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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

in fact, plateau, in which at least the two
rivers known to us the Tigris and the
Euprates took their rise 1t is evident, too
that Eden was not in itself fruitful locality.
II 1t had been, there was no reason why God
should have planted garden in 1t. and there
would have been no hardship In the expulsion
to which Adam and Eve were afterward con-
demned for their transgression.
NOW, 1t Is only recently that the word
Eden has been explained by the students
OF Assyrian History. 1t is mistake to say
, that the word means pleasure or pleasant
ness Babylonian explorations have shown
conciusively that Eden Is not Hebrew word
Mt all, and never did mean pleasure" Il Is
word which has come down from the ear
Hest times and belongs to the most ancient
forms of human speech, Of which the monu-
ments OF Babylonia present record. It be-
the Oldest civilization and Of the Oldest re-
lig1on of tbs races of Mesopotamia. t..
Eden Is a word that was used to designate
the plain as distinguished from the mountain
But 1t is not a plain at the bottom Of the val
ley, abundantly irrigated and fertile and sus-
oeptible OF luxuriant cultivation It is, on the
contrary, an elevated plateau ianperfectly
Watered, In parts absolutely sterile. Where It
is not sterile, 1t is more fitted for grazing
than for agricultural purposes It is. in fact,
the name for steppe, a desert
In that garden of delight" planted in the
was lord Of nature. What we are told of the
occupations Of Cain and Abel may now have
a deeper meaning than heretofore. Abel fol-
lowed the manner of life for which this bare
plateau was fitted He was keeper Of sheep.
but Cain would not submit. Cain would re-
taken away, Vae steppe would bloom again
into paradise for he was a tiller" Of the
ground. .-4.as
Another indication Of the character Of the
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

Again the question has been raised Of the
actual location Of the Garden of Eden, in q
new book Modern Discoveries and the
Bible" by the Rev. John Urquhart published
by Marshall Brothers, London. He finds that
1T was situated in Armenia, and he has To-
Gated the spot quite definitely.
!; The Garden has been located all over the
learth-in America, in Ceylon, in Africa and
in Europe. The Inhabitants Of Siberia once
Informed Peter the Great that their country
contained the veritable paradise of Scripture.
The Babylonians, with more show of reason,
held the opinion that the site Of mans first.
but long lost, home was to be found in Baby
Ion itself. It has been pointed out that the
word for Babylonia, "Gan-Duniyas'' (ths en-
closure Of the god Duniyas), bears resem-
lblance to the Camden Garden Of Eden
OF Genesis. There are four rivers in the
and Euphrates, in the plains of Babylonia, sug
gested the Identification Of the locality of
Babylon with that Of the first human home.
But 1t has not been possible to find two other
rivers In Babylonia corresponding to the Pison
and the Gihon Of Scripture. A." -
Without single word as to it's locality
or as to its boundaries, the Bible says: 1.-THE
Lord God planted garden eastward in Eden
and there he put the man whom he had
formed" Eden then, was a large district,
. and in its eastern portion God planted the gar
den which he gave to the first man and woman
for their abode. The description in Genesis
shows that the district Q) was an elevated one.
and not low-ly1ng plain like that of Baby
lonia. and (2) 1.-The river went out Of Eden
Chat Is, originated in that region) to water
the garden and from thence it was parted
and became into four heads" and (3 each of
Of a river, the name of which is given and
the course of which Is traced. 49,,
Eden, therefore, is place lofty enough
to be the birthplace of mighty rivers. 1t was,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

ind1an territory desperadoes sometimes
took shy at business as far north, when
Things got hot for them in their own
country. AS we pegged along, Carson
Leander Carson was the name my friend
gave as his, and proved its authenticity
py exhibiting to me a show bill, in which
ne was set forth as the Worlds Champi-
on Shot-kept his gun in hand, and
bagged quail or squirrel here and there
by the roadside, which gave our Journey
something the air Of hunting trip But
made our stops short ones, and pushed
the horse all that he would stand. not
wanting to be caught overnight In the
bad country. ~ -,
& DUSK overlook US in the last, f1ve-nile
stage OF the days journey, and Just az
the roadside trees and bushes began to
look 'pokerish' In the gloom, the horse
SHE'D, nearly upsetting the buggy. and
man with black handkerchief tied round
the lower part of his face started from
somewhere IN the darkness and seized the
bride. In the bushes on our left Y saw.
1nd1stinctly, another man. and the shine
or a rifle barrel covering us. T had Just
time to realize these things-tllen Carson,
not raising his gun to his shoulder, fired
left and right. The rifle went off in the
air as the man in the bushes fell back
ward, the buggy bumped over, the man in
front and the horse was running away.
our danger was not over until got
the horse Gained down. He ran full
mile before I could bring him under con-
troll. and, over such a road, how we es-
capped snlash-up and broken necks Is
harder to account for than our getting
away from the robbers. We got to our
stopping place all right and said nothing
there Of what had happened, although
the landlord and his hostler 'reckoned'
we must have driven right smart to get
the horse in such shape, and allowed
that the road we had come over was a
pretty good one not to hnger on If a
mans team and wagon gear would stand
the racket. -. .s.-.. +. 49,. ~.
IT was Carsons particular request that
nothing be told of our adventure with the
bandits so long as we were together and
1 respected his wishes: Even with me he
was reluctant to talk ON the subject and
refused utterly to say whether he
Thought the men were hardly hit--whdch
led me to think he knew they were and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
Cnninc Firm Alarms.

Fire and Water: Dogs as well as par
rots, are coming rapidly to the front as
ire alarms Last week in this city, Sandy,
Wakeful, sharp-nosed Scotch terrier
sn'elled smoke in g big apartment house
on columbus avenue, borough of Man.
haitian, and, despite boots and other ar
ticles thrown at his head to quiet him,
Kept up an incessant series of sharp
barks, until his master, in .self-defense.
got out OF bed to see If there were any
trouble in sight. He found fire in the
light shaft which would have proved dis
astrous Lad it not been checked in it's
tnclplency. Chicago, not to be outdone by
New YORK. rehearses a similar experience
which. as was to be expected, presents
higher features of sensationalism than the
Eastern story. A lordly Great Dane, not
Wh1pper-snapper of terrier was the
nero; raging fire with smoke accom-
pan1ments, not a mere trifling blaze In an
air Shaft formed the surroundings; an
old man overcome by sleep and must we
say IT'D whisky, is in the middle distance,
while the faithful hound, with his form
barely d1stingushable amid clouds of
smoke, stands on guard His loud bay
ings alarm the neighborhood the door
of the saloon. is broken open by the fire
men; the noble animal refuses to quit till
he sees his aged If somewhat inebriated
master rescued and the curtain falls
amid loud plaudits for the dogs vigilance, j
heroism and unselfish devotedness Under
such conditions and with such formidable
rivals as dogs, and occasionally parrots.
in the field to sound an alarm of fire, the
Gamewel people must look to their
laursls.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
The Elytnr Fox.

Philadelphia Press: The flying fox Is a very
curious inhabitant Of the forests near Morton bay
in East Australia. It lives in hocks and moves
generally toward the dusk Of the evening, and
the noise produced by the heavy tapping OF the
SO called wings is very singular. The fiocks like
quiet places where there are large Araucarlian
pine trees. with underwood Of scrub and
creepers. The foxes hang in vast numbers from
horizontal branches Of the pine trees.
When there Is a clear space among the trees,
enormous number of the animals may be seen,
and their noise can he heard, for directly they
see anything unusual they utter short bark
something like the sound made by young rocks.
Often every branch Is crowded and the flying
foxes are seen either Tapping their wings and
holding on with their hind feet and with their
head downward, or snarling and fghting for
places. 3S FIJI $50 So s8s U.s. q SUI ~
y Suddenly the whole TAKE the flight and flap
their furry, wing like sides end wheel around like
heavy birds Many fly with their young holding onto
them. !.
The creature is not a true fox and there Is a
fold Of skin which reaches from the fore to the
hind legs. This is called the wing and it enables
the pterpus. as the animal is called, to foat and
turn in the air.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
TRICK SHOT lust in. TIME.
Legerdemafn With a Shotgun Tha,
Came in Handy,

Legerdemain With a Shotgun That
Came in Handy. IT.
New York Sun: "It was about twenty
years ago-in the autumn Of 1879, to be
exact-that thoughtless act of kindness
on my part brought some Important re-
suits for my welfare said F. L. Stafford
who had formerly travelled for a st. Louis
firm in the country west of the Missouri
river. Il was taking in the small towns
IN Southeastern Kansas, travelling in a
Duggy from one to the other Kansas
particularly in the southern tier of coun.
ties, was very different then from what it
IS now. There wire no branch railroads
TO speak or, and the state had not got
over the setback which the grasshop-
pers: had given 1t four or five years be-
fore Everybody was poor, without much
to live on or do with, and got more ex-
perience of bad trail and crossroads tay-
er1ns IN two years than would care to re-
peat IN lifetime Travelling by buggy
mad been only a few years since the Bend
er famfly's graveyard yielded up it's Sc
crets. and people a great deal better than
they, when driven by want We're teuanted
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

like most men who have acted as princi-
pals IN such cases, was disposed to let the
matter drop from remembrance as soon
as possible. Beyond this have a suspi-
c.on that he had his personal and private
reasons for not bringing himself to the
attention of the authorities, which would
be che result If our adventure were re-
ported Whatever the history of his past
doings, Carson certainly played fair with
me and rendered me inestima BILE service.
When he left me at Kansas City, it was
with railroad ticket and stake in his
pocket, since then have never met or
heard of him.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

OF the way to Jimson' O. leading the horse
but the young fellow with me had a ddf-
ferent notion. Somewhere Ia his clothes
he found a stout piece OF cord and a Jack
knife. Cutting from : roadside sapling q
length Of wood to serve as q splice he &c,
to work to mend the spring. He was -
self-renant and handy about the thing
that he rose several pegs In my esttma-
ton, and, as the spring Shad been sure to
break anyway, eoone1sors later. ] began ia
think it was lucky that had him along.
He got the splice made all right, but he
wanted a stone to use In ha1nmering a
wedge to .stiffen the spring. I saw, at q
little distance OF, stone that I thought
would serve the purpose, and started to
get It. With my back to the stranger, I
was just in the act Of stopping to pick up
the stone, when heard the report Of his
gun behind me, as a heavy charge of
shot pelted past my head and shoulder,
missing me by so small q margin that the
wind OF the shot faYped my hat brinn.
Astondshed at this evidently treacherous
attempt to kill me, and expecting second
shot instantly to follow turned and saw
the stranger staDdAp&sSAy the buggy with
his smoking; gun in his shand.
Why did you try hto kill me, you
scoundrel?' Z demanded AL. a s
He laughed at my words and look Of
AAsoAAA<Ay, LII SpOhSa lCAC1CcUly, a1lQ my
hair was lifting my hat 2on my head
"'If hadn't fired as Il did you'd be in
bad shape now" he said. Look down at
your feet. .5s i+fs. Z. Ne
There in the bushes. tat my very feet,
the body of a. big rattlesnake was writh-
Ing and twisting, and ! didn't think of
anything else until had put some long
steps between me and the serpent might
have spared myself the trouble, for when
looked again I saw it was the snakes
body only that was thrashing around in
the underground head, taken OF as
clearly as a knife could have cut, had
gone along with the charge Of shot, -.
The rattler was asleep, and didn't
sound the alarm till yeu almost stepped
on him. the young man said. Then he
lifted his head and ratified at the same
time. There was no time to say "By your
leave before fred. A half second
more and you'd have caught where the
doctors could not have saved YOU
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
says Fulton Invented the Torpoao

Says Fulton Invented the Torpedo.
1t is said.' writes Secretary Long, in the
Youths Companion, that to Fulton is due
the credit of tnventing the torpedo AS early
"a 1910 he proposed one on spar ,ninety.sx
feet long; but Its practical use dates from our
cavtl war. It was first tried by the Confederates
IN the action between the ram Atlanta and the
monitors Wehawken and Nahant, June II,
1863" s# - : = -. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

England's Oddest Weather Vane.
On the, roof Of brewery at Maidstone is to
vanes in England It represents an old brown
jug and glass The jug, which is made of COP
per, stands three feet six inches in height, and
hog 10S GALLONS ~N.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

laid her a rm on his shoulder and her wet
cheek to his.
II will, please God,' she said.
The borrowed plumes had fallen away,
and there was nothing now between his
soul and hers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
Our Co1ored Senator.

The only cOl0red men ever members Of the,
United States senate were Hiram r. Reyels and L
Blanche e. Bruce, both from Mississippi f1
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

in Modern discovers andt

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
DENIES THE REPORT.
Official Statement that Judge Bum
will Not Resign from the
Federal Bench.

Madison, Wis. March G.-[Special. l.
Judge Romance Bum of the federal
court for the Western district of Wis
consin, says there is no truth whatever
in the reports which have been pub
lished that he had resigned, or was about
to resign. The latest Of these reports
named \. l.. Sanborn as his successor.
When seen today Mr.. Sanborn said:
Judge Bum has not resigned nor has he an
nounced any intention to do When he does. it
will be time enough to consider who will be his
successor. For my part, and l think I only ex-
press the general sentiment of the bar of the
district, | hope he may continue to be the
federal bench for many years to come. Anon"
judges who have always been distinguished for
learning, ability and good sense. he has always
stood very high, and it would be my wsl; THAI
he should continue in his present position as long
possible.
Under the federal laws. judge on
reaching the age of 20, who has served
ten years on the bench, can retire on full
pay for the balance of his life Judge
Bum will not be 20 until next Septen-
Der, and could not take advantage Of the
privileges Of this law until that time,
should he desire to do so.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
FORTUNE ON EGGS.
one TrainlOad Of Hen Fruit from
Kansas Brought 1000
in New York.

Fort Scott. Kas., March 6-Six thou
sand cases Of eggs, that would have
more than filed a train of seventeen
cars, were placed on the New York mar
ket one morning last week by commits
sion company of this city during the al
most unprecedented dearth of eggs ali
over the country, and while New York
? ole were eating Kansas eggs at Is
cents per dozen the people out here were
ut times unable TO get enough to make
q batch of pancakes.
An ordinary freight car will hold $50
cases Of eggs. There are thirty dozen
In i case. The commission company
happened to have 5000 cases Oh the Goth
am market on day when they were the
scarcest and refused IS cents per dozen
upon order by telephone from the man
ager IN this city to hold them for 10
cents, or $4,000 for the trainIoad The
market suddenly declined and the eggs
were finally sold for about $1,000 less.
Those shipped by freight were laid down
in New York for about p cents per doz-
en-. but many of the 5000 cases were
shipped by express on account Of the
enormous demand The 100000 dozen
eggs which sold at such an unusually
high price were from southeast Kansas
and their value almost represented the
value of the hens in the corner of the
state from which they were bought. The
scarcity of eggs here was caused by the
tremendous draught on the agricultural
country by the Eastern market.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
BOY ROBBER ARRESTED.
tolen Goods Hidden Under a
Sidewalk.
DISCOVERED BY POLICE.
HoraTio Took, a Lad of IL Years,
Confesses to Burg1ary-Other
Arres is to Folio w.

Fond du Lac, Wis, March 6.-[Spe
ciaf. THE police have discovered a rob-
bers' den under the pCstoffice sidewalk,
and Horatio Took, lad of Il years, has
been arrested and has confessed to
charges Of burglary.
The attention of q police officer was
attracted to a light shining through the
cracks of sidewalk in front Of the post
office and the walk was pried open and q
passage found to an underground room,
10 feet square, under the stone steps of
the building. Over 500 worth CT mer
chafdise was discovered stored away in
this room, which had been taken from
the Zinke Mercantile company's estab-
lishment.
The Zinke company has missed over
$1,000 worth of goods, but has kept the
fact quiet in hopes of getting Il clue to
the burglars. Large bundles of hcorice
SIS worth Of chocolate, SO worth Of
Spencerian pens, large quantities of can
dies, thread and smoking tobacco were
found stored away. 1t seems that a
number Of boys have been selling these
articles about town for whatever they
could get for them, and it is believed that
the gang consists of four or five boys, OF
whom the leader has been captured. Ho-
ratio Took, the boy under arrest. says he
IS guilty Of only part of the theft and the
police have z clue to two other lads who
will be arrested today.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
NAVAL CADET APPOINTMENTS.
Provided for by Special Enactment
of Congress,

Washington, D. c., March 6.-The
President Saturday afternoon appointed
the five cadets at the Naval academy.
who were provided for by special enact
ment. In each case he named an alter
nate to step into the place in case Of the
failure of the principal. The names are
as follows:
2. '. Gridley, son of the late Capt Grid
ley of the Olympia, with D. n. LIE Breton
grandson of Commodore McDougall as al
ternate.
j. c. Bagey brother of the late Ensign
Bagley, the first naval officer killed III the
war, with H. c. Beckwith, son Of Engineer
Beckwith as alternate.
Gustav Bubee, grandson of the late Ad
miral WOrden, with X. G. Gatewood son
of the late Constructor GatewoOd, who lost
his life in the service, as alternate.
Alexander Thackerd, grandson of the late
Gen. Sherman, with f. V. McNair, son Of
Admiral McNair, as alternate.
Nixon w. Elmer, son of the late Capt
Elmer, who died in the line of duty at New
York at the outbreak of the war, with
Percival c. WartOn as alternate.
L. r. Wallace, son of Commodore Wal
son of the late Gen. SaXtOn, alternate.
The last two appointments were made
under the Presidents privilege of APP
pointment for the District of Columbia,
and finally, iii accordance with the ey-
pressed intention Of Congress, the Presi-
dent also appointed Osman Deignan, one
Of the Merrimac crew, as cadet.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
ENGINES COLLIDE.
Passenger Train on the Lake Shore
Road Bumps Into a Switch
Engine.

Dunkirk, n. Y, March 6.-Train No.
10 on the Lake Shore road, due here at
12:1O o'clock this morning, collided with
switching engine at Westfeld. Both
engines were totally wrecked but the
engines and tiremen of both escaped
without serious injuries. One mail car
was overturned, but the clerks escaped
serious wounds The other coaches of
the train remained on the track, but the
passengers were badly shaken up. After
delay of four hours the train pro
ceeded
Following is list of the injured:
Gilbert Thompson. Buffalo, engineer
Harry Turner, Erie, passenger engineer
James Kirkland, Collingwood, O., fireman.
light engine.
5. H. Hubbard, Toledo, baggageman.
John Iftterington, Cleveland. clerk in
charge of postal car
l.. l.. Griffin, Cleveland, postal clerk.
Asa Perrin, Clyde, O., postal clerk.
T.. H. MITCHELL Walworth, n Y. postal
r. S. Wider. Eric, postal clerk.
Henry NJ. Howey, New York, passenger.
Frank NJ Jobs0n, Philadelphia passenger
p. A: Foster, Dunkirk, passenger.
Frank Regain, Buffalo.
George Snapper, back and neck strained.
Engineer Thompson is internally in
jured and several bones are broken. En-
glneer Turner was scalded, his head was
cut and an arm broken. Kirkland the
fireman found under the tender, was the
most seriously injured. Both his arms
and legs were broken and he was injured
internally. Later it was learned that
fireman Collins Of the express was also
injured and died while being taken to
Cleveland for treatment.
Henry Turner, the engineer, died from
his injuries during the day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
TAKING RAILROADS.

The proposition before the state LcgiS-
Iature to change the system Of taxing
railroad properties in this state from the
payment of a percentage on their gross
earnings to the usual property assess
ment plan seems to justify a little care
full calculation in order to discover
whether such q change would be desir-
able in the interest of the state as well
as whether the railroad companies OPP
Grating within the state are paying their
just share of the burden of state eX-
DenSeS.
The railroads are now paying into the
general expense fund Of the state pei
cent. of their gross earnings That is, of
every dollar they receive from any and
every source they pay the state cents.
The General Fund.
This general fund is not wholly de-
rived from the taxation Of property. 1t
comes from general fund tax, q tax
on civil actions, license Of railroad, log
driving and booming, telegraph, tele-
phone, street railway, electric light and
insurance companies, hawkers and ped
dlers. and from fees received from no
tarles PUBLIC. from state Offices and from
The sale Of books.
AT hrSt let us look az the recciptS info
the general fund from all sources for q
period of ten years, 1889 to 1899. in
elusive, together with that portion of if
PAID by railroad companies and the per
centage Of the entire fund for each wear
Whlch the railroad companies have paid
Dy the legal per cent of gross earnings
Inc Following table shows these features
Inc lgures showing the total receipts
ana the tota! sums paid annually by the
Iallroad companies are taken from Secre-
taTy or state reports. The percentage
column IS result of simple figuring: