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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

ject, recalling each stroke and playing
tho game over again in recollection.
The tea and the buttered toast and the
jam being disposed OF, the coterie
breaks up and members thereof pre-
pare for the drive home; the various
traps are ordered to be brought up, and
well mufied In thick jackets and capes.
the happy golfers drive over the coun-
try roads through the now keen and
frosty atmosphere to their respective
homes, with appetites only whetted by
the slight refreshment OF tea and toast
and entirely ready for the late and
substantial dinner that awaits them.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

| cry, but the individuality OF the latter
is mere appreciable to every one. One
OF the most bewiIdered individuals I'M
der the new order of things appertain-
Ing to country life is the chaperon.
Formerly she had her charges more or
less under her wing and supervision.
II she took party of young people. to
nearby country club for any special
diversion she had them all more or
less together. or, at least, she knew
approximately their whereabouts.
Now, however. scattered over a three
mile golf course, she is practically
helpless. What are you doing here all
alone?" said newly arrived member
to a friend whom she found sitting
alone In solitary state In the recep-
ton room of the c. club. THAT Is
just what / am asking myself" was
the rueful answer. Il was asked by
their parents to chaperon a party OF
girls and young men who wanted to
come out here TO play golf. and have
not seen single one OF them for hours,
while certainly, as far az | am con-
cerned It Is not over and above anus
Ing to sit and knit here by myself"
Golf Is no worse than bicycling" re-
turned her friend. Because | am fond
OF cycling / am In great demand as
chaperon on moonlight nights; and
until the roundup for supper at one
Of the houses / never see my charges.
But / am wiser than you are, for l
always see that | have an attendant
squire myself" WELL" returned the
golf matron. 1T Is all farce. any
way. and In my opinion the sooner
Mrs. Grundy allows these up-to-date
and most capable young women to take
care OF themselves the better" A
green stretch OF elastic turf, vista OF
trees and underground ahame and
purple distances, crisp. invigorating
air that renders exercise pleasure
and a game that gives 1t zest-what
wonder that the golfer Is happy in
these autumn days! Nor Is his con-
tentment leesened when. after his long |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
italian Students of Murder.

The Italian politicians of the six
ieenth century were the prisoners par
excellence. They made the distillation
of deadly potions the study of their
lives. The famous, or rather infamous,
If it be better, Council of Ten of Ven
Ice had in their constant employ men
who knew how to make poisons, and
men who knew how to administer
them without being detected. The
council. with the three inquisitors of
state, had under consideration at one
time 81 proposals for the assassination
of people whose actions were supposed
to be inimical to the Venetian state.
Among those whose killing was secret
ly and coolly considered for political
reasons were the Emperor Sigismund,
Nautilus, Corvnus, Marsilio Carrara,
Filippo Maria Visconti, the sultan,
Charles VIII. and Pope Plus w. Rec
ords of state extant show that the
council appointed a committee, the
members OF which were ito inform
themselves of the most cautious and
secret manner by which it will be
ROooibiO " put W Qtdtl, ny ubdUS OIL
poison OR in other ways. the bitter
enemies Of our state" 1t is not known
whether the ten advertised for bids or
not, but an ancient document shows
that one John of Ragusa, on Dec. IA.
1913, sent an assassination tariff 70
the council, declaring in an accom-
panying letter that he would work
wonders in killing anybody by an in
vention OF his own" On the success
of his experiment he was to receive
1900 ducats for life, in addition to a
set sum for each killing. John agreed
to assassinate the Grand Turk for 500
ducats; the king of Spain for $50 du-
cats, exclusive of travelling expenses:
the duke of Milan for 60 ducats: the
marquis OF Manchua for 90 ducats. and
his holiness the pope for 100 ducats.
The council Of ten entered into an
agreement with John, but death cut
his career short before any of his
victims had sufficiently offended the
Venetian to deserve removal"
Some of the famous poison distil-
iers of this period were Peter Paul
of Padna and Michele del Nieyo. In
the village of Puvignago there were
three poison-makers, who were SIM
ply called those Of the poisons."
There was celebrated poison distil-
Ter at this time by the name of MI
chaei Angelo Salamon. This choice
distilled his poison from the
people stricken with the black plague.
He undertook contract With the
oouncl If ten to impregnatA sroat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
Chinese Wedding Procession.

The Chinese place a significance up
on every color, and in connection with
wedding, red obtains a deep-rooted,
mysterious Importance, the next bridal
color in value being gold At a be-
trothal, the bridegroom-elec sends his
sweetheart pair of bracelets, fastened
together with piece of red ribbon or
cord. The bride and bridegroom drain
two wine-cups at the wedding, which
are also connected by a red cord. In
Northern China the attendants wear
tall felt hats, and each hat has a red
feather stuck upright in It, The at
tendants also carry the wedding pres
ents. A sedan-chair bears the bride
herself. In South China a sedan most
wonderfully gilded is used by the
wealthy classes, and it is decorated
with what at first sight appears to be
brilliant inlaid stones, but which are
in reality the glossy feathers OF the
king-fisher. A handsome cloth OF
glowing red with trimmed borders Is
also thrown over the chair. In the
case OF the pooper classes, red Is also
lAc pl DTludl cOlOT, duO q CAa1A
of ordinary carved wood, painted a
bright red, is used. Above the door
OF the chair kind of charm is pla-
carded or hung upon red cloth. The
chair itself is sent by the bridegroom
accompanied by what corresponds to
our best man. This functionary brings
with him letter written in yellow or
gold upon red paper, praying the lady
to enter and take her place. Men dress
ed all in red and carrying red parcels
containing the presents fall into the
Other bearers carry boards
and banners, inscribed in golden let
tiers upon red ground. These
banners tell the pedigree of both par
ties. Behind the bearers come other
attendants with long poles on which
are hung very handsome lanterns.
The bridal veil is of bright crimson
hue and her dress regal gold and scar
let.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
RECKLESS FEATS OF HORSEMANSHIP.
Italian Cavalrymen Peculiarly Expert in Oar
ing Riding.

Although the Italians az nation
are rather Indifferent horsemen, the
cavalry OF the italian army has during
the last few years cultivated the art OF
riding horseback to much greater
extent than heretofore. The improve
ment was mainly brought about by
the creation OF the high school OF
equltation for officers OF the army ut
Tor di Qulnto. This institute has
achieved remarkably results within
the few years OF it's existence. or
course. 1t Is a model riding school. as
only such officers OF the army who
are already good riders are allowed TO
enter The number Is also limited to
Jne officer from each regiment, and in
return for his instruction an officer
having passed through the course Is
compelled to serve as resimental rid
ing master for one year. In this way
a certain number OF exceedingly effl-
cient instructors are secured for tho
Italian army. and as a matter OF fact
the efficiency OF the mounted soldlery
has considerably increased within the
last few years.
II is well-known speciality OF the
school at Tor di Quinto TO train men
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
THE FADS OF SOCIETY
SAVAGE NATURE VERSUS THAT
FOUND IN CULTURED MAN.
FOLLY of the Chsperon who Doesn't
Chaperon-Cran for Golf IL Amazing
The Dsbst.sts May Mako Her Bow
WItbost Formally.

1t seems odd that the long centuries
OF progress In human enlightenment
and the great continual advance In
science have had so little effect on the
individual that he Is stili born with
the same savage. unframed nature, the
same unmodIfcd passions and in
stlncts az the aboriginal man of the
desert or wilderness. and that 1t is only
his surrounding and the circumstances
Of his birth that change him and de-
velop him into a refined. intelligent
being or leave him an untutored saw
age. says the New York Tribune. The
child OF the most intellectual couple In
the universe II taken at his birth and
placed In a family OF Ignorant, de-
graded beings would grow up not one
whit better than his foster brothers
and sisters. while the generations OF
culture which distinguished his fore
bears would leave no appreciable
marks upon his character: that Is, he
would be no more likely TO rise gu
perior to his surroundings than would
any ono OF his associates.
II Is curious. too. that man alone
of his propgenitors; and that the low
or animals should retain the evidences
of their pedigree under new and favor
able conditions. while a human being,
gifted presumably with soul, will ex-
hibit no trait that entirely dlstln-
"a 4. la fntl Va
must perforce. therefore, come TO the
unnattering conclusion that person.
ally we have no individuality: that we
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
THE SOUTH IN LITERATURE.
Thomas Nelson Page, Joel Chandler
Harris and Other Lights

With new economic ideas, with an
ever-increasing development OF her
natural resources, with more flexible
Industrial system. more rational at
titude toward manual labor, and more
enlightened methods of public educa-
ton, there has come literary inspir-
alton impossible before. and the year
1870 has more than made amends for
the year 1880. says the Suwanee Re-
view. The words which Sidney Lanier
wrote to his wife in 1870 may be taken
as rejecting the new energies OF the
time: Day by day thou
sand vital elements rill through my
soul. Day by day the secret deep
forces gather which will presently dis
play themselves in bending leaf and
waxy petal and in useful fruit and
grain" Hardly were these words writ
ten before Irwin Russell opened new
province to American literature by his
skillful delineations OF negro charac-
ter. Two years later Maurice Thomp-
son is hailed by Longfellow as "a new
and original singer, fresh, joyous and
true" In 1875 Sidney Lanier attains
national fame by his poem on Corn"
and the six years of life that remained
to him were to be filed with bursts OF
imperishable song. In 1876 Joel Chan
dler Harris annexed the province
which Irwin Russell had discovered,
and Uncle Remus" quietly assumed
a place in the worlds literature OF
humor and folklore never filed until
then. Two years later Miss Murfree,
better known as Charles Egbert Grad
dock, set all the magazine readers
wondering at the genius that could find
literary material in the illiterate
Of East Tennessee. The
decade closed with the appearance in
literature OF George w. Cable, whose
'Grandissimes" is ranked by not few
critics as second only to the Scarlet |
Letter." The next decade witnessed |
The advent Of Thomas Nelson Page OF
Virginia and James Lane Allen of Ken
lucky. Mr.. Pages "Marse Chan" and I
'Meh Lady" not only presented the
relation Of master and slave in a new
light, but furnished at the same time
Expose of the latent. though perhaps
injustice of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" The historical value,
o the south of stories like these, to
ay nothing of their literary charm,
be easily overrated. Mr.. Allen,
n his "Blue-Grass Region of Kentuc-
~" added another state to the south
I'm literary union. and spread charm
t stored past over a region that
ad long ago led Henry Ward Beecher
D say: Hereafter to me the twenty
bird Psalm shall read: He maketh
ie lie down in bluegrass pastures
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

Il don't know whether you were in
the army or not" said the street-car
conductor who had been instructed not
to collect fares from soldiers. you
haven't your uniform" That's a
fact. But taste this" Its Quinine."
Yes Watch me swallow it. TheSe."
he proceeded. as he smacked his lips:
that ought to be proof enough. When
man can eat handful OF Quinine
without making face the chances arc
about a hundred to one that he has
been in one Of Uncle Sans camps for
q while. "-WashIngton Star.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

ara rouEhhewn by circumstances to MI
. certain tiny space In the worlds
growth. not much more important than
that Of the coral Insect that, dying.
Odds its grain to what has been ac-
complished by other atoms. And the
only consoiinE thought connected with
ehis supposition II that very small
Individuality. whether or not II b.
ecmss highly developed. helps In the
buiSAing q tho world Of men. - the
oeral aids In founding = continent
Yron tho life Of IN insignincant
49, 70 . An-de-slecie person u . loag
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
italian Students of tho Crime of Murder
freaks of Sleep Walkers-An Omni-
present sksIeton-A Wonderful In
dian Road.



Should you ask me why this warfare.
Why this dreadful strife and bloodshed
'Twixt the red man and the pale facA
/ should answer, should tell you:
In the northland, in the pineland. II
Bog-Ah-Ma- Ge-Shig, the chieftain,
With his warriors around him.
Battles for his ancient forests
And the ashes OF his fathers.
Fierce In war paint and in feathers
All the brave and sullen red men
Lie in ambush, waiting, waiting, y
For the coming OF the pale face.
While the sun looks down upon them,
While the silent stars behold them.
Bog Ma-Ge-Sh the chieftain,
In the melancholy forest
Whispers to his fearless brothers
Words of mingled grief and comfort.
"Oh, my brothers," thus he halls them,
Last of all the mighty nation
That has melted from the mountains
And the pleasant valleys, like the
Snow Of long-forgotten winters,
II our time has come for dying
Let 1t be at least in battle.
Fighting for our old traditions.
And the ashes of our fathersl"
And the north wind in the pine tree.
Like the toothless crone in sorrow,
Sobs and whispers as 1t passes:
Where are all the mighty chieftains,
Light of foot and brave as eagles.
Who In years no more remembered
Chased the red deer in the forest
And the bison in the valley?
'They are gone as leaves in autumn
But, alas, no pleasant April
VIII restore them to the woodland;
They are faded and forever!"
And the wave upon the pebbles
Sobs and mutters as 1t passes
Like an old man in his sorrow,
Grieving for the days of boyhood:
EYE are stout of heart, my children,
But your valor cannot save you,
For the pale face is too greedy
And his rifles are too many
He has neither heart nor conscience,
For the promises he made you,
Are as prairie grass in autumn,
And his lust to own your birthright
Is fire that knows no quenching." !
og-Ah-Ma-Ge-Shig, the hero.
IN his ambush in the pine land
Calls unto the warriors round him:
In the sunlight. in the starlight,
have heard two voices calling;
One is Death and one Dishonor.
And know which you will follow!
let us die like heroes. fighting
Cor our ancient home and birthright
\nd the ashes of our fathers:
That the chieftains long since persisted
day receive us without sorrow
n the islands of the blessed
n the kingdom Ponemah
n the land of the hearafterl'
George Horton.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

tramp is ended and the short after
noon Is dying. with clear. cold skies.
stained with red with sunset, he
gathers with his fellows around the
big log nre in the club house and dis
cusscs with undagxing interest the
battles lost and won-a discussion so
called BY courtesy. for to an outsider
It appears to consist Of monologues all
delivered at once. every one speaking
Of his o. her game. and no ono. ap-
parently. listening to what tho others
ars saying. II being suficent. appar-
sotfy. to dwell upon the beloved sub
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

1t Is little short OF miracle
that the horse comes down safe. but
yet this miracle is carefully practiced
almost every day at Tor di Quinto.
and the sliding down act performed
by any Of the officers there without its
ever having happened that either man
or horse was hurt.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

Yes, Ethel was in the hospital only
three days" why did she leave 70
soon'" The chief surgeon proposed
to her, and she came home to gst her
trousssau ready. '-Clevsland P1ain
Dealer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

were II not taken from
an instantaneous pho
tograph. being one OF n
series made with the
kinematograph Blu t
even a d m | / t | ng the
picture AS authentic,
one would certainly
question the wisdom
OF submitting b o t h
man and beast to the
chances OF danger to
life and limb that evil
IDENTIFY must be incur
red when sliding down
such a steep and Ions
incline. the weight of
the rider being added
TO that Of the animal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

feats. Whoever looks upon the ac-
the feat depleted an utter impossibility
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02

An observing boy the other day de-
nned pedestrian as "a Teller tAA* Bs<s
run over BY 4 bicycle. Nov York
Tribune.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
A Wonderful indian Road.

Harvard student who has Just re-
turned from a bicycling tour of India
thus describes the road from Lahore to
Calcutta: ut is twelve hundred miles
long and is level. The material of
which 1t is made is called bunker
and If you turn that word into con-
crete you have an idea of what it is
like. The road is hard and as smooth
as prepared pavement, and there Is no
dust. When l first got on this road
with my wheel and enjoyed the luxury
OF easy travelling l said. This is mag
nif1cent, but suppose that in q short
time it will become gritty and uneven
went fifty miles. one hundred miles,
two hundred miles, five hundred, six
hundred, seven hundred, and 1t was
always the same. with not even tho
smallest stone to give jog. Almost
the entire way Is lined with a double
row OF majestic trees. The concrete
road runs like long, white ribbon
down the center. Along each side of
the bunker are loose soil tracks, over
which the native bullock carts creak
along 1t the rate of two miles ~
hour"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
DOWN CLIFF. AT pl oUINro.

and horses for work In very difficult
territory They make horses climb
steep slopes. and. what is much more
important In case OF war. let them
slide down almost vertical hillsides
or entertainments and similar daring
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-02
Freaks of Sleep walkers.

well-known physician gives an &C
count OF an Irish gentleman who swan
more than two miles down a river, got
ashore and was subsequently dlscov-
cred sleeping by the roadside, alto
gether unconscious of the extraordi-
nary feat he had accomplished.
Professor Fischnell of Bale writes
of young student of Wurtemburg
who used to play hide-and-seek while
fast asleep. His fellow-students knew
OF his propensity, and when he began
walking threw holsters after him,
which he always eluded, jumping over
bedsteads and other obstacles placed
in his way.
A gentleman was once discovered at
l o'clock in the morning in a neigh
boris garden in prayer, evidently I'M
der the impression that he was in
church, but otherwise in a deep sleep.
A young girl given to sleep-talking
was in the habit of initiating the VIC
lin with her lips, giving the prelimi-
nary tuning and scraping and flourish
ing with the utmost fidelity. 1t puz-
zled her physician a great deal unit
he learned that when an infant the
girl had lived in a room adjoining
fiddler, who often performed upon his
instrument within hearing.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-24
, LETTER rnoM sAvANN All.
IN. tre,ns Boys Are Well Pleased
with Their Camp.

| rb. re.ns Boys Are Wen Plehse"
with Their Camp
Tho following letter was received oy
Mrs Elizabeth HARRISON of this city from
her son. Samuel A. NJ. Hlrrison, member
of company G. First Texas regiment;
Ny Dear Mother
Camp ONWARD Savannah, Ga, November
15.--our division, the First, is camped on
Dale avenue, about two miles from the CEN
ter Of the city. The Second division is on
the ThunderboM road, about The same dis
lance from Gown.
Our division consists Of the First Texas
Second Louisiana Third Nebraska
(Bryans regment) OF the First brigade,
ami Second South Carolina, Ninth limos,
Fourth Virginia, The seconi brigade.
Our camp is tho site OF an old farm, for
ali the burrows are pIai4ly marked, whicn
makes our drill ground rather rough All
the tents are il0ored and most OF us have
eather cots or Dumas. Our tent has bunRs-
1wo- story BUNK on either side am
upstairs on the rigS, ilAud. SIDE. | have a
maclress and two O.an g. Nearly ali OF
us have uwo or more G~inkets, and II any
one suffers from the oil E is his own
fault. l have heard no complaint on tina
score.
The food we get now is very coed Our
gill OF fare Is about like this:
Breakfast bacon, hominy or rice.
Dinner--Conee, roast beef or steak, sweet
potatoes.
Supper-Reans, coffee, hash.
We have bread at each meal, Il is very
good, but often underdone; sometimes quite
raw In the center.
There are, OF course. many pleasures in
camp, our greatest being our visitors,
which are very numerous. Card playing 10
TeIy evident and there is a great deal of
reading. Then there is our Young Mems
Christian Association with plenty of read
ing mattor, games aud writing materials.
Our secretary, Mr.. Adams, is a plea@a-rt
obHging man, always smiling and with
KIND word for every one. He has prayer
meetings, three or four times a week In
which ladies' from the city often participate.
The army Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton is certainly doing a noble work. and
We soldiers surely appreciate It.
Then our visits to town are always pleas
ant excepting the provost guard's). Sa-
yannah reminds me very much OF Houston
in regard to size and business.
The provost guards are very exacting
We must have passes and passes are not
good after IL p. IN. except when special
reason for longer time is given
Some of the unpleasant things of a sol
diers life are drills, guard and fatigue
duty. Every day a detail from each com
Iany makes up the guard AMI then comes
unpleasant worls--post walking. A sentinel
walks a post two hours and is relieved
and has four hours rest. and so On Tor
tweny-four hours There is two hours
hard drill each morning and review IN me
evening. Then there is camp cleaning. FOR
which purpose fatigue detail is taken
from each company, with axes, shovels, etc.
That is hard work.
We have to get UP at and 90 TO bed at
,, Which gives us a pretty long dag.
There Is little else 10 saw lhout tho
camp that you don't ALREADY know, so I'll
say goodbye. Your loving son. Sam.