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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
OWLS LIKE MONKEYS.
A Queer Family Of Six, Born on a
California Ranca.
They Are a Puzzle to SaturnGisss and
Attract scores Of Ca riosity seek
ers-No other Birds Lake
Them Anywhere.
This Is the story q an owl We dc

This is the story CT al owl with the
face of a monkey and a tut As. u
teeth, reported from Los Angeles.
Monkey-faced Or barn Owls a. COM
mon enough, but the strange ln4Eg
about this owl and his tive bro1ner aA4
sister owls, with their m~onkey-.4.e
faces, is that they were hatchea By a
ground owl not half SO big as they ale,
just q common everyday ground "
that was probably as much surprised
as anybody at her curious prog ny.
The mother owl and two or thee OF
her kind we're caught some months ego
and kept as pets by the men Of hag-
gins ranch. Before they became part
Of the ranch family, a monkey lao
held undisputed right to the tide Of
family pet. The monkey was an
amiabie, friendly creature, and not al
ficted with Jealousy; therefore, in
stead of feeling that the owls had put
his nose out of joint, he became inter-
ested in them.
Day after day he went to the cage
where the owls were kept, and sat and
watched them. At last one day one
of the men opened the door Of the cage
and let the monkey in. The monkey lay
down in the cage content. The owls
never so much as ruffled a feather or
blinked a wide-open eye. The only
trouble was to get the monkey to come
out at night and go to his cage.
The next day he went back to his
friends and again he was allowed to go
into the cage. This time he watched
carefully how the door Of the cage
was opened and closed. 1t was an easy
thing to do, and after that the men
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

teams would have required Is to 20
days for the trip.
When the halts the deer are
turned loose and they wander around
at will and provide their own food,
while with the dog teams it must al
ways be carried, taking up valuable
space. The reindeer can also travel
at night as well as day, and thus dur
ing the long arctic night, when dogs
are inefficient, transportation is al
ways possible with a reindeer team.
without the reindeer prospecting is
impossible at a distance from the base
of supplies, as the prospector can go
only as far as the provisions he can
carry will last. With ten head of rein
deer, which he can handle, packing 100
pounds each, he can be gone for
months, penetrating hundreds of miles
distant.
He is not only valuable as a pack
animal, for the female gives about a
teacupful of very rich milk, which
makes delicious cheese. Mixed with a
little water, lhe milk forms a refresh
ing drink. If trained to the sled or
as a packer he is worth from 500 to
$3.50, il he is simply raised for his
meat he will bring from $50 to 500 at
the mines.
JAMES BRISTOL GREEN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
STUDENTS BALK AT GERMS.
They Refuse to Use Microbe-Infested
Volumes an Brookline (Mass1
School.

"Those books are in a filthy, mutt
lated condition and are not fit to use.
1t is an outrage on health and decency
that Brookline, Mass, the richest town
in the world, should not be able to af-
ford decent books for its school chill
dren.
"Is this economy? Economy is all
right in it's place, but should it be
thought of when health and cleanliness
are at stake? Some one is to blame.
Who is it? 1t does no good to COM
plain to the head master. We are told
that for economy's sake the superin-
tendent has decided not to buy any
more books for school use before next
September"
The speaker was a member of the
class of 1908, in the Brookline high
school, and has been using one of the
books which have caused so much crit
icism and comment throughout the
town. The books referred to are
Burke's Cancellation" the 'Immen-
see" by Strom, both of which have been
distributed to members of the sopho-
more and senior classes.
The fact that millions of germ breed
ing microbes might be hidden among
the pages has brought about a storm of
cepsure. Immediate action will be
taken t. investigate, and undoubtedly
the books will be collected from the
pupils. Pupils are quite indignant, but
refuse 20 allow their names to be used
in connection with the controversy.
Superintendent of Schools George L.
Aldrich was surprised that such a state
of affairs existed, and knew nothing OF
the matter. He said that he had no
knowledge that the books were in the
condition described, and asked whether
it was fair to presume that Brookline
would father such a state of affairs
when money is spent so generously
for the schools.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

raising. Here there are 100000 square
miles Of barren tundra, where nc horse,
cow, sheep or goat can find pasture,
but everywhere on this vast expanse
of frozen land the reindeer can find the
long, fibrous white moss which is his
food. There is also plenty of room for
100000 of these hardy animals.
The reindeer is not a natural inhabi-
tant of Alaska, having been imported
from Siberia and Lapland. Some II
yearsago DIR. Sheldon Jackson brought
a herd of 16 reindeer r Behring
strait from Siberia and started a col
ony at Unalaska, off the coast of Alas
ka. To-day there are about 5000 head
in the herds distributed throughout
the country, less than 1000 of them
having been imported, and at no far
distant day Alaska will no doubt have
great reindeer ranches like the great
cattle ranches of our southwest, and
they will be no less profitable.
The original motive in bringing the
reindeer to Alaska was purely philan-
thropic-to give the native a perma-
nent food supply, for a few years ago
it was seen that the growing scarcity
of the present source in the wild Carl
bou and the walrus and seal, would
soon leave a starving people on the
hands of the government. And the i'm
portation of the reindeer has proved
a wise matter, for he has proven use
full as well as profitable. As packerhe
has become almost indispensable, for
he has proven immeasurably superior
to the dog teams. A pair of them can
pull a load of from 500 to 700 pounds
at the rate of 35 miles a day and keep
it up for weeks at a time. Reindeer
teams during the last year carried the
United States mail from Nome to Can
die City, on the Arctic ocean, a distance
of 260 miles. The teams had heavy
loads of passengers and freight, and
made the distance in eight days. Dog
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
AUTOS PRE-EMPT HYDE PARK.
London's Famous Gathering Place,
for the Smart Set Now IA Racing
, Ground for Motors.

Nothing is more expressive of the
dullness of London just now han the
few people to be seen in Hyde Park, the
~decadence of which as a resort for the
smart world continues more and more
evident. 1t is not altogether due to
the intrusion of masses among the
classes, but to the tendency of late to
use the park as a racing ground for
automobiles.
This practice is so much INDUCED in
now that timid horsewomen are afraid
to venture into the park for a quiet
canter lest their horses might be
scared by some whirring, painting o
ster dashing past. This offense is
mostly committed by builders.
The automobile paper called Car
condemns the practice, and urges Of
tenders for the credit of automobilism
generally to try to be considerate; 9TH
erwise the authorities may be o n
strained to cancel the privileges now
possessed of using the royal park.
1t is amusing to note the supreme
contempt with which smartly liveried,
c~Iean-shaven coachmen and footmen-
look down upon the grimy, dusty, geg-
gle-eye6 chauffeur as he rushes past.
An old coachman well voiced the gen.
eral opinion of the stables when he
said: Automobiles haven't a right to
come into the park. dirty and mucky,
like they dc. Asfor the chaps t~hatdriver
them, they ought not to be permitted
to come into the park unless they are
dressed neat"
An old colonel who moved in tho
smartest circles for many years ex-
pressed quite the same opinion as the
coachman. He agreed that the tend
ency was Cor the park to grow shabby
since bicycles and automobiles are al
lowed. There is a want of smartness
which utterly spoils it as a spectacle.
There is not so much objection to au-
)tomobiles, but there is much obiec-
ton to the way they come. They ought
to have some respect for the traditions
of Hyde park.
An automobile was approaching as.
he spoke, covered with dust and muddy
beneath, with the driver all greasy
and dusty. Beside him sat the owner
in a dusty bowler hat and dusty coat,
with collar turned Up.
There's another said the old
colonel. "That's Lord Blank driving.
There's no excuse for him bringing ans
untidy a into thepark."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

The difficulties of this section have
been overcome with the exception Of
two places, and opinions as TO the
practicability of solving these vary.
The accompanying map shows the
route of the new line. From the Og-
den side of the lake a solid roadbed
is built in the water for a distance of
six miles, the remainder of the distance
to the arm which forms Bear River bay
being built on trestle work. From the
Lucin end the solid road extends into
the lake for some four miles, and the
remainder of the distance to the arm
is trestled with the exception of some
ten miles.
OF the two sections where the trou-
BILE has arisen one is the ten miles just
west of the Bear River bay arm, and
the other is ON the line of trestle work
across the mouth of the bay. In both
of these places the engineers have en-
countered quagmires in which it seems
impossible to secure a solid foundation.
Millions of tons of rock have been
dumped into them, and at times it has
seemed as though a solid roadway had
been secured, but under the weight
of the trains it oon gives way and
sinks out of sight in the salt water.
With the roadbed there has sunk be-
meath the waters engines, ears and
even human lives.
What lies beneath these great beds
of quicksand, and how far down they
extend, is a problem that is as yet I'M
solved. Some of those who have inves-
tigated them are inclined to believe
that they cover the mouths of subter-
%ranean outlets of the lake, and that 20
successfully bridge them is impossi-
BILE. Others think them great canyons
that have been filled by the salt
washed down by the Bear river, and
believe the bridging of them means
only the filling of these canyons, which,
they say, will be done 'if it takes a
mountain to do it."
Many expedients have been neces-
sary in carrying on the work of con
struction. In the desert that bor-
ders the lake on the Ogden side an ar
tesian well was sunk with which to
provide fresh water for the workmen,
the animals and the engines. Almost
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
SOCIETY GIRL WORKS FARM.
Illinois Young Woma Working a
Quarter Section of Land in
North

Miss Bertha Odessa Nilsson, one of
the leading society women of Syca-
more, III, and a vocalist of merit, has
gone to North Dakota to put in a crop
of wheat and flax on her quarter Sec
ton of land.
Two a ago Miss Nilsson took a
trip through that country and was so
well pleased with it that she said she
believed she would take up some land
and go to farming. Her friends laughed
at her, but in the fall she returned to
North Dakota and filed her claim. Har-
vey was the city to which she went and
her land is near that place.
Miss Missions crop last year was
about ESQ bushels of faxseed. Last
fall when she returned to her claim she
was accompanied by Miss Jennie
Beardsley, of Genoa, and the two lived
in a shack and had some thrilling ex-
periences neither desi~es to GO
through again.
Being miles from town, the women
hardly expected to be molested, but
one night they we're awakened by sons
men proving around. The men were
asked to leave, which they refused to
do. The young women in their fright
resorted to revolvers they had and sue
ceeded in driving away the intruders.
Miss Nilsson will take a piano out to
her "shaek" this summer and keep up
her musical work while there. She is
the leader of the choir of the First Bap-
fist church at Sycamore.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

The republican city executive COM
mittee of Martinsburg has issued the
call for the primaries to nominate the
party candidates for city council. The
primaries will be held on Monday
evening. May 4th, at the various
places selected for that purpose.
There is no re- ason in the world why
the republican party should lot on
troll the city government of Martins
burg. The policy of the party is al
ways along the lines of progress and
prosperity. The administration here
tofore has been generally satisfactory
to the people. All that is REQUIRED to
retain control of the reins of govern
ment IS united and harmonious action
in behalf of the right men nominated,
and the party will achieve another
signal victory at the election on the
25th of May.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

in the center of the lake a boarding
house has been built in which reside
both workmen and engineers in charge
Of the work. To supply this with fresh
water an artesian well was sunk in the
bottom of the lake, and, though fresh
water was secured, it was so muddy as
to be useless.
In attempting to build trestle work
across the quagmires the pile drivers
have pounded piling for 60 feet into
what appeared to be a solid bottom,
and then they have suddenly disap-
peared from view. At other places the
pile would push through the crust and
disappear after the weight had fallen
on it but two or three times.
Up to the present time the on
s~truction of the cutoff has cost some
thing like 1000, 900 more than the esti-
mated total, and it is estimated now
that at least another $4,000, 900 will
have to be expended before it can be
completed, if it ever is. If all the COM
pick problems are finally solved, it
viii mean the cutting down of the time
on the transcontinental trip by some
six hours, though only a saving of As
miles over the present route.
MAX OWEN.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
MEETING OF HOTEL COMPANY.
Baltimore People Secure Lease OF Berke-
ley springs Hotel Property.

Berkeley Springs, April pa
meeting of the Berkeley Springs Ho-
tel Company was held on Monday at
which we're present Mr.. Jack. ex-Sen-
ator Unger and Mr.. Chas. Seldin. ir.,
of the old company and Mr. J. Frank
Fields, Of a new company. 1t is IN
derstood that a transfer was made OF
the lease to a new company of Balti-
more men, represented bv Mr.. Seldin,
and Mr.. Fields. 1t is not known
whether the lease carried the site OF
the old Berkeley Springs Hotel or not.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Van Gashen, OF
Pittsburg. are visiting friends and
relatives here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
REINDEER IN ALASKA
Uses to Which They Are Put in the
Colder Chimes.
They Are of Use AMke to the native
and the Miner for T-ransporfa-
aop and Other Pur-
poses.
The reindeer Is an animal little

The reindeer Is TN animal little
known 10 people throughout The
states" and outside Ct Inc few at
some 81 the larger geological gardens
he Is an animal Of distinct scarcity in
this country. This fact is not at all
curious, for, although he would no
doubt be a useful and profitable ami
ma IL he could be raised for domestic
purposes. nature intended him princi-
pally for the colder climes. where he
can sustain lie where no other ANNA.
can.
We have in Alaska a country sirgu-
lariy adapted 10 their breeding gro
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

The German agricultural commits
sion which will be in Martinsburg on
Tuesday Of next week, M to
America to inspect the methods en-
ploved in the farming sections of this
county. 1t will be noted that such
inspection tours are becoming yerv fire.
quent. They come from every county
from the Emerald Isle to the isle of
Japan.
Naturally enough there is no obiec-
ton in this country TO our foreign
friends obtaining all the information
possible. We need not fear their com
petition. American success is due not
TO methods and machines so much as
to the men behind them. The av rage
of capability and skill among the
great number of our workmen is wav
above that of all other countries. The
process of assimilation has made Amer
leans richer in blood and inheritance
than any other people. If as a people
we do not become intoxicated with
success no. effeminated through affiu-
ence a hundred year will find us fur
Their in the lead than we are today
1t remains to be seen whether we have
as much wisdom as power.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

The coal operators of the Fairmon
region, after extended conference. and
in pursuance to the trend of things
industrial have granted all employees
in hat region a voluntary increase
in wages, to take effect on the first
of May. 1t is a matter of gratifica-
ton to the whole State that the op-
orators acted thus. for an exhibition
of such generosity will go a long way
toward avoiding the disastrous trou-
bles sometimes arising between cap
ital and labor. West Virginia is rap
idly becoming a state of great indus
tries. employing great bodies of labor
ers 1t will be the part of wisdom TO
guard carefully the conditions about
the great centers where these men are
employed. Right treatment, good
homes and proper educational facili-
ties will do much toward solving the
problems.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

did not need to bother about letting
And every day he did it. No sooner
was he taken from his own cage in the
morning than he went straight to the
owls cage, opened the,door and walked
in. There he would lie by the hour in
silent satisfaction, apparently a well
come guest. \
Meanwhile, IN of the owls built her
nest, laid half a dozen eggs, sat upon
them, and in due time Matched cut six
owls that for all she knew were normal
owlets. But as they began to take
shape and color, they grew less and
less like the. mother owl.
Instead of having d rusty brown coat
like hers, they were tawny, yellowish
things, with white spots on their backs
and wings. Instead of stopping when
they got to be as big as their mother,
they kept on growing until they were
twice her size.
Nor did the six birds look alike.
Some had regular owl features, but
rather the features of the barn owl,
WHICH is kuONu as a ulOHhey -IdCtu OWL,
than the features of the small burrow-
ing owl that is said to share the under
ground retreat of prairie dogs and rat
tlesnakes. In two, however, the re-
semblance to a monkey was ever more
pronounced, the bill being sunk into
the face until it was more like a
monkeys nose than an OWLS beak, and
when at last one of the owlets devel-
oped a full set of teeth, the likeness to
a monkey could scarcely go further in
a feathered creature. The men on the
ranch declare that beyond question the
appearance of the young owls has been
affected by the presence of the monkey
about the cage during the season of
egg laying and incubation.
The owls subsequently escaped from
their cage and were found three
months later a long distance away.
The finder is said to have sold the
three most oddly marked for $1,000,
while for the remaining three 5000
has already been refused.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

If China is going to be partitioneu
bv the powers they might as well IN.
clude Turkey in the act. Choice slices
OF Turk IS served on rare pieces OF
China would be quite a noteworthy
political love feast of the bigger and
christianized powers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

COUNCIL M ETlNG.

The Episcopal Council, of the Do
cese of Virginia, will meet in Win.
chester during the latter part of Nav.
The Council will v in Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church. on We'd
nesday. May 90, and Will continue
three or four days.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
Am Electric wa.herrom,n.

Electricity lately has been pressed
into the service of the housewife, the
Buda-Pesth newspapers announcing
the invention of an electrical washing
machine by Josef Macy, of Szegedin.
With this machine the use Of soap is
dispensed with, the electric current
being intended TO take away any stain
or grease The machine win wash 300
pieces OF linen without the assistance
OF a man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

Thursday was a great day at st
Louis. This dedication of the grounds
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
were held. There were speeches by
President Roosevelt, ex-President
Cleveland and other great men, u big
parade, fire works and other features
of an appropriate character. The at
tendance was enormous, some placing
the figure as high as 500, 600.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

With n fine exhibit at st. Louis and
one Of the finest ships in the navy.
with coal shipping to London and iron
pipe to Alaska a, with Davis building a
railroad to South America and Elkins
building one to every county seat IN
the State. what's the matter with
West Virginia?
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

An ex-congressman aud an editor
had a fight down in Kentucky Fri
day. The fight was n novel n in
shat the combatants used the vulgar
and plebian weapons with which ma
ture had provided them, instead OF the
customary gun or knife. Arc the col
onels degenerating into mere Draw.
lers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

The fruit lgrowing sections of the
county are now one mass of beautiful
bloom. A drive toward Inwood or
through the rich Back Greek valley
d~iscloses vast stretches of odorous
blossom. which later will change to
golden harvests of dollars for the fol-
tunate fruit growers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

A system of wireless telegraphy is
ingeniously worked by the porters of
hotels in various European cities. The
position, or angle, marked by the way
in which a label is pasted on a guests
baggage indicates whether the owner
is accustomed to tipping. For in
stance, If the upper left-hand corner of
the label points downward. he is gem
erous; If the label is stIsightly placed,
the sides parallel with the sides Of the
trunk, he is a mean fellow. ayerse 10
tipping, and on him special attention
would be wasted. He's a lobster.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
ne-way coloni.t Rates to the est.

One-Way CoIOhfst WHtes 70 INC tH+
Tickets on sale daily until June
l4th, 1908. inclusive, at all tickets
offices of the Baltimore and Ohio r.
r. to all points in Arizona, Califor-
MIA, Colorado. Idaho, Mexico. Mon
tana. Nevada. New Mexico, Oregon
South Dakota. Texas. Utah. Washing
ton. Wyoming and b tish Columbia,
at Greatly Reduced Rates.
For full information cali 1T ticket
Office Baltimore and Ohio r ilroad.
Wed. I'd.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

The President Is mot going to let
ove confidence or lack OF effort lose
him the prize next eiection de is
kissing babies already.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-05-02

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