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The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-11-04
A GOOD LEGACY.
Judge Springer's Record
Such as any Might Envy.

Today perhaps finishes the Of
fetal work of Judge Springer at
Vinita. The Judge leaves good
legacy. The Indian Territory ju-
dietary has moved decidedly for
ward during the four years and
more that Judge Springer has been
the presiding judge over the courts
of the Northern district. The
legislation touching affairs in this
country since his appointment has
been vastly more in line with the
real needs of the people of the ter
ritory than ever before and it has
been largely through his influence
that such a result has been brought
about. He came here fresh from.
the halls Of congress, where he had
served as a prominent and sue
csssful Legislator for twenty years
or more, and was familiar with the
methods necessary to adopt to OBJ
tain results, and be gave this coun.
try the lull benefit of his ample
experience Though bis official
duties in the Indian Territory
cease in short time, there Is
hardly a chance but what his in
fuence in Washington will be ex-
erted in the Interest Of the adj
vancement OF the people OF the
Indian Territory.
The National tribune., 1899-08-03

pearance was to the last degree impressive,
and it even affected those screaming cow
ards that were being goaded back. After
all, these hysterical giants are as initiative
as sheep, and not much more reliable.
Sivaji's demeanor did some good, neverthe-
less. and before long we were able to show
front again.
The tigress fell further in among dense
cover. She made a determined stand after
being wounded, fighting desperately and
charging home twice. At her second onfall
Chunder Dunt put finishing touch to his
disgrace. Instead of keeping quiet when
with fierce. unexpected rush she flung
herself on his head, the brute became frantic.
His aSSaiiant was not three feet from a
rifles muzzie at that time. and would have
Immediately got killed if there had been
any chance TO shoot. There was not, how
ever, for his rider had to hold on with both
hands in order that he might avoid being
pitched into the tigresS's Jaws. and it was a
comrade who came up and gave this in
furiate creature her QuietuS.
As for the tiger it seemed evident that he
would not fight so long as it could be
avoided. Females of his species are fre-
quently bo!der and more combative than
males. Moreover. this one had lost cub,
though it was too old for her TO have been
much affected by that circumstance.
When ofsprings are no longer dependent
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
Needless Fear Of Lightning.

In the August Century, Alexander Nc
Cabe gives encouragement and advice to
people who have an excessive fear OF beng
struck by lightning-or thunder, as some
of them think:
The keen suffering which many undergo
Just in advance of or during a thunderstorm
is of Il dual nature. The sense of impending
danger alarms and terrliieS but there Is also
a depression of spirits which is physical and
real, brought about by some as yet uu-
known relation between the nervous system
and conditions of air-preSSure, humidity,
and purity. The suffering due to depreSs-
ion and partial exhaustion requires, from
those who are strong, sympathy rather
than ridicuie. The suffering due to alarm
and fright, however, is unnecessary. III Is
largely the work of the imagination. To
nervous nature there is something appall-
ing in the wicked, Spiteful CLEAN of the
lightning and the crash ard tumult OF
thunder. But such one should remem-
ber that the flash is almost always far
distant and that thunder can do no more
damage than the low notes of church
organ. Counting all the deaths from all
the storms during a year, we find that the
chance of being killed by lightning is less
than one in hundred thousand.
The risk in the city may be said TO be
five times less than i'll the country. Dwell
ers in city houses may be startled by pcals
| of thunder, but owing to the great spread
| of tin roofing and fair ground connections,
| there is very little danger. In the country,
| if buildings are adequately protected, and
the momentum of the flash provided for,
the occupants may feel secure. A good
conductor well grounded is necessary in all
isolated and exposed buildings. Barns,
especially, when lined with green crops,
should have good lightning conductors.
| The question is often asked, Do trees
protect" The answer is that the degree
of protection will vary with the character of
the tree and its distance from water
course. An oak is more liable to lightning
stroke than Il beach. The character of the
wood, the area of LEAKAGE, the extent and
depth of root will determine the liability to
stroke. Another question which is often
asked is whether there is danger aboard a
large steamship during a thunderstorm.
| On the contrary, there are few safer places.
Sufficient metal with proper superficial area
is interposed in the path of the lightning,
| and its electrical energy converted into
harmless heat and rapidly dissipated.
Accidents occur chiefly because the vic
tins ignorantly place themselves in the line
, of greatest strain, and thus form part of the
path of discharge For this reason, it is
not wise to stand under trees, near flag
poles, or masts. in doorways, on porches,
| close to fireplaces, or near barns. Those
| who are not exposed in any of these ways
may feel reasonably safe. 1t should be
remembered, in the event of accident, that
| lightning does not always kill. 1t more
often results in suspended animation than
in sonatic death. Therefore, in case of
| accident, try to restore animation. keep the
body warm, and send for physician with
out delay.
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
The Terra Del Fucyans.

Since the earliest days OF American
history there has been a halo of romance
thrown over the Indians of TERRA del Fuego
and Patagonia, which has always made
their life story intensely fascinating.
Early exaggerated reports peopled these
lands with dangerous races of huge giants
quite twice the size of ordinary human
beings. Later and supposedly more ac-
curate statements made the people the most
ignorant of all aborigines. Even Darwin
says. Il believe in this extreme part of
South America man exists in lower state
of improvement than in any other part of
the world"
Although the people are neither of the
huge proportions described nor lowest in
the scale OF human enlightenment, writes
Frederick Cook in Hdrpe7-'s Wee&{1f, never
theless there is a certain amount of truth
in these early tales. The people of Pata-
gonia, and OF the main island of TERRA del
Fuego, are a very tall people. The men
are six feet high, with a perfect muscular
system; the women nearly as tall; and,
dressed in furs, both appear like giants
when compared with the average European.
The smaller tribes inhabiting the islets
are a people who are in outward appear
ance the most miserable of all men, and
their implements of chase are indeed very
imperfect. But their language is so ex-
tensive that mentally the lowest of the Cape
Horn people must be regarded as far above
the Australian and some of the African
tribes. Through the interchangeable work
Of Mr.. Thomas Bridges, the missionary,
now deceased, / have been able to collect
a voca bulary of 10000 words. The mere
existence of this large number of words
bespeaks an intelligence far in advance Of
many other aborigineS.
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red through the streets, the hands that
We're TO touch it, and the priests and lay
men who were 10 form its escort. were first
Solennly blessed in the cathedral church.
Many interesting and significant events
were witnessed by the church of Notre
Dame du Port; but one of them so over
shadows the rest that we are apt to forget
them all i'll lis favor.
Here. in the month of November, in the
year 1905, when the present church of Notre
Dame du Port was fresh and fair from the
hands of its builders, rich with carving and
gorgeous with color, n great ecclesiastical
council assembled. Thirteen Archbishops
were gathered together, POS Cardinals,
Bishops, and Abbots. from all parts of
France and many foreign lands. and such
companies of secular lords and princes,
and such hosts of followers, servants, pill
grlmS, beggars, priests, and sightseers,
that the towns and villages of the neigh
borhood were full of people, and divers
were constrained to have their tents and
| pavillons set up in the fields and meadows,
notwithstanding that the season and the
country were cold to an extreme"
Among the Cardinals was one who after
ward became Pope Innocent ii =; and among
the Bishops was the great warrior, Odo of
Bayeux, uncle of that still greater warrior,
! William of Normandy and England. Over
| them all presided the actual pontiff, Urban
| ii. And when. on the 10th day Of delibera-
| ton. the troubles of the Christians in the
| East were laid before the Council, while the
people in myriads looked and listened, there
| stood close by the side of the Pope the
contrasting figure of shabby monk called
Peter the Hermit.
You know the rest OF the story. You
| have read Peters vivid, impassioned ac-
count of the deSecration of the tomb of the
Saviour and the persecution of European
| pilgrimS-Of the woe of Jerusalem and the
duty of Chri5tendom. You have read how
| Urban, himself n Frenchman by birth and
| speech, reinforced Peters words with burn
| ing words Of his own, and ended with the
! bold command: Take We, then. the road to
Jerusalem for the remission of Your sins.
and depart assured Of the imperishable
glory which awaits you in the kingdom of
| heaven"
You have been told how the crowd shouted
| in return. 'Dieu !e veuti Dieu lie veut"
| although you have never heard the shouts
of any crowd so vast; how, amid perpetual
repititlonS of this ecStatic &c cd wileth itw
soldiers and burgherS, yeomen and priests
dispersed to pin the red cross to their sleeves:
and how, injecting all Europe with their
| faith and fury, they assembled in the fol- ow-
| ing Spring. 100000 of them, with Peter the
| Hermit at their head, for the beginning of
| the first crusade.
No more stirring scene than the Council
of Clermont is portrayed in any of history's
books, and none which meant the inception
| of a popular movement with more varied
and profound results. And as no building
| built with hands could contain the multi
| tude that played part in it, the setting
for it was the open Port" in front of Notre
Dame
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Napoleon and the Mayor Of Cork.

One of the best OF the many good stories
which Justin Mccarthy tells in his recently
published "reminiscences concerns Prince
Napoleon, and u visit he made to Mr.. Nc
Carthy's native city, Cork, i'll the south of
Ireland. When Prince Napoleon put into
the port of Cork, SO runs the story, the city
was presided over by Il chief magistrate
who was especially proud of his knowledge
of French. Indeed, it was said that TINS
respectable mayor had a way of depressing
his less highly cultured fellow-townsmen
by an anxiety to parade ais mastery Of the
French Of Paris.
The mayor suggested that a public
reception should be given to Prince NapC-
leon, in order to testify the sympathy which
true IrIShmen ought to have with the people
of France and the house of Bonaparte.
The proposal was eagerly adopted, and
the mayor, rs was to be expected, under
took to deliver the address.
The ceremony was duly arranged, and
Prince Napoleon appeared at the right time.
Then his worship the mayor stepped for
ward and delivered a long and eloquent
address, spoken without the help of any
manuscript, in what the bystanders as
sumed to be the native tongue of the Illus
trious visitor.
Prince Napoleon listened with what
Hans Breitman calls ~ beautiful, solemn
smile" on his face, and when the address
was over he delivered his reply in the most
correct and fluent English. In his opening
sentences he thanked the meeting for the
generous reception given to him, and the
mayor of Cork for the speech to which he
had inst listened. He felt sure, he said,
that that speech expressed the most kindly
and generous sentiments of welcome; but
he added his deep regret that rs he never
had had any opportunity of studying the
| noble Irish language, he was not able to
follow the words of the worthy chief magis-
trate.s.
From that day. concludes Mr. Mccarthy,
the citizens of Cork were no longer op-
pressed by the mayors assumption OF
superiority as a master Of the French
| language.
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whirled over and set in place. then it sticks
out stiffiy on each side. There is another
such bone in the fin on the back. and when
all of these are set there is no fish that can
swallow him.
When he takes the hook, which he surely
will do if there is any hook to be taken,
he will swallow it greedly. As he is drawn
out of the water he sets his three spines,
and laughs to himself as the boy pricks his
fingers trying to get the hook from his
stomach. This the boy is sure TO do. and
because the boy OF the Mississippi Valley
is always fishing for catfish is the reason
why his fingers are always sore. The eat
fish is carsleSs of the present, and sure
of the future. After he is strung on Il birch
branch and dried in the sun and sprinkleo
with dust and has had his stomach dug on
to recover the hook, If he falls into the brook
he will swim away. He holds no malice
and is ready to bite again at the first thing
in sight
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
Japan Is Not a Country Of Flowers.
Scribncr'S.

In spite Of the fact that flowers are SC
inseparably associated with everything
japanese, it would be mistake to assume
that Japan is land of flowers; for wild
as well as garden flowers are far more
profuse in many sections of this coun.
try. Japan is, however, rich in cultivated
flowers that are grown in great profusion
in garden and nursery in the suburbs OF
all the cities.
Flower sellers, carrying their fragrant
burdens in huge baskets, are met with
everywhere, and they are patronized by
the poor as well as by the rich, for the
prices are low enough to bring them with
in the reach of all. Although there are
many varieties of flowers, few, compare.
lively, are used in flower arrangement; for
the japanese limit their choice to those
with which they are most familiar, and
such as are most closely associated with
the different months or seasons, seldom
or never using rare or unknown flowers.
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
(To be continued.)
A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
The Church Of Notre Dame at Cerron and the Preach
ing Of Peter the Hermit.

In the course of an expert account OF
'The Churches of Auvergne," in the Cen
tury, Mrs. Schuyler van Rensselaer, re-
wives one of the most famous scenes in
French history-the preaching of the first
crusade by Peter the Hermit at the Council
of Clermont.
Thanks to its hoy patroness and her mi
raculous statue. the little cdurch of Notre
Dame du Port, and not the cathedral which
so far outranked it i'll station, size. and title,
was the hearthstone of the religious and
civic life of Clermont. 1t was one of the
chief strongholds of mariolatry in France.
Annually thousands of pilgrims sought the
-browed, semicircular, and columned
crypt where the ancient statue stood; and
when, in days of peculiar peril, it was car
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AMERICAS SACRED MISSION.
BY MRS. ELIZABETH MORRIS, MARION

BY MRS. ELIZABETH MORRIS, MARION,
ILL.
Faint was thy CLEAN through past cen,
Fondest desire of the weak and oppressed.
Frightening. increasing to excellent glory
RlSlnG IN dawn on Americas 5 breast.
Lo. all tire nations in marvelling wonder
Gaze on the miracle over tie sea:
Downtroi humauity's pail breaks asunder,
flerced by thy radiance, thou light of
the free.
Child Of oppression. dstrust not thy savior,
He vii! protect thee and teach thee his art,
Give thee assurance of friendship and favor,
Speeding thy cause in the worlds busy
mart.
Be not disheartened thou brave liberator,
Heaven smile serenely and kindly on
thee
Sights Of the migrate, the guile of the
traitor,
Could they disturb thee, the soul of the
free?
On, faithful champion! all-conquering
patience
Opens way where duh brute power fails;
Lead up the nations. the perishing nations,
On, 10 the level where Justice prevails.
WOuldst thou mission of weightier merit?
Lo. it extends to the uttermost sea,
Equity's dues every soul shall inherit,
Won for the race by the brave and the
free.
On, blessed spirit Of truer compassion,
Binding mankind in q hoier bond:
Banishing strife. till in peaceful concession
.. Man to humanity's need shall respond.
Great IS thy mission, my countryl far
grander
Than worldly conquest of nations could
be;
Rise, light of freedom, shine forth in thy
splendor,
Make every hearthstone home OF the
freei
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Professionals.
Tif-RitS

Scene-Railway carriage on the Midland
Railway. Enter a Colonel with game-bag
and case Of guns. Colonel tto passengers,
entAusiasticllly)-"B sport; sc
birds in two hours, and only missed two
s.'oss!' A quiet gentleman sitting in the
corner put down his paper, rushed across
the compartment. and grasped him warmly
by the hand: "Allow me to congratulate
YOU, sir, / an professional myself
"Professiolal sportsman" NO, profess
ional liar"
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
The Catfish.
Popular Science Monthlu.

The catfish belongs to an ancient type not
yet fully made into a fish, and hence those
whose paired fins are all properly fastened
to the head, as his are not, hold him in
well-merited scorn. Ee has no scales and
no bright colors. His fins are small, and
mouth are eight long "smellers," feshy
feelers. that he pushes out as he crawls
along the bottom in search of anything that
he may eat. AS he may eat anything, he
always finds it. His appetite is as impair
tial as that of a goat Anything from a
dead lamprey or b,snch of suntish eggs
TO piece of tomato c:in is grateful to him
In each of the fins which repre-ent his
arms is a long, sharp bone, with a Shiny
surface and a serrated edge. These are
fastened by ball-and-socket joint, and
whenever the fish is alarmed the bone is
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
A HUNTING TRIP
IN INDIA.
Days Adventures in Pursuit OF
"Stripes."
BY DR.. J. HAMPDEN PORTER.

Clouds of dark-red dust rose up from the
boots of long withered tiger grass as our
Slephants plowed through it. Sunbeams
flashed down, piercing pith helmets OF
tlrban cloths until, with some of us, every
thing now and again got dark and swan
before the sight. 1t was towards noon on
q blazing Indian day; we had been ont
nearly four hours, and now the crisis
threltenei monentarily. Driving tigers
Is not like waiting somewhere while beaters
force them within shot
On ground where such proceedings are
possible. Sportsnen do this themselves:
press upol the game with Il steady ad-
lance ultil it Stands at bay. One does not
The National tribune., 1899-08-03

with a seriousness which might have be-
fitted accusations directed against some
human being and his relations; so that for
those VINO feel a rational interest in know
ing how their fellow creatures, when differ
entity placed from themselves. think or feel,
this TRADE was both edifying and instruc-
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
A Good Example.
Tjf-Rjfq

Uneasy passenger ION an ocean steam
shlp)-Doesn't the vessel tip frightfully?
Dignified Steward-The vessel, mum, is
scngers.
The National tribune., 1899-08-03
A Working Basis.

Secretary-Here's letter from your
wife at the seashore, sir; but I can't make
out q word she writes"
I'm! Just send her check for 500.
Ihat Will cover it for the time being"
The National tribune., 1899-08-03

Percy Ives, the artist, is painting por-
trait of Gen. Ager, to hang in the gallery
of Secretaries of War.
The National tribune., 1899-08-03

1t is not possible in this space to
mention all of those who will contrib
ute to its pages; suffice it to say that
only the best things will there be
found. Every branch of the busi-
ness is fully described from a prac-
teal standpoint, and all topics relat-
ing to poultry, turkeys, ducks, geese,
and pigeons are fully treated in detail.
Those who raise poultry for profit
or pleasure will find it most valu-
able assistant in their work, and its
teachings are perfectly reliable. The
regular subscription price of THE
FEATHER alone is so cents year.
1t will be to the advantage of every
one interested in either poultry or
pigeons to read THE FEATHER dur
Ing the coming year. The journal
was established to supply the univers-
ally admitted demand for an illus
trated magazine of the first class,
which could be relied upon to give
unbiased, reliable, up-to-date informa-
ton to its readers. The welfare of the
feathered industry is with it the first
and only consideration. The pub
fishers have devoted their whole time
and energies since the publication Of
THE FEATHER was commenced to
make it the model journal of the
country, and they have succeeded so
well that it has become leader in
this field Of journalism. The coming
year will bring as great an improve
ment in THE FEATHER as has the
past. The best writer's and the most
successful poultry raisers and pigeon
fanciers will contribute PRACTICAL
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-03
A EATER.

Savannah News: Among the unfortu-
nate tiends in Savannah has been dis
covered one addicted to the eating of
starch, which it is SAM. is stored away
on the average of a pound a day. The
unfortunate is a woman. and in her des-
peration she will. after failure to get
lump starch, chew up old clothers, or
an thing else which gives the taste of
starch.
The victim of this habit is Mary Car
ney. an aged woman, who lives at No,
$40 Roberts street. She is being treated
by City Physician Davis, who did not
know until recently that the woman was
addicted to the habit of eating starch.
She denied everything of the kind, Civ
ing other causes for her complaints, but
after the physician had visited her a few
times he determined she was the sub
ject of some terrible habit. She had a
rather clayish color. and there were
other symptoms which led the physician
to believe she was addicted to a habit
of some kind.
After close questioning recently she
admitted that she had been eating starch
in crude Jumps for a number of years,
and that she could not get along without
it. She told the physician she gulped it
down dry. with scarcely enough moist
ure to admit of it's passage into the stom-
ach. 1t was learned she eats about q
pound a day.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-03
NOTICE FOR BIDS,

Notice is hereby given that bids will
be received by the city council of the city
of Walkerville for the construction of
1900 feet more or less at sidewalk. saue
to be five feet wide. two inch boards
planed on n side, to rest upon three
%stringers, AKA, boards to be laid y of an
inch apart, city to do the necessary grad
ing for the sidewalk. $40. 90 per thousand
to be allowed for all necessary posts and
bracing and for placing same, extra.
Council reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. Bids to be mailed to the
city clerk not later than Tuesday, Sept.
26, 1899, addressed to Walkerville, Mon
tana.
By order of the city council this 18th
day Of September. 1899.
]. E. BRINEY,
Attest: Mayor,
R. L. CLINTON.
City Clerk
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-03
NOTICE FOE PUBLICATION.

Notice is her,oy given that John 3.
notice of intention to make proof on his
desert-,and claim No. 3,344, for the neH
and seA Of nwA, Section Ii T.. 2 NJ, II.
l3 w, NJ. A., before the clerk Of the
district court at Butte. Montana, oh Sat
'urday, the 14th day of October, 1899.
He names the following witnesses to
prove the complete irrigation and recla-
nation. of said land: Peter n. Demo of
Dewey, Mont; Ulrich FL. Demo Of Dewey,
Mont.: James Jensen OF Dewey, Mont.
VIM. Forest of Dewey, Mont,
GEORGE d. GREENE.
Register.
Sept, 7, 1899.