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ventor that dwells In Chicago that Chi
cagoans are very much in want of a
system of signals to express the things
men commonly say to each other when
they meet In the streets.
This system has many advantages.
Like wireless telegraphy. it can be used
from a passing car to man on the
sidewalk. You can stand on Rush
street bridge and ask friend In a river
steamer to lend you five. From the
parquette of theater you can invite
an acquaintance in the gallery to dine
with you on the following evening.
You can converse from one side Of
the street to the other You can say
good morning without taking your pipe
or cigarette out of your mouth. You
can talk In French, German, Italian,
Spanish Hindustani Yddsh-in fact,
in every language of the globe. If you
happen to forget a mans name no awk-
wardness will arise. And the saving Of
time will be immense.
The key to the new system Is as fol-
lows:
First finger to temple-Good morn
Ing.
Second finger to temple-How are
they coming?
Third finger to temple--Hello. old
chapl
Fourth finger tc temple--Cold, isn't
it7
Thumb to temple-Wlndy.
Finger to chIn-Can you lend me a
VI
Finger to cheek-Will you dine with
me tomorrow
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Applause by Machinery.

A Vienna journal describes a curious
contrivance which will render the
"claque" in theaters superhuous, and
substitute for 1t a machine performing
the same duties. The inventor, Herr
Zimmerman, has ascertained that two
leather sacks filed with air, when
brought violently together, make a
noise precisely like that produced by
the clapping of hands. He placed pairs
of leather sacks In hidden places
throughout theater, and then connect
ed them by wires with the wings, 40
that they could be set In motion by
electricity on button being pressed.
The regisseur in the wings controls the
apparatus In all parts of the house, and
can produce applause from the gallery,
the pit, or the stalls at will. Herr Zim-
mermann claims that this invention Is
now in use In several theaters in Paris
and Berlin.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
Dfnnia MoGuir.'s Whiskv.

Meagher was full of anecdotes of his
famous brigade. One story is too good
to be lost. He said he was leading his
men to the front In one Of the seven
days battles when an aid rode by and
announced the news that our army had
carried a certain strategic point and
several colors, "D'ye hear that, boys?"
shouted Meagher. "0ur men have won
the day and captured the enemy's col
orsl" "Just as l said that" remarked
the general, "a private who was plung-
Ing along out Of one muddy hole into
another looked up at me and said: 'Ah,
Gtnral. I'd rather have pint of Dinnis
McGuire's whisky now than all the
colors Of the rainbow. ."-Donahue's
Magazine.
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LIVING IN THE kLoNDIkE.
Come Of the Methods by Which Life
Is Sustained There.

lie eustatnSd Ihere.
One Of the pioneer gold seekers DR..
Sweeney was fortunate In meeting was
George w. Carmack, the dlscoverer Of
the Klondike, and from him gathered
much interesting Information concern.
ing the habits of the Indian tribes on
the Yukon and the white men who long
before the discovery Of the treasure
hidden beneath the frozen mines and
gravel OF the KlOndlke Valley, lived
with them and shared the hardshps
of their daily life.
Some OF the things that Carmack
told me-" said DR.. Sweeney to Seattle
Post reporter, "were entirely new to
me and all very interesting. One Of
the things | have always been anxious
to know was how white men lived who
hunted and trapped along the Yukon
In the days when II was thousands Of
miles TO the trading posts and civiliza.
tion. Carmack explained to me:
1--WE were compelled he said, to
do just as the Indians did. In the sum.
mer time, besides game and fish, we
ate berries, for Alaska Is the home OF
all sorts Of berries. And besides these
we obtained other substitutes for the
vegetables Of civilization. The prlnci.
pal Of these were grass roots, certain
small bulbs or tubers and the inside
bark OF various trees.
"Tn the winter we ate fish, meat anc
berries, which the squaws dried In the
summer and stored away. Then also
the little bulbs have mentioned came
in very handy. l have forgotten now
what they were called. but they. as all
old Alaska men know, form the princl.
pal food of the timber squirrels Of that
country during the winter.
att was by rifllng the boards OF
these little animals that we obtained
our supply Of bulbs in the winter.
Their boards are always to be found In
solitary spruce tree In q thcket OF
stunted pines. That was the way IL
which we located them. The reason
for this ! never knew.
"'As a substitute for bread-of course
the Indians had no flour-we ate a spe-
cies Of pudding made of the blood OF
the game we killed. boiled with dried
berries and sometimes with the little
bulbs from the squirrel boards
II asked Carmack how the Indians
in those days obtained salt for their
meat. Every one knows that to q
white man. at least, salt Is a necessity
and not mere havorIng matter. In
answer Carmack told me something
that was entirely new to me. He said
that the Indians made 1t practice moi
to throw away the water In which they
boiled their meat, but allowed 1t to re-
main In the kettle. In course of O
short time, he told me, the water oI
broth would become extremely salty
and could then be maintained at what
ever degree of sallneness deemed desir
able by the addition of fresh water tC
replace some Of the salt broth dipped
out and thrown away"
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RECENT INVENTIONS.

In q new Indian club a frame Is
formed Of spring wire, with covering
of leather or other material, the handle
consisting of colled spring, which inn
parts flexibility to the grip and allows
the club to be swung with greater ease.
Two Callfornlans have designed an
adjustable hanger for electric lights,
comprising reel suspended in brack-
ct, to be attached to the ceiling, with
a spring mechanism on the reel which
winds up the wire by which the lamp
Is suspended.
Penholders can be held in position
for writing without gripping them with
the fingers by the use of an Illinois
mans attachment, consisting Of piece
of thin metal bent to fit the portion of
the hand between the ball Of the
thumb and the base Of the first finger.
A Massachusetts man has patented
an antl-fouling coating for ships, con-
sisting Of layer Of paint, layer Of
comminuted soft metal, a second layer
of paint and an outer coat of comlni-
nuted copper, presenting a smooth sur
face closely studded with bare arti-
cles Of copper.
A Washington man has designed a
combination cane and umbrella which
comprises hollow tube with internal
screw threads at each end, with tho
central rod of the umbrella carrying
screw-threaded sleeves which can be
fitted In the ends of the tube to hold
the latter over the umbrella.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
Curious Plants.

Among other botanical curiosltles OF
Colombia Is singular tree known as
"Ieche mlel' by the people and as 'lac-
melles edulis" by the scientists. Its
sap, when analyzed. contains almost the
same properties as cows milk and IN
almost the same proportions. During
the spring of the year the sap of the
milk tree is gathered by the natives as
the people of New England gather the
sap of the maple, and they not only
drink 1t, but manufacture a creamy
substance that resembles butter In Its
taste and properties. The fermented
milk makes a drink that Is very much
like koumyss, which they preserve in
gourds.
Another curiosity Is a plant Of the
laurel family, botanically known as
"mirica guta," which yields a species
Of vegetable wax, and might be made
a profitable article Of commerce If It
were cultivated. The wax Is of green
ish color and disagreeable odor, but
when boiled and purified loses those
qualities and becomes white. The ma
tives use large quantities Of 1t to make
candles, and when refined 1t gives a
clear, soft light. The wax is obtained
by boiling the crushed fruit Of the lau-
rel In water. When the water cools
the wax congeals on the top. A we'll
grown plant will furnish from fifteen
to twenty pounds year. The wax ia
also used In making soap.-W. E. Cur
tbs, In Chicago Record.
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ural look. the VOLTS jaws are tre-
mendously heightened, while creatures
like the thrasher shark or killer
whale" and giant squid have still
greater liberties taken with them.
What is often very disgusting cere-
mony is the initiation Of new mem-
Der into a cannlbal society. The nov
Ice returns emaeiated and In state Of
frantic ecstasy from the woods, bring
Ing pieces of old corpses, skulls, or
bones, which he chews In order to
strike awe into the hearts of the spec
tators. The purpose seems to be to
frighten the unsophisticated by show
ing daring in the handling of disgust
ing objects which proves the superb
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
Foresight.

Among the myriad anecdotes of dog
gish intelligence, but few Illustrate the
precious gift Of prudence 50 effectively
as the following story, cited in the
diary of Sir NJ. Il. Grant Duff:
The clergyman has a small dog,
which would delight your soul. 1t is
accustomed to sleep with his children,
but never knows In whose bed, as they
fight for 1t every night. One evening
all the household had gone out, leaving
their supper, consisting Of meat pies
and little cakes, ON the kitchen table.
When they returned the eatables had
entirely disappeared.
When the children went to bed, how
ever, each child found, under its coun-
terpane, meat pie and little cake.
In its uncertainty as to Its resting place
the dog had determined to be prepared
for all emergencies.
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Cody Called for q Cnt.

Col. Cody, the eminent scout, helped
to build church at North Platte, and
was persuaded by his wife and daugh-
ter to accompany them to the opening.
The minister gave out the hymn, which
commenced with the words: "Oh. for
ten thousand tongues to sing" etc. The
organist who played by ear, started
the tune in too high key and had to
try again. A second attempt ended
like the first in failure. "Oh, for ten
thousand tongues to sing my great"
came the opening words for the third
time, followed by a squeak from the or
gan and relapse into painful silence.
Cody could contain himself no longer.
and blurted cut: "Start 1t at five thou
sand. and mebbe some of the rest of ua
can get in."-San Francisco Wave.
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QUEER CANADIAN INDIANS.
The KwakiutIs of British Columbia
Their skull Deforming Custom.

The Kwakiutls of British ColumD Dia
Their skull Deforming Custom.
Most people probably imagine that
the North-American Indian of to-day
what there is left Of him-is a fairly
civilized being In his general mode OF
life; that though he may not take with
any special kindness to the plough and
the pruning hook he at least no longer
wlelds the scalping knife or worships
idols. The researches Of Dr. Franz
Boas, under the auspices of the Amerl-
can Museum of Natural History,
among the Kwakiutls. of British Co
lumbia, however, as published In the
reports of that body, contain some
reading matter that viii be surprising
to many.
The Kwakiutls belong chiefly be-
tween Rivers Inlet and Cape Nudge,
In British Columbia. They are a tribe
OF light-colored Indians. whose faces
and expressions readily recall those Of
the lower class Japanese and Koreans
across the Pacific. They differ from
the other Coast Indians by having very
hlgh-brldged, often hooked. noses. and
very long faces. The shape OF their
heads is artificial. Like the Flatheads
and some tribes In Mexico and South
America, they deform the head In In
fancy, so that the upper forehead,
which we consider a sign of Intellect,
is depressed perhaps in order to OBJ
tain an approach to the skull of beast
o. bird. What the object of this In
territorial malformation is forms one OF
those problems that appeal to the I'm
agination of the archaeologist.
A collector of antiquities In Mexico
has made a speciality of these deform-
ed skulls, and is said to argue that they
are attempts to produce head like
some four-footed beast, the coyote or
raccoon, for which the ancestors of
the tribes In question had a special
reverence, perhaps in the nature of
totem worship.
The Kwakiutls and other tribes Of
the northwest coast are tremendous
sticklers for family pedigree, and some
of them hang their coats of arms or the
insignia of their ancestry on the outer
wall In a way that seems to obtain no
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
ORIGIN OF LABOR DAY.
Holiday Now Observed Generally in
Al hut NIne "a tna

A Holiday Now Observed Generally in
All but Nine states.
Labor day Is almost generally OBJ
served In America, being celebrated in
all Of the States except Arkansas, Ari-
zona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Dakota, North Carolina, Nevada
and Vermont, and even In these States
there are certain cities that observe It..
The origin Of Labor day dates back
seventeen years ago, when, on Sept. 5,
1882, the General Assembly of the Or
der Of the Knights Of Labor convened
In New York City. The various labor
organizations of the city and vicinity
paraded that day and afterward held
picnic, at which addresses were deliv-
cred. The Knights Of Labor Of New
York were not working openly at that
time, the name OF the order was kept
secret, and such public expressions Of
the sentiments Of the members as went
out to the world went under other
names than those selected to designate
the local assemblies. Under different
names the local assemblies We're repre-
sented In the Central Labor Union, and
the coming of the General Assembly to
New York was subject for discussion
at several meetings previous to the
opening Of the convention.
When the General Assembly was
opened, on Sept. 8, communication
was read from the secretary Of the
New York Central Labor Union, Mat
thew Mcguire, inviting the members Of
that body to review the great parade
from the grand stand at Union Square.
A recess was taken in order to comply
with the request of the Central Labor
Union, and the members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly witnessed the first La
Dor day parade.
During the time that the various or
ganizations were passing the grand
stand at Union Square Robert Price, of
Lonaconing, Nd, turned to the general
worthy foreman of the knights of La
Dor, Richard Grifiths, and said: "This
is Labor day In earnest, Uncle Dick"
Whether that was the first time the
term had been used is not known, but
the event was afterward referred to as
the Labor day parade. In 1888 the or,
ganizations of New York paraded on
the fist Monday In September When
in 1884 the Central Labor Union of
New York had the question of paradlng
up for discussion, George X. Lloyd, a
Knight of Labor, offered a resolution
declaring the first Monday In Septem-
Der to be Labor day. The resolution
was adopted and steps were at ence
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W here else in quite so spectacular
fashion. The ancestor Is represented
by his totem. while other beasts. mon
sters, and figures represent the tribe,
and hence arises a chain Of totems to
represent the family tree. The Illus
tratlons give n totem pole In place be-
fore Indian houses at Rivers Inlet,
British Columbia. They are carved
from the trunk Of tree, elaborately
painted, and set up In proof Of the
standing of the chief who owns them.
What is very odd, and certainly not
without analogies In European heral-
dry, a chief can buy the right to use a
totem from another tribe, and also the
patent to sing certain songs belonging
to that tribe. The seller may never
use totem or song again. If he does,
that constitutes a grievance which Is
apt to result in bloodshed.
What is chiefly notable In these rep
reservations of demons, men, monsters
aid birds, beasts, and fish Is the pro-
nounced taste for a conventional im
aSe. These Northwest Indians are
perfectly capable of initiating crea-
lures exactly with the means at their
command, wood Of various colors,
bark, grasses, seaweed. furs, and
feathers; but from this they carefully
abstain In their carved work.
The earliest travellers who describe
their dances mention the exactness
with which they initiated birds and
beasts, having dressed for the part.
Thus they appear as crows and imi-
tate the gait and other movements of
the bird exactly; and so Of wolves and
bears. But when 1t comes to carvings
for permanent establishment of the
house like the totem-posts, or for oc-
casional use in dances and other rites
like the complicated masks represent
Ing deitles of the air. earth. and ocean,
only the strongest characteristic of
each is seized. The long bill OF raven
or heron, the eagle and owl. with their
curve beaks. are recognizable at once.
But the bear u changed from its nat
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
SYSTEM OF STREET SIGNALING.
The Very Latest Discovery In Wireless

The Very Latest Discovery In Wireless
communication.
In the hustle and noise Of our large
cities 1t is never an easy matter, and
sometimes 1t is quite impossible, to
make remark to a friend one meets
In the streets. Besides, when your ac-
qualntances are numerous, lot of val.
liable time is wasted saying In many
words what might readily be conveyed
by single gesture.
There Is language Of flowers, Ian
guage Of postage stamps, Of fans, Of
handkerchiefs and the like. But, says
the Chronicle, 1t has occurred to an in
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
Neither We'll Nor Sick.

Huge as are the complete dictionaries
of the language already, they will be
very much larger still by the time the
next generation has It's day, If new
words are added to the mother tongue
at the present rate. So far as l can
learn noneOf the lexicons containa word
I heard a girl at Chevy Chase use just
q few days ago. She was a trifle pale,
and the young man with her was SO
solicitous that | inferred she had re-
Gently been Ill.
"How do you feel2" heard him ask.
"Oh, all right" l heard her answer
"I'm not Ill now. | just feel little
lex"
"Sick?" said he.
"No, ick," she repeated. Don't you
know the word? 1t doesn't mean exact
ly sick, and 1t doesn't mean quite well.
1t means just out of sorts, and It's ever
80 much shorter and more convenient
to use"
Personally, think it's word worth
adopting, and when I'm neither well
nor Ill shall hereafter be "ick.""-
Washington Post.
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ority of the profession and the power
of his or her guardian spirits to pro-
tect the shaman or medicine man from
what would be injurious to the ordi-
nary person.
The Kwaklutls have a great fear Of
Images as embodiments of what they
represent. Thus a chief will have
post carved to represent a rival and
submit the efigy to>some ignominious
treatment In the beliSf7that the pride
and rank of the enemy. will suffer.
This is the Kwakiutl way Of turning
the portrait to the wall"
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29

When we hear that two railroad
routes are surveying through the dense
forest Of equatorial Africa In regions
that have never been penetrated by
white men except when Emin Pasha
pushed through them, just before he
was murdered. II Is easy TO see that
great changes are occurring IN Africa.
A while ago men were exploring the
land merely to improve the maps and
see II the country was worth anything.
Now they are entering new regions
with the sole purpose Of making prelim-
mary surveys for railroads. Business
and not research, is giving Impetus to
their efforts.
The Congo State has decided to have
outlets to the Indian Ocean and the
Nile, as well as to the Atlantic. 1t also
desires to tap the great central lake re-
gion and make a highway for some OF
its commerce to the west and down the
Congo. There Is another potent rea-
son for building the proposed railroads.
Beyond Stanley Falls the Congo atiiu-
ents are so cut up by rapids that they
can not be used as routes TO connect
the provinces of the eastern frontier
of the states and the great lakes with
the railroad and river route below the
falls. SO railroads are essential to
unite the eastern and western prov
inces.
A party of six engineers headed by
Mr.. Adam, formerly at the head of the
engineer corps Of the Congo Railroad
Company, have begun the survey for
the railroads. The station at Stanley
Falls is the point of departure. There
will be only one road for several hun
dred miles east Of Stanley Falls. Then
there will be a bifurcatlon, one line
running to the northeast to some sta
tlon near the south end Of Albert Ny
anza, where It will be at the head Of
navigation in the Nile Valley. The 9th
er road will turn to the south and ter
inmate at the north end Of Lake Tan
ganyika, where steamers will connect
It with the south end and with the
Stephenson wagon road between Lakes
Tanganylka and Nyassa, which was
put into good condition last year. OF
course, when Cecil Rhodes gets his
transcontinental railroad up into the
lake regions 1t will form a junction
with both these lines.
1t Is known that for good deal Of
the way these roads viii traverse
densely wooded country, just like the
terrible forests through which Stanley
passed on his way to the relief Of Emin.
The difficulties Of building the roads
are expected to be very trying, but
Belgian enterprise has carried other
formidable undertakings In equatorial
Africa to success, and it Is fully ex-
pected in Belgium that the building of
these roads will begin as soon as the
preliminary surveys have been COM
pleted.
The success Of the Congo Railroad
which has been opened just year, and
is already earning good dividends, has
made African enterprise very popular
In Belgium. In the month of May its
receipts for freight and passengers
were $4,000, and IN the first eleven
months Of Its operation Its gross earn
ings were $1,000, ,13S.-New York Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29
Spurious MANUSCRIPTS.

An English officer, who is now en-.
gagged IN some exploring work in Cen.
tral Asia, has discovered that there ex.
lists In Khotan regular mandatory
of old As!atic manuscript relics, and
so large is the output that he believes
that at least 95 per cent. OF the manu-
scripts which have reached Europe
from Central Asia during recent years
are spurious.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-29

declines promotion out Of his turn In
the rank of admiral, although his re-
quest would secure the coveted honor.
He is affable, approachable, full of ami
NAL spirits, and the only man living
who is on terms of familiarity with the
Emperor. He Is immensely popular
among all classes of Germans, and Is
regarded as quite hero. 1t was to
him, when he sailed for the China seas,
that Emperor william used the ex-
preston, mailed fst," when volclng a
pledge that Germany would hold what
belonged to 1t, and would claim all to
which 1t was entitled.
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taken to have the Legislature enact a
law making the first Monday In Sep
tember legal holiday, to be known as
Labor day. The agitation rapidly ex-
tended to other States, with the result
that Congress eventually made the day
nearly a national holiday.-Plttsburg
Dispatch.
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BROTHER OF THE KAISER.
Prince Henry of Prussia, Who Is TO
Visit the United states.

fFiuce houry oh EEuasA"i N"" ~ ="
Visit the United States.
Prince Henry of Prussia, who is COM
Ing TO America, Is the younger brother
Of Emperor William. He is, Of course,
a grandson of Queen Victoria, and his
beautiful wife, who was Princess Irene
Of Hesse, is also grandchild to the
Queen of England. Prince Henry Is
In command OF the German squadron
on the Asiatic station, and 1t is prom
ised that he Will visit San Francisco
in his flagship, with the purpose Of
crossing the continent and calling upon
President Mckinley. He is whole
souled, sensible fellow, an excellent
sailor, and a capable commander. 1t
is proof OF his sense of justice that he