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An Indiana Ice Cavern.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
One of the most remarkable natural phe-
ncmena that have been discovered in re-
cent years has just been reported in the
southwest corner of Brown county, Ind,
near the village of Evansville. 1t is a
cave and is on the farm of Billy Moore.
At its entrance, which is completely over
Tapped by the trees, cold air is plainly per-
ceptible. The opening appears not unlike
a mine shaft long disused, but the steep
rocky descent shows nothing of an arti-
hcial construction. The winding way leads
to a cavern which is fully fifty feet below
the surface. This is like a broad, yaulted
corridor, and is known to the natives as
the Devils Chamber. The air in this apart
mens is near the freezing point From this
point quite a number Of halls lead off in a
confusing manner. but the one TO the ice
vault is evident from the cold blast which
mes from 1t.
The descent In this natural corridor is
similar to the rocky decline at the eu-
trance Of the cave but not over a dozen
yards within the ice is plainly visible, and
further on it is thick on all sides, like the
crust that Is formed on the pipes of an ice
plant. A little further on the descent en-
tirely ceases. and here the walls are frozen
hard, like the ground in the middle of the
winter. Then the narrow way leads into
mammoth chamber, known as the ice
vault. This extends fully 100 feet The ice
towers In miniature mountain. It stands
In solid mass, extending downward to q
depth which 1t would be folly to conjecture
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The DynOgrnph Car.
From the Albany Journal.

tne AlDany Journal.
Yesterday afternoon about 8 o'clock a
special train, consisting of an engine and
two passenger cars, drew into the Union
station. On the outside of the rear car.
attached to the rear truck, were a number
OF wires odd-looking tubes and a small,
square-shaped box. This is but the out
side OF as Ingenious and delicate a bit of
mechanism as has been seen here for some
time. The car was the dynograph car, now
making its annual run over the New York
Central road 1t was designed and is owned
by Professor P. H. Dudley, a man who has
made life study of all things pertaining
to the making and operating of a railroad.
and is in charge of S. d. Locke, jr. The
car is designed to detect low joints or any
record Of them, 1t marks those places
winch need repairing. Many places are
THUS marked and repaired which would
otherwise escape the notice of the track
nan walking along the track
The rear truck is composed of three pairs
OF wheels, and to the center pair is attach
ed 3 delicate indicator. AS the truck masses
over joint more than ven-sixty-fourtb &
low an electric connection with the ma
cnlnery inside Is made, and mark regis
tered. AT the same time a valve is relea sed
and a quantity Of blue liquod is discharged
by means of compressed air, on the side of
.He rail. ln's SHOWS the trackmen where
the repairs are to be made Whenever
such spot is reached a mark is recorded
on a little roll of paper, and another ma
chine adds them up, SO that the total for
each mile is given. Defects barely per-
ceptibie to the eye are discovered by this
oynograph. One stretch of track was
found which had but three low spots and
another but six. By the aid of this ma
chine the track In a few years will be al
most perfect. the few defects that remain
"a lrlf nf he
left this morning early and will go to New
York
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ings. and they will have pressed-brick
fronts with square bay windows.
Plans for two three-story and basement
dwellings to be erected at 1924 to 1925 21st
street northwest have been prepared by
George S. Cooper, architect. The fronts
will be Of Roman brick and light stone, A
and 25 feet wide. and the houses will be
heated by steam. The owner is Charles
Early and the builders are Darby and
Davis.
A block Of fifteen three-story ard base
ment dwellings Is being planned by A. s.
Morgan. architect They are to be erected
on Washington Heights near 18th street
and Wyoming avenue. The fronts will be
built Of mottled brick trimmed with brown
stone and the interior finish Is to be of
hard wood.
Plans have also been prepared by Mr..
Morgan for three-story store and fiat
building to be erected at GIT D street north
west. The front will be 20 feet In width, of
pressed brick and brown stone; with plate
glass and copper show window. The build
ing will be heated by steam.
dwelling on street between 18th and
10th Will be remodeled and general Interior
repairs made from plans prepared by the
same architect. The improvements will
consist of new front of buff brick and
Eght stone, with a mansard roof and circu-
lar bay window. A stone porch will also
be built.
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s Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. She is at the Cor

Is MRS. J. Ellen roster. she Is at the Cor
dova.
Miss Margaret Friesland, a pretty blonde
from the capital city, Is attracting much
admiration by her style and beauty.
George F. Van SAINT of Annapolis is at
the Dudley Arms for a pleasant stay.
Galen Halls guests include S. c. Peele of
the capital city.
V. F. Schmitt, a commercial man Of your
city. Is here for much-needed rest
At the Dennis is George F. Gulich of
Washington. Mr.. Gulich is a well-known
business man, and has net many friends
and associates during his stay here.
Mrs. E. V. Pearson is a popular and styl-
ish Washington lady who registers at a
down town hotel.
William Schades, a Washington mer-
chant, Is located at the Norwood for sew
eral days stay.
One OF the most popular Of the Abe
marle's many guests is Miss DUNCAN of
Washington.
Mrs. A A. Humphrey and Miss Hum
phrey are located at the Chalfonte for a
lengthy sojourn.
Mrs. Henry Borghten is kere for a So
journ Of several weeks.
Washington's contingent OF guests in
cludes Henry Summers. who came down
early in the week.
E. NJ. L. Petit registered at the Algon-
quin Sunday
William A. Loff and o. F. Howe form a
duo of very popular Washingtonians at the
shore.
F: B. Mckinley registered here Sunday
at the Clarendon.
Among the best-known Washington peo-
pie here are ]. c. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
e. Chaplin and K. Matsin. who are at the
Garden Hotel
ton to the Washington colony at Galen
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs J. s. Trout Of your city ar
rived Monday for a months stay.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Water as Costly ns Champagne.

From the Baltimore American
The Papazo Indians inhabit a country OF
broad plains. with mountain ranges be-
tween. The mountains are remarka bly, rug
ged, and rise sharply from the Iowlands
All over the plains live the Indians The
country is one of the most arid regions on
the feoe of the globe, a whole year passing
sometimes without drop OF rain. The
streams rise In the mountains, but never
reach the sea, and the debris carried by
the rivers, instead of finding it's way to
the ocean. is spread out upon the plains
the rivers drying up before they reach the
sea. Seriland, in the state of Sonora. was
rever seen by E white man until about two
years ago, when the bureau of ethnology
sent an expedition to explore that region.
The natives are constantly vig!lant every
moment, from day TO day, week to week
month to month, year TO year, expecting
and dreading the approach of an enemy.
They are always prepared for an emer-
gency. Tie oearth Of water was the great
est obstacle to the exploration. Every drop
We used was carried from twelve TO fifteen
miles by men under heavy guard. Water
there is more valuable than gold, and often
We measured ii out in spoonfuls. In count
Ing the dangers and labor of securing wa
ter We estimated its worth at from 81 to 81
a quart.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
THE "VIEWY FOLK

The Misfortunes of Their Children.
From the Fortnightly Review.
Like japanese fireworks which break out
into all manner Of shapes, these viewy folk
adopt and make their own every subject
under the sun. They have their views On
educa ation. which they think should be con-
Quoted go and so-counter to the general
plan. Perhaps the father and grandfather
OF this section was the elder Montaiene,
who had his little son taught to speak in
colloquial Latin long before he knew a
word of his native French, and would not
allow him to be awakened other than by
the soft strains Of gentle music. Among
ourselves some parents begin serious in
struction at three, and point with pride to
the infant prodigy who knows the letters
he cannot pronounce and the words he can
read only In vocal hieroglyphcs. Another
lets his child run agate till he is eight or
nIne and when most little lads are in their
Cicero he Is teaching his the alphabet A
third keeps his son at home, tied to the
apron strings of women-educated by wo-
Inen-his playmates, girls-his toys, dolls
lis amusement, worsted work, till at four
teen, ne Is emphatically no more a boy in
essential manliness than are his sisters. A
fourth has his girls educated by tutor,
and taught all the boyish pastimes and pur-
suits from the beginning.
All these have views, which they trans
late into action for the problematic benefit
of their unfortunate offspring And again.
that poor, dear, mishandied common sense
gets overlaid and smothered, and society
counts one more bundle of failures, because
sGndry parents were OF the number of the
viewy folk Of the world. Some parents will
not send their sons TO school, and some will
rot keep their daughters at home Some
believe In moral suasion and abandon au-
thority as bugaboo of the past, and others
pat the shade of Solomon on the back, and
mold to the rod as the best schoolmaster
there is Some make educa ton of more ac-
count than health or development, and some
make the animal superior to the man. So
they go on; all acting out their views, and
an lmperViouS to reason and blind to re-
suits. The experience Of others leaves them
cold and unconvinced, and they take their
parental responsibility so seriously as to
make 1t all askew. But then-there are
.nei. views, and short of a thunderbolt.
heaven itself cannot destroy them.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
SLAVERY IN ALASKA.
Indians Who Own other Indians as
Chattels,

Chattels.
Sitka Letter in the Chicago Record
The other day a gentleman pointed out
two Indians passing on the street ana re-
marked: There goes a slave"
had heard the statement made that slav-
cry yet exists among the Alaska Indians,
but II was surprise to be confronted with
an actual remnant of the Institution almost
within the shadow of a federal court house
or the two Indians, the slave and his mas
ter. to whom my attention was directed
the slave was rather the better dressed, and
he was also the more inteIligent-looking.
Since then have observed the pair several
times. generally working together on some
transient job like saving wood, apparently
on an even footing, although the master
seems to do more sitting around. I would
Judge from appearances that the slave is
the better contented OF the par. for the
other seems careworn with the RESPONSIBLE
ity OF keeping him at work
Inc custom OF holding slaves, up to a few
years ago, was very common among all the
tribes. Children stolen from one tribe by
members of another aud capuves taken in
battle and their descendants were held in
bondage. Some Of the wralthicr chiefs ro-
cnned In oriental style-as far as compatjble
with the fur and fish business-and had
scores OF slaves to do their bidding
VI course, the government has iaterfercG
as Tar as practicable To put a stop to IN.
custom. few years ago the -antai, OF the
Wachuset, acting under instructions from
tne government, assembled all the coast
tribes within reach and announced through
interpreters, that they must give uu their
slaves. and offered to the latter full Drotec-
uon Many of the chiefs conplie with The
order, but there are still many others who
by threats and ghost stories " are able to
control their slaves. The Alaska Indians
Will unfiinchingly face many dangers ,spe-
ciahy those or the sea, but they are ,rartict,-
samS a,iS airaid OF being killed-that is. by their
Ieilow man-and the chiefs take advantage
., this tralt to breed and train into their
slaVes the idea that other InGians and even
WHITES, Will Kill them IL they atteml,, TO run
away This idea, together wi-n tho fact
lhat me slaves are generally kept as much
as possible from contact with III. whites
nde served 10 perpetuate the CUSTOM and
.nere is sun an aggregate of several nun
ursd Indians held in bondage.
Inc Indians are not especially cruel mas
ters. The condition of slavery seems TO rest
iehIiy on Its subjects. The natives are
klhonef natured than those farther
soutn, ana Father Barnum whom I have
mentioned above, tells me that tn. farther
north one goes the better natl;r..I he finds
them He says that in all of the five wears
mat ne mas been among the Innuits of
the ukon delta he has never seen fight
or violent disagreement among the native
people. he thinks that the climate b.s
something to do with il. and il NAV be true
but II would be hardly fair to draw The cor.
Ieiatlfe inference that the best Deonle or
the hghest culture will some time be found
In the vicinity of the north pole.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
One Fish Satisfies Him.
From the BrocktOn Times,

The business men at the South End whose
families are summering at Monument, On
set and other resorts vie with each other
in telling tales of their skill In angling
after the wary creatures Of the briny deep
One well-known gentleman disdains fishing
ior cod and mackerel. They are not large
CROUCH prey for him. He wants sharks or
nothing. This is the way he catches them:
He has hook made Of steel about fifteen
inches long, rows out where the water is
forty or fifty feet deep, bats the hook
with piece of pork weighing ten pounds
ties one end of the line to the stern of the
dory and sinks his bait. Then he sits aud
smokes till the sharks gather, and he
watches them as they play with the bait
Soon one big fellow is sIre to grab it, Then
the patient fisherman takes his oars and
rows in. towing his prey. When he reaches
shore he draws in the fish, to the wonder
and astonishment of all onlookers He fire.
quently on opening the fish finds tin cans
kettles, buckles, &c. which the shark ha :
swallowed.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Furniture of Compressed Paper.
From the Illustrated American.

EIom the UlIstrafcd AmeIlcan.
Just at present an experiment is being
made at building all the furniture of un-
pretentious form of compressed paper. This
does for the living rooms what aluminium
has done for the kitchen: literally decreases
the weight to a point where a child is able
TO move the largest piece IL is not pro-
posed in this process TO detract in the least
from beauty of shape or grace and elabor-
ateness of ornamentation, but TO lessen the
price as well as the weight. The first prod
ucts in the way of paper furniture were
finished In enamel paint, and double
colonial bed of paper, with all its clothing.
its pillows and mattresses, was lifted about
by a siXteen-year-old girl. But will this
new material wear" is the query sure TO
oe asked by housekeepers, who are hope
fully testing the new pressed paper and
aluminium bathtubs and finding them much
to their liking.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD.
Thfrtccn-Near-Old Hoy Makes nm
Extensive Tour On small CAPITAL,

A Thirtccn-Hear-OId Hoy Makes nm
extensive Tour On Small Capital
From the Philadelphia Record
george Dcwner, thirteen years old. start
ed away from Fayetteville On January IA
to see the world. He left home with 81
and tramped to Syracuse, then he rode TO
New York He got job as cabin boy on the
steamship Massachusetts, and was hired
for valet. George spent a month in Lon
don. He and his employer went TO Client
and then they returned TO London.
George got job On a ship going 10 Mar
sellles, and after spending two days there
paid his way 20 Bona. Algeria and went
back TO Marseilles. His money had given
out, and, after two weeks in the Sailors
Home, ne sailed for Malta in the steamship
Arabstan. Thence he went to Port Said
thence TO Suez and, finally, TO Aden After
he left Alden American consuls helped him
along from Lyons, Paris and Havre to the
steamship California, which arrived in New
York on Saturday.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Former slave Market, COn~tantiuopIe

From Backwood's Magazine.
On benches so placed as to command a
good view We're the buyers. Coarse-looking
Turks whose calm, searching gaze seemed
to take In every detail. The merchant con-
Quoting the sale stood before them, talking
and gesticulating with great vehemence
He turned to one of the pens, which was
filled with young Circassian women, most
Of whom were very handsome. They were
seated close toge her on the ground in an
attitude of listless despondency. their white
garments flowing around them. and as they
gaZed up Mt me with their sad. dark eyes,
1 felt painfully how they must envy the
free and happy stranger who came to look
on them I'm their infamy and misery.
The slave trader came forward. followed
by a phlagmatic-lcoking Turk, and. se;Z-
Ing one of the women by the arm. forced
her to stand up before this man, who, IL
appeared, wished to buy her. He proceeded
to inspect her, very much in the same
manner as he might have examined a
horse or a dog, and his decision was unfa-
vorabie; lie turned away with a contemptu-
ous moven ent cf the head, and the slave
merchant, I'm a rage, thrust back the un-
fortunate girl, who sank down trembling
among her companions in captivity. This
scene was as much as We could stand, and
we left the place hurriedly at once; il Is
WELL indeed, that such sights can be Wit
messed no more, at least III Europe.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
COmpOnents of "A COmplicat ton.
thn n,lt;

A woman carrying jug of gasoline was
run down by man riding bicycle last
night at Forest and Orleans streets The
man was smoking cigarette. When the
woman fel! the gasoline was upset The
mans cigarette fell ineo the woman's gas
ofine, fgniting the fluid and making live
iy blaze for a while. Neither the man nor
the woman was much hurt and they
hastily got away before their names could
be obtained by the patrclman who shortly
arrived on the scene.
Evening star., 1896-07-18
Sympathy.
From Answers.


mother was explaining to a diminutive
Juvenile the meaning Of picture repre-
senting number of martyrs who had been
thrown to some hungry lions
She tried to impress his infant mind with
,he terrors OF the scene, and thought sne
had succeeded, when suddenly he ex-
claimed:
"Oh. ma! just look at that poor little
lion behind there! He won't get anyy'
Evening star., 1896-07-18
A Clean Sy> cen.

From the New York Herald
Mrs. Manhattan-"So your cook left
your"
Mrs. Sadone-"Yes. and I'm about all she
DID leave"
Evening star., 1896-07-18
A Sweet Yarn From Arknn.o,

From the Louisville Courier Journal
The bees of the Boston mountain range
In Arkansas are very industriC US this year.
The production Of honey is SO great that
the farmers are hard pushed for place to
put 1t. All the barrels and tubs have been
used up. and the supply of cotton baskets.
which have been lined with heavy cloth.
will soon be exhausted unless the bees con-
clude to take a rest
Evening star., 1896-07-18

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Tt is simply astonishing the way the
bicycle IL displacing the horse"
1t is. indeed. Yesterday 1 found q piece
OF rubber tire in my sausage
Evening star., 1896-07-18

@rtnters 1na. dfe fifffe eeeool
master Of aeoerfisins,. saps:
II is efaimeo for f6e 1noas9myfon
Star. ano pro6aBfp fruf9fuRp
eSaimee. t8af no offer newspaper
n f6e oounfrp goes into 50 farye
a peroenfase Of off f8e 8ouses
rstf6tn a rootas Of fupenfp mites
from t6e office Of publication.
Evening star., 1896-07-18

siderable attention from commanders Of
city troops especially:
Must Know How to Shoot.
Rifle practice Is an essential How much
greater moral effect would be exerted on
mob by body Of troops known to be
good shots, than by an Organization which
has given no attention to the subject! Sew
eral states have no prescribed system of
small-arms practice, and what little is done
Is by some corps whose officers recognize
the necessity Of it. Troops are called out
only when the civil authorities are power
less and are expected to restore order by
force of arms If the mere display of them
is not sufficient. OF what use are men who
do rot know how to handle and use these
arms 1ntellfgently? Under this heading
comes also the care of rifles. The occupa-
tion or sacramento in July, 1891, during the
railroad riots. found a large percentage Of
pieces In bad condition, some positively
dangerous by reason of rusted firing pins,
one citlzen was killed and six citizens and
one soldier wounded by cartridges exploded
when closing the breech blocks Several
cases are on record of the accidental in
1urles OF soldiers by careless handling of
pieces, or their dangerous condition. This
could probably have been prevented by
piece by individual men, while in armories
ana by instruction in firing
Major Alexander 'setssforth that practice
IN skirmish firing will ffove Of great value
IN service; that revolvF practice is desir-
able for ofHcsrs and nbunted>troops; that
brigade drills, parades and reviews are Of
very little, II any. value in preparation for
riot duty; that accuracy of drill is not
essential to make good soldiers, discipline
being OF FAR greater value. and that off,
make systematic studies Of cases liable TO
arise.
Evening star., 1896-07-18

Two dwellings are to be erected by Paul
4. Johnson on X street between Sd and 4th
streets southwest. They will be two storte.
In height. Is by 30 feet, with back bu,ld-
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-23
LEAKAaEs on rHE FARM.

One solution to Improbable farming
is sweeping reduction in acreage
Most farmers plant too much. II they
would use their manure on one-half,
or even one third, of their cultivated
land, it would concentrate labor and
do away with mas,y of the evils that
now beses them.
When spring comes every farmer has
an impulse toplant and plant, and the
unmethodical one hurries from one
field to another in order to get as much
land under cultivation as possible be-
fore the season goes by. His manure
is spread thinfy as far as it will 60, and
then he trusts to the natural strength
of the soil to bring the rest Of the crop
to some sort of maturity. After the
arabic land is used, patches of a half
acre or SO on rocky hillsides and in
sour bottom lands are brought under
the plow, not because he thinks they
will prove very profitable, but because
it is too bad to let them lie fallow.
He has a dozen patches Of corn, and
as many more Of potatoes and turnips;
and is too hurried to outline and leave
paths from one p itch to another. In order
to reach his corn he is obliged to drive
across fisld of potatoes, and in order
to reach his turnips is obliged to cross
bo.h potatoes and corn. When The
late spring rains start the weeds be ii
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-23

minimum Of domestic care and no end
of amusement. Women are naturally
maternal and domestic. l'l love ia
dawdle in my nursery ard cnddle my
babes half the day, but whenever do
feel hanging over me weary round
of social duties. Then there are the
new books and reviews and ones char
ity organizations and college settle
ments, and IFS all not exactly frivo-
lous, and ole dcesr'C know where to
stop.
There is hubbub if ones accom-
plisnments are dropped after marriage,
and with the standard so high ones
voice and fingers must have profess
sional training and constant practice.
Then men talk on subjects which re-
quire time and thought; one has to
know something about the Rontgen
theory, and tasmania, and Italy's
status in the Triple Alliance; and as
for dress, it is a fine art, aud takes no
end of time and thought. My hus-
band may sigh for the old fashioned
wifely type of placid repose; | assure
you could weep for the conditions
which would make her possible.''