PICTURESQUE ISOLATION.
Everything Is Sleepy and Restful in
St. Pierre on the Island
of St, Vincent.
The social life of St. Pierre is
genial and serene. Hospitality is
a virtue; the stranger is made at
home, writes P. T. McUratli. in
Book lovers Magazine. In sum
mer, when the French and British
warships, that keep the peace
among their tisherfolk, visit the
port, gay times ensue. Palls and
parties are held, usually on Sun
day evenings, and racing and tir
ing matches organized. The cafes
must, however, close at ten each
night, when a gendarme drummer
parades the town, beating “lighta
out.' In the forenoon this func
tionary, by blast of bugle, sum
mons the curious to the publio
square, to proclaim orders, sales
and obituaries. Funerals are con
ducted most elaborately on the
continental plan, and often cost
large sums. Weddings, too, in
volve dots and contracts as in the
motherland. Waterpipes running
from reservoirs in the hills, and
electric lights replacing the quaint
oil lamps, whose ornamental iron
brackets still adorn the street
corners, are the sole evidence of
modern progress. There are no
trams, street ears, telephones,
newspapers, t heaters, laundries or
other accessories of advanced ex
istence. Everything is sleepy,
restful, and old fashioned. Save
for 1 lie Atlantic cable, which
touches there, it is ns isolated
from tin* world as (Jreenland.
floats browse on the rocky in-1
-dines, and float’s milk is served at
table. ’I’he cuisine is essentially
French, 1 lit* pof-au-feu and Breton
dishes being much in evidence.
iries are drunk by all, and even
the fishermen are allowed by law
a fflass of brandy al each meal oil
board ship. Women wash all the
clothin" in (lie streams that cas
cade down the hillsides, and
bleach it on the mossy turf. The
men being; away fishing, most of
the work- falls on the women, and
they gather fagots of wood from
the wreckage that drifts in. or
«rev the fire engine on occasion.
BOUNTIES PAID ON WOLVES.
Increase in Number of Animals Swells
the Amount in Western
States.
j 'The wolf is more dreaded of
humanity than any other animal.
No doubt we of to-day inherit that
dread from ancestors who had oc
casion to fear the long-Tanged
■quadruped, for 1 liens tire few por
tions of tin* world today where
the wolf is really dangerous to
mankind, says Field and Stream.
Dangerous to mail’s pocket, to
his herds and Hock*, he is still to
day in many portions of the coun
try. A ranch In Montana or Mex
ico may mW main hundveds of dol
lars a year for gray wolf scalps.’
-Such a scalp is cheap at SFJorSlo
to the rancher, for the gray rob
ber would certainly have de
stroyed many times that value in
calves or colts from the range.
Vet in spit** of all the warfare
made upon them and all the prices
put upon their heads these
dreaded, mysterious, ghostlike,
terror-inspiring creatures still
hold their own. Outcasts for ages,
hated, persecuted, they still en
1 in*!. each for himself and with
out a friend on earth, even among
his own kind.
• Last year tin* state ol -Minne
sota paid over $(>,000 a month in
the Pest of the wolf season. One
dav of the month of last March
the state auditor paid $0.1.»S.,»0 in
wolf bounties. The total for the
few months preceding was
548.r.0. On this basis the current
year will foot up nearly as much
as the two years preceding, which
appears to indicate that Brother
yVolf is holding his own, even as
a matter of commerce. In many
parts of the western cattle lange
the gray wolves are increasing
rather than decreasing.
Europe’s Growing Population.
Few persons have any idea ol
[the extraordinary manner in
(which the population of Europe
lias increased during the last cen
tury. According to statisticians,
this population has more than
doubled itself from 1880 to lOOO.
To this increase the Latin nations
of t In* west and southwest contrib
uted the least, and the greatest
growth was in the cast, where the
people have not yet become thor
oughly saturated with the ideas of
modern civilization.
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DOGS OF ANCIENT LINEAGE.
How the Lhasa Terrier Might Have
Opened the Gates of the
Sacred City.
The little toy ,dog of Thibet
which kennel club edicts have de
clared shall properly be known as
the “Lhasa Terrier,” is no novelty
in our midst, although his num
bers in an unkind climate possi
bly do not reach a round dozen,
says (i. I». Fry's .Magazine.
He has been shown and ex
ploited by fashionable ladies for
some five or six years past, and
was by way of taking a lead with
other Asiatic breeds that were a11
the go—the “looted" spaniels of
the dowager empress, the edible
and hairless dogs of < ’hiua. and t he
pet dog of the Japanese mousme—
when the fiat of a too restrictive
hoard of agriculture fell, spelling
one word-quarantine That in
fluence, therefore, which might
have opened the gates of Lhasso,
and perhaps, too, the hospitable
heart of the grand lama himself,
and which even might have ren
dered expeditions unnecessary,
received a check.
Woman's curiosity in regard to
“points" of the pope of A s id's own
part ieular dogs had to l>e sa:tistied
with second-hand information ob
tained for them by “mew male
friends'* who lived in India on the
northern frontier, and who sav\
on arrival those does which occa
sionally coine down from the mys
terious tablelands, together wit li
spices, and hales of woven siult
and the long-haired eats, tin*
]**tted companions of Tliilietan
monks, A great antiquity is
claimed for tin* breed, a point
which may perhaps be reded when
4.000 years is advanced as the pos
silde age of the treasured' toy
breed of Pekin's palace.
The Fit tie Lhasa terrier is eov
ered with if. heavy coat of long
silky hair, which, falling all over
tlu* face of the dog, partly ol>
scares tin* eyes. Ile is sometime*
jiray, black and white, or dark is a
brown with white ninrkiTgs. 1L*
bears considerable reseatblanf **
to the 'ilaltesc-- terrier ii 1 orrt 1 in .
and it has been-supposed dial this
is the breed which ('leojit.itra ob
tained through her einrtssarirs
from the east and in I rod greed i i -r»*
Egypt and thecireek isl< ■*. and V.*r
whic h t Frock and Rom re. ladle.$
paid so lavishly.
Eifty Years a Cleytt.
A few weehs ago a VV;uI street
bank clerk celebrated ,iu* comple
t ion of i lie fjf Tiel h yeai ’ >f liis *• rv
ice in lire employ of a single bank
and l lie papers single it it our.: « a
mailer of note that ; .it Anicwun,
had been content Io s *rve one m: -
ter for51)years. Am. it was a mat
ter of note. W e printed son ** lit tie
time ago a striking little artiHie
on “Americans ts tjnittersA'
Those were men #f bra mis and
energy whoquit wbeut heir job was
done in order to go high »r up j»nd
do a better job. l etter still, Bin
most of us are m ue fitted to '.'fork
il than to organise, and what is eti
crgv in abler men is often just
plain rest lessm ss among t he rank
mid file. Toser ■ ■ w master \* e:
for oO years is a ■ "T . It
ought to be made dist inct ,w!y an
American one.- Leslie's Monthly.
A Small Girl’s Magazine.
In Brooklyn nine seliool girls
have established a elub in their
school, the ohjeet of which is to
train the youngsters in writing
short stories. They publish “The
Monthly Magazine of the It. W. K.
C.,” and wild horses could not
drag from them the secret of the
mystic letters. The magazine is
[ written and read by the youthful
i contributors at each meeting, and
; the manuscript is afterward bound
together and circulated among
the friends of tin* contributorg.
There is only one ropy made, hnd
ns one of the building authors—
whose age is nine—expresses it.
it “is all read up when it gets back
home.”
Defied the Queen.
The last royal commission that
the late Franz von Lenbaeh re
ceived was from Queen Willed
mina of Holland. She wanted tc
sit, however, in a quaint Hutch
dress, and on Yon Lenbaeh sug
gesting that she should weai
something more artistic told him
sharply to get on with his work
“Your majesty can command your
own subjects,” said Yon Lenbaeh.
putting down his brush and
palette, “but I am a (lernian.” Sc
the picture was never finished.
TALL CONCRETE BUILDINGS.
Good Test Afforded by Or."in Cincin
nati That Is Over Z.;o
Hundred Feet It,,.
A rouspicijous exsunpl* of a new
departure iu tin* e-emst ruction of
tall buildings is furnished by a
just completed struct uv«* in Cin
cinnati. The* dinionsiorw aco of
suttie-ient magnitude to make* titer
tost a thorough ouo. Tlit ‘building
is on a ooi-no>: lot 50x10b.* fe*e*t an.i
its height is 210 foot above tin
sidewalk, while t In* basement goes
12 foot lower in one part, and
where* the puffer plant is located.
20 foot. The material t ft the ed
ifice is almost entirely t-mci-eto,
rooiiforood will) twisted rods of
stool which servo to tsikti* up the
tonsil** strain - the concrete being
intended to resist only th e strains
of compression. This, -ms the
Boston Trsiinrript, is rather a
bohi advance along tlx* fine of a
tiew idea, w hi 1i, howovoi•_has had
soiim* partisil and favorable tests
in other plan s. notably n the or
deal of the I’ll f iinore til e.
There has tost been, however, in
the Cincinna 1 building a com- •
phvtep disregsti"{ of t he c «n:venl ion
;ilili*-s of tin sky s< ra| t of ih*
steel sitxl stoiir- type* wl ti ll has re -
ceived such wide expb r at ion it ;
one large e-kh»s durin g flu- pas :
doz*-n or 15 years, and ; iVeneering*
ol marble w ith glst/.c-d brick and
terra cotta ortutnu-nt ,?5ion cot *
reals tin* noT.el chara 'eristic e it
tin* structure. 'I'his was becaus -•
tin- owners »r arc-hit rts hardly
hacf the* complete com age of the u
eon vie-t ions rnd peril seps did n m:
wish to advertise too < mspieuo s*
h their disregard otfprecedents
a mi prevail ng met lu><ts.
Tlx* emiphivment of-materia; 'm
tlx* work i < ts folios/?*.- The cor.
er-fte is inside of high-grade I'-irt
laael cement with . iican saint; of
various sb.ed grahr-xacul eru-dted
stone. I Is made setnillui !/ by
nixing w-fli water .thus insuring
adlx'sion so the tw seed steelldars. j
XVind br.teiFig bar bi-*en ear -.f 'llly j
Sacked s.fxer. The building in
.question-, bas < oarfoundeef th<*
prophet s- of dis.ss ter, who j e-diet- i
ed t hilt if would :*i**ve*i* reaeli. the
bc'ight pr* scri bee di rt the* pis its, siml
if ii *li l ir would iisintegr i-ie. and
fall in piee-es by -d.irinkag»-cracks.
Xot'e *>f t lx-s< foretold cjsjiste-Vs
lists b* en e*xpe*i-Hie*e*d. 5 Jo- st rr.c,
t are* h-hiis as tjj-rii ;is t lx ergh so’.ne
great glacial iitove*nie*n*: fta*I de
posit'd it t he;-'*- and le*f•; it.
UN'QUE STORAGE OF ICE.
"Wi-uansin. M;.>n Has a Simple Yet In
genious Way of Laying in
Cold Chunlis.
“I came anus aj fanner near
*Fe m a 11 a \v k recently who has a
s ne ^fan for saving i<v. and
' 'a. might he used w it h ad
vantage by city people to escape
the dutches of the ire trust,” said
A. F. Lane, who has just returned
from an outing in the woods of
northern Wisconsin, relates the
Milwaukee Sen I inel.
“I his fellow needed hv. being in
tlie dairy business, so he dug a
hole under the front poreli of Ids
house, making it about seven feet
deep and tive feet long and live
feet wide. Then when the real
cold weather came In* poured
about two feet of water in the hole
and let it freeze, first covering the
bottom with sawdust. Then as the
winter progressed In* continued
! the process, and before the first
| thaw warned him of the coming
of warm weather lie covered the
ice surface with sawdust and made
n trap door through tin* floor of
the porch. Now w hen lie needs ice
he lias if handy.
Irritated, at LeAst.
Stuart Morgan Aldrich. Sena
tor AWrick's son. has a violent dis
taste for street dogs.
In Washington otic data yellow
cur ran wiping and snapping at
his lieH-Sv and the young mam
turned aiad gave tine-animal a kick..
“Say„ there, what did you kiefc.
my dog for?” a redlfaced man ex.
claimeci.
"The dog is mad” said Mr. Al
drieli.
"All, at ain’t mad” shouted the
owner.
M r. A el riel i laughed.
“Wclh.t would be// lie said! ‘‘if
anybody were to Hick !.%*•* like
that.”—< hicinnati Inquirer..
Much the Sam* Thing.
Bankrupt (with a sheet rtf! fig
nres in Ins hand)—Higure* can't
lie, you know.
E n raged Cred i t o r—X o; 1 > *t d iar«
•an tigurei-r—Stray SStoiies..
Uruguay Potatoes.
Potatoes said to» be immune
.from disease have* l^-on cultirated
experimen tally in Pra nee foi ’hni'
years. The seed ssos oh trined
from I’n gmay, wfeieire Hit* plant
glows 01 the baieii.s of tin Met
t
cedes rivt r. Its botanical name is
Solaiuun eoniinei’Htinii. bur the
French a e calling ■’ the lrigiiay
Irish pot uno. The 'itroily to which
it belong-v-is a huge one. Among
the new potato's first cous ’us are
the conn ,on potar.. the eggplant,
the to ion try bOrterswoefc, the
horse-ne sle and, the common
nightshade. Sou,!- of iis uncles
find ann<» are viEian-o, jimsou
weed, h»til>f;ne jik! matrimony
vine. \vitli so ntany medicinal
herbs in tin* faudly even die com
mon potato oug’Ftr to be free from?
disease. —N out h s < 'onipauion.
jiew Welch ag Process.
An ijjve.ntiou has recently beefii
shown, in nirrnmgham. Fiigland.
for ill t • seamless, welding of iron
steel, md other-metals by a new
proee ss. A therm is formed by
blind jeg acetylene w ith oxygen,
and i t is directed in the irsttal wav
by m e.ms of a blowpipe. It is said
that die hardest metals may be
weld k-d in this; way as readily as
load t. Notwithstanding the in
ten *e heat of I fie Ha me. the process
doe s not make necessary the pro
tec t ion of t he eyes by dark glasses,
foi * the mixture of oxygen with
a<- etylene removes the glare and
ie ctves a small (lame of a greenish
b' [ue color.- N. Y. Tinjcs.
Large Financial Transaction,
finest — I waul a good porter
house st eak.
'Waiter #I<*n 1 s that order- por
terhouse steak are required
make a deposit, sir. — Chicago
Ti ioiiiie.
Will Teach the English Tongue.
English is in t he future to lie an
oplional suhjeet in all public
seholos in Saxonv on the ground
that it; is ‘“the most widely used
civilized language in the world.”—
London News.
Speed of Elevators.
W it trout swi i i a nd safe elevators
a modern office building of 15 or
-0 stories would he nearly as use*
less for business purposes as the
Washington monument or the
pyramid of Cheops,. Some rapid
elevators give nervous persons
the impression that they are mov
ing with the velocity of a railway
train. In truth, however, the
highest practicable speed for a
way elevator is said by a writer in
t he A rebitect urn I Record to be 450
feet per minute, and for an express
elevator (500 to 700 feet per min
ute. In a very tall building a
greater speed is possible than in
one of less height.
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Four nice residence lots, two
blocks from Front street, for sale
at a bargain. Apply to Craig &
Henderson.
WHITE RIVER RAILROAD
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Work is Progressing Rapidly and
Through Trains Will be Run
ning in a Short Time.
Tunnel A, at lieed Spring’s is
nearly finished. The two iorces
met on April 2dtht and tire work
I of carrying forward the stoop, the
preparing of the floor for the re
I eep**»i of ties and. rails will he
done before the track layers,which
1 are iw>w moving South from Au
rora, ran efleet a eroding of the
.lames at. ( htlena, in Stone county.
This tunnel i »•‘2,745 feet in length,
most (if the way being through sol
id rock. The work has been push
ed very rapidly,, the first blast on
She tunnel primer, having been fir
el May ♦>, 15)<*k. It. will take about
a< month-to enltiwly compete it.
IVliea commenced it was-thought
by exerts- t'hat it would Jespnrer
from eighteen month** to* two
years t-» do the work.
I he rvxt. tuiMwllih-v kriwMvin as
the Turkey on*vk tunoelL It is
fw>t long an.1 only about TOO
loet remain to be taken: out.. It is
on the :-s*uth side of WlinCk" river
mid about twenty-four miSns vast
of Het*d;Springs; t, mnol. Thi Tur
key cresk tunnel! will he- fiuislied
some tifi>« in JuB.y. 11m n>ad-l>ed
lieUveoa. Carthage an* it Lurkey
Creek tunnel, a cljstan<s> of nearly
To mile a,. is practically re;v l.v for
tie ami "rack la.vng. Hie track is
laid le-C’.vecn ( arthage no Auro
ra* ant! the \vo«k of ikying be
tnveon Aurora, aad Caleua, has U>
gun. The bridge arrow .lames
river air Catena cannot he built un
til tii« material and machinery can
be. Icought thiolier <si the cars.
The piers on wiueh the bridge
witt fee huilt uje ready, and the
stricture, can be put uj» in a short
time-.
It, is reasonably certain that
trains will be running over this T.>
milts of tine Whit*- River Rail
read before the summer is over.
It is expected that the rails will be
Laid to that point in time for the
contractors to take advantage of
low water in constructing the iders
for the big bridge across White
river.
i h<* Missouri raemc otnetals
j have decided not to advertise the
W hite liiver country until after
the St. Louis World's Fair, part
ly because their road will hardly
he ready until winter, and partly
\ Itecause of the great demand on
their equipment in handling the
World's Fair business. After the
Fair the Missouri Paeliie promis
es great tilings in the advertising
lice for the country traversed hy
the White liiver Railway. A big
immigration and a wonderful de
velopment are in store for the
White liiver countr.v.
Baseball Players and Foot Racers!
Louis .1. Kruger. exchampion
long distance foot racer of tier
many and Holland, writes Oct.,
27th. Idol : "During my training
of eight weeks' foot races at Salt
Lake City, in April la-t. 1 used
Iiallard s Snow Liniment to my
gieatest .satisfaction. Therefore,
1 highly recommend Snow Lini
ment to all who are troubled with
sprains, bruises or rheumatism.’*
25c. oOe. $1.00 bottles- Soly by
,1.1. Sturdivant, druggist.
Notice of County Institute.
All teachers holding certificates
; of qualification to teach in the
public schools of Independence
county, are hereby notified that a
■ Teacher's Institute will be held at
at Bates ville, Arkansas, on tho
21st and 22nd days of duly, 1004.
Also that section 7073, of the
School Law, as amended, requires
the attendance of all teachers.
Given this 2Sth day of June,
1004. Ai.hert Sims,
County Examiner.