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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
TORNEY BUCKING THE CENTRE.
Hok of Those Who Hope TO Be Vest Point Team Contest m
Naval Academy Boys.

The West Point Military Academy football
ieam has been excused from drills three days in
= week since November l in order to afford time
Tor thorough practice before the annual army and
Avy game at Philadelphia November %
1T ) o'clock in the afternoon of these days the
team begins work under the instruction of Cap
tain King and DAILY the coaches, and works en-
ergetically until sunset.
When the weather is fine the officers whose
hours Of duty will permit. the women of their
families and the visitors, of whom there are
always some at the reservation. watch the prog
of the practice play with deep interest
rom the benches along the west side of the
plain. Old army officers who happen to be at
I e Academy on such occasions are among the
} 1st enthusiastic of the spectators, and veterans
OF the various wars to whom West Point is a
Mecca at all times, never fail to manifest a
hearty interest in the work.
The appearance on the field of a man bearing
bagful of pigsLns at O'Clock is the signal
.or a gathering the benches of all whose
duties and the customs of the place will
permit. One player after another comes
the field, and soon there is a gen.
\,ll exhibition of kicking, catching and pass
ng the balls which seems to fill the air with
pigskins Then come the drill in formations
and team plays, which raise the interest of the
spectators TO the highest pitch and bring out
both the weak and the strong points of the team
the former to be corrected and the latter to be-
if possible strengthened to the point of invinci-
bfity.
Torney's all round work this season is looked
uron with great favor by the coaches. AS full
back he is regarded promising the finest
work. His kicking is said to be accurate and
snappy. and he is depended on in the work of
buciling centre a strong element in the team
play.
Hacket, quarterback, is also. IL is said giving
evidence in the practice work of many strong
points. His catching of punts is greatly admired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

OF herier's household OF camp, it viii bs
found on Thanksgiving Day, is probably one OF
the most isolated and dreary on the globe. His
skin tent abode is pitched on the desOlate, snow
covered tundra. far from the OutpOsts Of civili-
cation. The herder is the record breaking mover
Of the world Every fOrty-eight hours for nine
months his fraiI tent home is pulled down and
set up again in the vicinity of his ever rowing
flock The deer are not allowed to feed long on
one pasture. as the constant scraping Of their
hOofs hardens the snow. and it becomes difficult
for them to get at the moss underneath Large
herds have to move forward every few hours
and actually kept on the go all the winter.
as a territory that has been grazed over for q
cay is useless till next season The moss upon
which the deer feed is a foot or more below the
surface of the snow. and is obtained by burrOw-
ing down with their sharp elOven hOOfs.
New-Mexico is supposed to be pretty well sup
piled with the articles and comforts Of eiviiza-
ton. yet natives of Old Mexico are to be found
along the southern border who live in the most
primitive way. A woman Of this kind. for in
stance, prepares bread for a Thanksgiving spread
by kneeIing down and grinding corn upon the
aboriginal stone metate. used hundreds Of wears
ago, or maybe she makes frijolss from beans
ground in the same 1abOrOUs way FISH,
served along with her corn bread, are caught IN
the most remarkable manner. This IS accom-
pIished by extraordinary method OF poison
ing the stream with the juice of a certain agave
plant. The meat of the fish, however. is not az
fected in any way. The men gather armfu.s OF
this plant, which they deposit on the river bank
As soon as it is dark this is thrown in bundles
into the water, and the men tramp upon the
plant to mash out the juice. a half dozen VIII
take turns. standing waist deep in the water
and take part in this treading process The SUI
stance which they force out po.s0ns the water
for a quarter of Il mile or more in a single nish~
and stupefes and renders the fish helpless. III
the morning they are caught by the handINi y
the men. assisted by the women. These hsnNS
affairs will last several nights. and then emo u
a general feast and dance The FISH not IN
mediately consumed are cut open in the 0@eN
and put upon high rocks or huns Up N D'
trees to dry for future use
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

and he is also skilful in punting and strong in
team work.
Captain FarnswOrth's strength. agility and
persevering work in team play likely to bring
him, so the experts say, a liberal amount of ap-
plause at all critical points. A glance at his
sturdy figure sufices to show that he will con-
tribute momentum to difficult attempts to ad-
vance the ball
Graves, one of the tackles. has, it is said es-
tablshed strong claims to favor by his prac-
tce play. He is in fine form so far, and is ex-
pected to play prominent part in carrying the
army team to victory in the impending contest
with the navy.
Does kicking and punting are also attractive
features of the practice playing He is a strong
candidate for place in the game of the year.
There are many other players whose places in
the lineup for the great game may be won by the
developments of the practice play. and some of
them beginning to give promise of excellent
work. The team for the game will not, of
course. be definitely selected until the last pos
sibIe moment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
THANKSGIVING FE1STS.
Not Al Uncle Sans Sons VII
Get Turkey This Week.

In striking contrast to the joyous and de-
licious Thanksgiving dinners of American civil
ization the frugal repasts of the many thou
sands dwelling in remote and inhospitable parts
of the United States. Just how some of these
less favored sons and daughters of Uncle Sam
manage to get their food and what their
Thanksgiving bill of fare will consist of are Wv
idly shown by pictures the first page of this
supplement- The natives who live on the coast
of Alaska have a somewhat harder struggle for
existence than do their reindeer breeding neigh
bors of the interior All during the year the
former are forced TO wage a ceaseless warfare
upon the whale. seal and walrus for subsistence.
In gathering their Thanksgiving repast or feast
the efforts of the whole household are employed
In November and all through the winter hunt
Ing of the sea animals is mainly carried on
though holes in the fee. Fish is obtained en-
drely In this manner. young girl will sit on
blocks Of ice, covered with a few skins, all day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22

fishing, in the face OF bitter wind, with the
temperature 60 degrees below zero. In hunting
the seals young boys locate the openings with
keen scented dogs trained for the purpose. The
seals. as well as the walruses, compelled to
frequent these for occasional breathing spells.
Beside of these assures the hunter will
watch for hours, waiting for his prey AS soon
the animal is heard blowing he quickly
plunges his harpoon down into the hole with all
his strength. The wounded seal or walrus at
once pulls strongly the coil. but soon be
comes exhausted. and is easily killed and drawn
up the ice.
The white whale, account of it's great
amount of oil blubber, as we'll as meat is one of
the choice food animals. The expert and eager
hunter, when first he discovers one of these
whale holes, usually five miles or more from
shore, out on the ice foe, rushes at once with
the glad tidings to his home. There is at once a
great Juror and excitement. The sledges are
made ready, and the wife-sometimes there are
several-together with all the available members
of the family, dash over the ice pack to the
"blowhoe." Arriving the scene, harpOOns
and guns utilized for shooting and capturing
the prey. About every twelve or eighteen min
utes the school of whales will arise to blow,
swimming the length of the hole, to and fro.
The breathing spells only last about two sec
hole becomes so filled that the body of a whale
will be pushed two-thrds out of the water and
held in this position for several seconds before
going under again.
Awaiting these opportunities, the natives aim
for place just back of the SKULL the bullet
breaking dslOcating the spinal column. All
killed in this way float on the surface, and are
Immediately drawn upon the ice and either
dragged or taken ashore q sledge. This work
is repeated. and sometimes many as one
hundred carcasses are obtained and stored away
for future use Getting one of the big monsters
ashore, which means a royal feast, is a welcome
tug of war, which old and young lend 4 hand in
Walrus meat is the most highly priced and
aPpetizing of all their animal diet. No feast
Thanksgiving or otherwise. is considered COM
plete without the head. which is thought to be
the most delicious part. The most welcome son
of the household is the one seen approaching
the camp with large walrus head on his hack
So tempting is this flesh that it is cut off in
slices and eaten raw.
Life among the reindeer breeders of the in
terror is a trile easier and more assured than
that of the coast people. but the diet is weInigh
as poor and scanty. the reindeer furnishing food
| clothing and transportation The neighborhoe
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a li;tle in the fine broad streets, visit
the art galleries and museums, listen
to an opera or two, and, TAX
ing the train for Vienna, tell
any one who inquiries that Munich
is too modern-looking and too quiet
to be interesting. Then you may know
that they have not fingered long
enough for the spirit of the place to
get into them, and have never known
the delight Of exploring expeditions in.
to the old Munich that lies hidden In
and about the modern parts so greatly
in evidence. One has often only to turn
a corner or pass under an lnconspicu
GUS archway, TO find himself in a mar.
row. twisting street, on either side Of
which is an irregular row Of quaint
medieval-looking houses, peaked and
tiled % roof, with small latticed win.
dows through which one catches a
glimpse, now Of a chlld's flaxen head,
now of quiet, wrinkled face bending
over some interminable work. Per.
haps the street leads into q quiet,
sunny "platz," with bit of green park
down the center, presided over by the
statue Of some dignltary with u
lengthy name, or perhaps II turns into
a lane still narrower, with open mar
ket stalls on either side, where rosy.
checked, notwithstanding women in
thick boots and huge wooden hoods sit
in the midst Of vegetable mountains
and ply their indefatlgable knitting
needles. The vista may be closed by
one Of the gates of old Munich, many
of which remain to tell Of the walls
and Notifications that encircled the
city in the Middle Ages, and under this
one passes, not to a nioat and draw,
bridge, but into the streets Of new
Munich.
The fact that these places and
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THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL.
In Dorchester. In 1889, Citizens Were
Taxed for Its Support.

In Dorchester. In 1859, Citizens Were
Taxed for Its Support.
The first public school in America
TO be supported by direct taxation
upon the inhabitants Of the town."
was established at Dorchester, Mass,
in May. 1859.
In 1886 David Thompson had set.
tied upon Thompson's island, of the
coast OF the colony town, and in 1888
he gave the island TO the town on the
payment of 10 pence yearly rental
Having transferred the island to the
town, the town council met May 90,
1883, and adopted the following
order:
1T is ordered the Goth day of May.
1859, that there shall be a rent OF
EGO n year imposed forever on
Thompsons island, to be paid by
avery person that hath proprlety in
said island, according to the proper.
ton that any such person shall from
time TO time enjoy and possess there,
and this toward the maintenance of a
school in Dorchester. This rent OF
ego a year to be paid to such school.
master as shall undertake to teach
English, Latin and other tongues,
also writing. The said schoolmaster
to be chosen from time to time by
the freemen, and II is left to the dis.
erection Of the elders and the seven
men for the time being whether
maids shall be taught with the boys
or not For the levying Of this eco
yearly from the particular persons
who ought to pay II according to this
order, 1t is further ordered that some
man shall be appointed by the seven
men for the time being to receive
this, and on refusal to levy 1t by dis
tress, and not finding distress, such
person as so refuseth payment shall
forfeit the land he hath In propriety
in said island"
Here. the first teacher was the Rev
Thomas Warehouse.
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their swords and 5purs-students in
the bright caps OF their various corps
parade In small companies. band
Of blue caps stiffenlng into painful
rigidity when passing band OF red
caps or green or yellow caps, as the
case may he, and relaxing again after
a frigid salute, there being iron-clad
rules and points Of etiquette for all
such momentous occasions.
Then there is the coffee hour, four
o'clock, when what little business that
has been in progress during the day
stops, while young and old. natives
and strangers. apply themselves to the
drinking of coffee and eating of "kuch'
ems" There are hundreds OF cafes
scattered about the city, and by half
past four there is scarcely a seat to
be had in any Of them.
Once during the year, however, is
the even tenor Of Munich life quick.
ened mot to say upset,) by the carni-
val, when the city Is given over to the
students. and when the American dis.
covers that these solemn individuals
are only college boys in disguise. The
barriers between the different corps
melt away for the time being. and
blues, green's. reds and yellows put
their heads together to concoct the
pranks that keep the city in a gale OF
laughter for the two days preceding
Ash Wednesday.
Decked out in women's wigs, trail.
ing skirts and wonderful hats, they
promenade the streets, attended by de-
voted swalns, casting languishing
glances at passers.by, and enjoying the
attention and fun they excite in their
progress. On the afternoon Of the
Tuesday, one sees crowds of people,
in holiday clothes and spirits. moving
down every street in the direction OF
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kAFFIR BREACH or promise.
How the Act Of Parents Prevented
the Union Of Children.


the Union Of Children.
Considerable amusement has been
afforded the inhabitants Of Cradock,
Cape Colony, by a breach Of promise
case In colored circles, which is des-
cribed by the Westminster Gazette
The members Of the party-mostly
women-were arrayed In brilliant col
ors or pure white. PLAINTIFF, named
Caroline May, wore black dress
with scarlet silk blouse and round
her neck a gold chain, which hung
in loops TO her waist where II was
fastened with a sovereign pendant
and trlnkets. Defendant, a fine,
swarthy, intellIgentlooking fellow,
bearing the name Of Andrew Africa,
was attired in gray nannels and spot
less linen, with coronation medal
and ribbon on the lapel Of his coat.
The aggrIeved maiden told the
court that she claimed 500 damages
for loss Of comfort and home life. De-
fedant had given her an engagement
ring and arranged with her father as
to the number Of cattle he was to pay
for her, and she, at defendants re.
guest, left the domestic situation
where she was employed. Africa
wrote her many love letters. Her
mother bought the wedding dress and
outfit. which included the following
articles Plates and forks, cups and
saucers, twenty pounds Of butter, six
pounds Of fat. butter pot, a sugar
pot, pictures and frames.
Defendant asserted that as his
father could not come to terms with
the girls father as to the number Of
cattle TO be paid for the girl herself
impatient at the delay broke of the
match. Without the consent Of bott
parents, according to native custom
they could not marry.
The resident magistrate accepted
the defendants version and dismiss
ed the case. He said the trouble wa
really between the parents and no
between the youth and the girl.
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JOKE ON THE WHITES.
Amusing story Told In the Letter Of
. Kansas Soldier.


A Wichita boy serving in the Phil
ipplne army writes to his mother In
the greatest indignation over a gigan-
tic Joke played by a colored regiment
In the far away islands. This regi.
ment is the Forty-ninth infantry. They
were stationed at Sipa, one Of the In
terror provinces. They told the ma
tives that the colored race predomi-
mated in America; that the whites had
been but recently released from slav.
cry; that the colored people ran the
United States government; that Pres
ident Mckinley was descended from a
pure.blooded African chief; that the
white folk in America were low down,
lazy, pilfering trash, much given TO
stealing chickens; that the whites
were not permitted 10 own property
and that the negroes wouldn't asso-
ciate with them ON terms Of equality
at all.
BY and by the colored regiment was
moved elsewhere and the regiment to
which the Wichita boy belonged took
It's place. The white soldiers found
that they we're looked upon with con
tempt by the natives and that every
thing told by the colored troops hat
been believed.-Kansas City Journal
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HoW's THIs2

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
Ease Of CatarFh that cannot be cured BY Halls
Calarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known r ]. Cheney
for the lest Is years and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and hnanc-
ally able TO carry out any obligations made By
their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists Toledo
Ohio; WALDING. KlNNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls catauh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price 15e per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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MUNICH THE SCENE OF
MUCH QUIET AND CHARM
Old and New Periods Mingle Lovingly In the Streets
Of the Old German city-Mlitary POmp and Display
Are Features Seen on Every Side.
(specIal Correapondenee.l

The Germans say Of Munich that It
Is the most "gemuetllch" city to be
found In the length and breadth OF
the Fatherland (''gemuetlich" being an
untranslatable word. containing in II.
self the essence Of all things lovable.)
And, indeed, there seems brooding
over themodern city something Of the
restfulness and peace Of the far-away
days, when there we're only a few
monasteries clustered here in the
midst Of the wide-spreadlng plain. a
welcome sight, one lmagines, to many
a way.worn traveller.
Americans Of "globe-trotting" pro
pensltles rush into Munich, drive about
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for an hour at noon In the immense ir.
regular Odeon Platz just outside the
walls Of the old Hofgarten, and from
the barracks TO It's elevated "loggia" in
the square, and back again, II Is es'
corted by a squad OF soldiers, who
perform this duty with as much pomp
and solemnity al II they were march
ing against a Napo' on. As the strains
of martial music float down the va
rlous streets, there gather in the
sunny square a crowd Of listeners,
who stroll about in refreshing idle
ness-friends meet for a chat-ofh.
GERS in beautiful uniforms and high.
shouldered self-consciousnes Jingle
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Sonnet.

Poor soul. the center OF my sinful earth
My sinful earth, these rebel powers that
thee array,
Why dost thou pine within and suffer
dearth,
Painting thy outward wall so costly
gay?
Why at so large cost. having so short a
lease,
Dost thou upon thy fading mansion
spend?
Shall worms. inhertors Of this excess.
Eat up thy charge? Is this thy body's
end?
Then SOUL live thou upon thy servants
loss,
And let that pine 10 aggravate thy
store;
Buy terms divine in selling hours OF
dross:
So shalt thou feed on Death. that feeds
on men,
And Death once dead, there's no more
dying then.
William Shakespeare.
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Miss Cannon, Sec'y Detroit
Amateur Art Association, tells
young women what to do to
avoid pain and suffering caused
BY female troubles.
~ can conscientiously recommend
Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound TO those Of my sisters
suffering with female weakness and
the troubles which so often befall
women. / suffered for months with
general weakness and felt so weary
that had hard work 10 keep up. l
had shooting pains and was utterly
miserable. In my distress l was adj
vised TO use Lydia II. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and 1t was
a red letter day 10 me when took the
FIRST dose, for at that time my restora-
ton began. In six weeks l was .
changed woman, perfectly well In
every respect. felt so elated and
happy that l want all women who
suffer TO get well rs I did Miss
GUnA CANNON, $50 Jones St., Detroit,
Corresponding Sec'y Mich. Amateur
Art Association. - $4,000 forfeit forlgirai q
abOvs letter proving geHuinenssS cannot be PTod1es5
It IL clearly shown in this
young lady's letter that Lydia u.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound
will surely cure the sufferings OF
women; and when one considers
that Miss GannOn's letter Is only
one of hundreds which we have, the
great virtue of Mrs. Pinkham's medi
cine must be admitted by all.
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The Bicycle in ENGLAND.

Bicycling is said to be holding It's
own in England much better than In
this country, perhaps partly because
the roads are better and the distances
smaller, and partly because the Eng
lish do not tire Of a new craze so
quickly as Americans. 1t is said that
the demand for new wheels last year
was larger than in any previous year
since the height Of the boom.
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scenes, with the stamp Of bygone cen
turtles upon them, are generally come
upon Unexpectedly, only adds pIquancy
to their charm, and one gets quite into
the habit Of diving through likely-look.
ing passageways and into courtyards
in the hope Of something delightful
turning up"
The people, high and low, are fond
OF military display, and soldiers march
about the streets on every available
pretext. For instance, when the
weather IL fine, a miltsSy band plays
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snIi Lake Not % nInannanr.

The fall Of II feet Z inches in the
level Of the Great Salt lake is charge.
able, says the director Of the weather
bureau for that section, to deficient
rainfall, and not to water being used
for irrigation, He predicts that the
lake viii soon begin to rise.
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Keep Your Eye

On the sunny San Luis valley. for Il
is going to be a winner this year. You
will have full information from time
to time in these columns.
The Colorado Bureau Of Immigra.
ton, GIG Majestic Building, Denver.
Colorado.
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DR.. COFFEE
Discovers Remedies That Restore
Sight to Blind People.

DR.. W. o. Coffee, noted oculist, $50 Good
Block Des Moines, Iowa, has discovered med.
icines for the eyes that people can use at home
and cure Cataracts, Scums, GRADUATED Lids,
Ulcerg or Blindness and restore sight
DR.. Coffee has published an 60page book on
Eye Diseases which he will send Free to every
reader OF this paper This book tells how 70
prevent old sight and make weak eyes strong
Write Dr.. Coffee today for his book.
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Carroll-Oh. by the way. Mss West
colt. there was something ] wanted 10
say TO you. Now what was Il? Ethel
Can't you Think Curr0ll-Wglt min.
ute. Oh. yes. | remember now. VIII
you marry me?
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Substantial Minnesota Mayor.

Charles T. Taylor, mayor.elect Of
Mankato, Minnesota, is the heaviest
chief executive OF any city In the
United States. He weighs 400 pounds,
but is as nimble as a kitten and one
Of the fastest pedestrians in the city.
He is a Democrat of the strictest sort,