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MACON. GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
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BLUE RIBBON COLLEGE.
There’s But One, and Prof. J. E. Porter,
of Porter’s Business College,
Is Its President.
THE DIPLOMA OS EXHIBITION,
Signed Sealed and D.llv.r.d»FrI.iid. of
Uaelneie Education Cordially In
vited to Examine Award.—
“A Itoie by AnyOtber
" Name Would Smell
ae Sweet."
“Spirit, oh' my spirit!
It is thou art out of tune. 1 ]
Art thou clinging to December,
While the earth is in its June?
Hast thou dropped thy part in nature?
Hast thou touched another key?
Art thou angry that the authem
Will not, cannot wait for thee?"
—Dr. Holland.
“But I shall content myself with be
ing one of those whose follies cease
with their youth, and not one of those
who are Ignorant In spite of experi
ence."—'William Plft.
•••
"The fault, dear Brutus, lies not with
our stars, but with our lives that we
are underlings.”—Shakespeare.
“Fools are my theme—
Let satire by my song.”
—■Byron.
Recently a certain business college
pro-fes-sor(?) conceived the startling
idea that "Great Bodies Do Not
Hove," and yet went on to say that
he would be at the fair with a very
fine exhibit. Certain ecclesiastical pro
fessors of the Dark Ages, who attempt
ed to control the movements of the
heavenly bodies sjia that the earth did
not move, and compelled poor old Gal-
liveo to recant his astronomical con
clusions based upon Kepler's hypothe
sis. “But it does move,” said GaHlleo,
as he left tfie cathedral, and sciertce
has since then awarded him the diplo
ma and blue ribbon, and in these later
days the old negro preacher-astrono
mer of Texas has won renown and
the blue ribbon by proving that “The
sun do move.” Yes, my friend, great
bodies do move, for the “anthem
wilt not—cannot wait for thee."
And the “North and South American
Business Cor.ege, School of Shorthand
and Institute of Telegraphy." or any
other business college, must move to
become great and keep pace with the
progress of the age. Be assured that
in these days of electricity, expositions,
wars with China and Japan and the
practical recognition and application of
Huxley's survival of the fittest, be as
sured, • Indeed, that the fair goddess
who presides o'er the destinies of ex
positions will twine sweetest flowers
and bedeck with blue ribbons tnfiy
such gay birds of plumage as sing
their sweetest songs to the youth of
Dixie land.
On Saturday, Oct. 13, 1831, there ap
peared in the Evening News our whole
page ffOvertlsement of Porter’s Busi
ness College, In which a general invi
tation was extended to the youth of
the great South and to all who were
interested-in business education to visit
our exhibit In art hall, and examine
our method work In each department.
The Invitation was accepted, and they
came by hundreds and by thousands,
ahd no wonder. It Was the first busi
ness college exhibit of its kind ever
<nflv4e> tn the S>utlu.ln this: that It
represented the two kinds of exhibits
made by the business college educators
at Chicago known as still exhibits and
Bve exhibits. It was an object lesson
that Impressed a great truth, proving
beyond a ddubt that great bodies do
move, and that Porter's Business Col
lege, the great training school of the
South, moves with the advancement of
business requirements. It was a novel
Bight to many to see stenographers
taking notes and. typewriters furnish-
Ing copy.
A large number of business onfl pro-
fessional men examined the books,
vouchers and method work of the
counting room department. Taken as a
whoio. the exhibit represented a mag
nificent counting room, elegantly
equipped with fine office fumRure, to
gether with the object lesson of actual
business.
Knowing by our horoscope that we
wefe not born under a lucky star, we
appreciated that only true merit would
win the blue ribbon and diploma. We
won them. The blue ribbon and diplo
ma are In our oflloe, and may be seen
bv any one. Below Is the usual certifi
cate of award In the name of the
proper officers of the exposition:
Fortune, or take arms against a sea of
.rouble
“And by opposing"—
moke them worse.
Before discussing their article In last
(Sunday's Telegraph we wish to cell
attention to
WHAT WE CLAIMED.
In speaking of winning the blue rib-
bo and diploma we “caused to be in
serted" the following in Macon Tele
graph, under date November H, which
we quote verbatim:
"That which Impressed business men
and teachers more Shan anything else
wasithe character of the exhibits. Prof.
■Porter made no attempts to present the
merits of business education by writing
cards or presenting pen-drawn birds or
spread-eagle flourishes, as no respecta
ble business college would dare Impose
such stuff upon an intelligent public as
business education. It is true that be
exhibited very fine pen work In card
writing, flourishing, lettering, pea art
and business writing, and won the di
ploma and blue ribbon, BUT THESE
WERE NOT OFFERED AS FORMING
ANY PART OF THE COURSE OF
STUDY. EXCEPT BUSINESS WRIT
ING AND LETTERING. The exhibit
consisted of the papers and vouohers
taken from ithe college naltlonaO bunk
and eountlga room practice. They have
the ear-arks of having been rendered
during 'the thouns of business and In
the regular way.
"Then there were the various offices
of the counting room; the scheme of
business practice used in intercommu
nication work: the BUSINESS PRAC
TICE USED IN CONNECTION WITH
THE TEXT, and ithe Work of rapid cal
culations, each written by one of the
faculty of porter’s Business College;
the college -money; ithe form work in
Shorthand and typewriting and. In ad
dition, typewriting machines In opera
tion."
It will be noticed by the above thait
we inso our claims for best business
college display on the character of the
work enumerated, and distinctly say
that pen art. card writing and flourish
ing, etc., "FORM NO PART OF THE
BUSINESS COURSE EXCEPT BUSI
NESS WRITING AND LETTERING."
Was aalt this explicit, open and above
board? We wrote a large nu.-nocr of
cards as requested, executed on invita
tion to Governor Atkinson and staff
for a fair committee; engrossed work
for -managers of ithe exposition, and yet
card work, etc., were foreign to the. plan
of the exhibit. There were executed
tweny-three distinct specimens of busi
ness lettering and business writing by
Professor E. S. Curtis, which were on
exhibition and are now in our office.
There were ftOteen specimens of flour
ishing, a pen-drawn picture and two
diplomas filled out and on exhibition,
ealdh one of which was executed by my
self and are now In our office.
a aays alter tne exposition
opened, there arrived for us certain
advertising specialties, which we had
prepared expressly for the advertising
department to be used by our travel
ing representative throughout the state
and in Florida, to be hung up m hotels,
and postefflees. Ono Is a drawing of the
counting room department, represent
ing -the offices of the College National
Bank,-Merchants' Emporium, Commer
cial Exchange and the various whole
sale offices. Six of these were printed
in two colors, representing special
-werti; ene is -a. -framed course of study
advertisement; some half dosen more
arc Ideal pen advertisements. -Not one
of the above was Inside of our booth,
and, as stated 1 above, formed no part
oi our exhibit as representing the cur
rent work of our school.
We are conducting our school ns n
first-class business college should be.
and all are aware that we won the
blue ribbon and diploma on our merits,
ahd It is reasonable to suppose that
oertaln schools that are claiming
to have "the greatest show on earth”
are very angry over the result.
We cordially Invite the public, and,
especially, those Interested In education
to examine our claims for superiority.
Wo are anxious for the contrast to be
made, for there is no comparison. Every
promise made to our students and
patrons 13 carried out in full.
Thanking our competitors for the
free advertising which they have given
us. our many friends who have called
with congratulations, and especially
thanking the managers of *be Dixie
Interstate Fair for their award and
many courtesies, we will close by mak
ing our vow to the Blue Ribbon Col
lege with Byron's Romaic expression
of tenderness:
“Zoe mue, sas agapo."
Very respectfully.
J. E. PORTER,
President Porter’s Business College.
P. S.—Regarding the matter of Prof.
E. S. Ourtts' authorship of any books,
by his request I leave the question for
him to answer.
To the Public: In the Telegraph of
Nov. 11. there appeared the following
paragraph In connection with a de
scription of Prof. Porter's exhibit at
the Dixie Interstate Fair:
"The business practice used In con
nection with the text and the work
on rapid calculations were each writ
ten by one of the faculty of Porter’s
Business College."
Since my friends—the enemy, wh
“ “ A BLACK SQUAWMAN.
A
business
ARITHMETIC,,
In
MACONJ
P 0 ^R^5I({E5J(SLLECE
• Best Business College Disp^
“cCATS .tLQy 3^/594-^
,
eonrse, wc were pleased over our ■
•y, and naturally our friends of
an position, Who have eo kindly
us some free advertising
eeliuz very sore over the result.
“ irritation they have made some
remarkable statements, sad If
have any conscience, or any re-
for the literal truth, doubtless
now regret e'aelr fol.y.. Bat it is
rther °l' , l» J n<>bler In the mind to
Jta«s r and arrows of outrageous
I have never met seem to know more
of my business than I do, and rush
Into print attempting to make It ap
pear that false claims are being made.
It eeems best to publish a statement
of facts. By referring to above quota
tion, It will be seen that no reference
U made to the New Complete Book
keeping or the work on Business Arith
metic, nor lias any claim been made
In private conversation not warrant
ed by the fScts in the case.
I have, liowever. exhibited to the
edltqy of Ufa paper a copy of the
COMMERCIAL BRANCHES
Are naught, acU ea a
BOOK OF REFERENCE
For Buslneen Men.
-By- v
E. S. CURTIS,
Principal of Ev» Couritiogreoen Depart-
meat of ithe Raatoner Bu»ines* UnLvcr-
wty,
—Aad— 0
J. E. KTNG.
Prtn^ipafl of BjBlinaas Praicci'ce D.'iyart-
mewt cf the Rochester BuaLners UuIvot-
fiJty,
RocherCeir, N. Y.
WILLIAMS & ROGERS.
1891.
The obavo work tin arithmetic' wha
written whole In vh.Hr employ j« priiid-
of counkjn.jr:i:im
Prior to my connection wtisih tne iuKitu-
iion, and while iprofaaw of muf.htmajt-
.cs and mJjhod work ait Fairfield Mili
tary Academy, I proposed to Messrs.
\VUJiaai8 & Rogeira to seM Mhecn the MG.
for th dr Net* CcawpCeiie BrokkeepIUA.
AJtir conrideraljle correspondence, Mr.
F. E. Rogers and Sir. L. L. WilHlmo,
members of tihe firm, esaws to meet tne
tilt Herkimer, N. J., during Christmas
week, and speitA the day with me In
Ibaklmr over wlralt I hail «o exhibit.
On January 3d foKawlng, through my
orient, Oef. D. p. Warne, president of
Fairfield Military Academy, I contract
ed to 0.151 ail! of my right, «3tr<* and In-
teresk In same tiwenbw-one seo nubmlt-
ted, for the rum of $500, and to receive
a saflary. of $35 per week and all ex
panses 'While gtih cctpV ready Her
publication. Work commented on the
13Ch of Jairy, 1830, and the last copy
Was lurried in on the 25Kh of Juno fol-
towing, dine occillract wan drawn by
Judge Horace McGuire. Tne c'cntract
was euxamipanCcd by u bond otswcl by
D. D. Warne and F. L. Warne as
sureties, v.vho 'bound tflrameirivcs ‘that,
for i period of ‘ten veura i should not
publish ci'lrinsr a texit-flriok an ‘bookkeep
ing or Hiri'Jh'.r.iUc, Three arc blifi ex
ert finals 'in Ithe cane, which no one will
at|5ctm?i Ito deny. I wrote 'the emlro
work of ithe New Complete Ben kk ren
te? from paw 8S, iwlitlh the exception of
this Explanatory Journal, Banking and
Business Pra'Clttee. The work furnished
represents reateMc business based oi»
my own experietee. The sett an Manu-
faulurintg end Jolnlt Shriek Coaicxmles Is
an exurdt raprodiucffion of the books .lnd
business cC Dumlet Hays of Glovervillo,
N. Y.. *’te bookkeeper, and salomtan
■to ilihe jotblwg trade 1 was In 1SSR and
1889. The sttt an. Lumbar is nn exeat
rtlpradnotllon of, ithe (beaks and busto.ro
nxlriicJU of the Mohawk Valley Lum
ber Oamoaay, of PuVtonvKe and Gkw-
eivriV.e. N. Y., In wlhote employ I wua
for two years. The Cold set, Retail Hi':,
Jridblny; set. State Aganelfs, amid the
sell an Stable Enltry are deductions
from imy own expeienee In bus:«i,.'ss.
The Co.-mn'-.n-i/in. act Is baaed on my
awn experience, combined with the
mr'.kixln arid books of a comimlEolcn
house In Rochester. whose books I ex
amined. In every act Which I wrote ore
the names n£ some of my former stu
ff erto ami'of my children, which to mo
are as "footprints mn the rocks."
In affffiMon ito the two books, "‘the
•only books wUrii whloh I had aeiyriritiijr
to do.” I wrote eritilre for Ilham a set on
Business Practice for, their Final Leo-
«onu in Bookkeaptog, based on the Kin
dergarten plan, and a New Busirisss
PraOlice to be used- in connection with
the ‘text edvering April ulo October of the
New Complete Bookkeaplmg. The work
ca rapjd calculations tferred to ia a lit
tle book entitled (BuEtaesa Ehottiouits,
-vhitih was 'BsStten and published by me
ciSniee ‘bfllnig South.
The copy whloh I wrote for each of
the books enurntraited by m? was pre-
CMircd for ipubllcatton by Mr. J. E, King,
who la *the practical man' Of the concern, i
look'.nor uifter Ithe technl c.il .pen: of print- j
tng, reading 'proof, tlic. The copy for
The Nfliv Buslnees Bradtiice woo pre'
paired for Ithe printer by Mr. A. S. Os- !
born. The plan of each aa a whole wru
deslgndd and writllon by me, covering
both riba iphttcsdphy ot dhe work and
latte iUicuejiiciiI details. By "igetting ready
for Ithia ‘printer” Jo rnEUnit edJtinti the
oapy, rt'jidling crlttcailly, etc. But tho I
aaiUJSinco rendered «no by ‘throe gantle- I
men suiitalns Ithe same reflation to my |
work as flihalt of the 0tonemuttor who
f.iohlcr.s a creation in rourble under the !
ddreellon of Dhe sculptor who deulgn><
the model.
IrametDlaitely afiter ,tihe publication of
T'lva Burners Arithmetic, the publlsh-
ers prasented me with uho first copy
from 'the ‘pij>re«8 and atao a bundle con-
tato’wg my name on the ttlte page, an
tBJIcated above. I consldeneld It a great
c'cmplimentt, as It was a departure
Or:m their usual eudtom never to pub-
lfath mmes. The whiles of Commercial
Lrw and Commerdial Arlilrmelto were
written 4>y a brother of Mr. L. L. Wl.l-
laimu, 'the Hbo. O. F. Williams, consul
to Havre. France; under President Hu
rd-on, and yet hli name never appeared
on a Mrie page, and hla book* were pre
pared for 'the press toy Mr. J. E. Kins-
Thuunklng you for the space, I will
close by saying:
'•O Jlh»t mine enemy would write a
book!" Very respedtfuily,
E. S. Curtl3.
Porter’s Business College, Dec. 1,
1894. ■ _
IN THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER.
Santa’ 'Claus In AH His Glory Being
SoCd Out.
If you are ready to buy your Christ
mas goods, call at once on E. W.
Burke, receiver, where you can find
books, games, toys, gold pens, fsney
goods of all kinds. Prices of everything
wsy down. Call early.
A GENERAL INVIOORATOR. *
A. C. Clifton. Bloys, Oa., writes as
follows concerning his mother: “My-
mother Is 85 years old and for a long
time has been In poor health and under
the care of a physician. She has been
wonderfully Improved In health, how
ever, by using less than two bottles of
Hood’s Sarsaparilla." Tho same writer
says: "I know of other cures by
Hood's Sarsaparilla, and I unhesitat
ingly recommend It ns the best blood
medicine and general Invigoratur.
OH. WHAT A COUGH!
Will you heed the warning-*-the slg.
n.il, perhaps, of the sure approach of
that more terrible disease, eonsumtlon?
Uk yourself If you can afford, for the
ake of saving M cents, run the risk
nd do nothing for It We know from
xperlence that Shiloh's Cure will cur-
■our cough. It never falls. This ex-
.l&lns why more than s million bottles
vere sold the past year. It relieve,
-oup'and whooping cough at once
Jolliers, do not be without It For
imo back, side or chest use Shiloh's
torous Plasters. Sold by Goodwyn &
■knoll Drug Company, comer Cherry
street end Cotton avenue.
HENRY FEARN, COLORED, LATELY OF
THE NINTH CAVALRY.
Tho Five Notches on Ills Rifle Stock—A
Close Game In Which Ills Pair Won.
The Fight With Indians at Devil's Dowl.
Now » Member of tho Kiowa Tribe,
Henry Foam, a tolorod man llvlug near
hero on the ranch of White Wolf, the
KloWn chief, Is known wherover thoro In
an Indian tend in tko far west and Is wel
comed wherever Ulcro Is a company of tho
Ninth or Seventh regiment of cavalry.
Ho Is 80 years old and 0 foot tall, with
huge hands and foot and a stoop In his
broad shoulders that betokens enormous
reservo strength. On tho stock of his
rlBo nro tiro notches. Each ono records
tho death of a human being other than an
Indian. No one, not oven Foam blmseff,
knows how many Indians ho lias killed.
Fourteen ycxn) ago Foam enlisted In
tho Ninth caflalry, a regiment Hinds up
wholly of .colored men. Ho was assigned
to tho troop ' commanded by Captain
Moore. Tho Ninth cavalry was thon In
tho southwest. Times wore hot, and tho
Indians gave tho regiment plenty to do.
Fcarn speedily got a reputation ns a reck
less, fearless soldier. Ho was tho best shot
among tho men. Ono day, nt tho closo of
o lively campaign, word reached tho Ninth
cavalry that the paymaster was on Ids
wuy to Join them and was waiting 80
miles nway for an escort. A noncommis
sioned officer mid threo privates were de
tailed to go to tho paymaster and guard
him on Ills rhlo to tho regiment. Fcarn
was ono of tho four mon selected. A ser
geant who kail lung disliked Feamwas
placed In cliargo of tho dotacbment. Tho
other privates wero closo friends of tho
sergeant. As tho four mon rodo out of tho
post Faorn dropped to tho rear.
‘Rldo up,” commanded tho sergoant.
“This will be a lmrd rldo tor us all and n
Inst oho for you perhaps, ” ho muttered in
an umlortone.
"Last howf" asked Foam.
“Walt anil seo," was tho roply.
So tho men rode along. Fcarn hung
back oy rodo out on tho side, wboro he
could watch the threo men. His carbino
lay across bis saddle bow. Tho butts of bis
big cavalry pistols rubbed his hands as ho
hold tho reins. Fcarn understood thnt a
relaxation of vlgllanco mount death.
When tho watering creek was rcaakod, the
men dismounted In sllcueo.
“Rldo on, Fcarn. Wo will oatch you,"
said ono of tho men.
Fcarn said nothing, and finally tho men
rodo on together. As thoy neared the sta
tion whoro the paymaster awaited them
one of tlia men turnod suddenly an Fcarn i
and raised Ills pistol. Ho was too slow.
Fcarn’s two hands went up, each grasping
a pistol, and when ho ccnsod firing three
riderless horses followed him into tho eta- |
tian, where ho met tho pnyinastor alono. |
“It was n close game,” Fcarn says os ho
tolls of it now, “hut my pair beat threo
odd hands."
When tho Pino Rtdgo trouble broko out
four years ago, four troops of tho Sovonth
cavalry wont up Into tho territory to bring
tho Indians into submission. Tlio Ninth j
cavalry also went out. Fcarn’s troop, I
wifh another under Colonol Guy V. Henry, i
then major, mot tho Indians near a big
basin known as Devil's Bowl.
"It was tho hottest fightl was over in," 1
said Fcarn. "Wo wore sitting about on
tho rocks drinking our coffoo, when sud- 1
dcnly from hoblnd rocks and trees and
hushes burst n storm of bullets. Wo
Jumped to tho charge, but thoro was noth
ing to ckurgo on except rocks. A puff of
smoko would Hunt out lrom behind a rook
or tree, und thnt was all wo could too.
They fought us back foot by foot down
tho hill until they got us on an upon much
like a In:; chute. No sooner had wo rallied
along this tliun there was a torrlflo ox-
plosion upon tho hill, and n shower ot
sumns mid sticks and tout pins pounded
down on us. Tho Indtans lied captured
nu old cannon and had loadodlt with any-
thiiigtlicy could lay tliuir hands on. Wo
Jumped for cover. Huddonly everything
grow quiet. Wo watted, but nil was still.
In ubout ten minutes tlio old gun boomed
again. A tent pin stcuck me uu tliu shoul
der, und glancing ott hilled the man bo-
bind mu.
"Major Henry divided us Into two
squads. Ono squud hold tho ground, fight
ing Jlko mad. I was In tho other sqund.
Wo crept sluglo tlio up tho hill about 100 j
yards. Then wc turned sharp to tho left I
und opened out in skirmish line. Thon
wc faced ubout and niurohed townrd our
own men. But tho Indians wero between
us. We had Ihcm front and rear.
“I was right beside Major Ilonry. Ho
wus cool as a cucumber. Wo crept along
or about 100 feet without cooing n red
man. .Suddenly Major Henry stopped and
nodded his head forward. Wo halted and
looked ahead. Thoro was a big bowlder,
and lying flat behind it In a hollow to the
earth were over 40 Sioux. Thoy know
nothing of our presenoo. Quickly wo
brought up our pistols, every man with
ono In caoh hand. Major Henry nodded
again, und a lino of lira lit tho woods.
Tho Sioux yelled und sprang forward, but
thoy ran right Into ourothcr squad. Then
It was that they fought.
“Have you over met an Indian faco to
face when ho was war craiyf Nof Then
you caunotreallzowhat o light wo had. It
was man to innn. Thoro was no chanco
for the Sioux to jump bclilad trees. Wo 1
closed right In. Our other squad, too,
pushed toward us. Negro and Indian
grappled and struggled, each for his life. {
Don’t tell mo that the colored man won't
fight. Just you get blip started, aud ho
will go right through with you totlioend.
I saw negroes lying hackcilnnd torn shoot
a last shot and fall hack dead. Wo held
our ground and drovo tho red men off.”
Fcuru bears flro scars to remind him of
tho hattlo of tho Wounded Knee.
At tho expiration of his enlistment ho
returned to Fort Sill, where ho had onco
lived. His fame had preceded him, espe
cially among tho Indians. He declined to
llvo In tho post and went Instead to tho i
ranch of White Wolf, n powerful Kiowa |
chief. Soon after tils arrival lio married I
one of White Wolf’s daughters and becamo !
a full fledged squanmun, appropriating
all tho rights of his Indian wife to ralsa
an unlimited number of cattlo on tho In
dian lands freo of charge. Ills herd has
grown rapidly, and today ho counts his
cattle by the hundred. Hp Is present at
all high councils bf both tho Kiowa and
Comnncho tribes. Tho Cache Creek rncdl-
cino dances always know him as a promi
nent figure. Tho beef Issue twice a month
would bo incomplete without Mm.. Ho ts
the enty known negro squawmao.—Fort
SIU (O. T.) Cor. Now York Sun.
AMONG THE DUTCH. .
Tho ooraraon bread of Sweden Is a rye
cake about tho size of a batter cako and
with a hole In ths middle. These cakes
are baked twice a year, and after baking
■ro hung up to dry. Tboy am said to be
nourishing and nro about as cssjr to chew
v disks of mortar.
A Feep st the Grotesquely Flcturesquo In
habitants of Holland.
What most enchanted mo, though, ot
my first slghtof Vlissengon wav tho group
of burlesque peasantry asaombled on tho
pier to watoh the coming of the steamboat,
says a correspondent of tlio Boston Horald,
writing from Holland. At least, my first
thought was that they wero butlcsquers
who had perhaps boon stranded In tho low
countries by the defalcation of an orrant
manager, for I had novor seen such won
drous beluga, except upon tho burlcequo
stago, or at Mr. Hnrrlgan’s delightful
theater In Now York, or In tho London
musto balls, but It was soon mado mani
fest that theso wore not caricature Hol
landers, but genuine ones. Ami, what
was more, I soon discovered that tho bur
lesque Dutchman Is not nearly so droll as
the genuine one.
Taoy wore vast, ungainly breeches, as
big as barrels nt tho hips and tapering
down to reasonably small dimensions at
tho bottoms. They wore short jMnM
fabulously bedecked with ornamental
braids and sllvor buttons as big as tlio
heels of a policeman’s boots. Thoy had
big heads, with tiny caps perched an their
crowns. Tholr oakum colored hair was
chopped across half way up tho hacks of
tholr heads, and on tholr feet tboy wore
tho traditional wooden vessels as big as
young canoes. Tho wen ore certainly the
drollest specimens that ono over Uiliold,
hut tlio women nro ploturesqmi dears—not
lovely, but, os I say, plctiirosquo. Thoy
wero swathod In skirts as hugo as hogs
heads. They wore upon their shoulders
some sort of loco filigree which evades the
doscrlptlva powers of a poor male chron
icler. Tholr heads were sot In bands of
sllvor and of gold, those covered, too, with
fillgrco ot loco, while fixed Into tho cap
sides and dangling at tho temples wore
marvelous queer ornamonts ot gold.
Tiiexo gauds scorned strango enough to
mo at first, but I am getting used to them
now. Yet I can novor undoratand why lb
Is that all tlio women ot Zealand aro not
cross eyed, for with theso pendants dan
gling at their oyes you would supposo tho
vision of ovory south Ncdorlnndlscho wom
an would liavo a twist In it. Buxom are
those dames and maidens; but, ns a rule,
they aro not eo ruddy cheeked as ono ex
pects to And thorn. But thoy aro brawny
armed, and tholr brawny arms aro red with
constant exposure to all tho winds that
blow and to tho sun that somotlmos
shines o'er Holland. If thoy aro vain,
thoso peasant women, their vanity docs not
concern tho female form dlvlno. Except
from uncovering their fat arms, thoy ply
nil tholr arts to concoal tho lines of tho
figure. Of courso this may bo wisdom on
their part, but how can a poor outer bar
barian chronicler testify on that score?
An Easy Shaw.
“An easy shave!” The words como trip
pingly, os If tlio nrt, or rather mystery, of
shaving wore facilo. From tho very earli
est ages tho problom of shaving, like all
really great probloms, has porplexed
tlioughtlul mon. Why our palicolttlilo
ancestors began to sliavo Is unascertained.
It seems so easy to let tho chin ulono.
Thoro mny havo been some religious rea
son, or sexual selootlon may huvo Inter
vened. Woman may have preferred a
beardless wooer. Yet this Is contrary to all
analogy.
When Alma Venus behuved In tho man-
nor so poetically doscrlbod by LucreMug
"tho most oloqiiont of blasphemers," then
tho wanton lapwing proourod for himself
another crest, and the peacock spread
abroad tho splondors of his tall. Tho
beard In man Is averred by philosophers to
havo a corresponding moral. But man,
being reasonable, must needs cut his board
off. To run In tho face of nature has over
bean hla way of asserting his ludopendonoo
and demonstrating tho lordship of reason,
Era motals wore Invented', ora fire sub-
dued tho coppor to his will, man plucked
Ids heard out, or ho toolod with a sharp
shell. A soaplens sliavo with a shell—It
cannot bu called easy, aud travelers havo
described tbo agonies of tho bravo. Con-
eeivably, man slmvcd beoauso tho board
might bo oauglit hold of by an onomy with
tho loft hand, wlillo with tho right ho
drovo tho pointed flint under tho fifth rib.
For whatever reason, innn In the bronso
ago shnvod with a bronze razor, as If wo
should do so with a paper cutter. Tho
process must linvo been slow and painful,
ns much so ns tattooing, but fashion was
all powerful.—Saturday Review.
Not to Be Reached-
Tbo pcoplo of tlio extrema south of
Franco, In tho neighborhood of tho. Pyre
nees, havo a hard shift to live. Somo of
thorn gain a livelihood by taming hears.
Many othors take to begging, which bo-
comes a trado by Itself, reasonably re
munerative and not exactly dishonorable.
Baron Iluussmann, In his “Momolres,"
cites the case of ono of those professional
beggars who amassed a good property nnd
finally becamo mayor of a largo commune.
Even Own bs continued to ply his trade,
especially In tho bathing season, when
many tourists visited tho country. Ono
of theso outsiders was so taken aback nt
tho sight of the mayor bogging on the
street that ho remonstrated with tbo men
dicant.
"I should think you would be ashamed,"
said the stranger, “you, a man holding so
honorqblo nn office.”
"Offlco,” sold tho mayor, “my office!
Why, man, this Is how I galnod It."—
Youth's Companion.
Lemonade a Microbe Destroyer.
Further researches by M. GIrnrd, chief
of tbo Paris municipal laboratory, con
cerning the bacilli of cholera and typhoid
fever have confirmed the efficacy of acids
in di'-troylng iiili-r.ites. !(.• finds citric
acid to bo.the most useful nnd powerful of
nil. Ono gram, hosnys, ridded ton quart of
tainted water, will destroy oil the mi
crobes that may he In It Consequently
ho recommends tho uso of natural lemon-
ado ns an oxccllont beverage at all tlmos,
nnd especially during epidemics.—Sani
tary Era.
Tbs Lullaby.
Thors can bo do doubt that It tho lulla
by was not In advsooo of tho war song It
was at least eontemporuin'.us with It.
Mr. Meson tells of the low, sweet client of
tho Zunl mother nnd her quaint baby
songs. In making their bread ho mentions
tho Imitative power of tho notlvo women,
who sing notes and words which nro made
to sound like their band stones working
on tho mealing stones.—St. Lonls Post-
Dispatch.
'Burger, anthor of tho "Wild Hunts
man,"fell In lovowlth his wife’s sister
and married her after his wife had dlod of
a broken heart. Ho soon discarded her for
a new favorite, who proved to be such a
Tartar that Burger said, "I wish I had
been born a dog.”
Trlvret —Young Spudds takes Miss
Mnnn's refusal very much to heart.
Dicer—WelL It Is a very serious matter
with him. He’ll havo to try to earn hit
own living now.—Detroit Free Press.
A DESPERATE EIGHT.
A rtAND TO HAND BATTLE WITH A
NAKED GIANT INDIAN.
Jo« Isogston’t Close Call When He Waa
Saved Only by Hla Almost Superhuman
Progress—Death by Hla Own Hand leather
Than Surrender to » Hated Enemy#
Ono of tho noted characters of plonoer
days was Jo© L£gston, ft gigantic Ken*
tuckian who settled on tho bank^ of tho
Ohio river not ninny inllcs below Cincin
nati. He was « powerful follow, 6 feet i
Inches in his moccasins and proportion*
atoly stout and muscular, with tho abili
ty of a cat and the oourago of a lion. Ho
excelled In many of the feats of strength
and skill that road“ men conspicuous in
those days, when such accomplishments
wero rcqulaito and a necessity In the lloroe
struggle for suproLiooy over savago man
and snarling beast. Logston was a great
hunter, but had achieved somo distinction
as nn Indian fighter and often boosted
that it gave hlm*moro pleasuro to pursue
tho red men than it did to follow tho trail
of wild game.
On ono ocoaslon the lntropld hunter was
carelessly riding along an established trail
through tho dense woods on tho book of a
fine horse that ho had captured from an
Indian ohlof when tho unexpected crack
of a oouple of rlflos roused him to a reali
sation of dnngor. Ono of tho bullets scrap
ed his breast bono, making a slight fieeh
wound. The other ball struck bis horse
in tho loins, and It sank to tho ground
with Its rldor. Ac he struggled to rclcoso
hlmsolf from tho floundoring boast two
Indians rushod from tholr concoalmont
and dashed toward him with uplifted
tomahawks and exultant shouts. But, al
though pinioned to tho ground, with ono
leg beneath tho dying horse, ho managed
to bring his trusty rlflo to bear upon tho
approaohlng savages, and thoy, well
knowing Us unerring aim, halted and
thon sought safoty hohhul adjacent trees.
Ono ot tho Indians, however, was not
quick enough to placo hlmsolf ontlrely bo-
hind tho protecting tree boforo tho bullot
of tho export white man had pierced his
baok, and ho fell, with a fractured spina
Disengaging hlmsolf from his horse, tbo
wary whlto man regained hla feet; and
seeing tho other savago reloading his rlflo
sprang toward him, with his gun raised
to strike. Tho Indian droppod his ramrod
In his excitement, hut grasping his toma
hawk he hurled it with foroolous force at
his enemy. Logston dodged tho flying
weapon, and dashing forward with uplift
ed rlflo struok at hlo foo. Tho Indian
leaped aside, nnd tho gun struok a sapling
and was shivered to ploocs. Tho disap
pointed whlto man thon ollnohod with his
adversary, who was his equal In slzo and
strongth, but his Inferior In tho solcnco of
wrestling, and this onablod tbo huntor to
throw his antagonist to tho ground. But
tho Indian, bolng naked, with his body
well oiled, was ablo to slip from tho
clutohcs of the ezasporated whlto man and
rogaln his foet. For nearly an hour theso
two giants, each a Gollab, fought Ilka
gladiators in the dosporato struggle to
conquer or dlo.
Tho torrlflo contost caused an Increased
flow of blood from tho wound In tho breast
of tho white man mado by tbo bullet of
tho Indian, and ho bogan to fool that his
strength was giving out. But ho deter
mined to end tho combat if possible boforo
his antagonist could scouro a greater ad
vantage ovor him, and whon tho Indian
had again orawlcd from his grasp after
being flung to tho ground ho jumped to
his feet, and as his assailant roeo up ho
dealt him a blow with hla fist that would
havo dono credit to a Coibott. Tho sur
prised savago fell, and as ho staggered to
bis feet ho received a second blow from
tho strong arm of tho puglllstlo pioneer
that stretched him half unconscious on
tho ground, fieforo ho oould rlso Logston
leaped upon Ids prostrato form with both
foot und attempted to stamp tho breath
from his body. The Indian caught him
by the legs and tripped him to the ground,
and again tho combatants engaged in n
torrlblo tusslo for victory. Tho rod man
was almost exhausted from tho blows und
stamping ho had boon subjected to, and
his adversary succeeded la seizing him by
tho throat with a clutch that closod his
breathing and rondcrcd his roslstanoo
weaker and weakor until ho lapsod into
unconsolouinoss.
As soon as tho Indian becamo Insensi
ble Logston roloasou his hold upon his
throat, and running to whoro tho tomn-
hawk lay ho picked It up, and returning
to tho sido of the savago, who had partly
regained his tenses, ho clovo his skull
with tho weapon, thon turned bis atten
tion to tho crippled wnrrior, whoso cry of
despair us bo witnessed tho death of his
companion had reached tho car of tbo vic
torious hunter and recalled his prcsanco.
Tlio unfortunnlo savago had crawled to
a log, against which ho had rested nnd
roloadod Ills gun, but his brokon back
would not permit film to rise, and as ho
would ralso his weapon to shoot ho would
topple forward on his faco and could only
ralso himself again by pushing tho guu to
tho ground and pressing himself against
It. gating that tho wounded savago waa
almost helpless and onablo to escapo nnd
not caring to run .any risk of bolng shot
by a cilpple, tho wearied hunter hastened
bock to tho fort and told his story. Cov-
ored with blood and dirt, his appearance
gavo somo indication of tho sovero contost
ho had passed through. Tbo following
morning a posso of mon from tbo fort
woro piloted by tho unfortunato hunter to
tbo sccno of his battle. Tho corpro of tho
Indian giant Jay.wiiero ho had succumbed
to his fate. But tho crippled Indian was
nowhere to bo seen. A trail was discov
ered made by tho brokon backed savago,
who hod dragged himself somo distance
through the woods, and following its
courso tho whlto inen camo to whoro ha
lay dead, with his knlfo stloking up to
tho hilt In hit breast.
Ho had first cut with its keen point Into
tho bark of the troo, beneath whloh ho
had determined to dlo, in rude characters
tho story of his fate, so as to inform pass
ing member* of his tribe that he had tak
en his own llfo in preference to turrender-
ipg It to the hated enemy. Th<» tree wm
wer afterward known as the “Old Indian
treo."—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Qaeer Political Information.
Hera is an actual loaf from the expert*
enco of ; a teacher of civil government in
tbo Boston public rvhools. In a written
examination, to tho question, “How aro
senators elecJedf” the answer was, “They
are elected from bathhouses.”
On inquiry as to what suggeeted such
an answer tho toaoher found that in tho
product where tho pupil lived caucuses
wero held in a bathhouse.—Lowell Cou
rier.
Her Father's Hay.
Ho—What do you think your father
would say If wo wero to run away and get
married?
Rho—Really I don’t know, but I lmag-
liM ho would say I was a bigger fool than
ha thought I was.—Detroit Freo Press,