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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

II swimming were difficult art to master
there might be some explanation Of youth
growing up without learning to be at home in
the water. But, really. it is almost as easy as
rolling of the proverbial log. There is far
more hard work in learning how to stop
grounders throw accurately to bases, pitch
curve ball or play lawn tennis expertly than
there is in mastering the froe-like motion Of
delightful and health-giving sport. With such
easy conditions to recommend it it is sad to
think OF the thousands Of lives lost through
neglect to learn to swim in youth.
While the best course to pursue in learning
to swim is to place yourself under the care Of
an instructor-and the fees are very modest
there is no real necessity forit. The advantage
gained is that you acquire q "good style" at
once, while self-instruction may bring on q 60
as-you-please progression, which would be Diff
cult to correct later. But q very small per-
centage Of swimmers take expert instruction.
mers are found among the New York boys who
infest the city's wharves, and they certainly are
self-taught.
Salt water is the best to learn in. First, It is
SO much heavier than fresh water that it sup
ports the body easily. and this buoyancy will
give confidence to the beginner. Secondly, its
bitter and nauseating taste will teach the
learner n most important lesson Of swimming.
viz. to keep the mouth tightly closed and
breathe through the nostrils. Thirdly, its
temperature Is higher in the summer than fresh
water.
Floating should be the first lesson. 1t is easy
and natural. and when learner finds ont be
cannot sink il he keeps still and has q supply Of
air In his lungs, his dread Of the water will be
half vanquished. 1t will astonish you to dis
cover how easily you can float on top Of the
water. In a bath or shallow water wade out
until the water is up to your armpits 1t is
best to have q companion with you when max
ing your first attempt at floating. Or q rope
fastened to a STAKE on shore which you can hold
will be a stop cock to your nervousness. In the
bath you can keep close to the rope which is
stretched across. When you have got up to
your armpits in water turn your back to the
landing place and bend your knees till the
water nearly reaches your chin, as shown in the
first cut. Then gradually throw your head
back as far as 1t will 60. Do not grow nervous
when the water strikes your ears Keep slowly
putting the head back until the back of
1t is immersed and the water covers
your ears. You may feel squeamish at
this point bu: slowly put up your arms
and extend them behind your head as
far As they will go, with the palms Of the hands
uppermost and slightly followed. Now. after q
full breath and swelling out Of the chest, give a
little push Of the bottom with both feet, having
the position Of the second picture. Az you do
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you feel confident that the water will support
You in this position we'll as your back.
Then try the leg stroke. Lie In the water ~
before with arms outstretched. but when the
feet leave the bottom draw them close to the
body and kick out quickly, spreading apart the
legs.
When they have reached their full extent
press them close together. keeping them quite
straight with the toes pointed This move
ment will drive you forward a few feet, and
when you feel yourself sinking drop the feet to
the bottom. Keep practicing this stroke for
some time, and when you get familiar with it
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heve that they are better of than they would
be anywhere else.
The most northerly part Of Alaska is Point
Barrow, where there has been considerable
settlement Of Eskimo for centuries. There
they were found by the first white explorers.
living very much they do today. In many
ways these people are extremely interesting.
From time to time accounts Of them have been
published, but nothing on the subject has got
Into print so exhaustive a report that is about
TO be issred BY the bureau Of ethnology. 1t is
prepared by John Murdoch. who accompanied
An expedition to Alaska q while ago, acting a.
scientific observer.
HOW THEY USE TOBACCO.
Perhaps there is nothing more peculiar about
the Eskimo of Point Barrow than their methods
OF using tobacco. which, Of course, they procure
from the whites. They know good from bad
tobacco. When thew get hold of q few plugs
OF commissary tobacco from q vessel of the
United States navy they show . marked ap-
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From Puck.
Editor Bungto'on Bu9le-"wha q circulation
are we claiming now?''
Foreman-"Nine hundred"
Editor-"Better claim nine hun,j I'd and fifty
this week. l got two new subscriptions
today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

From Truth.

From Truth.
Maud-"I don't understand how it is you are
so continually getting engaged, and yet you
never get married"
Marie--"iou are a goose. I'm collecting
jewelry, not old gold"
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ON MIDSUMMER EVE.
Strange Things That Might Happen
Tonight, According to Old Tales.
ST. JOHNS DAY CUSTOMS.
How the worship Of st. John Was Coupled
With Curious Superstitions-The Origin Of
Bonhres-Fairies and Hobgoblins-How
Maidens Tried to Peer Into the Future.
1HIS Is MIDSUMMER

HIS IS MIDSUMMER
day. 1t is q festival
dedicated to st. John
the Baptist, being his
birthday. He is the
only calendered saint
whose birthday is cele-
brated. With all other
saints it is the day OF
death that is made a
fes tive anniversary.
Scripture says, "There
shall be rejoicing at his
BIRTH" and throughout
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Soft Crab and Fish Supper

At Bay Ridge every day. Reasonable rates.
Trains leave b. & y. station week days at 9:l5
am, 1:30 and 42s pm; Sundays at 1886 am,
l:S0 and 81 pm. Round trip, SL0o.-AduL
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There isnfa BIT Of use In deprivins yourself q
necessary household furniture Tell Us what you need
and we will send right 10 the house-you VIII b
just welcome to e a. though yop had peid cash for
Our prices are marked plainly on each article and
there NO deviation from those prices whether you
pay cash whether You prefer long time snd easy
weekly or monthly payments We invite you Q COM
You surely needa
REFRIGERAroR
And you need Il sou. Il Is poor economy 70 ny =
get along without We have them in al slsss 90
af all prices.
MArTrNa
lie q necessity during the hot summer-t efvss ycuf
rooms = COOL inviting appearance and the vsaP
and tear on the carpet We have I'll grsdes Of mssun9
II You wish to brighten up tie psrlor With . ney
suite Of furniture You viii md an endless variety u
styles here 20 choose from We offer the choice be-
tween Plush or H.ir,elotn P.rlor suite for e2s 90
devote one entire toor -
PARnoR FURNITURE
Suites In tapestry. Wilton rus brocatelle. s1lt IA
We should like 20 have your iudsment ths solid OAK
Bed Room suites We eel for e13-beveI rlsss N
bureau-nothing like il elsewhere 81 our price
II you need Carpet for the psrlor ssll spsndid
Brussels at 30 cents per yard-Inersin Carpet 6
WE MAKE AND LAY ALL CARPET FREE or
CosI-No CHARGE foR WASTE IL MkTCHIHo
FIGURES No one else docs much
We sell q sixfoot Oak Extension Table for q So
tress. e.. Remember these prices are casA ricss or
they are credN pr1ces-either way suits us
We are Offering a Neat. Trim Baby c.rrisrs for g.
OF Baby Carriages s brimfu Of prstty pstssrns nd
hele. &c
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LEARNING TO SWIM.
An Expert Tells the Young Folks How to
DO 1t.

THE DIFFICULTIES OF LEARNING THE ART not
so GREAT AS ARE USUALLY sUPPosED-EvERY
BOY SHOULD LEARN-DIRKcTIoNs WHICH, II
FOLLOWED, WILL MAKE THE TASK EASY.
From the New York World
Every boy should learn to swim. Girls are
by no means exempt Not only 10 swimming
the most healthful and e1hilarating Of pastimes,
but it is an accomplishment which may some
day be utilized in the saving of hfe-your own
or that Of some one dear to You. As an exer-
else it is Incompatible, bringing into play every
muscle Of the body, the work being so evenly
divided that no part is strengthened at the ex-
pense of another. As a recreative sport what
Is there to compare with it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
JACK FROST'S HOME.
That is Where the People Of Point
Barrow Live.
IN FARTHEST ALASK A.
Dominions - Curious Facts About the
Natives who Dwell There-How They Get
Food and Amuse Themselves-Queer Fish
ing and Hunting.

HERE IS NO COUN-
try in the world too cold
for people to live in.
b q m an inhabitants
would doubtless DO
found at the north
pole II food were to be
got there. At that
point the temperature
is not so low by many
degrees as in a latitude
much farther south
say, in arctic Siberia.
where the natives be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24

Boys Of six or seven begin to shoot small
birds and animals and TO hunt for birds eggs
When they reach twelve or fourteen wears
they arc intrusted with gun and seal spear,
accompanying their fathers on the chase. In
the meantime, the little girls are learning to
sew, in imitation of their mothers, and by the
time they are twelve years old they take their
share of the cooking and other housework and
assist In making the clothes for the family
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-24
TELLING THE FUTURE.

As on Halloween, there were all sorts of
tricks and devices for determining the future.
Two plants stuck in clay on the roof of a
house midsummer eve bent or blew during
the night in the direction dictated by fate.
Should the one representing the man turn
aside from the other plant then the lover WAS
faithless and the girl must either resign him
utterly or die unmarried
But If the morning sun show the two inclin-
ing toward each other happy life was insured.
TO determine your husbands profession pat
lump of pewter in water on going to bed
midsummer eve Next morning put n pail Of
water directly in sunshine and as the clock
strikes IL pour in the pewter boiling hot; when
cold and settled tako it out and YOU will find
emblem of trade. If ship, then your fate is a
sailor; tools for a workman; trees, a gardener;
ring. q silversmith or jeweler; book, a parson
or learned man.
In an old periodical of the last century,
called The Connotsseur, girl gives her ex-
periences: 81 and my two sisters tried dumb
cake together. two must make it, two bake it.
two break it and the third put it under each Of
their pillows. not speaking n word. Then you
will dream of the man you are to have.
This We did and to be sure 1 dreamed of Mr.
Blossom. The same night, exactly at II,
sowed hemp in the back yard, saying:
Hemp seed SOW, hemp seed hoe.
And be that is my true love come after me and
now
81 looked back and saw him behind me plain
as could be. Then l took two midsummer men
and stuck them up one for him and one for me-
Now, if his had died away I do assure YOU
we should never have come together but his
bowed and turned to mine,
"Our maid Betty tells me if i go backward
into the garden, without speaking, midsummer
eve and gather rose and put it in n clean
sheet of paper and keepit without looking at
it until Xmas day it will be as fresh as in June
and he that is to be my husband will come to
take 1t out
my sister Hetty, who died just after Xmas.
stood last midsummer eve on the church porch
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-07
SHFRIFF'B sALF.-A. NJ. TnORNBURGH
~ plaintiff. We. Thomas Golf. John v. Jerom,

SHFRIFF'B sALF.-A NJ. TnORNBuRGH.
. plaintiff. We. Thomas Golf. John. v. Jerome
Rolling Mills: a corporation, defendants.
Onder and by virtue of an order OF sale and
district court Of tho First judicial DISTRICT Of ths
state Of Mountains. in and for the county Of Lewis
and Clarke, on thu, So!h day OF March. a. p.
1898. In tho above entitled action, wherein =. NJ.
ahornburgh: the above named plaintiff. Oh;
sale against 1 homasG of. John Y. Jerome and
Patrick Kelly and The Laramie Rolling Mills. a
corporation, defendants. on tho aGth day of
March, A. D. 1893, for the sum of Sll..74S. besides
cree was on the 3oth day Of March, 4. y; 1888.
recorded in judgment book No. II Of said court
at page -. an commanded to sell all that
certain lot, piece. or parcel Of land situate. lying
and and b 81 Hd in tn. co oud SoS OF Lewis sns and desc, ihssk e.
Lot number thirteen us) in block number six
90, of .BAssetts, addition to the city of
Helena, Lewis and Clarke county. Montana. As
scribed in the official plat, Of said Hessett's id
dition. as the same Is on file in the Office of the
clerk and recorder OF LOWS and Clarke county.
Montana. Subject to, the mortgage held by
William .a Bs, . mum recorded S o ~ s e 5nc 10 OF mort
day, the I'D day Of April, A.. D. 1893, at
u O'CLOCK IN. OF that day. at the front door OF
the court house, Helena, Lewis and Clarke coun-
Of sale and decree Of foreclosure and sale. sell
the above described property. or SO much thero-
of MS may be necessary to satisfy said Judgment.
with interest and costs, to the highest and best
Given under my hand this soth day of March,
CHARLES L. CURTIS, Sheriff.
By FRED K. Hoss. Under Sheriff.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-07
THE SOURCE OF THE NILE.
Confirmation of tho Ancient Myths Abou
the Mountains of tho Moon.

Confirmation of the Ancient Myths About
the Mountains of the Moon.
The report of DR.. Baumnnn's latest geo.
graphical investigation of the Kagera river
and the country lying between that stream
and Lake TanQanyika affords an interest
ing and important contribution to the his
tory of the source of the Nile and a singu-
lar confirmation of the ancient myths con-
cesninQ the mountains of the moon. On
Sept. 5 last DR.. Baumann's expedition
reached the KaRera river, n was received
by tho natives of Urundi with extraordi-
nary demonstrations Of joy and respect.
He learned thai Urundi. from Ujiji to Ru-
andn, for ages had been ruled by kings who
were supposed to be lineal descendants Of
the moon, and that the natives believed
him to be the last king. who had died a
generation before. and who had now come
back to them. On Sept. II the expedition
crossed the Akenyatu. which Ia not. as sup
posed, a lake, but a river. DR.. Baumann
also discovered that the so-called Lake
Mworengo ia in reality a river which flows
into the Akenyaru, mi came to the conclu-
sion that there was no extensive sheet of
water in Ruanda or North Urundi. On
Sept. 16 he arrived at the source of the
Kagera, at the foot of the prsoipitous and
wooden hills which form the watershed be-
tween the basins of the Ruff and KaRera.
This mountain chain is known to the ma
tives by the name of the Mountains of the
Moon." n is held in peculiar reverence
by them. Here Dr.. Baumnnn maintains
the real source of the Nile to be. for if lit
be acknowledged that the kagera IL the
feeder of the Victoria Nyanza. it follows
that the headquatters of the Nile can be
none other than tho KaRera itself in tho
the boundaries of the German East AZ
RIGA"
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GHFRIFF'S SALE. -SANFORD Il. PALMER
W md fhmuel II. trAmer. plaintiffs, VS.. Emil
". L6 .Imnn ct al. defendants.

&HFRIFF'S SALE. SANFORD K. PALMER
~ md tamuel II. { rnmer. plaintiffs, VS.. Emil
v. Lhslmnn ct al. defendants.
Under and By virtue Of an order of sale and
dccr00 Of foreclosure and sale issued out Of tho
district court Of the First Judicial district Of tho
state or aiontann, in and for tho county of LOWS
and Clarke. on the 18th day OF March. A. u.
1898. in tho above entitled action. wherein san
ford X. Palmer and Samuel Fl. tEamer, the above
named plaintiffs. obtained a judgment and de-
cree OF foreclosure and sale against Emil v.
uteImnn ct a.. defendants, on the 18th day of
March, A. ~, 1898. for the sum Of 81, b0l.lB. be-
sides interest, costs ard attorneys fees, which
said decree was. on tho 18th day of March. a.
p. 1893. recorded In Judgment book No.
II OF said court, al. paRe -. am COM
manded 10 sell two certain houses and all other
improvements erected upon lots eeyen "a ard
cig.,t (e) in block number ten Q0). las said lots
and block arc numherai. designated and de-
scribed on the plat Of the Ih0nix addition to
tho city of Helena county of Lewis and Clarke.
and state of Montana
Public notice 10 hereby given. that on Mon
day. the 10th day Of April, a. D.. 1893. at IL
O'clock m. of that day, at the front door of the
court house. Helena, Lewis and Clarke county,
Montana. l Will. in obedience to said order Of sale
and decree Of foreclosure and sale, sell the above
described property. or so much thereof as may
DO necessary to satisfy said judgment. with in
terest and costs. to the highest and bost bidder,
for cash in hand.
Given under my hand. this Goth day of March,
A. d.. 1898.
CHARLES d. CURTIS, Sheriff.
by FRED T. Hoss. Under Sheriff.
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First publication Jan. 49, 1899.

SHER1FF's sALE-BY VIRTUE OF AN ALIAS
triet court q the First Judicial district Of tie
state Of Montana. in and for the county Of Lewis
and Clarke. in the suit Of William kranich
against !aax !oYy.nosis. duly sttested tho q
the right, title and interest of tho said MAJ Jo-
vanovic. in and to the following described prop
erty, situated in Lewis and Clarke county, Mon
tana. viz:
he Matthias quartz lode mining claim, in Dry
Gulch unorganlzed mining district, in the
county Of Lewis and Clarke. and state Of Mon
tana, as the same appears of record in the Office
Of the comfy RECORDER Of said county and state.
ther description reference is hereby made.
Together With all and singular tho tene-
INTO BELONGING or in any wise appsrtaining;
April. A. D. 1895. at tho hour of IL o'clock m of
said day. at the front door of the court house,
in the city of Helena. said county and stnte. |
viii sell al the right. title and interest Of The
in hand.
Given under my hand this. the 2lst day Of
March. A. ID. 1893.
CHAS. D. CURTIS. Bhcrif.
FRED e. Hoss. Under Sheriff.
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Spokane Falls (
Northern Railway
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
A, M, Leave. ...spokane ...Arrlvo. $50 r. N

Commencing March 27, passen.
gers leaving Spokane on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays connect
same afternoon at Northport with
Steamer for Trail Creek, Robson,
Nelson, Baltour, Pilot Bay, Aims
worth, Kaslo and SLOGAN, and Pas
senqers arriving from the north on
those days 60 directly through to
Spokane, arriving at $50 p. m.
Daily service via this line will
commence about April 40, when
passengers will 90 through the
same day.
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beon prepared AZ the ministry oil the inte.-
Tor at ~. Petersburg. Jews living In vii
lagos and towns situated within tho western
frontier zone. which hiss = breadth OF Nfty
vsrsts. will hRve the right of continuing to
leaids more; whereas she law now In force
sattled In their present abodss prior ~ OcS.
n, 1853. The nav scheme ID TO be dis
cusGod during the next session OF the
conncil Of the empire. Meanwhile the
provincial governors have been instructed
TO suspend the explosions of Jews. The
projected discussions Will extend 10 any
decree Of expulsion that may already have
boon issued or have become o operative.
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Strength and Health.

If you are not feeling strong and healthy.
try Electric Bitters. II ia grippe" has
left You weak end weary, use Electric Bit
to- 8. This remedy acts directly on liver,
stomach and kidneys, gently aiding those
organs to perform their funcsiona. II you
are afflicted with sick headache, you will
find speedy and permanent relief BY taking
Electric Bitters. One trial will convince
you that this is the remedy you need.
Large bottles only TO cents at II. M. Par
chen d Co.'s drug store. ,
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What They Are Good For.

What They Are Good For.
B~RANDRETH's PILLS are the best medicine
known.
First-They are purely vegetable, in fact
medicRted food.
Second-The same dose always produces
same effect-other purQatives require in
creased doses and finally cease acting.
Third-They purify the blood
~Fourth-They inviRorate the digestion
and cleanse the stomach and bowels.
Fifth-They stimulate the liver and carry
off vitiated bile and other depraved secre-
tions.
The first two or three doses tell the story.
The skin becomes clear. the eye bright. the
mind active, digestion 10 restored. ~costivc-
ness cured, the animal vigor is recruited
and all decay arrested.
~BRANDnETH's PILLS are sold in every DRUG
and medicine store, either plain or sugar
oOated.
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DR.: /. 9. Vests Nerve and Brain Treatment. A
specific for Hysteria, Dizziness. Fits, Neuralgia
Headache, NeIyops Prostration caused by alcohol
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No Drunken Mahometans.

Mnhomets injunction against the use of
ardent spirits is so we'll obeyed even at this
late day that it is IN extremely rare sight to
see a drunken Mussulman. A lady who has
lecn making n tour Of Egypt snys that dur
ing q long stay in Cairo none of her rarty
saw an intoxicated man. She says that she
asked her draRoman if he ever under any
provocation INDUCED in strong drink, and
he answered: eff my wife were dying and
tho doctor ordered her to take brandy and
shs died with that brandy in her stomach,
Goo would not receive her In heaven"
Paurs doctrine of a little wine for the
stomach's sake has no place in the Koran
code of ethics.
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STARTLING FACTS!

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Dhn!el Myers, Brooklyn. Mich, says his daughter
was cured OF insanity OF ten years standing.
have had a very fine trade upon DR.. Miles
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