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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

his ewes for a moment and imagine how
he would feel trying 60 plane piece OF
wood or use a hammer by the sense OF
touch alone Yet during the time I have
been giving instructions to blind boys in
carpentry work l nave not hau one cut
himself seriously.
The system is explained almost in a
sentence From the known to the un-
known. from the simple to the more diff
cult from the simple to the more COM
plicated. in correct methodical success
sion. When some simple object has been
completed the pupil has learned the prin-
cfples which are involved in something
more aiffieult which requires more tools
and other grips OF the hand. In the be-
ginning ii seems impossible to the
piring pupil. who really wants to learn
but breads the handling of the tools. 10
shape spoon out of piece of wood,
shuttle out Of a section of deal or a shelf
from plank. If the skilled but sightless
artisan at the other end Of the table could
see what was going on he would probably
smile pityingly at The clumsy efforts OF
the new pupil but he once Went through
the same course himself.
The blind boy. with his hand carefully
guided By the teacher. learns TO fashion
a rude spoon. He is pleased He has ac-
compiished something with hands that he
thought must always be idle. He turns
the piece of wood over and over, his sem
sitive fingers noting each rough part and
detecting even where the wood is dirty.
Then he asks how he can make the rough
places smooth Interest thus awakened
the teacher takes him In hand again ex-
plains the use OF the plane or chisel, eau
lions the hoy against handling 1t too Wild
~ at first then guides the hand in the act
of planning. II may not be very pretty
piece of work at first. but every move of
the hand gives the boy new confidence
and adds fresh interest to his task The
delight of new pupil over the discovery
that he has made a wooden spoon is
something worth seeing.
Remember l am talking about the teach
ing of boys What would be trebly hard
with a grown man is comparatively easy
with an earnest boy, wishing for nothing
more eagerly than for means of employ
ing his time in some useful occupation
When the boy has fashioned the first
simple article to his satisfaction and that
of the teacher he is taught to make some
thing more complicated, to use a saw and
a hammer and nails and finally to design
his own work, sharpen his own tools and
go ahead at his bench without instruction
just an ordinary carpenter blessed with
eyesight would
have only one problem yet to solve
and that is how TO give the boys draw
ings on paper TO serve as models / am
planning TO have some kind Of raised
drawing made especially for the use Of
the bline carpenters.
ANNA $. LAGERGREN.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
BLIND BOY CARPENTERS.

Raleigh, N c., Dec 1.
ETT0 HE system that enables a blind boy
to play with edged tools without
II the slightest danger of doing him
self harm is known by the name of
''Sloyd." word that had its birth in
Sweden, where so many useful systems Of
the word can be interpreted in many
ways, but broadly it means ito be skill
full" Before explaining how the system
is applied to the blind boys of the insti-
tute at Raleigh, N, c., in which I am
instructor, 1t Is we'll to tell what it has
done
Many of the blind boys In this institution
can do as clever work with carpenters
tools as those who can see. One of the
pupils. wonderful as 1t sounds, learned in
six months to use the sauf plane and
hamme-. to do three kinds of joinery
work, plan with compasses. work out
geometrical problems. sharpen his tools.
plane and cut and nail and join until
he had turned out as neat piece of
carpentery as any one with the normal
number of senses could accomplish Be-
fore he left school he had completed a
wardrobe in which he kept his clothes
This young man is now earning his living
as piano tuner. and not only can he
tune pianos. but he lis able to mend any
broken or defective part Of the instru-
ment Piano tuning it should be ex-
planned. is a favorite occupation for the
blind as their sense of hearing ID usually
so acute as to enable them to secure the
correct sound with little trouble Some
however. fail of complete success, not
from inability to tune we'll, but from lack
of the mechanical training needed to
make the delicate repairs and ADJUST
ments so frequently required in connec-
tion with the tuning
To see some of the more accomplished
pupils at work is to make the spectator
marvel that sightless person can handle
with such skill and rapidity tools that
must OF necessity be sharpened to almost
razor edge A boy who knows his work
will mark OF his design ana hen rapidly
saw the wood the right length adjust IT,
nall 1t, plane 1t smooth, round off the
corners and finish 1t with as much care
and skill as though the blind eyes actual
ly saw through the ends OF the nervous
fingers, which in effect they actually do.
II the tool is lacking an edge or is out
of order the sightless boy knows lust
how to put 1t right without asking a
question
f'ut this result. is attained only after
persistent effort. for the blind boy at first
shrinks from such unaccustomed tasks as
the whiting of wood or the shaping Of
plank with saw. Let the reader shut
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
(O(0ANUT FOUNTAINS IN CUBA.

cTTa HE Cuban boy knows few of the
joys of the fizzy soda fountain; he
u is without orange phosphates to
soothe hts spirits during his year-long
summer but he has one thing in the way
of drink which no American town. at
least north of southern Florida, can pro-
vide. He may visit a cocoanut "foun-
tain.' There are hundreds of res saurants
and cafes in Havana and in all the
towns of Cuba where an important item
of the stock is huge pile of green cocoa
nuts. clad in their rich husks just as
they come from the trees There are also
many little shops very much like famil-
lar American lemonade stand where these
cocoanuts are the main stock in trade.
The proprietors of these stands are
usually piratical-looking young men who
smoke eternal cigarettes and chat and
laugh with all corners. Do you wish to
try the virtue of a Cuban cocoanut foun-
tain? Step up to the stand and say:
Coco aqua" tCocoanut water.)
The proprietor will instantly and with
deft grace pick up one of his big green
cocoanuts. seize murderous- looking ma
chete and hack Off the end Of the husk
close down to the cocoanut proper. Then
he will bore out one of the little eyes
of the cocoanut with the sharp point of
the machete, set before you a tall glass.
not too clean. and pour into IT the sweet
fresh milk of the cocoanut. Bits of the
white meat of the nut will float around
on top. and at first you are not
quite certain whether you will like coco
aqua" or not But when you have tast-
ed II few times you conclude with the
Cubans that there Is no other drink in
the world so cool. refreshing and satisfy
ing In the torrid heat of the island as
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
RODS ARE NOT NECESSARY.
Conductors Of Lightning Are Rapid
~ Falling Into Disrepute.

total Encouragement of the system OF
lightning conductors on st. Paul's cathe-
dral. London. IL now virtually complete.
1t Is interesting to learn from Killings
worth Hedges, the electrician und
whose superintendent ths work has been
carried out, that the old idea that the
erection OF lightning rod on the high
est point of structure protected an area
all round Is quite illusory. The safe
guarded area was supposed TO be the
space within circle whose radius was
equal to tho height of the lightning rod
This theory. we understand. is now dis
credited and the cathedral has been pro-
tected by a system of conductors. per-
pendicular and horizontal. comprising
over a mile Of cables, on which at vari-
Gus prominent points are placed about
fifty 'aigrettes"-groups Of solid copper
spikes radiating upward. and effectually
connected at the base with the cables.
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FRANCES AtW. n

kr, HE present disturbsuee / =.
department and the rinu1I =
II tion In France over the ~ n s
of the secret of the new FfeSI4 M
details of which were iealosslv Sse
has aroused considerable rensr1 5z
est. AS regards the general Nv
ties OF the gun itself. hoS1i
Is really no secret at al. ~
expert of the London Time
ted to witness some late u
euvers across the charntl.
gun he thus writes:
AS far as | could jndae, u
ing in the battery, the Dep
which takes the recoil II boii
Certainly when fred WIN Mn
the only movement appa rQatI - ~
ming back of the gun its1f S1 Z
seat underneath the trnnh1n&
OF the breech end of the "A
In this heavy socket A "a
lowered on coming into adhH li1
of the recoil. as well u !
to the end OF the tran. AN&
is laid the trail Is ratscl s ~
of IS degrees and brought ~ y
ground. This might b 70 - "a
Ting of the spade. bur fTo&
makes and the fact that III W
team has been standings ~
time the operation is ~
again coming into acfions1
to believe that It IL . mah
by which some pneumatic No.
This much is certain. that ~ BE-
has been raised. tho brAlrf
the spade imbedded. the r.
never moves again, though X
are fired In rapid succeax(nI
only runs hack. In this N
Is far In advance Of the ~
the Vickers-Maxim carriAed NJ
gun and carriage run bAcl.bo
for several inches. 2&#
The breech action % I'LL
Is a marvel OF simplicity.
opens with single action. a
the block revolving from ri
The reverse action loads a
motion of opening extracto
throws 1t clear. No. ! otoa1
the breech In two motio0
loads. No. attends 70 th2
the gun. Once laid, aaY
range is made by turning I
to which Is fitted an in6lco1
1t would be possible to ~ III
a minute, with the utmoCe z
hitherto during the manous6
fire has been attempted
provided with light builee-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
(ENTtR OF POPULATION.

n HE exact spot of the center of popu-
lation of the United States which
has been officially located by the
census officials in the Bartholomew
county. in Southern Indiana. 1t is a
wheat field owned by Frank Wright, be-
tween Columbus and Taylorsville. MIR.
Wright's farm. which consists of l6o acres,
is cut through by the p, c.. G. & st. l..
railway and the spot. as determined lies
within a few feet of the track. II has
heen marked by a rude post, with a board
crossarm bearing the words: Center of
Population of the U. $780,"
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"a EARLY half a century has elapsed
since Commodore Perry conclud-
ed treaty of commerce ana
navigation with Japan; and now
Il Admiral Beardslee tretired). who
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16

MIR. Wright resides In a large two-story
frame house within a few feet of the CEN
ter of the country He Is quite proud of
the fact that his farm Is so centrally To-
Gated, and he takes great satisfaction in
pointing out the spot to visitors. Already
dozens of newspaper men and sightseers
have visited the place. The board sign
is so placed that passengers between In
daMpolis and Louisville may read the
words. and 1t never fails to attract the
attention of the passengers as trains whirl
nv
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NO MONUMENT ERECTED Z
TO PERRY IN TAN
Admiral BeardsIee Finds Nothing to Con-
crate the Epoch-Makins Treaty.
Alter Nearly Half Century Distinguished Amsst,a
Revisits the Scene-Great Difficulty IN
Recognizing 1t.

sion and to attain her pre,@s
and civilization It was n ~.
these impressions that | csne ~ \
disappointed from Uraxa. r., -
YOU that ! make this frank 49,
out of my sincere friendlineS ~
and especially from q well.srs
tive of remedying what -. "a
grave oversight on the part Z \ y.
trymen."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-16
ANTS HAVE AIN

GAR JOHN LuHBOCK,
* many other scienito
" course. studied tho ~
been given 10 q Froa6
Ferei TO make a Discovery
ants that proves them 10 ~ a
an intelligence far greater lEal
hitherto supposed,
And this discovery II n0thi1
less than that ants are e1pet
ducing sounds intelligihlc ~ a.
and even audible TO our 601N
words. that they converts ~
other.
The way NJ. rerel proved A.
follows:
lie made a glass fiinnel. ~ ~
than tho ether. which he placo&
end downward. tn tho centes N
OF plate glass some six inches Ni4
closely enough 10 prevent ~ g|
aects from crawling out tintffn
He then took q rumber q n
bunch about the size of ga ore1s r.
chestnut. free from any felg
stance. and liftIEg up ths f'lHH&
the cluster 81 insects inside
While thp anita were stili " u
bcwildermsnt. aid befaTe 1nf
coEld reach tho edge 81 ths e'ee>s b.
peTirAenter eoyerad Il win
sarare. similar TO this one sifssagv !. v
and which had hecu rstfreundFe
distance from its e9ge hy ~ n u, !,
This eHeefually confined fne Y 4
scots aud prevented fiirlr ps'f& & 4 ~
The swo plates 0f Ears
preSsed together to Within sl4'sv
~. the thickness Of an xiss ~
ctose- on one side stan asa "a II
~ 10 hold some fast anA ~ -
moving. while others eptaid MHsk Y vi
their narrow prison mbeFs fAey II f.
on applying this box Of nnsx I. y r
as though Il had heeu Q ~'atf .,sz
YVES astonsshsa 10 hear a rs8s! N 49, s1
ginua1ss bilxxing nslse. ser1skss 4. r.
10 the sound INSIDE by w&ff N,s WI. 135
IN an osen vessel. sisptaxa ..s
higher note sye9id be struck ~
q ass ~ the ants. sx
Further study 81 the bst ssf
revealed rusny Interesting fssss NJ.
snts were seer 10 aevsute ~ " WI p
tbe enes that could mol ss'ss. N ~
deaysr with All heir ss@r',sss ;ss
ire prisoners u vas tasn
sounds inade BIZ the ants ess
and marH ~trldent u Was
these so4teas conveyed sosss x'@
a pslpable direreRce Was r 49,
ths minute utterances. wfi'en .sss;1
been intelligibie 70 the siny - ~ ~
Then came the problem " ~ 4
sound rnadeg II. Ferei prp<s,.
once make minute invests $3.50
submitted lige anfs 70 ins
very powerful microscope 81. -
Here. again. an iassfestsn 1ss.:S
was In store for The lasrs !. <S'rl I
sides Of the little insects wfs n, 81, ssz 4
In one particular place rous -
resembling though. Of our ~
seaie-the teeth of saw q =
bing tnss that the ant msa MI,
that had rewarded The
search. -~
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The man who buils fns nj =!
Denver II now selling eixase r. T.
at a stand In the corridor z
Ing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
LEGEND OF SABLE ISLAND.

Woman In White Bleeding Forefinger
And Ring Sold in Halifax.
One of the grimmest legends of
Sable Island dates from the wreck Of
the Amelia; and there is enough evil
dence of truth connected with it to
show what bloody deeds were added
on that occasion to the terrors of ship
wreck. Captain Torrens, who COM
manded the gunboat which was dis
patched to Sable Island after the wreck
of the Amelia, was one of the survivors
of the second disaster. A passenger
on the lost transport was Lady Cope
land, on her way to join her husband.
The captain of the gunboat had been
told that she wore on her forefnger a
ring of peculiar artifice.
The story has it that Capt. Torrens,
wandering over the island one night in
search of possible survivors, was at
| tracted by the piteOus whining of his
dog in front of a small, open shelter,
known to have existed at that time, but
long since toppled to pieces. Approach
ing the shelter, he was startled to see
q
holding toward him the bleeding stump
of forefnger. While he was gazing
at the apparition, it rose, silently glided
past him and dove into the sea. But
time and again thereafter the white
woman with bleeding forefnger was
seen wandering over the sandhills.
1t is probably only part Of the weird
legend that Capt. Torrens, feeling sure
that shocking crime had been COM
mitted, tracked the guilty pirate until
he discovered his family on the coast Of
Labrador, and learned that the ring had
been sold in Halifax 1t is fact, how
ever, that, many years after the dis
aster, Lady Copelands, ring was dis
covered in a jewelry store in Halifax
and was returned to her family. From
that hour her ghost has ceased to haunt
the island. .Ainslee's.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
Austrian Court Customs.

In the Austrian court it is contrary
to custom for perishable articles to ap-
pear twice on the imperial table. The
result is large perquisites for the at
tendants To one man fall all uncorked
bottles, to another the wine left in the
glasses, to another the joints, and to
another still the game or the sweets.
Every morning sort of market is held
in the basement Of the palace, where
the Viennese come to purchase the re-
mains.-NeW York Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
500 Reward. &1Oc.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
che system, thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting nature
In doing its work. The proprietors have SO
much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure Send for list of Testimonials.
Address, F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
E4g-Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
A Transient Population

EVERY FRIDAY evening New York
loses thousands of its residents. who
60 TO other cities in the State and to
Boston ana Philadelphia. These peo-
PIE are citizens of Albany, Utica. Syra-
cuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Elmira, Ring
n Id and the travellers to Boston and
fhliadeiphia have their homes in these
cues. All of these men do business in
New YORK City. They return to New
YORK from their homes on Sunday
nlght, arriving on Monday morning.
and from that time until FRIDAY even
ing they are going after the almighty
dollar.-Baltimore News
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
wHATAFoRMERAMERlcAN SAYS
Doubled Their Cultivated Lands and
More than Doubled Their Stock.

Doubled Their Cultivated Lands and
More than Doubled Their Stock.
The following letter written by Mr..
John Cummings of Wetaskiwin, AL
berta, Canada, formerly of Washing
ton, to friend in the United States
is only one of hundred similar cases,
and what was done by Mr.. Cummings
can more easily be done to-day by any
good, sober and industrious farmer who
chooses to make his home in the Do
minion.
Dear Sir-You want to know how l
got along since / came into Northern
Alberta. l am happy to inform you
that / am not ashamed to tell.
We located five miles northeast of
Wetaskiwin; left Pennington, Wash
ington, on the Goth of May, driving all
the way.
We had time to build our log house
the first fall and to make us comfort
able for the family and stock. We
then built four stables, 1Sx2O inside, so
that we could put everything inside
them when the cold got down to the
fifties, and worked hard getting up the
stable, and got through clubbing on the
1St of December, but to our surprise
we had no use for the stables, only for
the mich COW and two span of horses.
The balance of the horses lived on the
prairie all winter and took care OF
themselves. The doors of two stables
were left open for them to go into in
cold time, but they would not do it, but
stayed out on the prairie the coolest
night we had and looked as spry as
crickets,
can go ten rods back of my house
and count ten residents. | know all of
their circumstances. Every one OF
them have doubled their cultivated
land and doubled their animals, and
great deal more. All of us are com
paratively out of debt and an unusually
big crop to thresh and prospects of
fair price, and l expect we are as well
contented lot Of people as there are
from Florida to the Klondike.
NV son bought two pounds of Irvine
TO the acre. and when we started to
bind some barley, we found that in
stead of taking two pounds to the acre,
it was taking nearly five pounds. Then
YOU ought to have seen him hitch up
team and make for town for 100 lbs.
more. / cannot say how it will thresh.
All 1 can say is that it is well headeu,
and takes an enormous amount OF
Irvine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
I.ihhu McNeilI n Libby

Housekeepers frequently feel the need
Of luncheon meats which are either ready
to serve or can be prepared for the table
at moments notice. Such need is
abundantly supplied in the superior meats
put up by the old reliable house of Libby,
Mcneil & Libby, Chicago, one of whose
specialties is advertised in another col
umn of this paper, and their booklet,
How to Make Good Things to Eat is
offered free on application.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
So MANY Have.

Look here, Mr.. Tanneyhill,' said the
banks president, severely. 'syon must
stop blowing clouds Of smoke over the
cashiers head"
Does he object?' inquired the dude
bookkeeper.
"The bank objects. young man. Sup
pose it should reach the ears Of our de-
positors that there was cloud over the
cashier of this bank? How long could
we stem the run p
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
COrnere0.

Mrs. Bender-You ought to be
ashamed of yourself. Last night you
smashed my blue jardiniere.
Mr.. Bender-Ashident, Marcia.
Mrs. Bender-Why didn't you strike
a match in the hallway?
Mr.. Bender Did, Marcia! Struck a
mach on sole DISH my shoe.
Mrs Bender-You couldn't well do
that when you were in your stocking
feet. ] found your shoes near the par.
lor door.
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Medical Book Free.

Know Thyself,' a book for men
only, regular price so cents, will be
sent free SEALED and postpaid to any
male reader Of this paper, mentioning
this advertisement, inclosing &c for post
age. Address the Peabody Medical In
stitute, Bulfinch street, Boston, Mass,
the oldest and best institution of it's kind
in New England. Write to-day for free
book
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-02-15
Try Grain-o. TRY Grain-o.

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you q
package of GRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes the place Of coffee. The
children may drink it without injury as
well as the adult. All who try it like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java. but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceiyes it without distress. N the price Of
coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold
by all grocers.