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UESDAY NOVKREER 25 1884. TWELVE PAGES.
THE. BLACK REPUBLIC.
K TERRIBLE ARRAIONMBNT of
haytibn life.
Th* Atrecltusera ???arb&rlrn Wbloh liar* Heeul'ei
Jr cm tbo Jr*??fom cf tfce Blank* In Hftjrtl-
k C??cr.ibalii 9) and Voudoultro UnicereaJ-
A Otorj of Afrtaao Opportunity.
When wc read ???HaytI,oV,'the Blnck Hopub-
)tc???<8nritb, Elder U-C>o.),??w?? cannot but wk
ourm-Ivc* wb*t might have Van the effect
upon fair-minded people in our northern stole*
if Sir HpruFcr fit. John's account of the wofol
remit* of giving the negro race control of o
???highly civilized and most fruitful laud could
hate been published simultaneously with
??? "Cede Tom's Cabin.*??? BuipUhough it cornea
too Jnte to etrengtben the .hand# of tho o who
intended that r< transportation bo Africa, uo
matter at what cost* urns the only safe corollary
??>f negro rjonucipstion, this book, and tbo at*
tcfcficn which it cannot but direct to the ftj*-
jailing decadence,,of llayti during the last
hundred yrtr??, may oronsojhe public, mind to
the gravity of the*problem pre*??nteii by tho
preponderance and alarrtirt^ly dNprdpdrtion-
tile ircreese of the black population in sorcnil
if the icutbcni elites.
Oi.o tf the aphorism sbased upon on over-
best? r.cd circumscribed induction denied to
France the colonizing power, yet in 179tf Franco
poticMcd in (ho wsste/n cud. of the island of
Hispaniola???over which she had exorcised au
thority only n century nnd n half???n colony
that, far its fisc, was tho inoat flourishing and
profitable ever creakd in America by nny Eu
ropean nation. The?? gut of Kir Bpenacr St.
John's indictmcnt???ol the.blark raco???the proof
??.f ita???Imputc d incnpudiy, not merely for evolv
ing, bat for retaining civilisation???lie* in tho
carefully compiled statistics which contrast
the present social and economic predicament
of llayti with the agriculture nnd commerce,
the roads, ari|UcdueUand bridge#, the industry
and thrift, tho order nnd security, tho educa
tion ond refinement, which existed there n
century ego. Thosingle point In tbd picture
Which is not utterly discouraging-ami wheth
er this is n propitious phenomenon may bo
sj???uettionld???Is the considerable increase of tho
Meek (ns distinguished from the mulatto or
rblcrtd) edr aunt of tho population. This foci,
when we bear in tniud the total lack of taul-
I ary precautions nnd medical supervision, the
ravages of Inebriety and acxunl excess, tho
prevalence not only of infanticide and assas-
ftinotinn, but (among tho negroes of tho inte
rior) ot raunibaJumi in a most revolting
term, rnn only bo uferibed to tho iu-
nafo proliflcucss of tho black race
and to tho favorable conditions ef
the Hojliun soil end climate, under which
abundant food is procurable with n minimum
ot labor, and tho outlay required for clothing
and fuel is quite insignificant. The changes
id tbo composition end volume of the Hnvtian
' population accut tohavo been aboutui follows:
At tbo close ol tho lust century Micro were in
the French end of tho idem! about 50,000
whites, who have, bccu completely extermi
nated, and 750,000 blnck and colored inhatii-
tai.ts. From all tho iuformntioqjfBbtainnblo
*>f Hir Hpcuscr during twelve ^years??? real-
a deuce Hi llayti (1805 to 1875), the population
he* doubled since 1HI6; but^uulmkily, tho
estimstcA for tbo last ntmw^5nwh vary con-
aldcrobly,via.,froni .'51,00#toKlutO. Appa
rently, the author accepts the mean between
these figures, for ho quote* without objection
the belief of l???rceident (teflrard that iu 180.1
llayti had 000,000 inhabitant!, who, if tho rate
ot Increase were kept up, would by this time
have mulUpllesUo upward of a tnUliau aud a
sjiark r. of tyMpUBflg muta^gL who batgu
beet*??p??oldPjWfflBMa mNBgbftfen lu???
rm Ini iiprielogol the pur* blocks, now con
stitute ub': ut cno-tenth, and th??y aro not only
dwindling in numbers nn'd power, but through
I???onstnnt mtcrinarriugo nro rapidly dvgeuorat-
ing into the prepotent black type. A curious
fact about this llsytinu population is tho pro-
nettneed cxccsa of the fcinato element, which
like been placed by some observers as high a*
three women to one nmn, and oven tho au
thor*! cautious estimate would put it aa high
as three t???? two. No doubt thin disproportion
??finales to fcinuU s bus materially aggravated
the tfiulcucy w?? strongly marked throughout
the niomitiin districts to revert to the polyga
mic habit* characteristic of tho negro in tho
country of his origin. At fill rvaut* wo aro
assuml that tho black peasant proprietor or
???cpifttlcr of the iutcrlor uaa as imiuy wives as
he can iifford to keep, and that all attempts to
abolish th* practice havo bccu abandoned iu
despair by the Catholic priests, whose marbles
for that matter aro overtaxed In resisting tho
incessant though clandestine growth of tho
hideout superstition known as Youdooism.
??? Let us iiulilhtt* in a few words the main foo-
lures of tlie social, imlustrial and moral blirht
which has cursed llayti since Us white Inhabi
tants were literally hanked aud burned ofl tho
lure el the earth, and the civilisation they hud
reared wos li lt for the blacks and the initial-
tors to tight over and pull down. Let us begin
with saying that n considerable quantity ol
raffle?? is still exported, this being a prod not
obtainable with the minimum ol car* aud
Inter. It bos oltcu bent asserted, Mir Spoaser
tell* us, that the Haylian codec crop would
cejut to an end when tho old tree* dtcj out. be
cause ih*|bi*cka plant no now ones. In annum h
aa the average age of tho codec plant is thirty
y??nr??, while ot least thrice os loug a limo has
elapsed air.co the negro iusurreotloiu tho pro-
diction was clearly uuloumled???for tho reason,
according to the author, that nature ha* route-
died the neglect ot man, the old trees being
everywhere surrounded by younger ones that
liavo sprung up spontaneously front seeds
scattered by tho wind or rain in tho teeming
*41. Ncverihelrra, the ooffss crop ot recent
ytors falls greatly abort ot the amount pro
duced when the Franch possessed tbo couutry.
Thu* the quantity exported, which in 1781) ex-
ended S8,t*u0,000 pounds, was leas than 5d,6l)*),-
WN) in 1880, which wa* much above tho aver
age of the last fifty year*. Of cotton, a, too.uoo
pounds were exported in 178$, but by lH6t) ibis
???mount had luuk to 688.000. Fuder tho arti
ficial stimulus imparted by the civil war in
the l idled States the crop rose in 1805 to
4,COO,ct'0, but with the fall of prices cotteu waa
???gain neglected, aud U did not figure at all la
the latest commercial reporta inspected by the
author. The only cultivated product which
ran be said to have increased unco the iuiur-
rrctiou is that of the cacao tree, to which the
white planters paid but little altentim. <>f
this only 000,000 pounds were exported in 1760,
against some ?,220,00???? in 1M.??, an amount,
however, which does Dot scorn to have boea
equalled by asy tubeequeut output. Tho ox-
purls of lfgwncd bntro naturally iacreasod, the
delivsty ?? t this staple *??ciug a work that ju*t
auils the regro, finca* as hir Hi tenser |??oiut*
out, U can be done by fils and starts, aud never
require* ccntinucus labor. Oa lbe other hand,
ihfc'ftliijment*.of mahogouy have much de
clined, since the cutting has invovled more
toil, owing to tha fact that the forest* near the
roast are teem nine exhausted. But the tnort
conclusive proof vT Ifaytian det'adcnce is the
total disappearance of sugar from the list.ef
sajn'rts, wterrn?? in 1785 more than 100,000,500
fM.mirft of it were sent h Franre. The blacks
could find i.o.hirg better to do with the mills
and fsit.ru* built by the white planters than
tobwrn them, and ad the rane now grown in
llayti k u*<4 hr makiog molasses and a vile
kind ef runs which is consumed by tha negrooa
in ruonnous quantities.
Fo much for tho complete prostration of what
was unco the foremost n.dt????try ot llayti. Nog
lctwrccwbrt has Lecoma of the fixed im-
provraiiats and appliance of civilisation with
which the country entered on the era of ne^ru
government. The fate which has betalieu the
ritiia and large towns may be tuamal up in
the* author???* comment that *???tbe negreaves
??otk their bananas amid the ruin* of the beet
houses ol the capita).** Cap Uaitieo, tho ooce
pf.puious^nd opulent seaport of tha northern
Ft. Marc, formerly buijt of stone, i! In our day
ir.oi-tJy made up of wooifer, shantlo*. In I???ort-
eit'Princc. wbiob was cfirtfully" laid out by
tjmfrcroh and waa conspicuuus fdr well con
structed edifice*, ???you arts struck,** r we aro
told, ???with the utter sbnhbioefii of (ho build-
ir#g*, mean cottages and grovelling hut* by
tfljhide of the few decent-looking dwelling*.
??? Been the ci.urch ia a straggling w*)odeh
structure, a mero overgrown shed,
with its walls disfigured by numeroos wretch
ed paintings,in which ???our Savior is occasioa-
ally represented by an ill drawn negro.??? In
nil tho town* the ??apply of drinking water ia
deplorably di fective, nnd p??stilcuee is invited
by tho rccklci* disregard of sewemje and
drainage Tbo atresia, periodically torn up
by tbe tropical rAinv,nro utntlly. mcndojl will!
ft side dung,.and nil tbo oflal from tho UoU-*u*
is flung into the gutters, tbero to putrefy aud
bmd iufccllrn until it is swept awny bf A the
fl??f-.da of the wet aeast n. Outside the largo towns
although you come every where-o non the ruins
r,l mommoi* ond *j??eck>ui milbuildings belong-
ii g to tie colon in 1 .epoch, there is now scarcely
n single d* cent looking house. All tho mour
tj.n nif tiicts are abotidotud to small cuktvi
t??<ir, vbor wretched cabin* are destitute 1
every rein fort and disgustingly foul. A* to tho
Steve of the bridge#, which ia colonial tt<ao??
were it pt in admirable repair, is will sufllco
to quote ifca asying???cnrreut among tho May-
tianr, that ???you should go yound
a bridge hut never erosa lt.??? Tbe r >a U
are wn da and In the rainy reason are quite
ini) fist able, thouzh how easy it .Jfould have
bun for the blacks to preserve the iuvaluabto
n tens c??f communication bdmttethcd td them
lv the white eolonirts may be see a'on (he rood
fii.m (ionolvcs to tbo nortliorn province,where
'???them is n very rcninrkably paved way, the
woik to wcil done tlmt it ho* resitted the rain
during n hundred years of neglect.??? Another,
illuitrstiou of tho negro*# capacity to hold fast
htfj* fit* tbst come to him ready madfiU fur-
nhhed by the famous J'lkln north of Port-au-
1'rinro, known tha OuW*-Sac. The ex-
troerdinnry produnfitjrf*l* of Ibis district de
pends i n (no regular supply of water, to se
cure which tho French engineers constructed
clbbtrnte irrigation work*. For more thou
half a century those precious appliance* v|??
neglected by the blacks, and although repairs
were si 1(1*1 ordered under President Goflrard,
in lorge a port of tbo sum votcil tra* embezzled
that tlio distributing canals could not bo ret
stored.
Tho. ravages of headlong, hopeless disin
tegration are as patent on the toctal and moral
an on the mat. rial aide of Ilnytian civilization.
Filtering and lying aro universal and inveter
ate emong the tnasrts of tho people, and
among office-holders embezzlement t> not only
the invariable practice, but i* a dually sanc
tioned by public opinion, fiir Sponsor tells ut
flirt an ordinary Ifaytian visitor never leaves
n ro*in without a thoughtful backward glauco
torco if he lis* not iwrcbaiuw overlooked
something worth iilvhiug, and-anropos of tho
ubiquitous ofliciftl corruption, he quota* a
lluytian proverb, ???Frendro Fargent Uq point,
t o n???estpus vols.??? A| to connubial fidelity, it
is not honored or expected in nny social stra
tum on tbo port of tbo mnlcs, though in the
higher circles of colored society' tho educated
mulatto ???ladies,** though offensive' in many
of their prrionnl habits, aro credited by tho
author with exemplary chastity.???*
The retrogrefsloii of tho Ifaytian black* to
barbarism ui, however, most decisively and
dint it.???singly attested by tho rapid growth of
voudouisin and cannibalism, which tho gov
ernment is quite uuuble, or unwilling, to pre
vent, and which even tho siiiccro and stren-
tuus etlorU of tho Catholic church???rostorol
'???luce tho concordant of IHflO to tome degree
of influence In ifayti???have proved impotent
to item. Kir Spenser 8t. John devotes a
chapter lo this frightful subject, and the
evidence collected and verified by him
limply confirms the chsrgo* male
some pure years ogo in a London journal,
and ropudiifyd with much bitterness by tho
official naUpopera published at Fort Au-
Filnbe. Tie resentment provokfd^r aurii
dirchflurcs is iiiUlligiblejnatirt^lBjBiknibal-
inn is the one thing of which iluytlnns have
???till ??? sufficient tincture of civilizatlou Uo bo
thorongbly ashamed. But they wilt nc^ fiu<
FOR FOOD:AND FUEL;':
strange USES JO WHICH Td&
CANDLE .FISH IS PUT.
ATrltrs ef Ielfasa K??t and ??.tra ihs C??317
I???Hb-H??.w lli'T C-tob cad Pry .TUSrtt-* Cb#
Oil ft cr??d lu tUcHt??lkor:in' f ??Jtre.d-
rn* Job far Alcdicioe. B'9.. et??. f
|^d
^eaWelv5yB[r?? aroohf rT ,thB??f apil v
bed and nied every v.opportunity of
eliciting tho truth. To tho horrors recounted
In this volume wo shall not refer In detail, hut
will rontent onrielvc* with quoting tho au
thor's answer to an obvious objection to tho
Unit worthiness of Ms information: ???The re-
n nrk 1 made whon I first begun inquiry into
this subject may naturally bo repeated by oth
er*. If tho majority ot the llnytianx be taint
ed by the Ymyluux, who h it that de
nounces thu-o dreadful criiuosT
Tho answer i* that thoro nre
in llayti two eccls of Vnudoux worshipper*,
one that indulges in human eacrifieci, anoth
er lliot is content with tho blood of the go it
uml llje i v??? k. ??? ??? * I havo boon insured
by many gentlemen connected with tho liny-
ttun polled that if tho followers of the Utt :t
acti did not secretly denounce the Crimea
fummitti d by the other* it would bo almost
Impossible for them to keep tho as*a*iin aout
in chci k.'*
It will be the more impracticable to pmy
Fir fipentcr Kt. John's indictment of nogro
rule in llayti, became ho evidently went thoro
without the slightest prejudice on the scare of
rare or cplor, ups slow'and cautious in cvolv-
lug hi* opinions, ard uuuotfUccs hi* judgment
in ti circumspect ami tlispaesiimate w??y.' Now
that his book he* been laid (more tbe Rrituh
public, thcTc i* little danger that the ill-inf irm-
uliudinu ntniists of Exeter hall willeveravaiu
sum cl in exciting vindictive demonstrations
etraif.it such nWn as Governor Eyre, whoio
i iimc oa Carlyle rnw a. d mid. was his un
flinching resolution-that tha d'v.tu of llayti
should net fall upon Jamaica. Wo have, how-
fvi r, purpo. ely avoided alluiunns to tho atr.ut-
IticH which marhed tho literal oxter mi nation
of tho whiUs in tho former country, our ob
ject Icing simply to exhibit what tho blacks
nave made of their fair heritage.
M. W. It.
KILLING ULACKFJSH.
Tho Ci??l*o Coil VoTh?? Get SM.1.000 Worth o(
till lb Tnrco Dttjn' Work.
Paovih'txioMB, November ih???For three day*
the Up cud of t'apc Cod has been tbesecnoof mu d)
exciUmvut. K\ctjbody big enough to handle a
wimihim Pa>t,vn ktllluR Clm-kasiL A MiektUh
cliww ha* btet mo very fare of Into year* Tbo fi*U
It of the whale Undijr. from 10 to ?? feet long,
ami tta ,o)l U very valuable. Tho sclvaol wst
about two mill soft Khorcwbvn slxnted. mid tho
water wsa alive with tbo gnat creatures, which
were disporting thcamvlvis laiilyupou the stir
face.
The firrt bests that arrived >??>on changvA the
scene to one of excitement. Each host wa* nmn
li 'lvmd wiiti lance or harpoon to a big black fith.
Then the i h#*e bc^An. Tho ntotueut blood was
dtawn the s?? Im.oI started toirant the woumle??l.
hud thouiwtndaof du*cut through tho wat-.T toward
the bay. I very vtfort waa made to drive the fld??
into shoal water, where they could bo more cosily
killed, tnt they avoided tho shore aud kept along
tcius ixvnforcrd by hosts from Denuls, Brewster,
and VYcUtievOho battle was renewed. All day
long the slaughter wa* kept un. The totb da*hfrl
into the mi.M ol the *??? bool about dark and ktllcl
n any ol the largest fldi with ca*o.knlve?? They
cumedtd tu capturing about sixty. Tae remaimi
i r of the reboot escaped to dot p water and w??re
cbr.>rd *cn-?????? tbo bay by part of the licet.
l arlyyewtetiiay irortilng the fl*h ware driven
1h *wtcu the tu adbutde Into Wwllilset harbor.
Twenty tnfks baa thus bow covered tn the long
?? (bitty-six hours The light iu the hsru-ar
at daybreak was a wonderful one. Farther than
the??>r rt uld resell tbo bajr waa full of fi??h. T.i??
C r. *t matures rwttgkt In an immense trap were in
a ftcusy ol excitement, inching zloxag in alldf
rrt tictus and lashing tbe water* to a *pr??y. ???
Then tbe great felanthtee began In earnest. Ever
or * who could get afloat, and evru thtwe on ahoro
i??h L part. kl??uv men tavd harpoons and laucc*.
OthmtiMdM)tbe*. knives. Picks dagger* and
axe*. Fvtry now and then a fraud: fish, wouu t-
cd ixd drsperato. f'.ona Itself upon tho shore onlr
to N> destatchrd by the wonteu and chlldroo ??*n
land. Nothing else waa done on Cape Cod that
day. Tho work routlnned uuill this aftarno3:t.
when - it ta suppnard every fi'h was eapturett.
Every town from Dennis tu Froridenee was repro-
svrt??d In the risughter. .
T he number killed l* wtlmated at IJOO. The
proceeds arc to b?? divided into Kd shares. Tho
value writ probably amount to SX'.ttX???. The fl^h
arc to be sold at public auction to morrow.
ADELINA PATTlTth. ,V??t
???ay. of Salon P.lintr???. r??fun>??, Toilrt So-n
and olhrr Toilet uticlc: ???I nnkoaiuHn*!,
uoboubc. th.m cuporior lo ??j I aw 0??n
Princip-l Depot, III u??I???l Pe??rl Mml, *.
???Torn out tie .gna,??? aaij c. collector of ettri
riitit*, who lad jut??i returned from au rx^oad-
cd trip, to a Times writer, ???and 1*11 show you
torn (thing new in tho way ot ill-imination.??? ???
#Tlc fpeflkcr bad nurolkd from, a thick
Lui-dle ofCbincie'pap*r several objeet* tirai
lad an ancic ut and ilsblikn smell and thrust
ing ore of them into a brass candlestick *ft:r
lie writer turned Ml* tho go#, hq lighted a
malch and touched it to the cad of tbe object.
A niounut later a i leer,yellow light iliumiae4
loom. - -??????If
it???s a fish,??? enid the collector in reply
to a question, ???Ja??t take this Times aud redd
a line or so and be one of tho few who have
read by the light of a dead herring.??? ???
Tic writer did eo and found that ho. coal J
read with tho greatest ease, tho light being
equal to that of an o-dinary caudle.
THC cajole t(fid. ???
. ??? ???Yea, it is carious,??? continued tho naiu/Air
it^ ???but nothing when you get used to It. I???ve
got so that if 1 should see a man use himself
ns a candle 1 shouldn't be much surprised.
Jlutthis idea of using fish is a queer one. Y
fin t observed it when I was on the north shore
of British Coliiinbi*. I mado a trip all through
the country for the purpose of obtsintng a
skeleton of the rare rbytina that was kill??/l ofi*
??bt ut u hundred years ??"o, and if I didn???t find
ifcot I ran into romu other curious thiava well
worth knowing. I had lived in an Indian
village for nearly a week before I heard any
thing about tic candle fifth, and one beautiful
moonlight night was standing on the beach
when 1 eiiw something tbut appaared exactly
like th* reflection of the moon, only it was in
tic wrong direction. I called tho attention of
a native, wlw wns not far olf, to it, and imntc-
distely it teemed to throw him Into tho great--
ot fscitemcnt. lie sang out, ^Kulachoal* ai
I# ud as he could, and iu a few momenta at
Ii-orI fifty men were on Uio beach launching
their oftiior*. Therowas so much coafusion
that i could not learn what was tho matter}
tut) tumbled into one of tae canoe* aud'oiT we
wild.
There were two men in all tho boats but
curs, 1 making a third. Ouo sat iu the sUrn
a ml paddled, while the other stood in the b??w
with a curious instrument iu his hand that
until now I hod not observed. It looked ijko.
cn enormous rokc or comb, mnda of a piece, of
pine at least eight feet long, with a hole for a
grip nt the top, the lower part thinning off to
mi edge', into which was driven sharp iron or
bone teeth from three to four inches upnrt*. so
that tho venpou resembled a great comb hold
by the buck. Its use wtis soon evident autffi
saw that it was nn urrangement for fishing.
r Jhe ripple I Ltd seou on tho water wut^ta
(liornu ui Hchool of fishes, cullcdbytlioffa-
tiveftculuchoii. and to surround them if*
sttiuid to he the chief object.
A (JRaXU KIRU Ul'XT.
???The canoes were swiftly fuddled out ttiflT
tin y were all upon the outsiuc, and then t
nufad at them full speed, each man wioh
his nanb-like scoop ami dashing it iut
i) arkling limes that glenme-1 like silver,
at tvtry stroke so thick were the fishes
the Ucth of the comb come up covered
their impaled forma. These were q
jttked into tho boat and another dash
aud so on until tho school was finally <
iu shore, whero the excited natives b
into tho water, knee deep iu tho throug,
fdlylj scooped them into their citnoes, v
their vivid phospkoroscenco tnude thorn h
like molten gold. Tho school seemed
tbi-to out.'audiuh combs, they could .havfli cdpl
tun d millions it hero they only tojic Ihoua?
ends. TLo boats wero rapidly filled,however,
and in nn hour the excitumont wni over aud
the rnnocB wore hauled bv tho exhausted fish-
rimtn upon tho beach.' iu the morning tiny
iu ic emptied on the shore and the catch hand
ed over to tho iquawfl, who took Uie entire
lunttrr of curing in hand. They seated them-
selves about their respective piles and, taking
rticks pt inttd ut the cud, rapidly *:rung tho
fisli upon them by piercing them through tho
cytB. Crow* pines were theu placed upon
tin in to prevent their falling olf, after which
they vu>o tukiii.by children and placed lathe
smoke nt the top of their rheds.
coon axi> rtran.
???No, there was no cleaning or scaling a*.all;
they were exactly as thoy came out of .the
WDUr. Wlu-n thoroughly dried they havo ???
flavor of wood smoko, and then aro taken and
picked in lerge frails, made of cedar lurk aud
rushes ot varum* kinds. Now they arc stotvod
aw ay on a te&lloldiog, made of high polo*,nnd
ere tud touched until cold weather, a* they
form u wiuUr supply, or escho. Tho natives
< r)| them, in our tongue, the candle fish, ind
they nut only cot them, but use them .to bura,
as 1 have show u you. Ffeviau* to this catch
t l.ufi hud no light, but after 1 luxuriaVxl in a
caudle every uight aud wrote my reporis aud
tec k my notes all by tho light of iho cutaohou.
Tie little fish.scems fairly bubbling over with
o.l, so much so that I tried to fry one, aud,
tui nn goway for a few moment*, l returned to
fu.d the 1 it ok and other bone* jumping around
in a lot ot lat; ihelicsh had limited aud a:ttl-
ally turmd iuto oil. You can sauces* it mil of
tin m. end you have no idea ot its value to
???ditto people. The oil i* a mc ln ino: ai fuel it
keeps them warm, give* them light aud is a
hcaithy food in i*s dried (ditto. Whoa eaten,
they uro (-wallowed hones and oil,or nro partly
Mellowed. A caudle fish is given to u child
to suck i n, ju??t in vo would give it a sti *k of
candy here. When they burn thorn thoy taka
a pointed stick, insert it in tho ground aud
ii ukn a slit in tho other end, iuu which u
candle fish b thrust and lighted. There i* to
trimming or smoking, and when the light is
no longer needed it is blown out, wid tha ro-
mnlnder of the candle eaten; fu there is no
lo*#, you sec, iu these dips. Soijutiaioi the
fi??h sTio ?? xtremely abundant, and the surplus
are all mado iuto oil that ia used for a variety
of pur)K3Scs by the natives.
on. HToaau ix a ktai.k.
???What do thoy fetow it in? Well, naiuro
again comes to the rescue and they go to the
??h rr.u ftr their buttle* ???* well r?? their oil. One
of the great eta weed* that grow ofl??? tho coast
hc> a hollow etalk that is about m largo* a* a
ebimipague bottle. The** are cut into length*
holding three pints or more and titled with
oil whin fre??h itud make perfect bottles.
???The candle fish ia allied to the smelt and
is known scientifically as tho mallow* pacU-
ous. lu former days it was found iu the vicin
ity of Frithh Columbia in vast quantities. Ta*
mouth of the t'ohtmbia river is said M hi .**
tm. a famous place for them, hut tlvp fiH??-
iU*At.d tht steunu-r* hove gradually drivcu
them off, so that now (hero are only a few
pliLtr, comparatively speaking, where g:v*i
numbers can bo found.
??????There U only one thing,??? continua l tho
ftp.titkrr. ???in tho way of fish that l havo over
????cn to boat this, and that was iu Africa,urlto.w
they ui?? d a h\ e fish as a ilodar. Yc*, i&iteid
H ktilling for a ??loelor they would scud after
this fish,utd 1 dou't know but srhat :b5ro wax
abeut as much ions* in it as th??re is in a g ??>d
Many of oitr nostrums. I first noticed thU
r xuliarcutocn tho old Malabsr river, where
went several rears ng> on a eiUectmg tour,
l wss ewak&uetl one night by dreadful grons
ar.d erttr, had getting up to -e* what was tho
trcuble I learn-d that* child iu *he aijoiniag
hut had been taken sink. Upon going ia to
see if I c* uld do anything I found the vro:u.???a
filling a great basin with water. lr.t?? this Was
placed a cat fish, tho one wo know at rualspt*-
tus eleetricus, that they took front a gourd
that served a* an aquarian* and iuto the wab r
tb??y then forced the chi' L making it pick up
the fish. That tt received a shoes at first sria
evident, as it dropped it and yelled all th*
louder; hut the women made it again tak*
hold of the fish, and whether it did any good
or nut 1 am usable to say, but the child ???*>???
reply.
.firi)
cfiibs.???i. coWmon Jn African rivert. Whsu first
tfeksn they aive quite a )>owcrful shook, soau
ihicg like that received from these street int-
< brier, r*nd when examined they show quite a
co3;p icfiUd battfty.
MEDICI** is a rxsti.
???The rest morning,??? continued [lie travel
er, ???I medcBonic inquiries and I found that
(he ctlfiah wa*'a sort of At???riesn soothing
>yrcp *r.d give.i to-babica quito regularly or
fer.j?? i)c tire who brppcned to need a dose. As
won r.ft a ii alive'chilli began tociruplain n tub
<r r <-*1 of water wos brought out aud sever-
fikof.lhc fi?h cau{(bt if they wore not ??m hand
fjJ the child mime to get into it and play
with .the fi#li. No(,only do they do this tj
cnrt ; the *Wk; but in touic tribes the mother,
<k'h??rt washing thr-ir infanlii in the morning.
Lriably^ make them take a shock by touch
the baby
in
ing Oh* fifth, lliis, they said, made v
pt??.w to u strong, man. Tbo ohiidron, howov-
ir.' objt6ft.il to it, ond tho equalling aud
tf-rron ing when tho little fishes were brought
cut was (omethieg appalling. Tha childreu
ore also made to )lrink the water in which tho
firil have brew, and, finally, tho fish ituslf in
talen, so that tbo remedy is a veritable cure-
all, ond ran be token externally or internally
na the cose may be.
, ???It is curicu* to note that tho old Greek*
and Romans turd tho torpedo in tho same way,
r.cd even tho water that surrounded it was
supposed to contain tlie means of miraculous
cure. This was tho primitive electric euro
(hot has developed into the artificial battery
cf to day.???
A I???AMUEK AJSD ARAtTLESNAKB
And nToneXTslterwixu Uureaml Advontnre
Near tho Bed Blvcr^of the South,
Three men sst on a aetteo in one corner of
the barroom of the Miners* Arms, in Front
street last evening, with heads close together,
irooking ahoft bncr-root pipes and talking iu
n slow woy, os if they baa to atop nnd throw
their weight.on it before getting a word lougor
than one pyllablo spoken. They were dressed
in corduroy trousqrs, tucked into the tops of
their boot*, find ejiort, thiok coats. They were
going over their experiences ia tho Rocky
mcuDtsin mining regions, tbe hotel being a
resort for old-rountry miner* on their wav east
or west. Finally.ono.of tbo group named Au-
drrw McDonald str&iabtened up ond said, in a
louder voice than ho na??l hitherto used: ???You
may talk about sea serpents, but my pard
had on adventuro with n rattler last spring
tint knocks out any yarn you ever heard.???
Half a dozen loungers nnd a reporter gath-
trid araund the miner whilo ho continued:
???Bis namo wa* Kcniau Fish, and ho came
frcut western Ohio. Wo called him Homo for
,???L< rt. lie could do two thing* better than nny
man 1 ever saw. Uno waa to flah and tho other
was to handle a hlncksnake whip. I reckon
most of you know what a blacksnako whip is.
Hem?? conlil pick a fly from tho oar of tho off
mule of a four-in-hand And never let tho mule
know a whip wa* anywhere about.
???Lafctspring lie end I got on a spreo ia St.
Louis, and when wo shook oursolvcv together
again wo found ourselves in n town called
Faolo, Kanos*. An Heme's head began to
shrink, he took a notion that wo should go
nfray from there by tho overlaud route, and so
wc vent down to. Fort Scott and joined a earn-
con that wn* bound for Non Mexico across tho
Ktnkcd FJains.V
???A caravan across tho Staked rinin* from
Fort Bcott last spring???? the bartender remark
ed with some emphasis.
???Yea,??? said McDonald, as though irritated.
???Wo End followed tho procei.uon about two
vc-( ks, when ono evening wo camped on 'one
of tbo northerly, btauchca of tho lied river of
(he rcuth in a bit of timber. Without waiting
a minute Heine drew a fish lino and polo front
its broke under tho canvass of our prairie
cckocucr ar.d started down tho creek fora moss
of fl*h. Somehow he didn't seem to hava his
ti*uol luck. Tho sun was just siukiag, and
He roe walked on froth pool to pool, now and
then dropping his lino in without susooss till
waa about half a lnUodtira stream. Thoro
THE TEST APPLIED.
big dead tree that had fallen into tho croolT
end wasbc.l truuud with top down stream.
Jmt below this tbo water was deep ond still,
< nd rs blfthrok sank into tho water lio felt the
??? iirtt blccd-stlrring tug of tho ovoning. It tv,v*
o ratfish., Not very excitlag sport, you will
tty, !o cofcli u bullhead, but thou tbo oatiag
of ikoni is never to bo despised. Fur fifteen
uriuv.Ua-Hcmc wn* so busy that ho did not
uutirfi tho flight of time, but jint a* he felt a
tug on lrif line fi r tho eighth time, ho became
nu(.rctli(|t something wos about to happen
tbo the bud not ontieipakd. Ho said after-
wurd that bo felt just a* a man does who wakes
up nt midnight to find himself bolt upright
in bed, hearing nothing and wondering what
waarihe matter. The feuliug was so strong
that instead .of landiug the fish ho looked
slowly firouud. Not five feel away to his left
wus a big panther, arching its back aud rub
bing the sides of its head along tho grass nnd
imiling ot him, almost, as it lashed its tail
from side to tide. It wos playing with him
cat fashion. Meantime tho catfish had *w<ri-
buftfed tho hock and was tugging away b ??hard
that in spile of. Ills sc&uc, which mado hi:
trend-hummed hat tremble, be turned to look
at the lino and tho 1,ebbing cork which bo
alwoys fithed with. From tho agitated water
ubuut tho cork his eyo fell on n aix-fijot rattler
that was maliiig it* woy ovor tho edge ol tho
biink of the errok from the old of
dead log, and wns leaded directly for him.
Fromtho make ho looked to the cavorting
pMithcr, and theu back to tho ugly reptile,
nil aid to *triko with liis polo lot tho p.mthor
>1 on Id spring on him, and atraid to atand still
Ust the moke should attack him n.i soon a* ho
waa near cnrtigh. Somehow the movoments
of the panther, a* it trotted about, rolled ovor,
cr jumped stiff-legged into tho air, proved a
stronger attraction, nnd for a minute ho
wnkbed it attentively, until tho fish gave a
lost cllort to irco iUt-lf from tho hr??k. Tho
panther wn* walking away na If t* leave its
victim in peace, when Heme looked around
nt d, saw thht tho snake was p-isding him,
head* d for tho timber. Thon inspiration came
whichcaVcd hi* lite. He had tho pale in hit
lets baud. ??? Moojdngover ho caught tho reptile
by the tail. Oqu-k iu tht* wo* uouo tho pan
ther enw the motion, nnd turning about settled
tor a spring e* Uetne wbriled tho saako easily
but rapidly over bis head. Tho panther wra*
too Lit*. Jlemc???s ikill with the whip enabled
bitu to drop the rattler comfortably about the
pMithrr???a neck, and tho next iu riant it buriel
it* fares in the beast*# tAnguo that showed
through its half-open mouth.
???Then Home got fealty frightoned. and, with
5 veil, plunged into tlie crock, and floundering
utters rnu Irenthleftsfy up stream to the camp.
Vihtrt he-hod tnt&igM to gasp out his story,
the whole camp roared with laughter at tho
rt mical figure and at what seemed to be about
the meet unlikely ram they hod ever heard.???
??????Fee hero, Mack, who primed you t> tell
that???? iftld the bartender, wiping his hand*
n his partly white a proa.
???Friiued re ??? f??? said tbe story-teller. It'#
tiue. l'vo get the stroke's rattle,and 1'il show
ittoAtu.???
took a solid-! roking vallie from behind
tbe bar, erd, whHo fumbling for hU key, said;
tetk n* about ten tniuuWft to reach the
t where llemehtut been fishing. Th* pan*
r wo* r til! nlive, but he woi *ro his last pegs.
c Biilki wns tu two pieces, tho panther hav
ing droved hit head oii*after ho was bitten. 1
ut tbe rattle eff, and here it is.???
There were twelve of the rattles, besides the
button on tho end. The suakc w.u tUrtssa
ms of age. Xho bartender walked behind
tbe bar end pa??>cd down a bigeut-glass bo.Ue.
centaininc a vellowish fluid. As no placed a
iiumbcr of little smooth round tumbler* beii-le
it ho said:
Help yourselves, boy*. I give it up. The
rattle* ptuve tL???
Dr. Price???* Special Flavoring Extract of
Ot&Ejr?? is obtained from the finest fruit. To
flavor cake*, pudding* or creams, it will be
U urd one of tbe most delicious flavors, end in
all reftpeet* equal to Dr. Price???s Lemon and
Vanilla Extracts, which have become so
popular. In using Dr. Price???* Flavor* it will
teadily he seen that they are far superior.
??? Fort Worth, Texas, has a niw ro.ooo a???l
^The practical feat* by Inumerablc hoas>
keepers have established the fact that tho
Loyal Baking Powder isrolways reliable, and
uever fails to make light, sweet, and palata
ble bread.
The thour-imds of tests by scientifia bofiot
acd eminent eberoiats in both hemispheres
have eo thoroughly nnd rcpcaftjdly domon-
xlroted the obaolutv purity, superlative leav
ening power, end perfect wholcsonronesj of
the Koyal Baking Powder that these fads arc
no lenger questioned by any one.
???Further testa to determino an ??(pially im?
portent fact havo recently been made by
Government Chemists Molt and Lovo; by
Trof. McMulrie, late Cbief Chemist of the U.
??. Agricultural Department; by Prof. Chand
ler, of the Nationol Boad of Health and
others. A baking powder may have a largo
amount of raising power when first made
but if it docs not retain its strength until
wanted for.use it is worthless. It may raiso
tbo enke or biscuit when frc.jli, but Its uao
when a few week* old will produce heavy,
ecur, indigestible, unwholesome food,
Tbe following table Is compiled from tho
tests above alluded to, which wero made to
detorruine tho difference in strength between
various bolting powders when fresh and when
a few weeks old. As tho housekeeper ha# no
means of knowing when bnying baking pow
der from, the shelf tho grocer how long it has
been made, thene tesla will bo mol valuable
in protecting her from tho muHiluda of
baking powder swindle* of tho present day:
Cubic inches of lcxvcnlug
- ??? gas per ounce of
powder.
Name. Whc n fresh. When not fresh.
Boyftl Bel leg Fon der FJ7.4
latapaco (oiuro) 1U5.2?
Hon/ord's ???tl , hosj.h6tc)...122. r ^
Hanford's 121.C
Charm (alum).; I1C..D2
Clcvclan d???s ... r ...???. ...l to.s
fca Foam ........107?)
Dr Price*# litf.Sf
Enow F.okc (Grofi s)???......lul.SS
rear) y:>.2
Andretti A Co???t (alum)... 78.17^
Uccker???r.,^ .J 925
Gil let's t?t 2
Bulk 80.5
???Tli la sain pic, from thej shelf of a retail gjocor
w??s over five years old.
(Bought from a grocer In Chicago.
ISeroplcfurnfshulby the Price Baking Powder
Co. direct.
jlAlum and phosphnte powder*, though oppar*
ently of a high strength,.arc to bo avoided as dan
gerous,
1W0>
72 3
???17.5
41.9
??? 2.1/2
33.4
CAPITAL PRIZE $150,000
V ( do hereby certify ih??t we superrise thear;
rargeu entsforall tbeMoututy *ud 8eml Auu ial
Draa ii gi?? of The Loul*fa:m 4ut?? lottery OarU^V
ry, aro in pereon mxnaite a d control tho
1 gs ri-( mselves, and that t??ie ??mp are coudit :ted
with h??nesty, falrneaw, dim In ??ood faith tovard
all pari). >, and we audit (rise toe Company t?? use
this tat ncatc, with oim+trrof our slfnatur :a at
tached lb its advertioemenss.*' *?????? * .
afiorc Is tho perfect klopin^ quolRy'orHoya
Baking I'owdcr which it was found had lost
but oue-half of one per cent of Its strength
(an inappreciable^!mount in baking) while al
Ihcrs hod loot to much of their leajonlug gas
as to be comparatively valulcs*.
This great superiority of Koyal Baking Pow
der arises from the extraordinary caro In Us
manufacture, and the ftclontifio principle* em
ployed in it* combination. The articles used
are thoroughly dried by heat bolbro being com
pounded, aud arc so prepared aud coated na to
prevent the action of the acid upon the alkali
prematurely, or except under tbe influenco of
both water and heat nocessnrlly mod in cook
ing or baking.
All the tests, both scientific und practical,
place ???Boyal??? nt the head in every respect,
the standard baking powder of tbe world.
Out of the Jaws of Death
The gentlexnun who outlines his cam below Is ???
men considerably advanced in ^ife, and is noted
for his sterling Integrity. Ills poriofilce Is YatOf*
Ville, UpBon county, Ga. Tbo following la
Mr. John Pearson???s Statement.
In the spring of 1SS21 was attacked with ft very
bad cough, which continued to grow wore?? until
fall, when I got so weak Hint I could not get about
I tried a great many kinds ot medicine, but con
tinued to grow worse. I was notified that I had
consnmptiou. aud would probably die. Dr. Iloilo^
way finally told rac to try Brewer???s Lung Restorer.
They sent to Ward???s store and got a bottle, and 1
commenced taking it right away. After??? taking
two or three doses I began to improve, aud by the
time I hod used up one bottlo X was able to get cm
my feet again. I am now In excellent health. I
am confident that the Luug Restorer caved my
life, and my neighbors are of tho same opinion. It
la tbe best Lung Remedy ever mode, In ray opiu*
Ion. Dr. If. promised me that ho would write to
the manufacturers aud tell them ot tho woudorfal
cure it made lu my case.
Statement of Mr. Benj. F. Hearr.don,
Early in November, IS31, while sewing oa tha
machine, my wlfo was taken with a severe pain to
her side, which waa noon followed by hemorrhage*
from her lungs aud a sever?? cough. Fever com
menced: sh?? could ueitber cat or sleep, aud ta ???
cw week* she irts reduced to a living skeleton.
The attending physician told me tU vt he thought
one of her lung* was entirely gone. She could not
retain tho most delicate nourishment on hhr stom
ach. I then agreed with Dr. Sullivan, my family
phyridan, to call Dr. Holloway la consultation.
They made k final examine tiou of the patient aud
pronounced the case hopelc-s. Dr. Holloway then
suggested th?? Brewer???s Lung Restorer as a !v?t re
tort. I tent for a bottle and gave her a dove. 1
found that she could retain it oa her ttonurit, and
after about th?? third dose I began to potlco toms
Improvement in her condition. I continued the
medicine regularly, and by the time she had takt n
two bottle* she wa able to walk about tho bouse
Ebe is now Xn belter health than she has enjoyed
for several year*. I beiic7?? the Lung Restorer
laved her life. We have a family of six children,
and some of them grown.
Mr. Xlearadon???ft postofik?? is YatcsvUle, Ursoc
county, Ga. He ia a thoroughly reliable nun in
every particular.
LAMAR, RANKIN * LAMAR,
MACOX, OBOBOU.
COMMISSIONERS
Unprecedented Attractions I
Over Half ??? Million Distributed. *
LOUISIANA STATL LOTTERY COMPANY.
Incorporated iu l** i??r by the Legisla
ture, for Knvratiotml >u???! <??? iiriuolo puipowl-???
with a rnpitolof si,t??>.<oo-n. wbich a reserve
fund of nvergo&O.OOO ht* ?? i-c* In en added.
By rii overwhelming pO|>tn*r vote It* franchise
wn* made a pari of th- ptvM-nt -(Mte ConsUtatiou
adopted Droeinber 2d, A. f??. Ix7???.>.
It* Gitind Single Number Drawing* will
take pJni-o monthly. It hover scales or postpoues*
Lock at tho following Dixtrituition:
175th Griiml Monthly
AND TUB
EXTRAORDINARY SEMUXNRAl DRAWiNd
In. the Academy of ??tu??tc, New Orleans,
Tuesday, December 19,1884*
Under the personal ??upcrvl*foii nod marotgemeutof
Gen. ft. T. BEitUItLUilAKD, ot La., and
Gen. JUBAZ.A* MARLY, of Virginia.
Capital Prize, $150,000,
NOTICE???Ticket* are Ten Dollars only. Halves
Fivo Dollar*. Fifths Two Dollars. Tenths
One Dollar.
list or Pitizn.
1 Capital Prize of ftJftt.uoo......... 9150,000
2 Large Prize* of
20,000
10.000.
5.000. .... 20,000
1.000. ...;... 20,000
600 25.000
800. 30,000
40,000
600 ??? 100
,000 ??? 50.........
/rrnoxiUATiox rnizES.
100 Approximation Prides of 200.
2,270 Prize* amounting to..???. ..???.,3522,600
Application for rate* to clubs should he mode
only to the office of the Company tn New Orleans.
For further Information -vrlte dearly, giving
fulliuldms. POSTAL ooTKS, Express Honey
Ordt-ra, or New York Exchange tn orpluary letter.
Currency by Express (all ??uiLft of 95 aud upward!
at our expense) addressed
U. A. DAUPIUN,
A. Uivilllill
New Orleans, La.
or M. A. DAUPHIN.
C07 seventh St, Washington,
Make P. O. Money Ortfor* payablo and addroa
Eegiricrcd Letter* to
Louisiana State Lottery
Borltcknaoilmilui laionutlon olthcalioTt
LoUcrj, .tfilias ???
DaveC Johnston, Covington, Ky.'
Amount, of MAO tnd orsr, by Bxpm At ay
Without Money
AND
W?? have Just Issued a most wonderful and
valnablo now book, which treats of disease* ???pecu
liar to the fem dasex,??? and have spared neither
pain* nor money to make it worthy tbo pofam
and confidence of the womeu all ovor our land.
Every mother, wife, r Is ter aud daughter iu thi
country Is deeply, aye vitally interested in this
great work, and should semi for it without delay]
It . will be .scut to any address in tho United
States
Free of Cost!
Gilead it carefully, study it well, aud you wll
glean from Its'pages information that inny prove
more vnluablc than nlltbo wealth of all tho Roths-
cLUils-more precious than nil the gem* of Eu
rope???* royalty I : ???
It May Save Your Life!
Give poriofilccland write name plaiuly, and
addrvu
The Bradfield Regulator Co.
F. O. Box 38. ATLINTI.O t.
G eorgia, monroe tousty-by virtue of
tho power and Authority vested in ui l??v tho
will of liioiuas Dewberry, deflesacd. Into of said
coutsty, will be sold ut the^courtbouso door of
raid t (.unty, between the lawful uour* of sale, on
tbe find Tuesday in December next, four hundred
ecru* more or lew, of land in tht twelfth district
of raid cc unty#- adjoin lug lauds ol Dewberry*,
Corley aud -Marshall aL??o, at the same time and
place, the following land*, to wit: ail those lota
???nd p: ris of lots, coutsluing Tao acres
more (>r less, bounded on th?? north by lands
of John F. Carsou and Thcmas Freeman, oa tbo
ronth by lends of William Watson and ??ritte of
Dr. hhunuon, on tho ??ast by laud* of W.lliam
y alten, nnd ou tho west by lauds of estate of John
V illls and Jem?? Mays, bolng known m the It. G.
Watson home place, and lying In I4tU district.
Abo, at the ritma time ond place, all tho*% lots
???cd parcel* of Iota lying in the 14th district of said
south by lands of Peter Mcll
lands of Pam Freeman. Raid two last ptree's of
land-, containing in all 1,516 arret, marc or less,
and known as the old Douglas Watson plant ut ion.
3 he tv n las t described parc-D of lands IF- oa the
Oonulgc?? river, on tho East Tranew?, Virginia
and Georgia railroad, and adj-dn each other. By
authority of raid will, on the morning of tho day
of rule, private oontmrt* may be made for por-
tions, cr *11 of said land*.
Term* of rale, oue-foitrth cash, one fourth In
tbrte n: on tbs aud th?? balance in twelve months,
with interest ou the sreond and third pavmcntsat
eight per ?? nt per annum; Bonds for title will b??
given puiehascRi aud deed* to the lands upon full
pajtntuu it II.Zku.xku,
_ 4 - \V. F. DEwcr.imv)
October 31, ISM. Executors.
RockfordWatches
Are unequalled lift EXACUSO J UH VICE,
a
i
v^bssiisbA
ftton. for Afetro*
k nomleal work; and
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Engineers, Con*
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