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The herald., 1893-05-25
THE BLIND CHIEF.

Chikkatabac, the blind son of the In
dian chief Wahgumacut, was borne dur
ing a war between his fathers tribe, the
Wampanoags, and the Nahigonsills. The
Wampanoags had won the battle and
were already shouting triumphantly,
when the woods Sbout them suddenly
burst into a great blaze. Everything
seemed turned to fire; it crept ikereptiles
among the dry grass at their feet and
coiled arourtl the trunks of trees, till,
reaching the topmost branches, it formed
q canopy of twisting, writhing flames.
Many of the warriors perished that
night, among them Wahgumacut. The
survivors, after undergoing many hard
ships, reached tho little camp where the
squaws and children had been left for
safety. There they learned that on the
very night of their misfortune Naanash-
quaw, wife of their chief, had given
birth TO male child. Instead Of the
usual rejoicing over such an event '~Nre
were scowls and mutterings amor she
warriors A child of i'll omen they said
he was, and to prevent his evil influence
doing further mischief they determined
to put him to death. But Naanashquaw
pleaded for the life of her little one and
was permitted under protest to keep
him.
The child grew, but he was blind, and
the Indians were filled with n supersti-
tious fear Of him. All sorts of misfor-
tunes were supposed to fall on the un-
lucky individual on whom his sightless
eyes might appear to rest.
Naanashquaw died, prophesying un-
limited disaster to the tribe if her sight
less son should meet violent death al
their hands. So the boy feared, Stunned
and despised, grew to manhood He was
about 81, tall, broad shouldered and
straight, when there came year Of fam
inc. The earth was barren, the deer anG
game apparently exterminated. Darl
grew the countenances Of the red men
They drew apart from the squaws anj
children, who cried piteously for food
and while whispering together pointed
orpinously at Chikkatabac, tho bhnl
yoang chief
Then they pretended to have arrange,
hunting trip, and soon the noise an,
hustle usually attendant upon this even
whs heard throughout the caWp. Befor
this Chikkatabac had always been lef
with the squaws, but now he was III
vited to accompany the braves, and hi
bosom swelled with pride. He imagine
they at last had realized he was mar
Dreams of taking his inherited right c
The herald., 1893-05-25
Mr. iimn Takes Exercise.

"My old friend, Lucius Gimp" said
Mr.. Gratebar, twas all run down, and
the doctor said he must get about more
and go to the theater and divert his
mind from business and take lots of
exercise. The getting about was some
thing that he could manage easily
enough, but taking exercise was quite
another matter, for while Mr.. Gimp is a
man of intense application and tire
mendous worker at his business he ap-
pears to be quite averse to any sort OF
physical exertion. But he had an idea.
Mr.. Gimp is an extremely sensitive man
and it seemed to him that perhaps he
might take the exercise by sort OF
mental absorption. So he hired an ath-
lete to come to the house, and every
morning fox.an hour this athlete swung
Indian Clubs and took other vigorous
exercises while Mr.. Gimp locked on.
Strange as it may seem to some, this
manner of taking exercise proved quite
effectual. In less than a month Mr..
Gimp was quite restored to health. -
New York Sun.
The herald., 1893-05-25

aloud for water to Quench his burning
thirst. Declain1ing himself the chief of
his tribe and no longer laughing, he
drew an imaginary robe about his COM
manding form, and with naughty i'm
periousness asserted his authority and
demanded that water be brought. With
superb dignity he received an imaginary
vessel. drank unsubstantial water from
1t and threw it aside. Then, grown elo-
quent, he harangued his tribe on its
achievements in battle and urged his
people to foster the spirit which had led
chem to so many victories At the close
he reeled, his sightless eyes rolled va
cantly, he clutched at the empty air,
lurched and then sank unconscious to
the ground.
Thus he lay until the middle of the
following night. Consciousness returned
slowly and painfully, and with his face
still buried in his hands he compelled his
memory to apply the tortures it had in
store for him. Pains racked his frame,
and groans forced their way out from
the depths Of his despair. At last he
turned upon his back and opened his
eyelids.
His eyes were opened to the heavens,
and his stout heart quailed to discover
strange things, which warned him of his
madness, for there were numberless
| burning points above him, such as never
before had come to the visions of his
blindness. AS he would move his eyes
they would spring in an opposite direc-
ton, whereas all the visions that he had
had before remained fixed whatsoever
direction he might look.
He came to sitting posture, and IN
stantly the bright points disappeared
but other things, dark, shadowy and
more terrifying, arose before him. These
apparently reached from the level of his
eyes all the way up to the bright, fierce
points above, and they. too, would sprine
in direction opposite to that in whicl
he would move his eyes. This was mad
ness. he refiected-a strange and distress
ing form Of it. He closed his eyelidi
and then the visions disappeared. II,
opened them again and they returned al
before. Then he closed his eyes in sim
pie fear, and thus gained courage an(
relief and not daring to reopen them h,
staggered to his feet and began to crop
through the forest in search of water
for bitter thirst was burning him.
Thus he proceeded, with closed eyelid
and hands outstretched, and his fine in
stinct led him straight toward a strean
mile away. But to keep his eyehd
closed was unnatural and irksome, s.
once he opened them, and instantly tn
terrifying visions reappeared and wit
far greater distinctness than before
Strange forms stood all around him
grotesque and formidable, but wonder
fully fascinating. Almost convince
they were real, he put out his hand t
touch them and was pleased to find tina
they had no substance, for he could nc
reach them. But he felt safer with hi
eyelids closed, for then he saw no alarm
ing visions.
Before long a sensation-it had bee
growing for some time, and it happene
contemporaneously with the advent c
his knowledge that day was breaking
came upon him, and he halted in dreat
The herald., 1893-05-25
A sssxy. Aso~s- rsn .ssei,.

Sone years a2p astohsccpnist discov-
ered the utility'cf~ ~tinx xfoiIafer wrapping
chewing tobaccus. sTheretofere paper
had been ezclusfenlytused for tho pur-
pose, but 1t did not serve 10 keep the
moisture of t2segafrnostiacze away from
the tobacco nor ipFeservo tho natural
moisture Of the tuhsccekr0m the effects
Of dry or beated aSfnrsphere. Paper
also absorbed the aroma of ltiae weed and
was not sufficiently lasting. Therefore
tin foil was used for wrappers. But it
became costly and. ceuM only be rolled
to certain ttickusss or thinness be-
yond which the ingsnuityefsma seemed
to find it impossible TO go. The fact was
that no rollers conld7be madepo sustain
the pressure necessary TO nashing The
tin foil to leaf sufficiently thin to suit
the manufacturer.
Many ingenious inventors struggled
with the proposition for months and
gave up the problem as unsolpable,
when simple workman about the shop
one day, after rolling twpssiseets to the
customary thinness, put two sheets
together into the relIeTs and made both
halves as thin as one was before. This
was as simpieyas standingan egg ON end,
but it crented revolution in the manu-
facture of tim foh for tobacconists' use
and made mint of money for the boss
Of the discoverer. The man had struck
upon the idea by accident, but the dis
covery was as great and as profitable as
If he had been a great inventor ana
spent years Of his valuable life over the
question. Boston Herald.
The herald., 1893-05-25

with of the
10
only cash remittance Those who have already paid advance
tbs daily and will receive the seed package free of postage other charge large
trial No seeds sent without for them The following the list
"A fine
firm andsw beautfu Fl
HAcKENsAcK MusKMELoNA melon prolific; rich thick
juicy flesh.
SIBERIAN CucUnnERvey good
an
by
the United States Department of Agriculture exceeds all the
of the Kenwanzetener which
five
The herald., 1893-05-25

being sycamore of the tribe came to him
For days they travelled out of their own
land over hot sandy deserts till, reaching
q dense forest beyond, they pushed their
way through the trees, brush and tangled
vines to it's very heart. Here they paused,
and after refreshing themselves pretend
ed to rest ChilSkatabac unsuspectingly
lay down and was soon asleep.
The bright eyes Of his enemies could
be seen sparkling through the darkness
Tho dusky forms arose noiselessly and
stealthily retraced their steps homeward
In his dreams Chikkatabac was ~ great
warrior. The place about him echoed
with the cries of his victims and the war
whoop of his army. Onward, onward to
triumph he was leading them.
He awoke. A great sense of loneliness
oppressed him. He could hear no sound
save the sobbing of the wind through the
trees. Was it day or night? AS if IN an
swer a bird caroled forth its morning
hymn, and thousands of sweet voiced
songsters Joined in the melody. One by
ono he called the names of his compan-
ions, but none answered him. What had
happened2 Had some terrible disaster
occurred and were their dead bodies ly-
ing around him? Or were they all sitting
near him, grinning at his misfortune?
Angrily he arose and gesticulated wild
ly, walking rapidly around and around
stretching his arms out into space. Then
feeling of helplessness and utter de-
spair assailed him. With loud cry he
threw himself to the ground.
Chikkatabac had been reared with The
women of his tribe; they and the chill
dren had been his companions. Nothing
had arisen in his life before this to de
velop the more rugged qualities of man
hood But when there broke upon hin
now a full realization of tho enormous
cruelty that had been practiced upo1
him the fighting spirit of his ancestors
burst its leash within him, and uncon
trollable fury ragged in his blood. HI
beat his head against the ground; h
tore the sod with his tingers he spran,
to his feet, and waving his arms curse,
his betrayers, the echoes of his frantic
yells mocking him from the depths 0
the forest.
Never before had the unrelenting cru
city of his blindness held him in bond
SO CALLING, He darted hither and thith
er, clutching the air for his vanishe,
foes. He tore away great branches o
trees, and with these for clubs he la
about him with murderous energy, ours
ing and yelling. The stupendou
strength which had lain sleeping in hi
muscles was now awake for the frs
time in his life, and with thousGn
throats it clamored for exercise. Til
be furnished. He hurled stones at RAJ
dom and gleefully listened as they wen
tearing through the foliage. He tore L
strong shrubs by the roots, dashed thel
to the ground and trampled upon them
For the man was mad. A scorchi-i
fever sent unaccustomed flashes of hgt
into his sightless eyes and went into h
t blood like wine. From cursing ar
p fighting he fell into laughter and dan,
ing. He sprang hither and thither,
noisy and fantastic figure in the silene
and solemnity of the forest.
Then nature asserted herself, cryiu
The herald., 1893-05-25
Foreign Population of Two Cities.

There are more Swedes, Hollanders,
Bohemians, Norwegians, Poles, Danes
and Welshmen in Chicago than there are
in New York. In all other elements Of
foreign population New York is ahead
Of Chicago. There are II more Greeks in
New York than in Chicago.
The herald., 1893-05-25
THE MONKEYS SCHEME.

The monkey said to the chimpanzee,
In q monkeys original way:
elf we should start n peanut stand,
Do you think we could make it payf
"The boys would buy the nuts of you
As you snt your stan beside,
And every boy would divide with me
AS he passed where was tied.
'.So you could sell, and could feast,
And l think we could make it pay,
For you could sit and handle the cash,
And could eat all day"
-Harper's Bazar
The herald., 1893-05-25
How Some New Varieties Nav
Be Obtained.
10 Which
Farmers in tn East

largely experimental fairs
the esameg
shape this variety resembles the White Seeded
whstands the heat better than other
and delicious
-Aquick anda
thing timber claims; land
-Anewand
S he growth on fa a5oxI5of will
of
The herald., 1893-05-25
WAN Pnnar fnr Cnsh.

S25 900 wortL, cost not ia It; IS and so pei
cent off regular prices. Chicago Wall Paper
House, 237 south Spring street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
COLLEGE, rRrsHury AND THE WORLDS FUTURE

At the Hotel Marlborough last evening the Fresh
man elias, 81 the University u the City Of New
York held H. annual dinner The cla,s ~ 90 is Oac
Of the largest that entered the university, and H.
men strong in piindpl" and character and true In
college spirit. Bruce g. Phillips. the class president
acted n toa>tna-icr The following II list Of
the tol-t, The Columbian Year W. T. OttnrsOn {.
Faculty. g.. &. Woodrui "'9JT Alfred g. Wilson {:
90 and the Ladies'" II. W. Grown, Athletics, -
j. f.. Wal hiod remarks, Professor G.. T.. slcr: class
p0cm e. G.. Wheeler. Tie elias, orator said IN part
We shall p'rlap 50" some Interesting thing, this
year which We shall not be able to again until
l-93 many OF these shall not want 10 again
We should surely gricv" If the incoming Frc.hmrn
cla,, doe, not produce some men who are harirr
to defeat than ia" elias If 20 hl> been. But then
let IL Lot look at the things that are behind, rather
but into the future. hoping that II will bring many
ulc.-ings and pleasure, not soon 10 b" forgotten.
Thsy,a. with IT. many cb atoms an ami 80 r cs
ViyldN brings before II, our own duty to country
moi only with respect 10 Nation rs common
wealth among other nations. tut a, great cOmmun :
with q -u-ial NE - BE- guarded to be- purified to be
ouuObl, d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
MINISTER'S LIcENSED AND ORDAINED

Six seniors lrom Union Theological Seminary aud
one from Princeton seminary were licensed preach
tbo Gospel at special meeting Of the New York
prc,lvtcrv held IN the Adam, Chapel Of Union semi
nary lat cnng. The Rev. W. Il. Harshaw. the
Moderator of thr Prcsbyt"ry, presided. Besides
Pre- dcnt Hastings and iroc> Francis Brown and
th. Rev william Adams Brown, from the faculty
OF the seminary. DR.. George Alexander. DR.. r. If
Mnrling Or. T.. H. Chaplin and the Rev. John b.
DcyIu, were among the members Of the Prc,bytcry
nrc,eut Each candidate for liccnsurc preached ten
Minutes The following were licensed: william X.
I;cnuctt Nathan Du,hane IIynson. oldrich Kocian.
Edward J. Lloyd. Thornton II. Pcnfcld Arthur
-pauldinc and Joseph X. Freed. The Rev. Allen u.
MacNclil. nGcntiac Of the Denver Prcsbytcry, was
received into the New York Prrsbycry. ana ordained
with Mcssrs. Prnfcld and koclnn and John Ginen,
who was licensed last year. Mr.. MacNelll Is 10 bc-
come pastor of u union church AT Ridgcield Park
n J. Mr. Pcnhcld has already been appointed by
The PRESBYTERIAN Board Of Home Missions, at No.
IA Fiftnavr to take charge OF the Young People,
D.nortmcut Of the Board Mr.. GliIen expects 40 work
I'm this city, and Mr. Kocian will take appoint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
A GREAT STRIKE BEGUN IN DUNDEE.
TEN THOUSAND MILLwORKERS ouT-LoNDON
DOCK LAgORERs NOT TO STOP WORK.

TEN THOUSAND MILL-wORKERS OUT-LoNDON
DOCK LABORERS NOT TO STOP WORK.
London, May IA great labor struggle began to-
day at Dundee. The mill owners al that place
Gently gave notice to the operatives that reduction
would be made in ttcir wages The mill hand,
fused to accept the terms of the masters and day
900 operatives went strike several mills
have been compelled TO clos, their doors In consc-
quence.
The movement for strike Of lockers In London
does not appear 10 make progress, presumably IN
view Of the thorough preparations made bv TIE
Thames Committee Of the shipping Federation 10 sup
ply free labor. Early thi, morning the dock lborcrs
were at work usual. a meeting of TIE leaders
was held, at which II resolved that the union
dock labOrers should go on strike. Ipon hearing
this. tLese lab0rers deserted their work and d.,
persed but they afterward resumed their task. Tho
threats Of general or national strike against the
shipping Federation and in support Of the demands
Of tie Dockers' Union for the exclusive employ
Of union are supported by only iecbl" faction
Of the union dock la5orers.
The conference OF federated trades. which had
been summoned 70 take action In view OF the cX-
peCted strike Of the union dock laborcrs not hell
to-day, the Executive Committee Of the DOckeIS'
Union stated that they had already decided not T.
strike,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
TWO SCHOOL BOYS CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Two schoolboys. Eugene Clark sixteen years old Of
No. y:I6 East Thirty -fOurist.. and John McCar0n,
fifteen years old OF No 2D3 Lcxingtonave were held
In 81 900 bail each yesterday. charge Of lnrceny
iv Justice Meade. Mt the Iorkve Police Court The
complaint was made by james Mcn blacksmith.
la Wing a shop at NO 6l7 Broadway. on the after
noon of April -. his gold watch and chain stolen
from his wastcoat which he had hung up In the
shop. lie saw the boys In the place: suspicion at
once fell on them. They were arrested yesterday by
Detective Dircnry, OF the Forty .Seventh-st SQUAD
The detective snd that the bows confessed TO him that
they had stolen the watch and chain and had pawncd
II for 80.
When arraigncd I'm court the boys pleaded 4" Not
Guilty" and asked for examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
TIE v " " H. AND II. INNES1lo'AIloN'


Boston, May 1.-The legislative Investigation OF Tue
alleged discrimination of the Ncw-lork NrwliaNen
and Hartford Railroad against the New ork ana H'"
England Railroad. WAS resumed to-day. The cohmuee
IA, inspected the Ncw-Nork terminals. the New Eng
land road between Eo,ton and Hartford, and the shore
Line division OF the New Haven. Counsel storey ol
the New England referred the Withdrawal OF the
Pullman Limited train the New-Englahd
and NcwYOrk and Northern as he had
anticipated. Colonel Benton said TINS WIS
due 10 the forcing Of the American Express
Company from the train. The committee took under
Amusement the ,ummoning Of y. i. Goldsmith. his
partner W. II. Keith. and f. i. Knowltcn. OF New
York: also the ordering from New Haven officials or
papers Including the agreement with the Boston ana
Maine to divide New England and the contract for III"
u>c of the depot In Ncw-l York Mr.. Howard. formerly
general manager 81 the New England. said the New
England Terminal Company one II the curses ~
the New York and New England system He thought
that his predecessor. Mr. Niuirg. had tried 10 DIVE
business away from tn. road. Continuing. Mr.. Howard
said that purely ~ a matter Of business. the train
service between Boston and Ncw-lork ought - be
cut down. Traffic Manager Randolph Of the New
England said that the offer Of The New Haven 10 turn
over fruit trains ut R"advinc ridiculous. The
through rates on freight the New In gland had been
rcsOrcd but the star ilon freight not routed over
the New England. docs not come In any quantities
over #. II the New Haven the N"w-l ork and North
orn and IN" FIJI" business BE- taken away The New
England Will become simply local In" With very
shore and the Reading The hearing wa' adjourned
10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
TIE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL Troubles.

Melbourne, May 1.-The general uneasiness caused
by the failure OF many Australian banks continues,
and the suspension Of the National Bank OF Aus
tralasia the last Of the financial institutions 10 90
under tas added greatly 10 the excitement In
banking and commercial circles. The Colonial Gov
eminent has Issued proclamation ordering "A five
days bank holiday, with the object Of allowing time
for the banks stlll doing business TO adopt measures
Of sclf-prOlecon. This step was taken after con
sultatiOn with the managers aud other officials OF the
leading banks. Several Institutions that were not con
suited have paid attention 10 The proclamation,
and to-day did business usual In nearly every
case In which Australian banks have failed within the
last two years the trouble has been attributed to the
Withdrawal Of deposits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
RAILROAD IN7ERES1S.
RICHMOND TERMINAL REPRESENTATIONS.

Yesterday was the dly set b. the Richmond Ter
mnai REORGANIZATION Committee. knOwE as the Clyde
Committee. FOR the nnal deposit of securities With
DreXci. Morgan ~ Co. preparatory u the rcorgdn
zatlOn which that firm has greed to undertake II
sufficient number Of holders manifest desire To
have them do TIL. securities asked for by
Drexci, Morgan a Co. were: six per cent bonds
per cent bond, and preferred and common stock In
sucn an amount rs would demonstrate tnat the
holders generally Joined In the request made by the
committee to have the firm TAKE up the work. No
announcement wa, made YESTERDAY by the banking
ho,. as TO the number of securities deposited. but
the belief oppressed by those In position To
know that a majority OF all clas,c, of securities nag
been placed In the fins hands. ana that DrrAci'
Morgan A Go. would al once 20 ahead WIN plan
for The complete reorganization vi the Richmohd
Terminal system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
NO AUSTRIAN OBJECTION TO MIR. JUDD

London, May IA dispatch to The Times from
its Vienna correspondent contained reference to
the stir caused In the Austrian capital by the an
pouncement I'm the Niennesc newspapers the effect
that Max Judd OF ST. Louis, who appointed by
President Cleveland American Consul General at
Vienna, had resigned the Office Z" The Timess" dis.
patch says that the relatives OF Judd In Austria are
not aware OF anything going TO support the state
merit that he had resigned. and the correspondent
adds that II Is stated on good authority that the
Austrian Foreign Office has made no objection to
the appointment OF Judd. and that the Austrian
Ministry OF the Interior is not likely to oppose the
appointment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
MIR. SLOAN DENIES TIE REPORT.

IL WAS reported in dispatch from Toledo N's"r
day that the Toledo, Ann -irb0r and North Michigan
stock which j. VI. Ashley, ir. WAS Obliged 10 crop
last week had been bought up by the Delaware,
Lnckawarna and Western, and th0t the late' roau
WAS now I'm control OF the property. III" report mot
witt "A fiat denial from samuel sloan. president "i
tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, ana ho'h
the officers Of the Toledo Ann Arbor ana NoI'h
Michigan. who declared ;hat there was no Iouhua
ton Tor II whatever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
BIMETAL;ISTs APPEAL TO MR.. GLADSTONE.

London, May l. George Howell, Liberal member
Of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Il noted adyo-
cate Of labor reforms W II. Grcnfel. Liberal member
for Hereford the Marquis Of Carmarthcn, COnscrya
tive member for Lambeth, W. r.. NJ 1omlinsOn, Con
scrvative member for Preston Sir II. Mcyscy 1homp-
son, Liberal-I mioist member for IandswOrth, stat
ford shire. and other advocates a bimctac currency
have signed memorial asking Mr.. Gladstone TO reap
point the delegates TO the Brussels international None
tary Conference which is TO reasscmblc AT Brussels
on May 80 the delegates TO be instructed to give con
lion to any method for increasing the silver cur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02

Pitt,burs. May 1.-The first ANNUAL meeting Of the
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company vi, held here
to-day. The following officers were elected Pres.
dent w. II. Barn.~: director. George u. Roberts
John l.. Green. Henry u. Welsh T. y Il. Widcner.
samuel Roa and John Il. Jackson. The only chang"
In rc directory I, that samuel Rea takes the place
OF l.. ID. HhrllaY.