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The Western news., 1903-01-14
THE BIG WOLF SEEN AGAIN.
"A Monster that Hauuts the Woods of
North Wisconsin.

"A Monster that Hauuts the Woods of
North Wisconsin,.
John Rivers, one of the best-known
guides of the north Wisconsin country
and now 60, is prepared to make affi-
davlt to the existence Of the wolf
known through dozen of north woods
counties as Jumbo. He has known the
animal for nearly ten years, but has
seen him only once.
At that time Jumbo was some dis
tance away and going between the
trees at long-reaching trot He esti-
mates that the wolf stood quite three
feet high at the shoulder and quail
hes the estimate with the statement
that the height might have been fou:
feet.
lie believes that the animal meas
ures good nine feet from noise to tail
and Will weigh probably 25O pounds.
That would make him a good deal
larger than the largest Great Dane
dog. and he is certainly much more
powerful.
Jumbo is Of dark gray color, like
most OF the timber wolves, though
they show some variety of hue, occa-
slonally running nearly to black and
from that to dark brindled brown.
The size Of Jumbo's track is sufficient
evidence of his great height, length
and heft.
This track is larger than a mans
hand spread out fatty; is, in fact con-
siderably larger than the track of the
common black bear, and is deeply in
dented, not only because of the long
nails. but also because of the weight
that the feet are supporting.
Rivers has seen the trail dozen
times, the last time crossing the tote
road from Fitield toward the Mason
chain of lakes. He has heard Jumbo's
howl and says that it is both deeper
and louder than the ordinary hunting
or mating call of the timber wolf
New York Sun.
The Western news., 1903-01-14

ume OF water sufficient to furnish pow
er for all the manufactures within 100
miles of the rapids
Another important recent improve
ment is the government dry dock at
keokuk, built In 1889 at a cost of
Sl2o,OOO. 1t is 400 feet long. 100 feet
wide and is entered from the canal
Unlike most dry docks, no pumping is
required to empty it of water, for the
situation is such that by opening Il
sluice the water falls by gravity di
rectly into the river outside of the
canal, which Is an enormous saving in
,he cost of operation. This dock is
used for repairing the fleet Of boats
'n%agcd In river Improvement work
and also for any private boat in need
II urgent repairs which does not re
The Western news., 1903-01-14

lulre more than two or three days to
complete. The government eNacts n
small fee for It's use by private parties
There Is only one otter dock of til.
sind in the United States, and that is
1t Louisville on the fails of the Ohio,
but the latter is much smaller.
The Rock Island rapids have beer
improved by eNcavatins channei
through the rocky reefs from op t.
100 feet in width with a minimum
depth of four feet below low watur.
Since 1874 the government has been
making improvements of various binds
on the upper Mississippi, and altogether
since that date has expended about
$9.ooo.ooo, which has been of svast
benefit.
System of improvements.
In improving some sections of; the
upper river the work has been done by
means of shore protection, closing
dams and wing dams, constructed OF
brush and stone, which are found in
abundance on the banks of the river.
BY this method of Improvement all
the side channels are closed by what
are termed closing dams. thus cont
ming the low water flow to single
channel. One bank of this channel is
usually protected from caving by bank
reyetment and the river contracted by
the construction of wing dams from
the opposite shore. The width of con
traction varies from st. Paul to the
mouth of the Missouri in accordance
with the low water discharge of the
river Mt different places. At st. Paul
the prescribed width of the improved
river is 400 feet; at the mouth of the
st. Croix it widens to GOO feet; below
Lake Pepin 1t is 500 feet; below the
mouth of the Wisconsin river, 1000
feet; at Quincy, 1000 feet; from the
The Western news., 1903-01-14

Mississippi for the past twenty years
! During that time there has peen d
gradual cheapening of freight, rates
and the decline in that particular in
| connection with the heavy charges nee
| essary to transfer freight over the rap
| ids by rail or by fiatboat when the
! water was low would have been a
greater tax than the traffic would bear
| and as a result river navigation would
have fallen into disuse.
keokuk Canal l. cks.
The locks Of the Keokuk canal are
massive structures of solid stone and
the gates are operated by hydraulic
pressure from the central point of the
locks. Two men operate the locks and
it is an impressive sight to see tow
ering steamboat enter the lock, the
gate close the water subside, the oppo-
site gate open and the boat pass out,
all under the control of two puny hui
man Instruments.
The Keoluk canal offers the difficult
ty of a long and shallow channel in
terrupted by three locks. Twenty min
utes' time is consumed ut each lock by
the passage of q large boat, while the
compensating advantage is absolute
safety and certainty.
A movement is afoot which is a part
of the general plan of upper Mississip-
pl Improvement, although there was
no mention of any specific detail by
the recent river convention, to replace
the present canal with and its three
locks by single large lock adequate
for all the needs of the large steam
boats and tows which are the develop
ment of modern navigation. This prof.
Get also includes dam clear across
the river, converting the rapids into
deep pool. on which boats may DIV at
any speed without hindrance. 1t is
claimed by engineers who have inyes-
tigated these proposed improvements
an added advantage Of such a dam
would be that, while by substituting
a quicker and more convenient passage
Of the rapids. it also would develoD a
great water power with fall of from
twenty to twenty-five feet and a vol
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Allen and the Stranger.

"Private" John Allen was strollins
down Pennsylvania avenue the other
day, when he passed lamp post to
which was attached person who had
imbibed not wisely but too we'll. The
man was bowed over and holding on
with both hands. If he had stepped a
little nearer he could have leaned his
body against it, but apparently he did
not dare make the step for fear of los
ing his balance. As Mr.. Allen ap-
preached, the stranger mistily made
him out and hailed him. Mr.. Allen
stopped.
IN fren'," said the afflicted one, with
difficulty, zen you tell-hic-poor-in-
valid where B. & o. depot is?"
ut is right over in that direction"
said Mr.. Allen, pointing, "about ten
minutes walk"
"Temmints walk?" repeated the suf-
ferer.
"Yes."
"D'you mean," inquired the man,
"for-hic-for you or for me?'-Wash-
ington Times.
The Western news., 1903-01-14
UNCANNY HAPPENINGS
Little Things that Alright the Sonia
Of

of Men.
Speaking Of the little things that af-
fright the souls of men," said a gentle
man who lives uptown, reminds me
OF the rather funny experience a
young lady OF my neighborhood had a
Few evenings ago. The experience of
the young lady in question was hair
raising so far as she was concerned
and it is doubtful if she will ever
again experience such sensation.
There was brightly polished, prettily
shaped cOnch shell on the table in her
reading room. 1t had been brought
from over the lake by the younger
brother, and being extraordinarily
pretty 1t was given place on the ta-
BILE in the reading room. The young
lady had been reading for some time,
when her eyes fell over on the conch
shell. Was the thing really moving?
She was not certain about it. But it
looked that way. 1t was gradually
slipping over the edge of the table.
Maybe the table was tilted. No; it
was not. 1t was perfectly fiat, perfect
ly level. She could hear no rapping.
Besides, she did not believe in this ta-
BILE rapping business, did not believe
in spirits at all, in fact. But the conch
shell was moving just the same, mov-
ing slowly, to be sure. but still moving.
Her blood began to get cold She
called her mother into the room and
lSEa6 hap If . hn h.
moving. She said that she could. That
settled 1t. The young lady was aboue
to become frantic when her mother,
who quickly OWNED the reason, ex-
planned that there was a real live
conch in the shell. And sure enough
there was. The young ladys nerves
calmed somewhat. but she read no
more at the table that night
Orleans Times-Democrat.
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sentiment in the upper Mississippi val
ley in favor of demanding permanent
Improvement of the upper river ade-
quate for the needs Of commerce and
Industry in that region in particular
and for the benefit of the country in
general. This sentiment found form
and expression in a large and repre-
sentative convention held at Quincy,
In which twenty-four river towns were
represented by men prominent in the
commercial and Industrial life of their
communities
Fifteen millions of dollars is the sum
they ask Congress to appropriate, and
to secure this they have organized the
first Upper Mississippi River Improve
ment Association ever formed These
men represent an enormous constit-
uency in the upper Mississippi valley
and they will base their claims upon
the broad ground that the contempla-
ted improvements in the upper river
make for the general Improvement of
the entire stream frcm its headwaters
TO the gulf.
1t must not be taken for granted that
the government has wholly neglected
the upper division of the Mississippi
On the contrary, it has recently an
proved of Il project for improving that
division. but has failed to provide n
sum which the people of the valley
consider sufficient. The present avail
able appropriation for the upper divis-
ion is $2oe,0Oo Il year. white on the
lower division the appropriations are
ABOUT S2'ooo,ooo year, or ten times
greater. \ large part of the latter
amount, however. is used fer the cen
struction of levces made necessary h,
floods.
Project Now in Hani.
The upper river Improvement prof
ect, which has been approved hy Con.
gress, calls for Il channel of four and
one-half feet IN depth, to be increased
to six feet. This is on the basis of
the extreme low water of 1854. which
does not occur ut periods of more than
once in ten years. 1t practically means
a lowwater channel of six feet Mt
ordinary low water, to be increased to
eight feet.
In carrying out this project the Des
Moines rapids at E.eokuk have been
overcome by canal with three locks
S0X35O feet. The depth of the canal
was placed at five feet below extreme
low water. The Des Moines rapids
are Immediately above the city of keo
kuk, Iowa, between the States of Hi
nois and Iowa. with the State of Mis-
souri, few miles to the southwest and
beyond the Des Moines River. The
canal extends along this west or Iowa
shore between Nashville and Keokuk
1T was opened to navigation in 1897.
1t is seven and one-half miles long and
;surmounts fall of twenty feet, which
Is the slope of the river from the head
.of the canal to the foot At high water
boats go down outside of the canal.
but when the river recedes to stage
of three feet above low water all boats
pass through the canal.
In the opinion of the government en-.
gineers this canal. has been the means
of preserving navigation on the upper
The Western news., 1903-01-14

client OF mine on Monday. l am going
to send him to that shop to be shaved.
II hate Webb."-New York Evening
Sun.
The Western news., 1903-01-14

When woman wants to saw INV.
thing mean pertaining to men in gem
eral she says they are all alike.
The Western news., 1903-01-14

If you would be man of mark. LET
the tattoo artist get his work in on
you.
The Western news., 1903-01-14

Hot weather Is a breeder of suicides,
More people takes their lives when the
mercury =, high in the thermometer
than they do when the heat of the sun
Is tempered by frigid conditions. Heat
Is a disturber Of the human vitality.
and causes dependency and form Of
melancholy which temporarily deprives
them of reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

BY so doing you win save my husband
more-you will save met
You bid me do this?' he said the words
simply, like a school boy repeating his ia
structions to make sure OF them.
Il do bid you!' she said as simply, with
out the least heat or emphasis. The thing
was simply final for Jean Cavalier and the
woman knew IL.
but | love you. 1t has not passed from
me-that which l told you'll II is my
DOOM said Cavalier.
The more reason that this marriage
should take place-were 1t only for my
sake!' INTERCEPTED Yvette. your nero
presence in the camp compromises my good
name!"
But the girl" faItcred Cavalier, ''she
will not-that is. she may not. have only
seen her once or twice in the presence OF
her father. And even then II seemed to
me"
We'll. what seemed to your said Yvetto
sharply.
''Tha she loved another!"
His name?'
""The young En~glishman-her country
mani"
And did It not seem to you" she added
with an involuntary sneer. ''since your
faculties are SO Observant, that her anec-
ton found "A RETURN"
ut is difficult for me to say" nswere
the young man simply, but such was the
impression which remained with me-"
Yvette fastened her little sharp teeth
In her own lip and bit till a bead of
scarlet appeared upon her chin.
But she said: This will save us all
my honor, the marshal's credit, your own
influence, the lives OF three at l~east-and.
besides, man. are you blind? She is beau
tiful. Certes, there arc not many In France
who have the refusal of so charming a
Eride!"
For me ii is sufficient that you bid me
marry her." he said heavily.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
May II, 1903

moiseIle will consider me the sultcr for
her hand" he said. ~ have the happiness
to believe that my addresses are not I'M
pleasing to mademoiselle's father, and, hat
in time mademoiselle herself may come to
look favorably upon them. II she will ac-
cept of me as her husband. 1 promise to dc
all that any man can to give her a happy
life"
Behind the curtain Yvette smiled a
wicked smile. And the Interpretation
thereof was, mot thus, but quite other
wise did he make love to me-"
Yet Frances Wildwood, having no COM
parison to make, and only utterly sick at
heart, found the young mans words not
without a certain native dignity.
II thank you,' she said, simply and sin
cerely, you do me too great honor. Ac-
cording to the custom of your country 1
shall be satisfied II you settle the details of
that which is to be-with my fatherr'
Yvette came forward slowly and with
many meaning glances first at one and
then at the other.
'Thi also is according to the custom of
the country-that l should be your chap
eron,' she said, laughing, but then, my
dears. l am an old married woman. l
promise you / will sit in the window with
my back to the settle and look out for my
husband.
Jean Cavalie and Flower-o'-the-Corn did
not avail themselves of the benevolent Cor
malevolenD offer of madame la marchale.
For a sense of utter heaviness and desola-
ton was upon them both. The future
stretched before Flower-o'-the-Corn like to
the valley of the shadow of death.
AS for Jean Cavalier. though he was about
to be married to a woman as high above
Yvette Foy as the heavens are nigh above
the earth, yet his heart went lingering and
longing after her.
So they sat and were silent, each of them
looking different ways.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

not only pick out facial defects, but give
emphasis to the slightest blemish.
Don't wear black unless you are young
and fair. Black makes he skin two shades
darker and duller.
Don't choose a hat without due delibera-
tion. The value Of a becoming one cannot
be calculated. 1t is the article OF attire
more than any other which brings out the
good points, or accentuates the bad ones,
not only of eyes and hair. but Of complex
ion and the shape of the head.
Don't forget that IL the hat 10 suited to
the wearer, all else Is forgotten and for
given.
Don't hid a small face under a picture
hat Of the Gainsborough type. Choose a
style less pronounced In size.
Don't wear a hat turning back from the
face. IL you are a long oval-faced beauty. Il
makes the face look longer.
Don't Indulge In too many lowers, feath-
ers and flares, II You possess much height,
weight and color. The modern BPannhilde
must be AZ faulty rugged as q yacht and
ready to take every breese without . loose
end SUFFERING.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
CHAPTER XIII.
Eye and LiIith.

There remained for Flower-o'-the-Corn
the pain of the greater question. She de-
manded OF Yvette a permit to visit Maurice
Raith. But Yvette modified her acquies-
cence by a determination to be present I'M
seen. She simply gave directions that
Maurice Raith should be put into one of
these cells of observation provided with
a ~"spyhoie."
Maurice Raith and Flower-o'-the-Corn
were left alone Alone, that is, save for a
pair of interested eyes, great and dark,
which watched them narrowly from among
the rafters.
Each of these young people thought that
they had held a great secret close shut up
from the other. Maurice thought that
Flower-o'-the-Corn did not know that he
was to die. Frances. on the other hand.
thought that she alone knew that he was
to live.
So they sat hand in hand on the seat by
the window sill. The lighting of the can
dies had almost shut out the prospect. But
still there fingered a faint luminous glow.
orange with an aerial russell through it
splashed broadly behind the Causes.
"Yonder," said Flower-o'-the-Corn softly
pointing to where over the Larzac the sill
yer throne of Cassiopea glittered, "yonder
is where we first loved each the other"
Then in a moment it came to her that she
was cruel to call up such memories consid-
ering what she had come to say. But
Maurice had his answer ready.
mo, little one he said, tenderly, mot
there, but yonder to the north under the
paws OF the Bear. There is where l first
loved yOu-One the Namur cornheld when
the co-nhowers were not half SO blue as
your eyes"
He sighed. thinking that he must tell her
now.
And she sighed, thinking that she must
tell him.
While above them, at her place of es-
pionage, Yvette smiled a yet more bitter
smile.
Suddenly Frances Wildwood fell down be-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
Habits of Common Birds
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easily with the sky and there is greater
chance that the prey will be overlooked.
Birds are beset by numerous small para
sites. In addition to lice on the out side
about half of our chickens are afflicted
with tape worms on the inside and this is
true of large numbers of the wild birds.
The common bank swallow possesses tho
very human characteristic OF being COM
monty a prey TO bed bugs Some times
nests OF this bird are literally alive with
them.
Birds vary greatly both in their manner
and power of flight. Some can be recog-
nized when they are a mere Speck on the
horizon by their peculiaritles In this
direction. When we flush a quail and It
goes of with a great Whirr and buster wo
think that il is a fine flyer, but II we watch
we will see that the flight 10 IabOred and
always short. As a matter OF fact the
quail 10 not a good flyer and Il Is because
II is an effort that It makes such a noise.
After flying a short distance II win lie
down and pant being completely exhausted.
The cranes n herOns are united for
flying and one makes a very aWkard figure
~ II nops slowly through the air with Its
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17

bargain and shut your eyes to hats that are
dreams" IL you want to make a pleasing
picture of yourself.
Don't always wear red, IL you are a bru-
nette, or think blue the only color for
blondes. Reverse the order. A brunette
can wear all the light shades of blue and a
blonde is a symphony in bright red.
Don't wear black, mauve or green, IL the
hair is black and the complexion swarthy.
Yellow, scarlet and pink should be chosen
Don't choose delicate shades Of pink, law
eDder and blues, except a deep navy blue.
II the eyes are blue. the hair dark brown
and the complexion not clear.
Don't wear pink and scarlet II the hair
Is frankly red. Green and white are tho
eOloTs. There are brown, oaks and copper
tints that maxi q red-headed girl a model
for any artist.
Don't wear silver. dove and mustgray un-
less yea are . ragiRg beauty. These shades
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-17
CHAPTER XII.
The Princess of BUTTERFLIES.


And she sent a man to request that
Mademciselle Frances. If she had nothing
better to do, would be COON enough to
come down to the chamber OF Madame la
Marechale.
She came-tall, pale, of a refined and
spirited beauty. eyes that seemed to look
through and beyond things and to see the
Invisible.
What is It, heloved?' said Maurice,
you speak of saving me-of giving your
life for mine. or that l know nothing"
80. you do not u~nderstand-you will not!"
cried poor Flower-o'-the-Corn sohbing her
heart out on his breast, "the price is am
to marry Jean Cavalier. They have made
me promise-I am to do 1t to save your
life. but not till you are safe over the
frontier. and on an English ship. Only I
am to remain I'm their hands as a hos.age."
Maurice stood suddenly erect, and clench-
ing his first shook IL at the u-nanswering
heavens, which indeed had little enough
to do with the matter.
1T is that woman!" he cried hercely.
ut serves me right"
But frances interrupted him.
"You are wrong. Maurice" she said,
quietly, IF you mean Yvette; she has
been kind-more than kind. She has taken
all the trouble OF obtaining "a conditional
IeNTuOH. 1ou Will " Stul uHutT tbCoIN VI
the marshal's troops over the frontier into
Spain. Your servant, Billy Marshal, and
his wife. Bet, viii go with you. and as
soon as you are safe on an English ship
at Barcelona (where they are plenty one
of these two will bring me hack a mes
sage that you are safe. Then I-will-Wlll
fulfill my promise!"
She smiled up at him through her thick
ening tears.
"Do not he afraid for me-" she said.
'he will be kind to me. He In n good mani
I do not wish you to be grieved! That
hurts!"
And then. still smiling, her strength.
wonderful up to this point. failed her for
the first time.
And she tainted quietly away in his arma.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
long legs dangling behind. These birds
form a sharp contrast to our hawks which
seldom flap their wings and soar rather
than fly. They sail like a kite I'm the air
and seldom have TO move their wings, but
take advantage of the slightest wind to sail.
We have one record of a turkey buzzard
that sailed for four hours without once
Hopping it's wings. AS we watch an eagle
soaring majestically in the sky we do not
wonder that II Is recognized as the king OF
birds. Owls are remarkable for their silent
movements. Their wings are so soft and
downy that they are noiseless and enable
them in the twilight to swoop upon the nm
suspecting mouse or rabbit before IL knows
of its danger. All birds that ny have the
keel or sharp projection on the front OF
the breast bone This IL for the attach
ment of the powerful muscles Of fight.
1t is rather interesting that the ostrich and
that the birds that do not fly have this keel
lacking. and our only fiying mammal, the
bat, has the breast bone keeIed.
This article has been merely a statement
OF a few well known facts. II any Of the
readers wish for practical literature on
birds. and particularly In their relation "a
agriculture, II can be obtained on appli-
cation to the United States Department q
Agriculture. free OF charge.
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