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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
PETITION DISMISSED.

The defendants petition for a new trial
I'm the case OF state VS.. Benjamin f. Con-
ley was today dismissed by the appel
late court for want or prosecution and
the case IS remanded TO the common
pleas division I'm Kent county for sem
tencc.
Conley was found guilty of selling
liquor Illegally. This was an Anti-Saloon
league case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
Old One Abandoned, New One
in Hands Of Contractors.
There Will Be No Trouble on This Score,
Howsver--The Grabbing Of Offices
in New Building.

IL is already pretty generally known
that the January session OF the general
assembly. which opens on Tuesday, jan
uary ]. 1901, will be held In the new
State House, but IL is, perhaps. not 50
generally known that the state OF Rhode
Island has at present no State House at
all. that is as far as legislative purposes
are concerned.
OF course. the state owns the old
State House building ON Benefit street.
but IL was abandoned several months ago
for all meetings of the legislature and
the furniture was removed from both
the senate and house chambers.
The new State House is technically not
the property of the state. and will not be
contractors, and Just when this will be
is not at present known.
This. however. will not prevent the
January session being held in the new
marble building and everything In the
way OF furnishings will be- ready in am
Pile time.
THEIR OWN FAULT.
Some OF tho state departments are
grumbiing, It is said over tne distribu-
ton of the quarters allotted to them in
the new State House. but, II the matter
is looked at i'm the proper light, they
really are to blame If they have not re-
ceived what they deem adequate.
Several months ago the board OF state
house commissioners requested the heads
OF the several atate departments TO visit
the new capitol in order TO see what they
needed for the transaction Of their busi-
ness.
Some responded almost Immediately to
this invitation and picked out apartments
that, OF course. were OF the best. but
others waited until almost the last min
ute. with the result that they are now
dissatisfied with their quarters.
II is said that there are some, notably
the state sealer OF weights and measures,
who does not find any office at all in the
new building, but as there is room
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
SHOT TO DEATH.
Contractor Poor Killed Afts' a
Disagreement With His
Brother Law.

Falmouth, Ky. Dec. 5.-Wm Poor.
prominent contractor, was shot and
killed by his brothcr-in-law, Fred y.
Gulick. last night,
The tragedy was the elimination of
dissatisfied feeling on the part OF Gulick
who on Monday was deposSd from posi-
tion he had held. Quick was arrested.
lie claims sell-defence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
MANY PERISHED.
Only Eleven Out Of Forty Per-
sons on Wrecked Steamer
Were Saved.

st. Breuc Department of Cotes-Du-
..ord, Dec 5.-The English steamer Ros-
gold, which was lost on the coast OF Jer-
sey, was engaged in the service between
England the Channel Island and ST.
Breuc.
She foundered i'm = gale At IL o'clock
last night. According 10 the report
which has reached here only IL persons
out OF the 10 people on board of her
have been saved.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
NAMES UNDER CONSIDERATION.

New York, Dec. 5.--Presidcut Gilman
" assisting the other trustees of Johns
Hopkins university I'm the work of select
Ing his successor. says a dispatch from
Baltimore.
IL IL LEANED that the names Of several
New York men are under consideration.
One ~ these a. the Rev. pr. T.. y. P0t-
ter. the brother OF Bishop Potter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
CAR C0NVaLESClEG.

I.ivadia, Dec. b-The following bulle-
tin regarding the condition OF Emperor
Nicholas was issued today:
''rhe czar has passed the last - hours
very well. His convalescence Is follow
ing generally a favorable course Last
evening his temperature was 9s3 and his
pulse IS. This morning the former was
g7.t and the latter sS"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
CAPT. MORLEY REELECTED.

New York, Dec. 5.--w. Y. Morley. the
captain OF Columbis's 1900 football team
has been unanimously reelected for next
season. The game between the Columbia
and University of California elevens at
San Francisco during the Christmas holi-
days being now practically assured, light
practice two or three times week, viii
be kept UP By the team
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
sIRIKE IS SETTLED.

Vancouver. r. c.. Dee '5.--The strike
Of o. men at thd Royal City planning
mills was settled today through the In
tervention Of Federal Labor Commits
eioner Bremen.
The management promised 20 defer the
cut I'm wages which caused the strike
for months and the strikers thereupon
retnrnrd 10 work
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
KILLED HIMSELF WITH GAS.

Toronto. ont. Dec. 5--Robert Turner,
t5 wears old. OF Taunton. Mass, was
found dead by his roommate In room
turned on.
lie had been here since May last in the
employ Of a silver plate company. but
was discharged. He left a note saying
that despondency over his discharge
caused HIS suicide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
HEAVY svoWsToRM IN MAINE.

Rumford Fails Me. Dec. 5.-The heav-
lest snowstorm OF the season, accom-
panicd by high wind. began here at s
o'clock last night end has continued
steadily since that time. This forenoon
n was estimated that between ~ and 20
inches of snow had fallen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
SPENT $4,000.
Then MaIiy Killed Himself In
the Grand Union Hotel
al New York.

New York. Dec. 5-Geo. Malty. Jr. Of
this city. but formerly OF New Haven.
CT, committed suicide I'm the Grand
Union Hotel last night.
Bc had been thinking heavily OF iato
and was very despondent because he had
spent all Of slo.cOo received from the es-
tate OF his mother several years aEo. Hc
leaves a wife and n two-months' '-old In
"a nj
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
DEATH DUE TO PARALYSIS.

London. Dec. John Luke Healy-Hut-
NTH earl OF Donoughmore. at
one time assistant commissioner I'm East
err rtUumeiia, died from paralysis, In
London this morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
MADE A G0OD IMPRESSION.

Berlin. Dec 5.-Secretary Cages report
has made an excellent impression In
financial circles here. A fnanoier 20
whom the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press showed the figures eS-
claimed:
1T is magnificent and confirms the
condition OF the American money mar
ket as indicated ny the various loans
90 Europe during tho year"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05

When you recommend them n needing
Designing, Engraving. Electrotyping or
Printing to see J. J. RYDER Co. a.
prices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05

To think because THE J. 7. RYDER CO.
a. Washington. atm 20 do best work In
Engraving and Printing. their prices arc
high. Best work. low prices. ~ their
maxim. No order too largo. none to~
small " receive best attention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
TIE WEATHER.

WasninstCn Dee s.-F0 Rhode Island
Fair tanfght except uinw on the crst.
Thursday fur westerly 70 north~esterly
gales.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money n n fails
20 euro r. W. Groves signature IL on
each box. &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05

James Brady was fined $40 and costs by
Judge Sweetiand today for the Larceny of
owen vUlGms The wheel Was taken
from Washington street last night.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-16

ps.cs. the sl-erson could czIy BE helS
after al least sixty days nosiee- whscf
VAS not given
II seems plain that there being .
E.re naked authority fo- IN eisctioa ana
that the -rina>. plsee and manner OF bold
ing the esertiou vas not prescribed BY or'
avs OF By the laws Of the territory n
required By section 1855. r 5. [. 8 shs
election IS null and vuid.
Il mere naked authority TO hold n
ele~tion s without eject II there IS 10 NJ
drmativs legislation providing the necs--
ssry machinery for boldins the sane.
60 Am 4 Eng Enc. Of Law. $50 New
Ed
An election held without Affirmative
constitutional or statutory authority will
be invalid notwithstanding = unanimous
vote may b, east IN favor OF the particr-
lar question submitted or m favor Of a
particular officer 10 An & Eng Enc.
of Law. p JSl.
The fact thar proclamation stating
the tine OF the election and the ofsiee 10
b. filed. states that certain Office Is to
be filed. when br law il should not be
filed at such election. does not authorize
an election for such Office. nor require the
preparation of ballot therefor =
tSheen Y. Hughes. 40 Pac Rep. 90.
Ariz- 1885,
The election having been called by an
unauthorized person. that. and its re-
suits. are void and of no effect Neither
has any greater validity than the uRau-
thorized action of mass meeting would
have. (Force Y. Batavia. 81 H.. 90.
In the territories the authority to
hold elections depends entirely upon the
laws OF congress and of the territorial
legislatures" 10 Am. & Eng. Enc. of
Law. p. 566).
Where the title TO an Office depends
upon the question of the legality of the
election the proper remedy is by quo
warranto. and il cannot be settled in 3
contested election proceeding 90 Am.
& Eng. Enc. of Law. 1897.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-16
A Great Medicine.

81 have used Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and lind
it TO be a great medicine says Mr.. E.
s. Phipps of Poteau. Ark 1T cured me
of bloody hux- l cannot speak too high
" of it" This remedy always wins the
good opinion, if not praise. of those who
use it. The quick cures which it ef-
fects even in the most severe cases make
it a fayorite everywhere. For sale by
Benson. Smith & Co. general agents.
Territory of Hawaii.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-16
ATTORNEY GENERAL DoLE'S
LETTER DECLINING TO ACT

Territory of Hawaii. Office of the Attor-
ney General.
Honolulu. H. L. Nov. IA. 1900.
Messrs. Davis x Gear. Attorneys at Law.
Honolulu. H. L.:
! Dear Sirs-l beg TO acknowledge re-
ceipt of your favor of the 18th inst. say
| ing, that as attorneys for Mr. A. B. Loeb
enstein. You wish to test the question
whether. under existing laws. a delegate
| 10 congress can be legally elected in this
territory. and asking permission to file.
on behalf of the attorney. general. pro-
| eeeding in the nature of quo warranto to
test the right of one Il. W. Wilcox TO OBJ
tain a certificate of election TO the said
congress. and try his title TO the said of
fee
1t goes without saying. that in a matter
of this kind. official duty must be para
mount to political and personal considera-
tons. The attorney general. acting as
representative of government. should be
equally fair to men of all parties. An in
being brought in the name of the attorney
general is in effect. an allegation on the
part of the government that the person
claiming the Office is not entitled to it.
1t is an attempt 10 prevent him from
holding it. The papers you have drawn
for me TO endorse are entitled: Territory
of Hawaii, on the complaint of A. b.
Loebenstein vs. Robert W. Wilcox. and
the complaint begins: The Territorr Of
Hawaii by E. z. Dole. its at
torney general. complains
ETC.
The election was held with such legal
machinery as congress had giver 10 the
territory. and with the approval and I'M
der the direction of the local gov .rnment
1t did the best it could with what il had
to do with. Now. simply because the re-
suit is not satisfactory TO the complain
ant. CANS it repudiate its own acts con-
sistently with what plain people call a
square deal?
If an information in the nature of euo
warranto is the proper course IN this
case. the court has discretion to allow it
on behalf of any private individual. and
especially on behalf of rival candidate
1t is not necessary that the attorney gen
eral should be a party
4 number of cases are cited in susten-
ton of this position.
Mr.. Loebenstein represents a large
and respectable party" and not having
sanctioned and directed the election. can
institute proceedings with much better
grace than the government can.
continued on Sixth Page
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-16

nm PIECES of japanese Silk in every
IuU shade and color. IS cents yard.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-16

Boys Clothing.
WI are now showing a complete line of
" Wash Suits. Blue Serges, English
Tweeds in small checks. Boys Pants, in
serges, all wool Knee Pants in tweeds for
IS cents a pair.
Every garment we guarantee; money
cheerfully returned if you are not salts
fed.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29
RirfrrorV.
CHURCHES.

rurRoH. south. w. J. Carp, nler, PS>-
A- SSoevices: =, Preaching every Sabhatn II
Pr., Sa p. NJ. sabbath School, 9:l5 A: \.
;1n.1er NJ Meeting, Wednesday at 7:SO z. N.
CHURCH, Rev. 8. L. McCarty,
sStor Services will be held regularly every
estS, SSov at Il:OO A. NJ. and go p. NJ. Seats are
flnuaS the public cordially invited TO at
fee aH Sunday School at 1000 A. NJ: Prayer
nIj ot;pS' wednesday, 1880 7. NJ. Union Chris
eeV1HnSS HnSeayOr MeeIing, $3.50 p. NJ, Sunday.
a.pT,sr CHuRCR. Rev. S. NJ. Provence
Dor preaching at III q. m. ana p m.
eory sunday. sunday School at ~ a. no:
rsyer Meeting "Wednesday p m- hcOfuldl
=. .n1come is extended to all.
,onNs EPISCOPAL ChURCR. DR.. W. II.
fntar Pastor. Services: PrCacnlhe every
rtei, III !. NJ: 7.,U Z. NJ. FRIDAY evening ser
nda! =.aIP. NJ. Sunday School at IL A. NJ.
s,..n,,,.,,c CnuKLH keN. }. /. Hugo hLt-
AHn,.,,i,.,>. Align Mass and Sermon at y a. A
/ tr::o,'L,sn, =: :{:;U +. ". Ee6pCrs ana Bthedlc-
&on boz Z. NJ ~ n
o., i,trusII uhH Bibles for sale at all
Di NJ cost prices al The TALLAHAssEEAN
hce. ,.,o.yoo, -.
.oiessOrJ u. Riley superintendent freacn-
ksover Meeting Tuesday night. Class MeeU'
An NJ. +. BRINsONs PaSLOr'
DrcroRs' MEETING The Board OF Dlrec-
" nF the Library Association hOlo tneil
ootinOs on the third krlday evening oA eaSn
sonth ut s o. m. at the library.
THOSE who are interested IN Christian y. Scr' S1.
~ xviII he welcomed At the residence OF M,
1vS Tevis. where the serN ices WILL De nelo
,'Sovs al Iu:3O am, " eGnesdays al 1;oO .m
10. o +
RavuIar meetings OF LEON Ii O9E NO
held every Tuesday Evening, At then
IT, Room, al 8 o'clock. All brt 'ners 10
~ 9tsndinG are invited to atten0.
200 W. M. MCINTOSH, JR.' N G'
r. l.. COLLINS, II. D.
Recommendations meetings u Az, M
ENOH HENCAMPMENT No 2, are held II mrs
tLA LuAi.5 GThursday Evenings OF eac mouth
ohair lodge RoOm, al O'Clock. t. i fatfi
.hU in 0OOd standing are invited 10 aItehn u
gus III W, Nj. MCINTOSH. SR., u r
W n. CHANCEY. Scribe.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
tallahassee Lodge, No. SzSo, meeSS S S0COff s0On1f
fourth Thursday eVenlngSOl e~on N0
ASSODi0 i F. E. PHILBRICK. Dictator.
w n. CHANCEY, Reporter.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
IodOe No. K. OF p, meets every
eGov aeedO evening in Castle Hall. Visiting
n;1bts are cordially invited 10 atIenu'
nlgH'o "i0 n. C. CRAW EOkD. [. I;
F. HILb, K. OF K B.
ST. PAUL LODGE-NO. 15
(B. S. of the Z.
olds its mectmg every WEDNESDAY dnse rSo1 G'9p 9p
at eight O clock al lts ;c% LcHgSf gof the tH oper:
@ an, o" An members oi the Order IN gOO(
ouding are cordially invited to attend.
ianUIH6 A STAFFORD, w. L. }.
MASONIC.
"a !, -,,,,,i,- ,.ou1-o,.a,lOn of Florida X. a
~ nv e. will hc held on the SecOnd ant
nPtr n3tn Mona,,ys oi each NORTH at o'c-oc'
W.M. MCIHToSH. SIR, Secretary
- ,,o.,,,,,r m,,1,,,.,.. s.f JACKSON Lodge
are held Oh the tirst aDh :hIrd M"h""S
esc! month, IL s o'c::'c:;. .hr >.,.,,r,,,r,,
v. vi. sci >r,:-I.. NR.' Secrt 'hi "
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29
ARTS AND TIE WO1AN.

leisure" said Phyllis you will write
that book you have always been telling
me about
do you wish it?'' | asked
Il do. What | have always found
lacking in you is application. You
start out; to accomplish something. you
find an obstacle in your path. and you
do not surmount it. You do not perse-
vere"
My pulse beat quickly. Was there. a
double meaning to what she said?
could not tell, for her eyes remained
averted.
! sighed. ut would be nice to be-
come a successful author. but when a
man is as rich as | am. fame tar
nishes." took out an envelope from
my pocket.
what is that?' asked Phyllis.
l turned over the back and showed it
to her
"Figuresv' she laughed. What do
they maan?"
at Isl what l am going to do with
my fortune" said l. | was holding out
my vanity at arms length and laugh
ing at it silently.
"Your air castles will be realized
now" said Phyllis.
81 shall build no mOre'' said 1. 1.-THE
last one gave me very bad fall"
Phyllis looked away again. A vague
perfume from her hair waited past my
nostrils. and for a space was over
,whelmed with sadness. Soon dis
cerned Mr. Holland speeding toward US.
81 shall not see you again." I said,
$50 I'll bid you goodby now. If you
should chance to come abroad this
summer. do not fail to look me up"
"Gngd Iuci to YOU" said Ethel. shak-
ing ms hand. You must bring home
a priilcrss or duchess" Then she
moved off Il way. thOughtfully-
"YOu ml:St write to rle occasionally,
Jack said Phyllis. eff only once a
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29
HE TESTED HIS SKILL.

The Result Moved the Philosopher
to a Discourse on Success.
"Did you ever realize that the sue
cess that one really enjoys comes only
through hard wOrk?'' asked the philos-
Opher Il know the average mortal
would prefer to gain his ends without
hard toll. but few do. and l doubt if
those few gain any pleasure from hav-
ing the plum drop in their laps without
any effort on their part.
81 had that fact impressed upon me
only the other day. 1 chanced during
an idle moment to pick up an empty
ink bottle, and something started my
thoughts back to my bOyhOOd days
when an empty bottle furnished an
ideal mark to throw stones at. Smiling
to myself at the childiShness of it,
set the bottle on a hitching post, and
after carefully selecting a number of
stones / stood off about 50 feet and
prepared to make a test Of my skill
The very first stone that | threw
caught the bottle fairly. in the center
and shattered it into Il hundred pieces
| threw away the stones t..at ! had s.
carefully gathered in d.:-%tiSt | had
accomplished what | hazel set out to do
OH my first throw. but fully realized
that i: WAS only nu.:c and that |
might throw 20 more stones and not
come anywhere near the mark.
Now. if. on the contrary. bad miss
ed. | would have carefully noted where
the fault lay and tried TO have correct
ed il on my next throw. The throws
that went TOO low and too high. as
well as too much to one side, would
have all been valuable lessons to me.
and in the end would have succeeded
in placing a stone where | wanted it.
That would have been success gained
by working for it. The very few peO-
pie who gain success on their first
throw have my sympathy."-D
Free Press
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29
AVERTEO A TRAGEDY.

The Nerve Displayed by Daniel
O'COnneII at IA Critical Moment.
Daniel O'Connell. the famous Irish
agitatOr, had a contempt for physical
danger. On a certain occasion a meet
ing had been convened, and a large
crowd assembled in room on the first
f1OOr of a building in a small city in
ireland.
O'COnnen was about to address the
people when a gentleman, pale with
fear. made his way to the platform and
hoarSely whispered:
''Liberator, the floor is giving way!
The beams that shore it up are crack
ing. and we shall fall through in a few
minuteSw -..--
Keep SILENT" said O'ConneIl. Then
raising his voice he addressed the as.
sembly:
81 find that the room is too small to
contain the number who desire to come
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29

an. So. e. =. .i;I:imring
gaze II! ; .'..:ri :, e. {, rt, iiu more
trud=rL :rr!i.r
| SIn;H "a -. rr:..: ,!.r!i The
spires a:ll ,:,.:;.: Il; lil,. ~ iatlptl OH
my Si@hI Iih "a ,nrr:;.4! inro 4 gray.
smoky II:;:ci, IL :,., la; :;.,ia With a
dead cigar r!iiIc!2,rt ':riWtrn my teeth
| watched And watched with Il callouS
air. as thot-;h there ii&d been no
wrench. us though ! had not left be-
hind all loved in Tia, world And yet
l gaZed. the keen salt air singing past
my ears till there was nothing but the
sea as far as the eye could scan.
Thus | began the quest of the elu-
Sive. which is u little of love, a little Of
adventure and little of all things.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29
A Family Medicine Chest

A family medicine chest for ten cents
In pretty littl" enameIed metal box
you have the means of keeping the
whole family healthy, from baby to good
old grandpa. Go to your druggist and
get a bCx of Cascarets Candy Cathartic
for ten cents, and see that you always
have them in the house. Collie, sick
headache, dyspepsia, pimples, sIeepless-
ness, worms and nearly every other all
ment are cured by some form of con-
stlpatiOn and in that little box you have
perfect remedy always at hand. Save
your doctor bills and prevent serious i'll
ness by the use OF the sweet, dainty little
pieces of candy that make you we'll and
keep you well. We recommend Casca-
rets to all our readers.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-29
FOLDED TRANSFERS.
They Increase n COaductor's WOrL
and Are Trying to His Tempe-.

They Increase COadUctoF'S WOrh
and Are Trying to His Tempe=.
Some people have no sympathy for
street car conductors. said one of their
number after hp had had Il pi+.uiiarIy
lively time in making change dnd Civ
ing and collecting transfers. says til,
New Tori T;l:I:-:
New" c0ntiHHcd the r0ndurt0.
there is one little natter that wOui,.
save us lots OF troablc if the people
would only hear if in mind and that is
the way they hand in their transfers
Some men and a few women know
enough to hand us the little strips of
paper just as they receive them-that
is, spread out in such way that we
can glance at them. see that they are
all right and then place them with the
package already collected. The ma
jority: of people don't do this. and as a
rule the women are the worst of the
lot.
When a woman gets a traI{sfer. she
folds it up into as small a space as
possible and then slows it away in her
purse. When the time comes to collect
this from her. she fishes the wad Of pa
per out of the purse. hands it to the
conductor and sits back in her seat
content with what she has done.
1.-The conductor has to unfold this
piece. of paper to see if it is really the
proper transfer This takes time. and
when there are dozen women on the
car all doing the same thing. the poor
conductor has more than he ran do to
keep his temper, Men ~ a rule don't
fold their tram ;f"rS, hut cGTtl'nt Them
selves with Sll..Eir@ i:r S.i.r;iiatO thc.r
pockets and .el .'.nduciI- ,i,crHmulcG
piece Of paper when it = called for.
tossing it 10 the conductor, who has to
smooth it into shape.
''The same people would never think
of handing in a railroad or thPater tick
ct in the same way"
Four Legged Weather Prophets.
Though the tortoise Is an excellent
weather prophet. the fact is known to
comparatively few people. Tortoise
farmers on the African coast notice
that even "a hours before rain falls
these curious animals prepare for it BY
seeking the convenient shelter Of over
hanging rocks. 1t may be . bright.
clear. sunshIny morning, but the farm
ers believe implicitly In the tactics Of
the tortoise, who Is seldom mistaken.
for the downpour is certain to come
within the time stated.
Al pet tortoise would be practical
present to bestow on ones friends.
This curious premonitiOn Of the ap-
preach Of rain is shared by many other
animals and birds and may be explain
ed partially by the fact that while rain
Is forming the atmosphere is increas-
ing in weight, but there may also be
some need of moisture which makes
them aware of its approach or some
habits Of life which make them thus
SensitiVe.-Chicago Record.