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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02
A NATURAL HISTORY
STUDY
Account of with Family Young Skunks

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head as though TO make sure there was no
mistake. shifted at me over her shoulder
with seeming indifference. Then she laid
her head down again, and l made so bold
as to touch her fur with my hand. In an
instant the tail flew upward. and L felt
that the supreme moment had come. 1t
was too late either to draw back or to
dodge, and the question whether l was TO
remain an honored guest, or retire in dis
comforture, was to be decided within five
seconds.
Hello, old lady,. 1 said in the tone she
had always heard me use. and at the same
time L stroked her fur very gently. The
effect was reassuring. Very slowly the tail
lowered to the ground, and as 1 con-
tinued to stroke the fur, the animal
stretched herself with an unmistakable
air of contentment. Now for the next step.
Gently / worked my hand forward, until l
could grasp one of the babies, and gently
/ loosened his hold Oh his mother and drew
him from the burrow. Carefully L arose TO
my feet, and once clear of the mouth of the
burrow. set off home at a rather immoder-
ate pace to photograph the infant skunk,
and to make notes on him at my leisure.
row. and by this time the little skunk was
hungry and giving vent to strange, rather
shrill vibratory squeaks, L had no desire
to tempt providence again so soon, so l set
the little fellow on the ground near the
den and, retiring to a respectful distance,
awaited developements. The cries of the
baby increased when he found himself on
the cold ground, and in a moment the
weasel-like head of the mother appeared
at the entrance Of the burrow. She SMILED
right and left, and then came out to look
for the crying infant. She soon saw him,
and, advancing with her peculiar waddling
gait, picked him up by the skin of his neck
with her teeth and backed into the burrow
with him.
The next time I visited the den, found
the little family much further from the
opening, and it was with some difficulty
that l succeeded in getting hold of one of
the children. When 1 did get one out, 1
placed him at some distance from the en-
trance, and, instead of going away, / re-
NAMED near the hole until the mother came
forth to lind him. Then was my opportun-
lty, and putting in my hand, brought out
the rest OF the babies, five in all, and while
the mother was busy with them l quickly
blocked the far end Of the hole with stones
Had l not done this, the old skunk might
have spoiled all future chance for observa
ton by carrying the little ones far back
out OF reach. AS it was, 1 visited the family
daily for weeks, Photographic the little
ones at all stages of their development. and
making notes which l hope to publish in
future article of this series. The mother
became more and more easy to approach,
ana before the end of fortnight she would
allow me to pat her and scratch her head.
FINALLY, when / would take the little ones
away from her, she would come straight
from the burrow and tpull them out of nv
hands. ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
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AN AMBASSADORS TRIALS.
Trying Experiences of the Hon. An.
drew ID. White I'm Germanv

drew ID. White I'm Germany
from Chapters from My Diplomatic Life"
In the August Century.
II mas sometimes seemed to me while
GONG duty at the German capital in those
Jays as minister, and at a more recent neri-
"a as ainpassador, that could not enter my
ohce without meeting some vexatious case
one Gay II was an American who having
thought that patriotism required him. in a
crowded railway carriage, loudly to de-
houhce germany, the German people and the
iiinpeildi government, had passed the night
IN guardhouse; another day it was one
VINO, Keeling called upon, in restaurant to
proclaim very loudly and grossly his I'M
favorable opinion of the Emperor was ar
rested; on still another occasion il was one
Oh our 1eiiow-citizens who, having thought
tnat ne ought to be married in Berlin as
easily as In New York, had found himself
entangled IN network of reglllations. pre-
scriptions and'p prohibitions
VI this latter sort there were in nv time
several curious cases. One morning a man
came rushing into the legation i'm high ex-
clteTnent, exclaiming: Mr.. Minister am in
the worst fix that any decent man was ever
In. want you to help me out of it," and he
then went on with a bitter TRADE against
everybody and everything in the German
empire: When his wrath had effervesced
somewhat he stated his case as follows:
Last year. while travelling through Ger
many, L fell in love with young German
lady, and after my return to America be-
came engaged to her. / have now come for
my bride. vhe wedding is fixed for next
thursday; our steamer passages are taken a
day or two later. And / find that the all-
thorities will not allow me to marry unless
l present multitude of papers sucn as [
never dreamed Of Some of them it will take
months to get, and some L can never get
My intended bride is In distress; her family
evidently distrust me; the wedding is post
poned indefinitely; and my business partner
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We are menaced by the ice water and ter
rified by blue milk from unwashed cans
and suspicious cows. Professor Wiley says
ice tea Is fatal and soda water is suicide.
Beer Is apt 10 be innocent OF malt and hops,
and even when guilty of them is a perspir-
ing drink in warm weather. Ardent spirits
are simply impossible-that is, they should
be simply impossible. On the other hand,
if one would get himself wetted on the out
side he is liable to be drowned at the bath
ing beach or Frustrated by the heat before
he gets there.
Lightning bolts hurtle, floods gush and
gurgle through the gulches and the winds
tear the roof off mems abodes. And just
we are getting the bit In the mouth OK
the auto-idiot the airship threatens 10 como
along. Yet some experts figure out that
the longevity OF man is increasing. liz is
safe to assume that the demand for ceme-
terry real estate will continue steady.
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LIFE HAS ITS PERILs.


Washington Star.
Beware of the stegomvia fasciata," says
the commission sent by the Marine Hospital
Service to study yellow fever at Vera Cruz.
Close upon this warning comes tidings of
serious fire caused by hot curling iron
falling on a celluloid haircomb. Thus are
we introduced to a new danger for most
ladies wear hair many of them insist on
curls, and combmakers will use celluloid.
Life is full of perils.
Every year our part of the world is
called upon to look down the barrel of the
toy pistol and to walk through mines of
spluttering and crashing firecrackers. Then
comes tetanus. Throughout the year We
have to run the gauntlet of unmuzzled dogs
and brave the danger OF unboiled or I'M
filtered water. The HOOK worm hooks u.s.
the mosquito pierces us with his singer
and pours us full of his malarious venom
and the busy little by with typhoid germs
clinging to his feet kuzzes round our plate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02
The Special Sense of Animals.

Medical News.
DR.. Werner, of Vienna, has lately printed
the results of his observations upon the
special senses of animals, especially upon
the sense of reptiles and amphibians. He
concludes that these latter are capable or
going directly toward water, which at
tracts them, so to say, even at long dis
tances. Light acts upon them, independent
ly of heat. In winter they are quite warm
lairs to go to sunlight. Their sight is gen.
orally good and is probably their most
acute sense; yet their vision is very linn
tied Crocodiles cannot distinguish a man
at distances above ten times their length.
Fish see for only short distances. The
vision of serpents is poor. The boa-con-
strictor, for example, can see no further
than third of its own length. Some
snakes see no further than one-eighth of
their length. Frogs are better endowned
and see twenty times their length. The
hearing of all these animals is even worse
than their sight Most reptiles are deaf,
especially boa constructors. Deaf as an
adder may represent a careful observa-
ton of our ancestors.
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A GREAT OBJECT LESSON.


Reb>eca Hardi0 Davis, in The Independent
The great controller of the world does not
often crafty the dramatic sense of his
creatures with a finer scene than that of the
death OF the Pope the other day.
A man who was one of the foremost rulers
OF the world, who had compelled the
spect of all nations by his wisdom and kind
illness. a man whom millions of men re-
garded as the viceregent of God on EARTH
after nearly century of busy work fought
with death hour after hour for weeks-to
stay-to keep To his work He was driven
back step by step. and went at last into the
outer darkness. calm and unafraid, leaving
blessing behind him on us all No man. be
he pagan, Papist or Protestant, could be
blind TO the dramatic grandeur of that exit
The church of which he was the earthly
head missed a point when she did not devise
4 way In which the world could have sa-
luted the departing shade.
y rev years ago. as all remember.
when great railway king died. every trair
on the system which he controlled stopped
wherever IL might be during the hour of his
funeral. Later, when MIR. Mckinley dieo.
the whole country stood still while his body
was laid To rest. Traffic stopped from Maine
10 California; even the most crowded streets
of New York We're silent and motionless for
that half hour Men uncovered and women
brsathed a prayer.
l wonder that the Catholic Church which
IL 50 ready To use every means To influence
popular opinion, and so skillfuI i'm using
them, did not honor her great head In some
such ways. Who could object? In older coun-
tries they take time 10 respect every dead
man. The nobleman in his liveried coach
draws To one side upon the road TO make
room for the unknown pauper's hearse, and
every passer-by stops and uncovers as he
goes upon his last journey.
There il man i'm America who would
not have been helped by a moments pause
and silence as Pope leo was laid in his
grave, If IL were only to give him time q,
define To himself his opposition 10 the great
priest and to the doctrines which he taught
What / am frying TO say Is that we all
should be helped by object lessons anG
pauses I'm our incessant work. Many dark
questions would grow clearer 60 US through
thern.
But we modern Americans have become so
commercial and practical that have u
contempt for such romantic doings. Books
and newspapers, we hold. are the only foun-
tains of knowledge necessary for sane men
and women. When we go tn older countries
we are apt 20 look with plying contempt
on the pictured Madonnas and the little old
shrines II the infant Christ on the street
corners and I'm the back OF the shops with
lamps burning before them.
and tho carved crucifx, with ell the chg"
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symbolism Of the early churches, were the
only methods they had of teaching the
truths OF the Christian religion to the people
There were no printed books, and how many
could have read them If there had been?
Even at this late day, too, the American
with all OF his keen mother wit and boards
of facts and of knowledges from his baby
hood packed daily into his brain, done up in
separate packages. labeled and ready for in
slant use Is still oddly susceptible to the
teaching of object lessons.
The Liberty bell, In its journeys through
the country. does more to make loyal citi-
zens of our people than all the books that
ever were written. Ii is one thing to read on
a cold printed page that you are free to earn
your living as you please. To make your own
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02
The New Literature of Advertising.
George Hibbard, in August Booklovers'
Maoazina

A new literature is i'm process of develop
ment. You often hear an intelligent man or
woman say, II always took in the back of
the magazines first" The modern adver-
tisement is worth looking at. whether it is
the sounding proclamation of some big cor
poration, with facts and figures both
weighty and impressive, or the light eye
catching notice of some simple trade con-
trivance. All forms of literary compost
ton find place in the advertising pages;
history, story, verse. Many advertisements
measure up to the test of good literature.
In truth, there is often uncommon
amount of character in them. word
here or a phrase there is often singularly
vivid as local color" and behind many
an advertisement it is possible to see Wig
orous personality. Nor are there lacking
in this new literature qualities of huaor,
both intentional and unintentional. 0ne
vertisement, and who shall say that one
manifestation is not as important as the
other?
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The Cosmopolitan.


Thousands OF practical instances could be
given 10 show the value OF improved varic-
ties of corn. For instance. one Southern
Illinois farmer, more progressive than the
rest. was induced TO secure enough i'm
proved seed TO plant three hundred acres
as a result OF his study OF corn in the III
nois College of Agriculture. These three
hundred acres outyielded all OF the other
fields on his farm more than thirty bushels
an acre; and, so far as could be determined.
the fields of that entire section yielded
about thirty bushels an acre This increase
OF yield meant total gain OF about nine
thousand bushels, which represented a cash
value of about $1,000 that season AS this
increase did not represent an increased cost
Of production. the gain was pure profit.
In another case. farmer I'm Central I'LL
nois became interested in improved seed
corn through the school OF corn Judging In
the Illinois Agricultural College. lie
cured enough seed. grown by a corn breed
er, IN plant eighty acres. AS result, he
raised almost twenty-five bushels more
acre this field than where the ordinary
seed was planted.
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What Pnsteurixed Milk Is.
Philadelphia Record.

T IlIIdUCIFIIIt fNtNVFVs
Pasteurized milk Is simply cows milk
raised TO a temperature of 167 degrees +.
and maintained at that temperature for
twenty minutes PasteuriZing milk is
done only to destroy any germs which
NAV be in the milk and not To make IL
more ligestihle for the baby. IL would
be extremely foolish to take the baby of
OF the breast and put IL upon artificial
food during the hot summer months. The
baby has formed bad habits of nursing.
DurIng the first month child should be
given the breast every two hours during
the day time and have Gully TWO night feed
ines During the second month il should
no given the breast every two and half
hours and nave only one night feeding
From the end OF The second to tia nth
month the child shc1li ts 81 IN the oreast
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-02
For Psychical Research.

1t must be, as some claim. that there is
strain of insanity in every mind which
reveals itself when the secret spring is
touched To account for such a mental
obliquity as Christian Science i'm any other
way were difficult task. The mystifica-
ton Of meaningless words. the superstitious
veneraHon of the enigmatical plays many
pranks on us. proud as we are and self
satisfied as we are. The Society of Psychi-
cal Research should let the ghost stories
alone and address itself to the solution-0f
such psychological phenomena as Christian
Science correct analysis of 1t would
be of great value to the world.
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every three hours during the day time and
nave only. one night feeding From the
nith to the twelfth month it should be
gwen tl the breast every three hours during
the day time and have no night feeding
A healthy infant can be trained to nurse
ana sleep with almost perfect regularity
20 nor nave the child sleep i'm the same
bed with you, il is a temptation to fire.
quent night nursing. ~
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
BARNET.

There will be parlor meeting of the
W. T. c. U. at Mrs ]. S. Kennerson's
Wednesday afternoon. Tea will be
served and the proceeds will 60 to the
Refuge Home in Burlington. All ladies
are cordially invited.
There was spec al service at the
church Sunday night-a Lincoln men,
orial concert, with collection for the
American Missionary Association.
Miss Nellie Laughlin, who has been
supplying in the seventh grade of the
public schools in Littleton, spent Sunday
at her home.
Mrs. Charlotte Dow and son are spend.
ing the week in Peacham.
Mrs. L. D. Hazelton spent several days
last week in Strafford with friends.
Mrs. w. T. Brock visited in St. Johns
bury, Monday.
Earnest Stevens began work in Far.
banks shops last week Tuesday.
Mrs. Sherburne Moore has so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to go
to St. ohnsbury to visit her daughter,
Mrs. F. E. Potts.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy spent some
time last week in St. Johnsbury.
Miss Robina Laughin spent last week
in Ryegate with relatives.
Miss Flora and Anette Warden OF West
Barnet visited at their brothers, William
Warden, Saturday.
Mrs. William Warden visited her
daughter, Mrs. Hatch in East Barnet
last Friday.
Joe Boardman has finished his school
in the Galbraith district and has gone to
Plymouth, n. H.
Miss Lizzie Brock, who has been work
ing in Brattleboro, is home on a visit
Miss Margaret Warden, aged about 80
years, died Thursday, Feb. S, at John
Gillander's where she has lived for the
past two years. She was born in Bar
net, always lived here and is the last one
in her immediate family.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
pEACHAM.

Don't forget the concerts to be given
Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
The meeting of the w. c. T. U. will be
held with Mrs. Renfrew, Thursday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. All are cordially in
vited. The thank offering is for the
Frances Z. Willard memorial fund.
The winter term of the academy closes
this week with examinations Thursday
and Friday forenoons. Friday afternoon
there will be prize speaking contest, the
speakers to be Emerald Glidden, Milgan
Nolan, Lester Mckinley, Lester Hall,
Annie Blanchard, Margaret Blair, Jennie
McLaren and Eunice Hunt.
The Saturday Afternoon Club will meet
with Miss Varnum and Miss Dimond,
Feb. 2S.
There was pretty home wedding at
the residence of Henry Howe on Ian. 81,
when John G. Chandler was united in
marriage to Miss Minnie Howe, Rev. NJ.
H. Ryan officiating. The bride was taste
fully gowned in blue, and the wedding
march was played by Mrs. B. Darling.
After the ceremony the company repaired
to the residence of F. G. Chandler, where
a bOuntiul dinner was served.
Miss Tirzah Guy, who had been i'll but
was much better, fell from her chair,
Monday, and it was found later that one
leg was broken just above the knee.
When discovered it was so badly swollen
that it must be treated for several days
before the bone can be set.
Mrs. Augusta Hunt is still quite i'll,
probably with rheumatic fever.
The collection at the Congregational
church, Sunday, for the starving III Fin
land, was $26.6O, and others are plan.
ming to give.
Rev. J. 0. Sherburn from st. Johnsbury
preached an excellent sermon at the
Methodist church, last Wednesday, par
ticularly to the young people, and an
Epworth League has been organized.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
LUXEMBOURG.

Rev. M. J. Mcneil, who has received a
call from the society at Millinocket,
Maine, leaves for that place in two
weeks. The Methodist society tender
him a reception in the vestry on Thurs
day evening of this week.
Elbridge Carbee, who has been spend.
some time in Nashua, Boston and other
places, has returned.
Harry Moultons little son is improv-
ing and is nearly well.
Will King is hauling hay from his farm
on the river road to his home farm.
Lyman Hight is spending few days
in Jefferson, visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster of Claremont
came here to attend the funeral OF Alden
Balch last week.
More lumber is being taken from this
town this year than ever before.
By the will of the late Alden Balch each
of the two churches are lett $4,000 and
$4,000 is also lett to the town tor pub
lie library building, to be known as the
alden Balch Memorial Library" Sew
eral hundred dollars are also left to the
6. A. X. and W. r. c.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
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BAKING ROWDER
All the Leading Teachers Of Cookery use it. Why?
Does better work and goes further than any other
HARLAND auho Common Sense the Household

the bride. The bride wore white abatross
and carried pink and white carnations.
She was unattended. After the ceremony
a wedding supper was served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hovey>]eft for a short wedding trip
and will be Eat home" in West Waite
rford after March l..
William Kelley has sold his farm below
the village to Stephen and Theodore
Chase, full possession to be given the
first OF May.
Warren Aver, who has been living in
the Emma Webb house, the ell part of
which fell in from the weight of snow
last week, has moved this week into the
A. G. Barker house.
An anthem, the music and words OF
which were composed by L. H. Woods,
was rendered by the choir in a very &C.
ceptable manner last Sunday.
William Sparrow has returned from
the dairy school in Burlington
Guy Hawley, who spent few days in
Newport and this place last week, has
gone to meet his wife in Chelsea. Mr.
Hawley thinks Of securing employment
in this vicinity rather than returning to
the west.
Mrs. Leslie Thomas, who lately re,
turned from the hospital is convalescing
Miss Mary Adams spent Sunday with
her friend, Bessie Wight.
The masquerade promenade was
largely attended, and $21 taken.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
Edgar F. Elliott,
Probate of Will.
II 81. John Street,
st. TOhnSbury.

GEORGE E. GOODALL'S ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Caledonia
SIS. In Probate Court, held at the Probate
Office in st. Johnsbury, within and for said
district on the 10th day of Feb. a. D. 1908.
An instrument purporting to be the last Will
and Testament of George E. Goodall, late of
st. Johnsbury, in said district, dece ased icing
presented to court by Henry " Severance, the
Executor therein named, for Probate: 1t
is ordered by said court that all persons con-
cerned therein be notified to appear at a ses-
sion of said court, to be held at the Probate
Office in st. Johusbury on the 9TH day
of March, A. D. 1908, and show cause if
any they may have, against the Probate of
said Will; for which purpose it is further
ordered that a copy CT the record of this
order be published three weeks successfully
in the CALIFORNIAN, printed at st Johnsbury,
previous to said time appointed for hearing
By the Court, Attest,
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
A true copy of record, Attest:
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.