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The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
The Story of Fighter of Fires.
N HALE WON THE THREE "TRUMPErs.
BY EPPs WINTHROP SARGENT.


| building, / am afraid nothing can be
done or brought against him."
Houston stormed and clustered about
the duty Corbyn owed "the party"
and Corbyn let him run on, while his
lips frightened. Finally, Houston
threatened to take the matter to their
mutual Boss" Then Corbyn spoke.
Il am we'll aware of the duty I owe
my party" he began. 1T made me
Chief and 1 do all can in return. But
there is a greater duty-toward my
men and the public that pays us to
protect it. l will not discharge any
man who does his duty. am always
glad to do you favor, but l will not
do one of my men an injustice Good
morning.
Houston afterward told his cronies,
and the Boss" that the good morning
was very much like being taken by the
back of the neck and thrown out.
Dan was not "broken," but the po-
litical row raised by Houston cost the
young fireman several years promo
ton. Corbyn would not discharge a
man, but neither could he advance him
under such circumstances.
So 1T happened that Dan was still
lieutenant when an eight-story office
building at Broadway and Hudson
street burned. He took two men to the
Roof where line of hose was attach
ed to the standpipe The fight was a
fierce one, and finally escape by ladder
was cut off
Dan saw that the roof would fail,
and he peered eagerly over the edge.
Nets were spread, but the hight was
too great Even these men trained to
jump to the life nets feared the leap.
The old truck was at, the corner and
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

kill any other animal. Did you ever
see my house?'
mo. 1 thought you burrowed into
the earth"
That's where you are mistaken. /
rot only make my home on the surface,
but | build a water-tight house. The
roof sheds the rain as we'll as If car
penter built 1t, and when I go in for
the winter 1 stop up the door,"
Don't you run about in the win
teri"
mot at all. About the middle of
November / become so sleepy that I
can hardly hold my eyes open, and so
] retire to my house and take long
nap. / sleep until the middle of March
or the first of April without once wax
ing up or tasting food"
Good graciousl But you must
wake up hungry" exclaimed the owl.
well yes, l do. But do not come
out so very lean. When / wake up
stretch myself, open the door of my
house and soon pick up a dinner. It
is seldom that I go out by day, and so
have the whole night to roam in. I
do not have to journey far for my
food, and 1t is only now and then that
4 dog or a man runs across me. /
think / take about as much comfort as
the coon or possum."
"Is that all your story?"
about ALL / wish to tell you. how
ever, that when hedgehog has been
made captive and tanned he will clear
4 house of rats, mice, reaches and bee
ties in short order. The kings of Eng
land use to keep hedgehogs in the
cellars of their palaces TO hunt the
rats away. I've got to move on now,
and 1 suppose you want to look for
your own dinner Don't you ever make
a mistake in the darkness and take
me for a rabbit. Should you pounce
down on me you'd get more quilts
than meat. and you might not be able
to fly again for couple of weeks.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

ing vegetation and are important ele-
ments in maintaining the balance.
These rules apply alike to both the
fresh water and the salt water tanks.
The operation of the salt water aqua
rum is similar in all lines to that Of
the other Persons living inland can
| maintain one easily after once going
to the trouble of starting 1t. The salt
water never changes its properties,
however much evaporation there is,
for 1t Is only the pure water that
evaporates. So the salt water tank
can be maintained permanently by re-
placing the evaporated water with
common fresh water regularly.
The best plant for aerating the salt
water tank is the common sea lettuce,
or Viva, which is as common as grass
along ocean beaches. 1t floats on the
surface, and enough should be put in
to cover the entire top of the tank II
1t sinks at first, 1T must be fioated with
corks and get plenty of sunlight till it
awakens again and produces oxygen.
No other plant is needed. Indeed most
marine plants, although temptingly
gorgeous in color and graceful in de-
sign, are dangerous to any except the.
experienced aquarists. One beautiful
crimson growth, the Solieria Chrodalis,
is an exception. 1t may be put in with
discretion, and makes a glowing little
submarine forest.
For those dwelling on the seashore
the stocking of a salt water aquarium
offers no difficulties. Those dwelling
inland can obtain salt water by paying
express charges, and if they have
friends on the coast they can have
snails and hermit crabs, killie fish and
sheepshead minnows, small ~mussels
and almost any other small marine
creatures shipped to them alive by
merely having them packed very care
fully in moist brown seaweed in box
pierced with many holes for air. II
tho packing is done carefully the crea-
lures should withstand a two or even
thRee-days' trip overland.
Stocking the aquarium really is an
easy matter. The important matter is
TO furnish the glass house correctly,
and If the instructions in this article
are followed there should be no trouble
in maintaining a balanced tank for an
indefinite time.
Remember always that the action OF
| the sun on the plants makes them pro-
| duce oxygen. If the sun is too fierce
! at times shade At, but do not err by
| being afraid of sunlight The little
| creatures available for balanced tanks
are accustomed to living In sun-shot
pools. The plants give them all the
shelter they want.
Professor Spencer of the New York
aquarium has several scores of ball
anced tanks, all standing in eastern
exposure where The sun shines directly
on them during the greater part Of the
day. In his marine tanks he has
groups of living borals from the Ber-
mudas and aneDiones from the tropics,
and they all thrive as If they were in
their natural element.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
THE GREEDY GOoSEFISH.

The sea does not hold a more vo-
racious rascal or a greater hypocrise
than the Goosefish. No. that this is
its only name. 1t has at least seventy
others. Each locality where 1t occurs
gives it one that indicates it's greedi-
ness.
In Connecticut it is called Greed
Cape" etc. Its mouth is enormous,
and its capacity unlimited. 1t is
matter of record that seven wild ducks
were taken from the stomach of one
specimen. Live geese are, not too
large for them, and a fisherman told
the late DR.. Goode of one that had
swallowed the head and neck of a large
loon, which had pulled the fish to the
surface and was trying to escape.
The Goosefish has been known to
seize a boat anchor when it could not
find anything else to devour. 1t will
even make a meal of fishes of its own
kind, so that it might properly be call
ed the "cannibal fish,"
The Duke of Argyle writes that the
Goosefish is admirably adapted by ma
ture for concealment, generally at the
bottom of the sea, with it's cavernous
jaws ready for snap. From the top
of its head rise pair, or two pairs, of
elastic rods, like the slender tips of a
fishing rod, ending in a little MEM
brane or web which glistens in the
water and attracts other fishes.
The Goosefish can afford to go to
sleep, knowing his bait is always in
place, and as soon as he gets a bite"
the elastic rod bends over, coming
close to his huge jaws, which immedi-
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

grows in masses looking like great
clumps of silken green hair.
OF the anchored vegetation, COM
mon and very useful plant is the Fon-
tinalis. a moss-like growth that ad-
heres to logs and stones in running
brooks. 1t has delicate, feathery foli-
age, and grows rapidly to the top of
the water in a tank. Its green is de-
lightfully bright, and it is good all the
year around.
A plant of which every fresh water
aquarium should contain at least one
specimen is the tape grass, known
aso as Valisenerna Spiralis. 1t grows
from a rooted base, sending up from
four to five rihbon-like blades that
reach to the surface, while from the
center rises charming spiral stem
that bears flower in its time.
In taking water plants from ponds
and streams, it is best to beware of
the various kinds that are Shiny to
the touch, however beautiful they may
be, for their care demands experience.
If they die, they are deadly to the
tank.
The floating plants need merely to
be laid gently on the water, using the
glass tube to adjust their
stems and spread their foliage
out. The roofing plants as
a. iulC VIII SCltlC W Tic OOltOfH hiAA iiC
in rather" dreary-looking masses for a
day or two till they find roothold. 1t Is
desirable, therefore, to put in plants
that are already rooted to small stones
that can be transported. But no
plant, rooted to pieces of wood or SIM
liar matter must be put in the tank,
for the wood will undergo a continual
process of decomposition.
Sometimes the rooted plants can be
4. H..
pebbles and floating their tops with
tiny bits of cork But the great help
er is the sun. In the beginning of the
aquarium there cannot be too much
sun for 1t. Let 1t stream in from
morning till night.
If the plants thrive, 1t will not be
many days before the pebbles and the
glass sides and the stems of the
plants win be covered with thousands
of glorious silver bubbles, timer than
pin heads. and scintillating like gems.
| If the tank has been particularly well
| adjusted, the water will actually fiz2
| at times, so spirited is the work OF
| oxygen manufacture in 1t.
Still ii is wen not to be in a hurry
| to put in fish. Agood start is worth
months of tinkering. The plants
| should get days of rest to get per-
| fectly well rooted: BY that time a
| faint but rich green, like dainty vel
vet, should have begun to cover the
pebbles and even the sides of the tank
near around the bottom. This lis a
| tiny form of the commonest~ OF water
growths. the confervae. They are the
best Of oxygen producers.
The first inmates of the finished
aquarium must be snails. Three or
four are enough for a two-gallon
tank. They will browse on the decay
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

his district. Dan, therefore, as the first
officer on the scene was in charge.
When he entered with a line of hose
he was Immediately confronted by
Heuston's wife. who declared that the
men must not hurt the apartment, but
must use the chemical extinguisher.
and thus prevent drenching the drap-
cries.
The fire had originated in a defec-
tive fiue, and already one side of the
wall was smoking. A, man from the
truck ripped part of the wall down,
the stream was turned on and the flre
quickly put out. Meanwhile the hose
had burst and. though the rubber
packed metal cylinder called a hose
jacket had been clamped on, some of
the gaudy furniture was drenched i'll
spite of the precautions taken by the
Insurance patrol. The patrol is body
of men who are paid by the insur-
ance companies to protect goods from
water and thieves. The men are sup
posed to work at all times without
stopping to determine If the goods are
insured or not The fire insurance
companies calculate that they gain ny
not taking a chance.
The next morning Houston was at
headquarters. where his influence pro-
cured him a speedy interview with
Chief Corbyn.
Want to make more firemen, Jerry?'
was the Chiefs greeting.
No." was the surly response. I
want to break one"
Col byn glanced up quickly.
That's a hard job he said quietly;
and the firm lips were pressed together
with look that men saw only when a
f1re was stubborn.
Who had charge at my house?"
Corbyn reached out for the night re-
ports of the day before until he found
the one sent in by Dan in his captains
absence.
Lieutenant Hale was in charge.
Chief Crawford arrived after the fire
was extinguished
Well l want him broke. He ruined
my parlor. and my wife warned him
not to. Now chuck hint"
Corbyn reached for the telephone and
called Dan.
What was the matter at Mr.. Heus-
toms yesterday" he asked.
The fire was in the walls" was the
ready answer land / had TO rip up the
plaster. We tore some draperies, but
we had no time to take th6m down.
Then a hose burst. and the water did
some damage"
Corbyn called Crawford.
Il wasn't there" said the battalion
chief, hut Hale ls right. His prompt
cess IN getting the plaster of saved
the building.
corbyn turned 10 Houston. Il am
,old; he said. that Lieutenant Hale.
" ms pfomptnesb 70 act saved the
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
WHAT THE HEDGEHOG
TOLD THE OWL
why He Is No Porcupine-The Many
Uses of His QuilIs-Hfs Appetite
for POfsOns.

One evening, as the hedgehog was on
| his way across a field in search of
supper, an owl hooted at him from
the branches OF a tree, and followed
the boot by saying:
"If you are not in too great hurry
you might stop and tell me some
thing about yourself / have often
wondered how you got along"
"As to how 1 get along" replied the
hedgehog, as he came to a halt be-
meath the tree, "I am doing fairly
well, thank you. My eyes are not
as large as yours. and 1 have no
wings, but I manage to pick up a
living just the same"
"Do you call yourself a hedgehog or
a porcupine?" asked the owl.
"a hedgehog, of course. There are
no porcupines in America, although
there is not such a great difference
between us. don't know why they
should have given me the name, as
do not look bit like a hog, and l
am never found in the hedges, but 1t
is all right.
"To begin with, I have five toes, and
each is armed with a claw as sharp as
yours. Then 1 have thirty-six teeth
and they are so strong that l can bite
through the shell of a cocoanut. Should
/ get hold of a dogs paw he would be
lame for weeks"
"And about your quills," asked the
owl
my auills are my armor. 1 do not
have to use either my teeth or my
claws in a fight. All / have to do Is
to roll up into a ball, and even tiger
would not bite at me more than once.
NV uuills are three or four inches long,
stout and sharp, and dog might as
well try to eat needles. 1t is true that
a man may kill me with club, but
am not afraid of anything else.
II have another use for the quilts,
too If / wish to drop from the top of
a fence or wall they save me from be-
ing hurt. People used to believe that
/ could throw my quilts in all direc-
tions by giving myself shake, but
that was all nonsense. If lose a
quill nature replaces IL in few days.
Farmers use my quilts as toothpicks
and Indians use them for ornaments,
and have heard that they were some
times made into pens"
"How about your food2"
"Well I'm not so very particular. l
eat frogs, snakes. bugs, birds, eggs,
plants, banks, roots and many other
things, and II can get into farmer
spring house / drink whole pan OF
milk and eat a roll OF butter. But l
40 one good thing for the farmer. /
am 80 constantly after snakes that IN
a year or so none are TO be found on
his land have killed plenty Of rat
tlesnakes right on this farm"
Were you ever bitten by oney' ask
sd the owl.
eyes, By three or four. but the poison
had no effect On me, ! can even ear
poison leayes aud berries that would
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
DELICATE AND WAVING vERDURE FRESH WATER JAR.

q
aquarium. Never try to move the lat
ter. The motion not only disturbs all
the tiny organisms that are growing in
it, but it strains the glass sides and in
duces cracks.
The first thing to do with the tank is
to scrub and polish it with a. soft wool
en- cloth. When it is absolutely clear
and flashing like crystal place it in the
position where it is to stay: Put into
the bottom, placing them in one by
one, white pebbles that have been boil
ed thoroughly. Boiling prevents the
danger of introducing foreign and
harmful organisms or disease germs in
to the aquarium.
Water should not be added until all
the pebbles have been arranged just
as they should be, for they are never
to be disturbed again, but are to re-
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Continued on. Page Twenty-three.
low suit. So new in New South
Wales, South and Western Australia
women have the fullest political
rights, and the states of Queensland
and Tasmania, both of them a little
out of the way geographically, are
the only two which may keep their
women more than a few months In
this curious position of two-thirds
acknowledgements. Probably they, also,
will take the logical step In a short
time. Mr.. Barton, the premier, says
that woman suffrage has now prac-
tically no opponents in Australia.
Women suffragists are all smiling
nowadays added Mrs. Gait. I'm
Norway and Sweden women have
been given equal municipal suffrage,
and Christiana. the capitol, has elect
ed several women aldermen. Oh. vest
There IL a good time coming for wo-
men suffragists, and for some Of them
Il has already arrived"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

rush up into 1t. Then close the tube
again and lift it out.
After the water has undergone the
settling process and everything is as
clear as air. it is time to look around
for vegetation to start housekeeping
For fresh water aquaria there are
dozens of valuable and beautiful
plants that will serve the two-fold
purpose of aerating the tank and or
namenting it, too. But it must be re-
membered absolutely that the plants
are put in for the one great purpose
of producing oxygen, which is as nee
essary to the fish and snails and other
creatures of the water as it is to hui
man beings. The balanced tank must
be viewed exactly like a dwelling
room If the windows are kept closed,
and 100 many, folk crowd into it. it
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07

rope and sustained a heavy bruise,s but
otherwise neither was hurt, and Heus-
ton was taken down a ladder to the
street.
That evening, in quarters, the tele-
phone bell rang. Dan answered.
is this Captain Hale?" asked Chief
Corbyn.
IT'S Dan Hale, but not captain. :"
came the laughing reply.
But it Is Captain Hale from now on.
Congratulations"
And the bell rang off
The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-07
WOMEN SUFFRAGE SCORES
ITS GREATEST TRIUMPH

Continued on Page rwenty-three.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-24
BIC MINING SUIT ARGUED
PROPERTY INVOLVED is VALUED
AT FOUR MILLION.
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Against Boston & Montana Over
Copper Mine.

Helena, Jan. 22.-The great Pennsyl-
vania mining suit vas argued before
the supreme court To-Day. The proper
ty involved is valude at $4,000, 900.
The suit is that of the Montana Ore
Purchasing company, against the Bos-
ton & Montana Mining company, in
volving the ownership of the Pennsyl-
vania copper mine at Butte, and was
decided in the lower court in favor
of plaintiff. In connection with the
judgment that was entered in the low
er court against the Boston & Mon
tana company, is a claim for costs al
lowed the Montana Ore Purchasing
company. The original claim was
$324,OOO, but the lower court allow
ed $685. 0O.
The Boston & Montana in addition
to asking the supreme court to set
the Judgment aside, asked to have the
costs returned by the Motnana Ore
Purchasing company.
Before argument began today Chief
Justice Brantley suggested that the
lawyers on each side agree as to the
disposition of the $35O,O00 cash bond
the Montana Ore Purchasing company
recently deposited in the supreme
court as surety in the suit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-24
F irst Publication Dec. 10, 19o2-4f..
ALIAS SUMMONS.

CTATE OF MONTANA. COUNTY OF
~ Yellowstone, SIS. In Justice Court,
Billings Township, before A. Fraser, JUS
tice of the peace.
T. H. Burke, plaintiff, VS.. Robert A. An
drews, defendant.-ALIAS SUMMONS.
The State of Montana, to the above
named misunderstanding:
You are hereby summoned to be and
appear before me, A. Fraser, a Justice o.
the peace in and for the County of Vel
lowstone, at my office in Billings, on the
9th day of February, A. D. 1902, at 10
O'Clock a. m. of said day, then and there
to make answer to the complaint of 7.
H. Burke, the above named plaintiff.
The above action was brought to re-
cover the sum of Forty-Eight Dollars,
that being the amount of a certain
promissory note, made, executed and
delivered by the said defendant, Robert
A. Andrews, in favor Of said plaintiff, I.
H. Burke, in words and figures as fol
lows, to-wit:
"$4S.O 90.
Billings, Montana, August 9TH, 1901
"Seven months after date | promise to
pay T. H. Burke or order, FpTty-Eight
Dollars, for value received, negotiable
and payable without defalcation or dis
count, at Billings, Montana.
with interest at the rate of one per
cent. per month from maturity until paid.
[Signed] Robert A. Andrews.
"Due Dec. s., 'O1."
And in default thereof Judgment will
be rendered against you, Robert A. An
drews, the above named defendant, ac-
cording to the complaint.
Given under my hand this 9th day of
January, A. d. 1902.
A. FRASER,
Justice OF the Peace.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-24
FREELY ON MATTER
SECRETARY .TREAsURER SAYS
THERE is NO DEFALcATIoN.
REGULATIONS Said to Extend Over a
Period Of Over Twenty
Years.

Cincinnati, Jan. 22.-Sensational re-
ports were published here today. Of
an alleged shortage in the books of
Theodore Braemer, who resigned last
Sunday as secretary and treasurer
of the J. & F. Schroth Packing COM
PAM of this city. The story as first
published alleged a shortage of from
$15O,00O to 100000, extending over a
period of 20 years, and claimed that
Mr.. Braemer had turned over all of
his property and chattels in trust,
pending an examination of the books
by an expert. Braemer denied that
there was any ~defalcation, but admit
ted that he had turned $4,000 in per-
sonal property v to Harlan Cleve-
land, his attorney, and Joseph w.
O'Hara, attorney for the J. & E.
Schroth company.
While Braemer talked freely about
the case, the Schroths refused to say
anything and the attorneys we're also
%reticent.
Braemer is As years old and has
been with the Schroths ~ years, most
of the time receiving $25 per week as
bookkeeper and in recent years twice
that much as secretary and treasurer.
The firm did a business of about ST..
900, 900 per year which was collected
by Dreamer.
No report of a similar character
ever created such a sensation in this
city, as Mr.. Braemer always has been
regarded as a man of the highest bus
mess and social standing. He owns
one of the finest residents in the city
and it is furnished with all that mon
ey could supply. In all of the sensa-
tional reports that have been publish
ed no reference is made to him as a
fast man, or one of any bad habits,
such as are usually coupled with such
sensations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-24
Wool.

Boston, Jan. 21.-The wool market
here shows little change from recent
conditions, being firm while the de-
mand is moderate. There is no weak
ness shown in prices and the trade is,
as a rule, very confident. The large
purchases made during the fall cut
into the supply of the most desirable
worsted woods and such are not plenti-
full at present.
Fine territory woods Of good staple
are scarce and command extreme
price when available, good lots of fine
medium are quoted on a secured basis
of 41@44c, with fine at 46@+7c. and
staple at 48@50c.
Fleece woods are firm and some
houses keep sold ahead faster than
woods can be obtained. The trade
as a whole quotes market firm but
quiet. Sales Of Ohio washed delaines
have been made at 28h @29c, with
Ohio aeeces 26Z@27c. some fancy lots