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EDGEFIELD, S. C.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1901.
VOL. LXVL NO. 46.
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1 WM. SCHWEI?ER!
. 702 Broad St.,
New York City.-Norfolk styles make
? marked feature of the season, and
aro noticeable in waists as "well as
Jackets. The smart May Manton
MIS SSS' KOBPOLK WAIST.
model shown ls made on the latest
lines and ls correct in every detail.
As shown the material is Une serge
flannel woven In a pretty fancy plaid,
collars, cuffs and heit being of black
velvet, but plain flannel, corduroy, vel
veteen, striped- flannel, cashmere and
Jpriate for the costume and the odd
waist
The foundation, or fitted lining, ls
rsuugly fitted and closes at the centre
front The waist proper is laid in box
pleats that are stitched at their under
folds and extend from the neck and
shoulders, the closing being effected
by means of bnttons and buttonholes
worked through the pleat at thc centre
front The two seamed sleeves are in
A COMFORTABLE
dress style with slightly flaring cuffs.
The neck is finished with a standing
collar that terminates In a point, and
at the waist is a narrow curved belt.
To cut this waist for a miss of four
teen years of age three and a half
yards of material twenty inches wide,
three and a quarter yards twenty
seven Inches wide, two and three
quarter yards thirty-two Inches wide
or two yards forty-four inches^wlde
will be required, with three-eighth
yards of velvet to trim as illustrated.
A Bteonlne Home OOTT?I.
Comfortable home gowns, that are
tasteful and becoming at the same
time that they can be slipped on with
ease, are essential to every woman's
outfit The charming May Manton
model shown lu the large illustration
fulfills all the requirements and has
the merit of being in the latest style.
The original is made of turquoise blue
coallie with black figures, the front
and undersleeves being of plain blue
Sapho satin. The revers of black vel
vet and the edging a fancy galloon, tn
which threads of gold are woven, bot
many equally satisfactory materials
might be suggested. Cashmere, albat
ross princess crepe, nun's veiling and
French flannel are all fashionable,
while soft silk always make a hand?
some gown.
The back is fitted with a centre seam,
side-backs and under arm gores that
curve to the figure and give a princess
effect The full front is tucked to yoke
depth, then falls free, Its edges being
attached under the fronts proper,
which are turned back to form revers.
Beneath ls a snugly fitted body lining
that extends slightly below the waist
Jina. Th? fancy sleeves ore arranged
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over fitted linings and are curved at
the lower edge where they fall ov .
soft puffs. At the front ls a velvet rib
bon that it attached at the under-arm
sea .ns, brought around to the front
and bowed.
To cut this gown for a woman of me
dium size thirteen yards of material
twenty-ono inches wide, eleven yards
twenty-seven Inches wide or seven
yards forty-four luehes wide will be
required, with two and a quarter
yards twenty-one inches wide for full
front and undersleeves and seven
eighth yards of velvet to trim as illus
trated.
A Coquettish Little Garment.
A smart bolero of Irish point lace
is made double breasted and the ampli
tude In width atones for the excessive
shortness of a coquettish little gar
ment. This ls fastened on the left
side with three flat buttons about the
size of a penny and gleaming like
guinea gold. Three seems to be the
canonical number for these beautiful
fastenings. They look like golden pen
nies and have none of the superficial
aspect of cheap gilt buttons.
A. Favorite Shirt Waist.
Thc shirt waist that closes at the
,ba(jj^ls_^ft_xecognIzed favorite, and
^proinnsesai/ tucau-no J og ag xor yi any
months to come, The admirable May
Manton model Illustrated is suited to
silk, velveteen, corduroy, flannel, cash
mere, albatross and all waist mate
rials, but In the original ls made of
white flannel with tiny gold buttons
us trimming.
The lining fits snugly and smoothly,
and is desirable for all light weight
wools and silks, but can be omitted
when heavier materials are used or
HOUSE GOWN.
for any reason lt ls not desired. The
front of the waist proper is laid in
small box pleats that are stitched
deepest at the centre and grow short
er as they approach the arm-eyes,
each of which is held at the end by
three small buttons. The five pleats
at the back are stitched for their en?
tire length and form groups of two at
each side of the centre, where the clos.
lng Is effected by means of buttons and.
buttonholes. The sleeves are in bishop
style, with pointed cuffs that match
the novel treatment of the collar.
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size four and a quarter yards
of material twenty-one Inches wide,
A POPULAR SHIRT WAIST.
three and a half yards twenty-seven
Inches wide, three yards thirty-two
Inches wide or two and a quarter yards
forty-four inches wide will be required.
S A REAL TE?
? BY El
Some years ago an eminent railro
man said: "They will build engic
that will beat a mile a minute da
with a heavy train, but to opera
them successfully you'll have to i
vent something besides flesh a:
blood."
And the tenderfoot who has clui
to a fireman's "seatbox" while tl
machine under him was spinning o
the miles at that rate will vigorous
second the statement
But that assertion was made ba<
yonder in the 19th century. This
the 20th.
The Burlington had completed i
eastern cut off to the Mississippi ri
cr, and one locomotive was coverir
the division between Brookfield and S
Louis, 175 miles.
The Northern Pacific exprei
reached the mid-Missouri division ?
minutes late. The engine hauling
was sending aloft a geyser of steai
from the safety valve and quiverin
all over as if enraged that in spil
of its best exertions this dishonor ha
attached to it And the engine drive
was mean enough to slander L by sa]
lng, rtShe just wouldn't make steam.
If the machine could have talked ;
would have said something aboi
"nerve."
A helper leaped into the cab as th
engineer stepped off, and ran the ec
gine down to the tracks leading to th
round house. Then there was slowl
backed up to the long line of vest!
buled coaches that had come in fror
the Coast, a double compound, a typ
recently adopted by the road. Th
coupling was made so gently that th
most sensitive passenger could noi
have told when tho tender struck th
front express car. The engineer, "Aus
tralian Jack," as the boys called him
walked over to the fireman's side an<
looked down the depot platform
where trucks of baggage and expr?s;
were being noisily wheeled about ?
tall man with an iron gray mustachi
emerged from the crowd and walkei
up to No. 850-Jack's engine. He wa;
superintendent of the lines in Mis
sour!.
"Jack," he said, "we're nearly ai
hour late. The president and two ol
the directors are along, and they wani
to catch the Iron Mountain at Union
station in the^ morning. There's a hie
consolidation meeting of the Southern
at Memphis tomorrow, and they have
to be there. They won't wait for them
if they're late. Blossom lost time out
of the junction because he was af
of the new track work, and the 1
uns' are 'most wibi You undera
taJtai *h'fl ,m ea np *n "a" _,
Australian. Jade tnnrh?t^nin
inclined his head a little, but
nothing. As the superintendent t. .
away a messenger boy rushed up
ard 850. The official stopped hin:
took the message from his hand,
said: "Never mind; Jack don't
that now. Ill give it to him at the
station."
When 850 started there was no slip
I ping of the drivers, no sudden jerk
and shutting off of the steam. Th?
engineer clasped the lever with a vel
vet touch and the wheels began to
move. The start was so gradual that
the great men, who were smoking their
cigars in the rear compartment of the
president's car frowned and wondered
if the man at the throttle was of the
sort that could gather up that 50 min
utes out of a schedule that called for
nearly 60 miles an hour.
"I think Jack will make Jt all right,''
6aid the superintendent; "but I'm
afraid I played him a scurvy trick to
night, and one for which he will nev
er forgive me when he learns the
truth."
"What was that?" said the presi
dent
"Well, his mother, who lived down
the road a piece, had been unwell for
several days, and just before starting
the telegraph boy went toward the en
gine with a telegram. I knew it
wasn't a train order because they were
all in. It struck me that Jack had
better not get the message just then,
and I took it It was from his sister
and simply said, 'Mother Is dead.' "
concluded tre superintendent, with a
sigh. "It was too late to get another
man, and I didn't fell him."
"And he is ignorant of his misfor
tune?" said one of the directors.
"Of course," answered the superin
tendent. "It might be dangerous to
let him know while making the sort
of run he has to make tonight." The
speaker judged from sharp experience.
The men smoked their cigars in si
lence. The smooth rolling cars be
gan to gather momentum, but there
was no jerking, no swinging of the
solid train-just an easy slipping along
as a pneumatic tired buggy might run
over a velvet carpet
The superintendent explained the
distances between the stations and
the men who had thousands at stake
on the success of the run got out pa
per and figured the rate at which the
miles were being thrown behind. The
34 miles to Macon were made in 39
minutes-the numerous coal switches
in Macon county being responsible for
the loss of five minutes. This made 55
minutes behind, and the railway mag
nates gloomily shook their heads. *
"Boys," said the president, "I'm
afraid the jig is up. He'll never make
lt It's queer they refused to r^stpone
that meeting; guess they don't want
us there."
The superintendent looked at the
floor and said nothing. It seemed to
the impatient men in the rear car
that the express and baggage men at
Macon would never get through. At
last the signal was given, and the
train started out on the new St. Louis
cut off. After creeping through the
yards, lt came into the open and
plunged through the rich farming
lands, where the early pioneers of the
middle west had fought Indians, lev
eled the great forests, and made his
tory. The rock ballast road bed was
as level as a billard table, and Austra
lian Jack had struck the schedule gait
; before the officers realized it At a
tiny station, 10 miles northwest ol
T OF NERVE,
LR WHITE.
Paris, the superintendent noted his
watch. Within 10 minutes the roar!
of the rushing express train started
the echoes in the drowsy county seat'
of Missouri's Democratic Gibraltar;
Monroe county, and a minute after}-'
wards the red lights on the rear car
were disappearing in the direction_o?f?
the Mississippi. There was but onpj
more stop until the Missouri river was'
reached, and the superintendent knpr
Jack would make the run of his'?te.
to Old Monroe. t
The ne>:t 10 miles was made In eigit
and one-half minutes. Then the.a
gine settled down to work. The ri&
was increased to 10 in eight minut?;
then in seven; then in six, which ws
the limit and which was held wlthat.
deviation. The president dropped bale
in his chair. He knew the man n
front was doing everything humanly
could accomplish. Out of every :0
miles traversed he was placing far
minutes against the 55 on the dett
side, and if the gait was kept' up o
the city limits the train would bak
into Union station exactly on time, j
As the early dawn of the June morfc
ing crept over the Mississippi, the li?'
ited crossed the line of Audrain ,ali
invaded the soil of old Pike, tho sta??
ing point of so many of Missouiii
worthy sons. Some of the passenger^
scenting the approach to the rivei^
walked out into the vestibules to look;
at the scenery In the twilight TheV
they noticed something of which thej^
had been unaware while lying in theij
chairs-that the mileposts and othei
objects were whizzing past them at'.t
rate they had never before experi't
enced in all their lives. It was hard
to believe that gently rocking tralri
was annihilating distance at the rate1
of 80 miles an hour, but that ia 1&
story the mileposts told. .
At Old Monroe there was .'tv
The dispatcher had calculated on
run of only 60 miles an hour out q
Macon, and had permitted a north
bound train to leave West Altonion1;
tre limited's supposed lost time. The;
president and directors frowned and
began to look anxious again. Ten min-;
utes were placed on the wrong . side'
of the ledger. The officials from their;
observatory glared at the innocent
freight engineer, and the president
said something the Sundays schools
books don't approve of.
It seemed so long this time before
850 struck the maximum that the nrao--<
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_ vue system. When 850
reached it she "jumped" like a race
horse. It was the first Jar felt by the
passengers during the trip from the
central Missouri division. Along here
the speed of the train was little short
of a hurricane. The section was cov
ered before the passengers hardly re
alized they were on it, and the train
leaped over the bridge without dimin
ution of speed. Then a smooth road,
a few turns, and the heavy fog of tho
city obliterated the appearances of
day. The officials looked at their
watches.
"There's only one way he can make
lt," said the president "Will there
be much travel over the streets this
early do you think?" he asked the su
perintendent
"There'll be some," that officer re
plied, "but they'll open the bell valve
and take the chances. If we don't
strike anything you'll reach the sta
tion to the second."
Along the winding, wriggling track
around the lumber yards, warehouses,
glue works and factories the nerve
racking rate was held with death-like
tenacity. At one crossing a team es
caped annihilation by hardly a hair's
breadth, and the men who looked out
of the glass windows in the rear could
see the driver and several people ges
ticulating and shaking the fists in
their direction. A policeman standing
in a saloon door scowled and wrote
something In his note book. With a
roar and a rush the train shot up on
the elevated, flew past the ancient
levee warehouses, around the tene
ments in the southern district, and
then took one strand of the web south
of Union station and followed it to a
given point; then stopped and Blowly
backed imo the sheds, .
"Gentlemen." said the superintend
ent, "'the Iron Mountain ls over on tho
10th track. You have three minutes
to reach it" He then hurried to the
front of tho train. Australian Jack
leaped from his cab and waited. His
face was as pale as death and his lips
twitched. Soldiers tell us the bravest
men lose their nerve after the battle.
"Jack, my boy," said the superin
tendent, "you've done me a good turn
tonight and I fear I've done you an
ill one. I got this message for you at
Brookfield, and wouldn't deliver it
then because-because-because-"
"For fear I'd flunk," said Jack. He
took the paper mechanically. Ho
didn't start, as the superintendent ex
pected, but folded lt and put lt in his
pocket
"I saw the boy hand you the m?s
sage," said the engineer, "and you read
it and looked at me. That told me the
story. I knew then my poor old moth
er was dead, because Bhe had been
very lil an?1 my sister had agreed tt>
tell me how she was Just before w?
started. I knew the worst had hap
pened when you did not give the mes
sage to me." And Jack sat down'on
the step of the tender and burled his
face In his arms.
The superintendent reverentially
took off his hat and looked across at
the network of tracks and moving
i-wltch engines. He appreciated 'his
subordinate's devotion to duty because
he himself had risen through efforts
>f a kindred nature.-The Criterioi
Canada last year added 541 to
railway mileage and Mexico 640. j
ARSENIC FACTORIES.
Habits Acquired by the People Who
Work In Them.
White arsenic ls the form in which
arsenic is taken by the peasants of
Styria and the Tyrol. Prof. Schall
grueber of Gaetz was thc first to call
attention to this practice ia a report
which he made in 1S22 to the Aus
trian government on the cause of the
numerous deaths from arsenic poison
ing in those districts. He found that
arsenic was kept in most of the houses
in Upper Styria under the name of
hydrach, evidently a corruption of
huttenrauch, or furnace smoke. His
statements made were subsequently
confirmed from personal observation
by a Dr. McClagan of Edinburgh,' but
for many years afterward the arsenic
eaters were generally disbelieved in,
and it was not till 1860 that C. Heise
published convincing evidence.
Arsenic is principally eaten by
hunters and wood cutters, with the ob
ject of warding off fatigue and im
proving their staying powers. Owing
to the fact that the sale of arsenic is
illegal in Austria without a doctor's
certificate, it is difficult to obtain defi
nite information of a habit which la
kept as secret as possible. According
to a Dr. Lorenzo, in that district, the
arsenic ls taken fasting, usually in a
cup of coffee, the first dose being mi
nute, but increased day by day, until
lt sometimes amounts to the enormous
dose of 12 or 15 grains. He found that
the arsenic eaters were usually long
lived, though liable to sudden death.
They have a very fresh, youthful ap
pearance, and are seldom attacked by
infectious diseases.
\ After the first dose the usual symp
toms of slight arsenical poisoning are
evident, but these soon disappear on
continuing the treatment
In the arsenic factories in Salzberg
it is stated that workmen who are not
arsenic eaters soon succumb to the
fumes. The manager of one of these
works informed Mr. Heise that he had
been medically advised to eat arsenic
before taking up his position. He con
sidered that no one should begin the
?practice before 12 years old nor after
30, and that in any case after 50 years
of age the daily dose should be grad
ually reduced, since otherwise sud
den death would ensue. If a confirmed
arsenic eater suddenly attempts to do
altogether without the drug he imme
diately succumbs to the effects of ar
senic poisoning. The only way to ob
viate this Is gradually to acclimatize
the system by reducing the dose from
day to day. As another evidence of
the cumulative properties of arsenic
it is interesting to note that when
.gravevardR in TTnr.o. _.
.lbw bodies of -hr arsenic eaters - *.??
iisUngnlshed liy in*ir '...?. . pe ..
. st;:a -.? pro: - ; n ?o ?.... ?ta
rfrf.4>ably nc book on the g*n?*ral
??... . i.?:iene Eas b?*??n
pui..-. .. che dav? ai Horaco
Wf*j u; tue present time that does not
Include at least a reference to the po
sition of the pupil at his desk. In
deed, even Locke hinted at this when
he wrote that the pulpil "should learn
how to lay his Paper and place his
Arm and Body to . IL" One of the
blessings promised by those who in
troduced the vertical system of pen
manship was a correction of the crook
ed-back position of the pupils, since
they must sit correctly In order to
write the script correctly. The verti
cal system, If properly used, does pos
sess this merit as long as the child is
engaged in the writing exercise, but
its Influence amounts to little beyond
this. Although I visited scorer* of
school-rooms of all grades, in country
and city, yet, so far as I can recall, the
position of the pupil while writing
was apparently unnoticed by any
teacher, at any time, in any room, ex
cept during the few minutes set apart
for "penmanship." This is all the
more painful when we consider that
writing as a distinct exercise occupies
only a few minutes each day, while
one-fifth to one-half of the time spent
by the pupil In the school building is
occupied by written work. Indeed, the
spelling of the motto of the school
room of today seems to have been
Blightly changed until it reads: "Al
ways do write."
The undue amout of time given to
this work may be more or less peda
gogical; but it is most certainly unhy
gienic, for not only are the muscles of
the trunk and arms involved in an in
correct position at the desk, for the
greater part of the time, but the in
Jury to the eyes from too close atten
tion to the script and from the care
ful following of the pen and pencil
points would seem to be incalculable.
Incorrect posture insidiously teuds to
Induce spinal curvature and diseases
of the Internal organs.-R. Clark in
the Forum.
Pacific Contt Discoveries.
According to Dr. Wilson, of the
United States national museum, the
fringe of country lying between the
coast range and the Pacific contains
many peculiarities yet unexplained.
For instance, it has a greater number
of families of Indian languages than
all the rest of North America com
bined. The arrow-heads and spear
heads there are different from those
found anywhere else. Pottery was not
one of the arts of the Pacific coast,
although It was made by the neigh
boring peoples of Mexico and the
Pueblo country. On the other hand,
the finest specimens of basketry in
the world, perhaps, in either ancient
or modern times, are found there. It
may be said, by the way, that Dr,
Wilson regards the famous Calaveras
skull as a genuine relic of ancient
man on the Pacific slope.
Shoef-KIUIng Dog?.
Sheep killing dogs are so numerous
In many sections of the south as tc
discourage farmers from attempting tc
keep flocks, for which they have am
ple range. A bulletin by the govern
ment recently published emphasized
the value of Angora goats as a pro'
tection for flocks of sheep from th<
ravages of dogs.-Cotton Planters
Journal.
Cumulus, or thunder clouds, rarely
rise over two miles. Seven miles li
the outside height for any cloud.
i THE INDIAN A
THE American Indian ls of
that physique which makes
n good farmer, and the won
der is that tiley were not sent j
Into the fields ere this instead of inak-.
ing them go to school. Education is
essential, but ninety-nine per cent, of j
those who return home from school
either do nothing or go into farm life, j
The other one per cent, become pro- ?
fesslonal men. "Within the past few
j'ears the strides made by the Ameri
can red man in fanning have been
remarkable. More Indians are taking
to the plow than the public would
THE SEGER INDU
believe. But it is also true that fully
twenty per cent, of them, after having
passed through a training-school, will
return to the reservation and go on
the downward trail again. It ls quite
easy to teach an Indian, but another
matter to make him remember and
obey that which he has been taught.
One may travel through any reserva
tion in the "West to-day and find many
Indians at work in the fields, lt may
seem odd to see a blanketed buck hoc
f*-:
i OM/.JSGHE INI?!.
: uh:;,,; r;;-" ^i. .. .. - ? t..
:..>>. Arizona, Dakoia? and .. :
?" ' :,r \ <' i-. fields of '.yn.m? ..
The;
caned civiiiz^u
that they belong to the Five Tribes. I
have ridden for a whole day through
a vast field of wheat owned and culti
vated by full-blood Cherokees. They
live in palatial homes, and are a hos
pitable people, industrious and pro
gressive.
It was about 1SS7 that the United
States Government first came to the
conclusion that manual labor would
exercise a greater influence toward
civilization than anything else. That
A DELAWARE INDIAN FARMER.
wa3 the date when their flirt lands
were allotted to them. It was then
belired that the proper way to go
nb?ut teaching Indians to farm was
to place them ou a quarter section of
the good laud, saying, "You must get
a living out of this or starve."
In a few years they found thc un
tutored savage quito willing to starve
or fight. In riost cases he was more
anxious to fight. Some of the mos!
atrocious crimes have been committed
by these same border redskins whe
WASH ITA AND CADDO INI
had been placed on a certain trac
of land and told to work it. It wa
after all this that the Governmen
learned the Indian had to be taught
LS A FARMER I j
So after years of patient teachlug, red s
men In farm life have become a mat- t
ter of course. It is their shortest cut c
to civilization. c
In the United States to-day there c
are 38,000 Indians who earn their own n
living by farm-work. Last year they t
sold tbeir farm products for a com- \
bined sum of $1,40S,S05, over and t
above the expenses of living. This g
was nearly $40 per capita, which is ?
very good considering the fact that c
thirty per cent, of them have never I
before farmed an acre of land. Some i
of the Indian farmers never did a ?
STRIAL SCHOOL COLONY, OKLAH?
day's work In all their life before.
Some have been at work for five or six i
years. One farmer, a Kiowa living i
in Oklahoma, raised last year wheat <
making twenty-six bushels to the acre, I
and corn running sixty bushels. He
tilled the fields alone, except In havest- i
time, when he engaged a number of :
harvest hands to assist His income :
from last year's crop was $3500. His
farm is^a model one. Originally the
land, 600 acres in extent, we3 set aside
fattened, and every farming imple
ment waa shedded for winter. This
Indian, who was once a noted fighter,
now puts In seven months in each
year on his place, and works even
harder than the average white farmer.
While one cannot say too much
good concerning his farming ability,
his moral character is in keeping with
other Ilndians. Sometimes, when he
can get the liquor, he will remain
drunk for a whole month. He wears
a blanket In the winter, and attends
the medicine dances and dog feasts
In summer. So while the Government
has tamed him in one way they still
have a great deal to accomplish. His
steps are slow and halting. As it Is
with this Kiowa farmer one will also
find It with many other Indians. They
cannot take many advance steps in
one year; not even five will see a com
plete change In their condition. To
make a good farmer out of a warrior
requires no less than seven yenrs.
There are to-day about 267,800 In
dians In the United States, of which
220,000 do not work. Therefore only
seven per cent, of the entire Indian
population on the reservation earn
their own living, excluding the In
dians of the Five Civilized Tribes.
This Is quite an Improvement over
three years ago, when not three per
cent, were capable of taking care of
themselves.
There are to-day 85,750 members of
the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian.
Territory. These are the Cherokees,
Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and
Seminole Indians. They yet retain
their land In severalty, but it will be
allotted before another year. These
are called educated Indians, and last
year they earned $1,500,000 from the
sale of beef and cattle. It costs the
Government from $4,000.000 to $5,000,
000 every year to educate the red
skins and set them up in farming.
The Osage Indians-the richest In
dians in the United States-are, con
trary to general belief, the most in
dustrious. They had out last year
; 20,000 acres of land, from which they
' raised 100,000 bushels of wheat, 10,
: OOO bushels of oats, and 500,000 bush
els of corn.
The Sioux outnumber the Osages
i two to one, hence the value of their
i products wus even greater than those
: of the Osages. But the Sioux go in
I for cattle-raising, having sold 12,000
i head of cattle in one season, and made
?IANS CLEARING A CORNFIELD.
$53,000 therefrom. The Cherokees are
also great cattle-raisers.
Practical farming ls now being
taught in many Indian schools of the
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Southwest country. An experiment of
auch value was attempted among the
Cheyennes In Oklahoma not long ago.
Ln Indian agent wished the school
toys to milk cows for him, and agreed
o give each one who milked for three
nonths a nico calf. Fifteen boys
tarted, but they were so ridiculed by
he older men of the tribe that twelve
>f them gave lt up. Three won the
lalves, and the pride of being owners
if the cattle served as quite an assist
ince in getting other Indian children
o try. After a year twelve boys had
von calves, and the agent asked them
o plow corn for him, agreeing to
rfve them all the corn they could
,TOW. Ten boys volunteered to grow
.orn, and they actually raised 3000
>ushels, which was sold and after*
vards converted Into thirty head of
iteers. .
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)MA TERRITORY.
Each steer was branded with an in
dividual brand chosen by the boy own
er. This made them prouder .than
ever, and more industrious. Every
boy at the agency wanted to go to
work at once, and as a result of that
experiment the Cheyennes are the
most industrious farmers of any tribe
so recently on the war-path.-W. R.
Draper, In Harper's "Weekly.
THE CHERRY TREE FROG.
He Lives in Australia and is Happy In
Spite of Troubles.
This is a picture of the Australian
tree frog (Hyla caerulea). Optimists
have long maintained that everything
which has been created has some use.
The use of the tree frog Is to set an
example of cheerfulness. "I am not
beautiful," thinks the tree frog, "and
therefore the way for me to make peo
ple love me Is to be good and cheer
ful." When the tree frog finds him
self becoming depressed by the thought
that he lacks the grace of the young
gazelle he J s wont to restore his good
*.--?r,/? hi? mind to dwell
?rn tb..: old jok?? about h??,-,<-:~"' ?li
2.3a lu hin effort to t.
cneer, ano ma . . .
commendable. He lives in Australia,
THE ACSTBALIAX TREE FROG.
for one thing, and that is so far from
the Bowery! But, as a compensation
for this he ls a subject of Edward
VII., and his satisfaction at this ls
seen reflected In his face. Then, as
geographers know, Australia is on the
o:ber side up from the Bowery, but
the tree frog smiles to think that he
lives lu a tree, where he has only to
cling to a branch and does not fall off.
And then, whenever there is a shake
downhill any of the precincts adjacent
to the Bowery, the tree frog expe
riences a shake-up, and again rejoices
In the compensation of nature. In
short, the tree frog leads a simple,
quiet, orderly life, with honest mo
tives, generous Impulses and earnest
endeavor, and Its motto is "Handsome
ls that handsome does."
This picture of the tree frog is taken
from Nature, and ls sclentllically ac
curate. This account of him is not
taken from Nature, but is quite orig
inal, and aims to be popular rather
than scientific-New York Tribune.
Why He Kept Silent.
At an evening party a gentleman re
lated an adventure in which he had
been thc principal actor, and, seeing
unmistakable shadows of doubt on the
faces of his hearers, he appealed to a
friend who was preseut and who had
witnessed the circumstances to cor
roborate his statement
To his utter confusion his friend
denied all knowledge of the affair.
Meeting some time afterward the
suspected Ananias said:
"Is lt possible that you can have
forgotten the circumstance to which I
referred at Mrs. A.'s party the other
night?"
"Certainly not, my dear fellow," re
plied his friend, "but I could see that
everyone present looked upon you aa
an Incorrigible Har, and I had too
much regard for my character to risk
being taken for another."-London
Answers.
Girl? With a Twanjr Are Barred.
When girls are chosen for the new
Government telephone service in Lon
don the educational examination sinks
into insignificance before the physio
logical test. No girl will be employed
if she be below 5 feet 2 inches high In
her stocking soles. She must possess
good hearing, have no defect of
speech, and must be tested by viva
voce examination, in which particu
lar attention is "to be paid to articu
lation, pitch of voice and general self
possession." Any candidate showing
any Indication of nervousness, hys
teria, want of self-possession or a
strongly marked twang shall be re
jected. The majority will probably
pass In self-possession, but dialect lil
a severe test-London Express, :. ;