Indianapolis Journal, Volume 52, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1902 — Page 28

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOÜRXAL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 5. 1902.

THE BLACK SNAKE CHIEFTAIN WHO BECAME A ROPE DANCER AND HOW HE FRIGHTENED TUE "DUTCH." . . . .

"The cirrus Ls corning" tho news spread llko iJ.:ir- in th little town of Antelope, on AnUp, rivr. Tex.'.s und mall wonder, for this was the first time in its history that a rur.il R.irnum ventured to establish hi? greatest .-how on earth there. "The eireu.s is coming' that !.. a mnll army of d.inr., downs, minstrels, do.ik ys, :ng and d.ir.r: uonuii. horses, camis, and frvaks. yrs, pig-faed ladies, twoliradrd ';ilvs nud man-eating titrs and hark stnd! At that time Antelope was still in knickctlxukers. to to speak. Fifteen years before, wht'ii I first i.dtcl the plac thre wa.-n't a Iiou-e to be " on not a house ind not a iaie-fae. In?tmd I found an Indian village, call 1 'hiavatta, that Is had'iuartrr of the Rlak Snakes, while "up river"' were thrre straggling (krman t-. ttl.ments, Rcrlin. Crundenau and Ilarinonij. The. Indiana anl the Germans had radi other by the ears continuously. The l;rst. it is- true, merely defended the land given them by tho iitato of Texas "for all rt.rnity," but v.hat hid the Germans of Urlin, Grundenau and llarmoniu, to do with that? Hadn't thy come to America iu the interest of civilization? The Rlack Knak s, thoy thought, ought to be willing, ray, eagT, to exchange their paltry huntins: sro'inds; for the ml tun and refmom ut they, the Germans, had to offer. Rut the Indians didn't see it that way. W'henev-r th Ccrm.ins approaehed near enough to talk Schiller or Govthe they inFi d upon bavins their scalp?. This was not to be tolcrat'd. One dark Tiiuht. in the arly sixties:, four hundred stalwart G-iman. assisted by as many Mexican horse thieves from La Ora, fell upon slerpin;? Chiavatta. The triumph of tho pood cause was complete. Chiavatta, was burn d to th ground and its inhabitants slain, every mother's son and daughter of them; yes, warrior and papoose, young buck and old s'iuaw. Only one escaped, a boy, who, at the time, was on Iiis way to the nearest town to deliver a letter address d to tho great white father in Washington.' .ftrr the bodies had been properly cremated the Germans set to work to arrange the conquered town site after their own fashion, and live years later the city of Antelope was incorporated with a population of 2.0"o. After another twelve-month a quicksilver mine was discovered on the otiter side of the river and the number of inhabitants doubled. In the year 7 (after the foundation of Antelope) an Indian, supposed to be the last and only Rlack Snake having esctped from the massacre, was publicly hanged in City Hall square by ordcr of Judge Lynch, and, that painful duty well performed, the good townspeople felt that their title was absolutely clear and impregnable. xxx At the time when the first circus came to town Antelope was on the very summit of Mustering prosperity. There were two daily newspapers and three trains a week to and from Rio del Norte and San Antonio; also three schools, a college in embryo and n orphan asylum, while the lectuie room in the City Hall was frequently "loaned, '' free- of charge, to itinerant professors who spoke cm "The Right of Nations." Indeed, the most prominent citizens were discussing plans and means for founding a university which the State ought to support. Com merce and industry nourished, quicksilver, oranges, barley, hops and wine being staples. The people were honest, hardworking, well-nourished and not given to extravagance. In thesn rich merchants no one would have recognized the wild swashbucklers of yore that burned and ravished the peaceful village in the dead of night for füthy gain. The men spent their days in shop and factory, but half the night you could iind them at the Golden Sun or some ether Stammkneipe where Gemuthlichkeit Is trump. There a stranger might have imagined himself in a Munich or Berlin Her jrardVn rather than on the ruins of Chiavatta. Fancy, then, if you can. the Fcnsation which the following announcement produced on all minds: To-morrow for the First and only Time, At the Hon. Mr. Dean's Circus Black Hawk, the last Authentic Chief of the Famous Black Snakes, Once Rulers of Antelope. This Is the Indian boy who alone and single-handed escaped the Great Massacre. Hi? Identity proven beyond doubt. Proofs attested hy the Secretary of State and the Dean of the University of Texas. Black Hawk will give his "World Famous War-Dance on the Tight-Rope with Musical Acompaniment. Tnc 1'irs.t and only Time. Don't miss it. The Hon. Mr. Dean granted both the daily papers an interview on the subject of Rlick Hawk, telling a well rounded yarn that left no room for doubt. Just fifteen years ago Mr. Dean found an Indian boy on the roadside who was afraid to go home. "Where do you hail from, lad'.'" 'lYeni Chiavatta, on the Antelope river, where. my sire was chief of the Rlack Snakes. Rut he is dead and so are all the rest of my people aial t ho tents and blankets that the great father in "Washington gave us arc dead, too burned." The opo.-sum has the credit of the trick a second father to the crown prince of tho Black Snakes and taught him Rlondin's noble art. Of course in laying out his route the honorable gentleman hadn't the slightest notion that ChUvetta was identical with Antelope. He was opposed to all 5ensatiop.al advertising, to everything yellow In fact, but as It happened that way. there was no good reason why he should keep the news to himself. XXX Tho "Vets" were out in full fore-. They were going- to show their imported Gretchons and Lieaschens the specimen of savat;o they had exterminated in the interest of civilization fifteen years ago. And Fritz and Hans was also going along it would Increase their respect for papa. Papa, a a hero. Mien Gott, who would have suspected it? Eight o'clock; a beautiful starry evening. Inside of the great tent it Is as light as day; outside half a elozen pitch torches are burning, fining tho air with smoke and tho Antelopers' hearts with joyful anticipation, liefere the main entrance a crowd shouting and grumbling, who have been turned away from lack of room and others who couldn't afford the entrance fee. Some ar looking at the thow wagons, admiring and criticising them, but the principal attraction is a battle picture, representing a bloody encounter between while and red. It appeared to have been painted by a Michael Angelo of the paste brush and served as a curtain at tho children's gate. Suddenly, a signal by nfo and drum! Doors open wide and ticket holder are admitted. Soon the Mg tent is filled from top to ground, the hastily constructed floors and stairs trembling and creaking under tho heavy boots cf the townsmen and townswomen. When all are eeated, the round, fat vigc3 of the becr-drinklng

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patres famlllne, the. fresh, blooming women's faces and the happy countenances of the children, whose eyes bulged ouf with expectation and curiosity, were a line sight. Tannhauser as overture the Hon. Mr. Dean knows his business. Theji blare of trumpets and ringing of bells. Six masters of the horse, all boots and white shirt front. file in and line up at the entrance of the arena. Now a fiery Meed, reinless and quiltless, gallops forth, on his back a cloud of tulle and ribbons Fraultin Lina. Lina is .the world-renowned bareback artist to whom the Czar, in vain, offered his hand and crown. "No, your royal and imperial Majesty, I am wedded to my art." This touching colloquy happened some forty or fifty years ago, but Lina is still so lovely that Mathilda, tho big brewer's daughter, leans over to young Floss, the grocer, whispering sweet nothings. She is dreadfully afraid the grocer may lose his heart to the bareback divinity. Meanwhile the horse proceeds in a e ircle, snorting like a locomotive. Clowns try to race with him, crack their whips and box each other's ears. In the midst of this tumult and even before Flos has made up his mind whether or not he shall make an effort to become his Czarish Majesty's successor, Lina vanishes from view. No. 2 Dlack Hawk, chief of the Snakes and sole survivor of the massacre. "Tho chief," "the chief;" it's on everybody's lips. No one cares a rap for tho clowns now, though they continue to kick and cuff one another. High scaffolds are set up on op posite sides of the arena. The band drops "Yankee Doodle" and intones the somber aria from "Don Juan." A wire rope is drawn across and fastened to its moorings. Finally, a flood of red light; the arena looks as if seeped in blood! Could anything be more thrilling? i Cries of "silence" no doubt he Is coming. Rut it wasn't he only the Hon. Mr. Dean. The honorable bows very low and clears his throat: "Reautiful ladies and honorable gentlemen." he says, "I am inconsolable to have to ask you to remain motionless and quiet as the grave during the performance about to take place, the world-famed tight-rope act of Chief Dlack Hawk. "I find the chief wilder and more excitable than ever to-night, perhaps" this in an undertone "he got an inkling of the fact that Antelope was the cradle of his race I say, he is more excitable than ever before, and wilder. As applause or any noisome demonstration whatever might completely upset him and cause his savage nature to break through the veneer of civilization, I again beseech you, ladies and gentlemen, to observe nerfect quiet." These words made a great impression on all who heard them, but especially on the hundred or more heroes who, fifteen years before had "created a solitude" on the present site of Antelope "and culled it peace." When the beautiful Lina showed off, they were delighted with their seats in bald-bead row now they cast wistful glances on the cheap-trash benches-, high up under the roof. Rut would he recognize them? Perish the thought. Fifteen years of vagabondage with Mr. Dean's circus must have dulled his memory, at any rate he wouldn't be ablo to pick out from the crowd his people's slayers. "There he Is, there he i.V All eyes rest on the chief, come to elance on the grave of his ancestors. Now it's the Flosses' turn to get anxious about their Mathildas. What a fine fellow just like a king of the story books some think like a king of beasts. His bronze face sharply cut like the eagle's beak, his eyes flashing lightning. , As he sweeps the vast audience with those tierce orbs, the grocer, the butcher and the candlestick maker tremble in their boots. Zounds, the Indian Is a walking arsenal. Pistols in his belt, a sabre between hi3 teeth, hatchet and scalping knife hanging by his side. .In his hands he holds the balancing pole, a mighty weapon, if it suits him. ' standing on a barrel in tho center of the arna, tl.c monster suddenly issues a tremendous war whoop. Such a war whoop half roar and bellow and screech and squall and snort and grunt as the oldest settlers haven't heard since the night of Chiavatta's destruction. And strange to say. the very men who, fifteen years ago, didn't mind it rising from a thousand throats, now tremble at a single buck's voice. Rut, thank the Lord, the Honorable Mr. Dean is on hand to prevent the worst. Running in from the stables, the manager puts his arm 'round the wild beast's neck and whispers in his ear. The brute obeys the rein and quieting down, ascends the platform leading to the cable. Presently he has his foot on the wire, while hiß eyes, as everybody can see, are fastened on the great chandelier. The wire bends and becomes invisible In spots. Then it looks af if Rlack Hawk was walk ing on air. Forward he goes and back ward, his long outstretched nrms covered with a feather mantel-wings, the illusion is perfect. Now he sems to stagger, reel the veterans of 1SC3 sincerely hope he will fall and break his neck. Rut lo, he recovers Iiis balance tremendous applausev. Rlack Hawk frowns, it looks as if the in cident, insignificant as it was, had lashed him into greater fury. His eyes Hash fire; the crowd follows his every movement with increasing anxiety: no one dares to breath hard after Rlack Hawk's exhibition of temper.

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WOULD KLKP TUR WOLF AWAY. " 'IV:ed sir, I can't keep the wolf from my door' I'll tlx that; I'll ge.t my daughter to come around and king."

Finally he reaches the end of the rope, and. turning, faces the audience; a bronze Nemesis, every inch of him. Then he speaks as follows In the quaint rythm peculiar to some semi-savage tribes: "After the great rainy season "Five hundred bucks and warriors issued forth from Chiavatta for war or chase. "If it was war, they brought home scalps. "From the chase, they brought meat and skins. "Ah, how their squaws received them Joyousdy, "How they danced in honor of the great Spirit! "Chiavatta was happy. "Her women worked in the wigwam?, "Her children grew up line maidens and brave bucks. "Many warriors died on the field of honor, "Joining the great,, Spirit to hunt with their fathers. "Ah, brave and proud were the bucks of Chiavatta, and the blood of women and children never stained their tomahawks. "Chiavatta was powerful. "But the pale-faces camo from beyond the sea and burned Chiavatta. "Shame upon the white bucks, too cowardly to meet the Rlack Snakes in battle. "Like low jackals they crawled upon the red man in the night, stifling happy Chiavatta in her sleep. "Good-bye. Chiavatta. "The pale-fac,cd devils erected their tone wigwams where our fathers' huts and tents fctood. "Rut the Rlack Snakes are not all dead, and their blood cries for vengeance." xxx Rlack Hawk had worked himself into a fine frenzy. As lie flood there, face aglow, eyes sparkling, hands clenched to lists, he looked like the very incarnation of Vengeance. The lion. Mr. Dean himself seemed to fear a catastrophe. He appeared

uneasy. The stillness of death lay heavily on the packed audience, when Rlack Hawk continued: "One little boy alone escaped the mas sacre. "A small, tiny lad. "Rut the great Spirit heard his vow to avenge the blood of his tribe with fire and sword. Yes, with lire and sworei! "Therefore, tremble pale faces." If a pin had dropped everybody in the audience would have started. Two thou sand anxious faces seemed to ask of each other: "What will he do, tho wild tiger?" Then, cries of agony, one or two women fainted, the old settlers put their hand to their hip pockets, children wailed. Finally another whoop, shrieking, yelping, growling, all in one. The wire-rope rocks to and fro, Rlack Hawk begins his "world famous" dance. Now he jumps onto the platform and raises the long pole menacingly. Great God, he will smash the chandelier with its fifty kerosene lamps and turn the circus into a howling furnace, a fierce hell! "Help," "police," "stop him," cry a thousand voices. They are still yelling, when It is perceived that Rlack Hawk has vanished. Probably he has gone back to get a basketful of poisoned arrows. No, there he is again with wild face, commanding gesture, Jiorrlble to look upon. And in his manly right he swings a tin plate: "Get out your dimes and quarters for the last of the Black Snakes," he shouts, in an insinuating, pleading voice. Was his prayer heard? I should say so. A perfect rain of silver and paper money came from box seats and gallery benches, from orchestra and pit. And as to the veterans of fifteen years ago! They gave up all their change and had to walk to the Stammkneipe. Copyright, 1002, by' Henry W Fischer. A LOST PLAG. Damipr of the Confederacy That 3Iysterionsly I)Iaiieared. Detroit Free Press. v There was a book on the table in the hotel parlor where the two ladies were waiting for some one, and on its cover was a little picture in colors of the battle flag of the Southern States. They looked at It a moment and then the lady in the purple bonnet began to reminisce. "We lived in Maryland during the war, she said, "and I canont say that we had any more loyalty for the government at Washington than the law allowed, but we were not overt rebels. Indeed, we couldn't be, as we as were almost within sight of the Capitol, though we had never neen disturbed by anything more serious than the rumors of the war. My father's sister, Aunt Kate, a pretty woman of twenty-five, was the only one about the place, now ever, who lacked in discretion, for she not onlv talked her sentiments, but kept on her bureau a silk Confederate flag, about as big as your two hands, which she had draned over the picture of her sweetheart. a colonel In the Confederate army. It was a bricht and pretty bit of color, aside from the sentiment of it. and Aunt Kate would have fought anybody who attempted to haul that Mag down. Ono day some of the darkies came running in with the cry that the Yankees were coming, and the very first thing Aunt Kate did was to make a wild grab for that sacred flag. Not know ing exactly what she was doing in her excitement, though there was no cause for alarm, she hurriedly tore It from Us start and, folding it carefully Into a small bunch, wound It all around with yarn, until by the time the blue coats appeared in sight on the road in front of the house there was no sign of a rebel flag except a ball of yarn which the children might have been play ing with. "Later, when the soldiers had gone. Aunt Kate sought to take the flag from Its hid ing place and restore it to its place of honor, but she could not find the ball into which it had been wound so carefully, and for weeks and weeks she went around the house unwinding every ball of yarn she could find. Rut none was the right one. and to this day the fate of her dear little Hag is unknown, though she explained it

to the colonel ro clearly that he did not hesitate to make her his wife as soon as peace was restored, and they are living

down on the eastern shore to-day." QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. - "Who is chief justice of Illinois? L. Jesse J. Phillips. At what degree of cold does mercury freeze??. L. At C3 degrees Fahrenheit. "What Is the correct translation of the motto, "Dum tacent, clamant?" T. D. C. "When they keep silence, they cry aloud. "When was the Chinese exclusion law en acted, and when re-enacted? F. M. In 1SS2, the Geary law coming in 1S02. "When did General Lee surrender, and on what date was the battle of Mansfield? T. 11. C. April 0, 1S0Ö, and April 0. 1SC4. respectively. "i" "When seating a lady should escort pre cede or follow her when there is an usher? Subscriber. He should follow her. What is the population of the five larger cities of Kentucky?E. T. Louisville, 201,731; Covingtoo, 42,003; New port, 2S.301; Lexington, 26,063; Paducah, 13,-lj-5. Of what docs a storage battery consist? -A. L. Plato or grids of lead, coated with oxide of lead, and dilute sulphuric acid or a solution of some sulphate. - ."What part of the expenses of the marrirTe. ceremony should fall on the groom? "Worth. The clergyman's fee and the carriage that takes tho ceiuple away. -f- -THow many are the Danish "West Tndies, and what is their area and population? Three; St. John, St. Thomas and Santa' Cruz. Area, about 112 square miles; population, G2.TS6. ... "Will you tell me where saffron grows, and where I can buy it? J. O. The saffron-crocus, from whoso blossoms saffron is derived, is indigenous in Greece and Asia Minor, and Is cultivated in Kurope. Saffron can be had of druggists. A bets that there is three hours difference in standard time between New- York and San Francisco; R, that there is only two hours' difference; who wins? C. R. Q. A wins; the different "times," with an hour between each adjoining two, arc Eastern, central, mountain and Pacific. Li- -i. -i. i A says that a conductor on a freight train is paid by the mile; R. that he is paid by the month. Which is right? J. H. P. Most railroads maintain the rule of monthly pay days, also base the pay of trainmen on the length of run. We think A is right. rieaso tell me where the Fourth United States Infantry is, and also Company K of that regiment? J. G. T. The entire regiment, which has been in the Philippines, sailed for home late in December and should arrive at San Francisco within a few days. Are the salaries of the members of state legislatures uniform throughout tho United States? If so, what are they? X. No, far from It. The range is from New York and Pennsylvania, each 51,500 a year, to $1ü0 a year for Maine. In many States the pay Is by the day, the rate being- from $3 to $10. S .1- -JL. Did Edgar A. Toe sign his name to "The Raven" when first published? 2. In what year was it first put in print? W. T. D. No; it was signed "Quarles," but soon was attributed to Poe, and all doubt of its authorship was finally dispelled when Poe recited it at a literary gathering. 2. In 1813, appearing in -the February number of Colton's Whig Review. JU -1- -iIs not the name of the iron used by the common blacksmith called malleable iron or wrought iron, and are they not synonymous term!".? Is not the term malleable castings, used in a commercial sense, a misnomer, or can malleable iron be cast? Reader. The blacksmith uses wrought iron, which, though comparatively malleable, Is not the samo'as the product known as malleable Iron. 2. Malleable Iron may be cast, but the result differs from the ordinary cast iron. Have we any national holidays In the United States, and what are they? Old Citizen. Legally there is no such thing as a national holiday. The Fifty-third Congress passed an act making Labor day a public holiday in the District of Columbia, and it has recognized the existence of certain days as holidays for commercial purposes, but there is no general statute on the sub ject. One geography says there are six continents, another that there are only three; which is right? Ivanhoe. The first is right, and the most common of the several current divisions. These are, two, Rastern and Western; four, Africa, Asia, Europe and America; five, Australia being reckoned as one; and six, in which North and South America arc reckoned separately. A seventh is sometimes found in a hypothetical continent about the South pole. It is not usual to reckon the continents as three. -i tWhat part of Egypt Ia watered by the overflow of the Nile? Do crops ever fail because of the river being low? D. K. Some 13,000 square miles. 2. Yes, for, despite a most elaborate system of irrigation, much water goes to waste at tho time of flood that, later, is sorely needed. The average extreme rise at Cairo is twenty-seven feet; less than twenty feet means loss from scarcity, and at times there is great damage from flood. A tremendous dam Is now building to store up the Nile's water and overcome these faults. Many persons bought stock in the now de funct Vernon Insurance and Trust Com pany some two years ago, and have been paying monthly installments. Are those persons who have drawn no dividends re sponsible now for more than they have paid into the company? R. S. J. The question is one that cannot be an swered without full knowledge of the con ditions, the contract mde, etc. Write to the Marion Trust Company, of Indianapolis, which, as receiver of the Vernon Trust Company, is in a position to give the de sired information. In Whittier's "Maud- Müller" there Is a quotation. "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: lt mignt have been. here did he get this quotation and to whom had he reference? 2 Who was the father of Charles Albert, King of Sardinia? P. T. O. Whittier probably did not take the phrase from any author, but put it in quotation marks as being an expression in common use. 2. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Savoy Carignano. He belonged to a branch of the house of Savoy and acted as regent for Victor Emmanuel I. . r -v -r Will you tell me something of Gilbert Parker? R. D. He was born at Camdem, East Adding ton, Ontario, about 1SS0, and was the son of a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Artillery. He obtained a teacher's certlfl cate at the Ottawa Normal School and was employed in several' schools. In 1SS2 he was ordained deacon and began attending Trin ity University at Toronto. For a time he was curate at Trenton and instructor In a deaf and dumb asylum. About this time his contributions to the press began, consisting of hymns, ballads and poems. In 1&S6 he went to Australia, engaging in newsoacer

work and'play-wrltlng. Removing to Eng

land, he began his career as a novelist, producing largelj In LX he married' the daughter of a New York merchant. Why was Marshal Ney shot?-A. K. To carry out a sentence of death for high treason. He had been one of . Napoleon's abler and braver generals, but after tho capture of Paris had urged the Emporr to abdicate, had himself submitted to .ouis XVIII, and had been loaded with favors. When Napoleon came back from Elba, Ney was sent with 4.00) men to cap ture him, but with most of his soldiers went over to him and fought valiantly on Napoleon's side through the Waterloo campaign. At the time of his arrest he was trying to escape from France. Will you print the analvsls of rows' milk? -M. E. D. The analysis varies much with the breed of animal, conditions under which the cow is kept, and so on. but here is Koenig's average of ao cows of many breeds, kept in various parts o' the world and under a variety of conditions: Watr, S7.17; fat. S.O; casein, 3.02; albumen, sugar, 4.SS; ash. .71. The range these analyses diselosf-d was from 90.C3 to 80.32 of water, from 6.47 to 1.C7 of fat and from 6.03 to 2.11 of sugar. -- -j- -- What is meant bv "in a Pirkw-irV-t.nn sense?" 2. What is the origin of the use of the name John Doe? X. In a technical sense merelv; in the dobates of the "Pickwick Club." of which Dickens wrote, the most unparliamentary language was explained away by the state ment that it was offered only in a Pick wickian sense. 2. With Richard Roe. this name tame into existence in the reign of Edward III of England, as a consequence of that provision of the Magna Charta that called for the production of witnesses at every criminal trial. Is there a naval rerrnititiir ofnr Tn dianapolis; if not, where Is the nearest one? 2. Can you give any address where I ran get books or matter nortaininr- to tbo rav-? -M. J. II. " ' An office was opened here for a short time, but has been closed. There is a naval recruiting office in Chicago. 2. Spear's "History of the United States Navy" (five volumes), which brings the history up to the Spanish war, is published by Charles Scribncr's Sons, New York. Roosevelt's "History of the War of 1S12" covers the naval history of that period. Any large book dealer will send you a list of such books. What was the date of Napoleon's march across the Alps? 2. Where was he going, and what was the sire of his army during that march? 3. When and where w: born and when and where did he die? W. La. T. The latter part of May, 1S00. 2. Into Italy, against an Austrian army under Melas. His own contingent, that which went by the Great Saint Rernard pass, consisted of about 30,0 men. Smaller sections crossed through the Mont Cenls and St. Gothard passes. 3. He was born at Ajaccio, Corsica, Aug. 13, 17C0, is the date commonly accepted, lie died at St. Helena, May 5, 12L ... T- 'f " How many soldiers homes aro there In the Northern States, and where are they located? Are they for disabled or aged veterans, and do inmates also receive pensions?!. S. CP. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Washington has branches at Dayton, O.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Togus, Me.; Hampton, Va.; Leavenworth, Kan.; Santa Monica, Cal.; Marion, Ind., and Danville, 111. Then there are state homes In California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, 'Nebraska, Ncvr Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Disability that prevents tho applicant from earning his living is a common requirement for admission. A veteran receiving a greater pension than $16 a month Is ineligible, under ordinary conditions, for the National Home; elsewhere the practice varies. -w T Please publish the awards of prize money for the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Santiago. Is it true that Sampson received $25,000 and Schley only $140? That the captain of the New York received $12.ex, and the captains of tho Oregon and Texas nothing?-!!. C. P. There is a difference between prize and bounty money tho former being money paid for ships captured and sold by order of the admiralty court, while tho latter is paid by the treasury for warships of the enemy destroyed. Of bounty money Admiral Schley gets $3,400, or nearly half as much as Sampson. Tho remainder of Sampson's award of over $25,000, and that of the captains who were with his fleet all tho time, was for merchant prizes taken and sold during the campaign. This is why Sampson's award is so much larger than that of Schley. The awards aro made by the Court of Claims. To that court came the question of who was in command of the fleet at the battie of Santiago before It could make awards, and it decided in favor of Sampson. This was ono reason why the question of who was in command at tho battle of Santiago was not submitted to the court of inquiry. It had been decided by a legal tribunal. W. W., Indianapolis If you will repeat your questions in legible writing we will endeavor to give you the desired Information. A Hu; in n Lace Gown, Ladies Home Journal. Do you want to seo a beautiful bug, tucked away for the winter? Go to the nearest sycamore tree, and lift up a small piece of its bark from tho trunk at about tho height of your head from the ground. 1

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Both Phones 238 There lives the lace bug: active in summer, asleep in winter. This tiny creature is only about an eighth of an inch long, and to the naked eye seems simply white. Rut any ordinary magnifying glass will disclose its beauty. Two long sheets of lace down the back form its wings. Its neck Is surrounded by an Elizabethan ruff of lace. It wears a laco cap on its head. If you admire lace gowns here is a real one, fresh from the hand of the Great Weaver. 1 1 Man Tamlc. Before man parted for this arthly Btrand. While yet upon the verge of hwa-vri ha tood. God put a heap of letten In his hand. And bade hiia make with them what vord h COUld. And man has turned them many times; made Greece. . , Rome, Kngland, France yes. nor la vain ee?a'ed . . . War after way, changes that never ceaI The lütter hav combined, something1 wu made. But ah! an Inexttngatsliabl ene Haunts him that h has not ma5 "wr.at B should; ' That he has still, though old, to recommenc. Since he has not yet found the word God wooli. And empire after rnpire, at their height Of sway, have felt this boding nse come on: Have felt their hug frames not constructed Anddrooped, and slowly died upoa their throne. On day, thou eay'st, there will at least arrear The word, the order, which God meant should be Ah! we shall know that well when It comes near; The band will quit man's heart, h will breathe free. Matthew Arnold. WOMEVS LONG HAIR. May He n "Crown of Glory," bnt Im Often a. .nliance. New Orleans Times-Democrat. 'Long hair falling down over the back of the head and getting tangled into all kinds of knots is a positive disadvantage to women," said a young woman yesterday, "and I am not an advocate either of tho short-hair fad which swept over the country a few years ago. Rut observation and experience have taught me that a woman would be much better off without this long suit of hair. I know you will wonder why

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V"' vcH Calendar No. 2 JULIA MARLOWE MARY MANNERING VIOLA ALLEN Indianapolis JournaL The Cold Weather Is nacf at trbars a Improved Victor Iinaee Is aM.. The nanTifaetrrs (roaractee that It will heat a residenee beyond all Question. It lncref warmth and comfort. Ihero Is no fumaen that compares with this make for creating heat. Fumaees ran be lmtallel oa receipt cf order. Call and izjpect thena at cur storeroom. Harmon & Hall MANUFACTURERS 137 scd 139 West Wathl&itoa St. RETAIL DEALERS ' -H AU HNO Or cokt WOOD KIIIDUIJCV'CHARCOAL YARD5725 LWAS1FSI OrflCC 1143 STEVENSON BLD. nUAMrCi NEW 299ÄJ99 rnUilLJ OLD 299 A 834 S0Z0D0NT Tooth Powder 25a Good Tor Bad Terth, Not Had For Good Teeth. it is that I wear my hair eo long. Ju?t cause would probably bo a sufficient rea son under tho circumstances, elnee a woman's answer is involved in the matter. Still there are other reasons. I do r.ot care to be rnnsplcuovw. I do not want to ral? myself above and beyond other member cf my tQX in the matter of hairdrevr. I do not care to endure the comment which would follow euch action on my paru Hence I will continue to wear this lon suit of hair. Rut when you come to thir.k of it it is a ustlss sort of thing, and 1 nm ?ur it is a world of bother. Womn appreciate this fact. And If they are In tfca habit of visiting hairdressers it Is an pensive thine, and the men will probably appreciate this 1 art of the propo-itlcvu During tho summer I was over In clalv?ton and took advantage of th oprortur.l ties offered to plunge Into the beach occasionally, and whil there I found a younc woman who amply illustrates at least orosj of the disadvantages of long hair in th cae of women. Sh was In charge of rnm of the bathhouses. She was really a frightful protest against the custom of weaxir.r the hair long. She mas in th storm of Galveston. Sh told me the story of her experience. She has but little hair left and no teeth at all in th front cf her mouth. During the storm hr hair beeam entangled In tbe drift wood, sb wmsj wedged in between a raft of debris. wlt!j no chance to escspe, and a lo caught up bv tbe tide struck her auarely In th mouth and knock! ail of her front teeth out. Besides the drift actually pulled all the hair from cer head und she was left without halr und without teeth. It wu all becaus her hair was long, according to her view of the matter, and she certainly ought to know. Sh told m thai many of the women whoso lives were lest during that fearful time In Galveaton' history might have escaped if their half had not become tangled in th f.oatlr.s dbri Of course this sort of thing doen' hippen vrrv day. but it serves to lllutrat my point that long hair Is a 3!t4 Tantage to women in mJtny instance.-

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