarter
deck. The men are mustered to see
whether all are present. After quar-
tiers comes drill, which continues fol
about an hour, then retreat" is
sounded and the men are marched to
their stations and dismissed for din
ner. Smoking follows this, and until
one o'clock beer is served out by the
master-at-arms. Bumboat women
are also on board to sell their wares,
which consist of pipes, tobacco,
thread, writing paper and envelopes,
combs and nearly everything else that
sailor needs. At one o'clock
smoking is stopped and what work
there is to be done begins. After
noon duties are not usually very hard,
there being little besides hauling up
boats or overhauling the anchor
chains or some such work. On Sat-
urday and Sunday smoking is allowed
from dinner time until quarters in
the evening and again after that un-
til bedtime, and nothing but abso-
lutely necessary work is done. During
Jacks leisure moments he manages
to mend all his clothes. Supper is
served about half-past five, and after
1t, except during quarters, smoking is
allowed. Quarters last but few
minutes, the men being mustered and
dismissed. All boats which have
been in use during the day are hauled
up and secured to their davits, and
until nine O'Clock Jacks time is his
own. Then tattoo is sounded and
the anchor watch for the night mus
tered. The bugles sound "Good-
night" the boatswain whistles pipe
down, and everything becomes quiet.
Only those on duty for the night re-
main on deck The day is done.