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farm to keep close eye the weather and use
artificial means for keeping the terrapin from
freezing. The favoTite place for the Information OF
the very large sizes is few inches below the soft
oozy mud the bend of three four fathom
shaped channel in the bed of a creek of about
the same distance from shore to shore Thousands
of such creeks penetrate the shores and islands of
the Chesapeake. and those less frequented by man
nstinctively selected by the terrapn for it's
haunts. No matter how long they may remain
hibernated, they never lose ounce in weight,
and come out in the late spring gay crckets,
though for months they have not tasted food
water. The time of Information usually lasts about
six months They bury a few inches in the mud.
and leave at the spot they disappear a small
mound in the middle of which a hole may be dis
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The letter of r C. Moore. of New-York City.
his check for $1,000. says in part:

The letter Of F. c. Moore Of New-1ork Clty'
ACCOMPANYING his check for $1,000. says In part:
During the last war President LINCOLN had
"Secrnt Service' fund. whose expenditures were
not made public. 1t was Of great assistance to
him for I'm time of war the OF money needs
frenuentIv TO be as safe from publicity the
handing of ships and armed men. and such a
f1nd would hest be provided by citizens who like
myself have profound faith in the Executive and
who expect accounting
John Zimmerman of Philadelphia, every month
that the war lasted sent his check for $50
New-York society woman wrote President Nc
Kinley follows:
would like to assist you in giving my mite
toward the war. 1t is a small amount, but IL will
go little way. My prayers go with 1t.
A check for $1,000 fncIosed but. owing to the
givers request, her name has been erased from the
letter.
.u:lius Pepperberg Of PIattemouth Neb. sent
his check for $500
William Hartwen. of Bristol. England. wrote to
President Mckinley follows:
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tack any living thing largfer than fly or small
bug.
Mr.. Iavalette has terrapin of all sizes Their
growth is remarkably slow and it is estimated
that least forty years is required for terrapin
to attain its full growth. The diamond back sell
dom grows to be nine inches in length,
ured by the stomach under shell. The terrapin
is by nature cold blooded reptile and with the
coming the first frost he begins to locate him
self for the winter and it is necessary on this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-21

pearly matter attached to the interior Of the SHE'LL
produced by the deposit of nacre or mother-of-
pearl. i'm order to close an aperture arising from
injury. coat irritating foreign substance
introduced between the animal and its shell. Good
examples of 'blisters" may be seen IN the Natural
History Museum in the small metal images of
Buddha. inserted by the Chinese in the shell of
pearl bearing mollusk, and coated with mother-of-
pearl and the collection contains small fish
and era bs similarly coated.
AS Dr. jameson was unable to go again to the
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4 RECORD LAKE cAHo0'

From rom n! asos s,sr's aSn ras !. Iss:s
Carrying 74sl tons OF %. ere IONS which naau ne
o or sn,s by the Edenborn, Is, OF tons er
sss ,ra occasion carried 9il' '0'-
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Curse Said to Rest on
POSSeSSOr of Diamond.

which had overtaken all the former
possessors of the diamond who had
not been killed-he was driven from
power and forced to leave his native
country. Where the fatal diamond Is
now is not certain. though 1t is known
that the e1.president OF the Transvaal
has parted with 1t. Some say that 1t
is In the Golfers of the Vatican. and
some that 1t was sold to the Emperor
of Austria. and Is among the crown
jewels at Vienna.
II II sa'd to be 200 carats In weight.
but is not perfect. Its history Is one
which would not recommend It as u
talIsman to anyone OF superstitlous
turn OF mind. 1t Is almost as grue.
some a possession as that hideous lit
tie Indian Idol. the destruction of
which Nine. Carnot ordered In her
will. This idol was given to Presi.
dent Garnet by friend. who laughing
ly told him n legend attached to II.
which was TO the effect that Its posses.
sion would attain supreme power and
then die by the knife. The idol had
belonged To the Rajahs of Khadjurao.
OF whom Ave certainiy-perhaps more
died by the knife OF the assassin.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Accident on GaiIOWS
Looked On as an Omen.


although mover saw but one
hanging. l Witnessed sight tina; even
professional hangmen have not seen"
said a. A. Aibrechton OF Columbus.
Miss. 1T was Mt my home. a young
Miss!ssippian named Purdy had been
convicted OF murder in the first de.
gree and sertenccd to hang. The cvi.
dence was wholly circumstantial. and
before he was accused OF that crime
the youn. man had borne nm excellent
reputation. lie was also connected
by marriage with some of the best
people In the state.
Nevertheless. b. was sentenced to
hang and the governor would not re-
pricyc him. Their. were TWO factions
In the community. oEc believing him
guilty. and the other considering him
innocent The latter talked Of rescue.
but Il was all talk.
The scaffoid was not incioscd and
when young Purdy assembled tho Tai.
lows he walked erect and fearless. He
denied his guilt. and all who saw him
were compelled to admit his bearing
was that Of an innocent man. The
black cap was pulled over his face. the
sheriff pulled a lover. and tho next
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we saw was man getting mp from
the ground. snatchins the black cap
from his head and declaring dramat.
ically: God has proved my limo.
ccncc.'
THE rope had broken. That was
enough. Former enemies turned Into
adhercn,s. and before the sherin could
again take his prisoner to the galiows
and get another rope he was In tho
center of n crowd OF thousands of
people. NIL OF whom were swearing
there were not sh.rins enough In
Mississippi to hang nn innocent man.
''Purdy was taken home. and an CD.
cort OF $50 armed and determined men
went with him and remained until
there waa no danger OF any further
proceedings being taken. Without any
legal formailtics the matter was al.
lowed to drop and Purdy is living
eighteen miles from Columbia. res.
pcctad and happy.
Joy almost killed his wifc when
she saw him alive a, tho time shc CT.
pcctcd his corpse to be brought home.
To say Purdy Ia guilty IL now aimos,
as muea as mans life Ia worth down
there
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Board of Arbitration
To Settle Labor Dispute.

The appointment by President
Roosevelt OF a board OF arbitrators to
decide between operators and miners
brought to an end the long and costly
strike In the Pennsylvania coal re-
giOns. The decision OF the board Is to
be hnal. Its personnel Is as follows:
General John NJ. Wilson.
General John NJ. Wilson Can officer
In the engineer corps OF either the mil
itary or naval service of the United
Stntes'D is the late chief OF the en-
gineer department of the United
States. He was born In 1897. was
graduated from West Point In 1860.
entering the artillery branch OF the
service. He was transferred to the
engineers in 1869. He reached the
grade of lieutenant colonel at the end
OF the war. although In the war he
was breycted colonel OF volunteers for
gallantry In various battles. For thir-
~ years he has had charge OF cngi-
neerIns work on rivers. harbors.
canals and other public enterprises.
He retired In October. 1901.
Bishop spalding Of Peoria. III.
Spalding. John Lancaster. II. o..
Bishop OF Peoria. III. GA representa-.
tive OF the United Mlneworkers OF
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The large diamond which Mr.. Kru-
ger took with him when he left South
Africa has very curious history. 1t
originally belonged to Meshhesh. q
Basuto chief. from whom 1t was ex-
torted by T'Chaka, the Zulu king.
T'Chaka's brother killed him and stole
1t. The brother came to grief. and
the gem passed into the possession of
a Zulu chief. who soon afterwards
was assassinated. The natives say
that no less than sixteen OF the sue
cessive possessors of the diamond
either were killed or driven out OF the
country. The diamond was then seen
by white men. who set out to get 1t.
A party OF whites attacked the natives
who had the stone and fierce fight
ensued. In which 800 lives. mostly ma.
tive. were lost
Memela. a native chief, took the
gem and concealed It In n wound
which he had received in battle. AZ.
terwards Memela was caught by the
Beers and set to work as a slave. Kru.
ger hearing his story, released him.
and in gratitude Memela gave the
stone TO his lIberator. Some years
passed.and then Kruger shared the fate
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31

school education. Mr.. Parker Is tho
author OF the annual reports on pro
duction of coal In the United States:
production of coke In the United
States; production of good salt in the
United States. and other chapters In
the annual volumes OF the United
States Geological Survey.
Edgar e. Clark.
. Edgar +. Clark. Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
grand chief OF the order OF Railway
Conductors and member of the execu.
tive committee OF the National Civic
Federation. GA man of prominence.
eminent as sociologist.") President
Roosevelt In appointing Mr.. Clark as.
sumes that for the purposes of such n
commission the term sociologist
means n man who has thought and
studied deeply on social questions and
has practically applied his knowledge.
Thomas n. Watkins.
Thomas II. Watkins OF Scranton. PA.
GA man who by active participation
in mining and selling coal is familiar
with the physical and commercial fea.
lures of the business.~
Carroll o. Wright. Recorder.
Carroll ID. Wright. United States
Commissioner OF Labor. will act as re
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
A N,u y,,. po,Iee c,p,sir.

A police captain who was dismissed
from the force this week was respons-
ible for many amusing stories based
on his use-or misuse-of words, says
the New York Evening Post. Once
he asserted that he never paid any
attention to unanimous letters" On
another occasion he is said TO have re-
ferred to his possession of vera
cious'' appetite. Third avenue. he
told a man one day. runs paralyzed
to Lexington avenue" At another
time, one story goes. he was reading
to an outgoing platoon list OF some
clothing that had been reported
stolen. One item was a kersey coat.
Next on the list. men," he an
nounced. in his rich brogue. "is ker-
osene coat" 1t was this captain who
directed patrolman to open win
dow in the station house and ''putrefy
the air."
1t was not this captain. but SER
geant now dead. who. while testifying
in q trial at police headquarters.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Circus Giant the Cause
of Destructive Flood.

The greatest Of ali giants. said the
old circus man. was sr-at f-iicr for
soin' In bathing: he never neglected
q rhanc. for that
Hut a, the sam. fsEno ho had to use
some sort Of suinpion. or ~c had TO
use IL for him. about where he went In.
on account OF the danger there vas
from oscfnors caused by his displaec-
mcnt Of the water. well remember
bov NC first came 10 realize this.
About twenty rods or go below the
shows winter quarters there vas a
little pond formed by dammius a
brook ,ha, ran through our place.
There ~as a small sris, mill on this
potd. turned by one OF those old.
fashioned oversize, water wheels
The Eian; walked down TO this 1T.
tie pond one warm spring day just be-
fore NC took the road that year. never
thinking for a minute OF what mus;
happen II he jumped into small body
of water like that suddenly and
plunged in.
Snakes and aiiisa;ors' The pond
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31

OF ell the strange things in China
none is more remarkable than the
way in which the farmers along the
great river YanstseK Kians transport
their stock and produce TO the yafi.
ous ports.
They build immense RATS. sc-ss q
them two or three acres in arcs, and
construct on them complete farm es
tablishments. There are houses.
barns for grain and fodder. stables for
horses and cattle. and pig pens. As
the journey is long-often from coo
TO poo miles. they take along a great
store of osiers and employ the time
in plating all sorts Of useful and orna.
mental articles.
On arriving at their destination
thsy sell everything. when the ami.
mails, grain and other produce and the
tssketware have been disposed of the
,ojldings are sold and finally the rsft
Itself Is broken up and sold for bui.d.
ius material or firewood. The pio-
cesds of the expedition must serve for
long time, for such an Argosy Is
not launched and freighisd every
year.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Coed memery for Faces.

The late Lord Charles Russell Of
kilI"wsn had wonderful memory for
faces. ON one occasion he visited a
thcatsr in Manchester and between
acts vent behind the scenes 10 sec an
old friend. While they were chatting
and actor passd and Lord Charles
man. He vss the original Father
Tom in the Colleen Bavu.' sav
him in tast character the night the
play vas produced 'S-eniy years ago
Tough Russell hal not seen the &C
tor in sli that time he remtmbcred
him at once.
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rnnIlsh nlshen 10 "a, us.

ri Rev. Arthur Thomas Lloyd. who
hears the title uf lord bishop Of Thet.
ford. England. is expected To arrive in
this country shortly and will conduct
a series Of missionary meetings in
New York city The bishop Is one Of
the vice presidents Of the Church Mis-
sionary Society Of England. the iarg.
est foreign missionary organization In
the world. and Is noted throughout
Great Britain as an able preacher.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31

'~rhe Father of the American Navy"
AZ Paul Jones has been called. was
born q Scotchman. When he was q
lad he was called John Paul after his
father. but later In life he took the
name of Paul Jones. This odd chang.
ing Of his Eame came. about In the
following way:
Little John Pnul's father had dis.
tant cousin who had migrated to
America and became Virginia plant
or. The good man had no family. and
he. therefore. adopted as his heirs two
children Of his relatives. the Pauls.
who were back In the western low.
lands of Scotland. One of these heirs
was little John Paul.
But John Paul. II he accepted tho
also accept his cousins surname.
Such is the story OF how John Paul
became John Paul Jones. or Paul
Jones as he is more often called.
But to this story OF his boyhood. His
father. In his occupation as n gardner.
lived some twenty-five miles from
whitehaven. then an important sea.
port. A ship owner and merchant of
whitehaven was in the nelshborhood
OF John Paui's home one day In the
summer OF 1883. and his errand was
to md sailors for one OF his ships
about to sail for America.
That afternoon stin northeast
wind began to blow and the weather
became squaily. over the Soiway.
far In the distance. small yawi was
battling with wind and wave. and try.
Ing to run TO the shelter OF the little
harbor creek near by the village. Peo-
pie gathered to watch the progress OF
the boat. Among them was the ship
owner from whitchaycn.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
oId.Iime Chess PLAYER.

Carl August walbrodt. whose death
is reported from Berlin, was one of
the wellknown masters of modern
chess and among the Germans was
ranked second only to Tarrasch. lie
was only 40 years old. yet had been a
conspicuous player for about dozen
years. His carly successes were re-
markable and unbroken until 1924.
when he was beaten by Tarrasch.
He was player of the intuitive sort
and could never be induced to take up
the profound theoretical studies in
which most German chess players de.
light.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Judge George Gray.

Judge George Gray OF Wilmington.
Del. cone OF the judges of the United
States courts'D. was born In New Cas-
tie. Del. on May 4. 1910. He Is a grad
uate of Princeton. 1859 "a. NJ. 1868.
LII. ID. 1880. and studied law at Har-
ward. He was admitted to the bar In
1868 and practiced at New Castle and
afterward at Wilmington. He was at.
torney general OF Delaware from 1879
to 1885; United States senator 1856
80: was member OF the foreign re-
latlons and judiciary committees In
the senate. Though a Democrat, In
1896 he was affiliated with the nation
al (gold) Democrats. He was ap-
pointed a member OF the Spanish
peace commission which sat In Paris.
and a member OF the joint high com.
mission at Quebec. He was also
member OF the international commit.
tee OF arbitration under The Hague
convention.
Edward Wheeler Parker.
Edward Wheeler Parker. statIstician
OF the United States Geological Sur.
vey. expert special agent OF the
twelfth census. and editor OF the En-.
gineering and Mining Journal OF New
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
kaiset eix.s A~ax cIuar..

At the recent German military ma.
neuvers. near Frankfurt-ou-iheo Oder.
the Kaiser distributed number of his
private brand Of cigars TO soldiers.
seutries. outpos,s and pickets. waen.
ever he found an Isolated soldier. he
stopped a moment. had a chat with
him. and left behind one of his cigars.
These cigars cost his imperial majesty
30 cents each.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Makes iu,sr,s,irs Campaign.

]. y. C. Taihg,i and William Tyler
Page are respectively democratic and
republican candidates for congress in
the second Maryland district. one
feature uf the Cpntssi makes It unique
ampnE ali the ass congressional cam.
paiEns. Twenty years aap Mr pasc
was a raer in The house of representa-
tivcs ot which Ne. Talbot vas
member The district is a close one.
Mr. Talbot is a veteran politician.
havirE represented the district in the
forty .siHt1. forty eighth and nsty.thIrt
urErCssrs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
MAKING a WISE CHOICE.
Minister Wanted Was One win the
Sovrdsst Iunos.

The parish kirk Of Drieeh,on had
been rather unfortunate in its minis
ters. two Of them having gone of In
decline within a tvelvemoath of their
appointment. and now. after hearing a
number of candidates for tho vacancy.
the members veTe looking forward
with keen interest 10 the meeting at
which the election of the new minister
was to take place. says the Scottish
American.
'weel. Marset.- asked one female
parishiouer Of another as they fore.
gathered on the road one day. "vha
are yau saun to vote forT-'
''i'm just thinkiu' Ill vote for none
O. them. I'm no muckle o. a Judge.
an it'll be the safes, plan," was Mar.
gets sagacious reply.
''Toots. woman. IL that's the way OF.
vote wi me-
An hoo arc you saun to voter
I'm gaun TO vote for the man that
think has the soundest lungs an II
no bother us wi deein' again in a
hurry
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
The Father Of Standard Time.

At Saratoga few days ago the
Rev. DIR. Charles p. and Mrs. Harriet
Miriam Dowd celebrated their golden
wedding. The present system Of stand.
ard time was FIRST suggested in 1869
by Dr. Dowd. who at that time brough,
1t to the attention of railway con.
vention in New York. The system
adopted by the railroads in 1899 and
now used throughout the United
States was originated and worked out
bv him
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vas..r oraaua,s.s onna lu.s.

4 vsssar graduate Of 1850. Miss
Helen u. Thompson. is turning he
knowledge ut sanitation and social
work 10 the advantage Of a whole com
muuity at Orange. y. J.. where she has
been made sanitary inspector. Her
Efforts to instruct people in unsanitary
surroundings in better ways Of living
have met with success where men
have failed in their attempts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
The Lsroes, Cave n, rv,o,s.

In the Muotsthai. near schwyn.
switzerland. there is probably the
Urges, cave in Europe. The existence
Of The cave had long been known. bu,
as it could only be entered by crawl.
ing no one had troubled to inSesti.
gate the interior. This summer. how.
ever. three separate parties have ex.
plored 1t. The distance traversed
amounts altogether to no less than
s.o0O yards. and the end Of the cavern
has not yet been reached.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31

surrounded by n fiock of these ainscd
robbers on the lookout for booty. They
ny In n; tho windows.rummasc work.
baskets and carry on gloves and hand.
kerchicfs. They even open tied pack.
ages and examine their contents. Ac-
eordink to an observer. they
nave been r. own to extract rniiy. A
pleasure party assembled In . garden
were startled by seeing bloody knife
fall In their midst. A raven had
stolen u from tho kitchen and dropped
u among the mcrrymakcrs.
The Australian satin birds arc moro
discriminating and take only tjccts
suitable for the establishment of their
nests. Tho natives arc 80 well &C.
auainied With this habit that when an
amuic, or pipe IL missed Il is sought
and generally found In tho nest OF
tho satin bird.
Another notable collector II the
asbof bird. which insahits parts OF tho
Interior Of Australia which tho foot
of. ma, seldom ifoaas. This bird
builds long afbors Of t~iss thatrh-i
with grass and secures them against
being blown assay by ~ciEh,ins them
with ss.ars built in at regular inter.
walls both In the walls and In tho roof
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31
Indian oiri a society ravo,i,,.

One Of the most interesting passcn.
gers among those brought to New
York by the American liner st. Paul
on her latest trip from Southampton
vas Miss Grace Naiior. is years old
and fuli'bleoicd Indian. After the
battle of Wounded Knee. which was
tough, in South Dakota fifteen years
aso. a soldier found baby girl on the
battlefield ind took her TO Capt.
Nailor. Mrs. Nailor adopted her. edu.
Gated her. took her abroad and now
Miss Grace is Washington iavorite.
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rs..rts ID nI.msrd rhIs,..

Probably there are mofC ingenious
thieves in kimberley than In any city
Of It's size in the world. and they arc
all after diamonds. one DAY french.
man appeared a, EimbstIsy. lie vore
boots. Cited with Partisan heels. two
inches or more In height a trininE
matter Of being seen talking cunndsn.
TALLY with a native woman directed
attention to him. Ills boo, hesls were
hollow and fIiei uith diamonds.
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FIREPLACE As a MONUMENT.
Structure Recently Erected In an
Eastern Graveyard.

Eastern Sr5Sey@ros
In the old Smith graveyard. In the
town Of wiadham. Ms.-which con.
tains eighteen ETavcyards-Charles
n. Hunneveil has set up an extra
ordinary monument. In the middle Of
the 10, he has srt up on brick case
a large iron open fireplace. with the
long crane hanging in the upper part
This fireplace did duty for years In
the old iiunnCweli house. which -
still occupied by Mr.. Hunneveil and
his family says the kennebec Jour
raj. nh. old tricks in front of the
fireplace are the ones originally used
in the house. as are the andirons
which impsrt to this strange monu.
ment such Aft the word is permis-
sibIe In this neutrality-suspicious.
look. The frame which is inserted in
this great open fireplace contains a
printed record OF eight generations
of Iunnewelis. or from 1854 to Nov. j.
1901. a period Of 2l5 years. In addi'
tion. the frame cnutains-surroundi
the family record on all sides
pictures of some of the oxen. sows.
hogs and poultry owned by Mr.. Hun
newell and which drew prizes at the
fairs. There is also large picture
representing a farm scene in winter.
The frame contains pictures of seven
hens. two hogs. four cows. six oxen
in seven pictures. and one group pic
ture Of various domestic animals.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-31

There are several kinds Of tis:s
tbs, so through q regular nosemsat
to which the term dancing may prep.
er;y be applied. Some Of them svnn
accompany their movements with
notes uttered in a way to make ono
think they know the connection be
tween dancing and music.
The jaeanas, a species Of rail bird.
feed in focks. and cveTy nov and thea
they stop and rush TO a certain spot.
from six 10 twelve in a cluster. and
then all move about with their wings
raised. Those who have seen them