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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

Mrs. Reoer. wife Of Colonel s. Reber. who also
present Her son, Sherman. reached her bedside
soon afterwdrd. The funeral services will be held
West Point Friday at u.3O a. m. The burial
will be ir the National Cemetery. Arlington
In order to be with their son Sherman. General
and Mrs. Niles had taken a cottage az West Point
for the summer. and had been doing a good deal
OF entertaining The seizure from which Mrs
Miles died was the elimination Of q series Of at
lacks Of heart trouble from which she had been
sufferer fo- year and a half. and which caused
her life TO be despaired OF last winter
Washington. Aug 2-The news OF the death Of
Mrs Niles was received with profound sorrow in
military circles here where she held in high
esteem. and kilograms OF coincidence were sent 70
General Miles from army officers on duty here
General Miles's reservation in the National Gene
terry al Arlington. where Mrs Miles will be buried
is a beautiful plot OF ground The crest Of long
sloping hill which rises from the Potomac and
overIooks the city of Washington
President Roosevelt sent 70 Lieutenant General
pathy OF himself and Mrs Roosevelt in The gen
the President and Mrs Roosevelt, who held her IN
cordial esteem
Mrs, Miles was Miss Mary Sherman before her
marriage. She was the daughter OF Judge Charles
Sherman. and a niece Of the late Senator Jonn
Sherman. OF Ohio. and OF General William I sner-
man. Her sister married ex-senator Don Cameron
Although sixty-two years OF age at the time OF
her death Mrs Miles was an exceedingly youth
full looking woman a fact which was no doubt
due 70 her athletic life. Washington neld no better
horsewouan than she. and when IN the saddle IL
was hard to believe that she could be the mother
OF a grown girl end CT a son entering on manhood
Until her latent heart trouble forced her 70 avoid
active exertion General and Mrs Miles might be
seen almost any afternoon taking a brisk canter
together along the country roads about Washing
ton II is said that she had been near enough
70 her husband II some OF his Indian fights 20 hear
the shots on both sides. When General Niles was
assigned TO follow the Greeks in their war with
Turkey, Mrs. Miles accompanied him. and when 5e
received orders 10 go 10 Tampa she arranged 10 30
along too. She was always her husband ) COM
rade
her handsome house in Washington. II was all done
IN he Tor she deeply attached 70
her home and 70 domestic interests. Perhaps FOR
this reason she willing 10 enter the ranks
Of the woman sUGragtsts. VINO spent years trying
70 enlist her SyUpaIhIss as an ally
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
WANTS OWNER OF HOUSE ARRESTED
Young Woman Declares That Real Estate
Man Threatened Her

Vera Barnes. who IS about twenty-five years old
and Of refined appearance, applied TO Magistrate
Whitman, in Jefferson Market police court yes
terday for warrant for the arrest OF Joseph
Oussani. dealer in real estate and the owner OF
the Semiramis apartment house at One-hundred-
and tenth-st. and Broadway. The woman alleged
that OuEsani had threatened her.
Magistrate Whitman heard the complaint, and
refused 20 issue the warrant because the alleged
offence was committed outside the jurisdiction OF
the court The woman said the offence was COM
mitted in Pocantico
The woman said she had been employed for some
time by Oussani as his secretary and conhden-
tial adviser real estate--fairs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
MRS. PAGET BADLY HURT.
Thigh Broken By Fall in EleUator
Shaft of London Home.

London, Aug. 2.-Mrs. Arthur Paget, wife Of
Major General Paget. Scots Guards. and daugh.
ter of the late Mrs Paran Stevens, was serious
~ injured last night as a result OF falling down
the elevator shaft OF her London residence No
80 Belgrave Square. Her thigh was fractured
and her knee injured. Mrs. Paget opened the
elevator door in the night with the intention
Of entering the electric elevator, which was in
the upper part Of the house. and she. not MOTTO
ing this, stepped into the shaft, and fell into
the basement Mrs. Paget is doing as well as
can be expected this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN ORGANISE.

Royal Luther Porter, a musician who for four
years had been unable to work his profession
because of Ill health. dropped dead near Henry and
Clark stress. Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon Mr.
Porter organist and lived with his brother
]. z. Porter, at the ST. George He was unmarried
He was out walking when he was seen 70 throw
up his hands and fall forward He dead when
picked up. Mr.. Porters last engagement as an
organist had been at the Nostrand- ave Nethodst
Church, Brooklyn. He had had engagements at a
number of other Brooklyn churches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
MRS. n. A. NILES DEAD.
Succumbs to Heart Disease at Hest
Point-Husband Absent.
- rEIrGRArH "a rFE rn1ar-NE. !

West Point y. Y. Aug Mrs. Miles. wife OF
General Nelson a. Miles. died here suddenly late
Monday night. being stricken just as she was about
to retire. Mrs Miles was apparently IN her usual
spirits having taken walk and paid several
ciaI calls yesterday The news of Mrs. Miles's
death this morning q great shock 10 rhs Off
GERS and residents OF the post who recently had
seen and talked with her The first intimation
General Miles had Of his loss he received early
on his way from washington 70 West Point.
With Mrs Miles at her death was her daughter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
MRS. JAMES =. PIERCE.

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Osdensburg. y. Y. Aug. Mrs. Anna F. Pierce.
wife OF James +. Pierce. OF Brooklyn. died at
Canton this morning after Illness OF twelve
hours Mrs. Pierce a daughter Of the late
George Redington. OF Waddington and was mar
ried to Mr.. Pierce in 1856
Four children Mrs. Robert Bussidy. Mrs. Walter
Curtis both of Brooklyn; Mrs. George Rose and
lanes r Pierce. IT.. OF New-Yo-k City. survive
The Pierce family have been spending the summer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
PROMINENT ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS

CAMBRIDGE-M. Sternperg, Under Secretary OF
AVENC E~Colonel ! Rosenfeld Baltimore HQ OF
Zenas Crane Dalton. Mass; Baron Neal Foster
England, ]. c. Thaw, Pirtsburg. and HoTaGe y
tIartv M p Kingston. Ont MANHATTAN-C-
a Ellis Boston. WALDORF ASTORIA-CIeorge
= Buffalo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
a l. JACOBS TO GO ABROAD.

A 7 Jacobs and a party OF friends will sail TO-
dav on the Scandinavian-Arlerican Line steamship
HeIig Olav for an extended trip through Norway,
Sweden Denmark England. ireland, France and
German They will be gone about TWO months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
PestOflcr Notice.

(SSoCId Rad DAILY BY al changes
Foreign mails r. wsez ending August e. 1904 Will
close promptly all the General Pcstoce as
follows Parcels Post Mails close hour earlier than
Closing time below. Parcels Pest Nails for Ger
many close at ? n August aid 5
Regular md Supplementary mails close Foreign
Station West Morton SrrsstsD hale hour
later than closing below except rhar Sup
Elementary Malls for Europe and Central America. VIA
Colon. close nogr later Foreign station
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Dora Marshall Lord Orange n T............. SIS 90
a Friend OF C,hiren'' -.......-......... 200
BABY Helen .......-....... 100
Erresttne i Miller WeIsboro enn............ %
FTU5a Tr,er, TrooL,lvr n Y.-..-...--.---.-- 200
Mrs pIriv II Sturges Prootlyn Y ........ % 90
a Friend Stamford Conn. - ................ 1O0
Wick ! f5ronE5 \ oliver Pappievea 1874
] " Tsrl,so3 .'i-.-.---..... .
p " = Wate-rovr y Y..-...-.....-...--. $40
Proceeds az an cream and cake sale held a.
the residence OF Theodore y. Price. Clifton,
=. J.. b. and Meg Carkson, Mary
De Mott Tanessa FuTman and Eva and Theo- 80
James McCotter Asbury Park y J........... 10 90
EysniRs sTTWe az 5oit lInrr amp 1000
FJS~r 500
No, e-5 Mid "a t~rossarr ... .......... 500
and a H C..-.-----.. - ~
Cash. Paris - W
Cash. Jackson. y r p 90
IIT1tri7,,, ScIoarA .................. so %
- ,-s,roa ~ u,,r,or9 ......-..-. 800
o,,-+ri, ,rirrovylaeraa ................ l5s II
IT,, ,,v,,s. . 1901 ...... $40 425 50
- 49,, = -, So sbo,,1d ra cant
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
COSTLY CARGOEs FROM JAPAN.
Two Million Dollars Worth of Silk on Way
to New-York
my TELEGRAPH TO THE tribune

Ottawa Aug. SILK worth about 100000 is now
on the way 10 NeV-York. The Empress of Japan.
due at Vancouver tomorrow. carries eleven car
loads valued at ove- 1900 Geo and the Arheniau,
which left Yokohama Saturday. has nine car
loads These cargoes will come direct from Van
couver 10 Montreal and go 20 New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Fearing before state Railroad Commission local traffic
facilities. 10 3 n.
Meeting Of the Automobile Club of America 70 consider
new ferrv regulations No 1853 FIfth-aVe 4 p m
Rard concerts in Abingdon Square and Mulberry Bend
parks. p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

Certain wealthy iron manufacturers, according to
q report published by a WAN Street news bureau
have drafted preliminary plans for the erection IN
a town of western Pennsylvania OF naval plant
II which guns and other equipment will be manu-
Ga
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
EX-SENATOR VESTS CONDITION.

Sweet Springs, No, Aug 2-There was no per-
ceptibe change to-day in the condition OF ex-Sen-
ator George G. Vest. He took light nourishment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

Mr. Pellet wss seventy years old He was for
7srv wears Editor of The Chenango Telegraph
published in Norwich. He served IN the Civil War
as 4 lieutenant IN the Hath Regiment. New-York
Infantry. and took part in many battles. retiring
a major by orevet. He published a history OF the
regiment and also wrote a great deal puolic
AFFAIRS AT Barranquiua he published a paper in
the SuauiSh language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
rr,bup, LocnI 0bservntions--

In this diagram the continuous white line shows the
changes Ia pressure indicated by The Trtbunes self
recording barometer The Gotted line shows the tenn
persuire as recorded by tho local Weather Bureau
Local oIieiaI Recorl-The following Official record
from The Weather Bureau the changes
perature for the :~entytour hours. IN comparison
WIKI the CORRESPONDING date u last year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

The arrival OF ex-Judge Daniel Z. McKoon a
lawyer who had ar Office ar No. ~ Broadway and
lived or Staten Island. who disappeared from this
city about four weeks ago at the home Of his
brother in Los Angeles. confirmed a theory ad-
vanced soon after the disappearance that the aged
man was on his way 10 see his brother II was said
then that on his brothers last visit this city the
brother had Interested himself in an effort TO dis
pose OF some Staten Island real estate which was
mortgaged, and which sx-JUdge McKoon was hat
ing some trouble in carrying.
After the disappearance. letters from the missing
man were received al intervals at the Broad way
office The latest was mailed Il Paso. Tex on
July Is. All the letters declared that the writer
had been kidnapped. but they rambling TO
such extent that the police declared Mckoon
only imagined he was IN the custody OF somebody
Inspector McClusky 10 whom the letters were re-
fsrred. said he believed AIcKoon was suffering from
some mental trouble that caused the kidnapping
delusion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

Highest temperature Yesterday % degrees lowest. 7U
average 7s average Cor corresponding date last year. 70
average for corresponding date last twenty-five years. rs
Local Forecast-Showers followed by fat- to-day;
Thursday fresh northerly winds becom-
In variable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
:. PORTER PELLET.

Norwich. y Y. Aug Word was received in
Norwich to-day OF the death al BarranQuilla, Co.
lombia OF Z Porter Pellet, who went from NOT
yyich 70 the above mentioned place in 1850. as
United States Consul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

Money Intended for TIE fund should be sent
either by check express or postofice money or
der and should be made payable 10 the Tribune
Fresh Air Fund.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
TRANsPAC1F1c MAILS FORWARDED ovER1.sS
DAILY

The schedule OF closing % TranspacInc Mails - ar
ranged the presumption ov~-
land transit 20 po-r OF sailing The hnai con1acrtn~
mails Except Registered Transpaciac Mails vhf-S
close D m previous day) close General as.
Japan Korea. China and Phuppius Islands vta g.
attic close az $50 ? m august ;. for dispatch per
Tahiti MaTQuesas Islands via san Francisco c,.a
At $50 p n August !. fer dispatch per . q Mart
Japan except Parcels-Posr Mailsl Korea China ard
3 c. close $50 D August 9 for dIspatch re-
= Empress OF Japan
New-Zaaland. Australia (except wsstl Nevr-s,I-s,-s
Samoa Hawaii and specially addressed mail Tor EI1i
Islands. va san Francisco. close ESQ D. Angus
IS dispatch per > Ventura III Ire C,Isars
steamer carrying British mail FOR N-s-Z-s
arrive IN tire win rhis dfsratc5
mais-cosinS NJ > so a 0-3O n ara 8 SO
.. sundays at $50 a. a m ana $50 d n =
Will be male uP ant forwarded ultl o.
-
Fin Islands specially addressed mai sr A,,-.r,,
Sew-Cal@donia. VIA Vancouver ana Vicrorts "a q
close az $50 p August IS fer dispatch per a 8
Miowera
Hawaii Japsn Korea China and Philippians ISLANDS. VI,
san Francisco Slase az go August IS for dis
= Doris -
Philippine Guam via San F-a-csco -In.>
$50 p m August - for dispatch per Z. s. TraasDor-
Marchuria and Eastern Siberia present forwarded =
Russia instead OF via Japan. the route. -
StlTk--Snless tt1=rsse addressed. Vest "a
1arya1ded Va h-cIopes NeNZealand via F-ancsco
tSneIcho%. Szsehwan and waagsi. British rntsa-
the quickest routes. Philippines specially ADDRESSED
via Europe must be frly prepaI5 az the rc-s:sn
rates Hawaii Is Forwarded via Sar Francisco .xcl,-
stvely CORNELIUs VAN COTT. pcsr-asr.r
Postorce. New-Hork- y. Y. Juls - 1904
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
Died.

Death notices appearing THE TRIBUNE be
charge
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TRANSATLANTIC NAILS

WEDNESDAY C3dI-At $50 a m for Liverpool Scot
and 1reian9 and France. per Ieutonic via issns-
town AMI Liverpool mail tor other parts OF Europe
must De directed per 5. Teuto1c - az II a n Tor
Denmark direct per Heilig Olav t-nau must be ci
recrsd per = = Hsl1g claw.
THURSDAY .+thl--At 6.s9 a m for Europe. per . .
Deutschland via Plymouth Chsrbourg ana Hamburg
Lnau for France must De directed per
Deutschland : a N for France. Switzerland.
ITALY, spain Portugal Turkey Egypt. Greece and
British india per : >. IA Champagne. via Havre
fClal for other parts % Europe must Dc directed
per : Ia ChamPas1e'). az g n FOR Azores
Islands per NapOlItau Prince mail for Ataly
must be directed per 5. > NapOlitan Prtnee'3-
SATURDAY t6rht-At a for Europe. Per q
s. Paul, Plymouth ChsrbOu-g and Southampton
mail for Ireland 6s directed per :. o 81
PauIl, az $50 4 n FOR Europe per 5 s Urror1a
Via Queenstown and Liverpool, AZ $50 a n ror
Belgium direct 3 :. krOOla2d must be
directed per 5 Kro1rlaud')- $50 a II for
Italy direct. k0eatStn LCtse tu-zil E,Isr be
directed per :. kOeulE-n Lusse'ls az $50 a II
for Scotland direct, per > Furnessia (n,an must
be directed per s. 5 FurleSsia
After the closing OF The Supplementary Tra5saSa1c
named above additional Supplementary Na1s
opened On the piers OF American. English French
German steamers. and remain open until WITHIN
Ten Minutes OF The hour q sailing OF steamer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
NKOON IN Los ANGELES.
Arrres at the Home of His Brother
5cith a Thrilling Tale.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Los AnSeles, CaI., Aug. Judge Daniel Den
mis- Mckoon. of Network. reached this city
yesterday. and Is at the home OF his
brother. NJ G. McKoon. No. LOOP Orange-st
He tells a thrilling tale OF bandits and adj
ventures by land and sea.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
Burnett's Vanilla Extract

- the best The sroeeFs know Insist having
Burnetts. IS for your food Pure and wholesome
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Domestic Rates

For all points in the United
toUJslde Of the ooro1slS OF
Also 10 Cuba. Porto Hlco,
without extra expense ICf
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CEMETERIES
Special Notices.
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Mail Subscribers n New-York CITY 20 the DAILY and
TRT-vEEKLY VIII be charged cent copy extra
postage addition o the rates named above
Foreign Rates
For points IN Europe and all countries N the uni
v-rsal Postal Union THE TRIBUNE Will De mailed AZ
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states. Canada and Nsxico
Manhattan and The Bronx.
E1awaIl and the Philippines
toEelsn postage
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MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.
WEST INDIES ETC

WEDNESDAY C9dl-Ar - = for Argentine Uruguay
and Paraguay, per = Ocean Monarch. a. 1880
Complementary 2. IT, Tor Turks Island and Dcrini-
can Republic. per Cherokee; AZ ! ? for Cfudad
Bolivar. per Maazalarss, $50 ?. II Porto
Plaza per Verona. from Boston
Carspeche per Vgilalcia talI cor orher parts o.
Mexico must Be directed per Niglaacta''l. AZ
IL n supplementary u. M for Bahamas. per
Saratoga via Nassau mail FOR Mexico. VIA Tan
pico, be drecrec per 8 Sa-aroga'D. az u
supplementary 1870 ? n for Bahamas Per 5. :
Antia via Nassau tn1atl must be directed per
ACrLl'l, u for Brazil g Rsica-, via Eio
Jansiro Santos ard Flortanopolis and GraaSs a.
SJr mail be directed Per = = Refdar''l
FRIDAY a supplementary a
FOR Iuagua- Haiti Santa Marta other places IN
Mag6asna Department, COlonbta. per AIsns (--aM
for other parts OK Colombia. via Savaniia. BE-
directed per ; Alsrel ar IL a for Brazil
Argentine. Uruguay and Paraguay, per 5. Teunyson
via Pe-nannuSo. Banla Elo Jaae-o and Santos lnail
SON.. - n for Barbados. British. Dutch ard
French Guiana and Northern Brazil. Per
FlUalnsnse- via Para AarauAau and Csara. $50
, FOR Bermuda steamer from Halifax
SATURDAY t6tll-Ar $50 a Tor Brazil. Per .
Catanis. via Pernanbuco. Rio JanstrO and Santos
and Paraguay mrst be directed PEG
s. silvia; az $50 a. supplementary ESQ 4 n
for Porto Rico. Curacao and Venezuela, per PhiIa
delphta mail for Colombia
rected per : PhIa5elphial- a. g. so a N (sup-
and Colombia except Canea and Nagdalsna 1,parr-
per :. Allegheny traiI for Costa Rics- via
LA11on- must Be directed per .. Aueghany-'l: az
10 a n FOR Cuea Per 5 MORO Castle. via Havana.
a. l2S0 D n Tor Cuba per $ Curiryoa Ma
Ianzas tmaI must De directed per 5. Cu-1tyba'1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03

The Princess de Lusignan' who has r,c,,.,,,
been figuring in the Easlish courts as plainti4 =,
connection with the estate OF wealthy Iunatic
OF tie name Of Roger Sinclair Aytoun is an F,r
Ia woman. who was. believe Miss BroaaIay
relative % that English lawyer who Defends
araod Pasha when tried for his life al Cairo r,bo
vas correspondent for The London Tjr,As,, =,
us and legal representative OF ex-Khedfvo
-H-aal n England and who was forced eyentuau,
20 leave the United Kingdom owing Ia certs,n
india ~" ms career IN
-S-s na-ns and titie of Prince De I,usicnsn..
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MAILS FORWARDED OVERLAND. ETC. EXCEPT


CCBA-Nta Port Tampa. Florida closes a thin or-rs
Caily. except Thursday. = 80 a
mails close here MondayS Wednesdays and SAT-
u-tays-
MEXICO CITTOverlard unless specially addressed FOR
dSpatch BY steamer. closes this of-s
sunday, az so D n and 1870 D N sundays az !
Z. m and 1890 .
NEswFOUNDLAND except Parcels Post AIaus)-By rail
70 North sydney. and thence
once daily $50 .
every Monday Wednesday AID Saturday,
JAMAICA-Bv rail Eosrou.
closes az this Office AZ $50 Tuesday and Friday
MIQCELON-By rail Boston. ana thence By steamer
closes at this Office daily az $50 o.
BRITISH HONDURAS. HONDURAS East Coastl
GCATEMALA-By rail Nevv-Orisaus. and rhencs nv
closes this Office daily except sunday
t1-30 . n. and 1850 n Sundays D n. AMI
1850 D. N, connecting mail closes Mondays az
1000 M
COSTA RICA-sy rail 70 Ssw-orleans. and thence by
closes this offcs daily sxcspr sunday
". 10 . and 1850 2 n. sundays az II q M Ara
+f0:3O 2 connecting mail closes here Tus@ayx A.
40 80 NJ -
NICARAGUA EAST Coastl-By rail 10 New-orIeaus ard
thence by steamer closes this o5cs daily sxcspr
SUNDAY. NJ Il 80 =. and 1000 2 sundays a.
% N and @IC-20 , NAL Gloss 49,
THURSDAYS 41O:20 ..
Registered Mail closes ?. m previous aav
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
INSTINCT OF INSECTS.

There are few things in nature more
wonderful than the common Impulse
which seizes millions Of undevelOpcd in
sects living in dark tunnels underneath
the ground and urges them 70 cut their
yav inward. that they may complete
their appointed life IN the upper ar
Il we suppose that pupa reaches the
surface before il is quite prepared 10
transform or when the surface is reach
cd that weather or other conditions re-
tard the change 10 the winged form, We
have the Influences that require II 20
build a shelter. Its manner Of proceed
ing is interesting and Ingenious. II
brings NJ from it's burrow a little ball
Of mud. which ii carries between its
mouth and strong forepaws. The pellets
are placed atop of one another, as a
mason would lay stones while building
circular tower They are moistenad
BY saliva. which serves as a sort Of c.
ment. and are pushed down upon each
other by the head and feet, and thus
adhere teuaciOuSly.
The inside is smooth@d by Continued
motion OF the jaws. as plasteIcr
spreads mortar upon wall II Is not
vanished. however. as some natufa4l@tS
have asserted. The top is closed and
the builder awaits within the signal 10
emerge. whsrcat IL breaks through the
top or occasionally the side Wall. Like
q frontier pioneer. il leaves Its house
and moves on. joining the mighty yro-
cessiOn Of its migrant fellows.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
Room for Two Thousand Men.
TEXAS HEN WITH A RAMS HORN.

\ very strange freak of nature devel-
Oped at the commission store Of G. a.
y eatheringtOn In the discovery of a
her with rams horn growing out OF
its left leg large number Of Gal
vestonians, among them several claim
ing TO be henolOgists. natural scientists.
and other authorities. examined the
chicken and advanced theories upon
theories but none was positive as TO
lust how the hen came into possession
of this unnatural ornament on her left
leg. The history OF the chicken. which
10 common hen Of ordinary appear
ance, could not be traced, because II
was by the merest accident her condI-
ton was iscOVered.-GalvestO News.