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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

IN and in a moment the room was In
savage turmoil, in the center of which Were
Seattle Mike and Al Black. Botn OF tne
crirnps drew revolvers, but their weapons
were hurled across the room before nIsy
could use them. Down the two went under
the feet of the mob, fighting herceiy. Inc
bartender and two runners attempted 10
help them, but the first went down with
split scalp and the other two were tram
pied insensible in second.
Next the Infatuated sailors dragged the
two boarding masters into the Kitchen,
where they ducked their heads into the
pots, pans and even the lamps were piled
or. top of them and scattered over tne
f.oor SCATTERING glass and trampling feet
raised most unearthly row..
A Desperate Fight.
Ducked into insensbility, the two board
ing masters were then dragged into the
barroom, which was wrecked in similar
manner There would certainly have been
murder done had not squad of police
burst in the front door just then and
charged the drink-crazed sailors. Most OF
them were rounded up after desperate
fight and hauled off to the police station'
but not until squad of reserves had re-
irforced the original patrol. Al Black,
Seattle Mike and the bartender were taken
to the hospital.
Next day Captain. Larsen appeared at
the police station and paid the fines.
1T griefs me- he said, as the men fol-
lowed him meekly out into the street, TO
flint you in dis condition. You hat given
away to sinful wrath again. Vat did you
do to dem?"
They're in the hospital" replied Jack,
with a sickly smile.
"Vell.' continued the skipper. Gin dot
case I see de hand of de Lord. who sniteth
in His anger Vengeance is mine, saith
the Lord You hav been His instruments
of vengeance, and so shall be forglfen.
Say, boys, dis afternoon I ship again
for de next voyage. You want to sign on
again?"
Ave, ave, sir they all responded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

Yellept, chief man Wallula Injuns. First
white man give Yellept medicine. He make
him my father good eyes. My father come
home his tepee. He say his people: I see
him heap man, face all same snow; I see
him one man face all same burnt wood
Injun no believe my father talk straight.
My father say his men: You go with me-
Injun go where little river meet big river.
l go. 1 see my two eyes my father touch
him finger tongue; touch him finger black
man face. He rub. Black no come off"
Here Pe-tow-ya motioned toward her lips
and then rubbed her finger on the cheek of
Sac-a-ja-wea.
This story of the old Indian woman SO
well agrees with that of Washington Irv-
ing in his Astoria" where he tells of
Lewis and Clark on their return journey in
1865. of their having negro servant along,
Of their meeting friendly Wallula Indians
at the mouth OF the Touchet river on the
north side of the Columbia, and of their
swapping medicine with them for ponies
and food-that do not doubt Pe-tow-ya's
story. The major told me that to his knowl-
edge she had been on the Indian agents
roll for forty-fye years. Besides she sure
ly looked her part.
don't suppose Lewis and Clark ever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

heard of the full effect of their medicine,
for old Pe-tow-ya told how Chief Yellept,
who had many sons. lost them all but one.
He wished very much for this only living
son to succeed him as chief; but this boy
also died. Old Yellept felt of his son and
found him cold. When they were burying
the boy, Yellept got into the grave and had
them cover him up too-bury him alive.
THE old chief just about gave his chill
dren eye water or some poison for pain in
the stomach remarked the major, after
translating Pe-tow-ya'S story of Eellept.
The old woman was in talkative mood.
Her signs were so vivid that, although
could not understand her words. l knew
what she was speaking about. She went
on:
Hundred Years of History.
after first white man come. bimeby
come him ship where river go into big water
no see him across. Ale! Ale! King George
man come ship. Build him tepee logs
Make him hole in tepee. Poke him big
shoot out hole. King George man take him
boat, come up river; give him lnjun blank
ct, give him Injun beads, give him lnJun
heap thing pretty! Injun give him King
George man skin
"Bimeby come book man. make him heap
talk Injun. Book woman heap sing. Heap
white man come. Tepee got wheels. White
man take him Injun land. 1njun fight. Heap
shoot. Heap kill him Injun. Heap Kill him
White man.
Thus old Pe-tow-ya in her simple way told
us a hundred years history of the north
west-how John Jacob Aston. after the trip
of Lewis and Clark, sent ships to the mouth
of the Columbia hoping to establish trading
posts with the Indians: how King Georges
men, the English also came and building
Fort Vancouver and fortifying it with cam
ron contested the claim of Astor; how the
Canadian voyageurs of the Hudson Bay
Company went up stream and traders bar
tered with the Indians. giving them cheap
trinkets for their rich furs: how Whitman,
the missionary and his wife, preached and
sang to the Indians how the settlers came
pouring in in prairie schooners, took the
Indians land and fought them. This was
the best history lecture l had ever heard.
But how has she lived to be so old?' L
asked.
Fresh air has done the work. replied
the major. you know she has never slept
in house in her life. She was an old wo-
man many years ago when l was Indian
agent. l kind o took pity on the old lady
then and built her a house near her tepee.
But what do you think! Darned if she
didn't keep right sleeping in her tepee
and put her horses in the house. yes. Sir,
used it for a stable
During the talk with Pe-tOw-ya, SAGA
ia -wea had nothing to say unless the major
asked her to make clear to us what the Old
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mountain they met my people. The chief
was a brother of the Indian woman. who
showed the white men which river he take
and where they would find the tran across
the mountains. His name was Cam-e-ah-
wait He was good to the white men be-
cause Captain Clark had saved the papoose.
He gave the white men fresh ponies He
showed the white men the way down to the
Nez Perces country. The. NeZ Perces peo-
pie showed the white men the way to the
Big river. The Big river 0he Columbia)
took the white men to the ocean where the
sun goes down. That's all
Now you let me pictures, please"
said the girl TO the major.
Here's what you want to look at first.
expect said the major. handing to Sac
a-ja-wea picture he had made OF her AZ
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Extenuating Circumstances.

From the Chicago Post.
''You ought to be ashamed of yourself 10
go fishing on Sunday" said the good
churchman.
s'Possibly, possibly" replied the sinner:
ssbut there's no harm done this time. I
didn't catch anything.
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Food for Thought.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Appeal.
Edward" said the elderly cash bargain,
'you don't seem happy on our honeymoon.
Why are you SO pensive?'
L was thinking, dearest, that perhaps it
would have better had you been my mother,
after ALL"
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Very Sweet.

From the Chicago News
Ernie-"Jack and Helen must be very
fond of birds"
Edith-"Why SOP,
Ernie-..They are telling every one they
got married for a lark"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

With this painting came another this
week by the same artist. The portrait of
President Roosevelt, which was exhibited
last winter in New York and last summer
in the Paris Salon, and which has recently
been presented to our nation by, it is said,
friends of the artist. In NJ. Chartran's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

Mr.. Frank Moss has given up his studio
in the Corcoran building, purposing to spend
the winter at Camden, Ga. He Is looking
forward with much pleasure to the change
of scene, and hopes to be able to avail him
self of the wealth of paintable ma terial
with which that section of the south
abounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

But We sinned against that same kind,
fatherly OF skipper, AL" he continued, IAN
we want We to repent. 1t was a sin, AL, to
work off a lot of wicked, worldly men like
us on that kind oil man. But, thank the
Lord, he showed us the sinfulness of our
ways. just as we're goin' to show you"
what rot is this?" broke in Al Black
purple with rage. What dye mean, We
drunken swabS?"
Hear the child of wrath" said Jack,
piously. Boys, the time for the Lords
vengeance has come"
The bos'n kicked back bis chair, and as
though this were signal, all hands sprang
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
The zodiaca1 Light.

The name Of "zodiacal light" has
been given to singular appearance
frequently witnessed soon after sunset
or just before sunrise. 1t may be seen
at all seasons of the year in low lati-
tudes and is obviously due to illumi-
mated matter surrounding the sun in a
very fiat or lenticular form, nearly CO.
inciding with the plane of the ecliptic,
or, rather, with the SUMS equator. The
attention of astronomers was first di-
rected to it in the year 1858 by Cassini
and was long regarded as being the
SUMS atmosphere. This idea, it is now
thought, is incorrect, 1t being generally
believed at the present time to consist
Of an immense assemblage of rocks,
sand, cosmical dust, fragments Of met
al, ETC., such as the earth is continual
ly encountering in the form of aerolites
or meteorites. 1t may not be out of
place to mention in this connection that
the rings Of Saturn are believed to be
composed Of similar materials.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
The Decadence.

Mr. Herlihy looked at his latest pho
tograph, taken in his Sunday clothes.
and his gaze bespoke keen disappoint-
ment.
"Oid never "a had this TUX if it
hadn't been for thin children telling
me about the Improvements in photo
graphing" he muttered, holding the
card upon which his likeness was
mounted farther and farther away.
Improvements is it? Ord loike to
show this pictur' soide be soide wild
the wan o. had twinty years ago and
lave it to anybody which O thin two
made the betther mar O me. There's
an old, anxious, toired out look to this
new wan that was niyer in the other.
"There may be improvements in pho
tographing," said Mr.. Herlihy as he de-
posted the cabinet sized card face
down in his table drawer, "but Orve
yit to see thin. Youths Companion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
The Sen Of sahara.

French engineers have declared that
1t is perfectly feasible to convert the
desert OF Sahara into vast lake, thus
opening to commerce great regions of
the interior of Africa which can now
only be reached by long, tedious and
dangerous caravan journeys. They say
that a large portion of the desert lies
below the level of the Atlantic and that
by digging a canal to let In the waters
of the ocean the great change could be
effected easily ana at cost which
would be small compared to the bene-
fits which would accrue If the whole
desert lay below the level of the Attain
tic the flooding of it would create sea
more than four times as big as the Med
iterranean; but, as the Sahara is com
posed of elevated plateaus, mountain
ranges and depressions, only a part
would be covered with water when the
waves of the ocean were let in, and the
new sea thus formed would be an ir-
regular body of water probably of
about the same size as the Mediterra-
mean. Great commercial cities would
at once spring UP on its shores and
trade and civilization strike at once to
the heart of Africa. The sea of Sahara
may never become reality, but in any
event it Is gigantic and pleasing
dream.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
A Sailor of Bravery.


What threatened to be one Of the
worst disasters in the history of ship
ping was the burning Of the Ocean
Monarch. The fire was discovered in
her fore hold an hour or two only after
she left the Mersey. There was a
strong breeze, and she was headed for
the Welsh coast.
BY some unlucky accident an anchor
was dropped, and the big ship was
brought up all standing head to the
wind. The flames came roaring aft,
where GOO passengers and crew were
crowded.
A Brazilian frigate, yacht and q
pilot boat Were near, but they only at
tempted to pick up those who jumped
and swan. Suddenly up came an
American clipper and rounded into the
wind barely 200 yards away. In her
first boat was Frederick Jerome, only
an able seaman, but one of the bravest
seamen that ever lived. In fash his
boat was alongside the burning ship,
and he climbed on deck amid the
scorch and smother. There he stayed
until the last soul of 600 was saved.
His clothes We're on fire seven separate
times, and he was scorched almost be-
yond recognition. His only reward
was the medal of the American Hu-
name society.-Pearson's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
Comets and Women.

The analogy between comets and wo-
men once formed the subject of the
following peroration from an evening
contemporary: Comets doubtless an
swer some wise and good purpose in
the creation; SO do women. Comets
are incomprehensible, beautiful and ec-
centric; so are women. Comets shine
with peculiar splendor, but at night are
most brilliant; SO are women. Comets
are enveloped with lucid nebula
through which their forms are visible;
SO are those Of women in their light
and elegant attire. Comets confound
the most learned when they attempt
to ascertain their nature; SO do women
Comets equally excite the admiration
of the philosopher and of the clod Of
the valley; SO do women. Comets and
women are therefore closely analogous,
but, the nature of each being inscruta-
BILE, all that remains for US to do is to
view with admiration the one and to
love the other to alteration. Golden
Penny.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
Menelek ana the missionary.

A story is told of an attempt made by
a Swedish missionary to obtain a foot
hold in Abyssinia. No sooner had he
begun to preach than he was brought
before King Menelek, who asked him
why he had left his home in Scandi-
nayia in order to come to Abyssinia
The missionary promptly replied that
he had come to convert the Abyssinian
Jews. "Are there no Jews in your
country?" asked Menelek. The mis-
sionary admitted that there were a
few. "And in all the countries that
you have passed through did you find
no Jews or heathens?" the king con-
tinued. Jews and heathens," the mis-
sionary admitted, 'are plentiful"
Then" said Menelek. carry this man
beyond the frontier and let him not
return until he has converted all the
Jews and heather which lie between
his country and mine"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
4 ,r.-- - ----.--
: The Antiquity Of the Ballet.

" The Antiquity Of the Ballet.
Strictly defined the ballet is properly
theatrical exhibition Of !.ie art Of
dancing in its highest perfection, COM
plying generally with the rules of the
drama as to its composition and form.
1t was in existence in Italy as far back
as A. D. 1900, the court of Turin in that
day making especial use of it and the
royal family and mobiles taking part in
1t. The ballet was aSst introduced in
France in the reign Of Louis Kill, and
both that monarch and Louis XIV. oc-
casionally took part in its dances.
In its earliest presentation the ballet
appeared dexterously in combination
with the other theatrical acts and is
said to have completed the chaotic
medley exhibited In these spectacles,
which were at once NEUROLOGICAL. alle-
gorical, Fantastic, warlike and pasto-
raj" The reader will not be slow to
observe that its development in the
present day has not apparently lost
sight of these conditions
About the year 100 women made
their first appearance in the ballet,
which up to that time had been per-
formed exclusively by men, as was the
case also with plays and operas, but no
woman ballet dancer of any note ap-
peared until 1890.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28

much of adventure, but this boy, no
matter what he might have developed
had his lot been cast in other surround
1ngs was an honor to any race. Natu-
rally religious. as is the bent of the ne
gro, he was to his young mistress the
soul of honor and so deeply grateful
that his life was simply dedicated to
her.
The next two years passed unevent-
fully. Tony continued the faithful dis
charge of his duties and enjoyed the
happiness of a peaceful life. Alice's
eighteenth birthday was to be celebrat-
ed in festivities extending over several
days, and the air was full of prepara-
tion. Tony was now Invaluable, as he
brought in from the woods for decora-
tion the beautiful gray moss and the
sweetest wild flowers.
A grand oak tree with spreading
branches stood in front of the Brewster
home. For almost a hundred years it
had been there, and it had come to be
a landmark in the city. In the branches
of this oak Tony and the squirrel had
been allowed to play at will, and it was.
astonishing to observe the agility of
the boy as he swung from limb to limb
in play with the animal. The gay crowd.
gathered to see the fun, filled the air
with peals of laughter, and nearly ev-
cry day witnessed a repetition of this
diversion. The evening Of the birthday
marty came and went and happv tirad
heads sought their pillows and were
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
Ether vibrations.

The effect of movements in the ether
depends upon the rapidity of the vibra-
tons producing them. The unit of
measurement for short waves in the
ether is the bicron, which is about one
twenty-five millionth of an inch. Waves
measuring $50 to $40 bicrons affect our
sense of sight, the former number CIV
ing violet and the latter red color. The
invisible rays, to which the actinic and
Roentgen rays belong, are shorter and
have been measured as short as 100
those giving light give the feeling Of
warmth. The longest heat waves are
eight times the length Of those of the
red rays, or one three hundred and fs-
tieth of an inch
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28

NNEELlN6 DOWN, HE CIASPED HIS HANDS.
little black nuts. While gathering some
of these few days later the boy was
startled by voices near him, and he was
seen before he could move.
A merry group of girls and boys be-
tween the ages of fourteen and sixteen
stopped when they saw this strange
boy, and. noticing his look of fright,
some of the youths thoughtlessly made
fun of him. The expression Of fear on
the face of the dwarf changed imme-
diately to one of dignity. He seemed to
realize that, though not caught by his
brutal father, as be at first feared, he
was at the mercy of crowd of heart
less boys. AS he was about to walk
away sweet young girl came for
ward and, turning to her companions,
said:
"For shame, boys! God, who made
you and me, made this poor child"
The boys evidently realized the JUS
tice Of the rsptimand. One Of them ap.
preached the negro and asked if he
mad any unts eosell.
'Tenkye, sub. bat got Ter keep urn
ter eat. ans got nuttiR eisa."
Why, money will buy something
tenkse. sub. ape got no way
N, Tey"
ii AAad before spoken now
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
An Arab Legend.

"There is none SO poor but there IL
one poorer
A poor Arab spent his last bara on a
handful of dates and went up on a
high cliff to eat them and die. AS he
threw the stones over lean hand shot
out below and caught them.
"Ho!' said he. "Why do you catch
my date stonesT'
Because, o brother answered a
weak voice, II have not eaten these
three days, and Allah has sent these
stones TO save my life."
Praise be to Allah," answered the
first man, "for he has saved me also,
for here is one poorer than l."
And both men went into the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
MalleabIe Glass Of the Egyptian.

Strabo and Josephus both affirm that
the Egyptian glass workers were so
well skilled In their art that they imi-
tated the amethyst and other precious
stones to perfection. Malleable glass
was one Of the secret arts Of the an
clients, the formula for making it being
now reckoned as lost Strabo mentions
cup Of glass which could be ham
mered into any desired shape. the ma
terial Of which IT was composed being
as ductile as lead
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-11-28
Little Tony
BY Rebecca
OffolenS1i
Copyright, 1909, bu
Frederick r. Toon,bs

IA LONE in wild part of the woods
IA on the outskirts Of Charlesl~-l,
Ia S. c., deformed negro boy was
playing with little squirrel.
From time to time he would put the
little animal on his shoulder and scram-
BILE into the bushes. as il in search of
something. Soon his woolly head would
reappear and, sitting among the leaves,
he would feed the squirrel and himself
on berries which he had gathered. Sim
liar occurrences might have been seen
at almost any time for several weeks
past, day and night being alike to this
little creature, who appeared to have
no want beyond n life of freedom
One day while apparently playing
gleefully no laugh or word issued from
his lips, though the squirrel was full Of
pranks. After some time the boy jumped
to his feet and as noiselessly as an
animal scaled the nearest tree and
quickly concealed himself in the thick
foliage of the topmost branches This
peculiar conduct was soon explained by
the appearance of some negroes The
sound of their approaching footsteps
had sent the frightened child into hid.
ing. AS it was growing late the route
through the woods was taken by many
returning home from their days work
in the fields. and this knowledge kept
the boy safe in his retreat. Soon par
ty of men and women appeared. Among
them was negro of middle age, armed
with a thick stick.
Looking around eagerly, he said: "You
lemme ketch um. I'll tan his black hide
fur um."
''W'at 'e bin doin', Scipio?'
DOM? De little debbIe! He too lazy
ter wuk, an g steal eberyt'ing put cen
de room. I'll teach um fur tech wat
doan' b'longs ter um."
Way you git dat boy anyway, Scip?"
Il dunno. t'ink Satan sen IN yeah.
e mudder die jes' wen 'e need um
mos, an got ter bodder wild WORT
less brat wat can't mex livin'."
''Is you e own daddy?"
YES cuss UNI! q bin cen my way
sence e wuz BON. an you lemme ketch
um now. I'll finish um.'
A woman asked how old the boy was,
and Scipio thought he was about four
teen, but was not sure. AS they were
leaving Scip said:
Il track Tony fur rs desc woods, an
! cunain' yeah ebery day till git um.
Den mex um sing"
When all was once more quiet, the
little wanderer crept cautiously from
the tree and made sort of bed of the
leaves and branches. When about to
Lie down. sudden thought seemed to
strike him. Kneeling down, he clasped
his hands and raised his eyes in prayer:
T" Please, coed Lord, bless me an doan'
let dat man fine me. so mis'ble wan
die, like my dear nanny"
He sought his bed and was soon in
sleep of blissful, childish peace.
1t was early September, when the
chinquapin is ripe and the woods are
often secured by young folks for the