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7 - r T-4 W, II. KITCHIN, Owner. WE MUST WORK FOR THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE SUBSCRIPTION : $l.r0 ITU YI'.AK. VOLUME III. SCOTLAND NECK, X. (, FIUDA Y. .SKITK.M 15KU M M lVM ha. DEMOCRAT Tin r-arc now over 1,'i'jO Vi,un;' Men's ( 'In i si i.i n A si if -liit i .ns in this country, with :i mombershipof 1 -Hi, 000. expending f. r ( 'hrist i.in work , Ps.-ouo. The aggrc gate of projicrty in buildings, libraries, Ltc, is over :?.",0')O.ono. Tin1 sea st j f -ri t his again appearoel. 'Ill's time In- is se e-nty-li ve bet long. II -lore the si-aon is over he will iima-nre- 1.10 fci t, and have a head ;idorm-d with a cuml i nat i m of parrot's leak and cow's horns, and a tail like that of a lion crossed with a crocodile. Three successive eclipses are a very rare occurrence', still it happens sone-l inns. On Decern!) r 1. lso, there was a partial i-clips-- of tin- sun, followed January 1 by a total eclipse of the moon, and on December 'M anothe r partial eclipse of the sun oeeurn d. Fx.-u t!y the same hap pe ne-d in ls. ,, March '11. April 10 and "I. If the p.ndie ted end of the- wen Id d.x-sn't couic inside of a year, n we live long enough, we w ill be- able te see a total eclipse of the moon on July gg, 1, whicli is preceded ami follow, cd 1y partial e clipscs e.f tie- sun. It w ill not happen in this century again. The last twenty-live years" history ef coal oil in the' nine counties of Pennsyl vania that constitute tin- oil region reads like a chapter from the story of Aladdin. Strange as it may oppear, the oil wells ef this limiteel district have been "worth more- than the great Ce) listock b 1 of preeious metal in Nevada. The record shows that .":!, ooo wells in all have been b.-red at a cost of $"2oo, 000,000, and the se have yielde-el :llo, 000,000 barrels of .rude-oil, worth at th.' wells $:-500,000,- 00. The drollest fact abe.mt the Penn sylvania oil business is that the eil is used for illuminating purposes in all parts of (he world but the eui district itself ami here- tle y use natural pas, because it is cheaper. The- San Francisco Attn prophesies that in the next two years California will re ceive an access to he r population from the Fastern State-sand from other coun tries of "J,00i',(M)0 people people who go "West to .stay there. This thre -ateneel in liux does not M'cni te alarm the inhabi tants of California. They have not ye t learne d to be afraid of any no veenm-is unless they be ( 'ch'st ial s. They are rub bin-; their hand ; and felicitating them selves upon the presjcctive deve lopment of their material resources and th.e ap pro ach of the time when, inste-a 1 f being the out-kirt of the' world, they - 1 1 1 be the vcrv cent re-of it, about e-.pli-liistant between Furopean and A-iatie: j'opuiat nuis. e!M- of the effects produe-c 1 by the im v, r.-r multiplication of indu-trial e--tab !; i i ; ; i o ; 1 -s in the centres of popu!;;i ion. ,-i-id concijiie-ntly of dwelliii"; houses, apoearsto have attr.ie ted cenijarat ively !i;;'e attention until icccntly. The in formation em this point is elue to investi gations made by Dr. Andries, wli, hav-cale-ulate'd that ace-ideuts from liirht-ii!'4- have increased by from three to live fold duriiiL,' the last tifty years, finds that the causes which have commonly been i , -i.oied for tie1 lhenomi'iia eh not by .oiv m-ans aecount fer all. His tlieeiry is that tie- main cause is to be funnel in tie: t e.oi-ipous ine-rease of manufa "torie-s. 1 f one .tive's, etc., whiclilill tie' air with smoke', ste'.m, aiel partie les of dust e)l ail kinds, while the increased population must be cemsielereel as abo contributing a laree' amount of impurity to the at n.ospliere, ami cunseij'iently aeldin to ii inorma 1 e lements. It i asserte-d hy Dr. Andrie-s that his own extensive se-rii"-of e xjierimeiits. as well as thoe made-by others, show e ceie lusively that all the lei trical jihi nonie na of the air increase: i'i i-.ti nsity with the incre ase of dust in it. A State Sold for $100,000. Only seventy years ay;e a lartre k rt ion e f the te-rritory comprisin"; tl'.e State- of Wisconsin, w ith a see t ion of Minnesota, w ,s sold for 10-.(loi. and the eleeel is ncorde-d in the New York JJegisteFs of fee. The- saie w as maele by Samued Pe ters to a synelicate, for there' were syndi i ates in those- day s as well as in this. The s.,'e was made in January, lsl7, ami the svndioate was -cinposel of Lewis Ayrcs ;:. ninety-nine' othe rs. It is described ;- a larue; tract ef laml in the neirthwe-st-em territory, cfmtainir. 000, 000 acres ; -id more. It ce.m)rist:d the greater p'r t;oU e.f the land sohl in 1 7i 7 to Jonathan Carver by the; Xanlowe ssies tribe vt In dians. Carver reee iveel 1(10,000 acres. Th- ,1, ..script ion is as folhws: Running !roi,i the Falls of St. Anthony from the e a-t bank of the Mississippi nearly east as t ;v as the- south end e.f Lake Pepin, where 1 1 e-Ohii.new a Fiver i.ins the Misses ppi : .', from the-nee eastwarel five days' t rav '1 ace-ountino- twenty Fn-lish mile-s per '! iy : ami th !;ce north six days' travel at ' v.nty Fnuiish miles pe relay, ami from 'i. nee a-ain to the Falls of St. Anthony. Tie n- is reserved tc the Indians the solo li-iit to li-h and hunt on unimpre.ve-d 'and. There is a population of l,ol-,-t 7 in Wisconsin at this elate, nnel the V a i ' i- e.fthe farm pro lucts is TT, 0,- I Atnon Chief Justice Waito'.s ancestors n-in cue of the judges who signed the rith warrant of Charles I. Mi;j..HNS, 'J HI-: AGNOSTIC. AS Tnl.Ii HV Iia. si ll.I.WATKR. lbs nam.- was William Mullins, and Ih- had a sn.-' t iii" way Of turnin' his proboscis up At cvr-ry t hinjj yon .1 sav. "Wall, tiow, Imwil. y.iii know'" sai.l In- 'Humph, now. lio-.v do you know;'' The way it close 1 tie argument It wasn't by no means s,h,w. You might ! talking so"ial like With fellows at the store ( n war or poht j.-s and sicli, And you milit have the Moor And le a ettm' if Jo-.vn tin-; I'rov in' that things was so, Wi en Mullin.s would stick Ins Jon- nos in H ith "Humj.li. nut. how do you knowf I se-en that e-l ilt. r Set in clilirell And take a sermon in. And turn his nose up in n sn-'-cr At elenth and ;raee and sin. With no regard for time or pa-o ( r realms (,r endless w o... Ih-M rise and l.ur.-tthe- w hole tiling up With '-Huinpl), mv, how do you know.'" Ih' cut his ea-ass whene'er it rained, Ih- shocked his wheat up ereen. He cut his corn l,c!,jM,i th frost, His Los was alius le an. h- huilt his stacks the I.i- end up, His corn cribs 1,- end down: "'rooked as Muliins" r-.adsid- fence"' as a proverb in our town. The older h.-fr,,; the wus he rew, And ero,,ke.!e,- ,ay by da v : The-s.,uii.t of his eyes would wind a e!,,ek, His toes turned out ea-!i way; His bets and shoes were both of them lefts; The lheumati. twis'ed So; but if yon said he didn't look well He'd cn.ivl: "Now, how do you know;"' And that darned j-rit led to his death He was on the railroad track, Crossin' a brid-e: 1 heard the t rain And yelled: "Muliins, eome- back! Hie train is round the curve in sjht Sayshf, 'Tlimiiih, how doyen know.'"' I hel.-ed to gather him up in a pail, The engine scattered him so. I think it's lest to have more faith In everyday concerns And not be alius a snoopin' round To p;it be! ill-1 t he l et urns, A plain statement will do for me, A hint msb-.-.d ,,f a blow; A coroner's jury may fetch out facts, but it's rather late to know. f 7 ici tijo AY "'.9. Stanley Brown's Romance. 1 he announeement of the enpie'inent e.f Miss Moiiic Oarlhld to J. Sttnh-vj P. row u makes public a torn ne e which ha j feu- some time been known or suspectcel j te t!ie friends of both. If the sharp I eye se.f watchful women are trustworthv itisthe culmination of a lone- attach ment e.n the part of Mr. Jlrown. AN hen Stanley brown and Ocncral Oarfiild ware i i r-1 broiiuht together Ilrownwasa ye.uue; stcnoo rapln-r. v.ilh who-e expert nc -s th-m-ral Carlielel was elclio-hted. He w as a ve ry ijcict, rat her too modest you nr; fellow of nine te'en. (Jcner.il (iarlie Id thought he had fouinl a treasure-iri the youn-; man. for his experience' A'nh some committee clerks had been somewhat unpleasant. lie found, Prown punctual, quick, quiet, steady, and possessed of om; (jualilicatie.il ; feetion, thouirh of course she was not and s. doulih-d up his six fr;iy;ile, black that especially pleased Carrield. He j then aware of it. Ami it was the opinion . stoekened fe et, meekly folded his two mineled his ow n business. Carriehl ;i p- ! of many who were in position to see them ; meddlesome feelers uud r his tiny bronze pointed him ch-rk of his committee, and j that he xvould, wlie-r. she became of prop- ; chin, and in despair turned an inglorious in that capacity Prown was thrown very ' cr aoe, ask her to be his wife. j somersault right over into the dirt ami much with the- Cartiehl family. They j There was a brief separation after the i hay motionle ss. were then living in CariiehFs much- family had settled in Cleveland. Prown! Pen ami Mother liuhbarel he.kcd sorry, mortaireel house, where Ceiieral Car- j fiehl di.l a ere-at .h-al of work. I After his ch-etion to the- Presidency i Carfiehl was iir-cd to appoint one of several ye. unir nie-n as his private secre- ; tary. One of these was disposed to be a . pruWn we-nt to Washington, where lu- ; f-ha.le of the re-nin Tr-.-. went to sow politician on his own hook; another was l.eame a banker. Put he did not -v- Me.r1.in.-4 Chu-y seeds anel f.-r-ot all about u bright but extremely voluble youni; i mtin j that business I..110. He sohl out I t,H' (l,'ai1 I,tato I'u': man, anel still amjthe-r ratlierprideel him- ! ,is interest and returned to Mis. Car- j W1;'M1 th' ( i!-v U"rnii "vv: ,,1,nvin. self, somewhat to Carth-M's amusement, ! Ii, 1.1's familv, becoming, it was said, her ' fe'i" dinner-time, they rudied out to get on his resemblance to the (b-neral. ! con.'hlcntiar aeent ami assistant in the th.e bo-ly of the unfortunate for exhibi- Gartie-hl, imwevcr, sai.l that he wanted a-s his private secretary in the White House ne politician who knew more than he elid, and no amateur statesman. Ib wanted simply a faithful young man who would attend to the duties of tl ie Executive office, who hail a close mouth j and knew how to mind his e.wn business, j and he- had just sue h a person in mind. Xobufly knew who it was' and when after bisin.-Mio-nrntion as President it proved to ; be 3"oung Stanley Prown, there was a good deal of surprise aiming the politicians. Prown was then only twenty-one years old. lie was wholly ignorant of politics, 1 anel knew very little- of politicians, ex- j cept what he had learncel as Oarfiehl's . secretary As his taste elid ne.t run to politics he paid little heed te political matters, and this was exactly what Car liehl wanted in a President's private sec retary. Prown was then a tall, slender young man. His hair was very light ami curlv. his t-yblue, his complexion rosy, j and there was just a struggling hint of a mustache growing. He seemed so youth- . ful, immature ami unaccustomed to the ways of the world, and especially such ' an innocent boy to put in trout 01 suoue j politie ians who daily frequent the Scere- ' tary's e.liice in the" "White House, that j sonu: e.f Cartield's friends feared he had i made a mistake'. Te. these Oarh'cLl al- ways replied that he- knew the boy, and that if he was immature he' was discreet, j Cartiehl tre-ateel Prown me. re like a reia- j tive than like an employee, and w ith the rest of the family he was looked upon as one e.f the-m. When Ceneral Carfiehl went into the AVhhe Hons-; .MoXie was a schoolgirl of ...,...-..-. She was a clianuirig miss then. i U i4inc siie e-ave promise, not of great beauty, but ; of utme.st attractiveness of face anclfyrm, j and in disposition V;;i. e alb-d bv ail h-.r sSiClnteS ,,!, ,,f H. t-.vc. tc 1 it: Her father's place as President n v r af fected her simplicity of manner or her cordiality w ith the humblest of her ma? s. She used to go trips. ing up Fifteenth str. et tosc;o--jl with a lot of schoolmates, dre-scd more plainly than aluio-t any one of th' in. She-w as a ii.errv girl. po-se..-e.l f some- of her fathe r s i.ia v:i lies :d love of fun. and eve-n at that time- th it Stanley Prown the most manly v".,nr fellow whoiii -lie knew. At least so she told her mates. It was simply tie- ad miration and liking of a se-he. ! -irlrl, to., youi.e; cr.-e eve r had a thouulit of se rious affection for anyone bevond the family circle. Miss Moliie's most attractive featuies we re remarkably e xpressive and lcauti ful eyes and a most charming smile. Those who we-re- aonetniii.-il tea see her in all mooels said the-re we re times when she lo'ihe-el very like le-r father. anl the re seinblanee: to O rand mot her Oarlield w as rearelc-el by e.id family friends as v r ;reat. F.ve-n at that schoeil-rirl periexl Preiwn found ereat .h-asuri'in Miss Mollii-'s com pany, ami the. nidi he was usually th" me.sf ditlident e.f men in w a uneii's soe iet v, he- was wholly at ease with Miss Mollie. He was fond of her, ami the-wise matrons of Washington, who see everythUi witli a womanly match-maker's e ye, w hispered amono; the-mselves that, be fore' Oarfn-ld piitte-el the- White Ihuise, then-would be a match made between his daughter and his secretary. The're was a irood Ieal fif love making reporteel as e;oino- ,m in the: White- House at the time-. Ceneral Carlie-ld's ehlest s-ui was tjiiitc attentive tei his cemsin, Miss Ilockwell. the daughter ef Colonel Ke'e kwell, anel the society papers an nounced their cnrai,renient, theuiyh it was ri-ierle-d afterward that this an nouncement was premature-. 3ir. Hrown took part in the seicial pleasures of the ye.uno j.eople when he had opportunity, ami if the re' were- partners for panics or walks he- was very apt to be fouml with Miss Mollie-. Py Ceneral Carlleld's family Prown was recardeel almost as one of them. 3Iis. (hirfiehl was ( specially fond of him. She tho'ieht him ainost exemplary oun;; man, and eiften ;a'ul that his inllue-nce; was for ea.od. Afte r Ceneral OarJiehl was shot brown's relations with the family became very intimate, and by his most assiduous devotion to Oarlh hi, which caused him many slccplesss niu;hts and o-reat labor, beside s carry im;- much e.f the bunh u of the Jvi:cutive Oliiec, he eaim-el the csiei-m of .Mrs. Carth-hl so ure atly that she saie I after ( o-i rfie-ld's death that the man had e ome to seem to he r almost like a son. lie practically be came one of tie' family at that time, ami elurius;- all of Oarficld's sickness, and afti r w.anis at the funeral, his leneh-rnes and care for Miss Mollie were delicate ami constant. . 1 There was ne doubt then that t lie younir drl had alre-adv won Prown's af- lud been intrusted by .Mrs. Cartiehl witl'i much of the business of settlinir the estate, and while was beiuij done he- WJH ;l member of her family. 3Iis yiollie returncel to her school books and iuana"-ement of her fortune, which was i more than half a million b. liars. j Tlu-y reached for him we.mlenngly, Since then he has been with the Car- i hini swiiming gaily fu-hls much of the time. Put not until tll V,'r-V t. n.t h of a thrifty cab 3Iiss Mollie had tinishe.l her school life ''"P down upon them with did he permit his affection so show itself, swee tly m.-elitative e-y.-s, quite at hemic, Mrs. Oariichl unquestionably knew long ago of his love for her daughter, ami it ; U certain that no engagement would have been permitted winch h.-el not only her consent but her aonrbvah : Prown is now twenty-eight anel Miss IMollie is twenty, and when they are married there will be completed one of the most charming of romances. They will probably live in Cleveland, where Mr. Prown, it is understood, has business iu- tercsts. At. York S'in. Dogs That Hunt Wolves. The pack of stag-hounds recently brought fre.m Colorado and m use by the Sun Ktver hange Association is reported doing good service in the wolf-killing j business, for which industry the bgs were- purchased. Six of the hounds j recently brought to bay double their j number of wolves and engaged them in j oanie, nun oe "'om o... n.j ... , the sheep and calt destroyers. .Ne.t a lew single combats have oeeureel, resulting in uniform victory fer the dog, whi. h has the advantage of f eetness, pluck ami strength. A pair of hounds can eh. up a wedf in pretty short order. One will toss the wolf in th" air, and before the astonished animal is again on the ground he is caught at neck ami loin and torn asumler. The hounds are fed no me at, the ir die-t being confined to corn bread and buttermilk in most part. The Kange Association tire haiisiicd they have ma Ie" : a gooel investment in thesu wolf-extenni- oators. Hdcrui Montana) Herald. FOR THE YOUNG FEOPLE. Utile I'ii-riiiis. . I.kikna's ,, :i p und- Cle, eg Tree. He n. ,d- it h'.i: If. wi i k- a T l fee. e milk ; Ihrs i f lie d Y.em o from M-a't r II .b .i-ij T e U.'e e r I in m l'e an- e I. tip svii nv from a : i ai is b round a- lit:!.- M .'h- r Hubbard's - m ; .'. Th-- Potato pitch h about a.s bje- :is oh. thr.-c Sun L its, v:!s but d;,. ! ;:uis to think some of th-!u ha ie.pp. ii (o.-rtiie fence, fi.raiuiosf i rv im-rnii.L; w h'-n si,,. o,,.. , u- to sc- if he;- Card- n is "Up Ve t." she c. lie-s l i.'.t b:a k V. ith wide c-s anil savs; '-, Ta'o up this inoniiuY" pen. Li: it h : "'-, irm n un tier e v The C.'-Uple of Lemon Sc.- .h t the size of a t eae up na . ;un follows fenced in a not y t up- proaeiieii aoove oroi'm and Mother Hubbard and b.th I I.-i! noiii to think th-v've h a !c .1 th e: r mm m I ie th. oth.-r way t se-e what's in ( hina Tcun. Tln-n the re's aStrawb.-ry im- blossom ing bravely in e-ae h small .etrden, spite of knowine; how vi rv li nd it is for lien's tine-ers to ke-ep fiom picking tie- blossoms for a ' II oka" to take to s, hool. And ( lose- by the foot of the-Cn-cninii Tree, nest ine; contentedly against its reni'jh brown bark, there's a bunch e.f Pausjes - a Li"; bum h. Nobe.dy knows how it came then-, or whom it blossoms for, and so the ire-nth- Pansy faces that turn towards .Mother Hubbard's rarden (!(' Ilubbards. ami those that loe.k at He n Linkuns's bean bonnets ev Hen Linkuns. And the dear little .Mother Pansy some how manaee-s to turn ab ut an even num ber each way. It therefore follows that pansy "Pokas" are ofte-n in the saih.r knot under Pen I.inkiui's chin; in the seven buttonhole's adeo-, a the- front of his checked e'inirhani : in a l.udi' V "feiomery' bottl" of littl" Hubbard's on he r desk at school; while here and there about the house and on the doorsteps is a rich faceel, patient Pansy waiting to be found and we-heiineel joyful i y like a proditral returncel. Put on" e -vi.-ninir; Pen Linkun left his garden ,irate open tea a tired from chasine-a pair e.f speckb-d wood x e-kcrs from t lie-apple ! r. a s to repair his fences ami next mornino- a ye How e oaleel ye.un'j; inarauilcr wa ; found ke epini; house ri:;ht in the- midst of lien's finest potato vim-. Fen was solemnly indignant. Ib threw away tin- Dandelion jewelry he'd bc.-n makino- and beiran to "shoo" ith all his mieht till Mother Hubbard ap-pe-ared. She pondered Pie situation, want straight anj broueht the- pepper box from their sand house, and there in le-r white poke bonnet and red pulfcel sh-eves. with th.e little Sh.-phcr !i--s' red I "t t -:i I held carefully away Jrom p.-s- sib!.' contact with the c!h-w coated pil ferer, she briskly sifted tie- shiuin'4 sanel above him that was to have frosted a cake with that day - "t ill it filled his lit tie black eves so full then could see which wav to back out of the inaidc o-anhn, then tittered softly toeethe-r over their victory, ami the wonderful discovery e;f a sure slayer of Ye-llv Jackets. They took the little shrunk, n body on :1 H'l'ah.ek leaf and laid it away the l'en. It wasii t there! M11'1'' liajq.y. 1:"n I-5nk,m lo"k,,!l s1lMy at Mother Hubbard, then w e-nt oil to sw ing bravely, vvhistling: "A Dairy Mai-1 and I and littl(' Hubbard walke d maj.-st ically away to finish her sand cakes. Ann v Midi. Glass Eye3. A Cerman paper makes the statement that more than two million glass eyes are made eve ry year in Oermany and Switzer pind, while- one French h-uise manu factures three' hundred thousand of them mnually. The pupil is m.-ele of ce.loreel glass, ami sometimes re-el lines are painted on the inne r surface, to simulate the veins. The larger numbe r of these eyes an. bought by laborers who are expoed to ,.,. .llu art. consequ-ntly liable to lose an t.ye. The expression of the eyes is alnm-t solely duet, th" movements uf the uppe-r ey cniis : ami un- is ni -ieason uuu we may see a man witn a glass eye a hundred times before we discover his iu lirniity. Arjrni tf . A Jockey's Large Pay. Jockey McLaughlin who rides for the Dwycrs. is paid s?1'.oiii' writes Foster C0.1t es from New York. He has the privilege of outside mounts, which means ss, otH more. He gets in aehlition from .."", 1 1 0'J to s?lu,0ue more; in gifts from owners of horses he lias videle.. .success - fully. Jockey Ri;r: M.u'i-h gets flu,. 000 and outs-ide mounft fully $25, 000 a year - "TOWN INDIANS; A MC1IT VISIT TO V I'I i:ilh 1 1 . i . I ; iv vi:w mi:k ei ll-imiaiits of an Anoi -nt Kaee I'm like" Any Ollii i- Imli ins te n- i II n I 'i i-.'s in I he 1 1 on s. i ops. ( ls..nis of the People. A (-;.. 00 . 1 i I..' .-oAl es. i , ': !'. Indi m i '. I : ! :i N-'W M-vic-, by !ii Jo. v. rlt.-s an ;i. of h..t 1..- s.tv, . J e sa s j:, . art . The houses, unlike others of th'-ir vi'.lag. s that I h i e is'.ted. ar- but 0:1 and t w o stone high. 1 h -y an- a.! tie- J.rii k houses of a itv bio, k.ami c .' h-tiv.-ly floni tliree sid- s of a s.pini', ith an open p!a.i in tie- cent n- f ici ng toward the Uio eiraiele. Th- P i. !.'., of Ta. s is t-ve :-toi i, : ;;, heiLd :. buib in the form of a s. piai .-. c i.-h st ..r v 1. tree 1 La. k from tie- one uieh r it. At a distam-e it r.-semoh s a gn at pyramid. No d-. 1 s are cut through on the groiiml tio..r. Tie- in te-rior is re-a. hed bv hehh is and opeciims in the p.e.fs. Fach s-.ec.eding story is rea hi d only by uhmtis e t the-s(; sealing ladders. 'fids before tin- advent of imlern iinpl.-im nts ,.f warfare fornicd an almost impregn.tbh-fortri-ss. The force e.f habit is s,, strong w ith these people tii : t th. y con tinue to elraw the-ir ladeh-rs up at night with the- same' preeautie.n that it was necessary for them t use centuries ago, when the Navaje.s ami tin- Apaches wage-d a eb-adly ami ince-sant w.ufare against them. Tin- e.hl church at the Pu.-ble) of Santa Clara stands ,)n the- .......1. . m.. . t .1... .... ... t. : .1,: 1:01 in sine ui Hie- u is Miaicinuig like- eighty- fee-t in length with walls four feet thick. It was built by the- Fr.am is- can Friiirs, ami was stamling at the-time- of the ree-ompiest e.f Ne-w Mexicoin Kltig. It was quite dark ami the-wlmie village se e-me l to be e.n lire. Flame-s w e re I nn-st- imf fri.m tin' rn(if if ni-irl.- (.l-o-i- t.tliKc -. j My guide explained that this was their baking night, ami thes ovens which are built upon tie- lie.us.-. t.q.s, were being heated. These ovens are built of aelobe, conical in form, ami resembling the beehive of ol'len rep- ... ... ..,..: ti ii 1 - i escn iai ii ai. i oi- (.ii.s an- inane ea thick in order t.. re tain the he at. An opening in the-door some eighte e n inch' s i tl ,1 i.-m.et er is lef t i n i 1 1. e si . 1 e nn.l iv. inch hole for draught in the top. ami it Was fli'lll these ilrail"ht oliellill-rs that ' Haines from the' dry piuyeni ami cedar Avood was bursting to tie- height of eight eir teni feet, 'fhe -whole' pla.a j.rcsenicd a sight at once weird, novel, anel inter esting. brilliantly iduniinatcel as it was ' . by these-bright h-.use ten. thes. Croups ' , , . ' Oi Indians were squatted here and then- smoking cigarettes. Near the corral three Indians were butcherin." some. goats. Yonu,n were cooking oyer scp- arate camp 11 res built just out- . side the doejrs of their houses. i-amily groups oee upieil tiie cheer- fully illuminated roofs, and were .lain!y outlined against the sky as they stood e.verloe.kimg or cemve rsing with those upon the plaza. Children of all ; ages and all stages of nudity were seanipcring here and the re, screaming, laughing, jnaying, yelling or crying. Scores of dogs were running abe.ut. eagerly sniffing the fragrance- of the bredling goats' meat. Croups of Indians were continually arriving with burros ptden with wnod, the result of their day's labor. Some of th" little- animals were so b.adeel elow-i and coven '1 ihat thev re-senibh-el moving w, ood-pih-s. Croups of young men and maiih-ns were dancing about ami he.ar-. lv ( h.antin-r their Indian me-lodie-s. It was" a scene so novel ami un-Ami-riean that tie- beholder might well ask himself whether it was all a dream, or a transition to tie- red and living mysteries of some far-off planet. At the left of the plaza is a large corral built e.f cedars s. t closely toge ther in the egrouml. This is public l.rouertv. and is -i,., . . ... . , ' , . , ust-ei ov im- w noie- ii aige- i or 1 1 1'-i r saee ., i goats, ami burros. In the centre of this corral above the height e.f a man's head a scaffolding is built. This is divided into sections, anel the- rois of corn raised bv i T,- t i- t .i . i tho illli'lV'Tir III. eins i,f I r Vll 'irrn .rf. stacked upon it until tho time for husk ing. The husks are saved b be used for manv puri-oses, but liniu ii.aH y as a sub- . , . ... . stitute for paper m re.Ihng cigarettes. , , ,, ' t The "Fstufa of the village 'i near the , , , . . . . centre of the plaza. This 1, a circular , ..... roemi about tweiitv-tive b et in etianietc-r, . , . . - , , built almost cntirecy un'ter grouml, the , , . , , ' , , roof being raised some two feet from the surface. The architecture of the "Kstufas'' of the different tribe? is th" , .. . , , same, a- thev are all limit stru-tlv arcorl- ,c , ing iej in,, niicciioas 01 un ai je uj g-iosi "Montezuma." Thev are entered bv means of a huhler. I jTOpoed to go down, but my guide: mo-t einphati:ally dcnieel me that ju-ivih-ge. This room, you will uneh-rstand. is held by Pueblo Indians as tin-most sacred of all sacred places, ami it is care fully gr.a vded by at- temlants wlio.se duty it is to f.ee that the sacred tire which ha l;een kept burning for centuries in the little fire h. Ie in the centre uerr Ji- . After a time spent in viewing tlie il luminated scenes about the plaza, my guide took me into the house, where; I was introduced to the family. Each member stepped forward au'J. shook h:iiu3. A sheepskin was placed upon tho grouad for mo to bit upon. Qa e t r:.. r ; with . :'r- o r ; ;; ), i ' : "f x !:, w l '-. hi" e ,. 1 , p. rs. These I . . i i 1 a ! - s, i t i.-n. They a r. i;ti: :-d '. ' 'fei : it o: a d i- - t i. -i s, i o-. ; 0 ..r oi ! 1 :'. th. y : ' ' I - ii:.h. 'I ie-y all an.-. .!! laws ..f the T. :i: v. . t !' ca! f:e t that !.-. I 'm 1 be n l!ou'iit u; ' 1 .umshm. at u: th" Tel 1 it. l ial laws, and I h he i1; ,,,,., ,,,r f, t 1 1. : t : me.'it of an V t lo, h'.e . e, . th. in 0 Pes. The la.id h-donging to thi- tii!.. i- ow i.e.l in common, but t he ' . 1 a i and " .a Cll make- a 1! i isioa ,.f iv ; 1 ; o th" head of e-e h tamiiy w ha', in the- 1 p. lg mctlt, his eir, un:-!.i!i' es will e 1, able h;m ,,. AV ll( . , j. ,., ,.., .,. , ;..,. 1 -: i 1. jMstead llf ,..), ,,.ac rnip., , tj4eir pr..cee.;,. o,, i:,t,, ;( ... j 1 , ;,,v t.n r ; M r ; j ... , , ral a- rding to tile 'b-st i1, u' i.m, abtdt e s am me. b of ca. h fa 111 i i v. It a mm . h-s, 1 1 s ,is family and refuse- to as.N: in their " . ... sUppoit, til' Oo'.iri.e.r take-s his lanei and aii ;1W.1V ,,., 1 , i a 1 . ami h.- i- i am 0 1 : O y 1 i i ' id- m is h I ! . -a .-. I no rights in tie- tribe- unt il la- 1 , : u: ns t o 1, is f.tI:iiVf m-.:e than on.' ' squaw is tie- exception not the iuh' among lh"-- Indians. In ,h -s th.-y l. .mh . it 1 1 - t . , i ) . I . . f 1 . V i v . . . 1 1 : i ... - -e ..... their ways, their di-positi..n, and t b i r whe.'i- in. inn- r of living, th.y are- to tally elilTeivnl Ire. in tie- Ne.va ... the ( te, p,.. Apaeh-, e.r :uiy other rciug I i . 1 s ; whom they ever cam.- in cont.i. t w ith. The-y are- just what their nam.- signi'i'-s l . i . i i . . I ilueailo mean- to'.', Hi. Ilev arc 1 o a Indians, and tln v be a- tow n pe .pie should, industriously, law I'ullv and pe.-n-e- .il.lv '11 , r . . , i . . t i e , n i. '" " " . v ' " ,.f bh.... ami compi-.-st, aial about tie - . ,nlv i.islo.ee ever k i.i.H n 1 1 ih. it- rutin r -s on the- olfeiisive was; whe n in b'.o th.-y rose in jijst iiiabh- re I 1 1 i . . 1 1 again t tie- i Spanish ru'e and elrovc tie in.eler.- from the country. At that iiim they were wre.m ht un to su. h a i.it. h that tla-v 1 ' l.erfe.i im-d aits e.f bloodshcil and erm'tv ' . . . ., . . ' alte r tie- cu-te.ni .U tin- roving true-, 'fhe Apaches and avaj s have ,.r I w.o'-ed a bitter w a rfare a":, i lis ( ttnm. but I they s-ldoin fe 'tight ce ept in the . Ie Ie la c I of their he.me-s. The location and eon- S . I struct ion e.f their Pueblos u p to ! h-pre-sen; I ' ' day sheus liw completely the-y saci in- -d every conifeirt and convenie-i.ee p, ti e- one i I a of havimgan impr. -gaab'.-fort r -s of elcfeucc. A Pneumatic Tubs to Europe. Col. J. II. Pier. ( . of saithington, who has b.en studying th" u e- of pneu matic tubes, has rc.e he d a point at v. Im h lie hope-s to show till! a tube a I'os- ; t I," Atlanti" can be m-cd. Follo.viter a ilescript iem e.,f the ,-q.par.it us a; he- e..n ceives it: The tubes will alw .;. ! in cotq.l.-s, with the currents of air in ore tube always mov ing in a u oppo i i . d nvr. tion from the otle-r. The le'ivi. -t e au- lieni will sej--, e to il'u-tra!' the 'ab'-. A I ' (';lr teki-sthe pl.u e of the charge-, the . x" U' i,",,',1"i,"y ''"n,i:M""1N ;"'1 the si. ei-. 1 of tiie e ar to be L'o.eiied b the; ra i 1 i t y with w hi. h i t e a a be for. . 1 through. Time is required P.e-i ibii-h a curre nt .f air l'owing with go a' arf: n' ss thre. ugh a tub" i-ih.q.s tho isan-is e.f lnih-s in length, but v h.-u on.': creat'-el the- motion will P- n'-arlv uni- form. Tlrf- spe-d of tie- current maybe ... made as great as mav !..- de-in-d by us ing the- steam eiii-.i-r fans emplo-.e-d in blast furnaees. Niag.r-t Fall- ce;aid 'hive blast fans and furnish motive po-.v. ; t,, : keep m mothm 1 th" trains j., . i,:!!,. i t ' hi i continent with tli- oal woihl. Th'-tm-jerature w ithin tie: tube may be n-gu- Iit,..l l,r ...,..iuif i ,t .sts ,.f tor e'.'erii'.r i , , , ,' 'the tube- througu furna'-es ,r over i-'-. ; , , , . . The speed attainable mav reach 1.i0 1 , ., . ". . ' miles an hour. Jhe-tui'.; lining and car . , . . . . . . . , 'exterior would be polished -t"-'-i wit n ' . .. ,. . . , . ; corni gated sieh-s mate hmg, w.th w;.e. ls 1 . , . , .... ' preivi't' d with anti frn ti ai m ama'-, 1 ' , , , , rIl,f.c.e..,I ..nit,,. t 11. eir,' itini- ,,e 1 ,,, V. ,' : i..-.rlh c tnrf.ij, , a I tee,! to o V e r, o M , e f. .,, . ,' Ubl "iii'l 111' lil."d;' ''111 ' !ii' 'Jl I i 1 , t , . i xuvr iurt 1 tuff tu!-: ti.u lr- w , . , eel re.. V f. n V nn.lt to tie !- I a I t a 1 a a ' . e i ' . - ....... i The inventions consi-t in the ej.. tails of 1 the work. Iltriivnl ('' ri.t. j The Sugar King- ; (dans Spreekk-s is a nat ive of Han-,ver, j (Germany, and of humble origin. He j (:Hm toth" I'nited States about a!1d oj.ei.e-1 a grocers store in New York j ;tv ,. uc,lt to California and opem-d ' n grocer"- store iin.l n.ade monev fa-t A later vent'ire was to "ouy an interest in a brewery? After a few years Ik -old on., a large gainer, and invested his iimne y in the business of re-fining sugar. He now controls the eugar business ..,f th'- Pa i'le roast, and has the monoroJv of th- trade in that itttDiO vitu liawaii. Mtrchurd j RevU POPULAR SCIENCE. 1 e ! e : . ! .el h . I : I , tie iiCie ' 1 1 . -' e a .: W aV ioi.s, t i . ; A 1 1 ' t ; 1 1 w ' a : : ... - t : n.c 1 t.-r g;.s i i . s ,( !" -d w .t !i r, 1 -,:se. i ! ; Will m -t ii ! th .t on. : . :i. 1 1! : 'en i.e. . w a .- 1 !aHm. th; ki; I th" th-- a- ! na!i ne . i ; toil : i ..- : -. 1 : 1 s h ,e I. t, Pi of. Ib.C, . . ! !. i! tie ! 1 . !ne t . , a . d b tie , ..,0 ' 1 ! ahme w . ,1 e I . 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The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 23, 1887, edition 1
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