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The herald., 1897-11-03
Osborn Spencer on the Charac.
acteristics OF Two Famous
Inventors.
CROKER'S SHARKS.
Sensational Experiment of the
Great Tammany Boss and
Its Surprising Result.

be remarked in passing that Croker
and Freedman are close friends In
everything but politics. Croker never
wants Freedman about when politics
is in hand, but when the big boss wants
fun, he is always anxious to have
Freedman with him, sure. SO he took
Freedman along this time.
A DASHING EXPERIMENT.
Not far from ST. Augustine there is
place where sharks may often be
seen lying motionless in the space be-
tween the shore and the bar. The
water is almost always as clear as
glass, and the huge fish are plainly
visible.
The first time Croker saw the sharks
at this point he told Freedman he was
going to find out whether they would
eat man if they got chance. Next
day he and Freedman went out there
again. taking with them two good sized
chunks of raw beef, one of which they
put on big hook. intending to use the
meat as a bait and haul in the first un-
lucky fish that should venture on a nib
BILE. But owing to the powerful though
smooth and quiet ocean swell, it was
impossible to throw the bait out far
enough to attract the attention to the
sharks. This was tried and tried again.
but to no purpose; every time the bait
ed hook was cast it was brought back
! by the irresistible force of the long
swells. Finally Croker got tired, and
seizing piece of beef in his hands he
ran out as far as he could, then gave q
dive, and with half a dozen impetuous
strokes swan out to the group Of al
legged man-eaters, and dropped his bur-
| den before them.
Freedman was dumbfounded, and
shouted to his friend to come back at
once; but almost before he could get
the words out of his mouth Croker was
again standing on shore, dripping and
breathless, having got away from the
sharks with all possible speed.
but the sharks hurried away as fast
as my friend Dick did," Freedman al
ways says in winding up the story,
from which I conclude that they were
worse frightened than he; in fact he
didn't seem frightened at all.'
Croker thinks the incident proves
that sharks are afraid of man. There
are probably few, however, who would
believe this evidence. conclusive. But
no one will disagree with Freedman,
who declares that Croker is a man abb
solutely without physical fear.
OSBORN SPENCER.
DOWNRIGHT 1897 by Bachelor Syndicate.
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They drank. and then each man let
himself down from the bowsprit;
Kreigh was the last of all. He was a
strong swimmer, but he might as we'll
have tried to guide himself through the
rapids above the Whirlpool at Niagara
as to keep his head above the water
in that wild sea.
OF those who left the ship only a lad
came ashore alive. He told who
Kreigh was. and the body of the cap
tain was buried separately. All the
other bodies were put into a common
trench.
The second night after the interment
a great noise awoke a fisher family
that lived near the burial place. The
men armed themselves and hurried
thither, and found that their hounds
which in those days were more like
wolves than dogs-had dug down to the
body of the captain and were fighting
over the corpse. Strangely enough. the
larger grave, where lay the fragments
of more than 100 sailors, showed no
sign of molestation.
The fishermen then buried the body
Iii small inclosure on some pasture
land. The grave, besides being we'll
fenced in, was covered with rails, both
across and lengthwise, SO that even the
hounds could do no possible injury.
Now comes the most marvellous epi-
sode in the whole story. Late in the
afternoon of the next day, as the cat
tie came up, there was stampede
among them. In a moment the palings
about the grave We're in splinters, and
the rails over the broken earth were
tossed hither and thither on the horns
of the infuriated animals. The cattle
attacked the recently burned earth,
prodding their hoofs into it viciously,
snorting, paving and kicking, in
frenzy Of madness. 1t seemed at first
that there was no driving them away,
but some one chanced to think of fire
and attacked them with fork of fam
ing hay, thus for the second time saw
ing Kreighs body from dumb beasts.
At the third burial the body was put
in grave on one of the sandkills by
the sea, where the cattle never go.
There, surely, it might rest in peace.
But by the action of the storms the
hill has been gradually worn away, till
now the waves roll where once it stood;
and today the bones that it contained
are part of the sands Of the beach
which the bathers sport upon each
summer.
Copyright. 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-11-03
A MAN WHO WOULDN'T STAY BURIED
Strange Story Of Captain Kregh Whose Body Neither Dumb
Beasts Nor the Elements Would Allow
to Rest in Peace

but 1t was no whit harder than his
death. He had been off the coast look
ing for American privateers and had
found some. One over whose capture
he had emptied bottle of rum he had
sent home with a prize crew, and an
other had exploded two shells in his
fo'castle and got away before he was
sober. 1t was then that he did the
flogging, and soon the fatal storm came
up. He found himself of shore, be-
tween Southampton and Quogue, with
half mile Of surf between him and
the Yankees. There was no chance to
save the ship. but some of the crew
might make land; so he ordered them
to the boats. He was steadier now than
the men. There weren't boats for all,
The herald., 1897-11-03
Phenomenal Gathering This Year
From Every Quarter Of
the Globe.
AFTER OUR GRAIN.
Crews Strange Medley of ALI
Nations-Queer Scenes on
Shipboard.

Never since 1891 certainly, and prob
ably never since trans Atlantic freight
age began, have such large quantities
OF grain been carried abroad as will
ssa1 this fall to feed hungry Europe.
Any craft that floats Is good enough to
carry grain this year. The shippers
and supercargoes who are ever on the
scent for business. and range from
south Africa to Hong Kong in their
wayward courses. are now gathering
to the American ports as flies swarm in
candy shop.
Twice this fall-once in plain sight
OF the Coney Island excursion boats-I
nave seen crews of Lascars eating their
queer foreign-looking meals squatted
nat on the decks Of tramp steamers
mailing from Indian ports.
The Lascars were sitting in a circle
with bowl Of rice in the center, on
The herald., 1897-11-03

Among the many quaint customs
which are gradually disappearing In
England is the so-called Lion Ser
mon," which, after having been annu-
ally preached in the Church of st.
Catherine in the city of London for
nearly three centuries, was abolished
three or four years ago. 1t owes its
origin to an adventure which befell q
mediaeval lord mayor of London, Sir
Richard Guyer.
According to the legend, being at
tackled by lion while he was travel
ing with a caravan in Arabia, he fell
upon his knees and vowed to devote
his life to charity, IL spared from the
lions jaws. The animal Is stated to
have thereupon turned tail; and in pur.
suance Of the VOW thus made, the
"Lion Sermon has been regularly
preached ever since. The fund be-
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John Kreigh would not stay buried
or, perhaps. as one Of the GREY Of H.
M. S. Steadfast whom he had hung by
the thumbs and fiogged until he died
said. "he wouldn't be let" The man
had cursed the captain with his dying
breath. swearing he would find rest
neither In this world nor in the next,
and the captain. standing by with q
tipple in his hand. threw the liquor in
the fellows face and told the bo's'n to
give him thirty more. But the man
was dead.
His words lived after him. however
and are remembered yet by those who
know the story of the burial of John
Kreigh. captain. Certainly little rest
has been his portion on this earth, and
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as hard as ever, and Is likely at any
time to reveal to his fellow creatures
some strange and wonderful invention,
the very need for which has never been
dreamed of by any one else, yet which,
once on the market, will be found to
be just the thing thousands Of persons
have been unconsciously waiting for.
But 1t is not at all sure that Edison's
next invention will be either elaborate
or electrical, in spite of the fact that
the bare mention of his name brings
to mind volts and ohms and amperes.
Several Of Edison's best known in
ventions, indeed, have had nothing to
do with the subtle current-notably the
phonograph-and some of them have
been no less simple than useful, like
the mimeograph.
Nikola Tesla, the younger wizard of
the wire and the dynamo, Is like Edi-
son in keeping himself constantly busy
Unlike Edison, however, Tesla has
never made public discovery or an in
vention not electrical. He disdains to
waste time on anything less mysterious
and elusive, and he fully expects yet to
perfect number of inventions of much
greater value than any of his earlier
ones.
Edison has said on many occasions
that he Is an inventor mainly for reve-
nue., but with Tesla it is not so. He
says he pursues science chiefly for the
love of it. He probably believes him
self when he says this, and perhaps it
Is strictly true.
HOW THE INVENTORS DIFFER.
In many other ways the two foremost
For instance, although Edison is so en-
companied by warm hand clasp, and
often sounding slap on the back or q
The herald., 1897-11-03
Italians at Summer Resorts

A famous American woman who
ought to know, since she has been
much among them, says that in her
judgment, well-bred, well-to-do Ital-
ians take their holidays in many ways
more sensibly than rich Americans.
'The Italians" she says. make far
less display in dress and equipage; they
keep better hours and avoid excess in
exercise and amusements. They show
less anxiety to be exclusive in their as
sociations and high-toned in their man
ners. They do not thrust long pedi-
grees or long purses down your throat.
They bravely wear comfortable old
clothes. Their kirtles and their titles.
their coats and their coats Of arms set
easily upon them"
The herald., 1897-11-03

the nest, having dried out on the way.
Endless are the squabbles between
buyer and seller over this difference.
From the weighing box to the hold of
the tramp steamer the grain travels on
other endless belts. Shovels and hui
man muscle have little to do with this
part of the process of feeding Europe.
LOADING THE GRAIN SHIPS.
Pretty nearly all steamships now
adays have their hulks divided into Sec
tions; and grain ships must be SO dl-
vided. The grain must be put evenly
into the sections, and one must not be
too far ahead Of another in the load
ing; otherwise the ship will be
"hogged." or warped out of her shape.
The work of trimming the wheat is
very hard. and the men who do it must
wear wet sponges over their mouths, or
The herald., 1897-11-03

and that Is cotton. Transatlantic
steamships that bid for heavy passen-
ger traffic are obliged to carry no cot
ton If they wish to command high
prices for cabins. There are no such
restrictions as to wheat; but the cap
tain of every steamer carrying 1t Is
ready, day or night at a moments no.
tice, to flood any one of his compart-
ments to save the rest Of the ship.
These are some Of the dangers run by
the queer little dark men of the far
East, and the big blonde Scandina-
vians, and all the rest of the Congress
Of Nations who gather at the loading
of the motley tramp fleet that is saving
Europe from the grip Of hunger.
JOHN LANGDON HEATON.
Copyright, 1897, by Bachelor Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-11-03

only by putting live man in front of
a shark and watching the result. He
further said that some day he would
find out for himself.
One winter or two later Croker de-
cided to spend few weeks in Florida.
He took Andy Freedman along with
him-the same Andy Freedman who
has been SO well known of late through
his connection with baseball. It may
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perhaps wetted rags laid across their
faces. Even then the dust frequently
makes them i'll.
When all is done the ship sails away
with an ever lurking danger under
matches. The wheat may heat" espe-
cially IL 1t is all damp when loaded.
and slowly smoldering set the ship on
fire b. spontaneous combustion. Only
one form Of cargo Is more dangerous,
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crossed in his work that he sometimes
remains in his laboratory for weeks
without going home to sleep, he is rare
ly too busy to be seen by any inquir-
ing newspaper man; and, no matter
how pressed for time he may be, his
greeting Is always unaffected and
hearty. 1t is. in fact, the characteristic
greeting of the western man, being ac-
electricians Of the day differ radically.
The herald., 1897-11-03
Boston Men Read EVERYTHING.

1t has been estimated that it would
take man 5000 years to read all the
standard works. And yet you will
scarcely find q Boston man who will
own up that he has not read them
every one.
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and he made the others swim for II
till only the officers were left.
We'll drink to the Storm" he said
"and to the Steadfast before she
strikes. and once to ourselves, for it's
cold sea and the rum may bring us
through"
The herald., 1897-11-03
Pisa's Leaning Tower.

Pisa's leaning tower 10 1sS feet high.
and, If the cornice be included. 10 13 feet
s inches out Of the perpendicular. The
walls at the base are 13 feet thick
The herald., 1897-11-03
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IN THE GREATER NEW YORK.

New York, Oct. 20.-So far as the
public knows. Thomas A. Edison has
not been doing much of importance
lately. But he has been working just
The herald., 1897-11-03

1t 10 now over fourscore years since
his body was washed ashore in the
storm which drove his ship on the
beach of East Quogue, l.. l., In the war
OF isls. One hundred and fifteen men
we're drowned with him.
: Captain kselsh had lived : hard life.
The herald., 1897-11-03

queathed by Sir Richard for the purs
pose will in future be devoted to other
charitable uses.
The herald., 1897-11-03
The Lion Sermon" DISCONTINUED

1897, by Bachelor Syndicate
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
c. - .EE 9, harriet
PRIZES AWARDED,
me Best Patents Submitted 10 John We'd
derburn g. co.

me Best Patents Submitted 10 John We'd
dcTburn Go,
Prizes were awarded by John Wedder-
burn e Co. Saturday night for the most
valuable Inventions submitted 20 thtt Inn
by ne clients during the past north J,,a,
award took place nj the nfin's ofnfee' ~
l. street northwest. The hrst prize VIC
c.bsh WAS awarded 30 a. NJ. Jyier or
Richmond Va, for sash Jock. ana inf
second. a gold medal WAS presented 70
j. N. Brown Of MusknSon. Mich, Tor mn
Improvements on the graphophone.
These TWO prizes ere awarded mgnthiv
by the FIRM Of John NWedicfburn d 60, 10
lie inventor submitting the designs OF the
SIMPLEST most useful and lneonidns de-
vices among the applicnnts for patents
during the previous month. The awat I
Is made by q board coDsistiOg " Y. y.
Senator VIM NJ. Stewart Of Nevada. Kep-
rfsehntiye Claude A. swanson OF VIZ
sirin. Arthur G. Moscs Of the firm or Y,
H. Moses Sons Fred r. woodward Of
Woodward a. Lothrcp, and John e. Eek
loif, cashier of the Second National p1nR,
Examiners for Che hrfn select q nunber
OF the best inven,ons which have been
submitted by Inventors. and exn'ain me
technical details 10 the members OF tho
board. Tho board then 70 INTO executive
s.sssion and consider the various inyen-
TONS from the standpoint Of common uiii-
lily and commercial worth. Their verdict
IL that Of BUSINESS men considering the
invention from hH commercial value rain
ef than on the technical or mechanical
ingenuity displayed in IT'S design.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
CATARUu or THE STOMACH.


ca,arrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to iacurable'
The usual symptoms are inll or bloat'ns
sensation after eating, accompanied Hnne-
times with sour or waiery rlsinks' iofi@-
tlon of gases causing pressure ON the
heart and lungs. and difficult breathing.
headaches, tickle appetite, nervousness uud
"A general played out languid feeiine
There is often IL foul taste in the mouth,
coated tongue and II the Interior OF the
stomach could be seen 1t would show II
Shiny, infiamed condition.
The cure for this common and obstinate
trouble is found In treatment which
causes the food to he readily. thoroughly
| aigestcd before II has time 10 fermont aud
irritnte the delicate mucous surfaces OF ue
stomach TO secure II prompt and healthy
| digestion Is the one necessary thng 10 90
and WHOM normal digestion is secured the
| catarrhal condition Will have disappeared.
| According TO Or. Harlandson the safest
and best treatment IL to use after each
meal tablet composed of dias,asc. asep-
| tic pcpsin a little nuN, golden seal ami
| fruii acids. These tablets can now be
! found at all drug stores under the name OF
! Smarts Dyspepsia Tublcts, and not bninG
a patent medicine can be uhed WAN ptriep'
safety and assurance that healthy appetite
and thorough digestion Will follow thor
| regular use after meals.
| Mr. N j. Boohcr Of 21i0 Dearborn street
| Chicago ILL.,, writes "C0tnrrh is local
condition, resulting from neglected cold
in the head. whereby the lining membrane
| nj tho nose becomes inilamed and the poi
sonous discharge therefrom passing back
ward into the throat, reaches the stomach
thus producing catarrh of the stomach
Molicnl authorities prescribed for mo toi
! three years for catarrb of stomach without
cure; hut today ! am the happiest Of mon
after using only one box OF s'uarts Dye
pepsia Tablets. ] can not find appropriate
words 10 express my good feeling, l have
found flesh. appetite and sound rest from
their use
suraIt's Dyspepsia Tablets is tho safest
preparation as well as tho simplest ani
most convenient remedy for any form of IN
| digestion catarrh Of stomach. blllousness
sour stomach. heartburn and hloatIng aftcI
meals.
send for littlo book, mailed free, on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart Co.
Marshall Mich. The tablets can be found
at all drug stores.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
THE VEHICLE TAX.
Comptroller Finley Gives an opinf"n
on the Subject

Comptroucr Finley Gives mn OpInioh
on the Subject.
A few days ago The Post published upon
the authority Of State and County Tax Col
lector II. NJ. Curtin an item In effect that
the law requiring vehicles for hire to pay
State and county occupation tax wo"id
be enforced.
The validity OF tho law was attacked by
some correspondent Of The Post whereupoh
Collector Curtin asked Comptroller Flhley
for his construction Of the law. with the ioi-
lowing result:
II, Al. Curtin, Esq, Collector Harris Coun-
Austin. Texas, May IA, 1s97.--penr Sir;
Replying TO yours OF the 18th instant rela-
tive TO the liability OF the owners OF crays
and Job wagons to an occupation tax YOU
are advised that such vehicles. when not
connected with livery, feed or sale sta
he. are held to be subject 70 the tax I'M
posed by article 50i9, Revised Statutes,
1895. The fact that the owner or owners
do the driving does not AFFECT their iianil-
lty. II such vehicle IL used by the owner
1 for transporting passengers, goods. wares
and merchandise. OF any character, Tor pay
| IL is. within the meaning OF the law, let
for hire. and therefore subject TO the tax'
varv respectf,Illy. Il. W. Finley.
' Comptroller.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
orGc- Cho,.n FRIENDS.

Liberty council was instituted last night
with seventy nine charter applicants by r.
u. Adams, d. S. c.. assisted by T. e.
Parker, p. c.. and G. A. Rheinharat' r.
G., at Pythlan castle, Fifth ward, Ihe
following officers were elected: j. g J9r o
dan Councillor; Or. j. G.. Parker. wee
cnnnc,llor; C. Carl, probate; W. j. Miller
MARSHAL; l.. Rosenwald. secretary; 7. C.
Game reasurs5 g. A. Bake Rss1s' w ssnry
,,stses r. l.. Jones, A. A. Rusch. O.
Carl. .at, IN I,ouston
VIZ , i. nlnn which Is copyrighted,
edontrs by this order is becoming p,opulia,rT-
providing for old age dI"'n n, sna a,s' Mem
bership free from any cost can be seelFe -,
p PC, n,ald Ing application to any council, IN
this city until June 80. Many are MS' ns
advantage Of the dispensatlon eran soii,o o'
thsse terms by our supreme couhciho''
~ n Morse,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-16
"nLuE sToCl<INGS."
Same of Those Who Contributed TO
Its Success.


Its Success.
The final performance OF the comic
opera. Blue Stockings" gotten up with
local amateur talent, under the immediate
direction OF Mrs. Carlisle, was given yes
terday afternoon at the opera house.
This was the third performances, one OF
them having been abandoned in conse-
Quenco of the rain.
While the patronage accorded TINS pro
duction was not commensurate with It's
merit or the labor bestowed upon it by
Mrs. Carlisle, and while TO her 1t was
very proftless undertaking from imam
cial standpoint, yet she was III no way
discouraged as she is thoroughly IN love
with such work, from an artistic stand
point. ,,
those who contributed to the general
success of the ensemble were the following
children who took part in the various
dances. marches, choruses, etc;
roll dancers--Adele Maeder, Ola Brad
shaw Lille Fisher. Lula Decker. Virginia
Edmunds, Annie Eskehna2ey, Dora NUT
raw. Lillian Lidsione, Ncttie bessette'
Flora Goodman, AIMEE Lee DeLesderh'ef'
Rosie Drummer ,,..,.
Bradshaw, Violet Arto, Ruby Monaghan
Nora Jenreys. Audrey 0lrey. ,,
Castanets-Clara Decl'er, Elsie Penneiu'
Clara Wright, Mabel Estes, Dollie Ber-
trand. Alice David, Sarah Kopner maggie
| Einnacan Dorotha Munich, Lena kopneF'
Leola Edmunds. Race Sanders.
Tambourines - Eva Dumestre, Edna
Grant. Laura Loeb, Mary Voice, Bertha
Whittenbury. Agnes Jan,2eh, JUG ,a
O'Brien. Dora Cordell. Eva Edmunds' JOSIE
Miller. Addie Holtkamp, Jodie Estes
Gypsy dancers Jennie Gentry. Marion
w oodr,iff Bertha Monaghan. Agnes Holt-
kamp. Laura Koran, Willie FINLEY, Mamie
sch,ster. Grace Scudamore Bessie Pruett
Rosa Burgheim, Clara Vosburg, May hlf-
,ic,ts Mabelle DeLesdernier. Letitia Jager-
mann. ~ CLAW
U,r,ov Edith Parker. Jessie Hartweii
Mary Yates. Esther David, Emile Mhit'
,e,burg Pearl PenNeld, Eula James, Helen
Kcefc. o,, prr,.
bei,r A0rien Delisle. Eugene Deiisie
owen Salter. Waldo Lawson, IRA "h Muli,
Ice Whisky, Malcolm Kundall' wine
Lam Inc MeKernon, Holger Jantzen, ku
dolph Nnodel ,,,. r,.,
C'hInamen-Hugh Pastoriza, Mickey nitz
gerald. Henry Cordell, Eddie Heonke; Wal
Ter Asher. Hugh Hefernan, Ciaune "ro'e "
IIawIev Mccall, Violet Arto' Rosie ID IN
ner Tuney Anderson. Malcolm knnaail
. paul TAYLOR, Leslie Bergsland, Nora ESTES
, stanley White ,,,..or
Marcli-Charlie Ribeek, Wynne WATSON
| Cordell rlummer sammie ooneh' A
r Resented, ,.,,,. ,,oore
, pessle Moore. Rosie Harris, Mary Mchiroy
t Insper Vosburg. yenie Jones, Ahhel'
. sauter Maude James, Grace MARKS "h
: many others whose names couin not
G obtained.
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before her departure to the better land:
I've are born into the valley of the shadow
of death and we die out of it Into life
eternal. which is to know Thee. the only
true God. and Jesus Christ, whom Thou
has sent" G. ", Kidd.
1t may be explained that Gail Hamil-
ton the nom de plume of Abigail Dodge.
talented correspondent of tho New York
Independent, was we'll known to Governor
Coke and the closing of the paragraph
from her pen can h" found in the words
of the Redeemor-John, chapter II,
verse 2.
For many reasons Mr.. Kidd was strongly
attached TO Senator Coke. While governor
OF Texas he WAS drawn towards him and
subsequently he had much CORRESPONDENCE
with him when IN the United States senate
about improving Buffalo bayou, besides he
reported a speech of his delivered in the
hall of the Cotton Exchange All honor
| 10 the illustrious dead.