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The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL BUG"
New Fad in Which Nice Young Man
lakes Much Interest.

Takes Much Interest.
Behold in me the biographical
bug" said the man with the jet eyes,
'for l am it. | am the latest thing
in the way of bug, brand new al
dition to scientific nomenclature, a
sort of new spot on the sun, as IL
were. Biographical bug! That SOUNDS
well, does it not? The b. b. for snort.
The symptoms and characteristics
which differentiate the biographical
bug from all the other bugs in the
buzzing realm of bugdom are not unln-
teresting. There is, as matter OF TACT,
something grewsomely fascinating
about this particular kind OF mania
which has so lately pulled me into It's
excited and pulsing vortex. Fun?
never had so much fun in all my life
before
Looking at the thing now, taking
a broad view of the perspective, the
little amusements which crowded into
my life in the erstwhile to thrill me
momenarily with spasrn of delight
seem dull indeed in comparison with
the newer sensations of the biograph-
ical bug. Even the little climaxes,
when the feeling of ecstacy touched
the high-water mark, are but leaden,
lifeless memories, prosaic, uninsplr-
ing inanities.
Lately, in following out the rou-
tine of my calling, it became neces-
sary for me to enter upon a compre-
hensive scheme of collecting the lire
sketches of various important person
ages; biographies, in short, OF men
and women, who, for one reason and
another, have riveted the public at
tention. 1 now have collection OF
clippings, some serious, some funny,
some In the form of narratives, while
others are anecdotal, even comical,
that will make some of the biograph-
ical encyclopedias look like the old
blue-back speller.
Where does the fun come in? Just
here. You see, the collection OF these
sketches has given me direct person
al interest in every important man
and woman in the world. To Illus
trate: Suppose the Sultan of Moroc-
co dies. Forthwith | HE me to my
sketches, where I find him duly re-
vised, indexed, elaborted and hand
somely bound and gilded, and proceed
to- read all about him. Besides, l have
in the same collection picture OF
him. So you see where the interesting
feature of the thing comes in from
my standpoint. Why, don't do
thing now but watch for people to die
To be honest, if may be honest with
out being harsh, want men and WON
en- to die, so can hustle. out the bi
ography and read all about them
while furnishing the newspapers with
few odd facts about the late so and
50. l suppose the biographical bug is
| one of the most interesting OF the
vust and growing family and Is the
only one enjoying the unique but grew
some distinction OF delighting II
death."-New Orleans Times-Demo
Il crat.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
THE BRIDES LETTER

Dear Helen, you will be surprised
To get a note so soon-the hrse
Bridal edition, unrevised-
And scrubbed at my very worst
I've but a pencil, as you see,
A leaf from Harry's diary torn,
And then I'm writing on my knee
And feel little bit forlorn
We're on the train still. m alone;
Harry is in the smoking car
These last two hours. My times my OWL
But, Helen, dear, how strange men are!
Three days ago-time quickly flies,
And vet it somehow seems like years
Since all the kisses and good-bys,,
And all the trembling hopes and tearst
OF course he likes to smoke, but then
You always used to say, you know,
Women were different from men.
All, yes, indeed. find it SO.
Most Of nv dreams seem disarranged
OF course, I'm happy-only lite
Looks altered now-the world is changed
can't believe Pm Harrys wife.
And yet know I am. Ior here :,
What tiny thorns ones wreath may
marD
| Pm sitting quite alone, my dear. y
And he's in the smoking car.
Madeline S. Bridges.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21

really is just new fiatterer and SYM
pathizer, but she 10 willing to pay for
the privilege.
THE wife of a rich German-Ameri-
can is taking points in English speech
apd composition from me and have
done good service in persuadtng her
to alter her style of dress. She was
wearing fiounces of the barrel-hoop
design, when long straight lines were
her need. And she wore bonnets and
opera head decoration that would
make Venus frightful. She says her
husband is delighted with her student
progress, but know it's the tasteful
dressing that pleases him. The wife
is too old and staid now even to
change her manners and way Of speak
ing.
Post me up on politics. another
patron tells me. I attend the current
events readings, but need Information
back of what they supply. l must
know the main planKs In the party
platforms, and those things that brill
liant women discuss International az
fairs l have not kept up with at all,
and some of the men l meet are more
interested in politics tnan anything
else. My husband wouldn't notice
whether had on a new gown or an
DID, but he would like me to under
stand public matters and be able to
talk about them.
THE queerest patron I have wants
information on ecclesiastical matters.
I'm a Ounce about church history,
she confided at our preliminary inter-
view, and my best friend is deeply
interested. He isn't minister, but he
talks beautifully about the different
movements and reformations, and
| know he would like me to know some
thing on such subjects She sug-
.gested that study and assimiliate the
! facts properly and teach them to her.
She is big, bony woman, with much
property, and l am interested to know
whether the best friend Is to be
brought to book or not by the humor-
ing of his within.
81 spend considerable time in libra
ries getting stepped in knowledge use
full to be talked off as faminarly as
the pharases in childs primer. the
elderly patron visit on Saturdays de-
sires to be posted on medicine and
medical history, because her son is
studying it. She is 65 and OF the
stout, lazy habit, but anxious for THIS
knowledge second hand.
Il have hunted up lots of animal
lore for a patron who wants to shine
in humane circles. She wants authen-
tic incidents of great folks pets, and
data as to the habits of cats and dogs
Sometimes l cater to tad fol
equine literature, and, again, some
body wants private lessons n the mail
principles of electricity. OF course
the women could all get Thu informa
ton for themselves, but they don
want to, and many are too old or tt
indolent to attend school headquarter
for such things. Often make outline
and filled-in sketches for womens clu'
papers, but my work is always unob
trusive and the composition suited a
much as possible to the individual
character. People nowadays want t
get their knowledge ready made, JUS
as they get their garments or thei
fortunes. And when they study an
ss'@seet 1t islFHish . praeticai purpos
\ In view, not for the piea.tlfe of ils in
herent interest. Olive GGunhy 4
the New York Comercial Advertiser.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
1.-The Sioux nave
~ ~" ~ ~ ~ hoatila MAYA
= de ~ ssi .sSss SRI

= RzH..~ Zig kosky and some other
---v,ez- advantage of the situation here
and robbed the Indians whenever the
had half chance Kosky, at LARGO
Greek, was close to the reservation
line, and he had keen eye for stra,
ponies. l suppose he stole and sold
dozen or fifteen of them in a year
After every loss the Indians woul,
herd their ponies closer for time
then they'd get little careless an,
more stock would disappear. 1t dlC
not the slightest good to complain; boti
L and the missionary here went to The
sherlffs In the adjoining counties, ant
tried to get them TO put a stop to the
robbery
1.-The Indians room came TO fear Big
kosky much as some people fear evil
spirits. They thought he had wakan'
big medicine or spIrit-"which pro
tected him. They said he could look
right through a person and see what
was behind him. He usually carried a
two-bitted ak with a long handle,
which the Indians looked upon as his
war-weapon; and they supposed he
could throw this through a man at a
very long distance.
He used to come to my store now
and then to trade, and the Indians al
ways kept away from him, for he
hated them and would glare at them
like mad beast. But my clerk, who
had been educated In white schools,
had lost his fear OF wakan men. and
1t was amusing to me to watch the play
between them.
Good day, Mr.. Koskyr Martin
would say. very politely. VIII YOU
have some rope to-day. or will you have
one of these fine knivesT and he would
hold up butcher-knife or a coil of
rope for inspection.
Big Kosky's eyes would blaze. and
then he'd mutter something in his own
language and turn to me for what he
wanted. Probably, though. there would
have been no fracas between Martin
ana hosky If l hadn't been called to
Fort Berthold on business. Kosky
came over the next day with cart and
yoke OF oxen after some flour. When
he entered the store he glared at Mar.
Tin as usual, and finding | was TO be
gone for week OF two. he turned OH
his heel and walked out
"A little while afterward an Indian
came in and told Martin that the bic
medicine white man-"had
taken one of my ponies. which was
plcketed in ravine beside the road.
The old scamp supposed it was an In
dams pony
Martin said nothing, but locked the
store, saddled his pony. and went after
Big kosky. About two miles from the
store he overlook the fellow. with nv
horse tied behind his cart. Then there
was lively time. Kosky got off his
cart with his axe and charged Martin.
yelling like a wild man. The boy
lodged on his spry pony and watched
for an opening.
He circled swiftly around the cart
and oxen until Big Kosky was pretty
wen blown trying to get at him. Then.
when kosky was at the opposite side
OF the cart. Martin made sudden
cash at the oxen and bella bored them
with stockwhip II needed only
cut or two 10 set them of nj a iump.
and Kosky. puffed and tired. was left
TO shout after tae runaways.
Martin ran the oxen to safe dis
tance, then cut the led pony's rope.
and drove the animal nomeward. with
Big kosky shouting after him all kinds
Of threats. -
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21

Miss Maud Powell the violinist. re-
Gently had a somewhat unusual expe-
rience with her precious violin. She
sent it by express solidly packed in a
stout wooden box, but when she came
to claim it it was missing. She de.
seribed the appearance of the box to
the Official, and sad and sympathetic
look came over his face. He sighed
and went away, and presently returned
with the box held coffin-wise. eve
mad 1t on the ice" he said.-Springfield
AseRupaeaus r@ytsT-sarxss
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21

snrs--INE evening l stepped into
ills1 lllI Alex Kelley's store. which
N was also the agency post
" | office, to await the slow
il9ll hTu coming of the mail, and
1'''A'----'As found that the proprietor
had gone out to supper and left the
door unlocked He had no clerk. ana
inside were a number Of blanket In
dlans' seated upon boxes and barrels
very much at home. ! knew that GOV
eminent employees at all tae Sioux
agencies were VIGOROUSLY negligent In
the matter of locks and keys, yet
was surprised at Kelley's supreme CON
fidence in these Indians.
When we were alone that evening !
smoke to him about the matter.
"Oh," he replied, In his easy way,
eff there are Indians in the store when
I'm ready for meals, don't send them
out. Show a Sioux that you have per-
feet confidence in him, and you can
trust him with anything you've got.
The best clerk had, in the days when
my trade needed help. was an Indian
Martin Blueshleld. Martin saved me
from loss by thievery several times;
the thieves were whites.
"I'll tell you of Martins fracas with
Big Kosky Kosky had timber claim
over here on Laroot Creek. He was
some kind of foreigner and had
worked in the pineries; be was the big
gest and the meanest man that ever
came into these parts. He was tire
mendous fellow in size, with mech
and chest like bulls, and he had
black beard as coarse as straw. tina
stood straight out Ike hogs bristles
"At that time the Indians here. wh'
have always been peaceable, were feel
ing very tlmld. 1t was the year afte
the Custer GSht, and the people of tn
settlements hereabouts were not wei
disposed toward the Indians.
IL don't know how 1t is," said Kelley
~~HaYively, "but most white peopl
,em to know the difference bt
and a bad on.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
He Suited.

Uncle-Well, Annie, do you like your
sisters husband?
Little Annie-Oh, he will do. He ac-
cidentally shot my brother at the hunt,
he ran over father with his automo-,
bile, and now he marries my sister,
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21

Martins hsndliag ss him gave the In
dams hele some heart to protect their
property, and there was less stealing
of their stock. They gave Martin q
long name-they called him Strikes-the-
Medicine White Man" - Youths
COMPANION.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
The Exploit Of
MARTIN BLUESCHIELD.
By Franklin Welles Calkins.

"The old rascal didn't make vain
threats, either. Two days later he came
on the reservation with couple OF
cowboys who hadn't any too good repu-
tations. and drove off bunch of fifty
odd ponies which an Indian boy was
herdlng on Short Pine Creek.
"They wouldn't have dared attempt
so bold n theft If either | or the mis-
sionary. Mr. Williams. had been on the
reservation. But as 1t was, they only
had to drive these ponies to the near
est railroad town and sell them at $40
or SIS each, and the complaints OF the
Indians would avail nothing. Such
robberies of the Sioux were frequent In
those days, and kept even the friend
lest of them in a state of hostile feel
ing.
N don't suppose that Martin even
would have dared to follow the ras-
Gals II they hadn't run off four of my
ponies in the bunch they stampeded.
But I had left him In charge Of my
property, and when runner came In
with news Of the loss he again locked
the store, and leaving some Indians on
guard. mounted his pony and followed
the rustlers. He was careful. after
striking their trail. not to come In sight
| OF them until after dark.
about two hours after sunset he
came up with them in the coulee OF
Chapeau Creek. They had just made
camp, having run the stock more thar
forty miles over an unsettled district
Martin saw them without being seen
He picketed his pony beyond ear-shot
and then crept close to their camp
hiding In some bushes where he coul'
keep an eye on every movement.
1.-THE three men were sitting about
small fire, eating their supper. Thei
ponies were picketed close by, an
their guns, two Winehestcrs belongin
to the cow-men and an old shotgu
which Kosky carried, lay against the
saddles within their reach.
1.-THE moon was shining brightly int
the calleS: and Just belaM the rustlel
II. l..
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
PITH AND POINT

Dinwit-"Say our backbones are like
serial stories aren't they?' Thlnwlt-
prove it" Dinwit-"Continued in our
necks." Harvard Lampoon.
Some "smart' folks know enough to bluff
Some other folks to beat the Dutch.
The really smart folks know enough
To keep from blufing overmuch.
Philadelphia Press.
She-'I must say that l am disap-
pointed in you; there was time when
l thought you were man of boundless
courage" He-"That was when pro-
posed to you, of course. Richmond
Dispatch.
j.. Naggsby-"What is problem
novel?" Waggsby-"It is one in which
the motive of the author and the judg-
ment of the publisher are equally
puzzling to the reader. baltimore
American.
Teacher-"Can any little girl tell me-
who was Columbus?" Sadie Gram
tically swapping her fingers)-'I know
Teacher-"Well Sadie? Sadie-"Col-
umbus the gem Of the ocean. '-Phiia-
delphia Press.
Gladys-"Papa read your book Of
poems and wept over every line Her
Affianced-"H did," Gladys-"Yes.
He said he couldn't help but weep to
think such lobster was coming into
the family.
Teacher-'I notice that you are never
able to answer any of the questions.
How is this, little boy?" Willie Dull
boutwell,, if 1 knew, dad wouldn't
go to the trouble of sending me here"
Detroit Free Press.
Wif1e-"You call yourself happy be-
cause your wife thinks you the best
man on earth" Topper-"Nothing OF
| the kind. 1 am happy because she
keeps up the farce of appearing to
think so."-Boston Transcript.
Miss Withers-"I presume Mr.: Flipp
| made his usual weekly call on you last
night?" Miss Callow-"Yes, and ]
must say that he made fool of HIM
self" Miss Withers- Proposed
~. elr22,aRi chmopd Dispatch
S.sell-'I-s;sssss ~. AngS-, aehsG
ful than the knowledge thatya man is
in love with YOU Bless A.soh. / don't
know. What's the matter with the
knowledge that two or three men are
in love with you?'--Chicago News.
II think I've earned kiss, he said
The lights burned low, the hour was
late,
She whispered with averted head.
lis not worth while to arbitrate.''
Judge. !
Conscientious Conductor I'm afraid.
sir, the young lady can't be permitted
to travel on a half-fare tickets she's
much over twelve years oldt Irate
Papa-"Do you mean to inform me,
sir, that my daughter and l are en-
deavoring to swindle the railway COM
pany? Let me tell you, sir, that we've
never been so grossly insulted on the
line before, although we've both tlav-
eled on it for over fifteen years.
Rams Horn.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21
TWILIGHT.
sy HENRY W. HoNoFrLLow.

d andc And a woman's waving shadow
I'D and free, and fro,
the seabirds Now rising TO the
Of the
do
And the night
the Az
Peers ou
AS childish And tne nh an.
the darkness AS they peat az
To ome
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-06-21

INDLSTTNCT PRINT
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-03-18
Public Printing.

The HiIlsboro Democrat has
some correct notions about the
county printing question and we
reproduce them below for the beno-
fit of our reader:
Newspapers are faring badly at
the hands of the Missouri Legisla-
ture when it comes to voting on
any proposition which is calculat-
ell to increase public printing.
Voting down such propositions is
not as bad at the contemptuous
language used towards the fratern-
ity by the solons. Some of the
aforesaid solons must be looked af
ter nv the editors; but for the
present it will probably be more
pertinent to give little attention
to the question, "Why should any
thing he published at the expense
Of the public?" We have had our
idea about this, and that is that it
is for the information and protec-
ton of the public; but great
many people, including a number
of editors, think otherwise. There
have been instances in this state
where, when there was a good lot
Of legals to publish, officials COM
bined and started a paper of their
own in which to publish them,
while the we'll established papers
of the county were ignored entire
! ly. Thon it is often the custom to
let out to the lowest bidder; and in
such cases ii is customary for the
court to be heartily congratulated
! for its economy in getting the
work done for nearly nothing in a
paper that very few people ever
see. Just a few weeks ago the
County Court Of Washington coun-
ty let out its public printing and
the Gazette at Irondale secured the
contract. As it is only a little
over year old and there are two
other papers in the county, one
that has been published for thirty
years or more, it is reasonable tC
conclude that the paper selected
can not do the service which either
of the others could. 1t may pub
lish the matter just as neatly ano
correctly, but will that fill the bill
If the matter is not to be publish
ed for the benefit Of the public, bn1
merely to give Il sop to some poor
printer, then it had better not bt
published ut all. Newspaper mel
. should not be mendicants, nor ever
as protected industries that thu
people have to be taxed to support
There would be some reasonable
excuse for inviting competition be
tween two papers that can give
; equal service, or to pay them IL
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-03-18
GREAT HEAT OF METEORS.
Some Have Fallen Upon the Earth
in the Form of Molten
Masses.

Ordinarily the meteors that flash
across the sky at stated periods OF
time burn themselves out in the up
per air, but occasionally meteoric
mass lasts long enough to reach the
earth. One fell on May Is, 1900, at
Felix, Ala. Meteors were seen on
the occasion referred to and sundry
explosions We're heard, while later
on mass of meteoric substance
weighing seven pounds was discov-
cred imbedded in soft soil. This
meteorite was analyzed and found to
be built up of such minerals as
! olivine, augite, triolite, nickel iron
and graphite carbon, says a scien-
tific paper.
The dark color of the Felix stone
is stated to be due to the presence
in fair amount OF the last-named SUBJ
stance. The interest attaching to
meteorites. of course. centers around
| the fact that they enable US to OBJ
| tain glmpses of the composition of
! other worlds than ours. Astronomy
| is we'll agreed on the unity of chem
| ical composition which marks the
| orbs. and even the simple fact that
| it is hydrogen gas which bla>es in
| the sun and gives us our light and
| heat is testimony to this fact.
/ Meteoric iron and carbon similarly
| isplay links between these erratic
! bodies and our own earth
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-03-18
HOUSE PROOF AGAINST GERMS
Medical Congresses Hopefully Pav
ing the Way for Il Thoroughly
H.Eienic Structure.

A germ-proof house is the latest
addition to the hygienic terrors of
life. 1t is not yet actually III exist
ence, but medical congresses are bus
'ly and even hopefully paving the
way for its advent, says the London
Chronicle. When it arrives and we
are all thoroughly scientific and un-
comfortable, our homes will be sin
glestoried, without stairs, built on
gravel soil. destitute of cellars, with
concrete and blocks of earthenware
pierced for ventilation" placed un-
der the floor, and the ordinary bricks
will be superseded by glazed and
tightly fitting hygienic bricks The
roof will be tiled, not slated, and the
windows will reach from top to bot
tom of the walls. The dining table
chairs cushionlesS or stuffed with
| medicated wool. The walls ought to
be made of cement that takes n
| high polish. can be stained to any
color and washed frequently. Cur
| tains and draperies of all kinds will
be abolished; pictures will be per-
mitted only when let into the cement
wall: for artistic touches we shall be
depending on plants of the india
rubber and eucalyptus type" In no
room will there be corners to harbor
dust and bacteria. and the skirting
will always curve into the hardwood
parquet floors instead of striking
! them at right angles.