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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
BEAR BLOCKED HIS PATH
Man Wcs Willing to Give Bruin the Whole
Log, but He Couldn't

Conductor Dave" Houston. OF the Southern Rail
road. who IS taking a ten days vacation at Sea-
SIDE, had A thrilling experience with a big bear
which he viii not soon forget he told only few
OF the Incidents he desired TO keep II quiet but
the story leaked out Conductor Houston IS a great
fisherman. and never lets opportunity slip TO
cast line He had hardly got settled at the
side when no went out on Necaucum Creek 70
have a ash ali b. himself He made HIS way
through the brush until he came 20 q log,
end OF which projected out into the creek. That's
the very place" thought the conductor, and. ad-
5ustinE his line and pole he crept out the log,
where he found himself comfortably perched above
the cool water ~ NeCauicum Greek. Houston light
&c his tried and trusty pipe and thea cast his line.
de fshed and smoked perhaps an hour without
getting bite.
back OF him. and then he felt tho log he sit
around. when. 10 his anazemeut he gazed into
the face Of a black bear. The latter seeme6 10 he
sizing him ND and estimating how much OF a meal
the conductor would make and whether he would
scrap" when it came TO the point. Tor the con-
GuctOr there seemed no escape. The bear sat com
placentiv on the shore emo 81 the log and II was
rot possible for Conductor Houston 20 get past
TIE monster. The bea- held him there Tor several
hours before hunter came along and killed the
animal. The bear weighed two hundred and IF Y
POUNDS when dressed Conductor Houston now has
a few more gray hairs in his head the result OF
hts eNue-ieUce.-(T'ortlau DreEOIlan-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

cinnatt and Chicago also have a number o. bor,.,
who have standing orders FOR from thirty-avs p,
fifty dozen daily. and the orders are being zrsdr-
ally Increased az the public taste Is educated %,
appreciate this delicacy. They are all shippsf III
express, packed IN ice. In the cold storage oruss
here there about two hundred dozen -
legs held a reserve for emergency. the dss's-,
often being called upon 90 supply an uruvisfiv
large amount for banquets or other ente-tqiuBs,fs
Many frogs legs are sold 0Irins the sumner IN
tourists fishing in the Minnesota lakes
The large Southern bGlIfr1E comes III c0-rpa-s-
ton with the Minnesota frUx i1 the sou.berv
States and in States bordering on the South Sur
the Southern product is not regarded as higrlv ~
those with Discriminating paIates as the Norhe-r
product. The meat Isl coarse. the taste Is n0t al
sweet or as delicate. and there Is a preference
given for the frog from the clear cold waters D.
the Minnesota lakes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
LESSONS EOS LEAe YEAa.

Tn England leap year IS supposed to confer upon
the fair sex the privilege Of choosing life partners
for better or FOR worse. uUt the custom is more
hoHored in the breach than in the Observance
The gyps!es, especially l hungary. enjoy and
make a very extensive use Of The right AT all
times. in accordance with ancient custom Thus
a n'arriageabe young sypsy sirl in tho land Of the
MaGJars. as soon as her heart Is smitten takes
good care that the smtter shall hear OF the havoc
Ee mas wrought and have chance of consoling
her With thS pral-evOrtny object I'm view she
has love letter iudited. places coin I'm a piece
VI dough IakeS = and throws the Uillet-dOlx dur
ing the night into the Ocdchamber Of her bride
CrIOm-elCCt. Then sre Possesses her soul I'm ps-
ueuce and awaits developments. Tho Burmese
maiden begins her marriage 'ampagn at "a much
earlier stage. la order 20 set together a EoOIy
gathering of young from whom TO choose .1a
places a lamp I'm her window &C aight-it IS known
the lamp OF lovc'-and cntices all those youths
who are candidates FOR the order OF benedict In
sunny AudaUsia the peasant girl whose heart has
been stolen by e. stalwart young husbaudman pre-
pares a tasty pumpkin cake and sends il his
home. II he eats lt-sud the AndalUsian girls take
forthwith betrothed.-(LOndon Telegraph
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
NO HELp For NAeeINo WIFE.

There IS judicial warrant for the state-nen' -
a narginE wife cannot compel her husband !" ,.
port her. \ Philadelphia man. a loconlou'e - =,
neer. was hailed into court on complains |" -
spouse on a charge OF uC1-suppo--- - =.
admitted leaving the woman olr n.et,teu ---.s-s
-,lse that because OF her uaSgi-E De 2dl -
IN bis home. This allegation ~ proved W. w.
6u1dreds az lives I'm his haCCs should Pc vs--,s4
Instead % annoyed when he comes nome -.
mind IL one Of the essentials or cera-il w. ~
chin ar the throttle and a VIE by lcsle5,-ss g
husband may endanger the lives lnJI-s. .-Sssl
t-e--,ir-e- an engineer 30 The accused was
- NV & "a week for the support Or his $3.50
but the fudge refused % combei l-4L !"
for his wife.-(NansaS City J0lrn1-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
JuooLER WHO is ALSO A STRONG MAN

u g renarlab!o that most Of the leading jugglers
have first gained fame as athletes strong men.
tlnqueE ali travelled with circus. performing
athletic foats and a Eymunstic turn until a fall
from tle swing made 81 necessary that he take up
some other branch of work and Paul SpadonI
who now ranks with Clnqu9valli. also originally
sought public favor as muscular marvel This
enables aim 20 accomplish many feats which the
lesser .lgglers are unable 10 initiate euch for In
stance. as employing cannon balls In place Of the
liant tennis balls usually adopted. Among HIS more
anilito-s ieat=, which he Shows at Proctor's
JF0lfE-iirn street Theatre. S. the balancing Of a
tnfrll- upon lis chin. The wheels are removed
from inc aA-'s and spun upon tho shafts. one
SHAH u.luE extended above the other and the
,-ilt" Nlil.l. S. tlau raised and balanced bv the
aIfR..I. "AHr, hare chin Us protected only by a
mobile raHanoEt in some 81 his tricks he scored
PISS first success ir London about four years ago
atl was brought 10 America by +. +. Proctor Tor
u. .lI--.t - tn-.Il.e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
TIE END oF NIAGARA.

IN two thousand FIVE hundred years hence the
discharge OF the Niagara will have become inter
nIuent. ceasing at low stages Of the lake and
finally the Niagara River on the rising edge % the
basin viii have its waters turned back and south
ward and water viii Guw over th" Niagara
Cscarpment of that day. Through this agency alone
Niagara Falls viii cease 10 exist Ions before the
esCa rpnent has been worn away To the river level
At Grand Island, bat 10 Is even now !tss.ulug
the volume of water poured over The rails the
erosiXe power OF the stream Is dimiDshlnE. and We
must therefore increase the period necessary tor
the retreat Of the Canadian Falls to the south end
Of Goat Island. and the stealing OF the waters Of
the American Fails.
Assuming the continuity 81 tho forces named we
might outline the probable future lie ana the
deaJu Of the Falls thus
With progressive loss in water volume the Cana
dian Falls viii reach the south end Of Goat Isl
and In from thousand 20 fifteen hundred years.
the death 81 the American Falls
The flow Of the waters VIII now have become
intermittent and. at nr@t only az periods of mean
and high water in Lake erie. eventually at high
water alone. viii there bc any discharge over the
e~Carpmeut This will continue for period Of
from fifteen hundred 10 two thousand years.
The entire flow 10 the north Will cease. and the
river will ran hack into Lake Erie. leaving the
esca rpfnent dry AZ point very far south Of
Goat Island. and with height Of about one hun
bred feet This will he thirty-fiye hundred years
hence-the death o. Niagara Falls.-John n
Clarke. Phi d, IL. d. I'm Harpers Weekly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
HE PUMPKIN EXPLODED

Mrs j. L. Gaileuore. Of Fayette, Is mourning the
JOSS. under peculiar circumstances. OF a highly
priced pumpkin. Mrs. Gallemore's appetite for
rlH.Tl1a O. becoming somewhat acute she nut a
large rcFre7o-tatire q that species Of vegetabI.
into the oven II her Kitchen stove 10 thaw OFT,
Not o-4y,' says The Fayette Advertiser" did
lh- pumpkin thaw cut but n came out in p most
--.'A t'-ltl manner. Af'er putting the pumpkin in
VIC oven Ars- Gallcmore placed enough fuel in the
rtDNt To soon give a. very hot IRE. In a short TINA
VIC itl-llg was startled az hearing an explosion
t1-l-l.llE ike INC report Of small cannon On
entering the Kitchen the doors were found 10 49,
Ltuen on the stove and soft pumpkin and rllmulri1
Eerl acre scattered all over the kitchen. Una
FANNY ,t hrsl were scared pretty out OF their
WIS. L1t ~ course after finding the cause OF
zee tA'loalon, thought u q great ioke-au Mrs
Saltelnote y 40 mourns the loss Of her pumpkin"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
TEACHING BOYS TO SEW.
Varying Viers in Regard TO Utility
of What Schools Are Doing.

-. ,r.s+fo, u,pe-moqt IN the minds % some
sty officials Just az present Is not whether japan
rr Russia Is 81 the right. whether the ia should
,.,rne OF or stay on. but sust the plain, simple
ssuvnrrished question OF whether A boy SHAH be
Eaueht 20 sew ~ the public schools. Controller
r,roilt and some others think much money and
valusb.s sine are wasted IN teaching schoolooys
20 sew Mrs MathilGe Coffin Ford, an expert IN
slenents-y pedacog.es. who has, a. the request
~ Controller Circuit submitted report upon the
question OF sewing IN the public schools, says
boys dfteen years old receive regular INSTRUCTION
a ne art OF Blasting two pieces o. cloth together
ard doing other feats with the needle oalculateo
20 make FIRST class 'eeamsters' Of them
School officials generally say that both me Con-
trcuer end Mrs Ford are misinformed. Mrs. Annie
Z. Jsssup. supervisor OF sewing In the public
schools SAYS that there Is not - particle OF truth
n the allegations concerning the instruction OF
rhe children n sewing which have thus ar beeh
.ade either IN private reports OF in the press OF
the city. She denies that e IS either the aim or
surpose OF the course 20 give instruction 20 boys
az advanced years or boys iu any OF the upper
grades.
so We arc not trying 20 make seamstresses
~ tho BOYS IN our schools despite reports 10 the
rort-arv" said Mrs. Jessup. The other afternoon.
go far as the bows are concerned their instruc-
zion IN sewing IS confined 20 the primary grades.
II pe-chanae boy Of fifteen years is 70 be found
in these grades. al can say Is he IS q very duh
boy"
while all this ~ words Is going on about
shom the '1ids' are stlI plying their needles a.
regular Intervals. rrckrc their fingers with great
-1prIarftv hut oa tho whole. enjoying themselves
hugely
There seems o. Doe some question as 20 the moral
rigft q "a s~ho1Ihrv to become an expert with
needle and thread. Proceeding on the assumption
What every boy uII eraD up ana marry a woman
who can do She rrr.rE Toy The family. 10 Is argued
tiat o. teach "a r1y ta sew is 10 waste his other
taler.s Oa tEr other hand IL is argued thar the
ruau who can do the family sewing. along with the
Family washing and perhaps the family cooking
when dis wife i-I s. % his reward. even =
ft= nature and location are not exactly stated.
Those Who desire peace above al things else
seek ro compromise on buttons.
Teach tle boys 20 sew on buttons they say.
.Eva-v man should Doe able 70 sew on q button.
Suppose he is away from home. at party or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
CHEW SAVED THE SHIP.

sea captain who has just returned from a
Southern voyage tells with great prid" Of The hrav-
cry displayed by his wife who accompanied him,
which on one occasion was instrumental L" say
the least I'm saving the ship A gale had struck
tber off Cane Hatteras so fierce that IL feared
the vessel would not live through f. and all hands
AT the helm. nervous. excited trying to keep the
ship from being swamped. But while the other
women aboard praying and weeping In the
cabin. the captains wife, noticing that her nus
band had left his favorite plug OF navy below cut
off a large chew Crawled, at the risk OF being
swept overheard up and across the deck and
handed IL 20 him lie Immediately tucked II into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

ury, coming. u does over a thousand miles from
the hintaTlauds Of tte Cold Coast and Ashanti.
tu,tUCuy Cor areiUC tyCLdsl, t.u and iron repre-
sent the metals, salt and Eatron from Lake TchLd,
besides articles Of foreign import. which are II
irhuitesiu1 vaiGe compared with the natural prod
ucc. and mainly consist Of copper wire. cloth,
knives, sword blades raZors. needles. beads. etc.
L.ou-uE M.En-Lrn II -nL.nar-c-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28

the left corner Of his mouth, spat twice, became
calm when he was tho poi-t II losing his head,
end the gale eatheTeC.-tBOston Record
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
Siberian Butter.

II it be true that Siberian butter OF
good qaulity, despatched from Obi by
rail, has recently been sold in Lon,
don at profitable prices, the unfortu-
nate British dairy farmer may well
feel troubled in mind. There are, as
he knows, practically no limits to the
Siberian supply; the enormous area
served by the great trunk line is
always purely pastoral, and milk com.
mands hardly any monetary value
The initial cost of manufacturing but
ter must, therefore, be much less
than in most parts of Europe, but
when transport charges are reckoned
in it is difficult to make out how the
business of expectation can be profit.
ably transacted. In the case OF Aus.
tralian butter, not only has it the adj
vantage of cheap water carriage with.
out any handling between port and
port, but all consignments fetching
a specified price are subsidized by
the exporting colony. It seems high.
ly probable, therefore, that the 81.
berian export is also bounty-fed,
while the State, being the owner of
the railways, can so modify the usual
freight charges as largely to lessen
the cost of transmission. Be that as
it may, experts in the trade conf
IDENTIFY predict that this new addition
to the food supplies of the United
Kingdom has come to stay, and ar
rangements are already perfected, it
is said, to insure regular importa,
tions on a continuously increasing
scale-unless, that is. England re-
sorts to such fiscal expedients as are
essential to beat back the threaten
ing invasion and so save her dairy
farmers from utter ruin.-London
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
A BEAUTIFUL NECK.

The manner of dressing the neck
for the past few years has been most
disastrous to beauty, the high close.
fitting collar not only discoloring the
neck but preventing the free use Of
the muscles.
The high collar, first worn by one
of noble birth to hide deformity,
was Immediately adopted into fash.
ion and has helped to destroy the
grace and exquisite coloring of count
less thousands of necks.
In order to have beautiful neck
one must first pay due attention to
the general condition of the system.
The neckdress should be loose and
reasonably low, the soft crush col
lars being a step in the right direc
ton. Vocal exercises should be prac
ticed faithfully, either in music or
elocution, and deep breathing should
accompany these exercises,
AS means of bringing the muscles
of the throat and chest into play
nothing excels the use Of dumbbells
and Indian clubs. Swimming is also
an excellent exercise for this same
purpose, and It assists in giving
good carriage to the head.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
Asss,ss 1@z SRMzazgg &N
Xxx NSNZR G11SMH
SEWING An NIGHT.

The best OF all lights for sewing at
night is the good old-time laRp well
filed with kerosene oil, the we'll trim
med blaze covered with an opaque
white porcelain shade. Having set
tied the question Of light, use some
Judgment in the selection of the ma
terial on which to sew. On black and
very dark colors. and red. are partlc'
ularly trying to the eyes. as Is mate
rial with fine stripes or checks. he
serve such goods for daylight work,
and at night work on white and dell.
cate colors as much as-you can. BY
right planning. the different colors can
be made up under the best light. and
thus save much needless exhaustion.
Changing from one color to another
in sewing at night will sometimes
prove very restful If the eyes are Do
coming tired.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
The Mystery Of a erisand's Head.

From Sicily comes CHASTITY story
reminiscent of the Middle Ages. A
mans head in an advanced state OF
decomposition was found impaled on
a post outside the walls of Palermo.
Attached to the post was card bear
ing the words: This is the head OF
the infamous brigand Varsaloaa."
This curious discovery was made on
the property of certain Paron Ami
clio, who took a prominent part in
the trial of the notorious Varsa.ona
for murder. and offered large re-
ward for his capture.
When the daughters of the brigand
were confronted with the mead one
declared it was that OF her father,
but the other denied it. The brigani's
sweetheart. however, recognized the
head by the filling in front tooth.
Great excitement prevailed IN
Sicily as the result of this strange
occurrence. The inhabitants in the
neighborhood divided into two par.
ties, one believing in the death of
the famous bandit and the other de-
claring the event to be merely an
other trick to make the police believe
that he was dead in order that he
might continue to rob undisturbed.-
London Daily Mail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
RECIPES.

Saute Bananas.-Remove the skins
from the bananas, cut in halves.
lengthwise, then in halves crosswise;
dredge them with -four; put in lit
tie butter in the frying pan, lay in the
bananas; when Drowned slightly re-
move, sprinkle over powdered sugar;
serve with half a cupful of sugar,
one-fourth cup of lemon juice and one
teaspoonful of butter warmed over the
fire.
Potato Gems.-To one cup of warm
ed mashed potatoes add tablespoonful
of butter, one teaspoonful Of salt, the
yolks of three eggs well beaten and
one cupful of milk; pour this over
one and one-half cupfuls of -four:
beat well and add the whites of the
eggs beaten stiff and two and one
half level teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder; fill creased gem pans two
thirds full; bake In a quick oven
twenty minutes.
Hollandaise Sauce.-Heat four ia
Blespoonfuls of vinegar. and when
boiling pour it over two well beaten
eggs beating well; return to the fire
and stir constantly until it thickens:
then remove Immediately and add two
level tablespoonfuls of butter. sale
and CAYENNE to the tastA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
DREssMAKING HINTS.

A smart travelling suit of black and
white mohair is trimmed with dainty
touches of blue passementerie and
brass buttons.
Cream colored point d'esprit, COM
bined with a touch of real lace, is
used to great advantage in the man.
ufacture of the separate waist.
Linen etamine is one of the coolest
and most satisfactory materials for
wash suiting, as 1t is positively de-
clared to be non-shrinkable.
Scalloped fiounces are a new idea
brought in by the craze for elabora-
ton. Often the upper edge is seal.
loped also. and each scallop fixed TO
the skirt by tiny button.
Circular skirts. cut in three or
more sections, are among tue latest
models.
Tortoise shell is the newest shade
Of brown.
A pointer for clever home fingers
is that of girdle cut with the centre
back on a bias fold of the material,
fits closely to the figure at the waist.
line and Is straight in the centre
front.
For wash gowns, girdles Of colored
linen or duck are very fashionable.
These are ornamented with many
rows of white cotton machine stitch
fhg about q quarter inch apart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
HOW TO BE LIKED.


It is the girl who does things in
this world who is attractive, both to
men and to her own sex, which last
counts little, too, in the long run.
You may not be able to do great
things, to paint great pictures or to
sing in grand opera. but you can learn
to make bright little things for your.
self and your friends and perhaps to
play the light, catchy" airs of the
day so that your friends will enjoy
them, and if you can't do anything
else cultivate the art of talking
brightly and of being sympathetic.
Every girl can do one thing well if
she will only take the trouble to find
out what that thing is. The difficulty
is that she often looks in the oppo-
site direction; she wants to do some.
thing great and snowy or nothing at
all. But there are other talents with.
in reach If she will only look, and
these talents may be such comfort
to her in her dark hours that they
will make life better and happier
both for herself and those about her.
How the world likes a cheerful,
plucky girl who makes a brave fight
and hides her skeleton in closet i'll
stead of folding her hands and whin.
ing because things don't come her
way-the girl who puts her own
griefs as much as possible aside and
who takes a wholesome interest in
life-is the one who wins out every
time
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
Success and Success.

It was said of the late Samuel
Smiles, the author of "Self-Help," by
a thoughtful Boston obtiuarian, that
he undoubtedly originated the "suc.
cess school of literature" This is
a serious charge, but it Is modified
by the admission that his success"
books were sound in morals and
ideals, and greatly superior in those
particulars to the grist the contem.
porary success" mills grind out
There is a distinction between the
self-help which is manly and praise.
worthy, and the kind which consists
in helping yourself first, and to all
there is in the dish. DR.. Smiles was
thrifty, but he was human. The kind
of success he preached was consist.
ent with humanity and the develop
ment of Nigh character. We have
come to see extolled a success of a
much lower sort, the sole measure
of which is money. and whose arch.
etype Is the successful monopolist,
daily adding to a vast store. crushing
rivalry by foul means when fair
means fail, sapping the integrity Of
his human tools. and conscientiously
yes, religiously-making honor Of
no account compared with gain. Our
success" literature does not direct
ly inculcate rascality. but pretty con-
stantly it holds up as examples fit to
be initiated men whose most remark
able achievement 1t was. after all,
to have done what they did and kept
out Of the penitentiary.-E. s. NJ, IN
Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
TO JUDGE A WATERMELON.

1t is specially difficult matter to
Judge the quality of watermelon
from its appearance. because the edi-
bile portion is so far from the outside
Weight is the first consideration. the
heavier the better, indicating that the
melon is full of juice. Some persons
affirm that If in pressing the sides
together a peculiar crispy sound is
heard. the chances are the melon is
ripe and sweet, while well known
expert says that his method is to lay
a melon on its back with the white
part up, then scratch the skin of rhe
lightest part. If this seems tender
and the melon is yet firm to the pres
sure of the finger so that he can With
difficulty pierce it with the nail, it 10
probably good melon.