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The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
BAD NEWS FOR BIRDS.
The Decree of Fashion Is Apt to he
Too Much for the HUI
manitarians.

Unwelcome intelligence for the Sell
borne society and others who concern
themselves with the protection of birds
comes from Paris. The last word of
fashion there is the feather blouse. This
is usually composed of the green and
blue piumage of the lophophore bird,
but the flamingo and the peacock are
also requisitioned; and the undeniable
beauty of the body plumage of many
other birds will drag them, too, into the
net of ruthless fashion. The hope is
expressed, indeed, that because feather
blouses care expensive and easily got
out of ORDER" the fashion will not last
long; but human nature is so consti-
tuted that these manifest defects in
a material for clothes are often account
ed its greatest merits.
The main reason why the popularity
of the silk hat cannot be shaken is that
tits expensive compared with other hats
and easily gets out of order. 1t has,
too, this fascinating fault, in addition
to those which it shares with the
feather blouse, that comparatively
slight changes alter its character SO
completely that no man who aspires
to be fashionably dressed can wear the
same hat two years running, no matter
how little it may have been used. What
is the subtle charm in these obvious de-
fects of an article of clothing, qua
clothing? Simply this: that the fash
ionably-dressed person is thereby dis
tinguishable at sight from the cheaE
imitation, and when a fashion has beer
inaugurated which defies colorado imi
tatiop on cheap scale, and yet appears
tasteful, it has generally come to stay
This is too likely TO be the case will
the feather blouse, whatever our hui
manitarians may say.-London Globe
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
ABOUT FOREST FIRES.
Those Occurring in British Americs
Are Generally Caused by Light
ming, Says DIR. Bell.

According to DR.. Bell, in the Scot
fish Geographical Magazine, the forest
fires of Canada are generally caused ~
lightning. In the great forests between
Alaska and the straits of Belleisle the
portions recently burned are easily rec
ognized by the tenderer green of their
foliage from the parts which have been
longer spared. The fire PUSHES along
with the speed of galloping horse.
The branches and dead leaves on the
ground burn like finder and the flames
rise to nearly 200 feet. Resinous pine
woods burn fastest. One of them ex-
tended 100 miles in ten hours. The
traces of fire remain for nearly cen
tury. Birds and beasts are stitied or
burned. Beavers and muskrats, which
are amphibious, have a chance of saw
ing their lives. After the fire a few
trunks of the largest trees are left.
Next spring roots begin to sprout and
seeds to grow. In y or 20 years the soil
is covered with poplars, willows, etc,
which shelters young frs and other
trees. In so years the conifers are up
permost, and in 100 the others are dy-
ing out beneath the pinewood. A third
Of the forest region of Alaska has trees
Of 50 years old, another third trees OF
30 to 100 years old and the rest trees
over 100 years old. The fire seems to
suit the Banksian pine, as it opens the
pine and sets free the grains. Without
fire this species would hardly reproduce
itself. Such fires took place even in the
PleistaEene epoch Of geology
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
WHEN WOMEN VOTED.
Privilege Extended to Unmarried
Owners of Property I'm
Maryland.

Kentucky, which in 1916 made voters
of widows and spinsters who were old
ers of real estate, only followed the
footsteps of Maryland, which had done
the same thing 30 years before. | have
notthe authorities at hand which would
enable me to give exact dates, but about
the year 1920 unmarried women who
were holders of real estate to a given
amount were entitled to vote, and did
very generally exercise the right of
franchise.
In colonial days the states of the
south generally made the ownership of
property requisite to the exercise Of
the right of franchise, while the New
England colonies generally made
church membership a necessary quail
fcaton of the voter. Following the idea
that only property holders should vote,
it was a natural step to conclude that
all property holders should vote. Mary
land, therefore, decided that where the
ownership of property was vested in
woman who had not n husband to rep
resent her she should be voter.
have many times heard my grand
mother tell of voting during the days
other widowhood and describe the man
ner of exercising the franchise in those
days. There was but on voting place
10 the county, and all electors were re-
CURED to go to the county town to cast
their votes. She lived in the county OF
Talbot, and the voting place for the en-
tire county was Easton, the county seat.
There was no casting of "a ballot, nor
was the system like the viva voce vote
which prevailed in Kentucky until
few years ago. But the candidates for
office sat in the election room, and each
voter was expected to look them over
and select the one for whom he or she
desired to vote, and the clerks made
record of the decision. Candidates for
state offices were expected to have rep
resentatives in each county. These
were leading people of the party to
which the candidate belonged, and each
was expected to be well qualified to
discuss the merits of the candidate he
represented. In those days the cleo
tons lasted four days in order to give
ample time for everyone to get to the
voting place. Some time late in the
'40's the spirit of progress required
sweeping away of the barriers which
the proper qualification had set up, and
a constitutional convention decided in
favor of giving the ballot 10 ekery
white male voter who had reached the
age Of 81 years. As the right of wom-
an to vote was based on the idea of
property qualifications, when that was
swept away she lost the ballot.
l merely recall this fact to show that
Maryland, which was the first colony to
guarantee religious liberty to all her
people, and which took the first steps
toward securing the present constitu-
ton of the United States, was also the
first to give the ballot to women.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
OLD FORT RILEY.
1t WINS for Many Years the Sole Pro-
lection to the Western
Frontier.

The order for the movement of three
batteries from Fort Riley via Kansas
City to points as widely divergent as
Fortress Monroe, Savannah and New
Orleans suggests historical changes
and geographical readjustments.
Fort Riley was established as a gem
uine frontier post of the United States
in the early sos, on the RECOMMENDATION
of Col. FauI.leroy, of the United States
army, who found at the junction of
the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers
what he describes as one of the largest
bodies of timber in the western plains
country, and he believed in the facilities
for water transportation of the Kansas
or Kaw river, by which supplies might
be brought (from Kansas City, of
course) to the post. The excellent adj
vice of Col. FaintIeroy was followed,
and on the high, slightly bluff overlook
ing the meeting of the shallow and
winding waters of the plains, Fort Riley
named for the veteran Gen. Bennett
Riley, of the old army, who in his day
guarded for awhile the Santa Fe trail
was built. The fort looked forth upon
a great open, rolling wilderness faced
to the west, and was designed to pro-
tect the country and keep in clseck the
Indians.
For some years the protection of the
frontier was the purpose and business
of the troops at Fort Riley, and then the
10. n tba In o., n
it or before it and other forts, Harker
and HAYS, were established as the rail
road also moved west, and Fort Riley
went on the reserve and supply line
and became a magazine and depot and
a post to which regiments and parts
of regiments were brought which had
served a tour of duty in Texas and in
the plains and mountain country, and
finally was converted into great cav
airy and artillery center for drill and
instruction and restoration. Magnifi-
cent quarters and other buildings were
erected and the troops specially in
structed, not in warfare against say
ages, but in the strategy of march and
battle against civilized foemen. Col
umns of cavalry and hurrying batteries
moved over all the roads for miles about
Junction City, appeared and disap-
peared suddenly upon hills and prairie,
carried in mimic assault the bridges
across Smoky Hill and Republican, and
played for days and weeks together the
game of war, now, perhaps, to be con-
verted into stern reality. Fort Riley
has for years been facing east.-Kansas
CITY Star.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

MeAtkins very tiresome)-"Wan to
hear something funny?" Old Crustieus
NO; I've heard it before. Harlem
Life.
The 0ceason.-Bobbie-"Pop, when
is synonym used?" Papa-"When you
can't spell the other word, my SON.
Truth.
man is startled sometimes when he
thinks of his former ignorance; but
he generally feels that his personal
knowledge is ample.-Puck.
Salesman-"An interesting book?
Yes, madam. How will The Sorrows of
Satan do2" Madam-"No, thanks. 1
have troubles of my wn."-Truth.
There is German proverb which
says: No lool1ing-glass ever tells a
woman she is ugly" mo sensible
man ever does, either" - Cleveland
Leader.
BALL has money to throw at the
birds" "Why not use some expression
up to date? Say, for instance, that he
has warships to SELL" = Indianapolis
Journal.
Ikenstein-"I Wonder Wy Swindlebaum
left der seashore?" Rozenheimer-"I
expect it vas because he had to. No
pody would make him present ohf 1t"
Judge.
--'Do you think it would be possible
for two people to live on dollar day."
He (alarmed) -"Why, dear, has your
father threatened to cut you off with
that? '-Chicago Daily News.
An Honorable Function. - Pat
"Wbat does yez do at the new elub?"
Mike-"Oi'm on the house-warr min
committee" Pat = "What's that?"
Mike-"Oi run the furnace. Harlem
Life.
In the Paddoek.-Mr. Moss-"Is dis
der horse dat carries so mooch mon
ish?" Jockey-"That's i'm, guv'nor."
Mr.. Moss-"I've come to have a look at
der monish. Where ish it?"-Pick-Me-
Up.
Wife-"But you told me to get the
gown, dear" Husband-"You said it
would cost only about $25, and here is
bill for $780," "Well, that is all it did
cost the dressmaker." - Detroit Free
Press
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
A FIGHTER FROM WAY BACK.
Chief American Horse Writes to His
Little Daughter of Former
Deeds of yaior.

Col. w. II. Strickler, Of Dodge City,
has received a quaint letter from his old
friend, American Horse, the well-known
Sioux chieftain, who boastfully exploits
his own prowess as a warrior. Col.
Stricken explains that American Horse
dictated the letter to his daughter, who
has had some little education in the
agency school at Pine Ridge, N. d. "A
an example of Indian literature 1t is
gem. As follows:
'.Mv Dear Friend and Brother will
put down on this paper in my old time;
"When l was 16 years of age l am
begin on war. But l very brave man.
My first fight is with Pawnee Indians,
my next fight Utah and Sheshone In.
dams. My third fight with Flathead
Indians, but am always leader in war,
because | am young and pretty brave.
Ny fourth fight with Navajo Indians.
The first am fight with the Grow In
dans. The six lam fight with the Black
Feet Indians. We fight the Brown Blan-
ket Indians, and killed four men. The
seven | am fight with Grow Indians.
The nine | am fight with the Sac and
Fox Indians.
'The Indian of Sioux were fight with
white men, soldiers, so | was there, too.
The Sioux Indians broke out and fight,
so | was fight with the Sioux, too.
Gall different tribes in the United
States they know me without seen.
When | was born know that | am live
on those all different trouble. | am
always said that l am going to die any
time when we had war in old time. But
our father help me, and now, am old
now. | used to horseback, chase the
buffalo, and kill many, many, buffalo
and deer. | am kill lots of wild animals
with the gun. My thought is these,
am going to be friend with white men,
and / throw away all of my old time.
My thought is very good thought.
am friend white mems in % years.
am always try to find out good men, and
try make friend with him. The rea-
son l am friend with you. | am get
ting old and / think these, I wish all
| good men my own brother.
There are four chiefs now living, and
| I am the leader of that band of Ogal-
| la chiefs. Since | was IS years old
began to be warrior, and prominent III
warfare. At the time when | was "a
| years old and became a man by mar
rying a woman, we were living near the
| Black Hills, on creek called Bear
| Lodge. Our people came together then
in great numbers and there they put
up a large tent. 1t consisted of ten
tents put together and made lodge
1t was gathering of the people gen
orally. The officers of the day came and
led me to the place of honor. Then they
brought Young Man Afraid of His
Horse and then Sword mot captain
sword there, but his brother; he is dead
now, and then the fourth man they
brought was Crazy Horse.
81 am not descended from any chief
but / earned my craftsmanship. / wa:
appointed by the people, and l earned
it in public life in warfare. My grand
father was chief, but my father re
fused to be appointed chief, consequent
ly the chieftainship went to another
branch of the family.
81 am very glad to shake hand will
you and all your family.
"Hope hear from you soon. am your
friend and brother,
"CHIEFTARN AMERICAN HORSE"
| Kansas City Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mommsen, the greatest living Ger
man historian. lately celebrated his
eightieth birthday. lie is so striking
and dignified in aspect that when he
drives in the park at Ckarlottenhurg,
strangers instinctively lift their hats.
Mrs. Anna Christy Fall has written a
story called "The Tragedy of Wild
third husband, but to the injustice Of
certain Massachusetts, laws with re.
gard to property left by first one.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said that the
portraits of five generations, done in oil,
were indispensable to those families
who wanted a patent of New England
nobility. 1t was a characteristic bit OF
fun, but it was based on truth.
Miss Mabel Hay Barrows, of Boston,
daughter of Editor-Congressman Bar
rows, is to conduct Latin play, "The
Flight of Aeneas," for the benefit of
the Hotchldss school at Lakeville, Conn.
A Greek play of hers was very success
full recently at Brown university.
GuStue Ileld OutC tOlu hli o. II uiiph
rey Ward that he slept in the hollow
of tree in Missouri, and lived on fish
and wild fruits, when Barnum took
charge of him and educated him. Mrs.
Ward afterwards told some friends that
Field was typical Americana
Barre, VT, has lately received from
an Edinburgh sculptor, J. Massey
Rhind, model for a statue of Robert
Burns, which will be erected on the
park at Spaulding academy. 1t rep
resents the poet coming home at the
end of days field work, carrying his
coat on one arm and a roll of manu-
script in his right hand.
4 large portion of the original man
useript of Mary Cowden Clarke's Con
cordance to Shakespeare" is now owned
in this country. Beside the manuscript
itself, there are with it many interest
ing papers; copies of letter from
Douglas Jerrold to the author, corre-
spondenee regarding the dedication of
the work to Queen Victoria, four pages
of proof marked for correction by Mrs.
Clarke, etc.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
A New CombustibIe.

In the island of Barbados large guam
titles of a mineral have been found
which the natives call "manjak." 1t is
of a bright black color and occurs at
very slight depth, sometimes on the
surface, in beds one to two feet thick.
1t generally appears under an angle of
about 40 degrees and in the immediate
vicinity of rock. 1t is presumed to be
solicited petroleum, which is often seen
there exuding from the earth or float
ing on the water. In its composition
this mineral is similar to the pitch of
Trinidad, to the gilsonite of Utah and
the Canadian albertite, but it is of a
much better quality. The best varieties
of "manjak" contained two per cent.
of water. TO.s5 per cent. of volatile or
ganic substances, 26.97 per cent. of ditto
solid ones and OILS per cent. of mineral
parts.-Scientiic American.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
Nicnfine 20 XIII Insects.

Prof. J. U. Lloyd has made a very
thorough study of the effect of nicotine
on insects (the professor does not
smoke) and has devised methods for
extracting and using is as a parasiticide
in sheep dips, plant sprays, etc. He has
sold his right to an eastern company on
n royalty basis, and this company,
which has now been operating for some
two years, has now arranged for the
erection of large factory in st. Louis.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28

A Glasgow botanist has constructed
a timepiece out of growing fir frees.
The trees are planted in such positions
that they shade special parts of the
house at known hours of the day. For
instance, the zone o'clock tree" shades
the dining-room during lunch. while
the -four o'clock tree" secures a shady
drawing-room for afternoon tea, and
so on during the day.-Invention
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
snuirreI In a Was. of Amber.

Flies are not the only things found in
amber In a big mass Of clear amber,
dredged out Of the Baltic sea recently.
there was distinctly visible in its in
terror n small squirrel--fur, teeth and
claws iutact-.Chicaro s1ter Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
A Good Record.

Briggs-Was the Boston girl pleased
when you proposed?
Griggs-Immensely. She said that
in 90 minutes straight talk | didn't
make one grammatical error.-Iife.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28
An Insinuofioo.

He-I saw Prof. Garner to-day, the
man that is studying the ape language.
She-I suppose you added some 70 his
ape vocabulary Up to Date.
The Van Buren press., 1898-05-28

Browne-Why do you have your offics
as hot as an oven?
Towne-lt's where 7 make my bread
Up 10 Date,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02

temperature at any part of his body and alter
the character Of the pe:spiration Of that part
simply by ''dirigation."
Several instances are then cited to show that
persons have strengthened their muscles
without any exercise whatever, have developed
certain imperfect glands, and have promoted
the activity of sluggish organs that would not
yield to other treatment, in the same manner.
In these cases, the patient devoted an hour to
Obligation" twice 4 day, or four times day. for
4 period Of from two 20 fourteen weeks, accord
ing to circumstances.
How far this sort of thing be carried, Pro
fessor Gates says, only be ascertaincd by
further researches but such inquiries he
CARDS Of the utmost importance. Already he
has found that by obligation" effects similar TO
those OF few drugs can be obtained Still, he
is not that drugs will ever be entirely
abolished. Although he does not believe in
medication. in the old sense Of the term, he
thinks it possible that medicines may accelerate
or rctard the mind processes Of the cells Of the
human body" The professors philosophy is
summed up In these words: Mind governs or
ganc tissue and physiologic functions. because
1t creates these things and constitutes their life.
To learn properly to regulate each Of The mental
conscious domain"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
THAT UNLUCKY NUMBER.

From The Chicago News
mo" said Briggs my wife did not seem TO
be very badly frightened when We Eeard thai
the hotel had caught fire. in spite OF the TACT
that our room was on the thirteenth HooI.
How was that ..,.e
why the first thing she said. when we awoKe
and heard the commotiOn. was: There now, 20
Briggs. maybe you'll not be so ready 10 i i
the next time tell you thirteen an u'''u|A'
numberW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
RETTER THAN THE BAhERS.

From The GaulOis.
Sign AZ the door Of a restaurant in Paris:
Here fifteen oysters ar, given to the dozen all
through the season.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-09
UDlucky but Happy Ones to Pa
rdde the Streets All
Night.
There Is Welcome for All, However, oDd Every
ODe Will Be Repaid for Voting for tst
the Big Parade.

housed, or such of them as had 1odg-
ings to go to. the crowds thronged the
streets, passing the time pending the
arrival of the special trains from San
Francisco and Oakland viewing the
street decorations and overwhelming
the icecream parlors.
San Jose has outdone herself in the
matter Of decorations. The whole city
is a-f1utter with bright-hued bunting.
while the business houses and public
buildings are brilliant in their plumage.
The finest effort in the way of decorat-
ing is the electric light tower on Santa
Clara avenue. That graceful, almost
fairy-hke structure, towering $50 feet
above the driveway it spans, has been
festooned with a myriad of arc lights
along the four corner shafts and the
center column. Tonight the lamps
were lighted for the first time, present.
ing an indescribably beautiful night
picture. Everybody gazed at it SPELL
bound; even the sheterless unfortu-
mates, to whom there is little left in the
world that is bright and beautiful,
could not help admiring the scene,
though their admiration was tinctured
with malice, for they made unkind re-
marks about the lack of foresight on
the part of the committee in not string
ing up cots instead of arc lights.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-09
NATIVE DAUGHTERS
WITH THE THRONG
They Capture the Big 5pecial Train
and the Hearts of All
Within If

Ihere was one part of the celebration.
a great part, possibly and, to be cour-
teous, the greatest part, that was not
part OF the procession.
The Native Daughters were every
where, everybody and everything. and
what would the 9th of September be
without them?
They did not assemble around Native
Sons Hall on Mason street; their pretty
heads are not worried over the arrange
ments for the parade, but still it may
be said they are the feature.
The train was scheduled to leave at
3 o'clock. The Native Sons were sched-
uled to arrive at the Third and Town
send-street station a full quarter of an
hour before that. They got there on
time but found their territory dis
puted.
Long before the hour the waiting
room, passageways and in fact all
available space was occupied by the
happy-faced. laughing, hearted
daughters Of the Golden West.
The last man of the column finally
passed through the big gates of the
depot and Sergeant Michael Joseph
Conboy heaved a sigh of relief and
walked away. That was the end of
things SO far as San Francisco is con-
cerned, but that end was only the be-
ginning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-09
PRETTY PARADE OF
NATIVE DAUGHTERS

. SAN JOSE SThe Native Daughters
nights
cisco Oakland
y mar
shaed
Santa Clara
thousands of resident
looked well
girl
served that
. officers delighted
S at the
Daughters all talking the
subject
night which
o
pro-
manifest with
Welcome, in the
bearing
bowl deal of racket
Daughters but attracted compliment
plainly
Daugh
California
bic trains
celebration throng much larger than
, originally
% o 600 o o 600 @ o o @ 90 o 600 900 90 oDSooo