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La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
USES FOR roADs AND BATS.
They Eas EAss. Aosquisoes. Moths sad
Other Pssss.

They EAs Eliss. Aosquisoes. AseAs aad
Other Rssss
DR.. Clifton F. Hodge. assistant prs
fsssor Of physiology and neurology a,
Clark University, In Worcester. Mass.
has been devoting good deal OF time
OF late to the introduction OF nature
study into the public schools: and IN
preparing the subjects to be placed
before the children for investigation
he has learned some Interesting facts.
He has found that the common brown
bat may be domesticated: that the
garden toad. with proper encourage
ment. will keep house free from
fies: and that, II waters OF district
are kept well stocked with fsh and
tadpolcs. the mosquito pest may be
reduced within reasonable limits The
Presbyterian Banner gives the further
results of his research: Before setting
the children to work. DR.. Hodge con-
structed small pen In his garden
and in 1t installed a male and female
toad. To attract food for them. he
placed within the enclosure bits o!
meat and bone. The results were as
satisfactory as they were unexpected
The toads spent most OF their time
sitting within reaching distance of the
bait. and caught the files attracted
to It. The fact seemed to be estao-
lished that II toads were encouraged
to freQuen. the gardens, there would
be very much less annoyance from flies
during the dog-days. Another expert
ment was with bats. DIR. Hodges at
tention was turned TO them through
tho Goblin moth, the insect to blame
for most worm-eaten apples. In an
orchard near his home DR.. Hodge
found nine grubs of this insect In q
minute. CHANGING to go to another
orchard. hardly mile from the first
he found only four of the grubs in an
hours search. Near this latter or
chard there is an old barn In which
live a colony OF nearly hpndred bats
Tho owner OF the farm Informed the
doctor that his apples were always
free from worms. The Goblin moth
flies only at night; the same is true
OF the bat Putting the facts together
DR.. Hodge thought that there waf
strong circumstantial evidence that the
bat is q very useful friend os the apple
grower.-Youth's Companion.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Answer to . Correspondents.

Young Mathematicus, Gooseberry
Ca: You state that you are wonder
fully proficient In arithmetic and that
no mathematical problem, however. abb
strpse. puzzles you. We can only say
thai you have our deepest sympathy
Aptness in mathematics is sure sign
OF mental weakness. We have known
many bright and promising boys
ruined by fooling with figures Such
boys attract some attention as chill
dren by being able to recite the multi
plication table without a prompter. bui
AZ men they are never heard Of. Now
the entire class to which We belonged
in school could easily recite the hrs1
line OF the multiplication table inside
of an hour without scarcely looking In
the book and today what are they
they are 10. OF mere bank presidents
and railway managers. resting twenty.
four hours day for living. while
we, who could never form the nrs'
combination Of the multiplication IA
BILE without the aid of key and abund'
ant stimulants-we are editing ths
greatest and only paper in Horse Lei
county and living ON the fat OF thu
land-as 1t Is sent In BY our neigh
bors.-Atlanta Journal.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
A sh.r, p.t.c,i,c Story.

The novel feat of catching chicken
thief by means Of n camera WAS re-
ntIy performed by Ralph B. Hyam.
an electrical engineer. who resides in
West Philadelphia. Finding that his
hen roost WAS persistently raided,
IIyam set up Il snap shot camera in
such way that II was focused di-
rectly on the entrance OF the chicken
house. Near by on II saucer was
placed a charge OF finshlight powder.
An Ingenious arrangement of wires
WIS then run from II battery to the
camera aud the flash powder and
thence to the door, which. when open
ed would work the camera and ignite
the powder simultaneously. 1t took
Hyam two days 10 finish the job. One
morning last week Hyam found that
the coop had been broken open. al
though the thief had evidently been
scared OF by the Hash of powder.
Anxious To see how the scheme had
worked he at once developed the plate
and nearly tainted when the face OF II
church sexton appeared. That indi-
vidual has confessed to all the robber-
les and has promised to make restitu-
ton to avoid arrest.-New York World.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Color Lin. In tn, Army.

There Is good deal OF friction be-
tween the War Department and the
officials OF the southern states con
cerning the coiored brethren, who are
quite as anxious to fight for the free
dom OF Cuba as white folk, and In the
opinion OF experienced military men
are more available. But some of the
white patriots down South are not
willing TO fight alongside of n colored
man. They have no objection to his
participation In the conflict. but they
would like TO have him removed TO n
different field Of operations and placed
under the command OF n separate gen.
erai. In other words, the southern mi.
litia refuse to bc assigned to brigades
or divisions with coiored volunteers.
This race question Is going TO make
considerable trouble. because neither
the President. the secretary OF war.
nor General Miles VIII make the
slightest distinction between Il white
and black soldier.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
L,..ra. which walk Er.e.

When drawing attention about year
ago to the bIpedal movements Of Ger.
tain Australian lizards, notably the
comicai little chlnmydosaurus, OF
'.frilied lizard" whose photograph II
now familiar. Mr.. Savflle-Kent re
ferred to an unconfirmed rumor that
the Mexican iguanoid lizard also pos
sesses the power OF running on lite
hind legs, being led TO this by the cor
respondence In general structure Of the
creatures. especially the abnormal
length OF the hind limbs. He publishes
n letter from n gentleman living In the
West Indies which SHOVE that there
also all the lizards, from the large
tree igunna. five feet long, down to the
tinlest mites which scamper about
among the stones. are accustomed tc
run erect on their hind legs when hur-
ried. The correspondent adds the in
teresting Information that on the rocks
about the watershed OF the Guinna are
old drawings OF lizards running erect.
Mr. Sayillc-Kent points out that this
peculiarity, which year ago was
doubted by many naturalists, but
which has now been shown to be com
mon to so many different species of
lizards. deserves attention as pointing
to bipedal locomotion in some remote
ancestor.-Nature.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
WHEN THE ELEVATOR STOPS
After . had Scare You Go Home and
Piay tho Hero.

After = Had Scare You Go Home and
Play tho Hero.
The elevator stops suddenly. sayt
the Boston Journal. The negro Is fo'
n moment sickly gray. A voice
heard below: Don't try to get OUT!
How can you get out? The car Is De,
tween two landings. You are behine
grill. The rumor of an accident rum
through the building. Clerks and Gus
TONERS hasten to look at you In you
cage. They laugh; they ask you
you are in hurry; II you should nk'
to order your dinner; you are surpfiset
that they do not poke you with STICK
and then you remember that you arr
fortunately out of reach. You fee
tempted TO scratch yourself. to juml
up and down In impotent rage. to MAKE
faces at the amused observers. some
body below keeps saying: Don't b'
afraid; there's no danger. and yor
resent this suspicion OF timidity. INT
minutes go by and you are still Gagged
| helpless. Where now are your higf
thoughts and brave ambitions? Whai
advantage have you over your despisee
| brother, the ape? At last there Is AZ
| effort to free you. The car Is ralsee
slowly, inch by inch. The landing II
Just above you, but the door is open
cd and you are hauled into freedom
by those who are inclined strongly tt
| let you drop back into the cage. Tnef
you 20 home and play the hero. Yes
you say at table: Il shall never sor-
get the first sensation. II the car hae
dropped It would have finished me
| But | was cool, I never lost my nerve.
and YOU throw out your chest ane
breathe hard. Your wife chokes ant
begs you never to trust an elevator
again. Little Amy bursts into wall
But Henry, who is forward boy
| laughs coarseiy and says: i wish
had been there. Dad must have beer
| q sight"
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Praise for the standard.

The Arena tB. 0. Flower, edltor),
Boston: II is fun and COM
prehcnsIvc on the one hand. and ye,
80 carefully edited and arranged as
to eliminate useless or UNNECESSARY ex-
pressions. The more | have
examined this work the more have l
been impressed with the belief that 1,
will occupy the first place among die
t'onar!es of the Engiish-speaking
world. -
See display advertisement OF how to
obtain the Standard Dictionary by
making n small payment down, the re-
mainder in inHalIments.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
FUN WITH THE PROFESSOR.
4 joks which He Tells to 1liastsses
Yoang Ameriea's lmpudenre.

The professor tells this one on him
self, not as amusing. but 10 illustrate
the impudencc OF which young Ameri-
On In capable: Il then had n chair In
an eastern college. The boys gave me
n good deal Of annoyance and l made
II interesting for them before the fac
uity ON several occasions" relates
the Detroit Free Press.
''One evening was pleasantly situat-
ed in my stuby. reading from favor
iie author II was showing hard out
side and | was coBgratulating myself
upon the improbabIliiy of an Interrupt
lion, when there came n sharp ring at
the door As the rest OF the family
were in the rear Of The house, re-
spondcd In rushed three woolly
dogs: they shook themselves vigorous
ly, scattering wet snow all over me. the
carpet and wallpaper, let out a
chorus Of Joyous yelpS and had ea-
pIored most of the house before they
conld bH cylctcd.
.'Whai do sou wan:T' | thundered at
the little four-foot colorcd youth that
had brought the bench show with him.
''IIc stammered and suffered, but
delivered himself 10 This effect: I
knows all bout II, 'fesseh. Dem boys
done tuie me how | could get witness
fees. wah hid ahine de fence when
dat dnr washah woman's husban
tackled you case yOu didn't pay de
bin. an | seed him draw n razzer on
you nfo' you Knocked him down Wild
dat brick | kin swah to de whole
fling, fcssch.'
Il swung the ready pcrIurer into the
study by the collar and learned The
names Of fhc boys who had fixed up
the story and sent him 10 Inc with a
hope of getting a free ride 10 the coun-
ty seat. and witness fees. Bur when
presented the matter TO the faculty
they laughed 81 that my Indignation
led me to resign. | dont know what
the rising geu.ratIon's coming to-"
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
WHITE AND BLACK PEPPER.
They Have Done Much In Making uissos,
from Remote Tlmss

from Remote TlmsA
Superintendent Miller had heard
that there was pepper plant in the
collection in Horticultural hall in Fair
mount park and finally found 1t hid
den from view by group Of cacti,
says the Philadelphia Ledger. "This," :"
he said. 'is the piper nigrum, which
furnishes US with that culinary requi-
site-the ordinary black and white pep
per. Few of those who now purchase
1t for few cents per pound realize the
enormous value that was formerly set
upon 1t and tho very great influence
which the desire for regular and plen-
tiful supplies OF 1t exerted on the his
tory of mankind" Neither flower nor
fruit Is to be seen on the shrub in the
conservatory. nor does 1t appear to be
In good condition. AT home" Dr.. Mil
Ter continued. "it bears broadly ovate
nve to seven nervcd stalked leaves. In
its native forests Of Travancore and
Malabar. In India, It is a perennial
climbing shrub. growing to q height Of
twenty or thirty feet. Both black and
white pepper are produced BY the same
plant. the former being the unripe ber-
rylike fruit and the latter the fully ma
tured berries when freed from The dark
outer layer Of pericarp. The word
pepper is derived from the Sanskrit
name for one variety Of 1t. plppali, tho
change Of Il into r. having been made
by the Persians, whose ancient alpha
bet contained no r."
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
rhe RaldwIn Locomotlve works OF

The Baldwin Locomotive works OF
Philadelphia. Pa. have recently deliv-
cred to the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road company the last of the large or
der of locomotives placed last fall.
This delivery included twenty heavy
engines. which are now being broken
in for service between Cumberland
and Baltimore. These locomotives are
of the same style that the motive pow
er department adopted as the standard
for the first and second divisions. They
are of the Consolidation type, with 21x
26-inch cylinders. and the average load
that they pull approximates 1900 tons
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Good morning. Reuben"


"Mornin'."
corner OF the car into which he was
snugly huddled when the other shot
through the door as the motorman
threw on half the power in q chunk.
says the Pittsburg News.
Nice weather. after all. isn't IT."
Yes. purity good. Jixt about soft
'nough.''
Doing any plowins YETI"
Little. Worked some OF the sloping
ground last week and think IN do some
Of the high places this week II II don't
rain no more"
"Groundhog had TO take It all back.
didn't he?''
Reuben looks out Of the window
without answering. The other repeats
the question in another form and Ren-
ben says slowly:
Il don't know about that. The way
the weather's been don't blieye he
seen his shadder."
We'll. he could have seen 4, and II
amounts to the same as II he had. You
know SO longs there is q squ!nt OF sun
light he's bound to see his shadow"
But s'posin' he don't sec the sun.
then what?"
That's his mistake. He ought to
see II IL it's out"
well. / tell you. II It was out he'd
= seen 1t and this weather shows he
didn't Can't tell me nothin' like
that"
Seems to have made mistake this
time. anyway"
Don't believe It. There's too much
Of this skeptic business. anyhow. Half
the people don't b'lieve nuthin' now.
Mighty Samson! Some people'd tell
you that IL rooster crows In front
Of your door there won't be no stran-
gers come that day. And they'll tell
you that II your foot itches In the sole
with your boots on. you won't walk on
strange ground. Roarin' Cain, I'm
glad hold to my faith as wells do"
Well. you know people arc more ex-
act now than when We were young.
There Is no doubt less faith and more
science than thero was then and that
makes dif-"
"Sci-pooh! Great balls Of soap.
What does science do when she goes
agin tho facts. hey, That's what 1
want To know"
Facts always agree with science. or
I science always agrees with facts, / be-
| lieve Is right because"
| That's what l want to know. Now
here. When ! was about this big. back
In Berks county. they was . woman
what had baby that was born to be
drowned . certain day: its tinsD ~as tr
come then. Tho woman she natchally
don't want tho baby to dround anc
what does she do? She takes tho baby
4 along OF her when she goes out In ths
field and takes 1t way up ON = higt
hill She was bound to save tho child
II It could be done. No water within
miles of the place. So she takes thu
baby and puts 1t on a lot OF leaves abs
gathered up. regular bed OF 'em, anc
goes on about her work. During ths
day she comes back now and agin tc
SEQ II It's all right Well. sir, the last
time she come what do you s'poae
There was the baby layin'-drovnet
dead. What's your science got to SAY
about things like that. hey: Spring o.
water Just rix up outen the ground anl
drownded the baby. Science? Git out
| That's genuine. that Is. I tell you, sir
It's too much science that's hurtin' q
| that's what 1t Is"
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
SHORT CALLS.

A Virginia creeper-A Norfolk baby.
The leaders Of fashion always fol-
low It.
Although not In the army. the cook
may be called q range-dnder.
The fool-killer ought to b present
whom the stubborn passenger insists
on leaving the front door Of trolley
ear open.
The body Of the stormy petrol u 20
exeesdingly oily. that the Inhabitants
OF the Ferol islands draw . wick
through its body and use It e . lamp.
Tanning y one Of the most anctent
arts. II was praeticsd By parents and
school teachers many centuries 3. O.
Philadelphia Cali.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Nu. .Istlptl..

Friend lover The wine after dinner
.-Your wife is certainly brilliantly
handsome woman. | should think you
would be jealous of her
Host tcontidentiallyt- yt-"ro tell you
the truth. Robbins. | am. | never in
vi,c anybody here That a sane woman
c"uid possibly take the least fancy to-
-Tit-Blts.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Aa.eaes. Of ch..,.. Lamb.

On wet. miserable. foggy London
day. in autumn. Charles Lamb was ac-
eosted BY beggar woman. with pray.
cir. bestow little charity upon . poor.
destitute widow woman, who il perish
Ing for lack Of food. Believe ne, dir,
have seen better days" 80 have l."
said Lamb. handing the poor creature
shillins: 80 have I: II 10 miserable
day! oood-by! good-byl'
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Tho Grcat-,t Railroad In the wc.,

Is the Union Pacific 1t makes the quick
est time To Chicago. Kansas City Sal.
Lake, California Oregon and nearly all
other points In the country. Ask about
u at tlcket office aii l1th street
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14

Love isn't blind. A girl In loye can
- ten times moro in the object ol
her affections than any one else cAn.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
TOO MUCH SCIENCE.
THE LATTER DAY IDEAS OF
INFALLIBILiTY.

How Old Reuben Proves Is-Yaets Are
Mighti<r Than All the SewfanEled
Notioas Ext.ns - several Consultative
Proofs Are Cited.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
GENIUS OF THE ROADSIDE.
Iow Statesman's Rustic Protege Was
Helped on Way to Fame.

Cow q Statesmans Rustic Protege Was
Helped on Way to Fame.
1.-THE off horse has lost a shoe from
the right fore foot" said the coachman,
as he drew up opposite wayside black
smith shop. "Shall stop and have it
replaced?"
"By all means" replied the owner
Of the curricle, Senator Aaron Burr of
New York, cit is always the proper
thing to keep your horses well shod,
and, besides, l am only too clad of a
chance to stretch my legs al y so long
drive. While the smith is busy will
stroll to the top of one of these beauti
full Ulster county hills
When he returned half an hour later,
he happened to glance at the side of q
barn near the shop and saw with sur
prise an accurate though hurriedly
drawn charcoal picture of his ourricle
and horses.
"Who drew that?" he inquired.
"That little frouzy head yonder, I"
replied the blacksmith, pointing to q
boy in homespun who was chopping
wood in the dooryard opposite as if his
whole mind was occupisd with his task.
"Halloo, my lad, called Burr, and
when the little fellow looked up with
the air of one who has been caught in
some misdemeanor he added pleasantly,
IF ever you want to change your occu-
patton and see life, just put a clean
shirt In your bundle and go to this ad-
dress in New York." and he Crossed
the road to hand the boy slip of paper.
The team was soon on its homeward
way, and in short time the incident
passed from the crowded mind of Aaron
Burr. Months afterward, as he sat at
breakfast, servant brought him pack
age containing homemade clean shirt
and said that boy at the door had
asked her to deliver it as an all suffi-
oient introduction. But the senator
could not understand its significance, so
he sent for the boy, whom he at once
recognized as the youthful genius of the
roadside.
With all his faults. Burr was gen.
erous man at heart, and he spared
neither pains nor expense to give the
youth the best of instruction in his
chosen profession. From an artistic
point of view the student became very
successful as the great painter Wander.
Ign, although he lived a life of poverty.
He painted the portraits of Aaron
Burr and his daughter, Theodosia, from
which were taken the fine engravings
by which we know them. He died near
the spot where he drew the picture of
the waiting team. His career is noble
monument to the better side of the ma.
ture of his benefactor, a nature not
wholly devoid of sweetness and light,
although darkened by frequent clouds
through his mature life and finally
eclipsed in the murky gloom of purely
selfish ambition. Atlanta Constitution.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
GOUFING PHILOuOGY,
Derivation OF Curious Terms Which BE
long to the Game.

Derivation Of Curious Terms Which Be-
long to the Game.
To the enthusiastic golfer the game Is
never out of season. Fitted with "arc-
tic" goloshes and a warm knitted
waistcoat, he is seen upon the links on
many day which appears inclement to
the uninitiated. Perhaps this disregard
of snow AMI ice is natural when one
comes to look up the derivation of golf
ing terms. Many of the words come di-
rectly from the Icelandic languages,
others have synonyms in Gaelic or
Swedish.
The tee or little nodule Of gravel or
earth from which the golfer strikes off
his ball, at the beginning Of each link,
is derived from "tia," an Icelandic verb
signifying ito point out"
Again. "golf" itself evidently comes
from the Scandinavian "kolf," club,
the Gaelic form being "colb" and the
Icelandic form being "kolfr" "a clapper
of bell or bulb).
The "links" come straight from the
Swedish "lynka," meaning Twist"
or Crook" hence its application to the
windings of the coast, the sandy, barren
ground called "links' In Scotland.
To "put" pronounced putt comes
from the Gaelic put" signifying to
push or throw, as when the useful "put-
ter" propels the golf ball from the
putting green" into the hole.
The ''lofter" is derived from the Ice
landic "loft'-that is, shy or air-a
Danish form being "loft" for ceiling or
loft.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
One Veteran without a Pension.

sat on a hill with sergeant who
knew history and horses. He remem-
bered Pansy, which had served l6 years
in the troop and first rate old horse
then, but id inspector with no
soul came browsing around one day and
condemned that old horse. Government
got a measly $lO-or something like
that. This ran along for time, when
one day they were trooping up some
lonely valley. and, behold, there stood
Pansy, as thin as a snake, tied by a
wickieup. He greeted the troop with
joyful neighs. The soldiers asked the
captain to be allowed to shoot him, but
Of course he said no. could not learn
If he winked when he said it. The COL
umn wound over the hill, carbine
rang from its rear, and Pansy lay down
in the dust without a kick. Death is
better than Indian for a horse. The
thing was not noticed at the time,
but made world of fuss afterward,
though how it all came out the sergeant
did not develop, nor was it necessary.
Frederic Remington in Harper's Maya
zina