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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

In some of the far ming districts of Chi
ma pigs are harnessed to small wagons
and made to draw them.
Horace Manville, of Woodbury., Conn.
is the Oldest church member in the coun
try. He Is l0l years old and was re-
ceived in the church in 1915
The idea in Hamburg seems to BE- that
dog is nuisance anyhow. and the
bigger the dog the bigger the nuisance,
so the authorities tax dog according to
its size. -. ~.
A swarm of bees. the ether day took
possession of a big grocery store in
Logansport, Ind, aid after driving out
the clerks and customers, ate twenty
pounds of honey that was exposed for
sale. 4. >. .-. ~
Loochop, China. is excited over the
recent appearance on her streets of q
dwarf, who appears to oe about fifty
years of age, bit is only twenty inches
in height. He has long gray beard,
which almost reaches the ground, ar d
talks several Chinese dialects quite flu.
emily. He says that he is from "the
kingdom of the dwarfs by the Western
ocean," but further than that no one
knows anything about him,
A Kansas City firm that makes canned !!
soups If various sorts was surprised to re
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

Richard T. Greener New York; grand
chancellor, G. W. Newton; minister OF
state. W. l.. Kimb lrg, Texas; grand
auditor, R. J. Fletcher, Sacramento, Cal
grand secretary general, D. F. Seville,
Washington; grand treasurer general,
w. R. Morris, Minneap ollie; grand mar
shal, Spencer N. Gilmore. Providence;
assistant grand auditor. James Hill,
Jackson, Miss, assistant secretary gen
,lers E. f. Pet:ibone, Grenada, Mise.
The next annual convention will be
held in Omaha IN October, 1898
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
ceive from Rhode Island the other day

ceive from Rhode Island the other day
an inquiry as to the terms at which it
would sell 'wishbones' in thousand
lots. This request has revealed to the
company new source of income, and
not one wholly uaimportant. Hitherto
; the skeletons Of the numerous fnwla it
uses have been ground into fertilizer
but now there promises to b. lucrative
demand for "wishbor es'' to be used for
various decor alive and sentimental pur
poses.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
Grand Lodge Of NIasons.

The thirty first annual communication
of the most worshipful Grand Lodge, a,
F. and A. NJ. met in Alton last week
"A large number Of Representatives were
in attendance. From the report pre-
scented BY the Grand Master and the
grand Secretary we learn that the Order
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
Same Old Dog.

Little Willie-"Say, ma, have they
got a dog over at Deacon Smith's?"
Mamma-"No, dear; not that 1 know
OF; but why do you ask?' Little Willie
Because when was over there yes
terday, heard Mrs. Smith tell the cook
to chase the growler as soon as the
coast was clear
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

Senior Esteban Quincy of Mexico was
in the city Tuesday.
Chas P Stenson proposes to supply the
National League with AFRO American
base ball players.
The two bright and handsome SONS of
Principal Langston are attending Ober-
lin College the Alma Mater Of their ia
ther.
Tue melancholy days have come, bu
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

Mr.. G. W. Bland is on the sick list, j..
Mr.. Albert Parish has gone to Chica-
60.
Mr.. Walter J. Miles is on the sick
list.
We are having delightful weather in
the Cream City.
Mr.. g. O, Jackson of Manitou Springs
Colo., is in the city.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
.fha k;3Sird IN Eurona.

Naltkcnhoff Of Geneva says there are
s11 900 blind persons in Europe, most
II from feyers. and that Is per cent
would have kept their sight had they.
been properly treated.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
The True Measure.

'tThe true measure of success" be-
gan the grocer oracularly, ''is not the
plaudits Of the vulgar crowd"
What is it. them" asked the sar-
castle loafer. thirteen ounces to the
pound ?" indianapolis Journal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

THE "WORLD'S FAIR CITY" VIEW.
ED BY THE APPEAL MAN.

a Compilation of Number of Happenings.
Social and Otherwise, Among the Afro
Americans of the Second City Of This
Glorious Union.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
Production of Indigo.
MILWAUKEE,.
THE CREAM CITY OF THE LAKES
AND ITS FOLKS.

Items OF all Sorts Gathered Together by
Our Ubiquitous Reporter and Served W.
Ia Dainty Style for the Dedication OF
Our Readers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
Too Lovely for Anything.

Ella don't like st. Louis at all. I
was there for whole week last sum-
naer and never saw a single attractive
thing Jack-That's strange. I didn't
know there was looking glass famine!
in that village.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
JOHN JONES IS FIRST.
Chicago Man is Elected &. Grand comman-
der Scottish Rite Masons.

Providence, R. l., Oct. 2s.-The
grand council of the Ancient and Ac.
copied Scottish Rite Thirty-thlrd Degree
Masons for the southern and southeas.
ern division of the United States held
it's twent7-second annual session yester-
dsy. The officers elected we're;
Grand commander, John G. Jones,
Chicago; lieutenant grand commander,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
Her. HAY idea.

"My dear, why are you saving those
old fly papers?" Why, you said yo,
always have to buy flies when you 6
fishing. Detroit Free Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

Washington, Nov. l. The President
has appointed Mif1iin w. Gibbs of Ar
kansae, consul Of the United States at
Tamatave, Madagascar.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
SAINT LOUIS.
SOCIAL MATTERS, CONDENSED
INTO SMALL SPACE,

Eor the Benefit OF our Thousands of Read.
ers-Al Sorts of News Items From tho
City by the Big Bridge-The Culture
Great" 1T the Present Time.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
POT-POURRI.
A COLLECTION OF QUAINT AND.
CURIOUS ITEMS.

Gathered From Here, There and Every
where-scraps of Information on Many
Subjects-Delectable Tid-bits for Dainty
Delivers the World Over.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

For whom does the blind mans Wits
adorn herself Spanirh Proverb.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06
aled.to.;s IA. Many Biorr.pb.-.

More than 100 writer's, male and e.
male. have written the life Of Nh.
Maidstone
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-11-06

cannot pun 1t after any amount 6Ageling,
u Is the custom of the road toy lad the
cargo and carry it on the shout bf the
cartmen beyond the difficult pass, Aer to
araw the empty vehicle to safe plI Ahere
they load again; only to repeat thl King
ana unloading process two or thr, Mes
ahead; perhaps many times in coura gf the
Journey. None think of mending the ditch
Or hole that detains them, and the next corners
tare the same way. The country shows plenty
u forest lands. rich pastures among the hills,
and the usual small farms of sugar cane
corn, and beans. Coffee is produced in ali
parts of Salvador, at an elevation of between
l,500 and 1000 feet, and is by far the most
important product of the country, for some
years past forming more than half the total
export. &.'
Production of Indigo,
Indigo is another staple production.
but has fallen off in value good deal since
chemical dyes have come into favor. The
plant known to botany as indigofera, anil
Is called in Salvador by the aboriginal name
jilquilite. It grows best on high, rocky soil
and is cultivated to considerable extent by
$"s@ Continued an TIN. Co1umn.) ~
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Fascination of the Other Side.

There always seems to be pecul-
lar fascination about the other side Of
the road. Let the cyclist be getting
along never SO gayly, the chances are
that unless he be one of long expert.
ence he will every now and then be
observed to change sides, in the hope
Of securing better surface. There must
be reason for this state of affairs, and
while it would seem to be anything
but clear, yet it appears to us that the
reason is so simple as to escape notice.
The inequalities Of the road just un.
der ones wheels are not only felt, but
clearly seen, they being so close at
hand; while the inequalities on the
other side of the road are farther dis.
tant, so that they are not so distinct,
while they are not felt at all. This is Ger.
tainly one Of those cases where distance
lends enchaatment to the view, as will
usually be acknowledged by the rider
who makes practice Of crossing the
road whenever occasion seems to offer.
London Cycle and Motor World.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Cleaning the Bread Pan.

A woman hates worse than anything
else the cleansing of the bread pan or
bowl after having made up t'batch' %
Of bread. Unless absolutely necessary
to put the bowl away at once, fill it
with cold water and let it stand for an
hour. BY that time all the hard
particles will have become softened
and fallen to the bottom of the bowl.
The practice Of putting the bowl and
molding board away unwashed, in the
-four bin, as so many do, is most rep
rehensible. The tiny particles will
work off into the next lot of dough and
ferment in the raising, and often spoils
a whole baking of bread, while the
baker is wondering what possesses the
stuff. Absolute cleanliness should
always be observed in attending to
bread, cake or pastry cooking to obtain
the best results.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Firep1acea of Snow.

About the end of January, or when
the sun again appears above the hori-
zon, many families at the two Eskimo
villages near Point Barrow, in Alaska,
leave their winter houses and travel
inland seventy-fve or one hundred
miles to hunt reindeer along the upper
waters Of the large rivers that flow in.
to the Arctic Ocean east Of the point.
Here they encamp in large, comfort
able snow houses, usually dug out in
solid snowdrift. Like all Eskimo
winter houses, these ore entered by
means Of a long, low tunnel; and
opening out Of one side Of this tunnel
there is fireplace built Of snow slabs.
A young man and his wife moved
down from Point Barrow after winter
had set in, and, as there was no &C.
commodation for them in any of the
permanent wooden houses, they built
themselves a small hut from blocks of
snow and roofsd it over With sailcloth.
I made them a visit one afternoon, and
found the house pretty cold and un-
comfortable in spite Of the large stone
lamp that was burning all the time.
The entrance tunnel was about ten
feet long; at the left hand as you en-
tered, and close to the door, was the
fireplace. This was about two and
half feet square, and neatly built of
slabs of snow, with q smoke hole at
the top and stick stuck across at the
proper height to hang pot on. When
the first fire is built in such fire.
place, there is considerable melting of
the surface Of the snow, but as soon
as the fire is allowed to go out this
freezes to hard glaze Of ice, which
afterward melts only q very little.
These freplaces are used only for cook
ing, as the Eskimos rely wholly on the
oil lamps for warming the DWELLING
Lippincottt's Magazine.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Snorin: Caused a Death.

The snoring habit has broken up
families and friendships, but the first
case on record Of It's causing death has
just been recorded in New York city.
The victim is Anna Churchill, three
year-old child, and the snorer in the
case is Edward Mason, q boarder in
the Churchill household. Mason's
more is said to be such that the people
within a block Of where he is asleep
can hear it. The other night he
came home drunk, lay down in the
kitchen and fell asleep. His thunder !
GUS snoring awakened the child and
threw her into convulsions. The fam.
lily turned Martin out of doors and
called in doctor to attend the child,
but she passed from one convulsion in
to another for several hours, and final.
ly death ensued. The case will be in
vestigated by the Coroner, who will
endeavor to ascertain whether Mason
can be held criminally responsible for
the child's death. Detroit Free Press.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Another Robinson Cr1lsoa.

Interesting information has been
published regarding the Keeling Isl.
ands, or the Cocos, as they are some
times called, which are situated in tho
northeastern part Of the Indian Ocean.
They are said to have the most prolific
soil in the world for the growth of
cocoanuts. Clunie Ross is monarch
Of the island, and his father, o Scotch
man, landed there some seventy years
ago. The population of the place con-
sists of about O score Of members Of
the Ross family and about 500 people,
who are immigrants from the various
East Indian Islands. The Cocos are
probably the most out Of the way place
in the world.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
~A.Oueer Death.

Uahrman, 9-year-old son Of
! !on uobr,nan, 4 farmer living tif-
'ssn .an' miles southeast OF Kansas CITY,
'esu a one mile from Union Point school
ana Duse met death in 4 peculiar manner
'00st' saturday afternoon. The lad was
OIL i ;n the field with his father and
0a' s.,ted off with dog to hunt rabbits.
s!A y si1 not return. Late Saturday night
ns artv was organized and a search OF
sp' surrounding country instituted.
!, w. ,sort 10 o'clock Sunday morning the
10 a body was found tightly Wedged
W. " grounding hole. The circum-
y l,,ncps indicated that the boy was in
''a .,uit Of rabbit, which took refuge
n ~ the groundhos's burrow, and in his
= Dsorts to get at the game the boy got
s. hody securely wedged in the hole,
.sutt,ng ~ off the air. The remains were
,..orrpd sr Monday in Charles Gamers
WV, D,,rate burial grounds.-kansas City
times. -
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
isinriaSS.

The name isinglass is supposed BY
rdvards to be derived from a corrupt
a form Of the German name Of the
enrgeon, hausenblas. 1t has probably
rseeIyed its English name from some
improper association with the word
,pine and the French glace, ice. The
substance itself is the dried membranes
d certain kinds Of fish. Formerly only
The afr Bladder of the sturgeon was
red but in the last few years it was
discovered that many other portions Of
the body of the fish yielded isinglass of
IS good quality as the air bladder, and
now isinglass is procured from many
different quarters instead of, as for
uerly, solely from the Russian fisher
rs Of the Baltic Sea. Isinglass is near
y pure sa,atine, the ease with which
This substance is separated from the
membranes Of the fish constituting the
,alue of the material in the arts and
Niences. The most remarkable varie-
Il Of isinglass comes from the mouths
d the Amazon, resembling reddish
brown grapes growing from a thick,
apparently woody, stem, this variety
being the dried eggs of the Sudis gigas,
4 fish abundant in the Amazon.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
ZINC IN GOLD COINS.
Its Presence Causes the Remelting of a
Large Amount of Money.

The tests Of gold bullion and coins
which are made at the Government
Assay Offices occasionally disclose
deviations from the standard of fine
ness which necessitate the remelting
and recoining Of considerable amounts
OF money. In one instance LOT Of
s125,000 in half eagles was reme]ted
because there was variation in fine
ness from .899 to .903. This variation
was tirs5 discovered in two half eagles
which came from the New Orleans
Mint. The issue Of these New Orleans
coins was stopped and an investigation
was made under the direction of Cabell
Whitehead, the assayer to the Mint
Bureau.
Upon tracing the history of the
bullion used to make these half eagles
back to its first appearance at the Gov
eminent mints, it was ascertained that
the bars sent to New Orleans and to
the Philadelphia Mint were made
several years ago in the New York
Assay Office from foreign coin, chiefly
Spanish. The facts seemed to indi-
cate the presence Of some unusual ele-
ment in this bullion, which only a
complete analysis wouldreveal. Such
an analysis was made in two different
mints, and cobalt was disclosed. The
trouble experienced in the New
Orleans coinage was attributed almost
entirely to the zinc.
No less than ten different metals
ordinarily enter into the composition
OF gold bullion. These metals are
gold, silver, copper, iron, platinum,
lead, bismuth, arsenic, antimony and
tin. Of the five last-named metals
there's barely trace.
The presence Of zinc, nickel and
cobalt is unusual in gold bullion.
When they were found in the New
Orleans half eagles, the fact was re-
called that the Spanish gold from which
those eagles were coined had not been
refined in this country, the natural
supposition being that it was suitable
for coinage. The mint at Philadelphia,
which had been working on this same
Spanish bullion, had an unusual num-
Der of melts condemned as mot
mixed. It took several months to
remedy the didiculty.-New York
Times.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Outdoor Breakfast Rooms.

At one magnificent summer cottage
on Long Island the summer breakfast
room has been erected in the form Of o
nympheum-literally translating this
means resort or playground Of
nymphs, and it cost very handsome
sum of money, indeed. The chief
nymph Of this Greek bower gave carte
blanche to her architect, who first
covered sixty square feet Of level turf,
overlooking the blue Sounds waters,
with a charming mosaic floor, in
polished tiles, Of white, blue and
green.
Front this spring upa series ofthirty
white marble Greek columns, to sup
port roof Of glass, so arranged as to
slide and fold back, and thus open
this lovely room without walls to the
blue heavens. Directly in tbs centre
Of the tiled floor sunk basin, eight
feet square, holds ornamental fish and
water lilies, and out of the centre
springs q very charming marble
nymph, who stands in a perpetual
shower of sparkling water. Water
plants and blooming flowers are
banked about the edge Of the fountain,
here and there in bronze tubs stand
palms and ferns, and on carved perches
are snow-white cockatoo, with rose
topknot, and dazzling red and green
African parrot.
A homemade nympheum may be
built Of wire. A dry floor is the prime
requisite for one Of these fairy apart
ments, and for that reason place is
selected in the garden, and the first
thing is tolay the space with tiles, or
have it covered with a beautiful
gravel Of selected little colored pebbles
and snowy sand. Around or over this
the wire framework is placed, climbing
rose branches and grape vine tendrils
wound in and out of the wire mesh,
and there the delicate furniture, break.
fast tables and chairs are placed
Boston Herald.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
New Facts About Trees.

It seems to be we'll understood that
q man is taller at morning than at
night, but it has remained for young
woman named Fry to discover that
the boughs of trees hang much higher
in winter than in summer. Doubtless
the low hang of the summer is because
Of the weight Of the leaves, but 1t is o
surprising thing that tho difference is
so great as reported by Miss Fry. She
found a certain branch OF mulberry
tree was thirty-one inches higher in
December than in August, and a
weight Of thirty-fve pounds was not
enough to make the bough assume its
August altitude in December.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
Silencetl the Ring Leader.

The head teacher in q Sunday
school was much worried by the
noise Of the scholars in the next
room. At last, unable to bear it any
longer, he mounted a chair and looked
over the partition. Seeing o boy a
little taller than the others talking a
great deal, he leaned over, hoisted
him over the the partition and banged
him into o chair in his room, saying:
"Now, be quiet"
A quarter Of an hour later small
head appeared round the door and o
meek little voice said:
''Please, sir, you've got our teach
er. "--Tit-Bits.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24

In 1863 | had two chums of the name
VI Seth and Cicero Dodge, who lived
down in the forks Of Coon, about four
miles below us. The boys were hauling
wood to town, and they told me that the
woods down in the forks were alive
With squirrels, and that if I would 90
@cs with them that evening they
would get their father to let them have
the next day off, and we would have
lots Of fun. went home and got nv
NO. "a muzzle loader, plenty of ammu.
utlon and my dog, and went home with
nem. Father Dodge had built a new
lEame house, but it was not large
enough to accommodate the family and
ny strangers, so Cicero and slept out
the old log house. l shall never for
!a the scare we got that night. As
@ys Will, we lay there a long time dis
eussns the various propositions that
'aeeeSs themselves to two boy chums
VINO haven't seen each other for some
@e' Along toward midnight we
uoosht we discovered the presence Of
1ueoody under our bed. To make 1t
more certain, we distinctly heard the
ueilng OF his watch. We became un-
's!, for the ticking Of that watch was
'sular and inceSsant. At last Cicero
Sue'ly slipped out Of bed, went over to
us new house and called his father,
Nuo came and investigated. Much to
W eaaynn the old gentleman soon dis
w'eted that the cause Of our dread and
~, .sooa'nss was oaly eathwatch at
y. svsA IN an old log by the side of the
M.-Forest and Stream.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
To Exter1ninate Insects.

Cleanliness is the best safeguard
against insects, fresh air, soap and
water being oil powerful, if no scrap
Or refuse be left to decay unnoticed.
Floor and shelves Of pantries should
be wiped with a damp cloth daily.
The outside Of all utensils kept per.
fectly clean, the slightest carelessness
in this particular being sufficient to
bring whole army Of pests.
Covered utensils not in daily use
should have their covers left slightly
ajar to admitair and prevent mustiness,
and ofttimes rust.
The refrigerator should be kept
near window, so that it may be fre-
quently flooded with air and light. In
no place is more apparent the house
wife's thrift, painstaking and untiring
energy.
Camphor will prevent the ravages of
mice. For waterbugs fill cracks and
crevices with paste made of two
tablespoons Of plaster Of paris, one
teaspoon Of sugar and one tablespoon
of green tea.
To guard against buffalo bugs the
floors should be wiped with water in
which spirits Of turpentine have been
mixed-to large pailful Of hot water
add pint of turpentine. This is o
perfect preventive against this pest, so
much dreaded by the best housekeep-
ers, and is we'll worth trying by those
whose closets and pantries have been
infested by these dreadful vermin.
The true Democrat., 1897-07-24
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