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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
BRIDGEWATER.

Mrs. Henry Emery of Springfield
is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
P. Curtis.
Maxim Charron purchased horse
recently of A. B. Morgan, Wood
stock, and Frank Ladoux has pur-
chased one of f. j. Perkins, West
Woodstock.
G. R. Southgate and wife are Wis
iting at West Woodstock. ,o. .,
Willie Newton returned IL
of the week from the -hf ,he hrs
Hanover. ..n. ne had hearlospltal a
NJ. .rfect'" 10"
up oIfss. Selma Weeden, who has beer
visiting in Windsor, returned home
the first of the week.
Mrs. H. A. Cole returned las
week from a trip of several weeks tC
New York.
Edward Carpenter went to Ames
bury, Mass, Wednesday, whore 1t
expects to pass the present week.
Charlie Mallory is spending hi
vacation at his home in North Fer
risburg.
DR.. Lane has purchased horst
from a party in Montpelier.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
PETITION FOR DIVORCE

sT W1x1so OR o ohnMe ss Aifre NJ
Tenney of Windsor, VT. has duly filed his
petition to the County Court. setting forth
his legal marriage to Nellie r. johnson of
Hanover, in the State of New Hampshire,
State of Vermont. that he hath kept the
marriage covenant, but that the said Nellie
hath violated the same, for that she hath
committed the crime of adultery: where
fore the petitioner prays for bill OF di-
vorce from the said Nellie and that he may
have the care and custody of his minor
child. Hazel A. Tenney.
And whereas it appears that said Nellie
is without this State: so that the summons
of said Court may not deserved upon her:
1T is THEREUPON ORDERED that the said
Nellie r. johnson Tenney be notified and
said I''G Court and ndp'' make answer, if
any she have. and abide the order
and Judgment of said Court in the prem
ises. at the term thereof next to be held at
Woodstock in and for the County of Wind
sor in the State of Vermont. on tho first
Tuesday of December, AID. 1904, upon the
first day of said term. by publishing the
substance of said petition, together with this
order. for three successive weeks. in the
Spirit of the Age. Il newspaper published at
Woodstock. in said County, the last publ
said term of Court. which shall be deemed
sufficient notice to said Nellie II. johnson
Tenney.
Given under my hand, at Woodstock, in
thief County of Windsor, this goth day of
September, A. D., 1904.
Clerk
E. II. BUCK,
Atty. for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
PROBATE COURT.

Estate of Margaret c. Clarke
Will proved; VIM. E. johnson ap
pointed exr., F. w. Wilder ant
Henry c. Gushing comrs.
Sept. I2-Estate of Henry Glea'
son: Administration account set.
tied.
Sept. Io-Martha Perkins, in.
sane: License granted to guardian
to sell real estate.
Estate of M. J. Hudson: Comrs
report returned.
Estate of Harvey Darlington,
Sharon: Will proved; Joseph Fay
appointed admir-.
Anna L. Brockway ct al, minors
Geo. c. Brockway, Hartford, APP
pointed guardian.
Daniel L. Brockway ct al, mi
nors: Henry Brockway, Pomtret
appointed guardian.
Estate Of Ann S. Lamb, Hart.
ford: Exrs. make application fol
license to sell real estate; hearing
Oct. S.
Estate of Ingraham Lang: Comrs
report returned.
Estate Of Almon r. Root: Laura
A. Root, widow, files waiver and
asks for appointment of committee
to set out homestead. Geo. L. Gree.
ley, Geo. E. Mosher and L. III. Edg.
erton appointed committee.
Estate of James Francis Stickney
Will proved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
EAST BARNARD.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Sam Mcclellan Thursday, Sept. Is.
Albert Cutting and wife are i'm
proving their new home by paper
ing, painting and making some
needful repairs.
Morris Durham, Dana Walker,
O. ii. -All~.. ""d WI -Hawa- are
having new silos this fall.
There will be a debate at the hall
Friday evening, Sept. 80. The ques-
ton is: "Resolved, that rural free
delivery of the mail has more advan-
tages than disadvantages" The
speakers are Albert Sherburne, DR..
Locke Bugbee, for the affirmative;
Mrs. Martha Eastman, O. G.. Bub-
bee, for the negative. There will
also be good entertainment. All
are invited to come and hear some
good speaking on this interesting
subject.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

lows, ever at war among themselves
spite their ferocity they are clever
race, dress handsomely, have their sui
tans and their slaves and are expert
seamcn, while long continued pillage
ON the high seas has surrounded them
with many Of the luXuries and conven-
ic..t,s of western civilization.
The buildings Of Agriculture, Forest.
ry and Fisheries show all the varied
natural products, also the extremely
primitive processes as yet in vogue,
while in the Women's building we are
introduced to number Of native man
ufactures, including the beautiful fab.
RIGS from the just, banana and pine.
apple fibers. This information Is collat.
ed in the Building of Commerce, where
a unique and most effective method of
exhibiting is followed. In one hall are
samples of all the articles produced for
export, among which manila fiber of
course holds the chief place Of prom
inence, while In second hall are all
the manufactures from every country
that are imported and find ready
market among the populace. Thus the
business man gets dual lesson. He
sees what he can protitably take from
the islands, and also what he may
profitably send to them. When 1t is
added that large number Of represent
alive Filipinos have been brought over
to visit the Exposition and study Amer
can business methods and manufac
lures, it will be recognized that great
benefit both to the islands and to the
world at large must result from this
work of mutual enlightenment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
Relatives of Candidate Fairbanks.

The fact that Charles Warren
Fairbanks, Republican nominee for
vice president, comes Of Vermont
stock, his father having been a ma
tive of Barnard, says the Randolph
Herald and News, has set people of
that locality to work studying up
their family trees.
The candidates grandfather, Cal
vim Fairbanks, lived tor many years
on a farm on the Creek road be-
tween Bethel and Barnard. There
were numerous sons, among them
Warren, who was the father of the
vice president to be Republicans
think). Another son, brother of
Warren, was Nathan. Two chill
dren of Nathan were William Fair
banks, father of Fred and Miss Ha-
Eel Fairbanks, of Randolph village,
and Mrs. w. N. Bailey, who is
thus an own cousin of Senator Fair
banks, Fred and Hazel being Sec
ond cousins. Mrs. Mary P. (Bow-
en) Chamberlain, mother of Mrs.
A. c. Putnam, with whom she lives,
also claims relationship, two OF her
aunts on the mothers side named
Bowen having married two of the
Fairbanks brothers, sons of Calvin,
one of whom was Warren, the sem
ator's father. Mrs. Chamberlain's
husband, now living in the West,
is hall uncle Of the senator, his
father having married the widow
Fairbanks after the decease of Cal
win. Mrs. Chamberlain herself was
born at the old Fairbanks home
stead on the Creek road now gone.
Undoubtedly, there are many other
relatives of Candidate Fairbanks
now living in Barnard and vicinity,
for the family tree was large and
connected with others that still have
representatives in this section.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
BARNARD.

Charles Pike, aged 70, was found
dead in bed Monday morning. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. D. Myrick and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucian Myrick OF
Claremont, N. H., are at VIM. Hull's.
Miss Alice Aikens is teaching
school in the upper district.
Miss Elizabeth Hadley returned
from Marion, Mass, Saturday.
Fred Burke and H. O. French
were in Randolph Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Borden of Marion, Mass,
is at P. B. Hadley's.
Joe Ward broke one of his fingers
playing ball Saturday.
P. N. Chamberlin is driving the
Woodstock and Bethel stage.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
THREE MEN MANGLED.
Bethel Quarrymen Killed by Train
Sunday Morning.

Dennis Lynch, Jerry Shea and
Edward Smith, employees at the
Bethel granite quarries, were killed
Sunday morning by a south-bound
Boston and Maine freight train.
Zig TX. Carroll, who was with tho
LEGO ~ his plan snrnr "1od WI" 's3fe
party, escaped injury. The bodies
of the killed were horribly manglet
and disfigured. The train men die
not know Of the accident until they
reached South Royalton, seven miles
south of Bethel. Then they fount
scraps Of clothing on their engine
and a big splash of blood. Smith
resided in Barre and the homes OF
the others were in Bondville, Mass.
The bodies were identified by means
Of their union cards.
The accident happened near the
freight depot and the men hat
started from Bethel village to the
quarries where they lived and were
employed. The time of the acct
dent was shortly after midnight. The
men carried bundles containing pur-
chases they had just made in the
village. The bundles were found
near where the men were struck.
Smith went to Bethel from Barre
where his mother lives.
Dennis Lynch, another victim,
was 2S years of age, unmarried and
resident of Bondville, Mass.
where his parents reside.
Jerry Shea was az years of age
and leaves widow and one daugh
+------I.s ooilS~ fn DoIIrIyfIIC, MASS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
Birds Are Mntlc maticinns.

The English naturalist, Morris Gibbs,
devoted years Of study to birds nests,
their formation and their contents, and
asserts that birds lay their eggs In ac-
cordance with geometrlcal lines, SO
that every inch Of space is used to the
greatest possible advantage. Birds
which lay many eggs arrange them in
circles, the pointed ends turned to the
inside. Others, whose eggs are elliptic
ally shaped, place them in Longitude
nal rows. If an egg Is moved out Of
It's original position by an intruder, 1t
will be found on the following morn
Ing that the bird has returned 1t to Its
first position. Among the numerous
and often difficult cases which Gibbs
made n matter of study, not one was
found which would not do credit to a
mathematician.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
Another Robbery by Adams Re-
veaIed.

Another robbery committed ten
years ago by Clarence Adams, the
Chester burglar, has been revealed
by the finding of bicycle in the
woods between two rocks. The ma
chine, of a peculiar make, was
stolen from Chester firm over 10
years ago and traced as far as the
Adams farm house. Thi, ~oe DO
fore Adams was suspected of his
double life. Adams, it will be re-
membered, was the respected citi-
zen and town official who was shot
about two years ago by gun set at
mill window to trap the one who
had been periodically robbing the
concern. His discovery, arrest and
sentence to state prison caused a
profound sensation at the time.
Adams died in prison last spring.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
CHURCH SERVICES.

Christan-Rev. Nj. Il. Morrill,,
pastor. Morning service at o,3o,
with sermon. Sunday school at -
o'clock. Junior {. +. at s o'clock,
and y. p, S, c. E. at 7 o'clock.
Welcome to all.
Universalist-Rcv. II. l.. Canheld.
pastor. Morning service ut 10. 60.
Sunday School at 1850. y. p, G..
u, at 7 o'clock.
Congregational-Rev. F. G. Put
nam, pastor. Morning service at
1890, Sunday school at 1850, Jun
Tor Endeavor at 5 p. M, y. +. S. c.
E. at $50. Tuesday evening, prayer
meeting at 7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, pastor. Morning SER
vice at 1890; Has o'clock, Sunday
school $50 p. m, Epworth League ;
evening service, 7 p. M; Tuesday,
mid-week service 100 p. m.
Catholic Rev. E. {. Drouhin,
pastor. Mass at II a m. evening
service at 7.3o.
Services will be held the fourth
Sunday of each month at Village
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and at
Barnard, at the town hall, on the
second Sunday of each month at 9
o'clock.
st. James-First Sunday of each
month Holy Communion and SER
mon at 1890. Evening Prayer and
address at 500. All other Sundays :
Holy communion at 1880 a. M, morn
ng Prayer, Litany and sermon at
o.3o, Evening Prayer and address
5. c. H. Wells, rector.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
HARTLAND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Miller have
son to gladden. their home, born
Sept. -.
Mrs. l.. A. Sturtevant is spending
a little time in Woodstock.
Mrs. Ed Ainsworth went to Bel
lows Falls Saturday.
Mrs. Lena Spaulding Day of En-
eter, N. H., is guest Of her mother,
Mrs. George Spaulding.
Miss Lucy Hammond went to
Woodstock Wednesday and Thurs
day took in the fair.
Rev. l. w. Stuart returned We'd
nesday to Dartmouth, and his friend
and roommate, Mr.. Campbell, who
has been their guest for few days.
Miss Clara Williams, who has
been spending the summer here,
and her mother, who came for two
weeks, returned to their home in
Brooklyn, N. Y, Saturday.
The Congregational society is
making preparations to put in Il new
furnace to heat the church.
Mrs. L. M. Cleverly and son
made a flying visit in town.
Mrs. Levin and daughter Nellie
of Quechee spent Saturday with
Mrs. F. p. Daniels.
Mrs. William Sturtevant passed
away Tuesday in Brownsville, a
former resident of the town.
David S. Steele and wife went tc
ttIbassir, home in Newton. Mass. Sat
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

Philip Wardner of Cornish Flats,
n. H., is guest at his grand
mothers, Mrs. George Fletcher's,
for few days.
Mr.. Miner of Bridgewater Cor
ners has been in this vicinity cutting
and binding corn with his harvester
the past week. He was employed
by ]. X. Hoadley, P. c. Kendall
and Mrs. r. II. Kingsley with quite
satisfactory results.
Eugene Kingsley of Athens, VT,
called Oh friends and relatives in
this part of the town Tuesday morn
ing on his way to the county fair.
All were glad to see him once more.
J. X. Hoadley and p. c. Kendall
are filling their silos this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
WEST BRlDGEWATER

Albert Sardersen is on the sick
list.
Mrs. F. w. Spaulding and Mabel
were in Woodstock Saturday.
w. A. Spaulding from Bridge
water Corners was at II. Fl. Spauld-
ing's Monday.
Mrs. L. w. Johnson OF Proctor
is visiting with relatives this week.
Mrs. Gertrude Pierce and children
from Shrewsbury came over Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Will Glidden of
Dorchester, Mass, are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Pearsons.
NJ. ..nu Mrs. X. Clyde and sew
eral friends from Rutland were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs J.K, Spauld-
ing Sunday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

"Much is made in Republican
writing and talk of the circumstance
that Judge Parker did not break
with his party on the nomination of
Bryan, and twice voted for him"
says the Boston Herald. His fault
of conformity to party in this re-
gard does not compare in obliquity
with that of Roosevelt and Lodge in
standing by the Republican party
after the nomination of Blaine. I'm
less they misrepresented themselves,
they had believed for many years
that Mr.. Blaine was a corrupt public
man and that his election TO- t.
presidential office woul6e J.. "s' A'he
their party and the rietld dlshonor
when he was nest country. YET
hims ,,so g't' IS dominated, they gave
1"cror not merely passive, but active
T. support, Mr.. Roosevelt taking the
stump for him. Surely this man
ought to be slow to find fault with
anybody for supporting his party
when the candidate is not wholly a
desirable one."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
A Chance for Boys
To Make a Dollar

We want all the bones we can get.
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-any
thing in the line of bones-if only
dry. We will pay Goo per hundred
pounds for thoroughly dry bones
we can pay even more if strictly
clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled butch
ers' bones-and pay freights flom
your station if shipped in lots of
200 pounds or more. May be shipped
in barrels or cheap sacks.
G. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

In Col. j. Gray Estey the Yer
mont regiment at Manassas seems to
have had commander with a lauda-
BILE ambition to look out for his over
worked men, and takes the whole
responsibility for their non appear
ance in the final review. After %
mile march Col. Estey didn't think
it desirable to send the foot-sore reg
iment another sixteen miles for show
purposes, and it was his humane
Vermonters missed participation in
the dazzling spectacle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

The Rutland Humane Society is
circulating report of the society's
work, the first of the kind that has
ever been issued. Among the wor-
thy deeds chronicled tor the past few
months was the finding of good
homes for six Ct ildren and giving
relief to four needy aged people
The society has within compare
y short time cared tor 10 horses
800 cattle and sheep that were
ng maltreated and IS neglected
dogs and cats have been put out OF
misery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

E. 6. White of Cavendish took
to the soldiers home Monday a hand
some live deer, three years old,
which he had raised fiom fawn.
The animal is present to the in.
mates of the home.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

Rt. Rev. A. T.. A. Hall of Bur-
lington, bishop of Vermont, who
has been passing three months in
Italy and the Austrian Tyrol for the
benefit of his health, is greatly i'm
proved and he expects to sail from
Genoa Sept. s, reaching Burlington
about the 23d.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
BIRTHS.

In North Hartland, Sept, 10, son to Mr..
and Mrs. Howard J. Miller.
In East Barnard, Sept 16, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Mcclellan
In Quechee, Sept. Is, a daughter to Mr.
ane Mrs. VIM. Newton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

The first bomb outrage occurred
on Christmas eve, 1900, when Saint
Najant tried to kill Napoleon. Over
1870 people were hurt by the explo-
sion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

George Gould has paid $1,000 for
an English bull pup, but J. P. Nor
gan has beaten him by giving up
$4,000 for a pair Of collies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

An Omaha physician is said to
have cured a case of lockjaw by sub
hitting the patient to freezing tenn
perature for several days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

Fitty.two per cent of the o2S7 APP
plicants for teachers positions in
the Minnesota summer schools failed
to pass the requil ed examinations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

An undertaken recently opened
shop at Lorain, o., and the Lorain
paper says that he will "be ready
to receive his friends in few days.,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
DEATHS.

In Taftsvlle, Sept. 8, Frank d. Metcalf,
aged 60 years.
In Woodstock, Sept. II, Charlotte Bonr-
don, aged l6 years.
In Queches, Sept. Is, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Newton.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

Some people at Hille, France, got
up fight between a wild cat and
pig last week and during the melee
the floor gave way and 50 OF the
spectators were hurt and two killed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24
m A r RAGE S.

In Woodstock, Sept. 7, by Rev. NJ. r.
Morrill,, Arthur A. Perry of South Pomfret
and Miss Nettie A. Gallup of Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

A landholder in Finland recently
died and left large tract of prop
erty in fee simple to the devil.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

! Thieves entere, the raiIr
ton at Ransony tille, N. \
week, picked up lhSye safe, c
a mile and half, and1 then
open. They got IS 4 tents t
trouble.
George M. Pullman cow
for a sleeping car from
cabin at Central City, Col. XII
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-09-24

Memphis, TENN, has ball nine,
two members of which are respec-
lively named Kane and Abel.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-26
preciSa TsFiaF de rumbOS

n
de nucsiros abuelos. a Quien to
do 10 debemos. oopsamos.
10 que pasa en- Pto. Rico
No ha sid0 an peri6dico es-
panol al que pudiera tacharse
lde apasionado. sino uno dc los
mas impoTtantes neoyorkinos
lei cue hace POGO descri5ia con
negros colores la situscion dc
aquella Isla. tan prospera en-
tiempos pasados Y hoy arruina
da por complete. Los ricos de
antes son hoy pobres; los pobres
sc mueren de hambre.
A este sc agrega:
I'm tiempos de Espaiia los
Municipios eran autonomos; los
contribuyentes imponian las cuo-
tas que debian satisfacer; tenia-
mos sufragio; la libertad civil
nos iluminaba, sin que la liber-
tao politica tralera la OPPRESSION Y
el desorden, los delegados de la
Camara insular, salvo contados
casos' eran naturales de Puerto
Rico. =. Ell predominio de los
nativos era innegable. La Pa
Ltria fue nuestra.
T Nosotros administrabamos Y
legislabamos; podiamos dar i'm
pulse a las industrias nacientes,
velar con cello por la salvation
de nuestros productos.
1Teniamos voz y voto para las
resoluciones de los problemas
nacionales en- el Congreso de
Madrid; eramos en- suma mas
felices, mas independientes que
10 que somos ahora.
Actualmente, Ique tenemos?
y na ley Foraker centralizadora
v deprimente, cuerda de acero
que nos alta; una Camara pro
Ipia perfectamente inutil, pordue
ha menester que sus resolucio-
mes obtengan la Sancion del
Consejo Executive y en- este. los
americanos son los legisladores
los administrators, los amos;
unos Ayuntamientos sin recur
SOS, sin atribuciones, sin perso-
nalidad como tales organismos,
y por ultimo, por todo sufragio
por toda libertad, por todo dere-
cho, la voluntad de los hombres
del Norte, que vienen a ser EN-
peradores represenJando a la
Republica."
Despues censura el periodico
.el Bill Hollander, masa de HE
rro que aplasta las industrias
del pals, que hace valorar la
fncas por tasadores que nj si-
'quiera las conocen y toman la
base del capital para designar
las Quotas contributivas.
Debe advertise a este respec-
to, que las tierras del cafe NADIA
producer y las del tabaco sole
Iofrecen resultados negatives.
Pasan los bills que quieren
aceptar los consejeros continen
tales; ahogado fue el del en-
pr6siito que era de los nativos y
aprobado el de contribuciones,
que era de los americanos.
Otro periodico escTibe:
Para nosotros. para los infeli
ces riquefios, condenados a So
portar el yugo, la luz es la SOM
bra, la sombra es la luz; la Re-
p1blica es la Monarquia, por-
que trae la centralizacion Y la
Monarqufa fue la Republica
porque nos trajo la verdadera
libertad."
Y aln existen ciegos que Sc
Iempenan en- pensar con los pies,
|achacando nuestras inmensas
desgracias a causas que solo
pueden acreditar tribus sal
vajes!
iTTiste idea conserva a1n cier-
toS ceTebrOS eStrechOS. DOT for
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-07-22
The Web Spinning Amt.

One of the most interesting observa.
lions made in ant life, says Andrew
Wilson, the scientist, was that which
showed that certain red ant has
evolved the habit of web spinning. The
ways Of this species were noted in the
botanic gardens at Peradeniya, Ceylon,
by L. q. Green. The extraordinary
part Of the story is that these ants
used larvae as their spinning machines,
the larvae employing their silk threads,
used to make the cocoons, as their sew
ing machines. Mr.. Green took some
leaves which had been sewed together
by the ants and unfastened the stitch
es. The separated edges were drawn
together by the ants, and then, an hour
afterward, the larvae or grubs, held
in the mouths Of the ants, were seen
to be passed backward and forward
across the gaps made in the leaves,
The movements Of the grubs were du.
ly directed by the ants, and the silk
threads spun by the mouths Of the lar
vac soon repaired the defects in the
leaves.