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- » THE CUBAN BLOODHO'UNDS.

They Were Introduced Into the South to
Hunt Slaves. '

upon this centinent were, imported tWo
hundred years ago by Spanish planters
of. Louisiana, then Spanish territory.
We all know what the dons were about
1700. Negroes were cheaper then, and
if a slave gave trouble it did not much
matter that the bloodhound’s hold up-
on his throat was broken only by the
tearing of the flesh and tendons. Many
times in those days the fugitive negro
did not live after his capture. If‘ he
succeeded in gaining a tree, his olive~
skinned masters shot him out as they
would a squirrel. _ If on the ground
when caught the dogs killed him,
sometimes before the arrival of the
horsemen, who had rid-den hard to be
in at the death. .

The Cuban hound was a valuable
dog, and he was well treated. In some
of the old court records of Louisiana
are bills of sale of him. In instances
the prices ran as high as $800 a pair.
The breed spread all through the south,
although I have never heard of the
dogs being used as man hunters in the
upper tier of southern states. I doubt
that one has ever been laid upon the
trail of a negro in Virginia, North Car-
olina or Maryland. ”

[As a matter of course, the planters
of this century were careful to protect
their slaves as far as possible from at-
tacks by the animals. This was gen-
erally easy. The runaway slave in-
variably made for the swamp at the
back of the plantation. It contained
many streams and lagoons, which aid-
ed 'him in throwing the dogs off the
scent. If the worst came to the worst
he could always climb a tree.

The bloodhound is now used only in
the pursuit of criminals. Every south-
ern penitentiary has a brace or more
of them. They are not infrequently a
part of the sheriff’s outfit. The breed
is not always pure, but the dogs serve
their purpose better than fairly well.
Their keenness of scent is one of the
most remarkable things in nature,
though it is of value chiefly in the more
thinly settled region. It seems incred~
ible that the mere temporary pressure
of a man’s boot or shoe upon the
ground should leave a traceable scent
for,twenty—four hours, providing that
there has been no. rain, but there is
no 'doubt that it does. Sometimes in
the south a murderer breaks jail. Un-
til the universal introduction of chilled
steel cages this was not a difficult mat-
ter. Dogs are telegraphed for at a dis-
tance probably of 150 miles. They are
rive a day after the escape. They are
led in leach to the point where the
criminal is supposed to have made his
exit and uncoupled. They take up
the scent-instantly and follow it rap-
idly. The man must have crossed
much water or confused his trail with
the hurrying footsteps of dozens of
others to throw them off. AlWays sup-
posing that twenty-four hours is the
extreme limit of “law” allowed the
fugitive, the bloodhounds are the best
means of effecélns his capture. .,Hav‘
ing far to travel, they, do not bay- The
have no breatliut‘o’ "iv“ast'e. -
In the first canto of “The Lady of
the Lake,” Scott remarks that “the
deep—mouthed bloodhound’s mellow
bay resounded up the rocky way." That
was the English bloodhound. The
English bloodhound, or the bloodhound
of the continent for that matter, not
only bays, but has a remarkably sonor-
ous and beautiful voice. He “opens,"
as it is technically termed, upon a

cold trail and keeps it up until the

quarry is sighted or run down.

He is of great size, with deep chest,
powerful shoulders, massive head,
drooping jaws and long ears, 3. re-
markably sagacious and affectionate
animal, courageous, though not es-
pecially savage, and one of the best
friends man ever had. This hound is
known in the old prints as the “sleuth”
bound, or “slot” hound, taken from the
old “sleuth" or “slot”—otherwise
“trail”—of the deer. He is called the
bloodhound, not because he is partic-
ularly fond of blood as a matter of
diet, but because, having once found
the blood-trail of a wounded animal,
he follows it' with wonderful stanch-
ness. He will, in fact, unless taken
off by force, follow it until he drops,
and rising will stagger along until he
falls again.

The English bloodhound is not used

in the south. That is where Mrs.
Stowe’s error was made. The dog
there is the Cuban bloodhound. He

differs materially from his English
cousin. He is larger, fiercer and swift.
er, with more of a bulldog out about
his head. He is probably a descend-
ant of_a bull cross. He is invariably
mute until his quarry is sighted. Al-
most any dog will give tongue when he
comes within view of‘the object of his
pursuit after a long chase. This dog
is not a snap-per, as is the English. He
is a pinning dog, which comes probably
from his bull strain. Once his teeth
are locked, they can be disengaged only
by the ingenious method of grasping
his nostrils and shutting off his breath.
—H. S. Canfield in Chicago Times Her-
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A Dangerous Craze.
“Hullo! Back again?”
“Yep. Town as dead as ever?”
“’Tain't' as dead as it might have
been if the ’pendicitis fad hadn’t let
up."——Cleveland Plain Dealer.

A Rare. Avis. .
“What a quiet young woman Miss
Lancaster is!”
“Yes; she doesn't eventalk at a mus"
lcale.”—Chicagc Record. .

 

Proud Mothe‘-—a“.’t last. my dear,
your education is finished, and you
have diplomas irom f‘ie highest seats
of learning in the n-oxid."

and now I'm too old to marry."

 

The first Cuban bloodhounds landed,

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' A Styllnh gains-'3 uown.

Embroidery continues to be greatly
in favor 'on many gowns, and few cos-
tume‘s are complete without a: touch
of it.‘ ’ ' .

An effective visiting gown is here
shown, com-posed of a medium shade
of gray smooth faced cloth, elaborately
embroidered. The skirt has the pop-
ular dip in the back, which is left per~
fectly plain. Panels of embroidery
decorate either side of the front and

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are bordered with bands of...velvet,
which grow wider toward their, j-ttom
of the skirt. This mode of trimming
is also carried out on the bodice, form-
ing a jacket effect. The close fitting
sleeves are elaborately embroidered
and finished with» a cuff of black vel-
vet. Black velvet also constitutes the
girdle which fastens On the left side
with a dainty buckle. '

Where Needles Are Made.

English needles are now sold all over
the world, but their manufacture, af-
ter being kept secret for many years,
was taught to us in 1650 by Christo-
pher Greening. At Redditch alone
twenty thousand people make more
than one hundred million needles in a
year,_ and, as they are made and ex-
ported so cheaply, England has no ri-
val in the industry, and to all intents
and purposes monopolizes the trade.
In the old days needle-making killed
tens of thousands of operatives owing
to their inhalation of fine particles of
steel, but-an invention by which an
air-blast drives away the filings from
the grindstone, has removed this dan-
ger, and the occupation has in conse-
quence become absolutely safe. One
of the most interesting of the pro-
cesses in needle-making is the drilling
of the eye, and it is- the boast in one
factory that one of the drillers is so
expert that he can perforate a hair
and thread it with itself. Another
very interesting fact in connection
with the industry is that whilst all the
ordinary needles used in America are
supplied by Great Britain, nearly all
the sewing-machine needles used in
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Why Ruin Falls.

The reason why rain falls is that
whenever warm, vapour-laden air ar-
rives in positions where it gets rapidly
chilled, the vapor falls through the cold
air to the earth, cold air being unable
to support as much floating vapor as
warm air. A hundredth part of a. grain
of aqueous vapor over the amount that
the air will support is sufficient to
cause rainfall. Any chill will produce
rain. It occurs when a moist warm
wind blows in from the ocean upon cold
stretches of land, where dense vapor-
laden winds are pressed up the slopes
of abruptly-rising hills, and whenever
warm ocean winds are mingled with
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The Triple Cave.

The triple cape promises to be very
popular this season. Besides being a
very handy garment it has a natty,
stylish appearance. These capes are
made quite short. barely reaching to
the elbow. ' i

An attractive model of tan smooth
faced cloth has each cape outlined with
a narrow cording. Three rows or
stitching is also employed for a trim-
ming. The capes could be either lined
with silk or for summer wear it would
be better to merely face the edges.

The hat worn with this cape of black .
straw has a rolled brim and is turned
:1)' at the left side and trimmed with
three Lips and‘an aigrette.

 

 

Gas-burners should nowand then be
cleaned out with a piece of wire or a-
long pin to clear out any impurities or
dust accumulation.

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unitien Landed In Cuba...

GONVOYED BY WAR S H I P S

Seven Thousand Rifles, Two Million

Rounds of Ammunition, Seventy-five

Iuies and Twenty-five Horses Carried
, to the Insurgents—The Expedition Sailed
I for Guantanamo Under the Command

of Colonel Jose Lucret.

Key West, Fla... June 1.——The Plant
line steamer Florida returned here yes-
terday from Cuba, having successfully
landed there an important expedition.
The Florida has been quarantined, but
is expected to be released soon. She
landed her party about 25’ miles east
of Havana and not a shot was fired.
Senor Polo, the local delegate of the
Cuban Junta, has official information
that the expedition was successful in
accomplishing its object.

The expedition was landed on the
coast of Cuba last Thursday morning;
When the Florida, escorted by the Os~
ceola, drew up close to the shore at
the place selected for the landing, she
sent out scouts ashore to see whether
all was clear. The scouts were greeted
by Generals Feria and Rojas, with
about 1,500 armed insurgents. Conse-
quently, far from there being any hos-
tile demonstration upon the partcf the
Spanish, «the landing was in the nature
of a. 'triumphal invasion. The Cubans

'who were in waiting for the party had

a band and welcomed the newcomers
with national airs. .
Unloading the Cargo. '

The work of unloading the cargo of
the Florida was promptly begun and
carried on by 432 men composin. the
expedition. There was no interruption,

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.and the work was finished on Friday

night. W'rhile the cargo was being un-
loaded the Osceola, which is an auxili-
ary gunboat, with her guns ready for
action, scouted about the vicinity, look—
ing for an enemy. But the Spaniards
apparently had no suspicion of what
was taking place, for not a sign of
them “could be seen ashore or afloat.
So easily was the dangerous mission
accomplished that while some members
of the party were getting the supplies
ashore, others were providing them-
selves with fruit, sugar and other pro-
ducts of the landing place, a large
stock of which was brought back for
Key West friends.

Nevertheless, no precautionary meas-
ure was neglected, and the moment the
work was concluded the Florida. and
the Osceola slipped away, leaving. the
insurgents to convey their reinforce-
merits and supplies into the interior,
which, it is confidently believed, was
done without any casualty. The re‘
turning members of the Florida party
brought with them several hundred
private letters. which, it is understood,
give a complete insight into the pres-
ent conditions prevailing in the block-
aded island. The local Cuban colony is
elated over the astonishing success of
the expedition. '

A Strong Expedition.

Nearly 400 men, with a pack train
and a large quantity of arms and am-
munition, sailed on the Florida, on the
night'of May 21. These men and the
equipment constituted an expedition
able to operate independently and to
defend itself against any body of Span-
ish troops which might oppose it. The
expedition was under the command of

‘Colonel Jose Lacret, formerly insurgent

commander in Matanzas province. He
assumed the direction of affairs imme-
diately on the landing, of the expedi-
tion. Until then General Joaquin Cas-
tillo was in control. '

In the landing of the expedition the
United States army was represented
by Captain J. H. Dorst; and Thomas
Estrada Palma was represented on the
Florida by J. E. Cartaya, who has
been the landing agent of nearly every
filibustering expedition for more than
a year. Messrs. Castillo, Cartaya and
Dcrst will return to) Key ‘West. Gen-
eral Julio Sanquilly, on the way to re-
port to General Maximo Gomez, was
also on the boat.

Cubans and Americans.

This is the mos-t powerful anti-Span-
ish expedition ever sent to Cuba. About
300 of the men are Cubans. The oth—
ers are Americans. The engineer corps
of the expedition is composed entirely
of Americans, under Aurelian Ladd.
and includes experts in explosives.
Three of the four physicians with the
party are Americans. The men were
dressed in canvas uniforms furnished
by the United States government, and
the commissary department had ra-
tions enough to last fifteen days after
the landing. The pack train~consisted
of seventy-five mules and twenty-five
horses. The expedition carried 7,000 ri-
fles and 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition
for General Calixto Garcia. General
Castillo, General Sanguilly and Colonel
Lacret are fine looking men. and the
expedition is composed of hardy young
fellows who looked fit for anything.

Disin’ssfls Under Civil Service Law.

Washington, June 1.—The Uni-led
States supreme court yesterday de-
cided that the United States district
court for West Virginia had no juris-
diction to sit as a court of equity in
the matter of dismissals under the civil
service law and reversed the decree of

that court, which restrained the collec- ,

tor of internal revenue from removing
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Anny Nonlinations.
Washington, June 1.-»The president
has'sent the following nominations to
the senate:
Fourth regiment, United States Vol-
unteer Infantry—To be lieutenant colo-
nel, George Cole of Connecticut: to be

i surgeon, with rank of major, Joseph
' M. Henry of Pennsylvania.

Ex-Vire Consul at Cadiz Dead.

Washington, June 1.———The state de—
partment 'has'learned through the Brit- '
ish consul in charge of the United
.States consulate at Cadiz ”that Benj'a-l
'min G. Haynes late vice consul of the“
United States at Cadiz, died there on

Cure.

 

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No shrinking. Novsiairking.
But On! cm. is the Cry—.-

No More Time to
Be._Wasted.

The war. now being waged on land
and sea With the forces of Spain, is
duplicated by the conflict eternally
gomg on in every human body with the
forces of disease and death. Mucous
diseases, resulting from colds develop-
ing into catarrh, have for years been
steadily moi-easing in the United.
States. Their» increase has been specs
1ally marked in Norwalk. But. these
diseases have met a conqueror. For
seven months California Catarrh Cure
has fought for the health and comfort
of Norwalk citizens. The wonderfully
rapld decrease in catarrh, tonsilitis,
bronchitis, pneumonia, diptheria and
catarrh of the internal organs, during
these months, is traced directly to Cali-
fornia Catarrh Cure. Norwalk citizens
can be no longer deceived. Old and
useless methods of treating this disease
have had to give way before the mar-
velous success of California Catarrh
. The people who want health
w1ll no longer waste time and money on
other treatment when California Ca-
tarrh Cure gives results like the fol-
lowing:

Mr. H. L. VVoodworth, of l Burbank
street, South Norwalk, says: “I have
been troubled with catarrh for some
time; my head and nose seemed pretty
well stuffed up, and the quantities of
matter that run into my throat at night,
would cause me to hawk, spit,and often
gag 1n the morning, before I could
clear my throat. I got some California
Catarrh Cure at Plaisted’s drug store,
and already these symptoms are very
much better. My throat is finely free
from all matter in the morning, and
my whole head feels much clearer.”

Do not sneeze and suffer from head
and colds or hay fever. California
Catarrh Cure cures one; it will surely
prevent the other.

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A LAPSE OF MEMORY. ~--..,_, 1
01' Why Pat Forgot Where He Buried thet
B’ottle. ‘

“Pat where did you’ get the whiskey?"
asked one section hand of another.

“Whistl” said Pat. “Oi swoiped
it from the private car dat was here.”

“Pat, the brass collars are going to
miss it, by and by. You better hide it,”
said the first speaker.

“Let's take this handcar and run
down the track a ways and bury it,”
said Pat.

The two got a. handcar and told the
foreman they were going down the ,
track to get some potatoes for dinner.
Away they went down the track about
a mile.

“This is a good place,” Pat. The two
got off the car and buried the bottle
near the track.

“How will we know where we buried
it?”,sa.id Pat. '

“Cut a. notchin the side of the car,”
said his companion. So a notch was
cut in the side of the car above where
the bottle was buried and the two tar-
riers returned to their work. That
evening they decided to go and dig up
the bottle. Away they went.

“Where is the place?" asked Pat.

“I cut a notch intthe car to shiow,”,
said the other. i

“And begorra I forgot all about it
and moved the car,” said Pat.——Topeka
State Journal.

 

. A. Novel U|e_of Catacombs.

A great portion of subterranean Par-
is is honeycombed with catacombs
which were once used as burying:-
places. A novel use has now been
made of these underground galleries
that lie beneath the Jardin des Plantes,
for they have been converted. into a
laboratory and aquarium. A number
of them have been filled with reser-
voirs and glass tanks, whilst in others
the niches that once contained human
bodies have been turned into cages,
so that scientists may be able to study
the effect upon animal life of total and
partial darkness. .

HOL “UP.

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