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The National tribune., 1895-10-10
MORTGAGING HIS FAMILY.
How n Former Slave Renewed Business on
Very Odd Security.
IIV1shin1tOu Star

"Some queer things used to happen in tn
old slave days in Missouri" said Representa-
tive John Tarsney, just before he started To-
Europe.
"Old Banker Sawyer, Of Independence
Mo-, carried on the same Sawyer banl
which exists to-day away back in the SOS
when Independence, rs the eastern end o.
the Santa Fe trail, was the great Outfittine
point for those daring and misguided people
who meditated flight across the plains
Among other chaitels of banker Sawyer was
a big black negro named Dustun.
"Dustun was great mechanic, and had
vast fame all over the western country as
the maker of that fashion of wagon known
as the Prairie Schooner Sawyer had be-
sides his bank wagon-shop at Independ-
ence, and his negro Dustun ran the wagon
shop. The wagon-shop did good trade
and Sawyer said to Dustun one day:
"' You make lot of money working over
time, Dustun. Why don't you buy and own
yourself? Why do you continue in slavery
You've got $500 or 5000 down in my bank
now
"And it was true Dustun had laid up
quite little store of money, and the fact OF
a slave with money on deposit in the bank
of his master is of itself illustrative of the
lax condition of the institution in Missouri.
What'l you take for me?' asked
Dustun.
Seeing it's you,' said Sawyer, III sell
out cheap. If you want to buy yourself
I'll take 81 500, while you are easily worth
$1,000
'Dustun bought himself, paid $500 down,
and took the rest of himself on. credit
Sawyer made out his freedom papers, and
Dustun made n mortgage on himself to
Sawyer for the $1,000. Then he went to
work. In year he had paid himself free.
In two years more he bought his wife and
little girl. Then he began to make money.
But he hadn't proceeded far nor laid up
much ahead, when one night fire started,
and the next morning found Dustun's wagon
shop in ashes. Shop, tools, stock, and
everything were burned up as clean as a
whistle, and with the lack of fOrethOught of
his race Dustun had no insurance.
1t was plain, hard, bitter case of begin
again with Dustun. He thought the stua-
ti0n over, and then went to his old master,
Sawyer. After 10 minutes talk Sawye lent
Dustnn 81 900, took mortgage on his wife
and young one. Dustun rebuilt his shop,
and opened up anew. Hekept his old trade
and added to 1T. 1t finally became very I'M
fashionable to start across the plains in any
thing but one of Dustun's prairie-schooners
Within a year Dustun again had clear
title of his wife and family.
"L;fe went easy after that with the old,
black wagon maker. He died about 10
years ago at Independence, worth fairly
$4,000. The daughter whom he bought
from Sawyer, and then mortgaged and
cleared the title to again, was for q long
time, and is, believe, now teacher in the
colored public schools at Kansas City. Old
Dustun's memory in Independence is to
this day highly respected"
The National tribune., 1895-10-10


jet.
"Cut for deal" said Bowlder.
The burglar cut 1O-Sp0t; Bowlder q
deuce The burglar had the deal
The king of diamonds was turned as
trump.
Beg" said Bowlder.
i "Take it," remarked the burglar
The hands were played. Bowlder had the
queen and a six-spot of diamonds; the ma
rauder had the ten, nine, and seven of dia-
monds. Bowlder took high, low, and the
burglar counted game.
No Jack out" remarked Bowlder
"No," said the other. And then, in an
abused tone: Say, you don't beg nor
nuthin', do you? The idee of gents beg
GIN in two-hand game a-holdin' of the
queen and six"
They had played three hands; jack had
been out once. Bowder was keeping score.
1t stood
"BsT!:, "Bsrg:, T.
1t was Bowlder's deal. He rfIled the
cards with the deftness Of one who plays
often and well.
"Bound to settle it this time," said the
burglar. "The score stands six to four
You bet your life Ill stand on the bare lack
if git it,"
Bowlder threw the cards around and
turned trump with snap. 1t was the jack
of clubs. sano
The burglar looked al, it wistfully, even
sadly. r..J
That's square, is ~ he said to Bowder
in tone of half repFoach. "You amt the
man to go and turn jack on poor crook
from the bottom of the deck, and you only
one to gop" g;,-os
Bowlder assured him the transaction was
perfectly honest.
Yes" / guess it was,D, said the burglar,
The National tribune., 1895-10-10

Bowlders wife was away at the time, and
the time was a night last month Mrs. b.
was in the country, and Bowlder, left lonely
and forlorn to look after the house and earn
money, was having sad, bad time indeed.
Not that Bowlder really lacked anything
but he missed his wife. Where before the
merry prattle of his offspring made the
racket of boiler-shop, all was solemn peace
and hush. The Bowlder mansion was like
n graveyard.
Naturally Bowlder felt lonesome; and, to
avoid as much as might be having his loneli-
ness thrust npon him by the empty desola-
tion of the house, he made it rule during
his wife's vacation not to 60 home until
o'clock a. m.
He was dead on his legs by that time, rs
he expressed it, and went at once to sleep,
before the absence of Mrs. B. began to prey
upon him.
On the night, or more properly morning,
in question Bowlder wended homeward at
sharp 8. He had been missing Mrs. y.
painfully all of the evening, and to uphold
himself had subscribed to divers drinks.
These last Bowlder put safely away within
his belt. and they cherished him and taught
him resignation, and he didn't miss his wife
as much as he had.
The National tribune., 1895-10-10

rising. u was watching you, and 1 guess
it was straight. It's just my luck, that's ALL
Well, must go; it's getting along towards
4:30 o'clock.
Have a drink" said Bowlder, "and take
another cigar"
The cracksman took drink. Then he
selected cigar from Bowlder's proffered
case.
"If it's all the same to youse," said the
burglar "I'll smoke this later on; after
breakfast" And he put the cigar in his
pocket.
Here; let me show you out this way"
said Bowlder, leading the way to the front
basement door.
"I hates to ask il of a stranger" said the
burglar, as he hesitated just outside the
door, but the street cars III be runnin' in a
little while now, and would you mind lendin'
me a nickel?
OF course Bowlder would lend him car
fare. This somewhat raised the burglars
spirits, made sad by seven-up.
As he closed the front gate behind him,
the burglar looked back at Bowlder.
"Do you know, pard," he said, "if it
wasn't for my weakness for gamblin' I'd
been rich man years ago."-A. II. Letois IN
Washington Post.
The National tribune., 1895-10-10
ADULTERATIONS
In Che Common Things Consumed I'm the
Home.

Home.
Butter is not the only thing which is adult
Grated, says the London Neus Coffee, rs we
all know, is mixed with chickory, and the
only proposal made 10 the committee was that
the seller should he bound TO state the pro-
portion of each which the compound con-
tanned. Arrowroot is adulteratcd with po-
tato starch. Many articles Of food especially
sweets, are col0red with aniline dyes. only
few OF which, happily, are poisonous. Bees
wax is mixed with paraffin wax. CaBdied
peel is sold after the essential oils have first
been extracted. There is large importation
of caraway seeds similarly exhausted, and
spent caraway seeds are familiar article of
commerce in Mincing Lane Oleine cheese is
imported from America Cocoa is mixed
with sugar and arrowroot as we all know,
and the mixture has record Of 300 years,
and has, therefore, become respectable. But
a mixture of alkali with the cocoa seems less
unobjectionable Liquorice is adulteTafed
with rice, starch, millers' sweepings, "and
other faTinaoeOus substances. y Pepper
strangely enough, is adulterated with some
thing which the analysts have been unable TO
name. 1T is suggested that sausages ought
not TO contain more than 80 per cent Of
bread. Beet sugar is colored TO look like
Demerara. Imported timed peas are c0lorcd
with sulphate of copper These are few of
the ingenious forms of fraud which were dis
closed 10 the committee The distressing
thing is that in no single case can a remedy
be devised which is not open to some OBJ
lection
The National tribune., 1895-10-10
CATSKINS IN COMMERCE.
Fifty Thousand PeIts of American House
hold Pets Exported Yearly.

Fifty Thousand Pelts of American House
hold Pets Exported Yearly.
There are $4,000 skins of house cats ex-
ported from the United States every year,
despite the fact that the laws for the preven-
ton of cruelty to animals allow neither dogs
nor cats to be killed except by legalized
officers, says the New York Press. These
skins come from all parts of the country, a
wholesaler seldom receiving a consignment of
furs from country correspondent that it does
not include number of catskins. When the
correspondent receives Is cents apiece for
them on the average he may consider that he
is doing remarkably well There is very
little demand for catskins in this country,
except for cattail rugs and other oddities,
sometimes for trimmings and very rarely as
a chest covering in the Winter for an old man
who belongs to the customs of past gen.
Grafton.
So the New York wholesaler sorts his cat
skins into lots of half dozen different
grades and sends them to London to be sold
at the quarterly auction of one of the great
fur houses. The skins of black eats bring
the most, and as many as 10000 of them
have been disposed OF in a lot ut sale i'll
London for 60 cents apiece. Yellow catskinS
are next in value. Maltese and body mixed
colors bring the least, often going for five
cents apiece or, rather. they bring the least
of the full grown cats, for there is a demand
at three and four cents apiece for the skins of
little kittens
The child or the good old maid who may
wonder why her dear lost pussy never returns
will be surprised to find that pussy's skin is
now helping to line the coat of some officer in
Emperor Williams army. vagabond who
sought to earn a few cents in heartless, dis
honest manner made pussy one of bagful of
cats which he sold to the local fur dealer who
does business down by the river (where cats
may be drowned on account of the odorifer-
Gus nature of his calling.
There is great demand for catskins for the
Innings of military coats. They are some
what cheaper than seal. All German officers
are not milliOnaires. The magistrate of every
little German village as we'll likes to strut
about in q catskin overcoat. England,
Sweden, Norway, and other northern coun-
tries also buy catskins from u.s. 1t wouldn't
pay the local fur dealers to go in search of
pussy pelts and nothing else. But rs a side
issue it earns him a few cents, and that is the
way the house-cat fur business is conducted
all over the world.
The National tribune., 1895-10-10
Read "Better than Pension" page 3.
Regulated by n Hair.
tNe,g York HIorld.1

One solitary human hair seems very small
thing, but it is the most important part of an
important machine in the Capitol at Wash
ington.
This machine warns and ventilates the
House, the Senate and the various committee
rooms and runs several electric dynamos. It's
most curious feature is the appliance for tell
ing the proper temperature OF the air in the
building.
A dial arranged like clock marks differ
ent degrees from 0 to 100. 0means perfectly
dry air 100 saturated air. e., air carrying
all the moisture it will hold
Human hair absorbs moisture like a rope.
becoming shorter when it is wet, in the same
way. The hair here is six inches long. The
difference in length between it when wet and
when dry stands for the 1902 of moisture on
The National tribune., 1895-10-10

The Granary of the World.

The Government estimates of the wheat
harvest for the year, just issued, prove this
country to be the granary OF the world, with
untold golden wealth in the bins and ele-
vators 10 the credit of the farmers. The re-
turns for the United States indicate 400,0l7,-
GOO bushels OF whea; in sight. Our great COM
petitor, the South American Republic Of Ar
gentine has but G0,995,000 Russia is up 10
4l5000,000, and India stops at 7465, 600.
But these figures, great as they are, do not
represent the needs of the world, as they
are only ordinarily beyond home consump-
tion.
The National tribune., 1895-10-10

out, ragged, and footsore. The soldiers
crowded around him to hear his story of
his escape:
" was little in advance" )" said he,
"when suddenly there appeared at the
side Of the road half a dozen armed
men, whom | sighted about as soon as
they did me. Having no chance to re-
treat, the only show was to disappear in
the bushes, which / did, holly pursued
by the bushwhackers They kept up
for some distance, firing at me at every
opportunity. Finally two of them be-
came singled out and were giving me
very hot chase. Suddenly came to
small clearing, so closely pursued that |
was obliged to cross it or be captured;
and anything but capture for me under
such circumstances.
so across the clearing | started, with
my horse under full speed. l could i'm
agine ] could feel the hot breath of the
horses behind, as they We'd with me to
reach the timber on the opposite side.
Evidently they meant capture. for one
of them, whose horse was feeter than
mine, was already passing me on my
right, and the other one was but
spears length behind and to the left Of
my horse.
my situation was most critical, and
nothing but a superhuman effort could
save me from capture. took the last
chance and spurted my horse quickly to
the left to avoid being headed of: As
| turned, the closest man evidently real
lied my intention. / heard the hammer
of his
The National tribune., 1895-10-10

the dial, and as the moisture Of the hair
varies the pointer on the dial moves.
According to the necessity, more steam IL
thrown in or steam is allowed 10 escape, the
atmosphere being in this way regulated and
Kept at a healthy point.
The National tribune., 1895-10-10
Read Better than Pension" page 3.

There is a vacancy among the Congressman
from New York City at Tammany's disposal,
and the question is whether it will be given to
Gen. Sickles or Amos J.. Cummings. with tha
prospect in favor of Cummings
The National tribune., 1895-10-10
REVOLVER CLICK.

At that instant a shot rang out from the
trees on my right, and / heard my would
be SLAYER cry, am shotl' and an ex-
clamation from the other rebel as he
turned and dashed back across the clear
ing.
Scarcely had the rebel bushwhacker
fallen when / was confronted by the tall,
manly scout whose picture had looked
at at the farmhouse in the morning. He
beckoned me to follow him, which was
not slow in doing. We passed behind
high cliff, where | saw sitting on the
ground nude man, who said he was a
Union soldier, and had escaped being
burned TO death at the stake by Harris
and his men the night before, and had not
only been protected by the faithful guide,
but the guide was going to take him to
his home and furnish him with clothes.
"The guide, starting off, told us to
wait till he returned. Presently be came
into view with the dead bushwhacker's
clothes, arms, accouterments, and horse,
which furnished a complete outfit for the
other soldier. The guide told us that
Harris and his men were to hold meet
ing that night. He would 90 and try to
find out their plans, and we would be
governed accordingly.
"At dusk the guide left, and in few
hours returned and said we would not
move until some time the next day; /;
that the bushwhackers had decided to
follow upon the flank of Sherman's army
and capture or kill as many Union sol
diers as possible.
"The next day about noon we moved
down the valley to the farmhouse and
the guides home, where we were SO hos
pitabIy received in the morning of the
day before. Here the guide met his
sisters for the first time since his depart
ure to assist the Union army in the
Spring, and such a meeting between
brother and sisters | never saw before.
We remained there and rested that
night, and the rehearsal of the guides
campaign was a tale Of the most self
sacrificing devotion TO country and home
ever related by mortal man. | remarked
to my companion it was well worth the
terrible venture we had had to meet such
man. Every detail left by the Lieu
tenant before leaving was carefully re-
cited to me.
The next day the guide accompanied
us to and across the river; that night he
left US and said he wanted to locate the
course Of the guerrillas He returned
the next morning and accompanied us
to Rome. There We reached our lines,
and the guide bade US good-by, and said
he had not got through with his guer-
rilla neighbors yet"
The National tribune., 1895-10-10
Health

Built on the solid foundation of pure.
healthy blood is real and lasting. AS long
as you have rich red blood you will have
no sickness. "t
When you allow your blood to become
thin, depleted robbed of the little red cor
puscles which indicate its quality, you will
become tired, worn out, lose your appe-
tite and strength and disease will soon have
you in its grasp.
Purify, vitalize and enrich your blood,
and keep il pure by taking
The National tribune., 1895-10-10

As soon as the rebels were out Of range
Of their reyolvers the Union bows, rid
ing around the bend, lit out down the
road, to their great surprise, unpursued,
but thanking their lucky stars that they
had been thus far successful in escaping
from what seemed to them certain TO be
a hard struggle at least.
Spurred by this chilly encounter, they
dashed on at full speed, not knowing at
what moment they might be fired upon
by some other lurking band of bush
whackers or oyerhauled by the ones
they had so summarily defed; but,
hearing no sound of pursuers, they
stayed the mad speed of the horses, and
as they rode still rapidly towards camp
their conversation frequently turned
upon their comrade, Charley.
Keeping the same rapid pace, the two
soon passed out from the small valley
into the larger valley Of the Oostanaula
River. Suddenly they caught sight of
the reflection Of the burning bridge, and
not long after arrived at the river and
found the bridge only glowing embers.
The river being not dangerous, they
swan the horses across. About 9
o'clock the next morning they came up
with the command, but feeling very de-
spondenl over the loss Of Charley, whom
they We're obliged TO report as lost
A few days later, when the command
stopped at Kingston to hold the election
for the reelection Of the
IMMORTAL LINCOLN,
they were surprised and delighted TO see
Charley come walking into camp, worn
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09
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Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09
PoTTAwAToMIE sun SET.
Only a Remnant Left of Once Powerful
indian IrIbe.

The census Of the Pottawatomle Indians
of southwestern Michigan has Just been
completed and shows the remnant of this
powerful tribe TO number only 2lS souls.
The enumeration was taken under drec-
tIon Of the department of the interior ana
was for The purpose OF finding the num-
Der who are entitled to participate in the
distribution OF SlaLoo0, Claimed as arrears
due the r.he. For a score or more Of
years the Indians have planned, hoped and
schemed 10 get money The claim was
nnauy taYoTably considered IN the court
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09

indeel. the author did. in reality gather
scrNns from Aztec legends sufficient to
sugg.s some OF these things to him.
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09

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CINCINNATI Enquirer: Judge Gore--"How
HlG the silver debate come out? Did the
9l1nel carry his pOint?"
Major Bleed-"Carry his pint? Sar, the
colonel never carries less than quart
Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09

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Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09

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Kansas City daily journal., 1895-09-09

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