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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

,.,- .,.-,,ol meeting of tine Richmond
II. r,i,, fnrlrance Company was held
,l.te,Jov Tie president read his an
y Fad 4 r i't Which vas satis.ifaetcry the
l.,-'.-anv adopted O resolution TO apply
~ .se Circuit Court for an increase OF
H.. foilowing directors were elected !:
T. n Nnnford. John 5. Elicit, J. n.
i,,...,,,,,o,,,or.h n. 5. Kosher. John 3. Pur-
ell IS. A. Saunders, Jr, ana Joseph NJ.
v s.t he stockholders adjourned the
r,i...I ~ directors met and riect.d y.
- 49, yl,.rfor1 president. john 8. Elicit,
'14esisc1t. and Albert Blair. score
tarv. ana George u. iieasan's' general
arrrf.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

The stockholders Of the Merchants and
7fechanies' Building Fund Company held
thair first annual meeting az ine Office OF
fho r0rnuarv s north Ientn street, yes
t--1ay offfrnoon. The reports showed tae
c,mnanv 10 he in a prosperous condition.
,-ha following directors were elected.
Ceri Wiguormann. Carl kuehrmnno.
f,-..~shon Rolling. 3. :. Bear. William
p,.e~er ] L. Boswell. Jr.. and J. Glenn
cnts Shafer. ... ...-,.,.-,,
err' meeting adjourned ana elected j.. ].
roswell. Jr. president. carr tuenf munI'
vice-prcsident. and Spencer ii'l'A' s,'
rotary and treasurer. 81 -
W. G. Neal, r. a. SERVERS an. ana \. g.
tf,,,,en v-era elected trustees. Thomson
j. tfinor were chosen attorneys
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22
Annual Meeting

sThe annual meeting Of the stoekhoid-
.rs Of the Virginia state Insurance COM
nanv was held al tho company's Office
Yesterday az noon Tho reports OF ihf
officers for the past year showed inc
company TO De in q hourishine condition.
with a net profit of over 5000. All
the officers We're reelected as iolioN-
~ " Randolph. president, Charles *.
willis. secretary. Robert Lecky, Jr.. as
sistant secretary. and the following
board Of Directors: y Y. Randolph
C,sorre 7. Christian. &. IT, Halves, J.
NJ. Fourouerean. l.. j. crenshaw. Jr.
- sttoriirr John S. Elicit George 7.
currie. I'D. Carneal, Dr. John Mahoney
and IT. J.. Dc10on.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

The German-American Association met
al Sanger nall Monday night ana elected
fne following officers. President. a. Won
i. Poseucgk. First Nice-Presidont, D..
Ia. Hueucr. Second Nice-Presiient T..
q. Elel. Third Nice-rre dent Joseph
Wauersfeiu. Fourth \ice-fresideut, l-a-
Sc1atzmeister. G.. Nippermann, Treas
rrrf and Collector G.. u. Loehr. Lxecu-
tive COMMITTEE. O.. Glesseinrecni %
] ouis Euker. William Kchrmann, q.
Euohrmund. julius Strauss. Assistant
llr s. Scheer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

rto ola Dominion Democratic Club OF
Jefferson wand. will hold its annual bus.-
ress meeting tonight al heir headqudr-
fers corner Seventeenth ANA Nam
streets. Important business viii DE
transacted and every member is expect
observation-disclosures will address the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

n T0IV710ro HAN MONDAY N'T700 M
cam9meni. no. =. T. o. O. f~ elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows.
a.. j.. Garv. G. r.. Ira y. Bland o. W..
Thomas Riddell. II. r.. l.. 4: tucker
Wood. treasurer. The above officers Were
fuy installed by 2. G.. T.. Manly b.
ramos assisted by George b. Davis,
j.. q. r.. ana Thomas y. RENDER J..
O. 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-22

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,,. ,ouo,,iar III bills were dis
mis-'u D. ,ro .u - the County Court
40, ---t.I- ci+N ~ 40 take evidence,
and. Boo lts discrN ma oiiec, o"i 90 fe,,
e, oiiI.rl.r.f .nlvlb county. and taxes
a.-csscd thereof .t... 80,
80 ~ Nirrir l,amauga Commis-
anl, '.,.rt nv ncnt or monuments
slfi '. ..lfaf oriais the positions
aNa "t, +r. III troops ln the bat
u'in ~ rh.cl,ai aud Chattanooga,
he7 I'LL. lima Chickamauga and
witN," rocra "a ARK. and Tor other
puIpOas.e ro,.t 4 OF H. r. Hall.
no ire ntgOmcry county.
dcnlN ~ Conc, ,e a. collection Of
rent, Placed 5ov IND ALENDAR.
ho '.- ,ssD , the rules, placed
I'm the celentef !. p,ssau. For
40 20 bYN cog ~ ,,,oters ~
tho Pi'.tta, I'm n ctunty.
ClInch N b OF Clarke To
No. ~. - 81 mo kn ] Of an act
amend am Nor the protec-
tion OF fsh IN s5henans ~ E,ankiin.
30. 80. By NJ, saui -
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

AS the Duke of Wellington was
standing one day opposite his house in
Piccadilly, waiting an opportunity to
cross the street, an entire stranger to
MIN offered his arm to the duke to as
sist him in crossing. Although We'll
lington hated assistance of any kind,
he accepted the strangers arm, and
the latter, having secured a passage
by signing to the drivers of the We
hicles to stop, conducted the great man
in safety across the street. II thank
you, SIR" said the duke, releasing his
arm and proceeding to his house door.
But the stranger, instead of moving off,
raised his hat and delivered himself to
the following effect: Your grace, I have
passed long and not uneventful life,
but never did hope to reach the day
when might be of the slightest assist
ance to the greatest man that ever
lived" Don't be damned foolw re-
sponded the duke, and turned on his
heel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07


pony instead of a manvand, starting at
Bergen, on the west coast, drive by
easy stages in the course of fortnight
to Christiana, stopping occasionally to
do little fishing at the villages along
the way. Now, suppose, Il would be
considered a century run for bicycle.
However, there is one place that the
ubiquitous bike, unless of the amphibi-
GUS type, can hardly have been to yet,
and that is Quickjock, in Lapland.
I first saw the little Lapp settle
ment when yachts had not degenerated
into racing machines, and comfort and
seaworthiness were considered more
than speed. We had a comfortable
cruiser of 140 tons, schooner-rigged,
and, after crossing the North sea and
looking in at Copenhagen and Stock
holm, sped up the Gulf of Bothnia and
dropped anchor in the snug little har-
Dor of Lulea. Here we took the cutter
with three of the crew, and, provision
ing her for five days, started up the
Lulea river. There was no lack Of
game to keep us in fresh meat; big
brown capercailsie blinked at us out
Of the fir tree branches, like ruffied
grouse, only twice as big and equally
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

employe of the Gellivara Lumber COM
pany, limited, man with very large
family, had been notified by the man
ager of our intended arrival, and by
packing his children a little closer
together than usual room was made
for us. He was kindly man, with
a deep knowledge Of forestry, but all
other ideas seemed to have been sacri-
feed to the advancement OF this one
accomplishment Naming his numer-
Gus family was WEAKNESS Of flesh to
him, and when 1t came to the four
tenth girl and all the names he could
think Of, including the name of the
company he served, had been exhaust
ed, he fell back on Limited" but lit
tie Miss Limited had acquired
younger brother shortly before our ar
rival, and the father was in despair
trying to find another name. He was
greatly relieved when We proposed
Unlimited" as appropriate, and i'm
mediately adopted the suggestion.
On leaving Edefors couple Of stur-
ny pullCu 10 lWChty milCo up
stream in a comfortable boat. We had
been forewarned to bring with us a
small rig of villainous stuff called
Finkel in case we were ever in a
hurry. 1t Is the rarest kind of raw
spirit; smells like turpentine and
tastes like horse blister But our
oarsmen smiled broad smiles of salts
faction when we produced small flask
Of the fiery liquid towards the end of
the long row. Down it went without a
tremor of an eye-lid, and they smacked
their lips over 1t as If 1t had been
brown sherry. The chant that they
had uninterruptedly kept up as they
rowed quickened in measure; the oars
flashed; the boat fairly flew over the
water and we arrived at Storbacken in
time to drive the thirty-five miles that
separated us from Jackmock before
supper time. The road lay over hilly
country that seemed entirely devoid of
animal life; no birds were singing,
though occasionally a great brown owl
would lazily flop across the road in
front of us. The trees were stunted
and terribly blackened and twisted
with forest fires that had ragged through
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

them last summer. The silence was
absolutely oppressive and an attempt
to enliven things with song resulted
in a dismal failure.
Up and down we went, the road wind
ing round lakes and through forests,
occasionally crossing the river on rick
ETY. bridges where it looked as If lit
tie extra weight would break the rot
ten boards and send us down fifty feet
or so into the roaring torrent below.
Five miles from Jockmock we cross
ed the Arctic circle. There was no
so, nor did our post boy enlighten us,
as the sum total of his English, which
ne had learned from previous travel
er and of which he was very proud.
was uphill" "downhill'' and level
hill"-words which he kept repeating
and which fairly indicated the nature
Of the country-no, we learned our
whereabouts from an excellent pocket
map with which the Gellivara COM
pany's manager had provided us. OF
course, We felt very elated to think that
We had crossed the mystic circle and
penetrated the hyperborean regions OF
the Laplander, and at supper that night
did full justice to the salmon steak,
ducks eggs, reindeer stew, pancakes
and wild strawberries that our host
provided.
There Is little to distinguish the Lap.
land men from the Lapp women, for
both wear their hair long and both
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07
a imagination she already beheld tho

In Imagination she already beheld tho
moccasins ON the feet Of her noble
woksis, now stealing in silence along
the war path, now on the neck Of the
fallen foe, now retur ming jubilant with
triumph or flying homeward from de-
feat to ease the shame Of failure by
kicking her, In which case she felt her.
self bearing, as ever her useful part.
So she dreamed and worked, stitch by
stitched, while the hours passed I'M
needed, the shadow crept past the
mark, the kokh boiled low and the cake
gave forth the smell OF burning. Alas!
the cake was blackened crisp, and 10!
the once juicy piece OF meat was q
shriveled morsel in the midst Of q
gummy, dark brown substance.
|. She snatched kokh and cake from
the fire, and then, hearing her husband
coming, she ran and hid herself In tho
nearest thicket Of eversreens. for she
knew that when he found not where
with to appease his rage Of hunger he
would be seized with a more terrible
one against her. Listening awhile with
a Quaking heart and catching no alarm
ing sound, but aware of an unaccount"
able silence, she ventured forth and
peeped into the wigwam.
Waksis sat by the fire eating with
his fingers from the kokh, while his
face shown with an expression of SUI
preme content and enjoyment With
u;ppdor .bo uotobod him dovour tha
last morsel, but her wonder was great
err when she saw him deliberately
break the eartheS~pot and lick the last
vestige of spoiled cookery from the
shards. She could not restrain a sur
prised cry, and. discovering her, he
addressed her:
ooh, woman Of women! Didst thou
conceive this marvel Of cookery, or has
Klosekur- been thy instructor"
Being woman she had the wit to
withhold the exact truth, but permit
ted him to believe whatever he would.
LET me embrace thee" he cried.
and upon his lips she tasted the first
maple sugar.
The discovery was made public, and
kokhs Of saps were presently boiling in
every wigwam. All were so anxious to
get every atom Of the precious sweet
that they broke the kokhs and scraped
the pieces, just as Woksis, the first
sugar eater, had done. And that ia
why there are so many fragments of
broken pottery and so few whole yes
sells to be found.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

as good. With the salmon it was q
case of out of the river and on to the
grid. Ducks, geese and swans innumer-
able flew over our heads in immense
quantities, especially in the early
morning and toward evening, if even
all night, and there was no such thing
as darkness. So, with the forecastle
awning for tent and freshly-cut pine
boughs for beds, we Jared sumptuously.
Only one thing disturbed us, and that
was the unremitting attentions of the
mosquitoes, who never left us in peace,
morning, noon or night
After reaching Roebacken, where
there are some extensive rapids, we
sent the boat back to the yacht and
continued our Journey by road in two
wheeled stoll cars, a machine without
springs and warranted to reduce the
strongest man to jelly within-well,
the time has never been actually tested,
because the few Europeans who have
used them invariably got out and walk
ed after the first half mile. l must adj
NIT, however, that the roads are almost
equally to blame, for the ruts average
two feet deep and there are holes that
you might swim through in wet
weather every hundred yards or so.
Roads, as a matter Of fact, are little
used in Lapland; rivers and lakes are
the travellers highway and it is only
when the snow is on the ground that
the roads become of any use.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

equal swiftness and left the newly
clothed trees shimmering in the bril-
liant sunshine which followed the cloud.
Every leafy fold of natures spring
dress seemed trimmed with diamond
as the suns rays fell across the pendant
water drops. An old woman in tat
tered dress and with work worn hands
moved YEARLY from under the shadow
of a friendly tree, whittier the storm
had driven her. AS she stepped into
view from the other side of the tree
another woman, younger but with the
same toil-stained, weary look, moved
to meet her. Their eyes met and with
piercing scream the younger woman
fell to the ground. A crowd gathered
quickly, attracted by the screams But
there was no robbery, no assault, no
arrests. The old woman, with a soften
Cd look in her face, said simply:
Its my gal, Mary. I hain't seen
her for twelve years. She's goin' along
O me now"
The crowd drifted silently away and
two sorry-looking figures, the penitent
prodigal and the forgiving parent,
moved out int the glare of the sunlit
street and disappeared.-P
Call.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

deep frill falling over the hand. The
hat to be worn with this gown will add
much to it's effect. 1t is big Panama,
bent into a coquettish poke. The
bonnet is trimmed with pale yellow os-
trich plumes and loops of faint violet
ribbon. The loops Of ribbon are
caught together by a steel and pearl
buckle, which is formed into mercury
wings The tie strings are wide violet
tafeta ribbons. To be worn with
simple garden party gowns there is
nothing prettier than the hats Of silk
null. They are trimmed with null
flowers and loops, and can be bought
in variety of becoming shapes.-New
York Journal.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

in the work that the kokh was forgot
was burned off and 1t spilled it's con-
tents on the fire with startling,
quenching, scattering explosion that
filled the wigwam with steam and
smoke. She lifted the overturned YES
sci from the embers and ashes by a
stick thrust into its four-cornered
mouth, and when it was cool enough
to handle she repaired it with new
bail of bark and the kokh was ready
for service again. But the shadow of
the stake had swung so far toward the
mark that she knew there was no time
to melt snow to boil the dinner.
Happily, she bethought her Of the
great maple behind the wigwam,
tapped merely for the provision of
pleasant drink, but the sweet water
might serve better purpose now. So
she filled the kokh with sap and hung
1t over the mended fire. In spite Of
impatient watching, 1t presently began
to boil. whsreupon she popped the am
pie ration Of moose meat into 1t and set
\ cake OF pounded corn to bake ON
the tilted slab before the nre. Then she
her embroidery, in which the
sharp point Of each thread supplied It's
own needle.
The work grew more and more inter-
esting. The central figure, her bus
bands totem Of the bear. was becom-
ing 30 lifelike that 1t could easily be
from the wolves, eagles
~ Turtles Of the other tribal slaRG
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

four weeks. On arrival the horses could
be turned out to Craze and the family
could enjoy a months outing in the
mountains as cheaply as at home.
After having talked the matter over
with his wife the man, who was skill
full at handling tools, began the con-
struction of what he termed "a summer
was a model of neatness, stout and yet
light. Instead of following the lines
of the ordinary prairie schooner" he
contracted his conveyance after the
fashion of a river house boat. The
body extended over the wheels; semi
circular places were left for the rear
wheels, and small sections were cut
away on the forward corners to allow
the front wheels plenty of room. The
wagon was coupled long and the lower
part of the frame work was boarded up
with light pine lumber. The canvas
top curved just enough to shed the
rain. Heavy canvas curtains were fas-
tened at the edge of the roof and ar
ranged so they could be buttoned down
tightly in case Of storm, or raised in
fair weather. Within the wagon and
on either side was placed seat, reach
ing half the length of the box, after
the style of caboose. Upon this the
occupants could sit or recline at will.
Directly over the rear wheels was
folding bunk and just forward of this
a curtain hung from the top dividing
the "house" into two sleeping rooms.
Heavy canvas formed the door at the
rear, and portable steps reached
to the ground. A small oil stove
furnished sufficient heat to warm the
"house" while camp stove was used
to cook on. AS this odd vehicle, drawn
by three horses, passed through little
Kansas towns on its way westward,
1t was regarded with surprise, interest
and amusement. The occupants en-
joyed the attention which their strange
"house" attracted. When "kodaker"
approached the "house" the family all
smiled even to the 3-year-old baby.
"They take shot at us in nearly
every town." said the owner.
Against the side of the "house" and
within easy reach Of the driver, was
Winchester rifle.
Afraid of robbers?" laughed the
traveller. mo, but l expect to kill
some game on the way, and more of it
when l reach the mountains. We ex-
pect to go into section where there is
plenty Of deer, some bear and other
game"
How much did your outfit COST"
ooh, the wagon cost me about $40,
and the rest of the fitting up about $50,
and the horses 1 had, so altogether l
guess 1t cost me probably little over
800. But 1t will last several summers.
I'll tell you, stranger, 1t makes pretty
nice summer house, and 1t is easy to
move. We didn't feel like we could
afford trip unless we did something
Of this kind. But I've got to drive ten
miles yet tonight. Goodbye"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

llgible to us, says the Atlantic Month
ly. We can only guess that the print
tive Algonquin laboriously inflicted a
barbarons wound with his stone hatch
ct and with stone gouge cut a place
for a spout, so far setting the fashion
which was long followed by white men,
with only the difference that better
that the Indian, taking hint from
his little red brother, Niquases, the
squirrel, who taps the smooth-barl1
branches, broke these off and caught
the sap in suspended vessels of birch
bark, than which no cleaner or sweeter
receptacle could be imagined. Doubt
less the boiling was done in the earthen
kokhs, or pots, some of which had
capacity Of several gallons. According
10 Indian myths, it was taught by
heaven-sent instructor
The true story of the discovery of
maple sugar making is the legend of
Woksis, the mighty hunter Going
forth one morning to the chase he babe
Moqua. the squaw Of his bosom, to have
choice cut of moose meat boiled for
him when he returned, and that she
might be reminded of the time he stuck
stake In the snow and made straight
mark out from 1t in the place where
its shadow should'then fall. She prom
ised strict compliance, and as he de-
parted she hewed off the desired tit
bit with her sharpest stone knife, and,
filling her best kokh with clean snow
for melting, hung it over the fire. Then
she sat down on bear skin and began
embroidering pair Of moccasins with
variously dyed porcupine quilts.
This was a labor of love, for the
moccasins, of the finest deer skin. were
for her lord. She became so absorbed
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

wear bloomers. They are so small
that at first frequently mistook full
grown couples for children of IA and
Is.
From Jockmock to our destination
was two days journey over a rocky
forets path and across lakes studded
with Islands. where sudden squalls are
apt to caHsize the boat If you allow
the boatmen 70 make fast the sheet
Of the sail, as they invariably do unless
prevented.
In winter the Lapp has two methods
Of locomotion. Either he bitches one
or more reindeer, each by q single
rope, to sleigh, which in form Is like
. canoe cut in half in the middle with
the sawn part boarded up; or he gets
over the ground on snow-shoes that
are eight feet long and Ave inches wi&A
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

often they fail. However it is pleas
ure to plan whether the trip is made
or not. But when the whole family
wish to go, and the family purse must
be squeezed to extract change to buy
steak, then a trip to the mountains or
to the sea shore is not often to be
thought Of, much less carried into eff
feet. With an invalid wife, three
healthy children and the emphatic
statement of the family physician that
the wife must go to the mountains
for a few weeks, if she expects to re-
gain her health, what can man do
upon limited income? This was the
question one Kansas man asked him
self and his solution of the difficulty
was nov-l. With a good team of horses,
Of whicl. he had several he believed he
could drive from the eastern borders
of Kansas to the foot hills in three or
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-07

It was a relief to find steamer
waiting when we got to the end Of our
eighteen miles drive and shook hands
with our jehu after paying his fare,
which was at the usuA rate Of q
quarter for every seven miles. One
must always shake hands in the north
after paying money, or when saying
good-by. remember small boy who
brought me handful of worms one
day when was fishing. didn't want
the worms, but gave him few coppers
70 show my appreciation Of the atten-
ton. To my surprise he gravely put
out a wormy hand for me to shake, It
was his way of saying thank you.''
Our steamer took us fifty miles up
the river to place caller Edefors,
where there were just three houses;
luckily, the owner of one Of them, an