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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-11-27
DANCING.
1t Has Had a Warli<e Significance Among
Peoples of All Ages.

Peoples of All Ages.
Dancing, with which word civilized
people are wont TO associate pleasure
and peaceful enjoyment, has had war
like significance with various tribes of
people throughout all ages of the world,
and it tisstill in vogue among the blanket
tribes of red men in America. The fa-
nous Pyrrhic dance represented the
overtaking of an enemy and doing bat
tie with him. To-day, among the Zu-
lus, grand dances are merely the ac-
compartment to the eolloquial war and
hunting songs, in which the women put
questions which are answered by the
men. There are mimic fights, which
go by the name of war dances, almost
universal among tribes to which war is
one of the great interests of life. The
bravery dance of the Dahomeyans, and
the Hoolee of the Bhil tribe in the
Vindhya hills OF India, are the most apt
illustrations. Nearly all savage tribes
have regular war dance, so that it is
scarcely possible to select one as having
a more warlike significance than the
rest. All the performers appear in
fighting costume, handle their weapons
and go through the movement of chal-
lenge, conflict, pursuit or defeat. There
is one very picturesque dance of the
Natal Kaffirs which probably refers to
the departure of the warriors for battle.
The women appeal plaiptiveiy to the
men, who slowly withdraw, stamping
on the ground, and darting their short
spears or assegais toward the sky,
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this very night" when another cried:

this very night" when another cried:
"Hush!"
Somewhere over on the north side the
call of a sentry rang out sharp, clear
and full upon the night air:
Corporal of the guard, No. 81"
"That's old Hennicke," said Ray
mond, promptly. "When he has any
thing to report it's no boys story. I'll
go, SIR"
The cry went echoing back toward
the guard-house, sharply passed along
by Nos. and Z on the eastern flank.
The corporal came out on the
run, and the guardsmen, sitting or
sprawling around the stacked rifles,
scrambled, many of them, to their feet.
Before even feet corporal could
reach the distant post Thornton and
two captains bore down upon it, others
at respectful distance following.
"What's up, Hennicke?" hailed his
troop commander, scorning preliminar-
les.
"Firing, sir. Out on the Prescott road
to the northwest. 1 could see the
flashes"
"Who on earth can it be?" asked the
major. Capt Foster, let your troop
saddle at once"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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TRUE WHEN WRITTEN.
Bat aime Brought Changes at the sum-
mer Resort.

BpI Atme brought Changes at the Sum-
mer Resort.
was attracted to place in Virginia
near the Atlantic ocean, where the
combined advantages of surf bathing
ana an absence of mosquitoes were ad-
vertised, says writer in the Washing.
ton Star.
The surf bathing was there, but there
We're never more or larger mosquitoes
than infested the place. The landlord
was a leader in the church and made a
great point of his conscientiousness SC
questioned him about the insects:
Mosquitoes worse this year than
usual? ?" ] asked.
Reckon not. They gen'ally bite
purity sharp this season of the var"
"Are there always this many here?"
"Erbout-some gifts killed, but don't
seem ter make no difference"
"pidn't you advertise that the place
was free from mosquitoes?"
"Sartin. l allus do, an eff ther war a
single skeeter here I'd say so. I never
lied yit, an never shall. No, sir; when
| say a thing, it's Jest that way. I
wauld be willip' to Civ you a 800 fer
every sleeter you could hav' foun' hyar
when L writ that thar 'ad.' las JAN
uary. Eff you stay till frost you'll fin
that thar amt one lef,. In July an
August it stap's to reason thar mus be
skeetersn
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MATCHBOX OF THE NEW WOMAN
TO BE CONTINUED.

Man no Longer the 1onopolist of This
Convenience.
Until this year the matchbox mas been
the un4uestioned, exclusive property of
man. Never once did he think of such
O. thing as the fairer sex borrowing it,
He may have had a presentiment OF
her laying claim to his necktie, but his
matchboX-never, says the Chicago
Tribune.
But the bicycle girl, who makes what
ever she wants possible, has now laid
siege to mans matchbox. If she con.
templated riding at night she needs
matches to light her lamp, and neces.
sarily she must carry them in o match
box.
That is the reason that there are
any number of new matchboxes this
year which are smaller and more dainty
than anything in this line ever seen be-
fore.
''Do the girls buy them? 2" o prominent
jeweler was asked. To which question
he answered: eyes, indeed. The small
er sizes are made particularly for their
special USE"
The prettiest of the new matchboxes
for girls are of gold with an enameled
decoration. The enameling either takes
the form of college or yacht club
flag or it resembles a hand-painted
miniature showing girl on wheel
or the head of a dog. Many of these
matchboXes are made with concealed
recess for photograph. 1t is only when
a certain spring is touched that the pic
ture can be seen, so sllillfully it is hid
den away.
The silver matchboXes, decorated
with the outline of a tiny bicycle in
enamel, are also new and much less eX-
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CHAPTER L

HE ew Oa j
from Prescott 20
the mining set
Elements along
the Santa Anita
follo ow e d the
Sandy for two
or three miles
a b We Apache
C a n yon, then,
turning abrupt
ly, dove under
the turbid wa
ters and reap.
peared, dripping
and bedraggled,
on the opposite
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ers in southern Arizona and made his
way all these weary, blistering, desert
miles, begging ride In freight wagons.
herding mules, trotting along behind
the mail buck board, sometimes tramp
ing all alone, until he reached, at last,
the familiar scenes, only to find that
his friends were fed.
No hospitality was ever warmer than
that of the soldier in those old frontier
days. Tramp or vagabond, gypsy.
greaser or Indian, it made no differ
ence, even vagrant dogs never knew
what it was to be turned away un.
cheered. The Fosters took the little
stranger for the time being, at least
because they knew the Cullens well
and meeting them in San Francisco.
had heard Leon's story from their OWL
lips, though never dreaming they were
to see him soon. They and the other
new families were kind to him as peo-
pie well could be, and yet, though
grateful, it was plain the boy could not
be consoled. They were tearing down
the frame barracks, and in the midst OF
the move to the new site-some of the
troops being already there encamped-
when Leon reappeared, and he watched
the process of dismantling with leaden
heart. The only real home he had
ever known was being ripped to pieces
before his very eyes, and he could not
bear it. While the new officers and
men were strangers to him, there was
still at the post his first protector, old
Sergt. Kelly, newly appointed
ordnance sergeant, and retained there
after the departure of his old regi-
ment. There were the hospital steward
and his family, and the clerks and en-
ployes about the traders store, as well
as the men at the quartermaster's
corral; they knew him well, but they,
too, were in the midst of prepara-
tion for the move. They were
full of sympathy for him and
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bank, where it was speedily lost in
the thick underbrush as it wound
away eastward. Time was when the
trail followed the canyon itself "a
mere mule path-but ever since the
night of the big cloudburst that swelled
the stream to the force and fury of
Niagara and drowned old Sanchez and
his whole party of prospectors, packers
and pack mules, even the Indians
seemed to shun it. The only survivor
of the tragedy was lad of twelve, the
son of Yankee miner, and his Mexican
wife-a lad whose name was Leon Mac
Mutt (MacNutt being the patronymic
and Leon the Christian name given him
by his dark-eyed, dark-haired, dark
skinned mother); and Leon, swept
away in the food, was fished out at
dawn several miles below by squad
of troopers from old Fort Retribution.
The little fellow was more dead than
alive, half drowned and sadly battered
and bruised by the fotsam and jetsam
of the wreck whirled along with him
by the raging waters, and for time all
effort to revive him failed. When al
last he was able to speak and tell his
name he was lying in dainty little
bed in a cool room, with such gentle.
pitying, motherly face bending over
him and such soft hands caressing his
heavy crop of coal black hair, and be-
side the sweet womanly face was that
of sturdy Saxon boy of about Leon's
own age, whose blue eyes were full OF
anxiety and sympathetic interest. The
first handclasp the little orphan seemed
to recognize was this other boys. 1t
was in answer to his questioning that
the bewildered patient feebly murmured
his name, Leon MacNutt, and could
the room when his questioner turned
with grave, perplexed, incredulous face.
to the two gentlemen in uniform stand
ing by and wonderingly announced:
He says his names Lay on MacDuf."
And that was how the first boy of our
story came to be hailed thereafter by
his trooper friends as MacDuff instead
of the patronymic to which he was en-
titled; even officers and ladies seemed
to find the title more whimsically at
traetive than the pretty Spanish-Mex-
lean name of Leon, by which Mrs. Gull
len, the captains wife and Randall's
mother, always addressed him. One OF
the soldiers once referred to him as the
Waif of Apache Canyon, but the big
tears that arose to the boys dark eyes
at any reference to the tragedy that
left him alone in the world crushed
that would-be witticism in the bud.
Without adoption, either formal or in
formal, Leon had become an inmate of
Capt. Cullen's household from the mo-
ment of his arrival in Sergt. Kelly's
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Smoked Before the King.

Ii Hung Chang seems to be but a
slight respecter of court etiquette, for,
we are told, he absolutely broke down
the rule of the Belgian court etiquette
by the simple process of taking out a
long pipe, which, after handing it to
his secretary, who filled and returned
it, he smoked with infinite deliberation.
King Leopold was good deal aston
ished by the occurrence, but he rose to
the occasion admirably, and at once
caused cigarettes to be handed round,
with the result that Ii Hung soon found
his position no longer one of splendid
isolation"
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"Why, Bridget, where have you been
in all this rain?"
"Sure, mum, an Olive been hangin'
out the clothes to y."-Chicago Trib-
une.
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THE REASON.

"Thele's one thing he said, jeering-
ly, 'men never get together and talk
about one another the way women do.H
NO." she answered, 81 don't think
they do. There is nothing interesting
10 say about them."-Washingto Post.
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ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetlngs of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on th'
second Tuesday of every month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring ir
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test. r. +. ia MAR. Register
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snow, what is manual training?"
"Why, it is bringing up boy so that
when he is man he'll have sense
enough To split kindling for his wife"
Record. 1880
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A Summer Consolation.

The boy upon the ounces seat
eleam of comfort now may catch:
For well he knows that he could beat
Professors in swimming match.
Washington Star
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Y r. TAYLOR,
NOTICE

By THE ORPHANS CoURT FOR CECIL COUNTY,
January 9. 1884.
ORDERED, That all Administrators, Ex.
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year, come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary,
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-26
mckinley CLUB Meeting.

At the regular meeting of the McKin-
ley club last night the several commit
tees were announced as they appeared
in last nights CHRONICLE.
The committee on meetings were in
structed to secure the court house each
Friday evening until the end OF the
campaign, to notify the-state committee
to that effect and to arrange for speakers
accordingly.
1t was also decided to secure the Vogt
opera house next Friday evening for
Senator J. II. Mitchell.
Notwithstanding the Democratic meet
ing at the Baldwin, there were fifty OF
sixty citizens in atten lance, who were
addressed by Messrs. John Michel, 3.
s. Huntington and Hugh Gourlay in
some very forcible speeches.
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Tor president OF the u On1CeQs states. 1nlS
is altogether fitting, Mr.. Clarno being a
large silver mine owner in Baker comfy.
Mr.. Samuel J. Miller, formerly fire.
man on the o. R. & N, and a resident
of The Dalles, was married in Butte on
Sept. 18th to Miss May Wilson of that
city.
An order of sale of the personal prop
erty of Perry Watkins, deceased, was
made today by Judge Mays. The sale
is for the purpose of satisfying claims
against the estate.
Mr.. J. c. Lonagan is in the city to re-
ceive the last OF Mr.. Robt. Mays cattle.
They will be driven to the Yakima
country. Mr.. Mellik, to whom they
will be sold, is expected in the city
shortly.
Spokane is up-to-tate and don't want
Wing & Sons Pianos. Why should you
buy cheap goods when you can get a
first-class Piano like the Ludwig, Jewett
and Hardman for the same price at ia
cobsen's.
Rev. ]. Fl. Wood will preach the usual
morning sermon at the M. E. church to-
morrow, and IN the evening at z 80 the
service will be conducted by the Ep-
worth League, the pastor being unable
on account of his recent illness to ad-
dress his congregation both morning and
evening.
Mr.. M. P. Isenberg came in today, en-
route to Smile, where he delivers an
address this evening. He says the fret
he knew he was to speak there was an
announcement to that effect in THE
CHRONICLE, an additional reason why
all good Republicans, particularly Re-
publican speakers, should take the pa
per and keep posted on themselves.
A very loving Chinese couple has fre-
quently been observed on the streets OF
late, who pursue their loyemaking un-
mindful of the smiles or remarks of the
Mclean man. They walk along the
streets with hands clasped, and in one
place where the sidewalk was too mar
row to walk abreast each put their arms
around the others waist and proceeded
joyfully on. China is in her decrepti.
tude, yet its people seem not to have
lost 1.-THE of the tender passion which
though old, is ever new.
The social at the Methodist church
last evening was well named ''socia
ble' social. for all were in particularly
happy frame of mind, and the evening
was a success financially and otherwise
As each person entered they were giyel
an envelope containing a single line of
quotation, the other parts of which wer'
held by other persons, or in some envel
opes questions or answers to conundrum
were found. Many of the conundrum
were take-offs on persons present, which
created deal of merriment when th
answers were found.
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Mr.. j. S. scheAck is putting in steam
heating apparatus aNhis residence.
A Bryan club MAS organized in Dufur
Friday night last with fifty members.
ga Bowery Girl" is booked for Sep
eember Both at the vogt opera house.
The Wizard Oil Co. show in The
Dalles in the early part of next month.
The Dalles Mckinley club now num-
bers Alb members and is growing hourly.
Hon. John Michel left for Goldendale
this morning and will deliver speech
there this evening.
Do you want an up-to-date Piano2 If
SO, buy Ludwig, Jewett, Standard or
Hardman at Jacobsen's.
The infant child of Wallace Husbands
died yesterday at Mosier, and was
buried at that place today.
The Artisans will meet Wednesday
night after summers vacation. All
members should be present.
Richard Palmer came in. today with
seven horses for sale, which he deliv-
cred at Saltmarshe's stock yards.
The Pharmaceutical Association, which
was to have met here the Sth and 9th OF
next month, has been transferred to
Portland.
This morning was tie coldest of the
season, Flowers were> itten iu various
places aud ice froze in the hume at the
old garrison.
Grand opening and display of MILL.
merry on Saturday, Sept. 18th, at Mrs
Phillips, on Washington street. Every
body invited. 1t.
ThirtY-one new pupils were enrolled
in. the public schools last week an6
eighteen the present week. The tota
now marks 645.
The wheat market is gradually, bu
surely, rising. The Diamond Flou
Mills has been paying from so to 5.
cents for week or more.
We announce with pleasure that tn
Dalles band has been engaged to play a
the coming agricultural fair. This vii
prove great drawing card.
Mr.. Ragsdale brought up band Q
twenty-five Merino bucks from Mt
Adams on the Regulator last night
which are destined for Sherman county
Bills are out for concert by the De
Moss family Tuesday evening at tn
Congregational church. Make you
plans to hear them, for they will b
good.
Mr.. Francis Clarno was introduce
last night by Mr.. Story as one of th
notification committee of the silver part
to acquaint Mr., Bryan of his nomlnatio
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Uniforms for the Mckinley Club.

The Mckinley club is getting down to
business in good shape. This morning
the executive committee, consisting of
Messrs. Riddell, Chrisman, Farley and
Jacobsen, telegrap phed to New York city,
for 100 handsome uniforms, which it is
hoped will arrive in time for next Fri
day night. One hundred capes go with
the uniforms, and like number of leg
gings, while 100 torches will light the
long procession, which will march every
Friday evening, or whenever a speaker
comes from abroad. Additional enthu-
siasm will be lent by fife and drum
corps, which is also being organized,
and most likely a company of beau
tiful Zouaves will be ready to accom-
pany their brothers, lovers and husbands
on the occasional parades. The uni
forms and accessories leave New York
City for The Dalles this evening by the
Adams Express Co.
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a BRYAN MEETING.
Messrs. Jehreys and CIarno Entertain
Audience at the baldwin.

The Baldwin opera house was we'll
filed last night by citizens to take in the
the opening of the Democratic-Populist
campaign on which occasion Messrs. F :
Clarno and S. T. Jeffreys of Port
land were billed to make speeches.
Messrs. ]. A. Douthit, ]. L. Story and
B. H. Thurston were among the num-
Der who helped to hold down the plat
form, which might have risen with re-.
markable buoyanoy during Mr.. Clarno's
address, had he been under instead of
upon it.
Mr.. Jeffreys was first introduced by
Mr.. Story. Mr.. Jefreys has adapted
set of facts with some ingenuity, which
he delivers in halting and disjointed
manner, and which at times aroused the
cheering of the less thoughtful in his
audience. He opened by alleging that
the Republicans claimed there was
cloud on the Democratic platform and
then set himself industriously at work
in clearing away that cloud. This was
in reference to the criticism in the Dem
ocratic platform against the supreme
court for declaring the income tax un-
constitutional. Mr.. Jeffreys claimed
that the dissenting opinions of that
court, comprising four out of the nine
members, were far more revolutionary
in tone than the language contained in
| the Democratic platform, and citing the
oft-repeated assertion that the Republi-
can party once assailed the supreme
court in the matter of the Dred Scott de-
cision, in the opinion delivered by Chief
Justice Taney. Coming to the financial
question, Mr.. Jeffreys expatiated on the
baneful effects of the rising dollar, and
claimed that its upward tendency could
only be checked by according to silver
the right to be coined freely at the pres
ent unnatural ratio of 16 to l. Contlnu-
ing from these wrong premises he went
on to claim that the money market is
congested by reason of large accum ula-
tions in the banks, which is consequently
withheld from circulation, and that un-
der the condition OF falling prices money
will not seek investment. He paid his
compliments to gold Democrats by say
ing they were in worse condition than
the falling angels under Lucifer's leader
ship when assailing heavens battle
mente, for the angels found resting
place in hell, while there is no place
where gold Democrat can rest the sole
of his foot. Mr. Jefreys neglected to
suggest that the gold Democrats have g
safe. secure and honorable footing in the
ranks of the great party which is now
endeavorIng to preserve the country's
honor and prevent the debasement o.
its currency.
Mr.. Clarno followed. His remarks
were pointless and lacked even the forcs
of the speaker preceding. Mr.. Clarno't
, avoirdupois is no less pu6ed up than hi
own estimation of himself. He swellec
and strutted the stage like turkey cock
!. appealing mainly to prejudice agains
!. the rich. Lacking the information nee
4 essary to discuss the situation from hi
: party's standpoint, he made up in blus
tier what he conspicuonsly lacked II
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brains. The only impression left this
morning which is tangible, is his unruly
boisterousness but as for scoring a
point from the realms of history, expert
ence or logic, never. He was switty in a
coarse way and Extensively satirical,
which at times drew forth applause.
While this had tendency to swell h1m,
he did not actually burst, and the audi
ence was saved the painful sight which
such a catastrophe might have pre-
sented.
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DIE d.

At Hood River, Sept, 25th, Stephen
Price, aged "a years.
Mr.. Price is a pioneer and old resident
of Waseo county, an uncle of Mr.. C. J..
Crandall and step-father of Hon. T. R.
Coon. He was well known to all old
settlers in this vicinity. and in life uni
versally esteemed.
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wAYslDE aLEANlNes.

Random Observations and Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.
The Portland daily press., 1896-09-11

I am told that perhaps 1t is not we'll to
discuss tariff questions because good
many Democratic brethren are going
with us this year. Now that is true.
They are going with us and they are
setting fine example Of honorable and
patriotic conduct. (Applause.) But I
believe with regard to the great majority
of northern Democrats, I think I may
say with regard to one-half OF them at
least, that In dheir hearts they are Demo-
Gratis of the school of Samuel j. Randall,
and that they believe in such protection
as is incidental to the raising of revenue
and that that far at least, they are Will
ing to go; and great many OF them be-
lieve that that point was never reached
by the senate bill and was never tried Tor
by the Wilson bill ID the house:
| And by the way when Mr.. wilson, got
through his bill which would have been
very injurious to the ind 5ries OF the
country 1t didn't pass, follunately. he
made discourse, and Mr.. Bryan helped
carry him out iu triumph, and am glad
to see. that Mr.. Wilson is now helping u.
carry MIR. Bryan out (applause) and
that's right. There have always beer
throughout the history of this country
within my knowledge, members of tht
Democratle party, who have from time
to time expressed their sentiments ire
spective OF party call. There have ais,
been many men in the Republican part.
who have expressed their dissent and tina