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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-09
Mr.. Hardison, do you think the

Mr.. Hardison, do you think the
time had "fully ripened" for this
neighbor to lock his smoke-house
doors? Yes, the time was ripe twenty
years ago for the farmer to unite"
We counted our dollars then at $40
per hundred and last year at about
So. 1 will say to you, as / said to
my neighbor-don't you think the
time is ripe to shut the door? And
just as soon as this was done the
thief left and has o been see
since. Just as soon as the farmer
is organized the robber trust will
leave never to return.
No, sir, | have never written n
line or said one word that was not
in the interest of the farmer organ
izing. / have helped do this from the
first organization of the Grange in
Franklin County. Not only so, but
we have an organization of the to-
bacco growers in North Carolina.
Col. John S. Cunningham is president.
and some of the illustrious men men
toned by Brother Gates are among
the board of directors. We have
been organized for two years. We
have had some very enthusiastic
meetings in Rocky Mount. Two
agents were put to work in n or
two counties, and in our own
ty (Wilson) we have one large lodge.
and a county organization with a full
corps of officers.
But is this what we started out to
do-call meetings, organize and ap-
point officers, and then stop, and hal
10 to the live working trust and say
that we are organized?
I believe that President Adams is
doing a fine work and I am looking
for great results from his efforts
Why don't our presidents or our
board of directors call some meet
ings in this State and have President
Adams with US? 1t strikes me that
they might do this much at least.
At any rate, / shall call a meeting
in the near future in Wilson and in
vite President Adams. / have had
some correspondence with Mr..
Adams and am convinced hat his
heart is in the work and that he is
doing his full duty. I beg every
farmer and all others who are op-
posed to the robber methods of the
tobacco trust, to help President
Adams in any way possible.
[ hope to get the time to say what
/ think this tobacco growers organ
ization should be, as I am convinced
our people, as a whole, do not under
stand it, or see the grand results to
be derived from it. Ihope my friend
will read my article in The Progress
sive Farmer of June Dist on organ
ization of tobacco growers again.
III. F. FREEMAN.
Wilson Co., n. @.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14

OegeH Den III III Il :
ffden SnbuItrieort 3aipierc3e anIGlz
iigen Sngenieur Maupe, @o6n bes
0eneralbirettors Waupe in Sielce
uno Better bes Observation-Disclosures
9olb in Oppeln, ipurbe Elm furhtbas
rer Mnfhlaa periibt. DaS Werbreden
mar in Der Weiie porbereitet, bab Der
@ttentdter einen Sad pulper ir4sbie
NG6s Der @artentbiir bes Maupe's
fden 9aules sebraAt bate. Der
Oriider zines Hepolpers. teFen Qauf
auf ben pulperiad geri9tet mar, tpar
nit Der Abiir burd einen DRAFT pers
bunben porben. Mls Der Sngenieur
nun bic @artentbiir 0ffnete, entlub lid
Der Mepolper, unb bas pulDer erplos
birte. 9errn Maupe purbe bas lints
Gsin bonn aorper geriFen. bod bofft
man, bab Der Uerlebte am Qeben err
5alten merben pirb. Der TbGter, Elm
iuegsn &oblenbiebftabls fiiralih ent=
Iafener 4rbeiter, 1T feitgenommen
ipprben. Snsenieur Maupe lift Be-
triebsleiter bes 9~iittenperfs elmer
bsutiden 5irma in 3aipiercSe uno
iuaf als itrenger, aber burdaus ges
red)ter 9eamter befonnt.
Der Sergeant Hidarb
Gmil 9iibner, i'm Trompetercorps bes
6. 0elbartilerie Hegiments go. SO
in Gbemnib, mar elm gefdbrlider Don
Suun. Da feline 2iebesaffairen ober
ni9ts peniser ais uneigenniibiger
Natur iuaren. bate sr Ii9 ipegen ges
truQes Az perantpDrten. Dor @tri4t
paren lieben MGbden eridienen, be-
men er alien bic 9eirdtb periprohen
bdtte. Die W~erbanelung ergab, bab
9iibner in ben lebten 12 Jabren gu
gleider 3eit nit ben iieben 3eugin=
nen IN Werfebr geitanben bat. 4Ien
iicben 3euginnen bat Der Mngeflagte
oas Gbeperipreden gegebcn; bas CAB
er gu, bod beitritt er, bab er es in be-
!riigsril ber 4bii9t getban babe. Geits
geItelt purbe, bab er Getrdge bon 45,
80, 232 unb 1S5 Mart aus ben
3sueinnen berdusgssogen bat. Diefe
ltanpen i'm Mlter bon Is biz "a Sab
rem; einige saben ibre .iauer eriporbe<
nen Spargrofhen bin. 9iibner 1T
aud bon 3ipeien als auBerebeliher
Batter in Qlnfpruh senommen- unb
perurtbeilt porben; es bat aber teine
etpas erbolten, ba 9ibner ben OF
fenbarungseib mleistete. Mit ben 0elb>
setrdgen, bic er bon ben MGbhenaer=
belt, be3ablte CT nieber fir anbere
Oeidente unb Gerihtstoften in MIis
mentenfaden. Die 3euginnen. benen
Der 9lngstlagte bic gbre geraubt, unb
oeren @elO er fid eridminDelt bat,
iparen fdmmtlid iebr niebersefhlaz
gen; basegen ladte Der Mngetlagte
pdbrsnb Der Werbanblung, fobdB CT
bonn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Rriegsge,
ridtsratb energifd berfpdrnt tpuroe.
Der Wertreter Der Mntlage beleudtete
bas gemeinssfdbrlihs 5rsibsn BEG
Mnsetldgten. Die Werbanblung enc
bett mt Der W~srurtbsilung bes Mnges
flogtsa 3u einem SABRE @efdngniB,
3tpei Sabren Gbrperluit, Degradation
ano Derfsbung in bic 5tpeite aldfe
Sss Splbatenitanbes.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14
Sin Tanotnimal I'm C0enwaIS,

Gin oltsrtbimIidss gouptyl i'm
5ftIinen Sbenfpalb. oas tiir5lid sr=
nsuert ipuroe. lit bas Ratbhaus In
WiheIftaot. elm ebenio t~roftboller pie
origineLler 9ol5bou De. Spdtgotbif
aus benz Sabre 1484. On Der Wors
oerieite. bic benz WarttpIab sugetebrt
lit. 0ffnes fid cine BON itartsn Gidens
pfoiten eetraeene Sa[ls; barber er'
hsbt fif bus in Gidsnfadpsrt aufgs'
fiibrte. nit StinbsIn rsri!e;bete
0bereeihob. bas nit Jeinem ipiben
Oahs. benz i~Ieinen, bas Rathbauss
e!0dhsn bsresnben @iebslreiter unb
ben beiben fdlonten Gdthiirmhsn
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14

usri6iscene SdiHs aui See augsbal,
ten, oarunter ben Eampfer Slut.
CART" BON NorrDD. QlouO. IL Meilen
n0roli6 BON 9au'iette Isl Msilen
noroweltl. bon bier) idoB Der areuser
mad Dem britiihen Sampler sWort.
late" uno ianote Offsiere an 1orb,
nm bic SdiRspatiere gu bur6Iuden.
SAB. g taats= . apiere.
Sotio, 10. Mdrs. Sn 2Onoon
iino japan. Bombs UNI z big 8 procen!
unier Die biefaen QuOtaiionen ges
fallen. Ser aroBs llnteridieo III uners
tldrlib, lie9t absr m09lideruei'e In Der
WerIdiebenbcit Der 1eHber. Die meiifsn
Bombs IN gOnoOa IinO In 0dnoen bon
Yanfiers, bic naturgemdB in arieas.
Bsiten saabaft lino. tudbrenb oie japan.
gon5s-gsiiber in Sotio bon ben b6d-
ten Yertrauen in Dem Musgang oes
3rieges befselt lino.
g b verbal tel.
Nagaati, Is. Mdr3. Sn
@snian murbe Elm 2oreaner, Der nad
W~laOipoltod iiber bic japan. 3ruppen
SnformatiOn fanote, perbaftet. Die
Ysipotner Noro 9oreas tpeiaern fd
ruifides papIer9elo ju nsbmen.
Sto's Mbreie.
3otio, Is. Mdr3. Wie gemelbef
wiro, aiH cine japan. Gapoaerie.
pa.ronile 80 ruIliide Setter BET 2a-
fan, peitlid bon gnju, geftern an.
geltdtigung feblt.
Wnrquis Sto reifie nit 3ablrei4em
@sfolee beuts mad 2orea ab. st be-
siebt fih nit Sonoersug mad 2obe
uno auf einem Sonoeroampfer nab
@bemulpo. Muf benz Sbinbofi Yabn.
bof batten lid bobe Chill unb Wilitdr.
geamte gum Mbidieo einaefunosn.
@eltern bate Sto cine Muoien3 beim
Witaoo, Der ibm einen Brief fir ben
2aiier bon &orea uno peri0nlide Sn.
ffruttiOnen besialid ieiner Wiiion
iibergab.
. atriotid DE Strdlinge &c.
gIa9pwp densf, OfsSi.
birien, Is. Mdr3. Tie an bar Nmur-
gabn bsiddftiatsn Strdninge baben
lid erboten, 10 prOcent TIRES Terbien=
ftss benz @otben 2reu3 gu iibcrweiien.
& anonen b 0 nW b ur".
Sbangai. Is. Mdr3. Die bers
idisosnsn Maidinen=S beile oes ruff.
Ganonenboots .Manbjur" tuuroen nad
penn dineiidsn MrIenal 9ebradt.
Die Sapaner IN S1an9af 5et9en itW
iiber bic Wsloung, bic Hulien hdtten
port Mrthur gerdumt, fart erregt.
Seuti@lanO.
9ie3uIafun Der 5 e.
uiten.
Berlin, 13. Wdr3. Die 9lufbe-
buns bon p~aragrapb 2 oes Seiuiten-
9sIebes, pel9s lebter Gage auf 8runb
zines friibersn Reidstogs-g eidluhes
bonn Bunoesratb beidtORen uorben 1T
unO mOoard Die Seiuiten in Dsutids
lamb mieber Susela1en weroen, fiibrt
augeniaeinlid allerIei unargenebme
Na9ipiele berbei. MuBer Sadfen uno
Rsub |. g.. ffimmte aud Wnrttemberg
i'm gunoesratb gsgen bic N%ufbebuns.
Die iddfide 2ammer bdlt felt on
! Dem Stanopuntte, oab auf @runo Der
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14

-Giu Gefebrtens prob
Pun. Qerr qrOfefor. iparum 10
iieffinnig2" SD 5erbrede mir
ihon ben gan5en Morgen ben 8opf
bariiber, oh mobi pluton fir ben unz
terpsltshuno aerkros, Der, Obglei6 IS
Il elm s6unb mar, bod bret a0pfs
bate. beute CUR breifahen Sunbeiteuer
beronqe3oqer tperben fDnnte."
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14

I'm giao GluBs6anal, III unterfhben, u,
Die am. 4tgieruna noble bisReipettirunQ
bic Meutralit1t bon New Gbuang bsr'
largen, erre9te bier einen gntriifunqs'
furm. 8lhdli9erusifs lanate beutt
Qbeno elm Dement, bisfer Beridte an,
10 bab fid bic grbitterung lsgte.
Wad benz ,@rasoanin", einer
Wodensei.uns, ioa Der @eneral-@ Ou'
berneur bon 6innlanb, BobritOH,
9riegslninifer iperben.
Mm 23. Gebr. mar gemelbet uoroen,
Sen. Sattarof babe als Stelbertretel
2urspattins bas 3risgsminifterium
iIbernommen.
Mu9en3enge lber lie
bic Seege c d tie
5lentftn. IL. Wdrj. Gin
Yeamter, Der A~u9en5euge Der geidie-
bung bon port Qrt9ur am Wittwod
uno Donnerfag mar, meloet, baB 25
@uHen auf Dem G6ladtldife vGsma-
ltopol" umtamen, 20 auf benz xRetpi.
3an" uno 20 In bel Staot.
Die &uhen tsbaupten, ibre beIdd.
oistsn 6reu3er isien rsparirt unb mie-
Der oisnffdpig. Das S1ladtidiiI
v3aremitfd" wiro in 2ur3em bienit-
fxbis isin. Giir ben .Retbi3an" aiebt
es tein aeniigeno grobes 9od. Die
@uiien bereiten fid our Wertbeibiaunq
bon New Gbwang Dor, oa fe bic Cans
oung Der Sapaner niAt gu Dinosrn per'
m0gen.
BERN rrung in Der
W aHbfdurei
pefing, 13. Mdr3. Nad pri'
paten dinefi6sn Nadridien berrIdt
In Der gan3en Wanoihurei duBern'
Isrmirruns, neil oie' @unsn ale. Nab'
r%ungsmittel uno arloere notbmenois'
Nrtiiel beidla9nabmt baben. 9i'
gingeburenen gsben In Waiie fiiblid
nab ben 6Gfen un0 haben lhtpere Sci
ben 81. eroulbsn. Der Wilitdr.@ou
perneur in 2inin beging Selbifmoro
ba er oas glenb oes Bolts nidt 81
linbern uno Die ruiiiden Sddnolid'
ieiten nidt gu binoern Dermodte.
Der geridt. bic 3uilen bdtten Sal
gan beiebt, iei ablolut unwabr; BIZ
ruiz. @arniion in llr9a 1T auf sc
Wann reoucirt porben,
4uro patftn.
Wostau, Is. Mdr3. @snsra
Guropattin bsgab iib beuts iufort mad
Der Nntunft mad benz Sergius 2lolter
no sr oas 3eoeum b6rte unb oef
Seesn smpfine.
Spdtsr empfing Der General In
@ouberneurs =palais Der Stabt Depu
i%ationen bon Yauern, Mbligen. 9auf
leutsn uro Standardization Dor De
MbreiIe belt er i'm Noelsclub e!ne Heoe
2 WrmeezG mad ben
Often.
@ /. petersburg, l3. Mdr3
9as Is. Nrmee=g orps in Wostau uni
oas 10. III 3bartof sebsn nddffer Sag
nah benz 8 fen. Nad Dem Rries feb
rem bieie beiben Corps in ibre @arni
ionm 5uriid; jsoOd Die anoeren 5rup
pen, Die bereits i'm Orient fino, bleibel
bauerno In ben aiiatiiden probin3sn
Sdiffs angebaIten.
Bort g ai b, 13. Mdrs. Sc
ruIi. 2reujer yGimitri 9onstOi" ba
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14
0robbritannien.

Dur9abrt bes Gaifers.
Doper, Is. Wdr3. Der Horob.
QIopo-D ampfer .20nis gilbert, NIT
benz beutiden Raiier auf Der Jobrt nod
benz mitteadnoii4en Meers an goro,
traf beute Na6mittag bier Elm. Cine
sablreide Wenge begriibte ben 2aiIer;
oa aber Ger geiud unOffcieu mar,
puroen feine Saiut=S diffe abgefeuert.
Nad llebernabme GINGER Sepsf@en
Iebte Der Oampfer bic Gabrt fort.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14

~ gu rsiit fort, @rObmumaa!
=. papa bat bod srit ssitsrn ssiagt.
er 9loubt, Du bleibit etpis ba!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1904-03-14
aanOssunfaHung ea9Isn aud isbt

9anoesbnfahung 6a4Isn aud jsbt
nod ben Seiuiten perfdlOHen bteibt-
Gdmmtlihe tbhrinQilae Gt0aien
woasn bic dlteren 2auoesseiebe gesen
bic Seiuitsn tpisoer in Qroft Iebsn. Has
0er5ostbum Nnbalt MID fOgar eth
neues bsrartiges 9anbsssefsb i1aFen.
Dem geseniiber erildren aber bic
Gentrumsbldtter, bah bic QonbesgeIebe
our9 bic Rei&ssefebe bel Settle ssiebt
unb unpiriiam aemadt tpurben, 10 baB
Der 8unoesratbs : Bef1Ius nod Gut.
bsibung bss Sdrittes burd ben Reias.
tag iibsrail i'm Msi6e pOlle geltung
baben miIi:.
3upsrldffige Beri6te.
Berlin n. 10. Mdrs. Die iapani-
ite uno bic ruffIds Ulottenleituna lies
BEN neueroinas bier bsutf6e Geeoffisiere
fir Die amtlide geri6terfattune gu. 10
oaB oas beige @eihs-M arinsamt fiinf-
tig einaebenos uno 3~ubsrldihgs weri&is
iiber bic ein3elnen Mttionsn beiber par-
ieien erbdli.
$ Suber.
tuloe ongreb s.
gerlin, Is. Mdrs. Sn ieiner
lebten Sibuus bat oas Organizations.
gomite oes internatiOnalen 9uber.
tuloiesGongreGes in paris bei4loHen,
bic Gr0ifnung bes GOngreHss, bic aui
ben Wonat Ottober fef9slebt mar. Tin
Elm Sabr 3u beridieben. Der @ongreb
miro In paris a~b9ebalten bonn 2. bic
z. Oft. 1905 i'm @rone palais. Dieis
gntideiouna 1T nit Hidii9t auf bic
International, N~usfe0ung in ct.
Qouis unb auf ben internationalen
9ubertulolens@ on9reb, Der bonn 8. Biz
5. Ottober 1904 in ct. 2ouis fiatt'
finoet, 9etrOfen sporben.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20

they are expected to continue this ex-
ercise at home. One of these exercises
consists in the usual exhaling and In
haling, but the method of accomplish
ing 1t is novel. The children are ranged
In rows, with their hands on their
hips, and each child puts a quill tooth
pick in It's mouth. Then, at word Of
command, they inhale deeply through
the nostrils and then exhale slowly
through the toothpick, this device
making the exhalatlon slow and avoid
ing all chance of strain.
The fire drill is another important
exercise in the development of lung
power. AS the little arms and legs get
hard and the chests are developed the
more advanced pupils are taught to
take the weaker ones across their
shoulders and carry them out of the
reach of the fancied flames. But the
ideal of all the children who belong to
these classes is to develop strength and
skill enough to join the trick team, for
when the danger of disease has been
banished and the puny little figures
with narrow chests and round should
ers have been developed into erect,
sturdy bodies, then the gymnastic
feats Of the more pretentious athletes
are attempted and achieved before adj
mirlng public audiences.
The development of muscle is at
tended with a similar stimulation of
the moral side of the child, and ii Is
to accomplish the latter that the penny
weekly fee Is charged, giving the chill
dren a sense of membership and right
full claim to the advantages of the
club. which is lacking in the mere
charitable work, which does not per-
NIT even the slight contribution of the
children themselves. The results Of
this physical training are striking
Children who, when they Joined the
club, were too weak to endure even the
least firing of the exercises, under this
regimen develop strong, healthy and
even athletic frames. Moreover the
tendency to consumption is checked
and with the increase of physical
strength there is corresponding men
tai and moral development. Finally,
the lessons of the gymnasium, the
knowledge of the proper method of
breathing and of walking, are remem-
bered long after the actual class work
has ended and serve to keep the
health the exercise has won.-New
York Tribune.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20

LockJaw. or tetanus, Is caused by
the development in the body of the
tetanus bacillus, a germ living in the
soil In many places, especially in city
streets, round barns and stables and
In pastures This bacillus does not
grow readily when exposed to the air,
so there is usually little danger of
lockjaw following large wounds. The
danger lies in the punctured wounds,
the ragged wounds. and often also the
seemingly trivial wounds which heal
rapidly, and SO seal up the tetanus
germ away from the air; there it finds
the conditions most favora BILE to it's
development and the manufacture of
the nerve poison which causes the
symptoms of this terrible disease.
Such being the case. the treatment of
little wounds from pistols. torpedoes
and crackers is to make them bigger.
This requires some courage on the
part of the doctor, and the more cour-
age the smaller and apparently more
Insignificant is the wound. and par
ents ought not to Increase his trial by
pleading against the necessity of cut
ting deeply into the wound. opening il
widely and washing it out thoroughly
with antiseptic solutions. 1t is only in
this way that the danger of lockjaw
can be reduced to a minimum, and
even this in exceptional cases does not
prevent the disease.
The modern treatment for this dis
ease is the injection of tetanus anti
toxin. Even this may fail if injected
simply under the skin or into the mus
cles, and the antitoxin has occasion
ally been injected into the sheath COW
ering the spinal cord. or even beneath
the membranes of the brain. so that it
may the more directly reach the nerve
centers chiefly affected by the poison
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20
English Bard Was Right.

Dramatic critics and commentators
have long been puzzled to account for
the fact that Shakespeare placed the
scene of Hamlet" at Elsinore, in the
Island of Zealand, whereas the Dan
ish prince lived and died in Jutland-
But just recently the municipal au
thorities at Elsinore, or Helsingory
have discovered in their archives that
an English company was acting i'm
their town in 1887 or 1888, and among
the names of the actors are several Of
those who were acting with Shake
speare In London in 1889.
Obviously, these actors must have
talked about their adventures in Den
mark, and so Shakespeare became well
acquainted with Elsinore, and, when
he wrote Hamlet" naturally placed
the scene in a place which he knew
by description rather than in an island
of which he knew nothing. The poet
was no great stickler for accuracy in
geographical matters and this visit OF
the English actors plausibly explains
the reason why the tragedy of liam
let" was placed In Zealand and not In
Jutland.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20
without noise. This she was glad to
Beaconsfield's "Don.ts.

An inquiring and aspiring person
once asked Beaconsfield to tell him the
secret Of social success. Never dis
cuss the authorship of the Letters of
Junius." was the reply.
Beaconsfeld's latest biographer Will
frid Meynell, adds something positive
to this witty negative rule for getting
on In the world. A distinguished men,
Der Of Parliament begged the Victorian
statesman to tell his young son some
thing to remember; something that
would help to make him an agreea BILE
and popular member Of society.
Beaconsfeld hedged. Model your
self after your father" he said to the
lad.
This was not entirely satisfactory.
and the NJ. P. insisted upon a definite
rule of conduct.
well. my boy" said Beaconsfeld.
BE amusing. Never tell unkind
stories. Above all. never tell long
ones"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20
Z kkz*s7ANA

gnyly snorted from a yellow clarinet
by a young man whom Carhart got 4
peek at IN the parlor.
"Your family is quite musical" OBJ
served Carhart with a bright smile
"Oh. yes, quite 3d." asscnted Mrs
Siddona This is the room"
From tho depths Of a chair in the
room arose a small boy PLAYING a
mouth organ. AS he passed blithely
out and down the hall Home, Sweet
Home" drifted back to Carhart
ut seems very pleasant" he began.
But before he ended the sentence tho
stirring notes of "Die Wacht nm Rhein"
leaped through the open transom OF
the adjoining room and made him
jump.
That's the other roomer." explained
Mrs. Siddons. He plays the cornet
In a music hall and has to keep tn
practice all the time.
Carhart bowed a bit weakly. The
Holy City," evidently done on a slide
trombone with clarinet obligato, was
now ascending from the parlor and a
AOOoch WIN NONA Ny Nhc ~AfNA AS "Ae-@
delightful disregard for the key.
I'm afraid the room is-is-scarce-
ly large enough" said Carhart lamely.
II like lots of room. In fact I'm
not sure want to move-er-that Is
not for several months"
Mrs. Siddons looked at him wither-
ingly and led the way down stairs.
Carhart slipped out amid a booming
chorus from the musical family COM
posed of MY Alamo Love-" Julie"
1.-The Old Oaken Bucket" and MANDY"
What l like best about my little
ROOM" he explained to his fellow clerk.
Larkins. the next day, lis the peace
and quiet of the place in the evening
when want to sit down and read the
newspaper. It's perfect" Chicago
Daily News
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-20
THIS CAT is A PARADOX.
Adopted Four Mice Instead of Making
Dinner of Them.

VI
Busy Body, big Maltese cat who
makes her home at the indianapolis
Union Railway shops. and is the pet
of every one from the president down
to the humble employee of the road,
after establishing a record of killing
with charming feline inconsistency,
adopted four tiny mice.
The case is one of the most remark
able on record and it Is doubtful if
scientists or menageries can point to
a like one.
Three weeks ago Busy Body gave
birth to four kittens and with them
seemed in an element of happiness.
But the little fellows required such
large amount of nourishment that
she began to look emaciated and
good rat or mouse diet was suggested
for her.
Thursday afternoon workmen about
the shops discovered a nest of six
mice In a sawdust pile, and, thinking
of the faithful "tabby," caught them
for her. They were alive and thrown
into her box and the men expected to
see an immediate slaughter.
Imagine their surprise when Busy
Body merely looked up rather sleepi-
ly, took look at the mice, carefully
licked them over and then as they
nestled beneath her, went back to
sleep. Since then she has looked after
them tenderly, as much as she has her
kittens. and the kittens and mice take
their nourishment side by side.
One of the mice died and another
lost Its life through an experiment.
The men thought that If a cat would
act so remarkably with mouse that
a dog would surely do likewise. One
of them was carried to Fanny, a dog
who Is nursing q litter of pups, for
her inspection. The inspection was
brief one, and before the men could
prevent her Fanny had swallowed the
mouse whole.
1t has not been decided what will
be done with the mice, should they
grow up, nor are the men about the
shops sure that Busy Body will not
regain her old appetite for rodents
and eat her adopted babies.
Busy Body belongs to Master Me-
chanic o. H. Jackson and is years
old. She was taken to the Union rail-
way shops three years ago after she
had lost an eye which dlsigured her
countenance. The shops were former
ly overrun with rats and mice, but
she has gained a remarkable record
for killing them and it is asserted that
no less than 10000 is the number of
her victlms.-Indianapoli Star.