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The sun., 1901-07-28
ARRIVALS AT THE AQUARItM.
A Bunch Of New ThinEs FROM Bermuds'
Including Fish with Green Teeth.

Received at the Aquarium last week from
Bermuda in the third shipment OF the present
season. were, among other things. ten pilot
fishes, forty-ive angel fishes, and twelve
large conchs OF a kind not before exhibited
A number OF the big conchs have been
placed in tanks on the salt water side. where
they have since remained pretty quiet. on
the bottom. recovering from their journey.
But IL the conchs fulfil expectations they
will soon begin TO crawl about creeping.
IL NAV be. up the back and up the sides and
I'D the glass OF the tank When they climb
the glass there will be brought into view the
rose -colored opening OF the conch's shells.
or SO much Of it as IL not obscured by the
creatures foot the part OF the animal by
which il attaches itself objects
Also in this lot were "A specimen OF living
rose coral. a number Of large sea anemones.
and the largest parrot flsh ever seen here.
This parrot Ash is especially remarkable
about twenty-seven inches Ia length, ana
of a species different from any heretofore
seen here Green l. the color ot this ilsl
over the greater part Of It's body, the head
and forward part being Of u pinklsh tint.
IL has in each jaw two teeth the division
between each two BEN. 50 slight tna' ,n es4h
which is shaped something IKE ths uhder
part of a parrots boak. The teeth close
persons might mistake them. the teeth being
permanently exposed beyond the covering
Of skin around their base
The parrotnsh has very small mouth
for ita size but IL has powerful jaws and very
strong teeth it can crush anything II can get
lis teeth over. and IT eats barnacles and that
Along their edges these teeth are slightly
rouphened or w-toothed. and there on their
cutting edges and for the space OF u six
teenth of an inch mp on their face they are
white Above that they are OF q decided
deep green. shading an eighth OF an inch
higher into a lighter tint OF green with a
blush cast, and above that into a shade
little lighter still. at the base Of the teeth
the whole effect being OF a distinct dark green.
And these dark green teeth project from jaws
that are pink all round that being the color
OF the head, except at the corners OF the
mouth. whore the color is brown. Decidedlya
remarkable set OF teeth Tor even parrot
observed the green Is not discolorGtion,
but the natural color OF the teeth
The sun., 1901-07-28
THE IyFIRMARY IN THE HOUsE.
A Sick Room Made a Part Of the Really
Up-to-Date Home.

The innrmary Is the latest wrinkle IN up-
to-date domestic architecture. Ono New
York architect considers IL absurd to build
a wel-eauipped modern house without plan
ming one room with dirsct reference to serious
illness. In the ordinary house u Is serious
problem 10 arrange matters 81 that when
necessary. n room may be quiet, Isolated.
end solitary and yet no family escapes with
out at least few sicgos OF infectious disease.
In making the original plans Tor house.
II Is an easy matter To provide Tor Just such
emer gencies III the amount OF room does
not ~ the giving up ot q room 20 IN
Urinary purposes alone. the sick room may be
nut To ordinary use, save when occasion Tor
an innrmary aTrives. IL must, however,
be so arran ged that II will be easily lsolated
from the rest Of the house.
10 must be exceptionally well lighted ana
ventilated and yet the windows must oe
easily darkened The Quetest corner OF
the house should be chosen for the room.
The floor must be Of hard wood or tiling,
over which rugs mny be thrown when the
room " not In use for sickness,
The walls and ceiling must be simply pHintedl
so that they may be readily wPshed and
disnfected The bedstead shoult be Of
white iron, th. furniture Of wood and cnne
or wicker, with no upholstery save what
l. furnished by movable cushions. Simple
muslin curtains should hang n. the window.
nrd put it into perfect condition for a sick
room, and the Possession of such n room
would simplify matters wonderfully for
a housewife during the regular measles
and mumps experiences, Is well as In more
serious emergencies
The sun., 1901-07-28
RARE WATER LILIES THESE,
HUGs YLowsRs 70 ~ sxRSsIrED SOON
nv PROSPECT PARK.

TIE viesssts Rsgia asA Othsr Artstserats es
the wsser lAly Family New Prsparfns fer
Their Annual Bisssonips Care Required
10 Gre~ias Them -Other Fiss lilies.
The Victoria Regia n queer gun among
plants. A great gun. too. as they know
very well at Prospect Park In Brooklyn.
where there is the finest collection Of water
lilies In this part of the country.
There are three lily ponds in the park
over there and they are just coming into
their glory. It's a deliberate plant. the
water lily is. At least the aristocrats Of
the family are deliberate. The beautiful
common herd. represented by the ordinary
pond lily. doesn't need SO much coaxing.
When her Highness, Victoria Regis. un-
folds the petals Of her first blossom the
industrious pond lilies have been hard at 1t
for almost two months. sending one green
bud after another up through the water.
Ike so many magic bubbles. which break
at the surface into blossoms.
The three ponds lie In the heart Of the
rose garden; and 1t lies at the bottom Of
great green cup whose sides are thick with
rhododendrons and a bewildering variety
Of trees. The spot isn't far from the main
entrance. The middle pond. about forty
feet In diameter. 10 the home Of the aristo-
Gratis. Two smaller ponds. one on each
side, are devoted to common branches
Of the family. The two small ponds are
radiant with blossoms. Those In the large
one are just coming out.
OF course, the queen OF the aristocratic
gathering Ii the Victoria Regia. There is
4 roll to the name which once heard Ii not
soon forgotten. The queen OF the water
plants even gets herself In big letters on the
signboards in the park. They say:
The sun., 1901-07-28
WHY SWEET PEAS ARE SCARCE.
The Green Aphis. That Destructive Little Pest
Il at work Again This Year.

The Green Aphis That Destructive Little Pest,
Is At work Again This Year.
The green sphis. which did very extensive
damage last year TO the pea crop. made It's
reappearance this year In the numbers ex-
pected. but the market gardeners suffered
very much less loss. II Is small green insect
sometimes called the plant louse. and IL most
familiar to people In the form that attacks
roses. II settles upon the leaves and tender
branches multiplies with marvellous rapid
ity and causes the plant to wither by sucking
It's life juices.
Last year the damage 1t did TO the pea
crop alone was estimated at several million
dollars. This year farmers avoided the same
loss by not planting late peas. In the cool
weather Of early spring the pea vines are not
attacked by the pest. Many growers, there
fore, limited their paintings 10 the early va
~ Gess them q h.a S The
cold wet weather that marked the spring
kept the peas back In some localites. ana
they were only beginning to ripen when the
aphis made its reappearanco. Several insec-
tcides are effective against the pea aphis.
but the dlffioulty lies In applying them
thoroughly and cheaply.
the ravages Of the aphis in the short season
In which peas have been in market this year
1ts work Is also seen In the comparatiye scar
CITY OI SWEEP puEufHo
usually displayed beautiful hedges Of sweet
peas OF varied and delicate co,orings either
have none at all this year. or show withered
yello wing vines with few blossoms
In the absence Of peas to prey upon, the
In some places It IL reported to be attacking
potato vines. IL has been seen commonly
on some trees. such as the soft maple, on
which its presence Is manifested by whitening
leaves and on various shrubs
This year als) one Of its cousins, the black
aphis, has shown q disposition to attack the
tomato vines These can be told by their with
cred and stunted appearance While tomato
plants can be protected more easily than peas
the visitation Of the black aphis generally
means that the plant II checked for time,
Inasmuch as the best results can be a ttained
only by securing, a rapid and continuous
growth, such a setback hurts both the qubn =
tty and the quality of the crop. besides en-
failing more labor and expense to the grower
As the black aphis has attacked tomato plants
this year in places where IL was not known
before, a little anxiety has been expressed
among tomato growers as 10 whether they are
likely to 20 through the same experience as
the pea growers.
The sun., 1901-07-28
Slaughtered BY Mosquitoes.

From the 81 Louis Globe Democrat
AUSTIN, Tex, July i9.-1homas Welsh.
an oil operator in the Beaumont felds was
here to-day. He says that he was At Sabine,
few miles south Of Beaumont. yesterday. and
Gnitoes The mosquitoes came from adj acent
salt marshes In great clouds. which dark;
ened the light OF the sun. The insects settled
down on Sabine and the workmen who were
employed in the construction OF the oil pipe
line Of the Lone Star and Crescent Company
were forced to fee for their lives. Al work
was suspended and the people took refuge
under mosouitoe bars where they remained
all day Many head of cattle, horses and
other animals were killed By the insects
Mr. Welsh says that the mosquitoes wer" 80
thick that il Was almost impossible TO breathe
in open air II j. the worst plague OF mos
nuitoes ever experienced on the leHa'
The sun., 1901-07-28
The Preachers Good Investment.
From he Coiumbu, Dispatch,

FTOW 'hF Z OTNWOUE TVFpITtW'
LONDON, Ohio, July 20. The Rev. X. q. Ros-
CAMP pastor OF the Flr4t Presbyterian church,
sx-Grand ,haplHin Of the Order of Elks, VINO
came here few months ago from kokomo,
Ind seems To have struck II rich While on
a visit TO Denver and Salt Lake ttty last year
he was induced To invest 500 IN silver mine.
A few DAYS n 20 h' went tn the latter cltv
10 spend short vacation md look after hla
mining interests. which seeIn 70 he turning
out better than expectet Information jutt
received here Is to the eh ect that he has been
offered Cs,oO0 for bis Interests IN ths uaknA.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
A BABYLONIAN BRICK.
Record OF "a Domestic Incident pre-
served In One % the Per-
isbabIc Tablets.

n Is marvellous what a mass OF de-
tailed information has come down TO
us ia he form Of perishable brick tab
lets Inscribed, or rather stamped be-
fore firing. with minute and compli-
Gated inscriptions and preserved ia the
buried libraries beneath the mounds
OF the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
prof sayce is able, for instance says
the London Saturday Review, TO tell rs
from one of these tablets how n Wid-
oW brought an action before the royal
Judges to recover her husband prop
erty. She stated that after their mar
riage she and rehabilitation had
traded together and that q house had
been purchased with portion Of her
dowry This house. the value 81 which
was as much as 10 mnnehs 50 shckcis.
or 4 80 los, had been assigned 70 her in
perpetuity: The talf-brother now
claimed everything, including The
house. The case was tried az Babylon
before six judges IN the ninth year Of
Nabonidus. and they decided IN favor
81 Tic plaintiff for n moman's dowry
was her own property Ills might be
an extract from the law reports Of the
Times, aud other details of ancisnt
Babylonian and Assyrian life are not
less precise In the reign of Ammi-
ladok three men rented a field for
three years ON terms Of partnership,
agreeing 70 give the owner during the
first two years one CUR OF grain upon
each acre. Tho whole OF the third har-
vest was 20 80 the lessees and the
partners were % divide the crop In
equal shares on tile day of the harvest
This seems d pleasant kind ofagree-
ment, worthy Of initiation The third
year free Of rent must have been de-
lghtfnl
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
q BRIGHTEST AFRICA"
Expiorcr Returns from uisahdn I.nnd
Wiz stories ot Wonder
ful Country

Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston. spec
cialcommissioner iar Tie tgnndapro-
tectoratc has * lrned 10 London
after an absence af two years. lie
brings stories 81 Uganda risaling
Henry N. stonlegs description Of
Darkest Africa.
Sir Henry relates that the country
surrounding Aoauteieon Is totally de-
populated as a result of intertribal
wars, and Ks consequently maryelously
stocked with DIP game thnt are MS
tame as English parNdeer Zebras and
antclopes can Be approached 10 within
ten yards, and there is no sport IN
killing them. Elephants and rhinoce.
ros are also abundant, and, according
20 Sir Harry Lions in Uganda are 90
busy eating hnrtbeest TO notice a pass
ing caravan The prehistoric giraffe
has been discovered in this country
by The commissioner, who proposes 70
maintain the region referred 70 as a
national park
He photographed a race of ape~nen
I'm the Congo forest differing entirely
from SANKEY'S pgmies, and secured
photograph records OF their language
and music. Sir Harry says that IL va.
rietics OF rubber trees are found in
this country in ineNhausible supply
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28

Treaty Ports on the SmnEtse.
Coming After Shanghai.

Hankow, the Chicago OF Inina, is
Che subject Of an elaborate discus
sion in recent number OF the Brit
fish Board of Trade Journal, in which
he presents certain facts that viii
prove of Importance TO Americans in
terested in the trade with China.
Hankow is a city of over a million
inhabitants, situated about 600 miles
in the interior of China, but reached
by ocean-going steamers which pass
up the great Yangste river 10 that
point. Located as IL is in the very
heart of the most productive and
densely populated section Of China,
1t is one of the most important trade
centers. The article IN question
says:
"Of the treaty ports on the
Yangtse. HanSow is second in impor-
tance, coming only after Shanghai.
which latter, from it's position near
the mouth, should be regarded more
as a sea port than as river port.
The total import trade of the eight
treaty ports on the Yangtse has
been as follows: In 1897, 1l3,0s0,5l9
hailwan taels, Of which the value OF
25.1sO,24s entered at Hankow; in 1898,
los, 446,G06 taels, OF which 22,sl7,794
entered Hankow; and in 1899, 144,-
553,474 taels, OF which 29733, GOO taels
entered hankow The total export
trade OF these eight ports in the
same year has been as follows; In
1897, los, 454. GOO taels Of which the
value Of 2i,540,9s2 taels left China
through Hankow; in Isos, 102,iss,3s9
taels, Of which 3o053,65l taels in
value was exported from Hankow,
and in 1899, 131,53G,3j5 tacls Of which
s7,453.385 tacls mlue was exported
from Hankow From the above it
will be seen that as regards exports
the trade of IIankow s greater than
that of all the other Six ports of the
Yangtse, exclusive Of Shanghai,
whose export trade in isaa amounted
TO 70.s22,l7i taels rbt value Of the
Harkwan tael ranges between 20
cents and b cents
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
Nouoe for Publication.

First publlcation July IL last September IA.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. Marquette Mich.
July Ina, 1901. =
Notice i hereby given that IA eonplsa
with the provisions Of the act vi Congress 81
Jnue 81, 1878, entitled. IAN act Tor the sale Of
timber laos in The states 81 California, Oregon,
Nevada. aud WASHINGTON Territory as ex-
tended 20 AIN the Public Land states by act of
August 4, lS02, Aaron NJ, Braiord 81 MenomE
nee county al Menomiuee. state OF Michigan,
has this day hled Ia this Office has sworn state
ment No. aOT. Tor the purchase Oh the Me. a Of
81. OF sectiou No. - IA township
No. ~ n, Range No. ~ W. nnd Miil offer
proof go show hat the land sought IN more
valuable Tor It's timber or stone than Tor
agricultural purposes. and t. establish his
claim 20 said land before the Register aud
Receiver ot this office al Marquette, Mich. on
Friday, the 2Tth daN OF September, laOl
He names as witnesses. -
Robert Myers of Iron Mountain. Mich. -
Edward Mitchell OF crystal Fails,
Thomas Noryii %! MelOminee.
David Boutwell, OF
Any aud ull persons claiming adversely
above-descfibcd lands are requested to lie thsX
claims in this office on or before said 27th day
OF September 1901.
THOMAS sCADDEN,
Register.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
WOMAN MAKES ODD MISTAKE.
Mrs. Fairbanks Links Two Who DO
Not speak ~ Passing Along
wreath.

One OF the incidents OF the Flag
day celebration u the Temple Of
Music at buffalo had 4 humoross I'M
teres ior those Daughters of the Rev
olution whose social position entities
them 10 know the current gossip.
when Mrs, G. w Fairbanks, president
general OF the ID. A. r., concluded her
speech Mrs. Daniel Manning, OF AL
bany whose husband was in Glove
lands cabinet, presented TO her sol-
diers wreath, making a pretty little
speech. Mrs. Fairbanks replied grace.
fully, and ia turn presented the wreath
20 Mrs John Miller Horton, head az
the local body 81 Che D. a. X. Mrs.
Fairbanks innocently supposed She
was doing q thing which would be APP
preciated by both women, for Mrs.
Manning Is a sister OF Robert T. Fryer,
whose wife IS a niece OF Mrs. Horton
but ID appears that Mrs, Horton and
Mrs. Manning do not speak. and it ere.
ated much comment that the wreath
Mrs. Manning intended for Me prcsi
dent general 81 the d. a. u. should
thus pass to Mrs Horton.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
New School Rea DIV.

The Second ward school will BE-
ready next Monday morning and the
POO pupils that have been out Of school
waiting for the completion Of work on
this building Will be given a chance
to get to work There are four rooms
in the bui ding and they are excep-
tionally nice ones. The grades TO be
located here are the fourth. third,
second and first. The teachers are
Misses Conlin, MaXam, Klcyn ana
Hyslop.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-28
A Night of Terror

Awful anxiety Was felt Fnr the lden
"a Ms brave General Burnhnm 81 MACH
ia-, Me-. When tile doctors suhl ~
would lie irom pneumonia heIom mora.
ny writes Mrs. ;. III. Lincoln. Nllr at
rended her that fearful night. but ria,
begged for Dr. Kings New Discovery
which bad more than once saved her
life aud cured her OF Consumption.
After taking, she sl.pt an night Fur.
ther entirely cured herr This mafsrl,
inn~ medicine j. guaranteed 10 cur- nlI
Throat, Chest aud Lung Discusses. O.l,
5ue and Sl.o0. rrial BOTTLES free 81 ! 4
a iikinsun's drug store.
Middletown transcript., 1901-02-02
OPEN AIR CONSUMPTION cURE

IN the pine woods along the Elkton
iiNer' tour miles south of Elkton. a
,,Iahty has been erected for Edwin R.
lose' a young farmer, near this town,
VINO mas been suffering for some time
with consumption.
Nir' Nose, who has travelled through
a" pafts OF the United States seeking for
ne"ith III order that he NAV overcome
'iie uread disease, returned to his home
several mcnths ago, and upon the advice
u HIS physician, Dr. P. B. Housekeeper,
Is now trying the OPEN air and sunshine
''V'''neilt, 1t Is stated that this treat
= nieht' has been very successful in several
Gases in this country.
Middletown transcript., 1901-02-02
The GRIP EPIDEMIC

At disease &ore Prercicos than Ever and
, quite as Fatal. Tie Best treatment
The grip has surprised tie doctors and
health authorities thi. season By IDS
RAPID spread and by some novel symp-
toms While it spares nobody it is PROV
ing especially dangerous to middle-aged
and elderly persons. In MANY ca;es
elther fatal onset of Pneumonia, or a
complete breakdown of health and
strength, is apt to follow an attack of
grip.
Inc wise course for al is prevention.
BY wearing Bcnson's Porous Plaster on
the chest and back you protect the lungs
from cold and chill and with ordinary
care) you are safe from grip.
For those who are already suffering
from grip, or from the usual winter
coughs and colds, Bensoa's Plasters are
sure and speedy relief and cure. Highly
medicinal and scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes.
Only the genuine are effective Exam
Inc when you buy. Seabury & johnson,
Manufacturing Chemists, New York.
Middletown transcript., 1901-02-02

squarely on your seat, and arrange your
skirt SO that it will hang evenly on both
Sides"
George held the machine until pre-
pared to try again.
''No, no; put the ball of your foot, not
the hollow, on the pedal. Now you are
all right. But keep pedaling; the trouble
with you women is that you allow your
selves to be pushed along when you are
learning. To balance the wheel you
must have momentum; and / repeat it;
when you feel that you are falling turn
the wheel the same way, and don't hold
the handle bars rigidly.'
With George giving me little support
from behind We were getting along very
well. For just one instant relaxed my
attention; felt that 1 was losing my
balance, and then all three of us, George,
the wheel, and myself, fell in heap.
"Now," said, decidedly, 81 am 60
ing to try it once more before stop" 1
got started very nicely; the machine ran
smoothly and easily down the slight de-
clivity and headed for the road. Just then
team of prancing horses came around the
corner; we were approaching the same
point. HorrorsI l couldn't stop the
wheel!
''Fall OFF, shouted George.
EGT ao,,,4I oo,y4UJ o-;o5
The thing was running away with me
and right under those horses feet! I
think was very pale when George
caught me.
'Gf you had only known how to dis
mount" he said, sit would have been
all right. But here comes Kitty again.
She must show you"
Kitty is such an enthusiastic wheel
woman that she had taken spin of
mile or SO up the road during the agony
of my first efforts; but now she came fly
ing back.
'Show me how to dismount," 1 said,
shortly. was rather provoked at Kitty
for not having given me more help. I
forgot that l had told her wouldn't
need any special assistance.
"Well." she said, "watch me closely.
You wait until the left pedal is down;
then you bear your weight upon it, and
draw your right foot up and throw it
over the cross-bar, like this, keeping a
firm hold on the hand" Lightly and
gracefully Kitty sprang to the ground.
I remember how envied her. But
months have passed since then. At first,
after had learned to keep my balance
pretty well, was inclined to bend over
the handle-bar; but Kitty showed me
how ungraceful it is, and now fatter
myself that 1 ride almost as well as she
does. While I did not learn as rapidly |
as l had expected, found that regular
teacher is not indispensable; few sug- |
gestions such as George gave me, and a |
strong person to help you balance the
wheel during your first attempt, answer
every purpose. |
My hrst rides were Tor not more than |
a mile or two; but now Kitty and 1 think |
little of a twenty-five mile run. We
have found that quite enough, however,
and are of the opinion that such is the
case with most women. After a lorg
ride I completely change my clothes and
have an alcohol bath or rundown, which
hardens the muscles ard prevents them
from getting stiff.
My wheel and I have passed many de-
lightful hours together; and if bicycling
is the craze it has been called, I can only
say that it is very healthful and happy
sort of craze, which is resulting in in
benefit and pleasure.