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Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

- SIN Sabre 1901 puroen in
Snoiano3oIis 4O,2s7 uno i'm Staate
s0a ,l22 Suffer Del inipisirt.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

Rompteoler Hrsunis bsabfdtist BEN
Stabtratb cine OrSinana gu iibermit-
teln, bsr;uIolse bas amt zines itdbti.
sben -aiders" treirt peroen foa.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

Ser 8rlden-grpert nabm beute eins
lInteriuhuns Der &iuer aue. SrIds
Dor. Gin Beribt ii6er oas gr9ebniE
puroe nod ni9t ein9erei4t.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

Sic geb0rbe 1T i'm lle5riaen Der
Anlibt, oaB Die gountp. .Roum milldre Die
neue Bride on Der @eit Haibinston
Str. iiber Den Wbite &iuer 3u bauen
Aa6en. gs lit bieies ieoo9 cine anii5t,
pel9e oon oen @ountp-Rommifl ldren
ni5t setbeilt miro. OieieIben baben
poftip ertldrt, bab lie NIT Dem Bau
nidts 3u tbun baben wollen.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

september u. 8. '66.
u. @. 6Ieafon, oifentli3er gio-
tor.
Sails 6dtarrb 2ur miro inner
LID eenommen uno wirtt oirett auf oas
8Iut uno Die i9leimissn Oberfd9en
bes SpItems. Gait Gu9 3eusniIie frei
SuIdiden.
S. s. Gbenep &c g o., Soleoo, ..
|" Yertauft BON allen apotbetern,
75 Gents.
Saa's JamiIisn-Yillen iinb Die beiten
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

Wsapor Bootwalter tebrte erif beute
Ra9mittas BON ieiner &eiie nod oem
Often surld. @abri@einli4 miro er
moraeu oas aomiite ernennen, mel4es
ole 8orbereitunsen fir ben Beiu9 oes
priBen 6einrid trehsK ioa.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28

Rebren sur arbeit surId.
ginise Der ftritenben @dbden Der
Gents Wspsr &c 60. iino wieoer an Die
Arbeit surudsetsbrt; Der sr0Bte 5beil
oerieiben beiinoet iib ober nod INNER
an Strife. Sa oen Separtements, in
ueIden brinsenoe arbeit porIiest, fuo
neue Wdb9en ensasirt worben.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1902-01-28
taat 8 bio, s olebo,
Qucds Gountp, SIS.

Jranf s. @benep bei4port,
bas er Der dIteite Yartner Der 5irma S.
s. Gbenep & 60 /. lit, wel4e &C.
iddfte in Der Gtaot Soleoo, in oben-
senonntem gountp uno Staat, tbut,
uno baB beiaste Sirma Die Summe BON
einbunbert 9 Dollars FUR ieoen
Jall BON &atarrb besablen miro, Der
our9 ben @ebrau9 bon 8 ALL 8
nidt sebeilt weroen
tann.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

CHRlSIoPHEk ZOS. Zug was an eccen-
tric Individual. Born on farm, he
located in Pittsburg in early youth
and drove an expressmans cart on the
national pike. In 1S46 be formed a
partnership with some other Pittsburg-
ers and engaged In the iron business
the pioneer of that industry which has
given the Smoky City its great wealth
and population. The plant Is still in
operation, having earned fortune for
several persons beside Zug. The lat
ter was proud of the fact that his com
pany never Joined combine. Though
he had for twenty years been out Of
active business, not move was made
by his concern without his advice and
cooperation and in his last years he
was frequently driven to his office to
confer with his partners. To the last
his health was remarkable. At So he
could mount the most spirited horse In
Pittsburg and ride four miles.
1t was said that Mr.. Zug was the bug
bear OF some of the social leaders Of
Pittsburg. He hadn't spark of NAL
ice in his composition, but he did have
habit of chuckling when the social
dolngs of people were referred to in his
hearing. and an account In his presence
of the pretensions of this family or
that was as likely as not to be COM
mented on by him with reference to
the time when the head Of the family
drove a wagon on the national pike or
whipped up a mule on the canal tow
path or worked in some other humble
capacity.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

spread than at any time since the great
seven years pandemic of 1879 to 1888.
Little Is known of the first cause of
this malignant disease, but nowadays it
occurs only by the infection being con-
veyed from one person to another. Small
pox contagion exceeds in virulence that
of any other malady. The infectious prin-
ciple resides in the fluid contents of the
pocks and In the crusts resulting from
their desiccation, and probably il . con-
tained in all the fluids of the body. More
over, 1t pervades the emanations from the
person, so 1t may be contracted without
The volatile contagium may extend to a
considerable distance, it having been
known to cross a stream Of water, nearly
half q mile wide, and when attached to
articles Of clothing merchandise, paper
money, ETC., 1t Is very energetic and per-
sistent. The disease is probably more in
tensely contagious during the vascular
stage Of eruption, but 1t is communicable
at all periods Of It's course. 1t may also
without the person who carries it himself
suffering from an attack.
The period of incubation is usually thir-
teen days, although in rare cases the
time may be shorter. The symptoms are
ushered in with chill, this being follow
ed by high fever, great weakness, vomit-
ing. severe headache and pain in the
back Then the little red eruption ap-
pears, first upon the face and head and
a few hours later upon the body.
Much so-called smallpox isn't smallpox
at all, and doubtless many persons show
ing various similar symptoms have been
needlessly exposed to contagion by being
hurried away to isolation hospitals by
ignorant health authorities. Smallpox is
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28
Mutually Surprised.

There must have been about four
hundred people at Lake Bennett, writes
Mr.. Secretan, In his entertaining book,
ITO Klondyke and Back" making four
hundred different varieties Of death
dealing conveyRnees, for each had to
construct his own boat for descending
to the Yukon River. The owner Of a
little wheezy, portable sawmill, which
was putting away day and night tear
ing spruce logs to pieces for one hun
dred dollars a thousand feet, was get
ting rich. :.
Anything that would float was at a
premium. Once In a while you would
see something resembling a boat, but
not often. AS general rule, the soap
box and coffin combination was the
most popular pattern.
Some men could not wait to be sup
piled by the wheezy sawmill, but went
in for whipsawlng on their own &C
count. One man stands on top Of the
log. and the other below, and the saw
Is then pushed up ana down along :
chalk mark.
A story is told of two "pardners'
who commenced whlpsawing. Aftel
working a while. till his tired muscles
almost refused duty, the lower one ex
cused himself for moment, and hav
ing hired the first man he met to TAXI
his place In the pit disappeared. Tit
saving proceeded until the uppermos
''pardner," all unconscious that he wa
working with an entire stranger, be
thought him Of device to rest Max
ing some ordinary explanation. he go
down from the log and quickly hire,
an Indian to take his place at the saw
The 'pardners' were mutually sur
prised to meet each other shortly after
ward in an adjacent saloon.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28
FIRST LESSONS.
Young Sailor FOrcibiy Taught Econo-
my and Respect for superiors.

Young Sailor FOrcibly Taught Econo-
my and Respect for superiors.
The first two lessons on board ship
are, perhaps, obedience and the learn
ing to keep things 'shipshape." In ac-
complishing the latter task, there must
be no waste. Economy is as requisite
as order. A writer who calls himself
"a Yankee sailor" tells In bis reminis-
cences. entitled ION Many Seas" the
story of his Introduction to marine dis
clpllne. He says:
My first job was to scrub the brass
work about the wheel and serew-steer-
ing. The steamer being new. there was
q deal Of work to do about the rigging.
which had stretched all out OF shape
on the passage from Fairhaven TO New
York.
on this, my first day. they bad been
setting up the lower rigging. and the
decks were very much Uttered. when
the mate ordered me to sweep Up"
First. | went round and gathered up
a handful OF "shaklngs." that is. odds
and ends OF rope yarns. and with them
a brand-new piece Of lnch-and-a-half
MANILA rope, about six or seven feet
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

long, which had been cut off for some
purpose. Supposing this to be of no
value where there was such an abund-
ance of rope of all sorts, | carelessly
threw 1t overheard.
The mate was on the poop, and hear
ing the splash, looked to see what had
caused 1t. Down he came on the main
deck, and asked me. who had thrown
the piece of rope overheard.
81 did," said |; and then | got lee
ture on economy so emphatic, and so
punctuated with abusive epithets, that
| have never forgotten 1t.
He told me | was the most useless
fool he had ever come across, in a long
and varied career, and threatened to
throw me overheard after the rope
When the squall was at its height, the
captain came over the gangway.
whats the matter, Mr.. Johnson?
he asked.
"Oh, this boys made a good begin
ningv' was the scorntuI reply
"Why, what has he done|
"Only thrown half coll of new rope
overheard so far. | don't know what
he'll do before he gets the decks cleared
up"
81 did not" said l, coming forward
II only threw over a little piece.
didn't suppose it was good for any
thing, or l wouldn't have done 1t"
The mate looked daggers at me, ant
the captain said, so sternly that nevel
forgot it:
LET me tell you something, boy
Never contradict an officer; never speal
unless you are spoken to, and always
say sir to your superlors or you'll ge
into trouble"
Those were my lessons two in on
| dav.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28
FREAKS OF NATURE.

A Monstrous Growth of Vegetation
Found in the Golden State.
1--WE are not so much on corn here In
California" said Seedman L. German,
of Los Angeles. but In all other prod
ucts of nature we can beat the world"
He is perhaps the Oldest seedman on
the Pacific coast says Los Angeles
letter. What he does not know about
fruit, grain and vegetables is not worth
knowing
When asked about vegetable mon
strosities yesterday he refreshed bis
memory for a moment and then con-
tlnued: "Of course you have heard of
the big grape vine at Santa Barbara,
which covers an area Of three acres OF
land. Then there Is the monster rose
bush at Santa Rosa. ! remember when
boy, marveled at the size OF this
floral plant. 1t grew to an enormous
height and completely covered the
house where 1t grew. During my life
time here in California have handled
squashes running all the way from l5O
to 300 pounds each.
"Watermelons | have seen weighing
from thirty-tive to 100 pounds. Beets
are frequently known on this coast
weighing all the way from forty to sew
enty-hve pounds. Last fall | saw three
onions, the aggregate weight Of which
was nearly five pounds. In the Pomona
Valley | have known of onions weigh
ing from one and three-quarters to two
and half pounds. Tomato vines fire.
quently grow ten or twelve feet across,
and have often seen radishes that
looked like big turnips."
"How about potatoes2"
"Well, | have observed specimens of
the Humboldt County potato which
weighed from two to three pounds. 1t
is not at all unusual TO see cabbage
weighing from thirty-tive pounds to
seventy-five pounds Some years ago q
Mr.. Fox, who lived down In the Santa
Crux Mountains, raised carrot Of the
white Belgian variety which weighed
about twenty eight pounds. 1t was the
biggest carrot on record. In the way
of fruits, we have raised on this coast
enormous peaches and pears. The
largest pears that come to the Sar
Francisco market Of course, are what
they call pound pears. but have seer
them weighing two and half pounds.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

manhood, morally intellectually ana ph5
eically. the institutions which they make
and manage come most naturally TO DC
the greatest of their kind, and the city
of which they are part is great because
of them.
Next to men should place means. All
the men in the world could build neither
good nor a great city without money
It is the power for good or bad. In the
hands of truly great men, of honest men,
the results that may be obtained to the
goodness and greatness Of modern clty
are almost beyond conception.
Because Of the influence of money, the
status of a city's financial institutions
Is of grave Importance in estimating its
claim TO true greatness. The high stand
ing of its banks, and the integrity of its
trust companies, are not only important
they are absolutely necessary. Inc great
est financial institutions Of a country
center in the cities where money circu-
lates most freely, and establish there the
money markets of the world
Perhaps the first feature that makes a
city really great in the eyes of the world
ia its population. But numbers, however
large. can never make city truly great.
The manner in which the people are gov
erned is much more important; and great
men are the true foundation stones OF
all great cities. Through them come
high religious ideals, and institutions OF
true learning and broad charity; and
through them is good government obtain
ed The greater and better the men, the
greater and better the city.
THOMAS G. PLATT,
United States Senator from New York
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

From the standpoint of the conyicts,
would it not be better morally and ply
sically to employ them out of doors thap
within penitentiary walls, and in hardy
occupations rather than those more or
less sedentary? By dividing them into
squads of from ten to twenty men each
the danger of conspiraeies and the evils
incident to wholesale and miscellaneous
herding would be lessened.
In the absence of legislative appro-
priation providing for q system of State
roads. details Of convicts might be made
to counties under a lease system, the
counties bidding for the labor, as private
parties do now. 1t seems to me the plan
could be worked out In all details and
would be highly advantageous, pre-
sumo the employees at the penitentiary
would be opposed to this plan because il
would mean more hard work for them
and increased responsibility, but II our
legislators and executive want to distin-
guish themselves it seems to me that
here is magnificent opportunity.
f. BENJAMIN.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

comes known to her. II Is not doos,
rather heavy hempen curtain. and now.
resolutely determined to go through with
her adventure. she advances toward il,
pulls II aside. and finds herself face to
face with Gregory Dysart!
He is on his knees. next that peculiar
cabinet described In an earlier chapter.
and as he lifts bis head upon her en-
trance, a murderous glare, as OF one
hunted, desperate, comes into his curious
eyes.
The side Of the cabinet Is lying wide
open, and, as he involuntarily moves, the
chink OF golden coins falling one upon
another alone breaks the loud silence that
oppresses the atmosphere. In his hand
he Is holding an old and yellow parch-
ment.
I'll am sorry" murmurs Vera. terri
fed; II did not know; -"
what brought you here, girl-here
where / believed myself safe? Go, go
there Is nothing | tell you
they lied to you IL they told you any
thlng-go, | say!"
He has entirely lost his self-possession,
and is still kneeling on the floor, now
hugging, now trying to hide beneath him
the paper he holds with his sineWy. ner'
vous fingers. go, go, go!" he shreks
beside himself. He is in perfect fren
~; all dignity is gone; to the girl stand
ing trembling there 1t Is loathsomt
sight to see this old man on the brink Of
the grave thus crouching. abased. dishon
ored.
II am going" she says, family. She
Is CHASTITY pale; the sight Of him in biz
horrible fright, cringing thus upon thu
ground, has SO unnerved her that she &C
tually grasps at the curtain for support
ITO be continued)
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28
CHAPTER XIV

To-day is wet; soaking. steady down
pour that commenced at early dawn is
still rendering miserable the shrubbery
and gardens.
Vera, depressed by the melancholy Of
the day. has cast her book aside, and,
with a certainty OF meeting nobody in
the empty rooms and corridors, wanders
aimlessly throughout their dreary length
and breadth. These rooms are well
known to her. and presently wearying Of
them she turns aside and rather timldly
pushes open a huge, faded. baize-eovered
door that leads she scarcely knows with
er She pushes it back and looks eagerly
inward.
1t is not an apartment, after all. A
long, low. vaulted passage reveals itself,
only dimly lighted by q painted window
at the lower end IL appears to be a
completely bare passage, leading no
where; but presently. as she runs her
eyes along the eastern wall, a door meets
them, az old oaken door, iron-clssped
and literally hung with cobwebs.
Curiosity grows strong within her
Catching the ancient handle Of this door,
a mere brass ring sunk in the woodwork,
she pushes against II with all her might
In vain. But not deferred, she pushes
again and again; and at the last trial OF
her strength a sharp sounds ring Of
something brazen falling on = stone foot
crashes with : quick, altogether as
founding noise upon the tomblike silencs
that Ellis the mysterious passage.
At the same moment the door gives
way, aud she, Unexpectedly yielding with
It. steps hurriedly forward into 4 darl
and grewsome hole.
The poverty Of the light has perhaps
dimmed her sight, because after : httl'
while a shadow on the opposite wall
that resolves itself into an opening, be
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

RS are the chief end or education, tne
fads are a waste of time. If education s
mental and spiritual power. as the best
educators are now saying, the fads are
indispensable.
A child reared on arithmetic. old-fash-
ioned geography and the A B G method
OF education Is apt to be mentally stsrv-
ed and lean. Drawing. color work. mud
pies" music. manual training and con-
structive work, however simple. seize the
innermost interest Of the child.
That there are educational dangers
from "fads' is not denied. First, because
In the hands of impulsiye educational re-
formers the fad is likely to be overdone.
For an ideal system II requires ideal
teaching. Our normal school course
ought to be three or even four years. in
stead of two.
Children who must be at work at II
years old have no time for fads. Level
the conditions up to the ideal standards
Of education. Any fight against fads
should be fight. not for their abolition,
but for their proper modification and
for their increased effectiveness in public
education. r. A. WHITE, d. ID.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28
PARADISE FOR BIRDS.
The white House Grounds Posses
Many CHI arms for Them.

The white House Grounds Possess
Many Ch rms for them.
Birds having a keen eye out for resi-
dence quarters in Washington find the
White House grounds the most fash
ionable and select nelghborhood they
can enter. This Is especially so of birds
desiring a quiet life, without being sub
jected to the ''rubber-necktng' of other
birds, animals and human beings.
Sparrows in great numbers have their
homes IN the grounds, but they would
be Just as much at home on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and 1t is said by the bird
doctor at the White House that the
aparrows which live around there are
recluses, or have been run away from
the thickly settled quarters of the city
There Is plenty of room for more of
these little rascals in the grounds,
where the trees furnish quiet Places
for building and Matching, but the great
majority of these birds appear not to
care much for these delightful grounds.
For feeding purposes the White House
grounds are not success, because
they are always kept clean. In addition
to the value Of the grounds for resi-
dence purposes, there is one distinct
advantage. That is in the bathing fa-
cilIties. The White House sparrows
are like Japanese people in this respect.
When they are not chattering about
this thing and that they are bathing in
the different fountains in the grounds.
At all hours OF the day, but more par
ticularly in the morning, the little spar
rows assemble at the fountains, fit to
the leaves Of the water plants and dive
and duck as long as they desire. They
are not good swimmers and do not wear
fancy bathing suits. Where water Is
convenient sparrows are cleanly little
animals. Each leaf Of water plant
is strong enough to hold the weight Of
a bird, and there is not much danger
Of drowning. At any rate, no life
guards are stationed by the sparrows
to watch and protect incautious birds.
Blackblrds, robins, thrush. blueblrds
and crows make their homes In the
White House grounds, together with
other varieties. Nearly all the year
round robins may be seen In the
grounds; and they have their nests
somewhere about. They fly about the
front of the grounds and hunt among
the flowers and plants for worms. They
do not bathe themselves like the spar.
rows. They are comparatively tame
as no one bOthers them. These few
robins have been in the grounds fol
years. They do not go far north, like
the others Of their tribe, In the sum
mer months. The Washington climate
suits them. In the winter they disap
pear for a trip to the winter resorts
In the South, but come back In the ear
ly spring. The blackbirds seen4n the
grounds are big fellows, half as big
as crows and just as glossy black.
A rain crow which lives In the
grounds and in the trees Of Lafayette
Square can be heard just before eacl
rain, giving his peculiar warning tha
rain may be expected. Oidtimers a
the White House say that this bird 4
a better weather prophet than thu
weather bureau, so far as rain is con
cerned,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-02-28

comparatively rare disease, and in the
ordinary course OF his medical practice
not one physician in hundred ever
comes in contact with a genuine case.
This being true, whatever the average
doctor may know regarding this dread
maady has been learned from books or
impaired by some medical college instruc-
tor who himself, perhaps, has no knowl-
edge gained from actual experience in
its treatment. Under such circumstances
1t is not surprising that mistakes In dag
nosls are frequent. Even health ofhciais
in large cities. who see cases Of the dis
ease frequently, are at times unable in
its inciplency or early stages to distin-
guish it from measles, or from the erup-
tion that often occurs as a result OF large
and repeated doses of medicines that are
sometimes taken by persons without the
knowledge of the physician.
That smallpox is a loathsome disease
all admit. and that vaccination is almost
certain preventive is very generally ad-
mitted by medical men and medical au-
thorties. To be sure, not every one who
has been vaccinated is immune, neither Is
every one who has had an attack Of the
disease. The writer personally knew a
gentleman who died from smallpox who
had been twice severely afflicted with the
disease, and who was very badly Scared
from the previous attacks.
The fact remains, however, that vacci-
nation will prevent contagon In nearly
every case, and when smallpox occurs
after successful vaccination 1t is much
less severe and the death rate is proper
tionately diminished From proper vac
cination, with reliable virus no trouble or
danger is likely to arise; then 1t would
seem to be the duty of every one to be
successfully vaccinated.
&c SWEET, NJ. D.