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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
ART OF TAxIDERMY.
stuEnE. and Mounting Animals and
Birds Is Complicated.

BtuGnE, and Mounting Animals and
Birds Is Complicated.
The process Of studing and mount
ing birds and animals, called taxi
dermy. is a more complicated one than
the average layman supposes. Some
seem to have the impression that it is
simply necessary to remove the elm
sides" of the corpse and then 6l up
the hole with some soft material that
will ill out the skin. The result from
such a performance would be interest
ing, but it would bear mighty little re-
semblance to the original animal.
The processes used in stufing and
mounting a bird and a mammal differ
somewhat, and each taXidermist has
his individual method of working
Some taxidermists prefer to work on
mammals, others prefer birds And
there is even difference in birds, some
taxidermists having particular skill in
mounting the small birds, while others
prefer the large heavy specimens.
The first thing to 10 with a bird to
be mounted is, of course, to remove
the skin, or, rather. one might say, to
remove the meat or flesh from inside
the skin, as it is the skin that is the
part to be saved This has to be done
very thoroughly, as every particle Of
flesh must be taken out before any
thing further is done. The leaving Of
any flesh in the finished specimen
would ruin the entire work. The re-
moval Of the flesh frtl the body
proper is a comparatively simple mat
ter, the more difficult work being when
one comes to the legs. neck and wings.
Usually almost all of this is done from
the one cut in the skin at the under
side of the bird, turning the skin back
like a stocking over the legs and the
neck so as to reach the flesh of these
parts. The wings are always rather
bothersome, and it is necessary to
make another small cut under them
on the outside.
Once the flesh is all remOved-in the
case Of some birds where there is much
fat such as ducks, it is necessary to
be careful and get of from the skin
every vestige Of the grease-then the
skin is prepared by rubbing into it a
mixture Of dry alum and arsenic. The
alum is to help dry out the skin, while
the arsenic poisons it and so keeps it
free from all vermin which would
otherwise soon spoil the finished speci-
men. To one ignorant Of the science
there could be nothing much more
hopeless than the limp skin of a bird
particularly q large bird. Yet it is
the whole thing. and the body must all
be supplied by the skill of The opera.
tor. For this purpose q form is made
resembling rs closely as possible the
interior of the bird As al birds vary
much in size. even those Of the same
variety. # wiz be seen that this is not
en- absolutely simple matter Meas.
urements are taken before the bird is
skinned, but even with this help the
taTidermist must have almost another
sense that VIII enable him to make the
form Of the proper shape and size.
with slight depressions i'm the surface
for the legs and wings Springfield
Homestead
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
SECRET ARMS IN THE EAST.
weapons THAT Are Concealed For
Ready Use by Both scNes.

weapons THAT Are Concealed For
Ready Use by Both sexes.
In Hindustan there is a choice Of Sc
eret arms The gupt. or sword stick,
may be bought in every bazaar and is
said to have been used in the days Of
Akbar G533-1G05), but it is doubtful
whether the phrase in the "Ain-i-Ak-
BART Of Abdul FAIL does not rather re
fer II the Arab dagger, with its deep
sheath. containing both blade and haft.
If the traveller prefer it, he may buy
sword thin and flexible as the Toledo
coiled blades to wind around his waist
I'm his cummerbund. If he be a fallir,
the ornamental crutch which uph0lds
his arm while he ediiies the faithful by
silent reflections upon the syllable ON
viii contain sharp pointed quadran-
gular blade for the confusion Of the
umbeliever. Even lovely woman in the
harem carries a miniature katar, with
Il shaped grip, or a diminutiye pesh-
kabz, double curved, single edged, afro
cious
In Mysore and Haidarabad the bich'-
hwa (scorpion). the double curved mi
sericordia of the east, is carried by the
lower classes hidden up the sleeve and
is made right or left handed to suit all
tastes. 1t is a favorite and effectual
weapon Of assassination, being driven
downward from behind inside the col
lar bone, and is sometimes double blad-
ed and poisoned, the poison being car
ried in q suitable hollow in the hilt.
The double curve Of the blade. derived
from that of a cows horn and resem-
bling that Of a scorpions sting, recurs
in the khanjar and ehilanum and
throughout Afghanistan. With a vari-
ETY. Of this weapon Lieutenaut Willis
was killed in the battle at Kandahar.
The strangest Of secret arms is per
haps the bagh nakh, or tiger claw, Of
the Mahrattas. with its two rings for
the FIRST and fourth fingers and the
three to five curved steel claws des
tined to pr0trude from the closed hand
between the fingers and to rip open or
mangle the victim. The hand half open
shows only two bright rings round the
fingers.
The clinched fist becomes the armed
paw Of the human tiger. Mr.. Egerton
tells us how the Mahratta leader silva
il murdered his enemy, Afzal Khan.
after inviting him to q conference in
which each should come with one at
tendant only Sivaji wore a mail cap
and coat under his turban and cotton
gown had a bich'hwa in his right
sleeve and a bagh nakh on his left
hand The khan had only his sword
ard sent away his follower to reassure
Sivaji who was Of small stature and
countegfeitej timidity In the midst
or the customary embrace Swat struck
the bagh nakh into the bowels of AZ
zal Khan. who quickly disengaged HIM
self. clapped his hand on his sword, ex-
claiming 'TreacEery and murderH but
Sirail instantly followed Up the blow
with his dagger. The EhFn had drawn
his sword ana made p cut at Sivaji.
bat the concealed armor was proof
AGAINST tie blow. Tie whole was the
work Of moment and Swat was
Wrestling tho weapon from the hand o.
his victim before the attendants could
run toward him. Saturday Review
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
oMENs COOP AND eAp.

The Folly Of believing In UnIucizy
Days and An the Rest.
When fortune teiicrs swindle the
+ poor and ignorant we should make
them suffer smartly for it. Certainly
the ingenuity Of a professional fortune
teller IS in itself educatve. The craft
with which she throws out Ee,led hints.
the subtiety with which she pouncos
upon any lucky shot and the diplomacy
which she uses to extort confessions
are often magnificent
Observe the rapt. far away look with
which she asks you abruptly. "yVho IS
Ethelg" There Is a possibility that
you know some one Of that name in
which ease the odds are that you viii
afford her some clew for intelligent
anticipatons. If. however. YOU indlg-
nantly deny any such acquaintance she
can always fab back upon the very
safe statement that the name viii be
familiar TO you later on
Such procedure reminds us Of the
famous Dodge Of DisraeH. who. when
ever De met a man whom he did not
know, but felt BE ought to know. in
Quired suavely. -How is the oid COM
plaintg
Playing this little comedy one day
in Pail Mall. DE was met wish the d.s-
concerning reply: Complaint / never
bad an ache or q pain in my life"
Mhereupon he put bis head on one side
r-.T e-fr --.tef . -..-r o. .,
I meant the wife" The secret Of the
success OF most charlatans Is that If
they go on making q sufficient number
OF shots some OF them are bound even
tually 90 Dit the mark.
We remenlber the case Of a clairvOv.
ant who told a fair client taat two good
spirits were watching over her ana
tEat their names were Juliet aud Jane.
Tie visitor stout'y declared that there
were no such persons. But when sic
came home and told her mother of the
episode she was reminded 10 her
omazement that those were indeed the
names of two sisters who had died i'm
infancy.
Fortune telling. we should say. IS q
harmless pastme so long as il is not
taken seriously. But what about edu-
Gated and most respectable folk who
take 90 very seriously? We are accus-
toned TO pity Dr. Johnson because he
could not pass lamppost without
touching 10. but what shall we say Of
people who forego importont enter
prIses on days which they imagine to
be uniueky who deliberately make
themselves the sport OF chance OF re-
sign their reason 60 designing adven-
mrerse
we would not ~ In the face Of an
cient beliefs. the orign Of which may
have been forgotten. nor Go we forget
that the founders Of Thirteen clubs
have often persisted mise-ahly. But
TIE person who really cares about
omens. unlucky days. upseuing salt
ana an the rest shouid know that he Is
q fool.-Lond0n Spectator.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

Curious enough wrote Mortimer
3Is1Qes. Whenever one came in con-
tact With Whistler one entirely forgot
ones own affairs ana became COM
pleteLy occupied with bis The fit of
the masters cont was far more impor-
tant to me than my own artistic work.
Al the tail0r's Whistler would give an
elaborate description Of how a certain
coat was 10 lie made. and the tailor
would carry ont bis directions literally.
but no so3ner had the man accomplish
ell the work than Whistler would say.
This is ali wrong How dare you say
that it is what Z told you to do2 an
painter 1t Is not my business to
make coats. That is your province.
Therefore You should have led me tn
do what you know to be.right'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
LAUREL HILL.


Laure. Hi, Nov. 6.-S0me of the
Laurel Hin people VINO attended the
agricultural Fair at DeFmiak Springs
Saturday were AKessrs. Erie Won Axel
son, ]. Fl. Ovens. j. A. Davis, Allen
Fountain, J. d. Martin, Dan Campbell
and DAME. Cobb. All report the ex-
hibits extraordinary good. especially
hibits extraordinarily good. especially
which put a damper on the work of
Secretary Storrs and his competent
aids.
Misses Sarah Mcleod. teaching a
Clear Springs and Alma Beckett, of
Ebenezer. spent Sunday in Laurel
Hin, the guests Of Mrs. J. NJ Fountain.
Mrs. S. G. French, Jr, visited her
sister, Mrs. Robert A. French. at
Florala Saturday
The prOtTacted meeting at Alma
ranta Baptist church closed with the
noon service Sunday. Rev. Wheeler
did good work while here, adding 10
members to the church.
Mr.. J. NJ. Fountain has sold his res
idence on Main street TO Rev. Sapp,
from Ponce deLeOn Fla, and will
move to Lakewood. Fla on December
Is. where he has purchased a so acre
farm Rev. Sapp viii make his home
here after this year.
Mrs. ID. T. FiulaysOn returned home
Saturday night. after a weeks visit in
DeFuniak Springs
Mr.. c. R. White has accepted a posi-
ton with the Sanford Lumber Co.,
at Caryville, Fla, as locomotive engi-
neer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
M0LINO

Aolino. Nov. 6.-t has been quite
a while since Moline has been heard
from and We have often heard the re-
mark What has become of the MOi-
F no correspondent We have been SO
busy since the quarantine was put on
that we have nor had time 10 get the
news. but VIII try 10 do better In the
future
There was a heavy frost here last
week We are looking forward TO a
Irost soon that wiz raise the Quaran-
tine
The farmers are busy now making
syrup and digging potatoes.
Ar. Jacob has repaired his mill and
i IS running now every dag. much TO
the delight OF the lab0rng people. Il
also brightens up che faces of the mer-
chants OF Moline.
Ar. Billie Vaughn has completed his
dwelling and has moved into &C. We
are glad to have him come back to his
old home This is Where he was rails
cd and his mother lives here at the old
nome where she reared her family of
several children
Miss Matte Crabree and her lit.l
niece. Bernice, were ia Moline a few
DAYS ago.
Misses Annie and Lucy Fillingim
were callers here last week.
airs. T. Murphy has returned to
Mrs. Proctor's. after spending two
weeks near McDavid, the guest 81 Mrs.
Gibson and her daughter, Miss Rose.
There was an entertainment at Mrs.
Grimlars Friday evening consisting of
vocal and Instrumental music. Prof.
J. =. Allen was present with his violin
and was accompanied on the organ
by ar Cleveland Fillingim. II was
q great treat to the Molino people and
an greatly enjoyed the music. Those
present were Mrs. =. S. Barrineau.
Mr Charlie Barrineau and Mr.. James
DaHin of Quinette. Fla. Mr.. Mobiles,
OF McDaVid. Mr. q ID. Miller of Nc
kinnonVile and a large crowd of No
limo people All went away seeming
ly wei pleased
We have no fever but are very sor-
~ 70 report that Mrs Mary Johnson
and Mrs Mary Falk, both very old
ladies' are sick, but arc improving
slowly
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
QUAINT SWISS FESTIVAL

How the End OF Winter and Advent
OF spring Are Celebrated.
Switzerland has long been known as
the land Of festivals rich I'm local color,
such as the Feast of the Vines, in Can
ION Vaud, and the Feast Of the Cows,
in Canton Valais. One Of the quaintest
Of the old Helvetian popular feasts is
the Zurich annual celebration. known
as the Sechselauten. This curious fete
has as its raison d'etre the burning OF
a toy snow man I'm commemoration Of
the death Of Winter and i've birth of
Spring
The festival begins al 8 o'clock on
the morning Of Sechselauten, when a
procession OF gayly attired boys and
girls is formed to escort the snow man
TO the great public square. called Stad-
thausplatz. Boys dressed as pierrOts
drag the car on which the portly snow
man stands along the narrow streets of
old Zurich. These pierr0ts are followed
by companies Of knights in armor,
members of the various guilds in their
respective picturesque costumes, COW
herders, fishermen and clowns. with q
car bearing tie emblematic figure Of
Spring i'm the rear.
This figure Of Spring is greeted with
the cheers Of the crowd OF onlOokers,
who have turned OCT to make merry
on what to them IS the greatest fete
day Of the year Finally the procession
ends its long march at tie StaGthaus-
platz, and tie snow man. Familiarity
known as Bogg is placed on an inn
mense pile Of wool At this stage the
festivities are interrupted by luncheon,
and the crowd dtsDc~ses until after
noon. when another anil much lOare i'm
portant function takes place. A pro-
cession Of guilds IS formed with each
member dressed in the costume Of his
craft, as in meaiacval times. followed
by a long l.nc Of arusticaIy decorated
men.
Toward tic END Of t,,e afternoon the
procession rcaches tie Stadtlausplats,
where The Bogg is awaiting its doom.
The scene Low becomes most pictur-
esquc. The crowd Of onlOokers. several
thousand strong, gathers round the
Bogg. while the neirhboring lake is
dotted with boats eIcl with people.
Underneath tie Bogg stand a NUM-
Der Of mon. torch I'D hand. all ready to
put the pile ON Gre when the signal is
given. Th,a srnal Is boom OF bells
from the loltsv neor by. IS soon IS
given the Bog is in flames. and The
cheering of tia rpoulo fUg frp air
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

To DO even the m5st humble wOIs
worthily and wen something more than
blind mechanical service must be Civ
en-. a y0ung MISTRESS once asked her
cook about a certain recipe. Just how
much -four do you pat in, Nary
Law. mum, YOU don't follow any rule.
You just use yaur 5elgGente But
suppose you don't have any Jedg-
ment returned the puzzled mistress
Then don't c0ok was the reply, sue
cinct and to the POINT
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Positive Proof
ssouId Convince the Greatest skeptio
in Pensacola.

in Pensacola.
Because its the evidence of a Pen
3acOla citizen.
Testimony easily inves, igated
The strongest enforcement of mer.
it,
The best OF proof Read it:
z. A. Thomas, circulation manager
Of the Pensacola Daily Journal, and
living at SIS East Lloyd street. corn
"a of 10Th avenue, says Il had a
duh aching pain in the small of my
back at times which annoyed me
greatly and when / say Deans Kid
nev Pills advertised i lhOUg1t thet
might cure ID. SO i procured a box an
Sidney Kahns drug store, Ne
9 South palafOx Street. The
result was al lat could be wished
one box cured the trouble and there
has not been The slightest sign OF a
recurrence. Should ! have another al.
tack Ia the future ] shall surely re-
sort to Deans kidney Pills as I know
they can be depended upon to do all
that IS claimed for them
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
n. T.. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the n's-and
take no other.
When YOU want a pleasant laxative
that is easy to take AMI certain to act
use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
tablets For sale by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07
coNs9IcUoUe IN a BALLROOM.
flakes Of Dandruff on the Collar and
Shoulders Of a Gentleman in
Full Dress.

This is the thing you quite frequent
II see I'm the ballroom mans black
cTass-cOat literally covered with dan
druG.
1t must be annoying to the Wearer
and certainly not a pleasant thing to
observe. Put dandruf can be eradi-
cetea It is a germ disease that viii
some day cause badness.
Newbr0's Herpicide kills the hair
destroying germ, and stimulates the
hair to a rich, abundant growth; iJ
does mOre-keeps the hair soft and
plant.
Furthermore. Herpicide is a mos.
pleasant toilet accessory; Of pleasing
Cdor. and cooling TO the scalp
For sale by w. A. D'Alemberte.
druggist and apothecary. 121 South
Palaf0X street, or send 10c in stamps
for sample. to The. Herpicide Co, De
troit, Mich.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

W. a. Bl0unt is expected home Fri
day from Chicago.
Peter Ben has returned from Gin
rinnau where he spent several weeks
p. J. Grosskopf. Of Pensacola 3.
cutie in in Mobile. He is az Dr
rnge's sanitarlum.
II NJ solomon. who has been away
fuvfnr stock for his big furniture
house. has returned 20 the city.
J. E Eimore. who has been at his
home IN Montgomery for some weeks
returned 10 the city yesterday.
Henry white and C. p. Langford
both ol this city. are in Birmingham
attending the fair now in progress
there.
The day you failed to read The Jour
nails want ads. you dropped a stitch
probably the stitch that would have
sawed nine" Don't az &c again.
The friends of Miss 1Iorasso win
Do rainci io learn thar she was taken
ll immc lately after the funeral OF
her brother. B G. Morasso. who ex
pired hast week
The friends OF Dr. j 2 Craves
were glad 10 see him upon the street
yesterday. The doctor had been u.
Cor serersl days and was out for the
frst time yesterday.
Henry Hyer. who has been camping
east OF the city for some time has
returned and Is establishing the Nc
DaVid-Hyer Cos. Offices on East Gov
eminent street
Nr. shavers. OF Blum Springs. yes
terdav sent to The Journal once a
sweet potato watch measured Ga
inches long. 1s1t inches In circumfer-
ence. and which Weighed two pounds.
sam Rosenau has again got home.
efter a sotourn in Greenvile. Ala. he
SAWS the frost has az melted OF his
shoe tops. bur 80 is confidently be-
-.ered that II several cases of fever
should develop today. The temperature
around the vicinity of Sans fee
would again begin TO gel cold
IN Nuidon IS in Mariana where
he win remain for some time He
IS much improved I'm health but his
physician has recommended a great
deal of outdoor life Tor him for sew
cral weeks ana be expects 10 spend
much ci his time in hunting
~. n. Neumon, m1naser oi The Never
Shoe Co. after an absence OF about SIX
weeks returned yesf erday AID the
Never shoe Co. IS now once again
open Tor business The firms sales
man j. ~ Alexander. WHO nad also
been visiting relatives in North Caro-
Una has also returned
WIN. a. Blount Jr. has returned tc
the city after spending several wees
e. Alabama and Georsia points SIR
blount is hard at work helping 10
re-orrani-e the business OF the laU
once ol Biount q Bl0unt. which was
So seriously Interrupted by the FIRE
Nomor Brown. of the Gordon q
Brown Hardware Co.. Is in the city.
reaching here sunday night from Ml
tcn Ai Brown yesterday wimesseI
lor ile nrs time the ruins OF his
handsome retail store which
fletrcred hv last weeks Gre. AS
sool as a location can be secures. ar
Brown expects 70 pat 10 another com
ple.e rel all stock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

How long nave you been marriedY
asked the prima donna.
"Only six months this time" replied
the beautiful soubrette; but putting
them all together. 1 suppose I've been
a wife for three or four years CT
least Exchange.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

and saYages may delight in
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Dubuque. Iowa. Nov Col. d. b.
Henderson. formerly speaker of the
National House of Representatives is
al the point of death. He has been
removed to a hospital.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

Lisbon, Nov 6-The Queen of
Portugal was thrown from her horse
at Cascaes on Saturday Her inju.
ries were slight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

TO CURE A COLD M ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If 1t
fails to cure. ~ W. GROVES sigma
ture IS on each box. 25c
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-07

Sharp toPEucs. ltl-e sha,p knives, are
apt to 60 a great deel g damage 10
'his world.--AuStin Statesman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-16
A TRAGEDY IN WISCONSIN,.
Mother Cuts Throat Of Her Fou
Children and Her Own.

Mother Cuts Throat Of Her Four
Children and Her Own.
Keller Wis, June 16.-Crazed by
! prolonged illness, which made her life
burden, Mrs. Paul Claas, who resided
one-half mile south Of here, cut the
throats of her four children and her
own, all five dying.
The grewsome discovery was made
by Ethel Hoffman, playmate OF the
Claas children, who went to the Claas
home yesterday afternoon about 4:S0
o'clock.
She found the door barred and on
looking in saw Mrs. Claas lying dead.
Neighbors were Immediately SUM
moned and the house entered. The
mother with a bloody butcher knife
near BY, lay on the floor. The four
children were found dead In bed, their
throats having been cut open.
1t is thought the horrible crime was
committed while the children lay
sleeping. in bed.
The coroner Of Grant county has
taken charge Of the body and an in-
quest is being held.
It is generally thought the mother
was driven to desperation by the pros
longed illness and in a ft Of despair
decided to end her misery and close
the lives Of her children.
The murderess' maiden name was
Clara Johnson and she was about 26
years old.