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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
Cat Ella an Enulc.

A tiger cat belonging to Farmer Hns.
ara OF Herrick. Sa.quchanna count
Pa. was rtroIling ont toward The burn
u rev days ago carrying in her teeth
u piece Of meat for her yonng A bald
engle' which had been lowering over
the 'hrin for n week. suddenly descend.
ed upon her and whirIed her upward in
q rHpid vertical fight
Inc path OF accent to the eye Of q
spectator watching the scene was clear.
" indicated by Loose feathers violently
tossed from the point Of combat In a
brief time the struggling pair came to
n standatill in the Sky. The euele',
wings had dropped now and then. and
he had given plain evidence Of pain
ana terror. yet not once had bis awful
grip appeared to relnx At length a de.
scent was begun. with n rapidity which
Increased every moment, and the two
anin'nls struck the ground Mt the very
point where they had at first epconn.
tered each other, but the eagle was
deah' and the cat. as soon 81 she felt
Terra irnha beneath her feet. shot away
Tor the burn. still carrying her Bit Of
meat
investigation proved that the cat had
cus the eagles throat and SO lacerated
its breast that its body was literally
iaid open. After the death in midair,
however. the cat had been too clever TO
her hold and thus fall 70 tho
ground, but had lef HOY ocar,, ......
, parachute to eass her descent
!he cat 10 none the worse for he,
serial flight and battle
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
Illustrating IN MARYLAND
A Unique Indnstr, nnh the People
Who Follow II.

Many interc.ttd fur dealers have been
prospect of the wlatvr 5 yield of musk-
rats III lower Mar atHi and from tho
opening Of the season limited hy law
FROM IAN ! to Aprti | lhcir agents
Ind their WHY Ia rEr fresh water
marshes 81 n,if't, where, within an
area Of perhaps ten rilos the industry
is almost wholly confined
The season WAS formerly from No
vember to May bat the little gray
creatures were slaughtered SO nlerciless-
y for them furry coats that sometimes
turn into mink and otter collars and
NUTS that legislation became as imper.
ntive Tor them us tor the protection OF
the partridge and terrapin. to which
dellcaclcs the nnsirattrr considers the
flesh OF his victim in nowise inferior
This industry is the most unique
phase Of economic life in Maryland.
n the revenue from the skins. flesh
and perfume Is greater than that from
the surrounding whnattields
The yield becomes greater each sea-
son. owing to the protection of the rats.
and. as the skins bring from 10 to Is
cents. many thousands are annually
hunted and caught
They are secured In three ways-by
gigs, by SHARES and by shooting, the
latter mode being supposed to bring the
slaughter up to the level Of sport
The house that the marsh rat builds
for itself is II study for the naturalist in
its perfect adaptabili,y to its needs,
made by mud and reeds and matched
over its dome shaped root, standing two
feet high among the tall grasses Down
into this many chainbered adobe, in
which the rats are iomiciled like the
cliff jewellers. the two long. sharp
points OF the gia descend and spear five
or six OF them on each prong
The snuros are set in the little bitches
6about the marshes and catch rats after
the manner Of rabbit snnrinx
The shooting is done mostly At night,
when the rats come ont to drink. and
tue sCcIlo ~ VIVA anu WelTu Ill INC eX.
treme
The illustrators, In long rubber boots
that come mp tn their thighs. have
torch bearers carrying grent sticks Of
lightwoh that send Il flaming glow far .
around. They make n peculiar clicking |
sound through their teeth that. like the
Pied Piper's music. brings all the won. A.
dering creatures from their hiding
places, and. presto, the guns bang and
send them to rat heAven-or elsswher.
for their curiosity.
Neither Ia thia L.iqus industry e0s.
lined TO the masculine element Of the
march lands Though they have never
heard Of the New Testament. there are,-
among shsSe mighty hunters Of III, 70.
some chx,npion IN, slayers in ss1-
ticoa" and long b,Nts-iess Of pet.t.
and more VI boot~--who can hoost
as n'nny trophies in muskrat hides M
men fol.;s"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
Victims Of CcnuIolN Comb..

a trio Of accidents Of the same kind
IN three different towns yesterday re-.
suited IN the scalpiny Of the xirls who
were the unfortunate victims Mis-,
SAME Vanmeter. u charming daughter
OF Judge V~anineter OF C~biu.cvine q
mad her hair all burned of while lean.
ing over a crate by her celluloiJ comb
catching fire She is terribly Injured
At GAINESVILLE. O.. Miss Lulu Moore
Z society girl. got too near the prote
her cellnloid comb ignited. and she wa.
scalped before help could reach her
Al wheeling Miss Mary Conner
while raking coal Ia the crate. rot too
near q IRE. and her c~el!uloiG cor.b
vas ign'ted. burning her terribly 4
va TIE second accident Of the kind AZ
WAssljng in . week-Loui,y;lle p.,st'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
French FplvOls.

Colored undertaking is no lonae,
worn In Paris II must be white and
made Of fine batiste or nainsook-po1
Of silk. After all. this Is q cleaner and
nicer custom than that Of wearing col.
ored silk. which could not to sent "a
the laundress, but had to be confded t.
the cleaner.
Frenchwomen are now turning their
attention TO their wells. They are worn
very large and made Of lovely net and
lace. The newest Idea Is TO have a Dor.
der embroidered in chenille, and on
this are sewed here and there imitation
diamonds. In fact. jeweled lace is be-
Ing used for all trimmings, and It IL
very pretty when not too thickly Jew.
eled.
An unnsus, screen seen recently Ass
. frame OF dark wood, In imitation ~
mahogany. For a filing two good etch.
inSs are get in on each side Of the ARR
folding divisions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
Nipple Sugar Ei1lInE For CnLr.

Break pound OF maple sugar in
small pieces. add half a cup Of boiling
water. and let boil until the soft bail
stage is reached; then ponr the strip
very gradually on to the whites Of two
eggs. beaten until foamy. but not dry.
Set into cold or Ice water, and beat oc.
casionally. until it is Of a consistency to
spread. Boston Cooking School Maya.
zine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
ANCHOR FOR Az ESD POST,

4 BY I will do) Is 8 feet long. A rod Of
iron three.quarters thick (B) Ia put
through the bottom Of post (C). passing
through brace (A) 8 feet from post.
Put a stone (D) for brace (A) to rest
81. Have a thread cut on end OF rod
OBJ and a mt at E to tighten the
brace. There Is no cheaper brace, and
1t can't give. 1t looks nice and is the
cheapest brace | know Of.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
BAILEY'S TABLETS.
a cSys4 for COnsti. ,ssion.

The active principle is esscara sagra-
da. 4 plant foenAl in CaliI.sNia. 1t dOes
not DO the wsrk for the Gowels bnt
makes the boweI ,ln their own work.
1t gets The bowels luck into the habit
OF doing their owA work and after they
have been reused intoa stata 1T healthy
activity. and the liver and other organs
also. they will cOstiuue on without
medicine. They viii cri- sick head.
ache. constipation. Mfonsn.ss ard liver
troubles and remove poisonous matter
from the system. Pm, ~ 10 % and 10
rnt pack ages. Sold by {. " .Crockett
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
To Clean Looking Glasses.

First sponge with a little spirits Of
wine; then dust the glass with powder
ed blue tied up in a bit Of muslin. Rub
this off with a cloth. and finally dust
with a elem silk handkerchief. Treated
in this way, the glnss will not have that
cloudy appearance afterward.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-18
An E:yerInstinu Anchor.

For an everlasting anchor TO the end
post in a wire fence the following was
originally presented by a correspondent
in the Ohio Farmer: The post should
lbe 31s feet IL the ground. The brace A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
The RICHEST AMERICAN INDIAN.

| Although once the possessors q, +.
vast continent, the American Indians
are today a poor people EXCEPT in n
few cases where they have separated
from the mass of their race and adont- :
ed the life OF their white neighbors
theiraccumuuation Of propertycut COM
paratively small figure in the total
wealth of the country. A rare excen-
tion TO the rule is found I'm the nerson
of DR.. Acland Oronhyatekha, a Cana
dian indian who has gained botb
wealth and fame by force Of his geni-
us and business ability. Or. Oronh,a-
tekha's good fortune began in 1860 AT
Brantford, Ont, when he. n lad cs
nineteen. chanced 10 meet the Prime.
of Wales. who was then making /, tonr
Of America. The prince was so i'm.
pressed with the brightness NJ Tho
young man that he invited him to E,nol
land and gave him an education AZ Or-
ford University. Oronhyatekha aftar-
ward studied medicine at Toronto mi
versity, graduating therefrom in due
course. He was highly succession as =
but his best fortune CAM a.,
connection with the Ancient Oredr -
Foresters. fraternal benefit socia,,,
which he reorganized and carried =;
success. He has been the chief ofr1c,aI
)f this order for years. and is said g.
receive salary OF $4,000 a year 1to
'wns a magnificent home and entar
aims sumptuously. Mrs. OronbvateL,
Ia is "A granddaughter OF the "a
nous chief. Joseph Brant who fg,ro,,
argely in the Indian troubles NJ ea.i,.
laws She is woman OF noble char,
cter and many Accomplishment
.eslie's Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
TIE WAY TIE FilIflhOS fight

As surely as war is the art which o,.
chosen young men study at West poir,
the campaign In the Philippines Is M,
war but chase where tho ,r,,.
more cunning than the fox Iaaves
neither track nor scent ana c,rr,,.
the best OF modern quick-nring ,sao.
You can't wrestle when YOU car,,
lay hands on the other fe..ow." sai1
my comrade. the private. while vo L..
on our stOmechs at dawn waiting sa,.
the order To charge, as We n. of,an
zone ITS hike. hike. hike (p,arcb,
TIL you stick In the mud. and tb,r -,
nike back again little slower ar.
you went. cause you're tired and urIv
ana mebbe you're sick. with e,o,.,,
hike there's a few laid our wl,b ,hat,
hands crossed-and no gugu's o.
tives) blood atones for that
lie raised himself on his hands a,t
lookcd across the paddy field tov-ard
the llnc ~ red at the edge OF I, t,,,,,i''.'
grove. the enemy's trenches. W. ,,is,s,
set ieW VVlieNs from them ar -
miEht BE- evacuated alreaoy
come, cut, MI Agulnaldo'" d. az
aimed Come cut IA the opsn ana
oiing your whole army II our rs,,.
neht can't lex you before Dime, -,
-a p pave our riics ana the lsisngv 80
We ll pdt ~ Hm yes. bui va k,,''s..
"'n y"u. January Srrib.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
NO PUBLIC BsQUESTs IN the
WILL OF LATE JESSE METCAIE

The will Of the late Jesse Metealf ba 8
peeh hied In the Office of the clerk OF
the probate court and has been re.
ferred to Jan. is, 1900. for probate.
The Will provides as follows: 81
give and bequeath to my children
ELIZA G.. Radeke, Sophia M. Baker. wife
or William c. Baker; Stephen o. Met
calf. Jesse II. Metcalf and Manton B.
Metcalf, all household fuvniture, books.
pictures, silverware. crockery, bedding,
linen and utensile in the house on the
homestead estate on Woodward road,
Providence, belonging to my late wife;
all horses, carriages, harness, stable
tools and implements belonging TO me.
and all other like articles of personal
property, which at the time OF my de-
cease may be In, on. or about said
homestead to be divided equally be-
tween them.
Il give and devise 70 my three sons.
to be equally divided between them, ali
the shares that i may. at my decease.
hold in the capital stock NJ the Vans
kuck company. the Oakland Worsted
company and the Auburn Woolen COM
pany, the last named being incorporat-
ed under the laws OF New York, also
dcpOslt ufdTheu vi the
books of the Wanskuck company. they,
however. to pay all my Just debts and
funeral expenses and expenses of set
Ting my estate out OF said legacy.
"All the rest, residue and remainder
of my estate and property. real. per-
sonal and mixed. Of every kind. nature
and description and wherever situated.
OF which shall die seized. possessed or
entitled and as to which shall have
the power of disposition or appointment
at the time OF my decease. including all
real estate which I may hereafter ac-
Quire. give. devise and bequeath one
half part thereof 10 ms daughter. Eliza
u. Radeke widow OF Gustav Radeke.
her heirs. executors administrators and
assigns forever. and the remaining one |
half part thereof TO my daughter, So |
phia NJ. Baker. wife OF William G. |
Baker. her heirs. executors, admin
strators and assigns forever.
II constitute and appoint my sons.
Stephen o.. Jesse II. and Manton u. |
uetcalf. executors of this my last Will
md testament. and request and direct
hat no bond be REQUIRED Of them. or
.ither OF them as such executors by any
ours in which this shall be offered for
,robate."
The will was executed on March q
s95. i'm Providence. and the witnesses
re William ~. TAYLOR. Jr., and vii |
lam Howard Sweet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28

IL is announced that Gen. Roberts
proposes TO take the aggressive and in.
wade the Orange Free State leaving the
besieged British forces in Natal TO look
out for themselves. This threat seems
10 be tempered by the further informa-
uon that The reinforcements which
Roberts is 10 have for his campaign
cannot reach the field Of action inside
OF a couple Of months. Under these cir
cumstances the public announcement
or the invasion may be taken with a
grain OF salt by the Beers who viii
ffHfdft fftfrry about dropping The game
at hand to get back home
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28

ENGLAND viii probably think long
and deeply before she takes the step of
officially declaring food products con-
traband OF war or trying TO cut off the
Boer supplies by holding up neutral
ships az Delagoa Bay. II is hard 10
believe that the British government has
any such purpose in view for all the
rumors 10 that effect and the action of
one Of her naval commanders. one seiz-
ufe or food supplies has already been
made at Delagoa Bay. three cargoes OF
hour shipped 10 the Portuguese colony
from Pennsylvania concern. or
course the excuse given is that the -four
is not intended FOR the Portuguese con-
signee at all. but is wanted for the
Beers across the border. There are pre-
cedents already established 10 the ef-
feet that such. food supplies cannot be
stopped except at a blockaded port
and or course, Delagoa Bay is not 70
De considered as a port Of the Beers.
although It rs known as the aBoer back
door. IL is a Portuguese harbor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
FACULTY AND STUDENTS AT
HOLY CROSS IMPOSED UPON.

worcester, Dec. 2S.-The Spy TODAY
says: 1t turns out that the Right Rev.
). Meersehaert bishop OF the Indian
tribes of the West. that visited Holy
Cross college in Worcester, December
D. and was received with ooen arms
by the unsuspecting members of the
faculty and students was not Risbon
Meerschaert at all. II is pretty certain
that the alleged prince Of the church
was none other than a clever and ex-
perienced confidence man named Lewis
OF Russo-Jewish extraction. Now chat
the imposition has become known, the
priests and students at Holy Cross re-
call many little peculiarities about the
pseudo bishop that at the time OF his
visit were regarded only as lapses due
10 his extreme age, for ne certainly an
peared on the frontiers OF so If he was
a day
AT the time of his visit to the college
ne said he was on his way 90 his see
I'm the West, after having paid a visit
to the Pope. He told thrilling stories |
of escapes and hair breadth adven- |
lures with Indian tribes so admIrablv \
mat no one suspected him of being a !
pfeNdricator. Ice said, too THAT ba /
mad converted whole tribes. He had M
conscientious scruples against acting
as Wen as preteLdng the part of q
tdtholc prelate. He said mass The 7
morning after his arrival. and. yester-
gay II was recalled tht he made a mum.
per Of slips as well as proved 10 be re.
markably deficient in his knowledge of
Latin 'e"eV VI
Inc man has operated. it Is said. all
over the country. but usually no acts
the part OF priest and not that 90 %
Dlshop. lie was discovered al Rocbes.
Yer, n y" owing to his lack OF knoyyI-
,use ol Latll, \ few years ago he tried
TO bunco Father Feehan of Fitcbb,,,.,
out OF some money by means oS =
forged check "9 VI
ms deception was seen through and
lattr aiter desperate struggle he v-as
a arrested ahd served three go.
me state prison Rev John r t.ehy
p,esldent of Holy Cross gave hin, GO
When he started Off on his rot,,rn ' e'o
was supposed, to his beloved Ini, az
'harge IN the Wild and boundIess
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
DIED.

BARR-In this CITY. 9th inst. Arthur
infant son Of David j. and Jenni,
T. Barr. aged years, 2 months 1,
days.
CURTIS-In Washington. r.. T.. Dec. q
1899. Marvin Mason Curtis, In tho
10Th year of bis age.
CRAPON-Tn this city. 9Th inst. Ceor.
genia H., wife Of William n. Crs.
pom and daughter Of Augustus ana
Ann T.. Eddy. i'm the 3Oth year "
her age.
DESMARAIS-Suddenly. I'm this CITY
on the 26th inst. Louis Desmarais
HALIr-Dec. "a. at Brush Hill Milton
Mass. at the residence of his sauvb
ter. Mrs. J. Murray Howe. Dr. Geo
X. Hall Of Bristol
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28

distinction is made between food
products and arms and ammunition
Ine latter may be seized anywhere. bur
the former only at blockaded ports ac-
carding 20 the general understanding
Moreover by the modern law of nations
provisions are not considered contra
band, although if they are specificalIv
uesigned for troops i'm the field or naval
ships they can be SO considered while
hKe so many other propositions Of in
ternational law the consideration OF
1000 as contraband material has never
peen made entirely clear by agreement
or the nations. most belligerents and
the courts have been disposed 70 give
the benefit OF the doubt 30 provisions
ana unless il can be distinctly shown
mat "a shipment is designed for mill
eafy consumption IL Is generally held IN
pe exempt from seizure as contraband
IL would probably be pretty hard for
the British TO demonstrate beyond 4,
reasonable doubt that the carpoes .,
Hour seized IN Portuguese waters were
Tor the consumption OF the Boer SOL
ulers instead Of for the non-combat-
Anl-K Koers IL net fertile -portr1r14z.-z-
themselves. The three ships flew tho
nag of Holland and unless some explain
alton, further than what at present is
taken for granted. Is offered II Is likely
the III feeling between the British ana
the Dutch, together with the latter,s
friends and the formers enemies win
BE- decidedly increased.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
MEMORIAL SERVICE IN HONOR
OF THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER.

London Dec. H.-Tmprcsslvo memo.
rlal ceremonies in honor of the l,t.
Duke OF Westminster were beld !,
Westminster Abbey today. Repres.n,a.
'INes OF Emperor William ana most ot
me English ROYALTIES were presar, NJ,
Aiptnl sang solo Mr. 4. J. poifa,,,
me diplomatic CORPS and many '', ,,,5'"., 4,
notables also attended. ''i''i
mere WAS "a similar service I'm Che
yer 'athedraL The Queens rsprasen,s-
i've ana an municipal and county -
les We're present Mr. Henry Wbiio 80
! .taig "t IN United states enb,ss,,
was among those who attended,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
MODERN POLITICAL NEEDS.

The divine right OF kings. which
represented the extreme form OF 10y
atty to the sovereign, was vicious, un-
worthy OF the race. and 10 be ranked
among degrading superstitions. II is
now SO dead that IL is easy TO laugh at
IL, but II was then real power for evil
On the other hand. The extreme zealots
who represented the opposite pole OF
the political and religious world. were
themselves. as is ordinarily the case
Win such extremists, the allies OF the
Iorces against which they pretended To
hkht. IRON these dreamcrs Qf dreams
Oh whose 'clOlstered virtue" Milton
spoke with such fine contempt. the men
VINO possessed the capacity TO do
thlngs turned contemptuously away.
seeking practical results rather than
theoretical perfection, and being con-
70 .Sht 10 get the substance az some cost
Va iorhn' AS always the men who
counted We're those who strove for
actual achievement in The field OF
practical politics. and who were not
Inlsied merely by names England, in
tne presehl century. has shown how
complete may be the freedom Of the in
uIN Niuudi under nominal monarchy.
ana the Dreyfus incident in France
Nould De proof enough were any need
ed that despotism of a peculiarly re- |
voting type may w rankly, even i'm
a Iepuoiic, If there is not in It's citizens
nrm and lofty purpose 10 do justice
10 an men and guard the rights Of the |
weak as well as OF the strong.
IL must always be remembered that |
me frotestant sects which established |
themselves In the northern half OF |
Europe although they warred i'm the
name OF religious liberty. haa no more
conception OF IL. as we Of this day un-
uerstand IT, tnan their Catholic foes:
ana yet must also be remembered
that the bitter conflicts they waged
prepared the way fUr tie wide toler-
ance of individual difference in mat
tefs OF religious belief which is among
the greatest blessings of our modern
NE An american Catholic and an
American Protestant OF .oday, what.
ever the differences between their the
ologies yet in their ways Of looking at
real life at It's relation to religion. and
the relations of religion and the state
are infinitely more akin 10 one another !
man either is 10 the men OF his reIi-
Sious faith who lived three centuries {
'go.-From oliver Cromwell" in jan I
nary Scribner's. I
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28

THE rumor OF Fenian raid over the
borders into Canada 10 demonstrate
sympathy with the Beers is SO interest
Ing that IL is rather a pity that it isn't
IN the least bit true. The Canadian mill
ltiamen profess To be ready to welcome
all comers with bloody hands to hospi-
table graves and are doing some con-
siderable boasting on their own ac-
count. which they might. however. re.
gret little If such raid was really
undertaken
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
WELL Begun-All Done,


THE wisdom OF beginning the bulldins
oi our state House half a dozen years
ago is now appreciated. The splendid
STRUCTURE is an complet,i at a time
when there Is regular scramble for
labor and material for new work. II
was begun when the market price ~
both material and labor was M the low.
est quotation in many years and lower
than u - likely 10 BE- for many years
70 come. The result is that the STATE
House work has gone forward with nm
exampled speed and with>It any inter.
fuphon whatsoever for all the high
class Of material and labor which was
called for In its construction. mucb of
which could not be contracted for a,
any price on premium today FOR imne-
ulate delivery. II is safe to~~stlms,e
ihat the State House would have cos,
q quarter u a million dollars more the,
" has II contracts had been made for &,
IN these times and there would bayo
oeen no end of delays in proceeding
with the big job. AZ II was the s,ato
capitol was built easily and econop,ic.
ally and the people OF Rhode Island
have superb house constructed almas,
" bargain price.