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signs of anything abnormal, and they look upon their big brother with as much astoniehment as is felt by stran- gers.
 This extraordinary youth is, to his fathers qualification, we'll fitted to per- form the work of q stout farmland in every particular. There is no one in the neighborhood who can beat him pitching hay and when t comes 10 breaking horse, his strength makes him master hand. In fact, most of the tasks that are considered onerous be- cause of the strength required to per form them are child's play to this over grown boy.
 Ordinarily boys who grow up in this way feel abasKed al their own bigness and rather ill at ease, but young Schar- Ter says that the only sensation which has impressed itself upon him in any way is surprise.
 Even as a baby he was unusually large; by the time he had reached the age of five years he was as tall and well formed as the ordinary boy of eight, and at ten he had attained the growth and the general appearance of boy Of sixteen.
 Mentally, he is all that could be ex- pected of boy of his age. He is q good student, and has made the most of his rather limited opportunities for education.
 He says, indeed. that he proposes to educate himself according to his size, and, if he should do this, there is no question of his becoming a learned man.
 The question of calling in life is not bothering Scharrer at all. He sayg he was born q farmer, and a farmer he will remain. Nothing else has any at- traction for him whatever; he seems to have an inborn love for the soil.
 Various efforts have been made to in- auce the boy 10 become q museum at- traction, but, quite apart from the fact that his parents object, be is himself strongly opposed to anything of tie sort. T do not know. he said, s.why I should exhibit myself 10 other people. Just because have grown more than most people doesn't make me a freak. Why should people want to pay money to see a tall boy2 If anybody wants to look at me, let him come down to Ox- ford, where l live. and viii stand ID and he can look til be is tired. ] don't see any reason why l shouldn't be al- lowed fo stay home like other people"
 Unless, however. nature presently
 
 calls halt. New Jersey bids fair 10 fur rish the legitimate successor to Chang, the Chinese giant and the late Iamented Capt. Bates.
 Insurance companies claim that cy- cling iz more dangerous than travelling by railway or by ship
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-10

broad color aimed full at ones eyes. Against the green Of the palms and the white marble Of the palace hotels, street dresses of sky blue velvet or rose color CT yellow have indeed the advantage, that one takes them. like the rest of the magnificent spectacle. with easy cred ence as 8 scene out of fairyland. As young American woman said to me this afternoon: Its not real; the stage is set for an opera and the chorus is coming on
 As she spoke ruby seemed for the mo- ment to dominate the moving pageant with it's wine red sparkle and glow. Parasols of ruby silk, toques and capotes Of ruby velvet. knots Of ruby ribbon in the hair anl at the waist, and. just where it lent most emphasis 10 the pie ture, a long ruby satin cloak preceded with black. made things look as fl rhe red calcium light had been turned on.
 Five minutes later the picture was green. then ii was violet and by and by aii Oarfi-coiored with blue and green silks worn together and combined with ermine. \ girl in a eream-eolored gown wore cape of sable fur mixed with eream-eolored lace. The lace was caught on one shoulder with knot Of mink roses and on the other with bunch of black ostrich plnmes. Her hat had black velvet crown and the briu, was smothered in roses. Long black plumes swept half circle and touched her cheek. A Russian countess xs,re 2. turauois blue cloth dress under a long cloak of dark green velvet lined with sable. 4 broad collar of white sa~a covered her shoulders and was krotfed with greenish-white ribbons Esr hat was of rreenish-white velvet .-;4b trimming Of turquoiS blue ribbon and yellow noses < girl with dark ss;nvsnt face sat on a bench with man in a coat wonderfully frogged and braided She poked the grass with a .-sgio.v uarasoi nounced with black lace. .na all her costume was in black aild yellow. Her drsss WAS yellow silk with black vel4et ribbons running abarx rhe skirt from a little below the laapS 50 within q 1CoI ana q aieA44 e' . hem. The yellow silk waist was made V.th a slaek velvet vest and bolero edged and barred with black 7eiFel- Her has was of yellow s7razV ssifi' black rilsbons. black lace and yealo7E flowers Straw hats are almost as common n Nice aS fel4 or velvet enes
 And through | a2z the music 1hroo0ea and the s5nkle af she glasses came rom She ezsen windows of the cafes al5oEe the b@tssng houses along Fae shore | sasd not seem as If sn real life zae richest as sarS would he slashed into little bits To make Up with lace and feathers and ribbons, or as fl ermine would be dot ted all over with flowers. or jewels worn with sucA reckless profasFen out Of doors One accepts II at Nice with she theatrical settings of mountains and water ard olsxe groxes and orange trees. hnt when II comes 10 everyday aixins. if French fashions ecnqner ss they have in the past good many peo-
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PLAN SECTIONAL VESSEL FOR RAPID MANEUvERIG.

of the time and trouble required by vessels now in use, but can be stopped within it's own length when steaming at full speed and turned completely around in the same distance. These qualities. if found equally practicable with a model of full size, will make the new fighter marine marvel and re move all doubt as to the outcome of any engagement in which it may be involved.
 This jointed war ship when sailing I straight course looks much like any other vessel. It's peculiarity only be comes evident when the course is sud- denly altered. Then 1t bends bodily to one side or the other with the grace and almost the agility of a sportive Porpoise. eurving it's forward and after sections until it assumes nearly the shape of q quarter neon. Before the ob- server has time to say AJaek Robinson . it is off in new direction, straighten- ing itself once more to the normal figure of q ship. The jointed war ship has a rudder like other boats, although that is scarcely necessary. as il steers itself by its own motion. The rudder. however, may be used when a quick change of course is not required.
 Alr. Plass thinks his device will prove particularly desirable for cruisers, gum boats, and torpedo boats, the useful ness of which in action depends largely upon the rapidity of their maneuvers. It may also be used, he says, for ar
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 hours I was almost sorry ft didn't leave it-turn bottom side up or something. Then ] tried 10 gro to sleep, and would have succeeded, but for the necessity of holding on.
 About this stage we stopped at some small station, and through the back door entered tall, rather good-loollfng chap, evidently a 9ell-to-do Illinois farmers son, with a big red-haired girl, in the conventional Sunday clothes of that region. She had high cheek bones, a fiat waist. hands large and coarse from oyerwork, but the merriest blue eyes ever saw in a woman. They seemed to sparkle and twinkle like sum- slime on the dew as she laughed. and she laughed nearly all the time They sat immediately behind me. l couldn't help but hear them and see them and ob- serve their happiness even if ] had tried. And l didn't try. She had laugh be- tween a gig9le and an ordinary we'll bred laugh-a sort of mellow gurgle; and when got an occasional glimpse of her eyes they seemed 10 actually dance with merriment
 Laughing is catching don't you lnow2 And before we had gone few miles everybody in the immediate yi- cinity wore a pleasant expression, as if about to be photographed. There wasn't anything to laugh at, either, as l could see, but nevertheless I felt bet ter and was glad the newcomers had set tied down there. In this state Of mind
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NEW HINGED WAR SHIP.
Jointed Structure Enables It to
 Maneuver with Agility.
Wonderful Results Claimed-If It Falfus the Promise of the Model It May Reyo1utionIze Naval
 Warfare
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When Uncle Sam adopts the new lonted war ship designed by Reuben H ]. Plass, mechanical engineer of Brook lyn, his floating forts will be able to outright, out-sail and out-maneuver those of all other nations. Such, at any rate, is the firm conviction of the inven- tor, and he ought to know.
 MT. Plass has devoted many years to the development of his highly original idea, and has achieved a degree of ex- eellence which he believes to be very near perfection. He has finished q model of war ship which not only gan be steered with a small percentage
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MY RED-HEADED GIRL.
She Began to Laugh, and All the Rest
 Joined In, of Course.

Joined In, of Course.
 l was incoming drowsily in my seat in q day ear OH the worst piece of railroad l had ever struck in nay life. And this was in Illinois. We were going at the rate of E or 20 miles an hour and at every jump I expected the old thing to leave the track After couple of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-01-10

Bad Way of Looking at Things T don't ike the way Dave looks a< things.
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 Ties cross-eyed --y. r. Journal
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Insurance companies claim that cy cling is more dangerous than traveling by railway or by ship
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21
SAFE MAKERS TRUST.
Combine Being Formed with Capital
stock of $S,O0O,0OO.

NEW YORK. July 2O.-The Journal and
Advertiser tomorrow will say: THE for
nation of a safemakers' combination, which
will include almost every manufacturer in
this country is now under consideration.
Overtures. it is said have been made and
favorably received by the principal safe
companies. The leaders in this movement
for the formation of a new big company are
the Branigans. of Boston, and the Moslers.
of Cincinnati, backed up by Eastern capt.
talists. One of the principal Eastern men
interested is John A Shilbey, of Dean &
Shilbey, bankers, of Providence and New
York Mr.. Shilbey is now in Europe, the
object Of his trip being TO interest foreign
capitalists in the new undertaking.
The Mosler Safe Company was pur-
chased some months ago by syndicate OF
Rhode Island capitalists. Among them are
Francis w. Carpenter, president or the
American National Bank of Providence;
National Bank of Pawtucket, r. l., and
John A. Shlbey. Overtures were made by
this company to the Herring Hall-Marvin
Company for the control of its property,
and an arrangement between the two con-
Germs was entered into. This arrangement,
it is said did not prove absolutely satisfac-
tory on account of competition. A new cor
poration to be formed will have a capitali-
cation Of about $1,000 600. The old certif-
Gates of stock of the Herring Hall-Marvin
Company will be exchanged for the Seouri-
ties of the new company The stock of this
corporation is So. 300, 000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21
SPEAKER REEDS SERVICE.
He Has Controlled the House ana Also
the Senate.
Philadelphia Press.

When genius and opportunity combine
epochs are made. Speaker Reed made an
epoch when he proclaimed that it is the
business of a legislative body to legislate
and found way to do it. Yesterday there
was some prospect that it would fall to
him to make another epoch now. To-day
has been anticipated The Senate CON
ferees have come down. but it may be an
other case of Captain SCOTS coon. AT all
events Speaker Reeds gun was loaded and
aimed and 1t was a sure shot
During the past four months. as during
rum law, Speaker Reed has doomed large
as a great masterful force in government
lie assumed a big responsibility when he
declined to organize the HOUSE and refused
to permit general legislation. To-day every
body recognizes that this was not only the
grit of a hero but the wisdom of a states
man. 1t saved the situation. Had the
plunged into general action, nobody could
tell where the Nation would stand to-day.
question and untold agitation all around.
Mr.. Reeds clear vision saw the danger
and his massive strength averted it.
Speaker Reed has been the House. He
is the House to-day. NoeSbecause he ar
rOgates and usurps dictatorial control, but
because he embodies and crystallizes the
will of the House. 1t is the House that acts
through Reed. He is its head and its arm
its brain and its nerve. He absorDs the
power of the House because he expresses
its purpose. The House is the more power
full for emergencies because there is this
concentration OF its essence in a single in
flexible, conquering and unconquerable
force.
For a week Speaker Reed has faced
what looked like tremendous opportunity.
Circumstances made him the Hercules 10
grapple with the hydra-headed monster Of
the Sugar Trust. lie is indeed a very Her
cules in every attri6ute-physicaily, mental
~ and morally. He has the towering genius,
the moral grit and the giant energy to
make such a fight. When memoer who
wanted to be recognized in a matter OUT
side of the business in hand met with
shake of the head. he said how shall /
explain TO my people that l couldn't do
anything on this suDject? Just tell them
YOU saw me-" answered Speaker Reed. The
cool, good humored, magnticent dominance
of such an heroic leader rightly directed
carries an ncalculabla power for good
Speaker Reed has done great and glorious
deeds in the past. But he has rarely had
a moro gHttering opportunity for high per-
sonal distinction and for great public serV-
ice than in this contest when backing his
confeTees and holding the House firm
steaGfast and immoVable against the de-
mands of the Sugar octopus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21
ODELL BANK ROBBERS.
A Merry Cashier Prevented Them from
Getting the Gold.

ODELL, ILL.,, July 20.-Two men entered
McWillam's Bank and placing revolvers at
the head of Cashier Vanbuskirk, ordered
him to throw up his hands and pass over
the cash. Vanbuskirk was ready to meet
just such an emergency as he had weapons
at his command. which he raised to shoot
at the intruders. The robbers did not wait,
but opened the door and escaped The
cashier at once ran out of the door and
gave the alarm. The people on bicycles,
horses, wagons, buggies and afoot followed
the would-be robbers, who ran to the east
of town where they jumped in a buggy
driven by two boys. They drove the horses
hard until they saw that the OdeU pursuers
were gaining on them, when they leaped
out of the buggy and made for the corn
fields. Hundreds of people were soon on
the scene. They surrounded the fields and
after several desperate attempts to get
away the robbers were caught. Numerous
shots were fired, but one was injured.
The robbers were brought to town and
lodged in Jail to await the action of the
grand jury. At a preliminary examination
they gave the names of Frank w. Jackson
and Harry Howard, both hailing from New
York. 1t is supposed that they are the
same persons who made two attempts TO
wreck the " alb sh pay car between Fair
bury and Forest last Saturday
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21
FOR A SYRUP TRUST.
The Glucose MonOpOlists May Soon
Have a Formidable Rival.

CHICAGO July 20.-The Glucose Trust
will have little brother one of these days
soon. He will probably be called for short
the Syrup Trust" Last evening there
was assembled at the Commercial Elk
change representatives of nearly all the
leading makers of syrups and jams. known
to the trade as mixers. The meeting was
held behind closed doors, but it was learned
that a committee of three was appointed
to confer with c. B. Matthieson, of the Glu-
cose Trust. The committee had PROPOSE
tons to place before Mr.. Matthieson. Nat
urally the one Of the most Importance had
to do with his future plans of dealing with
the mixers"
The committee met Mr. Matthieson but
he was noncommittal wait until after
Aug. L. said he, land 1 will be able to
talk with you.
He had only reached Chicago, he explained.
and had not yet got well settled in his new
possessions. Indeed the factories would
not be operated by his association until
after Aug. l and so he could not be eX-
pected to say what he would do until after
w. Bradshaw, of Chicago P. j. Towle, of
ST. Paul and Mr. Winterman, of st. Louis,
reported back to the meeting the result of
their conference. After some debate the
delegates decided they could take no action
towards forming an association until they
knew Mr.. Matthieson's intentions. So the
meeting was adjourned to be reconVened
in August at the call of the chairman, G. b.
Bliss, of Kansas City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21
Another Negro Tracked Through the
woods and Lynched and
Race War Threatened.
THE LYNCHING OF DR.. RYDER
MOB STRINGS UP A MURDERER BE-
as CAUSE OF COURTS DELAY.
There Was Prospect of the Man Es-
Gaping the GaIIOws on Account
of His Insanity.

GOODWATER, Ala. July 20.-Another
lynching was enacted in Alabama last
night A mob of Infatuated citizens of
Coosa county shot to death James Daniel,
a negro who had attempted an assault on
Mrs. John Baker, the wife of white farm
er living near here Baker and his wife
had retired for the night, and both were
asleep, when the negro burglarized his way
into their room. He went to the bed in
which Mrs. Baker was sleeping and threat
ened her with death if she screamed. She
did scream, however, and her husband
rushed to her assistance in time to see the
negro jump from the window and escape.
A vigilant search with bloodhounds was
made for him. The track was lost and
found several times. Yesterday the dogs
struck it anew, and, after a spirited chase
of several hours the negro was freed in a
forest in Coosa county last night. From
his perch in the branches the offender
prayed to his pursuers to spare him. but
at given signal volley was fired into
the tree. 1t was too dark to distinguish
any object, but chance carried a dozen of
the bullets into the hegro's body, and he
fell to the ground stone dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21
FOR GOVERNMENT BANKS.
Point Made by Hon. A. ID. Stici&ney in
Paper on the Subject.

WAUSE0A, Mimi, July 20.-At the Chau-
tauqua meetings of the encampment here
to-day Hon. A B. Stickney, president of
the Chicago Great Western Railway, and
well known as the author of a number of
works on financial and other problems, read
paper on "A Programme of National FL
nance" He called attention to the strong
and weak points of the various banking sys-
TENS of different nations, arguing rather
for the re-establishment of the old United
States bank which he considered killed by
prejudice, than for the present system. In
general he believed in a universal union
of banking interests that would make loan
able credits SO plentiful and the rates of in
terest so cheap that commercial banks
would no longer find profits in saving de-
posts, and thought it advisable for the gov
eminent to organize government savings
banks. He advocated a plan for a central
bank with branches, the government to
Office to be located in New York and
branches established in the present reserve
cities. 1t should be the depository of the
government funds act as it's financial agent
and do a general banking business. The
percentage of reserve which national banks
are required to keep should be reduced, and
they should be authorized mot compeled)
to keep any part of their reserve which
they may see fit in the bank or in the
branch bank located in the same city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-21

that the Yukon gold fields will prove the
richest in the world My opinion is that
as soon the country has been opened
up and shipping facilities furnished the
output Of gold will be simply enormous. AS
the production of gold increases silver will
be enhanced in value. This 1 regard as
certain"
Mr.. Guggenheim declined to give in detail
the reasons for his faith in higher values
There are well-informed men who look
upon the reported discoveries as eXagger-
ated. One OF these is F. Hobart, associate
editor of the Engineering and Mining Jour
nal, at No. 253 Broadway.
Yes, l have read these stories" he said,
but, to be frank, do not credit them. Our
information, which is detailed and posi-
tive, makes it impossible for me to accept
the roseate announcement that the Yukon
runs over a bed of virgin gold.
LAS a matter of fact some few persons
have struck fairly rich placers in the Yu-
kon district. But the large majority of gold
seekers in that barren country have been
stranded. There Is only placer yield on
record for this section. No quartz has been
discovered-not a fragment. OF course the
placers fed with gold presumably washed
out and worn out during the ages from
the mountains indicate the existence of
ditons are different There we have the
quartz mines of Dauglas island, Berner's
bay and Sumdum, all rich, and one-the
Alaska Treadwell-ranking as the largest
in the world.
Our latest advices from the Yukon coun-
try are far from roseate. Miners have
spring but only at few points have the
placers paid well. Now comes this story
that the waters of the Klondyke country
run with mingled water and gold dust. 1
cannot credit it, We have heard direct
from the Klondyke mines and know that
some of them have been fairly successful.
l cannot say positively who are behind
these boom stories. About two years ago
hundreds of venturesome miners drawn to
the Yukon by false reports of it's fabulous
wealth were quietly brought home free OF
charge by the transportation companies.
to be peculiarly rich, it will mean compar-
atively little to the world. Only the hardi-
est and most experienced miners could
hope to prosper in that deSolate land. For
eight months of each year no work can be
done The long winter is of Arctic-like Sc
verify. Into four months the miner must
crowd a years work Those who rush to
the Yukon country will court hardships of
which they do not dream. If they start
now they will barely reach Alaska before
winter sets in. Without money, and
plenty of it, their position would be terri
BILE
winter there means no work costly pro-
visions and a Understanding climate"