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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-26
HARVEY ON STATEHOOD.

llons ~ - lANtNtf was AohhR
at his cosy haywood home last
evening by STAR reporter. Mr..
Harvey. as everyone knows, was
Oklahoma's first representative
il congress. He has had the best
of opportunities to study the con-
diticu of affairs in Oklahoma and
Indian territory, and is, accord
ingly, well qualified to discuss
the question Of statehood. In
response to inquiries put by the
STAR representative he spoke as
follows:
~ think the report OF the
Dawes commission embodies all
we are liable to get soon and
about what we want in the ter
ritory. The portion Of the Chick
asaw nation which it is proposed
TO annex to Oklahoma contains
all the really valuable land in
that reservation. II all lies east
of the 98th meridian and contains
as much good farming land as in
the present limits Of Oklahoma.
81 do not believe it will be
possible to get statehood for Ok
lahoma as it is during the present
administration. Even if con-
gress should give the territory
statehood in its present bound-
aries, the chances are that the
president would veto the act and
that he would be supported in his
action by the entire democratic
party in Oklahoma, reinforced
by considerable portion of the
republicans and the entire pop
ulist element.
"Those who are familiar with
the territory know that there is
but very little agricultural land
west of the 90 = meridian. West
of this meridian we have good
grazing country with some mar
row valleys where small grains
and forage crops can be raised,
The territory in its present form
can never be populous and
could not easily support a state
government. Our resources
would be small enough after the
Chickasaw nation is added. |
do not think the mass of the peo-
pie are worrying about the
statehood matter at all and that
they would be willing to remain
a territory some time longer, at
least until we have more taxable
land within our borders.
''The report of the Dawes
Commission should and will have
great weight with congress.
Messrs, Kidd and McKennon are
men of high standing in their re-
spective states, while Mr.. Dawes
has a national reputation and his
opinions on Indian affairs are
given great weight in the senate
Of the United States. 1t seems
10 be almost certain that some-
thing will be done towards max
ing a change in the status of the
live tribes and the creation of
government there.
do not believe it will be possible
10 unite them after a territorial
government is created oyer the
i've tribes. A capital will be To-
,ated over there, public institu-
ions will be established and
here will be every reason for
hem to desire, as they do now
o remain apart. So if any part
( tho Chickasaw Nation ia ever
o be added TO Oklahoma it will
ave to be done this winter.
)klahoma Star.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

] have noticed in the stores of the fur
dealers in San Antonio that all the hides
of wildcats. especially the legs, are liter
ally filled with cactus briers. Most ami
mails avoid che cactus, while the wildcat
seems to hide in it. Whether the cats
are too stubborn to ever learn that cac-
fuses have thorns, or whether theydo no.
experience pain to the extent that other
animals suffer, would be a question for
anatomists OF psychologists to answer.
The fact is that the insides of the legs of a
Wildcats skin are as thickly covered with
briers as is the outside with hair.-Texas
Stockman and Farmer.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

whatever the late Professor Tyn-
dall's final wishes may have been, it was
not writes "a correspondent, his desire
ut one time OF his life that his remains
should rest in the little graveyard at
Haslemere. | remember some 10 years
ago sitting next him at a dinner party s.:
the late Earl of Dalhousie's and his ex-
p~atiating with much zest M ~eloquence
on his horror of being inferred in a damp
spot. His final resting place, the pro-
fessor declared. was already prepared for
him near his favorite Alpine retreat-a
shelf cut in the hard rock. high up in the
pure, dry mountain air, where the nat.
ural process of d~isintegration might be
accomplished with as few of the painful
ls~ughingly volunteered to provide con
tiguous rocky shelves for any like mind
ed friends.
Il may perhaps be allowed TO add that
through all the intervening years | have
retained a most vivid impression of the
enthusiasm with which Professor Tyu
dali dwelt on the wilder beauties of ma
ture. He assured me that he lived Oh
Hindhead not for the sake OF the eXqui-
site summer days. but for the wild even
ings OF spring and autumn. when storms
and mists and ralnclouds sweep across
the open hillside. His artistic enjoy
ment of such a scene seemed TO me quite
as keen as his scientific appreciation. -
Westminster Gazette.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26
Singular Case of Precocity.

4 remarkable case of ~precocity and
unnatural development in a child is re-
ported near Warren. Tenn. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Brandon are the parents of a
+year-old boy. who of curse has never
attended school, and the parents have
never attempted TO impart the knowledge
of learning to the youngs' r. Some days
age the mother was reading aloud from
the family Bible. while the child was
busy playing about the room. Sudden
y the child exclaimed:
"Oh, mamma, / cal read like you"
The mother paid no attention, but the
child continued talking, repeating the as
sertion several times. Finally to please
the young one the mother took 1t in her
lap and opened the book before him.
Without the least hesitation and to the
utter surprise and amazement of the par.
snts the child began to read passage after
passage without difficulty, ~pronouncing
the most difficult of Biblical names with
apparent ease.
Up to that time the child was not con-
sidered a very bright youngster and had
not stopped his baby talk. The amazed
parents did not know what to make OF
the suddenly developed talent and called
in a physician. who was as much puzzled
- they.-Memphis Dispatch.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26
yentriloquism.

Ventriloquism is but the peculiar
method of vocaliZation, which, differ
ing from the ordinary colloquial way
of making articulations forward in
the mouth. alters the directions of
these sounds by so managing the con-
formation of the mouth and lips as to
keep back the vocalized sounds and
cause their utterance to be so muf-
fled and hollow a. to appear like
sounds more or less remote. 1t may
be described as the art of speaking in
such a way as TO cause a nearer to be-
lieve that the sound comes not from
the person speaking. but from a diff
ferent source. The sounds are formed
by the same organs as the emissions
of sound commonly-the larynX, the
palate, the tongue, the lips, etc.
The art of the ventriloquist consists
merely i'll this: After drawing a long
breath the performer breathes it out
slowly and gradually, ~dexterously
modifying and diminishing the sound
of the voice by the muscles of the
larynx and the palate. Besides this
he moves his lips as little as possible
and by various contrivances diverts
the attention of his audience. Brook
yn Eagle.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26
Worth More Money.

Willett F. Cook Of the Canajohgrlt
Courier and Judge tells of a lady from
his town vino mad never been to New
York before in her .;fe. and who, deslr
ing to 90 from the depot to the post.
office, was directed 70 take a Fourth ave.
nue. car. She rode on mile after mile
until her destination was reached. and
was astOnished to find that the conduc D..
or collected only ) cents for the lorg
ride. Alighting from the car. she tender.
ed to the driver, who TO her appeared to be
the owner of the vehicle, a second nickel,
With the remark. Il don't think it is
right for you to drive me so far for only
cents"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

The ana, on file at + {.
shHS wv "a Advertising Agency.
81 and q Aerchsn' IrnanSe, San Francisco.
Cal, whore contrac,. for dvsrtisins can be
made.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26
TRUE 4 CO., Box zoo,
Augusta, Maine.

A Fac Shme Of the Cover or the Yellowstone Journal Portfolio ofMdwur TtrS'
o4O HafTone Pictures Of Midway Scenes Divided int
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

First Ward-H. W. McIntire, c. s, Whitney.
Second Wsrd-Chas. O'Neal, W. H.. Billiard
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

Much of the comfort Of this life con
sists in acquaintance, friendship and cor
~respondence with those that are prudent
and virtuous.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

Next to Westminster abbs9 there Is o
place Of sculpture of such historic inter-
est in the British isles as Bunhill ields.
the last resting place of John Bunyan.
Daniel Defoe and Isaac Watts.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-06-26

Wheat that is grown in northern lati-
fudes produces much more seed thar
grain grown farther south.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
STRANGE BURIAL FORMS.
Some Curious Customs Among the
Russian Peasants.
SOMETIMES CURSES FoRTHE DEAD


ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 2.-That many
million subjects OF tho Great white Car
still remain In condition Of prlm-
tive simplicity bordering on the savage
state. is generally believed. but very
little Is Known In America. at least
OF the extent to which the "MouIiks" cling
TO ancestral customs. Nothing Is more
characteristic Of a peoples condition than
It's manner OF burying its dead. The pocu-
liaritles OF burial remain for eenturios after
other customs have submitted to the al
chemy Of time. Long after paganlsm's ro-
movnl the peasants OF Russia continue tho
old customs attending their burials At
the present day they throw money into the
grave OF the departed. thinking II will be
Of uEo In the neither world; and address, the
spirit OF the dead person In terma OF praise
or abuse before the body IL laid 10 rest,
with many other attendant ceremonies that
the clergy have endeayorod In vain 70 ubol-
iHh.
Like all ignorant people, they IRE intense
~ superstitious, Sickness Is regarded by
them as the advent OF death, deorced by
the Almighty. which 1t Is sacrilege to OPP
pose. They are therefore nverse to medical
aid under any circumstances. Sometimes.
in casos OF epldeiilc, the Government sends
doctors TO fight against tho coutnglon. The
peasants invariably regard thom with hn-
tired and opposition. Many riots have been
caused by the physicians appearing In
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
KNOWLEDGE SPREADING.

Ililterncy In the United States on tho
Wanc Among the Native Born.
Illtoracy in the United States is princl-
pally confined to tue foreign born and col
orei citizens
From the statistics Of illiteracy IN 1890 1t
appears that. Of the total population 10
years OF age and over In 1890, u per cent,
or one-oighth. were llliterato. Ten years
earlier a similar proportion was II per cent.
or about ono-slxth, showing an immense re-
ducton In tho proportion OF llllterates. This
reduction has taken place In the ranks of
the native-born whites and OF the c0ored.
while among the foreign born tho proper
tlon has increased. Thus. the proportion OF
llllterates among the native whites was. In
1880. G,2 per cont and In 1850. 81 per cent.
Among tho cOlored the corresponding pro-
portions were 5Gi per cent. and 10 per
cent, Among the foreign born. on the other
hand the proportion Of illiterates in 1890
was 1871 per cent. and In 1850 II per cent,
an Increase to be- accounted for by the ex-
cessiv0 immigration Of the decade and by
the character ci much Of that migration.
which consisted OF the lower classes OF
Southern and Eastern Europe-Italans
Huns. Poles and BOhcmians.
The illiterncy ct the country Is. therefore
mainly represented by the foreign born and
tho cOlorcd elements, and by the latter In
much greater degree than the former. Con
sidcrlng the entire population, tho States In
which illiteracy Is most prevalent are those
Of the South, Mason and DlXon's llne, Tho
Ohio River. and the thirty-soyenth parable
Of latitude separate tho literate from the H.
liteTate States North Of that line the pro
portion OF llliteracy ranges from 81 In Ne
braslSG up to 1913 In Nevada. South OF tina
line II RANGES from i4.6 in tho District OIL
Columbia to l5.S In Louisiana, II we except
oklahoma, which was largely settled from
Kansas, and carried Kansas education with
IL, Indeed, throughout the cotton States tn,
proportion ranges high being 40 per cent
IN Mississippi. II In Alabama, nearly 40 II
Georgia, and 40 IN South Carolna. In the
Northern states throughout New England
and the Upper Mississippi valley. the aver
age ls between and per cont.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16

which Is called "pominid" lremembrances),
ooguile tho time By recouuung their rem
inscences OF tho deceased. A dish prepared
nom nco. oatmeal and prunea, sweeteled
with honey. forms an invarieble part or the
meal IL u called ''Loutya." The feast Is
generally Transferred to tho house Of the
deceased. where scenes OF orsie are indulgd
In.
In Northern Russia there are numbers Of
soctariana belonging 10 what is known as tue
"gld faith" They refuse to recognize the
Church since its Reorganization by Peter the
Great The police and clergy have tried IN
vain TO make them conform to the rltos al
present IN use. They bride the former to
lcavo them alone and pay handsome sums
10 tho priests for tho privilege Of carrying
out their own ceremonies. In burials. as 10
everything else, they refuse TO employ the
regular clergy When one Of their number
dies they 10 through precisely the same
forms that are observed In the orthodox
funerals only the officiating priest Is elected
by Themselves. He Is generally merchant
or brakeman with tendency to book lore.
Thoy claim 70 haVo manuscript copies OF
,hc sacred books that were Ia use before the
Church underwent any change. The priest
wears no vestmcnts, because that would not
be allowed by the Government. This sect
known as the staroyiertsy) was vigorously
pcrsecuted by Peter the Great for their OPP
position TO modern ideas and numbers lied
to the impenetiahle forests In the north,
where large monasteries were founded by
them. The differences between them and
The orthodox Church are OF a straw splitting
character. They had a grievance because
the military conscfiptlon required them to
shave their boards. which they held to be
contrary to religion. They also refused TO
wear Rny but ,he old Russian dress. IL 10
customary with them 10 nut II on the dead
now Many OF these sectarans are wealthy
merchants In Morrow and other large cities.
BY means Of largess they eyade the Church
regulations for burial there. as In tho couu-
try.
Among the CossacNs Of the Ural Noun
tglns Is a Ecet known as the "Bezpopovisy."
or priestloss people with therl women per-
form all tho church ceremonies. Women
servo as priests and also as choir. The
burlals are conducted by a woman the
indies contenung themselves with the role
OF spectators
A still stranger custom prevails among tho
Russian C0lmcks Of the Caucasus. One
rcct elects high priestess, generally
young and handsome woman, who bears the
tito OF "Bogor0dlt2a" (Aiothcr Of God. She
attends to the temporal as well az the spir-
itual needs Of her people The prlestess is
not allowed 70 marry. She is nHsistcd by a
young man. a sort Of alde.de-camp Divine
powers arc attributed to hor, among them
that VI converting with the departed spirit.
The burlalg are often made an exhibition for
OcGultiam. the friends communicating with
the dead through their prIestess. Those
rites are performed IN the doopcat secrecy
from fear OF tho Government.
M
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
MY, WHAT A THIRST
The Indian Was Very Dry, but senator
blackburn Was Even Dryer.

One OF tho best stories illustrating the CON
vivIal nature OF Senator Joe" blackburn.
OF Kentucky. is this one which has been
solng the rounds of the Washington hotels
aud clubs;
Senator blackburn was some years ago
travelling alone through Indian Territory In
not very thlcldy populated section. aud.
although he started with a generous quantity
OF liquor, tho supply, with the exception Of a
single quart fask became exhausted While
"a this condition he met Cherokee Indian.
who asked him to extend tho usual eourtesles
TO follow traveller The courtoslcs were
promptly extended and. as the brand was
Tho finest Kentucky, the Senator was hardly
surprised WHOM the Indian, who was mounted
on beautiful horse. eagerly offered him
s. Tor tho remainder Of the bottle. The
Offer was declined. wheroupon the Indian
offered his saddle. his brldle and finally Ms
horse. but all without avail Did you ever
hear OF a thirst like that" the Senator in
qured Of the friend 10 whom he told the
story. 'Why didn't you tgigp the offer 20
was asked Great heavens. MANI OK
claimed Senator Blackburn. 'it was the
last bottle had on earthr'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16

WIN AANi aN1 bAN1AN9t anu shA NAtsh hAA'
tho acquaintance cf Wendell Phillips and
William Lloyd Garrison.
There are many to dispute the claim. but
II can be asserted with the certainty OF
absolute verlfcation that John j. zuille
was the originator OF that complicated
scheme for aiding runaway slaves to reach
Canada which was known as the under
ground railway"
zuille's enthusiasm. his bold stand his
fiery speeches to little knots Of Abolition
lists and his outspoken defiance of slave
owners and slave hunters lost him his place
with the publishing house OF Robert Sears.
He then turned pedsgogue. and for some
time acted as principal OF the Lawrence
School on South Fifth avenue. 1t was about
this time that he railroaded his l2Oth
fugitive to Canada. The escaping slave was
the property OF Judah r. Benjamin. after
ward Postmaster-GeneTal Of the Con-
federacy. He was taken by Zuille as far
north as the village Of Hadley on the upper
Hudson, The pursuers We're hot on the
trail and the escape Of the fugitive seemed
almost impossible. Zuille concealed the
man in the house OF friendly farmer and
seated himself by the roadside until the
pursuers came up. He acknowledged that
no was the fugitive. and the Sher-
IN and his companions returned in
triumph to Saratoga with their pris-
oner, Had II not been for the fact, that
fow days later Fort Sumter was fired on
and civil war began Mr.. zuille might have
suffered severely under existing laws for
this piece Of strategy. 1t was one Of the
old mans proudost boasts that In the 100
cases which he personally managed he never
failed but once In getting the fugitive slave
across the Canadian border.
II was regarding his intimate association
with Horace Greeley previous to the civil
war that zuille in his later days chiefly de-
lighted to talk. Their friendly relations
born Of mutual interests. never ceased un-
I'll the editor OF the Tribune went bail for
jefferson Davis
1t was during the war riot in New York
City. when the colored orphan asylum was
destroyed. and attacks we're made upon ne
groes wherever they were found that Mr.
zuillo displayed cool courage. On that &C.
caslon he rescued FIVE people from the fury
Of the mob aud escaped himself with two
knife wounds and after being shot at three
times.
In what were known as Reconstruction
days" zuille was cashier Of the Freedman's
| Bank. The failure OF that unfortunate en-
terprlse. In which he had yentured his
small capital. loft him penniless upon Its
collapse and he got his living as working
printer.
The movement to erect a monument over
Zuilles grave was started by the Emancipa-
ton Societies Of England and America and
tho collection Of money In this city is In
the hands OF Charles Anderson
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16
WAS A FRIEND TO HIS RACE,
Starter Of the underground Rail-
way" to Be Honored.
MONUMENT TO JOHN J. zUnLE.
A Negro who Worked Hard for the Eman'
cipation of the slaves and Always
Helped Them.


NEW iOtNANt sept ~
A monument is to be erected to the man
credited with the establishment OF the ia
nous underground railway" by which In
ante-belluni days so many runaway slaves
got safely into Canada. That man was a
negro. John j. zuille by name. who died a
few weeks ago at bis home here at the age
OF So When this monument is erected 1t
will be the second ever raised to q negro
The arst was that placed on Boston Common
to commemorate he death OF Crespus At
tucks, negro in the famous Boston Inassa-
ere. There WIN. however. be this difference.
that. while Attacks is TO be remembered
on account OF his death zuille will be hon
orcd on account Of his life.
When zuille died a few weeks ago at
hls humble home, No. % Perry street. but
little public notice was accorded the close
Of career unique in many ways. The man
In his time had played many parts. Coming
to America es lad he received a good edu-
cation and learned the printers trade. He
served his apprenticeship with Robert Sears.
who was years ago the most famous Of
New York publishers While still young
man he rose through sheer merit to be
foreman of the composing room. He was.
in fact. the only negro in the history Of
New York who has been placed In control Of
large body Of white employees.
About this time zuilla gained prominence
because Of his connection with the
AbolitioniEts He first became associated
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16

children now play with electric tops
ohio has nearly ieoco drinking saloons
Montreal is to have a cooperative bakery
Tho southern States have 500 cotton seed
milla,
Umbrellas made OF oiled paper arv used In
Corca,
Amorleas exports amounted to ,sss, iii. $50
Franco imports one.,hird ., the coal uho
consumes.
The woolen factories OF ,hia country employ
saQpQQ persons,
London manufactures 100000 worth Of UNI
hreliaa year
summer roof gardens are becoming popular
In the large elites.
Ton thousand Americans are empleyed BY the
telephone companies
one nound Of aheep'a wool Is capable OF mn.
dueihG yard o. cloth.
Mora than io,Qo0 tons Of matches wore nadr
IN his country last Year.
The Unitcd States nncs nearly ono.nalf Of tho
auinino produced In the world " ''''
The wheat product OF Texas thlh war 4. al.
tiinatcd 20 be G.oQ0.ooo bushels.
Iiousemaids in England recotve an ay.r,..
OF 10 cents week and found"
ovor 90 per cent. Of the hnsip,.. =, a..
United States IA done BY checks ''''
Many nteamhoats made In ptt.,,,r.
plying on South American riveru. ~''
belgium Imports more whea, fror, The HAITI,
States than from any ether country, A''eN
The greater part Of tho grain imno,,.s ~,
Germany comes from Auatria-Iiunsefy' y" Ds
Western New York farmara rtato Tia, po,..
beat tho world" an workers In the nsic
4 we'll az Montpelier. Ind, which rave forth
natural eas. now Yields an abundance OF oil.