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The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
American Astenishes
French Military Men

tary authorities. The American train
er began with horse called ldole, be-
longing to Lieut.. Labruyere OF the
Ecole de Guerre. This animal, very
fine horse, was useless to its owner, as
1t refused to be either saddled or har-
messed AS soon as Mr.. Smith had ap-
piled his methods to it it became like
a lamb, was saddled and bridled har-
messed to carraige. driven through
clouds of steam, made to face shriek-
ing sirens, and allowed flags and open
umbrellas to be Tapped in its face. AZ
the end of the quarter of an hour Mr.
Smith flung the reins on its back and
stood up in the carriage. while the
horse stood quietly facing rushing
clouds of steam.
An experiment with a pretty little
half-Arab mare belonging to Cap. Pen
elon, aide-de-camp of Gen. Brugere,
was equally successful. She refused to
face steam, smoke. railway trains or
tramways. and had twice nearly killed
her rider by rearing right back on
him. At the end of twenty minutes
she faced every possible nerve-trying
instrument in Mr. Smiths parapher-
MALTA, and was finally harnessed for
the first time in her life to a carriage
and driven in double harness with the
preceding horse, finally drawing up in
the midst of Vesuvus OF blazing and
cracking fireworks. Its owner declared
the result to be something approaching
the miraculous.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
His Limit.

"When men are as provoking as You
are" she said warmly. 'it is no Won
der woman is at loss for word to
express her feelings"
"At loss for word" he repeated,
musingly. " 'Ah. that explains it.
Explains WHAT"
Explains why, when she has any
feelings to express, she uses two or
three"
Two or three what? Words?"
:.Oh. dear, no-two or three thousand
Words
Naturally she was provoked. but
presently he found chance to sug-
gest that he was in error"
You admit it, do you?" she asked.
':Yes, my dear" he replied, Il should
have made the limit 5000"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
To Build Magnificent Cathedral.

A movement is on foot in the town
of Loughrea, in the diocese of Clon-
fert in Ireland, to erect cathedral,
which, it is the idea of the promoters
shall be built and adorned by the best
builders and artists available. Theirs
is a sort of Ruskin ideal that every
brush and chisel stroke shall be made
by a genuine artist. Father O'Dono-
van. the leader. is now in New York,
I'VE are going to make an attempt to
bring back real art into the church,
he said last night. MANY hundreds
of thousands of dollars have recently
been spent on the construction of
churches. but the work has been
.sweated,' and hence, though costly,
inartistic. The church we will build
up is already partially built, SO its
style, Gothic. will be followed. We
would if building anew, choose some
more native style, perhaps Celtic
Romanesque. The stained glass will
have real artistic merit, and the sculp-
ture will be executed by John Hughs,
an Irishman. now engaged in Paris
with the Irish memorial to Queen Vic
toria. All the work, so far as posi-
BILE. will be done by native artists in
a spirit of love and reverence"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
SKULL THAT HOPED.
Ghost Story of Poor Esquimau Who
Game Accounting Too Late.

Here's a ghost story out of the or
binary that was told by the young
woman to whom 1t happened. She Is
a young person not given to romano
ing and she says she still has, and
can produce, the corpus delictl. fer-
haps there's a little love tragedy IN
1t. too because it was sad, II he really
liked the lady. that he should have
met her so late in his career.
This young woman's brother went
somewhere up along the northerly
coast of Greenland on government
expedition and when he came back he
brought his sister an Esquimau skull
which she put on her mantel-piece. II
was one of those mantel-pieces with
rail about a half an inch high all
around it.
One afternoon the girl was reading
by the window in her room when she
heard a thump and looked up just in
time to see the skull roll half way
| across the rom toward her. She
thought it was strange that the thing
should have rolled off the mantel
piece because of the railing, but she
picked it up and put it back without
| thinking any more about 1t.
| A night or two later. after she had
been in bed and asleep for several
|
thump. She sat up in bed and listened.
and bump, bump came several more
thumps. not so loud, but Just like
something solid hopping across the
| floor.
1t thumped all the way from the
mantel-piece until 1t got under the
head of her bed, and there it stopped.
She couldn't imagine what it was. and
after listening little longer and hear
ing nothing else she lay down and
wen to sleep again.
| She had forgotten all about the dis.
turbance in the morning and got up
and went down to breakfast without
noticing anything out of the way.
When she came back to her room
the chambermaid was there with the
skull in her hand.
Miss Esther. isn't it funny" said
the maid. Here I've found this skull
under the head of your bed
Then the young woman remem-
bered the noise of the night before and
the way the thing had tumbled off the
mantelpiece and rolled toward her
several days before, and she thought it
was strange. too. Later in the morn.
ing she told her brother who had given
her the skull about her experiences.
We'll. that's rather queer said the
brother. THAT skull was given to me
by sailor who said he wouldn't have
anything more to do with it because
he couldn't keep it from hopping
across his room"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Wild Horses
Quickly Tanned

Morton B. Smith, an American horse
trainer. has been astonishing the ma
tives in Paris by his wonderful meth
DDS Of subduing wild, unbroken and re-
fractory horses. Twenty minutes is
considered time enough to break in the
most unruly animal for riding or drlv-
ing.
The method employed is exceedingly
simple. though none the less vigorous.
The horse to be broken is lassoed.
thrown and held down while being
bridied. To stout slrth strapped
around the horses body are fastened
several cannon balls weighing about
six pounds each few sleigh bells and
other noise producers. Mr.. Smith
takes tight hold of the end of a pair
Of long reins attached to the bride,
gives a signal to his assistants. who
release the animal, ard braces himself
for the shock that follows.
Every wild plunge of the horse is
followed by dozen thumps from the
swinging cannon balls on the back or
ribs. No animal handled by Mr. Smith
has fought for more than five or ten
minutes against this treatment Tired
out and subdued they have submitted
quietly while being harnessed and
driven around the arena
Six hundred French officers OF all
watch Mr. Smith attempt to tame a
number of vicious and refractory
horses provided by the French mill
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
His SubterfuSe.

Tho patient was very talkative and
the doctor thought the consultation
would never end. Finally he request
ed the lady put out her tongue and 81
lence reigned while the doctor went on
writing. When he had finished the
prescription he handed it to her and.
reaching. for his hat, started for the
door.
But, DOCTOR" reproachfully ex-
claimed the lady, you have not looked
at my tongue yeti"
THAT is all right" calmly respond
ed the doctor, 81 only wanted to fin
tsh the prescription"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
NJ
A Glance at tn. Future,

Prof. Collins. Pennsylvania scien-
tific agriculturist, some time ago was
recommending to Berks county farm
err powerful fertilizlng manure in
which he was interested. After some
discussion the sagacious farmer de-
clared that he had no faith in the
manure, as the proposed quantity was
too small to be of any use.
MY dear SIR" said the professor. in
science that l should not be surprised
II in the near future we carry the
manure for acres of land to the field
in, the pocket of our coat"
THAT may be So" replied the farm
er, but in that case I'm inclined to
think you would carry back the croI
in the pocket of your vest."-NeW
York Times.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

Early in the fall C. S. Nichols OF
Chicago went to the Ozark regions as
the guest of the St Francis club. This
is the place to which Col. Nose Wet
more of Nebraska takes Col. w. j.
Bryan of Lincoln. Neb.. when the lat
ter colonel wishes to pillow his heal
upon the bosom Of Mother Nature and
revivify his worn frame with the
Juices of earth.
The St Francis preserve includes
the st. Francis river. clear. oold
stream which contains red-eyed bass
sunfsh, jackfish. catfish and doghsh
1t includes also a wilderness OF morass
and under water swampiand which IS
great for ducks. turtles and snakes
1t was in the swamp that Mr.. Nlchols
had a queer bit of luck.
Sitting. or squatting in the PROV OF
a pirogue with swart Missouri guide
paddling in the rear, a way was forced
through tangle of watergrowth and
trees. -Four feet of muddy fluid was
under the craft.
The strok S of the paddle were noise
less. The silence was dense. Then a
queer sound came, half moan OF
pain, half a gurgle.
Nichols looked at the guide. start
led. The guide motioned with one
hand for stiffness and forced the pi-
rogue forward and to the riglt. A hal :
dozen strokes brought them to the
edge of an opening, perhaps twent;'
yards across.
On a large lilypad in. its center
great cottonmouth moccasin was
coiled. its eyes closed. From its hor-
rible distended lips projected half OF
the body of bullfrog which was nm
Gergoing the slow process of being
swallowed alive.
From it the means came. There was
something babylike in the terror of
its voice AS they looked it struggled
feebly and slipped half an inch down
the noxious gullet.
The guide shot the piregue behirfd
the spake with one dig of his paddle
and smashed it's vertebrae. 1t squirmed
violently, relaxed its jaws and the frog
fell upon the lily-pad near it.
The snake rolled into the water. The
,rog sat dazed for minlte. The lower
part of its back and its hind legs were
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
FROG AND COTTONMOUTFl
Sudden Reprieve of a Snakes Half Swallowed
Dinner in The Olarks.

almost white. 1t painted hard and the
throbbing of its little heart could be
seen.
Then It's wonderful vitality returned.
Gathering its muscular thighs under
its belly it leaped straight out gooi
six feet and struck the water head
downward.
AS it sprung it uttered one deep note
of praise, thanksgiving and gratitude.
Nichols swears that there was trium-
phant boom in its basso. He wishes
that he had learned how to carry a
camera in a pirogue
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

A slight rise In the Mississippi up in
blessing to many of the poorer classes
of this city. A three-inch rise up above
brings down vast quantity of drift
wood, and at the floating docks OF the
ferry landings great RATS are formed
You can see the boys every evening
armed with long poles, with a spike
in one end and a coil of rope at the
other end. spearing the good pieces of
timber just as whaler harpoons u
whale. They grow particularly expert,
and noticed one boy day or Two ago
who could hit log in the center the
first throw and bring it to bank. This
meant supply of fuel Many of the
parents of these little ones cannot buy
the fuel necessary to keep them warm.
and the river furnishes it sometimes
and sometimes it does not.
Much of the timber has been freshly
cut and left by the cutters over, night,
when the river comes along and lands
it here. l saw two fine ash logs yester-
day, enough to keep a family going
for week, and the water had scarce
ly soaked through the bark. or planks
there is a great plenty, and also some
barrels and all kinds of things. The
river is no respecter of timber Or per-
sons for that matter, and brings down
the farmers barrel half filled with
pork Just as readily as a water-logged
and useless trunk of a cypress tree. 1t
has often been source of wonderment
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Not Reassurlng.

"Have-have you any reason to be-
lieve that your father will exhibit vio-
, lence when ask him for your hand?"
inquired the timid youth.
Il have never been present on any
of these occasions" replied the lovely
girl. evasively. And to tell you the
truth, have never wanted to be pres
ent. l suppose l am foolishly sensi-
tive abott these things, but l can't
help 1t. l remember that papa took
me to a slaughter house when l was
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
An OblIginc Burglar.

John" she whispered, there's a
burglar in the parlor. He has bumped
against the piano and struck several
keys" go
You don't say. I'll go right down."
said he.
"Oh. John, don't do anything rash"
Rash? Why, I'm going to help him.
You don't suppose he can remove that
piano from the house without assist
ance, do you?"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
.SlrnA of GenluA

What charming infant" ex-
claimed Miss Frizz.
Yes" said the mother proudly.
1--WE are looking forward to brilliant
future for our boy"
I'm sure he will realize it. l
shouldn't be at all surprised If he were
to bee ONE great literary man. What
he is saying now sounds to me exactly
like Scotch dialect"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Phi,Oso pliy.

Nothing is made in vain," said the
philosopher.
That's right" answered Senator
Sorghum. "I was thinking of that the
other day. 1t doesn't make any diff
ference how no-account horse is you
can always trade him off for some
thing, and the most useless member of
society can be gathered up to the polls
for voting purposes"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Whore the Difference Lies.

Whore the Difference Lies.
Wherein lies the difference between
photography and courtship?" he asked
softly.
Il don't know" she replied.
I'm photography" he explained the
negative is developed in the dark
room. while in courtship that is where
the affirmative is developed.
She blushed, but made no answer.
Let u.s." he suggested proceed to
develop an Affirmative"
There being no objections, it was SO
ordered
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Dog Howled, Waiter Fired.

"Another new waiter has coE.e and
gone" said the veteran of Tie 15-ccnt
restaurant, as he deposited a beef stew
in front of his favoritc customer.
What was the matter with himi'
asked the favorte customer. well, 1t
wasn't exactly his fault explained
the veteran. You see, the second day
he was here customer comes in and
asks for Il brace of Frankfurters. 'Sau-
sage is all out says the new wniter.
but if you wait awhile | think | can
get you some lie was so eager to be
obliging that he was going to- send
across the street for EN-. Well. sir, as
he went through the door into the
kitchen he happened to tread on the
dogs tail. The dog set up howl, and
the customer yells: Hey. there. New
er mind that sausage. l guess l don't
want it, Then he puts on his hat and
goes out. The boss saw the whole
thing. and that night the new waiter
was paid off and quit. Pretty tough.
wasn't itY'-Philadelphi Record.
Weak men believe in luck: strong men
believe in cause and effect.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
a75O|| |
Pictorial Dutf1or
A Good bargain.

Jenkins-Where is your watch? l
understood you had recovered 1t from
the fellow who stole it.
Hawley-I gave it to the policeman
who made the arrest.
Jenkins-Wasn't that q pretty big
reward?
Hawley-Not so big. considering. He
stood out for $50, and that is about
twice what the watch is worth. So
let him have the watch.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Fsminine Financierlng.

FGmInIns FInNntlerInH.
He-You owe me ten kiases! Pap up!
She-Explain, sir!
He-I won them! You know very
well | wagered a dozen gloves against
ten kisses and won! /
She-Oh! but kisses, you know
He (firmly)-Kisses should be paid
just as religiously as any other debt.
She tho -g-tf4lly)-Ju-t tie same as
a note?
Yes"
"Or check"
Yes
"Or-or a draft
Certainly"
Then. you poor fellow, I'll give you
a draft on mammal"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
MISSISSIPPI DR1FTwoOD
Boon to Many Poor People Who Live Along
the Banks.

to me how many people do actually
live from the products of the river. l
have never seen the figures as to what
proportion of the population OF the
valley subsist on fish and get their
wood from the overfiows. l have been
from ST. Paul to New Orleans several
times, and at all of the river towns
you will find the boys ready for the
overflow season- This however. ap-
plies more particularly to the section
OF the river below st. Louis. But all
along there is the fishing industry, less
of it here than elsewhere. because of
the proximity of salt water, but above
here it is flourlshing business.
Seeing the boys spearing logs re-
minds me OF the case of man who
agreed to pay the negro fifty cents a
day if he would collect driftwood for
him. The negro worked faithfully, and
the man was selling the timber at
big profit. of course. Finally. at the
end of two years. after the white man
had grown too proud and too well on
to work, the negro found he had Just
the same right to the timber the white
man had, and he was the maddest crea-
ture in the boundaries of the United
States. He is not over it yet. In fact,
he was so disgusted hesyill not catch
wood even for himself.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
little girl and 1 dreamed about it
every nig-t for months afterwards"
Explnine I.

Explnine l.
ut seems to me-" said the young
housewife. there's entirely too much
water in the milk you serve"
"It won't occur again, ma am" SAID
the foxy milkman. You see. the
farmers man has been giving the cows
too much salt. and it made 'em very
thirsty. The farmers got new man
now"
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Community of Interests.

co" immunity OF IntereNts.
"Bifliey and his son and the Widow
Binglewood and her daughter are go
ing to form a community of interests. :"
How SOP"
Bihley marries the widow and his
son marries the daughter
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
On His Way Home.

Towne-He's splendid musician,
hut he drinks entirely too much.
Browne can't understand that.
suppose his musical instinct VIII not
permit him to skip bar
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
A EmAsller.

Did you hear that Cholly's automo-
bile had broken the record?" asked Mr..
Perkins.
NO, but I'm not surprised replied
Mrs. Perkins. q suppose he lost con-
tfol of it. What else did it break?'
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28
Not Compulsory.

Student-"Tell me, Colonel, can a
man be thoroughly honest and still
succeed as a lawyer
Veteran Attorney-"I presume SO.
but-ah'-it isn't necessary. ."-Pnck.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

The time to retire from business de-
pends not so much on your age as
your dollars.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

President DiaZ has selected his Sue
cessor, but however brainy he may be.
it will be sad day for Mexico when
Diaz dies.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

A mans woman is the kind that can
take him into camp whenever she feels
like it.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

little guying iudiciously administered
often makes a weak man strong.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

Weak men believe in luck, strong men
believe in cause and effect.
The Springfield herald., 1902-03-28

Lackadaisical Launceot-Harold got seven days
Pessimistic Percy-He must "a pu weak defense.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-06

The melting of fowls is no more .
disease than shedding , of hair by
horses and colts, and other animals.
But melting fowls should have a
little better care than usual for their
clothing of feathers becomes scant,
and the cool snaps of the latter
part of September and all of October
are apt to catch them poorly pre-
pared for the sudden change. They
need plenty of good wholesome food,
and especially do they need safe
refuge from unpleasant weather. They
are liable to colds, like other two
legged animals. The place of refuge
need not be steam-heated, or kept at
uniform temperature by the use of
thermometer, but it should by all
means be kept dry. Many people adj
wise the use of stimulants, such as
red peppers, but all stimulants are
harmful in changeable weather. Give
the fowls good food, clean water and
dry and reasonably comfortable quar-
tiers and they will molt all right
Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-06
RuInea CHE. D,.cover.a.

DR.. Sven Hedip, in his recent tray,
els. discovered a series of ruined
cities of Chinese and Mongolian orr.
gin about 500 years old, and found in
them some extraordinary sculptures
and some ancient manuscripts of an
extremely rare description. These
cities would throw an altogether new
light on questions affecting the dis.
tribution of the various human races
and the migratory movements of
Asiatic people. He went through the
whole of the northern and central
parts and portion of eastern
Tbibet, and through the Great Cobb
desert in western China. His last
and most prolonged journey was
right across Thibet, first from north
to south and then from south to
west. He proposed to publish three
rather ponderous tones of scien-
tific nature" but he would first COM
pile large book for popular reading.
giving a description of his travels.
He had taken over 1900 photographs
and numerous sketches.-Geographi.
cal Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-06
HELEN MOONS CASE.

New Providence, Ia, Oct. 13th.-The
wonderful case of little three year old
Helen Moon continues to be the talk
of the neighborhood and everyone is
rejoicing with Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Moon,
the happy father and mother.
It will be remembered that this
sweet little girl was given up by the
doctors with Dropsy. She was so far
gone that her eyes were closed up and
her body bloated till it was purple
After everything else had failed
Dodd's Kidney Pills were used and to
the Joy and surprise Of everyone she
commenced to improve
This Improvement resulted in com
plete good health and she continues to
keep strong and well and without the
slightest symptom of the Drorsy left.
The doctors are as much bewildered
~ anyone at the wonderful cure of
this desperate case.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-06
A CHARITY FlB.


Notwithstanding the man knew how he
had come by his red nose, he was extremely
sensitive about it, and any reference to it
was resented promptly and with emphasis.
One day he was calling on some ladies when
the small boy of the family was present. The
youngster was strangely attracted by the
radiant nose, and kept watch on it from the
moment the visitor entered the room until
he had chance to speak to his mother, re-
lates the New York Herald
''Is it wrong to tell story, mamma ?" he
ssked so that everybody could hear.
''Of course it is, she replied, with proper
degree Of horror.
"But isn't it right to tell one just some
times" he persisted
'sWel," she hesitated. possibly If one is
told to spare the feelings of some person it
might be excused
"And why does my little man ask such q
question:" inquired the gentleman very
coaxingly.
Because" responded the boy, 81 wanted
10 say your nose wasn't bit red, If some
body else wasn't going to say it pretty soon"
Later when the cnlprit was going TO pun
ishmen: he asked his mother If she wouldn't
have licked rim Just the-sam if he had
told the truth. r - r4sE2
Moral-Don't monkey with morals.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-12-06

A correspondent noting what i.
fairly well known among entomolo-
gists, that many species of flies con-
gregate to dance, says it is well
known that this is for very utili-
tartan purpose-the selection of a
mate. At the present moment there
are thousands of so-called winter
nudge" (frichocera hiemalis) dancing
at the end of his garden. and every
now and again paired couples can
be seen to separate themselves from
the crowd. On the previous day.
when It was very windy, there were
but few about, but three or four
found the shelter of doorway, and
aftet. lengthy dance. seen from a
darken room against q twilight
sky, a paired couple found a resting
place on M coat sleeve.-Pears0n'a
weekly. :