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The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

bring the net close to it as slowly as
possible, and keep it near the ground
and out of sight. When very close to
the prey sudden stroke followed by
a quick backward movement will bag
the butterfly and fold the net over so
that it cannot escape. Never touch
the wings with the fingers in removing
the insect. Carefully insert the killing
bottle and allow the butterfly to flut-
ter into the bottle and the insertion of
the cork will hold it prisoner.
The killing bottle should be a wide
mouthed bottle into which the butter
fly can pass without injury to the
wings. In the bottom should be placed
securely by means of shellac a small
piece OF cotton which is wet with ben
zine or common gasoline. The vapors
from these substances produce an easy
and painless stupor ending in DEATH
Do not be hasty in removing the but
terfly after it has gone to sleep, be-
cause the fresh air often revives it.
After the insects are captured and
killed they are ready to be pinned and
set. For pininng always use insect
pins, which are much thinner than
common pins, and will not rust. They
cost five cents a hundred.
butterfly should be pinned through
the middle of the thoraX, and in such
way that the body is at right angles
to the pin. The thorax is between. the
head and the point where the wings
join the body.
After the insect is properly pinned,
it is ready for setting, and for this
process setting board is necessary.
The setting board is plain fiat board
with numbers of holes large enough to
take the head of the pin. The insect
is laid on the board back down, with
the head of the pin in the hole. The
wings are then spread and pinned down
to the board in such a way as to show
all that is possible of their surface
The fore wings should be pulled for
ward so far that their hind edges may
be in the same straight line, and the
hind wings brought to such a position
as to leave about the same gap next
TO the body as tC the front wings In
pulling these wings forward a pin may
be used. inserting it just behind the
strong vein or rib, which is plain, and
thus avoiding danger of tearing. After
the wings are pinned down in the
proper position it is a good plan to lay
strips of paper over them to hold them
straight and after these strips are
pinned down remove the pins in the
wings, for If the pins are left In the
wings until they are dry the holes they
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has habit of opening it's jaws con-
stantly, apparently swallowing air
Those gaping jaws extended far back
into the very body of the thing, APP
parently. Never a creature known to
man has jaws so overhuge.
Where its gills should be, the OBJ
servers failed to find any. But after d
few minutes of close watching they saw
a little swelling work up and down,
like slippery knot of muscle under
the Shiny skin. And then suddenly a
tube peered out, protruded and slipped
back. Continued observation showed
that the tube was a true siphon, and
that it takes the place of gills in this
deep sea thing.
1t does not swim. 1t writhes At
times it stretches itself like a worm
till its high ridged body is quite thin
and enormously elongated. Again it
shrinks and congresses its great form
until, with hundred wrinkled folds
over 1t, it lies shrunken and even more
evil In its vague mass than it is when
1t lies extended. with it's head raised
at strange angles with the body, peer
ing wickedly at everything within its
ken.
Shrunken and wrinkled, it looks like
puff adder-equally thick-set, with
the reptile head. Expanded to full
iSiiS III, IT'S Iedu seems lar greater than
its body. and then the resemblance to
the venomous serpents is complete.
Now and then it raises itself in the
water and holds itself upright. resting
only on its tall Then it is the cobra
III attitude and expression
THESE are not the only serpentine
characteristics of the fish In it's alb
solute lack of fins it approaches the
class of reptiles so closely in appear
ance and build that one is inclined not
70 scoH at the many and various ac-
counts of sea monsters, all agreeing in
describing them as snakes. This thing.
IN every aspect, is far more snake
than fish.
True Deep-Sea Form.
There is no doubt that it is trua
deep-sea form, of a kind that rarely
ventures from the vast depths. where
1t makes its home among unknown
forms that probably are still more
strange, more terrible and more in
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20
COLLECTING BUTTERFLIES.
NO" L" Catch and Preserve the
beautiful Insects without Damar-
ing Them or Making Them Su9.r
NeedIcssIy

benutiful Insects without Dano
ing Them or Making Them Su9or
NeedIcssIy.
butterflies, because of their consnic-
uousness and beauty and their occur
renee almost everywhere, furnish an
attractive and ready means for study
ing the many curious and providentiaI
ways In which nature provides for her
creatures.
collecting butterflies is an interest
ing pursuit, and, besides, may become
ProntaDle pasttime. The most ordi-
nary collections often sell for fair
prices. while those that are more eIab-
crate especially if they follow out
some scheme, as a collection to indI
cate sleeping or feeding habits, or rep
resentlng the varying daily or seasonal
pecunarities of the insects. will be
very valuable, often running up in the
thousands of dollars.
Inc apparatus necessary for collect
ing and arranging these winged beau
tles is the simplest, consisting of a few
articles. The first thing is the means
Oh capturing. Capturing is not done
Dy hahd, but by means of a net which
can pc made from a small hoop at
tached to the end of an old broom
handle The body of net is made of
mosquito netting and should be about
Two feet deep If the hoop is foot in
diameter. With a little practice one
can become skillful in handling the net
and may catch butterflies rapidly ara
without in any way injuring their deli
cate wings.
In approaching the insect it is well
TO wait until 1t has alighted and to
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

have made will be easily seen.
After a very little practice this work
is readily done, and no little taste and
skill can be shown in arranging the
wings to display the full beauty of the
specimen. After the wings are thor
oughly dry, which takes from three or
four days to a Week the insects are
ready to be placed in the collection. A
good and serviceable storage case can
be made from an old shirt box. When
the specimen is placed in the collection
case it is a good plan to write the date
and locality of capture of every speci-
men and pin this below it, thereby add
ing value to the collection.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

Elbow Power.-'I tell you," said
the doctor, 'it's the man who can
push himself along that succeeds best
in this world"
mot at ALL" replied the professor.
Its the man who can shove others
out of his way that succeeds best.
Chicago Tribune
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am ready that shall make a full con-
fession. 'i eoii-
I am not Catholic, but I have
found peace in the place of NV dead
nuspanos religion and such tender care
as l nave had all these months has
Kept me from going mad"
year after the day when the two
people sat in the train, another Anoer'
lcan girl became the bride of a British
peer She is said to be the most beau-
tlIul woman in London; very tan and
blonde and with white thread of -
cheek. iNei LUZ
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chantment to him and who had stirred
his heart to it's very depth.
The man turned to the big headlines
and read carefully from beginning to
end the whole story, which, in brief.
was that the murdered man had been
found at a pavilion at a small watering
place, with the handkerchief and re-
volver marked with the significant L.
K. close by. He had been noticed there
a short time before his body was dis
covered, with a very beautiful, blonde
girl and a stout, fiorid-faced man.
That was all. No motive was limited,
for the mans jewels and money were
still upon his person and his cards en-
graved. Mr.. Harold Jackson" reveal
ed his name, but gave no address.
The Englishman put the paper down
and looked out the car window at the
swiftly passing fields, brooding golden
in the sunshine, with birds flying over
and all the air soft and tender with
September.
"A very beautiful blonde girl" ne
repeated slowly to himself and then
covered his eyes with his hand as if
to shut out the thought that came
rushing through his mind of how she
had fled with such frightened eyes
when the train was flagged-fied and
left her little violet-scented handker-
chief to tell the tale.
But that sweet face, and those eyes
over and over again he pictured her
and everything about her all so plain
ly marked in his memory. He could
never forget her as long as he lived
never.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

"A Paradise-Weary Waggles-I see
by dis newspaper dat nobuddy kin git
a job down in Kentucky.
Tired Timothy-Less go ter Ken
tucky.-Ohio State Journal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

Too Much. -Agent-"But she says
she is a great singer, and studied I'M
der Patti" Tenant-"Well, maybe the
Irishman could stand it, but she shant
study under me!"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

"A little knowledge of English is,
indeed, a dangerous thing. At Bombay
a native baker has had the words "Eu-
ropean loafer" painted over his door.
Tit Bits
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-20

Six months later the Englishman
was waiting impatiently in the recep-
ton room of a famous specialist
There was another patient before him
and as he had arrived on time for his
appointment he felt irritated on hav-
ing to wait.
Then the door opened and there en-
tered two women; a sweet faced sis
ter of charity and a tall young wo-
man dressed neatly in black and wear
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
HER MISTAKEN IMPRESSION

Automobile Magazine.-lt had
taken considerable persuasion to in.
duce the old lady to take seat in
an automobile but finally she had
consented to do so because she was
anxious to reach the bedside of her
sick grandchild in a village some 20
miles away, the last train for which
had left some 10 minutes before she
arrived at the station.
When the owner of the big auto
mobile, who was touring through
Long Island had overheard the old
lady's regrets at being left, he had
insisted on her accompanying him, as
he was to pass through the particular
one of the half a dozen or more Long
Island villages named Hampton where
the sick grandchild lived. Every
thing went lovely until the almost
flying vehicle, in attempting to pass a
WAGON loaded with hay which oc-
cupied the entire center of the road,
went Unexpectedly into the ultch and
rather violently deposited its &C,
Cupants in an adjoining field.
Recovering from the shock, though
somewhat confused from the rather
unusual method of alighung from a
vehicle, the old lady asked of the
chaGrined chauffeur
is this a Hampton?"
mo, ma'am," he managed to gasp
this is an accident"
"Oh, dear" said the ex-occupant of
the vehicle, then | hadn't oughter
got out here, had II"
But such naivete was too much foI
the owner of ,ne damaged vehicle
and he said the only safe thing fol
one in his position to say--nothing,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
ON THE DESERT OF GoBl.
Abounds in Rare Treasures, Sand.
storms and Magnificent Ruins.

AboundS IN Hare treasures, SAND.
storms and Magnificent Ruins.
The distinguished Swedish explorer
made a long Journey, through Tibet
and the desert of Cobb Having made
his headquarters upon the shores of
Lake Lob Nor which is situated amid
bowling Wilderness he mad,
numerous excursions through the
desert and over mountains.
While on these exploring tours he
discovered series of magnificent
ruins of Chinese and Monaghan
origin about eight hundred years
old and of deep interest. These
ancient cities of the past thus un-
covered for the first time to the
knowledge of the present generation
will throw an entirely new light on
the distribution of the various human
races and the migratory movement of
Asiatic peoples, not to mention ques.
tons OF physical geography.
He went through the whole of the
holtHtlH anu Ithtla al ppl tlohS VI cast
ern Tibet, whore the most extensive
explorations were made. He also
Travelled through western China, a
totally unknown part of the great
desert of Cobb He prepared large
scale map of this region, which was
at tnat time very important; since
then, however. a great deal Of the
ground has been covered by other ex
plorers In this region he found the
ruins of the ancient cities, from
which he unearthed some extraordin
airy sculptures and some extremely
rare Chinese Tibetan manuscripts.
The worst feature of the Cobb
desert is the drifting sand which
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09

George" said Mrs Ferguson Il
want you TO oil the hinges of the bed
room door I'm awtuly tired of hear
ing them creak.'
Laura" replied Mr.. Ferguson, Il
would do almost anything TO obligo
you, but ri be everlasting rib roasted
If I'm going to take the trouble TO oil
any door hinges nj this time OF
night?"
Mark now the result of his
procrastination.
In the dead Of night-that same
uiRht-a burglar, who had gained
entrance TO the house through a base
ment window, crept softly up the
stairway. approached that bedroom
door and pushed IL open
It gave d loud crcak like the wailing
of a lost soul
Tho historian hopes II is not really
necessary to add that the burglar
went down that stairway In two jumps.
was out of the house before George
Ferguson had succeeded in finding his
revolver. and that the hinges Of that
bedroom door are stu unoiled.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
LACoNlC KITCHENER.
Papers TEEN With Anecdotes of 81.
lent Soldier.

Papers TEEN With Anecdotes of 81.
lent Soldier.
The l2ngltsh papers arc fun OF
stories about Kitchener. one ut then
tells how Gcuoral nelarcy described
one of his iutoviews With Lord kitch.
cner in which he made nm earnest on
dcavor to obtain an armisttcc during
the progress of the negotiations. u
told HIM" said Dolarey, that | con.
sldorod II extremely unfair for HIS
columns to gallop about the country
after my commanders, while | was
here to discuss the possibility of n
peaceful understanding with your PEG.
pie My men were deprived of their
loader. and placed at an unfair disad-
vantage, II was no good though
continued the hoer general Kitchen.
or turned to mo and replied General
Dolarcy. | am not aware that any one
asked you to come In. You can 20 out
again tomorrow, If you like" Chris
tian DO Wet seemed thoroughly 10 en-
Joy describing how he tackled the man
of Khartoum over the continuance of
our occupation of the country with u
large military force. which. he pro
| tested would be an undesirable charge
ON the resources of the country and n
handicap to its speedy development
| II told him" said pp Wet, that
must stipulnte for the withdrawal of
the whole of your army ut the earliest
possible date after the signature of
| peace" Kitcheners only reply was.
Don't be childish"
| A New Zealand otllcer IL authority
| for another story illustrating the same
laconIc husinessliko traits He had
| been sent to Pretoria While he was
enjoying pipe ragged looking
gentleman In khaki" came along the
| line
The stranger wore no stars or other
distinguishing marks, and did not look
| IN any way impressive. Passing Ia
front of the young officer he asked,
| "ColOnIal?"
YES" was the reply,
! Which,"
Third New Zealand"
'Ah you are to Join plumer'
Tho stranger then began to talk of
"ifHIdc orders" In way that surprised
the New Hcalander who remarked
that he was awaiting Just such orders
from Lord Kitchener
'Well. you've got them I'm Kitch,
oner" was the unexpected reply N.
| Y. Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09

ment is increased when the faklr
gathers the severed members and re,
stores the boy TO life,
We'll saw this performance once,
and once updnt see it, and the latter
experience was more wonderful than
the other, had some London friends
Visiting me, and after having left
them for a few minutes ON the
verauda Of my hunEalow. | saw, as |
was returning, the same tal>ir and his
assistant whom | had seen perform
the triCA standing about forty feet in
front OF my friends, apparently pre-.
pairing to begin a performance As |
was about as far behind the natives
as my friends were In front Of them,
and had not hoou observed, stood
quietly whore | was.
Tho man placed a drawn knife be
tween hts teeth, took the usual BAH
Of twino In his right hand, made q
motion rs II throwing Il into the air,
and then stood perfectly quiet Aly
friends on the veranda were looking
into the upper air with Rstonishmept
on their faces, which in minute
turned TO n look of horror as their
eyes came back to the ground In
another minute their couutonauces
lighted up with pleasure, and they
applauded roundly.
They could not say enough about
the wonderful performance they haa
seen, and they wore astonished be.
yond measure when told them had
been ms near the tallir ma they, and
had seen nothing of what had SO
wonderfully impressed them,
II that was not hypuotism what
Was tsH
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09

Of these dunes are 500 feet in height
One never sets clear, level, open,
straight stretch OF sand aud II
breaks the hearts Of camels to nave
10 80 up and down, forever up ana
down, their feet sinking in soft yield
ing sand for hundreds OF mites,
These dunes hedEinE the traveller
round, are his greatest danger, they
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
FROM RAPIDS AT NIGHT"

He. NJ .sh,, f4NntS of tho mountains
Belyaen the somNer !e.iuns OF cedavs
aud tamaracs
The rs,.8s q arsr the ravipe.
4 f+t., whit ,,ost ~ .,a,,, ,.n,nr STAR
u M
Wa,u, abnp tbe shlp,wrIing stems
q. tho , {rchrs.
He. .f,., mn no rloDgorous sounds of
battle
ynlfr,.,, AND mopynul
F2~ .,.ya ,,,-.y,s TN, or,at doma of
Fsrlrs.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
IN THE MYSTIC ORIENT.
Performances Of Hindu Fakirs That
Cause Travellers TO Wonder.

Performances of Hindu Fakirs That
Cause Travellers to Wonder.
Strange stories are told Of the
mystic powers OF Hindu faklrs. Care
ful attention has not discovered the
secret of their startling Illusions with
certainty, but Captain James Parker
the English traveller lately returned
from India, believes they perform
these tricks by means OF hypnotism
One incident which he describes bears
out his view
The trick which is acknowledged 10
be the greatest Of these Hindu mystic
performances, says Captain Parker,
and the one that has been described
by trustworthy persons too often to
be doubted, Is the one in which the
iakir throws a ball Of twine into the
air above him. until II disappears
from sight. The loose end Of the
string he holds In his hand, aud after
the boy assistant mas climbed up the
string until he too, Is out Of sight,
the fakir himself follows, with a knife
between bis teeth
The spectators. surprised when bot
boy and man climbed out Of sight, are
Mortified when the boys severed head
arms and legs, followed by the trunk
fall to the ground, and the man slides
down close behind. Their astonish
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
HOW MODERN FARMER FARMS,
Our Rural Friends Likely to Become
the Real Aristocrats.


'Homeward the ploughma. e,ods
his weary way" In the days when
Gray's Elogy was written this was by
no means poetic license-it was literal
fact hut those days have passed.
The sulky pillow aud the gang pillow
camo in several years ago, The pillow.
man now days seldom drags his mud
laden feet at the tailboard of the pillow,
but sits up aloit, on a spring seat, and
handles the rcins as iauntily ms the
chariotocr in the old pictures. So with
other farming processes Maud Mm.
Ter no longer rakos the hay In the
meadow. but trim boy or girl drives
span of lively horses attached to
mower that cuts the grass and throws
II up In winrows, The sturdy farmers
hoy no longer bends his back TO the
sweep of the cradle, but engineers the
reaper and binder or the header that
cuts the stalks of the grain off at Just
the right height, gathers them in
sheavos and D,nds them--in fact,
seems to do almost everything but
talk
But to come back to blowing, the
primary and the most laborious pro,
cess in farming, II looks ms If the
sulky and gang plows, which have
done so much TO Tighten the burden of
the farmer, would soon be superseded
by more formidable engines, and tho
horses that draw them turned out to
grass, or sent to Join the cavalry. The
gasoline traction engine has made It
possible to attack a battery of ten
plows to n platform, upon which the
operator can sit and manipulate u
IeVer-and presto! what wide swath
of soil Is upturnod as the machine
moves rapidly over the ground. 1t is
estimated that with machine of this
kind one man can do the work OF
twenty horses, with their drivers.
The gasoline engine, indeed with
its modern improvements, seems to be
the coming motor for the farmer. and
the one That will enable him to do
most of his work by machinery and Mt
much less cost than by horsepower
It's power Is almost unlimited, for II
has been demonstrated that IT can
drive huge racing automobile, weigh
Ing several tons. over a highway at Il
speed of eighty miles an hour II can
also be adopted to the lighter tasks OF
pumping water running portable
grain elevator, or n husking or any
other light machine--even down TO a
churn or n sewing machine. The fuel
Is comparatively inexpensive In com,
parson with the amount OF power
generated
Wan all the multiiarious machinery
for doing the work of the farm and
dairy the American farmer is IN line
to become the real aristocrat and cap
tain Of industry. For some time The
term poor farmer" has been some
thing of a soIccism, and In the near
future IL is liable to become posi-
tive falsehOod, inc only poor farmer
viii be the farmer who is poor IN
judgment and enterprise. and he will
have to get out Of the business, while
his successful neiRhbor merRes his
acres and operates his accommodating
farms with up-to-dato machinery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
r 9lief Wanted.

Johnny, said the boys employer
here's "A ticket for the vaudeville
show. want you to take II in this
evening"
on thanks, gasped the office boy,
yer orful kind
Not at all ! thought you might
pick up a new tune to whistle, I'm
getting tired Of Sunday Afternoon.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09
A ORCHER.

Brer shnrter--"Am you cognizant oh
dc fac dat de locality whah You am
gwine at, dc thermometer am registah
mo'en HUNDRED in De shade9'
Brer Stonter-'Dat lis. Bre Shorter,
an you may Deepen upon II dat fse
ewine to be pow'fnl careful TO keep
outon dc shadel October Womans
Home Companion
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09

...a a,aa,s Nardner and Miss Nancy
Letter were the bridesmaids.
No announcement cards were sent
out previous 10 the wedding, and un.
der these circumstances no presents
were sent from Washington, not even
from the president and Mrs Roosevelt,
nor from any Of the cabinet officers
This is most unusual occurrence and
marks a departure In the social and
official world Hitherto II has been
the custom for the cabinet TO regard
marriage as almost a family affair
and usually all Of the families combine
to give present This was done when
Gen Ayers daughter was married.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-09

Ia'.e Suaa-eo, n. H.. Oct. I.-Iuy
wedding Of Miss Alice Hay. second
daughter n the secretary Of state, 70
James W. Wadsworth Of Genesee. n.
T.. took place yesterday at The Falls.
the summer home Of Secretary Hay
Only the relatives OF the contracting
parties were present The Rev. II. c.
Hayden, pastor OF the First Presby-
terrain church Of Cleveland, O., who
oficiated at the wedding Of Secretary
and Mrs. Hay. performing the mar.
riage ceremony. This was al the
brides request
Miss Harriet Wadsworth. sister of
the bridegroom, the Misses Boardman,