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Bill Nye a Born Scientist.

Mr.. William Nye, New York City
Dear Sir: Knowing the vast extent OF
your attainments in the domain Of
natural science, and being myself an
earnest seaker after truth in the same
field. feel free to ask you to explain
the meaning of the following sentence,
which you will find at page 50, in chap
ter 8, of book on Comparative
Anatomy and Physiology" by F.
Jeffery Bell, NJ. A, Professor at Kings
College:
at happens to many gastrul@ that.
their blastopore closing up, they de-
velop an investment of ella on their
eqiblast and swim about for time
freely in the water"
If you can shed any light upon the
meaning of this sentence you will con-
fer favor upon, Yours respectfully,
JAMES KERsON.
Marksville, La, Nov. 6, 1887.
l understand the above perfectly
well, but | do not know that l can
make clear to you through the medium
of the press. | would much rather see
you personally and explain it to you.
If could take you into my laboratory
lOI du noun VI bWO l. COuiu give YOU
better idea than | can in a limited
space here. Could you not come on to
New York and have this matter set
tied?
Gastrula. as you know, are of two
classes, viz: malignant and inter-
mittent. 1t is the first class that is
most likely to get their blastopore
plugged up. Then trouble begins.
Gil "a begins to erupt on the epibSst
and microbes break out all over tie
duplex. You can't be too careful
about this. A blastopore. if I've got
the right idea of what a blastopore is,
should be brought in every night or tie
boys may get hold of it and plug it be-
fore it is ripe. would rather see an
epiblast of mine, or a blastopore, or a
gastrula for that matter, in its grave
than mixed up with al investment of
ella or any other doubtful financial
matter BILL NYE.
-NetC Iork World.
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of Rapids, Cato, Franklin, Rocl1land and
maple Grove, distance OF about Is or 90
miles.
g. We have the so-calIed Town Line
Eoad running in a north-westerly diroc-
tloa and striking the towns of Manitowoc.
Ao3suth, Gibson and Cooperstown, and
running near the town of Gishicott. a
distance OF about II or IS miles.
4. And finally the Green Bay Road run
ming south through the towns OF Rapids,
Newton, f1eeme and near Centerville. a
distance of about IA miles, making to-
tai OF about 70 miles. SO You will per
celvc that within S years we would be
able TO have the best kind of commuica-
ton by an assessment of only 2 mills
upon the cqualized valuation, between
almost every town in the county; and let
me tell you that nearly every county is
similarly situated.
BY relieving the different road districts
OF the burden OF keeping in repair the
main highways, have no doubt that af-
ter eight years have passed all those
other section lines and travelled roads can
be kept up at a rate of 2-mill tax, as
most OF these roads are only used by COM
paratlyely few. How this tax should be
ra1sed,-whether in work or money!
don / seem TO me of such Importance, and
perhaps 1t would be matter of prudence
to keep up the present system.
By the quantity Of road districts every
locality will be reached, while by reduc-
ing the number of road districts in a town
to, say four, more labor could be expend-
ed upon the improvements.
By making these main Travelled high
ways county roads, another injustice and
cause for discord is done away with. The
road tax raised In a town must be uniform
for al districts, and while for one district
perhaps tax OF one mill would be suffi-
clent, those road districts including main
highways would perhaps require mills,
and to harmonic tho different interests
tax of mills IS generally raised; and
those heavily burdened districts are now
Obliged to raise from year to year an ex-
ira road tax, not so much for their own
benefit as for the benefit of the public.
The next question that occurs to us is:
would such tax not be too burdensome
for our farming population and therefore
arouse their opposition? Our county
embraces 18 towns which in round num-
bars contain about 100000 acres of land,
or, divided into S0-acre lots, exactly 5000
OF these lots. Dividing an $4,000 tax
upon 5000 80-acre lots would, on an aver
age, necessitate a tax of about $3.50 for
every 30 acres of land in the county
Don't You believe that it would be the
best outlay of money the farmer could
make If such small tax, paid yearly for
the first eight years, would enable him to
reach the main market any day during
the year and enable him to dispose of his
produce? In my opinion the saving alone
in wear and tear would pay the tax
Let me hope that the road question,
one OF the most important for the farming
population, may be thoroughly discussed
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Birds of the Bahamas.
At Fish Key we found a large &c

At Fish Key we found large colony
Of the sooty terms (SternG ttitigsnosa),
or "egg-bird, as the natives call them,
just beginning to breed. This is col
lection of wild-looking rocks, rising
ten or fifteen feet above the sea like a
row OF petritied sand-dunes, which in
reality they probably are, and covered
with low shrubbery, grasses and vines.
When long way off we noticed the
birds lowering over the place, and on
landing. their numbers increased until
the air far above and around us fairly
swarmed with the gliding forms of
this graceful tern, ano the strange
medley of their harsh cries, together
with the whirring of thousands of
wings, was nearly deafening. They
were nesting amid tangle of shrubs
three or four feet high, along low,
narrow ridge of one of the islands,
few yards from the water. Parting
the bushes aside, we could see the old
birds sitting on their eggs, and caught
with OUR hands several which were
shared in the vines as they attempted
to fly. This tern resembles a large
and powerful swallow. 1t has sharp
ly-forked tail, snow-white neck and
breast, while the rest of the plumage
is dead black. They nest close to-
gether under the bushes, laying sin.
gle egg on the ground, without nest of
any Kind. Their eggs are easily dis
tnguished from any others which we
saw, being white or creamy and boldly
spotted all over with umber and lilac.
Even in these remote places the num-
bers OF sea-birds are being yearly les
sened by the natives, who persistently
collect their eggs for food The rare
flamingo is now reduced to colony
of a few hundred on Abaco, where, as
l was informed by an old settler, they
numbered thousands several years ago
and similarly the beautiful tropic bird,
which is hunted chiefly for food, is be-
ing gradually exterminated.
Close beside this key there was
small rock few yards square, with
scarcely spear of grass upon it,
which party of the Wilson's tern
(Sterfsn htruHdo) held in undisputed
possession. Their cone-tipped, olive
green and spotted eggs lay in twos
and threes on the bare surface of the
limestone. Both this bird and the
smaller edition of it, the least tern
(S. superciliarts), which has similar
habits, are called "shanks' by the
islanders, while on the North Care
lima coast (where we found both species
breeding month before) they are
known to the fishermen as great
and ''little strikers" The Wilson's
tern has wide range, and is one of
the most beautiful OF large and ex-
ceptionally striking family. 1t has
prominent black crest and coral-red
bill and feet. Like many of our most
attractive birds, it is shot down each
season to satisfy the widespread de-
mands of a barbarous fashion. Its
pearly wings, or as often the whole
bird, usually much distorted by the
milliner, may be seen almost any day
in the streets, pinned on to ladies'
hats.-T Il. Rerrick in Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
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FinchinG Parsimony.

1t is well and right to be economical,
for economy is at the base of saving
and comfort and independence. Many
a housewife has wasted the substance
of her husbands earnings, and MANY
another one has been the means of
enabling him, perhaps forcing him. to
lay by something for rainy day. The
pride of the thrifty housewife who
boasts that nothing is lost under her
administration of domestic expendi-
ture and consumption, is familiar to
all. Every scrap and shred is utilized
by her, and she rivals the inventive
ness of manufacturers in converting
wastes into serviceable use. Poor,
hard working men owe it to their
wives economy that their little homes
are their oan; while others struggle
along hopelessly in tie effort to get a
home, against the eXtravagances OF
their wives.
But economy is not pinching parsi-
mony. Make no mistake about this.
The good housewife who is doing her
best to make both ends meet and, if
possible, to save little, out OF her
husbands earnings, is not to be con-
ing to pinch something out of the ex-
lstence of her family and herself. The
one will keep her family well, but will
not waste; the other will try to pre-.
vent goodness from going into life.
An old man worth 5000 was de-
clning in weakness to the grave and
had been ordered by his physician to
take little wine. This is rich livin :
for me, " he said regretfully, as he wa
sipp ne the wine and eating cracker;
and he made sure that not drop re-
manned in the glass to be lost. Here
was an economical spirit turnei! into
parsmony; and life that had been
Industrious and useful, was no doubt
prematurely ended by its pinching
character.
Savings made at the expense of starv-
ing the body and mind are too dearly
bought. They may be of service to
children and their prosperity, but the
sacrifice that creates them has no de-
fense.
There was time when parsimonv
did not look as bad as it now does.
1t had almost an excuse in day of
scarcity and poverty, of high prices
and small earnings, But the people
who need to resort to absolute pars-
mony nowadays are few, and those
people are usually the most wasteful
aud, considering their means, the
most extravagant. The day of COM
foTt and luxury has come to most peo-
pie who would avail themselves of it.
A pinched up existence is hardly an
apology for keeping soul and body to-
gether, and person who pinches his
BODY and soul not only acts like
trespasser upon the domain of life, but
by his conduct endeavors to make
himself a trespasser.-G0cd House-
Keeping.
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In the large plains known as the
Llandees. in southwestern France,
which are almost always flooded, the
people are in the habit of using stills.
The latter are not held in the hands,
but are firmly strapped to the sides OF
the leg. The person wearing them
carries long pole to balance himself
and aid him in walking. This pole
has usually a cross-piece at one end,
so that. by putting it at slant on the
ground behind him, the 'tstilter" can
sit down on it and rest. 1t is a com.
mon occurrence to see men and
women perched in this exalted posi-
ton. while the sheep they are tending
wander about the plain. They wear
their stills all day long, putting them
on when they 60 out in the morning,
and taking them off only on returning
home at night -
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DON'T EXPERIMENT.

You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption always seems ct
first. only cold. Do not permit any
dealer to impose upon You with some
cheap imitation Of Dr. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption, Congbs and
Colds but be cure you get the genuine.
Because be can make more profit he may
tell you he has something iust as good.
or just the same. Don't be deceived,
but insist upon getting DIR. Kings Nav
Discovery, which is guaranteed to give
relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest
affections. Trial bottles free at Heny Hin
richs Drug Store. Large bottles 81.
I.,~
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They are debating at the club
whether life is worth the living. Old
soak-I have enjoyed all the pleasures
of life. Young bloke-Haye you ever
been sober.-IoUa Topics.
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G.. G.. SEDGWICK,

a rroRNEY AND CoUNsELOB AT LAW,
A Ohs> ia Torrisons brick block, north end
sta street s-idge, danItoyoc, Wisconsin y9ilec-
ions prOmptly attended 10.
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a TFoRNEYS ASDCOJS5ELORs AT Law
"A ? ice over First National Bank, Eighth 81
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Detroit proposes to build million
dollar hotel. 1t will begin by secur-
ing the clerks diamond pin and build
ing around it-Sda Francisco Alta.
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WILLIAMS uCOSE,

MRS. A. WILLIAMS PROPRIETOR, Corner OF
III Eighth and Franklin streets, GanitowUc
A ufst-class America Hotel, centrally located,
1Hers every indncement To the travelling public.
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WM. RAHR'S SONS,

DREWER AND MASTER, CORNER SIXTH
ID and Washington streets, South side. The
highest c. sh price pa Tor Barley.
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A public museum is to be established
in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Z. S. LUHMANN. NJ. d.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE AT
l ResideEce of Dr.. Z. Simon, Hancock street.
leGT the court mouse, Manitowoc, Wis. del.
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r. sCHuIrZ MICHAEL EIsTAE.
SCaMITZ & KIRWAN,

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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-01-03
HALEY. IDAHO, TUESDAY. JANUARY 3, 1888.
ORDER IN INSOLVENCY.,

In the District Court of the Second Judicia, Dis
trict of the Territory of Idaho, County of
Alturas.
In the matter of the Estate of Edwin Bartsch an
insclvent debtor.-Order of transfer, etc.
Upon reading and filing the petition of Edwin
Bartsch. an insolvent debtor, and sufficient cause
therein appearing, petitioner is hereby declared
upon it is ordered that the Sheriff of Alturss
County take possession of all the estate, real and
personal Of the debtor. except such as may by law
be exempt from execution, and of all his deeds
vouchers, books of account. and papers; that said
Sheriff keep the same safely until the appoint
ment Of an assignee that all and every creditor
abstain from paying said insolyent any debts
owing to him, and that all persons holding prop
erty belonging to said insolvent abstain from
delivering the same to him, to any person for
his use, and said nsolvent abstain from transfer
ring any and all property OF his to any person
soever
1t is further ordered that meeting of the cred
itors of said insolvent be held at the Courtroom,
of the above-entited Court, in HALEY, the first
day of February, A. ID. 1888, to prove their debts
and choose assignees of the estate of said insol-
vent, and that notice of the time and place of
said meeting be published in the daily Woop
RIVER TIMES, newspaper published in the town
of HALEY, and hereby designated us the news
paper best calculated to give notice to said
creditors.
CASE BRoDERICK.
dS District Judge.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-01-03
ORDER IN INSOLVENCY.

In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
trict of the Territory of Idaho, in and for the
county of Alturas.
In the matter of the Estate of A. NJ. WEIG ERT
an insolvent Debtor.
Upon reading and filing the petition of
A. Nj. Wcigert, an insolvent debtor, and
sufficient cause appearing therein, said
petitioner is hereby declared and adj
Judged to be an insOlvcnt debtor; and it
is ordered that the Sheriff of Alturas
County take possession of all the estate
of said debtor except such as is by law
exempt from execution, and of all his
deeds and vouchers books of accounts
anl papers; that said Sheriff keep the
same safely until the appointment of an
assignee; that all and every creditor alb
stain from paying said insolvent any
debts owing to him. and that all persons
holding property belonging to said insol-
vent abstain from delivering the s1me to
him or to any person for his use, and
that said petitioner abstain from trans
ferring any property ofhis to amy person
whatsoever.
1t is further ordered that meeting of
the creditors of said insolvent be hcld at
the Court Room of the above entitled
Court, at HALEY, on the 2Gth day of Jan
uary, A. -. lSSS, to prove their debts,
and choose ASST gnees of the estate of said
insolvent, and that notice of the time
and piece of said meeting be published in
the DAILY WOOD RIVER TIMES, news
paper published in the town of HALEY,
hereby designated as the newspaper best
calculated to give notice to such credi-
Dated December ,sv,.-1,sssss5 .-1ss5
CASE BRODERTCK,
District Judge.
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Notice OF Forfeiture.

To GEORGE NJ. PARSONS and F. A. ROGERS, his ed-
mihistrators, heirs or assigns
You are hereby notified that have expended
the sum of four hundred dollars Si0o) III labor
and improvements on the
GARFIELD
Lode Mining Claim, situated in Mineral Hill
Mining District Alturss County, Idaho Territory,
as required by SEE tion 2;,24 Revised Statutes OF
the United States, being the amount required to
hold the same for each year respectively as fol-
lows: 1883, 1884, 1885, and 1896, being four years
ending D.cenb Der 81, 1856 and If within ninety
(G0l days after this notice by publication yon fail
refuse to contribute your proportion of such
expenditures as co-owLers; your interest being
one-third tsl, amounting to one hundred thirty
three ard 33lOO dollars Ss3 33l and costs of this
notice, your interest in said claim will become
the property of the subscriber under said Section
1924, Revised Statutes of the United States.
First publication: November 10, 1887.
HENRY GUYER.
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1888-08-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
Boycotting the White Horse.

IPittsburg Special to st. Louis Globe Democrat
White horses can be bought cheap
" here. They have become unpoP-
ular on account of the red-hcadcd
girl. That q fad so near akin TO SUI
perstition should become so wide
spread as to actually cause financial
loss among the livcrymen may seem
Incredible, yet it has been discovered
that Just such Il condition Of things
exist in Pittsburg and Alleghany.-
The first livery stable proprietor to
observe the serious effects of the So
ciety illusion or business was Mr..
Charles John. of the firm Of Burns &
John, the largest livery firm in the
city. He made this statement to-
day: " 1t is n fact that white horses
are no longer wanted by the public.
When one is hired ont, from the mo-
ment the driver leaves the stable I'M
til lie returns he hear mt every step
along the street the w~cll-knOwn
words: 'There's 4 white horse {:
where's the ~red-headed girl" OF
course that is annoying. The result
is that n man doesn't want n white
horse the next time he goes out; but
when some patron, whose lady-love is
red-haired herself. come to us for n
rig to take her out driving, it is
about as gross an insult as we could
offer him to order ono of the whites
to be hitched up. The result Of this
sensitiveness on the part of the two
classes of young men I have men
toned" concluded Mr.. John. sis
that the fifteen white horses we have
in our stables have absolutely moth
ing to do any more. There are no
more calls for them. They are
abooed and unpopular as far as the
livery business goes. We cant hire
them our for love or money. You
will find it the same with other livery
men who do n pleasure business of
any size among young men. 1t is
expensive to keep n horse i'll his stall
constantly, and have nothing to do;
and it is not at all beneficial to the
equine. So prices of white horses
have dropped and they may be
bought up cheaply just now"
Other Iiverymen confirm these
statements.
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Additional MIXED trains Southwark pass
Charlestown at 9 II 4. VI. and SIS A NJ: ar
rive at Harrisonburg at SIG A. NJ. and 5.52
2. NJ.
WESTWARD.
Fast Limited Express. daily, for Chicago and
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Washington q. 55 4. VI. Arrives at Chicago
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ana Rarpcr's Ferry at l0.4S 2. VI. Arrives ut
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