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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Colonel William ]. Bryan, when
asked II he had read Judge Parker's
speech OF acceptance, said: 81 have
just read the speech as published in
the evening papers. 1t Is admirable
on the questions discussed. l pre-
sumo his letter OF acceptance will go
more into detail in regard to various
planks Of the platform, but | am
satisfied that the speech will make a
very favorable impression upon the
country. The promise not to be a
candidate ought to strengthen pub
lie faith In his determination to dis
charge the duties OF the office, with
an eye single to the public welfare,
according to his best Judgment. The
example Of Mr.. Roosevelt working
Tor a second term will give impor-
tance to Mr.. Parker's declaration
not to DC Il candidate FOR Z second
term"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Now that Senator George G. Vest
has passed from this world'sstage Of
action, it is well to know the view held
by this eminent statesman in regard
TO death. Here it Is, as expressed by
Senator Vest In speaking in the halls
OF the senate Of the passing away oil
q friend and colleague: "when the
young, vigorous, ambitious and hope
ful are stricken down we are shocked,
as il before some unfinished statue or
painting where the chisel orpencil has
fallen from the nerveless hand OF q
great artist; hut when LIES work Ia
done, when the task Is finished, we
simply await the inevitable end.
Death is o'tentimes a friend"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Judge Parker, Democratic nominee
for p .si,i.nt, iu his acceptance OF the
high nonor accorded linn by his party,
saws the trusts can be crushed by the
enforcement of the laws now on the
statue books. There areiew men more
competent than Judge Parker to
know the truth Of this statement. 10
Monument the Sedalla Democrat says:
eThe criminal clause Of the Sherman
law enforced against trust managers
as vigorously as the law Is enforced
against counterfeiters would soon
break up .ll the trusts. It is up to
President Roosevelt to explain why
CHS law is not enforced, and why the
government refused to prosecute the
managers OF the Northern Securities
company after the supreme court de.
clared they we're guilty Of criminal
conspiracy-it ls for Roosevelt TO ex.
plain why the Law iseniorced against
the poor and irisndless AID made .
dead letter. when the criminals are
xirh ana powerful"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Awriter in Leslie's Weekly produces
figures showing that only China and
Russia exceed the United States in
population. But when It comes to
wealth this country occupies first
place. And then 1t lie declared that
allowing for increase In territory, but
keeping the diminishing ratio OF
growth 10 mind, our75, 600, 900 pop
ulation of 1900 viii, there is good
reason to believe. be $50, 600, 900 in
1880, 100000, 900 in 1870 and 500,
600, 900, by the year 1000, while the
aggregate Of its wealth in the last
named year win be up in the dizzy
heights Of mathematics. But the
question Is, how much better OF will
we be? By I'VE" Of course is meant
our posterity, for there are few Of US
who expect TO be doing business on
this terrestrial ball 10 the year 1000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
Administrator Notice

Notice is hereby given that letters Of ad :.
ministration upon the estate OF Carrie
Nave deceased, have been granted to
the. undersigned, BY the Bstes County
Probate Court, in Bates County, Missouri.
bearing date the 10th day Of August, 1873.
are required to exhibit them to us for allow
ance within one year from the date OF said let
ters, or they may be precluded from any bene-
At OF such estate; and IL said claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the date Of the
barred JESSE and FOREST NAVE.
4s-4t Administrators.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
Administrators Notice.

Notice IL hereby Eiven that lesters Of sdmin
istration with win annexed upon sne GO.
taAs Of Rlixa j. Feebsck Deceased
have been granted 20 the undmsiensd
By the Bates county probate oourt In Bates Co
!n1issour, bearing date the sth dsy q August
Al psfsons hsyiag eiains against said a
tste, are required % exhibit tkem 20 me 10,
ALLOW anos within Qne yess nom the date d
said letters. q tsey nsy ;. R!se!eded frun
rot exhibited within I've jean fruu The Dat
Of the pubI'ostjon Of thss notice, they viii -
forever barred Ross 4. COWARD,
t3kt Administxatox With win ennexsd
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Bryan will speak at the opening oil
the Democratic state campaign at
Springfield on September LIST. Pre-
vious to that date Mr.. Bryan will
spend four days in Missouri, and
will leave the location Of the points
where be is to speak to Chairman
vandiver. Mr.. Bryan can do the
party more good in Missouri than
any other man in the United States.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

The corn is rustling In the breeze
and picking up it's ears, the katy-did
tells to the trees the gossip that he
hears. the cricket chirups in the grass,
the locust drones it's song, the sum
mer days win quickly pass, they'll
not be with you long. The npening
wheat is In the stack, the hay is in
the barn, and now the boy with Bills.
tered back retails the same old yarnl
LEX.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
Democratic Central Committee

The Democratic Central committee
wlll meet in the circuit court room
st Butler on Saturday, August 9th
at2p,m. J. A. DEARMoND,
J. ". JAMESON, Chairman.
Secretary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Someidea may begained as to how
hard up the republicans are far speak
ers when tits known that the national
republican committee has invited
John Flanagan to take the stump
Joplin Globe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
Cut OF ChiId's Hand.

New York, Aug. 12.-With one vic,
lou. stroke of his Ak Alexandra Car
rotoro, an iceman, today cut off the
hand of little Z year-old Lillian Car
son of No. 500 West Forty-second
street. The little girl went into the
Italians basement to get q piece Of
Ice to eat. As she reached out for q
fragment the Italian deliberately
chopped at her outstretched hand
and cut it of. The little girl fell un.
conscious.
An angry mob chased Carrotoro
through streets, threatening to
lynch him. But the man eluded them
and hid in his house, where he wa,
arrested. He was held In 81, 00(
bail when arraigned In court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
DEMOCRATIC County TICKET,

ter Rrpresentstive-IIon. james N. Sharp
For Prosecuting Attorney--A. d. Ludwiek.
FOR SheriN-Moses Il. Morris.
rot Iroasurer-W, X. Bell.
r r suryeycT-Eeward d. Boron.
Ear Public Administrators. I. Broaddds.
Aur Coroner-pr. W. II Allen.
For County Judge, South Dist VIII laney'
yor County Judge, North Dist. ,-P. A. Bruce.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

The Joplin Globe has started a
popular fund for monument for the
late Senator Vest. Why not the
state Legislature make a suitable ap'
preparation for a monument for this
distinguished Missourian.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Az president of the city council Of
st Louis, Walbridge voted for fran
chise bills on which $500, 900 was
expended in brides, Gays the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch. This is the
man who is running against Jos. W.
Folk for Governor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

For piano tuning and musical In
strument repairing, address F. NJ.
Skaggs through the postoffice or
leave orders at the Endres restau-
rant. 46-ti
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Senator Clay Heather was defeat
Il for denomination in the 18Th Ola
lriot by Fran McAllister, n talented
young ~ Ter Of Paris. The contest
:, rs ueciiod by primary and Nc
Allislers majority was 1000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

"While there Ia no dearth OF issues
this year, the main ISSUE" according
60 the Jefferson City Tribune, sis to
beat the Republicans all along the
line"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR Governor-JosEPH ". FOLK.
For Lieut.. Governor-THoNAs l.. RuBEf.
For secretary Of stsie-sAM b. COON.
Tor Auditor-ALBkRT o. ALLEN,
Scr rreasurer-JAMEs CowGiLL.
For Attorney General-ELLloTT W. MAJOR
Tor Rail Road Commissloner-u. r. oGLEsBf
FOR Congress sth Distriet-D A. DEARMoND'
ludgc 18th Judicial lrcuit--w. W. GRAVES
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18
WHOLLY INEXCUSABLE.

Democrats throughout the state
are not interested In personal differ
ences between Senator Stone and Mr..
Folk AT an opportune time they
have no serious objections to those
distinguished statesmen flying ct
each others throats, But Democrats
are all vitality interested In Demo.
cratic success and are consequently
unalterably opposed to vitriolic dis
cussions among the leaders on the
eve OF q campaign, that can have
but one possible effect, that OF TO-
menting discord and strife within the
party. No matter if every assertion
contained In Senator Stones letter
were true, which Mr.. Folk denies, the
letter was, In our judgment, iil-ad-
vised, ill-timed and coming from the
source 1t did, wholly inexcusable and
calculated to do irreparable injury to
the Democratic cause In the state.
In fact we are at a loss to understand
The motives that could have prompt
ell the senator's actions, believe 1t was
a serious mistakeirom aparty stand
point and expect to see his splendid
abilities srrsyed against Republican
nominees from now until after the
election.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

Che WEEKLY TIMES, published every
:. aESdAS will be sent to any address
rsyexr, postage paid fef S+-eo---
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

For President,
ALTON BROOKS PARKER
OF NEW YORK.
For Vice. President,
HENRY G. DAVIS,
OF WEST VIRGINIA.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-08-18

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
spskaA. Rs,.n nsns.

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sack. carrots. 50se ID: oaloas. a@se
10; cabbage. fuse ID: celery. ise
stalk, s0rssFaaish. Is02oe: IosaasosS
is0 zse 10; gFesn oHi0Es, ! bahehes
*. FAdishes. e baneA.
Fruits oFaREes. 1906 eoa: lssn-
oRs. iSGsse aos. egaaberFies. lGe H..
aggaes. extra taaey WagEers, tsas 70
a0s SessAeFa ssy. Rosse Beaa,y sss
taHeF bsiawlns. tISQ0lTs hoE: Nsw
fesH FFsin. azzt boa,
f0aisFy Dressed rAieksas, yoans
shleashs. isg rec hsns. ls0i6c ID.
sid EoostsEs. lA0iee ~ Ee@se. lsc.
hsaFy fn1aseAs-- Batter. best cream
aFg. ste. eosansaA cfeSEsEy, ss0sgc
hest e0aHsEy. zaes9e. eommoA oOuh
~. ip0see. tEPoFsea sslss sAsess
ses A@sFse4A ssiss cheese. sse
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resk ekes@s- 3@e
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Ds@s b: sirsess steal. lSulke h.
ssssss sse@k. igAs b.. sAeulass steak
iee a. ea@k@Fsss sssak. selzase ID,
asss@e Feass. is3Iks ~ ao@Ea4 roast
20 asx Ia
Oysters asa etAms E4sssFa aYssrss
0k4 e.. osgaEss eYsssss. Tse e..
tssk eaasaa &C. ~ Teas fNuanss. 81
80 - sAsit
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ssshaAss. tt12 sara sowsss. tlll
sask. NssAtsssss wheat. tftH6tfi
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sae sasR
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xaoses, alt ruts Alfalfa. tit cwss sssz
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As@saxAY hassasass tlt rws. esrAAs,
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
-FOUR NORTHWEST STATESI
LATE NEWS o. THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of interesting Items
Gathered From EKehanses-cuIIInss
From Washington. idaho. Montana
and orsgen--Numsreus Accidents
and Psrs0nsi happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON news.

A gigantic tooth from some pre-.
Historic animal, presumably the nam.
moth er mastadon, Was found at Pom.
e9og reeentiy. The tooth is the back
ioosh II the lower Jaw. and is nneiy
preserved. II measures 7xTK4 inches
fhs executive COMMITTEES Of the $40.
kane Interstate fair has decided den.
Aiiely 70 bold d0watoNn show OF e..
nifai In tae eaening during the fair.
Tie eits4ens a chelan have decided
q Leid = lhHee day Foarth Of July
es-slF&g-oa. Ills ye2z. commencing
laiy 4 sAa eAding on the night Of the
ca.
The yearly appointments IL teachers
~ lhe ~alla MailA schools for 1904
" have been made. an the old teachers
with oAs or tao exceptions being re
elected.
y b Miasoa has purchased a choice
tract - shess aEd iraii lana near Gar,
hsld fof So per acre This Ia The high
es' pFiee eFer paid far iaaa ia thai
locality,
fhe aggregate school funds 70 be ap
PoFtloaed 10 the n0anties q she stats
f0F Ne psesent geaFteT il greater lhsa
say rFeFsoas aaaFteFig apporSioHmeni
10 sas hsssoF9 a the state The sun
n tkfs 0g6
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
MoNTAMA NoTEA.

TAs laQsest oses he ronalRs q
fn4Ek Tsttes. who vas shos BY his
vile daElHg = scufae ~ Bate. VAS held
aAa Fasaiiea Ia The WOMAN belnE ca
oasssAsesd
TAr sserUtasa ~ she iHgrFsas has or
aesra Chs slshdFssai sFusn en,ry Of
ssz@ae acres q lsra ia Montana for
sasa'soh To shs wsig Little Bel, Haoun.
sais forest reserve
AsopsasaE 10 a. zApoEsosmast made
~ CsRAssaa C@Ssoaas laspecsaT LaaE
les. sAe Canadian government Will
taFpW open che east Keosshsy reserve
10 sciileaasag GA Ma 81.
At.sss faaaiseu, Nho tises on =
sshfA uas1 q kaiispcii. net bis death
roesall4 - she nssuA u pecalsar
aeeAacns. chain broskins whne be
sas ope'ailhs . ssamB puslrr
HlgAin shpFs ittne engineers vii!
shlEsseats hsanE she tohnage for she
tesia fesnlnE The state Hne bcsWecn
Mcs,AaA Aaa Idaho Thts iihe Usil
t.e srss Ss@culg a. KufseF. a. Il Dol
l9ys ths eF0si Il oHe 81 sks aishesi
and snnss Fasses usosnia8h raaEcs "a
shs Calsea States
Despite ihc deniais q Juhh Mac
usntiass. q Ausuaius Heinac's chiei
lieHsnsns aB6 vice Ffrslseni q The
rsised Copper cumpany. that there Il
nmkItE su iho reports - = pgndlnE
srsiieasss ~ the issaos between NJ
tgespss ard ne ArnalEBmstsd ceppci
cnsnpany. ths asVsiopmsats give colo'
10 shs ssaistnsass that The long and
sitter COPPER var il near sn Ed.
The essosaasos siss Hslsaa lard ofiios
bare received iron AetanE Ccmmts'
aopes s. A RichAEis. q sbs general
Lard Office 81 waahsagton. Instruction.
b. withdrew tTpsn sutEy large tract
~ land in tis tostlsssu rAst oi AeAeh'
~ ooaniy. AItagethss over 10 sown
shipa Aavtoss froFn 0reAs Pals an
b. tAss saect that 5000 acre. IN Tn
sgssbesn vArt u Cascade ocunty. iusi
paysh u the Msagber ABe, have bccs
wtshdrAwn throsRh the Urca, Falls Of
hoa
After being cot ~ huuTs, Tho jar II
ths cas- q the state against John 70
te,p. Al Mtsosula. who wNs ohargc'
with the munder Of Allsa :. Brown
returned asvsTdies q mAualaush'eT an'
Hapd the Tanishmeat 81 ala years II
tbe peniiasiisry.
Preparations are being made over tn
state foF nesnUSial day.
Anaconda viii b. well reFrcscnie'
Al ths wnfld'e fair.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
OREGON IrEMs.

The Commercial hotel at Baker City
vas destroyed by Ere recently.
A heavy frost through the loElands
o, the uheat bolt did considerable
damage
Ten Thousand bushels Of wheat at
warren wIli be shipped In a few days
10 Sew York.
George EppInger vas drowned ten
miles below Huntington recently, BY
his heat cApsizing
A sre destroyed the mil Of the Day
,la.ber company a, Portland. From
there /. spread TO the ira =. Powers
a. Co. mill.
while one robber climbed over the
bs, ana distracted $40 at HilEa,e. an
,,ssr KEEP, ak pair Of hands up and
accidentally shot John Thompson IN
~. risht ear. Both robbers fed.
An organization Of stock raisers,
whose primary object is to contend
agaius, the epidemic Of mango preva'
lon, among range horses in western
Iimst,lla county. has been formed al
Echo.
Fred Hern. formerly a resident o.
los Angeles, Cal. has been drowned
II The Nehalem river, following the
occidental overturning Of his boat
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
QUEER FRAUD ALLEGED

Young Mexican Furnished Mexican
Poems 20 Indian School an Kansas.
A young Mexican OF many aliases
was arrested late Saturday afternoon
at the post01lce by Deputy United
States Marshal Brighton. charged with
one OF the QueereEt frauds that has
ever come TO the notice OF the Fed
eral officers here. says the Los Angeles
Times. For week the officers have
been looking for a man who IL men
uoned in the warrant as Peter Koxas.
but who gave the name OF Lindsey
when arrested. and Is also known as
Jose Algeron-
This fellows game was q double
headed proposition. Some time ago
he wrote 10 the superintendent OF the
government Indian school at Law
renee. Kan. alleging that be had in
his own family and among relatives
and friends Indian children TO the
number Of forty or fifty whom he wish
ed to send to the school al Lawrence.
How he succeeded so successfully In
working the officials there 10 Jet to
be made plain. but. nevertheless, they
Forwarded transportation here for the
alleged young full bloodS
Now for the trick. Mr. hoxas-
that's his oflcial name 10 far-vent
forth into the highways and the by
ways and collected a band OF between
forty and ffg Mexican youths Of the
peon class. He told them that be
would furnish transportation 20 Kan
sas TO work there for 50 a day, pro-
vided they would pay him - apiece
in advance for their Jobs and the ride.
| or course, he did not send the whole
nfty in a bunch--his operations cover
ed some little time.
The Indian children" began arriy-
/ ing in Lawrence, and one look at them
caused a falling Of the jaw OF the
superintendent. for he knew full well
a real from a bogus redskin at any
age. He would like to see the school
fuller. to be sure. as these offers from
prolic CalifOrnians had made promise
1 that II would be-but no. this stock
would never do. He could not look
for increased appropriation for his
school on the strength OF this bunch
OF poems.
The Kansas ofiicials conveyed Their
suspicious OF maud to the officials here.
ana the work OF tracing the traficksr
in young Mexican boys was begun.
In the meantime koxas sent similar
letters to a government Indian achoel
in Colorado. This superintendent was
on the lookout and wrote decoy let
tiers TO KoxaS who was arrested while
receiving one OF these.
The "rakeon' the Mexican mads
was the 81 head which he collected
from the youthful poems for whom b
, uncreeded In eecurinG transportatIon.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
Japs Lose Destroyer.

Toxic. May is.-The japanese dis
patch boat Miyako was destroyed In
Kerr bay by striking a submerged mine.
The Miyako was lost while assisting
ia the operations Of clearing the Rus
SIAN mines from Kerr Bay northeast Of
Tallnwan bay. on which Port Dalny is
situated Admiral KAtAoka. COM
handing the third squadron. returned
there Sunday with = detachment q his
squadron, protecting two fiotillas Of
torpedo boats which had been detailed
10 complete sweeping the harbor by the
removal Of mines. Five mines were
discovered and exploded and the work
was being suspended for the day when
the Miyako struck an undiscovered
mine, which exploded with tremendous
force under her stern, on the port side,
and inflicted immense damage 10 the
hull.
The Miyako sunk in 20 minutes. Two
sailors were killed and % men were
wounded. The rest Of the crew res
cued. The news Of the loss Of the Mi
yAko has been sorrowfully received
here. The dangerous character Of the
work in which the ship was engaged il
generally appreciated. bat it was
thought the loss Of torpedo boat, No.
Ss, under similar conditions would
serve ~ q warning 10 those engaged in
the work to exercise the greatest care.
Admiral kAtakao reports that the
Russians withdrew from Robinson
point. north Of Kerr bay, which ad.
Joins Talienwan, May 70, but they
erected a temporary fort on q height
northeast Of Taku mountain. wherS
they mounted six guns and constructed
protecting trenchments The vessel,
Of Admiral Katakao's squadron shelled
the Russians throughout Sunday, hui
the latter stubbornly retained theii
position. The Japanese notillas Will,
sweeping the bay were exposed TO th'
Russian fire all day. but continued thu
work uninjured.
When the Japanese torpedo boat, No
IS. was destroyed May 10, in Kerr ba!
while removing Russian lmines, sever
mon were killed and seven wounded
The No. IS was the first war ship los
by Japan during the war. The Miyak'
was one Of the warships that took par
in the operations at Kerr bay, fallen
wan bay and Blackney bay the day No
as was destroyed. The Miyako was
steel cruiser Of 1900 tons displacement
and eIsl indicated horsepower. com
pleted in 1901 and having an estimates
Epeed IT 90 knots. She was 81 FEE
long and SO feet beam and drew lsh
feet Of water.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-21
opp MAre 81 MANArEE.
Bo@ething About the Rapidly vananAp
anR a merican Aemcow.


tnG n merienn seaeow.
Many hundreds Of people have vimN
Cd the aquarium In the last few
months and have seen the manatea,
or seacow. but unless one knows some
thing about this rare and curious
beast. its round. pigiike body padding
around its tank, can have aroused but
little interest. says the New York Post
Years ago these aquatic animals
were very abundant In the warm wa
tiers Of Florida. but they were 10 re-
lentlessIy killed for their flesh and for
their oil that they have become very
rare indeed. and the hne for ki..ing
one 10 500.
The ancestors Of these creatures
doubtless lived on land. but manntees
have so long f0rsaken terrestrial fabits
that they are even more changed than
seals. The whales probably are rived
from the same ancestors a. these sea-
COWS. There are no external signs OF
hind limbs In the manatee, but under
meath the skin several small. useless
bones, close 10 the Ne-.ebrae. are all
that is left OF the hind legs Al feet
In almost all mammals there are
seven bones in the neck, but the man
aztec has six. The bones OF these crea-
lures are very heavy and solid. and.
indeed. the ribs used 10 be carved
and sold as ivory. The upper lip is
one Of the most curious structures OF
this odd animal II is very thick and
swollen and is split up the center-a
harelip In fact. But the manafee
makes good use OF this fact and as
both sides OF the split are roughened
with stir briSties II is an easy matter
for this eater OF seaweed TO reach out
without moving its body and 10 browse
on the 1laments, the two parts Of the
/ lip acting like a pair Of foreeps.
The male manatee'has a strong tusk
in each Jaw. but in the female, while
the tusk extends four or i've inches
into the skull, 1t never breaks through
the skin. and 50 is perfectly useless
At a distance. when one Of these crea-
lures raises its head above the water.
It looks remarkably like a human be
ing. and many stories OF mermen and
mermaids are doubtless founded on
such q basis.
The method OF capture Of these IN
wieldy creatures IS interesting. Spe-
ciaI nets are made. exactly fitting the
stream for which they are intended.
After Il Is thought that the mapaiees
have ascepded for the purpose OF feed
ing, the net. the meshes Of which are
about a foot square. is stretched
across the creek. 1t is fastened firmly
! at one end and only loosely AT The
} other. when. the manatee strikes tne
net be blunders ahead. tnrashes around
aud the loose end Of the net giving
way the creature 10 entangied and u
then relied ashore.