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The herald., 1897-08-22

| "I remember one instance more wolf
ish even than that. An old woman
started from Battle Island with her
sled and team to cross over the frozen
strait to Caribou Island. She had reach
ed the opposite shore and was ascend
| ing the long, steep rise from the wa
| ter's edge, when a pack of dogs came
rushing down and attacked the leader
of her team. Instead of helping their
comrade the other dogs of the team in
stantly Joined with the strangers in
! tearing him to pieces. No Labrador
woman let's her young children wander
out of her sight unprotected; and 1T is
said that there have been instances of
dogs invading a house and devouring
children left alone.
"No one in Labrador ever shows
kindness to a dog. A kick or threat is
the most complimentary attention ever
bestowed on one. and stone or club
is the more usual greeting. The people
say that this sort of treatment is the
only kind safe to give, for any over
ture of friendship to a dog would be
misunderstood, and would be certain to
excite the resentment of all the others
in sight. At Battle Harbor a gruesome
story-well authenticated, however-is
tOlu illustrating tIe udHSeTS OIL Trying
to cultivate pleasant acquaintance
with Labrador dogs. 1t occurred about
thirty years ago. The captain of a
trading vessel, which was lying in port,
coming ashore one afternoon, amused
himself by feeding and bantering the
dogs he met. They appeared to appre-
ciate his kindness highly; and when at
last he strolled out of the village to get
view of the harbor from the top of a
neighboring hill, a large troop of them
followed him. The captain did not
come back; and the villagers, searching
for him. found that he had been torn
in pieces and his bones picked clean by
the ungrateful brutes he had be-
friended.
Goats, cats. and civilized dogs
brought to Labrador are kept from be-
| ing devoured by the native dogs only
| by extreme care and watchfulness on
the part of their owners. At Battle
Harbor the dogs have queer habit of
marking the hours of the night. In the
perfect stiffness that reigns after night
| fall in this remote community. the
striking of the clocks in the houses is
| heard plainly out of doors. AS the
sound rings out the nearest dogs set up
mournful bowling, which is taken up
| by those further away; and so the ulu-
| laton travels all over the settlement,
and even to Caribou Island across the
strait. before it ceases.-only to be re-
peated at the next striking of the
clock
| Copyright, 1897, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-08-22
ANY BOY CAN
MAKE A STATUE.
Great Fun Even if the Model
Isn't Flattered by the
Likeness.
HINTS FOR YOUNG SCULPTORS
Easy if You Have Good Eye and
Deft Materials Sim
pie and Cheap.

| Not every boy who amuses himself
and the other members of his class by
drawing funny pictures of his teacher
may hope to become either a great
painter or great sculptor. Nevertheless
there are plenty of brilliant examples
of talent, displayed during childhood in
just such ways, which has attained the
greatest fame for its possessor in ad-
vancing years.
Frederick Remington, whose pictures
of American Indians and horses have
made his name familiar to every boy in
this country, used to spend hours trac-
ing out images of horses with a sharp
stick in the dirt Of his grandfather s
back yard.
Paul Bartlett, a famous American
sculptor who lives in Paris, began his
career by modelling likenesses of his
grandmother in clay. one of which is
now regarded as the best thing he ever
did.
Consequently, If boy or girl shows
great interest in making likenesses of
anything, in clay or with pencil or even
penknife, the question is worth investi-
eating, and with little encouragement
the talent, if it is such, will soon de-
velop. In any case, children enjoy
playing with clay just as they like to
make mud pies and paper dolls.
Any boy can make a sculptor's outfit
for himself, and then if he wants to
amuse himself attempting to fashion
| busts of his father or mother or little
sister, there is no harm done, except to
the feelings of his models who may OBJ
ject to being caricatured.
| To such boys or girls as are ambitious
to become great sculptors, little ad-
vice may not be unwelcome, and those
who have no such dreams may listen,
too, and go off and amuse themselves
with the implements of creative art.
| You must first build a framework for
the model Any carpenter will build it
under your directions, but it is better
to know how to do it yourself. The
base is to be made of two slabs of half
inch pine, about foot square, securely
fastened together at the sides with two
pieces of wood, each an inch thick and
four inches wide. In the centre of this
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alligator most likely. he thought, moth
ing smaller could run away with two
boys and a boat in this way. He de-
voutly wished that the line would break,
but he dared not let go for fear the
creature might tip the boat over and
devour them BOTH
AS they flew along. Toms terror in
creased. Nose was shouting encour-
agement to him from the other end of
the boat and chuckling to himself. Sud
denly, as they sailed out into a broader
pool, the monster turned back.
Keep the line in front" shouted the
negro lad; hell tip us over" But it
was too late. As the line moved back
along the side of the boat and then
tightened again. the little shell rolled
over as easily as log and both boys
were splashing about in the water.
Tom imagined he could feel the alli-
gators jaws closing on his legs. but in
reality it was only the sharp stones
and shells on the mud bottom, cutting
his bare feet. He scrambled out on
the bank with a shrek of terror and
sat there still shaking with fright. Then
as he heard a shout from Nose he look
ed back and saw the black boy strug-
Cling with the monster. Help. help!"
SnOuleu i Olll at tlle lOp VI iilS NoiSS, 'ot
Nose needed no help and soon waded
ashore, dragging with him the body of
catfish almost as long as himself.
Tom looked at its ugly head and
branching spurs, but he was still too
scared to speak.
Nose shook the water from himself
and sat down on the bank to regain
his breath. Then as he looked at Tom,
white and trembling, his face broadened
into a grin.
"Golly, Marse Tom,'' said he, Il
didn't spose anybody what ketched
whales would min jess an ornery little
catfish" And Nose rolled on the bank
shaking with laughter. The fish weigh
ed little over fifty pounds, and Tom
never again told of catching whales.
E. w. MAYO.
Copyright, 1897, by Bacheller Syndicate.
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sleeping In the warm sun, swimming in
| the warm water Of the bayou, and
roaming the woods and fields. Here he
made friends with the birds and rabbits
and even tried to be on good terms with
the Shiny little alligators that crept up
on the mud banks of the larger bayou
to sleep in the sun as Nose himself
sometimes did.
But in spite of the differences between
them, the white boy and the black got
on well together. Tom was naturally
domineering, and Nose was perfectly
satisfied to address him as "Marse
Tom." to do all the rowing when they
went out on the bayou together and to
play that he was pack-horse or slave or
whatever Tom wished, so long as Tom
kept him well supplied with candy and
pennies, two things entirely new and
very pleasant to the darky boy. Nose
was a good listener, too. and always
sat with saucer eyes and open mouth
while Tom related stories of the sights
he had seen and the things he had done.
Sometimes Nose started to tell of his
own adventures, but Tom always had
something much more startling to re-
late, even if he had to draw on his
imagination for it. and Nose swallowed
all his wonderful tales. believing them
to be perfectly true.-at least, so Tom
thought. One day. Nose had been tell
ing how a catfish that weighed sixty
pounds had been caught in the river
close by. ooh, that's nothing" said
Tom, as If catfish were too small for
him to bother with. Once I was out on
big whaling schooner in the ocean
when they caught a whale. They shot
harpoon into him with a gun. but he
dragged the ship a mile before he gave
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took dive and then began whirring
off the reel at lightning speed.
"Hor i'm, doan let i'm break dat
line" shouted Nose, as he brought the
boat sharply round to point down
stream.
Tom was sure the smoking line had
burned all the flesh from his hands as
it flew through them, but he braced his
feet, clenched his teeth, and tried his
best to hold the small sized hurricane
that had seized his hook. The reel
stopped paying out line now, but the
little boat began to move swiftly
through the water and Tom feared that
his arms would be yanked off as his
capture dashed from one side of the
stream to the other in an effort to free
himself. He had no idea as to what he
had hooked, for he could see only a
swirling and foaming in the muddy
water at the end of his line. 1t was an
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support for the shoulder. You will now
cover this skeleton work with clay until
1t reaches about half the required thick
ness, and let 1t stand over night to dry
and make solid core or foundation for
the artistic work Of the outside.
Should you decide upon making a
statuette, your skeleton or frame work
would be a little more complicated. For
figure two and half feet high, you
should procure square iron bar about
two feet long and an inch thick, with
three legs or braces at the bottom con-
tanning screwholes by which the con-
trivance is fastened to a wooden base.
Then take piece of half-inch lead pipe
and with copper wires fasten it to the
end of the iron bar, leaving it long
enough to penetrate to the middle of
the head. This allows the position of
the head to be changed as desired.
Now affix wooden brace where the
shoulders are to be, and another at the
widest part of the hips, and through
holes in the upper braces arrange
twisted copper wire or lead pipe SO that
it will extend through the arms. With
similar attachments to the lower
braces for the legs, and one or two ex-
ira pieces of wood wired on to helm
SuPpOll TIE WelSHt, yOu Will De ready to
begin modelling. The skeleton for a
large statue would be substantially the
same; but many more supports would
be needed, and they must be arranged
with considerable mechanical skill to
support the greatly increased weight
A modelling stand is necessary ad-
junct at this stage of the proceedings.
This is much like an ordinary office
ctn with n
statue a very substantial revolving
platform is needed. Have a zinc-lined
box or pail in which to mix and soften
your clay so that you can work with it
easily. Then do not forget that your
statue must not be allowed to dry and
crack overnight. To provide against
that, have few old cloths, rubber,
wool or even cotton. Wet these thor
oughly and cover your bust or statue
when not at work on it, and, even when
you are working, sprinkle it now and
then, so that your modelling will be
more facile. By many sculptors a zinc
cover is considered better than cloths,
but any old rag well moistened will an
swer the purpose. A bowl of water
standing underneath such a cover, will
keep the work moist and in good condi-
ton for several weeks.
An easel for reliefs-a common easel,
but higher than usual; modelling
board, which is only a common board
of any convenient width, with stats
nailed across, a quarter of an inch
apart, to keep the clay from slipping;
to these things add a few modelling
tools. small and light. and the outfit is
complete. 1t is neither intricate nor
expensive. With these simple things. all
the statues of the world have been
modelled.
The modelling tools are very much ac-
cording to the fancy of the workman.
The best modelling tools are the ten
fingers. Sometimes helps are needed,
however, and for this purpose there are
tools made of wire or lockwood. Wire
tools for sculptors can be bought in any
art furnishing store, but the lockwood
implements the sculptor usually makes
for himself.
Some scuIptors provide themselves
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NOT GOOD TO PET.
GrueSOme Tales of the Fierce.
ness of the Dogs of
Labrador.

"They are wolfish looking fellows, of
the true Eskimo breed, these dogs of
Labrador-shaggy, vy-shouldered,
with sharp noses and keen alert eyes"
remarked DIR. Graham Aspland, sur
geon of Battle Harbor Hospital, Labra-
DOR in a recent interview. "a fine time
we should have during our eight months
of winter, in getting about without
them, for when the pack ice closes nav
igation, and the boats are drawn up on
shore, we must do our travelling, both
on ice and land, with dog teams. Every
man of substance, white or Eskimo in
Labrador has his boat, and his sled
and dog team. The sled, or komatik,
is a long, narrow affair, running light
ly and smoothly over ice and snow, the
dogs harnessed before 1t spreading out
fan-shaped from the guide rope. the
leader galloping ten or twelve feet in
advance of the others. In winter the
dogs are fed on seal flesh. They are al
ways hungry, and always ready to
quarrel among themselves The owner
of pack must feed each dog separate
ly,-otherwise every feeding time will
mean a savage free fight among them.
when not out on a sled journey the
dogs of every separate owner organize
themselves into pack which ranges
at large for food and is always ready
for war with any other pack. In sum-
mer they live on the heads and en-
trails of the cod which are caught in
vast numbers off the Labrador coast at
this season and dressed on the shore
When very hungry they will not hesi-
tate to attack and devour a dog Of an
other pack.
The herald., 1897-08-22
ELLEN OSBORN'S FASHION LETTER.
Day Gowns of MdAugus at Newport and Narraganset Pier
The "Tter' Is Here.

by dark blue lines. The underbodice
and sleeves were made of tucks alter
mating with lace insertion. The polo
naise had one rever turning over on the
breast and of the turquoise blue tint of
the checks in the lawn. 1t fastened at
the side and was arranged as a blouse
of turquoise blue.
Miss Anna Sands wore pale green
muslin with scroll embroidery in black
chenille edged with little ruches of
cream lace thrown upon the skirt in
garlands. The green sash had ends of
this scroll work and was edged with
green velvet ribbon. The bodice was
adorned with wider lace spotted with
black. Miss Sands wore a green straw
hat with white roses and quillings of
green tulle.
One of the daintiest dresses seen on
the lawn was of pink silk muslin pat
termed with tiny punches of pink roses.
This skirt was finished at the hem with
a double frill and was worn over a
white muslin slip f1ounced high with
Valenciennes lace. Under this again
was another skirt of white glace silk.
The bodice and long sleeves were COW
cred with white guipure applique in a
design of roses. the design appearing
again as short rounded tablier on the
skirt and as a draped collar on the
bodice. The shoulder puffs were of the
patterned muslin and the broad sash of
soft pink silk A Marie Antoinette hat
was the costume finish trimmed with a
garland of roses twined with broad
pink ribbon.
Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll was in
beige-colored grass lawn over mauve
silk. The skirt had frill of embroid-
cred grass lawn and vertical stripes OF
beige, coral stitch and white Valen-
ciennes insertion. The blouse was
striped with tucks and insertion and
finished with a mauve silk sash. A
| black lace hat was worn with roses.
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Newport, r. T., Aug. 11.-"Surely that
woman is wearing tilter!'"
l looked UP uncomprehending.
THAT one in cream muslin all over
flounces, with shrimp pink showing
through"
Yes" I answered without enthusi-
asm. Its a pretty dress. but she
walks with a curious swing"
There, you notice it," responded my
had tilter.'"
Still my face was blank, unintelligent.
"'Tilter! Skirt extender for the
back Horse hair The old fashioned
kind! Tilter! Why, you must know"
We were walking on Bellevue avenue
and had noted an interesting variety
of new wrinkles in dress, in department
and in tints of complexion and hair.
But the "tilter'' was a revelation. 1t is
next" though, logically. The late
summer skirts and those for wear when
the six weeks prophesied by the katy
did have slipped by are cut to demand
support behind. The half fitting front
Is disappearing. The new models are
! tlSHl III lTOIl ana at the SlQeS ana Iull
in the back, the fulness laid in two or
three double box-pleats usually.
My companion, who was a vivacious
young person from Chicago, said that
the lady in the "tilter" had cheeks
pink enough to eat," though the
brighter shades of Newport cheeks Of
ten suggest to me something indigesti-
BILE. The fitting lady wore very del
icate embroidered muslin with small
flounces about the foot of the skirt and
tipped UP behind. Under the muslin
was pink silk slip and the same color
lined the blouse bodice. though the
sleeves were transparent and only gath
cred. The blouse opened on the left side
under lace ruffie. 1t had high ruff
fled collar and was finished with the
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bank and showed off the smaller skiff
into one end of which he fitted a reel
The stout line was wound upon the reel
the big hook was carefully baited, and
Tom took his place at one end while
Nose sat in the other, steering the skiff
with single oar.
"We'll jess float down with the cur
rent" said he, "and see what ketches
u.s."
A short end from the line on the reel
was trailing in the water, and Tom
watched it carefully. Two or three
times there was little jerk at the line
and Tom started to pull it in, but each
time Nose stopped him.
We're after catfish" said the darky
boy; "doan mind dem little t'ings.
You'll know de real ting when you gifts
it,
A moment later they got the real
thing" There was rush through the
water that sent a shower of bubbles
to the surface, the loose end of the line
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new sash. which is a wide scarf of
chiffon, pink in this instance, tied with
short bows at the side of the waist and
with rufiied ends hanging to the
ground. There was large white satin
straw hat trimmed with pink roses.
There are dozens of dresses like it, ex-
cept in detail, on the avenue every day;
but not one has the swing, the side
wise movement, the xtra-emphatic
murmur of silk rubbing harder than
common against silk that betrays the
presence of the "tilter," and marks this
costume for attention as far as it can
be seen. 1t is not a graceful dress, but
it is assertive enough to make other
dresses look as if they had undergone
a limp sea change. Stiffened dresses
have an advantage in the struggle for
existence, in that they seem to lend
distinction. However, in fashions we
are ruled by Siamese twins. The tilt
er" has been used two months in Paris.
1t is not safe to assume that we are
going to take to it seriously until there
comes word of it's adoption in London.
At a garden party yesterday where
were displayed a number of extremely
pretty gowns in the current styles, Miss
Anna Paulding, a niece of DR.. Depew
wore checked grass lawn In red an6
cream color. The material half silk
and half linen. was particularly delicate
and effective. The skirt was borderet
with half a dozen little frills, of fine
cream lawn, set close together in front
but just little separated and tilted uI
behind The bodice was of cream lawI
also set into tiny tucks as were tn,
sleeves An extremely short bolero o
the checked lawn was fastened at th
left side by little lace frill.
Miss Van Allen, a granddaughter o
Mrs. William Astor, wore a grass law
cut in polonaise style, the plain un
derskirt of ecru silk, the polonaise o
grass lawn checked with ecru and blu
and having the little squares separate,
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up, and when we got him he was longer
than the railroad switch out here"
The only whale Tom had ever seen
was a stuffed one in museum, but he
was bound to beat the story Nose had
told about the catfish. Nose himself
did not believe that there was fish
in the world as long as the one Tom
had described, but he only said, "Golly,
1 doan want muffin to do wild dem things,
Marse Tom" and rolled his eyes till
only the whites showed.
By the next morning Tom had forgot
ten all about the whale but Nose had
not.
Less go cat-fshin'," said he. 1T
amt so exctn' as shootin' whales, but
I reckon we can have some fun
Tom fell into the trap at once. "All
right" he said, "get out the boat"
Nose left the big flat-bottomed boat
which the boys generally used on the
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trains There was but one house in St.
Felice beside the station agents, and
that was the tumble-down cabin where
old Tobe Smith had lived ever since the
war set him free; there was only one
boy besides Tom Sanderson, and that
was Moses Abraham, Tobe's son.
They were strange pair of playfel-
lows, these two. Tom was a wide
awake northern boy accustomed to the
hustle and noise of a big city and pos
sessing what he considered a very COM
plete knowledge of the world in general
Nose was as shiftless and happy a
darky as could be found in the whole
South. He had never been to school,
never had care except when the hoe
cake gave out in the little cabin and he
felt hungry. and he never had to worry
about keeping his face clean for it was
naturally as shiny as a well-polished
shoe. He divided his time between
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TWO BOYS AND
ONE BIG FISH.
Lively Experience of a Youth
full NOrtherner in
Louisiana.
HOW LITTLE MUSE GOT EVEN.
An Amusing Story Showing the Ad-
yantages of Fact Over
Fiction.
HOW LITTLE MUSE GOT EVEN.

At home in Boston. Tom Sanderson
would hardly have selected Moses
Abraham Smith for a playmate, but
down here in southern Louisiana it was
Nose or nobody. Tom had come down
to spend the winter with his uncle who
was the station agent at Bayou ST. Fe-
lice, little halting place on the South
ern Pacific railroad where the engines
sometimes stopped to drink from the
big tank beside the tracks, but where
few passengers ever got on or off the
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over rose pink. Another, white silk
with fine stripes of blue. blue parasol
and round French hat trimmed with
blue chiffon; a bolero of escurial lace
and a sash of turquoise blue were ac-
cessories not to be forgotten. A pale
blue gauze embroidered with pink rose
buds was tempting. 1t was worn with
white low shoes and rose pink parasol.
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A costume of tan embroidered gauze
over turquoise blue silk was worth no
ticing, with it's swathed belt of blue and
bolero jacket covered with gold en-
broidery. A Victorian bonnet was it's
complement, trimmed with ostrich
feathers in their natural color.
Over at Narragansett in the drowsy
summer sunshine one might drop asleep
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various combinations. For example a
pretty girl who is out one day in a
bright silk bodice covered with gauze
or chiffon and worn with a dotted null
skirt will appear the next day with a
pink silk skirt and a bodice Of dotted
null. Grass green silk covered with
embroidered muslin is the most popular
wear of the moment, though white silk
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"L0uisiana."

Louisiana was named in honor of
Louis XIV of France, and the name was
formerly applied to all the French pos
sessions in the Mississippi Valley.
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Indians in North Carolina.

There are 1900 Cherokee Indians in
North Carolina. They own $4,000 acres
of land and have four government
schools.
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Yellow and white gauze draped over
blue was one of the best combinations,
worn with brown and white hat, blue
and yellow flowered parasol and white
shoes.
Dotted null suits abound. as mat
ter of course, but split up usually in
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covered with black lace or net runs 1t
hard for position.
One prophecy for autumn TO pe mace
with confidence is that gold ana silver
tinsel will be more general tnan ever
before. ELLEN OSooAN.
Copyright. 1891. by Bacheller Syndicate.
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you will insert an upright stick, nearly
as long as your bust is to be high. Near
the top of the upright you secure cross
piece, forming a cross. This is to be a
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these long lazy afternoons were not the
beach costumes really "excitant." There
is riot of color a canopy of glowing
sunshades, a murmur of diaphanous
materials not drowned even by the
murmur of the sea. One of yesterdays
successes was a soft gray grenadine