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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-06

GrNNU TrunK POIIVy FFtU"mIHuteS'
st. Adams, VT. May 2.-The receivers
nf the Central Vermont railroad ended
their jurisdiction over the properties and
employees of that corporation at II o'clock
Sunday night, and the officers of the new
company, the Central Vermont railway,
took formal possession at 1901 Monday
morning. Employees OF the old company
were retained in service until further
notice. The new officers thus far ap-
pointed show a predominance of men
familiar with Grand Trunk policies,
which corporation owns two-thirds OF
the stock of the Central Vermont.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-11

TYR. A. W. TROUPE, Pine Bluff, Ark D Office Hours, 2 to D. m. Telephone No 64 Office with Anderson-M Meyer Drug Go Residence No 9lT West Fifth Ave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-11
SSiOnaI.

nR. 6. D- SMITH, Veterinary Surgeon and D Dentist, treats all diseases of domestic animals. Office at Brewster's Stable. Tele- phone. old "A; new 129.
 All Calls Night and Day
 Answered Promptly
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-11

DR.J.P. RUNYAN, Physician and Sur G geon. Office in rear of Anderson-Meyer Drug Go. Residence. No. 1916 West Second Avenue
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-11
WHNTED! ,!

Reliable man for Manager of Branch Office 1 wish to open in this vicinity. If your record is D. K. here is a good opening. Kindly mention this paper when writing.
 H.T. Norris Cincinnati, O. Illustrated catauogue cts. postage.
 95
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-11

DRJ. P. EAsLEY, Dentist. have moved L my parlors to the corner of Main and Fourth. opposite the post Ctfice. Telephone Nos. 0ld POP; New, 250.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
The sultan. DAILY Routine.

The sultan Of Turkey rises at six
o'clock every morning, and devotes his
days, in the seclusion Of the Yildiz pal
ace and gardens, to personal attention
TO affairs of state. He is OF slight fig
ure. A pale brown ovcrcoat conceals
any decorations he might be wearing,
so that the attention of those who see
him on the one day in seven when he
presents himself 10 the view of the
people is not diverted from his pale,
wan and careworn face, half covered by
thin brown beard, tinged with gray.
and surmounted by plain red fez. The
sultan has been the means OF establish
ing $4,000 schools throughout his en-
pire, not only for boys, but for girls
also a striking departure from the
traditional usage Of his race.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

and the Beers were overwhelming those
who remained. Macdonald was AT last
disarmed, and, resorting 20 his fists,
sent two Beers who attacked him reel
ing backward. Then a third was about
to cock his rifle to put an end to the
Highland officer.
mo" said another Boer, don't do
that. This is a brave man, and we shall
spare him. Let us take him prisoner
at all hazards"
So they did, and that was perhaps the
most humliating thing in his whole
life. When peace was restored he re-
joined his regiment and went to Egypt,
where the name of Fighting Mac" be-
came like n sword flash.
Macdonald served in the Nile expedi-
ton for the relief OF Gen. Gordon. Like
other British officers detailed TO the
khedive's army, he spent long years in
making men OF the Egyptians. He i'm
PRODUCED the strict attention to mus
kerry and fire discipline from which
there have come such great results.
During all those years Col. Macdonald
managed to keep his hand in" the
fighting which occurred from time 10
time. lie knows thoroughly the brown
people of Egypt, and TO the Gaelic and
English of his childhood has added dur
ing his years Of service Arabic and Hin
dostani. He was at Gami-Zah, Toski,
Tokar and Suallim. He rode at the
head Of his black brigade from Firket
TO Omdurman, by way of Abu IIamed
and Atbara. lie went through SO many
actions that when somebody once asked
him how il felt to be in the racket of
battle his analysis was: II don't thinN
you feel ANYTHING In particular"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
BRITISH ARMY IDOL.
A Gallant Highlander Who Has
Fought in Many Lands.
Career Of Col. Hector Archibald Mac
Donald, Who In Now ON Hts Way
TO south Africa - Captured
by the Boers.

In the ancient days the Highland
clans, when they could find no better
way, fought simply 10 keep their hand
In. Full of the martial romance that
has ever gone with Highland blood is
the story of the career of Col. Hector
Archibald Macdonald. AT IL he began
with the Gordon Highlanders; at 40
he is a full colonel in the British army
and an aide-de-camp TO the queen, and
possesses so many medals and orders
that his broad chest has scarcely room
to spare for further decorations. But
more Of them he is likely to get, for, by
an order just issued, he is TO be allowed
to delight his Highland soul and keep
his hand in" provided the Beers do not
give way before he reaches South AZ
RIGA.
Col. Macdonald comes from long
Highland line, and is n typical High
lander in face and expression. His
prominent cheek bones suggest the
strenuous, determined, indomitable man
he Is. He is native of Ross-shire. In
1871 he went with the Gordon High
landers TO help Lord Roberts in the An
CHAN campaign. 1t was here that he
gained a reputation for GOODNESS, judg-
ment and gallantry, and fought his way
TO commission in his own regiment.
1t should be borne in mind that promo
tions from the ranks TO the grade of
commissioned officers are rare in the
British army.
On their way home from India the
Gordon Highlanders were landed in
South Africa because of the trouble
with the Beers in 1881. Macdonald was
with the detachment that Gen. Colley
took up Majuba Hill, and he saw grim
fighting there.
story is told which illustrates the
qualities of the Scotch hero. The as
saulting force had been cut in pieces,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
MICE AND THE LAW.
busy Little Rodents Figured In =
Recent Contest over Owner
ship of = Farm.

The land contest case in which fam
lily of mice played prominent part has
been decided on the appeal OF Binger
Hermann, commissioner Of the general
land Office at Washington. The rodenna
are not mentioned in the decision. but
the man who IL was claimed allowed
the mice TO establish residence in his
bed Is allowed TO retain possession Of
his homestead, the ruling OF the local
land office being reversed and the con-
test dismissed. A peculiar feature Of
the case is that when the family of mice
was first mentioned IL WINS contended
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
ELECT AN FRESHMAN.
Thomas r. Roddy Chosen to Rule
the Winnebago Tribe.
Chicago Man BECOMES the Successor
OF Chief black Hnwk-Iias Been
Interested In the Nations
Affairs for Years.

Within two weeks Thomas X. Roddy,
6026 Ingleside avenue, Chicago, will be-
come the chief of the Winnebago Indi-
ans at Black River Falls, Wis. Roddy is
an American of Irish descent, but will
assume the title of White Buffalo, and
become the ruler of the remnant Of
what was once one Of the greatest
tribes OF red men in America. His
predecessor. Chief Black Hawk, full
blooded Winnebago, died recently, and
the councillors and medicine men at
once selected this Chicago Irishman to
succeed him.
Roddy has long been known to the
red men whom he will rule hereafter,
and since a boy has enjoyed their con-
fdence and given them his advice in
their struggles to retain a portion of
the once vast domain over which Black
Hawks ancestors held sway. For years
he has been their agent, transacting for
them their business with the Great
White Father at Washington. Last
March he came to Chicago on still
more important mission.
IL has long been tradition among
the members OF the tribe That the site
OF Fort Dearborn and considerable
tract of the adjacent land was theirs by
rightif not by possession. And it was TO
see what could be done with this claim
that Roddy moved to Chicago. For sew
eral months he has been hard at work,
but what progress he has made Is un-
known, for the new chieftain betook
himself to Detroit, travelling in Pull
man car, as befitted the dignity of n
ruler of men. His wife said TO a Chica-
60 Tribune reporter that her husband
had accepted the position and in the
course OF few weeks she and her four
children would go to Black River Falls
and take up their residence among
White Buffalo's followers.
Mr.. Roddy, she said, was born in
Peoria, ILL.,, and from his boyhood has
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

that their presence in the bed Of the en-
tryman argued an abandonment of the
homestead, and the local land office APP
parently took the same view of the mat
ter. But when the decision was APP
pealed from ii was set up that the pres
ence OF the mice was an argument in
favor OF the homesteader.
Fred o. Grutt was the entryman,
having taken up a homestead near
Davenport, Wash, three years ago.
Last August John O'Neil instituted a
contest 10 the homestead entry, alleg-
ing that Grutt had abandoned his claim,
did not keep up continuous residence
thereon and that the only inhabitants
of the shanty on the ranch were a fam
lily Of mice. After hearing the case the
registrar and receiver decided that
this decision Grutt had GO days in
which TO file an appeal to the COM
missioner at Washington.
The appeal was filed by Leo Walton,
attorney for Grutt. In this appeal the
mice family was referred 10 as fol-
lows: IF there were any mice in this
entryman's bed during the early part
Of September, 1898, it plainly shows
that the entryman did have bed on
the land at the time.
"The house mouse is known 10 be a
domestic animal that multiplies in a
few weeks, and which has been known
to have slept and given birth to its
young not only in the same room, but
actually in the undertaking of the
same bed with very respectable and
otherwise law-abiding citizens, who
were seldom absent from their homes
at night. Indeed, the house that is
free from this little pest is the excep-
ton, and as n rule, would speak elo-
quently for the service rendered by
the feline members Of the household.
The careful housewife who moves a
small piece Of furniture or other ar
ticle In her rooms which has been per-
mitted to remain in that position for a
few days and who has not been COM
PEELED 10 hastily mount chair in the
middle of the room and remain there
until rescued, by reason OF the sudden
appearance, or, rather, disappearance,
Of a mouse, must always have been a
resident OF Mars-that being one OF
the very few places which, the nat
uralist tells us, is not adapted TO mice
or stray beds"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

Jefferson county, near Meriden, and in
his personal business he has been sue
cessful. In public life he has beer
member OF the Kansas legislature. and
has held the Offices of county attorney,
circuit and county clerk and probate
Judge of jefferson county. He is ma
tive of North Carolina and comes of
Huguenot stock.
Ii was only after extended reflection
on the causes that led TO agricultural
depression that Mr.. Allen determined
on the measures that seemed to him
best for bringing relief. Eleven years
ago, as a result of a call that he issued
TO the farmers OF Kansas. the Farmers
Federation was organized, and
scheme for the disposal OF farm prod
ucts much like the present one was an
nounced.
Mr.. Aliens leading thought Is that
the existing organization for the mar
keting of cattle and grain puts the pro-
Queer largely at the mercy OF tempo
rary conditions, and often makes him
n slave at the hands of the buyer. BY
combination OF farmers through
which the products will be held back
from the market until they can profit
ably be disposed of, he believes that
the producers will be put on fair COM
petitive level with other classes. He
argues that if the federation has
membership representing only five per
cent. OF the total production the margin
will be sufficient TO make Unsuccessful.
The control of the market he hopes
TO see gained by the establishment OF
great commission houses in the prin-
cipal centers OF the country. Through
these houses alone he would have the
farmers belonging to the federation
sell their products. Incidentally he
believes that great saving can be made
10 the farmers in this way, as he says
the business for which SCI ,O00, 900 year
commissions are paid now could be
handled easily for Si,000,000.
Mr. Allen is not averse TO having his
project described as trust, but insists
that IL would prove an unoffending
trust, in no way conflicting with any
Of the present state laws. He denies
that IL would either regulate produc-
tion or arbitrarily fix prices.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

Nuttall has determined that the smell
Of freshly turned earth is due to the
growth OF bacterium. the clathodrix
odorfera, which multiplies in decom-
posing vegetable matter, and more
rapidly in the presence of heat and
moisture. Hence the odor is especial-
ly marked after n shower. or when
moist earth Is disturbed. In dry soil
the development of the bacterium Is
arrested, but IL Is Immediately re-
sumed with yigor rs soon Ms moisture
Is restored.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
DAVID B. HENDERSON
Boyhood of the Next Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
HIS First Greeting IN the Land which
Adopted Him - Education Oh
tanned Under Dimculties-
His Political Successes.

A little Scotch-kilted boy stood on the
forward deck of the steamer as she
poked her nose past quarantine and
started up the Narrows toward New
York. He was watching the golden
tinted shores of Staten Island, and then
suddenly he remarked:
us that our new home? like it,"
This is the first greeting that David
Bremner Henderson, of Dubuque, Ia,
who is likely to succeed Thomas b..
Reed as speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, gave TO the land which
adopted him.
The boy, says the New York World,
was but six years old then, and, with
his parents, he had come from Old Deer.
Scotland, TO seek his fortune. 1t was a
crisp day in March, and the voyage had
been trying one. But the little fellow
was of rugged constitution.
The Hendersons were pioneers, not
certain where to cast their lot. At first
the family settled in the east, and then
drifted westward with the stream.
In 1s49 they settled in Iowa. 1t was
dDOut TIC iiilit VI iit gnu itNti vi Ant
Pacific coast, and Mr.. Henderson was
inclined TO go with the other miners.
At the solicitation of Mrs. Henderson
and young David he gave up the thought
of moving.
So the Henderson family settled on
their farm in Iowa, where for years
they slowly prospered. David had the
advantages and disadvantages of coun-
try boys. His rugged pioneer life built
up sturdy frame for him, and there
were few athletic tricks that he was not
capable of performing. Books were
scarce, but David secured enough 10
keep his mind employed.
The country singing-school and de-
batting societies were features of social
life in the west. At these gatherings
the coming politician learned the arts
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

American war by rendering President
Mckinley the services OF 10000 veter-
ans OF the civil war. Col Shaw is n
New Yorker by birth and So years OF
age. He was 20 years old when he en-
listed in the Thirty-ffth New York
volunteers for the battle against the
confederacy. He fought at Rappahan-
mock, the second Bull Run, Chantilly.
South Mountain. Antietam and In
many OF the lesser engagements OF the
war. Gov. Fenton made him colonel
OF the Thirty-ffth New York national
guard. He resigned this Office 20 be-
come consul ut Toronto, where he re-
manned until his promotion 10 the Man
chester post. In 1897 he was elected
department commander of the G.. AR,
and II is that departments superb cam
paign for him that has elevated him TO
his new high and honorable Office. Col.
Shaw is the author of the text book
used in the public schools, "The Teach
ing OF Patriotism and Ciyics."
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

evinced great fondness for the com
pany of the Indians, who still fingered
In considerable numbers throughout
Peoria county.
Almost as soon as he could speak Eng
lish he had mastered the Indian tongue.
Before he had reached his majority he
followed the Indians TO Black River
Falls. whittier they had moved some
years before, and made himself one of
the tribe. They soon looked up TO him,
despite his youth, as n medicine man of
rare cunning. In token of their respect
they made him their agent. Thus for
years Mr.. Roddy lived with the Winnie
bagos, and year by year his influence
In their councils increased, till he was
second only to Black Hawk in power.
Two years ago the Indians saw that
their old chief soon would be incapable
OF managing the affairs of the tribe.
and then IL was decided that his sue
cessor should be their white man
friend But the formal election was de-
layed until Black Hawk had pitched his
tepee in the happy hunting grounds.
"My husband is now in Detroit" said
Mrs. Roddy, "and from there will go to
ST. Louis in the interest of the Winnie
bagos. From the latter town he will go
direct 10 Black River Falls TO assume
the duties of chief I and my four chill
dren will follow him TO Wisconsin in n
few weeks. We have known the 1ndi-
ans for number of years, and I, for
one, can say that they make excellent
neighbors. They are industrious and
sober and have the greatest respect for
my husband.
sour life for the future may seem
strange TO one who does not know the
Winnebagos, but ! expect IL TO be n
happy one, and my children are wild
with delight at the idea of once more
seeing their friends in the tribe"
The federal government each year
pays the Winnebagos nearly SOS, 900. OF
this the ruling chief gets percentage
which enables him 10 live comfortably.
4 II is expected that Mr.. Roddy will re-
turn to Chicago to conclude his re-
searches into the claims of the Indians
TO the old Fort Dearborn site before he
formally takes up his residence at Black
River Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

of speaking and singing. 1t was Hen
derson's voice that started the Doxol-
ogy sung before the speakers chair at
the close of the last congress.
Besides leading the country singing
school of which he was n member, the
lad displayed many winning qualities.
When he went to the Upper Iowa uni
versity he found weak and strong stu
dents, DULLES and towards. David mad
a stalwart form and could have passed
through the university without trouble.
But when the bully of the university
older and heavier than Henderson, ex-
hibited his cowardly nature toward a
smaller scholar David threw off his coat
and said:
Come, I'll settle the score with YOU"
The bully refused to accept the chal-
lenge.
AS debater Henderson won fame.
Often he would create laugh at the
expense of his antagonist which would
divert the attention OF the audience
from close argument.
THAT dodge used to save me from de-
itoN 40 81 gOuhSoN'i, hc has NoiAtooNhs
land IL has been OF use to me since"
After graduating from the Upper Iowa
university young Henderson took up
the study of law. He was admitted 10
the bar in 1868.
But there was an exciting time be-
fore this. While pursuing his law stud
les the war of the rebellion broke out
and Henderson enlisted. He was barely
81, but he was i'm numerous engage
ments and was wounded several times;
but he continued in his regiment until
he lost a leg. When he recovered from
the loss of his leg he was made colonel
OF the Forty-sixth Iowa infantry and
remained with that regiment until the
close of the war.
The rest OF his career is better known.
In 1865 he was appointed collector of
internal revenue and later United
States district attorney. He resigned
this position in 1871. Then he was
elected TO congress and has served
there for the past l6 years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

Chesapeake bay. There are some large
packing plants upon the eastern shore
OF Che bay. but tho center Of The oyster
trade i'm all its branches is Baltimore.
Miles Of water front are taken up with
oyster wharves and canning houses.
Some Of the packing establishments
have n capacity of from 10000 to $4,000
cans day. The oyster trade of Balti-
more last year represented ST,000,0o0.
In a single year over 1000, 900 bushels
OF oysters have been taken from the
Chesapeake and packed and shipped
through baltimore. The investment
In the packing industry Is about $4,000
900. In all the branches of the indus
try, from the dredging for the oysters
10 the packing and shipment Of them,
$4,000 men are employed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
BIG FARMERS TRUST.
IL IL To he Managed by walter N. Al
len, OF Topeka, Kan, and Has =
Capital OF s2O,OOO,OOO.

Walter n. Allen, president and bug
mess manager of the Farmers FEEDER
alton Of the Mississippi Valley. is well
known in Kansas as farmer. lawyer
and politician. For years IL has been
his desire 10 make the Farmers FEEDER
alton, of which he was the organizer.
a powerful factor in the control of the
prices of farm products, and he hopes
now that the new farmers trust. with
a $20,o0o,ooo capitalization, which tho
federation has decided to form, will
go far toward accomplishing this ideal.
Mr.. Allen has had experience in many
lines. For 80 years he has lived In
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

Chickens are sold in pairs in Buenos
Ayres. They are dressed after being Of
fered for sale, the only feathers left
upon them being those of the tail. The
same custom prevails in China as TO
dogs, where q bit OF the dogs hair Is
always left on the end of the tail, even
when tho animal is cooked. But this IL
because the Chinese consider the flesh
OF the black dog the best and most GER
tain 10 put brave spirit into the body
OF the enter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

(To BE Presented to the Admiral by Sec
rotary OF the Navy Long)
gress will be presented. To that end
all the arrangements will be of a sim
pie but most dignified character. The
welcome 10 the hero of Manila at the
national capital will probably occur on
Monday, October 2, although the date
will depend upon the length Of the
celebration In New York. The prin-
cipal features Of the reception in Wash
ington, as planned by the citizens, with
the cooperation of the president and
cabinet, will be two in number-the
presentation of the sword voted by con-
gress and n night parade. A public
reception at the white house will be
followed by dinner to the admiral b.
President Mckinley. The sword will
be presented by Secretary Long, at the
east front of the capitol, in the pres
ence Of Mr.. Mckinley and all the mem
bers of the cabinet, late in the after
noon, while the parade, consisting Of
organizations of all kinds, will be ac-
companied by an illumination of the
city on scale of beauty never before
witnessed in Washington.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07
THE NEW COMMANDER.
Col. Albert ID. shaw, Head OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, Is
Man OF Note.

Albert Shaw, of Watertown, n. Y, just
elected commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was
United States consul Mt Manchester
from 1879 to 1886. He was rated during
that time as one of the most efficient
members of the governments consula'
staff, and his reports on commercial
and industrial conditions in England
became authorities. lie distinguished
himself at the outbreak OF the Spanish
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-07

IN Essex, England. see unwonted
spectacle OF monks ridinS bicycles may
be daily witnessed. The Franciscan
fathers. who have charge of the mis-
sion at Braintree, have also to attend TO
the spiritual needs Of two other mis-
sions at long distances, and. in order
that they may accomplish their work,
they have, with the permission Of Car
dlnal Vaughan, invested In cycles, on
which they ride from one mission 70 am
other.