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The daily sentinel., 1903-05-25
ACTIVELY PREPARING.

The Rocky Mountain District branch
of the North American Turner's Gym
nastic Union will hold its Turn Fest
in Denver this year. The organiza-
tion in the capital city is making
great preparations for the accommoda-
ton of the several societies in the dis
trict, and promise the best of hospi-
tality and good times to their guests.
They also say they have many beauti-
full and valuable prizes to be given
the classes giving the best exhibit
tionsr
All the societies in the district are
making special preparations this year
to send "a we'll trained class to carry
off some of the honors. and the local
organization is not far behind with its
preparatory work. Under the able
instruction of Adam Rettig class of
the Actives is being put through a
course of hard training, and Grand
Junction has a good chance to claim
some of the prizes.
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-25
Heron and Cassells is $40.

The Progress is noted for its cakes,
that are just like homemade ones.
When you want hack in a hurry.
telephone Platt & King. Day or night.
Strawberry Plants 70 cents per hun
dred Grand Valley Floral & Nurs-
cry Go.
Do not think the styles at The La
dies Emporium have been picked
over. There are new hats added to
the stock every day
In fancy neckwear, the latest crea-
tions are at our store. We are keep
ing right up with the procession.
We want you to make examination of
our stock. Ackerman
The daily sentinel., 1903-05-25

Benefit dance at Turner hall Wed
nesday night.
Don't miss the mid-week benefit
dance at Turner hall.
This is the last week of school and
the children are correspondingly
happy.
Mrs. A. L. Pitzer is down from
Glenwood Springs, to visit friends in
this city.
Louis Jacques was an arrival i'll the
city Yesterday from Telluride. to re-
side here permanently.
A new glass was placed in the Lay
Nattinger front today in place of the
one that was broken out over a month
ago.
Several persons united with the
Methodist church on probation yester-
day Several others will come in
next Sabbath.
wanted-Steady position by first
class typewriter and assistant book
keeper. Good references. Address
Laura EGmuuds, 920 Main street.
At the Methodist parsonage on Sun
day afternoon, j. E. Robbins of As
pen, was married to Miss Lettie r.
Doughty of Cleveland. Ohio. Rev.
Sanderson performed the ceremony.
Considerable space is given today to
the baccalaureate sermon of Rev. J.
A. Becker. spoken in the Park opera
house last night, because of its high
literary merit and Christian spirit.
Good music and good time at the
Turner's benefit dance Wednesday
night, May 27th. Given to raise ex-
pense money to send class to the
Turn Fest in Denver in Jnue. Every
little helps Come and have a good
time. Admission 80 cents. Ladies
free.
If 1 can get limited number of
children l will open kindergarten. in
my room. at the Lowell building. The
session will continue two months, be-
ginning June list, at O'Clock. L am
a trained Kindergartener. having been
graduated from the California school
of methods for Kindregarteners and
primary teachers of San Jose, Califor-
mia, 1898. For further information
apply 20 Helen A. Dewey. 534 White
street.
Judge Theron Stevens threw judi
cial dignity and other things that go
with his position, to the winds Sun
day and devoted the day to greeting
and entertaining his Ouray friends at
the Sheridan hotel in Telluride last
Sunday. The strenuous life of the
present term of district court in San
Miguel county does not seem to have
given the Judge that worn look one
might EXPECT. But Gus Erickson is
probably responsible in great meas
ure for this. He feeds the Judge the
best there Is in the house. .-Quray
Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
A MARVELLOUS FEAT.

Who can imagine q more deliberate
and cold bloOded bit OF heroism than
that performed by Keeper w. W.
Griesser, OF the Buffalo Life Saving
Station who, in the teeth Of an
eighty mile November gale swan out
in the icy waters OF Buffalo harbor
10 rescue man who was clinging 10
some piling 500 feet from shore? AT
times the seas broke over the man so
deeply that he was lost from sight
and il was evident that in that awful
weather he would soon succumb and
go 10 the bottom. Greisser saw him,
and knowing that il would be useless
10 attempt 10 launch boat, deter
mined TO swim to him with line. AZ
he plunged into the lake the mighty
surf caught him and flung him stunned
upon the beach; but he was up and
in again. and this time gained the
war beyond the breakers. 1t took
half an hour for Griesser 10 swim 200
feet against the storm; then. coming
10 an old pile, he wrapped his arms
and legs about il and rested for few
moments The cold was intense. and
bis clothes were frozen 10 him when
he let go and slid into the water,
again TO resume his journey. At
times be bad to dive through the great
combers 10 avoid being bufleted back
20 shore, and three times floating
telegraph pole struck him on the back
with crushing force, once almost rem
4,
fought il out with incredible courage,
and at the end Of an hour was near
enough TO throw the line TO the poor
fellow, who was piteously crying for
help. The half-froZen wretch had
only enough strength left 10 tie the
line about his wrist and then drop
into the water At that instant a
wave caught and fOuled the line about
the pilng. and hurled Griesser back
n hundred feet toward the beach. EX-
haustel. but not dismayed or beaten.
be made renewed efforts TO regain lost
ground. and at the end Of another
bali hour had reached the man again,
cleared the fouled line and given the
signal to the people on shore to haul
in.
In transmitting the gold medal
which Congress had awarded to Cries
ser for hcrosm, the Secretary OF the
Treasury said: at would seem in
credible but for indisputable evidence
that you performed the marvellous
feat. which was, indeed, effected only
at tie extreme peril Of you" life
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
HEROIC PATIENCE.

An instance which shows the nm
tagging pertlnacity and heroic patience
with which men fight the sea was that
in which the schooner Ireland went
ashore. She struck on the Dog Fish
bar in the midnight and tho snow.
and for twenty hours Keeper Hayman
and crew of the Gay Head Station
worked without food or rest 10 rescue
her crew. The masts Of the vessel
could just be made out rs she lay
hroadSidc on about six hundred yards
of the coast Although the surf was
somewhat broken by the outlying
shoal. the wind blew with such vel
ocity as TO prove an almost insur-
mountablc obstacle TO the launching
of the boat Time and again they
showed the boat into the water. some
OF the men wading In UP 10 their
arm-pits. but they could not drive II
against the gale-a new experience To
men who had never known defeat
Again they tried it. and again they
were blown back: then. 10 make their
hclplessness the more emphatic. sec
ond large vessel was dashed upon the
bar less than hundred feet away
from the other Rcsolutely they picked
up the boat. determined 10 run II
through the surf. when gust OF wind
stronger than the rest smote Il from
their grasp. and hurled IL into pool
of water two hundred feet away. Then
the lifeline was tried-a No. 4 shot
the smallest-hut IL might as well have
been pop-aun against that gale. The
second vessel TO strike had immedi-
ately gone Co pieces. and the dawn re-
vcaled no vestige Of her.
/ Alternately through the night they
attempted 10 communicate with gun
! or boat. and daylight found them baf-
ned. but not disheartened. A No.
shot on six ounces OF powder dashed
srom the gun. but met the gale. and
Tell into the sea far short OF the wreck.
Then through the day they fought to
/ put the boat beyond the surf. 1t was
q rush and retreat. then q breathing
spell and smother rush. the mems de-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
superstitions About Bees.

A correspondent of the Field states
that three times within his experience
Lave bees died within their hives on
the death OF their owners. IL would
be interesting 10 know IL those bees
were informed of the death. for il is
a common superstition In rural parts
that bees kept In tho garden OF n house
where a death occurs IL not Informed
Of the event will either die or leave
the hive. Hence the custom is stl
observed Of making three taps on hives
with the door key. sfter which the bees
are told of the sad event. A piece OF
black Grape is then fixed TO the hive
or hives. and an Offering OF pounded
funeral cake soaked iu wine. is placed
at the entrance. Another common be-
lief is that il bees when swarming set
tie on a hedge stake there Is certain
TO be almost immediate death in tie
family Of their owncr.-Iondon Ch"on-
icle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
A WARSHIP'S MASCOT.

The mascot Of the battleship Massa-
chuSetts is a three-legged dog named
Rodgcr. The dog was brought 10 the
ship at Culebra Island, West Indies.
When the ship was in New York har-
Dor last winter the dog was allowed TO
20 ashore with several of the men. and
while on the dock was attacked by
Bum. the mascot Of the training ship
Hartford.
For while both dogs put up q game
fight. until Rodger slipped and caught
his right hind leg between two plauks.
This was an opportunity for Bum 10
get the better Of RodGer. and he rushed
at him and burying his teeth in the
back of Rodgers neck. tried to shake
him. As result the mascot Of the
Massachusetts had his leg broken. and
the boys separated them and carried
their pet to the hospital. where il was
found necessary TO amputate II.
on his return TO the ship RodCer was
unanimously elected an honorary mem
Der Of the crew.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
A CURIOUS OCCURRENCE.

Wee Willy Niliy ran eaily away
10 green grassy woods one tine summer
day.
60 weary she grew, the sweet little maid,
She lay down TO rest III the cool, pleasant
shade.
Now what happened next IS certainly
queer,
And sadly perpiexed the poor little dear.
But, strange though IT be, i really can't
doubt H.
For Willy herself told me all about it.
She scarcely was settled, and taking her
ease,
When birds circled round her in focks
from the trees,
While squirrels and rabbits and ike quad
rupeds
Stared so'emnly at her or stood on their
heads.
The birds chirped and chattered and Aut
tered their wings,
The "beastics' turne' handspgilgs and did
lots OF things.
At last a pert bunny climbed up on a
stump
And cried Willy Nliy Is such a sad
gump.'
Then wee Willy Nilly arose in disnay,
Determined 10 drive the rude rasca.s away
Bat, presto before she could speak, in her
fright,
The whole saucy circle quick vanished from
sight.
Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
edo,nc him ne ,rcb hnuoror ho non

edging him as such, however, he con
sented. in Difference TO the advice o
his lawyer, 10 write 10 Alton. request
ing some Of the former acquaintance
Of John H. Seymour 10 come on I,
Kingston and identify him.
Some men came 10 Kingston from
Illinois In answer to this request, bu
not the men expected. They were de
tective officers, provided with requi
sltioD from the Governor Of Illinois
for the arrest OF John ii. Seymour or
a criminal charge. As this requlsitiOI
was Of no effect in Canada. they de
| cOyed Replette across the river into
New York. where he was arrested anC
taken 10 Illinois.
| When David Seymour discovered
| that the man whom he almost believed
to be his brother had been KIDNAPPED
and carried away, he was highly indig
! D8nt.
He hastened 10 write TO the lawyer NJ
Alton, with whom he had previously
| communicated, and was getting ready
| 20 20 10 IllnOir when be was con
fronted by another claimant 10 the
property which his uncle had left.
This was no other man than Johp
II. Seymour himself. He had been liv'
ing in Tennessee under the name Of
SinnOtt. and he, as well ss Replette.
had kept up with the current literature
Of the Ben Lewis disaster. David Sey'
mOur's advertisement had luckily come
I,t.h nd hG & W
why he should not so and take posses
sion Of his property. Canada was not
the United States, and he did not sup
pose that any search would be made
for him, as he was believed 10 be dead
He went 10 Kingston, accordingly,
and presented himself 10 his brother,
who did not recognize him, as il was so
long since they had met, and who told
him Of the claimant who had lately ap
peared, wearing the ring that had be
lOngcd TO John III. Seymour. The real
John II. had no means Of identifying
himself. except by bringing TO the
remembrance Of his brother scenes ana
incidents, and words In connection
with their early life which were known
only 10 themselves. MS .ITO'fSH was
successful after n while, the relation
ship being admitted by David Sey'
mour, and the proof being satisfactory
even to his lawyers.
As for Replctte, ii was soon discov-
cred Mt Alton that he was not the man
he had represented himself TO be, and
bc was set at liberty. He hastened 10
Kingston. but letter from Alton had
reached David Seymour previous TO his
arrival. and he only experienced loss,
in being forced to give up TO John ii.
Seymour the ring which had played
such n prominent part in this little
drama.
The Seymours went TO England,
where they received and divided their
property, and where John II. is still
living. in spite Of extraditlon laws.
| might have worked up these Incl
dents into n sensational story. but the
plain narrative of facts is sufficiently
singular to suit my purpose.-Ncw
York Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
SAVED EROM A BEAR.

The brave act of frightened moth
er. under trying circumstances, saved
the life of her child from terrible
death near Prescott. Mich, the other
day. Mrs. Frank Gray. with her fam
ily OF four children. were engaged in
picking berries near her home. when
large black bear put in his appear.
ance. having journeyed into the open
field from his hiding in n nearby
woods. Frightened by the animal. the
three older children ran from the field
into the house and left behind the
baby under n tree The bear had
picked up the child and started on
with IL. when the frightened mother
rushed INTO tho house. secured n rife
and shot the animal dead. The child
escaped with slisht injuries. having
only been hugged by the bear.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

markable egg? 1t had fallen from a
height that played havoc with their
eggs and their little ones as well. sand
yet survived intact! Then one after
another tramped on it, cawing loudly
all the while.
At last, in sheer exhaustion and dis
gust. they all gave ii up, flew to the
top of their favorite tree, and, still
cawing loudly, watched one Of the ping
pong players come out from the house
and carry off this inyincible egg thar
had baffled their boldeSt attacks.-Nev
York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
FIERCE FIGHT WITH \ HAWK.

FIERCE FIGHT WITH \ HAWK.
After n fierce fight with an immense
white hawk Robert Dalrymplo of Cen
tre Grove. n. j., managed to subdue
the bird. and now has it in captivity
in n pen on his place. Robert. how
ever, is carrying badly wounded
arm around in sling and also has his
head wrapped up in bandages. A
white hawk is something of an orni'
biological curiosity, which is the reason
that young Dalrymple was so anxious
to CAPTURE this specimen. which had
been dyinC around his farm all year.
He noticed where the bird often came
to earth and in that place set n large
steel trap which was fastened to n
stake driven into the ground. The
hawk was caught in the trap but
made n fierce fight for liberty, pulling
up the stake and trying to fly away
with the trap, which proved too heavy
for il. although il lifted ii several feet
off the ground in it's attempt to escape.
When young Dalrymple tried to cap
ture Il there ensued tight which
lasted for some time. At last young
Dalrymple dubbed the bird over the
head. finally suhduing il. Several bird
Canciers have offered Dalrymplc twenty
10 fifty dollars for the bird, but he
refuses TO sell.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
$4,000 FOR WARTIME RESCUE

Daniel Prime, of Easton. Pa, col
ored man. has received letter from
Charles Smith. an attorney of jack
son, Mich. saying that he is legatee
to the amount of $1,000 under the will
Of Jonathan Moore. of that city. Tho
letter explained why the bequest had
been made. In the Civil War Prime
was n sergeant in Company III. FIFTY
fourth (coloreO Massachusetts, Regi'
ment. Jonathan Moore was n First
Lieutenant in the Eleventh Michigan.
Lieutenant Moore was wounded in the
leg in 4 charge. Prime saw him fall.
took Of his blouse and wrapped II
around the leg to stop the flow OF
blood. and then carried the lieutenant
To the rear. The men never met again,
but Moore learned the name OF his res.
cler. Mr.. Moore was manufactures
Of furniture.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

termination growing with the Tight.
They had never been clicked" and
they never you'd be licked" When
the wind wrenched their boat from
them and threw her upon the beach,
they waited for lull. then picked her
up and rushed again. Now the day
was waning. For twenty hours they
had tOiled without food or rest, and
the physical strain was telling upon
them severely. When at last eight
stout men rushed the llfe-boat safely
through the surf and leaped aboard,
they gave mighty cheer, unmindfuI
that their clothes were frozen like
boards upon their bodies. They took
six living men from the wreck. and left
one dead man hanging in the rigging
WomaD's Home Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
4 MYSTIFIED GROW.

During piazza game Of ping pong,
one OF the balls was sent quite a dis
tance out over the lawn. where crow
seized it and bore it of in triumph,
evidently thinking il was an egg. After
much pecking, from all of which the
frolicsome little ball bounced away un-
broken. the crow had an excited consul
tation with several Of his fellows, and
then deliberately carried the ball to the
top Of n high tree and let it drop.
Again the assembly OF black feathered
eXperimenters gathered around in
amazement. Was there ever such re-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

place real watch and at the other 4
toy wash. II you will set your ear
against the latter il will appear 10 be
going; you can distinctly hear the tick.
tack. n fact which will produce the H.
fusion that IL is real watch. The
sound OF the ticking has been trans
mitted through the wood because OF
the conductibilry OF wood
In default OF toy watch you can
simply place your ear at the bare end
Of the stick and you can hear the tick
ing Of the watch at the other end just
as II IL were beside your ear. With
this experiment you can perform lit.
tie trick: conceal the real watch under
a cloth and place the toy watch in full
view at the other end of the stick. To
those uniuitiated the ticking to be
heard will appear marvelous.-New
Ior,- World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

Among the many strange things
found in the Philippines are bamboo
opals vegetable gems which are oc-
casionally found In the stem Of the
bamboo Not one piece OF bamboo in
a thousand contains one Of these gems.
for there. az elsewhere. the bamboo is
usually empty. Accident. however.
sometimes bring To light a small flint.
like substance in the appearance of a
real opal These growths are called
by the natives tobscur. and some OF
them reproduce the characteristics ot
the opal 50 perfectly that even experts
may well be puzzled TO detect them
from the real sem.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
CEmDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

posed 10 marauders. Moreover. there
were 50 many pet cats and dogs that
a rat had 40 liberty. AS result the
rat got nothing to eat and finally
starved 10 death-all from trying TO
live in too high style"
The other rat found the hut Just
what he wanted. There were plenty
of holes. the provisions We're poorly
protected, the barn was near by. The
cottage rat. accordingly, lived in plenty
and enjoyed what was really high life
for rat. For" he said. n palace
has fewer opportunities for a rat than
hovel. and they who aspire should
consider what the advantages for them
are in the places which they seek"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
FABLE OF TWO RATS.

A rat seeking a place in which Ia
live chose a palace. saying he preferred
n high life. while his companion chose
n hut. saying he was content with less.
But the palace was found to be a poor
place for a rat. The walls and floors
were SO well built that no holes could
be msdc in them. and the pantry was
~ well kept that nothing was left ex-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

Take cork and cut it out into the
form Of disk Of about the thickness
of an inch IL the centre stick the
point Of pin. This done, take a glass
about three-quarters full Of water and
place the cork upon the surface Of the
water with the pin below. Now if You
will look at the cork from above You
alter your position and diminish the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
yb, B,r,cIinr Declined.

The London Lancet thinks that one
reason of the decline OF bicycling is
that the noise and dust and pace OF
the Rotor cars have taken the poetry
completely out OF a ride on the high
road
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
THE PHANTOM PIN

In studying the properties of the re-
fection Of light there are numberless
interesting experiments to be per-
formed. One is herewith presented:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
MICROpHONIC TRICK.

Here is n curious illusion in accous-
tics based on the conductibility of
sound through wood.
Take a long stick and at one end
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

sense of the visual ray by placing the
eye on parallel with the table on
which the glass rests. you VIII perceive
a pin above the cork
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

Lincolnshire has the biggest English
farm. over 1000 acres are under piow.
The second largest is near Colds;ream.
in Northumberland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

Bcn2ine locomotives Of eight horse
power, drawing freight trucks of a
capacity Of twenty five tons on narrow
gauge tunnel roads, are changing the
working of German, Belgian and Aus.
trian mines.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

An Austrian inventor claims to have
discovered n method of preventing the
warping of floors constructed of xylo'
1.-THE ca mixture of sawdust. burnt mag
nestle and magnesium Chloride). He
does this hy fixing sheet iron, open
work. or rcticulatcd plates to the
foundation and embedding them in the
plastic material. For covering iron
floors in ships, etc, the reticulated
plates are laid loosely on the founda-
ton and series of cross.Cuts are
made i'm the partially hardened Xylo'
1.-THE covering by thin knife blades 10
allow for expansion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18
sc|Ei(E'6lNEl4A!v|cs

A new French life-preserver is belt
filed with calcium carbide. 1t is
quickly inflated by acetylenc on being
wet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

The ny is a small insect. and yet tho
entomoiogists tell Us be stands over
six feet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-18

Sawdust and ether mill waste I.
now used in papermsking in Texas.