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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

saw q dark. queer-looking object
stretched from limb TO limb about half
way up pine tree that stood just be-
fore me.
what Is that" ! asked the guide.
pointing 10 IL at the same time with my
whip.
The guide. following the direction Of
my hand. looked up 1t the tree and ex-
claimed.
That il an Indian grave. Sec. IL IL
the grave Of child. They bury still.
born child in n pine tree"
Born dead" ] replied; "a mothers
strongest sorrow.-
Determined to satisfy myself thor
oughly about thing which IL consia-
cred the most curious rnortuary custom
81 any Indian tribe. disrnounted from
my horse. who had secured for me bv
his keen sense the opportunity Of seeing
what had heard abous bat never
found. and. leaving the weli-'rAined
creature standing unfsssened IN the
usi,. approached The tree AZ did -
I saw thn, the chico, ~ss plainly little
parfechs- biankesci Ant sstied with
hariAi hoarsis. one 81 which bal fallen
o. the rrand. ! Also ssw that the
branches - the '~~e heading ~ - TIE
burtai rass were lssrkes nesr the trunk.
one a5ore smother. as II 'heF had h~sr
siinto8 ~ the feet ~ persons anxious
- see soeA rsfs and r--niisr ohjrtt II
ssuisssisF. la ssrsnsihs sAe tree iirsh
~ liNh ! eeaeifexi. - LAST, the iifslc
srsxe A ieaiees e~ow called suf over
bead - sar - heat ever II sesrchinr.
~ ws<e eeasseh. there Lev the fifsar
rhitsasa skes<sess Ssuse - tke hsnes
w<rs asls~ses. iess eth e4e~ah -
sasiasd - tail fh@ xaxx II eesor5nr
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

There Ia . class Of supcr-refned Young
ladies. IL common report il ~ be trusted.
who think N a mark Of superior cult
walton w have small and delicate sppe-
tites- a Pennsylvania exchange has
heard of one
DO you think vou could eat biz -
the turkey said q gentleman % bis
cousin. n young woman from the city
why, yes: hut Just small piece
please" She answered
He started 70 trim Of 3 dciicn'e rsor~
sel. and asked is there anT psrt ron
especially like7"
'.oh. no. I'm not particular and she
looked dernurely at her knife snd fork.
Just give me wing and . leg and
few slices of the breast. with portion
of the sizzard and spoonful II dress
Enr. csn reach the vegetables mp
SELF So Youfh's Companion
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18
GRAVES In A TREE
How the Navajo Sends Her
Baby to Its Final Sleep.
STORY OF A TRANCE SLEEPER
The Secret Of Ousay--A Grave at the
Bottom of the Srssmo- ODD
CHARACTERISTICS of CHEFS.

II IL be true that We originally sprang
from trees, and like those humanesque
verd antiques there is rs much Of the
human race under ground as above 1t.
then the pine tree is the true ambush
out of which the shade of the sable In
dian sprane and back 20 whose closed
tent be retires when his tent on earth
is struck The totcps, the watons,
the masonry OF the medicine bag are all
inclosed in its burial urn and the Druid
zeal legends Of aboriginal destiny sealed
in the chronicles OF its spocryphai
books The pine tree is the true Indian
funeral tree. II keeps the ghost of tho
dead fed at its granary and the memory
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

An Ingenious fraud WIS recently com
mltted IN Victoria. New ~cnth Wales
A man claiming 10 - a telegraph eper-
ster lnwfatiatea hlaself Into the favor
II psstmistFesa Ga eovatTy district
and tssssA advantage a tbe opportunity
az tslesrarhing t~sn mssnef sar'icr trle-
grams - Melbourne 90 res two Sans
~ 40 lis aeeenapliee ia Meit~arne se-
piled at the pet Office sad received the
saeney tn each ueae
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

Hints Tor Christmoes
Don't ask your child what he wants
unless you intend giving it to him.
Though money makes the mare 60.
it makes Santa Claus come.
Don't buy your best girl present on
the installment plan. as she might jilt
you before you had made all the pay
ments.
Rub the price mark Of the present
unless ii is an expensive one.
II you wish to surprise your girl
never ask her what she would like for
Christmas.
At Christmas time IL IL well enough
TO ape tho English as far as the plum,
pudding IL concerned
Some persons never wish you a
merry Christmas unless they think
they will get something for doing SO.
The bachelor who puts his thumb
into the clearinghouse Christmas pie
is apt TO pull out collar button. =
Judge.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

TIA sanlo d-ied win ssAstsrss an the room
srr0ar IN mirth,
VITA nc s.oekinfs sramned 70 hasna', ca tne
nlsdcers piled tEh SNOW
a food ll-fasasonsa chrfs' uAs Ike ws had -
ionz ago
Nov aars ina tning IA Ike 70 see agin Afore
are.
Bias chris'rnas In no city hsrs-it's different
Win rs g, crowded husts-sustis Of shs slushy.
noisy street.
An .a- seowl upoa he faces Of ne strangers
that you meek
On, there's esysAi. plenty Of ~ Of los gor-
zeocs toys
A. II tAxes . mins o. money 20 please modern
girls and boys
Why mind mo time faok-kn an tory-
lump Cor no
N>ds nv lissls heart sa' ssockin' ias' shock full
Of Carts uas glss
An here's f-astin,. Think o. feedin' with these
ssuex-uD city folai
WAY ye have " spea< n waisoefs Al 70 Gar
NJ crack lol1e.
Chen remember how the tables looked Al
crowded with your ain.
when you couldnt hear = whistle blow across
ne merry dini
You see I'm 80 ofd-fashionsd-tks don't care
much for style.
Az 70 eat your Christmas hAnquets here
wcridnr 80 mile;
ID rather have. Hxo Solomon. . good yaro cin-
ner set
With real old friends han turkis soup with al
the n0bs you'd get
Tnere's my nextdoor neighoor Guriey-fancy
how bis sro~s 'u'd lift
q rc hotlsr. Merry Chrtsmasf Caught, old
fellow. Christmas GIN"
Lordy Lord I'd like 20 try I'll Guess he'd
nearly have fiL
Hang this city Stiffness, anyways. can't gel
ynen your heart I. keps ssveliin' I'll 10 nsAriJ
bust your side.
An by night your Jaws we're schtn' with you
smile four inches wide.
A. your enemy. The wosS one youd Just gra,
his hand. an say;
~Mcbbe, tofA Of us was wrong John Come
let's shake Irs Cnris mas day."
1ngnsy Hs<,s Christmas spirit seems 70 dwell
tween city walls,
Whsre each snowflake brings scosfake for I
brother as ir hIiss
MiGhty little Chris mas sptrffi An I'm ptntn'
don't you know,
Tor . good ola fashioned Christmas Ike We hst
80 long ago
s<Ara Williams 6rothsrton. In the Century.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

Mamie-Let's play it's Christmas,
and I'll be Santa Claus.
Minnie-All right. Then you'll come
and give me q whole lot of beautiful
presents
Mamie-WilI I? Oh. no, Minnie; I'll
let you be Santa Claus, as you are my
guest Golden Days
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

ssasa 4 west ~tth ssiAs seaFs td-sssy
~ lssss ~ . tsesisasssa seq Il ~as pretty,
tat ala weniasst fzhe ~
fthsi VIZ nets
ttaa.3~fs ~H< 49, 80 fas so -
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

II kno~ what I'm grsinr 70 give -
this Christmas" SAID Are fsplia.
Whist. nv dearT ASKED her rnother-
"A nice wooden comforter u via
10 lovely - -renr hen Ned comes 70
take me tobovganiBr
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-18

-uncis seth L0qui-
tar
O 90 ID OLD szsnr
ioned Chris mas.
With the logs
r-ou A.. haarth
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
WHAT FLOWERS TELL.


Iant.nag" THAI our Grandmother.
Knew by Henrt.
The language Of flowers is Il study at
once interesting and innocent. cultivat-
ing as it does a taste for the works OF
nature filling the soul with the sweet
est emotions and presenting to view one
of the most enchanting phases of beau
full world of wonders.
Following are a few of the best known
flowers and the sentiments which they
represent:
Sweet alyssum, worth beyond beauty;
apple blossom, preference; bachelor $
button single and sefis II; balm, sym.
pathy; barberry, sourness: candytuft,
Indifference; carnation pink, woman S
love; Chinese chrysanthe mum, cheer.
fulness under misfortune; clcmatis men.
tai beauty, columbine, folly: red clover,
industry
Dahlia signifies dignity; white daisy,
innocence; faded leaves, melancholy;
forgct-me-not remembrance; jonquil,
affections returned; lily of the valley,
return of happiness; myrtle, love in alb
senee; pansy, You occupy my thoughts;
moss rose. | am worthy of love, sun
flower, haughtiness; yellow rose, inf
dplitv
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12

When you see 'genuine altar of
roses Offered ON the bargain counter
for twenty-five cc1ts half-pint. YOU
are justified in suSpecting that article,
remarks the Buffalo Commercial. The
real altar comes in copper canteens
which weigh about twenty ounces.
They are valued at one hundred dollars
apiece. Tie present supply of altar is
chiefly derived from small tract of
country on the southern side of the
Balkan mountains, in the Turkish PROV
incc of Roumania The principal seat
of the trade is IN the town of lNiHanlill
and the damasli RIOS" is the flower grown.
The peasants plant it in rows in gar
dens and field During the month of
May the flowers are gathered by boys
and girls in sacks and close baskets.
The flowers are daily distilled that they
may lose none of their oder by delay.
1t is said thai about seven thousand five
hundred pounds of flowers are required
to produce two and one-quarter pounds
of pure altar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
An Enormous SERPENT

The largest serpent of which accurate
measurements have been taken and
noted was an anaconda which DIR, Gard
ner found dead and suspended to the
fork of tree during his travels in Mex
leo. 1t was dragged out into the open
by two horses, and it was found to
measure thirty-seven feet in length.
Inside of it We're found the bones and
flesh of horse in half digested state.
and there was no doubt that it had
swallowed the animal whole. DIR.
Gardner and other travellers say that
anacondas, rythons and boas attain Il
length of over forty feet, but there is
no recorded instance Of one having been
encountered longer than that which
has been mentioned, though many per-
sons have seen scrpents alive which
they estimated to be of considerably
larger size.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
SING SING PRISON.
Melancholy Visits 10 That Grim Prieon an
Everyday Occurrence.

Nearly every train that goes Ia sing
sing week days bears at least one utter
Is sad-loollng woman She j. as a
rule. says thu New York Time. neatly
bui poorly dressed She take iac long
! -4l-- --4-.4 :. tra..re qua II ,..tsst he. ta
the prison The lovely view aeros- the
Hudson She cannot sec for tho gather
ing tears ia her eyes. But the ugly
graystonc prison :, distinct enough.
Down the long steps She deeeends IL the
Office. where big man in blue treats
her kindly enough and gives her seat
on one Of the three hard benches. 1t is
hardly necessary to consult the books
To find if the rules allow her to see the
prisoner She asks for. These heart
broken women keep a sure count of
the days, and every two months finds
them waiting patiently for the husband
or the son to come in in his hated
stripes. The meeting is almost without
exception very quiet. The convict is
shame faced and nervous. but deter
mined not To show his feelings or break
down, as he sits there talking in low
voice, twiddling his ugly cap. The
woman struggles bravcly to keep back
tc.rs, but she cannot restrain the sobs
that again and again convulse her
frame Then ii is. "Timcs up. aud the
can nowhere else find so utterly pa
thctic and hopeless a sight, yet it is a
daily occurrence at Sing sing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
SUNSHINE IN OFFICES.
why Buslness People Prefer Typewrite
ef NnnnY Disposition.

why Buslness People Prefer Typewriter
cf Happy Disposition.
81 have been reading in the daily pa
pers the complaint of typewriter girl
who was discharged because she was
homely and her place given to a pretty
young woman, who looked up and
smiled sreetly when any body asked
her to turn off a couple of dozen lines
for them, said Otto Bergman to re-
porter for the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Most business men prefer to have for
an amanuensis a pretty woman with
sunny smile to a honely one who causes
the thermometer to fall dozen degrees
when she enters the Office. Nothing
can be more disagreeable than woman
who possesses both Il honely face and
sullen disposition. A woman cannot
well avoid being homely, but she can
avoid being sour, She can learn to
look up and smile sweetly' when asked
to perform a task. A sunny disposition
Is no despicable capital. 1t will carry
one smoothly through the world, while
one possessing more skill or business
acumen is ever 1oundering in Serbonian
boys The girl who looks up and
smiles sweetly' is pretty apt to crowd
her sulky sisters out of good-paying
positions.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12

A Vancouver furrier was exhibiting
a short time ago what he claimed were
the pclts of five white foxes. The man
is an expert naturalist, and has been
dealing in furs in the northwest for
forty years. lie says these are the first
white foxes he ever heard of, but he is
Absolutely sure the pelts are genuine
fox skins. The conformation has been
carefully preserved, and the big brush
is, of course, attached. The fur is snow
white, spotless and beautifully soft.
The furrier bought them from seal
hunter who caught the foxes at the last
station 10 the north of eastern Siberia,
several hundred miles north of Petro-
puulpvslly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
THE BRIGHT CONDUCTOR.


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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
FRENCH ROYALISTS.


Formally which Connpte de Paris E.lct-
OF His Guests.
Tho rovali>t ladies d not like the
idea # having. when invited 10y GomtC
and lamtcS- de Paris on visits of three
days Ia stowe. 10 bring six dressy
dresses with them. saYs London Truth
Three Of the toilets are To- be Worn
in the daytime at the rate Of one day,
and tree in the corresponding even.
ings i lac entertainment, at stowe are
not very entertaining. and the royal
lists have made up their minds thar
nothing short of IA war disastrous to
France can bring royalty back again.
Those who would stand the best chance
of being invited are generally hard up.
A due whose name was great deal as.
ISOLATED with that of Due d'Orleans is,
for instance, unable just yet to clear
off bill of about five hundred pounds
to a tradc>man. A duchess of tip-top
position in the 0rleanist ranks (not
Duchess d Uzcsl is so dipped as to be
unable to marry her daughter, She find
ing it impossible to repay sums Of
money that She spent belonging to the
young lady.who, still being a minor, can
not sign paper which would cover her
grace from being sued by "A future SON
in-law Another, from society stand
point still more influential grandamc
with tres bcauX restes. has to borrow
money off the son-in-law of great
fancist The lender takes pride in
ayen@ing Sights pnt upon his race in
former times by proclaming his gen
crosby She would far prefer spending
the proceeds Of a loan in a gamble to
buying six drcssy dresses for three
days visit to Stowe
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
ODD IDEAS ABOUT LIGHTNING.
photographer johnson Thought 1t Was
Oily ExhaIation set ON lire.

photographer johnson Thought 1t Was
Oily Exhalation set ON Ire.
Muschenbroeak, for example 1902
17Gl). is admirable in his exposition of
the physical properties of matter as
known and admitted by the best minds,
but the Philadelphia Press says that
when he passes into the reign of CON
lecture he appears to he another and
inferior man. 1t is scarcely credible
that SO able teacher should have
spoken in the following manner of
lightning. Of the nature of which he
was ignorant and that DR.. johnson, in
his "dietionarv." under the word
"thundcr,n should have quoted a por-
ton of the same:
Sec. .33S The matter which pro-
duccs the fire Il. G., the lightnirgl is
the oil of plants, attenuated by the
heat of the day, and raised on high.
Then whatever has eNhaled from the
earth that is sllpEurous or oily, which
is dispersed up and down in the atnos-
phcre and is not continuous, is set on
fire by turns, and the flame dilates
itself as far as the tract of that cXhala-
ton reaches. Some other SUBS lance
pendant AMI Il batting in the air meets
with tni, also, with which it excites an
cfrcrveseenee takes fire and flashes
along with it.
See. l.S3q Thunder is most
bright flame. rising on sudden, NOV
ing with great violence and with a
very rapid velocity through the air ac-
cording to any determination, upward
from the earth horizontally, obliquely,
downward, in right line, or in several
right lines as it were, in serpentine
tracts joined at various angls, and
commonly ending with loud noise or
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
LIZARDS THAT CAN FLY.


The Graceful little Saurians Found in
i.orneo and Sowh ere Else.
Hurnco. so far as is known. says the
st Louis Republic, is the only island or
country ON the globe that produces
species Of dying lizard. These little
avtuu saurians l.lva all tAa Lrr.na nf l.
bird and as great a variety of colors as
a tropical butterfly. One representative
Of the curious tribe OF reptiles, Draco
volans leeliii is from twelve to six
teen inches in length, the primary col
ors being blue and yellow bands CON
nccted by series of red dots situated
so closely together as to give them the
appearance of being continuous car
mine lines. The tail of Draco volans is
long and slender, hattened laterally,
very flexible and in several other ways
calculated to serve as a rudder. The
wings are not wholly unlike the sails"
of the American flying squirrel, only
that in the case of the lizard they come
much nearer to being two wings, Draco
having full control of them, which can
not be said of the squirrel mentioned,
the last named creature only using his
winglille appnndages as a sort of par
achute. With the lizard it is different;
he leaps into the air from his vantage
ground on some high limb and scars off
in any direction as easily and as grace
fully as some CANDY insect, rapid move
ments of the legs and the rudderlike
tail serving to steer the ethereal crea-
turc in any direction desired. Draco
vOlans was unknown to naturalists
prior to 1859, and may even now be said
to possess many characteristics not
thoroughly understood.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
STARVING AMID PLENTY.
The Agent Became Surfeited on Diet O
'Possum and Corn Tread.

The Agent Became SUBJECTED on n Diet of
Postum and Corn Tread.
81 once came near starving to death
in a land of plenty said a traveller, adj
dressing the experience meeting as
sembled in the corridors of the Lindcll,
relates the St Louis Globe Democrat.
II was travelling through Arkansas by
wagon selling patent rights. got into
a section where hotels We're unknown
and had to put up at the cabins of tho
squatters. For an entire week the bill
of fare was baked 'possum, buttermilk
and corn bread for breakfast, corn
bread. buttcrmll< and baked 'possum
for dinner and buttermllk, baked pos
sum and corn bread for supper | abb
hOr baked possum, corn bread is my
abomination and | would starve to
death in an ocean of buttermilll. At
last | eXpostulated. My host was
thunderstrucll, lie got up, motioned
me to follow him outside and said i'm
prcssively: Look a-hyar, stranger; yer
too scruptous fer Arkansaw. Here
this huh neighborhood has been totin
corn t mill an skylarkin' around night
arter night fer 'possums t pervde y
with luxnries, an now y turn up yer
nose an say y can't eat sich stuff.
Wat dye want? Wat dye call high
livin' anyhow? Wat kind o fodder be
y a-hankerin' fer? Now | tell v wat
y do. You pint that mules nose
t'ward the Massassip, an don't y
never stop TIL y git across it. A man
who can't go possum an corn pone
hain't got no kin Ter business a foolin'
round in Arkapsawn"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12

The old idea Of advertising by throw.
ing Illuminated designs on the clouds
has been revived in England and some
of the London papers are appalled, at
the prospects which it opens out. II
appears that a select party of engineers
gathered together near London. made
some very successful experiments in
throwing luminous letters on the clouds
by means of electricity and the sugges.
ton to cover the sky with huge, fam,
ing advertisements naturally followed.
One leading paper. after expressing the
conviction that the county council have
battlcd in vain aTainst sky signs" on
the top of houses, if the clouds them.
selves are utilized for business pu>
poses states that it has received a let
ter from three electricians to the effect
that they had patented an invention OF
this nature six months ago. They
further assert that not only did they
succeed in projecting images of letters
and landscapes on
were able TO create IDS
the purpose So as to be practically indie
pendent Of the weather
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
Flies Communicate Cholera.

Fliesare avery active,mcdiuIn of con-
munieating cholera, according to the
report of the Hamburg Medical society.
Nine flies were captured which had
been in contact with infected cholera
material, and were placed in TASKS CON
tanning nutrient gelatinc. In six OF the
nine vessels numerous COLONIES of com
ma baeilli were successfully cultivated
of course frnrn the infection conveyed
by the flies The possibility, therefore
of falling victim to cholera in this
way is by no means small
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
A ROYAL LIEUTENANT COLONEL



After the recent race of German and
Austrian cavalry officers between Ber-
lin and Vienna Prince Frederick Leo
pold, OF Prussia, was promoted to the
rank of lieutenant colonel. II is now
one hundred and siNtY-tWu years since
that rank WAS conferred on Prussian
prince The last princely lieutenant
colonel was, early in the eighteenth
century, the crown prince, who after
wards became King Frederick H.. who
was condemned by court-martial to dis
missal from the army for flying the
country.
The king. the Brutus Of modern
times, thought the court-martial should
have regarded the flight as desertion
lie had his son arrested and condemned
to death Thanks to numerous appeals
the unfortunate prince WAS not eX-
ecutcd, hut he was shut up in the
fortress of kastein. where he remained
fifteen years. Restored to favor, he
was raised to the rank of colonel. but
since that time the Prussian princes
have passed from the rank of major tc
that of colonel
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-12-12
Ghostly Chess plaNer.

At u late fair in brittany, France. a
monk from the Friestine monastery
exhibited plain-looiiing table with an
inlaid chess board ON its surface. The
inventor. or anyone SO disposed, sets
the pieces for Il game and then sits
along at one side of the table. How
ever cautiously he plays he is frequent
ly chcckmatcd by the pieces from the
opposite side, which move automatical-
ly across the board. No matter how
scientifically the player plays, the
ghost-moved pieces frequently come out
ahead No mechanism is apparent; to
all intent the table is a solid board.