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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-13
GRAssHoPPERs ENToMBED IN A
GLACIER.

GLACIER. rfN
There are many remarkable glaciers
in that part Of the Rocky Mountain up
lift that crosses the southern border of
Montana. A part of this region has
hitherto been unmapped and its more
elevated portions We're unvisited and
unnamed until last summer, when a ge-
illogical party plotted the way up the
mountains and discovered some of the
largest glaciers in the temperate regions
of the western world. Here rises Gran
lite Peak, which, according to Mr.. Gan
nett, Is the eliminating point of Mon
tana, 1924 feet high.
Among the glaciers found in these
mountains and recently described by
James j. Kimball is Grasshopper Gla-
cier, which derives it's name from the
enormous quantity Of grasshopper re-
mains that are found on and in the gla-
cier. Periodically the grasshoppers that
thrive in the prairie to the north take
their flight southwark and must needs
cross the mountains Their favorite
route seems to be across this wide gla-
cier, and in the passage scores of thou
sands of them succumb to the rigor of
cold and wind, fall helpless upon the
snow, and are finally entombed in the
ice In the course of time billions of
them have been the victims Of this gla-
cer. They are, of course, carried by
the ice river down into the valley and
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deposited at the melting edge of the
Ice, and Mr.. Kimball says that thou
sands of tons of grasshopper remains
ale the principal material at the lower
edge of the glacier. We hear very Of
ten of rocks and sand as forming the
terminal moraine of glaciers, but here
is glacier whose principal morainal
material is grasshoppers
These insect remains are washed out
of the ice in burrows wherever the suns
heat has grooved the surface into rum
let's of descending water. The grass
hoppers permeate the glacier from top
to bottom. No fragment of Ice can be
broken so small as not to contain re-
mains. Most of the insects have been
reduced to coarse powder, and the fur
rows of them washed out by the run
let's and naturally disposed in parallel
lines are dark in color.--Omaha Bee.
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THE MAJOR OUTWITTED HIM
IS SELF

And the Course of Youthful Love Ran
Smooth at Last.
Major Langworthy, late of her ma
jesty's Indian army, prided himself
upon the fact that during the course of
an honorable and useful career he had
gathered together a miscellaneous col
lection of worldly wisdom which rem
dered him well-nigh impregnable to the
most designing.
Nevertheless the gallant officer was
once completely taken in, and all his
notions Of his own astuteness were
shattered at one fell blow OF course a
woman was at the bottom of the mis-
chief.
The female conspirator in this in
stance was none other than his eight
een-years-old idolized daughter, Thorn
asine, more Familiarity known among her
intimates as "Tom." This undutiful
child had the temerity to fall desperate
ly in love with a young whipper-snap-
per of her own age, who had nothing to
recommend him save his good looks
and family tree.
The rash youth chose very inoppor-
tune time to gain the sanction of Toms
father to mis- ardent suit. A consign-
ment of curry powder, which was the
only remedy that could even temperate
ly make the major forget he had a liver
had somehow been lost during transit
from India, and the choeric officer was
a great sufferer thereby. Major Lang
worthy peremptorily said mo"
Then to make his enemy's rout more
complete Langworthy ordered forced
march from London under sealed or
ders. The girl, with her luggage and
her maid, was unceremoniously con-
voyed by her father to the seaside, the
name of her destina ton, until she actu-
ally arrived, being as unknown to the
young lady as it is to the reader.
Tom rambled along the sands by day.
and, being a good sculler, would often
in the cool evening hours row off super
abundant energy, while the major en-
loved his cheroot upon the cliff, occa-
sionally. between the whiffs, locating
his daughter by means Of his powerful
field glass.
One night the old warrior rose from
his wine, and according to custom !
strolled along the cliffs until he reached
his favorite grassy knoll at the highest |
point. When his cigars had been |
smoked to a level ash, he complacently |
raised his glass and swept the sea in
search of Thomasine. Could he believe
his eyes. There sat his child, and upon |
her shoulders lay the curly head of !
Charlie Carew. Even as he watched
the girls hand strayed amongst the
Young mans hair, and she pressed a
chaste salute upon his forehead.
Selling his cane in a manner that
BODIED i'll for the rash youth, Langwor-
thy scrambled down the cliff in order to
reach the landing stage first. He had
not been stamping up and down many
minutes before Thomasine brought her
boat alongside the platform.
There sat his daughter-alone in the
boat.
"Where's that disgraceful young pup
Nv, Carew?"
IIlChomasine stared at him In we'll
NY ed amazement.
= " do know where Mr.. Carew
= retorted.
Rrascal was in this boat with
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to take the place of coffee Sold by al
grocers and liked by all who have used It.
Grain-O is made of pure grain; it aids al
gestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t Is
| not stlmulant, but a health builder. and
| the children as well as the adults can drinR
| 1t with great benefit. Costs about "a as
much as coffee. 15c and 25c per package.
Ask your grocer for GralnO.
in the ancient world are interesting, has
made up an estimate that in the time of
| Augustus there was in the vast region
Of Europe, Asia and Africa, then under
| the Roman dominion, total amount of
| gold and silver equal to 935S, 900, 900, or
about 81, 90000,000 of ourmoney. 1t Is,
however, not known how much of this
conjectured sum was gold, The Ro-
mans We're not miners to any extent,
but they We're robbers, plundering all
the countries, which they conquered,
and never undertaking the conquest of
any people unless it was believed that
great spoil was to be acquired. That
was the reason that Gaul, or France,
which adjoined the Italian territories on
the north, was not interfered with for
nearly five hundred years. The people
were known to be but partially civilized,
and were supposed to be possessed of
but small quantities Of the precious
metals. Caesar, however had learned
that the Gauls, by trading with Spain,
which had long been famed for its
mines of gold and silver, operated by
the Phoenicians, had acquired large
amounts of those metals, and Caesar
came back from his wars in Goaul with
enormous spoils.
The fall Of the Roman empire scat
tered the vast treasures which had been
acquired by the plumber Of the balance
of the world, and without doubt much
was lost, buried in the ruins of burnt
cities, or sunk In the sea. The destruc-
ton of the Roman power threw the
world into such state of revolution,
destructive warfare and disorder that
what are known as the dark ages en-
sued and lasted for centuries. At that
time the clock of progress turned back
ward to such an extent that learning,
morality and all that Is called civiliza-
ton We're well-nigh lost, while ignor-
ance lawlessness and poverty were the
general rule. Commerce and industry
We're reduced to the lowest ebb, and the
loss Of the precious metals had been so
great, with no additions to the general
stock, that at the time of the discovery
of America it has been estimated that
the total stock of coin, plate and bull
lion in Europe had sunk to e45,000.000,
or 1925, 100000.
From the year 1893 to 1899, according |
to the figures of Dr. Adolph Soetbeer |
and of the director of the United States
mint, the worlds production of gold |
has been nearly ten thousand million
lplI ,,P, oh, Lo cd Ctot hoyy
contributed nearly one-third, SO that
our own country stands, SO far, as the
greatest gold region in the world. The
triumphs of chemistry in furnishing
by which unlimited quantities
Of low grade and refractory ores are
worked renders large gold
supply certainty for a long period Of
time.-New Orleans Picayune.
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| The pursuit of gold has been the
cause of nearly all the exploration and
exploiting Of new countries that have
ever taken place. II King Solomon's
time his ships made Voyages, which oc-
cupied two years, to0phir for gold To
secure golden treasure was the real OBJ
ject of the mythologic voyage of Jason
to the gardens or islands OF the He's
perides. That famous expedition of the
Argonauts probably was a real voyage
to some land in the far western seas to
find country rich inthe coveted metal,
Of which some tradition, existed, or from
which, possibly asvessel which had
been driven by storm to some UNI
known and vastly distant shore had re-
turned after years of absence, with tro-
plies of gold and marvellous stories Of
wonders and mystery. There is men
ton by some of the ancient writers Of
sailors in Athens who told extraordinary
tales of some such venture.
At any rate, in every age, there was
strong belief that there were unknown
and almost inaccessible lands which
were peculiarly rich In gold; but it was
not until the exploiting Of the rich
mines Of Mexico and the treasures Of
Peru that it was realized that the true
Eldorado had been found. The discov-
cry of America was the most important
event in the history Of the modern
world, because it opened up to civiiza-
ton and Christianity an entire hemis-
phere of our earth, and there is no
question that 1t gave to commerce and
the arts more gold than had ever before
been known in the whole period of the
worlds history.
William Jacob, whose investigations
into the amount of the precious metals
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MARK TWAIN's BOYHOOD.
Leaving Him Behind When He Re-
moved His Family


His Absent-Minded Father Accused Of
Leaving Him Behind When He Re-
r,oved 11,s ror,,,,,
MIS-. .. W. Greenihg' marx IWaihs
.is' 'ousin anu the CLOSE companion ol
ms cnilohooo days hVes IN Palmyra'
W. Trey WTe poin "i.nin lew
Weeks Oh eacn otner III the niue Vilage
VI floilua' MONROE county anu ior
years were last lrleIios anu piayillates'
Marh iather ana !uoge 1ohh quar-
relis' MIS- 1reehlng Ialher' iharilea
SISTERS, the MISSES MARINA ana Jane
Ialiptoh' anu tne Two rainilles moved
.cSetHei rom leinessee 70 Moi'roe
''',h'S III 1902 "heh oieiiiehs anu eeuai-
,eu', ehsaseu ~ 'he seiieral nieicah'iie
business IN November OF tne Same
year Tue Two cniiuren were poih "a
nouses-I Within stones THROW ol eacn
otner' Wneia Marh was ..ree years OF
as ms ia'nei ii'oNeu ms iaiiiiis W
fi'niiioai' put ne was large enough 10
ST. type III .he fiaiihioai 'ou'hai oiiice'
ihosl vi tile iai'ous hui'ioiis' 'iiiie ""a
sieht win ms uilcie on MS Monroe
coun's iaaii' "ieie iie nay ,i'oveu a.
fetlihb HUM ene iiieioaif'iie BUSINESS
a. lorlua'
f'io' IieehiiS hNe9 i'ii ne, nuspaiii'
I'd ''oau man III coiiiior'apie ~ ~,
iionie' one Is re,iiins' p,easait-iaceu
in,ie Woliaii' anu s.fohsiS iese.aoisS
hei Aufi' JANE Naih irio'ner' ilaifu-
sohe claSoh oor'iai, o. WHOM auotIis
the wan Oh tne co~y niue pafior' VII
we tan'e IN ,he sa'he room Is co,iec-
tioti VI hotosiapiis Vi various lheiiipefS
u we fanny AIMING theii lecei. one
VI hei famous cousi.i' On ,he paeh ~
Wnicii 10 "ri''eiI III liie hui'ioist poid
chlrosralns 40 russ, from COUSIN
sam. IuSs is MIS- oleeh,ng siri-
p"'u nichiaiie, anu III iai'iiy ciicies
fh. sun peafs IT,
1hat MARK mas not lorgotteh MS boy
aoou Playmate ana iaVorlte cousin ls
eFldenctd py the TACT that regularly
every nlohth she receives SUBSTANTIAL
check from hin' az intervals letter.
ana occasionally new photograph.
lhe checKs nave neen coming win
monthly leBularlty TOT many years, eN
ceptlns ollet peflou Wheh the pupllsn-
l'g rouse ~ which ne "as heaVllV IN
iercsleo laneu' ana Ileiaehs was hiiah-
c'aly embarrassed.
sam doesn't write very oflen noW' |
SAID Mrs Gfeening recently we USED
- Keep ur regular correspondence
though, except when ne was Wrltlns
book, ana until mat was flnlshed the
only news any OF the FAMILY heard from
him was through MS Wite' during
tAese perlcus he dult writing letters at
together, and his best friends coulan
get word from him directly.
Mrs. Greenlng relates many interest
ing al ecdotes of her childhood DAYS
and is very fond of talking OF her illus
trious cors,n., When a boy Mark was
Inclined to be rather delicate, and for
this reason his father permitted him to
spend much Of his time especially dur
Ing the summer, on his uncles FARM
The two cousins spent their days to-
gcther fishing and romping over the
arm, and rhe friendship OF these days
las not been obliterated ny the years
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ESCAPE ana Are Captured-stato PolO
League ColIapses-Other Notes.
Wallingford, Nov. 12.--Ole Eng. a
Norwegian, aged thlrty-five and mar
ried, who occupied tenement at 266
Ward street, committed suicide this at
ternoon by cutting his throat with a
razor. Eng was silversmith in the
employ of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.
He had been in this country about
three years and had resided seven
months in Wallingford. He had his
dinner as usual to-day and soon after
wards retired to his room, where his
wife heard him grooming a few min
utes later. He had stood in front of
mirror while he gashed his throat and
he lived but a short time afterwards.
Fellow workmen state that Eng had
evidenced frequently slight signs of in
sanity and 1t Is believed he was insane
when he ended his life
Two boys, one colored, escaped from
the reform school at Meriden Saturday
night, and visiting Wallingford broke
into the house of James Downes on
South Colony street, where they stole
clothing and whatever they could lay
their hands on. They were captured
later In North Haven by Officer O'Reil-
ly.
The State Polo league has collapsed
and in consequence there was no polo
game here Saturday night and the pros
poets are that there will be no more
polo here this season.
Louis Bernatche, James Wisemah,
Whitney Todd Frank Hayden and
Frank McKenna of the Forty-third
United States volunteers who are home
from Fort Ethan Allen, expect to join
the regiment in New York tomorrow,
and start Wednesday for San Francisco
en- route for the Philippines
DR.. Vincent L. Baldwin, well known
and much respected resident, died early
Saturday morning, aged seventy-seven
years. On August % he was stricken
with paralysis, which affected his right
side, and was followed a few days
later by a second shock, since which
time he had ben confined to his bed
He leaves a widow and seven children
Seymour Baldwin Of this town, Vincent
L. Baldwin of New Haven, Mrs Her
man Smith of Bristol Charles Baldwin
OF New Britain, Mrs. w. T. Collett Els
worth and Arthur Baldwin of this town.
The funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2:3O from his late residence
on Academy street. Rev. j. E. Wild
man will officiate. The burial will be
in the Center street cemetery.
George Broker was before Judge |
Campbell Saturday charged with theft
of 500. He was given $40 and costs,
amounting in all to over $50, and was
taken to Jail by Officer O'Reilly.
Saturdays recorded real estate trans ,
fer was H. F. Hall to F. A. Wallace, |
three cottages and an acre of land on |
Valley street,
The auction sale at N. F. Ingrahams
stables advertised for Saturday was
postponed until to-day on account of the
storm.
Department Inspector Clarke of Hart
ford will inspect A. Fl. Dutton post, G.
A. r., next Friday evening.
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WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
NORWEGIAN CUTS HIS THROAT
WITH A RAZOR.

Ole Eng Commits Suicide While Slight
ly Demented Reform School Youths
Escape and Are Captured--State Polo
League ColIapses-OtherN Notes.
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Grain-O! Grain-O!

Remember that name when you want a
delicious, appetizing, nourishing food drink
to take the place of coffee. Sold by all
grocers and liked by all who have used It.
Grain-O Is made of pure grain; it aids d.
gestion and strengthens the nerves. 1t Is
not a stimuant, but a health builder, ana
the children as well as the adults can drink
1t with great benefit Costs about "a as
much as coffee. 15c and 25c per package.
Ask your grocer for Grain-O
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-26
CONVINCING STORY
IS TOLD BY M'CUNE
Defendant On Stand Nearly All Of Yesterday Before
Legislative Investigating Committee.
testimony Not Shaken In Any Particular By the Rigid
CrOsS-examinatiOn Of the Clever Ogden Attorney.

For over three hours yesterday 4. W.
McCune was on the stand, testifying in
his own behalf before the investigation
committee which is looking into the
charges made against him by Repre-
sentative Law.
Mr.. McCune told convincing, hon
est, straightforward story of the meet
ing with Law when the latter charges
$50 was given him for his vote. He de-
MED that he had ever given Mr.. Law
cent, and said that he had refused to
accept a proposition made by Law to
sell mis- vote for $1,000, During most of
the Afternoon Mr.. McCune was under
cross-eXamination by David Evans. Mr..
Evans seemed utterly unable to keep
personal a2imcsities out OF the exam
nation, and as he was unable other
wise to break down Mr.. McCune's tes-
limony, he resorted TO taunts and in
situations to anger Mr.. McCune and
make him say something which per-
haps might be tortured into an admfs-
sion of wrOnedoing. Mr.. McCune kept
his temper under this trying ordeal Of
abuse ana insult admirably for a time,
but toward the close OF the day he
evidently began TO feel that patience
had ceased to be a virtue, and he gave
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In connection with the announcement
of the governors approval of house
! bill No ia, introduced by Representa-
tive Cummings, and providing for the
establishment of the University of
Utah on the site granted by congress
from the western edge of the Fort
Douglas military reservation. the leg
islature, in joint assembly, was yester-
day appraised of the intention of the
faculty and students of the university
TO fittingly celebrate the suspicious
event.
The felicity at the university over
the enactment of the measure that
provides funds amounting to $500, 600
for the erection of suitable buildings
and the improvement of grounds on
the new site for the state educational
institution, was made known in a for
NAL communication from President ].
I. Kingsbury, inviting the legislators
to visit the university on Tuesday
evening at o'clock, when Governor
Wells will make an address.
On Monday morning the lawmakers
are requested to come directly to the
laboratory building as nearly o'clock
as convenient. The invitation for Tues
day evenings celebration was accepted
by the legislature with thanks.
VISIT TO STATE PRISON.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Gov
ernOr Wells and NJ. B. SoWles of the
state board of corrections escorted a
large delegation of members of the leg
islature TO the penitentiary. Three
special cars were rendered by the
Rapid Transit Railway company to
transport the visitors, who included
nearly every senator and representa-
tive, attaches of the legislature and
ladies.
Arriving at the penal institution on
the hill, Warden Dow received his
guests, and with his staff of guards,
chaperoned them for a thorough in
spectiOn OF the prison.
The greater portion of the time inside
the walls was given over to observing
the 112 prisoners knitting socks, max
ing clothing. shoes and other useful
and some Salable articles.
When the visit was near the end, the
guests sat down to a bounteous and
tempting luncheon, faultlessly served
by the trusty prisoners, under the di-
rection of Warden and Mrs. Dow, in
the large dining hall.
Just before nightfall the return to
the city was made
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Mr.. Sloan was already on the witness
stand. and Faust retired blushing.
Mr.. Sloan testified merely as to the
conversation at the Vienna restaurant
between Christensen and c. NJ Jack
son. He overheard Jackson say: It's
a Cd d-ned lie.''
Moses Thatcher was called, and in
direct examination said that he knew
of his own knowledge that at least two
rev votes would have come TO McCune
on Saturday, if the charges against
him had not been sprung. Under cross
examination he went more infinitely
into the question, stating that Friday
evening Mr.. McCune had met Senator
Rfdeout and Representative Stewart al
his home. He had been present at most
Of the conversation. The Heber J.
Grant letters and ecclesiastical influ-
ences were discussed, and it was finally
agreed that for the good of the Demo-
cratic party the senatorial deadlock
ought 20 be broken.
Didn't Mr. Stewart or Mr.. Rideout
say that they would vote for Mr. Nc
Cune provided he lost none of the TWEEN
ty-eight votes he had had the day be-
fore?" asked Mr.. Evans.
Il understood them to agree emphat-
ically that they would vote for Mr..
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NAL of the statements attributed TO
him, that while he and Law were walk
ing across the street, Law had asked
him not to be hard on him for his mis-
take, as the air was full of rumors of
bribery. He said that Mr. Dunbar was
mistaken in quoting him as saying
these things.
Your lawyers prepared the written
statement of your side Of the story,
suppose?" Evans asked.
Yes"
Il wasn't there" Dickson tdisclaimed.
Nor was l." said Van Colt.
Then Sans the guilty man." Dick
son added.
That vouches for its literary style"
Mr.. Thurman smiled.
IF you were buying votes, you
wouldn't have made any difficulty
about the price," Evans asked.
y wouldn't have dickered about it. :"
VAN COTT INDIGNANT.
why didn't you give him 800 in
stead of $S0?''
That's dirty insinuation and OBJ
ject to it," cried Van Colt, leaping to
his feet in his Indignation.
Objection sustained" said Senator
Shurtliff, promptly, without even put
ting it TO the committee.
If you'd given Law $50 and prom
Used him $1,420 more, you'd have stuck
to your bargain, 1 suppose, if he had
voted for you?" Evans asked, with his
disagreeable grin.
We object to this kind of questions,
Judge Dickson interrupted.
"Oh, I'm willing to answer that ques-
tion,'' Mr.. McCune said, calmly.
But on motion of Mr.. Sorenson the
objection was unanimously sustained.
u suppose you have high sense of
morality?" Evans asked.
Yes, / have" Mr.. McCune replied.
Then, turning upon Evans, he went on:
My record is before the public, even
if YOU did allude to that long-ago ar
rest and then failed to follow it up and
show that there was no reason for it.
You knew all about it, too. from
man who has maliciously followed me
all through this campaign
Il didn't know that part" Evans pro-
tested, weakly.
You knew he had been discharged
Judge Dickson cried. without even the
formality of q hearing. and We'll put
you on the stand and find out all you
do know"
7 don't care to have any contro-
versy," Evans replied. loftily. Neither
you nor your counsel can persuade me
from my duty"
DlQ you ever Talk WITH deDer j.
Grant about the senatorship," he went
on after an interval, while the room
Gained down.
Yes, many times"
Did you ever give him any help or
his physical anatomy
Everybody roared at that. and Evans
Financial anatomy,
I mean"
None whatever.
Senator Shurtliff took the opportun-
ity to declare an adjournment.
II suppose You are through cross
examining Mr.. MeCune, Mr.. Evans?"
asked Judge Dickson.
No" replied Evans, viciously; I've
just begun.
''And we've got to suffer on" Senator
Shurtliff sighed