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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-15

was abducted by
Paris and caused
T. h o w ar the
G ks waged
against Troy she
may soon plunge
all Samoa into an
o t h er b loo d Y
strife. The young
woman whose ia
tai gift of beauty
S g G IN S possibly
destined to cause
SO much trouble
is the taupou of
Vaiala. A taupou
among Samoan
women occupies
the same position
rs "a chief among
the men. She is
practically t h g
queen of some
large Village, her
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-15

rather cercmonious OCCASIONS and what
did this have but IA queerly shaped Elton
made of that wooden goods which is known
by the name Of horses ribs-that is, "A dull
gray ground with a surface covered with
hairs an inch long. This had two enOr-
nous smoked pearl buttons on each side
the Elton, which hung open, the silk form
ing sort of blouse vest.
Tea gowns are unusually beautiful this
season, though they have the bottom Of
the skirts wider than an artist would like
to see. Still they are made graceful by the
addition of ribbons, laoes and dropping
draperies. saw a pale blue silk plush
gown, cut On prinoesss, the front open
over full panel and vest Of white silk
muslin over blue silk. There WAS . beau
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-15
A Village Of Fiddle MnIsrn.

There is little village named Marknen-
kirchen in Saxony where every working
psrson-mAn, woman and child-is en-
gagged in the manufacture Of Violins.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-15
AYERS LEADS ALL OTHER SARSApARILLAS.

Every pair of Lewis Ina Calf Shoes
has Lewis Cork Filled Soles, which are
impervious to dampness. Better than
clumsy inner soles. A great $3.50
Shoe.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
A FAMOUS GOLDFISH.
An Emblem in the Massachusetts State
house for Over a Century.

An Emblem in the Massachusetts State
house for Over a Century.
The famous Goldfish which hangs from
the base of the dome in the Massachu-
sets statehouse, and inside the old
room in which the representatives used
to meet, will be absent from the cham
Der in the new extension which they
are soon to occupy. just why this en-
blen, which has always attracted the
notice of visitors and sometimes moved
them to ridicule, should be ignored IN
tho transfer of mova5les from one room
to the other is not explained, and, ae-
cording to the New York Post, it is
even SAID that the Goldfish is doomed to
figure in a museum, presumably his
torical The following account OF its
origin is given: ''In 1856 Charles w.
Palfrcy. editor of the Salem Register,
and a member of the house for several
years, undertook to gather all inc facts
that could be learned about the placing
OF the figure in the chamber. Alter
extensive research he found much con-
corning the fish which, luckily, had
been preserved. It was by Mr.. Pal
1fGy 5 ClLOIlS GlletO IIS eSSSAeAA AeN-ee' y -
got from the records of the great and
general court, and while many links
are missing, the chain is nearly com
plete. On Wednesday, March II, 1884,
John Rowe, member from Boston,
moved permission to hang the Goldfish
in the house as a memorial to the i'm
portance of the coddshery to the well
fare of the state The motion pre-
vailed, and shortly after the emblem
was placed in position, and there it has
remained undisturbed through all the
vicissitudes of the years which have in
tervened. Once it was painted, but it
has never been taken down from the
iron rod by which it is.held in position.
Mr.. Rowe, who presented the figure to
the commonwealth, was a well-known
citizen of Boston and a conspicuous
patriot, being associated with Samuel
Adams, James Otis, John Hancock and
other leaders of the period. He was in
terested in commerce and was an OK
tensive property owner along the water
front. Rowe's wharf and contiguous
territory being among his possessions.
He died on February II, 1857"
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
France encourages Electrical Progress.

france encourages 1@ASNeAtN-
France has for some time past been
specially active in the application OF
electric power to canals, fact due
probably to the Importance and extent
of her canal system. The latest sue
cessful trial reported is one on the
canal boats of the Havre-Paris-Lyons
compaignie, in which transferable
electric motor and rudder combination
is used. while the motor has been driven
bv current from storage batteries.
The canal boat, having a length Of
thirty-eight meters and carrying one
hundred and eighty tons, is driven at
a speed of eighty-five centimeters per
second, an increase of forty per cent
over the speed with two horses, while
the electrical energy consumed was
about four and six-tenths horsepower.
At times a speed of one meter three feet
three inches per second was obtained
1t is now proposed to employ also a
trolley system, as on the Bourgogne
canal, and to let the feed water that
maintains the levels at the proper
height operate dynamos generating
the necessary current. France has al
ways been foremost in the application
If electricity to navigation.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
He RIDES IN HIS CARRIAGE.
The Young Man Who Saw Chance to
Get Ahead in the World.

The Young Man who Saw Chance to
Get Ahead in the World.
A few years ago circumstances opened
up lucky chance to a young man who
was elzing out poor and unpleasant
existence on a scrubby farm IN the
Piscataouis backwoods. Even this
poor bit of earth was not all his own,
saws the Lewiston (Me.) journal He
was remote from neighbors, and so far
from a sawmill that the buildings
were left to tumble down for want OF
lumber to repair them. In this state
of things the Canadian Pacific railway
was located around the side OF the
mountain Just above his valley, and
hundreds of Italians and other labor
ers were put to work. 1t required two
years to build this part of the road,
working winters as well as in warm
weather. The humble farmer saw his
chance. He went to the settlements
and secured supply of clothing and
kniclx-knacks to sell on commission,
and soon rose to the dignity of having
Goods of his own. He does not live in
the bacl1woods any more, for as soon
as the road was built and the laborers
departed he folded his tent also and
went forth, bought one of the best
farms in Piscataquis, paying cash
down, and now lives in comfort, rides
in his carriage, sends his children to
the best schools and all that His
case is one of those which show the
advantage of promptly catching hold
of Fortune, even if she is found in an
nnexpected place.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
rbe Food OF the Future.

Chemistry, while yet in its infancy,
has already shown what the posi-
bilities of chemical compounds are.
We can already produce tea and coffee
artihcially, as well as many other food
substances. A new process claims to
produce sugar from gases at the cost of
one cent per pound. There is always
a supply when demand becomes i'm
perative, and when concentrated food
tablets are insisted upon, there will
not be wanting inventive genius to
study out the why's and wherefores OF
chemical theories and furnish the
articles required.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
SHE SIZES THE PEOPLE UP.

A Fruit Seller Tells Why She Sometimes
sets ExorbItant Prices on Her Wares.
While waiting for a cross-town car to
the ferry the other day, said LADY
according to Chicago paper, saw
well-dressed woman stop at fruit
stand on the corner and ask the woman
in charge the price of ounces. l did
not hear the response, but heard the
inquirer's exclamation as she founced
away.
''Oh, you are exorbitants'
Two italian laborers stopped to price
the mpting-loolzing fruit.
Fifty cents apiece for ounces"
said the fruit seller, and the astonished
men passed on almost at run, talking
exeitedly together in their native
tongue and evidently feeling that they
had barely escaped serious financial
peril.
Curious to learn the reason for her
high valuations [ timidly advanced in
my turn and inquired the price OF
ounces. Her terms, courteously given,
we're moderate, which emboldened me to
ask why she had named so high a price
to the person who had come before me.
- have been selling fruit at this
stand for ten years, she said, and
smiled wisely, and ought to be some
thing of judge of people by this time.
The lady you saw did not mean to buy;
she's one of the kind that cannot get
past a sale stand or counter without
stopping to price everything on it, and
I was pleased to have her think me ex-
orbitant on the first question. As for
the Italians they thought the ounces
new kind of fruit that they might buy
and eat like an apple, so it was useless
to waste time with them, and | gave
them a figure that nearly caused them
to fail down. Now, with you the case
is different. You came to me fairly fol
information about something that in
terested you, and that l am very glae
to give. Behind fruit stands, as wei
as in bigger concerns, we get to know
how to size up the people, and to trea'
them accordingly.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
GIBRALTAR AND IFS DEFENSE.


Hostile Force.
Experiments at Shoeburyness have
shown that an Armstrong shell can be
be thrown 9,17e yards-about five and
one-third miles-says writer IN Tenn
ale Bar. 1t is therefore absolutely clear
hat if all the fleet were temporarily
absent, either on some special mission
or depressed by storm, hostile IRON
clads taking up position within four
miles of the eastward of Europa point
might with impunity send shot and
shell into the outlying parts OF the
fortress and cause much destruction OF
life and property. On the other hand,
the governor of the fortress would not
be idle, and the experiences OF the late
civil war in America have abundantly
proved that the cannon in fortresses,
If they strike ship of war with their
proiectiles, even at long range, may do
considerable mischief; while, on the
other hand, many shot and shell may
strike fort and only do trihing dam
age. 1t is practically impossible to
throw shot or shell over the high part
of the rock, near Spain, and the can
non ensconced in the unique rock gal
leries, with their royal artillery gun
detachments, would be absolutely safe
Even if the neutral ground between
Gibraltar and Spain were occupied by
. hostile foe, comparatively little dam
are would be the result. During the
writer's stay at Gibraltar it was con-
sidcred desirable to try the experiment
of firing upward from the plain on the
Spanish side into the galleries, dunn
mics being placed to represent the nee
essary gun attachments. A regiment
several hundred strong was according
ly placed in position and supplied with
ball cartridges. The range, however,
was unknown, and the fire being di-
rected upward, it was fully an hour be
fore any OF the dummies were hit, after
the expenditure of 4nuch ammunition.
In actual warfare, of course, the Brit
ish rifle sharpshooters must have picked
out their foes by firing downward from
the galleries. Bomb-proof barracks
and hospitals are potent factors against
the horrors of bombardmefgt, and there
is little doubt that there is ample room
at Gibraltar for some amendment on
This head
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24

dial. a pracucal electrician saw tnls
crude apparatus at work one day Six
months later patents were taken out
on the apparatus now in use all over
the country, which consists Of a box
with dial face upon which are lnol-
Gated a number of routine questions
and answers and the letters OF the al
phabet, by which any message may DC
spelled out. crank being used at one
end. the indicator showing at the other
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1895-08-24
TIE FIRST POLICE SIGNAL.
Crude Device Tried In YoniSers to ana
in ApprehendIng noodiums.

fynda Device Tried In YonlSers to A1d
in ApprehendIng noodums.
Thirty-five years ago Capt. Mangan,
chief of the police force at Yonkers, for
his own convenience rugged up an cleo
trie continuance, out of which grew the
elaborate and comprehensive system OF
police signals and communication be-
tween st;.tion-houses at present in use.
Although the perfection Of the veteran
captain's suggestion has yielded a great
manufacturing firm fortune, not q
dollar Of it ever came into the HANDS OF
the real inventor, says the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
In the carly days of the war a rough
gang Of men and boys frequently TOOK
Dossession of the Hudson River railroad
danot and committed lawless acts. The
notice station was located in the town,
unite a distance from the depot, and
before a messenger could summon as
sistance the law-breal1ers would have
dieanpeared. Capt. Mangan thought
4be matter over and induced the depot
acent and telegraph operator to run
wire from the station to the police Oh
fce. At the police end a bell and
dial were arranged. The latter had
tainted on its face two or three short
messages, such as 'send an officer.
sstrouble here; send a full force, etc.
THE indicator on the dial was made TO
move bv a series of short jerks, caused
by key taps, to the desired polnt on Tue
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16
PITY THE BTrNCo MAN

Large COLBY tear-dropS will spring
from the eyes of the general public
and tremble there in briney, crystal
line indignation when it becomes gen.
orally known that the gambling fra
ternity of Guthrie is on the trail of the
Oklahoma legislators.
1t is reported that elegant rooms have
been fitted up near the legislative hail,
brilliant with ormulu and bronze. bur
nished to a binding dazzle and en-
riched by profusion OF statues and
busts. Herein is located the green
covered poker and the willy crap table,
and it is here that the gamblers expect
TO take the unsuspecting legislator and
cajole from his jeans the bright. shin
ing shekels of E pluribus unum and
then turn him out on the cold, cruel
world
The sight of Guthrie gambler edg-
ing his way into the legislative cham
bers and casting a wink ST the august
Scion and enticing him into this gilded
palace and fooling him at game Of
poker is sad. But the public. before it
irrigates its sorrow should pause and
reflect The weeping act should be
done for the gamblers
The oklahoma Legislators are able
10 take care of themselves. There is
not q Reuben among them. Jays can
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16
"RoTsn OFFER OF SYMPATHY.

From the Chicago Tribune.
! Herodotus Glaston bury and Wash
ington jefferson were brothers-in-law
and inseparable friends, having many
tastes in common, and both being very
| much averse TO work.
"Rot" and s'Wash, as they were gen.
orally known, had such distaste for
bucolic life that they finally turned
their backs to the plow and left it for
ever, removing with their wives and
little ones to the south shore Of the
Chowan river, which abounded in fish,
while all sorts of game was to be found
in the big adjacent woods. Trapping,
however, involved more exercise than
either was willing to put forth, and
they finally settled down to fishing for
a livelihood.
Their wives had again and again
and again reminded them that to dar-
kies constantly on the water the art of
swimming was something more than
mere accomplishment, and they were
so moved by the pleadings of the wom-
en- that they decided to learn, some
day." which to the negro is as ''to-mor-
row" with the Mexican-it never
comes. uE
Rot was short, fat fellow, of tarry
blackness, while Wash, ''yaller mig
GER" shot above six feet in stature
and had little more flesh upon him
than herring bone after hungry
child has finished it.
Their boat was a very long and mar
rev cypress "dug-out,'" which they
termed Gunner" while their equip
ment was very primitive, consisting of
long reed "poles" and cotton lines with
bits OF iron for sinkers. Crock fish"
Striped bass) were running in great
schools" and the twain went out
each day in quest of the delicious
ly-toothsome game. The largest of
these fish in those waters attain a
weight of seventy pounds, and afford
delight to sportsmen, because of their
''gaminess. Rot and Wash, however,
objected to this trait and would have
preferred that they come into the boat
with the supineness of perch.
The river was nearly two miles wide,
and one morning in the height of the
TUCK ScdSoH bhSy Wtho ou1 1ul1y
equipped fora days seige. They pad
dick for the middle Of the stream, and
when it was reached prepared their
hooks and cast out their lines, intend
ing to float lazily with the listless
tide. Immediately a fish. evidently of
immense size, seized Rot's line, and in
the furry and excitement, Wash, who
had arisen to his feet, gave sudden
lunge and fell overheard.
With all his energies concentrated
upon the fish, Rot looked for moment
at the head of his partner, the top of
which just showed above the returning
ripples of the splash, and cried out:
''Jis you hor on snug-'n-tight, Wash
in'ton Jeff'son. I'll be back arter you
pres'n1y."
Having muttered this intelligent pre-
caution, Rot now bent every energy
upon the tautened line and trembling
pole, as the fish forged ahead, drag
zinc the light boat swiftly along. Pa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16
AMONG THE WITS

Force of Habit-Judge Ito owner
of dog who is to be fined for not having
muzzled him)-"Has the dog been
punished e?e-Fliegende Blatter.
-Weeks-"Well. how are things over
in Boston. Have they named any new
pie Aristotle YETI" Wentman-'tNo-o
But heard man there ask for Plato
soup.".Exchange
Observation-Disclosures, have found a
nickel in my hash" Mrs. Mealer-
"Oh, that's all right. put it there.
thought I'd give you a little change in
your diet. "-Philadelphia Record.
-Conductor-"M Madam, how old is
that boyY. Elderly Matron with freez-
ing dignity)-'This young lady, sir,
has no wish to ride free. Here is her
ticket. Her bicycle is in the baggage
Chicago Tribune.
$50" said Mr.. Donegan, They've
been printing the funeral notices av
man that wasn't dead yit. It's nice
fix he'd be in if he had been wan of
these people that believes Everything
in the newspapers. "-Tit-Bits.
E "A little girl in the suburbs was
overheard taking to her doll the other
evening. You naughty child" she
said, in a tone of grave reproof, you've
been saying darn When you go to
Heaven, dolly, you'll go to the other
place."
"A little girl was overheard talking
to her doll, whose arm had come off,
exposing the sawdust stufftng. ''You
dear, good, obedient dolly, knew 1
had told you to chew your food fine,
but / didn't think you would chew it
as fine as that. Pilot.
-Master-"Pat, 1 have suspicion
that either you or was drunk last
night" Pat-"oi've suspicion av
that kind, meself, SIR" Master
"Well. Pat, you rascal, which one was
it?" Pat-''Well, sor, Oil not be
castin' any reflections, but Oh do be
sayin' that OF invited ye. "-Richmcnd
Despatch.
-She-"Harry, they tell me such
awful thingsl They say you have lost
lots of money gambling" He-',Non-
sensel 1 never gambled in my life.
I've dropped few thousand on Atching,
and few more on Readison, but that
was bona-fide investment. l never
touch any stock which is at ali uncer-
tain. Boston Transcript.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16
MSS. FOUND IN A JUG.

(At the bottom of that bed of quicksand
known as the Canadian river in the In
dian Territory a long roll of manuscript
has been found and portions of it will be
published. The author. who is a sort of
red Dickens is supposed to be one, Yelp-
ing Wolf, Comanche who died in the
early seventies and consigned his literary
efforts to the care of a sealed jug in which
they were found)
Tall Chief met squaw. Squaw warm TO
Tall Chief. He push her away. squaw
mad. Tall Chief push her away some
more. Squaw madden.
Both go away. Next day squaw meet
Tall Chief and make signs to be his friend.
Tail Chief again push her away. Squaw
mad and go away. Tail Chief laugh.
Next day Tall Chief go to young squaw
and promise not to push her away more
Sqnaw want to be friends. but TAN Chief
taunt her and push her away again.
Squaw cry.
Then Tail Chief say: why Indian
squaw not pretty like white sduaw? Why
not Indian squaw sweet lips and pink
cheeks and blue eyes?
why not Indian buck whiskers Ike
white buck to tickle squaw?" squaw say
Tall Chief marry squaw- Smart squaw
Ha: ha.
Long time ago bad Indian horn in tribe
He heap evil man and cross. He know not
the law of tribe and cause heap worry to
chief Bad Indian kill other Indians. He
shoot his brother. He tear down the wig
wan at night and kick buck and squaw
and papoose- All Indian afriad OF bad
Indian Avoid bad Indian. Run from
him. Bad Indian heap brave. He fight
always.
Chief High Oak wonder much at bravery
OF bad Indian. he go at night to bad In
dian and say:
what is secret of bad Indians brav-
ery?"
Bad Indian only laugh.
How bad Indian be so hrave?" High
Oak ask again.
bad Indian not brave" said bad IN
dian
what do then? /" asked High Oak.
.-other Indians towards" said bad In
dian
Quick High Oak spring upon bad In
dian ana choked bad Indian TO death.
Bad Indian was right Heap smart
Chief. Ha. Ia,
Ten Sticks fool Indian He mourn heap
much He grumble heap much. Make
other Indians tired Ten Sticks hate
white man. Say pale face rob Indian OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-16
ghe aalha Daily gag aalednesdag aorn january e 1885

all his land. Take all his country away
from him. Leave poor Indian nothing.
Call white man thief. Then Ten Sticks
weep heap much and tribe tired again.
Ten Sticks talked nothing else. Say
have revenge on pale face. Say his fore
fathers owned fine land in the east far
away in the white mans Illinois.
Then Ten Sticks weep some more and
say again he have revenge. Tribe very
tired. Nobody listen 70 Ten Sticks. No
body but Ten Sticks want revenge on
white man.
One day Ten Sticks go away. No one
know where he go. Indians mysterious.
Everyone wonder much. Ten Sticks not
return Indians feel bad for they would
not listen to Ten Sticks. He passes out
of Indians memory. Indians know Ten
Sticks no longer.
Long years passed away and many die
and young Indians become bucks and
papooses become squaws and have
papooses and one day Ten Sticks came
back. His hair gray and his legs tremble
and his eyes dim but he weep no longer.
He say nothing of white man robbing Red
man. One day he tell where he go. He
go to farm of his forefather in the white
mans Illinois, and he demand of white
man who live there to give Red man his
land. And the white man laugh and deed
farm over to Ten Sticks He big, heap
great, heap awful mortgage on farm.
Ten Sticks not know. White men tell him.
Ten Sticks heap proud. He try to pay in
terest. Interest heap awful. Ten Sticks
lose sleep. Hair get grey. He lose sight
in his eye. He worry. He tear his hair
He work in the field night and day. Ten
Sticks want to die. He cannot make
money to pay interest. Big white mans
sheriff come and take farm away from
Ten Sticks and Ten Sticks come back to
tribe.
Ten Sticks hate the white man no more.
He glad that white man has land. Kills
white man paying interest.
Ten Sticks grumble no more. Tribe ike
him. Smart Indian, Ten Sticks. Ha! ha!