The Cedarville Herald, Volume 12, Numbers 27-52

E— 1 - -- ■ The Cedarville Herald. w. n. i u a m i m w . OTDAEYILL*. ■MB1LH"-1.. : i OHIO, POLE PLAYING. A « InUrwUIn* Dawa'ln'Vogua A h h i th* | 1*01*11*. .1 Contrary to the generally accepted- sptnion, Indians are very fond of games, and they have invented many which betray great ingenuity, and at the same time coll for considerable skill in play­ ing. One of the most popular is throw* lag the pole, or "Nsh-Joos,” as it is nailed in the Apache dialect The In- . diana pride themselves on their skill in “Nah-Joos," and devote weeks, and even months, in patient practice, per-, footing themselves for the weekly con tests that occur a t the agency on "issue days,” when the champions of the out­ lying camps congregate to draw their allotted portion of government beef, flour and other supplies. Having seen, that their respective squaws have secured a place in line to xeeeive family rations and do all the drudgery connected with the same, the braves, especially the younger men, hasten to tne pole-ground, where the game is promptly started and kept up without cessation the entire day. The first requisite of the game is a suitable ground. This must be level, a t least sixty feet long and eight or ten feet wide. It is prepared by clearing off all the debris, and then covering the entire surface with light, dried grass. ~At each end of the ground three parallel ridges are made by bunching up the grass so as to form two grooves of equal length for the poles toglide in. The' paraphernalia of this peculiar and somewhat intricate game consists of two poles, usually eighteen to twen­ ty feet long, and a wheel nine inches in diameter. The poles are made of willow spliced with rawhide, and re* gamble very much an ordinary bamboo Ashing rod. These are marked off from the butt end for a distance of thirty inches into unequal sub-divisions of nine parts, while the wooden wheel is divided into ten equal parts with a cross section or diameter of one hun­ dred and twenty points, indicated by Wrapping vary small sinews around rawhide, so that the total number of culls will make sixty points on either side of the center, or one hundred and twenty pointsi n all. Standing in the middle of the ground, the wheel is taken np by one and rolled toward the center ridge, already ex­ plained, and then the poles are thrown, so that when the wheel falls i t will fall oh top of the poles and near the butt «nd, and every mark covered, whether On the wheel or the pole, counts for the players the total of alL For example, If the cross section, which' contains one hundred and twen­ ty points, should fall directly over a pole, within the sub-divided spaces, it mould count for the player the full number of points pins whatever other mark it tenches on either the pole or wheel. The poles and wheel are then picked up by the plarera, and, return­ ing to the center of the ground, they roll the wheel as before toward the op­ posite end of the ground, and in this way the game continues. From this It will be seen with what wonderful dexterity the poles are handled, and with what nicety of cal­ culation the spot the wheel will fall it determined, for the slight.-rt obstruc­ tion or tUt of the wheel will change its original course. The "curve" SOmuch admired in the baseball expert Is here employed with wonderful ingenuity, for the wheel can ba diverted from its apparent course at the will of the player. This, however, is a degree of akUl that few attain. Any number of pointrconatltute the game, usually something under two hundred—Holden Days. THE BATTLE FIELD. AN EXCITING CHASE. A gedsrsl fits’* T*rrIS« lisitl* in the Water, One of the most daring soldiers dur­ ing the civil war was Harry Kilo*, who served as a spy in a Michigan regiment His name became a terror to the confederates in whatever part of i the field he served, until one day he READY MONEY. U i t e r i l l i H S T i l M t« th* Mau la Bast* The lstge* majority of failures in business are caused by insufficient cap­ ital. The man who gets foundered in Wall street, »nd on nU otbersxchauges, 'la the man whose ventures are beyond his capital. He spreads too much sail and suddenly goes under. This is not ealy tr ie of the speculator, but it is equally true la legitimate business. If euehaa Eve thousand dollars In cash, hew many goods should he buy? Some will stock np with twenty-five thou­ sand. A mote prudent fellow will keep a good reserve, a surplus in cash. He k always afraid that a drought or a fro st wilt destroy the corn, and what theut—the farmer can’t buy his goods. They get out of style, and so he loses a* both ends when he has stocked up wildly. Cash fa hand, although draw-1 fag t o interest, generally pavs com- pound interest when the sheriff comes ia. for instance, and slaughters goods for cash. Hosts of traders are ruined by straining their credit How wal- eosae to the pressed manufacturer is H m merchant with plenty of money! He buys almost a t his own price when hankers are not discounting commer­ cial paper, And so it is at every turn of life; the man with ready money gets tbs best of everythlng.—Miehigan Tradesman, found himself In the hands of a small band of raiders. They were encamped on the banks of a small stream, and our spy was locked up in tlio closet of a strongly-built but, Harry thought of bis situation; he knew that a reward bad been offered for him, and that he would probably ba butch­ ered; that a worse fate awaited him than being shot in the head, so he re­ solved to escape. Examination proved to him that the walls of the cell were strong and tight, so that no egress could be made through them. Then he ex­ amined the floor; it was of solid planks, fastened to sleepers°and wooden pins. "Ha!” suddenly exclaimed Harry, in a low tone, as he came upon a short plauk which was loose. In a moment he had raised it, and with a silent con­ gratulation he! proceeded to make his exit down through the floor. • The floor of the house was about a foot from the ground, and as the young adventurer replaced the plank he felt his spirits rise within him. The-house was full of men, and he could hear them carousing over his head. A few' were keeping guard outside, but he felt 'sure he could slip by these as soon as it should become dark ..Darkness was not far off, and the only danger he apprehended was that the guerrillas would look into his va­ cant cell. Satisfaction, however, set­ tled upon his mind as he saw the shad­ ows of night gathering add thickening, and as the carousing overhead began to lose its lond and boisterous tones be crept slowly out from under the house, and pushed through the thick bushes until ho reached the edge of the river over which he would be obliged to swim. At that moment a loud cry, uttered by the guerrillas, reached his ear, and be knew that his absence hod been dis­ covered. He heard the tramp of .many feet, and yells, curses and oaths reach ed his ears. They were on >his track, and delay was death. Acting upon this thought he plunged silently into the river and swam for the opposite shore with firm, rapid strokes. The raiders heard his movements, and he saw, to his horror, that four of them hod started in pursuit in a small boat, while the report of a revolver broke upon the air, and the splash of the ball spattered the water into his face. Knowing that ho could not reach the opposite shore ahead of his pur­ suers, he slackened his pace, and in a moment the boat was not ten feet off "Surrender, Yank!” yelled the fellow in the bow of the little boat. Our spy dived deep and came up nearly wider tlie stern of the craft and exerting all bis strength, directed with such skill as was only his, he capsized the boat, and then, with a loud laugh, he struck out for the shore. He was a strong swimmer, but one of the largest of the men gained on him in spite of all he conld do. lie dreaded the embrace with his muscular pursuer, Lut it was inevitable—the huge fellow was already upon him, and ILwas fight or die. The two men grappled, and the wa­ ter foamed around them. Haryy bad never met his match in physical strength, and the burly raider was a child in his hands. He soon held him in a position which rendered him help­ less, and seizing his enemy’s throat, he choked him until lie was insensible end then let him sink' to tho bottom. I t was necessary to this act in order to save his own life; and now that he had got rid of his worst antagonist, he reached the northern shore, and wav­ ing his hand, he uttered a yell of tri­ umph and disappeared In the darkness, leaving his enemies to curse and swear With chagrin and malice,—N. Y. Morn ing JournaL A WAR INOT d ENT. Danger Does Kot Deaden th e flense o f Itnmor, War has its humors as well as its hor­ rors, and the sense of humor in the in­ dividual will assert itself If it is in the man, no difference what the environ­ ment may be. There was a soldier in Company II of the Fourth Iowa Infan­ try, whose sense of humor was so strongly developed that the presence of danger only seemed to evoke it. His name was Pomeroy, but the regiment knew him as "Pom.” Every soldier who had passed a night with him on outpost duty was ever after his admir­ ing friend, He had been a clown or variety actor before the war, and could sing all the dialect songs and tell all the broken-English stories of the' age. He could Imitate a hand-organ and in- atantly assemble an audience in any regiment of the division. He was known as a jolly fellow all along the line, and was hailed with delight when­ ever he approached a group of fellow soldiers To fighting he was not par­ tial, and bis ability as an actor enabled liitn to evade several of the sanguinary conflicts in which the regiment was en­ gaged. He was nicely caught, however, at -01dutt~-"Jteiaeinber, my son, t o . . „ ....... . _______ __ always keep yonr expenses within yonr j Cherokee station, while the regiment tew * * " Youngan—1"Got a better was moving from Memphis to Chatta­ nooga, I t was Bunday morning in plant' sneom n than that. I propose bringing my e np to my expen***."—India*- apolis Journal, camp, Tent* had been pitched for a real Du that day, and inside a number of Company B boysw mm playing poker, "Pom” amongthe rest of than. Firing was heard in the woods not far from camp, but it excited no comment, other than to elicit the remark from one of the players that " It is Only the cavalry pickets discharging their pieces " Pres­ ently bullets came through the tents and simultaneously the cry of "Fall in! fall in!" was quickly repeated outside. Every fellow grabbed his musket and bounded out, The line was quickly formed and advanced to the woods, which were found to be full of Roddy’s confederate raiders, dismounted. Ths work was hot for a few minutes and a good many men were killed and wound­ ed before tlia confederates were driven back. "Pom” was in it and stayed in it 1until Roddy was driven out and across a field beyond the timber. On tlie crest of a bill commanding the field Roddy hod a section of artillery, and when the regiment emerged from the woods be banged away with shells. The order to lie down was given, but Fomeroy'did not like the position of affairs and de­ cided to enter a protest Rising to his feet, he waved his band at the confed­ erate battery and shouted so loud that all the reglmeut could bear him: "Quit your blamed shooting over there. This field is full of people." The roar of laughter which followed the invocation deadened the sound of firing.—-Hugh Burke, in Western Soldier. A KIND-HEARTED FOE. The Humane Act o f a Confederate Soldier In B attle. During the late war for the Union at the battle of Munfordsyille, Ky., the Union forces were defeated and many killed and wounded. Among the latter was an Indiana soldier belonging to the 69th Indiana regiment, Wilder's brigade. As this soldier Was lying in a tent the 9th Mississippi regiment pass­ ed by and the soldier called for some one to give him water. John' W. Haines, of Co. K, 9tli Mississippi, re­ sponded to the call and gave the wounded soldier water out of his own canteen. Then he took two canteens and filled them with Water and left them by the side of the : Union soldier who inquired of Haines, his name, com­ pany and regiment, lie said, that will make no difference as we ihay never meet again. But the wounded Indionian insisted that he should give him bis ad­ dress for he desired to know who bad done him* this kindness and perhaps saved his life. Haines gave him his name, company and regiment and whore he resided and left him. Time rolled on and the Indiana soldier got well and returned to his regiment. In a short time after his return his regi­ mentwas sentto Hernando, Miss., and got there just in time to snvc the home of John W. Haines from being burned and his family turned out in the street. He told the commanding officer how Unde John Haines bad got him water and enred lor him a t tlie battle of Mun* fordsville, and a guard was placed at Haines* home and his property saved. He did not tell Haines his name and therefore be ia at a loss to find him. John W. Haines now lives at Vicks- burgi Miss., and is very desirous to find tins Indiana soldier. If this article should come to liis observation he will do Mr. Haines a great favor by letting him know his whereabouts 1>y address­ ing him at Vicksburg, Miss.—American T rib u n e ,___ ____________ A Laughable Escape, A corporal and two privates, having in their custody a deserter, were enjoy­ ing themselves at a country invert near St- Louis, one day, during the re­ cent war. The deserter amused his military guardians with several enter­ taining sleight-of-hand tricks, but be­ ing encumbered with the steel ruffles, complained he could not display his skill to advantage, and requested to have his hands set a t liberty whilst he exhibited a favorite trick, which he de­ scribed. This being agreed to, he pro­ ceeded to tie the hands of the three soldiers, and his own together with a handkerchief, which he was wholly to loose with a gentle stroke. The magic knots were tied, but, on being shaken, the knots all remained firm except the one which held the deserter. This fell asunder with a touch; and, quick as an arrow, he lifted up the sash and darted head-foremost through the window, leaving his keepers raging a t each oth­ er, and tugging like ill-coupled hounds, before they thought of cutting asunder their bonds, which having effected, they commenced a warm chase; but the de­ serter having got the start, rendered their efforts ineffectuaL—3*.Y. Ledger, A Johnny Jok er. In one of the confederate companies a t Charleston there was a blue-eyed young Englishman full of merriment and waggislmess. One of his tricks was to mimic pompous officers, who sometimes stalked around the forts with their gold-mounted field-glasses, in a way that would bring down the house if done on the stage In comedy. He usually wore slung over his shoul­ der three joints of cane In imitation of a field-glass, and one day, after a long study of the enemy through the pre­ tended magnifier, he dropped the In­ strument leaped from the observatory where he stood and alighted among a crowd of men watching him from be­ low. Ills face was the picture of alarm, and when asked yrhat the matter was he answered hysterically; "The mat­ ter? Why, I brought those Yanks so close up with my glass tha t i became frightened and ran off."-Boathent Bivens*. f IH WOMAN’S BEHALF. WHY WOMEN FAIL. le iiM M f* r Tkair Laak * f ******* la B w U mm or the r » f *nk>», Perhaps it would be well to put it why people fall iu business, since the causes of failure in men and women are practically the same. There is one source of failure among women, however, which is probably more common than among men, and that is the lack of special and patient training. In her delightful talk before the Chicago Women’s club last year, which the writer haiPcommented on be­ fore, Harriet Hosmer spoke with en­ thusiasm of her sister-artist, Rosa Bon- lieur. She attributed a part of .lier wonderful success to genius, and the rest to the long, faithful, painstaking labor which she expended in mastering the technique of her art—even donning men’s clothing th a t she might visit the abattoirs 'And study from nature in the fields The great sculptor then ob­ served that she thought therein existed the one great difference between men and women artists—women wished to attain results without effort, and men Were willingto work diligently and to wait patiently. This is true of almost every other de­ partment of work where the skill of women might be utilized. For some inexplicable reason they have a mis­ taken idea that they can enter the ranks of skilled workmen, and with no training whatever, and frequently with only average intelligence, compete suc­ cessfully with ability and experience. The ago is pre-eminently an age of competition. The. man or woman who desires to make place and win recogni­ tion must hare all the helps that teach­ ing and doing can afford. It is hard, even then, to keep up in the race, and not faint and falter before the goal, is reached. When the profession has been select­ ed, fitness and education taken for granted, it is tlie first business of the aspirant to master an. its difficulties, and to leave n o ‘part of it unlearned, however irksome and disagreeable the details may be. Another fault is lack of professional Zeal. There are a good many women employed in various capacities who, in their inmost hearts, consider it a griev­ ance that they must support them­ selves. They do tlieir work grudgingly and repiningly, indifferent as to the quality of the service rendered, and secretly elated if they are able to "get out" o f , any portion of their task. There are examples where women have succeeded in work ’that is wholly dis­ tasteful, but this is possible only where there are tremendous will power and’ proportionate conscientiousness, and such a character is about os rare as genius In the first place, it isnot a grievance to be self-supporting, but it ought to be a source of comfort, strength and hap­ piness. The realization that the living which the world is supposed to owe every human being has been honestly earned should afford almost as much moral support as the consolation of re-. ligidn. It means that the worker is not dependent upon the brains and energy of others, that she is not a suppliant for succor unwillingly granted, and which she does not need; that she can make her way and straighten the rough places for those that are to come after her. In the second place the state of "being supported" is misunderstood. The woman in the family must work unceasingly In the highest spirit of self- sacrifice, diligently and well She must look after the house that it may be clean and habitable; this involves, as Buskin has shown, a part of the knowl­ edge required. In mastering a score of professions, She is housekeeper, nurse, hostess, and, In our uncertain domestic conditions, frequently cook and scrub­ woman. In short, the skilled house­ keeper must be ready for any emer­ gency-illness, losses, misfortune, the defection of servants, the sudden sally of unexpected guests—all of which demand tact, amiability, fore­ thought, endurance and wisdom, I t is true that, in return for her ser­ vices, she is housed, clothed and fed— "supported” as it is termed, but it Is a trite observation that she contributes as much toward the family fortune as the outwsrd and visible money-earner —her husband. But she frequently has that which, to a good woman, is the highest of all earthly compensa­ tions, the love and trust and fidelity of her husband-congenial and. tender companionship which is denied the un­ married. Last of all, there are many—too many women who have no comprehension of the value of time. They are not a t their posts promptly, and are eager to leave before the work is finished^or finished as it should be. They think that nine o'clock means hslf-psst nine; that noon comes iu the after part of the day, and promises made, contingent upon fixed dates, are not binding. The woman who is most sincerely interest­ ed in what she is doing Is in her place when she Is needed, and remains there until her work is lone. Bhe literally takes no note of time, the task before her being the one thing of paramount importance. This Applies peculiarly to newspaperwomen, whose "copy” must be handed in at stated seasons, and who expect to beqpme reliable and valuable to their employers. . To recapitulate, then, the leading causes of failure are lack of training, unwillingness to submit to training, reluctance to work, a desire to be sup­ ported, disregard 6 t time, and lack of jpM^hWllOMyi I t lMM> iHtHfH ftfcJut already asea, too, fail from all these eauseq eo that women are not alone in their trauagnwwUm*. but there are prob­ ably more failure* among women than among men, who have teamed wisdom through experience. In conclusion, it should be home in mind that there is nothing to be done that it is so insignificant that one can afford to slight it. The slighting habit grows insidiously and unconsciously, and one should value her professional reputation as she values her moral character—too much to do any thing that unworthy or discreditable,—In­ te r Ocean,_________ __ THE WOMAN LAWYER. Her Varied Experience* In tli* Law School and th* Court Room. A woman stndentof the law, whether in an office or a law school, has some peculiar experiences. To a single wom­ an among a class pf men, the dilemma of the lecturers as to a fitting mode of address is amusing, Most of them will gaze anxiously around, and, fixing the eye upon the lone female, with a slight bow will open the discourse with the word "Gentlemen,” One professor was always careful and courteous enough to begin with the phrase: "Lady and gentlemen!" It is also amusing and gratifying to see the refining effect of tho lady’s en­ trance into the lecture hall or library of the school. If the upraised mascu­ line feet do not at once and voluntarily come down from the table top or back of the next chair, they are assisted to their rightful place'on. the floor by the hands of some fellow student Of course there are always some.men who heartily disapprove of a woman’s pres­ ence within the walls of the law school, and are pleased to show their disap­ proval in any- way short of actually rude conduct. I have never known of systematically rude behavior toward-a woman law student When the woman lawyer puts out her shingle, or in modern fashion in­ scribes her name on the marble tablets at the entrance of her building, her first experiences do not differ much from those of her brothers who are just beginning. Perhaps she has a few more "cranks” among her first clients, who go to her because' they “think they will get more sympathy from a woman.” When sooner or later they have to be shown the door, their re­ proaches for her inhuman hard-heart­ edness are particularly severp, because they "expected le tte r things from a woman.” Her clients are not, as many suppose, chiefly women. On the contrary she is more likely to be employed by men, who want to give her a chance to show what she can do. Therefore her cases are as likely to be questions of busi­ ness contracts as controversies that are connected with matters popularly sup­ posed to be within a woman's sphere. When she appears in court the wom­ an attorney finds the judges and a t­ tending counsel as courteous and as deferential as they Would be in her drawing room. They will treat her a% an equal, except that they will assist her by placing/„chairs, handing books and papers, and doing more favors for her than for her male colleaguen In fact they treat her very much as they would treat the distinguished legal lights of the age If they were within the bar, that is, with a deferential courtesy. This of course is only the case when the woman lawyer behaves as a lady. If slip assumes a defiant and bullying manner, as if to demand special recognition, she will receive the treatment she descries. But such con­ duct is, I am happy to say, extremely rare among our women a t the bar, and is much lamented by others who are in pnblie opinion weighed in the same balance with such misguided persons. —Mary A. Green, LL.IL, in Chantsu- quan. . WOMEN IN THE FIELD. Miss A nnus E. A llkx is the local ed­ itor of the Friendly Farmer, Wilton Junction, Is. Her sister Laura has fa ll control of the job printing department. A woman at Portsmouth, Eng., is a teacher of navigation, and many of her pupils have successfully passed the board of trade examination and got po­ sitions as mates and skippers. M bs , P . V. M. R aymond , of Lincoln, Neb., has for five yean trained the or­ atorio chorus classes of Lincoln; and this year, by special request of the so­ cieties, she conducted their musical festival with great success. T he Psuret sisters ara vety success­ fully conducting a printing and pub­ lishing house in Brussels, which was foundedA>y their father. One sister it a poet and the other edits Lo Petite Re- tm littgt , the first illustrated juvenile periodical ever published in Belgium. A rxMALfl jewelry drummer is the latest novelty on the road in Maine, Bhe Is handsome, dresses stylishly, wear's a man's soft felt hat, and hails from New York, Bhe is away np on the a r t of traveling, can not he im­ posed upon by hotel clerks, haekmen or railroad men, and always sells as many goods as the smartest of her male com­ panions. M bs . W illiam n . C banb has been the treasurer of-herhusband's theatrical company since 1876, Bhe collects, pays salaries, hills for printing and other ex­ penses, attends personally to the bank­ ing, sending of money orders and all other business connected with her posi­ tion, handling from forty to sixty thou­ sand dollars per month during the aea» •on.