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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
Eur1oN OLE CROPS.


!, auriuc the week was gen.
N. for farming operations,
l. xork was done. Farmers
,.ll I'd with their work, but
ksluplng 10 get dry in somc
! seueral rain would be ben
hruing interests, and espe-
,lsn!ing Of all spring crops.
l.uss are being made for the
t,eu and a warm rain Is need
ii
h,i. general and early plant
gtr the southern portion OF
iaking well. With favorable
oi acreage Of corn Will be
COP continues to do fairly
am rain would be beneficial
sUlally over the central and
ns Of the wheat belt.
spring oats are doing very
bsA BE benefited by rain In
rs Farmers are generally
b spring oats and the crop is
BE- we'll.
sa.lef over the southern por-
ale is causing everything to
Spring vegetables are mostly
DE prospect for a good crop
Ih vegetable interests con-
u,t crer the southern portion
I'd winter vegetables are
HaipiA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
FIGHTING FOR 4 BIRD HOUSE.
FlJ-catchers Driven Ont by acknowledgements
the Final yictors.

"Onc spring" said a lover of birds, there
came to q bird house in my garden a pair of
great crested fycatchers. ] had a dozen bird
houses scattered around. This particular one
was about a foot square, with a peaked roof and
a chimney at each end, a doorway for the birds
to go in and out, and a couple of augcr holes
bored through the back to give the house light
and air.
This bird house, the summer before, had
been occupied by a pair of blucbirds, who
had left their nest behind them. This nest the
great crested fly-catchers pulled apart and threw
cleaned tho house out completely; and then
they brought in everything new, and built "A
for the summer.
But in a few days a pair OF bluebirds came
along, and they made for this house. 1t might
have been tho same identical pair of bluebirds
that occupied it the summer before; l don't know
about that; though ! have no doubt that robins
winter, hundreds of miles away. do come
back in the spring to the same, places. and
S b 'Rd SA .%sn, 'edeS' that AnyhbS Bird f house. pair and Si
iss What Tf eSev f diS1 Tho TO a fight fSE il it. 4 S Snd thu, ihrs
not a match For The Slue663ird l. They had nsn a grand n"i
found-up inside the house, and finally the blue
pitched out every stick Of furniture that the ny
catchers had brought in. cleaned the house out
built a now nest according to their own ideas,
and they settled down for the summer.
Ven. n rev days after that, "A pair OF wrens
came along. and they took a fancy to that par
ticular hirdhouse, too; and they sailed right in
and tackled the bluebirds on the spot. You
couldn't see the fight from the ground, but
every now and then you could see q straw or a
feather shoot out of tho front door Of the house.
the hiucbird Is a good, sound fighter, but the wren
wrens fairly put the bluebirds ont and took pos
session of the bird house themselves. And then
the wrens did just what the others had done;
they pitched out every scrap OF stuff in the bird
house. just tumhled 1t out of the door. to fall on
the ground. and then they brought in new sfufP
and built a nest for themselves.
Nobody molested the wrens. They stayed
there and raised their young there; and in tho
fall they all flew away and left the bird house
again deserted for the winter"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
The Jetties or Galveston.
From the Washington Post.

'There Is not In all the world anything in
tho way OF harbor Improvements at all to be
compared with the great work of jetty con.
have just completed at Galyeston," said Con-
endis also the only Republican in the Texas
delegation. Mr.. Hawlsy. who is one OF tho
leading business men OF the Island City; was
telling some friends aoout the results of Uncle
Sans ,munihcont expenditure for deep water
at his home.
There are two i%etties,, said he. zone seven
miles In length and the other hve. and the dis
lance between them clear out to the open sea
Is about 1000 feet. They are built of sand
stone and granite In the most thorough and
snbstant ial way. and they will stand as an
everlasting mOnument 70 tho skill and wisdom
Of the engineers. They are an unqualified sue
cess. We have now twenty-eix feet of water
on the bar. and In u years time can count on
thirty feet. for the work OF securing goes on
constantly.
The practical benefits Of deep water are
shown by the fact that In 1896 tho value of ex-
ports from Galveston harbor was go per cent.
greater than for any year In It's past history. dc.
spite the low average OF prices OF all kinds Of
products. / do not believe. In view OF tho great
tributary country behind II, that II is the View
of an enthusiast or visionary when the predic-
tlOn is made that ere many years Galveston
will DO one OF the greatest marts Of
In the United States. From this time for
yard there 10 no limit TO the expansion OF her
shipping interests. for with ample sea room
and depth of water she can accommodate the
merchant craft Of 81. countries"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
THIS DEVIOUS Lang UAGE.
Its Peculiar Twists ns Interpreted by y Conti-
mental Germnn.

An American in London had some business to
transact recently with n German whom he had
never seen. 1t was agreed by letter that the
American should go to the town in Germany
where his correspondent lived and that the Ger
man should meet him at the railroad station. A
telegram was TO be- sent by the American notify
ing the German as to the day and hour of his
coming and the train, and telling tho German
how to recognize the American.
The telegram was sent and received. The Ger
man got out his Englisll-Cierman dictionary
and carefully translated tho telegram, and then
he grew Wild with despair. He rushed out
among his friends, exclaiming: "How am l to
recognize n man who Is TAN, and short, and fat,
with money in his hat .
Tall, and short, and fat, with money in HIS
hat! = cried his friends. mo one can identify
such n person.
SO the German went from ono TO another, ask
Ing the same question, until the train was due.
"HOws shall ] know him T. the German walled
as he made bis way to tho station. Tall and
short and r." no was repeating 10 another friend
~, the station, when tho friend interrupted him.
Let mt see the telegram he said. The Ger
man produced IL, and the puzzling part read:
'Look, for a man who is tall, a little stout,
with n checked cap
The friend translated it properly, and tho
German had no difficulty In picking out the
American among tho incoming passengers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
Il CLOCK TALE FROM KENTUCKY y.
Cow swallowed tho Clock. and the
Chimes Revealed II.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March l9.-George A. New
man Of 1921 Third street has u COW with an
appetite for clocks. A servant left n small
silver clock. which sho had been cleaning, on tho
for a moment, but on her return the tincpiece
was missing, and despite tho most diligcnt
search could not BIO located and was given up for
lost. Iater in tho evening the small boy OF the
Newman household was In tho yard. Suddenly
Another and another, until five times the chime
had sounded, and he recognized IL az coming
from the lost clock. But whore was the clock !
There was nothing near but the COW. The boy
cluded, MS 1t nfterward proved correctly, that
father with the news OF his discovery.
Tho cows swallowed the clock! The cows
swallowed the clOCk!' he shouted.
Mr.. Newman did not believe the hoy. Tho
latter insisted. So at $500 MIR, Newman went
out In the yard and took his position IA few feet
from the COW, which was still cropping grass in
reflective fashion. In five minutes u silycry
chime tloatcd again on the still air. Another
they were sounding tho COW lifted up her head
In that inguiring. style peculiar to cows and
listened; When the sounds has ceased she re-
sumed hor browsing, satisfied that she was
keeping right time and did not have To he
wound up.
Mr.. Newman decided that his son was correct.
DIR. Eisenmnn was sent for. lo said that probably
tho COW had swallowed the clock and that Il
would not change position until it came time
for the COW TO chew Its. cud, whom the bovine
would DO placed In the painful position of hay
ing 10 chew a hard bit of silyorwarc and steel
springs. A powerful einetic did tho work. The
clock was a little discolored. but was still tick,
Ing away,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28

81 have found my way across painless prairies
where | had never been before, and even
through tho tangled Inazes Of IA chaparral
To- strange city Without reitins abs0inieIy1 bn'
wilderod, 4" said Mr.. II. NJ. Barker OF New Mox-
leo, al the Raleigh.
"Ihave been To Washington AT least a dozen
times In The past three years. and yet IL Is Just
AZ strange 10 me LOW, after u sOjOurn of two
weeks. as IT, was the tirst time | ever set foot In
The District. If | get ono block away from my
hotel ! lose my, reckoning, and ] find myself
wondering continually whether / am going
toward the Capitol OF in The direction Of tho
Treasury. | Hoi sore with myself for being no
slow TO find my bearings, but I hear other men
queer that there should lbs such "a difference be-
tween people, for | know plenty OF men that can
after landing In 1t, but take them out In the
country and they would get loss lGa I've bab04
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
NEARLY ALL MILLIONAIREs.
Mnssachusetts'a Wealthy Delegation I'm tn
House OF Representatives.

htouhe OF representatives
From the Washington Post.
The Massachusetts, delegation in the House
probably contains more millionnires than are
sent to Washington by any other two States.
1t is not very far out of tho way 10 state that
every Representative in the last Congress and
in tho present one will measure up to that
financial standard. although there are two or
three exceptions. OF the Representatives
from the Bay State who retired on March 4
from Congress there was Gen. Draper of Hope
dale, whose family practically owns that little
bit OF n town and pays all the taxes there. He
is many times a millionaire. Elijah Morse is
probably worth $4,000. 600. He is said to re-
ceive an income OF 500. 900 annually from his
President OF great rubber works. a shoe last
mandatory. and ut the Same time int rested
In numerous other enterprises.
The present delegation is headed in the
financial column by Mr.: s%prague. Gen. Drap-
er's successor 0ae oG, whose wifs cams into a heritage
poor man. but when his wife came into posses
sion of q largo estate he is said to have given
to her large financial Interests. However. he is
a rich man from his style Of living. Joseph H.
Walker of Worcester Is a large real estate
owner in that city and Chicago and has
achieved great success in business enterprises.
on Beacon street. and is a very wealthy manu-
%facturer. Mr.. W. S. Knox is a bank President.
not q position that OFTEN Tails To q Door man.
Mr.. John Simpkins Is one of the richest men In
the DELEGATION; having Inherited a fortune in
Calumet and Hecla mining stock. Fitzgerald.
the only Democrat from New England. was en-
gagged in the real es ate business will his brother
and IA probably worth under $50 900. Samuel
J; Barrows is q clergyman and editor OF the
Christidn Re 0ister. He Is understood to have
reaped the ordinary reward that follows a
pious and frugal life. Representative Moody.
Gen. Cogswell'e successor, began life as a
poor man. but has built up a very lucrative
law practice that pays over S25 600 a year.
He Yields his time from this practice very re-
lucia ally. and probably will not serve long In
ConRrcBs on that account. Mr.. w. F.. Barrett
Is reported TO be worth half a million. lie
made lots OF money out Of the ca capitalization of
the Boston Adrertiser. and his Boston Record
is a very valuable paper. Mr.. atllett is a
good lawyer. practising In the middle part of
.he State. and in credited with having q fortune
of 81 $1,000. ASHLEY, d. Wright is a thrifty
merchant in The small city OF North Adams.
bnt is said to owe his success in reaching Con-
gress TO a rich Democrat. Albert G. HouEh ton.
who had a personal grudEe to satisfy and law
isheG HIS efforta to secure Mr. wright's cleo.
Jion.. Mr.. G. W.. Weymouth of Fitchburg is
another very wealthy man who Is interested
in numerous ENTERPRISES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
sUsPICIOUs ATHABAS0ANs.
wouldn't Help the Naturalist for Fear Their
Caribou Would Go Away.
F+om tho Boston Evening Transcript.

From tho Boston Evening Transcript.
The Boston branch Of tho American Folk
Lore Society held Is regular meeting last oven
ing. Mr.. Frank Russell. the drst speaker Of
the evening. is an assistant 1T the Peabody Mu-
SCUM. who. three years ago. visited tho region
Of Great Slave Lake In tho capacity Of natural
list. representing the University of Michigan.
This region has been seldom visited by the
white man. and | II presents unusual opportunl-
ties to the ethnoloRist. The Athabascan In
dams. Living there. are not numerous. hardly
exceeding five or six thousand, They spend
OK, Mr.. Russell gave a vivid account of the
habits OF these Indians. among whom he spent
SSWsr rav. %oa'S When One he told OF fe eSsm t t%ps s"me Of
the animals which he had killed would be
stuffed and made TO look as j alive in the mu-
scum to which no would send them, Certain
Indians hearing this refused to 10 with him to
the. hunting grounds, They felt suro. they
said. that tho stuffed caribou would come to
life in tho southern country. and that tho
Northern caribou hearing IL would 20 on TO
aonse shsm; The hsy at RotSins to indian ena. a w9u, na, In
rally you'd not help Mr.. Russell in hunting
these iniians have various gambling games.
some OF which bear u resemblance 20 games
played by civilized men. In answering q ques;
saGa b phas he had had IN mot shs be e,scs aSls to M aete a4sini,
The precise idea OF the Great Spirit held by these
Indians, M. Newell made u comparison be-
tween. the legends found a nonR these North
ern tribes and those held oy tie Navatos. aud
Prof. Putnam explained how the proposed
Jesup expedition wonld helm students TO under;
stand and 10 compare the myths OF Asia and
America,
After Mr.. Russell's talk Miss Frances Prince
gave a delightful paper on the Folk Lore OF
Our Common Wayside Plants,n The legends
connected with these plants. like tho plants
themselves, have come chiefly from Europe.
yet many of them are well known Tn our coun-
try people. and are constantly repeated by
them. Some OF the more interesting OF these
are connected with our com mon trees. the ash.
the aspen, and others. DIR, Holiness Elsie
Venner" speaks Of the, horror induced by tho
New England people still retain a belief in tho
miraculous healing powers OF 81. John's-wort.
Gitchcrafts
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
Il POCK ETBOOK As 4 LURE.
Three italian Girls Who Had Fun with Bicy-
clists on the boulevard.

CIbto on the Boulevard.
Threo Italian girls had fun with the bicycle
riders on the Boulevard on Sunday afternoon
until their hilarity caused a crowd to collect and
two policemen told them to move along. They
tossed an old fat-looking pocketbook out on the
asphalt pavement at 1Olst street, and then sat
Along came n would-Se scorcher, doubled over
his handle bar. and as he passed the tempting.
looking pocketbook his eyes bulged and he
slowed up, turned his wheel quickly. and dis
mounting, grabbed the prize. The three small
girls were hugging themselves with glee and
the pocketbook. and discovered that it was filed
with pieces of newspaper. This seemed to daZe
him at first, but when a shrill feminine jeer
greeted him he realized that no had been fooled,
Boulevard at a racing pace. Several other
bicycle riders had witnessed the incident, and
they dismounted and lined up along the curb
to await other victims. A fat woman was the
to turn sharply when she saw the pocketbook.
She grabbed 1t eagerly, and, like tho first
victim. opened IL at once. Again a chorus of
feminine. shrieks warned her that she had been
good advice that was shouted to her as she
struggled TO mount her wheel increased It,. She
finally walked majestically down 102d street,
pushing her wheel beside her:
book, which had been dropped on the sidewalk,
and replaced 1t In the middle of the Boulevard.
This was but the beginning of the fun. A dozen
more riders dismountcd in turn to find that they
and others joined the waiting crowd to get CON
ISOLATION from the sight of others who might DO
fooled. The crowd that collected thrcatnened
TO completely block the Boulevard and their
ieers at each new victim attracted the police.
The crowd was dispersed and the old pocket
book was confiscated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28

Mckinley Has Received Enough GIFTS OF Dogs,
wooden Chains. and Boat Models.

FROM the Hushtnpton tOst.
II the donation OF useless and cumbersome ar.
ticles, which has already begun, continues for
any length of time, the President will have to
ask Congress for an appropriation to build an
addition to the White House to store them In.
lie now has u big dog, a model of II boat, and
yesterday he received a long wooden cable chain
with an anchor attached. which an adiniring
countryman Of his had whitfield out OF pine and
presented rs a token Of esteem.
The dog Moscow, whose advent at the White
House was chronicled some days ago, was really
II welcome gift. He is Il splendid specimen of
his race, the st. bernard. and is highly priced by
all the members of tho Presidents family. Sec
rotary Porter, however, is particularly DESTROYS
that the impression shall not get abroad that the
President 10 q dog fancicT. He explains that tho
Presidents love for the canine race is easily
satisfied, with one specimen, and Moscow,
the Chief ESecutive's longing in that direction.
Mr.. Porter has been trembling in his boots ever
since the arrival Of Moscow, for fear that other
owners Of fine animals would undcrtake,to emu
latethe donor of tho st. Bernard and the White
House lot be. turned into u sort of canine menag-
eric of terriers, hounds. puRs, and bull pups,
r%ivalling the famous aggregation owned by
The boat model was presented by ex.Gov.
Pinchback of Louisiana, and a delegation, In
Guiding State Senator Dc Mas. 1t is tho handi-
work Of a colored cabinetmaker named Samuel
E. Davis of New Orleans, and is q very croditable
evidence of his SKILL. 1t is about four feet over
NJ, and was brought UP, TO the White House in n
th"oS ,uSo vs ioui SthiMdIt 'OloIcu lucn. Al
though tho donor expressly stated, in his lettor
accompanyingt tho gift, that he is not n candi-
date for office, Secretary Portor feels that tho
ADMINISTRATION has no pressing need for any
moro boats.
Gen. Grosvenor luggcd. the wooden chain UP
TO tho Executive Mansion yesterday and pre-
sented 1t on behalf Of the maker, y. {. Cook. of
Meigs county, D. Gen. Grosvenor explained that
Mr.. Cook was n valiant soldier during the war,
but was not ablo TO guarantee that he was not
an. applicant for office, being an Ohio man. OF
this, as of the other gifts, Secretary Porter feels
that the Presidential longing for chains is en-.
tirely satisfied, and he will DO able to worry
along for several years yet without any addition
to his stock on hand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
PHIAADEAPHIA sTrLEIX NEW FORK.
An Easy-GoinE Quaker cay Custom Followed
ON - Delay ell Gable Gar.

The cable car came TO a stop after u rapid run
OF several blocks that almost made up tho time
lost in the blockade downtown. A woman had
signallcd to the conductor. As the car began to
come to IA halt. she remained in her scat with no
sign Of moving. Only when IL anne to n dead
stop did she and her companion begin To riso
from their places. Then The two women walked
with, dignity down the car. and alightcd
slowly. This took about three minutes.
philadelphia said the conductor woarily,
as he pulled the bell rope. They always do
that when they come from there. New York.
has stopped. But those Philadelphians won't
bulge from their seats until the Sars come to a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-28
a PInin Tale from the Hills.
From London Vanity Fair.

II was at n table d'h6te dinner at n hill station
In India that a very young officer just up from
tho plains found himself seated next to IL lady
whom he took for one OF the grass widows com
mon In those parts. He made himself agreeable:
spirits; 30 he said. sympathetically:,
81 suppose you can't help thinking of your
poor husband RTilling down below r.
But the lady was a real widow, and when he
learned that no changed hts seat.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-20
Wonderful Eyes OF Insects.

The facets" of the eye masses of
some species Of insects are exceedingly
numerous; in some cases, in fact. the
number is entirely beyond belief. Each
Of these separate facets is a perfect
eye, and they are SO arranged as to give
their insect owner commanding view
of all the cardinal points and every
conceivable intermediate direction at
one and the same time. In the ant tho
little creature which we have had 80
many curious notes" concerning, there
are not to exceed fifty facets in the
great compound eye. It has been ar
gued that this is natures provision. be-
cause the ant spends so much of it's
time under ground. This may be true.
but what is the naturalist going to do
about Blaps mucronata, the most slug
;gish Of the European beetles? This last
named creature spends ninety-nine one
hundredths of its time in the dark
yet has $50 eye facets. Meloe, another
insect OF similar habits, has over 500
facets in each eye mass.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-20
HON. WIN. ?. CODY.

II there is man in America today, whose
opinion Of that which has to do with the In
aispS and their habits Is Of value, 1t 10
that Of the Hon. VIM. F. Cody buffalo Billy.
The years of his life spent with them as q
government scout and his later life Of success,
combined with the respect and admiration
felt for him BY the entire world, make his
words an unquestionable authority, on any
thing to do with this subject.
When such man as this, in times Of sick
moss resorts to medicines and obtains relief
by their use, that are of natures own brew
ing, made by NATURES own children tho
Indian - from her all powerful roots, barks
and herbs, % they themselves gather them,
1t would seem that the example he thus gives
to the world should be followed and prof.
tied by.
Note what he says In his own words con-
corning the wonderful results TO be obtained
by the famous Kickapoo Indian Sagwa:--
~ havo known Of Its virtue for Q long
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-20

time, and on the frontier this and tho other
kickapoo Indian remedies are considered ID.
dispensible. had occasion to use Kickapoo
Indian Sagws for malaria and chills with tne
best of results, il is far superior to qqnine.
have also used Sagwa and Kickapoo lndian
You may use my name and say that for
what they claim TO do the Kickapoo Indian
Remedies have no equal Sufferers from
these troubles, or in fact from any deranGe,
ment caused by . disordered condition OF !ns
kidneys, liver, stomach or blood, follow tnls
illustrious mans example, get well by
sure method. Where cure 10 possible, .
cure Is certain and that too without danger,
as these medicines contain no mineral or other
poisonous ingredients. All druggists ecu
them. Kickapoo Indian Sagwa 81 bottle'
6 BOTTLES for S6. Kickapoo Indian on, 2'c'
salve, 2bc., Worm Killer, &c., Cough Cuse'
&c., Pulls, 25c.