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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-08
THE ISLE OF SPICES
A BALTIMOREAN'S EXPERIENCE
IN JUNGLES OF CEYLON.
KRALLIN0 OF ELEPHANTS

The City of Colombo and It's Interest
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and For
eigners-the Curse OF Caste and It's
Weight of Women-Fine Breezes
of the Coast.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-08
An Exciting Spectacle.

About Z a. m. we fastened to the
grand stand.
The drive-in had already COM
menced, the shouts Of the beaters and
the firing of their guns resounding on
all sides. The beaters came nearer and
nearer, the cracking trees, vines and
jungle growth became terrific as the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-08
The Native.

The majority of the Cingalese the
natives of Ceylon, wear the same style
of costume for both sexes. The men
wear their hair long, flowing over their
shoulders or done up in q knot. New
European arrivals are puzzled to dis
tinguish the native men from the wo-
men. The men have very feminine
appearance, voice and manner. If of a
high caste, a circular comb is worn on
Many influential Eurasians (of Asiatic
European descent) wear European
clothes, initiate European manners
and endeayOr in every way to get in
the european set" Very good Eng
glish is spoken by thousands of the
Cingalese.
Caste, the curse Of this part of the
earth, is indicated by wearing brass
and other metal ornaments in the nose,
ears, on the arms, feet, toes, etc. Sew
eraI holes are pierced in the nose and
Y in each ear. Huge dangling orna-
ments and rings larger than bracelets
are then inserted and worn, one ring
in each hole. Some of the rings worn
in the nose are so large as to swing be-
low the chin Rich gold and silver or
naments are worn by thousands;
others, by reason Of poverty, are con
tent with brass ones.
Native children are carried astride
the hip. Under five years of age they
wear httle except blankets, neck
Iaces, ear ornaments, etc, all indica-
tive of caste
The ears of some of the women are
elongated marvelously and flap their
shoulders. The slit or perforation in
such ears is from four to six inches in
length.
Caste jewelry must be had ana
worn even if they go hungry or steal
to get it; otherwise they lose the re-
spect of their caste, and even their in
feriors will not show them the proper
Difference.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-08

PHILIPPINE WAR IN 1899.
January.

5-The presidents proclamation to
the Philippines distributed among the
natives.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-08

Ceylon, the spicy isle, is always
hailed with delight by the tourist, and
his enthusiasm increases as his stay is
prolonged, says Calcutta writer IN
the Baltimore Sun.
The scene is very lovely, the foliage
and vegetation Iuxuriant and thor
oughly tropical
A fine breeze is almost continuous
along the coast. Some persons become
SO charmed by it as to fancy they de-
tect the peculiar fragrance of spicy
breezes.
Ceylon is $50 miles long by more
than 100 miles wide. It contains noun
tains 5000 feet high and plantations,
villages and hotel resorts at all alti-
tudes up to 5000 feet. A good railway
climbs the side of the mountains, it's
tortuous course presenting an ever
changing panorama. The views at
forded are charming and very extern
sive, overlooking green valleys and
low ranges of hills, with mountain
peaks in the far distance enveloped in
fieecy clouds.
Many of the hills are wonderfully
terraced with rice fields; other hill
sides are covered with tea bushes,
among which are seen groups of merry
natives plucking the tea leaves. Again
one passes through growing coffee, CO.
Goa, cloves, cinnamon and other
spices.
Forest-like groves of cOcoanut palms,
plantains (bananas), arrack palms,
etc. rise into view, with occasional
thickets OF impenetrable jungle
growth.
Colombo, with an area of 10 square
miles and population of 100000, is
the chief port and city. Along the Col
ombo breakwater the surf dashes sky
ward a beautiful sheet of white spray,
varying from so to 100 feet in height,
according to the mood of old ocean.
The Gale Face Esplanade, with the
surf rolling majestically along it's en-
tire route, is crowded at the fashion
able hour 6 to p. No. with carriages,
traps. jinrikishas and stylish carts,
called hackeries, the latter drawn by
docile trOtting bullock. An occasional
jinrikisha-like vehicle drawn by a
diminutive donkey, attracts attention.
There are several thousand bullock
carts in Colombo; small-sized carts
for passengers and large ones for me1
chandiSe. All the cargo for and from
the numerous lines of steamers that
center here from all parts Of the globe
is transported on the shore in bullock
carts or upon the heads of the natives.
Europeans travelling inland off the
line of the railways have no choice Of
conveyance other than the bullock
carts. The roads are as smooth almost
as floor, which makes such travel
less of a hardship.
The bulIocks, trotting like horses,
are only three to four feet high, and
usually black. They are very docile.
due largely to rope line tied through
the nose. They have a camel-like
hump between the shoulders, which,
if it seems to be an unlucky eminence
for the beast, is very useful to the ma
tive. A five-inch bamboo pole is roped
upon the neck, and the loaded cart
pulls against the hump. The driver
usually walks between the bullocks,
and the procession of carts seems al
most endless A large hood covers the
cart protecting it's load from the sun
or rain.
The Native.
The majority Of the Cingalese the
nafiMnc of Cnulnn wnar the camn silvia
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-01-08
December.

THE Filipino Gen. Conon sur
renders Bayombong with 800 men to
fifty American scouts under Lieut..
Monroe.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12
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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12
SHELBY.

Born: to the wife Of Anton Anderson, .
July 2nd, daughter
Shelby was practically deserted the
Fourth, nearly every one having gone to
the Marias, where the river people had
made preparations to celebrate. The
main feature of the day, was base ball
game between the Pondera and Shelby
mines. Pondera was much too much
for Shelby, winning by a score Of % to 0. i
Horse racing and dancing occupied the
balance of the day, and it was made SO
pleasant for the visitors that they did
not get home until the following day
The steam shovel on the G. N. was
put to work 2 miles east OF town, last
Saturday, with gang Of over 80 men,
ard they make things lively when not
working.
Harry Hauser the barber, is OF for a
couple Of weeks vacation.
A Aresident Of the Dry Forks under
took to collect debt without due pro-
cess of law and attached a saddle that
belonged to the debtor, but after an in
terview with Wol. Dawes j. p, he saw
the error Of his way, and promptly re
turned the property to It's rightful owner
and gladly paid the costs.
A drunken row occurred Sunday, be
tween a sheep herder and Thos. Baker,
and when Baker found that he had tried
to bluff the wrong man, and got pretty
badly pounded up, he had the herder ar
rested. The herder pleaded guilty to
the charge Of assault and battery and
cheerfully paid a fine OF s. remarliing
that it was good investment.
G. z. Prescott made business trip to
the Falls, Monday.
Bob Christian, A. Goeddartz and wife
VIM, Si,nms, Andrew Wagner, Pat Buck
! ley. W. G, Davis, Len Stark and several
others have gone down to the Falls to
dispose Of their wool clips
DR.. Clark's aaa Mrs Sweeneys resi-,
dencas are receiving the finishing touches
from the carpenters.
A man whose name couldn't be learned
got his fgers cat OF in some par5 Of the
machinery Of he steam shovel.
The D FL S outfits while crossing a
herd Of cattle on the 1arias bridge last
week broke the railing down on the
sides.
County COMMISSIONS Pecsins passed
through here last week on his way to
tha MeNast ranch to make arrange
msnts to have the cattle belonging to the
estate gathered for shipment.
Archie Mcdonald came down from
/ Gut BaaA, Monday.
4 Chas. Moberly is rigging up al oati5
TO cut nay at Wlid Horse .ltk7, the hay
crop being total failure in this vicinity.
Jas. McDevitt was in town, trying tc
nira shaaring crew. Slsarae5 we're
never SO scarce before.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12

to care. -. a four horse stage ran from
Blackfoot to the race track on the 4th,
and was well patronized by railroad peo-
Pile. e. c. Garret sojourned il our
midst few days prior to going to Swift
Current j. FRANZ Conway died on Fri
day and was buried Saturday. Mrs. w.
Samples will open first class boarding
house at Browning soon.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12
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y RESERVATION NEWS.
p ss:ss:s5 D:ssiDs;ssss sg:e:eseG

o. G. Cooper was guest OF the people |
on the 4th and every body was glad to
see the towering form OF the old pol It'll
cal war hors in our midst.
John A. Kennedy occasionly essays
the Isaac Walton act; that is he sits in
the SHADE and plies his fabre while
Others coax the fnny tribe with seduc.
tive flies.
Col. John Fl. Culp emigration agent
OF the Great Northern Ry. Co., passed
through Blackfoot on the 9Th, enroute
to Wenatchie, Wash. The greenness of
the prairie as he travelled westward after
he had seen the effects of the drouth in
Eastern Montana was matter of won
der 10 him.
No trains have yet. crussa3 fhes Cut
Bank steel brilge. It is super sue
ture and the engineer who takes the
first train across gets a hundred dollar
bill so we are informed. Some idea of
its size may be judged when we state
that the old wooden bridge contained
100000 feet Of lumber in it. The
bridge gang is now at work on the Two
Medicine bridge, which spans the gorge
214feet aboye the stream.
Mr.. Dwyer section foreman at Carlow
has an even dozen OF Japs in his gang.
He says that they are willing, tractable,
and good natured, but that two white
men are equal to Japs in the amount
OF labor performed. We had a talk with
Hydee Aby one Of the most intelligent
Of the Jap. boys. and his report was in
teresting. 1000 Japs are employed on
the Great Northern. They are imported
by the Oriental Trading Co., of Seattle,
and are hired out at S1.05 per day to
various western railroads. The agent OF
this company draws their pay and after
retaining the odd five cents pays them
the balance less several rebates, For
instance fifty cents per month is exacted
for hospital fees, and one collar per
month for war fund, getting ready
fghta Russian doya ALA Jappa Soy help
one dolla monvp now" 50 says Hyde9.
al their supplies, their rice, canned fish
and other eatables are furnished them
by their agent and their board bin is rot
nvcas.ioa WHAT'S tbe matter witb this
section bnsinesa w5y not emoIoy ey-
perienced whites on this work?
M. D,o,.s,o. ,r:u;nn r,,,,.,o,,,, ,n;4,,
,oa ~, 1Esnaz tha ~, - a,t;.h j.
being aoatod by Morton 6 Smith, Wall
st. n. Y, is attracting a great deal Of at-
tention now days. Saares were adyer-
tised at fifty ceats each, three months
ago to obtain funds for Development
work and recent adyices state tnat the
stock is booming, is being sold rapidly
and has risen to $1,000 per share Many
people including your humble servant
are going around now days inviting some
kind soul 10 administer lew vigorous
kicks to their anatomy for not selling
all their cats and dogs, and investing the
proceeds in copper stock.
ornat strike syos made IN tho T.pl}',
head iaad laat wen, rphe lead nrooar
which was four feet wide at this point
ana all paying rock, developed q streak
two inches vide OF almost native copper
It's almost pure. it is red as coDyer
cent. and our pointer dog who Is AN fait
on ;,uy tbj0g from a mud hen to a Quail.
is weariDs a collar or the pure red nm.
arol
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12
|. A. ENDERS & CO.,.

We carry the largest stock Of Wall
Paper, Ready mixed House Paints,
Roof Paiats, Marking Paints,
Brushes, varnishes, Stains, Euamels,
Window Glass, Alabastine, cypsl7c.
Pictures, Picture Mouldings, Etc.
of any house in Northern Montana.
There is no order too large for us to fla
or to small to command oar imneeIi-
ate attent on.
Leave orders at Jos. Hirshberg & Co.'S.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12
N0tiC2.

viii sell nay lrrigating ditch taken 4
from Birch creek, and carving 255e ,
inches OF water to the right party. This
ditch irrigates some Of the best land in
Teton county and will sell either the
waole digcb or an interest thereir, as may
be desired,
Taos. I{cGovEgN,.
Dapnyers Msass
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-07-12

WANTED: An experienced girl to DO
house work On a ranch. Apply 70
Jos. Q. MoCUA. G,
Dppgyar, Mon..
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-08
PAS FL0PPED.

When pa come home the other night, he says to
ma and me:
i've went and lopped-I've changed my mind
THE man that always votes the way his father
used to do
Amt doin' very much to help his troubled coun-
You've got to think of principles and let the rest
be dropped
1t amt the party'e name that counts, and I've
went and Topped.
"I've voted as my father did now twenty years
Not thinkin' is it right or wrong'-just went it
blind you know
But I've been in meetin' of the other crowd to-
Andiheard the speakers speakin' there, and ,;ma,
they're In the right
tell you what there's quite lot of things l
Or didn't think of-so I've fiopped-I'm glad I
done it. tool
"I used to s'pose the other crowd was all made
Who robbed the public when they could and had
But,ma, they don't have hoofs ner horns; they're
civilized and white
know it. fer mingled with'a lot of them to-
went there unbelieven'. but before the speak
in stopped
I'd got better view of things, and so I've went
and fioppedr
Massat and listened fer while, with kind of
Not KNOWN what to think er say-pa'd filled us
with saprise-
But pretty soon she got her breath, and then she
hOllered Say.
Pa, something happened to your watch-the
chains been torn away!
And look there at your pocket, too! What made
that awful slit?
And where's your money? Feel and see I'm
bet they've taken H!"
Pa felt in all his pockets-gee They touched
him slick and clean
He had the sorrowfulest look nearly ever seen
He stood on one laig for while and then he
changed around
And tried the other, and at first he couldn't make
sound
But after while he banged his fists against the
wall, and then
He said things that dassn't say-and pas Topped
back aQen
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-08
WHAT ONE WOMAN THINKS.

Never ask favor of man when
he is hungry.
When you tell secret it is no
longer secret.
NO woman ever yet admitted that
she laced too tight.
"A good man is quite as noble a
work of God as a good woman.
Have you ever noticed how much
individuality there is in a footstep?
1t is great mistake to buy car
pets too good to let the sun shine on
them.
They say a ghost will never
haunt a person who has laid his hands
on the corpse.
An optimist is the man who feels
rich when his next-door neighbor falls
heir to a fortune.
If the kitchen clock stops during
the night expect visit from your
There are lots of women who
think they understand women the
women know better.
The older a woman is the more
pleased she is when some nice man
calls her my child"
Women make a great mistake
when they behave in street car as
ifit was their own private conveyance.
One of the strongest omens of
good luck is for a servant while out
with a baby coach to see dog fight.
Man is the head of the family,
but he is usually perfectly content to
let the spanking of the children to
his wife.
What a variety of emotions pat
Oh the back can awaken, all accord
ing to who happens to do it and how
it is done.
The average small boy can never
understand why he is not to be al
lowed 10 talk and eat just as much as
he pleases.
Did you ever meet the man who
bought brownstone house with the
money he saved up from the cigars he
didn't smoke?
1t must be very hard for young
man to get up romantic affection for
a girl who eats raw onions on the
night he comes to call.
Beware of three women, says a
well-known writer-the one who does
not love children, the one who does
not love flowers and the woman who
openly declares she does not like
other women.
There are good many people in
the world who remind you of the
anecdote of the two little children
who were sitting on an ottoman in
rather close quarters finally John
ny said: Mary, there would be
more room for me on this ottoman if
one of us was to get off. "
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-08
FRANKL1N's WISE WORDS.

Keep thy shop and thy shop will
keep thee.
When the sve11 &c dry, they know
the worth of water.
If you would have your business
done, go if not, send.
Foolish men make feasts and wise
men eat them.
What maintains one vice would
bring up two children.
The eye of the master will do more
work than both his hands.
Want of care does us more damage
than the want of knowledge.
He that by the plow would thrive,
himself must either hold or drive.
Plow deep while sluggards sleep /;
and you shall have corn to sell and
keep.
Work today, for you know not how
much you may be hindered tomorrow.
Always taking out of the meal tub
and never putting in soon comes to
the bottom.
Women and wine, game and deceit,
make the wealth small and the want
great.
Lying rides upon debts back it is
hard for an empty bag to stand up
right.
Drive thy business, let not that
drive thee. Sloth makes all things
difficult, industry all easy.
For age and want, save while you
may, no morning sun lasts all day.
Experience keeps dear school,
but fools will learn in no other.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-08
INFLUENCE OF BOSTON.

"It is astonishing" said a western
man, how farreaching is Boston and
some of its best traditions. Natural
ly enough, in the eastern sections of
the country this would not be extra
ordinary, but that it should ramify
the whole land is worthy of remarks.
As an instance I may cite one of my
own experiences.
"Several years ago tried farininS-
i'll western Kansas and made speci-
atty of bean raising. had had some
experience in that line in Tennessee
where I was born and raised, and
thought 1 could make it go in Kan
sas. 1 raised fairly good crop the
first season, and when it was ready
for market l visited our market town
to dispose of it in bulk to commits
sion man there. He was not in his
Office when I called, and, being in a
hurry, went to his home to see him.
ga lady, who afterward learned
was his wife, met me at the front
door, and 1 asked for Mr.. Blank.
She said he was not feeling very well
and was taking nap. told her I
had some beans to sell, and, as was
in hurry and lived some distance in
the country, I would like to see him;
if possible. She said she would call
him and asked me to take seat on
the piazza. He was evidently pretty
hard to wake, for I heard her call
him once or twice before he gave any
sign. Then she became more urgent.
John, John. she called, there's
a gentleman waiting on the porch to
see you
"'Who is he? inquired Blank.
"'I don't know answered the
lady, but I guess he's from Boston.
He's got beans to SELL
"And, mind you," concluded the
narrator, 81 was never in Boston in
nv life"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-12-08

The disagreeable man was speak
ing, and, of course, woman and her
real or fancied faults was his theme.
Just then the subject was what he
termed woman's natural love for dis
sembling."
"Of course" he said, "I don't
mean to say that every woman delib-
erately makes up her mind to act her
way through life; she just does it in
accordance with her natural feminine
instinct"
Notwithstanding that fact" OBJ
jected the woman in the case, ''it is
rather hard to say that our whole ex-
istence is merely a matter of affec-
tion."
"No; really it is kind. Now, for
instance, when you do discover one of
those exceptional cases that prove the
rule-a perfectly natural woman
you always find her to be brusque,
disagreeable sort of person. She in
sists upon telling you the truth, which
does not always happen to be agreea-
bic, and her perfectly natural manner
generally includes dispensing with
all the little courtesies and affectation
that make women pleasant compan-
ions. She has breezy manner some
times that is anything but restful, and
is often inaprospos. Then, on the
other hand, consider the woman who
acts, as contend do the majority of
the members of the sex. She has an
eye for effects, and all her actions are
toned to produce pleasing ones. She
may think you are very disagreeable,
but she is too fond of her pleasant
assembling to tell you so. But if
she happens to really care for you she
does everything that she can do grace
fully to make you think she hates
you. As she generally succeeds in
all her attempts, the latter habit is
not so pleasant. Isn't that love of
acting? In short, she never allows
"a opportunity to sllinS iii graceful
or dramatic action or speech to pass
unutilized. The world is really her
stage?"
"Oh," said the woman, "but you
mistake the name Of the quality. 1t
is tact. f"
1T may be called tact, but it is
simply the natural feminine talent for
assembling"
"After all, what's in a name1"
soliloquized the woman, as she pre-
pared to look perfectly Indifferent for
the benefit of certain ''he" who at
that moment entered the room-M.
c., IN Baltimore Ame1ican.