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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16
UNLOCKING THE NORTH.
How Two Explorers Penetrated the
Uarren Lands.

c. A. Liant writes from Toronto in
the Evening Post:
Three thousand two hundred miles
by canoe, dog-train, and snow-shoe,
down the chain of rivers and lakes in
the far north, between Mackenzie river
tributaries and Hudson's bay waters
such was the remarkable journey ac-
complished by the Tyrrell brothers. of
the Canadian survey. During eight
months the daring explorers were push
ing way through the vast untrodden
regions of Canada's sub-Arctics. Diff
cult portages. the shooting Of many
dangerous rapid. and hazardous run in
Arctic winter along the bleak coast OF
Audson's bay were features of the long
trip. Then followed a hard tramp,
with scant protection from the cold,
from Fort Churchill TO York Factory,
and across country south, past old half
way houses. famous in the regime Of
the fur-trader, back to Manitoba. Peri
patetc correspondents from abroad.
scurrying over the southern border Of
the great unknown northern territory,
and catching mere glmpses Of the
Barren Lands. have covered themselves
with journalistic glory by their feat;
but IL was without any blare Of trum-
pets and In the course of everyday
duties that the Tyrrell brothers quietly
undertook the exploration Of the Barren
Lands. Now that one of the brothers,
j. w. Tyrrell. has given record Of
their achievements To the public. even
Canadians have shaken of their char
acteristic apathy, and are according the
intrepid travellers merted applause.
IL was on the 10th Of May. 1888 in re-
spouse 10 instructions from the Dominion
Geological Survey, that j. W. Tyrrell and
j. b. Tyrrell set out TO explore the great
mysterious region known az the Barren
Lands, more than ZOO square miles In
extent, lying north OF the ffty-ninth
parallel OF latitude. between Great Slave
AXE and Hudson's Bay. "Or almost this
entire territory" says J. w. Tyrrell In the
account already published Ina Canada and
about to be issued in the United States
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16
THE FLYING SQUADRON
Bnttlcships Texas and Massachusetts,
Cruisers Columbia and BROOKLYN.

Cruisers Columbia ana brooklyn.
The officers of the vessels Of the flying
squadron follow:
FLAG OFFICERS.
Commodore, Winfield Scott Schley. OF
Maryland.
Flag Lieutenant. James II. Sears. Of
New York.
Secretary-Lieutenant Benjamin Wells,
Jr.. Of Illinois
PROTECTED ARMORED CRUISER
BROOKLYN.
Captain, Francis A. Cook. Of Massachu-
sets; in service since 1860
Executive Officer. Lieutenant-Com-
mander Newton Z. Mason, Of Ponusyl-
vania
Navigator Lieutenant a. c. Hodgson,
OF Georgia.
Senior Watch and Division Officer. Lieu
tenant William r. Rush. OF New York.
Lieutenants, Edward Simpson; Thomas
ID. Griffin, OF Virginia. and James q.
Doyle. Of Pennsylvania.
Ensign, Charles Webster, Of Massachu-
sets.
Medical Inspector, Paul Fitzsimmons,
OF Georgia.
Assistant Surgeon. c. NJ. Du Vain, OF
Washington, D. c.
Paymsster. l. Goodwin Hobbs, of Maine.
Chief Engineer, John l.. Hannum, of
Pennsylvania.
Passed Assistant Engineer. Thomas f.
Carter, of Kentucky.
Assistant Engineers John =. j. Ryan,
Of New York, and S. f. Moses, Of Geor-
gia.
Chaplain. Adam \. McAlister, Of Cali
forpla-
Captain Of Marines, Paul St. Clair Muir
ply. Of New York
Second Lieutenant OF Marines. Thomas
g. Borden, Of Louisiana.
Naval Cadets, Edward McAuley. Jr. of
New York; Clarence A. Able. of Massa-
chusotts; William Z. Cronan, of Connecti-
cut; 5ohn Halligan.-Ir. Of Massachusetts,
Ulysses s. Neacy, of Missouri Ralph n.
Marble. Jr, OF Minnesota.
CABOT Engineers. Charles l.. Leiper, of
PoTipsylvania. James Il. Henry, Jr., OF
New York; Eletcher l.. Sheffield, OF Geor-
ga; Wlhiam Il. Wells. of Iowa.
Bost swain, William J.. HIN. OF New
York.
Gunner. Franklin T. Apologize, of Penn
s:lvania.
Carpenter. George H. warford. Of Cali
fornia.
Correspondent of the Associated Press.
George II. Graham. OF Albany, y. Y.
BATTI-ES1iIP TEXAS.
Captain. John w. Philip, Of New York
Lieutenant Commander. Giles b. Har-
te-. OF Ohio.
Lieutenant. /. O. Heilner. Of PennsvI-
yania.
lieutenant, Harry Phelps, OF North
Carolina
Aeutsnant. r. J. Haeselor. Of Pennsyl-
yania.
IAeutenaI.i. II. a. Bispham, Of PennsvI-
yanja-
Lieutenant NJ. l.. Bristol, Of New .Jer-
sey. '0'
Ensign, w. k. elise. OF Illinois.
NaNa tadets-A. W. Presley. OF Ne
prsKA; w. IL Reynolds. Of Georgia. n
w; handerton. OF Ohio; H. j.. PerriI. OF
.ho,aha; +. X. Holman. OF Iowa; G. w
raler of Wisconsin: NJ H. Brown. OF
""-Ha' H. 4. Wright OF Alabama: 10.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16

! and OVcrhdnging walls OF limestone. %
! alarmingly swift was the current be-
| coming, we eagerly looked for some place
| on the bank where a landing might be
made but none could be seen. Retreat
was impossible against the enormous
! strength of the river. All we could do
was to keep straight in the current. My
| brothers canoe, steered by Old Pierre,
| being a little in advance Of my own, gave
me a good opportunity of seeing the fear
| ful race we were running Suspicious Of
| danger were already aroused, and the
| outcome was not long deferred. As we
| were rounding the bluff Old Pierre sud-
| denly stood up from his seat in the stern,
and i'm another instant we were gazing
at what looked like the end of the river.
Right before us extended perpendicular
fall We had no time for reflection, but
keeping straight with the current. and
throwing ourselves back in the canoes in
order 10 tighten the bows we braced our
selves for the plunge, and in moment
We're I'm the fOaming waters below; but
only for an instant. Our light Cedars,
though partly filed by the foam and
spray, rose buoyantly on the waves. and
again we breathed freely. II was a lucky
thing for US that the canoes were not
loaded. for had they been, they would
never have fioated after that plunge. but
would have disappeared like lead in tho
pillows"
The next trading-post was Fort Nc
Murray 80 miles from the landing at
the junction OF Clearwater river with
the Athabasca. The traders and Indians
at the fort were anXiously awaiting the
IfudsOn's Bay COmpany'S boats. and
nearly all the Indian lodges were reduced
10 great distress and threatened with a
famine. Fortunately. the scOws and
their cargoes soon relieved all anxiety
day after leaving the fort, and on the
afternoon of the 18th tho vOyasers crossed
the western end OF Lake tallahassee and
drew up their canoes on the rocky shore
Of Fort Chippewyan, 40 miles from the |
Landing. Fort Chippewyan Is one OF tho |
ancient landmarks Of the northern fur |
trade. One hundred years ago II was the
rendezvous Of the trappers and traders |
Of the great lone land. The Chief Factors |
dwelling and the stores occupy the court |
ward, Along the waterfront is a row OF |
some twenty log houses. where the SER |
wants live. all being connected by
strong wooden wall Near by are the |
Episcopal and Catholic mission-houses |
and churches. Every building IL white |
washed. and Chippewyan still retains the |
appearance OF one OF those ancient |
strongholds i'm which old trading-com-
pany officers used TO defy attack from |
hostile Indians. Mr.. Tyrrell describes one |
daily incident OF ChippeWyan life.
I'm the North the dog takes the place |
which the horse occupies In the South, |
and Ia Is a very interesting sight To see
the canine population OF the town, per-
haps thirty or forty In all. receiving |
their daily meal. They are called to-
gether by the ringing OF u largo bell,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-16
Morgan Amendment for War.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. April 15.-Sena-
tor Morgan to-day offered as an amend
ment TO the resolution pending in the
Senate a substitute claring war. and
stating that it does not extend to the
government Of the republic of Cuba.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
That Was Different.

A small boy stood before Justice
Kersten one morning recently to an
swer charge of assault with intent
to do bodily injury. He told his
story and the court was so much i'm
pressed with it that he expressed be-
lief in the young prisoners inno-
cence before he had heard the other
side of the story.
The prosecuting witness was about
the same age as the defendant. He
told how he and the prisoner had
quarreled at Wells and Erie streets.
Il was in fer fight1n fair, the lad
said, "but Murphy wouldn't do it
and begin to look fer things to t'row
at me. -
did he throw at youl" inquired
the justice.
Eyes; he picked up a brick and
aimed at me head" the witness con-
tinued.
81 never needer," he shouted
" Twas a rock, and you know
twas.
The justice changed his mind
Chicago Journal.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption Can
Be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free Offer
to Our Readers.

The distinguished chemist, T. A. Slo-
cum, of New York City, demonstrating
his discovery of reliable cure for Con
SUMPTION pulmonary Tuberculosis)
bronchial, lung and chest troubles, stub
born coughs, catarrhal affections, gen
eral decline and weakness, loss of flesh,
and all conditions of wasting away, will
send THREE FREE BOTTLES (all
differently of his New Discoveries to any
afflicted reader of this paper writing for
them.
His ''New Scientific Treatment" has
cured thousands permanently by it's
timely use, and he considers it simple
professional duty to suffering humanity
to donate trial of his infallible cure. :.
Science daily develops new wonders,
and this great chemist, patiently expert
menting for years, has produced results
as beneficial to humanity as can be
claimed by any modern genius. His as
sertion that lung troubles and cOnsump.
ton are durable in any climate is proven
by heartfelt letters of gratitude" FLED
in his American and European labora-
tories in thousands from those cured in
all parts of the world.
The dread Consumption, uninterruDt.
ed, means speedy and certain death.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, M. c.,
SO Pine street, New York, giving post
office and express address, and the fire.
medicine will be promptly sent direct
from his laboratory.
Sufferers should take instant advaR-
tage of his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
this in the Morris TRIBUNE.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Marriage Chances.

Between Is and 10 only enc girl
out of 70 marries. Marriages used
to be much earlier, and Miss Aus
tens delightful Marion Eastwood
maintained that after "a a woman
could no longer expect to be loved
for herself. In the old novels 10
was about the extreme limit of age
for heroine.
Between 20 and "a one girl out of
Is marries, but the most marrying
age for spinsters zone in eight is
between 25 and go. After 25 young
ladies we're called thorn backs" by
the much marrying Puritans of New
England, who preferred widows.
Widows throughout life have a
greater chance of remarrying than
girls have of marrying. The elder
Mr.. Weller has prophesied in vain.
"A little widow is a dangerous
thing" probably because it is easier
to glide into condolences with lady
who has known affection. Widows
from q to 81 are especially noted
for what. from the point of view of
girls, is mere poaching.
A widower remarries more than
bachelors marry. A widower from
25 to "a belongs to the most marry.
ing group in existence, except per-
haps tutors of colleges. New York
World
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Lewis CarroIl's Grave.

The grave stands almost bn the
very crest of a ridge which COM
mands glorious panorama of some
of the finest scenery in the south of
England. Deep down below you, as
in a cup. lie the red roofs of Guild
ford, the winding river, the crum-
bling remains of the ancient castle,
beneath whose ivy covered walls
nestles The Chestnuts, where the
Hodgsons live. 1t is almost in a bee
line with us, and even at this dis
lance it is easy to pick it out from
among its neighbors by the white
blinds still down. Away beyond lies
London. In the misty middle dis
tance, on the somber clad heights,
looms the church of St. Martha's,
where once Canterbury pilgrims lin
gered. To the right the downs
stretch as far as eye can see. It is
gray day and dull enough, with
wintry wind whistling weirdly
among the churchyard shrubs, when
views and prospects are least appre-
ciated, and yet one fingers by this
grave of Lewis Carroll long after
priests and supplied choir have
wended their way down the hill
again. How lovely must be the
scene in the summer sunshine or
bathed in the light of the harvest
moon London News.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Longest and Shortest DAYS.

At London and Bremen the lon
gest day has 1615 hours. At Stock
holm it is 1871 hours in length. At
Hamburg and Dantzig the longest
day has II hours. At st. Petersburg
and Tobolsk, Siberia, the longest
day is 10 hours and the shortest
hours. At Tornea, Finland, June 81
brings a day nearly 20 hours long
and Christmas one less than hours
in length. At Wardbury, Norway,
the longest day lasts from May 81
to July % without interruption, and
in Spitzbergen the longest day is 81
months. London Standard.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Easy Practicing.

Mrs. Fizzletop has been making an
earnest effort to induce her son
Johnny to learn to play the piano.
A few days ago Mrs. Fizzletop call
cd up stairs:
"Why aren't you practicing your
piece, Johnnyi"
Il am.
you are not. You haven t touch
ed the piano for the last half hour. ;"
I've been practicing all the same.
There are pauses in the march, and
| am practicing them over and over
until know them perfectly. -
Pearson's Weekly.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Not Disturbed.

Nassau William Senior, the Eng.
lish political economist, was a fire.
quent guest of Lord Lansdowne at
Lansdowne House, and on one occa-
sion was busily writing, quite alb
stracted as usual, in a room full of
company when Tom Moore was sing
ing. The scratch of his pen was not
an agreeable accompaniment, and at
last one of the company asked very
politely, You are not fond of music,
Mr.. Seniors" NO." he replied
"but it does not disturb me in the
least. Pray go on. '-Argonaut.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
THE JOLLY AMER.
Abdurrahman Of Afghanistan One Of the
Most ORIGINAL of Rulers.

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Most Original of Rulers.
The most interesting ruler in the
world at present is probably Abdur.
rahman of Afghanistan.
A fine old crusted autocrat is Alb
durrahman, capable of waking up
his doctor to ask if it would hurt
him to eat peppermint lozenge,
and also shutting up thief in an
iron cage to starve to death.
Once a beggar in Kabul asked
aims of the khan.
Ibid you ever work for a livingf"
asked the ruler.
Never. o khanl'' the man re-
piled. II am a beggar. "
Then" said Abdurrahman, 1--WE
can do without you, and forthwith
directed that the beggar should be
hanged. He is, however, susceptible
to t1attery and can sometimes be Ca
joled.
A man whom he had sentenced to
have his ears cut off for some indis-
erection happened to be friend Of
his chief secretary, who averted the
mutilation by offering to perform
the task himself, provided it might
be done in the ameer's presence.
To this he assented, whereupon
the secretary explained that he had
never executed this form of punish
ment before and would his highness
show him how much was to be re-
moved.
The ameer passed his hands over
both ears of the trembling wretch,
whereupon the secretary reminded
him of a passage in the Koran say
ing that anything touched by the
representative of the Almighty be-
came sacred. So the ears were
saved.
Afghanistan is anything but back
ward, as Asiatic countries CO. There
is a modern factory in Kabul run by
steam and employing $500 work
men which turns out daily 10000
Martini Henry cartridges and 10000
Snider cartridges. finished and COM
plete; % Martini-Henry and 20 Sni-
der rifles; $4,000 coins; two field
guns, varying from 3 Founders to IL
Founders; ~ Maxims; Is Gardeners,
with carriages and full equipment,
per annum, as well as a large num-
Der of swords and mechanical con-
trivances.
The ameer takes great pride in the
factory and makes his khans and all
his visitors go and see it. One day
Umra Khan, who came from dis
lance, called on Sir Salters Pyne and
said: How do you make guns9"
1T is quite easy replied Pyne.
"You makes a hole first and then
wrap some iron around it. "Ah,"
he said sorrowfully, there is lots of
air for the hole in my country, only
no one there knows how to wrap the
iron around itp'-New York World.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
THE RAZOR TRADER.
Better business For the Ex-Barber Than
Working q ''First Chair"


Working q "First Chair"
A barber who for many years was
connected with one of the big up
town establishments has lately quit
the place where he worked SO long
at the first chair" and has gone
into little business venture of his
own that is paying him better than
his trade ever did. The scheme he
is now operating is an original one,
and if business continues to increase
doubtless others will follow his ex-
ample. The ex- barber not only car
ries on his trade in this city, but on
certain days in the week invades
Brooklyn and Jersey City. He car
rjes his stock, which consists Of a
dozen or so razors and several homes.
Some of the razors are new, but
many of them are old ones which he
has touched up" and these are al
ways preferred by a knowing bar
Der. He enters shop and starts
conversation on razors. This results
in each barber producing his "pet"
as we'll as those that he is getting
tired of and which he is always
willing to sell or trade This is the
ex-barber's opportunity, and he pro-
duces his stock. Then he makes a
dicker, and generally before he
leaves he trades one of his razors
for the one the barber is dissatisfied
with, but the barber always has to
pay something. The usual price in
the transaction is from 25 to so
cents. 1t often happens, too, that
the barber will take fancy to one
of the new razors, and in such cases
he exchanges, but of course pays
more than if it were just swap.
Thus this man travels from place to
place, and sometimes razor given
in exchange down town and pro-
nounced by its former owner as no
good will be exchanged for another
up town, some barber becoming i'm
pressed while handling it with its
ring and good looks.
All BARRIERS have an idea that
razor when used too often becomes
what they call tired" and they be-
lieve that homes, straps or anything
else cannot bring it around all right.
These tired" 1azors are the ones on
which the ex-barber clears his big
gest profits, and he gets them for al
most a song. He fixes them up at
home nights, and these form the
bulk of his stock the next day.
"Tired" razors are peculiar things,
he says, but if you know how to
handle them they only need nights
rest.
This man docs not confne himself
alone to razors, but carries other
ba-ber's tools about with him. He
will sell or swap anything, but there
must always be small money con-
sideration. Frequently razor swap
ped by him finds its way into his
hands again, and in many cases he
has snapped it back to its original
owner. Of course the old owner rec
ognies it and hesitates to make an
exchange, but he is sure of his own
skill in fixing the razor up and
leaves it on trial. He says they sell
dom fail to prove all right, and on
his next trip to that shop the barber
gives another razor and pays the
difference. New York Sun.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
At the Quick Lunch Room.

Proprietor-Don't you want some
of this pepsin gum9 Best thing in
the world for Indigestion.
Newcomer-But never have in
digestion.
Proprietor-That makes no differ
ence. You will have it in a few
days. At any rate, all our customers
have it, and we sell lots of this gum
Boston Transcript.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
FANTASTIC TlMEPIEcEs.

Old Fashioned Watches Were Made In
Many Curious Shapes.
Since timepieces have come with
In the reach of everybody and
watches are made large enough for
bicycle bars and small enough for
the lady's ring it is curiously inter
esting to recall some of the old fash
Toned ones that served our ancestors
so we'll generations ago. Long be-
fore our time or that of our grand
fathers watches were made in such
fantastic fashion that it is marvel
that their owners managed to carry
them about.
No one seems to know the exact
date of the first timepieoe, but the
middle of the fifteenth century
seems to have been the period when
portable clocks" began to appear;
in the different collections of anti
quaries there are few specimens of
the Nuremberg eggs, or watches
made in oval shapes and coming
from the town after which they
were named.
In the possession of Lady FitZger-
aid of England there was one watch
which was shaped like an eagle
which had small boy on its back.
This odd ornament was made to hint
at the story of Jupiter and Gany-
mede. The breast of the bird open
ed to show the dial beneath it, and
the works were most deliberately Or
namented. When the fair owner of
this treasure did not wish to wear it
on her girdle, she could stand it on
her table.
Gold and silver smiths seem to
have let their fancy run riot during
the sixteenth century, and watches
made in the form of ducks, acorns,
of cockleshells and of all possible
things made their appearance. Most
of them struck the hour, and one
: notable invention fired diminutive
pistol at certain intervals.
When Henry II of France fell in
love with Diana of Poitiers (about
1547), she was a widow and wore
mourning. Of course that offered
an opportunity to the extravagant
courtiers of the day, and the result
was that all the ornaments at court
were fashioned after such grewsome
ideas that the ridiculous was close
upon the sublime, to say the least.
Rings we're formed like skeletons,
tiny collins of gold were worn as or
naments, and they contained enam-
eled figures of death, but the most
striking products of the hour were
the watches which dangled from
fair ladies' belts and which repre-
sented grinning skulls, the tops of
which lifted to disclose the dial plate.
OF course the eyes were brilliant
jewels, and small fortunes were
spent in the elaborate ornamental
ton of these funeral trinkets. But
the watches, the trinkets and the
people who wore them have all pass
ed away, and since 1920, or there
, about, the fat oval or round time
piece has been the general favorite.
Time does not go SO Enthusiastically
with us as it did with those untutor-
ed geniuses of earlier times, and
perhaps our plain, substantial
watches tell as much of our charac-
ter as did those bizarre inventions of
earlier days about the men and
women who wore them. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
A Secret.

She-Julie and Joe are engaged,
but they have decided to keep their
engagement a secret. Julie told me
SO.
He-Yes, know it. Joe told me.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
A Brave Horse.

she-John, IRE you perfectly sure
that this horse is not afraid of
trainsf
Johr--I should say he wasn't. On
the contrary, he runs right into
them. London Fun.
Morris tribune., 1898-08-10
Precious Models.

"Just think, somebody broke into
my studio last night. Unfortunate
ly, | had just begun study in still
life. ("
Was it stolen2"
No, but the models were-a ham
and some sausages. London Tit
Bits.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-24
BOWLING.

It is likely that the Wheeling bowlcrs
who recently defeated Cincinnati. will
soon figure In another inter-city series
and Columbus Is slated to pose as the
victim OF the Nallers' prowess. Column
bus tenpln men have had the termerity
to propose a series for from 800 to $500,
qnd Of course Manager Fette, of the To-;
calls. has lost no time In, accepting the
proposition for any amount convenient
to the Ohio people. 1t Is expected that,
the match will be made this week.
Twelve games will be rolled, six In each
city.