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Evening star., 1896-03-07

but has been the
same kind of per-
son or persons and
with the same kind
of a plea. He is
tail and thin. with
a long Prince Al
bert coat. soft hat
and turn-down col
lar. and wears a
black string tie.
He drawlS in his
speech and is very
punctilious ard po-
lite in manner.
This gentleman is
looking after a
5 o ut h e rh war
claim. The claim
that ne is trying to
get through Con-
gress is for sup
plies furnished by
loyal relatives of
Evening star., 1896-03-07

A daily visitor
at the Capitol Is
the ward politi-
clan, who runs
down to Wash
ington for a day
or two to see his
Congressman and
report upon the
condition of the
politics of the dis
trict. You can
not fail to recog-
nize this chap
when you see
him. The Con-
gresham walks
through the cor
ridor with his
arm resting ia
military on the
visitors shoulder.
and listening to
the account of
affairs AT home
Evening star., 1896-03-07

perennial L D u
can find him in
almost any part of
the building at al
most any time of
the day. He is
unobtruSive. how
ever. because he is
patient, long-Suf-
fcring and aceuS-
toned to delays.
His manner is
a pol o g tic. as
though craving
pardon for living.
He StumpS around
the corridors with
bis cane. or. per
maps, a wooden
leg. and makes
conf 1ants OF the
dooTkeeperS ana
the messengers
around the halls
Evening star., 1896-03-07
An Astute Woman.

From Chicago To Date.
Jack Robinson (at the door)-'Mrs. Rob-
inson (hic). do YOU knowsh watts matter
with me?'
Mrs. J. Robinson (severely)-"Yes, SIR
You are drunk. very drunk?,'
J. R--"Mrs. Robinson (hic). correct; y'r
smart woman; you guessed 1t the first
tiTne.''
Evening star., 1896-03-07
ALWAYS ON HAND
Types of Visitors at the Capitol
Every Session.
WAITING FOR THEIR MEMBER
Daily Haunting the Corridors and
lobbies.
THE HOPEFUL AND HOPELESS

LII SORTS AND
conditions of men
and women-vis;t the
Capitol in the course
of a day, on pleasure
or business bent. but
there are some types
of character that
may be said to be
ckronicaliy and epi-
demically prevalent
there. The old ha-
bitue of the building
comes to know them
by the cut of their
Evening star., 1896-03-07

with nothing better
to do in the world
than to develop &C.
C e n t r i cities find
Washington a con-
genial field. and to
this class Congress
seems to be as the
lamp that attracts
the silly moth. Peo-
pie with all kinds
of hobbies come to
the Capitol TO put
them into opera
tion. For many
years an aged per-
son hung around
the lobbies besieg-
ing members to
pass a bill abolish
ing the red stripe
in the American
flag because red is
a symbol of blood.
A favorite eccen-
tricity yery often
Evening star., 1896-03-07

nentiy the one great heaItl-uaker known to u,eti
cine.
First discovered after laborious. studious, scien
tifr research by the ablest physician America has
produced, Prof. Edward +. Phelps. Md, LID
Evening star., 1896-03-07
TOelng the Mark.

From the Indianapolis Journal
Yabsley-"Well, did you make Smithers
toe the mark. az you said you would!"
Mudge-"Er-yes. I was the .nark."
Evening star., 1896-03-07

Sweet Nanents cigarettes are made of finest
Virginia and Turkish t0baccos.
Evening star., 1896-03-07

The Albany penitentiary Is not a state
prison, but an institution Of Albany coun-
IT,. 1t is. however. conducted as most state
prisons are. and all prisoners confined
therein are required to perform hard Ia
Dor. The arrival Of the batch of District
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-03
81 think the lion must haye caught

81 think the lion must haye caught
the sheep unawares. He was hang
ing on the sleeps shoulder when l
first saw them. The big-horn was
darling hither and thither, and rolling
over and over, trying to dislodge him.
Their struggles carried them to the
very brink of the cliff. The sheep did
not seem to mind this, but his tawney
foe showed signs of fear, and let go
lust in time to save himself fall over
the edge. The sheep leaped aside
and made a sudden charge on the
lion, striking him on the side with his
tremendous horns and badly wound
ing him. The lion retaliated by claw
ing at the sheep and trying to reach
his jugular.
"The ram showed great strategy in
making his attacks and getting away
unhurt. So agile and vicious was he
that the lion was plainly dumfounded
and not nearly SO anxious to fight as
at first. In fact, he revealed his
cowardly nature once or twice by at
tempting to withdraw, but the big
horn followed him, getting in butt
once in while that sounded like a
drum.
"All this time | did not think of
shooting. The ram made such good
fight that resolved to let him 60 and
get the lion, if possible. They con-
tinued their cIawing and butting with
great vigor. At last I saw that the
lions deadly claws were getting in
their work. The big-horn was bleed
ing profusely, and was swaying his
head back and forth as if in great
pain. The lion was crouching like {
snake ready to spring.
"Suddenly, with a fearful roar, h
made a great leap and LANDED
squarely on the shoulders of tn
ram. The latter with last desperat
!: effort, struggled to the edge of tn
precipice, which suppose he felt wa
to his advantage. I raised my riff
} and aimed at the lions head. Th
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-03
MINNESOTA
State NornalSCl00lS
Al
WINONA, hANKATO, st. CLOUD
AND MOORHEAD.

These schools are organized for the train
ing of teachers for the public schools of the
State,
ORGANIZATION.-Eac school comprises
two departments-the Norm al Department
and the Training Department or Model
School.
The Normal Department embraces:
(d) An Elementary Course of two years
for teachers of rural districts and ele-
mentary grades.
90 An Advanced Course of five years for
teachers of advanced grades.
(Cl A Professional Course of one year and
two years for graduates Of high schools,
(dl A Kindergarten Training Course lat
WinOna, st. Cloud and Mankato)
DMISSION.-Graduates of high schools and
colleges, and teachers holding county
superintendent'S first and second grade
certificates are admitted without examina-
ton. All others are required to pass an
entrance examination.
EXPENSES.-Tutition is free to all who
pledge themselves to teach in Minnesota.
Text books are furnished at a rental of 50
per year. Provision is made in each school
furnished rooms with board is about SO
per week. The Ladies' Home at St. Cloud.
the new dOrmitory at MoOrhead, and the
Ladies Home at WinOna offer board, furn-
ished rooms, heat and light at from SO to
$3.50 per week.
ture, diploma becomes State teachers
certificate of the first grade.
The next school year opens at all the schools
September 4th, 1896
For free catalogues and circulars, giving
full Information address the presidents as
follows:
IRWIN SHEPARD, Winona.
EDWARD Soaring, Mankato.
GEORGE R KLEEBERGER, st. Cloud.
LIVINGSTON c. LORD. Moorhead,
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Business Man-I see. Senator, that you
make your mortgages payable in gold
Senator Stewart-Yes; or rather my
agent does
Inconsistent method for a free silver leader
to follow?
Senator stewart-Sot at all: don't wan.
all the afternoon. He was heading
for the highest crags in sight. I sent
Ramon around to the head of the can
on, while I followed the sheep along
the edge.
"a little chasm running into the
main canon proved too much for the
sleeps leaping powers great as they
were, and the old fellow appeared non
plussed for a moment. He half turn
ed toward me and stamped his feet.
Meantime Ramon was hurrying
through the pines, quarter of a mile
away. I suppose the bighorn saw him.
Anyhow, he turned with short sniff,
and darted around a big rock out of
sight.
81 hurried forward. Just as
reached the rock I heard the biggest
uproar that you can imagine. A cloud
of dust blew into my face. There was
snorting and roaring and growing
and scattering of pebbles. I jumped
back wondering what in the deuce
was the matter. Finding that I was
not an intended victim, peered caut-
iously around the rock.
There was a sight worthy of a
master painter. On the verge of the
precipice, their bodies straining in the
energy of battle, we're my big sheep
and the largest mountain lion I ever
saw. 1t was not an equal combat by
any means. You must REVISE your
ideas of sheep when you come tc
consider the fighting big-horns. They
have very few of the attributes of the
domestic animal Inconceivable quick.
ness, immense strength, great lung
power, and combative disposition are
some of their characteristics. Their
weapons are their great horns and
sharp boots, which they use with sur.
prising deftness and effect.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-03
BIG GAME ABOUNDS.
Jack Klrby's Tales of Hunting in
Lower California.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Aug. 22.-Jack
Kirby, the English hunter who has
lived in the wilds of Lower California
for several years bagging big game,
came up the other day to renew his
supplies and enjoy few days in civil
lization after life of eight months in
the brush. Some of his adventures
during this time we're remarkable, and
several of them nearly cost him his
life.
"There are a good many places"
said he, where wild game of all kinds
is very abundant. [ believe | was the
first white man who ever saw some OF
those great stretches of park and up
land hidden in the Businesses OF the
San Pedro Martir. Some of the coun-
try is beautiful in the extreme. Grass
waist high and millions of wild flow
ers cover the smooth country rolling
away to great pine forests and groves
of oak. Thousands of deer, antelope,
wild hogs, and wild horses are found
there, besides wild cattle which have
wandered from the range. In the
wilder country there are lots OF noun
tain sheep-the old-fashioned big-horn
of the Rockies, as we'll as smaller
kind that are as active as cat, and
mighty good eating.
ut is an awfully lonesome country.
I have gone for days and weeks with
out seeing a human being except Ra-
mon, my Cocopah packer and guide
He is my philosopher and friend, too
and [ wouldn't travel without him.
Zone of the most exciting things
ever saw occurred on the verge of 6
tremendous gorge that splits the
eastern slope of San Pedro on the Sar
Felipe trail to the Gulf of California
1 was not participation in the affair
until toward the end. 1t was an Apri
afternoon, about 5 o'clock, and l hac
been following big mountain sheer
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-03

to be paid back 10 "a deprecated money.
Business MAXWELL, why are you o
favor OF free silver, then7
Senator StswarA-I am interested 10 al
yer mines. keep my other property pro
market for silver. I'm not 10 THE thin1
for my health.
shot splintered the sleeps horn. I
sent another bullet, and it tumbled the
lion off his foe. The ram jumped
back with a grunt, came down with all
his weight upon the lion, who was
clawing and splitting at his wound.
The big horns we're sure enough bat
tering ram, and the lion was thrust
boldly over the cliff, snarling and
growing as he fell.
81 shall never forget the majestic
picture of the big ram as he stood on
the verge of the cliff, peeping over at
his fallen foe and giving queer little
Jerks to his head and stamping his
hoof, telling his exultation as plainly
as words. lodged behind the rock
and left him.
"On another occasion Ramon and l
we're returning from hunting trip to
the Santa Eulalia ranch, which is
nothing more than vast cattle range
il the San Pedro Martir. Mountain
lions troubled the herders seriously,
carrying off calves, and we went down
to have little fun. We killed over a
dozen lions and found plenty OF
deer besides, both burro and cotton
tail. Our trail on the return trip led
through a sandy valley covered with
tule grass and willows, interspersed
with big boulders. We saw plenty OF
signs of deer and antelope. Twas not
anxious to stop, as I had had enough
deer hunting, but Ramon's instinct
was aroused, and he wanted antelope
meat.
"Oye, Patron, said he, it is good
here. The flesh of the antelope is
sweet now. Let me kill. Also | will
show you strong medicine so you
can take the rattlesnake, the vibora, in
yonr hand Mira' here is fire and
water
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-03

Scandinavian Citizen-Give a draft on
Stockholm for 500.
Cashier-All right; 1t will cost you $780,
Scandinavian Citizen-But I haven't got
$500. I have only 500 in silver.
Cashier-All right; that will lbuy a draft
on Stockholm for $50.
Scandinavian Citizen-But used to buy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04

| French method is to make a clear syrup
fir;t, which is done by melting two
ounds Of the best sugar with pint of
water, in white porcelain kettle; then
add the slightly beaten white of one egg
before the syrup becomes hot, let it boil,
and skim until no more scum rises.
Then put in carefully selected fruit, a
few at time, being careful they do not
break, and removing one nc a time as
soon as they become soft Put in glass
Jars and pour the syrup over them.
Most fruits retain their flavor better
IL steamed instead of being stewed, as
they are less broken up py that method.
To four pounds of fruit use one pound of
granulated sugar. Fill the jars within
two inches of the top with the fruit;
melt the sugar in very little water and
turn 1t boiling hot upon the fruit; place
the jars in pan OF boiling water and let
| thom steam about ten minutes, or until
the fruit by the expulsion of the cold
air, has been forced to the top of the jar /.
put the cover on at ouce, with cloth,
80 not to burn your hands, and screw
1t down tightly while in the boiling
water; set the jars on the table to COO,
and IL any bubbles appear in them take
off the covers and boil again until the
fruit is forced upwards. Run a knife
any air out that may appear in bubbles.
Fruit canned in this way will keep fer
years and retain its flavor perfectly. All
bany Cultivator.
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ments OF a person is closely as the eyes
OF cat follow a mouse. ami without
the animal ever moFelng its head. The
general color of the serpent is darkish
blue, with spots much like those of rat
tlesnake, the spots fading out into light
er blue at the circumference. The skin
is smooth, like that of the snake. The
monster is finned much like the halibut,
having long dorsal, very thin, running
down the back, while underneath there
is similar fin, but only near the caudal
extremity. The animals jaws are set
with rows of sharp teeth like those of
cat and the great strength of the jaw
enables it to sink it's fangs to the base
in q stick of wood.
Immediately on it's capture tho animal
was lariated, and the water was dashed
into foam in its efforts to escape
MCLEAN and Kennedy say they are
positive it is the sea serpent which has
So long worried the marine world. In
the water they say, the reptile LOOKS
larger than it really is, and from this
fact lies much Of the exaggeration from
those who claim to have seen sea SER
pents. They say that such monster as
they have takon swimming alongside 4
row boat with raised head would turn the
Oldest and bravest fsherman's hair gray.
1t has not been fed any since its cap
ture and subsists ON whatever it can
find within the ropes length. The fish
ermen have been relieved of their burden
his way east, and who intends presenting
the monster to Smithsonian Institution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04
blem by the Republican clubs through

blem by the Republican clubs through
out the country. The emblem was
carried to the Minneapolis convention in
1899 by the California delegates and WAS
used in the ratification procession by
Los Angeles Republicans.
MIS-. strong has not yet exhausted her
resources. She invented an emblem for
Tue democratic party, using three white
piumes bunohed triangularly on a red
s1aH ana surmounted by blue ribbon
Here the national colors were presented
IN different but equally beautiful COM
plnatlon. This patriotic lady also pro-
vided the Prohibitionists with plumes
enough to decorate their convention
hall at Cincinnati. Thus the graceful
pampas plume waved across the breadth
of the continent--a distinctly American
emblem of moro than political sirnifi.
oance. Mrs. Strong named it the Co.
lumbians plume, in token of it's national
character. and 1t was displayed at the
Columbian exposition. Mrs. Strong de-
precates the ignorance of women on
business matters, and is interesting
ladies of prominence throuchouts the
country in scheme to educate girls In
this direction. She generously gives
her plumes for FIRST step in the food
work. believing that once started, ways
and means will evolve as needed. 70,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04
Old People,.

Old people who require medicine to reg
ulate the bowels and kidneys will find
the true remedy in Electric Bittors. This
medicine does not stimulate and contains
no whiskey nor other intoxicants, but
acts as tonic and alternative. 1t acts
mildly on the stomach and bowels, add.
ing strength and giving tone to the Or
gans thereby aiding Nature in the per-
formance of thu functions. Electric Bit
tiers is an excellent appetizer and aids d.
gestion. Old People find it just what
they need. Price fifty cents and 81. 90 per
bottle at HI. P.sS. Goold. Drug Store, 577
Congress street, under Congress Square
Hotel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04

in every way. Never use tin cans, which
always yield metallic poison to the con-
tents, known as stannous hydrate. This
poison in doses of about OLA gram per
kilogram of body weight caused death to
n guinea pig as q subject of experiment
OF course, at this rate, seeing that an
alyses of canned fruits have shown only
10 grains to 1913 grains per pound. the
mean quantity being 5.2 grains, man
wodld have to est at meal about ten
pounds of the fruit to incur deadly re-
suits. But the main idea is that the eat
ing of small quantities of the poison in
repeated doses is bad for the health.
Preserves, jams and jellies are apt to
keep better if tho pots into which they
are put are sealed up while hot. because
if exposed to the air until cold, little
fungus germs will fell on them from the
air and grow theirs. These germs are at
once destroyed If the fruit Is sealed up
hot. The paraffine sealing method
should be employed. Either lay a lump
Of paraffine on the top of the hot fruit
to melt over it, or melt it and pour over.
This parafhne cake can eaSlly be removed
by slipping knife under it. ..
When putting up fruit in jars simply
set the jars ON a towel doubled several
times and dipped In hot water. Keep the
jars away from draughts of air while
filling. In eight years we have had but
one jar break while filling in this way.
AS to canning fruit, scientists say that
cane sugar, when added to boiling fruit,
is converted by the heat into grape sugar,
which is much less sweet. Houseksepers
arc therefore advised to not sweeten their
fruits when Ihey are canned, but WHEN
they are brought on the table. But a
cui sine authority says, per contra, that
in canning fruit it is wise to use good
deal of sugar, az plain canned fruit is
apt to turn, and does not retain its flavor
as when made rich and sweet. The
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04
TIL HOME.


Fruit for preserving should be gathered
in dry weather. Jellies are best made
from such fruit. and to be clear must be
made on clear day. That ls n little Sc
cret Of jelly making worth knowing
Some fruits require bat little sugar;
hence boil the fruit we'll before adding
the sugar, and you will be bettor able
to judge of the quantity required.
Copper or brass kettles are bad for pre-
serving purposes unless 2ept scrupulous-
ly clean and bright. Better use the por-
oalain lined kettle. Keep jams in dry.
cool place. Made right they will need
only piece of white paper laid quito
close, and another paper tied over the
top. Made on q dry day, I believe that
the INCLINATION to mould ia loss. Should
mould appear boil them again. To pre-
vent preserves from spelling apply the
white of an egg to single thickness Of
white paper, with which cover The jars,
tapping owe, an inch or so. 1t will need
no tying. becoming whom dry hermeti-
cally tight and strong. ,.
Experiments have been made in pre-
serving fruit of Various kinds in glass
jars, by merely filling them with hot
fruit and at once covering them with q
piece of oottonR batting tied over the
mouth of the jars. Some have filed
Jars with unlocked berries and cold wat
er, and By scaling with cotton batting,
or otherwise, have found the fruit in
good condition afterwards. The main
thing is to ill the jars full, and then to
keep atmospheric fungus germs from
getting at the fruit A half inch of cot
ton batting is found to make a wall that
mould spores cannot penetrate.
A German pharmacist states that for
some years he has used, with excellent
results, solid paraffine for stopping YES
sells containing substances which change
easily In the air. The vessels should be
filled nearly to the briln, and melted par
atfine being poured on will form an air
tight seal on cooling. The paraffine may
be used over aud over again.
In preparing fruit syrups, there is a
tendency Of the syrup to caran elize par
TALLY at the bottom where the syrup is
densest. To avoid this boil the Juice be-
fore any sugar is added, replacing loss
from evaporation by, preferably, distilled
water. The syrup will be found better
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04
SEA SERPENT CAUGHT.
Monster of the Raging Deep Captured at
Tacoma.

Tacoma, WASH, June 21.-Speeial cor
The sen serpent has at last been taken
alive In his native haunt, or rather from
his native haunt, if this, the placid wat
ers of Puget Sound, can be called the
haunt of such an animal. A porpolse
finds his way into the sound from the
Pacific, and ocea,ionally whale is seen
spouting. but the sea serpent was mover
thought of until two Tacoma fishermen,
K. k. McClea and w. J. Kennedy, while
fishing for black bass about two miles
north OF the mouth OF the Hunt Humi
River, which empties into Hoods Canal
near this city, made the catch.
They were alongside a ledge where
the water drops to 100 to $50 feet Deep
and were using minnows for bait when
their attention was attracted to COM
motion in the net. The water's hecom-
ing agitated was followed Immediately
by the head of the monster appearing
above the surface. This struck terror to
the already frightened fishermen, who
at once made forcthe shore, dragging it
after them and thauling it upon the
beach. The monster WIS as ferooieus
as tiger. and bit and snapped the gaff
stick in pieces, and when hauled on the
beach rushed back over the sands with
the 100 feet of line ana swan out to sea
ms far as it could go.
The reptile was seventeen feet long,
and as big around as mans body, and
has every characteristic of the snake, ex-
cept the head, which is much like that
of the pugnacious bull dog. The under
jaw is heavy and covered with wrinkled
skin, the eyes are as large as mans.
and as bright, and will follow the move.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04
TRAINING DOGS.
~ iipb
Young Woman Who Is Making Money
BY 1t.

There is money in small dogs for any
woman who will cultivate the fashionable
and not too finely bred species according
to the simplest rules of cnnine hygiene
This is the opinion Of girl who has q
small dog farm in her fathers back yard
and is making it pay. She began three
years ago by rsscuing batch of fat pup
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-04
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