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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21
ARE DEAD SHOTS
WITH BLOWpIPE
Remarkable Weapon OF the
Indian Sharpshooters Of
Guiana.
sKILFuL
OF the Two Kinds in Use the P~oocoona,
Which Is Made by the oorah
Reed Is the Favcrite of the
Red Men.

Longman's Magazine: There are two
kinds of blowpipes in use among the
Indians Of Guiana. The first, called the
poocoona. is made of the oorah reed.
This remarkable reed is found only at
certain spots. The oorah grows to the
height OF at least thirty feet, and the
basal joint, Of which h blowpipe is
made, Is fourteen or fifteen feet n
straight as an arrow and without a
knot.
The inside of the reed is as smooth
as glass, hence the facility with which
the dart traverses 1t. Very little of the
reed is cut away, so hat the pipe is
about twelve feet long, and is so strong
that when held horizontally, there is
not the least bend in 1t.
The reed, having beef carefully Sc
lected, cut and prepared, is inclosed in
a small, thin palm trunk, which Is split
open for the purpose, scraped thin as
a wafer and then rejoined with the reed
in the center. This palm, for length,
straigtness and lightness. is as remark
able as the reed. The whole pipe, when
finished, never weighs more than a
pound and a half or a pound and three
quarters. Both the mouth. or muzzle.
and the breech are mouthed, the bell
pieces being fixed on.
Has a Set Of Sights.
There are front and back sights, the.
latter formed of the curved teeth of
the ~dasyprocta acouchi, a species of ro-
lent somewhat larger In size than a
wild rabbit. Two of the incisors of
this animal are fixed on the breech or
the pipe by means of wax. The teeth
being placed parallel to each other and
very close together, the sight is taken
between them. Sometimes the fore
sight is made in the Same way, but is
more often consists OF the single sharp
tooth Of a fish. 1t is placed about a
foot from the muzZle. the ack sight
being affixed four feet along the tube,
so tina it is a considerable distance
from the eye when aiming.
The missile used with this tube. Is
misnamed an arrow. 1t is really a dart,
scarcely bigger than a., large darning
needle and with a point quite as fine.
The dart is made of the rib of the COO
cooreete palm leaf, and is SO heavy that
1t will sink in water. 1t Is about seven
inches in length, not thicker than q
large needle, and the usual number
that an Indian carries with him when
shooting is from $50 TO 500, ready poi
soned, but not prepared with the nee
esSary cotton plugs.
These darts are strung together
something like the reeds on which soft
cheeses are nlaced. and then rolled On
q stick and carried in a CULVER, points
hPPCAAilCoA, ~ OC1hS ACauioitG W ptphSSt
them from every chance of being bro
ken or dulled. To protect the hand
when handling them, the top of the
stick is furnished with a small, wheel
like shield.
The fine points are given to the darts
by means Of the teeth of the devilfish
(serrasalmus pirava)' and the cotton is
found growing wild. 1t is pound to the
base OF the dart with thread made of
silk grass; this thread, with wax OBJ
tanned from several trees, being largely
used also in making the blowpipe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

Illustrated Sporting News: II il
well known that queen Alexandra.
England's well beloved queen, is an ex-
pert dog fancier, but that she is also a
cat fancier has not been at all we'll
known until very recently. In fact.
the special liking for cats that her
majesty has lately displayed threatens
70 supplant entirely her fancy for blue
ribbon dogs.
She found that her dog breeding was
50 widely known and so generally cop
led that she decided to drop that and
SO In for raising Tables, In pursuance
Of her policy OF thoroughness, Queen
Alexandra at once secured a small
army OF the best breeds. These cats
are much in evidence at buckingham
palace, Windsor and Sandringham. 10
friends DESTROYS OF possessing q cat
Of exalted pedigree the queen is most
generous, giving freely OF her host Of
felineg.
Six cats are the favorites OF the
queen; ne, S~andy--so named because
born MT Sandringham-a valuable Per-
sian. being the particular favorite, and
travelling as constantly with his mis-
tress for the past several months as
ever the kings celebrated Irish setter,
Jack did The. feline proteges OF Alex
andra find no favor in the sight of Ed
ward VII. for he cordially detests all
Of them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

The Churchman: The running of ths
first construction train through the
Simplon tunnel, ~coinciding within a
fortnight with the running of the first
electric train through the New York
subway, marks the completion of one
of the greatest and most successfully
prosecuted engineering works of mod
ern times, 1t is the fourth Of the great
Alpine tunnels. The first tunnel, that
under Mont Gents, a little less than
three miles long, tool ten years to
build. 1T was finished in 1870. The Arl-
berg tunnel, finished fourteen years
later, though more han twice the
length, took less time to build, and the
st. Gothard, till now the greatest of
the tunnels, with it's nine miles and 564
yards. begun in 1872, two years after
the Mont Cents was finished, was COM
pleted within ten years, showing the
remarkable progress OF engineering SCI
eiicr in that brief Interval.
The present tunnel though three
miles longer than the st. Gothard, la
taken just six years to build, for it was
begun in August, 1893. But so sure had
engineers become of their ability that
the contract called for its completion
even earlier. Preparing the tunnel for
traffic and completing the approaches
will probably take nearly another year,
and through trains will hardly pass
from the valley of the Rhone to thst Of
Diveria before next summer. The tun-
mel has been picturesquely described as
the string of the bow formed by Ma
poleon's road over the Simplon pass.
This road took four years to build. and
was finished In 1906. 1t takes forty-one
miles between points which the tunnel
reaches in twelve. The tunnel was
drilled by power furnished by the head
waters of the Rhone and the Diveria:
these are now expected to furnish cleo
tricity for running the trains. Their
glacial water was also used to cool the
tunnel during construction. Our engi-
necrs will enjoy no such advantages or
nature In digging the canal at Panama.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21
From The Boston Standpoint.

A Boston Woman, IN Ainslee's: Tht
warmth OF the west comes mainly from
her newness: because she Is new she still
has the roaring c~ameraderie OF the plo-
neer days when frontiersrnen looked TO one
another not only for companionshp. but
for defense against the hazards OF a pre-
carious existence which would a v made
exclusiveness well nigh suicidal.
Boston, on the other hand, long & OUT
grew her baby clothes. and we ave total
~ lost the pioneer spirit that once was
ours. Th city is built 20 stay, and with
X We stay unto the third and fourth gem
grafton. Our friends flew kites with us,
read Virgil with US, came to our we'd
dlngs and VIII lay wreaths on our tombs.
Indeed, we have, in the natural course of
we need; 30 why collect others? We do
not lay Siege 70 one another, and WI do not
much care to be besieged by others. 1t Is
not our game.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward Tor any
cAtarfh Cure.
n. y. CHENEY &Co. Toledo. o.
We Tie undersigned have known r. J. Cheney
for the last IS years. and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions add imam
cially able to carry out any obligations made BY
their hrm,
WEsr n TnuAx, Wholesale Druggistx, Toledo. o.
WAIDfEo. ksrSAA q MARVIN. Wholesals
Druggists. Toledo. q.
Halls Catarrh Cure Il taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces q
tho system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold BY AL
Druggists.
Halls Family PiIls are tho best.
WAiter-Chef, there's a guest out
there that's IN d hurry. he wants 10
get to the depot In a jump. What's the
best thing for him?
C~hef-FroE legs.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

Breaking now ground, more or less OF
which work is lone In the fall, is difficult
at best and especially hard II one depends
Upon ordinary farm implements. One
should have a pillow which is designed for
just such work as this. and such a tool
is found In the old fashioned shovel pillow
as a foundation. After securing such a
pillow see that all parts OF IL are strong,
n have a mortise cut through the beam
and lined inside with iron. Then take a
piece OF steel 2 feet long by v by III
inches; have this drawn to a point at one
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

Booklovers' Magazine: The cultiva-
ton of paper plants In Japan Is a very
important industry. AS Is well known.
Japanese paper of various kinds is in
demand throughout the world. Re-
Gently American and European manu-
facturers have been giving some at
tention to the possibility OF producing
from Japanese paper pulp some of the
numberless articles and toys similar TO
those In vogue In the island empire. To
that end. Japanese paper shrubs are
to be planted in America and In the
countries OF southern Europe.
The United States department OF
agriculture, which recently sent ex-
perts to secure seeds OF the mitsumata
plants. Ia to make extensive expert
ments in growing this particularly
valuable variety. II is believed that
this shrub will thrive I'm Florida. Lou
isiana, In irrigated parts OF Texas ana
the Colorado desert, n In some sec
lions Of the Sacramento and San Joa-
,quin valleys In California.
The yield OF the mitsumata paper
plant In Japan frequently amounts to
1000 pounds OF raw bark to the acre.
The crude pulp Is readily sold at 22
sen Q6 cents) the pound. The seeds
alone are sometimes quoted at 8 ven
i(t1.60) the gallon. Az many as $4,000
shrubs are grown on an acre.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21

BtEu.
"The Tchuktchis have o.ae nlusical in
strument. 1t is a tambourine, made of
fish skin, beaten with a seal bone. The
women are fond of dancing turning
slowly round and round on the same
spoD and singing, which consists of a
series Of bowls and walls, alternating
with loud shrieks.
can interesting island we visited near
Oumwaidjik Is the little Kings island,
which consists of q tiny rock about half
a mile in diameter, In the flood sweeping
through Behring straits. Here, cling
ing like swallows nests to the rugged
sides. are the. huts of the Kings Island
e~rs-renowned boatmen and walrus
hunters. The island produces nothing.
not even a blade Of grass or morsel of
moss. and here the violence of the wind
Is so great that the summit Of the island
cannot be used as a place OF residence.
These people are entirely dependent on
walrus for their winters keep, for they
are forty miles from the nearest land,
and ice bound eight months OF the rear.
Seven years ago a whaler left the popu-
lation OF under 100 six barrels Of fiery
whisky in exchange for wa1rus tusks.
The following summer every human be-
ing on the island was found dead from
starvation. They had got drunk dis
regarded the walrus hunting and
starved slowly to death the following
winter. Not a soul survived, but the
island is now repopulated by Esqui-
maux from the mainland OF Alaska
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-10-21
Caring for the Harness.

Less money would be required to keer
farm work harnesses in service IL they
were hung up after use instead OF being
thrown down over wabons n In like
places; In such positions the straps are
bent and the rats get q ance to eat
them. Al supply Of buckles and the other
small parts which wear out the most fire.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
Selling by Weight.

1t does not require a very old
man to remember when chickens
were sold by the dozen, regard
less of their size or weight. When
one dozen hens were better and
larger than another dozen hens
the difference was represented in
price. Not many yea ago poul
try was bought by weight. So
much per pound was the price
ank the computation made ac-
cording to the weight, but the
price was regulated according to
the MORT.
From time immemorial eggs
have been sold by the dozen.
many attempts have been made
to regulate the sale by weight.
The best hen is not always the
one that lays the greatest num-
Der of eggs in a year. True. she
may be the best from a numeri-
cal stand point, but she may not
have performed the greatest SER
vice. A hen that lays 100 eggs
at eight eggs per pound will lay
twelve and a half pounds of eggs
in one year, while another hen
laying 100 eggs weighing ten TO
the pound producer twelve, or
one-half pound less.
1t is probably admitted that
the hen laying the 120 eggs per
year will bring the most money,
but this value may not be appar-
emit, so far as the amount pro-
duced is concerned. If eggs were
sold by weight the most valuable
hen would be the one that con-
verified the food consumed into
the greatest weight OF eggs and
the buyer would at the same time
obtain the full value for his
money.
Time is working wonders and
it will not be many decades until
almost everything will be sold
by weight. That seems to be the
safest way to buy and sell al
most everything. - Wisconsin
Farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

1900 and 1904 declared the gold
standard, in their party plat
forms. The Democrats declared
for the free and unlimited coinage
of silver in 1896 and in 1900,
and remained silent on the sub
ject in their platform of 1904.
That, IL brief, is therecord and
yet the Democratic party comes
up and asks the voters of the
country to entrust the destinies
of the nation to it's unsafe hands
and it's uncertain policies on a
question that concerns the well
fare of every American. 1t is like
asking the owners of a vessel,
freighted with valuable cargo,
steaming along in a known cur
rent with trained pilot, to sur
render it to an unskilled pilot
and an untried crew.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
An Appeal to the Record.

The history Ct financial legisla-
tion In America can be summar-
lied into the very briefstatement
that the Republicans have advo-
Gated and the Democrats OPP
posed every act of legislation
calculated to perfect the system
which now obtains. The con-
sensus of mature Republican
Judgment has been right. The
consensus of opinion OF the Dem
ocratic party has been wrong,
usually. The Republican party
has made mistakes and rectihed
them. The Democratic party has
made mistakes and insisted upon
repeating them.
The national banking act was
a Republican measure, calculated
to redeem the country from the
evils of wildcat banking. The
measure was opposed by 90 per
cent. of the Democrats III Con-
gress and is to-day opposed by a
very large number of them, in
spite of the time test of its merits
In 1896 the Democratic platform
declared the issue of national
bank notes unconstitutional and
so recently as 1900 the platform
demanded The substitution of
Government notes or silver certi-
hcates for bank notes as rapidly
as possible.
Every Republican in Congress
voted for the resumption of
specie payments and every Demo-
crat against it; and a Democrat
Ic House, in 1877, pussed a bill
for the repeal of the resumption
act. A majority of the Demo-
Gratis voted against the bill to re-
peal the silver purchase act, and
only II Democrats voted for the
establishment of the gold stand
ard, while 17S voted against it.
The Republicans in 1896 and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
Noted Newspaper Cores
pondeut Says Develop
ment Should be
Greater.

There has been a great deal OF
development in Northern Wiscon-
sin during the past ten years and
yet as one travels over this part
of the state, he wonders that it
has not been much greater. For
the farmer living in the olderpor-
ton of the state, who is partly
in debt for his farm. For the
prosperous farmer who has sons
and sons-in-law, for whom he
wishes TO find opportunity. For
the man Who works as a laborer
for other farmers, and yet has
ambition to own land himself
and to make for himself a home,
Northern Wisconsin offersoppor-
tunities that should be thorough
IN looked into before deciding to
LOCATE elsewhere. For the resi-
dent of Wisconsin, especially,
that is familiar with the state
and its institutions, and has
proper affection for his neighbors,
his friends, andcommendable 10y
atty to his commonwealth, there
are many attractions in these OPP
portunities so near at home. No
business-like man should choose
a home except with great care,
and he should avail himselfof ev-
cry opportunita to get knowledge
at first hand, No usan should
buy land, with a view of usingit,
without first seeing it, and I'M
Outstanding its disadvantages as
well as its advantages. For men
who are in earnest, who know
what they want and seeing, rec
ognize it, there are thousands OF
desirable locations still open
through all Northern Wisconsin.
Ellis Usher in Wisconsin Agri-
crilturist.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

Arthur and Alfred Leubke re-
turned to Milwaukee Sunday night af-
ter weeks visit at the home of their
sister, Mrs. John Zimplemann.
The Annual reports of the State
Horticultural Society for 1908 and
1904 are now available, and copies
may be had on application to the Sec
rotary Frederic Craneiield, Madison.
j. J. Roderick had plate glass
windows put in his barber shop, and
they improve the appearance of the
building considerable.
Mrs. Peter Stein, of Neenah, ar
rived in the city the first of the week
on visit with her sons, Frank and
Peter Stein and their families.
County Clerk Slattery received
application blanks for hunting licen-
ses Thursday. The first license TAX
en- out this year was by Victor Stew
ems on last Saturday.
Marathon County Agricultural
Society, are making elaborate ar
rangement for four days fair at
Wausau, Sept. 6, Z, 8 and9. One of
the best racing cards Of this section
has been arranged and a good time is
promised all who attend.
MIR. and Mrs. Finn Lawler moved
in their new palatial home on the
bank of Eagle river. Thursday. The
house is one of the finest in our city,
and its location affords its occupants
fine summer home as we'll as a win
ter palace.
Since the butchers strike has
been on, our local meat merchants
have been supplying the local trade
as far as possible with home raised
meat. The first of the week Carter d
Emmons purchased a fine young veal
weighing oveI 200 pounds dressed,
from Singler of Watersmeet.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

The mere boast of man that
he is honest and the assertion
that all Republicans who disag-
gree with him on public issues
are corrupt does not necessarily
make it true. And it is not abuse
to denounce this kind of a mon
ster if you have the facts. But it
is abuse for the protested honest
man 20 shout corruption every
time he hears a word of opposi-
tior to him unless he has the
proof. There is a great deal OF
this latter kind of abuse going
on in the La Toilette press in
Wisconsin, but you never hear
any sniyeling about it
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
State Education for the
Blind.

Every child has a right to an
education. This is true of blind
children as well as of sighted
ones.
In recognition of this principle
the state of Wisconsin has made
wise and generous provision for
the education of all the blind and
partially blind children within
its borders. A school for the
blind is maintained at GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin, for the education and
training of the blind, which is
free to residents Of this state.
Tuition, books, board and wash
ing for forty weeks a year--from
September to June-are furnished
without any charges whatever.
Pupils may be Admitted upon APP
plication to the superintendent
of the school.
1t is not necessary that a child
be totally blind to be entitled to
the advantages of this school.
ANY child whose sight is SO de-
fective that he cannot pro6tably
attend the regular public school
may attend the school at lanes
Vile.
Have YOU a blind child in your
family? Do you know of a child
in this state who has defective
sight? Ifso, write at onceto the
GAINESVILLE school for blind for in
formation and application blanks
Every child is entitled to an edu-
cation 1t is imperative that the
blind have every possible advan
tage for training and culture.
Address communications to
{. X. Showalter, Supt.,
GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
s:aT1 Special Reduced
I4gZ Excursion Rates
Esfssk-Jss85

win be in effect from all points on
the Chicago & NORTHWESTERN Rail-
way for the occasions named below:
Los Angeles, beginning May Sd.
General Conference Methodist Episeo-
pal Church.
San Francisco, May Sd to 9Th. Re-
tail Grocers' National ASSOCIATION
San Francisco, Sept. 9th to 9th.
Triennial Conclave Knights Templar.
San Francisco, Sept. 18th to 25th,
Sovereign Grand Lodge l. o. o. z.
For information as to rates, dates
of sale, etc., of these or other eccas-
ions, call upon the ticket agent of the
II srth-westeTn line.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

The largest item in our gain OF
gold imports last year came from
Japan's purchases in this coun-
try. The Republican party in
sists upon the open door for
American trade, The Democrat
ic policy would make the open
door useless by tinkering with
the tariff and keeping us out OF
foreign markets.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15

The Sergeant-at-arms of the La
Toilette state convention claims
that there is no evidence of any
roughness, physical violence or
rowdyism during the conven-
ton" How does that strike
some of the Walworth county
delegates who had their coats
nearly torn off their backs when
they attempted to enter the con-
yentiou hallt-Geneya Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-08-15
American or Europeau-which?

1t remains with you We have them
rooms we mean-On either plan,
and are satisfied you will be pleased
with either. Our location and faeili-
ties are unsurpassed; our rates lower
than any other first-class honse in the
city. Single meals soc. The ST.
Charles Hotel, Milwaukee, Wis.