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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
A Valuable Dera1ict

A strange story Of the sea is thar or
the Rock Terrace Of st. Johns, n. B.,
which left Philadelphia for Hiogo.
Japan, laden with oil and phosphates
worth some f25, 600. When near the
Philippines she became apparently un-
~seaworthy and, though the captain did
all he could to persuade the crew to re-
main, they insisted on abandoning her,
and he went with them. The under
writer's. being satisfied that she was in
a hopeless state, and had probably
foundered within a few hours of her
desertion, paid the owners the amount
OF the insurance. Judge Of their as
tonishment when, more than a year af-
forwards, they heard that the Rock
Terrace with no one aboard had come
sailing ashore among the Gilbert ISL
ands, where the natives had taken pos
session Of her and promptly cleared
out her cargo, finding that she had only
a few inches of water in her hold.
Phosphates are not in much demand
amOng the Gilbert islanders, the soil
being somewhat embarrassingly pro-
.ductive, but the artificial manure was
soon put to its proper uses with en-
.cOuraging results on the cultivated
patches. The oil was more appreciat-
ed. and it had nearly all been distrib-
.uted and used before the phosphates
had given any sign Of improving tho
quality of the crops.-Leisure Hour.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

Some eastern people. whose business
1t is to write and talk about art, are
again worrying yer the familiar sub
ject of the cupidity of foreign actors
and singers. They point out that the
inspiration which leads Nine. Bern
hardt to sob and Shrek on the stage
does not blind her to the seductive
beauties Of a check. and that Nine.
Calve would not fall twice a week upon
the stage, with the cold damp of death
upon her brow, if there were any doubt.
Of receiving her comfortable allowance,
Of $1,000 from the management at the
close of the performance. Not only do
the illustrious tragedians and singers
demand contracts for the payment Of
their salaries, but lately some Of them.
the most inspired and ethereal OF the
lot-have caused to be inserted in these
contracts a clause that next year they
shall be paid in gold. Which may all
go to show a m~ercenary nature: but ac-
tresses and actors and piano thumpers
are not the only people who make it a
business policy to take all they can get.
The rule of trade, as a New York mill
ionaire put it, is to buy cheap and sell
as dear as you can. The foreign art
lists sell dear, and, while it may not
exalt their calling in the minds Of the
public, they are doing what would be
done by many Of their critics if they
had the chance. The whole trouble
arises from the misconception which
supposes that an artist is a spiritual
minded being, with his head perpetual.
~ humping the stars and his thoughts
tar and away above the gross question
Of dollars. This idea is a relic Of the
belief that a man known as a genius
merely has to sit down in 4 trance and
let the genius trickle through his fin
gers. The truth is that, at the pres
ent time, most artists. actors. singers,
poets and authors work deliberately
and for a well-known purpose, fame
being part Of their object and money
being another. And there is nothing to
show that William Shakespeare did no
have the same views or would have
neglected to take a high reward for a
play if he could get it in place Of a
poor one. The world has heard alto
gether too much tlub-dub about genius
and its divinely superlative ecceEtrici.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

If Capt. Sverdrup's account OF the
voyage Of Nansen's ship, the Fran, is
correct, there will be no Lack of voluD-
teers for service when the Fran is
ready to start again for the north pole.
Capt. Sverdrup says the principal
work was to take regular observations,
sleep and eat There's a program
that appeals to the average man. Who
wouldn't be willing to spend a few
months or more in that sort of an en-
terprise: Almost anybody in these hard
times. eve those who at the present
moment are actively engaged In heroic
ally saving their country, would jump
at a chance to take regular observa-
lions, sleep and eat. For, after all. that
Is about what life amounts to, when
you look at it from the latter end ana
reckon up It's value.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

ow Of a tree, called to the driver to-
halt, and. when he had done so, PORTED
a revolver at the passengers and ON
manded them to hand over their valu-
ables. The demand was complied with,
and it was not until that operation was
complete that the amateur highway
men disclosed their identity. In the
meantime. however, the ladies' in the
party had been frightened almost into
Mysteries and some of the men. though
of course they will never acknowledge
1t, were greatly terrified. This merry
conceit naturally excites the liveliest
admiration for the genius Of the mad
wag who devised it, and he will be the
envy and pride of his kind. But if sons
member of the party who was not in
the joke had had a revolver the repre-
sentation might have been made still
more realistic and the consequences Sc
rious. There are jokes which are better
left unplayed.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

F4THLR hNE1PP cures III only one
half Of the stories told are true. For
these air and water and sunshine get
all the credit, as well as all the pay, if
there is any. for FIR. Kneipp gets moth
ing except his stipend as a priest in
the church. The c%haritably inclined
contribute sufficient to pay the expenses
of the famous water cure.
When Sebastian Kneipp started in
life at ~Stefansreid. on May p. 1921, it
was with a frail body, and before he
had finished school he was told by his
physician that he would die with con
sumption before he was 30 years old.
His father caused him to become a
weaver, in which trade he continued
until he reached his majority, when he
turned to the church and to medicine.
He studied theology and himself. and
concluded he could remove his bodily
ailments. In 1S4S he began self-treat-
ment, on lines laid down by him, with
the result of restoring himself to per-
feet health.
Then he began treating the country
folk about him, and so great was his
success that his reputation began to eX-
tend. and many persons came from far
and near to take his treatment. For
thirty years he continued his successful
work, without pay. and hen wrote his
book. entitled My Water Cure" which
introduced him to the entire world.
During these years he attended to all
patients personally, and gave them
baths with his own hands, in the little
building. now become historic, and
known as the washing Kitchen" Then
so great We're the demands on the time
Of the good father that the "Kneipp So
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
Mrs. SeWall.

Mrs. Arthur Sewall, wife of the Dem
ccratic candidate for Vice President. is
Il daughter of the late Charles Croker,
of Bath, Me. She was educated in Ips-
witch, and afterward travelled eXtens-
lively in this country and Europe. She
is a wide reader, a proficient student,
and a well-versed French scholar; but,
especially, she has an artistic tempera-
ment. A large collection of water col
ors and landscape photographs made
by her in her travels testify to this; and
she has received diplomas for her work
as an expert amateur photographer in
Paris, New York and Boston. While
she is in no sense an invalid, Mrs. Sew
allS health has not been good for some
time; and She has been compelled to
fOrego social duties to 4 considerable
extent for the last few years.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

clety," or the "kneipp Verein," as the
Germans call it, was formed. and it,
supported by charity, takes the charge
of the cure.
FIR. kneipp's fame had reached Rome,
and two years ago the Pope sent for
him to visit and minister to his all
ments, which arose from a disordered
stomach. The priest obeyed and the
Pope was restored to health.
From the humble beginning the cure
is now an immense institution. with Il
great hve-story sanitarium, and all con-
~veniences, with twelve physicians in
charge m~inistering to the needs of 1,2OO
patients at a time. These patients come
from all parts of the earth, and when
they return home they carry the teach
ings of the institution with them.
FIR. Kneipp sees every patient and
prescribes for him without asking cues
tons, or making examination other
than seeing his face. He seems to know
from the patients appearance what is
necessary.
The cures are all worked by the appli-
cation Of water, air and sunshine. Ev-
eryth1nS is done gently and gradually.
Baths are given to a portion Of the
body at a time. Short walks are pre-
scribed first. Clothing of open texture
to admit air and sunshine is worn, and
feet and legs are only partially barred at
first. Sandals to protect the soles from
rough roads, and covering about one
half of the feet. are first worn. Then,
after a few days, the patient can wear
simply a sole with a strap to hold it in
place. And then he can go with bare
feet, and after q while wade in snow
with beneficial effect.
No medicine is prescribed other than
simple herb teas. No alcohol is allowed
to patients, and but little meat. Other
tsan this, there is no limit to plain food.
New York Herald.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

TAIN" from an island near Australia:
Canary Island palm, the best for house
culture, and sugar palm. indigenous to
India. From it the natives extract
large quantities of sugar for eXporta.
ton to foreign countries.
The Thrinix Argentina Panama chip
attracts attention by it's height and
slenderness. Many of our summe
girls hats are made from it's leaves:
these are also for stOuter usage, being
so tenacious as to make eXcelienr
matching for houses.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

An argument in support of the reor-
ganlzation of the personnel of the Uni.
ted States navy, a bill for which was
introduced at the last term of Con-
gress, is furnished by the fate of two
OF the four engineers of the warsAip
Indiana. During the recent heated term
these men We're overcome while the
meet was mancuvering and are now in
a state of physical collapse. While the
change in naval methods makes the
duties OF line officers OF secondary i'm
portance, they are still the recipients
OF superior consideration and rank. the
engineers, occupying the most trying
ana important post on the ship. having
only a relative rank" The line Off
GERS with comparatively little to do
outnumber the engineers four to one
ana the result is that naval engineers
are constantly breaking down under
the strain and worry Of their exactinc
duties.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

termined. This may seem strange, but
the reason is plain. While the sun is
passing over $50 degrees (from east to
WeSO the hour hand of the watch
passes over 800 degrees (from 6 o'clock
to 6 o'clock. Consequently the angu-
lar movement of the sun in one hour
corresponds to the angular movement
of the hour hand in half an hour. Hence
if holding the watch horizontal we
point the hour hand toward the sun
the line from the pivot of the hands
to a point midway between the hour
hand and ~ o'clock will point to the
south. OF course. the watch must be
set to correct local time; if it Is set to
standard time the difference between
local. or real, and standard time should
be as~certained and allowance made
therefor,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
SAVED BY Her BIG SLEEVE.
A Lady's Narrow Escape from Being
Fatally Bitten by a Comprehend.

A Lady's Narrow Escape from Being
Fatally Bitten by a C~opperhead.
Balloon sleeves, ribbed with stays of
whalebone, saved a young lady at West
Point a few days ago from being fatally
bitten by a copperhead snake. The
young lady. Miss Florence Sears. of
New York, visited West Point with IL
number Of friends and while leading
the party on the mountain side over
looking the training ground of the
young soldiers she stopped to pick n
bunch of wild flowers. AS she was
about grasping the flowers she heard
a startling. kissing sound. Not realiz-
ing what the danger was she threw up
her right arm to ward off some unseen
peril. In a moment a copperhead snake
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
The Care Of Children's Teeth.

The care of the teeth cannot be be
gun too early. II a child loses those
Of the first set ~prematurely the jaw con.
tracts, there being nothing to prevent
it from so doing; the second teeth have
not space to stand properly and are
crowded. Particles of food lodging be-
early. 1t is a wise precaution to teach
a child to pass a thread Of silk or den,
tai floss between the teeth after eating,
as well as to brush them regularly.
Salt and water is a good antiseptic.
and answers for a dentifrlce as well as
many more elaborate and more expen.
sive preparations.-Ladies Home Jour.
nal.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

struck at her from beneath a loose rock
just above where she was standing.
Miss Sears saw the reptile as it struck
at her. 1t was too late to jump back,
and the arm that she had thrown up
caught the blow. 1t saved her
face from injury, and the balloon
sleeves OF her waist almost bafled the
snake. But the strike of the poisonous
reptile was a vigorous one. The sharp
teeth and fangs tore through the light.
cloth and hooked in the %whalebone
stays. AS the reptiles weight drag
ged it down, it tore the sleeve and the
fangs scratched along the skin from
shoulder to elbow. The incisions. how
ever, were not deep, and the deadly
poison, it is believed, did not enter the
victims veins.
At Miss Sears feet was q large stone.
She was still bending over when the
snake struck her. She picked up the
stone and crushed the snakes head be-
fore it could gather itself for another
strike. When she had bravcly done
this without uttering a scream. her
courage vanished. She gave one cry
and fell fainting acros the dead snake.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
High Mountain CLIMBING.

Aconcagua, the highest peak on the
western hemisphere, is to be attempted
again this fall by Mr.. E. A. Fitzgerald.
who explored the New Zealand Alps.
If he succeeds in getting to the top,
which is 23,2OO feet above sea level.
he will beat the highest mountain
climbing record, Sir W. NJ. Conway's
%, 600 feet ascent Of Pioneer Peak III
the Himalayas. DR.. Gussfeldt has tried
Aconcagua, but got into trouble with
his guides and had to turn back 1000
feet from the summit. Mr.. Fitzgerald
will have in his party the Swiss guide
Zurbriggen, who accompanied him in
New Zealand and was with Conway IN
The Hiualayas.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
The remarkable thing about most Of

The remarka BILE thing about most Of
the accidents that happen to ~bicyclists
the wheel, but generally an experienced
II not an expert rider. The novices
seem to have sense enough to keep out
of dangers way. But as soon as one
becomes accustomed to the wheel he
begins to overestimate his ability to
dodge danger when he gets into its
path. Witness the f~oolhardiness Of the
youths who make a practice OF riding
through the tunnels between the cable
cars.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

Galveston IS going TO be the New
York of Texas. Fine elevators are 60
Ing up, ocean vessels are coming there.
for freight. st. Louis wheat exporters
will export their wheat that way. The
southwestern railroads all favor Gal
weston connections. Last year $1,000
600 worth Of coal and gold was mined
in that State; there are also numerous
beds of Ignite there.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
he cheerful man who think

Inc cheerful mar who thinks rrac,,-
cal jokes funny has turned u, ia chi
cago. One night a lot of people lie know
yer driving home in a coach from
Evanston, and he and another man con.
ceived the e~Xcruciating idea Of hold
Ing them UP" on the road. after -La
fashion Of the late K. Turpin and Black
Bart They put tho idea into exeautjoa
tn tae most approved style. When the
coach approached their place Of con-
ce4 reat t-er "..aQ out 0. the sL.a1-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

During the past 80 years. sos fire IN,
surance companies have gone out OF,
business. There are now 243 American
and foreign companies doing business
In this country, and the guaranteed
losses to over $4,000, 900.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
RER!SQNNAN,
%egGMIa@Gkg>sS}:'

C7e GS0
Lord Salisbury is an enthusiastic
emit amateur in electrical matters.
r.. +. Heating, who died in Virginia
City, New, last week, left a mining
fortune of between $1,000, 600 and ST.
100000.
A college chum of Tom Watson SAWS
that the Populist nominee for Vice
PRESIDENT was the hardest student ha-
ever saw.
Slgnor Iomagno, the tenor, it is said
will leave the stage and become q far.
mer at the close of the next operatic
season.
j. II. Davis. the leader of the Texas
Pcpulists, lacks only one inch of being
seven feet tall. He is called "Cyclone"
Davis from his tremendous voice and
breezy style of oratory.
The late Lord Lilford first heard Of
the murder of Lincoln from a SCRAP of
a spanish newspaper found in the
nest OF a Kite near Aranjuez, Spain.
The Prince of Wales celebrated
Norwich Gates" at S~andringham, are
considered the finest specimens in he
kingdom Of wrought iron.
Napoleon had beautiful hands. and
was very proud of them, often contem-
plating them with a self-satis6ed air.
He never, however, save when military
etiquette required it, wore gloves.
Edwin Lord Weeks, the Boston ar
list, who was recently appointed q
cheval1er of the Legion Of Honor of
France, has lived in Paris for twenty
years.
Elizabeth Seward, of Denver, the
only woman bill poster in the United
states, employs from eight to ten men.
n is assisted by her 22-year-old
daughter.
Ex-Premier Crispi is undergoing a
course of mud baths near Padue. Be-
SIDES suffering from govt he is afflicted
win of the spine, and is like
wise almost entirely blind.
Miss Ellen Arthur, a daughter of the
late PRESIDENT Arthur, has lust arrived
in this country after an extended trim
in the old country. She will reside Mt
her old home in Albany.
Miss Cornelia Sorabji, the first lady
lawyer in India, who appeared to de-
fend some persons accused OF man.
slaughter, before the sessions Judge OF
Puma, had the satisfaction of seeing
her clients acquitted.
Hans Warner, Of Wisconsin, is dead.
He was Secretary of State from 1873
to 1882 and could have been Governor
when Jerry Rusk was first elected to
that office had lie not generously stood
aside in order to permit the latter to
be honored by his party.
The late Prof. Whitney, of Harvard.
had a remarkable woman for his wife.
She is best known as the author of the
interesting narrative Of the burning
of the Ursuline convent school IL
Charleston. Their only daughter maj.
ried Thomas Allen, the Boston artist.
Newton f. Hurst, "a years old, is a
grocer's clerk in Buffalo and gets IS a
week wages. Some time ago he in.
vented a ~car-coupler, and last week
he received a letter from a manufac.
turing firm offering him $4,000 0 in cash
and a royalty on all couplers sold fol-
his invention.
Scott Hayes, a son Of eX-Presldent
Rutherford B. Hayes, is connected
with a prominent electrical
in Cleveland. Not long ago he was a
party to a civil suit, in which he was
represented as counsel by State Sen
ator Garfield Of Ohio, a son Of eN
President James A. Garfield. The SON
Of the eX-president won the case.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
TO FIND DIRECTION.
With n Watch a North and South
Line May Be Fixed.

.AiAC MAY Ae E1Xeu.
Few of the many persons who carry
watches are aware Of the fact that
they are always provided with a COM
pass, with which, when the sun is
shining. they car determine Il north
and south line. All one has to do is to
point the hour hand to the sur, and
south is exactly half way between the
hour n the figure - on the watch.
For example, suppose it is 8 o'clock in
the morning. Follow the rule given
above and we will find the south rs i'll
Dictated below. Prolong this line across
the face of the watch and you have
a north and south line. and from this
any point of the compass may be de-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

the action Of the wind. The course of
the stream is southeast, and the high
Winds which prevail in the spring and
fall are from the south, and blow up
the river. The outlet from the upper
lake being small, the force of the wind
keeps the water back in the big lake,
causing the river to become very low
Klamath (Ore.) Express.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
PAPER Pines.

1t is claimed that paper-pulp water
pipes have been tried in London with
success. Besides being durable and in
expensive, they are free from the US.
ual corroding influences affecting metal
pipes, and, moreover, are free from the
electlSlytic effects Of the electric cur.
rent employed in street railway sys.
tcmA
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07
Infant Alarm.

A French inventor has devised a Gu
rious electrical alarm for infants. 1t
consists of a microphonic circuit break
or placed near the head of the child
in its cradle and connected with an
electric bell. \ cry from the child will
actuate the instrument and will thus
cause the bell to ring, awakening the
attention of mother or nurse.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

The city Of Glasgow. Scotland, has
Act a mark for other municipalities TO
shoot at. 1t will levy no taxes AFTER
the list of January. 1897. but derive It's
entire income from public works ID its
n0SSaSSiOn.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

The number of scorchers who are IN
1ured in accidents is rldlculously u
of proportion to the number OF persons
they iniure. Something ought to be
done to euualize the damage.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

made, In this country. BY thar won
'derful geometrical process of which
nature is so lavish. they have bornc
seed and given forth the principle Of
life to 100000 the number in pots to-
day; of the fifty varieties of palms there
are five kinds that adorn the homes Of
our people. The other variety have
chiefly a botanical interest.
There is the Bourbon fan palm. tho
commonest variety: the wax palm. a
long, slenderleaved plant, resembling
the feathers in a big chiefs war bon
net; the Blackburn palm: the "Foun-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

The age for bicycles is as great in
France as in England and America, u
France has to buy q great many from
England. The American Wheels are
the lightest and best in the world, ana
Erenchmen are finding 1t out.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

is the Rev. FIR.
Sebastian Kneipp
of WOrriShOfen.
Bavaria, Ger-
many. 1t is quite
certain that FIR.
Kneipp has made
for himself a
worldwide fame.
and has worked
some wonderful
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

Reading may make a full man, as Ba-
ron saws, but merely devouring papers
and books, without thought, makes him
no fuller than a goat.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

'Mudgel feels sure his new Romeo
and Juliet will make a hit.' what are
the high lights:" ".Iuliet dives OF the
balcony in her boomers and they elope
or their wheels. "-CL!ca-o REGARD,
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-11-07

Nansen now wants 10 60 on a huut
for the south pole. Why doesn't he take
something easy and find the Venezuela
linoS