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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
VORACIOUS MUSKELLUNGE.
Spoon Hooks and Whole Chickens Stmp-
ly Appetizers.

Spoon Hooks and Whole Chickens Simp-
ly Appetizers.
Muskellunge are voracious fish. Dr.
Nixon, of Chicago, who has been az
ter them, vouches for the following:
1--WE were still-fishing in pike-hole,
and my brother got good strike The
fish got under the boat and broke the
line. The next morning, when we
started out, my brother jokingly noti-
fed us all that if any one caught that
fish with his hook in him he should
claim it. Not more than 800 feet from
the same hole DR.. Talbot got good
fish and landed him. 1t was my broth
er's fish. His hook, sinker and four or
five feet of line were in plain evidence.
A fish must be hungry to bite the next
day with all that in his internal ma
chinery. But the mere fact that a
musky has a single hook in him will
not satisfy him; neither will spoon
hook. l once found man sitting on
the bank disconsolate. A musky had
taken his last spoon-hook and pretty
much all his line While he was tell
ing me l got strike and landed the
fish. He had fifty or sixty feet OF line
attached to him, and spoon-hook IN
his mouth. The man on the bank 1den-
titled his property, got it, and went to
fishing again. Two more instances, and
l think l have proved my point l
| have seen a muskellunge dart out OF
| the reeds and bite at the bright copper
binding on an oar and then take
spoon-hook playing behind the boat.
But the most remarkable example OF
the Unsuitable appetite Of the muskel-
lunge was fish caught by Mr.. Clar-
ence Peck. When he was landed in
the boat there were feathers sticking
out Of his mouth We cut him open
and there was a full-grown mud hen
inside OF him. The process of diges-
ton had not yet begun, and yet the
fish had bit at another bait"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
GOOD AMERICANS WANTED.

from the government, and the host OF
government officials at the capital
have, until lately, been doing little
more than fleece the people and draw
their salaries. The department of pub
lie works has been costing Porto Rico
in salaries alone 1000 in Porto Rican
currency, the courts and department
of justice have been receiving 100000
and other things in proportion. The
priests UP to the beginning Of the
American occupation were paid out OF
the government treasury, annually re-
ceiving $4,000 from that source, and
this Notwithstanding they charged
such high fees for marriages that
many people were unable to afford the
ceremony.
l am surprised at the hazy ideas
which many hold as to our possession
Of Porto Rico. Some do not realize
that it is now and for all time part
Of the United States. 1t is as much
a part of the Union as Massachusetts
or California and the time may come
when it will be one of the most i'm
portant parts of the country. We
should consider the island as an out
lying defense or fortification. 1t will
be one of our chief military and naval
stations, and will be one of the bases
Of operations in the defense of the Gulf
OF Mexico and of any canal across the
Isthmus OF Panama. We have already
a naval station upon it, and have set
aside large territory on the Bay OF
San Juan for navy yard. AS a sta
ton of this kind it is important that
the island should be essentially Amer
lean in all Of it's interest. Its people
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PONG" ="
ETC

ASeOeON%SesNSeSeS0eO'SS
and sold. Judges and justices are still
considered open to purchase, and the
courts cannot be respected as long as
natives are at the head of them. 1t IS
so with the other native officials. Near
ly every one of them expects to charge
for doing his duty when the doing 1t
benefits anyone out of whom he can
squeeze money. The notaries public,
for instance, so managed their offices
in times past that many of them maG>
as much as $4,000 year. Gen. Ken
nedy tells of one who made more than
$50 900 per annum, and says he heard
OF some who made more. According
to law, the notaries have to draw up
all real estate papers. They charge
not only for their services but also
a percentage on the amount OF the
sales. Having made a deed, they will
not deliver the original to the pur-
chaser, but make him pay for GER
titled copy. They then hand the or
iginal deed over to the recorder, who
charges for entering it, but who will
not let anyone look at the entry, but
will charge for telling whether it is
there and just what it is. Fees Of this
kind are common in all s-ch transac-
tions. A recent transfer OF real estate
cost the purchaser over $4,000 for no
tarial and recorder fees. Another
transfer, the amount Of which was
only $4,000, cost in fees alone over
$500. The recorders charge proper
tionate fees for atl kinds Of work, one
recaItly demanding more than $3'ooo
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crowding the cliff dwellers to the south,
for one of the skulls found has hole
on one side as If made by an arrow.
while on the other side it is fractured
as if with a club. The cliff dweller to
whom 1t belonged had probably fallen
in the defense Of the city against the
Indian invaders. The cliff dwellers were
giants in their day, for one of the fe-
murs found measured twenty inches,
and must have belonged to man be-
tween seven and eight feet high.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
SEA ELEPHANT NOW NEARLY EXTINCT.

ing only forty gallons. The hide re-
sembles that of the land elephant in
color, and is covered with deep scars
from the head to one-half of his
length. The skin and skeleton are
still here. | intend to give the Smith
sonian Institution the first refusal"
The trunk of this queer animal is
found only on the male. 1t is about
a foot long and is loose tubular sac
of skin just above the nostrils. Nat
uralists differ as to the food on which
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
CONSUMPTION,
Zoo Death Rate Gives Some Valuable
Pointers Of This Disease.

Zoo Death Rate Gives Some Valuable
Pointers Of This Disease.
Nearly one fourth of the deaths
among the animals at the British Zoo
logical Gardens last winter were due
to tuberculosis. This is nearly double
the human average, and confirms the
rapidly growing belief that the dis
ease is emphatically one of confine>
ment and overcrowding, for this So
cietys superb menagerie is very much
cramped for room. The difference in
the distribution of the disease between
the various classes of animals at the
Zoo are marked Reptiles of all sorts
are almost exempt, probably because
the tubercle bacillus cannot live at the
low temperature of their bodies, al
though two or three suspicious cases
were found in tortoises and pythons
Animals suffer nearly so per cent more
severely than birds. But the most
striking difference is that between the
meat-eaters and vegetable feeders
Among vegetarians (monkeys, ante
lopes, deer and kangaroos) it causes
26 per cent of all deaths; among meat
eaters Qions, wolves, small cats, civ
ets) barely per cent. Among grain
eating birds (rheasants, pea-fowl,
grouse, ostrichs) tubercle is RESPONSE
BILE for 80 per cent of all deaths.
Among flesh eaters eagles, vultures,
owls, crows) II per cent. Comment is
superfluous. An open-air life and A
meat diet are clearly the bost prOtec-
tiNn against cOnSumntiOn
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
TYPICAL CLIFF DWELLER.

TYPICAL CLIFF DWELLER.
coveries that they made are merely an
indication of the great discoveries that
might be made if the cliff dwellings
were excavated on the scale and with
the thoroughness with which Pompell
has been explored.
The rooms showed that the cllH
dwellers deserted the house in hurry.
They left many articles Of interest be-
hind which they would have taken
along If their departure had been less
precipitous. Pottery decorated with
unique geometrical designs and glazed
in a skillful manner, household uten-
sils, smoking pipes fashioned In the
shape of prickly pears or cactus, and
other articles were found in those two
rooms. The abundance OF turkey and
dog bones showed that those animals
we're kept in the houses, and attached
to each roof in the communal building
are small turkey corrals four by five
feet and connected with low archways
with the living rooms, just high
enough for turkey to slip through.
In the burial places the remains OF
the ancient race are found invariably
covered with turkey and dog bon IS.
The bodies are buried in STOPPING po-
sition, with the heads between the
knees and the feet of all pointing to-
ward a common center.
The most important find was that
of nine skeletons, which are proof that
| the ancient cliff dwellers were not In
dians, but were allied to the Caucasian
race The forehead of the skull is well
formed, while the posterior part of the
head is almost fiat. In the course OF
evolution, it is supposed the incisors
of the cliff dwellers were transformed
into grinders, for the cliff dwellers
were evidently vegetarians. In theil
houses are found corn, and they evi.
dently grew and smoked tobacco.
Some skulls that were found in cliff
dwellings on the Gila had long rec
hair In that part Of New Mexico were
also found monuments with inscrip
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

should be made American as far as
heart, head and pocket are concerned.
The heart and pocket will go some
what together, but the head will have
to be a matter of education. Before
we can make the Porto Ricans Ameri-
cans in our sense of the word we have
got to give them our language and
ideas. They must be taught English.
The only way way to do this will be
through the next generation, and that
by American education. At present 30
per cent Of the Porto Ricans cannot
read and write. They are densely ig-
norant, and having been SO oppressed
by the Spaniards they have an an
tipathy to everything Spanish, and
from now on will naturally lean to-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
The Porto Ricans Must Be Taught Our
Language.

for recording will. In fact, until
Uncle Sam took possession of the gov
ernment it is doubtful whether there
was an official in Porto Rico who was
not making more or less money out
side of his regular salary. The steal
ings extended to all branches and the
people were worked in every possible
way. In some of the towns l found
the policemen going about the mar
kets and laying assessments of their
own or the. mayors, I suppose, on the
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
The Youngest Major In British Army.

The Youngest Major in British Army.
The youngest major in the British
army is John Campbell, of the Cam
eron Highlanders. He is only 27-
three years younger than any other
major in the service. He has attained
his promotion so rapidly owing to &C.
tive service. The two captains above
him in his regiment were shot at ON.
durman. Major Campbell comes of q
long line of soldiers-his father and
grandfather were both in the Cam
eron Highlanders, and three Of his
mothers brothers are commanding
regiments in India. The young man
had a narrow escape from a death
shamming Dervish after the battle OF
Omdurman. He was walking over the
battlefield with a companion, when he
noticed strange appearance about one
of the supposed corpses. II don't be-
lieve that mans Dead" he said to his
comrade; II believe 1 saw his eyelid
move" Nonsense; he's dead, right
enough" said the other, and they
walked on. Scarcely had he spoken
than spear whizzed through the air
from the hand of the supposed corpse.
Campbell had turned his head to speak
to his companion or it must have killed
him.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

the animal lives. Some say that it is
herbivcrous, like the manatee, while
others believe that it feeds on mol
lusca and crustacea, like the walrus.
In the case Of the one described here,
the stomach was empty, with the ex-
ception Of many marine worms. While
it is believed possible that herds OF
sea elephants may still exist On some
island that is not visited by ships, it
is certain that the beasts have desert
ed all their old haunts. Thus they
have disappeared from the island Of
Tristan da Cunha almost entirely.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

over his head, and fastened to rock
to prevent his getting away. On be-
ing lanced behind the fore tiippers the
blood ran freely, but the animal
pressed his flipper several times
against the wound and stopped the
bleeding until the flipper was forced
from his side. At low estimate there
were 300 gallons of blood. The length
from the tip Of the trunk to the end
OF the hinder fippers was II feet 3
inches; the skin, when spread, meas
ured IS feet by 12 feet. He was in low
condition as regards blubber there be-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

There is one thing very evident, and
that is that Americans should handle
all public funds and hold the CHIEF
offices of trust for some years to come
in Porto Rico, writes Frank G. Car
penter. The Porto Ricans have been
educated according to Spanish ideas of
honor and financial responsibility.
They have been taught that every pub
lie official can be bribed and can be
moved by bribes. With them in the
past justice has always been bought
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

FLYING BEFORE FLOWING LAVA.
tions much like those on Chinese mon
uments, while in other ruins were dis
covered remains Of monuments OF the
Egyptian type.
The reason for the sudden evacuation
OF Santa Clara cliff dwellings Is found
in the immense stream OF lava which
poured forth from crater only few
miles from Santa Fe and covered many
square miles with lava and ashes. 1t
must have been a volcanic eruption
like that which destroyed Pompeii and
Herculaneum that caused the cliff
dwellers to fee from their homes.
1t was probably at that time that the
Indians coming from the north began
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

Some examples are uniformly red
dish brown, others are pale, blotched
with darker gray" he said. "They
usually lie just above the beach, sep
arately, in hollows, where they are
sheltered from the wind. They take
particular delight In covering them
selves with great quantities of sand,
moistened by the sea water, which
they throw over them with their paws
till they are entirely enveloped in it.
In these circumstances it is easy to
mistake them for so many enormous
rocks"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
THE CLIFF DWELLERS
POMPElI AND HERCULANEUM
OF NEW WORLD.
Cities Uncovered in New Mexico-Thel1
Were Giants Then Who Loft Heaps of
Bones Wherein Their Own and Those
of Turkeys and Dogs Mingle.
Especial Letter.)


New Mexico has it's Pompeii and its
Herculaneum; it has it's extinct Vesu-
vius and it's extinct Aetna; it has ruins
as old and as interesting as those Of
central Asia and of Egypt. Not far
from Santa Fe, the ancient capital OF
New Mexico, in the Santa Clara canon,
there are buried the ruins of a city
older, perhaps, than Rome, but less
known than Nineveh or Babylon. Only
few weeks ago the Rev. G. S. Mad
den and a party of scientists made
some attempt at systematic excavation,
and they only dug out two rooms OF a
commercial building 300 by 400 feet,
three stories high, and containing at
least 1000 rooms. The finds and dis
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
Competent to the Task.

Watts-"What we want is someone
who will make the Filipinos under
stand that American promises are not
like Spanish promises" Potts-"Good
idea. Why not send few American
Indians to make the necessary explain
ations ?"-Indianap Journal.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

flippers a little forward and draw
ing his body forward, somewhat
like snail, he was making for
the water. A rope was then passed
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
Not Possible.

An English exchange tells of a
courteous retort which came about in
a case that was tried when the law
courts we're held at West m 'nster. The
Judge was a short-tempered man, and
had several differences with one OF
the counsel engaged before him. At
last he said, II can teach you law,
Brother - but l cannot teach you
manners" "That is so, my lord" was
the quick response.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

Miles Of Tunnels.
In the Rock of Gibraltar there are
70 miles Of tunnels.
Evening journal., 1899-07-21
JuDGE cLAYToNs B1RrHDAY

Chester, July 21.-Judge Thomas J..
Clayton, of the courts of Delaware
county, celebrated his 73d birthday yes
terday. Before coming to his office
in the morning he took a turn about
the farm connected with his residence
and helped to take in a few loads Of
oats. Judge Clayton in 1873 was a
Philadelphia lawyer and went back
and forward between this county and
Philadelphia every day from the time
he was admitted to the bar until he
was elected and took his seat on the
Delaware county bench, in 1875. He
then ran as an Independent candidate
with the Democratic Endorsement
against the elder Broomall, the then
controlling power in the county, and
defeated him. He has been assailed and
opposed at the succeeding elections OF
1884 and 1894, both at primary and
general elections since that time, but
was elected.
Evening journal., 1899-07-21
A nIonnrn nInInnrnn-

Of the western world was a modern
Mrs. Malaprop, pretty, amiable and
rich, who sat to the author for her por-
trait. "Sbe told me-" she says, that
her husband 'hobnobbed' with every
body and told such cotton wool (cock
and bulD stories; that a girl she knew
was training to be an 'archdeacon'
(deaconess); that she was obliged 10
part with her coachman because he was
such a gay Othello;' that she had In
dian rubber tiles put on the wheels Of
her carriage; that a man she knew was
regular 'marmoset' (martinet) in his
own house; and certain title always
descended from uncle 10 nephew, as
they invariably died childish Among
the numerous celebrities whom Miss
Merrick met in India was Lord Roberts,
whose antpathy to cats gave rise 10 n
little story of metempsychosis. On one
of his homeward voyages Lord Roberts
asked to have the cat removed when
he came on board ship and a stranger
not knowing who he was, said to Lady
Roberts: 'Don't you think that little
gentleman over there must have been
a mouse in a former state?' with a
Palette in Eastern Palaces"
Evening journal., 1899-07-21
CLUBHOUSE OPENED.

Media, July 21.-The formal opening
of the Media Republican Clubhouse
took place last night and was attended
by fully 400 prominent politicians and
citizens from Philadelphia West Ches-
ter, Chester and other points. The
guests were welcomed to the handsome
quarters by President ]. Lord Rigby.
The occasion was simply a social one,
no speeches being made. There was a
lunch, followed by music by the Man
dolin Club and other talent from
Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1899-07-21
An nnrII.h Ind-

H. o. is boy of II years Of age. at
the Baker street school, Stepney. Out
of school he works for shopkeeper.
Here is his daily round:
Work, every weekday morning, 8
TO Q.
School, Q TO 12.
Work. every dinner time, 1880 to 1:45.
School, to 4:3o.
Work, every weekday night, 4;35 ia
10 p. IN.
Work. every Saturday, a. m. 70 1880
a. m. midnight.
Work, every Sunday, II a. m. TO 2 p. M
Wages. Is. Cd weekly.
breakfast, dinner and tea. One pen.
ny allowed for supper.
Total time at work per week, 57s.
hours.
Total time at school per week, 27K
hours.
Granl total s5A hours.
And in London there are hundreds
upon hundreds of boys who work just
like little II. O.-London Leader.
Evening journal., 1899-07-21
urnre Mnnri.

Three hundred Maoris were shut up
in intrenchments at Orakau. Without
food, except a few raw potatoes; with
out water, pounded by our artillery.
and under a hail of bullets and hand
grenades; unsuecessfuily assaulted no
fewer than five times-they held out
for three days, though completely sur
rounded. A flag of truce was humane
ly sent by Gen. Cameron, inviting them
TO make an honorable surrender. To
this came the ever-famous reply:
"Enoughl We fight right on, foreverl"
Then the general offered to let the
women come out, and to this the an
swer was: "The women win fight as
well as we" At the close of the third
day the besieged garrison charged at
quick march through the English lines.
actually jumping over the heads of the
Eortieth regiment (as they lay behind
a bank), and, although confronted by
a force of Colonial rangers, half OF them
got clear away, and among them the
celebrated war chief Rewi.-"The Long
White Cloud"
Evening journal., 1899-07-21

Schedule 10 effect Mas IA. 1899.
An trains illuminated With Pintsca.
L'ght
TRAINS LEAVE " LMINGTON. DEl
AWARE AvENuG srArIoN, FoL
NEW YORK. Week days, .s.vl, 's.St
rSamaa oilI a. cars,. a; .iis. 'i.% = saooSys
.ssi' ss's-, !. 5 a. a.: ca SIS lal
raiiman carsj. .7.4s. no.
pHlL.Ap9E5lLP.Ih1ILA. yask days 80
'i2is. 100, asa 400 -too, SIS IAN Pull
man cars). s525, go. s7ts s.l5 '1i.oo p
m. Sundays. '5oi, 7.S5. $50, 's.Ss, lila
'ii.s6 a. m; "a. 3.VU, 'iu1. 'a.is tall pull
nan aSsTAhR SssTSA s'0 week s' dsSs sSs S0 $40 iS a.
sS.g, 1888. 'l0.52. ll.0e a. M. 100, ,2.si, s0a
$50, $50 'I.i3 s.l5. 'lV0 p m 5undaLs
ls5 $50, 'g.S9, n.i2. 'li.s5 a. m. .2.sf. 800
600, $50. '7.f3. 800 sli0o o. m
ATLANTIC CITY week days. 'l.ls ?
m; 'l2.i9, '2.Si, '5& p m Sundays, 7S a.
CAPE NAY. week days. '7.Io A. H.: '2a
riiA11TMoRsE "a ASD WASHINGTON.
week days, s4B T.t9, 500 ll.0l a m.;
1856. 200. 30i. $40, al. '5.Ss (ail Pull
man cars) 's.Ol, al p. m. sundays. 'tlS
IAN Pullman cars), 's.N, '9l D. "a.
BALTIMORE AND WAY STArlONa.
! Iis a. NJ. 20i p. m. daily.
4 NscWARH, week days 'fN nis seA.
. m. sundays Ain. 7is 500 a u.:
H26s. sH 4s7, 7SS. 'e,ii p. N,
glTTSBuRG. week days, 's04 a. a.;
/ .t67 sac (all Pullman carel. 's.il . N.
J Sundays sSM a. m: '4.57, '5Sg (all Pull
mas cars), s9.1l p. m.
CHICAGO daily. '6.ei a. m; s4bl p. ~.
| CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS. 500 a.
M: fl25G and '9.ll p. "a, daily.
J TOLEDO AND DETROIT, VII y nlp
daily to Toledo and daily except SUNDAY
90
siNGER1.Y ACCOMMODATION, week
, deys. no a. m. 3o4. Sis. 1885 D u. sun
ys. 7t9 a. m. 2.0l. 7.3 p. m.
: LANDENBERG ACCOMMODATION,
4 week days. iis, $40 a. M; sV. al p. n.
/ Sundays, $50 a. m; $50 p. m
LEAVE MARKET STREET STATION
BALTIMORE. week days. as A. m-;
=. iT..ANDEiNBDRo. week days. sl5 sss a.
M; 25s, $40 .. m. snndays. 80 a nj
LKiAvE -PH1.ADELPHlk FOR VIII
/ MINGTON, week days. 49, a20 .l.sl
: $40 'iO26, ii.S0 a. m. 'i2.10, IN. 400 'sel,
'4.2e. 4.s0, '5.0i (ail Pullman cars). '5.s5,
a45 CSC. s7.30, $50 l0i0 'il.35 .. m. sun
= days. s325. $50 $50, n.su a. m, ~ 20,
. g. 200 s42O AM, s5.O1 (af PuimaR
ssrs). e.Sc. sI30. 'S.35. 1880 q. M.
Rates 70 Western pointe lower than VIA
J any other line.
". -. UNDERWOOD. D Is MARTIN
Gen. Manager. Nan o. Pass rrark
Evening journal., 1899-07-21
HOLINESS CHRISTIAN CAMP.

Dover, July 21.-The Holiness Chris
tian Association, of Philadelphia, sent
a corps of home missionaries under the
direction of Rev. N. L. Stewart, to Do
yer yesterday with tents and gospel
meeting appliances, and they selected
a site at Governors avenue and Water
street for campmeeting, which will
begin on Sunday evening. Should there
be any converts as an outcome of the
camp there will be a public immersion
at Silver Lake and church may be or
ganized.