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Middletown transcript., 1901-04-06

Much clap-trap has been sent from
Washington about the President and Cab
met worrying over what shall be done
with Aguinaldo. Nothing could be fur
ther from the truth. There has been no
occasion for any. Aguinaldo is prisoner
of war and as such is likely to receive the
same kind treatment given others from
time to time captured. Whether he will
be allowed to recover his liberty by TAX
ing the oath of allegiance to the United
States or will be kept in confinement in
the Philippines or elsewhere, will depend
largely upon future recommendations,
made by our military authorities in the
Philippines, and those recommendations
will doubtless be influenced by the atti-
tude of Aguinaldo himself toward Ameri-
can rule on the islands. There is nothing
in the situation to cause any worry in
Washington, or elsewhere.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
MARKINGS ON 4 METEORIrE.
From Nature.

Ere III Nature
At the March meeting ot the Royal Society
of New South Wales Professor Liversidge
+. X s. discussed tine meteorite which was
found 10y t.. T. Baker early in January. 19n
at Il place two miles from BooGaldi. a post town
nfteen miles northwest Of Coonanbarab bran Mr.
Baker afterward forwarded it to Professor
meteorite is a metallic or a sideritc and is
somewhat pear-shapcd; it is a little over five
Inches long 10y about three inches broad at the
widest part, and ii weighed before cutting 2tl,1 :,
grammcS
II was covered. usual, with a closely aIh.r-
ent SKIN OF fused oxides; except in one place
where it had been detached. the exposed metal
had bright luscious appearance like nickel iron
Al he thick end of the meteorite the fused
oxides forming the skin have been thrown into
wen defined concentrc waves or rings with
transverse burrows in the direction of the
thinner end of the mcteorite-the waves and
burrows gradually fade away in this direction
lhese waves and burrows are believed to show
that the meteorite travelled through the earth's
atmosphere with the thick end in front the
waves of fused oxide being thrown up bv the re
sistance of the air. just as waves are formed in
sand by the wind.
That the meteOrite did travel with the thick
cnd hrst is confirmed by the fact that at the
thln END there are longitudinal ridges and fur
rows IN the fused skin which clearly show
"heft the excess of fused oxide was dragged
on the luminous streak usually seen behind a
httturltc Is, II not wholly, certainly in part due
To the FUSED incandescence left in it's trail
Hence the waves and other MARKINGS i'm tba
skin not only show tn direction i'm which tho
meteorite travelled. but also its position q
with the curved point of the thin end down
ward for the fused oxides forming the skin arc
thickeSt the lower side "
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

RESPECTED AMONG THE PUEBLO INDIANS
From The Chicago Chronicle.
Among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and
Arizona there is a property right in eagles
Each clan claims ownership in several eagle
nests, which may or may not be near the place
where the clan lives. When the nests dis
tant from the villages where the Indians claim
ing them live il has been found that the ances-
tors of these Indians came in former years from
the localities where the nests now are, and they
point to the fact that these nests are theirs as
proof that they also, by inheritance, own the
land round about them
Driven into new locations by marauding
Navajos and Utes, these Pueblo Indians have
steadily contracted their occupied territory, but
they still visit the old nests, their forefathers
visited them before the white man to Mex
leo Some of the Pueblo Indians. the Zunis, for
instance, keep eagles in cages and treat them as
domestic fowl, but the most of the tribes pro-
cure their eagles by taking the young from
the ancestral nests. These Indians keep turkeys
also. but neither turkeys eagles kept
for food With the feathers of the birds the
Indian decOrates himself and his prayer sticks
on occasions of religious ceremony. The various
tribes respect one anOther's property rights in
certain nests and the birds which are hatched
in them. and a heavy punishment is provided
for an Indian killing an eagle not his own.
Sometimes the nests fifty miles from where
the tribe lives, but investigation always shows
that the tribe lived once where the nest is. Gen.
erations without number the eagle builds his
nest in the same spot and rearS his young there
So the title of the PueblOs reaches back into the
twilight of American history. Those Pueblo
lHuidiS SPEAK Oh tNelF edSieS as tNeS 90 Oh tneiT
sheep, their dogs or their horses Though the
King of birds may be flying wild half a hundred
miles from the Indians abode, yet it is the
Indians eagle.
When Indian visits one of his nests to
secure a bird he does not take all of the young,
but leaves some, that the breed may be per-
petuated- Returning home with his eaglet. he
strips it of its feathers and kills it. The body
of the eagle is not thrown the rubbish heap,
but is buried in special eagle burying ground
The ancient Pueblo Indians used to keep parrots
s probably ONLY
ers, which were used in decorations for religious
services These parrots they obtained by barter
with the MeXlcanS To the south of them 1t is
known that the AzteCs kept variety of birds
domestic fowls and used them for food. as
well as eating their eggs, but the Pueblo Indians
seem TO have kept their domestic birds for their
feathers solely.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
HON SHIPS DISAPPEAR.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
a paper bearing the prOsaic title of Under
laden Sailing Ships and Steamers" read yester-
day before the Shipmasters' Society by William
Allnsham. contained enough material to have
supplied Clark Russell with foundation for a
dozen sea roTnanceS. The public know of some
Uf the risks incurred by those who go down to
the in ships But not frequently heard
of by landSmen is that of understanding when
in ballast. As the author of the paper OBJ
served, If We could have truthful accounts Of
the narrow margin between safety and disap-
pearauce experience by the tramp steamers and
big sailing ships in ballast during the last few
years, they would be more thrilling than any of
the yarns evolved from the inner consciousness
Of the nautical rOmanceT." The danger of under
loading, Mr.. Allngham pointed out. was hardly
less great than that of overlooking. Vet sail
ing ships and steamers proceed TO daily
with insufficient ballast, whereas an Overladen
vessel would be prevented from leaving port.
There was increasing shipping casualty list
due to underloadInS- Some action. he said,
would have To he taken, and the question of in
surfing the safety of ships in ballast by providing
an underlOad line in addition 10 the present
lOadline might Well be considered. In the period
from 1880 To 1870 fewer than twenty-five
British ships disappeared while on interOceau
voyages without leaving trace as to their
fate.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
the GLILD or THE LUSCIOI 5 AECTARiNE.
From The London Telegraph.

From The London Telegraph.
Happiness is at last within the reach of the
British public. \ Chinese mandarin has arrived
in our midst found branch of the Guild of
the Luscious Nectarinc," thus proving Conclu-
SiVely that his cOuntrymcn are capable of doing
more than killing English missionaries. The Oh
jects of the society set forth follows:
1T is established in the writings of our match
less elder brother, Wang Chang Ling. that the
tree of poetry nourishes in the garden of friend
ship. and the goldfish of delight haunt the
waters OF agreeable conversation. OF late years.
however the pavilion of pleasant voices has
been disturbed by the saucy eXuitation of the
cuckoo, and the spice gardens of the East have
been profaned 10y the poison flower devils of
Western bad manners. on this account. the
dusty scholars of humility have Ventured to
form the benevolent Guild of the Luscious
Nectarine bower of delight for the lovers
of gentle intercourse And as. without the solace
of composition. there is no outlet for the pent
up soul, it IS ruled that the exalted stranger
who performs the cOndescensioE of desiring to
ba acquainted with our contemplate regulations
shall be Informed that. before permit our
selves to taste of his hOneyed CONVEX Sa tion. he
is requested to crafty us with a specimen of
his exquisite skill the poet of the Luscious
Nectarinc. Should however. member of
our gro ellinS association, carried away by the
madness of presumption, pretend To iiScc.n
flaw in the august composition submitted. We
psall then despair of inducing the illustrious
author to bestow upon the iuer perfection
bare the integrity of own hearts. and pre-
vent the operation of any possible intrigue by
adhcTinS ClCSc'y to the principles of honest
friendship Chelsea has been selected as the
headquarters Of this school of Oriental poeSy
and grandiloquent prose.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
IN A FRONTIER SALOON.
THE YOUTH WAS NOT so MUCH OF a 'TENDER
FOOT AS HE SEEMED.
owen Wister. in Everybody's Magazine.

Owen Wister in Everybody Magazine
A STRIPPING of effeminate rosiness and neat at
tire sat in the corner of a frontier saloon, mod
est, silent and as far out of the way as he could
get. He had stepped from the train, and he was
waiting for the stage. 1t was starched linen
that he wore; the city showed quite plainly in
his hat. and il is still in dispute whether any
down was visible upon his lip. But he old
enough to be smoking cigar with all the ap
pearance of habit. The cigar. also was not a
native of the town. In fact, the young man made
no purchase upon entering the saloon, neverthe
less the proprietor could scarcely complain of
him The stranger had asked if he might wait
there for the stage. and had thanked the pro-
prietOr for his permission.
Then he had sought his quiet and
lighted his cigar
a citizen walked out of the back and up
To the bar He had left faro game. and the
proprietor was friendly with him. but respectful
that sort of respect which is favored delicately
with just enough familiarity to bring it out. 1t
is probable that the citizen had had more drinks
faro had not gone as well with him this morning
as he considered his due. His dissatisfied eye
fell upon the rosy youth and his cigar. and he
took the glass from his lips and held it. consid-
ering the stranger
At length. without removing his eyes he in
quired: What Christmas tree. did that drop
off,
The proprietor hastened to take this view
| Its express tag has futtered away, l guess"
ne whispered. jocoSely.
The citizen remembered his whiskey, swal-
I lowed it. set the glass gently down. gently
uIcN ms SlA-SnOOter, and shot the cigar to
smash out of the young mans mouth
Now, do not at all know what | should
| nave done in the young mans place. Some
thing sensible hope. What the youth did
know | should not have done. You will see
thdt MS behavior was out of the common. He
stopped down, picked up his cigar. found il
ruined, put 1t in the spittoon, got fresh one
out of his pocket, found a match in his waist
coat slid ii along the seat of his nice breeches
lighted the new cigar. and settled himself once
more in his chair. without a word of protest or
| an attempt at resentment. The proprietor saw
him do IL all. and told about il afterward.
The citizen took the second cigar. smash
like the irst. Perhaps he went trifie nearer
the youths lip.
What Were the card players in the back room
doing At all this noise? They all lay flat on the
floor, Ike the Well trained, indigenous people
that they were. minding their own business
For there Was no rear exit
Tn" youth felt in his waistCoat pocket. but
brought no match from it So he with still
| another fresh cigar in his hand. and walked to
thu bar.
IN have to ask YOU for match" he said
to the proprietor. who at once accommodated
him.
once again h. slid the match beneath his
coat tails. and bringing up his six X-shooter
shot the citizen as instantly dead that can
bc done.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
CHANGES IN SRIRO CASTLE.
rom The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle
Skibo Castle has been undergoing great alter
atoms When MIR. Andrew Carnegie wants any-
thlhS done II has to be of thOrOughGoins or
der. and about 100000 has been spent. The dec
orators are still in the stately building. but the
heaviest part of the work is done. The great
castle is now completely changed from what il
was eighteen months ago The public apart
ments are all new, and special attention was
pald 10 providing spacious library. The
nan is or noble dimensions. and has a white
Slcilian marble staircase. From the lofty tur-
rets of the castle magnificent views of sea and
land are had Skibo itself stands high. and is
seen far and wide. Mr.. Carnegie'S favorite resi-.
dence is five miles from Dornoch Sutherland.
shire, which 10 dve miles from a railway station
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
the kING is GODFATHER TO 4 C4THOLIC
From The London Chronicle

From The London Chronicle.
The Earl of DenhGhS little daughter vino
was chriStened the other day. will probably be
unique among Roman Catholics in having the
King for her godfather. According to the strict
ru 1T that communion. Il Protestant is not
eligible for that post of spiritual responsibility
but exceptions have always been made in the
ease of royal persons. The King is what may
b." called an honorary sponsor for Victoria Mary
Dolores Fielding, who has LCrd GainSborough
for her acting one. Lord Denbigh. who is of
the Kings lords in waiting. Is the head of the
FeildingS, family famous in war, and not
always Indifferent To letters Henry Field
inE. the novelist once seemed to imply. Asked
why he Wrotr "FieldinS' rather than Fielding"
ne replied that he the first of his family
who knew how to spell his name.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
PL4TINJU IN ANCIENT EGYPT

FROM Nature.
AT the March meeting of the Paris Academy
or sciences Nj. BerthelOt discussed Egyptian
metals, ana the presence of platinum among
the characters of a hieroglyphiC inScriptiOn A
lnetalilc box. covered with inscriptions and
dating from about 800 Il. c. had a portion OF
one of its characters made of an alloy of pIati-
num- The specimen was too small for a COM
piete analysis. but from it's behavior toward
aqua ressla ~ appeared to be native platinum.
possibly obtained from the alluvaI deposits of
Nuba or the upper regions of the Nile Valley
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

the direction of the great Delane, devoted three
columns of close print on the page opposite the
leaders to an account of it, the remaining
columns on the same page in larger type sur
ficing for the foreign correspondence. one SEN
tence in the description strikes one as delightful
"In the outer ring were gentlemen of all ranks
members of both houses in plenty. Authors,
poets, painters, soldiers and even clergymen
were present" One hopes that even the clergy
men went in mufti
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
An ENGLISH IRIZEFIGHT ~ ISGO.

From The London Chronicle
Men not 50 very much past middle age will be
startled by the change of manners when they
reminded that to-day is the anniversary OF
the priZefight between Sayers and Heenan.
which came off on April Il, 1860 Only those
who old enough to remember il. or who turn
up a file Of papers of the period, can imagine the
excitement it created. Even The Times under
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05
PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.

From The Chicago News.
First NJ D.-I see you occasionally take a
patient out for drive.
Second Nj. D.-fes. 1 think it does them a
great deal of good
First Nj, D.-But it isn't professional / never
do it,
Second NJ D--l know you don't When any
OF your patients so for ride the undertaken
accompanies them.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-05

''fauteuil d'orchestre'' at 1.25 francs. Madame's
smile, however. is equally bright for all clients.
So the moral is, dress to suit low bill. and
nothing is pleasanter in all the pleasant Paris
day than the '.godter'' at 'patisserie."
The age-herald., 1901-01-20
COUNTY SCHOOLS
 IN FINE CONDITION
Increase of 13 Gents Per Capita in General Fund-Teach-
 CTS Certificates

The public schools of the county are in excellent condition and Supt. I. w. Mc- Adory is leaving nothing undone to main tain the high standardsthat they have att tained. The State appropriation under one hundred thousand-dollar increase in the general fund is $29, ,S9S. 40, an increase of 13 cents per capita on a school population of 2l,S00, or $2S36.60 over the amount of the general fund reported last October.
 Superintendent McAdory is in receipt of the following report from State Superin- tendent Abercrombie of teachers who suc- <cessfully passed the December examina- ton:
 Life Certiicate-Jerry Fountain, Mrs w. M. Duncan.
 Second Grade-Ella Sapp E. T. Cato, Carrie Emerson, W. P. Moore, J. A. Good win, Hattie L. Farnum, Louise c. Math- ews.
 Third Grade-W. I. Brown, M. E. Car penter P. E. Gwin, Della Brown, Marga- ret Huey, Mae Ellis, Nova Pucket, Maude Mims, Loula Carithers, Myra Huey, H. G. Laird. D. J. Ravennah. H. L.. Gleed, J. H. Treadwell, Daisy L. Williams
The age-herald., 1901-01-20
4 WH|TEWASH BY
 GEN. MACARTHUR
He Informs the War Department That the Army is in Splen-
 did Discipline

Washington, January 19.-In view of the debate in the Senate as to licentiousness in the Philippines and in order to obtain defi- nite information as to the condition of af- fairs in the respects mentioned, Adjutant General Corbn cabled General Macarthur at Manila as follows
 Telegraph the condition of the army in Manila and elsewhere in the Philippine Islands with reference to drunkenness and use of intoxicating liquors. Are houses of prostitution licensed, protected or in any way encouraged by the military authori- ties?
 (Signed) "CORBIN." General MacArthur replied follows:
 Manila, January IT, "Adjutant General. Washington:
 With reference to your telegram of 16th, drunkenness in this army is no more mo- ticeable here than in garrisons in the United States. Considering whole force unite probably very much less. Manila drunken men very noticeable. Effect one drunkard in public place creates impress sion among citizens of extensive disorders throughout whole force, which is not case. Army in splendid discipline, high state ef- ffciency; doing hardest kind service most faithful, inspiring manner. Houses prosti- tuition not licensed, protected or encour- aged
 (Signed) MACARTHUR"
The age-herald., 1901-01-20
MORGAN SAYS HE
 WILL NOT RESIGN HeEvidentIy Reconsidered Hay Pauncefote Treaty Will
 be Rejected

Washington, January 19.-(Special.) )-Sen- ator Morgan denied today that he intends to resign from the chairmanship of the in- ter-oceanic canals committee, The Senator yesterday certainly did contemplate re- signing because of the side-tracking of the Nicaragua canal bill, but today he has evidently reconsidered his purpose, which was determined upon in the disap- pointment at the interference of the Re- publican caucus with cherished project.
 The serious Illness of Queen Victoria, which must ultimately result in death, is likely to delay the British government s decision upon the HayPauncefote treaty, and as the Prince of Wales, who is now regent and soon will be King of Great Britain, is understood to believe in friend ly but more determined policy in matters concerning the United States, there is a greater probability of the final rejection of the treaty by Great Britain or of the pro- posal of amendments which the United States cannot possibly accept.
 Col. A. A. Wiley, Representative-elect from the Second Alabama district has been appointed aide on the staff of Major General Francis V. Green, chief marshal of the inaugural parade.
 ALBERT HALSTEAD.
The age-herald., 1901-01-20
INVITATION RECITAL.
Theodore BohImann at the Birmingham
 Seminary.

At the invitation recital in the Semi nary chapel Tuesday night Theodore Bohlmann, director of the piano depart ment of the Cincinnati Conservatory and visiting director of the Birmingham Semi nary, will play Bach Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. This well known and highly es- teemed concert pianist comes to the Semi nary every season to look over the work of the music pupils, and his recitals incl dental to his visits are of course among the charming events of the year. MT. Bohl- mann will be assisted by Miss Fife Maude Cline, the voice teacher, and Miss Rosa Adelaide Marquis, volinist.
 Following is the programmes: Toccatto and Fugue, D minor (tran-
 scribed for piano by Carl Tausig)
 Johann Seb. Bach Sonata quasi una Fantasia, c sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 2,
 Adagio Sostenuto,
 Allegretto,
 Presto Agitato .......... ...... Beethoven Aria-"Queen of Sheba' ........... Gounod Two impromptus from Op. 90. ...... Schubert
 No. 2, Allegro,
 No. 4, Allegretto.
 Polanaise de Concert, Op. 3S ..Vieuxtemps Fantasie-F minor, Op. 49.
 Five preludes from Op. 2S.
 No. l, Agitato; No. 3, Vivace; No.
 2, Andantino; No. 22, Motto Agi-
 tato; No. 15, Sostenuto.
 Polanaise, A flat major ......Fr. Chopin Lullaby from "Jocelyn" ...... ...... Goddard From Annces de Pelcrinage. Switzer-
 land, au lac de Wallenstadt, Italy,
 Neapolitan Tarantelle ..... ....F. Liszt
The age-herald., 1901-01-20
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The age-herald., 1901-01-20
RECKLESS NEGRO
Deliberately Drove Vehicle Over a
 Small Child Near Athens.

Athens, January 19.-(Special) )-The sheriff this morning arrested young negro by the name of Rob Thompson, who is charged with driving a team of horses over a small boy in the southwest part of the county yesterday. The negro had gone to that sec tion of the county to take a negro school teacher to her work ,and was returning when the boy was injured near Harmon school. The school had just been dismissed and the children were hurrying to their homes and a large number of them had to go the road the negro was travelling. One little fellow stopped over to lace his shoe when the negro with reckless deviltry, whipped up the team and drove deliberately over the child. fearfully injuring him to such and extent that 1t Is feared he will die The negro did not stop to see what damage he had done, but left the child with it's com- panions in the road. When arrested he de- nied having been in that direction of the county, but when confronted by the livery man and others he wanted to apologize, but was arrested. The child injured was about nine years of age.