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Headle.s Turtle.

1t has generally been supposed by
naturaists that the seat of the ami
mails instinct, as of reason in man. is
in the brain An incident related by
DR. Eugene Murray-Aaron, formerly.
secretary and curator of the American
Entomologfcal Society, which came
under his observation while one of
party of specimen hunters in the West
Indies, would go to show the contrary
says the New York Tribune. He says
that swapping turtle was discovered
on the beach of an island where the
party was encamped, making for the
water One of the party seized an ak
and cut off the turtles head Still the
headless body continued moving with
scarcely diminished rapidity, leaving
the head behind on the sand. The tur-
tie was picked up and carried som e
distance inland, then placed down, tn e
neck facing away from the sea. AS if
in perfect condition, the turtle turned
round and made for the water again,
apparently anxious to escape even
without its head.
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Nevx mechanieat DIRECTORY.

The inventor who originated the
mechanical directory, which Is here
shown contem plates one OF the most
complete and convenient arTanse-
-ar+s for finding name that can be
Imagined as the simple turning OF
crank In either direction; rapidly ex-
poses page after page OF names on an
endless sheet of paper The speed
which it is possible to attain IN the
movement of the sheet permits an
entire revolution in few moments
Thus. no matter what the position OF
the directory, a turn of the crank viii
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WORK OF SCIENTISTS
AND DISCOVERIES
OF PRACTICAL VALUE.
Steam Joint Clamp That Will Prevent
Ieakage-"Safety" Fire Crackers-
New Mechanical Directory an In
genious rDevice-Mooniight Aurora
a MoonlInht Aurora.

A correspondent of the London Ora
phic writes follows from W1nches-
ter, Eng: Notwithstanding q bright
gibbous moon in a cloud1eSS sky, a
well marked aurora occurred this
"wednesday evening from to near
10 O'Clock. The most and brightest OF
the beams were to the east They did
not scintillate, but merely slowly
-.pa1ed their Intellectual hre ana
frightened up again One beam IN
particular extended through Cassiopea
delta and gamma and moved east
ward; it was almost met by tnin
bright line from the@south through
CAMS Minor, hence close to the moon
light, yet it scintilated distinctly, but
soon disappeared The air was mild
and the wind southeast yet the stars
glittered brilliantly they would IN
frost.
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1tlsd2{k'[I!K||Z z b'E1RaEp

making these creatures SO like twfgs
is to enable them TO conceal
themselves from their enemies, such
as birds They have no other means
of defense, and if they were conspicu-
Gus they would very quickly be goo-
bIed up
The walking sticks. vary consid-
erably in appearance, always counter
feiting the twigs of the kind of tree
on which they happen to live. Even
the knots and the bark are copied SO
accurately that it is almost impossible
to distinguish the creatures, even If
one is looking. for them.
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other thread on the outside of the
third clamp. All are cIamped n
place. The third clamp is pressed up
against the other two and held firm
by set screws. Then a spanner,
shown in the lower part of the cut, is
used to screw up the middle clamp
against the first one, setting the soft
lead down hard into the leak and clos
ing it. The pipe is then, 20 all in
tents and purposes. as good as new
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Fishermen who have just returned
from a fishing trip along Hickory Run
report that family named Henderson,
living deep in the woods, has been
blessed with seven pairs of twins in
succession, and two other children
who came alone, all within fourteen
years. All are alive. and are sound,
healthy youngsters-Baltim Sun
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Prof. Adametz, who has devoted
considerable time to the study of the
fragrant subject, says that the popu-
lation of an ordinary cheese when a
few weeks old is greater than the
number of persons upon the earth
He has made some interesting re-
searches dealing with the minute or
gan1sms found in cheese From q mi
croscopic examination of a soft va
riety of cheese he obtained the fol-
lowing statistics: In Is grains of
cheese, when perfectly fresh, from
90, 900 to 100000 microbes were found,
and when the cheese was 20 days old
the population had increased to $780,
900 in each Is grains. An examina-
ton of a denser cheese at 25 days old
proved it to contain 1900, 900 in each
gram (about Is grains), and when
As days old 100000 in the same par
tic1e.
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Giant rrees.

Some trees attain great age and
size. The .swellingtons,. a variety of
giant trees in California, reach about
$50 feet in height and 81 feet in girth
The eucalyptus of Australia is very
nearly as large. Trees over 1000
years old by actual count OF their an
nuaI rings are on record And in Mex
leo is a bald cypress tree 112 feet in
diameter, which is probably the oldest
known.
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At the death of aged Gott1eib Hey
Ter, of near Liberty, his old clock, tn at
had not been running for more than
eleven years, slowly struck five times
The old man had a premonition of
death two months before At that time
he sold all his property and stopped a
newspaper that he had taken for
twenty-four years. Two weeks ago he
fell i'll, and Saturday he died--Wil-
Transport (Pa-) Correspondence Phila-
delphia Record
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Push pin half way through a
green pea, making the two ends
nearly as possible the same weight
: e., let the point come a little more
chan half way through Then break
of the stem of a common clay pipe
and the toy will be completed To
make the pea dance put 1t on top
of the pipe stem. the point of the pin
sticking down the bore.
Throw your head back with the pipe
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The boy who wants to do things in
this world must be around when things
are happening, and it is a part of the
inconsiderateneSS of things that the
vital ones happen just before the slow
man gets down to his work and just
after the easy going one has started
Observation-Disclosures Saturday Even
ing Post
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Eugenie STYLES Counino.

"A ureSSmakers who has a Vogue for
originality in Paris and fashionable
clientele says that she advises her
customers to have the bo6fces cf
gowns made close with long shoulder
seams and with close upper sleeves
She holds to the idea that there = -,
ing to be return OF the fashions of
the-court of the Empress Esueksnfes
or that, at least, with skirts growtnx
fuller at the hem and with large hats.
the close. tight bodice is an aesthetic
necessity -- "
The Globe-republican., 1902-12-25

One of the oddities the navel orange
is noted for is its remarkable freaks
in Stimulating at times portions of the
human anatomy.
One of the most singular freaks of
this kind is a large orange with a
childs head protruding from the
navel. The head is perfect, the face
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Be.r. skeleton FIn.d with Honey.

The weu-preseryed skeleton of a
large bear, whose skull was filed with
several pounds of honey, deposited
there by bees that had turned il into
a hive was discovered the other day
by John and James Osterhort of Sher-
man, Pa as they were saving large
hollow beechw log
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yacht that can be made from an empty
eggshell. few sticks and some tissue
paper. Empty an eggshen by boring
small hole in each end of it with
sharp blade of a penknife and then
blow out it's contents with your mouth
Then plug up both ends with sealing
wax and attach to it a keel made of
coins fastened together with sealing
wax. Unless otherwise specified make
all fastenings with sealing wax
Now white out two delicate sticks
for mast and topmast, one ten inches
in length. the other seven inches, and
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cooling agent without mixing the tv s.s.
A. soon as the valve Is opened the
air PRESSURE in the bottle drives tine
water into the cooling pipes and When
the flow rs once started the weignl
of the water below continues to draw
the fluid from the bottle above -
est Sc the pioe beneath is emptied-
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Sure of Him

Tess-H you really love him why
did you refuse him2
Jess-Goodness. You don't suppose
I'd be SO unmaidenIy as to accept him
the first time.
Tess-But he declares he'll never
propose to another girl as long as he
lives
girl
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a ~safety" Firecracker-

The average small boy generally
wants to investigate the cause of the
non-explosion of a firecracker alto
gether too soon, with the result that
he has a blackened face and perhaps
a blinded eye to show for hrs curl
The Globe-republican., 1902-12-25

Jacob Grof, faithful lover of 60
years, was married at Mayton, w.
Va, few days ago to Miss Rebecca
Gleisbury, three years his senior. the
girl for whom he had waited for
forty years. Nine years ago he secur-
ed the marriage license, but the bride
elect refused to wed him. He folded
the license, put it away and waited
until she should be ready. His per-
siStence and his faithfu1neSS finally
won and she agreed to become his
bride. The minister, the Rev. D. S
Thomas, hesitated when he saw the
date upon the license, but when he
was told the circumstances he mar
ried them under the license nine years
old.-Baltimore Sun.
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Quite the largest of all the walking
sticks as insects of a certain kind
that initiate twigs are called, is to
be found in Brazil. 1t counterfeits a
little branch quite wonderfully, even
20 the joints
OF course the object of nature In
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To Poll an Egg without Fire.
Open a raw egg a little on both ends
to allow some of the white to run out
Take frst-e1ass alcohol Of high per-
centage and pour it in the openings
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longer pipe is connected directly with
hose leading into the cooling cham
Der.
To start the flow from the bottle in
to the cooler a pump is attach ed to
the second tube to increase the pres
sure inside the bottle 1t will be no.
ticed that the water flowing into the
cooling chamber has no direct contact
with the ice, but passes through coi1ed
pipes arranged beneath the ice and
surrounded by the water which melts
from the fee This subjects the wa
ter in the pipes to the action of the
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being the exact reproduction of a cry
ing child.
The orange is preserved in spirits
at Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-30
German Interests in Venezuela.

BERLIN, Nov. 29.-The German Fleet So
ciety. to which Emperor William and near
" all the Cabinet ministers, naval officers
and others high In the government service
belong, has sent it's several members,
through the society's monthly publication,
a statement of the consideration which
makes necessary the building of more
cruisers for service abroad. especially in
Central and South American waters. The
communications deal with German trade re-
lations there and goes seriously into the
amounts of the present amount of capital
invested and the future possibilities. 1t
does not contain the least trace of jingo-
ism, but concludes with carefully-phrased
paragraph saying that Germans must
make up their minds whether the business
already created shall be protected and ex-
tended or permitted to languish. If the
former alternative is accepted the navy
must be increased by sufficient cruisers to
adequately protect trade"
Concerning the extent Of German inter-
estS in Venezuela the communication says
they amount to an aggregate of $50, ,0O0
of which. roughly speaking $l5,0o0.0O0 is in
vested in railroads and $12, 5000 to SIS, 000.
600 in plantations and productive works
The remainder is engaged in trade and in
the handling of German goods. With the
German cruisers Ariadne Amazon and
Niobe going out about Dec. 10, Germany
will have about seven vessels in the West
Indies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-30
LIVE STOCK EXPOSITION.
Informal Opening of the Great Show
Many Visitors Expected.

CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-The third annual
live stock exhibition opened its doors to
the public this morning although the formal
opening will not take place until Monday
morning. The exhibits have all arrived,
and are rapidly being placed in the pens
allotted for them. Several delegations from
the agricultural colleges arrived this morn
ing, and are looking over the grounds
preparatory 20 the judging contest which
will begin Monday. Among those to ar
rive this morning James III. Bigger,
of Glasgow, Scotland, one of the judges
of grades and crosses. Andrew Montgom-
cry, one of the largest cattle raisers of
England, and Governor Van SAINT, of Min
neSota.
The railroads are expected to handle in
the neighborhood of a half million people
during the coming week, making special
rates from all parts of the country. An
estimate Of the cash prizes and trophies
offered at the exposition brings the value
of awards close upon $4,000 which is said
to be the largest aggregate offering Of
premiums and substantial inducements
ever made by live stock exhibition in this
country or abroad. Some of the trophies
are magnificent works Of art.
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VIII Quit killing Each Other and
Defend Their Country Against
Britain and Germany.
BLOW TO THE PROPOSED LOAN
UNITED STATES NOT LIKELY TO IN
DORsE sYNDICATE's PLAN.
Banker Seligman's Mission to Wash
ingtOn-This Country to Steer
Clear of Financial Tangles.

PORT OF SPAIN, Island of Trinidad,
Nov. 29.-Sir Courtenay Knollys. acting
Governor of Trinidad, believes that Great
Britain and Germany are preparing for
joint action against Venezuela. The people
of Trinidad. he says, think it time for the
powers to intervene in the matter. Vene-
zuelan gunboats have recently seized four
British merchantmen in the Orinoco river
and the protest made regarding these
seizures has not been needed. An American
ship is now here, bound for the Orinoco,
and is awaiting a decision from the Wash
ington government as to whether or not
the blockade is effective.
Governor Knollys declares that Venezuela
has no cause for complaint at the failure
of the powers to recognize the blockade, as
such recognition would mean the investing
of the revolutionists with belligerent rights
and would close Trinidad to Castro's war
ships, which use Port Of Spain as place
for refitting. He insists that the Island OF
Patos is British territory and has been so
for century and declares that ample proof
of the statement is obtainable. The SYM
pathy of Trinidad is with the revolution
lists, though it is admitted that Castro is
now dominant.
Senior Rojas agent Of the revolutionists.
says: 1.-THE war will continue, the revo-
lutionists have plenty of ammunition and
more has been ordered General Matos is
at Curacao for the purpose OF obtaining
supplies. There 1900 revolutionists,
all in Venezuela, the eastern section Of
which country is completely under the con-
troll Of his party. If Great Britain and
O1,,+fA
lists will sink all differences existing be-
tween themselves and the government and
all Venezuelans will fight for their coun-
try. The revolution has received no for
eign support" At the same time it is said
in an authoritative Colombian quarter that
the Bogota government will reject Presi-
dent Castro's overtures and aid in the at
tempt to defeat him.
Government troops numbering 800 under
Generals Valutini and Olivares, reoccupied
Barcelona on the morning of Nov. 20 The
government forces continued their march
upon Ciudad Boliver.
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SHOT TWO WOMEN AND SELF.
Deed Of Henry CrOtchfOrd, a Negro
Banjo Player.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. @.-Henry
Crotchford, an itinerant negro banjo player,
whose home is believed to be in Washing
ton, d. c., to-day shot and instantly killed
Elsie Lewis, colored, probably fatally
wounded Mabel Nixon. colored, and then
fired a shot into his own brain, dying in
stantly. Crotchford was twenty-three
years of age, Miss Lewis seventeen and
Miss Nixon twenty-one. Jealousy is said
to have been the motive for the tragedy
Crotchford started on his fatal work
from saloon. where he had taken liquor
freely. He went directly 10 the home Of
Elsie Lewis and as soon as he entered the
house he began shooting. A bullet entered
Miss Lewis's head, and another went into
her left side. She died instantly. Crotch
ford rushed from the house and proceeded
to the home Of Mabel Nixon. He ex-
changed a few words with the girl and
placing the revolver to her cheek, fired
point blank. Miss Nixon fell with a ter
rible wound in her face. Then Crotchford
sent bullet into his head and fell dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-30
Russian Government Must Pay DAM
ages tn Owners OF Ships That
Were Conhscated.
RULING OF MUCH IMPORTANCE
wARsHIPs CANNOT LEGALLY PURSUE
BEYOND TERRITORIAL WATERS.
American Vessels Were Seized Out
side Russia's Marine Limft-Gen-
eraI Foreign News.

THE HAGUE. Nov. 29.-Professor Asser.
The Dutch jurist, who has been arbitrating
the claims OF American sealers for the
seizure OF their vessels by the Russian gov
eminent about ten years ago. has de-
hvered his award IN favor of the United
States. He appraises the damages In the
case of the American schooner c. H White
at $50, 444, in the case of the James Hamilton
Lewis at s2s. 5sS, the Kate and Anna at
s1,4ss, and the Cape Horn Pigeon $3.50.
Professor Asser delivered his judgment
in the arbitration court in the presence or
the representatives of the United States
and of Russia and others, including the
foreign minister Of the Netherlands, Dr.
Van Lyndenaer. In giving his reasons Tor
the award Professor Asser held that the
schooner c. II. White was seized OUTSIDE
Russian territorial waters, and that the
Russian contention that warship Oh one
nation was entitled TO pursue beyond the
boundaries of its territorial seas snip OF
another nation guilty Of illegal action with
in these waters was untenable. The arbi-
traitor declared that the jurisdiction OF the
United States could not extend beyond It's
territorial waters except by special treaty.
The seizure and confiscation of the Z. ii.
White and the imprisonment of her crew
was therefore illegal and Russia was con-
demned to pay the c. III. White $S2,444. with
interest at s per cent.
The case of the James Hamilton Lewis is
governed by the same decision, while in
the case Of the Cape Horn Pigeon, Profess
sor Asser, in fixing the damages Of s3S, $50,
and the interest at per cent, held that
the general principle that damages should
include the prospective profits of which the
victim had been deprived applied equally to
international litigation. In the case Of the
Kate and Anna the arbitrator decided that
the captain could have continued seal-hunt-
ing and that therefore Russia was not re-
sponsible for the prospective profits. Both
the James Hamilton Lewis and Kate and
Anna are given per cent. interest on the
amount awarded.
The dispute was the subject of pro-
tracted negotiations resulting in an agree
ment in 1900 between Count Lamsdorff,
minister of foreign affairs OF Russia, and
Herbert II. ID. Pierce, United States charge
d'affaires at ST. Petersburg, designating
Prof Asser a member of the Council of
State of the Netherlands. an arbitrator.
Professor AsSer decided June 80, 1902, that
the average annual catch should form the
basis on which damages should be awarded
which was exactly the contention advanced
by Mr.. Peirce, who was the advocate for
the United States government. The de-
cisiOn carried with it the opinion of the
court that Russia must pay damages and
only left for further argument the sum
due in each
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-30
TO COST 100000, 900.
One-Thousand-Ton Barge Canal Pro-
posed for New York state.

posed for New York State.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. Ex-Governor Odeil
proposes to have a 1,000-ton barge canal
and yet save the State $2O,OO0,0oO. He VIII
take energetic means to follow out the
lines of the Republican platform as re-
CARDS canal improvements and will COM
NIT himself to a barge canal as requested
by canal advocates in the State. but IL
may be said on excellent authority that
the Governor is of opinion that every ao-
vantage claimed for an $S00oO,oOo barge
canal can be fully obtained at an expendi-
.ture not to exceed fifty-five or sixty MIL
lions Of dollars. The Governor Is In 1aVor,
IL is said, of what is known as the Lake
route. which the State engineer and sur
veyor has decided can be built for 81, 1885,
1885, making a total when the other TWO
canals are improved of about S6OOU,Vu
This proposed route is 33S miles long; as
compared with 342 miles by the inlanu
route. 1t includes 112 miles through Lake
Ontario from Oswego to Olcott, thence 10
Lockport, where 1t joins the old canal.
The line from the Hudson river TO OsWego
follows the general direction of the Erie
canal as far as Rome, where it veers on
toward Lake Ontario. Rochester ana
Syracuse are lost off the new canal, but 1t
is proposed to connect them with Ii by
short lines. Ii is also claimed for the lake
route that il will cost less to maintain IL
than the other route, and that there Will
be great saving Of time in making round
trips.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-30
DRANK CARBOLIC ACID
LICE DAVENPORT HAD BEEN ON A
PROTRACTED SPREE.
He Also Had Trouble with HIS Wife
and Decided to Take His
Own Life.

Lige Davenport, thirty-eight years old.
drank an ounce of carbolic acid last night
at IL o'clock and was dead thirty min
utes later. The cause of the suicide was
desertion by his wife i'm connection with a
protracted spree. Davenport and his wife
went to room at 226 North Senate avenue
about two weeks ago. To inmates of the
house Davenport said he was employed as
a laborer at the Acme flour mills. A week
ago he started drinking and quit work.
Friday morning he assaulted his wife. She
paid the landlady for the room and then
left. Davenport went in search of her and
brought her to the front Of the house at
o'clock. The woman allowed her
husband to go in first and she then ran
away. Since then up to the time of his
death Davenport was in search of her in
tent on killing her according to stories told
by acquaintances of the couple. When
Davenport returned last night at IL
O'Clock he staggered up the stairs. On the
way up he met several of the male board
ers. To one he said that within an hour
he would be dead. The man spoken to be-
lieved Davenport and followed him to his
room. Davenport on entering, closed the
door. The stranger waited outside and in
a short time heard a cork being pulled
from bottle. Bursting open the door he
saw Davenport standing in the middle Of
the room drinking the acid. The bottle
was grabbed, but Davenport had swallowed
the contents. He then fell on the bed and
died in great. agony. Physicians from the
Indiana Medical College were called, but
they could not give the man any help.
Davenport was Identified by Sergeant
Hagerman, who said that he was recently
released from the workhouse. 1t is said
record
relatives living in the northwest part of
the CITY