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The true northerner., 1897-10-27

and duration of the rebellion, and which
in turn has damaged American inter
ests." 1t clearly intimates that Spain
cannot continue the "forbearance shown
by Senor Canovas del Castillo and the
Duke of Tetuan during the past two
years" and that she now calls upon the
American government TO fulfill more
strictly in the future the rules and dduties
of international law" because the sue
cess Of the new home rule policy and
the speedy pacification of Cuba chiefly
depend upon the conduct Of the United
States"
The true northerner., 1897-10-27
Press on the Side of sagasta.

fress on the Side OF Sagasta-
London, Oct. 25.-The Madrid CORES
pondent Of the Daily Mail says: THE
press unanimously supports the atti-
tude of the government, which IL calls
eminently sober and dignified; but the
impression is that the controversy with
the United States has reached critical
stage which may be the prelude to a
rupture. / spoke with three members
of the cabinet today [Sundayl who in
almost identical words cOntended that
Spain has the right, after her tremendous
sacrifices in Cuba, 10 demand obseIv-
ance Of international neutrality by other
nations. One of them added The Cor
dian knot is the United States without
whose help the rebellion would long ago
have been suppressed We do not want
war, but every European nation will
approve Of our defence Of our interna-
tional rights
New Government for Cuba.
The Madrid correspondent Of The
Standard says: "A member OF the cab
met assures me that the government
intends TO give Cuba complete local gov
ernment with universal suffrage to elect
municipal and provincial councils and
an insular parliament. The latter will
be composed Of upper and lower cham
bers, having entire control Of taxation
and tariff. The responsible government
will be composed Of five ministers. whose
councils will be presided over by the
governor general. Senators and denu-
ties for Cuba will continue to sit in the
Spanish cortes, and the imperial gov
ernment will still control the army,
navy. police, tribunals and foreign af-
fairs of the colony. exactly as the pro-
gramme OF the autonomists demanded.
The government has received promises
of the support Of both the autonomists
In Cuba and of those residing In France
and the United States. and expects no
opposition from the other colonial par
| ties"
The true northerner., 1897-10-27
CRIME OF A CENTURY
Review Of the Celebrated lIet.
CERT Murder Trial q
Chicago.
SCORES OF WITNESSES EXAMINED

State weaves q Net of Circumstantial Evi-
dence About the Prisoner-Expert resti-
mony ON Bones Found i'm the Middle Vat
of the Sausage Factory-Aileged Appear
ance of the Missing Woman In Various
PIaces-PersonaIity of the Prisoner.
The times., 1897-03-14

Here #fe two or three excellent rainy
Saturday recipes The first is butter
sCo.ct--alwayS a faYorte and very easy TO
make. Put into your saucepan two cups
of brown sugar, half u cup OF molasses,
quarter or u cup of vinegar, half a cup
of butter; stir together, melt gradually,
and keep the heat Inodetate, so that all
may toll gently without fear Of burn
ing. AT the end of ten min utes drop a lit
tie of the mixture into cold water, and
If it haIdens 1t is ready to he poured
out into shallow buttered tins to harden
Peanut brittle-This is more easy to
make than one would believe until once
tried. Shell the nuts, roll or chop them;
to pint of nuts add the same amount OF
sranulated sugar; stir or shake constantly
until the sugar is melted; spread out as
thiIly as possible Upon hot buttered pans
Or plates then put away to cool. 1t is
necessary to have the pans hot while
spreading out, us the brittle coois so quickly
otherwise as to become unmanageable
This s a great fayorite.
Toasted marshmaIlows may be done to
turn by making an ordinary, but always
bright and clean, tin plate very hot. Try
part OF one first, and when the right shade
Of brown begins to appear tthiS should be
alomst at Once) keep the same heat by
turning down the flame or removing to a
cooler part OF the stove, turn with a
broad-baded knife. Ii is fun to toast
marshmallows on the end of long pins ii
one is the fortunate possessor OF an open
| fire.
| To make nIarshmallows is a much easier
process than generally supposed Proceed
| thus: Dissolve half q pound OF clean gum
The times., 1897-03-14

Almost every day newspaper readers
see para graph telling low tie government
takes care OF old Comanche, Clusters
horse, the only survivor Of tile Custer
massacre. TIE paragraph always tells
how hy special oTdeIof the military authon-
ties Coulanche is provided with a comfort
able stall, fitted up especially for him, out
ia Dakota. No one, so tie story goes, is
permitted TO ride iim, and lie is not al
lowed TO do any work whatevel.
Then, as one writer put il few days
ago ..Riddled with bullets and scared
by saber wounds, his Eody speaks elo-
quently Of the peIilous duty once performed
IA has twenty-five years OF service under
the government He viii so Gown TO his
tory holding about as proud place as that
accorded to tie gallant black charger
which once brought Gen. Sheridan TO
the field. in time TO save the battle. from
winchester, twenty miles away
Lawrence, Kansas-To the Editor: /
milii you to-day a picture OF Comanche as
he appeared in life. We do not possess
any photograph OF MIN as he appeared
IN his stall. he died from old age at
Fort Riley. Kansas, November Z, 1891,
and was ttirty-one years old. He he
Ionged TO the Seventh Regiment OF United
States Cavalry. and was cared for with
The times., 1897-03-14
MRS. SAGE ON VENTILATION.
The Miilionaire's Wife Contrasts
the Past With the Present.

the Past With the Present
Thirty or forty years ago an orphan
girl, scarcely fourteen, was entered as a
pupil al a popular seminary. She feltstrange
and lonely among the new faces and mac-
cuStomed surroundings, and the principal
noticed 1t. She had that child'S bed moved
into her own room, not an ovcrlarge apart
ment at best, and incommoded herself TO
hold the little pupils hand at night, when
she was homcsick and wakefui and lay
thinking Of her dead mother The princi-
pal of alatter- day school wonldnever dream
of doing such a thing. In the first place
she has been taught hygiene and is sure
that to sleep in room with another hu-
man beingiS unheaithiul. Then, her privacy
must be strictly preserved She likes to
have all the minutiae Of her toilet apparatus
TO herself. She cannot be Intruded upon
II makes her too uncomfortable.
Il have my own ideas about this ventia-
during sleeping hours ! had five uncIcs,
all OF whom lived to he ninety or nearly
ninety, and they were all pretty healthy
throughout life There was not one of
them who did not only sleep in room With
out ventilation, as we now consider the
term, utevery one OF them us ed to goabout
relgiously stuffing up every crack or
Crevice by which the slightest hint OF
night air could creep into the house. Look
at the animals. They all go off and burrow
in lairS a night and breathe the same air
The times., 1897-03-14
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seat of the driver of the wagon and the in
terror OF the vehicle is heavy glass. The
bear set to work to demolish this, and
partially succeeded, for he made hole
big enough to stick fIis head out. He could
get no further, and Delong succeeded in
driving four miles to Cammal. When the
destination was reached the bear was shot.
He weighed 300 pounds
There is a dog at Paris, Tex, who can
tell the time OF day and calls his master
for breakfast every morning He belongs
TO II. G. Peterson, workman OF the
cotton-seed mill at Paris. 1t is Nick's
duty. besides waking his master IN the
morning, TO take his dinner to him every
day. Should Mrs. Peterson by any mis-
chance overlook the matter, the dog is
sure To remind her in proper time, by bring
ing the pail to her and urging her to fill it.
At first it was supposed to he the dog s
tuition which enabled him to know the
hours. but he has many times been seen
watching the clock and once, when Mrs
Peterson set the hands ahead to test The
matter. Nick brought the dinner pail
promptly on the stroke Of twelve, although
in reality it was only eleven O'Clock
The times., 1897-03-14

turn will come on the day of the wedding.
when the bouquets for bride and brides
maids and the boutonnieres for ushers are
supposed to come from him. One OF the
prettiest floral donations for the be-
trothal reception is the engagement
basket. 1t is made entirely of moss,
stuck thick with pink roses. The handle
is wound with smilax, and tiny buds are
twined here and there.
Bridal bouquets are made of lilies of
the valley, since the destruction of the
orange crop, accompanied as this disaster
was 10y a failure of the florist S h0thuuse
plants. 1t takes a great deal OF love and
none yto purchase even the smallest bunch
of orange blossoms in these days. A
tiny spray for brides hair recently cost
S. and it was merely blossom or two
stuck in the coiffure.
The bouquet for the bridesmaid is
usual made of pink roses, with streamers
of lilies of the valley hanging like ribbons
about the stems
The times., 1897-03-14

arabic in a pint of water; strain into i
half a pound of confectioner's sugar, stir
until dissolved and the mixture becomes
as thick as honey; now add the beaten
whites OF four eggs, stir until it is no
longer at all thick. Take a little out in
{, cup; dip finger in, and if the mixture
does not stick all is right. Flavor with
vanilla to taste. Never fail to dust the
tin with powdered starch before pouring
the mixture out to cool. When cool divide
into squares with sharp knife dipped
In cold water or powdered with starch.
Grease a saucepan, then put in a cup
Of brown or granulated sugar, a cup of
molasses and half a cup of milk; boil all
together gently for exactly fifteen minutes;
then add teaspoon of butter and the
same of flour; first rubbed to q cream.
Boil again; only for five minutes this time,
then add half pound of unsweetened
chocolate. grated; boil another five min
utes; If then it does not look thick, cook
longer.
The times., 1897-03-14
A FAMOUS LEAP
The ScOtchman Who Jumped Over
a Party of Mounted Dragons.

The ScOtchman Who Jumped Over
Party of Mounted Dragons.
What is one OF the best athletic ex-
ercises for a boy?''
This was a question put to the direc-
tor OF gymnasium, and the reply came,
without hesitation, ''leaping," next TO
leapins he placed running and walking.
In learning 70 leap, the most simple and
harmless mode is to Jump on level ground
from ono point 70 another. either taking
u run or not before the leap is attempted,
as one chooses.
The run, however, gives a certain iTG-
petus TO the body. and consequently en-
bIes a person to accomplish far greater
distance than when attempted without
such assistance. 1t is OF the first i'm
p0TtanCe that the breath is drawn in and
retained during the time Of the grea test
effort, which gives the chest more ca pa
bility of supporting the rest OF the mem
bers. forces the blood into the muscular
parts, AMI increases their strength
The two great essentials for good and
safe leaping are IightneSs and firnness-
A very simple apparatus on which to
practice jumping a height may be con-
Structed by fixing TWO square poles about
four feet apart in the ground, drive wooden
pegs into the back Of each, with an inch
space between them, on which a light
wand may be placed in such manner that
If touched accidentally it will fly from the
leaper and not cause him TO fall TO the
ground. In leaping without run the legs
and feet must be placed firmly together,
the toes at the mark, the knees bent well
up. the head held forward and the hands
thrown up above the shoulders Thus pre-
pared the body must be thrown forward
with sudden jerk Caution is necessary TO
| descend with forward inclination, and on
the bail OF the foot, so as to touch the ground
| lightly and thus deaden the shock by the
| Sprins of the feet and legs.
| In taking a long leap. tits not necessary
| to jump hiSh-but even this applies only
| TO a certain extent. as toolow jump COM
| plctely illustrates the design In Ieaping
with q run, the best distanceiS from Is Co
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The times., 1897-03-14
RAINY SATURDAY RECIPES

The girl or boy who desires to be really
popular will do well to keep in mind one or
two simple recipes for candy making. A
rainy Saturday, which has spoiled plans
for all sorts of outdoor fun, may thus be
made one of the jolliest ever spent. If
this same wise young person has saved up
and made him or herself possessor of q
small oil stove, costing 70 cents, they
may rival their elders with the most ex
pensive chafing dish ever seen. There
is no need to borrow even saucepan from
the kitchen, when 5 cents Will purchase a
small one of really good tin. Don't for
get that careful chemists ask for not bet
ter cooking utensils than bright tin. Be
careful not to put them away damp or
in the least soiIed, and they viii last a
surprisingly long time.
The times., 1897-03-14

over and over again. The turkeys and
chickens and all birds sleep with their
heads tucked under their wings l think
plenty Of fresh air at night is preferable.
/ advocate it, but / doubt if it is as abso-
lutely essential to health as we are taught
to believe"
The times., 1897-03-14

charge from my rifle was planted between
them
and went tumbling and writhipg about,
furiously lashing the water. hastened
out of the reach OF its struggles, giving
little thought to the alligator, which I
took for granted was quite dead. Imagine,
therefore, my surprise, TO see him go
scuttling off'on the surface of the water
a very unusual position for one of his kind
The times., 1897-03-14
"ERRIFIC STRUGGLE
BETWEEN
u Two Monsters of the Forests

South American snakes bear about the
same proportion to North American ser
pents that a blacksnake bears to an
angieworm.
1t is true that there are some small
and, l may add, extremely venomous rep
tiles there, too. But the characteristic
snake is the boa, of which there are
found no less than eleven varieties.
These huge reptiles range in length
The times., 1897-03-14

Nor did he stop when he reached the eppO-
site bank, but squirmed over it and on into
the forest, and the cracking and crashing
he made through the underbrush seemed to
Indicate that he proposed Co vacate that
particular spot forever l. G KING
The times., 1897-03-14

It is well to practice taking the spring
from both feet, rs well as from either sep
artaely.
The most extraordinary modern leap on
record was thatUfa Scotchman, who Oleaped
over 4 party Of mounted cTasoons, with
their swords drawn.
The times., 1897-03-14

Every cat 10 It's own tastes, says the
world, and that's what the hig Thomas OF
Mrs William Page, OF LuHbertvine. n. j.
declares. lie does not dsdaiu rats, but
his particular fad consists OF SNAKES and
rabbits. Days when he feels well, lie VIII
capture four copperhead snakes and rat
bits Three or four times a day, he
VIII bring rome a rabbit OF q snake. The
rabbit Tom thinks is good enough to take
into the house, but the snakes are left
at the end OF the yard. The cat is known
to have killed at lea st geo snakes and 100
rahbItS
The times., 1897-03-14
Origin of the Honeymoon.

The Neue Blatt informs US that the term
"honeymoon'' was not suggested by the
sweetness OF that period of bliss, but origi-
mated through a custom Of the Germans of
Old, which compelled the newly-wedded
TO drink nothing but mead made of honey
during the thirty days following the mar
riage-St. Louis Star,
The times., 1897-03-14
Sent SIS for the Poor.

Isaac keenan,, colored man under a
life sentence in the Baltimore peniten-
tiary, sent $5 to the city marshal to be
used in aiding the distressed poor of the
city
The times., 1897-03-14

The king OF all rousterS lives at Marshal
vile. Ga. He is a gigantic pl yInouth Rock,
and thereis no loubt that when Plymouth
Rock rooSrter does grow 10 unusual size,
he is worth talking about. This one is
fighter, and has particular antipathy to
children. Willie Price, the little son Of
the owner OF the feathered giant, with his
sister, was out in the yard playi'g The
Plymouth Rock strolicd along, and then,
without sound, rprang at tie little girl
and sank his bill in the flesh between the
left eye and the nose full half an inch. The
lachrymal gland was severed, and the
rooster beside made two deep holes in
the child 5 head and arm with his SPURS
Mr. Price heard the screams OF the chill
dren, and ran out into the yard, when the
bird was put To flight
The times., 1897-03-14

.sItaly is but a geographical expression
and viii never be anything else said
Prince Metternich, and Just before he died
he saw what he considered Utopia or the
verge Of becoming reality
The times., 1897-03-14

not only that official standpoint, but by
reasons of his own making. Fritz (that
is the dogs name) belongs to Governor Ste
vens. The governor is a good deal of
wonder in his way himself. and the dog
patterns after him. Before becoming gov
ernor, Mr.. Stevens was State treasurer,
ana 10 this day Fritz is not reconciled to
the fact OF his master changing from the
treasirer's to the governors office. go
he will go each day to the former place,
climb into the treasurer's chair, and howl
dismally because of the change
Some days ago, just before the governor
was going to entertain a number of State
Officers, -four TRUSTEES is, convIcis
from the penitentiary who were on their
good behayior-were utilized to arrange
the furniture in the paTlers. FIitZ exhib-
tied q marked antipathy to the quarter,
showing particular dislike to one convict.
The following dayit was found that ST. so
worth of silver plate was missing. Search
of the prisoners cells at tie pcnitentiary
revealed the fact that the convict whom
Fritz had disliked so thoroughly had stolen
the silver and secreted it i'll his cell.
II is an accepted fact that cats are
thieves. There i s one out i'll Pennsylvania,
however, that is the feline thief par eX-
ceIlence. She steals anything that comes III
her way. Not long ago her owner, while at
the dinner table, heard a strange humping
on the stairs. When he Investigated the
noise ile discovered it To be caused by the
cat, who was coming down stairs holding
the chain of a gold wat h in her mouth,
ana letting the watch drag FROM stair 10
stair. 1t does not seem to be desire to
appropriate things TO cat which actuates
this queer cat, but simply the wish to steal
| something. She is an eccentric creature
| and chooses queer resting places for her
| kittens. She had three, aud one day rhey
| disappeared. No one learned where they
| were until the follo wing Sunday, when the
| cats owner, on preparing TO go 70 church.
| found the little animals slugiy cnsconced
/ in the crown Of his new silk hat.
The times., 1897-03-14

1t is something of an honor to be a gov
ernor's dog, but there is canine out In
Missouri who is entitled to fame from
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-01-21

MosT young married couples begin house,
keeping with hope and misiit wedding pres
ents.-Atchison Globe.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-01-21

The emperor himself is carried upon
four elephants in fine chamber made
of timber, lined inside with plates of
beaten gold and outside with lions
skins, for he always travels IN this
way on his fowling expeditions, be-
cause he Is troubled with gout. He al
ways keeps beside him a dozen OF his
choicest gerfalcons, and is attended by
several of his barons, who ride on
horseback alongside. And sometimes,
as they may be going along, and the
emperor from his chamber Is holding
discourse with the barons, one of the
latter shall exclaim: "Sirel Look out
for the cranesr' Then the emperor in
stantly has the top Of his chamber
thrown open, and having marked the
cranes, he flies one Of his gerfalcons,
whichever he pleases; and often the
quarry is struck within his view, so
that he has the most exquisite sport
and diversion there, as he sits in his
chamber or lies on his bed; and all the
barons with him get the enjoyment Of
II likewisei So IL is not without rea-
son l tell you that l do not believe
there ever existed in the world, OF ever
will exist, a man.with such sport and
enjoyment as he has, or with such rare
opportunities Noah Brooks, in st.
NichOlns.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-01-21
BIG TRADE BALANCE.
United States Exports In 1890 Were s3Il
100000 Greater Than Imports

United States Exports In 1890 Were s3II-
100000 Greater Than Imports.
WAsuINGToS, Jan. l6.-The exports
of domestic merchandise during De-
cember were SIG, ,12s, ,334 and for the
year $3.50, ,s7l $50. This IS a gain OF
about 25,052, 900 for the month. as
compared with December, 1895, and a
gain for the year of si70, ,12s, 900. The
imports Of merchandise during Decem-
Der amounted TO s57, ,956, 900, and for
the year $3.50, $3.50, ,223. OF the amount
for the year 1921 1851 ,526 was free of
duty and s35s ,6Ol, 7o7 was dutiable. The
gain for the month Is about
S4,2O0,0OO and the loss for the
year is about sl21, 10000 The exports
OF gold during December amounted
TO s405,s50 and the imports of s., ,572 ,27i.
For the year the exports aggregated
SO, ,742, ,s44 and the imports slO2, 700, ,43s.
The silver exports during December
amounted TO 81, ,sl9,5 ,545 and the imports
sl,279,sOi. During the year the exports
amounted 10 s63, ,O29, 1886 and the i'm
ports 81, ,5O4 SIT. The excess Of mer-
chandise, gold and silver exports over
imports for the year was almost S3tl,-
OOO. 600.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1897-01-21
LANp oRtNTs.
sccrctary Francis Makes statement About
Union Pacific Kansas Lands.


Secretary Francis Makes n stat1mentAbout
Union Pacific Kansas Lands.
WAsuINGroN. Jan. 1G. - Secretary
Francis yesterday sent 20 the house in
reply TO resolution a communication
relating 10 the homestead entries on
certain Union pacific land grants In
Kansas. Replying to that portion Of
the resolution asking 'the authority
under which the land officers at To
pelxa pretended to act in permitting
entries 20 be made upon lands embraced
within the grant," he says the
land officers had no authority TO
permit these entries and that the Off
GERS were called 10 account and direct
ed TO allow no entries on these lands.
In reply TO that part OF the resolution
asking for the cause of the omission 10
issue patents 20 lands within the linn
its of the Union Pacific railway the
secretary says he has taken the posi-
is In default 20 the government
on the payment OF Indebtedness Il is
his duty TO withhold from patent what
ever portion Of lands there were in the
haras Of the government at the time
Of the Default The object of the
ruling is not TO interfere with
the rights Of settlers, he says, but
20 protect the interests Of the govern
ment. Lands sold by the railroad com
panies TO bona fide purchasers are pat
ented TO them, snd in the last two
years lands aggregating 2,OO9.07s acres
in Kansas, Colorado, Utah and Wyo-
ming have been patented.