" K; JrF -" ff -? ?' ,.r t , 'A a THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, TUB DAY, OCTOBER 1889. ,. r -rt'. fc. 'i. tf 4- r EPfe IV fcyi t" i m ft- '' $ IWCIE SAM'S NEW NAVY. ',' " TNI WONOCRFUL DRY DOCK JUST COMfLCTED AT NORFOLK. u - jXliill la tha Kevy Why Metta My Mtks wr fim t DtBMt W 4 Blj Dwkta the Crehwr Tantlc. i NMMi Wee ta the Hew Deck. Hpulal OetTStseaderice. WAktamtex, Oct. 8. A hole In the iiuuil that coat a half million of del Mft, thai eta hava water let into it and Wftttr fanned out of it that is the new fOTMMMat dry deck in Norfolk navy yard. I was present at the opening of it fw 4ar age, and! was interested. A meitn dry deck is one of the finest e rirns te be found in all mechanics of the staple, yet effective, manner in which turn harnesses the mighty forces f nature and makes them de his bid 6TAnTlNO THK WATER. ding. Without great navies, the econo mists tell us, there could be no merchant marine, no peace among nations. With, 'out dry decks there could be no navies, and hence we must leek down upon this excavation as one of the chief cli Hiring agencies of the world. I don't knew hew eld the dry deck idea is, but 1 suppese the Phoenicians and Macedonians, te say nothing of the Greeks and Remans, had tone place te draw the water Away from their ships, that the barnacles might be scraped off the bottoms of the craft The Chinese have had dry decks for a thousand or two yeirs, nnd the navnl powers of Europe have spent untold mill ions in such appliances. But the United Btates, I am told, lias taken a step which will revolutionize the dry deck business, just as it boa in time jtast taken ntcps which have led te revolutions in the building of war ships. It is altogether appropriate that tills new idea in the con atructien of dry decks should come at this day, which is the dawning of the sew navy. And it Is worth whlle men tioning here that the new navy, the dream of enthusiasts, the despair of tax payers, la sure te come. Wherever one gees he finds the national sentiment reused en this matter. It is net a fever or fad, net a craze, net a desire te make playthings of new war ships, but a genuine national demand for the ships and the guns te back up our pretensions en the sew. Secretary Blaine ence said teme: "There is no diplomacy without Wg guns and fleet ships te carry thorn." Seme such spirit as this must have per vaded the throng of important persons which gathered about the new dry deck of which I am writing. There were gov ernment officials, war and navy officers, congressmen and newspaper men. They came from the four corners of the repub lic Everywhere, they declared, the popular sentiment is for a new and great nary. It is n sentiment that flames up en the prairies of Iowa and Illinois, Kan sas and Dakota, as well as en the coasts. Ke man or toast was se much cheered ever the wine that followed the water Inte the deck as this: "Here's te the new aTy." i HOW THE WATER RUSUr.S IN. J While we are pressing forward, there fore, ship by ship and gun by gun, te a new navy that will make our weids strong and our diplematcs etcntial everywhere, this new dry deck becomes thing of importance. It is a part of the navy, essential te the navy. It i unlike the dry decks of Europe and the elder decks in this country because it U built of timber. A few yards away is au old deck made of stone, started when Jehn Quincy Adams was president of the United Stat, and completed under Andrew Jacksen. It has done service from that day te this, but has cost fev eral fortunes in repairs. The frost takes held of it and fills it full of cracks and eama. Bat the new deck is built of ce ment and pine timber. The cement will mat forever, the timber facing for a life- Where decay sets in replenish- it may be easily effected. I have said the dry decking of a ves sel is a pretty process, and I'll proie it. The Yantic, famous for her Arctic voy ages, lies out in Elizabeth river with barnacles hanging te her copper bottom and in sad need cf a scrape. She is in holiday attire. Signal flags make a fore and aft line of red, white and blue from her stem te her stern. The Union Jack and the rear admiral's llag float from tier tope. Her brass guns glisten in the sun. The captain and his officers arc resplendent in dress parade, a bit of gilt showing en the dark blue, white gloves gripping trumpets of geld, en the quar ter deck. Fere, aft and midship3 are groups of jack tare, merry fellows who are net afraid te show their bronzed breasts through the lapels of the sailor jacket, nor their teeth when the whis pered jest gees round out of officers' earshot. Even the gunners are at their petts, looking anything but bloodthirsty. Only the captain and the marines are solemn. The latter, drawn up pieudly ta line, carbines and ship swords in place, helmets en their heads and the strings thereof under their high held eUss, all stiff and ungainly, form a striklng,centrast te the nctive anu unie trained tars who bob about them. The deck of the Yantle U full of peo ple. One says you couldn't llre a gun het across her broadside w itheut carry ing a dozen men overboard. Anether inquires if ull theso peeple sail in the Ship when she gees out te sea. "Certainly," says jelly Admiral Jeuctt. "She is crowded, that's true; hut, you see, we have mero callers than ships, mere gunners than guns, mero marines than marine. We have the men and the money, tee, but, by jingo, we haven't the craft te put them in." Se, as Mr. Wain nij-a, cuti thing (aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaaBaj-ajj SaSSeKa!" ' u'?' "Xsv "-' 1"sk e-JVfci-cesses back te the iiueMlen of a new ?' Bary. We have the ilinleni.-ilr.i. ami ilif fV'' muienal prlde, and (lie. uwritiiue and tvy "eesavercial ambition, and the tailor lads Md all that, but we liavcn't the ships . k Mid the guns. f J Yantic Is waiting teget in the dry 4eek. The invited guests are gathered ; ,-bentagrt-4t hole In the ground. It u sMarlr thirt v-three ft ,ln u.,,t ..,,. Vv.,-5.1aa. flra luinJnvl feet in..,. . :. i. far JfsKevtly dry, and men ut4 wre- wniL ifl resteers te 'the bottom, tkev flVliKn et K . ,t which it J constructed form! g every where a flight of stairs wl'h right Inch 4 riMta a4 Ultiaeti trtadi. Iltervbedt eays It is a big thing, that yen could put a row of three story city houses a block long in it, that a game of baseball could be played en its deer, that it would be a beautiful place for a circus or a bull fight or a Sulllvan-Kilraln mllL Suddenly everybody makes a dash for the tore Old men and young hastily climb the stairs. The rear of water ii heard and a glance chews six stalwart streams, each as thick as a man's body, pouring in through the iron caisson. Quickly the fleer is covered with surg ing, bubbling water. Step by step tht visitors retreat toward the top, the wa ter following. Soen the two rows of bilge blocks In the bottom are submerged. The iron caisson, somebody points out, is simply a big gate nt the mouth of th deck. On one. slde of the gate Is th river, en the ether the basin, or deck. A man has opened the sluice, gales, and the river is pouring through them. When the huge basin is nearly full, for of course the water continues rushing in long after the six streams have been submerged, THK YANTIC SAILINTJ IN. the crowd finds Itself gathered about the hanks of n lake. Then pumps are put at work, nnd the water is pumped out of the reservoirs in the caisson. This big gate rests against the sill and abutment of the deck, which nre padded with rub ber. The pressure of the weight of water from the outside forces the caisson against the rubber and gives air tight joints. As the water Is pumped out of the reservoirs the caisson rises. New the deck is full of water, nnd the caisson is floating. A rope is thrown out, a dozen lusty men grasp It, the gate It pulled enu side, and there are the deck and the river meeting en the same love). All eyei nre turned upon the Yantic. Her whistle, blows and her screws begin turning. The captain leaves the quarter deck and climbs upon the bridge, where he stands en tiptoe. He waves his hand and sheuts: "Out with thotferosta'bo'd line therer An officer twenty feet away salutes w ith his white gloved hand and singi eut: "Out with that fore sta'be'd linel" A iKiatswain bold touches his cap and reiteiids: "Aye, aye, slrl" "Out with that sta'be'd line newl" And the tars shout, "Aye, aye, slrl" and lay te. The starboard line is thrown out, made fast, the c.ipbtnn is manned and the tars cry "hcave eh!" The Vnntle approaches the deck slow ly, carefully. More lines nre thrown out, fere nnd aft, sta'be'd eml la'be'd. There are In numerable command! te tighten up nnd slack up, countless salutes and passing along of commands, clieruscR of "Aye, aye, f-Irt" Anil nt hut the Yantic has reached the very center of the lake that is enclosed by the walls of pine nnd cement. Through all tliisinuucuvciing thema rines meve nut u muscle. The big caisson is floated back intc place, thus closing the gate and separat ing deck from river. Wnter Is let in it rcterveirs and it settles down into the mud, its face preying hard agaiiibt th( rubber surface of the abutments. New the big pumps in 0 6tai led. It isnesuiiil) task before them, taking out Iho watei thai the six til earns peuicd in for a solid Tlin YANTIO 1UY UOCKUD. hour. Hut the pumps are equal te the emergency. There are two of them, el Iho centrifugal pattern, each forty-two inches in diameter. They threw 80,000 gallons it miiiule back iute the river, h ttream equal te four of the half dozen w hich we saw pouring in r. iittle while before. As the Yantie settles down nnd down the workmen rush about putting un the preps which nre te bold the null upright and tightening nnd slackening the lines which held her precisely ever the bilge blocks en which bIie is te re6t when the water is nil taken away. As the pumps go en thiewlng out their giant stream an old man, nearly fourscore, by name Simpsen, views the bceiie with evident piide. He is the feui.der of the firm of J. E. Simpsen it Ce,, of New Yerk, who hae built a dozen big decks for the government. His partnets are Ills thrce sous. "This deck," he says, "is ene of the largest in the world. It Is 630 feet long ami 130 feet w ide. Five thousand piles vere driven te mnlie the. fleer, and we have used -1,000,000 feet of pine timber In the construction, besides 150,000 iron belts and 1,000 cubic yards of concrete. Tedig thohelo required the excavation of 70,000 cubic yards of earth." In a Iittle mere than an hour from the starting of the pumps the Yantie lests en the blocks, and we go dew n under her and watch the workmen scraping elf (he barnacles and putting lew rivets ia the copper bottom. Walthh Wm.MAN. MRS. LATHROP, PRCACHER. A Weumii Vi'Ikkc i:imitent Voice It Lifted Vl fur I'liflMluiilt). iecUI CorrctpenJrnce Chicago, Oct a. Unlike the proverb ial prophet ulieU "net without honor save in his ou it country," Mrs. Lathrop U chiefly honored in her own aate and town. She was liern in 1633, at Con cord, Jacksen county, Mich. Her child, heed was hpenl in the grind of a beauty living, amid l he hanl-hipi of plenccj life. In llum'il.i there were no rail rail leads weMef Detieit, and farm life in JaeUsen county was u hand te hand con flict with all that gees te make up an rutin ly undeveloped ceuntiy. llei mother, who was of Scetch-libh extinction mi,) n Meni.in of tplcndid stiengtli of character, was left a widow while Mrs. Lathrop as j et a little child. This fact made tin daughter's girlhood and early womanhood es-pecially labori ous, Hut the Mivere fiictinn of this time did net leave its imprcbs in a coarse, angular life. As have the inspired through all the ages Mrs. lathrep, then Mary Terrence, listened te the voices u 'ibie only te the inner fense nnd was uiKpi-rd and reliued by them, while her frugal l.-jfv life gavehera healthy, robust development. T j enlv school she attended was the iffiBsH CjKvKlSBSsBBraaajBaayjKv vsjasjsft TQsissamfrj(pM2B-H'7i3feIQ ordinary country publie school. How ever, she was fortunate in having had teachers who gave her advftc which en abled her te go forward with her educa tion without their aid, and she became, by her own unaided efforts, an excellent scholar. In speaking of what led her te beceme a preacher, Mrs. Lathrop says: "When I was converted, at the age of 10 years, i tcit mat l was divinely called te preach, although I had been brought up very strictly in the Presbyterian church, where women n e v a r speak. The in tense conviction which I received at that time per sisted w 1 1 it me through all the " LATtmer. yenrs until I arrived at mature woman hood. I then found myself compelled, by n profound religious experience, known only te mj-hclf, te enter upon the duties of the ministry. It was made pessible for me te de se In n way that then seemed nnd new appears te me di vine. Nothing less than such a call, In such a way, would have led me te preach, for environment, education nnd pergenal timidity wcre all against me." Mrs. Lathrep'a sermons, while net models of diction nnd rhtterical style, are practical, powerful, persuasive and se touched with pathos, earnestness and occasional glints of humor as te be unique lllshep Simpsen, of the Methodist church, after listening teher, said: "Ged certainly has called and anointed oursis eursis ter te preach his gospel." It is Carlyle who says: "Let him who would meve and cenvince ethers be first moved and convinced himself." It is undoubtedly due te the fact that her own nature is deeply ctlrrcd that Mrs. Lathrop is able te held the nttcntlen of vast audiences, te meve them profoundly nnd with en during effect- Dealing with every dny interests, nnd net far fetched exegesis, slie declaicfl a llfe rather than a bnlicf. Divining the heart's needs she reveals compassion, sympathy and forgiveness. In 1S05, while teaching in the publie schools of Detieit, she met and married Dr. C. C. Iithrep, who was a surgeon in the Ninth Michigan cavalry. Until thif time uhe had been n member of the Pres byterian church, but after her uiariingb ehe joined the Method ht church with her husband. Mrs. Lathrop has from year te year held n local preacher's Ii cense from the conference of the Metho dist church, but has never been ordained. Although she has given her first nnd U'st efforts te her pulpit work, she has accomplished a great deal in ether lines. When bhe was II yeara old alie began te coutribute te the press, and has written moie or less ever since. Much of her work has lieen widely copied, particu larly n jvecm, "The Dead March, which U a favorite with elocutionist. Mm. I.'itlue) was largely Instrumental in establishing u state institution in Michigan for the reform of fallen wo men. The pitiful needs of this class np-IK-aled hlrengly te her ardent and tender nature, nnd in 1878 the began te agitate the buhject of making eome especial prevision for them. She gave hei-wlf no ieM i mil the legislaturoef Michigan had nppii pn.ttivl ffiO.000 for the purpoae of estalili.liii ; an institution lit Adrian. Mrs, Latlitepn husband iain sympathy w ith her in nil her work. She is the tuihtifbsef n charming household, which consists of two adopted nieces nnd her mother, who is new well en in the nine ties. She is nt present presiJent uf Iho Michigan 6tntoeigunizntiou of the Wo We men's Christian Temperance union and is deetiug herself te temperance and evangelical work. STRATrORD'S 2S0TH BIRTHDAY. It W IJilrly Celutirnteil with Grrnt Cr- VIUOIIJ. The Iittle town of Stratford, Conn. net Stratford-on-Aven haa just been celebiating its SuOth birthday. On Oct. 3, 1039, hcttleru went from New Haven nnd planted themselves nt Stratford. That was two and n half centuries age. Since then Connecticut has censed te le n colony, the United States have livcome nn independent nation, nnd from hav ing a few theitbtind white jeople en Iho coast te furnish amusement for the scalp loving envnge, lias new mero than Bixty millions of people. There nien great many old buildings in Iho town, which en her birthday weie ticcernted w i t ii placards telling hew old they are, imitating very old people, who, instead of being ashamed of their age, are always ready te lwast of it. One of thcKO houses is n tavern wliere Washing ton nnd Lafayette met and passed a 'fyK Ulglil 111 I 7 7 0. iiit There wns n. me. :Vieg3!!?inerIal nrch anila -" piiM -i 'i i"d n hTIIATl'UIII) MO.NUMtNT. beldieis' II10I1U inent te be umcilcd, besides nil the ad juncts of n gala day. Among ether things wns a collection of relies gathered in the heuse of Mrs. Talbot. There were two oaken, carved sidebeaidfj, made in England and brought aerusa the ocean in 1031; specimens of crockery L'OO years old; Bibles and r.er r.er iiieus delivered te the citizens when the Puritan of New England existed in nil his pristine vigor. Among ether things wcre specimens of needle work dene by the women of Stratford when the town was in its ciadle. In the evening there was a grand illu mination by 000 Japanese lanterns, with ringing of bclU nnd ilroweiks. Mean while the old town was diessed in the variegated costume of autumn, smiling nt the hosts of citizens and strangers who were doing her honor, mid won wen deling what they would nil think could they cee her as blie was en the day the was Iwrn. Hie Mulllen "elMiiu MCION. It nai a greut ilay for lyvcrtef the turf in Bosten wheu tliSktullienNelsnnwentuiutcr the wire tlrtt ami wen the ll-ileh uutienul tlO.000 tteke. As The lio.ten Hrruld well tny, It was a tnttle between the greater living horsesof the aje, nud that Aleryen let tlie rarolsne wonder, ceiislderlBg that Xehen i such a grand animal. AlCrUll I flm p-m CtnlliM. nlw. I. !.. bere of the great Hartferd $10,000 Hake, gir- t ingNelen thaeiilyilefr.it that he evertiis. ' UiaixL IVrecau be no question, lien ever, but what N(leii, the jjyeat en of young I Kelfe,liM litrievcilhli reputation and new taudi at the from, I jl? mSM AN OLD UHUOTAW CHIEF. PUSH-MA-TA-HA: THE WARRIOR'S 6EAT 13 FINISHED- Lire aed Deeds or an Interesting Savigi Who Xm a Friend nf Andratr Jackten. Old Ulekerr Slid Ha Wat the Bravest nt All Indiana. 8reclal COrrenpoDdeece. ) KAN8A3 CtTY, Oct. 3. The Choctewi are possessed of the most picturesquely beautiful and Inherently fertile portion of the Indian territory. It may with truth be said there can scarcely be found a finer country en earth magnifi cent valleys with their rich share of weeded streams, gently undulating up lands, and an clysian expanse of prairie, watered by the Arkansas, and the "Red river of the south." The Chsctnws, or, properly, Chntas, when De Sote, who was the first ex plorer en the continent te meet them C-Htt, occupied an immenr-e tegien, new comprised In Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Flerida, and, tinlike thcit surrounding neighbors, wcre iieaccablj disposed a nation of farmers, mucfc further advanced In civilization that any ether trlbe. This trlbe has produced bome of th greatest characters In Indian history whose deeds have long age been wove! Inte the archives of the United States and it has been my fertune te have known one or two Intimately and mauj of the lineal descendants of ethers. The most conspicuous of all, and the ene whose memory la revered le this da) with almost n salijt like adoration, wai "Piish-mn-ta-ha," which means "Th warrior's seat is finished." He was bem in Mississippi in 1705 and died In Washington, D. C, Dec. 21, lS.'i. He hail distinguished himself et the warpath before he was 20 years old He joined nn expedition against tin Osagcs, whose country lay west of th great river, nnd was laughed at by tin elder membeis of the party because el hit boyishness and propensity te talk. The Oaages were defeated in n conflict that lahted an entisp day. "I'ush-ma-ta-lm" (lisappcnicd early In the fight, and when he returned te the camp n( midnight, he wns jeered nt, and epcnli nccuscd of cowardice. "Let thoae Inugli,' was his reply, "who can show meic scalps than I," whereupon he took five from his pouch and thiew them en th ground! They were the result of an onslaught he had made single handed en the en cmv's rear and this feat gained for him tho'title of "The Lagle." After spending several years in Mex ico, he went alene te uTernuqua village, killed ceieu men with his own hand, nnd made geed his retreat uninjured. Dining the next two years he made thrc additional expeditions into thoTerutiqun country anil added eight fresh scalps tc his war costume. l-'or llfteen yearn afterwards he seemed te bawi slipped out of history, but 1c 1810 was living en the Tombigbee liver, and had the icputatieii of being an ex pert Indian ball player. During the war of 1812 he promptly took Bides wllli the United States, nnd it was through his eloquence and influence, at the gre.it council ordered by Tecum beli, the celebrated Shawnee, for the pur pur peM of uniting all the southern Indians willi the 1'uglish, that the ptirpe30 el Iho council w-ns defeated nnd the Choe fuwa sided with our peeple. That memorable council was held en the Tombigbee liver, about five mile iieith of where Columbus, Miss., new is. It lasted ten days and nights, and nt lirotnllthewavriois counseled neutialitj hut Jehn l'itchlyiin nnd "Push-ma ta hat" Tt'cuiiiseh made thogrnndebtoratoi lea clTortef h'n life, and apparently had it all his own way until l'liGli-ma-ta-ha who was then 51, addressed thensicm hlai;e, and then the great Shawnee chief could only pcrsuadn it portion of tin wai'iieia te fellow him. The proceedings of that famous coun cil must hae been bolemnly impicsuve, but no official iccetil, of course, wai kept, because the Indians who paitici pated nt that time wero "untutored sav tigvti," uml without a wiiltcn language for it was net until ten year.i nfterwurdt that So-que-j nh, the Cadmus of the Cher Cher ekecs, completed hia alphabet. Some of thespectacular featuicsef tin mighty gathering were told te me six ei coven yeara age by the con then nn ok man of ene of the earliest Ilapiist mis sienaries te the Cliectaws, who wns pres cnt (the Rev, Mr. Cnshman), and win often i elated tiie htery te Ids family. One of the ceremonies particulaily in t' rested me, hecauae it retcmbled tin saciitlcoef ihe Jews during the admin istratien of Moses but 1 inn net ene e, theso who beliove In the theory that tilt Indians of Ameilca are descendants el "tlie lest tribes of Israel;" I am linn it my conviction of nn indigenous erigit for the pii:nitie peoples of this centi uent, which many of their traditieiu confirm. The ceremony referred te wai the demand made by the prophet of tin Irilie re called, nnd who in the Choctaw eultef that period, seemed te hear tin Kime i elation te his people as tiie "med iciue man" of today among the Plains IndiaiKs. This prophet, te moie defi nitely determine the question of neu trality, or whether the nation should side with the Lnglibh or Ameiieans in the impending war, eidered brought te him "n bpetleba red heifer" with which tc prepitiate the'TJieat Spirit" and learn His desires or advice en the vexed ques tion! Theicqulred animal was shortly pio pie duced, n lingo altar of legs constructed, the beast with much ceiemeny blaugh tered by Iho prophet, its naked carcass dedicated te the flames, and while the thick hinoke of the elTering was ascend ing te thecleuds, he tool; the bloody hlde, nnd commanding every wnrrier te threw himself prene upon the ground, face dew n wai d, which, aa been as he was obeyed, he wiapped himself up in nnd waited for a communication from the Uient Spiritl ., Mere than nn hour wns eccuulcd in this curious tail lmpro.-aive incantation; meanwhile net u warrior moved from hi3 abject position, net a hound distuihcd the awful silence save the crackling of the legs and the sizziug of the heifer's flesh as it burnt en the high altar Then w lien tiie xjcriilct was completed by the exhaustion of matei ials the irephet rose, himself all bloody, ar.it gave the blgn.il I for the Indians te stand eiect uud lUten. ' He telil them lie h.ul heard fieui the Great Spirit, mid they wero directed te j ally theuiseltt s . th the Americans against the Knl, , i .,, which on en on ueiinceuifiit hry all, tun num. lifted up their teuialMwks, the sign tint they would eIh.- the mnudatoel th.- ; . ! I the upie-t-ut tiie of the liicat ipi.it and then the .!i.-.prli'il A Miiliii'i . I'liih-iii.t.ia.h.Vb speech at that wen '-i iul leiinii il '. is Ikmmi pro pre bencd. t'.i.il i!f .i-.t .in hc kept si lent, then . . i li- it Tue Creeks were once , or f.i.ndi 1 hey have joined the I'li-lMi ami we must new fellow dllTereiit trills' When mir fathers took the huud el Wuidmigian they told him tiie Cheetiiwsi wuiild 'lw-y. Ix the friends of 1 n i tnn n i iv h r.ia-t.1 ha cannot be (V .- ti u- I am new re.ul. te t ,i - i t Uf id the nn--lish ami C'rci" I ml wv warriors no going te Tuscaloosa, and when you heat from us ngaln the Creek fort will be is ashes!" The Creeks and Semlnelet allied them selves with the British, and I'uth-ma-ta-ha made war en both tribes with such energy and success that the whites called him "The Indian General." . In 1824 lie went te Washington In or der, in ids own phraseology, "te brighten the chain of peace between the Amer icans and the Choctaws." lie was treated with great consideration by President Menree and Jehn C. Calhoun, secretary of war. A record of his com munication at that time may be found In the archives of state. After a visit te f jafayette, he was tak en seriously ill, and finding that he was nearing his end he expressed the wish that he might be buried with military honors and that "big guns might be fired ever his grave." Thcse requests were complied with and a precession mere than a mile in length followed him te his resting place in the Congressional burying ground. Ucn. Andrew Jacksen, whom Push-ma-ta-ha, It is alleged, was with at the ba'.tle of New Orleans, frequently ex pressed the opinion, "that he was the greatest and the bravest Indian he had ever known." Jehn Randelph of Roa noke, whlle pronouncing n eulogy upon him in the United States senate, declared that "he was wlse in council, eloquent in nn extraordinary degree, and en all occasions and under all circumstances Iho white man's friend." Many anecdotes of this celebrated Choctaw are current among the nation today, whose people never tire of talking about htm. Once, when in company with a party of young eflicers In camp, they began te beast of their ancestry, ene was related te Lord So-and-se, another te Count Somebody, nnd still another a descendant of the Carl of Something. At last ene of the crowd turned le Push-ma-ta-ha and asked him where he had corns from. Tite old warrior rose in all his dignity, and Etrlking himself, bald: "A great mauy years age, during a terrible storm In the forest, the lightning struck a large white oak tree, splitting it wide open, and out jumped Pubh-ma-ta-ha, a full armed warrior!" Dut the old chief only meant this satirically, and as a rebuke te the young gentlemen's boasting. Once, when strolling around the camp, he came across a privute soldier tied up by the wrists te a tree near the guard tent. He asked why the man was being punished In that manner; "for getting drunk," seme ene told him. He then took out his knife and cut the peer fel low down, lemarkiugns he turned away: "Shouldn't tie n warrior up like that just for getting drunk; all warriors get drunk; sometimes Push-ma-ta-lia gets drunk." Anether time ene of his wives came Inte camp at that period the Choctaws practiced polygamy and a private sol dier said something disrespectful te her, whereupon Push-ma-ta-ha drew his 6werd and struck him ever the head with the flat side. The general, hearing about it, nsked him what he had dene it for. Pusli-nia-ta-ha replied, "Because he had Intuited ene of my wives; but if it had been you. Gen. Jacksen, I would have Used the point!" IlKNKY I.NMA.N. DAVID PECK TODD. Ha Will Have Charge r Iho Expedition te Obscrie the Sun' Ecllic. Professer David Peck Tedd, of Am herst college, i3 off for Africa te 6ce the total eclipse of the sun, geingin a United States vessel with n large corps of assist ants nnd a splendid set of instruments, including a photographic telcscope forty feet long. It is exceedingly foitunate that the eclipse eccum Dec. 22. for the locality (nine degrees south of the equator in Angela) te which he is going is almost cot tain death te white men during half the jear. As the eclipse will last two heuia many viewa and photographs may be taken, and the long disputed ques tions regarding the tel.ir coiena finaliv bottled. Professer Tedd was born in Lake Ridge, N. Y., Match 10, 1853, and has accem plished many things for be young a man, &5is? IJ. WIS gruduat- feass?' ed nt Amherst in 1873, and apioiii apieiii ted seen after as !l chief assistant te Iho United Tran bit of Venus com- ffEE Jiil ..-sgssfcsMva fa-MiMiWi ""c three ,.Vrf.fr".i Sfe J, ,'K " '.A taken during the transit of 1874, and the brilliant david It.i u tedd. results have tnk eii their place in the science of astrono my. He been after published n work in dicating the movements of the satellites of Jupiter fieui lee te 1900, which has taken n high rank, in 1877 he began the cearch for the planet lying beyond Neptune, which wns indicated by the calculations of himself and ethers, but the bcnich is co fur unsuccessful. In 1870 he leek chargoef the United Slates government expedition te observe the total eclipsoef the sun as it nppcarcd in Texas, nud in lfcSl he accepted the chair at Amherst, which he btill holds. Tiesides doing much valuable work there he directed the observations of the trau trau citef Venus in 16S2 fiem the Lick ob servatory, nnd a Iittle later eiganized the remarkable e.etlitieii te the summit cf Fujiyama, thesacred mountain of Japan, 12,000 feet high. He has bceu an ineea ineea eaiit worker, astronomy being a perfect passion with hiiu. The degrce of Ph. D. wns conferred en him by Washington nud Jeffersen cellege in 1839, and he is n member of American and European scientific societies, Ail ArtlMIe Greup. teS"SSS.SV - x feKaC7tetSga SZ.r?SaiiST'.&' U tw5jg2 The suiill pointed wallbracket la this jhctch, from The Londen Cabinet Maker, is intended te held a ttairense lamp, nnd could be pro duced in nay of the popular art colorings. Iielewr t;u t,hevvn a tiinploferm of Hoelj thi, it will U) seen, H designed upon thaferm of the old IVmpeiau fcc.its, and hence It would net be inappropriate if produced In a metal lic finish, ueh an brenit. or even old cold. Tha r.'.ea i.f bracing the back and front legj together by inffaus of the curved stretcher is e)iant wl ttrens, A n-sskeil table, t uch a i ' Hs et thl, would be u U6v- Jf j s" uj: u.. "ated luthe manner it'4! -u i M ifcelre below, " 4i i- . s i aitrftctlve Utile ik1Ujiiui of drav.iu; rwe-n fu.'nlture. v .sss JsjeT refes m mT K. rji t jtb&'t 9-Vi, jgpjpF JSrvC T vfW. t-s Vr ?-)'?'? .. AN IRISH GIANT. Talk with Mitchell, the Hammer Thrower. CUAMFION Or THItEE COUNTRIES. The (tame. Method and Athletes of Eng land, Ireland bimI America Amerleans Make Mera of a IlueleeM of PUaeare Than They De en the Other Side 3. S. MITCHELL. James Banflcld Mllchell, a Tipperary lad of 24, ts a model of the modern giants who arc new doing battle in various fields of nth nth letle tperts for the amateur championship. One f.hetv bis superiority as a wrestler, an other as an oarsman, a third as a boxer, ethers as runners, lcepers nud lifters; but the specialty of young Mitchell is the marvelous skill nnd strength exhibited in the tlirewliiR of the 10 pound hammer and the "putting," as it is technically called, of the fti-peund w eight. In measurement he is a man C feet tall, with a weight that ranges fieni &.0te 23b pounds. Around the arm a tape line calls for 1CJX Inches; around the chest, 46 inches; uretuid the hits, ii inches, nnd nreund each thigh, S3); Inches. This mass of nelldcvel nelldcvel epnl inuvcle hns lifted a dead weight of "00 ixiundi. He came te Amu-lea with the famous Irish team of athletes n year ogel Like most men of mighty strength, Mr. Mitchell is quiet, medcbt and unostentutleus, net easily responsive te the questions of the cuileui, and, ualilce most of the peep'e of lib nation, he Is tlngularly laconic. Never thel(fc., the writer enjoyed n conversation with him recently, ou the grounds of the Nw Jersey Athletic club, where he ha been practicing for the last two ceks, nnd elicit ed n number of facts that will be interesting te the readers of this paper, and especially theso te whom athletics fire a never ending theme of discussion. IIUperseuHl history may be given brieOy. He "ui beru In the town of Knily, county Tippei ary, Ireland, en the 31st of January, 16H.". Hit father was an exceptionally strong man, and Inasmuch as his grandfather died at 11 and his grandmother nt 10-! years of age, It Is net illlllciilt te account for his ex traordinary vhillty. At the age of 17 he made n record of live feet ten Inches hi high jumping, ni'd was famous throughout his neighborhood for speed in lunnlug. The llrst piize of jeung Mitchell wns wen in 1SS4, when he was but 10 yenrs old, tall und thin, but exceedingly muscular, nnd with a weight of ISO peumK At thii nga he begnu te make "weight throwing" a teclalty, nnd since then lias liecii flist In 217 centetts, hold ing a three years' championship hi Uugluud nud for four years being champion of lru land. At the present time he Is champion of America. "On coming te America," said Mr. Mitch ell, "I found very ncai ly the same style of work pnirailliig In America as ou the ether tide. The tiuining here, heueicr, Is mero a matter et business than It Ij lender. It I hae nny objection te make In my jecullar department of nthlctlcs, it is that in the United (states every innn may cheese bis own bummer, nnd tome of them being practically net up te the i ules et the competition, an ml ml vautnge is thu obtained. While eue pet ten may bring a hammer that Is like a mere lump of lead attached te a walking stick, another will play with the regulation form, nud hence the competition h unevfii New the diireienee between Iren and lead In pass ing through the nir is ns nine te fourteen, in favor of the former. On the ether side, the hammer is regulated by the rules of the com cem com mlttee; it mut have an Iren hi-ml with n hniulle four feet leug, the whole weighing sixteen pounds. In America, en tlie ether hand, t man is permitted te hi lug into the field nny sti le of hummer he may be nccus nccus temed te. Therefore fellows a perceptible difTcieuceiii the stales of threning and their results. "The 50 pound weight also differs in the two countries. Iti Digkuid nnd Irelaud they use nn ordinary shop weight which meusuiea tnelie Inches ever nil. Hens they use a weight specially made for the purpose, and it is supposed te measure sixteen inches. Ou the ether slde a man hns te threw with one hnud only. In America a mci may use two hand, grasping n handle which Is flexible. The ndi nutage Is therefore in favor of the American method." The wiiter inquired wherchi constituted the peculiar tkill, outside of incre muscular feiw, requhed iu throwing thce weights. "An active, ultrt mind has much te de with Ricrrve," wns the reply. "Iu enllnnry prac tice, ene easily observes his mistakes, but in a cuiniwtitiuu ei cry element of your nature it brought into being. 'orveu, brain nud muscular power all must work hi hniineny. Vheueu hear of a man 'out of feiiu,' be ture of it Unit something he may net cien tui-jiect lias iuteifeicd with him. "Trnlnliigl Yes, inch a thing is of the utmost imiwrt.inee, but in my own experi ence, no ene tnught me. I tried every style of throwing nnd neiMug I could think of, nnd consequently In the end I i-cached what 1 lielluied te lie the most effective. Se far ns 1 enu judge of mywlf, I de n-- ii te uve iiuicli eveitien; nt least, I l i I it; the doctors tell me I threw fro- i liipv As regal ill the iise et nny weiin i. i, that's n matter I haie xifI Iittle or no attention te. Uke the met of farmer' tens in Ireluud." "What difference betweeu Ameiicnn nnd Knghsh or Irish athletes de you find!"' was a further iuquin. "Little or none. If any dilTei ence may be commented upon, It is that a larger class et people Indulge in athletic sport en the ether rids than here, and they de se from a pure love of the 6pert. Chiefly, they are the tens of fanners nnd pupils lu the tchoels and colleges. Their parents being, ns j ou say in America, pretty well "llxed" nud many of them athletes in their own jeuth, they encourage the development et rivalry in feats of strength nnd skill. Therefore jeu will find in almost every Digllsh or Iiish ueighliorheod n cinder path and training grounds. "In Ireland this love of athletle snort is even mere prevalent, The Gaelic association nlone Is composed of nbeut 2,UX clubs, n hich ale scattered through nearly eeryvillsge and iarish In the country, te "that from time te time from football and hurling, which is the national game, the Lxst men nre brought out. Once n week there nre local meetings of these associations, usually under the direc tion of the county committee, und coiitests ensue for the championship of the province or dlsti let In w hich they nre located. Alter wnpls these champion clubs play with each ether, and the winning club then becomes the champion of nil Ireland. "He general is tlu dut otien te outdoor ex ex eielse that etery boy leeks forward te the time of hlsdeielepmeut a. nn acknowledged athlete, nnd wheu they reach 'M or 2J yeni s cf age, tlie stout luds are nu exception who nre net geed for something in tha fUld. There U a class of thcse young men who tuke a hand nt eterj thing. They sprint, jump, threw weight, nud in general nre as tough n let of fellow g as can I) found nny w here. Yet 1 de net think ene out of a thousand prac tices with the tlew of becoming n profes sional; their whele object seems te be te nchieve the championship fe? their 'ecality, nnd if there are b.vcethearts In the question, that much additional animus Is given te the rivalry. "Xe, they de net tralu there ns much as iu this country or make se much of a businest of tlmr pleasure. About the etilv Uiku? tU V de, In addition te a fair amount of exercise. Is te observe a strong, wholesome diet' and abstain from Intoxicating liquors, lfer de we bars dabs en the ether side erg.iilsrt and managed like theso of America. A champion there b thrown largely en hit own resources, especially in tha matter of paying bis own expenses. Having achieved success at home, he starts en his travels with nothing behind him but his ability te maintain what he has wen. Beaching a field of competitors where he expects te take bit chances, be says his entry fee and gees In te de his best sad carry off whatever honors may attach te his new victory, it may appear strange that there are fewer professionals en the ether tide than here, but it Is nevertheless true or you would mere frequently find the best of them amene your visitors. As a rule, it Is net a business that pays as well lu England or Ireland a hi America." In answer te the question what was regard ed as the favorite sport there, Mr. Mitchell said there were two hurling and football, especially the former, because it required great aclh Ity, mere legs than muscle and an abundance of staying power, all of which en tered Inte the full physical development of the man. "The clubi consist of a president, vies president and committee. The ages of the members range from IS te 55, and the club grounds are net infrequently the gift of some gentleman owning a large estate who Is him self a jiatren of the sport. Fair play is the rule, perhaps even mera se than in this coun try, for it Is something Insisted upon by all concerned en both tides. I must say, how ever, that during my stay In America I have personally had no reason te regret a lack of courtesy from nil true sportsmen, and In bat fuw instances have wltmwd a breach of that faith which should ba held inviolable.' It should be said lu closing this article thet the unbroken record of Mr. Mitchell gives him 133 ft, l In. In throwing the IC-pound hammer and SO ft. 1 In. In throwing the 54 pound weight. F. O. de FeNTAljtB. NEW YORK'3 FAIR 8ITE8. Maps Showing flew the Bolldless IU8 Arranged. As nil the world all the American world nt least knows, they are having a great te de in the city of New Yerk just new about the site of the proposed -J. All the buildings te go ou the UloemlaRdtle plateau, unJ IncliiJIus all of KlrersJae and Morn Mern Morn lasbMe parks, but tearing Central park un touched 1'I.A.V NO. 1. World's fair of 1892. It was 6eme days nge proposed by the site committee te use n portion of the northern end of Central pttrk, together with all of Mer- S ri lv .'cfef ii Jrl cj Li a err i - vanei -jci All the main builJln0-i te ee en Ien lands north of Central uik, small biilllin3 en liloemtnsdale plateau, and Inclndlug tX'ntral iarkfer a pleasure Rrcundenlr PLAN KO. 2. nlngbide park nnd n portion of Riverside park. Tlie kickers in tlie present case object te the use of Central park at nil. The three accompanying maps show euffjga!! I II --., IL-K J UJI I r. smiiifi5ra One large building ou gruuad north of the perk, ene en l;'.oemIi!2hi pbte-au and the ethers in Ce'iitinl crk ruN ;e. 3. tlnce dilTercnt plans for the utilization of Iho eite chosen, pi opeed by Mr. Henry it. Tc vue, n member of the sub-commit-teeon buildings. A Tunlrflll ihiic Kmiui. The cut shewins tha interior of a dining room here given Ufrem TheSemerville Joui Jeui nal. This room receives the Iljht from four windows net thewn, but which fleal the tpnee with nn ngrceable atme'.phere. The furni ture consists of nn nh extension table, ash sideboard, ash mantel nud ash chairs, leather scats. There Is a dado of ash panels, with Jnpanese paper in the enter. Above this, reaching te the cornice, is n warm tinted cartrldge paper Several priuts ure hung en the walls and bits of bric-a-brac nbeve the mantel nnd sideboard. Tbe center of the fleer Is covered w ith a rug, n title n border of Vienna brown eucircles the room. This beautiful a, I fuiqile urrnngrmei from The Builder aud Weed Woric which publication It waj drawn Browns, .--.v I! !( wf ?. JjaacjiZZj V H iSgSi Jgfe BS8BE Icr'asjaag3&' iP-if?; ? hibmj"1 wet ij tSnLicn3pairt-Krii. &a3 i vdHHfcte r.r"n H'rth L5 w) i rirnitz ' tzialc rr3ec3c 5n-ri crig sin 5S.Bspessass I J , "- I . Vrn11.- lV-1 ju-il,i, .;B8SS PjM Jilt i .n Interior tituilr. CGsvl -... r a' if,. 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