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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Tabus Of the Cherokees
Objects Which Are Held Sacred and Vener>
ated by the Red Men,

war, must bow before her. 1t is joy.
She lunches up her back, grasps the
earth with her feet and purrs and
purrs and purrs.
Besides bears and mothers-in-lGw
any old thing may be tabu--snakes
for instance-but more often it is some
such small animal as a squirrel or a
small bird. Snakes are naturally tabu,
unless they are large enough to eat.
The Cherokees tell of two hunters
who sought long after gam. and when
wearied by hope long deferred shot a
squirrel. Squirrel was tabu to them,
because they had rheumatism, and the
way a squirrel humps himself up when
he sits suggests rheumatism. There
fore such Indians should eschew his
flesh. One of these two was over
hungry, however, and in spite of his
brothers warnings went on to pre-
pare meal.
"You will be changed to snake,
and that is worse than the hunchback
of rheumatism, if you eat squirrel.
You know how the medicine man
spoke
"That is conundrum" the younger
replied.
"All the old men Of the tribe say it
is true
''Yes, but they are not as hungry as
| am"
DO not eat until morning, then"
said the elder, hoping to steal the meat
doing evil.
But just then Whit Of the roast
ing flesh blew toward the youngers
nostrils. He had too little strength to
resist longer, and would not listen to
his brother. He ate the squirrel and
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Tonnage and Displacement.

AT the present time, when naval mat
ters are source of great interest to
the general public, one continually
finds the terms displacement" and
tonnage" improperly used, both in the
daily press and in common speech. The
confusion between the terms would not
occur if their meaning were UNDER
stood, says the Engineering News.
displacement" refers to the quantity
of liquid displaced by the immersed
hull of the ship and tonnage" to the
freight carrying capacity of the shin,
determined by certain rules OF meas.
urement. The displacement of a YES.
sci is the entire weight of the hull
with all its contents according to the
well-known law of hydrostatics that a
floating body displaces a weight Of
fluid just equal to it's own weight. A
ship sinks in the water to such a level
that the pressure of the fluid displaced
exactly counterbalances the weight NJ
the ship.
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are crisp and will yield nothing more
on pressure, when strain. The last
pouring will not make so white lard as
the first, but will be equally good if
care is taken not to burn.
Bacon.--There are two ways of fry
ing bacon, neither can be called best,
individual preference deciding the mat
ter. One method is to cut the bacon
very thin, and crisp it quickly in a
Kissing hot spider; the other is to cut
the slices one-Quarter of an inch thick,
put them in cool spider and fry them
slowly until they have half trans
parent appearance.
Roast Pork.-The loin is best for
roasting. 1t should be we'll rubbed
with salt, pepper and sage, busted with
four and put to cook in a moderate
oven. Add little boiling water when
the fat has begun to flow, and baste
often. Twenty minutes to the pound
is the rule for pork. When done re-
move the meat, pour off all but about
four or five tablespoonfuls of the fat,
blend in two tablespoonfuls of flour,
brown it we'll, adding pepper, salt and
sage. then cold water, till gravy Of
proper consistency is attained.
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Modes of tho Winter.

The long coat is one of the features
Of the season. 1t appears in variety
of designs, but in all it has an econ
omic as we'll as an aesthetic value, for
no known garment is SO successful
shield to old clothes. Like charity, it
covers multitude Of sins, and under
your smart long coat you may wear
frock of almost any degree of shabbi-
ness, provided, of course, that you are
careful to keep your smart long coat
we'll fastened all the time One seen
lately was sufficiently pretty to excuse
Its being worn very often, indeed. or
bright blue smooth-faced cloth, 1t was
trimmed with brigh green velvet, ap-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Oh No! We Never Mention Her.

Can Old Favoritc)
Oh, no! we never mention her;
Her name is never heard;
Ely lips are now forbid to speak
That once familiar word
From sport to sport they hurry me,
TO Danish my regret:
And when they win a smile from me,
They think that l forget.
They bid me seek in change OF scene
The charms that others see;
But were l in a foreign land.
They'd find no change in me.
"Tis true that | behold no moro
The valley where we met;
do not see the hawthorn tree
But how can | forget.
They tell me she is happy now
The gayest Of the gay;
They hint that she forgets me now,
But heed not what they say;
Like me perhaps she struggles with
Each feeling of regret:
But if she loves, as l have loved,
She never can forget.
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velvet, with black plumes and green

velvet, with black plumes and green
chiffon.
A second long coat is in fawn-col-
ored cloth and sable. It's special dis
tinctions are an overlapping series of
narrow shaped folds at the garments
hem, the same effect being reproduced
in the cape, and the long. stole-like
ends of sable that grace the front. The
coat is tight-fitting, both front and
back. A high, rolling collars faced
with seal-brown velvet, has an inner
facing of sable, the fur extending in
the long stole like ends before men,
toned. At the bust is a big bowknot
Of the velvet. The sleeves bell exag-
geratedly at the wrists. The ends Of
the stole-like pieces of fur have
fringe Of sable tails. The toque, Of
brown velvet and white lace. is faced
with sable. A sable muff completes the
costume.
A novelty in the cape line is of cloth
and caracule. The caracule forms the
front of the garment, being so ar
ranged as to give a waistcoat effect,
while the cloth appears to be an over
cape. The edge Of the fur is deeply
scalloped, the fronts tapping over each
other, and the whole fitting up snugly
at the figure. The cloth is draped over
the shoulders in three broad, fiat
plaits, thanks to which the fur in the
back has the effect Of guimpe. The
cloth is bright green in color. At the
waist in 'front.' the cloth is confined
by a huge buckle. At the hem the
cloth is elaborately embroidered in
black. The high collar, scalloped at
the edge and of the caracule, is faced
with ermine.
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ging for help. Already the lower halt
OF his body was writhing in the form
Of Il huge snake, and as the elder
looked upon him, weeping and help
less to offer aid, Tie awful change
went on, even as he lifted up his
voice in a great cry of agony his arms
sank into his body, his head flattened
and, the cry changing to a hiss, he
that had broken the tabu crawled into
the thicket.
Dreams often determine tabu. A
chief dreamed he saw buffalo come
up half way out of the ground, and
straightway, being much impressed, he
would not eat buffalo meat nor kill a
buffalo without apologizing before
hand. Another dreamed of man
with all ear of red corn in his mouth.
Forthwith red corn was on his good
wife's blacklist, and must not go into
her pot Tor the ashes on the hearth.
The elk is tabu with some Indians, es-
pecially if they are subject to bOils.
Persons who are i'll are tabu. They
may not sec strangers, though they
may talk with them through a door
way, or possibly through the wall OF a
tent.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

Necklaces of all sorts are worn with
the low-cut gowns. The strings of col
ored glass beads have found many ad-
mirers, and notice that they are be-
ing worn with day as we'll as evening
gowns. The little thin gold "baby
chains" with locket or pendant are
taken out from among the keepsakes
or supped by the jewellers. London
fashion writer's tell us that an English
woman feels that her evening toilet
is incomplete without pair of the
hand some bracelets, But bracelets at
their lest are unbecoming things when
worn at the wrist, and the American
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

Tabus of the Cherokees was the sub
ject of an interesting discussion re-
Gently in the American Association for
the Advancement of Science.
If a Cherokee must shoot a bear he
hegs pardon first. That is etiquette
and soothing to Bruins spirit-at least
. the Indians say SO. They should know,
for Bruip has been a totem or tabu
among item for a hundred genera
tions. If he were q totem he would be
tabu, Of course, because totem is
crest or household god or guardian
spirit, and therefore sacred. If Bruin
is the ancestral spirit of a tribe or
clan each member holds bears in pc
culiar veneration. It is this venera-
ton that proyokes the hunters apol-
ogy. Bruin is stickler, and has no
patience whatever with those who neg
lect good manners.
In some cases Bruin is not totem,
but is tabu from other reasons, and to
particular individuals only irrespec-
tive Of clan These individuals must
apologize before they let fly the arrow
or pull the trigger, but other hunters
need not stand on etiquette. Their re-
lations are much freer with the lord
Of the American forests. Not only do
they not apologize before killing him,
but they eat him afterward in the most
formal way, each man cutting off a
hunk and cooking it for himself in the
ashes or in a pot with satisfaction
evident enough, but with veneration, if
there is any, admirably concealed. No
matter how humbly he may apologize,
however, the man to whom bear is
tabu may not cut a hunk after the
killing. He may have been living on
parchcd corn for week, and SO have
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
THE DUTCH SABBATH.
The Christian Strictly Trained to OBJ
serve 1t.

serve 1t.
In studying the changes which the
man Of the world has undergone in the
course of the last 200 years, it must
often have seemed a puzzle why the
Netherlanders, with all their colonial
enterprise, could never hold their own
against their British and French ri
walls. New Amsterdam and the
names of the Hudson river, Harlem
and the Catskills still commemorate
their presence in eastern North Amer
lea. All Australia was once known
as New Holland. Netherland colo
nists settled southern Africa from the
cane to the valley of the Zambesi but,
with the exception of Java and rem
nant of their former share OF Guiana,
all their transmarine possessions have
slipped out of their hands. The ma
tives of their colonies, as rule, pre-
ferred any other masters. Yet in some
points Mynheer cannot be called an
illiberal biped. AS a traveller he is
handed, an indulgent skipper
and generous patron of artists and
defense Of national independence twice
stood before the fire ordeal Of life
and death struggle against aggressors
of portentous power. But visitors of
Holland-American settlements soon re-
alize the fact that the dogmatic con-
servatism of that plucky race trans
cends anything lingering in Scotland
or Upper Canada. From Saturday mid
night till Monday morning Mynheer
Van Kerken's youngsters are kept un-
der strict surveillance to prevent the
possibility of their getting minutes
fun indoors or outdoors, and United
States postoffice commissioners not
1ong ago INVESTIGATED the case of an
old lady with Friesland name and q
suburban postoffice who declined to
admit letter carriers at the end of
week to obviate the obligation Of dis
tributing their mail the next forenoon.
A similar state of affairs prevails in
cosmopolitan Johannesburg. Six
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

WON III is sensible enough to follow no
fashion but the prettiest. The wearing
ed clasp and worn half way between
tie elbow and shoulder is fetching
fashi,-d and one much followed. And
another quaint style is the narrow
black velvet ribbon about the neck,
from which hangs turquoise blue
enameled locket. The black velvet
makes the white neck and arm look
WLiter.-St. Joseph Daily News.
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Re'ic< OF Revolutionary Perlods.

Ex-Mayor Hewitt of New York cit,
has bought eighteen links of the his.
torical chain that was stretched across
the Hudson from West Point to Con.
stllution island in 177S. Each link
weighs 800 pounds and is three fret
nine inches long. Mr.. Hewitt will dis
play the links on the lawn of hi,
country seat near Greenwood Lake, N
j. Cooper, Hewitt & Co. own the iron
mine. near the Sterling mines, which
produced the ore that went into tn.
chain. The forge where the chain wa.
made is at Tuxedo. The chain neye,
was passed by the British. Mr.. Hew.
lit bought the links from a Front
street, New York. curiosity dealer, aft.
er negotiations extending four yeays
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

with dropping fringed berthe OF
black or iridescent Jet, arranged with
a festoon by means of a diamond clasp
on both sides and jeweled one in the
center. Short puffed sleeves and fold
ed kerchief draperies in yellow silk
muslin or net embroidered with white
and red chenille spots: tuft of black
ostrich tips nodding on each shoulder.
Violet skirt with oval train partly
yelled with the new peplum skirt, in
yellow China crepe or miroir velvet,
shaded white and red. 1t is slashed on
either side up to the hip, where 1t Is
finished off with cluster of loops and
ends in black velvet ribbon attached
with a diamond clasp or lace rosette.
Shield-like tablier exquisitely embroi-
dered with a bold, striking design
wrought in pearls, garnets and span
giles; delicate trail in keeping carried
down the curved part of the pointed
godet tunic. A string of pearls defines
the broad belt and another one with
dangling drops encircles the throat. In
the hair red aigrette and diamond
and pearl star relieve the Greek knot
Of dark hair.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Why the Third Finger Is Used.

How many women who fondly love
the golden symbol of their wedding
VOW know why they wear it on the
third finger of the left hand? That
particular diget was chosen because it
was believed by the Egyptians to be
directly connected by a slender nerve
with the heart itself, and these an
cient wOrshipers Of Isis held this finger
sacred to Apollo and the sun, and
therefore gold was the metal chosen
for the ring.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Ulster for Women.

This charming figure from the De-
signer illustrates stylish and COM
Portable garment for street wear, de-
veloped in green cloth, trimmed with
black silk braid and beaver fur.
The cloak is fitted by shoulder, un-
der-arm side-back, and center-back
seams, also single bust-darts, and
closes in double-breasted style. The
extensions of the center-back and side
back cores below the waist-line are
laid in plaits underneath. Pocket flaps
are attached to the fronts below the
waist-line concealing the pockets.
Three graduated circular cape collars
are attached to the neck edge. A
large, one-piece flaring collar forms
comfortable finish. The sleeve Is
modish two-piece leg-o'-mutton model,
the fullness of the upper portion be-
ing disposed in four small darts at thu
top.
This cloak may be stylishly devel.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

To Try Out Lard.-Always buy the
"leaf," the fat around the kidneys
Cut into small pieces, say an inch
square or half the size Of an egg, and
put it on to cook, adding one-quarter
of cupful of water. Stir from time
to time, and when the shrunken pieces
begin to turn yellow strain off nearly
all the liquid fat into Jars or pals;
let the remainder cook until the scraps
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announcement.

He--I wonder what people will say
of my poems hundred years from
now. l suppose the smart critics W II
have to dissect them, as they do By
ron's and Wordsworth's now. She
Oh, don't borrow trouble on that score
The critics a hundred years firm now
will have nothing unkind to say about
you. They'll not know that you ever
were.
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teenth-century bylaws are enforced
without resources of appeal, and,
rA.her than run the risk of innova-
tloEs, the aldermen voted to disfran-
chiso 10000 Uitlanders, who pay four
fifths OF the city taxes. Yet those
same nativists claim to represent the
only free portion Of the Dark Conti-
nent.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

tive Polish and Russian. He speaks
pupils must acquire foreign language
before they can understand his criti-
cisms, and these, by the way, are often
difficult to comprehend, even at the
best"
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piled in broad, fiat bands, and headed
by a fantastic design in black braiding.
This edges the double cape, the high
pointed collar and the jabot-like re-
vers. 1t also forms a finish to the coat
where it fastens at one side Of the
front and it appears at the hem. The
bell cuffs make use Of it. A narrow
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

an appetite the
size of the NAM
moth Cave, but all
he dare take is the
head and claws.
Nor should he be
over merry III
feasting on these.
He must MUNICH
reverently a II d
carefully preserve
the bones in some
exalted place, such
as the shelf over
the hearthstOne of
his shack, or above
all heads in the
peak of his tepee.
Mothers in . law
are tabu, too. They
hold themselves
aloof from their
Eons-in law, who
do not venture to
look upon them. 1t
is only when a
young warrior has
killed his man and
secured his vic
TINS scalp weap-
Ons that he VEN
lures to her pres
cnce with due hu-
mility, presenting g
to her the trophies
and making in
QuirieS concerning
her health. She
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deigns some little conversation on
such occasions, and enjoys her
position hugely, for it is the only
rhance an Indian squaw has to
purr. In everything else she is the
drudge. But this brave young man,
her son-in-law, fresh from conquest in
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

Say, Weary, amt seen you lookih
so we'll fer a dogs age, What you
been doin'?' "How?" "Fill1n' app"
"Readin' these here Christmas me
zoos. ."-Clevelanu Plain Dealer.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
FOR WOMEN ANDHOM
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND MATRONS.

What Is Being Worn In tho Streets and
In the House-ThsfLong Coat Is the
Leader Among Smart Wraps-ToiIotte
de Diner.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Toilette de Diner.

Low bodice, tight fitting at the back.
and artistically draped in front in soft
waves in wood violet satin, set off
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

then lay down to sleep, saying the med
icine man was a dreamer.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10
Turned Into a Snake.

In the middle of the night the elder
brother awakened and heard the
younger groaning pteously and beg
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-10

Texas has a petrified tree
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
SARCEY AND C0QUELIN.
From The st. Jamess Gazette.

rather amusing IL not particularly edifying.
controversy has lately been raging across the
Channel between Coquelin, the actor and Sar-
cey the critic In his notice Of PLUS que Refine"
the latter ii appears plainly declared that the
former wholly unacceptable in the role OK
Napoleon. This evoked from Coquen the re-
tort courteous that Sarcey was in his dotage ana
no longer possessed any influence upon public
opinion. The critics answer is CHARACTERISTIC
and Instructive "Coquelin has discovered that
am growing old. Well. we all come to that-
dear friend. Even you must have realized the
fact In your own case when you essayed 10
play Buonaparte. You divide my life into TWO
portions. Until 1880 was the national critic
from that date onward l am an imbecile But
you are mistaken: the line of demarcauon ~
not so easily traced l register my years. like
every one else and the amazing thing Is that
they correspond to yours. When you play
Petruccio | am, on the following day. man OF
wit and talent. No sooner do you appear as
Fanfan Ia Tulipe than, behold! I am an IDIOT
You appear as Labussiere in 'Thermidor ana
again 1 am raised to the position of national
critic. You undertake the part OF Roquebrune
and drop into the ranks OF numskulls You are
Cyrano, and once more | ascend TO the cloudA
You appear as Buonaparte, and. alas! am no
better than an old beast. COQuelin, my frlend'
there Is a very simple and easy way out OF the
difficulty for us both. For the future play Moth
ing but good parts, and play them we'll Inc
advice is excellent If only II were generally FOL
lowed how easy and how pleasant would inc
dramatic critics occupation become.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21

well made as play, and then it had chance.
His insistence this old-fashoned quality
in drama and his intolerance Of fads made him
many enemies and they said and wrote many
things about him which might have disturbed
different sort of man. But he said that he had
the skin of rhinoceros. and did not mind them
lie went on in his own way. knowing that 1t
was n way by comparison with which their
ways were trivial.
There were many, no doubt who thought that
he was hopelessy old and that his opinions
were out of date especially with regard to plays,
as II the fundamental principles of an art could
ever be out of date But his influence on plays
and acting and the public judgment of them
was great until the very end This was espe-
cially so with respect to the acting OF plays
In that realm he was all but unquestioned.
There was nobody else in Paris who could see
so much and could see it so quickly in an actor,
II 1t were only there to See as Sarcey. And
when Sarcey had said a good word for an actor
that actors future depended on himself There
were actors OF course who thought that Sarcey
was antiquated whenever he said that they
were not acting well, and were equally con-
WINGED that he was thoroughly up to date when
he said the opposite.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-21
FRANCTSQUE SARCEY.
SOME OF HIS QUALITIES AS a DRAMATIC
CpTJ'Tr

CRITIC.
The death Of Francsque Sarcey will leave for
a time place notceaby untitled in the ranks
OF French dramatic critics. Sarcey represented
more than any other the element Of conserVa-
tlsm in judgment of the drama. At home he
was known as q brilliant and able writer on
many other subjects, but it was his work as
critic of the proceedings Of the theatres that
alone made him famous abroad.
He differed from many French critics-from
most perhaps, before he showed them how-in
regarding the theatre the theatre, not as
place for the recitation Of literature by persons
In costume The others had thought that play
was simply a piece OF writing-that when the
writing Of the play was done all was done. II
written ILL., that ended 1t all the more. This
was not Sarcey's way. He saw more than that
in a play. To him a play was play, thing
not primarily to be read. but thing to be
acted. He judged it first Of all according to
its fitness for performance on the stage. 1t
has been rightly said Of some of the other critics
that they could have written all that they
wrote Just as we'll without ever seeing the in
side of theatre.
By a principle akin to this Sarcey insisted
above everything else on the right and con-
sstent construction OF play as stage piece.
He did not much whether the plot were
probable or even possible, whether it were true
to history or whether it were true to anything
else, except the laws Of the drama 1t must be