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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
ONE OF THE NEW POLICE LAUNCHES


chance to escape or get rid OF their plumber.
These launches will enable us to put stop to
stealing along the river at night"
III the Commissioners had ever tried patroll-
ing the docks in a rowboat we would have had
the launches sooner" said another policeman.
They never knew how hard it was to get a
boat about the ends of the piers when the tide
WAS wrong. Two Of US had all we could do to
make any Roadway in rowboat at times, with
out thinking Of river pirates The time Of the
tides changes constantly. and when there Is a
food tide in the North River there is an ebb tide
in the East River All the river thieves had to
do was to take advantage Of the tides to beat
us every time. The best could do most Of
the time was to get into some dock where 1t was
dark and hang on near the river end Of the pier
and wait for a suspicious boat to come along.
The records Of the Harbor Police show that
many river thieves have been captured in past
years by the policemen In rowboats, and that
much valuable stolen property has been recov-
cred, but there many cases on record In
which the property had been unclaimed by the
owners and the police had been obliged to let
the thieves 60 because there were no COM
plainants against them. In a number of cases
the thieves had stolen sugar and had poured it
into new bags which could not be Identified
and in other cases they had stolen cotton from
bales and there way Of telling to whom
the cotton had belonged Unless the thieves
could be caught in the act of stealing there was
small hope Of convictng them.
One night polio emen Collins and Jose were
seated in a rowboat near the end Of an East
River pier, and they boat containing four
men heading for a schooner which was loaded
with sugar. The policemen waited patiently
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
OCEAN CURRENTS.

FROM Tne fnllaOclpnld i-cuset.
currents is forth In chart TO be published In
a few days by the United states Hydrographio
CNice. mapping the routes followed by nnety-hve
months ending June l. -
For several years these Investigations have been
Indian club shaped bottles OF special design bear
ing Government marks. which are distrin1tea 10
sea, with data papers TO be properly n"ed IN ara
sealed in the bottle These papers In great pro,
Hydrographer, with memoranda giving the tin!e
and place OF rescue and the probable course -
then charted and made the subject OF expert study
1t appears from the chart that bottles CAST away
along the United States coast Invariably sweep
eastward some dropping on me .ns axodinr these
Islands eventually drift south and west across the
ocean to be found on the Windward or Car'poes
these dropped overheard along the Nova Sco'isn
coast and the Grand Banks appear 10 and Nor
s ht half OF those commencing their wanasE
ings on the equator. in md-ocean 10 so ani.r The
rnrbbean Sea The greatest journey on y ,ns
chart was that Of bottle NO q nncS in the midst
by me mSso current which ordinarily sets east
Ward toward the coast OF Africa ana mo eo,ator
Of Guinea T miles v ST Sierra Ieons July
and the bottle recovered ~ v,ny,
shetland slsnSs niles in s days across the ocean.
,,hroush the Caribbean Sea, the Gun OF nchro.
cnsss Sn the Atlantic. with an average DRIFT OK
over eight miles per day . =, ,,,, ,o...
In sunming up the veIocities o. drift STEADY
AMMUNITION is apparent after leaving the equator.
The groups Of bottles furnish knowledge OF cur.
ayeragns from seven 10 meen rnnc fs PIER
this latest investigation is the great increase o.
velocity during the winter season from Nswto1hnJ,
seems not TO be continuous but dependent entirely
upon the winds, bottles In summer averaging about
nearly twenty two miles per day Tor pinety.touj
DAYS In this current
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
LET RIVER PIRATES BEWARE
HARBOR POLICE ARE EQUIPPED AGAINST
THEM NOW.
ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW NAPHTHA LAUNCHES
STORIES OF THE DAYS WHEN THE
ROWBOAT WAS USED.

ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW NAPHTHA LAUNCHES
STORIES OF THE DAYS WHEN THE
RowBoAT WAS USED.
August 3. the day on which the new naphtha
launches were placed In commission. Since then
the policemen who patrol the piers and wharves
OF the city at night have ceased to buck the
tides in the old rowboats and have been steer
ing their way about in comfort while searching
for river thieves The Harbor Police have want
ed swift launches in place OF the old rowboats
for years. and now that they have got them
they are as happy as boys with new toys.
Captain Schultz who commands the police
boat Patrol, said the other day that he expected
to keep river pirates from committing any dep
relations now that the police Of his command
are able to patrol both rivers effectively In the
nighttime. The launches are regarded by
him as model boats for the service. They go
through the water swiftly enough to overtake
the ordinary river craft with ease. and they
make comparatively little noise. Each one OF
the four boats in commission will hold dozen
men comfortably, but only three or four men
go out in boat at time. Each launch has
lights at night. but the lights can be banketed
quickly when the police want to get near sus-
piclous boat without attracting attention, and
the flash from bull's-eye lantern can be used
to direct the launch to any point In the dark
ness Now that the new launches are in daily
and nightly USE the police who patrol the rivers
declare that they have been too badly handi-
capped for years with the old rowboats to make
a creditable showing
Why" said an Old policeman, this is the
first time we really have had any advantage
over the river thieves. They could row as fast
AS we could, and when we were chasing them
they could their boat into dock, dump
stolen goods overheard, abandon the boat and
get away. In nine cases out of ten we failed to
catch thieves with the rowboats. Now we can
overhaul them so quickly that they will have no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09


When virtues youthful blossoms yields
To walt TIL ye last trumpet rings
To learn all Gabriel sings.
More tangible traces of the Nantes are to be
found in the old Indian trails that wind their sinu-
red msSs feet that Their degenerate DESCENDANTS
have followed in their footsteps accurately. These
deep and the idIer who follows them will frequent
~ find himself enshrouded by the thick Woodland
cannot be missed on the darkest night.
OLD DWELLINGS THAT REMAIN.
There few houses in the district but there
many cellars. and most of the few dwellings
that remain bolstered up in many ingenious
way. one Of the best preserved of the lot IS the
combination schoohousc and meeting house where
writing reading and figuring used to be taught.
and to those who elected Latin and Greek. This
structure owes its preservation to the fact that
the time the reservation was bought by the
State certain business OF the good city Of
Providence bought the house and took pains from
time to time to keep 1t as nearly possible In its
original condition. At the same time they pur-
In extent, the purchase including portion of the
Lake Of the Great White Gull. whose Mantle name
Is Quacompaug The schoolhouse. which is now
nearly one hundred and seventy years old. It being
that length of time since the Society for the Propa
cation OF the Gospel In Foreign Parts conceived Its
benevolent idea stands on knoll surrounded by
ihrla ah1 the mosquitoes are Few From time 10
time additional purchases on King Thomas's patri-
iholiy nave peeii naue untl the total now amounts
to nearly two hundred and fifty acres Here the
owners OF the property come three at q
time and spend their time in wearing out their old
clothes and I'm spinning fairy tales about the good
old days when King Thomas engaged In Tho
exhilaratinB occupation Of drinking himself to
death These. when they have perfected them.
they straightway and tell to the descendants Of
the said Thomas, who are Enthusiastically glad TO
learn tidings OF their own ancient history. Other
wise the owners Of the Old schoolhouse occupy
themselves in hunting for the rhododendron which
grows nowhere else north of New-Jersey
II 1t be true that the only good Indian is a dead
Indian, 1t will not be long before there will be no
more exemplary Indians In the country than the
Nantes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

ing In so close relationship TO the monarchs Of
Russia Great Britain. Germany and Denmark,
have realized that II gave their country posi-
ton and status which It could not otherwise
look for in what is known the Concert of Eu-
rope On the other hand. King Georges presence
at Athens has been of benefit to the European
Powers since his obligations toward those Gov
ernments who placed him on the Grecian Throne
and contributed for nearly a quarter of century
one-haf Of his civil list have constituted guar
antee that Greece would keep out of mischief and
the Pan-Hellenic aspirations be kept under con-
troll
The Crown Prince. who is essentially the man
Of action Of his family. and constantly stepping
In where his father hcsates to tread, has no such
obligations toward the foreign Powers. He is
heart and soul a Greek. and. unlike his father
who is a Lutheran. he and his young wife are
members OF the Orthodox Greek Church and I'M
bued with a national sentiment. He does not
forget the ancient Greek prophecy according to
Which she former Greek Empire at Constanti-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
PHOTOGRAPHING AND H-PULLTNG
From The San Francisco Call.

From The San Francsco Gail
As odd business. partnership ever imagined or
described by Charles Dickens exists In Sacra :
mento-st. above Dupont. The parties to this bust
ness connection are a Chinese photographer and "A
japanese dentist They Jointly occupy four small
rooms on second floor, which may be described
as tooth carpentry, waiting room. developing
room and gallery.
The dentist helps the Photographer by compliment
Ing customers on their improved appearance since
their teeth have been fixed and the artist tells mis-
subjects that they would look better with store
teeth III addition to this. the photogra pher NAL
let's In the filling 10 incsOrs and bicuspds and tho
dentist does an occasional turn at photography
Their patrons are japanese and Chinese The two
craftsmen appear TO be growing rich as they ought
TO be- by reason OF embracing the ambidexterlty of
a Yankee. with the craft OF Machiave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
THE LAST OF THE NIANTICS.
AN IMPORTANT TRIBE IN THE EARLY
DAYS OF RHODE ISLAND.

THE WRECK MADE ny THE BIBULous HABITS OF
KING THoMAs-RELIcs THAT ARE TO RE
SEEN TO-DAY
Down along that part of the sandy and desolate
portion OF the OF Rhode Island that stretches
from the Connecticut line to the Great Salt Pond.
there lives the mixed and melancholy remnant OF a
tribe OF Indians that n considerable fac
tor in the problems that faced the early settlers
of Little Rhody" The land that they till Is
sandy. and the coast Is desolate beyond belief, but
in years long gone by the Mantle Indians have
done many good turn for the white men and in
their turn they have been befriended. The handful
that remain the only considerable body Of
Indians that survive In Southern New England.
Only n few white people ever find their way
among these relics of the old tribe and not many
know of their existence, but 1t not so very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

nople is to be restored by Greek Prince Tearing
The name Of Constantine, married, as he Is HIM
self. to Northern princess bearing the name OF
Sophia And it is this royal couple who also ac-
cording to the old prediction. are to replace on
The summit Of the Mosque Of st. Sophia at Con-
stantinople the great cross torn therefrom st the
time Of the storming Of stambou by the ruthless
Turks.
Prince Constantine, who is exceedingly popular
among his future subjects. is far more ready than
his father to yield to public opinion, and to take
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

is the old browning stone which reminds one %, o,
the stone OF Scone for here all the kings OF the
Nantes were crowned. 1t Is a rough piece OF
granite. about thirty feet long. ana rslng 10 an
oval summit wherein Is carved the royal seat
THE GREAT SALT POND.
Just beyond and to the east Is the great SAT-
pond which makes in over a long sandDar ana
which the Indians called Pawauget. At It's eastern
shore IL Fort Ningret now maintained by the
State. and adorned with appropriate memorial
tablet.
About a haf-me from the old Indian school
house. and three miles in from the great salt pond,
is the moraine formed by the same glacier that
scooped out Narragansett Bay. so the scientists
say and browning its summit Is a long line or
white stones that go by the name or the 3aby y
crying rocks. Here the legend runs, In the DAYS
when the Nantes were a power In the land the
weak and msshapen infants OF the tribe were eX-
posed weather until they died. In order that the
race might be hardy one and able TO cope with
the hostile Pcquots of the West. Every surviving
member of the tribe firmly believes that on stormy
nights the means Of the dying children are borne
on the wind over the ancient reservation and along
the desolate reach of coast. The student of folk
lore will at bethink him Of the parallel story
of the fathery way In which the Spartans are said
to have dealt with their sckly children.
AT the foot OF the baby crying rocks some dis
lance away lies the Indian burying ground, some
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
HOMEMADE HOTBED.

make an excavation two feet longer and
two feet wider than the box, which may
be made of inch boards. The back part
should be about 20 inches high and the
front IL or II inches. This will give a
sloping top, which will permit the rain
to run off. The cover may be made so it
can be pushed down or up at the own
er's will; or stick with notches in it
at intervals will answer as well. In
this way the cover can be lifted entirely
off the bed or be raised just enough to
admit necessary air and light. BY hav~
ing a notched stick the cover will take
no extra room when not in use. The
hotbed may be Of any size desired.
In the excavation place six or seven
inches of rich soil, and upon this the fer
menting dung until the bed is about two
feet high. On top of this place three or
four inches of pulverized soil. Put on
the frame and keep it covered until the
temperature rises to 120 degrees, then
sow the seed. Every night until dan.
ger of frost is passed cover with mats
or similar protection. The bed should
be opened every day from until ten
or eleven a. m. and from two to three
or four p. m, unless freezing, to let in
air. Never allow the temperature to
exceed 80 degrees or fall below 70. To
secure good, healthy plants plenty Of
air is necessary, and unless the air is
admitted tall, sicl<ly growths will be
the result. Care must be taken to bank
the outside Of the bed all around with
good stable manurc.-Farm and Home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
Hcdgchocs and Vipcrs.

The fact that the hedgehog fearlessly
attacks and kills the viper has been as
cribed by some naturalists to the pro-
lection afforded by its spiny cover.
More recently, howeve5 it has been
discovered that even when bitten in
the unprotected nose, and in the region
OF the eyes, by a venomous serpent the
hedgehog suffers no i'll consequences.
This observation has led to experiments
by NM. Physalix and Bertrand, in
France, demonstrating, as they believe.
that there is an irnmunizing substance
in the blood Of the hedgehog which
serves as IN antidote to the poison.
They say all animals possess this SUBJ
stance in varying degrees, but in many
it is not sufficiently active to counter
act the effects of venom. They hope 10
obtain serum which can be used as IN
untidote not only in cases of snale-bite,
but for many other poisons as WE'LL
Youths Companion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26

ROADSIDE WATERING PLACE.
Of the community where they are sit1l-
ated. It is easy to make an attractive
watering place, for one can call in the
aid of vines and shrubs. A simple plan
is shown in the illustration. 4 hogs
head contains the water that is brought
TO it by pipe. The sides and top are
boxed in, and roof carried up over the
whole. Over this, vines are trained I'M
til the little building is fairly hidden by
them. It may be thought that :his IS
considerable trouble to take for j water
ing place, but everything that enhances
the beauty of a roadside enhances the
value of the property adjacent to it,
and increases the respect of travellers
for those who live adjacent. Wcll-con-
structed roads, well-kept roadsides, at
tractlve watering places and properly
marked guide-posts indicate the vicin-
'ty of cultured, thrifty, up-to-date res
idents.-Country Gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
The Way to Sell Fruit.

In order to effect ready sale for
fruit of any kind in these times of great
competition, it is necessary to grow
large and highly-colored fruits, to
strive after quality-as understood in
the market-more than quantity, al
though the latter must not by any
means be overlooked. Let it be noted,
if fruit is to be sold privately, that
good flavor and proper degree of ripe,
ness, will recommend your fruit to
your customers. If you intend. selling
through a market agent, flavor will
count for nothing; but rich color and
soundness of condition are everything
towards securing the highest price. All
fruit should be grown as large and high.
ly colored as possible, gathered and
packed before it becomes soft and over
ripe. When gathering fruit, never
gather when there is heavy dew or
Just after rain. They should be gath.
cred dry, and be kept dry.-Ru1al
World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
FARM AND GARDEN.
THE Modern FARMER.

HIS Lot II Not a. Hard a. Was That Of
His Grandfather.
Most young men in choosing a life
business would rather select an occupa-
tion which requires only little phys
ical effort. That is one reason why
young men from the country over
crowd the cities. For clerkship which
enables them to wear fine clothes and
nee the glare of city life they leave a
good home and more comforts than
they can possibly compass by the
meager salary for which they work;
provided, always, that they are 10 for
tunate as to secure q situation.
On looking at the variety and perfec-
ton of labor-saving farm machinery
it seems to me only about half needs to
be done by hard hand labor which was
necessary Is or 30 years ago. To per-
son who can appreciate, and therefore
value and admire, all the various plows,
harrows, potato diggers, threshing ma
chimes, with band-cutter and feeding
attachments, or tanning mill, which
separates oats from spring wheat; a
sclf-binding reaper, q strawstacker, a
nay tedQer, q nay Ioader ana pltcner
and the thousand and one labor-saving
machines; including corn planters and
corn cultivators. seeders of all sorts for
wheat, oats, grass and flaxseed, etc., it
would seem that but little hard work
was left to be done by hand. Old
men from other walks of life on seeing
all these implements are heard to ex-
claim: ooh! that were a young man
now, with. 80 or 100 acres of land; how
would like to farm it! tell you my
tools would not rot out in the fields
where last used; my granary and cribs
should show even last years grains and
corn; my barn and stacks should burst
out with hay, fodder and comfort for
my family and live stock. The best I
raised would not be too good for U.s..
St. Louis Republic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
KEEPING ROADS GOOD.
The Time to Repair q Highway Is When
1t Needs It.

Tho Time to Repair q Highway Is When
1t Needs It.
Most everyone has heard of the man
who gave it out that he always took
q bath every year whether he needed
il or not. A great many roads are
worked" on the same principle. Once
a year they are given what is known
as fixing up" and the rest of the time
they must shift for themselves. AS Il
consequence they SHIFT" from one side
to the other, just as the lay of the land
and the lack of proper drainage may
demand.
And, be it remembered, there is some
times piece of road that nature has
kindly cared ior-which really does not
require fixing. Often this is plowed up,
along with defective sections, and is
made soft and susceptible to ruts and
washouts. 1t is also then in a good
condition to produce the largest guam
tity of dust.
A good road should never be thus
REPAIRED" A defective road should
be repaired at any and all times. 1t
is cheaper, and certainly much better.
Europe's good roads are the result of
proper building and constant care. They
do not have to be repaired. They are
fixed before they need repairing-in
the sense of being partly rebuilt.
The one great lesson the people OF
our land must learn is, that the time
to repair a road is when it needs it.
These once-a-year reformations are too
few and far between. Fix the roads
noyv.-Good Roads.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
Beet Sugar In Nebraska.

Nebraska began to nike beet sugar
lust eight years ago. In 1896 her prod
uct amounted to 100000 pounds, and
the industry is growing rapidly. The
state law provides for the paying of a
bounty of fve-eighths Of cent per
pourd upon sugar manufactured in the
state from beets, sorghum or other
sugar yielding plants grown in it. but
no money can be paid upon sugar pro-
Suced from beets for which as much as
IS per ton has not been paid to the pro-
aucer, nor upon sugar produced from
beets raised by the manufacturer
Farmers Review
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-11-26
MAKING A HOTBEQ.
How to Have Fresh Vegetables Almost All
the Year Around.

How to Have Fresh Vegetables Almost All
the Year Around.
In many sections Of the country fresh
vegetables may be had the year round if
a >hotbed is constructed and properly
cared for. Such bed may not be an
expensive one of brick or stone, COW
cred with glass, unless the owner SO de-
sires. Oiled canvas stretched over a
frame will answer the purpose nearly
as well as glass and will be far cheaper.
It should be made few days before
needed, so that the oil can penetrate
through and through the cloth. Lin
seed oil is best, and may be applied by
means of common paint brush.
For the hotbed make bed of COM
mon barnyard manure, being sure there
is no cow dung in it. Turn this over
and over two or three times at inter
walls of four or five days. Allow the
manure to ferment until smoking hot.
When the manure is thoroughly heated