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The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03
A MYSTERIOUS SPRING.

le Has Two Surfaces and Ons Undse.
ground Inlot and No Outlet
From the New York Sun: There isn't
much to say about the little village Of
10y. up in Wayne county," said a citi-
zen Of that quiet hamlet in the pepper
mint belt. except that just outside Of It
is spring which is undoubtedly un-
like any other spring In the world. That
spring hasn't any visible outlet, but Il
has two very visible inlets. thus 70
.vers!ng the natural order Of springs.
Springs ara usually the sources OF
streams. That one is just the oposita
One of the inlets OF the spring Is Q
riverle. that flows from the south. The
other comes from tie north. Tho
waters that come from the north and
empty into the spring are AZ clear %
crystal. The waters Of the stream that
discharge from the south are almost a
black 2. ink. The southern inlet never
freezes. while the northern one 10 the
irst water il all that region to free1e.
Another singular thing about this
spring is that although no water doNS
from it water is constantly boiling up
through the white sand that forms its
ted. The spring is only two feet wide
and three feet deep. but a force pump
worked steadily and rapidly in 1t for
hours has failed to decrease its water
supply in the slightest degree. The
mystery is, what becomes Of the water
Of the spring? Fed by two streams, and
from an Underground source. and with
no outlet. this spring has been = thing
impossible to explain from the time tho
original settlers sqcatted in that part
Of the state and found 1t there until
row''
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of the climate makes the use of ex-
ceedingly diaphonous material impera-
tive. AS it Is not convenient to dance
barefooted, shoes are often worn,
though toe slippers, which serve nearly
the same purpose and are not SO warm,
are more common, but stockings are
exceedingly rare. Both sexes smoke
the evening through, whether dancing
or not, big black Manila cigars being
preferred to cigarettes, even by the wo-
men.
The women, by the way. who are
nearly all dark, from their mixed
blood, but almost invariably beautiful
when young, are Unusually graceful
dancers and passionately fond of the
amusement.
The eating and drinking and dancing
generally last till midnight, after
which there are games till sunup, when
the party disperses, most Of its mem
bers drunk, though rarely quarrelsome,
and all dead tired after the amuse-
ments of the night. AS the wedding
takes place at In the morning, how
ever. none 60 to rest since it would re
q deadly insult for guest at a fan
dangO to be absent at the ceremony.
1t is performed in the church with
much pomp. After it is over there is
more eating and drinking till nightfall.
Then, after continuous carousing for
twenty-foNr hours, the guests may 20
home and rest from their merrymak-
ing.
The foregoing applies to the mar
riages of the well-to-do of Spanish and
partial Spanish blood only. When
members of the poorer classes marry
the festivities and ceremonies are
much simpler and less expensive.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03
P01erewSkl's Daily Life.

Paderewski rises, as a rule, about ten
o'clock on days when he does not give
concert or is travelling. On days
when he is to play in the evening, he
rises at one. BY way of morning meal.
ne takes cup Of coffee or tea-noth-
Ing else, not even a roll or morsel Of
bread. He practices usually for five or
six hours each day on a piano which
he has sent to his room in the hotel
as soon as he arrives in a city. When
he has an afternoon concert he does
not practice at all, however, and if the
concert is an evening one he deyo.es
only two or three hours to exercising
on the keyboard. In order to strength
en- his fingers he plays only flve-finger
exercises. Like prize fighter who is
training, this musical athlete devote.
himself to systematic course of GYM
nastics for Strengthening all of the
physical powers which are called into
play by his performance at the piano.
Those long. slender piano" fingers are
rut through their PAGES until they &C.
quire strength, flexibility, agility and
staying power. More than this, his
arms also have to be strengthened.
For this purpose he employs an appar-
atus. which he designed and had made
himself. What this is he knows, and
nobody else.
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DES MONIES, July IA, SO.
Seven u. S. Patents were issued to
iowa inventors this week. viz: To
J. II. kyrhart. of Dedham. for a riding
and fo.ulng harrow; to Thos. Casweil,
Of Cherokee, for a combined hay-rake
and bailiag press; to J. A. Cooper and
A. c. Savage, of Adair. for a insight:
to Wa. W Dodge. of Burlington, for
game apparatus; to r. Harris, of
Cedar Fails. for a rod-guide for dow
e:-EaChines; to N. Kaufman, of Du-
5uQue, for a catch-basket for lawn
mowers: to F. 4. Thoss. OF Cedar Rap
ids. for Delaying hook
/ f. X. H., Cskaloosa, Iowa: Your let
ter is received and We answer this
publicly for the benefit OF others. For
the first fee according to our terms
+ ;s2G, We wi!l'make one sheet of draw
ings and specifications and get the
commissioners receipt therefor and
such record evidence will be provision
al protection for one year without nav
ing more il you want to delay compile
tion OF the application and Official ex-
animation at Washington. For each
additional sheet we charge S.. When
the second fee ($20) is paid us SIS of
it will be forwarded to the comm,s-
s;oRe- and the other s. applied for
prosecuting the claims. and after tho
patent is allowed the third $50 fec
must be paid within six months from
date Of allowance before the patent
will be printed and delivered.
All questions relating to the seeur-
ing OF patents cheerfully answered
and valuable information in circulars
sent free! THOMAS G. ORWIG 4 CO.
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eve Of the marriage, and there Is gen.
orally. great rivalry between the two
families. each striving to have more
guests and get them drunken than the
other. All who attend are invited i'm
mediately on arrival to partake Of =
bountiful feast Of meats and wines and
cakes and liquors and beer that Is set
out on q table in the anteroom, and
every one is urged to stuff himself to
reDletion with food and drink.
A wild boar roasted whole is the us
.ual piece de resistance, and next to
toddy made of fermented cocoanut
Juice. and exceedingly dangerous, gin
appears to be the favcrfte drink.
though no liquor known to man that
can be procured is left out of the list:
Good form prescrises the wearing Of
d spotless white duck suit by every
man who accepts an invitation to q
Ladrone fandango but there is no spe-
cific rule with regard to the dress Of
the women. A traveller who has at
tended many such fandanscs says.
however, that their gowns are cut as
decollete as possible. while the fervor
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scrt. That this had tcen the situation
from time immemorial seems probable
since their language originally con-
tained no work equivalent to king or
queen, prince, chief or lord. Speaking
again. with the South Sea Point of
view il mind. the Ladrope islands were
little else in the sixteenth century than
wave-girt earthly paradise. Nature
rnassis:ed furnished all the necessaries
c! afe and almost all the luxuries of
which the islanders had knowledge be-
sides. All sorts CT food were to be
had for the gathering. since the eating
CT anything save fruits and vegetables
had never been heard OF. The shelter
CT a lifetime could be put I'M by a
few hours OF labor: the scan:y clothing
required by their simple convention
a!itiss occupied little time in making:
bright-hued shells for PERSONAL adcru-
ment were everywhere strewn upon the
beach. No cne had to spend time max
ing killing tools Of every kind, none
being needed in the absence CT war, and
tie ncn-use OF animal food.
Naturally in these circumstances. tho
Development Of the islanders in many
ways was far below that of other South
Sea natives. but they had a religion
much resembling the Sh!ntoism Of Chi
na-and observed us forms with great
care, while their language was uuusu-
ally strong and scnorcus when COM
pared with those CT the other islands
in the Pacific. TIE language now spok-
en- Is vastly different from that in use
500 cdd years ago, having suffered
much change and deterioration since
the time OF Magellan, but according
20 some recently discovered records
ke.t by a priest in the early days of
The sixteenth century. several words
IN the language as it was were identi.
cal will: the corresponding words il
ancient Greek, God" and water" be-
ing conspicuous examples.
Marriage IN the I.adroues.
The social life OF the I.adrones is pe-
culiar. Religious and feast days are
numerous. Cock fighting. dancing and
fishing excursions are the favorite
amuse:ren:s. ALI marriages are pre-
ceLeG by two great balls or dances.
termed fandangos in these islands.
though the fandango proper is not Of
ten danced.
These dances s1e held at the homes
Of both the bride ana groom on The
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years of Suffering. :: -:
81 thought sI1ou Id surely. de-.

When the stomach begins to fail In
St9 duties, other organs specify become
Effected In sympathy, and life Is simply q
burden almost unbearable. indigestion
and dyspepsia are 50 common that ONLY
the su6erer from these diseases knows
the possibilities Of miserythat iuhere in
them. A typical example Of the sufferiuxs
81 the victim Of indiG is furnished
In the case OF John c. P.itchard. He west
pm for 6fteen years. from bad 10 worse
In spite Of doctors he grew constantly
weaker, aud thoight he would die He
got we'll. however. and thus ielatss his
expeSieaee:
"For fifteen years was . great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms. I.
tested the skill Of many doctors. but grew
worse and orse. until I became SO weak
] coald not walk Fifty yards without having
to sit down and rest. My stomach. liver.
and heart became affected, and thong ut
would surely die. tried DR.. ]. c. Ayers
Pills and they helped me right away. /
eontinued their use ard am now entirely
we'll. don't know of anything that viii
% quickly relieve and cure the terrible
su6erings Of dyspepsia as DR.. Ayers
Pills."CyoHN c. PRIrcnA2D. Drodie. War
Zen Co, n. Z.
This case h rot cxtraordinarv either In
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they had stolen. Moreover, they hso
remarkable control over their feet ana
could pick all sorts of articles up from
the deck with their toes almost as ex-
pertly as with their hands. Magellan
did all he could to teach them the
meaning of mine" and thine, out
without the smallest success. NO
amount CT watchfulness could prevent
them from stealing. and SO, though
all hands desired to remain at the place
where every pleasure Of the senses
could be had for the asking. the an
chcrs were soon lifted and the feet
sailed away. 1t may &c worth men
tioning incidentally that Magellan went
from the Ladrones to the Philippines.
where he was Killed in a fight with the
natives.
Happy Peaceful Islanders.
Leaving their propensity to steal
aside, the islanders, as Magellan found
them, were exceptionally moral and
we'll behaved. at least from the South
Sea point of view. Murder was vir-
tually unheard of. Fighting was ex-
treme,y rare And, as they knew no
other people, tribe or nation, there
were no wars.
Their lives we're simple. but full of
ease and sensual! pleasure and their
physical development was excellent,
the men being straight and well-made,
h Int
Of view, the women were Of an unusual
comeliness, which added charm to their
almost universal good nature. The gov
ernment was essentially republic ~, al
most a pure democracy. in fact, since,
though they chose few representative
men to enforce their laws and regula-
tions, they had no head man of any
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WOMEN Or THE LADRONES.
noticn was accidentally proved false
a little later. however. by Magellan
himself when watching a native swim
ashore from the flagship CT the squad
rcr. rs the Swimmer giided through
the water he encountered an unusually
iacary wave, through which he dived
with all the ease and grace of an an
1h!bial. As he came out ca the other
side the admiral saw the CLEAN of 4
:EaEp metal rcint in. tie sun
A boa: beins alongside. the swimmer
was pursued and captured, when, 10 the
amaze rsnt OF all. it was seen that he
,ad stolen q heavy lance. abou: eigh-
tees! feet long. Its head had reflected
the sunlight ard brought about dis
eo1erv. The conceaiment OF the lance
white the retive was in the water was
easily explained, hut there was always
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sorts Of portable things began to dis
appear from the vessels, and. in fact,
there is small cause for wonder at this,
since the natives. like most South Sea
aborigines. wore almost no clothing.
and would. therefore, find it difficult
to conceal any but the sma;les: articles
about their persons. And being in
.ensely srperstitious, like all Span;ards
of the sixteenth century, Magellan and
his men concluded that the islands
must be under the spell Of the evil one: /:
in short. that the devil was sDiriting
away axes and knives and even guns.
in order to bring the expedition to
naught.
PNfcrers Detected.
This obtained the more creGance be-
cause one of the expeditions ayowed
objects was the spreading OF the gos-
pei, as understood by the Spaniards,
- the u:ternlost parts of TIE earth. The
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03

A few days ago We stopped over for
. moment, picked the Ledrones of the
map Of Spanish possessions and added
them to the United States. We've been
too busy since to think whether or Eot
we would keep them.
It was an exceedingly simple oper1-
tion, polite ard blcodless. The Charles
ton and the transports she was con-
voying sailed in to the harbor OF Asana
and fired few shots at a crumbling
old fort. The Spanish governor of the
islands. hearing the guns and seeing
the big ships, promptly put OF in .
boat with his governmental stat. They
We're iubilant at the prospect of I'm
limited food and "booze," and came
over the side bowling and scraping. The
governor with true Castiiian flourish
es regretted. in fact. was bowed to the
earth With shame and renorse. that his
unworthy self bad not powder to return
the salute Of his excei!ency the most
noble ard esteemed Americana COM
mander, but the islands and all that
they contained we're at his. exceilency's
service. 1t seemed rather cruel after
that to inform the polite governor that
war existed betweenstke United States
and Spain, ard that he and his suite
were prisoners Of war. bu. it had to be
done, and the Eountiful wardroom Ia
bic and the supplies CT the vine mess
soon consoled the captives for the loss
of their little leland Sovereignty. Then
the hundred men composing the Span
ish army in the Ladrones were gath
cred in, the American flag hoisted, an
American resident appointed governor.
and the Charleston and the transports
sailed away. leaving small guard of
soldiers to keep order.
Isles of the Thieves lin Spanish. Las Is
las dc los Ladrones) when he discov-
cred them in 1920. because Of the ma.
tives' persistent pilfering, ard though
since they were rechristened the Ma
rianne Islands, In honor of Queen Ma
ria Anna, who lived in the seventeenth
century, the first name has stuck. and
Ladrones has remained their title to
this day.
Magellan and his men were almost
dead from thirst and hunger when they
landed on the islands. having been
more than three months without sight
ing land or taking on food or water.
But the natives. who had never before
received visit from the outside world,
not even from the many islands of the
Pacific. we're extremely hospitable and
relieved the material wants of the
Spaniards with the greatest liberality
Literally every wish of the visitors was
gratified. and for time Magellan be-
lieved he had discovered a race of peo-
pie whose only impulses we're good.
and a great friendliness sprang up be-
tween his men and the natives.
They we're made welcome on board
all hours of the day and night, while
the sailors from the ships were treated
to all sorts Of free entertainments on
shore. So entirely cordial were the re-
lations between visitors and hosts that
no one thought Of thievery, when all
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03
A FeARrvlLx BUILT SNAKE.

A FeARfUlIY BUILT SNAKE.
The sss' ssrpe.s Nay Ne ADpAlbssss
AeeordlaG 70 this Aeesaa&
Here Il . snake story which woald
gssm to indicate that the sea serpent
has . special fondness for summer 60
iourners at tho oceans edge. and since
they arc rather scarce this year, hs has
taken to dry land and gone far In
lscd. The story is told by q CORE
spondent of the Chicago Chronicle in
Anderson. Ind. Howard Lewis. . farm
er living four miles west Of the city.
in the neighborhood OF the dismal
swamp. made famous for years BY itS
snakes. was out in the fields working.
His father-in-law was with him. They
ran onto q monster reptile while at
work and his snakeship was most AZ
gressive from that on until he was laid
cut dead by The two men. They no
liced his remarkable points and dragged
him home with them to substantiate the
story which they give. The authorities
On snakes are puzzled in placing this
one and the indications are that they
will not be able to find place for him
IN the snake column. He was twelve
feet three inches long and among his
other remarkable points had . pair OF
wings and three horns. His head was
long and nat and set with q solitary
eye In the very center. On each side
Of this wss a horn three inches IN
length. curving in. They were solid
and well pointed. Back Of the eye. in
the center Of the head, was third horn
extending back like that Of the mi
noceros. His snakeship tapered to each
end. In the broadest place he was eight
inches in diameter when lying dead,
white in life he was probably larger.
His tail was fashioned after that Of .
swordfish, and in the very center Of his
body. where he was tho broadest. was Q
perfectly formed pair Of wings. rather
small in comparison with his other
points. but wings for all that. Il 70
not known what use he had for these.
He was Of dark color. but his extraor-
dinary teil was set with spots Of bril-
liant green and an occasional stripe ran
from his head to his tail. Farmers at
tribute the loss Of all live stock. from Q
pig to q horse. to the reptile. 50 ave.
inspiring was he.
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the severity Of the disease or the .promoe
and perfect cure performed by Dr. AyeIsa
Pills. Similar results occur In evefy case
where. DIR: Ayers Pills are used. "rhey
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~ formerly suffered from indigestion
and weakness Of the stomach. but since 4
began Ale use of DR.. J. e. Ayers. Pills,
have the appetite Of the Iarn,er's boy.
an, 4e years Of age, and. recommend eli
who wish to be free from dyspepsia tdp
take one OF Or. Ayers Pills after dinner.
til! their digestive organs are In good
order."-WM. SrEINKE, Grant. Neb.
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Aliens Foot Ease. a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen. smart
ing feet and instantly takes the stinG
out of corns and bUnions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-Gttins
or new shoes feel easy 1t is a certain
cure for sweating. callous and hot
tired, nervous. aching feet. Try 1t to-
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Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
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Tire Man Who Works.

What can we do for the man who
worha? What can he do for himself?
It IS only when he is doing the best
he can for himself that other peo-
pie can effectively help him. Even the
gods cannot help him who will not
help himself. Life means work, strux-
gle. conflict, patience. persistence; 1t
means standing on your own feet and
working out your own salvation; when
it ceases to mean all this it will not be
worth livi0g-Dr. GLADDEN..
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MAGELLAN CALLED THEN THEMES,
BUT VI WILL SAY The lAROME&.'
Extraordinary People That We Picked Off the Spanish
Map on Our Way to the Philippine Islands.

a mystery about his method Of getting
1t of the ship.
Later investigation showed all the
natives to be of extraordinary skill as
piiferers. They were as skillful as
prcstidigitateurs in the palming- of
small utensils. and were able to utilize
the meag-e lion cloth. forming their on
ly garment, in perfectly marvellous
manner for the slowing away Of what
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03

= Within the rast mcnth the first iron
bridge erected in the state of Ohio has
been removed. This bridge vas over
Salt Creek, on the Central Ohio di-
vision of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, in Muskinsum county. and was
built in 1851 1t was single span. Il
feet in length, and was known as a
"Bolln al deck truss bridge with plate
Sirders." .:Do!lman was at that time
chief engineer OF construction OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
The Columbus journal., 1898-08-03

T. Bentley & Olmsted, wholesale boot
e and shoe dealers of Des Moines, re-
.eently received a request from the
United States army officials at Chicago
for SO. 900 pairs of shoes. The same firm
Secently. furnished 5000 pairs of shoes
to the army. ard they were SO satis-
factory that the request was made for
a hid on the larger order, which is in
all probability the largest order ever
bid on by an Iowa firm. r.
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What VIII Become Of chinn. .

None can foresee the outcome Of
the quarrel between foreign powers
aver the division Of China 1t is in
teresting 10 watch the going to pieces
OF this race. Many people are also
going to pieces because OF dyspepsia,
constipation and stomach diseases.
Good health can be retained if we use
AOstetter's Stomach Bitters.
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One boy met another who had a sus-
picious redness about the eyes and i
drooD at the corners of the mouth.
Say" said the first boy. Il hearo
ycur father was on a ship once" The
other euenche1 a sob and nodded.
WAS it a whaler?" "Yes, it was: and
you bet he learnt the business good.
too. Detroit Free Press.
A truly great man is one who can
live in q very small town and refuse
70 become small In his opinionA-
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