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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
PARROT TALKED BASS.
Bird Resorted to Clever Ruse to Imi.
tate His Masters Voice Almost
to Perfection.

The Epworth Herald gives the follow
ing instance of the ingenuity of par
rot in mimicking it's masters bass
voice:
The parrot, it seems, began, as soon as
it was bought, to learn to mimic the
voices of the household of my friend. 1t
mimicked the contralto voice of the mis-
tress, the treble voice of the young son.
the soprano voice of the daughter. and
the Irish voice of the cook; but the
heavy and deep bass voice of the mas
ter it was quite unable to cope with. 1t
would practice for hours at a time, but
it could not produce from its throat the
deep, hoarse sounds that it desired.
Therefore, the family was astonished
one day to hear the parrot mimickine
the masters voice exactly. They sat in
the dining-room. The bird was in the
hall in its cage, Distinct and loud the
sounds came from the hall to them, .
thunderous and rolling bass voice, say
ing:
Bring me the evening paper"
Some one went out and looked at the
parrot. Its head was hidden in its seed
cup. and it was making its voice reson-
ant by speaking from within the seed
cups hollow. And always now, when
it wants to speak in bass voice, it puts
it's head in its seed cup. Isn't that q
proof of the almost human Intelligence
of the bird?
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Bum L. q Police Dog.

Bum may not have been a very nice
name, but he is held in high esteem by
the patrolmen attached to an uptown
station house in Philadelphia Bum is
q police dog through and through He
begins work with the first out" squad.
When it lines up for roll call and inspec-
ton at midnight he inspects 1t rs thor
oughly as the sergeant or lieutenant He
walks up and down the rank, looks each
man over, barks his satisfaction and
then trots out with the first pair of
marching patrolmen. Then he goes
through the duties of a roundsman. He
travels from beat to beat. waiting on
corners until he finds each man. He
banks friendly greeting then and trots
or He won't recognize as friend a
policeman from another district, even
though the man be only across the street
from the dogs headquarters, Bum
sleeps awhile after that. then goes out
with the eight-o'clock squad and the
four-o'clock squad. The dog can do all
sorts OF acrobatic tricks. too.
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TRAPS BEATS TO SHOW.
Intrepid Men Make q Business of
Catching wild Animals for Zoos
and Menageries.

Animal dealers keep expert animal
catchers in all parts of the world. The
Hagenbecks have established two col
lecting stations in charge of stationary
epresentatives-one in Calcutta and
the other at Alden. To these distribut-
ing points the travelling representatives
ship their catches, and when sufficient
number of animals has been gathered
they are transported to Hamburg,
whence they are sent to all countries or
the world. One firm has % representa-
tives abroad, all Of them experienced IN
trapping and shipping the widest and
most ferocious beasts.
Tigers and occasionally lions are
caught in pits, and leopards, panthers,
jaguars and the like in traps. Zebras
are extraordinarily hard to secure, and
are proportionately valuable. The emu
is taken in Patagonia by the natives,
who use the South American lariat. A
hippopotamus, crocodile or rhinoc-
eros is not caught by the agents OF ami
NAL firms, but is usually found in the
possession Of the rajahs and other pro-
yincial rulers in Cochin China, Nera and
Siam. They keep them just as people
in this country keep kennel, and they
love to show them off to visitors.
All animals are towards, according to
the agents. Unless tiger or lion, or
indeed any wild beast, has tasted human
blood, he is quite ready to let you go
your way if you will let him go his. In
captivity, the agents say, you may enter
any cage provided you have your whip
with lead bullet on the end in your
| hand, and provided also that you know
! how to, use it effectively. But the least
lack of vigilance means destruction
You might tend an animal for years
and have him know you well, but that
would not insure you against an attack
from him the first chance that offered
| Chicago Tribune.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
THREE DREAMS.

IT had the very strangest dream"
Said Jasper John, last night
! dreamed the moon and all the stars
Were shining just as bright,
And yet the sun was shining, too,
And l was racing Ted,
While everybody else we knew
Was sound asleep in bed"
II dreamed" said little Theodore,
about monstrous horse
With twenty legs and lots of tails
Gle b'longed to me. of course).
His eyes were green; the rest of him
Was yellow streafed with black:
And nobody in all the world
But me could mount his back
Their father, mother and their aunt
Agreed that these two dreams
Were very queer; but Bobby said:
The one had, it seems
To me, s the queerest CT them all.
! saw boy who said
He hated football, and he wished
He'd been a girl instead"'
Elizabeth Lincoln Gould, in Youth:
Companion.
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RUINS MADE TO ORDER.
trail Estates Fixed Up to
Suit Their Ideas.

II there is one branch of horticulture
in which vast Improvements have been
made Of late years, it is landscape gar
dening.. 1t is now possible to make
luxurious scenery out of barren
waste. and transform piece of ground
which even a farmer would despise
into a veritable garden OF Eden, says
an English exchange.
However fiat and stony the ground
may be, the landscape maker will
soon change the aspect of affairs. His
first course is to obtain plan of the
ground, in which he marks the position
every tree and shrub is to occupy.
If he wishes to make the area at his
disposal appear much larger than it
really is, he will use only diminutive
trees, but it is quite possible for him
to transplant giant oaks and elms
which have been growing for centuries
from the forest direct to the ground he
is ecultivating.
Directly a tree has been selected tor
transportation a square is marked
around it and the workmen dig to the
depth of ten or 20 feet, according to
a channel is made on either side of the
tree and two tunnels are bored through
it's roots, in which powerful beams are
| inserted:
| Round these beams chains are placed
at each end, and the tree is lifted as it
stands on to wagon, which is waiting
in readiness, and from thence trans
portated to its destination.
Forest oaks cost from five dollars to
500 apiece, so that an avenue of these
monsters can easily prove expensive.
An avenue of cedars, however. is the
ambition of most garden lovers, and
their cost Is enormous.
Quite recently well known finan-
cier purchased 80 such trees at cost
of $3.50 apiece, and had them con-
veyed bodily a distance of over 300
miles.
Rivers and lakes teeming with gold
fish or trout are comparatively easy to
make. If there is stream in the
neighborhood its course can be divert
ed, and, by damming, a lake of any
size can be formed within a few days.
The cost of an artificial lake, guaran-
teed not to dry up in summer, averages
$3.50.
But the beauty of the artificial gar
den is its ruins. However well the
ground may be laid out, with lakes and
fountains meeting the eye at every
turn, it lacks an ancient appearance
unless tumble-down ruins may be seen
amid the trees.
Artificial abbeys and churches can
be so built that even an expert may be
deceived, the blackened stones and ivy
hung walls resembling those of Nor
man origin.
The LANDSCAPE gardener will supply
you with ancient abbeys in any number
from $3.50 to $4,000 apiece. Here and
there, too, the garden can be given
venerable appearance with the aid OF
an ancient grotto or two. These grot-
toes are just built of limestone. and
then sprayed with dirt and CRIME
Quite nice little grotto. apparently
couple of centuries old. can be supplied
for $50.
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.rhi. DOE IL Not for sale.

If everybody had a dog like Jip, the fox
terrier belonging to John Gould, OF
Shsdyside, N. j., there would be glut
in the servant market. Jip can light
fires, weed gardens and make himself
generally useful The other night,
when MT. Gould came home from work
he started to weed his garden Jip inn
mediately joined him and helped pull
up the weeds with his teeth. When he
got a fairly good pile he carried them to
a corner of the garden Just then his
master lit his pipe and threw away the
match. And Jip picked it up with his
teeth, ran to the pile of weeds and set
fire to them. holding the match until 1t
began to scorch his Jowls. Mr.. Could
says the dog Is not for Gel
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
THE GOLF DOG.

q big cushion, and also In being covered
with a blanket If this blanket slips
off he cries until it is readjusted, and
Miss Pottle has been known to get out of
oed three times on a cold Eight to re-
store his equilibrium. He is jealous,
too, of the small puppy and cat of the
household, being careful to stop eating
if they are given food afterward.
1t was through an accident that Bob
became caddy. One hot day last sum-
mer Miss Politics. red golf jacket became
uncomfortable, and she tied it on Bob's
back. He carried it so nicely that the
notion of club bearing soon suggested
Itself to her, and leather harness was
speedily devised. The first few times on
the golf links Bob was led by a string,
but he stood so quietly that the cord
was soon dispensed with. But round
once made he refuses to carry the clubs
home under any inducements, baking
| like horse as soon as the street is
reached The minute the tools are put
away in the locker room Bob trots home
contentedly behind Miss Pottle, wheth-
| er she walks, cycles or drives.
The animal knows when she is ready
| to start golfing and backs up contented-
| ly to have the harness put on him. He
-u'ries three clubs on each side. In
| .aw days leathern pouch will be made
to strap around Bob's breast, so that he
| can carry several golf balls.
The Marine and Field club members
| think that Bob is more than the equal
| of Lillian Russell, the cat belonging to
| the neighboring Dyker Meadow Coll
club. Lillian, recently the subject of
newspaper article. frequently dives into
| the pool near the clubhouse and catches
/ fish for her kittens.-Washington Star
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WHAT TOBY CAN DO.
Clever Canine in sioux City, lows
Dives Fifty Feet and walks
the Tight Rope.

Toby, little white fox and bun ter
rier belonging to ]. M. Spencer, of Sioux
City, Ia, is perhaps the most wonder
full dog in the world. He performs dare
devil tricks that sStonish as well as
please. One OF the logs most marvel
Gus feats is that of climbing a ladder
rung by rung to the height of so feet,
and then diving headforemost into a
net. The dog seems to be without fear
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
Barbar. Freitchie,. Grave.

Barbara Freitchie sleeps in little cem-
etery walled in from the din of traffic,
and you are likely to become bewilder-
ed looking for it. Ere you find hsr
grave you must seek out kind-faced
sexton and, armed with a trusty key.
must unlock the gates yourself and
hunt through the long grown grass for
the almost hidden stone. They have
locked Dame Barbara" in from the
outer world, though not from the sun
light she loved so well. 1 found the
spot at last and. pushing aside the
grass and velvet-leaved creepers,. read
her name and age."only this and
nothing more. Thomas c. Harbaugh.
In Four-Track News.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
HOW RAD1UM WAS DISCOVERED
Experiments with Becquerel Rays,
Which Gave the Wonderful
Metal to the World.

The Investigations which resulted in
the detection of Becquerel rays began
soon after the discovery of the x rays,
and were intimately connected with it.
In the early days of Roentgen rays, there
were many facts which suggested that
phosphorescence had something to do
with the production of these rays, writes
Ernest Merritt, in Century. 1t occurred
to several French physicists that x rays
might be produced if phosphorescent
substances were exposed to sunlight in
stead of to the electrical action of
Crookes tube. Prof. Henri BecQuerel,
of the University of Paris, undertook ex-
periments to test this supposition as
early as 1896, only few months after x
rays had been discovered. Among the
substances used in these experiments
was one containing the metal uranium.
This was placed upon Photographic
plate, which, had first been wrapped in
black paper in order to protect it from
the light. After the plate had stood in
bright sunlight for several hours, it was
removed from it's paper covering and
developed. A slight trace of photo
graphic action was found at those parts
of the plate directly beneath the uran-
ium, just as Becquerel had expected. 1t
was clear that rays of some kind were
being produced that were capable of
passing through black paper. Since the
x rays were the only ones then known
to possess this power, it seemed as
though the problem of producing X rays
by sunlight was solved
Then came the fortunate accident.
After several plates had been prepared
for exposure to sunlight, storm came
up, and the experiments had to be post
poned for several days. When the work
was resumed, the plates had been lying
in the dark room so long that they might
easily have deteriorated in some way,
SO that it seemed hardly safe to use
them. But, instead of simply throwing
the plates away, Becquerel fortunately
developed them, thinking that some &C
ton might possibly have taken place in
the dark. The result was that he OBJ
tanned better pictures than ever before.
The exposure to sunlight, which had
been regarded as essential to the sue
cess OF the former experiments, had
really had nothing at all to do with the
matter. The essential thing was the
presence Of uranium; and the photo
graphic effects were not due to x rays
but to Becquerel rays. There were many
long and difficult steps to take before
even our present incomplete knowledge
Of the subject could be reached; but this
fortunate accident was the beginning OF
the long series of experiments which
have already led to the discovery of the
new element radium, and which bid fail
TO revolutionize some of the most funda.
mental conceptions Of physics and
chemistry
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
Electric Lights.

The fact that IS per cent. of the central
electric stations Of the u ed States are
In places of less than 5000 inhabitants,
As compared with 22-S per cent of the
gas plants. Indicates the wider distribu-
lion of the electric stations which have
.nabled the inhabitants Of the small
places to enjoy illuminating facilities
confined heretofore to the larger cities
and towns.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
Pretty Fair symptom.

Smarucus-I guess young Diggep
has been accepted by Miss Rocks.
Sparucus-So? Did he tell you?
Not In SO many words, but when
/ l met him this morning at the door of
the building where his Office is he
shook the rainroff of his hat and spoke
Of the dry weather. and when he
started yp to his floor he asked the
elevator boy for transfer. --Balti-
more American.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
Machinery Lower. Cost.

At recent convention representing
ron interests in Germany, Herr Macco
presented the results of technical in
vestigatfon sof American and German
iron and coal production. He showed
that during the last IL years the ay-
erage productive capacity of American
mines. per man and per day, has in
creased more than % per cent, while
in Germany it has. if anything, dimin-
ished. This difference he attributed
to the Increased use in America of
coal-cutting machinery. Although
wages are higher in America, coal is
cheaper. Iron ore is also cheaper in
America, partly as result of the use
of more labor-saving machinery here
Science and Industry.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
American Precious stones.

The United States can supply all the
wants OF its people for coal, iron, cop
per. petroleum. and all the useful min
erals; gold and silver also are found
In generous quantities; but of precious
stones. the diamond, the ruby, the en-
erald. the topaz. etc. it has practically
none. except what it has bought
abroad. In 1902 we paid SIS. COO. 600 to
foreignV countries for precious stones
that we imported, while during that
year precious stones of the value of
only $685.. 900 were found within our
borders. These were principally sap
phires from Montana. turquoises from
New Mexico, Arizona. Nevada and Cal
lfornia. and tourmalines and chryso-
prases from California
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
TOBY WALKING THE ROPE.

and climbs the ladder easily and grace
fully. Toby can walk the tight rope as
well and walks on barrels, jumps the
rope and does great many other tricks.
Mr. Spencer has spent much time with
the animal and considers it the most
versatile and the best trained dog in
the world.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
By . Higher Judge.

Ascum-Since you can get the house
so cheaply, you will take it, OF course.
Henpeck-I don't know yet. Ihaven't
consulted Maria,
But what is your opinion?"
"Well. may not be much of law
yer. but I'm too shrewd to give an opin-
ion until I'm reasonably sure it won't
be reversed. '-P Philadelphia Press.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
Find Owner of Orchard.

There happened controversy between Peach and Apple
which the the They loud in ti
discourse that Blackberry from the hedge overheard them
Come said the Blackberry all friends and let have
no janglng among ourselves
pose
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22
Greafeu Need Of the
14gg
OF New York City.

IS necessary that you be physically strong in this busy
rushing age. Men must rise early, work hard through
long, weary hours and strike sedge hammer blows if
they hope succeed in any vocation of life The age is
moving and faster and unless strive and work
and run shall be left behind and forgotten So
busy that they have little time for eating, for
sleeping for dying They eat rapidly sleep sparngy
and die quickly The body must not be forgotten if it
shall stand the strain put upon it. Physical culture in
age like this is imperative necessity.
The age demands ntellectualstrength Success in any
of life has its intellectual basis The tide of
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-22

popular rising attractive force of the newspaper
college, the university The call of the trades the homes
for and who know something The
nothing that failure
intellectual do capable of calcuat
ecpes tranng Po Creek recing Horace dinner
whether school of it. knows the history
the the needs Of the and has
Astounding hope the who dscerns and xpod the
faacy old though be adored centuries and dis
falseood the though have popular APPROVAL
his back the when the
direction of true and yet keeps looking back eveasing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-10
Prof. LaneIey's Bird.

From the Washington Post.
 The refusal of the government to ex- pend any more money upon Prof. Lang ley's experiment with flying machines will neither surprise nor grieve the tax payers in general. It may fall upon MT. John Brisben Walker. editor and pro- prietor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. in the nature of a shock, but so buoyant a gentleman, will find no difficulty In ef- fecting recovery. MT. Walker is a gentleman of unbounded enthusiasm and, we suppose, of great wealth. He De lieves in the Langley machine, and the matter of s1O0,Oo0 or so for purposes Of promotion need not give him any special concern. In the leading article or the Cosmopolitan for March, The Final Con quest of the Air MT. Walker shows to his own entire satisfaction that the Lang ley bird and easy step from the convic- tion to the financial disagreement which will achieve the buoyant consummation
 Meanwhile one can hardly blame the army board of ordinance and fertilization for its decision in the premises. The of ficers composing that body are profess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-10

being saddled at the different taverns he would sleep; then into his saddle and on When he rushed into the Petersburg pal ace the czar was at dinner. But, un- daunted he carried the good news into the royal banquet hall. and then after telling the news. he dropped at the feet of the czar and fell into slumber from which no one could arouse him. If a czar's soldier could be so anxious to tell his chief of an earthly victory shall we not be anxious, like the Emmaus dis ciples, to tell all the world of q heav- enly victory? From this church embow- cred with flowers, where we have seen the risen Christ in vision and heard him in song and sermon. shall we not carry the news everywhere? The news! Aye the glorious news that Jesus has risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept.
 But there is one other fact that I would impress upon your thoughts in this Easter afternoon revelation. As soon as Christ revealed himself unto his two disciples he vanished out of their sight If we do not at once receive Christ when he reveals himself. in all probability we shall never receive him at all. One mn ment he is here, and the next he is gone forever Some of us in our past lives know when we saw him. We know that there was a certain moment of a certain service when Jesus came to us and said, Here I am," and if we had not at that moment receivedd him as our Lord we would n|ver have received him. O men and women are you this Easter day
 n the Emmaus village? Are you stand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-10

sional soldiers, not amateurs of specula- tive science and their business is to protect the government against adven- lures, however alluring which offer no results of practical advantage even if successful. Suppose the Langley ma- chine should. at some indefinite but rosy time in the future. arise upon wing Of special energy and accomplish everything it's gifted designer now expects? In that case it would lift itself few hundred feet above the surface of the earth and float about in leisurely and graceful cir cles What then? The occupant might be able to count the cows in some ad- jacent pasture, or mark the bloodthirsty and furtive rabbit as he crouched in his abhorrent lair. But what has all this to do with armies and military operations and the dread affairs of war? Any marksman within mile of the Langley gyrations could bring the bird down at the first fire. Any stout boy with double barreled shotgun could knock it into a cocket hat with one hand tied behind him. This airship could take no observations of any kind. The moment 1t came within range-and therefore within the sphere of useful action-somebody would wreck it with a single shot It would have about as much usefulness for it's owners and operators as Chinese fan would have for a gentleman consigned to the burning pit.
 We share all of MT. John Brisben Walkers zeal for progress. We join him in praying for the conquest of the air especially some air. But Prof. Langley g bird does not impress us as a military
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-10
Jolly Party of Lynchers.

From the Portland Oregonian
 American crowds are .lotoriously good tempered. Tho point is brought out again by the behavior of a number of men at Springfield. O., when some useful target practice was indulged in. The people emptied their revolvers into the body of a negro, and the correspondent notes with satisfaction that perfect order was maintained, everyone displayed good hu- nor. The only blot on the proceedings was the fact that the crowd went wild with delight when a bullet would strike a muscle and cause the negroes limp 10 move. little more repression might have been we'll but in view of the provo cation to mirth one can hardly blame the people for going wild with delight