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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
POOR BOB WHITE.
A Plea for tho Shy Game bird when the
Weather IL bad.

When snow covers the ground and
sleet envelops trees and shrubs many
birds Of various kinds seek the farm
house and its vicinity. They seem to
know that in their extremity man is
their friend. Their confidence is not
misplaced; they are literally fed by diff
ferent members of the household until
the emergency has passed and they are
again able 10 make their own living
These birds come TO mans abode for
protection as well as for food, and after
the cravings of hunger are appeased
they stay around the dwelling, feeling
that the predatory hawk, fox, owl and
the heartless. murderous gunner Of this
season will not recklessly venture TO
assail them. Frequently these birds
return season after season 10 the same
homesteads BY reason of their appeal
TO mankind birds of this class seldom
die from the effects Of hard winters,
says the Baltimore sun.
That the great game bird. the part
riGge, excessively wild and timid, does
not, when privatiou comes, seek mans
homestead like the birds mentioned
above, though in extremes of weather
covey of cartridges may be seen
about the strawyards where cattle are
I housed and fed. Their presence about
such places is proof Of their sufferings,
/ for they only leave their accustomed
/ haunts and Businesses when sOrely
pressed for want of foOd. These birds
have been found dead in severe wealth
er, poisoned from eating laurel TO sat
/ isfy their hunger. Clothed in beauti-
| full plumage of hues in accord with the
ground, they escape fairly well from
the hawk in ordinary times, but they
stand out in bold relief on the snow
and fall an easy prey TO the tireless in
satiate hawk, as well as the fox and
owl. 1t is against the law to either
shoot or trap this noble bird at this
season, and farmers and others should
see that no marauding in this line is
done. In addition 10 preserving this
gallinaceous bird the agriculturst
knows that the partridge is the farm
ers friend, and that he destroys myri-
ads of injurious insects, thus protect
ing the grain crops and the fruit from
much injury. Everyone, whether resi-
dent OF the city OF country, loves 10
hear the call Bob White" on bright
summer days through harvest time and
early in the fall, when the young ones
are nearly grown, and to watch
the male partridge perched on the
fence as he gives out the note. 1t
is impossible to look at him then with
out feeling love and admiration stir the
heart. He is in trouble now. Let
everyone who can help him. Bait the
haunts Of the patridges in your Hcin-
ity daily with corn and wheat. Use
your gun on the hawks and owls and
put your pack of hounds ON the foxes
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
a BRAVE GIRL
OF . Waitress In Turning
IIniaI.


1t does not require either mature
years or an exalted position in life to
develop the qualities that make
hero or heroine One Of the bravcst
and most rcsolutc deed, that we have
ever read Of was performed only recent
" by a girl Of sixteen who was serving
as a dining-room girl i'm q hotel at llar-
per. Kan, says Youths Companion.
At four o'clocl, on the morning Of the
10th Of November a fire broke out at
this hotel. In its rooms slept thirty
seven guests \ strong wind was
blowing. and the fire spread rapidly.
In one Of the rooms two dining-rocm
girls were asleep one of them. whose
name is Maud Sthcrmcrhorn, woke half
suffocated by smoke. Her companion was
insensible; and Maud, though herself
half-suffocated, helped the other out of
the window. and herself leapcd out,
cutting her flesh badly ON the glass "a
She did So. She dragged her companion
To a place where she would hc safe.
Then she saw that the flames were
enveloping the house. and that the
guests had not been alarmed
The tasl, of doing this she took upon
herself. breaking through o fastened
lower window. and again cutting her
self severely. she crept back into the
hotel. the halls Of which were thick
with choking smoke. She could not
walk upright against the smoke; but
getting down ON her hands and knees.
her face to the floor, she orcpt through
the corridors. from room to room,
alarming all in the house.
Everywhere She left trail of blood
behind her from her bleeding flesh.
When the last guest had opened the
door OF his room in response to her
call, he found her lying helpless in a
pool of her own blood.
Though he himself was half-smoth-
cred. this guest picked up the girl. and,
cropping his way. reached the street
with her in safety. No life was lost in
the fire; but is is said that several peo-
pie would undoubtedly have persisted
but for this heroic girls efforts.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
ORIGIN OF THE AZTECS.
A Recent Explorer Thinks They
Game from Scandinavia
Great Harm Done by the wsnton De-
struetion Of Historic Records Of the
Raos-scientists Have Not I'M
proved Matters.


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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
THE MikAoo NO GOD TO HER.
Empress OF japan Has a Mind and wiz
Of Her own.

Although Empress IIaruko Of japan,
in public at any rate, manifests the
same degree OF religious veneration for
the sacred person of the mikado that
ia exacted from the remainder of his
subjects, yet she is credited with dis
playing in private something very much
akin to ontempt for his semi-divine at
tributes. Whereas he is distinctly dull
and heavy, both physically and men
tally, his wife, on the contrary, is re-
nowned for her cleverness, her enlight-
encd ideas, and for her strength of
character. In Japan, as elsewhere in
the orient, women are expected TO re-
main obsequiously in the background
and To follow meekly in the wake OF
their husbands, but Empress Haruko
takes the lead, and, as the decidedly
better half of the two, makes her hus-
band yield to her superior intelligence
and influence.
To her more than anyone else belongs
the credit for the extraordinarily rapid
advance of Japan in the path Of west
ern civilization, and in her efforts in
behalf Of her picturesque country she
is greatly assisted by the advice of EN-
press Frederick of Germany, with
whom she is in regular weekly cor
respondenee. Indeed, many of the new
departures in japanese life Of the pres
emit day may be traced TO the recon-
mendations Of the eldest-and by far
the most mplished-daughter OF
Queen Victoria.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
SNOW MADNESS.
Awful Eject of the Beautiful Upon Peo-
r. pie Way Down south.


Any person who has lived in countries
where snow is an ordinary circumstance
and condition of the winter season
must, IL he had witnessed the extraordi-
nary behavior Of the people Of New Or
leans in the snowstorm. have been
thoroughly astonished, says the New
Orleans Picayune.
The falling Of the fcathery flakes
seemed TO have operated ON the people
like wine, and from the highest to the
lowest. VOW 8-l old, grave and CAV.
the d .nitied and the comical. r-...,d
in n unwonted conditions and fell to
petit 2 each other with snowballs a. II
they lad been a gang of schoolboys.
n result Of this midvintcr mad
ness vas that every person who passed
alou the streets was numerically
peltcl, and in many eases no considera-
tion was shown To age, sex or condition.
There were men who were posted at
street corners with magazines Of snow
balls ready 10 fall upon the unwary
passenger. whether on foot or in vehi-
cleS.
Many Of these balls had been dipped
III NdANT anu NAlAlAlI. ntAl ulAlA AAANN
were solid Jumps Of p and when they
struck n victim abor the head and face
inflicted severe ini v. One gentleman
who was passir ON Gravier street,
near the Citizen bank got a blow in
the eye which asy cost his sight. and
many others re knocked down and
otherwise rcd. Glasses in windows
Of houses. GA street cars and OF private
carriage were broken by the vOllcys of
balls AID nobody was safe from attack.
The people afflicted with this snow
madness, although many were respect
able citizens, did not seem to realize
that they were violating private rights
or disturbing the 1eacc. or. II they did.
they were to- intent on making the
most of m opportunity which occurs
only at long intervals to pelt all com
ers without fear Of punishment. to
care.
In countries where snow is common
every winter there are ethics of snow
balling. just as well as Of any other
sport or business, There the fun is
only INDUCED in between friends and
acquaintal ,cS who consent to liberties
taken. while to strike "A stranger or an
unwilling person with a SNOWFALL Is as
much an assault as would be striking
with stone. OF course some allow
ance must be made here for the eN-
traordinary excitement caused by so
rare an occurrence a. a snowfall, but
even the maddest Of the jewellers ought
to understand that ball Of ice or one
mixed with mud, Jumps Of coal and
oyster shells is capable Of inflicting IA
serious wound upon the head and face.
and the deliberate use Of such missiles
is more like an act of malice than sport.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
BANANAS IN A BLIZZARD.



Two Italians were trudging down the
street-car tracks under the South side
elevated road in Chicago during the
blizzard the other day. Great clouds of
snow were swept by them by the wind,
SO that half the time they were invisible
or only dimly outlined two blocks
away. The tracks were covered faster
than the swecpers could clear them
and the cars had a time Of il in getting
along Each Italian had a huge basket
of bananas on his head, protected from
the unfricndly elements by a piece of
oilcloth, and trudgcd along in the teeth
of the blast as serencly as il he were I'M
der the skies of Italy. and the bowling
Northwestern was summer zephyr from
summer seas.
An cmploye of the street ear compa-
ny. strapping big fellow with seven
league boots on, faced about for a mo-
ment TO let hi, back stand the brunt of
the storm for awhile and in doing so
caught sight 90 the two banana mer-
chants. Immediately his half-frozen
features relaxed into broad grin. and,
turning 70 the other men who were
at work with him. he shouted:
SAY. boys. look at them Eyetalians
with their banans. | guess we amt
got no kick comm
All the men joined in the laugh, and
after a few moments returned to their
work much relieved by this little di-
version
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
Music

1t don't take five years to learn to
play piece Of music, neither does
it take year to learn to play several
pieces; that Is if you go TO the right
tie 'cher. will teach your children
music for , per month lessons
per week for the frat week and 3
afterward, and il don't learn them
more and have them to understand
the rules OF music better aud in less
time than they have ever been taught
in Marion, | will not charge you any.
thing.
Come and see me- about your girls
md | will explain to you my method
4 teaohing and how girl ought to
'e taught to understand music.
Yours respectfully.
Mrs. Vim, Freeman.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18

One Of the few instances OF stream
running up hill can be found in White
county. Ga. says the Cincinnati En-
quirer. Near the top of mountain is
a spring. evidently a siphon, and the
water rushes from it with sufficient
force TO carry it up the side of a very
steep hill for rcarly half mile Reach
ing the crest. the water flows on 10 the
east, and eventually finds its way into
the Atlantic ocean. OF course, II
is of the same nature as "A geyser, but
the spectacle of a stream of water
flowing up steep incline can probably
be found nowhere else in the country,
and appears even more remarkable
than the geysers of the Yellowstone.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18

Another one of those rare instances
in which the "forked fury" has drawn
photograph upon glass is reported
from the observatory situated on
Mount Arie, near the summer resort Of
West Baden. One of the astronomers
of that institution on making an ex-
animation of the object glass of one
of the telescopes was surprised to find
a perfect photograph Of flower upon
both lenses of the instrument. 1t is be-
lieved that the photograph was drawn
by lightning, the glass having been
left exposed during a storm ON one Of
the upper platforms of the observatory.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
Left III. ! ortune to scIence.

Count Victor Boworowsky. an eccen-
trio Polish nobleman, has left his en-
tire estate to be administered by
trustees in the interest Of science. art
and literature. The estate is described
as amounting at present to several mil
lion fiorins." but as il is 10 accumulate
until the total amounts 10 twenty mil
lions. the count had evidently some
fear that the government Of Galicia
would refuse to act; in which case the
entire property will pass to the british
museum. The count had been afflicted
with blindness for many years. and a
fortnight ago committed suicide at
Lem burg
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18
The Kaiser AS an Art Critic.

Kaiser Wilhelm, as a critic of art, has
put his foot down on the decisions Of
the jury Of the Berlin art exhibition.
lie has annulled the award of the gold
medal in Prof. Wallot, the architect Of
the new parliament house, which the
emperor two years ago at Rome de-
clarcd To be the acme of tastelesspess,
and has himself given the medal to
Nine Wilma Parlaghy, the painter She
was kept out of the Berlin academy,
but by the emperor's orders her pictures
will be exhibited at the royal national
gallery.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18

The weather. Spanish women dress
very plainly, few wearing bonnets in
the street, adjoining their heads with
lace instead, although those who dress
for state occasions follow the latest
Partisan styles. The men are dark
eyed and usually wear sort of cape in
winter, which thrown over their Shout
ders gives them military appearance.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18

If old oceans waters were lowered
three miles more than half its great
depth would be taken away. All the
great seas. such as the Mediterranean,
the Caribbean, and those Of the China
coast would vanish or be reduced to
small basins inclosed within a rim
separating them from the shrunken
field Of waters. The lands, after sub
sidence Of two miles, would rather ex-
coed the ocean in area; with a subsid-
dence of three they would occupy more
than tyvo-thirds Of the earth's surface.
The seas which would remain would
form. not a connected ocean of consid-
cradle size, but separate basins, the
largest gathered around the south pole.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-04-18

Prompt attention given to all bust
ness entrusted to them. Will prac-
tice in all the courts OF Crittenden
and adjoining cour ties.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23
Could Not Make Tibet.

Mr.. Wilson relates an amusing story
Of an officer who determined TO enter
Chinese Tibet by stratagem. This Off
Ger managed to cross the frontier at
night, and so escaped the frontier guard.
Next day, however, while he was jour
neying deeper into Tibet the Tibetan
soldiers overlook him and informed him
that as the country was unsafe. because
of robbers, they would so with him in
order to protect him, to which arrange
ment the traveller was compelled to
agree In few hours they came to a
river, which was crossed by q rope
bridge The Tihetans passed over first,
in order to show that the bridge was
safe, and then the officer got into the
basket and was pulled along by the lib
etans. Suddenly, however, they ceased
pulling and left the Englishman hang
ing in midair above the rushing torrent.
In vain the traveller shouted to the
Tibetans to pull. They merely smoked
and nodded their heads. The hours pass
ed, and still the officer hung above the
torrent. ct last the Tibetans agreed TO
pull him back if he would promise to
leave Tibet Immediately. This Of
course he was compelled TO do and took
his departure from the forbidden land.
Gentleman s Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23
A STATELY OLD MANSION.
The Home of Sarah Orne Jewett, the Nov
eIist, at Berwick, Mo.

The Home of Sarah Orne Jewett, the Now
eIist, at Berwick, Me.
Iwonder if there is another such house
in New England as the home of Sarah
Orne Jewett, says a writer in the Boston
Herald. have seen many stately man
sions that go back to the days before the
Revolution one in particular where
General Gage was CHARTERED in old Dam
vers, a town which is linked by witch
threads to Berwick, and one with gam
brel roof upon which a good dame and
her cronies climbed to be out of reach of
husbandly authority while they drank
tea forbidden to patriots until the tax
was removed-but l have never seen a
living place at once SO modern and so
reminiscent of 1890 or days younger
still In its great rooms filed with old
mahogany and warmed by huge tiled
fireplaces it would be easy to forget that
the gundalows, with their high peaked
sails like great birds wings, do not yet
sail down the river from the landing
wharves in fleets of tens and twenties
TO Portsmouth, with their loads of pine
planks and boards TO be exchanged for
East Indian rum, tobacco and molasses
or for Russian iron, duck or cordage, or
for such priceless old glass and silver
and china as came from unknown ports
and now peep out wonderingly upon
nineteenth century cushions and pic
lures and bric-a- brac, from their deep
set cupboards and shelves.
Il found these things here" Miss
Jewett says, ''and hope TO leave them
when go into the unknown If one
had ones choice of ancestors, it would
be impossible TO pick ont better than
those who chose the elaborate cornices,
all carved by hand with infinite pains,
and the high paaeling OF the pmlors,
and the broad window sills, and the
lowered wall paper, still bright and
fresh, though of pattern on which Ma
RE Antoinette might have set the seal
Of her approval when she fitted up the
little Trianon
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON YIN. FoURTH QUARTER, ~
TERNATicNsL SERIES, NOV. -.

Text Of the Lesson, ISa- ', 1I-e3-s1cEs-
Org Verses. Il-ts Golden Text. Isa-
', II-Commontary BY the Rev. ID. N.
stearnS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23


THOMAS II. BENToN's NEGLECTED GRAVE.
lower until it is barely above the level
Of the ground about it, A few more
years will completely obliterate its fad
ing outlines and cause the fall Of the lit
tie white stone that bears SO great a
name. The grave is in the Brant family
lot, from the center Of which rises a
marble shaft of modest proportions
which bears the family names Brant and
Benton. At the rear Of the lot is the
line Of nine graves already mentioned.
The lot is well cared for, as are ali
the lots in well ordered city Of the
dead, but there is nothing to indicate
that the Brant lot receives any more at
tention because of its distinguished oc-
cupant than any other. A stranger
might pass by and read all the names
without even suspecting that one Of the
graves covered the dust Of a statesman
who ranked with Wesbter, Clay, Cal
houn and Jackson.
Despite the fact that his grave is neg
lected, Benton has by no means been
forgotten by the world A number of
Monuments have been erected in his
honor, and a fine bronze statue Of him
stands in one of the parks Of st. Louis.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23


CHARLES H. HAcKLEY. Hacklev is a ma
tive Of Michigan City and was born
Jan. 3, 1887. His father, Joseph H.
Hackley, was a New York man, and
gave his son district school education.
Young Hackley left his books at the age
Of Is and assisted his father in plank
road building. In April 1866, he made
Muskegon his home and as he was pos
SCISSOR of but a few dollars he began
work in a sawmill as an ordinary roust-
about Like other men Of character who
begin at the foot of the ladder, he said
very little, but sawed wood industrious
". He learned the lumber business
from the ground up and then embarked
in the business ON his own account.
Every stick of timber he touched
seemed TO bud into greenbacks and rs
the years passed he became one of the
wealthiest and most influential men in
the section. He is now associated in
business with Thomas Hume and is one
of the principal owners of the Akerley
Lumber company, which has cut $780,
600, 600 feet of timber this year. He is
a banker and has numerous other inter-
ests that give him large income.
In May, 1888, he concluded that the
best use he could make Of his money
would be to give it to Muskegon. His
first donation was 500, 600 for the
Hackley Public library, $25,000 for
books and $75, 900 for the endowment,
a total investment of 5000, 000 Then
he bought an entire block, cleared it Of
buildings at an expense of $40, 900,
made park, which was named Hack
ley place, and placed in the center Of it
q stately soldiers and sailors monu-
ment that is rs feet high and cost $50, :
600. When the Central school building
burned, he advanced $40, 600 for the
construction of two new buildings, and
his latest gift is $3.50, 900 for manual
training school This institution is to
have an income of So, 600 while he lives
and an endowment of 500, 600 when he
dies He has also given $40, 200 to the
Hackley Park Assembly association at
Lake Harbor, and his private charities
are said to be legion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23
WILD FLOWERS.

Oh, beautiful blossoms. pure and sweet,
Aglean with dew FROM the country ways
To me, At work in q cifs street,
Yoa bring fair visions u bygone days
Glad days. when hid IL q naist ~ graen
To watch siHugs delicate buds unfold.
And ali the riches cared T. CLEAN
We're daisy silver ard buttercup gold
It's true you come II a iowly race,
Nursed by the sunshine fed BY the showers.
And yet you are heirs to naIneless grace
Which fail to find IN my dollhouse flowers,
And you breathe on me with your honeyed
lips,
Till in thought / stand or the wind swept
fells,
Where the brown bees hum o'er the ferny dips,
Or ring faint peals on the heather bells.
/ close my eyes on the crowded street,
shut my ears to the city's roar.
And am out in the open with flying feet
OF. of 70 your emerald haunts once morei
But the harsh wheels CRATE the stones be-
low,
And a sparrow chirps at the murlSy pane,
And my bright dreams fade in an overflow
OF passionate longing and tender pain.
-E. Matheson in Chambers Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-11-23

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