Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-30
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Harms, whom the populists have nominated
for Congress up in the Pittsburg district.
now represented by John Dalzell. said John
r. Sawyer Of the smoky city at the Shore
ham last night His full name is Samuel
Duncan Harms. and once on a time would
have liked to have had l. in my possession
at the bottom Of a big fat check. Every
body knows him better as Dune, though.
When a sixteen-year-old boy in 1859 he
went across the country to Pixies Peak.
hut came home when the war broke out and
entered the service. When the rucuon was
over Harms went to Parker's Landing and
engaged in the Oil business. About 1873 he
struck It right Oil was over 81 barrel.
and Dune had one well that spouted 1000
barrels q day, besides interests IN others
and he soon became a millionaire. He was
the most progressive man in that region,
He started the Exchange Bank at Parker s
Landing; built an iron bridge over the sAh e1
gheny there: built a railroad from. thespfasce
to Harms City that was named after~htm,
and from the latter town to Butler, and
put up a pipe line that cost over $4,000
He spent money lavishly in every direction
and helped every friend who needed lit.
as well as every stranger who struck his
fancy. When he built his pipe line, though,
he bucked up against the Standard Oil
Company. That settled him. He refused to
compromise and his money ell went in the
fight that ensued. His history would fll q
poverty has never phased him. He's about
as energetic now as he was when he was
making $4,000 a day and had a dozen race
horses In his stables, and private residences
scattered all around the Pennsylvania oil
country.
Now that the summer excursion season
Ii In full blast and every boat that Is en-
gagged in carrying pleasure seekers Is load
ed to its full capacity, the question of life
prsssrvers is paramount" said Eugene
Stiles, who used to command a big New
York excursion steamer, at the Arlington
last night There is entirely too much
carelessness In the management of these
necessary articles aboard the majority of
excursion boats. Nine out Of every ten
OF them carry the preservers IN cleats under
the deck roofs. fore and aft, and they are
tammsd In SO tightly that 1t il almost as
hard to pull one out as 1t is to draw a
tack with your teeth. Some boats have a
plan Of carrying them piled up against the
sides OF the cabins on the decks, and this
plan Is better, although in a panic the
crowd struggles SO to get at them that
very few succeed in reaching the piles.
Life preservers should be kept within arm's
reach OF every passenger on an excursion
boat or any other craft that carries large
crowds. and the laws and regulations gov
erning their distribution on board should
be explicit and carried out to the letter.
I don't think much of the regulation life
preserver that most boats carry. because
not one person in fifty can put one on
quickly and correctly when perfectly cool
end with plenty of time at their disposal,
and In panic they retard rather than as
sist people who are ignorant Of the proper
way to arrange them An English genius
has recently invented one which seems to
me to fill the bill. 1t is really jacket and
IL worn as SUCH 1t is made of linen and
Is provided with cork ribs. 1t also has trso
cape-like attachments that extend like
wings when a person is in the water, which
are also filled with cork. The ribs OF the
coat and these capes resting on the sur
face OF the water assist to make the wear
er buoyant and I understand they are go
Ing to be adopted in Great Britain for use
on all water craft that are compelled to
carry such life-saving appliances. 1 can
well imagine how efficacious they must be-
And then think how simple their arrange
ment to the person is. for everybody knows
how to put on jacket"
1.-THE man who goes of on a hunting and
fishing trip should be acquainted with the
primitive modes of cooking his game, as
sometimes his lunch gives out, falls over
board. or disappears in a variety of ways.
and then his interior department begins to
holler like a populist at a political meet
ing" 1t was Tom King. the well-known
veteran sportsman. who helps to hold up
the official dignity of the internal revenue
bureau, who was speaking to some novices
with the rod and gun, at the Riggs House.
ard he proceeded to give them some valu-
able pointers. OF course the wise man
don't run the risk of going hungry, but 1t
Is mighty easy to add TO the pleasure of q
quick snack IL We only know how Some
day when you go a-fshing. and manage to
catch something, build red hot fire on q
fiat rock, just before the time you get ready
to eat lunch. When Ii has burned merrily
Tor about fifteen minutes, take a fish and
clean 1t and then brush the fire away from
the rock. blow off the dust OF the ashes and
slap your fish down on it. Turn him over
And over to prevent burning and in a few
minutes you will have a broiled piece Of
ecstasy that will make you treat every
other fish you may have in your bucket
or creel exactly the same way. When YOU
are hunting in the fall you can enjoy a
bird with your luncheon as we'll with very
little trouble. OF course you will stop to
eat your snack by spring, and in this
country there Is usually a good deal of
clay in such localities. Get a few handouts
Of clay and moisten it until 1t becomes thor
oughly plastic, then draw a bird and pack
the clay well into its feathers and cover II
about an inch thick. In the meantime you
VIII nave built a hre. Just drop the clay
covered quail into the hot Goals, cover il
up with fire and let 1t stay there about
fifteen minutes. Roll 1t out and break it
open. The feathers will all come off with
the baked clay, and you will have a bird
cooked in its best style, as none of its
natural juices have escaped. Knowing how
to do these things adds a great DEAL / as
sure you. to the pleasure of sport and a
couple or fellows can have q great deal of
FUN In preparing such sylvan feasts."
Lightning has been cutting I'D some
queer pranks in my nAghborhood this sum-
mer," said DR.. Ernest Bailey of Lewiston,
Me-, at the Ebbitt last night Scores of
houses have been struck and their occu-
pants stunned. while several people have
been killed. The subtle fluid, however has
seemed to delight in comedy as much as
tragedy. On Great Chebeaque Island two
places far apart, belonging to two brothers
named Hamilton, were struck almost SIM
ultaneously. The house of one brother
named John. was struck by a BOLT thar
split the ridge pole passed down the chipl-
ney into the kitchen and bur1fedt TRACK
across the carpet between two woften who
were nearly scared to death, then 1t went
into the next room and smashed I'D d table
in the drawer of which were a number of
gun cartridges.
1T exploded one of these but didn't touch
the others and then went out Over at
the other brothers place it struck an elm
tree in front Of the house right between its
spreading branches and passed down
through the center of the trunk, making a
big hole and setting it on fire, the latter
being put out by Mr.. Hamilton climbing the
tree and pouring water in the hole But
the strangest freak of all occurred at Fair
field. An engineer, named Holt, was asleep
in bed when a bolt came down the chimney
and set on fire the pillow beneath Mr.
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