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The sun., 1895-01-20
IN ANGMAGsALIK FIoRD.

These people are quite different In some respects
IRON from me west coast natives; In the first place
southwest Greenland have large admixture of
white blood. Then they were not accustomed
70 The ways OF life TO which their more civilized
friends introduced them. and, furthermore. the
sslmatlc conditions are more severe on the west
r.ra rah On the east coast. Their journeys around
sahu dangers. The Danish Government there
s Iore decided that instead OF encouraging emf
grafton to the west IL would establish 4 station
: the home OF the East Greenlanders and en-
ueSsyo. to retain them in their own territory.
,o,,Aug, nn Aug, last the steamer Hyldbj0rn, under
SGhnahd OF Commander Holm, left Copenhagen
SSth Tue white pioneers who were to found the
TTihst civilized settlement in East Greenland.
- 40 what he can TO improve the condition OF
We we people; his wife, the housekeep for the
psddg; pSd @ Dane, who has lived long in Greenland,
~ III WI act as Interpreter, and two Workmen.
the& carried with them two buildings, one a
SiSgulhg and the other a storehOuse. IL is not
tssa{s possible for vessel TO push through
s sns zee that usually hugs the east coast,
sgu 20 provide against the possible failure
Sears rsomimunicstions m n fun supplies for, three
ST,s oi everything required by the colonlsts
rtIe taken. There was also a large supply OF
pre, Se goods which Denmark sells 20 her native
THNe lhken considerable quantity of seal OIL
Tor @ "@'l sAlhs around 10 the wesl to exchange
garry On this trade al home. The natives arc S 10
SycH 'n,t"med from the fret TO "a medium OF
sSt ,S,,Sr. Disks % zinc have been struck on
tm' SN, holders will be entitled "a goods 10 the
In.t't aHptd on the face OF the disks. surely
kolatri "a ,.rIl HAS l%Swned % upon one OF the most
kHt'I a ahrd tusSle in the thick mass Of shore
AM, il,iG steamer reached the entrance TO
c,p'.ijt alik hora, Epd the Joyous natives well
No 49, .'aua during the days that the vessel
g-ar,.., aims The wors went on amid ths
SH1.,l hHa AugmGgsalik is 'he centre Of human
All ". There are three large tiords, Augmag
traG' /, n, mats and Sermlgak. which pene-
MI. HlH The country from twenty to sixty
! 80 tL,y are uaitcl by narrow straits, form
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BEAR IN A SLING.
Curious and Noisy Happening In Mr.. iona
than Hanson's Barn.


SCRANTON. Jan. 19.-One morning last week a
good sized bear rambled into Jonathan Han
sons barn on Bull Hill and started to nuzzle in
a heap of oat chaff on the threshing floor. Han
son was on a scaffold overhead, and pretty soon
the bear paved a beef's head from the heap.
dragged 1t to the centre of the floor. and began
to gnaw on II "a though he hadn't had a taste Of
meat this year.
A patent horse power pitchfork hung directly
above the hungry animal and as soon as the
bear had got interested in the head Mr.. Hanson
quietly fixed the ropes on the scaffold, lowered
the graphing hooks. caught the bear by the
sides, and lifted him three or four feet from the
floor, the work having been done noiselessly
that the bear got no inkling OF what was going on
The astonished fellow began to paw ana Kick
and below the instant the hooks dug into his
ribs, but the pulleys and ropes were strong and
the suspended bawler struggled in vain to reach
the haymow with his claws. The strange voice
ises, causing them 20 below. bray, neigh, grunt.
and squawk till the din drowned the bears
noise. There was no danger OF any one being
injured but the bear, and Mr. Hanson said he
greatly enjoyed the racket.
Mrs Hanson and the children and the dog
10 yelp and zip at the hanging bears toes, max
ing him kick aud paw and roar harder than
dren screaming Ia the house in "A state Of terror.
IL took Mrs. Hanson some time TO calm the
youngsters, after which she returned To the
barn to find out what her husband proposed to
:" iiell get away il I let go of the rope" Mr..
Hanson shouted TO his wife, - and guess you'd
better call the dog oif."
well, wait II minute" Mrs. Hanson sang
back. ana the plHcky little woman got an axe IN
back OF il with all her might, and made deep
dent in the kul! that killed him in short order,
steeiyards, and found that the big fellow
weighed 3O7 pounds.
The sun., 1895-01-20

Up to 1883 the world had never heard of the
Eskimos Of East Greenland. Then Lieut.. Holm
made his sensational discovery. He was toiling
northward along the coast hunting for relics of
the supposed lost colony of Erik the Red. At
last he reached the region between e5o and 86'
north latitude, where no xplorers had ever been
before, though Scoresby and others had struck
the coast further north. Suddenly he found
himself among native settlements, and along
forty miles Of the coast he found 54s Eskimos, Of
whom 4l3 lived in the fords around Angmag-
balik. where Holm spent the winter. No
body knows when they separated from
their western relatives and made new
homes on the east coast. Nobody knows how
they happened to wander so far away and be-
Come isolated from their kind by the ice barrier
pushing into the sea at Umivik They have no
Tradition Of ever living in another home. and it
j. certain that not few generations have
elapsed since they drifted away. for their dia-
iect differs greatly from every other variety Of
the Eskimo speech. They often use circumlo-
buttons. for instance. to express ideas that other
natives convey by single word. They were
Understood with difficulty by the west coast Es-
kimos who were in Holms little party.
The sun., 1895-01-20

That was great year for the fur-clad burghers
Of East Greenland. They suddenly discovered
that there were other people in the world besides
themselves. All the world they knew was a
strip Of about eighty miles Of coast. They were
wont to travel north for walrus and bear and
south for a variety of soft stone that was easily
cut, which they fashioned into domestic uten-
sls. But, although they knew nothing what
ever Of the world outside their narrow shores
they had long been able to use some articles
tipped with iron, sharpened from the hoop iron
that had come to them on boxes or barrels which
had washed ashore; and relics of many ship
that went down hundreds of miles from the
Coast were found in their humble huts serving
some useful though unaccustomed purpose.
The natives made up their minds that human
society was a good thing. and after Holm's
winter among them they began to travel down
the coast in their boats during the summer
and spend q with their new-found
relatives on the west coast. A while ago forty or
nifty of them moved all their humble possessions
TO the other shore so that they might more easily
procure the conveniences which the Danish
Government sells TO the natives at cost. IN
fortunate results have followed their emigra-
ton. The contact with their more civilized
friends has introduced diseases among them
they never knew before. In the summer of 1893
little party went around to Nanortalik to
trade: As they arc unable to make the
round trip during one season they settled down
70 spend last winter In West Greenland. Hero
they had their first experience with the grip.
hnd before the epidemic left them five men and
Twelve women and children had fallen victims.
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HERMIT CRAB AND LOBSTER MEET.

still stays in the middle, apart from the rest,
and contents itself, as IL must, with its grand
house. The other hermits sometimes stand up
ON their hind legs and hold their shells up on
strength and activity. Ii the hermit meets
overlakes q placid, slower moving horseshoe IL
usually walks right on over the horseshoe.
Sometimes when they meet the horseshoe rises
up and tries 10 walk over the hermit, but usually
the hermit comes out on top. Sometimes tho
hermit patIses Ia take Il free ride upon the
horse rshOe'S hack liut the horseshoe won't always
move when thcrc Is a hermit On top of its shell,
and then the hermit walks on. Sometimes
when hermit walks over IA horseshoe il rolls
down the slope al the horscshue's shell, tum-
bling head over heels, but rising M and keeping
right On. But II the hermit should meet lob
stcr IL would as likely AS not stop; il might
jump hack; for il It did not the lobster might
trent II as II did the horseshoe. The lobster 10
eRsiLy Tho dominating CrustnCeAn Ol the tank.
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wall. And then all these animals would come
up and stand around In front OF me and regard
me. IL was very disconcerting.
But what capped the climax was the morn
ing came down late 20 break fast and found a
gont on the table, with his hoof in the sugar
bowl and the widest confusion existing between
the butter and his beard. ! had been getting
homesck, any way, and that was just too much.
] should think that would be annoying"
ut was so different from what was accus-
toned "a" said Miss Taylor, earnestly,
81 should imagine SO. And then, being afraid
Of goats any way"
"Yes being afraid Of goats"
Perhaps, this being the case. IL really Is less
courageous Of Miss Taylor to explore Arctic will
dernesses. where tho festive bovine is prncti-
Caly unknown, than IL would be TO meander.
like any ordinary person. through the meadows
OF Westchester county She would try to make
you think so. But there are people who disagree
with her.
The sun., 1895-01-20

the tank into which 1t backs; this is one Of the
Holsters ways OF protecting itself from observa-
tion and attack; in its natural waters 1t some-
times backs into crevices in rocks and under
overhanging lodges; in sandy or muddy bottoms
II digs hole and then b, gentle movements OF
its tail washes down from the little ridge of sand
or mud that it has thrown up around sufficient
to cover it over entirely all but its eyes. 1t may
be that IL the lobster has dug n hole near the
time and let tho horseshoes and the rest of the
crustaceans walk right over it. The lobster can
The sun., 1895-01-20
DENMARK'S NEW COLONY.
WHITE MBN NOW LYING FAR UP
ruE EAST COAST OF GREENLAND.

Tss first Europeans 20 Settle o. That
Denmark Pisnts the COLONY 60
Protect the Natives and Trade with
Them Facts About the People or whom
the world Has O-iy Recently Heard.
For the first time in the history Of Greenland
.yhlte settlement is now established on the
east coast. Some years ago the theory that the
lost Norsemen Of Greenland had founded set-
dement's on the east coast and had perished
there was finally abandoned The most careful
search failed to reveal tho slightest evidence
,bat white men had ever lived there. To-day,
however, four white men and one woman are
living in house provided by the Danish Gov
srnment, and built last summer on the east
coast over 800 miles north of Cape Farewell,
where 1t is impossible for any OF their country
men to reach them except during short time
IN the summer. The reasons inducing Denmark
y plant this colony are Interesting.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
POISONING THE CUTwORMs.

We notice in one Of our agricul.
tural contemporaries statement to
the effect that ga prominent entomol-
oSist fortunately name not given
proposes placing tablespoonful OF
sweetened bran mash containing roi-
son by the side Of each hill Of ccrn"
for the purpose ofpoisoning cutworms.
We doubt very much if any promi-
nent or other entomologist has or could
be induced to recommend such an ab-
surd thing, because all of the dozen or
more species Of the cutworm feed en-
tirely on green and succulent plants,
and would be no more inclined to eat
bran mash than smoke cigarette. A
man who should set out such tempt
ing poisoned dish for wild birds and
domestic fowls might find himself
amenable to laws enacted for the ex-
press purpose of preventing stupid and
vicious persons from placing poisons
in exposed positions on their grounds
or elsewhere. New York Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
A Brave Engineer.

An explosion of natural gas took
place under the boilers Of the Chiclso
Ellison plant, in the rear Of the big
Newbery library, at Walton place ~ |
Clark street. The engineer au / fire.
man we're badly INJURED, ono boiler
wrecked an all those livin, NORTH Of
the river using incan lescant lights
we're left in darkness.
The miracle Of it all is the escape
Of the big library building and its
valuable collection Of boo 5. If the
explosion hal occurred when the big
double-doors OF the boiler room were
closed at least part Of the library
would have been blown to pieces. AS
it WAS the heroism of Engineer Jen-
kins in turning eff the gas from the
main saved further wreckage anil per-
haps an immense loss of life, for a
large crowd was attracted to the scene
by the first explosion. His bravery
il crawling twenty feet through six
inches of scalding water, along dark
subway filed with blipdirg, scal,llny
steam, alone saved second explosion
of natural gas that was filling the big
boiler room ready for further deadly
work. The loss is small. Atlanta
Constitution.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
Ripped by Il SworGfSh.

Not many days ago the mackerc
fishing schooner Centennial OF Glou
ccster scraped costly anil curious &C
ouaintance with a huge swordish in
the waters of Cox's Ledge at the south
east end Of the island. Mackerel were
running lively and the Centennia's :
crew had done great days work har
vest1ng plump, striped beauties by the
acre with its mammoth $1,000 ocean
seine. ~ night the vessel was hove tG
with her big seine boat, bearing the
net. attached to the schooner and run
ming free astcrn. The tirel sailors
slept soundly. None heard any unusua!
uproar IN the night, not even the bow
watchman, pcerinG dead ahead through
sca mlSts. At daylight, however, he
noted that the heavy seine boat hal
been capsized, and that it lurche;l
weightlv on It's thick towing line, lie
plpe,t all hands on deck. Great was
the regret and concern Of all, for the
valuable seine, the mainstay of their
industry, hal gone overheard and
evidently was lost. Gloomily, but
quickly, the sailors righted the boat
and then they discovered thas u sword
fish had charged the boat and hal
driven his serrated sabre plumb
through its stout side. SO terrific, in
deed. had been his onset, that, ap-
parcntlyf he had flung the boat
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
Rode With a Skull.

Some weird experiences have been
noted on the ranges Of Northern Ari-
zona. Several years ago Cut-it-Short,
Chief of the Navajos, was killed after
shooting down two Deputy Sheriffs
sent to arrest him for some alleged
crime. He crawled into gully worn
by sudden torrents in the banks that
lead down to the Little Colorado.
Considerable coin was supposed to
nave been on his person at the time OF
his death.
Stockman J. ". Benham, now OF
this city, concluded to round up the
cadaver with his other spring calves
during the vernal roleo. So he
peered and poked about through the
hundreds of caves and underground
labyrinths Of that region until by
chance he stumbled upon the decom-
posed remains of the slain ch1eftaln.
In turning him round to find the sup
posed money the head of the aborig-
inul leader accidentally fell from its
attendant body. It was thrust
into a sack and placed in the cooks
commlssary wagon. For fifty miles it
jolted over rough roads to the cattle
mems ranch. A muffie1, humping
sound led the chef de -cuisina to be-
lieve that the coffee was slowly escap-
ing from it's canister. Arriving home
after dark, the cook proceeded to uu-
pack his wagon. Taking the gruesome
sack into the adobe cabin where his
employers lived he emptiel it to see
how much coffee had been lost. When
the grinning skull Of the deal Navajo
rolled sepulchrally forth the poor
cook stood transixed with horror.
Finally, however, greed overcame his
terror, and on exploring the bony
brain inclosure he found ten silver
dollars. The old chief hs died with
his wealth in his mouth. h.--Phoeni1
(Arizona) Gazette.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
Postal Decorations Oil China.

There is an employe of the post,
office, Washburn by name, says the
Philadelphia Record, W ho is the proud
posssssor of what he considers the
hanIsomest specimen of "postate
stamp plate" in existence. This Pc
culiar style of decorated chinaware
has attained considerable popularity
of late. 1t comprises nothing more
or less than ordinary china adorned
with Cancelled postage stamps, ar
ranged ii various designs, the whole
being subsequently subjected to
coat of vencerin3. The particular
specimen in the possession OF Mr..
Washburn has ? border formed OF
every denomination issuel by the
Gnited States Government. In the
centre Of the plate is an eagle formed
C.: the miniature photographs 81 eln-
incni men that grace the, various
sta.ups. \ ciscic of similar miniatures
surrounds the eagle. The whole effect
is decidedly pretty aud must have ro'
quire1 tedious care on the part Of the
artist
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
AMERICAN IRISES.

American irises do not seem to have
received the attention from cultiva-
tors that they deserve. 1t is doubtful
if there be at this time complete col
lection even of the different species III
any one garden, while there are, no
doubt, good varieties which have never
been cultivated, and probably not
even collected for herbariums. Again,
there are varieties which have only q
local reputation, and which have not
been generally distributed. I have
found number Of varieties Of this
kind; some Of these are not yet flow
cred here. Some of our irises arc most
difficult to establish, and it will task
the skill fan Eastern grower to flower
some Of the West Coast species, which
resent removal and naturally are at
rest during our summer season. n.-Gnr'
den and Forest.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
A Woman's Wonderful Escape.

A report from Konlgsberg on the
Fregel has remarkable narrative ct
the escape of a tish-wife, who went
out in little boat on the Half III or
der to take some provisions to her
husband and his companions, whI
were fishing. \ breeze sprang up,
and The little boat capsized. The
woman swan after it and CLING to its
keel. Night came on, anl a numb1ess
settled upon her limbs, 50 that her
grip was uncertain. At noon the next
day the wiud driftel the boat in
towards land; and here she was seen
by her husband, who soon got along
side, took her in his powerful arms,
and pulled for the shore. 1t WAS uoL
long before the poor frau recovered
strength, and, falling upon her knees,
she offered mp thanks to heaven for
her safe delivery, after two days AMI
n night, from her dreadful position
Londcu News.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
OLD STONE WALLS.

When the country was new many
farmers put as much stone as they
could into walls for their fences.
These were deemed much more i'm
portant then than they are now. How
ever great the satisfaction when the
wall was built in thinking that it was
fence forever, the time has come in
many places where the stone wall is
nuisance. It's material is all there,
but the work Of relaying it and OF
keeping it in repair is greater than the
interest on cost Of most fences. Be-
sides, the stone wall is harbor for
weeds, and it often is q refuge for
skunks, weasels and other farm YER
min. On most farms the best use Of
the old stone walls is to build base
ments for barns or cellar walls, or in
the underdrains. Good drains can be
made from stone alone, Or after laying
the tile layer of stone may be placed
above them, coming to within q foot
or so from the surface, so the stone
will not likely be ever in the way of
the plow.-Bostnn- Cpltivator------
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10
WOULD LOWER TIE LAKES.
What the board oS Engineers Say Of the
Chicago Drainage Canal.

Chicago Drainage Canal.
The report Of the Beard cf Engineers de-
tailed to report upon the probable effect and
operation Of the Chicago drainage canal
upon the lake aud harbor levels and upon
the navigation of the great lakes and their
connecting waterways was made public.
There is nothing 10 show. the report says.
that the consent OF Congress has been asked
for this enterprise. and it is certain that it
has not been treated as an Interstate or in
ternational affair. With this established
fact it is impossible to think that supervision
Of the United States will not extend to the
canal in due time. This will become neces-
sary rs soon rs it becomes part Of the sys-
TEN OF navigation waterways.
If the new outlet reduces the levels OF
Lakes Michigan and Huron about six inches,
that effect will be produced in about two
years, it not being Il question OF many years,
rs some suppose. The Board feel very sure,
therefore, that:
First-Thc drainage canal is not solely a
State affair. but Il National one.
Second-The tapping Of the lakes must
affect their levels. If the level Of the lakes
should be reduced, vessels would have to
load accordingly.
TIE trustees Of the drainage company now
contemplate the abstraction OF only 300 O9O
cubic feet but after the CANALS opened it is as
sumcd that 800 900 cubic feet per minute will
he drawn from Lake Michigan. This would
lowerthe levels of all the lakes Of the system,
except Lake Superior. The nayiSablc capa-
city Of all harbors and channels On the great
lakes below ST. Mary's Falls would be in
jurious!y affected by the proposed canal and
the navigahility of the inner harbor Of Chi
caSo would be diminished also by the intro
duction Of Il current therein.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-10

squarelv out of the sea twirllng 1t IN
the air, like shuttlecock, and 1t had
come down bottom up and was partly
submerged. The bottom Of the boat
is of solid plaakine. but the swordtsh
had driven his sword through it as
easily, it seemed, as if it had been of
paper. But after he had delivered the
thrust the fish had beer unable to
withdraw his blsde; hence with a
mighty wrench he had shaken himself
free from the craft, but his sword WAS
broken. The point. solidly fixed il
plank and sheathlng, protruded moro
thar six inches above the bottom Q
the craft. The Centennial crew, o
course, had no idea they would tv,'
set eyes on the lost seine again, yet
not more than thirty minutes later the
schooner Spectator, which hat "crn
fishing on the same grounds on the
previous day. hailed them, saying they
had just picked up the Centennials
net. 1t was so badly torn, however,
having been sliced in score of places
by the swordfsh's jagged blade, that
the Centennial fishermen started for
Gloucester to have it repaired.
In the past five seasons two fisher
men of Block Island waters have been
mortalIy injured, and half dozen
others severely hurt, by wounded
sword6sh, whose blades were driyed
through their cookie shells with the
speed of rife shot In one instance
the sword went through the bottom OF
the boat-the crew did not know even
that the monster was approaching
them-slid through its middle seat of
plank as readily as if it was pasteboarl.
and was buried more than two feet in
the body of an unhappy seaman. The
man survived his frightful wound for
only few hours.
In two other instances in Block
Island waters swordfsh have even at
tackled fishing schooners and smacks
and driven their sabres straight
through planking three inches thick,
the sword each time sharply broken,
and the fragment remained imbelded
70 tightly in the opening 1t had made
that no water leaked into tho vessel.