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Evening journal., 1897-03-15
"saitingp Mines.

"Prospectors ought to he taught, "
said Professor B. Sadtler, that in open
ing up a new camp absolute honesty in
regard to values is essential. A well de-
fined lead may not have values at the
surface and yet be a good property,
while all the lying and other dishonest
actions possible viii not make n mine
ont of barren lead and such things
being sure to be detected often have the
effect Ct setting back district which is
really possessed Of lncrit A short time
since 1 went up the Platte to examine
some prospects near Pine Grove / went
through the territory carefully and Sc
lected my samples and was packing
them when a man who has n number of
claims in the vicinity came up and
threw a piece of rock on the pile, with
the remark that he had just picked it
up and it looked as if it might run well.
1 knew at once that the rock had not
come from any Of the prospects that /
had examined and said nothing.
"When l had the assays made, had
this piece assayed separately. 1t ran
several ounces in gold, and the rest Of
the samples ran about 81 in gold. II
was one Of the cheapest cases of an at
tempt TO salt that / ever experienced.
On another occasion the same man
worked a number of Denver people i'll a
scheme having for its base an alleged
tin deposit. He simply soaked piece Of
ore in chloride of tin. He didn't even
know how to salt the ore in such q
manner that it could not be detected by
The first assayer who saw it, for every
enc who was at all familiar with ore
saw at a glance that it was not tin ore d
Denver Republican.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
scHUBERT's SAD LIFE.
81 Shall Have 10 Sneak From Door co
door to Beg MY Bread"


One Of the Interest disappointments
in Schubert life was Gcethe's inditfer-
ence. In 1918 he sent a selection of his
compositions TO the poets songs to Wei
mar. What precious pearls of music
were among the collection--the songs
Of ''Mignon' and "The Harpist, thoso
from Faust, F" the sad melodies Long
ing" "Nightsong, " 1.-THE Wanderers
Nightsong, "''The Earl King, " Hal
deroslein, +" "The Fisherman, 3" "The
Bard, " "The King Of Thule" and the
music to "Claudine of Villa Bella.
Goethe, who had an ear only for the
stiff compositions of Zumsteeg and Rein
hart, then in fashion in Weimar, took
no notice Of Schubert's music and left
his letter unanswered. Not uItil 1890
after Schubert S death-did Goethe learn
TO appreciate the extraordinary value Of
the compositions that lay neglected in
his drawer. Itwas then that Wilhelmine
Schroeder Devrient sang 'The Earl
King" to him.
1t was Schubort's greatest delight to
make some little excursion with his
friends to the picturesquely situated vii
lagos in the Wilnerwald or on the Kah-
lenberg, and il was in the arbors OF the
small inns, with a glass of pure country
wine before him. that inspiration came
most easily But even these modest de-
lights were imbittered by the malice
that pictured him as a drunkard who
composed his songs when he was full Of
wine It is an absolute fact that he did
not lose the faculty Of artistic work even
under the saddest circumstances He
composed the greater part Of the Mil
Ter Songs" while he was lying i'll in
hospital in 1928 He was quite right
when he wrote to his friend Kuppel-
wieser in March, 1924, "Those of my
compositions which have been inspired
by pain seem TO please people best.
And in q letter to Bauernfeld he com
| planned: "What will become Of poor mel
Like Goethe's harp player, 1 shall have
to sneak from door 20 door and beg my
bread The only ray Of light that fell
into his dark life was when, through
the kindness Of Count Johann Ester
hays manager, Unger, the father O.
the famous prima donna, Unger-Saha
tier, he was appointed music master II
the counts household in Zelecs, where
he spent some happy summers, the hap
piest Of his life. Itwas in Castle Zelec
that he is supposed to have fallen il
love with Caroline, his patrons beauti
full daughter, who was his pupil, am
who probably never learned the secre
Of the musicians heart, though il
strange that one so gifted and so beauti
ful should not have married before sh
was well into the thirties. Bitter dis
appointment followed this short spell @
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
Great Good Fortune.

Good luck is of all kinds, some Of it
queer. The San Francisco Post, for in
stance, tells how laboring man in that
city found himself fortunate in a way
most unexpected.
When the noon whistle blew the other
day, he sat down ON a box in the shade,
thrust his hand into his overcoat pocket,
looked surprised and then remarked;
"Iye lost my lunch. F"
He pondered over his predicament a
moment and then added:
"Well, I've got something to drink
anyway And he pulled a bottle OF
coffee ont Of his other pocket.
lie slowly drained the bottle, threw
it aside and sat lest in thought for d
moment. Suddenly be sprang up, slap
ped his thigh and exclaimed;
cts good job ! lost my lunch"
"Why so:" inquired another work
man.
"Why, / left my teeth at home.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
WAS IT FUNNY?
A Practical Joke of Whose Humor the
Victim Was Doubtful.

Victim Was Doubtful.
"Would you mind telling me some
thing?" lie asked, with some hesitancy.
Certainly not, the reporter an
swered
"You see a great mary newspapers"
''I have TO read considerably.
"And you ought TO be able 10 tell
whether a thing is funny or not. "
Cant you tell for yourself?"
Ordinarily. But l have a case here
that needs an expert opinion. Some time
ago was employed by man TO lcols
after his stock in trade, which consisted
mainly of beer Some people came in,
and in order to entertain them showed
them few tricks that l had learned.
One of them said to me that he knew a
good trick, and that if would help him
out he would show it. 1 was willing 10
do anything / could to make it pleasant
for the company, and when he asked me
for an auger / handed him a small one
that happened to be handy. He went
over to a keg Of beer and bored a hole
in it. He told me to put my thumb over
the hole. did So and he bored another
hole in the keg. At his request put
my other thumb over the other hole.
"Then what did he do?'
"Then he began to treat the crowd to
everything in sight. All / could do was
to reason with them about their conduct.
| I didn't dare take either Of my thumbs
/ off, for the result would have been a
geyser that would have ruined the new
wall paper. When they had helped
themselves to all they wanted they went
away and left me. 1t was two hours be-
fore the proprietor came and plugged up
the holes and released me.
Does the owner hold you RESPONSE
ble?"
Il don't know whether he does ol
not. l haven't been back, and the next
time / 60 TO work it will be in a dry
goods store or a grocery. All want tC
ask you is this: Was that a good joke,
or was it a case Of false pretenses
Which ought TO do-laugh and bC
merry or have some people arrested?'-
Washington Star.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
SOME TRAINED CATS.
The Clever TrieI.s fnes Have Been Taught
% pcrform.

Inc NitNfE lffctr lhcy nave Betu luukhb
20 Perform.
One Of the most difficult things to
teach cat is to follow like dog. AS
rule, they will not follow, but occasion
ally there is an exception. A New York
young lady has cat that trails SO close
after her as to be almost stepped upon.
The chief clerk of the state department
at Washington has a cat with the same
accomplishment He has owned il for
seven on eight years. twill follow him
about the streets for miles just like a
dog and is excessively fond of going out
for a walk provided its master selects
evenings for his meanderings. In day
light it prefers not to go on these RAM
bles, evidently because it does not like
20 come in contact with small boys and
dogs, who are then too numerous on the
streets of Washington.
1t has often been observed that cats
really care nothing for master or a
mistress, but become attached 90 place
and not to persons. Not so with this
particular cat, for at one time when its
owner changed his residence he pur-
posely left his cat with friends who oc-
cupied the house he had vacated, but
the cat was not satisfied until it bad
| found where the new house was and
taken up its abode there. with evident
delight at finding its old friend and pro-
tector.
In the treasury department at Wash
ington there is one very wonderful cat.
His namo is Tom, and when addressed
ne will quickly respond, even waking
out of q sound sleep to go toward the
speaker. Sometimes, TO confuse him,
the clerks will sing out some word oi
words in which the syllable "tom" il
emphasized, and TO that he pays no at.
tention. But Let any cne call, "Tom,
it's dinner time" and forthwith II,
walks across the room, reaches up with
his paws TO tin pail, claws it down
and comes bringing il in his mouth
Tom is passionately fond of music Al
the cry Of Hand organw be climbs {,
high window seat, but at the words
Here's a dog" he sinks under desk
One Of the most accomplished cats il
England belongs TO Lady Randolph
Churchill. 1t is a maltese Angora, with
/ ONN llDb anu Win u IiisiAiNhAttAAN 'Nii
ming face. This cat was bought for tn
; late Lord Randolph Churchill dnrin
that year or two when his strong min
; failed and every effort was made Z
J amuse him. lie was afraid of dogs, talk
ing sudden terror at the sight of them
but Miss Angora just pleased him. Sh
6 was sent from India by an officer
S that country who had taken her parent
q there years before. HermOthcr had bee
g a watch cat, able TO keep guard over
e tent, meowing if q strange step came
T and of course her children were vor
bright When this Churchill cat w'
told TO $50 play the piano, " she woul
Immediately walk back and forth upo
the keys of the baby grand in the boz
p doir. "Now sit for youi picture, meal
D TO assume a demure position, with h'
l. paws in line, her tail neatly omlC
g around them and her head nicely bel
, to one side, as if trying to "loolS plea
t ant Our Animal Friends.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
crossinr the ATLANTIC.

"Thc best time to cross the Atlantic, "
says q woman traveller, els in winter.
The passenger list is large enough then
for Cc nipany and small enough for COM
fort Everybody gets acquainted with
every 5cdy else, and though the voyage
is apt to be prolonged no one complains.
went over in mob last summer and
was miserable. The contrast with my
return voyage was very pronounced.
Another suggestion is TO take one OF the
slow boats. The few crack speeders are
filled, usually, with the rich society set
who cross to the other side. They con-
slider the trip a bore and all the persons
on board not on their visiting list dctri-
montals, whom TO notice would be o
crime The atmosphere on the less fash
icnablo boats, for the smart set affects
its ocean liners as ii does ig other tads
and fashions, is much more agreeable.
There is sure 10 be genial, dolighte
lompany, to which one is made well
come, and of which ere holds ever after
ward delightful memories. st Louis
Rruuhlic
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
wAMPUM.
what 1t Is and How the Indians Used to
Make II.


+ When Columbus discovered America,
he found the Indians carrying on trade
from tribe to tribe with Vampum. Any
thing that has value may be used as
money In ancient Syracuse and Britain
tin was used as roney, and we find that
iron was so used at one time in Sparta,
pieces Of silk in China, cattle in Rome
und Germany, leather among the Car
thaginians, nails in Scotland, lead in
Burma, platinum in Russia, cubes Of
pressed tea in TartaIy, slaves among tho
Anglo-S Sexons, salt in Ahyssiniu, etc.
Wampum is from an Algonquin word
meaning white. - The indians have
ever been fond of ornaments particu-
larly of beads They used to make beads
Of seashells in the following way: A
fragment of stone was with much care
worked down" TO the size Of a small
nail, having one end quite pointed, and
it was then fastened to a piece of cane
or reed With this simple tool the In
dian workman Clipped off a bit Of the
inside of a conch shell or a part Of the
shell Of a hard clam and rubbed it down
to the size desired. This bit Of shell he
held in his hand, placed the sharp end
of the stone against i and then turned
the stone around and around until Il
hole was drilled entirely through the
she'll
The shell beads thus tediously manu-
/ factured were called wampum. These
| beads were either white or of purple
color, the last being valued much higher
than the first, 1t was tie very laborious
way of making wainpum that gave II
value. The wampum was artistically
strung upon hempen threads and used
rs necklaces. bracelets and rings. Often
it was woven into belts about inches
in width and feet in length
The wampum belt served many pur
poses tt was sent from tribe to tribe
with solemn promises and messages, il
was used in making peace, in asking fol
aid in time of war, for personal adorn
ment and also as a circulating medi
um. " The coast tribe Indians We're tn,
wampum makers. The interior indiana
spent their time hunting and exchange,
game of all kinds for the wampum made
by the coast tribes.
For a long time after white people
had settled in the new world small
coins were scarce and wampum wa
used as change" Finally the "pale
faces" set up lathes by treadles for III
purpose of making wampum quickly
and soon the Indian wampum maker
We're, as we say nowadays, ont of
job. "-Philadelphia Times.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
A Pearl Farm.

There is cnly one pearl farm in the
world. 1t Is ia the Torres strait, nc the
northern extremity of Australia, and be-
longs TO james Clark of Queensland.
Mr.. Clark, who is known as 'the king
of the pearl fishers, originally stocked
it with $50, 600 pearl oysters Now
!, 500 men--20O Of whom are divers
and $50 vessels are employed in har-
vesting the crop.
Il have been 10 years engaged in
pearl fishing" " Mr.. Clark told a corre-
spondent of the Melbourne Age Il began
in a small way and have given the fish
cries my close attention during all this
time. Ny experience has led me TO the
belief that, with proper intelligence in
the selection Of a place, one can raise
pearls and pearl shells as easily as one
can raise oysters.
II started my farm three years ago
and have stocked it with shells which
obtained, in many instances, far out at
sea. To grow shells successfully, how
ever, according to my experience thus
far, the water must not be too deep.
my pearl shell farm covers 5,0s9
square miles Over most of it the water
is shallow. In shallow water shells at
tain the greatest size, and, besides, it is
hard on the divers to go down deep fol
them.
Il ship my pearls to London in my
own vessels. The catch each year runs,
roughly speaking, from $500, 900 worth
up to almost five times that amount.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
The Trench Press.

The French press is probably the high
est in literary excellence and the lowest
in morality and commercial honor g.
any Of the great civilized nations Of TIC
world. IN this respect it reflects The
character of the people-ariistic, bot
lacking in depth, caring more fcr the
folm than for the substance Naturally
color printing has been carried to &
higher degree Of perfection in Paris than
aily other city. the reproductions Of LEI
famous paintings and the colcrcd en-
cravings in the art supplements Of lead
ing newspapers, such rs Le Figaro, be
ing unrivaled. d.-Chautauqucn
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
Tho History of Taoitus.

Tle entire history Of Tacitus, rs we
have The wcrh, was regained fIcm a sim
gle copy found in the fifteenth century
in a monastery of Westphalia That we
should owe the works Of this author 20
ono copy l. a remarkable circumstance,
for the Emperor Tacitus, who claimed
TO be a descendant Of the historian, had
copies of the history placed ia every liz
brary of the empire, and each year had
ten copies transcribed for presentation TO
scholars. All, it seems, perished save
the Westphal,an copy.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
Iincoln's Grave.

About 1 u miles north of Springfield,
Ills. Abraham Lincoln lies buried under
a towering pile of marble, granite and
bronze. The height of his monument Is
12O feet. The cost was $500, 600, the
money being collected through popular
contributions Several attempts have
been made TO steal the body. Not until
the leaden coffin was sunk deep in the
crypt and covered with six feet Of con-
crete did the robbers desist. New York
Press.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
Cold Cures.

A plan il being recommended by
French physicians to cure colds by ap-
plying ice to the spine. Indeed, now
adays the curative value Of cold is being
highly spoken of, and the infiammatory
sore throat which used to be treated by
poultices and warmth is now said to be
easily and quickly cured by Smoking ice
and keeping the patient in a low tein-
perature.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
Lots OF 1t.

Eyes, said Lungly as the clock
hands neared the midnight hex, i
think 1 shall accept the presidency OF
that gas company.
Il should think you would be fitted
for the position, she replied.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
GIVE THEM A TRIAL.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing Of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15

The Siberian railway will measure
exactly 4,74l l-3 miles from Tchelia-
binsk, on tho eastern side OF the Urals,
and at the gate Of Siberia, to Vladivo-
stoz, the Russian port ON the sea Of
Japan. The total cost is estimated at
slf5, 600. 600.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
GIvE THEM A TRIAL.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner Of Fourth and Shipley streets, is
prepared TO do printing Of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15

AT the present rate of production over
$500, 900, 900 worth cf fresh gold will
come from the miacs before another
presidential election is held.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15
utiIitr.

Your daughter has bad great many
admirers?"
"Oh, yes! She puts nearly all her
window curtains ON the reds with her
old engagement rings. Chips.
Evening journal., 1897-03-15

Pennies and small change can bS
had at the counting-room Of the Even.
ing Journal
Evening journal., 1897-03-15

TO CURE A COLD,IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money u It fails to cure. &c.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-30

Jackson. Miss. Oct. 29.-The state
board OF health Thursday night issued
the following statement;
DR.. Dabney r,ports from Clinton that
he now has Ave cases under treatment.
one new case aus one death rhere
has been a difference OF opinion among
the physicians In Clinton a. to the
character Of the disease prevailing
there. but since the death Of Mrs. Chap.
uan with black vomit they all agrcs
that Il L. yellow fever
The etort frum Edwards is that
there arc three new cases In the coun-
ny and two In town.
Nltta Yuma reports no new cases and
all but one patient doing well.
There was one new case at Cayuga
Al BAY 81. Louis. Miss. the board OF
health reports 70 new cases.
Al Biloxi there were four deaths
New cases not reported
Scranton. eight new cases.
PascaEoula. two new eases.
McHenry. no new cases. but one
death.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-30

Waco. Tex. Oct. 20.-It has been Of
fclally asccrtained that demand for
G-shooters Is better In Texas than has
been the case for 20 years After the
law was enacted making the ofense
punishable by Imprisonment there was
very decided falling on In demand.
but when the Imprisonment clause was
repealed the gun dealers found an in
Creasing demand for reviewers Of the
standard models. effective in action
and convenient for concealment on the
person With the increased traffic
IN reyolyers homicides have grown
more frequent. This Is plainly
shown by reports OF the criminal
courts for the state department COun-
" Attorney Cullen +. Thomas thinks
that public sentiment regarding he
carrying OF deadly weapons has under
gone a change and that a good deal OF
work will be necessary TO get things
restored TO the condition In existence
prior 10 tho repeal OF the imprison'
ment feature o. the deadly weapon
statute Il has been noticed. this seas
on. that the purchase OF 6-shOoters By
cotton pickoru Is on the Increase and II
central Texas three homicIdH have o.
CURED since the season opened In COT
ton plckerS camps.
AZ the next session Of the lCgis,a
ture a bill will be introduced for IN
re-enactment Of the Imprisonment
clause. as the most effective measur
for the suppression OF the 6-shoote
evil
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-30

Jefferson City. Mo. Oct. 29.-Two
territory gangs o. outlaws are coniem-
plating a bank robbery somewhere in
the southwest, according to The follow
Ing letter from Heck Thon1s 4 Gath
ne. o. r.. received by Go,,rnof Sto-
phens through State Senator HAZEL u
California. Mo, TO whom the gang orig
inally sent Il:
Dynamite Dicks gang and the Jen.
are out on a raid and ta,y are going to
nings gang Of bank anl train robbers
are out or a raid and they are going
20 have money at any cost. n you have
any friends In the banking business
along the borders Of Arkansas. Nilsson
ri and Indian Territory you can tell
them ! say to look out"
Thomas Is said TO be a reputable citl-
zen and GO have considerable knoWl'
edge Of the doinFs Of the gangs In ques-
ton
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-30
fever GETTING WORSE
Sixty-Fiye New Cases Are DiscOy.
cred at New Orleans.
DEATHS NUMBERED EIGHT.
The situation ~ Mobile, Montgomery
and Memphis Not Materially Changed
AZ 10 New Gases, bat the
Deaths Are NumsFous.
si,ua,isn =, New Ori.an..

New Orleans. Oct. 2e.-Thursday's
record Of new cases and deaths has
has not worked any material change
IN the yellow fever situation which,
while not as bright ~ II might be, is
not regarded by the board Of health
officials as alarming. In the matter
Of fatalities. the unfayorable weather
initiates against the patients. though
In comparison with the cases under
treatment the death rate is not con-
sidered excessive. The FIRST reports re-
ceivod in the morning at the board Of
health indicated that the situation was
improving somewhat. but later Il APP
peared a. though the day would be a
record breaker In the matter Of new
cases. There was a lull. however. aud
the situation remains unchanged.
The board Of health officials are hay-
ing more work than they can attend
10 and the dislnfecting corps cannot
fumigate premises as rapidly as Is de-
sired.
This is the days record OF new cases
and deaths:
Cases Of yellow fever. 65; deaths. s;
total cases yellow fever TO date 1886;
total deaths from yellow fever to date,
iGl: total cases absolutely recovered,
GSS; total cases under treatment. $50
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-30
DEEDS OF CRUELTY.
spanish soldier. charged win Commit
tiag seine Awful Grimes

NNMN HaMAN NNAAA
New York. Oct. ga dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says.
A Herald correspondent In Havana
proyince. under date Of October u.s.
writes that the spanish soldiers since
the new ministry has come into power
are committing many deeds OF cruelty.
As an example. he cites a case ne Wit
messed in the mountains near Elcar-
men. where several families who had
fed from the towns TO seek food. had
congregated.
A house wherein lived Jose Gonzales
and his family was attacked by small
body o. Spanish troops. The husband
was tied and dragged by the neck until
unconscious and then macheied. Two
sons we're also tortured to death. The
wife and two daughters were isolated
and then killed. on the same day a
hospital established by Juan Delgado's
command was raided and an the in
mates macheted and burned With the
house. Wherever a Cuban Is found.
whether under arma or not he y
killed.
The Cuban leaders are stIQur IN
their assertion that they will nov,r ae-
cent any form Of autonomy Many n
the soldiers are tired Of the war and
would like 20 see peace, but a. the same
time they are loyal 10 their leaders
and will hfhi as long NJ advised 10 do
90. Perico DiaI. with a small force. az
tackled Artemlsa on Mond1y night. bat
was ropulsed by the garrison Hs
burned a few houses on the outskirts
% the town