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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-15
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
TIE CADETS FEARED THE CAMERA.

The snapshot camera has been Jeered at and
sneered at In many places and at many times
and the camera nend' has been excoriated for
his crimes but the camera sometimes performs
the functions OF n dscplinaran with success A
naval officer once found It more efficacous than
any article OF war and more persuasive than
conference.-the 1t while he had under his
tender care Annapolis cadets.
There one thing that this officer could not
teach the youngest men In the Naval Academy
and this was not to squrm and start and jump
and plug their ears with their fingers when the
heavy cannon fired. II OF no to
argue with them when the guns began to roar
they forgot the arguments. Pleadings were In
vain and reproofs were useless. IL was highly
ridiculous and anything but martial to hnve
lot OF young men whose profession IL II to make
war when war ~ needed act like schoolgirls when
the sea artillery was In noisy operation.
Finally the officer hit upon plan. He had
camera trained upon his gallant cadets with
their knowing II. and then he ordered broad
side after broadside TO be nred. The noise
humorous, and the actions OF the cadets
as usual most undignlfed and most unwarlIke. A
few days later some excellent photographs OF the
young men afraid of a noise" were hung in promi-
nent positions to be perpetual reproach to those
who plugged their ears. Those photographs did
their work we'll. The next time the cannon roared
the cadets stood like statues carved from stone,
petrIfed with their fear Of the deadly CAMERA"
and it, brutal frankness $500. ID. 1880.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
1upTO

In this article. and number Of similar articles
which shah follow, attention is to be directed 10
n field Of American folklore which has as yet
been only imperfectly CLEANED. The book OF Mr.
W. w Newell C'Ciames and Songs OF American
Childrpn'O published ten years ago by Harper
e. Brothers. Is Of inestimabe value. not only
for the ynst amount Of material contained In It's
pages but also for the delightful manner III
which that material Is presented and fs sug-
restiyeness TO those who would pursue the study
on compa rative lines. | shall be more than salts
fed II what bring shall be thought worthy az
beine considered In the light OF an appendix TO
Mr. Newers book No one knows better than
he the secretary Of the American Folklore so
ciety. how inexhaustible the subject IL. and how
endless the labor Of compilation: consequently
he will be neither surprised nor chagrined IL
bring some shesNes from fields which ne neg
ected mean the former slave life OF the
Southern States the frutfulness OF which IN
other features OF folklore study. has beer am
rIv attested In view OF the value which chill
dren's singing games have for the kindergarten
system OF education have thought 1t desirable
tha, each Of the songs should be given In simple
ARRANGEMENT for voice and pianoforte 10 facil-
tate .tudv OF those that are new 10 The Trib-
une's readers and II possible. to awaken pleas
ant memories in the case OF those that are od.
H. r. KREIIBIEL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

above, but they differ from each other only In the
name Of the object whose "moshuns are TO lie
"acted" by the pantommist In the ring. or course
the antics OF this pantom!mst make up a large
share OF the pleasure derived from the game by
the players and spectators. In turn he must play
the part OF monkey. 'gemmun." lady. "chil en-.
preacher and "niggcr." How this was done In Mrs.
Pyrnelles day she tells as follows:
While the dancers were singing the first verse. Il
&C monkey moshuna." he one In the middle would
screw up his face and hump his shoulders in the
most grotesque manner TO represent "A monkey.
would stick his hat on side OF his head take
a walking In his hand. and strut back and
forth to represent gentleman. In the lady
moshuns' he would take little mincing steps and
toss his head from side to side and pretend 10 be
tanning with his hand. II ac' chlcn moshuns" was
portrayed by his poutng out his lips and twirling
his thumbs giggling or crying. When they sang
IL ac' preacher mOshuns." he Strengthened himself
back and began TO LAY on" his hands In the most
eXtravagant gestures. IL ac' Niger moshuns' was
represented by scratching his head. or by bending
over and pretending TO be picking cotton or hoeing.
The representation Of the different motions was
left entirely the taste and ingenuity OF the actor
though 1t was the rule OF the game that no two
people should represent the same character the
same way. n one acted the lady by mincing
of portrayng her such = sewing. or playing on an
Imaginary piano. giving orders TO servants or
anything that his fancy would suggest.
The step from this game OF the black children OF
our South to tho dapee which gave rise TO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
.n AZ. 1f0NKEY MOSHI'NS.

For the words and melody OF this amusing lttle
game ! am indebted 20 Mrs. Louise clarke
Pyrnelle, who In 1882 published through the mar
ns,a . charming little story OF plantation child
ne. called "Diddie. Dumps and Tot" Mrs. Pyrnelle
"a a Southern woman. who was born and raised on
a plantation. and she wrote her book with obvious
sympathy for the sunny side Of slav" Hf" she -
now a school teacher in Florida. and with most
gracious readiness complied with "A request That she
transcribe the melodies OF the chiidrens games ne
scribed in her book. chapter Of which u de-
voted 10 the gamboIs OF the dusky young folks in
quarters Like the majority OF such plays. i Ac
Monkey Moshuns" IL ring game. which. In Its
triple feature OF song. dancing movement and min
icry recalls the origin OF the drama In the dnhy-
rambs OF the ancient Greeks The ring Of singing
dancers moves around an actor In the centre whose
business II is to perform the antics called for by the
song There are Ave verses besides the one printed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

Greek tragedy Ia short one. The tragedy OF
Hellas was nothing than the final evolution
OF the dances with which the ancient Heilenes cee
brated their religious festivals. OF the ring of
dancers moving around a leader In the centre We
have picture much older than the tragcdans In
the eighteenth book OF the "lliad where Homer
describes the merrymakng OF the winners:
Young maids md stripings Of n tender age
Bore the sweet fruit In baskets. Midst them all
youth from his shrill harp drew Pleasant sounds
And sang with soft voice to the murmurinE strings.
They danced around him. beating with quick feet
The ground and sang and shouted toyously.
-tBryant's translation.
From such a rustic dance to the play with Its
deep religious significance. the development obvi-
ously ran through mmicry Of the kind illustrated
In II Ac' Monkey Moshuns" Bacchus and his
taries and companions were naturally ever pres
ent In the minds Of the winners when celebrating
their harvest festivals. and probably long before
the Bacchic song had led the way 70 dialogue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

now az Geneva which is not more than nw
hours distance from Pont-sur-Seine. His High.
ness knows that If he came 10 France tnere
would be a deal Of manufactured enthusiasm for
him and that he would have the feeling OF being
rid Of the over-ladyship OF Queen Victoria. Inc
over-loriship Of the Sultan was found too mucn
by the Khedve's grandfather. lsmail, VINO stIovs
10 slip from Il in many ways and at various
times. The present man chafes under what ne
calls the Cromer strait-waistcoat Lord Cromer
is at no pains 10 smooth his crusty man
ners in telling the Khedive what he is not 10 DO.
The Khedlve must have found pleasure In swift
erand In receiving encouragement 10 hold MS
own and hope from NJ Camille Barrere, VINO -
not only Ambassador OF France 10 the SWISS
Confederation. but ex-resident at Cairo ana
a connection through Nine. Camille Barrere' Oh
Nubar Pacha. Very likely the assurances ne re.
ceved led to the publishing OF an indiscreet
interview In THE Journal" in which member
of the Khedives inner circle spoke OF His High
ness as trusting To- French protection and pene
ready 10 revolt against Lord Cromer ana me
Queen T.. G.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
MEMORIES or JOHN FORSTER


The death OF Mrs. John Forster removes one q
the last the Dickens group. Friends were az
these another, doubtless. but with a frieno'
ship that included abundance OF raillery, ana notn:
ing surprised the surviving friends OF Dickens ana
Forster much TO read OF the sentiment Whlen
the humorst and bographer expressed haoltualiy
according to The Life OF Dickens" Sentiment was
precisely what had ever observed between
them and hence the suspicion OF a certain pose OF
sensibty when the Life appeared Men OF LEI.
tiers have no pose in these days but The Lie OF
Dickens written twenty years ago. what was
evident that the humorst told anecdotes OF
his blographer. and that the anecdotes though mol
exactly ignomlnious. certainly shrewdly HUE
trative OF character. and generally had laugh 10
them Forster's way OF speaking exceedingly
weighty; he loved the roll or the phrase. lie also
owed 10 pay kind OF solemn court 10 Couh!
d'Orsay who was the most daZzingly attired ana
most beautiful member OF the Dickens group ms
WAS a story which Dickens loved 10 tell. with his
dramatic voice: Forster sitting by Count
d'Orsay. who unchng In hoie. dinng-room.
On sudden ne raised his assiduous eyes from
dOrsays plate and lifted ZIP his deliberate VOICE
lie spoke winged words. Waiter he said
Waiter, some butter-for the founders-ot tne
COUNT The penultimate Lord Lytton was also
one OF them and also admired; and Forster use1
TO begin his appeals 10 him in conversation Witn
the slow exordlum But tell me-Bulwer," TniA
too used Dickens TO mimic. And also Forsters
famous rebuke to his equally famous servant
Henry The soup hao proved unequal to the wants
OF an unexpected number Of guests: NO moV
mugatawny Henry? Henry-let there-be-mors-
mulligatawny,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

French which invites interesting spec
u!atlon. Here IS the French song as given by Mr.
Newell:
Qui vent OUR. Gui veut SAVIOR,
Comment on seine Faveine?
Mon pere la semait alnsl,
Puts II So repDSat DENT.
Frappe du pied. puts lie Ia main.
In petit tour pour ton voisln.
Avelne aveine avene
Que le Bon Deu tamene!
The melody sung TO the analogues Of "Osts. pease.
beans" In Switzerland and portions OF Germany:
Would you know how does tho farmer
Sow his barley ana wheat.
II become fairly familiar IN the United States by
reason OF its adoption In Kindergarten work II Ia A
very gracious and useful little tune.
All the known European versions OF "Oats pea Sc
beans' alike In that they put the players
through the motions OF sowing. reapng binding etc
Mr.. Newell says that the German game In ts mod
form has become n coarse Jest ut IL repre-
sented how the farmer sows his oats cuts H. binds
It, carries II home. stores IT, thrashes IT, takes IL 10
market sells It. spends the money In carousal
comes home drunk and qunrrels with his wife be-.
she has cooked him no supper! Verify a
satire from the lips Of children" Concerning the
possible origin OF these farmer games Mr.. Newell
says:
That such a song danced in sowng-tme and rep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

MACKEREL SHARK AND BLACK SEA BASS
Lama. Two boats attacked the vicious creature anu
finally succeeded In punching an iron into It's vtaIs
The side Of one boat stove by blow forcDie
enough 10 knock fisherman overheard.
Thee sharks have been known TO attack small
boat, upset 1t and eat the oarsman. A man-eater
over forty-two feet long has been reported lower
down this coast The natives are said TO live In
fear OF this awful fish, which already has the record
OF having eaten six men. II has been shot IRE
Quenty. The water about It has been dlscolored
with blood. Yet the shark still lives. The tiger
shark is ferocious the Ipan-eater. Another
large sharf hereabouts Is the basking shark II Is
taken measuring fifteen TO forty feet in length:
The skin of thirty-wo feet long is at Stanford
University Museum. IL was captured last March.
This skin alone weighs over 100 pounds. while the
sharks liver produced $50 gallons Of oil These
sharks. however sluggish. lazy and do not bite
people Their gil-rakers are on the whale model.
When entanged In net they frequently suffocate.
the net restricts the gills
California fishermen do not consider fve-foot
sharks OF much account when from San Diego
wharves black seabass caught six to eight
feet long weighing 300 to 800 pounds. Such fish
common They taken shark hooks and
clothes lines. When hooked. the FISH Ia allowed to
swim about the bay towing a two-inch plank. When
he If exhausted the lin, Is hauled In and the fish
killed with an axe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
N4NE4TERS or THE PACIFIC.

SHARKS THAT ARE THE DREAD OF THE CALI
rORNIA FISHERMEN.
San Diego Cal. Aug. % (SpeciaD.-The true man
eater shark as taken on this coast Is known only
as a man-eater. The shove!-nosed SHARKS are sa''
sharks too cowarlly to attack even yellow Dog
1,, ,h,r,vfour-foot shark captured 10y some fisher
mo, NJ the true man-eater variety (carcharodon
carcbar,as seemed brave enough and savage
enough TO attack anything within its reach Thi'
monsters mouth was wide. the teeth long ana
sharp with an inward incline. The stomach wouid
hold d full-grown man easily ana n good ueaI DC.
r.o 0sh became tangled IN a net on Point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

in which the story OF the god was rehearsed 'he
dancing worvhppers. crcing around the altar py
the waysde. had begun to manifest their enthusiasm
by initiating the actions and appearance or the goa
and his votaries They smeared themselves WIN
w,ne lees coored their bodies black and red put on
n,sks covered themselves with the skins OF beasts
and enacted the roles OF Pans. nymphs. faurs and
satyrs In other words and In a classic way, they
acted monkey moshuns
Mimcry of the motions attending the performance
OF manual work has always been a favorlte ele-
ment in childrens ring games. 1t would De easy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

resentng the progress and abundance OF the crop.
should be supposed 10 bring blessing the iabors
OF the year is quite in conformity vi,h what we
know OF popular belief. ancient and modern. When
n French savant asked the peasants OF La Chatre
why they performed the dance OF Threading the
Needle" the answer was. ITO make IN. hemp
grow" II IL not In the least unlikely that the original
OF the present chant was sung. with like object.
by Italian rustIcs In the days OF Virgil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
A HEAVY WEIGHT BTCYCLIST.
m The Cincinnati Commercial.

From The Cincinnati Commercial.
A local bicycle has taken immense con-
tract He has agreed to equip one OF Viewpoints dis
tinguished citizens with a wheel warranted not to
bend nor break. The gentleman who Ii Interested
In securing a wheel OF such high grade Is J. w
Grimes He Is about thirty-nve years old and weighs
Just exactly ~ pounds. He II active a school,
boy and says that II the wheel nts him he'll enter
the Poorman road race next year The bicycle IL TO
plsted win weigh only thirty-6vs poundk
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to make a long list Of the games in which the
successors Of the primitive drama-m makers play al
work one OF the best known ana most widely
sprend Of such games IL oats pea'e. beans ana par
10y grows" which has double interest 10 the
studen, In that II not only seems 10 be survival
OF the dances which. among our ancestors were
religious ob-ervanccs designed to promote the fruit
func.s OF the fields but also OF the love games
peculiar 20 May time and the mating season In
his history OF this game Mr.. Newell says that
"lt was played by Frolssart Cborn In 1880. ana Ra-
beats Oborn In i4S); while the general resemblance
Of tho song in European countries proves that IN
The five centuries through which thus trace IT,
even the words have Undergone little change AZ
the song s commonly sung in the United states
there are four sanzas OF which the first two
are DEVOTED to agriculture TO speak. and TWO
TO marriage: thus:
oats, pease. beans and bar;cy grows
How How y9 a. nor and barley grows
You nor T. nobody knows.
Thus the farmer his seed.
Thus he stands and takes his ease
He stamps his foot and c!aps his hand
And turns around 10 view the land.
Waiting for partner.
Waiting for n partner.
Open the ring and choose one IN
And kiss her when you get her IN.
Now you're married. you mus, obey,
You mus be true 70 al YOU say
9d m h r De- N b.bl yo . ms' b Se wood
IN giving the words and music Of these familiar
songs I must he permitted TO adopt The versions
which ara most familiar 20 me The numerous va
Rants be- found all over the country are products
Of personal equations. which Il would take long
n time 10 discuss. Lizzie girls with tendency
toward s'rongmiriclnoss sometimes sing And
make your husband chop the wool bu, this
mani,esiiy less amab.e among the forests OF Mich
gan than the version which looked to corporation
in the onerous task OF fuel-get'ing In Network
the melody has been extended by entirely
period wherea. IN the Naugatuck Valley. Connect
cut /; has most strangely been abbreviated 90
period OF six meayires. only three lines being sung
thus:
oats pcnse. beans and barley grows
Yol. !. nor nobody knows
How oats. pease. beans and barley grows.
slugular.y enough. In the remaining s;anzas the
general form prevails The little song Is unknown IN
Great britain where Il plainly has dropped on, Of
mind bI II IL common IN France. Provence Spain.
Italy Sicily Germany. switzerland and Sweden
The correspondence. 50 FAR as the imitation OF the
motions OF sowing reaping. binding. etc. ls con-
cerned IL universal. and there Is parallelsm be-
tween the meirical forms OF the American and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09
A PRIZE POEM.


From The Chicago Inter Ocean.
"Penscratch won prize with his last poem"
How it, -
ut had been declined oftencr than any other"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

French songs which invites 20 mos, interesting spec
u!ation Here IS the French song. given by Mr
Newell:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-09

"Vantine's Chocolate Annals" Delicious ~
bons, perfectly pure. In japanese LeaaAe
boxes, l0c. each.
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Highest of all in Leavenng PowerLatest U s. Govt Report
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A treat Fire In Portland.

Portland Ore, September. 23.-The
most disastrous fire in the history OF the
CITY broke out at 4S0 this aft. rnoon IN
the dock of the Pacific Coast elevator
company, and ragged for three hours, de
stroying property valued at nearly ST.
500. 600. The department was scattered
about the city looking after small fires
when the alarm from the elevator WAS
rung in. When the engines arrived the
fire was beyond control, and in half an
hour from'the time it started the docks for
half a mile were on fire. Nothing could
be dore but to let the fire burn itself
out.
The elevator contained nearly half a
million bushels of wheat. The new
plant of the Portland General electric
company, which had just arrived from
Lynn, Mass, was standing in the yards
of the Terminal company on the cars,
not having been unloaded. The plant
occupied an entire train, and the ma
chinery was of the most expensive kind,
most of which was destroyed. Two hun
dred freight cars, so of which was de
strOyed. The Oregon railway and Nav
igation docks held l 800 tons of freight.
consisting of wool, salmon, general mer-
chaEdise and cement, all of which was
destroyed. There were stored on the
dock about l., 900 cases of salmon from
the lower Columbia river and Puget
Sound, awaiting shipment to the east.
1t was valued at about $40, 900, and was
partly insured.
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FiftI-tWO Dead.

ALGoNA, Ia, September pa cv-
clone passed through this county about
o'clock last night. So far as reported
% people were killed and 80 injured
several OF them fatally. The little town
OF Cylinder 20 miles west of this place
on the Milwaukee road, il is reported
was swept from the face of the earth.
About % miles north of that place a
family named GOulden, four in number.
were killed
The town Of WhitmOre y miles west
Algona, was unharmed, but Robert Ste
venson, living four miles north. was
killed, and his wife probably fatally in
Jured. The wife and children of Fred
Pompe in Fenton township were in their
house, which was completely wrecked,
but they were covered up by the falling
wall, and not one of them was hurt.
The horse barn was completely blown
away. Five horses were unharmed.
George W. Beavers, living three miles
north of Algona, had Just gotten home
from the fair. He got into ithe house
with his wife and two children and an
adopted son, and was Just getting down
IN the cellar, when the cyclone struck
the house, completely demolishing it.
The whole family were covered with the
ruins. Beavers had the baby in his
arms, and with it he made his way north
to the house of Geo. Christian Dau. his
tather-ln-law, for help. His wife was
Just dying when he returned, and his
little girl gasped Papa, papa, and ex-
pired. The wreck here was complete.
nothing remaining of the handsome
house and barn
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Tragedy After a Ball.

Dunbar, Pa, September 23.-Frank
Greenlee shot and mortally wounded
John Mcdowell last night. Both at
tended IA dance, and both were particu-
lar in their attentions to the same young
lady. She did not seem to have any
choice, but the young men ragged at
each other. Finally they quarreled,
agreed to fight it out and left the dance
for that purpose. They agreed to fight
with natures weapons, but before they
set to Greenlee suddenly changed his
mind and drew a pistol. Before any
body could interfere he fired point blank
at Mcdowell at close range and missed
him. Then he fired rapidly until one of
the bullets struck Mcdowell in the
breast
The latter turned as if to escape but
again faced his enemy and got another
bullet in his abdomen. AS the wounded
man fell Greenlee's younger brother
took a hand in the shooting at Nc
Dowell until others interfered. In all
dozen shots were fired at Mcdowell, but
only two hit him. Either OF thes will
prove fatal.
Greenlee was captured in Connells>
vile in the night, taken to Uniontown
and lodged in Jail.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-28

THERE seems to be a significant fnll
in the wool cry, says the Philadelphia
Times, and the wall of distress over the
new tariff schedule is no longer re
spectacle murmur. OF course there is a
cause. When the Mckinley bill went
into effect wool brought 2S cents a
pound and fell to 10 cents inisde the
first week. As the flock masters were
not giving away their product they
stopped selling, and under the highest
protective tariff ever known found nei-
ther market nor buyers. The new tariff
rate makes heavy reductions, nothing
less than 80 per cent. and all the way up
to 80. Under this tariff last week an
Ohio wool grower in the Woodsfield dis
trict sold 10000 pounds at 26 cents At
Washington, in this state, the wool clip
commands q cents, and this in spite
Of the fact that the Washington farm
ers were assured that the free wool mea-
sure was their ruin. To top all,
Monongahela firm yesterday instructed
its country agents to take up $50, 600
pounds at % cents, where they former
ly paid 10. This is why the luli in the
wool ruin cry has the boards.