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Evening star., 1898-02-25
THE SENSE OF DIRECTION.
In Horses 1t L. Possessed Only Now
and Then.


From the London Spectator
In passing through Bombay early In 1850
bought fine black kutch pony and
marched with him to Kamptee. in Central
India, $50 miles The evening after arrival
dined with the cavalry regiment. at the
far end of the cantonment. over three miles
distant from the house 1 had secured: but
on leaving the mess house, the syce hav-
ing run off at once in advance found my
self plunged In worse than Egyptian dark
ness without the smallest conception Of
the road home or any trace OF surrounding
objects. The pony. nevertheless. took me
along the whole distance. in at the gate of
my compound and up 10 the house door,
although he had never been east Of Bonn
bay. much less acquainted with the canton
ment of Kamptee. -,
My Victorian friend was at the time of
the incient l am about to mention-some
thirty years ago-ensaged In breeding
horses. 1t appears that Oh one occasion
while driving mob OF horses down to
Melbourne for sale he lost his way I'm the
bush. and wandering on through most of
the day vaiply endeavoring to find his camp,
had very nearly arrived at the despairing
conviction that he was hoDeIessly lost as
not infrequently happens in Australia.
Feeling the horse he was riding rather bear
iEg on the bit to one side 1t suddenly oc-
CURED to him that the animal had the
sense Of direction, and. trusting entirely to
this. he threw the reins on his neck. The
horse, turning right round, got soon into
a iobbing cantcr. and brought my friend
direct to his camp. situated. as he judged.
some seven miles away. On many subse-
quent occasions my friend found this
horses sense of direction quite unerring.
His experience. however of the majority
of horses which rassed through his hands
was that they either possessed the sense
In a very low degree or not at all.
But what appears to me still more
markable instance of the sense in question
was narrated by the same friend as con-
nected with horse he at one time possess
ed. which. reared by himself, showed such
cleverness in undOing bolts and fastenings
of al! kinds that nothing short OF 4 lock
and key availed to keep him either in or
out of his stable. On selling this animal 10
planter. who was then travelling right up
to the north of Australia. over a thousand
miles distant, he warned him that unless
well secured en- route the horse would al
most certainly get back to his old stable.
In a month or thereabouts this actually oc-
CURED. The animal was one morning found
having. as my friend calculated by the dates
given him, travelled right across great
part Of the continent to his old home at the
rate of over a hundred miles a day, On two
subsequent occasions this horse got away
from purchasers who. notwithstanding the
Information my friend gave of his past his
tory, desired to possess him. and returned
from great distances to his old home, where
he remained for the rest of his days too
clever to be parted with!
Evening star., 1898-02-25
Negroes Leaving Louisiana.


For some unexplained reason the negroes
are drifting away from the farm lands In
the northern part of Louisiana and going
to Arkansas This movement has been in
progress for years. Some time ago negroes
were brought into this section of the state
from other states to become tenant farm
ers, but these, also, are going, and the
time is approaching, the Monroe Ua.)
News says, when many of the large plan.
tations will be tenantless. Discussing what
to do, the News rejects the idea of import.
ing more negroes. 1t also opposes a sug-
gestion that white men be sought as ten
ants. believing that white man who has
no ambition above that of always being
a tenant Is shiftless. spiritless. and not
worth having" Its plan is to cut the large
plantations into small farms and endeayoI
to sell them to white settlers. The remedy
seems proper one to the New Orlea nu
Picayune, which says that some parishes
in the state have succeeded in attracting
a farming population from the northern
and western states, and there is no rea-
son why northern Louisiana may not with
proper advertising, supplant its negro ten
ant farmers by white owners of the soil
Evening star., 1898-02-25
THE AMERICAN STATURE.
The LOsS of an Inch in Height Might
Bring Serious Consequences.

The LOsS of nm Inch in Height Might
Bring Serious Consequences.
From the Boston Evening Transcript.
In a paper read by Major Henry s. Kill
bourne. surgeon. United States army. be-
fore the Association of Military Surgeons
OF the United States. he advocated the
theory that the physical power of a race
or people-and. consequently, their capacity
for works. measured by their average
stature For every inch of height between
five and six feet the extreme breathing ca
pacity Is increased eight cubic inches: the
vital capacity being at its maximum at
thirty-tive years. A table of measurements
OF 19O,621 native white Americans. accept
ed for the military service Of the United
States. shows that the number of men be-
low sixty-three inches in height is but
Ettle greater than that of the class above
Sc Venty-three inches The most numerous
class is included between sixtyseven and
sixty-nine inches. ard this standard class
would have greater chest girth than the
average The mean height of 12j United
States naval cadets above the age of TWEEN
ty-three years was $50 inches. As these
men are drawn from all parts and classes
OF the United States. they represent very
nearly the typical physical development of
the American people of twenty-five years
OF age.
Major Kilbourne concludes that the COM
minglins strains of Celtic Danish Nor
wegian and German blood among our peo-
pie have. thus far. worked no deterioration
of physical quality. Not so with the
sWarthy. iow-browed and stunted people
now sWarming to our shores. Absorbed into
the body OF the people, these multitudes
must 'rretrievably evolve an iHferiority of
type To realize the result OF such a con
tingency. let Ii be considered that the loss
OF an inch in stature might bring in its
train the loss of national ascendancy. Let
Us take care. then. that the state shall suf-
fer no injury
Evening star., 1898-02-25

ter the yard today. On board the receiv-
ing ship Vermont it was said that only
tnirty-seven more recruits were needed at
Present. This will complete the force of
eighty-two men necessary to make up the
complement of the crews of the Terror,
Puritan and Dolphin. Forty-five new men
have already been enlisted The recruits
stlil needed are ten seamen, eleven ordi-
nary seamen, five landsmen, three ship
wrights. two coal passers and six second
class machinists. Wnen these men have
been enlisted there will be no further re-
cruting at the yard unless special instruc-
tiOns are received from Washington.
Evening star., 1898-02-25
DANGER ON wARsmIps.
Naval Officer Tells How a CntastrOphe
Wns Narrowly Avertcd.

Naval officer Tells How n Catastrophe
Wns Narrowly Averfcd.
From the Illustrated Electrical Review.
Those who believe that a. naval officer s
life in times of peace is one of ease will un-
doubtedly change their views after reading
the neutrality-suspicious., as told by a we'll
known officer in the United States navy:
u am glad to see you again, and all the
more SO because, without knowing 1t,
came very near going up into the air in
small bits on this last squadron cruise. We
were at heavy gun practice at sea, and but
for the quickness of a gunner's mate would
never have returned.
AS you probably know, the heavy gurs
in the turrets are fired by electricity, the
gun being discharged simply by pressing a
button. The officer In command of the for
ward turret on our ship during rapid firing
practice was just about stHl press the but
ton to fire org of our big guEs, when a gun
ner's mate was seen tosgFab, at something
On the wall OF the turrttaaah then fall in a
heap on the ficor. Thsatufneer pressed the
button. but the gun was- discharged.
when the mate canaA IL ne was asked
what had happened. aHa lie informed the
cfficer that the brsech 1ofIthe gun had not
oa oae the 0H vail was the eRe elee
ric firing circuit. Whef he saw that the
officer was prepared to -fire-the gun, and at
the same time observedath4 the breech Of
the gun was not locked. thezo only thing thar
occurred to him to preHshEs Esthe gun being
discharged was to destroy the circuit, which
he did promptly and effectRHkly.
when all this occafreH there was a
charge OF 29o pounds ofRowler in the gun.
another charge of the sam6glze in the tur-
.ret ready to be, served : and the passage
way leading to the poNaePs magazine was
wide open, But for the Sapsckpess of the
discharged. the breech block would have
blown out inside. the eurret, the gases
from the burning powder would probably
have ign!ted the charge lying in the turret
this explosion would have fgnited the pow
der In the magazine. and the chances are
that the whole ship. crew and sail would
have gone up in the air.
"a thought that has occrrred to me is
this: Suppose the aceidei,t had occurred.
what do You fmasine the verdict OF board
OF inquiry as to the cause of the loss OF
the ship would have beet since this ex-
neHence the department has adopted elec-
trtcal means to prevent the discharge OF
any OF the large gums until the breech Is
licked 90 = s-
Evening star., 1898-02-25
A MOLokAI ISLAND RANCH SOLD.

A Big Hawaiian Real Estate Deal.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Probably the most notable real estate
transaction in the history OF the Hawaiian
Islands occurred February 2. when the
Bishop estate ranch on Molokai Island was
sold at public auction to Arthur D. McCIeI-
Ian of Boston for $251 900. The property
consists of about $1,000 acres of fine agri-
cultural land. of which 60.0O0 are owned in
fee simple. ard the remainder Is under a
long lease. Representatives OF nearly all
the business men on the islands were pres
ent. and the bidding was lively. The upset
price OF the property had been fixed at
$lJ0.0OO. Mcclellan was in a combination
of twenty-five men. and had been author
lied to bid $225.000 for the combination
When the price was bid above that McCiel-
Ian bid on his own account II artesian
wells can be SUNK on the ranch and good
water supplies secured. as is believed to be
possible, nearly every acre will grow sugar.
and 1t will be worth mint of money
Evening star., 1898-02-25

Truth. remarked the observer OF men
and things, would not be stranger than
fiction If the newspapers would print as
mrch of h."-Detroit Journal.
Evening star., 1898-02-25

She slapped his face.a ss-ss..7sss :.
Just because he kissed her only once p
Yes; suppose that was the reason" -
Pkiiadelphia North American.
Evening star., 1898-02-25
Sage Predicts War.

Russell Sage said: "It is evident now that
a crisis is at hand IN our relations with
Spain. From all the evidence, it seems the
Maine was blown up by outside parties,
and the least We can do is to demand a
full indemnity for the ship and a pension
for every dead sailor. But think the
sentiment of the country will demand more
decisive action than mere money repara-
tion. The drop in stocks today Is due to
better knowledge of the administrators
plans. Money will for q time be more in
demand. as 1t Is quite probable the gov
ernmefit Will soon make an offer Of bonds.
Should this be done they would be taken
as quickly as offered. no matter to what
amount. 1t viii be found that the rich
men and institutions of the country will
be the strongest supporters Of the nations
credit and independence. No backing down
WIFI be allowed for lack Of support, either
in arms or money
The work of recruiting at the Brooklyn
navy yard was practically completed to-
day. Policemen were kept busy this morn
ing dispensing the crowds of applicants
for enlistment that necessarily gathered
there. When the usual time for the ad-
mission to the yard of Woiild-be recruits
arrived applicants were informed by the
sergeant In charge at the gate that suf-
Acient number Of men had already a.
piled, ard that 1t would be useless for. any.
more 10 present themselve4, on the Yer
mont. Only those who had received spe--
Tcial passes yesterday were allowed TO en-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08

mayor. After n slight delay we were
ushered into his presence and he gave
us a warm greeting. Exaggerated re-
ports Of the doings in the common coun-
ell chamber of Giveadam Gulch had
reached his ears and we were glad to set
him right. When we informed him that
only three of our aldermen had been
wounded during the past year, and that
we had not even been scratched by
any of the shots fred at us as presiding
officer, his opinion of the far west was
much more favorable. The mayor of
st. Louis does not carry a gun, and he
could not throw a lasso over a post ten
feet away, but we left his presence feel
ing that he was a pretty good fellow.
lie may possibly be our guest this sum
mer, and though the boys will shoot
at his plug hat and russell shoes he will
come out all right.
St. Louis is a large and busy city,
about 800 times the size of Giveadam
Gulch. We know we shall be shot at
for making this statement, but let 'er
go, Gallagher. There are more saloons,
more stores, dwellings, poker parlors,
horses, mules, men, women, children
and dogs in st. Louis than Giveadam
Gulch will possess in the next 10000
wears. We are about Il fy-bite com
pared to it. Before leaving home our
bump of self-esteem was as big as a
beer key. 1t has now dwindled down
to the size of a walnut and is still
shrinking. Two weeks ago we were
against civilization, even to patent
corks in beer bottles, Next week the
Kicker will throw wide open the doors
and welcome anything and everything,
from n shirt that opens behind 10 a
Manhattan cocktail with a cherry in
it. We have cleaned up our guns and
laid in 100 cartridges TO help us out
in our new departure, and the critter
who tries to stop us must look ont for
himself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08

there is in regard to lamps. The wheel
made aud sold by any particular house
may give satisfaction to the whimsical
buyer in two or three respects, but not
in all. These facts explain the follow
ing remarks, offered by the Iron Age:
"A feature of the western trade fol-
the coming season is the preference Of
manufacturers TO make contracts fol
the delivery OF skeleton wheels, OF
wheels without tires, saddles and
handle-bars. The iobbers who pur.
chase these skeletons will sell them in
the same condition TO retailers, mainly
hardware merchants, who will then
complete them according to the taste
of Me individual buyer. So many styles
of tires, saddles and handle-bars are
now on the market, and so varying are
the tastes of bicycle riders, that manu-
facturers and iobbers are disposed to
let the retailer assume the task OF
trimming wheels. This will bring
about another change in the bicycle
trade, if it becomes the general custom
as it will cause manufacturers of tires
saddles and handle-bars to seek the
patronage of retailers, whereas the,
have hitherto almost entirely cultivat
ed the bicycle manufacturers. Recent
ly some enterprising Chicago business
men have returned from South Amer
lea, where they have been introducin.
American goods, and they report tina
the European bicycle has been almos
wholly displaced by American wheels
and that these wheels are largely 0
Chicago origin"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
EDITOR HeIIsO Runs Up Against
Civilization While on q
Business Trip.
-IConyright. 1871

The editor of the Arizona Kicker, the
mayor of Giveadam Gulch, the postmas-
ter of the same town, the state senator
of the Third district and the deputy
United States marshal for the Eastern
district of Arizona, all of whom are our
self, and signing his name Jim Hellso.
eft home last week for a business trip
TO st. Louis.
As we took our place in the stage to
drive to the railroad the band played:
"See, the Conquering Hero Goes" That
was us. II there is anything in this ter
rtory we haven't got on to with both
feet we don't know where it is hidden
away.
Our esteemed contemporary hac
heard the news that we were going east
to buy supplies for the Kicker office
and mingle with the great world for q
| time, and he was on hand to see us of
He likewise had his old gun along and
| fired three or four shots at us with the
usual result. We beg to repeat our
| former assertion that he ought to have
been content to remain the owner OF q
cider mill.
When we boarded the train and pro-
| duced our dead-head railroad pass, the
| conductor took us at once. In our
private graveyard lies the body of a
brother of his whose career wasablotch
on the escutcheon of the family, and
the family have always been thankful
to lis for removing the wandering
sheep aud decorating his grave with
trailing arbutus. We removed him
without malice aforethought and as
gently as we could and not until after
he had kicked in the door of our office
and opened fire on us with two guns.
Ii was our first adventure with din
ing and sleeping cars, but the conduc-
tor was pleased to assure us that our
conduct under the trying circum-
stances was all that could be hoped for.
No one who saw us handle a fork and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08
CUBAN RELIEF.


tary OF State.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The following
announcement regarding the work Of
Cuban relief inaugurated by this gov
eminent has been made from the state
department:
in view of the steps now being
taken by the secretary of state for the
organization, in New York, of a cen.
trial headquarters, with the co-opera-
tion Of the American National Red
Cross, for the reception and forwarding
of relief for the suffering people of
Cuba, and the probability that it will
be in effective operation early in the
present week, the secretary Of state
has directed that the benevolently dis
posed public Of the United States be
informed, through the medium Of the
press, that the consul general of the
United States at Havana ptennsaicns the
following articles as appropriate to be
contributes; all OF then, as he reports,
being greatly needed:
Summer clothing fer women and chill
etaN Shth
dren; medicines for fevers, principally
quinine; hari bread, flour, corn meal,
cereal PREPARATIONS, bacon, rice, lard,
potatoes, beans, peas, salt fish, any
canned foods, particularly nourishing
soups, mat extracts, blankets and es-
pecialir large quantities of condensed
MIX, as many persons are at first too
feeble for any other nourishment.
contributions of money are also ur-
gently needed tsenable the purchase of
immediate supplies of medicines and
articles OF prime necessity, and to meet
the expenses of local transportation in
Cuba.
1.-The consul-genernl, to whom all
supplies and money will be sent, will
at once organize arrangements for the
receipt, storage and most effective dis
tribution of whatever is received from
the humane people Of the United
States.
by direction Of the secretary of
state.
ALVEY A. ADEE,
Second Assistant Secretarv.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08

If your enemy is too big 70 whip yOu
should forgive him,
II a man has plenty of sand he always has
lots Of grit.
If the office has no salary attached Il is
obliged to seek the man.
If some men would conceal what they
know they would be more popular.
II justice was really blind she wouldn't be
able to wink at her favorites.
If a woman's grief happens to be a wrinkle
even time cannot heal it,
If men were serpents all the women would
want to be professional snake-charmers.
II a man trusts to luck for his happiness
he will be in luck when he gets it.
If you convince q man against his will
you may have to do it over again next day.
II you monkey with a buzzsaw you may
be compelled to write shorthand the rest Of
your days.
If the foolhardy man was only foolish it
wouldn't matter so much; but he is always
hardy and lives to a ripe old age.-Chicago
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08
SKILL OF DOCTORS TEsEl
Fifteen Years OF Suffering.
81 thought should surely dis

When the stomach begins to fail In
its duties. other organs speedily become
affected in sympathy, and life is simply a
burden almost unbearable. Indigestion
and dyspepsia are SO ommon that only
the sufferer from these diseases knows
the possibilities Of misery that inhere in
them. A typical example Of the suferings
Of the victim of indigestion is furnished
in the case Of John c. Pritchard. He went
on for fifteen years, from bad to worse.
In spite of doctors he grew constantly
weaker, and thought he would die. He
got we'll, however. and thus rclates his
experience:
"For fifteen years I was a great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms. I
tested the skill Of many doctors, but grew
worse and worse, until I became so weak
could not walk fifty yards without having
to sit down and rest. My stomach, liver,
and heart became affected. and l thought /
would surely die. l tried Dr.. ]. c. Ayers
Pills and they helped me right away. l
continued their use and am now entirely
we'll. I don't know Of anything that wifi
SO quickly relieve and cure the terrible
snfferings Of dyspepsia as DR.. Ayers
Pills."-JoHN c. PRITcHARD, Brodie, War
rem Co., NJ {.
This case Is not extraordinary, either In
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-08
AN AWFUL HOLOCAUST.
Six Members of One Family Perish
by Fire.
Aud Possibly n seventh May Dle-The Dead
Father Found with n Child In His
Arms-BrOther aud Sister In y
Close Embrace.

New YORK. Jan. Six members o
one family were killed by flames anC
smoke in a fire that occurred early yes
terday morning in Jersey City. The
dead are:
Adolph Reich, ~ years old, the fa-
ther.
Emma Reich, ~ years old, mother.
Tillie Reich, % years old.
Ida Reich, 10 years.
Albert Reich, IA years.
Gustave Reich, eight years,
Several others were injured, aud it
may be that another member of the i'll
| fated family will die, He is the 10
year-old son, and his body is covered
| with burns.
John Conway, chief of the Jersey
City fire department, was badly burned.
lie fell through a burning floor and
was rescued with difficulty.
Henry A. Reich, 10 years, managed to
make his escape from the house with
bad burns on the neck, face and hands,
but he is not seriously injured.
Adolph Rcich's home was at BIT Ger
mania avenue, near the Hudson coun-
ty boulevard, in the Hudson City dis
trict. He was Il real estate agent and
well to do, living in Il pleasant house
of three stories. Iii believed that the
fire broke out from a heater in the
basement, and worked its way up to
the third floor, where the sleeping
apartments occupied by the family we're
located.
Henry Reich said it was late when
they retired, having had Il pa rty.
When he ran into the hall he saw
smoke and flames in the lower hall.
His father was there and they man
aged to get out of the house in their
night clothes, Young Reich ran down
the street and gave the alarm. When
he returned his father was nowhere to
be seen, but one of his brothers, Sigis-
mund, was there, badly burned. lie
wa taken to a neigh boring house,
where he said that someone had awalk-
ened him aud that he had jumped
through the binding smoke and flames
down the staircase and out into the
open air.
Several engine companies responded
promptly to the alarm, and ten minutes
after the fire was out. Then began
The search of the house. The lights
from the tiremen's lanterns disclosed
three charred bodies against the wall
at the foot of the stairs. They we're
those OF Adolph Reich, his daughter
Tillie and little Gustave. The father
had fallen upon the daughter and his
son was in his arms. They were burned
almost beyond recognition.
In the basement of the house the
searching party stumbled over the re-
mains of Ida and Albert, two black
ened corpses with arms intertwined.
Portions of the limbs had been entirely
burned away and the faces were horri-
bly, distorted.
The mother was found in the dining
room. She vas but slightly burned.
Her face showed no look Of pain. She
undoubtedly died from suffocation.
The bodies were sent to the morgue.