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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
GOT AHEAD OF THE BIRDS
Almond Farmer Turned Pilfering
 Yellowhammers Into Nut Harvesters.

The stranger in the hotel lobby wore a gray frock coat, gray trousers a gray slouch hat and gray mustach Cincinnati Enquirer.
 tI am a western almond farmer" he said to the reporter. T grow almonds, son, the same as your folks grow pota- toes and corn.
 'Is it a good business? We'll, wouldn't be in it If it wasn't. It is fine business. I never have no trouble at all.
 Queer things happen sometimes? Oh, yes, sometimes, guess. Let me see, now Let me sec"
 Putting slowly on his cigar, the west ern almond grower tried to think of something queer to tell the reporter Finally he said:
 ''The yeflowhammers bothered me last harvest time. They came by thou sands to my almond orchard, and, carry ing off my nuts in their beaks, they stored them in the hollow limb of an oak.
 That wouldn't do, you know.
 T studied a bit, and then cut off the hollow oak bough, and substituted for it long wooden funnel made to look as much like bough as possible. Beneath this funnel put a basket Then, chuck lin to myself. returned to the office.
 Well, my scheme buncoed the yell lowhammers. It buncoed them. The poor birds couldn't tell the funnel from the bough. Every day, thinking they were laying up fine store of nuts, they dropped almond after almond into tha funnel. Every night collected big basketful of nuts that had been harvest ed for me by the birds''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
ROMULUS, THE WOLF
SOME INCIDENTS IN HIS LIFE AS NOTED BY NATURALIST.
How Two Brothers of the Young Coy ote Came to an Untimely End, at Teeth of the Discrim-
 mating "Sprite.'

Some months ago, I had three young prairie wolves, or coyotes, and four young foxes. The seven young creatures were about the same size, and to the average person they were much the same in general appearance. AS an experiment. I introduced the seven to my full-grown fox, "The Sprite," and apparently he gave them all cordial welcome to his pen. no ticed that he looked sidewise at the young wolves once or twice, as though all was not as it should be; but his suspicious. if such they were, seemed to quickly pass away, and when food was put into the cage, he carried it to young foxes and young wolves alike. So gentle was he that, In spite of the fact the young wolves were not quite at their ease, I went away and left them all together. Soon after night fall I heard sounds which led me to believe that vigorous argument was in progress in "The Sprite's" cage, and I lost no time in getting out to see what the matter was. With all my hurry, was too late. By what mental process, if any, "The Sprite' had ar rived at the decision that young coy otes were undesirable companions, I know not, but at any rate, one of the little wolves lay on the floor of the cage, kicking his last. and second lay, limp as rag, in the teeth of "The Sprite." Had I arrived five minutes later, this story would never have been written; there would have been three dead coyotes instead of two. As 1t is, we still have the third young wolf, and we have called his name Romulus.
 Yesterday I took Romulus for a walk and Romulus, with all his appe- tite. would sooner go for walk than eat his dinner. When he saw me ap- preaching, he began to skip about his
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14

cage, wagging his tail, smiling with all his might.
 As we set out we had to pass "The Sprite's" cage, and the little wolf ran up with friendliness written in every look and act But .'The Sprite" did not even pretend to be friendly. Tn. stead of wagging his tail, as he would have done to almost any dog which came to call on him, he rushed to the point of the cage nearest to the wolf, and followed it's every movement with an intentness which had but one mean ing. If he could have got out, there would have been dead wolf, though the latter was the bigger of the two.
 The next incident occurred few minutes later. when we met the bear cub, Jimmy" sauntering down the road with the air of young man with plenty of money in his pockets, and lots of time to spend it. Jimmy, real 1y didn't care two cents about the young wolf, but the wolf didn't know this and the reception accorded the little bear was anything but f1attering to that husky young gentleman. "Jim. lily SWuAS ONCls LOWdIu aS though he'd just as soon say "How'dy'' as not, but the little wolf struck a pose which made me wish I had my camera with me- He lowered his head, opened his mouth, and, drawing back his lips, uncovered his long rows of white teeth. He arched his back. and the hair from the back of his head to the root of his tail was not only erected, but it pointed the wrong way. while his bushy tail was curved in. wards between his hind legs, until it's this attitude was a snarl which had about as much effect on Jimmy as the buzz of fly would have had With good-natured indifference the bear walked up, snifing but before he could get quite near enough to touch noses the coyote snapped his jaws savagely and slunk quickly away, turning a moment later to see if he were pur. sued.
 After that we went quietly along the road for some time, Romulus darting into the fields from time to time ir pursuit of butterflies or grasshoppers Once he found a bone, which he car ried very proudly, with his head held high in the air. Another time he found piece of white paper, which he also carried for some distance. Theu we turned into the fields, where the young wolf dashed on ahead, chasing insects or snapping at them as they passed him in the air. He was very sensitive to sounds, and at every strange noise he was all attention eyes, nose and ears all directed to wards the point of interest
 As we were coming home, my com panion spied a large toad, hoppins across the road, and quickly ran ant picked 1t up in his teeth But h, dropped it even more quickly, for tht acrid secretion in the toad's skin was evidently very disgusting to him, ant i for half an hour he frothed at tht mouth and shook his head in his effort. | to rid himself of the nauseating taste
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNEs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
Ruasian Field Nurses.

Of special interest at this time is the history of Mime. Bakounina, known as the Russian Florence Nightingale,' 7 says the London Hospital. At the time of the Crimean war she was head of the Russian order of Sisters of Mercy and attended operations at the field hospitals regardless of danger. She and her sisters also had the courage to discard their uniform and don sheep skin coats and long boots and go out in the snow and render first aid and help bring in the wounded. This order of nurses, which was founded by the Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna in 1854, has many members now at the front.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
IT IS oHAsTLY GAMBLING.
Risks Taken by English Insurance Companies on the Lives of
 Monarchs.

Policies, I'll wager, are already be- ing taken out in London on the life of little Alexis, the new heir to the Rus sian throne" said an insurance agent, recently, reports an exchange. "The English gamble horribly in life insur- ance, and Alexis must appeal to them as a wonderful risk. They will pay high for him, though.
 The insurance rates on all royal lives are tribute to the power of the nlhilists and anarchists, for they are so huge as to be almost prohfbitive The rate on the king of England is enormous, and among monarchs his is the lowest rate of any. That on the Russian czar 4s the highest. The czar is bad risk. Many companies would not insure him on any consideration.
 But Lloyds, the great London con- cern, would insure anything or any body-Prof. Langley going up in one of his flying machines a Japanese spy about to enter Port Arthur, Russian battleship going into battle. And hence Lloyds is willing to insure the poor little Russian heir, and certain class of men, taking advantages of this fact, are procuring policies upon the baby's life.
 Gambling on lives is a ghastly form of sport, and believe that it IS practiced nowhere but in England It fought not be practiced there The law ought to prohibit it. At Lloyds, how ever, 1t is always going on. Policies at Lloyds are continually being taken out on persons of eminence all over the. worId'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14

l, we've lived back there all our lives and mostly we ain't had much and ex- pected nothing. Long back bought 200 acres of land longside of my old place. paid $500 on account, and gave my notes running for ten years to cover the balance. You See, I calc'lated to work 1t out, make the place pay for itself. We'll, sir, I've took up all the notes, and me and my wife has three new stoves, the finest ever seen. The old ones was all worn out and no kind of good, but now tell you we're fixed fine!
 Well, sir, the long and short of it is that when we got things round the place all shaped up and everything comfort able, we had $18,500 in the bank. What on earth to do with all that money we didn't know. We ain't got children not chick nor a child-and it seemed like there want nothing we could do with it. But along came one of these there books with pictures into 1t, and told all about feller that was getting up trip to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. and after I'd read it over some considerable says to my wife: I'm blessed if I don't think about as good a thing as we can do with that money is to take some and go to Jerusalem
 "And here we AYe!" concluded the old man. with smile in which sAtis3ac- tion and apprehension were mingled. T never saw anything but the little crick back of my house in all my life, l and how we're going to manage about that steamer-boat don't know, neith- CT does my wife; but it's too late to turn back now. We've got to see the thing through"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
WERE GOING TO JERUSALEM
Had More Money Than They Knew What to Do With and Were
 Going to Travel.

0O4AS CO AAHVOAs
 fhey were husband and wife, plain, pld-fashioned southerners. A corre- Bpondent of the New York Sun says 1t was apparent at glance that their Journey on the northbound express and In Pullman car was momentous oc- Easion.
 The woman was kindly-faced, sim pie old soul, much perturbed over her surroundings The man was perfect type of the backwoods Alabama farm BIT, rugged. toilworn and bronzed; his lace was clean shaven, but he wore on his neck prodigious beard, which un- rolled over his collar and extended like a great gray apron to his waist. After few measuring glances, he ad- dressed the passenger in the nearest chair.
 Mister, said he, "do you know New Yorh?''
 "Yes; live there," was the reply.
 'Is that so?" he said, with the live Hest interest. He was silent moment; then he spoke again, slowly and as one who wanted to unburden himself of something that was heavy on his mind 'It's an awful long voyage I'm on, Dtranger"
 why, where are you going?"
 "Jerusalem."
 "Jerusalem! What on earth are you going to Jerusalem for?'' Well, it's this way" said the south erner. mildly. You seq my wife and
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
TIsasS TIIsasS Watch for Our
 s2! FRIDAY NIGHT ADV. aal|
Hint to Employees.

Don't keep pulling the other way Get in harmony with the spirit of the concern you are with and carry out itn plans according to established methods. When you can improve on thesemeth- ods, suggest means to do so, bubAf ypuz suggestions are not appreciated. fall in line and help materialize the plans of others.-Commoner,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
Moles Law Eaas.

Tn geological circles the prevalent opinion is thet this mole ls link be- tween birds on the one hand and man. 1nals on the other. These lowest" quad rupeds lay eggs like birds, the young be- ing subsequently, matched from the eggs, whereas in the kangaroos and all higher mammals the young are born alive and nourished by means of milk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
Food Not contraband.

It will be remembered that4n the BoeF war Great Britain paid for cargo of foodstuffs sent from the United States to Portuguese port. and alleged to ba intended for the, Boers. By this pay= ment Great Britain gave the best possis ble evidence of her adherence tO the American idea that food is not contras band.-The Outlook.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
Swiss Doctor,s Suggestion.

Considerable support is given by the Swiss press to suggestion by Mime. Hilfker-Schmid, a physician of Eur ich, who asks that the state pass a law compelling all unmarried girls of the rich business class to devote one year to unpaid hospital or ambulance work
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
Astronomers Novel Theory.

The novel theory of Dr. Voight, a German astronomer, is that the greater part of the moons craters represent work of coral insects in long-vanished seas. He finds that if the earth's trop- teal ocean were suddenly dried up the bed would resemble the face of the moon, the coral formations appearing exactly like the craters of extinct vol canoes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-14
Takes Longer.

Husband is 1t that women's club of yours keeps you out so much later than it used to?
 IWife-Oh, we've made a new rufe that only one member can speak at a tims.Atlanta Constitution.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-17

Baltimore Fsmlly's Experience Points
q moral 20 Re,ldents of vinlta.

The visitors to Baltimore today
scarcely realize that less than a year
ago the city was almost destroyed by
a memorable fire. A similar comparl-
son might be made by George w. Nal
", one OF the leading citizens OF BaltI-
more, as TO the change In his own
looks.
A short time ago Mr. Nally. writing
from his home address, 22l3 Barclay
st., says: II have been troubled for
years with catarrh and had escorted TO
all remedies that could be thought Of.
My wife was also afflicted with this
terrible disease, but All the Treatments
we used were an absolute failure until
we tried llyomei II worked like a
charm and has made a complete cnre
In both Of our eases
The Peoples Drug Store, the local
agent for Ilyomei. has so much faith
I'm the treatment that IL gives its per-
soma! guarantee to refund the money
in case 1t does not benefit. A com.
plete outfit costs one dollar, the extra
bottles are tut fifty cents. Ask TO see
the strong guarantee under which
HyOmei Is sold
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-17

Demand for Information Regarding
Wells Prompts Geological Eur
vsy to Thia Move.

The United States geological survey
has recently perfected plans for the
systematic collection and preservation
of well records and samples. The de-
mAnd for information regarding wells
has become so great that the survey
has decided 10 issue an annual publ.
cation containing a brief account OF the
wells bored each year. This report will
be published as near the beginning of
the year as practicable. and will be
sent TO oil those who apply for It. II
viii contain the names and addresses
of persons doing welt work and Will
summarize the work done by them IN
The preceding year.
In order 70 obtain data for such
year-book, the survey wishes to make
arrangements with well drlllers and
well owners 70 send samples and rec
ords 10 the survey headquarters In
Washington, d, c. On receipt OF names
Of persons willing 10 save samples OF
well borings the survey win at once
send them supplies OF canvas bags in
which they may transmit them
through the mails without paying post.
age, As the samples may be sent as
often as the drillers visit the post Office.
there Is no danger that they win ae-
cumulate and become burdensome. For
the keeping Of a log a convenient
pocket memorandum book will also be
provided.
II is hoped that the drillers and we'll
owners OF the country will appreciate
the Importance Of the surveys effort
and win cooperate so heartily as to
assure its complete success. II should
appeal to therh for several reasons:
First Their names and work will
be kept before a class OF readers in.
terested In well drilling.
Second. Records Of their work viii
be carefully filed in the ofice or the
survey, and will be readily available
70 them at any time. so that in case
their notes are lost they can be dupll.
Gated.
Third. Their cooperation will aid
materially in the study Of the geologic
structure of the United States, and will
thus assist in obtaiulng knowledge
which cannot fair 10 be OF ultimate
benefit 20 we'll drillers.
II may sometimes be necessary TO
regard the records as confidential. In
such eases the information will be care
sully guarded and used only under the
conditions stipulated by the informant
The director OF the survey will be
glad 10 have an expression OF opinion
regarding this work from well owners
and drillers, and win be grateful 10
them for any suggestions.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-17
MONSTER APPLE DUMPING.
Novel cslsbration in North Carolina
Town Over RresidsntiaI Elec-
tiou in f8z0.

AZ aged citlssn of North Carolina
tells the story Of the greatest apple
dumping ever made His home'is Ia
Halifax county. where. prior to 1870.
there was q voting precinct known By
the odd name q ''DumplIng Town
In 1870. when William Henry Harrison
was elected president. after a most
exciting campaign. Dumping Town
had exactly ii4 voters. and every man
Of them cast bic ballot for Harrison.
says Youths Companion
The people Of the small bat prosper
ols town OF Scotland Neck. in that
county. showed their appreciation OF
the unanimous vote of Dumping Town
BY . generous and whimsical gift.
Two days and = Night were consumed
in building a big dumpllng. which was
made Of apples and -four. and which
weighed liz pounds, one pound for
each vote cast At Dum9llng Town.
This monster OF , dnmpling was put
In sack. supported BY = tripod and
lowered into an immense iron kettle.
II required two days and a night to
cook II properly. Then Il vas lifted
out and placed In e specially made
bowl cut from the trunk Of an enor-
nous cypress tree. and round Il were
placed lii dumplings OF the usual
size. A band Of music and SO wagons
we're sent 20 Dumping Town. and in
these wagons were taken 20 Scotland
Neck the iii true-hluc Harrison men
and their families
There wa great cheering vhtn they
arrived at seotiaAd Ns'k. and the
guests eheered themselves when they
saw the feast prepared for them. for
btsldss The dumpllns. no end n good
things niiec maHy tables in The spa
clous Sarshouse. asa the fsastinN and
fnn lasted the rsst u The day and
nearly ell nlght
4 barrel Of TIE bca moiaaats was
rfcd ss ssuce fof the blg aumpllne
tnd The hungry people ate L eli
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-17
1 MODEL OF PATRIOTISM.
Gen. william Moultris's stanoh ADJ
herenee to the Cause Of
Independence.

In the year 1850 the city OF Charleston
had been attacked by a British force
which had completely overwhelmed the
revolutionary forces which had been un-
der the command OF Gen. William
Moultrie. William MouItrle had In the
same year defended the fortress at Sui
lvan's island so brayely and so ably that
the name Of the fort had been changed
20 Fort Moultrie. relates the Chicago
Journal. But the attack So Charleston
by superior force both by land and b.
Fea was impossible 70 Withstand, The
city wes taken and Moultrie taken pris-
oner by the British soldiers.
While he was held on board a British
man-of-war the officers knowing that
he vas by birth an Englishman, and
thinking TO induce him 10 leave the
cause OF the reYomuonlsts offered him
every induecment which they thought
would tempt the American soldier Pc
cuniary compensation and The command
Of a regiment In the Island of Jamaica
were promised him II he would but leave
the service IN which he was enlisted
But the only answer he would give them
was; ''Not the fee-slmple Of all jamaica
would induce me TO part With my integ-
rity."
Although the release OF Gen. Moultrie
from his captivity came too late 10 al
low him to take any further active part
in the war Of the revolution. his exam
pie In holding out despite all the suf-
ferines 81 Imprisonment BY the enemy
against any treason to the cause with
which he had cast his lat inspired all
who were acquainted with either the
man or his reputation with confidence
in the tlmbre OF the metal Of which the
new republic was TO be constructed
The tories In the southern colonies
we're 50 many that the detection Of one
reyolutlonist 20 their number would
have been accompanied by nothing but
praise on their account; the revolution
lists were so few ln number that their
opinion OF a renegade soldier would seem
Of little matter.
Moultrie might have comforted him
self By the sophiriry that after all Eng
land was his native land. and he was
u reality fulhliing patriotic duty by
returning % fight nnder her banners
Benedict Arnold. the traitor OF the north
orn division of the army had not even
this excuse Mouitrie realized that by
one word he nigh, escape all the suf-
feriugs which he was then enduring and
secure for the fest Of HIS life comfort
and prosperity Even II the revolution
were to prove successful. of which there
were certainly small prospects at that
time. the country would be lmpover-
ished. and there would be little material
prosperity. Yet with the knowledge
OF all this. the English-born citizen Of
the American colonies refused TO be
bribed TO part with his honor and HE
integrity
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-17
POSTAL CARDS ARE BARRED
washsrwoman Refuses to Aeknovl-
edge Note on Anything But
Finest Stationery.

Do you want 70 engage the services oG
q washerwcman, cook or JanitressY
II you do 20 10 your nearest stsEion-
eF. invest In the bes; paper and envelopes
to Be had. md writs to yeur prospective
help en- IT, advises . woman who knows
in the Chicago Tribune. II its texture
be fine enough and IL tints rich enough
you win surely Eet ell the help you
want This is the information wklch
one society wonsan Of this city voIun-
tasra
For g long time ! had experienced
much trouble in getting : wAahwomau. .
saId this woman Each time let my
wants be known some friend Or other
vas kind enough 60 give me the address
Of one or more women Who DO washing
At hOuses wrote TO them. bat seldom
did ] get reply. and only once or twice
vas Il that one came to the house ready
10 work. wondered what was the rea-
son until this spring Then I wrote to a
woman whose address had been Kiven
me and who did not come any more than
had the oihers A fev days later met
THE woman on the street Didn't you
get my note7' asked.
YES. said she SHINING. got your
postal card all right
And why doat you come and worl,
for meg' said
" Because tald she. TN have you
know that I'm . LADY and no lady is ever
written 20 81 another lady on postal
card. onls 90 to work 1t houses shsrc
he lady writes 20 me a. q lady
1of course vas offended. but. bainE
eager for Information continued. Is
that your only rsasong
Yes. don't liie postal cards. she
replied. The swell ladies that work
for never use them: they always write
10 me on the finest Of stationery. |
make II point never 10 work for any
body Who writes 20 me On = postal card
Ths set me TO thinning asked
some OF the women who we're 20 success
fui In getting washwomen n this vas
ail true. and discovered that Il vac |
stopped on my way home that day ana
bought . b0x q the finest stationery IN
The st0re II Ia nneF than any ever
uasd for M eorrsepondenee. and I uss Il
now only vhsn J write 70 the poor but
proud Wsshvomep. Since then have
he'd httls Or no trouble in getting then
70 come 70 the house vhen sent foF
them"