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Decorah-posten., 1894-09-04

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Decorah-posten., 1894-09-04

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Decorah-posten., 1894-09-04

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Decorah-posten., 1894-09-04

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Decorah-posten., 1894-09-04
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A PEACH-CoLoRED GOWN.
Plague Stones.

There is a dreadful disease which
has been killing off thousands of per-
sons in China that the wise men who
know all about such things say is the
same "plague" that visited London in
the seventeenth century. It could
not rage in London or in America now
as it did then, for we know how to
keep cities clean nowadays, and this
disease is one that can only thrive in
dirty surroundings.
Many of you probably have read
about the great London plague in your
histories, and perhaps some of you
who have been over the water have
seen "plague stone" There is one
in museum in Warrinton, Lanca-
shire, which was used in little shop
on the outskirts of the town when the
plague was there. It is of red sand
stone, about two feet in length and
one in width, with irregular edges and
deep hollow in one end. This hol-
low was filed with vinegar, which
acted as disinfectant for the money
which those who came to buy dropped
into it.
There is still another authenticated
relic of the great plague near Noting
ham. It is huge stone, Ikea butch.
er's block, and is known as the "bread
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Blue Frogs.

A resident of the Riviera writes re-
garding the blue frogs of that region
about which the newspapers have been
publishing somewhat exaggerated
stories. For many years frogs of q
grayish blue tint have been found in
various parts of the Mentone district,
and sometimes one of the usual green
frogs is found to have blush spots or
limbs. Visitors have been anxious to
see these frogs, and in consequence a
potter has contrived to have one or
two animals on show. Last winter he
had one for which he asked $40, as
some one seemed anxious for it; on
former occasions he has sold a blue
frog for 500. The man cannot explain
the cause of this special coloration,
and feeds his frogs with ordinary house
flies. The change in color does not
seem to be due to any skin affections
and the coloration, whether entire or
partial, does not seem to be modified
by time. The correspondent believes
that the statement that these frogs are
fed with fire flies is erroneous.-New
York Advertiser.
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about of the treaty. was sent by
the Secretary of State to Pekin, with
the rank of Naval Attache OF the Le-
CATION there, and with full powers to
negotiate with Korea. 1 bore at THU
time in my pocket, though no ono
knew it, commission from the Presl"
dent of the United States appointing
me Minister to Korea, and found
upon my landing in the country that
the people and the King had not for
gotten my letter of nearly ten years
before. The treaty was signed near
Chemulpo, and our ships fired salute
at the time, in response to signal
which I waved from the shore. An
American cottage now stands on the
spot where the treaty was signed, and
it is the residence of Mrs. Schoenlcke,
the German who acts as the Chinese
Commissioner of Customs.
"The Americans also openedJapan,"
Admiral Shufeldt said, "and had our
people pushed their claims to that
trade, as have the other nations who
came in later, We would now be the
greatest foreign nation in connection
with the Japanese Empire. 1t is the
same with Korea. Americans are now
in the lead in that country, and they
can, if they will, be the predominant
ing power. 1t is true that Korea is
still wrapped in the darkness OF its
thousands of years of seclusion. Its
people are, however, no further back
than were the Japanese at the time
Commodore Perry lay at anchor IN
Mississippi Bay. I have lived some
months in Korea, and I know some
thing of the King and the people. !
consider them. a very bright race, and
expect to see growth of civilization
among them which will develop their
country and put them upon high
3lare among the nations of Asia"
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Smallest Lot in New York City.

Since COMPTROLLER Fitch found a
warrant and voucher for three cents
which required the signature of six
teen different city officials before the
money could be refunded to the Board
of Education, the clerks in the FL
nance Department have been search
ing the Office for queer things. They
have found paper taxing lot in the
city at the rate of one cent year.
The lot probably the smallest one in
the city limits. It is valued by the
Tax Commissioners at 81 and is owned
by J. Ccnnell. The lot is situated be-
tween Giles place and Fort 1ndepen-
dent street, in the Annexed District,
and is so small that it is indicated on
the map by dot only. 1t was form
erly part of a city lot, which was cut
down by the opening of Fort Indepen-
dence street. As it fronts on the
street, however, it is of some value to
the adjoining lots, and if Mr.. Connell
wants to sell it he can get consider
ably over 81 for it.-New York Times.
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Gowns In Pink and Peach.

A pale salmon-pink satin skirt,
covered with coffee-colored accordion
pleated chiffon, caught halfway down
with group of pink roses and brown
foliage is illustrated in the double
column cut. The bodice of satin is
covered with a lovely embroidery Of
tinsel gauze elaborately beaded in
gold, and the chiffon is drawn loosely
round the decolletage, and caught up
with the roses on the top Of each
shoulder, while the sleeves are formed
of double puffs of satin covered with
the chiffon looped again with the roses.
In conjunction with peach colored
shot tweed skirt and sleeves is corsage
of deep peach colored velvet simulat-
ing sleeveless coat. This has origin
ally shaped revers turned back with
Eau de Nil foulard. The same silk
covered with guipure forms the tight
fitting vest. On the hips the coat is
cut up in very stylish manner; the
fronts, lined with silk, are secured by
q couplet of mother-of-pearL The
jupe, slightly draped on the right
side, shows the undershirt of silk COW
vered with lace.-New York Mail and
Express.
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An Old North Carolina House.

On Buffalo Creek, in Forsyth
County, is house which is probably
one of the Oldest, if not the oldest in
the State. It was built before the
Revolutionary War was commenced,
but the exact year of it's building is
not known. 1t is a log house about
eighteen by twenty in size, and is still
in good state of preservation. 1t is
or what is now known as the General
Poindexter place, and was built by q
man named Banner, whose fathers
name was Henry Banner. When
Henry Banner was young man living
in the neighborhood, his house was
attacked one night by Indians. By
some stratagem he managed to escape
with his wife and three children to the
woods. Here he concealed one of the
boys in a hollow log, while he and his
wife and other two children fed to
fort which then stood on or near what
is the site of Old Town. The boy left
concealed in the hollow was rescued,
and is said to have been the one who
built the house above mentioned.
Henry Banner owned al immense aren
of land, and it is said he once gave six
hundred acres of land near Walnut
Cove for single-barreled shotgun.
In those times guns were more valua-
BILE than land. Mount Airy IN. C.)
News.
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natives were fastened on logs, they
could not be manipulated and were OF
no further use. The answering fire
fror, the gunboats and launches soon
cleared the fort of its defenders, and
| week later punitive expedition was
landed in order to teach the Koreans
Necessary lesson. The force, COM
posed of six hundred and forty men,
was led by Commander L. A. Kiul-
berly, the kajutalt-Gencral being
Lieutsnant Commander ". Scott
Schley, who was a:tsrward to win
fame as the -escucr Of Lieutenant
Greely.
The first battery, which was at
tackled unexpectedly in the sear, was
taken without difficulty; the works
were completely demolished and the
canaou rolled into the river. On the
neys day tbs next fort-"Fort Mon
ocaey," as it Vas christened-was
cleared by shells from the Monocacy's
guns, and was then dismantled by the
lauded troops. An advance was madc
upon tbs citadel or principal fort,
which Was perched on the crest OF a
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To defeat these tactics five howitzers
and two companies of infantry were
posted as rear guard on rising
ground, while the main body moved
forward to storm the citadel. The
Koreans attacked the howitzers in
large numbers, but the excellent prsc-
tice made by the American gunners
under Master A. Y. Wadhams scattered
them effectually and prevented any
large body of them from getting into
close quarters with our men.
Presently, at signal previously
agreed upon, the firing from the
Monocacy ceased, and amid hail Of
bullets from the enemy our men
sprang up the steep incline to attack
the citadel. They swarmed over the
ramparts or through the breaches,
and in twinkling they were at close
quarters with the defending garrison.
The Koreans fought stubbornly to the
last without asking for quarter, and
were all of them slain. After that the
remaining subsidiary forts were soon
captured, and fifty flags and 4Sl
pieces of artillery fell into the hands
of the conquerors. The citadel was
named Fort Mckee, in honor of the
young officer who was first over the
parapet.
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The Jacket Still Reigns.

No matter how many capes or other
fanciful wraps woman may have in
her wardrobe, one jacket at least is
necessity. The latest jackets are con-
spicuous for their enormous sleeves
end big buttons. Driving jackets are
made with strapped seams, and are
strictly tailor-made in the effect.
Jackets of black satin are among the
seasons novelties. They are trimmed
lavishly with jet and cream lace.
For vacation wear the most chic
jacket is of fine serge or melton cloth.
White pique is used as the trimming.
The jacket is made with large sleeves
and has white pique revers which fold
back from tight-ftting vest. The
revers fasten to the coat with gilt
buttons on the outside and tiny white
pearl buttons on the inside; when
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
Artesfan Wells of Warm Water.

George W. Newell is in the city
from his Snake River farm. MIR.
Newell has developed three artesian
wells and has fourth down 173 feet.
The water from all the wells is hot.
One of the wells is down 335 feet, an
other 200 feet and the third $50 feet.
There is asplendid flow from each. The
pressure from one is so great the
water was forced through hole in the
sand digger at the bottom of the pipe,
past several valves and fully forty feet
above the ground.
Mr.. Newell intends to sink enough
wells to enable him to irrigate his en-
tire farm of $40 acres with warm
water. He will make specially of
early vegetables, which, with the hot
water can be raised several weeks in
advance of those produced by cold
water irrigation, Mr.. Newell is now
using horse power in sinking the
wells, but he is figuring on q steam
engine. Statesman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
OUR KOREAN WAR.
A PUNITIVE SORTIE FOLLOWS A
MASSACRE OF AMERICANS.
A Landing Party From the Old
Monocacy Does ProdiGies OF
Valor-The Hermit King
dom Humbled.

TN order to trace the history OF
Americas relations with k!~ea
and the general opening up Of
the country to the influences OF
Western civilization, observes the
New York Herald, it is necessary to
20 back to the year 1866. At that
time Korea was the "Hermit King
dom" in more than name. The pres
ent King had assembled the throne q
couple of years before, but being a
mere boy the Government was wholly
in the hands of his regent father, who
was q bitter hater both of foreigners
and of change. Some French mis-
sionaries, who had braved the law OF
the country and boldly advanced into
the native cities, were horribly mas
sacred in 1866, and French expedl-
ton sent to chastise the Koreans as
cended the Seoul River and attacked
several forts, but lost so heavily that
the expedition sailed away without
having accomplished the end aimed
at, and having left the Korean soldiers
Win the impression IuaS VIC III o1o oeA
could not fight, and that the Korean
was invincible.
In the same year an American
schooner, the General Sherman,
chartered by British trader, sailed
for China on an experimental voyage
of trade and discovery. The vessel
entered the Ta-tong River and never
returned. It was burned by natives.
and those on board were slaughtered
to the last man. On the news OF the
massacre being received, Commander
new Real Admiral-R. W. Schufeldt,
visited the peninsula with tho war
steamer Wachusett on a mission OF in
quiry. No satisfaction, however, was
obtained, and similar mission, under
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
SaWdust is Scarce.

These are harl times, and luxuries
as we'll as necessities ore wanting to
many people, The latest thing to oc.
casion alarm among certain classes Of
our people is scarcity of sawdust.
This is accounted for by the fact that
building operations in this city and
vicinity are practically at standstill.
1t does not pay to cut mp lumber for
the sawdust that may thus be OBJ.
tained, and the supply is procured
from mills ndshops in which material
used in building is prepared. Some
dealers in sawdust have been CON-
PEELED to send their orders ont of town
to have them filled. Sawdust is used
principally to cover the floors Of
butcher shops and, saloons and in the
packing OF ice.-New York Adverti-
ser
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A FiVe.Leggcd Colt.

An interesting little wonder made
its appearance last May in the livery
barn of o. G. Vess, at Lafayette, Ind.
1t Is a bay male colt supplied with five
legs. But the extra leg will never
serve to accelerate the speed of the
animal, for it grows from the side OF
the colts head, just above the left ear,
pressing the ear downward. 1t is a
perfectly developed left hind leg, be.
ginning its growth from the head at
the point of the stiae Joint. In every
other particular this little freak has
the appearance of other well formed
and developed colts. The growth OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-12
HIGHEST and Lowest States,

Every schoolboy knows which is the
smallest and which the largest State
in the Union, but how many know
which is the lowest and which the
highest? According to The recently
announced results of measurements
and calculations made by the United
States Geological Survey Delaware
is the lowest State, its elevation over
sea level averaging only sixty feet.
Colorado is the highest, averaging
$500 feet above the sea, while
Wyoming is close second, only 100
feet lower than Colorado. In mini
mum elevation Florida and Louisiana
dispute for second place after Della
ware, their average elevation being,
for each, 100 feet. Taking the United
States as a whole, our country lies
slightly above the average elevation
of the land ofthe globe. Philadelphia
Record,
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One Hundred Thousand Clippings.

Speaking of newspaper files, they
are now so bulky that condensation
seems preferable, and this has led to
a new and very peculiar method now
used in prominent New York library.
A scrap book of clippings on all i'm
portant subjects is under way and al
efficient newspaper reader is employed.
His task is renewed day by day and in
this manner his scrap book is con.
stantly increasing. Strictly speaking,
however, it is not a book, but series
Of pages of MANILA paper, on which
the clippings are mounted, the sub
jects being kept together in boxes for
reference. Thus far the collection
contains nearly 100000 clippings, and
1t is already favorite place for re-
search, as one can find many facts
which are not contained in books
Troy IN. ~ Times.
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Eats One Neal a Bay.

The Eev. John S. Eberils, q Baptist
minister of Glendale. Penn, eats only
one meal day. For about thirty
wears he has eaten q hearty meal e!
noon, but fasts during The other hours
of the day. In the mora.ag, insteal!
Of a nutritious breakfast or c2g&.
chops and hot cakes, he scez to the
well, draws q pitcher of cold watc7
and drinks copiorsly. In the evening
no salads or luscious fruits grace the
table. Instead, hs again fares snnp-
tuously upon cold watcr.-Ne" YORK
Trihurc.
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Commander Febiger. of the shenan-
doah, despatched few months later,
proved equally barren. Finally in
1871, the Asiatic squadron, consisting
of the flag ship Colorado, the cor
yettes Alaska and Benicia, with the
gunboats Mcnocacy-now at Chemulpo
|-and Palos, was despatched, under
Rear Admiral Rodgers, to Korean
waters.
It was intended to secure o treaty
for the protection of Americans slip
wrecked on the coast of Korea, to in
quire into the General Sherman affair
and to obtain if possible treaty of
commerce. Peaceful negotiations,
however, proved to be impossible.
The natives garrisoned the forts along
the river and prepared to make things
hot for the foreigners should they at
tempt to ascend the river toward the
capital. A survey expedition, under
Captain Horner Blake, consisting of
the Monocacy and Palos, with four
steam launches, was sent up the river.
When they were close to Keng-wa
island the Korean batteries, contain
ing some eighty guns, suddenly opened
FIRE upon them. The redoubt was ir-
stantly wrapped in sheet of flames,
dischsrging in few seconds about
three hundred shots. One sccount
Gays that thsse rasped the water like
. hailstor1n. Tha veterans of the
Civil War had never known such
rapid firing. Yet only one American
was wounded.
Fortunately the order to fire had
been given a few seconds late; the
American yesgals were already out OF
the line of fire, and as the guns of the
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stone. It stood outside the town ac
means whereby the plague-stricl1en
might obtain provisions without ex-
posing others to contagion. Food
would be placed on the stone OF cer-
tain hours, and the poor wretches
would como for it and Leave money in
its place. There is no record of the
money ever having been stolen, though
thieves robbed houses in London
which had been deserted by their fer
ror-stricken owners, and often caught
the disease by robbing the dead end
dying.-New York Times.
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She Was Charged With Electricity.

A Washington correspondent tells
this story: s'The efficacy of black
cat as lightning rod has been too
frequently the subject of discussion
and assertion to be treated at length
at the present time, the drift of which
is to show the apt manner in which
an illustration of this popular belief
can be deduced from an incident that
occurred on the evening of the 4th Of
July to the wife of o well-known busl-
ness man of Washington. On the
evening in question tne young matron
had been expending considerable time
and attention upon handsome black
cat, which she continued to stroke,
Notwithstanding the assertion of her
family that by so doing she was charg-
ing herself with electricity. Finally,
after dark, the young matron decided
that pleasant way of winding up the
evening would be to go for ride on
the electric car to Bethesda. Accord
ingly, inviting two of her friends to
accompany her, she set out for the
ride in high spirits. The trio found
places together near the middle of the
car, and had gone short distance be-
yond the power house when their con-
versation was interrupted by the con-
ductor hurriedly bending over them as
though to avert some catastrophe be-
meath and telling them to leave the
car with all speed, as it was on fire.
Scarcely had they left their seats be-.
fore O sheet of flame burst through
the floor just beneath the very spot
over which the young matron had
been sitting, the electrical apparatus
beneath having ignited at that very
point. Atlanta Constitution.
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Swimming Wild Hogs.

Those swimming wild hogs OF Ari.
zona are doubtless of the razor-back
variety seen in the pine forests on
the eastern shores of Maryland. They
are feet beasts, the razor back hogs
of Maryland, and good swimmers, as
are all lean swine. Fat swine float
admirably, but when they swim their
sharp fore hoofs dig cruelty into the
hanging flesh of the breast and neck,
and the swimmer is sometimes ez-
hausted from loss of blood. Chicago
Herald.