INCURABLE DISEASES. ]
THE LIST DECREASES AS THE KNOW.- '
EDGE OF SCIENCE INCREASES.
Story of a Man Who Wag Given I'p to I
Die by Seven Physician He Fol
low* the Advice of a Friend
and in Now a Well Man
—A Wonderful Story.
From the Leader, Morrinville,JJr.N r . Y. j
"Ypnder Is a man," said the farmer to a |
reporter, "who is the talk of this commu
nity."
"He is Mr. William Woodman, of Sonth |
Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y.," a well-to- '
do farmer, who is well known and stands I
high for honesty and thrift in this neigh- j
borhood.
On the following day the newspaper man
called on Mr. Woodman in his comfortable, :
old-fashioned farm house.
"I have had serious thoughts of writing I
an account for the newspapers myself." I
said Mr. Woodman, "but as I am not ac
customed to such work, I have never at
tempted it. Bit down and I will tell you
all about it.
"I am fifty-nine years old. I contracted
rheumatism when only fourteen years of j
age, then a severe cold" from over exertion '
raid from becoming over heated. My father •
was a farmer and insisted thut the only way
to make me strong was to do plenty of hard i
work. When, however, he saw mo helpless I
in bed for six long months without being i
able to move except with help, he changed
bis mind, and forever after believed that j
children should not be made to do men's
work. My growth was stoppod by suffer
ing. and 1 do not think I urn un inch taller
than that day, forty-five years ago. Dur
ing the forty years ensuiug after mv mis
fortune, I was attended by seven doctors.
I received temporary relief at times, from
new forms of treatment, but always re
lapsed into a worse and more aggravated
condition. The conclusion of nil these
gentlemen was that I was incurable, and
all they could do was to ease my condition.
After I grew to manhood I married and i
have been blessed with a family. My dear
wife has had all the drudgery of nursing
and waiting upon me, and the burden has
been indeed hard to bear.
"Without hopo from physicians I began
to take Dr. Williams' rink Pills, which was
highly recommended by my friends. I took
them and within one week began to feel
better than I had since 1 was first afflicted.
I took theso pills according to directions,
and when the box was nearly gone I went
over to Brookfleld to an old friend who
was in the drug business, named Dr. Auro
lius Fitch, who likewise was a great suffer
er from rheumatism. The doctor and I or
dered several boxes of Pink Pills in part
nership, he from that time keeping them
on sale. Well, I continued to take them
according to directions for the next three
years and steadily improved, gaining flesh
and strength, until two years ago I was
able to discontinue them, and now am as
able bodied a man of my years as you will
find. I ought to tell you that after I or
dered the first box of pills the physician
who was then attending me came in and I
told him what I was doing. He said I was
very foolish, that they would surely injure
me, and it was bis duty to tell me so. I
told the doctor that I might as well die us
to drag out a miserable existence, and so,
notwithstanding his warnings, continued
to take the pills. Thank God the doctor
was not able to dissuade me, for to them I
now ascribe all the comfort and happiness
I have in this world. I have recommended
them to hundreds of pooplo since I was
cured, and in every cose they have been
effective, not only in rheumatism but in
numerous other disorders, especially im
poverishment of the blood, heart trouble
and kidney disease.
"I certify the above statement to be true,
and if necessary will swear to the same be
fore a Notary Public."
William Woodmah.
When Mr. Woodman had signed and de
livered the above paper to the reporter, he
said: "If I were you I would go and call on
Mr. Amos Jaquays, at Columbus Centre, to
whom I recommended I)r. Williams' Pink
Pills for aggravated kidney disease. He is
now in perfect health. I have no doubt he
will be glad to testify to the efficacy of the
remedy that cured him."
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all the
elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by ail druggists,
or may be had by mail from Dr. Williams'
Medicine Company, Schenectady. N. Y., for
60c. per box. or six boxes for $2.60.
Fast Freight Runs.
The B. and O. S. W. has been mak
ing records on quick despatch freight
within the past week or two. Two
trains, one weighing 7.12 and the oth
er 734 tons, ran from Cincinnati to Par
kersburg, 200 miles in 8 hours and 3
minutes and 8 hours and 4 minutes re
spectively. The run from St. Louis to
Cincinnati 340 miles, was made in 16
hours. Considering that some of the
grades exceeded one per cent., the per
formance ranks with the best on rec
ord and demonstrates that the track
and motive power of the B. and O. S.
W. must be in good condition.
How's This T
WeofferOne Hundred Dollir = Rewnrd for
any ca-e of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., P. ops., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, liavn known F.J. Che
ney lor the lat 15 years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion m de by their firm.
West & Tnu ax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Waldiko, Kinnan DR Mabvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, not
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 75c. pe>' bottle. Bold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Try Graln-O ! Try Graln-O!
Ask your grocer to-day to show you a park
age of Grain-O, the new food drink that takes
the place of coffee. The children may drink
•it without injury as well as the adult. All
who try it lika.it. Grain-O has that rich seal
brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from
pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re
ceives it without distress. One-quarter the
price of coffee. 15 cts. aud 25 cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
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© The Blue and the Gray, m
|j|i) Both men and women are apt to feel a little
Jj|\ blue, when the gray hairs begin to show. It's r \
a very natural feeling. In the normal condition HP
mm of things gray hairs belong to advanced age. 00,/)
They have no business whitening the head of /Ms
*§§/ man or woman, who has not begun to go HP
p|| down the slope of life. As a matter of fact, py
JBn. the hair turns gray regardless of age, or of VP
HP life's seasons ; sometimes it is whitened by V|'
Py sickness, but more often from lack of care.
PP When the hair fades or turns gray there's no kSk
need to resort to hair dyes. The normal color
lIH of the hair is restored and retained by the use of
• Ayer's Hair Vigor. •
WW Aycr'. Curebook, "a story of cures told by the cured." {Mr
100 pages, free. J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Mass. 42^,
Smart Young Sailors. t
"The boys responded with aurprisLng
quickness n.rui good order. This is the \
second liXe they have saved this win
ter." These were 1 lie concluding words
ot a statement made by Commander
Field of the sehoolship St. Mary's at a
meeting of the Board of Education of (
Mew 'Yorl! city, a few months ago, re
garding a rescue made by the boys of
his ship.
On the night of the 23d of February, ;
after the boys on the St. Mary's had j
turned in, the cry was raised on the
wharf at the foot of which the ship 1
lies, in New York, that a man had j
fallen overboard in the.North Klver. I
The boys turned out, lowered a boat,
and in n moment were off to the rescue. •
Just as the man rose for the last time
they pulled him in. and in an Insensible j
condition he was taken to the hospital,
where he revived.
The next moment would have been ,
the man's lest, and the least delay on
the part of the bandy boys would have
been fatal to him. But if they had been
capable of delays they would not have
been good sailors, nnd they made no i
delays and did no bungling.
The school-ship on which these boys
acted so bravely and promptly this
time, and have acted as promptly and
effectually before, is, though command
ed by an officer of the United Statee
navy, a part of the public school sys
tem of New* York city. The boys are
Just such as go to the pnblle schools In
the most crowded parts of the metropo
lis.
j They are good material for the mak
ing of prompt, quick, ready and intelli
gent sailors, and—for much the same
, causes as those which make them good
sailors -for the making of good citizens
as well.—Youth's Commmion.
Screened from Heat and Light.
i The bottom of the deep sea Is, in
deed, entirely screened from the
warmth and light of the sun by the In
tervening mass of water. On land we
often experience that the Intervention
of clouds, which are simply steam or
divided masses of water, results In
gloom and a fall of temperature. This
effect la Infinitely more Intense at the
bottom of the ocean, between which
and the sun there Is interposed, not
only for a day or two, a layer of cloud,
, out, for ever, a volume of water often
several miles thick. Even at fifteen
i fathoms from the surface the light Is
much subdued, producing more the ap
; pearance of pale moonlight than of sun
' tight, and experiments made Willi very
sensitive photographic plates in the
I clear water of the laike of Geneva have
shown that sunlight does not penetrate
to a greater depth there than 153
fathoms. In the ocean and in the trop
ics, where sunshine is most Intense, no
, light penetrates beyond a depth of 200
fathoms. Below this all is dark.
The sun's bear, like Its light, Is also
j cut off from the ocean depths in the
same manner. A cousin of the writer
found that in the hay of Bengal there Is
a fall of temperature amounting to
about 1 degree Fahrenheit for every
ten fathoms from the surface that the
thermometer sinks. At 200 fathoms be
has found that the thermometer stands
all the year round at 55 degrees Fahr
enheit; and at 2,000 fathoms It con
stantly registers about 85 degree*
Fahrenheit, or close upon freezing
point. It is curious to note that as ws
rise In the air. In ballooning or on
mountain slopes, the temperature falls
is we rise, and the same occurs as w
Jive Into the depths of the ocean. Bnt
in mines the heat Increases as we de
scend. Chain tiers' Journal.
Unworthy Books.
A healthy body undoubtedly con
duces to a healthy condition of ths
mind, but It does not produce Intellect
ual activity. The only way to accom
plish Intellectual results Is to work the
1 mind. Hard work of any kind Is nevei
easy—lt may be satisfying and exhilar
ating, but not easy. When you really
work your brain you know It; even to
concentrate your attention to begin a
loak Is a serious efTorl. Many wise
workers say that when you have
learned the power of concentration you
i have solved the problem of effective In
! telloctual work. That Is the first stum
bling-block. that the person who doei
not habitually read books, even foi
recreation, encounters. It Is so difficult
to pin your attention to the printed
' page, for you think of things nearer al
| hand With which you are familiar. Bui
I a sensational novel raptures the uneasy
attention sooner than more thoughtful
J books; therefore, people of untrained
! minds are the greatest devour era of un
j worthy books.—Ladles' Home Journal.
People make themselves very mlser
able by telling "jokes" on each other.
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE. I
THRILLINC INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
Elomlln's Orent Feat—Story ortlir Wmi He
Carried Aero,, the fiorjc al Niagara
Fall,—A Narreiv Kftcapr From Drath,
Oivinc lo Interference With the linpe.
"It was ill tlie year 1858, anil white
still a mere boy," said Harry Coleord,
an artist who was recently relating to
a party of New York friends some of
his early adventures nt sea, "that I'
became tired 01" sailor life and went to
Boston to look for something to do on
shore. Shortly after my arrival in
that city I made the acquaintance of
Blondin, the tight rope walker, who
was a member of the Francona troupe,
which included Martinetti and the
Bavals. Having some natural artistic
talent I became, through the influence
of Blondin, their scenic painter, and
we traveled about, the country with
varying success until the beginning of
February, 1860, when the troupe
reached Cincinnati and disbanded.
"It was then that Blondin, who had
seen and been greatly impressed with
the beauties of Niagara, conceived the
idea of crossing the great cataract on
a tight rope. He asked me what I
thought of making the journey across
the falls on his back. At first I
thought he was joking, but on his as
suring me that lie was in earnest I
consented to accompany him, aud to
gether we started for Niagara to com
plete arrangements for the proposed
feat.
"We experienced no little tronble
in obtaining the necessary permits to
extend the ropes. But finally wo suc
ceeded in getting them front a man
named Porter 011 the American side,
and went to work. Blondin wauted
to carry the rope from Terrapin tower
and across to David's Hotel, which
would have led us over the Horseshoe
falls through the mist and spray of the
cataract.
"These arrangements were strongly
condemned, because people said the
spray would keep the rope damp and
Blondin was sure to fall. So we
stretched the rope from White's pleas
ure ground across to the Clifton
House. The rope was 2000 feet long.
It was of manila, three inches in di
ameter, made in a New York ropewalk
in two pieces. Blondin joined them
with a long splice, which, when the
rope was extended, was in the centre
of the span. It took us nearly five
months to stretch the rope and get the
guy lines in place.
The rope was 250 feet above water
at its lowest point, which was fifty feet
below the highest—in other words,
there was a grade of fifty feet in each
1000 feet. There was 75,000 feet of
guy line attached to the rope. Each
gny was weighted with a ten-pound
sandbag to drop them out of the way
of Blondin's balance pole, and in put
ting them up the rope walker crossed
the span a score of times.
"At last we were ready to make the
perilous journey, aud, it having been
advertised through the newspapers
that I was to rids *n Blondin's back, I
became the subject of all kinds of ad
verse criticisms. Indeed, I was ready
to back out of my agreement, when
Blondin began to taunt me to such nn
extent that I finally decided that noth
ing conld deter me from making the
journey.
"Meantime Blondin had coached me
as to what I should, do. I was to pnt
my weight on his shoulders only with
my arms aud clasp his body about with
my legs. But I should not pnt my
weight on his legs, as that would en
enmber his movements. I had to keep
all my weight on his shoulders.
"In July, 18611, everything being
ready, I took my place on Blondin's
hack and we started to cross the rope.
We begnn the descent from the Can
adian side of the rope, and by reason
of the fact that I had to bear my weight
on Blondin's shoulders and could only
use my arm to support myself, fre
quent rests were necessary. I told
Blondin when I wanted to rest and
then dropped down on the rope on one
foot and waited till my arms were re
lieved, when I would spring up again,
using mp arms to lift nnd help myself
in place. There was a great crowd
present, but I did not sec it at first.
From my place on Blondin's back I
could look out to the American side,
and see below the stunted pines throw
ing their sharp points up from the
| edge of the foaming, roaring waters,
ready to split us in two if we fell. I
remember that I was anxious to get
over, aud I recall, too, that the great
rope before us swung alarmingly from
side to side. We afterward ascer
tained that the rope had been swing
ing forty feet at the centre. The
swing was caused by there being a
length of forty feet between the guys
on one side aud those 011 the other,
i It was the middle span. Below us 250
1 feet roared the river, and over it we
j swung from side to side. Still moving
I on steadily Blondin never trembled,
i When he had gone about ten feet on
1 this middle span, some one on the
j American side pulled tho outer guy
; line. We afterward found out that it
: was done intentionally, and the rope
1 was stopped in its swing,
j "Blondin stopped aud his pole went
! from side to side in a vain effort to en
j able him to secure his balance. At
one time his polo was up and down on
the right side, at another up and down
on the left, and I recall now with won
der that I was only curious to know
whether he would succeed in gaining
control of himself or not. Failing to
get his balance, he started to inn
across the horrible span, and in safety
reached the point where* the guy rope
came from the Amfericah shore. Theft
to steady himself Blondin ,ptit his loot
on the gny rope and tried to stop, but
the guy snapped, and with a dash of
speed he ran swiftly twenty-five or
thirty feet further and said: 'Destu
dez vous.'
"The perspiration now stood out oil
his neck and shoulders in great beads,
and we balanced ourselves on the
swaying rope. Presently he said
'aliens,' and I raised myself to his
shoulders and we went ou safely and
without accident toward the shore. It
was not, however, until we landed that
I appreciated what had been done.
Then it occurred to me that the man
who palled the guy lino was one of
those who had bet that the feat could
never be accomplished, and my indig
nation mastered any reactionary feel
ing of fear. You see, mauy thousands
of dollars were bet upon the ability of
Blondin to carry a man over, aud human
cupidity stops at. no sacrifice. Then
came the congratulations and praises
of pluck and the rest of it, so that in
my foolish boyish elation I soon for
got everything else.
"I shall never forget the wonderful
tableau which the 100,0000 people pre
sented as they stood gazing up at us
as we approached the shore. Thou
sands of them turned their faces away
or, half turning, cast anxious glances
over their shoulders at us as we drew
near the bank. Then the crowd be
came very much excited, surged to
ward us, and Blondin stopped, fearing
they would push each other over the
bank. When the crowd was still again
Blondin started once more, and with a
quick run we soon came to the end of
the rope and sprang to the ground.
Cheer after cheer then went up, and I
was seized in the arms by a man, who
lifted me high up in the air, saying:
"Thank God, this terrible feat is over 1"
"Would you have crossed again?"
"I crossed again twice, the last time
under the patronage of the Prince of
Wales. He congratulated us, aud
gave us each a purse of SIOO. I would
not make the same journey now for all
the wealth in the world."—Buffalo (N.
Y.) Express.
Saved by an Kxploclon.
James Horan, a rancher living on
theCoeur d'Alcne reservation in Idaho,
met with a little accident recently
which nearly resulted in the loss of his
life. The story is told l>y Mr. Horan,
whose veracity cannot be questioned,
as follows:
"My house is a small building, ten
by twelve, and nine feet high, with a
wing kitchen coming down to seven
feet at the eaves. 1 had just started
a lire to get my dinner, and had gone
for a bucket of water, some 300 yards
from the house, when,upon my return,!
I saw the roof of the kitchen envel
oped in a sheet, of flame. I attempted!
to save the House by getting upon the
roof of the kitchen with an ax, for the'
purpose of cutting the kitchen roof
from the roof of the main building.
I stepped by the stovepipe and fell
through to my armpits, and was un-|
able to move up or down, with that!
flame of lire and smoke about me. In)
a few seconds it would have 'fixed',
mo had it not been at tbat instant that?
a five-pound can of powder had ignited
and puffed me out onto a soft garden
bed I had made the day before. The
fire burned my overalls off me, and
one of my shoes, but the fall from the
top of the building to the garden bed
did not hurt me at. all."—Spokane
(Wash.) Spokesman-Review.
A Story of Simple Heroif.ni at Sea.
Every now and then a tale of simple
heroism comes to us from the sea. The
latest is the account of an experience
on board the steam collier Saturn, off
Burnegat the other day. A glass water
gauge in the boiler room suddenly
broke. Chief Engineer Gilkey, real
izing the danger of a blow-out, cried
to his fireman Bennett to run and save
himself. Bennett refused to desert
his chief, who was meantime endea
voring to turn the stop-cook of the
gauge. Soon, however, the two men
wore driven from the boiler room by
the clouds of steam that, hissed out.
Two other members of the crew vol
unteered to be lowered through a ven
tilator in order to shut off the steam
from the boilers. The scalded men
were eventually cared for at the Marine
Hospital at Staten Island. All this
makes instructive reading, and shows
that under many a grimy exterior are
concealed the lineaments of a hero.
ALPHABET OF PROVERBS.
A grain of prudence is worth a pound
of craft.
Boasters arc cousins to liars.
Confession of a fault makes half
amends.
Denying a fault doubles it..
Envy shoots at others and wounds
herself.
Foolish fear doubles danger.
God teaches us good things by our
own hands.
He has hard work who has nothing
to do.
It costs more to revengo wrongs
than to suffer them.
Knavery is the worst trade.
Learning makes a man lit company
for himself.
Modesty is a guard to virtue.
Not to hear conscience is the way to
silence it.
One hour to-day is worth two to
morrow.
Proud looks make foul work in fair
faces.
Quiet conscience is quiet sleep.
Bichest. is he that wants least.
Small faults indulged in are little
thieves that let, in greater ones.
The bows that bear must hang low
est. - •,
Upright walking is suro walking,
t and happiness are mother
and daughter.
• Wise meli make more opportunities
tfh'an they find.
You never lose by doing a good act.
Zeal without knowledge is like fire
without light,— Louisvilla Home and
Farm.
THE MERRY S11)E UF LIFE I
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.
Hnzz-zz—Self Denial—Two Wnys of Got
ting a For us—A Case of Sequltur— Monk
or Monkey?—An Kye XVltnew*—Chll- .
dren of the Cent ar.v— Only n Hint, Etc*
Abovo the sleeper's nose,
Trembling at everv joint.
Jbis/ed the young mosquito: "I want to sup,
And Pm trying to screw my courage up,
Up'to the sticking point!"
--C.'hiengo Record, i
Woman * Way.
Ted—"She said her age was twenty- j
two. What do you think of that?"
Ned—"l should call it an age of de- |
ception.''—J udge.
A Case of Sequltur
"Take away woman?" asks a writer,
"and whit would follow?"
AVe would. Give us a harder one
next time.—Texas Sittings.
An Kye Witness.
"Have you any witness to this as
sault on you?" asked the Judge.
"Yes, Judge. I was there myself,"
answered Hans.—Fliegende Blaetter.
A Legal Count.
She—"The Count, you know, can
trace his family back 800 years."
He—"Ah, through the bankruptcy !
court records, I suppose."—Texas Sift- i
ings.
The liuler of Kulers.
"I thought you said Smithson want- -
cd to 1)0 elected exalted ruler?"
"So he did, but his wife told liim
he must give up going to the lodge."—
Judge.
Self Denial.
"Going to your mother-in-law's
funeral, old man?"
"No. Busiuesscomes before pleas- |
ure with me every time!"—Fliegende
Blaetter.
A Promising Lad.
Clergyman—"My boy, do you know
it's wicked to fish on the Sabbath?"
Youngster—"l isn't fishing; I'm
teaching this 'ere wurm ter swim."— !
Indianapolis Journal.
Two Ways of Getting a Focus.
Friend—"You are so dreadfully \
cross-eyed I don't see how you can J
shoot straight."
Cross-Eyed Sportsman—"X fire both
barrels at once."—Judge.
Monk or Monkey?
Cholly Ricketts (tragically)—" R
efuse me, dearest, and I shall enter a
monastery and be a monk."
Maude Summerflirt "Monastery?
Don't you mean a menagerie?"—-Puck, j
Children of the Century.
Mrs. Tenspot—"l am so glad that
you are engaged to Harold Willoughby.
Was it a long courtship?"
Miss Skid more—"Not very. My '
cyclometer registered about 100 miles." !
—Judge.
Correct.
Teacher—"A rich man dies and
leaves a million dollars-one-fifth to
his son, oue-sixth to his daughter, onc-
Reventh to his wife, one-eighth to his
brother and the rest to foreign mis
sions—what does each one get?"
Little "Willie Briefs—"A lawyer."— <
Puck.
Only n Hint.
Mr. Golrox —"What would you ex
pect me to do for my daughter if you
married her?"
Georgia Goodthing (slightly em
barrassed) —"You—er—wouldn't bo
willing to die for her, would you?"—• i
Judge.
Slip Was Willing.
H—"Will yon marry me?"
She—"No. I'm not a clergyman." j
He—"Well, will you permit aclergy- j
man to marry us?"
She—"Yes, you to somebody else, j
and me to—well—somebody else."—
Boston Traveller.
True Mimical Instinct.
Reilly—"Couplings is a fireman ,
with a true musical instinct."
McCarthy—"l didn't know he had
any talent in that line."
Reilly -"Well, he has. When the
music store burned yesterday Couplings |
played on six pianos all at once."— j
Judge.
Strict. Discipline.
Professor—"Why didn't yon eomo j
when I rang?"
Servant—"Becauso I didn't hear
the bell."
"Hereafter, when you dou't hear
Ihe bell you must come and tell mo j
so!"
"Yes, Professor."
Looking Ahead.
Liglitlove—"At last, dear Sophia, i
we are alone, and I can tell von that '
i 10-" * ;
Sophia—"Oh, please, no, Mr. Light- .
love, don't tell me here."
Lightlove—"Why not? There are j
no witnesses."
Sophia—"That's just it."—Punch. |
A Common Paradox.
Little Elmer —"Pa, my teacher told ;
me to write an example of a paradox, |
and I can't think of one. Will you ,
help me?"
Professor Broadhcad—"You might i
say that, although Mr. Tubman, who j
is trying to reduce his flesh by bicy- \
cling, is continually falling off, he 1
does not seem to be growing nuy thin- !
ner." —Judge.
An Invaluable Device.
Mrs. Newlywed—"That is our new i
burglar alarm—you see, if a burglar
should get into the lower part of the ,
house, that would ring."
Her Mother—"Oh!—and scare him
off?"
Mrs.Newlywed (doubtfully)—" Well,
it. might; but it would give Clarence
and me plenty of time to hide in the
ttio, anyway."- Puok, J
Pioneering.
It Is quite the custom to speak of the '
whites who were the first to go among
the Indian tribes of the West as "pio
neers of civilization." The "civiliza
tion" was not always of a perfectly civ- j
II order. The officials and traders of
the old Hudson Bay Company used to
claim credit for this rough pioneering.
If we may judge from the records of
the company, their work was thorough
In its way, but the way was a hard one.
Some entries In the account-books of
the company, made more than a hun
dred years ago. will show how the civ
ilizing *was being done.
. "Dec. 31, 1705. Served out a quart of
rum per man: the evening spent In in
nocent mirth and Jollity.
! "Jan. 1, 1706. All the Indians drunk
about, the place; great trouble la keep
, Ing order."
Two entries of en earlier date, and
{ from a station still farther north, show
what were the amenities of Intercourse
between the "clvllizeu' and savage
races when questions of right and jus
i tice were in the way of settlement. The
flrst entry reads:
"The Company's cook, a lad of 16,
j having been carried off by the Esqui- '
i niaux. three out of a party of six pnss
i ing Esquimaux were seized as hostages
' until the return of the boy."
Five years later another brief entry
. shows how this transaction was finally
' closed:
| "Had a row with the three Esqui
maux detained. They were shot, and
their ears pickled in rum and sent on
to their tribe, to show them what had I
happened."
A Moor's Madness.
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