The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, April 14, 1904, Image 8
St Lorit Working Night aai Iky to Be in IUi<hii
For the Opening of the World's Fair on Satnr4cy.
Apr* 30th Next*.
T
HI ftrst few tbonaid ear*
Mi of the twenty ihw
i Mid airs of exhibits that
i'wMt orrlreVot the World's
Fair In St. tools within
tt* Mlt' few ?Nka bare been re
ceived and miImIiJ, Ltrse forces of
mm are i flnjruil night and day In
Neeirlag aad ' pUdni the rslusbie
pwductt from bub; oiUom of tbe
world as they com In. Any on* who
few Mt kwi over tbe World's Fair
grounds csaaot with the wIMnt
stretch of tUs Isasglnstlou. res Use tbe
?Unlicww df this latest and great*
est of Ualesrsol Expositions. With
Its tboasnd buildings spread oat over
aa area of two sqnsre utiles. enclosed
by sis sritcs of fence. (be crest
World's Fslr glistens in tbe son. sod
Is tbe centre of interest to sll tbls part
of the country.
The nasnsfruirint bss rerj consid
erately tnupd many of tbe prln
dfhl exhldfe pslsces In s compact
group. While there are more tbsu
twenty-dee holdings of considers ble
slse gteea np to exhibit purposes, tbe
very large buildings are tome fifteen
' la nuaihsr; eight of these, the Pslsce
of Transports tleo. Machinery. Elec
tricity. Varied Industries. Education.
Manufactures, Mines and Metallurgy.
Liberal Arts, are sltusted In the north
HlMM. Near by are the Government
Flaherles buildlug and aea coast de
fense fOM.
The Palace of < Agriculture ? la the
largnt of the Exposition buildings
and stand* In the central western
part of the grounds, upon a high ele
vation. This bolldlng covers twenty
acres of ground, the equivalent of a
small farm, aad contains many thou
sands of exhibits, not only from the
States of the United States but from
^countries of the world. The Palace
of Horticulture stands directly south
of the Palace of Agriculture and Is
400 by 900 feet.
The Palace of Art. composed of four
large pavilions. Is one of the most In
teresting parts of the Fair. Tbe several
buildings contain a total of 135 gal
Igries. filled with tbe priceless treas
ures of Europe and America, gathered
wltb great care by discriminating
committees. As an example of tbe care
wltb wbicb these selections were
made. Italy may be taken as an ex
ample. Some four tbousaud paintings
were offered, yet only four hundred
conld be select##! One of rbe four
buildings bfc tbe Valace of Art is de
voted entirely to atatuary.
Tbe Palace, of Forestry. Fisb and
Came Is in tbe western part of tbe
grounds, covering four acres. The
Pkjaks! cefusre ?vkiktta to altviM to
the wnm b part of toe gronfli, Mi
?4tocvft.to.lt to thp tot larit ?tk*
totle" **(ift.v?*tb>Maphltb4atre ;sett*g
Yvnt| Wfc? ttoaaa^d people. Opw
this Md hbm wtB take plictdw*
lac tb? eomner. ,r
In this banM ptatice at tb? K^mI*
ttoa of 1904. we ?MMt mot forget that
very Itfterestlag quarter, known as the
Pike. This Is the emeeemeet street
of the Bspeeltloa. The visiter will
cerralaly open hla eyes la amasement
wbcS be sses the arraj of amusements
spread oat for hla delectation. .It Is
a loap story la Itaelf. to teH what baa
been prepared for bis entertalament.
The Pike Is considerably more Iban a
mile lonp. and upon either side are ar
ranged about fifty elaborate and .ex*
tremely novel shows. So ate of tbeni
cover aa many as ten or eleven acres
eseh. . ' * ? '
The World's Fslr will open on Sst
urduy. April 30. wllb fitting ceremon
ies. Upon that occasion sn sntbein
writteu by Bdmund Clarence Stedaiau
will be sung by a chorua of six hun
dred 'voices. The music? by the em
inent * composer. Professor John K.
Paine, of Harvard I'niveralty? as well
ns the poem, was written especially
for this occasion upon tbe Invitation
of the Exposition. Frank Vander
PALACE OF MACHINERY. WORLD'S FA IK, COVERS TEN ACRES.
-Copyrighted, 1904, by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
' eastern part of the grounds. The
main entrance to the Exposition will
let the visitor luto the centre of tbis
Croup. As each building covers from
eight to fifteen acres and contains
several miles of aisles, lined on either
side by most interesting exhibits, tbe
visitor trill see bis time slipping away
with a world of things yet remaining
to be seen.
The Government has spent more od
this Exposition than It has ever ex
pended before. First, It gave $5,000,000
to the general fund of tbe Exposition,
upon consideration tliat the city of St.
Louis would raise $10,000,000. This
of course was promptly done. Tben,
the Government appropriated nearly
a million and half more for buildings
and exhibits, and a few weeks ago de
cided to make a loan of $4,000,000 to
tbe Exposition in order to have tbe
elaborate plans carried out to tbeir
?completeness. The Government can
not lose much on this investment at
St. Louis, for the reason that St. Louis
returns In internal revenue taxes for
the Eastern half of Missouri alone,
over $15,000,000 a year.
I wish I might describe the great
beauty of tbe Government building.
It Is 800 feet long nnd stands on a
broad terrace upon the hillside, over
looking the grand group of exhibit^
new science of forestry lias here a
most interesting exemplification.
In the central western part of the
grounds are many of the Foreign Gov
ernment Pavilions. 80 nie fifty for
eign nations are taking active part in
the World's Fair, several of them
spending more than a half-million dol
lars each. These are England, France,
Germany. Brazil. Japan and China.
Japan ulone has brought seventy
eight thousand exhibits.
The displays from the Philippine Isl
ands form a very attractive feature
Of the Exposition. There are some
eighty thousand of these exhibits ar
ranged in buildings upon a reserva
tion of forty acres, lyiug west of the
Palace of Agriculture.
About thirty acres are given up to
an exhibit of the North American In
dians. their industries and borne life.
A large spare is devoted to the aerial
concourse. Here will be held the series
of airship trials and contests, upon
which the. Ex|K>sition has planned to
expend $200,000. Of this sum. $100,
000 is to be given as a grand prize to
the aeronaut who will sail an airship
in the quickest time over a fourteen
mile course.
The <|tmdrennlal Olympic games nre
Vo be h?hl at the World's Fair this
year. A large buildlug devoted to
stucken, director of the Cincinnati Or
chestra, has written a march, and
Henry K. Iladley, of New York, lias
written a waltz, also upon invitation
of the Exposition, for its musical pro
grams.
Tbe central feature of the Expo
ration, or wlfat is Intended to be tbe
most beautiful scene In tbe wbole
grand picture, is made up of Cascade
Clardens, tbe C.'olouade of States and
tbe Hall of Festivals. Tbe gardens
with tbeir cascades and statuary, and
tiie elaborate architectural features,
are nearly a half a mile frorf.east to
west and represent an expefiihjlture of
one million dollars. It is tbe most am
bitious scheme of formal garden I rig ever
undertaken at an Exposition, or else
where. Tbe Festival Hall, 200 feet
in diameter and 200 feet high, con
tains tbe largest organ in tbe world,
and has a seating capacity for thirty
five huudred people.
Practically all St. Louis Is preparing
to accommodate World's Fair visi
tors. The private homes will be open
for the reception, of guests throughout
tbe Exposition. Tbe prices will be from
50c. to $1.50 per day for each person
for rooms. Restaurants are so plenti
ful that meals may be had in almost
any locality where the visitors may
happen to stop.
RUSSIA'S VICEROY. ,
Arialnl AVtnUll > Ma?t?r Mind, a Muter
Will and a Maaterfnl Hand.
Admiral K. I. Alexeieff. described
by Senator Beveridge In bin book.
"The Russian Advance." as "a muster
mind, a master will, altogether a mas
terful man." Is the subject of an In
forming article by Charles Johnston,
in Harper's Weekly. Admiral Alex
eieff has tolled for years at the build
ing of ? new regie* of Russian influ
ence, a region nearly as large as the
combined area of France and (Ger
many. and with a fringe of possible
future acquisitions many times great
er, only to see the whole of his life
work threatened with dissolution. "In
this llfework." says Mr. Johnston, "be
has accomplished miracles almost, fac
Ing conditions of great and unexpect
ed difficulty, amid surroundings alter
nately picturesque with the glamor of
the Bast and squalid with Intrigue
and physical wretchedness. Through
all these difficulties Admiral Alex
eleff has acted with constant resolu
tion. force, rapidity, and constructive
power. *
VoungMi Cavalryman of Civil War.
The death of Oscar Arloti Frost, nt
Ottawa, brings out the claim for hltu
that he was the youngest cavalryman
enlisted in the Civil War. He went
Into the Third Missouri Cavalry at
fourteen years of age, and served
through the war. It cannot be claimed
for Mr. Frost, though, that he was boy
ish In appearance. At the tline of bh<
enlistment he was six feet tall and
weighed 11)0 pounds.? Kansas City
Jotfrnal.
Hww Ainarlca Opfnml .fapaa.
A timely and important article. pub
lished lu Harper's Weekly, is a person
al account of the historic events lead
ing to the opening of Japan to the
world's trade, written by Commodore
Nicholson. U. 8. N. iretlred), who was
navigating officer of Commodore Ter
ry's flagship at the time of the ex
pedition of 1833. How Perry overcame
the prejudices of the Japanese and the
obstacles that Interfered with the ac
complishment of his mission are told
by Commodore Nicholson l? a narra
tive of uncommon Interact.
MUSIC AND. ANIMALS.
The Punt* Is the MOat Sensitive to the
Influence of Melody.
Some very curious experiments have
recently been carried out In the Ger
inun Zoological Gardens in ord<*r to
ascertain the actual influence of music
upon animals. The Instrument was
the violin and Herr B?k**r was the per
form nr.
Of all tbc animals the pump was the
most sensitive to the musical Influ
ence. Ills moods changed rapidly, ac
cording to the nature of the melody,
the animul frequently becoming very
excited and nervous. "Just Ilk** a
Frenchman." kh the report says.
Leopard* were entirely unconcerned,
but the lions appeared to be afraid, al
though their cubs wanted to dance
when the uslc became livelier. The
hyenas v/ere very much terrified, but
the monkeys were merely curious and
the monkeys were merly curious-.
The experiments are to be continued,
and wr.ii a variety of Instruments, in
order to distinguish between the men
tal states which are actually produced
by the music and those which are
merely the result of an unusual ex
perience.? Scientific American.
Interentiag,
To hear the music of sweet bells,
and also to test solid silver; take a
solid-silver tablespoon, and tie two
cords of equal length to the handle.
Hold the ends of the cords to each ear.
at the same time closing the ears with
the fingers. Then by a motion of the
body swing the spoon, letting it strike
the back of the chair or like wooden
object. You have no idea what sweet
music you will hear. Try It. and see.
?Woman's Home .Companion.
Longest Hoed In the World.
Iu 1001 the great Siberian Railway
was thrown open to the public. There
was then In operation a total of 1444
miles In Manchuria and 3.V>9 miles in
Siberia, a continuous Russian line from
Moscow to Port Arthur of* 0489 miles;
and the new trains de luxe. which will
begin running this summer, will give
virtually a through service from Paris
to Port Arthur, a distance of 7299
miles, (1000 miles of which is over
Russian tines ? From James W. Dav
idson's "The Great Siberian Railway."
in the Centnrt.
N.RAYS ANO DIGESTION.
Thla Pr<ic?iii? CiniM Thnlr KiiiImIod, mm
I)?n Muscular Activity.
Tim t the processes of digestion, as
well an mental and muscular activity,
seem to cause I lie emission of N-rnys.
Is the conclusion reached by M. Lam*
bert. in France, after a series of Inter
esting experiments. Ife believes tbat
these curious rays are produced by
ferments, especially by those con
cerned In the digestion of albuminoid
matter. In his experiments on diges
tion. says a writer in Harper's Week
ly. M. I.umbcrt placed a small quantity
of flhrin in tubes containing In one
case activated pancreatic Juice, and
iu another artificial gastric Juice made
by mixing live per cent, solution of
pepsin with a four per cent, solution
of hydrochloric acid. From these
tubes the N-rays were emitted, and
were detected not only by producing
Increased luminescence of a phos
phorescent screen, but also photo
graphically, thus removing the sub
jective element from the experiment.
As a result of these experiments? M.
Lambert believes that in the course
of digestion the tlbrln undergoes
strains which act to produce N-rays.
Pm*prrou* Yucatan.
Yucatan simply bolls over with pros
perity. Her railways are paying, her
banks grow fat dividends, and her
multi-millionaires are buying the best
there Is to be had. whether It be lux
uries for the family or a first-class
education abroad for their sons.?
Mexican Herald.
A MMhlMfflllan Maatin.
Whatever Is the occasion of another's
advancement Is the cause of his own
diminution.? From the Prince.
Pnt to the Tnl.
A great crowd has assembled to
cheer the boy Prince Alexander on his
arrival at Belgrade by steamer. "Why
do these people make so much noise
when they see me?" cried little Alex
ander. "Because thoy love you, my
little son." Immediately he almost
sprang out of the minister's srms,
calling out, "They say you love me.
Show me your love by throwing all
your bats Into tho water." The hats
were thrown.? From "Belgrade, the
White City of Death."
t* JmoT *TOU!r!Zk*i**&. to
km tk* aide aad tary (W
mvmqMi ??? ft) i>H la TT-? 1 T
rwitXy. ?ai a ehartar ?m ?^IM
tor. TM corporate ay of tko eocle^
tyls to bo *Tko ChMftou of DU
>hm." Magrooa wo tk* laoor poem
tors. ?:
? o ? o
rFwgf^Pvf W ? iwTiwu
Tko Iaduatria* Institute located at
Moultrie. Florida, la a worthy lasUto
tioa for tko education of tko oolorod
raco. wklek baa kMt foctoaato recent
ly la oecurlag seyeral doaatlo? aol
cloat to eaable tko board of tmatooa
to wipe out tko prwoat ladobtedaoaa
of tbo enterprise. Rov. O. M. Blllott.
tbo orgaalser aad priaclpal. baa la
?low tbo bulldlag up of aa iaatltutloa
almllar to tbat u?wted by Booker
Washington at Tuakegee, Ala.
la tbla laudabAo offort Profoaaor
Blllott baa tbo aariataaco aad kearty
good w lab ef of otaay of tbo prominent
white famines of theclty.
Tbo board of traateea, whp. by tbo
way, look after tbo'fldaacoa of tbo la*
atltute. are dellgkted with tbo gener
oua aupport given, aad bope tbat oth
era will bo atlaalated to encourage
tbo -development of tbo acbool by ten
derfng financial aid. Tbe operating
expenses must now bo obtained.
Tbere are about tblrty boarding aad
day pnplls In tbo school, with many
applications held up for the reason
tbat tbere Is not sufficient room to
accommodate more. Dr. Blllott It
now negotiatiag to buy a email saw
mill with wbicb to cut tbe timber oa
the land, which, la tura, will be used
by the home foroe in the construction
of additional buildings.
? ? ? e
Church** far Negroes.
An Interesting movement has been
Initiated la th? Episcopal church for
the establishment Of separate church*
es for the colored people, under the
auspices and direction of bishops of
their own race. Bishop Brown, of Ar
kansas. Is ooe of the leaders in this
movement. Tbe progress of the col*
ored people in this country during the
last forty years hss been marked, aad
is full of promise for the future. But
amalgamatiou of the two races is not
to be thought of; and If this be true, if
the two races are to live as separate
races, the colored race must have its
own schools and Its own churches, its
own teachers and Its own preachers.
And the highest offices In the school
snd the highest offices In the church
should be open to the race, as they
can not be in schools and churches
in which the races are Intermingled.
The details of this movement may be
thus briefly described: Tbe general
work of tbe American Eplsoopol
church smong the colored people Is'
carried on under the superintendenca
of a commission for church work
among the colored people/ established
by the board of missions on the rec
ommendation of the general conven
tion In 1886. The late bishop of Ken
tucky was the chairman of this com
mission. Other members of the com
mission are the bishops of Ohio, North
Carolina, Georgia. Washington, the
coadjutors of New, York and Pennsyl
vanla, the Rev. Drs. McKIm and
Tucker, Mr. Joseph Bryant, and Mr.
Henry K. Pellew. Overtures have
been made for some time to this com
mission, by the colored people, for
the consecration of colored bishops,
so far without definite results. It is
now proposed to provide suffragan
bishops, which would open the way
to granting these requests. A suf
fragan bishop in tbe church of Eng
land, is an associate or under bishop,
attached to a diocesan bishop and
working under his jurisdiction, but
without definite territorial Jurisdiction
other than that of the bishop to whom
he is a suffragan.
? ? ? *
"Negroes Need White Friends.**
"I have a moat profound belief that
no race la ancient or modern history
has ever equaled the American Negro
in development In all directions," said
Booker T. Washington, in addressing
a meeting recently In New York City
of the Society for Ethical Culture.
He expressed the opinion further that
the colored man ahould be encouraged
to remain In the south. He said:
"Because of the Negro's progress In
the present and my faith in his fu
ture, I was never prouder than 1 am
today of being a Negro.
"Nine-tenths of the Intelligent mem
bers of our race will agree that the
great body of our people are to reside
In the south, and that they should be
encouraged to do so. Since this is
agreed upon, It naturally follows tbat
the Negro should. In every praise
worthy manner, cultivate the friendship
and the sympathy of tbe people by
whose side he la to live. Any other
course woukl be suicidal, unnatural
and Illogical.
"In saying tbla, I do not mean that
we ahould 'aubmlt to injustice. No
one respects a atrong, honest charac
ter more than tbe southern white man
does. At tbe present tlmo the race
needs every white friend It can com
mand, whether he resides at the south
or the north. The problems before
us are uot to be sealed by emigis
tlon .extermination or amalgamation,
but by sympathetic co-operation be
twoen the races."
Professor Washington also address
od a large audience of white aad col
ored people at the Metropolitan A.
M. E. Church In Washington City,
prevloua to his New York speech. He
spoke of the work at Tuskegee and
said tbe Negro would gain more
through co-operation with tbe white
man than through needless opposition
to aim. On the question of the ballot
be said:
"If the Negro la not stimulated aad
for the
Mm. Pal? . ik* Whhm h* *
ooumi by Jwt alastloa law* to W
eoM tax pajrara u4 kUUltnt pro
diem, the ?Uto pa apia will haao aa
?ttnal plH? ahoat tMr a?cka.
"Ragardlag lytchlap, I rtpMt vtet
I have *1* maay times la the soath.
that the tahlag of kaau llta wlthaat
daa jfaew of law. wtalMr la Oaor
gta or Ohio. la a'blot apoa oar clvlll
Miaa. Wa ahaald at all Uao ataad
ready aa a caaa to Jala haada with all
to aaa that crlao la aot com
hf oar people. and to aaa that
lata! paalrtaaat fallowa aach
ertaMa"
LyaeMapo OtaataaM la
A WallMto. apaelal ^:Ah
thoach tha aaadr j civil bill coastract
iraiy wag aadar dlseuasioa to tha
'??"??atatlvee. tha debate
~ ? ?"?o. Mr. QUlet t, or Maa
aachaaetts, devoting coasldarablo time
to answering ooaio of tho statements
recently made on tha floor by Mr
8pight, of MIMaalaolppi, regarding tha
raca question.
Mr. Oil tat t Mid If ha did aot believe
.r ?r wUe for tha democrats of the
south to My that they intend forever
o prevent the Negro from part id pa
mmii1 *?r9Tnmmnt , There . are tea
' ?*fo*a ot the .south, he said
who csn not- stay as they are. who elth
p 10 go op or down. No
%?Lm1 ? WMU the aouth to
ubtoit to Negro domination, but tha
outrsgeous thing ?u that they say
?k6 caMot be developed Into
? ac"Itjr of ?oting or becoming cltl
He WM ?urprlsed. he said, that
no one on tha democratic side of the
bouse bed denounced lyachlngs. The
overwhelming proportion of lynchlngs
he asserted, occurred In the south.
Some occurred In the north, too. ha
th jii ^tbf north* how?*er. it was
tha disorderly element which conduct
ed the lynchlngs. but the great msss
or the people openly dlaavowed It
did*^!"' ? th* ?OUth' bo aaW- th?*
did not. Respect for the law. he con
eeve^;.2IOUl4 b? a,W*y8 pr"?nt- but
every time a man was lynched. It In
fringed thst respect for law without
wdu??n0 r?PUbllcan ?ovornment could
the north* recognize he
said, that mob violence ought to be
stopped, not because of sympathy for
the criminals, but from the results
that are expected to come from It.
?*ny Z**** burnings are not too
good for the criminal, and no punish
mentis too severe for him. but. ho
?afd. it is much better that the crlml
nai should escape hla punishment than
to have the law transgressed.
1 nAVZ?rlag a ?uestion by Mr. Kitch
in. of North Carolina. Mr. Qlllett de
clared that he condemned lynchlngs
on any terms.
Mr. Richardson, of Alabama Inter
rupted to say that whenever the Ne
St cea9e th* c?-lme of rape the
lyncbinga and burning will cease.
? ? ? ?
Horrors in Cango Free State.
n"t,P.r,**"t*'"<" ?* th? American
Baptist. Southern Presbyterians and
Soul?** of Christ African Missions
called upon Secretary of State Hay In
8Tr?hJ,|Dgt?V few days ago and de
scribed affair. in the Congo country
as viewed from the missionary stand
point. In the delegation were Dr T
?f B?,ton; 3 H Ulster, of
Nashville; A. McLsln. of Cincinnati;
Dr. LafTon. of Olengi. Africa; Dr Mor
;r, ,KMal- Africa, and Dr. Les
lie. of Africa.
Stories of atrocities practiced on the
. 0OngO country b y their
Belgian rulers were th6 prmclpsl feat
ures of the conferences. They were
illustrated by photogrsphs taken by
the missionsries, the subjects being
young children snd youths maimed
and mutilated with hand, and feet
chopped off. and. according to th*
members of. the delegations, all be
cause their parents and male 'relative*
failed to bring in tho prescribed num
l>sr of pounds of rubber dally
The mlsslonartea also showed that
heir work was rendered nearly value
flrlllJ*. the. attltude of tho Belgian of
flclals in the Congo country
In addition It wa8 stated no respect
the8 m^?TD f?r thd property rights of
the missionaries and it wan on this
gr,?und tho de,egatlon thought the
atate department might Interfere
th?!"! r H*y "k8d them lo reduce
whinhYLm tQ i * Wr,tten memorandum
h? wou,d consider. He did not
Ini defln,te Promise of reliev
ing the situation in the Congo so
ar as the natives were concerned bo
af th-?,6 U?lt9d 8tatea was n?t one
of the signatories to the treaty under
which the Congo Fre? ?t? a ?
existent Sta'9 beoaine
Hsvs Effigies on Coins.
A new issue of silver 2-shilllng
pieces by the British mint has on it
1 figure of Britannia which Is a por
trait of Miss Susan Hicks-Beach,
whose father. Sir Michael, was until
recently the chancellor of the ex
chequer. This pecuniary perpetuation
of a nonroyal lady has Its precedent
In the duchess of Portsmouth, who In
the guise of Britannia has decked al!
British copper coins since the time ot
Charles It. 'i'he head of Liberty which
adorns the silver dollar of the United
States reproduces the features of a
young school teacher of Philadelphia
A century ago the Rothschilds adorned
their bank notes with the benevolent
taco of Baroness da Rothschild. In
1897 the state bank of Budapest en
.graved tha countenance of Mme
Luise Blanna, the prima donna, on Its
thousahd gulden notes
Tsms Wild Animals.
A thoroughly frightened fox wss
pursued through Williams street, Brat
tleboro, Vt, one day last week, and
two dogs chssed a full-grown buck
within a short dlatance of tha vlllsge
on the Mme day. The wstebman at a
factory saw a doa directly In front ot
tha ahopa, and another deer skipped
Into George H. CroweU's front yard
?ona moral ng.
t?kicK elrui
/\clventure.
JAGUAB HABO HUNTING.
I
N I htrg* Iron -barred cm*
la th> Chatca Mnuicrl* to
thi ItrgMt oT the New
World's cats, m rail-Mood
ied Jaguar, broaght from
tbe wild* of Msklco. ud not leea blood
thirsty thai tk* Africa d lions . that
snarl ud growl in tho next den. Ho
Is of s beautiful* to way brown, thick
ly marked frooi the tip of bla nose to
the end of his restless tall wltb heavy
blotches of chocolate, shading Into
blsck. There are over five feet of hlna.
built like a leopard, but of greater
weight, while hla forearms and pawa
are larger than thoee of any of the
cats save the Uoo. He peces up and
down his cage all night through. In
the day he slsepo and no amount of
shouting or prodding will wake him
or get aught from him save an ugly
ansrl.
"At borne In the wilds of Central
America.** according to a man who has
mining connections in that region, the
Jaguar frequents the bauks of streams,
especially where the water courses
run through the impenetrable forests.
Few people? even natives? are to be
met with In such sections, aud as about
the only way to get into these vast
wooda Is by csuqe on tbe rivers and
the opportunities for jaguar shooting
are of tbe best. Many are shot from
launches on the larger rivers and tbe
uatlves kill tbem with spears.
Jaguars are very plentiful in these
forests? much more so than mounts in
lions are In Los Angeles County? and.
on the eastern slope of tbe Andes as
well as tbe Mexicau Sierra are so
numerous as to be dangerous to hu
man life as r?ell as to tbe her.ls. They
rarely leave tbe edges of the forests,
but make long forays into the open.
Hunts are organised tiud the Uig nats
followed with houuds. Some of these
chases result disastrously for dogs
snd men. Jaguars run further thnu
our mountain lions (which are known
as pumas below out Southern border)
and do not tree so easily. They are In
no wise cowardly and will tight a man
if he disputes their way in the forest.
Dogs will not tight them and the pu
mas are their especial enemies, which
they always whip and often kill.
Vaqneros of the pampas- take this
animal alive by entangling him in the
thongs of their bolns and frequently
kill it alone and unaiile.l with their
long knives. No white man lias tried
this method, and most of the jaguar
hunting !s done with rifles of the lat
est make. No tales exaggerate the
rrtil feroeity of these ar.iiuals. which
frequently * *.rry off Indian infants he
fore their helpless mothers' eyes.
Here is a description of a jaguar
hunt some time ago along one of the
streams that feed the Gulf from the
eastern slope of southern Mexico, as
told the writer:
"Bright and early one December
morning we left camp, six in the part)*
and with eight dogs of various breeds.
All carried rifles and knives, while tbe
two Indians who were supposed to act
as guides carried heavy machetes with
which to cut sway the many creepers
which obstruct all forest paths. We
headed up the bank of a small tribu*
tary stream not far from the mines,
and shortly nfter entering the belt of
heavier timber the dogs put up a
bowl and led ofT at a pace we could
not follow through the tangle. Such
of tbe dogs as could be kept in with
the born, and a half hour's trailing
brought us wltfcin sound of a terrific
baying that made the forest ring, tbe
whole noise seeming to come from a
particularly dense tangle on tbe very
!>ank of the stream. A huge tree bad
fallen across the water and its up
rooted base formed a broad shield, be
. himl which the fracas was taking
plaee.
"Tumbling, clawing and sliding, we
got around this with the rest of the
dogs and there iaced a scene of sav
age beauty. Backed against a mat of
creepers that ha* grown over the half
rotten log, his every tooth visible and
?very lialr on end, stood the spotted
?at. At a goTxIly distance from him
the three free dogs kept np a restless
laying to which the fresh voices of the
logs we then released lent new impe
'.ii*. The jaguar was not afraid. He
probably would have killed the whole
naek before be himself succumbed,
but our dogs were far too wise for
that, and our Indian guides fairly
trembled with fear, so afraid of these
'devil cats' are the children of the
great forests. A well-directed shot
pierced the creature's eye and with a
few last clutches at the great tree
trunk, be slid with a splash into the
stream, whence he was rescued and
his skin now adorns a mining com
pany's office."
This jaguar measured five feet nine
Inches from tip to tip. Larger ones
have been killed in the same forest.?
Los Angeles (G'fll.) Tim-'s.
HUNTING TIIK GIMZZLY.
The grizzly bear is the only animal
in America that is really dangerous.
We all know that any animal will
tight If cornered; a hull moose may
be ugly and charge; a black bear will
flght for her cubs, or if wounded, but
the grizzly, "Old Uncle Kphraim," the
mountain men call him, is always ug
ly and ready for a tight. So well Is
this fact recognized that very seldom
do any of the old-timers take a chance
uuless everything Is iu their favor.
Their immense size, coupled with
their ugly disposition, makes tlrem in
deed very dangerous. There are mauy
cases on record of grizzlies weighing
l.'iOO pounds. I have never seen one
that weighed actually that much, but
have seen several that weighed over
1000 pounds, and have seen skins that
were much larger than any I have
killed; so do not doubt tbe statement
that they grow to weigh 1." >00 pounds.
The most common methods of kill
ing grizzlies are to watch a bait at
night or to trap tbem. either with a
large steel trap or a long pen with a
falling door made of heavy timber.
The steel trap Is the most successful,
although not considered very sports
manlike.
I know of two cases where a grizzly
was shot through the heart, and yet
lived long enough to run 180 yards,
and, in one case, maul a man very bad
ty. Tbaaa kMm altbo^b UM oaa? i
IF la Nte^bwr. w?f? 1b |nl tar. tfed
lurp ??? (MtlMfti to walgb tm
I will, particularly ao, tte fir
lac iNf, dMi ??! vary airtraJ, TM
una Uar baar (aattaaatod to woftgb M
poMBdi) wu racy tkla aad bad arood
fur. Tka largo baar waa a rat araa
oaraty. aa on rtlaalaf him aight bal*
lota aad aoveral buchabat woro found,
two or tbo ballets belag round, aocb
aa were naad b y tbo ladlaaa nsaay
yaara ago la tbelr old aaaoothborea.?
J. O. Kaowltoa. la tba Ulaatratai
Sporting Nowa.
A MILITANT PAB80K.
When the aettlementa aa tba forfcad
Dear River were aav, aad waatara
Tennessee was still Cblebaaaw coun
try. all attempts to start religious aarv
Ices were for a long tine broken up by.
a gang of young outlaws who drove
tbe ministers away. At last tba Bee.
Arthur Davie, a muacular Obrlatlaa.
came to try bla skill at conquering
them.
They bad given blm notice that aa
Methodist parson should ever preach
on lower Forked Deer. Mr. Da via
went to the forbidden ground aad
preached to a large audience. When
the service was over he stepped oat
iuto the grove which surrounded the
log church, and taking off hla coat aad
collar, placed them on a stump.
Tbe outlaws hsd gathered on oae
side, the church people on the other.
Turning to one of the church people
Mr. Davis gave him a messsge*tovhis .
wife, and then facing tbe outlaws/de
manded that tbey select their cham
pion.
"You said I should not preach." be
Kaid. "but I have preached. You say
1 will not preach again. Well. 1 say f
shall, unless you kill tne now. Come
on. one at a time, fair play, and we'll
see who is right."
Tbe outlaws looked at hint in ainexe
uient. Then tbe leader stepped for
ward, holding out bis band.
"I'm with you. Mr. Davis." he de
clared. "Auy man who has got your
courage ran be parson here as long as
he likes. Boys, step up and shake
hands with the minister."
Thenceforward the "fighting parson"
held forth regularly in the Forked
Deer country.? Youth's Companion.
A RACE FOR LIFE.
John Eggert, a farmer, of Centre,
Wis., is one horse and one f nee poor
er than he was. but possesses instead
:i deep, ragged hole In one of hi* fields.
The horse was an aged beast whoso
lite was a burden to it. and which was
useless tn the farmer. Its name was
Peter. It would not die and no one
would buy it or take it as a gift.
Eggert decided to have it shot. Then
bis troubles began. Neighbor after
neighbor declined to act as execution
er. Eggert himself was wllliug. but
Ills knowledge of tlrearuis was small,
lie spent sleepless uiglits trying to
evolve a scheme of getting rid of the
horse. At last he perfected bis plan
and proceeded to put it into execution.
First be obtained a stick of dynamite
and tied It to the horse's neck. Then
be lit tbe fuse and ran.
Tbe horse was an affectionate beast
which loved its master, and it joined
gladly in the game. Eggert. terrifed.
doubled h's pace. The horse whin
nied with pleasure and quickened iff
steps. Eggert panted and wheezed,
but ran the faster, fear lending
strength to nls legs. And so it went ou ;
for one of those minqtos which seem -
an eternity.
At last Eggert reached a fence,
scrambled over it, and lay panting on
tbe other side, when a roar as of a
Japanese fleet in action broke the still
ness. Eggert felt himself to sec if he
was all there. and then looked around.
Tbe horse, the fence and a good share
of bis farm were gone.? New York
Evening Sun.
A IIETIO'S REWARD.
A few days ago an rid man named
Samuel Wllberley was killed upon the
railway by a pi.ssiug train. His last
days, it appeared, bad been spent in
Edmonton v'orkliottse. At the inquest
It was revealed that Wllberley was an
old soldier. He enlisted when only
eighteen la the famous Nine ty-tlftli
Foot. He distinguished himself at the
battle of the Alma, when Sir l>e l<ncey
Evans mentioned him in division or
der. In the repulse of the Russian
sortie he shone, and agiiin lu tbe
bloody urupple of lnkerinan. 11? vol
unteered upon one occasion to curry
ammunition to the Quarriev. under the
deadly tire of that day and was in the
trenches throughout '.be whole of the
siege. The Oazette itself published
tbe services of Corporal 8r*nue! Webb,
t lie name under which Wllberley en
listed. and added ?.hat tbe young hero
hail received from his Quei.n the Cri
mean medal, and from the Finperor of
the French the Cross of the Legion of
I !*???????. Corporal Webb was not en
titled to a pension upon his discharge
from the army. H ? never applied for
assists! c ? In any slirpe or form.?
Loudon Telegraph.
Rt'SSIANS' BRAVERY.
An illustration of the stoical bravery
of Russian soldiers is given by the
story of a captain who was unsuccess
fully shelling a battery at the siege of
Varsovie. Field Marshnll Pashklevitch
galloped up to the captain and sternly
asked why Ills firing did not have
some efTis't. The captain replied that
the shells did not ignite. The marshal
scoffed that theory and threatened to
degrade the officer. The captain
picked up one of the shells, ignited t ht?
fuse. i?u?l. holding it iu the pnlin of
his hand, said to the mrrshal: "See
for yourself, sir." Tbe inn"slial. fold
ing his arms across his breast stood
looking at the smoking shell. It was
a solemn moment. Hot It men stood
motionless, awaiting the result. Final
ly the fuse burned out and the captain
threw the shell to tbe ground. "It's
true." remarked tbe marshal, turning
away to consider other measures to
silence the enemy's fire. In the even
ing. Instead of punishment, the captain
received the cross of the Order of 8t.
Vladimir.? Kansas City Journal.
Merman?'* Motor Cam.
The total number of electric molor
cars on the electric railways In tier
many was 12.r?00 at the end of 1002,
and that of trailer cars H22.Y This la
an increase of sixty per cent, over tbe
preceding year.