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Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
HE GOULD KICK.
A Mule That Would Be Good Board.
ing House Acquisition.

At rareintervals among the mountain
the traveller may come upon black
smith shop, but he is much safer in the
shoeing of his horse if he will carry
a few nails and tools in the bottom
of his buggy. On trip by Pound Gap
on one occasion l found blacksmith
shop at the forks of the road, and, as
usual, half dozen or more men sitting
around it in the shade. My turnout
needed some repairs, and as the smith
: was pottering about it inside l made
talk with the men outside. One of them
wanted to sell me mule which he
had hung up on the fence, and I started
in for a dicker. After we had been
talking for perhaps quarter of an
hour the smith asked me to step in
side and show him something about the
work he was doing. AS soon as he got
me away from the crowd he came close
and grew confidential.
"Y'ain't thinkin' Nv buyin' that crit
ter, air you?" he asked, in all sincerity.
"Well, / don't know. want mule
and that one looks all light" said.
"You can't tell a mule by his looks,
mister. Mules is fer all the world like
women .a-.'.. ..-. a.:
whats the matter with him?" in
suired, quite ignoring the comparison.
"He amt safe. Course I amt got
nothin' aghn the mule ner the owner,
and I'd be glad enough fer him to git
the money fer him, fer he owes me fer
the shoein' Nv him, but I don't like ter
see stranger tuck in an done up like
he's tryin' to do you"
"But you haven't told me what's the
matter with the mule" I insisted. "Will
he kick?"
'Thats his weakness, mister" re-
Sponded the smith, letting his voice fall
to a whisper. "You won't believe me,
p'raps, but I'm tellin' you he's the
kickin'est critter in the mountains. He
shore is. mister, and hope I may die
right here eff he can't kick the sody
outen a biscuit an never crack the
crust. He kin, mister, er I'm brother
to m."-Washngton Star.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Lobster Outlets.

Boil a goodsized lobster, and when
cold remove the flesh, and with sill
YER knife cut it into small pieces: meas
ure, and to each pint of this meat al
low half-pint of milk, one tablespoon
full of butter, two rounding tablespoon
fuls of flour, tablespoonful of chopped
parsley, half a teaspoonful of onion
Juice, a tablespoonful of salt, quarter
of teaspoonful of pepper and graf
ring of nutmeg. Put the milk over the
fire; rub the butter and -four together,
add it to the hot milk; stir until smooth
and thick Mix paste and meat together,
add yollls of two eggs. put over the hire
for just moment and turn out to cool.
When cold form into cutlet-shaped GRO
quotes; dip into beaten egg, then in
bread crumbs, and fry in smoking hot
fa:.-N. Y. Ledger.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
THE MAKING OF DIAMONDS.
What the Product of the Laboratory
..n H.. IN Looks Like.

At the Royal institution recently,
Mr.. William Crookes delivered a lecture
on diamonds" He said that, thanks
to Prof. Moissan, diamonds could now
be manufactured in the laboratory
infinitely microscopic, it was true, but
with crystalline form and appearance,
color, hardness and action on light the
same as the natural gem. ,:'he first
necessity was to select pure iron and to
pack it in a carbon crucible with pure
charcoal from sugar. Half a pound Of
this iron was put into the body OF the
electric furnace, and a powerful arc, abb
sorbing about 100 horse power, formed
The iron rapidly melted and saturated
itself with carbon. After few min
utes' heating to a temperature above
1000 degrees Centigrade, the current
was stopped and the dazzling, fiery
crucible plunged in cold water until Il
cooled below a red heat. Iron increased
in volume at the moment of passing from
the liquid to the solid state; hence the
expansion of the inner liquid on solidi-
flying produced an enormous pressure,
under stress of which the dissolved car
bon separated out in transparent,
dense, crystalline form-in fact, as dia-
mond. To obtain the diamond from the
metallic ingot required long and
tedious process of treatment with vari-
Gus strong reagents, and the specimens
thus obtained were only microscopic.
The largest artificial diamond yet made
was less than one millimeter across.
Many circumstances pointed to the con-
clusion that the diamond of the chemist
and the diamond of the mine were
strangely akin in origin, and the dia-
mond genesis must have taken place at
great depths under high pressure. How
the great diamond pipes came into ex-
istence was not difficult to understand
After they were pierced they were filled
from below, and the diamonds, formed
at some epoch too remote to imagine,
were thrown OCT With {. mud volcano,
together with all kinds of debris eroded
from adjacent rocks. According to an
other theory the diamond was direct
gift from heaven, conveyed to earth in
meteoric showers, and the so-called vol
canic pipes simply holes bored in the
earth by the impact of monstrous
meteors.-London Times.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
A CARUOrIC ACID WELL
Saratoga Said to Have the Only Sup
ply of the Kind in the World.


-Four years ago workmeH boring for
new spring at Saratoga, n. Y,
ere startled when, with ire
- endous rush and roar, dirt, sand
I -k,d stones u.me flying up out Of
,)&he hole, DUt not bit of water ap-
peareu. o. thrce days no one would
approach tie place, for, though the
shower Of dirt and stones ceased, and
no water, IN TACT, nothing visible, ap-
peared, the rushing, roaring sound
continued. This was heard for miles
and resembled that made by number
of locomotives all blowing off steam
at once. At the end of this time it was
discovered that the noise was caused
by the rapid escape of natural carbonic
acid gas. Tie gas was brought under
control, and is now bottled for CONNER
cial purposes, and the well is the only
one of the Kind in the world.
The bottling of gas for Transporter
ton is somewhat different from the
bottling of liquid. The gas is sent
condenser, where it passes through a
succession of other pipes, each one in
turn COMPRISING it more than the last
and depriving it of more heat. At
leLgth,. having reached pressure of a
thousand pounds to the square inch, it
is forced into iron cylinders about six
inches in diameter and somewhat more
than four feet in height. 1t is now Of
"a consistency that would seem to be
compromise between water and glyCer
inc, with the blush cast of ordinary
gas. In these cylinders or iron bottles
it is ready for transportation.
An interesting way in which to see
the gas is to pour some of it from one
of the cylinders, at the same time con-
verting it into solid. This is done by
wrapping heavy cloths round the
mouth of the cylinder when the top is
unscrewed, thus preventing the too rap
id escape of the gas into the air. But
as water expands when it is converted
into ice, so the rapid expansion Of the
gas, already deprived of its heat, causes
it to freeze, and on opening the cloth
there is found dry carbonic acid gas
converted into solid as white as snow,
with the sparkle of crystals and tenn
perature of 78 degrees below zero.
When taken in the hand, it has the feel
ing of burning Goals, and if kept there
will quickly draw sufficient heat from
the hand to blister it. AS fast as it does
draw hed. from the atmosphere or any
object with which it comes in contact
it passes off as gas, leaving handker-
chief, or the most delicate object on
which it may have been placed, per-
fectly dry. ,. Pr. .g-a
Since the opening of the well the de-
mand for the gas has been greater than
the supply, which is limited As yet the
greatest demand for it is for use in soda
water fountains, but it has also found
it's way into other departments of life.
1t is being used in the hospitals in surg
ical cases, and it is taking the place of
yeast in the bakeries, while experiments
that promise success are being made
to prove that by means of it fruit may
be preserved indefinitely in its natural
staten. Y. Sun.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Which Was Il:

They were discussing the latest bit
of gossip in connection with the old
maid.
Its all true" explained one. Il
sa" the paper myself, and some one had
inserted an unauthorized notice of her
marriage just for spite
For SPITE" repeated the other.
'Certairly. What else could it be?'
'Why, under the circumstances l
should think it might be regarded as
charity Post.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Got the Wrong Leg.

A Georgia drummer had customer
whose name was Legg. The latter
failed in business, and the drummer
who happened to be on hand at the
time, telegraphed his firm:
''Legg has broke"
The firm placed the wrong construc,
ton on the telegram and replied:
Sorry. See a physician, and keep
sOber."-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Han dtcaDped.

Mrs. Hoyle-How do you like the idea
of moving out CT town?
Mrs. Doylc-Pretty well on some ac-
counts, but there is one great draw
back. I'm afraid / shall not be able to
find a servant girl.
Mrs. Hoyle-Why not?
Mrs. Doyle-They all require refer
ences nowadays, and they are not easy
to get in place where you are not
known.-N. Y. Journal
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

He-Winkle isn't even friends with
the girl who broke off her engagement
with him, is he?
She-Oh, no. When she sent back
his ring by express she labeled it GLASS,
with care."-N. Y. Truth.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Easily COmprehended.

American Boy-Papa, what's an abso-
lutte monarchy?
Papa country ruled by a king
whose authority is unlimited. His word
is law, and the people must do his bid
ding. Do you understand?
American Boy-Oh, yes, sort Of po-
litical boss-N. Y. Weekly.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
A Doubtful Comb i'm mt

The Count-Ah, Mees Jones, how
beautiful you are!
Miss Jones-You forget, count, that
beauty is but skin deep.
The Count-Mon Dieu! what tick
skin you must have!-N. Y. Truth.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
He Had Nine.

"a child in the house." said the
Thoughtful Chap, lis joy forever"
Eyes" remarked the Nonsensical Guy,
somewhat sadly, and / know people
who are egjoyed. Cincinnati Com
rnercioI- IT 81 isstpF
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
No Possible Danger.

What do you consider the most alb
solute certain way to distinguish toad
stools from mushrooms"
Cook them, get some other man TO
eat them, and then watch the symp-
toms. Chicago Tribune.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
4 Culinary Hint.

Crimson'beak-Do dogs ever get wor-
ried, do you suppose?
Yeast-Why, certainly! I saw one
yesterday in a stew.
What was it, rabbit stew 7"-Yon
kers Statesman.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Almost as Bad.

Eastern Boy-Did you ever play foot
ball?
Western Boy (watching the game)-
No; but once got caught in drove Of
stampeded mules.-N. Y. Weekly.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

links concluding his story)-So they
married and lived happily ever after.
Binks-Separated the day after the
wedding, I suppose Flown Topics.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

Baggs-It is said that Dame Fortune
knocks once at every mans door.
Jaggs-Guess it was her daughter
Mis- Fortune, who called on me.-Chica-
60 News,
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Progressing Finely.

Jack-How is your sister getting on
with her singing lessons?
Cissie-Well, papa has taken the wad-
ding out of his ears TOR the first time
to-day.-Tit-Bits.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Proof.

Proof.
The Senior Member-By George!
Clarkson, you seem to thAnk you're the
boss here!
Clarkson-Not at all, sir.
The Senior Member-Wen, why do
you talk so blamed STUPID, then IN.
Y, Truth,
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
YOn Het He Ia,

Higsby-There goes my coal and ice
men. There's an athlete for you!
Jigsby-The deuce you say! What's
his line?
Higsby-He's a lightweight cham
pion.-N Y. World.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Among Friends.

Miss Wallhower-That gentleman
over there has admired me all the even
ing. Who is he?
Her Friend-He's a collector Of an
tiquities, dearest-Tit-Bits.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

Father-When 1 was a boy, children
had some respect for the advice Of their
parents.
Son-Yes; but in those days the chill
dren didn't know any more than their
parents did.-N. Y. Truth.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Putting 1T Even Stronger.

Barling-So you are again in single
blessedness, old man?
Bixby (fervently)-In blessed single
ness, old MANN blessed singleness.-
N. Y. World.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
The Best Man,

Arthur-Who was the best man at
your wedding?
Fred-Her father. He paid the minis
ter, flowers, caterer, music-the whole
blooming showdown Topics.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

Zerege-Do you know, l once saw a
colored ghost?
Plaza-Nonsense! How could you
tell it was colored ghost?
Zerega-It was chasing after a
chicken. Eagle.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
The Newport Chappie.

His ma bequeathed him money,
A title came from pa;
His wardrobe came from Paris,
His cane from Malac-ca;
From Persia came his cigarette
His brains have not arrived as yet.
IN. Y Truth.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Knew It Was q Woman.

Raggs-Who was it said that every
some woman died?
Jaggs-I don't know the lady's name.
Chicago Journal.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
An Aid to Quietude

Mr.. O'Hara-Maggie, pfwhat do yez
wear yer gloves for pfwhin yez are
playing the palmer?
Mrs. O'Hara-'Sh! the baby's shlap-
ing, an Oh don't want to make so much
noise.-Judge.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Ambition

De talk of wealth KANT dazzle me.
Enough an some to spare
I'd hab, if l could only be
A watermillionaire.
washington Star
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

ITO err Is human, to forgive divine"
That may be nice enough to say;
But to err and then blame 1t on
Somebody else is the common way
Chicago News.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Something of a Geoloeist

Some thfnE OF q GeOIOGfst.
"Winkle says he knows what a glacial
period is now
"How is that?"
HE has just been refused by Bos-
ton girl -Detroit Free Press.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
In the Cold Fact Claas,

Professor--In the sentence: IA poet
was mistaken for another man and
shot," what is the subject?
"Poet."
"How would you make the sentence
paradoxical?"
Served him right"
But that is not paradox"
"Well, it's dead right" Y. Truth.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
No Music.

Diner-Is the landlady's daughter
studying music?
Boarder-She's only learning to play
the piano.-Up-to-Date.
Insulting,
Bill Collector have presented this
bill to your husband time and again at
his oFice, and he is always too busy to
attend to it. / have also called here
with it IS times, but you have always
put me off
Mrs. De Rich - What? You have
called at this house with that petty bill
Is times? Such frequent calling with
one bill is an insult, sir. Begone!-N.
Y. Weekly.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

81 cannot understand" said the bach
elor clerk, why mans wife is called
tie better half"
you would said the married clerk,
'if you had to divide your salary with
e."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

Caud-Mildred, if you persist in car
rying on with George Waits as you have
been doing all must be at an end be-
tween US!
Mildred-O, Claud, you dear old silly,
surely you're not jealous of that child!
Scraps.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Their Mutual Affection,

He had a castle grand, ancestral
Her acres are both broad and trim;
He loves the very ground she walks on.
And she adores the site of him.
-Pick-Me-Up,
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Az He Understood 1t.

The Count have been invited to a
tin wedding
The Baron-Ah! The girl is to be
married for her money Puck.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
Well Dried Out,

Smith has considerable dry humor
in him"
SIT ought to be. It's old enough
Philadelphia North American.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10

Bishop Gullem-Yes, it is good
work, and l trust you believe in main
tanning foreign missions.
Indeed, do. Why, papa sees Mr.. Nc
Life.
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-11-10
In the Police Court.

MIS-. 1tdsVHdVe you 1rEenu at
court?
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-No; but I believe
my husband is there a good deal
Yonkers Statesman.
The herald., 1897-06-27
A Sioux Maiden's Lucky Catch

Thomas D. Cronan, wealthy fisher
man, went to Dakota few months ago
to look over some land his syndicate has
bought which promised great returns In
the way of cattle and grain and met his
fate.
The grain and cattle were here all
right, but they only held his attention
for time. Everybody was interested
in grain and cattle and the romantic
Irishman turned his attention to the
Indians. For weeks he watched the
blanketed Sioux squaws wandering
about the tepees and wondered why the
young braves followed the unmarried
ones about in bashful lines, observing
them at great distances.
He found out at last, for bright
Eyes," the beauty of the Standing Rock
agency, came to town and the wealthy
Irishman followed her home.
Cronan observed the Sioux customs no.
further, for after day or two he boldly
approached the girls sullen father and
declared that he wanted to marry the
girl Much talk, much smoke and great
eating followed, and the Sioux maiden
will soon become the bride of the wealthy
foreigner.-New York Journal.
The herald., 1897-06-27
Before Vaccination

Before the introduction Of vaccina-
tion, now admirably supplemented by
isolation, smallpox was never localized.
and 1t was always with us. No one was
safe from it, and there was German
proverb to the effect that love and
smallpox were the two things from
which no one could hope to escape.
Trustworthy statistics fix the annual
death rate from smallpox in England
during the latter part of the eighteenth
century at the proportion of 5000 to
every 100000 persons living, which
would mean, with our present popula-
ton, death rate from this cause alone
approaching 100000 year. Even II this
estimate is much too large, there can be
no question as to the enormous differ
ence between then and now. 1T is going
too far to say with Mr.. Hutton that
smallpox, in spite Of all the fuss made
about it, is pretty nearly as extinct
as the plague" for though preventive
measures keep it within an extremely
narrow compass, we have seen how rap
idly it may revive. In the year 1890 there
were only sixteen deaths from this dis
ease registered in the whole Of England.
Westminster Review.
The herald., 1897-06-27
oooocooooooooooooooooooo
SHALL We annex HAWAII?

The submission Of treaty for the
annexation of Hawaii to the United
Statee by the president and the repre-
sentatives of the Hawaiian govern
ment, brings us face to face with the
most important question connectedwith
the administration of our foreign affairs.
The fact that Hawaii is not today part
of the United States emphasizes the Wis
dom Of the trainers Of our constitution
in not permitting the president to make
treaties without the approval of two
thirds of the senate.
The present government OF Hawaii
has been conceived in sin and brought
forth in iniquity. The naked facts sur
rounding it's birth are that during a
local disturbance, or rather a temporary
suspension of the functions Of the queen
of those islands, Mr.. Stevens, the United
states minister resident there, by con-
nivance with thirteen other conspira-
tors, and with the aid of the marines
Of the steamer Boston, overturned the
government and established provis-
ional government in its stead, and then
proposed to turn over the sovereignty
of the islands to the United States. Look
at the facts. Stevens was accredited by
The herald., 1897-06-27
s1wAsH MEDICINE MAN

doctor, whose picture accompanies this
article. and who has since become noto-
rious in being caught and punished for
some Of his barbarous practices under
the guise Of doctor"
Indian villages are much the same the
world over, In being built with all due
disregard to order or disorder. These
in Alaska. however, are more substantial
than some have seen on the banks of the
big Muddy" and through Montana.
and as they are built of pine logs could
not easily be folded" like the "tents of
the Arabs" These huts are built from
logs. all adorned with native bark" and
usually consist of one room "unplastered
and unkempt." There are no windows,
and generally blanket hung up serves
for door. There is a floor, however,
of puncheons or hewed logs, with fire.
hole through the floor in the center Of
the room and a corresponding hole above
through the shake roof" supposed to be
for the smoke to escape. The smoke,
however, seems in no hurry to escape,
but drifts aimless!y about and Sits out
through cracks in the walls between the
logs in such cloud as would turn in a
6CACldl dldlAu III dlly well IGS Oldkc0
white village. The chief articles of furn-
iture were guns, arrows, blankets,
images, papooses, dogs, grunts, Indians,
interspersed with SCOT and tobacco
smoke. An entire Indian family sleep on
the floor with feet to- the fire, thus form
ing a circle about the "fire-hole."
In one Of these huts in the center of the
village I found the Indian doctor. The
picture Is much like him as saw him
in all his native eplendor." He is near
ly six feet tall, of massive build, and
about fifty years of age. His dress. be-
cause of its scarcity, might make a
novel bathing suit for summer girl"
II consisted Of gorgeous head dress
Of eagle feathers with an ugly looking
image in the center. The necklace of
hair from the scalps of his enemies was
q ghastly looking trophy, and the belt
Of teeth and tusks about his body did
not serve to inspire me with much con-
hdence in him; indeed his painted feat
ures fierce countenance and ferret-like
eyes were not calculated to please a
timid woman. In each hand he held a
ghastly-looking totem or curiously
carved image, which he used to exercise
the evil spirits. His first words as I
entered were "Klahowya?" chow are
your. white squaw sick?" uttered in
deep gutteral voice. He evidently
hoped / was patient, but had no de-
sire to be treated by him, SO replied.
mo, am not sick Do you make peo-
pie well?" He lapsed into a stolid state
OF indifference when he found was not
ailing, and answered with profound
and expressive nod Of assent.
Not at all daunted by his somber looks.
I continued my questions: What do you
give sick Siwash?" I asked. For answer
he waved the dreadful looking images In
his hands as If to ward OF an unseen
spirit and said, Doctor get mesahchie
diaub Chad deviD away from Siwash
with totem.' These men believe that
all disease is due to bad devir' who
takes possession Of the human being and
In order to cure the disease they must