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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28

think tn re-enforcements is coming if they
hears THAR
Bob placed the trumpet to his lips and
as he did so on came the Apaches again.
The troopers worked their carbines like
mad men and loud and clear the notes Of
the reveille rang on the air, succeeded by
the faint notes of the echo An Indian
riding at full speed by the knoll yelled a
few mockirg words in Apache which our
Crow guide translated.
He say said the guide, no fool them
with spirit buglel They see boy do that
"a fort lots timer
with a wan smile Bob was about TO
raise the bugie to his lips again when he
pitched forward, a bullet through his
heart. moment later trooper, sight
ing his carbine over a dead horse, yelled:
Bob let up on that echo! No use
Playing it! The Injun knows. all about
itr
" 'Bobs not bugling! He's dead an
swered the cap'n.
" Then, by Jover answered the trooper,
its reinforcementsr
And far off in the distance could be
heard the rollicking notes of the reveille
as they drifted with the breeze, and an
hour later Capts. Brandt and Jones with
Troops A and c rode in with the Crow
scout at their head. They had heard the
last call Bob had blown, wondered why
ne had used the reveille, and had an
sV'ered 1t. Our troop was so used up.
that is, what was left of it, that the whole
command headed for the fort instead of
pursuing the fleeing Indians, whose horses
We're comparatively fresh. An expedition
AGAINST the marauding Apaches was later
organized and fun justice meted out to
them"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
SCIENTIFIC BALLOONING.
At Great Attitudes BalOOnists Feel
Great ExhtIaratiOn of Spirits.
From the Contemporary Review

From the Contemporary Review.
Some little special training, no doubt, is
needed in the observer himself He has to
grow accustomed to the somewhat cramp-
ed quarters within which he is confined.
not less to the novelty of the situation,
end to the fact that his observatory sell
dom remains for a single moment in any
one position. He learns only by experience
not to cucumber himself with superfuous
apparatus and not to attempt too much or
too varied work on any one voyage It Is
noteworthy, too, how much incongruity is
found in the experiences of different in
dividuals. To one, on ascending, the earth
will seem to recede from beneath and hol-
low itself out, as 1t were, into basin
bounded only by the horizon. To another
no optical illusion is noticeable, and the
earth from all considerable heights, will
appear only as a dead level. With many,
but by no means all, aerial travellers, when
rapidly ascending or descending, there
may be a certain feeling of distress In the
ears, interfering more or less with the
sense of hearing, but transient and gen
orally relieved by the mere act of swal-
lowing.
On clear days as higher attitudes are
reached all Voyagers win be conscious of
such sensations as are experienced on
mountain heights the fierce rays of the
sun appearing almost capable of blistering
the skin, even though the air grows very
sensibly colder. There will be few, also,
who will not own to a great eXhiliaration
of spirits which renders the task of con-
centrating the mind on strict observation
al work somewhat difficult and lrksome.
Some striking feature of the shifting pam
Drama, some opening fairy scene in the
heavenly glories of cloudland will almost
irresistibly divert the attention.
1t is sad, indeed, that these indescriba-
BILE beauties do not lend themselves read
lily to photography, and can never be done
Justice to by artists brush. With the
startling suddenness Of a transformation
scene there will sometimes burst on the
view a vision of aerial Alps of purest
snow and limitless range-towering noun
tains and deep ravines, rocks with yawn-
ing chasms, giving place to true castles
in the air with frowning battlements, dis
solving in their turn into forests of tow
ers, domes and spires, and all the while
the beholder is conscious that his is NOT
illusion, but a reality OF his new home,
and that for the time he himself is
naturalized inhabitant of the sky.
Later on fresh conditions unknown on
earth will commonly prevail. The sun,
fastening to the West. seems 10th to with
draw his warmth, and as the distance be-
comes swallowed up in COON and shades
grow darker beneath there is the feeling
that the rawness of evening is absent, and
the night grows genial, instead of chill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
wAsHINGToN's CAPITOL GUIDES.

From De Washington Post.

From the WaSh1ngto Post.
Not to be behindhand, under the exist
ing condition of affairs, the capitol guides
the dozen men who initiate the brides
and grooms out of the outer world into the
mysteries of the great building-lately
merged themselves into a syndicate They
elected one of their members chief, de-
claring themselves willing to be governed
by his orders, and subjecting themselves
to the rules of the organization known
as Guides of the United States capitol,
duly appointed and sworn" This trust
was formed Dec. 1, 1898, the twelve guides
agreeing TO stop the game of hog which
has been continuing ever since the guides
started in business, a great many years
ago. Howard Kennedy, who has been a
pilot through the intricate reefs and
shoals of the ma TONS political harbor for
twenty years or more, was chosen chief.
He may be seen any day in the rotunda,
short and swarthy, astutely "sizing up
the persons who walk through the large
vauted chamber. He strokes his mus
tacne contempla lively, and bcckons one
of the other guides to him.
II just saw a nice-looking couple walk
in toward the House, jim" he says. Fol
low 'em up and see if they don't want
something. think there's something in
it,"
Since we started in the pooling sye-
tenn" said one of the guides to the cor
respondent, I'VE have found that the thing
has worked to the best interests of all
concerned We wonder now why we new
er tried It before. Why, sometimes we
used to lose more money than we made
How? This way: Suppose there was a
Sunday school excursion or some other
coming TO town. one of the boys who
thought he was pretty cute. would slip
off to the station and make himself thick
with the excursionists. Like as not, lie
would spend some money in car tickets,
If it was a Sunday school excursion, or
drinks, If it was some other, with the
CHARGE of getting nothing in return. Be.
fore 1t was a case Of do one anoth her
Now, we all work together. ! tell you. It's
great. Every day, when the sightseers
have gone, we put our earnings in a pot
ard divide equally. We bind ourselves TO
pay any member of the association who
is sick SO week as long as he is unable
to work. collected from the other guides
That's what we are doing right now IN
the case of one of us who is sick"
These guides from an interesting class 20
themselves the men being wen known to
all Of the senator's and representatives who
have served any time and the newspaper
correspondents. 1t is not an uncommon
thing TO see senator cracking a joke with
one Of them or relating an incident the
tenor OF which Is, when / was "a member
OF the Forty-sixth Congress" or recalling
some circumstances Of an even earlier dale
The majority OF them are men who have
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
IN AN ARAB MUSIC HALL.
Egyptians Take Their Pleasure
with a Deal of Sadness.

From the London Mail.
The philosopher who observed that the
English take their pleasures sadly should
have paid visit to an Arab music han.
He might have proved equal to the occa-
sion, and, again, he might not.
To the unappreciative Briton the place
is veritable place of torture. Weird in
struments, driven TO despair by the hands
or lungs of untirng performers, emit wild
and unearthly sounds, and to the accom-
paniment Of these a band of singers give
vent to doseful strains suggestive of untold
internal sufferings. But we shall have
enough of this later.
There is European cafe concert In
Cairo, conducted on the familiar lines, and
here the glded youth In a tarboosh and
patent-lea Jher boots may hob-nob between
the turns" with fair performers from
France or Italy, and hatter himself with
the conviction he is really seeing life.
No element of European frivolity, how
ever, cllngs to the cafe concert Of the
east Seated on divans on a stage at the
end of the room are the performers some
ten in number-the orchestra and male
singers on the right the female singers
IN the center and the opponents Of the
eternal and monotonous dance on the seft.
Inc races OF tne laoy NOcdliSts are hidden
by the yashmak. but 1t is apparent that the
fair ones are endowed with an abundance
Of adipose tissue. for In The east as In the
west, prima donna Is generally a person
OF weight. No veil however hides the
faces Of the dancers, who when not actu-
ally engaged la distorting their bodies puff
away with enjoyment az the Ubiquitous
cigarette. The singing ladies' wear robes
Of black, while the opponents OF The ur-
graceful. danse duventre are attired Ia
loose draDery over a ught-htting fiesh-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28

colored jersey, the whole surmountcd by
innumerable necklaces OF juggling coins
A dancer with an indescribable swagger
leaves the divan and commences to nos
ture on the platform. A hum of approba-
ton rises from her many admirers. for
she is a prime favorite with the hahitues
of the hall. For a solid quarter of an
hour does this brown-faced nymph contin
ue her hideous observation-disclosures, al all
events. TO persons of uncultivated
tastes. The dance over, the vocahsts have
another turn. and 10 the accompaniment
OF the instruments of torture the perform
ers raise their voices in melancholy song
calculated rather TO make the most cheer
ful mortal think OF his future state than
TO enjoy the present. The male singers,
their cavernous mouths turned toward the
roof again give vent 10 dolorous cries.
and their facial expressions betoken an
guish too deep for words
Inc song, apparently, is unending. Now
vocalist or musician drops OUT, presently
another follows suit. and by and by the
umnltiated begins to think the melody will
gradually die away into silence. But he Is
sadly mistaken; no such good fortune
awaits him Just as the music seems to
be at Its last gasp one of the resting per
formers suddenly bursts out afresh with
startling Vgor, the stentorial challenge is
taken up by his relentless confederates.
ana in the twinkling of an eye the din is
louder than ever. So the entertainment
goes on, so IL has gone on for may thou
sand nights, and so II viii go on until
Western ideas permeate the land and
Egypt turns to Western amusements.
Throughout the song and throughout the
dance an Arab of piratical mien walks to
and fro among the audience yelling at the
top OF his voice. No one takes the slight
est notice of his cries: no one asks that
he may be elected for disturbing the peace
This gentleman, indeed, is part of the
show; he fulfils the important Office of
mutaib, the peripatetic claquer of the Arab
halls" That he earns his pay there can
De no doubt. With a devotion worthy of
some great and noble cause he calls on
all there assembled to bear witness to the
magnificence of the entertainment they
are enjoying, TO the skill of the musicians
the sweet voices OF the singers and the
proficiency of the beauteous maiden in the
dance.
The mutaib-the name comes from the
Arabic word of tab. signifying goods
an actor himself. At one stage he rolls his
eyes as IL beholding some beatifc vision;
at another his countenance betokens dark
despair Then 1t will light up again and be
wreathed In smiles, for 1t is a living look
ing glass, in which the emotions portrayed
by the performers find exaggerated refiec-
ton. The mutaib. arduous though his
professional duties be, has still a keen eve
for any liquid refreshment that may come
his way. He may be a Mohammedan but
he is no fanatic
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28

passed middle age and are of eminent res
portability. As in every other position con-
nected in any way or shape with affairs in
Washington. the office of guide is secured
only by the eXertion of not a little in
fluence.
The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and
House and the architect of the capitol con-
stitute a police board. At their hands lies
the selection of the guides. The candidates
must be prepared to furnish the best GER
tificates of character and conduct before
their claims can be considered. The number
is limited to r. Each is furnished with
nickel-plated badge by the police board,
for which the sum of 81 is exacted. When
ever the badge is returned the money is
repaid.
Some, If not many of the jobs in Wash
ington are sinecures, with good pay at that.
The office of guide differs entirely in this
respect from any other They are positions
the appointments to which are not sine
cures and have no salary attached. What
ever is made is in the way of tips from the
visitors who are shown the sights. Hereto
fore the guides have been alfovHd to charge
80 cents an hour for party not exceeding
three persons. Since the guides association
has been formed the sum of q cents is
usually asked from each member of the
party which is piloted around, unless
fixed charge is arranged in advance. The
guides, according to their regulations,
while not actually engaged in their duties
are obliged to stay in the rotunda, under
the eye of the chief He sees that they are
not loafing and do not have chance to
make a little ION the side" if any one of
them should wish to do such a thing. Then
the rotunda is common center to which
every one who visits the capitol gravltates.
The fact that the congressional library
fc in re bni16ipg ic a
great loss to the guides. Guides are not al
in, h,,il1
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-28
Bob DOlan's Last BLAST.

sugseeta, you what you do. Bobby. boyp
good - one Of the troopers. Blow 4
then blna s one reveille, for instance. an
'0" the echol Mebbe the lniunsI
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
Facts on Irrigation.

Here's an interesting statement
from government officia who. by
the way, does not hold his position
on political sud'rance. Prof. Newell
of the geological surveying corps,
after a careful study OF ten years,
has come to thu conclusion thlt
the reclaining of the arid sections
OF the great mi Idle west, is q prac-
ticable and feasible project. He
demonstrates this by careful tigu:-,
bur adds that private capital is un-
equal to the occasion, and SAYS the
government shall build immense
cOnduits and reservoirs with which
the arid region which comprise one
third OF the total area of the United
States can be irrigated. This vast
extent of territory only needs moist
ure to make it blossom and bloom
as veritabale garden Of Eden.
By the system proposed water for
irrigation purposes would be alb
solutely sure, and would enable the
residents TO raise from two to three
crops each year.
Shoald the government under
take this vast scheme it would open
up territory of one million square
miles, Or ten times as large as the
Philippine Islands. The enter
prise contemplated by Prof. New
ell could be carried successfully
through at approximately much
less expense than the present war
in the Orient will cost.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
Advertising Pays.

Advertise in newspaper. It will
give ninety per cent. better satisfac-
tion than advertising by circular
or poster. Our most successful and
prosperous merchants and trades
men, whose bright record has added
imperishable luster to the history
Of American commerce, can all
testify to this truth from personal
experience The newspaper is the
commercial traveller in the city and
country home, who tells at the fire
side,to its evening circle, the merits
of your wares and merchandise, if
you are wise enough to employ it
to speak for you. 1t never speaks
to inattentive or unwilling ears. 1t
never is. neglected, never goes
unheeded. 1t never bores. 1t never
tires. 1t is always welcome Wis
itor and meets cordial reception.
1t speaks when the day is done,
when cares vanish, when the mind
at peace and at rest is in it's most
receptive mood. Then it is that it's
story is told and all who read
treasure what it says, and are in
f1uenced to 90 where it directs for
the thing Of which it speaks. What
other influences can be so potent to
help trade as this powerful but
silent advocate? Let it become II
salesman in every home for your
wares. Let it make its mighty plea
for your benefit. And we assure
you that it will do more than ali
other influences to promote your
business and put money in your
purse.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
When to Read the B Bile.

One of our exchanges gives its
readers he following references to
read in the Bible when they 10 hot
feel much like doing so:
Ii your are down with the blues,
read the twentyseventh Psalm.
Ii you feel lonesome and unpro-
tected, read the ninty-first Psalm.
II yol are out OF sorts read the
twelfth chapter of Hebrews.
If the stove pipe has fallen down
and the cook gone off in pet put
up the pipe, wash your hands and
read the third chapter of James.
If you are getting discoura ged
about your work read the one hun
bred and twenty sixth psalm.
vi. 10.
If there is silly sensation about
the heart read the third chapter of
Revelations.
If people pelt you with hard
words, read the fifteenth chapter of
John.
If YOU don't know where to look
for the months rent read the thirty
seventh psalm.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
Mistakes are Possible.

Every column in n paper con-
tains from five to twenty-five thou,-
and distinct pieces of metal, nc
cording to the size of the paper and
type. The displacement of one Of
these constitute an error. Is it any
wonder that mistakes sometimes oc
cur? Still some people think it
awful to see mistakes in a news
paper. If you will stop to consider
that not only these thousand of
small pieces of metal have got to
come together with exact nicely,
but all the articles have to be writ
ten and corrected with e lch success.
i've issue of the daily or weekly
newspaper. Not only this, but the
facts must be gathered and pre-
sented in manner to make them
interesting. The average mortal
may be able to grasp what all this
means-to publish a newspaper.
but few miles in the harness will
have tendency to dissolve the de-
usion and make him think that he
would rather he in front of a load
Of hay.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
Red Cross Meeting.

All the ladies of Kittitas valler
are respectfully requested to meet
with the Red Cross on SATURDAY.
Nov. 4th, at 2 p. NJ, in the Com
mercial club room for the purpose
of completing arrangements for the
entertainment of our soldier bows
on their return from the battk
fields in the Philippine Islands
which will occur on the 9TH or Sth
Of this month. By request of
JOHN E. Mcdowell.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
CAUSE OF POTATO SCAB

The cause of potato scab has lone
been a subject of controversy, aud
many theories have been offernd rA
explanation of it, such as meeI AM
zeal irritation of the soil. or bv
manures. 1t is now Il, fintr'v SIT
tied that most of the ecab. in this
country at least, is caused by q
fungus, which, by t. irritating
effects, causes the potato t., IT, vtlop
the thick, corky covering that give
it the scabby appearance.
Manures may, and frequently do,
contain the spores of the alb, fun
gus in abundance, especially when
scabby potatoes have beeu fed to
the stock. or even when they are
allowed to grow on the manure
heap, such manure, when applied
to the potato field will cause scah
in the crop, and from this fact
arises the prevalent idea that scah
is caused by manure itself.
While the value of potatoes as
food is not injured, their keeping
qualities are. and on account oil
their unsigh'ly appearance their
market value is lessened The
spores Of the scab fungus live for
several years in the soil, so that
infected ground is sure to produce
a more or less scabby crop. A per.
fectly clean crop can always be
grown on land free from scab germs
if the seed potatoes are free from
scab.
Ii it is necessary to plant scablr
potatoes they should be subject "a
the following treatment, which WIN
destroy the scab spores without
injuring the potato: Dissolve three
ounces OF corrosive sublimate ia
three gallons OF hot water. Before
treating the seed potatoes discard
such as are deeply scabned; tnea
place the rest, Il half bushel at d
time. in coarse gunny sack ana
allow them to remain one hour anS
half in the solution. Care should
be taken in handling the corrosive
sublimate, a. it is most Violent
poison. The solution should always
be placed in wooden !essels as it
corr"des metal very rapidly.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-11-03
MAT DIR. LEMON DOES.


Myou want to know the name
i,hp bes. all around household
htor, and certainly the cheapest
MI can be found in the country?
Ills DR.. Lemon. Yes. al ordi-
mv, sour, yellow lemon. which
pu can buy at any grocery for a
IN cents.
Here are some Of the things d..
lemon will do for you ii YOU will
is him a chance.
Squeeze him into a glass Of water
r.ry morning and drink him with
very little sugar. He will keep
purstomach in the hest of order
md never let Mr.. Dyspepsia, whom
k hates cordially, get into it.
II you have dark hair and it
SENS to be falling out, cut off a
'lics ofthe doctor and rub him on
our scalp. He will stop that little
tsuble promptly.
Pour him into an equal quantity
delycerine. and rub your hands
Nth the mixture before going to
I'D. If you don't mind sleeping
With gloves on, that is better still,
and helps the doctor considerably
inhis task of whitening your hands
Wash your hands thoroughly IL
warm water an apply the doctor
again pure, but only a few drops OF
bin this time. You must not keel,
this up too long, or your hands will
show such dazzling whiteness as
to make all the other young ladies
IN the vicinity jealous.
Squeeze him into "a quart OF milk
and he will give you II mixture to
rub on your face night and morning
AMI get a complexion ike IA princess.
lfycu have IA had headache cut
W. Lemon into slices and rub these
Along your temples. The pain will
not be long disappearing-or at
least growing easier to bear.
liza bee or an insect sings you
zap few drops of the doctor on
ne spot and you will yourself the
1etter for it.
you have a trou biespme corn
ne doctorlcan be put to good
'ccOunt by rubbing him on the toe
i'er you have taken hot bath and
w away as much as possible OF
ue troublesome intruder.
Besides all this the doctor is
'"avs ready to sacrafice himself in
!" cause OF Russian tea-slice him
without sugar-.or in the prepara-
ION OF old fashioneG lemonade,
10" which no drink is more whole
ONE.
altogether Dr.. Lemon is an indi-
! ldual few people can afford to get
'o"g wlthout.-N. Y. Herald.